MBB: Ohio Athletic Conference

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Nice food for thought!

[kiltedbryan]

The OAC has announced its All Conference selections:

2008 All-OAC Teams
First Team
Nate Stahl, Capital
Andrew Lemmon, Heidelberg
Brandon Todd, Muskingum
Ross Banazak, Otterbein
Brandon Rogers, Wilmington
Terry Walsh, John Carroll

Mike Gregory/OAC Player of the Year - Nate Stahl, Capital
OAC Coach of the Year - Damon Goodwin - Capital

Second Team
Chad Szalay, Heidelberg
Steve Kyser, Capital
Brandon Schuler, Baldwin-Wallace
Kyle Gehle, Ohio Northern
Ryan Wood, Capital
Tyler Felt, Muskingum

Honorable Mention
Brian Schmidt, Heidelberg
Chris Switzer, Mount Union
Kyle Brown, Baldwin-Wallace
Adam Wells, Otterbein
Adam Rockhold, Marietta
Fred Harrison, Wilmington
Isiah Creasap, Marietta
Kyle Meyer, Ohio Northern
Jake Cannan, Ohio Northern

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Is anyone surprise that Sheldon did not get coach of the year?

[JK]

I am, a little.  I'm excited Coach Goodwin got it, but given where the Berg was expected to finish and where they did, one would think Coach Sheldon would have been summarily rewarded.  God knows the football COY voters have done that several times...look at your own new football coach (Mike Hallett) last year for proof.

I guess the vote came down to that vs. the team that was expected to be #1 doing so in a relatively dominating fashion.  Going through the first half of the OAC schedule undefeated is a tought task and, in my mind, probably sealed the deal for Damon.

[kiltedbryan]

I am, a little.  I'm excited Coach Goodwin got it, but given where the Berg was expected to finish and where they did, one would think Coach Sheldon would have been summarily rewarded.  God knows the football COY voters have done that several times...look at your own new football coach (Mike Hallett) last year for proof.

I guess the vote came down to that vs. the team that was expected to be #1 doing so in a relatively dominating fashion.  Going through the first half of the OAC schedule undefeated is a tought task and, in my mind, probably sealed the deal for Damon.

Not sure what you're trying to say there, JK.  Heidelberg was the coaches' pre-season pick for #2 in the conference, and they finished #2 in the conference.  The voting may, or may not have been completed before Heidelberg won the OAC tournament title.

If you want a team that exceeded expectations, my vote would have been for Coach K.C. Hunt and the Wilmington Quakers, who were picked seventh in the pre-season poll, but finished third and beat both Heidelberg and Capital in the regular season.

[JK]

KB,

You're right.  For some reason I thought the Berg was picked lower in the preseason. 

I would have to agree with you on the Wilma coach.  Good Call.

[kiltedbryan]

Link for live audio and live video of tonight's Bethany vs. Capital game:

http://www.capital.edu/166/

(Edit: Or just link to it or any of the other contests via the front page.  Gotta love D-III hoops!)

[kiltedbryan]

KB,

You're right.  For some reason I thought the Berg was picked lower in the preseason. 

I would have to agree with you on the Wilma coach.  Good Call.

I still won't argue with Goodwin as Coach of the Year, though, as Capital put together an impressive OAC resume.  You can't really argue with success, and there is something to say for being able to meet some pretty high expectations.

Now we'll just see what Cap and 'Berg can accomplish in the NCAAs.

[kiltedbryan]

Final: Capital 92, Bethany 70

Capital advances to the second round, where it will face Hope College in Holland, Mich.

Good luck to the Crusaders against the Dutchmen!

[lammersk]

Anyone planning to travel to Danville (Centre College) for the games: I just watched a couple of Lexington channels' weather predictions and it's not good.

The last weatherman pointed to an area which included Danville and said 6-10", "the worst snowfall in a decade."  By noon today they are predicting heavy snow and 32 degrees, with temperatures dropping.  They also reported that roads are not being pre-treated because it's going to rain first and this would just wash it away.

Personally, I'd like to see as many people as possible in Danville (school pride and all) but I thought it fair to warn everybody that Kentucky's not used to this type of weather and the people aren't used to driving in it.  Expect chaos and closed roads.

[kiltedbryan]

It's not looking good for Heidelberg against OWU- 53-36 OWU leads with ~14 minutes to go.

Hard for me to decide who to root for in this one.

[JK]

Great season by Cap looks like it has come to an end... Hope up 20 with under 2 to play.

Great job, Crusaders.  Look forward to more next year.

[scottiedawg]

Hats off, kudos, and whatever other praise to Nate Stahl.  He was heartbroken at the end, but he played his heart out. 

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Congrats to Heidelberg season but the question now is will this be the start of something or a one year wonder? The berg is losing alot key players.

[JK]

And Capital has a lot coming back.  My guess is despite losing Kyser and Gunn, they will still be next year's preseason OAC #1.  Stahl (of course) and Wood might challenge each other for POY.