MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ron Boerger]

Wow.  If you have the Fox regional networks you can watch Southwestern open at TCU right now.  The announcers, doing the usual amount of research, said "we don't know a lot about this team.  It has 21 players."  Hope they weren't paid too much for that in-depth analysis.

SW up 3-2.  Oops, not any more.

Did not realize Coach kuykendall (sp) came over from Schreiner in the off-season.

The Pirates acquitted themselves well, trailing by only five at half before succumbing 83-62.  Yeah, it's an "exhibition" from the D3 POV but not the D1.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Wow.  If you have the Fox regional networks you can watch Southwestern open at TCU right now.  The announcers, doing the usual amount of research, said "we don't know a lot about this team.  It has 21 players."  Hope they weren't paid too much for that in-depth analysis.

SW up 3-2.  Oops, not any more.

Did not realize Coach kuykendall (sp) came over from Schreiner in the off-season.

The Pirates acquitted themselves well, trailing by only five at half before succumbing 83-62.  Yeah, it's an "exhibition" from the D3 POV but not the D1.

Well as I told tonight (and need to check) ... not all D1s are playing real games even after the season starts. I have to double-check some things.

To be clear, my point was I thought after the D1 season started they couldn't play exhibitions (for them; D3s can still call them that), but I have found that may not be a factual thought. TCU may have it as a real game - just wanted to clarify it isn't always the case across the board.

[Ron Boerger]

Well as I told tonight (and need to check) ... not all D1s are playing real games even after the season starts. I have to double-check some things.

To be clear, my point was I thought after the D1 season started they couldn't play exhibitions (for them; D3s can still call them that), but I have found that may not be a factual thought. TCU may have it as a real game - just wanted to clarify it isn't always the case across the board.

Here's the ESPN game story (because how often do D3 teams get anything in national media) - the SCAC gets a mention, holla!.  Southwestern actually outrebounded TCU in the game.  Story also confirms it counted for TCU but not SW.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Wow.  If you have the Fox regional networks you can watch Southwestern open at TCU right now.  The announcers, doing the usual amount of research, said "we don't know a lot about this team.  It has 21 players."  Hope they weren't paid too much for that in-depth analysis.

SW up 3-2.  Oops, not any more.

Did not realize Coach kuykendall (sp) came over from Schreiner in the off-season.

The Pirates acquitted themselves well, trailing by only five at half before succumbing 83-62.  Yeah, it's an "exhibition" from the D3 POV but not the D1.

Well as I told tonight (and need to check) ... not all D1s are playing real games even after the season starts. I have to double-check some things.

To be clear, my point was I thought after the D1 season started they couldn't play exhibitions (for them; D3s can still call them that), but I have found that may not be a factual thought. TCU may have it as a real game - just wanted to clarify it isn't always the case across the board.

The St. Peter's - NJCU game last night was definitely an exhibition for both sides.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity's Pat Cunningham picked up his 500th win in tonight's 85-82 victory over Colorado College.

https://twitter.com/TU_Basketball/status/1218711546194530305

[Ron Boerger]

And speaking of Trinity, they got a nice upset over TLU (the defacto conference leader since St. Thomas is ineligible in the second year of their D3 transition), 87-79.  Helps when you outshoot your opponent by a 56-40% margin and your bench has a 26-6 scoring margin.   TLU, at 7-3, is still 1.5 games up on three teams (Dallas, Austin, Trinity) at 5-4.

[jekelish]

I'll jump over into the men's section as well - Austin College has quietly won 6 of their last 7, after starting the year 3-7. They're up to 9-8 overall and 6-4 in the conference.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

First Regional Rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/men-regional-rankings-first

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Week 2's Regional Rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/men-regional-rankings-second

[jekelish]

Big weekend in the SCAC in terms of seeding coming up. Austin College and Centenary play tomorrow night for what would, if you took St. Thomas out of the equation since they're not eligible for the postseason, essentially be for the regular season title. But as St. Thomas DOES factor into the standings, and Centenary beat them, the 'Roos have to beat both teams this weekend to lock up the top seed. That said, there's so much parity in the league this year that I don't think seedings really matter. This feels like a year when you might see a 5 or 6 seed cut down the nets.

[Ron Boerger]

Interesting that the conference crowned St. Thomas as regular season champions when they weren't eligible for the tournament.  They'll play in the Division I (scholarship) bracket of the USCAA Tournament, where they're ranked third in the country.

There is a photo of the commish awarding them their trophy, along with eight framed jerseys.   As you might expect six of those represent the seniors on the team, but there's also one for a sophomore and another for a first-year.   Should make for an interesting second SCAC season for the Celts.

[jekelish]

With the teams actually in the tournament, Centenary is obviously the favorite and AC isn't too far behind, but 1 through 6, it wouldn't surprise me if any of the teams in the field cuts down the nets. So much parity this year.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Week 3 men's regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/men-regional-rankings-third

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity's Pat Cunningham is retiring.  https://trinitytigers.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/200306_mbkb_cunningham

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

While the season came to an abrupt end, there are still student-athletes, coaches, and programs to recognize for what they accomplished this season.

On a special edition of Hoopsville, we not only look at the final Top 25 polls of the season, but we also take a look at the All-Region awards. Plus, the NABC All Star Rosters are announced, exclusively, here tonight. We then will talk to long time NABC Board of Directors member Pat Cunningham about the team and the announcement he is retiring as Trinity (Texas) men's basketball coach.

And we have a round-table discussion of all things Division III basketball. Pat Coleman, Gordon Mann, Ryan Scott, and Bob Quillman saddle up to their computers and join us for a spirited chat and maybe even answer your questions.

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- Pat Coleman, D3hoops.com Editor-in-Chief
- Gordon Mann, D3hoops.com Senior Editor
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