MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[NCAC_alum55]

I'm a bit surprised on how DeWitt wasn't coach of the year instead of Croci. Croci did a fine job, but OWU won the tourney.

Congrats to Coach Croci at Kenyon. He has done a remarkable job and has the Lords' future looking bright- just ask Wittenberg 8)

Coach DeWitt has done a great job building the program at OWU, but I agree with David- in this case, it's more about exceeding expectations. The Bishops did have higher expectations- what a double-edged sword. But one that I'm sure Coach DeWitt is ok with!

[David Collinge]

Coach DeWitt has done a great job building the program at OWU, but I agree with David- in this case, it's more about exceeding expectations. The Bishops did have higher expectations- what a double-edged sword. But one that I'm sure Coach DeWitt is ok with!

Plus, it's not like Mike's been overlooked by his peers--he was the 2006 NCAC Coach of the Year (PDF link).

[smedindy]

Just brought it up. From what I heard, the balloting was open until Monday, I think.

[pbrooks3]

How do the pundits of the NCAC see the match-up shaping up at Centre Friday between your Battling Bishops and the Student Princes of Heidelberg?

[Marty Peretz]

Interesting story line: Thompson grew up around the Wooster program, attended camps there for years, etc. Apparenty very nearly played there.

[Gregory Sager]

The NCAC All-Conference team has been announced.  Congratulations to the following award-winners:
Player of the Year: James Cooper, Wooster (his second POY)
Coach of the Year: Matt Croci, Kenyon
Newcomer of the Year: Kodey Haddox, Kenyon

First team:
James Cooper, Wooster
Gregg Hill, Wittenberg
Jesse Jean, Ohio Wesleyan
Brandon Johnson, Wooster
Dustin Rudegeair, Ohio Wesleyan
Bryan Yelvington, Kenyon
Andrew Zimmer, Wabash

Second team:
Brandan Babarino, senior, Wittenberg
Devin Fulk, senior, Wooster
Tristian Gregory, junior, Earlham
Kyle Holliday, junior, Ohio Wesleyan
Michael Loll, junior, Oberlin
Mike McDevitt, senior, Hiram
George Raftis, sophomore, Allegheny
Gary Simkus, senior, Wabash
Evan Will, senior, Wooster

Honorable Mention:
Bill Babe, senior, Allegheny
Marty Bidwell, junior, Wooster
Aaron Brock, sophomore, Wabash
Dave Knapke, sophomore, Kenyon
Mike Staley, sophomore, Hiram
Pat Sullivan, junior, Denison

Congratulations to these outstanding gentlemen! 

There's twenty-two players on the All-NCAC team? Add in the Newcomer of the Year, and that makes twenty-three. That's almost half of the league's fifty starters! Did the other twenty-seven each get one of those everyone's-a-winner participation ribbons?

Your league is certainly entitled to dole out awards as it sees fit, of course, but IMHO that's much too big of an all-conference team.

[wooscotsfan]

Interesting story line: Thompson grew up around the Wooster program, attended camps there for years, etc. Apparenty very nearly played there.

Yes, this point got discussed some at the Final Four last year.

Aaron Thompson played his high school ball in Elida, Ohio.  Over the years, Wooster has had several good players come out of Elida and play for the Scots.

Two of the best were Matt Smith who graduated from Wooster in 2002-2003 and Rodney Mitchell who graduated from Wooster in 2003-2004.  Mitchell also served as one of the assistant coaches for Wooster after his graduation.  Both Matt Smith and Rodney Mitchell were terrific players (and great three point shooters) who made the NCAC all conference teams during their careers.

[smedindy]

There's twenty-two players on the All-NCAC team? Add in the Newcomer of the Year, and that makes twenty-three. That's almost half of the league's fifty starters! Did the other twenty-seven each get one of those everyone's-a-winner participation ribbons?

Your league is certainly entitled to dole out awards as it sees fit, of course, but IMHO that's much too big of an all-conference team.

Well, the all conference team is just the first team. The second team is first runners up and then the HM are Mr. Congeniality!

Gregory, the way the NCAC picks the players of the week would make your head asplode, though!

[ScotsFan]

The NCAC All-Conference team has been announced.  Congratulations to the following award-winners:
Player of the Year: James Cooper, Wooster (his second POY)
Coach of the Year: Matt Croci, Kenyon
Newcomer of the Year: Kodey Haddox, Kenyon

First team:
James Cooper, Wooster
Gregg Hill, Wittenberg
Jesse Jean, Ohio Wesleyan
Brandon Johnson, Wooster
Dustin Rudegeair, Ohio Wesleyan
Bryan Yelvington, Kenyon
Andrew Zimmer, Wabash

Second team:
Brandan Babarino, senior, Wittenberg
Devin Fulk, senior, Wooster
Tristian Gregory, junior, Earlham
Kyle Holliday, junior, Ohio Wesleyan
Michael Loll, junior, Oberlin
Mike McDevitt, senior, Hiram
George Raftis, sophomore, Allegheny
Gary Simkus, senior, Wabash
Evan Will, senior, Wooster

Honorable Mention:
Bill Babe, senior, Allegheny
Marty Bidwell, junior, Wooster
Aaron Brock, sophomore, Wabash
Dave Knapke, sophomore, Kenyon
Mike Staley, sophomore, Hiram
Pat Sullivan, junior, Denison

Congratulations to these outstanding gentlemen! 

Congrats to all those recognized.

I did pretty darn good on my prognostications.  I had 6 of the 7 on the 1st team.  My only discrepency was I had Jean on the 2nd team and Mike Loll on the 1st team. 

I missed on NOY as well.  Kodey Haddox is definately derserving of the award.  I just thought that Bryan Wickliffe had a better claim to the award.  He started 23 of 26 games for the conference champs.  He also led the entire league in fg percentage.  I guess if this vote is anything like the player of the week awards, this really comes as no surprise...

[ScotsFan]

There's twenty-two players on the All-NCAC team? Add in the Newcomer of the Year, and that makes twenty-three. That's almost half of the league's fifty starters! Did the other twenty-seven each get one of those everyone's-a-winner participation ribbons?

Your league is certainly entitled to dole out awards as it sees fit, of course, but IMHO that's much too big of an all-conference team.

We had a whopping one more than the OAC...

Maybe it's just an Ohio thing...

[David Collinge]

Weather update:
There's a big snowstorm headed for Ohio tomorrow.  Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton are all predicted to pick up 3-6" of snow tomorrow during the day.  The forecast for central Kentucky (Lexington/Danville) is "accumulations possible," so it might be tough to get to Centre but not too bad once you get there.  For travelers to Rock Island, it looks like the snow will be limited to an area east of a diagonal from, say, Indianapolis to Toledo, with the weather being dry but very very cold west to Rock Is.  So if you're planning to drive tomorrow, it might be messy for the first half of the drive.

As for myself, I had planned to go to tonight's game at Capital and head west tomorrow, but I'm scrapping that and heading west today to get ahead of the weather. 

[David Collinge]

Your league is certainly entitled to dole out awards as it sees fit, of course, [...]

Okay, thanks. 

[BigRedGrad]

Good luck to the NCAC!! 
Tough road ahead but Wooster is due to light it up.  Wash U has the advantage of playing on that floor before the Scots.  Should be a good game.

OWU is going to have it just as tough.  They are certainly capable of pulling it off.

My COY vote still goes to DeWitt.  Beating Witt twice got my vote.

[Gregory Sager]

Your league is certainly entitled to dole out awards as it sees fit, of course, [...]

Okay, thanks. 

Pardon for my offense, honorable sir!

[lammersk]

Anyone planning to travel to Danville (Centre College) for the games: I just watched a couple of Lexington channels' weather predictions and it's not good.

The last weatherman pointed to an area which included Danville and said 6-10", "the worst snowfall in a decade."  By noon today they are predicting heavy snow and 32 degrees, with temperatures dropping.  They also reported that roads are not being pre-treated because it's going to rain first and this would just wash it away.

Personally, I'd like to see as many people as possible in Danville (school pride and all) but I thought it fair to warn everybody that Kentucky's not used to this type of weather and the people aren't used to driving in it.  Expect chaos and closed roads.