MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Josh Bowerman]

Witworth assistant Rodney Wecker named new head coach at Austin College today.

http://www.austincollege.edu/NewsDetail.asp?NewsID=1077&ItemID=5325

[brave heart]

Now that May 1 has come and gone, any word from the SCAC schools about their 2007 recruiting classes?

[brave heart]

Depauw has picked up three instate recruits.All solid players with 6'6" swing man Ryan Russell(Brebeuf Jesuit) standing out.Last year Coach Fenlon only picked up one in state player Tony James.

[pbrooks3]

Curious as to when we might see a SCAC Basketball schedule for 2007-08?

[mattgrubb]

one of you sewanee fans, if there are any, give me a scouting report on Ben Pursell.  This kid can flat out play.  I saw him go up against Dane Bradshaw last night.  What is this kid doing at Sewanee?
He can flat out play

[brave heart]

Lets get this board started! Who do you like in the SCAC  ???and who do you see winning it. I say Depauw is 1 or 2. Any big bodies coming in for anyone?

[brave heart]

2007-08 depauw men's basketball schedule


Date Opponent Time
Nov. 16 !vs. Illinois Institute of Technology  4 p.m. 
Nov. 17 !vs. Manchester or Taylor-Fort Wayne  5 or 7 p.m. 
Nov. 24 @MARIAN (Ind.)  6 p.m. 
Nov. 25 @CHICAGO or TRANSYLVANIA  2 or 4 p.m. 
Dec. 1  *at Centre  3 p.m. 
Dec. 6  at Wabash  7 p.m. 
Dec. 17  at Rose-Hulman  7:30 p.m. 
Dec. 19  KENYON  3 p.m. 
Dec. 29  #vs. Case Western Reserve  5 p.m. 
Dec. 30  #vs. Colby-Sawyer or Mount St. Joseph  1 or 3 p.m. 
Jan. 4  *SEWANEE 8 p.m. 
Jan. 6  *OGLETHORPE 1 p.m. 
Jan. 11  *at Rhodes  8 p.m. CST 
Jan. 13  *at Birmingham-Southern   Noon CST 
Jan. 18  *at Colorado College  8 p.m. MST 
Jan. 20  *at Austin  1 p.m. CST 
Jan. 25  *HENDRIX  8 p.m. 
Jan. 27  *MILLSAPS  1 p.m.

Feb. 1  *at Southwestern  8 p.m. CST 
Feb. 3  *at Trinity  Noon CST 
Feb. 8  *RHODES 8 p.m. 
Feb. 10  *BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN 1 p.m. 
Feb. 16 *CENTRE 3 p.m.

Feb. 22  *at Sewanee  8 p.m. CST 
Feb. 24  *at Oglethorpe  Noon 
Feb. 29-March 2  $SCAC Championship at Conway, Ark.  TBA 
     
     
     
   
   
*Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game
!Manchester College Tipoff Tournament
@Mike Rokicki Community Versus Cancer Challenge
#Tampa Bay Shootout at Tampa Preparatory School
$SCAC Championship; Conway, Ark.

[Pat Coleman]

Nice, thank you.

[mattgrubb]

here is a link to an article about Ben's play in the Rocky Top League

http://www.rockytopbasketballleague.com/content/view/21/1/

[Ralph Turner]

2007-08 depauw men's basketball schedule


Date Opponent Time
Nov. 16 !vs. Illinois Institute of Technology  4 p.m. 
Nov. 17 !vs. Manchester or Taylor-Fort Wayne  5 or 7 p.m. 
Nov. 24 @MARIAN (Ind.)  6 p.m. 
Nov. 25 @CHICAGO or TRANSYLVANIA  2 or 4 p.m. 
Dec. 1  *at Centre  3 p.m. 
Dec. 6  at Wabash  7 p.m. 
Dec. 17  at Rose-Hulman  7:30 p.m. 
Dec. 19  KENYON  3 p.m. 
Dec. 29  #vs. Case Western Reserve  5 p.m. 
Dec. 30  #vs. Colby-Sawyer or Mount St. Joseph  1 or 3 p.m. 
Jan. 4  *SEWANEE 8 p.m. 
Jan. 6  *OGLETHORPE 1 p.m. 
Jan. 11  *at Rhodes  8 p.m. CST 
Jan. 13  *at Birmingham-Southern   Noon CST   (First year provisional)
Jan. 18  *at Colorado College  8 p.m. MST 
Jan. 20  *at Austin  1 p.m. CST 
Jan. 25  *HENDRIX  8 p.m. 
Jan. 27  *MILLSAPS  1 p.m.

Feb. 1  *at Southwestern  8 p.m. CST 
Feb. 3  *at Trinity  Noon CST 
Feb. 8  *RHODES 8 p.m. 
Feb. 10  *BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN 1 p.m.  (First year provisional)
Feb. 16 *CENTRE 3 p.m.

Feb. 22  *at Sewanee  8 p.m. CST 
Feb. 24  *at Oglethorpe  Noon 
Feb. 29-March 2  $SCAC Championship at Conway, Ark.  TBA       
     
*Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game
!Manchester College Tipoff Tournament
@Mike Rokicki Community Versus Cancer Challenge
#Tampa Bay Shootout at Tampa Preparatory School
$SCAC Championship; Conway, Ark.

I have stricken the non-in-region opponents.

(Corrections appreciated.  Thanks Pat.)

[Pat Coleman]

Birmingham-Southern also non-region. Chicago is a question mark -- they were in-region for DePauw for some sports and not for others. I hope the NCAA will get its act together on this one.

[brave heart]

by my number of posts you can see I am a rookie.So enlighten me.What is the deal with region and non region games and what does the NCAA need to do or not do?Sorry for my ignorance!

[Ralph Turner]

by my number of posts you can see I am a rookie.So enlighten me.What is the deal with region and non region games and what does the NCAA need to do or not do?Sorry for my ignorance!

Hello brave heart,

These games qualify as in-region as per the D3hoops.com FAQ.

[frank_ezelle]

here is a link to an article about Ben's play in the Rocky Top League

http://www.rockytopbasketballleague.com/content/view/21/1/

I'll admit that I didn't remember which Sewanee player was Ben Purcell from the one Sewanee game I saw last year, but I looked back at my Millsaps basketball photos over the weekend and Purcell sure looks like a big, physical guy in the photos.  Sewanee could be the surprise of the SCAC if they can keep everyone healthy for a full season.

I was going through the photos to put together a YouTube video on Millsaps Men's Basketball from the 2006-07 season.  The quality after YouTube compresses a video isn't great, but here's the link to the video if anyone is interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgltHIJjH0k

[brave heart]

Do any SCAC teams field a JV team in basketball?How many players are generally put on the varsity roster?