MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[bashbrother]

Due to D3Hoops not having last year's results posted (or at least I cannot find it), can someone tell me what the Wabash vs. OWU results were last year?

Much appreciated.

OWU 73 - Wabash 67    at Wabash
Wabash 68 - OWU 67   At OWU

http://www.northcoast.org/mb/09-10stats/WAB.HTM#tgbg.res

Thank you!

[bashbrother]

PLAY BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAF!

[David Collinge]

I feel like this happens every year.  OWU starts the season slowly, then starts to show some signs of righting the ship, and I make a post about how they need to be watched, and they promptly go out and lay a stink bomb like they're doing tonight.

[smedindy]

Well, I'm not too upset about that!

Spoke to OWU's coach at the Wabash / OWU game - he talked about how this year was going to be a challenge since he lost his shooters. So it's an atypical OWU team at least from his eyes.

[Li'l Giant]

Glad to see the halftime entertainment hasn't changed since I was a student. 

[bashbrother]

Officiating is questionable at best.   If a player falls down on the court...no matter the reason, there must have been a foul.... uuugh! whistle!

Wabash not playing well down the stretch.

[Li'l Giant]

My only real complaint with the officials was the flagrant earlier. That was just a garbage call. The rest of the calls I can live with.

[David Collinge]

Up to date conference standings, after Wabash's 62-50 win over OWU:

Wabash 2-0
Wooster 2-0
Wittenberg 1-0
Allegheny 1-1
Denison 1-1
Ohio Wesleyan 1-1
Kenyon 0-1
Hiram 0-2
Oberlin 0-2

[pennstghs]

Don't forget about Wittenberg amidst all this Wooster, Wabash, OWU talk---yes they need to do something to get talked about, however, when Mckee gets back in the swing of things and Cooper returns probably around Christmas, they'll be a force to be reckoned with and have some say in the conference race.

[kiltedbryan]

Bryan, I wholeheartedly agree with you in that I don't truly believe that just because Wooster is ranked #1 in this week's poll, that they are the best team in the country.  Now, do I think they are one of the best teams in the country?  I do.  Sure, Wooster hasn't really played anyone yet this season, but at the same time, at least they've beaten every opponent they've faced so far as well.  This is something the Scots haven't been doing for the last few years (lost @ Albion last year, lost @ W&J and CMU two years ago, lost @ LEC three years ago).  At least this team has made it through November unscathed which is something that hasn't happened for a few years at Wooster.

ScotsFan-

We're definitely in agreement on a a number of points.  I also wouldn't say that Wooster's #1 ranking is completely unwarranted, either.  I fully understand the level of talent the Scots returned this year, and a top 10 preseason ranking is probably right for a Sweet Sixteen team that returns that much talent.

Regardless, I actually don't want to talk that much about whether anyone deserves their ranking right now; I generally don't care who's ranked #1 all that much unless the calendar is about to flip over to April.  So I'll retire that conversation in favor of talking about the games happening on the hardwood.

In that regard, I really like what you noted about the November performance.  It is true that Wooster has managed to get the wins, with several in impressive fashion.  And when I look back over the play-by-play of the CMU game, I'm a happy camper.  Coming back to win from 8 down with 7 mins to play on the road (against any type of competition) is a great sign for a team early in the year.  These are games that Wooster did seem to just continually lose in the past few years.  I actually (unlike perhaps Wooster Booster) saw a lot of optimism in the CMU win, since several players contributed down the stretch (Last 7 mins: Balch-3pts, Hallowell-4, Franks-7, Fegan-5, Wickliffe-2). 

To me, spreading your points out like that means that the team stuck to its game plan even when down late on the road, that everyone was trusted to contribute, and that the team never panicked.  In many ways I think that's far better than the old "hand the ball to Cooper, let him go 1-on-1 (or 1-on-3, or 1-on-5!) , and we'll win if he makes his shots" method of late-game Wooster offense.

[David Collinge]

Wednesday games: 3 conference, one non-con:

Wooster at Allegheny, 7:30pm -- audio and live stats
Wittenberg at Denison, 7:30pm -- audio (D) and live stats; audio (W)
Oberlin at Kenyon, ~8pm -- video, audio, live stats

Hiram at Westminster, 7:30pm -- audio and live stats

[bashbrother]

So has a Wabash Little Giants Team ever started a season 9-0?

[wally_wabash]

So has a Wabash Little Giants Team ever started a season 9-0?

Indeed they have.  The 1907-1908 team went 24-0...that was the first "Wonder Five" team. 

[smedindy]

They were "World Champs", which was probably true. I don't think the Russians had a team then, they were worried about...well...eating and stuff.

Now, if Wabash goes 24-0, then the first round NCAC game will be for the school record.

As good as Wabash is playing now, I think the First Wonder Five's record is safe for another year...

[bashbrother]

So has a Wabash Little Giants Team ever started a season 9-0?

Indeed they have.  The 1907-1908 team went 24-0...that was the first "Wonder Five" team. 

Between the 04-05 and the 07-08 seasons, Wabash went 66-3, not a bad stretch.  Did anyone on the board go to any of these games?