MBB: NESCAC

[SpringSt7]

No surprises on NABC All Americans but I will say, with all due respect to Endicott, who had an awesome season, if they can get a 1st team and a 2nd teamer, Trinity should have a 2nd teamer and a 3rd Teamer. Vetter 2nd team is well deserved but no Okorougo anywhere is wrong.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

No surprises on NABC All Americans but I will say, with all due respect to Endicott, who had an awesome season, if they can get a 1st team and a 2nd teamer, Trinity should have a 2nd teamer and a 3rd Teamer. Vetter 2nd team is well deserved but no Okorougo anywhere is wrong.

NABC just does one player per region per team.

[Sabrina76]

Hixon, I believe, has stated that Rehnquist was the best he'd seen. Rick Wilson, who was the coach from the 50's to Quist's last year 1977, was quoted in the Springfield paper that Rehnquist was the best shooter he ever had but Dave Auten was the best player. Hard to compare eras, teams and rules (no 3 pointers for Auten and Rehnquist though both were great shooters). Oscar to me is still a great. He played in the days when traveling was a violation.

[SpringSt7]

No surprises on NABC All Americans but I will say, with all due respect to Endicott, who had an awesome season, if they can get a 1st team and a 2nd teamer, Trinity should have a 2nd teamer and a 3rd Teamer. Vetter 2nd team is well deserved but no Okorougo anywhere is wrong.

NABC just does one player per region per team.

Then it should be Vetter 1st and Okorougo 2nd. Another stupid rule, once again.

[D3BBALL]

No surprises on NABC All Americans but I will say, with all due respect to Endicott, who had an awesome season, if they can get a 1st team and a 2nd teamer, Trinity should have a 2nd teamer and a 3rd Teamer. Vetter 2nd team is well deserved but no Okorougo anywhere is wrong.

NABC just does one player per region per team.

Takes away the validity of the teams and strength of conferences

[D3BBALL]

No surprises on NABC All Americans but I will say, with all due respect to Endicott, who had an awesome season, if they can get a 1st team and a 2nd teamer, Trinity should have a 2nd teamer and a 3rd Teamer. Vetter 2nd team is well deserved but no Okorougo anywhere is wrong.

NABC just does one player per region per team.

Then it should be Vetter 1st and Okorougo 2nd. Another stupid rule, once again.

100% agree, one of them has to be on the first team.

[blue_jays]

No surprises on NABC All Americans but I will say, with all due respect to Endicott, who had an awesome season, if they can get a 1st team and a 2nd teamer, Trinity should have a 2nd teamer and a 3rd Teamer. Vetter 2nd team is well deserved but no Okorougo anywhere is wrong.

NABC just does one player per region per team.

Then it should be Vetter 1st and Okorougo 2nd. Another stupid rule, once again.

100% agree, one of them has to be on the first team.

I am always unimpressed by coaches orgs when it comes to All-American teams, they constantly get it wrong and usually in laughable ways (don't get me started on the soccer coaches org...).

Perfect example this year: WashU gets a player on 3rd team, and UChicago's Shane Regan is nowhere to be found on the list. What a joke. Regan has carried the Maroons to a top 10 ranking all season long, even a brief stint at #1, and advanced them to the Elite 8 for the second time ever. He is the straw that stirs the drink on that team. He has single-handedly won them multiple big games this year. Regan has been a national POTY type player, but apparently not good enough for NABC... I get it, WashU has name recognition in basketball, but frankly they underachieved this year compared to their hype (also 8-6 in UAA play). Regan takes UChicago from good to great.

[nescac1]

NABC all-American teams are never a true reflection of the very best players (no disrespect, these are all still great players!). The D3hoops teams are far better.  Ben Pearce not being first team is also pretty nuts I'd say ...

[NEhoops]

A few other players to recognize:

Colin Tabb: Trinity   
Steve Zieja/Andrew Schiel: Amherst        
Ben Rudin: Middlebury - he deserves credit for taking that program to the next level. His senior year (08-09) was the first of five straight seasons of 24+ wins. 
Troy Whittington - Williams

Crazy to think that Sam Clark at Colby (00-01) was the NESCAC player of the year but wasn't an All-American.

Interesting reporting regarding Rutigliano. Seems unnecessary for an assistant role. No matter how it plays out, it's not helpful for him retaining/recruiting players.