Adam Brazil completes an incredible career with 1st Team Academic All America honors to go along with consensus 1st team A-A honors.  Definitely one of H-SC's all time best!

I wonder how much Guilford's financial difficulties played into Coach Palombo's decision.  It seems like an odd move for such a distinguished coach.  This is a big loss for Guilford. 

The Tigers need an athletic, physical rebounder and defender.  They have an excellent soon to be sophomore class.  Btw, Hamilton Campbell has entered the transfer portal, but I don't think the Tigers will have any shortage of point guards.  All of the above mentioned players can be solid ODAC players, plus Santana Lynch looked like he was starting to get comfortable with the college game when he injured his foot.  I think he will bring a lot to the table.  We'll see - good programs tend to remain near the top.  Hopefully, Brazil has helped instill a legacy of leadership, character and hard work. 

Whoa!  Tom Palombo is joining the Longwood staff!

Former Tiger Davidson Hubbard got in the game for Baylor in their loss to Duke yesterday.  It was just a minute at the end and he didn't get to do anything, but it has to be quite a memory.  He got to play in the D3 Championship game a year ago and then in the D1 tournament a year later.  I'm sure he had a lot of family and friends in attendance in Raleigh and at least one Tiger fan cheering him on the tube.

Hampden-Sydney basketball had a noteworthy weekend.  First, congratulations to Adam Brazil for making the first team D3Hoops All America team.  He is the first Tiger to make first team since Jeff Monroe in 2004.  In the NABC All Star game, AB went 5-6 (2-3 on 3's) from the field and scored an efficient 12 points.  We're going to miss that guy, but we sure enjoyed watching him play.

Ryan Odom was one of the best 3 point shooters to ever play at H-SC, and now has ascended to the coaching ranks of the ACC as he takes the UVA job.  I believe he's taken every college he's coached for to the NCAA tournament in a short time.  Congratulations to him. 

Griff Aldrich, Longwood's head coach, will be joining his friend and teammate at UVA.  Griff had unprecedented success at Longwood, winning 2 Big South championships and NCAA AQ's.  He was also a great member of the Farmville community; he and his family will be missed. 

H-SC needs an athletic, powerful rebounder and defender to complement Fernald.  Roanoke loses McClary, a really big loss, but will otherwise be intact.  Lynchburg returns 4 starters.  If VWU gets Deveaux back (not sure if he uses a medical redshirt for 23-24 season), they will have 4 starters back.  Tom Palombo always seems to find talent, but he sure does have a lot to replace.

I'm rooting for anybody except NYU.  3 of 5 starters and 5 of top 7 are grad student transfers.  With the Covid extra year ending with season, this shouldn't be an issue in the future, but it sure gives the large D3 universities with established grad schools an advantage.  I'd do the same thing in NYU's shoes, but I prefer the "home grown" talent. 

The Tigers couldn't hit 3s when they needed them and Redlands converted.  The Tigers fought back but their lack of an athletic big who could help stop athletic drivers hurt them; that was their biggest weakness all season.  H-SC made a good comeback from 26 down to get to 7, but Redlands held.  Redlands played great - best of luck to them.

Great season, Tigers.  The ODAC as a whole had a pretty good season considering that we all thought it would be a down season for the ODAC.  Can't wait for next year. 

Best wishes to the Roanoke Maroons today as they face Catholic.  I hope they are at the top of their game.  The computers rate the game as a toss-up, with Catholic being the favorite by a very slim margin.  Catholic has been playing well and were able to dispatch the Jackets in a game that was not particularly close.  The Maroons need to stay away from foul trouble, and I'd love to see McClary have a big game.

I hope the Tigers are playing free.  To me and other Tiger fans I know, it feels like H-SC is gambling with house money.  We've gotten way more out of this season than we had a right to expect, and it has been delightful.  Any more wins would be icing on the cake.  There was an outpouring of emotion after the wins last weekend in Kirby as Brazil, Shryock and McGowan played their last home games.  The trip to NYC seems like a celebration of a great season and the seniors, particularly Brazil.  AB was brilliant on the court and the classroom as he earned ODAC scholar athlete of the year for the second time and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.  He embodied the ideal of being the best person you can be every day and worked to pass it on to the underclassmen.  Win or lose, I think the Tigers are going to be playing with a lot of joy today, along with great optimism about the future. 

Colin is fine.  Maybe not the best style of game for him, plus Peter Moye was having a good game.   

The Tigers needed one of their best efforts this season against Pitt-Bradford.  P-B was athletic, fast and aggressive, and they shot the ball very well.  They played at an extremely fast pace, pressing on misses as well as made baskets.  The Tigers did a good job of controlling the pace as they held P-B 23 points below their average.  Adam Brazil was stellar with a game leading 24 points and Fernald had 14.  H-SC got outstanding games from 4 freshmen (Travis Stickney, Tugg Bizzelle, John Campbell and Peter Moye) who played at least 12 minutes and made significant contributions. 

How about them UMW Eagles?

Game Day! Good luck to the Quakers, Jackets, Maroons and TIGERS this weekend. 

Zach Rosenthal, Roanoke (injury)

UMW played a tough schedule.  I noticed that the D3 Datacast efficiency ratings were always rather high for their record, so the computers liked them.  Throughout the year I thought they were better than their record, so I'm glad they got a reward for competing hard.