Quote from: ziggy on October 26, 2022, 10:08:54 AM
The preseason Top 25 is supposed to come out today but I've been tracking a projected poll based on individual voters revealing their ballots. Seven voters have done that so far, so here is a look at the top 25 based on those ballots only: https://twitter.com/d3datacast/status/1585270025589604353

I can say going deeper in the data, Hanover has not been one of the 41 different schools to be named on at least one ballot.

Interesting, well it looks like they may get a chance to make a statement vs a Top25 when they play at Wheaton November 18th.

I know HCAC doesn't get much love but I think Hanover should be in Top 25 consideration.  Great Season last year ... won 21 games including at Wabash (turns out they were pretty good eh?) and bring a ton of talent back.   Have great shooting with wings who can guard.  Also return Munoz who could be POY in the conference  ... Versatile/Skilled Big man.  Hanover is going to be a Nightmare to guard.

Quote from: FCGrizzliesGrad on February 25, 2019, 02:11:29 PM
To be fair, Hanover (1004) has less than a quarter the students of Farmingdale (4455) where the Skyline game was played and the turnout looks similar with Hanover having a little over a quarter the attendance (315 at Hanover vs 1132 at Farmingdale). Plus Yeshiva is only 35 miles away while Transy is 99.

I'd have loved for the place to be packed but that's just not going to happen in the HCAC.

Also of note, Hanover's students were gone from Campus. The side behind the benches was pretty packed and very loud... atmosphere was much better than I am sure it seemed from the view of the video broadcast. I agree, certainly wish it drew a bigger crowd but that doesn't take away from what was a great game IMO.

Looked to me like one Wooster player thought they were switching screens and the other didn't.

It looks like FCGrizzliesGrad's too early predictions nearly matched the Coaches Preseason Poll. The coaches flipped MSJ & Franklin listing MSJ:#5 & Franklin:#6

Also of note, Nick White will not be back for Hanover ... that leaves The Panthers with Reigning HCAC POY Cam Fails as the only fulltime returning starter. I assume Isaac Hibbard (part-time starter last year) will become the #2 scoring threat for Hanover this season.

Article by David Jablonski on Witt's recruiting class :  https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/sports/wittenberg-basketball-recruiting-class-includes-two-players/vuL7ntAgN4CPSRlnTfULLL/

The Wooster broadcast said he has an injured ankle. It was suggested on Last night's call that he would probably be able to play on Friday.

Chad Roy (Wittenberg)

1) Hanover, 2) MSJ, 3) Transy, 4) Rose

Hanover with 6 straight Ws... including blowing out MSJ on the road and whipping Transy at home Wednesday by almost 40. It's clear HC is playing their best ball of the season... dare I say they are playing better now than we even saw last year? It's gonna be an interesting race down the stretch in the HCAC!

Wittenberg beats Mount St Joseph 78 to 74 to start the Season. Nice win over MSJ who was picked 2nd in the HCAC coming off a 20 win season.

Big three from Mitch Balser when MSJ cut the lead to 2 late in the game. Welcome to Witt Mitch!

Quote from: AndOne on March 06, 2017, 05:21:35 PM
I remember exactly the sequence you are referring to with regard to the multiple O rebounds and the ultimate putback. And yes, they certainly were hot from downtown that night. After beating the Woo guys Fri, expectations were very high against Hanover the next night, but the Cardinals forgot how to make layups which killed them.
After they lost their best all-around player, a pre-season All-American, for the season in only their 7th game, many thought they would have a hard time even finishing 4th in the highly competitive CCIW and qualifying for the conference tournament. However, several other guys stepped up and they collectively found a new identity and rallied late to get that 4th spot. Then, in the conference tourney they defeated the #1 and #3 seeds to get the AQ and go on to beat Woo. Truth is, they should have won Sat night too. With only losing one senior, NCC should have a strong presence next season.

To Say NC 'should' have won is a stretch. They did miss a ton of layups... many in transition when Hanover had at least one guy back playing smart defense and not fouling. NC (Henry especially) kept forcing up contested layups instead of pulling the ball out and working some offense when no advantage was to be had. NC looked to me like a team with a few very good players and not much depth - I think Hanover has the better team and wins that game more times than not.

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Quote from: hotdawg on February 27, 2017, 03:29:04 PM
Tough time to be a team in the Great Lakes Region ... only 1 at large bid for the whole 60 team region.

....and had Hope won their tournament it might have been zero unless that next spot was going to go to OWU.

We got 4 last year so time might be relative.

Tough Time Year*

Tough time to be a team in the Great Lakes Region ... only 1 at large bid for the whole 60 team region.

I think Witt did a great job controlling the pace for most of the game. Wooster sped up the game with full court man to man denial late in regulation. Witt seemed to tighten up due to the pressure of Wooster Defense (and maybe the pressure of seeing a lead dwindle). I was surprised Wooster didn't keep the full-court pressure on to start the OT period... instead they elected to play Witt straight up from the half-court. Great win Witt.