{"id":2215,"date":"2017-03-22T14:38:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoodcomstudies.com\/theblueandgrey\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2017-03-22T14:52:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:52:13","slug":"mens-basketball-narrowly-misses-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/22\/mens-basketball-narrowly-misses-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball narrowly misses playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kyle_sheilds_basketball[1]\"<\/a>In spite of a close victory against Arcadia University on Feb. 18, Hood College\u2019s Men\u2019s Basketball Team will not be moving on to playoffs this season.
\nAccording to Chad Dickman, the head coach of the men\u2019s basketball team at Hood, the team missed making the playoffs by one game. Several close road games in January may have cost them the chance to compete further in the season.
\nAlthough not obtaining the playoff spot, Dickman said the year was successful for the team. He noted improvements in the team\u2019s offense this year compared to recent years, in addition to a larger overall roster.
\n\u201cI think our team was pretty even from top to bottom,\u201d Dickman said. \u201cWe were very deep and had the luxury of being able to play up to 15 guys if needed.\u201d
\nHe also said that there were several standout performances by members of the team. Scott Bolen, a senior at Hood and player on the Men\u2019s Basketball Team, scored an average of 15 points per game.
\nBolen was voted by competing coaches to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Second Team, and helped win the Senior Day game against Arcadia by scoring 39 points personally.
\nIn preparation for the next season, the coaching staff is working to recruit players whose talents could help the team next year.
\nCurrently, no students have committed to Hood\u2019s team for the 2017-2018 school year, but the staff is in a \u201cgood spot\u201d with the players they are trying to recruit.
\nThough the team will lose three seniors in the transition to the next season, Dickman said he is confident that the returning players and recruits will continue to be successful.
\n\u201cWe set high goals in the preseason,\u201d he said \u201cand when we played well, we were well on our way to accomplishing those goals. I hope this season has left a bad taste in their mouths and they are ready to do everything they can to accomplish our 2017-2018 goals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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