3 Games in so far….

St.JohnFisher (2-1) is averaging 90 points a game.

Vassar (2-0) is averaging 86.3 and Rochester Tech (3-0) is averaging 81.3.

Union (0-3) is averaging 48 points a game and Elmira (1-2) is averaging 51.

Union 50-60 #5 Emmanuel

Union was a +3 underdog in this matchup. Emmanuel beats the spread by winning 60-50. Yeager-PG- lead Union’s scoring with 12 points. Yeager went 10 for 10 from the free throw line. For Emmanuel, they got 10 points from Oviedo, their starting PF and 10 from Nau their backup PF and 10 from their backup C Powers. for a #5 ranked team, Emmanuel should of played a lot better.

For Union, Earl Heard SF played 24 minutes and started.  He shot 1-11 from the floor and 0-5 from behind the arc.  Heard ended the game with 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 1 turn over and 3 personal fouls.  Ah, the life of a starting freshman….

Top 12 Team Averages

	Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Defiance	Averages	-	-	45	49	39	15	32	52	40	37	43	54	73	55	-	534
Whitworth	Averages	-	-	43	47	38	25	31	44	42	39	40	57	73	50	-	528
Greensboro	Averages	-	-	41	44	42	40	31	41	36	39	44	38	71	48	-	515
Colorado	Averages	-	-	43	42	42	27	34	44	39	30	40	56	74	61	-	531
Emmanuel	Averages	-	-	33	44	38	42	27	45	40	26	44	43	72	53	-	508
Oglethorpe	Averages	-	-	41	44	50	33	27	36	32	37	53	51	75	56	-	534
Westminster	Averages	-	-	42	46	41	43	25	38	37	35	39	47	74	49	-	515
Bethel	Averages	-	-	34	42	38	32	28	34	37	33	35	60	75	53	-	500
Gallaudet	Averages	-	-	45	58	34	39	33	35	35	34	41	43	74	48	-	518
Marietta	Averages	-	-	46	48	47	23	34	44	38	33	35	59	74	55	-	536
Whittier	Averages	-	-	45	38	42	29	26	38	34	34	39	51	74	51	-	501
NebraskaWesleyan	Averages	-	-	38	45	42	33	27	37	41	41	42	61	72	58	-	538
				41	46	41	32	30	41	38	35	41	52	73	53	0	522
	Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT

Start of Season Rankings

	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	TOT
Hartwick	42	38	44	32	40	40	33	28	45	55	69	50	517
RochesterTech	39	44	41	40	31	37	37	38	43	50	73	42	516
Nazareth	36	37	33	37	30	36	30	36	34	59	72	61	500
St.JohnFisher	36	34	34	44	26	38	31	32	35	55	72	58	494
Elmira	32	37	29	44	36	27	34	30	31	61	73	60	493
Alfred	33	56	28	30	24	32	34	46	48	38	72	49	490
Vassar	35	33	32	25	23	29	36	29	34	69	75	60	480
Union	32	30	38	39	31	36	26	29	29	44	70	56	461
Keuka	39	39	31	31	25	31	31	33	34	44	73	49	460
Medaille	28	30	29	33	25	30	30	32	31	61	70	54	454
Utica	29	36	33	29	20	32	27	33	31	49	69	61	451
Ithaca	26	38	30	38	25	31	23	24	25	54	70	60	444

Empire 8 Averages

I thought it’d be a good idea to share some stats on what the average stats are for all the positions.

Overall (all positions) here are the averages

Ath = 34, Spd = 37.5, Reb=33.3, DE=35, BLK=28, LP=33, PE=31, BH=32, P=35, WE=53, ST=71, DU=55, Total=479

Point Guards:

ATH=35, Spd=48.3, Reb=14.3, DE=41, BLK=14, LP=14, PE=40, BH=55, P=57, WE=50,ST=77, DU=59,Total=503

Shooting Guards:

ATH=39, Spd=46.8, Reb=18.1, DE=31, BLK=14, LP=20, PE=54, BH=49, P=50, WE=54, ST=77, DU=53, Total=506

Small Forwards:

ATH=32, Spd=35.6, Reb=28.5, DE=31, BLK=19, LP=36, PE=35, BH=30, P=24, WE=52, ST=71, DU=52, TOTAL=446
Power Forwards:

ATH=35, SPD=30.2, REB=44, DE=35, BLK=37, LP=40, PE=21, BH=20, P=19, WE=53, ST=69, DU=57, TOTAL=460

Centers:

ATH=29, SPD=29.1, REB=54.8, DE=36, BLK=49, LP=50, PE=11, BH=14, P=26,WE=57, ST=66, DU=55, TOTAL=478

Non-Conference Best Matchups

6/1/08 Union (460) @ #4 Emmanuel (506) (Emmanuel Win 60-50)

6/1/08 #4 Emmanuel (506) @ Medaille (453) (Emmanuel Win 82-62)

6/2/08 Hartwick (515) @ #8 Gallaudet (517) (Hartwick Win 79-76)

6/2/08 #7 Bethel (499) @ Hartwick (515) (Hartwich win 74-35)

6/3/08 Union (460) @ #14 Wittenberg (542) (Union win 71-55)

6/3/08 #1 Defiance (533) @ Union (460)

6/3/08 St. John Fisher (493) @ Occidental (507)

6/4/08 Union (460) @ #2 Whitworth (526)

6/4/08 #5 Emmanuel (506) @ #21 Rochester Tech. (515)

6/4/08 McDaniel (530) @ Alfred (489)

6/4/08 #16 Castleton St. (507) @ Elmira (492)

6/4/08 Nazareth (499) @ Rockford (519)

6/5/08 Stillman (517) @ Vassar (479)

6/5/08 Vassar (479) @ St. Scholastica (515)

Season 4: Empire 8 Preseason Selection Team

This is not based on overall, but the categories that I feel that are most important for that position.

First Team Selection
	Name		Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Medaille	Stephen	Thurlow	Sr.	PG	58	52	21	51	18	14	57	71	76	79	86	53	C	636
Keuka	Richard	Dixon	Sr.	SG	47	92	1	6	1	4	68	84	64	83	88	70	B	608
RochesterTech	James	Archer	Sr.	SF	53	49	41	55	16	61	63	52	18	71	82	27	A-	588
Nazareth	Robert	O’Neal	Sr.	PF	36	34	69	43	76	73	36	38	21	70	66	69	D+	631
Ithaca	James	Dunning	Sr.	C	37	62	66	53	46	62	2	1	1	68	70	64	B	532
Second Team Selection
	Name		Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
RochesterTech	Alonzo	Clarke	Sr.	PG	43	70	12	52	9	1	39	83	82	42	87	60	B+	580
Medaille	Richard	Bonner	Sr.	SG	34	49	23	68	2	25	74	79	72	77	75	61	C+	639
Nazareth	Steven	O’Brien	Sr.	SF	29	45	51	66	32	46	37	66	55	50	77	22	B-	576
RochesterTech	Darren	Kimbro	Sr.	PF	63	51	49	28	42	54	35	29	37	45	64	67	C-	564
Alfred	Dennis	Fowlkes	Sr.	C	35	45	73	47	61	74	8	17	41	46	62	52	B-	561

Top 5 Juniors

	Name		Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
St.JohnFisher	Floyd	Allen	Jr.	C	47	12	63	63	63	73	10	8	15	72	71	73	C+	570
Elmira	Eric	Smith	Jr.	SG	43	44	10	43	21	11	68	33	62	67	87	78	C-	567
Elmira	Donald	Bell	Jr.	C	40	38	36	57	86	46	10	19	22	78	75	59	D+	566
Ithaca	Alan	Zihal	Jr.	PG	25	56	8	58	1	17	51	51	73	62	77	83	C+	562
Elmira	Travis	Clark	Jr.	C	17	40	63	69	46	36	13	30	26	67	66	81	D+	554

Top 5 Sophomore

	Name		Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
St.JohnFisher	Louis	Holmstrom	So.	SF	24	40	43	39	5	51	37	49	30	39	69	92	B+	518
Union	George	Stella	So.	SG	30	37	36	21	14	13	40	60	37	83	77	51	D	499
Union	Michael	Yeager	So.	PG	32	58	31	41	17	40	41	52	43	22	70	50	D	497
Hartwick	David	Weiss	So.	SG	48	49	34	16	18	17	63	31	53	53	65	40	B-	487
RochesterTech	Forest	Bean	So.	PF	34	28	56	27	48	23	33	15	31	51	69	72	B	487

Top 5 Freshman Overall

	Name		Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
St.JohnFisher	John	Robinson	Fr.	SF	48	32	10	16	30	33	38	9	28	76	76	68	B-	464
Elmira	Michael	Daughtry	Fr.	C	30	18	38	23	65	39	35	27	18	74	49	40	D+	456
Hartwick	Jon	Lemire	Fr.	C	39	27	60	31	61	48	18	12	29	20	63	43	D	451
Elmira	Walter	Helle	Fr.	SF	33	50	24	23	31	24	45	27	22	49	65	56	C+	449
St.JohnFisher	Frank	Rahman	Fr.	PF	34	36	24	46	37	23	17	24	39	48	69	51	C+	448