MBB: Little East

[ECSUalum]

ECSUalum....Merry Christmass to you too!   Season Greetings to everyone here.

Hope the "wounded Warriors" are at full speed when ECSUs show up in LeFrak on the 5th of Jan.
Believe it is the first home game for the Amherst MBB after road trip games down South.  Your Warriors cannot be overlooked, period.  Two conference matches follow on the weekend

Hope so amh63!  Happy New Year to all

[ECSUalum]

Shout out to 6'11"David Canny yesterday scoring career high 13 pts, 2 blocks, 5 rebounds, in 22 min to help in 80-56 win over Plymouth St. Bench was outstanding in the win!!!  24 points for T Brown and double/double 15/11 for Hugh Lindo.  Keene and WCSU also lose so the Warriors on top of LEC early!
Plymouith stayed and maybe even outplayed Eastern first half, second half a blow-out

[AllStar]

Wednesday:

Eastern Connecticut 80, UMass Dartmouth 72
Western Connecticut 89, Keene State 80
Southern Maine 60, Rhode Island College 58
Plymouth State 70, UMass Boston 59

At this point, I'd say Eastern is clearly the favorite...though UMD did give them a battle to the end.  Plymouth is right behind ECSU, though the Warriors just pounded them in Plymouth.  Western is also 3-1.  Still, it seems like a whole pile of mediocrity or worse, especially after the teams I just mentioned.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Each and every week there are games that will surprise. Each and every season there are programs that will surprise. This season there may be more than the rest.

Tonight on Hoopsville, Dave returns from the NCAA Convention in San Antonio where he got more than a taste of Texas basketball. Plus, there are a few teams making a statement in their conferences and it's time to shine a light on their success.

Dave also got a chance while at the NCAA Convention to talk to the parents of one of the more influencial student-athletes the NCAA has seen. Brent and Lisa Hill talk about the legacy left by their daughter Lauren and the recognition she got from the NCAA.

You can watch the show starting at 7pm ET tonight right here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan17

Guests include (in order):
- Janson Hightower, Southwestern men's coach
- Cameron Hill, No. 17 Trinity (Texas) women's coach
- Jessica Ott, Milwaukee Engineering women's coach - WBCA Center Court
- Bill Geitner, Eastern Connecticut's men's coach
- Steven Schulman, Lehman's men's coach
- Bill and Lisa Hill, Lauren Hill's parents

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

And don't forget you can always interact with us:
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[ECSUalum]

Each and every week there are games that will surprise. Each and every season there are programs that will surprise. This season there may be more than the rest.

Tonight on Hoopsville, Dave returns from the NCAA Convention in San Antonio where he got more than a taste of Texas basketball. Plus, there are a few teams making a statement in their conferences and it's time to shine a light on their success.

Dave also got a chance while at the NCAA Convention to talk to the parents of one of the more influencial student-athletes the NCAA has seen. Brent and Lisa Hill talk about the legacy left by their daughter Lauren and the recognition she got from the NCAA.

You can watch the show starting at 7pm ET tonight right here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan17

Guests include (in order):
- Janson Hightower, Southwestern men's coach
- Cameron Hill, No. 17 Trinity (Texas) women's coach
- Jessica Ott, Milwaukee Engineering women's coach - WBCA Center Court
- Bill Geitner, Eastern Connecticut's men's coach
- Steven Schulman, Lehman's men's coach
- Bill and Lisa Hill, Lauren Hill's parents

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

And 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

Dave, Great job as always with tonight's Hoopsville broadcast especially because, 1) you managed through technical difficulties, and 2) your interviews tonight, especially your interview with ECSU Coach Bill Geitner. 
I think the Warriors, (w/o jinxing them), have a shot at going undefeated in the LEC, but as Coach Geitner said the Warriors have to play their D and get balanced double digit scoring from, Brown, Preston, Lindo, and  especially Kevin Lumeune!  They give up about 64 ppg and score about 73ppg, an the offence clicks based on the offensive abilities of the aforementioned starters!

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Thank you for the kind words... though, I fear the technical difficulties may have caused further problems after that interview. I will learn more tomorrow.

[warriorcat]

Offensive show in Dartmouth this afternoon.  Keene 89  UMD 86 I did not have video until the last three minutes.  Live Stats just does not cut it.

Interesting note  - Rezendes  3 pts in the 1st half  18 pts in the second
                              Stichell 0 pts in the first half 16 in the second including 4-5 on threes

I am not sure what happened to Nick Portelance.  He only played 10 minutes all in the first half.

Keene got big games from Matt Ozzella (23 pts 11 rebs) and Jaquel Edwards (14 pts and 10 rebs) in place of Nate Howard who missed today's game with a shoulder injury. 

[ECSUalum]

I don't think I have watched two more pathetic basketball games this afternoon than the Eastern Connecticut men's and women's games vs RIC !!!  What a colossal waste of time.

[amh63]

Feel your pain, my friend.   Guess, Amherst will have to watch out for RIC next week in LeFrak.  Sure Amherst coaches will have to run some hard practices early in the week.

[7express]

So is USM really as good as their record states they are or are they the product of a terrible league for the 4th straight year??

[7express]

I'm hopefully going to get up to Western for the 2nd half (or at least the last 10 minutes) of the game against Conn College this evening.  Hopefully class in Cheshire gets out by 8:30 and can race down 84 to Danbury.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

For the third consecutive year, Hoopsville will air for 12 hours as the regular season enters the final four weeks. Dave McHugh will chat with coaches, administrators, student-athletes, and others involved in Division III basketball from around the country. Other guests will include those who have Division III roots or appreciate the division and the game along with the student-athletes who play the sport.

Hoopsville will air from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (and maybe later) on Thursday, February 4 live from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can see what guests are scheduled, get more information, and watch the show here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/feb4

You can also read the press release about the show: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/hoopsville-marathon-2016

Here is the guest list as we speak. All times are Eastern and subject to change. Additional guests to be added if and when necessary:


   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Time	Guest	School
10:15am	Connie Tilley	St. Norbert (WBB) - WBCA Center Court
10:40am	Jamie Purdy	Peidmont (WBB)
11:00am	Keri Carollo	UW-Whitewater (WBB) - Nat'l Committee Chair
11:20am	Brent Pollari	Saint Mary's (Minn.) (WBB)
11:40am	Kent Madsen	No. 21 Wheaton (Ill.) (WBB)
12:00pm	Russell Loyd	Rose-Hulman (MBB)
12:20pm	Kevin Broderick	Nazareth (MBB)
12:40pm	Justin Scott	Arcadia (MBB)
1:00pm	Sam Hargraves	No. 12 Alma (MBB)
1:20pm	Lenny Reich	Mount Union (SID)
1:40pm	Maureen Webster	Clarkson (WBB)
2:00pm	Betsy Witman	York (Pa.) (WBB)
2:20pm	Sara Lee	Denison (WBB)
2:40pm	Klay Kneuppel	Wisconsin Lutheran (MBB)
3:00pm	Brian Van Haaften	Buena Vista (MBB) - Nat'l Committee Chair
3:30pm	Sydney Moss	No. 1 Thomas More (WBB)
3:45pm	Aaron Rousell	Bucknell (WBB) - former Chicago coach
4:00pm	Tim Shanahan	Staten Island (WBB)
4:20	Pat Cunningham	Trinity (Texas) (MBB) - NABC Coach's Corner
4:50pm	Bubba Smith	Sewanee (MBB)
5:15pm	Ben Strong	Former Guilford All-American
5:30pm	Kevin Connors	ESPN SportsCenter Anchor - Ithaca alumnus
6:00pm	Kristen Dowling	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (WBB)
6:20pm	Allison Coleman	Sage (WBB)
6:40pm	Landry Kosmalski	Swarthmore (MBB)
7:00pm	Dave Niland	No. 23 Penn State-Behrend (MBB)
7:20pm	Aaron Galletta	Lasell (MBB)
7:40pm	John Baron	Gwynedd-Mercy (MBB)
8:00pm
8:20pm
8:40pm	Melissa Hodgdon	Wheaton (Mass.) (WBB)
9:00pm	G.P. Gromacki	No. 2 Amherst (WBB)
9:20pm	James Wagner
9:40pm	HAPPY HOUR	Free-for-all of calls, tweets, and fun!

We hope to get at least the full show on a podcast, or several podcast, during the on Friday. You can find it here:
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
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And a reminder the Hoopsville Fundraising Project has begun yet again. Please consider helping us cover Division III basketball the way it deserves to be covered. If you can not donate, please don't worry about - we understand. At least share the campaign with anyone you think might be interested: http://igg.me/at/hoopsville-fundraiser/x/6029509

Also, if you know any advertisers interested in promoting their company or products on the show, send them our way: hoopsville@d3hoops.com

Thanks!

[amh63]

Well, 7express...see WesternConn beat Conn last night.  Both teams seem to be up and down.  Conn College dug themselves int a hole...and could not catch WCSU in Danbury. 
Looked forward to seeing the matchup.....However, the posted 7:30 game....on D3hoops started at 7PM!  Then, as hard as I tried,could not get  video...so had to go to stats.  Guess it was not my night :' .
Anyway....not your fault...but interested to hear your comments if you were at the game. Starks seemed to be the primary cause in the Camels' downfall.

[7express]

Hey amh....I was at the game......only I was only able to see the last 13.2 seconds of it  .  I got there around 9 (I have a Wednesday coaching class in Cheshire which got out around 8:15 last night) and was wondering why there were only 13.2 seconds left in the game that I thought had started at 7:30.  Had I known it started at 7 I would've gone straight home instead.  Figured if I got on 84 in Cheshire by 8:25 which I did, I could get to Western by 9 (which I did) and could catch the last 10 minutes.  So sorry Amh I cannot answer that question about Starks being the Camels downfall 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Regional Rankings: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/2016/02/10/first-2016-regional-rankings-released-today/