<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://obutigers.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Ouachita Baptist University Athletics</title><link>https://obutigers.com/rss.aspx?path=mbball</link><description>Latest news items for Ouachita Baptist University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://obutigers.com/rss?path=mbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>OUACHITA ATHLETICS CELEBRATES 2025-26 WITH AWARDS CEREMONY</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/4/29/general-ouachita-athletics-celebrates-2025-26-with-awards-ceremony.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/4/29/general-ouachita-athletics-celebrates-2025-26-with-awards-ceremony.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Cross Country, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Indoor Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Athletes and Scholar Athlete of the Year 2025-26" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/29/2025-26_Athletes_of_the_Year.png" /><br /><br />Student-athletes from the swimming & diving, cross country, volleyball, and men's basketball teams earned athlete of the year and scholar athlete of the year honors for 2025-26.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/2025-26_Athletes_of_the_Year.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/2025-26_Athletes_of_the_Year.png"><media:title>Athletes and Scholar Athlete of the Year 2025-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/2025-26_Athletes_of_the_Year.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8082</s:story_id></item><item><title>HANCOCK EARNS ALL-DISTRICT HONORS AFTER STELLAR SENIOR SEASON</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/23/mens-basketball-hancock-earns-all-district-honors-after-stellar-senior-season.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/23/mens-basketball-hancock-earns-all-district-honors-after-stellar-senior-season.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Devon Hancock drive vs SAU 2026" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/20/Devon_Hancock_drive_vs_SAU_2026_-_Evie_Stake.png" /><br /><br />Ouachita senior Devon Hancock was selected to the Division II Central All-District Second-Team, announced Monday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/20/Devon_Hancock_drive_vs_SAU_2026_-_Evie_Stake.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/20/Devon_Hancock_drive_vs_SAU_2026_-_Evie_Stake.png"><media:title>Devon Hancock drive vs SAU 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/20/Devon_Hancock_drive_vs_SAU_2026_-_Evie_Stake.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8019</s:story_id></item><item><title>TIGERS KNOCKED OUT IN HEARTBREAKING SEMIFINAL LOSS TO HARDING</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/7/mens-basketball-tigers-knocked-out-in-heartbreaking-semifinal-loss-to-harding.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/7/mens-basketball-tigers-knocked-out-in-heartbreaking-semifinal-loss-to-harding.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="PJ Neal layup vs Harding" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/7/PJ.Neal.layup.png" /><br /><br />The Ouachita men's basketball team fell short in an 81-78 overtime loss to rival Harding in the Great American Conference Tournament semifinals.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/7/PJ.Neal.layup.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/7/PJ.Neal.layup.png"><media:title>PJ Neal layup vs Harding</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/7/PJ.Neal.layup.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 7 Mar 2026 17:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7985</s:story_id></item><item><title>TIGERS ELIMINATE BULLDOGS TO ADVANCE TO GAC SEMIS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/5/mens-basketball-tigers-eliminate-bulldogs-to-advance-to-gac-semis.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/5/mens-basketball-tigers-eliminate-bulldogs-to-advance-to-gac-semis.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Devon Hancock jumpshot vs SWOSU " src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/5/Untitled_design.png" /><br /><br />"Happy to get the first one out of the way," Head Coach Dennis Nutt said. "The first one is usually the toughest. I thought our guys settled in and played the style we need to play."]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/Untitled_design.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/Untitled_design.png"><media:title>Devon Hancock jumpshot vs SWOSU </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/Untitled_design.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 15:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7976</s:story_id></item><item><title>HANCOCK, PARKS HEADLINE ALL-GAC HONORS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/4/mens-basketball-hancock-parks-headline-all-gac-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/4/mens-basketball-hancock-parks-headline-all-gac-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025-26 All-GAC MBB" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/4/2025-26_All-GAC_MBB.png" /><br /><br />FORT SMITH, Arkansas – Four starters on the Ouachita men's basketball team earned All-GAC accolades to stamp a statement season, the league revealed at Wednesday's welcome ceremony ahead of the Great American Conference Basketball Tournament.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/4/2025-26_All-GAC_MBB.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/4/2025-26_All-GAC_MBB.png"><media:title>2025-26 All-GAC MBB</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/4/2025-26_All-GAC_MBB.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2026 20:05:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7974</s:story_id></item><item><title>TIGERS MOVE UP IN REGION RANKINGS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/4/mens-basketball-tigers-move-up-in-region-rankings.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/4/mens-basketball-tigers-move-up-in-region-rankings.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Flowers, Conley, Parks huddle at HSU 2026" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/4/Flowers_Conley_Parks_huddle_at_HSU_2026_-_Rhine.png" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Following a 2-0 week to close the regular season, the Ouachita men's basketball team has moved up one spot to No. 6 in the latest NCAA Division II Central Region rankings.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/4/Flowers_Conley_Parks_huddle_at_HSU_2026_-_Rhine.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/4/Flowers_Conley_Parks_huddle_at_HSU_2026_-_Rhine.png"><media:title>Flowers, Conley, Parks huddle at HSU 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/4/Flowers_Conley_Parks_huddle_at_HSU_2026_-_Rhine.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2026 15:18:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7973</s:story_id></item><item><title>PARKS CLAIMS FINAL GAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/2/mens-basketball-parks-claims-final-gac-player-of-the-week-honor.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/3/2/mens-basketball-parks-claims-final-gac-player-of-the-week-honor.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Christian Parks vs Southern Arkansas" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/2/644480788_10101302144514573_8885002753889718060_n.jpg" /><br /><br />Ouachita junior forward Christian Parks claimed the final Great American Conference Player of the Week honor of the 2025-26 regular season, punctuating a dominant weekend that underscored his emergence as the league's most impactful interior force.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/644480788_10101302144514573_8885002753889718060_n.jpg" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/644480788_10101302144514573_8885002753889718060_n.jpg"><media:title>Christian Parks vs Southern Arkansas</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/644480788_10101302144514573_8885002753889718060_n.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2026 18:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7968</s:story_id></item><item><title>TIGERS WILL ENTER GAC TOURNAMENT AS NO. 2 SEED AFTER WIPING OUT WEEVILS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/2/28/mens-basketball-tigers-will-enter-gac-tournament-as-no-2-seed-after-wiping-out-weevils.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/2/28/mens-basketball-tigers-will-enter-gac-tournament-as-no-2-seed-after-wiping-out-weevils.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Christian Parks dunk vs Harding" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/28/IMG_1802.PNG" /><br /><br />The Ouachita men's basketball team capped the regular season Saturday with a blowout road victory over Arkansas-Monticello inside Steelman Fieldhouse.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/IMG_1802.PNG" /><media:content 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vs Harding" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/26/IMG_1283.JPG" /><br /><br />The Ouachita men's basketball team closed its home slate with a 75-67 victory over Southern Arkansas to finish the regular season 13-1 inside Bill Vining Arena.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/IMG_1283.JPG" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/IMG_1283.JPG"><media:title>PJ Neal and Christian Parks vs Harding</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/IMG_1283.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7955</s:story_id></item><item><title>TIGERS CHECK-IN AT NO. 7 IN LATEST CENTRAL REGION RANKINGS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/2/25/mens-basketball-tigers-check-in-at-no-7-in-latest-central-regional-rankings.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/2/25/mens-basketball-tigers-check-in-at-no-7-in-latest-central-regional-rankings.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MBB timeout celebration vs Rogers State 2025-26" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/25/MBB_timeout_vs_Rogers_State_2025-26_-_Bill_Powell.png" /><br /><br />The Ouachita men's basketball team checked-in at No. 7 in the NCAA Division II Regional Rankings, released Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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