MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

daBulls · January 25, 2010, 01:08:18 PM

Congratulations to Coach Hilgeman of Rhodes for becoming the all time wins leader in the SCAC. Coach Hilgeman has been an excellent coach and class act for Rhodes, the CAC, and the SCAC for 34 years. Because of institutional changes the last 10 years have not been as successful as the previous 24. I only hope that Coach Hilgeman can enjoy at least on more dominant season, like the seasons he enjoyed throughout the 80's and 90's, before he retires (whenever that maybe).

pbrooks3 · January 25, 2010, 11:29:25 PM

Quote from: daBulls on January 25, 2010, 01:08:18 PM
Congratulations to Coach Hilgeman of Rhodes for becoming the all time wins leader in the SCAC. Coach Hilgeman has been an excellent coach and class act for Rhodes, the CAC, and the SCAC for 34 years. Because of institutional changes the last 10 years have not been as successful as the previous 24. I only hope that Coach Hilgeman can enjoy at least on more dominant season, like the seasons he enjoyed throughout the 80's and 90's, before he retires (whenever that maybe).

Ditto. Hilgeman is a classy guy who does deserve accolades for years of success & dedication @ Rhodes. These 2 weekend wins certainly help too in the effort to get in the SCAC tournament. Right now the Lynx are looking pretty good.

pbrooks3 · January 29, 2010, 10:00:52 PM

Young Centre squad starts their 5-game road adventure tonight @ Colorado College. A tough place to play even when the opponent isn't so good. Problem this year is CC is a pretty decent team. Colonels need to bounce back from a tough home loss against a good Southwestern team. Colonels will need to bear down & work their tails off to steal one this evening.

hendrixfan · January 29, 2010, 11:23:03 PM

Good win tonight in Conway for the Warriors as Oglethorpe came to town. Priest started nearly a completely different lineup tonight. They played good, and the regular starters seemed to respond with a good effort when they came in.
HC seems to have found a renewed energy the past three games, except for the second half at Rhodes.
With a snow storm outside, the students showed up and gave HC a good homecourt advantage.

Sewane comes to town on Sunday.

pbrooks3 · January 30, 2010, 12:01:40 AM

Quote from: hendrixfan on January 29, 2010, 11:23:03 PM
Good win tonight in Conway for the Warriors as Oglethorpe came to town. Priest started nearly a completely different lineup tonight. They played good, and the regular starters seemed to respond with a good effort when they came in.
HC seems to have found a renewed energy the past three games, except for the second half at Rhodes.
With a snow storm outside, the students showed up and gave HC a good homecourt advantage.

Sewane comes to town on Sunday.

Sounds like Hendrix discovered how to play defense again.

The East ended the night on the road 0-6. Centre went down late 61-59 after leading most of the way against Colorado College. Colonels actually played pretty steady most of the night except for some silly turnovers. Nick Rose burned them for 24 points. CC picked up steam down the stretch scoring on a number of fall away jumpers. The rebounding battle was even, though Colorado College seemed to do better on the offensive boards. Four Colonels scored in double figures - Alex Lloyd had a stout double-double with 13/13. Danny Noll also doubled with 10 and 10. Mullaney and Ellis also were major scorers. Colonels had one crack with 6 seconds left. CC fouled in the backcourt with a foul to give which took away 3 seconds. Mullaney got one long look from beyond 24 feet but it came up short, and Centre fell.

Ron Boerger · January 30, 2010, 09:41:08 AM

The most surprising loss for the East had to be BS-C falling 68-65 in OT to Trinity - despite two TU starters fouling out in regulation (the other three had four

). BS-C could not buy a basket (30% on the night) and missed 14 of 41 free throws. Two Terrance Blakely steals in the last ten seconds helped seal the win.

Been a tough year in SA, good to see the guys get one.

pbrooks3 · January 30, 2010, 09:58:47 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on January 30, 2010, 09:41:08 AM
The most surprising loss for the East had to be BS-C falling 68-65 in OT to Trinity - despite two TU starters fouling out in regulation (the other three had four ). BS-C could not buy a basket (30% on the night) and missed 14 of 41 free throws. Two Terrance Blakely steals in the last ten seconds helped seal the win.

Been a tough year in SA, good to see the guys get one.

BSC is vulnerable as you can see. They're deep and like to shoot the 3. But there will be nights like last evening at Trinity where the ball won't go down. This is big for Trinity as they continue to grind to qualify for the 4th tournament slot in the west.

pbrooks3 · January 31, 2010, 09:29:15 AM

Saturday was a better night for Eastern Division teams on their westward swing as collectively they took 2 of 3. Birmingham did the job effectively winning at Southwestern. They've established themselves as the dominant SCAC team this season while still waiting until next season before they compete for the post-season. DePauw put themselves in the driver's seat for a #1 seed come tourney time with a 2-point win over Colorado College thanks to a last second jumper by Tony James. The lone Western Division winner last night was Trinity as they defeated Rhodes for their 5th SCAC victory. This is big as they battle Millsaps down the stretch for the 4th seed and the right to play again in the Hangar Dome. Millsaps battles Oglethorpe today at home in their effort to reach the 5-win plateau.

pbrooks3 · January 31, 2010, 09:39:49 AM

One other point on Trinity. Their 2 wins this weekend really helped their cause for post-season play, and the thriller they took from the top SCAC team Friday night is not to be understated in any way. This team is beginning to slowly find its identity and grind out some wins. I keep forgetting that the Tigers still hold the trump card for the 4th seed as they've yet to play Millsaps this season in San Antonio. If OU finds a way to chalk up a W today in Jackson, TU will be in a better position to help declare the Hangar Dome a neutral court during the SCAC tournament. As many of you know who post on this board, I'm a big admirer of Coach Cunningham and his body of work - I hope he and his Tigers make the post-season.

jekelish · January 31, 2010, 11:23:38 AM

Big game today between AC and Centre. If the 'Roos can pick up a win, they'll be in great position in the West. Right now they're a half game up on Southwestern, and if they can get the win that'll make them 8-3, with Southwestern 7-4. With Colorado College, Trinity and Southwestern all coming to Sherman to close out the season, they'd effectively be in control of their own destiny for the top spot in the West.

pbrooks3 · January 31, 2010, 01:27:42 PM

Quote from: jekelish on January 31, 2010, 11:23:38 AM
Big game today between AC and Centre. If the 'Roos can pick up a win, they'll be in great position in the West. Right now they're a half game up on Southwestern, and if they can get the win that'll make them 8-3, with Southwestern 7-4. With Colorado College, Trinity and Southwestern all coming to Sherman to close out the season, they'd effectively be in control of their own destiny for the top spot in the West.

Like Austin's chances to get the #1 seed in the west. Southwestern's loss last night hurt but because they stole a road win at Centre last weekend, they're still in decent shape. The schedule definitely favors the Roos. I think if they win out at home and split on the road trip to Hendrix/Millsaps they coast into the #1. Of course, I'm hoping the Colonels make it interesting by stealing one today. Centre has been pretty solid on the road in Sunday afternoon games this season. But coming off a tough one Friday night @ CC makes today's game a major league challenge for Centre.

jekelish · January 31, 2010, 01:41:55 PM

FYI, live stats are available for AC home games HERE.

pbrooks3 · January 31, 2010, 01:50:16 PM

Quote from: jekelish on January 31, 2010, 01:41:55 PM
FYI, live stats are available for AC home games HERE.

Good post. Thx. Interesting link but I've been alerting the Centre nation!

pbrooks3 · January 31, 2010, 04:33:01 PM

We've got a good one at Austin as after 40 minutes the teams are knotted at 56-56. Colonels have scrapped down the stretch to make a game of it.

pbrooks3 · January 31, 2010, 04:51:15 PM

Roos prevailed in OT 66-62. Centre gave it their usual good Sunday effort, but Alade was tough in the clutch, and Austin finally figured it out from the free throw line when it counted (they shot under 50% for the game). Mason has got to be pleased with the effort of the Colonels even if it didn't result in a win. Centre played two challenging road games this weekend and nearly won both; only to end it at 0-2. Centre is young and they will hopefully grow from this experience. A defensive game as neither team reached the 40% mark from the field; Colonels shot it at 34.5%. Alade had 16 for Austin and Crawford scored 16 for Centre. Noll had 11 (tp) and 11 (rb). Lloyd pulled down 13 boards.