MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

tmore22 · February 02, 2009, 01:57:03 PM

With the regular season winding down who do you see getting SCAC post season awards. Player of the year, All conference, newcomer of the year.

pbrooks3 · February 02, 2009, 07:31:09 PM

Speaking of POTY - nice catch, Danny Noll grabbing SCAC POTW!

pbrooks3 · February 03, 2009, 09:10:47 AM

Any SCAC posters interested in ranking their top 25 D3 teams in the country? Of course you can only pull 12 possible teams from the SCAC so you have to come up with some other schools in your rankings! Kidding aside, there is a posters poll under Multi-Regional Topics that you may access to learn more about posting a weekly Top 25. I believe the weekly deadline is 6 pm (ET) Tuesday during basketball season.

Does anyone know who the current #1 team is? It's not Trinity.

pbrooks3 · February 03, 2009, 11:37:11 PM

Two teams in the top 25 this week with one just on the outside -

Trinity drops a little to #12
DePauw climbs to #25
Centre moves down to #26

I think these are pretty close - I had Trinity at #10, DePauw at #26 and Centre at #29.

brave heart · February 04, 2009, 01:47:26 PM

Nice to see DePauw sneek into the top25.Not sure what it would take to move up much at this point.I do know what it would take to move down...I look for two really hard fought games this weekend.BSU was tough at home last year and I have alot of respect for that young team.Rhoads at home is a tough one,we hope Centere can soften them up.

pbrooks3 · February 04, 2009, 08:56:22 PM

Rhodes is something like a sleeping giant. They have the players on any given night to play a competitive game. The problem is they are consistently weak on defense and their offensive scheme is suspect at times with poor passing sometimes or no passing at all. If they're hot, and they use their athleticism effectively they can probably beat any SCAC team on a given night. When that given night occurs is the big question.

Ron Boerger · February 04, 2009, 11:44:36 PM

The SCAC is well-represented in the first NCAA regional rankings:

South

1. Trinity (Texas) 17-2 14-2
2. Texas-Dallas 17-2 15-2
3. Guilford 15-4 14-4
4. McMurry 13-5 12-3
5. Randolph-Macon 14-5 12-2
6. DePauw 15-5 12-4
7. Centre 15-4 12-4
8. LeTourneau 13-6 12-4

scottiedoug · February 05, 2009, 11:10:08 AM

I watched Sewanee at Maryville last night and think the SCAC will have a tough time with the Tigers when Coach Smith has had a couple of years to build there.

pbrooks3 · February 05, 2009, 12:33:36 PM

Quote from: scottiedoug on February 05, 2009, 11:10:08 AM
I watched Sewanee at Maryville last night and think the SCAC will have a tough time with the Tigers when Coach Smith has had a couple of years to build there.

He's a good coach. What particularly impresses you about what he's doing based on last night's game?

pbrooks3 · February 05, 2009, 12:41:17 PM

My predictions for Friday and Saturday:

FRIDAY
Hendrix in a cliff-hanger at Colorado College by 2
Austin finds the going tough but triumphs by 3 over Millsaps
Centre battles an invigorated Rhodes and comes out with a 6 point win
DePauw struggles but pulls away at the end for a 8 pt victory

SATURDAY
Oglethorpe guts it out over Sewanee by 7
Trinity successfully defends the homecourt by 6 against Southwestern

scottiedoug · February 05, 2009, 05:20:34 PM

They handle the ball, have a purpose on offense, are well-spaced, are not afraid to play with a physical opponent, and Smith works with them all the time during the game. On the other hand, they did turn the ball over a lot....

pbrooks3 · February 05, 2009, 06:47:21 PM

Scottiedoug, thanks for the insight. I saw them play early in the season against Centre. They weren't much to write home about that night which is certainly understandable then with a new coach. Their best player is preparing to graduate; it'll be interesting see what Smith gets in the way of players over the next couple of years.

MM_Fan · February 05, 2009, 08:00:25 PM

Hi All,

If anyone attends the Millsaps vs Austin game Friday, would appreciate any news on the game. It appears that there will be no video/audio/live stats available. Many thanks in advance!

Ron Boerger · February 05, 2009, 10:43:45 PM

Always fun to watch SW and TU play - quite the rivalry there, close games no matter the records - so I'll be heading to SA on Saturday to see.

pbrooks3 · February 06, 2009, 07:55:55 AM

Sorry I can't help on the Austin-Millsaps. Millsaps is an improving team from what I've seen the past 2 weeks. While the book might say this game should belong to Austin, the Majors can win this one. They've got some fine perimeter shooters, particularly Martinez. The other starters have begun to mesh; this squad has a chance to finish on a high note. Aside from Trinity at the top in the west, there is pretty decent parity among the other teams. I've not seen CC play this year, but they have definitely improved from last season just looking at their SCAC win total.