Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

Quote: Originally Posted by nolan887

Ouch... away losses are sometimes expected, but never by double digits. Big loss for the Don's but I think Coach Frizzel can coach his team well enough to let it slide and get back to their winning ways.

It shocked me how I could blow out Gonzaga then follow that up with a double-digit loss to a bad team, but it happens sometimes, I guess.

Surprisingly, we remained at #9 in the AP Top 25 due to lots of other teams losing, as well.

[superjames1992]

vs.
#9 San Francisco (22-4) vs. Portland (14-10)
Chiles Center
Portland, OR
February 11th, 2019

The San Francisco Dons (22-4, 8-1 WCC) bounced back for their shocking loss to Santa Clara on Saturday as they beat the Portland Pilots (14-10, 3-6 WCC) 79-70 to win their eighth game in conference play, which gives them a two-game lead in the West Coast Conference Standings.

The Dons were led by Oliver Hudson, who totaled 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals this evening. He got to the line a career-high 15 times as he willingly drove to the hole and drew body contact to draw fouls.

Once again, this was a sloppy game. The Dons turned the ball over 19 times while the Pilots had 22 turnovers. Both teams had a lot of trouble holding onto the basketball as both defenses applied pressure. Fortunately for the Dons, they shot 26-for-49 (53%) from the field, which ultimately led to a USF victory.

The Dons will face off against the Loyola Marymount Lions later this week.

San Francisco (22-4) at Portland (14-10)
February 11, 2019 1 2 F #9 San Francisco 37 42 79 Portland 32 38 70 Top Performers San Francisco - Stats Oliver Hudson - 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl Matt Owen - 11 Pts, 3 Reb, Ast, Stl Portland - Stats Happy Buggs - 12 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl Ike Graves - 10 Pts, 9 Reb, Ast, 2 Stl, Blk	Team Stat Comparison USF PORT FG Made-Attempted 26-49 24-58 3P Made-Attempted 8-18 4-8 FT Made-Attempted 19-27 18-24 Rebounds 23 34 Assists 12 12 Steals 21 15 Blocks 4 1 Turnovers 19 22
San Francisco STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Matt Owen, G 25 4-6 3-4 0-0 3 1 1 0 3 3 11 Jason Redick, G 24 3-6 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 2 8 Oliver Hudson, F 27 5-9 0-1 10-15 7 2 4 0 6 2 20 Bernard Mendoza, F 25 1-6 0-3 7-7 3 1 1 1 2 3 9 Owen Kole, C 25 4-5 0-0 1-2 2 1 2 1 2 4 9 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Bud Thomas, G 9 3-6 1-2 1-2 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 Mickey Eitutavicius, G 12 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 2 4 Lawrance Doumbouya, G 10 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 Jaime Barton, G 14 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 2 0 3 Joseph Emmett, F 20 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 Stanford Boyce, F 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 Mire Van, C - DID NOT PLAY - TEAM TOTALS 26-49 8-18 19-27 23 12 21 4 19 18 79 Portland STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Haruna Seymour, G 28 4-7 1-1 2-2 0 2 1 0 4 3 11 Happy Buggs, G 33 3-11 3-6 3-4 6 2 3 0 3 1 12 Monwell Grafs, F 23 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 0 2 4 6 Ike Graves, F 25 4-12 0-0 2-2 9 1 2 1 2 3 10 Gerry Terrell, C 27 1-8 0-0 4-4 6 1 2 0 2 4 6 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Marlon Samuel, F 14 4-5 0-0 0-0 5 0 1 0 1 1 8 Rafael Okotie, G 8 2-4 0-1 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 DeMario Abellard, F 17 2-3 0-0 2-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 Daniel McClurkin, G 18 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 4 2 0 8 0 3 Derwin Carmichael, G 6 0-0 0-0 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Phil Wingate, F 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Godwin Greedman, F - DID NOT PLAY - TEAM TOTALS 24-58 4-8 18-24 34 12 15 1 22 19 70

[superjames1992]

Frizzell to West Virginia?


Rumors are swirling around that West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins may retire after this season has concluded. Huggins' Mountaineers struggled much of this decade, only making the NCAA Tournament twice (2010, 2018), but he managed to guide the Mountaineers to the Elite Eight as a #5 seed last year, where they fell to fellow conference member Seton Hall 82-71 in the East Regional Final.

Presently, the Mountaineers are tied for fifth in the Big East with a 6-5 conference record. The Mountaineers are 13-8 overall.

The Mountaineers were ranked fifth in this year's Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, but the Mountaineers have floundered down the stretch, losing four of their last five, their only victory coming against St. John's.

Coach Frizzell has made it no secret that he would like to coach in Morgantown, so it will be up to West Virginia Athletic Director Ed Pastilong to extend Frizzell and offer. There is little question that Frizzell would take the offer, if offered.

Frizzell commented about the situation, "Right now, we're focusing on winning the WCC. Yes, I'd love to coach at West Virginia, but we're not at that stage yet. Right now, I'm the head coach at San Francisco and we've got the inside track at our second-straight WCC Regular Season Title. That's what I'm focused on right now. We'll worry about job openings at the appropriate time, which is in the off-season."

Louisville's Rick Pitino has also hinted at retiring after the 2018-2019 season is complete.

[nolan887]

I'm sure everyone is keeping their fingers crossed for the WVU job to open up for you. The Big East will certainly be a tough conference to play in. Good luck in your last 5 conference games, looking forward to another great March Madness tourney.

[superjames1992]

Quote: Originally Posted by nolan887

I'm sure everyone is keeping their fingers crossed for the WVU job to open up for you. The Big East will certainly be a tough conference to play in. Good luck in your last 5 conference games, looking forward to another great March Madness tourney.

Thank you.

[superjames1992]

vs.
Loyola Marymount (8-15) vs. #9 San Francisco (23-4)
War Memorial Gymnasium
San Francisco, CA
February 16th, 2019

The San Francisco Dons (23-4, 9-1 WCC) started off slow, but ended with a huge bang. The Dons only led the Loyola Marymount Lions (8-15, 2-7 WCC) 35-30 at halftime, but the contest wouldn't even be close in the second half as the Dons would outscore Loyola Marymount 51-27 in the final period to run away with an easy 29-point victory, giving Coach Frizzell a chance to empty the bench in the final 10 minutes.

Owen Kole was the star of the show tonight. The sophomore seven-footer scored 23 points in only 22 minutes of action. Even more impressively, he shot 10-for-10 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free throw line.

"I don't think I've ever played a game of basketball in my life where I got to see the ball go through the net on every single shot I took," Owen Kole commented to reporters after the game. "I wouldn't mind to have a few more of these games, to be honest; they're pretty fun!"

Oliver Hudson scored 11 points for the Dons. Stanford Boyce had the best game of his career to date, as he scored a career-high 10 points to go along with 6 rebounds. Jaime Barton also came off the bench to score 10 points.

The Dons now have four games remaining in West Coast Conference play and currently have a two-game lead on second-place Gonzaga. The Dons play Pepperdine on Monday on Senior Night followed by Saint Mary's on Friday, the 23rd. Then the Dons take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs on March 2nd followed by San Diego to close out the season. Three of the Dons' next four opponents are over .500, with the lone exception being San Diego, who is currently 9-13.

Loyola Marymount (8-15) at San Francisco (23-4)
February 16, 2019 1 2 F Loyola Marymount 30 27 57 #9 San Francisco 35 51 86 Top Performers Loyola Marymount - Stats Jordan Hill - 15 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl Norman Gilchrist - 8 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl San Francisco - Stats Owen Kole - 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Stl, 2 Blk Stanford Boyce - 10 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl	Team Stat Comparison LMU USF FG Made-Attempted 22-58 35-70 3P Made-Attempted 6-14 7-27 FT Made-Attempted 7-12 9-13 Rebounds 30 36 Assists 13 14 Steals 10 20 Blocks 3 4 Turnovers 20 11
Loyola Marymount STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Jordan Hill, G 29 6-14 3-9 0-0 2 2 2 0 2 3 15 Ilian Rowell, G 29 2-8 2-3 2-4 3 2 2 0 6 0 8 Phil Hazel, F 24 2-8 0-1 3-6 4 1 1 2 4 1 7 Norman Gilchrist, F 29 4-13 0-0 0-0 8 3 2 0 2 2 8 Bryant Paulding, C 27 1-2 0-0 0-0 5 0 2 0 2 1 2 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Stanley Garnett, F 12 3-4 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 Davon Koffi, F 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 Derrick Bazin, F 11 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 De'Angelo Hammond, F 21 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 Curt Andrisevic, G 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Xavier Perez, G 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Vern Fearing, F - DID NOT PLAY - TEAM TOTALS 22-58 6-14 7-12 30 13 10 3 20 9 57 San Francisco STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Matt Owen, G 24 2-4 1-2 1-2 5 2 3 1 2 1 6 Jason Redick, G 22 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 Oliver Hudson, F 23 4-10 1-5 2-2 3 3 2 0 1 1 11 Bernard Mendoza, F 22 3-8 0-2 0-1 4 2 2 1 0 1 6 Owen Kole, C 22 10-10 0-0 3-3 4 0 4 2 5 0 23 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Stanford Boyce, F 15 4-8 0-0 2-4 6 2 2 0 0 1 10 Jaime Barton, G 15 4-6 2-4 0-0 3 2 1 0 0 0 10 Mickey Eitutavicius, G 13 4-7 1-3 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 9 Bud Thomas, G 14 2-6 2-6 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 Lawrence Doumbouya, G 12 1-6 0-3 1-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Mire Van, C 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 Joseph Emmett, F 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 TEAM TOTALS 35-70 7-27 9-13 36 14 20 4 11 8 86

[superjames1992]

AP Top 25 - February 17th, 2019
RK	TEAM	RECORD
1	Maryland	23-3
2	Pittsburgh	21-3
3	Georgia Tech	23-2
4	Michigan	19-5
5	Oklahoma State	17-2
6	Oregon	20-2
7	Clemson	21-3
8	Texas Tech	19-5
9	San Francisco	23-4
10	East Carolina	21-4
11	NC State	20-4
12	Ohio State	17-6
13	Villanova	22-5
14	Charlotte	18-6
15	Seton Hall	19-6
16	Vanderbilt	19-6
17	Missouri	18-7
18	Fordham	19-5
19	Louisville	16-8
20	Richmond	20-5
21	Princeton	19-3
22	Stanford	17-7
23	Texas	16-5
24	Marquette	19-5
25	Washington	16-8

West Coast Conference Standings
1. #9 San Francisco 23-4 (9-1)
2. Gonzaga 16-9 (6-3)
3. Pepperdine 15-12 (5-5)
4. Santa Clara 11-3 (5-5)
5. Saint Mary's 14-11 (5-5)
6. San Diego 9-13 (4-6)
7. Portland 14-11 (3-7)
8. Loyola Marymount 8-15 (2-7)

[superjames1992]

vs.
Pepperdine (15-13) vs. #9 San Francisco (24-4)
War Memorial Gymnasium
San Francisco, CA
February 18th, 2019

The Pepperdine Waves (15-13, 5-6 WCC) came into the season picked to finish second in the WCC behind San Francisco (24-4, 10-1 WCC), but they have disappointed most of the season and now have a sub-.500 conference record thanks for a 14-point road loss to Coach Frizzell's San Francisco Dons squad on San Francisco's Senior Night.

The Dons led this game from start to finish. USF never really built up a big lead as they sustained a 5 to 15 point lead for the majority of the ball game, but Pepperdine never jumped out on top, either. The Dons played solid defense and played just well enough offensively to get the win.

San Francisco shot awful from three-point range, just hitting 7 of 35 attempts from downtown, including a 1-for-9 performance by sharpshooter Jason Redick. However, Pepperdine was equally as underwhelming as the Waves shot only 2-for-14 from beyond the arc.

"We shot horrible today," explained Coach Frizzell. "We had our good shooters shooting open shots. I can't really blame our guys for throwing them up there. We took what the defense gave us and we just couldn't knock our shots down. Fortunately, we played good enough defense to still come away with a solid victory."

Owen Kole led the Dons in scoring and rebounding as he totaled 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals. He only shot 5-for-14 from the field, but managed to hit 7 of 10 attempts from the charity stripe, which was key.

The only senior on this San Francisco team is backup point guard Jaime Barton. Barton had an average night, tallying 4 points, a rebound, and a steal on 2-for-6 shooting. He also went 0-for-1 from beyond the arc.

"I didn't play my greatest game," commented Barton, "but we won and that's the most important thing. I didn't want my final game played at War Memorial Gymnasium to be a loss and we made sure that didn't happen."

The Dons will hit the road to take on the Saint Mary's Gaels this Saturday before closing out the regular season at Gonzaga and San Diego.

Pepperdine (15-13) at San Francisco (24-4)
February 18, 2019 1 2 F Pepperdine 24 32 56 #9 San Francisco 30 40 70 Top Performers Pepperdine - Stats Marquis Bell - 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast, 3 Stl L.L. Yates - 13 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Stl San Francisco - Stats Owen Kole - 17 Pts, 13 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl, Blk Bernard Mendoza - 9 Pts, 7 Reb, Stl	Team Stat Comparison PEPP USF FG Made-Attempted 21-65 25-74 3P Made-Attempted 2-14 7-35 FT Made-Attempted 12-16 13-19 Rebounds 43 49 Assists 13 11 Steals 16 17 Blocks 4 3 Turnovers 19 16
Pepperdine STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Marquis Bell, G 29 6-9 0-2 1-2 5 6 3 0 6 0 13 Dell Jensen, G 28 5-18 1-4 2-2 2 1 2 0 2 2 13 L.L. Yates, F 29 5-11 1-4 2-3 4 0 2 0 3 2 13 Jaron Holden, F 28 1-3 0-0 0-0 11 2 4 1 3 4 2 Joshua Fazekas, C 31 2-11 0-1 4-4 12 3 1 2 1 2 8 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Daon Hoskin, G 21 0-6 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 Jameel Goodman, F 8 1-4 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 Cal Soson, C 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Edgar Williams, F 18 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 1 2 0 1 Stanley Jackson, G 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerrell Harsha, G - DID NOT PLAY - Bernard Iguodala, G - DID NOT PLAY - TEAM TOTALS 21-65 2-14 12-16 43 13 16 4 19 11 56 San Francisco STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Matt Owen, G 27 2-8 1-5 2-2 5 3 2 0 1 1 7 Jason Redick, G 23 1-9 1-9 0-0 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 Oliver Hudson, F 29 3-6 1-3 1-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 8 Bernard Mendoza, F 26 3-6 0-2 3-4 7 0 1 0 3 2 9 Owen Kole, C 27 5-14 0-0 7-10 13 2 4 1 4 1 17 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Lawrence Doumbouya, G 13 5-10 3-8 0-1 1 0 2 0 1 0 13 Jaime Barton, G 11 2-6 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 Bud Thomas, G 5 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Stanford Boyce, F 22 1-6 0-1 0-0 10 3 1 1 4 1 2 Mickey Eitutavicius, G 11 1-5 0-3 0-0 4 2 2 0 2 1 2 Joseph Emmett, F 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 Mire Van, C - DID NOT PLAY - TEAM TOTALS 25-74 7-35 13-19 49 11 17 3 16 9 70