Willie Chandler finished his Division III career at Misericordia just 42 points short of the all-time scoring record (2,940, Andre Foreman, Salisbury State). And in his third season in the USBL, he is scoring at about the same pace. Chandler is third in the league in scoring at 25.0 points per game. He’s also tied for fifth in the eight-team league at 1.9 steals per game.

He’s not the only Division III alumnus in the league, of course. Badou Gaye, drafted this season out of Gwynedd-Mercy, is third in the USBL in rebounds (10.1 per game) and second in blocked shots (3.3 per game). He’s recorded five double-doubles in 10 games. And there’s a brand-new player in the league as well, Dshamal Schoetz.

Haven’t heard of Schoetz? Neither had we, but he (at right) was listed at 7-0 at center for Greensboro, averaging 8.8 points per game and shooting 47% from the floor in 2003-04. He joins Chandler on the roster of the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs.

Last night in their most recent head-to-head meeting (or as head-to-head as a power forward and a shooting guard can get), Chandler scored 11 points but shot just 3-for-16, while Gaye shot 4-for-14 from the floor, 2-for-10 from the line, but had nine rebounds and four blocks. (Schoetz played in his first game, committed four fouls, had four rebounds and scored three points in 13 minutes.) Westchester won 90-84.