Crim: Notes on QU transfers and coaches, IHSA tournament sites and two local golfers earning NJCAA bids

Jake Hamilton, shown playing in a Feb. 20 game against McKendree, started 25 of 27 games last season for the Quincy University men's basketball team and averaged 28.4 minutes, 9.0 points and 4.7 rebounds. He led the Hawks with 35 steals. Hamilton is transferring to Missouri-St. Louis next season. | MRN file photo by Matt Schuckman

QUINCY – Three of the seven Quincy University men’s basketball players who entered the transfer portal have found new homes. Guard Jake Hamilton is moving on to the University of Missouri-St. Louis, center Mason Wujek is headed to Emporia (Kan.) State and Jamil Wilson will play for the University of Tennessee Southern. The 6-foot-3 Hamilton,…

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Hawks confident foundation for success is set, remain encouraged by progress being made

Quincy University sophomore guard Jake Hamilton, left, drives into the defense of teammate Ethyn Brown during a practice at QU's Pepsi Arena. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Mason Wujek doesn’t consider himself a Jenga expert by any means. “I’m not very good at it,” he said. The good thing is he doesn’t have to play it alone. Now in his third season with the Quincy University men’s basketball program and experiencing his second rebuilding project in that time, the 6-foot-8…

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Richardson’s clutch plays at both ends of floor help Hawks reverse GLVC trend with Thursday victory

Quincy University's Zion Richardson gives a fist pump after drawing a charging foul on Truman State's Kobi Williams with less than 30 seconds to play in regulation Thursday night at Pepsi Arena. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — To be the hero at one end, Zion Richardson couldn’t be the goat at the other. He put himself in the right position to avoid that. An errant pass by Richardson from the backcourt while under pressure from the Truman State defense gave the Bulldogs a steal and the opportunity to cut into…

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Hawks lose rematch with William Jewell, drop third straight

Quincy's Mason Wujek goes up for a shot against William Jewell's Heri Tshiyoyo during Thursday night's GLVC game at Pepsi Arena. - Denny Sinnock

QUINCY — It was hard to say which was colder Thursday night: the Quincy University offense or the temperature outside Pepsi Arena. With the starting five struggling to score, the Hawks received a bit of a bench boost in the first half as the team fought its way to being only down two at the…

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