MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

albertusalum · January 25, 2012, 09:17:47 AM

Albertus gets a little top 25 recognition with 4 votes. Watched them play Lasell last night and Askew put on his own little dunk highlight reel.

pjunito · January 25, 2012, 11:36:34 AM

Great interview by Mitch Oliver on the Hoopsville show....

Albertus is playing at a very high level. They have a tough game on the road against Emmanuel; the Saints are playing very well. The game is on Thursday. The team is motivated and Ray Askew is playing like an All American.

Let's see if they get more votes if they continue to win.

albertusalum · January 25, 2012, 02:37:50 PM

The interview was great. Mitch is all class and bringing his D1 coaching skills to this level is obvious to see when watching games. And whether they are up by 1 or 20 his coaching strategy and subbing doesnt change, nor does his temper (haha). I am sure there are some teams in the GNAC that can run with Albertus for a short time but 10-0 12-2 runs they go on seems effortless at times. that will be hard for other teams to compete with in this conference.

pjunito · January 25, 2012, 04:41:08 PM

It is sad that they don't get the respect they deserve. But, they will be a dangerous team come february.

7express · January 26, 2012, 01:47:05 AM

Quote from: pjunito on January 25, 2012, 04:41:08 PM
It is sad that they don't get the respect they deserve. But, they will be a dangerous team come february.

If you keep winning, the results will take of itself.

pjunito · January 26, 2012, 07:43:42 PM

Albertus 46 Emmanuel 42 at the half in Mass.

pjunito · January 26, 2012, 08:40:06 PM

88-71 Falcons...

Albertus dominated the paint on both sides of the court in 2nd half. They blocked shots and forced bad shots by the Saints. They also were able to get easy lay-up and dunks.

Watson and Askew again led the way. Strong defense by Smith, Lora, Jimmy E, and Dugas. Jackson moved the ball well, and if he continues to share the ball that way, defenders will play off of him and he is able to put up numbers, especially behind the arc.

Good win by Albertus! 16-1 (10-0) in GNAC.

pjunito · January 28, 2012, 09:35:40 PM

Askew scores 2,000 point in win over Mt. Ida on Saturday. He finishes with 31 (2,004 career) points. What a year he is having on a very good team. Albertus returns to action at home on Monday at 7pm vs Suffolk.

pjunito · February 01, 2012, 02:13:46 PM

Great article on d3hoops this morning about Albertus men's team. Nice to see that the GNAC can get coverage this year, with so many great teams in New England.

pjunito · February 04, 2012, 10:44:39 PM

Albertus improves to 20-1 on the year and 15-0 in the conference. They had a great week; 3-0, winning by 40 and 24 at home. And a come from behind win on the road vs Anna Maria on Thursday. They clinched the 1 seed in the conference tournament.

pjunito · February 07, 2012, 08:41:45 AM

Albertus is ranked 24 in the country. Regional rankings come out tomorrow; will be interested to see how it looks. I would imagine that Midd, Amherst, Keene State, MIT, will be ranked above Albertus because the region doesn't consider the GNAC a tough conference.

pjunito · February 07, 2012, 08:47:53 AM

Regional Rankings will be interesting as well; first one comes out this Wednesday. The teams that play the best in February usually make big runs in Conference Tournaments and beyond... Are there any teams that might be off the radar right know that anyone thinks might have a run left in their respective conferences?

In the GNAC, I think Johnson and Wales could be dangerous. They have a great scorer in Lamont Thomas; they won the conference last year and have the ability to shoot the 3 ball very well.

pjunito · February 08, 2012, 11:52:12 AM

Albertus improves to 21-1 on the year as they beat Trinity on the road. Askew had another great game; scoring 31 pts. Lora had another double double. Final score was 85-73. Albertus has already earned the number 1 seed and homecourt through conference playoffs. They play Lasell on the road on Saturday/

7express · February 08, 2012, 01:16:53 PM

Quote from: pjunito on February 07, 2012, 08:41:45 AM
Albertus is ranked 24 in the country. Regional rankings come out tomorrow; will be interested to see how it looks. I would imagine that Midd, Amherst, Keene State, MIT, will be ranked above Albertus because the region doesn't consider the GNAC a tough conference.

The Northeast will be an absolute mess to rank. You could legitimately have 6 or 7 teams (Amherst, Mid, Albertus, MIT, WPI, Keene & Western) in any order.

pjunito · February 08, 2012, 03:11:17 PM

7 I think the region is very strong.. Makes for fun chats on the boards and games on the court..

Here is a quick highlight from Albertus/Trinity game..

Askew is the player that dunks a lot. lol.

http://www.ctnow.com/videogallery/67927885/Sports/albertus-magnus-vs-trinity-highlights-02/07#pl-62894825