The Heritage Conference (FBCB)

[Young Drachma]

So I've been trying to come up with a storyline for a while and didn't have anything that stuck. But the other idea, I thought about this idea of a D1 conference of fictional schools in the Midwest called the Heritage Conference.

The idea is that due to the Great Migration, there are a bunch of historically black colleges & universities that sprout up in the 1940s and 1950s as post-war alternatives for black students and urban ethnic immigrants from Europe living in cities. These schools would provide the next generation of teachers and other skilled workers for communities around the midwest and help cities stave off their eventual decline into the post-industrial era.

But in this parallel universe, the midwest HBCUs eventually decide to form a conference of their own -- with a few non-area schools -- with the desire to compete at a national level and with a hope of becoming a kind of Big Ten for the HBCU set.

Their first season in college basketball is 1984-85 and the conference has seven schools as charter members. They do not get an automatic bid to the NCAA during that first year.

Here are the charter members:


Southeast Michigan A&M (Warren, MI)
Iowa Polytechnic (Davenport, IA)
Mississippi River State (Brooklyn, IL)
Nebraska A&T (Omaha, NE)
New Jersey A&M (Cherry Hill, NJ)
Northwest Indiana State (Gary, IN)
Pennsylvania A&T (Easton, PA)


I haven't decided what the punchline will be or even where the story arc will take us, but I'm intrigued by the idea of following their progress over the next couple of decades.

Because I created this conference in my main NBA feeder, I doubt I'll go as fast as I normally do, but we'll see how the story evolves.

[Young Drachma]

After 3 years as a non-NCAA automatic bid league, Chicago State and Tennessee State joined the Heritage Conference for the 1987-88 season and the NCAA tournament expanded to 65 teams.

[rjolley]

Interesting idea. Will be following along and rooting for the hometown NWISU team.

[Young Drachma]

With the additions of Freeman College (Creve Coeur, MO), Denver State (CO) & University of Grand Rapids (MI), the Heritage Conference now has 12 teams. The league in 1987-88 rebrands as "The Heritage League"


1987 Heritage Conference Standings

TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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Chicago State Cougars 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 50 46
Tennessee State Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 289 42
Northwest Indiana 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 355 17
Southeast Michigan A&M 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 356 23
Iowa Poly Carvers 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 357 23
Mississippi River State Mudhounds 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 358 23
Nebraska A&T 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 359 37
New Jersey A&M 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 360 52
Pennsylvania A&T 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 361 33
Freeman North Stars 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 362 35
Denver State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 363 25
Grand Rapids Autos 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 364 25

[Young Drachma]

DENVER STATE BASKETBALL 1990-91

After languishing in the first three years of the program's D1 history, Denver State receives a new university president in Dr. Martin Staff, a former All-American basketball player at Princeton who wants to transform Denver State into a national power and invests in basketball as a way to increase the name recognition of the institution.

Before they can be a national power, they've got to get out of the Heritage League basement. First up, hiring an entirely new coaching staff.


DENVER STATE PROWLERS TEAM PERFORMANCE

Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1989 Denver State 7 22 5 11 350 272 14 No Postseason
1988 Denver State 4 27 3 13 364 364 17 No Postseason
1987 Denver State 2 28 1 15 364 364 21 No Postseason

[Young Drachma]

I'm going to do a Game of the Week style dynasty to start. I need to get a better sense of the league at large to make it easier to get immersed into the team itself. We'll go around the country looking at interesting teams, finding storylines and of we'll get better acquainted with the Denver State team too.

That'll make tournament-time a lot more interesting because we'll at least have a better sense of the programs outside of their historical legacies and can start to know them in this particular universe.

Plus I just don't necessarily find the early years of writing about a low-major program all that interesting if you're not coaching games and playing them out (which is not something I want to do or even have time for.)

[Young Drachma]

The Heritage League lost Chicago State and Tennessee State back to their original conferences, so the league is back to 10 teams.

For recruiting, I've decided how to jumpstart this storyline. Denver State is going to focus exclusively on recruiting talent in-region & overseas and ignoring everyone else.

If we do it right, eventually the team can improve through foreign talent sourcing and eventually getting better local players to stay nearby. I'm starting with Denver State, but might eventually become more expansive in the league to create a more competitive setup.

I'm still going to try to do a Game of the Week style focus too, so we can get better acquainted with the rest of the league, too.

[Young Drachma]

1990-91 DENVER STATE PROWLERS

The Prowlers had a breakout season and made the NCAA tournament as a #8 seed. First up, Loyola out of the Missouri Valley Conference.


Denver State 63, Loyola (IL) 56

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Loyola (IL) (21-12, 11-7):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Sid Sipes C 23 0-3 0-0 2 3 1 5 0
Z. Villasenor PF 30 1-1 0-0 1 5 2 4 2
Clarence Suber SF 34 5-18 6-8 0 4 0 1 18
Matthaus Schoepf SG 35 4-6 4-6 2 5 0 3 14
Victor Kroeger PG 34 3-3 2-3 0 2 6 5 10
Steven Martin PG 8 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0
R. Hollenbeck C 19 1-3 1-3 1 4 0 1 3
Eric Smith SG 3 1-1 4-4 0 1 0 0 7
Jim Martinez PF 8 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Wenzel Haun C 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Arnold Rains SF 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0

Turnovers: 14 (S.Sipes 1, Z.Villasenor 1, C.Suber 4,
M.Schoepf 1, V.Kroeger 5, A.Rains 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (S.Sipes 2, Z.Villasenor 2)
Steals: 4 (C.Suber 2, J.Martinez 1, W.Haun 1)
3P FGs: 7-20 (C.Suber 2-14, M.Schoepf 2-3, V.Kroeger
2-2, E.Smith 1-1)

Denver State (27-5, 14-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Anton Thornton C 28 1-5 0-0 4 5 0 3 2
Reece Porter PF 30 4-12 8-9 2 5 0 2 16
Harvey Elliott SF 24 4-9 0-0 1 8 0 5 10
Zac Sutton SG 26 1-2 4-4 0 3 6 3 7
Harry Gill PG 24 1-2 0-0 2 2 4 5 2
Archie Johnston PG 21 4-7 2-4 1 1 1 3 10
Caleb Jordan C 18 0-1 1-2 0 4 0 2 1
Eli Hancock PF 7 1-1 1-2 0 1 0 0 3
Iziah Thompson SF 12 3-4 2-4 2 5 0 2 9
Cody Burnside SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Cruise SG 9 1-4 0-0 1 2 0 3 3

Turnovers: 12 (A.Thornton 2, R.Porter 3, H.Elliott 1,
Z.Sutton 1, H.Gill 1, A.Johnston 2, C.Jordan 2)
Blocked Shots: 6 (A.Thornton 3, Z.Sutton 2, C.Jordan 1)
Steals: 8 (H.Elliott 1, Z.Sutton 4, H.Gill 1,
A.Johnston 1, I.Thompson 1)
3P FGs: 5-13 (R.Porter 0-1, H.Elliott 2-3, Z.Sutton
1-2, H.Gill 0-1, C.Jordan 0-1, I.Thompson 1-1,
K.Cruise 1-4)

Player of Game: SG Zac Sutton (DENST)


In the Round of 32, we fall to top-seed Creighton to end our season.


Creighton 86, Denver State 78

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Denver State (27-6, 14-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Anton Thornton C 24 1-3 0-1 1 4 0 4 2
Reece Porter PF 18 4-8 4-7 2 3 0 5 15
Harvey Elliott SF 19 2-6 4-5 0 2 0 4 8
Zac Sutton SG 35 5-6 4-6 1 5 8 3 17
Harry Gill PG 34 5-10 4-6 1 3 9 4 16
Archie Johnston SF 22 5-9 3-4 0 1 0 3 14
Caleb Jordan C 26 1-3 0-0 0 7 2 2 2
Eli Hancock PF 11 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Iziah Thompson SF 8 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Cedric Sadowski C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Cruise SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

Turnovers: 18 (A.Thornton 3, Z.Sutton 4, H.Gill 5,
A.Johnston 2, C.Jordan 2, I.Thompson 2)
Blocked Shots: 7 (A.Thornton 2, H.Elliott 1, Z.Sutton
1, C.Jordan 2, E.Hancock 1)
Steals: 12 (A.Thornton 1, Z.Sutton 6, H.Gill 3,
C.Jordan 2)
3P FGs: 9-18 (R.Porter 3-5, H.Elliott 0-1, Z.Sutton
3-4, H.Gill 2-7, A.Johnston 1-1)

Creighton (29-6, 14-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Milan Jarvis C 30 3-4 2-2 3 7 0 0 8
Barry Glover PF 34 3-7 0-4 1 7 1 3 6
Ronald Laliberte SF 13 5-7 0-0 1 3 0 2 12
Freddy Damico SG 27 4-7 4-6 0 3 8 3 13
Daniel Karp PG 14 5-6 2-3 0 0 0 4 15
Kevin Oxley SF 11 0-4 0-0 0 3 1 5 0
Brian Batts SG 18 2-8 0-2 1 1 1 5 6
Merlin Fisher PG 16 5-5 2-2 2 2 1 2 15
Chris Harris C 12 1-1 0-1 3 8 0 0 2
Dave Ussery SF 20 3-5 3-8 3 4 2 1 9
Phillip Brown PF 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Truman Heyer SF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

Turnovers: 18 (M.Jarvis 1, B.Glover 1, F.Damico 2,
D.Karp 2, K.Oxley 2, B.Batts 3, M.Fisher 2, C.Harris
1, D.Ussery 4)
Blocked Shots: 3 (M.Jarvis 1, R.Laliberte 1, C.Harris 1)
Steals: 6 (M.Jarvis 1, F.Damico 2, D.Karp 2, B.Batts 1)
3P FGs: 11-22 (R.Laliberte 2-3, F.Damico 1-3, D.Karp
3-4, K.Oxley 0-1, B.Batts 2-7, M.Fisher 3-3, T.Heyer
0-1)

Player of Game: SG Zac Sutton (DENST)



#8 DENVER STATE PROWLERS Averages

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Reece Porter SF 33 33 25.3 15.8 0.8 3.0 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.6 3.5 11.6
Archie Johnston PG 33 23 23.8 14.0 0.8 1.8 1.5 1.6 0.2 2.0 3.8 7.6
Harry Gill PG 33 33 27.4 7.6 0.7 2.3 6.3 1.3 0.1 1.6 3.6 12.5
Harvey Elliott SG 32 4 14.0 7.6 0.9 2.3 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.3 2.7 5.0
Eli Hancock PF 33 0 20.5 5.4 1.5 5.2 1.0 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.2 6.5
Iziah Thompson SF 33 0 17.3 5.2 1.5 3.5 0.7 1.4 0.1 1.0 2.2 5.0
Zac Sutton SG 21 10 15.6 5.1 0.9 2.6 3.0 1.5 0.4 1.3 1.6 7.6
Caleb Jordan C 33 29 29.7 4.7 1.4 5.9 0.8 0.4 1.9 2.0 2.1 11.7
Anton Thornton PF 33 33 29.4 4.7 3.0 7.3 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.6 12.0
Cody Burnside SF 10 0 2.9 1.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 2.3
Kevin Cruise SG 9 0 3.4 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.6
Cedric Sadowski C 15 0 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.2
Dexter Gibson C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ezra Carroll SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jon Dean SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Harry Porter and Archie Johnston are both seniors, but Reece Porter comes back with a loaded freshman class and we'll have high hopes for next year.

[Young Drachma]

1991-92 DENVER STATE PROWLERS

#8 DENVER STATE PROWLERS General

Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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Dexter Gibson 13 C Sr* 6-9 239 No A+ OK Council Bluffs, IA
Eli Hancock 25 PF Sr 6-6 243 Yes A OK Cheyenne, WY
Ezra Carroll 15 SG Jr* 6-3 191 Yes A+ OK Holcomb, KS
Caleb Jordan 23 C Jr* 6-9 266 Yes A+ OK Denver, CO
Cody Burnside 54 SF Jr 6-6 217 Yes C OK Woodland Park, CO
Jon Dean 50 SG So* 6-0 196 Yes C OK Aurora, CO
Kevin Cruise 20 SG So* 6-2 201 Yes C OK Salem, IN
Reece Porter 44 SF So 6-8 255 Yes A+ OK Aurora, CO
Zac Sutton 43 SG So 6-3 195 Yes A+ OK Manti, UT
Terciero Flores 11 SG Fr 5-11 144 Yes A+ OK Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Arttur Haapala 32 PF Fr 6-9 175 Yes A OK Sotkamo, Finland
Ossi Knuutila 21 SF Fr 6-7 231 Yes A OK Helsinki, Finland
Kerim Adem 2 C Fr 6-11 312 Yes A OK Ankara, Turkey
Daxton Russell 10 PG Fr 6-2 179 No D OK Mineral Wells, TX
Marvin Jackson 42 PG Fr 6-0 182 No F- OK Fountain Valley, CA

[Young Drachma]

1993-94
Iowa Poly = Carver Polytech
New Jersey A&M = Robeson University
Pennsylvania A&T = Garvey Institute
Grand Rapids closed replaced by James Baldwin College (Harlem, NY)

[Young Drachma]

Wisconsin State (Beloit, WI) is the newest program in the Heritage League, joining in 1995.

I've simmed through the 1997-98 season. The Heritage League is actually one of the best mid-major leagues in the country, though they haven't had much tournament success to show for it yet. They have been a great showing in the NIT the past few years, three straight NIT runner-ups have come from the Heritage League.

NCAA CHAMPIONS


NCAA Champs

Season Team Record Opponent Score
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1997 UCLA Bruins 28-10 Connecticut Huskies 82-67
1996 Kansas Jayhawks 36-3 CCNY Beavers 72-57
1995 Connecticut Huskies 28-10 Nebraska Cornhuskers 56-52
1994 Oklahoma Sooners 31-8 Clemson Tigers 85-47
1993 Oklahoma Sooners 28-10 Texas A&M Aggies 75-66
1992 Connecticut Huskies 35-4 Indiana State Sycamores 78-54
1991 Houston Cougars 26-11 Stanford Cardinal 67-62
1990 Baylor Bears 32-6 Connecticut Huskies 58-56
1989 Seton Hall Pirates 32-7 Virginia Cavaliers 95-91
1988 USC Trojans 26-11 NC State Wolfpack 73-60
1987 Clemson Tigers 31-8 Florida Atlantic Owls 74-40
1986 UCLA Bruins 34-5 Florida Gators 66-63
1985 Pittsburgh Panthers 33-6 Florida Gators 62-57
1984 Colorado State Rams 32-5 Pittsburgh Panthers 65-37
1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders 31-7 Baylor Bears 81-58
1982 Southern Illinois Salukis 32-6 Kentucky Wildcats 38-35
1981 Chicago Maroons 34-3 Seton Hall Pirates 61-59
1980 Stanford Cardinal 27-11 North Carolina Tar Heels 65-59
1979 Florida State Seminoles 29-10 Oklahoma Sooners 67-52
1978 CCNY Beavers 39-1 North Carolina Tar Heels 102-94
1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers 28-9 Tennessee Volunteers 85-77
1976 Texas A&M Aggies 33-5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 60-52
1975 Alabama Crimson Tide 31-8 Boston College Eagles 74-54
1974 Tennessee Volunteers 27-10 Chicago Maroons 60-57
1973 Oregon Ducks 36-3 West Virginia Mountaineers 77-75
1972 Oregon Ducks 29-8 Florida Gators 72-49
1971 Texas A&M Aggies 29-8 Maryland Terrapins 69-61
1970 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 28-8 Texas A&M Aggies 70-61
1969 Oregon Ducks 32-5 North Carolina Tar Heels 80-48
1968 Oregon Ducks 31-6 Pittsburgh Panthers 70-57
1967 CCNY Beavers 37-2 Texas Tech Red Raiders 67-58
1966 CCNY Beavers 37-3 Louisville Cardinals 63-47
1965 Florida State Seminoles 28-11 Tennessee Volunteers 71-51
1964 Charlotte 49ers 30-7 Creighton Bluejays 78-70
1963 CCNY Beavers 37-3 Houston Cougars 77-67
1962 CCNY Beavers 34-2 Florida Atlantic Owls 59-54
1961 Florida Gators 30-8 UTEP Miners 71-40
1960 Michigan State Spartans 34-4 Texas A&M Aggies 72-66
1959 Valparaiso Crusaders 29-8 Charlotte 49ers 59-36

Season Team Record Opponent Score
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1958 UCLA Bruins 29-9 Nebraska Cornhuskers 64-54
1957 Kentucky Wildcats 33-5 Michigan State Spartans 49-39
1956 Nebraska Cornhuskers 29-9 Syracuse Orangemen 92-72
1955 Nebraska Cornhuskers 27-11 Santa Clara Broncos 63-58
1954 Rhode Island Rams 28-7 Oregon Ducks 60-50
1953 Michigan Wolverines 30-8 Utah Utes 59-46
1952 Pepperdine Waves 31-6 TCU Horned Frogs 84-80
1951 Kansas State Wildcats 29-9 Pepperdine Waves 67-66
1950 Villanova Wildcats 37-1 Bucknell Bison 57-42
1949 Michigan State Spartans 35-3 Texas A&M Aggies 80-67
1948 Utah Utes 34-4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 90-79
1947 Louisville Cardinals 29-10 Villanova Wildcats 80-69
1946 Villanova Wildcats 38-1 Kentucky Wildcats 101-66
1945 Oregon Ducks 32-6 Western Illinois Leathernecks 81-68
1944 Georgia State Panthers 32-6 Villanova Wildcats 59-53
1943 George Washington Colonials 27-12 Valparaiso Crusaders 89-64
1942 Michigan State Spartans 36-2 Miami Hurricanes 65-56
1941 Dayton Flyers 36-2 Michigan State Spartans 72-64
1940 Gonzaga Bulldogs 33-6 Michigan State Spartans 70-60



NIT CHAMPIONS


NIT Champs

Season Team Record Opponent Score
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1997 Stanford Cardinal 24-13 Nebraska A&T 80-69
1996 Siena Saints 24-12 Mississippi River State Mudhounds 58-52
1995 Temple Owls 25-13 Southeast Michigan A&M 76-67
1994 Pittsburgh Panthers 24-12 Colorado State Rams 88-79
1993 Louisville Cardinals 24-14 Bradley Braves 91-90
1992 Georgia Bulldogs 24-14 Loyola Marymount Lions 68-63
1991 Arizona State Sun Devils 23-12 Texas State Bobcats 73-72
1990 LSU Tigers 26-11 Wright State Raiders 69-57
1989 Mississippi State Bulldogs 25-13 Arizona Wildcats 78-66
1988 DePaul Blue Demons 23-13 Kansas State Wildcats 71-49
1987 Michigan State Spartans 24-12 Louisville Cardinals 73-64
1986 South Carolina Gamecocks 24-14 Florida International Golden Panthers 82-66
1985 Texas A&M Aggies 25-14 Nebraska Cornhuskers 77-67
1984 Seton Hall Pirates 25-12 Mercer Bears 63-54
1983 Arizona Wildcats 24-12 Syracuse Orangemen 61-44
1982 Baylor Bears 23-13 La Salle Explorers 88-71
1981 California Bears 23-13 Michigan State Spartans 63-53
1980 Florida State Seminoles 26-10 Texas State Bobcats 70-65
1979 Florida A&M Rattlers 30-6 Iowa State Cyclones 68-58
1978 Hofstra Pride 26-11 Georgia Southern Eagles 55-42
1977 Xavier Musketeers 24-14 Clemson Tigers 79-64
1976 Oregon Ducks 23-13 Pittsburgh Panthers 70-65
1975 Chicago Maroons 24-12 Xavier Musketeers 66-39
1974 North Carolina Tar Heels 23-13 Kansas State Wildcats 63-50
1973 UCLA Bruins 23-12 Georgia State Panthers 76-69
1972 Radford Highlanders 25-11 Georgetown Hoyas 83-76
1971 Iowa Hawkeyes 23-13 IPFW Mastadons 82-79
1970 Evansville Aces 25-9 Pepperdine Waves 83-65
1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders 26-10 Utah State Aggies 57-47
1968 Northern Iowa Panthers 26-10 Valparaiso Crusaders 69-61
1967 South Carolina Gamecocks 25-14 Texas A&M-CC Islanders 60-52
1966 Florida Gators 23-13 Texas Tech Red Raiders 68-58
1965 Kentucky Wildcats 24-13 Seton Hall Pirates 70-44
1964 CCNY Beavers 36-1 Virginia Tech Hokies 74-60
1963 Creighton Bluejays 24-12 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 65-56
1962 Villanova Wildcats 32-5 South Florida Bulls 69-39
1961 Villanova Wildcats 33-3 Delaware Blue Hens 89-63
1960 Oregon Ducks 30-8 Georgetown Hoyas 74-71
1959 Texas Tech Red Raiders 31-7 Michigan State Spartans 65-43

Season Team Record Opponent Score
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1958 Kentucky Wildcats 33-5 Ohio State Buckeyes 65-46
1957 Dayton Flyers 24-12 Oregon Ducks 83-75
1956 Oregon Ducks 30-8 Virginia Cavaliers 62-53
1955 Iowa Hawkeyes 27-9 Michigan State Spartans 65-51
1954 Louisville Cardinals 27-10 West Virginia Mountaineers 76-70
1953 Michigan State Spartans 31-6 Gonzaga Bulldogs 67-48
1952 Kentucky Wildcats 30-8 Florida Gators 73-72
1951 Florida Gators 29-8 Kentucky Wildcats 74-51
1950 Michigan Wolverines 27-9 Florida Gators 85-45

[Young Drachma]

CONFERENCE CHAMPS
TOURNAMENT


Conference Champs

Season Team Record
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1997 Mississippi River State 18-14 (9-7)
1996 Nebraska A&T 25-7 (13-3)
1995 Carver 21-11 (10-6)
1994 Baldwin 25-8 (13-3)
1993 Denver State 21-11 (11-5)
1992 Denver State 20-12 (9-7)
1991 Denver State 28-3 (13-3)
1990 Denver State 26-5 (14-2)
1989 Freeman 18-13 (9-7)
1988 Chicago State 21-14 (10-6)
1987 Freeman 10-24 (4-12)
1986 New Jersey A&M 16-18 (5-2)
1985 Mississippi River State 10-22 (3-3)
1984 Nebraska A&T 10-22 (4-2)




REGULAR SEASON


Conference Champs

Season Team Record
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1997 Robeson 21-12 (12-4)
1996 Garvey 28-4 (13-3)
1995 Mississippi River State 19-12 (11-5)
1994 Baldwin 25-8 (13-3)
1993 Denver State 21-11 (11-5)
1992 Grand Rapids 20-10 (13-3)
1991 Denver State 28-3 (13-3)
1990 Denver State 26-5 (14-2)
1989 New Jersey A&M 22-11 (11-5)
1988 New Jersey A&M 15-18 (10-6)
1987 Tennessee State 19-13 (11-5)
1986 New Jersey A&M 16-18 (5-2)
1985 Pennsylvania A&T 8-22 (5-1)
1984 Southeast Michigan A&M 10-21 (6-0)

[Young Drachma]

For the upcoming 1998-99 season, Heritage League teams were renamed to their state monikers, just for immersion/ease of figuring out where the fuck they are reasons.


1998 Heritage League Standings

TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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Nebraska A&T 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 37 76
Mississippi River State Mudhounds 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 81 68
Denver State Prowlers 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 100 77
New Jersey A&M Leaders 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 143 69
Wisconsin State Robins 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 160 38
Iowa Polytech Peanuts 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 162 78
Grand Rapids State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 203 69
SUNY-Harlem 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 252 69
Northwest Indiana 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 253 63
Southeast Michigan A&M 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 258 67
Missouri A&T Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 320 58

[Young Drachma]

My favorite factoid discovery of the day - Central Connecticut State - had the same head coach from 1940 until the 70s. They've only had four head coaches in their history so far.

Tony Alexander is the losingest coach in this league's history with 760.



CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE COACHING STAFF

Season Head Coach Assistant Coach Recruiting Coordinator Scout
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1997 Charles Taber Albert Owens Quinton Edward Auston Abbott
1996 Charles Taber Albert Owens Quinton Edward Auston Abbott
1995 Charles Taber Albert Owens Quinton Edward Auston Abbott
1994 Charles Taber Albert Owens Quinton Edward Auston Abbott
1993 Charles Taber Albert Owens Quinton Edward Auston Abbott
1992 Darrin Hogan Micah Gonzales Randall Chandler Coleman Zelaya
1991 Darrin Hogan Micah Gonzales Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1990 Darrin Hogan Micah Gonzales Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1989 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1988 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1987 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1986 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1985 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1984 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1983 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1982 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1981 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1980 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Coleman Zelaya
1979 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Theron Nagy
1978 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Theron Nagy
1977 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Theron Nagy
1976 Terry Cisneros Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Theron Nagy
1975 Tony Alexander Marvin Carrero Stephen McKnight Theron Nagy
1974 Tony Alexander Marvin Carrero Edward Houck Theron Nagy
1973 Tony Alexander Marvin Carrero Edward Houck Theron Nagy
1972 Tony Alexander Marvin Carrero Edward Houck Theron Nagy
1971 Tony Alexander Marvin Carrero Edward Houck Theron Nagy
1970 Tony Alexander Marvin Carrero Edward Houck Theron Nagy
1969 Tony Alexander Marvin Carrero Theron Nagy Edward Houck
1968 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1967 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1966 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1965 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1964 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1963 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1962 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1961 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1960 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1959 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1958 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1957 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1956 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1955 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1954 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Aubrey Mayer Edward Houck
1953 Tony Alexander Theron Nagy Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1952 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1951 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1950 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1949 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1948 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1947 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1946 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1945 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1944 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1943 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1942 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1941 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer
1940 Tony Alexander Ethan Oster Benton Pinkham Aubrey Mayer

[Young Drachma]

FINAL FOUR TEAMS (through 1997


National Semifinals Champs

Season Bracket Team Bracket Team
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1997 West Arizona Midwest UCLA
East Pittsburgh South Connecticut
1996 West CCNY Midwest Kansas
East Virginia Tech South Colorado
1995 West Nebraska Midwest Connecticut
East DePaul South Creighton
1994 West Oregon Midwest Texas A&M
East Oklahoma South Clemson
1993 West Oklahoma Midwest Texas A&M
East Indiana State South Oregon
1992 West Indiana State Midwest Baylor
East Connecticut South Colorado State
1991 West Stanford Midwest Nebraska
East Houston South Cincinnati
1990 West DePaul Midwest Baylor
East Oregon South Connecticut
1989 West Oregon Midwest Virginia
East Pittsburgh South Seton Hall
1988 West USC Midwest Kansas
East NC State South Clemson
1987 West Colorado State Midwest Texas A&M
East Florida Atlantic South Clemson
1986 West Florida Midwest UCLA
East Villanova South Temple
1985 West Stanford Midwest Baylor
East Pittsburgh South Florida
1984 West Colorado State Midwest Southern Illinois
East Pittsburgh South Baylor
1983 West Texas Tech Midwest Baylor
East Tennessee South SMU
1982 West Texas Tech Midwest Stanford
East Southern Illinois South Kentucky
1981 West Chicago Midwest Seton Hall
East Nebraska South Pittsburgh
1980 West North Carolina Midwest Stanford
East CCNY South Tennessee
1979 West Oklahoma Midwest Texas
East Florida State South Alabama
1978 West North Carolina Midwest Illinois State

Season Bracket Team Bracket Team
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East CCNY South Ole Miss
1977 West Nebraska Midwest TCU
East Tennessee South NC State
1976 West Georgia Tech Midwest Texas A&M
East Louisiana Tech South Ohio
1975 West UNLV Midwest Kansas State
East Boston College South Alabama
1974 West Chicago Midwest Tennessee
East UCLA South Kentucky
1973 West Oregon Midwest TCU
East West Virginia South LIU Brooklyn
1972 West Texas A&M Midwest Oregon
East Oregon State South Florida
1971 West Creighton Midwest Texas A&M
East Kansas South Maryland
1970 West Texas A&M Midwest Nebraska
East Louisiana Tech South UCLA
1969 West Oregon Midwest TCU
East North Carolina South Florida
1968 West Oregon Midwest Oregon State
East Pittsburgh South CCNY
1967 West Texas Tech Midwest Michigan State
East CCNY South Villanova
1966 West Pepperdine Midwest Michigan State
East CCNY South Louisville
1965 West Tennessee Midwest Clemson
East Florida State South North Carolina
1964 West Oregon State Midwest Creighton
East Alabama South Charlotte
1963 West Michigan State Midwest Northern Iowa
East CCNY South Houston
1962 West Texas A&M Midwest TCU
East CCNY South Florida Atlantic
1961 West Creighton Midwest UTEP
East North Carolina South Florida
1960 West UNLV Midwest Michigan State
East Providence South Texas A&M
1959 West TCU Midwest Valparaiso
East Villanova South Charlotte
1958 West UCLA Midwest Nebraska

Season Bracket Team Bracket Team
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East Villanova South South Carolina
1957 West Colorado State Midwest Michigan State
East Virginia Tech South Kentucky
1956 West Nebraska Midwest Syracuse
East Temple South Alabama
1955 West Santa Clara Midwest Nebraska
East Connecticut South Florida
1954 West Oregon Midwest Oakland
East Rhode Island South Charleston
1953 West Utah Midwest Notre Dame
East Michigan South SMU
1952 West Pepperdine Midwest TCU
East North Carolina South Arkansas
1951 West Pepperdine Midwest Michigan State
East Kansas State South Pittsburgh
1950 West Utah Midwest Ohio State
East Villanova South Bucknell
1949 West Texas A&M Midwest Michigan State
East Villanova South Belmont
1948 West Northern Arizona Midwest Notre Dame
East Villanova South Utah
1947 West Texas Midwest Iowa
East Villanova South Louisville
1946 West IPFW Midwest Wichita State
East Villanova South Kentucky
1945 West Oregon Midwest Western Illinois
East Georgia State South USC Upstate
1944 West Georgia State Midwest SMU
East Villanova South Clemson
1943 West UNLV Midwest Saint Mary's
East George Washington South Valparaiso
1942 West Michigan State Midwest Dayton
East Miami (FL) South Kentucky
1941 West Michigan State Midwest Dayton
East Kentucky South Louisville
1940 West Gonzaga Midwest Michigan State
East George Washington South Miami (FL)

[Young Drachma]

2000-01 is the first season of the 68-team tournament in this universe.

[Young Drachma]

I updated the league HTML. (http://playcousins.co/fiction/bball/) Have no idea what I'm doing with this, but...I keep convincing myself there's a game in here somewhere, even if it's just playing fantasy basketball around my simulated league.

[Young Drachma]

Went through the archives and stumbled upon this gem of a 1982 championship game. Not only is the result bonkers - UK losing to SIU for the national title - it's the score that's insane.


Southern Illinois 38, Kentucky 35

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Foster Aviles C 25 2-4 0-0 1 4 0 5 4
Chris Compenza PF 30 1-4 0-0 2 8 3 2 2
Leland Hurley SF 30 2-7 0-0 0 3 2 3 5
Jerry Warfield SG 25 1-7 0-2 2 4 1 4 3
Daniel Dietrich PG 35 4-7 2-2 0 5 2 4 13
Chris Hail PG 12 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Blaine Averill SF 10 1-3 1-1 0 1 1 3 3
George Wallace PG 8 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
John Burton PF 14 1-5 4-5 0 1 0 4 6
Earl Kruse C 11 1-3 0-0 1 3 0 0 2

Turnovers: 10 (F.Aviles 2, C.Compenza 2, J.Warfield 2,
D.Dietrich 3, C.Hail 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (F.Aviles 1, C.Compenza 3, J.Warfield
1, J.Burton 3, E.Kruse 1)
Steals: 2 (L.Hurley 1, J.Warfield 1)
3P FGs: 5-17 (L.Hurley 1-5, J.Warfield 1-4, D.Dietrich
3-5, C.Hail 0-1, B.Averill 0-1, J.Burton 0-1)

Kentucky:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Chad Thibeault C 31 1-6 2-4 1 6 1 2 4
George Munger PF 37 1-4 1-4 2 11 1 2 3
Emanuel Brim SF 24 0-3 2-2 0 2 0 5 2
Lance Hager SG 37 3-12 5-8 3 9 3 1 14
Timothy Kwan PG 29 2-5 2-4 3 4 0 3 7
Albert Strother C 11 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
David Battista PG 11 0-1 0-2 0 2 0 0 0
Henry Ange SG 15 1-2 0-1 0 0 1 3 3
Chris Bills SG 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Jerold Shaffer PG 1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 0
Joseph Holliday SF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Levi Ovalle PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

Turnovers: 11 (C.Thibeault 1, G.Munger 2, E.Brim 2,
L.Hager 2, T.Kwan 2, A.Strother 1, H.Ange 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Thibeault 1, G.Munger 1, A.Strother
1)
Steals: 3 (L.Hager 1, T.Kwan 2)
3P FGs: 5-13 (E.Brim 0-2, L.Hager 3-4, T.Kwan 1-4,
D.Battista 0-1, H.Ange 1-2)

Player of Game: PG Daniel Dietrich (SIU)

[Young Drachma]

There has never been an undefeated national champion.

Only two programs have finished the season with a single loss:


1946 Villanova (38-1)
1978 CCNY (39-1)

Double-digit losses while winning the national championship:


1943 George Washington (27-12)
1947 Louisville (29-10)
1955 Nebraska (27-11)
1965 Florida State (28-11)
1974 Tennessee (27-10)
1979 Florida State (29-10)
1980 Stanford (27-11)
1988 USC (26-11)
1991 Houston (26-11)
1993 Oklahoma (28-10)
1995 UConn (28-10)
1997 UCLA (28-10)


Mid-major national champions:

1940: Gonzaga
1941: Dayton
1943: George Washington
1944: Georgia State
1954: Rhode Island
1959: Valparaiso
1970: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
1981: Chicago Maroons
1982: Southern Illinois Salukis

[bbgunn]

Pardon me if I overlooked it somewhere... how have the Heritage Conference members done in the NCAAs? What's the farthest anyone has gone?

[Young Drachma]

Good question!

Here's what the Heritage Conference has done in the NCAAs through the 1999 season.


Heritage Stats Leaders

# Team Apps W L Pct Sweet 16 Elite 8 F4 Champs
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1 Denver State 5 4 5 .444 1 1 0 0
2 Iowa Polytech 4 2 4 .333 1 0 0 0
3 Missouri A&T 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0
4 Nebraska A&T 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
5 New Jersey A&M 1 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0
6 SUNY-Harlem 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
7 Grand Rapids State 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
8 Mississippi River St 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
9 Southeast Michigan A&M 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
10 Northwest Indiana 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
11 Wisconsin State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0


In the NIT, Heritage Conference teams have been finalists three times, three straight years (1995-97)


Heritage Stats Leaders

# Team Apps W L Pct Champs
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1 New Jersey A&M 5 1 5 .167 0
2 Nebraska A&T 3 4 3 .571 0
3 Iowa Polytech 2 2 2 .500 0
4 Denver State 2 3 3 .500 0
5 SUNY-Harlem 2 3 2 .600 0
6 Mississippi River St 2 4 2 .667 0
7 Grand Rapids State 1 1 1 .500 0
8 Southeast Michigan A&M 1 4 1 .800 0
9 Northwest Indiana 0 0 0 .000 0
10 Missouri A&T 0 0 0 .000 0
11 Wisconsin State 0 0 0 .000 0

[Young Drachma]

We're going to rename NW Indiana State. The problem with the name is that it's not IU, it's not Indiana State and it's not Northwestern, but it's adjacent to all of them. So we're going to rename them East Chicago University.


EAST CHICAGO TEAM PERFORMANCE

Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1999 East Chicago 13 17 6 10 247 275 65 No Postseason
1998 East Chicago 17 13 6 10 123 152 65 No Postseason
1997 East Chicago 14 16 7 9 215 253 63 No Postseason
1996 East Chicago 17 13 7 9 114 109 62 No Postseason
1995 East Chicago 14 15 6 10 195 168 59 No Postseason
1994 East Chicago 16 15 9 7 162 233 56 No Postseason
1993 East Chicago 18 13 9 7 96 156 50 No Postseason
1992 East Chicago 14 15 9 7 194 194 41 No Postseason
1991 East Chicago 10 19 8 8 310 286 33 No Postseason
1990 East Chicago 7 22 4 12 357 313 24 No Postseason
1989 East Chicago 16 15 9 7 163 216 17 No Postseason
1988 East Chicago 12 20 5 11 307 297 16 No Postseason
1987 East Chicago 12 18 10 6 282 333 18 No Postseason
1986 East Chicago 8 21 1 6 331 345 17 No Postseason
1985 East Chicago 4 26 3 3 360 361 21 No Postseason
1984 East Chicago 2 28 2 4 360 360 23 No Postseason


Given they've never made any post-season ever, I'm intrigued to see what we can do with that program with new AD leadership, but no editing recruits. Just better coaching. So with the name change will come some regime change in the coaching ranks and we'll just follow their progress to see how they make out.

Here's their new men's head basketball coach.


COACH DETAILS

Rontell Tso - Head Coach - East Chicago
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Age: 34
High School: Bartlett High School
Hometown: Bartlett, IL
Alma Mater: Belmont

Current Level: 8
Career Record: 0 - 0

Recruiting: C+
Scouting: F-
Offense: A+
Defense: A+


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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1999 UCLA Assistant 26 9 16 4 Loss in NCAA Round of 32

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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No awards won.

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2000 Hired by East Chicago (Head Coach)
2000 Quit job with UCLA
1999 Hired by UCLA (Assistant Coach)


East Chicago will host a pre-season tournament called "The Midwest Tipoff Classic" and it'll attract Level 1 programs for now. It'll be a solid schedule filler though, if nothing else.

[Young Drachma]

2000-01 EAST CHICAGO PILOTS ROSTER

EAST CHICAGO PILOTS General

Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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Parker Barney 23 PG Sr* 6-1 181 Yes F OK Pewaukee, WI
Rahsaan Robinson 15 PF Sr 6-8 222 Yes A- OK Mount Prospect, IL
Alexander Strickland 2 SF Sr 6-4 213 Yes C OK Evansville, IN
Jack Adcock 11 C Jr* 6-10 253 Yes C- OK Duluth, GA
Brice Daniel 10 PF Jr* 6-7 230 Yes D+ OK Wayland, MI
Cody Krick 35 PF Jr* 6-8 254 Yes C+ OK Libertyville, IL
Anthony Neighbors 14 PG Jr* 6-1 199 Yes C OK Littleton, CO
Ferdinand Hayes 12 C Jr* 6-8 221 Yes D+ OK Sac City, IA
Nathan Lawrence 31 SG Jr 6-0 197 Yes C- OK Panama City Beach, FL
Houston Calvert 45 PG Jr 6-0 182 Yes C+ OK Ypsilanti, MI
Miquel Broomfield 1 SG Jr 6-4 215 Yes C- OK Schulenburg, TX
Jonathon Jaeger 50 C So* 6-9 211 No C Unhappy Lincoln, MI
Lon Colquitt 30 SG Fr* 6-3 178 No D- OK Crown Point, IN
Dorsey Bates 0 SF Fr 6-5 196 Yes D OK Zebulon, GA
Garland Goodwin 52 SF Fr 6-4 202 Yes A- OK Neosho, MO


The star of this team is senior forward Rahsaan Robinson. He's helped out by the guard combo of Houston Calvert and Miguel Broomfield.

The Heritage is a tough league, so no real idea what to expect from them this year. I think my gameplan won't be to do anything with East Chicago themselves. I will insert some "home grown" talent into the recruiting pool though in the hopes the coaches there can recruit some of them in the coming years and if they do end up becoming good, that it'll be on the backs of some local guys.

Hopefully, the new staff can tap Chicago too for some 1/2 star dudes who can contribute in future years, I feel like they're relying too heavily on out-of-state kids right now in a talent rich area, so I'll try to generate enough recruits that might fall to this level, especially since prestige wise, it might be a decent place for kids to go despite their lack of success.

Last year's recruiting situation:


1999 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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15. SUNY-Harlem Heritage C David Apodaca **** 0 4 0 0 0
21. New Jersey A&M Heritage C Jonah Spencer **** 0 3 0 0 0
23. Grand Rapids State Heritage SF Daniel Spence **** 0 3 1 0 0
47. Iowa Polytech Heritage C Jack Perkins ***** 1 1 0 0 0
52. Denver State Heritage C Trent Farris **** 0 3 1 0 0
59. East Chicago Heritage SF Dorsey Bates **** 0 3 0 0 0
73. Wisconsin State Heritage SG John Tran *** 0 0 4 1 0
75. Mississippi River State Heritage PG Fred McKellar **** 0 2 1 0 0
84. SE Michigan A&M Heritage C Napoleon Hopkins ***** 1 0 0 0 0
227. Nebraska A&T Heritage PF Odell Martin *** 0 0 2 0 0
308. Missouri A&T Heritage PG Mark Beaird *** 0 0 2 0 0


Here's the overall Top 25 classes:


1999 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. Duke ACC C Olin Rees ***** 1 7 0 0 0
2. Indiana Big Ten SF David Duck ***** 1 4 0 0 0
3. Miami ACC SF David Siu ***** 1 4 0 0 0
4. DePaul Big East SF Michal May ***** 1 4 0 0 0
5. Boise State Big 12 SF Ben McKinley **** 0 2 6 0 0
6. Florida State ACC PG Chris Ferrer ***** 1 4 0 0 0
7. Baylor Big 12 SF Walt Crowson ***** 1 4 0 0 0
8. Missouri Big Ten SF Brian Acuna ***** 1 4 0 0 0
9. Michigan Big Ten PG Rico Fortney **** 0 4 1 0 0
10. Stanford Pac-16 PG Samuel Moberg ***** 1 3 0 0 0
11. Seton Hall Big East SG Eusebio Rourke ***** 1 3 1 0 0
12. Saint Mary's WCC SG Andres Meyers ***** 2 0 3 1 0
13. Georgia Tech ACC SF Wyatt Shank **** 0 5 0 0 0
14. Clemson ACC SF Brian Tomas **** 0 4 1 0 0
15. SUNY-Harlem Heritage C David Apodaca **** 0 4 0 0 0
16. Nebraska Big Ten SG Mark Spencer ***** 2 1 0 0 0
17. Virginia Tech SEC SF Frank Frazier **** 0 4 0 0 0
18. Texas-Arlington Sun Belt SF Reshard Lehman **** 0 1 5 0 0
19. Minnesota Big Ten PF Eliseo Bailey ***** 1 2 1 0 0
20. Houston SEC SG Matt Willman ***** 2 0 0 0 0
21. New Jersey A&M Heritage C Jonah Spencer **** 0 3 0 0 0
22. Loyola Marymount WCC C Ramon Erickson **** 0 2 3 0 0
23. Grand Rapids State Heritage SF Daniel Spence **** 0 3 1 0 0
24. Kentucky SEC SF Ronald Hathcock **** 0 4 1 0 0
25. Oregon State Pac-16 SF Carey Islas **** 0 3 1 0 0

[Young Drachma]

2000-01 EAST CHICAGO PILOTS
A winning season, but unfortunately were not picked up for any post-season tournament even with the addition of the CBI this season. RPI was too low, ultimately.


EAST CHICAGO PILOTS Schedule

Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/09/00 Jacksonville State 18-14 185 L 82-72 0-1
11/10/00 IUPUI 18-13 248 W 77-62 1-1
11/11/00 Michigan State 20-12 25 L 60-52 1-2
11/15/00 Winthrop 15-14 169 W 73-51 2-2
11/17/00 Morehead State 13-17 226 W 75-59 3-2
11/21/00 at Brown 10-19 326 W 63-58 4-2
11/25/00 Milwaukee 6-23 328 W 59-46 5-2
11/27/00 at UMBC 20-10 70 L 72-63 5-3
11/29/00 Western Kentucky 13-18 124 W 57-46 6-3
12/05/00 Valparaiso 11-18 330 W 54-41 7-3
12/08/00 Cal State Fullerton 19-12 49 L 74-50 7-4
12/11/00 Chicago 20-9 149 L 63-61 7-5
12/15/00 Northern Illinois 15-14 240 W 81-66 8-5
12/20/00 at Grand Rapids State 19-11 50 L 79-66 8-6 (0-1)
12/22/00 at Wake Forest 14-18 215 W 69-65 9-6
12/25/00 New Jersey A&M 20-12 34 L 70-43 9-7 (0-2)
12/27/00 at SE Michigan A&M 13-17 247 L 81-63 9-8 (0-3)
01/01/01 at #15 Iowa Polytech 24-8 6 L 66-46 9-9 (0-4)
01/03/01 Wisconsin State 5-25 348 W 50-48 10-9 (1-4)
01/08/01 Denver State 19-12 57 W 78-75 11-9 (2-4)
01/10/01 at UTSA 15-15 243 L 61-60 11-10
01/15/01 #19 SUNY-Harlem 24-7 18 L 57-52 11-11 (2-5)
01/17/01 at Liberty 10-19 301 W 73-56 12-11
01/22/01 #15 Iowa Polytech 24-8 6 W 46-41 13-11 (3-5)
01/24/01 at Nebraska A&T 20-11 29 L 71-43 13-12 (3-6)
01/31/01 at #19 SUNY-Harlem 24-7 18 W 73-60 14-12 (4-6)
02/02/01 at Dayton 13-17 276 W 66-38 15-12
02/05/01 Grand Rapids State 19-11 50 W 64-56 16-12 (5-6)
02/07/01 at Wisconsin State 5-25 348 W 71-70 17-12 (6-6)
02/12/01 SE Michigan A&M 13-17 247 L 73-71 17-13 (6-7)
02/14/01 at Denver State 19-12 57 L 74-64 17-14 (6-8)
02/19/01 at New Jersey A&M 20-12 34 L 57-47 17-15 (6-9)
02/21/01 Mississippi River State 14-16 225 W 52-36 18-15 (7-9)



EAST CHICAGO PILOTS Averages

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Rahsaan Robinson PF 33 33 33.3 11.6 2.9 7.1 2.1 0.2 0.3 2.8 2.9 2.6
Houston Calvert PG 33 33 27.3 10.9 0.6 3.0 1.6 0.8 0.1 1.9 3.5 2.6
Jack Adcock C 33 33 30.2 9.2 1.1 5.0 1.3 0.2 0.3 1.9 3.2 0.5
A. Strickland SF 33 33 28.5 8.7 0.8 4.2 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.7 3.5 3.0
Cody Krick SF 33 0 16.1 6.5 0.6 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.7 2.2 -2.5
Miquel Broomfield SG 33 33 26.6 5.8 0.6 2.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 1.1 3.3 1.4
Parker Barney PG 33 0 17.7 4.9 0.5 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.8 2.2 -0.9
Ferdinand Hayes PF 32 0 9.9 1.6 0.6 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.3 -0.9
Nathan Lawrence SG 33 0 7.9 1.4 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.0 -1.2
Anthony Neighbors PG 14 0 2.6 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 -2.1
Lon Colquitt SG 6 0 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 -2.8
Jonathon Jaeger C 28 0 3.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.8
Brice Daniel PF 2 0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 -0.5
Dorsey Bates SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Garland Goodwin SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Rahsaan Robinson ends his career as the 2nd all-time leading scorer (1355) in East Chicago/NWI university history. He's the all-time leading rebounder (823) in school history.

[Young Drachma]

Here's the last Top 25 poll before the tournament:


Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Baylor (58) 29-4 1785 4 Big 12 Conference
2. Kansas (7) 28-5 1727 1 Big Ten Conference
3. Georgia Tech (7) 26-6 1669 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Connecticut 26-5 1581 3 Big East Conference
5. CCNY 26-8 1457 8 Big East Conference
6. Colorado State 26-6 1436 5 Big 12 Conference
7. North Carolina 25-6 1388 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Pittsburgh 24-9 1318 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Creighton 23-8 1230 7 Big East Conference
10. Villanova 25-8 1122 14 Big East Conference
11. NC State 25-8 1107 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Stanford 26-7 994 17 Pac-16 Conference
13. Texas A&M 23-8 922 10 Southeastern Conference
14. Southern Illinois 26-6 843 13 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Iowa Polytech 24-8 807 15 Heritage Conference
16. Florida 24-9 756 11 Southeastern Conference
17. Penn State 24-8 616 16 Big Ten Conference
18. Cincinnati 26-7 579 18 Conference USA
19. SUNY-Harlem 24-7 481 19 Heritage Conference
20. Xavier 22-10 429 20 Big East Conference
21. Green Bay 27-5 425 21 Horizon League
22. Auburn 23-11 254 NR Southeastern Conference
23. West Virginia 21-10 249 22 Southeastern Conference
24. UCLA 21-10 142 23 Pac-16 Conference
25. LSU 21-11 50 24 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Central Michigan 23-7 18 Mid-American Conference
Memphis 20-11 6 Big 12 Conference
Purdue 21-10 5 Big Ten Conference
Temple 22-9 4 Atlantic 10 Conference



The top seeds in this year's tournament are:

Baylor, Kansas, UConn and Georgia Tech.

[Young Drachma]

HERITAGE ADVANCES TWO TEAMS BEYOND THE FIRST ROUND
The Heritage Conference had 5 teams make the tournament this year. Iowa Poly reached the furthest -- losing in the Sweet 16 to eventual Final Four team City College of New York.

SUNY-Harlem lost in the 2nd round to Stanford.

LOWEST SEEDS TO ADVANCE PAST FIRST ROUND
The Midwest region had three double-digit seeds in the Round of 32 as 13-seed Charlotte, 14-seed Wright State and 15-seed South Dakota State all advanced before losing their next games.

In general, this year was very chalky as the Final Four has all low seeds.

CCNY last won a title in 1978, but last made the Final Four in 1996 when they lost in the title game. Program has 5 NCAA titles to its credit. This is their 9th Final Four appearance in school history.

Kansas won their first title in program history in 1996 when they beat CCNY. This is their 4th Final Four appearance.

Creighton has never won a national title, but this is their 5th time in the Final Four, the last time was in 1995.

Florida has one national title (1961) to their credit and this is the program's 7th time reaching the Final Four, the last time was in 1986.

ROAD TO THE FINAL 4

WEST REGION CHAMPION: Creighton (27-8)
64: def. 14-seed Portland 54-46
32: def. 6-seed West Virginia 76-60
16: def. 2-seed NC State 62-54
8: def. 1-seed Baylor 72-68


MIDWEST REGION CHAMPION: Kansas (32-5)
64: def. 16-seed Stony Brook 103-77
32: def. 8-seed Tulane 79-65
16: def. 5-seed Texas A&M 52-50
8: def. 7-seed UCLA 81-79

SOUTH REGION CHAMPION: CCNY (30-8)
64: def. 15-seed Sewanee 92-68
32: def. 7-seed Cincinnati 70-69
16: def. 3-seed Iowa Poly 66-58
8: def. 1-seed Georgia Tech 65-62

EAST REGION CHAMPION: Florida (28-9)
64: def. 14-seed Yale 71-68
32: def. 6-seed Memphis 67-56
16: def. 7-seed Purdue 76-68
8: def. 1-seed UConn 74-50

OTHER TOURNAMENTS
NIT: Bethune-Cookman (23-11) def. Albany 64-63
CIT: Hawaii (20-14) def. Canisius 69-64
CBI: Nebraska (23-15) def. South Carolina (2-1) (83-94, 89-86, 81-73)

[Young Drachma]

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[Young Drachma]

2000-01 AWARD WINNERS

2000 OVERALL AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

SO SF Victor Yancy Georgia Tech 19.6 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 5.1 APG 1.5 SPG, 1.1 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR PG Barry Benford Georgia Tech 9.3 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.8 APG 0.7 SPG, 0.0 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Parker Jacobson SUNY-Harlem 25 - 8 (13 - 3)

All-league 1st Team:
C SR Brad Kehoe Baylor 12.1 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.5 BPG
PF SO Dorian Woods Xavier 15.0 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.4 SPG, 1.6 BPG
SF SO Victor Yancy Georgia Tech 19.6 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 5.1 APG, 1.5 SPG, 1.1 BPG
SG SR Jeffery Wilmot Villanova 15.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 4.5 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG SR Curtis Grimes Pittsburgh 21.5 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Romeo Carrasquillo Sewanee 16.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG
PF JR Kaleb Swallow Washington State 14.3 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.2 BPG
SF SO Shakur Rowan Chicago 19.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.8 BPG
SG JR Rolland Steverson UCLA 16.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Rex Ha Georgia Tech 14.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 5.3 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-league 3rd Team:
C SR Daxton Carter New Mexico State 13.8 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.6 BPG
PF JR Thomas Stansbury Santa Clara 13.3 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.4 BPG
SF SO Reggie Rice Cal State Bakersfield 19.1 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG
SG SR Kent Bakker Temple 15.1 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 5.1 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Eddy Seagraves CCNY 17.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.5 APG, 2.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C FR David Apodaca SUNY-Harlem 6.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PF FR Bobby Rogan Michigan State 8.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.0 BPG
SF FR David Siu Miami 7.9 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.7 BPG
SG FR Gregory Holmes Louisiana-Lafayette 15.2 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Barry Benford Georgia Tech 9.3 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.8 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.0 BPG


CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS

2000 HERITAGE AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

SR PG Poldi Bauerfeind Iowa Polytech 10.4 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.7 APG 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR C David Apodaca SUNY-Harlem 6.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 0.8 APG 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Parker Jacobson SUNY-Harlem 25 - 8 (13 - 3)

All-league 1st Team:
C JR Parker Hagerman Grand Rapids State 8.9 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.4 SPG, 2.0 BPG
PF JR Ronald Darden New Jersey A&M 4.1 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.2 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.3 BPG
SF SR Auston Ferrer Denver State 15.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SO Jordan Collinsworth Nebraska A&T 17.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Poldi Bauerfeind Iowa Polytech 10.4 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.7 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C FR David Apodaca SUNY-Harlem 6.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PF JR Shakur Acklin Nebraska A&T 10.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.6 BPG
SF SR Steve Dixon Grand Rapids State 9.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.2 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG SR Keenan Nugent SUNY-Harlem 11.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.4 BPG
PG JR Jack Brooks Nebraska A&T 7.8 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.0 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C FR David Apodaca SUNY-Harlem 6.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PF FR Napoleon Hopkins SE Michigan A&M 2.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 0.2 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SF FR Daniel Spence Grand Rapids State 6.9 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG FR Earnest Richards SUNY-Harlem 7.8 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 0.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Christopher Oreilly Wisconsin State 6.3 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 2.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG

[Young Drachma]

2000 RECRUITING
East Chicago had the 53rd best recruiting class in the nation this past year.


2000 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. Temple A10 SF Jaysean Goetz ***** 1 5 2 0 0
2. Villanova Big East PF Garth Wray ***** 1 4 0 0 0
3. Marquette Big East SF Micah Russell ***** 1 4 1 0 0
4. Auburn SEC SF Noah O'Meara **** 0 4 3 0 0
5. West Virginia SEC SF Nolan Shine ***** 3 1 0 0 0
6. Kansas Big Ten PG Clarence Leon **** 0 4 2 0 0
7. SE Michigan A&M Heritage SG Armando Palmer **** 0 4 1 0 0
8. Creighton Big East PF Willie Gooding **** 0 4 3 0 0
9. Colorado State Big 12 SF Nehemiah Burrow ***** 1 2 1 0 0
10. UCLA Pac-16 C Stephen Kitchen ***** 1 2 1 0 0
11. Kentucky SEC SG Michael Fenton ***** 1 2 0 0 0
12. SMU Big 12 SF Tommy Pickett **** 0 4 1 0 0
13. Colorado Pac-16 PF Matthew Morrill **** 0 4 1 0 0
14. Georgia SEC PF Daniel Sprouse **** 0 2 3 0 0
15. Baylor Big 12 SF Johnny Castor ***** 1 3 0 0 0
16. SUNY-Harlem Heritage SG Brent Rimmer **** 0 4 0 0 0
17. Oregon Pac-16 PF Marcel Carswell ***** 1 2 0 0 0
18. Alabama SEC SG Cordell Grant **** 0 4 0 0 0
19. Washington Pac-16 SF Mathew Williams **** 0 3 2 0 0
20. San Jose State WAC C Max Shubert **** 0 2 3 0 0
21. Connecticut Big East SF Mike Bennett ***** 1 2 0 0 0
22. Texas A&M SEC PF Michael Norman ***** 1 2 0 0 0
23. Iowa Polytech Heritage SF Matthew McIntire **** 0 3 1 0 0
24. Utah Pac-16 PG Ernesto Sanz ***** 1 1 0 0 0
25. Boston College ACC SF Christopher Mason **** 0 3 1 0 0
26. Arizona State Pac-16 SF Chad Augustin **** 0 2 3 1 0
27. NC State ACC SG Blake Kaiser **** 0 3 0 0 0
28. Purdue Big Ten SG Frankie Wan **** 0 4 0 0 0
29. Ohio State Big Ten SF Dominic Leighton **** 0 3 1 0 0
30. Virginia ACC PF Manuel Walton ***** 1 1 0 0 0
31. Seton Hall Big East SF Ray Wells ***** 2 0 0 0 0
32. New Jersey A&M Heritage SG Tyke Bauman ***** 1 2 0 0 0
33. Virginia Tech SEC PG Robert Brien ***** 2 1 0 0 0
34. Denver State Heritage SF Sylvester Scalf ***** 1 1 2 0 0
35. CCNY Big East SF Ray Beatty ***** 1 1 1 0 0
36. Vanderbilt SEC SF Russ Sessoms **** 0 2 3 0 0
37. Illinois Big Ten SF Tristan Benn **** 0 2 3 0 0
38. Xavier Big East PG Hakim Kennon **** 0 2 2 0 0
39. Texas Tech Pac-16 SF Arron Bittner ***** 1 2 0 0 0

# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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40. Rutgers Big Ten SG Andy Jablonski **** 0 3 0 0 0
41. LSU SEC SF Charles Johnson-Mills ***** 1 1 1 0 0
42. San Diego State WAC PG Ruben Morgan **** 0 2 1 0 0
43. DePaul Big East PF Demetrius Brooks ***** 1 2 0 0 0
44. Penn State Big Ten PG Julian Bunn **** 0 3 0 0 0
45. James Madison CAA SG Wilfredo Pegram *** 0 0 5 0 0
46. Notre Dame ACC PF Kaemond Howard ***** 1 1 0 0 0
47. Brigham Young WAC SF Donnie Santoyo *** 0 0 5 2 0
48. Towson CAA SG Larry Connelly *** 0 0 5 1 1
49. Gonzaga WCC PF Antonia Mueller **** 0 1 3 0 0
50. Chicago Ivy League PF Sawyer Parmenter *** 0 0 5 0 0

[Young Drachma]

Here's a way to participate. Each season, you can be a "booster" to a program. Doesn't have to be in the Heritage Conference. You get up to $5m to donate to a program. If you donate to the same program for 3 years in a row, you get "superbooster" status and can increase the amount you can donate.

The idea? That your contributions might help a program advance. No guarantees it'll work and I won't outright edit any players for a program based on a contribution, it'll just be a facilities thing and perhaps more money for coaching deal or something else.

But it could be an interesting way to follow other programs or to boost a mid-major, all the while the Heritage Conference thing is happening.

So that's a standing offer.

[Young Drachma]

2001-02 CONFERENCE CHANGES
Denver State is leaving the Heritage Conference to join the WAC this season.
Mississippi River State is leaving the Heritage Conference to join the Missouri Valley Conference.

New Jersey A&M is heading to the Northeast Conference.
SUNY-Harlem are also leaving the league to join the more regionally appropriate Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

I imagine this will hurt the leagues prestige in the future, but those teams were wanting to get closer to teams in their own region, despite the blow it might have to their tournament prospects in the longer term if they don't stay good.

To keep the Heritage Conference at 8 teams, Chicago State will leave the Horizon league to rejoin the conference.

[Young Drachma]

2001-02 FINAL REGULAR SEASON POLL

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Stanford (62) 30-3 1790 1 Pac-16 Conference
2. Florida (10) 29-4 1738 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Nebraska A&T 26-6 1656 3 Heritage Conference
4. Cincinnati 27-6 1572 9 Conference USA
5. West Virginia 24-8 1454 4 Southeastern Conference
6. Iowa Polytech 26-7 1447 5 Heritage Conference
7. TCU 25-7 1397 8 Big 12 Conference
8. Oregon 25-8 1274 7 Pac-16 Conference
9. Iowa State 25-8 1246 6 Big 12 Conference
10. Pittsburgh 23-8 1136 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. NC State 25-8 1130 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Penn State 25-8 987 12 Big Ten Conference
13. Arkansas 23-9 943 11 Southeastern Conference
14. Wisconsin 23-8 800 14 Big Ten Conference
15. Baylor 22-10 779 25 Big 12 Conference
16. SE Michigan A&M 22-8 626 16 Heritage Conference
17. New Jersey A&M 26-9 577 17 Northeast Conference
18. Virginia Tech 22-11 566 21 Southeastern Conference
19. North Carolina 22-10 484 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Minnesota 22-12 439 NR Big Ten Conference
21. New Mexico 23-9 387 20 Big 12 Conference
22. Oklahoma 22-11 354 15 Pac-16 Conference
23. Miami (OH) 26-6 225 NR Mid-American Conference
24. CCNY 21-11 100 NR Big East Conference
25. Albany 25-7 85 NR America East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Connecticut 21-11 60 Big East Conference
San Diego State 23-8 52 Western Athletic Conference
Georgia State 24-7 40 Sun Belt Conference
UCLA 20-11 35 Pac-16 Conference
Florida State 21-10 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
Central Michigan 22-8 6 Mid-American Conference


TOP SEEDS

Iowa Poly (a first for the Heritage Conference)
Stanford
Baylor
Florida

[Young Drachma]

2001-02 FINAL FOUR
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2 Iowa State
2 TCU
2 Nebraska A&T (First Heritage Conference team to make a Final Four)
7 Albany


TCU is in the Final Four for the 7th time in program history. Iowa State, Nebraska A&T and Albany are all making their first appearances.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS
NIT: Nebraska def. Austin Peay 66-57
CBI: Air Force def. Duke 73-66, 62-51
CIT: Boston University def. Alabama A&M 67-66

[Young Drachma]

http://i.imgur.com/SRPQVkg.png

Easily the greatest season in Albany basketball history gets punctuated with a national championship, becoming the first mid-major program since SIU in 1982 to claim the biggest prize.

[Young Drachma]

HERITAGE CONFERENCE TO DISBAND


Four Heritage Conference programs have cited "the costs of competition" with a desire to drop to Division II, meaning the league will have to disband effective the 2001-02 season.


East Chicago
Missouri A&T
Grand Rapids State
Wisconsin State

Will move to D2 next year. Nebraska A&T, Chicago State, Iowa Poly and SE Michigan will find new conferences to join for next year.

[Young Drachma]

2001 OVERALL AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

JR SF Liam Thurmond Alabama 17.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.8 APG 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR PF Kaemond Howard Notre Dame 11.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.1 APG 0.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Judson Johnson TCU 29 - 8 (11 - 5)

All-league 1st Team:
C JR Tony McElrath Oregon 11.2 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.3 BPG
PF SR Jack Bost UCLA 10.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 4.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.1 BPG
SF JR Liam Thurmond Alabama 17.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SG SR Antoine Maillard Iowa State 18.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG
PG SR Prince Thorn Albany 17.6 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Houston Lee Vanderbilt 16.1 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG
PF SR Willie Spencer Montana State 9.0 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.6 APG, 0.4 SPG, 2.6 BPG
SF JR Frankie Robison Denver State 16.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.6 BPG
SG JR Avery Dews UNLV 19.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Cody Koonce Kansas 13.3 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG

All-league 3rd Team:
C SR Marc Leon Air Force 12.1 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.2 SPG, 2.2 BPG
PF SR Thomas Stansbury Santa Clara 15.7 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 2.0 BPG
SF SR Varrien Falls Northwestern 17.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.7 BPG
SG SR Odell Boyd Memphis 16.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.0 BPG
PG SR Foster Morris Idaho 18.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C FR John Wells George Mason 5.7 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.6 BPG
PF FR Kaemond Howard Notre Dame 11.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.1 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SF FR Thad Desimone Connecticut 9.2 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SG FR Jarvis Wallis Hampton 14.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Anthony Martel Washington 9.1 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG


Final Conference award winners from the Heritage Conference

2001 HERITAGE AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

JR PG Colin Nystrom Chicago State 9.1 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.8 APG 1.4 SPG, 1.0 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR SG Kris Dore Grand Rapids State 9.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.8 APG 0.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Ray Tyler Nebraska A&T 30 - 7 (13 - 1)

All-league 1st Team:
C SR Daxton Marvel Nebraska A&T 7.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.7 BPG
PF JR Landon Tyrrell Iowa Polytech 10.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.1 BPG
SF SR Ayaan Zamora Iowa Polytech 15.2 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG JR Jordan Collinsworth Nebraska A&T 18.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG JR Colin Nystrom Chicago State 9.1 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.4 SPG, 1.0 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Roland Hersey Grand Rapids State 6.7 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.4 BPG
PF SR Duane Powell Iowa Polytech 4.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.6 BPG
SF JR Andre Byrd SE Michigan A&M 10.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.7 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.0 BPG
SG SR Napoleon Mejias Iowa Polytech 12.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Jack Brooks Nebraska A&T 6.9 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C FR Paul Dancy SE Michigan A&M 3.5 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 0.4 APG, 0.1 SPG, 1.4 BPG
PF FR Raymond McLain East Chicago 3.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 0.5 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.8 BPG
SF FR Dorsey Bates East Chicago 2.0 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.2 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.0 BPG
SG FR Kris Dore Grand Rapids State 9.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Elden Bailey Iowa Polytech 7.6 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG



Conference Champs

Season Team Record
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2001 Nebraska A&T 26-6 (13-1)
2000 SUNY-Harlem 24-7 (13-3)
1999 Denver State 23-9 (12-4)
1998 Denver State 28-4 (15-1)
1997 Robeson 21-12 (12-4)
1996 Garvey 28-4 (13-3)
1995 Mississippi River State 19-12 (11-5)
1994 Baldwin 25-8 (13-3)
1993 Denver State 21-11 (11-5)
1992 Grand Rapids 20-10 (13-3)
1991 Denver State 28-3 (13-3)
1990 Denver State 26-5 (14-2)
1989 New Jersey A&M 22-11 (11-5)
1988 New Jersey A&M 15-18 (10-6)
1987 Tennessee State 19-13 (11-5)
1986 New Jersey A&M 16-18 (5-2)
1985 Pennsylvania A&T 8-22 (5-1)
1984 Southeast Michigan A&M 10-21 (6-0)


FINAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPS FROM HERITAGE CONFERENCE

Conference Champs

Season Team Record
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2001 Nebraska A&T 26-6 (13-1)
2000 Grand Rapids State 19-11 (9-7)
1999 New Jersey A&M 20-14 (11-5)
1998 Denver State 28-4 (15-1)
1997 Mississippi River State 18-14 (9-7)
1996 Nebraska A&T 25-7 (13-3)
1995 Carver 21-11 (10-6)
1994 Baldwin 25-8 (13-3)
1993 Denver State 21-11 (11-5)
1992 Denver State 20-12 (9-7)
1991 Denver State 28-3 (13-3)
1990 Denver State 26-5 (14-2)
1989 Freeman 18-13 (9-7)
1988 Chicago State 21-14 (10-6)
1987 Freeman 10-24 (4-12)
1986 New Jersey A&M 16-18 (5-2)
1985 Mississippi River State 10-22 (3-3)
1984 Nebraska A&T 10-22 (4-2)

[Young Drachma]

HERITAGE CONFERENCE CASTOFFS


Chicago State (to the Horizon League)
Iowa Poly (to Atlantic 10)
SE Michigan A&M (to Summit League)
Nebraska A&T (to Missouri Valley)

[Young Drachma]

In some ways, spinning this dynasty off into just my regular college league will give me more latitude to do what I want, but it'll also be interesting to see if the former Heritage Conference programs can maintain a kind of success post-Heritage Conference than during especially as some of them have peaked in recent years or whatever.