Top 25 talk

[jmcozenlaw]

IWU was very young and very injured; both of those things portend improvement in the year to come. They are very likely to be the best team in the CCIW. I can't easily recall a year that didn't mean Top 10 or near abouts, nationally.

Ryan, off topic question here but in your opinion, if football is moved to the Spring (something more and more folks are discussing at the D-1 level), in your opinion what would/could that mean for hoops and the mid-October start to practice and first week of November games?

I'll jump in because this was kind of the topic of a wild card question with Dan Dutcher (everyone should listen to the podcast; long, but full of good info).

I don't think this is a topic worth discussing now because we are a ways a way from this, however I do get the sense from Dan and others I've talked to that in DIII this could be impossible. Fields, trainers, personnel, support staff, practice facilities, game availability, locker rooms, the list is LONG on things most DIII institutions are NOT going to have enough of for support even just football being added to the mix in the spring. Furthermore, DI FBS (specifically) is NOT technically an NCAA sport. Yes, the regular season is overseen by the NCAA and the bowls are "certified," but the NCAA has nothing to do with the bowl season and doesn't get a single penny from ANY football from the start until the end. So, FBS could do their own thing while the rest (FCS and down) do something else - or don't have it (just to point the extreme).

As for how it might impact basketball, the season isn't being shifted. Basketball would still start on time when we expect it. March Madness and that schedule will dictate that. I don't see any fall sports moving (though unlikely) to impact winter sports.

Thanks Dave!! I will be enjoying that podcast, post-NFL Draft (yes, I am one of those geeks, especially this year;) ) on Sunday, at let's say, 7:00pm Eastern Time........as that time was so awesome on many Sunday's from November through March!!

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

IWU was very young and very injured; both of those things portend improvement in the year to come. They are very likely to be the best team in the CCIW. I can't easily recall a year that didn't mean Top 10 or near abouts, nationally.

Ryan, off topic question here but in your opinion, if football is moved to the Spring (something more and more folks are discussing at the D-1 level), in your opinion what would/could that mean for hoops and the mid-October start to practice and first week of November games?

I'll jump in because this was kind of the topic of a wild card question with Dan Dutcher (everyone should listen to the podcast; long, but full of good info).

I don't think this is a topic worth discussing now because we are a ways a way from this, however I do get the sense from Dan and others I've talked to that in DIII this could be impossible. Fields, trainers, personnel, support staff, practice facilities, game availability, locker rooms, the list is LONG on things most DIII institutions are NOT going to have enough of for support even just football being added to the mix in the spring. Furthermore, DI FBS (specifically) is NOT technically an NCAA sport. Yes, the regular season is overseen by the NCAA and the bowls are "certified," but the NCAA has nothing to do with the bowl season and doesn't get a single penny from ANY football from the start until the end. So, FBS could do their own thing while the rest (FCS and down) do something else - or don't have it (just to point the extreme).

As for how it might impact basketball, the season isn't being shifted. Basketball would still start on time when we expect it. March Madness and that schedule will dictate that. I don't see any fall sports moving (though unlikely) to impact winter sports.

Thanks Dave!! I will be enjoying that podcast, post-NFL Draft (yes, I am one of those geeks, especially this year;) ) on Sunday, at let's say, 7:00pm Eastern Time........as that time was so awesome on many Sunday's from November through March!!

Glad to hear! Though, I think Thursday nights were pretty good on top of Sundays

[jmcozenlaw]

IWU was very young and very injured; both of those things portend improvement in the year to come. They are very likely to be the best team in the CCIW. I can't easily recall a year that didn't mean Top 10 or near abouts, nationally.

Ryan, off topic question here but in your opinion, if football is moved to the Spring (something more and more folks are discussing at the D-1 level), in your opinion what would/could that mean for hoops and the mid-October start to practice and first week of November games?

I'll jump in because this was kind of the topic of a wild card question with Dan Dutcher (everyone should listen to the podcast; long, but full of good info).

I don't think this is a topic worth discussing now because we are a ways a way from this, however I do get the sense from Dan and others I've talked to that in DIII this could be impossible. Fields, trainers, personnel, support staff, practice facilities, game availability, locker rooms, the list is LONG on things most DIII institutions are NOT going to have enough of for support even just football being added to the mix in the spring. Furthermore, DI FBS (specifically) is NOT technically an NCAA sport. Yes, the regular season is overseen by the NCAA and the bowls are "certified," but the NCAA has nothing to do with the bowl season and doesn't get a single penny from ANY football from the start until the end. So, FBS could do their own thing while the rest (FCS and down) do something else - or don't have it (just to point the extreme).

As for how it might impact basketball, the season isn't being shifted. Basketball would still start on time when we expect it. March Madness and that schedule will dictate that. I don't see any fall sports moving (though unlikely) to impact winter sports.

Thanks Dave!! I will be enjoying that podcast, post-NFL Draft (yes, I am one of those geeks, especially this year;) ) on Sunday, at let's say, 7:00pm Eastern Time........as that time was so awesome on many Sunday's from November through March!!

Glad to hear! Though, I think Thursday nights were pretty good on top of Sundays

Indeed!!!!!

[Titan Q]

A look at those 12 "Tier 1" teams...

(All players who scored 4.0 ppg+ in 2019-20.  Roster year listed is from 2019-20.)


Albion (21-5, 12-2 MIAA)
F - Caden Ebeling, 6-7 Jr. 17.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg 1st Team All-MIAA
G - Jamezell Davis, Jr., 5-9 Jr. 16.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.0 apg 1st Team All-MIAA
F - Quinton Armstrong, 6-5 Jr. 12.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg
G - Cortez Garland, 6-0 So. 10.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.5 apg MIAA Defensive Player of the Year
G - MJ Barnes, 6-0 So. 7.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg
G - Juwan Perry, 6-2 Jr. 4.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg

Elmhurst (25-5, 11-5 CCIW)
G - Jake Rhode, 5-11 Jr. 20.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.1 apg 1st Team All-CCIW
F - Derek Dotlich, 6-3 Sr. 15.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg 2nd Team All-CCIW
C - Lavon Thomas, 6-5 Jr. 13.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.0 apg 2nd Team All-CCIW
F - Jay Militello, 6-4 Jr. 8.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg
G - Dominic Genco, 6-3 Jr. 7.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
G - Wesley Hooker, 6-2 Fr. 5.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg
G - Nick Perry, 5-11 Jr. 4.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.5 apg
C - Ebrahim Jobe, 6-9 Jr. 4.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg

Emory (22-5, 11-3 UAA)
G - Romin Williams, 5-9 Jr. 16.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.1 apg 2nd Team All-UAA
G - Matthew Schner, 6-4 Jr. 15.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.9 apg 1st Team All-UAA, Co-UAA POY
F - Matt Davet, 6-7 Jr 14.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg
F - Lawrence Rowley, 6-5 Jr. 13.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg 2nd Team All-UAA, UAA Defensive POY
G - Nick Stuck, 6-2 Jr. 9.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.3 apg 2nd Team All-UAA
F - Mason Johnson, 6-7 So. 7.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg
G - Luke Morrison, 6-4 Jr. 4.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg

Illinois Wesleyan (19-9, 11-5 CCIW)
G - Grant Wolfe, 5-11 Jr.  18.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.6 apg (only played 7 games due to injury)
G - Peter Lambesis, 6-4 So.  12.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.5 apg 2nd Team All-CCIW
G - Keondre Schumacher, 5-11 So.  12.0 ppg, 1.9 apg
F - Doug Wallen, 6-5 Jr.  11.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg
F - Matt Leritz, 6-7 So.  10.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg  1st Team All-CCIW
G - Luke Yoder, 6-0 Fr.  10.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.3 apg  CCIW Freshman of the Year
F - Charlie Bair, 6-7 Jr.  9.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg
G - Cory Noe, 6-2 So.  8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg

Johns Hopkins (24-4, 16-2 Centennial)
G - Conner Delaney, 6-0 Jr. 17.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.9 apg 1st Team All-CC, CC POY
F - Tom Quarry, 6-6 So. 13.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg 2nd Team All-CC
G - Joey Kern, 6-1 Jr. 8.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.1 apg
G - Braeden Johnson, 6-6 So. 8.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
F - Harry O'Neill, 6-6 Sr. 8.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg
G - Ethan Bartlett, 6-3 So. 8.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg
F - Chid Nnake, 6-6 So. 4.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
G - Carson James, 6-2 Fr. 4.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg

Middlebury (21-6, 6-4 NESCAC)
G - Jack Farrell, 6-1 Jr. 16.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.4 apg 2nd Team All-NESCAC
G - Max Bosco, 6-0 Jr. 14.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg
G - Tommy Eastman, 6-4 Jr. 13.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg 2nd Team All-NESCAC
F - Matt Folger, 6-8 Sr. 11.7 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.0 apg
G - Griffin Kornaker, 6-1 Jr. 9.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.5 apg
F - Ryan Cahill, 6-7 Jr. 6.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg
G - Perry DeLorenzo, 6-4 Sr. 5.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg

Randolph-Macon (28-2, 15-1 ODAC)
G - Buzz Anthony, 5-11 Jr. 16.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 6.2 apg 1st Team All-ODAC, ODAC POY
F - Miles Mallory, 6-5 Fr. 12.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg ODAC Rookie of the Year
G - Josh Talbert, 6-2 Fr. 10.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.1 apg
F - Ian Robertson, 6-7 So. 8.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg
G - Corey Bays, 6-3 Sr. 7.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg
G - Terry Woods, 5-11 Jr. 7.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.6 apg
F - David Funderburg, 6-7 Jr. 5.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg
G - Korey Turner, 6-0 Sr. 4.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg

St. Joseph CT (26-3, 11-0 GNAC)
G - Delshawn Jackson Jr., 5-10 So. 21.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.7 apg 1st Team All-GNAC
F - Jordan Powell, 6-6 Jr. 15.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg 2nd Team All-GNAC
G - Jaecee Martin, 5-10 So. 14.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 7.5 apg 1st Team All-GNAC, Defensive POY
G - Taelon Martin, 6-5 Fr. 10.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg GNAC Rookie of the Year
G - Ryan O'Neill, 6-5 So. 10.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg
F - Tyree Mitchell, 6-4 So. 5.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
F - Jake Sullivan, 6-5 So. 4.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg

St. Thomas (26-3, 19-1 MIAA)
G - Anders Nelson, 6-0 So. 15.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.4 apg 1st Team All-MIAC
F - Elijah Hannah, 6-3 Sr. 11.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg 3rd Team All-MIAC, Sixth Man of the Year
F - Tommy Anderson, 6-4 Sr. 10.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg 3rd Team All-MIAC
G - Riley Miller, 6-2 So. 8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.7 apg 2nd Team All-MIAC
G - Burt Hedstrom, 6-4 Jr. 8.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg
G - Ryan Lindberg, 6-3 Jr. 6.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg HM All-MIAC, All Defensive Team
G - Zach Theisen, 6-0 So. 5.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg
G - Will Engels, 6-5 Fr. 4.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg
G - Kevin Cunningham, 6-0 So. 4.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg

Tufts (23-6, 8-2 NESCAC)
C - Luke Rogers, 6-8 Jr. 16.6 ppg, 11.9 rpg 1st Team All-NESCAC, NESCAC POY
G - Eric Savage, 6-3 Sr. 15.8 ppg, 6.9 ppg, 3.4 apg 2nd Team All-NESCAC
G - Brennan Morris, 6-6 Jr. 12.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg
G - Tyler Aronson, 6-2 So. 10.6 ppg, 3.0 ppg, 2.1 apg
G - Dylan Thoerner, 6-6 Fr. 7.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
G - Carson Cohen, 6-3 So. 7.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.5 apg
G - Will Brady, 6-1 Jr. 4.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg

UW-Platteville (23-5, 12-2 WIAC)
G - Carter Voelker, 6-3 Sr. 15.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.8 apg All-WIAC, Co-WIAC POY
G - Quentin Shields, 5-9 Jr. 14.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.8 apg All-WIAC, All Defensive Team
F - Kyle Tuma, 6-5 So. 10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg HM All-WIAC
F - Justin Stovall, 6-7 Jr. 10.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg HM All-WIAC, All Defensive Team
G - Blake McCann, 6-3 So. 8.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg
G - Drew Gunnink, 6-0 Jr. 7.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg
F - Justin Fox, 6-4 Jr. 5.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg

Yeshiva (29-1, 16-0 Skyline)
G - Ryan Turell, 6-7 So. 23.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.4 apg 1st Team All-Skyline, Skyline POY
G - Simcha Halpert, 6-3 Sr. 16.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg 2nd Team All-Skyline
F - Gabriel Leifer, 6-5 Sr. 16.0 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 6.6 apg 1st Team All-Skyline
G - Ofek Reef, 6-1 Fr. 10.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg Skyline Rookie of the Year
G - Eitan Halpert, 5-11 Jr. 6.2 ppg, 2.0 apg
G - Bar Alluf, 6-4 Sr. 5.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg
F - Caleb Milobsky, 6-6 Jr. 5.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg
F - Daniel Katz, 6-4 Sr. 4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.2 apg

Whether from this list or not, I'd love to hear some opinions on the Top 10 for 2020-21 preseason.

[nescac1]

If I was making a list of New England contenders, it would go something like this:

1. Tufts - Eric Savage is a big loss but Tufts played two strong frosh at his position.  Everyone else is back, and Rogers is a legit first-team all-American heading into the season.  Top ten pre-season team.   

2. St. Joseph's - I'm higher on them than most, and there is always a chance they lose a guy or two to transfer, but if they bring everyone back and add even one ace shooter (three point shooting was a big weakness last year), they will be really scary.  Their backcourt duo is ridiculously good and now very experienced.  They are also a  destination for big time transfers for sure.  Borderline top ten pre-season team. 

3. Middlebury -- loaded senior class, probably right there with Emory and Elmhurst as the best in the country, but a bit thin behind that.  If Alex Sobel returns (Midd folks seem to think he will), they are really loaded.  If not, there is a big hole in the middle.  With Sobel, a potential top ten team, without him, still top twenty. 

4. WPI -- return nearly everyone and add a few highly-regarded big guy recruits.  Very deep and very experienced.  Top 25 pre-season team for sure, maybe as high as top 15.   With Springfield way down and Babson down a bit, the class of the NEWMAC.

5. Amherst -- a lot of uncertainty with the coaching change, but if Grant Robinson is back to 100 percent, the veteran Robinson-Day backcourt is about as good as anyone's.  Two-deep with talent 1-4, center is a bit of a question mark but there are three younger guys who are well-regarded who could step into that spot by committee.  Top 25 pre-season team, despite the uncertainty.

That's probably the New England top 25 teams right there, after that, a bit of a gap ... others who would not surprise me, in no particular oder:

Williams -- absolutely loaded with young talent, tremendous size and athleticism everywhere, but still fairly inexperienced with no impactful rising senior returning, and graduated three seniors including their star from a team that was incredibly up and down.  May be a year away, but the talent is there to beat anyone.

Colby -- lose half of their eight-man rotation to graduation. Return four really good players (including the last two NESCAC ROYs) but who else steps up is a bit of a mystery at this point. 

Endicott -- looks like the class of the CCC despite losing Keith Brown.  Added a really strong recruiting class to a talented veteran core. 

Babson -- Ainge and Jaworski are a nationally-elite backcourt, but the frontcourt has some big question marks with no one over 6'5 returning. 

Nichols, Albertus Magnus, Salve Regina, UMass-Dartmouth, Worcester State, New England College, MIT, Eastern Conn are the other regional teams to keep an eye on, but none of them seem like credible Top 25 contenders.

[SpringSt7]

This is going to be completely off the top of my head, just with a quick glimpse at the breakdown of key returners, and without trying to think too much. So take this all with a grain of salt.

1. Emory
2. Randolph-Macon
3. Elmhurst
4. Johns Hopkins
5. St. Thomas
6. Yeshiva
7. Illinois Wesleyan
8. UW-Platteville
9. Middlebury
10. St. Joseph's
11. Tufts
12. Albion


I don't feel good about that list at all, especially when you consider the question marks like players returning from injury, potential transfers, etc.,. I agree with nescac1's summary of the New England teams, but I think all of them have huge question marks at the top, probably the first year in a few in New England in which there isn't necessarily a clear favorite---I have to admit that he is higher on Tufts than I am. But in the absence of other clear cut contenders from other parts of the country, those 3 teams definitely belong. If Amherst had played closer to their potential this past year then I think they would be an easy top 10 team, but instead they have a lot of questions being asked of them as well, none bigger than who is going to replace Dave Hixon.

[nescac1]

Other than omitting Swarthmore, SpringSt7's list looks pretty dead-on to me ...

[SpringSt7]

Let the record show that I took the lazy way out and only ranked the 12 Tier 1 teams that Titan compiled for us---I have nowhere near the knowledge nor the desire to try and attempt to put together my own! Those 12 were hard enough...

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

With the number of significant retirements on the men's side of Division III basketball, there is plenty to talk about in the month of May. Thus, we needed a "Part 2" this month.

On this "Hoopsville Podcast: May Edition (Part 2)", we talk about what is arguably one of the most significant retirement classes of coaches in the history of Division III - especially on the men's side of things.

Pat Coleman, Ryan Scott, and Bob Quillman join Dave McHugh to chat about those who retired, the number of wins and the high-level of success they had, and even if trying to have a Mt. Rushmore of DIII coaching who might be considered (some coaches you may have forgotten about are mentioned).

Plus - if not for the number of significant retirements, the biggest news in Division III off-season so far would likely be Eric Bridgeland picking up and moving to Southern California. Bridgeland joins Dave to talk about his Whitman program, the success, and the decision to start anew at Redlands and the SCIAC.

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[Titan Q]

If I had to vote in the D3hoops.com 2020-21 Preseason Top 25 today, this would be my Top 15.

(All players who scored 4.0 ppg+ in 2019-20.  Roster year listed is from 2019-20.)

#1 Emory (22-5, 11-3 UAA)
G - Romin Williams, 5-9 Jr. 16.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.1 apg 2nd Team All-UAA
G - Matthew Schner, 6-4 Jr. 15.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.9 apg 1st Team All-UAA, Co-UAA POY
F - Matt Davet, 6-7 Jr 14.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg
F - Lawrence Rowley, 6-5 Jr. 13.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg 2nd Team All-UAA, UAA Defensive POY
G - Nick Stuck, 6-2 Jr. 9.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.3 apg 2nd Team All-UAA
F - Mason Johnson, 6-7 So. 7.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg
G - Luke Morrison, 6-4 Jr. 4.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg

#2 Randolph-Macon (28-2, 15-1 ODAC)
G - Buzz Anthony, 5-11 Jr. 16.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 6.2 apg 1st Team All-ODAC, ODAC POY
F - Miles Mallory, 6-5 Fr. 12.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg ODAC Rookie of the Year
G - Josh Talbert, 6-2 Fr. 10.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.1 apg
F - Ian Robertson, 6-7 So. 8.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg
G - Corey Bays, 6-3 Sr. 7.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg
G - Terry Woods, 5-11 Jr. 7.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.6 apg
F - David Funderburg, 6-7 Jr. 5.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg
G - Korey Turner, 6-0 Sr. 4.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg

#3 Illinois Wesleyan (19-9, 11-5 CCIW)
G - Grant Wolfe, 5-11 Jr.  18.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.6 apg (only played 7 games due to injury)
G - Peter Lambesis, 6-4 So.  12.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.5 apg 2nd Team All-CCIW
G - Keondre Schumacher, 5-11 So.  12.0 ppg, 1.9 apg
F - Doug Wallen, 6-5 Jr.  11.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg
F - Matt Leritz, 6-7 So.  10.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg  1st Team All-CCIW
G - Luke Yoder, 6-0 Fr.  10.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.3 apg  CCIW Freshman of the Year
F - Charlie Bair, 6-7 Jr.  9.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg
G - Cory Noe, 6-2 So.  8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg

#4 Elmhurst (25-5, 11-5 CCIW)
G - Jake Rhode, 5-11 Jr. 20.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.1 apg 1st Team All-CCIW
F - Derek Dotlich, 6-3 Sr. 15.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg 2nd Team All-CCIW
C - Lavon Thomas, 6-5 Jr. 13.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.0 apg 2nd Team All-CCIW
F - Jay Militello, 6-4 Jr. 8.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg
G - Dominic Genco, 6-3 Jr. 7.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
G - Wesley Hooker, 6-2 Fr. 5.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg
G - Nick Perry, 5-11 Jr. 4.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.5 apg
C - Ebrahim Jobe, 6-9 Jr. 4.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg

#5 Yeshiva (29-1, 16-0 Skyline)
G - Ryan Turell, 6-7 So. 23.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.4 apg 1st Team All-Skyline, Skyline POY
G - Simcha Halpert, 6-3 Sr. 16.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg 2nd Team All-Skyline
F - Gabriel Leifer, 6-5 Sr. 16.0 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 6.6 apg 1st Team All-Skyline
G - Ofek Reef, 6-1 Fr. 10.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg Skyline Rookie of the Year
G - Eitan Halpert, 5-11 Jr. 6.2 ppg, 2.0 apg
G - Bar Alluf, 6-4 Sr. 5.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg
F - Caleb Milobsky, 6-6 Jr. 5.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg
F - Daniel Katz, 6-4 Sr. 4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.2 apg

#6 Johns Hopkins (24-4, 16-2 Centennial)
G - Conner Delaney, 6-0 Jr. 17.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.9 apg 1st Team All-CC, CC POY
F - Tom Quarry, 6-6 So. 13.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg 2nd Team All-CC
G - Joey Kern, 6-1 Jr. 8.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.1 apg
G - Braeden Johnson, 6-6 So. 8.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
F - Harry O'Neill, 6-6 Sr. 8.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg
G - Ethan Bartlett, 6-3 So. 8.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg
F - Chid Nnake, 6-6 So. 4.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
G - Carson James, 6-2 Fr. 4.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg

#7 Tufts (23-6, 8-2 NESCAC)
C - Luke Rogers, 6-8 Jr. 16.6 ppg, 11.9 rpg 1st Team All-NESCAC, NESCAC POY
G - Eric Savage, 6-3 Sr. 15.8 ppg, 6.9 ppg, 3.4 apg 2nd Team All-NESCAC
G - Brennan Morris, 6-6 Jr. 12.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg
G - Tyler Aronson, 6-2 So. 10.6 ppg, 3.0 ppg, 2.1 apg
G - Dylan Thoerner, 6-6 Fr. 7.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
G - Carson Cohen, 6-3 So. 7.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.5 apg
G - Will Brady, 6-1 Jr. 4.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg

#8 St. Joseph CT (26-3, 11-0 GNAC)
G - Delshawn Jackson Jr., 5-10 So. 21.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.7 apg 1st Team All-GNAC
F - Jordan Powell, 6-6 Jr. 15.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg 2nd Team All-GNAC
G - Jaecee Martin, 5-10 So. 14.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 7.5 apg 1st Team All-GNAC, Defensive POY
G - Taelon Martin, 6-5 Fr. 10.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg GNAC Rookie of the Year
G - Ryan O'Neill, 6-5 So. 10.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg
F - Tyree Mitchell, 6-4 So. 5.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
F - Jake Sullivan, 6-5 So. 4.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg

#9 Albion (21-5, 12-2 MIAA)
F - Caden Ebeling, 6-7 Jr. 17.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg 1st Team All-MIAA
G - Jamezell Davis, Jr., 5-9 Jr. 16.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.0 apg 1st Team All-MIAA
F - Quinton Armstrong, 6-5 Jr. 12.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg
G - Cortez Garland, 6-0 So. 10.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.5 apg MIAA Defensive Player of the Year
G - MJ Barnes, 6-0 So. 7.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg
G - Juwan Perry, 6-2 Jr. 4.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg

#10 Middlebury (21-6, 6-4 NESCAC)
G - Jack Farrell, 6-1 Jr. 16.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.4 apg 2nd Team All-NESCAC
G - Max Bosco, 6-0 Jr. 14.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg
G - Tommy Eastman, 6-4 Jr. 13.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg 2nd Team All-NESCAC
F - Matt Folger, 6-8 Sr. 11.7 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.0 apg
G - Griffin Kornaker, 6-1 Jr. 9.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.5 apg
F - Ryan Cahill, 6-7 Jr. 6.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg
G - Perry DeLorenzo, 6-4 Sr. 5.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg

#11 St. Thomas (26-3, 19-1 MIAA)
G - Anders Nelson, 6-0 So. 15.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.4 apg 1st Team All-MIAC
F - Elijah Hannah, 6-3 Sr. 11.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg 3rd Team All-MIAC, Sixth Man of the Year
F - Tommy Anderson, 6-4 Sr. 10.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg 3rd Team All-MIAC
G - Riley Miller, 6-2 So. 8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.7 apg 2nd Team All-MIAC
G - Burt Hedstrom, 6-4 Jr. 8.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg
G - Ryan Lindberg, 6-3 Jr. 6.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg HM All-MIAC, All Defensive Team
G - Zach Theisen, 6-0 So. 5.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg
G - Will Engels, 6-5 Fr. 4.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg
G - Kevin Cunningham, 6-0 So. 4.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg

#12 UW-Platteville (23-5, 12-2 WIAC)
G - Carter Voelker, 6-3 Sr. 15.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.8 apg All-WIAC, Co-WIAC POY
G - Quentin Shields, 5-9 Jr. 14.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.8 apg All-WIAC, All Defensive Team
F - Kyle Tuma, 6-5 So. 10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg HM All-WIAC
F - Justin Stovall, 6-7 Jr. 10.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg HM All-WIAC, All Defensive Team
G - Blake McCann, 6-3 So. 8.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg
G - Drew Gunnink, 6-0 Jr. 7.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg
F - Justin Fox, 6-4 Jr. 5.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg

#13 Wash U (22-5, 11-3 UAA)
G - Jack Nolan, 6-1 Jr. 18.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.3 apg 1st Team All-UAA, Co-Player of the Year
F - Justin Hardy, 6-5 So. 14.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.6 apg 2nd Team All-UAA
F - DeVaughn Rucker, 6-5 Sr. 12.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg 1st Team All-UAA
C - Hank Hunter, 6-9 Sr. 8.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg
G - Payden Webb, 6-0 Jr. 7.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg
G - Matt Nester, 5-11 Sr. 6.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
F - Kameron Mack, 6-6 So. 5.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg
F - Nate Bloedorn, 6-7 Fr. 4.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg
G - Charlie Jacob, 6-2 So. 4.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg
G - Jonathan Arenas, 6-3 Sr. 2.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg

#14 WPI (20-8, 10-3 NEWMAC)
C - Garrett Stephenson, 6-7 Jr. 15.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg 2nd Team All-NEWMAC
G - Colin McNamara, 6-0 Jr. 11.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.8 apg
G - Kahleb Downing, 6-1 Jr. 9.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.6 apg
F - Reid Walker, 6-4 Jr. 9.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.6 apg
F - Jake Wisniewski, 6-4 Sr. 9.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg 2nd Team All-NEWMAC, Defensive POY
F - John Lowther, 6-4 Fr. 8.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg NEWMAC Rookie of the Year
G - Jake Needleman, 5-8 Jr. 6.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg
F - Dakota Wheeler, 6-5 Jr. 6.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg

#15 Swarthmore (28-1, 18-0 Centennial)
G - George Visconti, 6-3 So. 12.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg 2nd Team All-CC
G - Vinny DeAngelo, 6-1 Fr. 11.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.9 apg HM All-CC, Rookie of the Year
G - Conor Harkins, 6-3 Jr. 11.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg
F - Zac O'Dell, 6-7 Sr. 10.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.3 rpg 1st Team All-CC
F - Nate Shafer, 6-6 Sr. 10.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.1 apg 1st Team All-CC, Defensive POY
G- Colin Shaw, 6-3 So. 8.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
G - Ryan Ingram, 6-0 Jr. 6.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
F - Justin Tucker, 6-6 So. 4.6 ppg, 2.3 apg



Other Safe Top 25 Picks
* Amherst (18-8, 7-3)
* Brockport (26-3, 17-1)
* Hobart (23-5, 15-3)
* Marietta (21-7, 14-4)
* RPI (24-5, 17-1)

Others in Consideration
* Brandeis (17-8, 9-5)
* Colby (24-4, 8-2)
* Loras (17-9, 10-6)
* PSU-Harrisburg (21-8, 14-2)
* Rochester (16-9, 7-7)
* St. John's (27-2, 19-1)
* Stevens (23-5, 12-2)
* Susquehanna (21-8, 11-3)
* Texas-Dallas (22-7, 14-2)
* UW-La Crosse (21-6, 9-5)
* UW-Oshkosh (20-9, 11-3)
* Virginia Wesleyan (23-5, 13-3)
* Wabash (17-9, 3-5)
* Wheaton IL (15-11, 9-7)

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Macon and Yeshiva are in the same boat, from my perspective - most of the talent comes back, but I want to see what chemistry looks like without those seniors; both schools are losing two really important leaders, even if not always on the stat sheet.

[ronk]

 Have any non-conference schedules been posted yet? Wondering how teams are challenging themselves.

[Titan Q]

Have any non-conference schedules been posted yet? Wondering how teams are challenging themselves.

IWU's schedule...

https://www.iwuhoops.com/IWU%20MBB%2020-21%20Schedule.pdf

The other schools in the Jack Sikma Hall of Fame Tournament are UW-Oshkosh, Hope, and Ripon.

[ronk]

 Looks decent with road games w Wash U, Linfield, and Calvin and the chance to play Oshkosh.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Macon and Yeshiva are in the same boat, from my perspective - most of the talent comes back, but I want to see what chemistry looks like without those seniors; both schools are losing two really important leaders, even if not always on the stat sheet.

I could be getting things wrong, but I thought we realize Yeshiva was only losing one key senior.