The muddled middle ... is it a case of everyone in the NCAC save Wooster and OWU being bad or is it something else? I've seen several NCAC games this year and it seems to me that no one is all that good save for the teams I mentioned. I can't figure out half the teams from game to game or week to week. Any thoughts?

Denison picks up another win at Earlham 78-49.

Denison ... http://denisonbigred.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/schedule. Mostly usual suspects except they play in Washington DC at the Catholic University tournament on December 29-30 - the teams aren't listed but you know host Catholic U. is one of them.

I see there is a new assistant at Denison - Matt Winters. Where is he from?

How is the NCAC shaping up for next season? What does recruiting look like throughout the league?

Lumbercat - Hard to say how he will do in the NESCAC. He is a big body who is a load down low. Saw him play several times this year. Seems to play better against other less mobile bigs rather than smaller more athletic posts who can catch him in space. At times he was non-existent. Definitely has some upside but the question is can he get in basketball shape and does he have a good motor/commitment. From my perspective didn't seem like he was in great shape this season and could have accomplished more. Should have been one of the best players on that Loomis team (who I know has a couple of other kids going DIII) and I don't think he was in their top 4 or 5 in scoring on the year. I would say this is a good pick-up for Bates because it is hard to find bigs at the DIII level and he has upside but its going to take some hard work for him to realize that upside.

Lumbercat - Perrone is not that big more like 6-8/9 at best. He started slow at Loomis but came on late in the year.