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[D3ball1845]

I would think Ty Nichols out of Keene State would be considered for 1st team AA. Saw him play a few times and he's easily the best scorer in new england. His overall numbers are very good and he's third nationally in scoring at 27.3 ppg.

I am almost certain Ty Nichols will win Northeast Regional Player of the Year and he will definitely at minimum be on the 1st Team All-Northeast Region Team. I think 1st Team All-American isn't unreasonable, especially if Keene State can make a run in the NCAA Tournament. My best guess would be that he ends up as 2nd Team All-American, which is a huge accomplishment in itself. I'm a big follower of D3 basketball in the northeast and my guess for 1st Team All-Northeast Region players and All-American likelihood are as follows:

1. Ty Nichols, Sr. (Keene State), All-NE POY, 1st or 2nd Team All-American
2. Austin Coene, Sr. (RWU), 2nd or 3rd Team All-American
3. Kena Gilmour, Jr. (Hamilton), 3rd or 4th Team All-American
4. Bradley Jomard, Sr. (MIT), Honorable Mention All-American or not selected
5. Sean Bryan, Jr. (Salem State), Honorable Mention All-American or not selected


I would be very surprised if the first three players on the list were not selected to 1st Team All-Northeast Region. Other players I'd consider in place of Jomard and Bryan would be Jake Ross, Jr. (Springfield), Marcos Echevarria, Sr. (Nichols), Brian Hogan-Gary, Jr. (Johnson and Wales) and Grant Robinson, So. (Amherst). Echevarria likely has the most to gain from the NCAA tournament after his prolific career at Nichols. I'd love to hear other perspectives, although I know most are focused on the beginning of the NCAA tournament and not post-season honors.

[Smitty Oom]

I would think Ty Nichols out of Keene State would be considered for 1st team AA. Saw him play a few times and he's easily the best scorer in new england. His overall numbers are very good and he's third nationally in scoring at 27.3 ppg.

I am almost certain Ty Nichols will win Northeast Regional Player of the Year and he will definitely at minimum be on the 1st Team All-Northeast Region Team. I think 1st Team All-American isn't unreasonable, especially if Keene State can make a run in the NCAA Tournament. My best guess would be that he ends up as 2nd Team All-American, which is a huge accomplishment in itself. I'm a big follower of D3 basketball in the northeast and my guess for 1st Team All-Northeast Region players and All-American likelihood are as follows:

1. Ty Nichols, Sr. (Keene State), All-NE POY, 1st or 2nd Team All-American
2. Austin Coene, Sr. (RWU), 2nd or 3rd Team All-American
3. Kena Gilmour, Jr. (Hamilton), 3rd or 4th Team All-American
4. Bradley Jomard, Sr. (MIT), Honorable Mention All-American or not selected
5. Sean Bryan, Jr. (Salem State), Honorable Mention All-American or not selected


I would be very surprised if the first three players on the list were not selected to 1st Team All-Northeast Region. Other players I'd consider in place of Jomard and Bryan would be Jake Ross, Jr. (Springfield), Marcos Echevarria, Sr. (Nichols), Brian Hogan-Gary, Jr. (Johnson and Wales) and Grant Robinson, So. (Amherst). Echevarria likely has the most to gain from the NCAA tournament after his prolific career at Nichols. I'd love to hear other perspectives, although I know most are focused on the beginning of the NCAA tournament and not post-season honors.

I think Echevarria would sneak onto the first team in front of the 4th and 5th listed, as you said it is close for those last couple spots. Another couple of players I would mention from the NE would be the duos from Emerson (Jack O'Connor and Geoffrey Gray) and Gordon (Eric Demers and Garrison Duvivier).

[D3ball1845]

I would think Ty Nichols out of Keene State would be considered for 1st team AA. Saw him play a few times and he's easily the best scorer in new england. His overall numbers are very good and he's third nationally in scoring at 27.3 ppg.

I am almost certain Ty Nichols will win Northeast Regional Player of the Year and he will definitely at minimum be on the 1st Team All-Northeast Region Team. I think 1st Team All-American isn't unreasonable, especially if Keene State can make a run in the NCAA Tournament. My best guess would be that he ends up as 2nd Team All-American, which is a huge accomplishment in itself. I'm a big follower of D3 basketball in the northeast and my guess for 1st Team All-Northeast Region players and All-American likelihood are as follows:

1. Ty Nichols, Sr. (Keene State), All-NE POY, 1st or 2nd Team All-American
2. Austin Coene, Sr. (RWU), 2nd or 3rd Team All-American
3. Kena Gilmour, Jr. (Hamilton), 3rd or 4th Team All-American
4. Bradley Jomard, Sr. (MIT), Honorable Mention All-American or not selected
5. Sean Bryan, Jr. (Salem State), Honorable Mention All-American or not selected


I would be very surprised if the first three players on the list were not selected to 1st Team All-Northeast Region. Other players I'd consider in place of Jomard and Bryan would be Jake Ross, Jr. (Springfield), Marcos Echevarria, Sr. (Nichols), Brian Hogan-Gary, Jr. (Johnson and Wales) and Grant Robinson, So. (Amherst). Echevarria likely has the most to gain from the NCAA tournament after his prolific career at Nichols. I'd love to hear other perspectives, although I know most are focused on the beginning of the NCAA tournament and not post-season honors.

I think Echevarria would sneak onto the first team in front of the 4th and 5th listed, as you said it is close for those last couple spots. Another couple of players I would mention from the NE would be the duos from Emerson (Jack O'Connor and Geoffrey Gray) and Gordon (Eric Demers and Garrison Duvivier).

I agree that all those players will be considered for All-Northeast Regional Teams. The tough thing is that Coene and Jobard won POY for the CCC and NEWMAC, respectively. If you put Echevarria on 1st Team there is no way another CCC player makes it. Duvivier is definitely not going to make it as he didn't even make 1st Team All-CCC, although he should have. I bet the two Emerson players end up on 2nd-4th teams All-Northeast.

[Greek Tragedy]

I'm guessing if someone is the regional player of the year, he's going to be on the 1st team of that region.

[D3ball1845]

I agree with that  To clarify, I was saying that Ty Nichols will minimum be 1st Team All-Northeast Region and is definitely the front runner for NE POY. Maybe the way I stated it in my previous post was confusing.

[Smitty Oom]

My personal best guess at the All-West Region teams. Hopefully you guys don't think I went too heavy on the MIAC in the solo awards, but I think Coplin and Anders and are pretty easy choices at this point. I chose Tauer over Wellman (NWU), Bridgeland (Whitman) and McKenzie (SJU) because they were not predicted to do as well as they did this year. If you went with any of the other coaches, or even Katsiaficas (P-P) I think you have a valid argument.

        Player of the Year   Booker Coplin    Augsburg
   Coach of the Year   John Tauer   St. Thomas
   Freshman of the Year   Anders Nelson   St. Thomas
         
   FIRST TEAM      
   PLAYER   TEAM   YEAR
G   Austin Butler   Whitman   Sr
G   Ryan Garver   Nebraska Wesleyan   Sr
G   Ryan DiCanio   Loras   Sr
F   Daniel Rosenbaum   Pomona Pitzer   Sr
F   Booker Coplin   Augsburg   Jr
         
   SECOND TEAM      
   PLAYER   TEAM   YEAR
G   Kyle Roach   Whitworth   Sr
G   Jaran Sabus   Wartburg   Sr
G   Josh Ruggles    Loras   Sr
F   Tim Wendell   Crown   Jr
F   Cooper Cook   Nebraska Wesleyan   Sr
         
   THIRD TEAM      
   PLAYER   TEAM   YEAR
G   David Stokman   St. John's   Sr
G   Joey Hewitt   Whitman   Sr
G   Ben College   Whitworth   Jr
F   Zach Baines   Occidental   Sr
F   Austin DeWitz   Occidental   Sr

Honorable mention would include Nate Schimonitz from NWU, Micah Elan from P-P and probably one/both of the Tommie duo of Anders Nelson and Connor Bair. Could not quite fit these guys into the top 3 teams

[nescac1]

From NESCAC, the four all-region candidates are Kena Gilmour (a lock), Grant Robinson, Bobby Casey and Austin Hutcherson.  Maybe Jack Farrell too with a big tourney.   I think Hutcherson is a future all-American, his talent is immense, but not this year.  Gilmour should crack one of the five AA teams and could move up to as high as second team with a big tourney.  Casey or Robinson both need big tourneys to earn consideration.  Robinson is another guy who is a lock to be an all-American at some point in his career if he stays healthy. 

[D3ball1845]

Thanks for the input nescac1! You definitely have a better idea of the NESCAC talent than I do. Have the all conference selections been made? I wanted to put Robinson in my projected 1st Team All-NE Region, but there are 3 players averaging 25 ppg in the NE this year that I think will take those 1st Team All-NE spots. Robinson should make 2nd Team and is definitely a future All-American. Many of the NESCAC players will get to make their case in the NCAA tourney which is an advantage. I could see them sneaking a second player onto the 1st Team, but I'm leaning more towards the CCC getting two players. Regardless, the Northeast is a very talented region!

[Greek Tragedy]

Nelson's St. Thomas is in the Sweet 16, did he pass Turell for ROTY now?

[D3ball1845]

Quick question about the fan voting for the All-Star game. Are the players that will be listed at 12 PM those who are no longer being considered by the committee selecting the all-stars or just the top player from each region? More simply put, are the 6 players not selected by the fans out of all-star contention?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Quick question about the fan voting for the All-Star game. Are the players that will be listed at 12 PM those who are no longer being considered by the committee selecting the all-stars or just the top player from each region? More simply put, are the 6 players not selected by the fans out of all-star contention?

So, the NABC picks the rosters.  What they typically do is choose two players (seniors) from each region (remember, their coach has to be an NABC members, so occasionally an obvious choice isn't eligible).  Then, they'll select a third player from each region and those names go into the fan vote.

I have zero inside information on those names.  One of my favorite things to do this time of year is to try and guess which two seniors are ahead of the guys on the ballot.  Remember, sometimes a player is selected and declines due to schedule conflicts or other reasons, so the "third" name on the ballot could be fourth or fifth.

I like guessing games.

[D3ball1845]

For the Northeast region, I think Ty Nichols was selected by the committee. I honestly can't think of another player that would have been picked over Austin Coene of RWU that's no longer in the NCAA tournament.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Quick question about the fan voting for the All-Star game. Are the players that will be listed at 12 PM those who are no longer being considered by the committee selecting the all-stars or just the top player from each region? More simply put, are the 6 players not selected by the fans out of all-star contention?

So, the NABC picks the rosters.  What they typically do is choose two players (seniors) from each region (remember, their coach has to be an NABC members, so occasionally an obvious choice isn't eligible).  Then, they'll select a third player from each region and those names go into the fan vote.

I have zero inside information on those names.  One of my favorite things to do this time of year is to try and guess which two seniors are ahead of the guys on the ballot.  Remember, sometimes a player is selected and declines due to schedule conflicts or other reasons, so the "third" name on the ballot could be fourth or fifth.

I like guessing games.

Here are my guesses:

Northeast - Ty Nichols, Bradley Jomard
East - Ryan Clamage, Jonathan Patron
Atlantic - Sam Toney, Jason Kenny
Mid-Atlantic - Cam Wiley, Jason Bady (Alt: Marcus Carter, Nate Aldrich)
South - Austin Wrighten, Joe Neal (Alt: Josh Freund)
Great Lakes - Austin Schreck, Cam Fails
Central - Astin Francis, Ben Boots (Alt: Nolan Ebel, Brady Rose, probably another five names could go here)
West - Austin Butler, David Stockman (Alt: Ryan DiCanio, Kyle Roach, Josh Ruggles)

I picked some who are still playing, because sometimes they add in guys who lose the second weekend, sometimes they don't.

[D3ball1845]

I really hope everyone can take a look at the 8 players listed for the fan voting for the NABC All-Star Game and see how clearly the stats show that Austin Coene should be selected as an all-star. If Jomard from MIT does indeed get the nod from the Northeast Region, I think the committee that selected the players did a miserable job.

[Smitty Oom]

Not saying I agree/disagree with the potential selection, but Jomard was an integral part of a MIT program that was a mainstay in the top 25 and had multiple NCAA tourney appearances during his 4 years. That counts for something as well, even though his stats may not match those of Coene.