1/4 Some incredible wisdom from
@WabashCollege
@wabashathletics
@WabashBBall
senior, Tyler Watson, ten minutes after losing in the
#d3hoops
National Semifinals (a thread): "It’s crazy to think that we put in all this extra work, all these extra hours and you get this result.
We've always speculated how a good
#d3hoops
team would do in Division 1 (and we know they wouldn't get rolled). Remember,
@UST_MBB
is living the experiment this season. 3-3 so far, playing only guys who enrolled before the move and 1 freshman. Keep an eye out as they represent!
Amazing stat: John Krikorian has been at CNU 14 seasons now. Every player he's recruited, who spent four years in that program, has been to a
#d3hoops
Final Four.
No matter what life is going to thrown at me after this, I’ll be alright. I’ve been disappointed before and I’ve found ways to succeed. That’s what I’d tell anyone who’s wondering ‘Should I play college basketball? Should I play Division III basketball?’ That’s why." 4/4
#whyd3
Both head coaches in the
#FinalFour
championship game on Monday will have spent time on
#d3h
benches. Coincidence? I don't think so.
@NCAADIII
is where champions are made.
I'm continually reminded of Paul Bassett's history class at
@NazSeminary
where he reminded us the original definition of heretic was not one expelled from the Church, but one who refused to come to the Table of the Lord alongside someone with whom they disagreed.
#NazGA2023
When you consider what
@cnuwbb
lost, in terms of production and leadership, to injury in this
#d3hoops
tournament, it's a tremendously impressive feat to make the title game and be in it to the end. Very disappointing loss, I'm sure, but a great testament to their hard work.
Thanks to the whole
@YUathletics
family who welcomed us outsiders in tonight and made the whole experience a lot of fun. I hope to be back soon.
#d3hoops
Nate Axlerod may have played his last game for
@OWUSport
today. In it he got his 2000th point and 650th assist - he may be the only person in
#d3h
history to achieve both. Hopefully we'll see him at the
@NABC1927
all-star game in Salem.
My daughter picked Wartburg to win the
#d3hoops
WBB title because she thought they had the coolest name. They didn't quite make it, but they might be the coolest people! Thanks to
@jlitt33
and
@WartburgWBBALL
for two shirts and a card signed by the whole team! We appreciate it!
I get asked every year why the NCAA has the losing
#d3hoops
tournament teams come do a press conference. This is the kind of
#whyd3
gold that makes these valuable opportunities.
@HobartHoops
@_StefanThompson
Watching D1 games more intensely this
#FinalFour
, it's easy to see how
#d3hoops
is objectively "better" basketball. These guys have more size and athleticism, but they rely on those things to make up for mistakes and technical deficiencies the D3 guys could never get away with.
Senior nights are always cool. Great to see
@YUathletics
not just start the seniors who don't normally see many or any minutes, but kudos to
@elliotsteinmetz
for sticking with them and to the seniors for absolutely crushing it. Not missing a beat!
#d3hoops
Lost in the final weekend of
#d3hoops
,
@UST_MBB
finished 10-20, 8th place in the Summit League. Now, when people ask how a top D3 team would do in D1, we know. Very cool. Great job. We're rooting for you. Only up from here!
Congrats to
@YUathletics
on making the second weekend of the
#d3hoops
tournament - and to Gabe Leifer on his fourth career triple double. 10 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists.
.
@astonfrancis2
records set tonight:
Most points in a season: 1052 and counting.
Most points NCAA tourney game: 62
Most point in one NCAA tourney: 180 (in just four games) and counting
Most 3pt in a tourney game: 12 (tie)
Also had 10+ rebounds in 3 of 4 games thus far.
#d3hoops
@sportswithjohn
@JNJNews
What if this was their plan all along? To pretend to be mean, profit-hungry corporatists only to get "oldest internet celebrity John Green" to make free ads for them?
I said before the game "If both teams play their A game, I think Yeshiva wins." I still believe that. The question we've always had with Yeshiva is how infrequently they need their A game and how hard it is to find. I hope they learned a lot tonight.
#d3hoops
#YUvIWU
@sportswithjohn
When you get to 90 minutes you just remove one player per side every five minutes until someone gets to three goals. Imagine if a match ever got down to one on one?!!?
One of the most dominating
#d3hoops
NCAA tournament performances we've ever seen.
@RMCHoops
closest game was a 16 point win in the second round. They won the National Title game by 30. Congratulations.
@cinemasins
Giving ghost away without even a pat goodbye? That was the most egregious thing ever... on a show that features multiple rapes and three? different incestuous relationships. Seriously. I'm not even a dog person.
It doesn’t seem fair in the moment, but I the one thing I want future players and anyone who plays college basketball is to invest in it. Give your all to it – day in, day out – you won’t regret it. 2/4
And
@UWWMensHoops
takes down
@UWL_Basketball
on the road. Whatever happens this season, what these guys have done in the wake of Derek Grey's tragic death this summer has been truly inspirational. Not what could've been, but what is.
#d3hoops
at its finest.
I was probably going to watch the new Maze Runner anyway, since I saw the other two, but
@EW
's review touts a "man-bunned
@barrypepper
," so I'm totally in.
@cinemasins
Andrew Jackson was a proud racist, and a perpetrator of genocide. His replacement by Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill was blocked by
@realDonaldTrump
. If the representatives of the people haven't seen fit to remove the statue, it behooves the people to do it themselves.
Keene State sports information is beyond top notch. They don't just promo their own guys, but grab photos and logos for every player on the top two
#d3hoops
Preseason All American teams. The effort and attention to detail is continually astounding.
The world has gone mad. Fear is far more dangerous than any virus. Are they going to refund the transportation and lodging expenses of all the fans who've already traveled to these games? I'm just speechless.
#d3hoops
You won’t regret the lessons you learned. You won’t regret the lessons you’re taught. If you give your full self every single day, you can’t lose. The scoreboard won’t define the wins and losses. 3/4
Yeshiva did not hit a three in the first half (most of them were contested). IWU went 9-14 (and most of them were open). Titans also won the rebounding battle 21-7. That's the difference - its not so much skill as execution. This is what top level
#d3hoops
is all about.
#YUvIWU
I look forward to the day when a killer
#d3hoops
resume doesn't require a stopover in D1, but it's a good day nonetheless. Great coach. Great guy. Great hire. Good luck,
@CoachJ_Loeffler
Whether you believe in providence, fate, karma, kismet, or coincidence, it's an incredibly appropriate moment in the world for a prominent Jewish basketball player to be getting attention and bringing goodwill!
Interesting that Sarmiento addresses us in English (with jokes) after multiple GAs where "rumors" abounded that he shouldn't be elected because he couldn't speak English. BGS: 2, Fear: 0 at
#NazGA2023
!
Well,
@RMCHoops
had a 29 game win streak broken by Mary Washington in November. How did they respond? They've rolled off 25 straight since. Yes, that's 54-1 in their last 55. A pretty good
#d3hoops
team.
We're spending a ton of time arguing about sabbatical "suggestions" when most pastors never get one. Why not actually make it a requirement?
#NazGA2023
Only going to address this once. To the embittered
@MountUnion_MBB
twitter fans: if your narrative of this
#d3hoops
title game run is "being cheated," it's always going to be a painful memory, rather than a fantastic reminder of all this team accomplished. Think of the future.
The
#d3hoops
fun will never end. Went to breakfast this morning, the
@LongIslandNets
are there. I mention the
#FinalFour
was here, one guy says, "I played d3," looks up at me, it's
@GuilfordMBB
legend, and
@d3hoops
All-Decade team member, Ben Strong. Small world.
I know things have changed a lot since July, when this list was compiled, but I thought it would be a good boost for
#d3h
conversation while we're waiting for the delayed season to (hopefully) get started. It's all explained in the photo.
Just a shout-out to 2023
#d3hoops
National Player of the Year, Alex Sobel - he's been starting almost every game for Sacred Heart (3rd in the NEC) and averaging 12 and 7 with 84 blocks on the season. (He was 19 and 12 last year at Middlebury, with 101 blocks). Good is good.
Not enough bus pictures,
#d3hoops
. Keep them coming. Also, if you don't think we're giving you enough pub, make some videos, introduce us to your teammates. Let's flood twitter with
#d3hoops
travel day content!
What we just witnessed at
#NazGA2023
might be the first time when the delegates from outside the US have influenced what we in the US have understood to be a core identity of the denomination. It will not be the last time. (And I'm happy for it!)
Today
#d3hoops
provisional
@wwcmbb
defeated
@MUWHoops
113-86, led by AD and WBB coach, Robin Martin, stepping in to be (we think) the first woman to coach (and win) a d3 men's basketball game. Also, both teams are the Owls.
Man,
@SchreinerMBB
had to win their final regular season game to make the SCAC tournament. Now they're going dancing. This is a great
#d3hoops
story!
@RexChapman
Reflecting on
#NazGA2023
: As a pastor, I don't need better definitions or more rules. I need the freedom to seek God in every unique pastoral encounter and the faith of my denomination that I will do so humbly and with integrity, seeking support and guidance from God's people.
This is one of the craziest moved I've ever seen in real time. What he does here is spin against his momentum entirely around to ditch the defender and lay the ball in. It was even better in person.
#d3hoops
Annual reminder that
#d3hoops
All-Region teams are out. All-Americans will be released on Saturday. There are more players deserving of recognition than there are spots to give. It's always better to say "_____ is really good, too" rather than "____ got robbed." They're all good!
Have any Macs fans isolated that Turell reverse 360 layup from yesterday? We gotta get that video circulating on twitter. That alone might be enough to get him drafted.
#d3hoops
@PoppersMacsLive
For those
@OWUSport
fans who've been retweeting me all week, I got curious and looked it up - Axlerod is the third
#d3h
player to get 2,000 pts and 650 asts. Phil Dixon of Shenandoah (2297, 889) and Moses Jean-Pierre (2483, 669) - both guys played more than 20 years ago.
This
@KeeneStateOwls
broadcast is first class and the gym is full for this huge game. It might be rural northeast, but this is a real
#d3hoops
program really showing out on a national stage tonight.
@USMNT
@GoldCup
This is a freaking disaster guys. You held Sargent out of the U-20s and then didn't add him to the roster? I won't even blame
@cpulisic_10
if he quits on the
#USMNT
like
@TeamMessi
did with Argentina. This is embarrassing.
Listening to
@d3hoopsville
from last night... decided I'm leaving early for Stockton. I want to see all those
@YUathletics
fans lined up for tickets.
#d3hoops
tourney starts in three hours.
While I'm at it - shoutout to
@DBurrows302
and
@MUWHoops
. Delaware guy moved to Mississippi to take over a program that barely existed, in the middle of COVID. Already have more wins this year than the entirety of last season. Way to go, guys!
#d3hoops
Many
#d3hoops
fans now believe their team would kick Yeshiva's ass.
What IWU did - the poise in a deafening gym, the defense, the shot making, the toughness - was special.
The game isn't played on a spreadsheet. Your team vs YU in real life might end up different than u think.
Congrats to
@TauerJohn
and the
@USTTommiesMBB
, defeating
@WhitmanMBB
in a close
#d3hoops
contest tonight. Just Whitman's second regular season home loss since 2014. They had an entirely different mascot back then!
I know I've been a
@YUathletics
Stan this year, but I genuinely believe this young man is the best player in the
#d3hoops
Atlantic region and should be an All-American.
Unlike a lot of
#d3hoops
voters, I don't spend a ton of time on my preseason ballot. Ultimately we know almost nothing and this poll is nearly meaningless. I went bold and expect to have an entirely different perspective by Thanksgiving.
He put his head down and went to work every single day. One of the most influential coaches you may not have heard of. Always the center of attention in any
#d3hoops
@NABC1927
gathering.
Just booked my hotel for the Great Lakes Invitational
#d3hoops
tournament, hosted by
@MC_Pioneerhoops
next month. Excited to see
#1
and
#3
face off along with a whole host of great games.
Texas State paid
@cru_basketball
enough to take a trip to the pacific northwest later this month and didn't even get a win out of it. Too bad it's an exhibition for
#d3hoops
.