Former Western CT standout Daquan Brooks 08-2012 and Fenton Bradley Jr. 16-2020 playing in the TBT for team "We Are D3" and their opening game will be on ESPN on Friday July 16th at 7pm!

https://westconnathletics.com/news/2021/7/9/mens-basketball-dequan-brooks-and-fenton-bradley-jr-to-play-in-challenge.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2S9Ma2zRs8EYsxC7C_OX9SuCBrt72A7zAwVzuZFusD2TN-V4etsD5CAAM

Western loses a tough one by 2 to Tufts. Heartbreaking loss. Should've came away with the W! Led by as many as 19 in the 2nd half and by 14 with 4 min left in the game. Didn't stay aggressive on offense, got to complacent.  Trying to take time off the clock, run the clock out instead of sticking with what they did for the first 32 minutes of the game with getting the ball down the court quickly on offense and to the basket. Ugh. Congratulations on a great season Colonials. Looking  forward to next season.

After Western being picked to finish 5th in the LEC pre season poll and winning the LEC regular season and LEC tourney, Coach Guy Rancourt in only his 2nd season is names LEC Coach of the year!! Western's Senior Fenton Bradley, Jr. name LEC player of the year and named to the LEC first team and Ahmod Privott sophomore named to the 2nd team. Congrats!!

Western plays at Tufts in their first round game Friday @ 6pm.  Tufts has a lot if size in their roster. Should be fun to watch. Western will need Fenton Bradley and Privott to have big games and be a presence in the paint. Shea Tracey and Legend Johnson will need to hit from beyond the arc  Hoping the speed of Western will give tufts some issues! Good luck Colonials!!

Quote from: ECSUalum on February 29, 2020, 07:53:19 PM
How did Coach Geitner not get Fenton Bradley Jr (Mansfield CT)? (He probably wanted to get away from home)
He had a double double today.... I wonder how many he had this year?

Not sure and you are probably right about him wanting to go
Away from home. I'm happy Western was able to get him. Haven't seen many players able to get up as high as him at this level. He really developed into a great player in his junior and senior years. He was able to put on some pounds. Played in Spain this past Summer so I think that really helped elevate his game this year. He had maybe around 6 or 7 double doubles this season, not as many as you would think. He will be big shoes to replace.  There was another player, Can't recall the players name from Willimantic that played his first 2 years at western and then transferred to Eastern, great outside 3 point shooter??. Often wondered how Eastern let him get away the first couple of years and would have big games against western as revenge and kill us. Next year should be fun to watch and see how both of our teams restock. Hoping Western makes some noise in the NCAA's.

Congratulations to WestConn on winning the LEC Tourney and automatic bid into the NCAA tournament in front of a packed, loud crowd at the O'Neil Center. Dartmouth went on a crazy 22-4 run with about 5 and a half minutes left in the 1st half to go to the break with a 1 point lead. Western Fought back and got the Momentum back in the second half to get the win.  Also, congratulations to coach Rancourt in only his 2nd season as head coach, winning the LEC regular season title and the LEC tourney into the NCAA's!! With the amount of freshman/sophomores And their playing time this season and the ability Of WestConn being able to recruit from NYC now, the future looks bright! Thanks ECSU Alum for the well wishes.

Quote from: 7express on February 23, 2020, 12:02:29 AM
Alum is feisty, I like that!  I'd like to think if Carlos Gonzalez doesn't take a sabbatical this year, Eastern is in the playoffs.  Maybe not number 1 like they were predicted preseason, but definitely top 3 I'd believe.

Happy for Western.  Disappointed that the conference moved the semifinals from 1 site over 2 days to campus sites, as Friday is in between regular season and postseason games in the state.  Yes, when the day comes I'll probably actually be happy there aren't 2 games up in Danbury I could go so I can get a night off after working 6 straight days, and our state game is up at Danbury High school a couple days later, but at the present time I wish I had that opportunity to attend the 2 games.  Oh well *shrug*

I wish we could get back to the 2010-2012 Brooks, Robinson, Redding, Nedwick, Kohn, and Robitiale days when BOTH Eastern & Western were fighting for the title.  When they were both at the top of the conference, that was one of the better rivalries in the conference and hell include Akinrola and company @ RIC and Martin/D'Amours at Keene and whenever those 4 teams matched up, it was not only must watch in the conference, it was must watch in the region.   Of all the games I attended at Western, the Robinson to Brooks game winner against Eastern (I believe the last Western win over Eastern before this season) was probably the best game I ever attended when I was at school...and that includes the women's team who made 3 straight NCAA tournaments.  And yes, if Brooks missed the layup, or Robinson throws a bad pass, or Robiltaile actually makes a free throw that game and they avoid overtime entirely, and Eastern ended up winning I'd probably still have that number 1, that's how exciting that game was.  Hopefully in 2021 the Western/Eastern rivalry can go back to where it was a decade prior!!

Actually, Western won against Eastern last season (2018/19) at the O'Neil center, but lost to them in Willimantic and Western won both games this season. But prior to last seasons win, I think you are correct 7, that Brooks pass to Robinson for the layup was the last time they won against Eastern.

Quote from: 7express on February 23, 2020, 12:02:29 AM
Alum is feisty, I like that!  I'd like to think if Carlos Gonzalez doesn't take a sabbatical this year, Eastern is in the playoffs.  Maybe not number 1 like they were predicted preseason, but definitely top 3 I'd believe.

Happy for Western.  Disappointed that the conference moved the semifinals from 1 site over 2 days to campus sites, as Friday is in between regular season and postseason games in the state.  Yes, when the day comes I'll probably actually be happy there aren't 2 games up in Danbury I could go so I can get a night off after working 6 straight days, and our state game is up at Danbury High school a couple days later, but at the present time I wish I had that opportunity to attend the 2 games.  Oh well *shrug*

I wish we could get back to the 2010-2012 Brooks, Robinson, Redding, Nedwick, Kohn, and Robitiale days when BOTH Eastern & Western were fighting for the title.  When they were both at the top of the conference, that was one of the better rivalries in the conference and hell include Akinrola and company @ RIC and Martin/D'Amours at Keene and whenever those 4 teams matched up, it was not only must watch in the conference, it was must watch in the region.   Of all the games I attended at Western, the Robinson to Brooks game winner against Eastern (I believe the last Western win over Eastern before this season) was probably the best game I ever attended when I was at school...and that includes the women's team who made 3 straight NCAA tournaments.  And yes, if Brooks missed the layup, or Robinson throws a bad pass, or Robiltaile actually makes a free throw that game and they avoid overtime entirely, and Eastern ended up winning I'd probably still have that number 1, that's how exciting that game was.  Hopefully in 2021 the Western/Eastern rivalry can go back to where it was a decade prior!!

Those Brooks years were a lot of fun to watch! D1 caliber player with his NBA 3's! Never were out of a game with Brooks. He could hit 3's from anywhere on the floor. It was always a Big battle between Western, Eastern, RIC and Keane from the 09/10 thru 11/12 seasons.

Quote from: wcsu91 on February 22, 2020, 07:41:23 PM
Western Held on with a nice road win at Keane St, 58-55. First time they win at Keane in 4 years.  Finish the regular season wining 5 straight and 8 of 9 LEC conference games. Western Had a 15 point lead with just under 5 minutes left And shot just 10 of 23 from the charity stripe. Yikes. With the #1 seed they await the winner of the 4/5 game ( think it's Plymouth at Boston) which will be played at the O'Neil center on Thursday. Dartmouth gets the other 1st round bye and awaits they winner of #6 Keane at #3 RIC, I believe. Should be fun to watch and hoping with Western's home court where they are 8-0 in conference play this year, they get a Win on Thursday to play in the LEC championship at home on Saturday 2/29 for an automatic bid into the NCAA D3 Tourney!

Correction. According to the LEC website for LEC Tourney:

Keane st #6 at #3 Plymouth - Tuesday

RIC#5 at #4 Boston - Tuesday

#1 Western will play the winner of RIC/Boston at home on Thursday

#2 Dartmouth will play winner of Keane/Plymouth at home on Thursday.

Western Held on with a nice road win at Keane St, 58-55. First time they win at Keane in 4 years.  Finish the regular season wining 5 straight and 8 of 9 LEC conference games. Western Had a 15 point lead with just under 5 minutes left And shot just 10 of 23 from the charity stripe. Yikes. With the #1 seed they await the winner of the 4/5 game ( think it's Plymouth at Boston) which will be played at the O'Neil center on Thursday. Dartmouth gets the other 1st round bye and awaits they winner of #6 Keane at #3 RIC, I believe. Should be fun to watch and hoping with Western's home court where they are 8-0 in conference play this year, they get a Win on Thursday to play in the LEC championship at home on Saturday 2/29 for an automatic bid into the NCAA D3 Tourney!

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Quote from: wcsu91 on February 19, 2020, 09:27:40 PM
Western big win at RIC And clinches The regular season title and the # 1 seed throughout the LEC Tourney!!! Congrats WESTCONN!! Oh by the way, I believe Eastern was eliminated from the LEC tourney tonight.

Yeah they were!  Its about time WCSU won an LEC reg season, as they have been a mediocre team for a long time!

Did Eastern even have a men's basketball team prior to 8 years ago???

You seem to be someone who gets very confused with the facts,(stats)!  Try to focus now, I have detailed the stats below

ECSU mens basketball 10 yr record:
2017-18 (26-4, 13-1 LEC)
2016-17 (21-9, 11-3 LEC)
2015-16 (18-9, 11-3 LEC)
2014-15 (20-4, 12-1 LEC)
2013-14 (23-7, 14-0 LEC)
2012-13 (22-8, 12-2 LEC)
2011-12 (24-6, 11-3 LEC)
2010-11 (22-10, 10-4 LEC)
2009-10 (20-10, 9-5 LEC)
BTW do some research and find out how many LEC championships and NCAA tournaments Eastern has won/participated in the last 10 years
Western got lucky this year!  We will see how far they go

WCSU mens basketball 10 yr record:
2017-18 (14-13, 8-6 LEC)
2016-17 (12-13, 4-10 LEC)
2015-16 (15-11, 8-6 LEC)
2014-15 (14-12, 6-8 LEC)
2013-14 (17-9, 8-6 LEC)
2012-13 (5-21, 3-11 LEC)
2011-12 (21-7, 10-4 LEC)
2010-11 (22-6, 11-3 LEC)
2009-10 (19-7, 9-5 LEC)
as I said mediocre for at least 7 yrs! assuming you can read this!

Ha! I see how it works with you. So you can insult me on this board about being able to read and  question my maturity over my sour grape comment. I  Can read it just fine homer,  but maybe you should learn how to count and not be so uptight. I see nine seasons here, not 10 as you mention. So did they have a basketball program prior to 9 years ago??? Were they relevant??? Since you seem to like to Throw out numbers/stats from the past, I know Western did okay under Bob Campbell who only won 589 games in 30 years and went to the NCAA tournament 12 times, 5 LEC championships and had 12 seasons with 20 plus wins. But this is all old news just like your Eastern squad over the last 9 years. It's the past. You seem to be very bitter that Eastern had a "mediocre year" and that Western won the the regular season LEC championship after I simply questioned the LEC preseason coaches poll. Anyway, I look forward to seeing if Western can win the LEC tourney and the auto bid into the NCAA tourney next week.

Quote from: ECSUalum on February 19, 2020, 09:33:21 PM

Quote from: wcsu91 on February 19, 2020, 09:27:40 PM
Western big win at RIC And clinches The regular season title and the # 1 seed throughout the LEC Tourney!!! Congrats WESTCONN!! Oh by the way, I believe Eastern was eliminated from the LEC tourney tonight.

Yeah they were!  Its about time WCSU won an LEC reg season, as they have been a mediocre team for a long time!

Did Eastern even have a men's basketball team prior to 8 years ago??? 

Western big win at RIC And clinches The regular season title and the # 1 seed throughout the LEC Tourney!!! Congrats WESTCONN!! Oh by the way, I believe Eastern was eliminated from the LEC tourney tonight.

Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 18, 2020, 11:11:34 PM

Quote from: ECSUalum on February 18, 2020, 09:55:05 PM

Re ECSU the coaches likely had no idea Carlos Gonzalez was taking a red shirt year!  His loss was huge this year with the team never the same as in the 2018-19 season!  It is the same in the D3hoops pre-season polls which look almost identical to the previous years final poll.  Coaches do not have a crystal ball on recruits, (except perhaps with NESCAC schools which do more publicization of their nationally recruited incoming freshman players), nor can they predict injuries to impact players.  Therefore, take pre-season polls with a grain of salt!

Your assertion about the D3hoops.com Preseason poll is not accurate. We get a LOT of information from schools and programs about who is back, who isn't back, who they brought in via recruits, etc. If a school doesn't give us information that is accurate, we can't help that. However, there are many times we get information that changes in the two weeks leading up to the season.

I'm not saying the preseason ballot is going to be perfect by any stretch, but saying it is nearly identical to the final poll the season before isn't accurate. Look at this season's (https://www.d3hoops.com/top25/men/2019-20/preseason) and tell me how many teams you see with "--" next to their names indicating they weren't even ranked in the final poll last season. Eight teams in total including WashU which was 7th in the preseason. Voters do their homework. Again, doesn't make it perfect, but it certainly isn't just slapped together to look like the final poll from the previous March.

Now, coaches' polls depends on the conference. There does tend to be some "politics" involved, but I also know some conferences that vote so early that rosters aren't even finalized and released online. They do tend to be a little more off.

Thank you for insight Dave! I didn't think it was as simple as stated by some other posts, maybe sour grapes🤣? Anyway, a Western win combined with a Dartmouth loss gives Western the Number 1 seed for the LEC Tourney and home court advantage where they are 8-0 in conference play this year and
11-1 overall! Should be fun to see how it all plays out!!

Quote from: ECSUalum on February 18, 2020, 09:55:05 PM

Quote from: wcsu91 on February 18, 2020, 12:46:01 PM
Makes you wonder what the LEC coaches were thinking with this pre season poll as it is way off. Keane and ECSU are currently 6/7 respectively. Granted I know injuries happen but this is way off:

2019-20 LEC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll

Pl.   Team   Points   FPV
1.   Eastern Connecticut    58   4
2.   Keene State   57   4
3.   UMass Dartmouth   49   
4.   Rhode Island College   38   
5.   Western Connecticut   37   
6.   Plymouth State   35   
7.   UMass Boston   27   
8.   Southern Maine   15   
9.   Castleton   8

Re ECSU the coaches likely had no idea Carlos Gonzalez was taking a red shirt year!  His loss was huge this year with the team never the same as in the 2018-19 season!  It is the same in the D3hoops pre-season polls which look almost identical to the previous years final poll.  Coaches do not have a crystal ball on recruits, (except perhaps with NESCAC schools which do more publicization of their nationally recruited incoming freshman players), nor can they predict injuries to impact players.  Therefore, take pre-season polls with a grain of salt!

As I stated in my previous post I know coaches can not predict injuries and injuries can happen throughout the season,  I get that. Just find it interesting.  Too bad ECSU was picked 1 and they won't even make the conference tourney.