MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[fcnews]

Thanks Major Fan, we were wanting to drop her a Thank You note in the mail. She's a great example for Millsaps College. When your 500 miles from home it's nice to see a smile when you arrive each day.

[frank_ezelle]

In Coach Tim Wise's first year at Millsaps, he started 5 guards including a 6'1" post who really couldn't jump very well, and he won 5 games.  I say with total sincerity that it was the best coaching job I have ever seen in my life.  A handful of you have been around the SCAC long enough to remember the 2003-04 Millsaps team.  I apolgize to the members of that team in advance (including current assistant coach Justin LeBlanc), but few coaches could have won a single game with that shallow talent pool.  They won with tremendous preparation and tremendous heart.

With far more talent on the current roster, some casual observers may not see just how much of the Millsaps success this season is still due to preparation and coaching.  I know that Coach Wise will never win the NCAA Mr. Congeniality award, an award that isn't won by the intense personalities, but he is one heck of a coach and he has a knack for getting the absolute most out of the talent on his team.  Last night was a flashback to 2003-04 as an undersized Millsaps team found a way to win with defense and intensity on one of their poorest shooting nights of the season. 

I wish I could better express in words my admiration for the coaching job done by Coach Wise and Coach LeBlanc this season, but for that task I'm an undertalented writer.  Besides, most people would just brush it aside as home school over zealous hype.  So let me just say directly to the two people who matter the most--Tim and Justin, you guys have done a fantastic job this season and have a safe trip and great success this weekend.  I hope you two come away from the film room and practice court long enough to see this post.

[frank_ezelle]

One more quick post before I go to work to set up my new office and some Unix printers (wish me luck on those).  Here's a link to Millsaps SID Kevin Maloney's story on last night's game.  It worth taking the two minutes to read:

http://www.millsaps.edu/athletic/basketball-m/030808release.shtml

[fcnews]

For Millsaps family and students traveling to STL next weekend. There are to hotels at Hampton and Interstate 44, Red Roof and a nice Holiday Inn. Both are priced with in mosts budgets. Holiday Inn would be my first choice. These are five minutes from campus. The Drury Inn at Union Station is a more upscaled choice. Fifteen minutes tops and in the heart of the entertainment area. Just thought I'd toss it out. Safe travels.

[golden_dome]

Just wanted to congratulate Millsaps for their win last night. UMHB was a terrible matchup for them due to their size, and they found a way to win a game they trailed throughout. Great atmosphere last night and Songy's game-winner was as big a shot as you will see in the tourney this year.

Every year the winner of the tourney has some good fortune along the way, and Millsaps could be that kind of team. With Guilford, Augustana and Stevens Point all out already, the sectional is wide open. UMHB probably won't be the best team Millsaps faces, but they might have been the worst matchup for the Majors. Now that they've found a way to get past that hurdle, they certainly have a chance to get to Salem.

[fcnews]

Sounds like if MC and FU had matched up, it may have been a three point shoot out. It would of featured 3 very good deep threats. MC's Bailey and FU's McCoy and Branch. FU's two guards combined for 146 3's (each avg. 3 per game) and McCoy is currently seventh in the nation in 3 pt.% (47%). Maybe we need to travel back to Jackson for an early season non - conf. game next year.


MH-B would be a tough match up for most every D3 team. A lot of size and very athletic, reminded me of alot of good Juco teams.

[Pat Coleman]

D3hoops.com will be broadcasting the entire St. Louis sectional: Pat Coleman and sounds like Bob Quillman (yay!) on the call.

[pbrooks3]

Still think the way the Majors scrapped and clawed to pull out the win Saturday night is good for their confidence.  Frank had noted a number of times during the season how easy it was for the team to play streaky and give up big leads. St. Mary's (MD) will be another quality opponent for Millsaps, but one they can handle if they play well. The scary match-up at this point would be Millsaps-Wash U in a potential game to reach the final 4.  Wash U seems to be clicking and the Majors would earn big time stripes if they could knock them off to get to Salem. First things first with St Mary's!

[Major_Fan]

One more quick post before I go to work to set up my new office and some Unix printers (wish me luck on those).  Here's a link to Millsaps SID Kevin Maloney's story on last night's game.  It worth taking the two minutes to read:

http://www.millsaps.edu/athletic/basketball-m/030808release.shtml

In the story as of today is the clip from ESPN Radio 1240 AM's Derrel Palmer.  It's in the lead paragraph, just click on the link in the story that says .... 2.3 seconds left.

[jekelish]

the lead highlight of the evening SportsCenter tonight?  Songy hitting the three to win against UMHB.

[Major_Fan]

Yep, and you know what the funny thing is... A UMHB fan had a sign in the crowd that said "Didn't we see you on TV, 15 Laterals?"

That, my friends is karma and a little payback from the TU football play. 

[frank_ezelle]

For those who are interested, I've posted photos from the Maryville vs. Millsaps game on the Millsaps photo website.  I've still have a ways to go to finish the photos from the UMHB game.  Here's the link to the Maryville game photos:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/Millsaps_Majors/Basketball_NCAA_Tournament/Millsaps_vs_Maryville_03-07-08/

(I assume that most people know that the small photos are just thumbnails and you get a bigger image by clicking on a thumbnail.  I personally prefer to just use the slideshow feature that's near the top right of the screen.)

[Ralph Turner]

Yep, and you know what the funny thing is... A UMHB fan had a sign in the crowd that said "Didn't we see you on TV, 15 Laterals?"
That, my friends is karma and a little payback from the TU football play. 

[vozdelospetrels]

The SCAC has been getting some ESPN press; Austin Brown's 50 ft Buzzer Beater to lift DePauw over Centre, the Millsaps and Trinity 15 lateral play to win the game and now Songy's 3.

[pbrooks3]

Hey if you can't get recognized in D3 sometimes you have to step it up to the big media lights!  Kidding of course.