MBB: Liberty League

magicman · March 12, 2012, 03:50:31 AM

with age,
Matt Pebole is a senior. He may get selected based on his 4 year career as he finished this year with 1587 points, good for 5th place on Hobart's all time list. Still no word on who has been selected for the All-Star game on Saturday but it should be announced in the next day or so.

magicman · March 12, 2012, 06:41:47 PM

D3hoops has announced their All Region Teams. Chad Burridge of Oswego State is the East Region Player of the Year. Three Liberty League players make the 2nd team. Matt Pebole and Stefan Thompson from Hobart, plus Gerald O'Shea from Skidmore. Surprised that the Liberty League Player of the Year, Ralph Temgoua was not named. Clarkson's Felix Llanos, who led the Liberty League in scoring also missed out. East Region and Atlantic Region only get 2 teams as the region has to have at least 40 teams to get a 3rd team named. All other regions get at least 3 teams. Hard to choose only 10 players from so many outstanding ones in the region.

A little surprised that Ithaca gets 2 players named with a 14-14 record. Would of thought Oswego State with their 26-3 D3 record would merit 2 players over the Bombers. Laker's Hayden Ward who averaged almost a double double for the season (15.7 ppg, 9.1 rpg) would have been my choice over a 2nd Ithaca player.

I thought the biggest surprise is that 6'4" forward John Coleman from Clarkson didn't get Rookie of the Year. Here are his stats: 13.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 82 assists, 35 turnovers, (for a 3.28 assist to turnover ratio), 17 blocks, and 38 steals. He scored 338 points, shot 64.1% from the field, had 182 rebounds, more than half (94) were on the offensive glass, and averaged 32 minutes a game.

Aaron Nevins is a 5'10" guard from Utica College who was named the Rookie of the Year. Here are his stats. 9.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 91 assists, 61 turnovers, (for a 1.50 assist to turnover ratio), zero blocks, 32 steals. He scored 224 points, shot 39.1% from the field, had 68 rebounds, and averaged 27 minutes a game. I would expect Coleman to be better at rebounding and blocking shots, since he is a forward, but he also was better in the areas that the smaller Nevins should have had the advantage. Coleman had almost as many assists, a much better assist to turnover ratio (more than twice as good) and also had more steals. Neither player was great from the free throw line as Coleman was 24x44 (57.1%) and Nevins was 54x94 (57.4%). Just think the numbers clearly favor Coleman who's team was 16-9 over Nevins who's team was 9-16.

Here's the East Region:

Men's All-East Region Team
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools.

Player of the Year: Chad Burridge, Sr., F, Oswego State
Coach of the Year: Mike Neer, Hobart
Rookie of the Year: Aaron Nevins, G, Utica

First team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown

G John DiBartolomeo Rochester Jr. Westport, Conn.

G Jake Simmons Buffalo State Jr. Rochester, N.Y.

F Chad Burridge Oswego State Sr. Hannibal, N.Y.

F Jared Suderley Hartwick So. Newport, N.Y.

C Andy Stein New York Univ. Sr. Bethlehem, Pa.

Second team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown

G Sean Rossi Ithaca Jr. Lake Hopatcong, N.J.

G Gerard O'Shea Skidmore Sr. West Sand Lake, N.Y.

G Stefan Thompson Hobart Jr. Syracuse, N.Y.

F Simon Smith Stevens Sr. Cranford, N.J.

F Matt Pebole Hobart Sr. Red Bank, N.J.

C Frank Mitchell Ithaca So. Hillsborough, N.J.

There was a tie for the final backcourt spot

If there was a Third team I would have the following players on it

F Hayden Ward Oswego State Jr.
F Chris Ryder Hartwick Sr.
F Kyheem Green Brockport State Sr.
G Ralph Temgoua St. Lawrence Sr.
G Felix Llanos Clarkson Sr.
G Sheldon Jones Stevens Jr.

Mike Neer returns to the Coaching ranks after a short absence and once again is the East Region's Coach of the Year.

Congratulations to all the Players for an outstanding year.

Here's the D3hoops link to every one of the All Region Teams:

http://d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2011-12/index

magicman · March 13, 2012, 06:41:06 PM

The NABC has released their All District Teams today and Chad Burridge of Oswego State was chosen as the East Region Player of the Year. Ralph Temgoua of St. Lawrence and Matt Pebole of Hobart were named to the First Team. Stefan Thompson of Hobart was chosen for the Second Team.

Jason Leone from Oswego State was chosen as the Coach of the Year.

Here's the complete East Region Teams:

EAST
First Team Second Team
*Chad Burridge, Oswego Mickey Davis, Morrisville State
John DiBartolomeo, Rochester Simon Smith, Stevens Institute of Technology
Matt Pebole, Hobart Andy Stein, NYU
Jake Simmons, Buffalo State Stefan Thompson, Hobart
Jared Suderley, Hartwick Hayden Ward, Oswego
Ralph Temgoua, St. Lawrence
Coach of the Year: Jason Leone, SUNY Oswego
*Denotes District Player of the Year

Here's a link for all the regional teams:

http://static.psbin.com/m/l/d7h8zkxpcmawe6/2012_NABC_Division_III_All-District_Teams_and_Coaches.pdf

magicman · March 17, 2012, 11:47:34 AM

The NABC has released their All American Teams. Liberty League POY, Ralph Temgoua of St. Lawrence, has been named to the 3rd team. SUNYAC POY Chad Burridge, was named to the 1st team and E8 POY Jared Suderley, was named to the 2nd team. Here's the complete list.

2012 NABC COACHES' DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

DaQuan Brooks, Western Connecticut, 5-10, Senior, Guard, Atlanta, Ga.
Chad Burridge, Oswego State, 6-7, Senior, Center, Hannibal, N.Y.
Chris Davis, UW-Whitewater, 6-6, Senior, Forward, Madison, Wis.
David Krombeen, Hope, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Grandville, Mich.
AJ Matthews, Farmingdale State, 7-0, Junior, Forward, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tim McCrary, Wheaton (Ill.), 6-6. Senior, Forward, Wilmette, Ill.
Georgio Milligan, Franklin and Marshall, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Spring Valley, N.Y.
DJ Woodmore, Virginia Wesleyan, 6-3, Sophomore, Guard, Virginia Beach, Va.

2012 NABC COACHES' DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM

Seth Anderson, Gustavus Adolphus, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Minnesota Lake, Minn.
Tim Brady, Ohio Wesleyan, 6-4, Senior, Forward, Dublin, Ohio
Lance Brown, William Paterson, 6-4, Junior, Guard/Forward, Teaneck, N.J.
Travis Clark, Lake Forest, 6-5, Senior, Post, Evanston, Ill.
Cory Lemons, Cabrini, 5-10, Senior, Guard, Wilmington, Del.
Ryan Sharry, Middlebury, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Braintree, Mass.
Jared Suderley, Hartwick, 6-6, Sophomore, Forward, Newport, N.Y.
Conley Taylor, Christopher Newport, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Newport News, Va.

2012 NABC COACHES' DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM

Ray Askew, Albertus Magnus, 6-6, Senior, Forward, Hamden, Conn.
Chris Blees, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 6-5, Graduate, Forward, Carmichael, Calif.
Winston Douglas, Medgar Evers, 6-4, Junior, Guard, Hempstead, N.Y.
Greg Ross, Centre, 6-4, Senior, Forward, Cincinnati, Ohio
Corey Shontz, John Carroll, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Andover, Ohio
Ethan Spurlin, Transylvania, 6-4, Junior, Forward, Stanford, Ky.
Ralph Temgoua, St. Lawrence, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Paris, France
Perry Wright, Widener, 6-3, Senior, Forward, Severn, Md.

with age came? · March 19, 2012, 12:58:23 AM

Well Lib league gets some love although Temgoua might have deserved a little more from the various places. Did manage to chose the National Champ in my bracket (the only finanl four team I got right and one of only two eilite 8 teams that I had). But UW Whitewater p[revailed so as awful as my bracket was it still gave me some pleasure that I managed at least a face saving final choice.

Pat Coleman · March 20, 2012, 12:28:22 AM

Temgoua wasn't nominated for our awards, so we couldn't do more.

SKYLINEBOY · June 05, 2012, 03:52:41 PM

Any recruiting news from this league? I heard Skidmore got some new talent and Vassar got some impact players too

OldDanny · October 23, 2012, 09:52:36 PM

I don't have much recruiting news to base this on, but it is time to get the predictions started. The LL lost some stars that have been fun to follow the past few years! That saying, there is talent back, and it is sure to make the season exciting to follow! Here are my preseason picks!
1. Hobart - surprise! They have to most proven talent back with 4 starters (3 full time starters) and loads of talent!
2. Union - If anyone can beat the Statesmen and win the LL, Union has the best chance.
3. Skidmore - They lost a ton of talent and quickness. Great program will keep them in the hunt all season.
4. St. Lawrence - I could see them 6th on my list, but they'll find a way in!
5. Vassar - I like them. They were young last year and finished strong winning 3 of 5 including two close games up north.
6. Clarkson - Easily could end up in the playoffs. My 4, 5, and 6 teams depend on how they come together as a team.
7. RIT
8. RPI
9. Bard

hopefan · October 24, 2012, 07:03:06 AM

Danny, not that I know anything about the LL when I'm way out here in St. Louis, but I have a VERY hard time thinking that veteran Coach Mike Griffin and the RPI Engineers will see a dip all the way to 8th place in conference.....I have much confidence that this will be at least a .500 team if not better...

with age came? · November 04, 2012, 12:26:13 AM

Agreed- Griffin always has RPI in the hunt. Think Clarkson may surprise a few this year. Only losing two seniors with good young talent. The biggest loss will be Llanos and his nearly 20 a game but the other impact senior (Coleman) actually will play as a grad student as he has eligibility. So they have 4 starters back from a pretty good team. (and I believe the younger Coleman was Rookie of the year). Am much more excited about their prospects after learning that the older Coleman was there for another year. Hobart will be the favorite I think but after them I think its a "dogfight" for 2,3,&4!

Raptors4Life · November 06, 2012, 12:02:02 AM

I'm sorry guys but none of you really know what your talking about. First of all, it's a toss up for the top 2 spots between Union and Hobart, Hobart has great talent at the top but Union is deeper and stacked 1-10. Both teams should make the NCAA tournament if all goes to plan.

After that Skidmore and Clarkson have the edge right now for the final two playoff spots. Skidmore has alot of young talent that hasn't been aloud to shine and will surprise many people this year. Clarkson has a solid team coming back and some great freshman.

After that, it is pretty much even between RPI, Vassar, RIT, St. Lawrence and my Raptors. If I had to put them in order it would be like this:

5. RPI - People will figure out their system more this year than last year so they could easily fall.
6. Bard - Great freshman class will be one year older, very strong front line.
7. Vassar - Similar to Bard, had great freshman class last year, although leading scorer Mrlik is not on the roster
8. St. Lawrence - Graduated alot of talent and didn't bring much in
9. RIT - Graduated top 2 scorers, didn't seem to bring in much

magicman · November 07, 2012, 02:57:43 AM

Had a chance to see Union play against Plattsburgh State in a scrimmage over the past weekend. Union returns 8 of their top 9 players from last year's 4th place team. I expected a close game but Plattsburgh outplayed the Dutchmen by a fairly comfortable margin. I know Plattsburgh is better than they were last year but was a bit disappointed by the Union effort in the scrimmage. I'm sure Coach Montana wasn't too pleased by what he witnessed either. Definitely a lot of potential for this team but they didn't have a good day shooting the rock and were outrebounded at both ends of the floor. Defensively they were lacking as Plattsburgh had a lot of inside baskets, a number of them coming off offensive rebounds. Cardinals held the Dutchmen to under 40 points combined for the 1st two 20 minutes sessions.

Keven Donohue is Union's go to guy and will certainly be a handful for any team to contain. The big guy is going to get his points and rebounds and should be an All League 1st team selection come the end of the year. Keith Callies also looked good and exhibited a nice shooting touch. These were the only Union players that scored in double figures as no other Dutchman had more than 6 points. Two freshman that could provide some valuable minutes were 6'2" guard Zack Restifo, who buried a couple of nice 3 pointers, and 6'5" forward Ray Bethel.

If Union is going to challenge for the conference title this year then they will need to improve considerably off the effort I witnessed over the weekend. I think they will improve, the question is how much? I suppose it's possible that Plattsburgh State is just a real good team and simply outclassed the Dutchmen, but last year these two teams played each other on fairly even terms. Their 1st three games will be interesting as they take on Hartwick, Hamilton and either NYU or Utica College (I'm guessing Utica College will be their 3rd game in the loser's bracket of Hamilton's tournament). I can see them being 1-2 or 0-3 to open up the season, but I hope I'm wrong. I enjoyed my conversation with Coach Montana before the scrimmage and will certainly be rooting for the Dutchmen to have a good year.

Raptors4Life · November 17, 2012, 11:16:55 AM

Really surprised to see some of the starters for Hobart in their loss. Gibbons only played 8 minutes, wonder if he is coming off an injury or something like that. Hobart seems to be relatively shallow this year. St. Lawrence also opens up with a loss to Mt. St. Marys, not a great start for the liberty league. Vassar wins against a weak polytechnic team and Clarkson opens up with a solid win.

airball55 · November 17, 2012, 07:28:02 PM

Bard...6th?? The Raptors knocked off the mighty College of the Pharmacy (thought that was an all girl school) the other night by 5. I am all for new teams making a jump in the standings, but, to pick a fledgling program like this over St. Lawrence, R.I.T., etc... is a bit aggressive. I will give you Vassar, they are traditionally a bottom feeder. Most people on here try to pick with the minds, not their hearts. I don't really follow this league to closely but lets not get to giddy yet with a 6th place finish which would require at least 5 wins in the league. With that said, it would be a nice story if the Raptors made a nice run..but let's beat someone other than the Brewers first.

OldDanny · November 18, 2012, 08:23:24 AM

Hobart came out of the weekend 1 and 1 after they beat Messiah in the consolation game. The opening loss was to Dickinson by three after the Statesmen had a double digit lead early in the second half. Dickinson's big man went off for 34. Gibbons and Davis are both nursing ankle injuries. Thompson and Bonney played well, and Hobart actually showed more depth than I thought they could with the two bigger guards hobbled a bit.