MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Sorry... but beating JHU, as much as I respect the program, is not something to brag too much about right now. JHU has been in the middle of a weak Centennial Conference for years. I will wait to see how Wesley does against Albright (home) and Hampden-Sydney (away) in the next two games to be impressed .

[Teamski]

Sorry... but beating JHU, as much as I respect the program, is not something to brag too much about right now. JHU has been in the middle of a weak Centennial Conference for years. I will wait to see how Wesley does against Albright (home) and Hampden-Sydney (away) in the next two games to be impressed .

Fair enough.  Luckily, I will be able to attend the Albright game Wednesday night. 

-Ski

[CCHoopster]

Not sure you can look at Albrights season last year and draw any comparisons to who they will be this year (not that anyone has done that, just an observation . The loss of Singleton, Mickens and Benjamin to graduation along with Marshall leaving school hurt a lot. Not much fire power and ability to score on the roster. Have to be great defensively to compete. I'm not too familiar with Wesley except their athletic, well coached and have experience in big games. Albright does return 3 starters but not real sure about depth and experience after that.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Wesley lost the heart and soul of the team and the biggest contributor inside... what they do without his presence in the $64,000 question this season.

Certainly Albright lost some key players, but they are always well coached and tough to play.

[CCHoopster]

Wesley lost the heart and soul of the team and the biggest contributor inside... what they do without his presence in the $64,000 question this season.

Certainly Albright lost some key players, but they are always well coached and tough to play.

Yes, I should have added that Coach Ferry does a nice job coaching his guys. Well coached group, tough and gritty

[purpleheart22]

Salisbury has a huge test tonight against Virginia Wesleyan.  Good luck to them! Can't wait for the Hoopsville Classic event this wknd.  #10 St. Mary's vs #19 Cabrini on Fri. is the headliner.  Great showcase of quality D3 hoops in a very talent rich Baltimore area.  Ill be checking some of those games out this wknd.  Should be good for recruiting for the MD teams involved.  I know Salisbury is also in the event from the CAC.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

There are a lot of good teams at the Hoopsville Classic: three Top 25's, three from last year's Elite Eight, five getting Top 25 votes, five NCAA tournament teams from last year, average wins from all teams involved is 20, several conference champions, four conference coach of the years, etc.

While Cabrini vs. St. Mary's is headline grabbing, there is also Ohio Wesleyan vs. Trinity (TX) on Saturday and Middlebury vs. St. Mary's on Sunday... not to mention the other games which I think will all be very good.

Looking forward to seeing you there. Say hello if you get the chance!

[CNU85]

Kinda weird posting in here. I feel like the new kid in high school. CNU had a big win tonight on the road against RMC. We lost our big guy to ODU and are very young. The FR Daly has had two really good games so far.


All 5 starters scored in double figures tonight. CNU wins 800th game in 47 yrs of the program.

[CCHoopster]

Kinda weird posting in here. I feel like the new kid in high school. CNU had a big win tonight on the road against RMC. We lost our big guy to ODU and are very young. The FR Daly has had two really good games so far.


All 5 starters scored in double figures tonight. CNU wins 800th game in 47 yrs of the program.

800 wins is quit an accomplishment. Congrats, new guy

[CNU85]

Thanks CC. It just seems weird to post with people I'm not used to posting with. The USA South guys were a lot of fun on the boards and passionate about their teams. I will find out soon enough about everyone on this board. I'm looking forward to conference play to see how everyone here interacts. Should be fun!

[CCHoopster]

Not sure how much life the CAC board has but the Centennial board gets after it quit a bit!

[middhoops]

Just kinda trolling here, looking for buzz about St. Mary's.  Middlebury plays them Sunday.  I know they are perrennially a highly ranked team.  It was difficult to tell how they play watching their opener against a team they handled easily.
Middlebury has a lot of size and depth but has struggled defensively to stop anyone this season.
If St. Mary's beats Cabrini and Middlebury; their ranking should jump significantly.

[purpleheart22]

Salisbury loses to Virginia Wesleyan last night and CNU beat Randolph Macon.  CNU with a quality win early in the season.  Good for them.  Virginia Wesleyan is a tough game no matter what.  They have quality athletes that probably should not be playing D3 but somehow slip through the cracks of scholarship schools.  I would say the front runners for the league will be St. Mary's and CNU.  We will get to see what St. Mary's has to offer this wknd.  Two tough games against Cabrini and Middlebury.  St. Mary's is another school that seems to land talent that scholarship schools should have picked up. 

[middhoops]

Which St. Mary's players would you classify as D1 talent?

With so many great young basketball players in the world, it was only a matter of time before D1 schools would have too many quality players to offer schollies to.
Amherst had at least 3 on their roster last season.
It served them well.

[Teamski]

Just came back from the Wesley-Albright game.  Wesley put on one hell of a clinic putting up 101 points in a 101-51 route.  I really didn't get to see too many games last year, but I saw a stifling full-court defense and some really good ball handling by the Wolverines tonight.   Only time will tell just how good they are with some CAC match-ups.

-Ski