In February 2005, Grinnell became the first Division III school featured in a regular season basketball game by the ESPN network family in 30 years when it faced off against the Beloit Buccaneers on ESPN2.

This allows a higher average playing time for more players than the "starters" and suits the Division III goals of scholar-athletes.

[4] On November 19, 2011, Grinnell player Griffin Lentsch set a Division III individual scoring record in a game against Principia College.

[5] On November 20, 2012, Grinnell's Jack Taylor broke Lentsch's scoring record—as well as the records for NCAA and collegiate scoring—in a 179–104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible.

[9] For all the plaudits Grinnell receives for The System, leading the nation in scoring rarely translates into success against better quality opponents.