MBB: Landmark Conference

[Great Day to be a Royal]

With the scheduling, you are assuming any of those teams would want to come to Scranton to play. Scranton did go to the CNU tournament a few years ago, and knocked them off when I believe they were ranked in the top 10 or 11 in the country.

As for local scheduling, the Kings - Wilkes games are simply reminders of what was.  Kids do not care anymore about Wilkes or Kings.  That rivalry officially died once U left the MAC.  The Cross County games just feel different.

I would support a season opener with Marywood if they made it more city oriented.  Throw a title on it, give it some better press, make it a thing.

I think a lot across the country will change in conferences in the coming few years as schools struggle to stay afloat due to the state we are in.  I could see teams come or go in the Landmark, but I like the base of the conference.  You have a nice local rival potential in Moravian & SUS, and a great rival in Catholic. Drew is also developing in a competitive battle now.

Going D2, Scranton would struggle, simply based on recruiting.  PA D2 is predominately state schools.  They cannot complete in bringing in a kid who would be going to a state school at a fraction of the cost, even with some money going to scholarships.

As for D1, no thanks!  I like my athletics at this level.  I appreciate the purity of it all.  D1 is fun to watch on TV, but just thank.   

[NJRoyal137]

With the scheduling, you are assuming any of those teams would want to come to Scranton to play. Scranton did go to the CNU tournament a few years ago, and knocked them off when I believe they were ranked in the top 10 or 11 in the country.

As for local scheduling, the Kings - Wilkes games are simply reminders of what was.  Kids do not care anymore about Wilkes or Kings.  That rivalry officially died once U left the MAC.  The Cross County games just feel different.

I would support a season opener with Marywood if they made it more city oriented.  Throw a title on it, give it some better press, make it a thing.

I think a lot across the country will change in conferences in the coming few years as schools struggle to stay afloat due to the state we are in.  I could see teams come or go in the Landmark, but I like the base of the conference.  You have a nice local rival potential in Moravian & SUS, and a great rival in Catholic. Drew is also developing in a competitive battle now.

Going D2, Scranton would struggle, simply based on recruiting.  PA D2 is predominately state schools.  They cannot complete in bringing in a kid who would be going to a state school at a fraction of the cost, even with some money going to scholarships.

As for D1, no thanks!  I like my athletics at this level.  I appreciate the purity of it all.  D1 is fun to watch on TV, but just thank.

Totally get where you are coming from - I do think playing at the D1 level will help with school recognition an local pride, but I'm not sure they would be competitive enough to change the culture of fans unless they are consistently dominant.

[NEPAFAN]

From my interactions with the university; they aspire to be on pace with the NESAC (Middlebury, Tufts, etc) of the D3 world.

Outside of basketball the athletic department is miles ahead of where it used to be.

All students need to submit their package to scranton by 1 May, window is closing on anymore commits...

[NEPAFAN]

I wished it into existence..

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1387862265806872582

[Tim the Enchanter]

I wished it into existence..

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1387862265806872582

Let the sleuthing begin!  I've noticed that the players/teams typically post about it 1-2 days later...

[KCHOOPSFAN]

I wished it into existence..

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1387862265806872582

It is Cameron Khoza. A 6'7" kid who seems like he can shoot the ball and put it on the floor a little too. Reminds me a lot of McLoughlin. I think it's fantastic that they brought in 2 chess pieces like that in the same class, plus two physical and skilled guards.

https://twitter.com/cameronkhoza7?s=11

[NJRoyal137]

I wished it into existence..

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1387862265806872582

It is Cameron Khoza. A 6'7" kid who seems like he can shoot the ball and put it on the floor a little too. Reminds me a lot of McLoughlin. I think it's fantastic that they brought in 2 chess pieces like that in the same class, plus two physical and skilled guards.

https://twitter.com/cameronkhoza7?s=11

another great get. seems like this team has their eye on building a true contender.

[ronk]

I wished it into existence..

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1387862265806872582

It is Cameron Khoza. A 6'7" kid who seems like he can shoot the ball and put it on the floor a little too. Reminds me a lot of McLoughlin. I think it's fantastic that they brought in 2 chess pieces like that in the same class, plus two physical and skilled guards.

https://twitter.com/cameronkhoza7?s=11

Looks like a big wing, as opposed to a "big", per se. What indicates that the new commit is Khoza?

Wish the women had gotten a commit from Khoza's classmate, Teresa Haigh, daughter of Joe Haigh, former WBB HC @ St. Francis(PA); alas, she committed to D2 Seton Hill. I remember Teresa's mom starring in high school ball in my area of MD and later @ Notre Dame.

[KCHOOPSFAN]

I wished it into existence..

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1387862265806872582

It is Cameron Khoza. A 6'7" kid who seems like he can shoot the ball and put it on the floor a little too. Reminds me a lot of McLoughlin. I think it's fantastic that they brought in 2 chess pieces like that in the same class, plus two physical and skilled guards.

https://twitter.com/cameronkhoza7?s=11

Looks like a big wing, as opposed to a "big", per se. What indicates that the new commit is Khoza?

Wish the women had gotten a commit from Khoza's classmate, Teresa Haigh, daughter of Joe Haigh, former WBB HC @ St. Francis(PA); alas, she committed to D2 Seton Hill. I remember Teresa's mom starring in high school ball in my area of MD and later @ Notre Dame.

Scranton had been telling Mason they were still recruiting one more kid, a 6'7" kid. Mason's mother told me that they signed the kid. I asked who it was and she said Cameron Khoza. I went to his twitter after I heard that, and see that Van Zelst had been liking Khoza's posts. So it seems to check out to me.

[ronk]

I wished it into existence..

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1387862265806872582

It is Cameron Khoza. A 6'7" kid who seems like he can shoot the ball and put it on the floor a little too. Reminds me a lot of McLoughlin. I think it's fantastic that they brought in 2 chess pieces like that in the same class, plus two physical and skilled guards.

https://twitter.com/cameronkhoza7?s=11

Looks like a big wing, as opposed to a "big", per se. What indicates that the new commit is Khoza?

Wish the women had gotten a commit from Khoza's classmate, Teresa Haigh, daughter of Joe Haigh, former WBB HC @ St. Francis(PA); alas, she committed to D2 Seton Hill. I remember Teresa's mom starring in high school ball in my area of MD and later @ Notre Dame.

Scranton had been telling Mason they were still recruiting one more kid, a 6'7" kid. Mason's mother told me that they signed the kid. I asked who it was and she said Cameron Khoza. I went to his twitter after I heard that, and see that Van Zelst had been liking Khoza's posts. So it seems to check out to me.

Sounds good; just wondering how the rest of our sleuths might have missed it.   

[Royals85]

Talking about scheduling!Anyone have any ideas about holiday trips are they on or off due to covid ?TY

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Talking about scheduling!Anyone have any ideas about holiday trips are they on or off due to covid ?TY

Most holiday tourneys I'm aware of have not had any more trouble getting teams than in other years.

[NEPAFAN]

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[Tim the Enchanter]

I wished it into existence..

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1387862265806872582

It is Cameron Khoza. A 6'7" kid who seems like he can shoot the ball and put it on the floor a little too. Reminds me a lot of McLoughlin. I think it's fantastic that they brought in 2 chess pieces like that in the same class, plus two physical and skilled guards.

https://twitter.com/cameronkhoza7?s=11

Looks like a big wing, as opposed to a "big", per se. What indicates that the new commit is Khoza?

Wish the women had gotten a commit from Khoza's classmate, Teresa Haigh, daughter of Joe Haigh, former WBB HC @ St. Francis(PA); alas, she committed to D2 Seton Hill. I remember Teresa's mom starring in high school ball in my area of MD and later @ Notre Dame.

Scranton had been telling Mason they were still recruiting one more kid, a 6'7" kid. Mason's mother told me that they signed the kid. I asked who it was and she said Cameron Khoza. I went to his twitter after I heard that, and see that Van Zelst had been liking Khoza's posts. So it seems to check out to me.

Sounds good; just wondering how the rest of our sleuths might have missed it.   

I was just coming on to say that Khoza had named one of his hudl highlight films "Scranton" but had otherwise not publicly indicated anything.  https://www.hudl.com/profile/13712008/Cameron-Khoza

But then he made it Twitter official tonight:  https://twitter.com/CameronKhoza7/status/1389342359830339584

[jmcozenlaw]

You have your take & I have mine.
Most times the cream rises to the top in the tournament, of course there are upsets, that's the beauty.
However, it just seems whenever Scranton wins...that's the upset.
I think his tournament record is abysmal.
Also, they didn't defeat the host Wm. Patterson in 2012, they defeated Becker. Patterson was simply the host sight.
One last thing...there is a reason his teams tend to go up against some better clubs, because the NCAA has them rated much lower.
There is also a reason the Royal's have only hosted one NCAA tournament in 20 years and, if Ursinus completed their NCAA paperwork on time to host...the Royal's would still be waiting for their first opportunity.
Defending his NCAA tournament record is simply putting lipstick on a pig.

That's the beauty of "takes" and "opinions". Just like you-know-what's, everybody has one and nobody's is any better or more correct than anyone else's.

I know many yearn for the past, but that's why they call it the past. For anybody to think that current day Scranton should be competing with the cream of the UAA and NESCAC crop is delusional.
Danzig is not some D-1 head coach, with boosters quietly paying studs (see Coack K and Zion), and reeling in some massive paycheck. For many, we couldn't live off of his salary.

I cut him a break while acknowledging that he is good, solid, head coach.................and not the spectacular variety that some think Scranton is somehow entitled to have on their bench.

Give me some conference championships and a win or two in the NCAA's every now and then and I'm OK. It's obvious that many in the Scranton community feel the same way or he'd be long gone.