MBB: Southern Athletic Association

pbrooks3 · February 22, 2013, 06:41:15 PM

Rhodes shoots 4-20 in the 1st half and finds itself trailing by 19 (33-14) at the half.

pbrooks3 · February 22, 2013, 07:48:14 PM

Quote from: pbrooks3 on February 22, 2013, 06:41:15 PM
Rhodes shoots 4-20 in the 1st half and finds itself trailing by 19 (33-14) at the half.

Millsaps pulls the upset of the tournament so far - 62-58.

pbrooks3 · February 23, 2013, 10:48:48 AM

Centre hosts Oglethorpe with Millsaps - Birmingham Southern to follow tonight. Who will win? Think Oglethorpe is the true sleeper here. They are a challenging matchup for Centre. The Colonels' youth will be matched against the experienced guards and wings of Oglethorpe. Centre has the homecourt and a veteran coach on its side. This one smacks of potential upset. Millsaps played the game of their season last night against Rhodes. Believe BSU will advance in this one.

pbrooks3 · February 23, 2013, 06:43:51 PM

Centre is up 12 at the half. Team is shooting 50% and Whiteside and Karsner each have 3 triples. The Colonels must put the pedal to the metal in the 2nd half to keep the Stormy Petrels at bay. Remember Atlanta Centre!

pbrooks3 · February 23, 2013, 08:19:28 PM

Centre advances to the SAA finals with an 89-80 win over Oglethorpe. Donavan Whiteside led the Colonels with 28.

pbrooks3 · February 24, 2013, 02:28:38 PM

Tight defensive one @ Centre. BSU leads by 3 late in the 1st half.

pbrooks3 · February 24, 2013, 02:45:18 PM

Defense is dominating the BSU-Centre game as Birmingham Southern leads 25-21 @ the half. Both teams are shooting about 30%. Someone for one of these squads should bust out in the 2nd half & likely contribute to the final outcome.

pbrooks3 · February 24, 2013, 03:46:40 PM

Blake Scinta led Centre with 15 points and 10 rebounds in a 46-44 SAA championship win over Birmingham Southern. Hope a championship win and 21 overall victories gets the Colonels in the Dance! This was a defensive gem with Centre scoring only 21 in the 1st half and BSU getting just 19 in the final stanza. Neither team shot well and Centre had just 3-balls scored in the game. BSU gave Centre one terrific battle to the finish.

Ron Boerger · February 24, 2013, 07:14:10 PM

Appreciate all the updates all season ... but, please, it's BSC, not BSU.

pbrooks3 · February 25, 2013, 10:45:32 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on February 24, 2013, 07:14:10 PM
Appreciate all the updates all season ... but, please, it's BSC, not BSU.

My faux pas - you are absolutely correct. Sorry that I have to make errors in order to get more folks to post on the SAA! Good to see Trinity moving along into the D3 tournament in both Men's and Women's play. Though it looks like the SCAC will need to pick up the pace going forward to keep the auto qualifier.

scaccommish · February 25, 2013, 12:11:41 PM

The SCAC has Schreiner University and Texas Lutheran University already committed as members effective the 2013-14 academic year, so our AQs are secure for the immediate feature in the sports of men's and women's basketball.

pbrooks3 · February 25, 2013, 01:03:04 PM

Quote from: scaccommish on February 25, 2013, 12:11:41 PM
The SCAC has Schreiner University and Texas Lutheran University already committed as members effective the 2013-14 academic year, so our AQs are secure for the immediate feature in the sports of men's and women's basketball.

Good to know that the SCAC is moving along. Thanks for the info.

pbrooks3 · February 25, 2013, 01:06:41 PM

Centre heads north to Chicagoland to meet up with a strong CCIW opponent and champion, North Central. This one will be no picnic for the Colonels. A really difficult draw but it will be good experience for a young team to hit the road against a top-notch D3 program.

DMJSports · February 27, 2013, 05:05:06 AM

Here is an interesting look at how individuals impact a team's performance. The following analysis is not based on individual stats, but compares team performance with individual players in and out of the lineup. This is an objective analysis using actual data from every game played by Southern Athletic Association teams this season. Based on this comprehensive analysis, the following players are making the most positive impact on their respective team:

Berry: LAKE GRAHAM on the court correlates to increasing Berry scoring rate by 7.8ppg and reducing opponents scoring rate by 6.3ppg - a net gain of 14.1ppg compared to when GRAHAM is off the floor. JONATHAN ABRAMS (8.6ppg) also makes a strong positive impact.

Birmingham-Southern: LARRY THOMAS court presence correlates to improving Birmingham-Southern scoring rate by 19.8ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 2.3ppg - a net gain of 22.1ppg compared to when THOMAS is on the bench. KEVIN KEGARISE (21.6ppg), BLAISE WHITE (14.0ppg) and ZAC RICHARDS (10.4ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Centre: DONOVAN WHITESIDE game presence correlates to increasing Centre scoring rate by 13.3ppg and reducing opponents scoring rate by 11.8ppg - a net gain of 25.1ppg compared to when WHITESIDE is on the bench. TYLER WESLEY (9.4ppg) and JOSH KARSNER (7.2ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Hendrix: DAYTON SHERIDAN on the court correlates to increasing Hendrix scoring rate by 1.5ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 3.9ppg - a net gain of 5.4ppg compared to when SHERIDAN is off the floor.

Millsaps: TULLY GILLIGAN floor presence correlates to increasing Millsaps scoring rate by 9.5ppg and increasing opponents scoring rate by 5.3ppg - a net gain of 4.2ppg compared to when GILLIGAN is off the court.

Oglethorpe: BRANDEN JOVAAG floor presence correlates to increasing Oglethorpe scoring rate by 12.6ppg and increasing opponents scoring rate by 4.1ppg - a net gain of 8.5ppg compared to when JOVAAG is off the court. CHRISTIAN MOLINET (6.7ppg) and TYLER COURSON (6.4ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Rhodes: THEO HARTWELL floor presence correlates to reducing Rhodes scoring rate by 0.8ppg and reducing opponents scoring rate by 7.9ppg - a net gain of 7.0ppg compared to when HARTWELL is off the court. GEOFF LIVSEY (5.1ppg) also makes a strong positive impact.

Sewanee: VALENTINO BRYANT on the court correlates to increasing Sewanee scoring rate by 0.7ppg and reducing opponents scoring rate by 11.3ppg - a net gain of 11.9ppg compared to when BRYANT is on the bench. LEWIS AFFRONTI (8.7ppg), KESHONN CARTER (7.6ppg) and TYLER BROWN (7.3ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

On the lighter side, focusing on secondary goals (team stats other than the primary objective - outscoring opponents). Following are players making the most positive impact in these areas:

Team scoring: having KEVIN KEGARISE on the floor correlates to Birmingham-Southern increasing its scoring rate by 20.4 ppg compared to when KEGARISE is on the bench. LARRY THOMAS-Birmingham-Southern (19.8) also makes a strong positive impact.

Opponent scoring: having DONOVAN WHITESIDE on the floor correlates to Centre decreasing opposition scoring rate by 11.8 ppg compared to when WHITESIDE is on the bench. VALENTINO BRYANT-Sewanee (11.3) also makes a strong positive impact.

Team field goal percentage: having BRANDEN JOVAAG on the floor correlates to Oglethorpe increasing its field goal percentage rate by 8.4 percentage points compared to when JOVAAG is on the bench. DONOVAN WHITESIDE-Centre (7.7) also makes a strong positive impact.

Opponent field goal percentage: having DONOVAN WHITESIDE on the floor correlates to Centre decreasing opposition field goal percentage rate by 7.4 percentage points compared to when WHITESIDE is on the bench.

Team made field goals: having LARRY THOMAS on the floor correlates to Birmingham-Southern increasing its made field goals rate by 7.8 per game compared to when THOMAS is on the bench.

Opponent made field goals: having DONOVAN WHITESIDE on the floor correlates to Centre decreasing opposition made field goals rate by 5.0 per game compared to when WHITESIDE is on the bench.

Team offensive rebounds: having TYLER COURSON on the floor correlates to Oglethorpe increasing its offensive rebounds rate by 3.1 per game compared to when COURSON is on the bench. JORDAN TEEMS-Berry (2.9) also makes a strong positive impact.

Opponent offensive rebounds: having TYLER BROWN on the floor correlates to Sewanee decreasing opposition offensive rebounds rate by 4.9 per game compared to when BROWN is on the bench.

Team turnovers: having GRIFFIN SCHAMP on the floor correlates to Birmingham-Southern decreasing its turnovers rate by 3.0 per game compared to when SCHAMP is on the bench. JONATHAN ABRAMS-Berry (2.7) also makes a strong positive impact.

Opponent turnovers: having KESHONN CARTER on the floor correlates to Sewanee increasing opposition turnovers rate by 3.3 per game compared to when CARTER is on the bench. TULLY GILLIGAN-Millsaps (3.0) also makes a strong positive impact.

Team steals: having DONOVAN WHITESIDE on the floor correlates to Centre increasing its steals rate by 3.2 per game compared to when WHITESIDE is on the bench.

Team assists: having KEVIN KEGARISE on the floor correlates to Birmingham-Southern increasing its assists rate by 4.9 per game compared to when KEGARISE is on the bench. DONOVAN WHITESIDE-Centre (4.5), LARRY THOMAS-Birmingham-Southern (4.5) also make a strong positive impact.

Team defensive rebounds: having LAKE GRAHAM on the floor correlates to Berry increasing its defensive rebounds rate by 6.7 per game compared to when GRAHAM is on the bench.

pbrooks3 · February 28, 2013, 07:59:54 PM

Coach Greg Mason is on Hoopsville with Dave right now talking about Centre's game Saturday @ North Park.