MBB: USA South Conference

[Seatfiller]

In the first round of the USA South conference tonight:

CNU defeats Shenendoah 84-66

Greensboro beats MU 62-59

Ferrum blasts Averett 70-47

[narch]

tough loss for the monarchs tonight...they couldn't get any breaks - gc seemed to get all of the loose balls and make all of the big shots - it was a very physical game, and that didn't appear to be the monarchs game tonight - with 6:43 left, mu was down by 9 (after cutting into a 14 point gc lead)...by the 5:03 mark, they were down by 1

there is some real potential down the road for the monarchs...when they were good tonight, they looked really good - jernigan looks like he could take over games if he wanted to, hockaday is a beast around the basket, but needs to recognize the double teams better, combs is athletic, long and handles well for a big, stallings is long and athletic (but wasn't on at all tonight) and hayes is quick and solid...the entire starting 5 from tonight should be back next year, and i think that team could win 15 or more games if they progress as expected

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

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

[narch]

all conference team announced...http://usasouth.net/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/201102233r3hp4

mitchell poty
benefield roty
thompson coty

jernigan and hockaday 2nd teamers (along with 4 others...a 6 man 2nd team???)

nothing really stands out, other than i personally think hockaday's all-around numbers were better than benefield's, but both had solid rookie campaigns...a solid case could be made for either player, and perhaps cnu's record was the tie-breaker

i also feel like kyle combs is more deserving than dixon from gc, but i'm sure there was pressure to get a gc player on the team

[narch]

belated congrats to the bishops for their tourney win and ncaa spot...do the conference proud, boys

[hsctigers2002]

Shenandoah coach resigned. They better be getting a really good coach this time around with the move to the ODAC...

[D-BAT]

Shenandoah coach resigned. They better be getting a really good coach this time around with the move to the ODAC...

Wonder who is applying for the SU job?

Please make note of how many times you hear "I" in the interview below ... the "I" stuff is a big no-no IMHO ...

http://www.tv3winchester.com/sports/headlines/Former_SU_Basketball_Coach_Robert_Harris_-_Complete_Interview_117108508.html

[narch]

from what i know, coach harris is a class act and seems like a solid coach who has had a couple of bad years...

having said that, i disagree with the philosophy of importing a bunch of juco's at the d3 level...perhaps the su president felt the same way...

[hasanova]

from what i know, coach harris is a class act and seems like a solid coach who has had a couple of bad years...

having said that, i disagree with the philosophy of importing a bunch of juco's at the d3 level...perhaps the su president felt the same way...

Greensboro did the same thing this past year - but they're probably in a financial position where they needed anyone they could get to fill spots at the school.

[D-BAT]

from what i know, coach harris is a class act and seems like a solid coach who has had a couple of bad years...

having said that, i disagree with the philosophy of importing a bunch of juco's at the d3 level...perhaps the su president felt the same way...

There were only 4 out of 11 seasons over .500

Also, the beer bus that was operating probably did not sit well with the administration.  This was pre-NEW-Athletic Director.  Still cannot figure out how one kept their position after that as even student-athletes were consuming adult beverages on trips back home according to the bus driver.  A lot of things contributed to this change.

[narch]

There were only 4 out of 11 seasons over .500

winning isn't everything at the d3 level...but the other accusation, if accurate, sure can lose someone a job with a quickness at any level

i can only base my opinion on my observations, and i was always impressed with the way coach harris handled himself in the riddle center...he seemed intense, but at the same, it seemed that his guys really responded to him well - in my experience, it seemed that he had full control of the team both on and off the court

[D-BAT]

Any chatter on who has applied for the SU job?

[jdubyadubya]

D-BAT - I'm thinking it might be someone from the assistant ranks out of the ODAC.

[D-BAT]

I'm hearing Pat Kennedy might be in the mix???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Kennedy

[D-BAT]

Shenandoah coach resigned. They better be getting a really good coach this time around with the move to the ODAC...

Word on the street is that SU's AD called all of the ODAC AD's inquiring if they had any assistant coaches interested in the SU job. 

Did you hear the same?