MBB: Conference of New England

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Sorry for the multiple posts.  I thought I would check to see if any other rosters are up yet.

AMC has their returners up, but no freshmen, although with Anna Maria, you never know if they brought in any freshmen or not anyway.  I suspect they will add at least a few names.

That's it for now... I really just wanted to get in my first pot-shot on AMC this season.  Everybody needs practice you know.

[incite3]

I'm new to this whole posting thing, but since moving away from the area I need  to keep in touch.  All you guys do a great job with the info.  Responding to the Anna Maria post by hoopsfan, they do have one freshmen by the name of Tom Henderson.  He's 6'8", 6'9".  Good offensive skills.  Needs to put on a little weight, but should help their inside game.  Another note:  As I understand Matt McCarthy, last year's Freshmen center has left AMC, so I dont know why he is still on the roster.  Regardless, Henderson should be an upgrade.  There are some other freshmen, but I dont have any info on them, to the point where who knows if they'll even make the team.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Awesome, someone who knows about Anna Maria!

Maybe we won't have to wait ten days to get scores anymore.

[akirk]

No, I didn't get to Midnight madness.  Since graduating a couple years ago, I don't have as much time.  One other note:  Marino was on the team last year but with limited minutes.  With a little more muscle and a year of the system under his belt, he should be much better.  I am curious to see how GC plays this year.  They traveled this summer as a team to (I think) Taiwan for a missions trip.  This should help them come together as a team quicker than in years past.  We will just have to wait and see.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Still no new rosters up... we still only have GC's and part of AMC's.  ENC took off their 04-05 roster, but hasn't put a new one up yet.


Do we have word on preseason scrimmages yet?

I know EC's new coach got them a scrimmage against his old team, Brandeis.  The Judges have that amazing freshmen class who are now all sophomores back.  I bet this will be one heck of a scrimmage and definately let us know what EC needs to work on.

Any EC posters out there know time or date of this one?  Any of you planning to be there?

[James]

RWU has three good freshman recruits. They picked up a point guard and two swing men. The team is still really young. Only one senior, Chris Cromier, three juniors and last years recruits, Camabreco, Gumb and Baranger.

I think the only team in the South that is going to give them problems is Curry.

[broke_ya_ankles]

I know of one of the swingmen recruits for RWU, he's likely their top recruit, Griffin....kid turned down some DII offers and should be ready to contribute immediately

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yeah Curry and RWU seem to be the cream of the South, but you never know who might pop up as a suprise, especially in the South.  Salve should have been good last year, but they might have underacheived more than anyone... who knows if they can put anything together.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Nichols got their 2005-2006 page up, but no roster yet.

We do, however, have a roster from UNE: they have six FY's, one 6'7" another 6'4", another post player, a couple of guards.  McManus, Farynaz and Oliver are back.  I don't see Tom Button anywhere, but I don't remember who the seniors were last season anyway.  If the big freshman is any good they could start 6'7", 6'6" inside which might help open up their shooters.  I don't know what to make of them yet, its early and its UNE.

[James]

As far as DII recruits go both Gumb and Baranger were also DII recruits so that is pretty impressive.

When I saw UNE last year I was very impressed with their shooters. It seemed that they just kept coming off the bench one after the other. The missing pieceb was in the forward slots so if these new forwards are any good UNE is going to be dangerous.

Salve had a very good team last year. I think they feel it was their year and RWU stole it from them. They have a great coach who prepares his team with the individual matchups to be in every game. I would never underestimate them.

[incite3]

I know everyone was looking foward to this Anna Maria update so here it is.  I don't have a final score but AMC had a scrimmage against Albertus Magnus and they crushed them.  From what I can remeber Albertus isn't that good, so I'm taking it for what it is.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Albertus Magnus is more than horrible.  They were one of the worst teams in the country last year.  Although a crushing of anybody, even the local Junior High School would be a good sign for AMC.

[NECCAlumni]

In all honesty, I can't see CSC not winning it all. Now, it is early, but they MUST be considered the cream of the crop. Who else are the legitimate contenders for the CCC? Who will challenge CSC at the top?

[James]

RWU is certainly a major contender! They went into the Championship game last year. They have everyone returning, last years freshman (Gumb, Barranger and Camebreco) all have a season under their belts. On top of that they have at least three very good recruits who can all shoot from the outside. Their problem last year was if Cromier or Gumb were not in the game they didn't have enough guns. That won't be their problem this year.

[broke_ya_ankles]

in the past few years its been EC/CSC with everyone else chasing but Gordon and RWU the closest, now I think it looks more like CSC as the favorite ahead of RWU followed by Gordon and then EC...unless EC has some immediate freshmen/transfer help because they wont be able to win 20+ games again with the only options being George/Ellis/Nemanja....Sully could really break out this year but thats a long shot cause the mins are likely not their again....we'll see how this new coach works...there is no clear strength for this years gulls' team