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Every hour it seems more and more college hoops programs are reporting positive tests within their teams or traveling parties, causing games to be canceled, postponed, rescheduled, etc. However, it looks like we are on the eve of college basketball season!

Last season I...

The last time any of us watched college hoops was March 13th, as the Coronavirus was shutting down life down as we knew it. Fast forward a little more than 8 months and we are on the verge of the 2020-21 season starting. Yup, it’s going to be weird, but I truly believe...

#2 Fairleigh Dickinson

Last Season: 11-19 (9-9 in the NEC), #289 at Kenpom; lost to LIU 73-72 in the NEC Quarterfinals

Coach: Greg Herenda- 8th season, 59-65 in the NEC, 2 NCAA Tournament appearances

Offense: 107.0 (2nd)

Defense: 106.0 (9th)

Efficiency Margin: 1.0 (T-5th)

Wh...

#4 Mount St. Mary’s

Last Season: 11-21 (7-11 in the NEC), #298 at Kenpom; lost to SHU 61-59 in the NEC Quarterfinals

Coach: Dan Engelstad- 3rd season, 13-23 in the NEC, 0 NCAA Tournament appearances

Offense: 101.1 (6th)

Defense: 103.9 (8th)

Efficiency Margin: -2.8 (8th)

What...

If you missed Part I of the NEC Preview, you can find it here.

#8 Merrimack

Last Season: 20-11 (14-4 in the NEC), #227 at Kenpom; Ineligible for the post-season

Coach: Joe Gallo- 5th season, 14-4 in the NEC, 0 NCAA Tournament appearances

Offense: 97.4 (10th)

Defense: 90.3 (...

A lot has changed around our parts since March, when Robert Morris knocked off the Red Flash 77-67 to advance to the NCAA Tournament that, unfortunately, never happened; there was (and still is) a pandemic, a member institution left the Northeast Conference, we had a p...

*Updated as of 9/17/20

Notable Outgoing Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Which Teams Return What?

*2019-20 Only

Total Division 1 Minutes (career), Per Team

Career Points Scored, D1 vs. total college (including JUCO and non-D1)

 Top Returnees

Top 5 in O-Rating, "Go-To Guys" (>24% u...

Since I last wrote a CCSU-centric blog post, Donyell Marshall has added two players to the 2020-21 roster; one Junior College transfer and one Division 1 transfer. Let's break down what he's getting, and a bunch of other stuff.

1. On March 30th, Donyell Marshall got his...

This was supposed to be the best week of the calendar. Better than Thanksgiving, better than Christmas, better than the 4th of July, better than your planned summer vacation. We are supposed to be watching the greatest sporting event there is, not watching Netflix and...

As an objective observer of the Northeast Conference Tournament, this is what I wanted.

By any measure, Robert Morris and Saint Francis were the two best postseason-eligible teams, and by a wide margin (if you're new here, Merrimack won the regular season in its fi...