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 That is the kind of game the Rollins College Tars needed. The Tars led for nearly the entire contest and routed the Vaqueros of Puerto Rico Bayamnon 83-55 at Warden Arena on Wednesday. Rollins improves to 4-3 with the win while Bayamon falls to 0-5 with the loss.   John Latimer paced the Tars with 19 points, six assists, and four steals. Sergey Grishav added 17 points and Ian Hart tallied 15 points to go along with six boards. Rollins shot 57.9 percent from the field, 28.6 percent (6-21) from the 3-point line and 68.8 percent (11-16) at the free throw line.   Bayamon was led by Bryant Rodriguez who had 12 points and six rebounds, Jeremy Matos added 11, and Victor Carillo was held to just 10 points on 4-14 shooting from the field after his 41 point outburst at Eckerd last time out. The Vaqueros shot 34.4 percent from the field, 21.4 percent (6-28) from the 3-point line, and 70 percent (7-10) at the free throw line.   Carillo opened the scoring and Rodr...

 The Rollins College Tars welcome the Puerto Rico Bayamon Vaqueros to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center for a 2 PM tip the day before thanksgiving (11/27.) You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV with Robert Segal (play by play) and Jim "Shooter" Ferro (color) on the call.   The Tars (3-3 0-2 SSC)  are coming off a 109-94 loss to the top ranked team in the country, the Nova Southeastern Sharks on Saturday. Emillis Butkus paced the Tars with 23 points, Sergey Grishaev netted 22, Beau Frericks tallied 15, Ian Hart added 14 with a team leading eight rebounds, and John Latimer added 11. Rollins shot 54.1 percent as a team, 41.7 percent (10-24) from the 3-point line, and 90 percent (18-20) at the free throw line. Rollins scores an SSC fifth best 83.3 points per game while they allow 84.7 points per night which is near the bottom of the conference. The Tars shoot an SSC fourth best 46 percent from the field whil...

 The result of Saturday's matchup between #1 Nova Southeastern and the Rollins College Tars at Warden Arena on Saturday does not tell the full story. Rollins proved that they can hang with the best teams in the country if they play like they did, especially offensively in this one. Interim head coach Kevin Hogan had the Tars ready to play, they trailed by three at the half before ultimately falling 109-94 to the top ranked Sharks. The game featured seven ties and nine lead changes.   Rollins (3-3 0-2 SSC) had five players score in double figures in the contest. Emillis Butkus paced Rollins with 23 points, Sergey Grishaev added 22, Beau Frericks scored 15, Ian Hart netted 14 to go with a team leading eight rebounds, and John Latimer tallied 11.   Ross Reeves led NSU (7-0 1-0 SSC) with 29 points, MJ Iraldi scored 23, Tyler Eberhart netted 16, Dallas Graziani notched 14 to go along with 10 assists, and Ryker Cisarik tallied 12.  Butkus came out by scoring the ...

 The Rollins College Tars (3-2 0-1 SSC) welcome the top ranked team in Division II basketball, the defending national runners up last season, the defending champs from two seasons ago in the Nova Southeastern University Sharks (6-0 0-0 SSC) to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action with Robert Segal (play by play) and Jim "Shooter" Ferro (color commentator) on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK and on SunshineStateConference.TV as tip off is slated for 4 PM.   Rollins is coming off a tough 86-66 loss to Palm Beach Atlantic in the conference opener for both teams. Sergey Grishaev led the Tars with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Beau Frericks had 14 points to go along with five assists, while Emillis Butkus added 12. The Tars shot a frigid 35.8 percent from the field and 20 percent (5-25) from the 3-point line. They shot at a 86.7 percent clip (13-15) at the free throw line. Rollins averages an SSC seventh best 81.2 points per night while they give up ...

 The Rollins College Tars were hoping a near year would produce different results when it came to playing the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish. In what was the Sunshine State Conference opener for both teams Rollins fell the sixth time in a row and ninth time in the last 10 meetings against Palm Beach Atlantic by a score of 86-66 at Warden Arena. The loss was also the third straight for the Tars by double digits to PBA.   Rollins (3-2 0-1 SSC) shot just 35.8 percent from the field and 20 percent (5-25) from the 3-point line in the loss. They did shoot 86.7 percent (13-15) from the free throw line. Sergey Grishaev led the Tars with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Beau Frericks scored 14 and dished out five assists while notched 12 to go along with seven rebounds.  Palm Beach Atlantic (4-0 1-0 SSC) was led by five players in double figures. Will Lee knocked down four triples on his way to 18 points, Josh Ward added 13, Graham Worland notched 12, and both Jamaal Walker and Brode...

 The Rollins College Tars (3-1) open Sunshine State Conference (SSC) play when they take on the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (3-0-) today (11/19) at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Tip time is slated for 7 PM, as Robert Segal (play by play) and Jim "Shooter" Ferro (color commentator) will be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV   The Tars were picked seventh in the SSC while PBA is pegged fourth in the preseason. Rollins is sixth in the SSC putting up 85 points per game while they also sit sixth on the defensive end giving up 78.3 points per night. Rollins is shooting an SSC fourth best 46.8 percent from the field while the opposition shoots 41.8 percent from the field which puts them fourth at that end of the floor. The Tars are knocking down an SSC second best 45 percent of their shots from the 3-point line as they are third in the conference making 11.3 triples per conte...

 The Rollins College Tars were playing a little short-handed on Saturday playing without Jon Latimer and Matus Malovec but they hung on to hold off a pesky University of Fort Lauderdale team 75-72 at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center.   Rollins (3-1) had five players score in double figures on the day paced by 24 points, 6 assists, and a steal from Beau Frericks. Emillis Butkus netted 15, Ian Hart knocked down four triples on his way to 13 points to go along with eight rebounds, while Dylan Wolle added 10, and Sergey Grishaev chipped in 10 of his own to go along with eight rebounds.   UFL (2-2) was led by Jimel Cofer who scored all 20 of his points in the second half, Vugar Kuliev added 16, Benez Woodard tallied 11, and De'Andre Pemberton scored 10. Cofer led the Eagles with seven rebounds, while Pemberton had a team leading three assists and four steals.   The two teams traded baskets in the early going and we were knotted at six at the 13:...

 The Rollins College Tars take on the University of Fort Lauderdale Eagles in a Saturday afternoon tilt at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center with a 12 noon tip off. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV with Robert Segal (play by play) and Jim "Shooter" Ferro (color commentator) on the call. Both teams come into Saturday's contest with a 2-1 record.   Rollins is coming off a 83-63 win at home over Warner on Wednesday night. The Tars were led by 21 points and 12 rebounds from Sergey Grishaev, Emillis Butkus knocked down a trio of triples on his way to 14 points, beau Frericks added 12, and Jon Latimer contributed 10. Rollins averages 88.3 points per game while they allow 80.3 points per contest. They shoot 46.1 percent from the field, 45.7 percent from the 3-point line, and 85.2 percent at the free throw line. They have a 2.7 rebound edge (39.3-36.7) rebounds pe...

 The Rollins College Tars saw 11 players see action on Wednesday night at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center, nine of them knocked down a 3-point shot, and The Tars led from wire to wire in a 83-63 win over the Warner Royals. Rollins improves to 2-1 on the season while the Royals played the game as an exhibition so they remain with a 2-2 record.   Sergey Grishaev paced the Tars with game highs in points (21) and rebounds (12,) Emillis Butkus scored in double figures for the third time in three games with 14, Beau Frericks added 12, and Jon Latimer contributed 10. Grishaev also led the team in assists with five on the night. Rollins shot 43.5 percent from the field, 47.8 percent (11-23) from the 3-point line, and 81.8 percent (18-22) at the free throw line. Rollins dominated the boards 43-32, while they had 22 assists, and 11 turnovers on the night. Warner was led by Bryan Castillo and Blaze Darling with 12, while Logan West chipped in 11. Skyler Scull had a team...

 The Rollins College Tars (1-1) continue a season opening home stand as they take on the Warner University Royals (2-2) at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center today (11/13.) Tip time is slated for 7 PM and you can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the SunshineState Conference Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV with Robert Segal (play by play) and Jim "Shooter" Ferro (color analyst) on the call.   Rollins comes in after an opening weekend split. They knocked off Spring Hill College 107-98 in the opener before falling 80-75 in overtime  to Edward Waters University in game two of the SSC/SIAC Crossover. The Tars average 91 points a game on the young season while they give up 89 per night. Rollins shot the ball well the opening weekend as they shot 47.3 percent from the field and 44.8 percent from the 3-point line. The Tars were also solid at the free throw line as they are shooting at a 87.2 percent clip. The Tars are -1.5 (37.5...

 The Rollins College Tars dug themselves a 20 point early in the first half, rallied all the way back to force overtime but could not finish the job in a 80-75 loss in day two of the SSC/SIAC crossover at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Rollins falls to 1-1 with the loss as the Tigers improve to 2-0 after the overtime win.   Emilis Butkus paced the Tars with 22 points, while both Jon Latimer and Beau Frericks each tallied 19. Rollin shot 37.9 percent as a team, 35.5 percent (11-31) from the 3-point line, and 87.5 percent (14-16) at the free throw line. The Tars had 17 assists and 13 turnovers in the game.   The Tigers saw Prince Davies score a team high 18 points, Ja'Kobe Williams and Joe Womack each had 11, while Jeremiah Kwarteng netted 10. EWU shot 40.6 percent from the field, 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line, and 83.3 percent (15-18) at the free throw line. They had 17 assists and 12 turnovers on the night. The Tigers won the rebounding ...

 You knew going into Friday's season opener of the SSC/SIAC Crossover at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center things were going to be a little different. For the first time in 40+years Tom Klusman was not on the sidelines as his back wouldn't allow that. He would have been proud of the effort his team gave and the offense was the key in a 107-98 win over Spring Hill College.   The Tars scored the most points they have since the 2022 season. They were paced by four players who led the way in scoring. Beau Frericks scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists, Sergey Grisahev poured in 23, Emilis Butkus knocked down six triples on his way to 22, and Jon Latimer netted 18. The Tars shot 57.1 percent from the field, 55.6 percent (15-27) from the 3-point line, and 87 percent (20-23) at the free throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 34-33. They had 20 assists and 10 turnovers in the contest.   The Badgers were led by Steven Lyles with 27, Walter Peggs ad...

 The Rollins College Tars will open the 2024-25 campaign today (Friday 11/8) when they take on Spring Hill College and then tomorrow (Saturday 11/9) the Tars will battle Edward Waters University. Both games are scheduled to tip at 4:30 PM. Edward Waters will battle Florida Tech today at 2 PM while tomorrow Spring Hill will tussle with Florida Tech at 2 PM. All games of the weekend will be at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center and can be heard on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide on RollinsSports.com with Robert Segal (play by play) and Jim "Shooter" Ferro (color commentator) on the call.  Scouting The Tars: Rollins will look a lot different than they did a season ago both on the hardwood and on the sidelines. Long time Rollins College coach Tom Klusman is dealing with chronic back problems and will take a leave of absence from the program. Former Rollins player Kevin Hogan who has coaching experience at DI schools such as Florida A&M, Austin Peay, and Willi...