congrats to Millsaps.  They represented the SCAC well.  As a Sewanee fan, I hope the 08/09 season brings more wins.  Anybody got a take the top teams in each division for next year?

jekelish

Thanks for the updates.  Good win for Ac

pbrooks

Yes I'm a sewanee fan - current perspective is on the outside looking in as far as the tournament, however, things could change in the last 3 weeks for the season.

Jekelish

great, thanks

Anybody going to AC/Sewanee game that can post updates?

I saw UOS play at Huntington on New Years Eve.  Sewanee won easily.  I don't know how much good the game did the players since they have a tough road trip to Depauw and Centre this weekend.  It did give some of the younger guys some significant playing time.

I am staying in Indy for the Depauw game this weekend.  Anyone have suggestions as to where to stay, resturants, etc?

I think the SCAC East could become clearer after the January 4-6 games.  OU and UOS go to DePauw and Centre. If either OU or UOS come out of the weekend with a split it could be interesting at the end of the season when when Centre/Depauw vist OU and UOS.  The analogy of SEC football is good, but with the SCAC teams beating up on each other it may decrease the chances for a second SCAC team to get an at large bid to the NCAA tournament

Sewanee lost to Mercer last night, but for the first time Pursell and Hollingsworth were on the floor together.  Maybe we will see this more in conference play.  Someone earlier posted about leadership - I think that is the key to the SCAC this year.  Looking at the past month - Sewanee beats Emory, loses big to LaGrange, Emory beats Oglethorpe by 30+ and Oglethorpe beats LaGrange - teams are up and down.  Upperclassman leadership may take a team a long way this year 

I talked to the BSC coach and he is a first class guy.  He seems to know the game and the kids play hard for him.  They should be a powerhouse in the SCAC and the region for a long time.

Frank,
I've been to all but a handful of Sewanee games in the last 3 years and in terms of effort it was the worst.  As I said, BSC is not a pushover and they will be competitive.

Sewanee lost to BSC last night in maybe the team's worst performance in 3 years. However, I will say that BSC was not the pushover I thought - even though they are starting all freshman they can be competitive and will be a force in the SCAC in the future.  3 of the Sewanee starters are still suffering from the flu, but what worried me was the lack of effort.  The bright spot was freshman Garrett Hollingsworth played well and led the team in scoring.  He can give Pursell a rest or let Pursell move outside when both are in the game.

Rhodes beat Sewanee last night in an ugly game - lots of fouls.  Rhodes played well, but 3 Sewanee starters had the flu.  It did not effect the outcome, but the officiating declined to a new low.  There was no consistency in the calls on either end of the court.  Hats off to Rhodes, they won in front of Sewanee's biggest crowd of the year - at times the gym was almost full....................

Sewanee lost to Dallas by 5 in Birmingham on Sunday.  Pursell had 35/15.  The team seemed to lose their focus on defense.  Dallas tried to play very physicial man to man defense and it worked to a certain extent.  Sewanee had a hard time getting the ball down the court at times.

I understand the BSC games do not count in the SCAC for 4 years, so 4 of 5 teams in their division will go to the tournament for the next 4 years.  Why would anyone want to commit their program to 4 years of no post seson play?

Sewanee did lose to lagrange on 11/20 by 14 and it was not that close.  Pursell did not have a great game and others did not step up.  I sat next to the LaGrange assistant coach that was scouting Sewanee Sunday afternoon and he commented on how much better Sewanee played this season.  I guess they have a ways to go.
Is it just my imagination or is the offciating better so far this year?

Sewanee beat Emory this afternoon by 19.  I believe Emory lost 3 or more of their starters from last year so I don't know how significant the victory was but Sewanee  starts 2-0.  3 Sewanee players made the All Tournament team.  LaGrange comes to the Mountain on Tuesday.  Does anyone know what they have?

Texas T had a good team.  Very atheletic guards and forwards and one strong post player that  fouled out with about 4 min left or the outcome may have been different.  They were well coached.