(We are on the road to Salem. The combination of driving and mid-terms has delayed our preview, and we apologize.) North Central (27-3), ranked #3 in the nation in the latest D3hoops.com poll, has emerged from the “Bracket of Death” (an 8-team pod that included Washington U., Illinois Wesleyan, UW-Whitewater, and North Central) and [...]
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A conversation on D3boards sparked the following research, which supports the notion we already knew: Joey Kizel is one of the best players in the country in close games/big games/”the moment.” 2011-12 Kizel in one-possession games: 20 pts, 6-11 FG, 2-4 3FG, 6-6 FT 16 pts, 5-8 FG, 2-4 3FG, 4-4 FT 15 pts, 5-10 [...]
One of the things that Jeff and I promised one another before the beginning of this season was that we wouldn’t take anything this team did for granted. A year ago, we were sure that Middlebury’s championship window had closed — that losing Andrew Locke and Ryan Sharry in consecutive seasons would be too much [...]
At 4 pm Saturday Middlebury (24-3) will tip off against Ithaca (21-8) in the Sweet 16 at Pepin Gymnasium. Ithaca comes into the game having won back-to-back tournament games on the road, first with an 89-77 victory at Springfield and then a 70-68 upset of Rochester at the buzzer. With eight losses during the regular [...]
Middlebury plays in Cortland, New York at 3:00 pm Saturday. The Red Dragons (21-4) are undefeated on their home court (13-0) and have won all but one of those games by double-digits. Cortland relies heavily on the perimeter play of its guards, which as a collective group are among the best in the country. Four [...]
Middlebury opens the NCAA Tournament this evening at home against Curry College. Curry went 21-7 during the season, and 15-3 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC). While the CCC isn’t the most difficult conference to win, Curry proved over the course of the season that it could play with some of the best teams in [...]
Middlebury in the NCAA Tournament 2:00 NESCAC tournament recap 13:55 NESCAC Awards recap/critique 25:00 Region-by-region bracket breakdown 45:40
