MBB: Little East

mattapn02126 · March 04, 2007, 10:57:29 PM

meOak, congrats to Keene brother, they played their asses off. I know he had foul trouble in the 1st half, but Travon Little should get some more burn! he had a big time impact on the game when he was in, but rode the pine down the stretch. im sure the Keene coach has a better feel for his players than I do... but let the young fella get up and down a little!

MeOak21 · March 05, 2007, 04:19:14 PM

I do see your point but Travon has a tendency to get in foul trouble and I think Coach Colbert anticipated it would be a problem. He had some huge defensive stops and that four point swing with the monstrous block on one end then coming down to hit the jumper was a momentum changer for sure.

Personally (since I tended to be in foul trouble a bunch when I played) I would have left him in a bit more than was the case in the game on Saturday but to Coach's credit, the substitution he made with Brandon Robinson worked out very well for the Owls. Downie was held to two points in the first half with Travon sitting out for 18 mins. Robinson defended very well and scored some points in the mean time (I think 9 total).

I think Salem and Keene should schedule eachother every year to boost their strength of schedule and maybe even start some sort of rivalry stemming from this game. Being a Keene fan, I would love to see the look on the Salem fans' faces if they got to walk into Spaulding gymnasium. They did a good job making some noise but they can't fill the stands like the students and community up in Keene can. Ahhh well, we will see.

Salem does seem to lose a lot of talent from the squad though. Downie and McCombs right?? Anyone else?? Is Holmes a senior too?? Sorry, I just haven't taken the time to look at the roster/website to find out for myself.

mattapn02126 · March 05, 2007, 09:23:54 PM

Hey im all for Keene vs. Salem annually. Yessir, Downie and McCombs are gone. B had a real solid game i think, and E bounced back with a solid 2nd half, so their college finale couldve been worse. The other three starters are back next year. Marquis is a junior, Nick is a freshman, and Holmes is a sophomore. They'll probably still be the class of the MASCAC, but not as solid as this year's squad. Salem is known as a revolving door though, so dont be surprised if a couple of one and done fellas stroll in.

Yo is Keene gonna get RIC or wat man. You gotta be hype about the LEC representation.

diehardfan · March 06, 2007, 12:37:30 AM

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MeOak21 · March 06, 2007, 11:41:32 AM

Yeah, it's great to have two LEC teams in the 16 but it's too bad that one of them will be responsible for knocking the other out. I'm just a bit greedy, but it would be nice to see them both in the elite 8.

Anyway, Keene wants a shot at Amherst and they feel they owe RIC a beating. I'm currently in the process of breaking previous plans for this weekend so I can make the games at Amherst.

Should be a pretty crazy weekend. Lets hope the state school kids can represent us well come Saturday.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · March 06, 2007, 12:01:58 PM

Yeah it takes a long time to get enough respect to get teams separated too far in this bracket.

Amherst and Williams got to be in different regions altogether a couple years back, but that's very rare. Amherst and Trinity being on opposite sides of the bracket this year was probably more respect than most conferences get.

MeOak21 · March 06, 2007, 12:37:29 PM

In the press release after the RIC/Brandeis game there was a note that mentioned that the NCAA could reshuffle the bracket and that RIC's upcoming opponent wasn't definite yet.

Obviously it has already been announced that Keene is playing RIC but how can it work that the NCAA can change bracket structure mid-tourney. If it has happenend in recent years I wasn't aware of it. Can someone explain this to me?

Pat Coleman · March 06, 2007, 12:40:53 PM

RIC's release was inaccurate.

MeOak21 · March 06, 2007, 01:03:33 PM

Alright, thanks

MeOak21 · March 14, 2007, 04:25:15 PM

Congrats to Keene and RIC and their all-region awarded players for a well fought NCAA tourney.

wordsmith · May 31, 2007, 07:45:28 PM

Cameron Fisk has dropped out of UNH where he was on a football scholarship and enrolled at Keene State planning to play basketball.

Cameron, the nephew of HOFer Carlton Fisk, was a pretty fair basketball player in high school. He was 6'4" -6' 5" as a senior in HS. He is a typical Fisk, big, strong, agressive, excellent hands. It will be interesting to watch his progress.

MeOak21 · August 31, 2007, 10:29:35 AM

Any word on incoming freshmen this year for the LEC schools? or do I have to wait until December to see any action on this board?

interestedfan · November 01, 2007, 09:03:39 AM

MeOak21,

I thought I would join you in your neck of the woods as it were. Following up on our conversations in the NEWMAC forum, who is on Keene State's recruiting radar. I just looked at their site and I see that have 7 seniors on the roster this season. You have any insight into they are looking at bringing in next year ?

(BTW, thanks for the update on the scrimmage time, there is no way I'll be able to get there for a 7PM game. Take good notes!)

nescac1 · November 01, 2007, 09:17:49 AM

RIC has its roster up, looks like they are reloaded:

http://www.ric.edu/athletics/rosters/ros_mbasketball.html

They have three top players back in Johnson, Bailey, and Hill, and they have added two very large transfers ... one is 6'9, 260, and then there is Zerimar Ramirez, who transfers in from a Division II school and is 6'7, 230.

Only downside is that Anthony Fortes, who was supposed to be on the team as a big-time recruit, is not listed on the roster. Anyone know what happened?

I'd say in light of Keene losing Anderson and with those additions, RIC may edge out Keene as the pre-season favorite. Anyone hear anything about Western Conn? Very young team last year, could be a sleeper in N.E.

MeOak21 · November 02, 2007, 01:00:40 PM

Well, you're right that it looks like RIC made some good moves bringing in some size to make up for what they lost after last year plus some. There aren't many 6'7" 260's out there in NE D3 bball right now. What D2 did Ramirez transfer from?
Who is this Wil Lyons kid?