MBB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Mr. Ypsi · June 07, 2006, 06:04:20 PM

Does this indicate that there was only one wnner of the poll - or does a convert not count?!

Greg, in Transy the cat's case, it really was quite endearing (unless, of course, you decided to give him a belly rub at the wrong time!

Rose Basketball · June 16, 2006, 12:49:43 PM

Any other recruiting news coming out of the HCAC?

Rose-Hulman has not announced their new class as of yet.

As a side note, I would like to say I am looking forward to a great first year in the HCAC for the Engineers. I also look forward to talking some great hoops with all of you!

mattgrubb · June 23, 2006, 12:19:29 AM

when was the last time the engineers went to the tournament out of the scac, the heartland is going to be tougher
go pioneers

mattgrubb · August 18, 2006, 10:59:21 PM

get ready transy, Matt Parton sets foot on campus labor day weekend, and what is this i hear about a big point guard that is transferring from a D1 school

haterinthehouse · August 31, 2006, 10:13:16 PM

I have heard that Anderson has top 40 player transferring in this year. Anybody else, have news?

Rose Basketball · October 30, 2006, 01:51:22 AM

The 2006-2007 Rose-Hulman Men's Basketball roster has been posted the Engineer website.

Check it out!

http://www.rose-hulman.edu/sports/mbasket/0607rost.htm

Rose Basketball · October 30, 2006, 01:52:25 AM

Would love to hear some news about any of the other HCAC teams leading up to next month's tip-off to the season!

Anyone got any predictions on how the Conference standings will look this season?

Darryl Nester · October 30, 2006, 09:24:23 AM

New rosters are up for all but DC and MC. A few numerical observations:

Hanover has by far the youngest squad: 13 freshmen, 1 sophomore, and 4 juniors. They lost four seniors to graduation, and lost 4 of their 9 returning players in the offseason. (Actually, only 1 of those 9 was missing on the 06-07 roster when it was first posted, but 3 more disappeared last week.)

Most significant non-graduation loss: Anderson's 6-9 freshman center Nick Rogers (14.5ppg, 7.9rpg). He was injured for about half of the conference season, and would certainly have been in the running for Freshman of the Year had he been healthy during that time. AU has a new 6-9 freshman center on their roster -- don't know how he'll turn out.

Of those with posted rosters, RHIT has the smallest squad in number with 13 (AU and FC have 16 each), but the tallest with an average height of 75.2" (HC is second at 74.6").

Rose Basketball · October 30, 2006, 04:11:31 PM

Good stuff, Darryl.

Tough loss for Anderson. Rogers was a nice player. I enjoyed watching him a lot.

The projected starting lineup for Rose-Hulman looks to be:

G Jared Moore - 6-2, JR.
G Jason Bednarko, 6-2, SR.
F Lorenzo Rice, 6-4, SOPH.
F Brian Bibb, 6-6, SR.
C David Yarachefski, 6-6, SR.

Rose Basketball · October 31, 2006, 05:44:50 PM

Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Franklin (4)
2. Transylvania (3)
3. Hanover
4. Mount St. Joseph (1)
5. Anderson
6. Manchester
7. Defiance
8. Rose-Hulman (1)
9. Bluffton

Darryl Nester · November 01, 2006, 09:12:40 AM

Check out how close the points are:

1. Franklin (4) -- 72
2. Transylvania (3) -- 63
3. Hanover -- 49
4. Mount St. Joseph (1) -- 39
5. Anderson -- 39
6. Manchester -- 38
7. Defiance -- 36
8. Rose-Hulman (1) -- 35
9. Bluffton -- 34

The bottom 6 teams are essentially in a statistical tie. For comparison: The highest and lowest vote totals for the last two years were 62 & 14 (last year) and 57 & 10 (04-05).

RO_24 · November 01, 2006, 02:18:40 PM

Looks like a pretty balanced league again. hopefully the Beavers will be alright this year and surprise some people.

How you been Darryl?

Darryl Nester · November 01, 2006, 04:24:08 PM

Doing all right, RO. I assume I'll see you at a few games this year ...

Rose Basketball · November 01, 2006, 04:34:23 PM

Should be an interesting season for Rose-Hulman.

Being in the HCAC for the first time and not knowing the team that well, it will be fun to see how they compete against their Midwest Region opponent's.

I guess it will work both ways as well, as most teams in the HCAC won't know a lot about the Engineers, either.

RO_24 · November 01, 2006, 04:50:55 PM

Good to hear your doing well.

Yes, I will be at most of the home games this year, I was glad that he got out of there when he did. Hopefully he will do fine this year and they will continue their winning ways from last year...

Is Rose-Haulman eligible for HCAC play or do they have a provision period?