D3 news has ranked the Marlins #2 in their annual preseason ranking. The Marlins return a very strong group to go with a very good recruiting class which could have up to 3 freshmen see significant time this year for the Marlins. Look forward to another great year of ODAC basketball.

Vwc advances to its 5th straight sweet 16. Wow that is impressive As a program and a coach. Macedo gets it done year in and year out.

Marlins with a solid 15 point win. Khory Moore looks to be back. 18pts and 10 rebounds. Breven Lyons Was huge like normal. Hit big shots to answer every John Carroll run. Greg Montgomery is back playing. You can see he's not 100% but still had 14 pts. Hopefully my Marlins play better defense tonight and get the Win. Good luck to the Jackets as well

As for 3 VWC players making all tourney I agree but the 3rd for VWC should have been Nick Doyle. He played great in semifinals and finals. CMR, Moore did go 2-13 and have one of his worst games as a Marlin. I Guarantee he plays at another level in the NCAA tourney just like he did last year. He will be out to prove himself to doubters like yourself

As a former ODAC player and coach and being Courtside for the game yesterday I thought it was officiated well. They let both teams play physical. There was a lot of grabbing and bumping on both ends of the floor and refs didn't call it unless it gave someone an advantage. This is RMC/VWC. It is a dogfight and physical game every time. RMC going undefeated in the ODAC is special. The 2 final 4 teams I played on never went undefeated in the ODAC. I really hope both teams can take care of business and games are in Ashland next weekend so I can make the trip. Go Marlins and Jackets

Got a chance to see the Marlins in open gym and all I can say is they have a chance to be scary good. The loss of DJ Woodmore definitely will hurt but they have a few new guys who can step in and try and fill that void. They Return Starters Cameron Owens and Greg Montgomery who will be looked at for Leadership along with Sr Pg Breven Lyons but the newcomers will definitely help these guys out. Khory Moore is going to be special. I saw this kid make some next level plays while I was there. He should definitely be in the conversation for ODAC POY at the end of the year

Nick Doyle- 6'4 Wing who transferred from Deleware State. Originally comitted to VWC out of hs but was later offered by del state and chose to go there.

Tim Jones- 5'7 PG. was the 2013 Virginia AAA State player of the year for Henrico who won the state championship. spent a year at a Juco before coming to VWC. Very scrappy and athletic. Kid rose up and threw one down while I was there whch I did not expect.

Nick Douglas- 6'2 guard from christchurch. Had a lot of D1 interests from the likes of Richmond, george mason and VCU.

Expect this Marlin team to be very very good defensively. Basketball season is right around the corner.

Virginia Wesleyan has hired former Guilford standout and former RMC assistant Rhett Bonner as the new Assistant Coach. Bonner replaces Tim Sparks who took the Head Boys Basketball job at Princess Anne HS in VA Beach

The D1 transfer that HSC is getting is Jake Duncan. Was at NJIT this past season and played HS ball at Williamsburg Christian Academy. VWC also has a D1 transfer coming in but I will keep his name under wraps until it is officially announced or someone on here comes forward. They do have some other freshmen coming in that have a chance to be immediate impact. Think the biggest name is Nick Douglas from Christchurch. he is a 6'2 guard who had a lot of Mid-Major D1 interest in the likes of VCU, ODU and george Mason but chose the Marlins over some smaller offers. Should be another great year of ODAC basketball coming up.

Congrats to DJ Woodmore on being named South Region Player of the Year. Well deserved by a great player and a even better young man. Really proud of this kid. Have seen him grow these last 4 years and still one of my favorite players and people of all time.

I like My VWC Marlins to come out of that pod. They are hitting their stride now. They are back to full strength. were missing 2 starters in the double OT loss earlier this year to mary washington. DJ Woodmore is truly a special player. I look for them to beat Mary wash and Williams to win and VWC play against williams for the 3rd time in 4 years in the sweet 16. 3rd Time will be the charm for the marlins. Lets Go VWC!!!

Congrats to my marlins on their 4th straight trip to the sweet 16...well deserved..hoping ncaa either sends everyone to vwc or doesn't pay for a flight and sends them to Mary wash. And I think macedo might have just locked up south region coach of the year which he should get.. marlins in the sweet 16 in which many believed would be a down year for them

Mr. Ypsi,
Yea that was a very good Illinois Wesleyan team. They were very good and amelianovich was very very good and maybe one of the best players I have ever played against( either him or Myrick from Lincoln) Daukaus was very good along with freeman and the Twins. Wow would not want to have that rematch..lol.. Good luck to The Marlins and Jackets today. 2 Great programs and great coaching staffs.

As a former ODAC player and Assistant Coach i want to Wish RMC and My VWC Marlins luck this weekend. Tournament time was always the best time of the year as a coach and a player. I look forward to watching my Marlins this weekend in action courtside. March Madness is here. GO MARLINS!!!

Virginia Wesleyan is the 2014 ODAC Champion....feels great to be a marlin fan. Hopefully they can host next weekend.

WOWWWWWWW.... HSC with the win over #1 seed RMC..