MBB: University Athletic Association

ADL70 · October 02, 2021, 03:41:52 PM

also Brian Hines F&M

WUPHF · October 04, 2021, 09:46:51 AM

Thanks guys.

That certainly bodes well for Case Western and for the league.

nescac1 · October 16, 2021, 12:56:58 PM

Big commitment for Brandeis, Jake Bender, the top ranked player in Rhode Island:

https://twitter.com/jakebender15/status/1449163297958268938?s=21

ADL70 · October 20, 2021, 01:35:23 PM

Another Grad transfer for CWRU this one from D1 Mercer

https://mercerbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mitch-prendergast/7563

CWRU starts the season Oct 30 with an Exhibition with Cleveland State.

WUPHF · October 20, 2021, 03:36:54 PM

Looks like UAA fans will get at least two October games with UChicago playing Hope on October 29, 2021 in an exhibition game.

WUPHF · October 20, 2021, 09:58:45 PM

I had mistakenly understood Lawrence Rowley to be returning for Emory.

Emory loses both Rowley and Davet and their combined 50 minutes, 28 points and 12 rebounds per game. Rowley was the UAA defensive player of the year. Davet was a stretch 4 who at 6-7 shot 50/41/88.

That is lot of talent to lose, though guys like Mason Johnson and Greg Lawrence could certainly play bigger roles.

Emory did pick up JJ Halaby who was an NJCAA All-American as a freshman at the two year Emory-Oxford College but does not appear to have played since.

The roster: https://www.emoryathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/roster

PoppersMacsLive · October 21, 2021, 10:13:14 AM

I was also under that impression—from back in March:

Quote from: WUPHF on March 19, 2021, 12:29:45 AM
You got all that from a reaction to a conversation with Mike Schauer?

In regards to Emory, they have 8 seniors so 5 is substantial, but not enough to keep them out of contention for the UAA.

I heard Rowley, Schner, Stuck, and Williams back with a relatively recent confirmation.

No way Rochester gets picked 5th, but as I said a year ago, they were not going to be a serious threat for the UAA championship in 2020-2021. They went 1-5 against the top 3 teams last season.

Rochester is a good team with a very good coach, but they are down from where they were a few years ago. They are losing a talented point guard, though his back-up looked good in games this season.

Rowley not being back, that's a huge hit. Looking at the Top 25 voter info sheet on top teams, I totally missed that. That helps explain why Emory is 13 in the poll. Knowing this, I'd have them at 8 (not 4, where I originally had them).

Quote from: WUPHF on October 20, 2021, 09:58:45 PM
I had mistakenly understood Lawrence Rowley to be returning for Emory.

Emory loses both Rowley and Davet and their combined 50 minutes, 28 points and 12 rebounds per game. Rowley was the UAA defensive player of the year. Davet was a stretch 4 who at 6-7 shot 50/41/88.

That is lot of talent to lose, though guys like Mason Johnson and Greg Lawrence could certainly play bigger roles.

Emory did pick up JJ Halaby who was an NJCAA All-American as a freshman at the two year Emory-Oxford College but does not appear to have played since.

The roster: https://www.emoryathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/roster

WUPHF · October 21, 2021, 01:08:20 PM

And maybe why Emory received 5 of the 8 first-place vote among the coaches. The league race is going to be fun.

stlawus · October 21, 2021, 03:10:06 PM

UR did get Dan Masino to transfer as a grad student who when healthy was the best point guard in the Liberty League.

WUPHF · October 21, 2021, 03:54:22 PM

That is correct, Dan Masino is listed on the 2021-2022 roster which was posted a few weeks ago: https://uofrathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Greek Tragedy · October 22, 2021, 07:40:42 AM

Quote from: WUPHF on October 21, 2021, 01:08:20 PM
And maybe why Emory received 5 of the 8 first-place vote among the coaches. The league race is going to be fun.

Was there a poll released publicly?

deiscanton · October 22, 2021, 07:59:56 AM

Quote from: Titan Q on September 30, 2021, 01:47:47 PM
UAA MBB preseason poll (as voted on by the coaches):

1. Emory (5), 52
2. WashU (2), 45
3. Brandeis (1), 40
4. Rochester 28
5. CWRU 25
6. Chicago 22
7. Carnegie Mellon 11
8. NYU 9

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on October 22, 2021, 07:40:42 AM
Quote from: WUPHF on October 21, 2021, 01:08:20 PM
And maybe why Emory received 5 of the 8 first-place vote among the coaches. The league race is going to be fun.

Was there a poll released publicly?

Titan Q was privy to get this information, but I do not see this coaches poll on the University Athletic Association website.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · October 22, 2021, 08:12:37 AM

I believe one of the schools shared it on twitter.

Greek Tragedy · October 22, 2021, 09:01:24 AM

Thanks. Obviously I missed that post and I had checked the conference page before posting. I guess I could've just scrolled back a page or two too.

ADL70 · October 31, 2021, 10:49:59 AM

CWRU lost to Cleveland St. yesterday 100-56. It was 41-35 at the half. The three grad transfers Hines, Kornacker, and Prendergrast (or is it -gast? It was -gast on Mercer's site.) all started along with Faller and Frilling. Frilling and Newton lead Spartan scoring with 11 each and lead in boards with 7 each. Both teams appeared to nearly cleared the benches. Spartans only shot FTs 55%, perhaps as a result of playing in a large arena.

https://athletics.case.edu/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20211030qx05v3