MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[diehardfan]

Wooster at Pomona Pitzer? Yess!

I love snowbird tourneys. They make living in basketball siberia a little easier.

[goscots]

The full schedule is now posted on the Wooster web site. The Scots picked up an away game against Georgetown, KY on November 28th.

I went to their web site and cut and pasted this about their Men's basketball team:

GENERAL Location: Georgetown, Kentucky
Founded: 1787
Enrollment: 1,400
Nickname: Tigers
School Colors: Orange & Black
Arena/Facilty: Alumni Gymnasium
Capacity: 2,500
Affiliation: NAIA Division I
Conference: Mid-South Conference
President: Dr. William H. Crouch, Jr.
Athletic Director: Eric Ward
Faculty Athletic Representative: Dr. John Blackburn


HISTORY
First Year of Basketball: 1902
All-Time Record: 1582-818-1
Ten-Year Record: 383-63 (.859)
Five-Year Record: 212-42 (.835)
NAIA Final Four Appearances: 10
NAIA Championship Appearances: 4
National Championships: 1998
2004-05: Record: 28-6
Postseason: MSC Regular Season Co-Championships, NAIA National Tournament Elite-Eight

[NW Hope Fan]

One full day of orientation down... Question is: is Battista on Wooster's campus?

Do tell...

[imderekpoe]

One full day of orientation down... Question is: is Battista on Wooster's campus?

Do tell...

I have heard that there was a Battista sighting on campus yesterday!

[wooscotsfan]

cmhscots -- Thanks for the update.  That is great news about Battista!!  

His enrollment will surely strengthen the Scots' frontcourt this year.  I would not be surprised to see him pick up significant playing time this season.

In the frontcourt, Woo's recruits look to be Battista, Rob Melick also 6'7" or 6'8" out of Mt. Vernon High (Gambier, OH) and Rob Teneinini (sp) 6'4" out of the Pittsburgh, PA area.

For the wings and guards, new recruits appear to be:

Nick Hershberger 6'3" out of Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philly)
20.5 ppg and 10.2 rpg as a Senior.  Was picked All Region First Team

Julian Mangano 6'1" guard out of Painesville Harvey High School
Was Ohio Division II Honorable Mention this year

Jason Ronyak  6'2" guard out of Burton Berkshire High School
Was Ohio Division III Special Mention this year

Nathan Luoma 6'2" guard out of Geneva High School (Ashtabula County Player of Year)
15.1 ppg, 2.6 steals'game, 2.0 apg as a Senior

Kyle Molz 6'0" out of Kettering Fairmont High School
Not sure on this guy -- is he Kenny Molz's (Witt player) younger brother??

These were the basketball players that I found on Wooster's freshmen class list so let's hope that they all have been sighted on campus!  I also may have missed a couple?

Kudos to Steve Moore and Doug Cline....the Scots have reloaded!  

GO SCOTS!!

[fighting_scots]

WooScotsFan

You missed 3--there are a total of 11 recruits.  Dustin Geitgey, a point guard from Northwestern HS (Wayne Co.), and 2 others, both of which I've heard are outstanding.  One kid is from the Dayton area, and the other is from Virginia.

And all are on campus, I'm told--

GO SCOTS!

[ScotsFan]

Kudos to Steve Moore and Doug Cline....the Scots have reloaded!  

I remember the days when I thought Wooster had a good recruiting class if they could land one or two special players.  Lately, it seems like they are an abundance.  This is a pretty big recruiting class and it's nice to see that Wooster got some bigs included in that recuriting class.

I'm also glad that we can put the Dex Battista recruiting saga to bed.   With the lack of size that Wooster had last year, I would agree with wsf in that I would look for him to contribute right out of the box.

[seinfeld]

It's good to see Wooster recruiting out of state. I've always felt with its national reputation, both academically and with the basketball programs success, that Wooster should be looking out of state for some players, especially with all the strong Div. III and even Div. II programs in Ohio.

[Fanofakid]

Kyle Molz is Kenny Molz brother. Weird uhh Played Div. 1 Kettering Fairmont same High School as Bryan Nelson and P.J. McCloud. More of a 3 pt Shooter 46% last year. He has a good overall game. He played point and shooting guard and started all 3 years at Fairmont. Played in the tough GWOC and was an all conference player. Scored 19 against Trotwood D1 state runner-ups. Scored 26 against Springboro who at the time was rated number 7 in the state.

[wooscotsfan]

Fanofakid -- thanks for all the good info on Kyle Molz.  I figured that he might be the younger brother because Kenny had played at Kettering Fairmount.

Kyle sounds like a great guard addition for Wooster and it is always nice to land another recruit out of southwest Ohio!  

GO SCOTS!!

[ScotsFan]

I guess Kyle's family is going to have to trade in all that Witt gear for the Black and Old Gold!   Maybe they can make one of those half & half sweatshirts like they make for Michigan and OSU or Michigan and MSU.

[drt]

Not to rehash old news, but I recently had an interesting conversation with my cousin's daughter (I guess she's my cousin, too...) who just graduated from Wooster.   She was a varsity athlete, and knows many of the Woo men athletes, and is obviously a member of their athletic culture.  When I asked her about Witt's run in the Final Four, she told me that most of the Woo athletes were rooting against the Tigers.  What's kind of sour grapes is that?

[seinfeld]

drt,

Do you know anything about rivalries? You don't like your rival, and you don't want them to do well. You think Michigan roots for Ohio State to do win a national championship? Do you think the Red Sox are rooting for the Yankees to win the World Series? This is an extremely intense rivalry with some bad blood. It's only natural since these two teams play each other so much. While it might not be on the level of Wabash-DePauw, it is pretty close when it comes to basketball. And I'm sure you are not going to find a Wabash fan who says they root for DePauw in anything.

I doubt Wittenberg players were rooting for Wooster in 2003 when they made it to the Final Four. Why would Wooster, who doesn't have a national championship in basketball, want to see its bitter rival get one, especially in the same year when Wooster beat them twice and was ranked No. 1 for several weeks?

[Mr. Ypsi]

drt,

Do you know anything about rivalries? You don't like your rival, and you don't want them to do well. You think Michigan roots for Ohio State to do win a national championship? Do you think the Red Sox are rooting for the Yankees to win the World Series? This is an extremely intense rivalry with some bad blood. It's only natural since these two teams play each other so much. While it might not be on the level of Wabash-DePauw, it is pretty close when it comes to basketball. And I'm sure you are not going to find a Wabash fan who says they root for DePauw in anything.

I doubt Wittenberg players were rooting for Wooster in 2003 when they made it to the Final Four. Why would Wooster, who doesn't have a national championship in basketball, want to see its bitter rival get one, especially in the same year when Wooster beat them twice and was ranked No. 1 for several weeks?

This is certainly the mindset at the collegiate level (and for a while after), but (in my case, at least) mellows after time to a conference loyalty.  As a '70 grad of IWU, I could not imagine rooting for Millikin in anything against anybody - in 2004(?) I was absolutely thrilled when they won the women's bball title!  I used to say that my favorite d1 teams were Michigan, and anyone playing Michigan State and Ohio State, but that now applies only to conference games - I was rooting for Ohio State when they won the title in 2003(?).

I've figured out that beating an undefeated MSU or OSU is SO much more satisfying than if they are having a bad season; likewise with Millikin - may they beat everyone until we stomp them!!

Besides, if your conference mates succeed, it lifts your boat, too.

[drt]

Yes, I know a little about rivalries.  Don't patronize me, Jerry.  Just because I don't live 24-7 in this bit of cyberspace doesn't mean I'm ill-informed. 
I think I knowa little about mutual respect, too.  When I was at Witt, we had a great rivalry in football with B-W, but would have not rooted against them (except in '78) in their playoff run, had they beaten us.   We had basketball rivalries as well, though none of them did much while we were making the Final Four in '76 and '77.  And guess what?  I'm a Yankee fan, but if we're out of it, I'll gladly root for the Red Sox.    I WAS rooting for Wooster (who doesn't have a national championship in basketball) in 2003...  It's about league, or conference, pride.
There's so much talk in these rooms about how the conference stacks up against this and the conference compares to that, but I guess that for you, when the cards are on the table, it's all about selfishness: You have yours, but I don't have mine.  Boo hoo. 
No, I don't like my rivals, but they've earned my respect or they're not worthy of being my rival.  And if my team can't be there, I'll gladly support one that I respect.
I guess maybe that's the difference between our generations.
By the way, thank you for the perspective Mr. Ypsi.