Jonathan Jones (Kean) definitely deserves serious consideration. The 6-5 senior center is averaging 25.4 ppg, 15.8 rpg and is shooting 55% from the floor through eight games. He also has 19 steals (tops on the team). I saw him play against York (NY) and was very impressed. He gave York's All-American center, Marcel Esonwune, all he could handle.

Jones has few, if any, flaws in his game. He is an excellent low-post player, very strong, runs the court very well, has a pretty good outside touch and good instincts. He's not as athletic as Esonwune and can't jump or block shots like Marcel, but Jones is more skilled overall and is stronger.

Mid-Atlantic Region (Games thru 11/30)

Wilkes 74, Penn State Hazelton (USCAA) 45
Drew 110, Berkeley, NJ (other) 77
Arcadia 80, Penn College (USCAA) 68
La Roche 85, Central Penn (USCAA) 57
Mount Aloysius 116, Penn State Greater Allegheny (USCAA) 113
Eastern 73, Penn State Brandywine (USCAA) 51
Navy (D1) 74, Neumann 62
Lycoming 90, Penn State Hazelton (USCAA) 46
Alvernia 107, Penn State Schuylkill (USCAA) 59
Lycoming 98, Penn State Wilkes Barre (USCAA) 58
Marywood 72, Penn State Hazelton (USCAA) 56
High Point (D1) 86, Gwynedd-Mercy 77
Juniata 82, Penn State Mont Alto (USCAA) 61
Delaware State (D1) 103, Philadelphia Bible 41
Susquehanna 92, Penn College (USCAA) 60
Goucher 63, Maryland Bible (other) 54
Mount Aloysius 108, Penn State Du Bois (USCAA) 86

D3 vs.

D1....0-3
USCAA....12-0
Other....2-0

I saw Hunter beat John Jay, 81-63, last night. The game was tied at the half, but Hunter went on a 30-4 run to break it wide open. Uter, Koutsoloukas and Hoffman all played well for the Hawks, while Courtien and Klingsberg saw limited time due to foul trouble.

John Jay has more talent than last year, but their 4-1 record is deceptive because they've faced some pretty weak opposition. The Bloodhounds have a good trio in Alexander, Harry, and Holman, but not much of a supporting cast.

Atlantic Region (All games thru 11/28)

Elon (D1) 99, TCNJ 68
NJIT (D1) 96, NYU-Poly 49
John Jay 66, Vaughn (other) 53
Maryland Eastern Shore (D1) 86, Kean 68
St. Joseph's, LI 111, Vaughn (other) 69
Virginia-Wise (NAIA 1) 81, Farmingdale State 76
Montclair State 90, PSU Mont Alto (USCAA) 63
Penn State-Brandywine (USCAA) 78, TCNJ 70
John Jay 84, St. Joseph's, Brooklyn (USCAA) 83
Montclair State 65, Berkeley, NJ (USCAA) 49
Sage 93, Albany Pharmacy (other) 71
Lehman 78, Vaughn (other) 51
Embry-Riddle (NAIA 2) 87, Medgar Evers 60

D3 vs.

D1....0-3
NAIA 1....0-1
NAIA 2....0-1
USCAA....3-1
Other....4-0

Quote from: BklynBasketball on November 20, 2010, 09:38:13 AM
Holly played at kingsboro

You're right about that one.

I saw Baruch beat Farmingdale State last night. The Bearcats started slowly but got going about midway through the first half. Baruch has pretty much the same team as last year, minus Kunkel (which is a major loss). Hillaire and Beauchamp are All-Conference players, Farid can score but is very inconsistent, Loftus is a decent rebounder, and Abbatiello is an excellent outside shooter. It looks like Baruch should be a top-tier team once again.

Farmingdale had better athletes than Baruch, but struggled when it became a half-court game. Josh Smith was extremely impressive for the Rams and looks like he could be one of the top players in the Atlantic region.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on November 23, 2010, 01:44:48 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on November 18, 2010, 02:18:45 PM
Is there anyway that we can "divvy-up" the workload by regions and submit the results to a co-ordinator to compile the results for us?

Once we get into conference play, the out-of-division results slow down.

Let's get this going!

If enough fans volunteer, by the end of the season, I will have recorded the outcome of all of the South Region non-D3 games for the ASC and the SCAC.

Any takers for the GSAC, ODAC and the USASouth in the South Region?

I could do the Atlantic region: NJAC, CUNYAC and Skyline.

I saw Kean beat York, 69-57, last night in Jamaica. The Cougars led by 11 at the half and were in control the rest of the way. I was impressed with Jonathan Jones, the center for Kean. He didn't shoot very well (6-19 from the floor), but he did grab 16 rebounds and had 3 steals. Jones is strong, runs the court well, is pretty athletic and he can post up as well as hit an outside shot. He gave York's All-American center, Marcel Esonwune, all he could handle.

York was led by William Holley, a junior transfer from BMCC, who finished with 24 points and 8 rebounds. Holley can score in a variety of ways and appears to be the second best player on the Cardinals. Esonwune was next with 19 points, 8 boards and 4 blocks. The Cardinals will certainly miss Hamilton-Lopez and Exum from last year's team and they probably have a little less overall talent. In addition, Evelyn was on the bench but did not play.

I went to the Manhattanville @ Hunter game last night. Tough loss for Alesi in his coaching debut because it was a game that the Hawks definitely could have won. It was the worst effort by Klingsberg that I ever saw: poor shooting, lack of focus and a lack of aggression. On the other hand, Courtien put in a solid performance finishing with 17 points and demonstrating that he's not only an open shooter, but can create his own shot (to some degree) and take the ball to the hoop. Hoffman also looked pretty good, taking better care of the ball and playing more under control than last year. Dubois dressed but did not play--which obviously did not help matters for Hunter.

Quote from: bmull on October 13, 2010, 07:40:07 PM
Friends   Would someone give a shout-out when a roster gets posted?  Thanks!

Hunter and Lehman are the only two schools who've posted rosters so far. The Hawks return nine players from last year's team (by far their highest number in at least a decade). Two of their three top guns return: Dubois and Klingsberg are back, while Rubino is not.

Hopefan: I just saw your post and sent you a personal message. I check the site just about every day, but since I haven't logged in since March, I didn't get your message. Sorry to hear you won't be able to keep the totals this year. And I won't be able to either.

Let me echo Hopefan. I hope someone comes forward and takes over the reigns this year.

Quote from: BubbaChuck3 on March 01, 2010, 09:45:43 PM
Rhodes:

Respect your opinion, have to disagree though... I dont think York or Baruch are as deep as Brooklyn... Both teams lack the role players that Brooklyn has.. York relies heavily on Marcel and Lopez... Baruch alot on Kunkel and Hilaire... Beauchamp also plays a big part in success.. But Brooklyn has multiple players other than Baptiste who have made huge plays for them all season... That I think is what separates Brooklyn from other teams in the CUNYAC

I agree with you that Brooklyn is deeper than both York and Baruch. I just don't believe they are necessarily a better team than the other two. I feel that all three teams are pretty comparable. Just remember that York beat Brooklyn twice during the regular season, albeit by one point both times. Brooklyn, however, won the big one the third time around.

Quote from: Danny Weismuller on March 01, 2010, 07:52:21 AM
Anyone see the games?
Big congrats to BC... I figured it woudl be hard for York to beat them 3 games in one year.

I saw the CUNY final. Good game, and Brooklyn won it because they played with more composure and confidence.  It looked like Baptiste had something to prove and he certainly did. He never got rattled and he got the job done when it mattered most. John also had a very good all-around game: playing solid defense, handling and distributing the ball and also scoring when necessary. Podias and his staff did a good job as well. Esonwune did not put in a dominant performance and his teammates were unable to pick up the slack. Hamilton-Lopez was high scorer but he didn't shoot well and Exum had a lot of turnovers. With that said there isn't a whole lot of difference between Brooklyn, York and Baruch. Unfortunately for the Cardinals and the Bearcats only one team can win the championship and this year it was Brooklyn.

Quote from: Danny Weismuller on March 01, 2010, 07:52:21 AM
Does anyone think an Atlantic Region team will get a pool C bid?

Stockton and Rutgers-Newark received Pool C bids.

Skyline Conference (Atlantic Region)

All games at higher seed

Feb. 23 Quarterfinals

#4 SUNY-Maritime 69
#5 Farmingdale State 57

#3 SUNY-Purchase 72
#6 Yeshiva 57

Feb. 25 Semifinals

#4 SUNY-Maritime @ #1 SUNY-Old Westbury

#3 SUNY-Purchase @ #2 St. Joseph's, LI

Feb. 27

Championship @ higher seed

Two great semifinal games last night at CCNY. The two top seeds advanced, but both were taken to the brink. Hunter matches up very well with York and the Cardinals were lucky to pull the game out. Huge effort by Hamilton-Lopez put York over the top. If he didn't hit a ton of very big shots, York may very well have been eliminated. Hunter's big three (Rubino, DuBois and Klingsberg) all put in solid efforts and Esonwune looked merely mortal.

In the second game, Baruch killed Brooklyn off the boards but still came up a bit short. Like the opener this one could have gone either way, but the Bulldogs managed to pull this one out in OT. Brooklyn played with a bit more composure in overtime and that enabled them to pull this one out. Once again a super tough loss for Baruch, but unlike last year there doesn't appear to be any chance of a Pool C bid this time around.

Quote from: xalva66 on February 22, 2010, 11:49:34 AM
I saw Hunter play against Medgar Evers on Saturday. I cant wait to see Marcel matchup with the big guy from Hunter.

I wonder if Hunter's big guy shares your sentiments.

If Hunter beats York it will be their first appearance in the conference championship game since 1998. York's the clear favorite but Hunter played them close in the regular season, losing by only three points (68-65) at York on Jan. 23.