Last season, We Are D3 finally put a win on their resume. This summer, they hope to add a few more.
While this team has a Division III theme to it, a lot of the players on this roster played Division I at one point or another in their college careers. So even though most of these guys have been overlooked their entire careers, you still have to take this team seriously. They have the talent to stay with virtually any team in TBT.
Roster:
- Alex Sobel (Middlebury College & Sacred Heart)
- Christian Parker (Mount Union)
- Dakquan Davis (Arcadia University & UAlbany)
- David Murray (Connecticut College & Merrimack)
- Dimitrius Underwood (Texas-Dallas & College of Charleston)
- Eugene Campbell III (NJCU)
- Felix Kloman (Brown & Babson)
- Hank Morgan (Hamilton College)
- Jackson Meshanic (Hobart College)
- Marcus Azor (UMass & Dartmouth)
- Sahmi Willoughby (Marietta College)
- Samuel Peek (Wesleyan & Stetson)
- Thomas Quarry (Johns Hopkins)
- Ty Nichols (Keene State)
Coaching Staff:
- David Clark (Asst. Coach)
- Jason Harris (Asst. Coach)
- Malik Lorquet (Asst. Coach)
- Mike Rejniak (GM, Head Coach)
Region: Syracuse
All-time Record: 1-5
First Matchup: vs. Layne’s Hope (July 19 at 1 p.m.)
Team MVP: Dimitrius Underwood
The former C of C player led We Are D3 with 26 points in last year’s upset win against Sweet Home Alabama. Although Underwood got his start in Division III, he’s a big time baller, averaging 11.5 points per game as a senior with Charleston, while also chipping in on the boards and as a passer, with 3.6 APG. Plus, Underwood plays great defense, so he can change the game on both sides of the floor.
Make-or-break Player: Ty Nichols
Outside of Underwood, Nichols was the best player on We Are D3 in the 2024 TBT. However, he suffered a knee injury in the third quarter of last tournament’s loss. If Nichols can stay healthy for this entire tournament, a potential matchup with Boeheim’s Army in the second round would be very intriguing.
Team Outlook
We Are D3 still carries an underdog team name, but with a win under their belt in The Basketball Tournament, you can’t necessarily call them total underdogs anymore. They’ve earned some respect and have a handful of players who are TBT veterans. Plus, they’re the 4-seed in the Syracuse region, so the rest of this tournament knows what they are capable of. The question is if they are capable of another surprise and making more of a run this time around.