MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[gordonmann]

Benedictine post game press conference is posted in our Elite Eight recap.

http://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2016/elite-8-wrapup

[AppletonRocks]

What will the Nathcon schools do with all the NCAA tournament proceeds that they'll share for the first time, now that IB has gotten them the gold?  Those CCIW guys light their cigars with it.   

[Just Bill]

What will the Nathcon schools do with all the NCAA tournament proceeds that they'll share for the first time, now that IB has gotten them the gold?  Those CCIW guys light their cigars with it. 

Teams might be able to order the Deluxe sandwiches at Subway next season!

[Ryan Stoppable]

What will the Nathcon schools do with all the NCAA tournament proceeds that they'll share for the first time, now that IB has gotten them the gold?  Those CCIW guys light their cigars with it. 

Teams might be able to order the Deluxe sandwiches at Subway next season!

From what I hear, ten of the teams are planning to pool their shares and use them to find out what Benedictine put in their water and steal it. The Eagles will use theirs to cover all of the extra banners they didn't budget for this year, because not even they saw this coming.

[Ryan Stoppable]

The NACC had a good showing in the All-Region awards: http://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2015-16/central-men

Benedictine claimed the Central Region Co-Player of the Year in forward Luke Johnson, and the region's Coach of the Year in Keith Bunkenburg, each adding those to their conference honors. In addition, guard Tahron Harvey was named third team All-Central Region. MSOE forward Austin Stueck was also named first team All-Central Region, making the NACC the only conference in the region to place more than one player on the first team.

Congratulations to all of them!

[Greek Tragedy]

Yeah, congratulations to everyone. Quite the accomplishment for the NACC.

[bbfan44]

What a year for Benedictine.  Such a nice balanced team.  Good luck in Salem.  Amherst will be tough.  You've seen their pedigree....they seem to always be in the Elite Eight at minimum and have a hall of fame type coach.  Stick to your game and you'll do fine.  Have fun !

[Ryan Stoppable]

The big day has arrIved!

Benedictine vs. Amherst is the first semifinal today and tips at 4:00PM Central. (St. Thomas vs. Christopher Newport will follow.)

[Just Bill]

I'll pick Benedictine to pull out a close one today. I don't think they're your typical first-time finals team that might shrink in the spotlight. Too many veterans for that.

[AndOne]

I think if BU stays out of foul trouble they'll be fine. The balance between their starters is unparalleled, and they have a superlative sixth man.
However, after #6, its like falling into the Grand Canyon. Yes, I know several other players had great games against, I believe it was Alma, but i don't think this type of output is generally going to occur once you get past the 6th man. The odds do seem to favor BU also playing on Sat. However, as bbfan44 said, Amherst is always strong, and is a traditionally very tough nut to crack.

[Gregory Sager]

I think if BU stays out of foul trouble they'll be fine. The balance between their starters is unparalleled, and they have a superlative sixth man.
However, after #6, its like falling into the Grand Canyon. Yes, I know several other players had great games against, I believe it was Alma, but i don't think this type of output is generally going to occur once you get past the 6th man.

I don't think that this is an issue at all. For one thing, Matt Chaltin, Shawn Soelter, and Brayden Olson (the seventh, eighth, and ninth men in the BU rotation that constitute the supposed Grand Canyon) aren't huge minutes guys; they all average ten or eleven minutes per game. Second, scoring is not the only thing by which bench players are measured; in fact, scoring is often not even the primary responsibility of a reserve, who may be more of a defensive or rebounding specialist. Third, just because their ppg averages are miniscule doesn't necessarily mean that they can't score. Chaltin's a 48% trey shooter, Olson's 37% from beyond the arc.

You're waist-deep in the nitpick swamp on this one, Mark.

[Greek Tragedy]

And Point had no problem doing it with 6 guys all year last year. With the recently new format that includes extra media timeouts and then the usual timeouts the teams get, there is plenty of time to rest. Yes, staying out of foul trouble is important.

[WLCALUM83]

Benedictine does it again, beating Amherst by 3!

[Captain_Joe08]

Benedictine does it again, beating Amherst by 3!

Benedictine (31-0) 63
Amherst (26-6) 60

Not the best shooting game by both teams but Benedictine holds off Amherst late.

[bbfan44]

One more....do it !