MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[keith45]

if its WIAC, they are as physical, if not more, than the CCIW..doesnt bode well for a NAC school. First 3 minutes will set the tone

[Greek Tragedy]

All-Conference is out. Congrats to all.

[Gregory Sager]

Congratulations to Larry Welton of Aurora upon the conclusion of a fantastic career: 2,342 points and 797 rebounds. But what won me over was the class that he demonstrated two years ago when he gave the Will Landry Memorial Award, annually presented to the MVP of Wheaton's Lee Pfund Tournament, back to Wheaton and asked the school to present it instead to Landry's former teammate, Tony Bollier.

That's one of the coolest gestures that I've ever seen an athlete make. I was a big Larry Welton fan from that point on.

[fcnews]

With All Region voting going on, any posts regarding players from your conference would be helpful. Thanks.

[from downtown]

I'll go ahead and shamelessly plug MSOE players.

If there is an all freshmen team, Austin Meier deserves consideration to be on it. He started every game for a team that had no seniors the previous season. While he doesnt score 25 a game, he is the ultimate glue guy. He has some of the quickest hands I have ever seen, and is never caught out of position on defense. He crashes the boards hard from the small forward position. He is great at getting to the basket and can finish.

I doubt Scott Murphy has the overall statistics to make it, but he deserves consideration. Because MSOE did not have great outside shooting, Murphy would frequently see double teams when the ball entered the post. He still managed to shoot over 50% on the season, and carried MSOE in its strongest victories (North Park, Lake Forest, Webster, and Aurora). He has been the leading scorer for MSOE 3 of his 4 seasons (in which the last 3 have been the best 3 in school history).

As far as other players from the conference, Im sure Welton deserves consideration. He may have lost player of the year because I am guessing they didnt start him three games for whatever reason, but he is still one of the most dominating offensive players in conference. He is a tough defensive player who made two spectacular plays against MSOE coming over to help and took the ball out of the air on shot attempts at almost peak height.

[WLCALUM83]

Props to Aurora's Larry Welton and Marian's Jordan Van Ess on making the 2008 All-Region Team! (Midwest Region)  8) 8) 8)

http://www.d3hoops.com/all-region/08/mwestmen.htm

[fcnews]

NABC All District teams have been announced:
Midwest Selections

1st Team
Kent Raymond - Wheaton (POY)
Nate Hanje - U of. C.
Anthony Pettaway - Defiance
Ryan Kroeger - Lawrence
Tie- Troy Ruths - Wash U.
       Larry Welton - Aurora

2nd Team
Brian Fogerty - Fontbonne
Jordan VanEss - Marion
Brett Wessels - Augustana
Brent Ruch - Elmhurst
Marty Young - Franklin

Coach of the Year - Jim Miller - Defiance

[WLCALUM83]

Another honor for Aurora's Coach Lancaster here:

http://www.northernathleticsconf.com/releases/2008_04/20080408a.html

[keith45]

From the Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago newspaper)..also linked to on the front page of d3hoops.com..this event advertises a great success rate, tons of players get signed after playing in the event, or in the all-star game..something like 18 out of 20...I think Larry has a pro game at the 3 spot, especially if he gets into the weight room, wish him all the best.

Aurora University senior forward Larry Welton has been selected as one of the 65 players to compete in the Collegiate Basketball Invitational from April 24-26 in Wadsworth, Ohio.

Of the 65, Welton is one of seven NCAA Division III players selected to participate. He will play on the WHR Health System team.

The Collegiate Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a national basketball event that will gather the finest 65 senior men's basketball players from all of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and Division III and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

The event will take place at Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio, and will consist of eight teams of eight players (one team with nine players) in an eight-team tournament. Each team will play a total of three games Thursday and Friday, culminating with the championship game Friday night at 8 p.m. The CBI will conclude with an all-star game Saturday evening in front of a live, ESPNU audience as 20 players will be selected to play in the game.

"I sincerely congratulate the 65 players that have been selected to compete in this prestigious event," said CBI Founder John McCarthy. "I am very excited about these 65 players and I am proud and honored to welcome them to Wadsworth for the Collegiate Basketball Invitational. I am confident that this class of players will help make the public aware of the high level of talent at the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA levels."

Welton helped lead the Spartan men to a 22-7 record and a 16-2 record in the NAC.

"This is a great honor and opportunity for Larry to be chosen for such a prestigious invitational and the chance to further his basketball career. He had a tremendous career at AU and was vital to our success the last four seasons," said AU coach James Lancaster.

Welton averaged 21.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, en route to being named D3hoops.com second team All-American, NABC and D3hoops.com first team All-Midwest Region and Northern Athletics Conference first team all-conference. In his four seasons at AU, Welton tallied double-figure scoring outputs in 101 of the 110 contests, while tallying 20 or more points 61 times in his career.

[from downtown]

According to Wishoops so far:

Benedictine
Derrick Washington, Brown Deer ***

Concordia:
Zach Alix, Weyauwega-Fremont ***
Ben Hagenbach, Ashwaubenon
Mitchell Schneider, Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs ***
Matt Paluchniak, Oostburg

Edgewood:
Jacob Guziewski, Burlington

Lakeland:
Keegan Kincaid, Crandon ***
Derrick Nillissen, Bowler ***
Josh Regal, Suring ***1/2 #38 senior in the state
Jake Schwarz, Sheboygan South ***

Marian:
Aaron Rickert, Laconia

MSOE:
Austin Kearns, Slinger ***

[WLCALUM83]

Here's a link to further verify the news on the Benedictine recruit mentioned in that list:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=745769

(Scroll down, as usual).

[WLCALUM83]

Lakeland's going MBB coach-hunting again:

http://www.d3hoops.com/pressreleases.php?release=2306

[Gregory Sager]

This means that Lakeland's 2008-09 senior class will be playing for their third head coach, since Kyle Brummet only lasted two years in Sheboygan after succeeding Gary Grzesk.

[Greek Tragedy]

What is it with Lakeland?  No one seems to be there for very long.  Are other schools in the old LMC that much better?  Off the top of my head, they seem to retain coaches a lot better than Lakeland.  Granted, the women's coach was there for a long time, but the men's are in and out a lot.  I guess Lakeland really is a stepping stone to better jobs, but it may also deal with the opportunities at the campus, possibly the people around them like the AD or President of the school are factors...(if this isn't a run-on sentence, not sure what is.)

[from downtown]

Dominican's Schedule is up:
http://dustars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/domi-m-baskbl-sched.html

MSOE will play Chicago on Jan. 3rd and Edgewood will participate in the Midway Classic with Chicago(first game), Illinois Tech, and Kenyon

According to Wishoops so far:

Benedictine:
Derrick Washington, Brown Deer ***
(new)Kyle Bickler, Waukesha South

Concordia:
Zach Alix, Weyauwega-Fremont ***
Ben Hagenbach, Ashwaubenon
Mitchell Schneider, Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs ***
Matt Paluchniak, Oostburg

Edgewood:
Jacob Guziewski, Burlington

Lakeland:
Keegan Kincaid, Crandon ***
Derrick Nillissen, Bowler ***
Josh Regal, Suring ***1/2 #38 senior in the state
Jake Schwarz, Sheboygan South ***
(new) Germell Heard, Wisconsin Lutheran
(new) Michael Tapp, West Allis Hale
(new) Hunter Wolf, Menasha


Marian:
Aaron Rickert, Laconia

MSOE:
Austin Kearns, Slinger ***
(new) Eric Bohrer, De Pere
(new)Robert Linzmeier, Valders *** #49 senior in the state