NE Region General Questions

jhawk · June 25, 2011, 05:35:09 PM

I start this tropic with the purpose of collecting info on one thread
of Div III 2011 commitments in the NE area .

Main source are links
http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1805/Commitment-CatchUp.php

http://www.beantownhoops.com/centralmassbasketball.html

http://mass-nh-highschoolbasketballreport.blogspot.com/2010/01/mass-boys-player-rankings-2011.html

http://mass-nh-highschoolbasketballreport.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-hampshire-boys-player-rankings-2011.html

These sites only cover New England .

I observe a lot of talent and Height coming into the regional leagues

eg .
6'6 " all Boston Globe Joe Mussachia , Amherst

Endicott with Matt Kanece 6'8, Andre Makris 6'8" and Central Mass Player of the year Johm Henault

Babson 6'6"Wickey and Mc Clung

Bowdoin 7' John Swords and Bryan Hurley

MIT with 6'7 " Stobos and 6'9" Acker from Philly

WPI Boston Herald all-stars Coppola and Longwell + 6'5" Michalski . 6'7 Mastacusa

Trinity with A BIG "7 " ...Simpson Spirou 6'5", Seltzer 6'6;Rioux 6'5 plus quality guards in O'laughlin, Trent and Ray
MANY MORE

No word from Williams , Amherst, TCCC, Nescac

I'm new to NE Div III scene .

Many of these kids had Div II opportunities .
Is this considerd a typical recruiting year for NE Div III ?

This seems like a lot of "new "talent joining very good regional Div III teams

Comments , Please .

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · June 26, 2011, 07:14:20 PM

Then can we call it something that will stick for a while?

Like "Recruiting and Commitments."

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · June 27, 2011, 08:38:41 AM

This is a good place to keep up on the new players arriving on campuses around the region.

OchoLoko41 · October 17, 2011, 09:39:56 AM

As every follower of the 'CAC knows, every year there is a team that seems to breakout from the lower ranks of the pack (the 7-11 spots) to join the "upper ranks". With key players missing from last years CAC ranks (Troy, Locke, Wholey Ellis, Russel, Van Loenen, MacDougall, etc) there is definitely some room to move up in the NESCAC.

For my money the team thats going to make the leap this year is Wesleyan. They return almost every member of the 2010 team, including all 5 starters, and their record last year was more a byproduct of unfortunate injuries than lack of talent or coaching (Glen Thomas, Greg St Jean, and David Maltz all missed major portions of last season). This upcoming season, with their quick guards and more than enough size with Callaghan and Thomas, I expect to see the Cardinals not only making the playoffs but advancing deep into them

So those are my thoughts... who's your breakout team of 2011?

amh63 · October 17, 2011, 07:29:57 PM

Ohco....nice input this time of the year. Conference practice starts Nov.1.....so you may get a response to your question soon. Try putting it on the NESCAC board where it should be. This board appears to be a more specific topic board for NE in general. Want NESCAC conference comments in particular go to that board.

WPI89 · October 18, 2011, 02:45:40 PM

JHawk

Like this thread - I will spread the work on the NEWMAC board - there are a couple of very knowledgeable "posters" there who I think could add to your comments - thanks for starting.

hoopdreams101 · October 24, 2011, 10:27:13 AM

Umass Dartmouth has to have one of the top recruiting classes in the country. It looks like six scholarship caliber players join the team this year including Jansy Cruz(division one point guard) and Jeffery Cannon(New Haven) After speaking with coach Baptiste last weekend and reading local newspaper articles he credits his ast coach Sean Floyd for recruiting this talented class.

Here is one of the articles I have found regarding this recruiting class Enjoy!

http://www.umasstorch.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=543%3Afresh-faces-in-the-crowd-umassd-welcomes-new-recruits-this-season&Itemid=262

leelowlang · December 20, 2011, 10:19:47 PM

Some of the top performing teams in the region:
Team     Record   Big Win     Tough Loss
Middlebury   7-0, 0-0   at Ramapo 73-62     None
MIT     12-0, 0-0   vs. Salem 78-66     None
Williams     8-1, 0-0   vs. Wesleyan 83-68   vs. Salem 83-69
Amherst     9-1, 0-0   at Springfield 81-71   at Brandeis 76-61
RIC     9-1, 1-1   vs. WPI 57-47     at East Conn 70-59
WPI     8-1, 0-0   vs. Salem 105-80     at RIC 57-47
East Conn   6-1, 2-0   vs. RIC 70-59     vs. St. Joe (LI) 90-76
Wesleyan     9-1, 0-0   vs. Westfield 61-58   at Williams 83-68
Albertus     7-1, 3-0   vs. West Conn 107-88   vs. Medgar Evers 95-93
West Conn   10-1, 2-0 vs. USM 88-58     at Albertus 107-88
Bowdoin     7-2, 0-0   at Mass Dartmouth 66-61   at USM 80-79
St. Joe (ME)    6-1, 2-1   at Bowdoin 70-68     vs. Albertus 77-72
Salem     6-3, 0-0   at Williams 83-69     vs. Tufts 85-73
Springfield    7-3, 0-0   vs. Keene 85-79     vs. Elms 69-59
Keene     7-3, 2-0   vs. Mass Dartmouth 92-55   at Springfield 85-79
Mass Dartmouth    7-3, 1-1   vs. Brandeis 68-54     at Keene 92-55
Babson     7-3, 0-0   at Roger Williams 72-52   vs. Tufts 54-48
Becker     5-3, 1-0   at Fitchburg 78-70     at Brandeis 77-76
Fitchburg     7-2, 0-0   at Mass Boston 87-81   vs. Becker 78-70
Farmington    4-4, 4-0   at Colby-Sawyer 77-74   at Mt. St. Vincent 77-64
Salve     4-4, 2-0   vs. Endicott 76-64     at Mitchell 65-64

Some top individual performers in the region:
Will Hanley   Bowdoin     20.1 ppg, 12. 4 rpg, 3.2 apg
Ray Askew   Albertus     23.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg
Noel Hollingsworth   MIT     19.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg
DaQuan Brooks   West Conn   22.5 ppg, 5.9 apg, 2.4 apg
Shasha Brown   Wesleyan     20.1 ppg, 4.5 apg
Matt Carr    WPI     15 ppg. 7.4 rpg, 2.2 apg
Aaron Toomey   Williams     15.9 ppg, 4.4 apg
Willy Workman   Amherst     14.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.1 apg
Joey Kizel    Middlebury   12.4 ppg, 4.4 apg
Alex Berthiaume   Springfield   18.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.2 apg
Mike Akinrola   RIC     17.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Lance Greene   Mass Dartmouth   17.5 ppg, 11.9 rpg
Nick Nedwick   East Conn   14.9 ppg, 4.3 apg
Terrence Favors   Becker     18 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.8 apg
Brian Clark   Salem     17.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Lee Vazquez   Westfield     24.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.8 apg
Pat Flanagan   Roger Williams   21.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg
Matt Pepdjonvic   Suffolk     18.3 ppg, 14.6 rpg
Isaac Jenkins   Mass Boston   20.9 ppg, 9 rpg
Taeshon Johnson   So Vermont   19.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg
Jarred DeVaughn   Thomas     18.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2 apg

remsleep · December 20, 2011, 11:32:23 PM

LLL....thanks for the summary of northeast proceedings up until today. I know it is difficult to know what is going on with all the individual players across many teams but I must make a strong suggestion that I believe you have missed a kid who is, in my opinion, clearly one of the top two or three players in the northeast area...Mitch Kates of MIT. I am very familiar with Hanley, Carr, Brown, Hollingsworth etc and they are really good..but Kates is the engine that makes a strong MIT team go. Truly a great D3 player. Would be a welcome addition on many D-1 teams. Have not seen any D3 player in the past two seasons ( and, of course, I have not seen them all) who is better than Kates. He is really, really good....shame that he might be overlooked when All-American time comes around.

Quote from: leelowlang on December 20, 2011, 10:19:47 PM
Some of the top performing teams in the region:
Team     Record   Big Win     Tough Loss
Middlebury   7-0, 0-0   at Ramapo 73-62     None
MIT     12-0, 0-0   vs. Salem 78-66     None
Williams     8-1, 0-0   vs. Wesleyan 83-68   vs. Salem 83-69
Amherst     9-1, 0-0   at Springfield 81-71   at Brandeis 76-61
RIC     9-1, 1-1   vs. WPI 57-47     at East Conn 70-59
WPI     8-1, 0-0   vs. Salem 105-80     at RIC 57-47
East Conn   6-1, 2-0   vs. RIC 70-59     vs. St. Joe (LI) 90-76
Wesleyan     9-1, 0-0   vs. Westfield 61-58   at Williams 83-68
Albertus     7-1, 3-0   vs. West Conn 107-88   vs. Medgar Evers 95-93
West Conn   10-1, 2-0 vs. USM 88-58     at Albertus 107-88
Bowdoin     7-2, 0-0   at Mass Dartmouth 66-61   at USM 80-79
St. Joe (ME)    6-1, 2-1   at Bowdoin 70-68     vs. Albertus 77-72
Salem     6-3, 0-0   at Williams 83-69     vs. Tufts 85-73
Springfield    7-3, 0-0   vs. Keene 85-79     vs. Elms 69-59
Keene     7-3, 2-0   vs. Mass Dartmouth 92-55   at Springfield 85-79
Mass Dartmouth    7-3, 1-1   vs. Brandeis 68-54     at Keene 92-55
Babson     7-3, 0-0   at Roger Williams 72-52   vs. Tufts 54-48
Becker     5-3, 1-0   at Fitchburg 78-70     at Brandeis 77-76
Fitchburg     7-2, 0-0   at Mass Boston 87-81   vs. Becker 78-70
Farmington    4-4, 4-0   at Colby-Sawyer 77-74   at Mt. St. Vincent 77-64
Salve     4-4, 2-0   vs. Endicott 76-64     at Mitchell 65-64

Some top individual performers in the region:
Will Hanley   Bowdoin     20.1 ppg, 12. 4 rpg, 3.2 apg
Ray Askew   Albertus     23.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg
Noel Hollingsworth   MIT     19.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg
DaQuan Brooks   West Conn   22.5 ppg, 5.9 apg, 2.4 apg
Shasha Brown   Wesleyan     20.1 ppg, 4.5 apg
Matt Carr    WPI     15 ppg. 7.4 rpg, 2.2 apg
Aaron Toomey   Williams     15.9 ppg, 4.4 apg
Willy Workman   Amherst     14.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.1 apg
Joey Kizel    Middlebury   12.4 ppg, 4.4 apg
Alex Berthiaume   Springfield   18.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.2 apg
Mike Akinrola   RIC     17.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Lance Greene   Mass Dartmouth   17.5 ppg, 11.9 rpg
Nick Nedwick   East Conn   14.9 ppg, 4.3 apg
Terrence Favors   Becker     18 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.8 apg
Brian Clark   Salem     17.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Lee Vazquez   Westfield     24.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.8 apg
Pat Flanagan   Roger Williams   21.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg
Matt Pepdjonvic   Suffolk     18.3 ppg, 14.6 rpg
Isaac Jenkins   Mass Boston   20.9 ppg, 9 rpg
Taeshon Johnson   So Vermont   19.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg
Jarred DeVaughn   Thomas     18.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2 apg

formerbant10 · December 21, 2011, 12:55:35 AM

Quote from: leelowlang on December 20, 2011, 10:19:47 PM
Aaron Toomey Williams 15.9 ppg, 4.4 apg

Pretty sure that Aaron is still playing for Amherst

Hugenerd · December 21, 2011, 06:59:04 AM

Quote from: formerbant10 on December 21, 2011, 12:55:35 AM
Quote from: leelowlang on December 20, 2011, 10:19:47 PM
Aaron Toomey Williams 15.9 ppg, 4.4 apg

Pretty sure that Aaron is still playing for Amherst

You didn't hear about the trade? I think he went over as a part of the Chris Paul deal.

WPI89 · December 21, 2011, 10:06:18 AM

Pat (Stern) Coleman denied that trade as he thought Amherst future may be hurt by it!

LeeLow - thanks for the pre-holiday summary - I think you are right on. As I am in CT - I get to see West Conn often - huge upside but inconsistent. I also think there is an unlimited upside to Albertus Magnus this year - that is a mutli-tourney win type team.

Would def pay to see a Middlebury-MIT game.

amh63 · December 21, 2011, 11:16:09 AM

All you NEWMAC posters are really behind the scene. The deal with Williams fell through due to future considerations and another player. A straight trade for Wang was not accepted because of concern with his back problems and being a senior. A request for Nate Robertson to sweeten the deal was quickly refused. Midd. was brought in as a third party but it got complicated. Something about a trade for next year's incoming front court players (Amherst's 6'8" for Midd.'s 6'8" C/F, etc.) and a Williams young center.
Keep up the good work guys!

leelowlang · December 21, 2011, 05:24:39 PM

@REMSLEEP...Truth be told Kates is among my favorite DIII players in recent memory and an absolute beast. As I did this quickly last night I was feeling Mr. Carr is usually the 2nd fiddle, is also a tremendous asset to WPI, maybe even underrated, and I wanted to adhere to just one player from a team or I would write all night. THANK YOU for your appreciate for MK. If I am starting a team of active DIII guys, Mitchell Kates is on the short list of guys you consider early. Made sure to rep every league as well. For instance I like the DeVaughn kid at Thomas out of Brockton but I'll take Coppola, Wang, Choice, and the such that I also did not have on that quick overview.

@FORMERBANT10...my bad, a cut and paste from Excel gone wrong...

pjunito · December 22, 2011, 09:26:22 AM

Leelo great stuff...Thanks for the updates and keeping us informed.

I heard the Nate Robinson deal almost was done, however, he wanted to also be the team's mascot. Negotiations quickly ended.