MBB: NESCAC

jumbomumbo · January 31, 2025, 09:28:43 AM

Quote from: grabtherim on January 31, 2025, 09:05:03 AM2013 Painful. I kind of know the Midd PG here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xeop5q-Pk

Triple OT.

Quote from: Bucket on January 30, 2025, 06:40:54 PM
Quote from: jumbomumbo on January 30, 2025, 05:43:40 PMWould anyone happen to know the last time 2 NESCAC teams were ranked this high nationally in a head to head matchup? #1 Wes vs #9 Tufts makes for an average ranking of #5 in the country. I'm sure there were some Amherst - Williams teams ranked highly in the past decade or so, very curious as to the answer here

My mind immediately goes to a Midd-Amherst clash in Pepin. My recollection is that they were #1 and #2, maybe #3.

A Willy Workman intentional FT miss and putback with less than a second on the clock sent the game to a 3rd OT.

Aaron Toomey won it at the buzzer with an NBA-range 3 in the third overtime.

Am thinking this was 2012 or 2013?

That's epic - perfect execution. I'll leave this one epic buzzer beater here too while we relive NESCAC top moments (2019-2020 NESCAC championship, sorry Mules): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDaYh3EmjUQ

Tufts would go on to win the NESCAC championship 102-94 in 2OT. Colby had a very similar start to their year as Wesleyan, and were 18-0 before Tufts beat them in the regular season, and then dropped another to Tufts here in the championship. This Tufts team made the sweet 16 before a well known sniffle caught the world by surprise, ending the D3 season in the middle of the best part of the year. While the banner in Cousens says "Sweet 16", members of this team believe it should be titled "16 way national Co-Champs". This team certainly had some magic to them as the following round of 64 game against Western Connecticut we got down about 22 before mounting an epic comeback sealed by 2 game winning free throws by Carson Cohen (who will admit he is a shaky FT shooter) after the WCT best player accidentally fouled thinking they were losing with 3 seconds left. Tufts then beat a talented RPI team and was on the bus to Brockport NY to play in the sweet 16 when the deep state cancelled the season mid ride. This team is fired up for alumni weekend (next weekend) and the NESCAC champs will be honored during halftime of the Hamilton game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AW_aNQq1Ts (4 min highlights of Colby Tufts championship)

nescac1 · January 31, 2025, 10:11:11 AM

Great list of buzzer beaters over the last few pages (starting with the recent Tristan Joseph shot).

A few other classics that come to mind ...

Andrew Olson vs. Tufts (certainly the most situationally significant and also probably the highest degree of difficulty among the long-distance shots): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoMrBBrFzrE

Nate Krill vs. Amherst (not quite a buzzer beater but close, and just absolute ice): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBaBNBZK9g8

Also not quite a buzzer beater but a huge shot was Kain vs. Amherst in NESCAC title game between two nationally elite teams, and maybe the best crowd I've seen in a NESCAC game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpqIoAmzCA

HM to the big Ryan Kilcullen 3 vs. Amherst in 2015 (also not quite a buzzer beater, and I couldn't find a video of it).

Amherst (in the Hixon era) was on either end of some pretty incredible finishes ...

jumbomumbo · January 31, 2025, 12:33:11 PM

Quote from: nescac1 on January 31, 2025, 10:11:11 AMGreat list of buzzer beaters over the last few pages (starting with the recent Tristan Joseph shot).

A few other classics that come to mind ...

Andrew Olson vs. Tufts (certainly the most situationally significant and also probably the highest degree of difficulty among the long-distance shots): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoMrBBrFzrE

Nate Krill vs. Amherst (not quite a buzzer beater but close, and just absolute ice): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBaBNBZK9g8

Also not quite a buzzer beater but a huge shot was Kain vs. Amherst in NESCAC title game between two nationally elite teams, and maybe the best crowd I've seen in a NESCAC game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpqIoAmzCA

HM to the big Ryan Kilcullen 3 vs. Amherst in 2015 (also not quite a buzzer beater, and I couldn't find a video of it).

Amherst (in the Hixon era) was on either end of some pretty incredible finishes ...

Dylan Thoener 2022-2023 game winner at Bates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta1OzVIbwuY
Unfortunately can not find the Theo Henry 2023-2024 game winner at Emerson. Henry now plays pro ball in Israel, and has clearly gotten better each year of his career as he was largely a role player for Tufts but has been putting up great numbers in the pros.

jumbomumbo · January 31, 2025, 12:37:02 PM

I forget who hit it and what team won - but wasn't there a crazy full court buzzer beater at Conn College within the past decade? Baseball throw into the hoop.

el_jefe_90 · January 31, 2025, 12:46:10 PM

jumbomumbo - I think that was Trinity vs. Conn. That didn't win the game though. It sent it to 2OT. Christian Porydzy hit it. Here's the video from D3Hoops Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1464860373691141

names jaismith · January 31, 2025, 02:29:30 PM

I was at that Conn Trinity game. The clock operator was a second slow. It shouldn't have counted. And no, I never went to Conn, Trinity or any other NESCAC school....I was just there to see a college game

jumbomumbo · January 31, 2025, 03:28:03 PM

Quote from: names jaismith on January 31, 2025, 02:29:30 PMI was at that Conn Trinity game. The clock operator was a second slow. It shouldn't have counted. And no, I never went to Conn, Trinity or any other NESCAC school....I was just there to see a college game

Tends to happen in d3. Or the camera misses the big dunk in transition.

Pat Coleman · January 31, 2025, 07:16:27 PM

Quote from: names jaismith on January 31, 2025, 02:29:30 PMI was at that Conn Trinity game. The clock operator was a second slow. It shouldn't have counted. And no, I never went to Conn, Trinity or any other NESCAC school....I was just there to see a college game

Was the operator a second slow on a previous play? 0.5 seconds is regarded as being enough time to catch and shoot and Porydzy did not lollygag on his motion.

nescac1 · January 31, 2025, 08:54:57 PM

Fun night of NESCAC hoops with obviously the big one being Wesleyan-Tufts. Looked liked an absolutely awesome atmosphere for that one, certainly Wesleyan's biggest regular season game in team history and the crowd showed up.

Gotta say I didn't love the foul call on Tufts on the last inbounds play of the game but it's unlikely it was outcome determinative. Tried to watch both that game and the Williams game and Wesleyan's speed seemed just barely enough to overcome Tufts' strength, with Shane Regan being difficult to contain off the dribble and with his tough finishes in the lane. That's a big game for his POTY candidacy (though Hank Morgan had yet another stellar game as well for Hamilton and I think those two are neck-and-neck). Gotta like Wesleyan's odds at going 24-0, even with the pressure mounting. Like Trinity last year, they feel like NESCAC's team of destiny this season. Conn College tomorrow is the one they have to win -- the Conn zone could give a team like Wesleyan, which can struggle from outside, some issues and it's a bit of a trap game after the emotional win over Tufts. Still, Wesleyan is by far the more talented team and they have so many guys to throw at Espinosa.

Nice for Williams to have a somewhat comfortable win for once in a league game. Alex Lee was great for the Ephs, with 17 points largely off very quick and fearless drives to the rim, I think he had three and-ones in the second half which was the key to Williams pulling away. Hudson Hansen continues his recent spurt of all-league level play, very strong on both ends, and Evan Glatzer had an excellent game as well, scoring off a series of crafty off-the-ball cuts.

For Bates, Pouye continues to impress, his moves are a bit mechanical still but he has a really nice touch, he's big, strong, athletic and relentless. With some more polish in the post he can be really tough. Psyhogeos also had a good game, he's a very crafty player. Bates returns just about everyone who played in this one and I think could actually be a pretty good team next year, especially if they can figure out how Begin fits in to the rest of what they want to do. Certainly dramatically improved from last season.

Right now Wesleyan is in a commanding position for the one seed in the conference tourney; Tufts (in good shape for the two seed), Trinity, Hamilton, Conn and Colby are well-positioned for spots in the top eight, and the last two spots comes down to the rest, with Bowdoin and Bates on the outside looking in with VERY difficult remaining schedules. So, a pretty good chance that Williams, Amherst and Midd fight it out for the last two spots during the last weekend of the season, which is kind of crazy given the history of those three programs.

rdanie03 · January 31, 2025, 08:55:38 PM

What a game from Middletown. That felt like a NESCAC title game out there. The Jumbos' offense struggled down the stretch, in a way that makes you wonder just how good they could have been had they kept Khai Champion on the roster for this campaign.

jumbomumbo · January 31, 2025, 11:59:40 PM

Awesome atmosphere in Middletown CT tonight. Disappointed we couldn't get the win but Tufts led for about 32 mins of that one in front of one of the craziest D3 atmospheres I've witnessed. Wesleyan is really really good. And so is Tufts. Couple things stood out.

1. Regan and Nicky Johnson are very good. Both use their body well to get to the hoop, and both can score from crazy angles with length thrown at them. Surprised Johnson doesn't get enough love on these boards, I know everyone is aware of his capabilities but this team really relies on the both of them to produce.

2. Tufts is the deeper team. Wesleyan made it very tough on Bernstein and Gyimesi, and Bernstein being in foul trouble the whole game didn't help Tufts tonight. Tufts hit some timely threes and if you told me we would shoot a higher percentage from 3 I would have given them a 90% chance to win tonight.

3. These teams will probably see each other again and maybe even twice more. Wesleyan winning almost certainly locks up POTY for Regan and also NESCAC home court advantage. I think it's fair to say these are 2 evenly matched teams and I don't think it's a stretch to claim that Tufts beats Wesleyan more than 50% of the time on a neutral court. Will likely have to go into that environment and get a big win to win the NESCAC, but there are more hungry opponents ahead for Tufts and Wesleyan. I buy into the saying that a loss can be the best thing to happen to an undefeated team, and chances are Wes will lose a game this season, would have been nice if they used their mulligan tonight.

4. Tufts will need to remember that we don't like the Bantam and need to lock in for tomorrow. A win tomorrow against Trinity likely secures the chance to host an NCAA tournament weekend.

5. For the amount of drunk and rowdy fans at the Wesleyan game last night, it is truly sad that a handful of them can't fire up a burner account on the D3 boards. The boards will continue to think these are fair weather fans until the fans come to the boards. 20-0 and can't get no hometown love on the internet. Maybe that's the secret to winning.

6. Mumbo went 4-1 on the day bringing his NESCAC prediction record to 17-3. He remains 0-1 on Mumbo fact of the day. I'd like to go back in time and make my statement that Colby is the best Maine NESCAC team a Mumbo fact of the day. This brings me to 1-1. Colby 4-1, Bates 1-4, and Bowdoin 0-5. I believe I got some hate for this statement a few weeks ago.

RollCards22 · February 01, 2025, 12:28:06 AM

We hear you Mumbo and we've fired up the burners to make some noise. Quick thoughts

1. An absolutely electric atmosphere in THE Silloway gymnasium. On a night where they honored the 10 year anniversary of Wesleyans first NESCAC triumph, reports from in the building say it was pandemonium.

2. Can't say enough about captains Shane Reagan and Nicky Johnson. Both bonafide All Americans, Shane is a lock for POTY. The quality of decision making, ability to hit tough shots, and keeping what is otherwise a relatively young rotation level-headed is impressive.

3. Agree to disagree on the "use the mulligan tonight" point. If they had to drop one, glad it wasn't to a team they're highly likely to see again.

Good night and as always, Roll Cards!

el_jefe_90 · February 01, 2025, 04:47:58 PM

Someone check on jumbomumbo. That was a rough one of Tufts!

D3BBALL · February 01, 2025, 05:24:13 PM

Yes, it was a complete blowout. Right from the start. Look like tufts kind of quit today.
For Trinity looks like Vetter is starting to make shots again.

jumbomumbo · February 01, 2025, 07:32:58 PM

Quote from: el_jefe_90 on February 01, 2025, 04:47:58 PMSomeone check on jumbomumbo. That was a rough one of Tufts!

Thanks for checking in, el jefe. I'll keep this short and brief. Nobody defended their assignment well today and I have faith in the coaching staff and players to use this as an opportunity to get better, because next weekend is no slouch. Both Amherst and Hamilton beat us last year.

Additionally, I am by no means making excuses but Wes and Trin being travel partners is extremely challenging for the rest of the league.

Mumbo went 4-1 again today. He is now 21-4 in league play. Next weekend is super tricky and he will take his time, watch some tape, and attempt to go 10-0.