MBB: New Jersey Athletic Conference

[Truck]

Ramapo demolished Rutgers Camden today on the road...


RAMAPO    104
R-C           58


RCNJ had 4 players in double figures:

Lowber*, Wilson, Wojic, and Wesley


* = Starter


RCNJ had a respectable Assist to Turnover ration - 18 to 22 while R-C had a dismal 8 to 33


Ramapo shot 59% from the field throughout while R-C was ice cold at 39%...



Great win for Ramapo, albeit R-C is on the bottom end of talented teams in the NJAC. Still, putting up 100+ indicates an efficinent offense. 

[Rhodes Scholar]

Missing scores from the NJAC:

New Jersey 72, Kean 60
Richard Stockton 75, William Paterson 65
Rutgers-Newark 77, Montclair State 72

I saw TCNJ beat Kean yesterday. The game was tied at halftime, but the Lions opened up some breathing room about midway through the second half. The Lions have a lot of size and solid outside shooting, with a decent bench. Findlay is an all-conference performer and Davison is a solid rebounder and defender. Newcomer Matt Diamond is a very good outside shooter and can score down low as well. Once again their primary weakness is a lack of quickness and athleticism. Despite losing Grant, it looks like the Lions could be a playoff team this year.

Kean is led by seniors Armet Coles and B.J. Hamby. Coles has solid low-post moves and is a very good rebounder. Hamby is a versatile scorer and a good defender. Kean has a lot of young players and newcomers who must step up in order for the Cougars to be competitive. With the loss of Kesler and Horton it appears that Kean will be weaker than last year's team.

[njacfan]

When did Rowan mens basketball join the bible school league?

[gordonmann]

Why I enjoy the NJAC...

We are 4 games into the season and check this out.

MSU beats NJCU who beats Richard Stockton who beats TCNJ who beats Rowan who beats Kean who beats William Paterson who beats Rutgers-Newark who beats Ramapo who beats MSU

The only team not included is Rutgers-Camden, who may not beat anyone in conference. 

Good times!

[phil]

Gordon
I can only hope that the same crew who voted TCNJ's soccer team 9th in the NJAC – only to see them reach the Elite 8 in the NCAAs – did the voting in selecting the bball team 9th in the conference.

The NJAC recipe for winning the conference is going to simply be defend your home floor and go .500 on the road. That will leave you around 14-4 – which should be enough to get you home court through the playoffs.

[Knightstalker]

Phil, they picked NJCU fifth in the coachs poll and that is where the knights finished the regular season.  But I bet nobody expected them to make it to the sweet sixteen of the NCAA tournament, only to have to play TCNJ again. 

[Rhodes Scholar]

I saw Ramapo beat Montclair last night, 94-90. Ramapo led by 10 midway through the second half, but MSU hung tough and made it a nailbiter. Ramapo has size and is deep. A lot of good athletes and some pretty good shooters as well. They lost All-American Amin Wright, but have added a couple of new faces. This team may be a little weaker than last year's team, but they're pretty comparable.

Todd Lowber, Ahmad Mosby and Mike Malko played very well for Ramapo. Gian Paul Gonzalez was outstanding for MSU and Jamal Ford put in a solid effort as well.

[Truck]

Just some stats from the Ramapo game:

RCNJ had 5 players scoring in double digits. Mosby came off the bench to score 22. Lowber had 16, Quameir Harding was hitting everything, scoring 14. Malko and Wilson (came off the bench) each scored 13.

Gonzales (35 pts) and Ford were the standouts for MSU. No one else really stepped up.


Turnovers:

RC- 19
MSU - 27

Steals:

RC - 15
MSU - 5

[Knightstalker]

Final from Jersey City, NJCU 98 Ramapo 78.  I did not see the whole game.  I got there with about four or five minutes left in the first half, NJCU was up 45-37. From that point until several minutes into the second half NJCU just kept increasing the lead.  At one point I think it was up to 27 points.  Ramapo did not play good defense and were out rebounded by the Knights.  This is the second time I have seen Wilson play center and he can score in the low post and can disrupt passing lanes and block shots.  He just is not that aggressive or tough that I have seen, he was getting pushed around by much smaller players tonight.  Ramapo will have to play better defense and Wilson will have to step it up for the Roadrunners to contend.  Having said that, I am sure the game at Ramapo will be completely different.

[njlincolnlion]

Knightstalker:

Wow!!!!, 20 pts, Congratulations on an impressive win over Ramapo.  It's too bad our teams don't get an opportunity to meet during the regular season, however, if we're both lucky, maybe...........just maybe, will meet postseason.  We owe you guys from last season lol. 

Good luck to the Gothic Knights.

[mean]

I was at that game as well. Both teams loves to push the tempo, put up alot of threes, and pressure the guards. From beginning to the end, that style seemed to only benefit NJCU. They were able to do a great job from the free throw line while RCNJ shot at a very low percentage. I was surprised not to see Abe in the line up, but also very disappointed to see that RCNJ couldn't take advantage of his absence. NJCU played with a high level of confidence and showed no signs of letting up. Washington even took the time to look and talk to me in the stands. It was very disappointing to see RCNJ go down in that manner. Someone has to step up immediately!!! NJCU, great game.

Knightstalker, "We owe you guys from last season lol."
Does NJCU play RCNJ in Mahwah this year?

[Truck]

Does NJCU play RCNJ in Mahwah this year?

Jan 21, 2006

3 PM @ THE BILL

[Knightstalker]

I have a feeling that Abe will be playing next semester.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Missing score from 12/14

Rutgers-Newark 76, York, NY 65

[Lefty]

I have a feeling that Abe will be playing next semester.

Knightstalker...do you have any inside information? 

I seen the Gothic Knights play against Rutgers-Newark earlier this year and I thought they could really use Abe in the paint.  He was on the bench but of course not dressed.