Location: Lexington, Ky.
NCDA Region: Kentucky
2013-14 Record: 6-7
National Tournament Finish: Lost to SVSU in the Quarterfinals
2014-15 Captains: Brandon Engelman – C
Returning Starters: 8
Players to Watch: Zac Brown #13, Brandon Engelman #23, Drew Greenawalt #37
Overview: The NCDA’s National Tournament will make it’s way back to the state of Kentucky for the second time in three seasons in 2015 when it is hosted by Western Kentcuky. Continue reading “Season Preview: Kentucky”
Location: College Park, MD
NCDA Region: East Coast
2013-14 Record: 9-10
National Tournament Finish: Lost to GVSU in the Quarterfinals
2014-15 Captains: Dylan Allred – C, Tyler Wieland – A, Steve Via -A, Cody Hance -A
Returning Varsity Players: 15
Players to Watch: Rohan Mittal, Mike Cariello, Tyler Wieland, Curtis Reybold
Overview: Maryland will enter the season with higher expectations than ever before. Continue reading “Season Preview: Maryland”
What: Western Kentucky vs. Kentucky doubleheader
Where: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
When: Sat. Sept. 13th starting at 1 pm
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
NCDA Region: Michigan
2013-14 Record: 10-13
National Tournament Finish: Lost to SVSU in the Semifinals
2014-15 Captains: Colin O’Brien #18 – C, Andy Lieblich #20 – A, Alex Zajac #27 – A
Returning Varsity Players: 20 (18 from Nationals)
Players to Watch: Colin O’Brien #18 – C, Andy Lieblich #20 – A, Alex Zajac #27 – A, Noe Galaviz, & Charlie Wilshire
Overview: For a team that has never won an NCDA National Championship, the Michigan State Dodgeball program has built up quite the resume. Continue reading “Season Preview: Michigan State”
Location: Bowling Green, Ky.
NCDA Region: Kentucky
2013-14 Record: 4-10
National Tournament Finish: Lost to JMU in the Quarterfinals
2014-15 Captains: Nick Johnson – C, & Hunter Dickison – C
Returning Varsity Players: 8
Players to Watch: Josh Hicks, Dexter Banks, & Nick Johnson
Overview: Western Kentucky comes into the 2014-15 campaign with quite a bit of momentum. Continue reading “Season Preview: Western Kentucky”
Location: Richmond, Va.
NCDA Region: East Coast
2013-14 Record: 0-6
National Tournament Finish: Did not attend
2014-15 Captains: Adam Hallers – C, & Matt Bosco – C
Returning Varsity Players: 5
Players to Watch: Unknown due to the majority of the team being newcomers
Overview: Virginia Commonwealth has historically been the weakest team from the East Coast region. Continue reading “Season Preview: Virginia Commonwealth”
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich.
NCDA Region: Michigan
2013-14 Record: 8-13
National Tournament Finish: Lost to Kentucky in the first round
2014-15 Captains: Wes Peters-C, Brett Hadwin-C, Scott La Valley-A, and Zach Bachner-A
Returning Varsity Players: Every player returns for CMU
Players to Watch: Wes Peters-C, Brett Hadwin-C, Scott La Valley-A, Zach Bachner-A, Michael Heller #77 , Tyler Prill #21, Shane Willette #69, and Ian Ryan #14.
Overview: Central Michigan comes into the 2014-15 season in an interesting position. Continue reading “Season Preview: Central Michigan”
The National Collegiate Dodgeball Association is not yet to the point where participating schools can be categorized into “conferences” like what the NCAA has done with college athletics. For now, every team can identify with a certain region, instead of claiming membership to a “division” or “conference”. As it stands in the NCDA right now, there are five regions: Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and East Coast. Here is my power rankings of the NCDA’s five regions: Continue reading “Ranking the Regions”
Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Parks holds an annual dodgeball tournament titled the “Ultimate Dodgeball Championship”. Sky Zone parks around the country hold “Local Qualifier” tournaments over the summer, with the winning team from each qualifier becoming eligible to compete in the “Championship Tournament” held in Las Vegas in mid-August. Continue reading “Ultimate Dodgeball: Local Qualifier Results”
The National Collegiate Dodgeball Association’s June Baller of the Month is James Madison’s Brent Gromer. Brent had a strong performance at Nationals 2014 in April, after recovering from an injury to his ACL and medial meniscus that kept him on the sidelines for most of the season. In his three seasons in this league, Brent has transitioned from an unknown player, to one of the best all-around dodgeball players in the NCDA. His strong performance at the end of last season earned him 1st-Team All-NCDA honors (Brent was the #6 player on the list, and the top selection from the East Coast Region). Brent Gromer is very deserving of the honor of “Baller of the Month”. Here is my interview with the star player from James Madison: Continue reading “BOTM: 2014 June”
The 2014-15 College Dodgeball season is still many months away, but if you are like me, you are already looking forward to the coming season. Much like espn.com makes annual “Way-Too-Early Top 25” lists for college football and basketball; I will be giving my list of the top 20 teams in the NCDA for next year.
I know for a fact that not everyone will agree with my rankings, so feel free to post your own opinions in the comment section below. Here is my Way-Too-Early Top 20 for the NCDA’s 2014-15 season: Continue reading ““Way-Too-Early Top 20” for the 2014-15 Season”
After writing an article recently that highlighted the most anticipated matchups for next year, I decided to give my list of the best rivalries in the NCDA. I divided this list into two sections: Tradition Rivalries and Emerging/New Rivalries. Which NCDA rivalry is your favorite? Let me know what you all think in the comment section! Continue reading “Best Rivalries in College Dodgeball”
The 2014-15 NCDA season is still several months away, but with the scheduling process in full swing, I am beginning to think about the many exciting matchups that will occur next year. Here is my list (in no particular order) of the top 10 matchups that I hope to witness next season: Continue reading “Most Anticipated (Possible) Matchups of 2014-15”
A few weeks ago we lost a member of the NCDA Dodgeball family. Derrick Ammons was a member of Saginaw Valley State’s dodgeball team, and a great friend to many of their players. I never had the privilege of meeting Derrick, but many members of SVSU’s team knew him well. Here are a few brief comments by Saginaw Valley players remembering Derrick Ammons: Continue reading “Remembering Derrick Ammons”
Teams:
Wisconsin Platteville
DePaul
Nebraska
St. Ambrose
The Illinois Region has not historically been home to the NCDA’s best teams. In fact, this season no Illinois Region team made it past the first round of Nationals. Despite that statistic, it was not that bad of a year for this region. Continue reading “Season Recap “Illinois Region””
