MBB: Centennial Conference

[D.B. Cooper]

11/21 Picks

F & M
GBurg
Haverford
JHU
McDaniel
Muhlenberg
Vassar
Ursinus

CC will be brutally tough this year. Gettysburg is the clear & deserved favorite. Many teams back with lots of talent & returning, lots of big men. Could be rough on teams like SWAT & Sho'man who may have an uphill challenge. 

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True, I think it could be the team that stays heathly and avoids major injuries could win this year

[BTEXPRESS]

After looking at F & M's roster, boy are they young this season, 9 of the 16 are Freshman with only one Senior. Coach Rob's got some work to do.

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BTE,
The F & M coach always pulls his team together. Last year some of the key players got hurt and the younger players came thru. Always a tough team

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You made me go back and look at last years stats. Their are a lot of very good returning players. Here is a recap of those returning players stats.

SCORING
## Player-Team               Cl  G   FG  3FG   FT  Pts Avg/G
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  3.Dan Capkin-GC............ JR 29  195   75  104  569  19.6
4.Tom Leszczynski-DC....... JR 26  160   17   92  429  16.5
5.Corey Dorsey-GC.......... JR 29  155   62   94  466  16.1
6.Tim Kohlrus-WC........... JR 25  128   16  123  395  15.8
7.Chaz Thomas-HAV.......... JR 24  147   43   42  379  15.8
8.Kizmahr Grell-DC......... JR 27  125   55  119  424  15.7


REBOUNDING
## Player-Team               Cl  G  OFF  DEF  TOT Avg/G
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1.Tom Leszczynski-DC....... JR 26   71  206  277  10.7
   4.Andrew Powers-GC......... FR 29   49  181  230   7.9
5.Joe Spierenburg-GC....... JR 29   51  165  216   7.4
6.Chad Arrington-MCD....... JR 18   51   76  127   7.1
7.James McNally-F&M........ FR 24   50  118  168   7.0

ASSISTS
## Player-Team               Cl  G Assists  Avg/G
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1.Remy Cousart-UC.......... SO 33     153   4.64
2.Matt Kurman-SWAT......... SR 25      91   3.64
3.Scott Hampton-WC......... SO 25      84   3.36
  5.Greg Rosnick-HAV......... JR 21      68   3.24
6.Matt Allen-SWAT.......... SO 25      75   3.00

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game)
## Player-Team               Cl  G   3FG   FGA   Pct
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1.Matt Hilton-UC........... SO 33    67   143  .469
2.Mitch Rhyner-F&M......... SO 21    40    86  .465
3.John Noonan-UC........... JR 33    81   183  .443
4.Matt Allen-SWAT.......... SO 25    44   100  .440

MINUTES PLAYED
## Player-Team               Cl  G Minutes  Avg/G
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1.Tim Kohlrus-WC........... JR 25     901  36.04
  3.Dan Capkin-GC............ JR 29    1005  34.66
4.Kizmahr Grell-DC......... JR 27     935  34.63
  6.Chaz Thomas-HAV.......... JR 24     813  33.88
7.Cory Kenny-DC............ JR 27     903  33.44

A lot of young players at the top

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Nice article about Ursinus
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/sports/20081114_Ursinus_men_s_team_recalls_memorable_trip_to_Brazil.html

enjoy

[pizzashop]

Sunday News Hoops Preview (Men's and women's): http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/230208

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Reading an article about Dickinson and one thing that stuck out key players lost----None

here is the rest
Dickinson College Red Devils

Head coach: Dennis Csensits (seventh year, 48-103).

Assistant coaches: Paul Burke; Mark Linebaugh.

Conference: Centennial Conference.

Last year's record: 14-13 overall; 9-9 Centennial.

Key players lost: None.

Key players returning: Tom Leszczynski, (Sr. C; 16.5 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 28 blocks); Kizmarh Grell (Sr., G; 15.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg); Mike Geosits (Sr., G; 9.7 rpg, 5.6 rpg, 32 steals); Cory Kenny (Jr., F.; 10.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 52 assists); Tim Crouch (Sr., F/C; 7.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg).

Season opener: Nov. 21, at Pizza Hut Tip Off Tournament, TBA.

Season Outlook: The Red Devils finished 14-13 overall and 9-9 in the Centennial Conference last year, making a dramatic improvement from the 2006-07 season, when they finished 7-17 (5-13 Centennial). Dickinson hasn't lost any of its starters from a year ago, so look for the Red Devils to make a run at the top-tier teams. Dickinson will get its scoring from Leszczynski, Grell, Geosits and Kenny — all four players averaged double-digit scoring a year ago.

Roster

No. Name Pos. Year

0 Tim Crouch F/C Sr.

1 Trevor Kenny F So.

3 Chris Harrington G So.

4 Kizmahr Grell G Sr.

5 Michael Maxwell G Jr.

10 James Spicer G Sr.

11 Mike Grant G Jr.

12 Eric Rahauser G Sr.

15 Greg Smart F/C Jr.

21 Mike Geosits G Sr.

25 Matt Dolan G/F So.

32 Jamaal Benjamin F/C Sr.

35 Pat Kearns G So.

40 Cory Kenny F Jr.

41 John Dumas F So.

42 Tom Leszczynski C Sr.

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Gettysburg is the preseason favorite to win the Centennial Conference men's basketball title in 2009.  The Bullets were an unanimous choice among Conference coaches and Sports Information Directors, earning the top spot with 162 points and 18 first-place votes (voters not permitted to vote for their own team).  Defending champion Ursinus garnered the second spot on the poll with 137 points, while Dickinson followed closely behind with 126 points to take the third spot.   

1. Gettysburg (18), 162
2. Ursinus (2), 137
3. Dickinson, 126
4. Johns Hopkins, 107
5. Franklin & Marshall, 82
6. McDaniel, 79
7. Muhlenberg, 75
8. Haverford, 67
9. Washington, 34
10. Swarthmore, 29

[Gabriel]

I agree that Gettysburg should be ranked #1.  I don't understand why Dickinson doesn't get more love.  They have a potential powerhouse returning and, in my mind should be ranked #2.  Ursinus has a good nucleus returning, however, the void left by the graduation of Nick Shattuck and Michael Shema will be hard to fill and certainly not with freshmen.  Why is Ursinus ranked ahead of Dickinson?  Coaching?

[diplomaniac1]

Fellow Dip Fans -

Greetings once again. It is certainly great that the season is finally ready to begin. Here is a link to the article in tthis morning's Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. Enjoy.

//http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/230361

Regards to all.

Eric

[ne-ball]

i'm hoping haverford can have a good season this year after underachieving last year...lost about 5 or 6 games with less than 5 point margins (or overtime games). go fords!!

[CCbball#1]

To respond to the post by Gabriel Dickinson should definitely be a strong team this year in conference but they haven't done anything as a team yet. They were all there last year as juniors and could not make a deep run into the playoffs. I think having them ranked 3rd is appropriate for the beginning of the season. Also, you need to look at what Ursinus has done lately. People have been saying the last couple of years that this is the year Ursinus will not be as good because of who they lost the year before. However at the very least they find a way to reload and make it to the 2-3 game in the playoffs. Overall this should be a very exciting year in the conference with so much talent from top to bottom in the league. Watch out for Muhlenberg and Haverford because they certainly have the pieces to be able to compete on a nightly basis.

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Nice article about Gettysburg's Coach Petrie

http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_11021904

enjoy

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Also an article about Muhlenberg Basketball

[url][http://www.mcall.com/sports/college/all-s-bkm-moravian.6677800nov20,0,453108.story?track=rss/url]

enjoy