MBB: Centennial Conference

[CCHOOPS12]

I got the green terror on Wed. The gill center is gonna be rocking!

[CCD3Basketball]

Tomorrow night: I expect a low scoring game and a McDaniel win. But, if the Mules are hot early, I can easily see this game favoring them. But in the end I still like McDaniel.

[diplomaniac1]

Here are my picks for the Centennial Conference tournament games;

Johsn Hopkins vs. F&M:   I will take the Diplomats as I think they will finally figure out how to beat the Blue Jays.

McDaniel vs. Dickinson:   I think the home court will be a big advantage in this game. As much as I would like to see McDaniel pull off the upset, I will take the Devils.

F&M vs. Dickinson:   All bets are off for this game which should be excellent. Although it is hard to beat a team three times in a row in the same season, I will take the Diplomats to get past the Devils in a close game.

If the finals match-up is different than the one that I expect, I will post another prediction after the semi-final games have been completed. Am trying to change my schedule to get to Carlisle on at least one of the days. However, it is looking fairly bleak at this point.

Enjoy the games. Regards to all.

Eric

[Reserved Seat]

I planning on getting to Carlisle early tomorrow.  I expect a big crowd.

[D.B. Cooper]

I hope for some exciting playoff games tonight. I think Dickinson has the edge at home in what should be a lower scoring physical defensive battle over Terror, but I think it could be tense. I sure hope the Dips don't look like the Washington Generals to the Blue Jay Globetrotters like they did the previous games this year. Hopkins didn't seem to miss an open 3 pointer and it felt like they were making 90+% of their foul shots. Meanwhile they shut down F&M's inside game most of the time by clogging the inside with their many tall players. Dips did their recurrent shaky free throws and missing perimeter shots plus numerous turnovers. I would feel better if F&M were playing Dickinson or McDaniel who they seem to match up better against. This game will probably be fairly low scoring also.

[Reserved Seat]

F&M definitely does not match up well with Hopkins.

[givengo]

First, congrats to McDaniel on securing their berth in the conference playoffs.  The win over Muhlenberg is impressive.  They don't seem to match up well with Dickinson, so I think the Red Devils will prevail as long as they bring their game.  I'm taking Hopkins over F&M in the first game of the night.  Time will tell!

[CCD3Basketball]

Here are my picks for tonight:

McDaniel vs. Dickinson: this game is a matchup NIGHTMARE for the green terror. Dickinson wins by a fairly convincing margin.

F&M vs. Johns Hopkins: this should be a great game. It's really hard to beat a good team 3 times in one year. Plus I think F&M would love to get revenge on Dickinson for last year! Diplomats win a close close game.

[DipsWin13]

Well that was one of the more heartbreaking losses I've ever seen from F&M tonight. Lee has had his free throw woes all year long and it finally came to a head as he missed the two to win in the warning seconds of that game vs the Blue Jays. That being said, they wouldn't have been in any sort of a position to win without his tough play all night long. It was an evening of missed opportunities for the Diplomats, and it's easy to pinpoint any of a number of times they had opportunities to come back and win the game. It was a roller coaster of a season for Coach Robinson and the troops, and I tip my hat for their effort. Hopkins has an incredibly solid team, and no matter what happens against Dickinson, with a core of Bugarinovic and Hammer they will be dangerous next year.

Dickinson looked nearly unstoppable tonight against a solid McDaniel team that was caught entirely off guard by the speed of the Red Devils, who did absolutely everything right and had everything go their way the whole game. I think that Coach Curley did more than enough this season to earn coach of the year in the cc this season, but even though the votes are already in, we saw again tonight why Wixted is the POTY in the league. As good as Hopkins was tonight, I don't think they'll do mock against Dickinson on their home floor tomorrow.

Cheers to everyone for a stellar season! You all helped to make it a blast.

[Reserved Seat]

Last night's F&M/JHU was like watching deep sea fishing.  JHU(fish) would take off and make a run and F&M would reel them in.  This happened throughout the game.  Finally need the end of game, F&M was pulling JHU on board when JHU slipped the hook and left F&M nothing for 2 hours of work.
I believe F&M never had a lead of more than 1 or 2 points.  Hopkins would build a lead of 10 or more.  Down the stretch, it seemed like neither team wanted to win or they were too tired from the fight.  With all the personnel problems they had all year, they actually did better than I expected.
When Moune re-injured his hand early in the game, I figured F&M was in trouble as he tried to protect his hand.  Devin was fighting through back pain, but I'm sure Hopkins had their issues, also.  Congratulations to Hopkins for beating F&M three times.

[CCD3Basketball]

First off, to all of you, it's been GREAT chatting about CC Hoops with you all year!

Now, onto the title game.....

Johns Hopkins vs. Dickinson: Jimmy Hammer is due to have a big game for JHU. I believe in his last 2 games he's only made one three? He went 0/8 against Washington then only made one last night. I think if he and Bugarinovic can get it going, Hopkins can keep it interesting for a while. But in the end, Dickinson is just so deep and they have the home court edge. Wixted, Honig and company won't let them lose. Red Devils take home another CC Title tonight.

[centfan]

congrats to hopkins...big win away at dickinson for the championship
wixted had a strong game, honig unfortunately had a weak game at a bad time
hammer also had a poor game but hopkins showed their tenacity and pulled off an impressive win against the champions on enemy turf
bugarinovic 18 and 7, mcintyre had a double double!

[CCD3Basketball]

Hopkins and Dickinson both make the NCAA Tourney!

[DipsWin13]

All-Conference was just announced.  I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts.

First Team
G-Adam Honig, Dickinson * Sr 6-1 Chappaqua, N.Y. / Horace Greeley
G-Jimmy Hammer, Johns Hopkins % Jr 6-2 Collegeville, Pa. / Germantown Academy
G-Matt Porter, Franklin & Marshall # Sr 6-3 North Brunswick, N.J. / St. Peter's Prep
F-Jon Salandra, Franklin & Marshall # Sr 6-6 Harrison, N.Y. / Hackley School
F-Gerry Wixted, Dickinson * Jr 6-8 Moorestown, N.J. / Camden Catholic

Second Team
G-Malique Killing, Muhlenberg # Jr 5-9 Philadelphia, Pa. / Friends Central
G-Jesse Krasna, Ursinus # Sr 6-0 Fairless Hills, Pa. / Pennsbury
F-Brett Cohen, Haverford % Sr 6-6 Rockville Centre, N.Y. / South Side
F-George Bugarinovic, Johns Hopkins # Jr 6-5 Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Northwest
F-Kevin Hargrove, Muhlenberg * Sr 6-10 Queens, N.Y. / Chaminade

Honorable Mention
F-Cedric Moune, Franklin & Marshall Soph 6-7 Douala, Cameroon / Glenelg Country School
F-Pat Morgan, Washington College Soph 6-4 Havertown, Pa. / Haverford
G-Andrew Merlo, McDaniel Jr 5-10 Rehoboth, Del. / Cape Henlopen
G-Alec Stavetski, Muhlenberg Soph 6-4 Wayne, Pa. / Archbishop Carroll
G-Tucker Landy, Dickinson Sr 6-5 Durham, Conn. / Xavier
G-Phillip Perry, McDaniel Jr 6-1 Crownsville, Md. / Annapolis Area Christian
G-Wesley Brooks, McDaniel Soph 5-11 North Wales, Pa. / North Penn
F-Cody Kiefer, Gettysburg Fr 6-5 Gettysburg, Pa. / Gettysburg

*       1st team All-Centennial in 2013
#       2nd team All-Centennial in 2013
%      Honorable Mention All-Centennial in 2013


Player of the Year – Adam Honig, Dickinson, Sr., G
Rookie of the Year – Cody Kiefer, Gettysburg, Fr., F
Scholar-Athlete of the Year - George Bugarinovic, Johns Hopkins, Jr., F
Coach of the Year – Kevin Curley, McDaniel

Notes

• Honig becomes the first Red Devil to earn the Player of the Year award.
• Honig and Wixted are repeaters from the 2013 first team.
• Hammer is the first Johns Hopkins player to receive first-team honors since 2007.
• Bugarinovic was named the Conference's inaugural Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He has a 3.77 cumulative GPA in public health with a minor in entrepreneurship and management.
• Curley was named Coach of the Year for the second time. He also earned the award in 2009.
• Franklin & Marshall placed multiple players on the first team for the first time since 2010 and eighth time overall.
• Franklin & Marshall (26) has the most first-team selections in the history of the Conference, followed by Ursinus (18), Muhlenberg (15), Gettysburg (13), Johns Hopkins (11), Dickinson (8), Washington College (7), Haverford (4), Swarthmore (3) and McDaniel (2).

[Gabriel]

No real surprises in any of the All Conference selections. 

I was happy to see the voters recognized Jesse Krasna and his contributions to his team and the league.  As I have said before, Kras is a terrific player and and even better person.  The voters recognized that even though he missed a third of the season and played hurt the rest with a painful and nagging foot injury.  Ursinus' improved play down the stretch was due in large part to Jesse's gutsy play. 

Congatulations to all those selected---and all those not selected----for a great year in the CC.