Overall Record: 18-13 | TranSouth Record: 11-5
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Recent News

• 5/30/2012 - Union to host 18 different summer sports camps, first camps start June 4
• 4/28/2012 - Union men’s basketball adds Bullock to fall roster
• 3/21/2012 - Union’s Hall named NAIA All-America honorable mention
• 3/1/2012 - Union men’s basketball falls in conference quarters
• 2/28/2012 - Union’s Lane named TranSouth Player of the Week
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• 2/27/2012 - Union's Hall, Lane honored by TranSouth
• 2/23/2012 - Union men dominate in a 104-56 win in regular season finale
• 2/16/2012 - Union men’s basketball falls in double overtime, 87-79
• 2/13/2012 - Heartbreaking end stuns Union in 66-65 loss to Cumberland
• 2/13/2012 - Union women basketball back at No. 2, men receive votes
• 2/11/2012 - Union men fall at home 73-70 to Freed-Hardeman
• 2/9/2012 - Union men’s basketball gets first overtime win of season, 78-72 at Lyon
• 2/6/2012 - Former Union men’s basketball standout promoted in Spain league
• 2/4/2012 - Union men’s basketball suffers OT loss to No. 9 Martin Methodist
• 2/2/2012 - Union men’s basketball escapes with 78-71 win at Bethel
• 1/26/2012 - No. 25 Union men rally for 67-60 win over Trevecca Nazarene
• 1/26/2012 - Union participates in TranSouth food drive to benefit RIFA
• 1/24/2012 - Union men back in top-25, women remain No. 3
• 1/21/2012 - Union basketball sweeps double-header at Blue Mountain
• 1/19/2012 - Union men’s basketball wins 55-51 at No. 23 Cumberland
• 1/16/2012 - Union’s 59 second half points propels comeback in 91-69 win
• 1/14/2012 - Union men’s basketball pulls 84-83 upset at No. 18 Freed-Hardeman
• 1/12/2012 - Lane’s 39 points leads Union past Lyon 98-71
• 1/7/2012 - Union men come up short in 73-69 loss at No. 8 Martin Methodist
• 1/5/2012 - Late run secures Union win over Bethel, 83-65
• 1/2/2012 - Upset victory slips away late from Union men
• 12/12/2011 - Union men top Emmanuel 73-58 for third straight victory
• 12/9/2011 - Union tops William Carey 82-73 for second straight win
• 11/29/2011 - Rally in final seconds lifts No. 22 Union over Belhaven 59-58
• 11/26/2011 - No. 22 Union men fall to No. 13 Tougaloo 74-63
• 11/25/2011 - Strong second half propels No. 22 Union past McKendree
• 11/21/2011 - No. 22 Union men’s basketball stops skid with 129-64 win
• 11/15/2011 - Buzzer beater sinks No. 22 Union 68-66
• 11/14/2011 - Union promotes Sinclair to head trainer position
• 11/5/2011 - No. 22 Union tops Belhaven 87-66 on Homecoming
• 10/31/2011 - Union men’s basketball opens season with 99-67 win
• 10/31/2011 - Union men picked second in TranSouth, Hall, Vaden preseason all-conference
• 10/24/2011 - Union women No. 2, men No. 22 in NAIA preseason basketball polls
• 10/14/2011 - Union basketball announces Bulldog Madness 2011
• 10/5/2011 - Union University recognized as a Champions of Character Institution by the NAIA
• 8/2/2011 - Gray signs with Union men’s basketball for 2011-12 season
• 8/2/2011 - Roberts joins Union men’s basketball for 2011-12
• 8/2/2011 - Union men’s basketball signs Koguashvili for 2011-12
• 8/2/2011 - Union men’s basketball signs Faller for 2011-12
• 7/19/2011 - Union men’s basketball adds Duncan for 2011-12
• 7/19/2011 - Union men’s basketball adds Leisey to roster
• 7/19/2011 - Marti transfers to Union men’s basketball
• 7/13/2011 - Oregon junior college transfer signs with Union
• 7/13/2011 - Union men’s basketball signs Northern State’s Lane
• 7/11/2011 - NCAA approves Union’s application for NCAA Division II membership process
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Recent Photos

Large | X-Large 3/1/12 - 19848 Samuel Danache looks for a rebound during the opening round of the TranSouth Athletic Conference Championship against Freed Hardeman University. - Jacob Moore	Large | X-Large 3/1/12 - 19849 Antoine Hall looks for a pass against Freed Hardeman University's Vincent Dotson during the opening round of the TranSouth Athletic Conference Championship. - Jacob Moore	Large | X-Large 3/1/12 - 19850 Leventrice Gray shoots over Freed Hardeman University's Jonathan Milewski during the opening round of the TranSouth Athletic Conference Championship. - Jacob Moore	Large | X-Large 3/1/12 - 19851 David Lane shoots a free throw during the opening round of the TranSouth Athletic Conference Championship against Freed Hardeman University. - Jacob Moore

Season Outlook

The Union University men’s basketball team enters the 2011-12 season under the leadership of David Niven, now in his third season as head coach. The Bulldogs are looking to continue the momentum of last year’s TranSouth regular season co-championship and a 14th appearance in the NAIA National Tournament. However, Union will do so with an almost entirely new squad.

Union returns three players, two of which started last season. Four Bulldogs graduated last season, including Stan McNeil, who was selected to the TranSouth All-Conference team. They bring back two returning starters who saw a significant amount of playing time, Skyler Vaden and Antoine Hall. Union will look to several players among the group of ten newcomers to contribute to this season’s success.

Union has four seniors this season, two of which are returning for a senior year of action. Vaden and Hall started for Union last season, with Vaden starting in 32 of the 33 games and Hall starting in 30 games. The returning seniors will be called upon this season for leadership. Two newcomers round out the senior class. David Lane and Leventrice Gray transferred to Union for their last season of college basketball. They will both be expected to contribute in major ways to this team.

The junior class is made up of one returning player and three newcomers. Samuel Danache played in all 33 games last season for Union. Dani Marti, AJ Roberts and Anthony Freeman, Jr. round out the junior class and will be called upon often to help the Bulldogs this season and next year.

The freshman class is the biggest class on the Bulldog roster with five players. Paul Valdor is a red-shirt freshman who sat out last year and spent that time in practice working on his game. Four true freshmen make up a large portion of the Bulldog roster this season. They include Giosha Koguashvili, Pedro Faller, Will Duncan and Eric Leisey. Each will have opportunities to contribute to the program early in their careers.

Once again, Union faces a tough non-conference schedule this season with teams that have participated in the national tournament in recent years. Of Union’s 14 non-conference games, 12 will be played against national tournament teams Belhaven (Miss.), McKendree (Ill.), William Carey (Miss.), Tougaloo (Miss.), Emmanuel (Ga.) and Campbellsville (Ky.). Union will also face an improving TranSouth Conference, who boasted Martin Methodist as a national tournament semifinalist last season. Union, Martin Methodist and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) all advanced to the national tournament.

Coach Niven and second year assistant coach, Trevor Lydic will work hard to build this team and merge the newcomers into the Union system. This talented squad hopes to be playing for a ninth TranSouth title and a 15th appearance in the national tournament in March. Union is playing in their final season of NAIA competition as the school looks to begin its NCAA DII membership process in 2012-13.

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