MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Week 2 Regional Rankings - which are ranked now: https://d3hoops.com/notables/2022/02/men-regional-rankings-first

[Shamrock]

The Little Giants tip against Denison at Chadwick Court tonight at 7:30 in the NCAC semi.

This game may be delayed as we have to clear the Court after the dannies play Wooster in the other semi at 5:00.

[Shamrock]

The Little Giants head to Atlanta to play Berry College on Friday.  If they win, a potential rematch against Emory awaits.  They beat Emory in November but that wasn't the playoffs and the game was played in Ohio, not Emory's home gym.  Still, I won't put anything past these Little Giants right now.

Wabash Always Fights!!!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

The Little Giants head to Atlanta to play Berry College on Friday.  If they win, a potential rematch against Emory awaits.  They beat Emory in November but that wasn't the playoffs and the game was played in Ohio, not Emory's home gym.  Still, I won't put anything past these Little Giants right now.

Wabash Always Fights!!!

That's the thing.  This Emory team is loads better than they were in November, but I think Wabash has improved quite a bit as well.  I'm rooting for that matchup, because it'll be a great game regardless.  I wonder if two guys have every scored 40 in the same NCAA tournament game?

[Shamrock]

I can't speak to Emory's development over the year.  I can say that members of the Wabash squad have seen some extraordinary growth over the year.  Everyone knew that Davidson would be Davidson.  The development of kids like Watson and Schreiber and Jones has been fun to watch.  Have to beat Berry first!!!

It's a good group of kids.  I hope they have a nice run.

[Gregory Sager]

The Little Giants head to Atlanta to play Berry College on Friday.  If they win, a potential rematch against Emory awaits.  They beat Emory in November but that wasn't the playoffs and the game was played in Ohio, not Emory's home gym.  Still, I won't put anything past these Little Giants right now.

Wabash Always Fights!!!

That's the thing.  This Emory team is loads better than they were in November, but I think Wabash has improved quite a bit as well.  I'm rooting for that matchup, because it'll be a great game regardless.  I wonder if two guys have every scored 40 in the same NCAA tournament game?

I'm pretty sure that that's never happened before. The late Gerald Reece of William Penn scored 47 and Michael Thomas of North Park scored 38 in a 1981 tournament game, but, unless I'm way off, that's as close as any duo has ever come to tandem 40s in a single D3 tourney game. It's interesting to note that both Reece and Thomas were guards, and they tallied those big numbers in a game played six years prior to D3 adding the three-pointer to men's basketball.

[Shamrock]

The Little Giants are still dancing after beating Berry 91-79.  Wabash was down ten early but got their heads together and led the game throughout the second half.  We converted turnovers well, and kept Berry off the offensive glass.  They bottled up Davidson from deep, so he drove and made his points in the paint.  The kid is really something special.

Play Emory at their gym tonight. 

Impossible not to notice that on the other side of our regional #11 Mount was beat yesterday.

[Shamrock]

Little Giants versus Purple Cows, Friday in Bloomington.

A stranger pairing of mascots has never been seen.

[Whitecarrera]

That Williams guard needs to dribble between his legs a few more times, because that's really cool when you're down by twenty!!

[Greek Tragedy]

That Williams guard needs to dribble between his legs a few more times, because that's really cool when you're down by twenty!!

That's pretty funny.

Anyway, congratulations to Wabash advancing to the Final Four.

[Shamrock]

It's Game Day!

LET'S GO WABASH!!!

[Greek Tragedy]

A lot of talk on Twitter about Schreiber the last 2 weekends. Curious if this has been his M.O. throughout his career. I figured someone on this board would have an opinion since you'd be familiar with him and Wabash.

[Shamrock]

Wabash College senior guard Jack Davidson earned the Jostens Trophy Award as the NCAA Division III Most Outstanding Men's Basketball Player for the 2021-2022 season.

[Greek Tragedy]

Obviously Wabash loses Watson and Davidson. So how does the NCAC look for next season? Is it back to the Woo and Witt show?

[Shamrock]

We recruited a 6'8 kid, so along with Ahmoni Jones we will have good size.  Replacing those senior guards and ALL the points they scored will be no easy feat.