About The Team
The men's basketball team has evolved into one of the most
successful Division III programs in New England during the past
five years.
Since 2004, the Blazers have gone 111-34 (.766 winning percentage), won 20 or more games in each of five consecutive seasons including a season best 26-2 mark in 2009, earned five consecutive Conference Tournament titles including the inaugural New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship, and appeared in five consecutive NCAA Division III Championships.
The men's basketball team stepped into the national spotlight in 2008-09 as it earned the program's first-ever ranking in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. Elms College remained a fixture as it was ranked in all 15 polls with a high ranking of 11th and a final ranking of 22nd. The men's basketball team was also honored as the NCAA's 2008-09 national statistical champion in steals per game (17.3) and scoring margin (22.9).
Senior guard Aswad Thomas (Hartford,
CT) finished as the nation's NCAA Division III leader in
steals (4.6) and was seventh nationally in assists (7.2). Thomas,
who graduates as Elms College's all-time steals leader (239) in
just two seasons, also became the fifth player in program-history
to participate in the New England Basketball Coaches Association
(NEBCA) Senior All-Star Game.
Thomas and junior guard Juan Galdon (Holyoke, MA) were both named First Team All-NECC. Galdon averaged a team-leading 13.8 points and is currently third on the all-time scoring list (1,161 points). Junior forward Javon Mathis (West Hartford, CT) was named Second Team All-NECC, as he averaged 11.2 points and a team-leading 5.7 rebounds.
In addition to competing in the NECC, the Blazers belong to the
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA).