MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[CCHoopster]

Andy Panko, LVC. Has a few 10 day contracts with the Lakers, Hawks and maybe one other place. Could have had a longer contract but no sure if any exceeded a 10 day. He is playing in the top League in Europe and believe he may have been MVP. Dude could have played and started for 30% of D1 schools by his jr year. Went in to LVC as a 6-3 pg and grew to about 6-8 in college. I could be off on a stat or two, height, but its pretty close.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Panko

Pretty impressive career. Maybe best D3 player of all time? Got to be in the conversation.

[middhoops]

Jack Sikma played for Illinois Wesleyan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sikma

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Jack Sikma played for Illinois Wesleyan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sikma

Please don't start this again.  There used to be a huge, long thread going back and forth over the Sikma issue.  IWU was NAIA until the mid-80's.  Some people argue that rules Sikma out, others think he should still be included.  It gets ugly.

Let's leave it alone.

[Clutch]

cool, love hearing about these kind of players, just goes to show D3 is for real, my point is I just wish more people realized it out there in the mainstream, thanks for sharing you guys.

[CCHoopster]

Probably hard to say who is best ever, not familiar with Jack, but sounds like he was great!

If I'm starting an all D3 team, I am going Panko first overall though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4fWqmcQtM

[NEPAFAN]

Jack Sikma played for Illinois Wesleyan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sikma

Please don't start this again.  There used to be a huge, long thread going back and forth over the Sikma issue.  IWU was NAIA until the mid-80's.  Some people argue that rules Sikma out, others think he should still be included.  It gets ugly.

Let's leave it alone.

You are discouraging activity on this board?

[middhoops]

I didn't mean to stir a controversy.  Unaware of the NAIA historical piece. I apologize if I roiled the waters.  Like you guys, I'm just here to talk hoops.  Even if I sometimes get it wrong.

[CCHoopster]

Yeah what the heck are you doing "roiling the waters"  Middhoops! Conversation and debate and banter and all that are what helps to get D3 noticed. Keep it up!

[middhoops]

Thanks, CCH.
I'd rather engage in some conversation about the Stevenson, Cabrini, St. Mary's and Middlebury games starting today.  Must say, I like my team here.  We don't play much defense but we are really big, deep and can score.  Alvernia came awfully close to beating us until fouls limited their options.

[Pat Coleman]

Jack Sikma and Terry Porter (UW-Stevens Point) were NAIA players. I think we've even gotten the IWU posters to agree. They played in the NAIA tournament, which seals it for me.

[CCHoopster]

Thanks, CCH.
I'd rather engage in some conversation about the Stevenson, Cabrini, St. Mary's and Middlebury games starting today.  Must say, I like my team here.  We don't play much defense but we are really big, deep and can score.  Alvernia came awfully close to beating us until fouls limited their options.

That happens when you live and die with what is now (bc the loss of Terrence Bridgers- they beat a lot of teams with him still around) a 5 man rotation. Very talented five for Alvernia, but that's not something great to rely on in a long season. Stevenson's PG is a Soph and was the MAC-Commonwealth FOY. He is really talented and maybe a top 3-4 guard amongst these teams.

[sunny]

Jack Sikma and Terry Porter (UW-Stevens Point) were NAIA players. I think we've even gotten the IWU posters to agree. They played in the NAIA tournament, which seals it for me.

Here's a way to end this argument. If Jack Sikma and Terry Porter were Division III players because their schools have since moved into Division III, then they are fighting for second place behind this guy:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parisro01.html

Thank you, Centenary.

[CCHoopster]

Jack Sikma and Terry Porter (UW-Stevens Point) were NAIA players. I think we've even gotten the IWU posters to agree. They played in the NAIA tournament, which seals it for me.

Here's a way to end this argument. If Jack Sikma and Terry Porter were Division III players because their schools have since moved into Division III, then they are fighting for second place behind this guy:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parisro01.html

Thank you, Centenary.

Well put. Since non of them are D3 players, I'll tick with the local guy from LVC Panko.

[Reserved Seat]

Very talented five for Alvernia, but that's not something great to rely on in a long season.

Barely got past F&M, a team searching for a new identity after losing Early 5 minutes and 5 seconds into the season.  Fortunately he's pre-med, so he has something to fall back on.

[middhoops]

Congrats to Stevenson.  They made the Middlebury bigs look like they were playing in mud.  Great win for the team and the conference.