17/18 Hoops Season - Last at Alumni

[euphoenix99]

I know football has everyone's attention and rightfully so, but the hoops season gets started Friday. Most projections have Elon finishing in the top 3 and the ladies are picked 2nd.

With it being the last season at Alumni I was talking with someone at the football game about the most memorable games there. I only go back to 95, so I'm sure there are others, but a few (good and bad) that stood out were:

1996 - 3OT win over UNCP - 90-85 This was obviously still the D2 says, but a crazy game during my freshman year.

2004 - 3OT win against UNCG - 112-108 Another crazy back and forth game that I can't remember every detail. I just remember a full court pass to Scottie Rice for a key layup at some point during those OTs.

2010 - 2OT loss to Davidson - 96-99 Davidson tied the game on a 3 with under 2 seconds left in 2nd OT and stole the inbound pass to hit another 3 as time expired.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESFkDzcXYTA
Weird to see the gym without the baseline seats again.

2015 - OT win over Kennesaw - 103-93 Elon down 8 with 16 seconds left in regulation and force overtime to win by 10.

Some painful ones that linger to this day:

2004 - Loss to Weber State - 50-57 I can't remember the exact score line, but I think Elon was up 21-0 and the students were chanting "you can't score". Carried a 20 pt lead into the half and were outscored 43-16 in the 2nd half. Oddly we had a home and home scheduled with Weber in that same season and went there a few weeks later and were blown out.

2005 - Loss to NAIA Bluefield - 63-65

One I need help on...I feel like I remember us losing to Guilford under Nestor, but can't find any record of it. Anyone remember this? Maybe it was an exhibition game?

Any other games I'm missing?

Go Phoenix!

[Deleted]

The Guilford loss was an exhibition game. They were/are a D3 non-scholarship team but had a very highly touted 6'11" center that year who made us look silly. It was a classic Ernie Nestor low scoring, grind it out defensive game in November, 2006. Score was 62-56. Anyway, I can remember being ticked.

[elonpride]

Man I remember that UNCG 3 OT game well.....Scottie Rice sneaking behind the defense on an inbound play with 2.2 left. Play went the length of the floor with some like 2.2 left and Rice hit a lay up at the buzzer to send it in to another OT.

Here's a few others that probably need mentioning:

2003 - Elon hosts UNCA in 1st round of the Big South tournament. Andre Smith for UNCA hit the winning 3 with 7 seconds left to beat Elon in OT.
2011 - Elon beats SEC opponent South Carolina in Alumni 58-53
2011 - Austin Hamilton sinks game winning 3 to beat Navy 51-48
2013 - Isenbarger hitting the game winning 3 to beat Georgia Southern

[euphoenix99]

Nov 5, 2017 22:09:09 GMT -5 @fightinchristian said:

The Guilford loss was an exhibition game. They were/are a D3 non-scholarship team but had a very highly touted 6'11" center that year who made us look silly. It was a classic Ernie Nestor low scoring, grind it out defensive game in November, 2006. Score was 62-56. Anyway, I can remember being ticked.

You mentioning that center definitely brings it back now. I can even picture the guy.

Nestor had a knack for losing to non D1 teams. Bluefield, Guilford and Tusculum. Tusculum got us in hoops and football.

Go Phoenix!

[euphoenix99]

Nov 6, 2017 8:34:01 GMT -5 elonpride said:

Man I remember that UNCG 3 OT game well.....Scottie Rice sneaking behind the defense on an inbound play with 2.2 left. Play went the length of the floor with some like 2.2 left and Rice hit a lay up at the buzzer to send it in to another OT.

Here's a few others that probably need mentioning:

2003 - Elon hosts UNCA in 1st round of the Big South tournament. Andre Smith for UNCA hit the winning 3 with 7 seconds left to beat Elon in OT.
2011 - Elon beats SEC opponent South Carolina in Alumni 58-53
2011 - Austin Hamilton sinks game winning 3 to beat Navy 51-48
2013 - Isenbarger hitting the game winning 3 to beat Georgia Southern

Definitely some good ones. That UNCA game was our last in the Big South I believe. I distinctly remember feeling the refs and conference had it in for us and were going to ensure we didn't win that game. Probably not the case, but it felt like it at the time. I also remember some fans behind the UNCA bench getting under Biedenbach's skin.

Go Phoenix!