Myers signs Letter of Intent to play basketball at Lander
May 15, 2013 GREENWOOD - Lander men's head basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today that Denzel Myers, a 6-1 combo guard from North Charleston, S.C.,... [full story]
Georgia Southern's Pernell transfers to Lander for 2013-14
May 2, 2013 GREENWOOD - Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today that Georgia Southern's Jessie Pernell, a 6-1 combo guard, will be... [full story]
Burkhamer holds "Shoot for the Stars" camps this summer
April 24, 2013 GREENWOOD - Lander head basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced that he will hold the Fifth Annual "Shoot for the Stars" basketball... [full story]
Pruett nets 34 on Senior Day to pace Bearcats to 97-86 win
March 2, 2013 GREENWOOD – Senior David Pruett tied his career high of 34 points Saturday afternoon to lead the Lander men's basketball team to a 97-86... [full story]
February 28, 2013
Lander builds 15-point lead but loses to Georgia College
GREENWOOD – Scott Ferguson scored 26 points including three crucial 3s late in the game as...
February 23, 2013
Pruett, Jareal Smith combine for 44 points in loss to Saints
DAHLONEGA, Ga. - The North Georgia men's basketball team overcame a 13-point halftime deficit...
February 20, 2013
Dermaine Smith scores 27, Jareal Smith wins it for Lander
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Lander's Dermaine Smith had an outstanding individual effort that kept the...
February 16, 2013
USC Aiken triumphs over men's basketball, 89-63
AIKEN – Lander's Jareal Smith and David Pruett combined for 41 points Saturday night, but it...
February 14, 2013
Jareal Smith, Omile help Lander surprise Armstrong
GREENWOOD – Lander's Jareal Smith scored 29 points and teammate Chidozie Omile hit five...
February 9, 2013
Francis Marion edges LU men's basketball in final minute
FLORENCE - Despite leading almost the entire game, the Lander men's basketball team lost for the...
February 6, 2013
Pruett and Smith combine for 46, but Lander falls
GREENWOOD – Lander's David Pruett and Dermaine Smith each exceeded 20 points, but it wasn't...
February 2, 2013
Men's basketball drops another close one in loss to Lakers
GREENWOOD – Lander's Darius Carrier scored a game-high 16 points and two other Bearcats...
January 30, 2013
Georgia Southwestern triumphs over Lander, 64-54
AMERICUS, Ga. - The Lander men's basketball team shot just 32 percent from the field Wednesday night...
January 26, 2013
Lander falls short despite Carrier's double-double
GREENWOOD – The Lander Bearcats closed a 12-point second half deficit to a single point late,...
January 21, 2013
Carrier nets career-high 24 points in loss to Young Harris
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - Junior Darius Carrier scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to...
January 16, 2013
Pruett's late heroics can't save Lander in double OT loss
GREENWOOD – For the second time in 12 days, Lander's David Pruett sent a game into overtime...
January 12, 2013
Bearcats' rally falls short in 79-77 loss at Flagler
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - The Lander men's basketball team's furious rally over the last seven minutes...
January 10, 2013
Armstrong Atlantic defeats Lander Bearcats, 91-80
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Senior David Pruett posted a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds against...
January 5, 2013
Montevallo wins after Lander rally forces overtime
GREENWOOD – The University of Montevallo outscored the Lander Bearcats 15-4 in overtime as the...
January 2, 2013
Bearcats down Columbus State for first PBC win of season
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Dermaine Smith and Jareal Smith scored 20 points each Wednesday night to lead the...
December 29, 2012
Missed free throws costly as Lander falls to L-R
GREENWOOD – Missed free throws and a late turnover proved costly as the Lander Bearcats lost...
December 28, 2012
Lander has three 20-point scorers in Bearcat Classic win
GREENWOOD – The Lander Bearcats had a statistical rarity Friday night with three players...
December 29, 2012
Lander to host Fourth Annual Bearcat Classic
GREENWOOD - The Lander men's basketball team will host the Fourth Annual Bearcat Holiday Classic...
December 17, 2012
UNC Pembroke claims Peach Belt win over Bearcats
PEMBROKE, N.C. – The Lander men's basketball team trimmed an 18-point first-half deficit to...
December 8, 2012
No. 21 Augusta State outlasts Lander, 73-61
GREENWOOD – Devonte Thomas scored 19 points and Harold Doby added a double-double as No. 21...
December 3, 2012
Eleven Bearcats score in 103-80 win over Mars Hill
GREENWOOD – Lander's Dermaine Smith and David Pruett made a combined 16 of 20 shots from the...
November 30, 2012
LU's David Pruett learned to aim high at an early age
GREENWOOD – Believe it or not, shooting a basketball hasn't always been easy for Lander's...
November 24, 2012
Men's basketball suffers first loss of the season, 80-76
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - The Lander men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday...
November 23, 2012
Wright leads men's basketball past Bluefield State, 76-62
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - The Lander men's basketball team shot 57.4 percent from the field and placed four...
November 19, 2012
David Pruett selected Peach Belt Player of the Week
GREENWOOD - Lander's David Pruett, a 6-3, wing on the Bearcat men's basketball team, was selected...
November 17, 2012
Smith, Pruett lead Bearcats to 86-76 win over Mars Hill
MARS HILL, N.C. - Jareal Smith and David Pruett scored 28 and 26 points respectively Saturday...
November 13, 2012
Pruett, Carrier, Wright lead Bearcats past Allen 80-62
GREENWOOD – The Lander men's basketball team got its 2012-13 season off to a good start...
November 12, 2012
Men's basketball opens against Allen on Tuesday
GREENWOOD – If Lander men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer has a list of "frequently...
November 5, 2012
Pruett nets 17 as Bearcats lose exhibition at Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. – Senior wing David Pruett scored a game-high 17 points as the Lander Bearcats...
November 3, 2012
Men's basketball falls to Athletes in Action in exhibition
GREENWOOD – Senior Corey Wright scored a game-high 18 points Saturday afternoon as the Lander...
Lander women's basketball fourth, men eighth in PBC polls
GREENWOOD – The Lander women’s and men's basketball teams are picked to finish fourth...
October 31, 2012
Corey Wright named to preseason All-Peach Belt team
GREENWOOD – Lander University's Corey Wright, a senior guard from Harlem, N.Y., was named to...
October 31, 2012
Bearcats to face Clemson, Athletes in Action in exhibitions
GREENWOOD - Lander men's basketball fans can get their first glimpse of this year's Bearcats when...
October 17, 2012
Lander men's basketball meets with Senator Nicholson
The Lander men's basketball team met with Senator Floyd Nicholson recently as part of their CATS...
October 3, 2012
Lander men's basketball to hold ball handling camps
GREENWOOD - Lander University head men's basketball Coach Jeff Burkhamer and his staff, along with...
August 30, 2012
Dwight Tolbert signs deal with Finnish professional team
GREENWOOD - Former Lander University men's basketball standout Dwight Tolbert recently signed a...
August 13, 2012
Savannah's Sirmans to join Lander men's basketball team
GREENWOOD - Courey Sirmans, a 6-1 wing from Savannah, Ga., has signed a National Letter of Intent to...
August 13, 2012
Lander men's basketball signs Virginian Chidozie Omile
GREENWOOD – Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today...
July 31, 2012
Pendarvis to join Lander basketball team this fall
GREENWOOD - Lander head basketball Jeff Burkhamer today announced that Ridgeville's Mario Pendarvis...
July 12, 2012
Lander's David Pruett named to NABC's Honors Court
GREENWOOD - Lander's David Pruett, a rising senior on the Bearcats' basketball team, was named to...
July 12, 2012
Men's basketball acquires Radford transfer Jareal Smith
GREENWOOD – Lander head men’s basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today that...
July 5, 2012
Dermaine Smith signs with Lander men's basketball team
GREENWOOD – Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today (July 5) that...
July 3, 2012
"Shoot for the Stars" camp to be held August 6-9
GREENWOOD - The Fourth Annual "Shoot For The Stars" Basketball Camp, directed by Lander...
May 3, 2012
Tolbert caps season with Male Athlete of the Year award
GREENWOOD – Senior All-American basketball player Dwight Tolbert made such a big impression in...
March 22, 2012
All-American Tolbert to play in All-Star Game
GREENWOOD - Lander's Dwight Tolbert, a 6-5 wing from Tifton, Ga., will play in the National...
March 8, 2012
Tolbert named Daktronics Regional Player of the Year
GREENWOOD - Lander's Dwight Tolbert, a 6-5, senior wing from Tifton, Ga., was selected as the...
March 2, 2012
Burkhamer knew Tolbert's capabilities despite layoff
GREENWOOD – Lander men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer said back in October, several weeks...
March 2, 2012
Bearcats rally, but fall in OT in PBC quarterfinals
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Lander's Corey Wright and David Pruett led a remarkable comeback that...
February 28, 2012
Dwight Tolbert selected PBC Player of the Year
GREENWOOD – Lander's Dwight Tolbert, a 6-5 wing from Tifton, Ga., was selected the Peach Belt...
February 26, 2012
Lady Bearcats to face GSW, men to play Columbus
GREENWOOD - The Lander men's and women's basketball teams learned late Saturday night who they would...
February 25, 2012
Tolbert, Pruett lead Bearcats to Senior Day win
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert and David Pruett combined for 54 points Saturday afternoon to lead...
February 22, 2012
Bearcats down Augusta, earn berth in PBC tourney
GREENWOOD – Lander's David Pruett scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and teammate...
February 20, 2012
Tolbert selected PBC Player of the Week for third time
GREENWOOD - Lander's Dwight Tolbert, a 6-5 senior wing on the men's basketball team, was named the...
February 18, 2012
USC Aiken holds off Bearcats in final minutes, 92-84
AIKEN - The Lander men's basketball team went on an 18-4 run in the last 6:30 of the game Saturday,...
February 15, 2012
Tolbert leads Lander past Armstrong Atlantic, 76-73
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Dwight Tolbert sank three free throws, gathered a steal, and drove in for a layup in...
February 11, 2012
Tolbert, Kennedy lead Bearcats past Flagler
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Dwight Tolbert and Jermel Kennedy combined for 46 points Saturday afternoon to...
February 8, 2012
Men's basketball upsets No. 20 USC Aiken, 70-62
GREENWOOD – Jermel Kennedy scored a career-high 25 points and the Lander Bearcats improved...
February 4, 2012
Tolbert leads second-half Homecoming comeback win
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert erupted for 24 second-half points Saturday afternoon to lead the...
February 1, 2012
Men's basketball falls to Armstrong Atlantic, 84-75
GREENWOOD – Chris Vanlandingham scored 27 points and Armstrong Atlantic State made nine...
January 28, 2012
Georgia College men's basketball edges Lander, 71-68
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia College men's basketball thwarted a late Lander rally Saturday...
January 25, 2012
Men's basketball falls to Clayton State, 70-53
MORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State men's basketball team pulled away from Lander in the second...
January 24, 2012
Tolbert repeats as PBC Player of the Week
GREENWOOD - Lander's Dwight Tolbert, a 6-5 senior wing on the Bearcat men's basketball team, was...
January 23, 2012
Lander pulls away from Young Harris, 89-74
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert scored a season-high 34 points and Corey Wright recorded a...
January 21, 2012
Bearcats hold off PBC rival Columbus State, 84-79
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert, Corey Wright and Dennis Rumph sparked a crucial Lander rally and...
January 19, 2012
"Follow the Cats" with Burkhamer on XLR, Channel 16
GREENWOOD - Lander men's basketball fans can keep up with the Bearcats through "Cat Calls"...
January 18, 2012
Bearcats hold of North Georgia Saints, 93-89
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert scored 30 points as the Lander Bearcats built a 20-point lead...
January 14, 2012
Men's basketball falls to Montevallo, 77-67
MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo's DJ Rivera and DeMarcus Catchings scored 22...
January 11, 2012
Men's basketball falls to Augusta State, 72-64
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Lander men's basketball team rallied throughout the second half, but fell...
January 9, 2012
Wright selected Peach Belt Player of the Week
GREENWOOD - Lander men's basketball player Corey Wright was selected as the Peach Conference Player...
January 7, 2012
Bearcats edge Georgia Southwestern in 75-74 thriller
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert's fall-away jumper with 20.5 seconds left proved to be the...
January 4, 2012
Bearcats score 100 points in win over Flagler
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert scored 21 points and Corey Wright added a double-double as the...
December 30, 2011
Lander to host Third Annual Bearcat Holiday Classic
GREENWOOD - The Lander men's basketball team will play its first games in nearly three weeks this...
December 30, 2011
Lander defeats L-R in Bearcat Holiday Classic
GREENWOOD – The Lander Bearcats hit eight of eight free throws to start a key 20-4 second-half...
December 29, 2011
Men's basketball triumphs over Coastal Georgia, 86-71
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert maintained his 25-point scoring average over the last five games...
December 10, 2011
Bearcats triumph over Voorhees, 93-74
GREENWOOD – Dwight Tolbert's two-year layoff from competitive college basketball doesn't seem...
December 6, 2011
Bearcats rally past Erskine in second half, 63-58
DUE WEST - Dwight Tolbert, the reigning Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week, netted a game-high...
December 5, 2011
Lander's Tolbert named PBC Player of the Week
GREENWOOD - Lander's Dwight Tolbert, a senior wing from Tifton, Ga., was named the Peach Belt...
December 3, 2011
Bearcats comeback falls short at UNCP, 79-75
PEMBROKE, N.C. – The Lander men's basketball team's furious second-half rally came up short...
November 30, 2011
Tolbert leads Lander to double-overtime win over FMU
FLORENCE – Dwight Tolbert converted on a three-point play with 24 seconds left in the second...
November 26, 2011
Pruett carries Bearcats to 79-58 win over SWU
GREENWOOD – David Pruett scored 25 points in 28 minutes, as the Lander Bearcats built a big...
November 22, 2011
Bearcats even record at 1-1, fall to Young Harris, 80-76
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The Lander men's basketball team evened its record at 1-1 Tuesday night...
November 16, 2011
Three double-doubles carry LU to season-opening win
GREENWOOD – Five double-figure scorers, three double-doubles, five dunks, 11 assists from...
November 15, 2011
Men's basketball to open against Allen on Wednesday
GREENWOOD – Asked what the Lander men's basketball team needs to improve on the most in the...
November 9, 2011
Roberts named Lakelands FCA Coach of the Year
GREENWOOD – Steve Roberts' role in the Lander Athletics Department runs much deeper than being...
November 8, 2011
Bearcats drop exhibition game to Athletes in Action
GREENWOOD - The Lander men's basketball team placed four players in double figures Tuesday night,...
November 2, 2011
Men's basketball falls to Presbyterian in exhibition
CLINTON - Despite outscoring NCAA Division I Presbyterian College 41-34 in the second half, the...
October 31, 2011
Men's basketball to travel to PC for exhibition game
GREENWOOD - Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer will get his first look at his team...
October 6, 2011
Lander men's basketball to open season Nov. 16
GREENWOOD - If it were up to Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer, it would already be...
September 20, 2011
Burkhamer announces final signees for 2011-12
GREENWOOD - Lander men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer recently wrapped up his recruiting for the...
August 16, 2011
Tolbert to join Lander men's basketball team
GREENWOOD - Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today the addition of 6-5...
August 1, 2011
Fredimon to continue basketball career at Lander
GREENWOOD - Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today that Sumter native...
July 23, 2011
Burkhamer to speak at S.C. Coaches Convention
GREENWOOD - Lander University head basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer is scheduled to speak to the high...
July 18, 2011
Corey Wright to join Lander men's basketball team
GREENWOOD - Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today that Corey Wright, a...
July 12, 2011
Lander men's basketball signs transfer Pat Powell
GREENWOOD - Pat Powell has become the newest member of the Lander men's basketball team announced...
May 21, 2011
Former standout Geoff Brower makes Hall of Fame
GREENWOOD – As a Florida State Seminole, Geoff Brower played Atlantic Coast Conference...
March 23, 2011
"Shoot for the Stars" Camp dates set for Summer 2011
GREENWOOD - Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer will hold the Third Annual "Shoot...
February 26, 2011
No. 5 Augusta State holds off Bearcats, 65-60
GREENWOOD – Lander's David Pruett scored 26 points, but the Bearcats' upset bid against No. 5...
February 23, 2011
USC Aiken men's basketball edges Lander, 54-53
AIKEN - USC Aiken's Alvin Brown sank the first of two free throws with one second remaining...
February 19, 2011
Men's basketball falls to Flagler College, 73-66
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - John Pietkiewicz scored a game-high 24 points and Eddie Fowler added 20 to...
February 16, 2011
Pruett, Kennedy, Bailey pace Lander past FMU
GREENWOOD – Lander's David Pruett, Jermel Kennedy and Tovi Bailey scored a combined 66 points...
February 10, 2011
Clayton State edges past Bearcats, 73-71
MORROW, Ga. - The Clayton State men's basketball team broke a 69-69 tie with 1:47 left to play then...
February 7, 2011
Bailey, Kennedy lead Bearcats past Armstrong Atlantic, 65-51
GREENWOOD – Lander's Tovi Bailey scored 21 points and teammate Jermel Kennedy posted a...
February 5, 2011
Bearcats fall to No. 3-ranked Augusta State, 85-46
AUGUSTA - The No. 3-ranked Augusta State men's basketball team put four players in double figures...
February 2, 2011
Liptrot, Kennedy pace Lander past Allen, 73-52
GREENWOOD – Calvin Liptrot led Lander with 24 points and Jermel Kennedy posted a double-double...
January 29, 2011
Men's basketball falls to Hurricanes, 71-53
GREENWOOD – Colin Slotter scored 11 points in a row early in the second half to give Georgia...
January 27, 2011
Lander reserves play well in loss to Columbus State
GREENWOOD – In a game in which both teams shot better than 50 percent from the floor, Columbus...
January 22, 2011
Kennedy has big second half, but Lander falls short
GREENWOOD – USC Aiken's Alvin Brown scored two key baskets in the final minutes as the Pacers...
January 19, 2011
Bearcat rally falls short in 71-62 loss to Armstrong Atlantic
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The Lander men's basketball team battled back from a 15-point, second-half deficit...
January 15, 2011
Liptrot leads Lander past NGCSU for first PBC victory
DAHLONEGA, Ga. - Calvin Liptrot scored a game-high 23 points Saturday afternoon to pace the Lander...
January 12, 2011
Carrier nets game-high 16 points in loss to UNC Pembroke
PEMBROKE, N.C. - Darius Carrier scored a game-high 16 points Wednesday night to lead three Lander...
January 8, 2011
Flagler fends off Lander rally, wins 73-69
GREENWOOD – John Pietkiewicz led four Flagler double-figure scorers with 18 points, helping...
January 5, 2011
Lander falls to Francis Marion in OT
FLORENCE - After forcing the game into overtime, the Lander men's basketball team fell short in its...
January 4, 2011
Lander to host ”Take a Kid to the Game” on Saturday
GREENWOOD - The Lander men's and women's basketball teams will host "Take a Kid to the...
January 4, 2011
Twice Player of Week Pruett overcomes slow start at LU
GREENWOOD – David Pruett came to Lander with a reputation of being a stellar 3-point shooter....
January 3, 2011
Pruett earns second PBC Player of the Week honor
GREENWOOD - David Pruett, a 6-4, sophomore wing from Sugar Hill, Ga., was named the Peach Belt...
December 30, 2010
Lander hosts Second Annual Bearcat Holiday Classic
GREENWOOD - The Lander men's basketball team is hosting the Second Annual Bearcat Holiday Classic,...
December 13, 2010
Pruett selected PBC Player of the Week
GREENWOOD - Lander's David Pruett, a 6-4, wing from Sugar Hill, Ga., was selected the Peach Belt...
December 11, 2010
Pruett's 34 points leads Lander past SWU
GREENWOOD – Lander's David Pruett scored a career-high 34 points and Jermel Kennedy added a...
December 4, 2010
Men’s basketball falls to Georgia College in final minutes
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Lander men's basketball team fell victim to a Georgia College rally...
November 30, 2010
No. 10 Montevallo outlasts tornado warning delay, Lander
GREENWOOD – No. 10 ranked Montevallo University and the Lander Bearcats fought a close battle,...
November 27, 2010
Division I Winthrop pulls away from Lander with late run
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Facing a Division I program that has advanced to the NCAA Tournament nine of...
November 23, 2010
UNC Pembroke hands Lander first loss of season
GREENWOOD – UNC Pembroke's Chris Hargrove posted a double-double, helping the Braves hand the...
November 20, 2010
Bearcats victorious over rival Erskine
GREENWOOD - David Pruett netted a game-high 18 points and Calvin Liptrot added 17 to lead the Lander...
November 16, 2010
Bearcats hold off Voorhees for 80-72 victory
GREENWOOD - The Lander men's basketball team held off a furious Voorhees rally Tuesday night to...
November 13, 2010
Lander men’s basketball wins opener at Newberry
NEWBERRY - Three Lander men's basketball players posted double figures Saturday night to lead the...
November 12, 2010
Men’s basketball opens at Newberry on Saturday
GREENWOOD – The Lander men's basketball team motto for the 2010-11 season is "Building...
November 6, 2010
Athletes in Action squeaks past Lander
GREENWOOD – Calvin Liptrot and Tovi Bailey combined for 41 points, but the Lander Bearcats...
November 4, 2010
Bearcats to host Athletes in Action in exhibition Nov. 6
GREENWOOD - The Lander men's basketball team will host Athletes in Action at 3:30 p.m., Saturday,...
