Bracketology 2019: March Madness Predictions (Version 1.0)

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Jon Teitel

We are only 10 weeks away from Selection Sunday as we begin to make our NCAA tourney predictions. Last March HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 66 of the 68 teams that made the tourney, 65 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 42 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming months predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on March 17th. 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 9th out of 127 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Duke (ACC)
1: Michigan (Big 10)
1: Virginia (ACC)
1: Kansas (Big 12)

2: Tennessee (SEC)
2: Gonzaga (WCC)
2: Michigan State (Big 10)
2: Texas Tech (Big 12)

3: Nevada (MWC)
3: North Carolina (ACC)
3: Auburn (SEC)
3: Virginia Tech (ACC)

4: Oklahoma (Big 12)
4: Florida State (ACC)
4: Ohio State (Big 10)
4: Mississippi State (SEC)

5: Kentucky (SEC)
5: Houston (AAC)
5: Indiana (Big 10)
5: Wisconsin (Big 10)

6: Nebraska (Big 10)
6: Marquette (Big East)
6: NC State (ACC)
6: Iowa State (Big 12)

7: Buffalo (MAC)
7: Cincinnati (AAC)
7: TCU (Big 12)
7: Villanova (Big East)

8: Louisville (ACC)
8: Seton Hall (Big East)
8: St. John’s (Big East)
8: Purdue (Big 10)

9: Kansas State (Big 12)
9: Arizona State (Pac-12)
9: LSU (SEC)
9: Iowa (Big 10)

10: Florida (SEC)
10: Creighton (Big East)
10: Minnesota (Big 10)
10: Maryland (Big 10)

11: Texas (Big 12)
11: UCF (AAC)
11: Butler (Big East)
11: Syracuse (ACC)
11: Arizona (Pac-12)
11: Clemson (ACC)

12: VCU (A-10)
12: Wofford (SoCon)
12: Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun)
12: Murray State (OVC)

13: Charleston (CAA)
13: North Texas (C-USA)
13: New Mexico State (WAC)
13: Yale (Ivy)

14: Loyola-Chicago (MVC)
14: UC Irvine (Big West)
14: Texas State (Sun Belt)
14: Vermont (America East)

15: South Dakota State (Summit)
15: Montana (Big Sky)
15: Radford (Big South)
15: Northern Kentucky (Horizon)

16: Lehigh (Patriot)
16: Abilene Christian (Southland)
16: Rider (MAAC)
16: Texas Southern (SWAC)
16: Wagner (NEC)
16: North Carolina A&T (MEAC)

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News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Sunday, Jan 6th

Posted on January 6, 2019 by David Griggs

NEWS AND NOTES

-Virginia = VERY GOOD!  They blew out Florida State yesterday, and the only reason the final score looked even moderately respectable is because of a late game run FSU made once all the starters were out of the game.

-Kansas was blown out on the road at Iowa State.  I know it’s really tough to win there, but that’s usually because Iowa State themselves is pretty good.  I didn’t think they’d be quite as good this year, but all indications seem to be that they are.

-Nevada was another top ten team that was blown to pieces on the road last night.  This one was particularly surprising because New Mexico had looked totally pitiful all year long, but they suddenly seem to have kicked things into gear now.  If they can keep playing at that level they’ll make quite a bit of noise in MWC play.

-Michigan State got a huge road win at Ohio State.  Their resume was already pretty good, but this is probably now the best win on it considering it was on the road against a ranked team.

-Kentucky went down at Alabama.  The Wildcats didn’t shoot the ball well, but still nearly played their way back into it in the final seconds, but the Crimson Tide held on.  It was a big win on paper, but a win like this also does a lot to get that fanbase excited about basketball, so it should be a fun ride for them the rest of the way.

-UCF got a nice road win at UConn.  They’re now 12-2 overall on the season and should be able to play their way safely inside the bubble if they keep it up.

-Cincinnati did something yesterday that was not nice at all.  They lost on the road to East Carolina.  The best thing I can say about ECU is that they haven’t looked totally terrible, but it’s still the kind of game that a team like Cincinnati should be expected to win.  This will look bad on their resume, and they can’t afford too many more losses to sub-NIT teams if they want to feel safe come March.

-Saint John’s picked up another thrilling overtime win as they knocked off Georgetown on the road.  The more they play well in conference, the more I believe in them.  They should be in the rankings when they come out tomorrow.

-Florida, who needed to string together some wins just to get into the safe zone, lost at home to South Carolina.  Florida really could have done without that.

-A few UTR shoutouts, Stony Brook now has eight true road wins.  I believe that’s more than anyone in the nation.  Georgia State picked up a really nice road win at Texas State, who was 12-2 on the year, and Princeton knocked off their rival Penn in overtime in the Ivy League opener.

 

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

-XAVIER AT MARQUETTE (Big East).  Marquette looks to be one of the best, if not the best, teams in the Big East and may be good enough to ten up with a protected seed.  They need to take care of business in games like this at home to help make it happen.  They’re coming off a rather decisive road loss to Saint John’s and are still looking for their first conference win.

-SETON HALL AT DEPAUL (Big East).  I like what Seton Hall has been able to do this year and don’t think they’ll have too much trouble picking up another road win and staying perfect in Big East play.

-RHODE ISLAND AT SAINT LOUIS (Atlantic Ten).  SLU is one of just a few A10 teams that has shown signs of life this season.  They’ll need to blow through league play in order to end up on the right side of the bubble.

-TEMPLE AT WICHITA STATE (American).  Temple can play their way into the field, but they don’t have the biggest margin for error in the world.  This is the kind of road game that they need to be able to win.

-INDIANA AT MICHIGAN (Big Ten).  Both teams are in the rankings, and Michigan is unbeaten and looking like a #1 seed right now.  If the Hoosiers are able to pull this off it’d be a season defining win for them.

-NEBRASKA AT IOWA (Big Ten).  Both teams have played well at times, but both still have room to improve.  This is the kind of win that would really look good on either team’s resume.

-MEMPHIS AT HOUSTON (American).  Houston is unbeaten and continues to look impressive, especially at home.  They have a few tougher tests ahead, but they should be able to hold serve in this one today.

-MIAMI FL AT LOUISVILLE (ACC).  It’s the conference opener for Louisville, who should be okay for a bid as long as they hold serve for the rest of the way, which means being able to win at home in games like this.

-WISCONSIN AT PENN STATE (Big Ten).  Wisky has lost two straight, and needs to get things turned back around.  Penn State has been off track all season long and tonight they’ll be without head coach Patrick Chambers who is serving a one game suspension.

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Rivals Roadtrip: HoopsHD heads west to attend the Princeton-ASU game

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Jon Teitel

As a Penn/Arizona alum, 1 of the all-time favorite games I attended took place on December 29, 1996. Only a few months after graduating from college in Philly, I had moved back to Phoenix and noticed that my Quakers were heading to Tucson to face the nationally-ranked Wildcats. I scored a press pass, drove 2 hours south to the McKale Center, wore some red and blue (covering my bases with both schools’ colors!), and got to watch Lute Olson beat up on Fran Dunphy as the Cats won by a score of 93-51 in the Fiesta Bowl Classic. I was a little disappointed in the butt-whipping…until Arizona won the NCAA title a few months later and I realized just how good that team actually was. Fast-forward 22 years to the day: I was heading back to Phoenix for some much-needed vacation and noticed that my Quakers’ archrivals (Princeton) were heading to Tempe to face my Wildcats’ archrivals (ASU) on December 29, 2018. I considered the symmetry, scored a press pass, and headed to the Wells Fargo Arena to cheer for…the refs?!

We are not in Georgetown anymore, Dorothy: a pregame meal of cookies/water (seriously!?), no seat directly behind the basket (although cannot complain about sitting 15 rows behind the Princeton bench), and since the game is being televised on the Pac-12 Network that guy next to me in the bathroom is indeed…Bill Walton!! As usual, the worst seat in the house is directly behind the 6’11” guy who likes to stand up:

Just watching Princeton warm up I could tell that this might not be a slam dunk for the Sun Devils even though they were only 1 week removed from upsetting #1-ranked Kansas. My 1st clue was the non-sell-out during winter break:

At least the band was out in full force:

Not sure if the gates of hell are alive and well in Tempe but at least the students majoring in 14th century Italian poetry bring their A game:

Oh I get it: Devils, Sparky, hell. I see what you did there:

It certainly did not look like hell along the baseline:

Tigers’ PG Jose Morales somehow made an underhanded scoop shot from half-court but what really caught my eye was the team’s pregame drills: instead of boring old layup lines and jump shots, Coach Mitch Henderson had his team go through zone defense drills with 4 players on the perimeter who just shifted back and forth along the 3-PT line for 15 seconds at a time.

Since Coach Bobby Hurley was coming off of the aforementioned huge win, I decided to research how he did as a player at Duke in the games directly after beating a #1 team. It was a pretty small sample size (in large part due to the fact that he was part of a top-ranked team for much of his college career) but it turns out that he was 2-for-2:

In the 1991 Final 4 he beat #1 UNLV and followed that up by beating Kansas in the title game.
In December of 1992 he beat #1 Michigan and followed that up by beating Northeastern.

And away we go:

There was no sign of Princeton’s 3rd-leading scorer Myles Stephens (who was out due to a sore knee), so perhaps the Tigers would not be as ferocious as necessary. Fortunately, the desert air seemed to agree with Jerome Desrosiers as he made a trio of threes (despite only making 6 shots from behind the arc all season!) en route to 12 PTS in the 1st half (which tied his season-high for an entire game).

ASU’s 3 leading scorers vs. the Jayhawks were Luguentz Dort/Zylan Cheatham/Rob Edwards. The trio came out ice-cold in the 1st half, combining for 3 PTS/1-12 FG/6 fouls, and the entire team could not buy a bucket from long distance (as the Devils were 0-7 from behind the 3-PT line). Romello White single-handedly kept his team in the game with a series of layups/put-backs/dunks: 13 PTS/10 REB/2 BLK/0 TO in the 1st half!

The final minute of the half illustrated how much coaching actually goes into a game, as both coaches called a use-it-or-lose-it timeout to set up an offensive play. Coach Hurley spends an awful lot of time yelling at the refs during a game but was still composed enough to draw up 1 last play. Coach Henderson huddled up in response to draw up a defensive plan of action:

He decided to have his team switch from its normal man-to-man defense into a zone defense on ASU’s final possession of the half…and forced the Devils into a shot-clock violation while maintaining a 37-30 lead over the home team at the break.

Despite a 3 from Devin Cannady to give the Tigers a 40-30 lead in the 2nd half, Princeton picked up its 5th team foul less than 7 minutes after halftime so you just knew that ASU would have a chance to get back into the game. The Sun Devils finally got their offense going thanks to their backcourt. Remy Martin has a habit of taking long jumpers, which is known as 1 of the least efficient shots in the sport, but he makes so many of them (a team-high 19 PTS) that there is a reason he is allowed to take them. Rob Edwards ended his team’s 0-10 3-PT drought by draining back-to-back 3s midway through the 2nd half to give his team a 51-49 lead and get the crowd back into it. However, White picked up his on 4th foul with 9:28 left before heading to the bench, which swung the momentum back to Princeton, and it became a total team effort. Cannady continued making threes (finishing with a game-high 21 PTS) but much of the credit goes to Sebastian Much, who had only scored 23 PTS all season. He turned into Sebastian Clutch in the final minutes: he flung in a 3 to beat the shot-clock and close the deficit to 61-60, then made a drive/layup to tie it at 62, another 3 to give his team a 65-64 lead, then a sweet pass to Richmond Arriguzoh who got fouled with 25 seconds left while trailing by 1 PT. The big man stepped up to the line and tried to stay focused while confronted with the curtain of distraction. Having never seen it in person before, I was impressed with all of the different costume changes…although Princeton seemed unimpressed based on its 9-12 performance at the FT line in the 2nd half:

  

  

  

Entering the game at 73.9 FT% this year, Arriguzoh calmly converted 2 FTs to give his team a 67-66 lead and finish the day 9-10 from the line. ASU huddled up for the final time and tried to draw up a winning play:

They had 3 chances in the final 10 seconds: Edwards missed a pair of threes and Dort missed a jumper as the home team lost by 1 PT.

In the postgame press conference I asked Coach Hurley if his team’s 2-15 shooting from 3-PT range was due to a cold shooting night or Princeton’s defense or something else. He said there were “open threes that we did not cash in on”, and that he was even more concerned about all the layups/put-backs that did not wall, as those had a greater impact on the outcome of the game:

That puts a wrap on 2018, happy New Year to all…and always keep your enemies close:

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Under The Radar Game of the Day: The Citadel at Furman

Posted on January 5, 2019 by John Stalica

For today’s News, Notes and the first weekend of highlighted conference games – CLICK HERE

For Part Two of Jon Teitel’s non-conference teams by conference – CLICK HERE

The Citadel (9-4, 1-1 SoCon) at Furman (13-2, 2-1) – 4:00 PM EST (ESPN3)

Today’s UTR Game of the Day matches up a pair of in-state foes in South Carolina as the Bulldogs of Citadel travel upstate to Greenville to play the Furman Paladins. The Citadel had a seven-game winning streak back in December that included wins at South Florida and at Campbell, but have given up at least 110 points per game in back-to-back losses against Longwood at home and at Wofford. Matt Frierson did crack the 1,000 point club during the Bulldogs’ loss at Wofford two days ago. As a team, Citadel is currently averaging 97.7 points per game but are also surrendering 85.7 points per game at the moment.

Furman comes into the game with a 71-58 home win against Mercer to up their record to 2-1 in SoCon play. This was after a two-game losing streak that included blowout losses at Louisiana State and East Tennessee State. Still, they should get a little mileage out of their win at Loyola-Chicago and more mileage out of their win at Villanova from back in March. Matt Rafferty (16.9 PPG, 9.0 RPG) and Jordan Lyons (16.9 PPG) lead the Paladins in scoring and both figure to have big days today given the fast tempo that Citadel employs in their games.

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News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Saturday, Jan 5th

Posted on January 4, 2019 by David Griggs

Conference play is now in full swing!!  All the games all season matter!!  All the games all season mean a lot!!  But some games mean more “a lot” than others!!

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

-SAVANNAH STATE AT COPPIN STATE (MEAC).  THE TEAM OF THE PEOPLE!!!  THE CONFERENCE OPENER!!!  GET PUMPED!!!  It’s a winnable road game, and a chance to move into first place, where we hope they stay throughout the entire year!!!

-MICHIGAN STATE AT OHIO STATE (Big Ten).  Both teams have big wins on the season, and both are ranked in the top 15.  This could be a match-up between two protected seed, and whoever pulls it off will have a really nice win on their resume.

-BOSTON COLLEGE AT VIRGINIA TECH (ACC).  BC has an impressive record and I want to say that they’re improving, but when you consider that two of their three losses were home buy games you don’t want to make the declaration just yet.  VA Tech is having a big year and should be able to hold serve in games like this.

-NORTH CAROLINA AT PITTSBURGH (ACC).  Pitt is much improved!  But, they’re still not looking like a tournament team.  UNC seems like a protected seed, but if they are then these are the kinds of true road games that you would expect them to be able to win.

-CREIGHTON AT BUTLER (Big East).  Butler has really hit a tailspin and needs a win to pull themselves out of it.  Creighton is getting better, but still has work to do in order to feel safe.

-SYRACUSE AND NOTRE DAME (ACC).  This is a team that still has work to do playing against another team that still has work to do.  Syracuse does have some nice road wins, but has been kind of inconsistent this year.

-UCF AT UCONN (American).  UConn is coming off a loss at South Florida, and while they’re a lot better they still may be a year away.  UCF is an impressive 11-2, but still doesn’t have a whole lot of meat on their  resume and could use this road win.

-KENTUCKY AT ALABAMA (SEC).  Kentucky has gone from looking like a bubble team to looking like a protected seed in the matter of just one week.  They’ll have another tough road test against an Alabama team who is looking for a signature win for their resume.

-CINCINNATI AT EAST CAROLINA (American).  This is the kind of road game that tournament caliber teams should be expected to win.

-SAINT JOHN’S AT GEORGETOWN (Big East).  I am now a believer in the Johnnies!  They’re coming off a huge win against Marquette, and a great road performance against Seton Hall.  This is a winnable road game against a pretty good Georgetown team that also picked up a nice road win at Butler.

-KANSAS STATE AT TEXAS TECH (Big 12).  K State had big expectations coming into the year, and they could still reach them, but at no point have they looked like anything other than a mediocre team so far.  Texas Tech is one of the bigger surprises of the year (again) and should be able to pick this one up at home.

-OKLAHOMA STATE AT OKLAHOMA (Big 12).  BEDLAM!!!!!  Well, sort of.  I love this rivalry, but it’s such a mismatch this year that it may turn out to be more of a massacre than anything else.  Oklahoma is coming off a loss to Kansas, but at no point in that game did they not look like a top 25 team.  They should cruise today.

-VCU AT FORDHAM (Atlantic Ten).  VCU has a scattershot resume, but they’re pretty much the only team in the A10 with anything good on their resume.  If they can blow through the league and avoid losses to sub-NIT teams, which pretty much means avoiding losses to anyone, then they should be inside the bubble come March.

-UTAH AT ARIZONA (Pac Twelve).  Utah is coming off a nice win at Arizona State, but it may be too little too late even though conference play is getting underway.  Arizona did good enough to where if they blow through the conference they should be on the right side of the bubble, but they don’t have that many strikes left.

-MARYLAND AT RUTGERS (Big Ten).  Maryland is off to a good start and is coming off a nice home win against Nebraska, but needs to pick up some road wins in order to round out their resume.  This is perhaps the most winnable road game on their schedule, so they need to take care of business.

-VILLANOVA AT PROVIDENCE (Big East).  Nova is in decent shape and Providence has work to do (as do a lot of teams right now), but both have room to move up.  This is a resume building game for both teams.

-FLORIDA STATE AT VIRGINIA (ACC).  Both teams are ranked in the top ten, but neither has a win like this on their resume.  This is the kind of game that could solidify a team as a protected seed, especially for Florida State since they are on the road.

-GEORGIA AT TENNESSEE (SEC).  Tennessee is on pace to get a #1 seed and shouldn’t have too much trouble holding serve at home in this one.

-BAYLOR AT TCU (Big 12).  I haven’t been as big on TCU as I was coming into the year, but they only have one loss and have been getting better and better as the season has progressed.  They have some momentum going into conference play and should end up in the top half of the bracket.

-KANSAS AT IOWA STATE (Big 12).  All road games in the Big 12 are tough, but Kansas has certainly been tested and certainly shown they can win away from home.  They’ll be tested in a big way today.

-ARKANSAS AT TEXAS A&M (SEC).  Arkansas is hovering around the bubble and needs to show they can beat non-tournament teams away from home.

-SOUTH FLORIDA AT TULSA (American).  The best way to sum up this game is that it’s two teams with bloated records, but for the most part they’ve played weak schedules (although Tulsa does have a couple good wins) and still have a lot of work to do.

-COLORADO AT ARIZONA STATE (Pac Twelve).  Arizona State has looked less than good in four of their last five games, and is coming off a home loss to Utah.  They do have the win against Kansas, but they still have a margin for error and cannot afford to lose at home to NIT (or worse) caliber teams.

-DUQUESNE AT DAVIDSON (Atlantic Ten).  If Davidson is going to have any hope at all for landing inside the bubble, they basically need to run away from the league.  Duquesne is having a good year by their standards, and their program is going in the right direction, but they’ve still got a ways to go.

-SOUTH CAROLINA AT FLORIDA (SEC).  Florida is a modest 8-4 against a modest schedule.  They need to put together a long string of wins in order to end up on the right side of the fence come March.

-CLEMSON AT DUKE (ACC).  Duke is in play for a #1 seed, and perhaps the overall #1 seed.  Clemson has been a little disappointing this year, but also seems to be hitting their stride.  They’ve certainly got a tall order today.

-NEVADA AT NEW MEXICO (Mountain West).  Nevada is good enough to win out, and if they do they should easily be a protected seed, and perhaps on the #1 or #2 lines.

-SAN FRANCISCO AT PEPPERDINE (West Coast).  San Francisco slipped up just before the start of conference play, but still has a really strong team and still has a shot at landing on the right side of the bubble come March.

-OREGON STATE AT OREGON (Pac 12).  Both teams look like NIT teams so far, which is a huge improvement for Oregon State and a huge disappointment for Oregon.  Again, for anyone from this league to get into the NCAAs, they’re gonna have to blow through the conference.

-OLE MISS AT VANDERBILT (SEC).  Ole Miss was our pick to finish last in the SEC, but they’ve looked good so far with just two losses and it will be interesting to see what they do in conference play.  Vandy has looked good as well, but they’ve also battled injuries and it will be a struggle for them to continue to pick up the wins they need to make the field.

-SANTA CLARA AT GONZAGA (West Coast).  This is a conference game that’s gonna end up looking a lot like a buy game.

-WEST VIRGINIA AT TEXAS (Big 12).  West Virginia has been disappointing this year and needs to string together several wins just to get caught back up to the pack.  Texas has been hot and cold throughout OOC play, but I believe the hot outweighs the cold and that they’ll be in good shape at the end.

-AIR FORCE AT UTAH STATE (Mountain West).  If anyone from the MWC other than Nevada is going to land inside the bubble, it’s probably Utah State, but they need to blow through league play in order to end up there.

-COLORADO STATE AT FRESNO STATE (Mountain West).  Fresno has shown some signs of life this year, but like Utah State they’re going to have to blow through league play in order to end up on the right side of the bubble.

-WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON (Pac Twelve).  Washington has been somewhat disappointing in OOC play, but still have a better than 50/50 shot of ending up inside the bubble if they can finish in first place, which they should be good enough to do.

 

UNDER THE RADAR

-STONY BROOK AT UMASS LOWELL (America East) – Stony Brook going after their 8th true road win of the season

-LA TECH AT RICE (Conference USA). An impressive showing by LA Tech after falling behind by 17 early at North Texas.  They didn’t get the win, but still appear to be one of the better team sin the league

-THE CITADEL AT FURMAN (SoCon).  The Citadel may be coming down to Earth after a great run through the OOC, and that may be true for Furman as well.  Both are looking to bounce back after blowout losses

-LONGWOOD AT RADFORD (Big South).  Longwood has had a nice OOC run, and they open up league play on the road against what is perhaps the best team in the conference

-GEORGIA STATE AT TEXAS STATE (Sun Belt).  These might be the two best teams in the SBC

-PENN AT PRINCETON (Ivy League).  One of the best rivalries in college sports.  Penn has had a rough week and could use a nice bounce back.  Princeton just won at Arizona State

-SOUTHERN MISS AT NORTH TEXAS (Conference USA).  Southern Miss’s program is improving, and North Texas is off to an incredible start this season, and just beat a very good LA Tech team in their opener

-TENNESSEE TECH AT BELMONT (Ohio Valley).  Belmont really blew it earlier in the week and is looking to rebound today and break a two game losing streak

-LIPSCOMB AT JACKSONVILLE (Atlantic Sun).  Lipscomb is good enough to run the table in the ASun, and if they do they should be inside the bubble

-WESTERN KENTUCKY AT OLD DOMINION (Conference USA).  It’s the most talented team (and in some ways the most disappointing team) in the conference on the road against the team with the best resume in the conference

-BOWLING GREEN AT KENT STATE (MAC).  Keep an eye on this Kent State team.  This league has three really good teams in it with them, Buffalo, and Toledo

-LIBERTY AT FGCU (Atlantic Sun). This league is a three horse race, and Liberty is one of the horses

-SEATTLE AT GRAND CANYON (WAC).  Seattle had a rather surprising loss in their conference opener the other night, and is looking to rebound from that against a pretty good GCU team

-EASTERN KENTUCKY AT MURRAY STATE (Ohio Valley).  This conference is a two horse race, and Murray State is one of those horses.

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Handing out the Hardware: All-conference players of 2018 (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Jon Teitel

The end of the calendar year means that it is time to recognize the best players in college basketball during 2018. 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 in non-conference play. Players are listed in a traditional 5-position lineup (G-G-F-F-C) whenever possible with several exceptions, plus a special award for Player of the Year So Far (POYSF). Part 1 was posted yesterday (https://hoopshd.com/2019/01/03/handing-out-the-hardware-all-conference-players-of-2018-part-1-of-2/) and if you think he has overlooked anyone then feel free to tweet us your comments.

MAAC
G: Davauhnte Turner (Saint Peter’s)
G: Rickey McGill (Iona)
G: Jalen Pickett (Siena)
F: Marvin Prochet (Niagara)
F: Evan Fisher (Siena)
POYSF: Marvin Prochet (Niagara)

MAC
G: Larry Austin (Central Michigan)
G: Eugene German (Northern Illinois)
F: Levi Bradley (Northern Illinois)
F: Jason Carter (Ohio)
C: Seth Dugan (Western Michigan)
POYSF: Larry Austin (Central Michigan)

MEAC
G: Malik Maitland (Bethune-Cookman)
G: RJ Cole (Howard)
G: Damani Applewhite (South Carolina State)
F: Cletrell Pope (Bethune-Cookman)
C: Raasean Davis (North Carolina Central)
POYSF: RJ Cole (Howard)

MVC
G: Nick Norton (Drake)
G: Jordan Barnes (Indiana State)
F: Phil Fayne (Illinois State)
F: Milik Yarbrough (Illinois State)
C: Cameron Krutwig (Loyola IL)
POYSF: Jordan Barnes (Indiana State)

MWC
G: Justin James (Wyoming)
G: Sam Merrill (Utah State)
F: Jordan Caroline (Nevada)
F: Caleb Martin (Nevada)
C: Nico Carvacho (Colorado State)
POYSF: Justin James (Wyoming)

NEC
G: Romone Saunders (Wagner)
G: Sean Hoehn (Sacred Heart)
G: Keith Braxton (St. Francis PA)
F: Tyler Kohl (Central Connecticut State)
F: Raiquan Clark (Long Island)
POYSF: Raiquan Clark (Long Island)

OVC
G: Dylan Windler (Belmont)
G: Temetrius Morant (Murray State)
F: Terry Taylor (Austin Peay)
F: Nick Mayo (Eastern Kentucky)
C: Nick Muszynski (Belmont)
POYSF: Temetrius Morant (Murray State)

Pac-12
G: Luguentz Dort (Arizona State)
G: Jaylen Nowell (Washington)
F: Robert Franks (Washington State)
F: Tres Tinkle (Oregon State)
C: Chase Jeter (Arizona)
POYSF: Robert Franks (Washington State)

Patriot
G: Sa’eed Nelson (American)
G: Andrew Kostecka (Loyola MD)
F: Sam Iorio (American)
F: Rapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate)
C: Nate Sestina (Bucknell)
POYSF: Sa’eed Nelson (American)

SEC
G: Admiral Schofield (Tennessee)
G: Breein Tyree (Mississippi)
F: Daniel Gafford (Arkansas)
F: Grant Williams (Tennessee)
C: Austin Wiley (Auburn)
POYSF: Grant Williams (Tennessee)

Southern
G: Lew Stallworth (Citadel)
G: Bubba Parham (Virginia Military Institute)
F: Cameron Jackson (Wofford)
F: Matt Rafferty (Furman)
C: Ruben Guerrero (Samford)
POYSF: Bubba Parham (Virginia Military Institute)

Southland
G: Shannon Bogues (Stephen F. Austin)
G: Ian Dubose (Houston Baptist)
F: Josh Nzeakor (Lamar)
F: Moses Greenwood (Southeastern Louisiana)
C: Hayden Koval (Central Arkansas)
POYSF: Ian Dubose (Houston Baptist)

SWAC
G: Martaveous McKnight (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
G: Jalyn Patterson (Texas Southern)
F: DeShaw Andrews (Alcorn State)
F: Dallas Polk-Hilliard (Grambling)
C: Trayvon Reed (Texas Southern)
POYSF: Martaveous McKnight (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)

Summit
G: John Konchar (IPFW)
G: Kobe Webster (Western Illinois)
F: Mike Daum (South Dakota State)
F: Emmanuel Nzekwesi (Oral Roberts)
F: Trey Burch-Manning (South Dakota)
POYSF: Mike Daum (South Dakota State)

Sun Belt
G: D’Marcus Simonds (Georgia State)
G: Rayjon Tucker (Little Rock)
G: Ty Cockfield (Arkansas State)
F: Zac Cuthbertson (Coastal Carolina)
F: Jakeenan Gant (Louisiana)
POYSF: Zac Cuthbertson (Coastal Carolina)

WCC
G: Colbey Ross (Pepperdine)
G: Jordan Ford (Saint Mary’s)
F: Isaiah Pineiro (San Diego)
F: Yoeli Childs (BYU)
C: Mattias Markusson (Loyola Marymount)
POYSF: Yoeli Childs (BYU)

WAC
G: Milan Acquaah (California Baptist)
G: Morgan Means (Seattle)
G: Xavier Bishop (UMKC)
F: Myles Carter (Seattle)
F: Lesley Varner Jr. (Texas-Rio Grande Valley)
POYSF: Milan Acquaah (California Baptist)

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