1)My laptop died. Actually, the power cord had been fraying internally for quite some time, and finally broke completely. Sad day. But now I have myself a new machine and can get back to work.
2)Not a whole lot happened. Since we lost Toledo and Southeast Missouri State on December 11, just one school has dropped out of the race: Holy Cross, which beat Marist on the road, 75-57, on December 19. (While I'm sad that the Crusaders are gone, as their proximity to my home would've allowed me to see them live if they made a deep run, I have to be happy that they picked up a win.) Most teams had some sort of Christmas break as well, so it made sense to just wait another few days to catch things up.
Holy Cross's departure leaves us with just six winless teams remaining as we approach the new year: UMBC, Colgate, North Carolina-Greensboro, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Alcorn State, and Centenary. I just saw that Centenary is returning to Division III at the end of the academic year, making them the clear favorites, a reality that is backed up by Ken Pomeroy's numbers (see below).
UMBC Retrievers (0-12, America East)
Pomeroy: 337
RPI: 335
Chance of Winless Record: 2.26%
Colgate Raiders (0-10, Patriot League)
Pomeroy: 335
RPI: 334
Chance of Winless Record: 1.25%
North Carolina-Greensboro Spartans (0-11, Southern North)
Pomeroy: 300
RPI: 299
Chance of Winless Record: 0.19%
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-11, Southwestern Athletic)
Pomeroy: 342
RPI: 279
Chance of Winless Record: 0.01%
Alcorn State Braves (0-9, Southwestern Athletic)
Pomeroy: 341
RPI: 253
Chance of Winless Record: 0.00%
Centenary Gentlemen (0-13, Summit)
Pomeroy: 345
RPI: 344
Chance of Winless Record: 55.44%
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There's still a lot of basketball to be played, but keep an eye on January 17, when Arkansas-Pine Bluff visits Alcorn State. Chances are good that neither team will be winless at that point (Pine Bluff won its conference opener last season, and wins are much easier to come by within the SWAC than outside of it), but won't it be exciting if they are?
Also, keep your fingers crossed that UMBC's trip to New Hampshire on January 23 will mean something in the grand scheme of things.
Tuesday, December 28
Centenary vs. Oakland, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, December 29
Colgate @ Stony Brook, 7:00 pm
NC Greensboro vs. Duke, 7:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Akron, 7:00 pm
Thursday, December 30
UMBC vs. Niagara, 7:00 pm
Alcorn St. @ Mississippi, 8:00 pm
Centenary vs. IPFW, 8:00 pm
Sunday, January 2
UMBC vs. Stony Brook, 5:00 pm
Colgate @ Longwood, 2:00 pm
Tuesday, January 4
Colgate @ Maryland, 8:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Mississippi Valley St., 8:30 pm
Alcorn St. vs. Prairie View A&M, 8:30 pm
Thursday, January 6
NC Greensboro vs. Samford, 7:00 pm
Alcorn St. vs. Texas Southern, 9:00 pm
Centenary @ South Dakota St., 8:00 pm
Saturday, January 8
UMBC vs. Maine, 2:00 pm
Colgate vs. Army, 2:00 pm
NC Greensboro vs. Chattanooga, 2:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alabama St., 8:30 pm
Alcorn St. @ Jackson St., 6:30 pm
Centenary @ North Dakota St., 8:30 pm
Monday, January 10
NC Greensboro vs. Elon, 7:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Buff vs. Alabama A&M, 8:30 pm
Alcorn St. @ Grambling St., 8:30 pm
Wednesday, January 12
UMBC @ Binghamton, 7:00 pm
Colgate @ Lafayette, 7:00 pm
Thursday, January 13
NC Greensboro @ Appalachian St., 7:00 pm
Centenary vs. Mo. Kansas City, 8:00 pm
Saturday, January 15
UMBC @ Vermont, 1:00 pm
Colgate vs. American, 2:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Southern, 5:00 pm
Alcorn St. vs. Mississippi Valley St., 5:30 pm
Centenary vs. Southern Utah, 5:30 pm
Monday, January 17
UMBC vs. Boston U., 7:00 pm
Colgate vs. Dartmouth, 4:00 pm
NC Greensboro vs. Davidson, 7:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Alcorn St., 8:30 pm
Wednesday, January 19
Colgate vs. Lehigh, 7:00 pm
Centenary @LA Lafayette, 8:05 pm
Thursday, January 20
UMBC @ Hartford, 7:00 pm
NC Greensboro vs. Georgia Southern, 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 22
Colgate @ Bucknell, 7:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Texas Southern, 8:30 pm
Alcorn St. @ Alabama A&M, 7:00 pm
Centenary @ Oral Roberts, 8:05 pm
Sunday, January 23
UMBC @ New Hampshire, 1:00 pm
Monday, January 24
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Prairie View A&M, 8:30 pm
Alcorn St. @ Alabama St., 9:00 pm
Wednesday, January 26
UMBC vs. Albany, 7:00 pm
Thursday, January 27
Colgate @ Holy Cross, 7:00 pm
Alcorn St. vs. Southern, 8:30 pm
Centenary @ IPFW, 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 29
NC Greensboro @ Chattanooga, 7:00 pm
Colgate vs. Navy, 2:00 pm
NC Greensboro @ Samford, 5:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Grambling St., 7:00 pm
Centenary @ Oakland, 6:0 pm
Monday, January 31
UMBC @ Stony Brook, 7:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Jackson St., 8:30 pm
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Stats Leaders
Points
Marquis Baker, G, Alcorn St - 17.8
Chris De La Rosa, G, UMBC - 14.7
Yaw Gyawu, F, Colgate - 12.2
Travis King, G, UMBC - 12.1
Savalance Townsend, G, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 11.7
Aloysius Henry, F, NC Greensboro - 11.6
Kyle Randall, G, NC Greensboro - 11.4
Allen Smith, G, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 11.1
Maxx Nakwaasah, G-F, Centenary - 10.4
Rebounds
Jeron Trotman, F, Centenary - 7.3
Aloysius Henry, F, NC Greensboro - 6.1
Maxx Nakwaasah, G-F, Centenary - 5.4
Justin Fry, F, UMBC - 5.2
Nick Pascale, F-C, Colgate - 5.0
Assists
Chris De La Rosa, G, UMBC - 6.5
Kyle Randall, G, NC Greensboro - 3.7
Joe Hoban, G, Colgate - 2.9
Mitch Rolls, G, Colgate - 2.9
Roman Tubner, G, Centenary - 2.6
Original Story:
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