MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

pjunito · September 30, 2009, 04:00:59 PM

Beaner, thanks for the pre-season outlook. Wonderful stuff. I just wanted to point out that Albertus will have their best guard coming back this season. Senior guard Young who sat out last year, he is their best point guard, most consistent shooter. You may remember him, he led the team in minutes and was top three scorer for the falcons two years ago. He is also their second best perimeter defender behind Reeves. Albertus has depth, lenght, and talent. Johnson and Wales may be the only team that is as deep as them. It looks like they will play 6 guards and 5 big men regularly. Jefferson Lora if he plays to what is expected may cause a lot of problems for opposining big men in the league.

D-3Geinus · September 30, 2009, 08:28:36 PM

PJNITO- I saw the kid Kesses play in high school at Amity, before he went off to Choate. You hit it dead on. Cant create, and is a streaky shooter. Still though, Shannon is best player in league. Will be interesting to see how shannon does with Reeves, who gave Shannon fits in the playoff blowout last yr, and now Young guarding him. I do remmeber Young. Very talented PG who fits Oliver's system perfect. Can run the floor, shoot, and play defense. Emerson and Albertus are in for two great games this year. I cant believe im saying this, but Albertus is the most talented team from top to bottom in the GNAC

NJBalla35 · October 19, 2009, 02:33:40 PM

Albertus Magnus has their 09-10 roster posted. Looks like the first GNAC school to do so. It says 08-09, but the freshmen are all listed at the bottom with their numbers. Looks like a good class to go along with a strong group of returners.

http://www.albertus.edu/athletics/mens-teams/basketball.html

Any thoughts? Has anyone seen any other rosters?

All-around · October 22, 2009, 09:43:29 AM

Will Jeremy Shannon be getting looked at for All-American this year?

Hugenerd · November 06, 2009, 08:30:52 PM

Quote from: All-around on October 22, 2009, 09:43:29 AM
Will Jeremy Shannon be getting looked at for All-American this year?

He was named preseason honorable mention all-american today, so I would say the answer to your question is "yes".

All-around · November 07, 2009, 11:40:57 AM

He should be honored...he is the only representative from the Northeast...congrats

bmull · November 13, 2009, 08:59:42 PM

Interesting opener Tuesday night in Boston - NCAA team vs GNAC runner-up.
Anyone??

GnacAlum55 · November 22, 2009, 09:40:14 PM

I saw Suffolk at New England Col today. They looked pretty good, the big kid freshman is a beast. They made a ton of 3's (and apparently made even more the night before). They are 3-0 - a pretty good start after only winning 3 games all year last year.

bmull · November 23, 2009, 09:56:57 PM

Friends What should I expect? Bmull

NJBalla35 · November 24, 2009, 05:42:57 PM

Emmanuel by 10.

asu50 · November 25, 2009, 07:28:19 PM

I think people need to start giving some credit to Wheelock...So far, they are 4-0 and beat quality teams (WIT, Springfield, UNE, and Emmanuel) and they are off to a pretty good start.. I think Elms will have a competition this year at NECC...

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · November 26, 2009, 09:27:18 AM

Wheelock does seem to be for real. Good job recruiting.

BornBalla · November 26, 2009, 10:50:01 AM

Wheelock played decent in their league at the end of last year if you look at schedule and I think the game vs Elms in playoffs last year(I think semi finals) was a good game in first half. Judging from box scores Wheelock seems to be doing with returners and none of the new players. They actually have a good shot to start 10-1 with the looks of their schedule. I think it will be tough to beat Gordon at home but every other team is very doable for them. That would be something. Then they would have Becker(who won ECAC last year) and Elms soon after. This year in NE will be very interesting with the early success of Wheelock and Thomas beating some teams from big conferences(all be it the weaker ones but inpressive none the less).

asu50 · November 27, 2009, 03:28:14 PM

Yes I agree, Wheelock has a chance to go 11-0 or 10-1 before the conference play (Gordon is a tough opponent for everyone, that game will be worth of watch). They beat UNE and Emmanuel without their starting PG, so that is impressive! As BornBalla mentioned, NECC will be interesting to follow this year.

How about Salem State? It seems like they are not off to a good start!

Hugenerd · November 28, 2009, 06:04:33 PM

Anyone know why Jeremy Shannon didnt play against Babson? He played 35 minutes in a loss to Brandeis 3 nights before the Babson game. Anyone know if he was injured at the end of the Brandeis game, or something else?