MBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[Patrick Coleman]

What's going on everyone... Fairly New to posting here because of my previous job (Assistant Coach) but look forward to joining you all this season. Been around the ODAC since 2004 so very familiar with this board and ODAC Basketball. Played from 2004-2008 at Virginia Wesleyan and was Assistant coach their for 13 years. Excited for ODAC Hoops and Virginia Wesleyan (yes that is what I will call it) Basketball!!!

D'Juan Tucker? You go back almost as far back as I do!

Yes Been around the ODAC for awhile!!!

Welcome to the board!

[rmc1982]

I've been pondering what RMC's starting lineup might be for Wednesday's game vs CNU. The five upperclassmen -- Hammonds, Showalter, Antinori, Hodges, and Bachman are also the guys with the most court time under their belts. But there isn't a proven three point shooter in that group. So I would expect that whoever among the underclassmen has been looking the best from long range in practice will start in place of one of them. Also, a number of the sophomores got ample minutes last season, some of them coming on strong in the home stretch. So there could be another sophomore in the starting lineup -- or maybe even a freshman.

Perhaps 6'5' Soph guard Jack Lloyd. He can fill it up but if he doesent play defense Josh won't play him! Not being critical at all but thats just how Josh rolls.You have to prove your defense FIRST to get PT! Don't really know anything about the freshmen except we're supposed to have a good class. Sophomore Brady Lam is also a possibility. Gonna be interesting Y_Jack_Lok!! Should be an interesting next week or so on campus! HSC Football game this weekend in Farmville for all the ODAC marbles and Basketball GALORE!! I would expect The Crenshaw Crazies to be out in FULL FORCE! Not going tomorrow evening but Ill catch it on FloSports! GO JACKETS!!

[y_jack_lok]

^^^ Reflecting further, I know Coach Merkle likes to have experience coming off the bench, so I expect at least two underclassmen to start, possibly three.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think a Hammond-Antonori backcourt is pretty much a lock.  They were the most played and most trusted guards among the returning players.  Hodges is the other returning starter and a good fit for the 4 spot.  Ty Showalter is the last remaining heavy rotation player, a solid rebounder and a three-point threat.  I predict the freshman, Andrew Clark, starts down low.

[CoachDT]

My guess is :
Hammond
Antonori
Hodges
Showalter
Henke

[CoachDT]

The Marlins off to a 1-1 start losing in the championship game of their Tipoff tournament to Maryville after defeating St Johns Fisher on Friday night. This is a completely different team than last year where they relied very heavily on Deveaux and Moorer for 20 plus a night each. Five Marlins scored in double figures Friday night led by Jr. Brayden Thorne, who has not played much with 18. Senior Transfer Georges Archer Led them on Saturday with 13. Going to be interesting to see who emerges as the go to guy for the Marlins this year.

[y_jack_lok]

I think a Hammond-Antonori backcourt is pretty much a lock.  They were the most played and most trusted guards among the returning players.  Hodges is the other returning starter and a good fit for the 4 spot.  Ty Showalter is the last remaining heavy rotation player, a solid rebounder and a three-point threat.  I predict the freshman, Andrew Clark, starts down low.

My guess is :
Hammond
Antonori
Hodges
Showalter
Henke

I agree on Hammonds, Antinori, and Hodges. Less sure about Showalter. Yes, he can shoot three pointers, but with his height he was asked to play more down low last season. Last season Theartis Battle played the most minutes of any freshman (100 more minutes than Brady Lam) as well as appearing in more games than any of his classmates. He's a great rebounder. At the end of the season Doran Clausell was seeing the floor a lot, even early in games. As for three point shooting, rmc1982 mentioned Jack Lloyd. I think James Carswell is also supposed to be good from long range. So it will all come down to who has been doing the best in practice, especially defensively. I'm not going to make a prediction, however, especially knowing nothing about the freshmen.

[rmc1982]

On an unrelated note, our UNRANKED Womens team just upset #7 Johns Hopkins 63-59 in THEIR HOUSE!! HUGE WIN FOR OUR LADIES!! KUDOS!!🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[y_jack_lok]

On an unrelated note, our UNRANKED Womens team just upset #7 Johns Hopkins 63-59 in THEIR HOUSE!! HUGE WIN FOR OUR LADIES!! KUDOS!!🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

I watched much of that game. The Jackets looked good. It was a somewhat high-scoring first half (RMC 37, JHU 35), but the defenses locked in after intermission.

[Tigerfan]

Big slate of non-conference games for the ODAC this evening.  One will attract national attention.

CNU at RMC:  the computers love Macon in this one.  D3Datacast, Massey and Schauer all have the Jackets as 10 point favorites with 80%+ win probability.  But don't bet the farm and give those points, the data being used has to contain a lot of Robinson, Pulley, etc.   

Lynchburg at Pfeiffer, Averett at Greensboro, Southern Virginia at EMU and North Carolina Wesleyan at Guilford.   

An ODAC sweep would be great. 

[Seatfiller]

Big slate of non-conference games for the ODAC this evening.  One will attract national attention.

CNU at RMC:  the computers love Macon in this one.  D3Datacast, Massey and Schauer all have the Jackets as 10 point favorites with 80%+ win probability.  But don't bet the farm and give those points, the data being used has to contain a lot of Robinson, Pulley, etc.   

Lynchburg at Pfeiffer, Averett at Greensboro, Southern Virginia at EMU and North Carolina Wesleyan at Guilford.   

An ODAC sweep would be great. 

That CNU @ Randolph Macon should be a good one. Roanoke beat Alleghany College by 30 last saturday.  They don't play again until Friday when they are at home against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

[rmc1982]

 One HUGE variable is that CNU is playing under a new coach with a new system I would think and, coming into Crenshaw to play with a sold out CRAZY crowd, even with most of the same guys, can be difficult at best!! If they can take the crowd out of it EARLY they have a decent chance but if they let the "Crenshaw Crazies" get to them it could turn ugly quickly for the Captains! Our guys FEED off of that crowd! The louder they get the better we play, traditionally and Josh realizes that!If we start hitting 3's early watch out.CNU's best chance is TOUGH GRITTY defense EARLY to take us out of what we do best! The officiating will also play a big part, also. If they let them play early its better for CNU but it takes the risk of play getting a little "chippy"...if they start calling "pitty pat" fouls it risks making the game a free throw fest..either way it should be a great game in a great atmosphere in the COTU! GO JACKETS! A great kick off to what will be a great week of sports for us! I would expect Pedro would encourage his guys to be loud and in attendance and they are a ROWDY BUNCH, too....as long as their schoolwork is done! I know the basketball players appreciate them too!

[y_jack_lok]

CNU at RMC:  the computers love Macon in this one.  D3Datacast, Massey and Schauer all have the Jackets as 10 point favorites with 80%+ win probability.  But don't bet the farm and give those points, the data being used has to contain a lot of Robinson, Pulley, etc.

The computers can't possibly know anything with virtually no in-season data. The only '26-'27 data it has is CNU's 38-point win over Penn State-Altoona. CNU has a 22-man roster that includes six juniors and eight seniors compared to RMC's total of five juniors and seniors. If RMC wins this game by 10 points I'll be shocked.

[rmc1982]

CNU at RMC:  the computers love Macon in this one.  D3Datacast, Massey and Schauer all have the Jackets as 10 point favorites with 80%+ win probability.  But don't bet the farm and give those points, the data being used has to contain a lot of Robinson, Pulley, etc.

The computers can't possibly know anything with virtually no in-season data. The only '26-'27 data it has is CNU's 38-point win over Penn State-Altoona. CNU has a 22-man roster that includes six juniors and eight seniors compared to RMC's total of five juniors and seniors. If RMC wins this game by 10 points I'll be shocked.

I totally agree Y_jack_lok but the old Mike Tyson adage also applies here and I'll say it applies to BOTH teams....." Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth!" Whomever punches the other in the mouth EARLY will have the upper hand here ! Taking the crowd out of the game is TANTAMOUNT to CNU's success- they have lots of seasoned and experienced players, more so than us ... and they can probably absorb that punch and come back at us but they're also playing in a new system but with the old players.... So many variables in this one and that's why this SHOULD  be a heckuva ballgame!

[thescottharris]

Big slate of non-conference games for the ODAC this evening.  One will attract national attention.

CNU at RMC:  the computers love Macon in this one.  D3Datacast, Massey and Schauer all have the Jackets as 10 point favorites with 80%+ win probability.  But don't bet the farm and give those points, the data being used has to contain a lot of Robinson, Pulley, etc.   

Lynchburg at Pfeiffer, Averett at Greensboro, Southern Virginia at EMU and North Carolina Wesleyan at Guilford. 

An ODAC sweep would be great. 

I don't know about the other two, but Massey ratings - like KenPom ratings - at this point in the season are near useless because the vast majority of the data it uses is based on last season.