{"id":25544,"date":"2021-03-23T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=25544"},"modified":"2021-04-29T12:52:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:52:06","slug":"mens-and-womens-basketball-teams-fail-to-qualify-for-state-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mens-and-womens-basketball-teams-fail-to-qualify-for-state-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s And Women\u2019s Basketball Teams Fail To Qualify For State Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite having high expectations at the start of the season, the Miami Dade College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/mbkb\/index\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">men\u2019s<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/wbkb\/index\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">women\u2019s<\/span><\/span><\/a> basketball teams are sputtering to the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both teams find themselves with a losing record<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014they are a combined 7-20 on the season\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and out of contention for postseason play at the State Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teams have struggled in areas such as execution, shooting and defense. And although their faith in their own abilities has never wavered, it hasn\u2019t been enough to produce the results they were hoping for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s Basketball<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After going 20-12 and advancing to the state semifinals last season, the Lady Sharks had reason for optimism this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But with four games left in the season, the Lady Sharks are 5-8 and an abysmal 1-5 in the Southern Conference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A noticeable drop in offensive efficiency has been one of the main reasons for the struggles. That isn\u2019t surprising considering combo guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/sophomore-combo-guard-leading-the-nation-in-scoring\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Daliyah Brown<\/span><\/span><\/a>, who led the nation in scoring last year with 26.6 points per game, transferred to Liberty University last summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks have been unable to fill Brown\u2019s void, going from averaging 79.7 points and 14.2 assists per game last season to 70.1 points and 11.6 assists this season. Their shooting percentages have also taken a hit, dropping from 36.1% to 31.9 % on three-point attempts and going from a nation-best 74% down to 66.8% on free throws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though rebounding has remained almost the same with 46.2 rebounds per game\u2014compared to last year\u2019s 49.1\u2014team defense is another area that has been lacking. The Lady Sharks\u2019 in-conference opponents are outscoring them by an average of 75.5 points to 67.8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks have also lost three conference games by 15 points or more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt has been a tough year due to the pandemic,\u201d said Head Coach Susan Summons. \u201cBut I\u2019m proud of the team for their commitment to the game and each other.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s Basketball<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forgettable might be a good word to describe the men\u2019s basketball team\u2019s season. The Sharks are in the midst of an eight-game losing streak, bringing their overall record to 2-12\u2014a major step back from last season\u2019s 18-11 record and their worst mark since Head Coach Kevin Ledoux took over the program in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks were hopeful they could turn their season around, but inconsistent play has seen them slip out of tournament contention.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25545\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ciaran-Sandy-1-edited_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ciaran-Sandy-1-edited_web.jpg 719w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ciaran-Sandy-1-edited_web-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Focused: Freshman Ciaran Sandy leads the Sharks in scoring this season. He is averaging 13.5 points per game. ALICE MORENO \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve played a lot of close games,\u201d said freshman wing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/from-london-to-miami-transfer-finds-new-home-at-the-shark-tank\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Ciaran Sandy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who leads the team in scoring with 13.5 points per contest. \u201cWe could\u2019ve come away with some of those wins but couldn\u2019t properly close them out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples include two losses against State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (83-81 on Feb. 6 and 89-87 on Feb. 24) and an 85-80 defeat at home against Game Changers Academy on Feb. 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks\u2019 struggles have been even more noticeable on the road. The team hasn\u2019t won a game when playing away from MDC. They are 0-6 on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have certainly faced some adversity this season, but the team is staying together as one unit,\u201d Ledoux said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team also saw a drop in their high-octane offense, putting up only 77.6 points per game this season\u2014nearly 11 points less than their 88.2 average from a season ago. They also dropped from 15.2 assists last year to 12.1 this season and have averaged less rebounds per game going from 41.2 to 33.7 this season .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have to stay together and treat every game the same,\u201d said sophomore wing Denari Garrett. \u201cIt has been an up-and-down season but we\u2019re going to continue working.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite having high expectations at the start of the season, the Miami Dade College men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams are sputtering to the end. Both teams find themselves with a losing record\u2014they are a combined 7-20 on the season\u2014 and out of contention for postseason play at the State Tournament. 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