MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[AndOne]

WHEATON NEWS

6'9" junior-to-be Joe Sokovich has left Wheaton, and has given a verbal commitment to Wisconsin, LaCrosse.
Sokovich is a Wisconsin native.

[markerickson]

Sokovich scored a grad total of 24 points in conference play.

[Titan Q]

Sokovich scored a grad total of 24 points in conference play.

Sokovich was basically a sophomore JV player last year, but a lot of guys who play JV for two years end up being valuable varsity players as upperclassmen.  Based on Wheaton's lack of physical presence in the low post outside of senior-to-be Nathan Haynes, I'm guessing losing 6-9/220 Sokovich was not ideal. 

I'm interested to learn more about Wheaton's recruiting class.  The only names that have hit the board have been a couple guards.  It seem to me like the Thunder need size and physical presence at the 5 spot in this class.  As mentioned above, Wheaton was thin in that department in 2012-13 (outside of Haynes) and I don't see a lot of solutions on the current roster...I don't know anything about 6-7/225 soph-to-be Drew Wikelius.

It's always hard to track down Wheaton's recruits...I'm assuming there are big guys committed.

http://athletics.wheaton.edu/roster.aspx?path=mbball&

[toooldtohoop]

I agree Q.  While Sokovich may not have scored much last year, he brought a physical presence that only would have become stronger in his last two years.  It is hard to find bigs with skills at the D3 level. 

Wheaton will miss him.

[Titan Q]

Article on Millikin basketball...

http://herald-review.com/sports/college/millikin-adding-to-building-blocks/article_86e2ba5e-d7d5-11e2-ab3e-0019bb2963f4.html?comment_form=true

Recruits noted are:

* Brody Bence, 6-8 F (Shelbyville H.S.)
* Jeremy Pezzelle, 5-9 G (Decatur LSA)
* Shacquille Edwards, 6-4/220 F (McCluer H.S., St. Louis)
* Bryn Agnew, 6-6 F (Normal U High, class of 2012)

[Titan Q]

Here is IWU's 2013-14 schedule...

http://www.iwuhoops.com/2013-14%20Schedule.pdf

[Naperick]

Thanks, Q!  It looks like the CCIW tourney was pushed back a week.

[sac]

Here is IWU's 2013-14 schedule...

http://www.iwuhoops.com/2013-14%20Schedule.pdf

What's going on with the 4 straight league road games and 7 out of 8 home games in the middle of the CCIW?  Odd


The @Hope Tournament part of IWU's schedule is vs Wilmington, the next day playing Hope or Lake Forest.

[Pat Coleman]

Thanks, Q!  It looks like the CCIW tourney was pushed back a week.

The entire season ends a week later because of the late Thanksgiving date this year. Pushes everything back.

[John Gleich]

Here is IWU's 2013-14 schedule...

http://www.iwuhoops.com/2013-14%20Schedule.pdf

I'm sorry to see the IWU/UWW gig was just a home and home and didn't continue. I would love for UWSP to play more CCIW teams, but it's a decent haul from central Wisconsin. Whitewater is closer, so I'd think it's even more attractive.

[Gregory Sager]

Malcom Kelly's return presents an interesting problem for Carthage in that it pushes Reese Herth, CC's leading returning scorer, out of his starting SG position. Herth is too good not to play extended minutes. The question thus becomes does he, at just 6/2, displace Marlon Senior and become CC's very small forward, or does he become the Carthage "super sub," capable of providing some instant offense.
Depending on the opponent, I can see Bosko occasionally playing Logan, Kelly, and Herth together, but this does not seem to be the every night solution given size seems to be the primary missing ingredient north of the boarder. Even if Senior maintains his starting SF position, the real question for CC next season is who can adequately provide starters minutes at the 4 and 5 to fully compliment CC's plethora of talent at both the starting and backup guard positions.

As I've said before, Bosko has a long history of using three-guard lineups. Heck, the man won a national championship at North Park in 1985 exclusively using a three-guard lineup. He'll do it again if it's the right situation, and I think that 2013-14 could be the right situation, both for positive (Logan, Kelly, and Herth are all high-quality CCIW players) and negative (not much size suiting up for Carthage next season) reasons.

North Park better get some bodies or they will have to forfeit all their games.  Would cost them a win. 

Getting bodies won't be the problem for NPU. It never has been the problem. Getting good, CCIW-quality bodies is the problem.

I've been off the boards for about a month or so, and I see that in my absence it was noted that Juwan Henry and Garett Gatz are joining the Vikings. While I can't give out any other names right now -- other than to announce that JayQuan Lee from West Aurora finally crossed over today from being a verbal commit to being a deposited and enrolled recruit --  I can disclose that NPU had, as of a couple of weeks ago, seven deposits and about a half-dozen verbals from graduating high school seniors. (Those are two very different categories, of course, as far as D3 programs are concerned.) All told, I think that the Park will probably have a freshman class of about ten or eleven players.

The big push right now, as it is every summer for the NPU coaching staff, is for transfers. Gatz is the first to be brought into the fold, and I do not expect him to be the last. With Mike Gabriel and Aaron Weaver the only two guys who are really guaranteed to be starters next season for the Vikings, there's a lot of minutes available at Foster & Kedzie for players who have left their previous schools and are seeking a new one.

[Titan Q]

The IBCA all star games are tonight at the Shirk Center - 1A/2A at 5:00pm, 3A/4A at 7:00pm.  The following are the CCIW commits that I am aware of...

1A/2A game
Brady Sanders, 6-2 PG, Fieldcrest H.S. (IWU)
Jared McCunn, 6-3 SG, Eureka H.S. (Elmhurst)
Black Cowden, 5-11 PG, Tri-Valley H.S. (North Central)
Jacob Johnston, 6-4 G/F, Erie H.S. (Augustana)
Michael Hoekstra, 6-7 F/C, Bishop Mac H.S. (Augustana)

3A/4A
Trevor Seibring, 6-8 F/C, Normal H.S. (IWU)
Jens Soderholm, 6-4 G/F, LaSalle-Peru H.S. (Augustana)


IWU also has the Titan Shootout going on today at the Shirk Center - http://www.iwuhoops.com/2013saturday.pdf.

[hopefan]

The IBCA all star games are tonight at the Shirk Center - 1A/2A at 5:00pm, 3A/4A at 7:00pm.  The following are the CCIW commits that I am aware of...

1A/2A game
Brady Sanders, 6-2 PG, Fieldcrest H.S. (IWU)
Jared McCunn, 6-3 SG, Eureka H.S. (Elmhurst)
Black Cowden, 5-11 PG, Tri-Valley H.S. (North Central)
Jacob Johnston, 6-4 G/F, Erie H.S. (Augustana)
Michael Hoekstra, 6-7 F/C, Bishop Mac H.S. (Augustana)

3A/4A
Trevor Seibring, 6-8 F/C, Normal H.S. (IWU)
Jens Soderholm, 6-4 G/F, LaSalle-Peru H.S. (Augustana)


IWU also has the Titan Shootout going on today at the Shirk Center - http://www.iwuhoops.com/2013saturday.pdf.

TQ  Any SLIACers Playing?   (hopefan asks hopefully  )

[Titan Q]

TQ  Any SLIACers Playing?   (hopefan asks hopefully  )

Hope, unfortunately the IBCA doesn't do a real good job posting the game rosters anywhere...so I'm not sure.

[URockets]

 1A / 2A All Stars

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North Squad
Brady Sanders - Fieldcest
Jared McCunn - Eureka
John Fuqua - Walter Lutheran
Khalill - Small - Prov. St. Mel
Jacob Posley - Winnebago
Jacob Johnston - Erie
Paxton Harmon - West Hancock
Brody Gronewald - Illini West
Jared Entwistle - Illini Central
Brodee Schliof - El Paso - Gridley
Caleb Mowry - Oregon
Riley Hall - N. Shore County Day
Michael Hoekstra - Bishop Mcaellard
Liam Farley - Chicago Latin
James Stoll - Northridge Prep
North Coaches - Head coach Barry Bauer - Watseka
Mike Duis - Watseka
Anthony Videka - Watseka

South Sguad
Tyler Smithpeters - Harrisburg
Capel Henshaw - Harrisburg
Jeremy Weeke - Okawville
Adam Etter - Mater Dei
Aaron Siler - Robinson
Hunter Reine - Roxana
Will Schneider - Riverton
Mitchell Patterson - Riverton
Michael Cameron - Pleasant Plains
Alex Gustafson - Pleasant Plains
Anthony Johnson - Oblong
Blake Cowden - Tri - Valley
Derek Smith - Teutopolis
Gabe Owens - Woodlawn
South coaches - Head coach Cliff Cameron - Pleasant Plains
Jon Nelson - Tri - Valley
Bill Dargert - Pleasant Plains
Joe Miles - Pleasant Plains