Sunday, March 01, 2009
On the bubble
Meehan to Hoopsville: 'Strength of schedule is certainly what we would hang our hat on.'
By Jeffrey Pickette
On the night before "Selection Monday" the men's basketball team's postseason fate is still unclear..
After finishing the regular season 17-8 will the Judges make it back to the D-III NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year? Or, will the eight losses, including one to a then 2-16 Chicago squad, spell doom?
Head coach Brian Meehan was a guest on Sunday night's d3hoops-sponsored Hoopsville Podcast and shared his thoughts on the team's postseason fate with the Hoopsville crew.
Meehan believed the team's demanding schedule--11th toughest in D-III hoops--is what the team "would certainly hang [its] hat on."
"Out of 25 games, 10 were against ranked opponents. And we've played well against the ranked opponents," Meehan said on the show. "I think all-in-all we finished second all alone in the UAA, which is traditionally one of the top conferences in the country."
"In my mind," he continued, "how do you not have more than one team from the UAA in the national tournament?"
When pressed by the panel, Meehan was hesitant to guarantee a berth, but he did sound hopeful.
"I think we're in," he said. "When I look, I think there's probably five, maybe six teams behind us, so I hope we're in."
However, Meehan was much less hesitant when asked to predict whether UAA-rival Carnegie Mellon--a team Brandeis beat twice this season--would make the tournament.
"Based upon regional rankings and they went up to Rochester and got a good win [Saturday], I think Carnegie Mellon is in and deservedly so."
The interview with Meehan lasted about 25 minutes and touched upon Meehan's thoughts on the season, his decision to discipline five players before the game at WashU, the best players in the nation (Meehan included DeLuca), and his thoughts on a conference championship tournament (The UAA does not have one, but Meehan won't be complaining; he was not in favor of the conference tournament format).
Meehan showed his humorous side during the chat as well.
"My wife threw me out of the house hours ago and told me to come back when we found out [if Brandeis made the tournament]. She said if we didn't get in, don't come back."
D3hoops predicts Brandeis will make the tournament and will face out-of-conference rival Amherst in the first round (d3hoops predicts the host school will be Ithica).
"I just hope the committee's as bright as you guys," Meehan said.
The actual bracket will be revealed Monday morning at 11:30
By Jeffrey Pickette
On the night before "Selection Monday" the men's basketball team's postseason fate is still unclear..
After finishing the regular season 17-8 will the Judges make it back to the D-III NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year? Or, will the eight losses, including one to a then 2-16 Chicago squad, spell doom?
Head coach Brian Meehan was a guest on Sunday night's d3hoops-sponsored Hoopsville Podcast and shared his thoughts on the team's postseason fate with the Hoopsville crew.
Meehan believed the team's demanding schedule--11th toughest in D-III hoops--is what the team "would certainly hang [its] hat on."
"Out of 25 games, 10 were against ranked opponents. And we've played well against the ranked opponents," Meehan said on the show. "I think all-in-all we finished second all alone in the UAA, which is traditionally one of the top conferences in the country."
"In my mind," he continued, "how do you not have more than one team from the UAA in the national tournament?"
When pressed by the panel, Meehan was hesitant to guarantee a berth, but he did sound hopeful.
"I think we're in," he said. "When I look, I think there's probably five, maybe six teams behind us, so I hope we're in."
However, Meehan was much less hesitant when asked to predict whether UAA-rival Carnegie Mellon--a team Brandeis beat twice this season--would make the tournament.
"Based upon regional rankings and they went up to Rochester and got a good win [Saturday], I think Carnegie Mellon is in and deservedly so."
The interview with Meehan lasted about 25 minutes and touched upon Meehan's thoughts on the season, his decision to discipline five players before the game at WashU, the best players in the nation (Meehan included DeLuca), and his thoughts on a conference championship tournament (The UAA does not have one, but Meehan won't be complaining; he was not in favor of the conference tournament format).
Meehan showed his humorous side during the chat as well.
"My wife threw me out of the house hours ago and told me to come back when we found out [if Brandeis made the tournament]. She said if we didn't get in, don't come back."
D3hoops predicts Brandeis will make the tournament and will face out-of-conference rival Amherst in the first round (d3hoops predicts the host school will be Ithica).
"I just hope the committee's as bright as you guys," Meehan said.
The actual bracket will be revealed Monday morning at 11:30
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