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Aussie "NCAA Div 1 College Watch" - 2012/13 Season

And the last post for the 2012/13 thread:

This article summarises the Aussie senior class of 2013: http://pickandroll.com.au/aussie-college-class-of-2013-review-arguably-the-best-ever/

"An impressive group of 17 Australians graduated this year, many of whom have already signed their first professional contracts. However if you are looking for the standouts, it is almost impossible to go past the trio of Brock Motum (Washington State University), Ryan Broekhoff (Valparaiso University) and Matthew Dellavedova (Saint Mary’s College)"

Definitely worth a read even if I do say so myself!

You can also "Meet the Freshman" for 2013/14 here:
http://pickandroll.com.au/aussie-college-meet-freshmen/

Jack Purchase has signed with Auburn University and like Emmett Naar will play in the 2014/15 season.

Alex Overs has transferred from Baton Rouge Community College (NJCAA) to Nicholls State University, taking the Aussie contingent on the Colonels roster to an amazing 6 for 2013/14!

Guard Jaryd Eustace (Brisbane) also increases the Aussie prescence at the University at Albany - joining the Rowley brothers, Luke Devlin and Peter Hooley.

Forward Michael Rowley joins older brother Sam at the University at Albany this coming season.

Deng Deng who played his Freshman season at JUCO school Lee College had apparently turned down a 3yr scholarship at LSU to return to Lee College as a sophomore.

Deng Deng has since reconsidered and is now once again considering a number of offers from D1 schools.

Liam Thomas (Sydney) and Cade Towers (Brisbane) take the Aussie contingent at Nicholls State up to 5 for the coming season.

A new thread will be coming; given many more players can yet sign to a team and the next season does not commence until later in the year I wikll hold off until then.

Go back to the OP and check it out :)

He is already on my list! He was a red shirt this past season from my understanding...

Go back to the OP and check it out :)

Mangok Mathiang is freshman for current Ncaa Div 1 champs

http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mangok_mathiang_816477.html

I have still seen nothing to confirm Deng Deng is headed to LSU.

Meanwhile, Marley Biyendolo (VIC) who was part of the Andrew Bogut Basketball Academy has is set to hook up with Pepperdine University in the WCC.

Please post a reply if who can advise of anyone else heading to college and D1 schools in particular.

Promising Aussie forward Nick Duncan has signed on to play for Boise State, joining fellow junior Australian representatives Anthony Drmic and Igor Hadziomerovic.

Another junior Australian representative in Felix Von Hofe is apparently set to sign on to play alongside fellow Aussies Venky Jois and Daniel Hill at Eastern Washington following the graduation of Senior Jordan Hickert.

Forward Bosko Kostur (VIC) is also set to continue the Aussie link with Bryant University, joining Claybrin McMath, Corey Maynard and Declan Soukup.

Forward Josh Oswald (VIC) has committed to Miami (OH) in the Mid American Conference.

Deng Deng is reportedly considering LSU but has not yet committed.

LC. My bad - don't know who I was thinking of, then.

I still wish he'd been there in the NCAA games, to take the heat off the rest of the Gaels.

The focus now shifts to the NBA draft for those that have a chance, and the new class of commitments for next season...

So far I know of two new bonafide commitments as per below:

MALONE, Darcy / Fr / C / Louisiana State University / Southeast Conference
PINEAU, Dane / Fr / F / Saint Mary’s College / West Coast Conference

Please post any other commitments for next season that you may be aware of.

The PIT has been won and done, with Ryan Broekhoff’s team, K&D Roundscaping, winning the title with an undefeated record.

PIT results summary:

Ryan Broekhoff (6.3rpg – 56th)
Game 1 (91-67 win): Started and scored 12 points on 5/10 shooting (2/6 3PT) to go with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 turnovers in 23 minutes.
Game 2 (SF 82-79 win): Came off the bench and scored 5 points on 1/6 shooting (1/4 3PT, 2/2 FT) to go with 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 turnover in 16 minutes.
Game 3 (Final 87-78 win): Started and scored 2 points on 1/3 shooting (0/2 3PT) to go with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and no turnovers in 25 minutes.

Brock Motum (12ppg – 18th, 8rpg – 8th, 3apg – 19th, 66.67%3pt - 2nd)
Game 1 (89-90 loss): Came off the bench and scored 13 points on 6/10 shooting (1/2 3PT, 0/2 FT) to go with 6 rebounds 2 assists, 1 block and 1 turnover in 26 minutes.
Game 2 (90-80 win): Started and scored 7 points on 3/9 shooting (1/3 3PT) to go with 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block and 2 turnovers in 26 minutes.
Game 3 (105-94 win): Came off the bench and scored 16 points on 5/9 shooting (4/4 3PT, 2/2 FT) to go with 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 turnover in 25 minutes.

Both had great tournament for different reasons – Motum for his efficient output and Broekhoff for his contribution on a winning team.

Hoopie - Page only did his ACL in the WCC Tournament Final against the 'Zag's - he played the entire season! The only games he missed as a result of his knee were the two NCAA tournament games...

Brandt is the one who missed pretty much the entire season. The Beavers missed his scoring and rebounding badly...

Jeez they missed him during the season. Hope he has a great comeback to make up for losing Delly's outside shooting.

An update on Jordan Page: he underwent his knee reconstruction due to tearing his ACL on 10 April.

He has reported it was a success.

Despite not being able to play due to injury, Angus Brandt earned Pac-12 All-Academic recognition for the third consecutive year.

Brandt Earns Pac-12 All-Academic Honors For Third Straight Year

Brandt, who has a 3.14 GPA in Pre-Therapy Allied Health, earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention honors for the second straight year. He was selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team in 2011.

Brandt was injured in the fourth game when he suffered an isolated tear of the ACL in his right knee that required surgery and forced him to miss the remainder of the season. He was averaging 11.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game before sustaining the injury that happened against Purdue in the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The Sydney, Australia native will have to apply for a medical hardship from the Pac-12 office, which should be approved since he played in nine games or less during the first half of the season. He is expected to return for the 2013-14 season as a redshirt senior.

I think Delly aside, it would be really great to get the next few quality college graduates back here, if only for a season or two... I still think coming back home, getting better chances to showcase their talents really give them a better chance of getting that next leg up, especially if they don't have the benefit of a dual citizenship to play as a local...

Delly, Motum and Broekhoff's careers at college have been nothing short of remarkable. They arguably outshine every Aussie that has embarked on the same pathway before them.

The only exception that I could think of would be Bogut who only played 2 years but won a host of awards including being the leading vote-getter on the AP All-America team, earning Player of the Year honours from the Associated Press and ESPN.com, plus the Naismith and Wooden Awards way back in 2004/05.

I would think we would be very lucky to see any of these three talented Aussies play in the NBL any time soon. Whilst the NBA / D-League route is still a possible option, I would think Europe would be the likely outcome in the short term. I would rather see then play and get minutes and a chance to develop and improve as a pro rather than sit at the end of the bench and waste.

Our next chance to see them play on home soil may yet be in a Boomer's singlet...

As for Angus Brandt, because he injured his knee so early in the season, he has been granted a medical red-shirt. Essentially this means that the 2012-13 season has been waived altogether and makes him able to return to play 1 more season (it will be he 5th year of college overall - normally a player can only play college sport for 4 years).

So I was wondering about Angus Brandt who tore his ACL... Since he's a Sydney boy, I obviously wanted to keep an eye on him throughout the season, but two days after I started noticing him, he does his ACL (I'm not a jinx, honest!) and his season is done...

I read an article recently, when wondering what his plans are for next season, and it said that he was planning on heading back and doing what he needed to do to qualify to make the team again... Does anyone know how that works? He can graduate but still play basketball because he missed out on a season this year?

Thanks for all your hard work during the season LC, it's much appreciated having such a good NCAA resource...

Hopefully Motum and Broekhoff get a chance to shine as hoopie says, that sort of thing can disintegrate into a dunk-fest for the "pro-active" players pretty quickly instead of giving all players a chance to shine...

It's a really clever idea as long as it doesn't just turn into an 'every man for himself' kind of game, where selfishness and dunking rule.

There will be at least two Aussies putting their talents to the test in this year’s Portsmouth Invitational Tournament which commences on 11 April (Australian time), with Brock Motum and Ryan Broekhoff hitting the hardwood. Delly has chosen not to participate.

The tournament is specifically for seniors who are graduating and is a chance to show their talents to scouts ahead of pursuing a professional career.

Brock Motum has earned all-district honours as well, being named to the All-District 20 Second Team by the NABC. This marks Motum's second-consecutive honour from the NABC after he was named to the first team last season.

Brock Motum Picks Up NABC All-District Honors

Motum finished his season leading the Pac-12 in scoring for the second-straight year with 18.7 points per game, while ranking fourth in the league in conference games only with 17.4 points per league game. He scored at least 11 points in all 32 games this season and reached double-figure scoring in 32-straight games. With 6.3 rebounds per game, Motum ranks 16th in the conference, while he's fifth in minutes played with 35.3 minutes per game. He had 5 double-doubles this season, including in two in his three final games.

In WSU's final regular season game, Motum moved into fifth on the WSU all-time career scoring list and finished his career with 1,530 points. Motum's 597 points this season ranks sixth on the single-season list. This season Motum also became just the 12th Cougar to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in his career as he has 539 career rebounds.

Ryan Broekhoff has earned all-district recognition for the second straight year after being named to the All-District 12 Frist Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Broekhoff earned Second Team accolades last year.

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Broekhoff added to his collection of honors following a senior season in which he averaged 15.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The First Team All-Horizon League honoree and Lou Henson All-American finished among the league's top-five in five different statistical categories while helping the Crusaders to the regular season and tournament titles, including pacing the circuit in free throw percentage. The senior also ranked among the top-30 nationally in both free throw and 3-point percentage.

Delly and Ryan Broekhoff have earned further post-season recognition, both being named as one of 25 players named to the Lou Henson All-America Team, as announced by CollegeInsider.com. However it was Delly who picked up the individual recognition by being presented with the Lou Henson Award itself!



"Matthew was the heart and soul of Saint Mary's basketball," said CollegeInsider.com co-founder Angela Lento. "When the game was on the line, more often than not Dellavedova would deliver."

The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Mid-Major player in Division I college basketball. The award is named in honor of Lou Henson who retired after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years.

Delly has garnered yet another prestigious accolade, earning an All-American Mention as named by the Associated Press.



Delly is the first Saint Mary's men's basketball player to earn consecutive All-America recognition since Tom Meschery in 1960 and 1961. He also gives the Gaels' program an honorable mention AP selection in each of the last four seasons. Omar Samhan earned the honor in 2010 and Mickey McConnell was honored in 2011 (Mills never achieved the same honour).

He leaves the Saint Mary's program as the school's all-time leader in scoring, assists, 3-pointers, free throw percentage, games started and appearances.

The NCAA Tournament has now been won and is done! Congratulations to Louisville who defeated Michigan in what was a fantastic final. Whilst he red-shirted the season, Australian Mangok Mathiang would have lapped up all the action and success that the Cardinals enjoyed ahead of his debut on court next season.

Catch up results:

#1 Louisville defeated #9 Wichita State 72-68 (SF NCAA)
Mathiang did not play.

#1 Lousiville defeated #4 Michigan 82-76 (Final NCAA)
Mathiang did not play.

Catch up results…I’ve been busy!

#15 Albany lost to #2 Duke 61-73 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Devlin came off the bench and scored 9 points on 4/5 shooting (1/1 3PT) to go with 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and no turnovers before fouling out in 15 minutes.
Hooley came off the bench and scored 13 points on 3/7 shooting (3/6 3PT, 4/4 FT) to go with 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 turnovers in 33 minutes.
Rowley started and scored 10 points on 3/9 shooting (4/4 FT) to go with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 turnovers in a foul plagued 27 minutes.

#8 North Carolina State lost to #9 Temple 72-76 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Vandenberg did not play.

#15 Pacific lost to #2 Miami (FL) 49-78 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Llwellyn came off the bench and was scoreless on 0/1 shooting and had no other stats in 3 minutes.

#10 Colorado lost to #7 Illinois 49-57 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Harris-Tunks came off the bench and scored 2 points on 1/1 shooting to go with 2 turnovers in 9 minutes.

#1 Louisville defeated #8 Colorado State 82-56 (2rd Rd NCAA)
Mathiang did not play.

#4 Saint Louis lost to #12 Oregon 57-74 (3rd Rd NCAA)
Ellis came off the bench and scored 2 points on 1/5 shooting (0/4 3PT) to go with 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 block and 3 turnovers in 25 minutes.

#6 Butler lost to #3 Marquette 72-74 (3rd Rd NCAA)
Aldridge did not play.

Wyoming lost to Western Michigan 67-75 in OT (QF CBI)
Sobey came off the bench and was scoreless on 0/2 shooting (0/1 3PT) but had 2 assists and 2 turnovers in 19 minutes.

#1 Louisville defeated #12 Oregon 77-69 (Sweet 15 NCAA)
Mathiang did not play.

#1 Louisville defeated #2 Duke 85-63 (Elite 8 NCAA)
Mathiang did not play.
Mathiang’s team mate Kevin Ware came away with a horrific injury, snapped his leg in what was an innocuous situation…

Louisville takes on the Cinderella story #9 ranked Wichita State in the final four this Sunday (Australian time).

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/aussie-on-a-high-with-top-us-hoops-college-20130327-2gt71.html

Cool article in The Age from Easter weekend

Delly was harassed all game but despite this still almost pulled a miracle game-winner out of the bag, but in the end Memphis proved too much as the Gael’s fell by 2 in their 2nd round NCAA game. Delly had 10 points and 7 assists whilst Young had 9 & 9 in the 2 point loss.

The Billiken’s progressed to the 3rd round of the NCAA tourney in a great overall team effort in defeating New Mexico State. Ellis nailed 12 points including 3/4 from long range in the win.

Ryan Broekhoff was targeted and harassed into an uncharacteristic off-target shooting display as the Crusaders struggled to contain Michigan’s State’s strength in the paint, falling by 11 points. Broekhoff had 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Today’s results:

#14 Valparaiso lost to #3 Michigan State 54-65 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Broekhoff started and scored 8 points on 2/11 shooting (1/9 3PT, 3/3 FT) to go with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 turnovers in 37 minutes.

#6 Butler defeated #11 Bucknell 68-56 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Aldridge did not play.

#4 Saint Louis defeated #13 New Mexico State 64-44 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Ellis came off the bench and scored 12 points on 4/8 shooting (3/4 3PT, 1/2 FT) to go with 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 turnovers in 31 minutes.

#11 Saint Mary’s lost to #6 Memphis 52-54 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Dellavedova started and scored 10 points on 3/13 shooting (1/4 3PT, 3/5 FT) to go with 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 6 turnovers in 40 minutes.
Young started and scored 9 points on 4/12 shooting (1/1 3PT) to go with 9 rebounds and no turnovers before fouling out in 25 minutes.
Page did not play.
Hodgson came off the bench and was scoreless on 0/1 shooting but had 1 rebound and no turnovers in 2 minutes.

#1 Lousville defeated #16 North Carolina AT&T 79-48 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Mathiang did not play.

#13 South Dakota State lost to #4 Michigan 56-71 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Donlan did not play.

#3 New Mexico vs #14 Harvard (2nd Rd NCAA) – yet to be played.
Bairstow & Greenwood

Despite a game-high 28 points from Drmic, Boise State could not overcome a hot shooting La Salle in the NCAA tourney.

Yesterday’s results:

#13 Boise State lost to #13 La Salle 71-80 (2nd Rd NCAA)
Drmic started and scored a game-high 28 points on 9/17 shooting (5/10 3PT, 5/6 FT) to go with 4 rebounds and 2 turnovers in 28 minutes.
Hadziomerovic started and scored 2 points on 0/2 shooting (0/2 3PT, 2/2 FT) to go with 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 turnover in 22 minutes.

#8 Charleston Southern lost to #1 Southern Mississippi 71-78 (1st Rd NIT)
Muo started and scored 16 points on 5/18 shooting (4/14 3PT, 2/4 FT) to go with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers in 38 minutes.

Bryant lost to Richmond 71-76 (1st Rd CBI)
McMath came off the bench and was scoreless on 0/2 shooting (0/1 3PT) to go with 3 rebounds, 1 steal and no turnovers in 19 minutes.
Maynard did not play.
Soukup did not play.

Hawaii lost to Air Force 65-69 (1st Rd CIT)
Harper came off the bench and scored 3 points on 1/2 shooting (1/2 3PT) to go with 2 steals, 1 block and no turnovers in 11 minutes.

On the back of stellar play from Delly, The Gael’s advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Delly had 22 points

However not to be outdone, Wyoming overcame Lehigh in the 1st round of the NIT thanks to a buzzer-beating game-winner triple from Nathan Sobey!

Yesterday’s results:

#11 Saint Mary’s defeated #11 Middle Tennessee State 67-54 (1st Rd NCAA)
Dellavedova started and scored a game-high 22 points on 7/14 shooting (5/7 3PT, 3/6 FT) to go with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers in 38 minutes.
Young started and scored 8 points on 3/6 shooting (2/2 FT) to go with 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 turnover in a foul plagued 26 minutes.
Page did not play (injured)
Hodgson came off the bench and had no stats in 1 minute.

Wyoming defeated Lehigh 67-66 (1st Rd NIT)
Sobey came off the bench and scored 12 points on 5/7 shooting (2/3 3PT) to go with 1 rebound and 2 turnovers in 24 minutes.

Hartford lost to Rider 54-63 (1st Rd CIT)
Wroe started and scored 4 points on 1/4 shooting (2/2 FT) to go with 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 turnover in 24 minutes.
Dyson did not play (injured)

Today’s games:

NCAA 1st Rd
#13 Boise State vs #13 La Salle (Drmic & Hadziomerovic)
NIT 1st Rd
#8 Charleston Southern vs #1 Southern Mississippi (Muo)
CBI
Bryant vs Richmond (McMeath, Maynard & Soukup)
CIT
Hawaii vs Air Force (Harper)

There are a number of other teams featuring Aussies in post-season action, including those in the NIT, CBI and CIT as follows:

NIT
#8 Charleston Southern (Muo)

CBI
Wyoming (Sobey)
Bryant (McMath, Maynard & Soukup)

CIT
Hartford (Wroe & Dyson)
Hawaii (Harper)

If I read the draw correctly, teams with Aussies going to the NIT are Charleston Southern U and Arizona State U.

The last Associated Press national rankings have been released and this is how the season concluded for the teams featuring Aussies:

#2 Louisville (Mathiang)
#10 New Mexico (Bairstow & Greenwood)
#13 Saint Louis (Ellis)

Butler (Aldridge) and Saint Mary’s (Dellavedova, Young, Page & Hodgson) were all teams receiving votes but outside the top 25.

Teams featuring Aussies that are dancing…

Auto Bid Teams:
#4 Louisville – Big East Champions (Mathiang): #1 Seed in the Mid West Region
#15 New Mexico – Mountain West Conference Champions (Bairstow & Greenwood): #3 Seed in the West Region
#16 Saint Louis – A-10 Conference Champions (Ellis): #4 Seed in the Mid West Region
Valparaiso – Horizon League Champions (Broekhoff): #14 Seed in Mid West Region
South Dakota State – Summit League Champions (Donlan): #13 Seed in South Region
Pacific – Big West Champions (Llewellyn): #15 Seed in the East Region
Albany – America East Champions (Devlin, Hooley & Rowley): #15 Seed in Mid West Region

Selected teams:
Butler (Aldridge): #6 Seed in the East Region
North Carolina State (Vandenberg): #8 Seed in the East Region
Colorado (Harris-Tunks): #10 Seed in the East Region
Saint Mary’s (Dellavedova, Young, Page & Hodgson): #11 Seed in the Mid West Region – First 4 Game
Boise State (Drmic & Hadziomerovic): #13 Seed in the West Region – First 4 Game

Brilliant effort to keep us informed, LC.

So now that they've announced the brackets, can you give us a low-down on who's in the March Madness and who's in the NIT and all that?

The Billiken’s today secured an automatic NCAA tournament berth in overcoming fellow nationally ranked team VCU in capturing their first ever A-10 title! Ellis had 9 points, but hit two crucial three-pointers in the last few minutes to hold off VCU’s late charge.

Today’s results:

#16 Saint Louis defeated #25 Virginia Commonwealth 62-56 (Final A-10 Tourney)
Ellis came off the bench and scored 9 points on 3/10 shooting (2/7 3PT, 1/2 FT) to go with 5 rebounds and 1 turnover in a foul plagued 27 minutes.

The Lobos booked an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament after defeating UNLV on their home floor. Greenwood was influential in the win, scoring 9 points, including 3/3 on triples, to go with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Bairstow had 9 & 7 in the win. With the No. 2 strength of schedule in the country and the No. 2 RPI, it's hard to make a case against the Lobos at least being a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tourney…

Albany booked a spot in the NCAA tournament after winning the America East Tournament, becoming the first team seeded lower than third to win the title and setting a school season record for victories in the process. The Great Danes won three conference tournament games by a total of seven points and beat the top two seeds on the way to winning the title. Whilst Sam Rowley had a quiet game as a starter, it was Luke Devlin and Peter Hooley who stepped it up off the bench. Devlin had 12 points on 6/6 shooting alongside 5 rebounds, whilst Hooley had 8 points, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks in the big win!

#4 Louisville also booked an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament with a convincing win over Syracuse in the Big East title game. Mathiang did not play as he has red-shirted this season.

Pacific too joined in on the act, securing the Big West title as it earned its ninth NCAA tournament berth, but first since 2006. Llewellyn has seen little time in coming off the bench this season.

Also in with a great chance of securing an auto-bid are the Billikens, who advanced to the A-10 title game over Butler. Ellis contributed 13 points including 4 triples in the win.

Sunday’s results:

Albany defeated Vermont 53-49 (Final America East Tournament)
Devlin came off the bench and scored 12 points on 6/6 shooting to go with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 turnover in 20 minutes.
Hooley came off the bench and scored 8 points on 3/6 shooting (0/2 3PT, 2/3 FT) to go with 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks and no turnovers in 29 minutes.
Rowley started and was scoreless on 0/2 shooting but had 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 turnover in 20 minutes.

North Carolina State lost to #8 Miami (FL) 71-81 (SF ACC Tourney)
Vandenberg did not play.

Butler lost to #16 Saint Louis 56-67 (SF A-10 Tourney)
Aldridge came off the bench and had 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 turnovers in 8 minutes.
Ellis came off the bench and scored 13 points on 4/8 shooting (4/8 3PT, 1/2 FT) to go with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 turnover in 26 minutes.

#15 New Mexico defeated UNLV 63-56 (Final Mountain West Tourney)
Bairstow started and scored 9 points on 3/9 shooting (3/5 FT) to go with 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 turnovers in 29 minutes.
Greenwood started and scored 9 points on 3/4 shooting (3/3 3PT) to go with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and no turnovers in 30 minutes.

#4 Louisville defeated#19 Syracuse 78-61 (Final Big East Tourney)
Mathiang did not play.

Pacific defeated California-Irvine 64-55 (Final Big West Tourney)
Llewellyn did not play.

Bairstow had a 16 & 11 double-double in leading the Lobos to the final of the Mountain West tournament. Hill was unable to do the same despite nailing a game-high 17 points as UTSA bowed out.

Saturday’s results:

#16 Saint Louis defeated Charlotte 72-55 (QF A-10 Tourney)
Ellis came off the bench and scored 13 points on 3/13 shooting (1/7 3PT, 6/6 FT) to go with 2 rebounds, 3 steals and no turnovers in 24 minutes.

Butler defeated La Salle 69-58 (QF A-10 Tourney)
Aldridge did not play.

North Carolina State defeated Virginia 75-56 (QF ACC Tourney)
Vandenberg did not play.

#15 New Mexico defeated San Diego State 60-50 (SF Mountain West Tourney)
Bairstow started and racked up a double-double, scoring 16 points on 6/15 shooting (4/4 FT) to go with 11 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers in 34 minutes.
Greenwood started and scored 3 points on 1/5 shooting (1/4 3PT) to go with 4 rebounds and no turnovers in 33 minutes.

#4 Louisville defeated #24 Notre Dame 69-57 (SF Big East Tourney)
Mathiang did not play.

Texas-San Antonio lost to Texas-Arlington 53-69 (SF Western Athletic Tourney)
Hill started and scored a game-high 17 points on 5/10 shooting (3/10 3PT, 4/7 FT) to go with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers in 33 minutes.

Pacific defeated Cal Poly 55-53 (SF Big West Tourney)
Llewellyn did not play.

Today’s results:

North Carolina State defeated Virginia Tech 80-63 (1st Rd ACC Tourney)
Vandenberg came off the bench and had 1 rebound in 2 minutes.

Butler defeated Dayton 73-67 (1st Rd A-10 Tourney)
Aldridge did not play.

California-Santa Barbara lost to Pacific 68-71 (QF Big West Tourney)
Thomas came off the bench and was scoreless on 0/1 shooting (0/1 3PT) and had no other stats in 2 minutes.
Llewellyn did not play.

Colorado lost to #18 Arizona 69-79 (QF Pac-12 Tourney)
Harris-Tunks came off the bench and was scoreless on 0/2 shooting but had 2 rebounds and no turnovers in 2 minutes.

California-Davis lost to Cal Poly 41-64 (QF Big West Tourney)
Nujic did not play.

Utah Valley lost to Houston Baptist 74-76 in OT (1st Rd Great West Tourney)
Sinclair came off the bench and had no stats in 2 minutes.

#4 Louisville defeated Villanova 74-55 (QF Big East Tourney)
Mathiang did not play.

Southern Utah lost to North Dakota 52-69 (QF Big Sky Tourney)
Heuir started and scored 8 points on 1/10 shooting (1/4 3PT, 5/9 FT) to go with 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers in 23 minutes.

Texas-San Antonio defeated Louisiana Tech 73-67 (QF WAC Tourney)
Hill started and scored 11 points on 3/8 shooting (0/1 3PT, 5/9 FT) to go with 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover in 34 minutes.

Hawaii lost to California-Irvine 60-71 (QF Big West Tourney
Harper did not play.

Lafayette lost the final of the Patriot League tournament to Bucknell, and with it, also their chance at making the NCAA tournament. Trist had 8 points and 5 rebounds in the loss.

Bairstow was once again prominent for the Lobos as they accounted for Wyoming. He had 14 points and 8 rebounds in the victory.

Brock Motum put the Cougars on his shoulders for what may well have been the last time, as he poured in a game-high 28 points on 11/18 shooting that included 5 triples. Motum missed what would have been his 6th three-pointer with 4 seconds to go in attempting to steal the win against Washington.

Today’s results:

Oregon State lost to Colorado 68-74 (1st Rd Pac-12 Tourney)
Brandt did not play.
Harris-Tunks came off the bench and scored 2 points on 1/3 shooting to go with 4 rebounds and no turnovers in 16 minutes.

Nicholls State defeated McNeese State 62-59 (1st Rd Southland Tourney)
Smith-Hyde started and scored 5 points on 2/5 shooting (1/3 3PT) to go with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and no turnovers in 22 minutes.
McBeath did not play.
Prest did not play.
Carrol did not play.

Ball State lost to Buffalo 61-76 (2nd Rd Mid-American Tourney)
Majok started and scored 10 points on 3/8 shooting (4/6 FT) to go with 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers in 35 minutes.

Lafayette lost to Bucknell 56-64 (Final Patriot League Tourney)
Trist started and scored 8 points on 3/9 shooting (2/2 FT) to go with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 turnovers in 30 minutes.
Musters came off the bench and had 1 rebound in 1 minute.

#15 New Mexico defeated Wyoming 59-46 (QF Mountain West Tourney)
Bairstow started and scored 14 points on 3/8 shooting (8/9 FT) to go with 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 1 turnover in 37 minutes.
Greenwood started and scored 5 points on 2/5 shooting (1/2 3PT, 0/2 FT) to go with 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers in 31 minutes.
Sobey came off the bench and had just 2 fouls in 8 minutes.

Washington State lost to Washington 62-64 (1st Rd Pac-12 Tourney)
Motum started and scored a game-high 28 points on 11/18 shooting (5/8 3PT, 1/1 FT) to go with 1 rebound and 3 turnovers in 40 minutes.
Kernich-Drew started and was scoreless on 0/3 shooting (0/2 3PT) but had 1 rebound, 4 assists and 3 turnovers in 26 minutes.
Hunter did not play.

Boise State lost to San Diego State 67-73 (QF Mountain West Tourney)
Drmic started and scored a game-high 20 points on 7/20 shooting (2/9 3PT, 4/7 FT) to go with 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 3 turnovers in 35 minutes.
Hadziomerovic started and scored 4 points on 1/3 shooting (0/1 3PT, 2/2 FT) to go with 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 turnovers in 17 minutes.

Unbelievable effort by our up and coming aussie basketball players.
Great job LC for keeping the updates coming.
Go Aussies

Ryan Broekhoff and Valparaiso will be ‘dancing’ after winning the Horizon League Tournament Championship. Broekhoff was relatively quiet for his lofty standards, scoring 7 points alongside 5 rebounds and 3 assists. The win sends the Crusaders (26-7) back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2004 with a six-game winning streak and the school's single-season record for victories.

South Dakota State also booked a ticket to the NCAA tournament today. Donlan did not play in the win.

Jeromie Hill helped keep UTSA’s slim chances of an NCAA tournament berth alive with a 21 & 10 double-double in a first round tournament victory.

Today’s results:

Wyoming defeated Nevada 74-71 (1st Rd Mountain West Tourney)
Sobey came off the bench and scored 4 points on 1/1 shooting (1/1 3PT, 1/2 FT) to go with 2 rebounds and 1 turnover in 15 minutes.

Seattle lost to Texas State 56-68 (1st Rd Western Athletic Tourney)
Diop did not play.

South Dakota State defeated North Dakota State 73-67 (Final Summit League Tourney)
Donlan did not play.

Valparaiso defeated Wright State 62-54 (Final Horizon League Tourney)
Broekhoff started and scored 7 points on 2/8 shooting (1/6 3PT, 2/2 FT) to go with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 5 turnovers in 36 minutes.

Texas-San Antonio defeated San Jose State 67-49 (1st Rd Western Athletic Tourney)
Hill started and had a double-double, scoring an equal game-high 21 points on 8/15 shooting (0/3 3PT, 5/5 FT) to go with 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers in 37 minutes.

Delly and Motum have both earned all-District IX honours from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. District IX is comprised of institutions from the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Arizona and Alaska.





DISTRICT IX (CA, OR, WA, HI, AZ, AK)

ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Jahii Carson, Arizona State
Allen Crabbe, California
Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's
James Ennis, Long Beach State
Carrick Felix, Arizona State
Solomon Hill, Arizona
Mark Lyons, Arizona
Brock Motum, Washington State
Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga (Player of the Year)