Quote from: SpartyBlue on February 26, 2024, 03:35:17 PMThe ARC gets four teams in the tournament!  The conference finally getting some well-deserved respect and has moved away from being a one bid-league. 

Dubuque vs. Illinois College     Great draw for Sparty, solid favorite in this first round matchup.  IC has a weak SoS, although did beat Coe back in November.  Waiting for the Spartans should be Wash U. on their own floor, a tough task to be sure.

Loras vs. Gustavus Adolphus  Loras gets another favorable first round draw against the MIAC champ. Duhawks win and advance, likely against UWP--for those who don't know, this is essentially a home floor for Loras as UWP is just 20 minutes up the road. 

NWU vs. Centenary   NWU travels to California to play a team from...Louisiana...Wolves again with a very winnable game on paper, then a tough one vs. Trinity, TX

Coe head to Indiana vs. Wabash   Tough draw for Coe vs. a team who has won 12 straight, then if you win, play a tough Trine team on their home floor. 

I'll predict the ARC goes 3-1 in the first round--Coe falling to Wabash.  UD and NWU advance to the sweet 16.

The ARC goes 3-1 in the opening round but UD falls on last second shot and Coe wins in OT.

I got to watch NWU play Centenary (in San Antonio, not Cali) and was impressed by their play.  Having a 6'11" guy (Jack Groeteke) with good handles and the ability to play both inside and out is a rare privilege for a D3 team.  Peter Lash and Carter Glenn also had good games and all three contributed in the second-round win over UT-Dallas - who should never have been there, but Trinity shot near season-lows from both deep (4-24, 2nd worst all year) and the free throw line (9-20, worst) in a four-point loss.  Good luck to the Prairie Wolves as they face Claremont Mudd-Scripps, who they should handle, and then probably the #1 team in the country, Hampden-Sydney. 

Looks like a lot of seniors on ARC rosters this year. Anyone coming back for a 5th/Covid year? Anyone have a list of seniors who were recognized by their respective teams?

https://twitter.com/peterlash_/status/1767952902176284694?t=5luRKecRl1PF_TZ-9X4Ttw&s=19

Peter Lash returning for NWU.

Former Dubuque head coach Paul Lusk is headed to the Final Four as an assistant with Purdue. 

Wartburg HC Dick Peth is retiring after 27 seasons.

https://go-knights.net/news/2024/4/2/mens-basketball-dick-peth-to-retire-as-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx

Quote from: doolittledog on April 01, 2024, 12:12:32 PMFormer Dubuque head coach Paul Lusk is headed to the Final Four as an assistant with Purdue. 

Interesting...how many coaches go from 2-23 in one year at a D-III to assistant at D-I SIU, to assist at Purdue the next year, to head coach at D-I Missouri State, then Creighton, then Purdue.  Quite the journey.

ARC early season exhibitions:

Central at D2 Concordia (NE)  Nov. 1
Central at D2 Hastings (NE) Nov. 1
Dubuque at D1 Univ. of Northern Iowa Nov. 4
BV vs. NAIA Dakota Wesleyan Oct. 26

Nebraska Wesleyan plays in the same two-day classic as Central with games at Concordia on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.

Pretty hard to gauge the ARC. The big news is that Van Gorp is returning. Are there any other big name players coming back for a 5th year? Any notable transfers coming in?

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on March 13, 2024, 01:48:26 PMhttps://twitter.com/peterlash_/status/1767952902176284694?t=5luRKecRl1PF_TZ-9X4Ttw&s=19

Peter Lash returning for NWU.

Or not. Lash, one of only four NWU basketball players to ever compile 1,500 points and 500 rebounds in their career, has entered the Transfer Portal as a Graduate Transfer. He averaged 17.4 PPG, and 7.7 RPG last year.

Yes. That's old news. He tweeted earlier that he wasn't playing because of injury/surgery and he would be out for the year. But then he tweeted later about entering the transfer portal.

https://nwusports.com/news/2024/10/22/2024-25-prairie-wolf-preview-mens-basketball.aspx

Nebraska Wesleyan picked first in the preseason poll. Here is NWU's season preview. They note 3 transfers and 3 freshmen, but don't mention anything about them, not even names. I thought that was unusual.

https://rollrivers.com/news/2024/10/21/nebraska-wesleyan-prairie-wolves-tabbed-american-rivers-conference-mens-basketball-preseason-front-runner.aspx

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on October 19, 2024, 01:54:27 PMPretty hard to gauge the ARC. The big news is that Van Gorp is returning. Are there any other big name players coming back for a 5th year? Any notable transfers coming in?

UD has 6' 3" Jalen Scott coming in from Rock Valley College and is a former Colorado State recruit.  Put up decent numbers last year at Rock Valley. 

His Colorado St. bio reads:  Three-star recruit according to 247Sports.com, which has him rated as the No. 11 recruit in the state of Arizona and 38th point guard nation-wide....Chose the Rams over offers from Northern Arizona and UC Riverside...

Interesting.