MBB: Little East

[7express]

The website had him as a junior last year.  Is the website wrong and he really was a senior or just chose not to play this year??

[Pat Coleman]

  With the new rule that all games count in the primary criteria as long as at least 70% of the schedule is in region, the in-region record may have been superseded. We need to have the NCAA handbook experts let us know if in-region record is important this season.

After looking at the fall handbooks, they mention Division III strength of schedule and do not list regional strength of schedule at all.

All Division III games count in the primary criteria, just to make sure to clarify.

[amh63]

7Express...just got around to reading your preview...nice piece of work!  Hope you are well.  Now if we can just get WCSU on the Amherst schedule  .  Amherst to date has not posted the teams for their early tourney.  Seems no one wants to play Amherst early in the season.

[7express]

I think since we're pretty much in the Atlantic region, we tend to lean towards those schools more than Amhersts/Middlebury's/Williams, but I definitely would like to see them on the schedule.  Our schedule is a joke this year.  Even playing a middle tier team like Tufts along with Bowdoin would really boost that schedule.

[LECFAN32]

Coaches took an educated guess at what they would have and based off of last years performances of key returnees, its ok. Mediocre out of league schedule is different when their coming off of a bad season and you have a buzz saw for a legue to play in as is the case in the lec every couple of years. Building up confidence with some out of conference wins is a good thing. This team (unless there are transfers I'm un aware of) will not be a team looking for an at large, so why not rebound with a decent record?

[wcsu91]

Hey 7 or LEC32  just curious if you have heard any news on WCSU roster as far as any new promising incoming freshmen or transfers and who is returning from last years team? I know 7   had mentioned a while back about  a freshmen who had potential to be another D.Brooks.   Looks like RIC loaded up big again.  Appreciate the input.

[7express]

Apparently, Western is hosting a "midnight madness" event on November 14.  Just heard the rounds from that on twitter, nothing official on the website though, probably because their still doing rounds on Octavias McKoy, and for good reason too.
RIC is holding their "anchor madness" at 8 PM this Wednesday in the Murray center.

[7express]

Hey 7 or LEC32  just curious if you have heard any news on WCSU roster as far as any new promising incoming freshmen or transfers and who is returning from last years team? I know 7   had mentioned a while back about  a freshmen who had potential to be another D.Brooks.   Looks like RIC loaded up big again.  Appreciate the input.

No idea.  And since I coach, I'm not gonna be at the opening weekend.   Normally LECFan knows the roster before I do anyways.

[7express]

Western's first scrimmage is @ Johnson & Wales tomorrow.  Can't make it as I have to drive my mom to the train station and then take my dog to the vet, but if I can find out anything on it, I'll post it.

[ECSUalum]

new ECSU athletics web site location:
http://gowarriorathletics.com/landing/index

The new site has nice set of photos, (bird's eye views of outdoor facilities), of athletic facilities, which they never had before!!

[LECFAN32]

Think that comparison between Starks and brooks was wishful thinking, he had a decent year and had promise t hat level but its hard to judge how he would have done on even a .500 sud. Seems like well see a more Workman like group this season. Not always a bad thing, I know they didn't recruit at all down by me. Once I see a roster I will usually recognize a name or two from my travels.

[ECSUalum]

ECSU 2013/14 roster is out.  Looks like Coach Geitner recruited some size in this year's freshman class. I wil attempt to find out a bit more on the newcomers.

http://gowarriorathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/roster

[ECSUalum]

6'4" Fr forward Hugh Lindo:  Part of Enfield BB 2011/12 NCCC Regular Season Champions and the NCCC Tournament Season Champions for three consecutive seasons.  Enfield was ranked number one in Class M and ended up with a record of 25-1.   
Lindo, together with, now ECSU teammate Trachone Preston, were All Conference Team players and All Hartford Courant players.  Hugh Lindo was all Tournament and awarded the NCCC MVP award.

From 7-13-2013 Citizen News: Best of 2012-13 high school sports: Top 10 senior athletes
6'5" Fr Forward -Brandon Kuczenski (Naugatuck football, basketball): Trying to find a stronger NVL athlete on the gridiron or the hardwood than Kuczenski would have been an impossible task this year. Kuczenski returned to football for the first time since his freshman year and made a massive impact for the Greyhounds as an All-NVL tight end and linebacker. He was also plenty reliable on the basketball court, posting several double-doubles in helping Naugy reach the postseason.

6'4" Fr Forward Alex Borofsky From the Southington Observer-  Alexander the Great; Borofsky commits to hoops at Eastern:
http://southingtonobserver.com/2013/04/08/alexander-the-greatborofsky-commits-to-hoops-at-eastern/ 

[7express]

Who wants to take bets on what comes out first??  The LEC preseason predictions or the Western Connecticut 2013-14 basketball roster.  As of 3:55 PM Monday neither are out, and the start of the season is about 96 hours away.  I'll say the WCSU roster comes out first

[ECSUalum]

Who wants to take bets on what comes out first??  The LEC preseason predictions or the Western Connecticut 2013-14 basketball roster.  As of 3:55 PM Monday neither are out, and the start of the season is about 96 hours away.  I'll say the WCSU roster comes out first

Western Connecticut Roster