The Blue Sky Conference (FBCB Dynasty)

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What I've done is, using version 1.1.0 of Fast Break College Basketball on my laptop (I'm having problems with 1.1.1 on my new desktop), I've created a new conference called the Blue Sky Conference that's made up of really crappy teams from the southeastern area of the US (the two highest prestige teams at the start were tied at 9) and then created 10 Level 0 human coaches, assigning each coach to a team.

I've also set conference prestige updates due to teams performance, so it'll be interesting seeing how things go.

The first two seasons are already complete, so I'll be posting data from them bit by bit until I get caught up to the third season that I'm presently in.

Hopefully you guys will enjoy this :)

The schools:

Birmingham Southern
Charleston Southern
Eastern Kentucky
Florida A&M
Gardner Webb
Liberty
Morris Brown
Savannah State
Southeastern Louisiana
William & Mary

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Starting Prestiges
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Birmingham Southern: 02 (Curtis Bogan)
Charleston Southern: 09 (Matt Binetti)
Eastern Kentucky: 05 (Tim Moungey)
Florida A&M: 09 (Dave Johnson)
Gardner Webb: 01 (Marty Danzer)
Liberty: 06 (Mike Wilson)
Morris Brown: 02 (Josh Martin)
Savannah State: 00 (Steve Thorn)
Southeastern Louisiana: 07 (Mike Holtdorf)
William & Mary: 03 (Nick Bryant)

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2000 Conference Previews

Birmingham Southern
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Curtis Bogan (Rec:80 Scout:6 Off:7 Def:7)
Recruiting: Ambrose Tran (35)
Scouting: Anthony Vierra (35)
Assistant: Marc Savino (Off:31 Def:36)
Starters:
C Jr Sean Reed
PF Sr Justin Furr
SF Sr Quentin Nelson
SG Jr Kenneth Arzola
PG Jr Paul Roche

Preview: 0 pace, 3 motion, 0 3point with 2-3 zone D. Experienced
starting five with an outside shooting attack. Roche will be the
primary option of offense. Despite the talent and the veteran
squad, midpack at best thanks to poor coaching.

Charleston Southern:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Matt Binetti (Rec:40 Scout:6 Off:27 Def:27)
Recruiting: Ariel Shaw (35)
Scouting: Gary Jones (35)
Assistant: Jacques Ellis (Off:56 Def:12)
Starters:
C Jr Orlando McQueen
PF So Tony Layman
SF Sr Blake Diehl
SG Sr John Durham
PG Jr John Lincoln

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3point with man D. Expected
to win the conference by the school and well coached enough
to succeed. The talent is suspect, however as a composite,
meaning the champion may be another team.

Eastern Kentucky:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Tim Moungey (Rec:20 Scout:20 Off:10 Def:50)
Recruiting: Billie Adams (35)
Scouting: Arthur Benton (34)
Assistant: William Bourg (Off:54 Def:16)
Starters:
C Jr Jorge Dittmer
PF Sr Gerald Anderson
SF Jr Jeffery Kuhns
SG So Ronald Shields
PG Fr Preston Hagar

Preview: 1 pace, 0 motion, 0 3point with man D. Possibly
the most well-coached team in the conference but with
little in the way of talent.

Florida A&M:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Dave Johnson (Rec:60 Scout:10 Off:15 Def:15)
Recruit: Bryan Reddy (35)
Scout: Daniel Cox (35)
Assistant: Charles Monti (Off:64 Def:6)
Starters:
C Sr Chus Morales
PF Fr Terrence Toy
SF So Kraig Romeo
SG Jr Jack Faria
PG Jr Benigno Soto

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3point with Matchup Zone D.
Interior focused offense and expected to finish .500. May be
difficult with Romeo and Toy not having much wind, but this
team will be scary next year if they land Florida's Mr.
Basketball as expected.

Gardener-Webb
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Marty Danzer (Rec:0 Scout:80 Off:20 Def:0)
Recruiting: Chris Durfee (35)
Scout: Phil Davis (34)
Assistant: Albert Townes (Off:2 Def:61)
Starters:
C Jr Wilton Pendleton
PF Jr Chris Gladney
SF Sr David Young
SG Sr Rusty Christner
PG So Kent Roberts

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3 point with matchup zone D.
Christner will be the main ballhandler and it will be up to him
just how far this team goes. They may well be able to avoid
the cellar because of him.

Liberty:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Mike Wilson (Rec:10 Scout:10 Off:40 Def:40)
Recruiting: Eugene Ramos (35)
Scout: Grant Alvarez (35)
Assistant: Columbus Porter (Off:60 Def:4)
Starters:
C Jr Steven Burg
PF So Richard Melcher
SF Jr Timothy Baldwin
SG So Desmond Rheinhart
PG Sr Michael Byrd

Preview: 0 pace, 5 motion, 5 3 point with man D. An exceptional
ballhandling and 3-point shooting team as far as conference
standards go and well-coached. Expected to compete for the
conference championship and they will.

Morris Brown:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Josh Martin (Rec:10 Scout:30 Off:30 Def:30)
Recruit: Frank Jessee (35)
Scout: Julian Weiler (34)
Assistant: Charles Goad (Off:13 Def:55)
Starters:
C So Jake McCandless
PF Sr Gregory Funkhouser
SF Jr Milford Van Dyke
SG Sr Darin Spradling
PG Sr Felicien Motte

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3point with 2-1-2 zone D. As Motte
goes, so do the Wolverines, who will focus their offense entirely
around him.

Savannah State:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Steve Thorn (Rec:10 Scout:60 Off:15 Def:15)
Recruit: Kevin Maggard (35)
Scout: James Holbert (34)
Assistant: Larry Tarango (Off:29 Def:36)
Starters:
C Jr Shaun Fetter
PF So Ross Rivera
SF Sr Douglas Croteau
SG Jr Thomas Joseph
PG So David Haynes

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3point with man D. Inside focused
shooting team with Fetter the vital point of the offense.
Expected to finish .500 in conference, it'll be tough with
a poor coaching staff on this 0 prestige team.

Southeastern Louisiana:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Mike Holtdorf (Rec:10 Scout:0 Off:45 Def:45)
Recruit: Joseph Straka (35)
Scout: Rodney Martino (35)
Assistant: Jamar Nicholson (Off:40 Def:26)
Starters:
C Jr Arthur Baron
PF Jr Gerald Lee
SF Jr Lawrence Soukup
SG Sr Dewayne Smith
PG Sr Yannick Cornu

Preview: 0 pace, 4 motion, 0 3point with man D. Lee, Cornu
, and Smith will form a three-pronged attack for this team
that thanks to the superior talent and coaching will
probably run away with the conference title, even though
the only expectation is to compete.

William & Mary:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Nick Bryant (Rec:25 Scout:25 Off:25 Def:25)
Recruit: Judson Thomas (35)
Scout: Bill Gonzalez (34)
Assistant: Elvis McGruder (Off:36 Def:34)
Starters:
C Sr Antone Risner
PF Sr Angel Escobar
SF Jr Waylon Hall
SG Fr Preston Spears
PG So Eddie Rives

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3point with man D. Inside focused
shooting that will rely on freshman Spears to be the main man.
Dangerous proposition, but an intriguing one.

Predicted Order of Finish:

1.Southeastern Louisiana
2.Liberty
3.Charleston Southern
4.Birmingham Southern
5.William & Mary
6.Florida A&M
7.Savannah State
8.Morris Brown
9.Gardener-Webb
10.Eastern Kentucky

Predicted Coach of the Year: Mike Holtdorf (SEL)
Predicted Player of the Year: Felicien Motte (MB)

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2000 Blue Sky Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Charleston Southern 14 4 .778 16 14 .533
Eastern Kentucky 11 7 .611 15 17 .469
Birmingham Southern 10 8 .556 11 19 .367
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9 .500 14 17 .452
Liberty 8 10 .444 11 20 .355
Florida A&M 8 10 .444 10 19 .345
Savannah State 8 10 .444 10 20 .333
Morris Brown 8 10 .444 9 20 .310
Gardner Webb 7 11 .389 9 19 .321
William & Mary 7 11 .389 8 20 .286

Regular Season Champion: Charleston Southern
Tournament Champion: Eastern Kentucky
NCAA Results: Play-in Game E. Kentucky lost to Lafayette

2000 Blue Sky Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Felicien Motte Morris Brown
Freshman of the Year: PG Preston Spears William & Mary
Coach of the Year: Matt Binetti Charleston Southern

All-League First Team:
C: Orlando McQueen Charleston Southern
PF: Gerald Lee Southeastern Louisiana
SF: Lawerence Soukup Southeastern Louisiana
SG: Thomas Joseph Savannah State
PG: Felicien Motte Morris Brown

All-League Second Team:
C: Antone Risner William & Mary
PF: Justin Furr Birmingham Southern
SF: Jeffery Kuhns Eastern Kentucky
SG: Ronald Shields Eastern Kentucky
PG: Kenneth Arzola Birmingham Southern

All-Freshman Team:
C: Joseph Bookman Charleston Southern
PF: Terrence Toy Florida A&M
SF: Haywood Jones Gardner Webb
SG: Preston Hagar Eastern Kentucky
PG: Preston Spears William & Mary

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2000 Recruiting Wars

2* PG Isidro Musick Battery Creek HS Beaufort, SC
-SAVANNAH STATE (THORN) versus Charleston Southern (Binetti)

2* C Ariel Currie Lee Davis HS Mechanicsville, VA
-Florida A&M (Johnson) versus William & Mary (Bryant)
-CHOSE: AMERICAN

2* PG Armando Farmer Vandalia HS Vandalia, MO
-FLORIDA A&M (JOHNSON) versus Southeastern Louisiana (Holtdorf)

2* C Joseph Flickinger Roosevelt HS Des Moines, IA
-Eastern Kentucky (Moungey) versus Birmingham Southern (Bogan)
-CHOSE: NORTHERN ILLINOIS

2* SG Moses Goshorn Hamilton Southeastern HS Fishers, IN
-Birmingham Southern (Bogan) versus Morris Brown (Martin)
-CHOSE: IPFW


Recruiting Wars Matchups Totals
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Thorn vs. Binetti: Thorn 1, Binetti 0
Johnson vs. Holtdorf: Johnson 1, Holtdorf 0


Overall Recruiting Wars Records
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Thorn (Savannah State): 1-0
Johnson (Florida A&M): 1-0
Binetti (Charleston Southern): 0-1
Holtdorf (Southeastern Louisiana): 0-1

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2000 Recruiting

Birmingham Southern(AL):
1* SF Ronnie Houlihan Ricton HS Ricton, MS
1* SF Stephen Shore Leilehua HS Wahiawa, HI
1* SF David Makowski Verdun, Canada
1* SF Alfonso Pena Gran Canaria Sur, Spain
Ranking:265

Charleston Southern(SC):
1* SG Tony Baskerville Crestview Senior HS Crestview, FL
3* SF Conrad Rubio Mckenzie HS Mckenzie, TN
1* C Chris Richmond Walterboro HS Walterboro, SC
1* SG Orville Whitmore Colonial Heights HS Colonial Heights, VA
Ranking:111

Eastern Kentucky(KY):
2* C Robert Gross Salem HS Salem, IN
1* C Roscoe Williams Linden HS Linden, AL
1* SF Steven Pickering James A. Cawood HS Harlan, KY
Ranking:219

Florida A&M(FL):
2* PG Armando Farmer Vandalia HS Vandalia, MO
1* SF Emerson Castro Walterboro HS Walterboro, SC
1* SG German Johnson Bay Senior HS Panama City, FL
1* SG Mark Ramos Perry Central HS New Augusta, MS
Ranking:201

Gardener Webb(NC):
1* SF Daniel Goodman Parkwood HS Monroe, NC
1* SF Daryl Emmett Florida CC
1* SG Richard Stickler Overton HS Memphis, TN
1* SG Sammy Coons Lowville HS Lowville, NY
Ranking:280

Liberty(VA):
1* C Leonel Branum North Clay HS Louisville, IL
2* C James Riley Parkland HS Winston-Salem, NC
1* PG John Baker Fox Chapel Area HS Pittsburgh, PA
Ranking:191

Morris Brown(GA):
1* PG John Harriman Ewing HS Ewing, NJ
1* PG Peter Webber Ivanhoe, Australia
1* PG Julius Mangan Hilmar HS Hilmar, CA
Ranking:279

Southeastern Louisiana(LA):
3* PG Sterling Brotherton Lawless HS New Orleans, LA
2* SG Leigh Bryce Laurens-Marathon HS Laurens, IA
1* SG Frederick Billingsley Westside HS Memphis, TN
1* SG Columbus Lemos Roosevelt HS San Antonio, TX
Ranking:107

William & Mary(VA):
1* SF Dwight Sussman Norview HS Norfolk, VA
1* SF Karsten Bufler Kassel, Germany
1* SF Roderick Parke John Dickinson HS Wilmington, DE
1* SF Frederick Steadman Coconino HS Flagstaff, AZ
Ranking:264

Savannah State(GA):
2* SG Isidro Musick Battery Creek HS Beaufort, SC
3* PG Bobby Wells Estill HS Estill, SC
1* PG Hank Lopez Harper HS Chicago, IL
1* SF Charles Bratcher Okolona HS Okolona, MS
Ranking:135

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Does anybody have any ideas on how to better fix this coding? It's giving me a headache trying to go back and re-edit everything and it's falsely inflating my views every time I try and edit the fucking thing so I have no idea how many people are reading

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Okay, before I give myself a headache fighting with more of the code function, I'll just ask...

Are people out there interested in this type of dynasty?

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Call me a masochist, but I've decided to slog ahead... Here are the first season's pertinent NCAA results that I could gain after advancing past the first season without writing it down

2000 NCAA Tournament Final Four Results:

Duke defeats Florida
Kansas defeats Syracuse

2000 NCAA Championship Game Result:

Duke beats Kansas 101-85 to finish with a staggering 39-2 record!

2000 NIT Champion:
Auburn


2000 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SF David Wilkinson Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: SG Charles Blanchard Fresno State
Coach of the Year: Jeffrey Chatman Southern Mississippi

All-League First Team:
C: Max Isaacs New Mexico
PF: Tony Alvarado Virginia
SF: David Wilkinson Kentucky
SG: David Keeney Indiana
PG: Nathaniel Roos Pittsburgh

All-League Second Team:
C: Jesus Munger Gonzaga
PF: Tyron Tice Florida
SF: Rico James Georgia
SG: Jonathan Valente UCLA
PG: Richard Kimes Oklahoma State

All-League Third Team:
C: Ian Armistead Texas
PF: Germain Lameran Memphis
SF: Aaron Utter Alabama
SG: Frank Smith California
PG: Horace Lopez Miami

All-Freshman Team:
C: Edmund Westmoreland Tennessee
PF: Pavel Fiser Tennessee Tech
SF: Chris Farris California
SG: Charles Blanchard Fresno State
PG: Edward Redman Long Beach State

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Oh and a note I just have to add since I forgot to put it the recruiting results...

PG Demetrius Yuan, the Florida Mr. Basketball who had Florida A&M his #1 for ages and who was still being recruited hardcore as he'd be a major coup for the Rattlers....

signed with his #2 school, Florida Atlantic.

I was really heartbroken for Florida A&M and for the conference when I saw that email.

He was that damn good that he would have instantly turned the Rattlers into a powerhouse within the conference.

In fact, I'll probably track his stats from season to season at Florida Atlantic simply because of how phenomenal he is and the "Might-Have-Been" factor.

Not that I can blame him for signing with the Owls. They were a higher prestige team than Florida A&M and are competing in the Atlantic Sun, which is a 2 prestige conference at the moment as opposed to the crappy 1 prestige Blue Sky.

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2001 Conference Preview

Birmingham Southern:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Curtis Bogan (11-19, 0 Conf Champs, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruiting: Eli Bowling (36)
Scout: Anthony Vierra (2nd year at Birmingham Southern)
Assistant: Marc Savino (2nd year at Birmingham Southern)
Starters:
C Sr Sean Reed*
PF Fr Stephen Shore
SF Fr Alfonso Pena
SG Sr Kenneth Arzola* (Blue Sky All-Conference 2nd Team)
PG Sr Paul Roche*

Preview: 0 pace, 2 motion, 0 3point, 2-3 zone D. One of
quite a few surprises in the Blue Sky last season, the Panthers
return 3 of 5 starters, including All-Conference 2nd Team SG
Kenneth Arzola. Could do some good things this season.
Reed and Roche are expected to be the key ballhandlers.

Charleston Southern:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Matt Binetti (Blue Sky Conference Coach of the Year, 16-14, 1 Conf
Champ, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Ariel Shaw (2nd year at Charleston Southern)
Scout: Hunter Alvarez (32)
Assistant: Jacques Ellis (2nd year at Charleston Southern)
Starters:
C Sr Orlando McQueen* (Blue Sky All-Conference 1st Team)
PF Jr Tony Layman*
SF Jr Abel Hammock
SG Fr OrvilleWhitmore
PG Sr John Lincoln*

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3-point, man D. Last year's
conference champs also return 3 of 5 starters, key of which
is McQueen, an All-Conference 1st team selection. Look for
Charleston Southern to battle well to have a shot at winning
the title again.

Eastern Kentucky:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Tim Moungey (15-17, 0 Conf Champs, 1 NCAA App, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Billie Adams (2nd year at Eastern Kentucky)
Scout: Arthur Benton (2nd year at Eastern Kentucky)
Assistant: Columbus Porter (At Liberty last season)
Starters:
C So German Crawford
PF Sr Brent Sanders
SF Sr Jeffery Kuhns* (Blue Sky All-Conference 2nd Team)
SG Jr Ronald Shields* (Blue Sky All-Conference 2nd Team)
PG So Preston Hagar* (Blue Sky Freshman All-Conference)

Preview: 4 pace, 0 motion, 0 3-point with man D. Easily the
biggest surprise of the conference last season with the
unexpected NCAA play-in game appearance and the 2nd place
finish in conference. Though officially only returning 3 starters,
count it as 4 since Crawford is a major upgrade over Jorge of
last year. Still arguably the best-coached team in the Blue Sky,
they could be near the top again with their improvements and
All-Conference players Kuhns, Shields, and Hagar another year
older. Hiring Porter after Liberty fired him was a curious move.

Florida A&M:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Dave Johnson (10-19, 0 Conf Champs, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Kenneth Salley (36)
Scout: Anthony Rose (27)
Assistant: James Peres (Off:49 Def:10)
Starters:
C So Dwight Faust
PF So Terrence Toy* (Blue Sky Freshman All-Conference)
SF Jr Kraig Romeo*
SG Sr Jack Faria*
PG Fr Armando Farmer

Preview:0 pace, 0 motion, 0 motion with matchup zone D. Rattlers
were a snakebitten team as they fell apart down the stretch after
losing Florida's Mr. Basketball Demetrius Yuan, to Florida Atlantic.
The staff is worse this year for the most part as well. Look for
them to finish near the bottom of the conference, even with 3
returning starters, including Frosh All-Conf Toy. Hope will come
next season in the form of preseason commit High School
All-American PG Mike Cash out of Key West, FL.

Gardner Webb:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Marty Danzer (9-19, 0 Conf Champs, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Chris Durfee (2nd year at Gardner Webb)
Scout: Charles Cole (41)
Assistant: Albert Townes (2nd year at Gardner Webb)
Starters:
C Sr Wilton Pendleton*
PF Jr Daryl Emmett (Juco Transfer)
SF Sr David Billiot
SG Fr Sammy Coons
PG Jr Kent Roberts*

Preview: 2 pace, 1 motion, 0 3-point with matchup zone D. The
first team to return less than 3 starters, GW only comes back
with 2 after doing better than the school's expectations last
season. Junior college transfer Emmett becomes the focal point
of the offense, but don't look for them to improve beyond last
season's finish.

Liberty:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Mike Wilson (11-20, 0 Conf Champs, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Eugene Ramos (2nd year at Liberty)
Scout: Bryce Mclaughlin (38)
Assistant: Michael Reyes (Off:8 Def:61)
Starters:
C Sr Steven Burg*
PF Fr James Riley
SF Sr Timothy Baldwin*
SG Jr Desmond Rhinehart*
PG Jr Marino Agnelo

Preview: 0 pace, 3 motion, 0 3 point with man D. Expected
to make a run for the conference title last year, the Flames
burnt out, failing to even finish .500 in conference. While the
coaching has improved immensely and the talented level is
upgraded, this is still not one of the top teams in the conference.
Expect the boobirds already calling for Wilson's head to grow in number.

Morris Brown:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Josh Martin (9-20, 0 Conf Champs, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Frank Jessee (2nd year at Morris Brown)
Scout: Julian Weiler (2nd year at Morris Brown)
Assistant: Ivan Lovelady (Off:12 Def:55)
Starters:
C Jr Jake McCandless*
PF Sr William Durham
SF Sr Milford Van Dyke*
SG So Tony Eveland
PG Fr Julius Mangan

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3 point with 2-1-2 zone D.
Competitive last season, the Wolverines look to take a huge hit
this year with the loss of Blue Sky Conference Player of the
Year Felicien Motte to graduation. Eveland is no Motte,
though he's slated to replace him in the Morris Brown attack.

Savannah State:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Steve Thorn (10-20, 0 Conf Champs, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Kevin Maggard (2nd year at Savannah State)
Scout: James Holbert (2nd year at Savannah State)
Assistant: Larry Tarango (2nd year at Savannah State)
Starters:
C Sr Kevin Johnston
PF Jr Ross Rivera*
SF Sr Thomas Joseph* (Blue Sky All-Conference 1st Team)
SG Fr Isidro Musick
PG Fr Hank Lopez

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3-point with man D. Return just
two starters, but one of those is Joseph, an All-Conference
First Team pick last year, albeit in a new position over at SF
to make room for relative frosh phenom Musick. Lopez at PG
over the much more heralded Bobby Wells, who is being
redshirted, was a surprise to some. The Tigers are the first
team thus far profiled to retain the same entire staff from last
year. Johnston will be the key focus, though the greater sign
of how Savannah State does will be how Joseph adjusts to his
new position and how well the freshmen starters do.

Southeastern Louisiana:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Mike Holtdorf (14-17, 0 Conf Champs, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Joseph Straka (2nd year at Southeastern Louisiana)
Scout: Rodney Martino (2nd year at Southeastern Louisiana)
Assistant: Jamar Nicholson (2nd year at Southeastern Louisiana)
Starters:
C Sr Arthur Baron*
PF Sr Gerald Lee* (Blue Sky All-Conference First Team)
SF Sr Lawerence Soukup* (Blue Sky All-Conference First Team)
SG Fr Frederick Billingsley
PG Fr Sterling Brotherton

Preview: 7 pace, 2 motion, 0 3 point with man D. After last
year's meltdown, the offense this year will focus solely on
Lee, one of two returning starters who were All-Conferece
First Team selections last year. Despite the implosion of the
past season when they were expect to run away with the
title, Southeastern Louisiana looks to challenge for the crown
this year, though with an all-frosh backcourt that will be easier
said than done, even given the retention of all the staff,
though Nicholson's staying was a surprise to many, who
expected him to be fired.

William & Mary:
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Nick Bryant (8-20, 0 Conf Champs, 0 NCAA Apps, 0 Coach of the
Year, 0 All-Americans)
Recruit: Judson Thomas (2nd year at William & Mary)
Scout: Bill Gonzalez (2nd year at William & Mary)
Assistant: John Daniels (Off:5 Def:57)
Starters:
C Fr Karsten Bufler
PF Fr Frederick Steadman
SF Sr Waylon Hall*
SG So Preston Spears* (Blue Sky Freshman of the Year, Freshman All-Conference)
PG Jr Eddie Rives*

Preview: 0 pace, 0 motion, 0 3 point with man D. After freefalling
all the way to the bottom of the conference last season, fans of
the Tribe have to be wondering what's going on. All-frosh
frontcourt, but the team's had luck with freshmen starters in its
short past, as Spears last season was the Blue Sky Freshman of
the Year and will once more be the focal point of the offense.
That, 3 starters, and an improve staff should be enough to prevent
them from another last place finish.

Predicted Order of Finish:

1.Eastern Kentucky
2.Charleston Southern
3.Southeastern Louisiana
4.Birmingham Southern
5.Liberty
6.Savannah State
7.William & Mary
8.Gardner Webb
9.Morris Brown
10.Florida A&M

Predicted Coach of the Year: Tim Moungey Eastern Kentucky
Predicted Player of the Year: Orlando McQueen Charleston Southern
Predicted Freshman of the Year: Isidro Musick Savannah State


Oh and in case it isn't obvious a * by the player's name means they're a returning starter ;)

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2001 Prestiges
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Birmingham Southern: 06 (+4) (Curtis Bogan)
Charleston Southern: 16 (+7) (Matt Binetti)
Eastern Kentucky: 10 (+5) (Tim Moungey)
Florida A&M: 07 (-2) (Dave Johnson)
Gardner Webb: 01 (+0) (Marty Danzer)
Liberty: 08 (+2) (Mike Wilson)
Morris Brown: 03 (+1) (Josh Martin)
Savannah State: 01 (+1) (Steve Thorn)
Southeastern Louisiana: 09 (+2) (Mike Holtdorf)
William & Mary: 02 (-1) (Nick Bryant)


Notes: the + or - in parantheses after each prestige is the change in prestige from last season.

Starting with the third season, you'll see two + or - numbers after each current prestige. The first one will be the change in prestige from last season and the second one will be the overall change in prestige from the very beginning.

This will give a true sense of the general progression of the teams, I think :)

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2001 Blue Sky Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Southeastern Louisiana 14 4 .778 21 10 .677
Liberty 14 4 .778 18 11 .621
Charleston Southern 12 6 .667 17 15 .531
Savannah State 11 7 .611 14 17 .452
Eastern Kentucky 9 9 .500 11 18 .379
Florida A&M 7 11 .389 9 21 .300
Birmingham Southern 6 12 .333 11 20 .355
Gardner Webb 6 12 .333 9 23 .281
Morris Brown 6 12 .333 6 25 .194
William & Mary 5 13 .278 6 23 .207


2001 Blue Sky Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Marino Agnelo Liberty
Freshman of the Year: SG Frederick Billingsley Southeastern Louisiana
Coach of the Year: Mike Holtdorf Southeastern Louisiana

All-League First Team:
C: Arthur Baron Southeastern Louisiana
PF: Gerald Lee Southeastern Louisiana (2-Time Selection)
SF: Lawerence Soukup Southeastern Louisiana (2-Time Selection)
SG: Desmond Rhinehart Liberty
PG: Marino Agnelo Liberty

All-League Second Team:
C: Kevin Johnston Savannah State
PF: Brent Sanders Eastern Kentucky
SF: Abel Hammock Charleston Southern
SG: Kenneth Arzola Birmingham Southern (2-Time Selection)
PG: Preston Hagar Eastern Kentucky

All-Freshman Team:
C: Karsten Bufler William & Mary
PF: Stephen Shore Birmingham Southern
SF: Alfonso Pena Birmingham Southern
SG: Frederick Billingsley Southeastern Louisiana
PG: Hank Lopez Savannah State

Regular Season Champion: Southeastern Louisiana
Tournament Champion: Charleston Southern
NCAA Result: Charleston Southern L 50-52 Play-In vs. Idaho State


Wow, Southeastern Louisiana did what I expected them to last season. Their freshmen backcourt tandem was absolutely phenomenal, though PG Sterling Brotherton was unfortunately out for about 2 and 1/2 months with an ankle injury.

Had he been able to play the whole season, he might have beaten out Lopez for the PG All-Freshman spot. Isidro Musick, Lopez's Savannah State teammate and the preseason favourite to win Freshman of the Year for the conference also had a solid season. Pretty nice freshmen performances all around... and a hell of a lot better than last season's.

I'm kind of glad Charleston Southern won the tournamen this year, since they got robbed last year.

Next season doesn't look too hot for Southeastern Louisiana at the moment though, as they're losing two seniors to graduation who were both 2-time selections to the Blue Sky All-Conference First Team.

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Oh, I forgot to include in the Conference Preview post....

Matt Binetti of Charleston Southern went up to Level 1 last year after winning Blue Sky Coach of the Year and having his team be the conference champs, so his new stats are:

Recruiting:50
Scouting:10
Offense:30
Defense:30

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2001 Blue Sky Conference Leaders:

Points:

12.0 Sr SF Lawrence Soukop Southeastern Louisiana
11.9 Jr SG Ronald Shields Eastern Kentucky
11.2 Jr SF Abel Hammock Charleston Southern
10.5 Sr SG Kenneth Arzola Birmingham Southern
10.2 So SG Preston Spears William & Mary

No one else was in double figures, sadly enough. It's interesting to note that all of these guys are either SG or SF and pleasing to see that only two of them are seniors, which means the rest will come back since I've decided not to allow people to graduate early since that's always been my preference. ;)

Rebounds:

7.4 Sr C Wilton Pendleton Gardner Webb
6.9 Sr C Orlando McQueen Charleston Southern
6.7 Jr PF Tony Layman Charleston Southern
6.7 Sr C Kevin Johnston Savannah State
6.3 So C German Crawford Eastern Kentucky

Disappointing numbers here as not even one single person came remotely close to double figures. Also sad to note is that only two of these guys aren't seniors, though on the bright side one is a sophomore so hopefully he'll improve. Also looking at this, it seems as though rebounding was a key part of Charleston Southern's success this season.

Assists:

4.2 Jr PG Mario Agnelo Liberty
3.7 Sr PG John Lincoln Charleston Southern
2.9 Fr PG Sterling Brotherton Southeastern Louisiana
2.8 So PG Preston Hagar Eastern Kentucky
2.7 Sr PG Paul Roche Birmingham Southern

Agnelo's significant conference lead in assists is a large part of why he won the Blue Sky Player of the Year award, though I'd argue that somebody else was more deserving. Still, no real standout players in the conference this year. It's nice to know that Agnelo will be back and hopefully Brotherton will continue to improve. Like I said, if Brotherton wasn't out for 2 and 1/2 months with that injury, Southeastern Louisiana would have been even scarier this season.

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Steals:

1.4 So PG Preston Hagar Eastern Kentucky
1.3 Sr SF Lawrence Soukop Southeastern Louisiana
A bunch of players at 1.2

No real distinguishing leaders here, though perhaps that should be expected for this stat.. I'm not certain. We'll see as we chart it through other seasons.

Blocks:

1.0 Sr C Arthur Baron Southeastern Louisiana
1.0 Sr PF Gerald Lee Southeastern Louisiana
0.6 Fr PF Stephen Shore Birmingham Southern
0.6 Sr C Shaun Fetter Savannah State
3 others at 0.5

Interesting to note that blocking seems to have been a key part of Southeastern Louisiana's phenomenal season. Also intriguing is that the third best blocker in the conference was a freshman. Whether he'll turn into the King of Blocks by his senior year remains to be seen. Still, it's exciting to see a frosh play that well.

Turnovers:

4.0 Fr PG Julius Mangan Birmingham Southern
3.9 So PG Preston Hagar Eastern Kentucky
3.6 Jr PG Kent Roberts Gardner Webb
3.4 Fr PG Hank Lopez Savannah State
5 others at 3.2

As one might expect, the biggest offenders at turning the ball over were young point guards. While, much with steals and blocks, I'm not sure what represents a good number or a bad number, I'm going to say this is pretty bad? Anyway, I hate to end on a negative note, so I'm going to include one more positive stat that relates to this one.

A/T Ratio:

2.25 So PG Jonas Sandberg Florida A&M
1.75 Sr PG James Lincoln Charleston Southern
1.62 Sr PG James Howard Charleston Southern
1.57 Fr SF Conrad Rubio Charleston Southern
1.47 So PG Fritz Lawson Southeastern Louisiana

I think playing in a substitute role has a tendency to skew the A/T ratio, as the only starter among the top 5 is Lincoln. Still, this list is instructive in pointing out that a key to Charleston Southern's success this season was their ability to have good ballhandling from their players and not turn the ball over much while getting a good number of assists.

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2001 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Burton Vargo Duke
Freshman of the Year: PF Stanley Alexander Cincinnati
Coach of the Year: John Tolle UCLA

All-League First Team:
C: Jerrod Watson Maryland
PF: Titus Mele Temple
SF: Archie Ortiz Indiana
SG: Winfred Tucker Detroit
PG: Burton Vargo Duke

All-League Second Team:
C: Kenneth Burkhart Siena
PF: Rashad Kaminsky Gonzaga
SF: Walton Keane Florida
SG: Josef Ng Arizona
PG: Monty Wiener Pepperdine

All-League Third Team:
C: Jason Dempsey Tulsa
PF: Chris Belknap Utah State
SF: Burton Poche Kansas
SG: Jonathan Valente UCLA
PG: Dion Sory UCLA

All-Freshman Team:
C: Emerson Finger Oklahoma
PF: Stanley Alexander Cincinnati
SF: Conrad Frances Maryland
SG: Gary Hedrick Brigham Young
PG: Jose Putman Winthrop

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As promised, I'll be tracking Demetrius Yuan's stats from year to year, since he should have gone to Florida A&M but the bastard went to Florida Atlantic instead.

PG Demetrius Yuan
GS: 30
PPG: 12.5
RPG: 1.7
APG: 2.3
TPG: 3.7
A/T: 0.63
SPG: 0.5

Awards: NONE!

He was actually beaten out by a RS Frosh from Georgia State by the name of Garland Collins for the Atlantic Sun Freshman All-Conference PG spot.

Looking over the stats, I can see why they gave it to Collins. Higher APG at 3.2 and better A/T at 1.47 negate his lower 9.3 PPG.

The Owls did improve from last season with Yuan at the point, though, going from a 9-20 record to a 10-20 one, and more importantly, going from 4-14 in conference play to 7-11.

If only he had come to Florida A&M...

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2001 Recruiting Wars

3* SG Olen Saylor Peach County HS Fort Valley, GA
-Liberty (Wilson) versus Florida A&M (Johnson) versus MORRIS BROWN (MARTIN)

3* PG Frederick Kittle Heritage HS Maryville, TN
-BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN (BOGAN) versus Gardener-Webb (Danzer)

2* PG Roosevelt Yates Cardozo HS Washington D.C.
-EASTERN KENTUCKY (MOUNGEY) versus William & Mary (Bryant)

2* PF Ronald Johnson New Hope HS Columbus, MS
-MORRIS BROWN (MARTIN) versus Southeastern Louisiana (Holtdorf)

2* SG Thomas Scott Patrick Henry HS Ashland, VA
-Liberty (Wilson) versus Morris Brown (Martin)
-CHOSE: VMI

2* SG Jude Fleenor Plant City HS Plant City, FL
-Florida A&M (Johnson) versus Gardner Webb (Danzer)
-CHOSE ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK


Recruiting Wars Matchup Totals
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Wilson vs. Johnson vs. Martin: Martin 1, Wilson 0, Johnson 0
Bogan vs. Danzer: Bogan 1, Danzer 0
Moungey vs. Bryant: Moungey 1, Bryant 0
Martin vs. Holtdorf: Martin 1, Holtdorf 0
Thorn vs. Binetti: Thorn 1, Binetti 0
Johnson vs. Holtdorf: Johnson 1, Holtdorf 0

Overall Recruiting Wars Record
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Martin (Morris Brown): 2-0
Johnson (Florida A&M): 1-1
Holtdorf (Southeastern Louisiana): 0-2
Moungey (Eastern Kentucky): 1-0
Bogan (Birmingham Southern): 1-0
Danzer (Gardner Webb): 0-1
Bryant (William & Mary): 0-1
Wilson (Liberty): 0-1
Thorn (Savannah State): 1-0
Binetti (Charleston Southern): 0-1

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Oh shoot! I just realized I forgot to include the NCAA and NIT pertinent results for this season! Upsets will be bolded, and just so that you know, I don't consider games won by the lower seed if they're only one apart to be an upset (i.e. an 9 beating a 8, or a 3 beating a 2 for example) The one exception will be any time a #1 seed falls

Here they are:

West Region: 1st Round
#1 UCLA def. #16 Vermont
#9 Virgina def. #8 Kent State
#4 Connecticut def. #13 UC-Irvine
#5 Iowa def. #12 Siena
#2 Fresno State def. #15 St. Francis-NY
#10 Purdue def. #7 Brigham Young
#14 Samford def. #3 Georgia
#6 Kansas def. #11 Detroit

Midwest Region: 1st Round
#1 Arizona def. #16 Valparaiso
#8 Notre Dame def. #9 Gonzaga
#4 Illinois def. #13 Eastern Illinois
#5 Xavier def. #12 Toledo
#2 Iowa State def. #15 Alabama State
#7 Michigan State def. #10 Arkansas
#3 Cincinnati def. #14 Evansville
#6 Utah State def. #11 Southern Methodist

South Region: 1st Round
#1 Duke def. #16 James Madison
#9 Oklahoma def. #8 Marshall
#4 St. John's def. #13 Western Kentucky
#5 Tulsa def. #12 Richmond
#2 Kentucky def. #15 College of Charleston
#7 Stanford def. #10 Pepperdine
#3 Texas def. #14 North Carolina
#6 Miami def. #11 Tennessee

East Region: 1st Round
#1 Syracuse def. #16 Idaho State
#8 Providence def. #9 UTEP
#4 Indiana def. #13 Navy
#5 Maryland def. #12 Miami (OH)
#2 Florida def. #15 South Carolina State
#7 Wake Forest def. #10 Princeton
#3 Temple def. #14 Northwestern State
#6 Georgetown def. #11 Baylor

West Region: 2nd Round
#1 UCLA def. #9 Virginia
#4 Connecticut def. #5 Iowa
#2 Fresno State def. #10 Purdue
#6 Kansas def. #14 Samford

Midwest Region: 2nd Round
#1 Arizona def. #8 Notre Dame
#4 Illinois def. #5 Xavier
#7 Michigan State def. #2 Iowa State
#6 Utah State def. #3 Cincinnati

South Region: 2nd Round
#1 Duke def. #9 Oklahoma
#4 St. John's def. #5 Tulsa
#7 Stanford def. #2 Kentucky
#3 Texas def. #6 Miami

East Region: 2nd Round
#1 Syracuse def. #8 Providence
#4 Indiana def. #5 Maryland
#2 Florida def. #7 Wake Forest
#6 Georgetown def. #3 Temple

West Region: Sweet 16
#1 UCLA def. #4 Connecticut
#6 Kansas def. #2 Fresno State

Midwest Region: Sweet 16
#1 Arizona def. #4 Illinois
#7 Michigan State def. #6 Utah State

South Region: Sweet 16
#1 Duke def. #4 St. John's
#7 Stanford def. #3 Texas

East Region: Sweet 16
#1 Syracuse def. #4 Indiana
#6 Georgetown def. #2 Florida

West Region: Elite 8
#1 UCLA def. #6 Kansas

Midwest Region: Elite 8
#1 Arizona def. #7 Michigan State.

South Region: Elite 8
#1 Duke def. #7 Stanford

East Region: Elite 8
#1 Syracuse def. #6 Georgetown

Final Four:
#1 Duke def. #1 UCLA
#1 Syracuse def. #1 Arizona

NCAA Championship Game:
#1 Duke def. #1 Syracuse 71-60

Duke wins back to back NCAA Titles!

NIT Champion:
Pittsburgh

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2001 Recruiting

Birmingham Southern (AL):
3* PG Nolan Hester New Site HS New Site, MS
1* PG John Shine Topeka West HS Topeka, KS
3* PG Frederick Kittle Heritage HS Maryville, TN
Ranking: 137

Charleston Southern (SC):
2* PG David Harrison Broken Bow HS Broken Bow, NE
1* C Ollie Ward Highland HS Sparta, OH
1* PG Archie Guajardo Palmetto HS Williamston, SC
Ranking: 215

Eastern Kentucky (KY):
2*PG Alfred Yount Inland Lakes HS Indian River, MI
2* PG Roosevelt Yates Cardozo HS Washington D.C.
1* SF Warren Jones Turtle Lake HS Turtle Lake, WI
Ranking: 182

Florida A&M (FL):
3* PG Michael Cash Key West HS Key West, FL
3* C Chris Wescott William M. Raines HS Jacksonville, FL
1* SF Steven Yeung Neville HS Monroe, LA
Ranking: 118

Gardner Webb(NC):
3* PF Don Rutledge Bellwood Antis HS Bellwood, PA
1* C Chris Heaney Graham HS Graham, NC
1* PF Douglas Muldoon James Kenan HS Warsaw, NC
1* PG Dante Bender West Lincoln HS Licolnton, NC
Ranking: 123

Liberty(VA):
2* SG Otto Hardy Liberty HS Bedford, VA
1* PF Andrew Wilson Poca HS Poca, WV
1* SF Renato Morris Carroll HS Ozark, AL
1* PG Rico McGuinness Oneonta HS Oneonta, NY
Ranking: 186

Morris Brown(GA):
3* SG Olen Saylor Peach County HS Fort Valley, GA
2* PF Ronald Johnson New Hope HS Columbus, MS
1* SF Merv Jack Albany, Australia
Ranking: 159

Southeastern Louisiana(LA):
3* PG Kieth Dasilva South Lafourche HS Galliano, LA
1* C Boyd Rico East Greenwich HS East Greenwich, RI
1* PF Alfonso Rawlins Choctaw County HS Butler, AL
1* PF Marlon Worthen Mililani HS Mililani, HI
Ranking: 134

William & Mary(VA):
2* C Cary Jorgensen Delmar Senior HS Delmar, DE
1* C Chris Nelson Wright HS Wright, WY
1* C Eli Brown Marlow HS Marlow, OK
1* SG Michael Davis Dunbar HS Washington D.C.
Ranking: 216

Savannah State(GA):
3* SF Emile Johnson Williston Elko HS Williston, SC
1* C Cortez Schuck Central Cabarrus HS Concord, NC
1* C Derick Lash Mattie T. Bount HS Prichard, AL
Ranking: 109


I'm frankly a little suprised that none of these classes broke the top 100 as I expected them to do, based on last year's results.

The good thing, though? Just two of the schools had classes that were ranked in the 200s, which is a huge improvement from last season and a sign of the improving quality of the programs in terms of prestige.

Most exciting about the recruiting classes of the Blue Sky Conference for this year definitely *has* to be that we've got, for the very first time, a High School All-American playing in the Blue Sky, *and* two Mr. Basketballs for their respective states!

High School All-Americans:
3* PG Michael Cash Florida A&M

He finished with 1 assist in 10 minutes during the All-American game for those who are wondering, by the way.

State Mr. Basketballs:
3* SF Emile Johnson (South Carolina) Savannah State
2* PG Alfred Yount (Michigan) Eastern Kentucky

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2002 Prestiges
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Birmingham Southern: 06 (+0)(+4) (Curtis Bogan)
Charleston Southern: 18 (+2)(+9) (Matt Binetti)
Eastern Kentucky: 12 (+2)(+7) (Tim Moungey)
Florida A&M: 08 (+1)(-1) (Dave Johnson)
Gardner Webb: 01 (+0)(+0) (Marty Danzer)
Liberty: 15 (+7)(+9) (Mike Wilson)
Morris Brown: 03 (+0)(+1) (Josh Martin)
Savannah State: 04 (+3)(+4) (Steve Thorn)
Southeastern Louisiana: 14 (+5)(+7) (Mike Holtdorf)
William & Mary: 02 (+0)(-1) (Nick Bryant)


As a result of a controversial awarding of the regular season conference title from last season to Liberty, the Flames have the largest prestiged jump from last season.

Interesting to note is that we now have 4 teams in the conference in double digit prestiges after only 2 seasons. Very nice to see! With any luck, we'll also have our first 20 prestige team next season.

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Receiving Facility Upgrades For Next Season:
Birmingham Southern (Current:0 Conf Rank:7)
Eastern Kentucky (Current:3 Conf Rank:5)
William & Mary (Current:1 Conf Rank:6)

I've also decided to track who will be receiving upgrades from season to season in their training facilities and post a conference ranking of the facilities qualities each year.

Yes, this is expanding the amount of work I have to do, but I think it's fun... and I enjoy it :) (In spite of my prolific amount of cursing due to code function difficulties)

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Binetti has competition this season, as a few more head coaches in the Blue Sky Conference now qualify for Level 1 status. Here they are, with their change in stats:

Tim Moungey Eastern Kentucky
Rec:30 Scout:21 Off:13 Def:56

Mike Wilson Liberty
Rec:11 Scout:14 Off:50 Def:45

Some assistant coaches went up as well, most to Level 1 with one exception:

Ariel Shaw Charleston Southern (Recruiting)
Rec:42 Scout:13 Off:35 Def:30

Jacques Ellis Charleston Southern (Assistant)
Rec:28 Scout:11 Off:67 Def:14

Bryce McLaughlin Liberty (Scouting) (Level 2)
Rec:41 Scout:44 Off:0 Def:55

McLaughlin instantly becomes a hot commodity who wants $50,000 instead of the $35,000 he's making now.

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No job offers for our guys in the head coach movement round, which I was a little surprised to see. I thought for sure Binetti would get some looks if nothing else.

Oh well!

Note: This is also as far as we go before the start of the third season previews....


If anyone at all out there besides me is reading this, any suggestions or additions you'd like to see?

Because it's not for myself that I'm putting this up here.. Hell, I can just store all this data on my hard drive like I was doing before I started to make a thread of it...

I just thought people might be interested in seeing this is all

[Radii]

I'll follow anything college basketball related, I'd like to see Duke not winning national titles though :D

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I'll follow anything college basketball related, I'd like to see Duke not winning national titles though :D

Thanks for the reply, Radii :)

Yeah, I found it pretty amazing that Duke managed to open up with back-to-back titles.

My guess is though that they aren't going to threepeat in season three if that's any consolation ;)

[Young Drachma]

I downloaded the demo and am checking the game out now. I'm in the mood for a different sort of sim.

[RPI-Fan]

I'm reading, but not clear on something...

So the coaches are set to "Human" so they can't get fired, but you don't actually control them? The assistants do all the recruiting? Are you having any impact on what happens in the game?

Thxs,
~kns

[C-Bailey]

I'm reading, but not clear on something...

So the coaches are set to "Human" so they can't get fired, but you don't actually control them? The assistants do all the recruiting? Are you having any impact on what happens in the game?

Thxs,
~kns

I was gonna ask something similar to this because i notice in the team previews that he has a gameplan setting for each team. Are you setting all of these yourself or just hitting " recommend" for each team ?