MBB: Conference of New England

[tcccfan2010]

Saw Taylor Bajema last summer. Very nice kid, coaches son game, but he is definitely the "third bajema brother" not nearly an impact guy. Donato and Henault will be better- Gordon will still be down...they were awful last year.

I am not sure how you can say Gordon will be down with this recruiting class coming in and Dempsey returning to lead. they will be much improved over last year. and look out for them in the 2012-2013 season. good things to come for the fighting scots

[CCC Talk]

I'm not saying they will be down from where they were last year- I'm saying they will stay down. 8th is not up. They weren't very good last year, even if Miersma is incrementally better than Walker, their guards are still weak.

Plus they will have to play endicott, wentworth etc twice.

They are not a very good team. It's that simple.

[tcccfan2010]

@CCC Talker I think you are going to be surprised at how good Gordon will be this year, they will be back in contention for the title next year with Dempsey a senior.  And guard play won't be an issue this year with Park Thomas having some experience under his belt as well as Bajema and JT Hiemilstien playing well.

[high flyer 21]

Open question: do people feel the talent level in the Commonwealth Coast Conference has dropped in the recent past?  An experienced poster said in in March of 2010 that the league was the weakest he had seen it in years.  The 2010-2011 season particularly did seem a little on the weak side...

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

With a ten team league, going to a full double round robin, CCC teams are down to seven non-con games.  Those will decide a lot in terms of whether we're capable of making waves outside the conference.

Curry's got a tough schedule, with MIT and at least two NESCAC squads (possibly a third at the Wesleyan tournament) and UMASS-D.

ENC is going pretty light, their toughest game probably being ConnColl.

EC's got Salem on the sched, but nothing else much.

Gordon has Babson, MIT, Salem, and Tufts along with a west coast swing (likely non-d3).

Nichols doesn't even have their schedule up yet.

RWU's got middle of the pack teams as does SRU.

UNE is going to tournaments at Keene State and Springfield.

WIT is taking a trip to Texas.  WNEC is playing Amherst.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

It will be interesting to see how teams reload.

[high flyer 21]

The conference website said they were gonig to upload a history page with past CCC champions a few years back but have pulled an old fashioned no-show on it.  Therefore, I will go ahead and add to the list which I myself did the research for, now with additional info (courtesy of an old Bill Gorman post).

1994-1995 Salve Regina
1995-1996 Anna Maria
1996-1997 Wentworth
1997-1998 Wentworth
1998-1999 Roger Williams
1999-2000 ?
2000-2001 Colby-Sawyer
2001-2002 Colby-Sawyer
2002-2003 Colby-Sawyer
2003-2004 Endicott
2004-2005 Endicott
2005-2006 Endicott
2006-2007 Wentworth
2007-2008 Curry
2008-2009 University of New England
2009-2010 Gordon
2010-2011 Salve Regina


If anyone knows who won it in 2000-2001 please provide that information.  If anyone who knows the oldest champions (pre 1994-1995 season) please provide that information.  I believe the CCC was established in 1984 with Roger Williams as the first team to win it.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

The CCC started in 1984 with 6 members - Anna Maria, Curry, Emerson, Hellenic College, Salve, and Wentworth.  Coast Guard was added after the year started; I'm not sure if they participated in men's basketball that first year or not.  Roger Williams was the 8th team, added in the summer of 1985.  They didn't join the NCAA until 1986 (as a conference, at least).

I don't have a history of winners, but I do have a history of conference membership.

1999-2000 was my first year of college (and my first year posting on d3hoops.com), but I'm having a hard time remembering who won that year.

Endicott was in the national tournament in 2000 (losing in the first round to Hamilton) - Pat has a record of results for each national tournament on the site.  That was Endicott's first year in the CCC, so I can assume they won the league for the 1999-2000 season.

I know there weren't automatic bids for the CCC much before then, so that archive will not be helpful in determining earlier winners.  The conference office should have those records, though, if you contact them.

[boston ball 56]

Curry won the conference in 1986, however there was no AQ

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Curry won the conference in 1986, however there was no AQ

AQ's for all conferences started in the lat 1990's.  I know the year Anna Maria went (1996 maybe?) they were an at large selection.

[Bill Gorman]

Curry won the conference in 1986, however there was no AQ

AQ's for all conferences started in the lat 1990's.  I know the year Anna Maria went (1996 maybe?) they were an at large selection.

The CCC had an AQ in 1995 (Salve Regina), 1996 (Anna Maria), and 1997 (Wentworth). The league lost the AQ on the men's side (but kept it on the women's side) prior to the 1997-98 season and re-gained it in 1999-2000, the first year of the present structure where all leagues with seven or more teams get an AQ.

The league website is supposed to be re-launched sometime in the near future (after delays dealing with the company and themakeup of the league)...previous champions I believe are being added to it.

Endicott did win the league in 1999-2000:  http://www.ecgulls.com/documents/2010/11/4/EC.YEAR.BY.YEAR.RESULTS.not.html.pdf?tab=historyofendicottathletics (second page)

[leelowlang]

TCCC

2010-11 Final Standings

1.   Anna Maria College – 18-10, 11-2 TCCC
2.   Wentworth – 18-11, 10-3 TCCC
3.   Roger Williams – 17-9, 9-4 TCCC
4.   Salve Regina – 17-11, 9-5 TCCC
5.   Endicott – 17-10, 8-5 TCCC
6.   Colby-Sawyer – 12-13, 8-5 TCCC
7.   Regis – 15-12, 8-6 TCCC
8.   Gordon – 11-15, 7-6 TCCC
9.   New England College – 17-8, 6-7 TCCC
10.   Eastern Nazarene – 9-16, 5-8 TCCC
11.   Nichols – 7-17, 4-9 TCCC
12.   Western New England – 4-21, 3-10 TCCC
13.   Curry – 4-21, 2-11 TCCC
14.   University of New England – 4-21, 2-11 TCCC

2010-11 Conference Championship
o   Salve Regina 68, Wentworth 58 (OT)

NCAA Performance
o   Western Connecticut 89, Salve Regina 67

[leelowlang]

TCCC

2010-11 Final Standings

1.   Anna Maria College – 18-10, 11-2 TCCC
2.   Wentworth – 18-11, 10-3 TCCC
3.   Roger Williams – 17-9, 9-4 TCCC
4.   Salve Regina – 17-11, 9-5 TCCC
5.   Endicott – 17-10, 8-5 TCCC
6.   Colby-Sawyer – 12-13, 8-5 TCCC
7.   Regis – 15-12, 8-6 TCCC
8.   Gordon – 11-15, 7-6 TCCC
9.   New England College – 17-8, 6-7 TCCC
10.   Eastern Nazarene – 9-16, 5-8 TCCC
11.   Nichols – 7-17, 4-9 TCCC
12.   Western New England – 4-21, 3-10 TCCC
13.   Curry – 4-21, 2-11 TCCC
14.   University of New England – 4-21, 2-11 TCCC

2010-11 Conference Championship
o   Salve Regina 68, Wentworth 58 (OT)

NCAA Performance
o   Western Connecticut 89, Salve Regina 67

RETURNING LEADERS
•   Scoring
o   Ryan Sheehan – Nichols – 6'3", So., G – 20.1 ppg
o   Sedale Jones – Curry – 6'4", Jr., G/F – 19.2 ppg
o   John Flakes – Eastern Nazarene – 6'3", So., G/F – 16 ppg
o   David Dempsey – Gordon – 6'5", Jr., F – 15.5 ppg
o   Justin Kuntz – Nichols – 5'10", Jr., F – 15.3 ppg
•   Rebounding
o   John Flakes – Eastern Nazarene – 6'3", So., G/F – 9.2 rpg
o   David Dempsey – Gordon – 6'5", Jr., F – 7.5 rpg
o   Erik Callo – Endicott – 6'8", Sr., C – 7.2 rpg
•   Assists
o   DeAngelo Alston – Eastern Nazarene – 5'8", Sr., G – 4.2 apg
o   Aaron Johnson – Eastern Nazarene – 5'10", Jr., G – 3.7 apg
o   Michael Salis – Nichols – 6'0", Jr., G – 3.6 apg
•   Steals
o   Aaron Johnson – Eastern Nazarene – 5'10", Jr., G – 2.4 spg
•   Blocks
o   Erik Callo – Endicott – 6'8", Sr., C – 2.4 bpg
•   FG %
o   Erik Callo – Endicott – 6'8", Sr., C - .600 FG%
•   3-pt FG %
o   Ryan Sheehan – Nichols – 6'3", So., G - .432 3FG%
•   3FG Made
o   Marcus Winn – University of New England – 5'11", Sr., G – 79 3FG
•   FT %
o   Ryan Sheehan – Nichols – 6'0", So., G - .865 FT%

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Dude, stop spamming all the boards with this info.  The CCC is entirely different this year.  There's even less teams.  What happened last year isn't all that relevant.

[leelowlang]

Fully aware of the changes.  Just trying to set the scene, get into gear, get some talk started.  Relax.

Much better situation in my opinion to play teams twice...for the student-athlete experience.