(04-21-2020 07:28 AM)dan10 Wrote: We are on the low end of the mid major spectrum, and we are in the bottom half of that conference who is at the bottom of mid major.
In Men's Basketball, the CAA was 17th in the Conference NET. Before the NET, the CAA was 9th in the Conference RPI in 2015-2016, 11th in 2016-2017, and 12th in 2017-2018. Even if you consider every conference outside the top six as a mid-major to make 26 mid-majors, the CAA was 11th among them this season, which is in the top half. The CAA isn't in the low end. Even if the CAA doesn't get great recruits originally and has good players transfer, incoming transfers have helped CAA teams win titles (I gave points per game):
2015-2016: Regular season champion Hofstra had Juan'ya Green (17.8), Ameen Tanksley (15.9), Brian Bernardi (12.3), and Denton Koon (11.4). Tournament winner UNCW had Chris Flemmings (16.2), and I don't know if they had any other players who transferred there.
2016-2017: Regular season and tournament winner UNCW had Flemmings (15.8).
2017-2018: Regular season and tournament winner Charleston did not start any transfers. 2 seed and Final loser Northeastern had Vasa Pusica (17.9).
2018-2019: Regular season champion Hofstra had Jacquil Taylor (8.5) and Tareq Coburn (8.4). Tournament winner Northeastern had Pusica (17.4) and Jordan Roland (14.6).
2019-2020: Regular season and tournament winner Hofstra had Isaac Kante (11.4) and Tareq Coburn (10.6).
Including jucos, half of the top fourteen players in points per game were transfers. They were Jordan Roland, Nate Darling, Marcus Sheffield II, Brian Fobbs, James Butler, Andy Van Vliet, and Zach Walton.