MBB: Conference of New England

[Hugenerd]

I'm impressed by that Regis box score.  Granted Lesley isn't the toughest opponent in the world, but Regis won comfortably with none of their starters playing even 30 minutes in this game.  James Cooper played very well at the point (7 asists, 1 TO) and they got 12 and 9 from freshman Ezeigwe off the bench in just 19 minutes.

Salve losing to Albertus Magnus is kind of surprising, although word is that Magnus is much better this year.  We'll see how that plays out.

AMC hung tough with Newbury despite poor long distance shooting and a low contribution from Pinsoneault.

Nichols took out Becker and played much more like themselves.  Paquin led the team, but they showed they can go eight deep, which is usually enough to make the conference tournament.

I wouldnt be that surprised about Albertus Magnus.  They have a couple of really good young players. 6'6" Raymond Askew is a real solid player (he had 21 and 16 in that game).  Also, Magnus has a 6'8" freshman, Jefferson Lora, who had committed D1 but de-committed and ended up there.  They have some talent.

[gordonmann]

One of the Gordon Fighting Scots, Aaron Trigg, has joined our merry band of Insiders, blogging about his experience throughout the Division III basketball season.  His first entry is posted here.

[scout]

Results from last night (a few of them were mentioned on D3Hoops.com front page):

Bridgewater State 86 - WNEC 83
Suffolk 71 - ENC 58
NEC 86 - Castleton 85 OT
Southern Maine 70 - UNE 82

HoopsFan will probably take a look at the box scores if he gets the chance.

This brings TCCC non-conference record to 6-10.

[scout]

One of the Gordon Fighting Scots, Aaron Trigg, has joined our merry band of Insiders, blogging about his experience throughout the Division III basketball season.  His first entry is posted here.

Aaron is quite a clever guy. Wicked smart too. Good choice...

And I'm hoping there's a connection between Insiders and deep NCAA tourney runs too. But I'm not going to put the cart before the horse...

[GC Oldtimer]

I'll go with Babson, Gordon, UMass Dartmouth, Ithaca, UMass B

[backboard]

One of the Gordon Fighting Scots, Aaron Trigg, has joined our merry band of Insiders, blogging about his experience throughout the Division III basketball season.  His first entry is posted here.

Aaron is quite a clever guy. Wicked smart too. Good choice...

And I'm hoping there's a connection between Insiders and deep NCAA tourney runs too. But I'm not going to put the cart before the horse...

Might want to focus on winning the first conference tournament in Gordon history before worrying about the NCAA tourney.  I don't forsee the CCC receiving a bid otherwise

[scout]

One of the Gordon Fighting Scots, Aaron Trigg, has joined our merry band of Insiders, blogging about his experience throughout the Division III basketball season.  His first entry is posted here.

Aaron is quite a clever guy. Wicked smart too. Good choice...

And I'm hoping there's a connection between Insiders and deep NCAA tourney runs too. But I'm not going to put the cart before the horse...

Might want to focus on winning the first conference tournament in Gordon history before worrying about the NCAA tourney.  I don't forsee the CCC receiving a bid otherwise

Absolutely. Hence me saying 'I'm not going to put the cart before the horse.' But knowing Aaron, his focus is doing everything possible to reach that goal.

Colby-Sawyer and Roger Williams, along with Gordon, seem to have the best shots at the league. And between those three, I don't have a clue...

[Hugenerd]

One of the Gordon Fighting Scots, Aaron Trigg, has joined our merry band of Insiders, blogging about his experience throughout the Division III basketball season.  His first entry is posted here.

Aaron is quite a clever guy. Wicked smart too. Good choice...

And I'm hoping there's a connection between Insiders and deep NCAA tourney runs too. But I'm not going to put the cart before the horse...

The year Bartolotta was an insider, he got hurt with 10 games left in the season (but played hurt) and MIT lost their last 10 games of the season.  Last year he was not an insider and MIT made it to the tourney.  Coincidence?  I think not, the Insider curse has fell upon Gordon!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Bridgewater State 86 - WNEC 83
Suffolk 71 - ENC 58
NEC 86 - Castleton 85 OT
Southern Maine 70 - UNE 82

This brings TCCC non-conference record to 6-10.

Bridgewater is currently #11 in the country, not that the pre-season rankings mean a whole lot, but still a close game with them is good for a WNEC team we all thought would be down this year.  Soph Andre Shaw chipped in 16 off the bench.  Sr PG Rick Johnson had 26, with 10-13 FT shooting.  Bridgewater doesn't have much of a bench and WNEC had 24 turnovers; I don't think BSC is going to remain ranked for very long.

ENC gave up a halftime lead to Suffolk and got beat by a double double from a Qunicy native.  ENC is looking short this season, but they did get 23 points from freshman guard Max Barbosa.

NEC picks up a win over Castleton in OT.  They had four guys in double figures with 22 and 10 from junior forward Joe Faragher.  Best part of the game: 5'8" junior Andrew McDonald enters the game for the first time with five seconds left in OT and banks home the winning three.

UNE over Southern Maine is a good win, even if USM is down this year.  It appears UNE put the whole package together, going on a run in the second half and hitting free throws to close it out.  Four guys in double figures.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Tonight's Action:

Gordon host Husson
Curry at Babson
Wentworth hosts Wheelock
Endicott hosts Framingham

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Update:

After being down 9 at the half, Endicott comes back to upset (I think that's an appropriate word) Framingham State 81-78.  EC got solid minutes from 9 guys and scoring all around.  Montrod had 7 and 7 with 6 assists.  From the box score it seems like they gave up a lot down low, but shot 44% from deep and held Framingham to 22%.  That's a good early season win for them.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Mastrullo puts up a good fight, but Curry goes down to Babson 76-58.  AJ Stephens went for 19 and 13 in support.  Curry will clearly rely on Mastrullo and virtually no bench this year.  He shot 8-25 and 2-13 from three for 20 points.  It's like the Kobe Lakers between the time Shaq left and Phil Jackson came back.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Wentworth loses to Wheelock 79-63 at home.  Wentworth appears to be just plain bad.  Wheelock's not the cream of the crop, but their five starters single-handedly put this game away.  Shane West led WIT with 16 points; Matt Abbott had 12 boards.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Gordon beat Husson 61-59.  They have live video, but no stats.  I'm sure Scout will be happy to fill us in later.

All in all, a good night for the CCC.

[scout]

HoopsFan beat me to the Curry-Babson line.

Gordon wins a close fight against Husson. The Scots got down early but led at the half 30-29. Gordon led the entire second half up to the last four and a half minutes. I dont think the lead topped five or six points in the second frame.

A huge three by Aaron Trigg with a minute left put the Scots up by one. They held on and Husson was denied a last second heave five feet behind the arc to win it.

61-59.

I'll post stats when they get uploaded.