WBB: Landmark Conference

[Rofrog]

Baldini:How did you guess you left out the part-how I made the kids cry when I took the milk money from them !Thanks for throwing me under the bus (NOT)in front of all my friends like Ronk,Saratoga and Nepafan and a couple hidden characters!Like Colonel John or Lady Royalfan lol.

[Rofrog]

Well i wonder if coach goes to the 4 freshman,1 sophomore to start tonight against  Drew .Not only did he do it at Moravian he did it against Juniata to start the second half?

[saratoga]

Gordon:

As several people have already noted, thank you for the insights into your process of looking at the multitude of things a voter deals with each week.

I'm pretty sure that's all Ro was asking for & you responded in a really thorough, comprehensive & teachable way.

Stanky & Flo would be proud to have you on their team.....especially since you acknowledged their beloved Penn St. Hazle-Barre. 

Well done, + to you.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Time for a marathon!

Thursday, Hoopsville will be on the air for at least nine hours in the 7th Annual Hoopsville Marathon Show.

This year's show will feature coaches, administrators, and many others around Division III to give us a sense of the season to date and what is to come. There is only a month or so left in the regular season, so there is plenty to talk about.

For more information about the show and its impact, click here.

The show's guest list is below with a rough idea of when they were scheduled to appear during the live show.

The marathon is also a chance to fundraise of the show. Many fans of Hoopsville ask often how they can give to the program so we can continue doing our work into the future. In the first few years of the Marathon, the fundraising side was an important aspect. However in the last few years, we have shyed away from fundraising as we tried to find other means to financially run the program. After requests from many, we are do have a few ways fans can contribute.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch the entire Marathon show LIVE in the video player above. We will effort to turn around podcast episodes of the entire show. They will be available to the right (after the show is off the air).

Guests appear on the Hoopsville Hotline presented by BlueFrame Technology.

And don't forget to interact with the Dave and guests. You can use the social media option to the right and even email (dave.mchugh@d3sports.com) questions to the show.


When it comes to the game of basketball, we love celebrating not only the student-athletes in Division III, but also those who help carry the game forward sometimes outside of the spotlight.

Sunday on Hoopsville, we celebrate those who have made the game of basketball, especially at DIII, so great. Coaches who continue to excel in different parts of the country and programs who play for more than just themselves.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Thursday's Marathon Show in the following ways:
- Main page: www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville
- Show page: http://bit.ly/2GBqAuZ (or www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2019-20/marathon)
- Facebook Live Simulcast: www.facebook.com/Hoopsville
- YouTube Simulcast: www.youtube.com/d3hoopsville
- Team1 Sports: www.team1sports.com/Hoopsville/
- Team1 Sports app (Android TV, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Roku) - you will either find it under the "live" section or search for the Hoopsville channel

All men's coaches appear in the NABC Coach's Corner. And all guests are featured on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to dave.mchugh@d3sports.com or use any of the social media options.

Hoopsville Marathon Schedule
Timing approximate and subject to change

Time (ET)	Guest	School/Institution
12:20 p.m.	Jim Calhoun	St. Joseph's (Conn.) men's coach
12:40 p.m.	Pat Juckem	No. 11 WashU men's coach
1:00 p.m.	Brian Morehouse	No. 3 Hope women's coach
1:20 p.m.	Lauren Busalacchi	Ripon women's coach
1:40 p.m.	Ryan Hyland	John Jay men's coach
2:00 p.m.	Dan Dutcher	NCAA VP for Division III
2:40 p.m.	Karin Harvey	Montclair State women's coach, Women's National Committee chair
3:00 p.m.	Adrienne Shibles	No. 2 Bowdoin women's coach
3:20 p.m.	Kate Pearson	Cabrini women's coach
3:40 p.m.	Matt Gilbride	RPI men's coach
4:00 p.m.	Sam Atkinson	Gallaudet Associate AD for Comm., Men's National Committee Chair
4:20 p.m.	Matt Donohue	Catholic women's coach
4:40 p.m.	Charles Katsiaficas	Pomona-Pitzer men's coach
5:00 p.m.	Jon Herbrechtsmeyer	No. 5 Bethel women's coach
5:20 p.m.	Chris Carideo	Widener men's coach
5:40 p.m.	Dave Hixon	Amherst men's coach (sabbatical)
6:00 p.m.	Tricia Cullop	WBCA Board President, Toledo women's coach
6:20 p.m.	Alex Richey	No. 18 Oglethorpe women's coach
6:40 p.m.	Jody May	Albion men's coach
7:00 p.m.	Dave Macedo	No. 18 Virginia Wesleyan men's coach
7:20 p.m.	Melissa Kuberka	St. John Fisher women's coach
8:00 p.m.	HOOPSVILLE HAPPY HOUR	A gaggle of some of the shows friends - to be announced

[Rofrog]

I think Coach Dipillo is sending a clear message and I agree with it.He started Quigley-Fresh,McCurdy-Soph,Shurina-Soph,Monoghan-Fresh and Sheehan-Senior.Im not sure what happened with the senior  this year but you can see with the body language is  a lot different then their Junior year when some looked like All Americans they  look like All Americans come Senior year it  is way different they are throwing up balls in awkward positions and they are not playing the D like they are use too.Believe me this is not the only Seniors I have  seen play  like this at Scranton.The best player to play the game Taryn Mellody and Allison Matt two All Americans played okay as Seniors but they lost in the sweet 16 because they didnt play the way they are capable.Hopefully what coach did is making them.realize well let's put it together because we have few games left

[NEPAFAN]

No Men's home game, so I'll go with the Women's attendance with school back in session......346

[ronk]

 There were 700+ in attendance for the Men's game @ Drew, probably enhanced by all of Scranton's NJ players.

[Rofrog]

Watched the game between Tufts and Bowdoin!Have to say Tufts looks really good.Decandido looks like she hasnt lost a step from her Jr to Sr year she is definetly All American type.Body motion tells alot and Tufts really really looks good with the new coach they havent lost a beat.Definetly deserve number 1!

[saratoga]

Ro:

Absolutely agree.

Both schools looked great & you are right, Tufts hasn't lost a beat in the transition to their new coach.

They are running the same schemes, same motion offense & same results.

The Lady Royals have the same amount of starters back as Tufts but players and coach are clearly not on the same page of the same playbook.

Their game against E-town tomorrow could go a long way in determining which direction their season goes from here.

[Rofrog]

One other thing I noticed is both teams attack the basket well and not alot of dribbling on offense,alot of crisp passing!One other thing they have their team rotation set as  for Scrantons -18th game in  no set rotation off the bench or matter of fact lineup set.

[ronk]

 The Lady Royals avenged the home loss to E-town with a superior defensive effort today. Emily Shaffer hounded Veronica Christ into 4-17 shooting, supplemented by a couple of steals by Bridget and Carly, and good rebounding. Coach made good substitutions, resting Emily whenever Christ left the game.
Makenzie had her most complete game in a long time and Bridget played the point with the effectiveness of a veteran rather than a frosh. She's a worthy successor to Bridgette Mann in controlling the ball for the last shot of a quarter or when in a double bonus foul situation.
Personnel-wise, Emily Shurina is on the missing list temporarily after a collision in Wednesday's game and there's been a roster deletion, also.

[saratoga]

Clearly a much better offensive game plan by getting Mason untracked by posting her rather than forcing the outside shots.

Bridgett did a great job for a frosh (more under control) & Sophia played arguably her most complete game of the season with a double/double and some really important rebounds.

The player that left can't complain she wasn't given the chance to be successful.

She started a number of games and was one of the first off the bench but for whatever reason, her once faithful shot from the corner just stopped falling & you could sense the frustration building.

Some kids keep grinding through the frustrating part of competitive athletics, some find other things to do.

Nice gutty performance today by the Royals however, the next several days of practice needs to center around layup drills.

They easily blew 10 of them today (most of them fairly uncontested).

Defensively, they really locked in. Challenged shots, rotated nicely, boxed out & did all the little things needed to apply extra pressure.

Oh well, they get out of Dodge with the W...next up, the always tough at home Susquehanna River Hawks. One game at a time.

[Rofrog]

Sheehan he ment not schaffer I think!!!lol

[Rofrog]

They are the type of players you dont want on your team!They bring the team down!Like bontemp!!

[ronk]

 On her behalf, she had expanded her offensive game from spot shooter to shot fakes and drives to the hoop; of the returnees, she was the most aggressive on defense in challenging the ballhandler, overplaying the passing lanes, and is the leader in steals per game.