View Full Version : Wake in 53 a continuation of an MP Dynasty
So this is going to be my attempt to revive an older thread that I was doing over here before I had to leave the NCAA FBCB 53 league over at Sim Nation.
When I first started here (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=90286) I had three teams. USC, Wake and Texas. A decade of in game time later, I have switched a few teams and the league has certainly taken off.
We have a few FOF'ers playing and I would encourage anybody that's reading this to come over and check us out. It has the most owners of any NCAA FBCB league that has existed, and we are always looking for more people to come join in on the fun.
Current FOFC guys: If I have missed you let me know so that I can add you.
Muns- Wake, Iowa, Rice, ASU
Dawgfan- Washington, Michigan State, Texas Western, Brown
murrayyyyy – Arkansas, Gettysburg , Weber State
Bryan Swartz- Georgia Tech, Harvard, Western Michigan, Santa Clara
Comey - Notre Dame, Uconn, Penn
Mr.Bug- Indiana, Columbia, UCLA
MikerG- Temple, Washington State, South Carolina
collegesportsfanms- USC, Colorado
Homersimpson- Texas A&M, Maryland, Georgia
The league has been an interesting one to follow honestly and some trends have clearly come out.
I wasn't too sure how the game would react to what Mike was doing with the files format. Being a small universe and then growing as the NCAA historically did with its basketball teams but the game has handled it well, and we all have been on what I think has been a fun ride.
Hopefully, as I continue this I will hit on history along with my thoughts on current goings.
If anybody has their own thoughts, feel free to chime in. The league has been enjoyable and I hope it continues for a long while.
The league started in 1953 and we are currently going to be finishing up the 1964 season.
PLUG- IF YOU WANT A TEAM NOW IS THE TIME TO JOIN!!!
The left side has how real life played out in the title games, and the right side is how our league played it out that year.
1953 Indiana over Kansas Kansas over Duquesne
1954 LaSalle over Bradley Bradley over Kansas State
1955 San Francisco over LaSalle Kansas over WVU
1956 San Francisco over Iowa Kansas State over Washington
1957 UNC over Syracuse NC State over Kansas
1958 Kentucky over Seattle Washington over Michigan State
1959 USC over WVU Michigan State over UNC
1960 Ohio State over California UNC over Indiana
1961 Cincinnati over Ohio State Washington over Illinois
1962 Cincinnati over Ohio State Washington over Illinois
1963 Loyola (IL) over Cincinnati Washington over Bradley
1964 UCLA over Duke TBD
As you can see, we really are playing history out a bit differently. Indiana, San Francisco, and Kentucky are powers in our league, but aren't as dominant as they were in real life. Teams like Cincinnati and Ohio State aren't even close to being what they were. Don't get me wrong Seattle, Ohio State, and LaSalle have had some success, but they haven't followed their real life counter parts
On the flip side Washington has certainly run away with being the most dominant team in league our league history at the moment, and honestly we more than likely wont ever see a 3-peat ever again.
Washington, UNC, NC State, San Francisco, Michigan State, Kansas, Kansas State, and California are all teams that have a shot to win a title every year at the moment and are what I would call the big dogs in our league.
We have a number of teams that are right on the cusp of making it to the upper tier of "big dog" schools, but aren't quite there yet. I see these schools making the jump in the near future which will help balance out the league from being top heavy.
As the years continue to progress in our league we have a number of human players who have teams on the lower end of the prestige spectrum. I believe these teams will continue to get better, which in turn will raise the middle of the league and make it harder for the top tier teams to get recruits.
If and when this occurs it will be interesting to see how the top teams adjust or will they start to fall by the wayside. The next decade in NCAA 53 will shape how the landscape goes in my opinion for the rest of the leagues existence.
Young Drachma
03-01-2017, 01:38 PM
Always tempted, I just gotta play fast man! But will be following!
Always tempted, I just gotta play fast man! But will be following!
Trust me I hear ya. I wish we could speed things up a tad, but we have been going on for a bit now and while its not my ultimate speed, it works. You have ruined just about every other online experience for me though. So you have that :)
If you ever do get the jones-in come on over. We would be glad to have ya!
As everybody can see we are a league that is certainly top heavy at the moment. Teams 1-20 have historically been controlled by a human with WVU being the only team on that list that hasn't been human ran. Honestly that is a pretty darn good feat with who we have in the league. Bradley at 16 would be the other school.
Bradley is really the only team that has played up to their real life counter part right now. WVU is playing well above their real life counter part, and everybody else is pretty much lagging behind.
Stats Leaders
# Team Wins Losses Pct Conference Champs Conference Tourney Champs
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1 Washington 342 53 .866 7 0
2 North Carolina State 338 84 .801 5 3
3 San Francisco 331 62 .842 9 0
4 West Virginia 330 86 .793 12 9
5 Indiana 322 62 .839 5 0
6 Kansas 316 72 .814 7 0
7 Kentucky 315 76 .806 8 1
8 North Carolina 314 97 .764 5 5
9 Kansas State 294 92 .762 5 0
10 Michigan State 293 95 .755 4 0
11 Temple 291 93 .758 3 0
12 California 286 89 .763 5 0
13 Columbia 278 104 .728 7 0
14 Arkansas 271 111 .709 8 0
15 Duke 270 131 .673 1 1
16 Bradley 263 105 .715 6 0
17 Saint Mary's 262 109 .706 2 0
18 Illinois 261 110 .704 2 0
19 Saint Joseph's 251 112 .691 2 0
20 Iowa 245 130 .653 1 0
21 Dayton 243 129 .653 0 0
22 La Salle 242 135 .642 2 0
23 Holy Cross 241 135 .641 0 0
24 Villanova 236 146 .618 0 0
25 Oregon State 232 139 .625 0 0
26 Mississippi State 230 142 .618 0 0
27 Duquesne 229 133 .633 0 0
28 Georgia Tech 229 147 .609 2 0
29 Seattle 228 139 .621 0 0
30 Pittsburgh 227 141 .617 0 0
31 Saint Louis 226 136 .624 2 0
32 Purdue 226 146 .608 0 0
33 Oklahoma State 225 139 .618 2 0
34 Oregon 224 143 .610 0 0
35 St. John's 222 137 .618 7 0
36 Northwestern 220 150 .595 0 0
37 Vanderbilt 218 158 .580 0 0
38 Southern Methodist 217 147 .596 3 0
39 Auburn 217 149 .593 1 0
# Team Wins Losses Pct Conference Champs Conference Tourney Champs
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40 Utah 216 135 .615 7 0
41 Syracuse 216 152 .587 0 0
42 Notre Dame 215 145 .597 0 0
43 Connecticut 214 149 .590 7 1
44 UCLA 212 150 .586 0 0
45 Wake Forest 212 170 .555 0 0
46 Arizona State 205 155 .569 5 0
47 Rutgers 205 161 .560 0 0
48 Brown 204 159 .562 2 0
49 Cincinnati 203 159 .561 1 0
50 Maryland 203 181 .529 0 1
51 Southern California 202 156 .564 0 0
52 Miami 198 161 .552 0 0
53 Texas 198 165 .545 0 0
54 Seton Hall 196 160 .551 0 0
55 Georgetown 196 161 .549 0 0
56 Ohio State 194 172 .530 0 0
57 Dartmouth 192 168 .533 2 0
58 Colorado 192 172 .527 0 0
59 Virginia Tech 192 187 .507 0 1
60 New York University 190 169 .529 1 0
61 George Washington 190 188 .503 0 1
62 Alabama 189 167 .531 0 0
63 Michigan 189 171 .525 0 0
64 South Carolina 188 181 .509 0 0
65 Boston College 187 174 .518 0 0
66 Idaho 186 168 .525 0 0
67 Utah State 186 168 .525 0 0
68 Niagara 185 170 .521 5 0
69 San Jose State 184 172 .517 1 0
70 Stanford 184 174 .514 0 0
71 Clemson 184 189 .493 1 1
72 Murray State 183 178 .507 3 0
73 VMI 182 185 .496 0 0
74 Georgia 181 174 .510 0 0
75 Princeton 181 178 .504 0 0
76 St. Bonaventure 180 175 .507 0 0
77 Lehigh 180 178 .503 0 0
78 Idaho State 179 181 .497 0 0
79 Siena 178 181 .496 0 0
# Team Wins Losses Pct Conference Champs Conference Tourney Champs
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80 Marquette 177 179 .497 0 0
81 TX Technological Colle 176 175 .501 2 0
82 New Hampshire 175 179 .494 1 0
83 Iona 173 180 .490 0 0
84 Tulsa 173 181 .489 1 0
85 Texas Christian 173 182 .487 1 0
86 Missouri 172 184 .483 0 0
87 Tulane 172 191 .474 0 0
88 Virginia 172 204 .457 0 1
89 Memphis State 171 165 .509 0 0
90 Arizona 171 181 .486 2 0
91 Texas A&M 170 183 .482 0 0
92 Toledo 170 186 .478 6 0
93 Texas Western 170 191 .471 2 0
94 Florida 169 184 .479 1 0
95 Western Kentucky 168 194 .464 2 2
96 Xavier 165 188 .467 0 0
97 Navy 165 190 .465 0 0
98 Washington State 165 193 .461 0 0
99 Creighton 164 189 .465 0 0
100 Montana 164 191 .462 2 0
101 Massachusetts 164 192 .461 2 0
102 Pennsylvania 163 185 .468 1 0
103 Nebraska 163 189 .463 0 0
104 Penn State 163 189 .463 0 0
105 Santa Clara 162 186 .466 0 0
106 Louisville 162 190 .460 0 0
107 Western Michigan 162 195 .454 2 0
108 Wyoming 161 192 .456 1 0
109 Wisconsin 160 196 .449 0 0
110 Morehead State 159 198 .445 2 1
111 Denver 157 199 .441 0 0
112 Drake 156 197 .442 0 0
113 Houston 156 199 .439 0 0
114 Richmond 156 208 .429 0 0
115 Kent State 155 196 .442 3 0
116 Loyola-IL 153 196 .438 0 0
117 Manhattan 153 196 .438 0 0
118 Cornell 153 199 .435 0 0
119 Iowa State 150 202 .426 0 0
# Team Wins Losses Pct Conference Champs Conference Tourney Champs
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120 Mississippi 148 202 .423 0 0
121 Davidson 148 225 .397 0 0
122 Fordham 147 201 .422 0 0
123 Baylor 146 205 .416 0 0
124 Tennessee 145 206 .413 0 0
125 Oklahoma City 145 207 .412 0 0
126 Bowling Green State 143 209 .406 0 0
127 Miami-Ohio 142 207 .407 1 0
128 Eastern Kentucky State 142 214 .399 1 0
129 Harvard 141 206 .406 0 0
130 DePaul 141 209 .403 0 0
131 Gonzaga 140 211 .399 0 0
132 Loyola U of Los Angeles 138 210 .397 0 0
133 Yale 138 218 .388 0 0
134 Louisiana State 137 214 .390 0 0
135 Brigham Young 137 216 .388 0 0
136 Saint Francis-PA 135 214 .387 0 0
137 Butler 135 215 .386 0 0
138 Middle Tennessee 133 221 .376 0 0
139 Citadel 133 233 .363 0 1
140 Vermont 132 214 .382 0 0
141 Ohio 132 215 .380 0 0
142 Loyola-LA 131 219 .374 0 0
143 Portland 131 221 .372 0 0
144 Colorado State 130 218 .374 0 0
145 St. Francis-NY 128 219 .369 1 0
146 Rhode Island 128 222 .366 1 0
147 U of Maine at Or 127 221 .365 1 0
148 Furman 127 234 .352 0 0
149 Florida State 126 137 .479 0 0
150 Marshall 126 220 .364 0 0
151 Minnesota 126 224 .360 0 0
152 New Mexico 123 225 .353 0 0
153 William & Mary 123 237 .342 0 0
154 East Tennessee State 121 124 .494 4 1
155 Canisius 120 229 .344 0 0
156 Colgate 118 230 .339 0 0
157 Wichita State 118 232 .337 0 0
158 Rice 117 231 .336 0 0
159 New Mexico State 116 230 .335 0 0
# Team Wins Losses Pct Conference Champs Conference Tourney Champs
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160 Pacific 116 233 .332 0 0
161 Tennessee Tech 116 235 .330 0 0
162 Hardin-Simmons 112 235 .323 0 0
163 Oklahoma 112 236 .322 0 0
164 Bucknell 112 237 .321 0 0
165 Mercy Col of Detroit 111 235 .321 0 0
166 Army 111 237 .319 0 0
167 Lafayette 111 240 .316 0 0
168 Muhlenberg 108 241 .309 0 0
169 West Texas State 108 242 .309 0 0
170 City Col of New York 105 243 .302 1 0
171 Pepperdine 95 199 .323 0 0
172 Air Force 92 142 .393 0 0
173 Gettysburg 91 123 .425 0 0
174 Montana State 89 149 .374 1 0
175 Brooklyn 84 262 .243 0 0
176 Boston 80 156 .339 0 0
177 Centenary 74 106 .411 0 0
178 North Texas State 73 162 .311 0 0
179 Delaware 64 169 .275 0 0
180 Providence 45 189 .192 0 0
181 Austin Peay 16 45 .262 0 0
182 Weber State 8 53 .131 0 0
183 California-Santa Barbara 7 53 .117 0 0
184 Fairfield 0 29 .000 0 0
As you can see, Indiana leads the league in every category here. Honestly that surprised me. I know Bug has had some frustrations with the game, some of that is honestly the game, and some of that is him, but I didn't think it would IU so far ahead in terms of talent, but its clear.
Purdue, Columbia, Oregon State, Temple and my team Wake are all teams that in my opinion have always out done themselves in terms of either developing talent, or out recruiting their counter parts. With the way they all started Prestige wise in game, I believe they have done extremely well in terms of this list.
Stats Leaders
# Team All Americans 1st Round Top 15 Top 5 #1 Overall
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1 Indiana 14 21 19 7 3
2 Washington 14 11 8 2 1
3 Kansas State 14 19 12 5 1
4 Kansas 11 20 10 4 1
5 North Carolina 10 14 9 6 2
6 Illinois 8 5 3 1 0
7 North Carolina State 7 12 7 3 0
8 San Francisco 7 7 4 1 0
9 Purdue 7 7 6 2 0
10 Duke 6 9 3 2 0
11 Iowa 6 7 5 0 0
12 Oregon State 6 2 1 1 1
13 Michigan State 5 5 2 2 0
14 Kentucky 5 11 6 3 0
15 Columbia 5 3 2 0 0
16 Northwestern 4 1 1 0 0
17 Saint Mary's 4 1 1 0 0
18 West Virginia 4 7 2 0 0
19 Wake Forest 4 4 1 1 0
20 Georgia Tech 4 1 1 0 0
21 California 3 9 6 0 0
22 Temple 3 5 1 0 0
23 Wisconsin 3 2 1 1 0
24 Holy Cross 3 4 2 0 0
25 Duquesne 3 5 2 1 0
26 UCLA 2 2 1 0 0
27 Arkansas 2 0 0 0 0
28 Oregon 2 3 0 0 0
29 Saint Louis 2 5 1 0 0
30 St. John's 2 1 0 0 0
31 Southern Methodist 2 3 1 0 0
32 Dayton 2 5 4 1 0
33 Niagara 2 3 3 0 0
34 Louisville 2 5 3 1 0
35 Idaho State 2 1 0 0 0
36 Oklahoma City 2 2 1 0 0
37 Oklahoma State 1 6 2 0 0
38 Bradley 1 7 5 3 1
39 Maryland 1 3 1 0 0
# Team All Americans 1st Round Top 15 Top 5 #1 Overall
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40 Michigan 1 2 2 0 0
41 Southern California 1 6 4 0 0
42 Stanford 1 4 2 1 0
43 Saint Joseph's 1 4 0 0 0
44 Utah 1 1 0 0 0
45 Clemson 1 1 1 0 0
46 Georgia 1 1 0 0 0
47 Idaho 1 1 0 0 0
48 Connecticut 1 1 0 0 0
49 Minnesota 1 0 0 0 0
50 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0
51 Vanderbilt 1 1 1 0 0
52 Seattle 1 5 3 2 0
53 George Washington 1 1 0 0 0
54 Washington State 1 2 0 0 0
55 Memphis State 1 1 0 0 0
56 Syracuse 1 1 0 0 0
57 Massachusetts 1 0 0 0 0
58 Tennessee 1 1 0 0 0
59 Dartmouth 1 0 0 0 0
60 Toledo 1 2 0 0 0
61 Brown 1 0 0 0 0
62 Murray State 1 2 0 0 0
63 Siena 1 0 0 0 0
64 Texas 1 1 0 0 0
65 Texas A&M 1 0 0 0 0
66 Pennsylvania 1 0 0 0 0
67 Brigham Young 1 1 0 0 0
68 Gettysburg 1 1 0 0 0
69 Manhattan 1 0 0 0 0
70 Western Michigan 1 0 0 0 0
71 Cornell 1 0 0 0 0
72 William & Mary 1 0 0 0 0
73 Harvard 1 0 0 0 0
74 Tennessee Tech 1 0 0 0 0
75 Missouri 0 0 0 0 0
76 Auburn 0 1 0 0 0
77 Colorado 0 2 1 0 0
78 Virginia 0 1 0 0 0
79 La Salle 0 4 2 1 1
# Team All Americans 1st Round Top 15 Top 5 #1 Overall
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80 Iowa State 0 1 1 1 0
81 Nebraska 0 2 0 0 0
82 Ohio State 0 4 2 0 0
83 South Carolina 0 1 0 0 0
84 Mississippi State 0 4 1 0 0
85 Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0
86 San Jose State 0 0 0 0 0
87 Arizona State 0 1 0 0 0
88 Notre Dame 0 1 0 0 0
89 Oklahoma 0 2 2 1 0
90 Villanova 0 1 0 0 0
91 Alabama 0 1 1 0 0
92 Florida 0 0 0 0 0
93 Tulane 0 2 0 0 0
94 Pacific 0 0 0 0 0
95 Montana 0 0 0 0 0
96 Miami 0 2 1 0 0
97 Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0 0
98 Loyola U of Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0
99 Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 0
100 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0
101 Boston College 0 0 0 0 0
102 Lehigh 0 0 0 0 0
103 Seton Hall 0 1 1 0 0
104 Utah State 0 1 0 0 0
105 Marquette 0 0 0 0 0
106 Navy 0 0 0 0 0
107 Pepperdine 0 0 0 0 0
108 East Tennessee State 0 0 0 0 0
109 DePaul 0 0 0 0 0
110 VMI 0 0 0 0 0
111 Davidson 0 0 0 0 0
112 Georgetown 0 0 0 0 0
113 Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0
114 Louisiana State 0 2 1 1 0
115 New York University 0 1 0 0 0
116 St. Bonaventure 0 1 0 0 0
117 Texas Western 0 0 0 0 0
118 Citadel 0 1 0 0 0
119 Iona 0 1 0 0 0
# Team All Americans 1st Round Top 15 Top 5 #1 Overall
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120 Penn State 0 0 0 0 0
121 Creighton 0 0 0 0 0
122 Drake 0 0 0 0 0
123 Loyola-IL 0 0 0 0 0
124 New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0
125 Portland 0 0 0 0 0
126 Florida State 0 0 0 0 0
127 Denver 0 0 0 0 0
128 Richmond 0 2 0 0 0
129 Saint Francis-PA 0 0 0 0 0
130 Bucknell 0 0 0 0 0
131 City Col of New York 0 0 0 0 0
132 Houston 0 1 0 0 0
133 Lafayette 0 1 1 0 0
134 Loyola-LA 0 0 0 0 0
135 Xavier 0 0 0 0 0
136 Colgate 0 0 0 0 0
137 Colorado State 0 1 0 0 0
138 Muhlenberg 0 0 0 0 0
139 Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0
140 Wyoming 0 2 0 0 0
141 Princeton 0 0 0 0 0
142 TX Technological Colle 0 1 0 0 0
143 Air Force 0 0 0 0 0
144 Arizona 0 2 0 0 0
145 Army 0 0 0 0 0
146 Canisius 0 0 0 0 0
147 Mercy Col of Detroit 0 1 1 1 0
148 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0
149 Butler 0 0 0 0 0
150 Furman 0 0 0 0 0
151 Hardin-Simmons 0 0 0 0 0
152 Kent State 0 0 0 0 0
153 New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0
154 Boston 0 0 0 0 0
155 Bowling Green State 0 0 0 0 0
156 Delaware 0 0 0 0 0
157 Montana State 0 1 0 0 0
158 Gonzaga 0 0 0 0 0
159 U of Maine at Or 0 0 0 0 0
# Team All Americans 1st Round Top 15 Top 5 #1 Overall
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160 Fordham 0 0 0 0 0
161 Western Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0
162 Centenary 0 0 0 0 0
163 California-Santa Barbara 0 0 0 0 0
164 Eastern Kentucky State 0 0 0 0 0
165 St. Francis-NY 0 0 0 0 0
166 Texas Christian 0 0 0 0 0
167 Providence 0 0 0 0 0
168 Baylor 0 1 0 0 0
169 Wichita State 0 0 0 0 0
170 Weber State 0 0 0 0 0
171 Yale 0 0 0 0 0
172 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0
173 New Mexico State 0 0 0 0 0
174 Rice 0 0 0 0 0
175 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0
176 North Texas State 0 0 0 0 0
177 Austin Peay 0 0 0 0 0
178 Fairfield 0 0 0 0 0
179 Morehead State 0 0 0 0 0
180 West Texas State 0 0 0 0 0
181 Ohio 0 0 0 0 0
182 Miami-Ohio 0 0 0 0 0
183 Marshall 0 0 0 0 0
184 Middle Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0
This one doesn't really show anything that is surprising to me.
It pretty much shows the way the league has gone. It's Kirk's world and we all just live in it. His Washington and Michigan State squads do really well, with the rest of us sprinkled on in there
Stats Leaders
# Team Apps W L Pct Sweet 16 Elite 8 F4 Champs
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1 Kansas 12 25 10 .714 10 6 4 2
2 North Carolina State 12 22 10 .688 10 6 3 1
3 Washington 12 29 8 .784 9 6 5 4
4 California 12 12 12 .500 8 4 0 0
5 Indiana 11 15 11 .577 7 5 2 0
6 San Francisco 11 26 10 .722 10 8 7 0
7 Kentucky 11 23 11 .676 10 8 5 0
8 West Virginia 11 17 11 .607 8 5 3 0
9 North Carolina 10 18 9 .667 8 4 3 1
10 Michigan State 9 17 8 .680 6 5 3 1
11 Duke 9 7 9 .438 5 2 0 0
12 Saint Mary's 9 4 9 .308 4 0 0 0
13 Bradley 9 13 8 .619 6 2 2 1
14 Kansas State 8 23 7 .767 8 7 5 1
15 Illinois 8 11 8 .579 4 3 2 0
16 Iowa 8 3 8 .273 3 0 0 0
17 Temple 8 8 8 .500 5 2 1 0
18 Arkansas 8 5 8 .385 3 2 0 0
19 Columbia 8 7 8 .467 3 3 1 0
20 Utah 7 4 7 .364 4 0 0 0
21 Connecticut 7 0 7 .000 0 0 0 0
22 St. John's 7 0 7 .000 0 0 0 0
23 Northwestern 6 4 6 .400 3 1 0 0
24 Oklahoma State 6 2 6 .250 2 0 0 0
25 Toledo 6 3 6 .333 2 1 0 0
26 Purdue 5 5 5 .500 3 2 0 0
27 La Salle 5 5 5 .500 3 2 0 0
28 Mississippi State 5 3 5 .375 2 1 0 0
29 Saint Joseph's 5 0 5 .000 0 0 0 0
30 Arizona State 5 2 5 .286 2 0 0 0
31 Duquesne 5 7 5 .583 4 1 1 0
32 Niagara 5 2 5 .286 2 0 0 0
33 UCLA 4 0 4 .000 0 0 0 0
34 Wake Forest 4 2 4 .333 2 0 0 0
35 Georgia Tech 4 4 4 .500 2 2 0 0
36 Oregon State 4 1 4 .200 1 0 0 0
37 Southern California 4 5 4 .556 3 2 0 0
38 Saint Louis 4 2 4 .333 2 0 0 0
39 Dayton 4 3 4 .429 2 1 0 0
# Team Apps W L Pct Sweet 16 Elite 8 F4 Champs
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40 Auburn 3 3 3 .500 3 0 0 0
41 Oregon 3 3 3 .500 3 0 0 0
42 Southern Methodist 3 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0
43 Seattle 3 3 3 .500 2 1 0 0
44 East Tennessee State 3 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0
45 Dartmouth 3 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0
46 Murray State 3 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0
47 Kent State 3 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0
48 Western Kentucky 3 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0
49 Maryland 2 4 2 .667 2 1 1 0
50 Michigan 2 1 2 .333 1 0 0 0
51 Stanford 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
52 Nebraska 2 1 2 .333 1 0 0 0
53 Clemson 2 2 2 .500 1 1 0 0
54 Idaho 2 1 2 .333 1 0 0 0
55 Notre Dame 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
56 Villanova 2 1 2 .333 1 0 0 0
57 Montana 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
58 Miami 2 2 2 .500 1 1 0 0
59 Cincinnati 2 1 2 .333 1 0 0 0
60 George Washington 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
61 Massachusetts 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
62 New York University 2 1 2 .333 1 0 0 0
63 Texas Western 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
64 Brown 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
65 Louisville 2 1 2 .333 1 0 0 0
66 TX Technological Colle 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
67 Arizona 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
68 Western Michigan 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
69 Morehead State 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
70 Colorado 1 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0
71 Virginia 1 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0
72 South Carolina 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
73 San Jose State 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
74 Pittsburgh 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
75 Vanderbilt 1 2 1 .667 1 1 0 0
76 Alabama 1 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0
77 Florida 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
78 Holy Cross 1 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0
79 Virginia Tech 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
# Team Apps W L Pct Sweet 16 Elite 8 F4 Champs
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80 Boston College 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
81 Memphis State 1 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0
82 Citadel 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
83 New Hampshire 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
84 Texas 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
85 City Col of New York 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
86 Idaho State 1 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0
87 Tulsa 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
88 Wyoming 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
89 Pennsylvania 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
90 Rhode Island 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
91 Montana State 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
92 U of Maine at Or 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
93 Eastern Kentucky State 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
94 St. Francis-NY 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
95 Texas Christian 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
96 Miami-Ohio 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
97 Missouri 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
98 Iowa State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
99 Ohio State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
100 Santa Clara 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
101 Georgia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
102 Wisconsin 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
103 Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
104 Oklahoma 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
105 Tulane 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
106 Pacific 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
107 Loyola U of Los Angeles 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
108 Mississippi 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
109 Washington State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
110 Lehigh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
111 Seton Hall 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
112 Syracuse 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
113 Utah State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
114 Marquette 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
115 Navy 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
116 Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
117 Pepperdine 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
118 DePaul 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
119 VMI 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
# Team Apps W L Pct Sweet 16 Elite 8 F4 Champs
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120 Davidson 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
121 Georgetown 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
122 Rutgers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
123 Louisiana State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
124 St. Bonaventure 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
125 Iona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
126 Penn State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
127 Creighton 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
128 Drake 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
129 Loyola-IL 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
130 Portland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
131 Siena 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
132 Florida State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
133 Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
134 Richmond 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
135 Saint Francis-PA 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
136 Bucknell 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
137 Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
138 Lafayette 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
139 Loyola-LA 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
140 Texas A&M 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
141 Xavier 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
142 Colgate 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
143 Colorado State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
144 Muhlenberg 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
145 Princeton 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
146 Oklahoma City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
147 Air Force 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
148 Army 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
149 Brigham Young 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
150 Canisius 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
151 Mercy Col of Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
152 Gettysburg 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
153 Butler 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
154 Furman 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
155 Hardin-Simmons 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
156 Manhattan 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
157 New Mexico 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
158 Boston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
159 Bowling Green State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
# Team Apps W L Pct Sweet 16 Elite 8 F4 Champs
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160 Delaware 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
161 Gonzaga 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
162 Fordham 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
163 Centenary 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
164 California-Santa Barbara 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
165 Cornell 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
166 Providence 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
167 Baylor 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
168 Wichita State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
169 William & Mary 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
170 Weber State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
171 Yale 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
172 Brooklyn 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
173 New Mexico State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
174 Rice 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
175 Vermont 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
176 North Texas State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
177 Austin Peay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
178 Fairfield 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
179 West Texas State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
180 Harvard 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
181 Ohio 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
182 Marshall 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
183 Middle Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
184 Tennessee Tech 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
The records page is awesome for me. Matthew Cordoba was a beast for Harvard, and I love the fact that we have the all time leading scoring in the history of the league being from the ivy league.
Kenny Zimmer who is my guy at Wake had a hell of a career as well, and if it weren't for some injuries and an awful team his first year, might have had a record that stood the sands of time. As of now though ill take that.
Justin Penland at Washington was no joke of a guard as well. Kirk also has Jame Scully on the board. Anybody else catching this Kirk themed thing going on?
Player Records
Record Player Team Date Record
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Points Matthew Cordoba Harvard 1958 2673
Off. Rebounds Lowell Lynch Indiana 1961 455
Rebounds Jame Scully Brown 1960 1312
Assists Kenny Zimmer Wake Forest 1964 1067
Steals Justin Penland Washington 1964 311
Blocks Steve Funke Illinois 1963 559
Turnovers Wally Brown Wyoming 1960 477
FGM Matthew Cordoba Harvard 1958 1019
FGA Matthew Cordoba Harvard 1958 2251
FTM Antonio Luu Georgia Tech 1962 661
FTA Daniel Jones Duke 1964 946
3PM 0 0
3PA 0 0
Now that we have the history covered, ill get into my teams.
Wake Forest I have had since basically the inception of the league. I had to take 2 game years off due to my capstone in grad school, but picked them back up afterwards.
WAKE FOREST TEAM PERFORMANCE
Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1963 Wake Forest 25 9 9 5 14 27 74 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1962 Wake Forest 21 14 5 9 29 21 69 NIT 3rd Place
1961 Wake Forest 15 15 5 9 78 50 68 No Postseason
1960 Wake Forest 21 12 9 5 24 26 68 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1959 Wake Forest 18 14 7 7 48 36 63 Loss in NIT Round 1
1958 Wake Forest 23 10 8 6 16 11 60 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1957 Wake Forest 13 17 3 11 111 55 53 No Postseason
1956 Wake Forest 10 19 2 12 130 87 53 No Postseason
1955 Wake Forest 14 16 5 9 88 95 54 No Postseason
1954 Wake Forest 13 17 4 10 101 77 54 No Postseason
1953 Wake Forest 17 14 3 4 66 40 53 No Postseason
We have progressively gotten better, but also have had some bad luck in the process which really hurt progress.
Kenny Zimmer got hurt right before the NCAA tourney last season and had the miss it. Its hard to replace the National player of the year in the lineup and Mike's Arkansas squad make quick work of us.
This year we lost PF- David Olivarez who was a first team ACC PF. While we won our first game without him, we ended up losing by 2 points to Michigan State. When trying to get your team to move up Prestige wise, those types of things just don't help the cause.
Michigan State 68, Wake Forest 66
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Wake Forest (22-13, 8-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Wiese C 32 2-7 0-0 4 13 4 3 4
Arthur Baily PF 33 2-6 1-2 1 6 1 2 5
Charles Oubre SF 25 7-17 2-3 2 2 1 3 16
Patrik Dusek SG 31 2-8 0-0 2 8 4 2 4
Kenny Zimmer PG 36 7-15 3-4 3 6 11 2 17
Winston Robinson SG 13 3-6 0-0 2 5 2 2 6
Mel Chasteen SF 18 7-8 0-1 0 4 0 4 14
Douglas Philips SF 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Wes Minter C 8 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 1 0
Turnovers: 17 (A.Wiese 1, A.Baily 2, C.Oubre 1, P.Dusek
2, K.Zimmer 8, W.Robinson 1, M.Chasteen 1, W.Minter 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (A.Wiese 2, A.Baily 5, K.Zimmer 1,
M.Chasteen 1)
Steals: 2 (A.Baily 1, K.Zimmer 1)
3P FGs: 0-0
Michigan State (28-5, 10-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kenny Newsome C 22 3-7 3-6 1 4 1 4 9
Andrew Liddle PF 33 2-7 0-0 0 6 2 1 4
Toby Wille SF 28 8-18 1-5 4 10 1 2 17
Cristobal Peters SG 33 7-13 2-3 2 6 3 3 16
Forrest Caudill PG 30 1-4 0-0 0 0 9 3 2
Agustin Cardin PG 10 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 2
Edwin Lloyd SG 17 4-8 2-2 0 1 3 0 10
Jefferey Branson C 13 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Brian Ho SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Herb Bunce C 10 2-2 2-5 0 3 1 0 6
David Carlson PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (K.Newsome 3, C.Peters 1, A.Cardin 2,
E.Lloyd 2, J.Branson 1, H.Bunce 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (K.Newsome 1, J.Branson 2)
Steals: 5 (T.Wille 2, A.Cardin 2, J.Branson 1)
3P FGs: 0-0
Player of Game: SF Toby Wille (MI ST)
While its been slow, and the past 2 post seasons frustrating Wake certainly has hope and it has been fun turning guys that the top teams over look into pretty good players.
Recruiting wise we should have a mixed bag for this upcoming year, highlighted by the #6 kid in the nation Arthur Darden. We still cant compete for guys that we want right off the bat, and are used to playing 2nd fiddle, but we have had our fair share of guys who have worked out for us. The other 2 guys in the recruiting class will be more of the same as we continue to rise in the ACC rankings.
My 2nd team is Iowa.
Iowa historically has always been a player, just don't a top player. I have had them for the past 4 seasons, and this year they took off winning the big 10 title outright, but failed to meet expectations and lost to California by 1 in the sweet 16.
IOWA TEAM PERFORMANCE
Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1963 Iowa 23 13 5 9 28 30 79 NIT 2nd Place
1962 Iowa 20 13 4 10 23 10 81 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1961 Iowa 21 10 8 6 18 24 81 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1960 Iowa 22 10 8 6 12 10 81 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1959 Iowa 15 14 3 11 73 44 81 No Postseason
1958 Iowa 18 12 8 6 27 8 85 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1957 Iowa 16 14 9 5 63 30 83 Loss in NIT Round 1
1956 Iowa 17 13 8 6 50 25 84 Loss in NIT Round 1
1955 Iowa 22 8 9 5 11 9 84 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1954 Iowa 21 9 9 5 17 15 80 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1953 Iowa 21 10 10 4 27 12 77 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
Iowa is my best team, and next year should honestly prob start the year ranked in the top 3.
We lose a forward who will will replace easily, and that brings everybody else back.
Recruiting has been a mixed bag. I have gotten the guards I have wanted to get, but the post players always have a fatal flaw. The past 2 seasons I have landed 2 posts that don't, so I am hoping we become a more complete team vs. the team that has to hide their bigs as best they can right now.
We have one of the top 10 kids in the nation as a sophomore in Paul Bass, and we continue to help support him, I see us having a real shot at a title next year.
PLAYER DETAILS
#21 SF Paul Bass - Iowa - Sophomore
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 221
High School: Bastrop High School
Hometown: Bastrop, TX
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 20 12 13 8 9 14 8 6 5 8 16 7 19 12 20 20
1963: 18 10 12 7 8 13 7 6 4 7 13 7 19 12 20 20
1962: 18 10 11 7 7 12 7 5 4 7 12 6 19 11 20 19
1961: 16 8 9 7 6 10 7 5 4 7 10 6 19 10 20 15
Potential: A B B D C B D D D C B C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 8
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1963 36 23 24.4 13.4 1.3 3.7 2.6 2.5 1.06 1.1 0.1 3.2
1964 33 33 29.4 17.6 1.4 4.8 4.5 2.7 1.66 1.9 0.3 3.1
Career 69 56 26.8 15.4 1.3 4.2 3.5 2.6 1.66 1.5 0.2 3.2
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1963 5.8 11.3 .515 1.8 2.8 .660 0.0 0.0 .000 1.19 9.72
1964 7.5 13.4 .557 2.7 4.2 .629 0.0 0.0 .000 1.31 11.52
Career 6.6 12.3 .537 2.2 3.5 .642 0.0 0.0 .000 1.25 10.58
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1963 36 23 880 484 45 133 94 89 41 3 116
1964 33 33 969 580 46 160 148 89 64 11 103
Career 69 56 1849 1064 91 293 242 178 105 14 219
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1963 209 406 66 100 0 0 350
1964 246 442 88 140 0 0 380
Career 455 848 154 240 0 0 730
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 31 6 10 9 5 2 7 13 20 7 10 0 0
Career 31 6 10 9 5 2 7 13 20 8 11 0 0
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 12
1961 High School: Rated ***** and #21 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1963 Freshman All-American
1963 Freshman All-Conference (Big Ten Conference)
1963 Conference Freshman of the Year (Big Ten Conference)
My 3rd team is a straight and total dumpster fire.
Rice historically has done nothing and I have had them for the past 2 years.
With the SWC being run by Mike and his Arkansas squad, and with the rise of Texas, and now Texas A&M, I would continue to expect Rice to be a dumpster fire.
Recruiting. While it hasn't exactly been full of roses, we have gotten better. When I took over, everybody in the team was basically red in terms of talent in the game. Red is the worst color you can have. Currently, most are now orange, lol the 2nd worst color, but everybody that I have recruited now has a yellow future rating. Yellow would be what I consider average. I have 4 new recruits coming in this year, with a 5th possible. We should get to .500 with those guys eventually, and then hope to raise our prestige to get some real players in here. It will take time, and with Rice that's about all I have.
RICE TEAM PERFORMANCE
Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1963 Rice 10 19 3 11 154 168 21 No Postseason
1962 Rice 8 21 4 10 161 180 26 No Postseason
1961 Rice 15 14 6 8 73 85 28 No Postseason
1960 Rice 12 17 4 10 122 105 27 No Postseason
1959 Rice 8 21 5 9 168 163 28 No Postseason
1958 Rice 10 19 4 10 150 142 31 No Postseason
1957 Rice 11 18 6 8 138 123 30 No Postseason
1956 Rice 10 19 4 8 134 129 31 No Postseason
1955 Rice 10 18 2 10 124 100 29 No Postseason
1954 Rice 9 20 2 10 139 112 29 No Postseason
1953 Rice 6 23 1 11 157 133 30 No Postseason
Arizona State is my last team and I just picked them up this year.
Historically, they have been up and down, but I wanted to go back to another team out West, and I didn't want to take Oregon State or Oregon. So I took a team that will eventually be in the PAC. Again it should take me some time with them as their team isn't balanced, and I need to adjust how many guys are in each class.
I was able to land 1 recruit this year. A 4 star guy and ranked 93rd in this years class. He should be a good start for us as we try to navigate the wild west's recruiting, and the domination that Washington, Cal, and San Francisco have going out there.
Should be a fun challenge to go along with my Rice adventure.
ARIZONA STATE TEAM PERFORMANCE
Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1963 Arizona State 17 13 6 4 51 34 58 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1962 Arizona State 11 18 5 5 127 126 54 No Postseason
1961 Arizona State 21 10 8 0 31 27 56 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1960 Arizona State 20 11 8 2 37 47 52 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1959 Arizona State 13 16 6 4 99 68 45 No Postseason
1958 Arizona State 20 11 7 3 36 49 47 Loss in NIT Round 2
1957 Arizona State 16 15 6 4 78 90 48 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1956 Arizona State 13 16 5 5 100 132 41 No Postseason
1955 Arizona State 22 8 9 3 45 80 44 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1954 Arizona State 13 16 6 6 99 143 39 No Postseason
1953 Arizona State 22 8 9 3 51 104 44 Loss in NIT Round 1
The State of the league
With both Michigan State and Washington out of the running for the title this year, it will only be the 2nd time in the past 7 years that we will have a champ not named Kirk. He has set the bar, and its a tough one for anybody else to try and reach.
With San Francisco being one of those teams in the title game, they could provide that much needed rival that the league has lacked for the Huskies, and obviously are on the same coast. With the Big 10 being as tenacious as it is each year I think a new champ has a shot at coming out of there with the conference title in hand.
The ACC is improving, The AAU is top heavy, and the WCC is also helping to keep things balanced out west.
The league couldn't be in a better position. We are currently the biggest league FBCB wise, and it seems are balanced in a way that will help keep it moving forward.
If we could get comey out of his Jack Dawkins Diary :) the writing would go back to being top notch, because lets be honest, comey is the writer of the bunch and nobody can match what he puts out.
I for one am looking forward to the next few years game wise to see what develops and who shoots up.
Maryland took a huge leap this year. I wonder if its a team like St. Mary's that will next year.
Last Night's Title game had San Francisco going against NC State and it was a hell of a game. In fact, tt was a 2 point game heading into the final min.
In the end, San Fran pulled it out and takes home their first championship. In the previous 10 seasons San Fran had been to the final 4 six times, never making it to the title game, so last nights win should have been a huge monkey of their backs.
I am expecting this win to have some ripple effects in terms of balance in the league. Washington is still a monster, but they have a new team on their level in terms of recruiting now. San Francisco with a title should now be able to compete for the affection of the big time recruits. It's not like they weren't there before this win, but their starting off point with recruiting should be much better than it ever has been.
I can forsee some interesting match ups there from the get go this upcoming recruiting season, and it will be fun to watch how both of them jockey for position out West.
Recruiting class rankings
1964 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. North Carolina State ACC SF Charles Galarza ***** 2 1 0 0 0
2. California AAWU C Rolando Jimenez ***** 2 0 2 0 0
3. Purdue Big Ten SG George Frank ***** 1 3 0 0 0
4. Oklahoma State Big 8 SF James Rice ***** 1 3 0 0 0
5. North Carolina ACC C Thomas Knecht ***** 2 1 0 0 0
6. Northwestern Big Ten PG Harold Jones ***** 1 2 0 0 0
7. Michigan State Big Ten SF Chris Dicks ***** 2 1 0 0 0
8. Kansas State Big 8 SF Adrian Pipkin ***** 1 1 0 0 0
9. Georgia Tech INDY1 SF Shawn Drain ***** 1 2 1 0 0
10. Duke ACC C Ronald Dillon **** 0 4 0 0 0
11. Saint Mary's WCC PF Myron Compton **** 0 3 1 0 0
12. Nebraska Big 8 SF Andrew Mazza **** 0 3 1 0 0
13. Kansas Big 8 SG Randal Bryce ***** 2 0 0 0 0
14. UCLA AAWU SF Charles Starnes ***** 1 2 0 0 0
15. Wake Forest ACC SG Arthur Darden ***** 1 1 1 0 0
16. Maryland ACC SG Carlton Davis **** 0 3 0 0 0
17. Washington AAWU PG Gabriel Twigg ***** 1 2 0 0 0
18. San Francisco WCC SG Thomas Warren ***** 1 2 0 0 0
19. Auburn SEC C Marty Hanke **** 0 2 3 0 0
20. Michigan Big Ten PG Jonathan Angell **** 0 3 0 0 0
21. Mississippi State SEC SF Jarrett Evans **** 0 1 3 0 0
22. Arkansas SWC PG Kurtis Keenan **** 0 1 3 0 0
23. Missouri Big 8 PF Michael Coulter ***** 1 1 0 0 0
24. Virginia ACC PF Allan Reading **** 0 2 1 0 0
25. South Carolina ACC SF Cedrick Johnson **** 0 3 0 0 0
26. Southern California AAWU C Jaime Arias **** 0 3 0 0 0
27. Iowa Big Ten SF Harland Ray ***** 1 1 0 0 0
28. Indiana Big Ten PG Lazar Ilgauskas ***** 1 1 0 0 0
29. La Salle Mid-Atl SG Robert Rendon **** 0 1 1 4 0
30. Columbia Ivy Group SF Jeff Washington **** 0 1 4 0 0
31. Santa Clara WCC SG Flavio Marcos **** 0 2 2 0 0
32. Illinois Big Ten SF Mark Jones ***** 1 0 0 0 0
33. Minnesota Big Ten SG Enoch Brayton **** 0 1 2 0 0
34. Georgia SEC SG Fabian Edwards **** 0 1 2 0 0
35. Saint Louis MVC C Josh Gilmer *** 0 0 3 0 0
36. Louisville MVC SG Scott Powers *** 0 0 3 0 0
37. Ohio State Big Ten SG Carl Holland **** 0 2 1 0 0
38. Dayton INDY1 SF Spencer Gainer **** 0 1 2 1 0
39. Bradley MVC SG Marlin Bridges **** 0 2 1 0 0
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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40. Colorado Big 8 C Jospeh Collins **** 0 1 2 0 0
41. Texas SWC PG Joe Collins *** 0 0 3 0 2
42. Oklahoma Big 8 C Jude Ruckman **** 0 1 1 0 0
43. Stanford AAWU PG Bryce Cavin **** 0 1 2 0 0
44. Gettysburg Mid-Atl SF Edward Roche **** 0 1 1 0 0
45. East Tennessee State Ohio Valley PG Terence Bingaman *** 0 0 2 0 2
46. St. Bonaventure INDY3 C Courtney Willette *** 0 0 3 0 2
47. Temple Mid-Atl PF Gavin Huntsman *** 0 0 3 0 0
48. Connecticut Yankee SF James Aycock **** 0 1 1 0 0
49. Mississippi SEC SF Robert Keating *** 0 0 2 0 1
50. West Virginia Southern SF Curt Senn *** 0 0 5 0 0
51. Iowa State Big 8 C Bo Christmas **** 0 1 1 2 0
52. Southern Methodist SWC PF Paul Thompson *** 0 0 1 3 2
53. Syracuse INDY3 SG Kip Laguna *** 0 0 1 1 5
54. Vanderbilt SEC PG Joe Harrod **** 0 1 1 1 1
55. San Jose State WCC SF Ty McCarley **** 0 1 0 2 0
56. California-Santa Barbara WCC SG Enoch Wagers *** 0 0 2 1 0
57. Brown Ivy Group SG Jody Perry *** 0 0 1 3 0
58. Rutgers INDY1 SG Jason Harris *** 0 0 2 0 3
59. Loyola U of Los Angeles WCC PG Edgar Burger *** 0 0 1 2 2
60. Citadel Southern PF Chris Cook *** 0 0 2 0 0
61. Idaho Big Sky SG Antonio Pelfrey *** 0 0 2 1 0
62. Marquette INDY2 PG Caleb Jones *** 0 0 2 2 1
63. Weber State Big Sky PG Hal Garcia *** 0 0 3 0 0
64. Wisconsin Big Ten PG Dennis Patrick **** 0 1 1 0 0
65. Pacific WCC SF Nicolas Williams *** 0 0 1 1 1
66. Middle Tennessee Ohio Valley SG Donn Franklin *** 0 0 1 2 1
67. Miami INDY2 C Thurman Bradley *** 0 0 1 3 0
68. Cincinnati MVC PF David Ludwick *** 0 0 2 0 0
69. Pittsburgh INDY2 SF Brendon Sankey *** 0 0 3 0 0
70. Rice SWC PF Kevin McCarron *** 0 0 1 4 0
71. Notre Dame INDY2 SG Neal Baker *** 0 0 3 1 0
72. Villanova INDY3 PG Charles Herrmann *** 0 0 1 3 1
73. Washington State AAWU SF Jerry Araujo *** 0 0 2 0 0
74. Davidson Southern PF Vicente Bickel *** 0 0 2 0 0
75. North Texas State MVC C Landon McAlister *** 0 0 2 1 0
76. Oregon State AAWU SF Roger Warren *** 0 0 2 0 0
77. Hardin-Simmons INDY3 C Daniel Wagner *** 0 0 1 1 1
78. Dartmouth Ivy Group SF Dwayne Potter *** 0 0 1 1 2
79. Portland INDY3 PG John Villalba *** 0 0 1 1 4
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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80. Canisius INDY3 SF Bill Horta *** 0 0 2 0 0
81. Massachusetts Yankee PG Ronald Gill *** 0 0 1 0 1
82. Texas Technological Colle SWC C Darryl McCrae *** 0 0 1 0 2
83. Arizona State WAC PG Ariel Hann **** 0 1 0 0 0
84. Idaho State Big Sky C Ismael Legere *** 0 0 1 0 1
85. Tulane SEC SF Roscoe Rogers *** 0 0 2 2 0
86. Texas A&M SWC SG Wade Rawlings *** 0 0 2 0 0
87. Oregon AAWU PF Hobert Marques *** 0 0 1 1 0
88. Texas Western INDY2 SF Fredric Pelayo *** 0 0 2 1 0
89. Tennessee SEC PG Thaddeus Wilson *** 0 0 2 0 0
90. Montana State Big Sky PG Johnie Davidson *** 0 0 1 0 4
91. Xavier INDY3 PG George Rigsby ** 0 0 0 3 3
92. Louisiana State SEC SG Dave Foss *** 0 0 2 1 0
93. Loyola-LA INDY2 SG Timothy Boyd *** 0 0 1 0 0
94. Saint Joseph's Mid-Atl C Charles Knight *** 0 0 1 1 0
95. Houston INDY1 SG Cecil Freeman *** 0 0 1 2 0
96. Tulsa MVC SF Alfred Foote *** 0 0 2 0 0
97. Iona INDY1 SG Jerry Ryals *** 0 0 1 2 2
98. Memphis State INDY3 C Charles Shaw *** 0 0 1 1 1
99. Bucknell Mid-Atl PG Tuan Darden *** 0 0 1 0 0
100. DePaul INDY1 C Bennie Winfield *** 0 0 1 0 0
101. New Mexico State INDY3 SG Mario Phillips *** 0 0 1 2 1
102. Georgetown INDY1 SG Henry Shah *** 0 0 1 0 1
103. Texas Christian SWC PF Omer Lucky *** 0 0 1 1 1
104. Utah State INDY2 SG Dasras Payton *** 0 0 1 0 1
105. Duquesne INDY1 PF Mickey Somerville *** 0 0 1 1 1
106. Centenary INDY1 PG Jonathon Patch *** 0 0 1 0 0
107. Muhlenberg INDY3 C Chris Bratcher *** 0 0 1 0 1
108. St. John's INDY2 SG Ronnie Cool *** 0 0 2 0 2
109. Baylor SWC SG Richard Runyon *** 0 0 1 2 0
110. Lehigh Mid-Atl SG Vernon Rodgers ** 0 0 0 3 1
111. New York University INDY2 PG Kim Shipe *** 0 0 1 2 0
112. Clemson ACC PG Michale Brown *** 0 0 1 0 0
113. Eastern Kentucky State Ohio Valley SF Davis McIver *** 0 0 1 2 0
114. Vermont Yankee SF Andrew Sullivan ** 0 0 0 2 4
115. Western Michigan MAC SG Claud Rojo *** 0 0 2 1 0
116. Wichita State MVC SF Archie Shedd *** 0 0 1 0 0
117. University of Maine at Or Yankee PG Bennie Gordon *** 0 0 1 1 1
118. Butler INDY1 SF Frank Buller *** 0 0 1 1 1
119. Furman Southern PF Ruben Staats *** 0 0 1 1 0
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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120. Delaware Mid-Atl SF Justin Weatherly ** 0 0 0 5 1
121. VMI Southern SF Charles Siegel *** 0 0 1 1 1
122. Pepperdine WCC PF Wilber Sergent *** 0 0 1 0 1
123. George Washington Southern C David Malik *** 0 0 1 1 1
124. New Hampshire Yankee PF Jordan Bock ** 0 0 0 2 2
125. Morehead State Ohio Valley PG Shawn Mattingly *** 0 0 1 0 1
126. Pennsylvania Ivy Group SF Geoff Jack *** 0 0 1 0 0
127. Oklahoma City INDY2 SF Marcellus Melendez ** 0 0 0 2 3
128. Utah WAC SF Kennith Williams ** 0 0 0 3 1
129. Florida SEC C Hector Sturgeon *** 0 0 1 0 0
130. Murray State Ohio Valley SF Winston Ryan *** 0 0 1 0 0
131. Mercy College of Detroit INDY3 SG Kris Perrone *** 0 0 1 0 0
132. Cornell Ivy Group SF Chris Roderick *** 0 0 1 0 0
133. Princeton Ivy Group SF Samuel Ogden ** 0 0 0 3 0
134. Western Kentucky Ohio Valley SG George Herman *** 0 0 1 1 0
135. New Mexico WAC SF Eusebio Vuong ** 0 0 0 1 3
136. City College of New York INDY2 PF Floyd Borst ** 0 0 0 1 2
137. Kent State MAC SF Michael Lee ** 0 0 0 1 2
138. Lafayette Mid-Atl SF Harley Turner *** 0 0 1 0 1
139. Kentucky SEC PG Gus Coward *** 0 0 1 0 0
140. Alabama SEC PF Joseph Webb ** 0 0 0 2 0
141. Creighton INDY1 PF Michael Thornhill ** 0 0 0 2 2
142. Loyola-IL INDY2 C Wiley Nagle ** 0 0 0 2 0
143. Brooklyn INDY1 SF Troy Dash ** 0 0 0 2 0
144. Fordham INDY3 SF Antwan Toon ** 0 0 0 2 0
145. Yale Ivy Group C Daniel Hardman ** 0 0 0 2 2
146. Navy INDY2 PF Austin Chapin ** 0 0 0 2 0
147. Siena INDY2 PF Charles Jarrett ** 0 0 0 1 1
148. Rhode Island Yankee SF Cecil Falgoust ** 0 0 0 2 1
149. Austin Peay Ohio Valley SF Wilfred Roebuck ** 0 0 0 1 2
150. Fairfield INDY1 C Justin Yager ** 0 0 0 1 2
151. Harvard Ivy Group SF Daniel Paniagua *** 0 0 1 0 0
152. Florida State INDY3 C David Paul ** 0 0 0 1 1
153. Bowling Green State MAC PF Leon Simons ** 0 0 0 1 1
154. Richmond Southern PG Joseph Ehlers ** 0 0 0 2 2
155. Arizona WAC SF Derick Manning ** 0 0 0 1 1
156. Marshall MAC SG Robert Evans ** 0 0 0 1 2
157. Boston INDY3 SF Ronny Fernandez ** 0 0 0 1 2
158. Holy Cross INDY1 C Ermenegilde Catoire ** 0 0 0 1 3
159. Saint Francis-PA INDY3 SG David Crow ** 0 0 0 2 0
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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160. Montana Big Sky PF Warren Juan ** 0 0 0 1 2
161. Colgate INDY1 PF Francis Stpeter ** 0 0 0 1 0
162. St. Francis-NY INDY1 PG Elbert Castleman ** 0 0 0 1 2
163. Seattle INDY2 PG Justin Abbott ** 0 0 0 1 1
164. Virginia Tech Southern PG Lou Stern ** 0 0 0 1 0
165. Brigham Young WAC SG Richard South ** 0 0 0 2 1
166. Seton Hall INDY2 PF Weston Hampson ** 0 0 0 1 2
167. Providence INDY3 C Harold Parsley ** 0 0 0 1 0
168. Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley PF Martin Gorman ** 0 0 0 1 1
169. Ohio MAC C Simon Walsh ** 0 0 0 1 0
170. Wyoming WAC SF Edward Keck * 0 0 0 0 4
171. Boston College INDY1 SG Vincent Sanchez ** 0 0 0 1 1
172. Niagara INDY3 C Roderick Mazurek * 0 0 0 0 3
173. Army INDY1 C Frank Dalessio ** 0 0 0 1 1
174. West Texas State INDY3 C Ivory White * 0 0 0 0 2
175. Denver INDY2 C Kenneth Larson * 0 0 0 0 3
176. Manhattan INDY1 SF Pedro Mannino * 0 0 0 0 2
177. Toledo MAC PF Benedict Smith * 0 0 0 0 1
178. Miami-Ohio MAC SG Matthew Samuelson * 0 0 0 0 1
179. Colorado State INDY2 PF Sterling Piatt * 0 0 0 0 1
180. Gonzaga Big Sky PF Trenton Thies * 0 0 0 0 2
181. William & Mary Southern PF Ronald Davis * 0 0 0 0 1
182. Drake MVC 0 0 0 0 0
183. Penn State INDY2 0 0 0 0 0
184. Air Force INDY3 0 0 0 0 0
Where the conferences stack in terms of Prestige
Conference List
Name Div Teams Games Prestige Tourney Teams Tourney Berth
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Athletic Association of Western Uni 1 8 14 5 0 Yes
Atlantic Coast Conference 1 8 14 5 8 Yes
Big Eight Conference 1 8 14 5 0 Yes
Big Ten Conference 1 10 14 5 0 Yes
Missouri Valley Conference 1 8 14 4 0 Yes
West Coast Conference 1 8 14 4 0 Yes
Ivy Group 1 8 14 3 0 Yes
Southeastern Conference 1 11 16 3 0 Yes
Yankee Conference 1 6 10 3 0 Yes
Independent 1 17 0 2 0 No
Independent 2 1 17 0 2 0 No
Independent 3 1 19 0 2 0 No
Mid-Atlantic Conference 1 8 7 2 0 Yes
Big Sky 1 6 10 1 0 Yes
Metropolitan Collegiate 1 10 9 1 0 Yes
Mid-American Conference 1 7 12 1 0 Yes
Ohio Valley Conference 1 8 14 1 8 Yes
Southern Conference 1 8 12 1 8 Yes
Southwest Conference 1 8 14 1 0 Yes
Western Athletic Conference 1 6 10 1 0 Yes
cubboyroy1826
03-03-2017, 11:16 PM
Okay dumb question. I downloaded the season file now how the heck do I load it in the game?
Brian Swartz
03-03-2017, 11:40 PM
It has to be in the correct directory(the season folder goes in the /leaguedata subfolder of your FBCB installation).
Okay dumb question. I downloaded the season file now how the heck do I load it in the game?
Did you get it working? I see Krik responded to you in the other thread. I am going to copy his response to you here just in case you didn't see it there.
Download the .zip file and unzip it. You'll have a folder called "NCAA53". Inside that folder is another folder called "NCAA53", and it's that one you'll need to copy over to where your install of FBCB2 looks for league files. For most users, it's the following (this is the default mapping):
C:\Users\Public\Documents\GDS\Fast Break College Basketball 2010\leaguedata
Wake Update
So our recruiting class is ranked 15th in the country by the game.
As you can see, 7 out of the 8 ACC school have a top 25 class. It used to be debated on who was the better conf, the ACC or the BIG, and its been clear that the BIG has moved ahead of the ACC for the past few years now. I think if the ACC keeps recruiting like this though, that gap will close soon enough.
1964 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. North Carolina State ACC SF Charles Galarza ***** 2 1 0 0 0
5. North Carolina ACC C Thomas Knecht ***** 2 1 0 0 0
10. Duke ACC C Ronald Dillon **** 0 4 0 0 0
15. Wake Forest ACC SG Arthur Darden ***** 1 1 1 0 0
16. Maryland ACC SG Carlton Davis **** 0 3 0 0 0
24. Virginia ACC PF Allan Reading **** 0 2 1 0 0
25. South Carolina ACC SF Cedrick Johnson **** 0 3 0 0 0
112. Clemson ACC PG Michale Brown *** 0 0 1 0 0
At 15 I didn't have a stellar class, but the class is functional and we will make due with what we have.
Johnny isn't a world beater, and is only a 3 star guy, but he does what I want a post to do. He will eventually not turn the ball over, rebound, and defend. He will be average on the offensive end, but I don't need him to be. At 6-8 he is smaller than I would like, but at 18 strength he will make up for that. He will be exactly what I want him to be by the time he graduates. For a 3 star guy, he will have a better career than some 4 stars ranked above him.
PLAYER DETAILS
#51 C Johnny Xiong - Wake Forest - Freshman
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 211
High School: Watauga High School
Hometown: Boone, NC
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 9 7 7 0 9 6 9 11 12 2 4 5 5 18 6 3
Potential: C D D F B D C A B F D D
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 12
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.00 0.00
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1964 High School: Rated *** and #100 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
Next up is 4 star recruit Damion Woodman. Damion isn't the typical guard I want, but with Wake, I can't be real choosy or I end up losing out on the typical back up guys the big boys have on their radars. He will be able to shoot, be ok with turning the ball over, but will excel as a defender. Wake historically hasn't played any "D" and I am trying to switch that a bit now. He will fit that mold, and do ok in the future.
PLAYER DETAILS
#41 PG Damion Woodman - Wake Forest - Freshman
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Height: 6-4
Weight: 182
High School: Schalmont High School
Hometown: Schenectady, NY
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 5 13 7 9 9 5 9 3 5 12 13 6 20 8 9 16
Potential: D B C C C D C F D A B C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 16
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.00 0.00
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1964 High School: Rated **** and #78 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1964 High School: All-State (New York)
The last recruit is #6 Arthur Darden. No way should he be the 6th ranked kid coming out of HS, but that's why he fell to me at Wake. My guess he should be around the 70th ranked guy. Arthur will be a shooter, will turn the ball over more than I would like, but will also be able to defend. Again, you can see the theme here. All 3 guys can defend, as we try to shape the image of guys coming out of wake.
PLAYER DETAILS
#50 SG Arthur Darden - Wake Forest - Freshman
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 188
High School: Milford High School
Hometown: Milford, IL
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 7 15 11 12 5 8 5 4 11 9 7 8 15 10 17 11
Potential: C A C A D C D D B B D C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 2
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.00 0.00
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1964 High School: Rated ***** and #6 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1964 High School: All-State (Illinois)
1964 High School: Mr. Basketball (Illinois)
All 3 recruits will redshirt and gain the most points as possible in TC before graduating.
We didn't lose any coaches, our budget didn't go up, nor did our facilities ratings. That is starting to get annoying but ill deal.
We did gain a couple of prestige points and now sit at 77. That is good for 4th in the conference, behind NC State (100) UNC (97) and Duke (89). We started at 53 so we have come a ways in 11 years.
We still aren't where we should be, but we are slowly getting there.
Awards wise we did well. We landed the freshman of the year for the 3rd time in the last 4 years in Patrick Dusek.
James Gadson beat out Last years national player of the year Kenny Zimmer for the ACC player of the year and first team PG. Well deserved, I cant complain there.
Basically the entire 2nd team ACC was Wake's starting 5, and then Kenny Zimmer was also named 2nd team All American, again behind James Gadson.
1964 ACC AWARDS
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Player of the Year:
SR PG James Gadson Maryland 14.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 8.6 APG 1.5 SPG, 0.3 BPG
Freshman of the Year:
FR SG Patrik Dusek Wake Forest 9.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.8 APG 1.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Coach of the Year:
Bart Simpson Maryland 28 - 9 (9 - 5)
All-league 1st Team:
C JR David Tennant Maryland 14.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.3 SPG, 2.5 BPG
PF SR Daniel Jones Duke 21.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SF SR Jeromy Six Maryland 17.9 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SG SO Homer Tamez Duke 8.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR James Gadson Maryland 14.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 8.6 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.3 BPG
All-league 2nd Team:
C SO Andrew Wiese Wake Forest 7.1 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.4 SPG, 3.1 BPG
PF JR David Olivarez Wake Forest 16.9 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SF JR Charles Oubre Wake Forest 20.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.6 BPG
SG SR Maximilian Wettengel North Carolina State 11.6 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Kenny Zimmer Wake Forest 12.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 9.2 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG
All-freshman Team:
C FR Eric Hooks Duke 6.4 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PF FR Kim Pickens Maryland 3.4 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.6 BPG
SF FR Thanh Seibel North Carolina 7.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG FR Patrik Dusek Wake Forest 9.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Henry Woods Virginia 7.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
Wake should be in a unique position is has never found itself in next season, and after Training camp I hope to expand on that a bit.
IOWA Update
Head coach Bob Tuggs gets some bonus points to spend this year, which is a good thing, but no facilities or recruiting money upgrades. We also lose out on our scout Carl Dutcher who has left us to be the head coach at St. Peter's. So we now need to find a new scout.
Recruiting came back down to earth from what we have been able to accomplish the past 4 years recruiting wise. We landed the 27th best class in the nation, which certainly wont get it done in the BIG.
1964 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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3. Purdue Big Ten SG George Frank ***** 1 3 0 0 0
6. Northwestern Big Ten PG Harold Jones ***** 1 2 0 0 0
7. Michigan State Big Ten SF Chris Dicks ***** 2 1 0 0 0
20. Michigan Big Ten PG Jonathan Angell **** 0 3 0 0 0
27. Iowa Big Ten SF Harland Ray ***** 1 1 0 0 0
28. Indiana Big Ten PG Lazar Ilgauskas ***** 1 1 0 0 0
32. Illinois Big Ten SF Mark Jones ***** 1 0 0 0 0
33. Minnesota Big Ten SG Enoch Brayton **** 0 1 2 0 0
37. Ohio State Big Ten SG Carl Holland **** 0 2 1 0 0
64. Wisconsin Big Ten PG Dennis Patrick **** 0 1 1 0 0
Overall, recruiting was down across the board for the entire BIG. We have 3 top 10 teams but that number is usually higher than that. Only 4 teams in the top 25. Indiana and Illinois both had number come in wayyyyy lower than they are typically used to.
Minnesota is a team to keep an eye on here. They have never been much in the BIG and with the addition of murrayyyyy as their coach, they are clearly on the up and up. Having the 33rd best class for them is a coup.
Our first recruit is Harland Ray a 5 star SF our of Pennsylvania. Harland did not come in as scouted, and came in a bit worse unfortunately. He wont smash awards, but has a shot to be an all conf small forward his Junior year. He will however be able to play some Defense, and that thankfully did come in as expected.
PLAYER DETAILS
#32 SF Harland Ray - Iowa - Freshman
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Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
High School: Sharpsville Area High School
Hometown: Sharpsville, PA
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 9 7 15 12 7 3 3 7 8 11 13 8 9 13 16 0
Potential: C C B C C D F C C A A C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 20
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.00 0.00
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1964 High School: Rated ***** and #20 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1964 High School: All-State (Pennsylvania)
Next up is 4 star Center Emmanuel Morrison. Emmanuel was brought in because I need size. At 6-11 and 232 he fits the bill. I hate his hands, but he will be able to rebound and defend which is all that I will be asking him to do here. Sands his hands, he will do exactly what I want him to do as he gets a few Training camps in him.
PLAYER DETAILS
#40 C Emmanuel Morrison - Iowa - Freshman
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 232
High School: Kilgore High School
Hometown: Kilgore, TX
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 7 5 8 0 4 6 9 12 15 6 6 10 3 18 5 5
Potential: C D C F F C C A A D D C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 13
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.00 0.00
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1964 High School: Rated **** and #79 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
As far as awards go. We did ok. Nothing that is worth bragging about.
Coach Tuggs won the coach of the year award in the BIG.
Paul Bass won the BIG player of the year, and was named first team all American. I guess that is something to brag about now that I think about it. He is only a sophomore and has a legit shot at being the national player of the year 2 times in a row moving forward.
1964 BIG TEN AWARDS
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Player of the Year:
SO SF Paul Bass Iowa 17.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 4.5 APG 1.9 SPG, 0.3 BPG
Freshman of the Year:
FR C Eric Botelho Michigan 8.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.4 APG 0.4 SPG, 1.0 BPG
Coach of the Year:
Bob Tuggs Iowa 29 - 4 (13 - 1)
All-league 1st Team:
C JR Ollie Monzon Indiana 12.6 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.6 SPG, 2.8 BPG
PF JR Robert Simpson Illinois 18.4 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SF SO Paul Bass Iowa 17.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SR Cristobal Peters Michigan State 18.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG JR Derek Domingo Indiana 11.2 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 8.7 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG
All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Kenneth Toussaint Northwestern 8.2 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.9 SPG, 3.1 BPG
PF SR Daniel Lai Indiana 10.0 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 2.2 APG, 0.5 SPG, 3.3 BPG
SF SR Toby Wille Michigan State 15.7 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG JR Trenton Boykin Indiana 16.7 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG SR Daniel Roland Michigan 11.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 8.4 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
All-freshman Team:
C FR Eric Botelho Michigan 8.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.0 BPG
PF FR Herb Bunce Michigan State 2.6 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.1 SPG, 0.8 BPG
SF FR Brian Ho Michigan State 2.8 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG FR Brian Fox Wisconsin 8.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Devin Cottrill Purdue 5.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG
As I have said I think Iowa is my best team, and will have a legit shot at a national title next season. It's bit early to be thinking that though and time will tell us shortly enough, and so will Training camp....
Rice update
As I have said before, Rice is my dumpster fire, but I have grown to appreciate how bad these guys have been.
This recruiting season however, was very good to us. Historically we have always been at the bottom of the SWC (before I took over), but this year we took a huge step in the correct direction.
We landed the 70th best class in the nation which puts us 4th in the SWC :eek:
1964 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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22. Arkansas SWC PG Kurtis Keenan **** 0 1 3 0 0
41. Texas SWC PG Joe Collins *** 0 0 3 0 2
52. Southern Methodist SWC PF Paul Thompson *** 0 0 1 3 2
70. Rice SWC PF Kevin McCarron *** 0 0 1 4 0
82. Texas Technological Colle SWC C Darryl McCrae *** 0 0 1 0 2
86. Texas A&M SWC SG Wade Rawlings *** 0 0 2 0 0
103. Texas Christian SWC PF Omer Lucky *** 0 0 1 1 1
109. Baylor SWC SG Richard Runyon *** 0 0 1 2 0
All freshman have green potential, and it is my hope that with this, it signals the start of the Rice transformation has begun. We wont be the butt end of the jokes of the SWC in a few years (at least that's the hope) and might be able to actually put a product on the floor that has students and the community coming out to see us, vs just being there to watch Arkansas because they are good.
Might like this class the most out of all of my classes, simply because we suck the most.
The future just got a bit brighter here though for the Owls
One of our guys in the league does his own awards (Oliver) for the OPR awards and this is what he came up with for this season.
Individual Team MVP's
Air Force - So John Brack, PF, 28.5/7.1/8.3/1.5
Alabama - Jr Erick Haire, C, 31.9/8.7/10.8/1.3
Arizona - Sr Ronald Rollins, PG, 30.6/14.7/4.7/2.1
Arizona State - Jr Kelvin Marinelli, C, 27.1/5.9/6.0/1.3
Arkansas - Sr Miles Yarber, SF, 22.3/14.9/3.8/2.0
Army - Jr Anibal Cosby, PF, 31.3/7.1/9.0/1.7
Auburn - Jr Justin Surratt, SG, 23.9/13.5/4.1/1.6
Austin Peay - Fr Barney Martinez, PF, 27.8/10.1/6.0/1.5
Baylor - Jr Brian Schaefer, PF, 26.1/4.5/5.2/1.2
Boston - Jr Romain Spriet, SG, 31.8/12.5/5.2/3.9
Boston College - So Matthew Mulvey, C, 27.9/4.6/7.8/1.0
Bowling Green State - Sr Adam Stroh, PF, 27.6/11.1/7.7/1.1
Bradley - Jr Burt Krouse, PF, 25.1/3.7/5.8/2.2
Brigham Young - Sr Trent Ready, SF, 24.6/12.0/6.9/1.6
Brooklyn - So Hugo Alexander, SF, 20.4/8.1/4.7/1.2
Brown - So Josh Busby, C, 23.9/5.9/7.5/1.2
Bucknell - Sr Harold Do, PF, 34.9/10.7/8.3/1.6
Butler - Jr Jess Harriman, C, 31.1/13.4/8.4/1.5
California - Sr Allan Smith, PF, 30.9/12.8/6.8/2.0
California-Santa Barbara - Fr Damien Springs, C, 23.2/3.3/6.5/1.2
Canisius - Sr David Toole, SF, 27.1/8.0/4.6/1.7
Centenary - So Frederick Nolte, C, 31.5/10.9/8.6/1.2
Cincinnati - Jr Everett Ybarra, C, 25.7/3.4/7.7/1.4
Citadel - Sr Edward Albanese, C, 24.8/5.9/6.8/1.1
City College of New York - Sr Charles Woodward, C, 26.2/10.7/7.8/1.6
Clemson - Jr Lance Eidson, C, 29.3/6.4/7.4/1.2
Colgate - Sr Mac Renz, C, 28.8/13.6/6.1/1.3
Colorado - Jr Rocky Langan, PF, 24.7/6.3/6.3/0.8
Colorado State - Jr George Tramel, PG, 26.3/7.2/2.7/3.0
Columbia - Sr Junior Gibson, SF, 27.1/10.1/5.3/1.7
Connecticut - Jr Clarence Day, C, 30.3/8.7/7.9/1.5
Cornell - Sr Brian Clark, C, 30.6/10.7/6.9/1.2
Creighton - Sr Avery Stitt, C, 26.8/3.9/5.2/1.9
Dartmouth - Jr Derick Mehta, C, 20.2/10.5/5.2/0.8
Davidson - Sr Richard Penney, C, 29.9/5.2/9.8/1.7
Dayton - Sr Scott Baker, SF, 30.5/14.6/5.9/1.7
Delaware - Sr Frederick McGriff, PF, 22.5/4.1/6.9/1.3
Denver - Sr William Casey, PF, 29.5/4.5/7.7/1.8
DePaul - So Jorge Battista, PF, 29.9/6.2/5.9/1.3
Drake - Jr Bill Music, SG, 31.6/14.1/6.4/2.3
Duke - Sr Daniel Jones, PF, 32.5/21.3/8.2/2.0
Duquesne - Sr David Lowry, PF, 31.1/14.7/8.7/1.8
East Tennessee State - Sr Steven Hall, SF, 31.4/10.8/6.1/2.6
Eastern Kentucky State - Jr Francis Papa, PG, 22.3/9.7/2.1/1.5
Fairfield - Fr Lonnie Bump, SG, 33.8/9.3/5.4/2.5
Florida - Jr Linwood Schade, PG, 32.2/13.9/4.2/4.6
Florida State - Sr Omar Morales, PF, 32.9/5.9/7.5/1.3
Fordham - Sr Bart Demers, SF, 31.7/12.8/6.9/1.8
Furman - Sr Jerold Ortiz, PF, 30.4/8.6/10.9/1.9
George Washington - Jr Johnathan Hobbs, PF, 30.1/7.5/8.6/1.1
Georgetown - Sr Andrew Pohl, C, 31.5/5.7/9.9/1.7
Georgia - Jr Herbert Leon, PF, 20.6/4.2/6.0/1.0
Georgia Tech - Jr Christopher Bunch, C, 30/6.7/9.2/1.2
Gettysburg - Sr Claude Cain, C, 26.2/14.1/5.5/1.5
Gonzaga - Sr Samuel Youmans, SF, 27.8/9.0/5.0/1.7
Hardin-Simmons - Sr Brian Keaster, PF, 27.5/7.5/5.9/0.9
Harvard - So Kenneth Kean, C, 21.4/6.1/5.5/0.9
Holy Cross - Sr Arnulfo Hochstetler, C, 28.8/9.4/7.6/1.1
Houston - Sr David Cranford, PF, 29.5/10.2/9.7/1.9
Idaho - Sr Theo Pasquale, SG, 33.3/17.8/3.3/3.0
Idaho State - Sr William Torrez, PG, 26.4/12.8/3.1/3.6
Illinois - Jr Robert Simpson, PF, 31.4/18.4/8.9/2.4
Indiana - Jr Ollie Monzon, C, 29.8/12.6/9.3/1.5
Iona - Sr Cliff Highsmith, SF, 30.6/9.0/7.5/2.2
Iowa - So Paul Bass, SF, 29.4/17.6/4.8/4.5
Iowa State - Sr Francis Jackson, PF, 30.7/14.0/6.6/1.7
Kansas - Jr Jorge Marlowe, SF, 28.7/14.1/6.3/3.2
Kansas State - So Tony Lovelace, PF, 33.2/11.2/10.4/2.8
Kent State - Sr David Kowalski, C, 31.2/17.6/5.7/1.5
Kentucky - Jr Chris Earl, SG, 29.4/10.6/5.1/2.5
La Salle - Jr Randall Arriola, SF, 25.7/10.8/4.8/1.4
Lafayette - Jr Carroll Webb, C, 32.0/10.5/5.9/1.3
Lehigh - Sr Peter Volk, C, 31.1/13.6/6.3/1.7
Louisiana State - Sr Lanny Rogers, PF, 29.8/7.4/10.1/1.3
Louisville - Sr Judson Johnson, PG, 24.9/9.9/3.2/4.3
Loyola U of Los Angeles - Sr Boyd Ellis, PF, 30.5/8.6/9.1/1.3
Loyola-IL - So Gary Breazeale, C, 24.2/6.0/6.1/0.9
Loyola-LA - Sr Joshua Sanderson, C, 30.9/6.9/8.1/1.3
Manhattan - So Harold Burns, C, 28.8/6.7/7.6/1.3
Marquette - Sr Scottie Donohue, SF, 28.3/15.3/6.8/3.2
Marshall - Sr Sidney Ewing, PG, 26.1/8.5/3.6/2.5
Maryland - Sr James Gadson, PG, 33.7/14.0/5.6/8.6
Massachusetts - Sr Milan Arias, SG, 30.6/14.0/5.2/3.5
Memphis State - So Sterling Gallardo, PF, 30.0/13.6/6.3/1.4
Mercy College of Detroit - So Wilton Annis, PF, 25.2/5.3/5.5/0.7
Miami - Sr Hollis Reichel, C, 31.5/13.8/9.3/2.1
Miami-Ohio - Jr Louis Hutson, C, 24.8/4.1/6.4/1.4
Michigan - Sr Greg Chu, PF, 28.7/10.2/9.5/2.0
Michigan State - Sr Toby Wille, SF, 28.1/15.7/7.7/2.6
Middle Tennessee - Sr Delmar Isley, PF, 28.5/10.2/7.1/1.5
Minnesota - Sr Al Yoder, C, 30.2/8.5/9.0/1.1
Mississippi - Sr Douglas Yung, SG, 26.1/8.5/4.1/2.0
Mississippi State - Sr Nick Miller, SF, 25.2/9.0/7.3/1.5
Missouri - Jr Andrew Townsend, C, 29.7/5.7/8.0/1.1
Montana - Jr Emmitt Tomblin, PF, 31.9/6.2/8.0/2.0
Montana State - Sr Emile Davis, C, 30.0/6.2/10.1/1.4
Morehead State - Jr Wayne Burdette, PG, 20.8/7.0/2.7/1.7
Muhlenberg - Sr Robert Boren, C, 24.4/7.2/8.4/1.3
Murray State - Sr Irwin Walter, C, 26.2/11.4/4.9/0.9
Navy - Jr Bret Wood, PF, 30.6/7.7/5.9/2.6
Nebraska - Sr Rex Krick, SG, 33.3/22.5/6.4/2.4
New Hampshire - Sr Nick Groce, PF, 31.4/6.5/8.7/1.7
New Mexico - Sr David Poteat, C, 24.1/5.4/6.5/1.0
New Mexico State - So Prince Perez, C, 27.3/5.4/7.1/1.3
New York University - Sr Richard McNeese, PF, 33.1/8.0/6.7/1.3
Niagara - Sr Gordon Rodriguez, SF, 22.3/7.0/3.8/1.4
North Carolina - Sr John Giddens, PF, 26.0/11.7/8.1/1.5
North Carolina State - Jr Randolph Routh, PG, 31.2/8.4/3.7/8.8
North Texas State - Sr Daniel Burk, PF, 23.4/4.6/5.6/1.7
Northwestern - Sr Kenneth Toussaint, C, 32.8/8.2/9.7/1.6
Notre Dame - Sr Shane Hobson, SG, 32.0/16.4/2.9/4.7
Ohio - Jr Antwan Dukes, C, 27.7/9.0/8.1/1.1
Ohio State - Sr John Coney, PF, 34.7/6.3/11.2/2.7
Oklahoma - Sr Morris Placencia, PF, 30/6.4/6.1/1.3
Oklahoma City - Sr Herb Caraballo, C, 28.8/7.4/7.6/1.5
Oklahoma State - Sr Dennis Fuller, SF, 27.8/14.3/4.9/2.3
Oregon - Sr Wilson Christ, C, 31.4/12.7/6.4/1.4
Oregon State - So Forest Perreira, C, 24.0/8.5/5.3/0.8
Pacific - Fr Daniel Salazar, C, 29.0/5.8/8.0/1.3
Penn State - Sr Henry Corwin, PF, 30.5/15.5/5.1/1.5
Pennsylvania - Jr Russell Jones, SG, 23/9.2/3.2/2.8
Pepperdine - Sr Jason Gilman, C, 30.5/7.3/9.9/1.4
Pittsburgh - Sr Henry Zajac, C, 29.2/7.2/8.2/1.1
Portland - Sr Zack Davis, C, 31.0/4.8/8.5/1.8
Princeton - Sr Donovan Thorne, C, 28.5/9.1/7.1/1.1
Providence - Fr Don Depriest, PF, 31.1/4.5/7.4/1.3
Purdue - Sr Carl Kirksey, PF, 27.2/12.4/4.9/1.5
Rhode Island - Sr Thurman Doss, PF, 26.9/7.8/6.7/1.2
Rice - Sr Jamal Gouge, C, 28.4/9.2/7.6/1.6
Richmond - Sr Marshall Smith, C, 28.6/11.9/6.1/1.3
Rutgers - Sr Tommy Eiland, C, 34.5/7.1/9.2/1.2
Saint Francis-PA - Jr Alden Lipscomb, PF, 31.4/13.7/7.5/1.1
Saint Joseph's - Jr John Rogers, PF, 27.2/7.2/8.0/1.1
Saint Louis - Sr George Lavender, C, 32.7/12.7/8.3/2.7
Saint Mary's - Jr James Shirey, SF, 22.2/9.5/4.0/2.0
San Francisco - Jr Vyvyan Jarmyn, PF, 29.3/16.1/6.3/1.3
San Jose State - Sr Nicky Morales, PF, 29.0/5.1/9.3/1.0
Santa Clara - Sr Chris Johnson, C, 31.6/4.3/5.6/1.4
Seattle - Sr Brian Hanner, PG, 32.8/16.0/5.7/5.6
Seton Hall - Sr Glenn Markey, C, 31.3/6.1/8.7/1.1
Siena - Sr Dong McKim, PG, 34.2/9.7/4.7/5.6
South Carolina - Sr Jeffrey Eldredge, C, 20.2/5.8/5.3/0.8
Southern California - Sr Brian Penn, C, 29.5/10.6/10.8/1.5
Southern Methodist - Sr Everette Hage, PG, 30.3/13.0/3.4/2.9
St. Bonaventure - Sr Johnathan Garner, C, 26.4/15.0/5.8/1.1
St. Francis-NY - Sr David Black, C, 31.4/5.9/8.2/2.4
St. John's - Jr Arthur Butler, C, 30.7/7.4/9.0/1.2
Stanford - Jr Feliciano Lozano, PF, 28.8/9.7/7.7/1.4
Syracuse - Sr Scott Rau, PF, 26.9/9.4/5.0/1.1
Temple - Jr Chris Gallagher, C, 28.1/13.4/7.1/1.9
Tennessee - Jr Ezra Bowe, SG, 31.1/13.8/3.1/4.5
Tennessee Tech - Sr Joseph Tubbs, PF, 28.0/4.0/6.4/1.8
Texas - So Justin Mackey, C, 23.2/6.0/3.7/0.9
Texas A&M - Sr Vito Perrin, PF, 28/6.8/6.7/1.4
Texas Christian - Sr Gary Rutland, PF, 30.1/9.1/9.4/1.7
Texas Technological College - Sr Abe Cowden, PF, 27.4/16.6/5.0/1.4
Texas Western - Sr Kristofer Kennard, C, 31.8/7.1/9.1/1.5
Toledo - Sr Thomas Pelletier, SG, 30.0/10.5/5.6/2.0
Tulane - Sr Brian Vargo, C, 33.7/4.8/6.7/1.4
Tulsa - Jr Chung Saltzman, PF, 27.1/5.3/6.1/1.3
UCLA - Jr Gavin Martell, C, 31.7/8.9/9.9/1.9
University of Maine at Orono - Sr Hunter Clark, PF, 25.8/9.1/6.1/1.2
Utah - Sr Tony Partee, C, 30.0/6.3/7.3/1.3
Utah State - So Elisha McPeak, PG, 30.5/8.8/4.0/4.9
Vanderbilt - Sr Alphonso McAlpin, C, 29.1/15.9/7.5/1.4
Vermont - Sr Lucius Messina, C, 29.0/13.0/5.5/1.3
Villanova - Jr Vince Wiese, PG, 31.6/8.8/3.3/3.6
Virginia - Sr Kelly Akers, PF, 20.1/12.2/4.3/1.1
Virginia Tech - Jr Luke Tenorio, C, 30.3/19.7/6.8/1.5
VMI - Jr Andrew Thornton, PF, 28.1/15.4/8.3/1.4
Wake Forest - Sr Kenny Zimmer, PG, 32.1/12.5/5.8/9.2
Washington - Jr Stanford Fall, SF, 20.3/9.4/4.1/2.2
Washington State - So Royce Ford, PG, 25.1/6.7/3.2/2.6
Weber State - So Leonard Bostic, PF, 30.7/5.1/7.9/1.2
West Texas State - Sr Charles Hemingway, C, 28.6/6.8/5.0/0.8
West Virginia - Sr Sydney Parker, PF, 31.1/16.6/6.1/1.4
Western Kentucky - Sr Timothy Hann, C, 28.1/10.9/9.0/1.3
Western Michigan - Jr Irvin Jean, PG, 33.8/8.1/3.7/7.5
Wichita State - Sr Scott Hodges, PF, 28/14.1/4.1/1.1
William & Mary - Sr Thomas Rodriguez, SF, 21.8/5.9/4.4/0.8
Wisconsin - Sr Edward Woosley, SF, 31.2/15.6/6.0/5.3
Wyoming - Sr J.C. Routh, C, 26.2/7.1/7.3/1.4
Xavier - Jr Homer Nakano, C, 21.2/5.3/5.0/1.1
Yale - Sr Marvin Furr, PF, 30.6/8.5/80/1.5
OPR'S All Conference Awards
Conference All-Freshman Teams
Athletic Association of Western Universities
C Jose Lykins, Washington, 28.5/11.4/6.2/1.6
PF Todd Schmidt, Oregon, 17.4/6.3/3.1/0.8
SF Perry Scott, Oregon, 23.6/9.4/4.1/0.9
SG Tim Jack, UCLA, 27.3/10.0/4.5/2.9
PG Gaylord Mitchell, Washington, 10.0/2.9/0.8/2.2
Atlantic Coast Conference
C Eric Hooks, Duke, 31.3/6.4/8.2/1.6
PF Benedict Mitchell, Duke, 16.7/4.7/3.5/0.7
SF Thanh Seibel, North Carolina, 19.7/7.4/2.5/1.6
SG Douglas Philips, Wake Forest, 11.6/3.6/2.1/0.9
PG Henry Woods, Virginia, 21.3/7.4/2.5/1.8
Big Eight Conference
C Keenan Lowry, Colorado, 23.0/8.7/7.5/1.4
PF Normand Straw, Oklahoma, 12.4/1.9/3.6/0.6
SF Damon Brill, Nebraska, 26.7/5.1/4.8/2.2
SG Jarred Morgan, Kansas, 28.7/9.1/3.6/3.5
PG Michael Demann, Oklahoma State, 18.3/5.7/1.7/3.8
Big Sky Conference
C Colby Reyes, Montana, 14.3/3.3/4.7/1.0
PF Hyman Boatright, Gonzaga, 27.1/5.0/5.0/1.0
SF Raul Jones, Montana, 28.8/14.1/4.6/1.6
SG Dexter McDowell, Montana, 14.4/3.6/2.0/1.0
PG Gary Duffy, Gonzaga, 20.0/6.0/2.2/1.3
Big Ten Conference
C Lambert Boutry, Indiana, 13.5/5.2/3.3/0.7
PF Herb Bunce, Michigan State, 9.4/2.6/2.2/0.3
SF Brian Ho, Michigan State, 5.9/2.8/1.2/0.3
SG Carl Manning, Iowa, 18.1/8.5/1.9/1.2
PG Eloy Kilgore, Northwestern, 7.3/2.9/0.8/0.4
Ivy Group
C Rudy Walk, Brown, 18.4/3.5/5.5/0.8
PF Gerard David, Pennsylvania, 16.3/4.6/3.6/0.5
SF Darrell Coburn, Princeton, 8.1/2.6/1.0/0.5
SG Vester Bohl, Columbia, 27.3/13.3/2.6/3.2
PG Thomas Black, Harvard, 20.4/7.0/1.9/2.2
Mid-American Conference
C Larry Courtney, Toledo, 25.4/6.0/5.5/1.2
PF Ronny Cravens, Toledo, 14.3/3.0/2.0/0.5
SF Demetrius Reed, Ohio, 10.8/2.6/2.0/0.3
SG Pat Terry, Marshall, 13.6/3.1/0.9/1.1
PG Normand Purvis, Marshall, 29.1/10.8/4.8/2.6
Mid-Atlantic Conference
C David Steven, Gettysburg, 12.6/1.5/2.7/0.7
PF William Cowley, Gettysburg, 5.6/1.3/1.2/0.2
SF Stuart Yun, Gettysburg, 13.2/4.8/2.2/0.7
SG Don Hardy, Temple, 19.3/5.7/2.5/1.6
PG Charley Weisberg, Saint Joseph's, 14.7/6.3/1.4/1.3
Missouri Valley Conference
C Hunter Keyes, Wichita State, 17.4/4.0/3.5/0.6
PF Charles Flowers, Wichita State, 13.9/2.7/2.7/0.8
SF Edward Matteson, Saint Louis, 13.9/6.1/1.7/1.0
SG Kurt Barrett, North Texas State, 13.7/6.8/1.1/1.0
PG Jewel Milliken, Bradley, 14.5/5.5/1.9/1.0
Ohio Valley Conference
C Charley Callan, Eastern Kentucky, 11.7/3.4/2.6/0.5
PF Barney Martinez, Austin Peay, 27.8/10.1/6.0/1.5
SF Charles Steven, Tennessee Tech, 7.2/1.8/1.1/0.4
SG Rolf Janes, Tennessee Tech, 15.8/5.8/1.5/1.2
PG Horace Hannigan, Tennessee Tech, 22.0/10.1/2.6/1.5
Southeastern Conference
C William Granville, Louisiana State, 26.3/7.6/6.0/1.1
PF Virgil Heaney, Mississippi, 16.3/3.7/4.7/0.9
SF Marshall Garner, Kentucky, 18.3/9.1/4.0/1.4
SG Elias Hansen, Vanderbilt, 16.4/5.2/3.3/1.4
PG Gus Tarbox, Auburn, 15.6/7.6/2.3/1.4
Southern Conference
C Jeremy Norton, West Virginia, 10.1/1.8/2.1/0.6
PF Chris Laurence, William & Mary, 11.1/1.7/2.2/0.5
SF Elijah Story, George Washington, 6.2/2.3/1.0/0.5
SG Scottie Schuster, VMI, 24.4/9.1/2.1/1.6
PG Haywood Reynolds, Citadel, 30.7/10.2/2.7/2.7
Southwest Conference
C Dick Jones, Texas, 17.6/3.2/4.4/0.8
PF Jefferson Medina, Rice, 11.8/3.0/2.5/0.3
SF Harold Graves, Southern Methodist, 26.0/6.9/6.0/2.0
SG Delbert Ligon, Texas, 16.2/5.2/2.3/2.0
PG Troy Stephens, Texas Christian, 21.7/5.8/1.6/2.2
West Coast Conference
C Clemens Gehringer, San Francisco, 26.3/4.5/6.6/0.9
PF Abel Romero, San Francisco, 15.4/5.4/3.3/0.6
SF Ted Stlouis, Pepperdine, 27.1/9.9/3.0/1.4
SG Solomon Ramsey, Pacific, 9.1/2.7/0.7/0.8
PG Luther Sansom, Santa Clara, 12.0/3.1/1.3/0.8
Western Athletic Conference
C Michael Bryant, Brigham Young, 13.4/2.7/2.9/0.7
PF Silas Drake, Wyoming, 13.8/1.5/4.2/0.7
SF Andrew Wetzel, Arizona State, 29.3/10.4/6.0/3.2
SG Herman Weiner, Utah, 25.1/10.0/5.3/1.6
PG John Bova, Utah, 14.6/4.2/1.3/2.0
Yankee Conference
C Nicholas Huff, Massachusetts, 11.0/2.1/2.5/0.5
PF Mitchell Tang, New Hampshire, 14.3/3.1/2.9/0.6
SF Wesley Brown, Rhode Island, 11.1/3.0/1.9/1.1
SG Rufus Coomer, Connecticut, 5.0/1.9/0.7/0.5
PG Wally Franklin, Maine-Orono, 19.1/6.9/1.9/1.0
Conference Freshman of the Year
AAWU – Jose Lykins, C, Washington, 28.5/11.4/6.2/1.6
ACC – Benedict Mitchell, PF, Duke, 16.7/4.7/3.5/0.7
Big Eight – Keenan Lowry, C, Colorado, 23.0/8.7/7.5/1.4
Big Sky – Raul Jones, SF, Montana, 28.8/14.1/4.6/1.6
Big Ten – Carl Manning, SG, Iowa, 18.1/8.5/1.9/1.2
Ivy – Rudy Walk, C, Brown, 18.4/3.5/5.5/0.8
MAC – Normand Purvis, PG, Marshall, 29.1/10.8/4.8/2.6
MidAtl – Don Hardy, SG, Temple, 19.3/5.7/2.5/1.6
MVC – Thomas Roseman, SF, Bradley, 30.7/11.4/3.7/2.5
OVC – Horace Hannigan, PG, Tennessee Tech, 22.0/10.1/2.6/1.5
SEC – Virgil Heaney, PF, Mississippi, 16.3/3.7/4.7/0.9
SOCON – Joshua Richardson, C, Furman, 16.9/4.2/3.1/0.9
SWC – Dick Jones, C, Texas, 17.6/3.2/4.4/0.8
WCC – Clemens Gehringer, C, San Francisco, 26.3/4.5/6.6/0.9
WAC – Herman Weiner, SG, Utah, 25.1/10.0/5.3/1.6
Yankee – Wally Franklin, PG, Maine-Orono, 19.1/6.9/1.9/1.0
All-Conference Teams
Athletic Association of Western Universities
First Team
C SR Brian Penn, Southern California, 29.5/10.6/10.8/1.5
PF SR Basil Suttles, Washington, 25.1/5.4/8.2/1.5
SF JR Stanford Fall, Washington, 20.3/9.4/4.1/2.2
SG SR Justin Penland, Washington, 26.9/15.3/4.5/3.0
PG JR John Lantz, Washington, 28.3/11.2/2.5/7.4
Second Team
C FR Jose Lykins, Washington, 28.5/11.4/6.2/1.6
PF SR Allan Smith, California, 30.9/12.8/6.8/2.0
SF SR Lindsay Jack, Washington, 24.8/11.1/3.7/2.1
SG SR Ian Smith, Southern California, 28.7/10.4/5.6/5.0
PG SR Elvis Ohare, California, 29.9/10.1/2.9/3.9
Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
C SO Andrew Wiese, Wake Forest, 31.1/7.1/7.9/1.8
PF SR John Giddens, North Carolina, 26.0/11.7/8.1/1.5
SF SR John Ferraro, North Carolina State, 21.1/13.3/3.3/2.4
SG SR Maximilian Wettengel, North Carolina State, 27.8/11.6/2.3/3.1
PG SR Kenny Zimmer, Wake Forest, 32.1/12.5/5.8/9.2
Second Team
C JR Lance Eidson, Clemson, 29.3/6.4/7.4/1.2
PF JR David Olivarez, Wake Forest, 27.8/16.9/7.6/1.4
SF SR Ismael Stone, North Carolina State, 21.3/13.6/1.9/2.0
SG JR Jose Seltzer, Maryland, 25.7/9.2/3.1/3.7
PG SR James Gadson, Maryland, 33.7/14.0/5.6/8.6
Big Eight Conference
First Team
C SR Tony Hester, Nebraska, 30.5/11.1/9.3/1.4
PF JR Rocky Langan, Colorado, 24.7/6.3/6.3/0.8
SF JR Jorge Marlowe, Kansas, 28.7/14.1/6.3/3.2
SG SR Rex Krick, Nebraska, 33.3/22.5/6.4/2.4
PG JR Isaac Ferguson, Colorado, 29.7/13.3/3.0/5.3
Second Team
C FR Keenan Lowry, Colorado, 23.0/8.7/7.5/1.4
PF SO Tony Lovelace, Kansas State, 33.2/11.2/10.4/2.8
SF SR Ryan Arnold, Kansas State, 31.8/16.7/5.5/3.3
SG SR Coy Dolan, Kansas State, 30.2/15.3/5.7/3.5
PG JR Andrew Lesser, Kansas, 28.7/7.9/2.8/7.2
Big Sky Conference
First Team
C SR Joseph Saldivar, Montana, 32.9/8.3/9.2/1.5
PF JR Emmitt Tomblin, Montana, 31.9/6.2/8.0/2.0
SF JR Mark Robinson, Idaho State, 27.3/9.6/5.1/3.0
SG SR Theo Pasquale, Idaho, 33.3/17.8/3.3/3.0
PG SR William Torrez, Idaho State, 26.4/12.8/3.1/3.6
Second Team
C SR Emile Davis, Montana State, 30.0/6.2/10.1/1.4
PF SO Kenneth McCarter, Montana State, 26.6/15.5/5.4/1.0
SF SR Joseph Harrison, Montana State, 31.0/11.6/4.1/4.1
SG JR Isaac Hamer, Gonzaga, 27.0/8.5/2.0/1.9
PG SR Matthew Johnson, Montana, 21.9/6.7/4.1/1.6
Big Ten Conference
First Team
C JR Ollie Monzon, Indiana, 29.8/12.6/9.3/1.5
PF SR Greg Chu, Michigan, 28.7/10.2/9.5/2.0
SF SR Toby Wille, Michigan State, 28.1/15.7/7.7/2.6
SG SR Cristobal Peters, Michigan State, 29.1/18.0/3.8/4.5
PG JR Derek Domingo, Indiana, 31.5/11.2/3.9/8.7
Second Team
C JR Kirby Croom, Iowa, 30.3/9.4/6.5/2.0
PF SR Daniel Lai, Indiana, 32.2/10.0/10.8/2.2
SF SO Paul Bass, Iowa, 29.4/17.6/4.8/4.5
SG JR Trenton Boykin, Indiana, 26.9/16.7/5.1/2.6
PG SR Daniel Roland, Michigan, 33.4/11.8/4.4/8.4
Ivy Group
First Team
C SO Josh Busby, Brown, 23.9/5.9/7.5/1.2
PF JR Boniface Leconte, Pennsylvania, 25.4/12.5/5.1/1.1
SF SR Junior Gibson, Columbia, 27.1/10.1/5.3/1.7
SG JR Russell Jones, Pennsylvania, 23.0/9.2/3.2/2.8
PG SR Harry Crouch, Columbia, 30.4/11.8/3.0/6.6
Second Team
C JR Derick Mehta, Dartmouth, 20.2/10.5/5.2/0.8
PF SR Wilson Bolling, Brown, 26.9/12.1/7.2/1.2
SF SR Kraig Felker, Brown, 28.0/9.2/5.4/2.9
SG SR Steven Parks, Brown, 28.2/19.4/6.3/2.6
PG JR Mathis Carrette, Pennsylvania, 29.1/10.4/4.0/3.0
Mid-American Conference
First Team
C SR David Kowalski, Kent State, 31.2/17.6/5.7/1.5
PF SR Adam Stroh, Bowling Green, 27.6/11.1/7.7/1.1
SF SR William Hurtado, Western Michigan, 33.0/13.5/4.9/1.9
SG JR Carl Baillargeon, Bowling Green, 30.2/12.7/3.3/2.2
PG JR Irvin Jean, Western Michigan, 33.8/8.1/3.7/7.5
Second Team
C JR Antwan Dukes, Ohio, 27.7/9.0/8.1/1.1
PF JR Gregory Ruggles, Kent State, 30.9/5.0/10.7/1.0
SF JR Darius Wallace, Toledo, 29.6/10.8/4.8/1.8
SG SR Adan Hower, Western Michigan, 32.9/17.7/3.3/2.0
PG SR Sidney Ewing, Marshall, 26.1/8.5/3.6/2.5
Mid-Atlantic Conference
First Team
C JR Chris Gallagher, Temple, 28.1/13.4/7.1/1.9
PF JR John Rogers, Saint Joseph's, 27.2/7.2/8.0/1.1
SF SO Don Morgan, Bucknell, 25.4/8.6/4.6/2.0
SG SO Nathaniel Ponce, Bucknell, 25.5/8.2/3.4/2.1
PG SO Teddy Patterson, Temple, 22.4/7.3/1.9/2.5
Second Team
C SR Claude Cain, Gettysburg, 26.2/14.1/5.5/1.5
PF SR Frederick McGriff, Delaware, 22.5/4.1/6.9/1.3
SF JR Randall Arriola, La Salle, 25.7/10.8/4.8/1.4
SG JR Gregg Haun, Temple, 27.9/10.0/4.1/4.0
PG JR Wyatt Harrison, Gettysburg, 30.3/6.8/6.0/4.9
Missouri Valley Conference
First Team
C JR Everett Ybarra, Cincinnati, 25.7/3.4/7.7/1.4
PF JR Burt Krouse, Bradley, 25.1/3.7/5.8/2.2
SF JR Erasmo Phillips, Saint Louis, 27.0/13.1/5.9/1.6
SG SR Stanley Wright, Bradley, 31.6/14.5/3.6/2.7
PG SR Kenneth McNeill, Bradley, 28.9/10.9/4.5/3.4
Second Team
C SR George Lavender, Saint Louis, 32.7/12.7/8.3/2.7
PF SR Daniel Burk, North Texas State, 23.4/4.6/5.6/1.7
SF SR Michael Rizo, Tulsa, 28.9/15.1/7.0/1.5
SG JR Forest Vargo, Tulsa, 30.2/12.8/3.9/3.2
PG JR Arthur Jensen, Cincinnati, 26.3/10.9/1.9/1.8
Ohio Valley Conference
First Team
C SR Timothy Hann, Western Kentucky, 28.1/10.9/9.0/1.3
PF SR Delmar Isley, Middle Tennessee, 28.5/10.2/7.1/1.5
SF SR Steven Hall, East Tennessee State, 31.4/10.8/6.1/2.6
SG SR Manual Parsons, East Tennessee State, 32.3/19.8/4.6/1.9
PG FR Horace Hannigan, Tennessee Tech, 22.0/10.1/2.6/1.5
Second Team
C SR Irwin Walter, Murray State, 26.2/11.4/4.9/0.9
PF SR Joseph Tubbs, Tennessee Tech, 28.0/4.0/6.4/1.8
SF JR Curt Boyes, Morehead State, 26.5/9.8/4.5/1.5
SG SO Daniel Mackay, Murray State, 26.8/7.4/3.2/2.2
PG SR Mel Aguila, Middle Tennessee, 31.9/10.5/3.8/2.7
Southeastern Conference
First Team
C SR Alphonso McAlpin, Vanderbilt, 29.1/15.9/7.5/1.4
PF JR Herbert Leon, Georgia, 20.6/4.2/6.0/1.0
SF SR Nick Miller, Mississippi State, 25.2/9.0/7.3/1.5
SG JR Chris Earl, Kentucky, 29.4/10.6/5.1/2.5
PG JR Linwood Schade, Florida, 32.2/13.9/4.2/4.6
Second Team
C JR John Messina, Mississippi State, 30.7/13.2/6.7/1.6
PF SR Isaias Garcia, Auburn, 32.1/4.8/10.9/1.5
SF JR Shelton Toner, Kentucky, 26.3/13.9/5.5/1.9
SG JR Justin Surratt, Auburn, 23.9/13.5/4.1/1.6
PG SR George Gatewood, Kentucky, 29.0/9.7/3.1/7.3
Southern Conference
First Team
C JR Luke Tenorio, Virginia Tech, 30.3/19.7/6.8/1.5
PF SR Sydney Parker, West Virginia, 31.1/16.6/6.1/1.4
SF SR Edmond Brown, West Virginia, 24.6/7.3/5.3/1.7
SG SR Julius Holcombe, West Virginia, 25.2/12.6/3.9/3.8
PG SR Geoffrey Gavin, West Virginia, 29.3/11.3/2.8/2.5
Second Team
C SO Percy Carmack, West Virginia, 26.7/3.9/7.1/1.4
PF JR Andrew Thornton, VMI, 28.1/15.4/8.3/1.4
SF JR Gary Elam, West Virginia, 24.3/10.0/4.8/2.5
SG JR Tony Roesler, Furman, 25.7/12.4/3.3/2.2
PG SR Walter Treadway, Virginia Tech, 20.2/6.0/1.9/2.1
Southwest Conference
First Team
C SR Cornell Steward, Arkansas, 27.3/7.6/9.1/1.0
PF SR Gary Rutland, Texas Christian, 30.1/9.1/9.4/1.7
SF SR Miles Yarber, Arkansas, 22.3/14.9/3.8/2.0
SG JR Michael Hernandez, Arkansas, 29.1/21.6/4.4/2.3
PG JR Steven Irish, Arkansas, 29.8/8.1/2.0/7.2
Second Team
C SR Freddy Lynch, Southern Methodist, 27.2/9.8/5.1/2.1
PF JR Moses Harper, Arkansas, 28.1/6.2/8.0/1.7
SF SO Stephen Williams, Arkansas, 21.2/10.1/2.3/1.4
SG SO Henry King, Texas, 22.7/6.8/4.3/2.1
PG SR Everette Hage, Southern Methodist, 30.3/13.0/3.4/2.9
West Coast Conference
First Team
C FR Clemens Gehringer, San Francisco, 26.3/4.5/6.6/0.9
PF JR Vyvyan Jarmyn, San Francisco, 29.3/16.1/6.3/1.3
SF SR Lloyd Koster, San Francisco, 25.8/11.6/6.7/2.3
SG SR John Grimsley, San Francisco, 25.1/10.1/3.1/5.2
PG SR Augustus Alaniz, San Francisco, 26.6/7.7/2.1/4.2
Second Team
C SR Jason Gilman, Pepperdine, 30.5/7.3/9.9/1.4
PF SR Boyd Ellis, Loyola U, 30.5/8.6/9.1/1.3
SF JR James Shirey, Saint Mary's, 22.2/9.5/4.0/2.0
SG JR Lenard Render, Saint Mary's, 24.6/12.9/2.4/1.8
PG JR Paul Husted, Santa Clara, 30.8/13.8/3.3/4.2
Western Athletic Conference
First Team
C SR J.C. Routh, Wyoming, 26.2/7.1/7.3/1.4
PF SO Eusebio Deberry, Arizona State, 24.6/13.4/4.0/1.1
SF SR Trent Ready, Brigham Young, 24.6/12.0/6.9/1.6
SG FR Herman Weiner, Utah, 25.1/10.0/5.3/1.6
PG SR Ronald Rollins, Arizona, 30.6/14.7/4.7/2.1
Second Team
C JR Kelvin Marinelli, Arizona State, 27.1/5.9/6.0/1.3
PF SO Scott Davis, Arizona State, 21.4/3.4/5.1/1.1
SF SR Isidro Ferrell, Wyoming, 27.2/7.6/6.4/2.7
SG SR Taylor Yung, Arizona State, 30.7/11.4/3.2/1.9
PG JR Hector Holmes, Arizona, 30.2/10.2/2.0/2.3
Yankee Conference
First Team
C JR Clarence Day, Connecticut, 30.3/8.7/7.9/1.5
PF SR Thurman Doss, Rhode Island, 26.9/7.8/6.7/1.2
SF SR David Stanford, New Hampshire, 33.1/12.1/8.5/2.2
SG SR Milan Arias, Massachusetts, 30.6/14.0/5.2/3.5
PG SR Sydney Volz, Connecticut, 31.7/11.8/4.0/3.9
Second Team
C SR Lucius Messina, Vermont, 29.0/13.0/5.5/1.3
PF SR Nick Groce, New Hampshire, 31.4/6.5/8.7/1.7
SF JR Phil Kelley, Connecticut, 31.3/19.7/4.5/1.7
SG JR Dan Yates, New Hampshire, 32.1/14.9/4.4/2.6
PG SR Harlan Serrato, New Hampshire, 30.8/9.6/2.7/3.5
Conference Sixth Man of the Year
AAWU – SO Charles Stokes, SG, Washington, 15.9/6.8/2.6/1.2
ACC – JR Tory Williams, SF, Clemson, 15.9/8.8/2.5/1.4
Big Eight – SR Rodney Bauer, SG, Kansas, 16.1/8.9/2.5/1.8
Big Sky – SR George Gailey, PF, Montana State, 15.7/4.4/3.3/0.5
Big Ten – SO Jefferey Branson, C, Michigan State, 2.8/3.6/0.5
Ivy – JR Bryant Seawright, PF, Columbia, 18.6/5.5/5.8/1.0
MAC – JR Tony Thomsen, C, Bowling Green, 17.5/3.8/4.8/0.7
MidAtl – FR Don Hardy, SG, Temple, 19.3/5.7/2.5/1.6
MVC – FR Hunter Keyes, C, Wichita State, 17.4/4.0/3.5/0.6
OVC – SO Tracy Peebles, C, Austin Peay, 16.1/4.5/3.3/0.4
SEC – JR Duane Estrada, C, Auburn, 15.0/3.0/5.5/0.6
SOCON – SR Phillip Borges, C, Citadel, 15.4/4.5/4.0/1.0
SWC – SR Marcus Gaynor, SF, Texas, 15.8/4.4/2.1/1.2
WCC – FR Abel Romero, PF, San Francisco, 15.4/5.4/3.3/0.6
WAC – SO James Roberts, SG, Arizona State, 16.1/3.9/2.2/1.1
Yankee – FR Wally Franklin, PG, Maine-Orono, 19.1/6.9/1.9/1.0
Conference Player of the Year
AAWU – SR Brian Penn, C, Southern California, 29.5/10.6/10.8/1.5
ACC – SR Kenny Zimmer, PG, Wake Forest, 32.1/12.5/5.8/9.2
Big Eight – JR Jorge Marlowe, SF, Kansas, 28.7/14.1/6.3/3.2
Big Sky – JR Emmitt Tomblin, PF, Montana, 31.9/6.2/8.0/2.0
Big Ten – SR Toby Wille, SF, Michigan State, 28.1/15.7/7.7/2.6
Ivy – SR Junior Gibson, SF, Columbia, 27.1/10.1/5.3/1.7
MAC – SR David Kowalski, C, Kent State, 31.2/17.6/5.7/1.5
MidAtl – JR Chris Gallagher, C, Temple, 28.1/13.4/7.1/1.9
MVC – JR Everett Ybarra, C, Cincinnati, 25.7/3.4/7.7/1.4
OVC – SR Timothy Hann, C, Western Kentucky, 28.1/10.9/9.0/1.3
SEC – JR Chris Earl, SG, Kentucky, 29.4/10.6/5.1/2.5
SOCON – SR Sydney Parker, PF, West Virginia, 31.1/16.6/6.1/1.4
SWC – JR Steven Irish, PG, Arkansas, 29.8/8.1/2.0/7.2
WCC – JR Vyvyan Jarmyn, PF, San Francisco, 29.3/16.1/6.3/1.3
WAC – SR J.C. Routh, C, Wyoming, 26.2/7.1/7.3/1.4
Yankee – JR Clarence Day, C, Connecticut, 30.3/8.7/7.9/1.5
Freshman All-America Team
C Jose Lykins, Washington, 28.5/11.4/6.2/1.6
PF August Johnston, Boston College, 26.8/15.6/4.1/1.0
SF Rodger Matthews, Florida, 25.9/10.0/4.6/1.2
SG Patrik Dusek, Wake Forest, 30.3/9.3/4.7/2.8
PG Horace Hannigan, Tennessee Tech, 22.0/10.1/2.6/1.5
National Freshman of the Year
Jose Lykins, C, Washington, 28.5/11.4/6.2/1.6
All-America Teams
First Team
C SR Brian Penn, Southern California, 29.5/10.6/10.8/1.5
PF SR Greg Chu, Michigan, 28.7/10.2/9.5/2.0
SF JR Jorge Marlowe, Kansas, 28.7/14.1/6.3/3.2
SG SR Justin Penland, Washington, 26.9/15.3/4.5/3.0
PG SR Kenny Zimmer, Wake Forest, 32.1/12.5/5.8/9.2
Second Team
C JR Ollie Monzon, Indiana, 29.8/12.6/9.3/1.5
PF JR Vyvyan Jarmyn, San Francisco, 29.3/16.1/6.3/1.3
SF SR Toby Wille, Michigan State, 28.1/15.7/7.7/2.6
SG SR Cristobal Peters, Michigan State, 29.1/18.0/3.8/4.5
PG SR James Gadson, Maryland, 33.7/14.0/5.6/8.6
Third Team
C FR Jose Lykins, Washington, 11.4/6.2/1.6
PF SR Daniel Lai, Indiana, 32.2/10.0/10.8/2.2
SF SO Paul Bass, Iowa, 29.4/17.6/4.8/4.5
SG SR John Grimsley, San Francisco, 25.1/10.1/3.1/5.2
PG JR Randolph Routh, North Carolina State, 31.2/8.4/3.7/8.8
National Sixth Man of the Year
SO Jefferey Branson, C, Michigan State, 15.1/2.8/3.6/0.5
National Player of the Year
SR Kenny Zimmer, PG, Wake Forest, 32.1/12.5/5.8/9.2
Minor updates coming here.
Wake
We scheduled and it looks like this:
#17 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS Schedule
Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/07/65 vs. Villanova 0-0 152
11/16/65 at Georgia Tech 0-0 45
11/19/65 at Montana 0-0 85
11/23/65 at Tulane 0-0 145
11/27/65 at Manhattan 0-0 71
12/01/65 Middle Tennessee 0-0 80
12/05/65 William & Mary 0-0 164
12/09/65 #23 Northwestern 0-0 98
12/13/65 Idaho State 0-0 52
12/18/65 Utah State 0-0 149
12/22/65 Denver 0-0 32
12/25/65 Army 0-0 5
12/27/65 Boston College 0-0 8
01/06/66 at #3 Michigan State 0-0 79
01/12/66 at Clemson 0-0 21
01/15/66 at #11 North Carolina State 0-0 97
01/19/66 #9 Maryland 0-0 74
01/22/66 North Carolina 0-0 96
01/29/66 at #12 Duke 0-0 36
02/02/66 at South Carolina 0-0 128
02/05/66 at Virginia 0-0 153
02/09/66 #11 North Carolina State 0-0 97
02/12/66 Clemson 0-0 21
02/16/66 at #9 Maryland 0-0 74
02/19/66 at North Carolina 0-0 96
02/26/66 #12 Duke 0-0 36
03/02/66 South Carolina 0-0 128
03/05/66 Virginia 0-0 153
Our OOC schedule is pretty weak, and I did that on purpose. I was a bit too confident in this team last year and if we didn't win our last 5 games in conference last year more than likely would have missed the NCAA tourney.
So I scaled the OOC back a ton. We will start the year in the in the Chuck Taylor All star classic. It is my hope that we can go deep in that 16 team field and get some quality wins to help boost our RPI and schedule rank. I then added both Georgia Tech and Northwestern who will be be quality teams this year. On top of that we are locked in to play Michigan State in the ACC-Big 10 showdown.
It is the hope that with those teams, and our in conference schedule, we will be able to balance out the need of wins, and playing tough teams for training purposes.
Wake had 12+ loses to top 50 teams last year and it almost cost us. I don't want that scare to occur again coming down the stretch.
We are currently in the opening stages of recruiting. I want to go into more detail with my teams this year, so that will be coming in a sim or 2.
Iowa
Iowa's schedule isn't set. We need one more game which this sim will take care of.
But with them, I went tough this year. We have some top notch teams in the OOC, and we will be tested. But a sweet 16- 1 point loss last year with this team was a major disappointment, and we should be even better this year. So I think the schedule will be ok with them.
Rice
We pretty much stink and will continue to stink. We have a paper soft schedule this year, and actually took up a challenge from Mr. Swartz
Bryan claimed that his Western Michigan's Conference, the MAC was much better than Rice and their SWC.
Well this year we will be out to prove that, as we have just about every team from that MAC on our schedule. We were the worst team in the SWC last year, so it should be pretty easy to tell from our games this year if Bryan was correct with his statement. I don't think its true, but we will be on the court battling it out for sure.
Arizona State
We have an un balanced roster, with one offer handed out last year, and it seems one offer to hand out this year. With that the goal is to make the NIT again, so the schedule is a bit soft to try to get us to that 20 win mark. Not worrying about training so much with them at the moment, as the Prestige points are what I am after here.
The West is a tough place to recruit due to the amount of teams all close enough to one another and not enough recruits to go around. Its cut throat. So I need the Prestige bumps to try to level the playing field with at least some of the teams in the WCC. I still cant compete with the AAWU schools, nor St. Mary's, Santa Clara's and San Frans of the world, but I would like to start to compete with Pacific's and San Jose States.
A quick update on my teams. Recruiting has been an up and down show for the most part which hasn't typically been the case for my top 2 teams.
Iowa is in the 80's prestige wise, and I know we wont get the top 20 kids, but have been pretty good at getting the 25-36 range. It just didn't happen this year.
Wake has been really good at picking up guys in the 60-100 range and has moved up to 77 Prestige because of it. We struggled to find 3 this year down in that range that liked us though and are in a decision spot.
Iowa- Is in a bind for the first time that I have been coaching them. We lead on 2. A post, and a SF. The third and 4th guys I really liked, and I cant get the one to budge off of going to Iowa State. So I will be dropping that guy. To see him not only stay in state, but go to Iowa State is kind of heart breaking. The 4th, Chris Miskin, Washington came in and nabbed late in the game so I have scrapped him as well. That puts us looking around for 2 offers at the moment, and we have never been in this position before. Thankfully, we have some backups that we are in the top 5 for and it is my hope we will be ok. It might actually work out better for us.
Wake- We lead on 2 and have a choice to make on the 3rd. We have one back up for that 3rd spot but isn't as good as the first option that we are trailing on. Do we gamble and hope that we land him, or do we go with the sure option and take the player that would be steady. Choices, choices here.
Rice- Lead on one, second on another, 3rd on another, and have a few back ups. I like where Rice sits at the moment.
ASU- We lead on our guy, and if we land him should be a real nice player for us. Really happy with how recruiting has gone for ASU.
Sunday will be the sim where we have guys sign, and then Training campus. Stuff starts to get real sunday!
Young Drachma
03-18-2017, 01:59 PM
How do you keep all of your teams straight? I feel like I'd have a hard time with that, though I do dig it mightily.
Brian Swartz
03-18-2017, 04:26 PM
You didn't ask me, but I'll wade in on it as if I was even part of the conversation, because I'm arrogant like that :P. I've got some time off most of the next few days so this is a good time to get a contribution to this thread up and running. I have a file that I keep for my part of the league that has whatever notes I need on my teams. I should also mention as part of the general sales pitch that there's nothing stopping someone from just having one team. I recommend that for a year or two, then you can decide if you want to do more.
Brian Swartz
03-18-2017, 06:31 PM
Rather than do everything the same for all of them, I try to maintain a distinct philosophy with each different coach/school. I've always found it interesting to see how that changes things up. The file I keep has the following on each team:
** Basics(Prestige, Budget, Training Facilities, Annual Goals, AD Evaluation)
** Coaches(Age, Ratings, Salary)
** Roster Breakdown. After a few years I found it useful to divide my roster in point guards, wing players, and post players. I list all the non-seniors in the most appropriate of these three categories and then target recruiting based off of that.
I also keep a truly ridiculous amount of notes during recruiting, which isn't necessary but it helps go back, review what I was thinking before re-evaluate it, etc. Sometimes I've learned things to help me adjust strategies for the new year. General consensus in the league seems to be that recruiting against a sizable number of human opponents is one of the strong points; it keeps the best of us on our toes, and given the status of my programs I wouldn't put myself in that number. As has been said it's really Kirk's league for the most part, and it's real nice of him to let the rest of us play and pretend we have a chance most years.
I erase most of this stuff esp. the recruiting at the start of a new year but keep the Basics/Coaches stuff. My favorite two parts of the year are the file flip to a new season when we see the new recruits on the rosters, changes in prestige/budget/coaches etc. and start making plans for the new year; and also training camp which is upcoming in our next sim. At that point I do my annual writeup on expectations for the year.
Brian Swartz
03-18-2017, 06:54 PM
Ok so here's the four stooges(ahem, highly trained professionals) that I have in the league.
Jimmy Sorensen
** Harvard Crimson(1953-present), 141-206(.406), 2 NITs, 2nd round in '58
History
The Ivy Group is it's own special challenge with a self-imposed limit among the human owners of no JC transfers, 3.0 GPA or 1000 SAT score required. Things are getting a little interesting now with half the conference not human-owned anymore as the CPU doesn't respect these limitations ... but that hasn't been found to make them overly tough anyway. The four human ones, Harvard, Columbia, Brown, and Penn, have all been controlled by the same people since league start I think. Pretty much the Ivy started out with Columbia on top, which they still are but Dartmouth had their moments before Vince stepped away. Brown has edged out the Indians as the #2 and could surpass the Lions for the top spot in the league by the end of the decade.
The Crimson started out at 30 prestige and mostly fell from there, down to the upper teens. We're back up to 22 right now, last in the Ivy, and only that high because the exploits mostly of others raised us from a bottom-end conference to a middling one(3 on the 1-5 scale) a couple of years ago.
'53-'54 was the time of Don Unknow, and more than a few jokes were made about his last name. The league began with him as a junior, and he was a very coachable point guard who made us not-terrible. 20 total wins those first two years.
Then Matthew Cordoba arrived, an attacking scorer without peer. If nothing else this thread provides an opportunity to pimp his accomplishments yet again. He was a gift that I thankfully didn't refuse. A 1-star, 400+ ranked recruit, Cordoba would become the most prolific scorer in collegiate history, and it's not close. He holds the record for the highest-scoring game(50 pts), season(854, also has the 8th-best; 763 is the #2 spot), and career(2673). Second place all-time is his Ivy rival Mario Poe at Columbia, who had 2323, 350 less. Another way of looking at it: the gap between Poe and 26th place is less than the gap between Poe and Cordoba. Of course it would have been a different story at a top school with better competition and teammates, but he put up 30+ games against almost any level of opponent. He's an NCAA53 legend and the one thing Harvard basketball can brag about. I've seen a lot of players with better ratings flame out badly in comparison; he just had that 'something special', whatever it is.
We scouted him as a diamond in the rough but didn't think he would be that good. Planned to have him as a reserve his first year but changed my mind just before the year started. By his senior year, I was doing everything I could to just give him the ball and tell everyone else to get out of the way, and he was still the most efficient scorer on the team. Really warped the game to our benefit, and never had a losing Ivy record with him around(the other eight seasons, we've only failed to do so once).
Speaking of which, on the heels of Cordoba's career we brought in Kurt Duncan and some other lesser talents to take over. Duncan was the first-ever 3-star recruit at Harvard. His career was less spectacular. He had his moments, but we continued to flounder. After the high point of 19-13 with a second-round NIT showing in '58, we won just 16 games in the next two years combined. We haven't had a winning season since. Over the years the Ivy has gotten better, and while Sorensen has proved capable of getting his players to play reasonably well together, that only takes you so far. He hasn't been able to bring in enough talent, though that may be changing. A little, anyway. When I evaluate the rosters in the conference, Harvard's been consistently at the bottom. We have a group of young players that has the future looking brighter now ... but it is still quite uncertain. More on them after we see what training camp has in store.
Philosophy
The idea behind Jimmy Sorensen was to have as my 'primary' coach a teacher-style guy, with recruiting as his lowest rating, middling on scouting, best at offense/defense. What better place to do that than at an elite academic school? The teams invariably play half-court man-to-man, no zone, pressing, or trapping, ever. The goal is to give nothing away, and grind out wins by winning the possession battle. Ballhandling to minimize turnovers and rebounding are prioritized somewhat in both recruiting and training. Generally Harvard has been a respectable, slightly above-average in the Ivy rebounding team. They've had mixed results on defense, but offensively ... getting and making open shots has been a struggle. They've never been adept at both at the same time, save for Cordoba's personal genius on the court.
How do you keep all of your teams straight? I feel like I'd have a hard time with that, though I do dig it mightily.
I actually felt like that at first as well. My first season I only had USC, and then I started seeing everybody else with multiple teams so I tried it.
I don't go into as much depth as Brian does, as I don't have a different philosophy for each team, but the teams are in all different regions and different Prestige levels. That keeps things separate naturally, as I'm not looking at the same players recruiting wise. I feel this will continue to get better for the league as a whole because as we progress and as with each new team that enters the NCAA, the amount of recruits will continue to go up.
Having multiple teams also gives you more time to interact with different guys on the boards as well. In the SWC, Rice is terrible, but the SWC talks so much crap as a whole that its different than the guys that are running the BIG and ACC teams.
In the end I have fun with it, and while the community isn't like what we had in "FOOL" with everybody talking and chiming in, there is a good community of guys who post, like Swartz and his arrogant ass here :D that certainly makes it a worthwhile investment of my time
You didn't ask me, but I'll wade in on it as if I was even part of the conversation, because I'm arrogant like that :P. I've got some time off most of the next few days so this is a good time to get a contribution to this thread up and running. I have a file that I keep for my part of the league that has whatever notes I need on my teams. I should also mention as part of the general sales pitch that there's nothing stopping someone from just having one team. I recommend that for a year or two, then you can decide if you want to do more.
All jokes aside, continue to jump on in. The post with Harvard and Cordoba alone is gold.
Brian Swartz
03-19-2017, 09:02 AM
Hal Vanderhoff
** Tulane Green Wave('53-'57), 63-89(.414), 2 NIT, losing in the 1st round both times
** Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets('58-present), 131-91(.590), 2 NIT, 2 NCAA, losing in the Elite 8 both times
History
Tulane was the third team I chose, basically because I like their logo and the nickname 'Green Wave'. Started off as one of the worst teams in the country(literally), getting just 13 combined wins in the first two seasons. G Eusebio Williams was a good 3-star recruit that came in my first class much to the chagrin of one of the other coaches, and helped lead the program to respectability in the SEC. Others would come, but he was the main building block, a deadly shooter who would eventually average a quite productive 14 ppg as a senior and typically shot in the upper-40s percentage-wise. Solid NIT appearances in years 4 and 5 had them on an upward path, but Vanderhoff is not the kind of coach to look a good opportunity and bolted to Georgia Tech when invited, esp. with Tulane headed to leave the conference anyway.
He inherited a team that had been to the post-season four years in a row, and promptly made it five. They'd been upset early in the NCAA tournament twice, but this group made a couple upsets of it's own behind 2k scorer Albert Johnson, reaching the Elite 8 which is better than they really deserved. The top two players graduated and GT fell to 11 wins the next year, the first losing season in school history. Two years later they were back in the NIT, then in the Big Dance the following year('62). A bit of detail about that team as it was the best I've ever had in this game. The centerpiece was 6-10 Antonio Luu, #3 all-time scorer. We got him by virtue of Michigan State choosing another similar but ultimately I think just a bit inferior player in what was a loaded class for big men. He was average on defense but could score in the post, pop out to the mid-range area, and crash the offensive boards at a high level. A pair of quality guards ran the show, particularly Thanh Jeffery another long-time starter. Along with sparkplug Jonah Santo, they were the top two assist guys in the SEC most of the year ... on the same team. JC transfer Danny Bouton was limited but a fine rim protector, and my first HS All-American, versatile Jerald Edwards, had a number of 25-point games when teams thought it was best to make him the guy they left open. Final record was 28-5 and we had a sizable lead in the second half against North Carolina before falling victim to a Tar Heel rally. I don't expect to get that close to the Final Four anytime soon.
The next year was a disappointing just-miss sending us to the NIT, where GT again made it to the final 8. With the SEC in decline, the Yellow Jackets left it and are now entering their second year as an independent. The talent has continued to roll in though. There have been four Top 20 classes in the past six years; two of them Top 10 including this past one. As long as that happens, the coach will stick around, but he's not about to go down with the ship and the finances have continued to get tighter.
Philosophy
Hal Vanderhoff is a strong believer that this is a player's game; his system is most notably the actual lack of one. He looks for talent and athleticism and doesn't particularly care all that much what form it takes, which is probably one reason why the on-court results haven't always matched the accolades, though they've definitely had their moments. He develops players with their natural gifts directing the process almost entirely, and then endeavors to put them in the right position to maximize those on the court. This has sometimes succeeded very well ... and sometimes failed quite badly, as in the case of last year when a team that had the talent to make the NCAA tournament went just 15-15 with a number of bad losses, blamed on a stubbornly and miserably inefficient offense that simply couldn't figure itself out.
Vanderhoff is also, as the results show, my only 'recruiting hero' coach. Recruiting is tops, scouting a close second, with the Xs and Os merely average. He's the only coach I've had gain a ratings boost due to his results, once after the 28-win team described above. None of my other HCs have improved yet. He's also the most likely to pack up and move somewhere else at the drop of a hat; more of a 'mercenary', you could say.
Brian Swartz
03-19-2017, 10:41 AM
Paul Maloney
** Michigan Wolverines('53-'59), 97-104(.483), 1 NIT appearance
** Santa Clara Broncos('60-present), 70-75(.483)
History
If you look at the records above, you can see that Maloney has been nothing if not consistent. Starting off at my favorite college team to root for, the maize and blue of Michigan, he was near the bottom of one of the elite conferences in the Big Ten. The BIG has grown to become the best overall, surpassing the AAWU and ACC as the toughest conference in the nation. There was some bad injury luck for a few years, and the Wolverines did improve, but ultimately he was unable to break through there and 'self-fired'(firing is off in the league) as he was not able to meet the AD's expectations of consistent post-season appearances and would have been fired if it was turned on by the game.
F James Beane was the first notable player he recruited, only a 2-star talent but an adept slasher. G Chris Pleasant, highest-ranked recruit to date at the time for U of M at #100 exactly, kept things afloat for a year or two and eventually 4-star players started rolling in. The first three all came in with a breakthrough class in '56, with east-coast guards Kevin Root and DeWayne Richman the best of the bunch. Michigan would regularly target similar-quality players in the years to follow, but with Indiana an established major power, Michigan State rising quickly to join them, Purdue doing almost as well, and Illinois and Iowa nationally known as well, they weren't able to break through that wall. Particularly frustrating was a '57 season in which they started 11-3, only to go just 4-10 in conference.
Maloney moved on to Santa Clara in the packed West. They were a middle-of-the-pack team in the WCC, a good-but-not-great 4-rated conference with San Francisco and Saint Mary's as the dominant powers. He hoped to have more success there as the competition wouldn't be quite as fierce, and prestige-wise it was largely a lateral, sensible move. In his five years there the tradition of mediocrity has been even more pronounced; they've won 13 games once, 15 games once, and 14 the other three years. A winning conference mark every season, but never quite good enough for the post-season. The powers that be want an NCAA bid -- Santa Clara has yet to ever even make the NIT -- but they've been happy with sustained, if very modest, success. The 1960 class was the best they'd achieved(31st overall), bringing in G Paul Husted among others who has been rewriting the school's record books. This year they have a group that should be about as good and was once again #31 collectively. In recent years they've been a fine defensive team, but struggled offensively and on the boards. To progress further, the Broncos need to make inroads against second-tier powers such as UCLA, Saint Mary's, and the like, and they haven't been quite good enough to do that aside from some nice upsets from time to time.
Philosophy
Paul Maloney is a totally balanced coach, equal ratings in all categories. He also got a bump a couple years ago which I forgot about. He's managed to assemble a fairly good staff in the last few years which has helped some, though it looks like he's going to lose one of them soon. His approach is to try to eliminate weaknesses; he values versatility in his players and all of them train significant amounts in every area of the game. The result of this tends to be players without great strengths but also without significant weaknesses, though he's had some outliers with teams at Michigan that were based almost entirely on attacking the paint and recently with Santa Clara being a defensive stalwart + Husted and little else. He's smart enough to know you have to take what you are given. He plays a mix of man and matchup zone, with more willingness to press given the right personnel than the other coaches.
Brian Swartz
03-19-2017, 10:42 AM
Tyler Durden
Western Michigan Broncos('60-present), 75-77(.493), 1 NCAA, 1 NIT
History
The fourth coach someones takes on is required to be a low-prestige team and also lower-ability guy, with mandated equal ratings. Western Michigan is my sister's alma mater, and gets me back to Michigan and the midwest after having left U of M. The team inherited had some nice perimeter talents, most notably Charles Silver, a 6-1 guard who could not only score but also regularly hauled in 6+ boards a game, pretty rare for a guy of that stature. They also had the interesting moderately-talented Elisha Chow, a towering 7-6 giant! A MAC title resulted in the first season, with a first-round NCAA blowout loss to Indiana. It was the third straight winning season following on from the previous coach, after five straight losing campaigns to start off the league here. Since then it's been more of a struggle, fairly disappointing showings with a low point in '62 of only 10 wins. That was mostly due to the team being a walking medical ward, with 2-3 starters out the majority of the season.
The Broncos have been third or better in recruiting almost every year since I arrived. Despite my bravado about the SWC, it's well-established that the MAC is a dumpster fire. They used to have a strong program in Toledo, but that soon faded. This last year was a total disaster; WMU's class was ranked 115th, which was best in the conference with no 3-star players entering for any other school. Usually there's at least one team pushing the Top 50 each year. There's a pretty clear division between the to and bottom of the conference. Marshall, Miami-Ohio, and Ohio all really suck. Miami-Ohio is tied for the worst program in the country at a whopping 12 prestige, the other two are both in the teens and the bottom 10. Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green State, and Western Michigan are in the upper 20s to 30s, vaguely respectable but still pretty crappy. Nobody has managed consistency. We've had the players to do it and one of the better coaching staffs, but have still underachieved just enough to just hang around.
Philosophy
Durden has an offense-first approach, looking to outscore the opposition. Shooting and passing are the premium abilities he looks for; defense is optional. His teams have tended to score quite well from the perimeter but give up enough points, especially inside, to nearly wipe out that advantage. Last year this was definitely the case. For a school at this level to get into the post-season they need to either win the MAC or be really consistent in racking up 17-18 wins for the NIT. There's only been the one losing season, but his teams are usually just 'not quite there', 15 wins two of the last three with a just-barely NIT team the third year.
Sunday has come and gone, which means recruits have signed and Training campus have been run.
This also means the first polls of the season have come out, so lets get that updated and then I can get into individual updates about my squads.
Before I go into that, I forgot to post about what Brian was talking about earlier. I love the fact that our all time leading scorer went to freaking Harvard of all places. Cordoba will go down as one of the best players of all time, and certainly more than a few mid-majors missed the boat on him. It's a great story for the league, and honestly I hope his record stand for a few more years. Nice work not only nabbing him, but developing him Brian.
On to the First poll of the season.
Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Kansas (34) 0-0 1756 14 Big Eight Conference
2. Kansas State (30) 0-0 1755 2 Big Eight Conference
3. Washington (5) 0-0 1628 4 Athletic Association of Western Uni
4. Iowa 0-0 1591 1 Big Ten Conference
5. Indiana (1) 0-0 1532 8 Big Ten Conference
6. North Carolina State (2) 0-0 1452 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Duke 0-0 1366 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Purdue 0-0 1274 20 Big Ten Conference
9. Wake Forest 0-0 1231 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Michigan State 0-0 1116 3 Big Ten Conference
11. North Carolina 0-0 1055 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Illinois 0-0 982 NR Big Ten Conference
13. San Francisco 0-0 938 6 West Coast Conference
14. Kentucky 0-0 837 NR Southeastern Conference
15. Maryland 0-0 711 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. South Carolina 0-0 702 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
17. California 0-0 701 5 Athletic Association of Western Uni
18. Saint Mary's 0-0 564 15 West Coast Conference
19. Temple 0-0 503 13 Mid-Atlantic Conference
20. Clemson 0-0 409 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Georgia 0-0 388 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Colorado 0-0 305 NR Big Eight Conference
23. Arkansas 0-0 204 21 Southwest Conference
24. Minnesota 0-0 147 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Virginia 0-0 79 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Stanford 0-0 42 Athletic Association of Western Uni
Missouri 0-0 28 Big Eight Conference
UCLA 0-0 28 Athletic Association of Western Uni
Vanderbilt 0-0 19 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma 0-0 13 Big Eight Conference
Southern California 0-0 11 Athletic Association of Western Uni
Oklahoma State 0-0 9 Big Eight Conference
Mississippi State 0-0 8 Southeastern Conference
West Virginia 0-0 7 Southern Conference
Georgia Tech 0-0 5 Independent
Michigan 0-0 3 Big Ten Conference
Alabama 0-0 1 Southeastern Conference
Iowa
The Hawkeyes come into this season sans one player that was a starter. From my perspective, this is the year everybody on the team has been a "me" recruit and that is pretty darn exciting.
We are ranked 4th, coming off the best year we have ever had last year, and I think this year we have a legit shot at a national title. Now I think there are 4 or 5 other schools with legit shots as well, but I think we are certainly in the conversation.
We return 4 starters, and 3 guys that played significant mins for us. We also get an influx of new talent, with 3 freshman that could easily be starters on other teams in other leagues.
#4 IOWA HAWKEYES Offense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp
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Kirby Croom C 6-11 276 Sr* 19 2 7 0 15 11 12 9 19 9
Jack Kilburn C 6-8 225 So* 15 5 10 0 8 9 10 5 17 6
Jack Richardson C 6-9 234 Fr* 11 4 6 10 10 7 16 9 19 6
Emmanuel Morrison C 6-11 238 Fr 8 5 8 0 4 7 10 3 18 6
Whitney Gullett PF 6-8 224 Jr* 16 9 10 9 7 7 18 8 20 8
Frances McMurray SF 6-7 253 Sr* 11 7 15 8 11 2 13 10 18 8
Paul Bass SF 6-7 225 Jr* 20 14 15 9 10 16 8 19 12 20
Eric Wedge SF 6-4 213 Fr* 7 8 7 11 10 11 7 15 12 16
Harland Ray SF 6-4 220 Fr 10 7 15 13 8 4 3 10 15 17
Tony Abad SG 6-2 194 Sr* 9 20 13 20 16 16 3 17 10 20
Carl Manning SG 6-2 179 So* 9 16 15 11 15 7 13 18 9 13
Roman Steward SG 6-4 199 Fr* 6 17 12 14 13 6 5 16 12 20
Stephen Fung PG 6-3 183 Sr* 16 15 18 10 12 19 6 19 9 11
Alvaro Wagner PG 6-5 192 Jr* 9 7 13 11 13 7 8 16 10 14
Stanford Arthur PG 6-2 206 Fr* 12 6 8 14 12 9 6 17 9 17
#4 IOWA HAWKEYES Defense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Psd Prd Stl Blk Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Kirby Croom C 6-11 276 Sr* 20 12 8 17 8 9 19 9 19
Jack Kilburn C 6-8 225 So* 19 5 2 5 15 5 17 6 14
Jack Richardson C 6-9 234 Fr* 13 7 3 11 14 9 19 6 13
Emmanuel Morrison C 6-11 238 Fr 17 6 7 11 14 3 18 6 9
Whitney Gullett PF 6-8 224 Jr* 14 11 4 16 10 8 20 8 15
Frances McMurray SF 6-7 253 Sr* 15 9 10 13 6 10 18 8 20
Paul Bass SF 6-7 225 Jr* 6 9 18 8 6 19 12 20 20
Eric Wedge SF 6-4 213 Fr* 10 4 7 7 2 15 12 16 12
Harland Ray SF 6-4 220 Fr 8 13 15 8 8 10 15 17 5
Tony Abad SG 6-2 194 Sr* 11 14 15 4 9 17 10 20 20
Carl Manning SG 6-2 179 So* 7 14 13 4 2 18 9 13 20
Roman Steward SG 6-4 199 Fr* 6 9 9 9 3 16 12 20 16
Stephen Fung PG 6-3 183 Sr* 10 8 9 3 6 19 9 11 16
Alvaro Wagner PG 6-5 192 Jr* 8 6 6 4 4 16 10 14 17
Stanford Arthur PG 6-2 206 Fr* 7 16 13 6 4 17 9 17 10
Paul Bass will be in contention for player of the year talk, and as he goes, so should we.
We will be able to score, finally be able to rebound, and play some nice defense all adding a ton of depth when we get into foul trouble.
I am liking the position Iowa is in and am hoping we can do better in the tourney this year. Last years 1 point loss to Cal stung in the sweet 16.
Iowa Recruiting
Like I have said, we are in an interesting position this year. We swung on some of our initial targets and missed. We haven't really done that in the past 4 years here so we are behind the 8 ball so to speak.
First guys is Wallace Mitchell. Undersized big guy height wise, but makes up for it in weighing in at 249. He should be able to rebound, hold on to the ball, and potentially might be able to score some. He wont win any awards, but will give us some good mins in the post spot eventually.
RECRUIT DETAILS
#20 C Wallace Mitchell
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 249
High School: Carman-Ainsworth High School
Hometown: Flint, MI
GPA: 2.38
Test Score: 1100
Rating: ****
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 12 4 6 0 8 2 10 10 9 4 4 9 3 13 9 10
Potential: A F D F A F B B C C F C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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12.7 3.1 9.0 0.6 2.0 0.28 1.0 1.1 3.6
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.7 9.9 .574 1.4 3.2 .444 0.0 0.0 .000
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Iowa
Rankings: #76 Overall, #12 C, Midwest Region #20 Overall, Midwest Region #5 C
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Michigan)
Top 5 Schools: *Iowa, North Carolina, North Carolina State
Our 2nd recruit has us really intrigued. In fact we are hoping he can be a poor man's Paul Bass. We are calling him Paul Bass 2.0 for the moment. He should be a lights out scorer who should be able to play some nice D. At 6'7 he will create some nice match up problems, and are excited to get him, even if he is only the 88th ranked recruit. He reminds me of another one of my small Forwards who currently plays for Wake Charles Oubre. All Charles did was average 20 points a game last year. If he can comes close to Paul or Charles, ill be pretty excited about him
RECRUIT DETAILS
#22 SF Stephen Smythe
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 223
High School: Church Point High School
Hometown: Church Point, LA
GPA: 2.77
Test Score: 1020
Rating: ****
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 12 20 8 5 3 4 5 6 6 9 3 3 11 12 10 8
Potential: B A B D F C D D B B F C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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19.1 2.0 7.4 2.1 3.1 0.66 0.5 0.9 2.9
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.7 15.5 .558 1.5 2.2 .674 0.3 1.0 .300
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Iowa
Rankings: #88 Overall, #20 SF, Southeast Region #22 Overall, Southeast Region #6 SF
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: *Iowa, Oklahoma State, South Carolina
We still have 2 more offers out there, and hope to come back with some good news on them in a few days.
Wake update
Wake comes into the year ranked 9th in the polls. Like Iowa, we should be deep and talented, but unproven. Wake barely made the tournament last year, which was part my fault as I loaded them up with a big time schedule. They faltered at 22-13 and had to win 5 straight conference games to finish the year to make the NCAA tournament. I don't want another repeat of that, so there are more than a few cupcakes this year on the schedule.
With the loss of the NCAA's all time assist leader Kenny Zimmer, we really don't have a super star on the roster. In order to win this year, everybody will have to play their role and be a team. I expect there to be lots of moving parts at play here because they all have weaknesses. This isn't Iowa, where half the roster is top 20 recruits. These guys have warts and try to cover them up as a collective unit
#9 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS Offense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp
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Andrew Wiese C 6-8 246 Jr* 15 8 11 0 11 12 20 10 18 9
David McCarty C 6-9 240 Fr* 11 8 6 9 3 8 11 5 20 6
Johnny Xiong C 6-8 216 Fr 11 7 7 0 9 6 10 5 20 7
David Olivarez PF 6-8 265 Sr* 20 10 13 0 11 7 20 6 20 7
Arthur Baily PF 6-7 243 Sr* 15 7 4 3 10 6 7 6 19 8
Vernon Barfield PF 6-9 211 Fr* 4 6 9 5 7 5 6 7 17 11
Charles Oubre SF 6-7 243 Sr* 17 18 13 9 10 8 3 14 13 14
Mel Chasteen SF 6-8 231 Jr* 15 8 8 0 14 3 8 8 18 12
Boyce Gonzalez SF 6-6 242 So* 5 8 6 6 5 4 15 12 13 11
James Hart SF 6-6 226 Fr* 9 17 12 17 11 2 9 14 13 11
Patrik Dusek SG 6-2 203 So* 7 13 13 14 15 14 7 17 12 17
Douglas Philips SG 6-1 180 So* 5 14 12 9 15 10 7 17 11 16
Arthur Darden SG 6-3 193 Fr 7 17 12 14 6 8 5 16 10 18
Winston Robinson PG 5-10 173 Jr* 7 11 9 13 19 15 7 19 11 10
Damion Woodman PG 6-4 183 Fr 5 15 7 10 11 5 9 20 9 9
#9 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS Defense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Psd Prd Stl Blk Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Andrew Wiese C 6-8 246 Jr* 9 9 7 20 12 10 18 9 20
David McCarty C 6-9 240 Fr* 15 8 9 14 14 5 20 6 10
Johnny Xiong C 6-8 216 Fr 13 2 4 5 13 5 20 7 7
David Olivarez PF 6-8 265 Sr* 12 11 5 7 16 6 20 7 17
Arthur Baily PF 6-7 243 Sr* 15 6 10 18 16 6 19 8 20
Vernon Barfield PF 6-9 211 Fr* 11 6 3 10 11 7 17 11 10
Charles Oubre SF 6-7 243 Sr* 7 6 10 13 7 14 13 14 20
Mel Chasteen SF 6-8 231 Jr* 8 3 10 13 16 8 18 12 17
Boyce Gonzalez SF 6-6 242 So* 3 5 7 2 11 12 13 11 18
James Hart SF 6-6 226 Fr* 3 9 13 5 9 14 13 11 15
Patrik Dusek SG 6-2 203 So* 2 8 15 4 12 17 12 17 20
Douglas Philips SG 6-1 180 So* 9 15 12 9 12 17 11 16 15
Arthur Darden SG 6-3 193 Fr 12 10 8 8 5 16 10 18 15
Winston Robinson PG 5-10 173 Jr* 5 10 11 6 4 19 11 10 16
Damion Woodman PG 6-4 183 Fr 6 14 15 6 3 20 9 9 18
Wake might not be a national contender, but they do have the talent to make a deep run if they get the right path. Really hoping they take the next step forward like Maryland did last year.
Wake Recruiting
We landed our first 2 targets and missed on the 3rd.
Charles isn't flashy. He isn't big, but he will do enough to warrant playing time, and will do a nice job here. I like the he will rebound and play some real nice D for us in the future.
RECRUIT DETAILS
#44 C Charles Orton
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 223
High School: Winston County High School
Hometown: Double Springs, AL
GPA: 2.42
Test Score: 1080
Rating: ****
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 10 4 9 0 7 4 5 9 11 6 7 12 9 15 7 6
Potential: C D C F C C C B B D B A
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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13.3 2.1 11.4 1.4 1.8 0.75 1.7 3.1 2.3
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.6 9.2 .609 2.1 3.7 .568 0.0 0.0 .000
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Wake Forest
Rankings: #61 Overall, #9 C, Southeast Region #17 Overall, Southeast Region #4 C
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Alabama)
Top 5 Schools: *Wake Forest, North Carolina, Duke, Michigan State, Iowa
Our 2nd recruit is going to be the jewel of the class and we are pretty excited about him. Philip will be that true point guard we will need once current PG Winston Robinson graduates, and we hope he follows in the footsteps of PG's past. Zimmer was special, Robinson can be, and now Fox could just be the next guy to rotate in.
RECRUIT DETAILS
#10 PG Philip Fox
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 172
High School: Page County High School
Hometown: Shenandoah, VA
GPA: 2.42
Test Score: 1050
Rating: ****
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 5 12 8 9 9 12 5 3 5 10 8 2 16 10 14 16
Potential: C C B B B B A F D A C F
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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14.8 2.4 4.5 6.1 2.0 3.13 2.4 0.5 1.6
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.6 12.4 .534 0.8 1.3 .615 0.8 2.8 .286
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Wake Forest
Rankings: #60 Overall, #15 PG, Southeast Region #16 Overall, Southeast Region #4 PG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *Wake Forest
Our 3rd recruit chose not to come here, and instead we lost him to freaking South Carolina. That's a kick in the nards. Anytime you lose a guy it hurts, but to see him play in conf for the next 4 years is going to hurt. South Carolina is going to have a real nice class this year, and you heard it here first folks.
Thankfully our fallback option stayed put, so our gamble should pay off. Brian wont be happy about it, but Pedro has had Wake at the Top of his list for a while now, and its time for him to hopefully come next sim.
Rice
So Rice. Sigh, my loveable bunch of losers. Talent wise we have gone from all terrible guys, to guys with potential. So there is something to hang our hats on, and that's improvement.
Over the past 3 years we have gone 8-22, 10-19 and 8-21. I would love to start winning some more games, but I don't think we are there yet, and I laugh saying yet because I don't think it starts to happen next year either. Let's just say we aren't knocking on the door step of the SWC crown anytime soon.
But I like the roster compared to where we were 3 years ago so there is that.
RICE OWLS Offense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp
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Bobby Burford C 7-0 239 So* 11 5 9 4 2 3 7 9 18 10
Brian Wendling PF 6-7 251 Sr 15 6 10 0 7 10 8 7 14 12
Donnell Bish PF 6-7 241 Jr* 13 12 9 9 9 6 10 6 14 12
Jefferson Medina PF 6-9 245 So* 15 10 6 5 4 5 8 4 20 6
Kevin McCarron PF 6-8 227 Fr 12 7 9 0 5 9 6 7 18 10
Charles Jaeger SF 6-7 202 Sr* 5 7 7 9 11 9 7 12 15 11
Jean Arnold SF 6-8 234 Fr 14 6 6 10 12 6 4 10 14 13
Bret Hernandez SF 6-7 249 Fr 6 5 6 7 6 7 13 14 15 15
Brian Benavidez SG 5-11 166 Sr 11 15 20 16 9 13 4 16 11 17
Foma Irbe SG 6-3 208 Jr 11 8 16 12 10 11 6 15 10 14
Dominick Jeffreys SG 6-0 181 So* 6 18 15 14 13 7 3 20 8 11
Elwood Mora SG 6-2 181 Fr* 2 13 12 12 5 5 7 15 12 13
Tony Johnston SG 6-3 192 Fr 6 9 12 7 9 8 8 17 11 15
Noble Vanhouten PG 6-3 208 Jr* 8 6 11 9 12 12 10 16 9 15
RICE OWLS Defense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Psd Prd Stl Blk Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Bobby Burford C 7-0 239 So* 7 2 3 9 11 9 18 10 20
Brian Wendling PF 6-7 251 Sr 9 6 15 7 18 7 14 12 14
Donnell Bish PF 6-7 241 Jr* 10 5 14 4 5 6 14 12 15
Jefferson Medina PF 6-9 245 So* 5 7 2 11 11 4 20 6 9
Kevin McCarron PF 6-8 227 Fr 5 7 11 8 12 7 18 10 13
Charles Jaeger SF 6-7 202 Sr* 7 13 4 6 2 12 15 11 16
Jean Arnold SF 6-8 234 Fr 4 5 6 10 8 10 14 13 12
Bret Hernandez SF 6-7 249 Fr 9 6 7 6 15 14 15 15 11
Brian Benavidez SG 5-11 166 Sr 13 9 3 4 11 16 11 17 7
Foma Irbe SG 6-3 208 Jr 4 7 13 6 11 15 10 14 14
Dominick Jeffreys SG 6-0 181 So* 7 6 3 6 9 20 8 11 12
Elwood Mora SG 6-2 181 Fr* 9 4 6 6 7 15 12 13 14
Tony Johnston SG 6-3 192 Fr 7 7 17 8 7 17 11 15 14
Noble Vanhouten PG 6-3 208 Jr* 10 13 11 5 6 16 9 15 17
Maybe we get lucky and win 10 games, who knows. Improvement is the word for the next few years here at Rice, and that's about as much as I can ask.
We pick up no recruits. Lead on one, 2nd on another, and 3rd on another. Has the potential for a nice class, but we need some help for it to happen.
ASU
We made this NIT last year, and that is again going to be the same goal this year. We have a decent squad. I cant complain about talent, but putting it all together is going to be the challenge.
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS Offense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp
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Kelvin Marinelli C 6-9 258 Sr* 6 10 13 0 12 10 10 9 16 12
Tony Adams C 6-10 233 Jr* 3 8 4 0 10 6 15 5 17 7
Morris Gambill C 7-0 267 Fr* 12 4 9 0 2 4 16 5 18 11
Chris Marek C 6-8 236 Fr* 8 6 8 4 6 3 8 5 18 7
Arnulfo Williams C 7-0 247 Fr* 10 8 8 5 6 3 9 6 19 6
Scott Davis PF 6-10 249 Jr* 2 12 11 7 9 6 12 9 18 9
Eusebio Deberry PF 6-6 253 Jr* 20 3 8 0 8 7 11 8 19 11
Richard Broussard SF 6-5 226 Jr 14 8 7 3 10 5 6 11 15 12
Andrew Wetzel SF 6-6 227 So* 11 6 11 9 6 15 8 15 13 14
Asdrubal Crespo SF 6-6 253 Fr* 2 13 20 12 6 8 13 14 15 15
James Roberts SG 6-6 234 Jr* 4 9 12 13 10 7 5 13 14 14
Damian Baxley PG 6-4 183 Sr* 5 6 12 7 6 11 7 16 11 20
Joseph Rothstein PG 6-2 172 Jr 10 13 9 7 11 14 4 20 11 10
Jeffrey Madison PG 6-1 199 Jr 8 8 13 8 17 11 5 20 9 14
Ariel Hann PG 6-1 190 Fr 5 5 11 12 10 13 8 18 6 13
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS Defense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Psd Prd Stl Blk Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Kelvin Marinelli C 6-9 258 Sr* 13 15 5 15 12 9 16 12 19
Tony Adams C 6-10 233 Jr* 6 8 6 7 13 5 17 7 20
Morris Gambill C 7-0 267 Fr* 6 6 7 10 17 5 18 11 14
Chris Marek C 6-8 236 Fr* 9 5 11 12 13 5 18 7 20
Arnulfo Williams C 7-0 247 Fr* 5 6 10 14 10 6 19 6 7
Scott Davis PF 6-10 249 Jr* 11 8 17 8 19 9 18 9 17
Eusebio Deberry PF 6-6 253 Jr* 11 2 8 8 5 8 19 11 16
Richard Broussard SF 6-5 226 Jr 10 9 6 7 9 11 15 12 8
Andrew Wetzel SF 6-6 227 So* 9 6 9 10 13 15 13 14 16
Asdrubal Crespo SF 6-6 253 Fr* 9 5 7 4 3 14 15 15 9
James Roberts SG 6-6 234 Jr* 7 10 12 11 9 13 14 14 12
Damian Baxley PG 6-4 183 Sr* 4 8 18 4 9 16 11 20 20
Joseph Rothstein PG 6-2 172 Jr 3 7 4 7 6 20 11 10 18
Jeffrey Madison PG 6-1 199 Jr 10 11 8 10 8 20 9 14 10
Ariel Hann PG 6-1 190 Fr 8 10 10 6 8 18 6 13 15
Hoping we can do another 20 win season. We are right on the cusp, and the WAC is a weak conference. So what I guess I am saying is there is a chance!
We lead on our only recruit. I will say if we land him, coupled with Ariel Hann that we landed last year, we will have a real good first few guys to build around moving forward.
Brian Swartz
03-22-2017, 04:49 PM
I love the fact that our all time leading scorer went to freaking Harvard of all places. Cordoba will go down as one of the best players of all time, and certainly more than a few mid-majors missed the boat on him. It's a great story for the league, and honestly I hope his record stand for a few more years. Nice work not only nabbing him, but developing him Brian.
Thanks -- I've tried to recreate the magic but it's one of those things that just takes a perfect storm. It's nice to have something like that to hang my hat on given Harvard's struggles otherwhise.
Recruiting Notes
I'll put up my season preview stuff for my team, which I tend to get somewhat long-winded on, but here's how recruiting has gone for my teams this year. In short, not well. As the year begins ...
Harvard -- Three openings. So far I've struck out. A critical year as I've done well two of the last three classes and had at least one good player(i.e., green potential) for a number of groups in a row. Still have several 'dead weight' players though. Another good one and I could start competing in the new and improved Ivy which has really helped the budget here. We've been jumped by bigger programs on everybody we've tried so far, and the options were even fewer than usual to start off. Right now I'm targeting a forward who we're trailing a school with twice our prestige, but really likes us and hasn't visited campus yet so I'm not giving up. That's the only one we've been chasing that I didn't have to quit on. The others are a high-ranking short guard that isn't even at a need spot, but potentially too good to ignore, and a somewhat undersized post player from the south who has the right skills, but is expensive to chase. Before the last couple of years and the Ivy's bump-up, I wouldn't even be able to go after him. Still, we really need something to break our way, and soon, to salvage anything significant from this class. None of them are 'green' potential, they are more 'fit' guys. Compared to last year, when we got a 3-star forward from Missouri that nobody else ever offered. Sometimes things break your way. For the Crimson, that hasn't happened.
Georgia Tech -- Looking good on a diminutive guard that we really like, and a flawed but talented post. We missed out on our first few big guys which happens a lot; finding quality big man talent is tough, and the teams that have it really have an edge. Still better than an indy team has any right to as both are 4-star players so I'll take it if they come. Looking pretty good here, only needed the two players. No signings yet though ... the guard kept looking for other suitors but thankfully never had any.
Santa Clara -- One signee in G Alphonso Lyles(6-1, 191, CA, #158). Local boy who fits the point-guard need, tracks as an above-average shooter, elite passer, adequate defender and athlete. Not a great find but definitely works for depth behind our stud recruit from last year who is redshirting. A second spot we gambled on and loss. Didn't want to chase Texan Derrick Bowes, but when nobody had offered last month we jumped off the guy we had basically locked up, ranked a lot lower but almost as good, and offered Bowes. Colorado got him; we were second place but that doesn't do anyone any good. Lost out on F Kurtis Blake, a rugged 4-star PF, to Stanford probably due to the AAWU's conference edge, and G Valerio Campos, also local, to Oregon for the same basic reason. Those were the guys we needed in this group. After a fine class last year(ranked #31, tied for my best here) this was a chance to move up a bit if we could back it up. Didn't happen. I like Lyles, and I've got offers out to three other players that I think are in the 'quality 3-star' category, but I doubt I get all of them. Could end up with only one. Wouldn't be the end of the world to hold over a scholarship, and if I get solid players for the other positions it'll be about the best I can hope for now. One of my conference foes, Saint Mary's, had six openings and that really helped clog a lot of stuff up in terms of the available players.
Western Michigan -- What happened here really frosted me. Two Michigan players, G Timothy Hay and C Israel Hembree, were poached by out-of-state MAC foes despite my best efforts. BGSU and Kent State, to properly place the blame. If I can't hold on to in-state talents against them, I'm in trouble. The one guy I did land was from Indiana ... I swear I'm doing better there than from the Great Lakes State! Took a look at the current roster: 3 from Michigan, 4 from Indiana, 3 from Illinois, 2 from Ohio. And another Hooser now. G Darren Markus(6-3, 186, IN, #275) is a low 3-star player, doesn't have much of a jumper which is a minus , average defensively, but has the ball skills to run the offense well which is what we were looking for being in a point guard crisis after this year. Another couple of offers went out to 3-star guys in our general regional vicinity, and we need to hit soon as we are running out of options.
Everybody still has work to do, and a lot of it except for GT who seems to be locked in. Combined with an unimpressive start to the year on the court, and it's going to be a tense season.
Brian Swartz
03-22-2017, 04:51 PM
Harvard 1965 Season Preview
With almost everybody back from a team that won 11 games, and was break-even in the Ivy, there is some legitimate hope for a winning season this year. It certainly should be one of the best in recent memory. It's not often there is cause for optimism at Harvard, so it figures to be an exciting year. There were a lot of physical improvements on the team with Black and Bennett seeing a bit of a growth spurt, Jones adding some muscle inside, etc. That can only help.
Starters
The staff and Sorensen are at odds for a couple of positions. We'll start where they agree. Senior G Freddie Bagley(12.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.6 topg, 39% fg, +0.11) is expected to be the leading scorer for a third straight year. It'd be nice to see his shooting bounce back up, and with some improvement in the point-guard situation that should happen. He showed good across-the-board improvement for his final year. Passing and rebounding could be a little better but he's close to realizing his full potential. Freddie is currently 8th in scoring here, and will move up that list some.
The inside positions will also stay the same. Senior F Gerald Modlin(10.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 0.8 spg, 43% fg, -1.43 +/-) had a surprisingly low plus-minus last year given that he's the best defender and rebounder on the roster. Like Bagley he continued to show the good, steady improvement that he has for his whole career. If a bit undersized at 6-6, Modlin is a 4-year starter, 9th in steals and 5th in rebounds. He'll should find his way to #2 on the boards before he's done. Junior 6-10 C Darwin Lamas(8.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg, 46% fg, -1.82) had a very anemic camp, a continuation of his career as a disappointment. Mostly the shot-blocking is expected to improve, rebounding a bit, but his stamina still isn't there and at this point we've got to face the fact that he's lazy. Still a pretty good player for a 1-star recruit, but definitely not what he was hoped to be.
Those are the consensus positions. At point guard, the staff wants soph. Marley Vye(16.8 mpg, 4.1 ppg, 1.6 apg, 1.6 topg, 42% fg, -0.93) to have the spot despite the fact that classmate Thomas Black(20.4 mpg, 7 ppg, 2.2 apg, 1.7 topg, 44% fg, -1.33) won the spot from him late last year and had a better camp. Vye is somewhat less inadequate as a defender, but Black is definitely the better passer and should be serviceable if not overly impressive at running the offense this year. He gets the spot to start off the year.
Then at small forward, true freshman Daniel Panagua, a rare actual swingman type fit for the position at 6-5, 208 and already the best on the team at attacking the basket, is the consensus choice. However, he doesn't have the stamina for it, so he's getting redshirted anyway. A subpar rebounder without much range and adequate but not better in defense and ball skills, he could use the work to become a little more effective. Conditioning is the main issue here. Then they said ok, let's try redshirt freshman Francis Caldwell. Also 6-5, he's of course totally unproven as well, solid midrange game and decent ball skills but doesn't rebound very much and perimeter defense is poor. His athletic gifts can't make up for all of that. Instead, another redshirt freshman, Dillon Bennett, will get the spot. At 6-2, 196, Bennett will be undersized in what will effectively be a three-guard attack this year. He's a better shooter than Caldwell though, and a better rebounder, can't guard anyone either but has even a bit better athleticism, elite leaping ability which will help, fairly quick and decent strength. Also important here is just getting him on the floor, as he is going to be the future point guard and the expectation is the best one to ever play for the Crimson. He's not ready for that role yet, and if Black develops well enough maybe a dual-point offense will go for a while, but given the lack of a compelling argument to the contrary it seems sensible to get him on the court right away. He's got plenty of conditioning to play major minutes, another bonus as it has allowed him to work on his skills more than many young players.
Key Reserves
Vye, Harvard's first foreign recruit, will handle the backcourt duties. He has a pretty good mid-range shot and is a plus passer, creates a few turnovers, contributing in multiple areas. Any of the starting perimeter guys get hurt and he can step in. A couple of walk-on juniors will also have significant roles. F Jere Hernandez(7.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, -1.64) was the starting SF last year and did reasonably well. 6-10 C Kenneth Kean(21 mpg, 6.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, +0.36) has size, decent defense, and crashes to offensive boards with abandon. He'll be needed the most as Lamas is the only starter who can't play 30+ minutes. Redshirt freshman C William Jones(6-10, 251) will get some time early on, splitting the backup post duties with Kean. He's a decent rebounder who will become better there, ditto on defense. William could become the best overall rim protector in Harvard history with the versatility to guard outside some. That makes him potentially the best choice to back up Modlin at the 4. His offensive game is virtually nil though, and he's got all the mobility of a rock.
End of the Bench
** G/F Francis Caldwell(6-5, 207, Fr(RS)) -- Caldwell's athleticism, shooting, ability to create steals, and decent handling looked like they would guarantee him of a role here eventually despite his limitations. With the perimeter talent currently on the roster though, the standards have gotten a little higher. Right now the projection is that he'll never be more than a minor role player off the bench, staff opinions notwithstanding.
** G/F Chris Phifer(6-7, 197, Jr(RS)) -- Phifer played a significant role for the first time last year, 14.4 mpg and scored almost 6 ppg but only 42% shooting. Good athlete who can pass but he turns it over too much and the shot selection is concerning. Can't defend or rebound either. Emergency option for any of the perimeter positions, but that might have been the most action he'll ever see.
** F/C Ronald Birnbaum(6-8, 214, Sr) -- A third straight year of minimal time last year, 4 mpg in 19 appearances, and more of the same is expected. A little above-average defensively, but zero ball skills, limited offense and rebounding, average athlete with unimpressive stamina ... he was a reach as a recruit and never really in the mix.
** F Preston Dunford(6-6, 217, Jr(RS)) -- Dunford actually has a solid offensive game, but he can't guard anywhere and doesn't have the rebounding ability to play inside. Enough ball skills to play at the three, but his conditioning is bad and there's always been better options to play there. Another guy who's turned out to be a near-complete zero, with 57 minutes played so far.
** F/C J.C. Gwinn(6-6, 210, So(RS)) -- Gwinn has an ok mid-range game but that's it, and never met a free-throw he couldn't airball. Zero ball skills, ok rebounder and defender whose best skill is shotblocking. Just two many holes. He's been on the court twice for a total of three minutes, and won't add much to that.
Redshirts
Paniagua is the only one this year. He'll eventually work his way into significant minutes on the wing, but there's enough there right now with Bennett and Hernandez that there's no hurry.
Outlook
Looking at the end-of-the-bench section, you can see that Harvard has really swung and missed on frontcourt prospects in recent years. That's a trend that needs to end if they are to be consistently respectable in the Ivy. This year they are likely to be about the same defensively at best; the one big drawback to starting Bennett is it gives them two guys on the perimeter who can't guard anyone. Modlin and Bagley are good defenders, Lamas is decent esp. when you add in the shotblocking. Offensively and rebounding-wise they should be somewhat improved, and last year the defense was adequate anyway so if the gains elsewhere maintain that, there's no reason they can't hope for a competitive showing. This should be the most balanced team, in terms of getting contributions from multiple players, that Harvard has ever had. There's still no true star, but hopefully there's the ability to be more consistent.
First sim in the books and it was a great sim for 2 of my teams.
I cant however give the update I want, as I am at yet another Title IX conference. Been at 2 over the past month and they have been doozy's.
But as you can see from the Top 25, both Iowa and Wake won both of their tournaments they entered to start the season. I didn't expect either, and once I can give a proper update I will say why. Both faced stiff competition and it was pretty cool to see the outcomes. I will say having 2 teams in the top 5 at the same time is a pretty cool thing to accomplish. I mean let's face it, I am not Kirk, but is cool to see. We still have a long season ahead of us so we haven't done anything yet, but the start is something to be happy about. Next sim should be tonight
Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Iowa (72) 5-0 1800 4 Big Ten Conference
2. Kansas 2-0 1726 1 Big Eight Conference
3. Kansas State 0-0 1653 2 Big Eight Conference
4. Wake Forest 5-0 1588 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Duke 1-0 1493 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Purdue 0-0 1348 8 Big Ten Conference
7. Washington 4-1 1347 3 Athletic Association of Western Uni
8. Michigan State 3-0 1297 10 Big Ten Conference
9. Indiana 4-1 1264 5 Big Ten Conference
10. North Carolina 1-0 1162 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Illinois 1-0 1101 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Kentucky 0-0 994 14 Southeastern Conference
13. California 1-0 941 17 Athletic Association of Western Uni
14. Colorado 2-1 882 22 Big Eight Conference
15. Minnesota 3-0 794 24 Big Ten Conference
16. Southern California 4-0 704 NR Athletic Association of Western Uni
17. Virginia 2-0 672 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Missouri 1-1 557 NR Big Eight Conference
19. Stanford 0-0 487 NR Athletic Association of Western Uni
20. Oklahoma State 1-0 300 NR Big Eight Conference
21. San Francisco 2-1 277 13 West Coast Conference
22. South Carolina 2-1 174 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Saint Mary's 2-2 173 18 West Coast Conference
24. Temple 3-1 138 19 Mid-Atlantic Conference
25. Alabama 2-0 107 NR Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
West Virginia 0-1 87 Southern Conference
Texas 3-1 39 Southwest Conference
Clemson 2-2 38 Atlantic Coast Conference
Ohio State 1-0 30 Big Ten Conference
Pacific 1-1 26 West Coast Conference
Saint Joseph's 1-0 24 Mid-Atlantic Conference
Northwestern 1-0 19 Big Ten Conference
Louisville 1-0 18 Missouri Valley Conference
Oregon 0-1 16 Athletic Association of Western Uni
VMI 1-0 11 Southern Conference
Tulane 1-1 10 Southeastern Conference
North Texas State 1-0 10 Missouri Valley Conference
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Montana State 1-0 10 Big Sky
Loyola U of Los Angeles 1-0 8 West Coast Conference
New Hampshire 1-0 7 Yankee Conference
Wisconsin 2-0 7 Big Ten Conference
Davidson 1-1 6 Southern Conference
Duquesne 1-0 6 Independent
Tennessee 0-2 6 Southeastern Conference
Butler 1-0 5 Independent
Vermont 1-0 5 Yankee Conference
Delaware 2-0 5 Mid-Atlantic Conference
North Carolina State 1-2 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Brooklyn 1-0 3 Independent
Louisiana State 0-1 3 Southeastern Conference
Virginia Tech 0-1 3 Independent
California-Santa Barbara 0-1 3 West Coast Conference
Arkansas 3-1 2 Southwest Conference
Iowa State 1-0 2 Big Eight Conference
Massachusetts 0-1 2 Yankee Conference
St. Francis-NY 2-0 2 Metropolitan Collegiate
Idaho 0-1 1 Big Sky
Lehigh 1-0 1 Mid-Atlantic Conference
Loyola-LA 1-0 1 Independent 2
Seattle 0-1 1 Independent 2
Brian Swartz
03-23-2017, 02:01 PM
I'll spam the thread here with the rest of my pre-season stuff, then leave the thread to muns for the most part for the balance of the year. One of the things I do is put together a brief synopsis of how I expect the conferences I'm involved in to shake out. There are always surprises, but I find it an enjoyable way to familiarize myself with the competition.
1965 Ivy Group Projection
1. Pennsylvania -- It's put up or shut up time for the four Quaker seniors, including the talented Leconte-Garrett-Jones trio. They've never had a winning season overall or a non-losing Ivy one. This year there should be only one team that can challenge them, but the track record is not inspiring.
2. Columbia -- Who else? They don't have the depth that Penn has, but they've got the pedigree and the resources. Who runs the offense here is the big question, but Vestor Bohl has three years left to terrorize the Ivy, Seawright is fine rebounder, and Willman is a nice complementary attacker as well. You can make an argument that the Lions should be the favorites here.
3. Cornell -- Tough call for the top pretenders, but I'm going with Cornell here. Everyone knows about Carruthers, but sophomore Thomas Whitmore looks set for a breakout year and figures to take over his mantle after this season.
4. Yale -- More depth, but not as much balance as the Big Red keeps the Bulldogs in 4th. On the other hand, Barry Reyes, the lone senior, is probably the best point guard in the conference despite standing just 5-8. Yale is rising ... but not quite there yet.
5. Princeton -- There's a significant drop here to the bottom half, which should be quite competitive. The Tigers have a little more talent than the rest ... but only a little. Junior Alex Randel(14.6 ppg, 47% fg) powers a team that, like many, has plenty of perimeter firepower but is lacking on the inside. However, Abe Linden is one of the top rebounders anywhere, and that might be enough to make up for other limitations.
6. Harvard -- Nearly as good as Princeton, they could move up a spot if Sorensen can get the young backcourt to gel. There isn't a more balanced team in the conference, but justifiable concerns about the defense abound. Senior Freddie Bagley would love to help them stop a six-year streak of losing campaigns to cap his legacy here.
7. Brown/Dartmouth -- The Bears brought in another fine class, but they've lost too much to maintain their lofty status. Catorie can shoot, Walk can rebound, and Busby can block shots at a high level, but they are lacking the well-rounded team necessary to avoid a step backwards. Dartmouth has the same problem, with the twin towers of Mehta and Roybal going into their final season without sufficient help. Both are just a hair behind Princeton and Harvard and could avoid the cellar if things go their way.
There is a significant division between the top and bottom half of the conference this year. It would be a big disappointment for any of the top four if they slipped below that station. Penn is definitely the team to watch this year in my opinion, to see if they can make good on their abilities.
Brian Swartz
03-23-2017, 02:02 PM
1965 Georgia Tech Season Preview
Year two as an independent for Hal Vanderhoff, and the first one left a decidedly bitter taste in his mouth. The question for the year is whether they will pull their heads out of their arses. The pollsters think there's a chance, ranking them 10th among 'others receiving votes', or 35th overall.
Starters
Four of the five spots were obvious; what to do with that forward position was the question. In the backcourt, senior Carl Gerard(12.8 ppg, 3.4 apg, 3.0 topg, 1.3 spg, 44% fg, -1.24 +/-) returns for a third straight year. He's a top-notch defender, the leading scorer last year, and a good passer ... but has been unable to get the offense moving for whatever reason. He's going to be considered a disappointment unless that changes. Alongside him is sophomore Larry Trevino(5.8 mpg, 3.8 ppg, 60% fg, 0.10), lightning-quick and boasting as fine a mid-range J as you'll see anywhere. He'll struggle on defense, but figures to follow in the footsteps of Williams and Driver before him as a shoot-first, shoot-second, shoot-again when in doubt guard. You never know how a player will adapt to being promoted to starter, but there are other scoring options on this team and his production last year sure speaks well of him.
Inside, senior Christopher Bunch(6.7 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 41% fg, 0.23) is basically the same player he was last year, maybe a little better defender. He'd already nearly peaked as a good but not great pivot. Adequate defense and post-ups ... though he fell off a cliff in his accuracy last year ..., but elite rebounding is his main job. Joining him in the frontcourt is junior Andrew Hendon(18.6 mpg, 6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.2 bpg, 44% fg, -1.80), a former HS All-American that instate rival Georgia wanted. And his time has now come. Last year he showed flashes of brilliance but was inconsistent; after a fine off-season effort he should be significantly improved in all phases. He adds some rim protection on defense, though he's not in the class of a Bouton by far.
And then there's the matter of small forward. There were many options here but ultimately the staff and fans demand and after careful consideration Vanderhoff agrees that the first-ever GT 5-star recruit must be given his chance. Shawn Drain will be a tough matchup at 6-9 and a fine, versatile athlete on the wing. He's a plus defender and decent slasher right now, poor ball skills and not the best rebounder though. As his ability to attack the basket improves, he'll become more important. This year he figures as a complementary guy, definitely the weakest of the starters, but he should be passable. In a couple years, he could become fairly imposing. That's the hope, at any rate. And the bad puns about him 'draining' shots simply write themselves for the announcers.
Key Reserves
Junior Gerard Dixon(11 mpg, 3.6 ppg, 56% fg, 0.13) is one of the better bench players around. He's been the backup point the last couple of years, but this season he'll handle the wing positions. A fine shooter and a plus defender and passer as well, he's quite versatile and valuable. He slides over because redshirt freshman Colton Peters is deemed ready to handle the backup point duties. Peters is only adequate at best on defense but has the vision to eventually become a top-notch distributor of the ball, and also has the quickness and footwork to penetrate into the teeth of the defense on more than an occasional basis. The banging inside will be done by another redshirt freshman, C Israel Tye. He's an adequate defender and post-up option who does a fine job on the offensive boards, and figures to particularly improve on the defensive end over time. Not very mobile, but expected to be a very good lane patrol guy in a year or two. Definitely the heir apparent to Bunch for the starting center spot next year.
End of the Bench
There isn't much this year here as the Yellow Jackets have some redshirts going and the walk-ons won't contribute.
** F Ronnie White(6-5, 215, Jr(RS)) -- White is an elite defender and rebounder, esp. for a wing on the latter. The near-complete lack of an offensive game have kept him from playing a significant role, but he can definitely hold down the fort otherwhise in case of injuries.
** F Ellis Newton(6-4, 226, So(RS)) -- Newton is a misfit who is really best as an undersized four, much like Kimura before him. He's the emergency option if one of the big guys get hurt, and while his post D is excellent, the lack of size and rebounding makes Vanderhoff really hope he doesn't have to use him there.
Redshirts
While Drain plays this year, three talented fellow recruits will sit. All are expected to contribute in future seasons.
** F Joseph Alston(6-4, 209) -- Versatile enough to guard any position on the floor and also score serviceably from anywhere, Alston reminds many of Jerald Edwards. He's a better shotblocking and ballhandler, doesn't rebound as well, but there are more similarities than differences. The variability in his game ensures some kind of role in the future.
** G Matthew Pauley(5-11, 187) -- Pauley can only play one position, scoring guard, won't rebound much, and can't defend. He can shoot the ball with the best of them though, and unlike many pure shooters he can also attack some to go with fine athleticism. Ball skills are solid as well, though not enough for him to run the offense. He figures to back up Trevino for a couple of years, then take over for him. Matt gives GT a premium scoring threat at the two-spot for the forseeable future.
** C Clifford Rosales(6-10, 248) -- Unable to land a premium big man, Vanderhoff settled on Rosales, an Arkansas All-Stater who is ready to contribute already but wouldn't have seen many minutes this year barring injury. He's a big-time post scoring threat and a good offensive rebounder and shot-blocker. Positioning and rebounding on the defensive end are major weaknesses though, and stamina/athleticism are unimpressive. A flawed player, but he could team reasonably well as Mr. Offense to Tye's Mr. Defense inside for a year or two.
Outlook
Everything depends on getting the offense moving. Gerard is a legitimate star, Trevino, Hendon, Bunch, and Dixon are all quite good. The attack will shift focus this year with Gerard/Trevino/Hendon getting a significant amount of iso calls, all of them being good slashing, attacking players. Defense should be more than adequate although Trevino is a weak spot. Keeping Bunch health and on the floor is huge; the perimeter guys can't help at all with rebounding and Hendon's not the best there, so without him the glass is a major weakness. Drain will help a bit there, but not that much.
Georgia Tech has enough firepower to make a run at the NCAA tournament, but they could also flounder their way through a season similar to last year's. Bunch and offensive execution have to come through, but this is a good to very good team if they do. They will not be fun to guard.
Brian Swartz
03-23-2017, 02:04 PM
1965 Santa Clara Season Preview
Another year of mediocrity, coming right up!!
Starters
We'll start with the obvious; senior Paul Husted(13.8 ppg, 4.2 apg, 2.9 topg, 1.8 spg, 45% fg, 4.0 +/-) running the show and rewriting the school record books in his final season. He's already #1 in steals here and should become the leader in points and assists by the time the year is over. He's a good defender as well, but the growth in his game this year is expected to be on the offensive end. F Henry Carter(10.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 46% fg, +3.03) is another fourth-year starter. He's always been a stalwart defender, and should improve his rebounding contribution most this year. Shot selection was a big issue for him, but it looks like he improved that last year. I hope it sticks. Junior Darin Bilodeau(6.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 42% fg, +2.63) slides over from power forward to center this season. A good rebounder who is solid as a post-up option or positional defender, he's lacking badly in rim protection, athleticism, and ball skills but still the best option in the pivot.
A couple of new starters step in, and we're cautiously optimistic about them. Junior Robert Daumeyer isn't what was hoped for as a recruit, and he's no Milton Garrow, but the 6-3 wing improved on both ends of the court over the off-season and will hopefully build on last year's 5.3 ppg, 46% fg results as a reserve. An excellent athlete who is a bit of a defensive liability, he needs to produce in other areas in order to be successful. The new forward is sophomore Theodore Dodge(11.6 mpg, 2.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 42% fg, +0.9). The staff doesn't agree, wanting the more experienced Westphal here. Dodge is a good rebounder though esp. on offense, and an elite post defender. We have no real shotblockers, but he gives the team a second top-level defender along with Carter(and Husted is pretty good also) to make things tough on the opposition. Scoring isn't terrible but probably limited for Dodge.
Key Reserves
The majority of the available minutes will be on the wing, making the presumptive sixth man a true freshman, George Bocanegra(6-5, 188). Mr. California was recruited for precisely this role. He's an adequate defender and fine athlete with excellent accuracy from the mid-range area. Still a lot of work to do on his game, but Bocanegra has the stamina to play significant minutes if needed. This will probably be the only year he's not a starter. Senior Chris Flanagan played only six games last year, and played poorly, but he's by far the best option as the backup point guard. Solid offensively for the role, defense is his weakness. F/C Daniel Westphal(9 mpg, 2.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 46% fg, +0.18) is another senior, and he has an argument for being a starter as a good shotblocker and rebounder. Offense is underwhelming and defense worse, and he's never gotten himself in good shape either. That's why he's on the bench, but he could be promoted if Bilodeau or Dodge falter.
End of the Bench
** C Fletcher Garrison(6-11, 230, Fr(RS)) -- Garrison is already a plus post defender and could become an elite one. Problem is that offensively and as a rebounder he's enough of a liability to keep him off the court. It seems likely that he may never fulfill his potential, but he'll be forced into a reserve role at some point, and it's hoped that his defensive abilities will be enough to keep him from completely embarassing himself. Much like Andrew Brown before him, only now we have better options available.
** F Arnoldo Mann(6-6, 224, FR(RS)) -- Mann is in a very similar situation; he figured to be the backup forward and then take over for Carter, but Bocanegra's emergence has pushed him to the back of the line. Good defender in the post and adequate on the perimeter, accurate at the line and a decent jumper, above-average rebounder ... there's a lot to like about his game but like Garrison he's not ready yet and it's not at all certain that he'll ever get the playing time to get there.
Both players do provide a decent insurance policy against injuries, aside from that they are at least a year away from contributing.
Redshirts
There are some good ones this year.
** G Luther Sansom(5-10, 165, So) -- Sansom is a walk-on who had to fill in as backup PG last season when Flanagan was injured. That option remains this year, but hopefully he can take the year this time.
** G Flavio Marcos(6-4, 203) -- Marcos looks like Husted part 2, the future star of the team leading from the point spot. He's a better shooter, not as good of a rebounder, but much is similar. Good athleticism, defense, and ball skills. He has the luxury of redshirting which his predecessor doesn't. I don't know that he'll equal Husted's career, but he should be in the same ballpark and is a decent player already; there's just not a spot for him this year. Almost certainly he's the starter from day one next season.
** C Tony Wilburn(6-8, 224) -- Wilburn could still be turned into a wing. Good rebounder, perimeter defender, shotblocker, and slasher. Passing is decent but has little to no range and can't guard in the post. Too good not to contribute eventually, not good enough to be a star. As a slasher SF with some serious size he could be quite nice though, and I think that's where he ends up. Marcos/Bocanegra/Wilburn would be a heck of a perimeter trio down the road.
** F Chris Enoch(6-7, 225) -- A local boy, Enoch turned out not to be as good as expected and is probably a reserve long-term. Having said that he's not useless. Versatile on offense, just enough rebounding, ball skills, and defense to be competent, and a good athlete. He'll find a place but with the other players in position it's hard to see him ever starting.
Outlook
This year will depend greatly on the wings. Carter and Daumeyer both improved significantly, and Bocanegra will have the key bench role. This should still be a good defensive team but not as good as in past years, rebounding should improve ... the key is not stumbling out of the gate offensively like last year. They can't wait till late January or February to figure things out this year. Husted will do his thing, but there won't be much firepower coming from inside like usual, which means the offense needs to run efficiently.
In the final analysis, it's probably more of the same. Above-average in the WCC, just missing the post-season. NIT is the goal once again, but things will need to go well for that to happen.
Brian Swartz
03-23-2017, 02:27 PM
b]1965 WCC Outlook[/b]
1. San Francisco/Saint Mary's
This is the first year I haven't been able to say the Dons are a clear favorite. That's as big a surprise to me as anyone else, and if a gun was put to my head I'd say McElhaney & Jarmyn still give the defending national champs the edge. It seems they know it's going to be a down year, as a few players who could help them are redshirting this season. Saint Mary's has a high-quality point guard in junior Emile Cravens and a bevy of productive seniors, Leonard Render(12.9 ppg) being probably foremost among them. JC transfer F Michael Brooks looks like a serious customer on the boards as well. All of this high-quality balance gives the Gaels a legitimate spot as the WCC's '1B' ... ready to take the title if San Fran stumbles even a bit.
3. Santa Clara
The Broncos don't have a lot of depth, but Paul Husted plus just enough to hold off their rivals this year. This is never an easy team to score on.
4. San Jose State
The Spartans could make fools out of us and make another challenge this year, but I just don't think they have quite enough back. Daniel Johnson(14.4 ppg) isn't the only threat with Wood a outsanding point guard on both ends and Ibanez ready to take on a much bigger role, but there's enough changes to have them slipping just that little bit. Depth is the strong point here.
5. Pacific
At this point the quality of the top players starts to drop off a fair bit. Dwayne Funches(15.4 ppg two years running) doesn't figure to have quite enough help.
6. Pepperdine
Carrol Alton plus several decent players; the Waves could unseat Pacific but I doubt it.
7. Loyola U of Los Angeles
Cedric Kessler(9.2 ppg, 41% fg) is their best and he didn't impress last year. The Lions are the one WCC team that just hasn't been able to bring in enough horses.
8. Cal-Santa Barbara
This could be the final year at the bottom for the Gauchos. They aren't that far behind Loyola U right now; Vidal, Ruhl, and Springs need more help but they are bringing in quality consistently. For a team that has just six scholarship players, they should be significantly improved. Just haven't quite gotten the critical mass yet, but it's coming.
Brian Swartz
03-23-2017, 02:29 PM
1965 Western Michigan Season Preview
A rebuild is expected after this year; it's a final chance to get back to the Dance before that happens.
Starters
Everything starts with the dynamic backcourt, which will be the best in small-conference play. Seniors Irvin Jean(8.1 ppg, 7.5 apg, 48% fg, +1.47) and Clifford Paschall(11.4 mpg, 6.1 ppg, 1.1 spg, 47% fg, +1.17) will be very tough to contain at this level. Jean is as good as they get at running the offense and his shooting should improve this year. Paschall can't guard anyone but is essentially a 'second point' and has been a dynamic bench scorer since he arrived. This year is his chance to shine.
Another senior, Charles Hunter(5.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 50% fg, -0.23) is the 7-foot starter in the middle basically by default. He's versatile, but not particularly good at anything and could have been a lot better if he'd worked more on his defense and conditioning. For a big man he has good ball skills which is the reason he was brought in.
The other two starters are new. Junior Roosevelt Cornell(12.2 mpg, 3.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 39% fg, +1.47) gets a chance to prove himself after what has been a disappointing first half of his career. A decent rebounder and adequate defender on a good day, his post game is slowly coming along which should boost that accuracy. It better. The small forward spot was hemmed and hawed on till almost the last minute. Freshman Blair Dillman(6-5, 226) takes the spot for now. He's definitely the future of the position, but raw and there were other options that are slightly better. Ultimately he was deemed 'close enough' though, and the need to get him playing time won out. It's a decision that could easily change.
Key Reserves
Sophomore J.C. Hurtado(10.3 mpg, 2.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 56% fg, -2.67) is another 7-footer. He improved some but not a lot, but is overall the best option for all of the minutes Hunter won't be able to play. True freshman Dante Ake, more a scorer than a defender, is the only vaguely passable option as backup point and he'll forego his redshirt year for that reason. Sophomore Paul Edwards(6.8 mpg, 2 ppg, 54% fg) was a bright spot last year and will see more minutes this year as the primary backup on the wing. It's also expected that the third tower, freshman Kirk Barbieri, will take his more versatile game to the court as Cornell's backup.
End of the Bench
** G/F Cary Hage(6-4, 189, Fr(RS)) -- Hage is the staff choice for starting small forward and that could still happen, or Edwards could snag the spot. He's a good athlete, decent defender and shooter, but ball skills are a weakness and he doesn't figure to be better than a reserve long-term. He's simply a lot more complete than Dillman at this point.
** G Israel Cass(5-11, 164, Jr(RS)) -- Cass is quick and a fairly good shooter, but size and being a defensive liability have sidelined his talent and probably will continue to. Edwards at the very least is simply a better option right now.
Redshirts
** G Claud Rojo(6-3, 175) -- If the Broncos find a suitable point guard to go with him, Rojo is going to fill up the bucket. He'll have his moments anyway. An elite shooter from mid or at the line, and he has reasonably decent range. Good athleticism will help him a bit in getting open, and he should defend a little above-average also. Doesn't pass well which is a big black mark in the Durden system, but enough skills that there's no way we could pass him up. Esp. as a an All-Stater from our home state.
** C Aaron Kinser(6-7, 238) -- Kinser is a guy who will exceed expectations. The pundits didn't like him as a recruit(**, 403) and they still don't(R/O). He has no individual post game which is the issue, but a good mid-range game ensures he can play the stretch four. rebounding, ball skills, defense are all potentially decent or better, and he adds elite shotblocking as well. Even better jumping ability than most low-ranking forwards. A lot of people were just plain wrong on him.
Outlook
It's all going to be about the dynamic backcourt. Eventually we'll see what the best option is at forward, but they've got to create enough chaos and opportunities to make the frontcourt look better than it is. With two playmakers like this on the floor, opposing defenses will have a relative nightmare on their hands. But, like last year, will they be able to stop anybody? There are no good defenders on this team and only a couple of adequate ones(Jean, Hunter). Expect a lot of fireworks, but it's definitely going to be a challenge to win the MAC without more toughness on the other end.
Brian Swartz
03-23-2017, 02:29 PM
1965 MAC Outlook
1. Western Michigan
Perhaps it's the kiss of death, but it says here that Irvin Jean and Clifton Paschall will have just enough help to lead the Broncos back to the top of the conference. Much rides on their ability to do so.
2. Bowling Green State
The insolent Falcons stole away recruit Timothy Hay, and Carl Baillergeon(12.7 ppg) is one of few guards in the league who can hang with WMU's tandem. He heads a strong senior class, and BGSU cannot be overlooked.
3. Ohio
Dukes and Reynolds are a good inside-outside combo, but they don't have enough help to seriously challenge.
4. Marshall
If you're looking for a long-shot, look no further than the Thundering Herd. They've got depth, and this is already Normand Purvis's team after a strong freshman year(10.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 44% fg).
5. Kent State/Toledo
Two teams going in opposite directions. A big fall for the Golden Flashes, while the Rockets are recovering from one but need at least another year to climb out of the abyss.
7. Miami-0hio
As they almost always are. The rebounding and defense of Louis Hutson are nice, but you can't build a team around just that. Well you can, but it'll suck, and these Redskins figure to be stuck in single-digit wins for the fourth straight year.
Wake
Wake starts off the season with hushed expectations. I think we are going to be good, but I'm playing it down to myself because I thought last year were should have been good, and was very disappointed when we really weren't. Granted we still won 20 games and a tournament game, but it was a let down to where I thought we should have been. Last year I thought was going to be Wake's national coming out party.
Wake entered the season with 4 starters back, and 4 bench guys that played. We also have 2 freshman redshirts that could step in for some major playing time this year, so our rotations will be interesting for the first few sims while we feel out guys in positions.
Since we thought we would be ok we got into the "Chuck Taylor All Star Classic" which historically has been a good preseason tournament to get into in terms of other good teams also being in there. The hope was we would play some good teams to help the RPI since the schedule was a bit softer than it typically is.
First up was Villanova and we down them 80-69. It was a good start and David Olivarez went for 22 and 7 boards.
Next up was Drake and we down them 76-63. Andrew Weise had 19 and 11 this game, and picked up his 2nd straight player of the game award.
3rd game was against Oklahoma City. More of a challenge but a team we still should have handled, and we did winning 77-69. SF- Charles Oubre woke up from the first two games and went off for 26 points and his first POTG award this season.
The championship game was going to be our Test. We played Indiana who was ranked in the top 10 and this was the reason we came to a tournament like this. Ill leave the box score up for you guys to see what happened first
Wake Forest 82, Indiana 80
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Indiana (3-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ollie Monzon C 33 4-10 4-4 4 8 4 3 12
Burton Kennedy PF 32 2-10 0-1 2 11 2 3 4
Lambert Boutry SF 34 6-12 6-6 1 9 0 1 18
Trenton Boykin SG 20 5-8 0-0 0 3 1 5 10
Derek Domingo PG 28 9-14 0-0 1 3 4 3 18
Chris Armstead SG 22 6-8 2-3 0 1 2 4 14
Brett Shelton PG 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Andrew Rieger PF 16 0-2 0-0 0 4 0 1 0
John Blakley SG 8 0-1 2-2 0 0 2 0 2
David Beauregard C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 20 (O.Monzon 4, B.Kennedy 3, T.Boykin 3,
D.Domingo 4, C.Armstead 2, B.Shelton 2, A.Rieger 2)
Blocked Shots: 7 (O.Monzon 1, T.Boykin 2, C.Armstead 1,
A.Rieger 3)
Steals: 11 (O.Monzon 1, B.Kennedy 2, L.Boutry 3,
T.Boykin 2, B.Shelton 1, A.Rieger 2)
3P FGs: 0-0
Wake Forest (4-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Wiese C 28 4-11 0-0 8 12 1 3 8
David Olivarez PF 30 5-7 6-6 4 10 3 3 16
Charles Oubre SF 31 6-23 1-4 1 4 0 3 13
Patrik Dusek SG 34 5-15 0-0 0 3 7 0 10
Winston Robinson PG 30 6-14 0-0 1 2 5 4 12
James Hart SF 9 3-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 6
Arthur Baily PF 18 3-3 1-2 2 10 2 1 7
Mel Chasteen SF 1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2
Douglas Philips SG 17 2-5 2-3 1 3 3 2 6
David McCarty C 5 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Turnovers: 18 (A.Wiese 1, D.Olivarez 4, C.Oubre 3,
P.Dusek 1, W.Robinson 6, J.Hart 1, A.Baily 1,
D.Philips 1)
Blocked Shots: 12 (A.Wiese 4, D.Olivarez 1, C.Oubre 1,
P.Dusek 1, A.Baily 4, D.McCarty 1)
Steals: 8 (A.Wiese 1, C.Oubre 1, P.Dusek 2, A.Baily 2,
D.Philips 2)
3P FGs: 0-0
Player of Game: PF David Olivarez (WAKE)
Honestly, we prob shouldn't have won that game. IU had every advantage that game in the stats department with the exception of Rebounds, Assists and Turnovers. They had 2 more turnovers than us. Where we won this game was in the possession department. IU shot 22-67 and We shot 35-83. Ill take the win, and ill also take the # 4 ranking in the game.
Our last game this sim was against Brian and his Georgia Tech squad. GT has been interesting over the past few seasons. I cant quite figure them out. They have the talent, but last year seemed to underachieve, and wasn't sure which team we were going to get here. The team that went to the Elite 8 two seasons ago or the team that went .500 last year. We take the game 86-67 and go undefeated during the first sim. Being ranked #4 in the nation is also pretty cool.
On the Recruiting front we have signed 2, but our 3rd still hasn't committed yet. We are hoping he does so soon.
IOWA
Iowa is the exact opposite of Wake. I come into the season thinking we are a national championship contender and I expect us to play accordingly. We enter the preseason NIT tourney, where historically the best teams usually are. This year however, that isn't the case. We only had 4 human controlled teams which was a disappointment, but one of them is Washington. Washington is obviously the team we would want to play in a title game if we make it that far because Washington is also a title contender. I am guessing we have about 5 teams that could seriously take home the title this year realistically, and U-Dub is certainly one of them.
First game is William and Mary and we dispose of them 76-62. Not a giant blowout, but a win is a win. PF- Whitney Gullett is the POTG going for 12 and 11 in the game.
2nd game up is Mississippi. We take them 68-55. C-Kirby Croom goes for 15 and 10 to take home POTG honors here.
3rd game is San Jose State and we beat them in more of a typical fashion of what I expect from a title contender 88-66. SF- Paul Bass finally had enough and exploded for 30 in the game. He took home POTG in this one easily.
4th game and for the right to be called the preseason NIT champs is the matchup that I wanted, and is the BIG dog (literally) in the league Washington. With 4 National Titles on their resumes in the past 11 years, its really easy to see why they are the program everybody else lines up with to gague how good they are. This match up is no different for us. We want to see how we stack up, and where we can improve upon going forward.
The game didn't exactly play out like the nail bitter, and every possession matters game that I was picturing in the my head.
Iowa 94, Washington 67
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Washington (3-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jose Lykins C 27 4-11 0-1 6 9 0 2 8
Arthur Jaquez PF 24 4-10 0-0 5 8 1 1 8
Stanford Fall SF 21 3-7 0-0 3 3 0 2 6
Charles Stokes SG 17 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 4 4
John Lantz PG 28 5-10 1-2 0 4 7 1 11
Gaylord Mitchell PG 15 1-3 0-0 1 1 4 3 2
Lindsey Yancey SG 17 2-5 0-0 0 0 3 2 4
Clement Simpson SF 18 5-9 3-4 2 4 1 1 13
Titus Evans C 16 1-1 1-2 2 3 0 2 3
Scottie Johnson PF 14 2-2 0-0 0 2 0 3 4
Paris Almazan SG 4 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 4
Turnovers: 25 (J.Lykins 4, S.Fall 4, C.Stokes 2,
J.Lantz 3, G.Mitchell 3, L.Yancey 4, C.Simpson 2,
T.Evans 1, S.Johnson 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Lykins 2, S.Johnson 1)
Steals: 6 (S.Fall 1, J.Lantz 2, L.Yancey 2, P.Almazan 1)
3P FGs: 0-0
Iowa (4-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kirby Croom C 29 5-11 3-3 4 9 5 3 13
Whitney Gullett PF 28 4-6 2-2 2 7 1 2 10
Paul Bass SF 29 7-14 2-2 3 4 10 2 16
Tony Abad SG 30 8-14 4-4 0 2 3 1 20
Stephen Fung PG 28 5-8 1-2 1 1 6 2 11
Carl Manning SF 20 4-6 0-0 0 0 3 3 8
Roman Steward SG 7 1-3 4-5 0 1 0 1 6
Jack Kilburn PF 12 3-4 2-3 1 2 0 0 8
Jack Richardson C 11 0-0 2-2 2 6 0 0 2
Stanford Arthur PG 6 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (K.Croom 1, W.Gullett 2, P.Bass 5, T.Abad
3, C.Manning 1, S.Arthur 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (K.Croom 3)
Steals: 10 (K.Croom 1, W.Gullett 1, P.Bass 3, T.Abad 1,
S.Fung 2, C.Manning 2)
3P FGs: 0-0
Player of Game: C Kirby Croom (IOWA)
I suspect if we play them again, and we will, January 10th on the schedule, that this game is played much differently.
We turned Washington over 2 times and had them in a big of foul trouble which is why the score ended up being what it was. Shooting 56% also didn't hurt the cause either.
No matter, I expect the 2nd game to be different, and am looking forward to that next match up as I think this was just the perfect cocktail; everything that could have went wrong for them did, and I don't expect that will happen again.
IOWA Recruiting
We came out better than we thought and finished our class with two 5 star guys. We can't be happier about what we ended up with.
RECRUIT DETAILS
#15 SG Jason Parker
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 172
High School: Gainesville High School
Hometown: Gainesville, FL
GPA: 2.38
Test Score: 980
Rating: *****
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 16 10 11 15 6 14 8 7 4 5 3 10 15 10 19 13
Potential: A C B A D B C C C B D B
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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22.8 2.7 7.6 5.0 3.2 1.55 1.0 1.0 3.1
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.9 16.6 .538 3.0 4.7 .638 2.0 5.0 .394
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Iowa
Rankings: #10 Overall, #3 SG, Southeast Region #2 Overall, Southeast Region #1 SG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Florida), All American
Top 5 Schools: North Carolina State, *Iowa, Michigan State, Florida
RECRUIT DETAILS
#14 PG Jean Gilmore
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 176
High School: Bellefontaine High School
Hometown: Bellefontaine, OH
GPA: 2.66
Test Score: 1040
Rating: *****
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 9 14 8 11 11 8 6 2 4 11 8 7 18 6 9 2
Potential: B B B B C B C F F C D C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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21.5 2.4 4.9 6.1 2.1 2.88 2.6 1.1 2.3
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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9.7 18.2 .532 0.8 1.1 .682 1.5 3.9 .377
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Iowa
Rankings: #23 Overall, #3 PG, Midwest Region #8 Overall, Midwest Region #1 PG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Ohio)
Top 5 Schools: Michigan State, *Iowa, Syracuse
WAKE
Next sim comes and Wake hit a road bump. We go 2-1 that sim with wins over Montana and Manhattan, but we lose to the power house that is Tulane. We lost that game 74-65. Not a good game for us.
Overall, Wake is in an alright situation at the moment. We are 7-1 ranked 10th in the country.
#10 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS TEAM INFO
Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 77 Record Vs 1-50: 1-0 Poll Rank: #10
Season Record: 7-1 Record Vs 51-100: 3-0 RPI Rank: #22
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 3-1
Home Record: 0-0 Record Vs 200+: 0-0
Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 78.0 1 10 Points 68.0 8 113 Points 10.0 4 25
O.Reb 13.1 1 18 O.Reb 9.4 3 60 O.Reb 3.8 1 18
D.Reb 27.3 3 32 D.Reb 27.0 8 154 D.Reb 0.3 6 86
Rebounds 40.4 1 18 Rebounds 36.4 5 129 Rebounds 4.0 2 43
Assists 21.4 2 6 Assists 16.1 7 141 Assists 5.3 2 13
Steals 9.0 5 16 Steals 4.9 2 43 Steals 4.1 3 13
Blocks 7.4 1 7 Blocks 5.1 6 177 Blocks 2.3 1 25
Turnovers 12.8 1 46 Turnovers 17.4 5 26 Turnovers -4.6 3 16
Fouls 18.9 3 76 Fouls 19.8 2 92 Fouls -0.9 2 85
FG% .466 3 81 FG% .463 7 103 FG% .003 7 85
FT% .689 7 74 FT% .662 6 77 FT% .027 7 77
3P% .000 1 1 3P% .000 1 1 3P% .000 1 1
PPS 1.16 5 101 PPS 1.13 5 64 PPS .033 5 75
Adj. FG% .466 3 81 Adj. FG% .463 7 103 Adj. FG% .003 7 85
#10 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS Averages
Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Patrik Dusek SG 8 8 32.9 8.1 1.1 5.6 5.3 2.0 0.1 2.3 2.9 6.8
Andrew Wiese C 8 8 31.5 11.8 5.0 9.1 2.3 0.6 3.0 1.4 2.1 8.8
David Olivarez PF 8 8 29.8 17.1 2.6 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.0 2.5 3.1 10.1
Winston Robinson PG 8 8 28.9 7.6 1.1 2.6 6.4 1.3 0.3 2.1 3.5 9.1
Charles Oubre SF 8 8 28.8 18.1 1.1 3.8 1.5 2.1 0.6 1.9 3.1 6.5
Douglas Philips SG 8 0 15.6 4.5 0.1 1.4 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.8 2.5 3.3
Arthur Baily PF 8 0 15.3 4.0 1.0 5.3 1.6 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.1 2.8
James Hart SF 8 0 11.4 4.6 0.6 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.0 1.3 1.1 3.3
David McCarty C 8 0 4.0 1.0 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 -1.6
Mel Chasteen SF 6 0 3.2 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5
Boyce Gonzalez SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vernon Barfield PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Johnny Xiong C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Damion Woodman PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arthur Darden SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Our stats look alright. I would love to get David McCarthy some more mins but just not sure how to do that without giving up some quality mins.
Overall I think thinks are ok. Our RPI is at 21 at the moment, and will prob slip for a bit until we get into conf play.
Cant complain though. Still looking to sign our last recruit of the year.
IOWA
Iowa goes 4-0 this past sim, and sits at #1 in the nation. We are alight, and there isn't a whole lot for me to do except to get out of the way and not screw it up.
#1 IOWA HAWKEYES TEAM INFO
Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 83 Record Vs 1-50: 5-0 Poll Rank: #1
Season Record: 8-0 Record Vs 51-100: 1-0 RPI Rank: #8
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 2-0
Home Record: 1-0 Record Vs 200+: 0-0
Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 84.9 2 2 Points 57.4 4 23 Points 27.5 2 2
O.Reb 11.3 5 61 O.Reb 11.0 5 124 O.Reb 0.3 5 84
D.Reb 27.0 8 38 D.Reb 20.5 2 16 D.Reb 6.5 4 10
Rebounds 38.3 7 36 Rebounds 31.5 5 40 Rebounds 6.8 5 17
Assists 25.4 2 2 Assists 14.5 8 96 Assists 10.9 2 3
Steals 8.6 4 24 Steals 4.0 1 12 Steals 4.6 2 9
Blocks 6.5 3 12 Blocks 4.1 8 144 Blocks 2.4 5 23
Turnovers 12.6 4 41 Turnovers 19.9 1 5 Turnovers -7.3 2 6
Fouls 18.6 6 66 Fouls 20.8 4 58 Fouls -2.1 7 56
FG% .543 3 6 FG% .399 7 12 FG% .143 3 3
FT% .753 2 14 FT% .713 7 148 FT% .040 6 58
3P% .000 1 1 3P% .000 1 1 3P% .000 1 1
PPS 1.34 3 11 PPS 0.98 5 12 PPS .360 2 3
Adj. FG% .543 3 6 Adj. FG% .399 7 12 Adj. FG% .143 3 3
#1 IOWA HAWKEYES Averages
Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Kirby Croom C 8 8 30.1 11.9 1.5 7.3 2.3 0.5 3.3 0.9 1.9 23.5
Whitney Gullett PF 8 8 30.1 11.5 3.0 7.9 1.1 0.4 2.4 2.0 2.1 20.1
Tony Abad SG 8 8 28.8 10.3 0.8 3.9 6.9 1.5 0.0 1.5 2.9 20.6
Stephen Fung PG 8 8 28.0 11.3 1.5 3.9 6.1 1.0 0.0 2.1 2.9 16.6
Paul Bass SF 8 8 26.8 16.8 1.5 5.1 5.1 2.1 0.1 2.9 3.3 22.4
Carl Manning SF 8 0 18.9 9.9 1.3 2.1 2.1 1.6 0.0 1.5 2.4 15.6
Jack Kilburn PF 8 0 12.0 3.9 0.3 3.0 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 7.0
Roman Steward SG 8 0 10.6 5.3 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 4.8
Jack Richardson C 8 0 7.8 1.8 0.9 3.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.8 4.4
Stanford Arthur PG 8 0 4.4 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.5
Frances McMurray SF 6 0 3.3 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.7
Alvaro Wagner PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eric Wedge SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harland Ray SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Emmanuel Morrison C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
I like our depth and the way our mins are lined up at the moment I like it. Hopefully we continue to roll.
Big sim coming up as we have Bradley, #20 NC State, and #2 Kansas. Things get real real quick here.
RICE
Rice has started off the year 2-2 and we are .500. Might be the only time we aren't in last place in the conf. It's all about the baby steps here.
What we are excited about is expanding on recruiting from last year and we took an important first step. Our first recruit has signed, and he is going to be a guy that makes an immediate impact his freshman year (after we redshirt him of course.
Rafa will be able to do everything we need as a guard, and will has the potential to be a first team all SWC straight out of the gate.
RECRUIT DETAILS
#41 PG Rafa Vazquez
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 189
High School: W.H. Adamson High School
Hometown: Dallas, TX
GPA: 2.78
Test Score: 1210
Rating: ***
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 15 11 10 11 13 9 7 4 4 12 4 0 17 8 13 13
Potential: A C C C B D D D D B C F
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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13.5 1.5 4.1 3.6 2.6 1.38 1.9 0.1 2.0
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.1 11.4 .535 1.0 1.9 .526 0.3 1.4 .185
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Rice
Rankings: Midwest Region #61 Overall, Midwest Region #19 PG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *Rice, Oklahoma, Wichita State
We lost our 2nd recruit to Kirk and Brown. If we would have landed him plus the guy we still lead on, Rice might have had a top 50 recruiting class. Alas, it wasn't meant to be. I gotta decide on which back up makes the most sense for us, but again excited about what he we did land.
ASU
We are 3-2 and haven't really played anybody yet. We lead on our recruit, which would be a nice pick up for us, but not a whole lot going on here to update quite yet. More than likely will be a few game years before I get into writing up anything significant for them.
Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Iowa (72) 8-0 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Kansas 5-0 1728 2 Big Eight Conference
3. Kansas State 2-0 1654 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Washington 6-1 1533 6 Athletic Association of Western Uni
5. Duke 4-0 1488 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Indiana 6-1 1454 7 Big Ten Conference
7. Michigan State 5-0 1392 8 Big Ten Conference
8. Illinois 4-0 1308 10 Big Ten Conference
9. Purdue 2-0 1219 9 Big Ten Conference
10. Wake Forest 7-1 1127 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. California 4-0 1091 11 Athletic Association of Western Uni
12. Kentucky 1-0 965 12 Southeastern Conference
13. Minnesota 5-0 960 14 Big Ten Conference
14. Virginia 5-0 898 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Southern California 5-0 777 16 Athletic Association of Western Uni
16. San Francisco 4-1 698 17 West Coast Conference
17. Temple 5-1 589 19 Mid-Atlantic Conference
18. South Carolina 4-1 490 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Alabama 4-0 444 21 Southeastern Conference
20. North Carolina State 3-2 362 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. North Carolina 2-2 317 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Arkansas 5-1 235 23 Southwest Conference
23. Wisconsin 5-0 200 25 Big Ten Conference
24. Colorado 4-1 186 24 Big Eight Conference
25. North Texas State 5-0 106 NR Missouri Valley Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Fordham 4-0 95 Independent 3
Duquesne 3-1 86 Independent
Iowa State 2-0 76 Big Eight Conference
Missouri 3-1 63 Big Eight Conference
Georgetown 4-0 30 Independent
Ohio 3-0 14 Mid-American Conference
Stanford 1-1 8 Athletic Association of Western Uni
Oklahoma 3-2 7 Big Eight Conference
It will be interesting to see what occurs here when teams like Kansas State actually start playing games. KSU might be the most talented starting 5 in the game, but their depth is very limited. If an injury occurs to them, they might be in some trouble.
Illinois, Indiana, and Cal are also some other schools to keep an eye on here.
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