Iup basketball

[boatcapt]

Atlantic Region has never had a men's national champion. It was still the East Region in 2007 when Barton won. West Liberty was in that same regional - it was our first NCAA bid - and lost in overtime to Cal (Pa.) in the quarterfinals. Still remember watching Barton and Winona in that championship game, though. What a finish!

Yea...There was no Atlantic Region until 2009!

[Bart]

Atlantic Region has never had a men's national champion. It was still the East Region in 2007 when Barton won. West Liberty was in that same regional - it was our first NCAA bid - and lost in overtime to Cal (Pa.) in the quarterfinals. Still remember watching Barton and Winona in that championship game, though. What a finish!

The east also had Cheyney's 1977-78 National Championship

[timbertopper]

Is the 2007 Barton team (author of the best final minute of play in basketball history) the Atlantic's last actual NC?

Atlantic Region has never had a men's national champion. It was still the East Region in 2007 when Barton won. West Liberty was in that same regional - it was our first NCAA bid - and lost in overtime to Cal (Pa.) in the quarterfinals. Still remember watching Barton and Winona in that championship game, though. What a finish!

[IUPalum]

Nope, they will slow the pace but it will not be a post up offense. Their bigs are tall skinny guys that can shoot, not bruisers!

[EyeoftheHawk]

[IUP24]

Shawndale is confirmed done for the season with a torn ACL.

That's brutal news. Damn..

[Scrub]

Awful news. Sorry to hear that for the IUP faithful. It certainly did seem that IUP had NC possibilities this year (and it'd be great to see some team from the Atlantic make some noise). It's been a few minutes since our region has made some noise in the deep playoffs (Bingaya's Fairmont team in the final game in 2017 is the last serious shot). I wouldn't count IUP out entirely yet. But this hurts.

Is the 2007 Barton team (author of the best final minute of play in basketball history) the Atlantic's last actual NC?

[Scrub]

I wouldn't place them as the betting favorite to win the PSAC ... probably not even the West.

I'd say Mercyhurst is probably in control now.

The only wildcard is Dallis Dillard. We know what Polce and Radford bring.

Only thing I've been told is Dillard wouldn't have redshirted at about 90% of PSAC programs this year. We'll see.

Brutal week ahead.

I won't be betting against IUP until I see evidence telling me otherwise. But there's at least a 50/50 shot that things run through Erie instead of Indiana this year. But like I said, I wouldn't be cancelling my reservations at the Indiana Hilton Garden just yet. I'm withholding judgment until I see evidence to the contrary.

[Scrub]

Shawndale is confirmed done for the season with a torn ACL.

Awful news. Sorry to hear that for the IUP faithful. It certainly did seem that IUP had NC possibilities this year (and it'd be great to see some team from the Atlantic make some noise). It's been a few minutes since our region has made some noise in the deep playoffs (Bingaya's Fairmont team in the final game in 2017 is the last serious shot). I wouldn't count IUP out entirely yet. But this hurts.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Damn. Thought the NC was a possibility with a fully healthy team. Still should win the PSAC, but going to be much harder. Need someone off the bench to step up.

I wouldn't place them as the betting favorite to win the PSAC ... probably not even the West.

I'd say Mercyhurst is probably in control now.

The only wildcard is Dallis Dillard. We know what Polce and Radford bring.

Only thing I've been told is Dillard wouldn't have redshirted at about 90% of PSAC programs this year. We'll see.

Brutal week ahead.

[IUPHawks24]

Shawndale is confirmed done for the season with a torn ACL.

Damn. Thought the NC was a possibility with a fully healthy team. Still should win the PSAC, but going to be much harder. Need someone off the bench to step up.

[Ship69]

Shawndale is confirmed done for the season with a torn ACL.

Sorry the young man had his season end like that. IUP will still be a formidable team, but that is a big loss and probably a blow to your chances of making big noise in the postseason.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Shawndale is confirmed done for the season with a torn ACL.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Not real exciting news but IUP did find a willing opponent to make up for Salem's cancellation.

Dec. 31 (afternoon)

Pitt-Greensburg will play at the KCAC.


The only positive is this is at least a 'live game' during what otherwise would have been a long layoff (Dec. 19 thru Jan. 5).


UPG has played (1) D2 game this year and lost at Malone, 101-71.

Oddly, UPG doesn't play many of these games -- odd being they are surrounded by D2 schools (including being about 3 miles from Seton Hill).

I'd say the other positive thing is it will be another game to work things out prior to West play ... assuming they are still having roster issues by then.

[Ship69]

One thing I can promise is without Shawndale they won't be blowing everybody out. That's 25 ppg gone and a likely All American. They've blown 6 teams out. The one game that wasn't a blowout they didn't have David Morris (injured).

This was the fear from Day 1 -- having to elevate somebody from the bench. Now, it's most likely a reality. Even with good news, I'd assume they'd be without Shawndale for at least 3-4 weeks -- and luckily two of those weeks (XMAS and New Year's) have no games.

I'd have to agree with you .... it's a no-brainer to activate Dillard. They need him now. Sure, it would have been great to redshirt him. But, things are different today. He's a scorer and can defend -- so, he can play at both ends. He'll have his 'freshman' moments, but I don't see them having a choice. He has lightning speed, can shoot, get to the rim and has good size.

Here's the thing: Morris has been great this year, but, he's also been prone to being in foul trouble. If he picks up early fouls and has to sit, that leaves you with Armoni, Polce and Bradford at the guard position -- with very little depth behind them.

And, at the very least, you need another guard ready to play in case you lose another one to injury, Covid or whatever. Long way to go. K.J. Rhodes is still in the mix, but we haven't seen a whole lot out of him.

Good news is they've had a week to adjust. Bad news is they have (3) tough games next week (Millersville, Shepherd and Shippensburg).

I'm not ruling out the 'big' lineup, either. Joe has a history of talking about one thing in interviews and then doing the total opposite. Cards close to the vest type of thing.

One other item: Not sure if you've all noticed it or not (since IUP is the only school with no videos), but Joe moved Armoni to the PG this year. Perhaps that changes now, too. It's conceivable to move Radford to the PG and have Morris and Armoni play the 2 & 3.

There's no guarantee we'll have Biss for the IUP game, and if we do have him he'll be playing in his first week of competition in about two years coming off an injury that has likely kept him from extensive practice for a while. Ship will be certainly be an underdog in that game and probably at UPJ as well.