MBB: University Athletic Association

[Hoop Dreams]

Chicago was 14-for-24 (58.3%) from distance.

Freshman Jake Pancratz came off the bench to score 17 points in only 21 minutes -- his first double-digit effort in the collegiate ranks.

Pancratz comes from a great basketball family.  His father played at DePaul, his brother Zach hoops for Northern Illinois, and his brother Mark scored 21 points in Schaumburg's upset over Eddy Curry and Thornwood in the 2001 IHSA title game.

Jake will be one to watch at Chicago over the next four years.

[hugenerd]

Rochester blasted St. John Fisher by 29 points tonight, surprising because they lost to them only 1 month ago.  This is only St. John Fisher's 2nd loss of the season.  The UAA looks like they are getting stronger and stronger at the top (and by top I mean top 5 or so).

[Hoop Dreams]

Troy Ruths ate up Case inside tonight: 25 pts on 10-14 from the floor. 

Once again the Bears buried their opponents early, jumping out to a 19-4 lead.

[deiscanton]

Well, as Hugenerd noted in his last posting....

JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Tournament update

Recap of Friday's Men's Semifinals (played at Roberts Wesleyan)

(#3 seed) Rochester def. (#2 seed) St. John Fisher, 82-53
(#4 seed) SUNY-Geneseo def. (#1 seed) SUNY-Brockport, 84-73

Men's Championship game at Roberts Wesleyan is tonight at 8 PM Eastern

Rochester v. SUNY-Geneseo

Webcast of the game is at http://www.wysl1040.com

J.C. DeLass with the call.

[hugenerd]

You guys should check out the Brandeis-NYU boxscore.  Brandeis held Boone to a single field goal attempt in 30 minutes of pt today.  That is ridiculous.  DeLuca led all scorers with 26 (he was the only one on his team with double figures).  Big win for Brandeis.

http://my.brandeis.edu/athletics/one-game?group_id=1385&item_id=486625#GAME.BOX

[hugenerd]

UR destroys Geneseo 80-53 tonight, they led 39-13 at the half.  UR shot 68% from the field and 58% from 3. MVP of the tourney is Mike Chmielowiec, with Jeff Juron and Jon Onyiriuka making the first team.

Box Score:
http://knights.geneseo.edu/mbball/mbgame12.htm

[deiscanton]

My comments on yesterday's game--

So far, yesterday's game was the best defensive game that the Brandeis men have played all year.  Boone's stat line for NYU yesterday speaks for itself, but also worthy of mentioning is that Michael DeCorso did not hit a "3" for the whole game (Matt Basford hit the only NYU trey), and while Daniel Falcon scored 14 points for the game, he scored 10 of those 14 in the first half.

I feel that every Brandeis player who played in yesterday's game played quality minutes, even if the stat line didn't show it.

PS-- I would hate to see what the "true" over/under line will be on the stat line for Jason Boone in the rematch at NYU on NYU's "Senior Day."  I predict the over/under on Boone's stat line on "NYU Senior Day" at Coles will be 20 pts., 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 "monster dunks."   

[Marty Peretz]

I'll take the under in every category. Kid is flat-out overrated. In other news, Wash U wins again today, albeit in somewhat of a squeaker at Emory, 78-73. They are now undefeated in league play at 3-0 heading into a crucial 4 game stretch at home. Carnegie and Rochester next weekend with Brandeis and NYU the following. I think 7 league games in we may have a very good idea of who is taking the league title. Assuming WashU can stay out of foul trouble, I have no doubt they will remain the team to beat.

[Rhodes Scholar]

I'll take the under in every category. Kid is flat-out overrated. In other news, Wash U wins again today, albeit in somewhat of a squeaker at Emory, 78-73. They are now undefeated in league play at 3-0 heading into a crucial 4 game stretch at home. Carnegie and Rochester next weekend with Brandeis and NYU the following. I think 7 league games in we may have a very good idea of who is taking the league title. Assuming WashU can stay out of foul trouble, I have no doubt they will remain the team to beat.

Two questions:

1) Why do you think Jason Boone is overrated?
2) Are you the editor in chief of The New Republic?

[deiscanton]

I'll take the under in every category. Kid is flat-out overrated. In other news, Wash U wins again today, albeit in somewhat of a squeaker at Emory, 78-73. They are now undefeated in league play at 3-0 heading into a crucial 4 game stretch at home. Carnegie and Rochester next weekend with Brandeis and NYU the following. I think 7 league games in we may have a very good idea of who is taking the league title. Assuming WashU can stay out of foul trouble, I have no doubt they will remain the team to beat.

You think that Jason Boone is overrated?  Check out this article from the NCAA from the summer of 2005 when he became the first ever DIII men's basketball player to play on an NIT All-Star team.  The article is located at:

http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/story/8642807

I've also seen Jason Boone burn Brandeis in the past with "thunder dunks" at Coles Center on my previous trips to support the Judges at NYU.  I was not kidding when I put up that "fantasy" stat line, because if Brandeis is not careful in the rematch, that stat line could easily be a reality.

PS-- kudos to Wash U for the wins at Chicago and Emory.  The Wash U men's basketball team has now become the team to beat.

[hugenerd]

In true CMU inconsistent fashion (see losses to Case Western, etc. last year), CMU drops a one point decision to 8-7 Lycoming.

[Rhodes Scholar]

NYU crushed Hunter, 94-59, tonight at Coles. This one was never close. NYU had too much size and took advantage of it on both ends of the court. The Violet's big men scored frequently in the paint and intimidated Hunter's shooters throughout the contest. NYU led 38-20 at the half and the Hawks failed to make any kind of run in the second half.

The high scorers for the Violets were Mike DeCorso with 19 points and Jason Boone with 15. Chris Bernard and Chris Garrick paced the Hawks with 12 points each.

[deiscanton]

NYU crushed Hunter, 94-59, tonight at Coles. This one was never close. NYU had too much size and took advantage of it on both ends of the court. The Violet's big men scored frequently in the paint and intimidated Hunter's shooters throughout the contest. NYU led 38-20 at the half and the Hawks failed to make any kind of run in the second half.

The high scorers for the Violets were Mike DeCorso with 19 points and Jason Boone with 15. Chris Bernard and Chris Garrick paced the Hawks with 12 points each.

I listened to the webcast of that game last night courtesy of WNYU-- NYU student Rachel Steinberg with the call of that game.    Jason Boone had at least 3 "power dunks" in the first half-- 1 2-handed jam, and 2 1-handed jams.  I then lost count after that....

[Rhodes Scholar]

I listened to the webcast of that game last night courtesy of WNYU-- NYU student Rachel Steinberg with the call of that game.    Jason Boone had at least 3 "power dunks" in the first half-- 1 2-handed jam, and 2 1-handed jams.  I then lost count after that....

Boone did have quite a few dunks in the game. Most of them, by the way, were in traffic, which is a rather rare occurrence in D3 games. Boone, Falcon and DeCorso overpowered Hunter's frontline throughout the contest.

[deiscanton]

Internet coverage of UAA Men's Basketball action

Weekend of January 19-21, 2007

Friday, January 19, 2007

1.)  Case at Brandeis

Tip time 8 PM Eastern

WHK Radio in Cleveland is travelling with the Spartans this weekend.

Case feed:  http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/broadcast
Brandeis feed:  http://www.wbrs.org

2.)  Emory at NYU

Tip time 8 PM Eastern

Game can be heard on the Teamline service-- http://www.teamline.cc
Team code:  1059

3.)  Rochester at Wash U

Tip time 8 PM Central/9 PM Eastern

Rochester feed:  http://www.wysl1040.com
Wash U feed:  http://www.kwur.com

4.)  Carnegie Mellon at Chicago

Tip time 8 PM Central/9 PM Eastern

Game can be heard on the Teamline service-- Team code 3979

Live stats also available through a link on the Chicago Athletics home page at http://athletics.uchicago.edu

Sunday, January 21, 2007

1.)  Emory at Brandeis-- Tip time Noon Eastern

Game can be heard at http://www.wbrs.org

2.)  Case at NYU-- Tip time Noon Eastern

Case feed: http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/broadcast
NYU feed:  http://www.wnyu.org

3.)  Rochester at Chicago-- Tip time Noon Central/1 PM Eastern

Rochester feed:  http://www.wysl1040.com
Chicago feed is on the Teamline service-- Team code 3979
Live stats also available-- see Friday's instructions for details.

4.)  Carnegie Mellon at Wash U-- Tip time Noon Central/1 PM Eastern

Game can be heard at http://www.kwur.com