MBB: Liberty League

[magicman]

The D3Hoops All Region Teams have just been released.

Corey McAdam of Nazareth College was chosen as the All East Region Player of the Year.

Matt Pebole, sophomore forward from Hobart was chosen to the All East Region First Team.

Stefan Thompson, freshman guard from Hobart was named All East Region Rookie of the Year.

Here is a complete list of award winners from the East Region. Congratulations to all of these outstanding players.

Men's All-East Region Team
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools. All SIDs in the region were given the opportunity to vote.

Player of the Year: Corey McAdam, Sr., Nazareth
Coach of the Year: Kevin Grimmer, SUNYIT
Rookie of the Year: Stefan Thompson, G, Hobart

First team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G Corey McAdam Nazareth Sr. Fairport, N.Y.
G Diloo Brown SUNYIT Sr. Harlem, N.Y.
F Matt Pebole Hobart So. Little Silver, N.J.
F Phil Barera Ithaca Jr. Belmont, Mass. 
C David Golembiowski SUNYIT Jr. Barneveld, N.Y.

Second team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G Chris Ruiz Plattsburgh State Jr. Washington Hts., N.Y.
G Darrell Bullock Wells Sr. Chicago, Ill.
F Errol Daniyan Plattsburgh State Jr. Coram, N.Y.
C Juan Paulino Wells Sr. Bronx, N.Y.
C Brian Beckford Oneonta State Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y.

[platinumondubs]

No Sharlow, huh?

[magicman]

No Sharlow, huh?

Not on that list but St. Lawrence's Josh Sharlow has been chosen to play for the East Team in the NABC Division III All Star Game this Saturday that will take place in Salem, Virginia right before the DIII National Championship game. Corey McAdam from Nazareth has also been chosen for the East squad.
There will be a live video broadcast of the game, with Pat Coleman, Joe Davis and Dave McHugh on the call from Salem. The game starts at 10:30 AM.

Here is a list of the players chosen and the team they will play on:

West Team
Coach: Rick Bowen, UW-River Falls
No. Name School Ht. Hometown
1 Kola Alade Austin College 6-2 Murphy, Texas
3 John Hoch Carroll 5-10 Colgate, Wis.
12 Sean Wallis Washington U. 6-3 Northbrook, Ill.
22 Stephen Fields Virginia Wesleyan 6-2 Hampton, Va.
23 Dustin Mitchell UW-Whitewater 6-9 Lac du Flambeau, Wis.
34 Kyle Meyer Ohio Northern 6-5 Columbus Grove, Ohio
44 Nate Montgomery Whitworth 6-8 Sammamish, Wash.
52 John Mantel Calvin 6-9 Chelsea, Mich.

To be added depending on semifinal results:

No. Name School Ht. Hometown
11  Clay Henson  Guilford  6-2  Glen Alpine, N.C.  
11  Michael Strickland  Randolph-Macon  5-11  Myrtle Beach, S.C.  
20  Matt Moses  UW-Stevens Point  6-2  Fon du Lac, Wis.  
21 Blake Schultz Williams  6-3  Atherton, Wis.  

East Team
Coach: Mike Beitzel, Hanover
No. Name School Ht. Hometown
3 Corey McAdam Nazareth 6-1 Fairport, N.Y.
11 Josh Sharlow St. Lawrence 5-9 Norwood, N.Y.
12 Darnell Braswell DeSales 6-1 Allentown, Pa.
21 Richard Jean-Baptiste Brooklyn 6-4 Queens, N.Y.
32 Adam Choice Colby 6-5 Newport, R.I.
33 Terrell Hollins Brandeis 6-4 Springfield, Mass.
35 Abdoulaye Ouedraogo William Paterson 6-8 Newark, N.J.
40 Kevin Misevicius Cabrini 6-6 Allentown, Pa.

To be added depending on semifinal results:

No. Name School Ht. Hometown
2 Tim Lawrence Randolph-Macon 6-1 Verona, N.J.
15 Tyler Sanborn Guilford 6-9 Elkin, N.C.
25 Evan Sweeney UW-Stevens Point 6-2 Appleton, Wis.
44 Joe Geoghegan Williams 6-8 Cape Elizabeth, Maine

[magicman]

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named their All-District and All-American teams today:

Here is the East Region All-District Teams:
*Denotes Player of the Year

First Team                                 Second Team
*Corey McAdam, Nazareth              Keith Jensen, NYU
Josh Sharlow, St. Lawrence               Diloo Brown, SUNYIT
Brian Beckford, Oneonta                    Phil Barera, Ithaca
Keith Hack, Medaille                          Matt Pebole, Hobart
Chris Ruiz, Plattsburg State                Matt Newman, St. John Fisher
Dave Golembiowski, SUNYIT
Coach of the Year: Kevin Grimmer – SUNYIT

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nabc/genrel/auto_pdf/2010D3All-America.pdf

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nabc/genrel/auto_pdf/2010D3All-District.pdf

All-Americans

1st Team
Tyler Sanborn, Guilford, 6-9, Senior, Center, Elkin, N.C.
Blake Schultz, Williams, 6-3, Senior, Guard/Forward, Atherton, Calif.
Ian Franks, Wooster, 6-4, Junior, Guard, Greenwich, Ohio
Dustin Mitchell, UW-Whitewater, 6-9, Senior, Forward/Center, Lac Du Flambeau, Wis.
Marcel Esonwune, York (NY), 6-6, Junior, Forward/Center, Lagos, Nigeria
Darnell Braswell, DeSales, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Allentown, Pa.
Corey McAdam, Nazareth, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Fairport, N.Y.
Steve Djurickovic, Carthage, 6-3, Junior, Guard, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.

2nd Team
Trey Drake, North Carolina Wesleyan, 5-8, Senior, Guard, Emporia, Va.
Noel Hollingsworth, MIT, 6-9, Sophomore, Forward, Salt Lake City, Utah
Kyle Meyer, Ohio Northern, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Columbus Grove, Ohio
Nate Montgomery, Whitworth, 6-8, Senior, Center, Sammamish, Wash.
Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, William Paterson, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Newark, N.J.
James McNally, Franklin & Marshall, 6-6, Junior, Forward, Bridgewater, N.J.
Josh Sharlow, St. Lawrence, 5-9, Senior, Guard, Norwood, N.Y.
John Hoch, Carroll, 5-10, Senior, Guard, Colgate, Wis.

3rd Team
Greg Hernandez, Maryville, 6-6, Senior, Center, Miami, Fla.
Adam Choice, Colby, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Newport, R.I.
Michael McClary, Olivet, 6-5, Junior, Center, Bellaire, Mich.
Tyler Nicolai, St. Thomas, 5-11, Junior, Guard, Minnetonka, Minn.
Richard Jean-Baptiste, Brooklyn, 6-4, Senior, Forward, Queens, N.Y.
Nick Brady, York (PA), 6-2, Senior, Guard, Hanover, Pa.
Brian Beckford, Oneonta, 6-9, Senior, Forward, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sean Wallis, Washington University (St. Louis), 6-2, Graduate, Guard, Northbrook, Ill.

NABC selects All-Americans differently than D3hoops.  They pick one player from each region for each All-America team.  So the best player in each region is 1st team, 2nd best is 2nd team, and 3rd best is 3rd team.

[magicman]

East squad wins the All-Star game 109-107 in overtime. Clay Henson of Guilford led the West Squad with 35 points and was the game's leading scorer. Abdoulaye Oeudraogo from William Paterson led the East Squad with 18 points. Josh Sharlow of St. Lawrence had a great all-around game, as he made a nice feed to Darnell Braswell for an open layup with 2 seconds left in the game. Braswell was hammered and missed the lay-in but went to the line and made the 2 foul shots that accounted for the winning points. Sharlow scored 10 points, had 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Hensen was unconscious as he drained three pointer after three pointer from all over the court. I don't know if they had an MVP for the game but he was clearly it.

Corey McAdam of Nazareth also played well as he scored 8 points for the East Squad, but it seemed to me that the group of players that Corey played with didn't share the ball as well as the group of players that Josh played with. The only time that both Corey and Josh were on the court together was in the overtime period. Good to see both East Region players do well. Both players also had an in game interview with Pat Coleman when they were on the bench between shifts. Pat did get Corey to admit how much he disliked Fisher.  

[magicman]

D3Hoops announced this year's All American Teams prior to Saturday's National Championship Game.

Corey McAdam from Nazareth was named to the second team. He was the only player from the East region who was honored. I was surprised that David Golembiowski of SUNYIT was not on the list anywhere. The Preseason All American list had Golembiowski on the 4th team and McAdam on the list of honorable mention players. After the year Golembiowski and SUNYIT had I fail to see why he was omitted from the post season all american awards.

No surprise for the Player of the Year honors as junior guard Steve Djurickovic of Carthage College won that award. Good chance he'll win it next year as well.


Here is the link to see the complete list:

http://www.d3hoops.com/all-american/menallam10.htm

[magicman]

DIII News publication has announced their All American teams today.

Tyler Sanborn of Guilford was named as the Player of the Year

Corey McAdam of Nazareth was named to the 4th team

David Golembiowski of SUNYIT was named to the 4th team

Honorable Mention
Chris Ruiz of Plattsburgh State
Brian Beckford Oneonta State
Josh Sharlow of St. Lawrence
Keith Hack Medaille

Here is a link for the complete list:

http://www.smallcollegehoops.com/Home_files/D3NAATeam10.pdf

[buck1053]

So, it appears Luke Flockerzi of Skidmore is going to be the next coach at the University of Rochester, setting in motion another coaching shift in the East Region.

Any thoughts on who would be tapped to replace him at Skidmore? Or thoughts about Flockerzi at UofR?

[magicman]

buck,

Just learned today that Plattsburgh State Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach Cameron Conover has applied for the Skidmore Head Coaching position. Conover has been at Plattsburgh State for the past 5 years assisting Coach Tom Curle and became the associate head coach several years ago. The Cardinals have been one of the top D3 schools in the state during that time winning 4 SUNYAC titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. They went to the NCAA tourney in each of those seasons and will probably be favored to win the SUNYAC title again this coming season as they return nearly all of their starting lineup. Conover's time spent under Curle's tutelage should prove invaluable and would make him a good fit for this young Skidmore team. He has his masters degree and at 30 or 31 years old he's a candidate that will probably spend a considerable amount of time in his first head coaching position. Skidmore should challenge for the Liberty League title next year as they return most of their rotation. Hope the Thoroughbreds hire a good coach, whoever that turns out to be, but they sure can't go wrong if it ends up being Conover. 

[buck1053]

Thanks Magic. I'm sure there will be lots of applicants for this one. Great location, good academic reputation and reportedly the school is making an investment (good financial aid and extra consideration in admissions) in the program. It will be interesting to see how the coaching carousel continues to spin.

[bomber3]

buck,

Just learned today that Plattsburgh State Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach Cameron Conover has applied for the Skidmore Head Coaching position. Conover has been at Plattsburgh State for the past 5 years assisting Coach Tom Curle and became the associate head coach several years ago. The Cardinals have been one of the top D3 schools in the state during that time winning 4 SUNYAC titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. They went to the NCAA tourney in each of those seasons and will probably be favored to win the SUNYAC title again this coming season as they return nearly all of their starting lineup. Conover's time spent under Curle's tutelage should prove invaluable and would make him a good fit for this young Skidmore team. He has his masters degree and at 30 or 31 years old he's a candidate that will probably spend a considerable amount of time in his first head coaching position. Skidmore should challenge for the Liberty League title next year as they return most of their rotation. Hope the Thoroughbreds hire a good coach, whoever that turns out to be, but they sure can't go wrong if it ends up being Conover. 

He has to be a leading candidate along with Nevada Smith from Ithaca.  Both are up and coming assistant coaches in the East Region and should land head coaching jobs in the near future.  Here is how their resumes stand up:

Nevada Smith:
4 years at Ithaca
76-33 (72.48%) (4 years prior to his arrival IC was a combined 54-53)
One NCAA Appearance , ECAC Championship


Cameron Conover
5 years at Platsburgh
95-47 (66.9%)
Four NCAA Appearances (3 years prior to his arrival Plattsburgh was 37-43)

Very comparable resumes.  Smith has a better record and has done an excellent job recruiting as the team is stacked for the forseeable future (I'm not sure what Plasstburgh has coming back).  Conover's teams have had more postseason success though.  I'm biased because I've seen how Smith changed the Ithaca program so obviously he gets my vote.  Anyone know of other candidates up for the job? Should be interesting to see how it tuns out...

[buck1053]

It will be interesting to see if Skidmore goes with an assistant coach or someone with head coaching experience, because there are sure to be more than a few head guys looking at this one.

[trider400t]

buck,

Just learned today that Plattsburgh State Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach Cameron Conover has applied for the Skidmore Head Coaching position. Conover has been at Plattsburgh State for the past 5 years assisting Coach Tom Curle and became the associate head coach several years ago. The Cardinals have been one of the top D3 schools in the state during that time winning 4 SUNYAC titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. They went to the NCAA tourney in each of those seasons and will probably be favored to win the SUNYAC title again this coming season as they return nearly all of their starting lineup. Conover's time spent under Curle's tutelage should prove invaluable and would make him a good fit for this young Skidmore team. He has his masters degree and at 30 or 31 years old he's a candidate that will probably spend a considerable amount of time in his first head coaching position. Skidmore should challenge for the Liberty League title next year as they return most of their rotation. Hope the Thoroughbreds hire a good coach, whoever that turns out to be, but they sure can't go wrong if it ends up being Conover. 

How does somebody apply for a job that isn't posted yet?  I have a friend who's also looking at the position and he was told that they were not accepting applications yet.  This will be a highly sought after job.  The former coach has a lot of returning players.   Didn't Curle apply before?  Do you think they want an assistant?

[magicman]

buck,

Just learned today that Plattsburgh State Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach Cameron Conover has applied for the Skidmore Head Coaching position. Conover has been at Plattsburgh State for the past 5 years assisting Coach Tom Curle and became the associate head coach several years ago. The Cardinals have been one of the top D3 schools in the state during that time winning 4 SUNYAC titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. They went to the NCAA tourney in each of those seasons and will probably be favored to win the SUNYAC title again this coming season as they return nearly all of their starting lineup. Conover's time spent under Curle's tutelage should prove invaluable and would make him a good fit for this young Skidmore team. He has his masters degree and at 30 or 31 years old he's a candidate that will probably spend a considerable amount of time in his first head coaching position. Skidmore should challenge for the Liberty League title next year as they return most of their rotation. Hope the Thoroughbreds hire a good coach, whoever that turns out to be, but they sure can't go wrong if it ends up being Conover.  

How does somebody apply for a job that isn't posted yet?  I have a friend who's also looking at the position and he was told that they were not accepting applications yet.  This will be a highly sought after job.  The former coach has a lot of returning players.   Didn't Curle apply before?  Do you think they want an assistant?

When Skidmore hired Luke Flockerzi 4 years ago he had never been a head coach and that worked out all right. I don't see why they wouldn't go that route again. Unless they get an application from a current or former head coach with a solid resume (which may happen as buck has pointed out) why not go with a top assistant from a winning program. I'd rather see them do that than go with a head coach from a school that hasn't really had much success.

bomber3,
Good comparison between Smith and Conover. Small error though in Ithaca's winning percentage. 76-33 is 69.72%, still pretty good. In reponse to your question of what Plattsburgh State has returning for next year: They return 4 starters which were their top 4 scorers from last year, all of whom averaged double digit ppg. They also have a solid group of recruits coming in and will likely be favored to win their 5th SUNYAC crown in the past 6 years. Conover has been instrumental in recruiting the players that have chosen to attend Plattsburgh State. Plattsburgh had to reload after the 2007-2008 season when they made it to the sweet 16 and went 27-3. The entire starting 5 graduated that year and the following year when they failed to win the SUNYAC title they started 4 sophomores and a freshman. As juniors this year they regained their title and next year could be another outstanding season. Conover's ability to land top prospects has been a model of consistency in the 6 years he has been on the recruiting trail. During their 4 years as SUNYAC champs Plattsburgh has went 87-31 for a 73.7%.            

[bomber3]

buck,

Just learned today that Plattsburgh State Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach Cameron Conover has applied for the Skidmore Head Coaching position. Conover has been at Plattsburgh State for the past 5 years assisting Coach Tom Curle and became the associate head coach several years ago. The Cardinals have been one of the top D3 schools in the state during that time winning 4 SUNYAC titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. They went to the NCAA tourney in each of those seasons and will probably be favored to win the SUNYAC title again this coming season as they return nearly all of their starting lineup. Conover's time spent under Curle's tutelage should prove invaluable and would make him a good fit for this young Skidmore team. He has his masters degree and at 30 or 31 years old he's a candidate that will probably spend a considerable amount of time in his first head coaching position. Skidmore should challenge for the Liberty League title next year as they return most of their rotation. Hope the Thoroughbreds hire a good coach, whoever that turns out to be, but they sure can't go wrong if it ends up being Conover.  

How does somebody apply for a job that isn't posted yet?  I have a friend who's also looking at the position and he was told that they were not accepting applications yet.  This will be a highly sought after job.  The former coach has a lot of returning players.   Didn't Curle apply before?  Do you think they want an assistant?

When Skidmore hired Luke Flockerzi 4 years ago he had never been a head coach and that worked out all right. I don't see why they wouldn't go that route again. Unless they get an application from a current or former head coach with a solid resume (which may happen as buck has pointed out) why not go with a top assistant from a winning program. I'd rather see them do that than go with a head coach from a school that hasn't really had much success.

bomber3,
Good comparison between Smith and Conover. Small error though in Ithaca's winning percentage. 76-33 is 69.72%, still pretty good. In reponse to your question of what Plattsburgh State has returning for next year: They return 4 starters which were their top 4 scorers from last year, all of whom averaged double digit ppg. They also have a solid group of recruits coming in and will likely be favored to win their 5th SUNYAC crown in the past 6 years. Conover has been instrumental in recruiting the players that have chosen to attend Plattsburgh State. Plattsburgh had to reload after the 2007-2008 season when they made it to the sweet 16 and went 27-3. The entire starting 5 graduated that year and the following year when they failed to win the SUNYAC title they started 4 sophomores and a freshman. As juniors this year they regained their title and next year could be another outstanding season. Conover's ability to land top prospects has been a model of consistency in the 6 years he has been on the recruiting trail. During their 4 years as SUNYAC champs Plattsburgh has went 87-31 for a 73.7%.            

Yes, they have been on an impressive run the past 5 or 6 years (except that one outlier season).  Plattsburgh has been the class of the SUNYAC since then and Ithaca has risen near the top of the E8 as well.  If one of these two are hired don't expect any drop off this year, especially in a weaker Liberty League (right?).