MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

kiltedbryan · March 22, 2009, 11:30:54 AM

Quote from: David Collinge on March 22, 2009, 11:21:23 AM
Congratulations to Wooster's Justin Hallowell, who has been named the national Rookie of the Year by D3Hoops.com.

Wow! Congrats to Justin. Great Lakes region and national Rookie of the Year- I guess teams will know about him next season.

David Collinge · April 02, 2009, 07:54:11 PM

Wooster alum and former OWU assistant John Ellenwood has been hired to coach Ashland U. next season. Ellenwood turned the Thomas More program around in his three years in Crestview Hills, capping it off this season with regular season and PrAC tournament championships. His Saints then forced Capital, unbeaten at home, to overtime in an NCAA first-round thriller. Congratulations to John on his new job, as well as on the birth of his daughter Mollie, born to John and his wife Abbi on the first.

AU press release

David Collinge · April 03, 2009, 11:03:31 AM

The awards keep pouring in for Bryan Yelvington and Justin Hallowell, this time from DIII News. This publication has named Yelvington to their All-America team (5th team), and Hallowell to their all-Freshman team. Congratulations to both!

David Collinge · April 04, 2009, 09:05:10 PM

Another NCAC grad joins the head coaching ranks, as Shaka Smart (Kenyon '99) becomes the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University. Kenyon press release. Congratulations, Coach Smart!

seinfeld · April 26, 2009, 09:32:42 PM

Posted this on the football board as well. The rumor I've heard is that Earlham is leaving the NCAC for the HCAC at the end of the 09-10 academic year. Can anyone confirm this?

If this does happen, DePauw makes the most sense to join. If not them, I would go after Washington & Jefferson. If neither of those work, we can always go back to nine schools, which it was before Wabash and Hiram joined. Would make for a more balanced schedule in both football and basketball if nothing else.

imderekpoe · April 26, 2009, 09:47:57 PM

Quote from: seinfeld on April 26, 2009, 09:32:42 PM
Posted this on the football board as well. The rumor I've heard is that Earlham is leaving the NCAC for the HCAC at the end of the 09-10 academic year. Can anyone confirm this?

If this does happen, DePauw makes the most sense to join. If not them, I would go after Washington & Jefferson. If neither of those work, we can always go back to nine schools, which it was before Wabash and Hiram joined. Would make for a more balanced schedule in both football and basketball if nothing else.

Yup, I've heard the same thing, although I wasn't sure of the year! I agree that DePauw easily makes the most sense. And while those trips to Allegheny would be rough, it would still have to be better for them than some of the trips that they must make in the SCAC. And it would be great to keep a team in the conference relatively close to 'Bash.

ScotsFan · April 27, 2009, 11:05:56 AM

Quote from: imderekpoe on April 26, 2009, 09:47:57 PM
Quote from: seinfeld on April 26, 2009, 09:32:42 PM
Posted this on the football board as well. The rumor I've heard is that Earlham is leaving the NCAC for the HCAC at the end of the 09-10 academic year. Can anyone confirm this?

If this does happen, DePauw makes the most sense to join. If not them, I would go after Washington & Jefferson. If neither of those work, we can always go back to nine schools, which it was before Wabash and Hiram joined. Would make for a more balanced schedule in both football and basketball if nothing else.

Yup, I've heard the same thing, although I wasn't sure of the year! I agree that DePauw easily makes the most sense. And while those trips to Allegheny would be rough, it would still have to be better for them than some of the trips that they must make in the SCAC. And it would be great to keep a team in the conference relatively close to 'Bash.

And it would heat up that rivalry even moreso as they would again be conference rivals...

wally_wabash · April 27, 2009, 04:05:37 PM

Quote from: ScotsFan on April 27, 2009, 11:05:56 AM
Quote from: imderekpoe on April 26, 2009, 09:47:57 PM
Quote from: seinfeld on April 26, 2009, 09:32:42 PM
Posted this on the football board as well. The rumor I've heard is that Earlham is leaving the NCAC for the HCAC at the end of the 09-10 academic year. Can anyone confirm this?

If this does happen, DePauw makes the most sense to join. If not them, I would go after Washington & Jefferson. If neither of those work, we can always go back to nine schools, which it was before Wabash and Hiram joined. Would make for a more balanced schedule in both football and basketball if nothing else.

Yup, I've heard the same thing, although I wasn't sure of the year! I agree that DePauw easily makes the most sense. And while those trips to Allegheny would be rough, it would still have to be better for them than some of the trips that they must make in the SCAC. And it would be great to keep a team in the conference relatively close to 'Bash.
And it would heat up that rivalry even moreso as they would again be conference rivals...

If wishing made it so....

Wabash vs. DePauw is a great rivalry even as is, but I would by lying if I said that it isn't significantly different in the 11 academic years since DePauw joined up with the SCAC. Of couse Wabash always wants to beat DePauw and vice versa, but over the last decade, in the biggest picture, the results of those games haven't been terribly important. I'd love to see the two institutions once again competing against each other in games that count for more than just bragging rights....and this is the first time in a decade that the possibility even seems remotely plausible. I think such a move would benefit both DePauw and the NCAC, but we'll see. It's all just speculation for now.

David Collinge · May 07, 2009, 01:13:00 PM

Basketball season may be long over, but the awards and honors keep rolling in for OWU's Kyle Holliday. Now comes word that Kyle has been named a recipient of a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Kyle is one of just 29 male winter sports athletes, and one of just two D3 men's basketball players, to receieve the award this year. Once again, congratulations Kyle!

Pat Coleman · May 07, 2009, 01:36:39 PM

The others, for those interested:
http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/06/four-d-iii-players-earn-ncaa-postgrad-scholarships.html

seinfeld · May 07, 2009, 08:41:15 PM

I know Wooster's official schedule hasn't been released yet, but I do know that Washington (Mo.) will be coming to Wooster for one of its tournament's, most likely the Mose Hole. I'm sure they are not scheduled to play in the first round, but if they meet in the title game, that should be one heavyweight match up. Assuming that both get off to good starts (a pretty good bet with the returning talent of both teams), there is a good chance both teams will be in the Top-10 when they meet.

I could be easily missing a team, but off the top of my head, has Wooster played a defending national champion the following year?

ScotsFan · May 08, 2009, 10:22:43 AM

Quote from: seinfeld on May 07, 2009, 08:41:15 PM
I could be easily missing a team, but off the top of my head, has Wooster played a defending national champion the following year?

I can't recall any times where Wooster has played the defending national champions the following year, but this won't be the first time a defending national champion has been invited to one of Wooster's annual tournaments. Calvin played in the Mose Hole the year following their national championship run of 1999-20000 but they lost to Chicago in the 1st round. It was supposed to be a bit of a revenge game for the drubbing the Scots recieved up at Calvin during their championship run in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament. Not getting that revenge game with Calvin didn't really bother the Scots though, as they went on to thump Chicago in surprisingly easy fashion in the finals of the Mose Hole that year. 8)

fantastic50 · May 10, 2009, 08:41:08 AM

This looks like a very tough schedule to challenge the experienced Scots. St. Thomas is coming to the Al Van Wie Classic in November, and Wash. U. is coming to the Mose Hole after Christmas.

There's a rematch of the second-round NCAA game at John Carroll (away, again). Other non-conference games include Ohio Northern (home) and Albion (away, the season opener).

http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/4584481 (about halfway down)

imderekpoe · May 10, 2009, 09:58:37 AM

Quote from: fantastic50 on May 10, 2009, 08:41:08 AM
This looks like a very tough schedule to challenge the experienced Scots. St. Thomas is coming to the Al Van Wie Classic in November, and Wash. U. is coming to the Mose Hole after Christmas.

There's a rematch of the second-round NCAA game at John Carroll (away, again). Other non-conference games include Ohio Northern (home) and Albion (away, the season opener).

http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/4584481 (about halfway down)

Should be some tough tests for the Scots this year!

In recruiting news, it looks like the Scots have landed 2 players that should be able to help inside.

Jake Mays from Tallmadge: 6-8, 17 points 10.8 boards and 4.6 blocks per game, 2nd team all-district http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfHPndBppaE

Josh Claytor from Talawanda HS: 6-7, 23.3 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. Butler County player of the year (Middletown Journal), 3rd team all-district.

seinfeld · May 10, 2009, 10:23:40 AM

Fantastic 50,

I think you are confusing John Carroll with Capital. The last time Wooster played John Carroll was the Sweet 16 game of the 2007 tournament.

Potential games against St. Thomas and Washington are great, but in the grand scheme of things, they only mean something in terms of where Wooster stacks up nationally and for the D3Hoops.com poll. Because of the silly NCAA selection criteria, these games virtually mean nothing.

The games with Albion, and especially ONU and JCU are huge. Lose both, and an at-large bid is in serious jeopardy already. Win both, and you are in great position to be a first-round host, which is what I'm guessing is part of the strategy in scheduling these tougher games.