MBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[MIAC Veteran]

What's going on with Hamline???

They should be much better than what they are showing with all of their senior talent and experience in the tournament championship last year.

[GoldandBlueBU]

Hamline's results have surprised me as well.

It seems pretty clear that SJU is the class of the conference - we'll see if any other teams can pose a real threat to them.

Hopefully, if they emerge, they have enough horsepower to make some noise nationally.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think Gustavus could give them a run.  They don't play until very late in the season, but I think GAC is pretty darn good.

[MIAC Veteran]

Gustavus has the firepower to keep up with SJU and those will be fun games to watch. GAC's size and three point shooting should prove a challenge.

[GoldandBlueBU]

A good chunk into the year now, and it seems like there is a sizable gap between SJU/Gustavus and the rest of the conference.

BU is better than I thought they'd be, but not on the same level as the top two, as was demonstrated when they recently played both.

[Pat Coleman]

Great feature on Macalester point guard Robert Grace IV on the front page today:
https://d3hoops.com/columns/features/2024-25/robert-grace-macalester-hustling-get-the-shot

[SpartyBlue]

I think Gustavus could give them a run.  They don't play until very late in the season, but I think GAC is pretty darn good.

I watched Dubuque take apart Gustavus in person a few weeks ago.  It's only one game but...I didn't see anything special in GAC--they're an old team, physically strong, but they couldn't handle UD's speed at all, looked plodding offensively.  In their tour-de-American Rivers they also barely beat Coe and Central, both of whom are decent but not great, but 2 of 3 opponent victories inside the Massey 100.  I could be wrong, but was very unimpressed with GAC.

[SpartyBlue]

I think Gustavus could give them a run.  They don't play until very late in the season, but I think GAC is pretty darn good.

I watched Dubuque take apart Gustavus in person a few weeks ago.  It's only one game but...I didn't see anything special in GAC--they're an old team, physically strong, but they couldn't handle UD's speed at all, looked plodding offensively.  In their tour-de-American Rivers they also barely beat Coe and Central, both of whom are decent but not great, but 2 of 3 opponent victories inside the Massey 100.  I could be wrong, but was very unimpressed with GAC.

I'd love to get someone's take here.  GAC has been rolling since this loss, but against subpar competition.  I understand how road games can be fluky, just curious how much of a quality win this was for UD.  Fun fact: on 12/30 Dubuque loses to 373rd Massey ranked Blackburn....on 1/4 UD runs over 29th Massey ranked GAC--go figure.

[AO]

I think Gustavus could give them a run.  They don't play until very late in the season, but I think GAC is pretty darn good.

I watched Dubuque take apart Gustavus in person a few weeks ago.  It's only one game but...I didn't see anything special in GAC--they're an old team, physically strong, but they couldn't handle UD's speed at all, looked plodding offensively.  In their tour-de-American Rivers they also barely beat Coe and Central, both of whom are decent but not great, but 2 of 3 opponent victories inside the Massey 100.  I could be wrong, but was very unimpressed with GAC.

I'd love to get someone's take here.  GAC has been rolling since this loss, but against subpar competition.  I understand how road games can be fluky, just curious how much of a quality win this was for UD.  Fun fact: on 12/30 Dubuque loses to 373rd Massey ranked Blackburn....on 1/4 UD runs over 29th Massey ranked GAC--go figure.

I'd say it's definitely Dubuque's best win on the schedule. I don't see evidence that Gustavus is a top 25 team yet, but they've been consistent all year.

[GoldandBlueBU]

Quiet winter in here....

Looking forward to seeing how SJU stacks up nationally when the tournament comes around.  Their Gustavus game could be interesting, but overall, the MIAC has been a snoozer for them, outside of a scare against the Cobbers.

[Greek Tragedy]

I wonder if they'll get a sellout crowd this weekend when St. John's come into town.

[Pat Coleman]

I wonder if they'll get a sellout crowd this weekend when St. John's come into town.

It's a really big arena, so that would be great. But probably unlikely.

[Greek Tragedy]

I saw 3,500, but this has got to be the biggest game for them in at least a decade?

[bball1122]

I saw 3,500, but this has got to be the biggest game for them in at least a decade?

Are we not counting the conference championship game last year?

[Greek Tragedy]

I saw 3,500, but this has got to be the biggest game for them in at least a decade?

Are we not counting the conference championship game last year?

My MIAC history is very limited. LOL Boxscore says 2,999. Very impressive.