MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Titan Q]

The Titans did not play well this evening on either end of the floor, but Stevens Point was clearly the better team.  The Pointers just have so many interchangeable parts, and so much size (not necessarily height, but muscle).  They were able to completely disrupt IWU's offensive scheme, which is hard to do with as many weapons as the Titans have.  On their offensive end, no superstars, but every guy on the floor can score.  That was the best team IWU has played this year and I don't think #2 (either Wash U or Carthage) was all that close really.

Sean Johnson was tremendous again.  He competed his tail off.  Sean just did not have any help out there.  The Pointers did a great job making it hard for Doug Sexauer to get the ball on the blocks, and when he did get it, there were two guys all over him.  The Titans were never able to take advantage and find the open man.  Stevens Point recovers so well on defense.

I wish the Titans would have played better, but now having seen UW-Stevens Point really click (they did not last night), I think it is pretty obvious they were the better team.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I'd agree that this is an excellent FF lineup.  Most years there is a dog that got in due to lousy tourney scheduling (or last year's fiasco where ANYONE from the midwest/west sectional would have won the title easily).  This year we have two former #1 ranked teams from the ODAC, plus two recent national champs - no canines in sight.

[old baseliner]

Thanks to Coach Rose, Coach Stein, and Coach Feeney for the great season. Thanks Titans for an exciting and enjoyable season.  A lot of memorable moments this weekend in WI.  Good luck to the Pointers on Friday.

[Titan Q]

Congratulations to Ron Rose and the Titans on a great season.  23 wins, including 3 impressive NCAA tournament victories, signifies a big step forward in the program Coach Rose is building.  It's exciting to think of how tough the Titans should be in 2010-11.

That was a great tournament run...very glad I was able to be there for it.  

[Mr. Ypsi]

Congratulations to Ron Rose and the Titans on a great season.  23 wins, including 3 impressive NCAA tournament victories, signifies a big step forward in the program Coach Rose is building.  It's exciting to think of how tough the Titans should be in 2009-10.

That was a great tournament run...very glad I was able to be there for it.  

Already pretty good.   I'm excited about 2010-11!

[Titan Q]

Finally, a special congratulations to senior captain Sean Dwyer.  It has been a real honor watching Sean play basketball.  He has also done so much to bring the players behind him along, and his influence is a big reason the Titans had such a successful year.

Thank you and good luck, Sean.  You will be missed.

[The Roop]

And a special thanks to the NCAA for balancing the bracket with a few simple moves. I hope this becomes a habit.

[Gregory Sager]

And a special thanks to the NCAA for balancing the bracket with a few simple moves. I hope this becomes a habit.

Amen to that!

[The Roop]

North Park, Calvin, Mary Hardin-Baylor @Beloit in 2012 

[Pat Coleman]

And a special thanks to the NCAA for balancing the bracket with a few simple moves. I hope this becomes a habit.

+1!

[The Roop]

All 4 belong this year.

[Greek Tragedy]

Bob and Greg,

Thanks for the kind words on Point.  I was unable to make it up there tonight, but it's good to hear from guys like you with a real observation of both teams.  It's nice to know they finally put together a real solid game.

[cardinalpride]

Congrats to Wheaton, Carthage, and IWU on terrific seasons! Collectively, a 6-3 record in the dance is something those programs and the CCIW can be proud of! Kudos to the selection committee for taking 3 teams!

[bigz61550]

Just to clear up a little controversy from the second half last night...a quote from the Kenosha News

"After Djurickovic banked in a 3-pointer to cut it to 75-72 with eight seconds left, Johnson sealed the deal with two free throws with seven seconds on the clock."

And because of that banked-in desperation trey with eight seconds left, we can change this list (and Mike Krizman will have to update it on the CCIW website as well):

CCIW Two Thousand Point Club

player	school	final yr	pts
Leon Gobczynski	Millikin	1975	2635
Dave Shaw	Carroll	1977	2563
Mel Peterson	Wheaton	1960	2542
Kent Raymond	Wheaton	2009	2308
Jack Sikma	Illinois Wesleyan	1977	2272
Bill Warden	North Central	1955	2249
Jesse Price	Millikin	1969	2222
Scott Steagall	Millikin	1951	2127
Jason Wiertel	Carthage	2002	2113
Michael Thomas	North Park	1981	2085
Blaise Bugajski	Illinois Wesleyan	1984	2062
Marv Johnson	Wheaton	1951	2044
Justyne Monegain	North Park	1985	2039
John Laing	Augustana	1973	2035
Steve Djurickovic	Carthage	2011	2002

Congrats to Stevie D., although I'm sure that joining this elite club is small consolation for the fact that his team's season is over.

That means he has averaged just over 667 points his first three seasons.  An average (for him!) senior year puts him atop the list.

While this will be a noteworthy achievement if he attains it, lets not forget that almost every player on this prestigious list played prior to the 3 point shot being adopted in the college ranks. No doubt several of the top ranking players were successful on more than a few shots beyond the now established arc.

The 3 point shot was first used in a few conferences in 1980, and was made universal throughout the college game in 1986.

This is true, and I was wondering about that myself.  I'm pretty sure the trey would have added very little to the totals of Gobzcynski or Sikma (I have no idea about the style of play for Peterson or Shaw).  But note that even Kent Raymond couldn't crack the top three - it would still be a tremendous achievement.

Anyone know if the trey would have significantly helped anyone on the list (or added others to the list)?  (Even though he was a big, having seen Jesse Price on 5 or 6 occasions I suspect it would have added 50-100 points to his total; maybe more, since he might have stepped back a couple of feet and buried 'em more often!)

Saw Peterson several times and he had a nice touch on his shots.  Probably would have some three's.  On the oth3er hand, he played many playoff games as they won a National championship and I think were in the playoffs other years too.

I wonder if they played freshman in 'varsity' games back then... anyone know?

[Hardwood]

A good run for the. CCIW this year.  I would think Carthage & IWU should be top ten preseason next year, with Augustana in the top 20.  When does practice start!