MBB: State University of New York Athletic Conference

jdex · February 12, 2022, 05:48:39 PM

Been a long season for the RDragons who this afternoon break through for 82-71 win at New Paltz. Another touted performance by A. Grunder with 33 pts, 9 rebs. Has 20 pts in 31-30 trailing first half. Grunder with 36 pts Friday night at Oneonta in 86-72 loss. Falling behind by big margin, Corts with gallant stretch run to close within five in stretch run. OState answers every Cortland approach and pulls away in final minute.

Bengalsrule · February 12, 2022, 11:47:38 PM

Can't say that I expected this but my Bengals have gone 3-1 in the last 4 games. O T loss to Oneonta is the only blemish during this Feb run. 2 of the 3 came vs " potential " playoff teams ( Geneseo and New Paltz)

It was good to see my guys survive a buzzer beating 3 by the blue devils. 3rd OT game and first win. Hope to finish strong. Especially since every player is eligible to return next year
No post season is possibly be. Hopefully pride will be the #1 impetus for the remains 3 games

I'm proud of these boys

Go BENGALS

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · February 15, 2022, 03:47:39 PM

Week 2 Regional Rankings - which are ranked now: https://d3hoops.com/notables/2022/02/men-regional-rankings-first

Bengalsrule · February 17, 2022, 02:55:56 PM

Well is come down to 2 games left for my beloved BENGALS. Lost a close 1 vs Cortland last Tuesday. Watching Weeks and Grunder ( the 2 best big men in the league) was a pleasure to watch. Grunder has to be 1 of the quicker big men ever ever scene Hopefully this Friday we can slow him down . Gotta believe that Weekes ab grunder are in the running for Allsunyac they are the only 2 players listed in the top 5 in scoring and rebounding (conference only stats>

On a side not, now having the Magicman on these boards is different It just aint the same Magicman...we miss you Ge well!!

BENGALS FOR LIFE!!!

scooterman · February 20, 2022, 07:36:55 AM

Just wondering-- who voted for those ridiculous "Regional Rankings." Oswego St. # 4? They beat the #1 and #2 teams ahead of them and didn't play Utica College. Wow- that is NO RESPECT!!!

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 20, 2022, 01:25:58 PM

Quote from: scooterman on February 20, 2022, 07:36:55 AM
Just wondering-- who voted for those ridiculous "Regional Rankings." Oswego St. # 4? They beat the #1 and #2 teams ahead of them and didn't play Utica College. Wow- that is NO RESPECT!!!

RPI - .826, .541, 3-1
Naz - .870, .506, 4-3
Utica - .864, .498, 4-2
Oswego - .913, .505, 2-1

RPI's SOS is significant enough to put them first. The other three are pretty similar, although the 4 regionally ranked wins will look better than Oswego's 2. Additionally, Naz split with Utica and beat Oswego, plus their regionally ranked wins are better overall. Oswego's two wins aren't significant enough to counter Utica's 4.

Those teams are all very close and likely will be ranked in a different order this week.

scooterman · February 26, 2022, 12:25:06 PM

Well Oneonta is the last team standing in the way of Oswego going to the tourney. I really don't think they will beat them but you never know. I watched the Oneonta-Bport game last night and that was one of the worst officiated games I had seen in a long time. It was very disappointing to see that level of officiating in SUNYAC championships. Both teams played hard and Oneonta came out on top. Congrats and Good Luck to the Dragons.

stlawus · March 04, 2022, 07:58:09 PM

With Mount Union/Swarthmore losing and Oswego rolling I see more evidence that Oswego should have hosted this weekend. I'm sure there will be some "well ACTUALLY" responses by a select few, but Oswego deserved to be hosting.

thebear · March 04, 2022, 08:04:28 PM

Williams is also in that Mt. Union bracket, and they and Oswego are one spot apart in Massey.

Yes, I too thought that Oswego deserved a host, a 2 pt loss in November and a one point road loss in a conference rematch are their only blemishes.

Their facility is large and well lit and maintained, would have been a great host site.

stlawus · March 05, 2022, 09:43:08 PM

Oswego cruised again for an easy victory. Now they get another shot at Marietta in the sweet 16.

magicman · March 07, 2022, 12:11:33 PM

Congratulations to Coach Jason Leone and the Oswego State Lakers.

Maybe their season will last long enough to grab 4 more wins. With a 27-2 record the Lakers are only 3 points from having an undefeated season with just a 1 point loss and a 2 point loss. The only school with a better record than the Lakers is Randolph-Macon College at 29-1. Oswego's 27 wins are a new record for the college.

Friday night will mark 3 years and 3 days since the last time the Lakers were in the Sweet 16. They came up short that night but will have a chance for a little revenge as they lost to Marietta College in that game and get to play them once again. Marietta also comes into Friday's contest with a 27-2 record. Should be a great game.

Marietta is led by Jason Ellis, Lukas Isaly, Tim Kreeger and Mason Lydic, 4 seniors that played in that game against Oswego 3 years ago when they were freshmen. Ellis, Isaly and Kreeger started in that game and scored 13, 10 and 4 points respectively. Now as seniors they are averaging 17.3, 15.3 and 11.8 ppg respectively. Lydic is also starting and averaging 10.8 ppg. So the Lakers will have their work cut out for them. Ellis (75x182), Isaly (68x162) and Lydic (46x107) are all 3 point shooters and all three guys average over 40% from distance. The Pioneers' rotation goes 11 deep.

Marietta may be ranked #2 in the country but the Lakers can win this game. I hope there are a bunch of Laker fans going to the game to give the team some support.

What are the odds that you would play the same team in the Sweet 16 that you played the last time you were there?

Good Luck Oswego....go get em

***Slight correction...Jason Ellis and Tim Kreeger are both 5th year seniors and were sophomore starters, not freshmen, as I mentioned above, the last time Marietta faced Oswego, in March of 2019.

stlawus · March 07, 2022, 08:00:47 PM

The magicman is back!

ronk · March 07, 2022, 08:35:44 PM

Amen - missed his contributions.

stlawus · March 15, 2022, 09:01:04 PM

I'm having a really hard time understanding why Flockerzi was given Region 3 coach of the year over Jason Leone by d3hoops.com. I am not going to be persuaded by the "SUNYAC was down this year" excuse. That's weak.

NABC actually knows what they're doing and voted him coach of the year in the region.

magicman · March 24, 2022, 11:26:17 AM

Quote from: stlawus on March 15, 2022, 09:01:04 PM
I'm having a really hard time understanding why Flockerzi was given Region 3 coach of the year over Jason Leone by d3hoops.com. I am not going to be persuaded by the "SUNYAC was down this year" excuse. That's weak.

NABC actually knows what they're doing and voted him coach of the year in the region.

Plus K. I agree. Coach Leone would get my vote as the top coach in the region and would have been on my short list as a candidate for National Coach of the Year as Oswego State finished the year with a 27-3 record.

Rochester had a decent year but I don't recall any coach getting Regional Coach of the Year honors with an 18-9 won-lost record and a 4th place conference record of 8-6. They had some nice wins but too many losses. Sorry guys at d3hoops....you missed the boat on this one. I realize there are years when a new coach comes along and turns a program around and an 18-9 record might truly merit being worthy of awards, but that's not the case with Rochester this year. Coach Leone's Lakers set a program record for wins and with a little luck could have made the Final Four with an undefeated record. Final ranking is #11 in the country (I had them at #8). I think that's a special year that deserves the top regional honors.