MBB: Little East

[Hugenerd]

I havent seen a box score.  There were 13-14 guys on each team (there was supposed to be 15 but everyone wasnt there, I think UMD's Shelton was one of them), so everyone only played about ~13-14 minutes, I dont think anyone put up real big numbers, even though there was a lot of points scored.  Please post it if you find a box score.

[high flyer 21]

Antone Gray and Mason Choice from RIC were chosen to play on a New England All-Star Team this summer.  They will be taking a 10 day trip to Europe and play professional teams from Italy and Greece.

[ECSUalum]

Below article was published last March, I only came across it today, however, it is a nice article on Rhode Island College, in particular, and, in general, on Division-III basketball. (ie at the small state college/university level).

http://www.projo.com/sports/billreynolds/bill_reynolds_rhode_island_colle_03-11-10_5OH_v2.2bc9bc6.html

[warrior]

I know I'm jumping the gun here, but who does everyone like for Little East Men's Basketball this year?  Anyone know about the recruiting class? Academic ineligible? Injuries?  Little East preseason poll comes out around Nov. 15th.  I can't wait that long!!!!!

[ECSUalum]

LEC preseason poll, My version:

1 - Rhode Island College
2 - WCSU
3 - ECSU
4 - UMass Dartmouth
5 - Keene St
6 - Plymouth St
7 - UMass Boston
8 - USM

Can't remark on new recruits, however, I do know Eastern lost Edwin Ortiz, one of thier top scorers and one of best  Free throw shooters in the LEC.  Returning Eastern starters are 6-5 Jr F Jamie Kohn, rebound leader in LEC,  6-1 Jr G Nick Nedwick, leading scorer and assist man, 5-11 Sr G Courtney Simmons who played hurt most of last season who we have not seen the best of yet, 6-3 Sr F Bill Roveto one of the best defensive players in the  LEC and both 6-5 Centers Jr/Sr Jeremy Thompson and Broderick Sawyer respectively.  6-4 So Mike Garrow is a very good player and will get significant playing time as will 6-1  So G  Joe Ives and 6-3 F Jordan Levy.

Coach Walsh at RIC always comes up with excellent players to back fill grad. seniors as does Coach Campbell at WCSU. RIC and UMass Dart. have had most success in NCAA post season play.   I predict Keene St could surprise everyone as they always recruit well.

[Hugenerd]

In recruiting news, the son of MIT Coach Larry Anderson, Paul, will be a freshman playing for UMass Boston this year.

[warrior]

Thank you ECSUAlum for replying so quickly!  I was starting to get withdrawal symptoms waiting for the season to begin!  Now we need the other teams to weigh in! Regarding your picks, obviously those are pretty much the way the league finished up and the way things are expected to go this year, but ..... if we can find a way to hold a lead vs. RIC and score vs. Western's pressure .... I like our chances!  Regarding returners, Courtney will not be playing this year (I think it was a mutual decision), but all the others you mentioned are indeed back.  They also picked up some interesting freshmen guards, but, of course, only time will tell how much they will contribute.  On another note, being new to this blog, I was wondering how you knew there was a post.  Is there a setting to click for email notification or did you just happen to log on today?

[warrior]

Please disregard the frown face 
As I said before, I'm new at this and I guess I shouldn't have typed multiple question marks!

[ECSUalum]

Please disregard the frown face 
As I said before, I'm new at this and I guess I shouldn't have typed multiple question marks!

Hello warrior,

Welcome to the D3boards.com web site.  I have been posting on these boards, ( Baseball, soccer, basketball, other) for a while, so I sign in frequently and read everyones comments.  You have some extremely knowledgeable posters on all treads here and the group that runs D3sports.com/D3boards.com are fantastic, ( Pat Coleman, Jim Dixon et al).

Thanks for the heads up on Courtney Simmons, to bad about him not returning.
I really think Coach Geitner has assembled some excellent players over the last couple of years and  the 2010/2011 season should be a good one for ECSU.  Also nice to see the boys heading to SoCal this season, should boost  the excitement for the up coming season.

Note, after you post a certain number of messages, (I never can remember if it is 50 or 100  ),you can give posters positive karma (applaud) or - karma ( smite).  Here is a + 1 Karma to get you started and for your recent posts.

[ECSUalum]

In recruiting news, the son of MIT Coach Larry Anderson, Paul, will be a freshman playing for UMass Boston this year.

Huge,

Thanks for this info re Coach Anderson's son playing at UMB.  What position will he be playing, and will he be an impact player this season or in the future??

Good Luck to MIT for upcoming season. 

ECSU goes to SoCal to play Cal Tech, and Claremont-McKenna College this year.

[Hugenerd]

He is a guard:

http://www.beaconsathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/anderson_paul00.html

I have never been to any of his high school games, so I cant give any first hand accounts, but from what I hear he is a solid player.  I also dont know much of the rest of the UMB squad, so I can't really comment on whether he will be an impact player this year. 

UMB plays at MIT on December 7, which should be an interesting game to watch.

[warrior]

Thanks ECSUalum for the nice welcome AND the karma point.  (I can only hope to one day reach 41 or 52 like HUGENERD!)  I agree, the California trip is exciting.  I can't wait for the season to begin.  Scrimmages start for everyone this weekend! (ECSU vs. ROGER WILLIAMS) 

[warrior]

I just noticed, Antoine Gray does not appear on RICs 2010-2011 roster!  I thought he had one more year of eligibility left.  That means, with Jake Grimes also gone, RIC loses 30 points/game!  That could be tough to replace, even with a good recruiting class.  Anyone in RIC world know what happened to Antoine?

[Hugenerd]

I just noticed, Antoine Gray does not appear on RICs 2010-2011 roster!  I thought he had one more year of eligibility left.  That means, with Jake Grimes also gone, RIC loses 30 points/game!  That could be tough to replace, even with a good recruiting class.  Anyone in RIC world know what happened to Antoine?

This was actually already mentioned on the Top 25 board in the multi-region category last week, before the preseason poll came out:

http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=4097.msg1244316#msg1244316

I believe that is the reason why RIC did not make the top 25.

[ECSUalum]

Warrior, Hugenerd,

re Antoine Gray

Well,.... there goes my LEC preseason poll down the tubes.

However, RIC still has Mason Choice who can score tons of points, especially in the clutch. Anyone know why Antoin Gray left??

Westconn now seems to be the favorite to win the LEC, however I have this feeling Eastern will give them a run for the money, especially if Garrow, Kohn and Nedwick step up and have excellent offensive seasons.