MBB: New Jersey Athletic Conference

[Truck]

Ramapo is a huge dissapointment this year at 12-10 overall and 6-4 in the NJAC. The biggest difference that I see is the lack of point production from previous years.

I noted that in a post back in November. While RCNJ is ranked #39 in scoring offense, the numbers are significantly down from years past, such as 2003-04 when they averaged 85 a game.

In 2002-03, they averaged 87.8 in NJAC play.

2004-05.... 86 a game

2005-06..... 82

2006-07..... 77, 76 in conference play

This year? In second place but putting up only 73 a game.

[Knightstalker]

NJCU loses to Montclair tonight.  That eliminates them from the NJAC tournament.  I think they are in danger of not making the ECAC's this season.  If that happens it would be the first time in 26 years NJCU/JCSC does not play in the post season.  They really faded down the stretch.  They need someone to help take the load off DJ next season.

[njachoopsfan]

Before you start talking about Ramapo being such a huge dissappointment keep in mind that the who conference is down this year.   No team has established themselves as a dominant team, and the NJAC tournament is wide open at this point.

Two weeks ago it looked as if WPU was going to run away with the NJAC North.  However they have faded down the stretch while Ramapo is on a roll.   After losing a bad game to WPU on 1/23, Ramapo is 10-2 and has only lost to Montclair on 1/30 and York on 2/13.  They are undefeated in the NJAC in February

WPU on the other had is only 5-3 since beating Ramapo and 3-3 in the month of February.   Ramapo is undefeated against the NJAC South and if they can stay within themselves and play their game, Ramapo should be in the NJAC final on Saturday.

We need a BIG crowd at 'The Bill' on Tuesday....

Let the fun begin...

[Knightstalker]

But all roads will most likely have to go through Stockton.

[Rhodes Scholar]

NJAC Tournament

Ramapo 60, Kean 59
MSU 83, Rowan 72

Semifinals:
Ramapo @ Stockton
MSU @ WPU

[Knightstalker]

NJAC Tournament

Ramapo 60, Kean 59
MSU 83, Rowan 72

Semifinals:
Ramapo @ Stockton
MSU @ WPU

I am surprised by MSU, the one time I saw them, they were not that good.  Very disorganized and no continuity.  This looks to be a couple of good games.

[Rhodes Scholar]

I saw MSU play once and they looked pretty good in beating Calvin, 72-69.

[Knightstalker]

Rhodes, I saw them 3 weeks after that, and from what I saw I wondered how they beat Calvin.  I give Coach Teddy a lot of credit, he obviously got the team on the same page and they are playing well now.  I was truly surprised by the team the showed up at NJCU in Jan.  They did not have good fundamentals that day at all and Teddys teams are usually fundamentally sound.

[Knightstalker]

I just got home a few minutes ago from the MSU NJCU game in Jersey City.  (That five minute walk is a killer) I got there at halftime and NJCU was up by 10, they opened up a 20 point lead in the second half and for the last ten minutes the second and third string played most of the minutes.

MSU is very young, 12 of their 19 players listed on the program roster are either first or second year players.  They were very aggressive on defense, pressed a lot and got a lot of turnovers, they had a hard time capitalizing on them.  If they keep these young guys together they will be pretty good in a couple years or next year.

This was my observation of MSU from January, it looks like they are building a strong team and if they keep the young kids they will definitely be strong for a few years.

[Rhodes Scholar]

NJAC Championship Game

Richard Stockton 67, William Paterson 66

Stockton wins the conference tournament with a nailbiter over WPU. It was the second consecutive one-point win for the Ospreys, who squeeked by Ramapo 60-59 in the semifinals on Thursday. With the win, Stockton receives a Pool A bid to the NCAA tournament.

[Knightstalker]

NJCU will play York on Wednesday in the first round of the ECAC tournament.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Here's some info on Stockton's NCAA tournament opponent, Immaculata:

Region: Mid-Atlantic
Location: Immaculata, PA
Conference: Pennsylvannia Athletic Conference (PnAC)
Record: 18-9 (overall), 11-5 (in conference)
Longest winning streak: six games
Longest losing streak: four games
Best wins: Ursinus, Hamilton, Alvernia
Worst losses: Cabrini, Eastern
Common opponents: Widener and Rowan. Immaculata lost to Widener, 90-76, while Stockton lost 69-67. Immaculata lost to Rowan, 85-79. Stockton split with the Profs, winning 86-58, and losing 75-70.

Immaculata finished in a tie for second place in the PnAC. They won the conference tournament by beating Gwynedd-Mercy, 85-68. They received a Pool A bid to the NCAA tournament.

[Thecong123]

Kudos to the Richard Stockton Osprey who proved the experts wrong and emerged this weekend to move on to The Sweet 16. great job by both the players and the coaching staff. Good luck next Friday!!!

[Knightstalker]

Good luck to the Ospreys' in Plattsburgh.  What the He!! is an Osprey?   

[njachoopsfan]

An Opsrey is an endangered bird.... Here are a few links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Osprey.html