Empire 8

[magicman]

Phil Barera from Ithaca College was named to the D3Hoops All-East Region First Team. Sean Rossi from Ithaca, James Patterson from Utica College, and Simon Smith from Stevens Tech were named to the Second Team. Hartwick's Jared Suderley was named Rookie of the Year.

David Golembiowski from SUNYIT was the Player of the Year. Golembiowski wraps up his career as one of the most prolific scorers and rebounders in the history of the East region. He finished with over 2100 points and almost 1000 rebounds.

Luke Flockerzi of Rochester was named the Coach of the Year. A number of coaches from the E8, SUNYAC, Liberty League and NEAC also had excellent seasons and were probably in the running for this award. Most notably Jim Mullins from Ithaca, Todd McGuinness from Hartwick, Adam Stockwell from Oswego State, Fajri Ansari from Buffalo State, Izzi Metz from Hobart, Joe Burke from Skidmore and Joe Wojtylko from Wells.     

Congratulations to all of these players and coaches for an outstanding year.

Here is the complete All East Region teams.

Men's All-East Region Team
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools.

Player of the Year: David Golembiowski, Sr., SUNYIT
Coach of the Year: Luke Flockerzi, Rochester
Rookie of the Year: Jared Suderley, Hartwick

First team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G John Dibartolomeo  Rochester  So.  Westport, Conn.
G Jake Simmons  Buffalo State  So.  Rochester, N.Y.
F Chad Burridge  Oswego State  Jr.  Hannibal, N.Y.
F David Golembiowski SUNYIT Sr. Barneveld, N.Y.
C Phil Barera  Ithaca  Sr.  Belmont, Mass.


Second team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G James Patterson  Utica  Sr.  Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
G Sean Rossi  Ithaca  So.  Sparta, N.J.
F  Pat Sullivan  Hamilton  Jr.  Madison, N.J.
F Simon Smith  Stevens  Jr.  Cranford, N.J.
F Terry Harrison Wells Jr.  Brooklyn, N.Y.

[magicman]

Dave Golembiowski of SUNYIT and Phil Barera from Ithaca will represent the East region in the NABC All-Star Game. They are on the 10 man East squad and will play the West team on Saturday March 19th at 1:00 PM prior to the National Championship Game.

[TheNextLevel]

Congrats to all the regional all-stars and especially Jared Suderly of Hartwick for RoY

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Hartwick continues to improve...beat Naz on the road last night.   Blazak is back from his hamstring injury (missed the whole 1st semester) and freshman Jared Sudderly is a legit player.  I think they will make the E-8 Playoffs this year.

Phil Barera from Ithaca College was named to the D3Hoops All-East Region First Team. Sean Rossi from Ithaca, James Patterson from Utica College, and Simon Smith from Stevens Tech were named to the Second Team. Hartwick's Jared Suderley was named Rookie of the Year.

David Golembiowski from SUNYIT was the Player of the Year. Golembiowski wraps up his career as one of the most prolific scorers and rebounders in the history of the East region. He finished with over 2100 points and almost 1000 rebounds.

Luke Flockerzi of Rochester was named the Coach of the Year. A number of coaches from the E8, SUNYAC, Liberty League and NEAC also had excellent seasons and were probably in the running for this award. Most notably Jim Mullins from Ithaca, Todd McGuinness from Hartwick, Adam Stockwell from Oswego State, Fajri Ansari from Buffalo State, Izzi Metz from Hobart, Joe Burke from Skidmore and Joe Wojtylko from Wells.     

Congratulations to all of these players and coaches for an outstanding year.

Here is the complete All East Region teams.

Men's All-East Region Team
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools.

Player of the Year: David Golembiowski, Sr., SUNYIT
Coach of the Year: Luke Flockerzi, Rochester
Rookie of the Year: Jared Suderley, Hartwick

First team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G John Dibartolomeo  Rochester  So.  Westport, Conn.
G Jake Simmons  Buffalo State  So.  Rochester, N.Y.
F Chad Burridge  Oswego State  Jr.  Hannibal, N.Y.
F David Golembiowski SUNYIT Sr. Barneveld, N.Y.
C Phil Barera  Ithaca  Sr.  Belmont, Mass.


Second team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G James Patterson  Utica  Sr.  Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
G Sean Rossi  Ithaca  So.  Sparta, N.J.
F  Pat Sullivan  Hamilton  Jr.  Madison, N.J.
F Simon Smith  Stevens  Jr.  Cranford, N.J.
F Terry Harrison Wells Jr.  Brooklyn, N.Y.

[Bombers798891]

Two major pieces of news, neither of which is good, for the Ithaca College program.

Assistant Coach Nevada Smith, who was largely responsible for installing Ithaca's successful offensive philosophy and recruiting the players to run it, is the new head coach at Keystone College. In addition, sophomore Miles Grier has left the school and will not return. Grier was Ithaca's best defensive player and had come on as an offensive threat late in the season, torching MIT for 34 points in an NCAA playoff loss.

Expect the Bombers to look entirely different next season, as the team now lacks an established inside scoring presence. No word on if the team's up and down style will change, but I'd suspect the answer is yes.

Best of luck to both Grier and Smith, who will both be missed, but who were valuable contributors to the program.

Smith's tenure with the team brought about the program's most successful established stretch of success in school history. While there is still talent returning for next season, his efforts on the recruiting front were unmatched. The caliber of players the school brought in under his watch, especially offensively, were unmatched by any recent teams. Expect Keystone basketball to continue at its high level of play on his watch.

Less to say about Grier, as his one season was marked with growing pains, but he had developed well over the season and would have been a starter next year. His unmatched athleticism will be sorely missed on a team whose leading returning scorers are a pair of three-point shooters and a pass-first point guard. I've heard he was homesick, (He's from Georgia) but you never really know with these things.

Suddenly, I think the conference favorite Bombers are in real danger of backsliding

[sjfcards]

Does anyone know when practice starts for E8 teams? I am really interested to see what Fisher (and others) brought into camp this year. I liked Fisher's recruiting class last year, and am hoping they backed it up with another solid group.

[bomber3]

Two major pieces of news, neither of which is good, for the Ithaca College program.

Assistant Coach Nevada Smith, who was largely responsible for installing Ithaca's successful offensive philosophy and recruiting the players to run it, is the new head coach at Keystone College. In addition, sophomore Miles Grier has left the school and will not return. Grier was Ithaca's best defensive player and had come on as an offensive threat late in the season, torching MIT for 34 points in an NCAA playoff loss.

Expect the Bombers to look entirely different next season, as the team now lacks an established inside scoring presence. No word on if the team's up and down style will change, but I'd suspect the answer is yes.

Best of luck to both Grier and Smith, who will both be missed, but who were valuable contributors to the program.

Smith's tenure with the team brought about the program's most successful established stretch of success in school history. While there is still talent returning for next season, his efforts on the recruiting front were unmatched. The caliber of players the school brought in under his watch, especially offensively, were unmatched by any recent teams. Expect Keystone basketball to continue at its high level of play on his watch.

Less to say about Grier, as his one season was marked with growing pains, but he had developed well over the season and would have been a starter next year. His unmatched athleticism will be sorely missed on a team whose leading returning scorers are a pair of three-point shooters and a pass-first point guard. I've heard he was homesick, (He's from Georgia) but you never really know with these things.

Suddenly, I think the conference favorite Bombers are in real danger of backsliding

Yes, congrats to Coach Smith on the new coaching position at Keystone.  He was instrumental at reviving the program and under his tenure, the program experienced the most success school history in recent memory.  He excels on the offensive end and scouting opposing teams.  His detailed scounting reports probably save 4-6 points a game.  Overall, the number of wins the 5 years before and after he arrived speaks for itself:

# of wins 5 years before in order:
16, 12, 13, 13, 16

5 years after in order:
15, 17, 24, 20, 20

Hopefully Keystone schedules IC so when the Bo Ryan swing offense is reinstated next year Keystone can learn a lesson or two!  Good luck to Coach Smith and hopefully he'll make it back for a reunion or two in the future. 

[magicman]

Does anyone know when practice starts for E8 teams? I am really interested to see what Fisher (and others) brought into camp this year. I liked Fisher's recruiting class last year, and am hoping they backed it up with another solid group.

sjfcards,
I believe the NCAA rules allows teams to start organized practices (with the coach present) on October 15th. First day a regular season game can be played is November 15th. Of course if you live in the area and were to wander over to the gym most evenings, I'm sure you'd see all the returning players and incoming recruits playing pickup games.

[sjfcards]

Does anyone know when practice starts for E8 teams? I am really interested to see what Fisher (and others) brought into camp this year. I liked Fisher's recruiting class last year, and am hoping they backed it up with another solid group.

sjfcards,
I believe the NCAA rules allows teams to start organized practices (with the coach present) on October 15th. First day a regular season game can be played is November 15th. Of course if you live in the area and were to wander over to the gym most evenings, I'm sure you'd see all the returning players and incoming recruits playing pickup games.

Yeah I remember those "optional" practices when I was playing soccer at Fisher. For being optiona, it was never a good idea to opt out of going.

I know I am early. I was more or less hoping that someone knew of a local kid or two that were on their way to one of the E8 schools. Fisher has gone way off the local grid lately in recruiting, but you never know.

[Ethelred the Unready]

Does anyone know when practice starts for E8 teams? I am really interested to see what Fisher (and others) brought into camp this year. I liked Fisher's recruiting class last year, and am hoping they backed it up with another solid group.

sjfcards,
I believe the NCAA rules allows teams to start organized practices (with the coach present) on October 15th. First day a regular season game can be played is November 15th. Of course if you live in the area and were to wander over to the gym most evenings, I'm sure you'd see all the returning players and incoming recruits playing pickup games.

Yeah I remember those "optional" practices when I was playing soccer at Fisher. For being optiona, it was never a good idea to opt out of going.

I know I am early. I was more or less hoping that someone knew of a local kid or two that were on their way to one of the E8 schools. Fisher has gone way off the local grid lately in recruiting, but you never know.

Not positive, but I believe Brandon McDaniel from Sherburne-Earlville is headed to Utica.  And Bridget Irwin from S-E is playing at Fisher.  For what it's worth

[Bengalsrule]

Does anyone know when practice starts for E8 teams? I am really interested to see what Fisher (and others) brought into camp this year. I liked Fisher's recruiting class last year, and am hoping they backed it up with another solid group.

sjfcards,
I believe the NCAA rules allows teams to start organized practices (with the coach present) on October 15th. First day a regular season game can be played is November 15th. Of course if you live in the area and were to wander over to the gym most evenings, I'm sure you'd see all the returning players and incoming recruits playing pickup games.

Yeah I remember those "optional" practices when I was playing soccer at Fisher. For being optiona, it was never a good idea to opt out of going.

I know I am early. I was more or less hoping that someone knew of a local kid or two that were on their way to one of the E8 schools. Fisher has gone way off the local grid lately in recruiting, but you never know.

I know 1 local kid that didn't stray too far from Rochester. Anyar Majak - Jefferson High school - 2010-11 stats -19.0 PPG and averaged 5.6 Blocks per game (107 season - #1 in Section V - all classes). SJF will get a close up look at him in 2 weeks when they come to Buff State for a scrimmage! (BENGALS went to SJF last year).

I'll be sure to post an update of how SJF looks after that scrimmage.

magic man....The staff at BUFF State wouldnt miss those games at U of R for the world. Heck I might join them myself!

[sjfcards]

Does anyone know when practice starts for E8 teams? I am really interested to see what Fisher (and others) brought into camp this year. I liked Fisher's recruiting class last year, and am hoping they backed it up with another solid group.

sjfcards,
I believe the NCAA rules allows teams to start organized practices (with the coach present) on October 15th. First day a regular season game can be played is November 15th. Of course if you live in the area and were to wander over to the gym most evenings, I'm sure you'd see all the returning players and incoming recruits playing pickup games.

Yeah I remember those "optional" practices when I was playing soccer at Fisher. For being optiona, it was never a good idea to opt out of going.

I know I am early. I was more or less hoping that someone knew of a local kid or two that were on their way to one of the E8 schools. Fisher has gone way off the local grid lately in recruiting, but you never know.

I know 1 local kid that didn't stray too far from Rochester. Anyar Majak - Jefferson High school - 2010-11 stats -19.0 PPG and averaged 5.6 Blocks per game (107 season - #1 in Section V - all classes). SJF will get a close up look at him in 2 weeks when they come to Buff State for a scrimmage! (BENGALS went to SJF last year).

I'll be sure to post an update of how SJF looks after that scrimmage.

magic man....The staff at BUFF State wouldnt miss those games at U of R for the world. Heck I might join them myself!

Was tonight the night for the Buff State and Fisher? Let me know how it looked Bengals.

[Bengalsrule]

Was tonight the night for the Buff State and Fisher? Let me know how it looked Bengals.

   Actually the scrimmage was today (3 pm) at Buff State. 3 - 20 min periods. 1st period Bengals 52-42, 2nd session Bengals 44-39 and 3rd (20 minutes sessions although the refs wanted only 10 ) St John Fisher 29-24. Can't say who did what for SJF but #41 big guy dark hair  was good inside. A nice array of moves and should cause problems for many. #2 probably had 6 or 7 treys in the first 2 sessions alone. He is definitly gonna hurt some folks. Thier bench did not seem particulry deep ( they played 7 to 8 fellas for most of the first 2 sessions). In fact I don't believe #41 sat out more than 2 of the first 20 mins. While the Bengals got all 16 players in the first 20! #41 should be a difference maker. He and #2 (sorry didnt catch their names since neither team used a scorebook) create a nice inside /outside combo for SJF.

I'd be surprised if they arent in the top  2or 3 of the E8!

[sjfcards]

Was tonight the night for the Buff State and Fisher? Let me know how it looked Bengals.

   Actually the scrimmage was today (3 pm) at Buff State. 3 - 20 min periods. 1st period Bengals 52-42, 2nd session Bengals 44-39 and 3rd (20 minutes sessions although the refs wanted only 10 ) St John Fisher 29-24. Can't say who did what for SJF but #41 big guy dark hair  was good inside. A nice array of moves and should cause problems for many. #2 probably had 6 or 7 treys in the first 2 sessions alone. He is definitly gonna hurt some folks. Thier bench did not seem particulry deep ( they played 7 to 8 fellas for most of the first 2 sessions). In fact I don't believe #41 sat out more than 2 of the first 20 mins. While the Bengals got all 16 players in the first 20! #41 should be a difference maker. He and #2 (sorry didnt catch their names since neither team used a scorebook) create a nice inside /outside combo for SJF.

I'd be surprised if they arent in the top  2or 3 of the E8!

Thanks for the info Bengals. I am shocked at some of the names that are not on the roster for Fisher this year. Where is Brent Harder? Zach Messenger? Why can't Kornaker hold onto these guys? I am glad to hear you say they will be top 2 or 3 in the E8. I hope you are correct.

[magicman]

Was tonight the night for the Buff State and Fisher? Let me know how it looked Bengals.

   Actually the scrimmage was today (3 pm) at Buff State. 3 - 20 min periods. 1st period Bengals 52-42, 2nd session Bengals 44-39 and 3rd (20 minutes sessions although the refs wanted only 10 ) St John Fisher 29-24. Can't say who did what for SJF but #41 big guy dark hair  was good inside. A nice array of moves and should cause problems for many. #2 probably had 6 or 7 treys in the first 2 sessions alone. He is definitly gonna hurt some folks. Thier bench did not seem particulry deep ( they played 7 to 8 fellas for most of the first 2 sessions). In fact I don't believe #41 sat out more than 2 of the first 20 mins. While the Bengals got all 16 players in the first 20! #41 should be a difference maker. He and #2 (sorry didnt catch their names since neither team used a scorebook) create a nice inside /outside combo for SJF.

I'd be surprised if they arent in the top  2or 3 of the E8!

Thanks for the info Bengals. I am shocked at some of the names that are not on the roster for Fisher this year. Where is Brent Harder? Zach Messenger? Why can't Kornaker hold onto these guys? I am glad to hear you say they will be top 2 or 3 in the E8. I hope you are correct.

#41 is 6'6" junior Jason Norsen who was Fisher's leading rebounder and 2nd leading scorer last year. #2 is a 6' sophomore guard, Thad Wier, who transferred from Lander University in South Carolina. Thad is from East Aurora high school and led his high school team in 3 pointers, assists and steals. He's probably happier playing ball closer to home.
As Bengalsrule mentioned Fisher's bench isn't very deep, as they lost 3 starters and 3 other players from their 10 man rotation. They lost Brent Harder, Zach Messinger, and Casey Courneen who were all freshman last year that got significant playing time with Harder starting all 27 games, averaging over 10 ppg. Perhaps they were homesick as they came from Colorado, Connecticut, and Pennslyvania, respectively Maybe it's an academic matter. I wouldn't think it's a lack of playing time or not being happy with the program.There are nine freshman on Fisher's roster this year, some of whom may have to be rushed into play. With leading scorer Jordan Gettings back and Wier joining him in the backcourt the Cardinals should be okay in that department. Norsen will be one of the better big men in the league. But these guys had better be in good condition because I can see them playing 35+ minutes a game. And they need to stay out of foul trouble as well. Perhaps Kornaker is optimistic that this year's recruits will contribute right away. After all incoming frosh 6'5"  Optimystik Kinard (got to be the E8 name of the year and possibly the D3hoops name of the year) has optimism written all over him.       

[sjfcards]

Was tonight the night for the Buff State and Fisher? Let me know how it looked Bengals.

   Actually the scrimmage was today (3 pm) at Buff State. 3 - 20 min periods. 1st period Bengals 52-42, 2nd session Bengals 44-39 and 3rd (20 minutes sessions although the refs wanted only 10 ) St John Fisher 29-24. Can't say who did what for SJF but #41 big guy dark hair  was good inside. A nice array of moves and should cause problems for many. #2 probably had 6 or 7 treys in the first 2 sessions alone. He is definitly gonna hurt some folks. Thier bench did not seem particulry deep ( they played 7 to 8 fellas for most of the first 2 sessions). In fact I don't believe #41 sat out more than 2 of the first 20 mins. While the Bengals got all 16 players in the first 20! #41 should be a difference maker. He and #2 (sorry didnt catch their names since neither team used a scorebook) create a nice inside /outside combo for SJF.

I'd be surprised if they arent in the top  2or 3 of the E8!

Thanks for the info Bengals. I am shocked at some of the names that are not on the roster for Fisher this year. Where is Brent Harder? Zach Messenger? Why can't Kornaker hold onto these guys? I am glad to hear you say they will be top 2 or 3 in the E8. I hope you are correct.

#41 is 6'6" junior Jason Norsen who was Fisher's leading rebounder and 2nd leading scorer last year. #2 is a 6' sophomore guard, Thad Wier, who transferred from Lander University in South Carolina. Thad is from East Aurora high school and led his high school team in 3 pointers, assists and steals. He's probably happier playing ball closer to home.
As Bengalsrule mentioned Fisher's bench isn't very deep, as they lost 3 starters and 3 other players from their 10 man rotation. They lost Brent Harder, Zach Messinger, and Casey Courneen who were all freshman last year that got significant playing time with Harder starting all 27 games, averaging over 10 ppg. Perhaps they were homesick as they came from Colorado, Connecticut, and Pennslyvania, respectively Maybe it's an academic matter. I wouldn't think it's a lack of playing time or not being happy with the program.There are nine freshman on Fisher's roster this year, some of whom may have to be rushed into play. With leading scorer Jordan Gettings back and Wier joining him in the backcourt the Cardinals should be okay in that department. Norsen will be one of the better big men in the league. But these guys had better be in good condition because I can see them playing 35+ minutes a game. And they need to stay out of foul trouble as well. Perhaps Kornaker is optimistic that this year's recruits will contribute right away. After all incoming frosh 6'5"  Optimystik Kinard (got to be the E8 name of the year and possibly the D3hoops name of the year) has optimism written all over him.       

Yeah what is going on with those guys not being back this year? I was excited to see Harder this year after a real solid freshman year, and I loved Zach Messenger's upside (6'4 and could shoot). I did see some youtube videos of Optimystik Kinard and he looks like a solid player, but you never know until they play at this level.

Any thoughts on what the starting lineup will be? I am guessing that Gettings will be the 1, and Norsen will be the 5 (Wier as the 2?).