Video of Derek Retos' buzzer-beater for brandeis yesterday:

http://www.brandeisjudges.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/videos/retos.flv

Quote from: pradam on March 03, 2009, 03:38:58 AM
Brandeis University Judges      
Rank in last d3hoops poll: NR         
Pool C qualifier from the University Athletic Association
17-8 Overall; 10-4 SCAC; Home 9-4; Away 8-4      
Head Coach - Brian Meehan (sixth season)         

Key Wins         
12-4 vs. Rhode Island College (75-61), 1-11 vs. Carnegie Mellon (69-57), 1-20 at Amherst (73-58), 2-13 at Carnegie Mellon (66-63)

Record Against NCAA Tourney Teams - (4-4) W-Rhode Island College, Amherst, Carnegie Mellon (twice); L-WPI, Umass-Dartmouth, Wash U (twice)         

Starters         
1 Andre Roberson, Point Guard      5'9," Jr    10.4 PPG, 4.7 APG, 79.6 FT%
25 Kenny Small, Shooting Guard           6'0" Jr    12.7 PPG; 59.1 3PT% (leads all of college basketball)
4 Kevin Olson, Small Forward                   6'4", Sr    11.5 PPG; 4.2 RPG; 24 STL
2 Steve DeLuca, Power Forward      6'6", GRAD 15.2 PPG; 6.8 RPG
52 Rich McGee, Center                      6'7", Jr     2.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG

Key Reserves         
33 Terrell Hollins, forward   6'4", Jr   9.1 PPG, 6.0 RPG
5 Christian Yemga, forward   6'5"  So   4.4 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 55.1 FG%
11 Tyrone Hughes, guard   5'9" Fr   3.2 PPG

Statistics         
Points/Game: Brandeis (72.7) Opponent (63.4)         
Rebounds/Game: Brandeis (32.1) Opponent (28.9)         
FG%: Brandeis (48.7) Opponent (43.3)         
3PT%: (45.4); FT% (72)         

Notes         
-Brandeis is in the tournament for the 3rd consecutive year; advanced to Round of 8 last year and 2nd round the year before that.

-Brandeis has had many different starting lineups this season, finally settling on Roberson/Small/Olson/DeLuca/McGee

-Hollins was a second-team all-UAA selection last season.

Just a quick correction on the Judges stats:

Kevin Olson is averaging 12.7ppg and shooting an NCAA best 59.7% (80-134) from 3 (best in all divisons of college basketball)
Kenny Small is averaging 11.3ppg and 2.4rpg

Quote from: pradam on February 27, 2009, 08:31:30 PM

Quote from: Marty Peretz on February 27, 2009, 05:43:06 PM
Anyone think Meehan is regretting that decision to bench his studs for the Wash.U. game? If the infractions were as insignificant as some have conjectured, you'd have to think that somewhere deep down he'd question his decision if things didn't go according to plan on selection day. That issue aside, I was hoping some of our more numerically-inclined/aware of NCAA logistics could answer a few things for me.

Nah.  Doubt Brandeis was winning at Wash U anyway.

The moments to regret were the home loss to Framingham, the road loss to Chicago and the two-point loss to Lasell to start the year.  If they win that Lasell game, they're a lock, you'd think. 

Agreed....the home loss to framingham was probably the most inexcusable.  As for the benching/suspensions, i actually think they were a blessing in disguise.  Seems to have lit a fire under a team that was languishing through a very disappointing, inconsistent season.  They haven't lost since....and guys like kenny small are playing their best ball of the year

As a former WBRS Sports Director and now brandeis alum i just wanted to commend the current WBRS crew for making the trip with the Brandeis bball teams to Chicago and WashU this weekend to broadcast the games.  For an entirely student run station to be making the trip on their own, esp. in these economic times, really says a lot about their commitment to covering the teams and I want to make sure that their dedication doesn't go unnoticed.  Keep up the good work! I'm jealous i never got to make the trip myself

Quote from: hugenerd on December 06, 2008, 07:45:23 PM
Brandeis destroyed a highly tauted Emrson team 97-70.  Brandeis has rebounded with 4 solid wins in a row after their rough 0-3 start.  Brandeis held Emerson's best player, Shannon, to 15 points on 5-14 shooting and forced him to commit 7 turnovers.

Hindsight is always 20/20, but you really have to look at the decision to not start Terrell Hollins at the beginning of the year as a big reason for the Judges slow start.  Hollins came off the bench for Brandeis' first two games, both losses, and had a combined total of 9pts and 11 rebounds in the two losses.

Coach Meehan inserted Hollins into the starting lineup for the Judges third game, and while the result was another loss, Hollins had 8pts and 11 rebounds alone against Mass Dartmouth and the Judges looked like they were starting to come together by the end of that game.

Since then Brandeis has won 4 straight, and look at Hollins' line:
19pts 10 rebounds vs Tufts
20pts 10 rebounds vs Babson
18pts 16 rebounds 7 assists vs RIC
27pts 14 rebounds vs Emerson


Clearly as he goes so do the Judges, though if Brandeis is to come close to last yrs success Hollins is going to have to keep it up in conference, as he has struggled some in the past against the more talented forwards in the uaa that can match his size

Here's a good trivia question that I don't know the answer too, wondering if anyone does:

Brandeis has defeated both Amherst and WashU this season, and has a combined record of 2-2 against those teams.  When was the last time a team beat both finalists for the national title in the same season? Who was the team?  And where did they finish?  Also, has anyone ever played the two teams in the title game a combined 4 times that year?

Quote from: fpc85 on March 17, 2008, 07:43:51 PM

Quote from: old_hooper on March 17, 2008, 07:05:39 PM
Just want to give some props to Brandeis on an great season and the seniors who have brought the program to another level.  It is unfortunate that they had Amherst in their sectional and it makes you think what it might have been had they been in UMD situation.  They are as good as any of the other teams in the final four.  Amherst 2nd half was a tremendous defensive effort and they dominated in the paint.  I don't know if I buy into the Hixon quote about Plattsbugh being the 6th man stuff.  Amherst did not put out any less energy on Friday night because they played Richard Stockton.  From the stats, I think the Judges may have used their bench more then the Jeffs for the weekend.  Congrats to Coach Meehan and the Judges for a steller year!

What is the early read on the judges for next year....deluca should replace some of the firepower that is graduating....is hill a senior?

Brandeis is graduating 5 seniors in Hill, Coppens, Graves-Fulgham, Rexhepi, and Saucier... but, DeLuca will be back, and that will make up a tremendous amount of the offense lost.  Plus Hollins and Roberson will now be juniors, and if both work hard on their shooting in the offseason they could be much better.  Plus Olson will now be a senior, and Magee basically turned his Brandeis career around with his defensive play late in the year.  On top of that, the Judges seem to be bringing in a stellar recruiting class, which you can read about here: http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/281/Brandeis-Putting-Together-AllStar-Recruiting-Class.php. This kid Kriskus sounds like he's the next DeLuca, and if DeLuca is back healthy himself, which he hopefully should be, Brandeis could be even better next season.

Quote from: La Verdad on March 16, 2008, 06:05:13 PM
I've never seen Amherst play defense like they did yesterday vs. Brandeis.  They are gonna be tough to beat if they bring the same intensity to Salem.

I saw Amherst play Brandeis twice, and they were basically a completely different team in the second half yesterday than the three halves prior.  The official stats said 12 blocks, but trust me it was probably much closer to 20.  It seems to me that it's just an issue of motivation for them. When Amherst brings it's A game, they won't lose.  I think the only thing that could stop them is the fact that the players seem to know that, and as a result at times they just think they can turn it on when they need to and be fine.  If Amherst just goes through the motions for a half, a team could really take it to them if they played an A+ game themselves.  But when the Lord Jeffs do turn it on, watch out.  I think two 17-0 runs in back to back games shows what they can do....when they want to

Obviously tonight's loss hurts, but I just want to congratulate Brandeis for a tremendous season.  What Coach Meehan and these seniors were able to accomplish over the last 4 yrs goes beyond the basketball court.  They took a school that had zero school spirit and turned it into a great college sports atmosphere.  There were probably as many students in Plattsburgh tonight as there were at home games four years ago, and that's a testament to what these six seniors helped accomplish.  They helped to completely change the culture and perception of Brandeis basketball, and hopefully their legacy and this new culture will live on long after we all graduate in may.

Congrats to Amherst on making it back to the final four.  As someone whose seen almost all of Brandeis' games this yr, they just lost to a better team tonight.  Not going to lie, playing Plattsburgh last night certainly took a lot out of the Judges (Hixon basically even called the Cardinals their sixth man in the press conference), but when Amherst puts it all together, they're absolutely the most talented, biggest, and toughest team i've seen all year.  Also, the game back in December wasn't a factor at all, Amherst definitely was the more confident team and had the mental edge in the second half. 

WBRS is here in Plattsburgh to bring you tonight's Elite Eight rematch between Brandeis and Amherst at 7PM.  You can listen live online at www.wbrs.org, with pregame coverage starting around 6:45.

WBRS is here in Plattsburgh to bring you tonight's Elite Eight rematch between Brandeis and Amherst at 7PM.  You can listen live online at www.wbrs.org, with pregame coverage starting around 6:45.

For everyone who can't make it into Memorial Hall tonight, WBRS 100.1FM Waltham, the Brandeis University Radio Station, has made the trip up to Plattsburgh to broadcast the game tonight.  You can listen live online to the broadcast at www.wbrs.org

WBRS is in Plattsburgh tonight!  We made the five hour trip (ferry ride included) and are ready to go! You can listen live online at www.wbrs.org, or on the radio at 100.1FM in Waltham.

Quote from: heart4rose on March 14, 2008, 05:29:10 PM
Brandeis does pull out the other side for the big games so they do have seats on both sides - very nice gym.

Right! When Brandeis, needs to, they pull in up to 4 sections of bleachers on the other side of the court (as they did for the tourney last week).  There were 2000ppl there last friday for lasell and there were still a few seats on the other side, plus if Brandeis really needed to they could pull out even more bleachers to put behind the baskets.