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Welcome to Black Bears Pit. We follow UMaine hoops and have a two-part dream: That one day the Black Bears will play in the NCAA Tournament and have a first-class, on-campus facility of their own ... a home for Black Bears basketball. Plans to renovate Memorial Gym (aka, The Pit) were announced several years ago.
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AE Honor Roll
Player of the Year:
Gerardo Suero, Albany
Rookie of the Year
Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Coach of the Year
Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook
First Team
1.) G - Gerardo Suero, Albany
2.) F - Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook
3.) F - Matt Glass, Vermont
4.) G - Bryan Dougher, Stony Brook
5.) G - Daryl Partin, Boston U.
Second Team
6.) C - Dallis Joyner, Stony Brook
7.) G - Sandro Carissimo, Vermont
8.) C - Alasdair Fraser, Maine
9.) G - Andres Torres, Hartford
10.) G - D.J. Irving, Boston U.
Third Team
G - Alvin Abreu, New Hampshire
F - Brian Voelkel, Vermont
F - Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
G - Mike Black, Albany
G - Dave Coley, Stony Brook
All Rookie
Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Four McGlynn, Vermont
Justin Edwards, Maine
Nate Sikma, Hartford
Ben Dickinson, Binghamton
Gerardo Suero, Albany
Rookie of the Year
Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Coach of the Year
Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook
First Team
1.) G - Gerardo Suero, Albany
2.) F - Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook
3.) F - Matt Glass, Vermont
4.) G - Bryan Dougher, Stony Brook
5.) G - Daryl Partin, Boston U.
Second Team
6.) C - Dallis Joyner, Stony Brook
7.) G - Sandro Carissimo, Vermont
8.) C - Alasdair Fraser, Maine
9.) G - Andres Torres, Hartford
10.) G - D.J. Irving, Boston U.
Third Team
G - Alvin Abreu, New Hampshire
F - Brian Voelkel, Vermont
F - Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
G - Mike Black, Albany
G - Dave Coley, Stony Brook
All Rookie
Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Four McGlynn, Vermont
Justin Edwards, Maine
Nate Sikma, Hartford
Ben Dickinson, Binghamton
2012 America East Tournament
Chase Arena
University of Hartford
March 1
First Round
Binghamton 73, UMBC 67 OT
March 3
Quarterfinals
1.) Stony Brook 78, Binghamton 69
4.) Albany 63, New Hampshire 45
2.) Vermont 50, BLACK BEARS 40
3.) Hartford 53, Boston U. 49
March 4
Stony Brook 57, Albany 55
Vermont 77, Hartford 73 (2OT)
March 10
Championship
Vermont 51, Stony Brook 43
University of Hartford
March 1
First Round
Binghamton 73, UMBC 67 OT
March 3
Quarterfinals
1.) Stony Brook 78, Binghamton 69
4.) Albany 63, New Hampshire 45
2.) Vermont 50, BLACK BEARS 40
3.) Hartford 53, Boston U. 49
March 4
Stony Brook 57, Albany 55
Vermont 77, Hartford 73 (2OT)
March 10
Championship
Vermont 51, Stony Brook 43
America East Standings
- Stony Brook 14-2, 22-10
- Vermont 13-3, 24-12
- Boston U. 12-4, 16-16
- Albany 9-7, 19-15
- New Hampshire 7-9, 13-16
- Hartford 7-9, 9-22
- BLACK BEARS 6-10, 12-17
- Maryland-Balt. County 3-13, 4-26
- Binghamton 1-15, 2-29
AE in the RPI (Feb. 20)
- 134. Vermont
- 159. Stony Brook
- 189. Boston U.
- 213. Albany
- 289. New Hampshire
- 292. BLACK BEARS
- 312. Hartford
- 338. Maryland-Baltimore County
- 344. Binghamton
- America East: 31
Season Leaders
Scoring
Justin Edwards, 13.9
Alasdair Fraser, 12.9
Raheem Singleton, 7.9
Mike Allison, 7.1
Killian Cato, 4.1
Xavier Pollard, 3.6
Andrew Rogers, 3.6
Rebounding
Fraser, 7.8
Allison, 6.9
Edwards, 5.6
Singleton, 3.3
Assists
Singleton, 3.4
Rogers, 3.3
Edwards, 3.3
FG Percentage
Fraser, .543
Allison, .521
Pollard, .513
Edwards, .425
Cato, .377
Singleton, .371
Rogers, .345
3-PT Percentage
Cato, .347
Singleton, .291
Edwards, .262
Rogers, .258
Justin Edwards, 13.9
Alasdair Fraser, 12.9
Raheem Singleton, 7.9
Mike Allison, 7.1
Killian Cato, 4.1
Xavier Pollard, 3.6
Andrew Rogers, 3.6
Rebounding
Fraser, 7.8
Allison, 6.9
Edwards, 5.6
Singleton, 3.3
Assists
Singleton, 3.4
Rogers, 3.3
Edwards, 3.3
FG Percentage
Fraser, .543
Allison, .521
Pollard, .513
Edwards, .425
Cato, .377
Singleton, .371
Rogers, .345
3-PT Percentage
Cato, .347
Singleton, .291
Edwards, .262
Rogers, .258
Non-conference results
About Me
- Dan King
- Fan of UMaine hoops since the late-'80s. Francois Bouchard would be the No. 1 draft choice on my personal all-time Black Bears team. Have attended every America East Tournament since 2000 with my brother-in-law, Steve. We are interested in all things Black Bears basketball and America East. * This blog is not affiliated with the University of Maine.
Steve's Preseason AE Picks
- 1. Stony Brook
- 2. Boston U.
- 3. Albany
- 4. Black Bears
- 5. Vermont
- 6. New Hampshire
- 7. Hartford
- 8. Maryland-Balt. County
- 9. Binghamton
Dan's Preseason AE Picks
- 1. Boston U.
- 2. Stony Brook
- 3. Albany
- 4. Vermont
- 5. New Hampshire
- 6. Black Bears
- 7. Hartford
- 8. Maryland-Balt. County
- 9. Binghamton
America East Coaches Poll
- 1. Boston University
- 2. Stony Brook
- 3. BLACK BEARS
- 4. New Hampshire
- 5. Vermont
- 6. Hartford
- 7. Binghamton
- 8. Albany
- 9. Maryland-Balt. County
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- Recruiting link
- Binghamton 83, Black Bears 77
- UMaine (8-13, 3-5) at Binghamton (12-8, 5-3)
- Vermont 75, Black Bears 65
- Frontline frosh
- UMaine (8-12, 3-4) at Vermont (14-6, 5-2)
- Boston U. 73, Black Bears 62
- Recruit report
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- Binghamton suspends Jackson
- Black Bears 78, New Hampshire 75 2OT
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- Notes and observations ...
- Black Bears 72, Albany 61
- Albany (11-6, 3-1) at UMaine (6-11, 1-3)
- America East tourney
- Hartford 76, Black Bears 71
- UMaine (6-10, 1-2) at Hartford (5-11, 1-1)
- Transfer talk
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- UMaine 64, Stony Brook 54
- AE Roundup
- UMaine (5-9,0-1) at Stony Brook (8-6, 1-1)
- Canadian club
- Complete 180
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Eric Dobson
Among my all-time favorites
4 comments:
That's my point illustrated to a tee. Way too many low percentage shots are being hoisted. So how are we doing in the hunt for Keegan Hyland anyway? Do you know if Maine is looking at Distasio at all?
What I've heard is that Maine and BU are interested in Hyland, but at this time he's hoping to draw some interest from higher D1s. Distasio? He's competitive and plays hard the times I've seen him, but he's kind of a straight line player. Black Bears need playmakers. We have too many guys who are spot-up shooters and non-shooters.
I'll be honest, I've only seen Mick Distasio play a couple of times but I like players who can shoot. Let's face it, at the America East level most teams even the Vermont's have only 1 or 2 playmakers who create their own offense and offense for others. The majority of the roster will be filled with role players (shooters, defender/athletes, rebounder/banger types). If you put a kid like Distasio on a team with a couple of dribble- drive players (hopefully that is what Jacob McLemore will be) I believe he would do well. I'm not sure what the story is with Doran Mitchell? He is another penatrator, but he appears to be in Woodward's doghouse? Woodward may need to look at a juco point guard and hope he finds another Eric Dobson.
Do you think they will keep Ted around past this year? Give him credit for trying to keep Maine's best around but he really needed the ones that got away. Bryant Barr and Carlos Strong would be differnce makers on this year's team. I have a feeling they may keep him for some reason, but I think they need to move in another direction.
Yeah, I too like what Ted's trying to do with the Maine kids, but it seems the difference makers jump at the first sniff from out-of-state suitors. It's frustrating for Maine fans. At this level, every player is going to have warts. You really don't find many guys who can create their own shots, but it does help if you have the ability to score in different manners (i.e. jumpshots, putbacks, runners, mid-range, stop and pop, post up, to name a few) that have nothing to do with creating. For the past several years, we are just so easy to defend. Everybody says, you've got to throw it into the post first, and there's logic in that. But, when you throw it into the post to guys that have no "go-to" offensive manuevers, the opposition (especially league opponents) aren't fooled, just play straight up and stay all over the jump shooters. In the past, we've had guys who had pet moves close in to the hoop (Carvell Ammons, Mark Flavin, Erick Greene, Rickey White). We've had nobody the past three or four years that were of any real concern in the 10 feet and in range. So that's why it's frustrating when a kid like Knight is seemingly close to signing with Maine and then gets all excited about a trip to a Notre Dame pep rally and signs right away. Hope he does well, but I wonder if any of his advisors noted that Notre Dame signed two other kids at his position in the same class? Whatever the case, it's hard to pass up the chance to chase a dream and maybe he'll have a Nik Caner-Medley type career in the Big East. Percentages say he'll ride the pine, wave to Dickie V. a couple times a year and help with the team's graduation rate. The frustrating part for us fans is wondering what might have been if a kid like that chooses Maine and the opportunity to lead the state school to some success. As for Ted's future? I've got no clue. There's not much interest in anything other than hockey in Orono so I don't know. The team is losing home games at an alarming rate and has been for the past two-plus seasons. Crowds are dwindling to the point where UMaine is now second to last in the league in average attendance as we speak. But, again, if a tree falls in the forest ...
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