FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty- Season 6 (2019-2020)

[collegesportsfanms]

It's time to get season 6 underway, and with no recruits, we can move right into the depth charts. First, let's start with the 13 players that have already used their redshirt season.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- Jace is projected to be the starting C. No surprise there.

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- Randy is projected to be the starting SG this season.

PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- Ivan is projected to be the starting PF.

SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- Poor Chester just can't catch a break with the stacked Maryland roster, he's listed 10th on the depth chart this season.

PG Al Mighty (Houston)- Al is projected to be the starting PG this season.

SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)- Ricardo has shifted to the starting SF spot this season.

SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- Jack will be starting the season on academic suspension, but I expect if he gets off of it, he'll be Syracuse's starting SF in 2020.

PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- Bam is projected 10th on the depth chart this season.

C Ralph King (Duke)- Ralph is listed 7th on the depth chart this season, so he should see good minutes.

PG Benton Gale (High Point)- Benton is also listed 7th on the depth chart this season.

PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- Mike is listed 9th on the depth chart this season and might see some minutes.

PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- Path is also listed 7th on the depth chart this season.

SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- Qwikshot was forced to take a medical redshirt last season, which means unfortunately he's used up his redshirt season. Another player that is listed 7th on the depth chart for his team.

Now, 9 players have their redshirt year available if they choose to use it.

C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)- Rudy will be the starting PF, and of course there's no need to redshirt him.

C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- Ariel is listed 6th on the depth chart. Certainly he'll get some good playing time, so if it were up to me I wouldn't redshirt him. But it's up to DavidCoperial.

SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- Thomas will shift to the starting SF spot, so he really doesn't need to redshirt. However, it's up to StLee, but since he hasn't been on the forums in over 2 months, I'll make the decision to let Thomas play.

SG Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)- Jaybard is listed as the starting SG. No reason for him to redshirt, but what do you think Neuqua?

C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)- Tim is projected to be the starting PF. What do you think rjolley? Redshirt or no?

PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- Erik is listed 12th on the depth chart. He would be a good redshirt candidate, however, he is also a potential transfer candidate if he is redshirted. Tough call, what do you want to do Coffee Warlord?

SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke)- Cameron is actually listed as the starting PG. No reason to redshirt him, but it's up to Grover.

PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)- Jawouk is listed 8th on the depth chart. He has said he will not transfer if he's redshirted, but we've seen other players say that and then get redshirted and transfer. So what do you think britrock88?

PG Jackson Pace (Purdue)- Jackson is listed 6th on the depth chart, and already is projected to be a star. Do you want to redshirt him or let him play cmp?

I'll give everybody a little while to think about it, and I plan on getting this started within the next couple days.

[DavidCorperial]

Ariel Ginsberg will not redshirt and will play this year.

[Neuqua]

Jaybard Riley will not red shirt this season. Looking forward to being an integral part of a back to back championship team.

[collegesportsfanms]

Still waiting to get decisions from the following people:

Tim Sheppard (rjolley)
Erik Flamebeard (Coffee Warlord)
Cameron Blodgett (Grover)
Jawouk Bafou (britrock88)
Jackson Pace (cmp)

I would like to get season 6 going this weekend, so if I haven't heard from you guys by say.. Friday night, Saturday morning, I'll make the decision myself. If necessary I will pm those people.

[Grover]

Let him play!

[Coffee Warlord]

Redshirt mighty Flamebeard.

[cmp]

Jackson will play.

[collegesportsfanms]

Still waiting for the decisions of 2 more players. There's a chance I can get season 6 going this weekend, but definitely Monday at the latest.

[britrock88]

No redshirt for Bafou.

[rjolley]

Let him play. No need to red shirt if you're ready to contribute.

[collegesportsfanms]

Excellent, I've heard from everybody, and I will do my best to get a couple weeks of season 6 knocked out this weekend. Maybe even get 1 in tonight. I have a couple new features I will be doing, aside from the game of the week, I also plan to have an FOFC player of the week, and I was considering doing an FOFC freshman of the week, but I may not. I also may do something along the lines of an FOFC individual performance of the week. What do you guys think?

[collegesportsfanms]

2019-2010 Redshirts

Just 1 redshirt this season:

Erik Flamebeard- UCLA

Also don't forget, Jack Dawkins from Syracuse is on academic suspension.

Now let's look at our teams playing in season tournaments:

Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg and Jawouk Bafou) is the top seed in the 2019 Anaheim Invitational.

Xavier (Jace Hunter) is the 5th seed in the 16 team 2019 Coaches Invitational.

Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) is the 8th seed in the 16 team 2019 Coaches Invitational.

UNLV (Ricardo Tubbs) is the top seed in the 2019 Island Invitational.

Marshall (Thomas Magnum) is the 5th seed in the 2019 Island Invitational.

Auburn (Randy Rodgers) is the 5th seed in the 2019 Maui Shootout.

Maryland (Chester Smith) is the top seed in the 2019 Paradise Shootout.

Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) is the top seed in the 2019 Philadelphia Invitational.

UCLA (Erik Flamebeard) is the 2nd seed in the 2019 Philadelphia Invitational.

Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) is the top seed in the 16 team 2019 Preseason NIT.

Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) is the top seed in the 2019 Puerto Rico Challenge.

Oregon (Path Twelve) is the 4th seed in the 2019 Puerto Rico Challenge.

Houston (Al Mighty) is the top seed in the 2019 Top of the Globe Invitational.

Mississippi State (Tim Sheppard) is the top seed in the 4 team 2019 Youth Invitational.

[collegesportsfanms]

Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (54) 0-0 1776 10 Big Ten Conference
2. Maryland (11) 0-0 1720 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Duke (6) 0-0 1653 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Florida 0-0 1572 5 Southeastern Conference
5. North Carolina 0-0 1486 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Ohio State 0-0 1436 NR Big Ten Conference
7. Tennessee 0-0 1378 4 Southeastern Conference
8. UCLA (1) 0-0 1323 NR Pacific-10 Conference
9. Temple 0-0 1190 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Stanford 0-0 1095 15 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Wake Forest 0-0 998 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Boston College 0-0 957 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Oklahoma 0-0 931 17 Big 12 Conference
14. Illinois 0-0 751 2 Big Ten Conference
15. Arizona State 0-0 740 NR Pacific-10 Conference
16. Connecticut 0-0 676 NR Big East Conference
17. California 0-0 627 NR Pacific-10 Conference
18. Villanova 0-0 555 NR Big East Conference
19. Xavier 0-0 522 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Pittsburgh 0-0 435 NR Big East Conference
21. Kentucky 0-0 430 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Texas 0-0 348 6 Big 12 Conference
23. Notre Dame 0-0 309 NR Big East Conference
24. West Virginia 0-0 262 NR Big East Conference
25. Arizona 0-0 69 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 0-0 38 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida State 0-0 32 Atlantic Coast Conference
Butler 0-0 21 Horizon League
Syracuse 0-0 16 Big East Conference
Georgia Tech 0-0 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
Utah 0-0 8 Mountain West Conference
Creighton 0-0 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Auburn 0-0 6 Southeastern Conference
Louisville 0-0 6 Big East Conference
Wisconsin 0-0 5 Big Ten Conference
Clemson 0-0 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Nevada 0-0 2 Western Athletic Conference
Baylor 0-0 1 Big 12 Conference
Marquette 0-0 1 Big East Conference
Utah State 0-0 1 Western Athletic Conference
Washington 0-0 1 Pacific-10 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Preseason Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Temple (69) 0-0 1797 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier (3) 0-0 1730 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Dayton 0-0 1644 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Butler 0-0 1561 NR Horizon League
5. Utah 0-0 1495 3 Mountain West Conference
6. Creighton 0-0 1408 14 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Nevada 0-0 1262 10 Western Athletic Conference
8. Utah State 0-0 1170 NR Western Athletic Conference
9. New Mexico 0-0 1034 NR Mountain West Conference
10. Tulsa 0-0 973 NR Conference USA
11. San Diego State 0-0 713 19 Mountain West Conference
12. Missouri State 0-0 659 NR Missouri Valley Conference
13. Houston 0-0 392 2 Conference USA
14. Brigham Young 0-0 359 8 Mountain West Conference
15. Gonzaga 0-0 324 7 Western Athletic Conference
16. Northern Iowa 0-0 312 5 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Richmond 0-0 290 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Kent State 0-0 254 NR Conference USA
19. UAB 0-0 241 NR Conference USA
20. George Washington 0-0 219 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. UNLV 0-0 206 15 Mountain West Conference
22. Milwaukee 0-0 194 13 Horizon League
23. Northeastern 0-0 172 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Wright State 0-0 169 NR Horizon League
25. Saint Joseph's 0-0 163 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Charlotte 0-0 147 Atlantic 10 Conference
Massachusetts 0-0 144 Atlantic 10 Conference
UTEP 0-0 142 Conference USA
Siena 0-0 139 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Central Florida 0-0 137 Conference USA
Southern Illinois 0-0 132 Missouri Valley Conference
Fresno State 0-0 129 Western Athletic Conference
George Mason 0-0 118 Colonial Athletic Association
Drexel 0-0 117 Colonial Athletic Association
Bradley 0-0 112 Missouri Valley Conference
Western Kentucky 0-0 106 Sun Belt Conference
Hofstra 0-0 101 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Mississippi 0-0 95 Conference USA
Boise State 0-0 94 Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State 0-0 93 Western Athletic Conference
South Florida 0-0 92 Conference USA
Detroit 0-0 91 Horizon League
Santa Clara 0-0 87 West Coast Conference
Niagara 0-0 79 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 77 Atlantic 10 Conference
UL-Lafayette 0-0 75 Sun Belt Conference
Marshall 0-0 72 Conference USA
Middle Tennessee 0-0 72 Sun Belt Conference
Rider 0-0 69 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 67 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Methodist 0-0 67 Conference USA
Saint Louis 0-0 64 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 0-0 61 Sun Belt Conference
Texas Christian 0-0 61 Mountain West Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 59 West Coast Conference
San Jose State 0-0 56 Western Athletic Conference
Boston University 0-0 53 America East Conference
Drake 0-0 53 Missouri Valley Conference
Wyoming 0-0 53 Mountain West Conference
San Diego 0-0 49 West Coast Conference
La Salle 0-0 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Akron 0-0 45 Mid-American Conference
North Texas 0-0 45 Sun Belt Conference
Colorado State 0-0 42 Mountain West Conference
Rice 0-0 37 Mid-American Conference
VCU 0-0 36 Colonial Athletic Association
Hawaii 0-0 34 Western Athletic Conference
Duquesne 0-0 33 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fairfield 0-0 33 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 32 Southern Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 32 Big West Conference
Sam Houston State 0-0 27 Southland Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 25 Ivy League
Green Bay 0-0 25 Horizon League
Pepperdine 0-0 24 West Coast Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 23 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 22 Southland Conference
Florida International 0-0 21 Sun Belt Conference
Holy Cross 0-0 20 Patriot League
Lafayette 0-0 20 America East Conference
Miami-Ohio 0-0 20 Mid-American Conference
Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 19 Sun Belt Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 19 Sun Belt Conference
Idaho 0-0 18 West Coast Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 18 Northeast Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 17 Colonial Athletic Association
Troy 0-0 17 Sun Belt Conference
American 0-0 16 Patriot League
Arkansas State 0-0 16 Sun Belt Conference
Bucknell 0-0 16 Patriot League
Cal State Northridge 0-0 16 Big West Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 16 Big Sky Conference
Idaho State 0-0 16 Big Sky Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 16 West Coast Conference
Stetson 0-0 16 Atlantic Sun Conference
Cleveland State 0-0 15 Horizon League
Howard 0-0 15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Seattle 0-0 15 Independent
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 14 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Oakland 0-0 14 Summit League
Texas-Arlington 0-0 14 Southland Conference
Tulane 0-0 14 Conference USA
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Lehigh 0-0 13 Patriot League
Portland State 0-0 13 Big Sky Conference
San Francisco 0-0 13 West Coast Conference
UMKC 0-0 13 Summit League
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Brown 0-0 12 Ivy League
Harvard 0-0 12 Ivy League
Pacific 0-0 12 Big West Conference
Portland 0-0 12 West Coast Conference
Samford 0-0 12 Southern Conference
Southeast Missouri State 0-0 12 Ohio Valley Conference
UMBC 0-0 12 America East Conference
East Carolina 0-0 11 Conference USA
Jacksonville State 0-0 11 Ohio Valley Conference
Loyola-IL 0-0 11 Horizon League
New Orleans 0-0 11 Sun Belt Conference
St. Francis-PA 0-0 11 Northeast Conference
Texas A&M-CC 0-0 11 Southland Conference
Western Michigan 0-0 11 Mid-American Conference
Bryant University 0-0 11 Northeast Conference
Alabama State 0-0 10 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 10 Mid-American Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 10 Sun Belt Conference
Ohio 0-0 10 Mid-American Conference
Central Arkansas 0-0 10 Southland Conference
Air Force 0-0 9 Mountain West Conference
Alabama A&M 0-0 9 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bowling Green 0-0 9 Mid-American Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 9 Mid-American Conference
Texas State 0-0 9 Southland Conference
UC Irvine 0-0 9 Big West Conference
Centenary 0-0 8 Summit League
Youngstown State 0-0 8 Horizon League
North Florida 0-0 8 Big South Conference
Manhattan 0-0 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
McNeese State 0-0 7 Southland Conference
Princeton 0-0 7 Ivy League
Toledo 0-0 7 Mid-American Conference
Houston Baptist 0-0 7 Great West Conference
Grambling State 0-0 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Towson 0-0 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Northwestern State 0-0 5 Southland Conference
Wichita State 0-0 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 4 Big West Conference
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern 0-0 4 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas Southern 0-0 4 Southwestern Athletic Conference
IUPUI 0-0 3 Summit League
Murray State 0-0 3 Ohio Valley Conference
Nicholls State 0-0 3 Southland Conference
East Tennessee State 0-0 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Sacramento State 0-0 2 Big Sky Conference
Texas-San Antonio 0-0 2 Southland Conference
Vermont 0-0 2 America East Conference
Illinois State 0-0 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Iona 0-0 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 10-17, 2019

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#19 Xavier)

11/10/19- Coaches Invitational First Round vs. (12) Rutgers (W 94-77), 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
11/11/19- Coaches Invitational Quarterfinals vs. (13) Boise State (W 62-53), 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).
11/12/19- Coaches Invitational Semifinals vs. (1) Kansas (W 94-83), 25 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 8 blocks, (POTG), (Double-double).

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

No games this week for Randy and the Tigers.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (#15 Arizona State)

11/10/19- Coaches Invitational First Round vs. (9) Siena (W 87-81), 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
11/11/19- Coaches Invitational Quarterfinals vs. (1) Kansas (L 65-38), 4 points, 2 rebounds.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#2 Maryland)

11/17/19- Paradise Shootout First Round vs. (8) Oral Roberts (W 93-70), 4 points, 1 rebound.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

11/17/19- Top of the Globe Invitational First Round vs. (8) Samford (L 68-64), 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

No games this week for Ricardo and the Rebels.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

No games this week for Rudy and the 49ers.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- academic suspension

11/17/19- Philadelphia Invitational First Round vs. (8) North Dakota State (W 74-70).

RS SO C Ralph King (#3 Duke)

No games this week for Ralph and the Blue Devils.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point)

No games this week for Benton and the Panthers.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)

11/17/19 at Arkansas-Little Rock (W 93-91, OT), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)

No games this week for Ariel and the Hoyas.

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)

No games this week for Thomas and the Thundering Herd.

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#20 Pitt)

11/17/19- Puerto Rico Challenge First Round vs. (8) Louisiana Tech (W 78-62), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State)

11/14/19- Preseason NIT First Round vs. (16) Jacksonville State (W 107-52), 34 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.
11/16/19- Preseason NIT Quarterfinals vs. (8) George Mason (W 86-64), 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)

No games this week for Mike and the Wildcats.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)

11/17/19- Puerto Rico Challenge vs. (5) Colorado (L 84-60), 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#3 Duke)

No games this week for Cameron and the Blue Devils.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue)

No games this week for Jackson and the Boilermakers.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)

No games this week for Jawouk and the Hoyas.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)

11/17/19- Youth Invitational First Round vs. (4) VCU (W 84-81), 3 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#8 UCLA)- redshirting

11/17/19- Philadelphia Invitational vs. (7) Northeastern (L 84-74).

Now, for the new feature I told you about, we've got some awards to hand out for the current week. This year I'm doing 3 weekly awards, an FOFC Player of the Week, an FOFC Freshman of the Week, since we've got 6 freshman, including 2 redshirt freshmen, that should get a fair share of playing time, and finally, and FOFC Individual Game Performance of the Week. So, let's get to it.

FOFC Player of the Week

Jaybard Riley- Michigan State

Jaybard averaged 29.5 points a game in the Spartans 2 games this week, including a 34 point effort against Jacksonville State. Granted, the competition was light, but still, averaging almost 30 points a game is sensational no matter what.

FOFC Freshman of the Week

Path Twelve- Oregon

This one was basically by default, as only 2 of our 6 available freshman's teams had games this week. Path wins the award with a solid 12 point, 6 rebound effort.

FOFC Individual Game Performance of the Week

11/12/19- Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- Jace had a huge game against Kansas in the Coaches Invitational Semifinals, as he was just 2 blocks away from a triple double.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (58) 2-0 1783 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina (6) 3-0 1682 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Maryland (8) 1-0 1680 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Tennessee 3-0 1586 7 Southeastern Conference
5. Ohio State 2-0 1529 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Duke 0-0 1454 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Boston College 2-0 1280 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Temple 0-0 1240 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Xavier 3-0 1177 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Stanford 0-0 1142 10 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Wake Forest 0-0 1029 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Texas 2-0 958 22 Big 12 Conference
13. Oklahoma 0-0 954 13 Big 12 Conference
14. California 1-0 834 17 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Pittsburgh 1-0 748 20 Big East Conference
16. Kentucky 1-0 717 21 Southeastern Conference
17. Illinois 0-0 674 14 Big Ten Conference
18. Connecticut 0-0 601 16 Big East Conference
19. Notre Dame 0-0 474 23 Big East Conference
20. Florida 2-1 464 4 Southeastern Conference
21. West Virginia 0-0 456 24 Big East Conference
22. Arizona 0-0 244 25 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Florida State 1-0 204 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Marquette 2-0 92 NR Big East Conference
25. Utah 1-0 75 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 0-1 67 Pacific-10 Conference
Baylor 1-0 52 Big 12 Conference
Syracuse 1-0 49 Big East Conference
Georgia Tech 0-0 32 Atlantic Coast Conference
Washington 2-0 31 Pacific-10 Conference
Utah State 2-0 17 Western Athletic Conference
Auburn 0-0 16 Southeastern Conference
Louisville 1-0 13 Big East Conference
Memphis 2-0 13 Big East Conference
Oklahoma State 0-0 10 Big 12 Conference
Providence 1-0 6 Big East Conference
Seton Hall 1-0 3 Big East Conference
Clemson 0-0 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Miami 1-0 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Mississippi State 1-0 2 Southeastern Conference
Missouri 2-0 2 Big 12 Conference
Rider 2-0 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Georgetown 0-0 1 Big East Conference
Indiana 2-0 1 Big Ten Conference
New Mexico 0-0 1 Mountain West Conference
Northern Iowa 1-0 1 Missouri Valley Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Temple (44) 0-0 1771 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier (28) 3-0 1756 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah 1-0 1632 5 Mountain West Conference
4. Utah State 2-0 1584 8 Western Athletic Conference
5. New Mexico 0-0 1290 9 Mountain West Conference
6. Tulsa 0-0 1211 10 Conference USA
7. San Diego State 0-0 927 11 Mountain West Conference
8. Rider 2-0 646 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
9. Richmond 1-0 605 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Northern Iowa 1-0 595 16 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Northeastern 1-0 452 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Saint Louis 1-0 442 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Monmouth 3-0 420 NR Northeast Conference
14. Massachusetts 1-0 391 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Kent State 0-0 371 18 Conference USA
16. UNLV 0-0 333 21 Mountain West Conference
17. UAB 0-0 328 19 Conference USA
18. Southern Methodist 1-0 323 NR Conference USA
19. South Florida 1-0 294 NR Conference USA
20. Dayton 0-1 291 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Southern Illinois 0-0 281 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. George Washington 0-0 276 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Rhode Island 1-0 263 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Florida Atlantic 1-0 257 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Butler 0-1 240 4 Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Detroit 0-0 211 Horizon League
Jacksonville 1-0 208 Atlantic Sun Conference
Evansville 1-0 191 Missouri Valley Conference
New Mexico State 0-0 187 Western Athletic Conference
Akron 0-0 177 Mid-American Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 168 West Coast Conference
Drexel 0-0 161 Colonial Athletic Association
Central Florida 0-0 156 Conference USA
Weber State 1-0 150 Big Sky Conference
San Jose State 0-0 149 Western Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 137 Big West Conference
Pepperdine 0-0 128 West Coast Conference
Appalachian State 1-0 127 Southern Conference
Idaho State 1-0 126 Big Sky Conference
La Salle 0-0 124 Atlantic 10 Conference
Marshall 0-0 122 Conference USA
Samford 1-0 122 Southern Conference
Boston University 0-0 121 America East Conference
Illinois State 0-0 115 Missouri Valley Conference
IUPUI 0-0 109 Summit League
Hawaii 0-0 107 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 107 Conference USA
Middle Tennessee 0-0 106 Sun Belt Conference
South Alabama 0-0 105 Sun Belt Conference
Lafayette 1-0 102 America East Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 99 West Coast Conference
Duquesne 0-0 93 Atlantic 10 Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 91 Southern Conference
William & Mary 1-0 89 Colonial Athletic Association
San Francisco 0-0 88 West Coast Conference
Ohio 0-0 86 Mid-American Conference
Citadel 1-0 80 Southern Conference
Troy 0-0 80 Sun Belt Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 78 Ivy League
Southeast Missouri State 1-0 78 Ohio Valley Conference
Indiana State 0-0 74 Missouri Valley Conference
Pacific 0-0 74 Big West Conference
Grambling State 1-0 69 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Manhattan 0-0 68 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rice 0-0 67 Mid-American Conference
Holy Cross 0-0 61 Patriot League
UC Irvine 0-0 61 Big West Conference
Idaho 0-0 59 West Coast Conference
Bucknell 1-0 55 Patriot League
Illinois-Chicago 0-0 54 Horizon League
Montana 0-0 49 Big Sky Conference
UMKC 0-0 49 Summit League
Vermont 0-0 48 America East Conference
Texas-Arlington 0-0 45 Southland Conference
Texas A&M-CC 0-0 42 Southland Conference
Ball State 0-0 41 Mid-American Conference
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 38 Big West Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 36 Ohio Valley Conference
Portland 0-0 36 West Coast Conference
Youngstown State 0-0 36 Horizon League
Texas Southern 0-0 35 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Robert Morris 1-0 34 Northeast Conference
Alabama A&M 1-0 32 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas-San Antonio 0-0 32 Southland Conference
Buffalo 0-0 31 Mid-American Conference
New Orleans 0-0 29 Sun Belt Conference
Toledo 0-0 29 Mid-American Conference
Lamar 0-0 28 Southland Conference
Sacramento State 0-0 28 Big Sky Conference
Florida International 0-0 27 Sun Belt Conference
Lehigh 1-0 26 Patriot League
Southern Utah 0-0 26 Summit League
Portland State 0-0 24 Big Sky Conference
American 0-0 23 Patriot League
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 23 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 23 Big West Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 23 Colonial Athletic Association
Delaware 0-0 22 Colonial Athletic Association
Winthrop 0-0 22 Atlantic Sun Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 21 Sun Belt Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Harvard 0-0 21 Ivy League
Seattle 0-0 21 Independent
Central Michigan 0-0 19 Mid-American Conference
Howard 0-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 19 Big West Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 19 Sun Belt Conference
North Florida 0-0 19 Big South Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 18 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Davidson 0-0 16 Southern Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 16 Big West Conference
Brown 0-0 15 Ivy League
Centenary 0-0 15 Summit League
Central Arkansas 0-0 15 Southland Conference
Alabama State 0-0 14 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Fordham 0-0 14 Colonial Athletic Association
McNeese State 0-0 14 Southland Conference
Bryant University 0-0 14 Northeast Conference
Chicago State 1-0 13 Great West Conference
Towson 0-0 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Northwestern State 0-0 12 Southland Conference
St. Francis-PA 0-0 12 Northeast Conference
UC Davis 0-0 12 Big West Conference
Creighton 0-1 11 Missouri Valley Conference
Nicholls State 1-0 11 Southland Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 0-0 11 Independent
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern 0-0 10 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 8 Southland Conference
Northern Illinois 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
Belmont 0-0 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Denver 0-0 3 Sun Belt Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

ok guys, I need some opinions here. First, what do you guys think about the weekly awards? Do you think 3 awards are overkill? Would Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week be enough? Or do you guys like the Individual Game Performance of the Week too?

Also, do you guys like the short recaps for every player every week? Or should I skip those and just give game scores and stats? I'd like to hear as many opinions as possible, because I'm 50-50 on what to do, on both counts. I feel like after a while, the awards are going to become a bit hard to determine every week, especially player of the week. So guys, hit me with your opinions. All are welcome.

[Travis]

First of all, WHOOOOOOOOOOO, love the bounce back after the foul out game.

As for the write ups, I'm really enjoying how you've been presenting things, but honestly, whatever makes it the most interesting/fun for you to write works for me. Award wise, I may be partial to the 3 award setup, but again, if you're finding it tedious or tough to decide on each week, no worries if you change it to work better for you.

[rjolley]

I agree with Travis. I like the current setup, but please do what works better for you.

[bbgunn]

I like the new setup. Good work!

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 18-24, 2019

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

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#9 Xavier)

11/18/19- Coaches Invitational Championship vs. (3) #2 North Carolina (L 78-68) -- 4 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/21/19- Maui Shootout First Round vs. (4) #8 Temple (L 97-74) -- 11 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.
11/22/19- Maui Shootout Consolation Semifinals vs. (8) South Alabama (W 80-58), 14 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 block, 4 steals, (POTG).
11/23/19- Maui Shootout 5th Place Game vs. (3) #13 Oklahoma (W 75-73), 24 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

No games this week for Ivan and the Sun Devils.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland)

11/19/19- Paradise Shootout Semifinals vs. (5) Richmond (L 75-69), 1 rebound, 1 assist.
11/21/19- Paradise Shootout 3rd Place Game vs. (2) Louisville (W 74-59), 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

11/19/19- Top of the Globe Invitational Consolation Semifinal vs. (5) St. Mary's (L 83-77, OT)
11/21/19- Top of the Globe Invitational 7th Place Game vs. (6) Princeton (L 60-54).

The Cougars played these 2 games with help from Al Mighty, who was injured in the game against Samford. Unfortunately, I overlooked it in the previous post. Al broke his wrist diving for a loose ball and is still projected to be out another 3 weeks.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

11/22/19- Island Invitational First Round vs. (8) San Francisco (W 84-47), 15 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, (POTG).
11/24/19- Island Invitational Semifinals vs. (4) Penn State (L 79-65), 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, (Fouled Out).

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

11/19/19 at Southern Utah (L 79-74), 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block.
11/23/19 at San Diego State (L 58-48), 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, (Double-double).

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- academic suspension

11/19/19- Philadelphia Invitational Semifinals vs. (5) Northern Iowa (W 93-83).
11/21/19- Philadelphia Invitational Championship vs. (6) Miami (W 79-76).

RS SO C Ralph King (#6 Duke)

11/19/19 at Coastal Carolina (W 93-59), 10 points, 2 rebounds.
11/22/19 vs. Gardner Webb (W 80-55), 7 points, 7 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block.
11/24/19 vs. Maryland-East Shore (W 93-72), 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point)

11/19/19 at James Madison (L 74-72), 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.
11/22/19 vs. Citadel (L 80-61), 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)

11/19/19 at St. Louis (L 70-48), 2 points, 1 block, 2 steals.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)

11/20/19 at Norfolk State (W 82-54), 5 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, (Fouled Out).
11/22/19- Anaheim Invitational First Round vs. (8) Evansville (W 60-43), 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal.

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)

11/22/19- Island Invitational First round vs. (4) Penn State (L 60-50), 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
11/24/19- Island Invitational Consolation Semifinals vs. (8) San Francisco (L 74-70), 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#15 Pitt)

11/19/19- Puerto Rico Challenge Semifinals vs. (5) Colorado (W 81-68), 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).
11/21/19- Puerto Rico Challenge Championship vs. (2) #16 Kentucky (W 81-71), 3 points, 3 rebounds.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State)

11/23/19- Preseason NIT Semifinals vs. (5) #24 Marquette (W 95-68), 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)

11/18/19 vs. Cincinnati (L 77-55), DNP (Coaches Decision).
11/24/19 vs. #25 Utah (W 84-81), DNP (Coaches Decision).

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)

11/19/19- Puerto Rico Challenge vs. (8) Louisiana Tech (W 77-73), 4 points, 1 rebound.
11/21/19- Puerto Rico Challenge 5th Place Game vs. (6) Northwestern (W 61-41), no key stats.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#6 Duke)

11/19/19 at Coastal Carolina (W 93-59), 5 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 1 block.
11/22/19 vs. Gardner Webb (W 80-55), 16 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).
11/24/19 vs. Maryland-East Shore (W 93-72), 22 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, (POTG).

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue)

11/22/19 vs. Loyola-IL (W 70-58), 17 points, 4 rebounds.
11/24/19 vs. Hofstra (L 68-66), 3 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)

11/20/19 at Norfolk State (W 82-54), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
11/24/19- Anaheim Invitational First Round vs. (8) Evansville (W 60-43), 1 rebound, 1 assist.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)

11/19/19- Youth Invitational Championship vs. (3) #23 Florida State (W 87-81), 10 points, 1 rebound.
11/24/19 at Charleston Southern (W 82-63), 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting

11/19/19- Philadelphia Invitational Consolation Semifinals vs. (3) Wisconsin (L 78-71).
11/21/19- Philadelphia Invitational 7th Place Game vs. (8) North Dakota State (W 80-50).

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (58) 5-0 1786 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Michigan State (14) 3-0 1723 1 Big Ten Conference
3. Duke 3-0 1649 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Tennessee 4-0 1610 4 Southeastern Conference
5. Wake Forest 2-0 1443 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Illinois 3-0 1390 17 Big Ten Conference
7. Stanford 1-0 1355 10 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Pittsburgh 3-0 1273 15 Big East Conference
9. Texas 3-0 1251 12 Big 12 Conference
10. Maryland 2-1 1169 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Florida 2-1 975 20 Southeastern Conference
12. Georgia Tech 3-0 943 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Ohio State 3-1 914 5 Big Ten Conference
14. Arizona 1-0 893 22 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Syracuse 3-0 834 NR Big East Conference
16. Clemson 1-0 549 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Mississippi 3-0 504 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Utah State 2-0 435 NR Western Athletic Conference
19. New Mexico 3-0 333 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Vanderbilt 2-0 332 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Xavier 3-1 300 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Boston College 2-1 282 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Mississippi State 3-0 245 NR Southeastern Conference
24. California 2-1 171 14 Pacific-10 Conference
25. Indiana 4-0 170 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Tulsa 2-0 145 Conference USA
Cincinnati 3-0 114 Big East Conference
Connecticut 2-1 98 Big East Conference
Arizona State 1-1 78 Pacific-10 Conference
Massachusetts 4-0 48 Atlantic 10 Conference
Providence 2-0 44 Big East Conference
Georgetown 2-0 36 Big East Conference
West Virginia 2-1 33 Big East Conference
Richmond 3-0 30 Atlantic 10 Conference
Seton Hall 2-0 29 Big East Conference
Saint Louis 2-0 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
George Washington 2-0 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
Villanova 1-1 18 Big East Conference
Penn State 2-0 16 Big Ten Conference
Texas A&M 1-0 15 Big 12 Conference
Illinois State 2-0 14 Missouri Valley Conference
South Florida 3-0 14 Conference USA
Rider 3-0 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Virginia 2-0 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
Seattle 3-0 13 Independent
Kentucky 2-1 12 Southeastern Conference
Notre Dame 1-1 12 Big East Conference
South Carolina 2-0 6 Southeastern Conference
Manhattan 2-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Weber State 2-0 5 Big Sky Conference
Central Florida 2-0 4 Conference USA
Idaho State 2-0 4 Big Sky Conference
Arkansas State 2-0 3 Sun Belt Conference
Drexel 1-0 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Liberty 3-0 2 Atlantic Sun Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Utah State (25) 2-0 1729 4 Western Athletic Conference
2. New Mexico (11) 3-0 1680 5 Mountain West Conference
3. Tulsa (5) 2-0 1524 6 Conference USA
4. Xavier (24) 3-1 1485 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Richmond (3) 3-0 1329 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Massachusetts (4) 4-0 1316 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. South Florida 3-0 1088 19 Conference USA
8. Liberty 3-0 906 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
9. George Washington 2-0 885 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Rider 3-0 868 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
11. Saint Louis 2-0 768 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. James Madison 3-0 755 NR Colonial Athletic Association
13. Central Florida 2-0 676 NR Conference USA
14. Appalachian State 3-0 595 NR Southern Conference
15. Illinois State 2-0 589 NR Missouri Valley Conference
16. Manhattan 2-0 573 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Seattle 3-0 462 NR Independent
18. Dayton 0-1 394 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Weber State 2-0 379 NR Big Sky Conference
20. Davidson 2-0 351 NR Southern Conference
21. Western Illinois 2-0 311 NR Summit League
22. Arkansas State 2-0 298 NR Sun Belt Conference
23. Creighton 2-1 261 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Drexel 1-0 245 NR Colonial Athletic Association
25. Belmont 2-0 242 NR Atlantic Sun Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Northern Illinois 2-0 237 Mid-American Conference
San Jose State 1-0 219 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Southern 2-0 190 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Robert Morris 2-0 188 Northeast Conference
Mercer 2-0 180 Atlantic Sun Conference
Loyola Marymount 1-0 177 West Coast Conference
Idaho State 2-0 170 Big Sky Conference
UC Irvine 1-0 169 Big West Conference
Southern Utah 2-0 160 Summit League
Wagner 2-0 159 Northeast Conference
South Dakota State 1-0 153 Summit League
Texas-Arlington 0-0 150 Southland Conference
Buffalo 1-0 137 Mid-American Conference
Chattanooga 2-0 126 Southern Conference
Fordham 1-0 119 Colonial Athletic Association
New Hampshire 2-0 108 Patriot League
Florida Atlantic 1-0 101 Sun Belt Conference
Stony Brook 1-0 100 America East Conference
Morehead State 2-0 94 Ohio Valley Conference
Citadel 2-0 94 Southern Conference
Quinnipiac 1-0 91 Northeast Conference
Coppin State 1-0 71 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 71 Northeast Conference
Central Arkansas 1-0 57 Southland Conference
Florida A&M 1-0 56 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Temple 1-2 49 Atlantic 10 Conference
Nevada 1-1 47 Western Athletic Conference
Delaware State 1-0 46 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Alabama State 1-0 43 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Furman 1-0 42 Southern Conference
Alcorn State 1-0 36 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bryant University 0-0 27 Northeast Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 15 Southland Conference
Jackson State 0-0 9 Southwestern Athletic Conference

Amazing that Xavier received 24 FPV in the mid-major poll yet they are only ranked 4th with about 260 less points than the top team. Weird.

[collegesportsfanms]

Because I'm on my way to an appointment, I will announce the weekly awards later today. I have some ideas in mind for the 3 awards, but I am also taking nominees. So if you get a chance, send in your votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here are the awards for the week ending Nov. 24, 2019:

FOFC Player of the Week

Randy Rodgers- Auburn

Randy averaged just over 16 points, 5 rebounds, and about 7 assists per game and the Tigers' 3 games this week. He also had 2 POTG awards.

FOFC Freshman of the Week

Cameron Blodgett- Duke

The week started off slow for Cameron, but his last 2 games of the week saw him average 19 points and 6 assists, with a couple POTG awards. Easily the best week for a freshman so far.

FOFC Single Game Performance of the Week

Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- 11/22/19- Maui Shootout Consolation Semifinals vs. (8) South Alabama (W 80-58), 14 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 block, 4 steals, (POTG).

I went with this game over Randy's 24 point effort the day after, only because the shooting percentage was a tad better, and Randy had a block and a few more steals in this one, but either of Randy's final 2 games of the week could have gotten the award. Also, Rudy Arellano's double-double got some consideration too.

So there you have it, Randy doubles up on the awards this week, and I figure that will probably happen quite a bit, the FOFC Player of the Week also having the Performance of the Week.

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, I'm all for any opinions you guys want to give me regarding the weekly awards. I'd like to hear if you guys think I made the right choices, the wrong choices, somebody got slighted, maybe you guys think somebody had a better game than the one I picked. To be honest, if I thought I could depend on enough guys to vote every week, I'd go that route. But I don't think I can get that lucky, as I'm sure some of the FOFC members that have players on here either aren't following anymore, or wouldn't have time to interactively participate in weekly voting.

[rjolley]

I agree with the awards. Randy had a great week and Cameron played the best for the freshmen. Hopefully, Tim can step up and play consistently well for MSU.

[bbgunn]

The awards make a lot of sense. I can't really push for Jamison's dominating 2-point performance versus St. Louis. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2019

Looks like we've got 1 feature game this week, let's take a look:

12/1/19- #3 Duke (Ralph King, Cameron Blodgett) @ High Point (Benton Gale) -- The Blue Devils came into this game expecting to run all over the Panthers, but this was a heck of a game. Duke led by 13 at halftime, but High Point came storming back, taking advantage of Duke's 3-21 three point shooting. Unfortunately, the 54-30 rebound edge for the Blue Devils was enough to get a 9 point win.

Final Score: #3 Duke- 80, High Point- 71

Cameron Blodgett (#3 Duke)- 10 points, 5 assists, 1 steal.
Ralph King (#3 Duke)- 2 points, 5 rebounds.
Benton Gale (High Point)- 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

And now to the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#21 Xavier)

11/28/19 at Indiana State (L 86-62), 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
11/30/19 vs. Rider (W 95-65), 12 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, (Double-double).

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/25/19 at Cincinnati (L 72-69), 8 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

11/28/19 at UConn (W 106-93), 17 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#10 Maryland)

11/25/19 vs. Appalachian State (W 71-66), 1 rebound.
11/27/19 at UMBC (W 78-60), 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
11/30/19 vs. Hofstra (W 67-50), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston)- injured

11/26/19 vs. Baylor (L 71-46).
11/28/19 at LSU (W 98-90).

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

11/26/19- Island Invitational 3rd Place Game vs. (6) Montana (W 63-59), 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

11/26/19 at San Diego (L 78-62), 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
11/29/19 at Northwestern State (W 55-53), 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
12/1/19 at Villanova (L 72-59), 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#15 Syracuse)- academic suspension

No games this week for Jack and the Orange.

RS SO C Ralph King (#3 Duke)

11/26/19 vs. Belmont (W 71-65), 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.
11/29/19 vs. Campbell (W 84-69), 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.
12/1/19 at High Point- feature game, highlighted above.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point)

11/25/19 at North Carolina A&T (W 67-59), 8 points, 4 rebounds.
11/28/19 at Charlotte (L 94-73), 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/1/19 at #3 Duke- feature game, highlighted above.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)

11/26/19 at UL Lafayette (L 84-78), 8 points, 3 rebounds.
11/30/19 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (L 53-51), 1 block, 1 steal.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)

11/26/19- Anaheim Invitational Semifinals vs. (5) Fairfield (W 96-86, OT), 6 rebounds, 1 assist.
11/27/19- Anaheim Invitational Championship vs. (3) Ole Miss (W 73-65), 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)

11/26/19- Island Invitational 7th Place Game vs. (3) College of Charleston (L 69-60), 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
12/1/19 vs. South Carolina (W 64-52), 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, (POTG).

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#8 Pitt)

11/25/19 vs. Minnesota (W 84-71), 2 points, 2 rebounds.
11/29/19 at Mt. St. Mary's (W 90-59), 4 rebounds, 5 assists.
12/1/19 vs. #25 Indiana (W 92-57), 4 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#2 Michigan State)

11/25/19- Preseason NIT Championship vs. (2) #9 Texas (W 69-51), 14 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)

11/26/19 vs. #25 Indiana (W 65-64), DNP (Coaches Decision).

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)

11/25/19 at Pacific (W 72-64), 5 points, 1 rebound.
11/29/19 vs. Seattle (W 75-64), 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#3 Duke)

11/26/19 vs. Belmont (W 71-65), 10 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 1 steal.
11/29/19 vs. Campbell (W 84-69), 29 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, (POTG).
12/1/19 vs. High Point- feature game, highlighted above.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue)

11/26/19 vs. North Dakota State (L 88-72), 8 points, 4 assists.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)

11/26/19- Anaheim Invitational Semifinal vs. (5) Fairfield (W 96-86, OT), 9 points, 1 steal.
11/27/19- Anaheim Invitational Championship vs. (3) Ole Miss (73-65), 4 points, 3 rebounds.

FR C Tim Sheppard (#23 Mississippi State)

11/27/19 vs. Central Arkansas (W 79-60), 6 points, 2 rebounds.
11/29/19 vs. Mercer (W 88-63), 5 points, 1 rebound.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting

11/25/19 vs. Villanova (W 83-52).

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (17) 6-0 1741 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Michigan State (45) 4-0 1740 2 Big Ten Conference
3. North Carolina (10) 6-0 1694 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Tennessee 6-0 1592 4 Southeastern Conference
5. Wake Forest 4-0 1425 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Pittsburgh 6-0 1395 8 Big East Conference
7. Illinois 5-0 1390 6 Big Ten Conference
8. Maryland 5-1 1385 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Florida 4-1 1208 11 Southeastern Conference
10. Ohio State 4-1 1105 13 Big Ten Conference
11. Georgia Tech 3-0 1050 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Syracuse 3-0 951 15 Big East Conference
13. Utah State 4-0 857 18 Western Athletic Conference
14. Clemson 2-0 756 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Mississippi State 5-0 631 23 Southeastern Conference
16. California 4-1 608 24 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Tulsa 4-0 491 NR Conference USA
18. Cincinnati 5-0 442 NR Big East Conference
19. Boston College 2-1 418 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Texas 3-1 380 9 Big 12 Conference
21. Stanford 1-1 352 7 Pacific-10 Conference
22. Arizona State 2-1 271 NR Pacific-10 Conference
23. Georgetown 4-0 253 NR Big East Conference
24. Notre Dame 3-1 231 NR Big East Conference
25. Richmond 4-0 215 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Providence 3-0 153 Big East Conference
George Washington 4-0 146 Atlantic 10 Conference
West Virginia 2-1 132 Big East Conference
Central Florida 4-0 73 Conference USA
Texas A&M 2-0 62 Big 12 Conference
Manhattan 4-0 57 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Virginia 3-0 53 Atlantic Coast Conference
Northern Illinois 4-0 41 Mid-American Conference
Buffalo 4-0 26 Mid-American Conference
James Madison 4-0 19 Colonial Athletic Association
Liberty 4-0 16 Atlantic Sun Conference
Fordham 3-0 12 Colonial Athletic Association
Texas-Arlington 1-0 10 Southland Conference
New Hampshire 4-0 6 Patriot League
Arizona 1-1 5 Pacific-10 Conference
Quinnipiac 3-0 3 Northeast Conference
Wisconsin 4-1 2 Big Ten Conference
Dayton 0-1 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 3-0 1 Northeast Conference
UCLA 2-2 1 Pacific-10 Conference

Amazing! Only 1 point separates Duke and Michigan State from the top spot in the national polls.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Utah State (61) 4-0 1787 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Tulsa (7) 4-0 1682 3 Conference USA
3. Richmond (2) 4-0 1593 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. George Washington (2) 4-0 1507 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Manhattan 4-0 1456 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
6. Central Florida 4-0 1367 13 Conference USA
7. Liberty 4-0 1233 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
8. Buffalo 4-0 1210 NR Mid-American Conference
9. James Madison 4-0 1096 12 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Northern Illinois 4-0 1029 NR Mid-American Conference
11. New Hampshire 4-0 991 NR Patriot League
12. Fordham 3-0 964 NR Colonial Athletic Association
13. Creighton 3-1 842 23 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Fairleigh Dickinson 3-0 794 NR Northeast Conference
15. Dayton 0-1 739 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Quinnipiac 3-0 739 NR Northeast Conference
17. Wagner 3-0 683 NR Northeast Conference
18. Nevada 2-1 607 NR Western Athletic Conference
19. Texas-Arlington 1-0 600 NR Southland Conference
20. Coppin State 2-0 545 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
21. Temple 2-2 520 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Southeastern Louisiana 2-0 463 NR Southland Conference
23. Xavier 4-2 297 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Missouri State 5-1 123 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Massachusetts 5-1 107 6 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 3-1 86 Mountain West Conference
Bradley 4-1 64 Missouri Valley Conference
New Mexico 4-1 57 Mountain West Conference
South Florida 4-1 42 Conference USA
Holy Cross 4-1 36 Patriot League
IUPUI 3-1 25 Summit League
Saint Mary's 4-1 18 West Coast Conference
St. Bonaventure 3-1 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
East Tennessee State 3-1 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Morehead State 4-1 14 Ohio Valley Conference
Milwaukee 2-1 11 Horizon League
Rider 3-1 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Boise State 1-1 5 Western Athletic Conference
Towson 4-1 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Idaho State 2-1 4 Big Sky Conference
Kent State 2-1 4 Conference USA
UNLV 2-1 4 Mountain West Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 3-1 3 Sun Belt Conference
Monmouth 3-1 2 Northeast Conference
New Mexico State 2-1 2 Western Athletic Conference
Robert Morris 2-1 2 Northeast Conference
Southern Mississippi 2-1 2 Conference USA
Belmont 3-1 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Sam Houston State 2-1 1 Southland Conference
Southern Utah 3-1 1 Summit League

Huge drop for Xavier, while UNLV is just barely hanging in.

Award announcements coming up later.

[collegesportsfanms]

sorry for the lack of posts lately, I have been dealing with some illness and just now getting back up to snuff. I hope to have some updates tomorrow.

[collegesportsfanms]

Better late than never, but here are the awards for the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1, and boy was it tough!

FOFC Player of the Week

Thomas Magnum- Marshall

Thomas averaged 19.5 points and 6 rebounds a game this week. He had some competition for this award though, as Cameron Blodgett had a great week.

FOFC Freshman of the Week

Cameron Blodgett- Duke

Quite honestly, Cameron is the only freshman averaging double figures in anything right now, as we've got 1 redshirting, and 1 that isn't playing much if it all. The others aren't quite producing at Cameron's level, so I have a feeling before it's all said and done, Mr. Blodgett will have a lot of this Frosh of the Week awards.

FOFC Single Game Performance of the Week

Jace Hunter (Xavier)- 11/30/19 vs. Rider (W 95-65), 12 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, (Double-double).

Granted, there were probably better individual numbers out there, but Jace had the only double-double of the week, so he's getting the award.

I am going to try and get another week of this done either tonight or tomorrow, but those of you that were reading my 50 year dynasty report as well know that my computer isn't being kind to me, so I'm going to make darn sure that there won't be anymore major lock-ups or reboots, because the last thing I want is either this or the coaches dynasty to get wiped out thanks to a computer that doesn't want to work right. So be patient, I'm hoping everything is a go when I get home from work tonight, but we'll see.

[bbgunn]

Glad to know that you are better. I just had an illness myself; it's no fun.

[collegesportsfanms]

Glad to know that you are better. I just had an illness myself; it's no fun.

Thanks, yea between health issues, a busy work schedule, taking on way too many projects, and now a bit of a computer snag, I haven't gotten nearly as much work done on this project as I would have liked. Hopefully the computer is good to go now, and I plan on getting it going again next week, most likely Monday, but maybe not until Tuesday as I have a pretty full day Monday.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 2-8, 2019

1 feature game this week, so let's get to it:

12/5/19- Kansas State (Mike Schaplowsky) @ #2 Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) -- The Spartans showed their dominance early and often in this one, as they jumped out to an 18 point halftime lead despite being outshot by the Wildcats. There was a big edge at the FT line for Sparty, as they shot 32 free throws to just 11 for K-State. Combine that with a 46-27 rebounding edge, and this game was never in doubt.

Final Score: #2 Michigan State- 86, Kansas State- 68

Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- DNP (Coaches Decision)
Jaybard Riley (#2 Michigan State)- 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 7-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

12/4/19 at Miami (OH) (W 81-73), 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double).
12/6/19 at Longwood (W 68-60), 4 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks.
12/8/19 vs. Michigan (W 62-59), 25 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 3-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/4/19 at Louisville (W 68-55), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (#22 Arizona State) -- 2-3, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/4/19 at Kansas (L 98-83), 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/7/19 at Villanova (L 75-67), 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, (Fouled out).

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#8 Maryland) -- 6-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/6/19 vs. Delaware (W 84-51), 7 points, 1 assist, 1 steal.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston)- injured -- 1-5, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/5/19 vs. Prairie View A&M (L 81-77)

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 4-1, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/2/19 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (W 84-55), 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
12/6/19 vs. Cal St. Northridge (W 72-64), 15 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 2-4, 0-0 Big West.

12/3/19 at Pepperdine (W 65-54), 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#12 Syracuse)- academic suspension -- 4-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/3/19 vs. Holy Cross (W 72-57).
12/5/19 at #21 Stanford (L 73-62).

RS SO C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 6-0, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Ralph and the Blue Devils.

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

12/3/19 at Virginia Tech (L 82-57), 4 points, 2 assists.
12/7/19 at Old Dominion (W 79-69), 8 points, 1 rebounds.

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

12/2/19 at Southern Miss (L 85-66), 4 points, 1 rebound.
12/5/19 at Rice (L 73-71), 2 rebounds.
12/8/19 at Arkansas (L 85-52), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (#23 Georgetown) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/5/19 vs. Liberty (W 82-59), 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
12/5/19 vs. George Mason (W 94-76), 2 points, 6 rebounds.

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 1-5, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/5/19 at Kentucky (L 82-53), 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
12/8/19 vs. Radford (L 77-73, OT), 26 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (Double-double).

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#6 Pittsburgh) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big East.

No games this week for Qwikshot and the Panthers.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#2 Michigan State) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big 10.

12/2/19 vs. Illinois State (W 103-51), 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.
12/5/19 vs. Kansas State- feature game, highlighted above.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 2-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/5/19 at #2 Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.
12/8/19 at Butler (L 95-75), DNP (Coaches Decision)

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 5-1, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/3/19 vs. UC Davis (W 71-50), 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#1 Duke) -- 6-0, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Cameron and the Blue Devils.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big 10.

12/2/19 vs. Valparaiso (W 74-48), 3 points, 4 assists.
12/7/19 at St. Louis (W 81-68), 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, (POTG).

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (#23 Georgetown) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/5/19 vs. Liberty (W 82-59), 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/8/19 vs. George Mason (W 94-76), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

FR C Tim Sheppard (#15 Mississippi State) -- 6-1, 0-0 SEC.

12/4/19 vs. Belmont (L 66-61), 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
12/8/19 vs. Jacksonville State (W 73-62), 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting -- 4-2, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/3/19 vs. Gonzaga (W 62-47)
12/6/19 at Marquette (W 74-62)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (69) 8-0 1797 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 7-0 1719 4 Southeastern Conference
3. Duke 6-0 1642 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Michigan State (3) 6-0 1609 2 Big Ten Conference
5. Illinois 6-0 1446 7 Big Ten Conference
6. Maryland 6-1 1432 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Pittsburgh 6-0 1376 6 Big East Conference
8. Florida 6-1 1337 9 Southeastern Conference
9. Wake Forest 5-0 1241 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Clemson 6-0 1107 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Georgia Tech 4-0 1081 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. California 6-1 944 16 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Texas 5-1 873 20 Big 12 Conference
14. Georgetown 6-0 745 23 Big East Conference
15. Providence 6-0 732 NR Big East Conference
16. Cincinnati 5-0 658 18 Big East Conference
17. Notre Dame 4-1 629 24 Big East Conference
18. Richmond 5-0 518 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Virginia 5-0 416 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Ohio State 5-2 357 10 Big Ten Conference
21. Buffalo 6-0 329 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Northern Illinois 6-0 280 NR Mid-American Conference
23. UCLA 4-2 210 NR Pacific-10 Conference
24. Texas A&M 3-0 205 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Quinnipiac 5-0 130 NR Northeast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Arizona 3-1 95 Pacific-10 Conference
Creighton 5-1 78 Missouri Valley Conference
Syracuse 4-1 70 Big East Conference
Nevada 4-1 61 Western Athletic Conference
Xavier 7-2 60 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wagner 4-0 55 Northeast Conference
Miami 5-1 42 Atlantic Coast Conference
Mississippi 5-1 37 Southeastern Conference
Temple 3-2 31 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi State 6-1 21 Southeastern Conference
Utah State 5-1 16 Western Athletic Conference
Tulsa 6-1 14 Conference USA
New Mexico 5-1 4 Mountain West Conference
Connecticut 6-2 2 Big East Conference
Bradley 6-1 1 Missouri Valley Conference

Lots of undefeated teams left in the polls, and the FOFC teams are represented nicely. For whatever reason both Duke and Michigan State dropped, but Sparty got 3 FPV.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Richmond (38) 5-0 1719 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Buffalo (9) 6-0 1636 8 Mid-American Conference
3. Northern Illinois (10) 6-0 1556 10 Mid-American Conference
4. Creighton 5-1 1468 13 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Utah State (3) 5-1 1444 1 Western Athletic Conference
6. Quinnipiac 5-0 1394 16 Northeast Conference
7. Xavier (1) 7-2 1286 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Nevada 4-1 1283 18 Western Athletic Conference
9. Temple (11) 3-2 1215 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Wagner 4-0 1199 17 Northeast Conference
11. Tulsa 6-1 1173 2 Conference USA
12. New Mexico 5-1 1093 NR Mountain West Conference
13. Bradley 6-1 930 NR Missouri Valley Conference
14. IUPUI 6-1 814 NR Summit League
15. Saint Mary's 6-1 683 NR West Coast Conference
16. George Washington 5-1 596 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Kent State 4-1 585 NR Conference USA
18. Belmont 5-1 528 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
19. Milwaukee 4-1 467 NR Horizon League
20. UNLV 4-1 339 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Wright State 3-1 338 NR Horizon League
22. Central Florida 4-1 280 6 Conference USA
23. Gardner Webb 5-1 256 NR Big South Conference
24. Weber State 4-1 184 NR Big Sky Conference
25. Louisiana-Monroe 5-1 126 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Rider 3-1 106 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Fresno State 2-1 88 Western Athletic Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 4-1 83 Northeast Conference
New Hampshire 4-1 80 Patriot League
St. Bonaventure 3-1 77 Atlantic 10 Conference
James Madison 4-1 76 Colonial Athletic Association
Florida Atlantic 4-1 71 Sun Belt Conference
Stony Brook 3-1 63 America East Conference
Dayton 1-2 55 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fordham 3-1 43 Colonial Athletic Association
UNC Greensboro 4-1 27 Southern Conference
Charlotte 2-1 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 3-1 18 Southland Conference


Aside from Xavier and UNLV, our FOFC mid-major teams are not fairing very well right now. Hopefully that changes.

Awards for the week coming up later today.

[rjolley]

Hey collegesportsfanms, glad to see you're feeling better and things have slowed down some for you.

Is Tim Sheppard starting or coming off the bench? Not sure if others want to know, but it might be nice to see if the player started and the number of minutes played, if that's not too much to add.

[collegesportsfanms]

I don't think it would be too hard at all, I can definitely include that stuff in the line, I just have to figure out how to set it up so that it looks good. I'll work on that though, and do a trial for the next game week and see how it looks. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm always open to them.

[collegesportsfanms]

I'm going to go ahead and bust out the next week of the season now, and then decide on awards for both the last 2 weeks sometime today, so here we go:

Dec. 9-15, 2019

Our FOFC teams had a busy week playing each other this week, as we have 4 feature games to talk about, so let's jump right into it.

12/9/19- Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) @ Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) -- This game was over within the first 10 minutes, as the Cuse dominated the entire game, shooting 45% to just 33.9 for the Sun Devils, and making 14 three pointers to just 3 for Arizona St.

Final Score: Syracuse- 90, Arizona State- 52

Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- started game, 25 minutes played, 6 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks.
Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- academic suspension.

12/10/19- #4 Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) @ #7 Pitt (Qwikshot Collins) -- A top 10 game of epic proportions, but another one that didn't live up to the hype. The Spartans led by only 7 at halftime, but turned it up in the second half, forcing 17 second half turnovers and rolling to an easy victory.

Final Score: #4 Michigan State- 77, #7 Pittsburgh- 52

Jaybard Riley (#4 Michigan State)- started game, 31 minutes played, 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
Qwikshot Collins (#7 Pittsburgh)- came off bench, 9 minutes played, 3 points, 2 rebounds.

And we keep the feature games going:

12/10/19- Houston (Al Mighty) @ Kansas State (Mike Schaplowsky) -- This one was an instant classic, as we had 11 lead changes, as the Cougars came roaring back from a 9 point halftime deficit to force overtime. In the end, the Wildcats were too much as they scored the last 4 points of the overtime frame to survive and get the win.

Final Score: Kansas State- 82, Houston- 79

Al Mighty (Houston)- started game, 39 minutes played, 10 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists.
Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- DNP (Coaches Decision).

And finally:

12/14/19- Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) @ #23 UCLA (Erik Flamebeard) -- A battle of games in which neither of our FOFC players played in, and it was a major comeback for the Orange, who found themselves down 10 at halftime. They turned it on in the second half, taking care of the basketball with just 8 turnovers in the game. The result was a nice 15-0 run midpoint in the second half to steal a road victory.

Final Score: Syracuse- 86, #23 UCLA- 78

Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- academic suspension
Erik Flamebeard (#23 UCLA)- redshirting.

And now we get to the rest of the weekly recap. Whew!

RS SR C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 9-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

12/11/19 vs. Wichita State (W 94-85), started game, 37 mins played, 21 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).
12/13/19 vs. Troy (W 70-60), started game, 37 mins played, 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 4-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/9/19 vs. Troy (W 82-73), started game, 28 mins played, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals, (POTG).

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 2-5, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/9/19 at Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.
12/11/19 at #5 Illinois (L 97-86), started game, 28 mins played, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#6 Maryland) -- 8-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/9/19 vs. Georgia Southern (W 87-56), came off bench, 16 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
12/11/19 vs. Gardner Webb (W 100-67), came off bench, 12 mins played, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 2-6, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/10/19 at Kansas State- feature game, highlighted above.
12/13/19 vs. Louisiana Tech (W 70-41), started game, 35 mins played, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 5-1, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/13/19 vs. Jackson State (W 72-71, OT), started game, 30 mins played, 26 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 2-5, 0-0 Big West.

12/11/19 at BYU (L 76-49), started game, 17 mins played, 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- academic suspension -- 6-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/9/19 vs. Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.
12/14/19 at #23 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

RS SO C Ralph King (#3 Duke) -- 8-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/11/19 vs. Drake (W 91-53), came off bench, 18 mins played, 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
12/13/19 vs. DePaul (W 87-66), came off bench, 18 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 2-7, 0-0 Big South.

12/11/19 at N.C. State (L 85-70), came off bench, 20 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds.
12/14/19 at #19 Virginia (L 83-80), came off bench, 17 mins played, 9 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 1-7, 0-0 SWAC.

12/13/19 at Centenary (L 66-60), came off bench, 12 mins played, 3 rebounds.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (#14 Georgetown) -- 7-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/15/19 vs. Morgan State (W 94-49), came off bench, 30 mins played, 10 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, (Double-double).

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 1-6, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/10/19 at Wright State (L 80-55), started game, 24 mins played, 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

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

12/10/19 vs. #4 Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#4 Michigan State) -- 9-0, 0-0 Big 10.

12/10/19 at #7 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
12/12/19 at Youngstown State (W 112-86), started game, 32 mins played, 26 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).
12/15/19 vs. Louisville (W 86-55), started game, 34 mins played, 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).

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

12/10/19 vs. Houston- feature game, highlighted above.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 5-4, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/9/19 at Louisville (L 89-72), came off bench, 11 mins played, 6 points, 1 rebound.
12/11/19 at Missouri (L 68-44), started game, 22 mins played, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block.
12/13/19 vs. Portland State (L 77-67), started game, 37 mins played, 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#3 Duke) -- 8-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/11/19 vs. Drake (W 91-53), started game, 28 mins played, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals.
12/13/19 vs. DePaul (W 87-66), started game, 22 mins played, 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 5-3, 0-0 Big 10.

12/11/19 vs. Western Illinois (W 53-51), came off bench, 12 mins played, 1 rebound, 2 assists.
12/13/19 vs. Ball State (L 78-70), came off bench, 11 mins played, 9 points.
12/15/19 at Wright State (W 68-55), came off bench, 12 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (#14 Georgetown) -- 7-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/15/19 vs. Morgan State (W 94-49), came off bench, 14 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 7-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/12/19 at Southern (L 77-66), started game, 20 mins played, 7 points, (Fouled out).
12/15/19 at SE Louisiana (W 61-50), started game, 18 mins played, 4 rebound.

Erik Flamebeard (#23 UCLA)- redshirting -- 4-3, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/14/19 vs. Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

The awards are going to be tough this week, lots of dominating performances and players. Here are the polls:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (66) 9-0 1793 4 Big Ten Conference
2. Duke (6) 8-0 1731 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. North Carolina 8-0 1651 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois 8-0 1567 5 Big Ten Conference
5. Maryland 8-1 1516 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Tennessee 8-1 1431 2 Southeastern Conference
7. Florida 8-1 1362 8 Southeastern Conference
8. Wake Forest 7-0 1330 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. California 7-1 1118 12 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Texas 7-1 1079 13 Big 12 Conference
11. Clemson 7-0 1048 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Richmond 8-0 983 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Pittsburgh 6-1 975 7 Big East Conference
14. Cincinnati 7-0 791 16 Big East Conference
15. Providence 7-0 734 15 Big East Conference
16. Georgetown 7-0 711 14 Big East Conference
17. Ohio State 7-2 640 20 Big Ten Conference
18. Virginia 7-0 512 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Georgia Tech 6-1 510 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Xavier 9-2 386 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Creighton 7-1 367 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Syracuse 6-1 358 NR Big East Conference
23. Temple 5-2 261 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Quinnipiac 6-0 167 25 Northeast Conference
25. Miami 6-1 127 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Mississippi 6-1 82 Southeastern Conference
Tulsa 7-1 47 Conference USA
Boston College 5-2 37 Atlantic Coast Conference
Missouri 7-1 28 Big 12 Conference
George Washington 7-1 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Mary's 8-1 10 West Coast Conference
Kent State 6-1 6 Conference USA
Seton Hall 6-1 6 Big East Conference
Connecticut 6-2 5 Big East Conference
Belmont 7-1 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Buffalo 7-1 3 Mid-American Conference
UNLV 5-1 3 Mountain West Conference
Notre Dame 6-2 2 Big East Conference
Stanford 4-2 2 Pacific-10 Conference
Milwaukee 5-1 1 Horizon League

Little bit shocked that Miss. St. isn't receiving some votes in the national polls.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Richmond (50) 8-0 1760 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier (8) 9-2 1667 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Creighton (1) 7-1 1635 4 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Temple (13) 5-2 1569 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Quinnipiac 6-0 1504 6 Northeast Conference
6. Tulsa 7-1 1455 11 Conference USA
7. Kent State 6-1 1303 17 Conference USA
8. Saint Mary's 8-1 1290 15 West Coast Conference
9. George Washington 7-1 1183 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Buffalo 7-1 1120 2 Mid-American Conference
11. Milwaukee 5-1 1053 19 Horizon League
12. Belmont 7-1 1036 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. UNLV 5-1 902 20 Mountain West Conference
14. Northern Illinois 6-1 843 3 Mid-American Conference
15. Fordham 6-1 803 NR Colonial Athletic Association
16. St. Bonaventure 5-1 692 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. James Madison 5-1 657 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. Florida Atlantic 6-1 579 NR Sun Belt Conference
19. Nevada 5-2 535 8 Western Athletic Conference
20. Wagner 6-1 451 10 Northeast Conference
21. UNC Greensboro 6-1 424 NR Southern Conference
22. Utah State 5-2 396 5 Western Athletic Conference
23. Northern Iowa 8-2 206 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. IUPUI 6-2 90 14 Summit League
25. San Diego State 5-2 59 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Niagara 6-2 43 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Brigham Young 4-2 32 Mountain West Conference
Cleveland State 7-2 24 Horizon League
Centenary 5-2 21 Summit League
Siena 6-2 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Hofstra 5-2 15 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Utah 6-2 12 Summit League
Stetson 5-2 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
Southern Methodist 5-2 5 Conference USA
Marist 5-2 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Charlotte 4-2 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fresno State 3-2 2 Western Athletic Conference
UTEP 3-2 1 Conference USA

Awards announcements for this week and the week of Dec. 2-8 coming up later today, stay tuned! rjolley, I hope you like the new format with start/bench and mins played now included.

[collegesportsfanms]

Just a heads up, I'm still having some weird computer happenings at home. I think it has something to do with Windows 10 and updates. I hate Windows 10 with a passion already.

I've already lost one of my FBCB projects, so I'm being cautious with this one. I'm going to move forward, but be forewarned, if worse comes to worse there's a slight chance this project will have to be restarted, or at least backed up and some of the weeks may have to be replayed. If that happens, we'll just have to deal with it the best we can. It's not ideal, but computer issues have been the death of my projects for a while now. Again, I'll keep moving on, but just a heads up. I'm hoping things are ok now after the latest updates, but I don't know.

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, I'm afraid I have some terrible news. I just got the word today that the computer I have at home that I run FBCB on is on life support. In other words, I'm going to have to pony up for a new PC, and reinstall FBCB. That unfortunately means this project is a wash.

I have decided, at this time, that I will not restart the FBCB Player Dynasty. I'm doing this for 2 reasons. #1, I personally enjoy working on the FBCB coaches dynasty more, and with all the other projects I have going on, I need to knock something out. Also, I've been unsuccessful in my attempts to import the FBCB draft files into FBPB to follow pro careers as well. That is something I would have liked to do, so until I figure that out, I'm just going to concentrate on my other projects, and I may restart this one at a later time.

I apologize to everybody, as I was looking forward to seeing how it played out. I know some of you aren't big followers on my other dynasties, but I'd like to keep you all as followers, so please check out some of my other dynasties. I will be restarting the coaches dynasty at some point and will start taking sign-ups for it today, so for those of you that were in this dynasty, I also urge you to sign up and take a coach.

Again I apologize, I may try a player dynasty again at some point, but as far as FBCB goes, when I get a new computer up and running and get FBCB reinstalled, I will be concentrating on the coaches dynasty, as well as the 50 year dynasty I had going. I'll be restarting both of those. I hope to see you guys checking them out. Thanks!

[rjolley]

Thanks for the update, csfan. Looking forward to your other projects.

[Neuqua]

Bummer! Thanks for letting us know.

I'll just go ahead and dream that Jaybard Riley eventually became an NBA Hall of Famer.

[collegesportsfanms]

Yea, I feel terrible about not being able to go on with it. I hate letting the readers down when projects fall apart.

If I ever get a chance to do another one and incorporate the pro game into it, best believe I will, but right now I want to concentrate on some other stuff. Hope everybody understands

[collegesportsfanms]

Some possible good news on this dynasty front. My old computer, after my computer tech did some work on it, seems to be working better. No promises, but I may be able to resume this dynasty, as I have not yet deleted it. However, if I do resume it, I will not add anymore recruits or players, and it will be over once everybody is done playing whether it be NBA, NCAA, or the development league. That's assuming I can figure out how to get the draft classes properly imported. However, because of a busy schedule the rest of the month, it won't be until after the 1st of November before I jump back into this.

Now, if I can't figure out how to import draft classes, then this dynasty will end when everybody's college eligibility ends. That doesn't mean there won't be times where I have to go back and replay weeks due to computer issues, I'm not saying my comp is out of the woods yet, but I'm going to attempt to back it up at least once a week.

So, for those still following, there is hope!

[Travis]

Hooray!

[Neuqua]

Great news!

[collegesportsfanms]

I am going to try and get a week or 2 done next week before I go out of town, so since it's been so long, I'm not going to bother going back and trying to figure out awards for the previous couple weeks, as I know I kind of forgot about those.

Starting with the week of Dec. 16-22, 2019, I'll get back to the awards

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 16-22, 2019

2 feature games this week, so let's get to it.

12/18/19- Kansas State (Mike Schaplowsky) @ UCLA (Erik Flamebeard) -- This was a game that needed more than 40 minutes to decide. Neither team had more than an 8 point lead all game, but the Bruins had the home court advantage and pulled out the victory.

Final Score: UCLA- 96, Kansas State- 93 (OT)

Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) - DNP (Coaches Decision)
Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting

12/22/19- Purdue (Jackson Pace) @ Grambling (Bam Jamison) -- This game was closer than expected, as Grambling actually led at halftime, but the 2nd half was all Purdue as they rolled to victory.

Final Score: Purdue- 75, Grambling- 59

Jackson Pace (Purdue)- came off bench, 13 mins played, 8 points, 4 rebounds.
Bam Jamison (Grambling)- came off bench, 6 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals.


And now for the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#20 Xavier) -- 11-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

12/16/19 at Oakland (W 70-49), started game, 35 mins played, 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 blocks, (Double-double).
12/20/19 at Milwaukee (W 84-77), started game, 36 mins played, 20 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 5-3, 0-0 SEC.

12/16/19 vs. Savannah State (W 92-67), started game, 17 mins played, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.
12/21/19 at #4 Illinois (L 82-67), started game, 28 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 3-5, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/18/19 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (W 75-69), started game, 30 mins played, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#5 Maryland) -- 10-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/16/19 at Iona (W 97-74), came off bench, 13 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound.
12/21/19 vs. Detroit (W 93-58), came off bench, 24 mins played, 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 3-7, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/16/19 vs. Texas Southern (W 86-41), started game, 35 mins played, 23 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).
12/22/19 at Minnesota (L 98-76), started game, 35 mins played, 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 7-2, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/16/19 at Denver (W 93-56), started game, 24 mins played, 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
12/18/19 vs. Northern Arizona (W 71-53), started game, 28 mins played, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
12/20/19 at Loyola Marymount (L 61-50), started game, 32 mins played, 18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (POTG).

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 2-6, 0-0 Big West.

12/16/19 at #3 North Carolina (L 65-36), started game, 28 mins played, 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#22 Syracuse)- academic suspension -- 7-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/20/19 at Albany (W 61-38)

RS SO C Ralph King (#2 Duke) -- 9-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/20/19 at Long Island (W 81-74), came off bench, 17 mins played, 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 3-8, 0-0 Big South.

12/18/19 at Notre Dame (L 84-78), came off bench, 14 mins played, 13 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.
12/21/19 at UNC Greensboro (W 73-54), came off bench, 33 mins played, 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 1-8, 0-0 SWAC.

12/22/19 vs. Purdue (L 75-59)- feature game, highlighted above.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (#16 Georgetown) -- 8-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/18/19 vs. Navy (W 43-33), came off bench, 31 mins played, 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 1-8, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/18/19 vs. Morehead State (L 74-65), started game, 35 mins played, 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.
12/20/19 at Bowling Green (L 59-56), started game, 35 mins played, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#13 Pitt) -- 8-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/19/19 at Winston-Salem (W 79-53), came off bench, 9 mins played, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 block.
12/21/19 vs. Manhattan (W 95-56), came off bench, 10 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 10-0, 0-0 Big 10.

12/18/19 at North Dakota (W 86-42), started game, 19 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

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

12/18/19 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
12/21/19 at Dayton (L 82-49), DNP (Coaches Decision).

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 5-5, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/16/19 at #7 Florida (L 73-48), started game, 33 mins played, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.

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

12/20/19 at Long Island (W 81-74), started game, 34 mins played, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 7-3, 0-0 Big 10.

12/20/19 at Bucknell (W 94-62), came off bench, 21 mins played, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/22/19 at Grambling- feature game, highlighted above.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (#16 Georgetown) -- 8-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/18/19 vs. Navy (W 43-33), came off bench, 18 mins played, 3 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 8-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/20/19 vs. Jackson State (W 85-76), started game, 20 mins played, 2 points, 6 rebounds.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting -- 6-4, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/18/19 vs. Kansas State- feature game, highlighted above.
12/20/19 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 82-74)
12/22/19 at #7 Florida (W 78-71)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (69) 10-0 1797 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina (3) 10-0 1731 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Duke 9-0 1656 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Maryland 10-1 1562 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Wake Forest 9-0 1495 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Tennessee 10-1 1476 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Illinois 9-1 1364 4 Big Ten Conference
8. Pittsburgh 8-1 1203 13 Big East Conference
9. Texas 8-1 1153 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 9-2 1129 7 Southeastern Conference
11. Richmond 9-0 1124 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Cincinnati 9-0 1009 14 Big East Conference
13. Georgetown 8-0 781 16 Big East Conference
14. Virginia 9-0 755 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Syracuse 7-1 741 22 Big East Conference
16. Clemson 9-1 723 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Creighton 9-1 716 21 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Georgia Tech 7-1 618 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Mississippi 9-1 477 NR Southeastern Conference
20. Xavier 11-2 439 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. California 8-2 438 9 Pacific-10 Conference
22. Miami 7-1 271 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Connecticut 8-2 207 NR Big East Conference
24. Boston College 6-2 151 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Providence 9-1 145 15 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 9-1 80 Atlantic 10 Conference
Notre Dame 8-2 65 Big East Conference
Stanford 6-2 52 Pacific-10 Conference
Seton Hall 8-1 21 Big East Conference
West Virginia 6-2 7 Big East Conference
Northern Illinois 7-1 5 Mid-American Conference
Florida Atlantic 8-1 4 Sun Belt Conference
Ohio State 8-3 3 Big Ten Conference
Arizona 8-2 1 Pacific-10 Conference
Memphis 10-2 1 Big East Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Richmond (63) 9-0 1785 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Creighton (5) 9-1 1726 3 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Xavier (4) 11-2 1665 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. George Washington 9-1 1565 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Utah State 8-2 1383 22 Western Athletic Conference
6. Northern Illinois 7-1 1367 14 Mid-American Conference
7. Florida Atlantic 8-1 1366 18 Sun Belt Conference
8. St. Bonaventure 6-1 1288 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Quinnipiac 8-1 1190 5 Northeast Conference
10. Temple 6-3 1190 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Tulsa 8-2 1102 6 Conference USA
12. Saint Mary's 9-2 931 8 West Coast Conference
13. San Diego State 7-2 930 25 Mountain West Conference
14. Northern Iowa 9-2 867 23 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Buffalo 8-2 775 10 Mid-American Conference
16. Kent State 6-2 763 7 Conference USA
17. Butler 8-3 612 NR Horizon League
18. UNLV 7-2 542 13 Mountain West Conference
19. Siena 7-2 510 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Southern Utah 7-2 504 NR Summit League
21. Southern Methodist 6-2 357 NR Conference USA
22. Dayton 5-3 241 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Western Kentucky 6-2 214 NR Sun Belt Conference
24. Wagner 7-2 191 20 Northeast Conference
25. Nevada 7-3 188 19 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Fresno State 3-2 61 Western Athletic Conference
IPFW 5-2 47 Summit League
Massachusetts 8-3 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico 8-3 11 Mountain West Conference
Bradley 7-3 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri State 8-3 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Hofstra 7-3 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Brigham Young 6-3 1 Mountain West Conference


And now it's time to announce the awards for this week.

FOFC Player of the Week

Jace Hunter (Xavier)

Jace averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks this week, a week where nobody completely stood out to me. He also had double-doubles in both of Xavier's games, and had 1 POTG award.

FOFC Freshman of the Week

Cameron Blodgett (Duke)

None of the freshman that get playing time really stood out this week, but Cameron had a nice 16 points, 7 assist game in the Blue Devils' only game of the week.

FOFC Single Game Performance of the Week

Al Mighty (Houston)- 12/16/19 vs. Texas Southern (W 86-41), started game, 35 mins played, 23 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).

Although you could have went with either of Jace's games for this award, I'm giving it to Al for his performance in this game as he was the individual game scoring leader for the week, and anytime you get more than 10 dimes in a game, you're doing something right.

So there you have it guys, this dynasty is back, and I hope it's going to end up being compatible with the pro game, because I'm really looking forward to seeing how some of our players fare in the pros.

Also, I am not taking into account quality of competition for the awards, as it is hard enough to decide the awards as is. I was considering getting all the followers together and having a vote, but since the replies on this are few and far between, I'm just going to rough it and do my best.

[Neuqua]

:)

[Breeze]

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 3-8, 0-0 Big South.

12/18/19 at Notre Dame (L 84-78), came off bench, 14 mins played, 13 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.
12/21/19 at UNC Greensboro (W 73-54), came off bench, 33 mins played, 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).


Ok, I scored 18 points out of 54 against UNC Greensboro and 13 points in 14 minutes against Notre Dame. Don't you think I should be starting coach???

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 23-29, 2019

1 feature game this week to talk about, and it was a big one.

12/24/19- #15 Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) @ #20 Xavier (Jace Hunter) -- This one was an absolute classic, as Syracuse just decided to let shots fly in this one, attempting 75 shots! Unfortunately they only made 29 of them for 38.7%. After leading at halftime, they let one slip away as Xavier pulled out a tough victory.

Final Score: #20 Xavier- 83, #15 Syracuse- 81

Jack Dawkins (#15 Syracuse)- (academic suspension)
Jace Hunter (#20 Xavier)- started game, 36 mins played, 17 points, 18 rebounds, 4 blocks, (Double-double).

And now to the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#20 Xavier) -- 12-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

12/24/19 vs. #15 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 6-4, 0-0 SEC.

12/24/19 vs. South Florida (W 89-85), started game, 28 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals.
12/26/19 at #18 Georgia Tech (L 85-76), started game, 19 mins played, 6 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, (Fouled out).

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 4-5, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/24/19 vs. UTEP (W 86-68), started game, 24 mins played, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#4 Maryland) -- 11-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/24/19 at George Mason (L 71-61), came off bench, 7 mins played, 1 rebound.
12/26/19 at Hampton (W 96-70), came off bench, 9 mins played, 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 4-7, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/28/19 vs. Houston Baptist (W 83-58), started game, 22 mins played, 10 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 9-3, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/25/19 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 73-68), started game, 33 mins played, 35 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 4 steals, (POTG).
12/27/19 at Chicago State (W 67-53), started game, 29 mins played, 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
12/29/19 vs. UC Irvine (W 81-46), started game, 28 mins played, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double).

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 2-8, 0-0 Big West.

12/24/19 at #9 Texas (L 63-48), started game, 27 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds.
12/26/19 vs. North Dakota State (L 68-53), started game, 32 mins played, 8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#15 Syracuse)- academic suspension -- 7-3, 0-0 Big East.

12/24/19 at #20 Xavier- feature game, highlighted above.
12/26/19 vs. George Mason (L 71-67).

RS SO C Ralph King (#3 Duke) -- 12-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/23/19 vs. Navy (W 76-37), came off bench, 24 mins played, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal.
12/25/19 vs. UNC Greensboro (W 88-56), came off bench, 18 mins played, 6 points, 6 rebounds.
12/28/19 vs. College of Charleston (W 101-64), came off bench, 18 mins played, 13 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 5-8, 2-0 Big South.

12/26/19 vs. VMI (W 84-82), came off bench, 26 mins played, 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
12/28/19 vs. North Florida (W 80-77), came off bench, 22 mins played, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, (POTG).

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 1-9, 0-0 SWAC.

12/28/19 at Stephen F. Austin (L 69-49), came off bench, 14 mins played, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (#13 Georgetown) -- 10-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/25/19 at Lehigh (W 79-51), started game, 27 mins played, 2 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
12/28/19 vs. St. Francis-PA (W 85-46), started game, 22 mins played, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 2-9, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/25/19 vs. VCU (W 67-57), started game, 30 mins played, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals.
12/27/19 at Vanderbilt (L 88-65), started game, 26 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#8 Pittsburgh) -- 9-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/23/19 at #7 Illinois (W 85-77), came off bench, 7 mins played, 1 point, 1 rebound.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 11-1, 0-1 Big 10.

12/24/19 vs. Notre Dame (W 98-63), started game, 33 mins played, 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 4 steals, (POTG).
12/28/19 at #7 Illinois (L 98-89), started game, 15 mins played, 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (Fouled out).

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

12/23/19 at Toledo (W 67-52), DNP (Coaches Decision).
12/25/19 vs. Kentucky (L 69-50), DNP (Coaches Decision).

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 5-6, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/23/19 at Santa Clara (L 81-72), started game, 37 mins played, 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#3 Duke) -- 12-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/23/19 vs. Navy (W 76-37), started game, 30 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
12/25/19 vs. UNC Greensboro (W 88-56), started game, 31 mins played, 13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.
12/28/19 vs. College of Charleston (W 101-64), started game, 17 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 8-3, 1-0 Big 10.

12/28/19 vs. Northwestern (W 85-55), came off bench, 26 mins played, 5 points, 3 assists, 1 steal.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (#13 Georgetown) -- 10-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/25/19 at Lehigh (W 79-51), came off bench, 13 mins played, 3 points, 3 rebounds.
12/28/19 vs. St. Francis-PA (W 85-46), came off bench, 20 mins played, 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 9-3, 0-0 SEC.

12/23/19 vs. Marquette (W 82-79), started game, 16 mins played, 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, (left game due to injury).
12/27/19 vs. Iowa (L 102-78), DNP (Injured).

Tim suffered a sprained ankle in the game against Marquette. He sat out against Iowa and is listed as day to day.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting -- 7-4, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/26/19 at Utah (W 90-56).

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (66) 12-0 1794 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. North Carolina 11-0 1718 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Michigan State (6) 11-1 1671 1 Big Ten Conference
4. Wake Forest 11-0 1585 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Tennessee 11-1 1510 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Pittsburgh 9-1 1381 8 Big East Conference
7. Maryland 11-2 1347 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Texas 11-1 1328 9 Big 12 Conference
9. Illinois 10-2 1192 7 Big Ten Conference
10. Florida 9-2 1177 10 Southeastern Conference
11. Georgetown 10-0 1001 13 Big East Conference
12. Xavier 12-2 999 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Georgia Tech 9-1 980 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Mississippi 10-1 798 19 Southeastern Conference
15. Boston College 9-2 778 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Connecticut 9-2 614 23 Big East Conference
17. Cincinnati 11-1 605 12 Big East Conference
18. California 9-2 564 21 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Stanford 9-2 451 NR Pacific-10 Conference
20. George Washington 10-1 383 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Seton Hall 10-1 297 NR Big East Conference
22. Richmond 9-1 294 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Ohio State 9-3 267 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Clemson 11-2 190 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Virginia 10-1 162 14 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 9-3 119 Atlantic 10 Conference
Providence 9-1 77 Big East Conference
Northern Illinois 9-1 44 Mid-American Conference
Oklahoma State 9-2 27 Big 12 Conference
Florida Atlantic 10-1 21 Sun Belt Conference
Memphis 11-2 21 Big East Conference
Minnesota 8-2 5 Big Ten Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (70) 12-2 1798 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Richmond (1) 9-1 1692 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. George Washington (1) 10-1 1634 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Temple 9-3 1575 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Northern Illinois 9-1 1503 6 Mid-American Conference
6. Florida Atlantic 10-1 1492 7 Sun Belt Conference
7. Tulsa 9-2 1346 11 Conference USA
8. Butler 10-3 1338 17 Horizon League
9. Creighton 9-3 1188 2 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Nevada 8-3 1087 25 Western Athletic Conference
11. Utah State 8-3 1065 5 Western Athletic Conference
12. Quinnipiac 8-2 952 9 Northeast Conference
13. New Mexico 10-3 864 NR Mountain West Conference
14. IPFW 7-2 855 NR Summit League
15. Dayton 6-3 826 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Northern Iowa 10-3 661 14 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Missouri State 9-3 551 NR Missouri Valley Conference
18. Brigham Young 7-3 497 NR Mountain West Conference
19. UNLV 9-3 495 18 Mountain West Conference
20. Hofstra 8-3 477 NR Colonial Athletic Association
21. Buffalo 8-3 363 15 Mid-American Conference
22. Centenary 8-3 311 NR Summit League
23. Morehead State 9-3 180 NR Ohio Valley Conference
24. James Madison 7-3 108 NR Colonial Athletic Association
25. Southern Mississippi 7-3 91 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Methodist 7-3 86 Conference USA
Louisiana-Monroe 9-3 69 Sun Belt Conference
St. Bonaventure 7-3 69 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Jose State 8-3 68 Western Athletic Conference
Stephen F. Austin 8-3 59 Southland Conference
Towson 8-3 46 Colonial Athletic Association
Wagner 7-3 17 Northeast Conference
William & Mary 8-3 17 Colonial Athletic Association
Fresno State 5-3 14 Western Athletic Conference
Charlotte 5-3 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego State 8-4 2 Mountain West Conference

And here are your awards for the week.

FOFC Player of the Week

Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

Ricardo averaged 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and just over 2 steals in 3 games this week. His 35 point effort against UC Santa Barbara, in a losing effort no less, almost got him a second award this week. More on that later. He got POTG for that 35 point effort and also added a double-double later in the week.

FOFC Honorable Mention

Benton Gale (High Point)

If not for Ricardo's incredible week, Benton gets POTW. He averaged 19 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.5 steals this week. Doesn't seem like much, until you take into account he is doing this off the bench! What's even more amazing is that coming off the bench, he earned POTG honors in both of High Point's games this week. I'm with Breeze, come on coach, why isn't this guy starting??

FOFC Freshman of the Week

Path Twelve (Oregon)

This award is kind of by default, as I wasn't truly impressed with any of the freshmen this week. I normally don't like to give awards to players whose teams only played 1 game in a week, but Path had a nice 12 points, 8 rebound outing in his game. 2 rebounds short of a double-double in Oregon's lone game of the week? That'll work for me.

FOFC Single Game Performance of the Week

Jace Hunter (#20 Xavier)- 12/24/19 vs. #15 Syracuse (W 83-81), started game, 36 mins played, 17 points, 18 rebounds, 4 blocks, (Double-double).

Without Jace's performance, Xavier doesn't win this game. Although 18 rebounds in a game doesn't even come close to setting a record (23 is the best so far in this FBCB dynasty).

And that concludes another week, I hope you all are enjoying.

[Travis]

Whooooooooo!

[Grover]

So good to see this back!

[collegesportsfanms]

So good to see this back!

Thanks, I'm glad to have it back. Barring anymore computer issues I'll keep it going until all the current players are done playing. I won't add any new players or anything, although if my computer fails I may have to backtrack to a previous back-up. If I do, so be it, as long as I don't lose this completely.

I will also be starting the new FBCB Interactive Coaches Dynasty sometime next week, if all goes well.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 30, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020

1 feature games this week, and it comes from the Pac 10.

1/4/20- UCLA (Erik Flamebeard) @ Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo -- This game was pretty much over at tip, as the Bruins led by 25 at halftime and never looked back.

Final Score: UCLA- 97, Arizona State- 57

Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting
Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- started game, 24 mins played, 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#12 Xavier) -- 13-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

1/5/20 at Kent State (W 85-50), started game, 33 mins played, 27 points, 18 rebounds, 4 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 8-5, 0-0 SEC.

12/30/19 vs. Central Florida (W 99-66), started game, 28 mins played, 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
1/1/20 vs. Southern Miss (W 86-83), started game, 25 mins played, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.
1/3/20 vs. UAB (L 74-73), started game, 31 mins played, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 4-7, 0-2 Pac 10.

1/2/20 vs. USC (L 72-64), started game, 24 mins played, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/4/20 vs. UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#7 Maryland) -- 12-2, 0-0 ACC.

1/1/20 at St. John's (W 87-61), came off bench, 9 mins played, 2 points, 1 assist.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 6-8, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/1/20 vs. Texas A&M (W 74-68), started game, 27 mins played, 4 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists.
1/3/20 vs. Lamar (W 75-53), started game, 33 mins played, 25 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.
1/5/20 at Texas A&M-CC (L 83-75, OT), started game, 43 mins played, 23 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 10-3, 0-0 Mountain West.

1/2/20 vs. San Diego (W 74-52), started game, 32 mins played, 41 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 2-10, 0-0 Big West.

12/31/19 at Loyola Marymount (L 71-63), started game, 24 mins played, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
1/3/20 vs. #4 Wake Forest (L 78-63), started game, 30 mins played, 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse) -- 9-3, 0-0 Big East.

12/30/19 vs. Idaho (W 71-57), DNP (Academic Suspension).
1/4/20 at Lehigh (W 74-71), came off bench, 1 min played, no other stats.

The Lehigh game was the season debut for Jack, but he was still being punished a bit for the suspension.

RS SO C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 13-0, 0-0 ACC.

1/2/20 vs. Norfolk State (W 96-76), came off bench, 24 mins played, 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 6-9, 3-1 Big South.

1/2/20 at Coastal Carolina (L 79-71), came off bench, 24 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/4/20 at Charleston Southern (W 81-70), came off bench, 17 mins played, 5 points, 3 rebounds.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 2-10, 1-1 SWAC.

1/2/20 vs. Southern (L 79-54), came off bench, 23 mins played, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/4/20 vs. Alcorn State (W 65-53), came off bench, 21 mins played, 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (#11 Georgetown) -- 12-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/31/19 vs. NC Central (W 68-54), started game, 26 mins played, 4 points, 9 rebounds.
1/2/20 at Coppin State (W 74-52), DNP (Academic Suspension)

On Jan. 1, 2020, Ariel was hit with an academic suspension for the rest of the season. Tough luck!

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 3-10, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/2/20 at Virginia Tech (L 72-70), started game, 29 mins played, 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
1/5/20 vs. Savannah State (W 80-61), started game, 31 mins played, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#6 Pittsburgh) -- 11-1, 0-0 Big East.

1/1/20 at North Carolina A&T (W 80-55), came off bench, 13 mins played, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals.
1/4/20 at Longwood (W 79-49), came off bench, 9 mins played, 7 points, 1 assist.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#3 Michigan State) -- 13-1, 1-1 Big Ten.

12/30/19 at West Virginia (W 82-62), started game, 34 mins played, 22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.
1/1/20 vs. Michigan (W 74-51), started game, 23 mins played, 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

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

12/30/19 at Siena (L 87-76), DNP (Coaches Decision)
1/2/20 at Iowa (L 71-61), DNP (Coaches Decision)

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 5-8, 0-2 Pac 10.

1/2/20 at #18 California (L 84-74), started game, 26 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds, (Fouled out).
1/4/20 at #19 Stanford (L 78-58), started game, 35 mins played, 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#1 Duke) -- 13-0, 0-0 ACC.

1/2/20 vs. Norfolk State (W 96-76), started game, 31 mins played, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 9-4, 2-1 Big 10.

1/1/20 at Indiana (W 57-47), came off bench, 12 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
1/4/20 vs. #23 Ohio State (L 72-71), came off bench, 15 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (#11 Georgetown) -- 12-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/31/19 vs. NC Central (W 68-54), came off bench, 14 mins played, 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/2/20 at Coppin State (W 74-52), started game, 28 mins played, 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 10-3, 0-0 SEC.

12/30/19 at Lamar (W 84-37), came off bench, 7 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting -- 8-5, 1-1 Pac 10.

1/2/20 at Arizona (L 70-61).
1/4/20 at Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (46) 13-0 1774 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Michigan State (26) 13-1 1723 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Duke 13-0 1687 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Tennessee 12-1 1553 5 Southeastern Conference
5. Wake Forest 12-0 1540 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Pittsburgh 11-1 1362 6 Big East Conference
7. Maryland 12-2 1348 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Texas 13-1 1311 8 Big 12 Conference
9. Florida 12-2 1293 10 Southeastern Conference
10. Xavier 13-2 1097 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Stanford 11-2 1023 19 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Georgetown 12-0 985 11 Big East Conference
13. Boston College 10-2 886 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Illinois 11-3 873 9 Big Ten Conference
15. California 11-2 788 18 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Ohio State 11-3 662 23 Big Ten Conference
17. Connecticut 10-2 627 16 Big East Conference
18. Virginia 12-1 582 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Cincinnati 11-1 550 17 Big East Conference
20. George Washington 11-1 377 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Temple 11-3 359 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Providence 11-1 280 NR Big East Conference
23. Clemson 11-2 267 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Seton Hall 10-1 205 21 Big East Conference
25. Florida Atlantic 12-1 94 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Memphis 11-2 78 Big East Conference
Mississippi 10-2 50 Southeastern Conference
Butler 12-3 9 Horizon League
Missouri 10-2 8 Big 12 Conference
Notre Dame 9-3 8 Big East Conference
Richmond 10-2 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

Entering January, there are still a ton of teams that have 3 losses or less.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (71) 13-2 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple 11-3 1687 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. George Washington (1) 11-1 1663 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Butler 12-3 1525 8 Horizon League
5. Florida Atlantic 12-1 1524 6 Sun Belt Conference
6. Richmond 10-2 1485 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Creighton 11-3 1370 9 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Utah State 10-3 1279 11 Western Athletic Conference
9. Northern Illinois 10-2 1171 5 Mid-American Conference
10. Tulsa 10-3 1158 7 Conference USA
11. Nevada 9-3 1123 10 Western Athletic Conference
12. Brigham Young 9-3 928 18 Mountain West Conference
13. Northern Iowa 11-3 905 16 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Hofstra 10-3 901 20 Colonial Athletic Association
15. UNLV 10-3 737 19 Mountain West Conference
16. New Mexico 10-3 733 13 Mountain West Conference
17. Centenary 10-3 663 22 Summit League
18. Morehead State 11-3 556 23 Ohio Valley Conference
19. James Madison 9-3 483 24 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Southern Methodist 8-3 430 NR Conference USA
21. San Jose State 9-3 298 NR Western Athletic Conference
22. Stephen F. Austin 9-3 267 NR Southland Conference
23. St. Bonaventure 8-3 242 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. IPFW 8-3 113 14 Summit League
25. Dayton 7-4 111 15 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Quinnipiac 9-3 75 Northeast Conference
Kennesaw State 10-4 52 Atlantic Sun Conference
Buffalo 9-4 28 Mid-American Conference
Mercer 10-4 28 Atlantic Sun Conference
Missouri State 10-4 24 Missouri Valley Conference
UAB 8-4 20 Conference USA
San Diego State 8-4 12 Mountain West Conference
Illinois State 8-4 10 Missouri Valley Conference

Xavier hangs onto the #1 spot in the mid-major poll, and they've got a firm grasp on it.

No awards in this post, the reason being with the end of the month coming, I've got 2 sets of awards for the next post.

First we have the weekly awards for this week, then we have the monthly awards for the month of December.

Also, I've got to get the spreadsheet going so that everybody can see how their players are doing statwise. It'll probably be a couple days before I have this done, so expect the awards and spreadsheet on Friday.

[collegesportsfanms]

Attached are the player stats through Jan. 5th. I will post these stats at the beginning of every month, as well as at the end of the season. For those seniors, or players leaving early, I will also make a spreadsheet of their career stats, so those people have an idea. Every season, I plan on doing this and I will do it at the start of Dec., Jan., Feb., March, and the end of season, so there will be 5 attachments for every season (6 if you count career stats for players graduating or leaving early. Enjoy, and I will announce weekly and monthly awards later tonight.

[collegesportsfanms]

After lots of going back and forth and contemplating, I've finally decided on the awards for the week of Dec. 30-Jan. 5

FOFC Player of the Week

Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)

Jaybard averaged 19 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists in 2 games this week. This was a tough choice, as Thomas Magnum and Randy Rodgers were also in the running. Jace Hunter was too, but I just hate giving POTW and FOTW awards to players that only played 1 game, unless there just truly isn't a better candidate.

FOFC Freshman of the Week

Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)

Jawouk earns Frosh of the Week for his 10 ppg, 5 rpg effort in 2 games this week.

FOFC Performance of the Week

Jace Hunter (Xavier)- 1/5/20 at Kent State (W 85-50), started game, 33 mins played, 27 points, 18 rebounds, 4 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).


It is very hard to overlook a near 30/20 effort, although Ricardo and his 41 point game took a very close second.

[collegesportsfanms]

And now, the monthly awards for the month of December. Just 2 awards here, player of the month and frosh of the month.

FOFC December Player of the Month

Jace Hunter (Xavier)

This was a really, really close race, as Jaybard had a much better +/- for the month, but Jace is averaging a double-double, and to me, that's good enough to win the award.

FOFC December Freshman of the Month

Cameron Blodgett (Duke)

Cameron is averaging double figures in scoring, I believe the only frosh to do so, plus his +/- is unreal.

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, I would like to possibly set up some sort of voting system for this dynasty for the awards. Maybe something along the lines of after every weekly recap, anybody that's interested send me their top 3 per award, and I'll do a points system? I've done it for other projects, but I'm hesitant to throw it in here because, as I said, the responses seem to be few and far between. I know the interest is there, but I wonder if I could get enough interest in actually helping with votes. If anybody is on board, let me know.

[rjolley]

I'm on board. Things get crazy around work so I don't respond much, but I'm following along and should be able to rate players for awards.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 6-12, 2020

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

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#10 Xavier) -- 13-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

No games this week for Jace and the Musketeers.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 9-6, 0-1 SEC.

1/7/20 at South Alabama (W 74-68), started game, 28 mins played, 17 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).
1/11/20 vs. Alabama (L 100-85), started game, 25 mins played, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 5-8, 1-3 Pac 10.

1/9/20 at Washington State (W 78-67), started game, 31 mins played, 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, (Double-double).
1/11/20 at Washington (L 72-65), started game, 29 mins played, 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#7 Maryland) -- 12-2, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Chester or the Terrapins.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 6-8, 0-0 Conference USA.

No games this week for Al or the Cougars.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 10-5, 0-2 Mountain West.

1/7/20 vs. Wyoming (L 59-56, OT), started game, 45 mins played, 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, (Double-double).
1/11/20 vs. BYU (L 89-84, OT), started game, 28 mins played, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 2-12, 0-2 Big West.

1/9/20 vs. UC Davis (L 54-44), started game, 18 mins played, 2 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/11/20 at UC Irvine (L 66-65), started game, 33 mins played, 10 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double).

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse) -- 11-3, 2-0 Big East.

1/8/20 vs. #22 Providence (W 81-56), started game, 32 mins played, 9 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.
1/11/20 at Marquette (W 88-81), started game, 34 mins played, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 steals, (Double-double).

RS SO C Ralph King (#3 Duke) -- 13-0, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Ralph and the Blue Devils.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 8-9, 5-1 Big South.

1/9/20 vs. UNC Asheville (W 86-77), came off bench, 9 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds.
1/11/20 vs. Gardner Webb (W 87-86), came off bench, 14 mins played, 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 3-11, 2-2 SWAC.

1/9/20 at Prairie View A&M (W 67-64), came off bench, 12 mins played, 2 points, 4 rebounds.
1/11/20 at Texas Southern (L 71-59), came off bench, 14 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (#12 Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 13-1, 1-1 Big East.

1/8/20 at Villanova (L 74-68)
1/11/20 at Notre Dame (W 64-53)

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 3-11, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/9/20 vs. Miami (OH) (L 78-77), started game, 29 mins played, 29 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (Fouled Out), (POTG).

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#6 Pittsburgh) -- 12-2, 1-1 Big East.

1/8/20 vs. Memphis (W 79-73), came off bench, 3 mins played.
1/11/20 at #24 Seton Hall (L 87-64), came off bench, 6 mins played.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#2 Michigan State) -- 15-1, 3-1 Big 10.

1/8/20 vs. Northwestern (W 64-47), started game, 33 mins played, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 3 steals, (POTG).
1/11/20 at Iowa (W 82-80), started game, 26 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 4-9, 0-1 Big 12.

1/11/20 vs. Colorado (L 69-61), DNP (Coaches Decision)

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 6-8, 1-2 Pac 10.

1/11/20 vs. Oregon State (W 60-35), started game, 30 mins played, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#3 Duke) -- 13-0, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Cameron and the Blue Devils.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 10-5, 3-2 Big 10.

1/8/20 at Wisconsin (L 80-60), came off bench, 18 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.
1/11/20 at Minnesota (W 78-71), came off bench, 11 mins played, 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (#12 Georgetown) -- 13-1, 1-1 Big East.

1/8/20 at Villanova (L 74-68), started game, 30 mins played, 5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/11/20 at Notre Dame (W 64-53), started game, 29 mins played, 11 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, (Double-double), (POTG).

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 10-4, 0-1 SEC.

1/11/20 vs. South Carolina (L 74-52), started game, 28 mins played, 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting -- 10-5, 3-1 Pac 10.

1/9/20 vs. #15 California (W 72-69)
1/11/20 vs. #11 Stanford (W 82-72)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (39) 15-0 1767 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Michigan State (33) 15-1 1758 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Duke 13-0 1659 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Wake Forest 14-0 1559 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Tennessee 12-1 1537 4 Southeastern Conference
6. Maryland 12-2 1427 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Florida 12-2 1370 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Pittsburgh 12-2 1268 6 Big East Conference
9. Xavier 13-2 1210 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Texas 14-2 1141 8 Big 12 Conference
11. Illinois 12-3 1011 14 Big Ten Conference
12. Ohio State 13-3 1009 16 Big Ten Conference
13. Boston College 12-2 973 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Seton Hall 12-1 806 24 Big East Conference
15. Georgetown 13-1 753 12 Big East Conference
16. Virginia 13-1 673 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Temple 11-3 590 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. California 12-3 560 15 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Clemson 12-2 502 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Mississippi 12-2 456 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Connecticut 11-3 356 17 Big East Conference
22. Syracuse 11-3 276 NR Big East Conference
23. Florida Atlantic 14-1 271 25 Sun Belt Conference
24. Butler 14-3 196 NR Horizon League
25. Richmond 12-2 170 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Cincinnati 12-2 75 Big East Conference
Oklahoma State 12-3 12 Big 12 Conference
Stanford 11-4 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Memphis 12-3 6 Big East Conference
Nevada 11-3 1 Western Athletic Conference
Villanova 9-4 1 Big East Conference

We welcome Jack Dawkins and Syracuse back into the coaches top 25 poll.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 13-2 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple 11-3 1682 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Butler 14-3 1644 4 Horizon League
4. Richmond 12-2 1582 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Florida Atlantic 14-1 1559 5 Sun Belt Conference
6. Nevada 11-3 1438 11 Western Athletic Conference
7. Brigham Young 11-3 1297 12 Mountain West Conference
8. Northern Illinois 11-2 1265 9 Mid-American Conference
9. Northern Iowa 13-3 1237 13 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Utah State 10-4 1159 8 Western Athletic Conference
11. George Washington 11-3 1122 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Creighton 12-4 993 7 Missouri Valley Conference
13. New Mexico 11-3 968 16 Mountain West Conference
14. Tulsa 10-4 828 10 Conference USA
15. Stephen F. Austin 10-3 710 22 Southland Conference
16. Dayton 8-4 672 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Buffalo 11-4 663 NR Mid-American Conference
18. UAB 9-4 639 NR Conference USA
19. Centenary 11-4 490 17 Summit League
20. James Madison 10-4 461 19 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Morehead State 12-4 349 18 Ohio Valley Conference
22. Louisiana-Monroe 12-4 226 NR Sun Belt Conference
23. Southern Methodist 9-4 187 20 Conference USA
24. Fresno State 8-4 104 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Wagner 10-4 86 NR Northeast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 9-5 66 Mountain West Conference
IPFW 9-4 63 Summit League
Hofstra 10-5 27 Colonial Athletic Association
IUPUI 11-5 26 Summit League
Missouri State 11-5 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Lipscomb 11-5 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Mary's 11-5 10 West Coast Conference
Massachusetts 9-5 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
UNLV 10-5 4 Mountain West Conference
South Florida 9-5 2 Conference USA
Marist 10-5 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Siena 10-5 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 9-5 1 Conference USA

Ricardo Tubbs and UNLV are out of the mid-major top 25, but still are receiving a few votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

ok guys, this is where the interactive part of this dynasty really comes into play. I am going to start letting you guys vote for the weekly awards, but I'm changing up the awards a bit. We will still have 3 awards, which will be as follows:

FOFC Starter of the Week (Obviously for players that started all their games in the week)
FOFC Sixth Man of the Week (For players that came off the bench in all their games for the week)
FOFC Freshman of the Week (needs no explanation)

We haven't had a situation in which a guy came off the bench and started both in the same week. I'll cross that bridge if and when it becomes an issue.

Here's how the voting works.

Vote for your top 3 for each award, and I will too. Anybody can vote, not just active participants, but anybody, even if you don't have a player out there. I will do a point system, your first place vote gets 5 points, second place vote gets 3 points, third place vote gets 1 point.

Please PM me your votes every week, so that nobody else sees them. You aren't obligated to vote, but the more votes we have, the better the awards will really be.

You can vote for your own player, but if you do, there will be a slight point reduction. In this case, FPV would be worth 3 points, and SPV would be worth 1 point. 3rd place votes would still just count for 1 point.

For the week of Jan. 6-12, 2020, the awards will be announced on Saturday night. I will always give at least a day or 2 for people to PM me their votes. I know most of you are on quite frequently, so get those votes in!

[collegesportsfanms]

I will be announcing the awards for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2020 sometime tomorrow morning, so you've still got a day to get your votes in. Remember, the awards are:

FOFC Starter of the Week
FOFC Sixth Man of the Week
FOFC Frosh of the Week

So far only 1 person has voted, and I'm a bit disappointed by that, as for me, the awards will be much funner with interactive voting. So please PM me your top 3 for each award today, so that I can tab up the votes and announce winners tomorrow.

Without voting participation, I may end up scrapping the awards, because sometimes it is just too hard for me to come up with winners by myself due to my slightly limited time. Thanks guys, hope to get some PMs today.

[collegesportsfanms]

A couple days late I know, but the awards for Jan. 6-12, 2020 have been decided. Thanks to the 3 guys (4 counting me) that voted. 2 of the awards were unanimous.

FOFC Starter of the Week

Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

It's no secret that Ivan has struggled a bit in his time in the NCAA, but he had a big time breakout week, averaging 16 points and 10.5 rebounds a game. This was the first of the 2 unanimous awards.

FOFC Sixth Man of the Week

Jackson Pace (Purdue)

A good week for Jackson as we debut the Sixth Man of the Week award. The freshman was a unanimous vote of the 4 coaches that voted, averaging 9.5 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.

FOFC Freshman of the Week

Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)

This was by far the closest vote, as it was between Bafou and Pace. I almost considered going with co-freshman of the week, but Bafou played slightly, and I do mean slightly, better competition this week, so he gets the award outright.

[cmp]

Jackson's been playing well in his freshmen season. Can't wait to see what he does in the future.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 13-19, 2020

2 feature games this week, a non-conference game and a Pac 10 showdown. Both games out west.

1/14/20- Long Beach State (Rudy Arellano) @ Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) -- The struggles for the 49ers continue, as they shot just 33.3% in this one and committed 22 turnovers. The result was a 20 point loss.

Final Score: Arizona State- 73, Long Beach State- 53

Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)- started game, 25 mins played, 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist.
Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- started game, 25 mins played, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

And now to the Pac 10.

1/16/20- UCLA (Erik Flamebeard) @ Oregon (Path Twelve) -- It was a pretty spirited game, as the Bruins led by 4 at halftime, but the difference was UCLA made 9 more field goals than Oregon, as the score was a lot closer than double digits.

Final Score: UCLA- 87, Oregon- 77

Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting
Path Twelve (Oregon)- started game, 30 mins played, 2 points, 5 rebounds.

And now to the rest of the weekly recap:

RS R C Jace Hunter (#9 Xavier) -- 14-3, 1-1 Atlantic 10.

1/15/20 vs. Duquesne (W 80-64), started game, 35 mins played, 14 points, 21 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double).
1/18/20 at George Washington (L 70-59), started game, 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 9 blocks, 1 steal.

What a week for Jace, who should have been POTG against Duquesne.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 11-6, 2-1 SEC.

1/14/20 at South Carolina (W 78-68), started game, 24 mins played, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals.
1/18/20 vs. Arkansas (W 68-60), started game, 30 mins played, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Solid week for Randy, with a couple double digit scoring games. Foul trouble limited him a bit against South Carolina.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 7-8, 2-3 Pac 10.

1/14/20 vs. Long Beach State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/18/20 at Arizona (W 95-52), started game, 23 mins played, 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

Not a great week for Ivan, but it wasn't terrible. Boy did his team get a couple big wins though. How about that 43 point win at Arizona!

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#6 Maryland) -- 13-3, 1-1 ACC.

1/15/20 at #4 Wake Forest (L 85-83), came off bench, 14 mins played, 5 points, 2 steals.
1/18/20 at Florida State (W 85-44), came off bench, 11 mins played, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Well, at least Chester is getting double digit minutes now. Perhaps his senior year will see him finally crack the starting lineup.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 7-9, 1-1 Conference USA.

1/15/20 at Southern Miss (L 95-87), started game, 35 mins played, 24 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.
1/18/20 vs. Tulane (W 71-48), started game, 5 mins played.

That Tulane game befuddles me. With the 5 mins played, I thought maybe Al had gotten hurt, but Houston has no injuries. Only thing I can think of is he did have 4 fouls in the game, so maybe he just couldn't stay on the court without fouling? Weird.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 12-5, 2-2 Mountain West.

1/15/20 at Air Force (W 76-67), started game, 17 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
1/18/20 vs. TCU (W 65-52), started game, 36 mins played, 30 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, (POTG).

It's easy to see the difference between what Ricardo can do in a game where he commits 2 fouls as opposed to a game he commits 4 fouls. I don't think it takes a genius to figure out which game was which.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 2-14, 0-3 Big West.

1/14/20 at Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/16/20 at UC Santa Barbara (L 73-55), started game, 29 mins played, 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Not the greatest week for Rudy, who seems to be struggling inside. On a bright note, he didn't commit a foul against UCSB!

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#22 Syracuse) -- 12-4, 3-1 Big East.

1/15/20 at #14 Seton Hall (L 93-57), started game, 29 mins played, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
1/18/20 vs. Marquette (W 66-55), started game, 32 mins played, 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.

Nice week for Jack, who was about the only player who showed up at Seton Hall. Wow did they get dominated. For a SF, Jack is putting up some nice rebound numbers.

RS SO C Ralph King (#3 Duke) -- 15-0, 2-0 ACC.

1/15/20 at #1 North Carolina (W 68-57), came off bench, 18 mins played, 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
1/18/20 at N.C. State (W 64-56), came off bench, 25 mins played, 2 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (Fouled out).

Actually a good week off the bench for Ralph, who is aggressive and a beast on the boards. However, if you're coming off the bench and fouling out, it's probably a good idea to ease up on the aggressiveness Mr. King!

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 9-10, 6-2 Big South.

1/16/20 at Presbyterian (W 74-62), came off bench, 17 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
1/18/20 at USC Upstate (L 93-91, OT), came off bench, 9 mins played, 2 rebounds.

Limited minutes for Benton, and he hasn't done the greatest job making the most of them. A lot of room for improvement though!

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 4-12, 3-2 SWAC.

1/13/20 vs. UL Monroe (L 79-71), came off bench, 12 mins played, 3 rebounds.
1/18/20 vs. Jackson State (W 92-71), came off bench, 16 mins played, 7 points 4 rebounds.

We see signs every now and then at what Bam can do offensively and on the boards. Jackson State was an example. If he could do that consistently, he might find some more PT.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 13-3, 1-3 Big East.

1/15/20 at Memphis (L 67-59).
1/18/20 at DePaul (L 76-68).

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 4-12, 1-1 Conference USA.

1/15/20 vs. ECU (L 62-52), started game, 21 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.
1/18/20 at Kent State (W 71-46), started game, 32 mins played, 21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.

Solid week for Thomas, with double figures in both games and some nice rebounding numbers.

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#8 Pittsburgh) -- 14-2, 3-1 Big East.

1/15/20 vs. St. John's (W 82-48), came off bench, 6 mins played, 1 steal.
1/18/20 at Cincinnati (W 75-67), came off bench, 8 mins played, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Qwikshot did some nice work in his limited mins against Cincy, averaging a rebound every 2 mins and an assist every 4 mins. Doesn't seem like much, but every little bit helps.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#2 Michigan State) -- 17-1, 5-1 Big 10.

1/15/20 vs. Wisconsin (W 82-80), started game, 34 mins played, 28 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, (POTG).
1/18/20 at Northwestern (W 74-71, OT), started game, 38 mins played, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals.

Great, great week for Jaybard who is making his all-American case a little stronger every week. Although his game at Northwestern didn't have the scoring, he still averaged 20 points and 9 assists this week. The best thing about him is that he stays out of foul trouble.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 4-11, 0-3 Big 12.

1/15/20 at #10 Texas (L 59-50), 1 min played.
1/18/20 at Baylor (L 64-54), 2 mins played, 1 rebound.

We have a Schaplowsky sighting! He has seen the court, finally. His first action all season, but at least he's in the books.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 7-9, 2-3 Pac 10.

1/16/20 vs. UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/18/20 vs. USC (W 64-56), started game, 34 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal.

Much better game for Path against USC, but he does seem to be a consistent rebounder thus far.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#3 Duke) -- 15-0, 2-0 ACC.

1/15/20 at #1 North Carolina (W 68-57), started game, 33 mins played, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.
1/18/20 at N.C. State (W 64-56), started game, 26 mins played, 3 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cameron put up ok stats this week, but let's remember he's used to being a 2 guard and Coach K has him running the point. His assist to turnover ratio isn't the greatest, but he'll get there.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 11-6, 4-3 Big 10.

1/15/20 at Iowa (W 100-70), came off bench, 23 mins played, 24 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.
1/18/20 vs. #11 Illinois (L 85-69), came off bench, 12 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Huge game for Jackson against Iowa, and why he only logged 12 mins against Illinois is beyond me. He certainly wasn't in foul trouble or anything. Another crazy coaching decision.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 13-3, 1-3 Big East.

1/15/20 at Memphis (L 67-59), started game, 11 mins played, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).
1/18/20 at DePaul (L 76-68), came off bench, 8 mins played, 5 rebounds.

Not a good week at all for Jawouk, who fouled out against Memphis and lost his starting spot. It will be key to see how he responds going forward.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 11-5, 1-2 SEC.

1/14/20 at #7 Florida (L 89-59), started game, 12 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal.
1/18/20 vs. LSU (W 76-54), started game, 22 mins played, 5 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Tough week for Tim, who battled foul trouble in both games. His game against LSU shows what he can do when he's on the floor, but he has to stay out of foul trouble.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting -- 12-5, 5-1 Pac 10.

1/16/20 at Oregon- feature game, highlighted above.
1/18/20 at Oregon State (W 97-46).

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (62) 17-1 1790 2 Big Ten Conference
2. Duke (10) 15-0 1738 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. North Carolina 16-1 1656 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Wake Forest 16-0 1584 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Florida 14-2 1506 7 Southeastern Conference
6. Tennessee 13-2 1429 5 Southeastern Conference
7. Pittsburgh 14-2 1329 8 Big East Conference
8. Illinois 14-3 1214 11 Big Ten Conference
9. Maryland 13-3 1180 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Boston College 14-2 1161 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Ohio State 15-3 1154 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Texas 16-2 1106 10 Big 12 Conference
13. Temple 13-3 871 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Xavier 14-3 866 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Connecticut 13-3 834 21 Big East Conference
16. Seton Hall 13-2 647 14 Big East Conference
17. Florida Atlantic 16-1 608 23 Sun Belt Conference
18. Oklahoma State 14-3 514 NR Big 12 Conference
19. Stanford 13-4 479 NR Pacific-10 Conference
20. Virginia 14-2 415 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. UCLA 12-5 371 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Syracuse 12-4 310 22 Big East Conference
23. Butler 15-4 192 24 Horizon League
24. Northern Iowa 15-3 172 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Cincinnati 13-3 98 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgetown 13-3 67 Big East Conference
George Washington 13-3 33 Atlantic 10 Conference
Brigham Young 13-3 28 Mountain West Conference
Memphis 13-4 18 Big East Conference
Oklahoma 12-5 8 Big 12 Conference
California 12-5 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Mississippi 12-4 6 Southeastern Conference
Clemson 12-4 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Utah State 12-4 3 Western Athletic Conference
Creighton 14-4 2 Missouri Valley Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (46) 14-3 1774 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple (25) 13-3 1752 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Florida Atlantic (1) 16-1 1616 5 Sun Belt Conference
4. Butler 15-4 1577 3 Horizon League
5. Northern Iowa 15-3 1428 9 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Brigham Young 13-3 1413 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Utah State 12-4 1408 10 Western Athletic Conference
8. George Washington 13-3 1304 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Creighton 14-4 1267 12 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Nevada 12-4 1182 6 Western Athletic Conference
11. Richmond 12-4 1100 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Northern Illinois 12-3 973 8 Mid-American Conference
13. UAB 11-4 961 18 Conference USA
14. New Mexico 12-4 830 13 Mountain West Conference
15. Tulsa 11-5 744 14 Conference USA
16. Morehead State 14-4 726 21 Ohio Valley Conference
17. Hofstra 12-5 575 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. UNLV 12-5 399 NR Mountain West Conference
19. IPFW 11-4 366 NR Summit League
20. Buffalo 12-5 358 17 Mid-American Conference
21. San Diego State 11-5 307 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Utah 11-6 302 NR Mountain West Conference
23. New Mexico State 13-5 286 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Stephen F. Austin 11-4 198 15 Southland Conference
25. Centenary 12-5 156 19 Summit League

Others Receiving Votes:
South Florida 11-5 107 Conference USA
Marist 12-5 81 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Siena 12-5 74 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wright State 11-6 49 Horizon League
Western Kentucky 11-5 31 Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 13-5 29 Sun Belt Conference
Fresno State 9-5 14 Western Athletic Conference
IUPUI 12-6 4 Summit League
San Diego 12-6 4 West Coast Conference
Kennesaw State 12-6 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Mercer 12-6 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Wagner 11-5 1 Northeast Conference

As you can see, I've gone back to my sentence recap of every player's week. I enjoy doing it, and putting in my little tidbits, plus it adds to the dynasty.

[collegesportsfanms]

Voting for the week of Jan. 13-19 is underway. Guys, please PM me with your votes. In case we forgot, the awards are:

FOFC Starter of the Week.
FOFC Sixth Man of the Week.
FOFC Freshman of the Week.

I plan on announcing the awards sometime on Monday.

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, I've made a decision, and it may bring the dynasty down a little bit, but because my time is so limited and people are so busy, I'm just going to scrap the awards. Another reason is because I want to get through this season and see if I can finally figure out how to import draft classes into the pro game.

So I'm going to skip the awards, but I still appreciate all the comments and support I get on this dynasty. I know I'm enjoying it, I hope you guys will too with or without the awards.

[Neuqua]

No problem. Maybe just end of the season awards would suffice? I think most of us are interested in seeing the big picture progress of our players involved.

[collegesportsfanms]

No problem. Maybe just end of the season awards would suffice? I think most of us are interested in seeing the big picture progress of our players involved.

I like the way you're thinking. I actually have quite a few end of season awards planned for each season, aside from the national and conference awards that FBCB will hand out. I'll have a special group of awards just for our FOFC players.

[bbgunn]

Bam finally starts to produce!

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 20-26, 2020

1 feature game to tell you about this week, and it comes out of Conference USA.

1/22/20- Houston (Al Mighty) @ Marshall (Thomas Magnum) -- A definite classic, as Houston led by 11 at halftime, but Marshall came storming back to take the lead with 2 seconds to go. Houston got a got look at the basket to win it, but fell just short.

Final Score: Marshall- 75, Houston- 74

Al Mighty (Houston)- started game, 35 mins played, 25 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.
Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- started game, 25 mins played, 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

And now for the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#14 Xavier) -- 16-3, 3-1 Atlantic 10.

1/22/20 at UMass (W 90-79), started game, 34 mins played, 11 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, (Double-double).
1/25/20 at Richmond (W 79-67), started game, 37 mins played, 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).

Jace had a quiet double-double at UMass, and a much louder double-double at Richmond. Great week: 2 games, 2 double-doubles, 1 POTG. Can you say lottery pick?

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 12-6, 3-1 SEC.

1/21/20 at #6 Tennessee (W 73-62), started game, 31 mins played, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.)

Randy had a nice game in the Tigers' only game of the week, a huge upset for Auburn. Still would hope to see him getting more dimes consistently though.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 8-9, 3-4 Pac 10.

1/23/20 vs. #19 Stanford (W 75-63), started game, 29 mins played, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block.
1/25/20 vs. California (L 70-60), started game, 11 mins played, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Foul trouble limited Ivan against Cal, and really hurt the team. In 11 minutes he put up good numbers, think what triple those minutes and numbers would have done for his team.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#9 Maryland) -- 14-4, 2-2 ACC.

1/22/20 vs. Miami (L 83-80), came off bench, 16 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/25/20 vs. Virginia Tech (W 94-62), came off bench, 6 mins played, 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

I strongly believe this has the potential to be Chester's team next season. When he gets decent minutes, he can put up some major stats, as evidence in his time against Miami. Just too much talent on this squad, and Chester hasn't reached his potential yet.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 8-10, 2-2 Conference USA.

1/22/20 at Marshall- feature game, highlighted above.
1/25/20 vs. Tulsa (W 88-85), started game, 38 mins played, 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

Solid week for Al, who had 20+ points in both his teams games this week. If there is 1 downside to his performance this week, it's the fact that he had more turnovers than assists against Tulsa. Not what you want from any PG, let alone your starting PG.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 13-6, 2-3 Mountain West.

1/21/20 at New Mexico (L 77-59), started game, 28 mins played, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.
1/25/20 at Northern Colorado (W 82-63), started game, 25 mins played, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

Not the greatest week scoring wise for Ricardo, but then again he really doesn't shoot as much as you'd like a SG to. Foul trouble limited his minutes just a bit against Northern Colorado.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 3-15, 1-4 Big West.

1/21/20 vs. Cal Poly (W 57-37), started game, 31 mins played, 14 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, (Double-double).
1/23/20 at Pacific (L 73-65), started game, 32 mins played, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Nice, solid week for Rudy, who had 14 points each game, and 9.5 rebounds a game this week. You'd still like to see him create more havoc in the paint though, defense doesn't seem to be his strength. His best defense is fouling, and he had 4 of them at Pacific. Good news.. only 1 against Cal Poly.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#22 Syracuse) -- 14-4, 5-1 Big East.

1/22/20 vs. Notre Dame (W 106-75), started game, 29 mins played, 5 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.
1/25/20 vs. #15 UConn (W 78-53), started game, 30 mins played, 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, (Double-double).

Good players find ways to produce in other ways when they aren't scoring, and that's what Jack did against Notre Dame. He picked up the scoring against UConn and increased the rebounding. Good week for Jack.

RS SO C Ralph King (#2 Duke) -- 15-2, 2-2 ACC.

1/22/20 at Florida State (L 94-82), started game, 29 mins played, 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
1/25/20 at Georgia Tech (L 77-67), started game, 28 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

You'd really like to get a lot more out of your starting center, as Ralph didn't really have his best stuff this week. He did do a little better at Georgia Tech, but we can see more from him. Just a terrible week for the Blue Devils overall.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 9-11, 6-3 Big South.

1/25/20 vs. Radford (L 89-70), came off bench, 10 mins played, 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

Just the 1 game this week for the Panthers, but good for Benton, as he almost averaged a point a minute. Can't ask for more than that.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 5-13, 4-3 SWAC.

1/23/20 vs. Alabama A&M (L 60-49), came off bench, 21 mins played, 10 points, 2 rebounds.
1/25/20 vs. Alabama State (W 68-57), came off bench, 18 mins played, 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).

Good minutes off the bench for Bam against A&M, not so good against Alabama State. When you only play 18 minutes and foul out.. yea, not a good sign.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 15-3, 3-3 Big East.

1/22/20 vs. #15 UConn (W 82-64).
1/25/20 vs. Louisville (W 74-52).

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 5-13, 2-2 Conference USA.

1/22/20 vs. Houston- feature game, highlighted above.
1/25/20 at UTEP (L 61-60), started game, 35 mins played, 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).

Can't fault Thomas for the loss to UTEP, he posted a nice double-double, and was definitely a key to the win over Houston. Well done Mr. Magnum.

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#7 Pittsburgh) -- 15-3, 4-2 Big East.

1/22/20 vs. Providence (W 86-78), came off bench, 12 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound.
1/25/20 at West Virginia (L 87-70), came off bench, 9 mins played, 3 points.

Well, at least he got decent minutes off the bench, and his 5 points were big against Providence. But if he wants more PT, he's going to have to learn to produce in other ways.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 19-1, 7-1 Big 10.

1/22/20 at Indiana (W 76-44), started game, 34 mins played, 9 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
1/25/20 vs. Minnesota (W 111-75), started game, 24 mins played, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Well, Jaybard has certainly had better scoring weeks, but remember what I said about good players contributing elsewhere? Very consistent on the boards and getting assists. Of course, the way the Spartans are playing right now, they don't need Jaybard to score a ton of points.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 4-13, 0-4 Big 12.

1/21/20 vs. Middle Tennessee (L 80-78), DNP (Coaches Decision).
1/25/20 vs. Kansas (L 81-75), came off bench, 1 min played, 2 points.

So Mike sees action in his 3rd game of the season, logging 1 minute, scoring 2 points. Whoop di do, and K-State is terrible.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 8-10, 3-4 Pac 10.

1/23/20 at Washington (W 71-59), started game, 35 mins played, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/25/20 at Washington State (L 70-56), started game, 36 mins played, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.

You'll take those kind of numbers for a starting freshman, as Path is giving the Ducks good minutes. However, he needs some help from the rest of his post players, as he keeps getting hammered every game.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#2 Duke) -- 15-2, 2-2 ACC.

1/22/20 at Florida State (L 94-82), started game, 31 mins played, 11 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal.
1/25/20 at Georgia Tech (L 77-67), started game, 25 mins played, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, (Fouled Out).

A lot of 5's for Cameron at Georgia Tech, including the 5 you don't want.. fouls. Being held scoreless won't help his confidence either.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 12-7, 5-4 Big 10.

1/22/20 at Penn State (W 85-60), came off bench, 16 mins played, 14 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.
1/25/20 vs. Wisconsin (L 88-86), came off bench, 16 mins played, 14 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists.

Almost like dejavu for Jackson, as he logged 16 minutes and 14 points each game. Don't be surprised if he is getting a start before the season is over.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 15-3, 3-3 Big East.

1/22/20 vs. #15 UConn (W 82-64), came off bench, 18 mins played, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/25/20 vs. Louisville (W 74-52), came off bench, 18 mins played, 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

Very solid minutes off the bench for Jawouk against UConn. Not quite as good against Louisville, but he is showing a lot of potential in his freshman season.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 12-5, 2-2 SEC.

1/20/20 at Kentucky (W 68-63), started game, 20 mins played, 6 points, 8 rebounds, (Fouled Out).

It was a good news/bad news thing for Tim in his only game of the week. The good news is that when he was in the game, he was really good. The bad news is that he fouled out with just 20 mins played. Another one of those cases of how good would his game have been if he could have logged 30+ minutes.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#21 UCLA)- redshirting -- 13-5, 6-1 Pac 10.

1/25/20 vs. USC (W 89-66).

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (69) 19-1 1797 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina (3) 18-1 1731 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Wake Forest 17-1 1633 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Duke 15-2 1592 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Florida 15-3 1458 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 18-2 1443 12 Big 12 Conference
7. Ohio State 16-3 1415 11 Big Ten Conference
8. Pittsburgh 15-3 1261 7 Big East Conference
9. Illinois 15-4 1167 8 Big Ten Conference
10. Xavier 16-3 1087 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Maryland 14-4 1083 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Boston College 15-3 1052 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Tennessee 13-4 997 6 Southeastern Conference
14. Temple 15-3 927 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. UCLA 13-5 734 21 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Syracuse 14-4 702 22 Big East Conference
17. Virginia 16-2 603 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Stanford 14-5 530 19 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Georgetown 15-3 331 NR Big East Conference
20. Mississippi 14-4 331 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Connecticut 13-5 312 15 Big East Conference
22. Memphis 15-4 288 NR Big East Conference
23. Butler 17-4 258 23 Horizon League
24. Villanova 12-5 221 NR Big East Conference
25. California 14-5 166 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oklahoma State 15-4 159 Big 12 Conference
Northern Iowa 16-4 51 Missouri Valley Conference
Oklahoma 13-5 29 Big 12 Conference
Seton Hall 13-4 15 Big East Conference
Nevada 14-4 13 Western Athletic Conference
Florida Atlantic 16-3 6 Sun Belt Conference
George Washington 14-4 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Georgia Tech 13-5 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Missouri 14-4 2 Big 12 Conference

Lots of representation in the media top 25. I like it!

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (57) 16-3 1785 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple (15) 15-3 1743 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Butler 17-4 1649 4 Horizon League
4. Nevada 14-4 1551 10 Western Athletic Conference
5. Northern Iowa 16-4 1512 5 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Utah State 13-5 1387 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. George Washington 14-4 1347 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Creighton 15-5 1264 9 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Florida Atlantic 16-3 1233 3 Sun Belt Conference
10. New Mexico 14-4 1191 14 Mountain West Conference
11. Richmond 13-5 997 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Utah 13-6 933 22 Mountain West Conference
13. Morehead State 16-4 925 16 Ohio Valley Conference
14. Brigham Young 13-5 899 6 Mountain West Conference
15. Hofstra 14-5 828 17 Colonial Athletic Association
16. UAB 12-5 722 13 Conference USA
17. Buffalo 14-5 586 20 Mid-American Conference
18. South Florida 13-5 552 NR Conference USA
19. IPFW 13-4 496 19 Summit League
20. Siena 14-5 398 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Centenary 14-5 335 25 Summit League
22. Marist 14-5 329 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. San Diego State 12-6 241 21 Mountain West Conference
24. Louisiana-Monroe 15-5 141 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Tulsa 12-6 122 15 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 10-6 80 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Illinois 12-5 43 Mid-American Conference
Boston University 15-6 35 America East Conference
Kennesaw State 13-6 29 Atlantic Sun Conference
UNLV 13-6 28 Mountain West Conference
New Mexico State 13-6 9 Western Athletic Conference
Stephen F. Austin 12-5 5 Southland Conference
Columbia 10-5 3 Ivy League
Wright State 12-7 2 Horizon League

Xavier continues to hold the top spot in the mid-major poll, and they don't look to be letting go of it anytime soon.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2020

2 feature games to cover, and we'll start in the Pac 10.

2/1/20- Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) @ Oregon (Path Twelve) -- The Sun Devils used 53.1% shooting and forced 16 turnovers as they raced to a 13 point halftime lead and won easily.

Final Score: Arizona State- 97, Oregon- 81

Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- started game, 18 mins played, 18 points, 7 rebounds.
Path Twelve (Oregon)- started game, 33 mins played, 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block.

Now to the SEC.

2/1/20- Auburn (Randy Rodgers) @ Mississippi State (Tim Sheppard) -- The Tigers held a 53-37 rebound edge in this one, as they led by 14 at halftime and almost doubled that lead by the end of the game.

Final Score: Auburn- 108, Mississippi State- 83

Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- started game, 26 mins played, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal.
Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)- started game, 22 mins played, 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#10 Xavier) -- 17-4, 4-2 Atlantic 10.

1/29/20 vs. Charlotte (W 89-54), started game, 32 mins played, 23 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 10 blocks, (Triple-double), (POTG).
2/1/20 at Dayton (L 92-81), started game, 37 mins played, 21 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).

WOW! What a week for Jace, who becomes the first player in this dynasty to post a triple-double! Not to mention he got 2 POTG awards this week, 1 of those coming in a losing effort. His 10 blocks against Charlotte put him in 2nd place in the A-10 for blocks for a game. If you're wondering, the leader has 11, and this is throughout the course of the dynasty.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 14-6, 5-1 SEC.

1/28/20 vs. Kentucky (W 66-65), started game, 27 mins played, 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals.
2/1/20 at Mississippi State- feature game, highlighted above.

Solid week for Randy, who had a very balanced effort at Miss. St. Not quite as strong against Kentucky, but still a good week.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 10-9, 5-4 Pac 10.

1/30/20 at Oregon State (W 78-60), started game, 27 mins played, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks.
2/1/20 at Oregon- feature game, highlighted above.

Ivan had a spectacular game at Oregon, didn't do quite as well at Oregon State. Would like to see more boards from him, but his scoring is definitely there now.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#11 Maryland) -- 16-4, 4-2 ACC.

1/29/20 vs. Clemson (W 87-78), came off bench, 27 mins played, 2 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.
2/1/20 at Virginia Tech (W 109-59), came off bench, 18 mins played, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

We are seeing what Chester can do when given a chance to play. These 2 games are probably the best 2 games of his career. Unfortunately, he did sprain his ankle at Virginia Tech. He's day to day, so he may not have to miss any games, but there's a slight chance he doesn't play next week.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 9-11, 3-3 Conference USA.

1/29/20 at Tulsa (W 67-61), started game, 33 mins played, 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
2/1/20 vs. UAB (L 91-77), started game, 24 mins played, 13 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 2 steals.

A little bit of foul trouble on the week for Al, as it really hampered his minutes against UAB. When he went out early in the 2nd half, UAB made their run and pulled away. Overall though, not a bad week.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 13-8, 2-5 Mountain West.

1/29/20 vs. San Diego State (L 66-64), started game, 32 mins played, 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double).
2/1/20 at Utah (L 74-58), started game, 28 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

A nice double-double for Ricardo against San Diego St., and not bad numbers overall for the week, but he could stand to score a little more.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 3-17, 1-6 Big West.

1/28/20 vs. Cal State Fullerton (L 70-55), started game, 20 mins played, 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal.
1/30/20 vs. UC Riverside (L 69-51), started game, 32 mins played, 13 points, 11 rebounds, (Double-double).

Rudy really is the only bright spot right now on a terrible Long Beach team. He can obviously score, as he averaged almost a point a minute vs. Fullerton, but got himself into foul trouble. They need him on the floor.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#16 Syracuse) -- 16-4, 7-1 Big East.

1/29/20 vs. #24 Villanova (W 76-65), started game, 27 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/1/20 at Rutgers (W 100-75), started game, 32 mins played, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

A nice, balanced game for Jack at Rutgers, but there again, foul trouble got the better of him. He had 7 fouls in the 2 games.

RS SO C Ralph King (#4 Duke) -- 16-3, 3-3 ACC.

1/29/20 vs. #17 Virginia (W 81-64), started game, 29 mins played, 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
2/1/20 vs. Georgia Tech (L 111-107, OT), started game, 26 mins played, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Again, the key for Ralph is foul trouble. He's solid when he stays on the floor, but he still commits too many fouls. They really could have used more of him against Georgia Tech.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 10-12, 7-4 Big South.

1/30/20 vs. Charleston Southern (W 92-76), came off bench, 9 mins played, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/1/20 vs. Coastal Carolina (L 83-82), came off bench, 5 mins played, 2 points, 2 assists.

Benton made the most of his minutes against C. Southern, and even against Coastal Carolina, he did well getting his name in the stat book. I can see his junior season being a breakout season.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 6-14, 5-4 SWAC.

1/30/20 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W 78-59), came off bench, 13 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/1/20 at Mississippi Valley State (L 95-92), came off bench, 25 mins played, 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).

A huge game for Bam off the bench against Miss. Valley, even though he did foul out. If he could contribute like that every single game, he might crack the starting lineup soon.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (#19 Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 16-4, 4-4 Big East.

1/29/20 at Providence (L 62-50).
2/1/20 vs. St. John's (W 81-59).

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 7-13, 4-2 Conference USA.

1/29/20 vs. UTEP (W 84-69), started game, 31 mins played, 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
2/1/20 vs. South Florida (W 63-56), started game, 32 mins played, 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.

Thomas is really starting to crash the boards a little bit more, but his shooting percentage just isn't very good. Perhaps he could work on shooting a little more and rebounding a little less.

SO SG Qwikshot Collins (#8 Pittsburgh) -- 17-3, 6-2 Big East.

1/29/20 vs. Notre Dame (W 72-69), came off bench, 9 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal.
2/1/20 at Marquette (W 107-92), came off bench, 12 mins played, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Nice game off the bench at Marquette, as he is pretty consistent the last few weeks in averaging about 10 minutes a game.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 21-1, 8-1 Big 10.

1/29/20 vs. #7 Ohio State (W 79-56), started game, 33 mins played, 15 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.

Solid game as always for Jaybard, as the Spartans just had the 1 game this week.

RS FR Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 6-13, 2-4 Big 12.

2/1/20 vs. Texas A&M (W 68-61), came off bench, 1 min played.

1 game for the Wildcats this week, 1 unproductive minute for Mike.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 9-11, 4-5 Pac 10.

1/30/20 vs. Arizona (W 70-62), started game, 36 mins played, 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
2/1/20 vs. Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.

Not a terrible week for Path, as he posted in double figures in both games this week for the Ducks.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#4 Duke) -- 16-3, 3-3 ACC.

1/29/20 vs. #17 Virginia (W 81-64), started game, 22 mins played, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.
2/1/20 vs. Georgia Tech (111-107, OT), started game, 10 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Not a good week for Cameron, who battled foul trouble, having 4 in both games. His minutes were really, really limited, especially against GA Tech.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 13-7, 5-4 Big 10.

1/31/20 at South Carolina State (W 73-64), came off bench, 22 mins played, 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

Not bad for Jackson in Purdue's only game of the week, as 9 of his 12 points came from behind the arc.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (#19 Georgetown) -- 16-4, 4-4 Big East.

1/29/20 at Providence (L 62-50), came off bench, 24 mins played, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/1/20 vs. St. John's (W 81-59), came off bench, 17 mins played, 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Gotta like Jawouk keeping a positive attitude after losing his starting spot. He's still getting good minutes, and he's doing a good job on the boards.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 12-7, 2-4 SEC.

1/28/20 vs. #20 Ole Miss (L 80-45), started game, 11 mins played, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
2/1/20 vs. Auburn- feature game, highlighted above.

Again, foul trouble gets the best of 1 of our FOFC players, as he struggled with that this week and we really didn't get a chance to see him much at all against Ole Miss.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#15 UCLA)- redshirting -- 14-6, 7-2 Pac 10.

1/30/20 vs. Washington (L 72-70).
2/1/20 vs. Washington State (W 71-58).

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (72) 21-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina 20-1 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Wake Forest 18-2 1615 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Florida 17-3 1587 4 Southeastern Conference
5. Duke 16-3 1472 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Ohio State 16-4 1421 6 Big Ten Conference
7. Pittsburgh 17-3 1379 7 Big East Conference
8. Tennessee 15-4 1265 8 Southeastern Conference
9. Boston College 17-3 1201 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Texas 19-3 1196 10 Big 12 Conference
11. Temple 17-3 1126 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Illinois 15-5 1035 12 Big Ten Conference
13. Xavier 17-4 918 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Maryland 16-4 894 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Syracuse 16-4 763 15 Big East Conference
16. UCLA 14-6 668 16 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Connecticut 15-5 570 17 Big East Conference
18. California 16-5 505 18 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Butler 19-4 437 19 Horizon League
20. Oklahoma State 17-4 430 20 Big 12 Conference
21. Memphis 17-4 420 21 Big East Conference
22. Stanford 15-6 270 22 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Mississippi 15-5 242 23 Southeastern Conference
24. Northern Iowa 18-4 116 24 Missouri Valley Conference
25. Seton Hall 15-4 74 25 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Virginia 17-3 71 Atlantic Coast Conference
Vanderbilt 15-5 69 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma 14-6 46 Big 12 Conference
Georgetown 16-4 40 Big East Conference
Creighton 17-5 21 Missouri Valley Conference
George Washington 16-4 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Auburn 14-6 7 Southeastern Conference
Villanova 12-7 2 Big East Conference

Nice to see Auburn in the mix, receiving votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Temple (60) 17-3 1788 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier (12) 17-4 1740 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Butler 19-4 1653 3 Horizon League
4. Northern Iowa 18-4 1516 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Creighton 17-5 1514 5 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Nevada 15-5 1389 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. George Washington 16-4 1357 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Utah 15-6 1341 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Utah State 14-6 1212 9 Western Athletic Conference
10. Brigham Young 14-5 1165 10 Mountain West Conference
11. Hofstra 16-5 1044 11 Colonial Athletic Association
12. UAB 14-5 950 12 Conference USA
13. San Diego State 14-6 917 13 Mountain West Conference
14. Richmond 14-6 862 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. New Mexico 15-5 730 15 Mountain West Conference
16. Buffalo 16-5 715 16 Mid-American Conference
17. Florida Atlantic 17-4 593 17 Sun Belt Conference
18. Dayton 12-6 575 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Siena 15-5 489 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Centenary 16-5 485 20 Summit League
21. Morehead State 17-5 334 21 Ohio Valley Conference
22. Oral Roberts 15-7 275 22 Summit League
23. Kennesaw State 15-6 200 23 Atlantic Sun Conference
24. South Florida 14-6 106 24 Conference USA
25. Louisiana-Monroe 16-5 101 25 Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
IPFW 14-5 67 Summit League
Wright State 13-8 59 Horizon League
Fordham 14-7 54 Colonial Athletic Association
Boston University 16-7 41 America East Conference
New Mexico State 14-7 32 Western Athletic Conference
South Alabama 14-7 30 Sun Belt Conference
Marist 14-7 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Robert Morris 13-7 13 Northeast Conference
Tulsa 12-8 13 Conference USA
Davidson 14-8 8 Southern Conference
San Diego 14-8 8 West Coast Conference
IUPUI 14-8 5 Summit League
Liberty 15-7 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Mary's 14-8 2 West Coast Conference
UNLV 13-8 2 Mountain West Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

I am going to work on the spreadsheet for the stats through January sometime tomorrow, but what I want to do right now is give you guys an idea of where all of your players are ranked in the draft prospect list, and I will do so by each class, and it will be nationally and for the conference. Keep in mind that freshman and sophomores aren't eligible to declare, only juniors can, and of course, pretty much all seniors go in the draft class. So let's take a look.

Top 50 Pro Prospects- All Classes

#2- SR Jace Hunter (Xavier)
#11- SO Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)
#13- FR Cameron Blodgett (Duke)
#34- SO Ralph King (Duke)
#50- SO Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)

Of our 5 FOFC top 50 prospects, only 1 is eligible to be drafted this offseason. Tough luck to the other 4!

And now, we go by class. Remember, the national rank here is only for the particular class, not overall.

FOFC Seniors

Jace Hunter (Xavier)- #1 nationally, #1 Atlantic 10.
Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- NR nationally, #16 SEC.
Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- NR nationally, #9 Pac 10.

FOFC Juniors

Chester Smith (Maryland)- NR nationally, #19 ACC.
Al Mighty (Houston)- NR nationally, #7 C-USA.
Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)- NR nationally, #8 Mountain West.
Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)- NR nationally, #4 Big West.

FOFC Sophomores

Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)- #5 nationally, #1 Big 10.
Ralph King (Duke)- #13 nationally, #5 ACC.
Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- #17 nationally, #4 Big East.
Benton Gale (High Point)- NR nationally, #6 Big South.
Bam Jamison (Grambling)- NR nationally, #23 SWAC.
Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- NR nationally, #27 Big East.
Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- NR nationally, #3 Conference USA.

FOFC Freshmen

Cameron Blodgett (Duke)- #3 nationally, #1 ACC.
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- #15 nationally, #5 Big East.
Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- NR nationally, #36 Big 12.
Path Twelve (Oregon)- NR nationally, #11 Pac 10.
Jackson Pace (Purdue)- NR nationally, #5 Big 10.
Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)- NR nationally, #47 Big East.
Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)- NR nationally, #19 SEC.
Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- NR nationally, #25 Pac 10.

[collegesportsfanms]

I owe a big apology to Qwikshot Collins of Pittsburgh. This whole season I've had him down as a sophomore, when in fact he is a redshirt freshman. It came to my attention when he was listed as a freshman for the pro prospects, so I had to check it out. My apologies, not sure how I flubbed that! It will be fixed in future posts.

[Travis]

Solid performances but man, gotta pick up the wins.

[bbgunn]

What is Grambling doing with Bam? Sending him off the bench to hack people?

[collegesportsfanms]

Attached is a look at the FBCB Player Stats through Feb. 2, 2020

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 3-9, 2020

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

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#13 Xavier) -- 18-5, 5-3 Atlantic 10.

2/5/20 at St. Bonaventure (W 69-54), started game, 37 mins played, 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 1 steal, (POTG).
2/8/20 vs. St. Joseph's (L 68-63), started game, 34 mins played, 13 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double.)

Compared to last week, this is a major down week for Jace, but it would have been extremely hard to follow up last week's performances.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 15-7, 6-2 SEC.

2/4/20 vs. #4 Florida (L 75-69), started game, 30 mins played, 9 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists.
2/8/20 at LSU (W 89-74), started game, 29 mins played, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

Honestly, we've seen better weeks from Randy. It's not that he was in foul trouble or anything, he just wasn't producing like we know he can. He had an ok week, but nothing spectacular.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 11-10, 6-5 Pac 10.

2/6/20 vs. Washington (W 74-72), started game, 22 mins played, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
2/8/20 vs. Washington State (L 76-68), started game, 30 mins played, 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block.

Ivan battled foul trouble against Washington, but led the team in assists against Washington State. It's pretty bad when a PF is leading your team in assists during a game. Overall, decent week for Ivan.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#14 Maryland) -- 18-4, 6-2 ACC.

2/5/20 vs. #3 Wake Forest (W 89-70), came off bench, 8 mins played, 1 rebound, 1 assist.
2/8/20 vs. Virginia (W 70-46), came off bench, 19 mins played, 4 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.

Chester just isn't taking advantage of his minutes off the bench, and continues to be one of the most underachieving FOFC players not only this season, but in his career.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 10-12, 4-4 Conference USA.

2/5/20 vs. Kent State (L 94-65), started game, 34 mins played, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.
2/8/20 at Tulane (W 88-71), started game, 36 mins played, 26 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 1 block.

The 26 points for Al at Tulane is a season and a career high, and he'll certainly be looking to build on that.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 14-9, 3-6 Mountain West.

2/5/20 vs. Colorado State (L 54-46), started game, 24 mins played, 2 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.
2/8/20 at Wyoming (W 51-48), started game, 30 mins played, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.

It was a game to forget for Ricardo against Colorado State. While the scoring wasn't there at all this week, he did try to pick up the pieces on the boards and assisting the ball, but still need more out of him.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 4-18, 2-7 Big West.

2/4/20 at Cal State Northridge (W 62-54), started game, 33 mins played, 9 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/6/20 vs. UC Irvine (L 67-57), started game, 14 mins played, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, (Fouled Out.)

Rudy would love to forget the UC Irvine game, fouling out in just 14 minutes. He did have a solid game at Northridge though.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#15 Syracuse) -- 17-5, 8-2 Big East.

2/5/20 at Louisville (L 65-56), started game, 30 mins played, 10 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, (Double-double).
2/8/20 vs. #25 Seton Hall (W 68-48), started game, 27 mins played, 5 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Jack set a season and career high in rebounds at Louisville, getting a nice double-double but couldn't lead his team to victory. His game against Seton Hall was not the best.

RS SO C Ralph King (#5 Duke) -- 18-3, 5-3 ACC.

2/5/20 vs. Florida State (W 81-67), started game, 30 mins played, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/8/20 vs. Miami (W 97-66), started game, 27 mins played, 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Decent week for Ralph, who is settling in nicely in his starting role. He's got a great frontcourt mate, so his performances get overshadowed.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 10-14, 7-6 Big South.

2/6/20 at Gardner Webb (L 98-90), came off bench, 10 mins played, 4 points, 1 rebound.
2/8/20 at UNC Asheville (L 105-96, OT), came off bench, 9 mins played, 6 points, 1 block.

A rare block for Benton at Asheville, as he had 6 points in 9 minutes. Not bad.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 7-15, 6-5 SWAC.

2/6/20 vs. Texas Southern (W 81-78), came off bench, 13 mins played, 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/8/20 vs. Prairie View A&M (L 81-65), came off bench, 11 mins played, 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Congratulations Bam! You managed to survive the week without fouling out, only committing 3 fouls the whole week. Excellent job young man, and great use of minutes against Prairie View.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 17-5, 5-5 Big East.

2/5/20 vs. #21 Memphis (W 65-58).
2/8/20 vs. Marquette (L 70-60).

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 8-14, 5-3 Conference USA.

2/5/20 at Southern Miss (W 68-59), started game, 34 mins played, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/8/20 vs. Central Florida (L 65-55), started game, 28 mins played, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Decent week for Thomas, but nothing spectacular.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 22-1, 9-1 Big 10.

2/5/20 vs. Iowa (W 111-54), started game, 32 mins played, 26 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, (POTG).

Just 1 game this week for Jaybard and the Spartans, and it was a big one! Just 2 rebounds and 2 assists from a triple-double for Jaybard. The best thing is, he scored those 26 points on 11-15 shooting.

RS FR SG Qwikshot Collins (#7 Pittsburgh) -- 19-3, 8-2 Big East.

2/5/20 at DePaul (W 71-48), came off bench, 15 mins played, 4 pints, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/8/20 at #21 Memphis (W 74-58), came off bench, 17 mins played, 5 points.

Not a bad game for Qwikshot in limited action at DePaul, but he didn't do much against Memphis to speak of.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 7-14, 3-5 Big 12.

2/5/20 vs. Texas Tech (L 78-61), came off bench, 2 mins played.
2/8/20 at Missouri (W 76-60), DNP (Coaches Decision).

So Mike played 2 mop-up minutes against Texas Tech, took a couple three pointers and missed both, then rode the pine at Missouri.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 10-12, 4-6 Pac 10.

2/5/20 at Fresno State (W 65-63), started game, 37 mins played, 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals.
2/8/20 at Oregon State (L 71-67), started game, 37 mins played, 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

Big game for Path at Oregon State as he set his season and career high in points, and also had a decent game at Fresno State.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#5 Duke) -- 18-3, 5-3 ACC.

2/5/20 vs. Florida State (W 81-67), started game, 32 mins played, 12 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.
2/8/20 vs. Miami (W 97-66), started game, 26 mins played, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

Another career and season high set this week, as Cameron set his for assists with 8 in the Florida State game.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 14-8, 6-5 Big 10.

2/5/20 vs. Minnesota (L 103-92), came off bench, 21 mins played, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.
2/8/20 at Michigan (W 68-55), came off bench, 17 mins played, 3 points.

Ineffective week for Jackson. He did score 14 against Minnesota, but it took him 12 shots to do it, and he didn't do anything at Michigan.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 17-5, 5-5 Big East.

2/5/20 vs. #21 Memphis (W 65-58), came off bench, 23 mins played, 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
2/8/20 vs. Marquette (L 70-60), came off bench, 4 mins played, (Fouled Out).

No doubt a game to forget for Jawouk against Marquette. 4 mins played, 3 missed shots, 5 fouls. A line nobody wants.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 13-8, 3-5 SEC.

2/3/20 at Arkansas (L 84-59), started game, 25 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
2/8/20 at Alabama (W 80-65), started game, 28 mins played, 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

A largely ineffective week for Tim, as he did pretty much nothing at Arkansas. A much better game at Alabama though, but still not great.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#16 UCLA) -- 14-8, 7-4 Pac 10.

2/6/20 at #22 Stanford (L 68-65).
2/8/20 at #19 California (L 90-64).

Here are the polls for the week:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (72) 22-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina 22-1 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 19-3 1650 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Duke 18-3 1559 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Ohio State 18-4 1486 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Tennessee 17-4 1411 8 Southeastern Conference
7. Pittsburgh 19-3 1395 7 Big East Conference
8. Boston College 19-3 1282 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Texas 20-3 1221 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Wake Forest 18-4 1215 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Illinois 16-6 1071 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Temple 18-4 1008 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Maryland 18-4 938 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Xavier 18-5 863 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Connecticut 17-5 777 17 Big East Conference
16. Syracuse 17-5 664 15 Big East Conference
17. Butler 21-4 640 19 Horizon League
18. Mississippi 17-5 591 23 Southeastern Conference
19. California 17-6 431 18 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Northern Iowa 20-4 428 24 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Oklahoma State 18-5 284 20 Big 12 Conference
22. UCLA 14-8 239 16 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Stanford 16-7 188 22 Pacific-10 Conference
24. Memphis 17-6 142 21 Big East Conference
25. Georgia Tech 16-6 132 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Seton Hall 16-5 119 Big East Conference
Auburn 15-7 48 Southeastern Conference
Cincinnati 17-5 39 Big East Conference
Georgetown 17-5 27 Big East Conference
George Washington 17-5 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Virginia 17-5 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Brigham Young 16-5 4 Mountain West Conference
Oklahoma 15-7 4 Big 12 Conference
Kansas 16-6 2 Big 12 Conference
Creighton 17-6 1 Missouri Valley Conference

And the mid-major poll:

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Temple (61) 18-4 1786 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier (11) 18-5 1739 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Butler 21-4 1658 3 Horizon League
4. Northern Iowa 20-4 1570 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Utah State 16-6 1468 9 Western Athletic Conference
6. Brigham Young 16-5 1426 10 Mountain West Conference
7. George Washington 17-5 1303 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Nevada 16-6 1290 6 Western Athletic Conference
9. Creighton 17-6 1270 5 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Richmond 16-6 1092 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. San Diego State 16-6 1066 13 Mountain West Conference
12. Hofstra 17-6 976 11 Colonial Athletic Association
13. New Mexico 17-5 971 15 Mountain West Conference
14. Utah 15-8 795 8 Mountain West Conference
15. Siena 17-5 777 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. Florida Atlantic 19-4 774 17 Sun Belt Conference
17. UAB 15-6 712 12 Conference USA
18. Louisiana-Monroe 18-5 513 25 Sun Belt Conference
19. South Florida 16-6 471 24 Conference USA
20. Centenary 17-6 370 20 Summit League
21. Liberty 17-7 259 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
22. Tulsa 14-8 194 NR Conference USA
23. Boston University 18-7 188 NR America East Conference
24. Oral Roberts 16-8 151 22 Summit League
25. Buffalo 16-7 143 16 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Morehead State 18-6 134 Ohio Valley Conference
Dayton 12-8 64 Atlantic 10 Conference
IPFW 15-6 61 Summit League
Fordham 15-8 38 Colonial Athletic Association
Cleveland State 17-8 33 Horizon League
San Diego 15-8 31 West Coast Conference
Kennesaw State 16-7 30 Atlantic Sun Conference
South Alabama 15-8 21 Sun Belt Conference
Wright State 14-9 21 Horizon League
Davidson 15-9 5 Southern Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 10-16, 2020

1 feature games this week, as we go to the Pac 10:

2/15/20- Oregon (Path Twelve) @ #22 UCLA (Erik Flamebeard) -- The Ducks hung tough in this one, actually hold UCLA to 31.1% shooting. Unfortunately, they had 20 turnovers to UCLA's 11, which proved to be the difference.

Final Score: #22 UCLA- 57, Oregon- 44

Path Twelve (Oregon)- started game, 36 mins played, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
Erik Flamebeard (#22 UCLA)- redshirting

Now we go to the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#14 Xavier) -- 20-5, 7-3 Atlantic 10.

2/12/20 vs. UMass (W 93-53), started game, 33 mins played, 26 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).
2/15/20 at LaSalle (W 79-59), started game, 34 mins played, 14 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, (Double-double).

Another great week for Jace who had 2 double-doubles and a POTG. A bit concerned though, he only had 2 blocks at LaSalle. Pretty low for him.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 17-7, 8-2 SEC.

2/11/20 at Vanderbilt (W 69-66), started game, 31 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals.
2/15/20 vs. Georgia (W 97-87), started game, 31 mins played, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals.

Great game for Randy against Georgia, who had just 1 turnover to go with those 9 assists. He did a great job taking care of the basketball, which is what he's in the game for.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 12-11, 7-5 Pac 10.

2/10/20 at Missouri (L 94-79), started game, 27 mins played, 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/15/20 vs. Arizona (W 96-77), started game, 26 mins played, 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block.

Decent numbers for Ivan, but he's had better weeks. Need more out of him defensively.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#13 Maryland) -- 20-4, 8-2 ACC.

2/12/20 vs. N.C. State (W 87-43), came off bench, 6 mins played, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/15/20 at #8 Boston College (W 68-64), came off bench, 12 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Not a lot of positive minutes for Chester this week, but it's not really his fault. Only 2 players come off the bench for double digit minutes all week. Chester was one of them in this game.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 12-12, 6-4 Conference USA.

2/12/20 vs. Southern Miss (W 76-67), started game, 34 mins played, 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.
2/15/20 vs. ECU (W 73-52), started game, 25 mins played, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Al seems to be a score first PG, unlike Randy. That's ok though, as Al gets his points. He didn't play as many minutes as he'd have liked against ECU, but with the game never in doubt, the bench got more PT.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 14-11, 3-8 Mountain West.

2/12/20 at BYU (L 78-45), started game, 28 mins played, 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal.
2/15/20 vs. Air Force (L 76-66), started game, 30 mins played, 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Much better game for Ricardo against Air Force. The BYU game was just bad.. for everybody in a UNLV uniform.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 4-19, 2-8 Big West.

2/11/20 at UC Davis (L 81-66), started game, 33 mins played, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Rudy had a decent game in his teams only game of the week. However, a post player going 4-13 isn't exactly good work. Post players should be at a much better shooting percentage than that.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#16 Syracuse) -- 19-5, 10-2 Big East.

2/12/20 at DePaul (W 77-69), started game, 34 mins played, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/15/20 at Cincinnati (W 69-66), started game, 31 mins played, 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 3 steals (POTG).

Jack did enough on the defensive end to warrant the POTG at Cincy. His scoring was very consistent.. 16 each game.

RS SO C Ralph King (#4 Duke) -- 18-5, 5-5 ACC.

2/12/20 at #10 Wake Forest (L 81-75), started game, 25 mins played, 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
2/15/20 vs. #2 North Carolina (L 75-65), started game, 21 mins played, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.

Ralph couldn't stay on the floor against arch rival UNC, but the 9 rebounds at Wake looks real nice.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 11-15, 8-7 Big South.

2/13/20 vs. USC Upstate (L 69-57), came off bench, 25 mins played, 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/15/20 vs. Presbyterian (W 80-72), came off bench, 10 mins played, 1 assist.

I was going to compliment Benton on his excellent work off the bench this week, but that line against Presbyterian was horrible. 10 mins, 1 assist, 4 fouls. If that is going to be the rule rather than the exception, don't look for Benton to start anytime soon.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 7-16, 6-6 SWAC.

2/15/20 at Jackson State (L 74-72), came off bench, 24 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals.

Nice game off the bench for Bam, but it could have been even better. He went back to his Hack-A-Shaq techniques this week, picking up 4 fouls.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 18-6, 6-6 Big East.

2/12/20 vs. West Virginia (L 81-69).
2/15/20 at Rutgers (W 96-84).

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 10-14, 7-3 Conference USA.

2/12/20 vs. Kent State (W 90-82), started game, 26 mins played, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.
2/15/20 at Tulane (W 76-61), started game, 19 mins played, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).

Despite being in foul trouble (he used 8 of his 10 fouls this week), Thomas still got POTG honors at Tulane, mostly for being the leading scorer. But.. he'll produce better if he stays out of foul trouble.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 24-1, 11-11 Big 10.

2/12/20 at Wisconsin (W 95-70), started game, 34 mins played, 30 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, (Double-double), (POTG).
2/15/20 at Minnesota (W 90-75), started game, 32 mins played, 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.

Jaybard had a heck of a game at Wisconsin, setting season and career highs in both points and assists. He wasn't quite as good at Minnesota, but still good.

RS FR SG Qwikshot Collins (#7 Pittsburgh) -- 21-3, 10-2 Big East.

2/12/20 vs. Seton Hall (W 104-90), came off bench, 12 mins played, 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/15/20 vs. Villanova (W 70-59), came off bench, 7 mins played, 3 points.

Decent production this week for Qwikshot in limited minutes. The best is yet to come from him.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 8-15, 4-6 Big 12.

2/12/20 vs. Iowa State (W 65-64), DNP (Coaches Decision).
2/15/20 at #21 Oklahoma State (L 75-65), DNP (Coaches Decision).

A nice week of bench warming for Mike, who has that down pat already.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 10-14, 4-8 Pac 10.

2/13/20 at USC (L 94-53), started game, 17 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds.
2/15/20 at #22 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

Path battled foul trouble this week, but had a decent game at UCLA.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#4 Duke) -- 18-5, 5-5 ACC.

2/12/20 at #10 Wake Forest (L 81-75), started game, 31 mins played, 21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.
2/15/20 vs. #2 North Carolina (L 75-65), started game, 32 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal.

Nice minutes for Cameron against very tough competition this week. A bit of foul trouble against Carolina though.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 14-10, 6-7 Big 10.

2/12/20 vs. Iowa (L 76-65), came off bench, 11 mins played, 6 points.
2/15/20 at #5 Ohio State (L 98-71), came off bench, 23 mins played, 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.

Nice game for Jackson at Ohio State, too bad he couldn't get some help.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 18-6, 6-6 Big East.

2/12/20 vs. West Virginia (L 81-69), came off bench, 21 mins played, 5 points, 7 rebounds.
2/15/20 at Rutgers (W 96-84), came off bench, 17 mins played, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Nice week off the bench for Jawouk, who did a good job on the boards.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 13-10, 3-7 SEC.

2/10/20 vs. #6 Tennessee (L 71-53), started game, 29 mins played, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/15/20 vs. Vanderbilt (L 83-80, OT), started game, 24 mins played, 9 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, (Fouled Out).

Tim had an interesting week, as he didn't even attempt a shot against Tennessee, and became the only FOFC player to foul out this week.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#22 UCLA)- redshirting -- 16-8, 9-4 Pac 10.

2/13/20 vs. Oregon (W 79-58).
2/15/20 vs. Oregon- feature game, highlighted above.

Here is the coaches top 25 for the week:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (72) 24-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina 23-2 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 20-4 1651 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Ohio State 20-4 1535 5 Big Ten Conference
5. Wake Forest 20-4 1473 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Tennessee 19-4 1411 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Pittsburgh 21-3 1384 7 Big East Conference
8. Boston College 20-4 1311 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Texas 22-3 1237 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Maryland 20-4 1194 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Duke 18-5 1114 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Xavier 20-5 939 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Temple 19-5 911 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Butler 23-4 890 17 Horizon League
15. Illinois 17-7 793 11 Big Ten Conference
16. Syracuse 19-5 737 16 Big East Conference
17. Mississippi 19-5 635 18 Southeastern Conference
18. Connecticut 18-6 515 15 Big East Conference
19. Northern Iowa 22-4 502 20 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Stanford 18-7 443 23 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Oklahoma State 20-5 382 21 Big 12 Conference
22. UCLA 16-8 288 22 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Auburn 17-7 246 NR Southeastern Conference
24. California 18-7 117 19 Pacific-10 Conference
25. George Washington 19-5 69 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Brigham Young 18-5 44 Mountain West Conference
Memphis 18-7 20 Big East Conference
Georgetown 18-6 11 Big East Conference
Missouri 18-6 10 Big 12 Conference
New Mexico 19-5 2 Mountain West Conference
Oklahoma 16-8 2 Big 12 Conference
Vanderbilt 16-8 2 Southeastern Conference
Virginia 18-6 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
San Diego State 18-6 1 Mountain West Conference
Seton Hall 16-7 1 Big East Conference

And the mid-major top 25:

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (35) 20-5 1763 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple (29) 19-5 1726 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Butler (8) 23-4 1690 3 Horizon League
4. Northern Iowa 22-4 1579 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Brigham Young 18-5 1468 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Utah State 17-6 1408 5 Western Athletic Conference
7. George Washington 19-5 1406 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. San Diego State 18-6 1236 11 Mountain West Conference
9. New Mexico 19-5 1192 13 Mountain West Conference
10. Nevada 17-7 1132 8 Western Athletic Conference
11. Creighton 18-7 1067 9 Missouri Valley Conference
12. UAB 17-6 1037 17 Conference USA
13. Siena 19-5 954 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. Richmond 17-7 887 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Hofstra 18-7 777 12 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Centenary 19-6 684 20 Summit League
17. Utah 16-9 634 14 Mountain West Conference
18. Florida Atlantic 20-5 557 16 Sun Belt Conference
19. Louisiana-Monroe 19-6 463 18 Sun Belt Conference
20. Tulsa 16-8 455 22 Conference USA
21. Buffalo 17-7 341 25 Mid-American Conference
22. Boston University 20-7 271 23 America East Conference
23. Morehead State 19-6 245 NR Ohio Valley Conference
24. Oral Roberts 17-9 117 24 Summit League
25. Davidson 17-9 83 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 13-9 73 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Florida 16-8 28 Conference USA
IPFW 16-7 27 Summit League
Liberty 17-8 27 Atlantic Sun Conference
Marist 17-8 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Kennesaw State 17-8 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Fordham 16-9 11 Colonial Athletic Association
Robert Morris 16-8 11 Northeast Conference
Wright State 15-10 9 Horizon League
New Mexico State 16-9 2 Western Athletic Conference
Troy 16-10 2 Sun Belt Conference
Northern Illinois 16-7 1 Mid-American Conference

[Neuqua]

Think it was right around this time that Jaybard got hurt and missed the rest of the season. Here's hoping he gets a chance at participating in March Madness this year!

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 17-23, 2020

2 feature games to tell you about this week, and we'll start in the ACC.

2/19/20- #10 Maryland (Chester Smith) @ #11 Duke (Cameron Blodgett, Ralph King -- Duke held Maryland to just 39.7% shooting and doubled up Maryland from the FT line. All that equated to a big ACC win.

Final Score: #11 Duke- 83, #10 Maryland- 71

Chester Smith (Maryland)- came off bench, 18 mins played, 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
Ralph King (Duke)- started game, 28 mins played, 8 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist.
Cameron Blodgett (Duke)- started game, 32 mins played, 9 points, 7 assists, 2 steals.

And now to the Big East:

2/19/20- Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg, Jawouk Bafou) @ #7 Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) -- Although neither team shot all that well, the difference in this one was turnovers.. Pitt had 6, Georgetown had 19.

Final Score: #7 Pittsburgh- 68, Georgetown- 55

Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension
Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)- came off bench, 20 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds.
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- came off bench, 10 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#12 Xavier) -- 22-5, 9-3 Atlantic 10.

2/19/20 at Duquesne (W 78-75), started game, 16 mins played, 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/22/20 vs. Northeastern (W 67-54), started game, 26 mins played, 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, (Double-double).

Jace will be the first to tell you he's had better weeks. Foul trouble hampered him at Duquesne yet he still pulled down 9 boards and got a double-double against Northeastern. He may have had better weeks, but this one was still pretty darn good.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (#23 Auburn) -- 19-7, 10-2 SEC.

2/18/20 vs. #18 Ole Miss (W 89-87), started game, 32 mins played, 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, (POTG).
2/22/20 at Arkansas (W 78-68), started game, 30 mins played, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, (Double-Double).

Randy has improved so much since his freshman season. 2 games with very balanced stats, another double-double, close to a couple triple-doubles, it doesn't get much better.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 12-13, 7-7 Pac 10.

2/20/20 at #24 California (L 91-68), started game, 24 mins played, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals.
2/22/20 at #20 Stanford (L 77-61), started game, 27 mins played, 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks.

Decent week for Ivan, who for some reason isn't getting 30 mins a game all of a sudden. He needs it, as he is a big producer lately.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#10 Maryland) -- 20-6, 8-4 ACC.

2/19/20 at #11 Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
2/22/20 at Georgia Tech (L 78-69), came off bench, 9 mins played, 4 points, 1 rebound.

Still not a lot of minutes for Chester, but he seems to find the stat sheet every single game. I still predict his senior year will be a monster year.

RS JR Al Mighty (Houston) -- 13-13, 7-5 Conference USA.

2/19/20 at UAB (W 68-56), started game, 35 mins played, 19 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).
2/22/20 at SMU (L 64-47), started game, 38 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Al had a horrible shooting day against SMU, which was the reason he only scored 8 points. Still a good week thanks to a solid game at UAB.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 16-11, 5-8 Mountain West.

2/18/20 at TCU (W 77-74), started game, 25 mins played, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals.
2/22/20 vs. New Mexico (W 77-70), started game, 35 mins played, 24 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals.

Good week for Ricardo, as he was 1 rebound away from a double-double against New Mexico.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 6-19, 4-8 Big West.

2/18/20 vs. UC Santa Barbara (W 66-54), started game, 27 mins played, 11 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, (Double-double), (Fouled Out).
2/20/20 at Cal Poly (W 62-54), started game, 30 mins played, 5 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

It would have been an even better week for Rudy had he stayed out of foul trouble. Not only did he foul out against UCSB, he also had 4 at Cal Poly. However, he was productive. A nice double-double and double figure rebounding in both games. He has also turned it around and is having a nice season.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#16 Syracuse) -- 21-5, 12-2 Big East.

2/19/20 vs. Memphis (W 77-62), started game, 32 mins played, 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/22/20 at Providence (W 88-72), started game, 28 mins played, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

A bad shooting night against Memphis for Jack, but he made up for it with a much better night at Providence. Still hoping for more out of him.

RS SO C Ralph King (#11 Duke) -- 20-5, 7-5 ACC.

2/19/20 vs. #10 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.
2/22/20 at Clemson (W 64-60), started game, 29 mins played, 4 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Ralph is added to the list of guys that had horrible shooting games this week, his was 1-9 at Clemson. The 12 rebounds is what he's in there for though.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 12-15, 9-7 Big South.

2/22/20 at Radford (W 85-76), came off bench, 8 mins, 1 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Just 1 game for Benton this week, and he tried to make the most of his minutes, but really didn't. He had as many turnovers as assists, and that's never good for a PG.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 8-17, 7-7 SWAC.

2/20/20 at Alabama State (L 91-83), came off bench, 29 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/22/20 at Alabama A&M (W 71-65), came off bench, 16 mins played, 7 points, 1 rebounds, 1 steal.

Bam can't be too mad about the minutes he's getting, he might be getting even more if he could stay out of foul trouble consistently. 4 at Alabama State, and only 1 at Alabama A&M.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 19-7, 7-7 Big East.

2/19/20 at #7 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
2/22/20 vs. Villanova (W 75-68)

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 11-15, 8-4 Conference USA.

2/19/20 vs. SMU (W 71-56), started game, 31 mins played, 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, (POTG).
2/22/20 at South Florida (L 76-37), started game, 27 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

The South Florida game was so bad that Thomas was the teams leading score with 10 points. Again, solid week with a POTG award.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 25-2, 12-2 Big 10.

2/19/20 vs. Indiana (L 57-54), started game, 19 mins played, 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, (left with injury).
2/22/20 at #4 Ohio State (W 87-85), started game, 36 mins played, 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

I was going to joke with Neuqua about his player Jaybard getting injured, then I saw that he really did get injured this week. He left the Indiana game with a sprained ankle. Fortunately it wasn't too serious as he still start and helped his team big time at Ohio State. He's still day to day, but it doesn't look as if he'll miss any time. Knock on wood!

RS FR SG Qwikshot Collins (#7 Pittsburgh) -- 23-3, 12-2 Big East.

2/19/20 vs. Georgetown- feature game, highlighted above.
2/22/20 vs. Louisville (W 97-77), came off bench, 14 mins played, 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

Decent week for Qwikshot, who takes advantage of his limited minutes, at least he did this week.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 8-17, 4-8 Big 12.

2/19/20 vs. Oklahoma (L 65-56), came off bench, 5 mins played, 1 assist.
2/22/20 at Kansas (L 77-50), came off bench, 8 mins played, 3 points.

Well, at least Mike got some decent minutes this week, decent for him at least. He even got an assist and a three pointer.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 10-16, 4-10 Pac 10.

2/20/20 vs. Washington State (L 57-39), started game, 34 mins played, 4 points, 5 rebounds.
2/22/20 vs. Washington (L 64-40), started game, 36 mins played, 1 point, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Not a good week at all for Path. The 6 rebounds against Washington is nice, but they need scoring out of him.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#11 Duke) -- 20-5, 7-5 ACC.

2/19/20 vs. #10 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.
2/22/20 at Clemson (W 64-60), started game, 30 mins played, 15 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 4 steals.

Decent week for Cameron, but not great. The scoring was alright, but need more assists out of him.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 15-11, 7-8 Big 10.

2/19/20 at #15 Illinois (L 95-78), came off bench, 16 mins played, 3 assists.
2/22/20 vs. Indiana (W 67-59), came off bench, 17 mins played, 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

Not too great off the bench for Jackson. He did have 7 points against Indiana and 3 assist at Illinois, but not much else.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 19-7, 7-7 Big East.

2/19/20 at #7 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
2/22/20 vs. Villanova (W 75-68), came off bench, 17 mins played, 3 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.

Nice game for Jawouk against Villanova. 8 rebounds off the bench is always nice.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 13-12, 3-9 SEC.

2/18/20 at Georgia (L 93-60), started game, 23 mins played, 5 points, 3 rebounds.
2/22/20 at #17 Ole Miss (L 79-62), started game, 29 mins played, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Much better game for Tim at Ole Miss, 2 points and 2 rebounds shy of a double-double.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#22 UCLA) -- 16-10, 9-5 Pac 10.

2/17/20 at #15 Illinois (L 102-86).
2/22/20 at USC (L 79-64).

Let's take a look at the top 25 poll for the week:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (72) 25-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina 25-2 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 22-4 1654 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Pittsburgh 23-3 1539 7 Big East Conference
5. Tennessee 20-5 1498 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Ohio State 21-5 1472 4 Big Ten Conference
7. Duke 20-5 1383 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Boston College 21-5 1294 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Wake Forest 21-5 1219 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Temple 21-5 1068 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Maryland 20-6 1054 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Xavier 22-5 1009 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Illinois 19-7 942 15 Big Ten Conference
14. Texas 22-5 925 9 Big 12 Conference
15. Syracuse 21-5 824 16 Big East Conference
16. Butler 24-5 660 14 Horizon League
17. Connecticut 20-6 619 18 Big East Conference
18. Stanford 20-7 598 20 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Oklahoma State 22-5 511 21 Big 12 Conference
20. Mississippi 20-6 455 17 Southeastern Conference
21. Auburn 19-7 348 23 Southeastern Conference
22. Northern Iowa 23-5 295 19 Missouri Valley Conference
23. California 20-7 248 24 Pacific-10 Conference
24. George Washington 21-5 110 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. UCLA 16-10 57 22 Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah State 19-6 35 Western Athletic Conference
Oklahoma 18-8 21 Big 12 Conference
Georgia Tech 18-8 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Siena 21-5 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Kansas 19-7 4 Big 12 Conference
Brigham Young 19-6 3 Mountain West Conference
Georgetown 19-7 3 Big East Conference
San Diego State 20-6 2 Mountain West Conference

And the Mid-Major Top 25:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Temple (51) 21-5 1773 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Xavier (21) 22-5 1749 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Butler 24-5 1660 3 Horizon League
4. Northern Iowa 23-5 1538 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Utah State 19-6 1515 6 Western Athletic Conference
6. George Washington 21-5 1435 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Brigham Young 19-6 1386 5 Mountain West Conference
8. San Diego State 20-6 1287 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Nevada 19-7 1236 10 Western Athletic Conference
10. Siena 21-5 1167 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
11. Tulsa 18-8 940 20 Conference USA
12. Hofstra 19-8 912 15 Colonial Athletic Association
13. New Mexico 19-7 894 9 Mountain West Conference
14. Utah 17-9 779 17 Mountain West Conference
15. UAB 17-8 766 12 Conference USA
16. Creighton 18-9 744 11 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Richmond 17-9 661 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Florida Atlantic 21-6 585 18 Sun Belt Conference
19. Boston University 22-7 572 22 America East Conference
20. Centenary 20-7 455 16 Summit League
21. Louisiana-Monroe 20-7 315 19 Sun Belt Conference
22. Dayton 15-9 309 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. South Florida 18-8 270 NR Conference USA
24. Buffalo 18-8 178 21 Mid-American Conference
25. Troy 18-10 97 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Cleveland State 19-9 69 Horizon League
IUPUI 18-9 57 Summit League
Austin Peay 20-9 16 Ohio Valley Conference
Marist 18-9 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
IPFW 17-8 10 Summit League
Liberty 18-9 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
New Mexico State 17-10 1 Western Athletic Conference
Sam Houston State 17-8 1 Southland Conference
Kennesaw State 18-9 1 Atlantic Sun Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 24-March 1, 2020

2 feature games to tell you about, we'll start in the Pac 10.

2/27/20- Oregon (Path Twelve) @ Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) -- Normally when a team only commits 8 turnovers and 13 fouls and forces 19 turnovers and 21 fouls, that team has a good shot of winning. In this case, Arizona State had the 8 turnovers, but also shot just 30.8% from the field and 18.8% from the three point line while Oregon was 54% and 42.1% respectively. That led to a pretty decisive Oregon win.

Final Score: Oregon- 74, Arizona State- 61

Path Twelve (Oregon)- started game, 22 mins played, 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- started game, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals.

Now we turn our attention to the Big East.

2/29/20- #15 Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) @ Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg, Jawouk Bafou) -- A 47-27 edge on the boards and a 21-9 free throw made advantage as well as a 15-8 three pointers made advantage made this a blowout for the Cuse, who were actually only up by 4 at halftime.

Final Score: #15 Syracuse- 94, Georgetown- 71

Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- started game, 33 mins played, 14 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, (Double-double).
Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension.
Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)- came off bench, 19 mins played, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Now on to the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#12 Xavier) -- 24-5, 11-3 Atlantic 10.

2/26/20 vs. Rhode Island (W 72-58), started game, 36 mins played, 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/29/20 vs. #24 George Washington (W 76-62), started game, 33 mins played, 9 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 blocks.

When was the last time Jace was held to single digit scoring in any game, no less 2 games in a row? It's been a while, but he still had it when it came to rebounding. He doesn't need to score all the time, this team has lots of other scorers.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (#21 Auburn) -- 20-8, 11-3 SEC.

2/25/20 vs. LSU (L 94-69), started game, 30 mins played, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.
2/29/20 at Alabama (W 91-60), started game, 24 mins played, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

Not the best week for Randy, who battled foul trouble. He still did alright for himself though.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 13-14, 8-8 Pac 10.

2/27/20 vs. Oregon- feature game, highlighted above.
2/29/20 vs. Oregon State (W 61-53), started game, 29 mins played, 12 points, 6 rebounds.

A pretty consistent week for Ivan, who struggled a bit with foul trouble but made a living at the line in both games.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#11 Maryland) -- 21-7, 9-5 ACC.

2/26/20 at Miami (W 92-85), came off bench, 11 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/29/20 vs. #2 North Carolina (L 68-67), came off bench, 8 mins played, 5 points.

We are still seeing signs of what Chester can do when he is allowed to get some playing time. It's just a shame it didn't come until his junior season.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 14-14, 8-6 Conference USA.

2/26/20 at South Florida (W 72-47), started game, 33 mins played, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.
2/29/20 vs. UTEP (L 83-70), started game, 35 mins played, 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Not the best week for Al, who has a pretty terrible shooting percentage, at least he did this week. Averaging 10 points a game on 10 shots a game.. not good.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 17-11, 6-8 Mountain West.

2/29/20 at San Diego State (W 61-53), started game, 32 mins played, 30 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).

Just 1 game this week for Ricardo, but what a game it was. It wasn't a season or career high for points or rebounds, but a double-double, and a POTG makes for a nice game, nice week.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 7-20, 5-9 Big West.

2/25/20 vs. Pacific (L 62-58), started game, 32 mins played, 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/27/20 at Cal State Fullerton (W 86-85, OT), 22 mins played, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, (Fouled Out).

Foul trouble haunted Rudy at Fullerton, but his team pulled out a win. A respectable week though, averaging 11 and 7.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#15 Syracuse) -- 23-5, 14-2 Big East.

2/26/20 vs. St. John's (W 90-81), started game, 31 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.
2/29/20 at Georgetown- feature game, highlighted above.

What a game for Jack at Georgetown, as the 17 rebounds is a season and career high.

RS SO C Ralph King (#7 Duke) -- 22-5, 9-5 ACC.

2/26/20 vs. Virginia Tech (W 70-62), started game, 24 mins played, 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.
2/29/20 at Virginia (W 64-43), started game, 18 mins played, 7 points, 6 rebounds.

Foul trouble hampered Ralph this week, as he had 4 fouls in each game. Not bad stats though, for the minutes he did get.

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 14-15, 11-7 Big South.

2/27/20 at VMI (W 76-68), came off bench, 9 mins played, 2 points.
2/29/20 at North Florida (W 84-75), came off bench, 12 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.

Something to build on for Benton, he didn't miss a shot all week. He was 2-2 from the field and 2-2 from the line, including hitting a three pointer. Nice job!

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 8-19, 7-9 SWAC.

2/27/20 vs. Mississippi Valley State (L 86-76), came off bench, 24 mins played, 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.
2/29/20 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (L 63-55), came off bench, 19 mins played, 1 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Bam has the potential to be a major force on the boards, as evidenced by his 7 rebounds a game this week. If only he can avoid foul trouble.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 19-9, 7-9 Big East.

2/26/20 at Seton Hall (L 85-79).
2/29/20 vs. #15 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 13-15, 10-4 Conference USA.

2/26/20 vs. UAB (W 63-56), started game, 28 mins played, 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, (POTG).
2/29/20 at Tulsa (W 70-43), started game, 26 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.

A great game for Thomas against UAB, but at Tulsa the bench got extended minutes thanks to the blowout.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 27-2, 14-2 Big 10.

2/26/20 vs. #13 Illinois (W 72-65), started game, 21 mins played, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/29/20 at Michigan (W 77-60), started game, 35 mins played, 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals.

It makes a world of difference when Jaybard stays out of foul trouble, something he couldn't do against Illinois. At Michigan he did and had a Jaybard like game.

RS FR SG Qwikshot Collins (#4 Pittsburgh) -- 25-3, 14-2 Big East.

2/26/20 at Rutgers (W 95-66), came off bench, 12 mins played, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.
2/29/20 at St. John's (W 82-43), came off bench, 12 mins played, 3 points, 1 steal.

Quikshot wasn't as productive with his minutes as he would have liked this week, but you really thought with 2 blowout wins he'd be getting more than 12 mins a game. Come on Coach Dixon!

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 9-18, 5-9 Big 12.

2/26/20 vs. Missouri (L 98-69), came off bench, 10 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals.
2/29/20 at Colorado (W 73-70), came off bench, 5 mins played, 2 points, 1 steal.

Mike has good hands, and he got himself a few steals this week in limited minutes.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 12-16, 6-10 Pac 10.

2/27/20 at Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.
2/29/20 at Arizona (W 80-61), started game, 25 mins played, 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal.

Path had decent stats this week. As is the theme of a lot of our players, he battled foul trouble.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#7 Duke) -- 22-5, 9-5 ACC.

2/26/20 vs. Virginia Tech (W 70-62), started game, 32 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.
2/29/20 at Virginia (W 64-43), started game, 32 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals.

Cameron didn't have it scoring wise at Virginia, but he did have 5 assists, which tied for a team high. If he can contribute with the times, Coach K will be happy.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 17-11, 9-8 Big 10.

2/26/20 at Northwestern (W 77-69), came off bench, 17 mins played, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.
2/29/20 vs. Penn State (W 75-51), came off bench, 30 mins played, 14 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists.

There's a chance that Jackson could be starting next week, as the starting PG was injured, and although he's day to day, I'd give Jackson the start no matter what. He led the team in assists in both games this week.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 19-9, 7-9 Big East.

2/26/20 at Seton Hall (L 85-79), came off bench, 30 mins played, 14 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, (Double-double).
2/29/20 vs. #15 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

What a game for Jawouk at Seton Hall. The 12 rebounds is a season and career high. Even his game against Cuse wasn't bad.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 13-14, 3-11 SEC.

2/25/20 vs. Arkansas (L 70-66), started game, 30 mins played, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (Fouled Out.)
2/29/20 at LSU (L 87-74), started game, 29 mins played, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

Nice game for Tim against Arkansas even though he fouled out, but he pulled an 0-fer at LSU. At least he grabbed a few boards.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#25 UCLA)- redshirting -- 18-10, 11-5 Pac 10.

2/27/20 at Washington State (W 72-54).
2/29/20 at Washington (W 65-42).

Here is a look at the top 25 poll for the week:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (70) 27-2 1798 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina (2) 27-2 1730 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 23-5 1608 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Pittsburgh 25-3 1586 4 Big East Conference
5. Tennessee 22-5 1526 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Ohio State 22-6 1412 6 Big Ten Conference
7. Duke 22-5 1401 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Boston College 23-5 1304 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Texas 24-5 1164 14 Big 12 Conference
10. Maryland 21-7 1128 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Xavier 24-5 1061 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Wake Forest 22-6 1021 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Syracuse 23-5 949 15 Big East Conference
14. Temple 23-5 930 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Connecticut 22-6 741 17 Big East Conference
16. Illinois 19-9 678 13 Big Ten Conference
17. Butler 25-5 642 16 Horizon League
18. Oklahoma State 24-5 609 19 Big 12 Conference
19. Stanford 21-7 577 18 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Northern Iowa 25-5 427 22 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Mississippi 21-7 324 20 Southeastern Conference
22. UCLA 18-10 214 25 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Utah State 21-6 169 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Oklahoma 20-8 140 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Auburn 20-8 117 21 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
California 20-8 78 Pacific-10 Conference
George Washington 22-6 36 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vanderbilt 19-9 15 Southeastern Conference
Brigham Young 20-6 11 Mountain West Conference
Siena 22-6 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

And a look at the mid-major top 25:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (60) 24-5 1788 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple (12) 23-5 1733 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Butler 25-5 1661 3 Horizon League
4. Northern Iowa 25-5 1545 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Utah State 21-6 1537 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Brigham Young 20-6 1414 7 Mountain West Conference
7. George Washington 22-6 1405 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Nevada 20-8 1254 9 Western Athletic Conference
9. Siena 22-6 1197 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
10. San Diego State 20-8 1158 8 Mountain West Conference
11. Hofstra 21-8 1014 12 Colonial Athletic Association
12. Utah 19-9 1013 14 Mountain West Conference
13. Creighton 20-9 956 16 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Richmond 19-9 910 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. New Mexico 20-8 774 13 Mountain West Conference
16. UAB 18-9 654 15 Conference USA
17. Florida Atlantic 22-7 608 18 Sun Belt Conference
18. IUPUI 20-9 589 NR Summit League
19. Boston University 22-8 491 19 America East Conference
20. Louisiana-Monroe 21-8 433 21 Sun Belt Conference
21. Kennesaw State 20-9 309 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
22. Tulsa 18-10 307 11 Conference USA
23. South Florida 19-9 254 23 Conference USA
24. Austin Peay 21-9 149 NR Ohio Valley Conference
25. Cleveland State 20-10 72 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Centenary 20-9 61 Summit League
Buffalo 18-10 36 Mid-American Conference
Troy 19-11 32 Sun Belt Conference
Dayton 15-11 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida International 18-11 9 Sun Belt Conference
Weber State 20-9 7 Big Sky Conference
IPFW 18-9 6 Summit League
New Mexico State 18-10 5 Western Athletic Conference
Monmouth 20-9 3 Northeast Conference
Liberty 19-10 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Sam Houston State 18-9 1 Southland Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

March 2-8, 2020

A huge week for feature games, as there are 5 of them. Let's start in the Big East.

3/4/20- #13 Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) @ #4 Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) -- A battle of top 15 teams that turned into a 2nd half blowout, as the Panthers forced 29, yes, I said 29 Syracuse turnovers. Wow!

Final Score: #4 Pittsburgh- 90, #13 Syracuse- 64

Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- started game, 30 mins played, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- came off bench, 11 mins played, 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

Now we go to Conference USA:

3/4/20- Marshall (Thomas Magnum) @ Houston (Al Mighty) -- A 44-34 rebounding edge was enough for the Thundering Herd in this one, as they get a big win.

Final Score: Marshall- 78, Houston- 68

Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- started game, 30 mins played, 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
Al Mighty (Houston)- started game, 17 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, (Fouled Out).

Now to the Pac 10 we go:

3/5/20- Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) @ #22 UCLA (Erik Flamebeard) -- Neither team could take care of the ball in this one, as the teams combined for 35 turnovers. Shooting was pretty bad too, as UCLA had 39% shooting, AZ State 36.1% shooting. UCLA made just a few more buckets though and that was the difference.

Final Score: #22 UCLA- 62, Arizona State- 54

Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- started game, 29 mins played, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block.
Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting

Going cross country now to the SEC:

3/7/20- Mississippi State (Tim Sheppard) @ #25 Auburn (Randy Rodgers) -- This one was an old fashioned shootout, as Mississippi State shot 49.3% while Auburn shot 54.7%. The difference was turnovers: Auburn had 21, Mississippi State only had 10.

Final Score: Mississippi State- 105, #25 Auburn- 99

Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)- started game, 29 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- started game, 27 mins played, 9 points, 1 rebound, 10 assists, (Fouled Out).

And we end our feature game journey in the Big 10:

3/7/20- #1 Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) @ Purdue (Jackson Pace) -- Another game that turned into a shootout, as the Spartans shot 55.6% while Purdue shot 50.9%. The difference was that The Spartans attempted more shots, which meant they made more shots.

Final Score: #1 Michigan State- 95, Purdue- 79

Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)- started game, 33 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.
Jackson Pace (Purdue)- came off bench, 22 mins played, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

And now, mercifully, we get to the weekly recap. Whew!

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#11 Xavier) -- 26-5, 13-3 Atlantic 10.

3/4/20 at #14 Temple (W 91-56), started game, 32 mins played, 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).
3/7/20 vs. St. Louis (W 77-66), started game, 36 mins played, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double).

Great finish to the regular season for Jace with 2 double-doubles and a POTG.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (#25 Auburn) -- 21-9, 12-4 SEC.

3/3/20 at #21 Ole Miss (W 80-74), started game, 30 mins played, 12 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals.
3/7/20 vs. Mississippi State- feature game, highlighted above.

Another solid week for Randy, even if he did foul out against Miss. State.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 14-15, 9-9 Pac 10.

3/5/20 at #22 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 at USC (W 70-64), started game, 29 mins played, 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

Nice week for Ivan, as he just missed on a pair of double-doubles, falling a little short in rebounds in each game.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#10 Maryland) -- 23-7, 11-5 ACC.

3/4/20 vs. Florida State (W 63-53), came off bench, 20 mins played, 1 point, 1 rebound, 2 assists.
3/7/20 at Clemson (W 79-71), came off bench, 7 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound.

Chester has had much better weeks off the bench, that's for sure.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 15-15, 9-7 Conference USA.

3/4/20 vs. Marshall- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 at Central Florida (W 68-62), started game, 16 mins played, 4 points.

Not the best week at all for Al, probably one of his worst. He couldn't stay on the floor, using 9 of the 10 fouls allotted to him in the 2 games this week.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 19-11, 8-8 Mountain West.

3/3/20 vs. Utah (W 87-82), started game, 25 mins played, 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.
3/7/20 at Colorado State (W 74-54), started game, 34 mins played, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, (Fouled Out).

Decent week for Ricardo who scored some points, but also battled foul trouble.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 7-22, 5-11 Big West.

3/5/20 vs. Cal State Northridge (L 63-48), started game, 19 mins played, 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/7/20 at UC Riverside (L 66-57), started game, 32 mins played, 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).

A much better game for Rudy at Riverside, the key being staying out of foul trouble. Nice double-double.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#13 Syracuse) -- 23-7, 14-4 Big East.

3/4/20 at #4 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 vs. West Virginia (L 96-91, OT), started game, 36 mins played, 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).

Add Jack to the list of guys that fouled out in at least 1 game this week. Unbelievable, I guess our guys decided the wanted to play Hack a Shaq all week.

RS SO C Ralph King (#7 Duke) -- 23-6, 10-6 ACC.

3/4/20 vs. North Carolina State (W 73-59), started game, 12 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
3/7/20 at #8 Boston College (L 78-70), started game, 21 mins played, 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (Fouled Out).

Let's just keep the list going shall we? Ralph fouled out of a game this week, making the 100th or so FOFC player to foul out this week. He also had 4 against N.C. State. Geez!

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 15-16, 11-7 Big South.

3/3/20- Big South Quarterfinals vs. (6) Coastal Carolina (W 59-50), came off bench, 9 mins played, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.
3/5/20- Big South Semifinals vs. (2) Radford (L 78-71), came off bench, 14 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals.

Benton did alright off the bench in the conference tourney this week, but he'll end his sophomore campaign as I can't imagine High Point making a postseason tournament.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 10-19, 9-9 SWAC.

3/5/20 at Alcorn State (W 51-50), came off bench, 18 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/7/20 at Southern (W 80-73), came off bench, 21 mins played, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Bam likes to play defense, and it shows as he does most of his damage on the defensive end. And by damage, I also mean physical damage, as he tends to foul... a lot. This week he wasn't bad.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 20-10, 8-10 Big East.

3/4/20 vs. Notre Dame (W 73-72).
3/7/20 at Cincinnati (L 78-64).

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 15-15, 12-4 Conference USA.

3/4/20 at Houston- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 at ECU (W 65-51), started game, 23 mins played, 20 points, 6 rebounds.

A consistent week for Thomas, with 20 points a game. Shooting average of 50% isn't bad either.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 29-2, 16-2 Big 10.

3/4/20 vs. Penn State (W 80-70), started game, 36 mins played, 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals.
3/7/20 at Purdue- feature game, highlighted above.

Another huge game for Jaybard, amazing that he didn't get the POTG award against Penn State.

RS FR SG Qwikshot Collins (#4 Pittsburgh) -- 26-4, 15-3 Big East.

3/4/20 vs. #13 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 at #15 UConn (L 75-53), came off bench, 10 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Ok week off the bench for Qwikshot. Not great, but ok.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 10-19, 6-10 Big 12.

3/4/20 at Iowa State (W 94-89, OT), DNP (Coaches Decision).
3/7/20 vs. Nebraska (L 80-71), DNP (Coaches Decision).

A week on the bench for Mike, who isn't seeing the minutes toward the end of the season.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 12-18, 6-12 Pac 10.

3/5/20 vs. California (L 76-61), started game, 34 mins played, 8 points, 1 assist.
3/7/20 vs. #19 Stanford (L 67-55), started game, 35 mins played, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Nice game for Path against Stanford, almost a double-double despite battling foul trouble.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#7 Duke) -- 23-6, 10-6 ACC.

3/4/20 vs. N.C. State (W 73-59), started game, 31 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
3/7/20 at #8 Boston College (L 78-70), started game, 32 mins played, 5 points, 9 assists, 2 steals.

A few too many turnovers for Cameron at BC, 4 to be exact, but the 9 assists was nice.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 17-12, 9-9 Big 10.

3/7/20 vs. #1 Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.

Just 1 game for Jackson this week, but what a nice game it was with 18 points.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 20-10, 8-10 Big East.

3/4/20 vs. Notre Dame (W 73-72), came off bench, 20 mins played, 8 points, 7 rebounds.
3/7/20 at Cincinnati (L 78-64), came off bench, 32 mins played, 5 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Those 12 rebounds at Cincinnati are a season/career high for Jawouk, and he'll want to build on that.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 15-14, 5-11 SEC.

3/2/20 vs. Alabama (W 88-78), started game, 29 mins played, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
3/7/20 at Auburn- feature game, highlighted above.

Tim ran into a bit of foul trouble this week, but still had decent stats and minutes.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#22 UCLA) -- 20-10, 13-5 Pac 10.

3/5/20 vs. Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 vs. Arizona (W 70-61).

Here's a look at the national top 25:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (72) 29-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina 28-3 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 25-5 1631 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Pittsburgh 26-4 1569 4 Big East Conference
5. Ohio State 23-6 1509 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Boston College 25-5 1418 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Tennessee 23-6 1399 5 Southeastern Conference
8. Duke 23-6 1298 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Maryland 23-7 1206 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Xavier 26-5 1184 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Connecticut 24-6 1064 15 Big East Conference
12. Illinois 21-9 932 16 Big Ten Conference
13. Wake Forest 23-7 914 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Texas 25-6 854 9 Big 12 Conference
15. Oklahoma State 26-5 825 18 Big 12 Conference
16. Syracuse 23-7 690 13 Big East Conference
17. Temple 23-7 642 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Northern Iowa 28-5 634 20 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Stanford 22-8 547 19 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Butler 25-6 451 17 Horizon League
21. California 22-8 286 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Utah State 23-6 282 23 Western Athletic Conference
23. Mississippi 22-8 191 21 Southeastern Conference
24. UCLA 20-10 133 22 Pacific-10 Conference
25. George Washington 24-6 102 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Vanderbilt 21-9 71 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma 21-9 23 Big 12 Conference
Auburn 21-9 17 Southeastern Conference

And the mid-major top 25:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 26-5 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple 23-7 1686 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Northern Iowa 28-5 1652 4 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Butler 25-6 1600 3 Horizon League
5. Utah State 23-6 1527 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. George Washington 24-6 1448 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Brigham Young 21-7 1364 6 Mountain West Conference
8. Nevada 21-8 1276 8 Western Athletic Conference
9. Hofstra 23-8 1183 11 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Siena 23-7 1074 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
11. Creighton 22-10 1023 13 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Richmond 21-9 1023 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. New Mexico 22-8 979 15 Mountain West Conference
14. Utah 20-10 920 12 Mountain West Conference
15. San Diego State 21-9 843 10 Mountain West Conference
16. IUPUI 21-9 697 18 Summit League
17. UAB 19-10 623 16 Conference USA
18. Boston University 23-9 428 19 America East Conference
19. Troy 20-11 403 NR Sun Belt Conference
20. Florida Atlantic 22-8 390 17 Sun Belt Conference
21. Tulsa 19-11 332 22 Conference USA
22. South Florida 20-10 324 23 Conference USA
23. Cleveland State 21-10 204 25 Horizon League
24. Louisiana-Monroe 21-9 174 20 Sun Belt Conference
25. Buffalo 20-10 100 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 17-11 89 Atlantic 10 Conference
Austin Peay 22-10 48 Ohio Valley Conference
Sam Houston State 20-9 44 Southland Conference
Kent State 18-12 40 Conference USA
Davidson 21-11 33 Southern Conference
UNLV 19-11 27 Mountain West Conference
Kennesaw State 20-10 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
Weber State 20-9 10 Big Sky Conference
Robert Morris 20-11 6 Northeast Conference
Holy Cross 21-11 5 Patriot League
Centenary 20-10 3 Summit League
IPFW 20-10 3 Summit League
Gonzaga 17-13 1 Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State 19-11 1 Western Athletic Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

March 9-15, 2020

2 feature games to tell you about this week, we'll start in the SEC.

3/13/20- SEC Quarterfinals- (10) Mississippi State (Tim Sheppard) vs. (2) Auburn (Randy Rodgers) -- Auburn forced 25 Bulldog turnovers and held them to 37.7% shooting while shooting 53.9% themselves. The end result? An easy victory.

Final Score: Auburn- 118, Mississippi State- 80

Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)- started game, 16 mins played, 12 points.
Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- started game, 18 mins played, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.

Now to the Big East:

3/14/20- Big East Championship- (2) #16 Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) vs. (1) #4 Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) -- Another dominating defensive performance, as Pitt shot just 29% from the field in a game that was over by halftime.

Final Score: #16 Syracuse- 82, #4 Pittsburgh- 50

Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- started game, 29 mins played, 14 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block.
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- came off bench, 18 mins played, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.

And now for the rest of the weekly recap:

RS SR C Jace Hunter (#10 Xavier) -- 27-6, 13-3 Atlantic 10.

3/13/20- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (9) Northeastern (W 87-37), started game, 30 mins played, 23 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, (POTG).
3/14/20- Atlantic 10 Semifinals vs. (5) Charlotte (L 81-70), started game, 36 mins played, 31 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 blocks, (POTG).

It doesn't get much better than that for Jace. 2 dominating performances in the conference tournament. The early loss will probably cost Xavier a seed line or 2, but they should still be in the NCAA Tournament without a doubt.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 24-9, 12-4 SEC.

3/13/20- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (10) Mississippi State- feature game, highlighted above.
3/14/20- SEC Semifinals vs. (3) #7 Tennessee (W 71-68), started game, 26 mins played, 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.
3/15/20- SEC Championship vs. (12) Alabama (W 86-79), started game, 28 mins played, 19 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals.

Randy was a steal machine against Alabama, and the Tigers are headed to the big dance after winning the SEC Tourney.

RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 15-16, 9-9 Pac 10.

3/11/20- Pac 10 First Round vs. (10) Oregon State (W 81-78), started game, 26 mins played, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/12/20- Pac 10 Quarterfinals vs. (2) #21 California (L 77-69), started game, 29 mins played, 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal.

Ivan will end his college career with a pitiful 1-12 effort against Cal. With a losing record, the Sun Devils will end their season.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (#9 Maryland) -- 23-8, 11-5 ACC.

3/13/20- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (6) Georgia Tech (L 79-75), came off bench, 12 mins played, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.

Not a bad game for Chester, but the Terps were upset in the Quarterfinals. They'll still be dancing but their seed will take a hit.

RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 15-16, 9-7 Conference USA.

3/11/20- Conference USA First Round vs. (12) Tulane (L 75-58), started game, 33 mins played, 10 points, 5 assists, 1 steal.

An embarrassing way to end the season for Al and the Cougars, who won't be playing in the postseason after a very disappointing season overall.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 22-11, 8-8 Mountain West.

3/12/20- Mountain West Quarterfinals vs. (3) New Mexico (W 74-63), started game, 35 mins played, 28 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, (POTG).
3/13/20- Mountain West Semifinals vs. (2) Utah (W 74-71), started game, 33 mins played, 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).
3/14/20- Mountain West Championship vs. (1) BYU (W 74-72), started game, 35 mins played, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.

What a run for the Rebels, who were squarely on the tournament bubble coming into the MWC Tournament. They will be going dancing, but probably as a double digit seed. No matter, they'll be happy to be going. What a week for Ricardo, who had 2 POTG awards.

JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 7-22, 5-11 Big West.

No games this week for Rudy and the 49ers, who failed to qualify for the Big West Tournament. Most likely, Rudy will be back for his senior season.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#16 Syracuse) -- 26-7, 14-4 Big East.

3/12/20- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (7) Seton Hall (W 81-71), started game, 34 mins played, 11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/13/20- Big East Semifinals vs. (11) Notre Dame (W 79-70), started game, 34 mins played, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.
3/14/20- Big East Championship vs. (1) #4 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.

While Jack didn't have a great week, decent but not great, Syracuse is going to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Big East Tourney. They should be a top 3 seed.

RS SO C Ralph King (#8 Duke) -- 24-7, 10-6 ACC.

3/13/20- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (5) #13 Wake Forest (W 100-96), started game, 22 mins played, 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
3/14/20- ACC Semifinals vs. (9) Clemson (L 67-66), started game, 27 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.

Not a good week for Ralph, as the Blue Devils get upset. They'll still be dancing, but how much will the committee look at their struggles in the ACC this season?

RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 15-16, 11-7 Big South.

No games for Benton and the Panthers, who played their conference tourney last week.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 13-19, 9-9 SWAC.

3/12/20- SWAC Quarterfinals vs. (3) Alabama State (W 94-86), came off bench, 17 mins played, 8 points, 1 rebound.
3/13/20- SWAC Semifinals vs. (2) Alabama A&M (W 65-58), came off bench, 17 mins played, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/14/20- SWAC Championship vs. (1) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W 79-54), came off bench, 19 mins played, 11 points, 4 rebounds.

Bam saved his best game for last in the tournament, as he continued to get better in his limited minutes this season. And to Grambling? Hello NCAA Tournament! They win their conference tournament and will no doubt be a 16 seed and probably in the First Four. But hey, they are dancing!

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 21-11, 8-10 Big East.

3/10/20- Big East First Round vs. (15) Providence (W 76-68).
3/11/20- Big East Second Round vs. (7) Seton Hall (L 76-64).

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 15-16, 12-4 Conference USA.

3/12/20- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (8) UTEP (L 98-74), started game, 32 mins played, 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Not the way Marshall wanted to go in their conference tournament, but their season is not over. By virtue of winning the C-USA regular season, they will extend their season. In reality, they would be guaranteed a spot in the NIT. We'll see how FBCB does it.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 32-2, 16-2 Big 10.

3/13/20- Big 10 Quarterfinals vs. (8) Minnesota (W 96-59), started game, 34 mins played, 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal.
3/14/20- Big 10 Semifinals vs. (5) Indiana (W 61-51), started game, 25 mins played, 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/15/20- Big 10 Championship vs. (2) #5 Ohio State (W 81-71), started game, 35 mins played, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Jaybard has had better weeks, but the Spartans rolled to another Big 10 title and will most certainly be the overall #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

RS FR SG Qwikshot Collins (#4 Pittsburgh) -- 28-5, 15-3 Big East.

3/12/20- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (8) West Virginia (W 73-61), came off bench, 9 mins played, 2 points, 1 rebound.
3/13/20- Big East Semifinals vs. (4) Louisville (W 97-85), came off bench, 7 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds.
3/14/20- Big East Championship vs. (2) #16 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

Will the Big East championship loss be enough to cost the Panthers a #1 seed? It's a safe bet they'll be a 1 or 2 seed in the NCAA tournament.

RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 11-20, 6-10 Big 12.

3/11/20- Big 12 First Round vs. (9) Nebraska (W 90-78), DNP (Coaches Decision).
3/12/20- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (1) #15 Oklahoma State (L 80-67), came off bench, 3 mins played, 2 points.

So Mike gets in during the last game of the season for K-State, who will end their season with a pitiful record.

RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 12-19, 6-12 Pac 10.

3/11/20- Pac 10 First Round vs. (9) Arizona (L 81-65), started game, 32 mins played, 3 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Not a game to remember for Path or the Ducks. Their season is over.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#8 Duke) -- 24-7, 10-6 ACC.

3/13/20- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (5) #13 Wake Forest (W 100-96), started game, 25 mins played, 20 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 2 steals.
3/14/20- ACC Semifinals vs. (9) Clemson (L 67-66), started game, 31 mins played, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.

As mentioned earlier, how will the selection committee view Duke's failures in the ACC? As for Cameron, not a great week, but decent.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 18-13, 9-9 Big 10.

3/12/20- Big 10 First Round vs. (10) Penn State (W 78-40), came off bench, 16 mins played, 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.
3/13/20- Big 10 Quarterfinals vs. (2) #5 Ohio State (L 82-77, OT), came off bench, 24 mins played, 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.

Nice week for Jackson, but his team fell just short. They should extend their season, but it won't be in the NCAA Tournament.

R PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 21-11, 8-10 Big East.

3/10/20- Big East First Round vs. (15) Providence (W 76-68), came off bench, 23 mins played, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.
3/11/20- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (7) Seton Hall (L 76-64), came off bench, 27 mins played, 2 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Jawouk was a beast on the boards in 2 games off the bench this week, with his 12 against Providence being a season and career high. The Hoyas should be dancing, but don't be surprised if they are a seed of 9 or lower.

FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 16-15, 5-11 SEC.

3/12/20- SEC First Round vs. (7) South Carolina (W 90-83, OT), started game, 31 mins played, 10 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, (double-double).
3/13/20- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (2) Auburn- feature game, highlighted above.

So the Bulldogs see their run end against FOFC rival Auburn. They did finish with a winning record, but the 5-11 SEC mark will probably keep them home during the postseason. On a bright note, what a game Tim had against S. Carolina. Nothing wrong with a double-double in your 2nd to last game of the season.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#24 UCLA)- redshirting -- 21-11, 13-5 Pac 10.

3/12/20- Pac 10 Quarterfinals vs. (9) Arizona (W 89-54).
3/13/20- Pac 10 Semifinals vs. (5) Washington (L 75-53).

A startling end to the Pac 10 tourney for the Bruins, but they've done enough to earn an at-large bid. Erik will get some valuable experience watching his team play in the NCAA's.

Let's take a look at the final Top 25 before the postseason tournaments start:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (72) 32-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina 28-4 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Boston College 28-5 1579 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Pittsburgh 28-5 1570 4 Big East Conference
5. Ohio State 25-7 1564 5 Big Ten Conference
6. Florida 26-6 1479 3 Southeastern Conference
7. Tennessee 24-7 1352 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Duke 24-7 1206 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Xavier 27-6 1198 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Maryland 23-8 1163 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Syracuse 26-7 1032 16 Big East Conference
12. Temple 26-7 966 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Connecticut 24-7 904 11 Big East Conference
14. Oklahoma State 28-6 800 15 Big 12 Conference
15. Texas 26-7 767 14 Big 12 Conference
16. Illinois 22-10 755 12 Big Ten Conference
17. Wake Forest 24-8 750 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Northern Iowa 28-5 593 18 Missouri Valley Conference
19. California 25-8 574 21 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Stanford 23-9 487 19 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Oklahoma 24-9 346 NR Big 12 Conference
22. Butler 25-6 321 20 Horizon League
23. Auburn 24-9 219 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Utah State 25-7 132 22 Western Athletic Conference
25. UCLA 21-11 92 24 Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 24-7 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi 22-9 5 Southeastern Conference
Nevada 24-8 1 Western Athletic Conference

And the final mid-major top 25:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (63) 27-6 1791 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple (9) 26-7 1732 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Northern Iowa 28-5 1633 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Butler 25-6 1574 4 Horizon League
5. Utah State 25-7 1544 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Nevada 24-8 1416 8 Western Athletic Conference
7. George Washington 24-7 1367 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Brigham Young 23-8 1315 7 Mountain West Conference
9. Hofstra 24-8 1211 9 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Richmond 23-10 1130 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Siena 23-7 1054 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
12. Creighton 22-10 913 11 Missouri Valley Conference
13. New Mexico 22-9 843 13 Mountain West Conference
14. Tulsa 23-11 841 21 Conference USA
15. San Diego State 22-10 838 15 Mountain West Conference
16. Utah 21-11 800 14 Mountain West Conference
17. Buffalo 24-10 611 25 Mid-American Conference
18. Troy 22-11 534 19 Sun Belt Conference
19. UNLV 22-11 492 NR Mountain West Conference
20. UAB 21-11 464 17 Conference USA
21. IUPUI 22-10 419 16 Summit League
22. Davidson 22-11 246 NR Southern Conference
23. Boston University 23-9 182 18 America East Conference
24. Florida Atlantic 22-8 158 20 Sun Belt Conference
25. Sam Houston State 23-9 115 NR Southland Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisiana-Monroe 21-9 42 Sun Belt Conference
Weber State 22-9 41 Big Sky Conference
Cleveland State 21-11 20 Horizon League
Dayton 18-12 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
Robert Morris 21-11 15 Northeast Conference
Kennesaw State 20-10 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Holy Cross 22-11 10 Patriot League
Austin Peay 22-10 9 Ohio Valley Conference
South Florida 20-11 6 Conference USA
Centenary 20-10 1 Summit League
Kent State 18-13 1 Conference USA

[collegesportsfanms]

2020 Selection Sunday

UNLV gets the 13th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 13th seed UConn.

UCLA gets the 5th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 12th seed Buffalo.

Georgetown gets the 10th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 7th seed Oklahoma.

Grambling will play in the First Four in the Midwest Region, and they'll take on Oakland for the right to face a #1 seed. The winner of that game will take on Michigan State who got the #1 seed in the NCAA Midwest Region.

Duke gets the 5th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 12th seed Davidson.

Auburn gets a very generous #2 seed in the NCAA Midwest Region, and they'll open up with 15th seed Vermont.

Xavier gets the 4th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 13th seed Tulsa.

Syracuse gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 15th seed Radford.

Pittsburgh does get the top seed in the NCAA East Region and will await the winner of a First Four game between Murray State and Loyola-IL.

Maryland gets the 4th seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against 13th seed Robert Morris.

Marshall gets the 8th seed in the NIT West Region and will open up at top seed Kennesaw State? OK, interesting choice for a top seed.

Purdue gets the 6th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will open up by hosting 6th seed Boston U.

12 of our FOFC teams get into postseason play, the most disappointing team that didn't make it this year has to be Houston, who was a 4 seed in the NCAA tournament last season.

[collegesportsfanms]

I just realized I forgot to release the player stats for the end of February. At this point, I'm going to let the postseason play out and then release stats for the entire 2019-2020 season, along with the career stats for our 3 seniors plus any of the juniors that decide to go pro.

I thought about breaking the postseason report down week by week too, for fear there could be a ton of feature games to report on, but I think I'll keep it as is, and if there are a lot of feature games, so be it.

[bbgunn]

Wow, didn't expect Grambling to get into the NCAAs, and for Bam to play a part in getting them there! They'll probably lose to Oakland, though. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

13 of our FOFC teams are playing ball, and amazingly through all of that, there is only 2 feature games. Only 2 games between FOFC players in the entire postseason. Let's get to it:

3/27/20- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal- (5) Duke (Ralph King, Cameron Blodgett) vs. (1) Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) -- What.. a... classic. Duke led by 8 at halftime, but the Spartans wouldn't be denied. They kept the game close throughout, sent the game to OT, and staved off a last second shot from the Dukies to advance to the Elite Eight!

Final Score: (1) Michigan State- 90, (5) Duke- 88 (OT)

Ralph King (Duke)- came off bench, 14 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds.
Cameron Blodgett (Duke)- started game, 31 mins played, 8 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).
Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)- started game, 35 mins played, 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (Fouled Out), (POTG).

4/4/20- NCAA Final Four, (1E) Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) vs. (1MW) Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) -- So we are guaranteed to have 1 of our FOFC players playing for a national championship, but which one? The answer wasn't definitive until the last minute of the game, as the last 6 points came on free throws. By who, you ask?

Final Score: (1MW) Michigan State- 83, (1E) Pittsburgh- 73

Now to the rest of the postseason recap, where I will only cover the 12 teams that have games.

RS SR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

3/19/20- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (13) Tulsa (W 64-47), started game, 36 mins played, 9 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/21/20- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (5) Georgia Tech (W 101-92, OT), started game, 41 mins played, 18 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, (Double-double).
3/26/20- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (1) North Carolina (W 84-83), started game, 36 mins played, 25 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).
3/28/20- NCAA South Region Final vs. (3) Tennessee (L 68-64), started game, 26 mins played, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.

A little disappointing of a finish for Jace, who didn't have a great game against Tennessee after 2 double-doubles, but he finishes a great career, and will no doubt be playing pro ball (if I can figure out how to import the draft classes and get it to work right). Nice run to the Elite Eight for Xavier as well.

RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

3/19/20- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (15) Vermont (W 87-72), started game, 26 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal.
3/21/20- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (10) BYU (W 107-88), started game, 28 mins played, 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).
3/27/20- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (6) George Washington (L 84-76), started game, 31 mins played, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.

Tough end to the season for Randy, but he also should have a chance to play pro ball, even if it means starting in the developmental league.

RS JR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

3/19/20- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (13) Robert Morris (W 94-57), came off bench, 17 mins played, 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
3/21/20- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (5) Ole Miss (L 73-71), came off bench, 10 mins played, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

At times, Chester is showing he has what it takes to be a dominant senior next year, but at other times, he doesn't. Maryland is going home earlier than expected.

RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

3/20/20- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (4) UConn (W 78-59), started game, 31 mins played, 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
3/22/20- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (12) Buffalo (L 88-77), started game, 36 mins played, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.

What a tournament for Ricardo, who was just a few rebounds and assists away from a triple double in an upset win over UConn, then did have a double double in an upset loss to Buffalo. Craziness. The question is, with Ricardo being a junior, and juniors eligible to declare, will he come back? The game shall decide his fate as I have no control over that.

RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)

3/20/20- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (15) Radford (W 73-64), started game, 35 mins played, 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
3/22/20- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (10) Clemson (W 57-46), started game, 33 mins played, 5 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/26/20- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (3) Tennessee (L 78-67), started game, 21 mins played, 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist.

Foul trouble hampered Jack against Tennessee, but he was a big time rebounder for this team in the postseason. It's a shame he couldn't find the hoop after the Radford game. Tennessee is 1 of 2 schools to knock out multiple FOFC teams in the postseason.

RS SO C Ralph King (Duke)

3/20/20- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (12) Davidson (W 92-72), came off bench, 21 mins played, 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/22/20- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (4) Stanford (W 96-80), came off bench, 16 mins played, 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
3/27/20- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (1) Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.

I'm really not sure why Ralph lost his starting job in the NCAA Tournament, but whatever. I'm sure he'll be back in that role next year. Tough break for the Dukies, who just had to run into the defending champs, but they battled, big time.

RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)

3/17/20- NCAA First Four vs. Oakland (L 67-52), came off bench, 22 mins played, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Nice defense off the bench for Bam, and he and Grambling were just happy to be here after the way their regular season went. You can bet they will be looking for bigger and better things next season.

SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension

3/19/20- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (7) Oklahoma (L 85-51)

You definitely don't expect a 7/10 game in the NCAA Tournament be that lopsided, but this one was. Georgetown didn't play like they wanted to be here. Would it have made a difference if Ariel was in the lineup? Who knows, but hopefully this will be a lesson to this young man to keep them grades up!!

SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)

3/19/20- NIT West Region First Round at (1) Kennesaw State (W 71-68), started game, 36 mins played, 18 points, 9 rebound, 3 assists.
3/22/20- NIT West Region Second Round at vs. (4) Cleveland State (W 85-73), started game, 27 mins played, 24 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block.
3/28/20- NIT West Region Finals vs. (3) Iowa (W 74-73, OT), started game, 23 mins played, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, (Fouled Out).
3/31/20- NIT Semifinals vs. (2W) Liberty (L 71-62), started game, 34 mins played, 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.
4/2/20- NIT 3rd Place Game vs. (4MW) San Diego State (W 69-60), started game, 30 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Couple things, first, I'm not sure how to differentiate between home games and neutral site games in the postseason. Obviously, every NCAA tournament game is a neutral site game, while the NIT has teams hosting, them becomes neutral site for the Final Four. CIT and CBI are all hosted games. In Marshall's case, the games against Cleveland State and Iowa were home games. Although, I was under the impression that higher seed always hosted, but apparently not so in FBCB.

Also, it didn't show up on the bracket, but apparently the NIT is coded to have a 3rd place game. Why, I have no idea, and if anybody knows how to get rid of it, let me know. I hate not reporting on it if one of our teams is in it, but since real life has done away with it, I'd do away with it here if I could. Ah well, still a nice run for Marshall.

SO SG Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)

3/19/20- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (16) Oakland (W 75-64), started game, 37 mins played, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.
3/21/20- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (9) Northern Iowa (W 81-69), started game, 28 mins played, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.
3/27/20- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (5) Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
3/29/20- NCAA Midwest Region Final vs. (6) George Washington (W 90-63), started game, 22 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
4/4/20- NCAA Final Four vs. (1E) Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
4/6/20- NCAA Championship vs. (8W) Kansas (W 76-69), started game, 31 mins played, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

So the Spartans go back to back, they took out 2 of our FOFC teams, and this time Jaybard got to be a part of it. Unfortunately, foul trouble hampered him in pretty much every game, so we didn't see his best. But, he'll be back next season to try and help lead Sparty to a three peat!

RS FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)

3/20/20- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (16) Murray State (W 79-60), came off bench, 8 mins played, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/22/20- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (9) Richmond (W 65-55), came off bench, 4 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.
3/27/20- NCAA East Region Semifinal vs. (5) Ole Miss (W 69-67), came off bench, 3 mins played, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block.
3/29/20- NCAA East Region Final vs. (3) Florida (W 73-62), came off bench, 1 min played.
4/4/20- NCAA Final Four vs. (1MW) Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.

Tough for Pitt to also run into the defending champs. Not sure what is going on with Qwikshot, his minutes declined each game, and his stats weren't bad at all for the minutes he got. Guess we'll see what happens next season.

FR SG Cameron Blodgett (Duke)

3/20/20- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (12) Davidson (W 92-72), started game, 28 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.
3/22/20- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (4) Stanford (W 96-80), started game, 28 mins played, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.
3/27/20- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (1) Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.

So Cameron gets a taste of the NCAA Tourney and did ok, but had a few too many turnovers. He's a freshman though, and I expect both him and Ralph to be in the starting lineup dominating next season.

FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue)

3/18/20- NIT Midwest Region First Round vs. (6) Boston University (W 70-67), came off bench, 16 mins played, 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, (POTG).
3/20/20- NIT Midwest Region Second Round at (2) New Mexico (W 65-56), came off bench, 13 mins played, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
3/25/20- NIT Midwest Region Final at (4) Western Kentucky (L 70-61), came off bench, 25 mins played, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Again, not sure why Purdue was playing on the road against Western Kentucky when they were the higher seed, but whatever. They have something to build on next season.

FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown)

3/19/20- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (7) Oklahoma (L 85-51), came off bench, 29 mins played, 2 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist.

Nice rebounding game for Jawouk off the bench, about the only bright spot for Georgetown. Hopefully they'll be better next season.

FR PF Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting

3/20/20- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (12) Buffalo (L 74-70).

Not the way the Bruins wanted to end their season, and Buffalo is the 2nd team to knock out more than 1 FOFC team this postseason.

That concludes the 2019-2020 FOFC Player Season. I will get the season wrap-up done this weekend, then take some time to get FBPB going and make sure I can figure out how to import draft classes and such. Hopefully, within the next coupld weeks I will be starting the 2020-2021 season. Hope you all are enjoying.

[collegesportsfanms]

I have good news and bad news regarding the draft files. I was able to figure out how to run them, I did a test run. Unfortunately, one of our seniors, Randy Rodgers, for whatever reason isn't in the 2020 draft file. Ivan Carrillo and Jace Hunter are, but Randy isn't. I'm going to try it again and see what happens, I'm befuddled why this is, and unfortunately, since the creator of FBCB is hardly ever on any forums anymore, it's really hard to get answers about the game.

But the good news I did get the draft files imported properly, as far as I know.

[Travis]

Glad to hear, hope the process doesn't give you too many headaches.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here is a look at the final player stats for the 2019-2020 season.

[rjolley]

Decent year for Tim, but a lot of work to do. He played much better towards the end of the season, which may mean there's big things ahead.

[britrock88]

I have good news and bad news regarding the draft files. I was able to figure out how to run them, I did a test run. Unfortunately, one of our seniors, Randy Rodgers, for whatever reason isn't in the 2020 draft file. Ivan Carrillo and Jace Hunter are, but Randy isn't. I'm going to try it again and see what happens, I'm befuddled why this is, and unfortunately, since the creator of FBCB is hardly ever on any forums anymore, it's really hard to get answers about the game.

But the good news I did get the draft files imported properly, as far as I know.

I saw HR post in the FBPB thread just a couple days ago...

[collegesportsfanms]

2019-2020 Season Recap

Season Awards

SR Jace Hunter- Jace was the NCAA Player of the Year, as well as All-NCAA 1st Team. Keeping it going, he was the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and a member of the Atlantic 10 1st Team.

SR Randy Rodgers- Randy made the All-NCAA 2nd Team as well as being named SEC Player of the Year and a member of the SEC 1st Team.

FR Cameron Blodgett- Cameron was named to the NCAA All-Freshman Team, as well as making the ACC All-Freshman Team and being named ACC Freshman of the Year.

FR Jawouk Bafou- Jawouk was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team.

FR Qwikshot Collins- Qwikshot was also named to the Big East All-Freshman Team.

SO Jaybard Riley- Probably the biggest snub was the fact that not only did he not get any NCAA Awards, but he didn't even make the Big 10 1st Team! Jaybard ended up on the Big 10 2nd Team. Go figure that one out!

JR Ricardo Tubbs- Ricardo was named to the Mountain West 2nd Team.

SR Ivan Carrillo- Ivan was named to the Pac 10 2nd Team.

8 of our FOFCers got some kind of award. Not bad!

Conference Movement

We've got some movement that affects some of our FOFC players. BYU and Oregon State have swapped conference, so this will effect Ricardo Tubbs at UNLV and Path Twelve at Oregon.

Coach Movement

Best I can tell, none of our FOFCers will be affected by a coach move, because it doesn't look like any of our schools hired a new head coach.

Transfers

Erik Flamebeard will have 4 years of eligibility left, but it won't be at UCLA. He has decided to transfer. We'll let you know where he ends up.

NBA Draft

ok, so I've imported the draft class about 10 times, and every time it comes up the same.. no Randy Rodgers. I don't get it at all, but we have to move on. ntndeacon, I apologize for this, I don't know what's up, but if you want another play when I get ready to take sign-ups again, which will be 2 or 3 seasons down the road, you've got 1.

As for our other 2 seniors? Jace Hunter went to Detroit as the 2nd pick, so he will be a Piston!

Ivan Carrillo was also drafted with the 50th pick. He'll be going to Portland.

Last note before I completely wrap-up this season, Erik Flamebeard has decided to create A LOT of drama between FOFC players, as he has transferred to North Carolina. There's gonna be some wars for the next few years between Erik and Chester over at Maryland, but more specifically between Erik and Ralph and Cameron at Duke. Should be fun!

The 2020-2021 Season will begin sometime next week, and it will include our first ever pro players. Looking forward to it.

[collegesportsfanms]

I saw HR post in the FBPB thread just a couple days ago...

Thanks, I've PMed him, I'll see if he responds.

[collegesportsfanms]

I am planning on getting this going in the next day or 2, my only issue right now is exactly how to keep track of the pro players. Not that I'm slighting any of the 2 pro players, but there is no way I'm keeping game by game stats for 82 games plus playoffs. A 30-40 game season is sometimes bad enough to keep track of for NCAA.

What I'm thinking about doing is still doing the week by week, but just giving averages for the week, or maybe every 2 weeks. A lot of it is going to boil down to how often some of you want to see your pro player commented on. I can do weekly, give a couple averages and a weekly recap.

I'm open to suggestions on this from either Jace Hunter or Ivan Carrillo. Or if you could care less about your guy, maybe I'll just do monthly, yearly reports. Let me know, and I'll keep thinking about it.

[Travis]

Whatever works best for you. Maybe less frequent overall reports (monthly) but include highlights of any big time performances? Maybe tweak it for a while to find a format that works best for you?

[Neuqua]

Been traveling over the past week but just caught up to this dynasty now, go Spartans!