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Handing out the Hardware: All-conference awards of the year (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Jon Teitel

For Today’s News, Notes, and Highlighted Games – CLICK HERE

The end of the regular season means that it is time to recognize the best players/coaches in college basketball this season. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has reviewed all of the numbers and is ready to announce his picks for the 5 best players from each conference based on their all-around stats. Players are listed in a traditional 5-position lineup (G-G-F-F-C) whenever possible with several exceptions, plus special awards for each conference’s Player of the Year (POY), Rookie of the Year (ROY), Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), 6th Man of the Year (6TH), and Coach of the Year (COY). If you think he has overlooked anyone then feel free to tweet us your comments, and check back next week for the rest of the conferences in Part 2.

America East
G: Obadiah Noel (UMass-Lowell)
G: Zach Cooks (NJIT)
G: Juan Felix Rodriguez (Stony Brook)
F: Ryan Davis (Vermont)
F: Jayden Martinez (New Hampshire)
POY: Obadiah Noel (UMass-Lowell)
ROY: Blondeau Tchoukuiegno (New Hampshire)
DPOY: Mouhamadou Gueye (Stony Brook)
6TH: Keondre Kennedy (UMBC)
COY: Ryan Odom (UMBC)

A-10
G: Nah’Shon Hyland (VCU)
G: James Bishop (George Washington)
G: Jalen Crutcher (Dayton)
F: Marcus Weathers (Duquesne)
F: Taylor Funk (St. Joseph’s)
POY: Nah’Shon Hyland (VCU)
ROY: Tyler Kolek (George Mason)
DPOY: Jacob Gilyard (Richmond)
6TH: TJ Weeks (Massachusetts)
COY: Mike Rhoades (VCU)

Atlantic Sun
G: Rob Perry (Stetson)
G: Pedro Bradshaw (Bellarmine)
G: Jose Placer (North Florida)
F: Mervin James (North Alabama)
C: Ahsan Asadullah (Lipscomb)
POY: Pedro Bradshaw (Bellarmine)
ROY: Chase Johnston (Stetson)
DPOY: Dakota Rivers (Florida Gulf Coast)
6TH: Parker Hazen (Lipscomb)
COY: Scott Davenport (Bellarmine)

Big South
G: Chandler Vaudrin (Winthrop)
G: John-Michael Wright (High Point)
G: Davion Warren (Hampton)
F: Winston Hill (Presbyterian)
F: Lydell Elmore (High Point)
POY: Davion Warren (Hampton)
ROY: Rayshon Harrison (Presbyterian)
DPOY: Dajour Dickens (Hampton)
6TH: Adonis Arms (Winthrop)
COY: Pat Kelsey (Winthrop)

CAA
G: Matt Lewis (James Madison)
G: Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
F: Dylan Painter (Delaware)
F: James Butler (Drexel)
C: Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
POY: Matt Lewis (James Madison)
ROY: Connor Kochera (William & Mary)
DPOY: Charles Thompson (Towson)
6TH: Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern)
COY: Mark Byington (James Madison)

Horizon
G: Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy)
G: Trevon Faulkner (Northern Kentucky)
G: Jalen Moore (Oakland)
F: Naz Bohannon (Youngstown State)
C: Loudon Love (Wright State)
POY: Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy)
ROY: Marques Warrick (Northern Kentucky)
DPOY: Kahliel Spear (Robert Morris)
6TH: Braelen Bridges (Illinois Chicago)
COY: Dennis Gates (Cleveland State)

MVC
G: Tyreke Key (Indiana State)
G: Shamar Givance (Evansville)
F: Isiaih Mosley (Missouri State)
F: Gaige Prim (Missouri State)
C: Cameron Krutwig (Loyola Chicago)
POY: Isiaih Mosley (Missouri State)
ROY: Bowen Born (Northern Iowa)
DPOY: Gaige Prim (Missouri State)
6TH: Ja’Shon Henry (Bradley)
COY: Darian DeVries (Drake)

NEC
G: Tyler Thomas (Sacred Heart)
G: Alex Morales (Wagner)
G: Peter Kiss (Bryant)
F: Eral Penn (Long Island)
F: Tyrn Flowers (Long Island)
POY: Tyler Thomas (Sacred Heart)
ROY: DeLonnie Hunt (Wagner)
DPOY: Eral Penn (Long Island)
6TH: Chris Childs (Bryant)
COY: Bashir Mason (Wagner)

OVC
G: Terry Taylor (Austin Peay)
G: Mark Freeman (Tennessee State)
F: Tre King (Eastern Kentucky)
F: KJ Williams (Murray State)
C: Nick Muszynski (Belmont)
POY: Terry Taylor (Austin Peay)
ROY: Wendell Green Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)
DPOY: Tre King (Eastern Kentucky)
6TH: JaCobi Wood (Belmont)
COY: Casey Alexander (Belmont)

Patriot
G: Austin Butler (Holy Cross)
G: Jordan Burns (Colgate)
F: Santi Aldama (Loyola MD)
F: Gerrale Gates (Holy Cross)
C: Nic Lynch (Lehigh)
POY: Santi Aldama (Loyola MD)
ROY: Jalen Rucker (Army)
DPOY: Santi Aldama (Loyola MD)
6TH: EJ Stephens (Lafayette)
COY: Ed DeChellis (Navy)

SoCon
G: Malachi Smith (Chattanooga)
G: Isaiah Miller (UNC Greensboro)
G: Greg Parham (VMI)
F: Hayden Brown (Citadel)
C: Jake Stephens (VMI)
POY: Hayden Brown (Citadel)
ROY: Damari Monsanto (East Tennessee State)
DPOY: Isaiah Miller (UNC Greensboro)
6TH: Leon Ayers (Mercer)
COY: Jay McAuley (Wofford)

Summit
G: Max Abmas (Oral Roberts)
G: Stanley Umude (South Dakota)
F: Kevin Obanor (Oral Roberts)
F: Douglas Wilson (South Dakota State)
F: Filip Rebraca (North Dakota)
POY: Max Abmas (Oral Roberts)
ROY: Sam Hines (Denver)
DPOY: Tyree Ihenacho (North Dakota)
6TH: La’Mel Robinson (Omaha)
COY: Todd Lee (South Dakota)

Sun Belt
G: DeVante Jones (Coastal Carolina)
G: Michael Flowers (South Alabama)
F: Norchad Omier (Arkansas State)
F: Ruot Monyyong (Little Rock)
C: Essam Mostafa (Coastal Carolina)
POY: DeVante Jones (Coastal Carolina)
ROY: Norchad Omier (Arkansas State)
DPOY: DeVante Jones (Coastal Carolina)
6TH: Michael Almonacy (Appalachian State)
COY: Terrence Johnson (Texas State)

WCC
G: Colbey Ross (Pepperdine)
G: Jamaree Bouyea (San Francisco)
G: Ahmed Ali (Portland)
F: Corey Kispert (Gonzaga)
F: Drew Timme (Gonzaga)
POY: Drew Timme (Gonzaga)
ROY: Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga)
DPOY: Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga)
6TH: Andrew Nembhard (Gonzaga)
COY: Mark Few (Gonzaga)

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News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Monday, Mar. 1st

Posted on March 1, 2021 by David Griggs

CLICK HERE for our CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK VIDEO NOTEBOOK: DAY 3

For Chad Sherwood’s UTR Game of the Day – CLICK HERE

NEWS AND NOTES

-Iowa picked up another huge win as they beat Ohio State rather handily on the road. I have gone from liking Iowa, to thinking they were overrated, to emphatically arguing that they were overrated, to liking them, to REALLY liking them! This is a team that will almost undoubtedly be a protected seed and could end up as high as the #2 line. As for Ohio State, they have lost three straight, but somehow still seem to be within grasp of the #1 line if they get things turned back around. That’s how good of a season they were having before they dumped three straight games.

-Villanova went into Butler, and basically played like Butler has been playing all season long. They seemingly trailed from tip to buzzer and lost 73-61. That won’t wreck their resume entirely, but it is going to leave a bit of a dent.

-Memphis continues to string together wins. The problem is that their schedule is made up of mostly NIT-ish teams, so they haven’t been able to really build a strong resume, but they are playing well right now and the committee will probably take a close look at them.

-Both Maryland and Michigan State came into yesterday’s game on hot streaks, and it was Maryland who clearly appeared to be hotter. It was a very impressive showing by the Terps in a 73-55 win. Not only is Maryland looking like a solid tournament team, they are looking like a potentially dangerous one.

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

-FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT WESTERN KENTUCKY (Conference USA). WKU still has a path to an at-large, but it is a narrow one and it involves basically winning out until the conference final.

-DAYTON AT SAINT BONAVENTURE (Atlantic Ten). The Bonnies are a hard team to evaluate (at least for me they are) due to playing a smaller schedule, but I still think the committee will take them if they continue to win at the clip they have been. Dayton has been hot and cold this year, so the Bonnies don’t want to overlook them.

-MIAMI FL AT VIRGINIA (ACC). Virginia is on a path to earn a protected seed if they finish strong. Of course a slip up in a game like this would set them back.

-SAINT JOSEPH’S AT RICHMOND (Atlantic Ten). If Richmond has any hope at all of making the field they basically need to win out, and even that might not be enough.

-RUTGERS AT NEBRASKA (Big Ten). Rutgers is safely inside the bubble and will remain there so long as they hold serve. That means not blowing it in games like this one tonight.

-NORTH CAROLINA AT SYRACUSE (ACC). North Carolina has been playing a lot better and appears to be heading toward the NCAA Tournament, but they need to keep stringing together wins in order to safely get there.

-OKLAHOMA AT OKLAHOMA STATE (Big 12). BEDLAM!!!!! The first meeting between these two was an overtime thriller, so I can’t wait for this one!! Both teams are fighting for protected seeds and it’s a huge rivalry game, so this one will be fun.

-ARIZONA AT OREGON (Pac 12). Oregon is on the bubble and needs to win in order to stay on the right side of it. It’s pretty much as simple as that.

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Under the Radar Game of the Day – Monday, March 1

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Chad

Air Force at Colorado State, 10:00 PM Eastern, CBS Sports Network

The Mountain West Conference is considered by us here at HoopsHD to be a league that regularly puts multiple teams into the NCAA Tournament and thus *not* Under the Radar. However, it also has the unique distinction of three members (Air Force, Colorado State and Wyoming) also being part of a second conference that we do cover during our Under the Radar podcasts. Of course, that is the Front Range Conference, one of our favorite mythical conferences of all time. Tonight, the Colorado State Rams have a chance to wrap up the 2020-21 Front Range championship with a home win over rival Air Force.

Colorado State is 15–4 overall, 12-3 in MWC play and 3-0 in Front Range games. The Rams are led by David Roddy who is averaging 16.1 points and 9.3 rebounds. He is joined by Isaiah Stevens, at 15.1 points and 5.8 assists per game. The Air Force Falcons are currently 5-18 overall, 2-16 in the MWC and 1-2 in Front Range play. They are led by A.J. Walker’s 15.7 points per game.

The overall records may clearly favor Colorado State. A NET of 45, compared to Air Force’s 317, as of Sunday’s ratings may also favor Colorado State. However, records and metrics have to be thrown out the door when rivals match up head-to-head. Especially, as Air Force will be trying to prevent the Rams from cutting down the mythical nets and winning the mythical automatic bid that comes with the mythical Front Range Championship!!!

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM DAVID:

-Chad, for starters, GREAT SELECTION!! I normally dislike most of everything you do on this site, but this I approve of!!

-My question relates to how the mythical conference tournament and mythical auto-bid will work?? We’ve seen other conferences, particularly the Horizon League, use mythical methods to seed their conference tournament due to such an imbalanced schedule (which…makes this selection for UTR GOTD all the more fitting!). Has the Front Range’s mythical SID said anything about how this mythical tournament will work??

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 3

Posted on February 28, 2021 by David Griggs

WELCOME SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS!! We are here to tell you what to do!! So, be sure and look at our resources and watch our video podcasts!!

CLICK HERE to view the HOOPS HD SURVIVAL BOARD

CLICK HERE to view the CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT INFO TAB

Watch the video podcast below for a recap of the America East Quarterfinals, and a preview of the Big South Quarterfinals

BIG SOUTH QUARTERFINALS

And for all you radio lovers, below is an audio only version of the show…

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Under the Radar Game of the Day – Sunday, February 28

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Chad

For Jon Teitel’s latest Bracket Projections – CLICK HERE

For today’s News, Notes, and Highlighted Games – CLICK HERE

Coppin State at Delaware State, 5:00 PM Eastern

With only one week of regular season games left before the Under the Radar Game of the Day calls it a season, today is the perfect day to focus on the bottom of Division I instead of the top. Here at HoopsHD, we give out an annual trophy called the “Centenary Award“, named in honor of the Centenary (La.) basketball team’s final season in D1 back in 2011, when they were, unfortunately, the worst D1 team in the nation, yet our Mock Committee refused to remove them from consideration for the NCAA Tournament (though we did not vote them in at least!). We crown the worst team each season as our Centenary Award winner and place that team Under Consideration for a bid, even if they are otherwise ineligible for one.

Mississippi Valley State and Idaho spent much of this season looking like our potential battle for the title, but the Delta Devil won a road game at Alabama State and Idaho picked up a victory on Friday against Montana State. South Carolina State then briefly moved into the lead, only to defeat Florida A&M yesterday and move right back out of it. That leaves only one team in the nation without a win against D1 competition — the Delaware State Hornets. DSU hosts Coppin State (whom they lost to last night 81-68) this evening in what is their last scheduled game of the season. The Hornets will not be in this year’s MEAC Tournament because of an APR postseason ban. This means that, with a loss today, Delaware Sate will most likely lock up the 2021 Centenary Award, while a win will create a major debate among the HoopsHD Staff as we try to figure out a winner before Selection Sunday.

Delaware State (2-14 overall, 0-9 vs MEAC) had their only wins so far this season against non-D1 Lancaster Bible and St Mary’s (MD). The Lancaster Bible game was only a one point win. Myles Carter has been the team’s leading scorer at 14.9 points per game. Coppin State enters today’s game at 8-12 overall and 7-4 in MEAC pay, tied for the North Division lead in the loss column. The Eagles are led by Anthony Tarke who is averaging 15.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. A win today would give Coppin State a share of the North Division title and at the same time crown Delaware State a different kind of champion!

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Bracketology 2021: March Madness Predictions (Version 9.0)

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Jon Teitel

We are only 2 weeks away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 67 of the 68 teams that made the 2019 tourney, 63 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 45 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming weeks predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on March 14th. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 7th out of 133 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Gonzaga (WCC)
1: Baylor (Big 12)
1: Michigan (Big 10)
1: Ohio State (Big 10)

2: Illinois (Big 10)
2: Alabama (SEC)
2: Villanova (Big East)
2: West Virginia (Big 12)

3: Iowa (Big 10)
3: Houston (AAC)
3: Kansas (Big 12)
3: Florida State (ACC)

4: Oklahoma (Big 12)
4: Texas (Big 12)
4: Arkansas (SEC)
4: Creighton (Big East)

5: Virginia (ACC)
5: Texas Tech (Big 12)
5: Oklahoma State (Big 12)
5: Wisconsin (Big 10)

6: USC (Pac-12)
6: Tennessee (SEC)
6: Purdue (Big 10)
6: Clemson (ACC)

7: Missouri (SEC)
7: Colorado (Pac-12)
7: BYU (WCC)
7: Florida (SEC)

8: Virginia Tech (ACC)
8: San Diego State (MWC)
8: Rutgers (Big 10)
8: Loyola-Chicago (MVC)

9: Oregon (Pac-12)
9: Maryland (Big 10)
9: North Carolina (ACC)
9: LSU (SEC)

10: UCLA (Pac-12)
10: Louisville (ACC)
10: St. Bonaventure (A-10)
10: Xavier (Big East)

11: VCU (A-10)
11: Boise State (MWC)
11: Connecticut (Big East)
11: Michigan State (Big 10)

12: Drake (MVC)
12: Colorado State (MWC)
12: Seton Hall (Big East)
12: Wichita State (AAC)
12: Western Kentucky (C-USA)
12: Belmont (OVC)

13: Toledo (MAC)
13: Winthrop (Big South)
13: Colgate (Patriot)
13: UC Santa Barbara (Big West)

14: Wright State (Horizon)
14: UNC-Greensboro (SoCon)
14: Liberty (Atlantic Sun)
14: Abilene Christian (Southland)

15: Eastern Washington (Big Sky)
15: Grand Canyon (WAC)
15: Siena (MAAC)
15: Vermont (America East)

16: Northeastern (CAA)
16: Texas State (Sun Belt)
16: Wagner (NEC)
16: South Dakota (Summit)
16: North Carolina A&T (MEAC)
16: Prairie View (SWAC)