MBB: University Athletic Association

[walzy31]

I've heard 2 fan busses since the demand is high. We won't have as many people as Hope (no one does), but we'll make our presence felt at the Civil Center...and at the local watering holes, I can promise you that.

the jeff fan base will be small but supportive! walzy what is the over/under for the number of jeff fans in amherst?

Over Under 215
(see NESCAC forum for breakdown)

[old_hooper]

Just want to give some props to Brandeis on an great season and the seniors who have brought the program to another level.  It is unfortunate that they had Amherst in their sectional and it makes you think what it might have been had they been in UMD situation.  They are as good as any of the other teams in the final four.  Amherst 2nd half was a tremendous defensive effort and they dominated in the paint.  I don't know if I buy into the Hixon quote about Plattsbugh being the 6th man stuff.  Amherst did not put out any less energy on Friday night because they played Richard Stockton.  From the stats, I think the Judges may have used their bench more then the Jeffs for the weekend.  Congrats to Coach Meehan and the Judges for a steller year!

[fpc85]

Just want to give some props to Brandeis on an great season and the seniors who have brought the program to another level.  It is unfortunate that they had Amherst in their sectional and it makes you think what it might have been had they been in UMD situation.  They are as good as any of the other teams in the final four.  Amherst 2nd half was a tremendous defensive effort and they dominated in the paint.  I don't know if I buy into the Hixon quote about Plattsbugh being the 6th man stuff.  Amherst did not put out any less energy on Friday night because they played Richard Stockton.  From the stats, I think the Judges may have used their bench more then the Jeffs for the weekend.  Congrats to Coach Meehan and the Judges for a steller year!

What is the early read on the judges for next year....deluca should replace some of the firepower that is graduating....is hill a senior?

[theBroadcaster]

Just want to give some props to Brandeis on an great season and the seniors who have brought the program to another level.  It is unfortunate that they had Amherst in their sectional and it makes you think what it might have been had they been in UMD situation.  They are as good as any of the other teams in the final four.  Amherst 2nd half was a tremendous defensive effort and they dominated in the paint.  I don't know if I buy into the Hixon quote about Plattsbugh being the 6th man stuff.  Amherst did not put out any less energy on Friday night because they played Richard Stockton.  From the stats, I think the Judges may have used their bench more then the Jeffs for the weekend.  Congrats to Coach Meehan and the Judges for a steller year!

What is the early read on the judges for next year....deluca should replace some of the firepower that is graduating....is hill a senior?

Brandeis is graduating 5 seniors in Hill, Coppens, Graves-Fulgham, Rexhepi, and Saucier... but, DeLuca will be back, and that will make up a tremendous amount of the offense lost.  Plus Hollins and Roberson will now be juniors, and if both work hard on their shooting in the offseason they could be much better.  Plus Olson will now be a senior, and Magee basically turned his Brandeis career around with his defensive play late in the year.  On top of that, the Judges seem to be bringing in a stellar recruiting class, which you can read about here: http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/281/Brandeis-Putting-Together-AllStar-Recruiting-Class.php. This kid Kriskus sounds like he's the next DeLuca, and if DeLuca is back healthy himself, which he hopefully should be, Brandeis could be even better next season.

[Gregory Sager]

Just want to give some props to Brandeis on an great season and the seniors who have brought the program to another level.  It is unfortunate that they had Amherst in their sectional and it makes you think what it might have been had they been in UMD situation.  They are as good as any of the other teams in the final four.

How do you know? Have you seen Hope, Wash U, and/or Ursinus?

[hopefan]

I stopped by Wash U yesterday afternoon to pick up my tickets for Salem - went on downstairs to wish Coach Edwards good luck, and was pleased to see Sean Wallis out on the floor running sprints up and down the court under a trainer's supervision - with no noticeable limp - Great to see

[fpc85]

Just want to give some props to Brandeis on an great season and the seniors who have brought the program to another level.  It is unfortunate that they had Amherst in their sectional and it makes you think what it might have been had they been in UMD situation.  They are as good as any of the other teams in the final four.  Amherst 2nd half was a tremendous defensive effort and they dominated in the paint.  I don't know if I buy into the Hixon quote about Plattsbugh being the 6th man stuff.  Amherst did not put out any less energy on Friday night because they played Richard Stockton.  From the stats, I think the Judges may have used their bench more then the Jeffs for the weekend.  Congrats to Coach Meehan and the Judges for a steller year!

What is the early read on the judges for next year....deluca should replace some of the firepower that is graduating....is hill a senior?

Brandeis is graduating 5 seniors in Hill, Coppens, Graves-Fulgham, Rexhepi, and Saucier... but, DeLuca will be back, and that will make up a tremendous amount of the offense lost.  Plus Hollins and Roberson will now be juniors, and if both work hard on their shooting in the offseason they could be much better.  Plus Olson will now be a senior, and Magee basically turned his Brandeis career around with his defensive play late in the year.  On top of that, the Judges seem to be bringing in a stellar recruiting class, which you can read about here: http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/281/Brandeis-Putting-Together-AllStar-Recruiting-Class.php. This kid Kriskus sounds like he's the next DeLuca, and if DeLuca is back healthy himself, which he hopefully should be, Brandeis could be even better next season.

wow...lot's of size in the incoming class...will they pay right away. if so, that is a mixed blessing...can they survive the growing pains.they and amherst may battle for the tops in the region. the jeffs have loads of talent on the bench just waiting for the opportunity contribute during games. in addition, i am sure hixon is bringing a great class of recruits to replenish the loss of the class of '08.

[Hugenerd]

Just want to give some props to Brandeis on an great season and the seniors who have brought the program to another level.  It is unfortunate that they had Amherst in their sectional and it makes you think what it might have been had they been in UMD situation.  They are as good as any of the other teams in the final four.  Amherst 2nd half was a tremendous defensive effort and they dominated in the paint.  I don't know if I buy into the Hixon quote about Plattsbugh being the 6th man stuff.  Amherst did not put out any less energy on Friday night because they played Richard Stockton.  From the stats, I think the Judges may have used their bench more then the Jeffs for the weekend.  Congrats to Coach Meehan and the Judges for a steller year!

What is the early read on the judges for next year....deluca should replace some of the firepower that is graduating....is hill a senior?

Brandeis is graduating 5 seniors in Hill, Coppens, Graves-Fulgham, Rexhepi, and Saucier... but, DeLuca will be back, and that will make up a tremendous amount of the offense lost.  Plus Hollins and Roberson will now be juniors, and if both work hard on their shooting in the offseason they could be much better.  Plus Olson will now be a senior, and Magee basically turned his Brandeis career around with his defensive play late in the year.  On top of that, the Judges seem to be bringing in a stellar recruiting class, which you can read about here: http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/281/Brandeis-Putting-Together-AllStar-Recruiting-Class.php. This kid Kriskus sounds like he's the next DeLuca, and if DeLuca is back healthy himself, which he hopefully should be, Brandeis could be even better next season.

wow...lot's of size in the incoming class...will they pay right away. if so, that is a mixed blessing...can they survive the growing pains.they and amherst may battle for the tops in the region. the jeffs have loads of talent on the bench just waiting for the opportunity contribute during games. in addition, i am sure hixon is bringing a great class of recruits to replenish the loss of the class of '08.

Here is the full list of recruits that are ranked and the schools they have committed to. I dont see any commitments yet to Amherst.

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/prospects/

Brandeis sounds like they are bringing in a great class. They have two top 150 recruits, and 3 top 400 recruits in new england (meaning 1 more recruit from 150-400).  After Kriskus, though, the next highest player I saw rated for the 2008 class going to a d3 school was 6'10" Ted Eby, who will be attending MIT (MIT has 2 top 300 new england recruits coming in, committed so far).  MIT also returns pretty much all of their top players.  I know they finished with a bad record, but they were within one possession of beating Amherst on the road last year before all the injuries.  They have a chance of making a dent in the NEWMAC and the northeast.

[walzy31]

Here is the full list of recruits that are ranked and the schools they have committed to. I dont see any commitments yet to Amherst.

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/prospects/

Amherst's current 8-man rotation and the states they hail from:
Olson (California)
Walters (Michigan)
Baskauskas (California)
Jones (New Jersey)
Hopkins (New York)
Goldsmith (New Jersey)
Wheeler (Minnesota)
Meehan (Connecticut)

Your New England Recruiting link only shows players from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island.

Amherst 2012 recruits that are coming:
David Waller (Florida)
David Zaitz (New York)
I think there is one more

[Hugenerd]

Here is the full list of recruits that are ranked and the schools they have committed to. I dont see any commitments yet to Amherst.

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/prospects/

Amherst's current 8-man rotation and the states they hail from:
Olson (California)
Walters (Michigan)
Baskauskas (California)
Jones (New Jersey)
Hopkins (New York)
Goldsmith (New Jersey)
Wheeler (Minnesota)
Meehan (Connecticut)

Your New England Recruiting link only shows players from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island.

Amherst 2012 recruits that are coming:
David Waller (Florida)
David Zaitz (New York)
I think there is one more

I know that it is only from the new england region, I state that in my post.  All I meant was that Amherst doesnt have any recruits that have committed yet that are listed on that site.

[jagluski]

Here is the full list of recruits that are ranked and the schools they have committed to. I dont see any commitments yet to Amherst.

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/prospects/

Amherst's current 8-man rotation and the states they hail from:
Olson (California)
Walters (Michigan)
Baskauskas (California)
Jones (New Jersey)
Hopkins (New York)
Goldsmith (New Jersey)
Wheeler (Minnesota)
Meehan (Connecticut)

Your New England Recruiting link only shows players from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island.

Amherst 2012 recruits that are coming:
David Waller (Florida)
David Zaitz (New York)
I think there is one more

I know that it is only from the new england region, I state that in my post.  All I meant was that Amherst doesnt have any recruits that have committed yet that are listed on that site.

And we're discussing Amherst's recruits on the UAA Board, why?

[Hugenerd]

Originally, we were discussing Brandeis' recruits and then we started discussing new england recruiting in general.

[Pat Coleman]

I dont see any commitments yet to Amherst.

Amazing what one stray sentence can turn into.

[Greek Tragedy]

I'm sure I'm a little late on this, but I was going through boxscores for the fantasy teams and I saw that Washington U actually had less at their game on Saturday (1093) than they did for their Sweet 16 game on Friday (1183)...that's interesting.  I looked up their average attendence and it sits a little over 900.  The gym holds 3000, according to this site.  I can't really say, "where was everyone" since they did get over their average, but it's tourney time!!!  Any thoughts?

[ILive4This]

Millsaps fans didnt make the trip and BV fans did?