UNCG 46 - Davidson 79
UNCG Athletics
Davidson Athletics
Halftime: UNCG 25 - Davidson 44
UNCG Stats
Leader Points: White (16)
Leader Rebounds: White (10)
Leader Assists: Parker (2)
Team FG: 21-63 (33.3%)
Team 3 Pt: 1-12 (8.3%)
Team FT: 3-7 (42.9%)
Rebounds: 40
Turnovers: 15
Davidson Stats
Leader Points: Sullivan (19)
Leader Rebounds: Brooks (9)
Leader Assists: Droney (5)
Team FG: 26-58 (44.8%)
Team 3 Pt: 113-27 (48.1%)
Team FT: 14-21 (66.7%)
Rebounds: 41
Turnovers: 9
Thoughts
Well that certainly sucked. Not much to write about that game. Got to move and grab the #6 seed.
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
Sparans Foul Up Upset Bid
UNCG 82 - Davidson 93
UNCG Athletics
Davidson Athletics
Halftime: UNCG 32 - Davidson 40
UNCG Stats
Leader Points: Paulos (27)
Leader Rebounds: Paulos (8)
Leader Assists: Saddler (7)
Team FG: 28-68 (41.2%)
Team 3 Pt: 11-22 (50.0%)
Team FT: 15-21 (71.4%)
Rebounds: 31
Turnovers: 14
Davidson Stats
Leader Points: Brooks (24)
Leader Rebounds: Brooks (9)
Leader Assists: Droney (4)
Team FG: 25-52 (48.1%)
Team 3 Pt: 8-16 (50.0%)
Team FT: 35-39 (89.7%)
Rebounds: 34
Turnovers: 18
Thoughts
Here's a fun recipe ... you take a team that's young and has had problems defending. Next add in a team that is great with ball movement and patience. Finally, throw in some Saturday SoCon refs and you've got the perfect recipe for a ton of fouls. That's exactly what happened on Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. The zebras called a combined 51 fouls and sent the teams to the line 60 times. Unfortunately for UNCG, the Spartans tallied 31 of the 51 fouls and Davidson shot an amazing 35-38 form the free throw line. That's the main story of the game. UNCG was unable to guard Wildcat players without fouling.
It overshadowed what wa an amazing night for Nicholas Paulos. Paulos was 9-9 from behind the arc and probably could have flirted with the NCAA record (11-11) for consecutive made 3's if he could have got up a few more shots. Unfortunately, Paulos was only able to keep UNCG within sight of Davidson. The Spartans cut what had been a double digit lead most of the second half, down to 6 with just under a minute remaining. However, it was too little too late.
Southern Conference Player of the Year candidate De'Mon Brooks had a very good night (24 points and 9 rebounds) while UNCG's front court duo of Kyle Cain and Kayel Locke spent very little time on the court together due to foul issues. Several of Locke's foul calls came from charges where he became frustrated and just barrelled down the lane. Davidson's defense quickly realized his strategy and just got in position to take the contact and draw the foul calls. UNCG also hurt themselves with 2 technical fouls. One was for Kylke Cain slapping the backboard after a dunk and one came after Wes Miller had some choice words for the officials.
All-in-all it was just another game where UNCG showed it wasn't quite ready to compete with the very top of the SoCon. The Spartasn right now look to be maybe to 4th or 5th best team in the league. There is clearly a higher tier with Elon, Davidson, Chattanooga and Western Carolina. IN order to keep pace with that group and put themselves into position for a tournament bye, the Spartans will need to continue to win the games agaisnt teams below themselves in the pecking order. That will have to happen on Thurday at Samford. Go Spartans !!!
UNCG Athletics
Davidson Athletics
Halftime: UNCG 32 - Davidson 40
UNCG Stats
Leader Points: Paulos (27)
Leader Rebounds: Paulos (8)
Leader Assists: Saddler (7)
Team FG: 28-68 (41.2%)
Team 3 Pt: 11-22 (50.0%)
Team FT: 15-21 (71.4%)
Rebounds: 31
Turnovers: 14
Davidson Stats
Leader Points: Brooks (24)
Leader Rebounds: Brooks (9)
Leader Assists: Droney (4)
Team FG: 25-52 (48.1%)
Team 3 Pt: 8-16 (50.0%)
Team FT: 35-39 (89.7%)
Rebounds: 34
Turnovers: 18
Thoughts
Here's a fun recipe ... you take a team that's young and has had problems defending. Next add in a team that is great with ball movement and patience. Finally, throw in some Saturday SoCon refs and you've got the perfect recipe for a ton of fouls. That's exactly what happened on Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. The zebras called a combined 51 fouls and sent the teams to the line 60 times. Unfortunately for UNCG, the Spartans tallied 31 of the 51 fouls and Davidson shot an amazing 35-38 form the free throw line. That's the main story of the game. UNCG was unable to guard Wildcat players without fouling.
It overshadowed what wa an amazing night for Nicholas Paulos. Paulos was 9-9 from behind the arc and probably could have flirted with the NCAA record (11-11) for consecutive made 3's if he could have got up a few more shots. Unfortunately, Paulos was only able to keep UNCG within sight of Davidson. The Spartans cut what had been a double digit lead most of the second half, down to 6 with just under a minute remaining. However, it was too little too late.
Southern Conference Player of the Year candidate De'Mon Brooks had a very good night (24 points and 9 rebounds) while UNCG's front court duo of Kyle Cain and Kayel Locke spent very little time on the court together due to foul issues. Several of Locke's foul calls came from charges where he became frustrated and just barrelled down the lane. Davidson's defense quickly realized his strategy and just got in position to take the contact and draw the foul calls. UNCG also hurt themselves with 2 technical fouls. One was for Kylke Cain slapping the backboard after a dunk and one came after Wes Miller had some choice words for the officials.
All-in-all it was just another game where UNCG showed it wasn't quite ready to compete with the very top of the SoCon. The Spartasn right now look to be maybe to 4th or 5th best team in the league. There is clearly a higher tier with Elon, Davidson, Chattanooga and Western Carolina. IN order to keep pace with that group and put themselves into position for a tournament bye, the Spartans will need to continue to win the games agaisnt teams below themselves in the pecking order. That will have to happen on Thurday at Samford. Go Spartans !!!
Friday, January 17, 2014
Davidson (7-11) @ UNCG (10-9)
When: Saturday, January 18 5:00 pm
Where: Greensboro Coliseum (7,617)^
TV: Spartan All-Access
^ - Greensboro Coliseum is undergoing renovations and will not be using the upper deck for any seating at UNCG games this season. I do not have the official seat totals with these changes.
Davidson Athletics
UNCG Stats
Last Game: Citadel (W 69-65 OT) Recap
PPG: 71.1
RPG: 37.2
APG: 12.9
Leader Points: Kyle Cain (15.7)
Leader Rebounds: 9.1
Leader Assists: Tevon Saddler (3.0)
FG %: 44.9
3 Pt %: 35.1
FT %: 68.5
Davidson Stats
Last Game: Elon (L 85-87 OT) Recap
PPG: 75.4
RPG: 31.6
APG: 12.3
Leader Points: De'Mon Brooks (17.3)
Leader Rebounds: De'Mon Brooks (6.9)
Leader Assists: Tyler Kalinoski (3.3)
FG %: 44.7
3 Pt %: 32.1
FT %: 67.8
Thoughts
First off, let's not let the record fool us. Davidson is a good basketball team. The SoCon's standard bearer has played a tough schedule. Like UNCG, they've matched up with four ACC teams. Five of their losses have came to ranked teams. They dropped an overtime heart breaker in Chapel Hill to UNC after leading for almost the entire game. The Wildcats also played a chunk of their non-conference schedule without potential Player of the Year De'mon Brooks. So, it's no surprise to see them already getting some momentum as conference play starts.
Davidson comes to Greensboro after dropping a tough overtime thriller to Elon. The loss was their first to a SoCon opponent in Belk Arena since 2011. Elon erased a 14 point Davidson lead in the last five minutes of play. The team is led by Brooks, but still seems to be looking for other to step up and fill roles left void by Jake Cohen, JP Kuhlman and Nik Cochran. Miami (OH) transfer Brian Sullivan has been a nice addition for the Wildcats. Tyler Kalinoski and Tom Droney have stepped up as well. The problem for the Davidson is that even by SoCon standards they are not a very big team.
UNCG leads the SoCon in rebounding margin (+4.1). Davidson is dead last (-5.1). Some of that is a product of the competition that the Wildcats have faced. But still that's a huge hole. It's something that UNCG will have to exploit. The Spartans will pose some matchup problems for Davidson. Kyle Cain and Kayel Locke have been a very good post duo and should match up well with Brooks. The problem for UNCG is on the defensive end. Even though Davidson hasn't been tremendous on offense, UNCG struggles with very deliberate offenses. Davidson is still coached by Bob McKillop and he is very good at his job. His team will stick to their style of play and will make all 5 players on the floor defend. They will keep reversing the ball until they find the correct shot.
This is a ridiculously important game. Yes, it only counts as 1 in the win-loss column, but it carries more significance than just that number. UNCG got spanked in their first shot at a good SoCon team. Since then, they've loaded up against the bottom of the conference. Now it's time to try it again with the reigning "Kings of the SoCon". A loss wouldn't be the end of the year. But a win could send a big message that UNCG can't be overlooked. This should be a fun game and fun environment. Can UNCG seize the moment? We'll soon find out. Go Spartans !!!
Where: Greensboro Coliseum (7,617)^
TV: Spartan All-Access
^ - Greensboro Coliseum is undergoing renovations and will not be using the upper deck for any seating at UNCG games this season. I do not have the official seat totals with these changes.
Davidson Athletics
UNCG Stats
Last Game: Citadel (W 69-65 OT) Recap
PPG: 71.1
RPG: 37.2
APG: 12.9
Leader Points: Kyle Cain (15.7)
Leader Rebounds: 9.1
Leader Assists: Tevon Saddler (3.0)
FG %: 44.9
3 Pt %: 35.1
FT %: 68.5
Davidson Stats
Last Game: Elon (L 85-87 OT) Recap
PPG: 75.4
RPG: 31.6
APG: 12.3
Leader Points: De'Mon Brooks (17.3)
Leader Rebounds: De'Mon Brooks (6.9)
Leader Assists: Tyler Kalinoski (3.3)
FG %: 44.7
3 Pt %: 32.1
FT %: 67.8
Thoughts
First off, let's not let the record fool us. Davidson is a good basketball team. The SoCon's standard bearer has played a tough schedule. Like UNCG, they've matched up with four ACC teams. Five of their losses have came to ranked teams. They dropped an overtime heart breaker in Chapel Hill to UNC after leading for almost the entire game. The Wildcats also played a chunk of their non-conference schedule without potential Player of the Year De'mon Brooks. So, it's no surprise to see them already getting some momentum as conference play starts.
Davidson comes to Greensboro after dropping a tough overtime thriller to Elon. The loss was their first to a SoCon opponent in Belk Arena since 2011. Elon erased a 14 point Davidson lead in the last five minutes of play. The team is led by Brooks, but still seems to be looking for other to step up and fill roles left void by Jake Cohen, JP Kuhlman and Nik Cochran. Miami (OH) transfer Brian Sullivan has been a nice addition for the Wildcats. Tyler Kalinoski and Tom Droney have stepped up as well. The problem for the Davidson is that even by SoCon standards they are not a very big team.
UNCG leads the SoCon in rebounding margin (+4.1). Davidson is dead last (-5.1). Some of that is a product of the competition that the Wildcats have faced. But still that's a huge hole. It's something that UNCG will have to exploit. The Spartans will pose some matchup problems for Davidson. Kyle Cain and Kayel Locke have been a very good post duo and should match up well with Brooks. The problem for UNCG is on the defensive end. Even though Davidson hasn't been tremendous on offense, UNCG struggles with very deliberate offenses. Davidson is still coached by Bob McKillop and he is very good at his job. His team will stick to their style of play and will make all 5 players on the floor defend. They will keep reversing the ball until they find the correct shot.
This is a ridiculously important game. Yes, it only counts as 1 in the win-loss column, but it carries more significance than just that number. UNCG got spanked in their first shot at a good SoCon team. Since then, they've loaded up against the bottom of the conference. Now it's time to try it again with the reigning "Kings of the SoCon". A loss wouldn't be the end of the year. But a win could send a big message that UNCG can't be overlooked. This should be a fun game and fun environment. Can UNCG seize the moment? We'll soon find out. Go Spartans !!!
Monday, November 4, 2013
Exhibition Results
Exhibition results from future opponents.
SoCon Teams
Lenior-Rhyne 57 - Davidson 108 Recap
North Greenville 61 - Furman 85 Recap
Thomas University 49 - Georgia Southern 88 Recap
Lees-McRae 76 - UNCG 104 Recap
Lynchburg 57 - Elon 100 Recap
Miles College 52 - Samford 90 Recap
OOC Teams
Bridgewater 53 - High Point 96 Recap
Arkansas-Monticello 64 - La Tech 85 Recap
Southern Arkansas 49 - La Tech 100 Recap
UNC-Pembroke 63 - UNC-CH 82 Recap
Caldwell 60 - Rutgers 90 Recap
Philadelphia Univ. 69 - James Madison 73 OT Recap
Brevard 66 - Wake Forest 93 Recap
UNC-Pembroke 85 - NC State 96 Recap
Morehouse 62 - NC State 87 Recap
SoCon Teams
Lenior-Rhyne 57 - Davidson 108 Recap
North Greenville 61 - Furman 85 Recap
Thomas University 49 - Georgia Southern 88 Recap
Lees-McRae 76 - UNCG 104 Recap
Lynchburg 57 - Elon 100 Recap
Miles College 52 - Samford 90 Recap
OOC Teams
Bridgewater 53 - High Point 96 Recap
Arkansas-Monticello 64 - La Tech 85 Recap
Southern Arkansas 49 - La Tech 100 Recap
UNC-Pembroke 63 - UNC-CH 82 Recap
Caldwell 60 - Rutgers 90 Recap
Philadelphia Univ. 69 - James Madison 73 OT Recap
Brevard 66 - Wake Forest 93 Recap
UNC-Pembroke 85 - NC State 96 Recap
Morehouse 62 - NC State 87 Recap
Friday, November 1, 2013
Preseason Preview: Southern Conference
On the eve of UNCG's first game (exhibition against Lees-McRae), it' time to look at the teams of the Southern Conference. My buddy John over at MocsMania has been doing one preview a day written by all of us that contribute to his "Scanning the SoCon" weekly Q&A series. I have decided that as opposed to doing a cookie cutter preview of the whole SoCon, I would post individual links to each of those previews. I am also going to post the preview that I wrote for UNCG in its entirety. Some of the things that John asked us to look at in our previews were schedules, new players and best/worst case scenarios for our teams.
Appalachian State
Chattanooga
The Citadel
Davidson
Elon
Furman
Georgia Southern
Samford
Western Carolina
Wofford
Appalachian State
There's a solid core of six guys right now (Burgess, Neal, Hamilton, Canty, Baskin and Obacha) who will start and probably will be joined by Kobani and the remaining sixth-man guard is up for grabs to make the eight-man rotation. As far as a season overview, App has a really solid chance to finish high up in this conference. Anything less would be a disappointment.
Chattanooga
The conference schedule features just one game against league favorites, Davidson and Elon. It also features just one game against the bottom two in the preseason polls, Georgia Southern and The Citadel. So the conference schedule basically balances out. There are trips to Furman and The Citadel to open SoCon schedule, and home dates with Samford and Wofford. If everything works out, there is a chance for a really fast start in SoCon play.
The Citadel
Clearly, the increase in non-D1 scheduling is partly about trying to fill out a home schedule as a low-major, with the reduction of the SoCon's league schedule to 16 games probably a factor. I do wonder, though, if the conference is trying to "game" the RPI to a certain extent.
Davidson
NCAA rule changes to protect the ball-handler and help the scoring should benefit the Wildcats. They led the nation in free throw shooting last season at 79.5% and should be excellent free throw shooters again.
Elon
With all five starters returning from last year’s squad, Elon has a terrific opportunity to unseat the two-time defending Southern Conference champion Davidson Wildcats.
Furman
The Paladins are a team that is hard to figure, but they are likely better than UNCG, The Citadel and Georgia Southern on paper heading into the season. Look for Furman to start putting things together come March, and though a conference tournament title might be several years away, I wouldn't be shocked if Furman won a game in Asheville once again this season.
Georgia Southern
The two best players on the roster will be redshirting this year and the best player on the floor hasn’t played a game in 2 years. Most likely all 4 signess will see major minutes this year and outside of Dunnican at 6’8 nobody on the roster is over 6’7.
Samford
The much anticipated return game with Kentucky (2 for 1) did not materialize. Apparently the fine print in the contract said "Kentucky State", not University of Kentucky. The out of conference schedule includes (among others) Indiana, Florida Gulf Coast, ETSU and Marquette away and Austin Peay at home.
Western Carolina
Under ninth year head coach Larry Hunter, the Catamounts return five seniors to this years team – Brandon Boggs (guard), Tawaski King (forward), Josh Mendenhall (forward), Trey Sumler (guard) and Tom Tankelewicz (guard). This group of seniors is expected to provide the veteran leadership that was lacking from last season’s team, void of any seniors.
Wofford
The key for the Terriers will be finding more offensive production. A year ago Karl Cochran took about 40% of the teams shots, and was not a particularly great shooter. They need to find a way to create more open looks for Cochran so that his shooting percentage can go up.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Wildcats Thoroughly Throttle Spartans
UNCG 53 - Davidson 85
UNCG Athletics
Davidson Athletics
Halftime: UNCG 27 - Davidson 45
UNCG Stats
Leader points: Derrell Armstrong (17)
Leader Rebounds: Simpson, Armstrong (tied - 4)
Leader Assists: Kayel Locke (2)
Team FG: 18-54 (33.3%)
Team 3 Pt: 6-17 (35.3%)
Team FT: 11-16 (68.8%)
Rebounds: 24
Turnovers: 13
Davidson Stats
Leader Points: Jake Cohen (20)
Leader Rebounds: Chris Czerapowicz (10)
Leader Assists: Nik Cochran (4)
Team FG: 27-63 (42.9%)
Team 3 Pt: 8-30 (26.7%)
Team FT: 23-27 (85.2%)
Rebounds: 54
Turnovers: 12
Thoughts
As the stats show, this game was a thorough domination by Davidson in every way possible. UNCG didn't play good defense, fouled a lot and seemed very disinterested on the offensive end at times. They sent a great free throw shooting team to the line a ton of times. Even when UNCG forced a Davidson miss, they allowed the Wildcats to keep rebounding the ball until they finally made a shot. That is reflected in the 30 rebound discrepancy.
Senior Korey Van Dussen broke his wrist in practice and is now out 4-6 weeks. Add that to the fact the RJ White is out for the year and Trevis Simpson still seemed to be tentative on his ankle and UNCG is a team that needs to really do some soul searching to figure out how they want the rest of this season to go forward. The Spartans should at least have a chance to compete in every game from here on out.
Someone on this team is going to have to step up and be a leader. There was an obvious attitude issue on Saturday night without having "glue guy" Van Dussen in the game to help rally the team. Losing is a part of the game, sulking is not. I hope this doesn't turn into that kind of a plunge.
Last season, UNCG pulled itself off the mat after losing to Davidson by 30 and won 7 straight. That type of run is very possible again this season, but it's going to take a much better effort (both mentally and physically) than last night. Plus, this team is going to have to buy into to what the coaches are selling and believing in their team. Hope it happens. Starts on Wednesday night. Go Spartans !!!
UNCG Athletics
Davidson Athletics
Halftime: UNCG 27 - Davidson 45
UNCG Stats
Leader points: Derrell Armstrong (17)
Leader Rebounds: Simpson, Armstrong (tied - 4)
Leader Assists: Kayel Locke (2)
Team FG: 18-54 (33.3%)
Team 3 Pt: 6-17 (35.3%)
Team FT: 11-16 (68.8%)
Rebounds: 24
Turnovers: 13
Davidson Stats
Leader Points: Jake Cohen (20)
Leader Rebounds: Chris Czerapowicz (10)
Leader Assists: Nik Cochran (4)
Team FG: 27-63 (42.9%)
Team 3 Pt: 8-30 (26.7%)
Team FT: 23-27 (85.2%)
Rebounds: 54
Turnovers: 12
Thoughts
As the stats show, this game was a thorough domination by Davidson in every way possible. UNCG didn't play good defense, fouled a lot and seemed very disinterested on the offensive end at times. They sent a great free throw shooting team to the line a ton of times. Even when UNCG forced a Davidson miss, they allowed the Wildcats to keep rebounding the ball until they finally made a shot. That is reflected in the 30 rebound discrepancy.
Senior Korey Van Dussen broke his wrist in practice and is now out 4-6 weeks. Add that to the fact the RJ White is out for the year and Trevis Simpson still seemed to be tentative on his ankle and UNCG is a team that needs to really do some soul searching to figure out how they want the rest of this season to go forward. The Spartans should at least have a chance to compete in every game from here on out.
Someone on this team is going to have to step up and be a leader. There was an obvious attitude issue on Saturday night without having "glue guy" Van Dussen in the game to help rally the team. Losing is a part of the game, sulking is not. I hope this doesn't turn into that kind of a plunge.
Last season, UNCG pulled itself off the mat after losing to Davidson by 30 and won 7 straight. That type of run is very possible again this season, but it's going to take a much better effort (both mentally and physically) than last night. Plus, this team is going to have to buy into to what the coaches are selling and believing in their team. Hope it happens. Starts on Wednesday night. Go Spartans !!!
Friday, January 4, 2013
UNCG (2-9) @ Davidson (7-6)
When: Saturday, January 5 7 pm
Where: Belk Arena (5,223)
TV: ESPN3
Davidson Athletics
UNCG Athletics
Last Game: @ NC State (L 68-89) Recap
PPG: 76.5
RPG: 38.7
APG: 13.2
Leader Points: Trevis Simpson (20.3)
Leader Rebounds: Kelvin McNeil (7.4)
Leader Assists: Drew Parker (3.6)
FG %: 42.4
3 Pt %: 32.4
FT %: 68.8
Davidson Athletics
Last Game: #1 Duke (L 50-67) Recap
PPG: 70.4
RPG: 32.2
APG: 13.4
Leader Points: De'Mon Brooks (14.6)
Leader Rebounds: De'Mon Brooks (6.5)
Leader Assists: JP Kuhlman (3.8)
FG %: 43.4
3 Pt %: 38.1
FT %: 80.2
Where: Belk Arena (5,223)
TV: ESPN3
Davidson Athletics
UNCG Athletics
Last Game: @ NC State (L 68-89) Recap
PPG: 76.5
RPG: 38.7
APG: 13.2
Leader Points: Trevis Simpson (20.3)
Leader Rebounds: Kelvin McNeil (7.4)
Leader Assists: Drew Parker (3.6)
FG %: 42.4
3 Pt %: 32.4
FT %: 68.8
Davidson Athletics
Last Game: #1 Duke (L 50-67) Recap
PPG: 70.4
RPG: 32.2
APG: 13.4
Leader Points: De'Mon Brooks (14.6)
Leader Rebounds: De'Mon Brooks (6.5)
Leader Assists: JP Kuhlman (3.8)
FG %: 43.4
3 Pt %: 38.1
FT %: 80.2
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Spartans Picked to Win the North
Both the conference coaches and media have tabbed UNCG to win the North Division of the Southern Conference. Also Trevis Simpson was picked to the preseason All-SoCon team.
Davidson was picked to win the South Division and Wildcat D'Mon Brooks was picked as Preseason Player of the Year.
Predicted Order of Finish - Coaches PollNorth DivisionTeam (1st Place Votes) Total1. UNCG (7) 592. Elon (3) 553. Western Carolina (2) 524. Appalachian State 365. Chattanooga 266. Samford 18
South DivisionTeam (1st Place Votes) Total1. Davidson (11) 65 2. College of Charleston (1) 543. Georgia Southern 484. Wofford 325. Furman 276. The Citadel 15
SoCon Men's Basketball Predicted Order of Finish - Media Poll
North DivisionTeam (1st Place Votes) Total1. UNCG (18) 1642. Western Carolina (9) 1443. Elon (3) 1194. Appalachian State 72 Samford 726. Chattanooga 59
South DivisionTeam (1st Place Votes) Total1. Davidson (28) 176 2. College of Charleston 1343. Georgia Southern (2) 1204. Wofford 1015. Furman 626. The Citadel 37
2012-13 Preseason All-Conference TeamAndrew Lawrence, College of CharlestonTrent Wiedeman, College of CharlestonMike Groselle, The CitadelDe'Mon Brooks, DavidsonNik Cochran, DavidsonJake Cohen, DavidsonJack Isenbarger, ElonEric Ferguson, Georgia SouthernTrevis Simpson, UNCGTrey Sumler, Western Carolina
2012-13 Preseason Player of the YearDe'Mon
Davidson was picked to win the South Division and Wildcat D'Mon Brooks was picked as Preseason Player of the Year.
Predicted Order of Finish - Coaches PollNorth DivisionTeam (1st Place Votes) Total1. UNCG (7) 592. Elon (3) 553. Western Carolina (2) 524. Appalachian State 365. Chattanooga 266. Samford 18
South DivisionTeam (1st Place Votes) Total1. Davidson (11) 65 2. College of Charleston (1) 543. Georgia Southern 484. Wofford 325. Furman 276. The Citadel 15
SoCon Men's Basketball Predicted Order of Finish - Media Poll
North DivisionTeam (1st Place Votes) Total1. UNCG (18) 1642. Western Carolina (9) 1443. Elon (3) 1194. Appalachian State 72 Samford 726. Chattanooga 59
South DivisionTeam (1st Place Votes) Total1. Davidson (28) 176 2. College of Charleston 1343. Georgia Southern (2) 1204. Wofford 1015. Furman 626. The Citadel 37
2012-13 Preseason All-Conference TeamAndrew Lawrence, College of CharlestonTrent Wiedeman, College of CharlestonMike Groselle, The CitadelDe'Mon Brooks, DavidsonNik Cochran, DavidsonJake Cohen, DavidsonJack Isenbarger, ElonEric Ferguson, Georgia SouthernTrevis Simpson, UNCGTrey Sumler, Western Carolina
2012-13 Preseason Player of the YearDe'Mon
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Davidson to Remain in SoCon
Per the Charleston Post & Courier, Davidson has declined an offer to join the CAA and will remain a committed member of the Southern Conference. College of Charleston has meeting s scheduled over the next few days that should decide whether the Cougars stay or leave to join the CAA.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Ga Southern Committed to SoCon
In an article posted by the Statesboro (GA) Herald, Georgia Southern AD Sam Baker stated that while his school had talked to the Sun Belt Conference, they were commited to staying in Southern Conference.
"Oh, no. We’re in the Southern Conference," Baker said. "If we’re FCS, this is the conference we’re going to be in."However, he did confirm that Davidson and College of Charleston had indeed been invited to join the CAA.
"There’s been an invitation from the Colonial to Davidson and Charleston," Baker said. We’ve not heard, as conference members, where that may lead. It would be hard to tell. I think they both benefit by being in our conference."
Friday, July 6, 2012
SoCon Didn't Issue "Deadline"
On Tuesday, the SoCon released a statement saying it did not give a deadline to some of it's member school that are being courted by the CAA.
Where do I think this whole "deadline" idea got started? Message boards. I read a ton of message boards and have a ton of very quiet sources who let me know about stuff well in advance. However, I try to wait until an actual news group or journalist published something. I always try to link to the source and quote it as much as possible as well. That way you can go read the story for yourself. If I've misrepresented what was written, you guys can leave a comment telling me as much. In this case it seems like a tweet got changed by a message board and picked up by another paper and then ... BOOM ... it was on. I still love Twitter, though.
As for an actual SoCon-CAA timeline, it seems UNCW Chancellor Gary Miller (who is chairman of CAA's Council of Presidents) expects another 6 months before things begin to really take shape.
“Additionally, despite numerous published reports citing a July 4th deadline, the conference office has not issued any ultimatums to its member schools regarding conference affiliation.”A Burlington Times-News article sums it up this way ...
While there certainly never was any sort of established deadline, the Southern Conference had hoped its member schools in play with the Colonial Athletic Association would reach their decisions by Wednesday.I personally just love how the writer of this entry on the blog App State Nation (great site by the way) put it ...
How did the rumor get started? Well basically, the Burlington Times reported it citing unnamed sources. The Charleston Post & Courier cited the Burlington Times. The Virginia Gazette cited the Charleston Post & Courier. Then the Winston-Salem Journal cited the Virginia Gazette.
Where do I think this whole "deadline" idea got started? Message boards. I read a ton of message boards and have a ton of very quiet sources who let me know about stuff well in advance. However, I try to wait until an actual news group or journalist published something. I always try to link to the source and quote it as much as possible as well. That way you can go read the story for yourself. If I've misrepresented what was written, you guys can leave a comment telling me as much. In this case it seems like a tweet got changed by a message board and picked up by another paper and then ... BOOM ... it was on. I still love Twitter, though.
As for an actual SoCon-CAA timeline, it seems UNCW Chancellor Gary Miller (who is chairman of CAA's Council of Presidents) expects another 6 months before things begin to really take shape.
"Christmas is a realistic goal," he said of a time frame for announcing new members.Apparently, this saga will go on for quite a while.
"It's a difficult question to answer, because the schools we want to talk to have time constraints, they're in conferences already, they have exit strategies. We would like to see some things happen quickly – and definitely by next year."
Friday, June 15, 2012
Conference Changing Some Things
From the SoCon spring meetings wrapped up last week in Asheville. There were a few changes announced that related to basketball. The full article can be found here. The main points are ...
- Moved back to 16 game schedule starting in 2013-2014. It was 18 games before.
- Tournament byes now go to the 2 division winners and then the next 2 teams with the best conference record. This change will take place in 2013.
- The league will create a position known as Men's Basketball Coordinator.
Not sure if it'll work, though.
- Moved back to 16 game schedule starting in 2013-2014. It was 18 games before.
- Tournament byes now go to the 2 division winners and then the next 2 teams with the best conference record. This change will take place in 2013.
- The league will create a position known as Men's Basketball Coordinator.
This individual, reporting to the Commissioner, will address issues designed to improve the league's performance in areas such as non-conference scheduling, participation in exempt events, and marketing opportunities and general promotion of the league's basketball tournament.All of these rules will henceforth be known as "The Davidson-Charleston Concessions" as that they were all designed to keep these two schools from leaving and going to the CAA.
Not sure if it'll work, though.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Differnet Revenue Sharing Model?
Article from today's Charlotte Observer. There's not much new here except for a very interesting Bob McKillop quote.
The Southern Conference shares revenue (it reportedly received $2.2 million from the NCAA’s basketball payout), and McKillop wonders if a change in policy might help the league.
“Now, everyone gets an equal share,” McKillop said. “Will it become more capitalistic by rewarding those who had more success? That would inspire campuses to dedicate more to basketball because more would be at stake.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Dominos of Conference Change Coming Soon
Well it was bound to happen eventually. Up until now, all of these shifts in conference alignment have happened with the big conferences only. But recently things are moving towards the mid-major conferences.
Before we get into the opinion portion of this post, let's first look at what has happened to cause us to get here ...
- In September of 2011, Pittsburgh and Syracuse announced they were leaving the Big East to join the ACC.
- In October, West Virginia left the Big East to join the Big XII Conference.
- In December of 2011, Houston, SMU and Central Florida departed Conference USA to join the Big East. Boise State and San Diego State also joined for football only. The Naval Academy was also added for football only.
- In February, Memphis left Conference USA for the Big East too.
- Earlier this month, Conference USA announced they were adding North Texas and Florida International from the Sun Belt Conference. They added A-10 member Charlotte as well. Louisiana Tech and Texas-San Antonio left the WAC to join too.
- Eventually, Old Dominion chose to leave the CAA to become the 14th member of the new Conference USA.
- Also this month Bulter (from Horizon) and VCU (from the CAA) have left their conferences to join the Atlantic-10.
- Georgia State has announced they are leaving the CAA to join the Sun Belt Conference.
So, those are all of the actual moves that have been made up to this point. Still trying to figure out how this effects the SoCon? Well currently it doesn't and it may never effect it. But it seems very likely that there are big changes coming.
First, there's the report that the CAA is definitely interested in Charleston and Davidson. Davidson fields sports such as lacrosse and field hockey which currently don't have a true conference home. The CAA would give them that. It's also alluring that the CAA has been a multiple bid NCAA conference quite a few times lately. The Wildcats seem to have found themselves on the "gotta win the conference tourney" side of things several times in recent years. I'm sure they would like to have a better chance at the at-large. Will this watered down CAA really give them that chance is a completely different story.
The CAA would also like to pair up at least one southern school with UNC-Wilmington. College of Charleston would fit perfectly in that role. Plus, they would be a destination city for the rest of the conference. With their solid Olympic sports programs, baseball and basketball it seems like Charleston would be a great fit in the CAA.
Then there's the whole FBS football moves that other conference teams are looking to make. App State's AD Charlie Cobb has been all over the radio trying to convince the new look Conference USA to look at his Mountaineers. It seems likely his only move will be the Sun Belt Conference. App State may even be interested in starting it's own new regional conference. However based on NCAA restrictions, that seems like a pipe dream.
Also, Georgia Southern appears ready to make a move to new conference to play FBS football. Their choices appear to be on par the App State and it's likely they will go to the Sun Belt with the Mountaineers.
These are two very dominant FCS (1-AA) football powers that seem to be extremely likely to leave the SoCon very soon. With a looming new NCAA moratorium in FCS-FBS that appears to be coming soon, all of these programs that have higher aspirations are going to move quickly.
So, I guess the easiest way to sum this all up is there will be a conference shake up this coming summer. I just don't know how big. I do not believe that UNCG is on the short list of schools that the CAA is considering. I haven't received any confirmation of that, though. I will take a pure guess and say App State, Davidson and Georgia Southern all leave at some point soon.
I'll post some thoughts on new conference member possibilities over the coming weeks. Until then, keep an eye on the league meetings over the next two weeks.
Before we get into the opinion portion of this post, let's first look at what has happened to cause us to get here ...
- In September of 2011, Pittsburgh and Syracuse announced they were leaving the Big East to join the ACC.
- In October, West Virginia left the Big East to join the Big XII Conference.
- In December of 2011, Houston, SMU and Central Florida departed Conference USA to join the Big East. Boise State and San Diego State also joined for football only. The Naval Academy was also added for football only.
- In February, Memphis left Conference USA for the Big East too.
- Earlier this month, Conference USA announced they were adding North Texas and Florida International from the Sun Belt Conference. They added A-10 member Charlotte as well. Louisiana Tech and Texas-San Antonio left the WAC to join too.
- Eventually, Old Dominion chose to leave the CAA to become the 14th member of the new Conference USA.
- Also this month Bulter (from Horizon) and VCU (from the CAA) have left their conferences to join the Atlantic-10.
- Georgia State has announced they are leaving the CAA to join the Sun Belt Conference.
So, those are all of the actual moves that have been made up to this point. Still trying to figure out how this effects the SoCon? Well currently it doesn't and it may never effect it. But it seems very likely that there are big changes coming.
First, there's the report that the CAA is definitely interested in Charleston and Davidson. Davidson fields sports such as lacrosse and field hockey which currently don't have a true conference home. The CAA would give them that. It's also alluring that the CAA has been a multiple bid NCAA conference quite a few times lately. The Wildcats seem to have found themselves on the "gotta win the conference tourney" side of things several times in recent years. I'm sure they would like to have a better chance at the at-large. Will this watered down CAA really give them that chance is a completely different story.
The CAA would also like to pair up at least one southern school with UNC-Wilmington. College of Charleston would fit perfectly in that role. Plus, they would be a destination city for the rest of the conference. With their solid Olympic sports programs, baseball and basketball it seems like Charleston would be a great fit in the CAA.
Then there's the whole FBS football moves that other conference teams are looking to make. App State's AD Charlie Cobb has been all over the radio trying to convince the new look Conference USA to look at his Mountaineers. It seems likely his only move will be the Sun Belt Conference. App State may even be interested in starting it's own new regional conference. However based on NCAA restrictions, that seems like a pipe dream.
Also, Georgia Southern appears ready to make a move to new conference to play FBS football. Their choices appear to be on par the App State and it's likely they will go to the Sun Belt with the Mountaineers.
These are two very dominant FCS (1-AA) football powers that seem to be extremely likely to leave the SoCon very soon. With a looming new NCAA moratorium in FCS-FBS that appears to be coming soon, all of these programs that have higher aspirations are going to move quickly.
So, I guess the easiest way to sum this all up is there will be a conference shake up this coming summer. I just don't know how big. I do not believe that UNCG is on the short list of schools that the CAA is considering. I haven't received any confirmation of that, though. I will take a pure guess and say App State, Davidson and Georgia Southern all leave at some point soon.
I'll post some thoughts on new conference member possibilities over the coming weeks. Until then, keep an eye on the league meetings over the next two weeks.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Saturday Tournament Participants
1N UNCG (12-18)
PPG: 69.9
RPG: 35.7
APG: 11.7
Leader Points: Trevis Simpson (18.2)
Leader Rebounds: David Williams (5.2)
Leader Assists: Drew Parker (2.7)
FG %: 40.2
3 Pt %: 33.5
FT %: 68.4
2S Wofford (19-12)
PPG: 64.1
RPG: 33.7
APG: 14.3
Leader Points: Kevin Giltner (15.3)
Leader Rebounds: Lee Skinner (5.7)
Leader Assists: Brad Loesing (5.5)
FG %: 44.0
3 Pt %: 33.8
FT %: 66.7
1S Davidson (22-7)
PPG: 77.9
RPG: 38.9
APG: 13.6
Leader Points: De'Mon Brooks (15.8)
Leader Rebounds: De'Mon Brooks (6.3)
Leader Assists: Nik Cochran (3.6)
FG %: 44.5
3 Pt %: 34.1
FT %: 76.6
2N Elon (14-15)
PPG: 70.4
RPG: 37.2
APG: 13.3
Leader Points: Jack Isenbarger (14.1)
Leader Rebounds: Ryan Beaumont (5.7)
Leader Assists: Austin Hamilton (3.0)
FG %: 41.8
3 Pt %: 35.7
FT %: 67.2
PPG: 69.9
RPG: 35.7
APG: 11.7
Leader Points: Trevis Simpson (18.2)
Leader Rebounds: David Williams (5.2)
Leader Assists: Drew Parker (2.7)
FG %: 40.2
3 Pt %: 33.5
FT %: 68.4
2S Wofford (19-12)
PPG: 64.1
RPG: 33.7
APG: 14.3
Leader Points: Kevin Giltner (15.3)
Leader Rebounds: Lee Skinner (5.7)
Leader Assists: Brad Loesing (5.5)
FG %: 44.0
3 Pt %: 33.8
FT %: 66.7
1S Davidson (22-7)
PPG: 77.9
RPG: 38.9
APG: 13.6
Leader Points: De'Mon Brooks (15.8)
Leader Rebounds: De'Mon Brooks (6.3)
Leader Assists: Nik Cochran (3.6)
FG %: 44.5
3 Pt %: 34.1
FT %: 76.6
2N Elon (14-15)
PPG: 70.4
RPG: 37.2
APG: 13.3
Leader Points: Jack Isenbarger (14.1)
Leader Rebounds: Ryan Beaumont (5.7)
Leader Assists: Austin Hamilton (3.0)
FG %: 41.8
3 Pt %: 35.7
FT %: 67.2
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
SoCon BracketBusters Matchups
I've had so much other stuff going on this week that I forgot to report that the matchups for this year's Sears BracketBusters event were announced on Monday. Four SoCon teams are participating this year. Davidson's home game will be televised on one of the ESPN networks. The participants were determined before the start of the season. UNCG has participated in the event twice, losing at St. Peter's (2006-2007) and winning at home against UNCW (2007-2008).
2012 Southern Conference BracketBuster Matchups
- Wichita State (18-4 9-2 MVC) @ Davidson (15-5, 9-1)
- Winthrop (9-14, 6-6 Big South) @ App State (9-11, 5-5)
- Charleston (13-9, 5-6) @ Kent State (14-6, 4-3 MAC)
- Wofford (15-8, 8-3) @ Charleston Southern (14-7, 8-3 Big South)
2012 Southern Conference BracketBuster Matchups
- Wichita State (18-4 9-2 MVC) @ Davidson (15-5, 9-1)
- Winthrop (9-14, 6-6 Big South) @ App State (9-11, 5-5)
- Charleston (13-9, 5-6) @ Kent State (14-6, 4-3 MAC)
- Wofford (15-8, 8-3) @ Charleston Southern (14-7, 8-3 Big South)
Friday, January 6, 2012
Wildcats Dominate UNCG
UNCG 63 - Davidson 92
News & Record Recap
UNCG Athletics Recap
Davidson Recap
Halftime: UNCG 26 - Davidson 48
UNCG Stats
Leader Points: Trevis Simpson (15)
Leader Rebounds: David Williams (5)
Leader Assists: Derrell Armstrong (5)
Team FG: 18-51 (35.3%)
Team 3 Pt: 6-16 (37.5%)
Team FT: 21-33 (63.6%)
Rebounds: 26
Turnovers: 16
Davidson Stats
Leader Points: Nik Cochran (22)
Leader Rebounds: Chris Czerapowicz (8)
Leader Assists: Nik Cochran (6)
Team FG: 30-59 (50.8%)
Team 3 Pt: 10-25 (40.0%)
Team FT: 22-27 (81.5%)
Rebounds: 43
Turnovers: 17
News & Record Recap
UNCG Athletics Recap
Davidson Recap
Halftime: UNCG 26 - Davidson 48
UNCG Stats
Leader Points: Trevis Simpson (15)
Leader Rebounds: David Williams (5)
Leader Assists: Derrell Armstrong (5)
Team FG: 18-51 (35.3%)
Team 3 Pt: 6-16 (37.5%)
Team FT: 21-33 (63.6%)
Rebounds: 26
Turnovers: 16
Davidson Stats
Leader Points: Nik Cochran (22)
Leader Rebounds: Chris Czerapowicz (8)
Leader Assists: Nik Cochran (6)
Team FG: 30-59 (50.8%)
Team 3 Pt: 10-25 (40.0%)
Team FT: 22-27 (81.5%)
Rebounds: 43
Turnovers: 17
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Davidson (8-4) @ UNCG (2-13)
When: Thursday, January 5 7 pm
Where: Greensboro Coliseum (7,617/23,500)
TV: None/Spartan All-Access
Davidson Athletics
Preseason Preview
UNCG Notes
Last Game: @ Miami (L 89-99) Recap
PPG: 65.4
RPG: 35.1
APG: 11.7
Leader Points: Trevis Simpson (16.5)
Leader Rebounds: Aaron Brackett (5.0)
Leader Assists: Drew Parker (2.5)
FG%: 38.2
3 Pt %: 31.2
FT %: 63.1
Davidson Notes
Last Game: Penn (W 75-70) Recap
PPG: 76.2
RPG: 36.6
APG: 12.3
Leader Points: De'Mon Brooks (15.6)
Leader Rebounds: De'Mon Brooks (6.3)
Leader Assists: Tom Droney (3.3)
FG %: 43.0
3 Pt %: 30.7
FT %: 80.4
Where: Greensboro Coliseum (7,617/23,500)
TV: None/Spartan All-Access
Davidson Athletics
Preseason Preview
UNCG Notes
Last Game: @ Miami (L 89-99) Recap
PPG: 65.4
RPG: 35.1
APG: 11.7
Leader Points: Trevis Simpson (16.5)
Leader Rebounds: Aaron Brackett (5.0)
Leader Assists: Drew Parker (2.5)
FG%: 38.2
3 Pt %: 31.2
FT %: 63.1
Davidson Notes
Last Game: Penn (W 75-70) Recap
PPG: 76.2
RPG: 36.6
APG: 12.3
Leader Points: De'Mon Brooks (15.6)
Leader Rebounds: De'Mon Brooks (6.3)
Leader Assists: Tom Droney (3.3)
FG %: 43.0
3 Pt %: 30.7
FT %: 80.4
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