MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

pbrooks3 · February 21, 2011, 07:21:38 PM

Quote from: Hendrix2009 on February 21, 2011, 08:40:17 AM
I noticed that the tournament games on Saturday will be able to be seen via live broadcast from Millsaps. I can't find a video link for Friday's games that are being played at Belhaven. Am I just missing it? Anyone know if there will be a live feed or not? We can't make it to the tournament but was hoping to watch it on the internet.

Not sure about this. Bellhaven's gym is smaller, more intimate than the Hangar Dome. If I recall the lighting is not great. I'll try to check on this.

It's been good to have Frank posting. One thing he mentioned that's been especially nice this season is the more common use of video at many SCAC venues. I've been able to see lots more basketball because of the increased usage of video. Kudos to the schools of the SCAC for making this possible.

Hendrix2009 · February 22, 2011, 10:55:41 AM

I received an email from the SCAC Commissioner. He stated the following: "we will not have live video at Belhaven - the wireless feed we had at Belhaven last year would not support a live video stream. We will, however, have live audio of all games at Belhaven on Friday. Those links will be on the championships website, as well as the SCAC website. We are working on providing live stats for all games as well."

I've been very spoiled as well being able to watch many games via the live feed. We can't attend all of my son's games so rely a lot on the live video. Though disappointed we can't attend the game on Friday and won't be able to see it via a live feed and I thankful for the live audio.

I would like to wish all of the teams good luck and safe travel to Millsaps.

jekelish · February 22, 2011, 08:07:16 PM

So does anyone wanna hazard a guess as to the All-SCAC team, POTY, COTY, Newcomer of the Year, etc?

pbrooks3 · February 23, 2011, 12:02:05 AM

Quote from: jekelish on February 22, 2011, 08:07:16 PM
So does anyone wanna hazard a guess as to the All-SCAC team, POTY, COTY, Newcomer of the Year, etc?

I'll weigh in:

1st team
Rose, Colorado Col
Ward, Oglethorpe
Caldarera, Trinity
Galow, Rhodes
Ross, Centre

POTY - Rose, Colorado Col

Newcomer - Hancock, Austin

COTY - Cunningham, Trinity; though I think Fenlon, DePauw is a close 2nd

Ron Boerger · February 23, 2011, 10:01:12 AM

CoTY is going to be tough - most everyone did what was predicted in the pre-season poll.

And for anyone who hasn't heard, Caltech broke a 300+ game conference losing streak last night. They hadn't won a conference game since 1985! This year's 5-20 record was the program's best in 20 years.

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · February 23, 2011, 03:55:18 PM

Final Regional Rankings are out before Selection Sunday: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/

Ron Boerger · February 24, 2011, 05:52:31 PM

The SCAC has put together a nice package for the tourney this weekend, see the site at http://www.scacsports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/11tournament_preview .

One question, and maybe Frank can answer: what does the logo signify? At first I thought it was the cluster of a major in the armed services, but they're gold; the tournament logo looks more like a lt. colonel's.

On another note, an odd selection for PoTW - someone who averaged 14.7ppg (11ppg in two SCAC contests) and 3.7 rpg (2.5rpg in SCAC contests). Decent stats but not what you normally see from a conference player-of-the-week.

Ralph Turner · February 24, 2011, 05:57:19 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US-O5_insignia.svg

Logo -- the silver 7-sided oak leaf is O-5 (Lieutenant Colonel in US Army, USAF, USMC and Commander US Navy)

Ron Boerger · February 24, 2011, 06:31:05 PM

So I know it looks like a LTC logo, Ralph (see my post); the question is WHY? Are the Millsaps Majors finally getting a promotion??

pbrooks3 · February 24, 2011, 09:49:01 PM

Think this tournament is up for grabs. There is no one true dominating team and the opening round will be telling. On any given day, any one of these teams can win. Who is looking the best? Momentum-wise, Trinity is looking strong. Hendrix has a decent vibe going having sweaked in on an exciting 50-minute contest over Austin. DePauw may appear off the radar but I think they may be a squad ready to win 3 straight. I'm less clear on Austin and Colorado College, but my sense is CC played its best basketball in the 1st half the season. Oglethorpe is packed with experienced players; if they shoot it well, they could run the table. Centre has to always be considered because of the way they play defense and manage their offensive possessions. Centre and Hendrix have some similarities with one another, and this might be the most competitive 1st round match-up of the 4. Looking forward to tomorrow in Jackson.

Ron Boerger · February 25, 2011, 10:10:44 AM

Agree with you there, pbrooks3. Should be a fun tourney to watch.

I am disappointed that we won't have live stats. Hard to watch from work or away from home. Hopefully the good folks at the SCAC home office will update the scoreboard frequently during the tourney.

Ralph Turner · February 25, 2011, 11:08:45 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on February 24, 2011, 06:31:05 PM
So I know it looks like a LTC logo, Ralph (see my post); the question is WHY? Are the Millsaps Majors finally getting a promotion??

Duhhhhh.

Sorry about that. I completely mis-interpreted the post.

One might suspect that the graphic artist does not know the difference and liked the color scheme that silver offered as opposed to gold.

pbrooks3 · February 26, 2011, 01:53:46 AM

Not a lot of high grade basketball played today, but some close games for the most part. Saw bits of all games except DePauw's win over Austin which was only a 5-point game. Trinity played a dominant 1st half against Rhodes & looks like a a team to be reckoned with going forward. Both Oglethorpe and Centre received strong challenges before prevailing in the end. Centre got a record-setting performance from Greg Ross who scored 38 of his team's 54 points tonight. For good measure he pulled down 11 rebounds.

We're looking at 3 East squads and 1 West team tomorrow. DePauw will play Trinity and then Oglethorpe will take on Centre.

pbrooks3 · February 26, 2011, 07:59:42 PM

DePauw wins a nailbiter over Trinity 58-56. Ryan Seiver nailed 2 free throws in the final 30 seconds, and then Trinity got off 1 shot that missed. The game ended after about a 4-second scrum on the floor with each team scrambling to grab the basketball. 3-pointers were a large part of DePauw's arsenal against Trinity's length & zone defense. Fun basketball game from a spectator's watch.

pbrooks3 · February 27, 2011, 02:29:50 AM

Better level of basketball played today. Centre got the greater measure of Oglethorpe with a high intensity win 70-57. Bryon Ellis dropped in 28 points with a run of 8-10 on threes. Both teams played with high energy throughout. Oglethorpe's seniors, Ward, Ritchie and Kennedy played with tremendous passion in a losing effort. Sunday matches Eastern Division rivals in the finals for the last time - DePauw versus Centre. Should be a great one for SCAC fans to take in.