MBB: University Athletic Association

[deiscanton]

The 2021-22 All UAA Men's Basketball honors have been announced.

Congratulations to the honorees.

Player of the Year:  Matthew Schner, Emory

Defensive Player of the Year:  Charlie Jacob, Wash U

Rookie of the Year:  Hayden Doyle, Wash U

Sophomore Rookie of the Year:  R.J. Holmes, Carnegie Mellon

Coaching Staff of the Year:  Emory University (Head coach Jason Zimmerman).

First Team All UAA

1.)  Brian Amabilino Perez-- Rochester
2.)  Justin Hardy-- Wash U
3.)  Bobby Hawkinson-- NYU
4.)  Jack Nolan-- Wash U
5.)  Mitch Prendergast-- Case Western Reserve
6.)  Matthew Schner-- Emory
7.)  Nick Stuck-- Emory

Second Team All UAA

1.)  Brandon Beckman-- Chicago
2.)  Tommy Eastman-- Brandeis  (Note:  With that honor, Tommy Eastman has been named all Conference or all Association in three separate leagues in his college career.  He was named Second Team All SUNYAC in the 2017-18 season at SUNY-Geneseo, and he was also named Second Team All NESCAC in the 2019-20 season at Middlebury.)
3.)  Cole Frilling-- Case Western Reserve
4.)  Ross Gang-- Rochester
5.)  R.J. Holmes-- Carnegie Mellon
6.)  Charlie Jacob-- Wash U
7.)  Zach Munson-- Chicago
8.)  Collin Sawyer-- Brandeis

Honorable Mention

Nolan Hagerty-- Brandeis; Bryce Hopkins-- Chicago; Trent Noordsij-- Rochester; Hayden Doyle-- Wash U.

News release:  UAA Announces Men's Basketball All-Association Team; Matthew Schner of Emory Repeats as Player of the Year

[WUPHF]

The Cleveland newspaper has a story on Case Western Reserve that offers details on how the team added transfers and more.  Also, this line, lol:

"The Oshkosh gym holds about 6,000 fans (actually 5,600)," McGuinness said. "They told us that we can only have 600 tickets for our fans. I mentioned we sometimes didn't get 600 for our homes games, so that should be fine."

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2022/03/on-to-oshkosh-record-setting-case-western-reserve-team-still-has-tests-to-pass-terry-pluto.html

[Greek Tragedy]

I believe in the past, Kolf used to host Oshkosh West vs Oshkosh North high school boy's basketball games, usually to full houses.

[ADL70]

All four UAA tams advance, but face significant second-round challenges.

Rochester V #2 Marietta
CWRU v #3 Oshkosh
#12 Emory v #15 Wabash
WashU v #18 Wheaton

[deiscanton]

Congratulations to the Case Western Reserve Spartans on not only being the sole survivor of the UAA men in the second round this season, but on also becoming the first CWRU basketball team (men or women) to successfully advance to the Sweet 16.

In 2002, the CWRU women, under then head coach (now Smith athletic director) Kristen Hughes, finished at 20-7 after being knocked out in the second round of the NCAA DIII women's basketball tournament by St. Lawrence (coached by a young G.P. Gromacki).  That year, CWRU defeated Mt. St. Mary in the first round in Newburgh, NY, before heading to Canton, NY for second round action in a field of 50 teams. (St. Lawrence had a first round bye that year, and advanced to the national championship game before losing to Stevens Point.)

[DagarmanSpartan]

Upset of the year.

I guess this is why they call it "March Madness!"

[deiscanton]

Horsburgh Gym is one of the four sectional round hosting sites, and I expect that Ron Jantz will be doing PxP commentary for the sectional this upcoming weekend. 

An unexpected, but welcome, turn of events.  I am looking forward to watching the action to see if CWRU can make it all the way to Fort Wayne.

[ADL70]

CWRU hosts because then only UMHB has to fly?

[scottiedawg]

CWRU hosts because then only UMHB has to fly?

I would think on merit hosting order would be Elmhurst, Case, Calvin?  So if Elmhurst didn't put into host, then you go to Case. Pretty sure any of Elmhurst, Case, Calvin--require just the lone MHB flight.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

It's likely Elmhurst had a facility conflict.  I've heard from people who were there this weekend it was talked about that they couldn't host the second weekend, even before the second round games were underway.

[Gregory Sager]

It's likely Elmhurst had a facility conflict.  I've heard from people who were there this weekend it was talked about that they couldn't host the second weekend, even before the second round games were underway.

More likely a staffing conflict than a facility conflict. Elmhurst is hosting a softball doubleheader next Saturday -- EU plays softball in a public park that is well off campus -- and a men's lacrosse game on campus. Those two events, one of which isn't even on campus, will tax EU's human resource capacity in terms of game management as it is.

[ADL70]

Story on CWRU https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2022/03/case-westerns-amazing-run-memory-of-a-deceased-father-and-a-local-kid-delivers-terry-pluto.html

[deiscanton]

Rochester men's basketball announced yesterday, through a tweet, that there will be a UAA vs NESCAC Crossover Challenge in Men's Basketball with the first one taking place in December. 

Participating teams from the UAA-- Brandeis, Rochester, Emory, Carnegie Mellon

Participating teams from NESCAC-- Bowdoin, Bates, Colby, Middlebury

Given the teams that NESCAC is putting up, I would favor the UAA winning the first edition.  It all depends on the team lineups next season, though-- how many transfers and grad transfers come into the UAA next season, if any, to fill in for people who have finished their NCAA athletic eligiblity will be a factor.

[WUPHF]

Story on CWRU https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2022/03/case-westerns-amazing-run-memory-of-a-deceased-father-and-a-local-kid-delivers-terry-pluto.html

This is a great story.

I always liked Ryan Newton as a player and he was huge in that game against Oshkosh.

It is so wild to look at the roster as currently conceived.  They really are playing with only three guys who played substantial minutes in 2019-2020 and almost everyone else is a sophomore or transfer.  Has any other team in Division III done more with transfers than Case Western Reserve?  Is anyone even close?

The Spartans roster going in to next season is going to be Cole Frilling and guys that most fans have never heard of though obviously, they are getting good contributions from two sophomores.  Is it possible that McGuiness will bring in more transfers?  Not that it matters now.  The Spartans have games to win.

[WUPHF]

At some point, I'll try to go through the rosters and project out to next season. 

The UAA is losing so many good players this season. 

They always do, though I think it seems like more given the relative strength of the league overall.