All Americans

[Pat Coleman]

As an aside, Sydney Moss was named women's player of the year last year as a sophomore.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Wixted is my favorite, but Flannery could get it if Babson takes home the title.  I wonder if there's ever been a Soph POY for d3hoops?

We've only done player of the year for the past nine years and haven't yet named a sophomore.

This award will be decided before the title game. Dave and I have yet to confer and decide for sure whether it will also be before the semifinals.

I looked back, there's only ever been one Soph on the first team - Derek Reich of Chicago in 2001.  I'm still voting for Wixted.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Pat and/or d-mac, I earlier made an open post wondering how important the national tourney was to PoY candidates, but I'd like to address it specifically to you guys, if you're willing to reveal your thinking before the selection is made.  (If not, I understand. )

How damaging to Aaron Walton-Moss is Cabrini not even making it into the field?  Is UWW going down in the first round a significant handicap for Quardell Young?  How much are Gerry Wixted (E8), Joey Flannery (FF) and Hunter Hill (FF) helped by their teams' successes?  Tyler Gaffaney and Jordan Brink didn't get all that far in the tourney, but probably went at least as far as most would have expected - help or hurt?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Honestly... not comfortable indicating what I am thinking as I haven't given it all a solid look-through. I like going through all the candidates - all of them - before I would go and talk about whether someone was hurt by something or helped by something else, etc.

By the way, Wixted and Dickinson lost in the Sweet 16

I will give you this insight: Ben Strong was Player of the Year despite the fact his team was upset in the first round of the tournament by SMC and Duncan Robinson was not the Rookie of the Year in the Northeast last year but was national Rookie of the Year. Just some food for thought.

[stag44]

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2015/03/nabc-names-2015-all-star-rosters

NABC Roster out - how is this selection done? Curious not seeing Tyler Gaffaney on this roster and Arik Smith instead. Great to see a SCIAC representative regardless but just curious on the selection process

[Pat Coleman]

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2015/03/nabc-names-2015-all-star-rosters

NABC Roster out - how is this selection done? Curious not seeing Tyler Gaffaney on this roster and Arik Smith instead. Great to see a SCIAC representative regardless but just curious on the selection process

Could be that Gaffaney was offered a spot but declined. The NABC is usually very much into the conference player of the year above all else.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I'm putting money on the East, if I can find a line anywhere.

[stag44]

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2015/03/nabc-names-2015-all-star-rosters

NABC Roster out - how is this selection done? Curious not seeing Tyler Gaffaney on this roster and Arik Smith instead. Great to see a SCIAC representative regardless but just curious on the selection process

Could be that Gaffaney was offered a spot but declined. The NABC is usually very much into the conference player of the year above all else.

From what I've heard Gaffaney was not offered a spot

[D3HoopJunkie]

Does anyone know if the D3 All Star game is going to be broadcasted??? I know it says 12:30......right before the Championship game but I didn't see anything on whether or not they were going to broadcast this game to the public??? Any info???

[Pat Coleman]

There will be an NCAA.com stream. We'll have links on the website.

[D3HoopJunkie]

Great.......Thanks Pat

[magicman]

Here's the NABC release that came out earlier today announcing their All Americans.


National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2015 NABC Coaches' Division III All-America Teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 19, 2015) --

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2015 NABC Coaches' Division III All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division III, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.

2015 NABC COACHES' DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

Joey Flannery, Babson, 6-5, Sophomore, Forward, Acton, Mass.
Alex Foster, Emory, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Portland, Ore.
Claude Gray, Ohio Wesleyan, 6-4, Junior, Post, Avon, Ohio
Gordon Lyons, Geneseo State, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Amherst, N.Y.
Aaron Walton-Moss, Cabrini, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Camden, N.J.
Gerry Wixted, Dickinson, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Moorestown, N.J.
Quardell Young, UW-Whitewater, 6-0, Senior, Guard, Kenosha, Wis.
Kyle Zimmerman, Bethel University, 6-3, Senior, Forward, Champlin, Minn.


2015 NABC COACHES' DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM

Josh Blamon, Richard Stockton, 6-2, Senior, Forward, Cinnaminson, N.J.
Jordan Brink, Calvin, 6-3, Senior, Guard, Dyer, Ind.
John Coleman, Clarkson, 6-4, Senior, Forward, Potsdam, N.Y.
Tyler Gaffaney, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 6-4, Graduate, Guard, Mill Valley, Calif.
Hunter Hill, Augustana (Ill.), 5-9, Junior, Guard, Byron, Ill.
Nick LaGuerre, St. Mary's, 6-3, Senior, Guard, Baltimore, Md.
Victor Ljuljdjuraj, Albertus Magnus, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
Matt McCarthy, Guilford, 6-3, Junior, Guard, Rockville, Md.


2015 NABC COACHES' DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM

Kai Deans, Sage, 6-7, Senior, Forward/Center, Miami, Fla.
Bernard Edwards, Defiance, 6-6, Senior, Forward, Detroit, Mich.
Bryson Fonville, Catholic, 6-0, Junior, Guard, Greensboro, N.C.
Lucas Hausman, Bowdoin College, 6-3, Junior, Guard, Westport, Conn.
Kenny Love, Whitworth, 6-1, Sophomore, Guard, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Dylan Overstreet, Illinois Wesleyan, 6-3, Senior, Guard, Paxton, Ill.
Keegan Ryan, St. John Fisher, 6-7, Sophomore, Forward/Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Larry Thomas, Birmingham-Southern, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Atlanta, Ga.

[Pat Coleman]

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2015/03/nabc-names-2015-all-star-rosters

NABC Roster out - how is this selection done? Curious not seeing Tyler Gaffaney on this roster and Arik Smith instead. Great to see a SCIAC representative regardless but just curious on the selection process

Could be that Gaffaney was offered a spot but declined. The NABC is usually very much into the conference player of the year above all else.

From what I've heard Gaffaney was not offered a spot

Then you have to ask if he was nominated. It's an NABC production, so there has to be a coach who is an NABC member there to nominate him, and he has to be nominated.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

http://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-americans/men/2015


They're out.

I've got no problem with any of these.  Wixted is a worthy POY.  Great player.


Also, anyone find a boxscore for the all-star game this morning?

[Titan Q]

Also, anyone find a boxscore for the all-star game this morning?

https://twitter.com/d3hoops/status/579336822074953730