MBB: University Athletic Association

[Gregory Sager]

+1 for being the first d3boards.com member ever to publicly admit to smiting another poster.

I recall that a while back you publicly stated that you were smiting me over something.

I don't applaud or smite, but I actually considered applauding you back then for the same reason that you just applauded Allen.

[WUPHF]

I recall that a while back you publicly stated that you were smiting me over something.

+1 Oh my God, I completely forgot about that, but that is true.  I am not sure if I hit the button or not, but if I did, I thought I made it clear that was in jest which maybe makes it better, lol.

[WUPHF]

By the way, I just hit 107 on the smite-o-meter which means I officially picked up 40 smites since the start of basketball season.

[WUPHF]

Yes, the UAA would be a multi-bid league and being that it sits in multi regions, determining who gets the AQ could be important. It could be the difference between a team in one region sitting behind others ahead of them for at-large bids ... or being automatically in the tourney and not worrying about it. It actually could impact in a way how many bids the league gets.

That is really interesting and not something I had thought of.

I think I am more convinced that you are right about revised policies coming from the UAA, but we shall see.

[Gregory Sager]

By the way, I just hit 107 on the smite-o-meter which means I officially picked up 40 smites since the start of basketball season.

If I've learned one thing over the past two years, it's that pandemics bring out the grouch in people.

[Gregory Sager]

Yes, the UAA would be a multi-bid league and being that it sits in multi regions, determining who gets the AQ could be important. It could be the difference between a team in one region sitting behind others ahead of them for at-large bids ... or being automatically in the tourney and not worrying about it. It actually could impact in a way how many bids the league gets.

That is really interesting and not something I had thought of.

It's fascinating to think about the Covid policy of one lone school that probably won't make the tournament spreading out like ripples in a pond to affect the tournament's selection process and bracket seeding. It's an ironic twist; Brandeis tries not to spread the disease, and in doing so spreads unforeseen alterations-by-cancellation throughout the national Pool C process.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Yes, the UAA would be a multi-bid league and being that it sits in multi regions, determining who gets the AQ could be important. It could be the difference between a team in one region sitting behind others ahead of them for at-large bids ... or being automatically in the tourney and not worrying about it. It actually could impact in a way how many bids the league gets.

That is really interesting and not something I had thought of.

It's fascinating to think about the Covid policy of one lone school that probably won't make the tournament spreading out like ripples in a pond to affect the tournament's selection process and bracket seeding. It's an ironic twist; Brandeis tries not to spread the disease, and in doing so spreads unforeseen alterations-by-cancellation throughout the national Pool C process.

And if they had spread the virus, than they still would have impacted things as you described as other teams likely called off games.

[deiscanton]

Brandeis schedule update--

The non-conference game between Bates and Brandeis in men's basketball that was originally scheduled for January 3, 2022, and then rescheduled to February 16, 2022, is now cancelled and will not be made up.

This schedule change is most likely a result of the NESCAC men's basketball tournament now open to all 11 NESCAC men's basketball teams with the tournament starting on Friday, February 18, 2022 with opening round action.

Schedule:  brandeisjudges.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/schedule

[deiscanton]

Congratulations to Matthew Schner of Emory and R.J. Holmes of Carnegie Mellon on being selected as UAA Athletes of the Week in men's basketball for games played January 28-30, 2002.

Emory press release:  emoryathletics.com/general/2021-22/releases/20220201e93hfq

Carnegie Mellon press release:  athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20220201eu5v96

[WUPHF]

As I said earlier in the season, RJ Holmes is a complete stud and has run away with the sophomore of the year accolade and a first-team honor.  I think that was obvious in the few games Carnegie Mellon played last year.  He looks like a guy with all-American potential.

As for the race to the UAA championship, the HCAC has announced a policy change whereas they will use a computer ranking to determine the regular season champion and tournament seeding.

At least I think that is what I read today.

The GLVC uses a computer ranking every season so this is not that extraordinary.

I think that might be something for the UAA to consider.

[deiscanton]

Updated Brandeis spectator policy for home events in February:

1.)  All Brandeis students, faculty, and staff on campus are welcome to attend all indoor home athletic events provided that they have a green campus passport.  The green campus passport indicates that they have gotten a negative result on their regularly scheduled and submitted PCR tests.

2.)  Families of athletes and coaches on both home and visiting teams are welcome at Auerbach Arena/Gosman Center provided that they are listed on the guest list of each respective team.   No other external spectators are allowed to attend contests in person.

3.)  All people on the guest list must complete an on-line Brandeis Daily Health Assessment on the day of the contest prior to arrival on the Brandeis campus.

4.)  All people on the guest list are strongly encouraged (but not required) to take a rapid antigen test on the day of the contest and only attend the game if they get a negative result on the antigen test.

5.)  All spectators in Auerbach Arena/Gosman Center must wear surgical, N95, KN95, or KF94 masks in the building at all times.  Cloth masks are not permitted.

This policy is also in effect for home fencing and indoor tennis contests held on the Brandeis campus as well as basketball.

Also, Brandeis has officially announced that the Brandeis men's basketball team will play at NYU on Friday, February 25, at the Brooklyn Athletic Facility and that the NYU men's basketball team will play at Brandeis on Sunday, Feb. 27.   The Brandeis at NYU women's basketball game will be played on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 PM at the Daniel Lynch '38 Gymnasium at "the Pope" on the St. Francis College campus in Brooklyn Heights, NY. the Brooklyn Athletic Facility on the NYU Tandon campus as well since the St. Francis Terriers have a home NEC game scheduled vs Merrimack at "the Pope" at the exact same time.

Brandeis winter schedule and policy updates, February 1

[WUPHF]

I think WUSTL will have a similar policy by the weekend based on what I am hearing though I have not heard anything official.

[blue_jays]

As predicted, the WashU at UChicago game has been rescheduled for the last week. Thursday, Feb. 24 at 6 PM.

[deiscanton]

As predicted, the WashU at UChicago game has been rescheduled for the last week. Thursday, Feb. 24 at 6 PM.

I see the schedule change for the Wash U at Chicago game posted on the UAA schedule site as well.  (6 PM Central/7 PM Eastern for the Wash U at Chicago game-- UAA schedule lists the start times as times in the Eastern time zone for purposes of people attempting to watch the games on live stream.)

Brandeis has also rescheduled their January 14, 2022 postponed game vs Carnegie Mellon.  That game will no longer be played at Auerbach Arena in Waltham, MA and will now be played at Wiegand Gym in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 with a scheduled tip of 5 PM Eastern.  (I wonder if Brandeis is bussing to Pittsburgh and back for that game, or whether or not it will be a Tuesday morning and a Wednesday evening flight to and from Logan Airport.)

(2:48 PM Eastern Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 addendum-- Or it could be a flight or bus to Pittsburgh for the Feb. 23 game, and then a bus Thursday, Feb. 24 from Pittsburgh to New York for Friday's Feb. 25 game at NYU before returning by bus to Waltham, MA for Sunday Feb. 27's 2nd game of the weekend vs NYU.  As long as the travel is set....)

All that remains now is the postponed January 16, 2022 game vs Case Western Reserve, and whether or not that game will be rescheduled, even if Brandeis would have to travel for a second trip to Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland to do it.  Thanks to NESCAC changing the format of their men's basketball tournament, the Wednesday February 16, 2022 date has opened up for that game to be rescheduled for Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland if it has to be played there.  I am not sure that either Wednesday, Feb. 9 or Thursday, Feb. 10 would also potentially be available for a rescheduled second game in Cleveland so that Brandeis could go from Cleveland to Pittsburgh and back to Cleveland.  At least we do not have that dreaded 4 UAA road games in 5 days scenario for the Judges.

Updated UAA men's basketball schedule:  uaasports.info/sports/mbkb/2021-22/schedule

[WUPHF]

As predicted, the WashU at UChicago game has been rescheduled for the last week. Thursday, Feb. 24 at 6 PM.

I really thought they would adjust both games and do a Friday-Sunday, but this is good too.

WUSTL did announce today that they will allow current faculty, staff and students in the gym.  Families of student athletes as well.  Every school is landing on different policies.