Watching last night's game and the current game, this is a different Lagrange College team.  They still pick up at full court but it is token pressure, and they do not shoot the three as much as they have in the past.  A lot more low post scoring and mid-range shots. 

Be interesting if Coach Wallace plays this way the entire year or just the start of the year.

LC trails Juniata College at the half 35-31.

Coach Wallace and LaGrange outlast Coach McGreal and Penn State Altoona 104-94 in OT.

Way to go Panthers!

Coach McGreal has a really good young team and will be a tough out in the AMCC.

Scottiedoug,

Who do you have for the McGreal v. Wallace tonight in PA?

Go Panthers!  I love David McGreal but I hope Kendal beats him tonight.

Lagrange showed some maturity taking on Division II Columbus State University on CSU's home court.  They lost 84-67 but by looking at the box score it looks promising for the Panthers.

http://www.usasouth.net/sports/mbkb/2017-18/boxscores/20171108_gmwk.xml?view=boxscore

Travis Thompson should lead the USA South in rebounding this season. 

Freshman Julian Cameron looks to break Coach Wallace's tendency not to play freshmen. 

I am ready for basketball season and also ready for D3 Hoops not to give the USAC any credit.

Quote from: scottiedoug on October 22, 2017, 02:51:19 PM
Wallace most certainly has the respect of the Maryville coaches,....

Coach Wallace hopefully will get the recognition he so rightfully has earned.

I expect a great year out of Lagrange College and they are playing one heck of a schedule.

I expect a great year from Lagrange College and Coach Wallace...when will he get the respect of his colleagues in the USA South?

http://lagrangepanthers.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20171019lj3jtv

Ryan,

The link doesn't work.

Let me ask you a question, so I am clear on how the NCAA allocates Emory's wins.

Because Emory is physically located in the South but plays in a conference in which it is the only South Region team, all of its wins counts as in-region for the South Region?

That seems highly unfair because Emory's out of conference records wasn't bad, but it wasn't spectacular.  But, because it plays in a conference which plays other teams from a more predominant D3 region in the nation, Emory gets a higher SOS than other South Region teams who do not get to play a more national schedule.

Why doesn't the NCAA move Emory into a region that is more reflective of its schedule than physical location?

David,

Then how can one conference have a higher SOS than another conference when there is little to no head-to-head matchups?

Unequal scheduling in D3 Basketball leads to uneven SOS.  Because of time, travel, and D3 limitations this will never be resolved to create equality across the D3 landscape.  It just seems to me there is nothing in Emory's record this season to dictate that they are the 3rd best team in the South region.  Emory's SOS is based on the fact they play in a national conference and not a regional conference.  Explain to me the math that shows that they are the 3rd best team in the South when they hardly play any South Region teams after December, and they only played one team in the region top 10.

Can anyone explain to me this lovefest D3Hoops.com and the NCAA selection committee have with Emory?  This post is not a slam against Emory as an institution or the coaching staff and players.  Emory can only control its schedule and results.  Emory has no control over the selection process.  So please do not take this as somehow Emory is to blame for this lovefest. 

How can Emory have a so-so out of conference record (L's against LaGrange and Covenant), a modest conference record but still get an at-large bid?  Proponents will argue that their conference is so much harder than why does Emory have a losing record against the USA South?  There is nothing compelling about their season that would justify an at-large bid or even host.  Home court advantage matters so much in basketball that it is simply unfair that Emory would get to host almost year in and year out that it is almost a bye into the second weekend. 

I am not proposing that another team from the USA South should get an at-large bid, but Maryville with 20 wins should be in the conversation.  Detractors of Maryville will argue their SOS is much weaker.  But I think this goes back to Emory playing in a different conference than Maryville.  However, head-to-head competition although a small sample size shows that USA South teams do compete with Emory.   

If someone wants to argue that Emory gets the nod over Maryville because of the earlier match this season in which Emory won then fine. But, don't don't tell me that SOS is so important when automatically one conference has a higher SOS based only on reputation and would appear nothing else.

Great job Coach Wallace and the LaGrange College Panthers!

My question is when the USA South is going to give LC and Coach Wallace some credit.  No players on the All-Conference team and Coach Wallace has won 3 of the last 4 Tournaments but has never been voted COY.  It is a travesty.

Only two players from this year's senior class have been at LC all four years and while great guys they are not the backbone of this team. 

Knowing the NCAA Division III selection team will give Emory an at-large bid and LC will have to play Emory at Emory the first game even though LC beat them head-to-head this season. 

As a graduate of Berea College and LaGrange College, I cannot wait for the two teams to meet on the court. 

Lagrange is heading way down south to take on Susquehanna (D3Hoops.com #18) and then Hartwick.  It will be nice for the Panthers to come home with two wins and give the USAC some national exposure. Lagrange looks to be the quicker and more athletic team.  The question is can Lagrange score in half-court sets and cut down on turnovers.  If so, Lagrange can pull off the upset.

Congrats to Maryville for a conference win at home, but don't get too carried away.  Coach Wallace will have the team ready for when the Scots make the trip to Lagange.  I watch some of the Covenant action last night and I have come away with the USAC just doesn't play defense.  Until then, we will be only a one-bid conference league.

Coach Wallace has LaGrange off to a nice start.  It will be interesting to see what happens when the Panthers travel to Maryville for thier first conference battle.  The surprise team, for me, so far is Covenent. Could this be the year that LaGrange wins the conference and tournament championships in the same year?

Well, folks, you win some, and you lose some.  LaGrange couldn't pull it out against a calm collected BSC team.  Congrats to LC for a great season.  Next year can and will be better than this season. 

Does anyone know why BSC got a tech at the end of overtime against Emory?  Emory clearly got some home cooking in that game.  I am not sure if anyone else watched that game but I felt, as with the LaGrange game, the officials made it more about themselves than the players. 

Dave,

I was just giving you a hard time...I know LaGrange had nothing to do with you grade selection.  I listen to your broadcast and even contributed this year.