MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[tarheelfan]

New hire at Southwestern:
http://southwesternpirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201206299kfadu

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity is favored by coaches to win the conference this year:

http://www.scacsports.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/preseason_poll

1. Trinity University       25 (5)     
T-2. Austin College      19 (1)   
T-2. Colorado College 19     
4. Centenary College  12
5. University of Dallas   8    
6. Southwestern           7     

TU returns four of five starters (losing only Ryan Beall [8.4 ppg/5.1 rpg/3.6 apg]) and played very well at the end of the season in upsetting UMHB in the first round and giving Whitworth a decent run in the second before falling.

[Gray Fox]

I am going to the Dallas/ Colorado College game tonight.  I was hoping to get some insight here.

[Ron Boerger]

GF (not that you will ever look here again), the SCAC never has been much of a basketball chat board and most of the chatters went with their teams to the SAA.

[Ralph Turner]

GF (not that you will ever look here again), the SCAC never has been much of a basketball chat board and most of the chatters went with their teams to the SAA.

And aside from the McMurry fans, neither was the ASC Men's boards.

Now that HSU Cowgirls and HPU Lady Yellow Jackets are not in the Top 25, and there are no McMurry fans posting, the women's board is dormant too.

[McM Blue Devil]

I miss the good ole days of banter on the boards Ralph. 

[Ron Boerger]

A disappointing loss for what has turned out to be an inconsistent Trinity squad last night, losing to a subpar Southwestern 70-63.    The Pirates improve to 9-14, 5-8 SCAC while the Tigers fell to 16-7, 10-3.  Southwestern had 14 more boards and won the battle of the offensive boards 14-6.   Trinity attempted 30 three pointers (of 49 total shots) but only hit eight.   The margin could have been larger had the Pirates hit more than 19 of 38 free throw attempts (of which 12 came late in the game with Trinity fouling on every possession). 

With two games remaining Trinity and Colorado College are tied for the conference lead, with the two teams meeting in San Antonio next Friday.    CC has two wins against Trinity to date including the first matchup in SA. 

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity shoots 70% in the first half to jump out to a big lead,  rebuffs a Colorado College comeback in the second to retake the top spot in the SCAC, 68-52.   Robert Kitzinger had 23 points to lead Trinity, all in the first half.  Ryan Milne also had 23 for Colorado College.  A Trinity win (at home v. Dallas [14-9, 8-5 SCAC] )or a CC loss (at Southwestern [9-14, 5-8]) in their final games of the season will sew up the top seed in the conference championship for Trinity.  CC holds the tiebreaker if they win and Trinity loses. 

[jekelish]

Wide open tournament starting tomorrow. Centenary is the 5 seed but has beaten Southwestern, the 4 seed and the team they face tomorrow, all three times the two teams have played this year. UD, the three seed, has beaten AC all three times they have played, but the margins have been 3, 6, and 4, and AC is home with the game tipping off at 7 so you'd have to think there will be an awfully good crowd with the tournament being played in Sherman.

And then you've got the semifinals, where you've got Colorado, the two seed, playing the winner of AC and UD. AC has beaten Colorado at home, and UD has knocked off the Tigers as well. And then you've got Trinity facing either a Southwestern team that has beaten them or a Centenary team that's played Trinity tough and has maybe the most explosive scorer in the league in Jonathan Blount.

Should be a very interesting weekend. Would not be surprised by anything.

[Ron Boerger]

Agreed - this may be the most wide-open championship in the conference this year. 

[jekelish]

Southwestern holds off Centenary 74-67 in a game that had 64 fouls called, and will take on Trinity tomorrow.

Austin College upset Dallas, and they did it pretty emphatically. 74-58 final, and they'll take on a Colorado College team they beat by 11 last time they played on this floor.

Tomorrow should be a very fun day at the tournament.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity wins the conference in OT over their SCAC nemesis Colorado College and is surprisingly rewarded with a first round home game against the ASC champion, Concordia (TX). 

[DMJSports]

Here is an interesting look at how individuals impact a team's performance.  The following analysis is not based on individual stats, but compares team performance with individual players in and out of the lineup.  This is an objective analysis using actual data from every game played by Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference teams this season.  Based on this comprehensive analysis, the following players are making the most positive impact on their respective team:

Austin: ALEN MICHAEL in the lineup correlates to improving Austin scoring rate by 0.2ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 11.2ppg - a net gain of 11.5ppg compared to when MICHAEL is out of the lineup.  JORDAN HANCOCK (9.1ppg) also makes a strong positive impact.

Centenary (La.): not enough data available

Colorado College: IAN REWOLDT on the court correlates to improving Colorado College scoring rate by 8.6ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 7.9ppg - a net gain of 16.5ppg compared to when REWOLDT is on the bench.  CHRIS LESNANSKY (15.3ppg), JAKE TRAMUTOLO (10.8ppg) and RYAN MILNE (8.3ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Southwestern: MICHAEL CANTU court presence correlates to increasing Southwestern scoring rate by 8.0ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 0.2ppg - a net gain of 8.2ppg compared to when CANTU is off the floor.  SEAN MYERS (7.4ppg) and CHASE KOCHER (6.4ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Trinity: not enough data available

University of Dallas: DREW ASSINESI on the floor correlates to reducing University of Dallas scoring rate by 17.5ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 30.2ppg - a net gain of 12.8ppg compared to when ASSINESI is off the floor.


On the lighter side, focusing on secondary goals (team stats other than the primary objective - outscoring opponents).  Following are players making the most positive impact in these areas:

Team scoring: having SEAN MYERS on the floor correlates to Southwestern increasing its scoring rate by 11.8 ppg compared to when MYERS is on the bench.

Opponent scoring: having DREW ASSINESI on the floor correlates to University of Dallas decreasing opposition scoring rate by 30.2 ppg compared to when ASSINESI is on the bench.

Team field goal percentage: having SEAN MYERS on the floor correlates to Southwestern increasing its field goal percentage rate by 5.9 percentage points compared to when MYERS is on the bench.  MICHAEL CANTU-Southwestern (5.5) also makes a strong positive impact.

Opponent field goal percentage: having ALEN MICHAEL on the floor correlates to Austin decreasing opposition field goal percentage rate by 5.9 percentage points compared to when MICHAEL is on the bench.

Team made field goals: having SEAN MYERS on the floor correlates to Southwestern increasing its made field goals rate by 3.7 per game compared to when MYERS is on the bench.

Opponent made field goals: having DREW ASSINESI on the floor correlates to University of Dallas decreasing opposition made field goals rate by 8.2 per game compared to when ASSINESI is on the bench.

Team offensive rebounds: having ALEN MICHAEL on the floor correlates to Austin increasing its offensive rebounds rate by 4.7 per game compared to when MICHAEL is on the bench.

Opponent offensive rebounds: having CHRIS LESNANSKY on the floor correlates to Colorado College decreasing opposition offensive rebounds rate by 4.8 per game compared to when LESNANSKY is on the bench.

Team turnovers: having DREW ASSINESI on the floor correlates to University of Dallas decreasing its turnovers rate by 8.2 per game compared to when ASSINESI is on the bench.

Opponent turnovers: having DREW ASSINESI on the floor correlates to University of Dallas increasing opposition turnovers rate by 2.8 per game compared to when ASSINESI is on the bench.

Team steals: having DREW ASSINESI on the floor correlates to University of Dallas increasing its steals rate by 2.7 per game compared to when ASSINESI is on the bench.

Team assists: having MICHAEL CANTU on the floor correlates to Southwestern increasing its assists rate by 2.1 per game compared to when CANTU is on the bench.

Team defensive rebounds: having IAN REWOLDT on the floor correlates to Colorado College increasing its defensive rebounds rate by 5.6 per game compared to when REWOLDT is on the bench.

[Ron Boerger]

Only one of these teams is still playing, and it's the one you have no data for.  Thanks. 

[pbrooks3]

Only one of these teams is still playing, and it's the one you have no data for.  Thanks.

Ron why don't you get the Trinity data and share your findings!  Good opportunity for the team to add positives to that pool of data tonight.  Good luck.