MBB: American Rivers Conference

[Rock Chalk DuHawk]

There was no other place to put Cornel.  now that I think about, possibly Simpson could be last along with Central.....At the end of the day it doesnt matter and all that matters is the top 5 teams as it always does.

[du-sz]

From the relm of complete hearsay, Loras played Kirkwood close in a scrimmage recently (something we didn't do last year). Sounds like they have some legitimate big men to at least start filling the void. Despite popular belief we do return some bigs (Brant and Abbuhl). I know they aren't White and Slater, but they've always put in good minutes for us. I'm excited to see this year's roster, god only knows when we'll finally see it.

Hey du-sz...do you think you could head 6 blocks up Loras Blvd to UD and get some pics of the new basketball arena for me???  UD doesn't have any pics up on their site yet and I am not holding my breath that they will have any up soon.   

Yeah I could probably do that. Hopefully they won't kick me out because I'm a Duhawk.

...and I wouldn't be too quick to put Cornell in the cellar either. They have quality returners. I think if you ask a few coaches around the IIAC, they'll tell you the Rams could be very legit team this year.

[AENeumann Jr]

http://www.dbq.edu/udathletics/mensbasketball/news1.cfm?ID=984


Any chance they play UNI as close as Wartburg played Iowa in 2005?

[doolittledog]

http://www.dbq.edu/udathletics/mensbasketball/news1.cfm?ID=984


Any chance they play UNI as close as Wartburg played Iowa in 2005?

A lot of new and untested faces at UD.  But there is a buzz for both the mens and womens bball teams at UD.  It has been awhile since that has happened on campus.  I think UD won't stink up the court and can probably hang with UNI for a little while.  Probably depends on how seriously UNI takes this exhibition. 

[doolittledog]

UNI up 21-16 11:46 left in the first half.  Dubuque looking good so far. 

UNI up 34-23 with 6 minutes and change left, first half.

[sportsknight]

UNI up 15 at the half.  Sitting 10 rows up at McLeod Center.  UNI only dressing 9.

[doolittledog]

UNI up 15 at the half.  Sitting 10 rows up at McLeod Center.  UNI only dressing 9.

How does Dubuque look???  I know this is only an exhibition, but I am curious as to how you think Dubuque will do this year from seeing them tonight. 

[doolittledog]

57-43 UNI up.  Halfway through 2nd half now. 

[doolittledog]

UNI wins 69-51 over Dubuque.  I am happy with that showing from the Spartans. 

[sportsknight]

UNI up 15 at the half.  Sitting 10 rows up at McLeod Center.  UNI only dressing 9.

How does Dubuque look???  I know this is only an exhibition, but I am curious as to how you think Dubuque will do this year from seeing them tonight. 

I'll freely admit that I wasn't watching with a very critical eye.  UD is pretty small though.  I don't think there's a guy on the roster that's taller than 6'5".  Should put them at a real disadvantage when going against teams that have good bigs.  They did seem to be playing pretty well together, especially with the new guys just joining the fold.  Seemed to have a cohesion that will suit them well.

[AENeumann Jr]

Dubuque lookedd pretty good tonight in my opinion, they Bluhm nailed 2 early threes, if it wasnt for Kwadzo, I think the game would have been within 10 points. I agree with sportsknight, they were really small, so if their shots don't fall, they will struggle, but it's hard to get the ball inside against UNI. IMO dubuque will finish in the top 4 in the league this year.

[Alfredeneumann]

UNI -UD recap from UNI SID
http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/110408aaa.html

[sportsknight]

I'd also add that even though Dubuque was considerably out-sized, they were still able to sneak in for some key boards here an there.  Don't know if that's a credit to them or UNI's mistake, but UD seems to be a scrappy bunch.

[Alfredeneumann]

Wartbrug Roster. Since the SID can not figure out how to make it a link instead of a word doc. I'll post.

2008-09 Wartburg College Men's Basketball Roster
#   Name          Pos.   Height   Class      Hometown/High School
0   Kirk Sidey      F   6-4   Fr.   Greenfield, Iowa/Nodaway Valley
1   Travis Temple   G   5-10   Jr.   Crawfordsville, Iowa/WACO (Wayland)
2   Josh Molstead   G   5-7   Jr.   Charles City, Iowa/University of Northern Iowa
3   Elijah Hunt      G   6-2   Fr.   Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook
4   Ross Timmermans G   6-1   Jr.   Vinton, Iowa/Kirkwood CC
5   Jarrett Williams   F   6-0   Jr.   Chicago, Ill./Whitney M. Young
10   Travis Kern      G   6-0   Jr.   Kalona, Iowa/Truman State
12   Cole Danielson   F   6-4   Fr.   Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown
22   Mitch Eslick   F   6-5   Jr.   Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge
23   Jordan Sathoff   C   6-7   Fr.   Packwood, Iowa/Pekin
24   Darian Patterson   G   6-2   Fr.   West Chester, Iowa/Mid-Prairie (Wellman)
30   Kelly McCarville   F   6-3   Jr.   Cresco, Iowa/Kirkwood CC
31   Cashes Mason   G   5-10   Sr.   Kansas City, Mo./West Des Moines (Valley)
32   Fred Rose      C   6-6   So.   Maywood, Ill./Walter Lutheran
34   Danny Stark   C   6-5   Sr.   Nevada, Iowa/Nevada
40   Kale Holst      F   6-5   Fr.   DeWitt, Iowa/Central
45   Jacey Heuer   F   6-8   So.   Dumont, Iowa/North Butler
50   Austin Donnelly   C   6-9   Fr.   Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain

Head Coach (yrs. at school): Dick Peth (12)
Asst. Coaches: Oliver Drake and Jason Steege

[Alfredeneumann]

Former W-SR grad + Knight Grant Franzen has landed @ Central

http://communitynewspapergroup.com/articles/2008/11/13/waverly_newspapers/sports/doc491b07156d562813626929.txt

Let's see he's been to Quincy, Wartburg, Wm. Penn now Central. How many more stops before he graduates uses up all his eligibility?