MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[DPULefty22]

Austin's my sleeper out West... Millsaps should be down a bit so the division is there for the taking, and I think Sturdivant might be the toughest assignment for any defensive player in the conference with his combo of size and one-on-one skill. There just isn't another player in the conference like him. If Austin does win the West it'll be because Sturdivant won Conference POY honors.

Top dogs out East lost a lot of seniors, meaning Oglethorpe might be the most experienced team. They're always tough. I still think DPU can win the division if they can find an inside scoring presence to complement the scoring of Moore.

[brave heart]

I look for an "inside" rotation of Gray,Callan... Juniors  and Bergfeld, Russell ....Sophmores   Callan and Russell have the size, ballhandling, and speed to get to the rim.Bergfeld and Gray have the strength on the boards.

[tmore22]

I know that Centre has some key players back. But they lost both starting guards so how good will they be. Do they have anyone to step it up. Who will be starting and who are some new names that could be a factor?. 

[Walter17]

I don't know much about Centre this year.  I do know that Coach Mason always makes the best with what players he is given.  I expect them to be very competitive as always.

I feel like this year could be an exciting year if you are a Hendrix fan.  This should be as competitive a team as they've had in the last decade or so.  King has already been a monster the last three seasons, but he could have a HUGE year this year.  Any thoughts?

[tarheelfan]

Centre will continue to be one of the better teams in the SCAC.
Hendrix should have a good year behind seniors Andrew King and David Foley as well as junior Cal Rose.  They did not graduate a single player and add two or three freshmen that could step in and play significant minutes.

[Walter17]

I noticed the SCAC got some love in the preseason top 25 poll with Centre ranking 13th and Millsaps just missing the #25 spot by 11 pts. 

I am also extremely excited to see how Southwestern and Trinity fair against #6 Wisconsin-Stevens Pointe (who are the reason why Trinity didn't win the 04-05 National Championship) on November 21/22 in San Antonio! 

[scottiedawg]

Centre should be strong again even they lose Britt and Nestheide
35% of offense
20% of rebounding
31% of minutes played

Millsaps at #26 really surprised me
they lose (Montgomery, Rogan, Bailey, Oscar, Odum)
73% of offense
65% of rebounding
64% of minutes played

granted I don't follow Millsaps closely and know nothing of their recruiting class, but on paper it looks like they were decimated by graduation.

[pbrooks3]

Agree with several that have commented on Centre for the upcoming campaign. Coach Mason does indeed lose his two guards, but it appears he's got a good crop of frosh  to go with some fine returning players. It's a nice bonus having Matt Nestheside still in the program as Mason's new assistant coach. He'll be a big help in developing solid guard play. Centre, after getting physically whipped in the low post in the NCAA tournament by Ohio Wesleyan, has recruited some skilled size to enable them to compete more effectively on the block. The Colonels will have some good early season challenges with games against Franklin, Transylvania and Maryville.   

[frank_ezelle]

Millsaps got 83 votes from the folks who didn't look at the graduation losses from the 2007-08 season.  There is talent coming back for the Majors and hopefully some immediated help came in with this year's class, but lurking just outside the top 25 is way too high for the Millsaps team. 

I think Millsaps will surprise some people this year and they might be a darkhorse team at the SCAC Tournament, but it definitely is a rebuilding year.

[ASCfan237]

Does anyone know when the Millsaps at Austin College game is this year?

[jekelish]

Does anyone know when the Millsaps at Austin College game is this year?

Friday, February 6th at 6 PM

[Pat Coleman]

Millsaps got 83 votes from the folks who didn't look at the graduation losses from the 2007-08 season. 

Every voter got the information and I'm sure they all looked at it. But some may have chosen to ignore it.

[pbrooks3]

I will say this about Centre basketball - Greg Mason has earned some respect among D3 peers given a #13 ranking coming out of the gate this season.  Of course, it's understood these rankings are meaningless at this point, but the last two seasons of Centre basketball have put Danville on the map of D3Hoops. 

[Walter17]

pbrooks, who are some of the players on this year's Centre roster to look out for?  Any rumored standout freshmen come in this year?

[shuutr10]

Rhodes College has released its 2008-2009 preview and prospectus on their website. 
The link is http://www.rhodeslynx.com/index.asp?path=mbball