southeast players at colleges other than d1?

[Roger Mink]

As predicted, our 23-3 patriots didn't get voted into the national tournament. Disappointing for our kids.

We finished the season tonight playing West Virginia Parkersburg at home. Kids were down due to the tournament news and came out flat. Wvup did not! They were playing well and out worked us in every aspect. At half, wvup 39, SSCC 28. Season low for points in a half. We woke up late in the game and battled back to a 71-71 tie. Missed the shot at the buzzer for overtime. Missed another chance to win at the buzzer and sent game to double Overtime at 81-81. Missed a third chance to win the game at the buzzer and sent the game to triple overtime 88-88. Went up 95-90 only to give up 6 straight points and trailed 96-95 with :14 left and the ball. Our team captain and point guard Ty Harris took a highly contested shot with 3 sec left and got hammered. Somehow, he made the 8 footer and the free throw. With 1.4 sec left, their inbounds pass was tipped and time ran out. We snuck away with a 98-96 triple overtime win!!

Really proud of our guys to stick together this year and set a school record with a 23-3 season. 6 guys averaged double figures. Very unselfish. Led nation in uscaa division one in scoring, assists, steals, blocks, least turnovers.

Ty Harris-18 points
Kam Harris-18 points
Martise Mclaurin-17 points
Diondrey Holt-16 points
Isiah Walton-15 points

Markie Tate played well tonight for WVU-P with 16 points.

[sparky]

how many of these players will return next season? with your success maybe more local players will come aboard. they can no longer see this as a joke program. of course if you return a lot of players many of them will not be able to compete but could still see some playing time with so many lopsided wins. still a lot of local bias because of the treatment of chief. why don't you guys have local high school teams playing games at southern state anymore? whiteoak, north adams, lynchburg, and eastern used to play some non league games there. it would be a good site for the preview as well.

[Roger Mink]

I agree about high school games. I have asked and will continue to do so. I think non league, local teams, Hillsboro high etc would enjoy playing there. It's a great facility. Aau in the summer, even sectional tourney. I'm working on it!!

I'm expecting needing four or five new players. Our schedule will get way tougher. Nobody wants to play us now. Ou Chillicothe, Lancaster, eastern, Newark, middletown, wright st lake, the list goes on. Southern used to get beat by 30-40 and it wasn't a problem. We beat a few and now they won't play. It's a joke. We will play Columbus st, Edison st, Cincinnati st, etc and have a tough schedule. Travis and I will be going to the Congo looking at some southern Ohio talent. If you or others have some names, bring it on!! We are looking to upgrade if possible but really are looking for rebounders. 6-5 to 6-8 that can flat out rebound. Scoring optional!!! We return 4 guys scoring double figures (13.8ppg-20.9ppg)

[TribeManiac10]

I agree about high school games. I have asked and will continue to do so. I think non league, local teams, Hillsboro high etc would enjoy playing there. It's a great facility. Aau in the summer, even sectional tourney. I'm working on it!!

I'm expecting needing four or five new players. Our schedule will get way tougher. Nobody wants to play us now. Ou Chillicothe, Lancaster, eastern, Newark, middletown, wright st lake, the list goes on. Southern used to get beat by 30-40 and it wasn't a problem. We beat a few and now they won't play. It's a joke. We will play Columbus st, Edison st, Cincinnati st, etc and have a tough schedule. Travis and I will be going to the Congo looking at some southern Ohio talent. If you or others have some names, bring it on!! We are looking to upgrade if possible but really are looking for rebounders. 6-5 to 6-8 that can flat out rebound. Scoring optional!!! We return 4 guys scoring double figures (13.8ppg-20.9ppg)

Don't think you will find any southern ohio guys in the Congo. Might be able to find some rebounders though.

[sparky]

tribe,
where is arey going next season? is justice transferring? if he is not going to get minutes i would like to see him transfer to some place he can get some minutes. where is seaman these days? will all of the mt st jo players stay? where is blevins? will knabb and taul stay at wilmington? yu are the answer man.

[TribeManiac10]

tribe,
where is arey going next season? is justice transferring? if he is not going to get minutes i would like to see him transfer to some place he can get some minutes. where is seaman these days? will all of the mt st jo players stay? where is blevins? will knabb and taul stay at wilmington? yu are the answer man.

Arey has not made a decision yet, I know he has heard from a few schools though. Not sure on Justice. He could try to stick it out a year or two and wait for the group of older guards ahead of him to graduate or he could potentially transfer to a D2 school to get good playing time, I have heard Ashland would be interested in giving him a larger role with their team right away. Seaman is working at the moment and does not plan on playing again. Im not completely sure about all of the MSJ players. Jake, Travis, and Jordan Payne all had significant roles on this year's team and they had the best season any MSJ team has had since at least 2006 so I can see the draw for them to stay. After watching all of their games this season I feel the coaching was a little disappointing most of the time though. Our offensive system would exploit weak teams but really set us back against the upper echelon of our league and very little in the system was changed all season long. This reluctance to change something that was not working could be something that drives them away. Jordan Mitchell might not play next season. He played probably a collective 10mins this entire season and he goes through all the same conditioning/practice/weight training that everyone else on the team does. He might feel it is not worth the effort, it would be different if they were all on full scholarship like a lot of D1 and D2 players. Blake Blevins is going to school at Morehead State and is not playing anymore. I do not know Knabb and Taul very well so I cant really speak for their situations. Neither one got hardly any time at Wilmington and were forced to play JV most of the time, they are both underclassmen(Knabb is listed as a freshman, not sure how that works since he played at 2 other schools already) however so that could potentially change.

[Ironman92]

Colt Chapman and Pikeville square off Austin McMasters of Rio Grande tonight at Rio.

[Ironman92]

Pikeville is 21-5 and #12 NAIA

Chapman is their #8 guy and scoring 4 ppg and 2.2 rb

[TribeManiac10]

Pikeville is 21-5 and #12 NAIA

Chapman is their #8 guy and scoring 4 ppg and 2.2 rb

I just saw that McMaster is averaging 6ppg as well, including a personal high of 25 against OU Lancaster. Good to see the local guys making contributions early.

[Ironman92]

Is McMaster a soph or junior?

[TribeManiac10]

Is McMaster a soph or junior?

Freshman.

[Ironman92]

Just seems like he didn't play for Peake last year....but seemed like he played at Peake forever.

[Ushoot2Ishoot3]

Pikeville is 21-5 and #12 NAIA

Chapman is their #8 guy and scoring 4 ppg and 2.2 rb

Whats chapman look like? Kinda muscular brown hair or is he the red headed guy?
Seen them play a few times this year.

[sparky]

coach mink,
what local players are you guys recruiting? how were your crowds this year?

[Roger Mink]

Crowds are small. We aren't officially recruiting anyone local yet. However, coach Mac and I will be at the convo (not Congo! ;) Saturday to watch the three evening games. We will start open gyms once a week in April. Haven't seen a lot of local teams play yet but know there is some talent around. How about some help naming some local talent. Size, stats etc.

Guys I've seen

Quentin Williams
Alec smith
Trent arey

[theuglytruth]

Whiteoak
Doc Seip around 20ppg 10rbs, first team all district 1000 point scorer in 3 yrs
Luke Taggert around 15 ppg

Fayetteville
Dj Iles around 25 ppg, 1000 point scorer in 3 yrs

[Roger Mink]

I will keep a list. Anyone that can provide numbers, position, opinion of kid, athletic?, etc. we will have open gyms in April. Would be nice to fill the gym and get some good games going. Previous area players, observers, all welcome.

Trent Arey-peebles--point guard 5'-10" 21.9 ppg, 6.1 apg, 8.7 rpg. Impressive numbers. Can defend very well.
Quentin Williams-Fairfield--point guard 6'-0"
Alec Smith-Lynchburg--fr/c 6'-4" 18.1 ppg, 11.7 rpg
Doc Seip-whiteoak--forward 6'-2" 20ppg 10 reb 1000 pt scorer. Very athletic.
Luke Taggert-WO. 6'-2" 15ppg size?
DJ Iles-Fayetteville. (Junior) 5'10" 22.4 ppg, 5.9 apg 1000 pt scorer
Levi Bales-North Adams--C 6'6"

[TribeManiac10]

I will keep a list. Anyone that can provide numbers, position, opinion of kid, athletic?, etc. we will have open gyms in April. Would be nice to fill the gym and get some good games going. Previous area players, observers, all welcome.

Trent Arey-peebles--point guard (size?) 21.9 ppg, 6.1 apg, 8.7 rpg. Impressive numbers
Quentin Williams-Fairfield--point guard (size? numbers?)
Alec Smith-Lynchburg--fr/c 6'-4" 18.1 ppg, 11.7 rpg
Doc Seip-whiteoak--(position ??) size? 20ppg 10 reb 1000 pt scorer
Luke Taggert-WO. 15ppg size?
DJ Iles-Fayetteville. (Junior) 5'10" 22.4 ppg, 5.9 apg 1000 pt scorer

Trent is 5'10". He is one of the best defensive guards Peebles has ever had(also finished in the top 20 all time in state history for career assists). Doc Seip is 6'2" and played in the post in high school. He might be able to play the three in college. Not sure how he would be offensively but I know he could defend the position due to his athleticism. Taggert was listed at 6'2" on last year's AP all district list and Quentin Williams is 6'0". Since you mentioned the need for rebounders upwards of 6'5" you might want to take a look at Levi Bales from North Adams. He is 6'6", has a long arm span, might be the highest jumper for his size in the southeast district(won the league all star dunk contest), and is one of the best post defenders in the SHAC. He would need to bulk up a little and his offensive game is a little rough around the edges but he has potential, especially on the defensive end. I do not have specific stats for him for this season but I know he averaged around 10rpg and a little under 4bpg last year.

[Roger Mink]

Thanks for the info!

[theuglytruth]

Seip is the most athletic of the entire group you have listed, had around 10 dunks this season, but like Tribe said he would have to be a three at the college level. Arey and Williams are both very nice players.