MBB: Little East

ECSUalum · May 09, 2012, 08:48:34 PM

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Nice analysis on LEC based on what you see now. RIC will pick up some transfer which will help them reload. I think Coach geitner has domne a good job recruiting over the last 3-4 yrs, and I agree WCSU will be severly weakened. I would reverse RIC with Keene, otherwise I think you have it right at this point in time.

LECFAN32 · May 10, 2012, 11:47:52 PM

woudlnt be so quick to dismiss western this early, and to say brooks made other then him better because of 1 pass also questionable.. words from campbells mouth that next year will be "back to business as usual" which equals tough defense and a disciplinse, well balanced yet agressive offense ( 11 ncaa tourney appearances to show for it) with a couple scholarship level guys who are not distractions helping to lead the way, along with returnees who should take a big step foroward like bridtter, mobilio who will be productive, the return of russel payton, and the posible return of mike jensen. plenty of fire power there from my point of view, especially with ric losing their 2 best players by a mile, and eastern losing a core that made history for a program that wasnt known for winning.

ECSUalum · July 15, 2012, 11:16:30 AM

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. - Eastern Connecticut State University senior forward Jamie Kohn (Columbia) and junior point guard Joe Ives (Avon) represent Eastern Connecticut State University on the 2011/12 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court.

A total of 469 men's basketball players representing 203 Division I, II, III and NAIA institutions were recognized on the Honors Court for excellence in the classroom. Candidates must have reached junior status and have compiled a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average through the spring semester.

Kohn and Ives were the only players to qualify from the Little East Conference.

full article: http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/mt-static/athletics/2012/07/m-basketball-nabc-recognizes-two.html

Congrats to Jamie and Joe!!

7express · July 26, 2012, 04:33:20 PM

Hope everyones had a good summer so far. Digging around the West Conn schedule from last season I was able to locate a few Western games for this coming season. As usually, when schools post the full schedule (should be no later then September 20) I'll post them here. Here's what I could find for Western:

Albertus Magnus at home November 20
@ Trinity Nov 28
@ USM Dec 8 (thank god we do that early this year the last 3 years have been in mid to late January)
home vs. Plymouth Jan 12
home vs. USM Jan 26
@ Plymouth Feb 16 (definitely NOT looking forward to this one. That school could be even further away then USM is and that's right in the middle of the winter).

7express · August 21, 2012, 02:46:51 AM

Keene's full schedule:http://keeneowls.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/schedule

Interesting. I think that first game up at Husson could be a slip up game. Maine team's are notoriously tough at home and that's a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG trip up there to Bangor, Maine, especially where they are given their location in Southwestern New Hampshire. Then they have WPI, Elms and Springfield before their first conference game, all tough opponents (could add an opponent or 2/tournament later in the next couple weeks). If the conference wants to get to them, they better get them early as 4 of their first 6 LEC games are on the road, meaning 5 of the final 8 are at home.

LECFAN32 · September 02, 2012, 02:32:20 AM

Keene hasnt lost in that tourney in quite some time.. husson had a good run a for a couple years, but since have graduated that level of talent (relative to the league anyway) so I dont imagine keene having much of an issue unless colbert subs to often (which is all the time) and plays down to the opponent..same goes for elms, who had a great run for 4 or 5 years in a noncompetitve league, but seems to have come back down to earth as some of the other teams like becker have improved, the blazers usually struggle against teams with more size.. keene should coast there as well as not many d-3 teams outside of the nescac can match their athletes and front line.

wpi returning alot from a young but talented team will be a very tough game, once again arent anywhere near as athletic but they will be big and skilled. springfield alwayys plays keene tough as they are very disciplined offensively and run the flex offense to perfection, keene teams are notorious for losing their edge defensively late in the possession, which in that offense leads to open curls and elbow jumpers. look for that to go down to the wire. overall wright and martin are one of the 1-2 punches talent wise in the region and maybe the country, martin is a efficient shotmaker and taker, HUGE in the fact that it allows the other talented players on the floor to get theirs as well as opposed to standing around and watching. wright is simply put a talent that you NEVER see at the 2-3 level, was listed as a top 100 recruit by some publications, hopefully he gets the touches he deserves so he can flourish.

Western news- outside of their usual over recruiting (year after year, if half of them stick it was a huge success), the story is transfers as this team will be very competitve despite what they lost. Laporte and groski, both transfers from central and southern respectively are quality starters and will contribute right away. joining them will be pg dom. harrison a lightning quick pg from danbury who has come home from southern with 3 years of eligibility remaining. loves to get to the rim and can do so while taking contact as well as create oppurtunities for teammates, this will be a balanced team who will attack from all angles. mike jensen is also a possibility to return, pending a housing situation, thats a huge component as he spreads the floor like few guys do in the league, excited for the possibilities with this team. could very well be their 3rd ncaa tourney team in a row, and their 13th in program history.

7express · September 06, 2012, 04:23:17 PM

Saw Shawn Mobillio and Nicole Eanniello (women's player) on campus last week, and both are excited about the upcoming season. According to Shawn, were gonna have Russel Payton back this year (suspended/didn't play all of last year), should have a full season of Jengodji "Spud" Gates, and as LEC fan pointed out earlier, as well as Michael Jenson depending on the housing. You can't replace DaQuan Brooks with just 1 player, but having Payton & Gates for a full season, as well as Jenson spreading the floor on the offense this could very well be an NCAA tournament team.

7express · September 13, 2012, 11:41:45 AM

Boston's schedule: http://www.beaconsathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/schedule
Seems weird: first 4 on the road (the Plymouth game listed on Jan 8 is listed as a home contest, but it's listed as a road game on the women's schedule), last 2 on the road, and 6 straight at home between January and February. That just doesn't seem right to me, and probably gets switched sometime later.

7express · September 18, 2012, 07:18:42 PM

DaQuan Brooks will be having a tryout with the Boston Celtics on Saturday, September 22.

ECSUalum · September 19, 2012, 08:36:49 PM

Good Luck to DaQuan Brooks in his tryouts with the Celtics. He brought a LOT of excitement to LEC, and New England/Regional D-III hoops.

7express · September 20, 2012, 03:45:04 PM

This "looks" like Western's schedule and I put "looks" in quotations because I got it from d3hoops since it's still unlisted on the school website. Looks like we'll be hosting a tournament right around Thanksgiving again. When the school posts the schedule I will let you know:
http://d3hoops.com/teams/Western_Connecticut/Men/2012-13/index

7express · September 22, 2012, 09:38:44 PM

DaQuan's tryout went well and made the team. It was the D League, but he will be playing professionally this year like I knew he would, and 1 step closer to the NBA level. Lamonte Thomas of JWU also tried out with him, he didn't make it, but he's looking to get the D league draft.

ECSUalum · September 23, 2012, 04:19:34 PM

Congrats to Mr Brooks, Best of Luck in his professional career!!

7express · September 25, 2012, 12:18:35 AM

According to the schedule posted above looks like our season is gonna be starting where last season ended....Lancaster, PA at F&M's tournament. Yikes! Couldn't find somewhere closer??

ECSUalum · September 27, 2012, 06:02:49 PM

Saw this weeks installment and Brent Pelella, (a So. pitcher on the Eastern Baseball Team) really did a very good job commenting on Eastern, UConn, MLB, NBA and other sports. In addition, Nick gave updates on ECSU baseball, basketball and other M/W sports, not in season which is interesting. For example, Coach Holowaty apparently has recruited one of Keene State's catchers back to ECSU and apparently has has a VG recruiting year, however, no details. Nick also commented that the ECSU basketball team has recruited some post players, based on a converstion with Coach Geitner, but unfortunately, but again, gave no specifics.

See ECSU athletics article re EASTERN ATHLETICS WEEKLY below:

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- The third installment of Eastern Athletics Weekly is scheduled to be webcast live on LittleEast.tv Friday (Sept 28) morning at 11 a.m., originating from the Eastern Connecticut State University Sports Center.

The hour-long sports show - hosted by students Nick Aconfora, Sean Harrison, Nick Minutelli, and Brent Pelella - examines Eastern intercollegiate sports, as well as Division I, (ie UConn), and professional sports. Viewers will also be eligible to win official Eastern athletics apparel by answering trivia questions which deal with Eastern athletics.