MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

luv d3hoops · October 25, 2007, 05:16:15 PM

It's time AU plays NIU November 2nd .

FrSamuel · October 26, 2007, 04:31:18 PM

Time for basketball predictions. The NAC Coaches Poll hasn't come out yet but anyone got any thoughts on how the conference will shape up this year.

from downtown · October 28, 2007, 10:59:55 PM

Ill take a stab
I dont really see alot of diference in order coming into this season. Outside of Leonard, the top teams didnt lose much. Marian and WLC will fall without Hagel and Redmond.
Prediction:
1) AU
2) Edgewood
3) MSOE
4) Dominican
5) Lakeland
6) Bendictine
7) WLC
8) CUW
9) CUI
10) Rockford
11) Marian
12) Maranatha

All-Conference (well they pick more than 5, I will limit it to that)
Saiberlich
Welton
Murphy
Averkamp
Demarco

Rookie of the year:
Austin Meier, MSOE

luv d3hoops · October 29, 2007, 02:39:27 PM

Welton this is his last year if he can bring his best game thay might get past the 1st round of the NCAA tounament

FrSamuel · October 29, 2007, 05:42:29 PM

I'll go:

1. Edgewood
2. Aurora
3. Dominican
4. Lakeland
5. WLC
6. MSOE
7. Benedictine
8. Concordia Chicago
9. Concordia Wisconsin
10. Marian
11. Rockford
12. Maranatha

cardinalfanrochelle · October 29, 2007, 09:23:23 PM

I'll go

Ranking All Conference
1.Dominican
2.Aurora Christian Lindburg
3. Edgewood Dan Klecan
4.Benedictine Jerid Holewinski
5.Lakeland Aaron Regal
6.MSOE Mich Biesterfield
7.WLC Larry Welton
8. Concordia Wisc Kris Saiberlich
9.Marian Charlie Averkamp
10.Concordia Chi Mike Haiduc
11.Maranatha Chris Demarco
12.Rockford Scott Murphy
Dan Ehnert
Tim Swanson

All Conference Team not in any order

COY Mark White
POY Chris Demarco
Roy

MarsBlackmon · October 30, 2007, 01:07:02 AM

Re: Northern Athletic Conference Chat
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My picks:

1. Aurora-Welton back tough to argue
2. Edgewood-Averkamp in DeMarco
3. Benedictine-Almost everyone back from a solid team last year
4. Dominican-Haiduc is tough
5. Lakeland-Losing Rogers hurts, but still well coached aaron regal is a very underrated player, plus still have saiberlich and ehnert
6. WLC-Lindberg is one of the best athletes in the conf., however the uncertainty of Biesterfeld's eligibility could leave them with no proven point guard
7. Concordia WI-Many players returning from last year plus Lipanot is back
8. MSOE-Solid team, could surprise some people, Murphy is one of the best big men in the conf.
9. Marian-Could finish better, usually good for some upsets, and still have Van Ess
10. Concordia Ill.-Could upset some teams if overlooked
11. Rockford-Unless they got some good recruits, won't be good
12. Maranatha-Gotta pick em last since that's where they usually are, and probably will be again

All-Conference No particular order

1. Larry Welton
2. Charlie Averkamp
3. Chris DeMarco
4. Jacob Carwell
5. Mike Haiduc
6. Christian Lindberg
7. Kris Saiberlich
8. Scott Murphy
9. Aaron Regal
10. David Lipanot

POY-Larry Welton

Tough to pick an all conference team, lots of good players in the league this year, should be an interesting season.

Gregory Sager · October 30, 2007, 01:18:21 AM

Quote from: MarsBlackmon on October 30, 2007, 01:07:02 AMAll-Conference No particular order

1. Larry Welton
2. Charlie Averkamp
3. Chris DeMarco
4. Jacob Carwell
5. Mike Haiduc
6. Christian Lindberg
7. Kris Saiberlich
8. Scott Murphy
9. Aaron Regal
10. David Lipanot

Jacob Carwell isn't in this league anymore. He transferred from Benedictine to Wheaton.

MarsBlackmon · October 30, 2007, 11:09:53 AM

oh thanks for the heads up, didn't realize he left, benedictine's website didn't have a roster up yet, but i hadn't heard that. he was a good player. i think their team will still be pretty good without him though. that being said here are a few other guys that i think could push for all conference:

Jordan Van Ess-Marian
Josh Atkinson-CUW
Marcus Zondag-WLC
Nate Sorum-WLC
Tim Swanson-BU
Dan Klecan-BU
Danny Ehnert-Lakeland

MarsBlackmon · October 30, 2007, 11:15:21 AM

Also, just wondering if anyone knows which team has the best recruiting class this year? I heard that WLC has no freshmen, two sophomores are joining the team, but won't play, hard to believe that you can go the whole offseason with no recruits. But just wondering what everyone else has.

from downtown · October 30, 2007, 03:37:58 PM

Quote from: MarsBlackmon on October 30, 2007, 11:15:21 AM
Also, just wondering if anyone knows which team has the best recruiting class this year? I heard that WLC has no freshmen, two sophomores are joining the team, but won't play, hard to believe that you can go the whole offseason with no recruits. But just wondering what everyone else has.

I have no idea what other teams have but we have a pretty good especially since there were no seniors on the team last season:

Complementing the veterans on the roster is a crop of freshman that is among the best to be recruited to MSOE.

Headlining the class is 6-4 forward Austin Meier, who led Oshkosh West to consecutive Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I championships. Meier was selected to the All-Fox Valley Association first team in 2007 and was a second-team selection in 2006. He was an All-State Honorable Mention selection last year and was also named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association all-star team. Despite a number of scholarship offers from high-profile NCAA Division II schools, Meier - whose father was a member of the 1987 Indiana University team that won the National Championship under head coach Bobby Knight - chose MSOE.

"Meier is a very complete and versatile player," Miller says. "He can play at three positions and is known for his defensive ability. He's a stat-box stuffer in a number of categories and knows how to win."

Another incoming freshman with a strong pedigree is Bennett Deacon. He led Burlington Catholic Central to a 26-1 record, the Midwest Classic Conference and WIAA Division 4 state championships in 2006 while playing for his father, Paul. Deacon's sister Kelsey is a point guard with Northern Michigan University and his brother Tyrone mans the same post for UW-Parkside.

http://msoe.edu/athletics/teams/team_home.shtml?teamId=73056&teamTitle=Men's%20Basketball&crumbTitle=Men's%20Basketball+Team

Austin Meier's video:
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=527478415&channel=353512526

13. Austin Meier, 6-5, WF, Oshkosh West

Meier is an outstanding student in addition to being an outstanding basketball player. He would like to major in architectural engineering, which is not offered at a lot of schools. Michigan Tech remains involved after offering Meier in the fall. Milwaukee School of Engineering and UW-Platteville are also involved along with potential preferred walk-on opportunities at some NCAA Division I schools.

"Mentally and physically, I think Austin is good enough to play at the Division I level," Oshkosh West coach Lance Randall said. "In the right system, I think he'd be an excellent glue guy for a program."
http://www.wissports.net/sports/hoopsb/article.asp?nid=14033&sportID=1

"Brian Miller is putting together an impressive recruiting class at Milwaukee School of Engineering.

After recently securing a commitment from Oshkosh West senior Austin Meier, Miller received more good news for his program when Burlington Catholic Central senior guard Bennett Deacon opted to join the Raiders' program.

A 6-foot-1 combination guard, Deacon averaged 17.7 points per game while playing for his father, Paul, at Catholic Central.

A two-year starter for Catholic Central, Deacon helped the Hilltoppers to a 17-7 record in 2006-07. As a junior, Deacon averaged 12.8 ppg while helping Catholic Central to a 26-1 record and the WIAA Division 4 state championship.

"With two other children playing college basketball and desiring family closeness, we felt MSOE was a good fit for Bennett as well as our family," Paul Deacon said. "Bennett's desire to study architectural engineering also factored into his decision."

MSOE finished with a 16-11 record last season as a provisional member of the new Northern Athletics Conference. The Raiders will become a full-fledged member of the NAC in time for the 2007-08 season.

"Bennett has both the basketball skills and athletic skills to excel at high levels in college," Paul Deacon said. "If he can stay healthy and become more consistent in his overall play, he has a chance to be one of the best guards coming out of the 2007 class.""

from downtown · October 30, 2007, 04:04:19 PM

http://www.wissports.net/sports/hoopsb/article.asp?nid=14228&sportID=1

link for the last blurb

One more...
Howards Grove senior Tyler Morgen will continue his playing career at Milwaukee School of Engineering.

A 6-1 guard with excellent physical strength, Morgen is a two-time first-team all-league pick in the Central Lakeshore Conference. He helped Howards Grove to a 16-7 record in 2006-07.

Morgen joins Oshkosh West senior Austin Meier and Burlington Catholic Central senior Bennett Deacon in the incoming recruiting class of MSOE coach Brian Miller.
http://www.wissports.net/sports/hoopsb/article.asp?nid=14310&sportID=1

MarsBlackmon · October 31, 2007, 12:50:41 AM

Wow, sounds like Brian Miller did some good work over the offseason. I believe they also got Bryan Henne, 6'6" center from Kettle Moraine Lutheran. Saw him play in high school a few times. Has decent footwork and is strong in the post. Will need to work on his shooting a bit for college, but still might see some minutes for MSOE this year. sounds like there team is going to have a lot of depth at their forward positions behind Murphy and Sabree.

MarsBlackmon · October 31, 2007, 01:52:07 PM

I have a bit of an update on some of the WLC players I heard could provide some good things this year. Although they have no recruits, they do have some guys that were freshmen last year that could get some minutes this year. Their reserve team played very well, just have to see if they can compete at the college varsity level which is much faster and the players are much stronger than what they saw last year. They lost one of their best freshmen from last year in Luke Rundel, as he transferred to Madison for school reasons. Here are a few guys that I think could be decent this year.

Jeremy Burmeister-athletic guard, played football last year, which slowed his progress a bit last year, but didn't this year so he is definitely in the flow of things. Probably will see some quality time at point guard.

Ben Ziesemer- Great shooter, could become one of the best shooters in the conference within the next few years, as long as he gets some screens to get open because won't normally create off the dribble.

One other guy that could see some time is senior Chris Glasel. Was a baseball all-american last year, and now might get a chance to make a difference on the bball court. Works hard, good defender, and also a solid shooter. didn't play much last year due to the depth at the guard position but that could change this year.

Other than that not sure, I believe Dominican has some good recruits, MSOE does too as discussed in previous posts. Also, I saw Concordia WI play in a summer league and they have a couple of new guys who are very athletic, just have to see if they can adapt to a college system.

That's it for now.

FrSamuel · November 01, 2007, 02:18:29 PM

If all of the talk is true about MSOE's recruiting class and WLC's internal addition, it sounds as if the top seven teams in the NAC should be pretty strong. So maybe AU and Edgewood at the top with teams 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 coming down to Benedictine, Dominican, Lakeland, MSOE and WLC (in no particular order other than alpha).

There was a lot of talk of how well Dominican's guys played in the summer leagues this year. Any insight as to how this has translated into their preparation for the upcoming season?

MSOE sounds to be improved from last year with a lot of depth in the front court, which could be a factor in a conference with a lot of talented front court players (Welton, Haiduc, Averkamp, Murphy, etc.).