Tuesday morning, we received news that NCAA had been accepted McMurry as a Division II institution. This is very exciting news for the university! Beginning in the Fall of 2012, McMurry will have the ability to reward scholarships to athletes. The DII announcement also means movement to a new conference. McMurry basketball will join the Heartland Conference which includes St. Edward's University, St. Mary's University, Dallas Baptist University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Newman University, Texas A&M International University, University of Texas-Permian Basin, and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. The War Hawk basketball team will begin play with the Heartland Conference in the 2012-2013 season.
Though the university will play one more season of Division III basketball, the candidacy period for Division II begins with the 2011-2012 school year. McMurry will have to complete work required by the NCAA in order to move forward. Everyone at McMurry is very excited to embark on this journey! You can read more about the work to be done here.
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