LeMoyne Preview

So, first thing is that I don't think I have ever heard of LeMoyne before.  Probably some of them never heard of Bowling Green before.

They are in the Northeast Conference (lowest ranked conference) and are from Syracuse. They were the first Jesuit co-ed school and have 3,409 students. They are the Dolphins. Prominent alumni include MLB Pitchers Tom Browning and Jim Deshaies, actor Tim DeFalcon (Bizzarro Jerry), and Rob Manfred.

John Beilein coached here, as did his son Patrick.

They are in year three of the NCAA onboarding process, so they are not eligible for post-season play.  They were picked 9th in the coach's poll and 7th by Blue Ribbon.  Their starting kenpom was 340 out of 356.

Which would all be well and good, if they hadn't just lost by 5 to Xavier.  Now, this isn't the Xavier we are used to (kenpom 91), but still.  They had 1 point per possesson, shot the ball really well but turned it over. In fact, they outshot Xavier, but turnovers and offensive rebounding were decisive for the Musketeers.

They also beat SUNY-Shuykill.

They returned 8 players from last year, and added five D1 transfers and 2 FR players.

Their leading scorer is Deng Garang, who had 15.5 PPG on 75% 2FG shooting.  He's a 6'6" R-So.

Trent Mosquera is a 6'5" G who averages 13 PPG. He's their top 3FG shooter at 40%. 

Two other players (Eli Greenberg and Josiah Lee) scored in doubles in the opener but DNP in Cincy.

Ametri Ross, a North Florida transfer, leads the team in assists and rebounds.

They shoot 36% from 3FG, which is a little above the D1 average.

We have never played LeMoyne.  Kenpom gives BG an 87% chance to win.