West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball

[boatcapt]

*YAWN*

Yep...See the PSAC in 2021-22!!

[IUPalum]

As the DII Basketball season is kicking off, the NCAA released their first Power 10 for the week. Checking in at #2 is WLU behind NW Missouri. Other notables on the list include Nova Southeastern at #6, IUP at #8 and Fairmont listed among the "Best of the Rest."

*YAWN*

[boatcapt]

As the DII Basketball season is kicking off, the NCAA released their first Power 10 for the week. Checking in at #2 is WLU behind NW Missouri. Other notables on the list include Nova Southeastern at #6, IUP at #8 and Fairmont listed among the "Best of the Rest."

[Columbuseer]

FYI all 3 recruits have signed LOI
Aiden Satterfield 6-6 charleston Catholic smooth scorer and captain all state A team as a Jr. Serious Interest from d1 schools
Austin Webb 6-3 22 South point oh. Interest from d1 schools and mec schools. Style and build similar to yoakum
Dante Spadafora - 6-0 point guard 3 time pa all state Coraopolis pa. Only loss was in ot to aliquippa. Warrior mentality and great passer and scorer. Style resembles combo of dyer and Robinson iii. Interest from d1 schools.

[Columbuseer]

More info on Austin Webb of south point OH who signed loi yesterday.
1. valedictorian of his class
2. interest from marshall and many d2 schools
3. gym rat (common trait for wlu players)
4. leads by example


https://m.irontontribune.com/2020/11...-west-liberty/

[Columbuseer]

FYI
according to huntington paper, west liberty has a new commit. See recruiting roundup section.
6-3 SG Austin Webb south point OH . 22 ppg as a jr.

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/spor...56a60f0bc.html

[Columbuseer]

FYI
Great podcast interview with ben howlett starting at about minute 9.
host said wlu versus lincoln memorial was tge best game no one ever saw. Wlu lost 103-102 with seger scoring 44!

https://anchor.fm/chris-cott/episode...Howlett-elq9n4

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Just an observation...I think WLU's small by DII standards roster size contributes to the condition of every player. When you are on a DII that has 20+ "players" on the team, you get plenty of rest between your turn in the lay-up line. The intensity of WLU's practices has been well documented...not many chances to catch your breath when you are going full court 5 on 5 with 12 or 13 players!!

As they say, steel sharpens steel!

I've noticed that in a lot of other leagues ... giant rosters. The PSAC teams have never really done it. I get the reasoning ... more enrollment dollars.

[boatcapt]

Just an observation...I think WLU's small by DII standards roster size contributes to the condition of every player. When you are on a DII that has 20+ "players" on the team, you get plenty of rest between your turn in the lay-up line. The intensity of WLU's practices has been well documented...not many chances to catch your breath when you are going full court 5 on 5 with 12 or 13 players!!

As they say, steel sharpens steel!

[Columbuseer]

Great to hear! Hahahahaha...There appears to be a distance between "good shape" and WLU shape!! I bet big $ that he wasn't the first potential recruit to come in and halfway through his first practice think "Holly fu*k!!! I'm going to DIE!!!"...And then spend 5 minutes with his head burried in a court side trash can!! Heck, probably most of the players on the roster thought and did the same at their first practice! Difference between a player who plays at WLU and those that decide to go elsewere...WLU player is insulted that HE couldn't keep up and works harder, person who goes elsewhere finds it insulting that WLU put HIM through such a hard tryout.

[boatcapt]

FYI
interesting article on dante spadifora committing to west lib...

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...s/202010070018

Great to hear! Hahahahaha...There appears to be a distance between "good shape" and WLU shape!! I bet big $ that he wasn't the first potential recruit to come in and halfway through his first practice think "Holly fu*k!!! I'm going to DIE!!!"...And then spend 5 minutes with his head burried in a court side trash can!! Heck, probably most of the players on the roster thought and did the same at their first practice! Difference between a player who plays at WLU and those that decide to go elsewere...WLU player is insulted that HE couldn't keep up and works harder, person who goes elsewhere finds it insulting that WLU put HIM through such a hard tryout.

[Columbuseer]

FYI
interesting article on dante spadifora committing to west lib...

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...s/202010070018

[Columbuseer]

Well deserved pre season recognition for dalton and will. However, opponents had better not ignore patrick robinson III, who now has a year of experience. If one looks just at points per minute played, the top three were:
patrick: 0.752
will: 0.716
dalton: 0.687

patrick shot over 50% From three until tailing off late in the season, finishing at 44.5%.

all three players can also finish at the rim.

[boatcapt]

Basketball Times Pre-Season rankings just dropped. WLU checks in at #4 behind NW Missouri, W TX A&M and Lincoln Memorial and one slot ahead of #5 IUP. Other Atlantic Region teams making the poll are Charleston at #18 and Fairmont at #20.

WLU placed two on the Pre-Season All-American list with Bolon and Yoakum making the list.

For those interested, the "other" team playing the WLU-Style, Nova Southeastern, checked in at #8

https://hilltoppersports.com/news/20...preseason.aspx

[Columbuseer]

D2 basketball gets an extra year.
as i understand it, those who have used up eligibility (i.e., seniors) could come back and retain aid but would not count against scholarship limit. However any transfers would count against scholarship limit, Which is 10 in d2.
if Dalton, Luke And Marlon return, wlu could be lethal, especially with the underclassmen.