MBB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Baldini]

Transylvania is the only school with 2 Jostens Trophy finalists.

https://www.transysports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/releases/20200303sq8np0

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

HCAC All-Conference Awards

Player of the Year – Craig McGee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Defensive Player of the Year – Maurice Knight, Anderson University
Freshman of the Year – Brandon Cromwell, Transylvania University
Coach of the Year – Kerry Prather, Franklin College

Really reflects how the season went... 8 out of 10 teams represented on the 1st or 2nd team.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Division III Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments are set to get going. It all starts at 1:00 p.m. ET on Friday with the first men's game.

However, before you get fully wrapped up in the games make sure you go into it fully informed.

That means tuning into Hoopsville on Thursday night for our tournaments preview episode. We will not only take a fresh look at the brackets, but we will also talk to a number of coaches getting their teams ready for first-round games. From a Conference Cinderella, to a couple of Conference Champions, and a coach looking to finish his career with a bang.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Kevin Jaskiewicz, Coast Guard men's coach
- Steve Moore, Wooster men's coach
- Brian Lane, Transylvania men's coach
- Carissa Sain, No. 18 Chicago women's coach
- Mike Miller, No. 19 Messiah women's coach

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Thursday's show LIVE starting at 7:00 p.m. ET in the following ways:
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Monday's show primarily covers the Atlantic, Central, South, and Northeast Regions. All men's coaches appear in the NABC Coach's Corner. And all guests are featured on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline

Men's coaches appear in the NABC Coach's Corner. And all guests are featured on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

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[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Transylvania falls in the 1st round to UW-Oshkosh 74-58.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Two named to the all-region team

2nd team: Craig McGee - Rose-Hulman
3rd team: Michael Jefferson - Transylvania

[Baldini]

Transylvania is now 0-4, but all 4 were on the road to D-1 schools.

Dec. 9th - Morehead State U. 77-55
Dec. 10th - Morehead State U. 81-55
Dec. 12th - Eastern Kentucky U. 81-60
Dec. 15th - Murray State U. 90-49

It has been a very strange year, but I am sure that it has been a thrill for this team to get the chance to play these D-1 schools.   

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Preseason poll is out


1.   Transylvania     80
2.   Rose-Hulman   71
3.   Franklin           64
4.   Hanover           62
5.   Anderson         54
6.   Bluffton           45
7.   Defiance          42
8.   Manchester       30
9.   Earlham           26
10.   Mount St. Joseph   21

[Pat Coleman]

Well, this was fun:
https://twitter.com/d3hoops/status/1352454171698606085

[Darryl Nester]

Well, this was fun:
https://twitter.com/d3hoops/status/1352454171698606085

Wow. Kudos to the clock operator ... and the camera operator, too.

[Pat Coleman]

Well, this was fun:
https://twitter.com/d3hoops/status/1352454171698606085

Wow. Kudos to the clock operator ... and the camera operator, too.

For sure. Lots of ways that could have gone wrong.

[Darryl Nester]

Well, this was fun:
https://twitter.com/d3hoops/status/1352454171698606085

Wow. Kudos to the clock operator ... and the camera operator, too.

For sure. Lots of ways that could have gone wrong.

My son's first collegiate soccer goal happened while the camera operator was pointed at the wrong end of the field. It really heightened my appreciation of those people (often student workers) who are conscientious enough to pay attention to the game, instead of scrolling through social media on their phone.

[Gregory Sager]

It helps if your school hires student-athletes to work as camera operators, because of the empathy factor; they tend to appreciate how much it means to them to have their own sport covered properly by conscientious camera work. But there are exceptions. Seven or eight years ago as I was calling a North Park women's basketball game, I happened to glance over to my left during live action and saw that the camera operator, who was an NPU women's soccer player, was looking at her phone rather than the game. I turned off my mic and yelled, "Put the phone away, ____!" She almost jumped out of her skin! But she put the phone away. Didn't help her any in the end; the SID was sitting right in front of me, heard what I said, and she never worked another game as camera operator.

(In my experience, the best camera operators are baseball players. They're patient; they have a knack for tracking the ball well, no matter which sport; and they never gripe about how boring the game is -- which I attribute to the fact that they get tired of hearing people knock their chosen sport as being boring to watch.)

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

I always appreciate broadcasts that have the scoreboard displayed (hint hint Franklin). Nice to be able to have it on in the background and take a quick look to see time and score rather than wait 5 minutes for a timeout then pan to the scoreboard or hope the announcer mentions it. Great work by everyone at MSJ for the coverage.

Also... Mount was picked to finish last and Transy 1st this season. Nearly a huge upset early in the conference.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Division III basketball season technically started nearly three months ago, but it has taken until the end of January for it to start feeling like the season is really underway. Even so, only about a quarter of the division has played just a single game. Another quarter of the division will never take to the court. And in between is wide gulf of different options.

On the first video-version of Hoopsville this season, Dave McHugh is joined by much of the D3hoops.com crew, Pat Coleman and Ryan Scott, to react to what has been one of the more unique seasons ... to say it lightly.

We react to the challenges schools are facing, what coaches are grappling with on a daily basis - especially beyond games and practices, and why schools are making so many different decisions.

We also discuss what is likely the future of this season's NCAA Championship Tournaments and, more importantly, when the decision on those tournaments will be made.

Plus, will there be a Top 25? No. Well, yes. Kind of. Tune in to learn more on what's coming. Plus a lot more including Dave spinning off Pat's thoughts on those wishing to attend games.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch the show by clicking on the video player above. Or you can listen to the podcast available on any of the service options in the right panel.

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to hoopsville@d3sports.com or use any of the social media options to the right.

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[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

DIII Championships are official canceled: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2021/02/committee-decides-championships-fate