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AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE: RICHARDSON, Texas (6/15/15) - East Texas Baptist University has earned two more American Southwest Conference awards as Erby Thompson and Landon Price are distinguished scholar-athlete award winners. Both athletes were voted as the top scholar-athlete in their perspective sport.

Thompson earns the award for the first time for the men's basketball team as the co-ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete. There were eight other players to choose from and Thompson tied with Texas Dallas' Matthew Medell.

MARSHALL, Texas (5/28/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Athletic Department, in cooperation with the Office of University Advancement, held the Veteran's Memorial Tennis Complex Dedication Ceremony on campus in the Phillips Great Room of Bennett Student Commons.  The construction of the eight court facility was completed in October 2014 and is located on campus at the intersection of Tiger Drive and Van Zandt.

FOOTBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (5/26/15) - East Texas has received an immeasurably amount of rain in May and that has caused cancellations to several East Texas Baptist University football fundraisers. The latest cancellation is the golf tournament scheduled for May 29th.

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE: RICHARDSON, Texas (5/22/15) - Announcing the top academic athletes in the American Southwest Conference, East Texas Baptist University's athletes were Kirby Moore (baseball) and Sara Clements (softball). These two athletes showed their leadership through academics, service, and character.

BASKETBALL (W): MARSHALL, Texas (5/5/15) - Landing a talented basketball mind from the Baylor University women's basketball team, Edsel Hamilton has been named the new head women's basketball coach at East Texas Baptist University. Hamilton has been on the staff at Baylor University the past eight years moving up in his position as the director of basketball operations.