MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[Swish3]

CNU lands at #22 in the latest poll, thanks in large part to destroying John Carroll this past Sunday, who was previously ranked at #20.  It's still early, though, so it will be interesting to see how both teams fare going forward...the Captains look to be on a collision course w/R-MC, but they've got to win at Lynchburg first, which likely won't be easy.

GO CAPS!

[ronk]

Any idea of when Drew Johnson(UMW) will return to action?

[Swish3]

Quiet in here...overall, the conference is off to a good start, particularly Salisbury at 7-0, which is surprising to me...looks like the interim coach has 'em playing some good ball.

[CNU85]

very quiet. I'm too busy declining all of the holiday event invitations. Haha.....I had to call CNU admin and tell her to put me down for "NO" to all events. I jut don't have the time. And this time of the year is a tad hectic in the corporate finance world.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Quiet in here...overall, the conference is off to a good start, particularly Salisbury at 7-0, which is surprising to me...looks like the interim coach has 'em playing some good ball.

They're definitely playing above their talent right now, which is a testament to the coach and the team's effort.  It's pretty cool to see.  I hope they can keep it up.

[MRMIKESMITH]

Quiet in here...overall, the conference is off to a good start, particularly Salisbury at 7-0, which is surprising to me...looks like the interim coach has 'em playing some good ball.

They're definitely playing above their talent right now, which is a testament to the coach and the team's effort.  It's pretty cool to see.  I hope they can keep it up.

The team is playing inspired, hopefully we can continue it tonight against a Marymount.

[MW_Eagles]

Nice win for UMW tonight on the road at Va Wesleyan.   Could have crumbled after giving up a last second 3 to push to OT, but they dominated OT.   30 points from the freshman Rowson.   Will be nice to get Johnson back in the lineup.  Much cleaner game tonight compared to the Lynchburg and Randolph games where there were a lot of fouls and silly turnovers.  Go Eagles!

[guest323]

That Pelham kid went off from beyond the arc - good win for MW

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Division III basketball season is nearly a month along. We have reached the first quarter pole of the season to evaluate where everyone is and where teams are headed. There have been plenty of surprises, upsets, teams stubbing their toes, and more. There are also some who are doing well despite maybe not being fully saddled when they left the gate.

On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, Dave takes a look at three programs which had very late coaching decisions and how those decisions have affected the programs. Two teams, Salisbury men and Trine women, saw their coaches suspended and then fired in the month leading up to their first games. Another, Brandeis men, saw their coach make national headlines, be fired, an interim hired, but then that decision reversed and a new coach hired just two weeks before practices began.

All three, are off to terrific starts accounting for a total of two losses on the season so far.

What is it like to adjust to a last minute coaching change? What is it like to take over a program, or enter an athletic department and school, in such perceived turmoil? How hard is it to put the blinders on and focus at the task at hand? We follow up Ryan Scott's terrific story last week with a chat with two players and a coach on the experience of dealing with change.

Plus, after years of waiting it finally happened! Division III women's basketball is getting it's own All-Star Game! Williams' coach Pat Manning discusses the long journey to the announcement, how they found a sponsor, and why the game will be the center piece of changing the women's Championship Weekend altogether.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Thursday's show live starting at 7:00 p.m. ET here: http://bit.ly/2E4YCb4.

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Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
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- Cassidy Williams, No. 11 Trine women's senior
- Pat Manning, Williams' head coach & WBCA All-Star Game Committee member

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[Swish3]

A nice win for CNU against previously unbeaten R-MC Saturday...that should get them back in the top 25.

GO CAPS!

[Swish3]

CNU and SU come in at 21 and 23 respectively...nicely done!

[MW_Eagles]

Does anyone ever look at this ranking?   Some pretty interesting results (CNU #3, Salisbury #30, MW #32).  Not sure of it's accuracy, but it's a pretty cool way to look at every team in D3.   

https://herosports.com/rankings/college-d3-mens-basketball

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Does anyone ever look at this ranking?   Some pretty interesting results (CNU #3, Salisbury #30, MW #32).  Not sure of it's accuracy, but it's a pretty cool way to look at every team in D3.   

https://herosports.com/rankings/college-d3-mens-basketball

Not many put much stock in Hero's rankings. They barely know what DIII is.

[Swish3]

Geez, this board is dead...I'm disappointed, but not surprised, that CNU lost at Mary Washington...the Eagles are dangerous, as are the Gulls and Spartans...should be another fun season in the CAC!

GO CAPS!

[MW_Eagles]

The board has been dead.   MW really needed that win on Saturday after losing a head scratcher to Frostburg. (although Frostburg has had some interesting results like taking Longwood to OT)   I think that was Kahn's first win over CNU in his tenure.    Great win for the women too!  Doesn't get any easier with Salisbury coming in on Wednesday.