MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Smitty Oom]

Wooster 110-100 over Medaille... when did they start running the system and how did I miss that!? 

[CollegeGolf18]

Wabash gets their season underway tonight vs. a very solid Centre squad that is senior-laden.

Look for the starters to be

Jack Davidson (Jr.)
Tyler Watson (So.)
Alex Eberhard (Sr.)
Kellen Schrieber (So.)
Harry Hallstrom (Sr.)

First guys off the bench will likely be Jack Hegwood (So.), Ahmoni Jones (Fr.), Justin Hensley (Fr.), Colten Garland (Sr.), Conner Rotterman (Jr.). Look for Wabash to play a small lineup at times this year too. I'll be interested to see how Coach Brum plays with Harry off the floor as he is the only true post on the team.

[CollegeGolf18]

Wabash gets their season underway tonight vs. a very solid Centre squad that is senior-laden.

Look for the starters to be

Jack Davidson (Jr.)
Tyler Watson (So.)
Alex Eberhard (Sr.)
Kellen Schrieber (So.)
Harry Hallstrom (Sr.)

First guys off the bench will likely be Jack Hegwood (So.), Ahmoni Jones (Fr.), Justin Hensley (Fr.), Colten Garland (Sr.), Conner Rotterman (Jr.). Look for Wabash to play a small lineup at times this year too. I'll be interested to see how Coach Brum plays with Harry off the floor as he is the only true post on the team.

Starters were actually:

Davidson
Watson
Garland
Schrieber
Hallstrom

[CollegeGolf18]

Wabash loses a heartbreaker to Centre, but as I said before, Centre is a good squad. Definitely a case of first-game jitters for Wabash both in the first half and in the last five minutes of the game.

I'll have a little more later this evening as the live stats get posted.

Quick hits:

Wabash turned the ball over 11 more times than Centre and shot 69% from the FT line.
Jack Davidson could have *likely* iced the game up by 3 with 17 seconds left, but missed the front end of the 1-and-1.
Kellen Schrieber also missed a FT up by 1 with less than 10 seconds left.
Davidson is still one of the best players in the country.

They'll learn from this one and get better for sure.

[CollegeGolf18]

I knew coming in that it would be a tough game and one that Wabash could easily lose. Centre is a solid team, however, Wabash played really badly besides a stretch of about 15 minutes in the second half. Centre really gritted it out and stuck together for the win. You could definitely tell that Centre had played two games already and Wabash had played none.

Wabash had 10 more turnovers than Centre and they were 9 of 13 at the line. Jack Davidson (set the NCAA record for most FT makes in a row with 95 last year) had a FT attempt with 15 seconds remaining to put it to a two possession game but missed the front end of a 1-and-1.

Centre made more winning plays than Wabash down the stretch and they came out with a great win.

I'll also say I have never seen more charge calls called in a basketball game in my life. There were 10 charges called amongst both teams.

Here is the box score for those wondering: https://sports.wabash.edu/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2019-2020/centre-college/boxscore/10843

[econboy87]

Oberlin has looked impressive in their first three games. 6-8 Freshman Dorde Otasevic is an outside threat and also clogs up the middle good on defense. The rest of their team is senior laden with good chemistry. Look for a top five NCAC finish this year and 15-17 wins very possible. The league has not had this much talent from top to bottom for years.

[kiltedbryan]

Oberlin has looked impressive in their first three games. 6-8 Freshman Dorde Otasevic is an outside threat and also clogs up the middle good on defense. The rest of their team is senior laden with good chemistry. Look for a top five NCAC finish this year and 15-17 wins very possible. The league has not had this much talent from top to bottom for years.

That's an interesting development if we see the Yeomen build on their 12-14 (6-12 NCAC) campaign from last year. The coaches poll put Oberlin 6th, sorta by themselves (OWU 10 points higher at #5, Hiram 7 points lower at #7). I do see that Otasevic has slotted in as a starter adding 12 ppg / 6 rebs per game in the early going.

If Oberlin wants to make some real noise, perfect opportunity coming up fast: they host Wittenberg next Tuesday. Interestingly...that will already be Oberlin's 6th game, but only Witt's 3rd.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Oberlin has looked impressive in their first three games. 6-8 Freshman Dorde Otasevic is an outside threat and also clogs up the middle good on defense. The rest of their team is senior laden with good chemistry. Look for a top five NCAC finish this year and 15-17 wins very possible. The league has not had this much talent from top to bottom for years.

I'll second the love for Oberlin.  They looked good early, but it is a long season.

[kiltedbryan]

The preseason NCAC coaches poll has been released.

http://www.northcoast.org/sports/mbkb/2019-20/files/2019-20_NCAC_Men-s_Basketball.pdf

The talk of Oberlin took me back to the Coaches' Poll and I don't think there's ever been one this close among three teams at the top. I looked through the past several years' polls and this was the first time since 2011-12 season that three teams received #1 votes, and I'm willing to guess it might be the only time in conference history three teams each got multiple #1 votes.

2019-20 North Coast Athletic Conference
Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points)
MEN
1.    Wittenberg (3)    91
2.    Wooster (4)      90
3.    Wabash (3)    89
4.    DePauw        62
5.    Ohio Wesleyan    55
6.    Oberlin    45
7.    Hiram    38
8.    Allegheny    37
9.    Denison    28
10.    Kenyon    15

[kiltedbryan]

Hiram 70
Wooster 98

It was a 7-point game at the half (39-32), but Wooster piled in 59 second half points on 64% shooting to win going away. Hempy with 27, Tipton 14, Jaylen Franklin 13, Donate Williams 12, and 13 Scots put points on the board tonight.

For Hiram, Brodgie Gordon with 24, Jalen Kirksey 18.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Each season there are a few teams that get out to starts that makes everyone turn their heads. There are always a few "wait, what?!" "They beat who?!" And even a, "are they seriously (say record)?!"

Yes, they are. And thus we should talk to them.

On Sunday's Hoopsville, hear from a few coaches who have their teams out to blazing starts. UW-Platteville women are undefeated with wins over No. 18 Chicago and No. 4 Wartburg. William Peace women have equaled their win total from last season and defeated No. 15 Christopher Newport. And Oberlin men started undefeated and off to one of the program's best starts.

Hear from each of their coaches on what is working so well early in the season and if they can continue to surprise and steal headlines the rest of the season.

Plus, Bob Quillman and Ryan Scott return with a look at where the Top 25 now sits with the first in-season poll coming up on Monday. Find out who Bob, Ryan, and Dave select for their Dubious, Deep Dive, and Debatable selections are ahead of the Week 1 poll.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Sunday's show LIVE starting at 7:00 p.m. ET here: www.d3hoopsville.com or http://bit.ly/34fV7IZ.

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to hoopsville@d3hoops.com or use any of the social media options.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Kelly McNiff, UW-Platteville women's coach
- Grahm Smith, William Peace women's coach
- Isaiah Cavaco, Oberlin men's coach
- Bob Quillman & Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take

If you enjoy the show via the podcasts, choose your favorite avenue to listen and/or subscribe via the the following four avenues (click on the images when necessary):
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We also have the podcast now on iHeartRadio and others coming. We will update them once we have better abilities to do so.

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[CollegeGolf18]

Each season there are a few teams that get out to starts that makes everyone turn their heads. There are always a few "wait, what?!" "They beat who?!" And even a, "are they seriously (say record)?!"

Yes, they are. And thus we should talk to them.

On Sunday's Hoopsville, hear from a few coaches who have their teams out to blazing starts. UW-Platteville women are undefeated with wins over No. 18 Chicago and No. 4 Wartburg. William Peace women have equaled their win total from last season and defeated No. 15 Christopher Newport. And Oberlin men started undefeated and off to one of the program's best starts.

Hear from each of their coaches on what is working so well early in the season and if they can continue to surprise and steal headlines the rest of the season.

Plus, Bob Quillman and Ryan Scott return with a look at where the Top 25 now sits with the first in-season poll coming up on Monday. Find out who Bob, Ryan, and Dave select for their Dubious, Deep Dive, and Debatable selections are ahead of the Week 1 poll.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Sunday's show LIVE starting at 7:00 p.m. ET here: www.d3hoopsville.com or http://bit.ly/34fV7IZ.

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to hoopsville@d3hoops.com or use any of the social media options.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Kelly McNiff, UW-Platteville women's coach
- Grahm Smith, William Peace women's coach
- Isaiah Cavaco, Oberlin men's coach
- Bob Quillman & Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take

If you enjoy the show via the podcasts, choose your favorite avenue to listen and/or subscribe via the the following four avenues (click on the images when necessary):
SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/hoopsville




We also have the podcast now on iHeartRadio and others coming. We will update them once we have better abilities to do so.

Don't forget you can always interact with us:
Website: www.d3hoopsville.com
Twitter: @d3hoopsville or #Hoopsville
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hoopsville
Email: hoopsville@d3hoops.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/d3hoopsville

As always, great show Dave. Really glad there's a podcast I can listen to on my drives.

NCAC posters: The NCAC and particularly Wabash was discussed for a few minutes in the Top 25 Talk portion with Bob, Dave, and Ryan. Worth a listen.
And you also have the obvious portion of the show with Cavaco -- great interview and insight.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 79  Wabash 74

Key win for Wooster as they beat the Little Giants.   Scots were led by Danyon Hempy with 21 points and Dontae Williams with 19 points.  Wooster held Jack Davidson to only 13 points on 4 of 14 shooting from the floor.

Wooster is now 5-1, 3-0 NCAC.  Next game is vs. St. John Fisher at the Dayton Beach tournament

GO SCOTS!

[Wooster Booster]

Final:  Wooster 79  Wabash 74

Wooster is now 5-1, 3-0 NCAC.  Next game is vs. St. John Fisher at the Dayton Beach tournament

GO SCOTS!

Cool that they now have beaches in Dayton, but I'm surprised that they're open in December.  (Working hard here to avoid a payback typo. )

[wooscotsfan]

Final: #24 Wooster 87  #14 Whitworth 82 

Just returned from Wooster where I watched the Scots knock off #14 Whitworth in a well played game.  Wooster shot 55% from the floor and outrebounded the Pirates 32 to 29 to win this very competitive game.

Wooster was led by Keonn Scott with 29 points, Dontae Williams with 20 and Danyon Hempy with 18.  Keonn Scott was selected as the Great Lakes Invitational MVP and Dontae Williams also made the All Tournament team.

Wooster has now beaten two solid teams, in Whitworth and Brockport State, that will probably each win their respective conferences.

Wooster is now 9-1, 3-0 NCAC.  Next game is at Ohio Wesleyan on 1/4.

GO SCOTS!