Gertbeef Roe: The America East Years(An FBCB Dynasty)

[Calis]

-Alright boys and girls, this is my first attempt at any sort of a dynasty. I'm barely literate and even less creative, so don't get your hopes up, I'm more or less just attempting this to see if writing it down will lengthen my attention span with a game. Of course, feel free to critique or give advice on anything, I'm willing to learn. :)

Our Cliche-filled story begins.....

Gertbeef Roe was a man with a dream. That dream was to play ball for Kansas University and then to move on to the Pros.

The one thing Gert failed to take into account was, his absolute inability to play the game of basketball. He never let this get him down though, he tried and he tried, and he failed and he failed. Growing up in a small rural Kansas town, Gert didn't have a whole lot of competition on the basketball team. It was more competition than he could handle, he only made it on the team because there were only 11 players to compete against.

As his high school years went on, it became clearer and clearer to everyone that Gert did not have what it takes to play Junior High Ball let alone the pros. He kept on trucking though, working at it, and studying at every opportunity.

His Senior year came and went, and Gert couldn't believe the lack of scouts watching his final games. Why wasn't Kansas calling? He brooded and he brooded over this....

They never called.

His dream was shattered. The team he strived his whole childhood to play for hadn't even noticed him. Not to mention no one else did either.

He found a job working at Wichita State as a janitor, the only way he could find to set foot on a college basketball court. He worked day in and day out, and made small talk with the team and coaching staff whenever he could. Eventually he impressed them enough with his knowledge of the game, they promoted him to towel boy. This was a huge step in his life, and begins the story of things to come.

From towel boy at Wichita State University, the next logical step up the chain is what? If you guessed head coach of the New Hampshire Men's Basketball team, you'd be correct...and disturbed to say the least. Well that's just what Gert did in 2003 at the ripe age of 22. Yes, apparently New Hampshire IS still a state in the union, and even moreso they have somewhere along the lines managed to erect a University. They haven't got much beyond this stage though.

Is New Hampshire ready for the Reign of Gertbeef? Only time will tell…

[Godzilla Blitz]

Heil Gertbeef!

Good luck! Great start!

[Calis]

Well unfortunately, I finally built up the nerve to start this dynasty about 5 years into it, so I’ll do a quick run down of what’s happened here to let everyone catch up. Starting out the AD didn’t expect much from me, mostly they wanted to ensure the team made it to at least 50% of their games. I thought this was a pretty reasonable expectation, and one we had a chance to accomplish.

It turns out in the first year I blew away all expectations. We finished 21-11 overall, and 10-6 in the conference. We won the Conference Tourney which gave us an automatic bid into the Big Dance. We were promptly annihilated in the first round by Arizona, but hey, we were there! This was going to be WAY too easy I thought to myself. If this is what I could do in one year, within 4-5 we should be raking in titles right!?

Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2006 New Hampshire Head Coach 14 15 6 10 No Postseason
2005 New Hampshire Head Coach 16 14 8 8 No Postseason
2004 New Hampshire Head Coach 20 11 9 7 No Postseason
2003 New Hampshire Head Coach 21 11 10 6 Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2003 Conference Coach of the Year (America East)

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by New Hampshire (Head Coach)






Well, maybe not...


Notice a trend here? Yeah, the further and further we get away from the team and players I was given, the worse and worse the team becomes. It’s really looking like Gert may not be the Boy Genius he thought he was.

After the first year of going to the tourney and winning the Conference Coach of the Year award, our win total has dropped every year since then, it hit rock bottom last year when we didn’t even manage to finish .500, and this is with probably the weakest out of conference schedule in the history of college basketball.

The board was getting a little antsy. That one taste of the tourney had been oh so sweet, and they wanted that feeling again..and fast. They had given me a couple years leeway, but now they start breathing down my neck. I have attempted to raise our abysmal training facilities every year since I was hired on, and have been promptly rejected every time. I don’t have much to work with here.

It all seems pretty bleak looking at it, but there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon…

The 2007 New Hampshire University Wildcats coming up next!

[tucker342]

I'll be reading:)

[Calis]

New Hampshire Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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53 Craig Redman C Jr 6'10" 256 Brisbane, Australia
35 Alfredo Williams C Fr 6'10" 227 Lower Burrell, PA
25 Jamie McGuinness C Fr 6' 9" 238 Wallkill, NY
52 Dewayne Colon PF Sr 6'11" 236 Methuen, MA
30 Harry Brock PF Jr 6' 8" 244 Las Vegas, NV
4 Jerry Hopper PF Fr 6' 6" 221 Jackson, CA
20 Fabian Colley SF Jr 6' 7" 221 Wilton, NH
43 Honoré Desmuelliers SF So 6' 6" 233 Morlaix, France
0 David Donaldson SF Fr 6' 9" 234 New Concord, OH
54 Bryce Longoria SG So 6' 4" 189 Pawcatuck, CT
2 Geoff Short SG So 6' 4" 197 Melbourne, Australia
31 Wallace Chappell PG Sr 6' 3" 214 Munford, AL
23 James Pelfrey PG Jr 5' 6" 183 Alexander, NY
1 Stephen Pimental PG Fr 6' 3" 188 Minneapolis, MN
22 Lance Foster PG Fr 6' 0" 171 Spencerport, NY


Centers

-Craig Redman is the starter here, and that’s not saying much. The guy is strong, and that’s about it. He’s not a good scorer, he’s not a good rebounder, and not really a good defender. He wins the starting job by default though.

-Alfredo Williams is the backup, and a true Frosh, he shows some good potential to be an inside threat, and even more potential as a solid rebounder. Expect him to get plenty of minutes this year to develop.

-Jamie McGuinness is wearing the red shirt this year. He’s our other Frosh big man, and looks to be significantly worse than Alfredo. He still shows some good potential as an inside scorer and a shot blocker, but lacks the defensive skills necessary and is a poor rebounder.

Power Forwards

-Dewayne Colon is the one guy who really sticks out on our roster. He’s the big guy at PF for us. He’s a JUCO transfer from next door in Massachusetts and was a huge impact player for us last year averaging 19.7 Points per game, along with 8.7 boards, and just under 2 assists. He’ll back to finish off his senior year and is far and away the key guy on our squad. He’s got a stellar inside game, and pretty good handling for a big guy. He doesn’t add much to the team on the Defensive side, but the guy is a scorer. He played well enough to earn 2nd Team All-Conference honors last year.

-Harry Brock is the backup and heir apparent to the starting slot after this year. That doesn’t bode well for us, as he’s not 1/4th the player Dewayne is. He’s got little to no shooting ability, or defense, or anything really aside from being a strong kid who fights well on the offensive glass.

-Jerry Hopperwas redshirted last season, and will be fighting for Brock’s minutes this year. He’s pretty mediocre all-around, with no skills standing out, but nothing horrible. He’s not a good looking prospect though.

Small Forwards

-Fabian Colley is a solid defender down low and on the perimeter. Aside from that, he’s pretty much got nothing to offer. You notice a pattern forming here? This team isn’t looking hot.

-Honores Desmuelliers will see a shortage of playing time this year, mostly because I will not type that name any more times than absolutely necessary. Not a horrible prospect, but nothing special. He’s sitting at mostly C’s for potential across the board. Will be a good role player for us, and add that certain suaveness every team needs.

-David Donaldson was redshirted last season to give him some more time to develop. I think the kid needs about 2 or 3 decades to develop into a player any team would want to have on their team. He was a walk-on for us, and it definitely shows.

Shooting Guards

-Bryan Longoria finally brings us to a player I don’t have to search too deeply for something nice to say about. The kid is just a Sophomore and already possesses an inside game that rivals Colon’s. He shows a natural knack for passing the ball, and plays tough defense. He’ll hopefully be ready to really step into the limelight next year when Colon is gone.

-Geoff Short was honored with selection to the Freshman All-Conference team last year. Where Longoria is a slasher, Short is a jump shot wiz. The kid also plays tight Defense, and will get his fair share of minutes this year, backing up Longoria, and possibly filling in at our weak SF position.

Point Guards

-Wallace Chapell is the only other Senior aside from Colon on the squad. He’s a good ball handler, and a good point man overall. Nothing flashy, but does his job. He’ll be fighting for the back-up spot.

-James Pelfrey was the other bright spot on our team last year. He can drive, he can pull up, he can drain the three, make clutch free throws, and find the open man. He’s an exciting player to watch, and we expect him to be huge this year.

-Stephen Pimental was redshirted last year, and won’t see much action this year either. An ok Free Throw shooter, and shows some potential to light up with the three, he’s just not developed enough.

-Lance Foster will be redshirted this year. He’s expected to be the man when Pelfrey graduates. He’s the same type of player as Pelfrey, a slasher and a shooter, and should be fun to watch him develop.


Next Up....

Starters and Gameplan for this season!

[Calis]

GB- Thanks- it’ll hopefully get better soon..trying to get all of the boring tedious crap out of the way so I can start playing! UC Riverside is on the schedule this year, of course..they beat me in their house last year, I was ashamed. I will have my revenge!

tucker342- Glad…or embarrassed someone is reading, I haven’t decided yet.

Starters

C Chris Redman
PF Dewayne Colon
SF Honore Desmuelliers
SG Geoff Short
PG James Pelfrey

Pretty much what we expected there, except for Short getting the nod over Longoria. We like his outside game more than Longoria’s, and I think he’ll be more effective in what I’m trying to run here. He’ll see plenty of time off the bench for us.

We’re going to run a wide open offense. We have little to no defensive talent on our team, so we will run and gun whenever possible. We have depth at both guard positions, so I think with a good rotation there, we can wear teams out.

The offense will be centered around Pelfrey and Colon. Short and Longoria will come in occasionally and be asked to put up some points, but for the most part, our offense rests on these two guys.

You know, I think I completely failed to mention the overall goal of this dynasty. My goal is to embarrass Kansas as often as possible. Gertbeef is a man that holds a grudge, so I will work tirelessly to get myself a job at either Kansas State, or barring that…Wichita State, and try to capture the state of Kansas from the those darn Jayhawks who don’t realize star potential when they see it!

Next up- the 2007 Schedule!

[Calis]

New Hampshire 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/07 at Prairie View A&M
11/23/07 at Sacred Heart
11/27/07 Mount St. Mary's
12/02/07 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
12/07/07 at VMI
12/12/07 at IPFW
12/17/07 Stephen F. Austin
12/22/07 UC Riverside
12/27/07 at Morgan State
12/30/07 Army
01/02/08 at Northeastern
01/06/08 Stony Brook
01/09/08 at Binghamton
01/13/08 at Cornell
01/16/08 at Stony Brook
01/20/08 at Boston University
01/23/08 at Hartford
01/27/08 Hartford
02/03/08 at Maine
02/06/08 Binghamton
02/10/08 Vermont
02/13/08 Boston University
02/17/08 Maine
02/20/08 Albany
02/22/08 at Vermont
02/24/08 Northeastern
02/27/08 at Delaware State
03/02/08 at Albany


As you can see, we aren’t exactly expecting to top the RPI rankings this year. The point is to try and build up our confidence with easy non-conference games so maybe the team can be tricked into thinking they can win.


America East Outlook
Vermont has finished 1st in the conference the past two years, and is always a tough team to beat. The tournament was won last year by Vermont, and the year before by Boston, who we’ve had a helluva time EVER beating in my career.

But really to sum up…Vermont, Boston, and Maine are the three teams atop this conference, and I think we can compete with all 3 this year….wishful thinking?


Next Up- Early Recruiting and the 2007 Season Tips Off!

[alterra]

What is the sound of one man crapping?

UNH!

[Godzilla Blitz]

I don't know if the game starts with the same roster set each time, but UNH had a great first year in my "world" as well, then has gone downhill since. They ranked dead last in the country in 2006 and got demoted to the Patriot League.

By the way, how's your prestige doing?

[Calis]

Alterra- Heh, that would've made a perfect name for this dynasty! I like that.

GB- I'm at work now, so going off the top of my head, but I'm almost positive my prestige is sitting at 21 right now, I believe it got as high as 26 after our tourney invite, and has gone back and forth since.

I'm not sure about the rosters either, but I really don't think my team was any better than they are...we caught some lucky breaks and had a great run in the conference tourney.

I wish I'd of kept track of how many games in the last 3 seasons have been lost by 1 or 2 points, I'm just not having any luck.

I really like our chances this year. The first year or two I played I went through lightning fast, and didn't really pay much attention to anything, which ultimately led to nabbing some really weak recruits. The last couple seasons I've started paying more attention, and I think we have some outstanding prospects on the team. I just wish I had another year of Colon playing for the team after this, as I think the supporting cast will be great next year.

This dynasty should be flooded with updates this weekend, I have no plans this weekend..and anyone who would bother me is gone, so I've got ALL weekend to focus on FBCB. :D

I'm almost caught up to where I am now, so maybe at lunch I'll have time to finish that up...introduce the main guys I'm recruiting, and I'd already played the first 3 games of the season.

Once I get into the swing of things and get a routine down with this, I'll try and come up with a few twists and turns to make it a bit more interesting to read.

[Calis]

The Recruits

James Hatfield tops our list so far, a 3 star recruit out of Westford Academy in Massachusetts. As you can see he has potential to be a great inside player, and possesses a nice jump shot to go along with that. Looks to be a force on the defensive glass and a shot blocker. He’s not putting up much in the way of stats in High School, but I’m hoping that won’t have too big of an effect. Overall he looks good, dumb as a box of rocks, but a good player.

James is rated as the #46 overall recruit in the nation, and has very high interest in UNH. This would be HUGE for our program to pull in a recruit of his caliber. He could be the replacement for Colon we’ve been searching for! I think our chances are still pretty slim though, Michigan State and Connecticut have both shown interest in him, but have yet to extend a scholarship. Here’s hoping they let him slide under the radar!

#21 PF James Hatfield
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Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 247
High School: Westford Academy
Hometown: Westford, MA
GPA: 2.42
Test Score: 930
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 49 18 37 27 29 15 33 48 29 11 35 50 47 24 51 59 73
Potential: A B C D C F C A D D F A


Our 2nd and final scholarship offer for this year is going to Larry Askew, a 6’2” point man out of Dunbar High in D.C, and another 3 star recruit. He’s a good shooter, and most importantly can hit the 3, something our team lacks right now. He’s not near as well rounded as we’d like, but he’s the best option that has any interest in attending UNH. He's also a kid we won't have to spend extra time teaching the alphabet to, which is a big plus.

#50 PG Larry Askew
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Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 181
High School: Dunbar High School
Hometown: Washington, DC
GPA: 2.76
Test Score: 1290
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 20 34 33 46 49 32 18 33 21 21 37 20 44 76 46 78 79
Potential: F A D B B C C D D C C F


Next Up: It's GAMETIME!

[Calis]

The Season Begins…


New Hampshire 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/07 at Prairie View A&M W 90-74 1-0
11/23/07 at Sacred Heart W 86-61 2-0
11/27/07 Mount St. Mary's W 84-63 3-0


We tipped the season off at Prairie View A&M, a true Clash of the Titans. We never lost the lead this game from tipoff and finished up with a nice road win. Dewayne Colon was 9-16 from the field and 10 of 13 from the line for a grand total of 28 points. He also added 9 rebounds, which was good enough to earn him the Player of the Game. Pelfrey chipped in as well with 16 points and 8 assists, and shot 4-8 from beyond the arc.

Next up we traveled to Sacred Heart for another cake walk. Our boys looked pretty solid, even though Colon was held to 12 points and 6 boards. The big breakout player was Wallace Chappell who put up 21 points on 8-13 shooting, including 4-6 from three point range. He also chipped in 6 rebounds. He nabbed PotG for this effort. Pelfrey notched an even 20 points for himself as well this game.

Mount Saint Mary’s comes to Durham, NH next up, and proved another easy win for the boys. Colon had 18 points and 11 boards to earn his 2nd PotG in this young season. Pelfrey looked sharp again also, with 16 points and 6 assists.

Overall we’ve had a good run to start the season, yeah it’s against some of the weakest teams in the Nation, but we needed the confidence. Colon and Pelfrey so far have done just as well as I expected, and Chappell has really shined which is a surprise for us. We’ve managed to break 80 points in all 3 of our games so far, which was what I figured would be necessary for us to win many games.

Here’s how the stats rack up after the first 3 games….

New Hampshire Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Dewayne Colon PF 3 3 28.3 19.3 2.7 8.7 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.3 2.7
James Pelfrey PG 3 3 30.0 17.3 1.0 3.7 5.0 1.7 0.0 1.3 1.3
Wallace Chappell PG 3 3 24.0 13.3 2.0 5.3 2.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 2.3
Bryce Longoria SG 3 0 11.7 7.7 0.3 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.0
Stephen Pimental PG 3 0 10.0 6.7 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Craig Redman C 3 3 28.7 5.3 2.0 8.3 1.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 1.7
Alfredo Williams C 3 0 13.7 4.7 1.3 4.7 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 3 0 12.3 4.7 1.0 2.3 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.3 1.3
Fabian Colley SF 3 3 18.3 3.0 0.7 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.3
Geoff Short SG 3 0 10.7 1.7 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 3.0
Harry Brock PF 3 0 5.3 1.7 0.3 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.7
Jerry Hopper PF 3 0 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.7
David Donaldson SF 3 0 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3



As you’ll notice, Chappell has been seeing a lot of time, and actually started at SG for me the first 3 games. I didn’t even realize that when I set my starting lineups, I’m going to go ahead and stick with what I had planned, hopefully it doesn’t ruin a good thing. I think Chappell will be a great guy to have come off the bench and lead the 2nd team.

Fabian Colley was also the starter at SF for the first 3 games, but broke his nose in the last game, and is listed as day to day. We'll see how Honore "The Mule" Desmuelliers does replacing him.


-Alright, so I'm finally caught up to where I actually am in the dynasty, thank God. Now I can actually PLAY the game. ;)

[Calis]

Latebreaking News!

James "For the Last time it Ain't Hetfield" Hatfield has committed to UNH! This is by far the biggest recruit I've brought into UNH! Possibly the best ball player to step foot in the state of New Hampshire, mayhaps even the best to know that there was indeed a New Hampshire in the US. Although, I seriously doubt James could point it out on a map, time for us to start hiring tutors for this kid now.

He'll more than likely be expected to start next year, so he better be ready!

Happy Days!

[Calis]

December 2007

December was overall a good month, aside from one completely unexpected loss to a team who was 0-8 before playing us. Grr...

12/02/07 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 92-73 4-0
12/07/07 at VMI W 71-55 5-0
12/12/07 at IPFW W 83-64 6-0
12/17/07 Stephen F. Austin W 75-61 7-0
12/22/07 UC Riverside L 78-65 7-1
12/27/07 at Morgan State W 77-71 8-1
12/30/07 Army W 113-80 9-1

Arkansas-Pine Bluff came to town and received a walloping courtesy of our boys! Colon WENT OFF with 25 points and 17 boards, easily winning PotG. Pelfrey kicked in 21 points of his own along with 8 assists. Our dynamic duo has performed just as expected so far this year!

Then we had a string of so-so performances. No big games from Colon, Pelfrey, or anyone else.

The UC Riverside game was just a disaster, as Colon was held to single digits for the first time this season. We lost the rebounding battle and had WAY too many fouls, those were the two keys to our loss.

The Army game we had an explosion though, shattering our point record. Colon had 36 points on 15-22 shooting, and 10 boards. Pelfrey chipped in 18 of his own and netted 10 assists.

Lets take a look at the stats up to now….

New Hampshire Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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James Pelfrey PG 10 10 29.0 18.2 0.7 3.1 5.4 1.2 0.0 1.7 2.1
Dewayne Colon PF 10 10 27.8 18.2 2.3 8.5 1.9 1.1 0.1 0.6 2.6
Wallace Chappell PG 10 3 20.8 9.2 1.2 3.5 1.6 0.9 0.1 0.3 2.2
Bryce Longoria SG 10 1 15.1 8.0 0.4 2.2 1.8 0.8 0.0 1.1 1.7
Craig Redman C 10 10 28.4 7.8 2.1 6.8 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.9 2.0
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 9 6 16.4 4.6 0.7 2.4 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.8 1.9
Stephen Pimental PG 10 0 11.0 4.4 0.7 1.8 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.0
Alfredo Williams C 10 0 12.7 4.3 0.8 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.3
Geoff Short SG 10 7 17.1 4.0 0.2 3.2 1.6 1.2 0.3 1.0 2.2
Fabian Colley SF 10 3 9.4 1.9 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.7
Harry Brock PF 10 0 6.5 1.5 0.7 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.1
Jerry Hopper PF 10 0 4.3 1.1 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.6
David Donaldson SF 9 0 3.2 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2

As you can see, things have changed a little bit from what we expected. Pelfrey has proven to be overall more consistent than Colon. Colon just has some huge games though. This bodes well for us, as Pelfrey is only a Junior!

Something still isn’t clicking with the team, I think I’m going to go back and let Chappell start at SG and let Short come off the bench, as he really hasn’t shown a whole lot. We’re not looking as good as I hoped, and with the Conference Schedule coming up, we’ve got to be playing our best ball.

[Calis]

Well we nabbed our last recruit of the season with Larry Eskew deciding to jump on the UNH team. Here’s hoping he turns out. I still have concerns about him.

Here’s a look at the polls as we end out the month of December, Duke the undisputed #1 team in the nation.

The Jayhawks come in at #3 as I'm painfully aware of. Their days are closing in though...oh yes, they are.

And hey, Air Force snuck into the Top 25, that's what I like to see!

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Duke (72) 9-1 1800 1
2. Oklahoma 11-1 1727 3
3. Kansas 9-1 1612 2
4. Indiana 11-2 1604 4
5. North Carolina State 7-1 1488 5
6. Miami 7-2 1372 7
7. Massachusetts 8-0 1334 9
8. Maryland 6-2 1265 6
9. Kentucky 8-2 1198 10
10. Michigan State 10-1 1179 12
11. UCLA 7-2 1162 13
12. Minnesota 8-2 1009 18
13. Utah 9-3 807 11
14. Seton Hall 10-2 714 22
15. Brigham Young 9-3 661 14
16. Virginia 9-4 650 15
17. Iowa State 8-2 602 NR
18. South Alabama 9-0 425 25
19. Notre Dame 7-2 408 20
20. Alabama 7-4 404 NR
21. St. John's 6-4 345 NR
22. New Mexico 8-1 304 NR
23. Air Force 9-1 225 NR
24. Rutgers 7-1 199 NR
25. Syracuse 5-4 179 16

Others Receiving Votes:
Western Kentucky 8-1 176
Missouri 8-3 167
Arizona 5-4 154
Ohio State 7-3 78
Duquesne 9-1 51
Wisconsin 9-3 36
Boston College 6-4 35
Stanford 7-4 10
Illinois 7-3 7
Hawaii 7-1 6
Pittsburgh 7-2 4
Georgia Tech 9-2 1
Richmond 8-3 1


A look at the America East Conference Standings shows…

2007 America East Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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New Hampshire 0 0 .000 9 1 .900
Hartford 0 0 .000 9 3 .750
Maine 0 0 .000 6 1 .857
Stony Brook 0 0 .000 7 2 .778
Vermont 0 0 .000 3 4 .429
Northeastern 0 0 .000 4 5 .444
Albany 0 0 .000 3 7 .300
Boston University 0 0 .000 2 7 .222
Binghamton 0 0 .000 2 9 .182


The big surprise is Boston bringing up the rear in the conference, but a look at their schedule shows that they’ve played some tough teams early on. They’ll definitely be a force come Conference play, don’t let the record fool you.

[Calis]

January 2006

New Hampshire 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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01/02/08 at Northeastern L 86-70 9-2 (0-1)
01/06/08 Stony Brook W 69-67 10-2 (1-1)
01/09/08 at Binghamton W 64-54 11-2 (2-1)
01/13/08 at Cornell W 78-76 12-2
01/16/08 at Stony Brook L 70-54 12-3 (2-2)
01/20/08 at Boston University W 83-77 13-3 (3-2)
01/23/08 at Hartford W 95-88 14-3 (4-2)
01/27/08 Hartford L 79-64 14-4 (4-3)


There’s absolutely no excuse for losing to Northeastern in the Conference opener. Looks like maybe things haven’t turned around all that much.

Or have they?

We turn around and beat Stony Brook.Then get a win against our Arch-Rival Boston.

I can’t complain too much, we won 4 games out of a tough 5 game road stretch. The last win against a Hartford team who was undefeated in the conference, huge for us. Of course we turn right around and lose to them at home the following Sunday. Go figure.

We’ve got a lot of home games coming up in February, so we’re still in good shape to make a run for the top of the conference. We’ve got to put the final pieces together.

New Hampshire Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Dewayne Colon PF 18 18 26.1 16.7 1.8 7.4 1.6 1.3 0.1 0.8 3.1
James Pelfrey PG 18 18 29.8 16.4 0.7 3.1 4.9 0.8 0.0 2.0 2.0
Wallace Chappell PG 18 5 19.8 8.5 0.9 3.2 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.5 2.2
Craig Redman C 18 18 29.2 7.6 1.8 6.4 1.9 1.2 0.8 1.6 2.6
Bryce Longoria SG 18 3 15.6 7.2 0.4 2.6 1.7 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.6
Geoff Short SG 17 11 17.0 4.2 0.4 3.1 1.9 1.2 0.2 1.2 1.9
Alfredo Williams C 18 0 11.1 3.7 0.7 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.2
Fabian Colley SF 18 11 14.2 3.5 0.5 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.4
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 17 6 12.1 3.4 0.4 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.4
Stephen Pimental PG 18 0 10.2 3.3 0.4 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.1
Harry Brock PF 18 0 8.6 2.4 1.0 3.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.4
Jerry Hopper PF 18 0 4.9 1.2 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.6
David Donaldson SF 17 0 3.2 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4


As you’ll see Colon’s points per game and rebounds have both dropped, as well as Pelfrey’s points and assists. Chappell and Longoria have really been filling in well though, putting up some good numbers to keep us in the game.

The home stretch is coming up, I honestly have no clue what are chances are. Overall I'm pretty dissapointed in how the team has been playing. I of course put the blame fully on the players, as it's obviously not my coaching abilities holding us back.

[Calis]

New Hampshire 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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02/03/08 at Maine L 82-74 14-5 (4-4)
02/06/08 Binghamton W 97-87 15-5 (5-4)
02/10/08 Vermont W 68-64 16-5 (6-4)
02/13/08 Boston University W 61-51 17-5 (7-4)
02/17/08 Maine W 94-93 18-5 (8-4)
02/20/08 Albany W 67-58 19-5 (9-4)
02/22/08 at Vermont W 86-72 20-5 (10-4)
02/24/08 Northeastern W 103-89 21-5 (11-4)
02/27/08 at Delaware State L 65-63 21-6


Well we dropped the first game of February to a Maine team we should’ve beat. Not a good start to our final run at winning the Conference.

Things would turn around in a BIG way.

We won the next 7 conference games we played. Including a heart attack inducing double overtime win against Binghampton in which Dewayne Colon put up 35 points on 11-16 of shooting, and was 12-12 from the line. Toss in 10 rebounds and you’ve got yourself quite a game!

We had good success getting Colon and Pelfrey more opportunities to score, which was something that was killing us about midway through the season. They were the key components in our maintaining our streak.

We lost back-up Point Guard Stephen Pimental for a month and some change with a fractured leg. To be honest, not much of a loss. That just means Pelfrey is putting in even more minutes as of late, and he seems to be thriving.

2007 America East Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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New Hampshire 11 4 .733 21 6 .778
Hartford 10 5 .667 19 8 .704
Boston University 10 5 .667 12 14 .462
Maine 10 6 .625 18 8 .692
Vermont 7 8 .467 11 15 .423
Stony Brook 6 9 .400 15 11 .577
Albany 6 9 .400 9 18 .333
Northeastern 4 11 .267 8 19 .296
Binghamton 4 11 .267 6 21 .222



We go into our final game of the season against Albany with a win securing we win the Regular Season conference. If we lose and Hartford wins, I’m not sure exactly what happens since we split during the season, anyone know how that works? Does it go by overall record? Hopefully it doesn’t matter, we should beat Albany even in their house.

We beat Boston twice this year, so no worries there, but we also split with Maine. Things are going to get interesting as the final conference games are played.

Going to wait until I finish the Regular Season before posting the stats again, should be up shortly.

Next Up: The Regular Season Concludes

[Calis]

Date Opponent Result Record
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03/02/08 at Albany W 94-68 22-6 (12-4)

Turns out I was more worried about Albany than necessary. We were never really in danger of dropping this one, Colon and Pelfry played like this game was the most important of their careers..and it probably was. Pelfry played ever minute, and did a great job controlling the tempo of the game.

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dewayne Colon PF 30 14-23 3-4 3 7 0 2 32
Wallace Chappell SG 24 4-9 2-2 0 5 3 2 11
James Pelfrey PG 40 8-16 3-5 0 5 7 3 21


We shot over 52% from the field and 45% from beyond the Arc. We had 14 more rebounds than Albany, 8 less turnovers, and 7 more steals. Good thing we won also, as Hartford easily won their game against Stony Brook.

2007 America East Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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New Hampshire 12 4 .750 22 6 .786
Hartford 11 5 .688 20 8 .714
Maine 10 6 .625 18 8 .692
Boston University 10 6 .625 12 15 .444
Vermont 8 8 .500 12 15 .444
Stony Brook 6 10 .375 15 12 .556
Albany 6 10 .375 9 19 .321
Binghamton 5 11 .312 7 21 .250
Northeastern 4 12 .250 8 20 .286


As the top seed we've drawn Binghampton to play against in the first round of the Conference Tourney. This isn't actually the best draw we could've got, as we just had that marathon double overtime game against Bing and in our other meeting of the season, they were all over Pelfrey holding him to 8 points on 3-14 shooting.

This is it boys, this is our shot at the big dance again!

Up Next: It's Conference Tourney Time!

[Calis]

New Hampshire 87, Binghamton 60

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Harvey Madson C 30 5-9 0-0 0 5 1 2 10
Curt Keil PF 29 1-2 6-8 2 8 0 5 8
Clint Beers SF 21 4-4 0-0 1 5 0 4 9
Luis Grow SG 24 4-12 2-2 1 3 1 0 12
William Pittman PG 21 5-13 1-3 1 4 6 1 11
Gabriel Nunn SG 18 1-3 0-0 0 2 0 0 2
Bradley Lucia PG 17 1-5 0-0 1 3 2 0 2
Jerrell Poston SF 11 0-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 1
Ruy Sanchez SF 4 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 5
Gregory Wadley C 9 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Michael Davis PF 9 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
Michael Sokol SF 6 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0

Turnovers: 18 (H.Madson 2, C.Keil 5, L.Grow 1, B.Lucia
3, J.Poston 4, G.Wadley 2, M.Sokol 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (C.Keil 1, W.Pittman 1)
Steals: 4 (W.Pittman 2, G.Wadley 1, M.Davis 1)
3P FGs: 4-21 (C.Beers 1-1, L.Grow 2-7, W.Pittman 0-6,
G.Nunn 0-2, B.Lucia 0-1, J.Poston 0-2, R.Sanchez 1-2)

New Hampshire Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Redman C 33 3-8 0-0 4 8 0 4 8
Dewayne Colon PF 29 5-15 6-6 1 9 0 2 16
Fabian Colley SF 18 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Wallace Chappell SG 18 1-3 2-2 0 1 1 2 4
James Pelfrey PG 35 15-30 1-2 3 10 3 2 37
Geoff Short SG 16 2-4 0-0 0 5 4 2 5
Bryce Longoria SF 13 2-4 1-2 1 2 2 1 5
Alfredo Williams PF 9 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 2
Harry Brock C 5 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0
H. Desmuelliers SF 11 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
David Donaldson SF 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Hopper PF 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Stephen Pimental PG 5 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 2 6

Turnovers: 7 (C.Redman 1, D.Colon 2, G.Short 1,
B.Longoria 2, D.Donaldson 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (B.Longoria 1)
Steals: 10 (C.Redman 1, F.Colley 3, G.Short 1,
B.Longoria 3, A.Williams 1, H.Desmuelliers 1)
3P FGs: 11-26 (C.Redman 2-2, D.Colon 0-1, F.Colley 0-1,
J.Pelfrey 6-15, G.Short 1-2, B.Longoria 0-2,
D.Donaldson 0-1, S.Pimental 2-2)

Player of Game: PG James Pelfrey (NH)

As you can tell, the first round went pretty smoothly for us.

One thing I've really noticed over the year, Pelfrey really is the focal point of this team, not Colon. When it comes down to it, and we really need a big play, it's Pelfrey making the moves. He'll be great to have back next season. Sheesh, bet his arms are tired though, attempted 15 three's? Yikes.

(7)Albany 80, (2)Hartford 72
(3)Maine 65, (6)Stony Brook 62
(5)Vermont 60, (4)Boston U. 53

Huge upset with Albany taking out Hartford! This bodes VERY well for us, Hartford was the main team I was concerned with meeting in the tourney, I think we have the advantage against anyone else.

We'll face Vermont in the semi's, a team we managed to beat both games this year. I think we match up well against them, and with the way Pelfrey is playing right now, I think this is darn near a cinch(I have a feeling I'll regret saying this).

Next Up: The Semi-Finals!

[Godzilla Blitz]

Great season so far! Keep up the good work!

Pelfrey is a scoring machine. I'm looking forward to seeing his senior year.

[Calis]

GB- I've just been amazed by how Pelfrey has done this year. I really expected Colon to be the go to guy, and the only big scoring threat on the team. Pelfrey has been a VERY pleasant surprise.


The Conference Semi-Finals


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New Hampshire 93, Vermont 84

New Hampshire Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Redman C 28 5-9 0-0 2 6 2 1 11
Dewayne Colon PF 31 12-18 3-5 3 6 1 3 27
Fabian Colley SF 14 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 2
Wallace Chappell SG 21 3-5 6-6 2 4 2 1 12
James Pelfrey PG 34 8-15 4-4 0 5 6 1 24
Geoff Short SG 12 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3
Bryce Longoria SF 16 2-4 0-0 1 5 6 2 4
Alfredo Williams C 11 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 1 2
Harry Brock PF 8 0-0 1-2 0 3 0 1 1
H. Desmuelliers SF 13 1-7 0-0 1 4 0 2 3
David Donaldson SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Jerry Hopper PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Stephen Pimental PG 6 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4

Turnovers: 12 (D.Colon 4, W.Chappell 1, J.Pelfrey 2,
G.Short 1, B.Longoria 2, H.Desmuelliers 2)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 5 (F.Colley 1, W.Chappell 2, J.Pelfrey 1,
B.Longoria 1)
3P FGs: 7-18 (C.Redman 1-1, F.Colley 0-2, W.Chappell
0-2, J.Pelfrey 4-7, G.Short 1-1, B.Longoria 0-1,
H.Desmuelliers 1-3, D.Donaldson 0-1)

Player of Game: PG James Pelfrey (NH)


God Bless James Pelfrey! He had a weak first half, which led to us being down early, but he blew up in the 2nd half. At one point going on a 12 point run by himself!

Both teams shot over 50% for the night, this was a shooter's paradise. We managed to put it away about midway through the 2nd half though, through Pelfrey's run and Vermont's dry spell.

(3) Maine 57, (7) Albany 37

In the other semi match, Maine stuck it to Albany. Our luck couldn't hold out, man how I'd of loved to face Albany in the finals.

Maine beat us by 8 once this year, and we beat them by 1. So this is not a gimme.

[Calis]

The Conference Tourney Finals

New Hampshire 80, Maine 64

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New Hampshire Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Redman C 31 3-7 0-1 3 9 1 5 6
Dewayne Colon PF 31 7-11 3-5 0 7 3 4 17
Fabian Colley SF 16 1-3 0-0 0 3 0 3 2
Wallace Chappell SG 19 6-9 1-1 3 7 2 1 16
James Pelfrey PG 34 6-17 6-7 1 6 5 2 22
Geoff Short SG 14 0-1 0-2 0 3 3 1 0
Bryce Longoria SG 14 2-4 2-4 0 2 0 2 7
Alfredo Williams C 8 1-1 1-1 1 3 0 2 3
Harry Brock C 7 1-2 0-0 0 4 0 0 2
H. Desmuelliers SF 13 1-4 1-1 0 0 0 0 3
David Donaldson SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Jerry Hopper PF 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Stephen Pimental PG 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 2

Turnovers: 18 (C.Redman 3, D.Colon 4, W.Chappell 1,
J.Pelfrey 3, G.Short 2, B.Longoria 2, A.Williams 1,
H.Brock 1, J.Hopper 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (C.Redman 2, J.Pelfrey 2, G.Short 1,
H.Brock 1)
Steals: 8 (C.Redman 2, D.Colon 2, G.Short 1, B.Longoria
2, D.Donaldson 1)
3P FGs: 8-20 (F.Colley 0-1, W.Chappell 3-4, J.Pelfrey
4-7, B.Longoria 1-3, H.Brock 0-1, H.Desmuelliers 0-3,
D.Donaldson 0-1)

Player of Game: PG Wallace Chappell (NH)


We're going to the big one baby!!

Our boys didn't let me down! What a run we've had through February and March huh? Wallace Chappell really cranked in with some much needed help in this game. We actually were up by as much as 17 in the first half, but Maine eventually whittled that lead down to almost nothing before Chappell came in and lit them up.

Feels good! The first NCAA Tourney I've qualified for with a team I recruited.

I'm hoping we can pull higher than a #16 seed, so maybe we have some SLIM chance to actually make it to the 2nd round.

Next Up: The Big Dance!

[Calis]

Tournament Seedings Announced

Woohoo!

We get seeded as #12 in the East region! Better than I had dreamed.

We'll be up against #5 seed Maryland in the first round.

I might be completely insane, but I think we have a chance to upset these guys. They of course have a much more talented team than us, but no real standouts. We're going to need HUGE games out of Pelfrey and Colon, and need someone off the bench to chip in.

This will easily be the most talented team we've faced this year. I think it's time next year to try and schedule some tougher opponents out of conference, as I think we're set up to be one of the top 2-3 teams in the conference for the foreseeable future. Our boys have to start getting some tests outside of that.

[Calis]

The Dream is Shattered.

It was our 2nd trip to the Big One, this time playing against #20 Maryland. The first trip to the dance was a disaster, as we were annihilated by Arizona. We hoped to have a better showing this time.

Maryland 97, New Hampshire 73

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Redman C 28 2-6 0-0 0 3 0 3 4
Dewayne Colon PF 26 6-11 1-2 2 8 4 3 13
Fabian Colley SF 15 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 4 3
Wallace Chappell SG 24 3-6 1-2 0 3 2 4 9
James Pelfrey PG 28 8-16 0-1 0 4 6 5 18
Geoff Short SG 12 2-4 1-4 0 1 1 1 5
Bryce Longoria SF 13 0-8 0-0 0 5 0 2 0
Alfredo Williams C 10 1-4 1-2 2 4 0 1 3
Harry Brock C 6 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0
H. Desmuelliers SF 12 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
David Donaldson SF 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Jerry Hopper PF 10 2-5 1-2 0 0 1 0 5
Stephen Pimental PG 12 4-5 0-0 0 0 1 3 10

Turnovers: 12 (C.Redman 1, D.Colon 1, F.Colley 2,
W.Chappell 1, J.Pelfrey 3, B.Longoria 3, S.Pimental 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (D.Colon 1)
Steals: 9 (C.Redman 2, D.Colon 1, J.Pelfrey 1, G.Short
3, H.Brock 1, S.Pimental 1)
3P FGs: 8-16 (F.Colley 1-1, W.Chappell 2-4, J.Pelfrey
2-3, G.Short 0-1, B.Longoria 0-3, H.Desmuelliers 0-1,
D.Donaldson 1-1, S.Pimental 2-2)

Maryland Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dylan Durham C 35 4-9 2-2 3 15 3 0 10
Daniel See PF 33 1-3 2-2 2 14 4 4 4
Rocky Best SF 30 4-8 7-10 0 4 5 1 17
Steven Cross SG 24 6-11 2-2 1 3 3 1 16
Lewis Putnam PG 21 3-6 10-10 1 4 1 2 17
Albert Vigil PG 9 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 2 0
Kenneth Bolton C 3 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Ray Goodman PG 10 2-4 2-5 0 0 2 1 8
Domenic Williams SG 11 1-2 3-4 0 2 1 3 6
James Dennard PF 10 3-6 0-1 0 1 0 2 6
Dusty Samons SG 7 3-5 5-6 0 2 0 1 13
Mark Costello SF 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0

Turnovers: 14 (D.Durham 4, R.Best 1, S.Cross 1,
L.Putnam 3, D.Williams 3, J.Dennard 2)
Blocked Shots: 8 (D.Durham 1, D.See 3, R.Best 2,
K.Bolton 1, J.Dennard 1)
Steals: 4 (R.Best 1, S.Cross 1, D.Williams 2)
3P FGs: 10-21 (R.Best 2-3, S.Cross 2-6, L.Putnam 1-3,
A.Vigil 0-2, R.Goodman 2-3, D.Williams 1-1, D.Samons
2-3)

Player of Game: SF Rocky Best (MD)


Alright, so I vastly overestimated our chances at beating the #20 ranked team in the nation.

We were out of this one after about the first 10 minutes. Maryland had 5 players in double figures, we couldn't stop anyone.

Well, we can't dwell on this one to long. It's time to start focusing on next year, we've got a lot of guys returning, and with the phenom James Hatfield coming in next year, we are in good shape to be even better than this year.

Next Up: Final Season Stats

[Calis]

Season Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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James Pelfrey PG 32 32 32.2 18.4 0.6 3.7 5.3 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.4
Dewayne Colon PF 32 32 27.7 18.1 1.8 7.5 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.9 2.9
Wallace Chappell PG 32 18 20.7 8.3 1.0 3.6 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.6 2.1
Craig Redman C 32 32 29.3 7.2 1.7 6.7 1.4 1.0 0.7 1.8 2.8
Bryce Longoria SG 32 3 14.9 6.5 0.5 2.9 1.8 1.1 0.0 1.4 1.4
Stephen Pimental PG 24 0 10.2 4.0 0.3 1.2 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.1
Fabian Colley SF 32 25 15.7 3.9 0.5 2.2 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.5
Geoff Short SG 31 12 15.8 3.8 0.3 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.2 1.3 1.7
Alfredo Williams C 32 0 10.5 3.5 0.7 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 31 6 11.5 3.3 0.5 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.3
Harry Brock PF 32 0 8.6 2.0 1.1 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.3
Jerry Hopper PF 32 0 4.5 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.5
David Donaldson SF 31 0 3.6 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3
Lance Foster PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jamie McGuinness C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



Season Shooting

Name Pos FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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James Pelfrey PG 200 530 .377 114 163 .699 74 236 .314
Dewayne Colon PF 211 410 .515 151 208 .726 7 22 .318
Wallace Chappell PG 85 181 .470 68 84 .810 27 69 .391
Craig Redman C 93 186 .500 38 55 .691 5 14 .357
Bryce Longoria SG 83 166 .500 18 37 .486 24 60 .400
Stephen Pimental PG 34 74 .459 17 20 .850 10 35 .286
Fabian Colley SF 44 105 .419 26 39 .667 12 43 .279
Geoff Short SG 44 100 .440 14 37 .378 15 47 .319
Alfredo Williams C 44 91 .484 25 33 .758 0 0 .000
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 35 106 .330 22 24 .917 11 44 .250
Harry Brock PF 25 54 .463 10 15 .667 5 14 .357
Jerry Hopper PF 12 32 .375 10 18 .556 0 0 .000
David Donaldson SF 13 31 .419 2 4 .500 2 11 .182
Lance Foster PG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Jamie McGuinness C 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

Tough call on who would get my nod as Player of the year for our team.. Dewayne Colon to me looks to have a little better #'s, but James Pelfrey really put up the numbers when they counted.

Either way Colon will be greatly missed next year, he was the only player who really stood out for us last year, and had another very solid year this go round.

This is without a doubt Pelfrey's team next year, and we look to have a lot of depth at the Guard positions, and very little at Forward and Center. Going to be another year without any defense also.

[Calis]

Season Awards

2007 America East Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PF Dewayne Colon New Hampshire
Freshman of the Year: SF Jules Murray Boston University
Coach of the Year: Gertbeef Roe New Hampshire

All-League First Team:
C: Dexter Healey Stony Brook
PF: Dewayne Colon New Hampshire
SF: Jules Murray Boston University
SG: Luis Grow Binghamton
PG: James Pelfrey New Hampshire

All-League Second Team:
C: Joseph Burr Maine
PF: Jay Dulaney Hartford
SF: Shane Swindell Maine
SG: Denny Baker Maine
PG: Chris Duron Hartford

All-Freshman Team:
C: Alfredo Williams New Hampshire
PF: Curt Keil Binghamton
SF: Jules Murray Boston University
SG: Desiderio Menendez Vermont
PG: Stephen Pimental New Hampshire

Freshman All-Conference Team
I actually was a bit surprised to see that we had two players on the Freshman All-Conference team. Pimental wound up seeing more minutes than anticipated because Chappell moved to SG for a good portion of the season. He'll see even more time next year as Chappell is graduating.

Alfredo Williams really didn't do a whole lot. Can't say as I'm overly impressed with him, but then again...we're not playing the type of game that will really let a Center shine. Next year we will be expecting a little more out of our big guys.

All-Conference 1st Team
No surprises on the All-Conference team. I'd of been very shocked if our duo wasn't named. The stats and results speak for themselves, these were the two best players in the conference. Not a whole lot I can say about these two that people don't already know.


Player of the Year
The Player of the Year award could've went either way in my opinion, but I had a feeling it might go Colon's way. That's ok, I think Pelfrey is definitely the front-runner to pick up the award next season. It's nice to see Colon go out with a bang!


Coach of the Year
I think it's blatantly obvious who the Coach of the Year winner for the America East is. :D

This is the 2nd time I've pulled in this award, but this one definitely means a lot more as it's with a team I built, not what was handed to me when I took this gig.

Next Up: Recruiting Class Ranking and Offseason!

[Calis]

YOWZA!

Just got this e-mail...

"FBCB News rated our recruiting class the #58 class in the nation. Ohio State had the #1 ranked class."

Yikes! I knew we landed a gem in Hatfield, and didn't think Askew was a bad pick either, this is HUGE.

I'll put up the new recruit's ratings in a minute, have to see if they're worth that ranking.

Very happy to hear this though, only about 110 slots higher than I've had a recruiting class ranked so far.

[Calis]

Head Coach Hiring Period

Gert receives offers from numerous schools with higher prestige and bigger budgets than UNH. Niagara, New Orleans, Drexel, Arkansas Little-Rock, Canisius…and then a huge one…


Fresno State University.

Fresno State approached him with a job, coaching in the WAC, a respected conference…a team who has an overall prestige of 85 and a budget that is nearly 2.5x times what he has now. A team what was 22-11 last season, and just brought in the #38 ranked recruiting class in the nation. A team what was just 4 years ago in the Final Four. A team that's won their conference regular season crown 3 out of the last 5 years and won the conference tournament twice.

Are Gert’s days at New Hampshire numbered?

[Calis]

Like Hell They Are!

Put a lot of thought into this, and while for all intents and purposes the smart move would be to jump all over the offer to coach at Fresno State, I feel like I’ve built up a quality team here with a very bright future, and I want to see that through. And furthermore, I want to prove that this year wasn’t a fluke..want a few years with us atop the conference.

I hope I don't end up regretting this, I have a feeling offers like this won't come around to often.


Scheduling

Well I had forgot one more thing. Apparently last season I set up all my Non-Conference games as Home and Home series, so I was left with no freedom to change my schedule this year...oops. Was really hoping to toss in two or three tough games for us this year.


New Hampshire 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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12/01/08 at Stephen F. Austin
12/10/08 Cornell
12/12/08 at UC Riverside
12/14/08 VMI
12/16/08 Morgan State
12/21/08 Sacred Heart
12/26/08 Prairie View A&M
12/30/08 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
01/01/09 at Mount St. Mary's
01/04/09 at Binghamton
01/07/09 at Vermont
01/11/09 Albany
01/14/09 at Boston University
01/18/09 Stony Brook
01/21/09 Northeastern
01/25/09 Vermont
01/28/09 at Hartford
02/01/09 at Maine
02/04/09 Binghamton
02/06/09 Maine
02/09/09 Delaware State
02/11/09 at Northeastern
02/18/09 Hartford
02/20/09 Boston University
02/25/09 at Albany
02/27/09 IPFW
03/01/09 at Stony Brook
03/06/09 at Army

Nothing really sticks out for this season's schedule, except for the chance to redeem that horrid loss to UC Riverside at home last year.

Hartford and Boston U at home back to back at the end of the season will most assuredly be huge games for us.

[Calis]

We’ve got 4 scholarships to work with this year. We’ll be losing our starting PG, SF, C, and a guy who will vie for the starting PF position.

I look to fill the gap at Center first.




#10 C Ernest Wood
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Height: 6'10"
Weight: 224
High School: Purchase Line High School
Hometown: Commodore, PA
GPA: 2.44
Test Score: 1160
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 45 32 24 0 52 18 53 32 10 30 33 19 45 21 71 37 26
Potential: B C D F C D B C C C C B


Nothing special from this kid, but he shows some good potential as an inside scorer and is at least average across the board defensively, which is a big step up from what we have now at Center. He'd ride the bench for a few years anyway to develop, and I think he could turn into something by the time we'd need him.

I start the manhunt for a PF next, and come to the conclusion that no standout big men want to play for us this year.


#24 PF James Aman
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Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 222
High School: Woonsocket High School
Hometown: Woonsocket, RI
GPA: 2.38
Test Score: 1080
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 28 48 28 0 21 15 32 24 56 17 34 41 62 49 74 45 44
Potential: C B B F F D A C C D C B

Nothing spectacular, but I like the ability to shoot the jumper. That's a nice weapon to have, a PF who can shoot from 15-20 feet out. Once again, he's a step up on defense from what I've had.


Next up I start looking for a SF, a position that we've been VERY weak at ever since I took over this program. I start the search by looking for a guy who can shoot the trey and once again play Defense.

#23 SF Kendall Heaney
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Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 216
High School: Johnson City High School
Hometown: Johnson City, NY
GPA: 2.42
Test Score: 1070
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 17 38 35 49 39 41 22 9 28 62 22 7 62 50 64 63 30
Potential: D A F B B C D F C A D F


Fits pretty well into that scheme doesn't he?

Ok, there's a reason I saved this next guy for last. I started off by doing a search for recruits with High interest in my school in the East, as that's pretty much solely where I recruit from for monetary reasons.

I never expected a guy like this to be interested...


#23 SG David Sobel
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Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 191
High School: Barrington High School
Hometown: Barrington, RI
GPA: 3.13
Test Score: 1120
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 30 97 51 40 49 31 61 24 1 29 16 16 94 64 35 72 57
Potential: D A A C C C B C C D F F


I don't think I need to say how much I love the fact that this kid has a frigging 97 in Jump Shot right now, wow! Not to mention he looks to be a good rebounder and decent ball handler. You think Pelfrey puts up some points? I hate to imagine what this kid would do. The funny thing is, he's not receiving much attention from big schools so far, so I'm going to bombard the kid and try to get an early signing from him like I did with Hatfield last year.

Good crop of kids overall, I'm really hoping to get 3 out of these 4 signed, Sobel being top priority. A dream would be to get all 4, but I that's wishful thinking.

[Calis]

2008 UNH Roster

New Hampshire Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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53 Craig Redman C Sr 6'10" 257 Brisbane, Australia
35 Alfredo Williams C So 6'10" 229 Lower Burrell, PA
25 Jamie McGuinness C Fr 6' 9" 239 Wallkill, NY
30 Harry Brock PF Sr 6' 9" 251 Las Vegas, NV
4 Jerry Hopper PF So 6' 6" 221 Jackson, CA
21 James Hatfield PF Fr 6' 8" 248 Westford, MA
20 Fabian Colley SF Sr 6' 7" 225 Wilton, NH
43 Honoré Desmuelliers SF Jr 6' 6" 234 Morlaix, France
0 David Donaldson SF So 6' 9" 234 New Concord, OH
54 Bryce Longoria SG Jr 6' 4" 190 Pawcatuck, CT
2 Geoff Short SG Jr 6' 4" 200 Melbourne, Australia
23 James Pelfrey PG Sr 5' 6" 183 Alexander, NY
1 Stephen Pimental PG So 6' 3" 188 Minneapolis, MN
22 Lance Foster PG Fr 6' 2" 174 Spencerport, NY
50 Larry Askew PG Fr 6' 2" 189 Washington, DC

Anyone who followed last season knows that the little guy, James Pelfrey is the team's leader. He'll be expected to do even more this year than last year. Craig Redman, Fabian Colley, and Geoff Short also all started at least a portion of the games last year, so we've got a lot of experience on this squad. Alfredo Williams will be the only new starter on the team, and we expect him to contribute quite a bit.

I'm really not sure who else we can count on to put points up. Don't be surprised to see Jaime McGuinness, Bryce Longoria, and/or Geoff Short be called on to pick up the slack. We're really going to have to do some feeling out to figure this out, right now I'm going to just set up Pelfrey as the sole focus of our Offense. We're going to run much the same Offense we did last year, very fast paced and make good use of motion and fire up quite a few 3's. Expect many more games in the 80-90 point range.

I do have some bad news from anyone who wanted to watch our highly touted recruits play this year, as I've decided to redshirt both of them. Neither would've broke the starting lineup, and I think overall it'll be better to let them have another year to develop.

I think even with the loss of Dewayne Colon, we're a better team than last year. We've got more depth, and more players who can chip in some points, but still..you can't tell how a team is going to play after losing the Conference Player of the Year.

[Calis]

December 2008

Forgot to mention this, through the course of our winning the Conference regular season and tourney last year we saw a significant jump in prestige.

UNH Prestige: 30(+9)

Recruiting News

Kendall Heaney, the SF from NY we had offered a scholly to accepted early this month, so 1 guy down!

Bad news came later in the week when we received word that PF James Aman deciding to attend UMass instead of UNH. I guess I can't say I blame the kid. Would've liked to had him though. Going to be tough finding a replacement recruit, there wasn't much in the way of PF's interested in us to begin with.

Regular Season

New Hampshire 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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12/01/08 at Stephen F. Austin W 86-82 1-0
12/10/08 Cornell W 84-64 2-0
12/12/08 at UC Riverside W 78-68 3-0
12/14/08 VMI W 80-66 4-0
12/16/08 Morgan State W 88-65 5-0
12/21/08 Sacred Heart W 97-72 6-0
12/26/08 Prairie View A&M W 88-68 7-0
12/30/08 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 53-43 8-0

Well things went pretty much how I expected. We had a very easy schedule, and we got some huge games out of James Pelfrey like we expected. Odd game to end the month against Ark-Pine Bluff though, holding us to 53 points, and us holding them to 43..both pretty shocking numbers. There were bunches of 3's thrown up, and very few made. We were an atrocious 1-15 from beyond the arc, and Ark-Pine Bluff were not much better at 4-21..ouch.

Lets take a look at his numbers game by game over the course of the month.

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James Pelfrey PG 25 9-18 11-14 2 7 3 2 34
James Pelfrey PG 27 5-13 4-7 3 4 3 1 15
James Pelfrey PG 28 10-18 6-8 0 1 5 1 26
James Pelfrey PG 27 3-11 6-6 0 2 7 1 13
James Pelfrey PG 26 9-18 2-2 0 1 5 3 26
James Pelfrey PG 17 8-11 4-4 1 2 2 4 24
James Pelfrey PG 26 10-19 2-3 0 2 2 1 24
James Pelfrey PG 29 6-17 2-2 0 3 4 1 15

He had an outstanding season opener, and has consistently led the team in scoring and put up a good number of assists, and been a great clutch free throw shooter. He definitely hasn't let us down yet.

Up Next: Season Stats through December

[Calis]

-Note: Just wondering, for anyone reading. Do you like the bolding of player's names? I try to do that, so if someone has an interest in one or two players they can easily skim over and find info pertaining to him, but reading over it again, it kinda hurts my eyes. So just let me know yay or nay on it.


New Hampshire Player Averages


Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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James Pelfrey PG 8 8 25.6 22.1 0.8 2.8 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.8
Lance Foster PG 8 0 23.5 8.1 1.2 2.6 3.1 1.5 0.1 1.2 2.4
Fabian Colley SF 8 8 17.8 7.0 0.8 2.2 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.6 2.0
Alfredo Williams C 8 8 22.2 6.4 3.0 8.5 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.0
Jamie McGuinness C 8 0 17.9 6.4 0.9 5.0 1.1 1.4 0.6 2.1 2.8
Geoff Short SG 8 8 19.8 6.1 0.5 2.1 2.4 1.4 0.1 1.5 2.0
Harry Brock PF 8 0 17.1 5.9 1.6 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.6
Craig Redman C 8 8 19.6 5.8 1.2 5.0 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.6 2.0
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 8 0 11.0 4.0 0.6 1.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.4
Stephen Pimental PG 8 0 6.2 3.4 0.6 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0
Bryce Longoria SG 8 0 13.1 3.2 0.1 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.1
David Donaldson SF 8 0 3.4 2.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4
Jerry Hopper PF 6 0 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
James Hatfield PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Larry Askew PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

As you'll notice, Pelfrey is really the only guy we have putting up big points, as no one else is even averaging double figures. There are 7 other guys averaging over 5 a game though, which is pretty nice.

We're getting good rebounding from the Redman and Williams duo, and Lance Foster is coming off the bench and dishing out some assists along with some steals. If you'll remember, Foster was one of our redshirts last season, so he's seeing his first playing time. Looking very good so far, and with Lance Askew redshirting this year, we have a very strong PG position for next year even with the loss of James Pelfrey.

[Nyarlahotep]

Don't really care if you use bold to highlight or not.

[RPI-Fan]

Great read so far!

Think in the future you could post the recruits' high school stats as well as ratings? I always got a kick out of looking at them...

[RPI-Fan]

I like the bolding, but if it's a PITA then feel free to stop.

[Calis]

-NOTE: Going to stick with the bolding then, if anyone else reading is annoyed by it, just let me know. Doesn't take me but an extra minute to do it, so that's no problem.

RPI-Fan- Sure thing on the HS stats, I'll start doing that with next year's recruits.

January 2009

Recruiting News

We get some great news for the New Year! Ernest Wood, the big guy from PA committed to playing for us next season. That's 2 out of 3!

Then the big news hit, David Sobel, the phenom shooter from Rhode Island agreed to come play for UNH! This is HUGE news. Funny thing is, he looks to me to be a much better player overall than James Hatfield was, yet he's receiving no national attention. Think we lucked out with this kid.

There of course has to be some bad news as well, the recruit we'd gone for after James Aman also turned us down. We're going to be stuck with a one star kid for the last spot.

January Games
01/01/09 at Mount St. Mary's L 80-73 8-1
01/04/09 at Binghamton W 57-55 9-1 (1-0)
01/07/09 at Vermont W 91-78 10-1 (2-0)
01/11/09 Albany L 75-71 10-2 (2-1)
01/14/09 at Boston University W 78-52 11-2 (3-1)
01/18/09 Stony Brook W 75-52 12-2 (4-1)
01/21/09 Northeastern W 74-66 13-2 (5-1)
01/25/09 Vermont W 93-60 14-2 (6-1)
01/28/09 at Hartford W 81-65 15-2 (7-1)

TRAGEDY STRIKES!

During the Vermont game, late in the second half, Superstar PG James Pelfrey went down and went down hard. Reports after the game showed that he had fractured his jaw, and would be out for 16 days.

We were even more worried when the first game minus our star we lost to an Albany team which has nowhere near the talent that we do.

The worrying was not needed, we turned it around and won the next 5 conference games, and most of them weren't even close. I don't want to jinx it, but this year I feel like much moreso than last year, that our team is just outclassing the rest of the conference. I don't think they have the talent to compete with us.

With Pelfrey back in the lineup, and a nice Conference lead, we look to be in great shape to win the conference for the 2nd year in a row.

2008 America East Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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New Hampshire 7 1 .875 15 2 .882
Northeastern 4 1 .800 6 11 .353
Boston University 5 2 .714 7 12 .368
Maine 5 4 .556 11 10 .524
Vermont 4 4 .500 7 10 .412
Hartford 4 4 .500 8 11 .421
Stony Brook 3 3 .500 7 11 .389
Albany 1 6 .143 6 12 .333
Binghamton 0 8 .000 3 16 .158

[Calis]

February 2009

02/01/09 at Maine W 73-72 16-2 (8-1)
02/04/09 Binghamton W 85-79 17-2 (9-1)
02/06/09 Maine L 78-76 17-3 (9-2)
02/09/09 Delaware State W 94-72 18-3
02/11/09 at Northeastern L 91-82 18-4 (9-3)
02/18/09 Hartford W 81-77 19-4 (10-3)
02/20/09 Boston University W 78-68 20-4 (11-3)
02/25/09 at Albany W 86-39 21-4 (12-3)
02/27/09 IPFW W 70-64 22-4

February was another good month for us, and we locked up the Conference Regular Season title rather easily. We had a couple of losses in the month we shouldn't have, but overall it was pretty good. We got some major revenge on Albany at the end of the month for beating us in January.

Team is full of surprises, I expected Pelfrey would be putting up around 30 points per game, and carrying this team , but that hasn't been the case. He's still far and away our leading scoring, but has been receiving lots more help than I anticipated. I'm no longer worried about next season without him, and now I'm excited..we've got a buncha talent that will really get a chance to shine next season.

New Hampshire Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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James Pelfrey PG 24 22 24.8 18.6 0.7 2.8 3.8 1.2 0.0 1.0 1.8
Lance Foster PG 26 4 23.5 9.2 1.4 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.1 1.2 1.9
Geoff Short SG 26 26 20.9 7.4 0.5 3.0 2.3 1.2 0.2 1.5 2.0
Alfredo Williams C 21 21 21.8 7.0 2.4 7.7 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.8 2.0
Jamie McGuinness C 26 5 20.4 6.9 1.1 5.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.8 2.8
Fabian Colley SF 26 26 17.7 6.5 0.9 2.3 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.6 1.6
Bryce Longoria SG 26 0 12.9 5.8 0.4 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.0 1.1 1.3
Craig Redman C 26 26 20.8 5.5 1.5 5.2 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.9 2.0
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 26 0 12.2 4.8 0.5 2.1 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.1
Harry Brock PF 26 0 17.0 4.7 2.1 6.0 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.7
Stephen Pimental PG 26 0 7.0 2.8 0.3 1.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.6
David Donaldson SF 26 0 4.7 2.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5
Jerry Hopper PF 19 0 3.6 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3
James Hatfield PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Larry Askew PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Oddly enough our team's second leading scorer is the backup PG. Alfredo Williams is looking good for us also with over 7 points and 7 boards per game. We're getting a little bit from everyone.

2008 America East Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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New Hampshire 12 3 .800 22 4 .846
Vermont 9 6 .600 13 12 .520
Northeastern 9 6 .600 11 16 .407
Stony Brook 8 7 .533 12 15 .444
Hartford 7 8 .467 11 16 .407
Boston University 7 8 .467 9 18 .333
Maine 7 9 .438 13 15 .464
Binghamton 5 10 .333 8 18 .308
Albany 4 11 .267 9 17 .346


Bring on the Conference Tourney!

[Calis]

March 2008

New Hampshire 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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03/01/09 at Stony Brook W 98-75 23-4 (13-3)
03/06/09 at Army W 87-79 24-4

Ok, the regular season is over, and I have a feeling James Pelfrey heard I was surprised he wasn't carrying the team, because he went off these last two games.

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James Pelfrey PG 27 14-23 2-2 0 4 4 3 37
James Pelfrey PG 27 7-14 9-13 0 3 5 3 27

Alright, that's it. The bad thing is we played Army the night before the Conference Tourney starts, so no time to rest. The good news is, we have a nice head of steam going into this game, and Pelfrey is hot right now.

We'll be meeting Albany in the first round of the tourney, the team that upset us and handed us our first Conference loss this year, at home. Of course, this is also the same team we held to under 40 points the end of this season. So who knows which Albany team will be up against...

Next Up: The Conference Tourney Begins!

[Calis]

We outrebounded them by 14, had 11 more assists, and shot near 50%. We were in control from the tip, and we chose to sit Pelfrey through most of the game, as Lance Foster was red hot, and James had seen a lot of minutes the night before, we wanted him well rested for the Semis.

New Hampshire 76, Albany 63

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Barnett C 29 7-13 2-2 1 8 0 2 16
Peter Beene PF 35 2-5 1-2 2 6 2 3 5
Brenton Exum SF 20 2-6 0-0 1 2 1 2 5
Wilburn Kim SG 25 2-6 3-4 0 4 0 2 9
Israel Sage PG 20 6-11 1-3 0 3 3 1 15
Harold Fogg C 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Eric Flinn SG 12 1-2 5-6 0 1 2 1 8
Arthur Weintraub PG 17 0-2 1-2 0 1 0 0 1
Mel Jackman PG 10 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0
Justin Parker PF 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Samuel Senn SF 16 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 1 2
Clark Strobel PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
Gerald Walters C 4 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2

Turnovers: 16 (A.Barnett 3, P.Beene 4, B.Exum 2, W.Kim
1, A.Weintraub 2, M.Jackman 1, S.Senn 1, C.Strobel 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (A.Barnett 1, P.Beene 4)
Steals: 9 (P.Beene 1, B.Exum 2, I.Sage 2, A.Weintraub
3, G.Walters 1)
3P FGs: 6-21 (P.Beene 0-2, B.Exum 1-4, W.Kim 2-4,
I.Sage 2-6, E.Flinn 1-2, S.Senn 0-3)

New Hampshire Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Redman C 18 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
Alfredo Williams PF 21 5-7 0-0 4 12 1 1 10
Fabian Colley SF 16 2-6 0-1 1 2 2 1 5
Geoff Short SG 20 2-5 1-2 1 3 2 1 6
James Pelfrey PG 12 4-7 4-5 0 1 4 4 15
Stephen Pimental PG 14 1-3 0-0 0 2 5 2 2
Bryce Longoria SG 15 1-6 0-1 1 7 1 2 2
Jamie McGuinness C 11 2-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 4
Lance Foster PG 27 7-8 2-2 1 3 3 4 17
Harry Brock PF 26 1-6 2-2 3 7 2 0 4
H. Desmuelliers SF 14 1-5 2-2 0 2 0 1 4
David Donaldson SF 3 2-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 5
Jerry Hopper PF 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2

Turnovers: 14 (C.Redman 1, F.Colley 4, J.Pelfrey 1,
S.Pimental 2, B.Longoria 1, L.Foster 2, H.Brock 2,
H.Desmuelliers 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Longoria 1, J.McGuinness 1,
L.Foster 1)
Steals: 4 (G.Short 2, J.Pelfrey 2)
3P FGs: 7-21 (C.Redman 0-1, F.Colley 1-5, G.Short 1-2,
J.Pelfrey 3-4, S.Pimental 0-1, B.Longoria 0-3,
L.Foster 1-1, H.Brock 0-1, H.Desmuelliers 0-1,
D.Donaldson 1-2)

Player of Game: PG Lance Foster (NH)


Of course there had to be some bad news....

There was some bad news to come out of this game. Jaime McGuinness sprained his wrist, and will be out for around 8 days, which means he will miss the rest of the tourney. He's been a big bench player for us, and will be a bigger loss than it looks like on paper.

The Rest of the Tourney...

(2)Vermont 57, (7)Boston U. 46
(6)Maine 76, (3)Northeastern 72
(5)Stony Brook 72, (4)Hartford 70

Well, Northeastern was upset by Maine, which is fine by me..and Stony Brook pulled one out against Hartford which means we'll be up against them next. Stony Brook is a team we beat pretty badly both times we faced them this year, and I don't expect this game to be any different....

Next Up: The Conference Semis!

[Calis]

America East Semi-Final

Well, this didn't go near as well as I had anticipated. We were down by 5 at the half, and this lead grew to as much as 14 with 11 minutes remaining in the 2nd half until we finally turned it on.

Pelfrey drained a 3, then The Mule knocked down two free throws, and then Pelfrey took over...nailing a 3, then getting fouled the next trip down and draining both free throws, then hitting another jumper the next trip down.

Pelfrey drove to the basket and managed a nice reverse lay-up to tie the game up at 69 with just over 2 minutes remaining. The Defense held tough and the next trip down the floor Geoff Short drained a 3 to put us up by 3! This went back and forth for another minute..until finally our Defense held strong, and Stony Brook was forced to put us to the line late, where we extended the lead to 5.

We had managed to win a game in which we did almost everything wrong.

New Hampshire 76, Stony Brook 71

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dane Turner C 28 3-6 2-4 2 13 3 5 8
Emory Silvers PF 29 5-11 6-8 3 5 0 2 16
Jason Gibbons SF 20 2-6 0-0 1 4 0 4 5
Cody Scofield SG 20 8-14 3-5 2 3 1 5 22
Gary Dawkins PG 35 2-8 1-2 0 3 5 3 6
Ronnie Marinelli SF 20 2-7 1-1 2 7 0 1 6
Marion Bresnahan SG 13 1-3 2-2 0 1 0 3 4
Jeffrey Knuth C 14 1-3 0-0 2 5 0 0 2
David Burrows SG 6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Gayle Hoelscher PF 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Angel Corrales PG 7 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 2
Fabian Hepner C 4 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0

Turnovers: 16 (D.Turner 2, E.Silvers 2, J.Gibbons 2,
G.Dawkins 4, R.Marinelli 1, M.Bresnahan 1, J.Knuth 1,
G.Hoelscher 1, A.Corrales 1, F.Hepner 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (G.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 5 (E.Silvers 2, C.Scofield 2, R.Marinelli 1)
3P FGs: 6-18 (J.Gibbons 1-2, C.Scofield 3-3, G.Dawkins
1-4, R.Marinelli 1-5, M.Bresnahan 0-2, D.Burrows 0-1,
A.Corrales 0-1)

New Hampshire Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Redman C 19 3-7 2-5 1 3 1 2 8
Alfredo Williams PF 22 2-7 0-0 3 11 1 2 4
Fabian Colley SF 16 1-2 0-0 3 4 0 1 2
Geoff Short SG 17 2-5 1-2 0 3 2 4 7
James Pelfrey PG 26 5-11 7-8 0 4 4 1 19
Stephen Pimental PG 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 3 0 0
Bryce Longoria SF 15 1-5 3-8 0 2 0 3 5
Jamie McGuinness C 24 1-2 3-4 0 4 2 3 5
Lance Foster SG 26 4-13 5-7 2 3 1 2 15
Harry Brock PF 16 2-2 0-0 2 4 1 1 4
H. Desmuelliers SF 11 2-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 7
David Donaldson SF 3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0

Turnovers: 11 (C.Redman 1, A.Williams 1, F.Colley 2,
G.Short 3, B.Longoria 1, J.McGuinness 2,
H.Desmuelliers 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Redman 1, A.Williams 1,
J.McGuinness 1)
Steals: 6 (C.Redman 1, F.Colley 1, S.Pimental 1,
B.Longoria 1, L.Foster 1, H.Brock 1)
3P FGs: 7-21 (C.Redman 0-1, F.Colley 0-1, G.Short 2-4,
J.Pelfrey 2-5, B.Longoria 0-2, L.Foster 2-6,
H.Desmuelliers 1-1, D.Donaldson 0-1)

Player of Game: PG James Pelfrey (NH)




In the other semi-final game, Vermont pasted Maine 81-62.

Vermont is a team we beat by 33 at home, and by 13 away. Sounds like it should be an easy win, but that's what I thought this game would be.

Next Up: Conference Finals!

But First! HUGE NEWS!

[Calis]

Gert opened the Monday Morning paper, anxious to see what it had to say about last night's win against Stony Brook. His jaw hit the floor as he opened up the Sports section.

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Oklahoma (72) 28-1 1800 1
2. Utah 24-5 1695 3
3. Miami 25-4 1689 2
4. Arizona 23-6 1513 5
5. Kentucky 24-7 1510 4
6. Syracuse 23-6 1438 6
7. Gonzaga 27-5 1404 8
8. UCLA 23-8 1231 7
9. Virginia 23-7 1152 10
10. South Florida 22-6 1122 13
11. Notre Dame 23-6 1077 11
12. Pepperdine 25-5 985 15
13. Duke 19-9 981 9
14. North Carolina 22-6 831 12
15. Cincinnati 23-8 827 18
16. Texas-San Antonio 25-3 699 16
17. Temple 22-7 573 21
18. Iowa 22-9 470 NR
19. Saint Joseph's 21-7 450 NR
20. Indiana 20-11 430 17
21. St. John's 19-10 359 19
22. Southern Illinois 25-6 315 22
23. New Hampshire 26-4 191 NR
24. Stanford 20-9 180 14
25. New Mexico State 23-6 139 23

Others Receiving Votes:
Brigham Young 20-9 126
Charlotte 20-8 116
Michigan State 20-9 54
Oklahoma State 19-9 40


We have broken into the rankings! WOOHOO! This was another first in Gert's career, bringing his team into the nation's top 25. What a turn around, just 5 years ago, UNH was one of the worst teams in the nation, and now they were ranked as the 23rd best. It's a good feeling! :D

Enough gloating though, we have a Conference Final to win.

Bring on Vermont!

EDIT: I almost forgot to add, look at where Kansas is ranked on these polls. What's that? You don't see them? Oh, maybe because THEY AREN'T. Thank you, thank you.

[Calis]

We almost let happen to us what Stony Brook let us do in the Semis. We had the lead through most of the game, and Vermont made a huge run towards the end, led by their PG Wolfenbarger. He knocked down 3 three pointers late in the game to bring Vermont within 1 before we finally were able to put them away. This was a very ugly 2nd half for us, and we really need to just put this game behind us before the NCAA Tourney begins.

New Hampshire 74, Vermont 71

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ilari Nazarov C 27 1-7 2-6 1 6 1 4 4
Alvaro Sparks PF 34 2-11 8-10 0 6 0 0 12
Jason Sherwood SF 30 3-7 3-7 2 8 4 2 12
D. Menendez SG 25 3-4 1-2 0 4 3 3 8
F. Wolfenbarger PG 29 5-9 5-6 1 6 3 3 18
Andrew Berman SG 23 2-7 0-0 1 2 0 3 5
Ralph Bookman PG 4 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 4
Henry Ayers SF 26 3-6 0-0 2 5 2 4 8
Kelvin Carey SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0

Turnovers: 9 (J.Sherwood 1, D.Menendez 3,
F.Wolfenbarger 1, A.Berman 1, R.Bookman 1, H.Ayers 2)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 4 (I.Nazarov 1, F.Wolfenbarger 1, R.Bookman 1,
H.Ayers 1)
3P FGs: 10-29 (A.Sparks 0-4, J.Sherwood 3-7, D.Menendez
1-1, F.Wolfenbarger 3-7, A.Berman 1-4, R.Bookman 0-1,
H.Ayers 2-5)

New Hampshire Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Redman C 18 2-6 0-0 4 7 0 3 4
Alfredo Williams PF 21 1-5 0-0 2 6 3 1 2
Fabian Colley SF 15 1-2 2-4 1 2 0 2 5
Geoff Short SG 22 4-6 2-4 1 2 1 4 11
James Pelfrey PG 26 5-16 3-4 0 4 3 0 15
Stephen Pimental PG 7 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 2
Bryce Longoria SG 15 4-7 4-5 1 3 0 1 12
Jamie McGuinness C 18 1-2 1-3 2 7 1 5 3
Lance Foster SG 17 2-7 3-4 5 8 2 4 9
Harry Brock PF 19 0-1 0-0 0 5 1 1 0
H. Desmuelliers SF 15 3-8 2-3 1 3 1 3 9
David Donaldson SF 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Jerry Hopper PF 4 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0

Turnovers: 11 (C.Redman 2, A.Williams 1, G.Short 2,
J.Pelfrey 1, B.Longoria 1, J.McGuinness 1, L.Foster 1,
H.Desmuelliers 1, D.Donaldson 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.McGuinness 1)
Steals: 3 (G.Short 2, H.Brock 1)
3P FGs: 7-20 (C.Redman 0-1, F.Colley 1-1, G.Short 1-3,
J.Pelfrey 2-6, S.Pimental 0-1, B.Longoria 0-1,
L.Foster 2-5, H.Desmuelliers 1-2)

Player of Game: PG Fredrick Wolfenbarger (VRMT)


We did it! We were champs in the regular season and won the tourney in back to back years! Seeing as how we're ranked in the nation now, could we possibly be getting a higher seed? That sure would be nice, I'd love to be able to actually COMPETE in a tourney game.

Next Up: The Tourney Selections are Made

[Calis]

The Selections are Made!

Well, we didn't get the higher ranking that I wanted, and will once again be vastly overmatched in our opening game.

We're seeded #13 in the East and will be facing off against North Carolina, the #17 ranked team in the nation.

They have probably one of the top 3 big men in the Nation in their Center James Manzanares, who is averaging almost 20 points a game and just under 10 rebounds. To go along with him, they have a PG Dave Coyte who looking at his ratings is better than Pelfrey in all respects. Basically we're outmatched by a BUNCH at every position, which really isn't a surprise considering the two teams.

I get a little overhyped with my players, comparing them against the other America East guys, and thinking I've got a killer squad...then I see a team like NC from a real conference, and shudder...We don't have a chance against a team like this. They've got guys at the very bottom of their depth chart that are as good as Pelfrey.

Next Up: The Big Dance!

[Godzilla Blitz]

Calis: You are a dynasty machine! Congrats again on to the tournament. I'm going to find some time this evening to read through everything, but it looks like things are going well.

As a side note, has anyone else had lots of jaw injuries? I noticed Pelfrey went down with one, and I think half of my major injuries have been jaw related. They are pretty common in basketball?

[Calis]

GB: Heh..yeah, I was a little worried I'd scare anyone off who got into this dynasty because I've flooded it this weekend. I warned ya it'd be busy this weekend. :D

It's all part of my master plan to save money, I figure if I keep writing this up, I'll continue playing FBCB..and stay in the house, save money from going out, and save money from buying new games. I call it my "Hermit" plan.

It'll be slowing back up again tomorrow, but then I'm done with school after this week, so it'll probably pick right back up again.

I'm not sure if I've noticed an abundance of jaw injuries..Pelfrey is the first I can remember, but that doesn't mean there haven't been more. I seem to have more problems with hip injuries. Thing is, I've been VERY lucky with injuries overall so far. I'm sure I just jinxed that.

Alright, I'm going to head to the gym for a bit right now, but should be able to sim through the North Carolina game in a bit. Hopefully I can at least make it a game.

[Calis]

This game was over 4:30 in. As I sat there and watch NC come out of the gates with a 12-0 run, I knew this was going to be a LONG night. We managed to finally score, but we never got the lead to under 10 points, and spent most of the game down by 20 or more.

We couldn't stop Manzanares as expected. We did however manage to put up a lot of points against a pretty good defensive team, but we gave up a hideous amount. 107 points! Yikes!

James Pelfrey had a pretty good showing for his last game as a UNH Wildcat. Too bad he couldn't go out on a better note.

North Carolina 107, New Hampshire 80

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Redman C 21 2-3 3-4 1 2 0 2 7
Alfredo Williams PF 25 5-11 2-2 2 10 0 2 12
Fabian Colley SF 20 1-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 3
Geoff Short SG 17 0-8 0-0 1 5 5 4 0
James Pelfrey PG 27 7-16 2-4 2 5 1 3 18
Stephen Pimental PG 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Bryce Longoria SG 14 4-7 0-0 0 2 3 1 9
Jamie McGuinness C 11 1-4 0-0 0 3 0 4 2
Lance Foster SG 22 3-7 1-1 0 0 2 4 9
Harry Brock PF 19 4-6 4-4 4 9 1 1 12
H. Desmuelliers SF 12 2-3 2-3 1 1 3 1 6
David Donaldson SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Jerry Hopper PF 5 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 1 2

Turnovers: 17 (C.Redman 3, G.Short 3, J.Pelfrey 7,
J.McGuinness 1, L.Foster 2, D.Donaldson 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Redman 2, J.McGuinness 1)
Steals: 9 (C.Redman 1, A.Williams 2, G.Short 1,
J.Pelfrey 1, S.Pimental 1, B.Longoria 1, L.Foster 1,
H.Brock 1)
3P FGs: 5-14 (G.Short 0-3, J.Pelfrey 2-5, B.Longoria
1-1, L.Foster 2-4, H.Desmuelliers 0-1)

North Carolina Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James Manzanares C 30 12-24 6-8 2 10 1 2 31
Martin Laubmeier PF 33 3-8 6-11 2 10 4 3 12
Marion Pompey SF 21 2-3 0-1 1 2 2 3 5
Dave Coyte SG 30 1-7 6-6 4 7 3 3 9
Jeffrey Ridenhour PG 33 4-10 6-7 1 6 4 5 16
Charles Antonio SF 14 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 2
Jeffrey Huebner C 11 2-6 1-1 3 7 1 0 5
Rodney Crawford SG 8 5-8 3-4 1 2 1 0 16
Gerald Imhoff PF 11 3-3 2-2 2 4 3 1 9
William Bryant SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Jeffrey Lavallee SF 7 0-2 2-2 0 1 0 0 2

Turnovers: 13 (J.Manzanares 1, M.Laubmeier 1, M.Pompey
3, J.Ridenhour 6, C.Antonio 1, G.Imhoff 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Laubmeier 1, M.Pompey 2, J.Huebner
3)
Steals: 7 (J.Manzanares 1, M.Pompey 1, J.Ridenhour 3,
C.Antonio 1, G.Imhoff 1)
3P FGs: 9-25 (J.Manzanares 1-6, M.Laubmeier 0-2,
M.Pompey 1-2, D.Coyte 1-3, J.Ridenhour 2-6, R.Crawford
3-4, G.Imhoff 1-1, J.Lavallee 0-1)

Player of Game: C James Manzanares (NC)


Career Decisions...

Well, I have some things to ponder in the off-season. Is Gert's time done at New Hampshire? Can we accomplish much more here, or are we just wasting away years staying here?

What do you guys think? I'll take some input on this, is it time to move on?

I have a pretty good idea what I want to do, but I'll take some input, and I guess it would be best to see what offers we get in the off-season.

But first off, the Season Awards and final stats will be up next.

[Calis]

2008 America East Awards



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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG James Pelfrey New Hampshire
Freshman of the Year: PG Lance Foster New Hampshire
Coach of the Year: Gertbeef Roe New Hampshire

All-League First Team:
C: Dexter Healey Stony Brook
PF: Alvaro Sparks Vermont
SF: Thomas Brown Northeastern
SG: Arnold Kirkland Maine
PG: James Pelfrey New Hampshire

All-League Second Team:
C: Coy Stalker Hartford
PF: Salvador Martin Maine
SF: Elroy Clem Hartford
SG: Boyd Curry Boston University
PG: Gary Dawkins Stony Brook

All-Freshman Team:
C: Thomas Dickerson Binghamton
PF: Justin Parker Albany
SF: Joshua Shortridge Maine
SG: Deandre Eddy Hartford
PG: Lance Foster New Hampshire

Well no big surprises here, I think we were all pretty sure James Pelfrey would win the Conference Player of the Year, and it's great to see him get that award on his way out of UNH.

Was good to see Lance Foster win the Frosh award, and that bodes well for our team next season. He put up some good points coming off the bench, and will take over the starting job next season. Don't forget, Askew will be suited up next season and ready to go. We've got a lot of depth returning at the guard positions.

And not to brag, but is anyone surprised that Gertbeef Roe added another Coach of the Year award to his trophy case? ;) I'm kidding of course, but I have to say it's nice to add another one. We've had great back to back season showings.


New Hampshire Player Averages


Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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James Pelfrey PG 30 28 24.7 19.3 0.6 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.0 1.2 1.9
Lance Foster PG 32 4 23.1 9.6 1.4 2.9 2.6 1.1 0.1 1.1 2.2
Alfredo Williams C 27 27 22.0 7.3 2.4 8.2 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.9
Geoff Short SG 32 32 20.8 7.1 0.5 3.2 2.3 1.3 0.1 1.6 2.2
Jamie McGuinness C 32 5 19.5 6.5 1.2 5.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 2.8
Bryce Longoria SG 32 0 13.1 6.2 0.4 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.1 1.1 1.4
Fabian Colley SF 32 32 17.8 6.1 0.9 2.2 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.7
Craig Redman C 32 32 20.6 5.4 1.5 5.1 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0 2.0
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 32 0 12.0 4.7 0.5 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.2
Harry Brock PF 32 0 17.4 4.6 2.0 6.0 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.6
Stephen Pimental PG 32 0 7.0 2.6 0.2 1.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.6
David Donaldson SF 32 0 4.6 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5
Jerry Hopper PF 23 0 3.7 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
James Hatfield PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Larry Askew PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

New Hampshire Player Shooting Stats


Name Pos FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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James Pelfrey PG 191 446 .428 130 168 .774 66 173 .382
Lance Foster PG 107 262 .408 49 78 .628 43 123 .350
Alfredo Williams C 83 168 .494 32 44 .727 0 0 .000
Geoff Short SG 83 194 .428 26 42 .619 36 102 .353
Craig Redman C 73 150 .487 25 41 .610 3 13 .231
Jamie McGuinness C 73 178 .410 61 88 .693 0 0 .000
Bryce Longoria SG 71 177 .401 40 76 .526 17 60 .283
Fabian Colley SF 69 162 .426 31 49 .633 25 71 .352
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 55 128 .430 31 39 .795 10 47 .213
Harry Brock PF 52 96 .542 31 50 .620 12 25 .480
Stephen Pimental PG 28 73 .384 18 24 .750 8 35 .229
David Donaldson SF 26 49 .531 21 22 .955 4 19 .211
Jerry Hopper PF 10 27 .370 2 4 .500 0 0 .000
James Hatfield PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Larry Askew PG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000



Well, that's it for the 2008 season, we say goodbye to 3 starters, but 4 of our top 5 scorers will be back next season. All in all though, next year looks to be a VERY different New Hampshire team, and the questions still lurk as to whether or not Gert will be here to see it.

[RPI-Fan]

What settings are you playing with (conference demotions on? conference prestige changes?)

If both are off, I'd say you need to move on. You'll never get as good of offers as you'll have this season.

Whatever you do - don't think it over too much. If you do, you'll end up stay ing at UNH. I guarantee it.:) (I've done this too many times...:))

[Calis]

I have promotions off and conference prestige on.

Yeah I really think this might be the year to leave...but man, there's so many guys I have coming up that I want to see play.. it's going to be tough. It's going to be hard to leave though, but I think I'm going to end up going downhill if I stay here much longer.

[Calis]

Head Coach Period

Alright guys, going to need some help with the decision here. I've received TONS of offers, but have narrowed it down to a select few.

UTEP
Prestige-54
Budget-$441,187
Last Recruiting- #36
Last Record- 15-14
Conference- WAC

UTEP right now is the front runner in my opinion. They've got a pretty horrid roster overall, but I think we could nab some big times recruits from Texas, and could develop a pretty good team down there.

Southern Methodist
Prestige-52
Budget-$456,125
Last Recruiting-#142
Last Record-14-15
Conference-WAC

Another Texas team here, and the team offering us the most cash to work with. They have some quality post players, so it wouldn't be an overly painful first few years.

South Alabama
Prestige-63
Budget-$411,250
Last Recruiting-#292
Last Record-22-10
Conference- Sun Belt

South Alabama has the highest Prestige of any team that made me an offer. They are a very young team, and show a couple of promising players.

New Hampshire
Prestige-34
Budget-$292,000
Last Recruiting-#105
Last Record-27-5
Conference-America East

Well I think we know everything there is to know about this team. We have the history here, we have an oustanding crop of players for the future, but we're looking at a much lower prestige and significantly lower budget.


Gert Looks to the Fans for Answer
Lets hear from the fans on this! What do you guys think? I'm not really pleased with the selections I have, Texas? Blech... I'm not sure what to do with this, nothing really jumps out at me like Fresno State did last year.

[Godzilla Blitz]

They all look good, but if you're trying to get a national championship, it might be time to leave UNH.

[hollmt]

stay with UNH for another year and see how that SG Sobel turns out.

on a side note, isnt it great that you get a relationship with some text based boys on your team and hate that you might want to leave them?

[Nyarlahotep]

I think you should stay, but if you leave my vote is for UTEP.

[Calis]

Alright, looks like we'll be staying at New Hampshire...I probably won't get into the next season until tomorrow, so there's time to vote still.

I was leaning towards staying myself, so I'm glad some folks agree. :D

hollmt- Bad news though, I'm almost certain Sobel will end up redshirting this season. I have Geoff Short and Bryce Longoria both coming back at SG as Seniors, so I think Sobel will be better off taking this year to train.

Actually, looking at the team overall, this year might not be such a cinch to win the Conference..there's a big drop off in shooting ability from the likes of Dewayne Colon and James Pelfrey to what we have now. Got some up and comers though.

Anyhow, anyone else feel free to put your two cents in, I'm still pondering the idea of moving on this year.

[hollmt]

yeh,it probably wouldnt be a bad idea to do that so you could develop the rest of his areas to go along with his amazing jump shot.

either way,im voting 2 times on the ballot for you to stay at UNH.

[Godzilla Blitz]

I just caught up.

Hell, if you're #23 in the nation, you might be able to do some damage from UNH. I have no idea, though, if the conference prestige will turn away top recruits from your program. At some point, I think that you'll have to move on to win a national championship. But if you keep up the good work, you should have job offers in the future as well. I imagine that dominating the conference might get old after a while, but you'll know when that time comes.

Good luck with your decision.

By the way, this is one impressive job you've done with this program. Your recruiting classes are great!

[RPI-Fan]

My two cents:

I was in a very similar situation to you, having had three fabulous years with Siena. I got an offer from Gonzaga, a top school, and I said "Eh, one more year won't hurt". Unfortunately, though, it did hurt. We got much worse offers the next year, and I had to settle for a middle-prestige, middle-conference school.

Depending on how many starters UTEP brings back, exactly how good their freshman look, I might seriously consider that job.

Good luck!
~kyle

[Calis]

Decisions, Decisions

Well I just spent some time going over UTEP's roster and comparing it to other schools in the WAC and lastly comparing it against my UNH boys. Looking through it I really noticed that UTEP didn't have more talent than UNH, hell..I think they were worse off. UTEP has some great 3 point shooters, with 4 guys rated over 75, but they really had little else. Plus I don't really have an urge to coach them, so the decision was made, we'd stay at New Hampshire. I have a feeling that RPI-Fan was right though, and we'll regret not moving.

2009 University of New Hampshire Roster


# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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35 Alfredo Williams C Jr 6'10" 229 Lower Burrell, PA
25 Jamie McGuinness C So 6' 9" 239 Wallkill, NY
10 Ernest Wood C Fr 6'10" 224 Commodore, PA
32 Cortez Harrison C Fr 6'11" 223 Washington, DC
4 Jerry Hopper PF Jr 6' 6" 221 Jackson, CA
21 James Hatfield PF Fr 6' 8" 248 Westford, MA
43 Honoré Desmuelliers SF Sr 6' 6" 234 Morlaix, France
0 David Donaldson SF Jr 6' 9" 234 New Concord, OH
3 Kendall Heaney SF Fr 6' 6" 216 Johnson City, NY
54 Bryce Longoria SG Sr 6' 4" 190 Pawcatuck, CT
2 Geoff Short SG Sr 6' 4" 200 Melbourne, Australia
23 David Sobel SG Fr 6' 5" 191 Barrington, RI
1 Stephen Pimental PG Jr 6' 3" 188 Minneapolis, MN
22 Lance Foster PG So 6' 2" 174 Spencerport, NY
50 Larry Askew PG Fr 6' 2" 189 Washington, DC

This is most definitely not the UNH team of the last two years. We have no standouts, but we have quite a few guys who can contribute.

The good news is, we have two guys that could eventually become the 2nd Coming of Dewayne Colon and James Pelfrey. Point Guard and America East Freshman of the Year last year Lance Foster will be the starter this year, and we expect big things out of him. He was 2nd on the team in scoring last season coming off the bench, so who knows what he can do as a starter. The other guy will come as a shock to most as he did to me, and that's Jaime McGuinness. Jaime is a beast inside, showing moves that rival Colon's during his prime, and Jaime has found them two years earlier.

Geoff Short and "The Mule" are back for their Senior season, and will asked to provide leadership to the young guns we have coming up. Short has been a very consistent but quiet player for us, and "The Mule" has been...well, French.

We'll get a chance to get our first looks at UNH's best recruiting class ever with James Hatfield and Larry Eskew ready to play after being redshirted last season. I don't expect either to be huge contributors just yet, and I'm actually dissapointed with how Hatfield has developed overall, not quite what I had envisioned him as.

Jump Shot Wiz David Sobel will spend this year developing his game. His Jump Shot is actually lower than we had scouted him at, as he joins the team at an 82. Still VERY good, but a bit dissapointing.

Kendall Heaney will also be taking a redshirt this season, along with Cortez Harrison. Harrison is probably a waste, he was a last month recruit last year after we lost all of our goodpicks, and Harrison really has nothing going for him. Probably a bad move to redshirt him, as I think it'd be better to just get him out ASAP, but I'll give the kid a shot. Heaney actually has a chance to bring a real defensive presence to the Perimeter, something I've yet to have in my time here, so we'll see how he pans out.

[Calis]

Assistant Coaches

My Recruiting Coordinator and Lead Scout both bail on me to start things off. Nice, I turn away bigger money and higher prestige to come back here, and then my boys jet first chance they get.

I manage to nab a couple of replacements who are pretty much equal in talent.


Scheduling

Man oh man, I have no clue what I was thinking. I'm sitting here planning on just playing another year here, and hoping I get more interesting offers because of a great season.

Then I go and do something like this.

With the most questionable team I've fielded in the last 3 years, I schedule by far the toughest Non-Conference schedule. Granted, it maybe not be much to look at it, but it's a helluva lot better competition for the most part than we've been facing.

I uhh..."borrowed" Godzilla Blitz's idea of facing the other current Dynasty teams, hope you don't mind. :) So we'll be facing off against UC Riverside(Who we're 1-5 against I might add), Navy, and damn you for this one RPI-Fan.. Georgia Tech. That one is going to leave a mark I'm sure. I also tossed UTEP on the schedule, figuring it would be interesting to see what could've been had we gone there.

It's going to be a tough year, especially with me not really being sure if this team is any good.

New Hampshire 2009 Season Schedule


Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/09 at UC Riverside
11/18/09 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
11/21/09 at UTEP
11/24/09 American
11/28/09 Navy
12/03/09 at Prairie View A&M
12/07/09 at Coastal Carolina
12/11/09 Idaho
12/15/09 Youngstown State
12/19/09 Columbia
12/24/09 at Sacred Heart
12/28/09 at Georgia Tech
01/03/10 at Stony Brook
01/06/10 at Boston University
01/10/10 Binghamton
01/13/10 at Hartford
01/20/10 Hartford
01/24/10 Northeastern
01/27/10 Vermont
01/29/10 at Maine
01/31/10 Maine
02/03/10 Stony Brook
02/05/10 Boston University
02/07/10 at Northeastern
02/14/10 at Vermont
02/17/10 Albany
02/19/10 at Albany
02/24/10 at Binghamton

[Calis]

It's Recruiting Time

Alright, we've just managed to snag our 3 recruits for this season. We're losing our top two SG's after this season, and our starting SF, so we look to fill those 3 gaps.


#1 SF Paris Randle
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Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 211
High School: Unatego High School
Hometown: Otego, NY
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 PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 73 31 24 65 4 32 42 23 21 43 26 59 69 78 54 40 23
Potential: B D D B D C C C D C C B

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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19.9 1.6 5.6 3.3 3.2 1.05 1.6 2.6 2.4

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.5 18.0 .471 1.2 2.8 .436 1.7 6.5 .262


Paris is a great inside scorer and shows a lot of potential to be a major threat from beyond the arc. Not a half bad defender either, if you'll look at his HS stats, he's doing a little bit of everything. Should be a good pickup for us.


#20 SG Keven Rand
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Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 197
High School: Cumberland High School
Hometown: Cumberland, RI
GPA: 2.35
Test Score: 1090
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 33 34 51 62 2 24 3 20 17 36 3 11 65 94 51 80 72
Potential: D B B A D C F D B B F F

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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15.8 0.6 4.2 2.6 3.2 0.80 0.8 0.2 2.2

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.3 15.4 .409 1.1 1.7 .647 2.0 6.8 .299

Another 3 point specialist and a guy who can play some defense also, I like the potential that he shows. I've really been trying to work on getting a better defensive team the last few years, as this run & gun stuff is great...but it's about to give me a heart attack.

#1 SG Isaiah Struck
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Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 188
High School: Dunbar High School
Hometown: Washington, DC
GPA: 2.33
Test Score: 890
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 34 63 58 28 43 22 15 2 32 35 38 6 91 75 38 81 81
Potential: F A A A C D D D C D D F

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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19.6 1.2 3.1 2.2 2.0 1.08 1.2 0.0 1.8

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.2 20.0 .409 1.8 2.9 .621 1.6 6.4 .244

Our 3rd and final signing for this season is Isiah Struck here, who is another shooter, and a guy who shows gobs of potential. He's a poor defender overall, but I couldn't pass up those 3 A's in Jump Shot, Free Throw, and 3 Point. He's also a former teammate of Larry Askew while they were at Dunbar High.

Overall not a bad recruiting class, but no one really jumps out at me like the past few years, but I think overall we're still bringing in some very good recruits for a school like UNH.

Next Up: November Results

[tucker342]

This could be an interesting year.... If I were you, I would've jumped ship....

[Calis]

tucker342- After seeing this team play, man do I wish I would've. I think my stock is really going to plummet after this season. I think I'll learn my lesson before this is all over.

November 2009

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/09 at UC Riverside W 80-71 1-0
11/18/09 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 79-51 2-0
11/21/09 at UTEP L 102-57 2-1
11/24/09 American W 102-70 3-1
11/28/09 Navy W 92-74 4-1

The UTEP game was the most embarassing game I've had since taking this job. We allowed 63 points in the first half! UTEP shot 60% from the field and were 11-20 from 3-point range. This was a very very painful game. So much for my declaration that UTEP had a worse roster than us.

We do manage to beat UC Riverside for the 2nd year straight, maybe the curse is finally over. American had pretty high prestige when I scheduled them, and a decent record, so I expected a much tougher game, I was wrong.

Even our wins weren't impressive. We've pulled off some big ones, but I'm not seeing that ability to dominate a game like we had the last two years. There's no one we can consistently count on to score when needed. Jaime McGuinness and Alfredo Williams, our big men down low are leading the team in scoring with 14.8 and 12.6 respectively. Williams is also chipping in 11.6 boards per game which is very nice.

James Hatfield is not looking good, averaging under 3 points a game and shooting at about 37%.

It Gets Worse...

I get some more news at the end of the month, and it isn't of the good variety. Lance Foster has been suspended for the month of December due to poor academics. This is just what we needed, our point man gone for the brunt of our Non-Conference schedule.

We'll get a chance to see how Frosh PG Larry Askew can handle being the guy running this offense..this is going to be a very bad Christmas me thinks.

Next Up: A Very Un-Merry Christmas

[Godzilla Blitz]

Congrats on your victory over the alter-ego UC Riverside!

Not sure what all the glum news is. 4-1 looks good to me. You're getting spoiled! ;)

[Calis]

GB- Heh, yeah..I did get spoiled with the last two years, hard to come back down after having the likes of Colon and Pelfrey. I'll be interested to see how this team matches up against the rest of the America East this year.

December 2009
12/03/09 at Prairie View A&M W 93-75 5-1
12/07/09 at Coastal Carolina L 88-82 5-2
12/11/09 Idaho W 86-59 6-2
12/15/09 Youngstown State L 87-75 6-3
12/19/09 Columbia L 77-56 6-4
12/24/09 at Sacred Heart W 96-91 7-4
12/28/09 at Georgia Tech L 96-83 7-5

Well, this tougher schedule idea probably wasn't a very good idea. We actually put up more of a fight against Georgia Tech than I thought we would, but we allowed them to shoot over 50% from the field, which makes it pretty tough to win. Same thing with Coastal Carolina, we shot under 36% and allowed them to make over 50% of their shots. We can't win games like this.

The only game that really frustrated me was Youngstown State, we were 17-60 on field goals, which is abysmal. This team is just shooting poorly, I think it may be time to rethink my offense, this Run & Gun just doesn't work with the players I have here now.

Jaime McGuinness has put up some good numbers on occasion for us, scoring 25 against Georgia Tech while Alfredo Williams has still been tearing down boards with 14 against Georgia Tech along with 16 points.

Season Stats

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Jamie McGuinness C 12 12 25.8 14.7 1.4 5.9 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.2 3.9
Alfredo Williams C 12 12 29.1 10.6 3.1 10.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.5 3.4
Geoff Short SG 12 11 22.3 10.0 0.4 2.2 3.2 1.2 0.2 1.9 2.5
Stephen Pimental PG 12 0 21.4 9.8 1.2 4.6 3.1 0.9 0.2 1.8 1.5
Lance Foster PG 5 5 22.6 8.8 1.0 1.8 4.0 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.2
Bryce Longoria SG 12 1 13.1 7.2 0.4 2.2 1.4 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.4
David Donaldson SF 12 0 17.2 7.0 1.0 2.2 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.6
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 12 12 20.5 5.9 0.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.2 1.0 2.2
Larry Askew PG 12 7 16.2 4.7 0.6 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.4
James Hatfield PF 12 0 9.4 4.6 1.1 3.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.8
Ernest Wood C 12 0 8.9 2.3 0.8 2.8 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.4
Jerry Hopper PF 12 0 7.0 1.3 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.8
David Sobel SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cortez Harrison C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kendall Heaney SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Larry Askew served well over the month as a replacement for the suspended Lance Foster. He didn't shock the world, but he wasn't at fault for our losses, he played smart for the most part, getting his share of assists and adding a few points here and there.

James Hatfield hasn't been getting many minutes to prove himself, what with our two best players being the big men, so I can't really judge his ability too much. He has the 3rd highest Inside rating on the team, so I'd love to get him some more playing time, but with the way Alfredo Williams playing, I can't cut his minutes.

Geoff Short is a guy who's turned it on lately as well, putting up good points and leading the team in Three Pointers made with 17. He's also just behind McGuinness and Williams on total FG%, which is impressive considering most of his shooting is from outside.

Going to have to spend some time thinking on what I want to do, try and go through a few conference games? Or is it time to retool the offense? I'm a little worried to slow up the game too much, because with the absolute lack of defensive talent I have, a slow paced game could kill me.

Well, if nothing else..I don't have to worry about lack of a challenge in the America East. :)

Looking forward to having Foster back for Conference Play, we need a Three-peat!

[Calis]

Note: Sheesh, you ever have one of those nights? I decided to hang it up for the night, had a few things to do, and then headed for bed. 15 minutes later I find myself sitting here at the computer playing through JUST ONE more month. This is it though! Gotta quit! Man I love this game.

Taking a Look

So I sat here and thought a while, was it time to change the focus of my offense? I seriously considered slowing the game up, playing a slower paced, methodical style of basketball. Then I sat back and asked myself, is that Gertbeef-Ball?(Hmm, that’s not catchy at all, Gert-Ball or Beef-Ball) Hell no it ain’t. So I did make a change to the offense. I told them to crank it up! I slammed that Pace slider to 10 and let ‘er rip! I noticed something looking back through our games from this season, and remembering seasons past. Almost all of our games, we’re losing early, but in the 2nd half, we’re destroying teams. Why is this? We’re wearing teams down, they can’t keep up this pace for a full 40 minutes. We’re a very deep team, no Superstars, but I can put any guy out there on the court and not have to worry about him blowing the game, that’s important. So that’s what I’ve done, I’ve decided to just run opposing teams into the ground.


January

Date Opponent Result Record
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01/03/10 at Stony Brook W 76-57 8-5 (1-0)
01/06/10 at Boston University L 87-79 8-6 (1-1)
01/10/10 Binghamton W 95-73 9-6 (2-1)
01/13/10 at Hartford W 93-85 10-6 (3-1)
01/20/10 Hartford W 89-62 11-6 (4-1)
01/24/10 Northeastern W 108-84 12-6 (5-1)
01/27/10 Vermont W 75-73 13-6 (6-1)
01/29/10 at Maine L 75-56 13-7 (6-2)
01/31/10 Maine W 89-63 14-7 (7-2)



I gotta say..it’s working pretty well so far.

The biggest beneficiary of the change has been Jaime McGuinness who has just been playing superb as of late. He’s put up double figures in 7 of the 9 games we played this month, and netted 30 against Northeastern. Lance Foster has come back strong as well, averaging almost 10 points and 5 assists a game.

One huge thing to point, against Northeastern we had 6 players in double figures, you think that ever happened with the Pelfrey or Colon teams of the past? The team is really coming together now, and looking good. We’re 5-0 in the conference at home, and 2-2 away. We can live with that, I’m a little baffled at the whole losing to Maine by 19 and then turning around and beating them by 26, but hey, I can live with a split there.

2009 America East Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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New Hampshire 7 2 .778 14 7 .667
Boston University 6 2 .750 11 8 .579
Hartford 5 4 .556 9 11 .450
Maine 6 5 .545 10 12 .455
Albany 3 4 .429 8 9 .471
Stony Brook 3 4 .429 7 11 .389
Northeastern 3 6 .333 8 13 .381
Binghamton 2 5 .286 7 11 .389
Vermont 2 5 .286 5 12 .294
We have a huge game coming up soon with Boston coming to our house. We’re a half game ahead of them in the conference right now, but they already beat us by 8. It’s a huge roadblock in our path to 3 straight titles, but right now we’re looking very sharp at home, I think we can take them. Other than them, we’ve got a pretty soft conference schedule coming up in February, mostly games against the cellar teams.

Sheesh, I'm in GB's boat now also, forgot to ever mention that. I took this job and had the goal to finish .500 in the conference. The last two years I've won the conference and they're still only satisfied! Of course, the goal has moved up to competing for the Conference Title. They won't ever upgrade my training facilities either! Needless to say, I'm not a big fan of the AD for UNH, and I won't be missing him when I leave.

[Calis]

February 2010

Date Opponent Result Record
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02/03/10 Stony Brook W 90-73 15-7 (8-2)
02/05/10 Boston University L 110-92 15-8 (8-3)
02/07/10 at Northeastern W 90-55 16-8 (9-3)
02/14/10 at Vermont W 87-79 17-8 (10-3)
02/17/10 Albany W 104-65 18-8 (11-3)
02/19/10 at Albany W 95-71 19-8 (12-3)
02/24/10 at Binghamton W 91-84 20-8 (13-3)

Well, things in very strongly for us. Only hiccup in the road was a loss to Boston which meant we dropped both games to them this season. They have a very good team this year, and I think they have our number, lets hope we don't meet them in the Conference Tourney.

Not a whole lot to say about this month, we got a little bit from everyone with Jaime McGuinness and Alfredo Williams just cleaning up on the glass and leading the way in points.

Poor Albany, they've turned into our whipping boy over the last couple of years.

Sheesh, looking at our season stats, we're 2nd in the nation in points per game with 85.4, that's a lotta points! Of course with that we're 280th in the nation in points allowed with 76.3, always a downside.

Honestly, this is a pretty weak recap, sorry..I realize this is 99.9% likely my last year in New Hampshire, and it can't end fast enough, I'm just going through the paces.

2009 America East Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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New Hampshire 13 3 .812 20 8 .714
Boston University 9 7 .562 14 13 .519
Hartford 9 7 .562 13 14 .481
Stony Brook 9 7 .562 13 14 .481
Maine 8 8 .500 12 16 .429
Northeastern 7 9 .438 12 17 .414
Vermont 7 9 .438 10 16 .385
Albany 6 10 .375 12 15 .444
Binghamton 4 12 .250 9 18 .333

Yeah, remember when I was saying that this year was looking rough and we'd have a tough time winning the conference? I was once again wrong, which makes me roughly 0-38 with my predictions for this dynasty. We ended up winning the Conference by 4 games, but just remember...that #2 finisher in the league has beat us twice this year.

Look at Conference Tourney

We'll be facing Albany in the first round of tourney..yeah, that's pretty much the same thing as a bye.

I'm trying to get through this season a little quicker, so I'm not going to go game by game through the Conference Tourney like before, I'll just post a recap.

Next Up Conference Tourney Time

[Calis]

March 2010

Date Opponent Result Record
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03/06/10 vs. Albany W 87-63 21-8
03/07/10 vs. Maine W 82-59 22-8
03/13/10 vs. Vermont W 98-60 23-8

We really lucked out with Boston being upset in the first round by #7 seed Vermont. This was the least tense tourney we've had yet, with smooth sailing through all 3 games. Shows you what I know.

Jaime McGuinness was the leader against Albany notching up 22 points, 11 boards, and 4 assists.

Alfredo Williams put up a whopping 24 points and 16 boards in the final to assure we'd once again be tops in the conference.

Tourney Brackets Announced

Well we go in this year worse off than the last two, getting the #15 seed in the South Region. We'll be facing off against the #13 team in the Nation Notre Dame.

This one is going to hurt, ND's has two VERY strong Post Defenders, so we can pretty much count on McGuinness and Williams being shut down. Their star is PG Jean Tu who has a 100 in Handling, yikes! He's averaging over 19 points a game, 4 boards, and 3 assists. He's going to be a handful. Lets just get this over with.

Next Up: Another Tourney, Another Mauling!

[Calis]

NCAA Tourney, Round 1
Notre Dame 81, New Hampshire 59

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jamie McGuinness C 28 3-8 1-2 1 3 0 0 7
Alfredo Williams PF 28 2-5 0-0 2 9 2 5 4
H. Desmuelliers SF 20 0-6 0-0 0 3 2 1 0
Bryce Longoria SG 20 4-10 0-0 0 2 0 2 8
Lance Foster PG 23 6-10 0-0 1 2 5 0 14
Geoff Short SF 16 3-6 0-0 3 6 1 3 6
Stephen Pimental SG 20 3-7 0-0 1 2 1 4 7
Larry Askew PG 13 2-3 3-3 0 3 0 3 7
James Hatfield PF 9 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
Ernest Wood C 8 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 1 0
David Donaldson SF 8 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Jerry Hopper PF 7 2-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 4

Turnovers: 15 (J.McGuinness 1, H.Desmuelliers 3,
B.Longoria 1, L.Foster 2, G.Short 2, S.Pimental 2,
L.Askew 1, D.Donaldson 2, J.Hopper 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (A.Williams 1, B.Longoria 1, G.Short
1, J.Hatfield 3, E.Wood 1)
Steals: 11 (J.McGuinness 2, B.Longoria 2, G.Short 1,
S.Pimental 1, L.Askew 3, J.Hopper 2)
3P FGs: 3-18 (H.Desmuelliers 0-4, B.Longoria 0-4,
L.Foster 2-4, G.Short 0-1, S.Pimental 1-3, D.Donaldson
0-2)

Notre Dame Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Lawrence Richards C 22 2-3 0-1 2 6 1 1 4
Landon Holbrook PF 18 3-4 2-2 1 7 0 1 8
Marlon Lopez SF 17 1-4 2-2 2 6 4 0 4
Henry Matthews SG 33 6-13 4-4 0 1 4 2 20
Jean Tu PG 34 6-17 7-8 2 4 2 1 22
Jeffrey Marra PG 6 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 6
Wyatt Tarango SG 7 1-4 0-0 0 1 2 0 3
Robby Downing C 17 2-5 4-4 2 6 1 1 8
Stephen Sumner PF 19 1-1 2-2 0 3 1 1 4
Tyler Williams PF 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Désiré Deffrennes SF 21 1-3 0-0 0 4 2 1 2

Turnovers: 13 (L.Richards 1, M.Lopez 1, H.Matthews 3,
J.Tu 1, J.Marra 1, W.Tarango 1, S.Sumner 3,
D.Deffrennes 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (L.Richards 1, J.Tu 1, R.Downing 1,
S.Sumner 1)
Steals: 8 (M.Lopez 1, J.Tu 2, J.Marra 1, W.Tarango 2,
R.Downing 1, D.Deffrennes 1)
3P FGs: 10-24 (M.Lopez 0-1, H.Matthews 4-9, J.Tu 3-9,
J.Marra 2-2, W.Tarango 1-2, D.Deffrennes 0-1)

Player of Game: PG Jean Tu (ND)


Damn, we were within 2 late in the 1st half, and only down by 4 when it ended. Then in the second half Jean Tu got things rolling and ND hit some big threes to widen the gap too far.

You'll notice they really did shut down our two big men, which is what I feared, and we just couldn't find the points elsewhere. Oh well, we had a good run.

Getting a little teary-eyed thinking that this is the last time I'll ever be coaching these UNH boys.

Back with Season Stats and Awards in a minute.

[Calis]

2009 Season Awards
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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: C Jamie McGuinness New Hampshire
Freshman of the Year: PG Daniel Mercado Albany
Coach of the Year: Gertbeef Roe New Hampshire

All-League First Team:
C: Jamie McGuinness New Hampshire
PF: Salvador Martin Maine
SF: Jules Murray Boston University
SG: Daniel Narvaez Vermont
PG: Andrew Nussbaum Hartford

All-League Second Team:
C: Alfredo Williams New Hampshire
PF: John Alexander Northeastern
SF: Thomas Brown Northeastern
SG: Arnold Kirkland Maine
PG: Charles Martin Boston University

All-Freshman Team:
C: Martin Reece Albany
PF: Maynard Matthews Boston University
SF: Jerold Permenter Vermont
SG: Vincent Hawkinson Albany
PG: Daniel Mercado Albany



Well we did it, 3 years in a row we've had the Conference Player of the Year. I didn't really expect McGuinness to win the award, but looking at the stats afterward, I can see why.

Our other big man managed to get 2nd Team All Conference honors, and I'm not surprised by that. Williams put up some great rebounding numbers and chipped in more than his fair share of points.

Add another Coach of the Year Award to the trophy case, can never have too many of those!

Season Stats

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Jamie McGuinness C 32 32 28.6 15.9 1.6 7.3 2.2 1.0 1.1 2.4 3.2
Alfredo Williams C 32 32 29.3 10.8 3.0 10.2 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.4 3.3
Lance Foster PG 25 25 22.6 10.0 1.0 1.6 4.5 1.2 0.1 1.4 1.5
Bryce Longoria SG 32 21 16.2 9.4 0.3 2.5 2.0 1.2 0.1 1.2 1.5
Geoff Short SG 32 11 18.8 8.7 0.6 2.9 2.4 1.5 0.2 1.6 2.2
Stephen Pimental PG 32 0 19.9 7.8 0.9 3.6 2.3 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.1
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 32 32 19.8 6.6 0.6 2.8 1.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 2.0
Larry Askew PG 32 7 14.4 5.7 0.6 1.8 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.6
David Donaldson SF 32 0 13.1 5.4 0.7 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.2
James Hatfield PF 32 0 8.4 3.1 0.8 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.7
Jerry Hopper PF 32 0 6.2 1.9 0.3 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.1
Ernest Wood C 32 0 7.5 1.8 0.7 2.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.1


Season Shooting
New Hampshire Player Shooting Stats

Name Pos FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Jamie McGuinness C 192 376 .511 125 205 .610 0 1 .000
Alfredo Williams C 118 223 .529 110 136 .809 0 1 .000
Lance Foster PG 88 197 .447 44 56 .786 29 85 .341
Bryce Longoria SG 121 256 .473 30 57 .526 28 88 .318
Geoff Short SG 101 195 .518 35 57 .614 40 98 .408
Stephen Pimental PG 78 204 .382 67 81 .827 28 87 .322
Honoré Desmuelliers SF 70 181 .387 53 71 .746 19 71 .268
Larry Askew PG 60 130 .462 33 49 .673 29 77 .377
David Donaldson SF 61 128 .477 32 42 .762 20 56 .357
James Hatfield PF 35 90 .389 27 43 .628 2 3 .667
Jerry Hopper PF 22 50 .440 16 39 .410 0 0 .000
Ernest Wood C 23 62 .371 10 23 .435 1 1 1.000


Well now is when I might look into who put up the good numbers, and what to expect of the team next year, but seeing as how I couldn't care less, I'll skip all that. :)

I would like a chance to see how David Sobel pans out as a player, I think he could do huge things with 4 years as a starter.

Who knows what the off-season will bring, if there's no good offers......

Next Up:It's Decision Time....Again!

[Calis]

Head Coach Period

Well, I anxiously await the offers I'll be receiving, and have decided that one way or the other I'll be out of New Hampshire.

The first batch of offers come through and nothing really grabs me. George Mason, Canisius, Bradley, and Eastern Illinois to name a few. All a step up from UNH, but not much of a one, and none of the schools really jumps out at me as I place I want to coach.

I decide to take my chances and go for another round.....

Jackpot!


I get quite a few calls that are rather interesting, but there are 3 at the top that REALLY stick out at me. These are all squads we could make Title Contenders in just a few years.

There must be a serious shortage of big time coaches available, as you've got to wonder why these National powerhouses are trying to get a coach from lowly UNH. I ain't complaining though.


Utah
Prestige-90
Budget-$587,500
Last Recruiting- #144
Last Record- 14-15
Conference- MWC
AD Goal- Sweet 16
Training Facility-90


Utah is far and away my top choice of school. We're talking about a top tier team right here, these guys are good. They have two outstanding Senior big men, and some excellent shooters as well. They have a lot of Seniors, and are a team that will need to be rebuilt soon, but what a place to do it.

They sport a roster that would work almost perfectly with the style of play we've been running in UNH. They even have no defensive ability!


BYU
Prestige-89
Budget-$583,750
Last Recruiting- #46
Last Record- 20-13
Conference- MWC
AD Goal- Sweet 16
Training Facility-79


BYU's roster doesn't look near as impressive as Utah's imo. Although they do have a Junior PF Pat Fikes who looks to be one of the top big men in the nation. Overall I like Utah's roster more for Gert-ball, but BYU has better young guys on the team, so it's a toss up.

I also have a personal vendetta against BYU from my time living here in Utah, so that's a strike against them. ;)


New Mexico
Prestige-77
Budget-$525,281
Last Recruiting-99
Last Record-22-11
Conference-MWC
AD Goal- Compete for the Conference Championship
Training Facility-92


New Mexico is a ways behind the previous two schools in talent, but they have a younger team overall than the previous two. Overall this would be the worst team of the three, but you can always figure in the extra pride from winning with them, so it evens out.

So what do you guys think? I'm taking input again, I'm leaning towards Utah, they have the most talent, and I've developed a bit of an affinity towards them during my time stationed here. I'll listen to all thoughts though.

Iona, Old Dominion, and Northern Iowa are the others team to make me an offer, so if anyone has a reason for wanting those 3, let me know. They're all significantly worse than these 3.

[RPI-Fan]

I'd take a look at what the AD goals are... with BYU having an equal budget but MUCH higher recruiting class and from what you say, younger team, they might be a good choice.

But that's without personal issues...

[Nyarlahotep]

Gonna have to agree with RPI-Fan.

[Calis]

Good point RPI-Fan, went and edited the Head Coach Offering post to add in AD goals and training facility rating.

So that adds a few more kinks in.

Man, this is a tough call..there's bonuses to both teams, Utah looks to be a much better team imo, but BYU has those two kids I mentioned in the post, one a Jr. with 93 Ins and the other a Sophomore with an 88. They don't have much in the way of outside shooting though, so it's tough.

Thing I like with Utah is, they have 2 guys with 80+ Inside, 2 guys with 80+ in JPS, and 2 guys with 80+ in 3PS. One of those is the same guy, with 80+ in JPS and 3PS.

Another interesting tidbit, Utah is bringing back 2 MWC First Team All Conference players.

Such decisions.

[hollmt]

im gonna have to vote for Utah. the recruiting is worse, but they have better facilities to improve the recruits you do have and the recruits you will soon be getting.

they seem to have the all around team as well.

one more thing..with Utah having a bunch of seniors you will get the guys you want in that much sooner. maybe you could just get a good class of your own this season and discard some of the recruits that the last coach brought in.

[Godzilla Blitz]

I think you should take Eastern Illinois so UC Riverside has a chance to win the Calis Classic II. :)

Kidding aside, I might take New Mexico. The other school's "Sweet Sixteen" goals scare me.

What are your current coaching points and level? That might be something to consider? If they're high enough, Utah or BYU might be fine, but If you're still at a low level you'll be at a big disadvantage to the top schools, no? Some of those coaches at the top schools are maxed out in my game. Scary stuff. The Kansas coach, I believe, has 100's across the board. Yikes.

Congrats, though, on some outstanding offers! I wish I had tough decisions like this one. No one has ever even offered me a job, let alone a job at a good school.

[Calis]

*cough cough*

I started at lvl 10, so I'm a pretty all around good coach.

Recruiting-90
Scouting-90
Offense-70
Defense-50

Yeah, I wish I would've started out lower now, but this was my first new real dynasty, and usually I'm horrible at any text sim. :) But anyway, point is.. there's a reason I'm having such success, and it ain't because I'm a master of the game. I've got a booster.


Next career I'd like to try from the very bottom of the cellar, but I'd gone too far along in this one by the time I thought about that to turn around.

You make a good point about NM though GB. I don't know if I like the idea of that much pressure in my first year, as I think no matter which team I take, I'm going to rework them to fit under the style of play I want. So it's a 3-4 year plan. NM has the best training facilities which is a plus.

Heh, looked at my UNH roster for this season and realized if I played, this would be the first time I've ever had a true Frosh starting on my team, plus I'd have a Redshirt Frosh playing...this team gonna be GOOD next year. Bah, I have to stop looking at that.

So far it looks like we have 2 votes for BYU? 1 vote for Utah, and 1 for New Mexico.

My vote has gone back and forth from Utah to BYU to Utah to New Mexico, so I don't know where I stand. It's fun to compare them though. :)

Well, the decision will wait until tomorrow afternoon/evening either way, so I'll look at things some more when I get a chance plus any input from you guys.

[RPI-Fan]

If you think you can win the conference, I'd stay. If not, then my vote will officially go to New Mexico.

[Sublime]

I like the New Mexico idea pick also.

[Calis]

As I get closer and closer to getting out of work, I've been thinking about this a bit more. What about staying at UNH? I'm just kind of curious if people are bored with it, I really think we'll mow through the conference, and have a better season than last.

I guess my point is, our prestige jumped up to 38(I think) now, which means we're still seeing steady jumps, and I think the team is actually getting better than it was. So maybe we can do something here, it's going to take some time though. I don't want to bore anyone to tears reading through it though, this is just an idea.

We'll have a true freshman starting and Sobel the uber shooter will be playing this year, so I think it could be interesting with this team. Not to mention we have the Conference Player of the Year returning.

I guess my main problem is, we've got some awesome offers from high prestige and talent schools, but what I really wanted was a cellar team in an upper tier conference to rebuild. So I'm not against waiting for those offers.

Staying here would have it's advantages. We have a team already that's built around the style of play I use, the AD is finally delighted with our efforts, so I think we can pressure them into improving our training or whatever, and our budget has been steadily increasing.

So I'll put it up to one last vote, heh..sorry I'm asking for two votes in less than one day.

New Mexico or New Hampshire?

[Sublime]

Well now that your expressing an interest in staying in Durham, I gotta pick my home state Wildcats!!

[Calis]

Sublime- Heh, I completely didn't notice you were from New Hampshire! At least I know I have one person who won't be annoyed that I decided to stay! :)

Ok...so I lied.

Yeah Yeah, I know...this is twice now I've said I was leaving, and this'll be twice now that I've backed out. I don't intentionally do this, it's not like I'm ignoring the advice of everyone, I just don't have the guts to leave. We'll leave soon, but I would really like to have an offer that just jumps out at me, I'd love to get a Big XII offer, but we'll see. Also, I think we're a near lock for another Conference Championship, so I don't think I'll be losing anything by staying, and might gain something, who knows?

I've just done some more looking through New Mexico's roster, and what they've brought in. I also took notice of the fact here at UNH we just brought in the #56 recruiting class in the nation last season. So this isn't a fluke me thinks, we actually can bring if not just as good, damn close to the same quality of recruits the likes of New Mexico can.

Anyway, I just looked at some of the young guys this UNH team has, and I couldn't leave 'em. We'll have a look at them in just a minute.

Next Up:2010-2011 University of New Hampshire Wildcats!

[Calis]

New Hampshire Roster
# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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35 Alfredo Williams C Sr 6'10" 237 Lower Burrell, PA
25 Jamie McGuinness C Jr 6' 9" 241 Wallkill, NY
10 Ernest Wood C So 6'10" 232 Commodore, PA
32 Cortez Harrison C Fr 6'11" 232 Washington, DC
4 Jerry Hopper PF Sr 6' 6" 222 Jackson, CA
21 James Hatfield PF So 6' 8" 249 Westford, MA
0 David Donaldson SF Sr 6' 9" 246 New Concord, OH
3 Kendall Heaney SF Fr 6' 6" 228 Johnson City, NY
12 Paris Randle SF Fr 6' 8" 219 Otego, NY
23 David Sobel SG Fr 6' 5" 203 Barrington, RI
20 Keven Rand SG Fr 6' 4" 203 Cumberland, RI
13 Isaiah Struck SG Fr 6' 4" 189 Washington, DC
1 Stephen Pimental PG Sr 6' 3" 189 Minneapolis, MN
22 Lance Foster PG Jr 6' 2" 175 Spencerport, NY
50 Larry Askew PG So 6' 2" 193 Washington, DC

The Big Men
Alright, lets get to the important stuff, the talent. Jaime McGuinness will be back for his Junior season and will be the focal point of the offense again. He has the distinct possibility of becoming the first back to back Conference Player of the Year. He’s been working on his inside game even harder this offseason and is looking better than ever. Alfredo Williams is still as good as ever on the Defensive glass and strong as an Ox, he’ll do his part.

James Hatfield has been working hard in the off-season, probably to prove the concerns we’ve been voicing about his lack of production were unnecessary. His inside shot is looking very good now, and he’s shown a lot of improvement in his rebounding and blocking. We’ll see what he can do this year, as he’ll be an almost definite starter come next season.

At Small Forward we have who will be our first true Frosh starter. I make it a point to try and give these guys a year if not more to develop, and get ready for the big time. I’m taking a chance on this kid. This kid is Paris Randle, out of Otego, NY. He’s got an excellent mix of inside game and outside shooting along with some good passing skills and adequate defense. He’s a threat to score from nearly anywhere on the court, which we love. Who knows how long he’ll stay on the starting 5, but he’s earned a shot.

Kendall Heaney will be doing backup duties and really has little talent shooting the ball. He was one of the guys we brought in when I had my short-lived idea of switching this to a more defensive-oriented team. So the guy is a great defender, but little threat to score.

The Guards

We’ll be starting another Freshman at SG, this one was redshirted last season though. As you’ll remember, David Sobel was one of my most highly anticipated recruits. This guy has a jump shot you wouldn’t believe. He could end up being a huge factor on offense for us, it’ll be interesting to see.

Kevin Rand is another true Freshman that will be seeing minutes this season. He’ll be backing up Sobel, and this kid has a knack for draining 3’s. Not to mention the fact he’s one of our best defenders, he could actually be starting ahead of Sobel, so don’t be surprised if that happens at some point. They’re both excellent prospects.

Isiah Struck was one of our recruits from last year, and will be the only player on the team taking a redshirt this season. He shows potential to be a great shooter all-around..man, we have TONS of depth at SG right now.

You all remember our triumvirate of PG’s from last season don’t you? Lance Foster, Larry Eskew, and Stephen Pimental are all three pretty much interchangeable at that position and will all be seeing time at the point. Foster will get the starting nod and the most time on the floor.

Lets just say, this team is not hurting for guards in the least.

Next Up: 2010-11 UNH Schedule

[Calis]

New Hampshire 2010 Season Schedule
Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/10 at Morgan State
11/18/10 Navy
11/22/10 Wichita State
11/26/10 at Loyola-Maryland
11/30/10 Army
12/04/10 at Utah
12/08/10 Coastal Carolina
12/12/10 Northwestern
12/16/10 at Prairie View A&M
12/23/10 Providence
12/29/10 Vermont
12/31/10 UC Riverside
01/02/11 Northeastern
01/05/11 at Binghamton
01/09/11 Binghamton
01/12/11 Sacred Heart
01/16/11 at Boston University
01/19/11 Albany
01/23/11 Maine
01/26/11 at Maine
01/28/11 at Hartford
02/02/11 at Northeastern
02/04/11 Hartford
02/06/11 Stony Brook
02/16/11 Boston University
02/18/11 at Stony Brook
02/23/11 at Vermont
02/27/11 at Albany


For some awful reason I thought it would be a good idea to schedule Utah, as it was another team whose offer of a job I'd scorned. This one will be much more painful than UTEP I'm afraid.

Bizzaro World UC Riverside is of course on the schedule again. Thankfully we're not up against the Godzilla Blitz version. This team is not having much success, with only 2 seasons with double digit wins.

hollmt's Bizarro-Navy will also travel to Durham early in the season for matchup number two between us. Navy has not had a bad squad so far, they've managed two trips to the NCAA Tourney in our short history. Last year was their worst season though, and their only one with a losing Conference record.

I jacked up the Georgia Tech game, thinking I could maybe get them to play me here in NH, which of course was wrong. I didn't leave an open road game though, and I'm not one to waste a home game, so I've scheduled Wichita State instead.(Thank God for my mistakes)

My main concern with the Conference schedule this year is to beat Boston, which we never accomplished last year.

Interesting tidbit also, Albany the perennial bottom feeder in the conference had 3 players listed on the All-Conference Freshman team, does this mean they're finally on the rise?

I sure hope not...

Next Up:Our Recruits!

[Calis]

Recruiting

We've got two scholarships available to us, and need of a PF and a PG.

I look to fill the gap at PG first.

RECRUIT DETAILS

#1 PG Abel Brett
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Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 154
High School: Hope High School
Hometown: Providence, RI
GPA: 2.33
Test Score: 980
Rating: **

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 22 74 46 36 45 55 8 9 45 14 6 30 4 72 32 85 15
Potential: D B C A C B C C D D D D

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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16.3 0.7 2.3 4.2 2.7 1.57 1.1 0.3 4.7

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.2 15.7 .455 1.1 1.7 .647 0.9 4.0 .225

I'm somewhat surprised this is only a 2 star recruit. He shows a great jump shot, and has a lot of potential to become a great ball handler and three point shooter. He's putting up good High School numbers, and really, I think he looks better than most of the 3 star guys I evaluated.

We go after him heavily before the season starts and get a message that he has accepted in early November!

One down, one more to go.

RECRUIT DETAILS

#21 PF Blair Bunker
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Height: 6'11"
Weight: 215
High School: Middletown High School
Hometown: Middletown, RI
GPA: 2.56
Test Score: 870
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 68 20 45 47 14 33 20 38 46 16 15 21 82 49 74 32 3
Potential: B D C C F B F B A D D D

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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19.8 1.5 6.6 2.3 3.4 0.69 0.3 0.8 2.2

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.6 18.8 .454 2.6 5.3 .491 0.0 1.1 .045

Blair Bunker made All-State in Rhode Island and was also voted Mr. Basketball. He has a good post game both offensively, and more importantly defensively. I'd like to be able to have someone I could count on to try and contain any superstar post players we run across in the future. That seems to be the only shot we have of winning an NCAA Tourney game.

We've been hitting Blair with everything we've got, but he's not budging much. We did manage to work his interest up from Average to High after he visited our campus, but Boston College and Harvard have both offered him scholarships, and I don't think you pass that up for UNH, but we'll keep trying.

Next Up: November 2010

[tucker342]

Good luck this season! I would've said go to Utah, but I think you made the right choice to stay at NHU:D

[Calis]

tucker342- Good to hear, I expected a harsher reception to returning to New Hampshire.

Note- As a forewarning, I have today off, so this thing might explode in activity again. I warned you. :)

November 2010


Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/10 at Morgan State W 90-73 1-0
11/18/10 Navy W 96-85 2-0
11/22/10 Wichita State W 73-61 3-0
11/26/10 at Loyola-Maryland W 67-66 4-0
11/30/10 Army W 93-87 5-0

Paris Randle made it very clear the first game that he wanted to be the starter for the long run. He surprised everyone with 16 points and 5 boards and a Player of the Game award. He looks to be the real deal.

We had a quality win against Wichita State, and an amazing performance from Alfredo Williams, 13 points and 22 Rebounds(shattering the school record for boards, and earning the Conference record), did I mention he had 6 assists as well?

The Loyola-Maryland game was a major test for us on the road. The game goes back and forth throughout, and finally with about 8 seconds left and us down by 1, David Sobel breaks his defenders ankle and drives to the hoop for a monster dunk. That was good enough for the win.

In the final game of the month we gave up 31 points to Army's SG Benjamin Hyland and still managed to control the game throughout. Which is impressive to say the least, seeing as how Army shot .593 from the field.

Through the first 5 games we have 4 players averaging over 10 points a game, which is a first for us. Jaime McGuinness leads the pack with 13.8, followed by Frosh superstar Paris Randle with 11.6, then comes other big Alfredo Williams with 11.0(Not to mention 13.8 boards), and lastly the point man Lance Foster is chipping in 10.8 per game along with his 4.8 Assists.

We've got some weapons this season.

You know what game is up next? Our trip to Salt Lake City to face #14 Utah. This one is going to be painful. Utah is 4-0 so far early in this season with wins over Oklahoma State, Temple, and Boston College to win the Pre-Season Top of the World Invitational, and then followed that up by beating Cal. That seems a little more impressive than beating Army and Loyola-Maryland.

Next Up: December 2010

[Calis]

Yeah, this is a little unorthodox from my usual style of reporting, but I thought this game deserved it's own post. :D


New Hampshire 76, Utah 73

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Alfredo Williams C 32 3-9 1-2 0 11 3 1 7
Jamie McGuinness PF 29 7-11 4-7 1 8 1 2 18
Paris Randle SF 24 3-12 3-3 1 4 3 0 11
David Sobel SG 29 2-5 2-2 2 6 3 2 8
Lance Foster PG 29 6-9 0-0 0 1 6 0 14
Larry Askew SG 19 1-5 1-2 0 3 1 3 3
Stephen Pimental PG 4 1-2 0-1 0 0 1 1 2
James Hatfield PF 5 2-3 1-1 0 2 0 0 5
Ernest Wood PF 8 2-2 0-0 2 5 0 0 4
Keven Rand SG 7 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Kendall Heaney SF 7 0-0 2-4 0 3 0 1 2
Cortez Harrison C 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Jerry Hopper PF 1 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0

Turnovers: 15 (A.Williams 1, J.McGuinness 4, P.Randle
2, D.Sobel 2, L.Foster 4, L.Askew 1, K.Rand 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (A.Williams 1, J.McGuinness 3,
P.Randle 1, D.Sobel 1, L.Askew 1, E.Wood 1)
Steals: 7 (A.Williams 1, D.Sobel 2, L.Foster 2, L.Askew
1, E.Wood 1)
3P FGs: 6-19 (P.Randle 2-7, D.Sobel 2-3, L.Foster 2-4,
L.Askew 0-2, S.Pimental 0-1, K.Rand 0-1, C.Harrison
0-1)


Utah Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Charles Young C 32 1-6 0-0 3 17 2 2 2
Carey Marshall PF 21 2-6 2-3 2 8 1 5 6
Nolan Zaragoza SF 30 9-21 2-2 2 6 1 3 20
Andrew Gonzalez SG 16 4-11 1-1 0 0 2 1 10
Harrison Jackson PG 21 5-12 0-0 1 2 1 1 13
Andrew Lines PF 15 0-4 0-0 3 5 2 2 0
Mckinley Clayton SG 22 3-7 0-0 2 3 4 0 8
Derrick McCully SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Bradley Olivarez PG 10 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Boyd Ham PG 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Tommie Foss PF 11 5-7 1-2 1 2 0 2 12
Rolland Witkowski C 6 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Sid Hiles PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Steven Swindell SF 7 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 0

Turnovers: 13 (C.Young 2, C.Marshall 1, N.Zaragoza 5,
H.Jackson 2, A.Lines 2, B.Olivarez 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (C.Young 1, A.Gonzalez 1)
Steals: 9 (N.Zaragoza 2, A.Gonzalez 1, H.Jackson 2,
A.Lines 2, M.Clayton 1, B.Olivarez 1)
3P FGs: 7-20 (N.Zaragoza 0-3, A.Gonzalez 1-6, H.Jackson
3-7, M.Clayton 2-3, T.Foss 1-1)

Player of Game: C Jamie McGuinness (NH)



What're the Odds?

I can't really explain what happened, as I didn't pay a whole lot of attention, expecting us to be manhandled throughout. We were trailling by 7 going into the half, and pretty happy to be that close.

In the 2nd half we took over. Paris Randle finally managed to hit a few shots after being held scoreless in the first half. Alfredo Williams displayed his usual dominance on the glass, thankfully..because Utah's Charles Young was absolutely killing us in the first half on the boards. Throw into the mix Lance Foster making some outstanding passes to the open man, and you've got a nearly unbeatable team.

We just beat the #14 team in the nation, I really am still in disbelief of it. This would mark our first win against a ranked opponent, and obviously the biggest win of our career.

We might've just earned ourselves another spot in the Top 25!

'Tis a very happy day in Durham, NH.

[Sublime]

WOO HOO! awesome win over those damn Utes!

[Calis]

December 2010

Date Opponent Result Record
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12/04/10 at Utah W 76-73 6-0
12/08/10 Coastal Carolina W 91-73 7-0
12/12/10 Northwestern W 97-65 8-0
12/16/10 at Prairie View A&M W 92-50 9-0
12/23/10 Providence W 96-91 10-0
12/29/10 Vermont W 101-54 11-0 (1-0)
12/31/10 UC Riverside W 86-57 12-0


It Just Keeps Getting Better...

Well there was some fear that we might overlook some of our opponents after the Utah upset. That turned out to not be the case, as we actually played better.

Coastal Carolina came to town and was welcomed by Paris Randle, who lit them up for 25 points. We were up by 20 by the end of the first half, and we never looked back, despite YET again allowing a team to shoot over 50% against us. Then Northwester came to Durham, and we jumped all over them from the tip off. We had at one point in the first half, a 26 point lead, and ended the half up by 23. We held them under 30% shooting, which is pretty amazing for our defense. We were 12-21 from three point range, hard to beat a team that’s shooting that well.

Those two wins coupled with our Utah upset worked together to get us a Top 25 ranking! When the rankings came out on December 13th we were excited to see we’d been honored as the #22 team in the nation, which is only the second time I’ve ever had a ranked team, and the highest ranking.

Prairie View A&M was a joke, and we jumped out to a 35-10 lead about halfway through the first half. We had 5 players in double figures again, and just dominated every aspect, as was to be expected. We got some lucky breaks with losses of other teams, and the following week our ranking was boosted to #19.

Providence came to town next and they’re a team that can’t be taken to lightly. They were 6-1 coming into this game and have some quality wins. We fell behind early and looked like we weren’t prepared for the fight Providence was bringing. We managed to have a small run towards the end of the first half, and a three pointer by David Sobel as the buzzer ending the 1st half narrowed the lead to 4. Things went back and forth through the 2nd half until we lucked out and Paris Randle grabbed a missed David Sobel shot and slammed it home. Then a James Hatfield block got us the ball back, and we took full advantage, with David Sobel draining another three, giving us our first lead of the game. The defense buckled down, and Randle took over the game, and we saved our perfect season. There was some bad news coming out of this game though, Freshman SG Kevin Rand pinched a nerve in his back and will be out roughly 20 days. Shouldn’t have much of an effect though as Rand is only playing roughly 7 minutes a game this season.

We climb another spot in the polls, sitting at #18 now. Who’d of thought? Man, am I glad I decided to stay here, this team is clicking big time right now. It was time to open up the Conference schedule against Vermont. This one was going to be ugly as well as in the first half alone, Paris Randle put up 16 points, and was 4-4 from beyond the arc. We doubled Vermont’s score at 54-27. It didn’t get any better for Vermont in the 2nd half.

New Year’s Eve and time for the Godzilla Blitz Invitational, and surprise surprise, the invite for this year is UC Riverside! What’re the odds? I start getting worried as Riverside jumps out to an early 14-9 lead. Oh great, the curse is back I thought. Luckily I had nothing to worry about, as the boys turned it on and got the rout.

Wow, we're sitting at 12-0 and ranked as the #18 team in the Nation. Who'd of thunk? Seems like the team is trying everything it can to convince me to stick it out here in Durham.

New Hampshire Player Averages
Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Paris Randle SF 12 12 25.8 15.6 0.8 4.8 1.6 0.3 0.3 3.5 2.1
Jamie McGuinness C 12 10 27.5 14.0 1.7 6.0 1.8 1.4 1.2 2.2 1.9
Lance Foster PG 12 12 25.8 11.3 0.9 2.2 5.3 1.2 0.0 1.2 2.2
Alfredo Williams C 12 12 30.1 9.8 2.8 12.6 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.9
David Sobel SG 12 12 23.4 9.8 1.1 2.8 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.3
Larry Askew PG 12 0 20.1 6.8 0.6 3.7 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.8
James Hatfield PF 12 2 10.3 4.8 0.9 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 0.5 1.3
Stephen Pimental PG 12 0 7.6 4.7 0.4 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.2
Kendall Heaney SF 12 0 7.8 3.3 0.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.6
David Donaldson SF 5 0 7.6 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6
Ernest Wood C 12 0 7.4 3.0 0.6 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5
Keven Rand SG 10 0 7.3 2.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.9
Cortez Harrison C 12 0 4.2 1.7 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.6
Jerry Hopper PF 9 0 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Isaiah Struck SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Nothing real shocking from looking at the stats. Paris Randle is leading the team in scoring, and Alfredo Williams is far and away the leader in rebounding. Lance Foster is very quietly having a great season as well, with 11.3 points and 5.3 assists per game.

The Conference schedule gets in full swing next, and the way we're playing, an undefeated regular season is not out of the question. Boston University stands in our way though....

[Calis]

Sublime- Thanks! I still can't believe we pulled that one off. I'm used to getting pummeled by about 30 anytime I face a team that's above #150th. :D Huge win for us though.

[Calis]

January 2011

Recruiting News

Good news on the recruiting front. Our PF prospect Blair Bunker commits to UNH! I had been concerned that he was showing a lack of interest in coming to our school, a visit to Durham must've changed his mind. So that's it for recruiting this year, and we got both guys we wanted.

January Games

Start of the month of January with Northeastern coming to town. Oddly Jaime McGuinness fouled out with almost 15 minutes left in the 2nd half, not sure what was going on there, but it didn’t matter.

We end up ranked #15 the polls are released the following day. We just keep climbing and climbing!

Against Binghampton we actually are trailing most of the first half, and end the half down by 4. Didn’t expect this. We turned things around in the 2nd half thanks to some great work from the big guys with McGuinness and Williams accounting for 34 points and 25 rebounds between them. We turn right around and host Binghampton the next game, and this was another tight one. We had the lead going into the half, but actually fell behind early in the 2nd half. Once again Jaime McGuinness and Alfredo Williams were key accounting for 31 points and 26 boards.

We see a big jump in the polls to #11! Wow, little ‘ole University of New Hampshire is now rated as one of the elite teams in the nation. It’s a good feeling. Kansas sits two spots ahead of us at #9..grr.

We just missed hitting 100 against Sacred Heart, when Alfredo Williams missed the last second shot. We’ll settle for the win though. Alfredo grabbed 20 boards, once again proving he’s a freak of nature.

I was pretty concerned about the next game against Arch-Rival Boston University at Boston. I had good reason to be worried. Boston have been a thorn in our side for years now. We managed to hold the lead throughout all of the 2nd half and most of the first, although it was close. This was a huge hurdle leapt in our conference schedule.

We just keep climbing, another week, another spot up to #10. One of our favorite conference teams, Albany came to town next. Not a real impressive game for us against what’s probably the 2nd weakest team in the conference. They went on a tear in the 2nd half and ended the game on a 16-4 run. A couple more minutes and who knows what would’ve happened.

Maine was next on the list, and we trailed the entire first half. We never saw the lead until halfway through the 2nd half when we finally jumped ahead 50-48 thanks to a David Sobel jumper from near the free throw line. We traded baskets for the next few minutes; this one was definitely going down to the wire. We sat at 72-72 with just about 1:32 left in the game; we were on the verge of losing our first game of the season. We come out and Maine hits us with a press, Paris Randle gets the ball stripped at midcourt and Maine breaks for an easy dunk. 72-74. Uh oh. Lance Foster gets fouled and shot two, missing the first, but making the 2nd. 73-74. We turn right around and foul Maine, they go to the line for a one and one. They make the first and miss the 2nd, and David Sobel rips down his 8th board of the game. We’re down to about 12 seconds. David Sobel brings it up court, crosses over, leaves his man in the dust and goes in for an uncontested jam. It’s 75-75 with 5 seconds left.

We’re going to OT

OT doesn’t go so hot for us. We make some bad shots on offense, and we seem to be fouling every single trip down the court on defense. Main converts some of it’s free throws and jump out to an 81-78 lead with 56 seconds left. Lance Foster comes down and fires up a 3..this for the tie! No! It clangs off of the rim, but Jaime McGuinness is there for the offensive rebound! He tips it in and we close the gap to 1! We come out with a press, and Maine looks flustered. Larry Askew nabs the ball from them at midcourt! He kicks it to Lance Foster who’s is open along the left baseline. No good! Maine grabs the board. We quickly foul, with the clock at 12 seconds. The first is no good! We’re still in this! He makes the 2nd putting the score at 83-81 Maine. Sobel inbounds the ball to Lance Foster who races the ball across midcourt, takes it to the left corner, and fires up a decent looking shot! No good! The buzzer sounds. There goes our hope for a perfect season down the drain.

That game was about more than I could handle, and guess what? We turn around and have to face Maine again at their house next. The good news is our loss only dropped us one spot back to #11 in the polls. Good news is, this game proves to not be a nail biter like the previous meeting. The bad news is we get smoked. We’re up by 2 as the half ends, but fall apart quickly in the 2nd. Joshua Shortridge who lit us up for 34 points in the previous meeting, finds his shot again this game and puts up 14 points in the 2nd half. We just looked flat in the 2nd half, and Maine took full advantage, completing the sweep against us with an 87-72 win.

We travel to Hartford and finally the team gets back on track. Easy win for our boys.

As the month ends we see ourselves move a spot up to #10. Can’t beat that, we drop our 2nd in a row to Maine, and beat a Hartford team who are at the bottom of our conference and gain a spot. I can’t complain about that.

January Results

Date Opponent Result Record
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01/02/11 Northeastern W 94-65 13-0 (2-0)
01/05/11 at Binghamton W 74-63 14-0 (3-0)
01/09/11 Binghamton W 78-68 15-0 (4-0)
01/12/11 Sacred Heart W 98-71 16-0
01/16/11 at Boston University W 81-62 17-0 (5-0)
01/19/11 Albany W 74-66 18-0 (6-0)
01/23/11 Maine L 83-81 18-1 (6-1)
01/26/11 at Maine L 87-72 18-2 (6-2)
01/28/11 at Hartford W 82-65 19-2 (7-2)


Well, overall not a bad month, definitely dissapointed we dropped two to Maine, but you had to figure we'd slip up at some point. Hopefully we can run the table the rest of the way. The worse news from this, those two losses dropped us to 3rd place in the conference. Stony Brook and Boston both leapfrog us, but we have two games against Stony remaining, and one against Boston who we already beat.

2010 America East Standings


CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Stony Brook 7 1 .875 13 6 .684
Boston University 7 1 .875 12 8 .600
#10 New Hampshire 7 2 .778 19 2 .905
Maine 6 3 .667 12 9 .571
Vermont 4 4 .500 9 9 .500
Northeastern 2 6 .250 5 12 .294
Binghamton 2 7 .222 6 14 .300
Albany 2 7 .222 4 16 .200
Hartford 1 7 .125 7 12 .368

[Calis]

February 2011

We meet Northeastern to start off the month of February. We once again come out rather flat in the first half, and the lead changes back and forth 8 times. Lance Foster is the lone bright spot in the first half, scoring 19 points and having 3 assists. We end the half with a 4 point lead. We get things together a little better in the 2nd half and pull away. We shot over 60% for the entire game, yowza. This one was a frigging shootout with the final score being 110-95. Lance Foster finished with 30 points, 4 boards, and 5 assists.

Hartford is up next, and once again proves to be an easy W. Alfredo Williams led the way with 19 points and 16 rebounds, in a surprisingly low scoring affair. 69-46 Wildcats.

Stony Brook comes into town, just coming off of a tough loss to Maine. This one will end with one of us being the clear cut #2 in the Conference right now. This was another seesaw first half, which we’re getting pretty used to by now. Jaime McGuinness made some big plays late to give us a 3 point lead as the half came to a close. Stony Brook got off to a quick start in the 2nd half, and took the lead from us 6 minutes in. With 3 minutes and some change left, we sit up 1, 63-62. We exchange buckets, until finally it’s Stony Brook’s ball with 45 seconds left, us up by one. Larry Askew plays some tough defense and manages to nab a steal for us, we take the ball down court, eat up some clock, and then David Sobel hits a game cinching 3 pointer with 10 seconds left in the game. Player of the Game award doesn’t go to our team though, as Stony PG Cody Scofield finished with 29 points on 12-22 shooting.

We see another jump in the polls thanks to losses by Charlotte and Temple to unranked teams. We move up to #8! WOW! This is getting unbelievable. Boston gets upset by Northeastern to give us sole possession of first place in the conference.

We get the rest of the week off to rest up and get ready for the final run of the Conference schedule. #7 Oregon drops two games this week, one to #4 Arizona State, and the other to an unranked Arizona team. This means we move up another slot to #7 when the polls are released.

It’s time to meet up with our old buddies from Boston U. again. Both teams look pretty shaky in the first half, and it’s an ugly start to what is almost always a classic game. When the half ends, we don’t have a player with over 4 points. We’re end up down 32-22. We come out firing in the 2nd half though and score 12 unanswered to grab the lead. Boston got it together again though and we exchanged one point leads for what seemed like an eternity. Larry Askew then goes on a tear, draining a 3, then stealing the inbounds pass and following with an easy lay-up. We managed to slow down the game and maintain. We finished up with a 78-71 win, and look to be in great shape to win the Conference.

We head to Stony Brook for the first of our 3 game road trip to finish the regular season. This one didn’t go well for us. We once again shot very poorly from the start, and with Stony Brook’s PG Cody Scofield lighting you up, you can’t afford to do that. We dropped this one 57-49. We likewise drop in the following week’s rankings, 5 spots down to #12. Who should happen to be one spot below us at #13? You guessed it, Kansas University.

Vermont is next on the list, and after the first half I’m now ready to start worrying about this team. We’ve completely lost all the steam we had built up early this season, we were playing poorly now, very poorly actually. We went down by as much as 12 in the first half, and ended it down by 9, 34-25. Things don’t get better in the 2nd half, they get worse. Funny thing is, I can’t really point to a reason why we lost. We shot about the same as they did, we outrebounded them, had fewer turnovers. They made a couple more 3 pointers than us, that being the difference. This was just a tough break, but man..this team was not playing like the team we saw in November and December.

This loss dropped us back below Boston in the Conference. We went to Albany to end the regular season and hopefully end our 2 game losing streak.

It wouldn’t be easy.

Our defense was more horrid than usual, giving up wide open shot after wide open shot to Albany. They took full advantage of them as well. When the buzzer sounded to end the half, we found ourselves down by 14 points. What the hell was going on? I’m having no luck figuring out why we’re getting beat now. It sucks though, right now we’re killing our chance to have a very high seed in the NCAA Tourney, and a chance to possibly get out of the first round.

I think the boys understood where I was coming from.

We fought back in the 2nd half, it wasn’t easy, and it didn’t happen quickly, but we managed to tie the ball game up with 47 seconds left! I couldn’t believe it, I’d given up hope on this one. Then our bubble got burst as Eric Flinn for Albany drained a wide open 3 to put them up 67-64 with 15 seconds left. Lance Foster kicks it to Larry Askew who takes it up court quickly, and then feeds it back to Foster. Foster jukes his man out and drives to the hole, putting up a shot, as his defender races to catch up with him. The ball rolls around the rim, and falls in just as the buzzer sounds! But wait, there was a whistle as well! Foster was fouled on the shot! He gets a chance to tie it up with no time on the clock. He lines up for the free throw.

It’s good! We’re going to OT!

The first portion of OT was pretty ugly, as no one could make a shot. Finally, Jaime McGuinness made a nice hook shot from under the basket, the defense held and Paris Randle then drained a 3 to put us up 75-70 with just 38 seconds left in OT. McGuinness then gets a steal as Albany tries to bring the ball up court, to pretty much end the game. The final score ends up being 76-72 Us, what a game! We were down by 18 early in the 2nd half, and came back to tie it up and win it in OT! This was the boost our team needed going into the Conference Tourney!

Unfortunately for us, Boston wasn’t upset in their final Conference game, and our chance to 4-peat as Conference Champs is shattered. We end the regular season as the #13 team in the nation though.

We even make it into the Bubble Watch! They show us with quality wins against Utah and Providence, and have us projected as being in right now.

This Conference Tourney is huge for us, we HAVE to win this one.

Overall February was not a good month for this team. We did manage to break into the top 10, which is amazing for our school, but we had a horrid finish to the season and dropped the Conference Title. The bright side is that final game of the season against Albany is by far the most exciting game I've seen so far in my time playing FBCB, man that was fun! :D

New Hampshire 2010 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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02/02/11 at Northeastern W 110-95 20-2 (8-2)
02/04/11 Hartford W 69-46 21-2 (9-2)
02/06/11 Stony Brook W 74-70 22-2 (10-2)
02/16/11 Boston University W 78-71 23-2 (11-2)
02/18/11 at Stony Brook L 57-49 23-3 (11-3)
02/23/11 at Vermont L 64-51 23-4 (11-4)
02/27/11 at Albany W 76-72 24-4 (12-4)



Next Up: A Look at the Polls and Final Conference Standings

[Calis]

2010 America East Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Boston University 13 3 .812 18 10 .643
#13 New Hampshire 12 4 .750 24 4 .857
Maine 11 5 .688 17 11 .607
Stony Brook 9 7 .562 15 13 .536
Vermont 7 9 .438 12 16 .429
Northeastern 7 9 .438 10 16 .385
Hartford 5 11 .312 11 16 .407
Binghamton 5 11 .312 10 18 .357
Albany 3 13 .188 5 23 .179


Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Oklahoma (72) 27-3 1800 1
2. Stanford 24-3 1696 3
3. Arizona State 24-3 1682 4
4. Duke 22-7 1563 2
5. South Florida 25-3 1539 5
6. Virginia 21-8 1364 7
7. Kentucky 23-7 1359 6
8. Iowa 23-5 1260 10
9. Cincinnati 21-7 1181 11
10. Maryland 19-9 1160 9
11. Kansas 20-9 1045 13
12. Temple 22-6 1005 8
13. New Hampshire 24-4 860 12
14. Pennsylvania 21-4 840 14
15. New Mexico State 25-4 730 16
16. Saint Joseph's 19-8 716 15
17. Indiana 19-8 650 22
18. Iowa State 18-10 508 20
19. Santa Clara 24-5 503 24
20. Arizona 17-11 328 25
21. Seton Hall 20-7 312 18

22. Texas 21-8 304 NR
23. Dayton 22-6 229 21
24. Alabama 19-9 202 19
25. Georgia State 25-4 169 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Charlotte 16-11 143
Wyoming 19-8 96
North Carolina State 19-9 76
Oregon 17-10 36
South Alabama 22-6 16
Tennessee 20-8 16

[Calis]

America East Conference Tourney

We’re up against Hartford in the first round of the tourney, and for the first time in about 2 weeks we play like we should. Paris Randle led the way with 22 points, we had almost double the rebounds and half the turnovers. Was never even close as we demolished them 96-59.

(1)Boston 78 vs. (8)Binghampton 50
(3)Maine 80 vs. (6)Northeastern 61
(4)Stony Brook 77 vs. (5)Vermont 34

Well no upsets in the conference tourney this year, the higher seed won every game. This means we will be facing the one team I did not want to run across in the tourney. For once it ain’t Boston, it’s Maine I’m worried about.

Another game against Maine and another one to cause a heart attack. We fall behind early and stay that way throughout the first half and most of the 2nd half until at the 6 minute mark, Alfredo Williams tips in a missed Paris Randle three to give us a 46-45 lead. The game goes back and forth for a few more minutes, both teams playing their hearts out. Joshua Shortridge, Maine’s SF and a frontrunner for Conference Player of the Year is at the line. He makes the first, but misses the 2nd. We fail to box out properly and Maine gets the board and an easy 2 to take a one point lead with 1:46 left in the game. Alfredo Williams turns right around as is fouled as he posted up down low. He sinks both free throws and we’re back up 53-52. We force Maine into a bad shot which they miss, and Williams fights for the board. Williams will step up to the line once again.

He missed both.

Maine works the ball around on offense, and as the clock winds down further and further they get the ball in their star’s hand. Shortridge works his way free and puts up a beautiful jumper from about 13 feet out. It clangs off the front of the rim.

We’ve beat Maine! Phew, what a load off..and some nice revenge.

(1)Boston 57 vs. (4)Stony Brook 60

Stony Brook upset Boston! Even though we dropped one to Stony Brook this season, I think it’s pretty clear this is a better scenario for us. I’d like to see our boys put this one away early, as I can’t take another one of these last minute comebacks just yet.

As the Stony Brook game starts it’s obvious that the boys have had enough of these tight games themselves, and we’re going to make sure it didn’t happen again. We played great in the first half with [/B]McGuinness, Sobel,[/B] and Foster with all over 10 points. We went into the half with an 18 point lead, and it was obvious we were a team on a mission. We didn’t slow up either coming out in the second half and scoring the first 9 points. When it was all said and done, we had embarrassed Stony Brook in the Finals 90-63.

Lets take a look at our overall schedule and results for this season.

New Hampshire 2010 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/10 at Morgan State W 90-73 1-0
11/18/10 Navy W 96-85 2-0
11/22/10 Wichita State W 73-61 3-0
11/26/10 at Loyola-Maryland W 67-66 4-0
11/30/10 Army W 93-87 5-0
12/04/10 at Utah W 76-73 6-0
12/08/10 Coastal Carolina W 91-73 7-0
12/12/10 Northwestern W 97-65 8-0
12/16/10 at Prairie View A&M W 92-50 9-0
12/23/10 Providence W 96-91 10-0
12/29/10 Vermont W 101-54 11-0 (1-0)
12/31/10 UC Riverside W 86-57 12-0
01/02/11 Northeastern W 94-65 13-0 (2-0)
01/05/11 at Binghamton W 74-63 14-0 (3-0)
01/09/11 Binghamton W 78-68 15-0 (4-0)
01/12/11 Sacred Heart W 98-71 16-0
01/16/11 at Boston University W 81-62 17-0 (5-0)
01/19/11 Albany W 74-66 18-0 (6-0)
01/23/11 Maine L 83-81 18-1 (6-1)
01/26/11 at Maine L 87-72 18-2 (6-2)
01/28/11 at Hartford W 82-65 19-2 (7-2)
02/02/11 at Northeastern W 110-95 20-2 (8-2)
02/04/11 Hartford W 69-46 21-2 (9-2)
02/06/11 Stony Brook W 74-70 22-2 (10-2)
02/16/11 Boston University W 78-71 23-2 (11-2)
02/18/11 at Stony Brook L 57-49 23-3 (11-3)
02/23/11 at Vermont L 64-51 23-4 (11-4)
02/27/11 at Albany W 76-72 24-4 (12-4)
03/05/11 vs. Hartford W 96-59 25-4
03/06/11 vs. Maine W 53-52 26-4
03/12/11 vs. Stony Brook W 90-63 27-4

We end the season ranked as the #10 team in the nation and are anxiously awaiting the NCAA Tourney seeds!

Next Up: NCAA Tourney Selections Made

[Sublime]

WOW! Nice season! Bring them Wildcat's into the promise land!!

[Calis]

Edit: Thanks Sublime. Sucky thing is, this is quite easily my best season so far, and I frigging lose the Conference! So it can't be perfect. I see you're at Boston University, BOO! :) Seriously though, seeing as how you're from New Hampshire and going to Boston, and I'm lazy. What are the rivalries in the America East? I'm just curious, I've developed quite a rivalry with Boston over the years, and now Maine is turning into one. Was curious what the real world counterparts were like. I'll see what I can do about that promised land though!

Tourney Selections Announced

Hmm...

Well this didn't turn out quite how I imagined it would. We're the #10 team in the nation, and I check the 'ole inbox to find out we've been seeded #12 in the East. That stings a little bit.


-Note: Does something like this actually happen? I honestly don't know, I don't follow College Basketball enough to know, but it does seem odd that a team ranked this highly would get seeded low. Of course, I think if it's a mess up at all, it's a mess up in the rankings, because I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be in the Top 10, but a #12 seed is definitely more along the lines. I'm not sure though, how this usually works.

So, oddly enough we're facing #5 seed Saint Josephs, who are ranked #19 in the Nation. Hmm again. ;)

Well, I think we got hosed with the selection, but what can you do? I don't think our chances against SJ are good at all, but then again, that's what I thought about Utah. Who knows?

[pearlfloyd]

Check the RPI ratings, the selection committe doesen't look at your poll rankings when determining your seed, just RPI, quality wins, and record over your last 10 games.

Your dynasty is a joy to read, keep it up.

Todd

[Calis]

NCAA Tourney Round #1

#19 Saint Josephs
vs.
#10 New Hampshire

Well, we had to have everything go our way this game to have a shot. Things weren’t going our way from the tip off. The guy I was most concerned about facing was Saint Jo’s big man Brian Coleman. He proved these concerns were right, as he smacked us up for 16 points in the first half. We did manage to stay in the game for most of the first half, but finally gave up a run towards the end, and ended up down by 11 at the half.

I was ready for the pounding to continue as the 2nd half started, but my guys once again proved the amount of heart they have. They clawed their way back, and with 10:31 left in the game, Paris Randle drains a jumper to close the gap to one, 61-60. Then things started falling apart for us again as SJ came down the court and drained 3’s on the next two possessions while we made nothing. Foster lost control of the ball and SJ recovered and made an easy two on the fast break to put them up by 10 with about 3 minutes left. It was 83-71, this game was slipping out of our grasp. I called timeout, we had to get our act together. The team came out fired up from that timeout, as Paris Randle drained a 3, we fought hard on defense, and then Jaime McGuinness made back to back easy buckets to make the score 83-78. 2:29 left in the game and we’re down 5, but we’ve got the momentum.

Saint Joseph’s misses a wide open three on it’s next trip down the court and we take advantage, Jaime McGuinness grabbing the ball and quickly kicking it up the court to Paris Randle. Randle holds the ball up and dishes it back to McGuinness as he cuts to the basket and we narrow the gap to 3! 83-80. Time to play TOUGH defense! Yeah right, that ain’t Gert-ball! Saint Joseph calls a timeout, as they fear this game is slipping away.

SJ inbounds and we’re all over them. Our defense is playing like they’re possessed right now. Lance Foster and Brian Sobel are all over their men at midcourt. Saint Jo’s big man is stuck at midcourt with the ball and is trapped. He makes a bad pass, and Lance Foster nabs it! Foster kicks it to Paris Randle who races down to the left baseline who kicks it in to David Sobel, who gives it right back and Randle goes up for the shot. No good! FOUL! But wait, they’re saying it was before the shot! Randle will get a one and one. He clangs the free throw off the front of the rim, and SJ nabs it. We’re down to 18 seconds, and things look bad. Randle fouls as quick as he can.

Saint Joseph drains both free throws. 85-80.

That was it.

Damn, once again we’d been ousted in the 1st round, and this was one I think we had a great chance at winning. Their big guy killed us like I expected, ending up with 26 points, 8 boards, and 7 assists.

Saint Joseph's 85, New Hampshire 80

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Alfredo Williams C 32 2-5 0-0 2 11 3 0 4
Jamie McGuinness PF 15 6-9 3-5 0 3 1 4 15
Paris Randle SF 27 3-13 1-3 0 1 4 4 8
David Sobel SG 29 5-9 1-1 2 3 4 1 13
Lance Foster PG 27 5-11 2-4 3 4 4 2 13
Larry Askew SG 17 1-3 0-0 1 6 3 1 2
Stephen Pimental PG 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
James Hatfield PF 13 2-4 3-5 1 3 1 2 7
Ernest Wood PF 15 2-5 1-1 4 8 2 3 5
Keven Rand SG 7 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 3
Kendall Heaney SF 6 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 2 3
Cortez Harrison C 5 1-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 2
Jerry Hopper PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
David Donaldson SF 2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3

Turnovers: 13 (A.Williams 3, J.McGuinness 1, P.Randle
1, D.Sobel 5, K.Rand 2, K.Heaney 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (P.Randle 1, J.Hatfield 2, K.Rand 1)
Steals: 3 (D.Sobel 1, L.Foster 2)
3P FGs: 7-23 (P.Randle 1-8, D.Sobel 2-3, L.Foster 1-5,
L.Askew 0-2, S.Pimental 0-1, K.Rand 1-1, K.Heaney 1-2,
D.Donaldson 1-1)

Saint Joseph's Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Coleman C 35 8-17 10-16 1 8 7 3 26
Enoch Bourgeois PF 11 0-1 0-0 1 3 1 4 0
Simon Money SF 29 2-12 3-4 4 8 5 3 7
Oren Craighead SG 31 6-11 3-4 2 3 0 1 18
Arthur Verdin PG 32 3-6 2-2 2 4 9 0 9
J.C. Cady PG 9 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 1 0
Roland Williams SG 8 3-9 0-0 0 1 1 0 7
Darrin Lowe PF 13 4-7 2-2 5 7 0 2 10
Ben Exum C 5 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0

Elwood Pagan PF 8 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 1 2
Lawrence Slayton SF 11 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Stephen Johnson PF 8 2-3 0-0 1 2 1 1 4

Turnovers: 7 (B.Coleman 4, O.Craighead 1, D.Lowe 1,
L.Slayton 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Coleman 1, D.Lowe 2, E.Pagan 1)
Steals: 2 (B.Coleman 1, R.Williams 1)
3P FGs: 5-14 (S.Money 0-1, O.Craighead 3-5, A.Verdin
1-3, R.Williams 1-4, L.Slayton 0-1)

Player of Game: C Brian Coleman (STJOE)

Man, this was a tough loss for us. We really played well that 2nd half and we should've one this one. Hopefully next year we can finally break this first round barrier.

Well, time to get ready for next season.

Also, this game marks the end of 4 Wildcat careers. Alfredo Williams the biggest name among them, who will be greatly missed, he was a helluva rebounder and made some big shots along with that.

Stephen Pimental was a backup for all his years here at UNH but he was an important player for us, and I think could've made a big impact if we weren't already so deep at the position.

The last two guys are not on scholarship and honestly, barely played. David Donaldson did see some action in his Junior year and played pretty well for us, he was a good kid for a freebie.

Jerry Hopper averaged 4 minutes per game for his career, so he wasn't a real big contributor to the team.

Next Up: Season Stats and Awards

[Calis]

pearlfloyd- Thanks for the info! I had no idea how that worked, I had a feeling my RPI ranking was hurting me though, it was at 45. I had no idea that the last 10 games were looked at separately, that's interesting, and would explain my drop. Is the RPI Rating just a direct reflection of Strength of Schedule? I've always just assumed that, but never looked.

Glad you're liking the dynasty! I'm still trying to find the style I want to write it in, but I think I'm getting there.


New Hampshire Player Averages
Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Paris Randle SF 32 32 25.8 13.8 0.8 4.1 1.8 0.5 0.5 2.7 2.2
Jamie McGuinness C 32 30 27.8 13.1 1.5 6.7 2.1 1.2 1.1 1.8 2.6
Lance Foster PG 32 32 26.5 11.5 1.2 2.7 4.7 1.2 0.0 1.4 1.9
Alfredo Williams C 32 32 29.5 9.7 2.6 11.8 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.8 3.0
David Sobel SG 32 32 26.0 9.3 1.6 3.4 2.9 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.3
Larry Askew PG 32 0 18.2 6.8 0.8 3.0 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.5 1.5
James Hatfield PF 32 2 9.3 3.4 0.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.1
Keven Rand SG 29 0 7.5 3.1 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.8
Stephen Pimental PG 32 0 7.2 3.0 0.3 1.4 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8
Kendall Heaney SF 32 0 8.7 2.9 0.5 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0
Ernest Wood C 32 0 7.9 2.6 0.6 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9
David Donaldson SF 11 0 4.8 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6
Cortez Harrison C 32 0 5.2 1.4 0.4 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5
Jerry Hopper PF 23 0 1.7 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
Isaiah Struck SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

New Hampshire Player Shooting Stats

Name Pos FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Paris Randle SF 153 392 .390 73 117 .624 62 180 .344
Jamie McGuinness C 152 288 .528 114 196 .582 0 1 .000
Lance Foster PG 128 267 .479 65 80 .812 48 120 .400
Alfredo Williams C 118 249 .474 75 103 .728 0 0 .000
David Sobel SG 98 231 .424 64 83 .771 38 107 .355
Larry Askew PG 74 141 .525 35 61 .574 36 76 .474
James Hatfield PF 41 88 .466 28 48 .583 0 0 .000
Stephen Pimental PG 34 84 .405 19 22 .864 9 33 .273
Kendall Heaney SF 33 72 .458 13 27 .481 15 33 .455
Ernest Wood C 31 62 .500 22 32 .688 0 0 .000
Keven Rand SG 31 67 .463 11 14 .786 17 39 .436
Cortez Harrison C 19 39 .487 6 11 .545 2 12 .167
Jerry Hopper PF 8 15 .533 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
David Donaldson SF 8 17 .471 6 6 1.000 4 8 .500
Isaiah Struck SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000


Well it looks like our streak of Conference Player of the Year awards will end this year, but we have a couple of locks for the Freshman All-Conference team, and I can't imagine Paris Randle losing the Frosh of the Year Award.

Awards Announced

Yikes, we raked in a lot more awards than I had figured on. Lets take a look.

2010 America East Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SF Jules Murray Boston University
Freshman of the Year: SG David Sobel New Hampshire
Coach of the Year: Gertbeef Roe New Hampshire

All-League First Team:
C: Jamie McGuinness New Hampshire
PF: Salvador Martin Maine
SF: Jules Murray Boston University
SG: David Burrows Stony Brook
PG: Lance Foster New Hampshire

All-League Second Team:
C: Alfredo Williams New Hampshire
PF: John Alexander Northeastern
SF: Joshua Shortridge Maine
SG: David Sobel New Hampshire
PG: Cody Scofield Stony Brook

All-Freshman Team:
C: Charles Pease Vermont
PF: Laurence Chasse Albany
SF: Paris Randle New Hampshire
SG: David Sobel New Hampshire
PG: Arnold Hammerer Boston University



I once again prove that I have absolutely no business making any sort of a prediction. David Sobel beat out Paris Randle for Freshman of the Year. We just had great representation on the Conference Teams this year. I think Alfredo Williams would've made 1st team if he wasn't listed as a Center.

We'll have 4 returing Conference Award winning players next season, that will be nice.

'Ole Gertbeef wins Coach of the Year again, another trophy to add to the case. Would've much rather had another Conference Title, but you take what you can get.

Funny how much things change in a year, I know have almost no desire to leave UNH, it's going to take one hell of an offer to make me move, I think we have a shot to build a dynasty here, and the fact we lost the conference tells me that this conference ain't a cakewalk for us.

[Calis]

New Hampshire 2011 Season Schedule
Date Opponent Result Record
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11/13/11 at UC Riverside
11/17/11 at VMI
11/21/11 at Navy
11/24/11 Louisiana State
11/29/11 Kansas State
12/03/11 Pennsylvania
12/07/11 UTEP
12/11/11 Utah State
12/15/11 Princeton
12/19/11 at Seton Hall
12/23/11 at Pittsburgh
12/27/11 at Wofford
01/01/12 Maine
01/08/12 Stony Brook
01/15/12 at Albany
01/18/12 Hartford
01/22/12 at Binghamton
01/25/12 Boston University
01/27/12 Northeastern
01/29/12 at Boston University
02/01/12 Albany
02/05/12 at Hartford
02/12/12 at Maine
02/15/12 at Stony Brook
02/17/12 at Northeastern
02/19/12 Binghamton
02/22/12 Vermont
02/26/12 at Vermont


Well I went with the idea last year of scheduling pretty easy games with two real tough games thrown in. That ended up with us winning a lot of games, and getting respect in the polls, but ultimately when it came Tourney time, it did us little good.

So I wanted to try to on average play better teams this year. A lot of these guys might not look like good basketball teams from the name, but I went for teams that had excellent records last year, mixed in with some high prestige teams who had down years, and a couple of scrub teams, because I like to have a couple games to open the season to see how the team shapes up.

I once again jacked up the Georgia Tech game, I keep thinking as horrible as they've been doing, they could be convinced to come to Durham...I've been wrong.

Utah State, Princeton, Penn, Pitt, UTEP,and LSU will all be tough games.

So I'd expect our record will look worse than it has the past few years, but if we can win a good portion of those games, we should get some notice.

I was afraid of going overboard and making our schedule too tough, but I already think I messed up in not scheduling a Top 10 team. I think next year we might very well try offering Kansas a game in Lawrence, to get that feud started.


-Phew, ok..time for a break, I think I've OD'ed on FBCB today.

[Calis]

Recruiting

Alright, this season we'll be losing our starting PG Lance Foster and starting C Jaime McGuinness. So we'll look to fill those two slots.

RECRUIT DETAILS

#23 C Wesley Mitchell
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Height: 6'10"
Weight: 232
High School: Northwestern Regional High School
Hometown: Winsted, CT
GPA: 2.35
Test Score: 1040
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 53 17 22 45 14 0 23 47 53 10 34 24 11 20 82 32 70
Potential: A D D B F F D B A F C C

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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13.0 1.2 4.8 0.1 2.6 0.04 0.8 1.0 3.6

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.6 12.4 .454 1.6 4.0 .388 0.1 1.4 .074


Wes is a guy that has a few qualities we like. I love his defensive potential in the post, I was reminded that we just can't win against the big teams with no defense. So we'll count on him to make some stops, he's a good rebounder also and has potential to be a great post player all around.

One thing that frightens the hell out of me, the 0 in passing. That CAN'T be good, but he's far and away the top Center interested in coming to our school.

RECRUIT DETAILS

#41 PG Alexis Torres
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Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 175
High School: Ware High School
Hometown: Ware, MA
GPA: 2.34
Test Score: 970
Rating: ***

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 45 33 35 62 50 37 21 33 34 66 5 29 0 74 23 68 68
Potential: D C C A A A C B C B D D

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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12.8 1.2 3.5 2.9 2.4 1.23 0.2 0.8 3.0

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.2 14.2 .363 1.0 2.2 .488 1.4 5.6 .250

Alexis looks like a steal to me. Look at those potentials, if he pans out, we've got one hell of a passer and defender on our hands. The guy can hit the bomb also.

Sigh, I was ectstatic about this guy and I didn't even realize until just now, he has a 0 in PF. That's killer AGAIN. So both recruits we're after look outstanding by have a HUGE flaw. I've put in too much work on these guys already, so we're sticking with them.

Getting ready to head into training camp, will post an overview of the squad after. Now I've got some tough decisions to make on redshirts.

Next Up: 2011 UNH Wildcats!

[Calis]

Recruiting News

We receive news as we finish up training camp that PG Alexis Torres from Ware, Massachusetts has committed to attending UNH next season! One down, one more to go.

New Hampshire Roster
# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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50 Larry Askew PG Jr 6' 2" 194 Washington, DC
22 Lance Foster PG Sr 6' 2" 177 Spencerport, NY
3 Kendall Heaney SF So 6' 6" 229 Johnson City, NY
13 Isaiah Struck SG Fr 6' 4" 190 Washington, DC
23 David Sobel SG So 6' 5" 206 Barrington, RI
1 Abel Brett PG Fr 5' 8" 158 Providence, RI
11 Abe Herald PF Fr 6' 7" 213 Pueblo West, CO
10 Ernest Wood C Jr 6'10" 234 Commodore, PA
41 Hugh Harry SF Fr 6' 6" 228 San Francisco, CA
21 James Hatfield PF Jr 6' 8" 250 Westford, MA
25 Jamie McGuinness C Sr 6' 9" 242 Wallkill, NY
52 Blair Bunker PF Fr 6'11" 219 Middletown, RI
12 Paris Randle SF So 6' 8" 226 Otego, NY
32 Cortez Harrison C So 6'11" 235 Washington, DC
20 Keven Rand SG So 6' 4" 204 Cumberland, RI


The Big Guys

Jaimie McGuinness is back for his Senior year and will be expected to do just what he's been doing the last few years. We'll need him to pick up some slack on the glass though since we don't have Alfredo here anymore.

James Hatfield, our original super recruit, will finally get his chance to start. He's put in a lot of work on his post game in the off season and has shown amazing improvement. We have a duo of inside scorers that are on par with any tandem in the nation in my opinion, they're THAT good. Now on the defensive side, that's a whole different story, it ain't pretty.

I might regret this later in the season, but I put a redshirt on Blair Bunker. He's a guy with stats that aren't that impressive now, but he's got loads of potential. The problem this causes is our only other PF on the roster is Abe Herald, a walk-on who is of questionable quality to say the least.

Small Forwards and Guards

Paris Randle is back of course for his Sophomore year and is only looking better. He’s another in our long line of shooters who can’t play defense to save their life.

Kendall Heaney will be the SF in charge of defensive duties. He didn’t see a lot of minutes last year, but we expect that to change this season. He’s not a particular good shooter, but everything Randle can’t do, he can. So we’ve got a complete SF if we mix both of them.

David Sobel, is fresh off a Freshman of the Year award. His jump shot looks even better than it did last season. He’s going to be a major threat to score from nearly anywhere this season. We expect big things out of him.

Kevin Rand is actually going to wear the redshirt this season as a Sophomore. Which is something I’ve never done before, but I think this is a good call. He needed to redshirt last season, but he looked better than fellow Freshman SG Isiah Stuck who ended up redshirting. Well, we think Rand can use another year to develop, and he is obviously not displacing Sobel from his position, so I think this will work. Stuck is a guy who I think will be a serviceable back-up.

The heart of our team is the man starting at the point. He had big shoes to fill coming into this position after James Pelfrey. He hasn’t put up numbers akin to Pelfrey’s, but he’s done well for himself. He’s the unquestioned leader of this team, and he does a good job of that. He’s a good all around player, with no exceptional abilities, but no weaknesses. If you haven’t figured out who this is yet, you haven’t been following along in this dynasty. It’s Lance Foster of course.

Larry Askew will be the guy backing up Lance. Askew has been somewhat of a disappointment. I had him pegged to be the replacement for Pelfrey and our next star. He has played well and been an excellent backup but has been absolutely no threat to taking Foster’s starting job. This will be a big year for him and a test, the starting job is his to lose for next year, but he’s got competition behind him in…

Abel Brett. The man with a last name for a first name, and a first name for a last. He’ll be redshirting this season, but he has a jump shot that is much like the one David Sobel displayed when he showed up in Durham. He’s got some great passing skills to go along with it as well. He’s a horrible defender though, which will hurt him and the team though. Very anxious to see how he looks next season.

Overall we have a very solid starting 5 in my opinion, and good backups at both guard positions. Everything else is up in the air, our backups at PF are non-existant, and we have two young Centers backing up McGuinness who are completely untested.

This year could go either way easily, we have the potential to be a better team than last year, but I can also easily see us crumpling under this schedule.

Either way, this is for sure not going to be an easy year.

[pearlfloyd]

"Is the RPI Rating just a direct reflection of Strength of Schedule?"

Not quite, it's 75% strength of schedule and 25% of your own performance. I can remember one year when College of Charleston was in the top 20 of the polls all year then got a number 12 seed.

Hey, I've got a question, how fast does this game run on your computer? I downloaded a demo and it was incredibely slow, maybe because I run windows 98? I'd like to buy the game but it was almost un-playable at that speed.

[Calis]

I'm not sure this is in the demo version, but try going to Tools and then Operating System and switching it to '98.

I seem to remember hearing about some problems with Windows '98, let me look around and see if I can find that again.

It runs perfect for me on XP, pretty quick.

Thanks for the clarification on RPI, guess that's something I should've known long ago in this dynasty. :)

[Calis]

pearlfloyd- Ok, I didn't have much luck finding what I was looking for.
FBCB Thread (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17315&highlight=FBCB)
Try posting your problem in that thread or sending a PM/E-Mail to HeavyReign(The Designer) He's great with his support, so he'll be able to tell you what's up I imagine, or at least give it a shot.

I felt bad making another post without an update, so here goes...

November 2011

We start the season off at UC Riverside. It was not a good start to the year.

Before we knew what hit us we were down by 14. Everyone and everything looked pitiful. We did mount a small comeback to end the half down 41-36. The 2nd half went better for us, but was still sorry. We ended up pulling out a win 78-71, but there was very little to be happy about. If we can barely hang with UC Riverside, how are we going to do when we face a real team? I hope this isn’t what we can expect out of the team this year. James Hatfield earned PotG honors with 17 points and 9 boards.

We head off to Virginia next to meet with VMI. We’re the ones hot out of the gates here, and we’re all over VMI 12-2 before THEY know what hit them. It never gets any better for VMI, and we easily win this one 87-60. There is some very bad news though.

Uh Oh

David Sobel was injured during this game, diagnosis is he broke his right arm, and will be out for roughly 2 months. If that wasn’t enough, we also lost Larry Eskew for at least two weeks with a broken rib. Those VMI kids play dirty I tell ya!

We head out to face Navy next. It was pretty obvious from the beginning that the loss of Sobel and Askew was going to have a big effect on us, as we were barely able to hold a lead over a vastly inferior Navy team. We ended up winning by 9 thanks to a 21 point, 7 rebound, 5 assist game by Lance Foster.

Next up is LSU, our first real test of the season. We jump on them early and are up 16-7 5 minutes into the game. That lead was stretched to 21 by the time the buzzer sounded, signaling the end of the first half, thanks to the big time debut of Isiah Struck, who ended up with 15 points at the half. Struck would end up with 21 points as we rolled on to a 91-75 win.

It’s Getting Worse

We receive news after the game that Lance Foster broke his nose and will be about for about a week. This leaves us with no PG active, and down a SG. The Kansas State game will be fun. There is however a possibility that Foster and Askew could both be back in time for that game, it’s going to be a game time decision.

Kansas State hits Durham and the decision is made. Foster and Askew will both be playing tonight, and in fact starting. It’s a very tight first half as we exchange leads back and forth again and again. At the half we end up with a 42-41 lead. We score the first 11 points of the 2nd half, and earn ourselves a nice lead. James Hatfield makes some key buckets down the stretch to ensure the win.

We’re coming up on the 6 game killer portion of our schedule. We’ll be facing Penn, Utah State, UTEP, Princeton, Seton Hall, and Pitt in a three week span. We really could’ve used Sobel for this, we need all the help we can get.

November Results
Date Opponent Result Record
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11/13/11 at UC Riverside W 78-71 1-0
11/17/11 at VMI W 87-60 2-0
11/21/11 at Navy W 84-75 3-0
11/24/11 Louisiana State W 91-75 4-0
11/29/11 Kansas State W 72-58 5-0

[Calis]

I was just sitting here fiddling around with the game a bit before I decide to head to bed, I keep finding little things all the time that I find interesting, so I thought I'd make a quick report. There were two new coaches hired in our Conference who will be having their first Head Coach opportunity. This is something I think I'll try to look at for the beginning of each season, adding the aspect of Coaches might make rivalries more interesting.

COACH DETAILS

Brett McKoy - Head Coach - Albany
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Age: 49
High School: William Fleming High School
Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Alma Mater: William & Mary

Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2010 Arizona Assistant 21 13 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
2009 Arizona Assistant 26 8 15 3 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
2008 Saint Joseph's Assistant 22 9 11 5 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2007 Saint Joseph's Assistant 20 11 10 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2006 Saint Joseph's Assistant 16 15 9 7 Loss in NIT Round 1
2005 Saint Joseph's Assistant 20 15 8 8 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2004 Saint Joseph's Assistant 23 9 12 4 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
2003 Northwestern Assistant 15 15 5 11 No Postseason
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Brett McCoy has been an Assistant at schools with outstanding winning traditions. He's been to the NCAA Tourney 6 times, and is very familiar with winning.

He's taking over a team who has been a perennial bottom feeder of the America East. Albany has never finished above .500 and are coming off a 5-23 campaign. He's got a lot of work to do, but he looks to be a man capable of turning this team around.

COACH DETAILS

John Bethune - Head Coach - Northeastern
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Age: 53
High School: Brownwood High School
Hometown: Brownwood, TX
Alma Mater: Samford

Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2010 Stanford Assistant 34 4 15 3 Loss in NCAA Championship Game
2009 Colorado State Assistant 21 11 7 7 Loss in NIT Round 2
2008 Colorado State Assistant 20 12 9 5 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
2007 Illinois Assistant 15 15 6 10 No Postseason
2006 Illinois Assistant 17 14 9 7 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Illinois Assistant 19 11 11 5 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2004 Illinois Assistant 19 14 10 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2003 Oregon State Assistant 13 16 6 12 No Postseason
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There are not many teams in the America East Conference or the Nation for that matter that can match or better Albany's history of losing. One of these teams is Northeastern. Four of the last nine seasons Northeastern has had 20 or more losses. Those seasons were they didn't have 20, they had 17-19.

That could be about to change.

John Bethune is coming off a trip to the NCAA National Championship game. He spent 4 years at Illinois, and was privy to coaching the 2nd best team in the nation last year.

I think it will be interesting to watch both these guys and see if they can turn around these bad teams.

Lastly I thought I'd put up UNH's record since we started this, I haven't done that since the beginning, so here goes.

COACH DETAILS

Gertbeef Roe - Head Coach - New Hampshire
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Age: 30
High School: Mulvane High School
Hometown: Mulvane, KS
Alma Mater: Kansas State
Career Record: 178 - 77

Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2010 New Hampshire Head Coach 27 5 12 4 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2009 New Hampshire Head Coach 23 9 13 3 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2008 New Hampshire Head Coach 27 5 13 3 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2007 New Hampshire Head Coach 25 7 12 4 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2006 New Hampshire Head Coach 14 15 6 10 No Postseason
2005 New Hampshire Head Coach 16 14 8 8 No Postseason
2004 New Hampshire Head Coach 20 11 9 7 No Postseason
2003 New Hampshire Head Coach 21 11 10 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2010 Conference Coach of the Year (America East)
2009 Conference Coach of the Year (America East)
2009 America East Champion
2008 Conference Coach of the Year (America East)
2008 America East Champion
2007 Conference Coach of the Year (America East)
2007 America East Champion
2003 Conference Coach of the Year (America East)

As you'll see, we've had a pretty good run, minus those 3 years from 2004-2006, the Dark Ages. Our goal is obviously to win the Conference again, and finally bust out of that 1st round! Sheesh, just realize Gert hit the big 3-0 this year. Ouch. We also have a chance to hit the 200 win mark this season, depending on how things turn out.

-Alright, time for bed, I'm about to pass out sitting here. I just thought some of this info was cool, and figured I'd toss it in here.

[Sublime]

Calis, BU and UNH (and most of the new england colleges) are mainly just big hockey schools. BU and UNH both play in the Hockey East conference and have developed a huge rivalry (though not as big as the BC vs BU rivalry or UNH vs Maine rivalry), seeing as there both usually nationally ranked teams. I'm not positive as I've yet to be to any of the bball games but i'm sure the rivalry is big in basketball also. Keep up the good work with my homestate Wildcats, but if you manage to lose a few games to the Terriers, don't worry about it!

[Calis]

Sublime- Cool, thanks for the info. Rivarly probably isn't quite as big in basketball, as from my little bit of research last night, New Hampshire seems to have a long tradition of being a horrible team. :) Boston and Maine though huh? Heh, that matches up perfectly with my two biggest rivalries in my opinion here, that's kinda cool.

December 2011

Recruiting News


Good news on the recruiting front as our second and final recruit, Wesley Mitchell committed to play for the Wildcats next year. It will be interesting to see how these two pan out, as we said earlier, they have some major flaws, but some outstanding areas.

On to the Games!

We get news on the first of the month that Larry Askew and Lance Foster are fully recovered from their injuries, which is great to hear. It’s time to start the killer portion of our schedule. It’s going to be a long three weeks.

Penn starts off the month. The first half was tight, for the first 19 minutes, no one had a lead of more than 4. Then thing started falling apart in the last minute, and Penn was hitting everything, just tearing our defense apart. We ended up down by 9 when the buzzer sounded. We ended up falling behind by as many as 15, before finally getting on track in the 2nd half, but it was too little too late and we ended up falling 94-90. The killer for us was their outside attack, they made 14-22 three pointers.

UTEP is up next, the team Gert scorned a few years back by declining their job offer, and the team that turned around and demolished us when we played them. This was a revenge game for us. We wanted payback.

This just isn’t our year.

Jaime McGuinness sprained his wrist and will not be at full strength for a couple of weeks. He would however start against UTEP.

We have a great finish to the first half, with Paris Randle and Larry Askew each draining threes in the last two minutes, and the defense playing tight. When the first half comes to a close, we’re up 37-24, which is a far cry from what happened to us the first time we met UTEP. We don’t look quite as sharp in the 2nd half, and UTEP claws back, but we manage to play just good enough to finish them off 69-62.

Utah State is coming to Durham next, lets hope we can keep things going against them. The Aggies jump out to a 9-0 lead to start the game, not looking good for our boys in the least. We get some tough defense from Paris Randle and a couple of easy baskets, and we’re right back in it. This was just a great first half of basketball as we actually played tough defense and Utah State did the same. Gaspor Pastor, their SG though, gets hot at the end of the half and drains back to back three’s to give them a 30-24 lead as the half ends.

We hit some big shots in the 2nd half, and a Paris Randle three gives us the lead 36-34. We extend that lead up to 9 before Utah State begins to fight back. Things get tight at the end, but we manage to keep the lead and finish them off 64-57.

Next up on the list is Princeton. Another home game, and another tough match-up for us. The first half goes well for us, and with no player in double figures, we end up ahead 48-34. We ended up with 5 guys in double figures. Things got scary towards the end of the game when Princeton marched down the court and made 4 threes in a row. Our perimeter defense is just killing us this season. Luckily it wasn’t enough and we pulled off our 3rd win in a row.

We head off to Seton Hall next for what is looking to be the first of our two toughest games of the season. The game was hard fought for the first half, and we traded baskets back and forth from the beginning, and with 6 seconds left in the first half we had the ball and the game was knotted at 36. Larry Askew takes the inbound pass and races up court, launching a hail mary three…it’s good! We go into the half up 39-36 and with the momentum now on our side. Everything fell apart in the 2nd half. We did nothing right. Seton Hall started hitting the long shots as well, as everyone does. They just manhandled us throughout the 2nd half and ended up cruising to an 80-66 win.

We head over to Pitt now for what should be our toughest game of the season. This one would be huge for us to win.

Apparently the boys thought so as well. We finally tightened down our perimeter defense, assuring that the three point shot would not kill us, and we hung in there. It was close throughout, and we trailed most of the way. Larry Askew once again proved his worth at the end of this game by making some key shots to give us the lead and ensure a win for UNH! Remember when I said pre-season that we were disappointed with Askew? That was once again proving that I have no clue what I’m talking about, as Askew has been huge for us this year.

Wofford was up next, our 3 weeks of hell was over. The concern was that we would overlook Wofford and be flat. I was right for once. We look disinterested for the first half and a good portion of the 2nd. We were down by 10 at one point in the 2nd half, but we came back and took the lead. This game was ugly, but we’ll take the win.

New Hampshire 2011 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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12/03/11 Pennsylvania L 94-90 5-1
12/07/11 UTEP W 69-62 6-1
12/11/11 Utah State W 64-57 7-1
12/15/11 Princeton W 91-82 8-1
12/19/11 at Seton Hall L 80-66 8-2
12/23/11 at Pittsburgh W 89-85 9-2
12/27/11 at Wofford W 86-81 10-2

Overall I'm pretty happy with the month. Really wish we could've pulled that one off against Seton Hall, but I can't complain too much. It was great to get revenge on UTEP and that was a big win for our guys against Pitt.


New Hampshire Player Averages
Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Paris Randle SF 12 12 24.4 14.5 1.1 4.8 1.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 3.1
James Hatfield PF 12 12 26.8 13.8 1.7 9.9 1.4 0.9 2.2 1.9 2.9
Lance Foster PG 12 12 29.8 11.6 1.5 3.1 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.7 3.0
David Sobel SG 2 2 26.0 11.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0
Larry Askew PG 11 9 29.9 11.0 1.2 3.8 3.5 1.5 0.1 1.5 2.4
Jamie McGuinness C 12 12 25.8 8.7 1.7 8.1 2.2 0.5 1.1 2.7 2.3
Isaiah Struck SG 12 1 16.3 5.8 0.6 1.4 1.8 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.4
Ernest Wood C 12 0 16.9 5.3 1.2 4.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.0
Kendall Heaney SF 12 0 13.6 3.4 0.6 1.6 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.4
Cortez Harrison C 12 0 8.7 3.3 0.8 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.4
Hugh Harry SF 11 0 5.7 1.9 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.5
Abe Herald PF 9 0 4.1 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7

[Calis]

January 2012
It’s Conference Play Time!

Maine comes into town to start off the Conference season for us. The sting of the two regular season losses to them last year is still there and hasn’t lessened much. This is an important game. Joshua Shortridge is back for Maine, you’ll remember him as the guy who had his way with us in both regular season meetings last year, we needed to find a way to contain him. We had decent luck with it in the first half holding him to 9 points. We ended the half up 30-25 with no real standouts, everyone doing their share. Maine came right out in the 2nd half and scored 9 straight to make the score 34-30, 4 of those points coming from Shortridge. Thanks to some nice baskets from Lance Foster and some great defensive stops by Paris Randle we took control again, and glided to a relatively easy 60-49 win.

Guess Who’s Back?

That’s right boys and girls, David Sobel is ready to play! There’s energy crackling throughout Durham as he’ll make his return to the team. The team has been playing well in his absence, so things might just get crazy with him here. Stony Brook is here for our 2nd game of the Conference season. Stony is coming off a mauling of Boston, 71-37, and are looking tough. We’d be seeing Cody Scofield, another kid who put up hellacious points against us last season. Sobel gets our first points of the game by draining a three pointer. He’s back baby! Unfortunately as the half ended he only had added two free throws to that total and we were all tied up at 42. Things started clicking in the 2nd half, and we started to look like a team that had their stuff together. Jaime McGuinness put up 12 points in the second half to finish with 19, and David Sobel added 13 points in the 2nd as well to finish up with 17. We ended up rolling on to an 84-67 win.

We head to Albany next to have our first chance to see their new look team with Brett McCoy as the coach. They’ve already won 7 games this season, which is two more than all of last season. Is Albany going to no longer be an easy win for us? When I look up at the scoreboard and notice we’re down 13-4 to start the game, I begin thinking they probably aren’t. Justin Park, their big man smoked us for 15 points in the first half. David Sobel was held to nothing in the first half, and big halves from Larry Askew and Paris Randle with 10 points each kept us in the game. We come out firing on all cylinders in the second half though, with James Hatfield taking over and putting up 14 points, with Randle and Askew continuing to have great games. We end up winning this one 87-69, so Albany still has some work to do.

Good News!

We receive some good news the day after the Albany game, we have earned ourselves a spot in the Top 25 again! Woohoo! We’re sitting ranked as the #21 team in the nation now.

Hartford is next, and they’re coming to Durham off a tough loss to Maine 80-69 to drop them to 3-3 in the conference, 10-6 overall. We would never see the lead in this game. We fell behind early 22-9 and it never got much better. We gave up 12 three pointers which once again was the difference in this game. This was a tough loss especially at home. Hartford has a couple of great players though at PG and SF, Napoleon Delatorre and Kenneth Caudell respectively. Those two combined for 36 points against us.

We travel to Binghampton next, and who would’ve guess this would be a battle of the top two teams in the conference? We both come in sitting at 3-1 in the conference. They sure didn’t play like co-conference leaders today, as we walked all over them. James Hatfield had 21 points and 13 boards, and we had 4 other players score in double figures. This one was never close, as we win 91-65.

Our loss to Hartford however does drop us from the polls the following week, to be expected.

Next up Boston comes to town, and surprisingly they are 2-3 in the conference coming into this game. That doesn’t mean much when it comes to this game though, and we expect it to be a tough one. It never fails, we couldn’t help but think we had the advantage going into this game, so of course Boston jumps out and grabs the lead early, and maintains it for the entirety of the first half. Harold Gauvin, their Sophomore SG led the way with 13 points against us. We found ourselves down 33-29 at the half. We finally manage to tie the game up with 4 minutes left via a nice jumper from 12 feet out by David Sobel. Boston turns right around and scores the next two buckets though, and we find ourselves down 63-59 with 2:10 left. We can’t buy a basket and end up having to foul Boston, who manage to hit their free throws and they end up with a 69-64 win.

We host Northeastern next. How were they doing under the tutelage of their new coach? Not so hot, they’re 1-6 in the conference and 4-14 overall. With the way things seem to be working for me, this means they will be almost assured a win against us. Well, good and bad news. We won, and we were up 50-25 at the half. Bad thing is we ended up winning 78-73. That’s a VERY poor 2nd half.

We travel to Boston next to try and avenger our loss at home and to maintain our first place standing in the conference. Luckily we hit Boston ready to play. We play tough defense the first half and get hot on offense and end up leading 42 to 23 as the first half came to a close. We kept the pressure up throughout the second half and leave Boston with a 72-51 victory.


January Results
Date Opponent Result Record
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01/01/12 Maine W 60-49 11-2 (1-0)
01/08/12 Stony Brook W 87-64 12-2 (2-0)
01/15/12 at Albany W 87-69 13-2 (3-0)
01/18/12 Hartford L 86-78 13-3 (3-1)
01/22/12 at Binghamton W 91-65 14-3 (4-1)
01/25/12 Boston University L 69-64 14-4 (4-2)
01/27/12 Northeastern W 78-73 15-4 (5-2)
01/29/12 at Boston University W 72-51 16-4 (6-2)


2011 America East Standings
CW CL Pct W L Pct
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New Hampshire 6 2 .750 16 4 .800
Maine 7 3 .700 13 7 .650
Hartford 6 3 .667 13 6 .684
Stony Brook 6 3 .667 12 8 .600
Binghamton 3 3 .500 7 11 .389
Albany 3 4 .429 9 9 .500
Boston University 3 4 .429 8 9 .471
Vermont 2 8 .200 7 14 .333
Northeastern 1 7 .125 4 15 .211

[Calis]

February 2012

Albany came to town to kick off the month of February. We look sharp early and are up 11-3, 5 of those points coming from David Sobel. Things got worse and worse for Albany as James Hatfield had a killer game ending up with 25 points and 15 boards, and we easily win 87-66.

We head to Hartford next to try and avenge our loss from earlier in the season. Hartford jumps all over us, and after just two minutes I’m forced to call a timeout. We’re down 7-0, and look lost. We come out hot after the timeout, especially Larry Askew who accounts for 11 points in the next 5 minutes. We kept it up and leave Hartford with an 81-67 win.

We climb back into the polls the following week, finding ourselves ranked #23.

We go to Maine next, and a win here by us should pretty much knock Maine out of the race for the conference title. Lance Foster leads the way with 19 and we lead throughout, the final score being 72-68.

Stony Brook is up next and are in 2nd place now behind us by 2 games. We can basically wrap things up with a win here. Things were close most of the way until about midway through the 2nd half. David Sobel drains a three to put us up by 4. Larry Askew gets a steal and an easy dunk. He comes down again and sinks a couple of free throws. Then Lance Foster snatches it from Stony Brook and finishes with an easy lay in. We find ourselves up 61-53 with 6 minutes left. Things start falling apart a few minutes later as Cody Scofield gets hot for Stony. He drains a three, then gets fouled the next time down the court sinking both free throws. We keep throwing up bricks, and before you know it, we’re down 66-65 with 1:35 left in the game. Here we go again. David Sobel gets fouled and only managed to make 1 of 2 free throws, so we’re all tied up. Stony Brook finds their Center open and kick it in, he goes for a dunk and is fouled hard by Jaime McGuinness. Luckily the foul caused him to miss the shot, and wasn’t hard enough to be called an intentional. He sinks the first free throw, and bricks the second. Lance Foster rips down the board as we find ourselves down by 1 with 57 seconds left. Lance Foster brings it across half court. He kicks it down to the right baseline to James Hatfield. He kicks out to David Sobel on the wing. Sobel dribbles twice and kicks it in to a posted up Jaime McGuinness. Stony Brook collapses in to help guard McGuinness and Jaime sends a rocket pass to a wide open Lance Foster in the corner, he fires up a three! GOOD! 25 seconds left, and we’re up by 2. Stony Brook inbounds to David Burrows, we hit them with a press. Burrows gets trapped by Sobel and Foster at halfcourt. He breaks free from the trap and fires up an open three of his own! No good! Jaime McGuinness rips down the board, and the game ends. Phew, we’ve gone a long ways towards winning the conference with this win.

Next up is Northeastern who now stand at 1-12 in the conference, not a good season for them or their rookie head coach. This makes the fact that we are down by 2 with 6 minutes left all the more perplexing. We call a timeout to try and sort things out. We come out of the timeout with Cortez Harrison mishandling the ball, and then NE draining a 3 pointer. Great. We find ourselves down 72-69 with 6 seconds left. We’re going to lose to frigging Northeastern, how sad is that? Paris Randle inbounds the ball to David Sobel, Sobel kicks it back to Randle who had ran down to the corner, he fires up a three with a man in his face. GOOD! We’ve tied up the game! We’re going to OT!

We head into OT minus Jaime McGuinness who fouled out with about 6 minutes left in the game. Northeastern quickly nabs an easy lay-up to take the lead. We fire right back with Lance Foster nailing a jumper from 10 feet out. Carey Lyons, NE’s SG and a guy who has put up 17 against us so far. He gets fouled by Lance Foster and drains both free throws. Paris Randle misses a three on our trip down the court. NE goes to the line again on their trip. Luckily they missed both free throws! Unfortunately we turn the ball over, and NE gets two easy points on the transition. It just gets worse for us. David Sobel is next to foul out of the game. We can’t buy a basket, and NE starts hitting their free throws. We end up dropping this one 87-76. We had just lost by 11 to the worst team in the conference.

We’re up against Binghampton next, hoping to bounce back after that last debacle. We would do exactly that, ending the half up 53-24. It doesn’t get any better in the 2nd half, and we destroy Binghampton 102-55. We needed to release some frustration after the NE game, and did so.


We come into the final two games of the season, both against Vermont. If we can win one of them, we’re assured of winning the conference. This shouldn’t be too tall of an order. We’re down 17-2 in the first 5 minutes of the first game. This isn’t looking good. We would never get within 10, and lose this one 77-61. Have I mentioned Vermont was the 2nd worst team in the conference? What the hell are we doing?

We traveled to Vermont next for the 2nd leg. We would manage to win a very tight game 78-77.

We had managed to win the conference! Was a good feeling after blowing it last season.


February Results
Date Opponent Result Record
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02/01/12 Albany W 87-66 17-4 (7-2)
02/05/12 at Hartford W 81-67 18-4 (8-2)
02/12/12 at Maine W 72-68 19-4 (9-2)
02/15/12 at Stony Brook W 69-67 20-4 (10-2)
02/17/12 at Northeastern L 87-76 20-5 (10-3)
02/19/12 Binghamton W 102-55 21-5 (11-3)
02/22/12 Vermont L 77-61 21-6 (11-4)
02/26/12 at Vermont W 78-77 22-6 (12-4)



2011 America East Final Standings
CW CL Pct W L Pct
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#24 New Hampshire 12 4 .750 22 6 .786
Maine 11 5 .688 18 10 .643
Boston University 10 6 .625 15 12 .556
Hartford 9 7 .562 16 12 .571
Stony Brook 8 8 .500 14 13 .519
Albany 7 9 .438 14 14 .500
Vermont 6 10 .375 12 16 .429
Binghamton 6 10 .375 10 18 .357
Northeastern 3 13 .188 6 22 .214


This means we'll be up against Binghampton in the first round of the tourney, and you've seen what we did against them the two times we met during the regular season. Should be an easy win, I hope.

[Calis]

When I saw we were up 22-3 against Binghampton, I finally stopped worrying about blowing this game. It never got closer. We sailed on to a very easy 90-53 win.

Next up is Hartford, and this won’t be near as easy as our first round game. Well, I didn’t lie, it wasn’t as easy as Binghampton. It was pretty damn close though. 96-64 ends up the score, and this one was ugly. Twice the rebounds, half the turnoves, we were never in danger of dropping this one. I’ve noticed our team really seems to step up when it comes to the conference tourney, which is very nice. It would be even nicer if we could carry that over to the NCAA Tourney, but one thing at a time.

We jump to #17 in the nation this week and we’ll be facing Arch-Rival Boston U in the finals. We’d end the tourney without ever being behind in a game. I can’t complain about that.



Date Opponent Result Record
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03/03/12 vs. Binghamton W 90-53 23-6
03/04/12 vs. Hartford W 96-64 24-6
03/10/12 vs. Boston University W 85-75 25-6


Could this be the year we finally get some respect in the seedings? We’ve got a strong RPI rating, and we didn’t choke at the end of the season. I think this could be the year! We could finally bust out of the 1st round in the tourney. I'm excited about this year.

Next Up: NCAA Seedings Announced

[Calis]

NCAA Seedings Announced

Well I thought this would be the season would ended up finally being the favorite in the first round of the tourney.

I was wrong.

But not by much! We get seeded #9, in the West..so unfortunately we'll be travelling across the country to play our games.

We end up #17 overall and #22 in the RPI's, not quite good enough to get us where we need to be, next year we'll have to toughen up the schedule a bit, which I think we can handle.

We'll be meeting unranked #8 seed Wisconsin in the first round. They were 21-13 on the season overall, and 9-7 in the Big Ten, that's nothing spectacular. They are led by SG Sophomore phenom Antoine Morin. This kid has already declared he is entering the draft next year, and he's SICK. He's averaging just under 24 points per game and he really can shoot from anywhere on the court. This kid is outstanding at creating shots for himself, can nail jumpers, and is best at draining threes. He's going to be very tough for us to stop, considering we have a very suspect perimeter defense as proven to us time and time again.

Wisconsin has a couple of great Post defenders also, but not much else offensively. We've got a chance if we can stop Morin, the problem is..I've seen nothing to give me any faith that we can stop him. Here's hoping I get proven wrong once again.

Alright, time to call it a night. Should hopefully play the tourney game tomorrow night, here's to hoping we break the curse and make it out of the first round, this is our best shot yet!

Next Up:UNH vs. Wisconsin

[Sublime]

Here's hoping you get out of the first round this tourney!

[Blade6119]

Finally caught up, and all i can say is hell yah...Antoine Morin should be killer to stop(especially with your D), but you have a few players who can play too...Heres to a hopeful win, and UNH glory...or whatever school you switch too like you promise after every year.

[SirFozzie]

We wants da More of the UNH! The UNH revolution WILL be televised :)

[Nyarlahotep]

Originally posted by SirFozzie
We wants da More of the UNH! The UNH revolution WILL be televised :)

Regionally at least. ;)

[Godzilla Blitz]

I just got caught up, too. I'm hoping this will be the year you get out of the first round. You sure are dominating the conference, though. Nice job.

[Calis]

-Alright, was back home at lunch for a few minutes and thought I'd go ahead and play this game and post it for those who were anxiously awaiting it. (Ok, to be honest, I was the one anxiously awaiting it. :D)

Lets Dance!

I know you’re all about to lose it in anticipation of this game, possibly the biggest game in the history of Collegiate basketball…or not. Either way, you’re going to get it.

1st Half

Lance Foster opens the game up by swishing a jumper from the left wing. Not a bad start, 2-0. Wisconsin turns around and throws up a brick, we get it back and Paris Randle drains a 3. 5-0. Charles Kirksey makes a basket for Wisconsin and gets fouled in the process. He nails the free throw to cut the lead to 5-3. We go back and forth a few times. Antoine Mora would make his presence known by drilling a 3 pointer. 7-6 UNH.

Things go back and forth a while longer, and then Wisconsin starts hitting the mark. We find ourselves 19-16. Then we get some help from a guy no one would expect, big man Cortez Harrison. Remember him? He was the guy who was the one star recruit who no one wanted(including us) a few years back. Our offers to other guys were turned down, and eventually we looked to him. Well he comes off the bench and drains a three pointer, then next trip down the court he nails a jumper from the low post. Larry Askew nails a three a bit later, and before you know it, we’re up 24-19. Wisconsin calls a timeout, clearly shaken. The half dozen UNH faithful that made the trip from Durham are going crazy.

We would be the ones calling timeout shortly after, as Wisconsin went on tear, and after Antoine Morin nailed another three, I knew it was time to regroup. The lead was down to 2, 31-29. Wisconsin would tie the game up about 20 seconds later. We finally straightened up as the first half came to a close, and with some key free throws by David Sobel and Larry Askew, we go into the half up 37-32.

2nd Half

No one scores for the first 3 minutes of the 2nd half, and both teams look sloppy. Something has to give soon though, and luckily for us it is David Sobel draining a 3 pointer to break the drought. Morin fires right back though with one of his own.

Things go back and forth a while longer, neither team willing to give up an easy shot. Morin misses a couple of contested shots, and we fail to capitalize. Isiah Struck comes off the bench though and hits a three to get us going! At the halfway point of the 2nd half we’re up 49-37. Could this be it? Could we finally be on the way to our first tourney win?

Wisconsin calls a timeout, and comes out of it with Antoine Morin hitting a beautiful three point shot with David Sobel in his face. This game is turning into a 3 point competition. We come firing back though, and James Hatfield makes a couple nice buckets back to back, and we’re up by 13.

Game gets sloppy again, and when Antoine Morin nails a jumper for his 18th point of the game with just over 4 minutes remaining, we’re sitting on a 7 point lead. James Hatfield gets a nice bucket the next trip down the court, but Morin fires right back with another three. Paris Randle gets fouled and manages to sink both free throws, we’re at 58-51 now with 3 minutes left. Two minutes later we’re up 60-55. We have the ball and just need to play smart. David Sobel is fouled with the ball and makes one out of two free throws. Wisconsin is still very much alive. They kick the ball down to Antoine Morin who is on the right baseline. He fires up a three pointer! Miss! James Hatfield scurries after the rebound. That’s the ball game folks! WOOHOO! We’ve finally beat the first round of the NCAA Tourney. The Wildcats are moving on!


New Hampshire 63, Wisconsin 55

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jamie McGuinness C 33 2-5 1-4 2 8 2 3 5
James Hatfield PF 30 7-9 4-8 3 12 1 4 18
Paris Randle SF 32 3-12 2-4 1 8 1 3 10
David Sobel PG 35 1-10 3-4 2 5 3 1 6
Lance Foster SG 31 2-10 0-0 2 4 2 0 4
Larry Askew PG 11 4-8 0-0 2 2 0 4 11
Isaiah Struck SG 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Ernest Wood PF 10 0-4 1-2 0 4 2 1 1
Cortez Harrison C 7 2-3 0-0 1 1 0 1 5
Hugh Harry SF 6 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0

Turnovers: 11 (J.McGuinness 3, J.Hatfield 1, P.Randle
4, D.Sobel 1, L.Askew 1, H.Harry 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.McGuinness 1, J.Hatfield 1)
Steals: 11 (J.Hatfield 2, P.Randle 3, D.Sobel 1,
L.Foster 2, L.Askew 1, H.Harry 2)
3P FGs: 8-23 (P.Randle 2-7, D.Sobel 1-4, L.Foster 0-4,
L.Askew 3-5, I.Struck 1-1, C.Harrison 1-2)

Wisconsin Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Richard Westlund C 16 2-6 0-0 3 7 1 2 5
Irvin Alvarado PF 22 1-2 1-2 2 5 1 1 3
Willis Cisneros SF 33 1-8 2-2 3 5 1 5 4
Antoine Morin SG 34 6-21 4-6 0 1 0 3 21
Charles Kirksey PG 22 3-7 3-4 1 3 2 1 9
Lyle Allan PG 18 1-3 0-0 1 4 1 1 2
Merrill Calvert PF 22 2-9 1-1 3 15 2 4 5
Theo McNabb SG 6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Edward Sparks SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Tao Yuan SF 6 1-2 1-2 0 0 1 0 4
Larry Barnett C 20 1-1 0-0 1 8 1 2 2

Turnovers: 17 (R.Westlund 2, I.Alvarado 1, W.Cisneros
2, A.Morin 3, C.Kirksey 1, L.Allan 3, M.Calvert 1,
T.Yuan 1, L.Barnett 3)
Blocked Shots: 4 (I.Alvarado 1, M.Calvert 1, L.Barnett
2)
Steals: 4 (R.Westlund 1, W.Cisneros 1, C.Kirksey 1,
L.Barnett 1)
3P FGs: 7-25 (R.Westlund 1-2, W.Cisneros 0-5, A.Morin
5-12, C.Kirksey 0-2, T.McNabb 0-2, T.Yuan 1-2)

Player of Game: PF James Hatfield (NH)


As you'll notice, we held Morin to 6-21 shooting which was the difference in this game. He might've put up 21 points, but he wasn't getting good looks, and he was forced into taking bad shots. James Hatfield really stepped up for as well and definitely earned the PotG honors he received.

We did it though! Phew, don't know if I could've handled dropping to 0-6 lifetime in the NCAA Tourney, this 1-5 record feels real nice right about now.

[Nyarlahotep]

*flys to New Hampshire to start a riot*

Gratz on the huge win.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Congrats! Huge win! Keep it up!

[corbes]

Hey! Good stuff! Enjoying your dynasty. Keep up the mojo in the tourney!

[Sublime]

Awesome win!!

[Calis]

Thanks for the support guys! Unfortunately, it's going to take a miracle for us to keep the dream alive this year.

And Then There Were 32

Well, the streak is finally ended, but we don't have long to celebrate as we have a huge test right around the corner.

Next up for us is #1 Seed Oklahoma State. OSU is one of the top defensive teams in the nation. They don't score a lot of points on average, but they have the highest FG% in the nation, so that doesn't bode well for our notoriously weak defense.

Checking out their roster, I have to say. I'm frightened. This team has gobs of talent all over the place, I think I'm temporarily blinded from all the 90+'s I saw.

Michael Grant seems to be their main offensive weapon, a 6'11" PF from Brisbane, Australia. He's got an amazing inside game, and leads the team in scoring with 14.9.

Not feeling real confident against this team, they've got a lot of guys who can shoot the ball very well, and they have an outstanding defense.

Next Up: #12 Oklahoma State vs. #17 New Hampshire

[Calis]

It’s game time. We’re still coming down off the high of finally winning a tourney game. I hope the boys can get focused for this game, because we’re going to need it.

1st Half

To start off the game, James Hatfield picks up in 1:04. This is off to a great start. We fall behind quickly 4-0 as OSU converts all it’s free throws. Lance Foster turns around and nails a three for us, and then Paris Randle sinks a 20 footer from the left baseline to put us up 5-4. Hatfield picks up his 3rd foul three minutes into the game. We keep falling behind, and just when I think we’re ready to just let OSU blow the game wide open, we bounce right back. Isiah Struck hits a 3 pointer to tie it up at 16 halfway through the first half. David Sobel then hits a couple of free throws to give us the lead back. We do it again, falling behind by 6 and looking to be in trouble late in the half, and we bounce right back thanks to some nice shooting by David Sobel and Lance Foster. We end the half down by 2, 32-30.

2nd Half

Paris Randle comes out in the 2nd half and immediately gives us the lead by nailing a three. We go back and forth again for the next few minutes, and finally James Hatfield does something other than foul as he hits a nice jumper from the low post to put us up 43-40. We’re actually up by 3 points with 15 minutes left in the game. I didn’t expect this to be happening, I keep waiting for it to fall apart. Oklahoma State seems pretty shocked as well, and they call a timeout to gather themselves. The come out of the timeout with an illegal screen call, and with them already in the penalty, Hatfield goes to the line and sinks both free throws. That’s a 5 point lead now. OSU decides enough is enough and come down and fire up a three, nothing but net. Paris Randle turns around and answers with one of his own. What the hell? Our guys are refusing to lose this game. OSU comes down and misses an open jumper, we take it back down the court and Lance Foster fires up a three, GOOD! The now overflowing UNH cheering section with well over 10 bodies are out of control. OSU calls a timeout as this game is getting dangerously out of control for them now, as they find themselves trailing 51-43 with 12:40 left.

OSU does manage to claw its way back. James Hatfield picks up his 4th foul with 7 minutes left, and with 6:30 left in the game, OSU cuts the lead to 55-51. We trade buckets, and eventually a three pointer made by OSU SF Nicolas Alvarez cuts the lead to 58-56. Damn, I knew it was too good to be true, we have to buckle down now! Jaime McGuinness comes back and makes a nice low post move to extend the lead to four.

A minute later, and we find that Oklahoma State has tied the game up at 60. There are just over 4 minutes left and we’re falling apart. Larry Askew has obviously had enough of this, and nails a three with a man in his face to give us the lead back. Unfortunately, the next two buckets are scored by OSU and they take the lead back.

There are 49 seconds left in this game, and we are down 64-63. We have the ball. Jaime McGuinness inbounds to David Sobel, who kicks it to Lance Foster. Foster dishes it back to Sobel who’s at the free throw line. Sobel drives to the basket and kicks it back out to Lance Foster who fires up a jumper. Good! 65-64! There are 30 seconds left in the game, and it’s OSU’s move. They score within 5 seconds. Back to us. Sobel kicks it to Lance Foster who drives and puts it up! Traveling! It’s OSU’s ball with 6 seconds left in the game and a 1 point lead. We don’t manage to get a foul off until there is 1 second left in the game. OSU will shoot 1+1. They miss it, but there is no time left.

The dream is over..For this year.

Oklahoma State 66, New Hampshire 65

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jamie McGuinness C 32 1-5 5-7 2 10 4 3 7
James Hatfield PF 22 2-5 6-7 2 9 0 4 10
Paris Randle SF 26 5-10 0-0 1 5 1 1 12
David Sobel PG 34 1-3 2-2 2 3 6 2 5
Lance Foster SG 32 6-15 0-0 0 1 1 2 16
Larry Askew PG 16 1-6 0-0 1 2 1 1 3
Isaiah Struck SG 4 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 5
Ernest Wood PF 13 2-6 0-0 4 5 1 2 4
Kendall Heaney SF 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Cortez Harrison C 8 0-2 0-0 1 4 0 1 0
Hugh Harry SF 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0
Abe Herald PF 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0

Turnovers: 13 (J.McGuinness 1, J.Hatfield 2, P.Randle
2, D.Sobel 2, L.Foster 3, E.Wood 2, A.Herald 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (J.McGuinness 1, J.Hatfield 3,
P.Randle 1, L.Foster 1)
Steals: 5 (P.Randle 2, D.Sobel 1, L.Foster 1,
C.Harrison 1)
3P FGs: 10-22 (P.Randle 2-4, D.Sobel 1-2, L.Foster 4-8,
L.Askew 1-4, I.Struck 1-2, K.Heaney 1-1, C.Harrison
0-1)

Oklahoma State Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Daniel Roberts C 36 4-9 2-2 2 11 0 4 10
Michael Grant PF 17 3-4 5-7 1 5 1 4 11
Tony Thompson SF 20 2-10 0-1 1 2 1 4 4
Art Bolling SG 22 5-11 2-2 2 4 1 0 12
Jose Nesbitt PG 24 2-4 0-0 0 1 5 1 4
Jean Gingras SG 16 2-6 2-2 1 3 0 0 7
Nicolao Alvarez SF 9 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 3
Garfield Myers SF 8 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Josue Sullins PF 31 3-4 0-2 4 7 3 1 6
Dale Whiting SF 4 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4
Dewitt Bouldin PG 12 2-3 0-1 0 1 3 2 5

Turnovers: 9 (D.Roberts 1, M.Grant 1, A.Bolling 1,
J.Nesbitt 1, J.Gingras 2, N.Alvarez 1, G.Myers 1,
D.Bouldin 1)
Blocked Shots: 10 (D.Roberts 5, J.Sullins 5)
Steals: 4 (A.Bolling 1, J.Nesbitt 3)
3P FGs: 3-15 (T.Thompson 0-5, A.Bolling 0-1, J.Gingras
1-4, N.Alvarez 1-2, G.Myers 0-2, D.Bouldin 1-1)

Player of Game: PF Josue Sullins (OK ST)

Damn, that one hurts. I can't believe how well the guys played against a vastly superior team. We should've won that game!

We say goodbye to Lance Foster and Jaime McGuinness, two oustanding UNH players who will be misssed. McGuinness even moreso because we lack a replacement for him, but that's something to look at next year, now it's time for worrying about what could've been. Oh so close.

One point! We miss beating the #1 seed in the region by one lousy point! If Hatfield hadn't gone on a hacking spree the first 3 minutes of the game, who knows how this would've ended up.

[Calis]

Season Stats

New Hampshire Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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James Hatfield PF 33 33 30.0 15.3 1.8 10.3 1.3 0.6 2.2 2.1 2.8
Lance Foster PG 33 33 30.4 12.5 1.6 3.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.4
Paris Randle SF 33 33 27.1 12.5 1.4 5.5 2.0 1.2 0.6 2.4 2.6
David Sobel SG 23 22 29.8 9.8 2.4 3.9 3.5 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.3
Jamie McGuinness C 33 33 26.8 9.6 1.3 8.8 2.5 0.8 0.9 2.1 2.7
Larry Askew PG 32 9 22.7 8.7 0.8 3.1 3.0 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.7
Ernest Wood C 33 0 14.8 4.9 1.3 4.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.6
Isaiah Struck SG 33 2 8.7 3.1 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.6
Cortez Harrison C 33 0 7.3 2.1 0.5 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.4
Kendall Heaney SF 32 0 7.2 1.9 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.8
Hugh Harry SF 32 0 5.2 1.7 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8
Abe Herald PF 18 0 3.4 0.7 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.4
Keven Rand SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Abel Brett PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Blair Bunker PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

New Hampshire Player Shooting Stats

Name Pos FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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James Hatfield PF 187 377 .496 129 202 .639 1 2 .500
Paris Randle SF 148 355 .417 64 108 .593 51 149 .342
Lance Foster PG 139 346 .402 73 91 .802 61 176 .347
Jamie McGuinness C 114 230 .496 90 149 .604 0 0 .000
Larry Askew PG 87 186 .468 61 90 .678 43 105 .410
Ernest Wood C 66 139 .475 31 61 .508 0 0 .000
David Sobel SG 64 179 .358 71 88 .807 26 91 .286
Isaiah Struck SG 31 71 .437 26 34 .765 14 41 .341
Cortez Harrison C 25 50 .500 13 29 .448 6 16 .375
Kendall Heaney SF 21 49 .429 11 16 .688 9 26 .346
Hugh Harry SF 21 51 .412 6 8 .750 5 20 .250
Abe Herald PF 5 12 .417 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000
Keven Rand SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Abel Brett PG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Blair Bunker PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

Season Awards

2011 America East Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PF James Hatfield New Hampshire
Freshman of the Year: C Louis Bonenfant Maine
Coach of the Year: Gertbeef Roe New Hampshire

All-League First Team:
C: Thomas Dickerson Binghamton
PF: James Hatfield New Hampshire
SF: Kenneth Caudell Hartford
SG: Harold Gauvin Boston University
PG: Lance Foster New Hampshire

All-League Second Team:
C: Jeffrey Knuth Stony Brook
PF: John Alexander Northeastern
SF: Joshua Shortridge Maine
SG: David Sobel New Hampshire
PG: Cody Scofield Stony Brook

All-Freshman Team:
C: Louis Bonenfant Maine
PF: James Scruggs Stony Brook
SF: Jimmie Cagle Stony Brook
SG: Eric Alexander Northeastern
PG: Kristopher Odell Vermont



Our Super-Recruit James Hatfield brought home Conference Player of the Year honors, and something else which we'll get to later.

Lance Foster also nabs 1st Team All-Conference honors in his Senior year.

David Sobel made 2nd Team even with missing two months of the season with an injury, that bodes well for the future.

Gert also wins Coach of the Year for the 5th year straight, and I think the Conference has to put serious considerations into having the trophy be a likeness of Gert.

The surprising news of the awards period though is for the first time we have a player recognized nationally!

James Hatfield has earned 3rd team All-NCAA honors! Wow! I didn't expect this one. Could Hatfield be better than legendary Wildcats James Pelfrey and Dewayne Colon? He's making a very strong case. He'll be expected to take over control of this team since Lance Foster graduated.

Next year we'll look to take it a step further than this season. I think we can hang with some of the best teams in the country, now it's time to prove it!

Next Up: The 2012 Pre-Season

[Calis]

We didn't mess around this year. UTEP, Marquette, Kentucky, Cal, Tulsa, Louisville, Georgia Tech, and Charleston are all tough teams for us to face. Should be an interesting season.

This should hopefully be enough to up our RPI Ranking if we can manage to not blow the majority of the games.

I tried to schedule the first game of the soon to be heated rivalry between UNH and Kansas, but Kansas snubbed me! We'll get them next year though, they're running scared.

New Hampshire 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/12 at UC Riverside
11/22/12 at Navy
11/25/12 Baylor
11/29/12 UTEP
12/03/12 Marquette
12/07/12 at Kentucky
12/11/12 at California
12/15/12 Tulsa
12/19/12 Georgia Tech
12/23/12 Louisville
12/27/12 at Air Force
12/31/12 at College of Charleston
01/06/13 at Stony Brook
01/09/13 Albany
01/13/13 Hartford
01/16/13 Maine
01/20/13 at Vermont
01/30/13 Stony Brook
02/01/13 at Albany
02/03/13 at Binghamton
02/06/13 Boston University
02/08/13 at Boston University
02/10/13 Binghamton
02/13/13 at Hartford
02/20/13 Vermont
02/22/13 at Maine
02/27/13 at Northeastern
03/03/13 Northeastern

[Sublime]

SO Close!! Nice season though! You got over the hump!

[SirFozzie]

UNH! UNH! UNH!

(riots)

[corbes]

That travelling call was bullshit. He got fouled.

[Calis]

corbes- Yeah it sucks that Lance Foster will now always be remember as the kid who traveled and lost us the game. He has been blacklisted.

2012 New Hampshire Wildcats

New Hampshire Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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10 Ernest Wood C Sr 6'10" 236 Commodore, PA
32 Cortez Harrison C Jr 6'11" 239 Washington, DC
35 Wesley Mitchell C Fr 6'10" 234 Winsted, CT
21 James Hatfield PF Sr 6' 8" 250 Westford, MA
11 Abe Herald PF So 6' 7" 214 Pueblo West, CO
52 Blair Bunker PF Fr 6'11" 221 Middletown, RI
3 Kendall Heaney SF Jr 6' 7" 237 Johnson City, NY
12 Paris Randle SF Jr 6' 8" 226 Otego, NY
41 Hugh Harry SF So 6' 6" 229 San Francisco, CA
23 David Sobel SG Jr 6' 5" 207 Barrington, RI
20 Keven Rand SG So 6' 4" 207 Cumberland, RI
13 Isaiah Struck SG So 6' 5" 190 Washington, DC
50 Larry Askew PG Sr 6' 2" 195 Washington, DC
1 Abel Brett PG Fr 5' 8" 158 Providence, RI
4 Alexis Torres PG Fr 6' 0" 176 Ware, MA


We lost a lot with Jaime McGuinness graduating last year. Ernest Wood will be getting the starting job this season, and he's a decent inside scorer. He's a definite step down from McGuinness though, and is our weakest spot by far going into the season. Cortez Harrison will see some minutes also as backup, as he's shown some good ability to defend down low, which is something we've never seen.

Wesley Mitchell will be redshirting this season, and could very well be the starter come next season. He shows great potential as a post player, and is an outstanding defender to boot.

Power Forward

Well, the man here is obviously James Hatfield, who looks to be the best player to ever grace the court at UNH. He’s really turned it on the last two seasons and has become one heckuva threat. He’s an amazing inside scorer, defensive rebounder, and one of the best shot blockers in the country. If he can put up numbers like last year, we’ll be in great shape.

Blair Bunker will be backing him after redshirting last season. He’s got some great qualities himself, and is already a better overall defender than Hatfield. By next year he should be ready to take over the starting position.

Small Forward

Paris Randle is the starter returning for his Junior year. He’s got a great mix of inside and outside game, and is a great clutch player for us. Kendall Heaney will be the backup and as previously stated, he’s the defensive wizard for the team, our best defender by far, and I believe the best since I started at UNH.

Shooting Guard

Shooting Guard is by far our deepest position. David Sobel will obviously be the starter, but Isiah Struck and Keven Rand are both outstanding players. It’s going to be very tough to juggle the playing time this year to ensure everyone gets the time they deserve.

Point Guard

Larry Askew finally gets his shot to run this team. Abel Brett will be backing him up and is looking to be a very good shooter, and even more horrid at perimeter defense than most guards we’ve had. Alexis Torres will wear the redshirt this year and will be our defensive PG come next season. He’s shaping up to be the 2nd coming of James Pelfrey, his ratings are looking almost identical. He’s got a great outside shot and amazing passing skills. He’ll be a true Point man.

Overall the squad looks solid this year except for the Center position which has some big question marks. Anxious to see how James Hatfield does for us this year, as last year he quietly had the best season of any player I've coached. Will Hatfield earn the honor of having his jersey hang next to James Pelfrey's and Dewayne Colon's in hell... I don't even know what the name of the arena is. Whatever, the right to hang his jersey where we play basketball. :D If anyone has any suggestions for a name for our auditorium, please feel free to share. I'm open to anything.

[Calis]

November 2012

We start off the season going to UC Riverside for another match up against Godzilla Blitz’s Alterno-World team.

The season would not get off to a good start.

UC Riverside blasted us in the opener. So the curse isn’t quite lifted. We got out rebounded, gave up way too many turnovers and blew what should’ve been a very easy win for our team.

We’ve got another Alterno-World team up next as we play my version of hollmt’s Navy squad.

Things would go a lot better for us this game. Ernest Wood and James Hatfield would both have double doubles, and Larry Askew would lead the way with 18 points. We’d once again get out rebounded though. This might be a problem this year. That’s something we have never had a problem with before though, very new to us.

Baylor is next on the schedule and we come out firing and are ahead 12-0 just three and a half minutes in. The kicker is Keven Rand scored all 12 of these points. Yowza! We’d end the half with 65 points, but Rand will only add 3 more to his total the final 17 minutes of the half. Rand wouldn’t score in the 2nd half, but it wouldn’t matter as we sailed to an easy 98-69 win.

UTEP comes to Durham next, we’re 1-1 against them so far, let’s hope we can take the advantage this game. The score was 60-58 UNH at the half. This was what one could call a shootout. We looked to be in good shape though, we have almost twice as many rebounds, and we’re shooting almost 10% higher. We’d pull away late in the 2nd half thanks to Paris Randle going off with 14 points in the final 6 minutes. He ended up with 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists to earn Player of the Game honors.

New Hampshire 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/12 at UC Riverside L 95-90 0-1
11/22/12 at Navy W 85-52 1-1
11/25/12 Baylor W 98-69 2-1
11/29/12 UTEP W 102-84 3-1

As you can see, overall we're scoring a helluva lot of points, even for Gertball and giving up an equally appalling number. We've got Marquette, Kentucky, Cal, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, and Louisville to start off the month of December. It's going to be a rough month! We'll find out how good our team is real quick.

Right now James Hatfield, Keven Rand, and David Sobel are all averaging 16 points a game so far this season. James Hatfield is also throwing in 3 blocks a game and almost 8 boards along with that, not bad numbers.

Next Up: December 2012

[Calis]

December 2012

The Gauntlet

It’s time! Lets pray we make it through this December with some dignity. It’s not going to be easy.

It starts off with 3-0 Marquette coming to Durham. They would leave 4-0. Both of their guards lit us up for over 20, and they just overall dominated us, keeping the lead for the full 40 minutes.

Things would get much harder before they got easier. We go face a Kentucky team who is sitting as the #3 team in the Nation. This was the most embarrassing game I’ve coached so far at UNH. There were 3 Kentucky players with double doubles. They out rebounded us by 30. They shot over 56% from the field, and we were under 26%. This is a game we need to put behind us ASAP. We shot horribly from three point range, and I think it’s time to lower our three point shots per game, as we’re just not making them at all. We receive news that Keven Rand dislocated his figure and will be day to day.

We find ourselves at 3-3, and heading to California, who also sit at 3-3. We need to get things together before they spiral out of control, and this is one of our best chances to do just that.

We didn’t.

Once again we shot horribly, and were out rebounded and played no defense. Remind me why I thought it was a good idea to toughen up the Non-Conference schedule this season? What was I thinking?

Things would turn around.

Next up is Tulsa who comes into our house sitting at 5-0. Great, this is shaping up to be another beat down. Fortunately we get off to a strong start, and are looking better than we have in several games. Keven Rand is leading the way with 5 points in the first four minutes, and we get a nice 7 point lead early. Tulsa of course comes firing right back, but towards the end of the half Paris Randle finds his shot and puts up 14 points to lead us to a 49-46 halftime lead.

Tulsa takes the lead 73-72 with 4 minutes left. In the next 2 minutes, we go on a 9-1 run though and manage to pull this one out. We had a much better looking game all around. We had more rebounds than Tulsa, we shot over 50% from beyond the arc and overall. Paris Randle would end up with 22 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists to win Player of the Game.

Georgia Tech is coming to Durham next up, FINALLY. How many times have these guys shunned playing us? Georgia Tech has had a rough couple of years and as they hit town they’re sitting at 4-5. This one would be a shootout, and we’d build some big leads only to let Tech crawl back time and time again. About halfway through the 2nd half we pull away for good. Ernest Wood led the way with 13 points and 16 boards.

Louisville is up next, and we expected this to be a big time game coming into the season. Now with Louisville at 1-5, it loses some luster. We hold the lead throughout the first half and most of the 2nd, but we falter late. Louisville jumps ahead 56-55 with a little over 6 minutes left. We call a timeout to regroup after the latest run. Here we go again. James Hatfield comes out of the timeout and hits a jumper to give us the lead back. Freshman Blair Bunker turns it up next, and draws a charge to give us the ball back. We’d capitalize via another James Hatfield jumper from the baseline. Bunker would turn around and get a steal to give us the ball again. We’d falter yet again, and let Louisville nab the lead again. James Hatfield hits a shot from the low post to reclaim the lead 63-62 with 1:37 left. The Cardinals would fire right back and take it back. This went back and forth until finally Ernest Wood hit a shot with 20 seconds left to give us a 66-65 lead. Louisville would have one more chance. We’d finally play some tough defense, and forced them into a very poor three point shot, which they bricked. We just manage to pull this one out, phew. James Hatfield gets PotG with 24 points, 11 boards, and 4 blocks.

We head to Colorado Springs next to meet up with Air Force. They are sitting with an identical 6-4 record to our own. We’d fall behind early in this one, but midway through the first we’d pull it together and cruise the rest of the way. No standout players for us this game, just consistent play from our whole team.

We close out 2012 at Charleston. This was another game at the beginning of the year I thought would be a very tough match up. We steamrolled them. Paris Randle led the way with 25 points and 5 rebounds, but really anyone who touched the ball scored against Charleston. We shot over 60% and really just had our way. We went ahead early 19-3, and it really never got any closer than that. Good way to end the month and the year after the tough start we had.

12/03/12 Marquette L 84-78 3-2
12/07/12 at Kentucky L 96-46 3-3
12/11/12 at California L 79-67 3-4
12/15/12 Tulsa W 86-77 4-4
12/19/12 Georgia Tech W 92-78 5-4
12/23/12 Louisville W 66-65 6-4
12/27/12 at Air Force W 75-64 7-4
12/31/12 at College of Charleston W 105-71 8-4


New Hampshire Player Averages
Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Paris Randle SF 12 12 28.8 15.1 1.1 4.7 3.1 1.8 0.8 2.9 1.7
James Hatfield PF 12 12 23.8 14.4 1.1 8.2 1.4 0.4 2.5 1.6 2.2
Keven Rand SG 12 12 28.4 12.2 1.6 4.0 1.5 0.7 0.0 1.3 2.2
Larry Askew PG 12 12 31.2 11.7 0.8 3.2 4.4 1.5 0.4 1.6 2.3
Ernest Wood C 12 12 23.3 8.8 2.4 8.2 2.0 0.5 0.4 1.2 3.5
Isaiah Struck SG 12 0 10.2 6.0 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.1
David Sobel SG 12 0 11.7 5.0 0.7 1.3 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.7
Blair Bunker PF 12 0 20.3 3.9 0.2 5.1 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 2.3
Cortez Harrison C 12 0 11.8 3.3 1.0 3.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.6
Kendall Heaney SF 12 0 3.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.6
Hugh Harry SF 12 0 4.3 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2
Abel Brett PG 8 0 3.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2

David Sobel has really been getting shorted on the minutes. I didn't even realize that until I was browsing through the stats at the end of the month. This is something I'm going to make sure is fixed for the rest of the season. He's one of our go to guys, we can't have him putting in 11 minutes a game.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Nice turnaround there mid-month. With the conference schedule coming up, you might be able to go on a good run, eh?

Sorry about the UC Riverside victory. I think my team has only scored that many points (95) once or twice in my dynasty.

[hollmt]

first thing i looked for was Sobel stats and saw he is barely playing.

good recovery though on that tough stretch winning the 5 in a row.

[Calis]

Godzilla Blitz- Heh..yeah, I have a knack for letting teams score 90+ points against me. I can't say I was surprised those, Riverside has been a pain since the beginning of this. I've still got a losing record against them.

hollmt- Yeah, I was pissed when I saw that. That's what I get for playing when I'm about half asleep. Completely missed it until I printed out the stats. I'm not sure what I did exactly, at some point I must've hit recommend on the depth chart, as the AI wants to put Rand as the starter. I will hear nothing of it though. Oh well, it ended up not hurting us..just his stats, he'll be back to starting in January.

-Unfortunately guys, I think this will be the last update for the next two weeks. I'll be heading out Monday morning. If I get some time tomorrow I'll try and do another update, I wanted to finish this season up before taking a break, but I really don't see that happening. I will however try to do one more update. I just realized I haven't even posted recruiting for this year yet, I've been out of it this week.

[Calis]

Alright guys, I've got a few free hours here, and I figured it's kinda messed up to just halt this dynasty in the midst of a season. So, I will finish the season tonight, this is going to be done quickly, so there won't be much of a write-up. Lets get to it.

We had a great month of January only dropping one game to Maine, who are amazingly in first palce in the conference with a 7-0 record. David Sobel is getting his minutes now and is making up for his lost month of December.

Looks like Maine is going to put up a serious fight for the Conference Title this season. Lets hope we can beat them the 2nd time around.

We did receive news that Hugh Harry has been made academically ineligible for the month of February, what does this mean for the team? Nothing. We're probably better off with him not playing.

January 2013 Results
01/06/13 at Stony Brook W 57-53 9-4 (1-0)
01/09/13 Albany W 73-67 10-4 (2-0)
01/13/13 Hartford W 85-61 11-4 (3-0)
01/16/13 Maine L 82-76 11-5 (3-1)
01/20/13 at Vermont W 96-71 12-5 (4-1)
01/30/13 Stony Brook W 75-51 13-5 (5-1)
02/01/13 at Albany

[Calis]

February 2013

Paris Randle starts off the month of February hot with 21 points against Albany, then 22 against Bing, and finishing up with 19 against Boston. Larry Askew would blow up next in the 2nd meeting with Boston as he puts up 18 points, grabs 6 boards, and dishes out 8 assists.

Maine is playing some tough ball, and halfway through February they've only dropped one conference game. When we get upset by Hartford, we're in serious danger of falling out of the running. Luckily we mandhandle Maine in our second meeting to narrow the gap.

David Sobel finally gets his stuff together and puts up 23 in the 2nd meeting with Binghamton. He's also notch 22 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists in the 2nd Vermont game.

We catch a break at the very end of the month after we take care Northeastern by 11, when Maine drops a game to our other rival Boston University. This puts us back in first place in the conference, where we belong!

As long as we don't blow the final conference game against Northeastern, we'll add another title to our trophy case.

New Hampshire 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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02/01/13 at Albany W 69-52 14-5 (6-1)
02/03/13 at Binghamton W 72-62 15-5 (7-1)
02/06/13 Boston University W 82-62 16-5 (8-1)
02/08/13 at Boston University L 87-81 16-6 (8-2)
02/10/13 Binghamton W 74-53 17-6 (9-2)
02/13/13 at Hartford L 76-73 17-7 (9-3)
02/20/13 Vermont W 91-61 18-7 (10-3)
02/22/13 at Maine W 79-57 19-7 (11-3)
02/27/13 at Northeastern W 92-81 20-7 (12-3)
03/03/13 Northeastern

New Hampshire 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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02/01/13 at Albany W 69-52 14-5 (6-1)
02/03/13 at Binghamton W 72-62 15-5 (7-1)
02/06/13 Boston University W 82-62 16-5 (8-1)
02/08/13 at Boston University L 87-81 16-6 (8-2)
02/10/13 Binghamton W 74-53 17-6 (9-2)
02/13/13 at Hartford L 76-73 17-7 (9-3)
02/20/13 Vermont W 91-61 18-7 (10-3)
02/22/13 at Maine W 79-57 19-7 (11-3)
02/27/13 at Northeastern W 92-81 20-7 (12-3)
03/03/13 Northeastern

New Hampshire Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Paris Randle SF 27 27 28.6 16.5 1.0 4.8 2.8 1.4 0.5 2.9 2.0
James Hatfield PF 27 27 23.3 12.4 1.0 7.6 1.3 0.6 2.5 1.6 2.0
Larry Askew PG 27 27 31.7 11.6 0.9 4.1 5.0 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.6
Keven Rand SG 27 12 20.9 9.8 0.9 2.8 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.2 2.2
David Sobel SG 27 15 23.1 9.0 1.1 2.5 2.8 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.8
Ernest Wood C 27 27 25.4 7.1 2.3 8.0 1.7 0.7 0.5 1.5 3.0
Blair Bunker PF 27 0 20.4 5.5 0.6 5.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.9
Isaiah Struck SG 27 0 8.1 3.7 0.2 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.9
Cortez Harrison C 27 0 10.5 2.3 0.9 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.9
Kendall Heaney SF 26 0 3.9 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3
Hugh Harry SF 18 0 4.3 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1
Abel Brett PG 13 0 2.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2

[Calis]

We wouldn't falter against Northeastern, and won the America East for the 5th time in my tenure here.

We'd meet Northeastern in the first round of the conference tourney. We'd hold them to just 22 points in the first half en route to an easy victory. Blair Bunker would be the surprise player and PotG in this one with 13 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists.

Hartford is next up. This one was close throughout, as no one ever held more than a 3 point lead through the 35 minutes of the game. We finally started to pull away late, we just had too much depth for Hartford to keep up with.

Or so I thought..

When James Hatfield nailed a free throw to put us up 71-68 with 5 seconds left, I was pretty confident. I shouldn't have been. Kerry Rice for Hartford took the inbound pass, raced up the court and fired a hail mary three pointer. It was good of course. We were going to OT.

David Sobel would take over in OT with 7 points, and ensure we went on to the Finals with a 79-74 win. Sobel would end the game with 17 points and 5 boards.

Boston would upset Maine in the other semifinal game, and therefore would be our opponent. We find ourselves receiving the #25 ranking in the nation this final week, this is becoming pretty common isn't? We keep on breaking into the rankings late.

Boston would jump out early and grab an 8-2 lead. We'd turn it right around though via 7 straight points by David Sobel. Sobel would end the game with 21 points, 4 boards, and 5 assists to lead us to a 20 point victory.

03/03/13 Northeastern W 76-51 21-7 (13-3)
03/09/13 vs. Northeastern W 83-58 22-7
03/10/13 vs. Hartford W 79-74 23-7
03/16/13 vs. Boston University W 90-70 24-7

[Calis]

Tourney Brackets Announced

We move up to #22 in the nation the following week, and when the Tourney Brackets are announced, we find ourselves as the #12 seed in the East and we'd be facing of all teams, #9 BYU!

This is interesting, since BYU was one of the teams that I was seriously considering leaving UNH for. This will probably be a strong reminder that I made a bad decision.

BYU is lead by Senior Center Marcos Eichelberger. He's one of the best inside players in the nation, he makes James Hatfield look like a chump down low. He's averaging over 22 points a game, 5 rebounds, and a little over 2 assists. He'll be a tough guy to contain. Devin Bailey is another very talented big man they have, standing at 6'11" and playing PF for them. He's going for a little over 13 points a game, and 13 rebounds. These twin towers will be the key to us winning or losing this game.


Well time to see what we can do..see if we can't double our win total in post season play.

[Calis]

This game starts out with a lot of fouls being called. These refs are not going to lenient at all it would seem. Fortunately for us, we seem to be getting a slighly better deal, and BYU sees it's starting SG with 3 fouls with just under 4 minutes of the game played. We find ourselves up 10-6 at this point. We force Eichelberger to pick up his 2nd foul on the next possession, this is big for us. We've managed to negate one of their key points early this game.

It wouldn't matter though as BYU went on a tear next. They outscored us 9-1 in the next 2 minutes to jump ahead by 4. Things begin to get even uglier for us and eventually we find ourselves looking at a 29-14 deficit. It doesn't get any better and we find ourselves down 46-24 at the half.

We'd never threaten BYU again and eventually fall 81-48. We managed to contain Eichelberger somewhat, although he still ended up with 13 points and 11 boards, but Gerald Connor, their SG was the guy who beat us with 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists.


Brigham Young 81, New Hampshire 48

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ernest Wood C 27 1-5 0-0 1 5 0 2 2
James Hatfield PF 37 5-18 7-9 1 8 2 3 17
Paris Randle SF 32 4-17 4-5 0 3 1 3 14
David Sobel SG 34 2-7 2-2 4 4 2 2 6
Larry Askew PG 34 2-4 0-2 1 1 4 3 4
Keven Rand SG 8 1-2 0-0 0 1 2 1 2
Blair Bunker PF 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 2
Kendall Heaney SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Isaiah Struck SG 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Cortez Harrison C 13 0-3 1-2 1 4 1 1 1
Hugh Harry SF 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

Turnovers: 8 (J.Hatfield 1, P.Randle 3, D.Sobel 3,
K.Rand 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Hatfield 2, L.Askew 1)
Steals: 6 (P.Randle 2, D.Sobel 1, L.Askew 2, C.Harrison
1)
3P FGs: 2-14 (J.Hatfield 0-1, P.Randle 2-8, D.Sobel
0-1, L.Askew 0-1, K.Rand 0-1, I.Struck 0-1, C.Harrison
0-1)

Brigham Young Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Devin Bailey C 34 3-8 1-1 3 10 4 2 7
M. Eichelberger PF 33 5-11 3-7 2 11 1 2 13
Jerry Hester SF 27 1-8 2-2 3 6 1 3 4
Gerald Conner SG 26 8-11 9-9 1 6 3 3 28
Neil Franzen PG 26 2-5 4-4 1 4 4 2 8
Jeffrey Smith SG 11 2-3 4-4 0 1 0 0 9
Clement Liang PG 11 0-0 0-0 0 1 5 1 0
Fred Muldoon PG 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Steven Fortunato SF 3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Rickie Rupp C 10 2-3 1-1 1 5 0 1 5
Jeffrey Klug PF 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0
Gilbert Houze SF 7 3-3 0-0 0 3 1 0 7

Turnovers: 13 (D.Bailey 4, M.Eichelberger 2, J.Hester
4, G.Conner 1, J.Smith 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (D.Bailey 1, J.Klug 1)
Steals: 3 (M.Eichelberger 1, N.Franzen 1, J.Klug 1)
3P FGs: 5-12 (J.Hester 0-3, G.Conner 3-4, N.Franzen
0-1, J.Smith 1-1, F.Muldoon 0-1, J.Klug 0-1, G.Houze
1-1)

Player of Game: SG Gerald Conner (BYU)


Well, not real surprised by this result. BYU was a much better squad than us, and once again our perimeter defense proved to be our downfall. I now understand why the AI wants Keven Rand to start over David Sobel, because the man can't play Defense to save his life.

This marked the final game for another UNH great, who will add his name to the Gertbeef Hall of Fame which previously housed only James Pelfrey and Dewayne Colon. James was a much quieter player than the previous two, but he put up numbers that were overall better than both of them, he deserves his spot there beside them.

Larry Askew and Ernest Wood also finished up their UNH careers with this game tonight. Wood never really was a key contributor, but he was a pretty decent roleplayer, and Askew...well, Askew came up big on several occasions to save our butts.

Next Up:Season Awards and Final Stats

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2012 America East Awards
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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Larry Askew New Hampshire
Freshman of the Year: SG William Landin Hartford
Coach of the Year: Alfonzo Hamblin Boston University

All-League First Team:
C: Louis Bonenfant Maine
PF: James Hatfield New Hampshire
SF: Paris Randle New Hampshire
SG: Harold Gauvin Boston University
PG: Larry Askew New Hampshire

All-League Second Team:
C: Kevin Dominquez Boston University
PF: Maynard Matthews Boston University
SF: Charles Colburn Boston University
SG: David Jaimes Vermont
PG: Brandon Carlton Maine

All-Freshman Team:
C: Tony Partee Albany
PF: Blair Bunker New Hampshire
SF: Jasper White Vermont
SG: William Landin Hartford
PG: John Jones Vermont

Wow, a couple big surprises here. First off is Larry Askew winning Conference Player of the Year over James Hatfield. I don't think anyone would've expected that before this season.

We put three players on the 1st team which is amazing, and all three really deserved to be there. Blair Bunker also deserved his spot on the Freshman team as he put up some good numbers for us this year, and should be a big factor in this team's future.

Bit surprising to lose the Coach of the Year award this year, didn't expect that. I guess they got tired of giving it to me, but I'm not sure what Boston did to deserve it over Maine's coach. Oh well, we can't complain too much.


New Hampshire Player Averages
Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Paris Randle SF 32 32 28.8 16.2 0.9 4.7 2.7 1.4 0.5 2.7 1.9
James Hatfield PF 32 32 23.6 12.4 1.2 7.7 1.4 0.6 2.4 1.6 1.9
Larry Askew PG 32 32 31.8 11.4 1.0 4.1 4.9 1.4 0.4 1.2 2.6
David Sobel SG 32 20 24.8 9.7 1.2 2.7 2.9 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.8
Keven Rand SG 32 12 19.7 9.1 0.8 2.5 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.2 2.2
Ernest Wood C 32 32 25.6 7.0 2.2 7.8 1.5 0.7 0.5 1.4 3.0
Blair Bunker PF 32 0 20.1 5.9 0.6 5.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.9
Isaiah Struck SG 32 0 7.7 3.3 0.2 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.8
Cortez Harrison C 32 0 10.7 2.3 0.8 3.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.8
Kendall Heaney SF 31 0 3.7 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
Hugh Harry SF 23 0 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1
Abel Brett PG 16 0 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2


New Hampshire Player Shooting Stats
Name Pos FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Paris Randle SF 193 453 .426 80 152 .526 51 144 .354
James Hatfield PF 145 294 .493 107 180 .594 0 2 .000
Larry Askew PG 122 233 .524 68 104 .654 52 114 .456
David Sobel SG 100 188 .532 76 101 .752 34 77 .442
Keven Rand SG 93 192 .484 56 79 .709 49 110 .445
Ernest Wood C 91 199 .457 41 80 .512 0 0 .000
Blair Bunker PF 63 138 .457 59 76 .776 5 17 .294
Cortez Harrison C 31 52 .596 7 15 .467 5 10 .500
Isaiah Struck SG 29 74 .392 35 38 .921 12 33 .364
Kendall Heaney SF 12 25 .480 9 13 .692 7 12 .583
Hugh Harry SF 5 23 .217 7 11 .636 1 6 .167
Abel Brett PG 3 5 .600 5 6 .833 1 2 .500

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Phew, ok..that's done. Now I can leave without the guilt of stopping in the midst of a season. :)

That'll be it though, I'm out of here for two weeks, and the plan is to get my Dartmouth dynasty underway when I get back.

This isn't dead though, I imagine I'll continue going through this at some point. Time to try out a different challenge first though.