MBB: University Athletic Association

[Gregory Sager]

Willliams had a 17-7-5 afternoon against Hampden-Sydney, with a pair of steals to boot, and shot a tidy 6-11 from the field in that game, so it seems a bit unfair to pin the loss on him. He did turn the ball over five times, but he was hardly the only Eagle who merits a perp walk for careless ballhandling in that game, as Gebereal Baitey also turned it over five times and Beau Bommarito coughed it up thrice. Emory turned it over 21 times as a team that day, which is high, but it's not the season high for the Eagles. On January 19 they turned it over 23 times in a 73-68 win over NYU (another team that is no great shakes this season), with Whit Rapp committing five of those turnovers.

I didn't see the Emory @ Hampden-Sydney game, but the box score leads me to think that it's a loss best chalked up to just being one of those things ... especially since it came early in the season on HSC's home floor.

[Riley056]

Can Emory afford to lose 1 more and get in?

Does it matter who the loss is to? Lose to Rochester and maybe its okay - lose to any other team on their schedule and not good?

The win vs. Illinois Wesleyan helps a lot

[y_jack_lok]

Willliams had a 17-7-5 afternoon against Hampden-Sydney, with a pair of steals to boot, and shot a tidy 6-11 from the field in that game, so it seems a bit unfair to pin the loss on him. He did turn the ball over five times, but he was hardly the only Eagle who merits a perp walk for careless ballhandling in that game, as Gebereal Baitey also turned it over five times and Beau Bommarito coughed it up thrice. Emory turned it over 21 times as a team that day, which is high, but it's not the season high for the Eagles. On January 19 they turned it over 23 times in a 73-68 win over NYU (another team that is no great shakes this season), with Whit Rapp committing five of those turnovers.

I didn't see the Emory @ Hampden-Sydney game, but the box score leads me to think that it's a loss best chalked up to just being one of those things ... especially since it came early in the season on HSC's home floor.

Thanks for checking those details, which I had not done. In my defense, I did say that perhaps Williams starting in place of Rapp "is at least a partial explanation". But based on your post I retract that. Seems like Williams had little to do with the loss and that the better explanation is yours -- just one of those things.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The big game is over, so now it's time to focus only on basketball. Division III basketball to be exact.

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[deiscanton]

Wrong spelling, d-mac.

It's Mark Edwards of Wash U.

[WUPHF]

I watched the second half of the Hampden-Sydney game. 

The Tigers had one of those days in which they could not miss.

Emory has played some great games.  Again, the game against Lipscomb in which they were in it until the end.  They have also had to close out tough games against so-so Berry, Birmingham Southern, Carnegie Mellon. 

They just could not close out the Hampden-Sydney.

I definitely think Whitt Rapp is the go-to point guard, and I am just a basketball novice as say, but I watched what Rochester did for the last two seasons and I think dang, Rapp, Baitey and Williams needs to watch that tape.

[WUPHF]

A few more random thoughts...

It looks like Ryan Jacobsen got the start for Chicago on Sunday, but was charged with zero minutes played.  Jacobsen has been oddly quiet in some games, but has come up big in others.  This would be a tough loss for a Maroons team that certainly hopes to finish the season with a 4-5 or 5-5 record.

Speaking of tough losses...Ross Udine did not play this weekend.  Udine is a four-year starter is just behind Rapp in career assists.  This is a devastating loss.

In regards to Emory and their at-large prospects, if you do not get an answer, ask over in the Pool C thread.  Drew Pasteur had them as strong contenders even after the loss yesterday.

Emory will have to travel for three of their final five games including a road game against Case Western Reserve who they destroyed last time.  But the Spartans have rattled off five straight wins.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Spelling mistake was one typo that I had in my original work, didn't notice it, and then copied it far too many times.

We fixed it where we needed, but I can't get to it all. WE know it is MarK... not MarC... but my fingers were ahead of my brain, apparently.

[deiscanton]

Congrats to TJ Duckett of Case Western Reserve University on being named to the D3Hoops.com Team of the Week for Feb. 5, 2018.

[deiscanton]

UAA teams in D3Hoops.com Men's Top 25-- Week 10

#2-- Wash U-- 596 pts
#13-- Emory-- 269 pts

Whitman still unanimous #1.

[deiscanton]

UAA Rookie update

Through games of Feb. 4

Overall

Scoring

1.). Romin Williams, Emory-- 16.0 ppg, 27.3 points per 40.
2.). Jack Nolan, Wash U-- 11.9 ppg, 22.5 points per 40.
3.). Ignas Masiulionis, Case-- 10.6 ppg, 18.9 points per 40
3.). Lawrence Sabir, Brandeis-- 10.6 ppg, 15.3 points per 40
5.). Chandler Jones, Brandeis-- 8.9 ppg, 13.2 points per 40

Rebounding

1.). Chandler Jones, Brandeis-- 4.8 RPG
2.). Lawrence Sabir, Brandeis-- 4.2 RPG
3.). Bobby Hawkinson, NYU-- 3.8 RPG
4.). Matt Davet, Emory-- 3.2 RPG
5.). Ignas Masiulionis, Case-- 3.0 RPG

Assists

1.). Lawrence Sabir, Brandeis-- 4.1 APG
2.). Romin Williams, Emory-- 3.0 APG
3.). Zach Watson, Carnegie Mellon-- 2.0 APG
4.). Antonio Ionadi, Case-- 1.9 APG
5.). Chandler Jones, Brandeis-- 1.8 APG

Steals

1.). Lawrence Sabir, Brandeis-- 1.4 spg
2.). Romin Williams, Emory-- 1.3 spg

Blocks

No rookie with 1 or more blocked shots per game

Honorable Mention:  Bobby Hawkinson, NYU-- 10 blocks in 19 games overall, 4 blocks in 9 UAA games.

[deiscanton]

KnightSlappy's unofficial SOS calculations of UAA Men's teams

Teams listed in order of KnightSlappy's current unofficial RPI rankings

Info as of Feb. 5

1.). Wash U-- .569 SOS, .556 NCSOS
2.). Emory-- .548 SOS, .535 NCSOS
3.). Rochester-- .568 SOS, .575 NCSOS
4.). Case-- .525 SOS, .511 NCSOS
5.). Chicago-- .562 SOS, .529 NCSOS
6.). Carnegie Mellon-- .571 SOS, .605 NCSOS
7.). NYU-- .473 SOS, .413 NCSOS

Note:  Brandeis is not in the top 40 in the Northeast by RPI, so no SOS number given for Brandeis.

Further note: RPI is not used for official regional rankings in DIII.

[deiscanton]

UAA Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week--

TJ Duckett, Case Western Reserve University (Case)

Hoopdirt.com DIII Men's Basketball Coach of the Week--

Todd McGuiness, Case Western Reserve University

[deiscanton]

Wash U Game preview-- Matchdays 10 and 11

No. 2 Wash U Heads East to Take On Brandeis, NYU

[WUPHF]

UAA Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week--

TJ Duckett, Case Western Reserve University (Case)

This is a nice honor for one of my favorite players in the league. 

It is a shame that only one player from the senior class returned this season, but it gives them an opportunity to build for the long haul.