MBB: Centennial Conference

[bullets]

Great day at Gettysburg today. Petrie breaks win record and most of all Cory Wiesmann returned to the court for the first time since his freshman year. He suffered a stroke after his first season.

Coach Nugent from Washington did a very classy thing by fouling him with a few seconds left giving him a shot to make a free throw. He missed the first and made the second!! It was a very emotional day for the bullets.

Coach Nugent, I commend you and thank you for being a stand-up person and so gracious in what you and your team did for Cory today.

[Omahamike]

I am a consumer reporter who graduated from Franklin and Marshall.  I hope to be back for the Centennial Conference tournament.  I just joined the site can anyone get me up to date on the latest news from the conference.  I may write a story while at the tourney.

[Swat Fan #1]

Well done Coach Nugent! This puts everything into perspective. Cory, I don't know you and had never heard of you. However, what an inspiration! I hope you have a wonderful life and your dreams come true. This is why I love DIII hoop.

Reserved Seat - thanks for the update. Watching a game on computer means you don't get a feel for the game. #22 is a senior and maybe a tad frustrated on the season. Thank you again for the kind words about Swarthmore. I wish they had given you more of a game but glad they played yesterday instead of holding it the whole shot clock and not taking a good shot. Good luck the rest of the season!

[oftdip]

Echoing SwatDad's sentiments, kudos to Coach's Nugent and Breslin for a classy move for such a special player... Only in DIII does this kind a magic happen... Good luck, Cory... Comeback POY???
Swat Dad, your crew did not give up at all yesterday... Gates was deadly and was just in the zone most of the afternoon... Dip's Senior Day had a big crowd and they just looked better than efforts vs. Berg/Burg... Your new coach seems to have made a nice transition in order to get the boys not to just mail that one in... Your underclassmen look good and should provide promise for the future..
Next week will be a good test for Dips... Hopkins and Dickinson on road... need wins for a possible at-large if necessary... Looking forward to the play for #3-4-5 spots in two weeks.

[Pat Coleman]

I am a consumer reporter who graduated from Franklin and Marshall.  I hope to be back for the Centennial Conference tournament.  I just joined the site can anyone get me up to date on the latest news from the conference.  I may write a story while at the tourney.

Welcome -- what does a consumer reporter do?

[Reserved Seat]

Close games
No. 2 Middlebury    wins by 2         
No. 3 Virginia Wesleyan wins by 2   
No. 4 UW-Whitewater losses by 2
No. 5 MIT wins by 3
No. 6 Amherst losses by 2

Regional losses
No. 3 Lycoming
No. 4 Mary Washington

This should help F&M

[centfan]

here's wishing cory weissman a healthy and happy life ahead. amidst teams competing for playoff spots we find a kid who faced a very rough challenge and has struggled to get back to life and school. congrats cory and much luck to you in years ahead.

[D.B. Cooper]

RS:

Also Keystone's loss to GMC isn't included yet. Plus this week they are supposed to include credit for wins against regionally ranked teams (SMC & Miseri, ? Hobart). Which based on the apparent disdain for Dips schedule might raise them up to # 4. But if they lose to either JHC or Dickinson it will back to the woodshed and be placed at 8.

[mailsy]

RS:

Also Keystone's loss to GMC isn't included yet. Plus this week they are supposed to include credit for wins against regionally ranked teams (SMC & Miseri, ? Hobart). Which based on the apparent disdain for Dips schedule might raise them up to # 4. But if they lose to either JHC or Dickinson it will back to the woodshed and be placed at 8.

Keystone will have 2 additional regional losses this week.  They probably will move down.  I just don't know how far and I'm not sure if F&M will move up at all, even if they should be ranked higher.

Also quite an emotional story out of Gettysburg.  Give credit to that young man that he even got in the game, much less the opportunity to get a point.  Great job on the part of Washington College. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Worth a read: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2012/02/whyd3-classy-move-aids-weissmans-return

[Reserved Seat]

Final regular season picks


Wednesday, February 15, 2011:
McDaniel
Franklin And Marshall
Washington College
Muhlenberg
Dickinson

Saturday, February 18, 2011:
Gettysburg
Muhlenberg
Washington College
Haverford
Franklin And Marshall

[centfan]

thanks dave for the article on cory. truly a special story.

[Omahamike]

Final regular season picks


Wednesday, February 15, 2011:
McDaniel
Franklin And Marshall
Washington College
Muhlenberg
Dickinson

Saturday, February 18, 2011:
Gettysburg
Muhlenberg
Washington College
Haverford
Franklin And Marshall

Alright ditto for me with the picks.  Looks like fun.

A consumer reporter looks at how effective a product works.  We just did a great report on whether a glass cleaner left streaks or not.  It was quite fascinating.

[Dips75]

Worth a read: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2012/02/whyd3-classy-move-aids-weissmans-return

That is a great story. What a tremendous job by Weissman to recover in such a way, by Gettysburg's program to have him start Senior Day, and by Washington's coaching staff for their classy moves both at the beginning and end of the game. It makes me proud of the Centennial Conference. This is what it is all about.

[diplomaniac1]

Omahamike -

Welcome aboard and welcome to the "Pick-Ems". I have noted your selections.

Eric