MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

I gave you one too, but not sure it would be noticeable.

Agreed, a game outside of D-III is basically wasted. The only *possible* benefit it could have would be if those schools are common opponents between Wooster and somebody else competing for seeding or an at-large selection. Those odds are pretty long.

[wally_wabash]

It's really disappointing, on several levels, to see that Wooster is travelling to Phoenix to play two NAIA Christian schools.

Maybe there is a team dinner at Bianco involved...in which case, Wooster wins.  Again. 

[woosterbooster]

My brother lives in Phoenix.  He told me that the wait at Pizzeria Bianco runs two to three hours!  He's never felt like dealing with that, but his son has, and says the pizza is fantastic.  No doubt, given their reputation, the Fighting Scots would be moved to the front of the line.

[wally_wabash]

I got extremely lucky when I went and only had to wait about 15 minutes...but yeah, I would wait a long time for that pizza.  It has a well earned reputation. 

[sac]

Bryan Wickliffe was hired as an assistant at Heidelberg along with Joe Puch from Marietta

http://www.heidelberg.edu/athletics/teams/mbasketball/news/20130805

[sac]

8/27  added Allegheny, DePauw, Oberlin and Wittenberg

2013/14 schedules

Allegheny:  http://www.alleghenysports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
Denison:
DePauw:   http://www.depauw.edu/athletics/mens/basketball/schedule/
Hiram:  http://www.hiramterriers.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule
Kenyon:  http://athletics.kenyon.edu/schedule.aspx?schedule=74&path=mbball
Oberlin:   http://www.goyeo.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&
Ohio Wesleyan: http://www.battlingbishops.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=97&path=mbball
Wabash:   http://sports.wabash.edu/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
Wittenberg:  http://www.wittenbergtigers.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule
Wooster:  http://www.woosterathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule

Notes:  DePauw with 3 nice marquee games (or potential)  North Central, Washington U and Rose-Hulman.

Oberlin is playing at Cornell, NY

Wittenberg is playing at Wheaton's tournament against UW-River Falls, a win and its a probably juicy match-up with Wheaton, loss and its likely Blackburn.

[smedindy]

What is it with the Yeomen acting as a punching bag for the Ivy League???

[Gregory Sager]

What is it with the Yeomen acting as a punching bag hackey sack for the Ivy League???

Fixed it for you, smeds.

[woolax]

 Just saw in Sporting News preview publication that the two Arizona schools Wooster is playing are listed under the possible breakthroughs title( the equivalent of also receiving votes) Also in the D3 preseason ranking SN has Wooster coming in at # 4.

I gave you one too, but not sure it would be noticeable.

Agreed, a game outside of D-III is basically wasted. The only *possible* benefit it could have would be if those schools are common opponents between Wooster and somebody else competing for seeding or an at-large selection. Those odds are pretty long.

[Pat Coleman]

Sporting News has Arizona Christian and Westmont as possible breakthroughs in the D-III preview or in the NAIA preview?

[woolax]

NAIA

[woosterbooster]

Former College of Wooster basketball coach and athletic director Al Van Wie passed away earlier today.  We'd become friends in the last few years.  He was a fellow Democrat and San Francisco Giants fan.  What a good, and active, guy he was.  My condolences to his wife Judy and the rest of his family.

http://www.woosterathletics.com/general/vanwie

[fantastic50]

http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2013/09/19/al-van-wie-was-much-more-than-a-great-basketball-coach

[sigma one]

Is Wooster going west because they are having trouble finding teams to play them nearer to home?  Or are they going because a trip to an "exotic" location is something they can use in recruiting?  Or a combination of both?

[ScotsFan]

Is Wooster going west because they are having trouble finding teams to play them nearer to home?  Or are they going because a trip to an "exotic" location is something they can use in recruiting?  Or a combination of both?

I think it has more to do with the later than the former.  Wooster seems to go on long trips to "exotic" locations every other year or so.  Two years ago they went to Puerto Rico, and they've also made trips in recent years to Cali, the Bahamas, Florida and even Hawaii.