MBB: American Southwest Conference

[Greek Tragedy]

I saw that LeTourneau and Concordia Texas were favored by large margins to win their divisions.

http://ascsports.org/news/2017/10/25/mens-basketball-letourneau-concordia-texas-picked-to-win-mens-hoops.aspx?path=mbball

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I saw that LeTourneau and Concordia Texas were favored by large margins to win their divisions.

http://ascsports.org/news/2017/10/25/mens-basketball-letourneau-concordia-texas-picked-to-win-mens-hoops.aspx?path=mbball

LeTourneau beat a d1 team last night in a game that counted for the other school, so they're probably decent.

[Ralph Turner]

I saw that LeTourneau and Concordia Texas were favored by large margins to win their divisions.

http://ascsports.org/news/2017/10/25/mens-basketball-letourneau-concordia-texas-picked-to-win-mens-hoops.aspx?path=mbball

LeTourneau beat a d1 team last night in a game that counted for the other school, so they're probably decent.

LET U 99 Northwestern (LA) State 84  (Southland Conference)

[Ralph Turner]

Good win by CTX over Pre-season #18 Guilford, 68-67 at Guilford!

[hasanova]

Good win by CTX over Pre-season #18 Guilford, 68-67 at Guilford!

Concordia is a good team, but GC squandered a lead and missed enough FTs to have won.  Marcus Curry, who scored 31 at Greensboro on Wednesday, left the game with an injury after 14 minutes and 4 points ... hope he is okay.  Disappointing finish, but congratulations to the Tornados. 

[Ralph Turner]

Thanks, Hasanova. Your assessment makes sense re: the relative strengths of the 2 squads.  Thanks for putting it into perspective.

[hasanova]

Thanks, Hasanova. Your assessment makes sense re: the relative strengths of the 2 squads.  Thanks for putting it into perspective.

You're welcome, Ralph.  The two days ended with all four teams at 1-1.  Consider these four scores:

Huntingdon 80, Hampden-Sydney 60
Concordia 68, Guilford 67
Hampden-Sydney 83, Concordia 80
Guilford 90, Huntingdon 63

Honestly, over a prolonged season in a league, I think I would rank them GC-CTX-HSC-HC, but the scores over two days leave you shaking your head.  I will say HSC handled the CTX press better than GC did.

[Ron Boerger]

Looks like new HSU head coach Matt Brackett is having a tough start to his college coaching career, as the Cowboys have dropped their opening three games to teams predicted to finish 2nd, 4th, and 5th in the SCAC.   They lost a lot to graduation so perhaps the team will come along as the season progresses. 

[Greek Tragedy]

Speaking of HPU. They lose to LeTourneau 98-63 as Nate West plays the full 40 minutes in a 35-pt game? He must have really wanted that triple double.

[umhb2001]

Self admittedly, I have not followed Cru basketball as much as football, so I may not be looking in the right direction, but it seems crazy to me that they have not done anything since their national championship run a few years back. I would guess that the state is loaded with talent, so recruiting shouldn't be an issue. Why have The Cru not done anything since their title run?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Men's first regional rankings this season: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/men-regional-rankings-first

[Ralph Turner]

In the first regional rankings we have  SRSU #5, ETBU #7 & LeTU at #8. No SCAC team is ranked. I think that we may only have 2 Texas teams in the Playoffs, so they are likely to be flown out of here.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

In the first regional rankings we have  SRSU #5, ETBU #7 & LeTU at #8. No SCAC team is ranked. I think that we may only have 2 Texas teams in the Playoffs, so they are likely to be flown out of here.

They would have to be flown out if only two Texas schools come out ... unless there is someone close enough to drive to one of them.

[Ralph Turner]

In the first regional rankings we have  SRSU #5, ETBU #7 & LeTU at #8. No SCAC team is ranked. I think that we may only have 2 Texas teams in the Playoffs, so they are likely to be flown out of here.

They would have to be flown out if only two Texas schools come out ... unless there is someone close enough to drive to one of them.

The only non-SCAC teams close enough to be bussed to any Texas venue are Rhodes, Hendrix and Millsaps plus B-SC to ETBU! 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Wait... what?! Who won? Hold on, who lost?!

How did... but they... so... wow... okay.

Another crazy week(end) of Division III basketball leaves us more questions to answer, heads to scratch, and what-ifs to contemplate.

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