Per a tweet from Robert Crane Jr., Dartmouth is doing their due diligence on Brandon Linton. I'm not sure exactly what that means, however, I would be shocked if he took the Dartmouth job. Additionally, I highly doubt that he is even entertaining it too much. I'd put the odds at, maybe 5%.

I do think he is an Ivy caliber coach, but others have made a good point that it might be harder to recruit players to Dartmouth than Tufts, comparatively speaking between NESCAC and Ivy.

I do think he should stay at tufts, continue to build the resume, and maybe one day go for a Harvard/Yale, or even a power 5 school. Also, there's no shame in staying at Tufts and truly being a legend.

Having played for Linton, I can tell you that whatever program he is in charge of will excel on and off the court. There's no BS in his program, and it results in hard men with a good head on their shoulders. Relationships, accountability, competitiveness will follow him wherever he is. If you can't follow all 3 you will be disciplined (not in a bad way, but whatever you did was definitely your fault).

Personally rooting for Klatsky to get the job, but if Linton takes the helm at Dartmouth, he will do a great job and whatever decision he makes will be best for him and his family!

So my alumni group chat. Everyone has ESPN+. No one has been able to get into any of the d3 games today. CHARLIE BAKER WTF. SO YOU MAKE TEAMS FLY TO INDIANA FOR A GAME THAT CAN BE PLAYED IN THEIR BACKYARD, AND THEN YOU A.)PUT A PRICE ON THE GAME AND B.) THAT SERVICE DOESNT EVEN WORK.

Let's just say Charlie is getting an email tomorrow win or lose.

Good morning, NESCAC! May the best team win today and go on to cut down the nets.

Someone will say it so I'll get the ball rolling. How about that dumb Texas coach running on the court with one second left? Just as marginal as the foul call on Bates. Those arguing for no call have more validity now. I still think you call both. There are rules for a reason. Why did I even bother telling teammates to stay back in case something crazy happens?

Quote from: SpringSt7 on March 17, 2026, 09:20:06 PMMumbo who else would previously be in the conversation?

TuftsSituation might be better suited to answer this question. I have only followed Tufts since the 2019-2020 season. That being said, Tom Palleschi is certainly in the conversation. I know he was up there in points, rebounds, blocks.

Vincent Pace was a hooper (and annual alumni game GOAT) but not sure how his stats compare. Luke Rogers somewhere in the top 10 as well id imagine in GOAT convo.

You all know how I feel about MVP votes - did the guy win? Scotty is a winner. All time wins leader at tufts along with his senior class. Many tufts teams pre 2019 were .500 record. Scott by default!

Quote from: SpringSt7 on March 17, 2026, 05:34:23 PMIt is a shame that the redistricting kind of killed the excitement of the All District/Region teams. Without the LEC and the NEWMAC it is essentially just a re-skin of All-NESCAC. Congrats to Gyemesi however - random thought while we are on the topic, I am not overly familiar with Tufts history but is he is the Tufts GOAT convo? He is 13th in all time points, 1st in rebounds, and 15th in assists.

I would say he is the Tufts GOAT, yes. And a final 4 would solidify this

The top 20 brackets on the d3 challenge have trin in final 4. The 21st bracket has tufts. Public all over trin. Yikes!

There's a whole lot of Mumbo jumbo talk on this board right now. an out of shape Morakis is still an incredibly scary threat. Like yeah, we have this dude who is 4th off the bench and by the way he's a 1,000 point scorer. Sure he might've gained some weight but he's able to use that to his advantage. He was physical before the weight and he still is. Can absolutely bull you to the rim. He's still explosive. While we're talking about hidden weapons. Good time to remind you our legit last guy off the bench dropped 36 in a game in Miami this year. And Evan Reeves, who ranks dead last on this jumbos roster in PPG, is absolutely going to terrorize the NESCAC in years to come.

If we are trying to tie this conversation back to coaching - the verdict is that Coach Linton is the best d3 recruiter in the country. And he's a good enough game manager to make it all work.

Just an awesome showing from my jumbos today. Totally dominant first half, building a 22 point halftime lead. Ricardo Nieves is the real deal. 19 points at the half, a couple of dunks in the game. A couple of step back threes that make your head spin. That go in. Kid can absolutely ball.

That being said, Josh Bernstein was the MVP today. 17 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal. He's showing that he can take his defender to the hoop from the perimeter, pushing the ball in transition sometimes. He is playing his best ball at the best possible moment.

Scott Gyimesi returned today, didn't look like he missed a beat. Plays with the same energy. Maybe was a little hesitant in the post a few times and perhaps couldn't get the hook shot up as fast as he used to (once though). He scored .6 seconds into his return at the 16 minute mark in the first half. Banged a 3. Looked like his old self.

Wesleyan went zone in the second and cut the lead to 4 at one point. To me, scott is the answer to said zone. For whatever reason, he was not on the court for a long stretch of the cardinals comeback. He did eventually return.

While the game felt like it was slipping away for a long stretch, Zion watt and Jon medley came up clutch and turned the momentum back in our favor. Zion had 7 straight points, and Medley (for years) has made the most outrageous bail out bank shots contested from mid range.

I am incredibly proud of this Jumbos team and coaching staff. This is our second elite 8 appearance ever. 2015-2016 was the last time we went this far.

And the d3 gods couldn't have drawn up a better storyline. Tufts. Trinity. Fort Wayne Indiana. Elite 8 showdown. While Trinity has had our number for a few years, we are 1-1 against them this year. What better feeling would it be to finally end their season?

I've watched some of Trinity this post season, and let me tell you. They better be ready to play from the jump. They've trailed at half in 2 of their 3 tournament games and I just have a feeling they will have to play their best game to beat us Thursday. I wouldn't want to play Tufts right now.

For the record, I will be eating an abnormal amount of chicken this week.

WHY NOT US!!!!!!!!!

Within 3 seconds of checking into the game, scott Gyimesi scores. Good to see him back out there!

Quote from: NYHoopsGuru on March 12, 2026, 07:55:29 PM

Quote from: el_jefe_90 on March 09, 2026, 02:31:26 PMWanted to shoutout Amherst, Trinity, Tufts and Wesleyan for their first round wins and the latter three for their second round wins. It was a tough weekend for all but glad to see 3 teams advance to the Sweet 16. Hoping Gyimesi can play but Bernstein has been unbelievable as of late!
I'm really looking forward to that Hood/Trinity matchup. Hood is a great offensive squad that usually wins their rebounding matchups. Yarbrough certainly looks like the real deal! Sometimes these matchups end in runaways but I'm thinking this one will be competitive. Trinity I believe will win as long as Okorougo is healthy enough to go.

As a Liberty League fan, I can give some color on Trinity's matchup against Hood. Hood has probably one of the most explosive offenses in the country, 4th in d3datacast offensive efficiency. Everything runs through Yarbrough...but don't let that fool you. Any of their starters is capable of going for 20+ points. Their offense is really fascinating and their coach draws up amazing ATO's. Not sure what Trinity does defensively, but Hood does a great job of attacking switches off the ball. Defensively, they don't really care if you score. And like mentioned, they tend to win their rebounding matchups by crashing like madmen.

Trinity can and should win. However, they cannot get caught up playing Hood's game. Nobody plays run & gun better than them (the reason why they've made it so far despite being terrible defensively). Trinity has to slow the game down and play at their own pace, while also keeping their preferred matchups on defense. If Trinity holds Hood to under 75 points, it should result in a win. Vassar was able to maintain control in the first half by doing so. A 10-0 run in the first minute of the second half blew the game open. So like I said, Trinity is winning this game by defending, not by scoring.

Aside from that, I would love to see another Trinity/Wesleyan matchup. Regardless of who wins that one, it would be a cool Final Four story potentially against NESCAC alum Shane Regan to head to the national championship.

Sounds like this game has 2025 Tufts-Redlands potential! Appreciate the insight.

Quote from: nescac1 on March 12, 2026, 03:49:19 PMDid I miss reporting on here - apologies if so but I don't recall - that Hank Morgan is now playing on the G League Maine Celtics?  And in his last game, he went off for 22 points on 8-9 shooting (6-7 from 3)?  Second on the team only to John Tonje, who has played in the NBA. 

These shots are like barely touching the net even, damn: https://x.com/MaineCeltics/status/2031822665099722796?s=20

If Hank gets a cup off coffee in the NBA next year while Cuevas is lighting up D1 defenders, I'm gonna feel that much better about my POTY advocacy for those two dudes.  Turns out shooting is a valuable commodity in basketball! 

Yeah, saw that video! What a performance and I'm surprised it slid under the radar on these boards. Would be pretty sweet to get a second nescac player to the NBA.

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 12, 2026, 10:42:18 AM

Quote from: jumbomumbo on March 11, 2026, 08:15:10 PMEmory 78 Yeshiva 61

I will take the over on this.  No chance this ends under 139 total points.

You sure? Yeshiva might score 45

Trinity 77 Hood 72
Tufts 68 Wes 63
Mary Wash 80 WisLC 75
UChicago 67 GA 56
Emory 78 Yeshiva 61
Endicott 63 IWU 60
WashU 67 St Thomas (TX) 60
RM 71 CNU 58

What a night.  Where do I start?

1. Josh Bernstein. 24 points on 11-15 from the field. 10 boards. 3 assists. Kid worked his arse off in the off season and finally producing like we all thought he could when it matters most. Just throw the ball to the big guy and let him make a play.

2. Coach Linton. Has to be the NESCAC hire of the decade. In 5 seasons with tufts he's now in his second sweet 16, 4th NCAA tournament appearance. Just missing that NESCAC title, which is clearly on the horizon. The ability to recruit has been above and beyond any team in this league. Has to have above an .800 record and that includes a disaster first year which was not his fault. Every other coach in tufts history is somewhere around  .480 and below. And I'd love if someone could whip up historical records of each coach in the NESCAC with a 5 year history minimum. Has to be at the top.

3. Did anyone catch the Endicott game? Why the frick are we sending teams to butt-frick Indiana for elite 8 games when you can have a mini Cameron indoor on campus? A huge miss that Charlie Baker must fix. Does that guy even know a single result of what has transpired in D3 hoops these past 48 hours? Get with the times and let teams host UNTIL THE FINAL 4. Also, the CNU game ended 4 hours ago and the website still says there's 18 seconds left with a 29 point CNU lead. What's going on there Charlie? It's 2026. Get with it. Hire an intern or something. Claude. Grok. ANYTHING.