FBCB/FBPB Interactive Player Dynasty- Season 8 (2021-2022)

[collegesportsfanms]

We'll have 12 college players that will get weekly updates and 7 pro players that will get monthly updates. Plus, we have 6 incoming recruits.

Here's a look at our Season 8 recruiting class, in order of national rank:

#51 SG Benito Sheppard
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 193
High School: Leuzinger High School
Hometown: Lawndale, CA
GPA: 3.35
Test Score: 920
Rating: *****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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37.9 1.5 4.2 2.2 2.4 0.91 1.7 1.3 2.6

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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16.3 25.2 .646 3.6 6.0 .600 1.8 3.6 .493

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #3 Overall, #2 SG, West Region #1 Overall, West Region #1 SG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: UCLA, Southern California, Arizona, Brigham Young, Texas



#0 SG Bishop Palmer
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Height: 6-5
Weight: 217
High School: Greensboro High Schooll
Hometown: Greensboro, AL
GPA: 3.54
Test Score: 1500
Rating: *****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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17.0 2.7 6.3 5.2 1.6 3.35 0.3 1.5 1.7

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.3 14.7 .498 0.8 1.7 .471 1.6 4.2 .373

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #5 Overall, #1 SG, Southeast Region #1 Overall, Southeast Region #1 SG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Alabama)
Top 5 Schools: Tennessee, Michigan State, Illinois, North Carolina, Duke


#11 C Patrick Hutt
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Height: 6-10
Weight: 240
High School: Cabrillo Senior High School
Hometown: Lompoc, CA
GPA: 2.72
Test Score: 1180
Rating: ****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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21.2 3.1 15.4 0.6 1.6 0.39 1.2 3.0 2.2

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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9.3 15.7 .589 2.7 5.4 .505 0.0 0.0 .000

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #11 Overall, #1 C, West Region #4 Overall, West Region #1 C
High School Awards: All-State, All American
Top 5 Schools: UCLA, Arizona, Michigan State, Tennessee, Brigham Young


#51 SG Will Brown
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 186
High School: Jenks High School
Hometown: Jenks, OK
GPA: 3.50
Test Score: 1120
Rating: *****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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25.9 2.0 3.8 3.6 2.8 1.27 2.6 1.5 3.0

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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10.9 21.8 .500 2.6 4.0 .650 1.5 4.6 .319

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #19 Overall, #5 SG, Midwest Region #3 Overall, Midwest Region #1 SG
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: Texas, Tennessee, Kansas, Illinois, Florida


#22 SG Braydon Gale
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
High School: South Brunswick High School
Hometown: Southport, NC
GPA: 2.57
Test Score: 880
Rating: ****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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18.6 1.5 6.2 2.7 2.3 1.17 0.4 1.3 1.6

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.7 15.2 .508 1.8 3.2 .547 1.5 4.0 .367

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #91 Overall, #19 SG, Southeast Region #24 Overall, Southeast Region #3 SG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (North Carolina)
Top 5 Schools: Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Tennessee, Pittsburgh


#55 PG Aaron Ginsberg
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 182
High School: Mark T. Sheehan High School
Hometown: Wallingford, CT
GPA: 3.52
Test Score: 1220
Rating: ***

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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13.6 1.9 5.6 7.0 2.7 2.62 1.6 0.1 2.3

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.3 11.3 .465 1.4 2.2 .614 1.7 4.7 .362

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: East Region #42 Overall, East Region #12 PG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Connecticut, Boston College, Fairfield, Central Connecticut State, Providence

[collegesportsfanms]

August 2021

SG Benito Sheppard- Arizona has offered a scholarship and jumped to the top of the list, while USC is still in. UNLV, North Carolina, and Mississippi State are all in Benito's top 5 now.

SG Bishop Palmer- Florida is the only offer for Bishop right now, but they are only #2 on his list. Tennessee is at the top but hasn't offered yet. Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Alabama are also in the top 5. It's pretty evident that unless something changes, Bishop will be going to the SEC.

C Patrick Hutt- Being a west coast guy, Patrick is looking at both UCLA and Stanford, who have both offered. Cal, USC, and San Diego State are also in the mix.

SG Will Brown- Oklahoma really wants Will to stay at home, as they have offered. Also in the mix are Florida, Ole Miss, Houston, and USC, but none have offered.

SG Braydon Gale- Braydon is getting heat from both N.C. State and Charlotte who have both offered. Also in the mix are Purdue, Tennessee, and Florida who have not offered.

PG Aaron Ginsberg- Aaron has no offers yet, but Boston College is at the top. Also in the mix are Fairfield, St. John's, Hartford, and Siena.

[collegesportsfanms]

September 2021

SG Benito Sheppard- Some new schools are in the mix now, while Arizona is still the only offer and holds the top spot, Oregon, Kansas State, and Marshall are now in the mix. Marshall? Really?

SG Bishop Palmer- It looks to be between Tennessee and Florida for Bishop, as he has told all other schools thanks but no thanks.

C Patrick Hutt- Cal and UCLA have offered now, and Purdue, Pittsburgh, and Duke are making a push.

SG Will Brown- Will seems to want to stay at home as much as Oklahoma wants him to stay at home, as he has given Oklahoma an unofficial verbal commit.

SG Braydon Gale- Charlotte has backed off, but N.C. State is still the top offer for Braydon. Kansas State, Marshall, and Oregon are interested as well.

PG Aaron Ginsberg- Fairfield, Rutgers, and Lehigh are all interested and have offered. St. John's and Siena are the other 2 that are in Aaron's top 5, but they haven't offered.

[collegesportsfanms]

October 2021

SG Benito Sheppard- Marshall has thrown an offer Benito's way, and he is actually entertaining it. All indications point to Benito signing with Arizona though. Nothing is official yet. Oregon and Kansas State haven't offered but are still interested.

SG Bishop Palmer- Florida has dropped their offer after hearing that Tennessee had a substantial lead in the recruiting race, and Bishop has in fact given a verbal to Tennessee.

C Patrick Hutt- Cal and Purdue are the current offers for Patrick, but Duke, Pitt, and North Carolina are still in the mix. None of those have offered yet.

SG Will Brown- Nothing has changed for Will, he still seems to be locked in to Oklahoma.

SG Braydon Gale- N.C. State is still the only offer for Braydon, but Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Kansas State are still in the mix. None have offered though.

PG Aaron Ginsberg- It looks to be between Rutgers and Fairfield for Aaron. Both have offered, and nobody else is interested now.

[collegesportsfanms]

November 2021

SG Benito Sheppard- Benito has made it official, signing with Arizona as he'll be a Wildcat next season.

SG Bishop Palmer- It's still Tennessee for Bishop, but he has not signed yet. No other team is in the mix, so I'm not sure why he hasn't made it official. Perhaps he is waiting for some other school to recruit him?

C Patrick Hutt- It's California for Patrick, as he'll join Benito in the Pac 12 next season. He made it official by signing the LOI.

SG Will Brown- Oklahoma State made a late push to get Will, but his mind was already made up. He will be a Sooner next year, as he signed his LOI with Oklahoma.

SG Braydon Gale- Braydon probably could have held out for better offers, but there really weren't any to be found. N.C. State was the only offer, and Braydon took it, signing his LOI.

PG Aaron Ginsberg- Aaron will be taking his talents to the Big East, as he has signed with Rutgers. All I can say is good luck playing against the likes of Georgetown and Pitt.

So 5 of our 6 recruits have signed, and I will let the 12 college players know where they stand as far as the depth chart. A couple of them may have the option to redshirt. I'll try to get that post in tomorrow as I'm going out of town for the weekend, so everybody will have time to make decisions.

[vex]

Well that was close. Almost Texas and then almost Oklahoma State. Boomer Sooner!

[collegesportsfanms]

Now that most of our 6 recruits know where they'll be playing next season, it's time to look at the depth charts for our 12 remaining players. First we'll look at the ones that have already used their redshirt, and there are 6 of them.

PG Benton Gale (High Point)- Benton is still projected to be the starting PG.

PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- Unfortunately, Bam still isn't projected as a starter. He's 7th on the depth chart, so he should get his share of minutes.

SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- Qwikshot is projected to be the starting SF.

PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- Mike will see his share of minutes for sure, he's 6th on the depth chart and listed as a PG/SG, so he should see plenty of PT.

PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- Path is again projected to shift down and be the starting C.

PF Erik Flamebeard (North Carolina)- Erik is listed 8th on the depth chart, so there's a chance he'll see good minutes. He should definitely see a lot more minutes than last season.

Now for the 6 players who still have their redshirt available.

C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- Ariel is projected to be the starting C this season. I see no reason to redshirt him, but it's not up to me, it's up to DavidCorperial.

SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- Thomas is projected as the starting SF this season. He won't transfer if redshirted but I see no reason for him to redshirt. As StLee has not been on the boards in over 8 months (hope he's alright), I'll make the decision to play him.

SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke)- Cameron is projected as the starting PG for Coach K. He will transfer if he's redshirted, but it's totally up to Grover.

PG Jackson Pace (Purdue)- Jackson is listed as the starting SG and since the game has already redshirted so many players for Purdue, Jackson isn't eligible to be redshirted this season as that would leave Purdue with less than 10 eligible players. So Jackson is playing. Sorry cmp, the game took the decision out of our hands.

PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)- Jawouk is projected to be the starting PF this season. He wouldn't transfer if he were redshirted, but not sure there is a reason to. What do you say britrock88?

C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)- Tim is still projected to be the starting PF. He won't transfer if redshirted. What do you say rjolley?

[DavidCorperial]

Ariel will play this season

[rjolley]

What does the rest of the team look like for Tim? Would it be worth it for him to sit?

[britrock88]

Figured Jawouk might start after getting rotation minutes for two years. Let's see how he does!

[collegesportsfanms]

What does the rest of the team look like for Tim? Would it be worth it for him to sit?

Just got on to check as I'm back home now. Tim is 1 of only 2 post players that are worth a damn at Mississippi State. All the others are red or yellow. The bulk of the talent is on the perimeter, with several blue/blue or green/green players at SF, SG, and PG.

Of the other post players, 1 is a walk-on that is red/red, there's also a senior that is a yellow that hasn't lived up to his green potential, as well as a couple underclassmen of which one is red/orange and the other is yellow/blue, so you can see Coach Mack doesn't have a lot to work with right now in the post.

If that helps you make a decision at all, great. If you need more info on what the colors mean, I'll see if I can pull it up.

[collegesportsfanms]

Since Grover hasn't been on the boards in quite a few months, I'm making the decision to go ahead and play Cameron. I was thinking of deleting those players whose user names haven't been on the forums for a while, but I'm kind of interested to see how it goes. Same with the Coaches Dynasty. What do you guys think, should I just keep everybody in it, even if a user hasn't been on the forums in months, such as the case with StLee and Grover? Or should I get rid of their players/coaches after a certain amount of time?

[Neuqua]

If you want to keep them in I'm fine with it, but no need to hold up the rest of the dynasty if we're waiting on feedback on those players.

[vex]

Whatever is easiest for you.

[bbgunn]

I agree with the others. I think it's only fair to give them a set time period to reply, and then move on if no reply comes. I would expect that to happen to my player if I didn't reply on time.

[rjolley]

Thanks for the info, collegesportsfanms. Tim will play, and hopefully stay out of foul trouble.

[collegesportsfanms]

No redshirts of our 12 players this season, so let's take a look at the season tournaments our players will be playing in:

Kansas State (Mike Schaplowsky) is the top seed in the 2021 Island Invitational.

Oregon (Path Twelve) is the 4th seed in the 2021 Las Vegas Challenge.

Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) is the top seed in the 4 team 2021 Legends Invitational.

Purdue (Jackson Pace) is the 3rd seed in the 4 team 2021 Legends Invitational.

Mississippi State (Tim Sheppard) is the 3rd seed in the 2021 Paradise Shootout.

North Carolina (Erik Flamebeard) is the 3rd seed in the 16 team 2021 Preseason NIT.

Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg and Jawouk Bafou) is the 2nd seed in the 2021 San Juan Classic.

Duke (Cameron Blodgett) is the top seed in the 4 team 2021 Travelers Invitational.

Marshall (Thomas Magnum) is the 3rd seed in the 4 team 2021 Youth Invitational.

High Point (Benton Gale) and Grambling (Bam Jamison) were not invited to a season tournament.

[collegesportsfanms]

Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (49) 0-0 1746 18 Big East Conference
2. California (18) 0-0 1739 13 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Arizona (1) 0-0 1641 10 Pacific-10 Conference
4. Stanford 0-0 1572 NR Pacific-10 Conference
5. Wisconsin (3) 0-0 1518 NR Big Ten Conference
6. Illinois 0-0 1436 3 Big Ten Conference
7. North Carolina (1) 0-0 1302 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Dayton 0-0 1267 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Tennessee 0-0 1183 8 Southeastern Conference
10. Texas 0-0 1142 2 Big 12 Conference
11. Temple 0-0 1059 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Ohio State 0-0 978 NR Big Ten Conference
13. Kansas 0-0 840 14 Big 12 Conference
14. Utah State 0-0 834 16 Western Athletic Conference
15. Wake Forest 0-0 728 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Louisville 0-0 602 NR Big East Conference
17. Michigan State 0-0 601 4 Big Ten Conference
18. Notre Dame 0-0 520 NR Big East Conference
19. Villanova 0-0 461 12 Big East Conference
20. Georgia Tech 0-0 419 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Florida 0-0 302 NR Southeastern Conference
22. UCLA 0-0 271 NR Pacific-10 Conference
23. Seton Hall 0-0 216 NR Big East Conference
24. Memphis 0-0 169 NR Big East Conference
25. West Virginia 0-0 142 22 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Maryland 0-0 120 Atlantic Coast Conference
Xavier 0-0 80 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oklahoma 0-0 72 Big 12 Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 70 Western Athletic Conference
Boston College 0-0 62 Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke 0-0 57 Atlantic Coast Conference
Connecticut 0-0 42 Big East Conference
Marquette 0-0 39 Big East Conference
Mississippi State 0-0 33 Southeastern Conference
Clemson 0-0 32 Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgetown 0-0 29 Big East Conference
Texas Tech 0-0 19 Big 12 Conference
Kentucky 0-0 12 Southeastern Conference
Syracuse 0-0 10 Big East Conference
Georgia 0-0 8 Southeastern Conference
San Diego State 0-0 7 Mountain West Conference
Auburn 0-0 5 Southeastern Conference
Iowa 0-0 5 Big Ten Conference
Southern California 0-0 5 Pacific-10 Conference
Butler 0-0 2 Horizon League
Mississippi 0-0 2 Southeastern Conference
Virginia Tech 0-0 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Looks like big things expected from Pitt this season!

[collegesportsfanms]

Preseason Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Dayton (57) 0-0 1785 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple (11) 0-0 1726 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah State (4) 0-0 1667 2 Western Athletic Conference
4. Xavier 0-0 1545 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Gonzaga 0-0 1496 8 Western Athletic Conference
6. San Diego State 0-0 1168 9 Mountain West Conference
7. Butler 0-0 1070 19 Horizon League
8. Northern Iowa 0-0 932 NR Missouri Valley Conference
9. Utah 0-0 737 NR Mountain West Conference
10. Massachusetts 0-0 572 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Fairfield 0-0 409 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
12. Charlotte 0-0 408 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Bradley 0-0 352 NR Missouri Valley Conference
14. Creighton 0-0 346 1 Missouri Valley Conference
15. UNLV 0-0 346 NR Mountain West Conference
16. Fresno State 0-0 307 6 Western Athletic Conference
17. Kent State 0-0 300 14 Conference USA
18. Nevada 0-0 285 NR Western Athletic Conference
19. Richmond 0-0 251 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. George Washington 0-0 237 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. UAB 0-0 237 15 Conference USA
22. Wright State 0-0 228 NR Horizon League
23. Houston 0-0 214 10 Conference USA
24. New Mexico 0-0 214 NR Mountain West Conference
25. New Mexico State 0-0 195 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Northeastern 0-0 194 Atlantic 10 Conference
Siena 0-0 188 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marshall 0-0 176 Conference USA
Boise State 0-0 166 Western Athletic Conference
Hofstra 0-0 157 Colonial Athletic Association
Santa Clara 0-0 157 West Coast Conference
Saint Joseph's 0-0 149 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oregon State 0-0 148 Mountain West Conference
Ohio 0-0 143 Mid-American Conference
Central Florida 0-0 133 Conference USA
Saint Mary's 0-0 133 West Coast Conference
Tulsa 0-0 133 Conference USA
Drexel 0-0 124 Colonial Athletic Association
South Florida 0-0 114 Conference USA
Missouri State 0-0 111 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego 0-0 105 West Coast Conference
San Jose State 0-0 104 Western Athletic Conference
George Mason 0-0 102 Colonial Athletic Association
Buffalo 0-0 100 Mid-American Conference
Air Force 0-0 96 Mountain West Conference
Rider 0-0 93 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 0-0 93 Horizon League
Troy 0-0 91 Sun Belt Conference
Detroit 0-0 89 Horizon League
Niagara 0-0 88 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 87 Big West Conference
Boston University 0-0 86 America East Conference
Hawaii 0-0 83 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 82 Conference USA
UL-Lafayette 0-0 82 Sun Belt Conference
UTEP 0-0 81 Conference USA
St. Bonaventure 0-0 80 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Illinois 0-0 76 Missouri Valley Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 74 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wyoming 0-0 70 Mountain West Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 66 Western Athletic Conference
Cleveland State 0-0 63 Horizon League
Pepperdine 0-0 60 West Coast Conference
VCU 0-0 57 Colonial Athletic Association
Colorado State 0-0 51 Mountain West Conference
Western Kentucky 0-0 49 Sun Belt Conference
La Salle 0-0 48 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Francisco 0-0 48 West Coast Conference
South Alabama 0-0 47 Sun Belt Conference
East Carolina 0-0 46 Conference USA
Loyola Marymount 0-0 43 West Coast Conference
Holy Cross 0-0 40 Patriot League
Cal State Northridge 0-0 38 Big West Conference
Loyola-IL 0-0 34 Horizon League
Southern Methodist 0-0 34 Conference USA
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 32 Big West Conference
Weber State 0-0 32 Big Sky Conference
Iona 0-0 31 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 31 Summit League
College of Charleston 0-0 30 Southern Conference
Texas Christian 0-0 29 Mountain West Conference
Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 28 Sun Belt Conference
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 28 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Pacific 0-0 28 Big West Conference
Duquesne 0-0 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oakland 0-0 27 Summit League
Utah Valley 0-0 26 Great West Conference
Fordham 0-0 25 Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Louis 0-0 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 24 Sun Belt Conference
Tulane 0-0 24 Conference USA
Marist 0-0 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Towson 0-0 23 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Irvine 0-0 23 Big West Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 22 Sun Belt Conference
Western Michigan 0-0 22 Mid-American Conference
Manhattan 0-0 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Montana State 0-0 21 Big Sky Conference
Princeton 0-0 21 Ivy League
American 0-0 19 Patriot League
Arkansas State 0-0 19 Sun Belt Conference
Canisius 0-0 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Florida International 0-0 19 Sun Belt Conference
Harvard 0-0 19 Ivy League
Sacramento State 0-0 19 Big Sky Conference
Howard 0-0 18 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
IUPUI 0-0 18 Summit League
Jacksonville 0-0 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
Montana 0-0 17 Big Sky Conference
North Texas 0-0 17 Sun Belt Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 17 Ivy League
Stony Brook 0-0 17 America East Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 16 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Centenary 0-0 16 Summit League
Florida Atlantic 0-0 16 Sun Belt Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 16 Big Sky Conference
South Carolina State 0-0 16 Atlantic Sun Conference
Binghamton 0-0 15 America East Conference
Brown 0-0 15 Ivy League
Cal Poly 0-0 15 Big West Conference
Lafayette 0-0 15 America East Conference
Stetson 0-0 15 Atlantic Sun Conference
UMBC 0-0 15 America East Conference
Winthrop 0-0 15 Atlantic Sun Conference
Akron 0-0 14 Mid-American Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 14 Northeast Conference
Citadel 0-0 14 Southern Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 13 Ohio Valley Conference
Bucknell 0-0 13 Patriot League
Columbia 0-0 13 Ivy League
Florida A&M 0-0 13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
New Orleans 0-0 13 Sun Belt Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Rice 0-0 13 Mid-American Conference
Bryant University 0-0 13 Northeast Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 12 Mid-American Conference
Drake 0-0 12 Missouri Valley Conference
Furman 0-0 12 Southern Conference
Lehigh 0-0 12 Patriot League
Morgan State 0-0 12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Sam Houston State 0-0 12 Southland Conference
Cornell 0-0 11 Ivy League
Eastern Michigan 0-0 11 Mid-American Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 11 Ohio Valley Conference
Mount St. Mary's 0-0 11 Northeast Conference
St. Francis-PA 0-0 11 Northeast Conference
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 11 Southland Conference
Wofford 0-0 11 Southern Conference
North Florida 0-0 11 Big South Conference
Central Arkansas 0-0 11 Southland Conference
Grambling State 0-0 10 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Maryland-East Shore 0-0 10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Miami-Ohio 0-0 10 Mid-American Conference
Samford 0-0 10 Southern Conference
Texas-Arlington 0-0 10 Southland Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 10 Big South Conference
Alabama A&M 0-0 9 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bowling Green 0-0 9 Mid-American Conference
Charleston Southern 0-0 9 Big South Conference
Coppin State 0-0 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 9 Big West Conference
Northwestern State 0-0 9 Southland Conference
Houston Baptist 0-0 9 Great West Conference
Alabama State 0-0 8 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Albany 0-0 8 America East Conference
Coastal Carolina 0-0 8 Big South Conference
McNeese State 0-0 8 Southland Conference
Navy 0-0 8 Patriot League
Texas A&M-CC 0-0 8 Southland Conference
Youngstown State 0-0 8 Horizon League
Nicholls State 0-0 7 Southland Conference
Texas State 0-0 7 Southland Conference
Davidson 0-0 6 Southern Conference
St. Francis-NY 0-0 6 Northeast Conference
Texas-San Antonio 0-0 6 Southland Conference
Presbyterian 0-0 6 Big South Conference
Illinois State 0-0 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern 0-0 5 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas Southern 0-0 5 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Toledo 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 5 Big West Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Lamar 0-0 4 Southland Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 4 Southland Conference
Wagner 0-0 4 Northeast Conference
Army 0-0 3 Patriot League
Texas-Pan American 0-0 3 Great West Conference
Long Island 0-0 2 Northeast Conference
Prairie View A&M 0-0 2 Southwestern Athletic Conference
UC Davis 0-0 2 Big West Conference
Colgate 0-0 1 Patriot League
Green Bay 0-0 1 Horizon League
Cal State Bakersfield 0-0 1 Independent

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 7-14, 2021

Only 10 games on the schedule for our FOFC teams this week. Several teams didn't play, so to make things shorter for the first couple weeks, I'll only highlight the teams that didn't play. If you don't see your team, it just means they didn't have a game this week. Also, we did have 1 feature game this week.

11/14/21- Legends Invitational 3rd Place Game- (3) Purdue (Jackson Pace) vs. (1) #1 Pittsburgh- Qwikshot Collins -- Both teams looked to recover after a loss in their opening game, but the difference in this one was free throw shooting. Pitt was 21-26 while Purdue was 10-12. That was enough for Pitt to save some face after an opening round upset.

Final Score: #1 Pittsburgh- 98, Purdue- 90

Jackson Pace (Purdue)- started game, 34 mins played, 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- started game, 36 mins played, 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 1-0, 0-0 Big East.

11/14/21 vs. VCU (W 61-53), started game, 17 mins played, 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.

Ariel battled foul trouble all game so we've still yet to see his best.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 0-1, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/14/21- Youth Invitational First Round vs. (2) #5 Wisconsin (L 71-63), started game, 33 mins played, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Not the greatest game in the world for Thomas, but he did battle foul trouble. Shooting wasn't so good as he was just 3-11.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big East.

11/13/21- Legends Invitational First Round vs. (4) Bowling Green (L 83-73), started game, 33 mins played, 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.
11/14/21- Legends Invitational 3rd Place Game vs. (3) Purdue- feature game, highlighted above.

Decent first couple of games for Qwikshot, who has taken over a starting role.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke) -- 1-1, 0-0 ACC.

11/8/21- Travelers Invitational vs. (4) Rutgers (L 76-69), started game, 37 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.
11/10-21- Travelers Invitational 3rd Place Game vs. (2) Northern Iowa (W 79-71), started game, 37 mins played, 20 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).

Good start to the season for Cameron who is averaging 7.5 assists per game early on. Exactly what Coach K needs from him. Now if he could just get some production from the rest of the team.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 0-2, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/13/21- Legends Invitational First Round vs. (2) #15 Wake Forest (L 91-67), started game, 33 mins played, 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block.
11/14/21- Legends Invitational 3rd Place Game vs. (1) #1 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.

Jackson certainly did his part for his team, and to be fair, having to play a couple of top 15 teams right off the bat isn't exactly what they expected. Still, Jackson handled it well.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 1-0, 0-0 Big East.

11/14/21 vs. VCU (W 61-53), started game, 29 mins played, 16 points, 15 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).

What a season debut for Jawouk as he finally cracks the starting rotation and rewards his coach for the decision.

JR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 1-0, 0-0 SEC.

11/14/21- Paradise Shootout vs. (6) Michigan (W 82-69), started game, 24 mins played, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Tim had some very good stats for only playing 24 minutes. The reason.. exactly what we were afraid of, foul trouble. He had 4 fouls.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#7 North Carolina) -- 2-0, 0-0 ACC.

11/11/21- Preseason NIT First Round vs. (14) Air Force (W 81-68), came off bench, 3 mins played, 1 assist.
11/13/21- Preseason NIT Quarterfinals vs. (6) Indiana (W 67-42), came off bench, 4 mins played, 2 rebounds.

So Erik is going to struggle to get minutes this season, but he's being a great team player. When he gets in the game, he contributes somehow.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. California (60) 0-0 1784 2 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Stanford 0-0 1702 4 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Wisconsin (9) 1-0 1657 5 Big Ten Conference
4. North Carolina (3) 2-0 1584 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Tennessee 1-0 1450 9 Southeastern Conference
6. Dayton 0-0 1428 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Kansas 2-0 1360 13 Big 12 Conference
8. Wake Forest 2-0 1242 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Utah State 1-0 1176 14 Western Athletic Conference
10. Louisville 1-0 1027 16 Big East Conference
11. Michigan State 0-0 893 17 Big Ten Conference
12. Xavier 3-0 874 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Oklahoma 3-0 839 NR Big 12 Conference
14. Notre Dame 0-0 817 18 Big East Conference
15. Villanova 0-0 783 19 Big East Conference
16. UCLA 1-0 708 22 Pacific-10 Conference
17. West Virginia 1-0 598 25 Big East Conference
18. Pittsburgh 1-1 580 1 Big East Conference
19. Maryland 1-0 531 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Seton Hall 0-0 434 23 Big East Conference
21. Mississippi State 1-0 340 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Illinois 2-1 244 6 Big Ten Conference
23. Arizona 0-1 234 3 Pacific-10 Conference
24. Clemson 1-0 222 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Boston College 0-0 177 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgetown 1-0 167 Big East Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 137 Western Athletic Conference
Marquette 0-0 92 Big East Conference
Texas Tech 0-0 48 Big 12 Conference
Kentucky 0-0 45 Southeastern Conference
San Diego State 0-0 29 Mountain West Conference
Georgia 0-0 25 Southeastern Conference
Syracuse 0-0 22 Big East Conference
Southern California 0-0 18 Pacific-10 Conference
Auburn 1-0 17 Southeastern Conference
Central Florida 2-0 17 Conference USA
Iowa 0-0 16 Big Ten Conference
Butler 0-0 15 Horizon League
Iowa State 2-0 12 Big 12 Conference
Troy 2-0 10 Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay 2-0 9 Ohio Valley Conference
College of Charleston 2-0 8 Southern Conference
Virginia 1-0 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
Missouri State 2-0 5 Missouri Valley Conference
UC Santa Barbara 2-0 4 Big West Conference
Richmond 1-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Milwaukee 2-0 3 Horizon League
Albany 2-0 2 America East Conference
Mississippi 0-0 2 Southeastern Conference
Massachusetts 1-0 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami 0-0 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia Tech 0-0 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

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Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Dayton (64) 0-0 1792 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Utah State (8) 1-0 1721 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 3-0 1661 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Gonzaga 0-0 1526 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. San Diego State 0-0 1168 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Butler 0-0 1100 7 Horizon League
7. Temple 1-1 919 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Massachusetts 1-0 684 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Missouri State 2-0 678 NR Missouri Valley Conference
10. UC Santa Barbara 2-0 664 NR Big West Conference
11. Milwaukee 2-0 604 NR Horizon League
12. Loyola Marymount 2-0 530 NR West Coast Conference
13. Central Florida 2-0 505 NR Conference USA
14. Troy 2-0 409 NR Sun Belt Conference
15. George Washington 1-0 339 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Austin Peay 2-0 335 NR Ohio Valley Conference
17. College of Charleston 2-0 319 NR Southern Conference
18. Richmond 1-0 317 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. San Diego 1-0 284 NR West Coast Conference
20. Tulsa 1-0 278 NR Conference USA
21. UNLV 0-0 273 15 Mountain West Conference
22. Bradley 0-0 257 13 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Albany 2-0 248 NR America East Conference
24. Nevada 0-0 236 18 Western Athletic Conference
25. Saint Joseph's 1-0 219 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Northeastern 0-0 198 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico State 0-0 196 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 196 West Coast Conference
IUPUI 1-0 168 Summit League
Illinois State 1-0 164 Missouri Valley Conference
Princeton 1-0 158 Ivy League
Drexel 0-0 151 Colonial Athletic Association
Kent State 0-0 148 Conference USA
Portland 1-0 148 West Coast Conference
Hawaii 0-0 136 Western Athletic Conference
Buffalo 0-0 130 Mid-American Conference
UAB 0-0 128 Conference USA
Cal State Northridge 0-0 124 Big West Conference
Colorado State 0-0 121 Mountain West Conference
Rider 0-0 120 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Texas Christian 1-0 120 Mountain West Conference
Illinois-Chicago 1-0 119 Horizon League
Niagara 0-0 117 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Miami-Ohio 1-0 115 Mid-American Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 114 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vermont 1-0 112 America East Conference
Western Kentucky 1-0 111 Sun Belt Conference
Wright State 0-0 104 Horizon League
Cal State Bakersfield 1-0 103 Independent
Rhode Island 0-0 101 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 97 Big West Conference
Montana State 0-0 96 Big Sky Conference
Evansville 1-0 90 Missouri Valley Conference
Middle Tennessee 1-0 87 Sun Belt Conference
East Carolina 1-0 84 Conference USA
Old Dominion 1-0 77 Colonial Athletic Association
Idaho 0-0 75 West Coast Conference
Iona 0-0 74 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
New Orleans 1-0 74 Sun Belt Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 74 Summit League
Ohio 0-0 73 Mid-American Conference
IPFW 1-0 67 Summit League
Weber State 0-0 67 Big Sky Conference
UTEP 0-0 66 Conference USA
UC Irvine 0-0 64 Big West Conference
Duquesne 0-0 63 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Florida 0-0 62 Conference USA
UNC Wilmington 1-0 51 Colonial Athletic Association
George Mason 0-0 48 Colonial Athletic Association
UMKC 1-0 47 Summit League
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 45 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UL-Lafayette 0-0 45 Sun Belt Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 44 Ivy League
Sacramento State 0-0 43 Big Sky Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 39 Big West Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 34 Big West Conference
Maine 1-0 34 America East Conference
Southern Methodist 0-0 34 Conference USA
Western Illinois 1-0 34 Summit League
Manhattan 0-0 32 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 32 Conference USA
Morehead State 1-0 31 Ohio Valley Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 30 Western Athletic Conference
St. Francis-NY 1-0 30 Northeast Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 30 Big West Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 29 America East Conference
Drake 0-0 26 Missouri Valley Conference
South Alabama 0-0 26 Sun Belt Conference
UC Davis 0-0 26 Big West Conference
Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 25 Sun Belt Conference
Canisius 0-0 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Robert Morris 1-0 22 Northeast Conference
Binghamton 0-0 21 America East Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 21 Sun Belt Conference
Towson 0-0 21 Colonial Athletic Association
American 0-0 20 Patriot League
Arkansas State 0-0 20 Sun Belt Conference
Denver 0-0 20 Sun Belt Conference
Columbia 0-0 19 Ivy League
Florida A&M 1-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Howard 0-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 19 Atlantic Sun Conference
Florida International 0-0 18 Sun Belt Conference
South Carolina State 0-0 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 17 Sun Belt Conference
Citadel 0-0 17 Southern Conference
Wagner 0-0 17 Northeast Conference
Houston Baptist 1-0 17 Great West Conference
Harvard 0-0 16 Ivy League
Tulane 0-0 16 Conference USA
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 15 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Army 0-0 15 Patriot League
Northern Arizona 0-0 15 Big Sky Conference
Stetson 0-0 15 Atlantic Sun Conference
Bucknell 0-0 14 Patriot League
North Texas 0-0 14 Sun Belt Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 13 Mid-American Conference
Grambling State 0-0 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Lehigh 0-0 13 Patriot League
Long Island 0-0 13 Northeast Conference
Texas-Arlington 1-0 13 Southland Conference
Rice 0-0 12 Mid-American Conference
St. Francis-PA 0-0 12 Northeast Conference
North Florida 0-0 12 Big South Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 12 Big South Conference
Colgate 0-0 11 Patriot League
Eastern Michigan 0-0 11 Mid-American Conference
Northwestern State 0-0 11 Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 11 Southland Conference
Toledo 0-0 11 Mid-American Conference
Charleston Southern 0-0 10 Big South Conference
McNeese State 0-0 10 Southland Conference
Texas A&M-CC 0-0 10 Southland Conference
Central Arkansas 0-0 10 Southland Conference
Coastal Carolina 0-0 9 Big South Conference
Morgan State 0-0 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Texas State 0-0 9 Southland Conference
Idaho State 0-0 8 Big Sky Conference
Texas Southern 0-0 8 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bryant University 0-0 8 Northeast Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 7 Ohio Valley Conference
Lamar 0-0 7 Southland Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 7 Southland Conference
Alabama A&M 0-0 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Mount St. Mary's 0-0 6 Northeast Conference
Texas-Pan American 0-0 6 Great West Conference
Maryland-East Shore 0-0 5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Prairie View A&M 0-0 5 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Presbyterian 0-0 5 Big South Conference
Coppin State 0-0 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 4 Northeast Conference
Wichita State 0-0 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Navy 0-0 3 Patriot League
Murray State 0-0 1 Ohio Valley Conference
St. Peter's 0-0 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

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Nov. 15-21, 2021

No feature games this week, so to the weekly recap we go:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big South.

11/18/21 at Virginia Tech (W 71-61), started game, 29 mins played, 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, (POTG).
11/20/21 at Campbell (L 65-58), started game, 36 mins played, 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Nice week for Benton, especially with the rebounds. Point guards aren't supposed to get that many rebounds normally, but he's turning into a solid offensive rebounder especially.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 1-2, 0-0 SWAC.

11/15/21 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (L 75-66), came off bench, 12 mins played, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.
11/19/21 at Centenary (L 74-68), came off bench, 10 mins played, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
11/21/21 at Arkansas (W 65-54), came off bench, 10 mins played, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Bam isn't getting a lot of minutes still, but he's playing a key role, especially on the defensive end. I think the 3 games in a row without having more than 3 fouls is a personal record for him.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big East.

11/19/21 at Maryland-East Shore (L 86-69), started game, 26 mins played, 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
11/21/21 vs. Tennessee State (W 85-75), started game, 19 mins played, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

Not the best game in the world against Tennessee State, as Ariel battled foul trouble. He'll need to get that corrected if he wants to continue his starting role.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 1-2, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/16/21- Youth Invitational 3rd Place Game vs. (1) Oklahoma State (W 92-91, OT), started game, 40 mins played, 42 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).
11/21/21 vs. Virginia Tech (L 69-51), started game, 35 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

What a game against Okie State for Thomas. That 42 points is a new career high.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#18 Pittsburgh) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big East.

No games this week for Qwikshot and the Panthers.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big 12.

11/19/21- Island Invitational First Round vs. (8) Kennesaw State (L 84-65), came off bench, 21 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
11/21/21- Island Invitational Consolation Round vs. (4) Drake (W 82-55), came off bench, 16 mins played, 8 points, 1 block, 1 steal.

Mike didn't play a major role in either game, but hey, he did have a block against Drake, so that counts for something.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 2-0, 0-0 Pac 10.

11/15/21- Las Vegas Challenge First Round vs. (5) Penn State (W 72-39), started game, 33 mins played, 31 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals, (POTG).
11/17/21- Las Vegas Challenge Semifinal vs. (8) Stony Brook (W 85-59), started game, 18 mins played, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.

Path battled foul trouble against Stony Brook, but the 31 points against Penn State is a new career high.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke) -- 1-2, 0-0 ACC.

11/18/21 vs. Belmont (L 70-68), started game, 37 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Cameron did alright in the only game of the week. Coach K seems to be relying on his starters, as 4 bench players logged just 25 mins of action and no starter played less than 33 minutes.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 0-2, 0-0 Big Ten.

No games this week for Jackson or the Boilermakers.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big East.

11/19/21 at Maryland-East Shore (L 86-69), started game, 28 mins played, 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
11/21/21 vs. Tennessee State (W 85-75), started game, 29 mins played, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals.

Jawouk had solid numbers this week, almost getting a double double at UMES, but fell a point and a rebound short.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#21 Mississippi State) -- 4-0, 0-0 SEC.

11/16/21- Paradise Shootout Semifinal vs. (2) #17 West Virginia (W 65-62), started game, 33 mins played, 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).
11/18/21- Paradise Shootout Championship vs. (1) #19 Maryland (W 74-59), started game, 30 mins played, 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.
11/21/21 vs. Middle Tennessee (W 80-69), started game, 29 mins played, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).

Great week for Tim who had 2 double-doubles in 3 games. Surprisingly, he didn't get POTG in either of those games. Crazy.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#4 North Carolina) -- 3-0, 0-0 ACC.

11/20/21- Preseason NIT Semifinal vs. (7) Missouri State (W 69-53), came off bench, 4 mins played, 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

The story is the same for Erik, he'll contribute, he just needs minutes.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Stanford (64) 2-0 1786 2 Pacific-10 Conference
2. North Carolina (2) 3-0 1706 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Tennessee (2) 3-0 1632 5 Southeastern Conference
4. Dayton (4) 3-0 1631 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Louisville 3-0 1492 10 Big East Conference
6. Wake Forest 2-0 1389 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Mississippi State 4-0 1290 21 Southeastern Conference
8. Xavier 4-0 1283 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. California 2-1 1176 1 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Illinois 3-1 1044 22 Big Ten Conference
11. Clemson 1-0 907 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Pittsburgh 1-1 895 18 Big East Conference
13. Marquette 1-0 850 NR Big East Conference
14. Arizona 1-1 827 23 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Georgia 2-0 766 NR Southeastern Conference
16. Wisconsin 2-1 712 3 Big Ten Conference
17. San Diego State 2-0 534 NR Mountain West Conference
18. Butler 2-0 485 NR Horizon League
19. Temple 2-1 365 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Central Florida 5-0 282 NR Conference USA
21. Auburn 1-0 243 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Texas A&M 3-0 200 NR Big 12 Conference
23. Utah State 2-1 193 9 Western Athletic Conference
24. Kent State 3-0 135 NR Conference USA
25. San Diego 3-0 129 NR West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Ohio State 1-1 120 Big Ten Conference
Saint Joseph's 3-0 117 Atlantic 10 Conference
Georgia Tech 2-1 90 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 2-0 85 Pacific-10 Conference
Maryland 3-1 79 Atlantic Coast Conference
Drexel 3-0 77 Colonial Athletic Association
Arizona State 2-0 73 Pacific-10 Conference
East Carolina 4-0 65 Conference USA
Kansas 2-1 45 Big 12 Conference
Southern Methodist 2-0 42 Conference USA
Wichita State 2-0 40 Missouri Valley Conference
Austin Peay 3-0 38 Ohio Valley Conference
Louisiana State 2-0 37 Southeastern Conference
Ohio 2-0 36 Mid-American Conference
UCLA 2-1 34 Pacific-10 Conference
UNLV 1-0 34 Mountain West Conference
Iona 2-0 32 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
South Carolina 2-0 31 Southeastern Conference
Miami-Ohio 2-0 30 Mid-American Conference
Old Dominion 3-0 29 Colonial Athletic Association
Canisius 2-0 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Nevada 1-0 23 Western Athletic Conference
Jacksonville 2-0 22 Atlantic Sun Conference
Long Beach State 2-0 21 Big West Conference
Illinois-Chicago 2-0 18 Horizon League
Florida Atlantic 2-0 16 Sun Belt Conference
Buffalo 1-0 15 Mid-American Conference
Seton Hall 2-1 15 Big East Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 2-0 14 Independent
Portland 2-0 13 West Coast Conference
Evansville 2-0 12 Missouri Valley Conference
Belmont 2-0 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
Bethune-Cookman 2-0 10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Army 2-0 9 Patriot League
Northern Illinois 2-0 9 Mid-American Conference
St. Peter's 2-0 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Colgate 2-0 8 Patriot League
UC Irvine 1-0 8 Big West Conference
Notre Dame 1-1 7 Big East Conference
UMKC 2-0 7 Summit League
Texas-Arlington 2-0 6 Southland Conference
Citadel 2-0 6 Southern Conference
UNC Asheville 2-0 6 Big South Conference
Columbia 1-0 5 Ivy League
Eastern Kentucky 2-0 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Oklahoma 3-1 4 Big 12 Conference
St. Francis-NY 1-0 3 Northeast Conference
Connecticut 2-1 2 Big East Conference
Florida 1-1 2 Southeastern Conference
Long Island 0-0 2 Northeast Conference
Stephen F. Austin 1-0 2 Southland Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 1 Northeast Conference
Louisiana Tech 1-0 1 Western Athletic Conference

How about Pitt moving up 6 spots this week and not even playing a game? And how bad is Duke struggling? Not even a single vote.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Dayton (72) 3-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier 4-0 1726 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Butler 2-0 1474 6 Horizon League
4. San Diego State 2-0 1412 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Temple 2-1 1263 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Central Florida 5-0 1234 13 Conference USA
7. Kent State 3-0 1074 NR Conference USA
8. Utah State 2-1 1034 2 Western Athletic Conference
9. Saint Joseph's 3-0 954 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. San Diego 3-0 849 19 West Coast Conference
11. Austin Peay 3-0 724 16 Ohio Valley Conference
12. Drexel 3-0 720 NR Colonial Athletic Association
13. East Carolina 4-0 719 NR Conference USA
14. Old Dominion 3-0 546 NR Colonial Athletic Association
15. Wichita State 2-0 488 NR Missouri Valley Conference
16. Miami-Ohio 2-0 481 NR Mid-American Conference
17. Ohio 2-0 434 NR Mid-American Conference
18. UNLV 1-0 401 21 Mountain West Conference
19. Southern Methodist 2-0 379 NR Conference USA
20. Gonzaga 2-1 367 4 Western Athletic Conference
21. Nevada 1-0 315 24 Western Athletic Conference
22. Evansville 2-0 262 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Long Beach State 2-0 254 NR Big West Conference
24. Illinois-Chicago 2-0 242 NR Horizon League
25. Canisius 2-0 239 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Iona 2-0 230 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 2-0 230 Independent
Belmont 2-0 217 Atlantic Sun Conference
Portland 2-0 206 West Coast Conference
Northern Illinois 2-0 204 Mid-American Conference
UC Irvine 1-0 189 Big West Conference
Buffalo 1-0 184 Mid-American Conference
St. Peter's 2-0 168 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Army 2-0 163 Patriot League
Jacksonville 2-0 151 Atlantic Sun Conference
UMKC 2-0 145 Summit League
Colgate 2-0 136 Patriot League
Columbia 1-0 133 Ivy League
UNC Asheville 2-0 127 Big South Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 119 Northeast Conference
Denver 1-0 118 Sun Belt Conference
Texas-Arlington 2-0 109 Southland Conference
Florida Atlantic 2-0 104 Sun Belt Conference
Bethune-Cookman 2-0 99 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Louisiana Tech 1-0 98 Western Athletic Conference
Stephen F. Austin 1-0 97 Southland Conference
St. Francis-NY 1-0 88 Northeast Conference
Delaware State 1-0 75 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Citadel 2-0 75 Southern Conference
Texas A&M-CC 1-0 74 Southland Conference
Chicago State 1-0 71 Great West Conference
Eastern Kentucky 2-0 63 Ohio Valley Conference
Long Island 0-0 63 Northeast Conference
Texas State 1-0 56 Southland Conference
Toledo 0-0 49 Mid-American Conference
North Dakota 1-0 49 Great West Conference
Tennessee-Martin 1-0 36 Ohio Valley Conference
Morehead State 1-0 28 Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee Tech 1-0 28 Ohio Valley Conference
Texas Southern 0-0 27 Southwestern Athletic Conference

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Nov. 22-28, 2021

1 feature game for you this week, and let's get to it.

11/25/21- High Point (Benton Gale) @ Marshall (Thomas Magnum) -- The Thundering Herd blew a 9 point halftime lead as they went ice cold in the second half and shot just 37.3% for the game. The result may surprise some people, but High Point seems to be an improved team.

Final Score: High Point- 82, Marshall- 67

Benton Gale (High Point) - started game, 35 mins played, 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).
Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- started game, 22 mins played, 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big South.

11/25/21 at Marshall- feature game, highlighted above.

Only 1 game this week for Benton and the Panthers, but it was a memorable one as Benton got POTG in a High Point win.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 1-2, 0-0 SWAC.

No games this week for Bam or the Tigers.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 2-2, 0-0 Big East.

11/25/21 at #8 Xavier (L 97-81), started game, 20 mins played, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Ariel struggled with foul trouble in their only game of the week, as he had 4 and never really got going.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 2-3, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/23/21 at Davidson (W 71-70), started game, 33 mins played, 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 3 steals, (POTG).
11/25/21 vs. High Point- feature game, highlighted above.

Not a bad week for Thomas who had a POTG, and really played well against High Point but couldn't get any help.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#12 Pittsburgh) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big East.

11/26/21 vs. Drexel (W 78-70), started game, 28 mins played, 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, (POTG).

Good game for Qwikshot even if he did have 4 fouls. He helped his team to a win and got the POTG. Well done.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 3-1, 0-0 Big 12.

11/23/21- Island Invitational 5th Place Game vs. (6) St. Bonaventure (W 87-82), came off bench, 18 mins played, 9 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, (Fouled Out).
11/28/21 vs. UMKC (W 87-77), came off bench, 12 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Foul trouble really hurt Mike this week as he had 8 total in the 2 games. It's a shame too, because he was putting up some really good stats aainst the Bonnies.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 4-0, 0-0 Pac 10.

11/22/21- Las Vegas Challenge Championship vs. (2) #18 Butler (W 65-63), started game, 30 mins played, 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, (Double-double).
11/28/21 at Citadel (W 76-64), started game, 32 mins played, 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

The Ducks are really making some noise this season, and Path is holding his own. While his stats aren't earth shattering, he's consistent as he picked up a double-double against Butler and they needed all of it.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke) -- 2-2, 0-0 ACC.

11/28/21 vs. UNC Greensboro (W 74-42), started game, 34 mins played, 13 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 1 steal.

Not great stats for Cameron as he's not scoring like Coach K would have hoped, but he's still getting his assists in and taking care of the ball.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 0-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/24/21 vs. North Carolina Central (L 91-80), started game, 34 mins played, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Decent stats for Jackson, but what a horrible shooting game. 5-18. That won't get it done.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 2-2, 0-0 Big East.

11/25/21 at #8 Xavier (L 97-81), started game, 12 mins played, 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.

Everything I said about Ariel applies for Jawouk too. He also had 4 fouls and played even less minutes.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#7 Mississippi State) -- 4-0, 0-0 SEC.

No games this week for Tim and the Bulldogs.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#2 North Carolina) -- 4-0, 0-0 ACC.

11/22/21- Preseason NIT Championship vs. (12) Austin Peay (W 75-55), came off bench, 4 mins played, 1 point.

Ok, so Erik didn't do much this week, he's probably getting tired of playing mop-up duty and not putting forth his best effort. That won't fly with Coach Williams. He'll need to pick it up.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. North Carolina (61) 4-0 1783 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 5-0 1689 3 Southeastern Conference
3. Dayton (6) 3-0 1662 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Xavier (5) 6-0 1561 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Wake Forest 4-0 1499 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Louisville 3-0 1366 5 Big East Conference
7. California 4-1 1357 9 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Illinois 6-1 1327 10 Big Ten Conference
9. Mississippi State 4-0 1241 7 Southeastern Conference
10. Pittsburgh 2-1 1119 12 Big East Conference
11. Clemson 3-0 1074 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Wisconsin 3-1 963 16 Big Ten Conference
13. Central Florida 6-0 823 20 Conference USA
14. Auburn 2-0 621 21 Southeastern Conference
15. Kansas 3-1 560 NR Big 12 Conference
16. Saint Joseph's 5-0 541 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Temple 3-1 483 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Oregon 4-0 459 NR Pacific-10 Conference
19. Oklahoma 5-1 446 NR Big 12 Conference
20. Maryland 4-1 400 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Arizona State 4-0 376 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. San Diego 4-0 212 25 West Coast Conference
23. Nevada 3-0 200 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. South Carolina 4-0 199 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Georgia Tech 2-1 198 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
East Carolina 5-0 181 Conference USA
Utah State 2-1 151 Western Athletic Conference
Ohio 3-0 120 Mid-American Conference
Seton Hall 2-1 88 Big East Conference
Boston College 3-1 73 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas-Arlington 3-0 73 Southland Conference
St. Peter's 3-0 65 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Long Beach State 2-0 63 Big West Conference
Columbia 3-0 61 Ivy League
UNC Asheville 4-0 57 Big South Conference
Toledo 2-0 51 Mid-American Conference
Stanford 3-2 48 Pacific-10 Conference
Eastern Kentucky 4-0 39 Ohio Valley Conference
Texas A&M-CC 2-0 38 Southland Conference
Bethune-Cookman 3-0 37 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Chicago State 2-0 32 Great West Conference
Florida 1-1 26 Southeastern Conference
North Dakota 2-0 19 Great West Conference
Arizona 2-2 18 Pacific-10 Conference
Gonzaga 2-1 1 Western Athletic Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Dayton (66) 3-0 1793 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier (5) 6-0 1733 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Central Florida (1) 6-0 1549 6 Conference USA
4. Temple 3-1 1468 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Saint Joseph's 5-0 1460 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Nevada 3-0 1291 21 Western Athletic Conference
7. San Diego 4-0 1275 10 West Coast Conference
8. Utah State 2-1 1202 8 Western Athletic Conference
9. East Carolina 5-0 1161 13 Conference USA
10. Ohio 3-0 1105 17 Mid-American Conference
11. UNC Asheville 4-0 1006 NR Big South Conference
12. St. Peter's 3-0 860 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
13. Eastern Kentucky 4-0 847 NR Ohio Valley Conference
14. Gonzaga 2-1 830 20 Western Athletic Conference
15. Bethune-Cookman 3-0 747 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
16. Texas-Arlington 3-0 740 NR Southland Conference
17. Toledo 2-0 698 NR Mid-American Conference
18. Columbia 3-0 694 NR Ivy League
19. Long Beach State 2-0 589 23 Big West Conference
20. Chicago State 2-0 511 NR Great West Conference
21. Texas A&M-CC 2-0 501 NR Southland Conference
22. North Dakota 2-0 387 NR Great West Conference
23. San Diego State 3-1 292 4 Mountain West Conference
24. Milwaukee 6-1 156 NR Horizon League
25. Butler 2-1 81 3 Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 4-1 77 Atlantic 10 Conference
Massachusetts 4-1 60 Atlantic 10 Conference
Drexel 4-1 48 Colonial Athletic Association
Houston 4-1 41 Conference USA
Northeastern 4-1 34 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fresno State 3-1 33 Western Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 3-1 28 Big West Conference
Kent State 4-1 24 Conference USA
Belmont 4-1 15 Atlantic Sun Conference
UAB 3-1 14 Conference USA
George Mason 3-1 11 Colonial Athletic Association
Buffalo 3-1 10 Mid-American Conference
South Florida 3-1 7 Conference USA
Texas Christian 5-1 6 Mountain West Conference
Loyola Marymount 4-1 4 West Coast Conference
College of Charleston 3-1 2 Southern Conference
Iona 3-1 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Old Dominion 4-1 2 Colonial Athletic Association
UL-Lafayette 3-1 2 Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay 3-1 1 Ohio Valley Conference
Colgate 3-1 1 Patriot League
Florida A&M 3-1 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Richmond 3-1 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

With only 3 of our FOFC players playing on a mid-major team (High Point, Grambling, Marshall), I don't expect us to have a lot of representation in the mid-major poll going forward.

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Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021

No feature games this week, so let's get to the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 2-4, 0-0 Big South.

11/30/21 at Cincinnati (L 68-58), started game, 23 mins played, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/2/21 at College of Charleston (L 67-59), started game, 35 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/5/21 vs. Canisius (L 69-66), started game, 36 mins played, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

Benton was consistent on one thing this week: fouls. He had 4 fouls in each of the 3 games, and never really got going. We definitely didn't see his best, he has to stay out of foul trouble.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 3-2, 0-0 SWAC.

12/1/21 at Miami-Ohio (W 93-85), came off bench, 12 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.
12/3/21 at UL-Lafayette (W 67-64), came off bench, 17 mins played, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Bam saw more playing time against UL Lafayette, and he's just not getting those blocks like he has in the past. His aggressiveness is much less than it has been, but the up side is that he's staying out of foul trouble.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/3/21 at #20 Maryland (W 87-80), started game, 18 mins played, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.

Foul trouble again for Ariel, which limited his minutes. Still, he had decent numbers in his limited minutes.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 2-5, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/1/21 vs. Liberty (L 83-73), started game, 36 mins played, 22 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/3/21 vs. Ohio (L 70-46), started game, 35 mins played, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

Thomas is easily Marshall's best player, but he can't do it all himself as the rest of the team is struggling mightily.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#10 Pittsburgh) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big East.

11/29/21 at #17 Temple (W 95-90, OT), started game, 37 mins played, 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
12/1/21 vs. George Mason (W 79-57), started game, 34 mins played, 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, (Double-double).

Nice week for Qwikshot who posted a double-double, but no POTG.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big 12.

12/2/21 vs. Wichita State (W 74-71), came off bench, 15 mins played, 4 points.

Not much happening for Mike in the Wildcats' lone gome this week. He got good minutes and hit both of his shots, just didn't touch the ball much otherwise.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (#18 Oregon) -- 5-0, 0-0 Pac 10.

11/30/21 vs. N.C. State (W 80-54), started game, 35 mins played, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Ok week for Path, as he hit over half of his shots, but would like to see more rebounds out of him. He did have 3 assists though, not bad for a post player.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke) -- 4-2, 0-0 ACC.

11/30/21 at Mt. St. Mary's (W 91-59), started game, 34 mins played, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.
12/2/21 at Coastal Carolina (W 57-44), started game, 36 mins played, 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).

Another solid week for Cameron, including a POTG. He isn't turning the ball over much at all which is exactly what you want from a PG. Currently he has a 3:1 assist to turnover ratio. Not too shabby.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 3-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/29/21 at Southeast Missouri State (W 100-84), started game, 31 mins played, 14 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals.
12/3/21 at #3 Dayton (W 107-93), started game, 33 mins played, 30 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, (Double-double), (POTG).
12/5/21 at Samford (W 73-52), started game, 30 mins played, 19 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Great week for Jackson who had a POTG and was 3 rebounds short of a double-double.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/3/21 at #20 Maryland (W 87-80), 14 points, 5 rebounds.

Jawouk also battled foul trouble this week, in fact all 5 starters in the Hoyas' game this week had 4 fouls. But Jawouk still posted good numbers.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#9 Mississippi State) -- 6-0, 0-0 SEC.

12/1/21 vs. Tennessee State (W 67-38), started game, 22 mins played, 7 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/4/21 vs. Murray State (W 67-53), started game, 18 mins played, 4 points, 8 rebounds.

Foul trouble was an issue again this week for Tim, and his shooting hasn't been good either. He was just 4-17 shooting. For a post player, that's just unacceptable.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#1 North Carolina) -- 7-0, 0-0 ACC.

11/29/21 vs. Davidson (W 114-80), came off bench, 5 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/2/21 vs. Bowling Green (W 106-97), came off bench, 11 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
12/5/21 at UNC Wilmington (W 82-66), came off bench, 9 mins played, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Inconsistency for Erik, who knows he probably won't get more than 10 mins a game very often. Most of the time he takes advantage of his few minutes, but a lot of times he doesn't. Against UNC Wilmington, he didn't.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Tennessee (45) 8-0 1753 2 Southeastern Conference
2. North Carolina (8) 7-0 1711 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Xavier (10) 7-0 1624 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Wake Forest 6-0 1515 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Illinois 7-1 1465 8 Big Ten Conference
6. Pittsburgh (4) 4-1 1425 10 Big East Conference
7. California (5) 5-1 1421 7 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Mississippi State 6-0 1382 9 Southeastern Conference
9. Clemson 5-0 1222 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Dayton 5-1 1087 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Wisconsin 3-1 1017 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Saint Joseph's 8-0 871 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Kansas 5-1 852 15 Big 12 Conference
14. Georgia Tech 5-1 808 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Central Florida 7-0 784 13 Conference USA
16. Auburn 4-0 774 14 Southeastern Conference
17. Utah State 5-1 626 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Oregon 5-0 561 18 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Louisville 4-1 548 6 Big East Conference
20. Florida 4-1 379 NR Southeastern Conference
21. South Carolina 5-0 330 24 Southeastern Conference
22. Stanford 5-2 251 NR Pacific-10 Conference
23. Oklahoma 6-1 227 19 Big 12 Conference
24. Boston College 4-1 217 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Gonzaga 5-1 209 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas-Arlington 4-0 112 Southland Conference
Arizona 3-2 86 Pacific-10 Conference
Texas A&M-CC 3-0 72 Southland Conference
San Diego State 5-1 34 Mountain West Conference
East Carolina 6-1 7 Conference USA
Belmont 6-1 5 Atlantic Sun Conference
Massachusetts 6-1 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Houston 5-1 4 Conference USA
Oregon State 6-1 4 Mountain West Conference
Canisius 6-1 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Virginia Tech 5-1 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Temple 4-2 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tennessee Tech 5-1 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Northeastern 5-1 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Florida 5-1 1 Conference USA

6 different teams get FPV this week, including the 6th and 7th ranked teams. Interesting.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Xavier (71) 7-0 1799 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Dayton 5-1 1694 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Saint Joseph's 8-0 1635 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 5-1 1565 8 Western Athletic Conference
5. Central Florida (1) 7-0 1559 3 Conference USA
6. Gonzaga 5-1 1410 14 Western Athletic Conference
7. Texas A&M-CC 3-0 1244 21 Southland Conference
8. San Diego State 5-1 1218 23 Mountain West Conference
9. Texas-Arlington 4-0 1212 16 Southland Conference
10. Temple 4-2 834 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Massachusetts 6-1 824 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Houston 5-1 798 NR Conference USA
13. Oregon State 6-1 797 NR Mountain West Conference
14. Belmont 6-1 618 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
15. Loyola Marymount 6-1 603 NR West Coast Conference
16. Kent State 4-1 565 NR Conference USA
17. Northeastern 5-1 560 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. San Diego 5-1 353 7 West Coast Conference
19. Indiana State 4-1 346 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. East Carolina 6-1 339 9 Conference USA
21. UAB 4-1 323 NR Conference USA
22. Canisius 6-1 274 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. College of Charleston 5-1 261 NR Southern Conference
24. UNLV 3-1 218 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Cal State Northridge 4-1 171 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Bucknell 5-1 159 Patriot League
Fordham 4-1 155 Colonial Athletic Association
Ohio 4-1 139 Mid-American Conference
South Florida 5-1 133 Conference USA
UMBC 4-1 120 America East Conference
Cal State Fullerton 3-1 117 Big West Conference
Long Beach State 3-1 111 Big West Conference
Tennessee Tech 5-1 108 Ohio Valley Conference
Houston Baptist 5-1 105 Great West Conference
Buffalo 3-1 104 Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan 3-1 101 Mid-American Conference
San Jose State 3-1 101 Western Athletic Conference
Richmond 3-1 93 Atlantic 10 Conference
Maryland-East Shore 4-1 82 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
St. Peter's 4-1 82 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Florida Atlantic 5-1 81 Sun Belt Conference
North Dakota 4-1 80 Great West Conference
Columbia 4-1 63 Ivy League
Toledo 3-1 56 Mid-American Conference
UNC Asheville 5-1 40 Big South Conference
Western Michigan 2-1 40 Mid-American Conference
Air Force 2-1 38 Mountain West Conference
Eastern Kentucky 5-1 29 Ohio Valley Conference
Citadel 4-1 25 Southern Conference
McNeese State 3-1 18 Southland Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

As the month of November comes to an end, we check on our lone recruit that has not signed yet, Bishop Palmer.

And we see that Bishop has finally put the pen to paper and will be playing for Tennessee next season! It really was his top choice for a long time, and he finally made it official. So now all of our recruits have signed.

[collegesportsfanms]

Attached is a look at our player stats through Dec. 5:

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Pro Update for October and November 2021

2nd year PF Jace Hunter (Detroit Pistons)

The Pistons currently stand at 4-12, 4th in the Central Division and next to last in the Eastern Conference. Jace fought through a sprained knee early in December and is putting up solid numbers, averaging 21.2 PPG and 6.4 RPG. His best game of the month was a 42 points, 11 rebound effort in a loss to Atlanta on Nov. 27th. If he could get some help, the Pistons would be rolling.

2nd year PF Ivan Carrillo (Portland Trailblazers/Los Angeles D-Fenders)

The Trailblazers currently stand at 6-9, tied for 4th in the Northwest Division and tied for 12th in the Western Conference. Ivan played one game for the Blazers before being sent back down to the D-Fenders in the D-League. With the D-Fenders he is average 23 PPG and 6.7 RPG, but for some reason, he didn't play from Nov. 6 through Nov. 25. Doesn't say he was injured, but something must be going on because his last game on the 26th, he saw 1 minute of action, and the game before that on the 25th, he saw 30 minutes of action and scored 30 points. Interesting.

Rookie SF Chester Smith (Sioux Falls Skyforce)

Chester didn't stay in free agency for long. On October 24th, Sioux Falls signed him to a D-League contract. The Skyforce are currently 1-7, last place in the Central Division. Chester has played in 8 games and started 5 of them. He's averaging 14.3 PPG and 4.9 RPG. His best effort so far was the last game, against Texas on November 29th, where he had a double-double with 23 points, 10 boards. I know Chester wants to be an NBA player, but right now he has to be happy just playing anywhere.

Rookie PG Al Mighty (Utah Jazz)

The Jazz are currently 8-7, tied for first in the Northwest Division and 6th in the Western Conference. Al isn't seeing a lot of action yet, as he's played in 15 games with no starts. He's averaging 11.3 minutes per game with 7.1 PPG and 1.4 RPG. He's had 2 games where he scored double figures: Nov. 7th against Minnesota he had 18, and November 17th against Sacramento, he had 23.

Rookie SG Ricardo Tubbs

Nothing to report for Ricardo, who is still trying to land a contract of any kind, NBA, D-League, he doesn't care, he just wants to play.

Rookie C Rudy Arellano (Maine Red Claws)

The Red Claws currently sit at 7-3, good for 1st place in the Eastern Division. Rudy has seen action in 10 games, starting 6 of them. He's averaging 7.4 PPG and 5.9 RPG. He had back to back double-doubles on October 28th and November 2nd, and set a career high with 14 points against Texas on November 16th.

Rookie SF Jack Dawkins (Houston Rockets)

The Rockets are currently 5-7, good for 3rd place in the Midwest Division. Jack has played in 12 games, with no starts yet. He's averaging 10.3 PPG and 4.6 RPG. He's only had 3 games where he didn't score at least 10 points, with his high being 19 points on November 24th against Washington. He had a career high 12 rebounds against the Los Angeles Clippers on November 14th.

Rookie C Ralph King (Indiana Pacers)

The Pacers are currently 3-11, last place in the Central Division and the Eastern Conference. Ralph may be wishing he would have stayed at Duke for one more season. While he has appeared in 14 games, he's averaging just 12.1 minutes a game, with 5.2 points and 2 rebounds a game. If there's one bright spot for Ralph, it's that he is currently shooting 91.3% from the free throw line. Not bad at all for a center. He has had 2 double figure scoring games, 14 points against Cleveland on November 19th and 10 points against Orlando on November 25th.

Rookie SG Jaybard Riley (Dallas Mavericks)

The Mavericks are currently 6-9, good for 4th place in the Midwest Division. Jaybard has started all 15 games for Dallas, and he's averaging an even 16 PPG as well as 4.9 RPG and 4.9 APG. Good numbers, yet he hasn't even sniffed an award yet. Not quite up to par with his college stats, but he'll get there before too long. He's had 4 games where he scored 20 points or more, and he's only scored less than 10 points twice. His high so far is a 28 point effort against Chicago on November 9th. The last game on November 30th against Cleveland has been his best overall game, as he had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists.

[collegesportsfanms]

Sorry for the lack of updates over the past week, I've been battling the flu for the past few days and just now feeling good enough to do anything, so here we go:

Dec. 6-12, 2021

No feature games this week, so let's get to the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 3-4, 0-0 Big South.

12/10/21 vs. Winthrop (W 74-62), started game, 29 mins played, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.

Not the greatest game in the world for Benton, but he did ok.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 4-2, 0-0 SWAC.

12/7/21 at UL Monroe (W 60-57), came off bench, 12 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

The thing that is most impressive about Bam this season is that he has learned how to play without fouling. To cut down on his aggressiveness means less blocks, but he'll take it.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/6/21 vs. Southern Illinois (W 99-72), started game, 25 mins played, 18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (Double-double).
12/8/21 at #4 Wake Forest (W 97-85), started game, 27 mins played, 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 2 steals.

Definitely a tale of 2 games for Ariel, as he had a monster double-double against SIU, but couldn't repeat the feat at Wake. Still a good week though.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 3-6, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/8/21 at St. Louis (W 83-75, OT), started game, 29 mins played, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.
12/10/21 at Oakland (L 83-57), started game, 35 mins played, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, (Fouled Out).

It was a game to forget for not only Thomas, but the Thundering Herd as a team, who didn't show up at Oakland. Thomas had nice numbers at the Lou though.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#6 Pittsburgh) -- 7-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/8/21 vs. Fairfield (W 82-58), started game, 20 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/10/21 at Creighton (W 92-63), started game, 30 mins played, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, (POTG).
12/12/21 at USC Upstate (W 84-51), started game, 33 mins played, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Decent week for Qwikshot, but he's still having issues with fouls. In 3 games this week, he had 11 fouls. That needs to improve.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 4-2, 0-0 Big 12.

12/9/21 at Iowa (L 94-78), came off bench, 18 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

1 game this week for Mike and the Wildcats, but it was a nice breakout game off the bench. The 12 points at Iowa is a season high.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (#18 Oregon) -- 7-1, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/6/21 at San Francisco (W 74-65), started game, 28 mins played, 11 points, 5 rebounds.
12/9/21 at Villanova (L 84-58), started game, 24 mins played, 7 points, 2 assists.
12/11/21 vs. Northern Illinois (W 85-77), started game, 21 mins played, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks.

Path also struggled with foul trouble this week, as he had 4 each game and saw limited minutes, decreased minutes each game. That definitely needs to improve, and fast!

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke) -- 6-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/6/21 vs. Davidson (W 96-68), started game, 25 mins played, 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, (POTG).
12/10/21 vs. #7 California (W 89-63), started game, 34 mins played, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).

Not a bad week for Cameron at all. He just picked up 2 POTG awards in 2 games. No big deal. He has been a huge help for the Blue Devils this season.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 4-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/7/21 vs. Ball State (W 80-50), started game, 26 mins played, 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Just the 1 game for Jackson and the Boilermakers this week. Jackson had 4 fouls. Foul trouble is a recurring theme for a lot of our FOFC players this week, but they rarely foul out which is good.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/6/21 vs. Southern Illinois (W 99-72), came off bench, 12 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/8/21 at #4 Wake Forest (W 97-85), came off bench, 10 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.

Great week off the bench for Jawouk, who lost his starting position this week. With weeks like this, it won't be long until he has it back.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#8 Mississippi State) -- 7-1, 0-0 SEC.

12/8/21 at Arkansas Little Rock (L 77-66), started game, 29 mins played, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
12/10/21 vs. Southeast Missouri State (W 83-56), started game, 8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

Good week for Tim, as he didn't put up great numbers, but he was solid and consistent. Would like to see better shooting out of him though. 41.6% for a post player really isn't all that great.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#2 North Carolina) -- 7-0, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Erik and the Tarheels.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Tennessee (60) 9-0 1788 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Pittsburgh (9) 7-1 1676 6 Big East Conference
3. North Carolina 7-0 1646 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois 8-1 1577 5 Big Ten Conference
5. Xavier (3) 8-0 1568 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Wisconsin 6-1 1416 11 Big Ten Conference
7. Clemson 6-0 1368 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Dayton 6-1 1284 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Utah State 7-1 1218 17 Western Athletic Conference
10. Wake Forest 7-1 1124 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Auburn 6-0 1114 16 Southeastern Conference
12. Mississippi State 7-1 943 8 Southeastern Conference
13. California 6-2 892 7 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Boston College 6-1 802 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Stanford 6-2 768 22 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Arizona 4-2 588 NR Pacific-10 Conference
17. Texas-Arlington 5-0 557 NR Southland Conference
18. Central Florida 8-1 432 15 Conference USA
19. Massachusetts 8-1 359 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Ohio State 5-2 268 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Saint Joseph's 8-1 239 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Oregon 7-1 212 18 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Georgia Tech 6-2 203 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Kansas 6-2 183 13 Big 12 Conference
25. Kent State 6-1 152 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Loyola Marymount 8-1 139 West Coast Conference
South Carolina 8-1 137 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma 8-2 134 Big 12 Conference
Temple 4-2 125 Atlantic 10 Conference
Indiana State 7-1 86 Missouri Valley Conference
Oregon State 6-1 81 Mountain West Conference
Iowa State 6-1 60 Big 12 Conference
South Florida 7-1 48 Conference USA
Louisville 5-2 36 Big East Conference
Florida Atlantic 7-1 34 Sun Belt Conference
Richmond 5-1 31 Atlantic 10 Conference
Connecticut 6-2 26 Big East Conference
Ohio 6-1 26 Mid-American Conference
UAB 5-1 18 Conference USA
San Jose State 5-1 15 Western Athletic Conference
Georgetown 5-2 13 Big East Conference
Toledo 5-1 7 Mid-American Conference
UNC Asheville 6-1 5 Big South Conference
Cal State Fullerton 4-1 1 Big West Conference
McNeese State 4-1 1 Southland Conference

Crazy that Duke still isn't getting any votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Xavier (72) 8-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Dayton 6-1 1713 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah State 7-1 1669 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Texas-Arlington 5-0 1451 9 Southland Conference
5. Central Florida 8-1 1445 5 Conference USA
6. Massachusetts 8-1 1372 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 8-1 1302 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Kent State 6-1 1202 16 Conference USA
9. Indiana State 7-1 1182 19 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Loyola Marymount 8-1 1137 15 West Coast Conference
11. Temple 4-2 1067 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. South Florida 7-1 979 NR Conference USA
13. Oregon State 6-1 953 13 Mountain West Conference
14. UAB 5-1 814 21 Conference USA
15. Ohio 6-1 785 NR Mid-American Conference
16. Florida Atlantic 7-1 767 NR Sun Belt Conference
17. Richmond 5-1 663 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. San Jose State 5-1 517 NR Western Athletic Conference
19. UNC Asheville 6-1 497 NR Big South Conference
20. Toledo 5-1 441 NR Mid-American Conference
21. Gonzaga 5-2 428 6 Western Athletic Conference
22. Western Michigan 4-1 382 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Cal State Fullerton 4-1 340 NR Big West Conference
24. McNeese State 4-1 142 NR Southland Conference
25. Milwaukee 8-2 116 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah 7-2 66 Mountain West Conference
Butler 5-2 54 Horizon League
Northeastern 6-2 35 Atlantic 10 Conference
George Washington 6-2 33 Atlantic 10 Conference
College of Charleston 7-2 23 Southern Conference
Houston 6-2 11 Conference USA
Fordham 5-2 9 Colonial Athletic Association
Cal State Northridge 6-2 1 Big West Conference
Canisius 6-2 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
East Carolina 6-2 1 Conference USA
Nevada 6-2 1 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Christian 7-2 1 Mountain West Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 13-19, 2021

No feature games this week, so let's jump into the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 3-6, 0-0 Big South.

12/13/21 vs. UNC Greensboro (L 84-76), started game, 30 mins played, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/15/21 at Morgan State (L 83-76), started game, 33 mins played, 17 points, 2 rebounds.

Good scoring week for Benton, but he didn't do much else. Would really like to see more assists coming from him.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 4-3, 0-0 SWAC.

12/18/21 at LSU (L 73-69), came off bench, 12 mins played, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.

Nice game for Bam off the bench in their only game of the week. Good scoring, good defense, and the Tigers almost pulled the upset. Well done.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big East.

12/14/21 vs. Virginia (L 82-77, OT), started game, 30 mins played, 8 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/18/21 vs. UMBC (W 69-50), started game, 26 mins played, 20 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, (Double-Double), (POTG).

Another monster week for Ariel who had a double-double and POTG against UMBC. That's 3 out of the last 4 games he has had at least 10 rebounds.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 4-6, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/15/21 vs. Western Carolina (W 74-69), started game, 32 mins played, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

OK game for Thomas, but not great. He's probably rebounding the ball a little bit more than expected, but the scoring is down some.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#2 Pittsburgh) -- 7-1, 0-0 Big East.

No games this week for Qwikshot and the Panthers.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 5-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/13/21 at DePaul (W 84-69), came off bench, 17 mins played, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/15/21 vs. Illinois State (L 76-58), came off bench, 23 mins played, 13 points, 13 rebounds, (Double-double).

Mike absolutely went off against Illinois State, tying his career high in points and easily setting a career high in rebounds. He was a force that wouldn't be stopped. More outputs like that might see him get a start or 2 before the season is over.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (#22 Oregon) -- 9-2, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/13/21 vs. Portland State (L 92-84), started game, 35 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).
12/17/21 at UConn (W 86-81), started game, 36 mins played, 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, (POTG).
12/19/21 at UC Davis (W 69-59), started game, 28 mins played, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Although Path battled foul trouble again this week, he really played well, getting a POTG. Would like to see more rebounds from him though.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke) -- 8-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/14/21 vs. BYU (W 86-61), started game, 27 mins played, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
12/17/21 vs. College of Charleston (W 73-48), started game, 34 mins played, 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).

Good week for Cameron, who got a POTG award. A little bit of foul trouble, and a few too many turnovers, but still a solid week.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 5-5, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/14/21 at Texas (L 89-82), started game, 32 mins played, 20 points, 5 assists.
12/17/21 at Villanova (W 73-65), started game, 34 mins played, 27 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
12/19/21 at Cincinnati (L 94-58), started game, 29 mins played, 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Good week for Jackson, who averaged over 20 points a game. Might want to get some more assists out of him, but he is definitely leading the team scoring wise.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big East.

12/14/21 vs. Virginia (L 82-77, OT), came off bench, 15 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
12/18/21 vs. UMBC (W 69-50), came off bench, 14 mins played, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 1 steal.

Another nice week off the bench for Jawouk, not sure why he isn't starting, but he's still producing well.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#12 Mississippi State) -- 9-1, 0-0 SEC.

12/14/21 at Jackson State (W 81-75), started game, 22 mins played, 3 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, (Fouled Out).
12/16/21 at Alabama A&M (W 72-59), started game, 33 mins played, 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, (double-double), (POTG).

Tim had a game to forget at Jackson State, fouling out and not doing much. He got it together against Alabama A&M though with a nice double-double and POTG.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#3 North Carolina) -- 9-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/13/21 vs. Delaware State (L 73-54), came off bench, 5 mins played, 1 rebound.
12/15/21 vs. IUPUI (W 71-56), DNP (Coaches Decision).
12/19/21 vs. College of Charleston (W 86-55), came off bench, 4 mins played, 3 points.

Weird week for Erik, who got into it with Coach Williams before the IUPUI game and found himself suspended (this didn't really happen, but every now and then I like to roleplay a little bit and add some drama to the reports), and he played sparingly the other 2 games this week. He has to be getting frustrated with his PT, or lack thereof.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Tennessee (72) 9-0 1800 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Illinois 11-1 1717 4 Big Ten Conference
3. Pittsburgh 7-1 1659 2 Big East Conference
4. Wisconsin 7-1 1581 6 Big Ten Conference
5. North Carolina 9-1 1490 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Stanford 9-2 1360 15 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Xavier 9-1 1351 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Auburn 7-0 1345 11 Southeastern Conference
9. Mississippi State 9-1 1207 12 Southeastern Conference
10. Arizona 6-2 1142 16 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Texas-Arlington 7-0 829 17 Southland Conference
12. Oklahoma 10-2 778 NR Big 12 Conference
13. Utah State 8-2 772 9 Western Athletic Conference
14. Central Florida 10-1 770 18 Conference USA
15. Wake Forest 8-2 661 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Iowa State 9-1 595 NR Big 12 Conference
17. Saint Joseph's 9-1 526 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Ohio State 6-2 516 20 Big Ten Conference
19. Temple 5-2 467 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Kansas 7-2 405 24 Big 12 Conference
21. Oregon State 8-1 360 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Indiana State 9-1 308 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Kent State 7-1 270 25 Conference USA
24. South Florida 9-1 251 NR Conference USA
25. Boston College 8-2 246 14 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Carolina 9-1 233 Southeastern Conference
California 6-3 192 Pacific-10 Conference
Louisville 8-2 151 Big East Conference
UAB 7-1 124 Conference USA
Syracuse 9-2 63 Big East Conference
Richmond 6-1 59 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Fullerton 6-1 50 Big West Conference
San Jose State 6-1 47 Western Athletic Conference
Toledo 7-1 40 Mid-American Conference
Duke 8-2 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
Western Michigan 5-1 14 Mid-American Conference
Clemson 6-2 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Dayton 6-3 1 Atlantic 10 Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Xavier (70) 9-1 1798 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Utah State 8-2 1618 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. Central Florida (2) 10-1 1608 5 Conference USA
4. Texas-Arlington 7-0 1505 4 Southland Conference
5. Temple 5-2 1446 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Saint Joseph's 9-1 1445 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Kent State 7-1 1376 8 Conference USA
8. Indiana State 9-1 1319 9 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Oregon State 8-1 1161 13 Mountain West Conference
10. UAB 7-1 1160 14 Conference USA
11. South Florida 9-1 1148 12 Conference USA
12. Cal State Fullerton 6-1 919 23 Big West Conference
13. Richmond 6-1 906 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Toledo 7-1 795 20 Mid-American Conference
15. San Jose State 6-1 770 18 Western Athletic Conference
16. Gonzaga 6-2 768 21 Western Athletic Conference
17. Dayton 6-3 765 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Western Michigan 5-1 635 22 Mid-American Conference
19. Butler 7-2 580 NR Horizon League
20. Utah 8-2 432 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Missouri State 8-2 352 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Ohio 7-2 283 15 Mid-American Conference
23. Houston 7-2 240 NR Conference USA
24. Texas Christian 7-2 123 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Arkansas-Little Rock 7-2 116 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Hartford 7-2 65 America East Conference
East Tennessee State 6-2 26 Atlantic Sun Conference
UNC Asheville 7-2 24 Big South Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 6-2 11 Southland Conference
McNeese State 5-2 6 Southland Conference

[Breeze]

Dec. 13-19, 2021


RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 3-6, 0-0 Big South.

12/13/21 vs. UNC Greensboro (L 84-76), started game, 30 mins played, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/15/21 at Morgan State (L 83-76), started game, 33 mins played, 17 points, 2 rebounds.

Good scoring week for Benton, but he didn't do much else. Would really like to see more assists coming from him.




Yeah, me too...ball hog!

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 20-26, 2021

No feature games this week, so let's get to the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 5-6, 2-0 Big South.

12/23/21 vs. USC Upstate (W 58-38), started game, 34 mins played, 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
12/25/21 vs. Presbyterian (W 88-39), started game, 29 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds.

So Benton got POTG against USC Upstate, but we'll be honest here, his stats weren't so mind boggling this week. 3 assists in 2 games? For a PG, that is very lousy. But hey, the 8 rebounds against Upstate isn't bad.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 5-4, 0-0 SWAC.

12/22/21 at Southern Miss (L 88-57), came off bench, 13 mins played, 3 points.
12/24/21 at McNeese State (W 84-80), came off bench, 17 mins played, 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

OK week off the bench for Bam. He got a lot more involved at McNeese State than he did at Southern Miss, but man, 3-10 from the line against McNeese State? That's bad.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big East.

12/24/21- San Juan Classic First Round vs. (7) Ohio (L 82-79), started game, 27 mins played, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal.
12/25/21- San Juan Classic Consolation Round vs. (3) Ole Miss (W 85-61), started game, 22 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
12/26/21- San Juan Classic 5th Place Game vs. (5) New Mexico State (W 90-88), started game, 26 mins played, 7 points, 7 rebounds.

Ariel did a good job staying out of foul trouble this week, but lost some aggressiveness. His numbers weren't great, but they were ok.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 5-6, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/20/21 at Northwestern (W 72-54), started game, 31 mins played, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals.

Thomas didn't score as much as we'd like to see, but his defense was spectacular as he had 4 steals and got his hands on a lot of other balls. I'm sure his coach will be happy about the defensive effort.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#3 Pittsburgh) -- 9-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/20/21 vs. Hofstra (W 62-61), started game, 37 mins played, 11 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double).
12/22/21 at #18 Ohio State (W 81-61), started game, 36 mins played, 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (Double-double).

Despite the fact that Qwikshot didn't get a POTG award this week, he had 2 double-doubles and was really outstanding. I can't fathom why a POTG award didn't go his way, but if he keeps producing like he did this week, the awards will come.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 6-4, 0-0 Big 12.

12/24/21 vs. Arkansas (L 77-56), came off bench, 14 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.
12/26/21 at Nevada (W 68-42), came off bench, 21 mins played, 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

Good minutes for Mike, but he really didn't do much with them. Sure, he got a little bit of everything stat wise, but he didn't really excel anywhere. I guess that's ok, because we know he can score, he just didn't score a lot this week.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 9-3, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/23/21 at #13 Utah State (L 80-52), started game, 28 mins played, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.

Not a bad week for Path. A couple more points and rebounds would have given him a double-double, but the shooting has to get better. 3 for 11 won't cut it.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke) -- 9-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/21/21 vs. Appalachian State (W 71-61), started game, 28 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Cameron has had better weeks for sure, 2-10 shooting won't get it done. Perhaps a bit more passing, a little less shooting.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 6-5, 1-0 Big Ten.

12/25/21 at #4 Wisconsin (W 82-73), started game, 33 mins played, 23 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, (POTG).

Great game for Jackson as Purdue pulls an upset to open conference play. Just 2 more rebounds and 2 more assists would have given him a triple-double. He still got POTG though. Hopefully he can keep it up because Purdue will need him through the tough Big Ten grind.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big East.

12/24/21- San Juan Classic First Round vs. (7) Ohio (L 82-79), came off bench, 15 mins played, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.
12/25/21- San Juan Classic Consolation Round vs. (3) Ole Miss (W 85-61), came off bench, 13 mins played, 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
12/26/21- San Juan Classic 5th Place Game vs. (5) New Mexico State (W 90-88), came off bench, 11 mins played, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block.

Nice week off the bench for Jawouk, who put up solid numbers in limited minutes.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#9 Mississippi State) -- 10-1, 0-0 SEC.

12/24/21 vs. Mississippi Valley State (W 72-62), started game, 14 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, (Injured during game).

Tim saw his minutes cut short this week, as he had a tough collision with a teammate going for a loose ball. The result was a pretty badly bruised hip that could keep him out up to a week. He said he'll try to play through it, but we'll see if he's allowed to.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#5 North Carolina) -- 10-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/24/21 at Wofford (W 86-64), came off bench, 10 mins played, 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Hey! We have a Flamebeard sighting! Not only did he log double digit minutes, but he also set a career high in rebounds and assists. Is this the start of something big, or was this simply a case of him getting increased minutes in a blowout? We'll soon see.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Tennessee (70) 11-0 1798 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Illinois (2) 12-1 1695 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Pittsburgh 9-1 1690 3 Big East Conference
4. North Carolina 10-1 1556 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Xavier 11-1 1474 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Stanford 10-2 1471 6 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Mississippi State 10-1 1356 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Oklahoma 12-2 1178 12 Big 12 Conference
9. Temple 8-2 1158 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Wisconsin 7-2 1090 4 Big Ten Conference
11. Utah State 9-2 1052 13 Western Athletic Conference
12. Louisville 10-2 981 NR Big East Conference
13. Texas-Arlington 9-0 963 11 Southland Conference
14. Kansas 8-2 776 20 Big 12 Conference
15. Indiana State 11-1 773 22 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Saint Joseph's 10-1 693 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. South Carolina 10-1 531 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Boston College 10-2 512 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Gonzaga 9-2 391 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. San Jose State 9-1 376 NR Western Athletic Conference
21. South Florida 9-1 364 24 Conference USA
22. Duke 9-2 349 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Arizona 6-3 321 10 Pacific-10 Conference
24. Cal State Fullerton 8-1 232 NR Big West Conference
25. Clemson 8-2 188 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas 9-3 121 Big 12 Conference
Central Florida 11-2 77 Conference USA
Ohio State 7-3 48 Big Ten Conference
Western Michigan 6-1 41 Mid-American Conference
Houston 9-2 40 Conference USA
Butler 9-2 37 Horizon League
Oregon State 10-2 21 Mountain West Conference
Missouri State 10-2 19 Missouri Valley Conference
UCLA 9-3 11 Pacific-10 Conference
UAB 9-2 6 Conference USA
Virginia 8-2 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Iowa State 9-2 3 Big 12 Conference
Georgia Tech 9-3 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Kent State 8-2 1 Conference USA
West Virginia 7-3 1 Big East Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Xavier (66) 11-1 1794 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Utah State (3) 9-2 1694 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Temple (3) 8-2 1632 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Indiana State 11-1 1529 8 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Texas-Arlington 9-0 1502 4 Southland Conference
6. Saint Joseph's 10-1 1417 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Gonzaga 9-2 1305 16 Western Athletic Conference
8. San Jose State 9-1 1269 15 Western Athletic Conference
9. South Florida 9-1 1252 11 Conference USA
10. Cal State Fullerton 8-1 1185 12 Big West Conference
11. Central Florida 11-2 1091 3 Conference USA
12. Butler 9-2 1058 19 Horizon League
13. Western Michigan 6-1 853 18 Mid-American Conference
14. UAB 9-2 820 10 Conference USA
15. Kent State 8-2 771 7 Conference USA
16. Missouri State 10-2 753 21 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Oregon State 10-2 734 9 Mountain West Conference
18. Houston 9-2 681 23 Conference USA
19. Richmond 7-2 432 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Toledo 8-2 390 14 Mid-American Conference
21. Dayton 6-4 317 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Utah 10-3 300 20 Mountain West Conference
23. Massachusetts 9-3 181 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Austin Peay 9-3 178 NR Ohio Valley Conference
25. Northeastern 9-3 94 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Old Dominion 9-3 59 Colonial Athletic Association
George Washington 8-3 37 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas Christian 8-3 33 Mountain West Conference
Bucknell 9-3 15 Patriot League
Arkansas-Little Rock 8-3 13 Sun Belt Conference
Central Michigan 5-3 7 Mid-American Conference
UNC Greensboro 8-3 2 Southern Conference
Hartford 8-3 1 America East Conference
UNC Asheville 8-3 1 Big South Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 27, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022

No feature games this week, so we'll jump right into the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 6-7, 3-1 Big South.

12/30/21 at VMI (W 71-63), started game, 33 mins played, 13 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal.
1/1/22 at North Florida (L 73-70), started game, 34 mins played, 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

It's becoming clear that Benton isn't known for his assists, but rather his scoring and rebounding. At this point, as long as he's helping his team win, that's all we can ask for.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 6-6, 0-1 SWAC.

12/27/21 vs. Memphis (L 67-60), came off bench, 15 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks.
12/30/21 vs. Stephen F. Austin (W 80-60), came off bench, 15 mins played, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/1/22 vs. Jackson State (L 91-69), came off bench, 16 mins played, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block.

Really good numbers for Bam off the bench this week, but the fouls are starting to pop up again. In limited time, he had at least 3 fouls in each game. He's gonna have to get that corrected.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big East.

No games this week for Ariel and the Hoyas.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 5-7, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/27/21 at Vanderbilt (L 75-62), started game, 28 mins played, 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.

Good numbers for Thomas in his only game of the week. He came close to a double-double, but not quite.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#3 Pittsburgh) -- 10-1, 0-0 Big East.

1/1/22 at Vanderbilt (W 86-46), started game, 32 mins played, 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.

Just 1 game this week for Qwikshot and the Panthers, but it was a good one. Qwikshot had a solid game and the Panthers blew out Vandy.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 8-4, 0-0 Big 12.

12/28/21 vs. Michigan State (W 65-53), came off bench, 14 mins played, 6 points, 1 rebound.
12/31/21 vs. St. Louis (W 85-70), came off bench, 14 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Decent numbers off the bench for Mike, but more importantly, the Wildcats got 2 big wins over big time opponents.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 11-3, 2-0 Pac 10.

12/30/21 at Washington State (W 70-64), started game, 27 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds.
1/1/22 at Washington (W 71-63), started game, 35 mins played, 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Good week for Path, but he sure would have loved to get a few blocks to start conference play. He was aggressive at the rim though, as almost half his points this week came from the free throw line.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#22 Duke) -- 10-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/29/21 at Winston-Salem (W 73-62), started game, 26 mins played, 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.

Just the 1 game for Cameron this week, and he did alright. Got himself in foul trouble and only made 33% of his shots, so those things will need to be improved.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 8-5, 3-0 Big Ten.

12/29/21 at Northwestern (W 89-73), started game, 32 mins played, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.
1/1/22 vs. Minnesota (W 92-77), started game, 32 mins played, 13 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Another solid week for Jackson who did it with scoring and assists, but also pulled down his share of boards. He was 1 assist away from a double-double against Minnesota.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big East.

No games this week for Jawouk and the Hoyas.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#7 Mississippi State) -- 11-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/27/21 vs. Portland (W 65-56), started game, 27 mins played, 6 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
12/29/21 vs. Southern Miss (L 82-58), started game, 29 mins played, 3 points, 6 rebounds.

Tim certainly didn't let his injury bother him against Portland, as he pulled down a season and career high 16 rebounds. Foul trouble slowed him a little bit against Southern Miss, but then again, the whole team was slowed down in that game.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#4 North Carolina) -- 13-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/27/21 vs. Marquette (W 96-54), came off bench, 11 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds.
12/30/21 vs. Memphis (W 91-74), came off bench, 2 mins played.
1/2/22 at St. Louis (W 76-43), came off bench, 14 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Interesting week for Erik, who had 2 good games sandwiched in between a game in where he barely played. Those 10 points he scored against Marquette are a season and career high.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Tennessee (66) 12-0 1794 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Pittsburgh (6) 10-1 1732 3 Big East Conference
3. North Carolina 13-1 1651 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois 13-2 1586 2 Big Ten Conference
5. Xavier 13-1 1504 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Wisconsin 9-2 1426 10 Big Ten Conference
7. Utah State 11-2 1322 11 Western Athletic Conference
8. Temple 10-2 1255 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Oklahoma 12-2 1102 8 Big 12 Conference
10. Kansas 10-2 1048 14 Big 12 Conference
11. Boston College 12-2 985 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Stanford 11-3 976 6 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Louisville 10-2 935 12 Big East Conference
14. Indiana State 13-1 907 15 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Texas-Arlington 11-0 861 13 Southland Conference
16. Saint Joseph's 12-1 762 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Mississippi State 11-2 608 7 Southeastern Conference
18. South Carolina 11-1 482 17 Southeastern Conference
19. Duke 10-2 449 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Gonzaga 11-2 391 19 Western Athletic Conference
21. San Jose State 10-1 362 20 Western Athletic Conference
22. Texas 10-3 321 NR Big 12 Conference
23. Cal State Fullerton 10-1 282 24 Big West Conference
24. California 9-4 260 NR Pacific-10 Conference
25. Butler 11-2 213 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
West Virginia 9-3 57 Big East Conference
Oregon State 12-2 54 Mountain West Conference
Virginia 10-2 27 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest 9-3 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
Auburn 9-2 8 Southeastern Conference
South Florida 10-2 8 Conference USA
Richmond 9-2 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida 8-3 3 Southeastern Conference
Toledo 10-2 3 Mid-American Conference
Connecticut 8-3 1 Big East Conference

I'm stunned that Oregon, with their 11-3 record, doesn't even get 1 lousy vote in the top 25. That's just crazy.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Xavier (67) 13-1 1795 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Utah State (2) 11-2 1703 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Temple (3) 10-2 1646 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Indiana State 13-1 1591 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Saint Joseph's 12-1 1469 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Texas-Arlington 11-0 1436 5 Southland Conference
7. Gonzaga 11-2 1339 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Cal State Fullerton 10-1 1298 10 Big West Conference
9. Butler 11-2 1237 12 Horizon League
10. San Jose State 10-1 1186 8 Western Athletic Conference
11. Dayton 9-4 1030 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Oregon State 12-2 1012 17 Mountain West Conference
13. South Florida 10-2 901 9 Conference USA
14. Toledo 10-2 831 20 Mid-American Conference
15. Richmond 9-2 828 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Central Florida 11-3 702 11 Conference USA
17. Utah 10-3 612 22 Mountain West Conference
18. Austin Peay 11-3 575 24 Ohio Valley Conference
19. Missouri State 11-3 491 16 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Northeastern 11-3 490 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Kent State 9-3 379 15 Conference USA
22. UAB 9-3 314 14 Conference USA
23. Houston 9-3 254 18 Conference USA
24. Milwaukee 12-4 148 NR Horizon League
25. New Mexico 8-3 100 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Mason 10-4 17 Colonial Athletic Association
Western Michigan 7-3 11 Mid-American Conference
Old Dominion 10-4 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Niagara 9-4 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

[Breeze]

Dec. 27, 2021, Jan. 2, 2022


It's becoming clear that Benton isn't known for his assists, but rather his scoring and rebounding. At this point, as long as he's helping his team win, that's all we can ask for.
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I'm so ashamed of myself...:(

[collegesportsfanms]

Here's a look at the season stats through Dec. 2021 for our FOFCers:

[collegesportsfanms]

December 2021 Pro Update

2nd year PF Jace Hunter (Detroit Pistons)

Detroit currently sits at 10-21, 4th in the Central Division. Jace scored double figures in every game this month, except for the New Years Eve game against Portland in which he only had 7 points. He had a career high 47 points against the Knicks on Dec. 15th, but despite all that, he still hasn't garnered any awards. He's averaging over 20 points a game and seems to be a lock for the All-Star Game in February.

2nd year PF Ivan Carrillo (Portland Trailblazers/Los Angeles D-Fenders)

Ivan got called back up to the Lakers, but I'm really not sure why. He played in 3 games with the Lakers, logging 1 minute a piece before being sent back down to the D-Fenders in the D-League. He played in 3 games there, which means he only played in 6 games the entire month. He does start every game in the D-League and averages 19.7 minutes per game and 6.2 rebounds per game, but word is he's getting fed up with the Trailblazers not giving him a fair shot. Oh yeah, as far as records go, his NBA team, Portland, is currently 11-17 and in last place in the Northwest Division. Meanwhile, the D-Fenders are a much improved D-League team as they stand at 11-7, 2nd place in the Western Division.

Rookie SF Chester Smith (Sioux Falls Skyforce)

This is new territory for Chester, as the Skyforce have won just 1 game all season. They stand at 1-16, obviously in last place in the Central Division. He comes off the bench and provides quality minutes for his team, averaging 13.6 points and 4.1 rebounds a game. A little bit of inconsistency in December, as he had 4 games where he scored in single digits, and 5 games where he scored 13 or more points. He did break 20 points 3 times in December, but for some odd reason, he's listed as a PF for the Skyforce? Interesting.

Rookie PG Al Mighty (Utah Jazz)

Utah is currently at 18-10, good for first place in the Northwest Division. Al is still trying to find his niche in the NBA, as he's only averaging 11 minutes a game. A far cry from his college days in Houston. He was scoreless in 5 games in December, and he broke double digits just twice, with 10 points each time. He did set a career high for assists with 6 against Indiana on the 11th. Despite his limited minutes, nobody can deny his assist/turnover ratio, which is currently 3.27/1. He's only had 1 game in which he had more than 2 turnovers, so he's definitely in their for his ball control.

Rookie SG Ricardo Tubbs (Free Agent)

Poor Ricardo is still sitting at home, waiting for a call. It's unbelievable that he hasn't gotten a chance somewhere yet.

Rookie C Rudy Arellano (Canton Charge)

Rudy was traded to Canton on the 2nd of December, where he has started every game for them. He's averaging 24.3 minutes, 7.8 points, and 5.8 rebounds a game. He's only had 1 game where he had double figure rebounds though. That was on the 13th against Bakersfield in which he had 11 rebounds. Fouls are a definite issues for Rudy though, as he committed 5 fouls in 6 games in December (remember, in pro ball, it's 6 fouls before fouling out). That is way too many, and is a big reason why his MPG average is so low. Definitely needs to work on that. And for those who are wondering, Canton is currently 8-9, 4th place in a very tight Eastern Division.

Rookie SF Jack Dawkins (Houston Rockets)

The Rockets are currently 10-17, good for 4th place in the Midwest Division. Jack has bounced back and forth between being a starter and coming off the bench, as he's started in 12 of the 27 games. For the most part, he was a consistent double figure scorer in December. There were 3 games in which he only scored single digits, and he set a career high in scoring with 25 against Minnesota on the 15th. He had 2 double-doubles in December: the 19th against Minnesota, and the 23rd against Toronto. Ironically, the stats were the same in both: 17 points, 10 rebounds. Consistency is big for Jack, as he's scored 17 points 4 times in December, along with scoring 21 twice and 11 twice.

Rookie C Ralph King (Indiana Pacers)

Indiana currently sits at 8-21, last place in the Central Division. Ralph has yet to crack the starting lineup, averaging 13.3 MPG, as well as 5.5 PPG and 2.9 RPG. He scored in double figured 4 times in December, but didn't have more than 11 points in any of those games. He hasn't had more than 1 block in any game and he doesn't take a lot of shots, but he's shooting 45.7% from the field so far. He did set a season and career high in rebounds on the 19th against Brooklyn, as he pulled down 7 boards.

Rookie SG Jaybard Riley (Dallas Mavericks)

The Mavs are currently 15-15, good for 2nd place in the Midwest Division. Jaybard continues to make a case for being on the All-Rookie Team. He's shooting 91.9% from the free throw line while averaging 34.9 MPG, 18.6 PPG, 4.1 RPG, and 5.4 APG. His assist/turnover ratio is 1.96/1. Not too shabby at all. Yet despite all that, he still hasn't been in talks for any kind of rookie awards. Jaybard set a career high in scoring with 30 points against Charlotte on the 11th, and had a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists against Golden State on the 20th.

[collegesportsfanms]

2 things I want to run by you guys:

1. In the offseason, I am thinking about editing the D-League, as the actual D-League has only 19 teams while FBPB only has the D-League with 16 teams. My only fear is that the game will crash if I edit the league, and the pro part of this dynasty will be wasted. I know that I have edited the postseason tournaments and such in FBCB and not had any problems. If anybody out there is more knowledgeable about this game than me, please share your opinions.

2. I want to spice the pro part of this dynasty up, just a tad. I love the monthly recaps, they work for me, but I feel like I could add something to it, I just don't know what. If anybody has any ideas for something they want to see, let me know. The key performances and such are usually highlighted in the monthly recaps, but I want to make it stand out more. So if anybody has any ideas, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 3-9, 2022

No feature games, so let's get right into the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 7-8, 4-1 Big South.

1/5/22 vs. Wake Forest (L 84-47), started game, 35 mins played, 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/8/22 vs. Radford (W 83-73), started game, 29 mins played, 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Really a good week for Benton, as he had 7 big rebounds against Wake Forest and a great all-around game against Radford. He didn't get POTG, but he was a big part in the victory.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 8-6, 2-1 SWAC.

1/6/22 vs. Alcorn State (W 78-48), came off bench, 15 mins played, 12 points, 1 rebound.
1/8/22 vs. Southern (W 64-37), came off bench, 14 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

A tale of 2 games for Bam who didn't miss a shot of any kind against Alcorn State (3-3 FG, 6-6 FT), but didn't have that kind of luck against Southern.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 9-5, 2-0 Big East.

1/5/22 vs. Marquette (W 95-86), started game, 17 mins played, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/8/22 vs. Villanova (W 70-55), started game, 28 mins played, 2 points, 7 rebounds.

Not the best of weeks for Ariel, who just couldn't get a shot to drop. He did well on the boards, but the point production was an issue.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 5-8, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/4/22 at Miami (OH) (L 77-61), started game, 34 mins played, 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

Good game for Thomas in the only game of the week. Very close to a double-double.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#2 Pittsburgh) -- 12-1, 2-0 Big East.

1/5/22 vs. Cincinnati (W 77-63), started game, 29 mins played, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.
1/8/22 at West Virginia (W 85-82), started game, 34 mins played, 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Solid scoring week for Qwikshot, not sure how he didn't get POTG against West Virginia.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 9-5, 0-1 Big 12.

1/3/22 at Drake (W 70-68), came off bench, 24 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/8/22 vs. Colorado (L 81-67), came off bench, 19 mins played, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

Good minutes for Mike off the bench, but he really didn't do much with them. Not much work talking about in the stat lines.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 11-4, 2-1 Pac 10.

1/8/22 at BYU (L 74-66, OT), started game, 41 mins played, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 2 steals, (Fouled Out).

Just the 1 game for Path and the Ducks this week. Path was one of 3 players to foul out for Oregon. He'll tell you he's had a lot better games.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#19 Duke) -- 11-2, 0-0 ACC.

1/4/22 vs. Longwood (W 76-53), started game, 35 mins played, 20 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 5 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).

What a game for Cameron in Duke's only game of the week. Great assist numbers, a double-double, a POTG, and 5 steals. Well done.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 8-6, 3-1 Big Ten.

1/5/22 vs. #4 Illinois (L 83-74), started game, 28 mins played, 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Not a bad game for Jackson. He definitely got in a lot of different categories on the stat sheet.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 9-5, 2-0 Big East.

1/5/22 vs. Marquette (W 95-86), came off bench, 16 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/8/22 vs. Villanova (W 70-55), came off bench, 15 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

Great week for Jawouk off the bench. Another week like that and he may find a way back in the starting line-up. For now though, he's filling his 6th man role very nicely.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#17 Mississippi State) -- 11-3, 0-1 SEC.

1/8/22 at Ole Miss (L 92-82), started game, 32 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.

Poor shooting for Tim in their only game of the week. 2-9 is unacceptable for a post player.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#3 North Carolina) -- 13-2, 0-0 ACC.

1/7/22 at Richmond (L 66-50), came off bench, 17 mins played, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Quality minutes off the bench for Erik again, as all his points came from the line where he was 5-9. He did miss all 3 of his shots, but I got a feeling when he gets his opportunity to start, he will not disappoint.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (71) 12-1 1799 2 Big East Conference
2. Tennessee (1) 13-1 1726 1 Southeastern Conference
3. Xavier 14-1 1644 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Wisconsin 11-2 1587 6 Big Ten Conference
5. Illinois 14-3 1476 4 Big Ten Conference
6. Temple 11-2 1369 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Louisville 12-2 1354 13 Big East Conference
8. Oklahoma 14-2 1341 9 Big 12 Conference
9. North Carolina 13-2 1217 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Boston College 12-2 1005 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. California 11-4 991 24 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Texas-Arlington 13-0 921 15 Southland Conference
13. Gonzaga 13-2 917 20 Western Athletic Conference
14. Texas 12-3 889 22 Big 12 Conference
15. Saint Joseph's 13-1 870 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Utah State 12-3 752 7 Western Athletic Conference
17. Duke 11-2 684 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. South Carolina 12-1 635 18 Southeastern Conference
19. Kansas 11-3 532 10 Big 12 Conference
20. Richmond 12-2 419 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Virginia 12-2 403 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Florida 10-3 342 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Wake Forest 10-3 193 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Mississippi State 11-3 139 17 Southeastern Conference
25. San Jose State 11-2 70 21 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 12-2 63 Mid-American Conference
Central Florida 12-3 16 Conference USA
Stanford 11-5 10 Pacific-10 Conference
Indiana State 13-3 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Utah 12-3 7 Mountain West Conference
Butler 12-3 6 Horizon League
West Virginia 10-4 5 Big East Conference
Oregon State 13-3 4 Mountain West Conference
Houston 11-3 2 Conference USA
Maryland 10-4 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Northeastern 11-3 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 11-3 1 Conference USA

Congrats to Pitt for making it to #1 with all but 1 FPV.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Xavier (68) 14-1 1796 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple (4) 11-2 1722 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah State 12-3 1597 2 Western Athletic Conference
4. Gonzaga 13-2 1560 7 Western Athletic Conference
5. Saint Joseph's 13-1 1548 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Texas-Arlington 13-0 1494 6 Southland Conference
7. Richmond 12-2 1301 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. San Jose State 11-2 1203 10 Western Athletic Conference
9. Central Florida 12-3 1123 16 Conference USA
10. Toledo 12-2 1102 14 Mid-American Conference
11. Utah 12-3 1061 17 Mountain West Conference
12. Butler 12-3 995 9 Horizon League
13. Indiana State 13-3 976 4 Missouri Valley Conference
14. UAB 11-3 810 22 Conference USA
15. Oregon State 13-3 760 12 Mountain West Conference
16. Dayton 9-5 735 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Houston 11-3 669 23 Conference USA
18. Milwaukee 14-4 646 24 Horizon League
19. Northeastern 11-3 604 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Cal State Fullerton 10-3 441 8 Big West Conference
21. South Florida 10-3 400 13 Conference USA
22. Austin Peay 12-4 232 18 Ohio Valley Conference
23. Old Dominion 12-4 222 NR Colonial Athletic Association
24. Niagara 12-4 138 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Western Michigan 9-3 105 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kent State 10-4 85 Conference USA
Boise State 10-4 32 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Christian 10-4 13 Mountain West Conference
East Tennessee State 11-4 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Akron 8-4 8 Mid-American Conference
Tennessee Tech 11-4 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Rhode Island 9-4 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Jackson State 9-4 1 Southwestern Athletic Conference
New Mexico 9-4 1 Mountain West Conference
St. Bonaventure 10-4 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 10-16, 2022

No feature games this week, so to the weekly recap we go:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 8-9, 5-2 Big South.

1/13/22 vs. Gardner Webb (L 65-62), started game, 35 mins played, 7 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.
1/15/22 vs. UNC Asheville (W 66-64), started game, 35 mins played, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

Nice week for Benton, who dished out a few more assists than he has been. The rebounding is still really good though, but the shooting isn't quite up to par. In fact, it's awful. 7-28 for the week, that's 25%. Wow!

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 9-7, 3-2 SWAC.

1/13/22 at Alabama State (L 88-81), came off bench, 15 mins played, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 blocks.
1/15/22 at Alabama A&M (W 51-47), came off bench, 16 mins played, 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

Bam has had better weeks for sure, but at least he's staying out of foul trouble. Now if they could just get more aggressiveness from him on the boards.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 10-6, 3-1 Big East.

1/12/22 at Seton Hall (L 62-50), started game, 25 mins played, 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block.
1/15/22 at Villanova (W 73-71), started game, 27 mins played, 5 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Ariel had a nice game against Villanova, and he's really doing a good job pulling down the boards.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 6-9, 1-1 Conference USA.

1/12/22 vs. Tulane (W 82-79), started game, 26 mins played, 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/15/22 vs. Tulsa (L 78-67), started game, 34 mins played, 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Thomas had some shooting woes this week, but he still did quite well.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 13-2, 3-1 Big East.

1/12/22 vs. Notre Dame (L 90-84), started game, 32 mins played, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/15/22 at Marquette (W 96-72), started game, 21 mins played, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Foul trouble hurt Qwikshot a little bit this week, as he had 4 fouls at Marquette. He's had better weeks for sure.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 9-7, 0-3 Big 12.

1/12/22 at Baylor (L 79-73), came off bench, 19 mins played, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/15/22 at Texas Tech (L 94-84), came off bench, 16 mins played, 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Not a bad week for Mike, as he had decent production off the bench. He'd still like to get more production with his limited minutes though.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 11-6, 2-3 Pac 10.

1/13/22 vs. Arizona (L 78-67), started game, 29 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds.
1/15/22 vs. Arizona State (L 58-42), started game, 37 mins played, 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, (Double-double).

The week ended a lot better than it started for Path, as he got a nice double-double against Arizona State.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#24 Duke) -- 13-2, 2-0 ACC.

1/12/22 at Georgia Tech (W 75-64), started game, 36 mins played, 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/15/22 vs. #21 Virginia (W 69-55), started game, 28 mins played, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals.

Even when he's not scoring, Cameron finds ways to contribute. That was the case against Virginia, but a great game against GA Tech to get POTG.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 9-7, 4-2 Big Ten.

1/12/22 at Ohio State (L 87-70), started game, 32 mins played, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.
1/15/22 vs. Penn State (W 90-73), started game, 26 mins played, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Good week for Jackson who was 1 assist away from double-doubles in each game.

SR C Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 10-6, 3-1 Big East.

1/12/22 at Seton Hall (L 62-50), came off bench, 11 mins played, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal.
1/15/22 at Villanova (W 73-71), came off bench, 11 mins played, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

Great week for Jawouk in limited minutes off the bench. He continues to fill his sixth man role very well.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#17 Mississippi State) -- 11-5, 0-3 SEC.

1/11/22 vs. #2 Tennessee (L 70-67), started game, 35 mins played, 10 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/15/22 at #22 Florida (L 92-86), started game, 33 mins played, 29 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, (Double-double).

Great week for Tim who got 2 double-doubles. Unfortunately his team lost both games, so no POTG for him.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#9 North Carolina) -- 14-3, 1-1 ACC.

1/12/22 at Maryland (L 79-65), came off bench, 22 mins played, 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/15/22 vs. Georgia Tech (W 80-63), came off bench, 14 mins played, 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Erik had a decent game against Georgia Tech off the bench, but he's not producing like he needs to. Sadly, he's getting decent minutes now.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (57) 13-2 1785 1 Big East Conference
2. Tennessee (15) 15-1 1743 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Temple 13-2 1613 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Louisville 14-2 1542 7 Big East Conference
5. California 13-4 1458 11 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Xavier 15-2 1406 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Wisconsin 12-3 1319 4 Big Ten Conference
8. Boston College 14-2 1233 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Texas 14-3 1209 14 Big 12 Conference
10. Illinois 15-4 1207 5 Big Ten Conference
11. Gonzaga 15-2 1134 13 Western Athletic Conference
12. Duke 13-2 1035 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Oklahoma 15-3 933 8 Big 12 Conference
14. Texas-Arlington 15-0 867 12 Southland Conference
15. North Carolina 14-3 858 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Florida 12-3 743 22 Southeastern Conference
17. Wake Forest 12-3 610 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Saint Joseph's 14-2 466 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Maryland 12-4 434 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Utah State 13-4 418 16 Western Athletic Conference
21. Stanford 13-5 374 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Butler 14-3 300 NR Horizon League
23. Kansas 12-4 255 19 Big 12 Conference
24. South Carolina 13-2 244 18 Southeastern Conference
25. Arizona 10-5 82 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Houston 13-3 51 Conference USA
UAB 13-3 48 Conference USA
Central Florida 13-4 12 Conference USA
Ohio State 11-5 10 Big Ten Conference
San Jose State 12-3 5 Western Athletic Conference
Austin Peay 14-4 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Toledo 13-3 2 Mid-American Conference
Cal State Fullerton 12-3 1 Big West Conference
Richmond 12-4 1 Atlantic 10 Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Temple (62) 13-2 1788 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier (8) 15-2 1728 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Gonzaga (2) 15-2 1661 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Texas-Arlington 15-0 1544 6 Southland Conference
5. Utah State 13-4 1516 3 Western Athletic Conference
6. Saint Joseph's 14-2 1462 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Butler 14-3 1368 12 Horizon League
8. UAB 13-3 1253 14 Conference USA
9. Houston 13-3 1197 17 Conference USA
10. Central Florida 13-4 1066 9 Conference USA
11. Cal State Fullerton 12-3 1000 20 Big West Conference
12. San Jose State 12-3 929 8 Western Athletic Conference
13. Austin Peay 14-4 894 22 Ohio Valley Conference
14. Utah 13-4 853 11 Mountain West Conference
15. Toledo 13-3 788 10 Mid-American Conference
16. Dayton 10-6 785 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Milwaukee 15-5 695 18 Horizon League
18. Northeastern 12-4 571 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Akron 10-4 466 NR Mid-American Conference
20. Richmond 12-4 417 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. George Mason 13-5 295 NR Colonial Athletic Association
22. South Florida 11-4 227 21 Conference USA
23. New Mexico 11-4 157 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Tennessee Tech 13-4 97 NR Ohio Valley Conference
25. Belmont 14-5 83 NR Atlantic Sun Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 11-5 81 Atlantic 10 Conference
Niagara 13-5 76 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Kent State 11-5 68 Conference USA
Sam Houston State 10-4 66 Southland Conference
Indiana State 13-5 53 Missouri Valley Conference
Jackson State 11-4 52 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Drexel 11-5 39 Colonial Athletic Association
Ohio 11-5 35 Mid-American Conference
San Diego State 12-6 31 Mountain West Conference
Oregon State 13-5 24 Mountain West Conference
Old Dominion 13-5 16 Colonial Athletic Association
Western Michigan 10-4 16 Mid-American Conference
Boise State 11-5 2 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Christian 11-5 1 Mountain West Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 17-23, 2022

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 9-10, 6-3 Big South.

1/20/22 at Charleston Southern (W 71-64), started game, 20 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/22/22 at Coastal Carolina (L 69-52), started game, 17 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Not a good week for Benton, who picked up 4 fouls in each game and saw limited minutes. He'll have to limit the fouls, because the team needs him out there.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 11-7, 5-2 SWAC.

1/20/22 vs. Prairie View A&M (W 62-53), came off bench, 15 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/22/22 vs. Texas Southern (W 71-62), came off bench, 13 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

Bam had a nice game off the bench against Prairie View, but not so good against TX Southern. Still a good week though.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 12-6, 5-1 Big East.

1/19/22 vs. Seton Hall (W 88-77), started game, 25 mins played, 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, (POTG).
1/22/22 at Notre Dame (W 64-63), started game, 24 mins played, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Much better game for Ariel against Seton Hall as he got the POTG. He struggled with fouls against Notre Dame.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 7-10, 2-2 Conference USA.

1/19/22 vs. Central Florida (L 69-61), started game, 35 mins played, 16 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/22/22 at UTEP (W 71-60), started game, 35 mins played, 21 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).

Good, solid week for Thomas, who probably would have got POTG in both games had Marshall won both. He's really playing well at the right time.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 15-2, 5-1 Big East.

1/19/22 at St. John's (W 74-58), started game, 12 mins played, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
1/22/22 vs. Seton Hall (W 86-68), started game, 31 mins played, 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, (POTG).

Tough game at St. John's for Qwikshot, as he battled foul trouble, but a great recovery with the POTG against Seton Hall.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 9-9, 0-4 Big 12.

1/20/22 vs. UNLV (L 67-65), came off bench, 23 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/22/22 vs. Nebraska (L 96-81), came off bench, 22 mins played, 2 points, 2 blocks.

Mike didn't have a great week, but did have a couple nice blocks against Nebraska. His team is struggling though.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 11-8, 2-5 Pac 10.

1/20/22 at #21 Stanford (L 81-76), started game, 22 mins, 13 points, 2 assists, 1 steal.
1/22/22 at #5 California (L 98-77), started game, 32 mins played, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Tough game for Path at Stanford, as he fouled way too much and didn't grab a rebound. At Cal was better, but not his best.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#12 Duke) -- 15-2, 4-0 ACC.

1/19/22 at Clemson (W 83-74), started game, 36 mins played, 30 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).
1/22/22 vs. Virginia Tech (W 82-56), started game, 37 mins played, 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, (POTG).

A great week for Cameron, with 2 more POTG awards. He wasn't that far from a triple-double in either game, and he's certainly making a case for several awards right now.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 10-8, 5-3 Big Ten.

1/19/22 vs. Michigan (W 72-71, OT), started game, 11 mins played, 6 points, 1 assist, (Fouled Out).
1/22/22 at #10 Illinois (L 85-66), started game, 29 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Not the best of weeks for Jackson, who saw 11 minutes before fouling out against Michigan, and suffered a 3-14 shooting night at Illinois. He needs to shake that off and get it going next week.

SR C Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 12-6, 5-1 Big East.

1/19/22 vs. Seton Hall (W 88-77), came off bench, 14 mins played, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/22/22 at Notre Dame (W 64-63), came off bench, 12 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.

Bit of a down week for Jawouk who struggled to find his shot. Hopefully this was just a little setback.

JR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 12-6, 1-4 SEC.

1/18/22 vs. #24 South Carolina (W 77-75), started game, 35 mins played, 11 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, (Double-double).
1/22/22 vs. LSU (L 73-67), started game, 31 mins played, 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#15 North Carolina) -- 16-3, 3-1 ACC.

1/19/22 vs. Miami (W 82-62), came off bench, 12 mins played, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.
1/22/22 vs. Clemson (W 76-47), came off bench, 16 mins played, 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

Not a bad week off the bench for Erik, but he's still fouling a little too much for limited minutes.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (72) 15-2 1800 1 Big East Conference
2. Temple 15-2 1712 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. California 15-4 1629 5 Pacific-10 Conference
4. Louisville 16-2 1606 4 Big East Conference
5. Texas 15-3 1444 9 Big 12 Conference
6. Tennessee 15-3 1410 2 Southeastern Conference
7. Gonzaga 17-2 1339 11 Western Athletic Conference
8. Duke 15-2 1286 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Xavier 16-3 1195 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Wisconsin 14-4 1177 7 Big Ten Conference
11. Oklahoma 16-3 1089 13 Big 12 Conference
12. Florida 14-3 978 16 Southeastern Conference
13. North Carolina 16-3 957 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Illinois 16-5 869 10 Big Ten Conference
15. Boston College 15-3 850 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Maryland 14-4 748 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Kansas 14-4 626 23 Big 12 Conference
18. Texas-Arlington 16-1 517 14 Southland Conference
19. Butler 16-3 439 22 Horizon League
20. Arizona 11-5 405 25 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Ohio State 13-5 360 NR Big Ten Conference
22. UAB 15-3 255 NR Conference USA
23. Stanford 14-6 244 21 Pacific-10 Conference
24. Utah State 14-5 223 20 Western Athletic Conference
25. Central Florida 15-4 120 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 15-3 44 Mid-American Conference
Cal State Fullerton 14-3 38 Big West Conference
Virginia 14-4 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
Saint Joseph's 14-4 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wake Forest 12-5 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
South Florida 13-4 5 Conference USA
Utah 14-4 4 Mountain West Conference
Tennessee Tech 15-4 2 Ohio Valley Conference
South Carolina 13-4 1 Southeastern Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Temple (71) 15-2 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Gonzaga (1) 17-2 1718 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 16-3 1666 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 14-5 1527 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Butler 16-3 1496 7 Horizon League
6. Texas-Arlington 16-1 1423 4 Southland Conference
7. UAB 15-3 1413 8 Conference USA
8. Central Florida 15-4 1250 10 Conference USA
9. Cal State Fullerton 14-3 1170 11 Big West Conference
10. Toledo 15-3 1091 15 Mid-American Conference
11. Utah 14-4 1060 14 Mountain West Conference
12. Saint Joseph's 14-4 975 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. George Mason 15-5 844 21 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Dayton 11-7 766 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. South Florida 13-4 731 22 Conference USA
16. Kent State 13-5 686 NR Conference USA
17. Indiana State 15-5 675 NR Missouri Valley Conference
18. Milwaukee 16-6 576 17 Horizon League
19. San Diego State 14-6 545 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Austin Peay 15-5 438 13 Ohio Valley Conference
21. Ohio 13-5 430 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Tennessee Tech 15-4 270 24 Ohio Valley Conference
23. Old Dominion 15-5 231 NR Colonial Athletic Association
24. Houston 13-5 139 9 Conference USA
25. Northeastern 13-5 111 18 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Jackson State 13-4 105 Southwestern Athletic Conference
San Jose State 12-5 71 Western Athletic Conference
Akron 11-5 52 Mid-American Conference
Richmond 13-5 44 Atlantic 10 Conference
George Washington 12-6 30 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico 12-5 20 Mountain West Conference
UNLV 12-6 16 Mountain West Conference
North Dakota State 14-6 12 Summit League
Belmont 15-6 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
Sam Houston State 11-5 5 Southland Conference
Charlotte 11-6 4 Atlantic 10 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 24-30, 2022

No feature games, so let's get to the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 10-11, 7-4 Big South.

1/27/22 vs. North Florida (L 73-67), started game, 26 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).
1/29/22 vs. VMI (W 65-57), started game, 36 mins played, 23 points, 7 rebounds, (POTG).

Interesting week for Benton, who fouled out of 1 game, was POTG the other game, had 6 rebounds per game, with not 1 assist. Wow!

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 13-7, 7-2 SWAC.

1/27/22 at Mississippi Valley State (W 70-57), came off bench, 17 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.
1/29/22 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W 84-64), came off bench, 16 mins played, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Good week for Bam off the bench, as he is starting to convert around the basket a lot more consistently.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 14-6, 7-1 Big East.

1/26/22 at Providence (W 94-81), started game, 23 mins played, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/29/22 vs. Memphis (W 97-59), started game, 25 mins played, 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals.

Good week for Ariel this week. He's not tearing down the nets, but he's staying out of foul trouble and putting up consistent numbers.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 8-11, 3-3 Conference USA.

1/26/22 vs. UTEP (L 71-50), started game, 25 mins played, 10 points, 7 rebounds, (Fouled Out).
1/29/22 vs. ECU (W 64-52), started game, 36 mins played, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.

Thomas has certainly had better weeks, as he fouled out against UTEP and had a horrible shooting night against ECU. He did pull 8 rebounds though which helped.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 17-2, 7-1 Big East.

1/26/22 at Syracuse (W 89-82), started game, 11 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound.
1/29/22 vs. Villanova (W 77-75), started game, 27 mins played, 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 4 steals, (POTG).

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 9-11, 0-6 Big 12.

1/24/22 at Missouri (L 91-67), came off bench, 16 mins played, 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
1/29/22 vs. Oklahoma State (L 91-81), came off bench, 13 mins played, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.

Not bad minutes for Mike, and decent production. He's still struggling with his shot a bit though.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 11-10, 2-7 Pac 10.

1/27/22 vs. UCLA (L 88-68), started game, 32 mins played, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals.
1/29/22 vs. USC (L 81-61), started game, 29 mins played, 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.

Decent week for Path, he came close to a double-double against USC. He's still had better weeks though.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#8 Duke) -- 17-2, 6-0 ACC.

1/26/22 at #16 Maryland (W 70-61), started game, 34 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.
1/29/22 at Virginia Tech (W 89-67), started game, 36 mins played, 19 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals.

Good week for Cameron. A consistent week with 8 assists each game. No POTG awards, but still a solid week.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 11-8, 6-3 Big Ten.

1/26/22 at Iowa (W 79-78), started game, 35 mins played, 10 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Just the 1 game for Jackson and Purdue, and it was a decent game. However, while the 3 turnovers isn't terrible, 1 or 2 would be a much better number.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 14-6, 7-1 Big East.

1/26/22 at Providence (W 94-81), came off bench, 12 mins played, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.
1/29/22 vs. Memphis (W 97-59), came off bench, 10 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

JR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 14-6, 3-4 SEC.

1/25/22 at Auburn (W 72-70), started game, 19 mins played, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/29/22 at Arkansas (W 60-50), started game, 32 mins played, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Not the greatest of weeks for Tim, who once again can't stay out of foul trouble. 4 each game, and his stats suffered because of it.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#13 North Carolina) -- 18-3, 5-1 ACC.

1/26/22 at Virginia Tech (W 82-61), came off bench, 16 mins played, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals.
1/29/22 at Miami (W 58-37), came off bench, 17 mins played, 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.

Great week off the bench for Erik. If he could put up those kind of numbers every game, he might just sneak a start every now and then.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (72) 17-2 1800 1 Big East Conference
2. Temple 17-2 1720 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Tennessee 17-3 1646 6 Southeastern Conference
4. Louisville 18-2 1563 4 Big East Conference
5. Texas 17-3 1493 5 Big 12 Conference
6. California 15-6 1410 3 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Gonzaga 19-2 1312 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. North Carolina 18-3 1303 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Illinois 16-5 1157 14 Big Ten Conference
10. Duke 17-2 1120 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Florida 15-4 1032 12 Southeastern Conference
12. Wisconsin 15-5 1006 10 Big Ten Conference
13. Arizona 13-5 963 20 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Xavier 17-4 933 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Maryland 15-5 822 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Oklahoma 17-4 809 11 Big 12 Conference
17. Boston College 16-4 606 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Utah State 16-5 527 24 Western Athletic Conference
19. Stanford 15-7 458 23 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Kansas 15-5 446 17 Big 12 Conference
21. UAB 17-3 369 22 Conference USA
22. Dayton 13-7 183 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Butler 18-4 178 19 Horizon League
24. Mississippi State 14-6 162 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Ohio State 13-6 102 21 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Cal State Fullerton 16-3 54 Big West Conference
Virginia 16-4 47 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas-Arlington 17-2 46 Southland Conference
Southern California 15-6 41 Pacific-10 Conference
Central Florida 16-5 26 Conference USA
Toledo 17-3 22 Mid-American Conference
Georgia Tech 13-6 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgetown 14-6 10 Big East Conference
George Mason 17-5 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Joseph's 15-5 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego State 16-6 3 Mountain West Conference
Tennessee Tech 17-4 3 Ohio Valley Conference
Belmont 17-6 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Indiana State 16-5 2 Missouri Valley Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Temple (71) 17-2 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Gonzaga (1) 19-2 1723 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 17-4 1636 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 16-5 1597 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Dayton 13-7 1455 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. UAB 17-3 1432 7 Conference USA
7. Butler 18-4 1334 5 Horizon League
8. San Diego State 16-6 1282 19 Mountain West Conference
9. Central Florida 16-5 1151 8 Conference USA
10. Kent State 15-5 1110 16 Conference USA
11. Cal State Fullerton 16-3 997 9 Big West Conference
12. George Mason 17-5 981 13 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Toledo 17-3 880 10 Mid-American Conference
14. Indiana State 16-5 807 17 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Ohio 15-5 804 21 Mid-American Conference
16. Saint Joseph's 15-5 769 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Utah 15-5 650 11 Mountain West Conference
18. Texas-Arlington 17-2 621 6 Southland Conference
19. Milwaukee 17-7 547 18 Horizon League
20. Belmont 17-6 437 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
21. Tennessee Tech 17-4 256 22 Ohio Valley Conference
22. South Florida 14-5 251 15 Conference USA
23. Houston 14-6 167 24 Conference USA
24. Illinois State 14-7 131 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Northeastern 14-6 122 25 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Old Dominion 16-6 93 Colonial Athletic Association
Jackson State 15-4 91 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Massachusetts 13-7 56 Atlantic 10 Conference
UNLV 13-7 55 Mountain West Conference
San Jose State 13-6 37 Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico 13-6 34 Mountain West Conference
North Dakota State 15-7 32 Summit League
Akron 12-6 19 Mid-American Conference
Drexel 13-7 16 Colonial Athletic Association
Cal State Northridge 14-6 10 Big West Conference
Austin Peay 15-7 7 Ohio Valley Conference
Charlotte 12-7 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
UL-Lafayette 15-8 4 Sun Belt Conference
Missouri State 14-8 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Fresno State 12-8 1 Western Athletic Conference

[bbgunn]

Wow, Grambling is on a roll!

[collegesportsfanms]

January 2022 Pro Update

2nd year PF Jace Hunter (Detroit Pistons)

The Pistons are now 16-29 heading into February, good for 3rd place in the Central Division. Jace has been sensational, as he is averaging 20.9 PPG and 6.6 RPG on the season. Of the 14 games Detroit had this month, Jace scored 20 points or better in 9 of them. He also set a season high for rebounds with 17 on Jan. 3 against the Clippers. He had 3 double-doubles in January: 26 points, 17 rebounds on the 3rd vs. the Clippers, 34 points, 10 rebounds a day later against Houston, and 29 points, 11 rebounds, on the 20th against Dallas. Good work for Jace this month.

2nd year PF Ivan Carrillo (Portland Trailblazers)

Ivan was recalled from the D-League on Jan. 4th, but I'm really not sure why. He did not see 1 minute of action the entire month. He wasn't hurt, he just didn't play. He's 10th on the depth chart, so you'd think he'd see some minutes, but nope. He's so fed up with what is going on that he's already told Portland he will be testing free agency next season, and I think that's a good choice. As for the Trailblazers, since Ivan is still with them, they are currently 20-24, 4th place in the Northwest Division.

Rookie SF Chester Smith (Sioux Falls Skyforce)

The Skyforce are 5-21, last place in the Central Division. Surprisingly, that is not the worst record in the USDL, as there is a team with an even worse record. Crazy. As for Chester, he started in 7 of the 9 Sioux Falls games in January. Ironically, the games he didn't start were the first and last games of the month. He's averaging 12 points and 3.9 rebounds a game. He tied his career high with 23 points, on the 26th against Tulsa. Another piece of irony, the only other games he had double digit scoring in were the first and last games of the month, which were the 2 games he didn't start. Maybe he just does better coming off the bench. Something to keep an eye on for sure.

Rookie PG Al Mighty (Utah Jazz)

The Jazz are currently 26-18, 1st place in the Northwest Division by 3.5 games. Al has played sparingly throughout his rookie season, averaging just 10.9 minutes per game, but just 5.1 points and 1.7 assists a game. He still has a 3.04 assist/turnover ratio which is excellent. He scored in double figures in 3 games this month, as he had 12 on the 10th against Houston, which was his monthly high. He seems to be filling a role, but I think he'd be a lot happier seeing his team make the playoffs at this point.

Rookie SG Ricardo Tubbs (Maine Red Claws)

Ricardo is no longer a free agent! This is big news. He was just picked up by Maine of the D-League. They acquired him on the 28th, so he has only appeared in 1 game so far. In that game, he started, played 28 minutes and scored 8 points, with 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. As for the Red Claws, they are 13-14, tied for 3rd place in the Eastern Division.

Rookie C Rudy Arellano (Canton Charge)

The Charge are 11-16, last played in the Eastern Division. Rudy has been a consistent starter, averaging 25.9 minutes, 8.2 points, and 6.5 rebounds a game. He set a career high for rebounds with 17 on the 21st against Rio Grande Valley. He also set a career high for offensive rebounds with 6 on the same day. He set a career high with 4 assists on the 31st against Idaho. He had 2 double-doubles this month: 11 points and 17 rebounds in that career high game against Rio Grande Valley, and 11 points, 11 rebounds against Fort Wayne.

Rookie SF Jack Dawkins (Houston Rockets)

The Rockets are currently 16-26, last place in the Midwest Division. Jack is averaging 10.3 points and 5 rebounds a game. He only had 4 games in which he scored double figures, and just one game where he had double figure rebounds. He did set a career high in offensive rebounds with 6 on the 10th against Utah. There were 5 games in January in which he scored 4 points or less. He'll need to get a little more consistency in his scoring, but plenty of time for that.

Rookie C Ralph King (Indiana Pacers)

The Pacers are 15-29, in 4th place in the Central Division, a half game behind Detroit. Ralph is averaging 13.6 minutes and 6 points a game. He hasn't started a game yet, but he's had 2 great games off the bench in January: On the 19th against Portland, he had a career high in points with 19. On the 8th against Washington, he had a career high 10 rebounds. In that game on the 8th against Washington, he also had 13 points, giving him his first career double-double.

Rookie SG Jaybard Riley (Dallas Mavericks)

The Mavericks are currently 23-21, 2nd place in the Midwest Division. Jaybard has been great. He's started every game and he's averaging 35.4 minutes, 19.9 points, and 4.5 rebounds, as well as 5 assists a game. He set a career high in scoring with 35 points on the 4th against Denver. He then put up another 35 point effort the next night against the Clippers. He scored in double figures in every single game in January. Thanks to his efforts, he was named NBA Player of the Week for the Week of Jan. 3-9. Well done Jaybard, that award should be the first of many.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022

1 feature game this week, and it's in the ACC:

2/2/22- #10 Duke (Cameron Blodgett) @ #8 North Carolina (Erik Flamebeard) -- As always, this game between heated rivals was a classic. The Blue Devils led by 9 at halftime, and despite committing 19 turnovers, they also shot 56.3% to escape with a road victory.

Final Score: #10 Duke- 77, #8 North Carolina- 73

Cameron Blodgett (Duke)- started game, 37 mins played, 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).
Erik Flamebeard (North Carolina)- came off bench, 14 mins played, 7 points, 3 rebounds.

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 12-11, 8-4 Big South.

2/1/22 at Missouri State (W 78-74, OT), started game, 41 mins played, 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.
2/5/22 at Radford (W 58-56), started game, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block.

Good week for Benton, still isn't getting a lot of assists, but the rebounds are nice, and he's being a good floor leader by staying out of foul trouble.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 15-7, 9-2 SWAC.

2/3/22 at Southern (W 86-62), came off bench, 17 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.
2/5/22 at Alcorn State (W 73-71, OT), came off bench, 25 mins played, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks.

Great game off the bench at Alcorn State for Bam, very quality minutes. Grambling is on a roll!

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 15-7, 8-2 Big East.

2/2/22 vs. Syracuse (W 84-68), started game, 26 mins played, 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/5/22 at UConn (L 81-71), started game, 26 mins played, 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 10-11, 5-3 Conference USA.

2/2/22 at Southern Miss (W 88-84, OT), started game, 42 mins played, 13 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).
2/5/22 at Tulane (W 78-55), started game, 34 mins played, 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.

Good week for Thomas, who got a nice double-double, and solid scoring. Still a lower shot percentage than he would like though.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 18-3, 8-2 Big East.

2/2/22 vs. Rutgers (W 114-83), started game, 22 mins played, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.
2/5/22 vs. West Virginia (L 81-72), started game, 35 mins played, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Interesting line for Qwikshot against West Virginia, as he was 10-10 from the free throw line. He played limited minutes against Rutgers, but it was nothing more than a chance to get the bench more PT.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 10-12, 1-7 Big 12.

2/2/22 vs. Texas A&M (W 82-75), came off bench, 20 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, (Fouled Out).
2/5/22 at Iowa State (L 71-51), came off bench, 28 mins played, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal.

Interesting week for Mike, who fouled out against A&M but pulled down 6 boards against Iowa State. They'd love more of that from him.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 11-11, 2-8 Pac 10.

2/5/22 vs. BYU (L 80-72), started game, 35 mins played, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Just the 1 game this week for Path and the Ducks, and Path had a pretty solid game, despite picking up 4 fouls. He played well with 4 though, as evidenced by the fact he played all but 5 minutes.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#10 Duke) -- 19-2, 8-0 ACC.

2/2/22 at #8 North Carolina- feature game, highlighted above.
2/5/22 vs. Miami (W 75-50), started game, 33 mins played, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Cameron had a great game against rival North Carolina, got POTG and everything. His game against Miami wasn't bad, but it wasn't nearly as good.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 13-8, 8-3 Big Ten.

2/2/22 vs. Indiana (W 60-30), started game, 32 mins played, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, (POTG).
2/5/22 at Michigan State (W 78-70), started game, 24 mins played, 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Jackson didn't put up monster stats to get POTG against Indiana, but still good enough. He had a good scoring week overall.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 15-7, 8-2 Big East.

2/2/22 vs. Syracuse (W 84-68), came off bench, 16 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/5/22 at UConn (L 81-71), came off bench, 16 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks.

Another great week of being a sixth man for Jawouk. In some ways, he's doing better than his friend and front court mate Ariel. It's a shame he can't find a way to get back into the starting lineup.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#24 Mississippi State) -- 15-7, 3-5 SEC.

2/3/22 at Cleveland State (W 79-70), started game, 31 mins played, 27 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, (POTG).
2/5/22 vs. Ole Miss (L 65-60), started game, 26 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Tim had a monster game against Cleveland State, a POTG and everything. Against Ole Miss, not so good.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#8 North Carolina) -- 19-4, 6-2 ACC.

2/2/22 vs. #10 Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
2/5/22 at Florida State (W 69-56), came off bench, 8 mins played, 2 points.

Erik had a decent game off the bench against Duke, but he didn't do much against Florida State.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (70) 18-3 1797 1 Big East Conference
2. Temple 19-2 1721 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Tennessee (2) 19-3 1654 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Texas 19-3 1567 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Duke 19-2 1458 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Louisville 19-3 1440 4 Big East Conference
7. Gonzaga 21-2 1344 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Illinois 18-5 1230 9 Big Ten Conference
9. California 16-7 1148 6 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Florida 17-4 1146 11 Southeastern Conference
11. Arizona 15-5 1133 13 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Xavier 19-4 1045 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. North Carolina 19-4 1044 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Maryland 17-5 832 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Wisconsin 16-6 782 12 Big Ten Conference
16. Utah State 18-5 711 18 Western Athletic Conference
17. UAB 19-3 679 21 Conference USA
18. Boston College 17-5 529 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Oklahoma 17-6 422 16 Big 12 Conference
20. Stanford 16-8 391 19 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Kansas 16-6 373 20 Big 12 Conference
22. Central Florida 18-5 216 NR Conference USA
23. Texas-Arlington 19-2 157 NR Southland Conference
24. Toledo 19-3 148 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Butler 19-5 127 23 Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Ohio State 14-7 70 Big Ten Conference
Connecticut 14-7 51 Big East Conference
Mississippi State 15-7 43 Southeastern Conference
George Mason 19-5 41 Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Joseph's 17-5 40 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 14-8 28 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego State 17-6 18 Mountain West Conference
West Virginia 14-8 6 Big East Conference
Georgetown 15-7 3 Big East Conference
Ohio 17-5 3 Mid-American Conference
Tennessee Tech 18-5 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Southern California 16-7 1 Pacific-10 Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Temple (71) 19-2 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Gonzaga (1) 21-2 1720 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 19-4 1654 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 18-5 1582 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. UAB 19-3 1495 6 Conference USA
6. Dayton 14-8 1354 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Central Florida 18-5 1295 9 Conference USA
8. Butler 19-5 1286 7 Horizon League
9. San Diego State 17-6 1272 8 Mountain West Conference
10. George Mason 19-5 1096 12 Colonial Athletic Association
11. Saint Joseph's 17-5 1040 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Toledo 19-3 1024 13 Mid-American Conference
13. Ohio 17-5 995 15 Mid-American Conference
14. Milwaukee 19-7 872 19 Horizon League
15. Texas-Arlington 19-2 830 18 Southland Conference
16. Utah 16-6 652 17 Mountain West Conference
17. Indiana State 17-6 623 14 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Illinois State 16-7 516 24 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Kent State 15-7 451 10 Conference USA
20. Cal State Fullerton 16-5 444 11 Big West Conference
21. Belmont 18-7 343 20 Atlantic Sun Conference
22. Austin Peay 17-7 185 NR Ohio Valley Conference
23. Tennessee Tech 18-5 152 21 Ohio Valley Conference
24. South Florida 15-6 121 22 Conference USA
25. North Dakota State 17-7 121 NR Summit League

Others Receiving Votes:
Houston 15-7 111 Conference USA
Cal State Northridge 16-6 102 Big West Conference
Northeastern 15-7 98 Atlantic 10 Conference
Drexel 15-7 69 Colonial Athletic Association
UNLV 14-8 19 Mountain West Conference
Jackson State 16-5 17 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Akron 13-7 16 Mid-American Conference
Old Dominion 17-7 14 Colonial Athletic Association
San Jose State 14-7 11 Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico 14-7 9 Mountain West Conference
Charlotte 13-8 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kennesaw State 17-7 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Texas Christian 14-8 2 Mountain West Conference
Pacific 15-7 1 Big West Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

I am going to go ahead and move forward, and let everyone see their stats at the end of February.

Feb. 7-13, 2022

No feature games this week, so let's jump into the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 13-12, 9-5 Big South.

2/10/22 at UNC Asheville (W 83-75), started game, 27 mins played, 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, (Fouled Out).
2/12/22 at Gardner Webb (L 83-53), started game, 20 mins played, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

2 totally different games for Benton this week, as he had an awful 2-14 shooting night at Asheville. Against Gardner Webb he was the only Panther in double digits. Unfortunately, he sprained his knee late in the first half and played sparingly in the second half. He's expected to be out around 8 days, and it's not certain if they'll try to play him next week or not.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 17-7, 11-2 SWAC.

2/10/22 vs. Alabama A&M (W 93-72), came off bench, 18 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 blocks.
2/12/22 vs. Alabama State (W 73-62), came off bench, 14 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.

Bam played some solid defense this week off the bench. He's not scoring a ton, but he's getting rebounds when he needs to.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 16-8, 9-3 Big East.

2/9/22 at St. John's (W 88-64), started game, 24 mins played, 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, (Double-double).
2/12/22 at #6 Louisville (L 79-67), started game, 15 mins played, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block.

Great game for Ariel at St. John's as he got a double-double, but he was non-existent at Louisville.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 11-12, 6-4 Conference USA.

2/9/22 at Tulsa (L 77-51), started game, 32 mins played, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
2/12/22 at #22 UCF (W 80-67), started game, 31 mins played, 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).

How Thomas didn't get POTG at UCF, I have no idea. Well, actually I do. The person the got it was 7-10 from the field and Thomas was 7-21. But still, you can't go wrong with a double-double.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 20-3, 10-2 Big East.

2/9/22 at Cincinnati (W 75-50), started game, 34 mins played, 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/12/22 vs. UConn (W 88-56), started game, 25 mins played, 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).

Qwikshot was in foul trouble both games this week, but he put up some consistent numbers. It would be nice to see how he would have done without the foul trouble.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 10-14, 1-9 Big 12.

2/9/22 vs. #21 Kansas (L 77-59), came off bench, 24 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.
2/12/22 at #4 Texas (L 98-58), came off bench, 23 mins played, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.

Mike took advantage of some increased minutes this week, and had a pretty nice day at Texas.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 12-12, 3-9 Pac 12.

2/10/22 at Arizona State (W 74-53), started game, 23 mins played, 15 points, 3 rebounds.
2/12/22 at #11 Arizona (L 89-60), started game, 27 mins played, 11 points, 6 rebounds.

Foul trouble hurt Path this week, as in limited minutes he still led the team in scoring at Arizona State. Crazy.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#5 Duke) -- 20-3, 9-1 ACC.

2/9/22 vs. Georgia Tech (W 81-76), started game, 36 mins played, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).
2/12/22 at Virginia (L 68-59), started game, 35 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, (Fouled Out).

Cameron was consistent with the assists, 11 each game. A few too many turnovers against GA Tech. 5 to be exact, but still he wasn't the team leader in that department. He was way too aggressive against Virginia though, fouling out when Coach K needed him on the floor most.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 15-8, 9-3 Big Ten.

2/7/22 vs. SIU Edwardsville (W 91-83), started game, 35 mins played, 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, (POTG).
2/9/22 vs. Ohio State (W 72-64), started game, 34 mins played, 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Great week for Jackson as he got a POTG and committed just 4 fouls the entire week. Now that's a great job.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 16-8, 9-3 Big East.

2/9/22 at St. John's (W 88-64), came off bench, 14 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds.
2/12/22 at #6 Louisville (L 79-67), came off bench, 15 mins played, 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

Little bit of a down week for Jawouk. While he did ok, he's put up a lot better numbers off the bench.

JR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 17-7, 5-5 SEC.

2/8/22 at LSU (W 77-64), started game, 26 mins played, 9 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal.
2/12/22 vs. Arkansas (W 68-43), started game, 30 mins played, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

No blocks this week for Tim. That's discouraging, very discouraging. But, he's staying out of foul trouble and he's still putting up good stats in his minutes. He averages 8 free throws a game. Not bad.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#13 North Carolina) -- 21-4, 8-2 ACC.

2/9/22 vs. #18 Boston College (W 73-58), came off bench, 16 mins played, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/12/22 at Clemson (W 90-68), came off bench, 14 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.

Erik is starting to get better minutes. He's getting more of a chance, and he just needs to run with it. The stats aren't bad, but they could be better.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (71) 20-3 1799 1 Big East Conference
2. Temple 20-3 1694 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Tennessee (1) 21-3 1659 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Texas 21-3 1586 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Louisville 21-3 1468 6 Big East Conference
6. Gonzaga 23-2 1410 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. Duke 20-3 1407 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Illinois 20-5 1319 8 Big Ten Conference
9. North Carolina 21-4 1225 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. California 18-7 1153 9 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Maryland 19-5 1054 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Arizona 16-6 996 11 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Xavier 20-5 981 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Kansas 18-6 733 21 Big 12 Conference
15. Utah State 18-6 712 16 Western Athletic Conference
16. Florida 17-6 654 10 Southeastern Conference
17. Stanford 18-8 646 20 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Oklahoma 19-6 634 19 Big 12 Conference
19. UAB 20-4 578 17 Conference USA
20. Boston College 18-6 471 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Mississippi State 17-7 289 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Wisconsin 17-7 276 15 Big Ten Conference
23. Saint Joseph's 19-5 202 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Virginia 18-6 166 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Texas-Arlington 20-3 101 23 Southland Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Butler 20-6 52 Horizon League
Ohio 19-5 32 Mid-American Conference
Central Florida 19-6 30 Conference USA
Toledo 19-4 16 Mid-American Conference
George Mason 20-6 14 Colonial Athletic Association
San Diego State 18-7 13 Mountain West Conference
Southern California 17-7 13 Pacific-10 Conference
Georgetown 16-8 12 Big East Conference
Utah 18-6 3 Mountain West Conference
Dayton 14-10 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
West Virginia 15-9 1 Big East Conference

Welcome back Mississippi State to the national top 25 after a short absence.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Temple (62) 20-3 1790 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Gonzaga (10) 23-2 1738 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 20-5 1651 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 18-6 1564 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. UAB 20-4 1502 5 Conference USA
6. San Diego State 18-7 1314 9 Mountain West Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 19-5 1289 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Butler 20-6 1213 8 Horizon League
9. Ohio 19-5 1195 13 Mid-American Conference
10. Central Florida 19-6 1186 7 Conference USA
11. Dayton 14-10 1091 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. George Mason 20-6 964 10 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Utah 18-6 932 16 Mountain West Conference
14. Milwaukee 20-8 919 14 Horizon League
15. Texas-Arlington 20-3 730 15 Southland Conference
16. Illinois State 18-7 681 18 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Kent State 17-7 645 19 Conference USA
18. Toledo 19-4 642 12 Mid-American Conference
19. Indiana State 19-6 581 17 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Austin Peay 20-7 435 22 Ohio Valley Conference
21. South Florida 17-6 346 24 Conference USA
22. North Dakota State 19-7 242 25 Summit League
23. Cal State Fullerton 17-6 208 20 Big West Conference
24. Northeastern 17-7 189 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Drexel 17-7 93 NR Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Jackson State 18-5 49 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Houston 16-8 40 Conference USA
Richmond 16-8 35 Atlantic 10 Conference
Belmont 19-8 26 Atlantic Sun Conference
Cal State Northridge 17-7 24 Big West Conference
Buffalo 16-8 18 Mid-American Conference
Texas Christian 16-8 18 Mountain West Conference
Tennessee Tech 19-6 15 Ohio Valley Conference
Pacific 17-7 11 Big West Conference
New Mexico 15-7 10 Mountain West Conference
Bradley 16-9 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Massachusetts 15-9 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Old Dominion 18-8 4 Colonial Athletic Association
UNLV 15-9 2 Mountain West Conference

Was hoping this hot streak from Grambling might get them a few votes in the mid-major poll, but no such luck. Their SWAC counterparts Jackson State, who are 1 game ahead of them in the standings, are receiving quite a few votes though.

[bbgunn]

Man, Grambling can't get any love!

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 14-20, 2022

1 feature game to tell you about, it took place in the Big East.

2/19/22- #1 Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) @ Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg, Jawouk Bafou) -- The Panthers continue to dominate, despite the fact they committed 20 turnovers in this one. Defensively is where they got it done, holding Georgetown to 36.7% shooting as they rolled to an easy road victory.

Final Score: #1 Pittsburgh- 84, Georgetown- 65

Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- started game, 32 mins played, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals.
Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- started game, 24 mins played, 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)- came off bench, 12 mins played, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 15-12, 11-5 Big South.

2/17/22 vs. Coastal Carolina (W 62-54), started game, 33 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
2/19/22 vs. Charleston Southern (W 65-58), started game, 30 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Shooting was a problem for Benton this week, as he took lots of shots but didn't make many of them. You have to wonder if playing through the injury didn't have something to do with that. He did most of his damage from the free throw line.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 19-7, 13-2 SWAC.

2/17/22 at Texas Southern (W 78-44), came off bench, 16 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals.
2/19/22 at Prairie View A&M (W 85-79), came off bench, 17 mins played, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Bam was very effective this week, as he missed just 1 shot, of any kind. That's pretty good shooting right there, and 3 steals at Texas Southern? Well done.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 17-9, 10-4 Big East.

2/16/22 vs. Rutgers (W 77-68), started game, 25 mins played, 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
2/19/22 vs. #1 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.

Decent week for Ariel, who got a POTG against Rutgers. His line against Pitt wasn't too bad either.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 11-14, 6-6 Conference USA.

2/16/22 at ECU (L 70-57), started game, 30 mins played, 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
2/19/22 at South Florida (L 72-57), started game, 36 mins played, 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

A couple of good games this week for Thomas, although neither resulted in wins. He's doing his job as a SF, he's shooting the ball and scoring often.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 21-4, 11-3 Big East.

2/16/22 at Notre Dame (L 79-73), started game, 25 mins played, 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, (Fouled Out).
2/19/22 at Georgetown- feature game, highlighted above.

Qwikshot has had better weeks, as he fouled out at Notre Dame. They needed him on the floor in the crucial minutes. Fortunately he was able to stay out of foul trouble against Georgetown and have a little better game.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 10-16, 1-11 Big 12.

2/16/22 vs. #18 Oklahoma (L 91-66), came off bench, 16 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/19/22 at Nebraska (L 84-69), came off bench, 13 mins played, 8 points, 1 assist, 2 steals.

Good week off the bench for Mike, who came close to having double digit scoring in both games.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 12-14, 3-11 Pac 10.

2/17/22 vs. #10 California (L 83-68), started game, 35 mins played, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
2/19/22 vs. #17 Stanford (L 80-47), started game, 18 mins played, 4 rebounds.

If there was ever a game for Path to forget, it's the game against Stanford. He was in foul trouble all game, played just 18 minutes, and missed all 7 of his shots. At least he did a little something against Cal.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#7 Duke) -- 21-4, 10-2 ACC.

2/16/22 vs. Clemson (W 78-57), started game, 17 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.
2/19/22 vs. Florida State (L 80-71, OT), started game, 41 mins played, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Cameron was in foul trouble all game against Clemson, but he had a heck of a game against Florida State. He tied for the team leader in points with 21 and was just 2 assists shy of a double-double.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 16-9, 10-4 Big Ten.

2/16/22 vs. Northwestern (L 88-78), started game, 33 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.
2/19/22 at Michigan (W 84-78), started game, 35 mins played, 8 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block.

Nice week for Jackson, especially at Michigan. He wasn't in double figures in anything, but he had a very, very balanced game.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 17-9, 10-4 Big East.

2/16/22 vs. Rutgers (W 77-68), came off bench, 13 mins played, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
2/19/22 vs. #1 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.

Not a bad week for Jawouk off the bench. He's not getting the kind of production he was earlier in the season, but he's still doing ok.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#21 Mississippi State) -- 19-7, 7-5 SEC.

2/15/22 at Alabama (W 92-88), started game, 26 mins played, 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 4 steals.
2/19/22 vs. Auburn (W 63-51), started game, 26 mins played, 13 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, (Double-double), (POTG).

What a game for Tim against Auburn. A huge double-double and POTG as he continues to raise his draft stock.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#9 North Carolina) -- 23-4, 10-2 ACC.

2/16/22 vs. Wake Forest (W 105-102, OT), came off bench, 13 mins played, 1 point, 2 rebounds.
2/19/22 at Georgia Tech (W 71-69, OT), came off bench, 17 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

Erik has had better weeks off the bench, but the game at GA Tech wasn't bad. He just needs to do a better job taking advantage of his minutes.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (55) 21-4 1774 1 Big East Conference
2. Temple (5) 22-3 1710 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Tennessee (5) 23-3 1668 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Texas (7) 23-3 1603 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Louisville 23-3 1501 5 Big East Conference
6. Illinois 22-5 1386 8 Big Ten Conference
7. Gonzaga 24-2 1383 6 Western Athletic Conference
8. North Carolina 23-4 1321 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Duke 21-4 1184 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. California 20-7 1129 10 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Maryland 21-5 1097 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Arizona 18-6 1022 12 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Xavier 22-5 992 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Kansas 20-6 840 14 Big 12 Conference
15. Stanford 20-8 783 17 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Mississippi State 19-7 673 21 Southeastern Conference
17. Florida 18-7 531 16 Southeastern Conference
18. Oklahoma 20-7 531 18 Big 12 Conference
19. UAB 21-5 480 19 Conference USA
20. Saint Joseph's 21-5 422 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Wisconsin 18-8 341 22 Big Ten Conference
22. Ohio 21-5 235 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Butler 22-6 208 NR Horizon League
24. Boston College 19-7 207 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Utah State 18-8 88 15 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Mason 22-6 75 Colonial Athletic Association
Utah 20-6 61 Mountain West Conference
Southern California 19-7 57 Pacific-10 Conference
Texas-Arlington 21-4 33 Southland Conference
Virginia 19-7 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgetown 17-9 16 Big East Conference
Kent State 19-7 14 Conference USA
Central Florida 20-7 10 Conference USA
Richmond 18-8 5 Atlantic 10 Conference

As you can see, Pittsburgh's grip on #1 isn't quite as tight, with 3 other teams getting FPV.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Temple (64) 22-3 1792 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Gonzaga (8) 24-2 1735 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 22-5 1656 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. UAB 21-5 1494 5 Conference USA
5. Utah State 18-8 1415 4 Western Athletic Conference
6. Ohio 21-5 1403 9 Mid-American Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 21-5 1389 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Butler 22-6 1269 8 Horizon League
9. Utah 20-6 1194 13 Mountain West Conference
10. Milwaukee 22-8 1061 14 Horizon League
11. Dayton 15-11 1025 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. George Mason 22-6 1020 12 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Kent State 19-7 1008 17 Conference USA
14. San Diego State 19-8 936 6 Mountain West Conference
15. Central Florida 20-7 931 10 Conference USA
16. Illinois State 19-8 670 16 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Texas-Arlington 21-4 648 15 Southland Conference
18. South Florida 18-7 478 21 Conference USA
19. Cal State Fullerton 19-6 448 23 Big West Conference
20. Richmond 18-8 357 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Austin Peay 21-8 341 20 Ohio Valley Conference
22. Toledo 19-6 234 18 Mid-American Conference
23. UNLV 17-9 170 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Indiana State 19-8 149 19 Missouri Valley Conference
25. Drexel 18-8 99 25 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Pacific 19-7 97 Big West Conference
North Dakota State 20-8 91 Summit League
Massachusetts 17-9 84 Atlantic 10 Conference
Buffalo 18-8 77 Mid-American Conference
San Jose State 17-8 56 Western Athletic Conference
Jackson State 19-6 29 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bradley 17-10 15 Missouri Valley Conference
Troy 19-10 14 Sun Belt Conference
Northeastern 17-9 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico 16-8 4 Mountain West Conference
Belmont 19-10 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Kennesaw State 20-9 1 Atlantic Sun Conference

No love for Grambling. Just.. no.. love.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 21-27, 2022

No feature games this week, so let's get right into the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 16-13, 12-6 Big South.

2/24/22 at Presbyterian (W 81-65), started game, 26 mins played, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/26/22 at USC Upstate (L 70-62), started game, 27 mins played, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

The best defense Benton played this week was fouling. He had 4 fouls in each game. Decent stats otherwise, but not great.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 20-8, 14-3 SWAC.

2/24/22 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (L 74-44), came off bench, 15 mins played, 3 rebounds.
2/26/22 vs. Mississippi Valley State (W 84-77), came off bench, 14 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.

Bam had a terrible game off the bench against Pine Bluff, missing all his shots, but he made up for it against Miss. Valley. Most of his points came from the line, but still, he's getting there and that's good.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 19-9, 12-4 Big East.

2/23/22 vs. DePaul (W 67-60), started game, 23 mins played, 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
2/26/22 vs. Cincinnati (W 77-73), started game, 28 mins played, 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

A week to forget for Ariel, who was just 1-14 from the field in 2 games this week. Ugh, enough said.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 13-14, 8-6 Conference USA.

2/23/22 at SMU (W 71-66), started game, 30 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
2/26/22 vs. Houston (W 67-49), started game, 36 mins played, 15 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (Double-double).

Nice game against Houston for Thomas, recording a double double. They need more performances like that from him.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 22-5, 12-4 Big East.

2/23/22 vs. Memphis (W 79-69), started game, 24 mins played, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals, (Fouled Out).
2/26/22 at #5 Louisville (L 69-55), started game, 37 mins played, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.

Not the best of weeks for Qwikshot, who struggled to not only find his shot, but also had major foul trouble, including fouling out against Memphis.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 10-18, 1-13 Big 12.

2/23/22 vs. Iowa State (L 81-64), came off bench, 16 mins played, 11 points, 3 rebounds.
2/26/22 at Colorado (L 75-67), came off bench, 16 mins played, 3 points, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Mike struggled off the bench this week, could never really get going. He needed to make a good impression with the decent minutes this week, but couldn't get it done.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 13-15, 4-12 Pac 10.

2/24/22 at USC (L 56-43), started game, 15 mins played, 4 points, 5 rebounds.
2/26/22 at UCLA (W 92-73), started game, 32 mins played, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal.

Path couldn't stay on the court long enough to accomplish anything against USC, but had a much better game at UCLA. He did have 4 fouls in that one though, so he needs to really be smarter on defense.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#9 Duke) -- 22-5, 11-3 ACC.

2/23/22 vs. #24 Boston College (L 73-70), started game, 31 mins played, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 block.
2/26/22 vs. #11 Maryland (W 87-69), started game, 24 mins played, 14 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).

Pretty impressive for Cameron, getting the POTG against Maryland and only playing just over a half. He had a pretty good week. Not great though. He's been better.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 18-9, 12-4 Big Ten.

2/23/22 vs. #21 Wisconsin (W 80-77), started game, 33 mins played, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.
2/26/22 vs. Iowa (W 94-77), started game, 32 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals.

Good stats for Jackson, he got his assists this week, but most of his points against Wisconsin came from the free throw line. He didn't shoot very good at all this week. But, like all good players do, he contributed in other ways, with the assists.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 19-9, 12-4 Big East.

2/23/22 vs. DePaul (W 67-60), came off bench, 11 mins played, 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/26/22 vs. Cincinnati (W 77-73), came off bench, 13 mins played, 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 2 steals.

Jawouk had a big game off the bench against Cincinnati, almost getting a double-double. That's the kind of performance they've come to expect from him.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#16 Mississippi State) -- 20-8, 8-6 SEC.

2/22/22 vs. Vanderbilt (L 78-50), started game, 29 mins played, 11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, (Double-double).
2/26/22 at Georgia (W 79-71), started game, 30 mins played, 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, (Double-double).

Solid week for Tim, with double-doubles in both games. He was Miss. States best player in that blowout loss to Vanderbilt. Amazingly, he wasn't POTG in either game.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#8 North Carolina) -- 25-4, 12-2 ACC.

2/23/22 at Virginia (W 63-54), came off bench, 8 mins played, 1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/26/22 vs. Virginia Tech (W 95-64), came off bench, 16 mins played, 9 points, 4 rebounds.

Erik had a nice game off the bench against VA Tech, but struggled from the free throw line. Still, it was nice to see him get going a little bit.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (41) 22-5 1749 1 Big East Conference
2. Texas (24) 25-3 1732 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Louisville (5) 25-3 1656 5 Big East Conference
4. Temple 24-3 1576 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Tennessee 24-4 1527 3 Southeastern Conference
6. Gonzaga (2) 26-2 1455 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. North Carolina 25-4 1390 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Duke 22-5 1247 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Illinois 23-6 1220 6 Big Ten Conference
10. California 21-8 1165 10 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Stanford 22-8 1021 15 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Kansas 22-6 985 14 Big 12 Conference
13. Maryland 21-7 917 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Arizona 19-7 885 12 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Xavier 23-6 877 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Boston College 21-7 657 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Oklahoma 22-7 656 18 Big 12 Conference
18. Florida 20-7 631 17 Southeastern Conference
19. Butler 24-6 455 23 Horizon League
20. Mississippi State 20-8 355 16 Southeastern Conference
21. Ohio 23-5 351 22 Mid-American Conference
22. Utah 22-6 255 NR Mountain West Conference
23. UAB 22-6 197 19 Conference USA
24. Southern California 21-7 195 NR Pacific-10 Conference
25. Wisconsin 19-9 76 21 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgetown 19-9 50 Big East Conference
Saint Joseph's 21-7 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah State 19-9 17 Western Athletic Conference
George Mason 23-7 16 Colonial Athletic Association
Texas-Arlington 22-5 15 Southland Conference
Kent State 20-8 14 Conference USA
Cal State Fullerton 21-6 7 Big West Conference
Central Florida 21-8 3 Conference USA
Austin Peay 23-8 1 Ohio Valley Conference

I'm really surprised Pitt is still #1. They are a good team, don't get me wrong, but they aren't even the best team in the Big East right now. Well, the pollsters know what they are doing, right?

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Temple (58) 24-3 1786 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Gonzaga (14) 26-2 1742 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 23-6 1655 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Ohio 23-5 1499 6 Mid-American Conference
5. Butler 24-6 1477 8 Horizon League
6. Utah 22-6 1379 9 Mountain West Conference
7. UAB 22-6 1378 4 Conference USA
8. Utah State 19-9 1358 5 Western Athletic Conference
9. Saint Joseph's 21-7 1195 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. George Mason 23-7 1091 12 Colonial Athletic Association
11. Kent State 20-8 1037 13 Conference USA
12. Central Florida 21-8 966 15 Conference USA
13. Milwaukee 22-9 921 10 Horizon League
14. Dayton 16-12 828 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. South Florida 20-7 746 18 Conference USA
16. Indiana State 21-8 667 24 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Austin Peay 23-8 576 21 Ohio Valley Conference
18. Cal State Fullerton 21-6 572 19 Big West Conference
19. Illinois State 20-9 552 16 Missouri Valley Conference
20. San Diego State 19-10 429 14 Mountain West Conference
21. Massachusetts 19-9 421 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Texas-Arlington 22-5 326 17 Southland Conference
23. UNLV 18-9 226 23 Mountain West Conference
24. Buffalo 20-8 198 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Northeastern 19-9 106 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 20-7 72 Mid-American Conference
Jackson State 21-6 63 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Pacific 20-8 47 Big West Conference
San Jose State 18-9 30 Western Athletic Conference
Troy 20-10 20 Sun Belt Conference
Texas Christian 18-10 13 Mountain West Conference
Tennessee Tech 21-8 6 Ohio Valley Conference
Richmond 18-10 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bradley 18-11 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Belmont 20-10 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
New Mexico 17-9 3 Mountain West Conference
North Dakota State 20-10 2 Summit League
Nevada 17-10 1 Western Athletic Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 28-March 6, 2022

No feature games this week, so let's get to the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 17-14, 12-6 Big South.

3/1/22- Big South Quarterfinals vs. (7) Coastal Carolina (W 57-50), started game, 8 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound.
3/2/22- Big South Semifinals vs. (3) USC Upstate (L 64-49), started game, 15 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Well, that was certainly a tournament to forget for Benton who had 4 fouls in each game. High Point may have a slight chance to make a postseason tournament. I really hope for Benton's sake they do, because he deserves to end his college career on a better note than this.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 20-9, 14-4 SWAC.

3/5/22 at Jackson State (L 82-79), came off bench, 13 mins played, 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block.

Just 1 game for Bam this week, and he didn't do much off the bench really. Grambling finished 2nd in the SWAC and will be the #2 seed in the SWAC Tournament.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 19-11, 12-6 Big East.

3/2/22 at West Virginia (L 73-62), started game, 29 mins played, 2 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
3/5/22 at Marquette (L 84-73), started game, 5 mins played, 3 rebounds, (left with injury).

Ariel continued to struggle this week, and the final straw came at Marquette, as he left the game with a dislocated shoulder. He is expected to be out 38 days. The Hoyas would pretty much have to play into April for Ariel to have a chance to see another game. Simply put, barring a miracle, Ariel's college career is over. Oh yea, as for the Hoyas, they end the regular season on a sour note, finishing tied for 3rd in the Big East. They'll be the 3rd seed in the Big East tournament.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 13-16, 8-8 Conference USA.

3/2/22 vs. #23 UAB (L 77-67), started game, 23 mins played, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.
3/5/22 vs. Kent State (L 65-47), started game, 36 mins played, 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Thomas continues to struggle with his shot. He was just 3-20 from the field against Kent State. My goodness! Marshall finishes tied for 6th in Conference USA and will be the 7th seed in the C-USA Tournament.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 24-5, 14-4 Big East.

3/2/22 vs. Providence (W 83-62), started game, 31 mins played, 4 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals.
3/5/22 at DePaul (W 77-66), started game, 25 mins played, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, (Fouled Out).

Not a great week for Qwikshot, who also struggled to find his shot, and fouled out at DePaul. Pittsburgh finishes 2nd in the Big East and will be the 2nd seed in the Big East Tourney.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 11-19, 2-14 Big 12.

3/2/22 at #12 Kansas (L 91-73), came off bench, 14 mins played, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/5/22 vs. Missouri (W 81-75), came off bench, 21 mins played, 8 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists.

Mike got some key minutes in the win over Missouri, and hit a couple big shots down the stretch. Kansas State finishes last in the Big 12 and will be the 12th seed in the Big 12 Tournament.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 15-15, 6-12 Pac 10.

3/3/22 vs. Washington State (W 77-55), started game, 27 mins played, 9 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, (Fouled Out).
3/5/22 vs. Washington (W 66-57), started game, 37 mins played, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Not the best week for Path, who fouled out against Washington State and never really got going in either game. Oregon finishes 8th in the Pac Ten and will be the 8th seed in the Pac 10 Tournament.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#8 Duke) -- 23-6, 12-4 ACC.

3/2/22 at N.C. State (W 82-53), started game, 32 mins played, 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
3/5/22 at Wake Forest (L 63-61), started game, 22 mins played, 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cameron had foul trouble at Wake Forest which really hurt him and the team in that 2 point losses. He always wasn't getting the assists like he normally does. Duke finishes 2nd in the ACC and will be the 2nd seed in the ACC Tournament.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 20-9, 14-4 Big Ten.

3/2/22 at Minnesota (W 76-65), started game, 23 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, (Fouled Out).
3/5/22 at Penn State (W 85-68), started game, 30 mins played, 26 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, (POTG).

Jackson had an interesting week, fouling out at Minnesota and having 4 fouls at Penn State. He still did enough to earn POTG, leading all scores at Penn State with 26. Purdue wins the Big Ten regular season title and will be the #1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Congrats to them.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 19-11, 12-6 Big East.

3/2/22 at West Virginia (L 73-62), came off bench, 11 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds.
3/5/22 at Marquette (L 84-73), came off bench, 16 mins played, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

Jawouk had a nice game off the bench at West Virginia, as he was 7-8 from the free throw line.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#20 Mississippi State) -- 22-8, 10-6 SEC.

3/1/22 vs. Alabama (W 94-84), started game, 29 mins played, 26 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, (POTG).
3/5/22 at Kentucky (W 79-73), started game, 12 mins played, 13 points, 3 rebounds, (Fouled Out).

Tough game for Tim at Kentucky, as he couldn't stay on the floor. But a nice game against Alabama as he gets POTG. Mississippi State finishes 1st in the SEC West and will be the 2nd seed in the SEC Tournament.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#7 North Carolina) -- 27-4, 14-2 ACC.

3/2/22 vs. #13 Maryland (W 74-58), came off bench, 11 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/5/22 at N.C. State (W 84-59), came off bench, 12 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds.

Decent time off the bench for Erik, but he just isn't quite performing at the level Coach Williams wants. North Carolina wins the ACC Regular Season title and will be the top seed in the ACC Tournament.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (49) 24-5 1770 1 Big East Conference
2. Louisville (18) 27-3 1743 3 Big East Conference
3. Gonzaga (3) 28-2 1581 6 Western Athletic Conference
4. North Carolina 27-4 1575 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Temple 25-4 1496 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Tennessee 25-5 1467 5 Southeastern Conference
7. Texas (2) 27-3 1454 2 Big 12 Conference
8. Illinois 24-6 1276 9 Big Ten Conference
9. Stanford 23-8 1199 11 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Duke 23-6 1164 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. California 21-9 1064 10 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Kansas 23-7 938 12 Big 12 Conference
13. Arizona 20-8 918 14 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Maryland 22-8 885 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Xavier 24-7 783 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Florida 21-8 665 18 Southeastern Conference
17. Southern California 23-7 639 24 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Oklahoma 23-8 505 17 Big 12 Conference
19. Boston College 22-8 500 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Mississippi State 22-8 453 20 Southeastern Conference
21. UAB 24-6 449 23 Conference USA
22. Butler 25-6 346 19 Horizon League
23. Ohio 24-6 174 21 Mid-American Conference
24. Wisconsin 20-9 150 25 Big Ten Conference
25. Utah 23-7 78 22 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kent State 22-8 39 Conference USA
Utah State 21-9 38 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 22-8 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Austin Peay 26-8 13 Ohio Valley Conference
Central Florida 23-8 11 Conference USA
Texas-Arlington 24-5 11 Southland Conference

Pittsburgh, somehow, is still #1. I don't get it. I'm happy for them, but I don't get it.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Gonzaga (53) 28-2 1781 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Temple (19) 25-4 1747 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Xavier 24-7 1651 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. UAB 24-6 1517 7 Conference USA
5. Butler 25-6 1470 5 Horizon League
6. Utah State 21-9 1418 8 Western Athletic Conference
7. Ohio 24-6 1366 4 Mid-American Conference
8. Utah 23-7 1335 6 Mountain West Conference
9. Central Florida 23-8 1168 12 Conference USA
10. Kent State 22-8 1154 11 Conference USA
11. Saint Joseph's 22-8 1009 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Milwaukee 23-9 983 13 Horizon League
13. Dayton 18-12 927 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Austin Peay 26-8 864 17 Ohio Valley Conference
15. George Mason 23-8 722 10 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Massachusetts 21-9 697 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. San Diego State 20-10 605 20 Mountain West Conference
18. Buffalo 22-8 548 24 Mid-American Conference
19. Texas-Arlington 24-5 544 22 Southland Conference
20. Illinois State 22-10 523 19 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Cal State Fullerton 22-7 420 18 Big West Conference
22. Jackson State 23-6 227 NR Southwestern Athletic Conference
23. Indiana State 21-9 215 16 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Northeastern 20-10 149 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. South Florida 20-9 126 15 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Pacific 22-8 90 Big West Conference
UNLV 19-10 60 Mountain West Conference
Nevada 19-10 34 Western Athletic Conference
Toledo 21-8 31 Mid-American Conference
Long Beach State 20-9 12 Big West Conference
Rider 20-12 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Old Dominion 22-11 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond 19-11 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

[bbgunn]

Tough losses for Grambling down the stretch. Now we have to run through the SWAC tournament.

[collegesportsfanms]

February 2022 Pro Update

2nd year PF Jace Hunter (Detroit Pistons)

The Pistons are now 20-36, 3rd place in the Central Division. Jace continues to impress, being name an Eastern Conference All-Star. In that game he played 27 minutes and scored 14 points, with 3 rebounds and 1 assist. He also played for the Sophomores in the NBA Rookie Game where he had a double-double with 22 points, 14 rebounds. He was in double figures in scoring in every single game in February, including 2 double-doubles: Feb. 10th against Brooklyn (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Feb. 25th against Charlotte (22 points, 12 rebounds). Another great month for Jace.

2nd year PF Ivan Carrillo (Portland Trailblazers/Los Angeles D-Fenders)

The Trailblazers are 26-31 currently, 3rd place in the Northwest Division. Ivan went back and forth between the D-League and the Trailblazers all month, playing in 7 games, all of them in the D-League. He had 27 points against Sioux Falls on the 20th, his high for the month. Other than that, he didn't really do much. Ivan is really struggling to find his place in professional basketball, and it's going to continue to kill his morale if he keeps getting bounced around. Something has to give.

Rookie SF Chester Smith (Sioux Falls Skyforce/Ft. Wayne Mad Ants)

The Skyforce are currently 6-27, last place in the Central Division. Chester played 2 games with them before being traded to Ft. Wayne, who is currently 20-13, in 1st place in the Eastern Division. I think Chester appreciated that trade, as he now has a change to play for a possible playoff team. He did have a season and career high in assists with 6 against Erie on the 7th, his last game he actually played with Sioux Falls. After being traded to Ft. Wayne, he played in 4 games, averaging a little over 8 minutes played in those games. Finding PT is going to be a little harder to come by with a contending team it looks like.

Rookie PG Al Mighty (Utah Jazz)

The Jazz are currently 31-25, 1st place in the Northwest Division. Al started the month off slow, but really picked it up late, as he was in double figures in the last 8 games of the month. He set season and career highs in points, rebounds, and assists this month. For points, he had a season/career high 29 against Minnesota on Feb. 24th. For rebounds, he had a season/career high 7 against Milwaukee on the 23rd. And for assists, he had a season/career high 9 on the 18th. It looks like he's turned a corner, now if he can continue to keep producing like he has been.

Rookie SG Ricardo Tubbs (Maine Red Claws)

The Red Claws are 17-17, good for 4th place in the Eastern Division. Since joining the team, Ricardo has started every game and he's had 2 games with 20 points, and another game with 19 points. He's had 7 rebounds in 3 separate games, and he had a season/career high of 5 assists on the 15th against the Los Angeles D-Fenders. Ricardo is certainly proving that he deserves a roster spot, and I see no signs of him letting up.

Rookie C Rudy Arellano (Canton Charge)

Canton is currently 13-22, last place in the Eastern Division. Rudy showed a lot of inconsistency this month, with 4 games of 5 points or less, a game with 8 points, and 3 games in double figures. In fact, his most recent performance, the 26th against Sioux Falls, might have been a breakout game for him. He had a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds. The 16 points was a season/career high, and he also set a season/career high with 5 assists.

Rookie SF Jack Dawkins (Houston Rockets)

The Rockets are currently 21-34, last place in the Midwest Division. Jack was in the starting lineup for most of the month, with most of his games being between 8 and 13 point efforts. He did post one double-double, against Atlanta on the 19th. He had 13 points and 10 rebounds in that game. Jack has been steady, and I feel the best is yet to come from him.

Rookie C Ralph King (Indiana Pacers)

The Pacers are currently 19-37, good for 4th place in the Central Division. Ralph had a short month, playing in just 3 games before being injured. In 2 of the games, he had double figure scoring, but he was injured on the game against Detroit on the 7th. The injury is being listed as Patellar Tendanitis, which was diagnosed for him to be out about 25 days. That time is almost over, and he's listed currently as day to day. Look for him to resume action shortly into March.

Rookie SG Jaybard Riley (Dallas Mavericks)

The Mavericks are currently 27-30, good for 2nd place in the Midwest Division. Jaybard played for the Rookie Team in the NBA Rookie Game over All-Star Weekend. He played 21 minutes, scored 10 points, and had 4 rebounds and 5 assists. He has started every game for the Mavericks, and he set a season/career high in points with 37 against San Antonio on the 16th. He scored in double figures in all but 2 of the Maverick's games in February. He was held to 4 points on the 7th against the Lakers, and 9 points on the 8th against Orlando. His lowest scoring output after that? 15 points, twice. HE's set to have a long, long and great career.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 7-13, 2022

Just 1 feature game when all the conference tournaments were said and done this week, and it was in the Big East.

3/11/22- Big East Semifinals- (3) Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg, Jawouk Bafou) vs. (2) #1 Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) -- Judging by the score in this one, you'd have guaranteed it went into overtime, but it didn't. It was just a really high scoring game. And a tightly called game, as the teams combined to shoot 72 free throws, with the Hoyas shooting 47 of them. Crazy! That help the Hoyas get a big win and advance to the Big East Championship.

Final Score: (3) Georgetown- 104, (2) #1 Pittsburgh- 101

Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- DNP (injured)
Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)- started game, 31 mins played, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks.
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- started game, 20 mins played, 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 17-14, 12-6 Big South.

No games this week for Benton and the Panthers, who played their conference tournament last week and are waiting to see if they might somehow snag a postseason berth.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 20-10, 14-4 SWAC.

3/10/22- SWAC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Texas Southern (L 56-52), came off bench, 13 mins played, 2 rebounds, 1 block.

Tough loss for Bam and the Tigers in this one. You'd like to think the 20 win season will give Bam a chance to extend his college career, but I don't know.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- injured -- 22-11, 12-6 Big East.

3/10/22- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (14) Villanova (W 81-71).
3/11/22- Big East Semifinals vs. (2) #1 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
3/12/22- Big East Championship vs. (4) Cincinnati (W 87-79).

All Ariel can do is sit and watch, as his season and college career are officially over. With still being projected out a month, there's no way he could possibly come back and play in a postseason game, unless a miracle happens.

SR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 14-17, 8-8 Conference USA.

3/9/22- Conference USA First Round vs. (10) ECU (W 75-63), started game, 33 mins played, 21 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, (POTG).
3/10/22- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (2) Kent State (L 61-60), started game, 29 mins played, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals.

Thomas had a good conference tournament, getting POTG once. His college career is over as Marshall will not be playing in the postseason.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (#1 Pittsburgh) -- 25-6, 14-4 Big East.

3/10/22- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (7) West Virginia (W 79-63), started game, 22 mins played, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/11/22- Big East Semifinals vs. (3) Georgetown- feature game, highlighted above.

Qwikshot had a pretty solid week, but he battled foul trouble, getting 4 fouls in each game. The Panthers will be going dancing.

RS JR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 13-20, 2-14 Big 12.

3/9/22- Big 12 First Round vs. (5) Iowa State (W 88-68), came off bench, 24 mins played, 3 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.
3/10/22- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (4) Texas Tech (W 85-70), came off bench, 20 mins played, 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/11/22- Big 12 Semifinals vs. (1) #7 Texas (L 89-84), came off bench, 24 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Kansas State was just 2 wins away from completely busting somebody's bubble, and Mike was a big part of that off the bench. He had solid numbers off the bench, and gives both he and the Wildcats something to build on next season.

RS JR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 15-16, 6-12 Pac 10.

3/9/22- Pac 10 First Round vs. (9) Washington (L 64-63), started game, 36 mins played, 14 points, 4 rebounds.

Not the best game for Path, as he battled foul trouble. He still played the most minutes of anybody, which means he did a good job not committing that 5th foul. But playing with 4 most of the game meant he couldn't be aggressive on the boards. Path will look ahead to his senior year, as it's highly unlikely he will go pro. Oregon's season is over.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (#10 Duke) -- 26-6, 12-4 ACC.

3/11/22- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Clemson (W 77-64), started game, 35 mins played, 25 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).
3/12/22- ACC Semifinals vs. (6) Virginia (W 78-75), started game, 36 mins played, 8 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals.
3/13/22- ACC Championship vs. (4) #19 Boston College (W 74-56), started game, 35 mins played, 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).

What a week, what an ACC Tournament for Cameron. He was POTG twice, averaged about 18 points a game, and really led the team straight into the NCAA Tournament.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 23-9, 14-4 Big Ten.

3/11/22- Big Ten Quarterfinals vs. (8) Iowa (W 77-60), started game, 32 mins played, 22 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.
3/12/22- Big Ten Semifinals vs. (4) Ohio State (W 100-84), started game, 34 mins played, 23 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
3/13/22- Big Ten Championship vs. (6) Michigan State (W 91-88), started game, 34 mins played, 28 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).

As good as Cameron Blodgett was in the ACC Tournament, Jackson Pace was just as good, if not better, in the Big Ten Tournament. He also picked up 2 POTG awards and averaged 24 points a game as well as just over 7 assists. Purdue has had a heck of a season, and Jackson hopes to lead them far into the NCAA Tournament.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)- injured -- 22-11, 12-6 Big East.

3/10/22- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (14) Villanova (W 81-71), started game, 20 mins played, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/11/22- Big East Semifinals vs. (2) #1 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
3/12/22- Big East Championship vs. (4) Cincinnati (W 87-79), started game, 29 mins played, 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

With Ariel out, it looks like Jawouk will be starting in his place in the postseason. He had decent numbers in the conference tournament. Not great, but solid.

JR C Tim Sheppard (#20 Mississippi State) -- 22-9, 10-6 SEC.

3/11/22- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Georgia (L 78-72), started game, 5 mins played, 4 points, 1 rebound, (left with injury).

Bad news for Tim, as he left the SEC Quarterfinal game very early, due to a bruised jaw. He took an elbow from a teammate fighting for a loose ball, and did not return. He's day to day, so fortunately, he should be good to go for the NCAA Tournament, which the Bulldogs should be playing in, without a doubt.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (#4 North Carolina) -- 27-5, 14-2 ACC.

3/11/22- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (9) Wake Forest (L 70-64), came off bench, 15 mins played, 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block.

Not a bad game off the bench for Erik, and he'll get a chance to see some big time postseason action as the Tarheels will be dancing.

Final polls heading into Selection Sunday:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Pittsburgh (53) 25-6 1770 1 Big East Conference
2. Temple (3) 28-4 1708 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Louisville (2) 27-4 1619 2 Big East Conference
4. Gonzaga (8) 30-3 1607 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. Texas (6) 29-4 1542 7 Big 12 Conference
6. North Carolina 27-5 1469 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Duke 26-6 1366 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Tennessee 26-6 1252 6 Southeastern Conference
9. Stanford 25-9 1213 9 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Illinois 24-7 1147 8 Big Ten Conference
11. Oklahoma 26-8 1050 18 Big 12 Conference
12. California 21-10 1046 11 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Kansas 24-8 846 12 Big 12 Conference
14. Arizona 21-9 774 13 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Maryland 22-9 753 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Boston College 24-9 697 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Utah State 24-9 661 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Xavier 24-8 616 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Butler 26-6 551 22 Horizon League
20. Ohio 27-6 416 23 Mid-American Conference
21. Florida 22-9 393 16 Southeastern Conference
22. Southern California 23-8 347 17 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Kent State 25-8 244 NR Conference USA
24. Mississippi State 22-9 119 20 Southeastern Conference
25. UAB 24-7 91 21 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas-Arlington 27-5 75 Southland Conference
Utah 24-8 16 Mountain West Conference
Austin Peay 26-8 8 Ohio Valley Conference
Purdue 23-9 2 Big Ten Conference
Virginia 23-10 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

Nice to see Purdue pick up a couple votes in this poll:

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Temple (58) 28-4 1786 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Gonzaga (14) 30-3 1742 1 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 24-8 1623 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 24-9 1589 6 Western Athletic Conference
5. Ohio 27-6 1502 7 Mid-American Conference
6. Butler 26-6 1457 5 Horizon League
7. Kent State 25-8 1328 10 Conference USA
8. UAB 24-7 1286 4 Conference USA
9. Utah 24-8 1224 8 Mountain West Conference
10. San Diego State 23-10 1098 17 Mountain West Conference
11. Central Florida 23-9 976 9 Conference USA
12. Austin Peay 26-8 888 14 Ohio Valley Conference
13. Texas-Arlington 27-5 884 19 Southland Conference
14. Milwaukee 23-10 803 12 Horizon League
15. Dayton 18-13 774 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Saint Joseph's 22-9 743 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. George Mason 23-8 651 15 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Massachusetts 22-10 585 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Buffalo 24-9 568 18 Mid-American Conference
20. Illinois State 22-10 479 20 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Cal State Fullerton 24-8 468 21 Big West Conference
22. Pacific 24-8 386 NR Big West Conference
23. Indiana State 21-9 227 23 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Jackson State 24-7 100 22 Southwestern Athletic Conference
25. UNLV 20-11 74 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Northeastern 20-11 51 Atlantic 10 Conference
Toledo 22-9 29 Mid-American Conference
South Florida 20-10 27 Conference USA
Nevada 20-11 24 Western Athletic Conference
Rider 21-12 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Long Beach State 20-10 5 Big West Conference
VCU 22-12 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Kennesaw State 23-10 1 Atlantic Sun Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

2022 Selection Sunday

Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against (15) Montana State.

Purdue (Jackson Pace) gets the 6th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against (11) Cincinnati.

Duke (Cameron Blodgett) gets the top seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against the First Four winner between Georgia and Radford. Georgia in the First Four, as the right to get a 16 seed? Are you serious?

Mississippi State (Tim Sheppard) gets the 7th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against (10) George Mason.

North Carolina (Erik Flamebeard) gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against (15) Princeton.

Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg, Jawouk Bafou) gets the 6th seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against (11) Utah.

Grambling (Bam Jamison) gets the 10th seed in the CBI and will open up by travelling to (7) Arkansas-Little Rock.

That's it for our FOFC players that will be playing in the postseason. Kind of figured Benton Gale wouldn't get a chance to extend his college career.

Nice to see 7 of our 11 FOFC represented teams playing in a postseason tournament though.

[collegesportsfanms]

FOFC Postseason Recap

7 of our FOFC represented teams made the postseason, and there were no feature games. Let's take a look at how things shaped out for all our teams and players.

RS SR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)

3/15/22- CBI First Round at (7) Arkansas-Little Rock (W 71-62), came off bench, 16 mins played, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal, (POTG).
3/21/22- CBI Quarterfinals vs. (15) Canisius (W 68-58), came off bench, 15 mins played, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
3/23/22- CBI Semifinals vs. (11) Santa Clara (W 57-55), came off bench, 14 mins played, 8 points, 1 rebound
3/28/22- CBI Championship Series, Game 1 at (1) Old Dominion (L 84-57), came off bench, 16 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals.
3/30/22- CBI Championship Series, Game 2 vs. (1) Old Dominion (L 58-45), came off bench, 16 mins played, 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

Bam ends his college career with a bit of a bang, getting just his 2nd POTG award of his career. The Tigers far exceeded expectations this season and will now look to the future without Bam. As for Mr. Jamison, he has a long road ahead of him if he wants to play professionally. He wasn't even a starter for a lower college team. He will almost certainly go undrafted and it could be a while before he gets picked up, if he even does.

SR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- injured

3/17/22- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (11) Utah (L 77-68).
3/19/22- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (3) Arizona (L 108-81).

Ariel had a tough time watching as his college career wound down with a blowout loss to Arizona. He'll now look ahead to the NBA draft, where he is expected to go undrafted, but isn't expected to remain without a team for long.

RS JR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)

3/17/22- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (15) Montana State (W 68-44), started game, 35 mins played, 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, (Double-double).
3/19/22- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (10) Cal State Fullerton (W 88-77, OT), started game, 40 mins played, 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/24/22- NCAA West Region Semifinal vs. (6) Florida (L 86-70), started game, 14 mins played, 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.

Not the kind of game Qwikshot wanted to finish his junior season on, as Pitt goes home earlier than expected. Qwikshot has already declared for the draft, so he'll be leaving Pitt with a bit of a sour taste in his mouth.

JR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke)

3/18/22- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (16) Georgia (W 80-54), started game, 34 mins played, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals.
3/20/22- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (8) Wisconsin (L 86-80), started game, 32 mins played, 23 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists, 2 steals.

The Blue Devils are going home way earlier than expected, but you can't blame Cameron for that. He did his part with a couple solid games. He's going to the draft where he is expected to be a lottery pick.

JR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue)

3/18/22- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (11) Cincinnati (L 87-81), started game, 33 mins played, 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.

Nice game for Jackson to end his junior season. Purdue had a heck of a season, much better than expected. Apparently Jackson sees big things next season as he's announced his intent to return for his senior year.

JR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)

3/17/22- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (11) Utah (L 77-68), started game, 27 mins played, 12 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, (Double-double).
3/19/22- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (3) Arizona (L 108-81), started game, 24 mins played, 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, (Double-double).

What an NCAA Tournament performance for Jawouk, with 2 double-doubles. Unfortunately, the team effort wasn't there against Arizona, but if Jawouk wants to come back for his senior season, we've definitely seen what he can do. He hasn't declared for the draft yet, and all indications are that he will definitely be coming back for his senior season.

JR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)

3/18/22- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (10) George Mason (W 101-94), started game, 30 mins played, 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/20/22- NCAA South Second Round vs. (2) Louisville (W 81-74), started game, 30 mins played, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
3/24/22- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (6) St. Joseph's (W 67-66), started game, 30 mins played, 6 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
3/22/26- NCAA South Region Final vs. (8) Wisconsin (L 82-67), started game, 29 mins played, 9 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Tim had a nice postseason, and Mississippi State probably went farther than most expected as they had an inconsistent regular season. Nobody would blame Tim if he declared for the draft, but as of now he hasn't. It looks like he will come back for his senior season as well.

RS SO PF Erik Flamebeard (North Carolina)

3/18/22- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (15) Princeton (W 94-70), came off bench, 16 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/20/22- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (7) Utah State (W 91-83), came off bench, 11 mins played, 4 points, 1 rebound.
3/25/22- NCAA East Region Semifinal vs. (3) Arizona (W 85-65), came off bench, 13 mins played, 3 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.
3/27/22- NCAA East Region Final vs. (8) Kansas (L 73-63), came off bench, 14 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds.

Erik had a nice game in the First Round, but struggled a bit there. Go figure, it was Kansas that knocks out the Tarheels. Hopefully, with Erik having to come back as a junior, he'll be able to crack that starting lineup.

That does it for the postseason recap, in the next couple of days I'll get the college recap going, give career stats for the departing players, and get the pro season done.

[bbgunn]

Good to see Bam Jamison make the most of his second chance at Grambling and help get the Tigers to a tournament final. Even if he doesn't make the pros, he can hang his hat on that.

[collegesportsfanms]

Pro Update for March 2022

2nd year PF Jace Hunter (Detroit Pistons)

The Pistons are 28-43, 3rd place in the Central Division. Jace had 1 lone game in March in which he didn't score in double figures, and 1 game in which he scored 11. In every other game, 16 was his low. He had 3 double-doubles: 27 points and 11 rebounds on the 10th against Sacramento, 33 points and 10 rebounds against Minnesota on the 18th, and 19 points, 10 rebounds, against Milwaukee on the 25th. Jace is still making a case for some awards at the end of the season.

2nd year PF Ivan Carrillo (Portland Trailblazers/Los Angeles D-Fenders)

Ivan continued to bounce around between the NBA and the D-League, starting the month in Portland and playing 3 games with the Blazers. In those 3 games, he logged 4 minutes of action. I'm not kidding. It was bad. Then Portland sent him back down to the D-League on the 18th, where he played in 4 games with the D-Fenders. He scored double figures in all of those games, including 36 and 35 point efforts in back to back games. The 36 points he scored against Iowa on the 22nd was a season high. Simply put, it looks like Ivan has a nice career developing.. in the D-League. Oh yea, records. Well, Portland is 31-41, good for 4th place in the Northwest Division, while in the D-League, Los Angeles D-Fenders are 31-13, tops in the Western Division.

Rookie SF Chester Smith (Ft. Wayne Mad Ants)

The Mad Ants are 26-16, good for 1st place in the Eastern Division. Chester played in 4 games in March, logging 2 minutes in 2 of the games, and getting more extended minutes in the other 2 games. His best line in March: The 11th against Texas in which he scored 3 points, had 2 rebounds and 3 assists, with 1 steal. Yea, Chester didn't do much at all this month, and he hasn't really done much since January.

Rookie PG Al Mighty (Utah Jazz)

The Jazz are 39-32, 2nd place in the Northwest Division. The Jazz are the only NBA team with an FOFC player that really has a chance to make the playoffs. Al appeared in all of the Jazz's games in March, and had a mid-march spurt of double figure games off the bench. He had 12 on the 17th against Portland, 16 on the 20th against Brooklyn, and 10 on the 21st against New Orleans. Those were his best March efforts, and his only double figure games in March.

Rookie SG Ricardo Tubbs (Maine Red Claws)

The Red Claws are 22-21 in the Eastern Division, 4th place. Good month for Ricardo, who set season and career highs in both points rebounds. He had a season/career high 22 points on the 8th against Rio Grand Valley. On the 6th against Sioux Falls, he had a season/career high 10 rebounds. He was pretty consistent scoring wise, with just 3 games in single figures. He had 1 double-double, going back to the game against Sioux Falls on the 6th, in which he added 14 points to go with those 10 rebounds.

Rookie C Rudy Arellano (Canton Charge)

The Charge are dead last in the Eastern Division with a 13-31 record. Rudy has done his part to help, as he pulled down 7 offensive rebounds on the 13th against Reno. This was both a career and season high. Also in that game against Reno he had 14 points, giving him a double-double. He added a double-double on the 2nd against Rio Grande Valley. Aside from a game on the 21st in which he only had 3 rebounds, all the rest of the month were 7 rebound or more games, so he's definitely doing his part on the boards.

Rookie SF Jack Dawkins (Houston Rockets)

The Rockets are 27-43, last place in the Midwest Division. Jack has been in and out of the starting lineup. He had a season and career high 5 assists on the 12th against the Clippers, and had 6 games of 11 or more points. His lone double-double was against Dallas on the 3rd, in which he had 11 points and 10 rebounds. He's also done a great job of not fouling this month. He had 3 fouls once, and the other games in March were either 0, 1, or 2 fouls. Well done!

Rookie C Ralph King (Indiana Pacers)

The Pacers are currently 25-46, 4th place in the Central Division. Ralph returned from injury on the 5th and was a mainstay off the bench again for the Pacers, averaging about 14 minutes a game. Unfortunately, that didn't translate to much scoring, as he only had double figure scoring 1 game in March. He actually has had a problem with foul trouble, as he committed 3 fouls or more in 6 games in March. Yikes! When you're playing limited minutes, that isn't good.

Rookie SG Jaybard Riley (Dallas Mavericks)

The Mavericks are 29-43, good for 3rd place in the Midwest Division. Jaybard has continued to impress, starting every game for Dallas in March. In fact, he's started every game so far in his young career. There were just 2 games in March in which he didn't score double digits, and those were just 6 point games. He flirted with a triple double on the 3rd against Houston, as he fell 2 rebounds and an assist shy. He also flirted with a triple-double on the 17th against Philadelphia, falling 1 rebound and 1 assist short. Turnovers were a bit of an issue though, as he set the kind of career high you don't want, committing 6 turnovers in that game against the 76ers on the 17th. He beat that number with 7 turnovers on the 21st against Denver. He'll be doing a lot of work on taking better care of the ball, and hopefully we see an improvement in April.

[collegesportsfanms]

Again guys, if someone wants to see anything added to the pro part of this dynasty, please let me know. I'm having no problems handling the monthly reports, and I will work on getting season stats involved at some point. For now though, if it's not too time consuming or difficult to add, if you have a request, bring it on

[Travis]

Looks good to me. Anxious to see how things progress and if the Pistons can start putting some wins together.

[Neuqua]

Just season stats periodically would be a good touch. I'm almost bummed Jaybard graduated because there aren't as many updates on him when this thread is bumped.

[collegesportsfanms]

Just season stats periodically would be a good touch. I'm almost bummed Jaybard graduated because there aren't as many updates on him when this thread is bumped.

I will gladly make a spreadsheet for season stats, maybe monthly or bi-monthly, like I have been for the college players.

I would love to do a weekly recap on our pro guys like I do the college guys, but by the time all the college guys graduate, I'll probably have about 20 pro guys! I could do it, but it would be probably slower than it is now.

I'm not taking anymore sign-ups for the college part though, so when all those guys are gone, then it's all pro from there.

[collegesportsfanms]

Pro Update for April 1-19 (end of regular season)

2nd year PF Jace Hunter (Detroit Pistons)

The Pistons finish their season at 33-49, finishing 3rd in the Central Division, and missing the playoffs by a wide margin. Even with the season he had, Jace didn't get any awards. He finished with a 21.2 point, 6.8 rebound average. Still a heck of a season for Jace though, and he should only get better. His rebounding is down a bit, but the scoring is up. His last 2 games of the season were both double-doubles: 25 points, 10 rebounds on the 19th vs. Minnesota, and 10 points, 10 rebounds on the 21st vs. Atlanta.

2nd year PF Ivan Carrillo (Portland Trailblazers/Los Angeles D-Fenders)

Ivan played in just 4 games in April, as he had a double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds on the 6th against Reno. He was then called back up to the Trailblazers on the 10th, where he played in 2 games there, probably the last 2 games in a Blazer uniform as he is testing free agency in the offseason. As for standings, Portland finished 37-45, 4th place in the Northwest Division and missing the playoffs. The D-Fenders, on the other hand, finished with the best record in the NBDL at 34-16, winning the Western Division by 4 games and getting the top seed in the bottom half of the bracket. (In this, the NBDL has 8 teams make the playoffs, and has 2 separate brackets, seeding the teams 1-4. I admittedly have no idea if it is an Eastern Division/Western Division thing, how the teams are seeded, no idea. If someone has a clue, feel free to let me know.) Ivan is hoping to play in the playoffs with the D-Fenders.

Rookie SF Chester Smith (Ft. Wayne Mad Ants)

The Mad Ants finished at 29-21, 2nd place in the Eastern Division, getting the 3rd seed in the top half of the bracket. (The best I can figure, the 2 teams with the best records are the 1 seeds and placed in different halves of the bracket, 3rd and 4th best records as 2 seeds, and so on. That much I've figured out). Chester had his 2nd best game of the season against Reno on the 10th, logging 15 points and 7 rebounds. Other than that, he didn't do much. But, he is one of just a couple FOFCers that will see playoff action this season.

Rookie PG Al Mighty (Utah Jazz)

The Jazz finished 48-34, tying with Denver for 1st place in the Northwest Division. Not sure how they won the tiebreaker as they seem to have split with Denver in the regular season. Nevertheless, they will be the 2nd seed in the Western Conference, hosting 7th seed Oklahoma City in the Western Conference First Round. Al had a pretty good scoring month, as he hit double figures in 7 of the Jazz' 11 games, and having 6 assists twice.

Rookie SG Ricardo Tubbs (Maine Red Claws)

The Red Claws finished an even 25-25, 4th place in the Eastern Division and missing the playoffs. In their 7 games this month, Ricardo scored in double figures in 5 of them, having 22 points twice. He had 7 rebounds in 2 games, 6 rebounds in 3 games, and in the other 2 games he had 4 rebounds and 3 rebounds, so he was pretty consistent there. He has played well enough to get a look on an NBA roster next season, so let's see if he does.

Rookie C Rudy Arellano

Rudy is one of my created players when I didn't have too many sign-ups. Since then I've gotten a lot more sign-ups and would rather focus on everyone elses players. If anybody wants to see me continue to report on Rudy, I will, but I'm skipping him for this report.

Rookie SF Jack Dawkins (Houston Rockets)

The Rockets finished 33-49, tying with Dallas for 3rd place in the Midwest Division. They missed the playoffs. No double-doubles for Jack this month, as he scored double figures in only 5 of the Rockets' 12 games in April, with a month high 17 on the 9th against Phoenix. He did flirt with a double-double on the 20th against Cleveland, as he had 14 points and 8 rebounds. He has had a great start to his pro career and will look to build on it next season.

Rookie C Ralph King (Indiana Pacers)

The Pacers finished 29-53, tying for last place in the Central Division, and obviously missing the playoffs. Although his stats were way, way below all the other NBA 2nd teamers, Ralph somehow managed to be named to the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team at the center position. Apparently, there must not have been a lot of strong rookie centers in the league this year. Taking nothing away from Ralph, but 6 PPG and 3.2 RPG a game don't really scream deserving a place on an All-anything team. But, congrats to Ralph for getting that award. He did finish the season off setting a career high in rebounds with 12 against Philadelphia, so that is something to build on for next season.

Rookie SG Jaybard Riley (Dallas Mavericks)

The Mavericks finished 33-49, tied for 3rd with Houston in the Midwest Division. Jaybard was named to the NBA All-Rookie 1st Team, a well deserved honor, and he was also named NBA Rookie of the Month for April. He scored in double figures in all of Dallas' games in April, with his low being 11 on the 13th against Milwaukee. He had 2 double-doubles: on the 15th against Miami, he had 22 points and 10 rebounds. He had a different kind of double-double on the 1st against Memphis, as he had 32 points and 11 assists. He's set the tone for next season, for sure.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here is a look at the final stats for the 2021-2022 season:

[collegesportsfanms]

In a bit of a surprise, only 2 of our 7 juniors have decided to declare for the draft, and those 2 are:

Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)
Cameron Blodgett (Duke)

Those 2 leaving don't surprise me a bit. I'm also not surprised that Mike Schaplowsky, Path Twelve, and Jawouk Bafou are staying. I'm mildly surprised that Jackson Pace is staying, and I'm even more surprised that Tim Sheppard is staying. I had him pegged as a goner this offseason. So we have 6 departing FOFC college players, and attached is a look at their career stats.

[collegesportsfanms]

For whatever reason, I am having all kinds of trouble getting this draft file to import properly. I'm real close to giving up and scrapping the pro part of this dynasty. I have no idea what's going on, but for some reason, things just aren't working this time.

I'll take a step back and try again another day, unless someone with more knowledge can figure it out, cause it's really pissing me off.:mad:

[collegesportsfanms]

Guy, I have some good and bad news. The bad news is that I have lost this dynasty. I was saving the file last night when power went out. Now the file is corrupted and this dynasty is over. The good news is, I've decided to recreate the dynasty. Those that were set to be recruited in the next season, will be the first recruiting class of the new dynasty. And guts like Jaybard and everyone else that had gone pro have the chance to go back to college.

I will be starting a new sign-up thread today for season 2 recruits. I'll take 5 or 6 recruits for season 2. I haven't decided on if I'm going to include the pro game or not since I seem to be having so much trouble importing draft classes. If you have an opinion 1 way or another let me know. This will also help me determine if players can leave early or not.

So those recruits that were scheduled to be n the next season, look for that to start shortly.

[rjolley]

Hate to hear that, collegesportsfanms. This has been a great dynasty to follow.

I like the pro part of the dynasty, even if it's 3 or so updates a year, draft, all star break, and end of the season. However, the frustration of getting the 2 games to work together leads me to think the pro part should be dropped unless Brian can get a fix in place.

[Brian Swartz]

That sucks. I know how frustrating it can be to put this much effort into something and have it go *poof*.

[Travis]

Thanks for running this, it was a blast to follow along.