MBB: Liberty League

[d3d3d3]

LL Semifinals
#1 Skidmore 82, #4 Vassar 71
#3 St. Lawrence 91, Union 85

Final - Saturday
#3 St. Lawrence at #1 Skidmore

[magicman]

I think the top 2 of Skidmore and SLU, are probably correct. Not sure I would have Vassar bringing up the rear. I think they might finish higher than a couple of teams listed in front of them. I watched them play Friday night against New Paltz and they could have won that game with a little luck. They gave up an 11 point lead with 16 minutes left to play when New Paltz went on a 17-2 run. The Brewers were down 68-58 with 5:30 left and ended up losing 70-68 and had a chance to win it with a 3 pointer twice in the final 30 seconds. They could surprise a few teams.
The 3rd through 7th spots are fairly interchangeable and will really depend on how well the teams come together with all the young faces in the League this year.

This is my post from November 14th. I think it was pretty close to describing what took place in the Liberty League this season. The only reason the race for the top seed was so close was due to Skidmore losing Aldin Medunjanin in the 4th game of the season. With him in the lineup the Thoroughbreds would have won this  league going away. They could very well have went 16-0 in conference play and most likely no worse than a 14-2 mark.   

[d3d3d3]

That is incredible.

[with age came?]

d3 cubed...you will come to know that they call him the "magicman" for a reason!!   The man is incredible in this arena and in many others as well!!  Think this 1 bid league may surprise some people in the big dance!!  Especially if the dance card is filed with Skidmore!!  Have to root for them and the Clarkson women!!

[stlawus]

Unbelievably bad officiating performance for the LL men's final.  Ignore my username, but that was absolutely horrific.  I think the Liberty League should devote all summer to teaching officials what a player control foul is.

[magicman]

I'm asking all the people that visit this board to take the time to help get the East Region another player in the All Star game that takes place during the Final Four weekend in Salem Virginia. Go to this link and cast your ballot for Kyle Richardson from Plattsburgh State:

  http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2016/03/nabc-all-star-voting

You may have to click the refresh button if the vote totals already show up. So if they are showing a percentage for each player click refresh. 

You can vote once for each browser you have, so if you have 2 computers vote on each of them. We can only vote from now until noon on Wednesday, soDON'T wait and DO spread the news to your friends.
We need all the help we can muster to get Kyle to Virginia.

You don't have to be a registered user of the D3hoops website. Just pull up the page go to the link and cast your ballot. So get your wives, girl friends, mistresses, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and every friend you have, or ever did have, to jump online and vote as well. Kyle will need all the help he can get because the other regions have more schools than our region does.

Thanks for your help.  

[gordonmann]

This is a quiet board, but just in case anyone is lurking, we have all the Liberty League men's and women's basketball schedules posted for next season except for Union. If you click on the team pages, they will still default to last season for a little while. But you can get next season's schedules by switching the dates at the end of the URL.

http://d3hoops.com/teams/Skidmore/Men/2016-17/index
http://d3hoops.com/teams/Clarkson/Women/2016-17/index

[d3d3d3]

So who is going to challenge Skidmore this year? They've got a lot coming back, including Medunjanin and Rupkus ... the LL schedule is a grind but who are the challengers for the crown?

[magicman]

St. Lawrence returns most of their talent from last year. I expect they will be the top challenger for Skidmore's crown but the Thoroughbreds will, in all likelihood, barring injuries, finish in the top spot once again.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Believe it not, the 2016-17 basketball season is just days away. But the season can't start without Hoopsville hitting the air!

Tune in tonight starting at 7pm as Dave talks to the two preseason numbers one teams, finds out how the offseason went for the two defending national championships, and touches bases with the men's and women's basketball committee chairs.

Guests include:
- Kevin Vande Streek, men's basketball committee chair and head coach for Calvin
- Bobbi Morgan, women's basketball committee chair and head coach for Haverford
- John Tauer, head coach for No. 10 St. Thomas men
- Dave Hixon, head coach for No. 1 Amherst men
- Jeff Hans, head coach for No. 4 Thomas More women
- Carla Berube, head coach for No. 1 Tufts women

You can watch the show here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2016-17/nov13

You can also tune into the podcast(s) after the show has aired:
SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/hoopsville
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hoopsville/id1059517087

Don't forget you can always interact with us:
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[d3d3d3]

2016-17 LIBERTY LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL

1. Skidmore, 64 (8)
2. St. Lawrence, 55 (1)
3. Hobart, 48
4. Union, 45
5. RIT, 37
6. RPI, 24
7. Vassar, 22
8, Clarkson, 17
9. Bard, 12

(First-place votes are in parentheses)

[ucaafan]

Some familiar names missing from a few LL rosters including Mosley at Bard and 6'10 Grinde of Vassar. Is it due to transfers, injuries, etc?

[d3d3d3]

Bard's Mosley transferred to Cabrini. Vassar's Grinde blew out his knee and is a student assistant coach this season.

[ucaafan]

Thank you D3 cubed!

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Hoopsville returns to the air tonight - shortly - at 7pm ET! Join us as Dave McHugh takes a look at yet another crazy start to the Division III basketball season especially on the men's side. Dave will also bring back interviews conducted at this year's #Hoopsville Classic. There will also be plenty of time to answer your questions, so join us!

Guests include (recorded at Hoopsville Classic):
- Josh Merkel, Randolph-Macon men's coach
- Joe Burke, Skidmore men's coach
- Rick Ferry, Albright men's coach

Show hits the air at 7:00 PM ET here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2016-17/nov27 #d3h.

You can also tune into the podcast(s) after the show has aired:
SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/hoopsville
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hoopsville/id1059517087

Don't forget you can always interact with us:
Website: www.d3hoopsville.com
Twitter: @d3hoopsville or #Hoopsville
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hoopsville
Email: hoopsville@d3hoops.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/d3hoopsville