As a service, I am giving the 2017-18 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournament its own topic, just in case there is some interest from fans of the participating teams.
To start, the ECAC is a field of 15, selected from declared ECAC members who finish .500 or better and do not make the NCAA tournament. 1 team gets the overall #1 seed and will host the final 8 teams Friday March 2 to Sunday March 4.
The reigning champion, Stockton, decided not to go for a repeat title this year.
First round games are Wednesday, Feb. 28.
List of declared ECAC teams, by state:
Maine--(1 team)-- Husson
Massachusetts--(1 team) Springfield
New York State-- (10 teams)-- Baruch, Hunter, NYU, Alfred State, Alfred, RPI, Medaille, Mt St Mary, US Merchant Marine Academy, New Rochelle
New Jersey (4 teams)-- William Paterson, Rutgers-Newark, Drew, NJCU
Pennsylvania (15 teams)-- Juniata, Penn State Altoona, Penn State-Behrend, Wilkes, Misericordia, DeSales, Swarthmore, Wilson, Westminster, Arcadia, Albright, Widener, Alvernia, Neumann, Grove City
West Virginia (1 team)-- Bethany
North Carolina (1 team)-- Pfeiffer
Records under .500, not eligible for ECAC consideration: Rutgers-Newark, Hunter, NYU, Alvernia, US Merchant Marine Academy
Eligible for ECAC consideration with a .500 record: Mt St Mary (13-13)
NCAA AQs, automatically withdrawn from ECAC consideration: Misericordia (MAC-Freedom AQ)
Selected as Pool C teams by NCAA, automatically withdrawn from ECAC consideration: Swarthmore, NJCU, Albright, Springfield
23 ECAC candidates vying for 15 spots
Update-- Juniata is overall #1 seed.
However, Wilkes University is hosting the ECAC quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship game.
ECAC press release:
www.ECACsports.com/news/2018/2/26/general-juniata-claims-overall-no-1-seed-in-2018-ecac-mens-basketball-tournament.aspx?path= (http://www.ecacsports.com/news/2018/2/26/general-juniata-claims-overall-no-1-seed-in-2018-ecac-mens-basketball-tournament.aspx?path=)
I think you are the only poster who cares. :)
Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 26, 2018, 07:43:24 PM
I think you are the only poster who cares. :)
Yeah, d-mac, apparently I am.☺
I am covering the ECAC Women's Tournament on the UAA women's forum, in case anyone cares. ☺
I was going to care, but Husson isn't in, so Raheem Anderson won't be moving up the career scoring ladder anymore.
I care!!!!
When did the tourney start matching up all regions to crown a champ?? I though it was always just 4 regional champs.
Quote from: hopefan on February 27, 2018, 12:04:08 PM
I care!!!!
When did the tourney start matching up all regions to crown a champ?? I though it was always just 4 regional champs.
A couple years ago they had so few teams signed up they were forced to combine them. Maybe 3 years? I think they only had 12 total teams willing/eligible to be in it across four regions.
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on February 27, 2018, 12:12:56 PM
Quote from: hopefan on February 27, 2018, 12:04:08 PM
I care!!!!
When did the tourney start matching up all regions to crown a champ?? I though it was always just 4 regional champs.
A couple years ago they had so few teams signed up they were forced to combine them. Maybe 3 years? I think they only had 12 total teams willing/eligible to be in it across four regions.
No, I believe last year was the first year. They asked the NCAA for an exemption to carry it out over several weeks and were denied.
Schedule of ECAC First round games-- Wednesday, February 28, 2018
All tip times Eastern
Game #1-- Arcadia at Juniata-- 7 PM
Game #2-- Neumann at Drew-- 7 PM
Game #3-- Penn State Altoona at Bethany (WV)-- 7 PM
Game #4-- Medaille at Westminster (PA)-- 7 PM
Game #5-- Alfred at Penn State Behrend-- 7 PM
Game #6-- Wilson at Widener-- 8 PM
Game #7-- Baruch at William Paterson-- 7:30 PM
All winners tonight will travel to Wilkes-Barre(PA). Wilkes University is the host school for the remaining ECAC games.
All Wednesday ECAC First Round games are now final.
Game #1-- Juniata 71, Arcadia 68
Game #2-- Neumann 114, Drew 110 (OT)
Game #3-- Bethany 71, Penn State Altoona 66
Game #4-- Medaille 74, Westminster (PA) 72
Game #5-- Penn State Behrend 78, Alfred 57
Game #6-- Widener 92, Wilson 65
Game #7-- Baruch 68, William Paterson 57
Note: In game #7, Baruch's Chimaechi Ekekeugbor became the first Baruch men's basketball player and the 2nd men's basketball player in CUNYAC history to reach the 2,000 point club. He needed 37 points and got exactly that. His 37 pts came on a 17-30 from the field, 2 of 9 from 3 pt range, 1 of 2 from the charity stripe.
Friday, March 2-- Quarterfinals at Wilkes University-- Wilkes Barre, PA
All tip times Eastern
QF #1-- Juniata v Neumann-- 11 AM
QF #2-- Bethany v Medaille-- 2 PM
QF #3-- Penn State Behrend v Wilkes-- 5 PM
QF #4-- Baruch v Widener-- 8 PM
ECAC Men's Basketball First Round Wrapup-- Press release (http://www.ecacsports.com/news/2018/2/28/ecac-diii-mens-basketball-first-round-concludes-wednesday.aspx?path=)
Halftime of ECAC QF 1 from Wilkes--
Neumann 24, Juniata 23
ECAC Quarterfinals-- Final scores-- Friday, March 2
All games played at Wilkes University-- Wilkes-Barre, PA
QF #1-- Neumann 65, Juniata 59 (Neumann wins pod 1)
QF #2-- Medaille 101, Bethany 87 (Medaille wins pod 4)
QF #3-- Wilkes 77, Penn State Behrend 62 (Wilkes wins pod 3)
QF #4-- Widener v Baruch-- cancelled due to weather and road conditions; Baruch did not arrive at game site. Widener automatically advances to ECAC semifinals per ECAC rules.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3, 2018
SF #1-- Neumann 89, Medaille 85
SF #2-- Widener 87, Wilkes 65
Championship-- Sunday, March 4
Widener 82, Neumann 75
ECAC semifinal recap and title game preview:
www.ECACsports.com/news/2018/3/3/widener-takes-on-neumann-in-ecac-diii-mens-basketball-championship.aspx?path= (http://www.ecacsports.com/news/2018/3/3/widener-takes-on-neumann-in-ecac-diii-mens-basketball-championship.aspx?path=)
Some comments on the storm--
1.). You have to feel for the Baruch men's basketball team. When they started their bus travel on Thursday from New York to Wilkes-Barre, PA, they didn't know how dangerous the weather was going to be. Apparently, the same storm that devastated the Massachusetts coastline and cut power and cable TV to at least 400,000 people in Massachusetts at the height of the storm on Friday caused a traffic pileup on I-80 that stranded the Baruch men's basketball team on I-80 for over 24 hours.
At this point, a basketball game is the least of your concerns. I am just glad that the Baruch men's basketball team is back in New York City safe and sound.
(On a personal note, I lost power during the storm for 11 hours on Friday and I am glad that it wasn't any worse. There are still at least 400 homes in my town still without power as the winds and heavy rain took down a lot of trees and power lines not only in Canton, MA, but also around the state and the entire southern New England region. I am still without cable TV service....)
Update-- I found out the problem on Monday afternoon. When I unplugged my surge protector, and put it into a different plug, the TV and cable converter came back on.
ECAC Men's Basketball Championship game
Widener 82, Neumann 75
Widener is your 2017-18 ECAC DIII Men's Basketball Champion.
Quote from: deiscanton on March 04, 2018, 06:05:23 AM
Some comments on the storm--
1.). You have to feel for the Baruch men's basketball team. When they started their bus travel on Thursday from New York to Wilkes-Barre, PA, they didn't know how dangerous the weather was going to be. Apparently, the same storm that devastated the Massachusetts coastline and cut power and cable TV to at least 400,000 people in Massachusetts at the height of the storm on Friday caused a traffic pileup on I-80 that stranded the Baruch men's basketball team on I-80 for over 24 hours.
At this point, a basketball game is the least of your concerns. I am just glad that the Baruch men's basketball team is back in New York City safe and sound.
(On a personal note, I lost power during the storm for 11 hours on Friday and I am glad that it wasn't any worse. There are still at least 400 homes in my town still without power as the winds and heavy rain took down a lot of trees and power lines not only in Canton, MA, but also around the state and the entire southern New England region. I am still without cable TV service....)
They were stuck for 24 hours and had water and MREs dropped off at different times. I am also told the NJCU bowling team may have been in the same area as the Baruch basketball team. The NJCU team was headed to Buffalo. They were all stuck in the Poconos of eastern PA on I-80. That same storm that hit New England did a wonder in the Mid-Atlantic area. Tons of wind damage in the Maryland area; Eastern Shore took a beating as well. Philly went from having a cold rain event to seven inches of unexpected snow. And the Poconos got more than expected.
FYI - we are about to go through it again this week. Tuesday night into Wednesday expected to be a far bigger and nastier storm than originally predicted... and maybe another nor'easter at the end of the week
Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on March 06, 2018, 02:17:22 PM
Quote from: deiscanton on March 04, 2018, 06:05:23 AM
Some comments on the storm--
1.). You have to feel for the Baruch men's basketball team. When they started their bus travel on Thursday from New York to Wilkes-Barre, PA, they didn't know how dangerous the weather was going to be. Apparently, the same storm that devastated the Massachusetts coastline and cut power and cable TV to at least 400,000 people in Massachusetts at the height of the storm on Friday caused a traffic pileup on I-80 that stranded the Baruch men's basketball team on I-80 for over 24 hours.
At this point, a basketball game is the least of your concerns. I am just glad that the Baruch men's basketball team is back in New York City safe and sound.
(On a personal note, I lost power during the storm for 11 hours on Friday and I am glad that it wasn't any worse. There are still at least 400 homes in my town still without power as the winds and heavy rain took down a lot of trees and power lines not only in Canton, MA, but also around the state and the entire southern New England region. I am still without cable TV service....)
They were stuck for 24 hours and had water and MREs dropped off at different times. I am also told the NJCU bowling team may have been in the same area as the Baruch basketball team. The NJCU team was headed to Buffalo. They were all stuck in the Poconos of eastern PA on I-80. That same storm that hit New England did a wonder in the Mid-Atlantic area. Tons of wind damage in the Maryland area; Eastern Shore took a beating as well. Philly went from having a cold rain event to seven inches of unexpected snow. And the Poconos got more than expected.
FYI - we are about to go through it again this week. Tuesday night into Wednesday expected to be a far bigger and nastier storm than originally predicted... and maybe another nor'easter at the end of the week
The storm is expected to hit Boston tomorrow. As of now, my immediate area has been downgraded from a winter storm warning to a winter weather advisory and the wind gusts won't be as bad in my area as they were on Friday, but it will only take a few inches of wet snow to increase the likelihood of another power outage-- something I don't need right now.
BTW, I got TV back on Monday. It was just a matter of putting one of my surge protectors into a different plug.... Silly that I did not think of it sooner....😅
Also, how did Widener not get stuck in the Poconos? What is the direct route from the Philly suburbs to Wilkes-Barre, PA?
Update-- my immediate area is back under a winter storm warning as of Wednesday morning. Most of the heavy wet snow is expected Wednesday evening in Boston.
The storm in the Mid-Atlantic appears to be getting more aggressive. Could be a foot of snow in northern New Jersey, maybe half that in the Baltimore area... all depends on how much lands overnight... and it will be that very wet kind of snow which is nasty.
Widener probably didn't travel up in the same direction. Problem was on I-80 in the Poconos, they would not have gotten to I-80 by any stretch of the imagination. I-476 is much farther west than where everyone was stuck on I-80.