2011 Tournament Team Profiles

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Wow, DC, you actually made Lake Erie sound formidable. 

[Ralph Turner]

Wow, DC, you actually made Lake Erie sound formidable. 

Yeah, it makes you wonder what Raptormania could do for his selected team!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Wow, DC, you actually made Lake Erie sound formidable. 

Yeah, it makes you wonder what Raptormania could do for his selected team!

That sounds like a challenge.  Someone better let him know.

[David Collinge]

You know, they already lost, so I think it's okay if we stop dumping on them now.   

What LEC did this year is historic, and they have a right to celebrate.  Last year there was a lot of chest-thumping coming out of Painesville, but when LEC ran into their first tough opponent (Witt in the NCAAs) they got wiped out.  This year in the NCAAs they took the OAC co-champions right down to the last shot and probably should have beaten them.  That's a big improvement right there, and one that those of us who think we know everything should respect.  Don't forget that LEC plays an 18-game schedule in the woeful AMCC, so there's not too much they can do about their schedule; playing Rochester and Findlay is a step in the right direction.  Let's see if the Storm can improve further next season.

I say congratulations to coach Hunt and the Storm!

[diehardfan]

Alright, I've updated the site and PDF to include those four new teams and a spelling correction from Rhodes. We're at 52-59... not to shabby!

wheatonhoops.googlepages.com/ncaatourney

The following teams can still submit information for me to add!!!
   
   Augustana      out, no info yet 
   Aurora       out, no info yet 
   DePauw      out, no info yet 
   King's       out, no info yet 
   Loras       out, no info yet
   Villa Julie      out, no info yet             
   Westminster (Pa.)      out, no info yet

[diehardfan]

Incidentally... leave Lake Erie alone... I listened to most of the JCU-Lake Erie broadcast... they were up by 10 almost all that game... this is not a sucky team, they just let one go in the closing seconds.

How cool is it that a team from a school that has an enrollment of 564 students took it toe to toe with an OAC team?

[Greek Tragedy]

Just merging topics from last year.

[kiltedbryan]

I'm glad to see this thread come back!  I hope we get a lot of participation, as I think many of us enjoyed reading the team capsules from last season.

[sac]

I'm glad to see this thread come back!  I hope we get a lot of participation, as I think many of us enjoyed reading the team capsules from last season.

So did the coaches.

[ILive4This]

Old School you are the man, bringing back two threads I started last year and totally forgot about.

I hope we can get some good participation from a good portion of the teams again this year.

[Cards7580]

Plattsburgh State Cardinals  26-2   SUNYAC (State University of New York Athletic Conference)
Home Court: Memorial Hall  Capacity 1000 medium to skinny people 
Home Court: 12-0 this season including sweep of SUNYAC championship series.
Almost 80 ppg  vs 67 for opponents.
If they score over 70 points they win.
School records this year: 
           Most wins during the regular season.
           Most wins in a SUNYAC season; fewest loses (ties that record for within conference) 
           A.Williams all time scoring record 1650+ points  Top 10 in scoring average in NCAA Division III.
           T. Gorham over 1000 points.  Top 20 in NCAA Division III rebounding average .

Only undefeated Division III school for regional games.
SUNYAC Champions for the regular season with a 16-0 record.
SUNYAC Tournament Champions after wins over Fredonia 72-62, Geneseo St  65-57 and Oswego State 89-75.
SUNYAC Champions - 3 in a row.
NCAA appearances - 3 in a row. (Automatic bids)
2006-07 NCAA  Beat U of R in 1st round in Rochester at St John Fisher, then lost to Fisher the next night.
Current: 19 game winning streak. Last lost to Gordon on Jan 4th.

Only losses to Occidental on road trip to California and to Gordon in 1st game out of winter break. 
Came back from 22 points down in the 2nd half to WIN AT Middlebury. 
Won at Chapman, at Middlebury, beat Brockport, St Lawrence, and Clarkson.  Blew out Greensboro for first win.

Starters:

Anthony Williams  Senior 6' 1" 170 shooting guard 24.0+ ppg  4.5 assists per game
                                       SUNYAC player of year '06-07 moswt likely '07-08
                                       3rd team All American 2006-07
                                       Player of the year (top 10 nomination)
Ricky      Rider       Senior 6' 3" 175 guard/Forward  6 ppg
Travis     Gorham  Senior  6' 6" 220 forward/center  averages a double double points/rebounds
                                       SUNYAC 2nd team 06-07  most likely SUNYAC 1st team 07-08
Khylan   Hunt       Senior  6' 5" 210 forward   11 ppg 7.5 rpg
                                       SUNYAC Honorable Mention 2006-07, most likely SUNYAC all star again
Antwane Miller      Senior  6' 0" 170 point guard  8 ppg  + 3 assits per game

Bench:
Chris      Ruiz         Freshman 6' 4" 180 forward/swing   slasher and shooter  7 ppg
Errol       Daniyan   Freshman 6' 6" 200 forward   inside threat  7 ppg
Tim        Havens     Freshman 5' 10" 160 point guard  quick, defender, leader in waiting
Shawn   Gutzman  Junior      6' 3"   guard/forward   hard worker, DEFENSE
RJ          Ponesse    Freshman 6' 9"  260  center   banger, learning from the old guys
Farris      Thomas   Soph         6' 5"  195 forward/guard
Jared      Lowe        Senior      6' 1"  190 guard
Danny    Tangney   Soph        6' 3"  205 forward
Lance     Darrell      Junior       6' 4"  200 guard/forward
Josh       Bruno       Freshman 6' 3"  195 guard

Coach Tom Curle - '82 Plattsburgh State grad. 
          5th year  at Plattsburgh
          over 200 NCAA wins
          SUNYAC Coach of the year (most likely for 2nd year in a row)

NCAA Final Four in 75-76;  Other appearances in 98, 05-06, 06-07, and 07-08.

Senior laden and on a mission.

[larry_u]

Lawrence University

Key Wins: # 20 UW-Oshkosh 81-78,
Key Losses: @#4 UW-Stevens Point 75-56
(rankings at time of game)

Record: 22-2, regular season and MWC playoff champs (4th in 5 years).

Key Players:
- Ryan Kroeger, 6'2 junior guard.  Avg 17.3ppg, shoots 45% from beyond the arc, 86& from free-throw stripe.  Deadly accurate, major clutch player
-Andy Hurley: 6'7 senior forward. Avg 12.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg.  Senior leader has exceled in the low block late in the season.
-Doug Kadison 6'2 junior guard.  Starting point in LU's 3 guard offense.   Averages 3.7 apg.

Lawrence has 6 players averaging 8 or more ppg this season.  Will regularly go 10 deep.  Runs 3 guard offense, team shooting over 40% from beyond the arc.


Coach Joel (JoJo) DePagter :  First season as head coach of Lawrence after departure of John Tharp.  Was an assistant on the last four LU NCAA Tournament teams inculding run to Elite Eight in 2004.  Was starting guard and MWC Player of the Year on LU's Tournament team in 1997. Is seventh on LU's career scoring list. Was named interim coach in spring of 2007, given full-time job in December 2007. First MWC coach to win the Conference championship since 1957.


The Vikings are in a tough bracket. They have to take on a suprise entrant to the tournament in Wheaton in the first round, and should they get past  the Thunder look to have to take on WIAC regular and playoff champion UW-Whitewater on thier home court.  The Vikings will need a good shooting performance out of Kroeger and Kadison and will need Hurley and Chris Page to control the boards.  If LU can shoot well they will have a chancde to advance to the sweet 16, but a bad shooting night will doom this squad.  Their defense is strong, but will have a tough time stopping probable CCIW player of the year Most Outstanding Player Kent Raymond.  This team could be one and done, but could suprise and content for a sectional berth.

[Edited by GS to reflect the fact that Kent Raymond has already been selected as the CCIW's Most Outstanding Player for 2007-08.]

[nwhoops1903]

Whitworth University 
Spokane, WA   

Homecourt is the Fieldhouse, 1620 capacity on campus.

20-6 record 12-4 in Conf.
NWC Champion 2 straight years

Coach:  Jim Hayford, 7th season 139-45 record, 176-72 overall.
NWC Coach of the Year 2 straight years and 3x winner.

Players:   F   Ryan Symes, Sr. 6'5"       NWC Player of the Year. 
              F   Colin Willemsen, Sr. 6'6"  1st Team NWC team
              G   Ross Nakamura, Jr. 6'0"   Honorable Mention NWC
              G   David Riley, Fr. 6'5"        Tied School record for 3's made in game.
              P   Calvin Jurich, Jr. 6'6"   
              P   Nate Montgomery, So 6'7"
              G   Tim Sellereit, Jr. 6'0"

Defeated University of Puget Sound 3 times, including Conf. Tourney final 96-69

[NYBB]

SUNY-Farmingdale Rams
Farmingdale, NY
SKYLINE Conference

STARTERS
Damien Santana - JR. G : 6'2" - 21.4 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.6 SPG
Erastus Shannon - JR. F : 6'5" - 12.1 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 1.6 BPG
Peter Lipka - SR. G : 6'2" - 11.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG
Warren McAllister - SR. F : 6'4" - 7.6 PPG, 4.3 RPG
Brian Robinson - SR. F : 6'5" - 7.4 PPG, 7.0 PRG

RESERVES
Daniel Phillips - SO. G : 6'4" - 8.0 PPG, 14.7 MPG
Davon Jackson - JR. F : 6'6" - 5.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 13.8 MPG
Joe Cammarata - JR. G : 6'0" - 5.7 PPG, 13.4 MPG
Merlin Bass - SO. G : 6'0" - 5.2 PPG, 20.8 MPG
Terrence Howard - SO. G : 6'4" - 2.0 PPG, 6.9 MPG

JR. Damien Santana looks to be a lock for SKYLINE Player of the Year and scored his 1,000th point this season.  SR. Peter Lipka is a 1,000 career point scorer.

Farmingdale led the Skyline in PPG, averaging 89.9 a contest.  They allowed 72.4 PPG. 

Farmingdale shot .673 from the line for the year, .483 from the field (led conference), and .389 from the 3 point line (led conference). They also led the conference in rebounding (45.0 PG), assists (16.07 PG) and finished 2nd in conference in blocks (3.70 PG) and 3rd in steals (10.22 PG).  Farmingdale averaged 15.6 TOPG.

[Knightstalker]

Farmingdale is an aggressive team and they will press on Defense.  I saw them early in the season against NJCU.  Here is what I wrote after that game.

Caught the NJCU Farmingdale game last night.  The Knights looked decent and should improve.  A couple of freshmen, Derrick Miller and Tom McDermott are getting a lot of playing time and both look pretty good.  Miller has a nice shot and McDermott looks to be a good rebounder and defender.  Dana John broke the schools 3 point record last night and should go over 1000 points for his career before the semester ends.

Farmingdale has a pretty good team it appears.  Santana is the real deal, he does shoot his free throws from the middle of the circle.  Lipka and Shannon are both good players and all three are good shooters.  They have good depth and as the season progresses should play some good defense.  They used the press but they need to improve it if they expect to be effective later in the season.  I think the Rams should contend for the Skyline title.  They have done a very good job of building a competitive program and are getting players from good HS programs.