Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on April 25, 2026, 10:37:56 AMAll the reporting I've seen is that this is something the Division 1 cabinet will vote on soon, which means it would only apply to D1.  This actually makes a lot of sense.  They aren't particularly interested in limiting opportunity to play college basketball, just limiting opportunity to make a ton of money doing it.

It would be interesting to know, though, if a 26 year old former professional could still qualify to play d3.  Most of those pro exemptions have come because the player in question is under 25 - but I'm not sure if that's entirely spelled out.

I bet Kevin Garnett is still in decent shape - even at 49, he could probably help a d3 team.

I wonder if Division III coaches would ever tap into their former players' international networks? Many coaches have alumni who went on to play professionally overseas. In theory, coaches could ask them to identify experienced players (ages anywhere from 20 to 30) who never competed in the NCAA but might be interested in pursuing a graduate degree while playing. Could be a strange loophole.

Yesterday, I was noticing how much the ball sticks with Williams. Don't think they're making decisions quick enough on offense.

Defensively the attention to detail just wasn't quite there. Can't let Conn's two best shooters get 20 threes up.

I was 6-4 week 1, could have been better:

Friday:
Wesleyan 79 Hamilton 66
Bates 70 Bowdoin 64
Trinity 62 Amherst 49
Tufts 73 Williams 55
Conn 74 Midd 65
Saturday:
Conn 68 Williams 66
Tufts 77 Midd 68
Trnity 80 Hamilton 58
Sunday:
Colby 72 Bates 68

Anyone want to join me in first week picks?
Friday Night
Bates 77 - Amherst 60
Tufts 73 - Bowdoin 65
Conn 77 - Colby 72
Williams 66 - Wesleyan 64
Trinity 81 - Midd 69

Saturday
Wesleyan 67 - Midd 64
Trinity 72 - Williams 55
Bowdoin 73 - Conn 70
Tufts 78 - Colby 74

Sunday
Bates 75 - Hamilton 55

Conn was also ranked #1 during at one point in the season of their 1999 final four run

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Quote from: jumbomumbo on January 05, 2025, 03:23:50 PMJust a thought. If NESCAC tuition prices are currently $95k per year, and grow at a 4% annual rate, tuition will be $250k, and over $1M just for a family to send one athlete to the NESCAC. I think it is a ticking time bomb, and something NESCAC coaches and athletic directors will have to address in the coming decades. Thinking this because it is becoming a no brainer for top level NESCAC kids to transfer for scholarships if available.

I do think this is a bit hyperbole. I would say the average kids actually pay is in 35-50 range with 'merit' scholarships. Price is definitely is a consideration/issue for nescac athletics. However to say people will be paying 1M for a nescac education in the next 20 years seems somewhat outlandish to me.

My wife and I have two solid incomes - not wealthy but by no means poor - and our son is a Nescac freshman paying less than 20% list price. Those schools have a lot of money to dole out. Not saying it wouldn't still be a stretch for many people, but those published tuition/room/board figures really don't apply to most people.

I think this is more the norm than paying full ticket

Quote from: jumbomumbo on January 05, 2025, 03:23:50 PMJust a thought. If NESCAC tuition prices are currently $95k per year, and grow at a 4% annual rate, tuition will be $250k, and over $1M just for a family to send one athlete to the NESCAC. I think it is a ticking time bomb, and something NESCAC coaches and athletic directors will have to address in the coming decades. Thinking this because it is becoming a no brainer for top level NESCAC kids to transfer for scholarships if available.

I do think this is a bit hyperbole. I would say the average kids actually pay is in 35-50 range with 'merit' scholarships. Price is definitely is a consideration/issue for nescac athletics. However to say people will be paying 1M for a nescac education in the next 20 years seems somewhat outlandish to me.

Quote from: nescac1 on March 07, 2024, 09:57:03 AMtransfers currently in the portal

What sort of line would you set for total D3 to D1? Including guys who aren't 'in the portal' yet? Maybe bumped up to 6.5?

Rough one this weekend for the NESCAC only ones to come out unscathed are Wesleyan, Trin, and Conn.

Trin looked very solid and Regan from Wes had himself a weekend. Conn appears to have been without Murray.

Everyone else is back to the drawing board

Colby is absolutely living and dying by the 3.

37 attempts last game against Emerson

58(!!!) attempts against Colby-Sawyer today

I'm not sure I've ever seen anything close to 58 attempts.

@Nescac1 I feel like you may know much better than me but what's realistic for his landing spot? Is Patriot or Ivy unlikely?

Now that everyone in the league is done for the season(What an entertaining season btw!). Does anybody want to do way too early predictions for next year? Obviously have to consider not all of the recruits are in. However, I feel like this past year was a bit of a down year for the average rookie class. I wonder if that will continue.

Quick Stab at predictions this weekend

Williams 81, Trinity 70
I think Williams's size will be pretty tough for Trinity, especially when they don't have the level of shooters that Williams has. No disrespect to Callahan-Gold

Hamilton 62, Conn 58
I honestly think this one could come down to the wire. I have weird faith in that zone even after seeing Williams pick it apart. Their last meeting was closely contested until Singh took over. Hamilton probably has enough to edge them here, especially without their PG but you never know with this league.

Wesleyan 84, Colby 77
I just don't think Colby has what it takes to get stops against Wesleyan. I mean I like both of their offenses but I have a lot more faith in Wes on the other side of the ball.

Midd 68, Tufts 64
I think this could be a close one but I don't think Tufts has an answer for Sobel and Brennan. Kinda tough for Tufts as I think they are NCAA quality but this might screw them out of that. We'll see.

Quote from: nescac1 on February 09, 2023, 01:49:48 PM
midrangepullup, I think that is indeed the scenario for 4 at-large bids for NESCAC.  I do think Hamilton would be on the bubble in that scenario but probably just barely squeezes in to the tourney thanks to some real high-quality wins.  But I think the odds of a Hamilton-random team championship game, which Hamilton then loses, are at best 1 in five.  It would be mean a lot of road wins in the NESCAC tourney and both of NESCAC's legit top 25 teams flaming out early in the tourney.  But, certainly not implausible, as we've seen all year no one is safe in basically any league game.   

Definitely hear you, there have been a lot of head-scratchers this year, but all the moving parts make 5 pretty unlikely. But I feel like the scenario with 4 bids is actually pretty likely. Hamilton's been tough to beat at home and if they take care of business(Good chance) this weekend they'll be home all tourney. Tufts just needs to take care of business this weekend(Good chance) and not get upset in the first round(good chance).

Although not likely, I think it's still more likely than you may think. The formula would essentially be Midd and Williams, which are essentially auto-ins, Tufts, would win out and win in the quarterfinals, Hamilton, would need to win out and make the championship, and a random team(Trin, Wes, Colby, Conn) wins the tournament.

Realistically, I think there's a decent chance of 4 bids. The Continentals really just have to not slip up until the championship.

Maybe I'm seeing it with rose-colored glasses but that doesn't seem all that unrealistic to me