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MARCH
24, 2005
DIVISION II QUICK HITTERS
I did not do very well picking the Elite Eight
winners in the Division II National Tournament,
but here are the games beginning Wednesday March.
23 in Grand Forks North Dakota:
Bryant (23-8) versus Mount Olive (29-4)
Cal Poly-Pomona (24-6) vs. Tarleton State (23-9)
Findlay (30-3) versus Lynn (28-5)
Metropolitan State (29-3) versus Virginia Union
(27-4)
· Here is something interesting about each team:
Bryant ? 6-0 guard John Williams is the highest
scoring player in the Elite 8
Mount Olive ? Reached the Elite 8 in its first
NCAA Tourney appearance
Cal Poly-Pomona ? They rank fifth in the nation in
scoring defense at 61.1 points
Tarleton State ? Lowest seeded team (7th) in their
regional to make it to the Elite 8
Findlay ? The # 1 ranked team in the nation coming
into the tournament.
Lynn ? Second year head coach Scott McMillin faces
Findlay coach with a career record of 432-161
Metropolitan State ? Has gone 28-7 in the NCAA
Tournament winning two National Titles since
1999-2000
Virginia Union ? Ranks second in highest scoring
margin at 17.4 in Division II
DIVISION II QUICK HITTERS
· UW-Stevens Point became only the third school to
win back-to-back National Championships in
Division III history. They defeated Rochester
73-49 in the finals and York in the semifinals
81-58.
· Stevens Point?s average victory margin in the
five NCAA Tournament games was 21 points including
the widest margin ever in the Championship game.
They won 26 of their 32 games this year by double
digits.
· D3Hoops.com First Team All-Americans were:
Adam Dauksas ? Illinois Wesleyan
Nick Bennett ? UW-Stevens Point
Jason Kalsow ? UW-Stevens Point
Seth Hauben ? Rochester
Shacun Malave ? New York City Tech.
David Adelman spent 7 years as a Division 1
assistant and two years as a Division III
assistant at the University of Wisconsin Stevens
Point. After two years coaching minor league
professional basketball, he is currently working
as a consultant for the New Jersey Nets.
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