It seems that nobody embodies that old NCAA slogan, that most of us go pro in something other than sports, than NCAA Division III. But even then, there are dozens of people who played Division III basketball, went pro, and had successful careers. Ryan Scott whittles it down to the 10 best.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 23rd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
The last month of the regular season is here. Seems like the perfect time to take a break for lunch to chat with some of the top teams in the country, and one surprise conference contender. How they seemed prepared to still be playing next month. Watch Hoopsville On Demand, or listen to the podcast, here.
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.--The SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (3-22, 2-16 SUNYAC) finished up its season in spectacular fashion by defeating the SUNY New Paltz Hawks (1-23, 0-18) 84-82 in overtime. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) led the way for the Bears, dropping 28 points. He hit seven 3-pointers on the day. Onabor also contributed six rebounds and three assists. Freshman guard Danny Delsol-Lowry (Queens, N.Y./Queens High School of Teaching) contributed a double-double to the Bears effort with a career high 20 points and 10 rebounds.
ONEONTA, N.Y.—The SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (2-22, 1-16 SUNYAC) was defeated by SUNY Oneonta (14-9, 11-5) 93-63 on Friday night. Sophomore guard Dante Langley (Schuylerville, N.Y./Schuylerville) led the way for the Bears with 17 points and five rebounds. Freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) had 15 points for the Bears to go along with a block and three steals.
POTSDAM, N.Y.—Plattsburgh State (11-11, 7-9 SUNYAC) shot over 50 percent from the floor to down the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (2-21, 1-15) 99-78 on Friday night at Jerry Welsh Gymnasium. Freshman guard Danny Desol-Lowry (Queens, N.Y./Queens H.S. of Teaching) led the Bears with 13 points, four assists and two steals. Sophomore guard Dante Langley (Schuylerville, N.Y./Schuylerville) scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) also scored 11 points and freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) finished with 10 points. Sophomore forward Jonathan Patron (Huntington, N.Y./Harborfields) had a game-high 36 points and 15 boards for the Cardinals.
CANTON, N.Y.—After a back-and-forth first half, SUNY Canton (13-8) pulled away from the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (2-20) in the second for an 86-62 victory on Tuesday night. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Prep) led the Bears with 25 points, seven rebounds and two blocks and fellow sophomore guard Dante Langley (Schuylerville, N.Y./Schuylerville) scored 12 points.
CORTLAND, N.Y.-- Freshman guard Danny Delsol-Lowry (Queens, N.Y./Queens High School of Teaching) recorded a career-high 18 points and five assists, in the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team's (2-19, 1-14 SUNYAC) 84-64 loss to SUNY Cortland (15-6, 10-4 SUNYAC) on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) came off the bench and scored 15 points, while sophomore forward Serigne Kane (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Prep) had 10 points and seven rebounds.
OSWEGO, N.Y.—Four Bears reached double digits for the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (2-18, 1-12 SUNYAC), but Oswego State (16-4, 12-1) captured a 93-60 win on Friday night. Freshman guard Danny Delsol-Lowry (Queens, N.Y./Queens High School of Teaching) led Potsdam with 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) scored 12 points and grabbed six boards, while sophomore forwards Dante Langley (Schuylerville, N.Y./Schuylerville) and Serigne Kane (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Prep) each finished with 10.
POTSDAM, N.Y.- Strong second half lifted SUNY Oneonta (11-8, 8-4 SUNYAC) over the SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball (2-17, 1-12 SUNYAC) Saturday afternoon 97-71 at Jerry Welsh Gymnasium. Sophomore forward Serigne Kane (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Prep) led the Bears with team-highs in points with 17 and rebounds with six. Senior forward Mikey McElroy () finished with 21 points, while graduate student guard Frankie Kelly (Brewster, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 assists and added four steals.
POTSDAM, N.Y.- SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball (2-16, 1-11 SUNYAC) defeated SUNY New Paltz (1-16, 0-11 SUNYAC) on Bear Pride Night 73-68 at Jerry Welsh Gymnasium. Freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) led the Bears with 17 points and three steals. Junior guard Dylan Balducci (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massepequa) had game-high 18 points for the Hawks.
BROCKPORT, N.Y.- Strong first half lifts College at Brockport (14-3, 9-1 SUNYAC) over the SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball team (1-15, 0-10 SUNYAC) 92-62 on Saturday afternoon. Freshman guard Danny Delsol-Lowry (Queens, N.Y./Queens H.S. of Teaching) recorded his second double-double of his early career with 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bears. Hamed Shamseldin finished with 19 points and Marcus Blythers had a team-high nine rebounds and 15 points on the Golden Knights’ side.
POTSDAM, N.Y.—SUNY Geneseo (11-5, 6-3 SUNYAC) defeated the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-14, 0-9) 80-60 on Friday night in SUNYAC play. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) led the Bears with 15 points. Sophomore forward Serigne Kane (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Prep) had 12 points and six rebounds and freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) scored 10 points and grabbed three boards.
POTSDAM, N.Y.- Oswego State (11-4, 7-1 SUNYAC) topped the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-13, 0-8 SUNYAC) Saturday afternoon 86-76. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) led the Bears with 20 points and freshman forward Kristoff Saunders (Queens, N.Y./Queens H.S. of Teaching) had a team-high seven rebounds and 12 points. Senior guard Brian Sortino (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) finished with 22 points for the Lakers, while fellow senior Keith Tyson (Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger) grabbed a game-high eight boards and 16 points.
POTSDAM, N.Y.- The SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball team (1-12, 0-7 SUNYAC) fell to SUNY Cortland (10-4, 5-2 SUNYAC) 82-56 on Friday night at Jerry Welsh Gymnasium. Freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) had a game-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Bears. For the Red Dragons, sophomore forward Zach Lydon (Elizaville, N.Y./Stissing Mountain) finished with 15 points.
POTSDAM, N.Y.—SUNY Fredonia (6-7, 3-3 SUNYAC) used free throws in the final minutes to defeat the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-11, 0-6) 70-61 on Saturday afternoon. Freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) led the Bears with 17 points, four rebounds and three assists. Blue Devils junior guard Dante Williams (Buffalo, N.Y./Hutch Tech) had a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
POTSDAM, N.Y.—Buffalo State (8-3, 2-3 SUNYAC) used a big first half to down the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-10, 0-5) 91-62 on Friday evening. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./North Side Charter) posted his first career double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds and freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) scored 15 to lead the Bears. Senior guard Jordan Glover (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joe's) had a game-high 22 points and five assists for the Bengals and senior forward Lovell Smith (Buffalo, N.Y./McKinley) scored 15 to break the thousand-point plateau for his career.
WILLIAMSPORT, P.A.- Lycoming College (10-1) took down the SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball team (1-9) 86-64 Saturday afternoon at Lamade Gymnasium to close out the Lycoming Crosstown Challenge. Sophomore guard Sergne Kane (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Prep) fell short of a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds to lead the Bears. Nyk King put up 17 points and five boards in the win for the Warriors.
WILLIAMSPORT, P.A.- Despite a strong offensive performance from freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill), the SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball team (1-8) fell to Nazareth College (5-3) 87-79 to open the Lycoming Crosstown Challenge at Lamade Gymnasium. Thomas led both teams and had a career-high 33 points in the loss, while Tyler Stenglein led the Golden Flyers with 18 points and seven rebounds.
POTSDAM, N.Y.—Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) scored 17 of his 28 points in the second half, but SUNY Geneseo (6-3, 3-1 SUNYAC) held off the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-7, 0-4) 88-78 on Saturday afternoon. Freshman guard Danny Delsol-Lowry (Queens, N.Y./Queens H.S. of teaching) and sophomore forward Dante Langley (Schuylerville, N.Y./Schuylerville) each scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds.
POTSDAM, N.Y.- The SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball team (1-5) fell to Clarkson University 74-59 Tuesday night at Jerry Welsh Gymnasium. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) led the Bears with 18 points and Golden Knights’ senior forward Drew Zlogar (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) had a game-high 19 points.
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State (5-1, 1-1 SUNYAC) shook off an early deficit and had a big second half to down the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-4, 0-2) 91-67 in SUNYAC play on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore guard Dante Langley (Schuylerville, N.Y./Schuylerville) led the Bears with 23 points and three steals. Freshmen guards Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) and Danny Delsol-Lowry (Queens, N.Y./Queens High School of Teaching) had 13 and 10 points, respectively.
FREDONIA, N.Y.—SUNY Fredonia (3-3, 1-0 SUNYAC) defeated the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-3, 0-1) 79-59 at Steele Hall on Friday night in the SUNYAC opener. Sophomore forward Dante Langley (Schuylerville, N.Y./Schuylerville) and junior guard Kevin Baksh (Queens, N.Y./Richmond Hill) led the Bears with nine points each, while sophomore forward Serigne Kane (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Prep) had five points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
POTSDAM, N.Y.- The SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-2) defeated St. Joseph Brooklyn College (0-2) 85-68 on Saturday afternoon in the consolation game of the North Country Invitational. The victory was the first of new Potsdam head coach Jim Bechtel's career. Sophomore guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) was named to the all-tournament team and recorded a career-high 32 points to lead the Bears in the victory, while adding eight rebounds. Aaron Parra and Anthony Iglesias each finished with nine points for St. Joe's.
POTSDAM, N.Y.—Gordon College (2-0) rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (0-2) 87-72 at Clarkson University on Friday night in the first round of the North Country Invitational. Senior captain Josh Blagrove (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford) led the Bears with 16 points and seven boards and freshman guard Jayquan Thomas (Hollis, N.Y./Richmond Hill) added 15 points. Garrisson Duvivier scored a game-high 22 points and dished out five assists for the Fighting Scots, while Sam Johnson recorded a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
SUNY Potsdam announced new coaches for both basketball programs. James Bechtel moves over from nearby SUNY-Canton for the men's post and former Cortland stand out Brittany Cohen will coach the women.
POTSDAM, N.Y.—SUNY Potsdam Athletic Director James Zalacca has announced James Bechtel as the Bears men's basketball program's 10th head coach. Bechtel comes to SUNY Potsdam after building a strong program at SUNY Canton. He has NCAA Division I, II and III experience.
POTSDAM, N.Y.- Plattsburgh State (19-4, 14-2 SUNYAC) defeated SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball team (1-22, 1-15 SUNYAC) Wednesday night 93-62. Sophomore forward Josh Blagrove (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford) and freshman guard Nosa Onabor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Northside Charter) both led the Bears with 12 points. Xavier Thomas led the Cardinals with 15 points and nine rebounds including 11 for 11 from the free throw line, while Edward Correa added 14 points.
Going pro: 10 from D3 who starred
January 11, 2022It seems that nobody embodies that old NCAA slogan, that most of us go pro in something other than sports, than NCAA Division III. But even then, there are dozens of people who played Division III basketball, went pro, and had successful careers. Ryan Scott whittles it down to the 10 best.
