{"id":109981,"date":"2026-04-20T15:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=109981"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:24:42","slug":"unforgettable-umw-city-celebrate-mens-basketball-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/20\/unforgettable-umw-city-celebrate-mens-basketball-national-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW, City Celebrate Eagles Men\u2019s Basketball National Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">UMW, City Celebrate Eagles Men&rsquo;s Basketball National Championship<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T15:35:20-04:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Lisa Chinn Marvashti<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" data-attachment-id=\"109959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/umw-fanfest\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1856\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Tom Rothenberg\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"UMW Fanfest\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1776549352\",\"copyright\":\"2026\/Tom Rothenberg\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"UMW Fanfest\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The University of Mary Washington celebrated its Men&amp;#8217;s Basketball team&amp;#8217;s NCAA Division III national championship win with a Fan Fest event that brought the community to UMW&amp;#8217;s Anderson Center. The day held a flurry of festivities, including autograph and photo opportunities with the No. 1 team, the Eagles. Photo by Tom Rothenberg.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-300x218.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-1024x742.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"A group of basketball players stand outside an arena holding a national championship trophy\" class=\"wp-image-109959\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-1024x742.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-300x218.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-768x557.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-1-2048x1485.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The University of Mary Washington celebrated its Men&rsquo;s Basketball team&rsquo;s NCAA Division III national championship win with a Fan Fest event that brought the community to UMW&rsquo;s Anderson Center. The day held a flurry of festivities, including autograph and photo opportunities with the No. 1 team, the Eagles. Photo by Tom Rothenberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>The University of Mary Washington&rsquo;s Anderson Center was jumping last weekend with a crowd ready to celebrate a victory. And it was a big one.<\/p><p>The breathtaking buzzer-beating basket that won the Eagles Men&rsquo;s Basketball team its first-ever NCAA Division III championship in Indianapolis on Easter Sunday sparked hugs and high-fives from coast to coast. Back home on Saturday, a community gathered to honor these love-of-the-sport student-athletes and their incredible run to the title.<\/p><p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t just a basket. It was a moment that will be talked about for decades to come,&rdquo; Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry Devine &rsquo;84 said of the historic win, made even more special for a team with no seniors. &ldquo;You played with heart, you played with grit, and you played for the name on the front of your jersey. You have made Fredericksburg a championship city.&rdquo;<\/p><p>The entire team &ndash; players and coaches &ndash; took a victory lap through town on an Eagle-spirit-trimmed trolley, with fans snapping pictures and flashing signs of support along the route. But when the vehicle, led by a police escort, chugged its way off of College Avenue and into the Fan Fest event in the Anderson Center parking lot, the party was really on.<\/p><p>Hundreds of starry-eyed well-wishers watched the team climb the steps and hoist their golden-trimmed trophy into the air. Fans wearing &ldquo;national championship&rdquo; T-shirts and waving blue and white pompoms cheered as Assistant Athletic Director Clint Often introduced the winners one by one.<\/p><p>&ldquo;It really means a lot to see you all here today to help us celebrate,&rdquo; Jadon Burgess told the crowd, thanking parents, coaches, and the campus and Fredericksburg communities. &ldquo;Without you all, we wouldn&rsquo;t have been able to do this.&rdquo; Fellow UMW junior and guard Hasan Hammad followed with shout-outs to faculty members and advisors who helped keep the team &ndash; who also volunteer with local youth basketball programs &ndash; on track academically throughout the season.<\/p><p>And what a season it was.<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description-container\" js-description-container>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p>With a 24-3 record and undefeated at home, the Eagles entered the NCAA Division III tournament as Coast 2 Coast champs, and a community collectively began holding its breath, as they bounced closer and closer to the top Division III prize.<\/p><p>Win after win, on their home turf in the Anderson Center&rsquo;s Ron Rosner Arena and in Indiana, they brought the press &ndash; both on the court and off. The team made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/umw-mens-basketball-draws-widespread-support-ahead-of-title-game\/\">headlines<\/a> in local news and in the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7178409\/2026\/04\/07\/mary-washington-division-iii-game-winning-shot\/\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DWxze6Cimvu\/\">ESPN<\/a>, squeezing in interviews between classwork and court time. They told their stories &ndash; families with rich basketball histories, teammates together since grade school, observing Ramadan while playing &ndash; on TV, radio, podcasts and more.<\/p><p>For the finishing touch, Head Coach Marcus Kahn received the 2026 Glenn Robinson National <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/umw-mens-basketball-head-coach-named-ncaa-division-iii-coach-of-the-year\/\">Coach of the Year award<\/a>, reserved for the top head coach in NCAA Division III college basketball.<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" 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Emory University at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis before an audience of 72,000.<\/p><p>&ldquo;Little did I know what was about to happen,&rdquo; Often said of the tumultuous championship contest that had the Eagles up one minute, down the next, and tied toward the end. Then, with a single second left on the clock, tournament MVP Kye Robinson&rsquo;s final shot blew past the rim but somehow reached the unguarded hands of fellow sophomore Colin Mitchell, who sunk it for the win.<\/p><p>The unforgettable moment sent Eagles fans soaring, with hearty high-fives, teary-eyed hugs and oh-so-much pride in Indiana, where many had traveled to root them on, and at watch parties on campus and throughout the country. 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/umw-fanfest-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-20-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1651\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Tom Rothenberg\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"UMW Fanfest\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1776549354\",\"copyright\":\"2026\/Tom Rothenberg\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"UMW Fanfest\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-20-300x194.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-20-1024x660.jpg\" data-id=\"109965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-20-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"A huge crowd at a celebration fans out across a parking lot\" class=\"wp-image-109965\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description-container\" js-description-container>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p>&ldquo;These guys are true student-athletes and great personalities,&rdquo; said former Athletic Director Edward Hegmann, who started Mary Washington&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s basketball program in 1976. &ldquo;They really love each other, and that&rsquo;s why they were so successful.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Dean of Students Melissa Jones served as emcee at the two-hour Fan Fest to honor the team, their record-setting 30 wins and their standing as national champions. Balloons, festive d&eacute;cor, food, inflatables and children&rsquo;s activities revved up the crowd &ndash; and of course there was a chance to shoot hoops. Players signed autographs on free posters, T-shirts and ball caps, and posed for photos with fans. 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data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-38-300x212.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-38-1024x723.jpg\" data-id=\"109974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Fanfest-38-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"A team of basketball players, with one player speaking into a microphone\" class=\"wp-image-109974\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 3 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"109975\" 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player speaking into a microphone\" class=\"wp-image-109975\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description-container\" js-description-container>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p>UMW President Troy Paino summed up the epic weeks-long run that earned a team, a school and a community a national title &ndash; and the day carved out to celebrate it &ndash; calling the winning down-to-the-wire basket a once-in-a-lifetime experience.<\/p><p>&ldquo;We were rooting for you because of the kind of people you are. 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