Out of Nowhere: A FBCB/FBPB Dynasty

[Comey]

Author's Note: I'm cross-posting this FBCB dynasty from SimNation, as I'd like this story to get more eyes. It's a nearly three-year-old tale that, in Microsoft Word, is nearing 800 pages.

I hope you enjoy.

[Comey]

Jack Dawkins was a gangly kid from Camp Hil, Pennsylvania. He wasn't very good at basketball, playing for small-school terror, Trinity.

And then, suddenly, he was good. Quite good.

Some called it a miracle. Some called it drugs. Some called it good genes. Others looked at his parents and debunked that theory. Either way, Jack Dawkins was a true overnight success, a prospect with seemingly endless talent.

And he was discovered the week after the national championship game, which saw TCU finally capture their first national title, over return-to-glory North Carolina, who reached their first title game since 1967.

So, most of the scholarships were gone. Certaintly, all of the big-time schools had given theirs out. As a result, Dawkins had a limited range. He would go to an Ivy League school, with his perfect GPA and nearly flawless SAT score. And even though the Ivy was the king of the collegiate landscape--Cornell, Penn, and Princeton have been among the finest in the country for years, and the Tigers are now two seasons removed from an undefeated 36-0 championship season--there were no scholarships to be found there.

No, Jack ended up where few...okay, where no unikely greatest recruit has ever gone.

He went to George Washington.

[Comey]

The Colonials of George Washington University have made the postseason exactly three times. Granted, only 32 teams reach the NCAA, and 32 the NIT, and that's it. But they were only in that upper 25% crust on three occasions. In 1952, they reached the third round of the tournament, before falling. In 1970, they were bounced in the first round. And the most recent performance, 1975, saw the Colonials nab one win before bouncing out.

In recent times, the results have been a little less pleasing. They were 17-13 in 1976, before falling to 11-18, then 5-23. The last two years have seen 13-16 and 12-17 seasons. Simply put, they have not been good.

The Colonials' head coach, Arlie Jennings, has been around for those four years. He saw most of his success as a young assistant at Davidson, when they reached the NCAA three years running, and came within one win of the Final Four. He then moved to Virginia, stayed as an assistant for one year, then moved to George Washington. He is 41-74 in his career; not a great play-caller, but he is excellent at recruiting. Or so people are told.

The roster looks...shaky at best. Nobody is over 6'9, and nobody is remotely near the player Dawkins is. As the offseason starts, this is their projected starting five:


C William Negron, Sr* (O/Y)
PF Chuck Crane, Sr* (Y/G)
SF Jack Dawkins, Fr (B/B)
SG Richie Hulett, Fr (R/G)
PG Dwight Davis, So (O/G)


No other players have solid potential. A couple grade out as the potential to be average. So, the Colonials, who have a pedigree of losing, do so with talent worthy of losing.

But, at least there will be nobody to tug on Jack's cape.

[Comey]

Before we begin, we have to view where the center of college basketball is.

There are six teams atop the prestige chart: Baylor, Kansas, Maryland, Princeton, Rice, and TCU. Clemson (97), Kansas State (95), Nebraska (93), Penn (91), UTEP (90) and Cornell (90) round out the rest of the upper echelon.

This is definitely not what one would expect, but that's the fun.

North Carolina owns the greatest run in this game, owning the fifties. The Tar Heels made six straight NCAA title games from 1955-60. After losing to Texas Tech in 1955, they won three in a row. That was punctuated by a 37-1 campaign in 1957, and a 36-0 1958 season, where they demolished Baylor in the final. In 1959, heated rival NC State dethroned them at the buzzer, 73-72. UNC would win it over Temple the next year, going 37-1.

In those four seasons, UNC went 146-4, easily the greatest four-year reign in history. They would lose in the title game in 1962 and 1965, before beating BYU in the '67 title game. And while they would always be present in the tournament, making three Final Fours since, they would not get back to the title game until this past season. Their head coach, George Oden, has always had to deal with being the successor to Richard Thornhill (367-36), the architect of that great run, as well as five championships. UNC aso won in 1951.

Other coaches to win multiple titles, while we're at it:

Lamont Ward (756-238): 4 (Texas Tech '55; Kansas State '61, '64, '78)
Newton Millican (579-251): 3 (Clemson '66, '72, '77; also won as an assistant at UCLA in '50)
Clarence Demoss (785-153): 2 (Kansas '73-'74); retired in '78
Michael Everhart (878-216): 2 (Maryland '53, '62); all-time leader in wins
Brian Reiss (358-216): 2 (UTEP '75-76)

The hub of college hoops at the moment belongs in the Ivy, where Princeton reigns supreme, and the Southwest, where Baylor, Rice, TCU and Texas Tech all fight for supremacy. Clemson, Maryland, Duke, and a resurgent North Carolina are tops in the ACC, while NC State, once a titan of college basketball industry, has fallen by the wayside in recent years.

The state of Kansas is still a center of hoops, where Kansas and Kansas State have ruled supreme over the last thirty years. In 1978, the Wildcats beat the Jayhawks in the title game. They have won the title three times each, as has Clemson. North Carolina leads the way with six. Maryland, UTEP, Southern California, New Mexico, and UCLA have each won it twice (the latter probably should have been a dynasty, but got usurped by UNC early).

In this universe, nobody in the SEC is any good, while traditional powers out west are more also-rans than forerunners. Additionally, the northeast, normally a hotbed of basketball talent, lacks teams and rivalries. The Ivy schools are, far and away, the tops in the northeast. Brown (68), Columbia (64), Dartmouth (62) and Yale (60) show up on the prestige chart before the next northeast team, Lafayette (50). Purdue (71) is the Big Ten's top team, though Indiana has had its moments.

In other news, the NCAA will expand to 64 teams, in an attempt to start shaking up some of the monotony that happens in March. There needs to be some new teams entering the fray. The Big East will form this season (out of personal preference), while Holy Cross will take Connecticut's place in the Yankee. Other than that, there are no changes.

[Comey]

(Author's Note: There was a graphic for the initial team roster. That has been lost to time, unfortunately. Well, I probably could find it...but in such a large dynasty, I'm going to bypass it.)

George Washington 1981-82 Preseason

As you can see, the team is not all that talented. Crane is the leading scorer and rebounder, though that should change very early. With Crane, Davis and Negron in a supporting role, this team could win 15 games. They do not play a tough schedule whatsoever, with no ranked team on it to start.

1981-82 Preseason Top Ten
1. Baylor (61 1st place votes)
2. Kansas State
3. Kansas
4. Southern Cal (5)
5. Clemson (5)
6. BYU (1)
7. Maryland
8. North Carolina
9. Nebraska
10. Rice

Penn is the highest Ivy League team, at 13th. George Washington, inexplicably, is getting Dawkins hype. They received 29 votes, despite having absolutely no success historically, and are coming off four straight losing seasons.

[Brian Swartz]

I've followed much of this over there and it's ridiculously good. Hopefully lots of people will read it here.

[Comey]

Week 1 (11.9-11.15.81)

#1 Baylor fell to new #1 Kansas, 76-61, in the GDS Tip-Off Tournament. Whatever GDS stands for ("God Dammit, Stanley"?), I'm not sure. Either way, Kansas takes the top spot, while Baylor fell all the way to 12th. Maryland fell from 7th to 17th after falling to Iowa, 72-70.

Top Ten
1. Kansas (2-0, 3 LW)
2. Clemson (2-0, 5)
3. BYU (2-0, 6)
4. Kansas State (0-0, 2)
5. UTEP (3-0, 12)
6. Nebraska (1-0, 9)
7. North Carolina (0-0, 8)
8. Rice (0-0, 10)
9. Duke (0-0, 11)
10. Purdue (2-0, 15)

George Washington, meawhile, is now 20th, on the strength of a cover story on Jack in Sports Illustrated. His love of Atari and Saturday Night Live were documented, as well as his shyness. He does not know where his talent came from, only that he visited a weird machine at a fair, managed to slip a quarter into a swami's mouth, and wished that he were good at something. What, did you think he wished he were big? Come on.

Game 1: 11.16.81. vs Georgia Southern

The Eagles are coming off four seasons of near .500 success, but they were young (four underclassmen starters who started a year ago). This will be a difficult test for the Colonials, as the Eagles have advantages at both guard spots, and at one of the post spots. Dawkins has a decided advantage over junior guard-forward Carl Sullivan, who is just 6'3, 200.

Dawkins started with three early assists before getting his first basket. GW led 13-7 after five minutes. After that, time slowed down. It was 17-14 after ten minutes. With seven minutes left in the first, the Eagles took a 28-27 lead, and continued to hold a close one for most of the first half. At the half, Southern lead 46-42. Dawkins had eight points, six rebounds, and five assists. But Southern held a 23-13 rebounding advantage, which negated a 9-4 turnover advantage for the Colonials. Darwin Webster had 16 first half points for the Eagles. Leroy Mountain had 11 for the Colonials, as well as the best name of the game.

Dawkins got hot early in the second half, leading a comeback all by himself. After an early nine-point deficit, GW took a nine-point lead with 13 minutes left. They would build on it with good passing and solid contributions, and go on for the 107-99 victory over the Eagles of Georgia Southern.

Dawkins finished with 35 points, a team-high but not a game-high. Webster had 37, a career-high despite playing only 27 minutes (he fouled out with four minutes left). It was a very efficient start to Jack's career, as well as others. Mountain scored a career-high 21 on 8-14 shooting, while Crane scored 14 on 7-10 shooting. Overall, the team shot 60%, and had just five turnovers. Neither of those is sustainable, especially against the upper echelon of opponents...but this is something to build on.


George Washington 107, Georgia Southern 99

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Georgia Southern (0-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Joshua Rae C 34 2-7 0-0 3 7 2 1 5
Cleveland Grubb PF 24 0-1 0-0 0 7 3 2 0
Carl Sullivan SF 26 4-10 0-2 5 10 5 3 8
Darwin Webster SG 27 10-16 8-10 1 3 2 5 37
James Cashman PG 33 7-13 1-2 0 0 3 1 18
Jerrold Hatchett SF 11 5-7 0-1 1 2 0 4 10
Gary Oller SG 14 3-7 1-2 2 2 1 5 9
John Ebner PF 18 2-2 2-2 2 7 4 0 6
Terry Graves C 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
John Cromer SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davie PG 4 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 6


Turnovers: 17 (J.Rae 1, C.Sullivan 2, D.Webster 4,
J.Cashman 6, J.Hatchett 2, G.Oller 1, J.Ebner 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Rae 2)
Steals: 1 (D.Webster 1)
3P FGs: 17-33 (J.Rae 1-3, C.Sullivan 0-1, D.Webster
9-13, J.Cashman 3-7, J.Hatchett 0-1, G.Oller 2-5,
J.Cromer 0-1, C.Davie 2-2)


George Washington (1-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 27 3-5 0-0 2 5 2 4 7
Chuck Crane PF 34 7-10 0-0 0 5 2 2 14
Jack Dawkins SF 34 13-19 7-10 4 13 9 1 35
Leroy Mountain SG 34 8-14 0-0 1 2 2 2 21
Dwight Davis PG 19 5-9 0-2 0 1 3 3 13
Thomas Humphrey C 11 1-1 0-0 0 2 1 2 2
Clifford Donahue SG 6 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Richie Hulett PG 22 2-8 4-7 0 1 4 3 10
Manuel Chapin C 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 4 1-1 0-2 0 0 1 0 2


Turnovers: 5 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 1,
T.Humphrey 1, R.Hulett 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1, L.Mountain 1,
T.Humphrey 1)
Steals: 7 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 3, L.Mountain 1,
R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 13-23 (W.Negron 1-1, J.Dawkins 2-4, L.Mountain
5-9, D.Davis 3-7, R.Hulett 2-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 2: 11.23-11.29-81

Top Ten
1. Kansas (3-0, LW 1)
2. BYU (3-0, 3)
3. UTEP (4-0, 5)
4. North Carolina (2-0, 7)
5. Duke (2-0, 9)
6. Penn (3-0, 11)
7. Purdue (3-0, 10)
8. Baylor (2-1, 12)
9. Kansas State (2-1, 4)
10. Clemson (2-1, 2)

Kansas State fell to Penn, 85-81 in the semifinals of the Maui Shootout, while Clemson lost to Purdue, 65-64, on Rocky Patton's three with seven seconds left. Penn also beat Rice, 98-94, to win that tournament, and solidify their ranking.

GW enters the week ranked 18th. Jack's debut lived up to the hype.

11.23.81, at Southern Miss (0-2)

The Golden Eagles are far less talented, with only C Darin Panek being a majority contributor over his career. This should be a runaway for the Colonials. And, at the half, it appears to be just that...GW leads 38-24, and Jack has 17 points and five rebounds. The team only has one turnover at the half.

The Colonials put Southern Miss out of their misery with about 13 minutes left, opening up a 23-point lead. Jack (25 points) has nearly outscored the Golden Eagles at this stretch (30). The scrubs get more playing time down the stretch, and GW coasts, 72-46. Jack finished with 29, 11 boards, and 7 assists, 6 blocks, 2 steals, and no turnovers.


George Washington 72, Southern Mississippi 46

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George Washington (2-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 22 0-3 3-4 2 7 1 4 3
Chuck Crane PF 31 4-12 1-1 1 10 1 3 9
Jack Dawkins SF 33 10-17 8-10 4 11 7 0 29
Leroy Mountain SG 33 7-18 0-0 2 4 2 3 18
Dwight Davis PG 23 1-9 0-2 1 4 0 1 2
Thomas Humphrey C 15 0-2 2-2 1 3 1 1 2
Clifford Donahue SG 7 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
Richie Hulett PG 21 2-7 0-0 1 3 0 3 4
Manuel Chapin C 7 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 3 1-1 1-2 2 2 0 0 3
Porter Ali SF 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 2 0


Turnovers: 4 (D.Davis 1, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 1, P.Ali
1)
Blocked Shots: 10 (C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 6, T.Humphrey 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 1, T.Humphrey 1,
R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 5-23 (J.Dawkins 1-2, L.Mountain 4-12, D.Davis
0-4, R.Hulett 0-4, P.Ali 0-1)


Southern Mississippi (0-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Darin Panek C 33 3-9 2-5 0 5 2 0 8
Whitney Borkowski PF 31 3-11 3-5 3 7 0 3 9
Samuel Ferris SF 21 5-10 0-2 0 1 0 4 10
Mark Hanson SG 28 0-4 0-0 0 10 4 1 0
Timothy Tenorio PG 29 2-5 1-2 1 6 2 1 5
Williams Benbow PF 7 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 3 3
Brian Kellner SF 20 1-5 0-0 1 6 1 2 3
Daryl Falgoust SG 16 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 3
Robert Parent PG 5 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 2 0
Jack Mask C 8 1-2 2-2 1 3 0 0 5


Turnovers: 14 (W.Borkowski 3, S.Ferris 2, M.Hanson 2,
T.Tenorio 2, W.Benbow 2, B.Kellner 2, D.Falgoust 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (D.Panek 3, W.Borkowski 2, W.Benbow 1,
D.Falgoust 1)
Steals: 0
3P FGs: 4-11 (M.Hanson 0-2, T.Tenorio 0-1, W.Benbow
1-2, B.Kellner 1-3, D.Falgoust 1-2, J.Mask 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


11.25.81 - at North Texas (1-2)

The Mean Green are talented, and have a lot of potential. 7'1 C Joe O'Reilly is the biggest player they have seen yet, and the team is sprinkled with guys who have green potential. They also have all five starters back from last year's 15-14 team. They aren't great, but they may provide some ample opposition to the Colonials.

Oh, and they also have a power forward named Charles Berkley. Easy to root for him.

Sure enough, GW can't score until 15:10 left, where it's 7-0 North Texas. In the game's first ten minutes, Jack doesn't register any sort of stat, before hitting a three at the 9:58 mark that ties the game. Jack leads GW to a 22-14 lead, but has two fouls. This means nothing to him, as he posterizes Berkley on a blocked dunk attempt.

At the half, it's tied at 25. Jack has seven points, six rebounds, and just one assist. Larry Nance's cousin Charlie has ten for North Texas. A run by NT cuts an eight-point deficit into a one-point lead at 43-42 with five minutes left. Dawkins picked up his fourth foul with 3:40 left, when Berkley drew a charge. And NT began to ran away with it, leading 54-48 with two minutes left. They simply cannot score, and fall, 60-53.

Berkley led NT with 14 points and 4 boards, while O'Reilly had four points, but 16 rebounds. Dawkins had 17 points and 9 rebounds, but just three assists. As a team, they shot 36%, and 22% from three. Dawkins had three turnovers, his career high thus far. He also registered five blocks.


North Texas 60, George Washington 53

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George Washington (2-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 28 1-1 1-3 3 11 5 2 3
Chuck Crane PF 36 4-9 0-0 3 7 3 5 8
Jack Dawkins SF 35 7-16 0-0 3 9 3 4 17
Leroy Mountain SG 33 4-11 1-4 0 3 2 2 10
Dwight Davis PG 27 5-17 1-2 1 2 1 2 12
Thomas Humphrey C 16 0-2 0-1 1 2 0 0 0
Clifford Donahue SG 4 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Richie Hulett PG 15 0-3 0-0 1 1 1 3 0
Manuel Chapin C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 2 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
John Sandy SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 10 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 3,
L.Mountain 2, D.Davis 2, M.Chapin 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 5)
Steals: 3 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 1)
3P FGs: 5-22 (J.Dawkins 3-6, L.Mountain 1-6, D.Davis
1-8, C.Donahue 0-1, R.Hulett 0-1)


North Texas (2-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Joseph Oreilly C 31 2-6 0-0 6 16 1 0 4
Charles Berkey PF 27 6-11 2-3 2 4 0 3 14
Charles Spriggs SF 30 2-5 5-6 2 5 4 3 9
Russ Markle SG 27 2-12 4-4 3 8 0 2 10
Albert Lipscomb PG 30 1-8 0-1 1 2 1 2 3
Gregory Fazio PF 19 0-4 0-0 2 6 0 0 0
Charles Nance SG 19 6-10 2-2 1 1 0 2 16
John Clements C 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Allen Granger PG 10 2-5 0-0 1 2 2 1 4
Oliver Bowie PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Richard Thom SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 13 (C.Berkey 2, R.Markle 5, G.Fazio 1,
C.Nance 2, A.Granger 2, O.Bowie 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Spriggs 1, G.Fazio 2)
Steals: 5 (C.Berkey 1, C.Spriggs 1, A.Lipscomb 2,
A.Granger 1)
3P FGs: 5-18 (C.Spriggs 0-1, R.Markle 2-6, A.Lipscomb
1-5, C.Nance 2-4, A.Granger 0-2)


Player of Game: SF Charles Spriggs (UNT)

[Comey]

Week 3: November 30-December 6, 1981

GW fell out of the polls after the loss at North Texas. Truth be told, they should never have been there in the first place.

In the top ten, BYU supplanted Kansas atop the poll.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (40) 5-0 1768 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Kansas (31) 4-0 1758 1 Big Eight Conference
3. Duke (1) 4-0 1636 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Pennsylvania 5-0 1602 6 Ivy League
5. Kansas State 4-1 1503 9 Big Eight Conference
6. Baylor 3-1 1424 8 Southwest Conference
7. Clemson 2-1 1237 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. UTEP 6-1 1215 3 Western Athletic Conference
9. Southern California 2-1 1187 13 Pacific-8 Conference
10. Indiana 3-0 1123 12 Big Ten Conference
11. Virginia 3-0 1069 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Rice 4-1 1045 17 Southwest Conference
13. Maryland 2-1 966 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Arkansas 4-0 872 16 Southwest Conference
15. North Carolina 3-1 847 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Purdue 3-1 704 7 Big Ten Conference
17. Southern Illinois 5-0 699 20 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Colorado State 2-1 486 21 Western Athletic Conference
19. Brown 1-1 422 22 Ivy League
20. California 4-1 339 15 Pacific-8 Conference
21. Wake Forest 3-1 308 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Missouri 3-1 212 NR Big Eight Conference
23. North Carolina State 2-1 163 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Ohio 4-0 150 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Cornell 2-1 117 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisiana-Monroe 5-0 105 Independent
San Francisco 4-0 82 West Coast Conference
Miami-Ohio 3-0 65 Mid-American Conference
Bucknell 3-0 54 East Coast Conference
Ohio State 2-0 54 Big Ten Conference
Washington State 3-0 52 Pacific-8 Conference
McNeese State 4-0 40 Southland Conference
Furman 3-0 31 Southern Conference
Houston Baptist 2-0 29 Independent
Princeton 1-1 15 Big East Conference
Nebraska 2-2 10 Big Eight Conference
George Washington 2-1 6 Independent


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Texas Tech 2-1 5 Southwest Conference


12.2.81: at Marquette (0-1)

The Colonials hope they have more success against Golden Eagles. In all likelihood, they will. Marquette looks kind of like North Texas on paper, in terms of potential. They are not nearly as experienced, returning three starters; no player on their team has averaged more than 6.5 ppg in their career. They are also not nearly as successful as they used to, coming off their worst season ever (9-21). This once-proud program--they reached the Final Four in 1952 (29-4), and have routinely been good for 20+ win seasons until recently (though they were often the best team not in the NCAA field; several times they had records of 24+ wins and played in the NIT). Young coach Tommie Jewell is feeling the heat.

Dawkins started the game with two assists, before getting blocked on a dunk attempt by forward Andrew Marrow. By the time that was forgotten, it was 11-2 GW, and they were running away with it. Of course, they had North Texas dead to rights, too. Jack seems to have a penchant for starting slow on the scoring end, but getting teammates involved. With 11:15 left, and a 20-8 GW lead, Jack has one point, but five assists. GW is able to push the lead to 35-14 with five minutes left, and Jack not on the floor. At the half, it is 43-19, GW. Jack has 12 points, six rebounds, and seven assists. Marquette has eight turnovers, to just four for Marquette.

Marquette starts out a ball of fire, scoring ten points in the first three minutes. And they are still down 50-31. Arlie Jennings, the coach of GW, is realizing he can play varied lineups with Jack; he gets some time at center in the second half...then moves to the point a few minutes later. Jack then gets time to watch, as the blowout is on. GW rolls, 78-62.

Jack doesn't have a particularly good shooting day (7-18), but he does go 14-15 from the line. A tidy 30-10-7 line, though, has the nation abuzz.


George Washington 78, Marquette 62


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George Washington (3-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 25 2-3 0-0 1 6 0 2 4
Chuck Crane PF 33 4-7 1-1 1 5 2 2 9
Jack Dawkins SF 31 7-18 14-15 4 10 7 1 30
Leroy Mountain SG 33 2-6 0-0 1 3 1 2 4
Dwight Davis PG 21 4-7 1-2 0 3 0 4 10
Thomas Humphrey PF 17 4-7 0-0 3 3 2 1 8
Clifford Donahue SG 6 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Richie Hulett PG 21 1-4 2-3 1 3 2 1 5
Manuel Chapin C 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
John Sandy SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 1-1 2-3 0 0 0 0 4
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (W.Negron 3, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 2, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 1)
Steals: 3 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2)
3P FGs: 4-16 (W.Negron 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-6, L.Mountain
0-4, D.Davis 1-2, C.Donahue 0-1, R.Hulett 1-2)


Marquette (0-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Seth Bell C 26 3-4 0-0 3 7 3 3 6
Andrew Marrow PF 33 1-7 1-2 3 9 3 1 3
Jeffery Dunagan SF 16 4-9 1-1 1 1 1 4 9
Chris Walsh SG 25 2-5 2-2 1 4 2 0 8
Huey Corbin PG 28 3-8 0-0 2 2 2 1 6
Vicente Rogers PG 12 2-5 0-0 0 0 2 2 5
Cristobal Dunford SG 23 8-16 1-1 0 3 0 2 18
Jordon Baltazar SF 14 1-5 0-0 3 5 1 5 2
Terry Boisvert SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Courtney Smith PF 11 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 2 2
Brad Palladino PF 8 0-1 0-0 2 3 2 1 0
Earnest Alva C 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3


Turnovers: 15 (S.Bell 2, A.Marrow 3, J.Dunagan 2,
C.Walsh 1, V.Rogers 1, C.Dunford 4, J.Baltazar 1,
C.Smith 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (S.Bell 1, A.Marrow 1)
Steals: 3 (A.Marrow 1, H.Corbin 1, C.Dunford 1)
3P FGs: 5-12 (J.Dunagan 0-2, C.Walsh 2-4, V.Rogers 1-2,
C.Dunford 1-2, J.Baltazar 0-1, E.Alva 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


12.4.81: vs South Carolina State (5-1)

The Bulldogs have a talented starting line, led by junior guard Dannie Scruggs and senior forward Dougie Normand. Normand, in particular, will be difficult to stop; he is averaging 20.7 points per game. Dawkins will likely draw the assignment on him. The Bulldogs own wins over 4-1 Utah and Florida, and have lost to Morehead State. Honestly, there is no definitive prediction for this game.

The game's first five minutes belong to GW, as Jack gets going a bit early (3 points, 3 boards). They hold a 10-5 lead, and quickly build it to 15-5. Jack is limiting Norman considerably. Another run pushes it to 28-12 with 7:30 left. SCSU is shooting just 25%, and look bewildered by Jack. Normand finally heats up, getting to 12 points with four minutes left, and pushing the deficit back to 30-23. It is discovered, at this point, that SCSU has a backup center named Jackson Goodnight. His parents named him that so that, on any form, it would read "Goodnight, Jackson". When pressed with the information that any name would have worked and, perhaps naming him Moon would have been funnier, Jackson's father mentioned something disparaging about the complaintant's mother.

Anyway, GW got to a 42-29 lead at the half, and it's good that the half came. SCSU was hot to finish the half, and the Colonials played erratically without Dawkins in the lineup.

With fifteen minutes left, Normand's three got the Bulldogs down to within seven. Dwight Davis and Chuck Crane responded with a run that pushed the lead back to 14. Jack is not having his best game, and comes out with 12 minutes left, the lead at 14 (53-39). Jack, in foul trouble, has to come out for an extended time. By the time he returns, the lead is 16. The team passed a big test...play well, and sustain against a good team, without Jack. They didn't play great, but they got enough stops that the result, 73-55, is not in doubt.

Dawkins, Davis and Crane finish with 17 each. Normand scored 25, but did most of his damage against Leroy Mountain. GW won by 18 despite committing 21 fouls (to SCSU's 11), and had 17 turnovers. They shot 51% from the field, while SCSU shot 34%. That was the key.


George Washington 73, South Carolina State 55


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South Carolina State (5-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jackson Goodnight C 26 2-5 3-4 0 1 1 2 7
N. Reichert PF 29 2-5 2-4 0 1 0 1 6
Dannie Scruggs SF 32 1-8 2-2 3 8 2 1 5
Douglas Normand SG 31 8-18 4-5 2 3 2 3 25
Albert Coker PG 32 2-7 0-0 0 6 2 0 5
Gary Westmoreland PG 10 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Carmelo Carder PF 15 0-2 0-0 1 1 3 3 0
Miroslav Salei PF 10 0-2 2-2 1 2 0 1 2
James Thomason SF 14 2-2 0-2 0 4 0 0 5


Turnovers: 17 (N.Reichert 2, D.Scruggs 3, D.Normand 4,
A.Coker 5, C.Carder 1, J.Thomason 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Goodnight 2, N.Reichert 2,
D.Scruggs 1)
Steals: 7 (D.Scruggs 4, D.Normand 2, A.Coker 1)
3P FGs: 8-23 (N.Reichert 0-1, D.Scruggs 1-5, D.Normand
5-10, A.Coker 1-4, C.Carder 0-1, M.Salei 0-1,
J.Thomason 1-1)


George Washington (4-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 27 2-5 1-2 4 8 2 1 5
Chuck Crane PF 33 8-12 1-1 2 7 4 2 17
Jack Dawkins SF 26 7-11 2-3 1 7 5 4 17
Leroy Mountain SG 33 3-9 0-0 1 6 2 4 6
Dwight Davis PG 24 7-11 0-0 0 2 2 1 17
Thomas Humphrey PF 13 0-3 0-0 1 2 0 3 0
Clifford Donahue SG 7 2-5 0-0 0 1 0 0 5
Richie Hulett PG 17 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 0
Manuel Chapin C 7 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 4
Brian Delozier PF 7 1-1 0-1 0 2 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 5 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 4,
L.Mountain 1, D.Davis 5, T.Humphrey 1, R.Hulett 1,
M.Chapin 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (W.Negron 1, J.Dawkins 1, L.Mountain 1)
Steals: 11 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 4, L.Mountain 2,
D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 2, M.Chapin 1)
3P FGs: 5-13 (J.Dawkins 1-3, L.Mountain 0-2, D.Davis
3-4, C.Donahue 1-3, R.Hulett 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 4: 12.7-81-12.13.81

Kansas and BYU flipped again. Indiana and Maryland moved into the top ten, while Baylor fell to Duke and dropped. Then Baylor beat Kansas State and took them out of the top ten with them.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (64) 6-0 1792 2 Big Eight Conference
2. Brigham Young (7) 5-0 1734 1 Western Athletic Conference
3. Duke (1) 6-0 1652 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Pennsylvania 6-0 1588 4 Ivy League
5. Clemson 4-1 1440 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Southern California 5-1 1435 9 Pacific-8 Conference
7. Indiana 5-0 1282 10 Big Ten Conference
8. Maryland 5-1 1282 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. UTEP 7-1 1260 8 Western Athletic Conference
10. North Carolina 5-1 1100 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Virginia 4-0 1093 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Rice 4-1 1049 12 Southwest Conference
13. Arkansas 5-0 953 14 Southwest Conference
14. Purdue 5-1 916 16 Big Ten Conference
15. Baylor 4-2 722 6 Southwest Conference
16. Colorado State 3-1 543 18 Western Athletic Conference
17. Kansas State 4-2 539 5 Big Eight Conference
18. Cornell 5-1 495 25 Ivy League
19. Missouri 5-1 476 22 Big Eight Conference
20. Brown 2-1 464 19 Ivy League
21. California 4-1 307 20 Pacific-8 Conference
22. North Carolina State 4-1 245 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. San Francisco 6-0 200 NR West Coast Conference
24. Furman 6-0 184 NR Southern Conference
25. Ohio State 4-0 133 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Nebraska 4-2 118 Big Eight Conference
McNeese State 6-0 117 Southland Conference
Bucknell 5-0 103 East Coast Conference
Princeton 3-1 68 Big East Conference
Washington 5-2 38 Pacific-8 Conference
George Washington 4-1 30 Independent
Texas Tech 3-1 29 Southwest Conference
Davidson 5-1 4 Southern Conference
Oklahoma 6-1 3 Big Eight Conference
Murray State 5-1 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Pepperdine 5-1 2 West Coast Conference
Texas Christian 2-1 2 Southwest Conference


12.10.81: vs Temple (1-3)

Temple is not good. Dexter Hemingway is their leading scorer, at 18.3 points a game. But so far, they are more than mediocre. It should be a comfortable win for GW.

And, to start, it has been. A 17-5 lead after five minutes, and really, nothing out of Dawkins. Crane has eight points. After ten minutes, it's 29-11, and Jack has eight points, with three rebounds. It doesn't get any easier for Temple. It ends with a 44-19. Jack has 12 points and four rebounds. Temple has fourteen turnovers.

In the first ten minutes of the second half, GW stretched their lead to 63-30. There really isn't much else to report on this game. The final is 94-41, and Temple felt every bit of that defeat.

Jack finished with 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. Mountain and Crane appear to be the usual suspects around Jack's performances thus far.


George Washington 94, Temple 41


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Temple (1-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Earnest Reese C 32 2-3 4-4 2 7 2 3 8
Pedro Deanda PF 19 0-4 0-0 1 2 0 4 0
Daniel Andes SF 25 1-7 2-2 0 6 1 1 4
Dexter Hemingway SG 27 3-10 3-6 0 1 0 1 10
Charles Conner PG 25 2-3 2-2 0 0 2 0 6
Omar Davis SF 19 4-9 0-0 1 1 0 3 8
Louis Doggett PG 15 0-1 0-2 0 0 3 3 0
Drew Frederick SG 8 1-4 1-1 0 2 1 1 3
Richard Renner PF 22 1-2 0-0 0 4 1 1 2
Radulf Meier PF 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 23 (E.Reese 6, P.Deanda 1, D.Andes 4,
D.Hemingway 3, C.Conner 4, O.Davis 1, L.Doggett 3,
D.Frederick 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (P.Deanda 1, C.Conner 1)
Steals: 2 (E.Reese 1, P.Deanda 1)
3P FGs: 1-15 (D.Andes 0-5, D.Hemingway 1-6, O.Davis
0-1, L.Doggett 0-1, D.Frederick 0-1, R.Renner 0-1)


George Washington (5-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 23 2-4 2-2 4 9 0 3 6
Chuck Crane PF 26 5-6 2-2 1 4 2 4 12
Jack Dawkins SF 31 12-20 6-6 3 9 4 0 31
Leroy Mountain SG 32 5-14 0-0 3 6 2 4 13
Dwight Davis PG 22 3-11 1-2 2 4 1 4 7
Thomas Humphrey PF 18 2-3 0-0 1 4 0 0 4
Clifford Donahue SG 6 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 1 4
Richie Hulett PG 19 2-4 1-2 0 1 5 0 6
Manuel Chapin C 12 1-1 0-0 1 3 1 0 2
Brian Delozier PF 4 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
John Sandy SG 2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Porter Ali SF 4 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 5
Robert Mulvey SF 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 9 (C.Crane 2, L.Mountain 1, D.Davis 2,
C.Donahue 2, M.Chapin 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 12 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 5,
L.Mountain 1, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 2, R.Mulvey 1)
3P FGs: 7-21 (W.Negron 0-1, J.Dawkins 1-5, L.Mountain
3-6, D.Davis 0-5, C.Donahue 1-1, R.Hulett 1-2, P.Ali
1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


Through a fifth of the season, GW is 5-1. Here are the season numbers so far:


GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Leroy Mountain SG 6 6 33.0 12.0 1.3 4.0 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.8 17.0
Chuck Crane PF 6 6 32.2 11.5 1.3 6.3 2.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 3.0 17.2
Jack Dawkins SF 6 6 31.7 26.5 3.2 9.8 5.8 2.8 2.8 1.7 1.7 18.3
William Negron C 6 6 25.3 4.7 2.7 7.7 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.7 16.0
Dwight Davis PG 6 6 22.7 10.2 0.7 2.7 1.2 0.3 0.0 2.2 2.5 8.7
Richie Hulett PG 6 0 19.2 4.2 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 9.0
Thomas Humphrey C 6 0 15.0 2.7 1.2 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.2 2.7
Manuel Chapin C 6 0 6.5 1.0 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.7
Clifford Donahue SG 6 0 6.0 2.5 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.8
Porter Ali SF 6 0 3.8 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3
Brian Delozier PF 6 0 3.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
John Sandy SG 3 0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5
Charles Michell C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[Comey]

Week 5: 12.14.81-12.20.81

GW entered the polls again, this time at #25. Meanwhile, BYU fell to surging Missouri (13th), and dropped from 2nd to 4th. Duke and Penn moved up. Rice and Baylor moved into the top ten, while UTEP (loss at KSU) and UNC (at Delaware State) tumbled down the poll.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (71) 9-0 1799 1 Big Eight Conference
2. Duke (1) 10-0 1726 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Pennsylvania 8-0 1646 4 Ivy League
4. Brigham Young 8-1 1569 2 Western Athletic Conference
5. Clemson 8-1 1483 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Maryland 8-1 1417 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Southern California 7-1 1369 6 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Indiana 7-1 1312 7 Big Ten Conference
9. Rice 7-2 1248 12 Southwest Conference
10. Baylor 8-2 1079 15 Southwest Conference
11. Arkansas 6-1 1070 13 Southwest Conference
12. Kansas State 7-2 978 17 Big Eight Conference
13. Missouri 8-1 958 19 Big Eight Conference
14. Colorado State 6-1 836 16 Western Athletic Conference
15. Cornell 8-1 818 18 Ivy League
16. Brown 5-1 722 20 Ivy League
17. UTEP 9-2 589 9 Western Athletic Conference
18. Virginia 6-1 561 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. North Carolina 6-3 420 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Furman 9-0 374 24 Southern Conference
21. Bucknell 8-1 337 NR East Coast Conference
22. Washington 8-2 256 NR Pacific-8 Conference
23. Texas Tech 5-1 211 NR Southwest Conference
24. Purdue 6-3 175 14 Big Ten Conference
25. George Washington 7-1 159 NR Independent

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas Christian 6-1 142 Southwest Conference
Pepperdine 9-1 72 West Coast Conference
Davidson 8-1 18 Southern Conference
Murray State 8-1 17 Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio State 7-1 14 Big Ten Conference
Colorado 7-1 8 Big Eight Conference
Dartmouth 7-1 6 Ivy League
Bradley 7-2 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Louisville 6-2 3 Missouri Valley Conference
North Carolina State 6-3 3 Atlantic Coast Conference


12.14.81: at West Chester (3-3)

The Rams have three players scoring double-digits, led by guard David Densmore's 18.3 points a game. Andrew Showalter is huge (6'11, 268). This is the kind of team--experienced, with a huge guy in the middle--that gives the Colonials trouble. Even though the Rams haven't won more than twelve games in each of the last three seasons, they have enough resolve to win.

GW got out to an early lead, onto to see WCU wrestle it back. Dawkins, again, got off to a slow start, not scoring over the game's first eight minutes. Leroy Mountain did the heavy lifting, scoring 11 of the team's first 18. GW is good with their second unit; they have maintained the lead while the first team is out. Dawkins scored his first points with 6:30 left, sparking a run that got a three-point lead out to 14, at 34-20. He could not miss, scoring 18 as the club went on a 26-3 run to close out the half. He finished the half with 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Densmore has 12 points for West Chester.

It looked like it would be a game. And now...Dawkins singlehandedly ended this game.

The final is 96-59, and you have to wonder if GW will be challenged often enough this season to grow. Getting confidence to win in tough times is important, but you have to face tough times, too.


George Washington 96, West Chester 59


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George Washington (6-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 26 2-4 3-4 0 6 0 0 7
Chuck Crane PF 30 2-4 0-1 1 9 1 1 4
Jack Dawkins SF 29 11-18 5-6 2 9 5 3 30
Leroy Mountain SG 30 8-10 0-0 1 1 5 1 18
Dwight Davis PG 23 5-7 1-3 0 1 0 3 12
Thomas Humphrey PF 13 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 1 4
Clifford Donahue SG 7 1-1 2-2 0 1 0 1 4
Richie Hulett PG 22 2-6 0-0 2 3 5 1 4
Manuel Chapin C 8 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
Brian Delozier PF 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
John Sandy SG 3 1-2 2-2 0 0 1 0 5
Porter Ali SF 4 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Robert Mulvey SF 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 9 (W.Negron 2, J.Dawkins 3, L.Mountain 1,
D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 1, R.Mulvey 1)
Blocked Shots: 11 (C.Crane 4, J.Dawkins 2, L.Mountain
1, T.Humphrey 2, C.Donahue 1, M.Chapin 1)
Steals: 11 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2,
L.Mountain 2, D.Davis 1, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 1,
M.Chapin 1)
3P FGs: 7-16 (J.Dawkins 3-6, L.Mountain 2-4, D.Davis
1-1, R.Hulett 0-3, J.Sandy 1-2)


West Chester (3-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Showalter C 21 0-6 3-4 0 2 3 4 3
Andrew Sanchez PF 26 3-5 0-0 3 6 0 3 6
Dallas Loggins SF 25 2-11 1-2 4 7 4 2 6
David Densmore SG 29 4-11 4-4 0 2 2 4 12
Bertram Siebert PG 21 3-5 0-0 2 3 2 1 6
Emmitt Turner PF 15 1-6 0-0 1 3 0 0 3
Len Elgin PF 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Charley Miller PG 19 4-6 0-0 0 1 0 1 10
Chris Rosado C 11 0-1 0-0 2 3 1 1 0
Hobert Asberry SF 11 2-5 0-0 1 2 0 5 5
Harold Helman C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry Riddle SG 11 2-4 0-0 1 2 1 0 6
Radulf Kittl SF 3 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0


Turnovers: 19 (A.Showalter 1, A.Sanchez 2, D.Loggins 3,
D.Densmore 4, B.Siebert 3, L.Elgin 1, C.Miller 3,
H.Asberry 2)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 1 (C.Miller 1)
3P FGs: 7-20 (D.Loggins 1-4, D.Densmore 0-4, B.Siebert
0-2, E.Turner 1-1, C.Miller 2-2, H.Asberry 1-3,
H.Riddle 2-4)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


12.19.81: vs Lafayette

What was said just a few minutes ago (okay, it was half an hour ago...Kimmy Schmidt and crunches...you didn't know, it's cool), forget all that. And that part about the Schmidt and crunches, forget that too.

Lafayette is legit.

The Leopards have an experienced backcourt of Cary Olson and Brian Jones. Forward Robin Jack is the most talented player Dawkins has faced this year, and center David Rollins is averaging 17.8 points a game. One of the Leopards' losses is to BYU; it came 91-82. They are a favorite for the ECC title, and arguably the best team in the northeast.

This will be a test. Their biggest so far.

(You can tell this is being done, not only on the fly, but without edits. Read the past few paragraphs again).

Now, to the game...Olson went down to injury early, which gave GW an unfortunate advantage. The other, more fortunate advantage, is Dawkins. He scored 12 early points, shouldering the load. Later, though, play was stopped, as Dawkins was hurt.

There was a murmur in Washington.

And, a couple of minutes, he returned. But so did Lafayette, cutting it down to two, as Dawkins stopped scoring. The balance of Lafayette was keeping up with the star of Dawkins. The Colonials managed to stay resilient, and managed to re-take the lead at the half, 45-42. Still, this game has Lafayette written all over it.

Nobody told the Colonials that. They stretched the lead to ten early in the second half, behind Dawkins, Willie Negron, and Davis. Lafayette tried to pull in, but as soon as they would, the Colonials would stretch it back out to double-digits. Dawkins slowed down in his scoring, but GW did not. They got it to 19 with 4:45 left. Their defense clamped down on Lafayette, who is shooting just 42%. They'd finish at 41%, shocked by GW, 90-76.

The biggest surprise in this game? GW's fourteen blocks, to just one for Lafayette. Negron had seven of them, Dawkins four.


George Washington 90, Lafayette 76


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Lafayette (3-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
David Rollins C 29 4-15 1-2 3 5 3 3 9
Cameron Null PF 32 2-4 0-4 3 7 0 2 5
Robin Jack SF 12 0-0 5-6 1 1 0 4 5
Brian Jones PG 26 3-9 0-0 1 2 1 1 7
Cary Olson PG 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
Florentin Picavet SG 33 5-11 2-6 2 4 3 1 15
Robert Colston PG 20 5-7 6-6 1 3 3 4 19
Parker Escamilla SF 21 6-11 0-0 2 7 1 2 16
Michael Ruben C 13 0-2 0-0 0 4 0 3 0
John Turner PF 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Brady Cory PG 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 2 0


Turnovers: 15 (D.Rollins 3, C.Null 1, B.Jones 3,
R.Colston 5, P.Escamilla 2, M.Ruben 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (M.Ruben 1)
Steals: 5 (B.Jones 1, F.Picavet 1, R.Colston 1,
P.Escamilla 1, B.Cory 1)
3P FGs: 12-24 (C.Null 1-1, B.Jones 1-6, F.Picavet 3-6,
R.Colston 3-5, P.Escamilla 4-6)


George Washington (7-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 20 4-4 2-2 3 4 0 4 11
Chuck Crane PF 32 1-2 5-6 1 8 0 2 7
Jack Dawkins SF 34 7-14 13-13 1 10 5 1 29
Leroy Mountain SG 29 5-8 2-3 0 3 2 3 12
Dwight Davis PG 25 5-10 2-6 0 2 2 1 14
Thomas Humphrey C 19 0-1 0-0 1 4 1 2 0
Clifford Donahue SG 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0
Richie Hulett PG 16 3-5 4-4 0 0 0 5 12
Manuel Chapin C 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 3
Robert Mulvey SF 1 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 1 2


Turnovers: 15 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 2, D.Davis 2, T.Humphrey 2, C.Donahue 3,
R.Hulett 2)
Blocked Shots: 14 (W.Negron 7, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 4,
B.Delozier 1)
Steals: 8 (W.Negron 2, J.Dawkins 3, L.Mountain 2,
J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 8-17 (W.Negron 1-1, J.Dawkins 2-2, L.Mountain
0-3, D.Davis 2-6, R.Hulett 2-3, P.Ali 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Young Drachma]

Author's Note: I'm cross-posting this FBCB dynasty from SimNation, as I'd like this story to get more eyes. It's a nearly three-year-old tale that, in Microsoft Word, is nearing 800 pages.

I hope you enjoy.

Dude. :popcorn:

[Comey]

It's at 795 now, regular font, margins and spacing.

The crazy part? I imagine it's about half over. Maybe two-thirds.

[Comey]

Week 6: 12.21.81-12.27-81


The top ten is solidifying, though there was still a little movement. The big news came from Cornell dropping Indiana, then taking their spot in the top ten. Rice fell to lowly LSU, and slid from #9 down to #22.


George Washington used the big win over Lafayette (cough) to move up one spot, checking in at #24. Going into this week, Jack is day-to-day, but at 98%.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (71) 9-1 1799 1 Big Eight Conference
2. Duke (1) 10-0 1720 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Pennsylvania 9-0 1637 3 Ivy League
4. Brigham Young 8-1 1595 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Southern California 10-1 1497 7 Pacific-8 Conference
6. Clemson 9-1 1462 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Maryland 8-1 1369 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Kansas State 9-2 1242 12 Big Eight Conference
9. Cornell 10-2 1228 15 Ivy League
10. Missouri 8-1 1186 13 Big Eight Conference
11. Colorado State 6-1 1023 14 Western Athletic Conference
12. Brown 6-1 946 16 Ivy League
13. Indiana 7-1 883 8 Big Ten Conference
14. UTEP 10-2 881 17 Western Athletic Conference
15. Virginia 6-1 826 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Texas Christian 7-1 674 NR Southwest Conference
17. Furman 9-0 572 20 Southern Conference
18. Baylor 8-3 527 10 Southwest Conference
19. Arkansas 7-1 492 11 Southwest Conference
20. Washington 9-2 384 22 Pacific-8 Conference
21. Pepperdine 10-1 383 NR West Coast Conference
22. Rice 8-2 365 9 Southwest Conference
23. Colorado 9-1 212 NR Big Eight Conference
24. George Washington 9-1 159 25 Independent
25. Murray State 9-1 77 NR Ohio Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Davidson 9-1 75 Southern Conference
Wake Forest 7-2 52 Atlantic Coast Conference
Ohio State 8-1 46 Big Ten Conference
Texas Tech 5-1 38 Southwest Conference
Bucknell 8-1 36 East Coast Conference
Dartmouth 7-1 10 Ivy League
North Carolina 6-3 4 Atlantic Coast Conference


12.21.81: vs. Howard (3-6)


Howard is a far cry from Lafayette, though don't sleep on the Bison. They own a win over defending champion, Texas Christian. In fact, it is the Horned Frogs' only loss. How that happened, whether Howard drugged TCU's Gatorade or what, nobody is what sure. The team has two point guards with talent, and a seven-footer in C Bill Hipp. Justin Travis, the team's SF, averages 17.6 points a game. But he's shooting just 44% from the field, and scores the bulk of his points from the inside. Good luck doing that against Jack, who averages 2.9 blocks a game.


Well, he's doing it. He has four early points, and Howard owns a 13-5 lead after five minutes. That's countered by Jack leading a run to tie the game. Howard, though, is game. Travis and Hipp share 16 equally, and they keep the slim advantage on GW for the next ten minutes. GW finally takes their first lead with just under six minutes left, but Howard gets it back. GW is shooting 33% from the field, and has five first-half turnovers. They begin to stretch it out a bit, behind Leroy Mountain and Richie Hulett. At the half, they lead 40-29, as Howard went cold, and turnovers led to a few easy buckets for the Colonials. Travis finished with 10 for Howard, while Mountain and Dawkins have 11 each.


The second half comes with the realization that Jack is shooting a lot, and is cold. He also has 20 points and 12 boards (make that 22-13). GW gets the lead to 53-33 with 15 minutes left, and the rout is on. Jack comes out with 8:30 left, 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and a 25-point lead for GW. Not much else to say.


GW owned the boards on Howard, a mild surprise. And they faced seventeen turnovers on the Bison, while blocking seven shots. Jack's 32 and 15 rebounds were not a surprise. His 12-26 shooting was. He asserted himself on the offensive end more than any other game. That worked in this game...but it won't all the time. GW had four players averaging double figures going into this game. That diversity was a big reason for their early success.


George Washington 88, Howard 60


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Howard (3-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bill Hipp C 23 4-6 0-0 0 8 1 1 8
Robert Vandiver PF 23 1-1 0-0 1 3 2 0 2
Justin Travis SF 27 8-16 3-4 0 2 3 2 19
Floyd Glover SG 26 4-5 0-0 1 2 3 2 9
Lenard Finn PG 18 4-10 0-0 0 4 1 4 9
Pete Geiger PG 27 1-5 0-0 0 2 3 3 2
John Doyle SF 16 2-5 0-0 2 3 0 3 5
Albert Sosa PF 15 1-4 0-0 0 4 2 3 2
Darwin Brune C 15 0-4 0-0 3 4 1 1 0
Carlton Kamber PG 6 0-1 1-3 0 0 0 5 1
Romeo Burruss C 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Elliott Davis SG 1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1


Turnovers: 17 (B.Hipp 2, R.Vandiver 1, J.Travis 3,
F.Glover 4, L.Finn 2, J.Doyle 1, A.Sosa 1, D.Brune 3)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Hipp 1, J.Doyle 1, D.Brune 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Travis 3, A.Sosa 1, D.Brune 1)
3P FGs: 3-11 (F.Glover 1-2, L.Finn 1-3, P.Geiger 0-3,
J.Doyle 1-3)


George Washington (8-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 27 3-8 2-2 5 15 3 2 8
Chuck Crane PF 32 2-6 0-0 1 8 1 2 4
Jack Dawkins SF 32 12-26 4-5 7 15 5 1 32
Leroy Mountain SG 32 6-15 1-1 3 3 0 1 14
Dwight Davis PG 25 2-5 2-2 0 0 2 1 6
Thomas Humphrey C 16 0-0 4-4 1 1 2 1 4
Clifford Donahue SG 7 1-3 1-5 1 2 0 0 4
Richie Hulett PG 18 2-4 4-4 0 1 3 1 8
Manuel Chapin C 5 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Porter Ali SF 4 2-3 2-2 1 1 1 1 7
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1


Turnovers: 9 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 1, T.Humphrey 1, M.Chapin 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (W.Negron 3, J.Dawkins 3, L.Mountain 1)
Steals: 9 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2,
L.Mountain 1, R.Hulett 3)
3P FGs: 7-16 (J.Dawkins 4-6, L.Mountain 1-6, C.Donahue
1-2, R.Hulett 0-1, P.Ali 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


12.23.81: vs Army (3-7)


Army is decidedly worse than Howard, scoring only 56.7 points per game. This should be an absolute blowout. Army has played four ranked opponents:


#17 Furman: L 62-53
#7 Maryland: L 90-55
#18 Baylor: L 93-35 (!!!)
#6 Clemson: L 78-49


This is likely a 25-point game. They start three true freshmen. Even if you took their best talents and combined them into one player, that player would be a yellow-green. Jack might eat them for some nourishment; you know, because he feasts on fellow freshmen to sustain himself. Army has six of them.


Of course, Army led 9-8 after six minutes. GW is shooting 26% from the field. Jack has four points and six boards, but is shooting a lot. GW has started to pull it out, but Army, taking offense to the preview above, is hanging around. In fact, with 5:11 left, they led, 25-24. This isn't helped by the 13 first half fouls by GW.


The first half ends at 34-31. If this were FM, this is where you'd share disappointment with the team, tell Chuck Crane (5 points, 2 boards) that he can make a difference, and tell Richie Hulett (0 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists) to go out there and prove a point! (I own FM10, and that's in there. I use it sparingly, usually when their H/T match rating is around 6.0.)


Oh, GW is shooting .077% from three. What is that, 1-for-13?


GW starts off hot out of the gate, getting out to an eight-point lead, then ten. Jack is up to 17-10-3. After that...well, I got a text, looked away, looked back, and it was suddenly 100-64. Jack finished with his first triple-double, going for 30-12-12, along with three blocks. Crane finisehd with 17 (he made a difference!), while Mountain added 15. Lowell Simmons, who would go on to form his own one-man law firm by legally adding a hyphen to his name, led Army with 14 points.


George Washington 103, Army 67


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Army (3-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James Linton C 27 3-5 3-4 1 6 0 2 9
Lincoln Quintero SG 26 1-6 0-0 1 5 0 2 2
Saul Dicarlo PF 30 4-8 3-4 1 7 1 0 11
Justin Abell PG 26 2-7 3-3 1 1 4 3 8
Lowell Simmons SF 28 6-12 1-2 3 7 2 4 14
Jorge Ruggiero C 19 2-4 4-4 1 2 0 1 9
Henry Sierra PG 22 2-9 2-3 0 0 4 1 7
Steven Crist SG 12 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 0
Daniel Parks SG 1 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 3
Shane Lewis SF 9 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 4


Turnovers: 24 (J.Linton 2, L.Quintero 2, S.Dicarlo 2,
J.Abell 4, L.Simmons 8, H.Sierra 3, S.Crist 2, S.Lewis
1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Linton 1, J.Abell 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Linton 1, S.Dicarlo 1, J.Abell 1,
J.Ruggiero 1, S.Lewis 1)
3P FGs: 5-15 (J.Abell 1-4, L.Simmons 1-3, J.Ruggiero
1-2, H.Sierra 1-3, D.Parks 1-2, S.Lewis 0-1)


George Washington (9-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 26 3-5 0-0 2 5 0 3 6
Chuck Crane PF 32 8-15 1-1 0 3 2 2 17
Jack Dawkins SF 30 13-19 4-4 3 12 12 4 30
Leroy Mountain SG 26 6-9 0-0 3 4 3 4 15
Dwight Davis PG 24 3-11 2-3 0 2 3 3 9
Thomas Humphrey C 17 4-5 3-3 2 8 1 1 11
Clifford Donahue SG 9 4-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 9
Richie Hulett PG 20 3-8 0-0 3 4 2 4 6
Manuel Chapin C 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 11 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 1, D.Davis 2, C.Donahue 1, J.Sandy 2, P.Ali
1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 12 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 1, T.Humphrey 1, C.Donahue 2, R.Hulett 2)
3P FGs: 5-21 (J.Dawkins 0-3, L.Mountain 3-5, D.Davis
1-6, C.Donahue 1-2, R.Hulett 0-4, J.Sandy 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 7: 12.28-81-1.3-82

Top-ranked Kansas fell at home to Dayton, 52-43. That paved the way for Duke (13-0) to take the top spot. Penn (10-0) is now second. There was limited movement in the top-ten, save for Cornell falling from #9 to #16, for losing to Southern Cal in the final of the Las Vegas Shootout. Could you imagine Cornell in 1981 Las Vegas? That would be the best Revenge of the Nerds ever.

Our heroes are up to 20th, and gaining momentum.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (69) 13-0 1797 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Pennsylvania (3) 10-0 1707 3 Ivy League
3. Kansas 10-1 1638 1 Big Eight Conference
4. Clemson 10-1 1597 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Brigham Young 10-1 1528 4 Western Athletic Conference
6. Maryland 10-1 1439 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Kansas State 11-2 1381 8 Big Eight Conference
8. Southern California 10-2 1277 5 Pacific-8 Conference
9. Missouri 9-1 1187 10 Big Eight Conference
10. UTEP 11-2 1185 14 Western Athletic Conference
11. Brown 6-1 1037 12 Ivy League
12. Virginia 7-1 961 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Indiana 7-1 913 13 Big Ten Conference
14. Texas Christian 8-1 876 16 Southwest Conference
15. Rice 9-2 757 22 Southwest Conference
16. Cornell 10-2 717 9 Ivy League
17. Washington 9-2 588 20 Pacific-8 Conference
18. Colorado 10-1 580 23 Big Eight Conference
19. Arkansas 7-1 494 19 Southwest Conference
20. George Washington 9-1 384 24 Independent
21. Murray State 11-1 336 25 Ohio Valley Conference
22. Wake Forest 8-2 320 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Furman 11-1 181 17 Southern Conference
24. Baylor 8-4 121 18 Southwest Conference
25. Texas Tech 6-1 115 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dartmouth 9-1 97 Ivy League
Ohio State 8-1 88 Big Ten Conference
North Carolina 6-3 71 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Illinois 11-2 14 Missouri Valley Conference
Pepperdine 10-2 9 West Coast Conference
Colorado State 7-3 3 Western Athletic Conference
North Carolina State 8-3 2 Atlantic Coast Conference


12.31.81 - vs William & Mary (1-10)

The Tribe is on an one-game winning streak, that coming at Howard, 72-62. That snapped a ten-game losing streak. There is some talent, namely in guard Wilmer Gattis. Guard Richie Matias is their leading scorer, while forward David Hernandez averages 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds a game. They are probably not a worthy foe on George Washington's march to 1982.

GW started on an 11-0 run, Jack scoring three points, and netting three assists. The score is 25-6 after ten minutes; Jack has scored ten points. When he comes back, it is 35-16, and a five-second call is forced upon him. Stunning, really. At the half, it's 42-23. Jack has ten points, three rebounds, and five assists. Decent numbers, but the Colonials really took their foot off the pedal after that devastating start. It's a bit disappointing.

That said, they're also a second half team.

Naturally, William & Mary scored the first eight points of the half. This gave them the confidence to try a full court press, which was just a bloody awful decision. GW broke that, but they are still having trouble scoring, as the Tribe pulled to within 11. They are not shooting well since that initial burst. But there's Jack, scoring plus the foul, to put the lead back to 21. Negron (12 rebounds) is becoming quite a reliable source for boards.

Meanwhile, Dwight Davis has 21 points, complimenting Jack's 24 brilliantly. When Jack is pulled with three minutes left, it is 82-50. This was the expected result, and while it was earned to start, it seems like GW lacks that consistent drive. It comes and goes. It will be their downfall this year (which is expected, they're rubbish anyway). The final is 88-50. Jack has 24 on 9-20 shooting, but with eight assists, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks. An all-around performance for Jack.

George Washington ends 1981 10-1, and the darlings of the press, who all want to climb aboard Jack's bandwagon.




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William & Mary (2-11, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ben Watkins C 27 4-5 0-1 2 7 0 2 8
David Hernandez PF 32 3-10 2-2 2 9 2 2 9
Erwin Kepler SF 21 3-8 0-0 0 6 1 4 7
Richard Matias SG 30 4-16 2-4 2 3 2 4 12
Wilmer Gattis PG 32 3-7 0-0 0 1 2 2 9
Darnell Mathews PG 13 1-3 0-1 0 2 1 1 3
Joseph Murphy SG 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Barton Hudnall SF 13 0-3 2-2 2 2 3 3 2
Brian Vaughan C 18 0-2 0-0 1 4 1 1 0
Bill Wallen PF 9 0-4 0-0 0 2 0 2 0


Turnovers: 14 (B.Watkins 2, D.Hernandez 2, E.Kepler 4,
R.Matias 2, W.Gattis 2, J.Murphy 1, B.Vaughan 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 1 (B.Watkins 1)
3P FGs: 8-30 (D.Hernandez 1-4, E.Kepler 1-5, R.Matias
2-8, W.Gattis 3-6, D.Mathews 1-2, J.Murphy 0-1,
B.Hudnall 0-1, B.Vaughan 0-2, B.Wallen 0-1)


George Washington (10-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 27 4-5 0-0 3 12 1 2 8
Chuck Crane PF 33 5-9 0-0 1 8 3 2 10
Jack Dawkins SF 33 9-20 4-6 1 6 8 2 24
Leroy Mountain SG 33 4-8 1-5 2 3 3 2 10
Dwight Davis PG 25 7-13 3-3 1 5 2 1 21
Thomas Humphrey C 14 1-2 4-4 0 2 0 0 6
Clifford Donahue SG 7 0-0 2-2 1 3 1 0 2
Richie Hulett PG 19 0-6 2-2 3 3 1 3 2
Manuel Chapin C 4 0-0 1-2 0 4 0 0 1
Porter Ali SF 4 0-1 4-4 0 1 0 0 4


Turnovers: 5 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 1,
R.Hulett 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 2,
T.Humphrey 1)
Steals: 6 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 3, T.Humphrey 1,
C.Donahue 1)
3P FGs: 7-24 (J.Dawkins 2-8, L.Mountain 1-5, D.Davis
4-8, R.Hulett 0-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


1.2.82: at Richmond (8-3)

The Spiders offer a severe threat to the Colonials. They haven't really beaten anybody, but they have beaten the teams they should have. They have solid talent at all three levels, from guard Willie McGee (10.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg), forward Charlie Alberto (18.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg) and C Brad Mapes (5.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.1 bpg). Doesn't "Brad Mapes" sound like the whitest center you've ever seen?

This will be a very tough game for GW. A loss is easily attainable, especially given how they have only played four road games, and only a couple of games against solid teams (3-1 vs the top 100).

(Sure enough, when Mapes saw Dawkins, he said, "Why, that fellow appears to be of extraordinary talent! That behemoth may be otherworldly, like I saw on NOVA a few evenings ago!")

Leroy Mountain picked up two quick fouls, causing the team to bring in John Sandy. Sandy has averaged just 2.1 minutes in his seven games this year. Interesting decision. Richmond has an early 11-8 lead; Jack and Crane have all of GW's points. A few minutes later, Jack takes over at the point, causing Sammy Anderson, Richmond's point man, to shake in his shoes. He would quickly foul his way to the bench.

With 13 minutes to go, Richmond holds an 18-16 lead. It's Dawkins and Crane and that's it for the Colonials. The Spiders are doing a great job of bottling Dawkins up on the boards; he just has two through the first two minutes. Richmond builds a 25-19 lead with nine minutes left, but Brian Dolozier's three-point play cut it to three. This is the kind of game, though, where you want Jack to assert himself. It's 32-24 with 6:30 left, and Jack hasn't taken a shot since he came back in the game. On cue, he finally shoots out of a timeout, and scores. Butit isn't enough. Richmond is running the Colonials out of Dixieland, leading 42-30 at the four-minute mark. Granted, Richmond is shooting 57%, but they are continually getting good looks.

Jack leads a comeback, but a chance to cut the deficit to three is missed when Jack missed a dunk. Mapes hit a jumper on the other end; an Alberto three made it 50-42 at the half. Alberto ran down the court taunting the Colonials afterward. Surely, this will not sit well. Jack has 16-7-4 numbers, while Crane has eight. Mapes has ten to lead a balanced Spiders outfit. The Colonials did well to cut the deficit in half, and looked the better unit in the final few minutes of the half.

Sure enough, on the first shot of the second half, Alberto is fouled on a dunk attempt. Hard. He retaliated on the other end by fouling Jack on his dunk attempt. This game is getting heated. Jack fouled Alberto, had some words with him, and then hit a three to bring it to within one. Then he fould Dwight Davis to grab their first lead, 54-53. This looks like a different team. Mapes tries some white guy charm in arguing a foul call, but to no avail. Jack has 23-7-8 numbers now. Mapes and Alberto have three fouls each, while Crane has three for GW.

With 12:06 left, Alberto picked up his fourth foul, nearly tacking Negron on a shot attempt. The bucket fell, giving GW a 64-63 lead, and sending Alberto to the bench. Negron hit the freebie, but RIchmond ties it back up. Preston Elson picks up his fourth foul a couple of minutes later. After a Richmond miss, Jack hits a three to make it 70-67. He has 29-9-9 right now. Hulett's three makes it 73-67, and you can feel the tide shifting. Jack has taken over this game. He gets his tenth rebound and tenth assist in the same breath. Then gets his 11th assist immediately after, opening up a 77-67 lead with seven minutes to go.

Richmond comes back, getting it to 79-74 on Sammy Anderson's three. He then hits another to get it to 81-77; Anderson has 17 points. John Kindle's shot gets it to 81-79. They tie it on two free throws, and then take the lead on James Kaylor's three-point play. The momentum shifts in this game are amazing.

Jack hits Davis for a three to tie it again, but Richmond answers. Mountain counters, but Alberto hits a three. With 2:31 left, it's 91-88. Jack has to come out, and Cliff Donahue hits a three to make it 92-91, Richmond. Mapes fouls out, but Crane can only hit one of two. Anderson returns with a three, giving Richmond a 95-92 lead. Unfortunately, GW takes bad shots down the stretch, Richmond hits just enough free throws, and takes the 98-93 win over GW.

It's a learning experience, going into a hostile environment, and not getting too flusters. Of course, they also blew a ten-point lead with bad substituting, bad shooting, and losing their form. But, well, Jack's young. And Hulett is young. You hate to phrase it like that, but the other guys won't be there when this team is really good. A loss was predictable, and that's what happened.

Jack won POTG, but I'd have given it to Sammy Anderson. Without his clutch threes (6-10, including two major bombs when they made their run), Richmond falls to DC like when Jefferson Davis lived there. But, Jack's line...29 points, 13-14 free throws, 12 assists, 10 boards, five blocks, four steals...that's enough to cinch that up, no?


Richmond 98, George Washington 93


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George Washington (10-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 28 2-6 3-5 3 11 0 2 7
Chuck Crane PF 35 4-8 6-8 2 6 3 4 14
Jack Dawkins SF 35 7-16 13-14 4 10 12 2 29
Leroy Mountain SG 23 6-9 0-2 0 4 1 4 14
Dwight Davis PG 22 5-15 0-0 0 0 1 2 11
Thomas Humphrey PF 12 0-0 2-2 1 3 0 5 2
Clifford Donahue SG 10 1-5 0-0 0 0 1 0 3
Richie Hulett PG 22 3-6 2-4 4 5 2 3 9
Manuel Chapin C 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 3 1-2 2-3 0 0 0 2 4
John Sandy SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 5 0-2 0-1 0 2 1 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 2, T.Humphrey 3,
R.Hulett 1, P.Ali 2)
Blocked Shots: 7 (W.Negron 2, J.Dawkins 5)
Steals: 6 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 4, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 7-22 (W.Negron 0-4, J.Dawkins 2-4, L.Mountain
2-4, D.Davis 1-5, C.Donahue 1-1, R.Hulett 1-2, P.Ali
0-2)


Richmond (9-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brad Mapes C 30 7-11 2-2 3 6 2 5 16
James Kaylor PF 31 3-8 4-5 1 7 0 1 10
Charles Alberto SF 17 5-8 1-2 0 2 3 4 14
William McGee SG 33 2-5 6-7 1 5 2 2 10
Sammy Anderson PG 26 6-10 2-2 0 5 2 2 20
Garland Hart PF 13 2-2 1-4 0 6 0 1 5
Preston Elson SG 17 3-5 0-0 0 1 2 5 8
James Appleby C 6 1-1 2-2 0 0 1 0 4
Robert Darnell SG 15 1-6 2-2 0 2 0 2 5
John Kindle SF 11 2-5 2-2 0 2 2 3 6


Turnovers: 15 (B.Mapes 2, J.Kaylor 2, C.Alberto 1,
W.McGee 3, S.Anderson 6, G.Hart 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (B.Mapes 1)
Steals: 3 (B.Mapes 1, C.Alberto 1, P.Elson 1)
3P FGs: 12-21 (C.Alberto 3-4, W.McGee 0-1, S.Anderson
6-10, P.Elson 2-4, R.Darnell 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


As the new year hits, this is how George Washington looks.


#20 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 29 Record Vs 1-50: 1-0 Poll Rank: #20
Season Record: 10-2 Record Vs 51-100: 1-1 RPI Rank: #71
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 7-1
Home Record: 7-0 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 86.3 1 2 Points 64.4 10 45 Points 21.8 1 3
O.Reb 12.2 7 41 O.Reb 10.4 21 95 O.Reb 1.8 8 51
D.Reb 27.5 7 25 D.Reb 24.0 22 74 D.Reb 3.5 1 16
Rebounds 39.7 4 18 Rebounds 34.4 18 72 Rebounds 5.3 4 30
Assists 17.6 1 13 Assists 13.3 30 119 Assists 4.3 1 18
Steals 7.8 4 22 Steals 3.2 1 2 Steals 4.6 1 5
Blocks 6.8 1 5 Blocks 2.3 6 15 Blocks 4.5 1 3
Turnovers 9.5 1 2 Turnovers 16.9 1 17 Turnovers -7.4 1 2
Fouls 17.1 4 22 Fouls 19.5 26 106 Fouls -2.4 8 32
FG% .491 1 6 FG% .399 4 25 FG% .092 1 5
FT% .727 8 33 FT% .687 40 131 FT% .040 18 45
3P% .342 31 125 3P% .373 57 190 3P% -.032 38 157
PPS 1.34 4 25 PPS 1.12 1 16 PPS .222 1 11
Adj. FG% .543 1 14 Adj. FG% .462 6 36 Adj. FG% .080 2 15



#20 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Chuck Crane PF 12 12 32.3 10.4 1.2 6.7 2.0 1.2 1.3 1.1 2.6 19.4
Jack Dawkins SF 12 12 31.9 27.8 3.1 10.1 6.8 2.7 3.0 1.8 1.9 20.3
Leroy Mountain SG 12 12 30.9 12.9 1.4 3.5 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.7 2.7 19.6
William Negron C 12 12 25.5 6.3 2.7 8.3 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.0 2.4 15.6
Dwight Davis PG 12 12 23.3 11.2 0.4 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.0 1.8 2.2 12.4
Richie Hulett PG 12 0 19.3 5.5 1.3 2.3 2.3 1.1 0.0 0.8 2.6 10.3
Thomas Humphrey C 12 0 15.1 3.6 1.0 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.4 7.4
Clifford Donahue SG 12 0 7.0 3.1 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.3
Manuel Chapin C 12 0 6.0 0.8 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.6
Porter Ali SF 12 0 4.1 2.3 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.5
Brian Delozier PF 11 0 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
John Sandy SG 8 0 2.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.6
Robert Mulvey SF 6 0 1.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 -1.5
Charles Michell C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[Comey]

If you're skimming the game results, do yourself a favor. Go back and read the last game played, the Richmond game. That had the atmosphere that is difficult to find in text sims. There was hostility, a road game vibe. I don't know if I captured that well enough...I write everything on-the-fly, and while I slow the game down to try and keep up, I do concede some of my creativity (for better or worse) when I write like this.

Regardless, the game was phenomenal. To watch Jack lead that run, and then watch Sammy Anderson bring Richmond right back...that was worth writing.

[Comey]

Week 8: 1.4.82-1.10.82


The first #1 team of 1982 is The University of Pennsylvania. The Quakers won at #24 Dartmouth and at Cornell. Those impressive wins vaulted them over Duke. Missouri fell to Western Kentucky and dropped from ninth to #13. Virginia (11-1) slid into the top ten.

The Colonials fell, from 20th, to 25th.

(Note: I learned a lesson. Print the polls on Monday. Penn lost during the week, and will lose their #1 ranking.)


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pennsylvania (60) 14-1 1788 2 Ivy League
2. Duke (7) 15-0 1713 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Brigham Young (4) 14-1 1650 5 Western Athletic Conference
4. Kansas (1) 13-1 1604 3 Big Eight Conference
5. Clemson 12-1 1521 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Maryland 13-1 1412 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Kansas State 13-2 1399 7 Big Eight Conference
8. Southern California 13-2 1288 8 Pacific-8 Conference
9. UTEP 13-2 1198 10 Western Athletic Conference
10. Virginia 11-2 1179 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Rice 12-2 1046 15 Southwest Conference
12. Washington 11-2 904 17 Pacific-8 Conference
13. Missouri 9-4 884 9 Big Eight Conference
14. Colorado 13-2 821 18 Big Eight Conference
15. Arkansas 10-1 795 19 Southwest Conference
16. Wake Forest 11-3 714 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Murray State 13-2 655 21 Ohio Valley Conference
18. Indiana 10-2 579 13 Big Ten Conference
19. North Carolina 8-4 534 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Baylor 9-4 426 24 Southwest Conference
21. Furman 13-1 385 23 Southern Conference
22. Texas Christian 8-2 335 14 Southwest Conference
23. Pepperdine 13-2 242 NR West Coast Conference
24. Dartmouth 11-3 99 NR Ivy League
25. George Washington 11-3 88 20 Independent

Others Receiving Votes:
California 9-5 57 Pacific-8 Conference
Bucknell 11-4 34 East Coast Conference
Brown 7-4 22 Ivy League
Texas Tech 9-2 14 Southwest Conference
St. John's 11-2 12 Big East Conference
Southern Illinois 13-3 2 Missouri Valley Conference




1.7.82: vs Miami-Ohio (5-5)

The Red Hawks are a quality group that is a couple of years away from being real quality. They are littlered with freshmen (eight) and sophomores. Just one senior on the roster, and one junior. That senior, though, is former JuCo Adolph Owens. He is averaging 21.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. After him and Graham Ulrich (11.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg), there is not much flight to the Red Hawks. They do have Chinese import Xing Su, who wishes he had done better in geography as a youth.

The game opened with C Willie Negron hitting a three. Well, okay. Jack then had the next six points. Owens countered with seven points, keeping the game tight at 12-11 through five minutes. Jack comes out at the 11:00 mark with the game 16-13, GW. This second unit gets more frustrating with each passing game. Porter Ali and Brian Dolozier are an absolute misery to watch. Meanwhile, GW cannot shake Miami-OH, who hasn't scored in minutes. There are twelve turnovers and 34 points between the two teams. I don't think there's been a point scored in six minutes. Finally, GW begins hitting again, stretching their lead to 26-15 behind Crane (6 points, 6 rebounds). Hulett and Crane hit buckets to stretch it to 32-19. Dawkins has been called for three seconds three times in the first half. He makes up for it with a three to make it 35-22, GW; he then adds a three-point play, helping the Colonials to a 41-24 halftime lead. It was not pretty, this clang festival of frustration in offense. The Red Hawks are shooting 33%, 66% from the line, and 18% from 3. GW is shooting 48%, just 53% from the line, and 36% from 3. Owens has 11 for Miami-OH, while Jack has 12. Crane has 8 points and 7 boards.

(Sometimes, when writing up these recaps, I get this far and think, "Eh......". This is one of those games.)

Jack has no assists yet, which is interesting. Pretty sure that has yet to happen in his career. He exits with 14 points, 2 boards and no assists, and a 50-34 lead for GW. That allows for Porter Ali to get in and start chucking. He actually hits a three, and pushes the lead to 19. The Red Hawks go on a 9-0 run to cut the lead back to ten. Jack ends that with a three-point play, then hits a twisting jumper in the lane to push it back to 60-45.

With 7:30 left, Jack gets his first assist, then follows that up with his second. He's at 21-6-2. Miami keeps floating a challenge into this game, just for the Colonials to shove them back. It's 69-57 with five minutes left, and this screams of Jack coming out with four minutes left. He doesn't, though...in fact, he hits another to get the lead back to fourteen with under three left. Crane gets a steal and throws down a highlight reel dunk (for 1982, remember), and this one is over. Porter Ali and The Scrubs come in, and finish off a lackluster 75-63 win.

GW won this on rebounding. They equally shared thirty-two turnovers, and were out-assisted, something that rarely happens with this group.


George Washington 75, Miami-Ohio 63


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Miami-Ohio (5-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Toney Whitacre C 26 3-6 0-0 2 6 3 3 6
Andrew Long PF 30 1-5 1-2 1 11 3 1 3
Graham Ulrich SF 21 3-8 0-0 2 3 2 4 7
Adolph Owens SG 33 11-23 4-6 0 3 1 3 30
Xing Su PG 29 3-9 0-0 0 1 4 2 6
Elias Simpson SG 24 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 3 3
Jeffrey Setser C 15 1-2 1-2 1 5 0 1 3
Rory Bowles PF 7 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Randal Mitchum SF 13 2-5 0-0 1 2 0 2 5
James Pryor PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 16 (T.Whitacre 2, A.Long 2, G.Ulrich 3,
A.Owens 3, X.Su 2, E.Simpson 2, R.Mitchum 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (T.Whitacre 1, A.Long 1)
Steals: 3 (X.Su 1, E.Simpson 2)
3P FGs: 7-25 (A.Long 0-1, G.Ulrich 1-3, A.Owens 4-13,
X.Su 0-1, E.Simpson 1-5, R.Mitchum 1-2)


George Washington (11-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 25 2-9 1-2 4 12 3 3 6
Chuck Crane PF 32 5-12 0-2 2 8 0 1 10
Jack Dawkins SF 34 9-17 4-4 1 8 3 3 23
Leroy Mountain SG 32 4-11 2-4 2 6 3 1 12
Dwight Davis PG 23 3-4 0-0 0 4 1 3 7
Thomas Humphrey C 17 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 2 4
Clifford Donahue SG 8 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Richie Hulett PG 18 3-4 2-2 2 3 2 0 9
Manuel Chapin C 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 5 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 4


Turnovers: 16 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 4,
L.Mountain 3, D.Davis 2, T.Humphrey 1, C.Donahue 1,
P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis 1, T.Humphrey 1)
Steals: 5 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 1, T.Humphrey 1)
3P FGs: 7-20 (W.Negron 1-3, J.Dawkins 1-4, L.Mountain
2-6, D.Davis 1-2, C.Donahue 0-1, R.Hulett 1-2, P.Ali
1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


1.9.82: vs American (6-8)

The annual Battle For The Capitol (I have no idea if these two face each other each year, but it'd be great if they did...records indicate American owns a 16-7 edge in the series, so I guess it's likely they face each other most years). American owns a victory over top-ten UTEP. They are also Providence's only victory. They also gave BYU a run for its money...but then lost to 3-10 Navy. The Eagles are led by their senior backcourt of Joey Dart and Wade Paulsen. This team has a lot of experience, though very little of it was around for the back-to-back NIT teams from two years ago.

This looks like a win, except it's on the road...in Washington DC. Actually, these cross-town rivalries are intense.

Case in point...Jim Woody hits a three out of the gate. American goes into a press, gets two steals, gets two dunks. It's 7-0, and the game is 27 seconds old. GW calls their first timeout right away. Dawkins gets blocked on a dunk by Williams Carter, future MSNBC correspondent. GW gets their bearings and gets it back to 11-8, on the strength of Leroy Mountain's six. Jack is cold early, not doing anything but foul for the game's first nine minutes.

Williams Carter blocked his second Dawkins dunk. Dawkins returned the favor on the other end. With eight minutes left, Hulett's three tied it at 19-19. Dawkins has just two points and three rebounds. John Sandy makes a cameo, and gets a tip-in to give the Colonials their first lead. Dawkins hit sa three thereafter to make it 27-23. Another Hulett three makes it 30-23. Amazing considering it was 9-0 in a minute.

American's full court press is devastating. GW has eight turnovers. Seven are from the press. They add a few more, but Dawkins' three-point play late in the half gives GW a 41-40 lead at the break. He didn't play well, but has ten points and five rebounds. Paulsen and Dart have 11 each for the Eagles.

Dawkins opens the second half with a bucket. American turns it over, and GW beats their press with Dawkins finding Dwight Davis for a bucket. GW has made some adjustments, and has beaten the press each time thus far. Jack hits a jumper to make ti 53-48 with fifteen minutes left. He has 19-7-1 so far. Dart hits a three with 13:57 left to tie it at 55-55. Antonio Millsap, who would never be confused with Paul Millsap, because of the generation gap, hits a three to make it 61-57, American. They stretch it out to six with ten minutes left. Jack appears to be putting the team on his back, getting it down to 67-65 (24-10-2). Unfortunately, his teammates can't hang onto the ball. Several turnovers, and American gets it to 75-65. A three from Dart makes it 82-67, and a very likely end to this one. GW cannot get a bucket, cannot stop a bucket, and sure enough, that's the finish.

American was definitely the better squad, and earned their victory. They registered fifteen steals, most through their press.


American 82, George Washington 67


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George Washington (11-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 21 1-3 2-2 1 5 0 3 4
Chuck Crane PF 36 3-8 1-4 3 11 2 1 7
Jack Dawkins SF 36 10-25 2-3 4 11 2 3 24
Leroy Mountain SG 36 4-11 1-2 2 3 1 2 9
Dwight Davis PG 26 3-7 4-5 0 3 2 1 10
Thomas Humphrey C 15 1-4 0-0 4 6 2 0 2
Clifford Donahue SG 2 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Richie Hulett PG 17 2-6 0-2 2 2 1 3 6
Manuel Chapin C 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Brian Delozier PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
John Sandy SG 2 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 18 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 3,
L.Mountain 3, D.Davis 7, R.Hulett 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 10 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 4,
L.Mountain 1, B.Delozier 1)
Steals: 6 (W.Negron 1, J.Dawkins 1, L.Mountain 1,
T.Humphrey 2, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 5-21 (J.Dawkins 2-4, L.Mountain 0-7, D.Davis
0-2, T.Humphrey 0-1, C.Donahue 1-2, R.Hulett 2-4,
P.Ali 0-1)


American (7-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Trevor McHugh C 35 0-5 2-2 0 8 3 3 2
Williams Carter PF 24 3-8 2-4 5 7 1 1 8
Wade Paulsen SF 22 9-17 2-3 3 6 0 4 22
Joesph Dart SG 31 6-12 2-2 2 9 1 1 16
James Woody PG 31 4-6 3-4 2 6 3 3 14
Antonio Millsap PF 20 2-8 0-0 1 5 0 2 5
Ralph Ham SG 10 1-3 2-2 2 3 2 1 4
Bradford Collins PG 4 2-2 1-2 0 0 0 1 6
Joseph Fair SF 12 1-4 3-4 1 2 1 2 5
Joseph Loyd PF 8 0-3 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Ronald Daniels C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (W.Carter 1, W.Paulsen 5, J.Dart 4,
J.Woody 1, A.Millsap 2, R.Ham 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (T.McHugh 2, W.Carter 2, J.Loyd 1)
Steals: 15 (W.Carter 1, W.Paulsen 3, J.Dart 3, J.Woody
3, A.Millsap 2, R.Ham 2, B.Collins 1)
3P FGs: 9-21 (W.Paulsen 2-6, J.Dart 2-5, J.Woody 3-3,
A.Millsap 1-5, R.Ham 0-1, B.Collins 1-1)


Player of Game: PG James Woody (AMER)

[Comey]

Week 9: 1.11.82-1.17.82


Penn fell to Brown, and dropped to fifth from the top spot. Duke reclaims the top spot, while Kansas, Clemson, and BYU round out the top five. Virginia fell out of the top ten, while Rice slid back in. George Washington obviously fell out of the top 25, but barely.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (69) 15-0 1797 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Kansas (1) 13-1 1706 4 Big Eight Conference
3. Clemson (1) 13-1 1647 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Brigham Young (1) 14-1 1582 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. Pennsylvania 14-1 1505 1 Ivy League
6. Kansas State 13-2 1483 7 Big Eight Conference
7. Southern California 13-2 1349 8 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Maryland 13-2 1297 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. UTEP 13-2 1237 9 Western Athletic Conference
10. Rice 12-2 1135 11 Southwest Conference
11. Washington 12-2 1066 12 Pacific-8 Conference
12. Arkansas 10-1 968 15 Southwest Conference
13. Virginia 11-2 888 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Baylor 9-4 860 20 Southwest Conference
15. Indiana 11-2 860 18 Big Ten Conference
16. Texas Christian 9-2 628 22 Southwest Conference
17. Pepperdine 14-2 574 23 West Coast Conference
18. Wake Forest 11-3 533 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Murray State 14-2 516 17 Ohio Valley Conference
20. Nebraska 9-4 480 NR Big Eight Conference
21. Colorado 13-2 470 14 Big Eight Conference
22. North Carolina 8-4 202 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Texas Tech 9-2 201 NR Southwest Conference
24. Furman 13-2 188 21 Southern Conference
25. Brown 8-4 105 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Illinois 14-3 71 Missouri Valley Conference
North Carolina State 10-4 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
George Washington 11-3 10 Independent
Texas 11-3 10 Southwest Conference
Missouri 9-4 9 Big Eight Conference
Texas A&M 10-3 5 Southwest Conference
St. John's 11-3 2 Big East Conference


Some quick stat rankings for Jack (all nationally):


PPG: 27.1 (1st)
RPG: 10.0 (21st; one of four players averaging a double-double)
APG: 6.2 (5th)
SPG: 2.4 (t-12th)
BPG: 3.1 (t-11th)


1.11.82: vs Lamar (6-7)

Lamar is not particularly impressive. They haven't beaten anyone in particular, while they have lost to plenty of nobody in particular. C Terrance Ibarra is averaging 11.2 ppg and 9.3 rpg, but other than forward Jonny Jester (8.2 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 3.9 bpg), nobody sticks out as being a threat. This is the opposite of most teams GW faces...these guys work from the inside-out. Senior Jorge Turner (R/Y) should be destroyed by Jack at small foward, if they are matched up.

Negron wins the jump for the first time this year. And Jack assists on the first basket...and the second. And the third. This is good news for the Colonials. Negron hits a three, giving GW a ten-point lead. Jorge Turner, who has been abused to this point, gets hit with a technical foul. Playing Jack will do that to you, I guess. With ten minutes left in the first half, it's 23-16. Jack's line: 1-2-4. Lamar has eight turnovers to none for GW, but the Colonials are shooting 36%. That is why the game is 26-17 instead of 46-17. They're shooting 55% from the line...this is an awful shooting team, really.

Cliff Donahue gets charged with a technical after a dunk. There's a chance to put this game away, and he goes and does that. I hope he doesn't come back, and runs sprints until he passes out after the game. That said, GW gets nine steals, preying on a poor ball-handling team, and turns around the shooting (44%), leading to a 40-25 lead. Jack has just five points, but six assists with four rebounds. Leroy Mountain's 12 leads all scorers. He pushes it to 19 as GW pushes their lead to 19. Jack, with 12:30 left, has scored just two points in the second half. The rout is on with twelve minutes to go. Honestly, this is just letting the game run down...Jack scores his 12th point with six minutes left. His line is 12-7-9, as GW leads by 26. This is likely how it'll end, as he, and the rest of the first team, comes out. Donahue comes back, that nimrod. On cue, he misses a dunk on a fast break.

Amazingly, Lamar has 25 turnovers. The final is 71-47, as it was all GW in the second half. Jack is named POTG despite shooting 4-10, for his 12-7-9 line, with four steals and three blocks. And no turnovers. Mountain has 23 points in the leading effort. The maligned Jorge Turner was the only Lamar player in double figures, with 11.


George Washington 71, Lamar 47


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Lamar (6-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Terrance Ibarra C 31 2-7 4-4 1 12 1 0 8
Jonathan Jester PF 31 3-6 1-3 1 3 1 0 8
Jorge Turner SF 21 5-10 0-1 1 1 0 3 11
Andre Day SG 21 1-4 2-2 0 4 4 2 4
Henry Ickes SF 16 2-5 0-0 0 4 0 4 5
George Kaye SG 19 2-4 0-0 0 1 0 2 6
Kory Flora PG 24 1-4 0-0 1 2 2 2 3
Harold Ramsay PG 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0
Robert Thompson PF 13 0-2 0-1 2 4 0 0 0
John Shim SF 10 1-2 0-0 0 3 2 0 2
Lon Wine SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Arturo Saez C 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 25 (T.Ibarra 1, J.Jester 3, J.Turner 2,
A.Day 4, H.Ickes 2, G.Kaye 3, K.Flora 2, H.Ramsay 1,
R.Thompson 1, J.Shim 5, A.Saez 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (J.Jester 5, J.Turner 1)
Steals: 3 (J.Jester 1, R.Thompson 1, J.Shim 1)
3P FGs: 6-15 (J.Jester 1-1, J.Turner 1-3, H.Ickes 1-2,
G.Kaye 2-4, K.Flora 1-3, J.Shim 0-1, A.Saez 0-1)


George Washington (12-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 25 3-4 0-0 2 8 3 2 8
Chuck Crane PF 31 4-11 0-0 1 7 1 3 8
Jack Dawkins SF 31 4-10 3-5 3 7 9 0 12
Leroy Mountain SG 31 8-14 5-7 2 5 1 0 23
Dwight Davis PG 24 4-7 1-2 0 1 0 0 10
Thomas Humphrey C 19 1-4 1-2 2 3 1 3 3
Clifford Donahue SG 8 1-4 0-0 0 0 1 3 2
Richie Hulett PG 17 2-5 0-0 1 2 2 2 4
Manuel Chapin C 5 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Porter Ali SF 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 1, L.Mountain 1,
T.Humphrey 2, R.Hulett 1, M.Chapin 1, B.Delozier 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 3,
L.Mountain 1)
Steals: 14 (W.Negron 1, J.Dawkins 4, L.Mountain 3,
T.Humphrey 3, C.Donahue 2, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 6-16 (W.Negron 2-3, J.Dawkins 1-2, L.Mountain
2-4, D.Davis 1-3, C.Donahue 0-1, R.Hulett 0-2, P.Ali
0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


1.13.82: at La Salle (7-8)

The Explorers have a bit of a storied history that is fading from their current situation. They used to be good for 20+ wins a year and, usually, a NIT bid. Two seasons ago, they were 22-11 and reached the second round of the NIT (which is nothing to scoff at). Last year, though, they suffered their worst season, at 10-22. Never before had they won fewer than 14 games. Head coach Luther Augustin is feeling the heat in Philadelphia.

He's trying to win with youth; three juniors and a sophomore are in the starting lineup, and there is just one senior on the roster. The Explorers' backcourt, juniors Royal Swinton (13.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.9 spg) and Carey Smith (12.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.4 apg) lead the way. Sophomore forward Kyle Packard is the team's leading scorer (14.2 ppg), but turns it over a lot. He does have good size, though, at 6'6, 226, and is a two-year starter so far. So, despite his inability to handle the ball, and a distinct lack of desire for defense, he may be able to tire Jack out a little.

Jack hit an early three-point play, then hit a three from way downtown, getting GW to an early 8-0 lead. Then he drew a charge on Carey Smith. Another two free throws, a blocked shot...he is everywhere. La Salle, caught in the crossfire, got GW into the bonus with fourteen minutes left in the half. Stunning. La Salle ripped to a 23-10 lead. Jack moved to the point, finding Leroy for a hoop. When the second team came in at the ten-minute mark, it was 29-15. With 5:44 left, Jack's three made it 41-22. Mountain and Dwight Davis have combined for fifteen points. GW is overwhelming La Salle's kind-of-vaunted backcourt. La Salle finally had enough, and Packard was called for a technical foul. Dawkins hit all the free throws, giving GW a 55-33 lead. Daniel Green got one a couple of minutes later. At the half, it's 58-35, Colonials. La Salle (17 fouls) totally destructed down the stretch.

Jack's line: 27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Early in the second half, Royal Swinton got charged with a technical for arguing a foul call. This is amazing. Jack has taken a facilitating role in the second half, getting six assists in the first nine minutes. When Jack comes out, it's 83-51. There are ten minutes left. At 5:45, it is 96-56, and La Salle has 14 fouls in the second half, to GW's four. This game is in Philadelphia.

The final is 103-67, and honestly, it wasn't even that close.


George Washington 103, La Salle 67


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George Washington (13-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 26 1-2 0-3 1 5 4 3 2
Chuck Crane PF 32 3-8 2-2 3 9 2 1 8
Jack Dawkins SF 32 7-17 14-14 1 7 8 1 31
Leroy Mountain SG 32 6-14 3-6 3 8 4 1 18
Dwight Davis PG 23 6-11 3-4 1 4 3 1 17
Thomas Humphrey C 15 2-2 1-2 1 2 0 1 5
Clifford Donahue SG 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Richie Hulett PG 14 5-5 3-6 0 1 1 2 15
Manuel Chapin C 5 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
Brian Delozier PF 5 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
John Sandy SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 7 1-2 2-2 0 0 2 3 5
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 1, D.Davis 1,
T.Humphrey 2, C.Donahue 2, R.Hulett 2, B.Delozier 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2, L.Mountain 1,
T.Humphrey 1)
Steals: 7 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis 3)
3P FGs: 11-26 (W.Negron 0-1, J.Dawkins 3-6, L.Mountain
3-9, D.Davis 2-6, R.Hulett 2-2, P.Ali 1-2)


La Salle (7-9, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Franklyn Watts C 29 4-5 0-0 1 6 1 2 8
Erwin Wirl SF 20 2-5 2-2 0 4 2 2 6
Kyle Packard SF 17 5-7 0-2 0 1 1 4 10
Carey Smith SG 23 4-10 0-0 1 2 2 4 9
Royal Swinton PG 23 4-8 0-0 1 5 4 5 11
Corey Ferrin PF 22 1-2 0-2 1 8 1 3 2
Jason Tessier PF 22 2-7 2-2 2 4 0 4 6
James Rayborn SF 10 1-5 0-0 0 2 0 4 2
Daniel Green SF 7 0-3 2-3 0 1 2 5 2
Ellis Johnson SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Gholston PG 24 4-6 0-0 0 1 4 2 11
Daniel Cervantes SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 19 (E.Wirl 2, K.Packard 2, C.Smith 3,
C.Ferrin 4, J.Tessier 2, J.Rayborn 1, T.Gholston 5)
Blocked Shots: 3 (F.Watts 1, C.Ferrin 2)
Steals: 4 (E.Wirl 2, C.Ferrin 2)
3P FGs: 7-18 (C.Smith 1-6, R.Swinton 3-6, D.Green 0-2,
T.Gholston 3-4)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 10: 1.18.82-1.24.82


Duke (16-1) fell to #24 North Carolina at home. The loss means nobody will go undefeated this year, and Duke is no longer #1. Kansas slides back into the top spot. It seems like nobody wants the top spot. And, lo and behold, Kansas has to travel to #4 Kansas State, and former top-ten Missouri, this week. For the first time this year, nobody was booted from the top ten.

George Washington slid back into the top 25, at #23. Southern Illinois is also new to the poll.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (65) 16-2 1793 2 Big Eight Conference
2. Brigham Young (5) 18-1 1724 4 Western Athletic Conference
3. Duke (2) 18-2 1642 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Kansas State 16-3 1597 6 Big Eight Conference
5. Pennsylvania 16-1 1490 5 Ivy League
6. Clemson 16-2 1422 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Southern California 15-3 1346 7 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Maryland 16-2 1317 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. UTEP 17-2 1268 9 Western Athletic Conference
10. Rice 14-3 1119 10 Southwest Conference
11. Washington 16-2 1092 11 Pacific-8 Conference
12. Arkansas 14-1 997 12 Southwest Conference
13. Baylor 10-5 936 14 Southwest Conference
14. Virginia 14-3 860 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Indiana 15-2 823 15 Big Ten Conference
16. Texas Christian 12-3 667 16 Southwest Conference
17. Nebraska 10-6 637 20 Big Eight Conference
18. Murray State 18-2 546 19 Ohio Valley Conference
19. Texas Tech 12-3 487 23 Southwest Conference
20. Wake Forest 13-5 460 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Brown 11-5 326 25 Ivy League
22. Southern Illinois 17-3 240 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. George Washington 16-3 235 NR Independent
24. North Carolina 9-7 201 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Pepperdine 16-4 59 17 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas 13-4 50 Southwest Conference
Iowa 15-4 47 Big Ten Conference
Delaware State 15-4 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Colorado State 11-6 8 Western Athletic Conference
Colorado 14-5 1 Big Eight Conference
Purdue 12-8 1 Big Ten Conference


12.18.82: vs VMI (6-9)

The Keydets have the best player George Washington has faced to this point. Junior point guard Maximo Benson is averaging 12.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg, and 5.3 apg. He rates as a B/B. Furthermore, he is an accomplished perimeter defender. It will be interesting to see if he defends Jack. He's only 6'1, 197...but he's lightning quick.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 PG Maximo Benson - VMI - Junior
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Height: 6-1
Weight: 197
High School: J.J. Kelly High School
Hometown: Wise, VA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 37 81 50 32 65 75 21 43 32 72 20 29 94 46 63 86
1980: 35 70 44 29 63 66 19 39 31 66 18 28 94 45 63 82
1979: 33 59 38 26 55 56 17 36 30 60 16 27 93 44 62 78
1978: 31 51 34 24 49 48 15 34 28 54 14 25 93 42 62 69
Potential: C B C D B A D C D B D D


Health: Good
Scholarship: No
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 21

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1979 31 31 25.1 7.4 0.9 3.0 3.2 1.7 1.83 0.6 0.1 2.7
1980 29 29 27.2 10.0 0.8 3.7 4.2 2.4 1.78 0.7 0.0 3.1
1981 15 15 32.4 12.5 0.6 5.1 5.3 3.0 1.76 0.6 0.2 2.9
Career 75 75 27.4 9.4 0.8 3.7 4.0 2.2 1.76 0.7 0.1 2.9


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1979 2.8 7.5 .371 1.4 2.1 .652 0.5 2.4 .200 0.99 -2.71
1980 3.4 8.2 .420 2.6 3.4 .747 0.6 2.4 .239 1.22 0.10
1981 4.0 11.3 .353 3.3 4.8 .694 1.1 3.9 .288 1.10 1.40
Career 3.3 8.5 .384 2.2 3.2 .705 0.7 2.7 .239 1.11 -0.80

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1979 31 31 777 230 27 94 99 54 20 2 83
1980 29 29 789 291 23 107 123 69 20 0 91
1981 15 15 486 187 9 77 79 45 9 3 44
Career 75 75 2052 708 59 278 301 168 49 5 218


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1979 86 232 43 66 15 75 -84
1980 100 238 74 99 17 71 3
1981 60 170 50 72 17 59 21
Career 246 640 167 237 49 205 -60

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 21 2 9 11 1 2 5 6 16 7 12 5 9
Career 21 3 9 11 2 2 7 8 16 10 16 5 9

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 4
1979 High School: Rated ***** and #24 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1979 High School: All-State (Virginia)
1979 High School: Mr. Basketball (Virginia)
1979 Walked on at VMI
1979 Freshman All-Conference (Southern Conference)
1979 Conference Freshman of the Year (Southern Conference)


The rest of the roster...C Don Melendez is averaging 11.7 points and 8.5 boards. Forward Brian Smith is putting up 15.8 points, while off-guard Glen Beaton is averaging 10.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.5 steals. He would, in a few years, spoof Glen Frey with "The Beat Is On". It would be on a knockoff MTV Jock Jams CD a decade later.

GW has three turnovers early, uncharacteristic of them. And Jack is an early exit from the game, only to come right back and run the point. VMI takes an 11-8 lead with thirteen minutes left. Crane, early on, is a beast (4 points, 4 boards). VMI has five early steals. GW is not taking care of the ball. Early John Sandy sighting! That's usually not a good thing. Behind Crane's nine points, GW takes control at the ten-minute mark, going up 27-17. Crane continues to score; he now has 17 points in the first half. Between he and Jack (eight points), they have outscored VMI (35-24, 5 minutes left). Jack has a ho-hum 8-4-3 with 2 minutes left, but GW is up 47-34. Crane hits another, getting 19 points and six boards, as GW leads 49-36 at the break. Jack has 8-6-4 with a couple of blocks. VMI has seven steals, but they all came in the first twelve minutes. Once they stopped getting them, they stopped stopping GW.

Arlie Spencer seems to be trying a new sub pattern, taking Jack out early so he can use him at different spots. Crane, meanwhile, is up to 25 points. Jack is at 15-9-6, as GW has a 68-42 lead with 12 minutes left. GW has outrebounded VMI 40-16 so far. Negron has registered a double-dime (10 points, 10 boards), while Crane just got his tenth board, to go with 28 points. 77-48 with six minutes to go. Jack is at 17-12-7. His final bucket is an emphatic dunk, and the foul. GW goes up 87-53, and the subs are on. The final is 93-57. Crane scores 31 on 12-16 shooting, while Jack has 22-12-7. Tommy Humphrey had four points, with ten rebounds, in 17 minutes. Dwight Davis inexplicably shot 2-12 from the field. GW hed a 55-26 edge on the glass, but shot 1-14 from 3. Ick. Jack hit the only one, going 1-4. Davis was 0-7.


George Washington 93, VMI 57


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VMI (6-10, 2-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Don Melendez C 27 2-7 0-0 1 5 0 3 4
Solomon Baldwin PF 19 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 4 2
Brian Smith SF 16 7-11 3-4 1 2 0 4 17
Glen Beaton SG 29 3-7 0-0 1 3 2 1 9
Maximo Benson PG 31 2-7 0-0 0 2 8 1 4
Lorenzo Ramsay SF 25 4-15 0-0 0 0 3 2 8
Emery Eastwood PF 15 1-1 0-0 1 3 0 2 2
Philip Posner PG 13 2-5 1-2 1 1 0 1 5
Art Edwards PF 16 2-6 0-0 3 5 1 1 4
Norbert Pless C 5 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 2
Herb Buckingham SF 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 21 (D.Melendez 2, S.Baldwin 2, B.Smith 2,
G.Beaton 3, M.Benson 3, L.Ramsay 4, E.Eastwood 2,
P.Posner 2, H.Buckingham 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (B.Smith 1, N.Pless 1)
Steals: 8 (D.Melendez 3, G.Beaton 2, M.Benson 2,
E.Eastwood 1)
3P FGs: 3-11 (G.Beaton 3-6, L.Ramsay 0-4, P.Posner 0-1)


George Washington (14-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 26 4-6 2-2 4 10 1 1 10
Chuck Crane PF 31 12-16 7-11 4 12 1 1 31
Jack Dawkins SF 32 9-16 3-3 6 12 7 1 22
Leroy Mountain SG 21 1-4 0-1 1 1 0 3 2
Dwight Davis PG 23 2-12 0-0 0 2 5 3 4
Thomas Humphrey PF 17 2-6 0-0 5 10 1 1 4
Clifford Donahue SG 11 2-2 1-2 1 1 1 0 5
Richie Hulett PG 22 4-7 1-2 3 4 2 1 9
Manuel Chapin C 6 1-2 3-3 0 1 0 2 5
Brian Delozier PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 0-2 1-2 2 2 0 1 1
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 1, D.Davis 2, T.Humphrey 3, C.Donahue 1,
R.Hulett 2, M.Chapin 1, J.Sandy 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 1, P.Ali 1)
Steals: 11 (C.Crane 4, J.Dawkins 1, T.Humphrey 2,
R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 1, R.Mulvey 1)
3P FGs: 1-14 (J.Dawkins 1-4, D.Davis 0-7, R.Hulett 0-1,
P.Ali 0-2)


Player of Game: PF Chuck Crane (GW)


1.21.82 - at Rider (7-8)

The Broncs are talented, as much as any they have faced thus far. David Brenneman is the Rider's most talented player, averaging 12.9 points and 8.3 rebounds a game. Small forward Robby Pitzer is averaging 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists. They are two of the four players averaging double figures in scoring.

The one thing GW has going for it is that Rider has not played anyone nearly as good as they are. The argument against that for the 14-3 Colonials, though, is...well, just how good are they?

GW could lose this game, easily.

Pitzer opens up with six points, while Mountain scores five. The game is tied at 11 early, and Jack is having a slow go (2-3-3). I say that, and he hits to tie it at 17 with 13:23 left. Jack then found Davis for a basket. He does have four assists. At ten minutes, it's 23-21.

Porter Ali is in, which is bad news. On cue, he misses a dunk, but Jack cleans it up. GW has twelve fouls with 7:30 left in the first half. Pitzer has 12 points. Jack has a massive offensive board and put back, giving him 10-8-4 numbers. It's 38-37 with four minutes left, but Jack, again, puts them up. Manny Chapin missed a dunk. He is good at that. The Colonials push the lead to 44-37. The team is doing a great job of holding Brenneman (3-2-0). Chapin, who didn't have the best half, fouled William H. Lacy on the final play of the half. He hit one of two free throws, making it 48-43 at the half. Jack has a double-double in the first half (14-10-4). Elisha Schnell has 10 points and 9 rebounds. Mountain has eight points; Crane, after his great game against VMI, has registered only three fouls. So has Negron.

Negron picks up his fourth foul two minutes into the second half. Humphrey, who has three fouls, comes in. Rider already has four fouls three minutes into the half. Amazing. Jack is up to 22-16-5, as GW gets a 58-46 lead. Diederick Papst, a forward for Rider, may be the best name in this universe. Meanwhile, Jack puts GW up 65-50; he now has 26 points. Jack scores on Papst, then hits the freebie. He's got the team on his back right now. Hulett's three, with 11:30 left, may be the dagger. 71-54. Rider has ten fouls with 10:40 left, and the GW goes up 49-56. There is no sign of Brenneman (6-2-0). Jack has 33-21-6. He is putting together an all-around great performance.

Chapin has zero points, but 11 boards. On cue, he misses another dunk. Jack cleans that up, gets another assist. The subs come in, as this game is wrapped up quickly. The final is 95-76, which is not indicative, at all, of how this game was played. It was an absolute demolishing of a good team. Jack took thirty shots in this one to get his 37 points, but it was his 25 rebounds--11 offensive--and eight assists, that won this game.


George Washington 95, Rider 76


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George Washington (15-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 7 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 5 4
Chuck Crane PF 15 1-1 2-3 0 2 0 5 4
Jack Dawkins SF 33 15-30 7-9 11 25 8 3 37
Leroy Mountain SG 33 5-14 4-6 2 3 2 2 17
Dwight Davis PG 21 3-9 4-6 0 1 1 2 10
Thomas Humphrey C 18 1-2 2-2 2 2 0 3 4
Clifford Donahue SG 7 2-4 0-0 0 1 0 2 6
Richie Hulett PG 29 2-6 2-3 2 2 2 2 7
Manuel Chapin C 23 0-5 0-0 4 13 2 3 0
Brian Delozier PF 7 2-2 1-4 1 1 0 3 5
Porter Ali SF 6 0-1 1-2 2 3 0 1 1


Turnovers: 11 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 2, L.Mountain 1,
D.Davis 2, T.Humphrey 1, M.Chapin 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 2, M.Chapin 2)
Steals: 7 (W.Negron 1, L.Mountain 1, R.Hulett 4,
M.Chapin 1)
3P FGs: 6-21 (J.Dawkins 0-6, L.Mountain 3-6, D.Davis
0-4, C.Donahue 2-2, R.Hulett 1-3)


Rider (7-9, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Elisha Schnell C 22 5-7 5-10 2 12 1 3 15
David Brenneman C 30 2-9 4-6 3 7 0 3 8
Robby Pitzer SF 19 5-11 1-2 2 4 0 4 14
Royce Aaron SG 26 1-4 3-4 1 1 2 1 5
Norris Howell PG 33 3-9 6-8 0 2 6 2 13
William Hayes C 11 1-1 2-2 0 0 2 5 4
William Lacy PF 20 2-3 3-7 0 5 0 3 7
Carlito Guerrero PG 13 1-4 1-2 0 0 1 3 3
Diederick Papst SF 18 2-4 1-2 2 5 0 2 7
Jose Kirkman SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
David Bitner C 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Harris Jones PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (D.Brenneman 2, R.Pitzer 3, N.Howell 4,
W.Hayes 1, W.Lacy 1, D.Papst 2)
Blocked Shots: 7 (D.Brenneman 1, R.Aaron 1, N.Howell 1,
W.Hayes 1, W.Lacy 2, D.Papst 1)
Steals: 4 (D.Brenneman 1, N.Howell 1, W.Lacy 1,
J.Kirkman 1)
3P FGs: 6-20 (R.Pitzer 3-7, R.Aaron 0-3, N.Howell 1-4,
C.Guerrero 0-3, D.Papst 2-2, D.Bitner 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


1.24.82 - Bucknell (12-6)

The Bison are talented, have played a difficult schedule, and have more than lived to tell the tale. Losses include BYU (78-70), Kansas State, Nebraska, TCU, and at 16-4 Manhattan. Their RPI is 9th in the country. This is a very veteran team (four senior starters), which is predicated on defense. As far as their players, guard Mark Nichols (B/B) is the reigning ECC Player of the Year, and likely will be this year. He is averaging 12.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, and 4.5 apg. Neil Wacker averages 14.5 ppg despite starting only seven games. Jay Brown and Basil Baca both average in double figures, with high efficiency ratings.

This will be one tough, tough team to beat...even in Washington.

The Bison are very banged up at center, though; starter John Caudell, and backup Al Cooper, are both injured. Caudell will play, but his effectiveness is in question.

Bucknell gets off to a 7-0 run, with Baca scoring five of them. Nichols hits a three, and Bucknell gets out to a 12-0 start. GW misses their first nine shots. The Colonials get it to 17-9 with 12:19 left, but they are shooting very poorly. Nichols has eight points and three assists early, while Jack has 5-2-1. Jack hits a 3, getting it to 21-16. Their fight back into this is impressive, but Kraig Ford hits seven in a row to make it 28-19. Jack gets to 10-2-2 as GW pulls to 33-30 with three minutes left. Mountain ties it a possession later, and GW is now shooting 40%. They take their first lead right at the end of the half, on Mountain's leaner with :07 left. There is balanced scoring on GW's roster, as Dawkins (12), Crane (10) and Mountain (9) are leading the way. GW has out-rebounded Bucknell, 20-12. Nichols has 11 points and five assists for Bucknell. Surely, this team has brought the fight back to the Bison.

GW hits the first seven points of the second half, punctuated with a Jack three. GW has outscored Bucknell 18-3 to start the second half, and, with 12:14 left, have a 63-48 lead. Jack is up to 23-6-6, while Crane is at 12-6-4. Jack gets over 30 points, as GW has a 77-57 lead with under eight minutes left. John Sandy sighting with six minutes left! It's 79-60, GW, in a rather surprising coast...especially given the 15-2 start Bucknell got on. Since then, it's 81-47, GW. The final is 87-67, and may be the game where GW announced it was to be taken seriously.


George Washington 87, Bucknell 67


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Bucknell (12-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
John Caudell C 31 2-7 2-2 0 1 1 2 6
Derrick Scaife PF 28 3-6 0-0 1 10 0 3 6
Basil Baca SF 17 4-5 1-1 0 0 2 5 10
Mark Nichols SG 32 5-9 0-0 0 2 9 2 13
Jay Brown PG 17 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 5
Neil Wacker PG 25 4-12 0-2 0 0 2 2 10
Kraig Ford SG 19 3-6 0-0 1 3 1 1 7
Chris Shull PG 8 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Larry Crippen PF 13 0-3 0-0 1 3 1 1 0
Robert Simon SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Blum C 8 1-2 2-2 2 3 0 1 4
Gerald Wheeler PF 1 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3


Turnovers: 12 (B.Baca 1, M.Nichols 4, J.Brown 4,
N.Wacker 1, K.Ford 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (K.Ford 1)
Steals: 6 (J.Caudell 1, B.Baca 1, M.Nichols 1, N.Wacker
1, C.Shull 1, L.Crippen 1)
3P FGs: 10-25 (B.Baca 1-1, M.Nichols 3-7, J.Brown 1-4,
N.Wacker 2-6, K.Ford 1-3, C.Shull 1-1, J.Blum 0-1,
G.Wheeler 1-2)


George Washington (16-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 25 1-4 0-0 6 11 0 3 2
Chuck Crane PF 32 4-6 4-5 0 8 4 3 12
Jack Dawkins SF 32 10-19 11-11 3 7 7 0 35
Leroy Mountain SG 32 5-9 2-2 1 5 2 0 13
Dwight Davis PG 23 3-9 0-0 0 3 3 3 7
Thomas Humphrey C 13 2-2 3-4 0 1 0 1 7
Clifford Donahue SG 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Richie Hulett PG 20 2-5 2-2 2 4 3 1 6
Manuel Chapin C 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 3 0
Brian Delozier PF 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
John Sandy SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (W.Negron 3, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 3, D.Davis 1, T.Humphrey 1, C.Donahue 1,
R.Hulett 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 4 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1, T.Humphrey 1,
R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 7-18 (W.Negron 0-1, J.Dawkins 4-7, L.Mountain
1-3, D.Davis 1-2, C.Donahue 1-2, R.Hulett 0-2, P.Ali
0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 11: 1.25.82-1.31.82

Kansas fell from #1, after losing to #3 Kansas State in Manhattan. They only fell one spot, switching with BYU. Washington rose to #9 after seizing control of the Pac-8.

GW moved up five spots, to 18th. They are 16-3 and looking strong.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (61) 19-1 1787 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Kansas (8) 17-2 1719 1 Big Eight Conference
3. Kansas State 17-3 1603 4 Big Eight Conference
4. Maryland 16-3 1579 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Pennsylvania (2) 16-3 1539 5 Ivy League
6. Duke (1) 19-2 1465 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Clemson 17-2 1365 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. UTEP 18-2 1325 9 Western Athletic Conference
9. Washington 17-2 1177 11 Pacific-8 Conference
10. Southern California 16-3 1168 7 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Arkansas 14-2 1074 12 Southwest Conference
12. Rice 14-4 1029 10 Southwest Conference
13. Indiana 16-2 942 15 Big Ten Conference
14. Baylor 11-5 799 13 Southwest Conference
15. Virginia 15-3 773 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Murray State 18-3 734 18 Ohio Valley Conference
17. Texas Christian 13-3 625 16 Southwest Conference
18. George Washington 17-3 595 23 Independent
19. Texas Tech 12-4 462 19 Southwest Conference
20. Southern Illinois 18-3 431 22 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Wake Forest 13-5 301 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Brown 11-6 293 21 Ivy League
23. Iowa 15-5 263 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Nebraska 11-6 200 17 Big Eight Conference
25. Pepperdine 17-4 79 25 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas 14-4 33 Southwest Conference
Manhattan 17-4 17 Independent
North Carolina 9-8 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
St. John's 14-5 5 Big East Conference
Louisville 14-4 4 Missouri Valley Conference
North Carolina State 14-7 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
East Tennessee State 16-5 2 Ohio Valley Conference


1.30.82: vs Hofstra (11-7)

The ECC team is nowhere near as talented as any of the teams GW has faced lately. Offensively, they are led by guard John Olivier, who is mildly humorous. He's averaging 15.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. Dustin Tse, a senior guard who has never lived up to his promise, is averaging 13.5 ppg and 4.9 rpg, for what its worth. (He's a red/green as a senior, with no signs of recent injury.) They have solid defense, but offensively, they are absolutely no good. GW's disruptive defense should be enough to beat Hofstra.

GW starts of shooting poorly, but not nearly as bad as Hofstra, who is 1-for-10. It's 15-2 after seven minutes. Jack has ten points in the first ten minutes, and it's 19-3...make that 21-3. This will be a quick recap. Hofstra finally scores, making it 25-6 with six minutes left. Olivier hits a couple of buckets, and the half ends with GW up, 39-13. Hofstra is shooting 17% from the field, with ten turnovers. Jack has a 15-3-2 line.

The best you can say about the second half is that it was played, and the game was completed. GW dragged itself through the second half, not really connected to it.


George Washington 58, Hofstra 44


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Hofstra (11-8, 1-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Harris C 33 0-3 4-6 2 6 0 2 4
Chris Hardee PF 27 1-2 0-0 1 7 0 1 3
Raymond Whitmer SF 23 1-7 1-2 0 3 1 4 3
Dustin Tse SG 32 3-9 0-0 0 2 0 3 8
John Olivier PG 23 4-9 1-2 0 3 1 1 13
Charles Pool SG 24 1-3 0-0 0 4 3 1 3
Tommy Smith PG 11 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 0
Rocky Grass SF 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Theodore Lewis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Gower PF 13 2-3 0-0 1 3 0 1 4
Norman Weaver C 8 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 1 6


Turnovers: 17 (A.Harris 1, R.Whitmer 1, J.Olivier 4,
C.Pool 5, T.Smith 4, N.Weaver 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (A.Harris 3)
Steals: 3 (C.Hardee 1, J.Olivier 1, J.Gower 1)
3P FGs: 10-23 (A.Harris 0-2, C.Hardee 1-1, D.Tse 2-7,
J.Olivier 4-6, C.Pool 1-2, T.Smith 0-2, N.Weaver 2-3)


George Washington (17-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 30 2-3 4-4 2 8 2 2 8
Chuck Crane PF 35 1-5 0-1 1 9 2 0 2
Jack Dawkins SF 34 9-26 3-4 5 10 3 3 22
Leroy Mountain SG 35 3-8 1-1 4 6 0 3 8
Dwight Davis PG 28 4-9 1-2 0 2 0 1 10
Thomas Humphrey C 13 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 3 2
Clifford Donahue SG 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Richie Hulett PG 12 1-6 2-2 5 5 0 0 4
Manuel Chapin C 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 2,
L.Mountain 2, D.Davis 2, T.Humphrey 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 5, M.Chapin 1)
Steals: 6 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 4, L.Mountain 1)
3P FGs: 3-17 (J.Dawkins 1-6, L.Mountain 1-4, D.Davis
1-3, C.Donahue 0-1, R.Hulett 0-2, P.Ali 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Here are the player stats through January:


#18 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 20 20 32.4 27.0 3.6 10.4 6.5 2.4 3.0 1.7 1.9 20.5
Chuck Crane PF 20 20 31.6 10.4 1.4 7.3 1.8 1.1 1.3 1.2 2.3 18.7
Leroy Mountain SG 20 20 31.2 12.9 1.7 4.0 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.1 2.2 18.8
William Negron C 20 20 24.6 6.0 2.6 7.9 1.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.6 16.1
Dwight Davis PG 20 20 23.6 10.5 0.3 2.3 1.6 0.3 0.1 2.0 2.0 12.0
Richie Hulett PG 20 0 19.1 6.3 1.7 2.5 2.1 1.1 0.0 0.8 2.1 9.7
Thomas Humphrey C 20 0 15.4 3.7 1.4 3.1 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.6 5.7
Clifford Donahue SG 20 0 7.0 2.9 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.7
Manuel Chapin C 20 0 6.4 0.7 0.4 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.4
Porter Ali SF 20 0 4.5 1.9 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.0
Brian Delozier PF 19 0 2.6 1.4 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4
John Sandy SG 13 0 2.2 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.8
Robert Mulvey SF 10 0 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.8
Charles Michell C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Looking at this, I think the team is going to really benefit when Richie Hulett matures. His numbers are fantastic for such a bit role.

The shooting stats are amazing:


#18 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 188 374 .503 127 145 .876 36 94 .383 1.44
Chuck Crane PF 87 167 .521 33 49 .673 0 0 .000 1.24
Leroy Mountain SG 100 216 .463 23 44 .523 34 105 .324 1.19
William Negron C 44 86 .512 26 37 .703 5 16 .313 1.38
Dwight Davis PG 80 193 .415 26 46 .565 23 85 .271 1.08
Richie Hulett PG 41 107 .383 31 45 .689 13 46 .283 1.18
Thomas Humphrey C 25 53 .472 24 28 .857 0 1 .000 1.40
Clifford Donahue SG 19 42 .452 11 19 .579 9 20 .450 1.38
Manuel Chapin C 4 11 .364 6 7 .857 0 0 .000 1.27
Porter Ali SF 10 26 .385 13 20 .650 5 17 .294 1.46
Brian Delozier PF 10 14 .714 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 1.93
John Sandy SG 2 6 .333 4 6 .667 1 3 .333 1.50
Robert Mulvey SF 3 4 .750 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1.75
Charles Michell C 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Chris Davis SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00


Jack is averaging nearly a 50-40-90 as a freshman. And nearly 1.5 points per shot. That's ridiculous, especially for such a high-volume shooter. Mountain, who is getting better looks than he has ever gotten in his career, is way up, too. Dawkins adds so much to their efficiency, it is rather amazing to see. If they are able to get more talent behind him, the team's offense, already 2nd in the nation with this lot, may become legendary.

And the team stats:


#18 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 29 Record Vs 1-50: 1-0 Poll Rank: #18
Season Record: 17-3 Record Vs 51-100: 4-1 RPI Rank: #38
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 10-2
Home Record: 12-0 Record Vs 200+: 2-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 84.2 1 2 Points 63.8 12 33 Points 20.4 1 3
O.Reb 13.8 2 8 O.Reb 9.5 11 43 O.Reb 4.3 2 6
D.Reb 27.8 3 18 D.Reb 24.6 32 97 D.Reb 3.2 1 19
Rebounds 41.6 3 7 Rebounds 34.1 14 60 Rebounds 7.5 1 8
Assists 16.9 2 18 Assists 13.1 37 114 Assists 3.8 1 18
Steals 7.7 5 21 Steals 4.2 3 9 Steals 3.5 1 4
Blocks 6.7 1 5 Blocks 2.9 19 42 Blocks 3.8 1 3
Turnovers 10.8 1 3 Turnovers 17.1 1 11 Turnovers -6.3 1 3
Fouls 16.7 4 13 Fouls 20.5 9 48 Fouls -3.9 2 7
FG% .472 1 16 FG% .402 5 22 FG% .070 2 11
FT% .717 11 38 FT% .668 27 76 FT% .049 12 29
3P% .326 37 151 3P% .371 67 204 3P% -.045 51 188
PPS 1.30 10 43 PPS 1.12 2 15 PPS .181 3 19
Adj. FG% .520 5 33 Adj. FG% .465 9 38 Adj. FG% .055 3 30


Finally, here are the national leaders. Jack's rankings will come shortly. (Author's Note in 2017: A few of these names become more prominent years later. Especially Brian Crawford...and, as I write in the current, Douglas Leduc. Really cool to look back at this and see them as I know them now.)


1981 Player Stats Leaders


# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1981 Player Stats Leaders


# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Jack Dawkins SF 32.4 27.0 10.4 6.5 2.4 3.0 1.7 George Washington
2 Justin Redden SG 30.7 24.5 4.2 1.9 2.1 0.2 3.3 Eastern Kentucky
3 Brian Crawford SF 29.9 24.3 7.4 2.4 0.9 0.2 3.3 Rice
4 Rickie Arnold SG 29.7 23.4 4.7 1.5 1.1 0.4 3.1 Boise State
5 Edward Bank SG 33.5 21.7 2.4 1.9 1.6 0.2 2.9 Washington State
6 Jose Romo SG 33.2 21.7 4.7 2.4 1.5 0.2 4.3 Stanford
7 Duane Walcott SG 31.3 21.6 3.2 2.8 2.1 0.1 3.2 Texas Christian
8 Guy Desplanques SG 31.0 21.6 4.3 1.6 1.2 0.2 2.7 Furman
9 Levi Fulmer SF 32.3 21.4 7.4 2.3 1.3 0.5 2.4 New Mexico
10 Dane Price SG 33.2 21.2 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.1 2.9 Utah State
11 Trent Dahl PG 31.7 21.1 3.9 2.7 0.7 0.3 2.3 Santa Clara
12 William Powell PG 29.0 20.9 3.1 2.6 0.6 0.1 3.2 Western Kentucky
13 Douglas Normand SG 32.6 20.8 5.7 2.8 1.7 0.2 2.9 South Carolina State
14 Andrew Hendry PG 34.8 20.7 6.0 2.5 2.4 0.3 3.3 Xavier
15 Wayne Simpson SF 30.7 20.4 4.9 1.4 1.2 0.1 2.6 Virginia
16 Don Guzman SG 29.7 20.4 6.1 2.6 1.2 0.0 2.2 North Carolina State
17 Lucius Gasaway PG 34.4 20.2 2.9 1.4 1.0 0.2 2.6 Michigan
18 Darwin Webster SG 32.1 19.9 4.9 2.7 0.9 0.3 3.0 Georgia Southern
19 Jerry Bugg SF 26.6 19.8 2.2 1.5 1.3 0.1 3.8 Northwestern
20 John Lott SG 29.0 19.7 2.6 2.2 0.5 0.5 3.2 Morehead State
21 Joseph Saucier PF 31.6 19.5 7.3 1.6 0.5 2.5 2.4 Arizona
22 Aurelio Roman SG 30.9 19.5 5.3 1.8 0.4 0.1 2.5 McNeese State
23 Gerald Garcia SG 30.1 19.2 3.7 1.5 0.8 0.2 2.3 Weber State
24 Douglas Leduc PF 31.6 19.0 7.9 1.9 0.6 0.7 1.0 Washington
25 Chris Henderson PF 28.9 19.0 6.3 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.2 Manhattan
26 Adolph Owens SG 31.4 18.9 5.8 2.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 Miami-Ohio
27 Timothy Amaro SG 29.7 18.9 3.9 1.7 2.3 0.0 2.2 Indiana
28 Antoine Matt SG 27.0 18.8 3.0 2.1 0.9 0.2 1.8 Texas A&M
29 James Cashman PG 30.8 18.8 1.6 3.0 0.9 0.2 3.1 Georgia Southern
30 Albert Scott SG 28.4 18.8 4.5 2.4 2.2 0.5 2.7 Pennsylvania
31 Robert Cozart SG 32.6 18.7 4.2 2.8 2.0 0.3 3.2 Illinois
32 Frances Diego SG 31.4 18.6 3.5 2.8 0.4 0.1 3.5 Georgetown
33 Gerald Kuhns SF 29.1 18.6 4.4 2.1 1.1 0.2 2.5 Colorado State
34 Dorsey Sullivan SG 28.1 18.6 3.6 2.4 0.8 0.5 1.8 Loyola Marymount
35 Erik Sykes SG 28.4 18.6 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 Oklahoma
36 Denis Neeley SG 30.6 18.5 5.0 1.7 0.8 0.0 2.2 Samford
37 Wendell Cadena SG 30.5 18.4 4.6 2.3 0.9 0.1 2.5 Western Kentucky
38 Glenn Lawlor SF 32.1 18.4 6.0 2.5 2.0 0.3 2.7 Cornell
39 Robby Pitzer SF 30.8 18.3 3.6 3.3 0.7 0.2 2.7 Rider


# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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40 Charles Alberto SF 26.0 18.3 3.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 2.4 Richmond
41 Wilfredo Schafer SG 25.1 18.2 3.4 1.4 1.2 0.1 2.2 Cal State Los Angeles
42 Hugh Crawford SG 27.8 18.1 4.3 1.5 0.7 0.2 2.3 Hawaii
43 Refugio Runyan SF 26.6 18.1 3.8 2.7 0.7 0.2 1.9 Harvard
44 Jeremiah Saavedra SG 31.3 18.0 5.7 2.4 1.6 0.0 2.8 Duke
45 Jimmie Beattie SF 30.4 18.0 5.7 2.1 1.0 0.1 3.2 Holy Cross
46 Gabriel Walker SG 32.3 17.9 4.0 1.6 1.1 0.2 3.3 New Hampshire
47 Don Valentine SF 29.6 17.8 4.0 1.9 0.9 0.5 2.8 Toledo
48 Howard Broyles SG 29.9 17.8 3.8 4.3 1.5 0.5 2.4 North Carolina
49 Andrew Pelayo SF 28.2 17.7 6.4 3.1 1.5 0.4 1.4 Pennsylvania
50 Nickolas Sill SG 31.4 17.7 3.7 1.8 2.0 0.2 3.7 Fairleigh Dickinson
51 David Rollins C 29.7 17.7 5.8 1.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 Lafayette
52 Clyde Marley SF 26.2 17.6 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.9 San Jose State
53 Luke Black C 32.5 17.6 8.8 2.2 1.3 2.6 2.2 Kansas
54 Augustus Frederickson SG 30.2 17.5 4.3 1.7 1.0 0.2 3.4 Louisiana State
55 Lope Navarro SG 26.5 17.4 2.3 2.0 0.7 0.2 2.2 Pepperdine
56 Joe Jacob PG 32.0 17.4 5.2 1.7 0.9 0.3 3.1 Kent State
57 Dalton Stillman SG 31.5 17.4 6.0 3.7 2.3 0.1 2.6 Princeton
58 Daniel Cates SG 33.1 17.4 3.9 3.6 1.8 0.2 2.5 Oklahoma State
59 Bobby Grover C 27.9 17.3 4.2 0.9 0.1 0.3 2.2 Mississippi
60 Bernard Bryson SG 33.4 17.3 5.5 2.6 0.5 0.5 3.0 Texas-Arlington
61 Thomas Davis SF 33.2 17.3 3.5 1.5 0.8 0.3 2.6 Charleston Southern
62 Gabriel Smith SG 29.1 17.3 6.6 2.5 1.3 0.3 3.3 Yale
63 Benjamin Johnson PF 27.8 17.2 9.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.7 St. Francis-NY
64 Charles Shoffner SF 31.1 17.2 5.8 2.0 1.1 0.2 2.6 Louisiana-Monroe
65 Denver Rodriguez SG 28.6 17.2 4.5 1.5 0.8 0.1 2.3 Kentucky
66 Foster Pegues SF 31.0 17.2 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.7 3.0 Michigan State
67 Charles Wright SF 26.5 17.1 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.2 2.9 Arkansas State
68 Chris Ross C 29.5 17.1 7.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.9 California
69 Derrick Ward SG 34.4 17.0 5.9 2.1 1.2 0.2 3.4 Cleveland State
70 Fred Martin SF 26.5 17.0 4.3 1.1 0.6 0.1 2.5 Boston College
71 Dean Jemison SG 29.6 17.0 3.9 2.8 0.9 0.2 2.0 UTEP
72 Benedict Marsh PG 32.0 16.9 3.4 3.4 1.6 0.1 2.2 Davidson
73 Arthur Rodriguez SG 31.9 16.9 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.2 3.1 Delaware
74 Carl Moten SF 28.6 16.9 6.1 2.2 0.8 0.1 2.2 UNLV
75 Bart Barnes SF 29.7 16.9 5.1 1.7 1.4 0.4 2.0 Delaware State
76 James White SG 29.3 16.8 3.5 2.3 1.2 0.1 3.6 DePaul
77 Antwan Freund PF 28.9 16.8 9.1 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.3 Iowa State
78 Kevin Bynum SF 25.5 16.8 4.7 1.7 0.8 0.2 2.2 Dartmouth
79 Robert Cummings C 28.7 16.8 6.3 1.8 0.5 1.0 1.4 St. John's


Jack's ranks:
Scoring: 1st
Rebounds: t-11th
Assists: 4th
Steals: t-6th
Blocks: t-16th

[hoopsguy]

Enjoying the dynasty. What are the league rules in terms of early departures? Are you guaranteed a minimum number of years for Dawkins?

[Comey]

Enjoying the dynasty. What are the league rules in terms of early departures? Are you guaranteed a minimum number of years for Dawkins?

No early leave. I wanted it old school.

[Comey]

Week 12: 2.1.82-2.7.82

In a never-ending rotation of top teams, BYU lost to #6 UTEP, 75-72, and fell to #3. Kansas (18-2) reassumed #1 after a week away, while Kansas State, who unseated Kansas two weeks ago, is now #2. They would have a right argument, had they not lost to Oklahoma immediately following the Kansas win. Clemson and Duke, ranked fourth and fifth, also received first-place votes. Right now, the top team of the week is anybody's guess. Nobody is outright dominant, and it should make for a rather crazy March.

The shakeups didn't end there. Penn has lost three straight, and tumbled out of the top ten (to 11th). Maryland lost two straight (to #14 Virginia and to #4 Clemson, both on the road), and fell to 8th. Baylor (12-5) slid into the top ten. There has been a lot of shakeup this week.

Meanwhile, the highest-ranked independent team in the land, George Washington, moved up another spot, to #17. What's more, in the first Bubble Watch, GW is considered one of three indy teams to be a lock. Their SOS is horrific (174th), but their RPI (34th) is solid, and barring a major collapse from their 17-3 record, they should coast into the NCAA, perhaps as a six-seed. They have three tough games remaining...at Illinois State, home to VCU, and at West Virginia.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (58) 18-2 1783 2 Big Eight Conference
2. Kansas State (10) 18-3 1732 3 Big Eight Conference
3. Brigham Young (1) 19-2 1612 1 Western Athletic Conference
4. Clemson (1) 18-2 1595 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Duke (2) 20-2 1524 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. UTEP 19-2 1470 8 Western Athletic Conference
7. Southern California 17-3 1333 10 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Maryland 16-4 1331 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Baylor 12-5 1172 14 Southwest Conference
10. Washington 17-3 1120 9 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Pennsylvania 16-4 1085 5 Ivy League
12. Indiana 17-2 1028 13 Big Ten Conference
13. Rice 15-4 901 12 Southwest Conference
14. Virginia 16-3 899 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Arkansas 15-2 839 11 Southwest Conference
16. Texas Christian 14-3 698 17 Southwest Conference
17. George Washington 17-3 569 18 Independent
18. Murray State 19-3 523 16 Ohio Valley Conference
19. Southern Illinois 19-3 442 20 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Wake Forest 13-6 437 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Nebraska 11-7 427 24 Big Eight Conference
22. Brown 12-6 218 22 Ivy League
23. Iowa 16-5 165 23 Big Ten Conference
24. Pepperdine 18-4 164 25 West Coast Conference
25. Princeton 13-6 152 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina State 14-7 90 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas 14-5 37 Southwest Conference
East Tennessee State 17-5 28 Ohio Valley Conference
Manhattan 18-4 24 Independent
North Carolina 9-9 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas Tech 12-5 1 Southwest Conference



#17 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/16/81 Georgia Southern 16-7 58 W 107-99 1-0
11/23/81 at Southern Mississippi 8-13 142 W 72-46 2-0
11/25/81 at North Texas 12-11 70 L 60-53 2-1
12/02/81 at Marquette 4-14 194 W 78-62 3-1
12/04/81 South Carolina State 13-8 68 W 73-55 4-1
12/10/81 Temple 5-13 197 W 94-41 5-1
12/14/81 at West Chester 10-9 151 W 96-59 6-1
12/19/81 Lafayette 13-6 62 W 90-76 7-1
12/21/81 Howard 6-13 174 W 88-60 8-1
12/23/81 Army 3-17 179 W 103-67 9-1
12/31/81 William & Mary 4-17 191 W 88-50 10-1
01/02/82 at Richmond 13-8 91 L 98-93 10-2
01/07/82 Miami-Ohio 6-12 192 W 75-63 11-2
01/09/82 at American 10-10 115 L 82-67 11-3
01/11/82 Lamar 10-10 81 W 71-47 12-3
01/13/82 at La Salle 8-12 150 W 103-67 13-3
01/18/82 VMI 8-11 175 W 93-57 14-3
01/21/82 at Rider 8-10 196 W 95-76 15-3
01/24/82 Bucknell 12-8 17 W 87-67 16-3
01/30/82 Hofstra 11-8 103 W 58-44 17-3
02/01/82 at South Carolina 10-11 139
02/05/82 at Illinois State 13-8 57
02/07/82 at Virginia Tech 8-13 165
02/10/82 VCU 13-7 153
02/14/82 at West Virginia 12-8 106
02/19/82 at Charlotte 11-10 127
02/25/82 at Navy 7-13 203
02/28/82 Long Island 11-12 120
03/04/82 at Montana State 11-8 61


For what its worth, Georgia Southern is considered a lock, too. GW beat them in the opening game of the season.


OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH


Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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St. Francis-NY 14-7 .507 (105) 0-3 2-0 8-2 4-2 180 In
New Mexico 13-7 .489 (126) 1-2 3-2 6-2 3-1 205 In
VCU 13-7 .467 (153) 1-1 0-2 9-3 3-1 230 In
Davidson 13-8 .518 (90) 4-2 3-4 6-2 0-0 101 In
Missouri 12-8 .601 (20) 5-5 5-2 1-1 1-0 4 In
Nebraska 11-7 .583 (30) 3-4 6-2 1-1 1-0 14 In
Utah 12-7 .504 (107) 1-2 2-4 7-1 2-0 164 In
Colorado State 12-7 .503 (112) 1-3 3-1 6-3 2-0 144 In
Richmond 13-8 .517 (91) 1-3 3-1 6-4 3-0 155 Out
Colgate 14-9 .510 (100) 1-3 2-4 4-2 7-0 179 Out
Fordham 14-9 .514 (94) 0-2 3-4 7-2 4-1 181 Out
Bucknell 12-8 .606 (17) 2-6 3-0 6-2 1-0 6 Out
Southern Methodist 12-8 .545 (51) 2-3 1-3 7-1 2-1 53 Out
Boise State 13-9 .540 (59) 1-5 2-3 8-1 2-0 69 Out
Iowa State 12-9 .544 (53) 2-5 5-1 4-2 1-1 48 Out

[Comey]

Week 12 (cont'd): I have to break up some of these posts, as they're too long for the forum to handle.


2.1.82 - at South Carolina (10-11)

The Gamecocks outscore their opponents despite the losing record (72.9-71.9). They also own a win over #12 Indiana, and suffered a tough loss to Murray State, who is ranked atop the RPI. Their biggest issue seems to be on defense and with rebounding (they get outrebounded). Their defense is 167th in the nation. Not good when you have the #2 ranked offense, and the top offensive player in the nation, coming to your building. Still, you have to give them some respect.

The Gamecocks start four seniors and a junior, so don't expect them to be phased by the arrival of Jack. This group of seniors has had a history of losing; they equate as the worst class in school history, as far as wins and losses are concerned. The school is suffering its fourth straight losing season; they never had three in a row. They've won the NIT twice, and reached the Elite Eight back in 1951. While those glory days have surely faded, this is still a very proud program.

Charlie Sather (10.5 ppg, 5.2 apg, 3.1 rpg) and Otto Sharma (10.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.0 apg) lead the team on offense, which is multi-faceted (six players averaging at least nine points a game). They are without starting forward James Bell, which hurts their depth.

Chung Rehm scores for SC on the opening possession; Jack returns volley, and already, GW Is crashing the glass. They had four offensive rebounds on one possession. Jack hits a three, making it 7-4 early on. The Gamecocks are going to try to press GW. This probably won't end well for them. With 12:41 left, the rebounding margin is 11-2, and GW is up 16-6. Jack has a 7-5-0 line. In fact, there are no assists for GW so far, which is alarming. Jack comes out with an 11-5-0 line. Still no assists...this is weird. Jack returns a minute later. Tommy Humphrey has really come on for this group lately, getting a steal and a dunk. The lead is 32-16 with five minutes left. Still no assists. GW is going on drives, not passing. Jack is 14-7-0 when he comes out. Hulett comes in at SF, which is a surprise. Cliff Donahue gets time at SG in this game.

At the half, it's 41-23. GW has out-rebounded SC 27-13, and SC has eight turnovers. It wil be very interesting to see how many of those rebounds are offensive. GW has just one assist, slashing their way to the basket often. It's working, but I hope it's a one-game thing, and due to South Carolina being a putrid defensive team.

Jack gets an assist after a steal on SC's first possession. Then he finds Crane for a basket. It appears they're going to have Jack facilitate more, which he is very good at. His line, right now, is 20-8-2. The lead gets to 49-26 with sixteen left, forcing SC to call time. The lead gets to 57-28, as GW is now passing the ball well and causing SC to fall one step behind repeatedly. Chung Rehm is the only player for SC that is scoring with any consistency (13 points). Jack is up to 27-9-4 before he gets relieved at the ten-minute mark, with GW coasting, 67-36. He immediately comes back and finds Crane for the hoop, then finds Mountain (17-6-0) for another. The lead gets to 78-38, and SC has not been outclassed like this this year. You have to wonder if GW is a legit contender with the way they play, or if they're the King of the Also-Rans. Negron registers a double-double (11 pts, 12 reb) before the subs come on for the final five minutes, GW up 80-40. The final is 84-51, with the only things of note where Humphrey potentially fouling out of a forty-point game (he didn't) and Jennings calling time with 1:51 left to chew out the subs. Good effort by GW, and a well-deserved victory.


George Washington 84, South Carolina 51


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George Washington (18-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 26 5-7 0-0 7 12 0 1 11
Chuck Crane PF 32 5-11 1-3 2 6 1 1 11
Jack Dawkins SF 32 7-13 12-12 2 9 6 3 27
Leroy Mountain SG 32 7-15 0-0 4 6 1 2 17
Dwight Davis PG 24 2-8 2-2 0 3 2 1 7
Thomas Humphrey PF 14 4-5 0-0 4 5 0 4 8
Clifford Donahue SG 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Richie Hulett PG 17 0-2 1-2 0 0 1 2 1
Manuel Chapin C 7 0-2 0-0 2 3 0 1 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 0-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 5 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 2
Robert Mulvey SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 7 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 2, L.Mountain 1,
D.Davis 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 4, L.Mountain 1,
T.Humphrey 1)
Steals: 6 (J.Dawkins 3, L.Mountain 1, T.Humphrey 1,
B.Delozier 1)
3P FGs: 6-19 (W.Negron 1-1, J.Dawkins 1-2, L.Mountain
3-7, D.Davis 1-4, C.Donahue 0-1, R.Hulett 0-1, P.Ali
0-2, R.Mulvey 0-1)


South Carolina (10-12, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Scott Fajardo C 24 2-4 0-0 2 2 0 3 4
Danial Moorman PF 28 2-8 0-0 1 5 2 3 4
Chung Rehm SF 27 3-6 6-6 1 5 0 3 13
Otto Sharma SG 28 4-7 0-0 1 5 2 0 9
Charles Sather PG 30 1-10 2-4 0 0 4 4 4
Eli Torres SG 15 1-4 0-0 1 2 2 3 2
Gino Schmitt C 22 2-5 0-0 0 5 0 0 4
Charles Mateo PF 10 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 2 2
Michael Quinn PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Norbert Mayes PG 7 1-1 2-2 0 0 1 0 4
Darrick Martin SF 9 2-3 0-0 0 2 0 1 5


Turnovers: 17 (S.Fajardo 2, D.Moorman 2, C.Rehm 2,
O.Sharma 1, C.Sather 3, E.Torres 2, G.Schmitt 1,
C.Mateo 2, N.Mayes 1, D.Martin 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (S.Fajardo 1, D.Moorman 1)
Steals: 3 (C.Rehm 1, G.Schmitt 1, C.Mateo 1)
3P FGs: 3-9 (D.Moorman 0-1, C.Rehm 1-1, O.Sharma 1-3,
C.Sather 0-2, G.Schmitt 0-1, D.Martin 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


2.5.82 - at Illinois State (14-8)

South Carolina and Illinois State have played two similar opponents, Indiana and Murray State. Whereas SC went 1-1 against them, the Redbirds went 0-2, and neither game was tremendously competitive. The Redbirds have only one win over a decidedly winning opponent, that being Marshall (16-6). Other than that, their record is very pedestrian, even if they're 2-3 against the top 50, and 4-3 vs the 51-100. They don't rebound at all, but they keep opposing teams off the boards. They have a stout defense, ranked 11th in the nation. But they don't bring it offensively (186th), and that inability to score should be what kills them against GW.

They do have a star in guard Jeffrey Matt, a senior whose first point will be the 1400th of his career. He is eighth all-time on the school scoring list. And they have 7-0 C Charles Merrifield, who is a blocking standout (he is the all-time leader at ISU, by a long shot, with 238 coming into the game. Second place has 216). Redshirt senior Jeromy Catron has an outside shot at 1000 points; he is averaging 13.8 points a game this year. With Dwight Davis potentially sidelined with a minor injury, he could be in line for a big game.

GW comes out with Mountain hitting a three right off the bat. Davis is in the starting lineup. ISU is in a press, which Jack beats easily and throws down a dunk, as if to tell the Redbirds that won't work today. They come out in it again, and he beats it again, this time finding Leroy. GW, meanwhile, has forced two shot-clock violations in the first seven minutes, and lead 14-7. Jack has 7-5-3 in the game's first ten minutes (GW up 18-10, as Jack gets his fourth assist). Crane is warming up (six points). The pregame notion that ISU would not be able to score enough is appropriate. WIth 4:37 left, it's 23-10, GW. Jack has two uncharacteristic turnovers, throwing it into the stands, and traveling. Still, he is at 10-7-5 with three minutes left, and it's 26-15. The frontcourt of ISU is having issues with conditioning, and it's causing GW to win the board battle. The score is 37-19 at the half, and there seems to be no touching this GW team at the moment. Jack has 17-7-5 at the break, while Leroy has ten. Nobody for ISU stands out. They have 11 turnovers, with just one steal. GW has just six turnovers, and six steals.

Negron collects his third foul to start the second half. Jack hits a bucket; he has 19, ISU has 21. Now Jack has 21 (16:38 left), tying ISU by himself. And then he hits another, and has outscored ISU by himself, 23-21. Leroy scores off a Jack pass to make it 49-21 with 13:59 left. Jack picks up a double-double (27-10-6) with GW leading 53-23, ten minutes left. Illinois State embodies the phrase, "win ugly". That's a double-edged sword. The Redbirds are catching back up to Jack, as it's 59-28 with 6:15 left. Jack stretches his lead back to 32-28 (he has a 32-11-6 line), then scores again to make it 63-28. The subs come in with it 67-30, meaning Jack outscored them during his time in the game. It's 69-30, and it will still be a struggle for the Redbirds to eclipse Jack. Porter Ali hits two threes, amazingly. With two minutes left, it's 75-32.

It ends 76-32. Jack Dawkins just outscored an entire team by himself, and he sat out the final five minutes. Jeffrey Matt was harrassed into a 3-15 night, with seven turnovers, while Catron, he of potential thousand points, went 0-3, and was held scoreless.


George Washington 76, Illinois State 32


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George Washington (19-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 22 1-3 0-0 1 5 0 4 2
Chuck Crane PF 30 3-3 0-0 1 3 1 4 6
Jack Dawkins SF 33 11-22 8-8 2 11 7 2 34
Leroy Mountain SG 32 6-8 0-0 0 2 4 3 14
Dwight Davis PG 24 2-5 0-3 0 3 1 4 4
Thomas Humphrey C 16 2-2 0-1 2 7 1 2 4
Clifford Donahue SG 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0
Richie Hulett PG 20 1-4 4-5 1 4 3 2 6
Manuel Chapin C 6 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 3 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 1 6
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 4, D.Davis 1,
T.Humphrey 1, C.Donahue 2, R.Hulett 3, M.Chapin 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 9 (C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 2, L.Mountain 1,
D.Davis 1, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 8-19 (W.Negron 0-2, J.Dawkins 4-8, L.Mountain
2-2, D.Davis 0-3, R.Hulett 0-1, P.Ali 2-3)


Illinois State (14-9, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
C. Merrifield C 30 2-6 2-4 1 6 0 1 6
Jordon Cabrales PF 24 1-2 2-2 0 4 0 4 4
Samuel Fisher SF 28 2-4 0-0 2 6 2 4 5
Jeffrey Matt SG 31 3-15 0-0 0 2 1 0 7
Jeromy Catron PG 21 0-3 0-0 1 1 1 4 0
Joseph Palomino PF 20 0-6 1-2 2 3 0 2 1
Alex Mathias PG 15 3-4 3-7 0 1 0 0 9
Charles Rome SF 15 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 1 0
Lonnie Hewett SG 8 0-4 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
James Robertson SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Henry Calderon C 5 0-1 0-0 2 4 0 0 0


Turnovers: 20 (C.Merrifield 1, J.Cabrales 5, S.Fisher
2, J.Matt 7, J.Catron 3, J.Robertson 1, H.Calderon 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (C.Merrifield 1)
Steals: 4 (S.Fisher 2, J.Matt 1, H.Calderon 1)
3P FGs: 2-17 (S.Fisher 1-2, J.Matt 1-8, J.Palomino 0-1,
A.Mathias 0-1, C.Rome 0-1, L.Hewett 0-3, H.Calderon
0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


2.7.82 - at Virginia Tech (8-15)

The Hokies are playing out the string, losing nine of ten after winning six straight. They have no discernable talent, no interesting players to speak of outside of guard Henry Roberts, and rather, no chance to beat a team playing as well as George Washington is at the moment.

Sure enough, GW gets out to a 13-2 run to start (make it 15-2), on the strength of eight Leroy Mountain points. GW opens it up to 20-4, and they're shooting well, and playing deadly defense. There won't be much to recap in this one. It's 26-9 after ten minutes, and if the Hokies don't start making some noise soon, it'll just be highlights.

VT, somewhat, has come back, getting to within 36-23. Dawkins has a 12-6-3 line. Hulett pushes it to 40-23 after hitting his second three. At the half, it's 43-26. Jack has a line of 14-6-3. GW didn't suffer a turnover in the first half, while VT had seven turnovers. No way they're going to turn around from a 17-point deficit without getting any turnovers.

They tried though, getting it to 43-33, before Jack turned it around. He has a 24-8-5, and it's 57-33 with 12:56 left. GW is already in the penalty. He'd get up to 37 points before coming out, with GW up 71-37. So, they're on a 30-4 run. John Sandy sighting! He hits a three! The final is 89-46. Jack finished with 39-11-5.


George Washington 89, Virginia Tech 46


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George Washington (20-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 26 0-3 0-2 3 10 2 1 0
Chuck Crane PF 30 3-6 1-2 0 3 1 3 7
Jack Dawkins SF 31 13-22 9-11 6 11 5 1 39
Leroy Mountain SG 30 4-6 2-6 2 3 1 1 13
Dwight Davis PG 24 3-5 0-2 0 1 3 2 7
Thomas Humphrey PF 18 3-4 1-1 3 4 1 1 7
Clifford Donahue SG 7 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 1 0
Richie Hulett PG 17 4-9 2-2 0 0 1 1 12
Manuel Chapin C 7 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Brian Delozier PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 3 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 3
Porter Ali SF 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 3 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1


Turnovers: 1 (C.Donahue 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (C.Crane 4, J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 8 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 1, L.Mountain 2, D.Davis
1, C.Donahue 1, M.Chapin 2)
3P FGs: 11-26 (W.Negron 0-1, J.Dawkins 4-9, L.Mountain
3-5, D.Davis 1-3, R.Hulett 2-7, J.Sandy 1-1)


Virginia Tech (8-16, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kenneth Harris C 25 2-4 0-0 1 6 0 3 5
Ronald Lien PF 25 2-3 0-0 0 4 1 3 5
Josef Tipton SF 21 3-7 1-2 0 2 1 4 8
Henry Roberts SG 19 2-5 0-0 0 0 1 4 6
Bryce Brisco SG 19 0-4 0-0 3 3 2 1 0
Robert Ponder C 21 3-5 2-2 2 5 0 0 8
Devon Vo PG 28 2-6 3-4 1 1 1 2 8
Gene Williams SG 16 1-2 0-1 0 1 1 1 3
Daniel Gladney PG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Burton PF 9 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 3
Clark Cox SF 12 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 4 0


Turnovers: 17 (K.Harris 2, J.Tipton 2, H.Roberts 3,
B.Brisco 1, R.Ponder 2, D.Vo 3, G.Williams 2, C.Cox 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (R.Ponder 2)
Steals: 1 (G.Williams 1)
3P FGs: 8-20 (K.Harris 1-1, R.Lien 1-1, J.Tipton 1-5,
H.Roberts 2-3, B.Brisco 0-1, D.Vo 1-5, G.Williams 1-2,
C.Burton 1-1, C.Cox 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 13: 2.8.82-2.14.82


For the first time, seemingly all year, there is a repeat #1 team in the land. Kansas stayed atop the polls, while Kansas State is right behind them at #2. Clemson received six first-place votes and slid up to third, trading playces with BYU. Penn and Indiana moved up to the top ten, replacing Baylor and Southern Cal.

GW (20-3) made no change in the poll, staying at #17.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (66) 20-2 1793 1 Big Eight Conference
2. Kansas State 20-3 1718 2 Big Eight Conference
3. Clemson (6) 20-2 1665 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Brigham Young 21-2 1586 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. Duke 21-3 1503 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Southern California 19-3 1404 7 Pacific-8 Conference
7. UTEP 20-3 1401 6 Western Athletic Conference
8. Maryland 17-4 1309 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Pennsylvania 18-4 1206 11 Ivy League
10. Indiana 19-2 1133 12 Big Ten Conference
11. Arkansas 17-2 1048 15 Southwest Conference
12. Washington 18-4 1040 10 Pacific-8 Conference
13. Baylor 12-7 890 9 Southwest Conference
14. Texas Christian 16-3 826 16 Southwest Conference
15. Rice 16-5 820 13 Southwest Conference
16. Virginia 16-5 693 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. George Washington 20-3 628 17 Independent
18. Murray State 21-3 589 18 Ohio Valley Conference
19. Southern Illinois 21-3 540 19 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Wake Forest 14-7 340 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Pepperdine 20-4 323 24 West Coast Conference
22. Nebraska 12-8 298 21 Big Eight Conference
23. Iowa 18-5 266 23 Big Ten Conference
24. North Carolina State 15-7 134 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Texas 16-5 130 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
East Tennessee State 19-5 71 Ohio Valley Conference
Princeton 14-7 23 Big East Conference
North Carolina 12-9 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
Dartmouth 16-6 6 Ivy League
Brown 12-8 1 Ivy League


2.10.82: vs Virginia Commonwealth (14-9)

The Rams are 14-9, but have outscored their opponents only by a point per game. So, this could swing either way for them. They have young potential, namely in forward Major Knotts (12.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg). Moses Sim, a senior guard, is a great name, and has played great (10.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.0 spg). They have a solid defense (36th in the country), but they don't score much, and have some issues rebounding. It will be a tall order for VCU to get this win. Nobody is playing better at the moment than the Colonials.

Jack scores the first five points for GW. VCU is matching them early on...it's 11 with 15:47 left. VCU is shooting 60% from the fieldin the first several minutes, taking a 19-18 lead. Jack has 12 points, as the rest of the squad is struggling to shoot. Jack puts them up 26-24 with 10:10 left on another three. He has 17. John Sandy sighting! In the first half! He gets a steal and a breakaway layup! That's still not good, seeing him that early. VCU, with eight minutes left, is shooting 64%. Both Davis and Leroy have two fouls each, forcing Jack to go to the point, and the John Sandy sighting! VCU is 7-9 from 3...unbelievable. Five minutes left, VCU up 37-36. They got a bit cold towards the end of the first half, but a Richie Rojas dunk off a steal makes it 49-43 at the half, in favor of GW. GW's got a 16-13 rebounding advantage, and has forced nine turnovers, to just six for VCU. Jack's line: 17-6-6. Rojas has 13 for VCU.

The Rams score the first five points out of the half, before GW rights the ship. Jack gets a couple of assists, and gets the lead out to 58-52 with 15:40 left. Mountain is hitting shots; he's up to 13 points. Jack hits a three, then turns around and does a bit of taunting. Nobody wants to see that. With ten minutes left, it's 71-60. Jack has 22-8-10. With nine minutes left, he's one rebound away from a triple-double. Rojas is hitting again; he's up to 19, and it's 81-68 with six minutes left. Jack gets his tenth board, and now has the trip-dub. He gets a ten-second break, comes back and his some free throws. With three minutes left, it's 85-74. They'll go on for a 90-78 win, one that was far tougher than anyone (me) thought it'd be.


George Washington 90, VCU 78


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VCU (14-10, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Truman Gordon C 34 2-6 1-2 3 12 2 0 5
Major Knotts PF 25 6-11 0-1 2 4 4 5 12
Justin Evans SF 24 3-4 0-0 2 4 2 5 7
Eric Butler SG 33 6-15 0-2 1 3 6 1 16
Moses Sim PG 27 3-6 0-1 0 1 6 5 7
Richard Rojas SF 22 7-10 6-6 0 2 0 2 21
James Angel PG 12 1-5 3-4 0 1 0 0 5
John Worsham PG 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Jose Seward PF 15 2-3 0-0 1 2 1 2 5
Gino Graves C 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Kenny Hartwell SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (T.Gordon 3, M.Knotts 1, J.Evans 1,
E.Butler 1, M.Sim 3, R.Rojas 2, J.Angel 1, G.Graves 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (M.Knotts 2, E.Butler 1)
Steals: 4 (E.Butler 1, R.Rojas 2, J.Angel 1)
3P FGs: 8-19 (T.Gordon 0-1, J.Evans 1-1, E.Butler 4-11,
M.Sim 1-2, R.Rojas 1-1, J.Angel 0-2, J.Seward 1-1)


George Washington (21-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 28 0-2 2-2 2 6 0 3 2
Chuck Crane PF 35 5-8 4-6 2 5 3 2 14
Jack Dawkins SF 35 9-17 4-4 3 12 13 2 26
Leroy Mountain SG 26 6-10 1-2 2 4 1 2 16
Dwight Davis PG 26 7-10 2-4 0 3 1 4 16
Thomas Humphrey C 11 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 3 0
Clifford Donahue SG 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Richie Hulett PG 20 2-3 1-3 0 2 3 1 6
Manuel Chapin C 3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 2
Brian Delozier PF 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
John Sandy SG 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 2


Turnovers: 11 (W.Negron 3, C.Crane 1, D.Davis 1,
T.Humphrey 1, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 2, M.Chapin 1,
J.Sandy 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (W.Negron 3, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 5)
Steals: 4 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 8-17 (J.Dawkins 4-7, L.Mountain 3-4, D.Davis
0-3, R.Hulett 1-2, P.Ali 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


2.14.82: at West Virginia (14-9)

The Mountaineers feel like a carbon copy of VCU. They don't have any real standouts. They have scored exactly as many points as they have given up, yet have won close games. They own exactly one solid win, that being an opening night win against Manhattan. Other than that, they haven't beaten a single team with a winning record. Their only game against a ranked team came in an embarrassing 60-35 loss to Virginia. Truth be told, they're 14-9 because they're 12-5 against teams not in the top 100.

They're lead by the inside-out duo of PG Barton Cramer (12.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.7 apt, 2.3 spg) and C Ty Turman (11.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg). They're going to be without their leading rebounder, Sheldon Ware (7.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg). They weren't a particularly good rebounding team to begin with...this has disaster written all over it for WVU.

Then again, VCU shot the lights out to hang around. Why can't they?

Leroy Mountain...not the best start to the game. He tosses it out of bounds on the first possession, then collects a foul on WVU's first possession. It seems like most of these games start with a Leroy foul. Wonder if that'll be a thing once he leaves..."man, remember the days when Leroy always had to foul in the first fifteen seconds? He swore we wouldn't win without it".

Oh, meanwhile, the game carried on. With five minutes gone, it's 10-6, GW. Jack has 8 points and three rebounds. In Tommy Humphrey's absence, Manny Chapin is getting early time. He scores on his first shot, and collects two quick rebounds. Hulett comes in and hits a quick three. He is getting more dependable, it appears, from downtown as of late. Halfway through the half, it's 18-10. Jack has a 10-4-0 line. WVU is shooting horribly (29%), but they're getting to the line, and GW isn't exactly lighting it up, either. Cramer and Turman, the two players spoken of before the game, have 12 of WVU's 14 points. Jack suffers his second foul with 5:44 left. Wonder what happens if he gets a third in the first half. He hits with 3:33 left, making it 26-17. He has a 12-6-0 line. This game has been very stagnant, due to poor shooting/good defense all around. Jack hits a conventional three-point play, and has 15 points. WVU stretches their lead on him out to 19-15, but the other players have contributed to a 32-19 score at the half. GW controlled the boards, 23-15. But WVU forced seven turnovers on GW, and blocked four shots. Doesn't happen a lot to GW teams. Jack has 15-7-0 at the break.

GW got five offensive rebounds in one possession. One big reason why they're up 38-23, with 16 minutes left. Jack is up to 19-12-0...he has yet to have a game with no assists. There was this possibility earlier in the season, but he finished with three. He's doing his work on the offensive glass. He has 23-14-0, and it's 44-25. He ties WVU and leaves the game with 12 minutes left.

He comes back with 11:38 left, and feeds Hulett for a basket. Hulett has eight points, and may be GW's second-leading scorer right now. It's 52-35, as WVU is trying to come back. Jack puts an end to that, getting fouled on a three and hitting all the freebies. It's back to 59-39, and that should do it with 6:30 left. Jack scores again, and has another 30-point game. Crane has six points and 12 rebounds, Hulett has 10 points, and Jack exits the game to a large ovation by the WVU crowd. The subs are in, it's 68-41, three minutes left, and we'll leave the recap here. The final is 68-49. The highlight in the final five minutes is deep cut reserve, Charles Mitchell, gets into the game for the first time this season. In fact, it is the first in-game action the redshirt senior has seen since his first season, when he played in 23 games. He took one shot, missed, and missed a free throw. He has scored 13 points in his career. So, this isn't a Rudy situation, but it's still nice to see. Now, the only player who has not logged a minute is redshirt freshman guard, Chris Davis. He is a walk-on who was rated 1230th. He is currently unhappy, but that may be due to a girl.


George Washington 68, West Virginia 49


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George Washington (22-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 27 3-3 0-0 2 8 2 1 6
Chuck Crane PF 33 4-13 1-1 3 13 1 3 9
Jack Dawkins SF 32 12-22 8-8 10 15 2 2 32
Leroy Mountain SG 33 1-6 1-4 2 6 3 3 3
Dwight Davis PG 26 1-12 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
Clifford Donahue SG 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Richie Hulett PG 18 4-7 0-0 0 3 2 0 10
Manuel Chapin C 4 2-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 4
Brian Delozier PF 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
Charles Michell C 5 0-1 0-1 1 1 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Thomas Humphrey C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 2, D.Davis 1, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 2,
B.Delozier 1, C.Michell 1, R.Mulvey 1)
Blocked Shots: 13 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 6,
R.Hulett 1, M.Chapin 1, B.Delozier 1)
Steals: 5 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett
1)
3P FGs: 2-19 (J.Dawkins 0-2, L.Mountain 0-5, D.Davis
0-8, R.Hulett 2-4)


West Virginia (14-10, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
David Lindsey C 30 0-1 0-0 0 2 3 3 0
Ty Turman PF 27 4-12 0-0 3 8 0 0 8
Elwood Brown SF 23 1-3 1-2 3 7 0 4 3
Andre Welty SG 30 2-4 0-0 1 5 1 0 5
Barton Cramer PG 25 3-16 4-4 0 0 0 0 10
Ronny Hagans PG 19 3-7 0-0 0 2 1 1 9
Perry Feldman PF 14 1-3 0-0 1 4 0 3 2
Markus Wood PG 5 2-3 0-0 1 2 1 1 6
K. Merrifield SF 18 2-8 0-0 1 2 2 1 4
Deandre Kyle PF 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Gus Felts SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (D.Lindsey 1, E.Brown 3, A.Welty 2,
B.Cramer 2, R.Hagans 1, P.Feldman 2, K.Merrifield 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (D.Lindsey 1, T.Turman 1, B.Cramer 1,
R.Hagans 1)
Steals: 5 (D.Lindsey 1, B.Cramer 2, K.Merrifield 1,
D.Kyle 1)
3P FGs: 6-18 (A.Welty 1-2, B.Cramer 0-5, R.Hagans 3-5,
M.Wood 2-3, K.Merrifield 0-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 14: 2.15.82-2.21.82


It needs noted that the NCAA suffered a clerical error, which saw Princeton move to the Big East this season. The Tigers are likely to win the conference, making them the first-ever champion of the league. Next year, they will move back to the Ivy League, unless the "NCAA" forgets. Providence will slide into the Big East, as they were supposed to do. The thing with these newfangled computing devices is, sometimes, you don't always read names when you're editing something in the interface.


Kansas fell to Iowa State, and was lifted from the top spot in the polls. Kansas State takes over the top spot, while Clemson slides up to #2. Southern Cal, who is on a seven-game winning streak, slides up to fourth.


The Colonials, meanwhile, are stuck at 17th. It's better than...not being 17th, perhaps.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas State (43) 21-3 1770 2 Big Eight Conference
2. Clemson (29) 22-2 1746 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Kansas 21-3 1665 1 Big Eight Conference
4. Southern California 22-3 1510 6 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Duke 23-3 1496 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Brigham Young 22-3 1492 4 Western Athletic Conference
7. UTEP 22-3 1383 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Maryland 19-4 1318 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Pennsylvania 20-4 1215 9 Ivy League
10. Indiana 21-2 1123 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Arkansas 19-2 1040 11 Southwest Conference
12. Washington 20-4 1026 12 Pacific-8 Conference
13. Baylor 14-7 948 13 Southwest Conference
14. Rice 17-6 851 15 Southwest Conference
15. Southern Illinois 23-3 798 19 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Texas Christian 17-4 743 14 Southwest Conference
17. George Washington 22-3 635 17 Independent
18. Murray State 22-4 517 18 Ohio Valley Conference
19. Virginia 16-7 484 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Nebraska 14-8 476 22 Big Eight Conference
21. Iowa 20-5 416 23 Big Ten Conference
22. Princeton 16-7 263 NR Big East Conference
23. Pepperdine 20-6 151 21 West Coast Conference
24. Wake Forest 15-8 138 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Brown 13-8 92 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Manhattan 21-5 52 Independent
Texas 16-7 17 Southwest Conference
Louisville 18-5 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Santa Clara 19-6 8 West Coast Conference
California 16-8 7 Pacific-8 Conference
East Tennessee State 19-7 5 Ohio Valley Conference
Dartmouth 16-7 4 Ivy League
McNeese State 18-5 2 Southland Conference
North Carolina 13-10 1 Atlantic Coast Conference


2.19.82: at Charlotte (14-12)

Charlotte is probably not thrilled with how they match up with GW. They are 176th in defense, giving up 72.3 points a game. Their rebounding rate is about the same. They have a solid offense, one pretty efficient (13th in adjusted FG%). But, still, this doesn't really lend their chances well to a win over GW...at least, according to the trends.

There is five-headed attack on offense. Three players, the backcourt of guards Milan Showalter, Jimmy Butts, and forward George Seabrook, all average 10-11 points a game. Reserve forward Jerome Zink averages 8.9 points a game, while post players Harris Singleton (8.0) and Denis Lockett (7.6) form a...well, formidable duo in the post.

Jimmy Butts hits the first shot fo the game, a three from the right wing. Jack responds for GW a minute later. It is evident that GW will have some difficulty shooting in this game; it's 7-3 after four minutes, before Crane hits a jumper. Jack throws down an emphatic dunk, then blocks one by Zink later. The 49ers are hitting threes all over the place, though, making it difficult for GW to grab a lead. They do with 12:30 left, behind a 10-4-3 line from Jack. Dwight Davis' score off a Jack assist makes it 20-17 with ten minutes left. There is simply no stoppage of play, and for the first time all season, Jack is tired. So is everyone else. They finally get a stoppage with six minutes left, and Charlotte leading 31-27. Porter Ali, who has played better as of late, gets a tip to bring them back to within four. Hulett ties the game with 3:34 left. It is amazing how few stoppages there are in this game...very little substituting as a result. Both teams are incredibly identical in this first half. The only difference is on fouls (7-5 Charlotte) and turnovers (Charlotte 7, GW 3). Jack finishes a 43-38 first half with a 12-5-5 line. Negron has maybe his best half (8 points, 6 boards). Butts has 15 for Charlotte.

Jack opens the second half with a thunderous dunk off a Crane miss. With 17:21 left, Crane hits a shot off a Jack pass that builds a 52-42 lead for GW. Jack is up to 15-9-6. Jack is getting to the line often, forcing fouls out of the outmatched 49ers post players. Lockett has three fouls, Seabrook 2. With 12:50 left, it's 62-49. Jack is at 18-9-8, and building towards another triple-double. As I write that, he gets another assist. Crane is up to 10 points, and playing brilliantly on defense. Dawkins is up to 20-10-9 as the lead is 68-53 with 10:35 left. He gets the tenth assist by finding Leroy for a bucket, making ti 70-55 with 9:30 left. Charlotte continues to hang around by hitting threes. Zink's three with 6:36 left makes it 74-61. Butts has been held to just two points this half, which has been a major key for GW in preserving this lead. It's 76-67 with four minutes left, when Jack hits a shot to build it back to double-digits. Manny Carlisle hits a three with 1:15 left, making it 80-71. Fortunatey for GW, Charlotte flat ran out of time. The final is 85-75. Charlotte shot 48% from 3 (13-27), better than they shot from the field (47%). Jack finishes at 26-13-10, going quiet after the outburst he had in the middle of the second half. He did finish with five blocks. But GW had nine turnovers in the final portion of the second half, which is entirely unacceptable.


George Washington 85, Charlotte 75


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George Washington (23-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 28 3-6 4-4 4 11 1 0 10
Chuck Crane PF 34 6-15 0-0 2 4 1 2 12
Jack Dawkins SF 34 10-19 4-6 4 13 10 3 26
Leroy Mountain SG 32 5-9 1-2 2 5 2 4 11
Dwight Davis PG 26 6-9 2-2 0 1 2 2 15
Clifford Donahue SG 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Richie Hulett PG 16 2-5 0-0 1 3 2 3 4
Brian Delozier PF 8 1-4 0-0 1 1 1 0 2
Manuel Chapin C 11 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0
John Sandy SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Porter Ali SF 3 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 2


Turnovers: 7 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 1,
C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 3)
Blocked Shots: 8 (W.Negron 2, J.Dawkins 5, M.Chapin 1)
Steals: 3 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (J.Dawkins 2-5, L.Mountain 0-3, D.Davis
1-2, C.Donahue 1-1, R.Hulett 0-2, P.Ali 0-1)


Charlotte (14-13, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Denis Lockett C 24 3-5 3-6 0 6 3 3 10
Jack Taylor PF 24 3-6 2-5 2 5 0 1 8
George Seabrook SF 27 3-6 0-0 0 3 4 2 8
James Butts SG 28 8-12 0-0 1 1 1 2 20
Milan Showalter PG 24 2-5 0-0 0 1 4 3 5
Jerome Zink SF 24 4-11 0-0 0 6 1 1 12
Harris Singleton C 24 0-3 0-0 0 5 0 1 0
Manual Carlisle SG 8 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 5
Maximo Lewin PF 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Max Steinman PG 7 0-0 3-3 0 0 2 1 3
Larry Paul SF 3 1-4 0-0 3 3 0 0 2


Turnovers: 15 (D.Lockett 2, J.Taylor 3, G.Seabrook 2,
J.Butts 3, M.Showalter 2, J.Zink 1, H.Singleton 1,
M.Carlisle 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.Lockett 1, J.Butts 1, H.Singleton 1)
Steals: 3 (J.Butts 1, M.Showalter 2)
3P FGs: 13-27 (D.Lockett 1-1, G.Seabrook 2-3, J.Butts
4-6, M.Showalter 1-4, J.Zink 4-9, H.Singleton 0-1,
M.Carlisle 1-1, M.Lewin 0-1, L.Paul 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 15: 2.22.82-2.28-82


One week after Kansas fell out of the top 25, they retook the top spot. They did so by beating former #1 Kansas State, 55-49. The Wildcats fell to #2. Clemson slid to #3, while BYU jumped back to #4, leapfrogging Southern Cal. There is simply a lot of posturing among the top 10 right now. Nobody is losing, per se...this is more how the voters feel that week.


GW, meanwhile, finally moved up a bit more. They're up to #15. They won't move up much more, due to their schedule. But they have moved up.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (71) 23-3 1799 3 Big Eight Conference
2. Kansas State 23-4 1721 1 Big Eight Conference
3. Clemson (1) 24-3 1653 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Brigham Young 24-3 1581 6 Western Athletic Conference
5. Southern California 24-3 1485 4 Pacific-8 Conference
6. Maryland 21-5 1472 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Duke 23-5 1341 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Pennsylvania 23-4 1298 9 Ivy League
9. UTEP 24-3 1249 7 Western Athletic Conference
10. Washington 22-4 1099 12 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Baylor 17-7 1062 13 Southwest Conference
12. Arkansas 21-3 1009 11 Southwest Conference
13. Indiana 22-4 938 10 Big Ten Conference
14. Rice 20-6 936 14 Southwest Conference
15. George Washington 24-3 739 17 Independent
16. Southern Illinois 24-4 735 15 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Texas Christian 18-5 649 16 Southwest Conference
18. Virginia 18-8 560 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Murray State 23-5 461 18 Ohio Valley Conference
20. North Carolina 15-11 438 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Nebraska 15-10 345 20 Big Eight Conference
22. Iowa 22-6 314 21 Big Ten Conference
23. Wake Forest 18-9 244 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Pepperdine 21-6 155 23 West Coast Conference
25. Princeton 18-8 54 22 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisville 20-5 29 Missouri Valley Conference
St. John's 21-6 13 Big East Conference
Brown 15-9 6 Ivy League
East Tennessee State 21-7 6 Ohio Valley Conference
California 17-9 4 Pacific-8 Conference
Iowa State 18-10 4 Big Eight Conference
McNeese State 20-6 1 Southland Conference


2.25.82: at Navy (8-19)

If this were real life, I'd have celebrated my second birthday the day before. And I'd have no idea what basketball was, nor a mercy killing. The two are about to come together, as GW is going to romp over them. The Midshipmen have lost five in a row, and seven of their last eight. They own one win over any top-100 team, and are 3-3 against the worst teams in the country. They have a bottom-dwelling offense, which is enough to be crushed by the Colonials. But their defense...really, everything about them...is pretty below-average. Add in Jack's presence, and the way this team approaches offense and rebounding, and you have a major storm about to sink Navy.

They are led by Jeremiah Villalpando (10.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg).

Of course, after four minutes, it's 9-7. They have four threes, and with fourteen left, it's 15-13, GW. Jack has a 5-3-3 line. Despite Navy's record, they were only outscored by an average of eight points a game. So, they do keep things close. But Jack is hitting now (11-3-3), and they're starting to pull away (25-18, 11:00). Hey, Brian Delozier finaly dunked the ball! And Navy got back into it, again...32-28, 7:43 left. With 6:43 left, Navy came back to tie it at 34-34. Seriously, this team has a lot of fight. Crane, who has been scoring more as of late, has 11 points to help GW leads, 49-38, with three minutes left. Leroy (14 points) hits a three, but Navy comes back...again. They refused to get knocked down.

The good news is, GW leads 59-48 at the half. The better news is, they are a second half team. The bad news is, they just gave up 48 points to Navy. Jack is 18-4-4, but with a pair of fouls.

Jack starts the second half by finding Leroy for a hoop. Then he hits a bucket, and then a three. Just like that, it's 66-48. They get it out to 70-48 with 15:45 left, and keep pushing out. Yes. second half team. Jack is 23-8-6 right now, while Leroy has 16 points. Navy's first points come with 13:50 left, the score 75-50 in GW's favor. Brian Earley has four steals in this game. Jack comes out with ten left, and the score 79-52. Not much to say here. Negron has 2 points and 10 rebounds right now. The starters come back, but not for too long. It's 94-57 with 4:22 left. Navy has nine points this half. GW has 41. This has been convincing. The final is 102-65...what was felt to be a difficult game ends in a laugher.


George Washington 102, Navy 65


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George Washington (24-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 22 1-2 0-1 4 10 2 3 2
Chuck Crane PF 30 5-6 6-7 0 2 1 2 16
Jack Dawkins SF 30 9-14 3-3 4 14 8 2 25
Leroy Mountain SG 30 7-13 0-0 2 2 2 2 16
Dwight Davis PG 19 5-11 4-7 2 4 1 3 15
Thomas Humphrey C 17 0-2 0-0 1 5 2 2 0
Clifford Donahue SG 8 3-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 9
Richie Hulett PG 21 4-7 1-4 1 4 2 0 9
Brian Delozier PF 9 3-4 0-0 2 2 0 0 6
Manuel Chapin C 4 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 1 0
John Sandy SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 7 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 2
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 10 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 1,
T.Humphrey 1, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 3, M.Chapin 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 7 (J.Dawkins 2, L.Mountain 1, D.Davis 1,
T.Humphrey 1, R.Hulett 1, B.Delozier 1)
3P FGs: 8-16 (W.Negron 0-1, J.Dawkins 4-4, L.Mountain
2-6, D.Davis 1-2, C.Donahue 1-1, R.Hulett 0-1, P.Ali
0-1)


Navy (8-20, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Stephen Rodgers C 15 2-3 0-0 0 2 0 4 4
Andrew Boyle PF 25 2-6 0-2 2 5 0 1 4
Andrew Ripley SF 18 2-7 1-2 0 2 4 3 6
Marcos Rosenblatt SG 24 4-6 5-6 0 2 1 4 17
J. Villalpando PG 29 1-8 3-4 0 2 2 2 6
Brian Earley SF 15 3-5 0-0 1 1 1 2 7
Joseph Salazar PF 15 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Gary Hubbard PG 15 2-8 0-0 1 1 0 4 6
Eugenio Monteiro C 17 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 3 2
Chris Johnson SF 13 2-3 3-3 0 1 1 1 8
Burt Lattimore SG 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Joshua Duenas C 8 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Ronald Ackerman SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (A.Boyle 2, A.Ripley 1, M.Rosenblatt 2,
J.Villalpando 2, B.Earley 2, E.Monteiro 1, C.Johnson
2, B.Lattimore 1, J.Duenas 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (A.Boyle 1)
Steals: 4 (S.Rodgers 1, B.Earley 3)
3P FGs: 11-21 (A.Boyle 0-1, A.Ripley 1-2, M.Rosenblatt
4-5, J.Villalpando 1-3, B.Earley 1-3, G.Hubbard 2-4,
C.Johnson 1-2, B.Lattimore 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


2.28.82: vs Long Island (16-13)

The Blackbirds own a win over #23 Wake Forest, and have won four in a row, seven of the last eight, and nine of their last eleven. They have a solid offense (69th), an awful defense (165th), and they get outrebounded. The game is also in DC, and with their current form, GW should have more than enough to see off Long Island.

The Blackbirds do pass well, with a high number of assists as a team. They have four scorers in double-digits, led by G/G PG Neil Delvalle (13.0 PPG, 6.0 APG. This should be a high-scoring affair, which should benefit GW, who is still #2 in the nation in offense.

Long Island also has a player named Timmy McBroom. Awesome.

Dwight Davis is hot out of the gate, scoring the first seven points for GW. Negron hits another of his patented "Don't shoot it!" threes, making it 10-2. Jack is off to a very slow start, going for just two boards and two rebounds in the first five minutes, which has GW up 16-7. With 11:43 left, and GW up 19-12, Jack only has one point, and has missed the four shots I've seen him take. GW opens up a 27-12 lead with 9:29 left. Jack's line: 1-5-3. Robert Mulvey and John Sandy (John Sandy sighting!) get early run, which is rather amazing. Mulvey averages maybe two minutes a game. I guess there's an injury somewhere in there.

Long Island has another player, Basile Decroy. Sounds like he'd make a great Doctor Who character. Someone who helps the Doctor in the 1930s, defeat the Cybermen. Jack is up to 4-8-4, and with 3:31 left, it's 41-14. This is out of hand, and has me talking about Doctor Who (which is always good). Devalle has only two points and one assist for Long Island. Jack is up to 7-8-6, and it's a 47-19 lead with 2:20 left. Davis has 12 points, and GW has a 24-11 rebounding edge (and an 11-4 assist edge...seven of which belong to Jack). It's a 53-21 lead for GW at the half. Jack has a 7-9-7 line, shooting poorly, but getting his teammates involved in a big way. The Blackbirds are shooting just 25% from the field (1-10 from 3), while GW is shooting 56%. That putrid defense is hurting LI in a huge way.

The Blackbirds show their frustration with three fouls in the first thirty seconds. Jack hits a three, making it 61-24 with 17 minutes left. He's up to 10-10-8. Crane has twelve points now as well. Jack needs one more assist for another triple-double, which I think would be three in his last four games. He has a 12-13-9, and it's 67-30 with 12 minutes left.

It's now down to three minutes left, and Jack can't get that tenth assist. It's 79-39 as he comes out. The game ends in a 84-42 rout. Jack finished 18-15-9 with five more blocks. Given his start, this is a pretty stellar outing.


George Washington 84, Long Island 42


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Long Island (16-14, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Timothy McBroom C 26 0-5 0-0 3 8 2 4 0
Curt Stafford PF 27 2-6 2-2 1 1 0 3 6
Edward Williams SF 28 5-8 1-2 1 3 1 4 12
Willis Zimmer SG 25 2-7 0-0 0 3 2 3 6
Neil Delvalle PG 33 2-14 2-2 0 0 3 2 6
Basile Decroy SG 17 2-5 0-0 1 2 1 4 5
Dennis Joslin C 12 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 3 2
Daniel Walston C 17 0-3 0-0 0 4 0 0 0
Liam Ludwig SG 5 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
Jessie Swan SF 9 2-5 1-2 2 3 0 1 5


Turnovers: 12 (T.McBroom 1, E.Williams 1, W.Zimmer 2,
N.Delvalle 3, B.Decroy 2, D.Joslin 1, L.Ludwig 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (T.McBroom 1)
Steals: 2 (T.McBroom 1, N.Delvalle 1)
3P FGs: 4-22 (T.McBroom 0-4, E.Williams 1-1, W.Zimmer
2-6, N.Delvalle 0-5, B.Decroy 1-3, D.Walston 0-1,
L.Ludwig 0-2)


George Washington (25-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 28 2-7 3-4 5 13 0 1 8
Chuck Crane PF 34 6-9 4-5 2 6 3 3 16
Jack Dawkins SF 34 6-16 4-5 3 15 9 0 18
Leroy Mountain SG 26 2-6 0-0 1 2 3 4 4
Dwight Davis PG 26 5-8 5-5 0 1 0 1 16
Thomas Humphrey C 13 2-3 0-0 2 5 1 1 4
Clifford Donahue SG 6 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
Richie Hulett PG 14 2-4 4-5 0 2 0 3 9
Brian Delozier PF 2 1-1 1-2 1 1 0 1 3
Manuel Chapin C 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sandy SG 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Porter Ali SF 5 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 4
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 7 (W.Negron 2, C.Crane 2, L.Mountain 2,
P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 5)
Steals: 6 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 1,
C.Donahue 1, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 5-15 (W.Negron 1-3, J.Dawkins 2-5, L.Mountain
0-3, D.Davis 1-3, R.Hulett 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


Jack's stats in February: 28.4 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 7.5 APG, 3.8 BPG, 1.5 SPG. Quite impressive.

Here are the team stats:


#15 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 28 28 32.4 27.4 3.8 11.0 6.8 2.1 3.2 1.5 1.9 22.9
Chuck Crane PF 28 28 31.8 10.6 1.4 6.7 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.2 2.4 21.4
Leroy Mountain SG 28 28 30.9 12.5 1.8 3.9 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.3 21.7
William Negron C 28 28 24.9 5.7 2.9 8.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.1 2.3 16.7
Dwight Davis PG 28 28 23.8 10.4 0.3 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 1.6 2.1 13.9
Richie Hulett PG 28 0 18.7 6.5 1.3 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 10.7
Thomas Humphrey C 27 0 14.7 3.6 1.5 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.6 7.1
Clifford Donahue SG 28 0 6.9 2.7 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.7
Manuel Chapin C 28 0 6.1 0.7 0.4 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6
Charles Michell C 1 0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -4.0
Porter Ali SF 28 0 4.5 2.0 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.0
Brian Delozier PF 27 0 3.0 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.1
John Sandy SG 21 0 2.4 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.4
Robert Mulvey SF 16 0 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.6
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


And their season snapshot:


#15 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 29 Record Vs 1-50: 1-0 Poll Rank: #15
Season Record: 25-3 Record Vs 51-100: 5-3 RPI Rank: #20
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 16-0
Home Record: 14-0 Record Vs 200+: 3-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 84.4 1 2 Points 61.2 7 17 Points 23.1 1 1
O.Reb 14.0 2 3 O.Reb 9.0 4 21 O.Reb 5.0 2 4
D.Reb 27.8 4 18 D.Reb 23.3 13 44 D.Reb 4.4 1 11
Rebounds 41.8 3 4 Rebounds 32.3 6 21 Rebounds 9.5 1 3
Assists 17.0 2 16 Assists 12.5 22 56 Assists 4.4 1 12
Steals 7.2 7 27 Steals 3.9 1 2 Steals 3.3 1 5
Blocks 6.9 1 4 Blocks 2.6 6 20 Blocks 4.2 1 3
Turnovers 10.2 1 2 Turnovers 16.6 1 13 Turnovers -6.4 1 2
Fouls 16.6 3 10 Fouls 20.2 13 62 Fouls -3.6 2 7
FG% .481 1 7 FG% .394 1 9 FG% .087 1 5
FT% .718 7 33 FT% .671 30 77 FT% .047 10 28
3P% .335 32 134 3P% .368 68 204 3P% -.033 50 181
PPS 1.32 5 27 PPS 1.09 1 10 PPS .221 1 9
Adj. FG% .531 3 20 Adj. FG% .458 5 20 Adj. FG% .073 2 11


Jack's rank, statistically:

Scoring: 27.4, 1st (2nd has 24.6)
Rebounding: 11.0, 5th (1st has 12.3; Jack is the only player averaging a double-double this season)
Assists: 6.8, 4th (1st has 7.5)
Steals: 2.1, t-20th (1st has 3.2)
Blocks: 3.2, t-10th (1st has 4.7)

[Comey]

Week 16: 3.1.82-3.7.82


Kansas remained atop the polls for the second straight week, tying the longest stay any team has had atop the polls this season. In fact, the top five remained the same for the first time this season. Penn fell out of the top 10, but only to 11th. And Big East power Princeton moved up to 24th. They'll probably hate going back to the Ivy next year.


George Washington, now 25-3, winners of fourteen in a row, slipped a spot, down to 16th. This is due to rising Texas Christian. The defending champions moved from 17th to 14th. Here's a quick projection as to the top four seeds in each region:

East: 1) Kansas State 2) Maryland 3) Penn 4) George Washington
South: 1) Clemson 2) UTEP 3) Arkansas 4) TCU
Midwest: 1) Kansas 2) Duke 3) Washington 4) Indiana
West: 1) BYU 2) Southern Cal 3) Baylor 4) Rice


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (66) 24-3 1794 1 Big Eight Conference
2. Kansas State 24-4 1719 2 Big Eight Conference
3. Clemson (6) 25-3 1670 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Brigham Young 25-4 1568 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Southern California 25-4 1482 5 Pacific-8 Conference
6. UTEP 26-3 1462 9 Western Athletic Conference
7. Maryland 22-5 1388 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Duke 23-6 1273 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Baylor 18-7 1196 11 Southwest Conference
10. Washington 24-4 1178 10 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Pennsylvania 23-6 1088 8 Ivy League
12. Arkansas 21-4 1013 12 Southwest Conference
13. Rice 20-7 919 14 Southwest Conference
14. Texas Christian 19-5 795 17 Southwest Conference
15. Indiana 22-5 770 13 Big Ten Conference
16. George Washington 25-3 765 15 Independent
17. Southern Illinois 26-4 715 16 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Virginia 19-8 561 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Iowa 23-6 496 22 Big Ten Conference
20. Wake Forest 18-9 367 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Nebraska 16-10 334 21 Big Eight Conference
22. Pepperdine 23-6 290 24 West Coast Conference
23. Murray State 23-7 151 19 Ohio Valley Conference
24. Princeton 19-8 143 25 Big East Conference
25. North Carolina 15-11 126 20 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
East Tennessee State 23-7 45 Ohio Valley Conference
St. John's 22-6 39 Big East Conference
Brown 16-10 18 Ivy League
Louisville 21-5 15 Missouri Valley Conference
Iowa State 18-10 9 Big Eight Conference
Santa Clara 22-7 7 West Coast Conference
California 18-9 3 Pacific-8 Conference
McNeese State 21-6 1 Southland Conference


3.4.82: at Montana State (18-9)

George Washington finishes the year with the Big Sky leaders. The Bobcats probably didn't factor on this being such a big game when they scheduled it, but here we are. This will be a great matchup for the Colonials; the Bobcats are sixth in the country in defense, and they prevent rebounds by the other team. They are seventh in oFG%. GW has not had a battle like this in a couple of months.

F Tommy Muniz (15.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg) and G Timmy Herbert (14.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.0 apg) lead the offense, while F Ramon Gonzalez (9.7 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.8 bpg) is the steady presence in the post. The key for GW is to force the Bobcats into an up-and-down game. They aren't particularly adept at offense. So, their best bet is to get off to a hot start, and force Montana State to run with them. They probably can't.

That said, this is probably where GW's winning streak is broken. This is a good team, and it's a long road trip. If GW comes out with a decisive win, though, that makes a good statement heading into the NCAA.

Jack finds Negron for the first basket of the game, then gets a tip off a Leroy miss. The game starts slow; 8-7 GW after five. Davis taunts MtSt after a three, which is no good. Jack has an early 4-3-3 line; at ten minutes gone, it's 15-14, before Herbert (8 points) hits a three. Manny Chapin follows with a bucket to tie, and Hulett hits a three to take a 20-17 lead. Herbert hits again to tie it with eight minutes left, and Muniz (7 points) gets a steal and layup to take the lead again, 22-20. Jack has a 6-4-4 line with 6:40 left. Just kind of neat. GW controls the boards, 16-10, but trails 26-25 with 3:53 left. This has Bobcats written all over it...GW does not play this drag it out style well. Mountain hits a three with 1:44 left, and it gets down to one...Jack hits a jumper to give GW a 30-29 lead with a minute left. The Bobcats get a hoop before the half, and it ends 31-30. Jack has a 8-5-4 half, while Herbert has 14 for the Bobcats.

Davis hits a three off a Jack pass for the first points of the second half. Manny Harris gets his first points on a three to give the Bobcats back the lead. This feels like a game where Montana State allows GW to get within one, but then pushes the lead back out to three or four. GW, on two Jack freebies, finally takes a lead...then he finds Dwight Davis for another score. Muniz hits a three to tie it up though. They keep hitting threes at the right time. With 15:41, Leroy gets a breakaway layup for a 47-46 lead.

Gonzalez is really a skilled defender at the basket. He has a handful of blocks, and now just drea a charge on Jack. Mt St takes a 50-49 lead on Harris' breakaway layup with 13:20 left. Then he hits a jumper for a three-point lead, but Humphrey answers off Jack's eighth assist. Every time I write that GW has taken the lead, the Bobcats retake the lead. Jack is up to 18-9-8, but GW cannot stop Mt St from retaking the lead. It is constantly a one-point game. With eight minutes left, it's 58-57, Montana State. Hulett scores at 7:29 left, but Richie Gonzalez ties it with a freethrow. Then Robert Tate takes a three to make it 62-59 with 6:30 left.

This is the most back-and-forth game I've seen in awhile. It's 64-63, Bobcats. Damon Holler, on the court for the first time, hits his first basket. Now it's 67-66, GW, with 3:36 left. Jack's at the point, and he gets his ninth assist. Leroy suffers his fourth foul with 3:15 left, and GW up 69-68. Another turnover, and a Herbert three, and it's 71-69 with 1:30 left. GW ties it on a Crane jumper, and Muniz hits another three. It's 74-71, and they get insurance from two threes, and will hold on, 76-71. This was an icnredible back-and-forth game, but Montana State was the better team. It wasn't even a really rough loss for GW. It does break the momentum going into the NCAA Tournament, though.


Montana State 76, George Washington 71


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George Washington (25-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 31 4-5 0-0 3 8 4 2 8
Chuck Crane PF 27 3-6 0-0 1 3 2 5 6
Jack Dawkins SF 36 8-18 4-4 6 11 9 2 20
Leroy Mountain SG 36 4-11 0-0 3 3 4 4 9
Dwight Davis PG 28 6-14 0-0 0 4 2 0 15
Thomas Humphrey C 7 1-2 0-0 2 2 0 4 2
Clifford Donahue SG 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Richie Hulett PG 19 2-5 0-0 0 2 3 2 5
Brian Delozier PF 5 1-3 0-1 0 0 0 0 2
Manuel Chapin C 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (W.Negron 3, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 4,
D.Davis 2, T.Humphrey 1, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 1,
B.Delozier 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (W.Negron 1, J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 3 (W.Negron 2, L.Mountain 1)
3P FGs: 5-14 (J.Dawkins 0-2, L.Mountain 1-4, D.Davis
3-5, R.Hulett 1-3)


Montana State (20-9, 12-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Simon Case C 31 1-2 2-2 0 3 0 1 4
Ramón Gonzalez PF 35 4-11 2-4 3 11 0 2 10
Thomas Muniz SF 32 8-11 2-3 1 4 0 3 21
Timothy Herbert SG 29 8-10 4-4 0 3 4 4 23
Manuel Harris PG 35 3-7 0-2 0 1 7 0 7
Chris Rodriques PF 13 1-2 1-2 1 2 0 0 3
Simon Gentile C 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0
Roland Tate SG 10 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 1 6
Delbert Pitman SF 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Damon Holler SG 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Charles Oyler C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (S.Case 2, R.Gonzalez 2, T.Muniz 3,
T.Herbert 3, M.Harris 4, R.Tate 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (S.Case 3, R.Gonzalez 5, C.Rodriques 1)
Steals: 6 (S.Case 3, R.Gonzalez 1, T.Muniz 1, T.Herbert
1)
3P FGs: 9-18 (S.Case 0-1, T.Muniz 3-4, T.Herbert 3-5,
M.Harris 1-4, R.Tate 2-3, D.Pitman 0-1)


Player of Game: SG Timothy Herbert (MT ST)


Here are the final player stats for the regular season:


#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 29 29 32.6 27.1 3.8 11.0 6.8 2.0 3.2 1.6 1.9 22.1
Chuck Crane PF 29 29 31.6 10.5 1.4 6.6 1.7 1.1 1.4 1.2 2.4 20.8
Leroy Mountain SG 29 29 31.0 12.4 1.8 3.9 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 21.1
William Negron C 29 29 25.1 5.8 2.9 8.3 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.1 2.3 16.1
Dwight Davis PG 29 29 23.9 10.6 0.3 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 1.7 2.0 13.6
Richie Hulett PG 29 0 18.7 6.5 1.2 2.4 2.0 0.9 0.0 1.0 1.9 10.0
Thomas Humphrey C 28 0 14.5 3.5 1.5 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.7 6.8
Clifford Donahue SG 29 0 6.8 2.7 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.3
Manuel Chapin C 29 0 6.1 0.8 0.4 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Charles Michell C 1 0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -4.0
Porter Ali SF 29 0 4.4 1.9 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.6
Brian Delozier PF 28 0 3.1 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.5
John Sandy SG 21 0 2.4 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.4
Robert Mulvey SF 16 0 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.6
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


The final team snapshot:


#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 29 Record Vs 1-50: 2-0 Poll Rank: #16
Season Record: 25-4 Record Vs 51-100: 4-4 RPI Rank: #18
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 15-0
Home Record: 14-0 Record Vs 200+: 4-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 83.9 1 2 Points 61.7 7 18 Points 22.2 1 1
O.Reb 14.1 2 3 O.Reb 8.9 3 13 O.Reb 5.2 2 4
D.Reb 27.4 5 22 D.Reb 23.2 13 42 D.Reb 4.2 1 12
Rebounds 41.5 3 7 Rebounds 32.1 6 21 Rebounds 9.3 1 3
Assists 17.2 1 14 Assists 12.6 22 55 Assists 4.7 1 10
Steals 7.0 7 33 Steals 4.0 1 3 Steals 3.0 1 7
Blocks 6.8 1 5 Blocks 2.9 17 40 Blocks 3.9 1 3
Turnovers 10.3 1 3 Turnovers 16.5 1 14 Turnovers -6.2 1 2
Fouls 16.7 3 10 Fouls 19.9 22 80 Fouls -3.3 2 10
FG% .481 1 6 FG% .399 6 19 FG% .082 1 5
FT% .719 6 28 FT% .671 28 68 FT% .048 11 27
3P% .335 33 132 3P% .372 72 211 3P% -.037 52 186
PPS 1.31 5 31 PPS 1.11 2 12 PPS .199 1 11
Adj. FG% .530 3 22 Adj. FG% .464 11 34 Adj. FG% .066 2 13



#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/16/81 Georgia Southern 19-10 79 W 107-99 1-0
11/23/81 at Southern Mississippi 11-17 160 W 72-46 2-0
11/25/81 at North Texas 15-15 98 L 60-53 2-1
12/02/81 at Marquette 7-21 210 W 78-62 3-1
12/04/81 South Carolina State 21-9 72 W 73-55 4-1
12/10/81 Temple 7-19 202 W 94-41 5-1
12/14/81 at West Chester 14-13 130 W 96-59 6-1
12/19/81 Lafayette 19-8 51 W 90-76 7-1
12/21/81 Howard 10-18 150 W 88-60 8-1
12/23/81 Army 7-23 156 W 103-67 9-1
12/31/81 William & Mary 5-24 203 W 88-50 10-1
01/02/82 at Richmond 18-11 84 L 98-93 10-2
01/07/82 Miami-Ohio 13-14 151 W 75-63 11-2
01/09/82 at American 14-14 74 L 82-67 11-3
01/11/82 Lamar 14-15 109 W 71-47 12-3
01/13/82 at La Salle 12-16 145 W 103-67 13-3
01/18/82 VMI 13-15 146 W 93-57 14-3
01/21/82 at Rider 10-16 189 W 95-76 15-3
01/24/82 Bucknell 18-10 31 W 87-67 16-3
01/30/82 Hofstra 13-14 138 W 58-44 17-3
02/01/82 at South Carolina 14-14 141 W 84-51 18-3
02/05/82 at Illinois State 17-11 49 W 76-32 19-3
02/07/82 at Virginia Tech 10-19 171 W 89-46 20-3
02/10/82 VCU 17-11 142 W 90-78 21-3
02/14/82 at West Virginia 16-12 106 W 68-49 22-3
02/19/82 at Charlotte 16-13 68 W 85-75 23-3
02/25/82 at Navy 9-20 201 W 102-65 24-3
02/28/82 Long Island 16-14 112 W 84-42 25-3
03/04/82 at Montana State 20-9 52 L 76-71 25-4

[Comey]

Week 17: 3.8.82-3.14.82

Kansas State is the new #1, after Kansas lost at #19 Nebraska. Kansas slides down a spot and Clemson, despite having eight-place votes, is stuck at #3. GW, upon losing to Montana State, falls two spots to #18.

On Sunday, March 14th, the first-ever sixty-four NCAA Tournament was announced. There were definitely some shocks. A BYU team that stayed in the top five all year was a four-seed in the West. Our intrepid heroes were placed in the East as the fifth-seed, where Penn, the Ivy League champion, is the #1 seed. GW will get East Carolina (21-12), champions of the Southern Conference.

Since this is my dynasty, I might as well do bracket picks. I enjoy doing them.

West
1) Kansas over Delaware State
8) Cal over 9) McNeese State
4) BYU over 13) Columbia
5) Indiana over Texas Tech
2) Duke over Pacific
10) Princeton over Duke
3) Rice over Richmond
6) Dartmouth over 11) Iowa State

Kansas over Cal, BYU over Indiana
Princeton over Duke, Dartmouth over Rice

Kansas over BYU
Princeton over Dartmouth

Kansas over Princeton

Midwest
1) Kansas State over 16) Central Michigan
8) Texas over 9) Seattle
13) New Mexico over 4) Virginia
5) Iowa over 12) Illinois State
2) TCU over 15) UNLV
10) Bucknell over 7) Yale
3) UTEP over 14) North Carolina State
11) Montana State over 6) Nebraska

K State over Texas
New Mexico over IOwa
TCU over Bucknell
UTEP over Montana State

Kansas State over New Mexico
UTEP over TCU

Kansas State over UTEP

South
1) Clemson over 16) La Salle
9) Brown over Marshall
4) Southern Illinois over Oklahoma
5) Murray State over 12) Colorado State
2) Arkansas over Tulane
7) Wake Forest over 10) Kentucky
3) Washington over San Francisco
11) Lafayette over 6) East TN State

Brown over Clemson
Murray State over Southern Illinois
Wake Forest over Arkansas
Washington over Lafayette

Brown over Murray State
Washington over Wake Forest

Brown over Washington

East
1) Penn over 16) Georgetown
9) Manhattan over 8) Louisvile
4) Baylor over South Caroina State
5) George Washington over 12) East Caroina
2) Maryland over 15) Tennessee
10) St. John's over 7) Pepperdine
3) Southern Cal over 14) GA Southern
6) Cornell over 11) Western Kentucky

Penn over Manhattan
GW over Baylor
Maryland over St. John's
Southern Cal over Cornell

Penn over GW
Maryland over Southern Cal

Maryland over Penn

Final Four
Kansas over Brown
Kansas State over Maryland

Final
Kansas over Kansas State

What is it with Kansas owning leagues I'm in? Regardless, this is how it feels at this moment.

[Comey]

NCAA First Round: 5) George Washington (25-4) vs 12) East Carolina (21-12)

There are similar opponents here. Both played GA Southern early in the season. Both won. Both played Richmond and lost. Both lost at Richmond. Both won against VCU, though GW crushed them. Both destroyed William & Mary; then again, everyone did that. East Carolina beat Virginia Tech by 19. GW won by 43.

East Carolina won a lot of close games. They were 0-3 vs the RPI top 50, but 12-4 against 51-100. Their offense is not very good (135th), but their defense is okay (51st). They foul a lot, which should benefit GW. And they allow other teams to shoot reasonably well. Given the volume of shots GW can get off, this severely benefits them. ECU is also a pretty bad rebounding team. There are a lot of things in the Colonials' favor here.

The Pirates have a reasonably solid starting five, but a bad bench. PG Tony Woodall (G/B) averages 8.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists a game. Guard Eddie Spell is their leading scorer, at 14.0 points a game, along with 4.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists. McKinley Kirkham, a guard masquarading as a forward, averages 13.1 points. Their leading rebounder, redshirt senior Ramon Norfleet, is banged up, but will play. They start four seniors and a junior, but their bench is very inexperienced.

This should be a double-digit win for GW. Though, guys named Ramon give the Colonials fits.

Jack gets the first bucket of the game, then the second. Jack hits a three from the wing, and it's 7-0, Jack. Eddie Spell finally ECU on the board, but Jack hits again. It's 11-2 with sixteen minutes left. Jack gets two assists with his nine points, then takes a quick seat. 17-5 GW with fourteen minutes left. Jack has an early 11-1-2 line. Crane goes coast to coast for the bucket! It's 21-5 with 10:15 left.

Jack hits a bucket off an offensive rebound, making it 25-8 with nine minutes left. ECU looks like a deer in the headlines, honestly. They're shooting just 14% from the field, and are getting outrebounded 16-6. Woodall is starting to get a bit warm, with five points...it's 29-16, and ECU is creeping back. With five minutes left, GW leads 33-18, and Jack has a 15-5-3 line. Davis punctuates things with a massive dunk off a steal, putting GW up 39-18 with four minutes left. Matthew Pruitt...seems like he's fouled out in the first half. With seven fouls. Every time he's seen, it's fouling someone. It's rather amazing to see how well-rounded Jack has become...early in the season, he'd do one thing really well, and the other things kind of well. Now, with a 48-24 lead, he has a 15-6-4. That's how the half ends...48-24. Crane and Davis have six each. Spell has eight for ECU, who was outrebounded 23-10 in the half.

Jack opens the second half with a basket, then gets another. Sounds familiar. It seems as though he is attempting to assert himself more often here. It's 55-27 with 16:23 left, after Hulett gets a three-point play. Jack hits another bucket, and this one is really over. Jack's up to 23-10-4 at th3 14:00 mark, and it's 60-27. Two more free throws, and he's close to outscoring the Pirates. The rest of the game, honestly, it just sort of running...71-49, six minutes left, and the starters are heading out. Jack gets another assist, getting him to 25-13-7...he gets another assist as I write that. Then another. ECU has shot well the past few minutes to get the game respectable, but now, the subs are in, it's under three minutes, and the end is nigh for the Pirates. The Pirates have done very well to get it back down to a 77-63 final.

Honestly, after watching the game...if GW plays the way they did for the first 28-30 minutes, they can beat *anyone*. If they play the way they did for the last 10-12 minutes, they can lose to *anyone*.


George Washington 77, East Carolina 63


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East Carolina (21-13, 11-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ramon Norfleet C 30 1-5 2-4 1 5 3 3 4
Joseph Mackie PF 30 3-7 3-4 1 4 0 3 9
Mckinley Kirkham SF 15 1-5 3-6 0 2 0 4 6
Tony Woodall SG 26 3-5 1-4 0 6 1 0 9
Edward Spell PG 33 4-10 2-2 1 1 0 1 13
Matthew Pruitt PG 24 4-9 0-0 2 3 0 3 10
David Ebner PF 10 1-2 5-7 0 1 0 0 7
Valère Delecambre C 8 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Daniel Nunley SF 15 1-5 2-3 2 3 1 1 4
Tracey Hodson PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordon Tasker PG 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (R.Norfleet 1, J.Mackie 2, M.Kirkham 2,
T.Woodall 2, E.Spell 3, M.Pruitt 1, J.Tasker 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (R.Norfleet 2, E.Spell 1)
Steals: 5 (T.Woodall 1, M.Pruitt 1, D.Ebner 1, J.Tasker
2)
3P FGs: 8-23 (M.Kirkham 1-4, T.Woodall 2-3, E.Spell
3-7, M.Pruitt 2-6, D.Nunley 0-3)


George Washington (26-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 16 0-0 0-0 2 8 0 4 0
Chuck Crane PF 27 4-10 1-2 1 7 3 4 9
Jack Dawkins SF 34 9-15 6-6 2 15 9 1 25
Leroy Mountain SG 25 2-5 0-1 0 1 4 4 4
Dwight Davis PG 24 4-6 0-1 1 2 2 4 9
Thomas Humphrey C 14 2-3 0-0 1 2 0 4 4
Clifford Donahue SG 11 3-4 2-2 0 0 1 0 9
Richie Hulett PG 25 4-8 1-1 0 2 1 4 9
Brian Delozier PF 9 2-2 0-1 1 2 1 2 4
Manuel Chapin C 7 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
John Sandy SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 1-1 0-0 1 2 1 0 2
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (W.Negron 3, C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 2,
L.Mountain 1, D.Davis 2, C.Donahue 1, R.Hulett 2,
B.Delozier 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (W.Negron 2, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 5 (L.Mountain 2, D.Davis 1, T.Humphrey 2)
3P FGs: 3-13 (J.Dawkins 1-4, L.Mountain 0-2, D.Davis
1-2, C.Donahue 1-1, R.Hulett 0-4)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


First Round scores

West
Kansas 91, Delaware State 36
McNeese State 73, Cal 70
BYU 70, Columbia 70
Indiana 79, Texas Tech 59
Duke 97, Pacific 71
Princeton 76, Santa Clara 61 (10 over a 7, but come on)
Rice 86, Richmond 50
Dartmouth 85, Iowa State 72

Midwest
Kansas State 84, Central Michigan 57
Seattle 68, Texas 43
Virginia 80, New Mexico 77
Iowa 66, Illinois State 59
TCU 94, UNLV 61
Yale 88, Bucknell 80
NC State 76, UTEP 68 (14 over a 3)
Nebraska 41, Montana State 33 (wow)

South
Clemson 86, La Salle 75
Brown 87, Marshall 58
Southern Illinois 83, Oklahoma 68
Colorado State 82, Murray State 75 (12 over a 5)
Arkansas 65, Tulane 53
Kentucky 74, Wake Forest 68 (10>7)
Washington 78, San Francisco 58
Lafayette 82, East TN State 75 (11>6, but predicted)

East
Penn 89, Georgetown 65
Manhattan 86, Louisville 76
S Carolina St 84, Baylor 77 (13>4)
GW 77, ECU 63
Maryland 81, Tennessee 61
St. John's 77, Pepperdine 76 (10>7, was going to take this but didn't)
Southern Cal 92, Georgia Southern 83
Cornell 102, Western Kentucky 69

[Comey]

NCAA Round 2: vs South Carolina State (23-9)

The MEAC champs shocked Baylor in the first round. They are a reasonable team...not particularly great in any one area, don't shoot well, but they do enough to get wins. Granted, much of that was against the bottom part of the nation (17-1 against teams not in the top 100, 6-8 against the top 100). They are outrebounded by opponents, and shoot the ball horribly...but they force that out of their opponents, too.

Guard Douglas Normand averages 20 points a game, along with 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He is one of the best all-around players the Colonials have faced. Dannie Scruggs (13.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and guard Albert Coker (10.4, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg) are the supporting cast. The bench leaves a lot to be desired. GW will be able to leave Jackson Goodnight (one of the better names seen) and Nathaniel Reichert alone on offense.

Oh, and this...December 4: George Washington 73, SCSU 55. Here is that boxscore:


George Washington 73, South Carolina State 55


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South Carolina State (5-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jackson Goodnight C 26 2-5 3-4 0 1 1 2 7
N. Reichert PF 29 2-5 2-4 0 1 0 1 6
Dannie Scruggs SF 32 1-8 2-2 3 8 2 1 5
Douglas Normand SG 31 8-18 4-5 2 3 2 3 25
Albert Coker PG 32 2-7 0-0 0 6 2 0 5
Gary Westmoreland PG 10 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Carmelo Carder PF 15 0-2 0-0 1 1 3 3 0
Miroslav Salei PF 10 0-2 2-2 1 2 0 1 2
James Thomason SF 14 2-2 0-2 0 4 0 0 5


Turnovers: 17 (N.Reichert 2, D.Scruggs 3, D.Normand 4,
A.Coker 5, C.Carder 1, J.Thomason 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Goodnight 2, N.Reichert 2,
D.Scruggs 1)
Steals: 7 (D.Scruggs 4, D.Normand 2, A.Coker 1)
3P FGs: 8-23 (N.Reichert 0-1, D.Scruggs 1-5, D.Normand
5-10, A.Coker 1-4, C.Carder 0-1, M.Salei 0-1,
J.Thomason 1-1)


George Washington (4-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 27 2-5 1-2 4 8 2 1 5
Chuck Crane PF 33 8-12 1-1 2 7 4 2 17
Jack Dawkins SF 26 7-11 2-3 1 7 5 4 17
Leroy Mountain SG 33 3-9 0-0 1 6 2 4 6
Dwight Davis PG 24 7-11 0-0 0 2 2 1 17
Thomas Humphrey PF 13 0-3 0-0 1 2 0 3 0
Clifford Donahue SG 7 2-5 0-0 0 1 0 0 5
Richie Hulett PG 17 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 0
Manuel Chapin C 7 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 4
Brian Delozier PF 7 1-1 0-1 0 2 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 5 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 4,
L.Mountain 1, D.Davis 5, T.Humphrey 1, R.Hulett 1,
M.Chapin 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (W.Negron 1, J.Dawkins 1, L.Mountain 1)
Steals: 11 (C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 4, L.Mountain 2,
D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 2, M.Chapin 1)
3P FGs: 5-13 (J.Dawkins 1-3, L.Mountain 0-2, D.Davis
3-4, C.Donahue 1-3, R.Hulett 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


Onto the game.

Reichert opens with a score, which Jack counters. Crane gets a dunk off a steal, and then feeds Mountain off another steal. That three-point play makes it 7-2 early. SCSU won't go away, of course...Gary Westmoreland, off the bench, provides a punch, getting it to 10-9. With twelve minutes elft, it's 19-17, GW. Jack is not doing much, but the supporting cast is playing well. Crane has seven, Leroy 6, Davis 4. Sooner or later, GW is going to pull away from this. SCSU has nine turnovers and seven fouls already. Normand has seven points so far.

Jack comes back and gets a quick assist, and you have a feeling that he's going to go off soon. On cue, he hits a shot, giving him 4-2-1 now. Jack hits another bucket, and it's 27-21 with five minutes left. Normand hits a three, and SCSU is playing impassioned basketball right now. Jack gets two free throws, then finds Davis for a bucket. But again, SCSU hits...well, two threes to tie it. Davis responds with a three, but Normand (13 points) beats the press for a dunk. Jack responds. Delozier misses four straight free throws...gah. He's useless sometimes. Negron now misses two. Instead of a 42-35 lead, it's 36-35 at the break. And if you're a GW fan, you may worry a bit. This feels like the Montana State game all over again.

Leroy opens with a three off a Jack pass. Crane scores, and Jack hits a three, and now it's 44-37 with 18 minutes left. SCSU is starting to press, fouling a couple of times, and turning it over. Dawkins is scoring at will and drawing fouls, and it's 49-37. He has a 14-5-4 line at the moment. Scruggs stops the bleeding a bit, but Dawkins finds Humphrey for a hoop. Normand scores his first points of the second half, making it 53-42 with 15 minutes left.

Dawkins just took SCSU's soul, getting three offensive rebounds and drawing a foul. It's 56-44 with 10:44 left, and Delozier, again, stinks up the joint. He had been playing a bit better, but wow, he is awful tonight.

Dawkins is up to a double-double, and he hits a three to make it 59-44. He has 18-11-6 on the night, and gets another assist on a Davis three. SCSU is pressing, and this seems to be the beginning of the end for SCSU. They have 16 turnovers, while GW has 5. Jack is up to eight assists...now nine. 68-48, 7:17 left. GW isn't crushing the boards, but they are ripping the offensive rebounds. With 5:13 left, Jack gets his triple-double, and it's 74-50. Jack has 22-13-10, four players are in double figures, and this one is over. Jack puts the exclamation point with a massive dunk over Jackson Goodnight, and SCSU is put to bed. The final is 84-63, and the George Washington Colonials are off to the Sweet Sixteen.

Normand scored five points in the second half, and three came in the final minute. That was the key...they shut him down, and the rest of the offense didn't know how to adjust. Of course, Jack and the endless onslaught of quick scores was the other key.


George Washington 84, South Carolina State 63


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George Washington (27-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 27 0-3 0-2 2 8 0 3 0
Chuck Crane PF 17 4-7 5-6 2 3 1 4 13
Jack Dawkins SF 33 9-12 4-6 6 13 11 1 24
Leroy Mountain SG 33 6-12 2-3 3 4 5 2 15
Dwight Davis PG 27 7-17 3-5 0 3 0 2 19
Thomas Humphrey PF 18 2-3 0-0 0 2 0 1 4
Clifford Donahue SG 7 1-2 4-4 0 0 0 0 6
Richie Hulett PG 19 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 1
Brian Delozier PF 12 0-2 0-4 0 1 0 2 0
Manuel Chapin C 3 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (C.Crane 1, L.Mountain 1, D.Davis 4,
C.Donahue 2, B.Delozier 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 1, J.Dawkins 1,
B.Delozier 1)
Steals: 11 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 4, L.Mountain 1,
D.Davis 1, T.Humphrey 1, C.Donahue 2)
3P FGs: 5-14 (W.Negron 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-2, L.Mountain
1-5, D.Davis 2-6)


South Carolina State (23-10, 7-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jackson Goodnight C 28 3-11 0-1 4 8 1 5 6
N. Reichert PF 25 3-6 0-0 1 3 2 3 7
Dannie Scruggs SF 32 3-10 0-0 2 9 3 1 9
Douglas Normand SG 34 8-10 1-3 2 6 1 3 20
Albert Coker PG 21 0-1 0-0 0 1 4 4 0
Gary Westmoreland PG 17 2-5 2-2 2 4 2 1 6
Benedict Aviles PG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Carmelo Carder PF 16 3-4 1-1 1 1 0 2 8
Miroslav Salei PF 13 1-2 3-4 0 1 0 2 5
James Thomason SF 13 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 2


Turnovers: 22 (J.Goodnight 1, N.Reichert 1, D.Scruggs
5, D.Normand 5, A.Coker 6, C.Carder 1, M.Salei 2,
J.Thomason 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Goodnight 1, N.Reichert 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Goodnight 2, D.Scruggs 1, M.Salei 1)
3P FGs: 8-19 (N.Reichert 1-3, D.Scruggs 3-5, D.Normand
3-4, A.Coker 0-1, G.Westmoreland 0-2, C.Carder 1-2,
J.Thomason 0-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


Round 2 Scores

West
Kansas 71, McNeese State 49
BYU 78, Indiana 53
Duke 89, Princeton 80
Dartmouth 91, Rice 75

1) Kansas vs 4) Brigham Young
2) Duke vs 6) Dartmouth

Midwest
Kansas State 102, Seattle 80
Virginia 81, Iowa 73
Yale 92, TCU 83
NC State 76, Nebraska 59

1) Kansas State vs 4) Virginia
7) Yale vs 14) NC State

South
Clemson 85, Brown 51 (so much for that upset)
Colorado State 70, Southern Illinois 60
Arkansas 67, Kentucky 60
Washington 86, Lafayette 80

1) Clemson vs 12) Colorado State
2) Arkansas vs 3) Washington

East
Penn 89, Manhattan 67
George Washington 84, South Carolina State 63
Maryland 87, St. John's 69
Southern Cal 66, Cornell 49

1) Pennsylvania vs 5) George Washington
2) Maryland vs 3) Southern California

The Colonials wanted this. Now, they've got it. Three of the greatest programs over the last 15 years are in their bracket.

[Comey]

The One That Got GW On The Map

NCAA Sweet Sixteen - vs Pennsylvania (26-6)

The Penn Quakers are one of the finest programs never to have won a championship. They have a record, historically, of 777-249. The Quakers have won the Ivy 14 times, with 27 NCAA appearances. In there, they have nineteen sweet sixteen appearances (okay, so that was one win, but still), 11 Elite Eight appearances, and one Final Four. They do own a NIT championship. They've reached the Elite Eight three times in the last ten years. This is a program that has been on the cusp, but has not reached the land of the four. They did that in 1963-64.

They start two seniors, two juniors, and a much-heralded freshman in poing guard Dalton Raymond. The leading scorer is off-guard Albert Scott (20.0 ppg), but senior mall forward Andrew Pelayo is what makes this team go round. He averages 17.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists a game. He was the #2 overall recruit in his class. Fellow senior C Cortez Strong (9.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg) was the #5 recruit. Freshman guard Glenn Davis was the #3 recruit. Penn is legit.

Their head coach, Tobias Morgan, is the best in the country at X's and O's.

In short, the Colonials will have to play the game of their lives to beat the Quakers. That isn't to say it is impossible. Penn does not play the greatest defense in the world. But they are a sublime offense (fourth in the nation) and fourth in the nation in rebounding. They also hold opponents to 40% shooting, which is 21st in the nation. So...yes, it's tough, but not entirely impossible.

Pelayo and Jack trade baskets on the teams' first possessionss, and Jack finds Leroy for an early hoop. Jack hits again to make it 6-2. This game will be heavy on Jack, regardless of the outcome. He hits again, and it's 8-2 with 17:21 left. He did pick up a foul, so that will have to be watched.

Jack assisted Richie Hulett on a three-point play, and Penn is down 11-4 after four minutes. Penn's power forward is Jimmy Clow, which is a fantastic name. After five minutes, it's 16-8, and Jack has an 8-3-3 line. Scott hits to make it 16-10, and unfortunately, this kind of game is unsustainable for GW. But if they can get enough of a lead, they might be able to fend Penn off late. Raymond hits a three to make it 20-15 with twelve minutes left.

Jack draws a foul on Tony Steinmetz and hits both freebies to get it to 22-15, then hits a jumper shortly after. With ten minutes gone by, it's 24-17, GW. Jack assists Davis on a basket, but Steinmetz hits a three. Jack dunks and is fouled by Steinmetz on the following possession, and GW leads 29-20.

Jack comes out, but GW keeps rolling. Davis hits a shot, which Cortez counters. Scott then stels from Donahue...twice in a row. Delozier tries a shot, which is never a good idea. With six minutes left, it's 31-24. Jack comes in and drills a three. He has 18 first half points. Jack finds Crane for a basket, making it 37-28, giving Jack an 18-8-5 line. Jack draws Steinmetz's third foul, and hits two free throws. IT's 39-30 with three minutes left.

Penn goes on a small run, getting it to 39-35 behind Pelayo and Raymond. Anothre three after Jack's sixth assist, and it's 41-38. Scott makes it 41-40, but Leroy drills a three. Jack gets his tenth rebound and seventh assist ten seconds between each other, and GW leads 47-40 at the break. Jack played his best half of the year, going 20-10-7 against one of the top teams in the nation. Penn didn't play poorly, but GW controlled the boards, 25-20, and held Penn to 43% shooting. Hopefully, there's a carbon copy of the second half to follow.

GW opens with Jack hitting a jumper. 49-40. Jack then gets an offensive board, showing this game may be Jack's playground. Crane is starting to warm up, getting a block and another score off a Jack assist. It's 51-42 with 15:45 left. Leroy drills a shot, making it 53-43. Leroy has 11 points. Scott hits a three, and Pelayo blocks Jack. Hueltt drills a three, and it's back to ten, 56-46, with 12 minutes left.

Davis hits a three off a Jack pass...Jack's ninth assist, and it's 59-47. He has slowed down on scoring, but he's getting the ball around. Of course, he scores right as I write that. Leroy drills another three! He has 14, and it's 64-51, ten minutes left. Pelayo has his second foul. Jack has two, Crane has two, and Davis has three for Penn.

Steinmetz hits, making it 64-55. You feel like Penn has a run in them...Steinmetz hits another three, and it's 64-58. GW is getting tight. Steinmetz hits another shot, but Hulett counters off a Jack pass. Triple-double for Jack, who is now on the bench with seven minutes left. If they can weather this storm...Michael Clegg hits a shot, but Hulett follows with another three to get it to 69-62, with 5:30 left.

Jack returns, gets a steal and a dunk. He has 26-13-10. Jack follows with a block. 71-62, 4:24 left. Pelayo hits a three, but Leroy follows with a layup and the foul! Under four left, 73-65, 3:15 left. This is remarkable. Pelayo gets his third foul, and now fourth. Penn is off to shoot free throws with 2:08 left. It's 75-65, and Penn is running out of chances here. Jack hits two free throws, and it appears Penn is not going to win this. Unbelievable.

Scott gets them back to within nine with :48 left, but a missed three, and this one is over. George Washington gets the 77-68 upset in a game they controlled from start to finish. This is incredible.

Jack's final ine is 28-15-10, though he did most of that damage in the first half. His teammates brought it in the second half. Leroy finished with 16 points and six boards. Hulett had 13 of the biggest points of his career. Crane had seven points and 10 boards. GW controlled the boards, 50-33.

Scott scored eighteen for Penn, who finishes at 26-7. Steinmetz had 16 in an outstanding performance. But Pelayo, who had Jack guarding him, was hounded into a 4-12 effort for 14 points.


George Washington 77, Pennsylvania 68


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George Washington (28-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 27 2-5 0-0 2 10 1 2 4
Chuck Crane PF 34 3-10 1-1 0 10 2 2 7
Jack Dawkins SF 34 10-20 7-7 5 15 10 2 28
Leroy Mountain SG 34 6-14 1-3 3 6 2 0 16
Dwight Davis PG 25 4-9 0-0 0 4 1 4 9
Thomas Humphrey C 14 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 2 0
Clifford Donahue SG 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Richie Hulett PG 20 4-7 3-3 1 2 0 1 13
Brian Delozier PF 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (W.Negron 4, L.Mountain 4, T.Humphrey 1,
C.Donahue 3, R.Hulett 2)
Blocked Shots: 6 (W.Negron 1, C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 1,
L.Mountain 1)
Steals: 5 (W.Negron 1, J.Dawkins 2, L.Mountain 1,
B.Delozier 1)
3P FGs: 7-16 (J.Dawkins 1-3, L.Mountain 3-5, D.Davis
1-4, R.Hulett 2-4)


Pennsylvania (26-7, 12-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Cortez Strong C 33 1-6 0-2 1 7 0 1 2
Jimmy Clow PF 31 1-2 0-0 0 8 0 1 2
Andrew Pelayo SF 30 4-12 4-4 2 6 3 5 14
Albert Scott SG 32 7-18 2-5 1 3 3 0 18
Dalton Raymond PG 32 2-7 0-0 0 0 3 4 6
Tony Steinmetz SF 17 6-12 2-2 1 2 2 3 16
Glenn Davis SG 7 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
J.C. Hidalgo SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Clegg PF 14 4-6 0-1 2 6 2 0 8
Ken Chaplin SG 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Vernon Soler PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0


Turnovers: 9 (C.Strong 1, J.Clow 1, A.Scott 3,
D.Raymond 3, T.Steinmetz 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (C.Strong 3, A.Pelayo 1, A.Scott 1,
G.Davis 1)
Steals: 8 (C.Strong 1, A.Scott 7)
3P FGs: 8-25 (A.Pelayo 2-6, A.Scott 2-5, D.Raymond 2-6,
T.Steinmetz 2-7, G.Davis 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Sweet Sixteen Scores

West
4) Brigham Young 74, Kansas 70
2) Duke 85, 6) Dartmouth 72

West Final: 2) Duke (27-7) vs 4) BYU (29-5)

Midwest
4) Virginia 70, 1) Kansas State 58
14) NC State 84, 7) Yale 67

Midwest Final: 4) Virginia (24-9) vs 14) North Carolina State (22-14)

South
1) Clemson 82, 12) Colorado State 81 (so close for the Rams)
3) Washington 79, 2) Arkansas 73

South Final: 1) Clemson (31-4) vs 3) Washington (29-4)

East
5) George Washington 77, 1) Pennsylvania 68
3) Southern Cal 83, 2) Maryland 72

East Final: 3) Southern Cal (30-4) vs 5) George Washington (28-4)

[Comey]

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight: vs Southern California (30-4)

The Trojans go seven deep, with B/B players littering the starting lineup. They'd have another, but the starting point guard, freshman Richie Russell, is out with an injury. As it is, they start three seniors, a junior, and a sophomore.

They have balance, at least in the top four in scoring. Those four average between 12.6 and 14.4 points a game. Federigo Moya, their senior C, is averaging 13.6 points and 10.1 rebounds a game. He is one of three players averaging a double-double; Jack and Jeffrey Hahn of Northern Arizona are the others. They are a potent scoring team, but they don't rebound particuarly great. They typically don't have to, as they often shoot the lights out (48%, 5th nationally). GW will need a defensive effort like they had against Penn if they are to have a solid go at winning this game. Southern Cal has thrown up some clunkers, though; they have lost to 12-17 Arizona State, and 14-16 UCLA. So, this isn't as big of a longshot for GW as one would think.

Still, this is likely a Southern Cal victory. They've lost in the first-round of the NCAA each of the last two years, and may be due to return to glory. They won back-to-back NCAA titles in 1970-71 and 1971-72.

USC opens on a 6-0 run, as GW misses their first five shots. Jack gets GW on the board, but another three, by Tod Witlock, makes it 9-2. Jack hits another hope, and with 15:26, it's 11-4. Jack hits again; 11-6, 15:07 left. Jack scores off a turnover he created, and then assists Leroy on the first non-Jack points of the night. Crane throws down a dunk off a steal, and suddenly it's 14-13 with 13:45 left. Jack hits another hoop after a USC bucket, and he has 10 points. GW has five fouls through the first ten minutes. Jack finds Hulett for a basket, and it's 21-19, USC, just under ten left.

Crane picks up his second foul, and has to come out. The Trojans get a steal and go up 24-19. They are without Jack right now. Delozier hit a shot! Holy cow! 24-21...he hit another! 24-23 with seven minutes left. Delozier had two blocks and four points. And Leroy hits a three, and GW goes up 26-24! My goodness!

Crane now hits, and with under six left, it's 28-26. Jack responds to Mora's hoope with a three. GW has owned the last ten minutes. Negron may have three fouls in the first half. Jack assists Leroy on a bucket...he has eight, and Jack four assists. It's 33-31 at the under four minute timeout.

Jack hits from inside at three minutes, making it 35-31. Jack is firing at will, and he has the green light to. Lara ties it with a three at 2:12. Jack responds a minute later with a three, and Manny Chapin dunks off a turnover, making it 40-36. That's how the half ends. Jack's line: 18-5-4. The most amazing stat? Both teams shot 50% from the field. GW didn't make a free throw, and USC shot 60% from 3. So, GW didn't totally outplay USC. They just have Jack. That seems to be the difference right now.

Steve Michaelson scores the first hoop of the second half, making it 40-39. Crane has two blocks already. Jack hits his first points of the second half, but also picks up his third foul. USC takes a 43-42 lead, but Jack finds Leroy to get the lead back. He has a 20-5-5 right now. Leroy adds another basket...and, with fifteen minutes left, Jack gets his fourth foul. USC went after him, and they got him out. This will be massive for this team.

Crane hits to make it 48-45, then gets HIS third foul. Whitlock gets a three to tie it up. With 13:10 left, it is 48-48. Crane gets his fourth with 12:17 left. Unbelievable. Hulett finds Donahue for a 50-48 lead. The freshman has to step up here.

With 11:09 left, Michaelson fouls, and then gets charged with a technical! 53-30, and Leroy follows that with a dunk. With ten minutes left, Dwight Davis hits a three...58-50. Lara follows with five points, and it's 58-55. Davis counters that, 60-55. Mountain adds another, and it's 62-55. Jack and Crane are still on teh bench. The scrubs, who have played a lot of minutes this year, are holding their own.

Leroy hits from WAY downtown, and it's 65-57, seven minutes left. Robert Mulvey is in...this is how deep their bench is going right now. USC gets to within 65-61. With 5:27 left, there is a shot clock violation. USC is suffering major meltdowns with turnovers right now. Jack and Crane come back with 4:30 left. Negron gets his fourth foul, and USC hits the freebies, to get to 65-63. Mora hits a putback...tied up with two minutes left. USC gets a 69-65 lead, as GW cannot hit a shot to tie it. They get a 71-65 lead, and Leroy hits a three off a Jack pass...Crane fouls out with a minute left, and Jack does with 45 seconds left.

The final is 71-68.

George Washington neary pulled it off. That was agonizing.

Southern California 71, George Washington 68

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Southern California (31-4, 12-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Federigo Mora C 35 7-12 1-8 1 10 1 2 15
Stevie Michaelson PF 34 5-11 9-13 5 10 2 4 19
Richard Lara SF 33 3-9 0-0 1 3 3 2 8
Charles Hansel SG 31 2-4 2-3 1 6 3 1 7
Max Gant PG 27 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 3
Tod Whitlock SG 25 4-6 3-4 2 3 1 2 15
Richie Russell PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerald Roberts PF 11 1-3 2-2 2 4 1 0 4
Douglas Brock SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (F.Mora 4, S.Michaelson 1, R.Lara 5,
C.Hansel 1, M.Gant 2, T.Whitlock 2)
Blocked Shots: 7 (F.Mora 7)
Steals: 2 (R.Lara 1, T.Whitlock 1)
3P FGs: 8-16 (R.Lara 2-5, C.Hansel 1-2, M.Gant 1-2,
T.Whitlock 4-6, D.Brock 0-1)


George Washington (28-5, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Negron C 20 0-5 0-0 4 7 0 4 0
Chuck Crane PF 28 3-7 0-0 1 5 1 5 6
Jack Dawkins SF 27 9-16 0-0 4 6 6 5 20
Leroy Mountain SG 36 9-14 0-0 2 3 1 1 22
Dwight Davis PG 25 3-10 0-0 0 1 3 1 7
Thomas Humphrey C 18 0-3 0-1 0 6 0 1 0
Clifford Donahue SG 4 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 3
Richie Hulett PG 24 1-10 0-0 1 3 2 3 2
Brian Delozier PF 10 2-2 2-2 2 2 1 1 6
Manuel Chapin C 1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Porter Ali SF 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (C.Crane 1, T.Humphrey 2, C.Donahue 1,
R.Hulett 2, B.Delozier 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 10 (C.Crane 3, J.Dawkins 1, T.Humphrey
1, B.Delozier 5)
Steals: 5 (C.Crane 2, J.Dawkins 1, L.Mountain 1,
M.Chapin 1)
3P FGs: 7-22 (W.Negron 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-4, L.Mountain
4-8, D.Davis 1-5, R.Hulett 0-4)


Player of Game: PF Stevie Michaelson (USC)

[Comey]

I tried to post the full game log, but the forum wouldn't take it. So, I'll post the final five minutes.

I should also note, Southern Cal has several players that show up again down the line. Mora, Hansel, and Michaelson all have roles down the line. Tod Whitlock ends up a serviceable player.

And remember the name, Richie Russell. Definitely remember that name.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 5:14 George Washington 65, Southern California 61
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Thomas Humphrey is at the free throw line.
The free throw is no good.
Gerald Roberts (Southern California) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 5:12 George Washington 65, Southern California 61
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Gerald Roberts passes the ball to Charles Hansel (Left wing).
Charles Hansel drives to the inside.
Charles Hansel passes the ball to Richard Lara (Top of the key).
Richard Lara passes the ball to Max Gant (Right corner).
Max Gant drives to the top of the key.
Max Gant drives to the right wing.
Max Gant throws the ball into the stands.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 4:51 George Washington 65, Southern California 61
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Chuck Crane inbounds the ball to Dwight Davis.
Dwight Davis passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Top of the key).
Jack Dawkins drives to the inside.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Leroy Mountain (Top of the key).
Leroy Mountain passes the ball to William Negron (Inside).
William Negron passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Right wing).
Jack Dawkins drives to the hoop.
Jack Dawkins goes up for a dunk.
The shot is blocked by Federigo Mora.
Charles Hansel (Southern California) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 4:29 George Washington 65, Southern California 61
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Charles Hansel brings the ball over the timeline.
Charles Hansel passes the ball to Stevie Michaelson (Left baseline).
Stevie Michaelson drives to the inside.
Stevie Michaelson drives to the right baseline.
Stevie Michaelson passes the ball to Federigo Mora (Inside).
Federigo Mora passes the ball to Richard Lara (Left corner).
Chuck Crane steals the pass.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 4:10 George Washington 65, Southern California 61
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Chuck Crane passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Left wing).
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Dwight Davis (Right corner).
Dwight Davis drives to the right baseline.
Dwight Davis passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Left corner).
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Leroy Mountain (Right wing).
Leroy Mountain shoots from the right wing.
No good.
Federigo Mora (Southern California) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 3:51 George Washington 65, Southern California 61
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Federigo Mora passes the ball to Charles Hansel (Right wing).
Charles Hansel drives to the inside.
Charles Hansel backs out to the free throw line.
Charles Hansel passes the ball to Max Gant (Right wing).
Max Gant passes the ball to Stevie Michaelson (Left baseline).
Stevie Michaelson passes the ball to Charles Hansel (Top of the key).
Charles Hansel drives to the inside.
Charles Hansel shoots from the inside.
He is fouled by William Negron.
Team Fouls - George Washington: 8, Southern California: 7


*** Media Timeout ***


2nd Half Time Remaining: 3:26 George Washington 65, Southern California 61
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Charles Hansel is at the free throw line.
The first free throw is good.
The second free throw is good.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 3:26 George Washington 65, Southern California 63
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Thomas Humphrey inbounds the ball to Dwight Davis.
Dwight Davis passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Top of the key).
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Thomas Humphrey (Right baseline).
Thomas Humphrey passes the ball to Dwight Davis (Top of the key).
Dwight Davis drives to the left wing.
Dwight Davis passes the ball to Thomas Humphrey (Right wing).
Thomas Humphrey drives to the top of the key.
Thomas Humphrey drives to the inside.
Thomas Humphrey drives to the hoop.
Thomas Humphrey goes for a layup.
The shot is blocked by Federigo Mora.
Max Gant (Southern California) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 2:50 George Washington 65, Southern California 63
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-1-2 Zone


Max Gant passes the ball to Richard Lara (Left wing).
Richard Lara shoots a three-pointer from the left wing.
No good.
Stevie Michaelson tries to tip in the miss...It's good.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 2:39 George Washington 65, Southern California 65
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Thomas Humphrey inbounds the ball to Jack Dawkins.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Thomas Humphrey (Top of the key).
Thomas Humphrey throws the ball into the stands.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 2:36 George Washington 65, Southern California 65
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-1-2 Zone


Richard Lara inbounds the ball to Charles Hansel.
Charles Hansel brings the ball over the timeline.
Charles Hansel passes the ball to Federigo Mora (Left baseline).
Federigo Mora passes the ball to Richard Lara (Left wing).
Richard Lara drives to the left baseline.
Richard Lara drives to the hoop.
Richard Lara passes the ball to Federigo Mora (Inside).
Federigo Mora drives to the left baseline.
Federigo Mora shoots from the left baseline.
The shot is blocked by Jack Dawkins.
Stevie Michaelson (Southern California) gets the rebound.
Stevie Michaelson now has 9 rebounds for the game.
Stevie Michaelson shoots from the right baseline.
It's Good.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:54 George Washington 65, Southern California 67
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


George Washington calls a timeout.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:54 George Washington 65, Southern California 67
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Leroy Mountain inbounds the ball to Richie Hulett
Richie Hulett shoots a three-pointer from the right wing.
No good.
William Negron (George Washington) gets the rebound.
William Negron drives to the left baseline.
William Negron passes the ball to Leroy Mountain (FT Line).
Leroy Mountain passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Right wing).
Richie Hulett passes the ball to Leroy Mountain (FT Line).
Leroy Mountain drives to the left wing.
Leroy Mountain passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Top of the key).
Jack Dawkins drives to the left wing.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Chuck Crane (Left baseline).
Chuck Crane passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Right wing).
Richie Hulett shoots a three-pointer from the right wing.
No good.
Leroy Mountain (George Washington) gets the rebound.
Leroy Mountain passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Left wing).
Jack Dawkins drives to the left baseline.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Chuck Crane (Top of the key).
Chuck Crane passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Left corner).
Jack Dawkins drives to the left baseline.
Jack Dawkins drives to the inside.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Left wing).
Richie Hulett shoots from the left wing.
No good.
Richie Hulett (George Washington) gets the rebound.
Richie Hulett shoots from the left wing.
No good.
Stevie Michaelson (Southern California) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:32 George Washington 65, Southern California 67
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Chuck Crane commits the foul.
Chuck Crane has fouled out of the game.
Team Fouls - George Washington: 9, Southern California: 7
George Washington is in the penalty.
Stevie Michaelson will go to the line for one plus the penalty.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:30 George Washington 65, Southern California 67
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Stevie Michaelson is at the free throw line.
The first free throw is good.
The second free throw is good.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:30 George Washington 65, Southern California 69
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Dwight Davis inbounds the ball to Leroy Mountain.
Leroy Mountain passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Top of the key).
Richie Hulett shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key.
No good.
Jack Dawkins (George Washington) gets the rebound.
Jack Dawkins drives to the inside.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Leroy Mountain (Top of the key).
Leroy Mountain shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key.
It's Good.
Jack Dawkins gets the assist.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:13 George Washington 68, Southern California 69
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Douglas Brock inbounds the ball to Tod Whitlock.
Jack Dawkins commits the foul.
Jack Dawkins has fouled out of the game.
Team Fouls - George Washington: 10, Southern California: 7
George Washington is in the penalty.
Tod Whitlock will shoot two free throws.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:10 George Washington 68, Southern California 69
Southern California ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


Tod Whitlock is at the free throw line.
The first free throw is good.
The second free throw is good.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:10 George Washington 68, Southern California 71
George Washington ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone


William Negron inbounds the ball to Dwight Davis.
Southern California comes out in a full court press.
Dwight Davis passes the ball to William Negron (Top of the key).
William Negron shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key.
No good.
William Negron (George Washington) gets the rebound.

Final Score - Southern California 71, George Washington 68


Player of the Game: PF Stevie Michaelson - Southern California

[Comey]

The Rest of the Way....


West Final: Brigham Young, perhaps the most underseeded #4 ever, dropped Duke, 83-68.


Midwest Final: North Carolina State made a return to past glory with a 79-71 win over Virginia. Since there has never been a double-digit seed in the tournament before, 14-seed NC State is now the lowest-seeded team to ever get to the Final Four.


South Final: Clemson waxed Washington, 88-55.


East Final: *grumbles*


Final Four:
Clemson 84, Brigham Young 68. Clemson pulled away in the second half. Curt Tomes (18 points, 10 boards) and POTG Edgar Dunson (15 pts, 5 pts, 5 ast, 5 stl, 6-6 shooting) led a balanced effort.


NC State 71, Southern Cal 67. NC State continued their roll being 21 points by Darius Boyd, and 17 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks by C Ariel Kavanaugh. Richie Lara had 19 for Southern Cal


National Championship:
Clemson 72, North Carolina State 60. The team of destiny ran into the team of dynasty. Clemson secured their third national title in the last ten years with a come-from-behind win against the Wolfpack. NC State led 34-25 at the break, but could not withstand Dunson and company. Dunson won Tournament MVP with 13 points, six boards, and five assists. Tomes added 20 points and nine rebounds, while Chris Shinn scored 13 and had 7 assists. Darius Boyd led NC State with 19 points.

Clemson 72, North Carolina State 60


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North Carolina State (24-15, 3-9):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ariel Kavanaugh C 32 5-13 0-0 1 7 0 2 10
Arden Cardona PF 30 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 3 2
Darius Boyd SF 36 7-13 0-0 0 4 4 3 19
Don Guzman SG 35 5-13 0-0 1 4 3 4 13
Theron Davis PG 25 2-10 0-0 1 3 2 2 5
Silas Salter PF 16 1-1 0-0 1 5 0 1 2
Harold Risinger PG 15 3-4 0-0 0 1 1 3 9
Charles Smith SG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Laverty C 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Régis Devreney SG 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerome Ceja SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (A.Kavanaugh 3, D.Boyd 3, D.Guzman 4,
T.Davis 1, H.Risinger 1, J.Laverty 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.Boyd 1, S.Salter 1, H.Risinger 1)
Steals: 3 (A.Kavanaugh 2, D.Boyd 1)
3P FGs: 12-24 (D.Boyd 5-8, D.Guzman 3-7, T.Davis 1-6,
H.Risinger 3-3)


Clemson (34-4, 9-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bert Pannell C 31 2-5 0-1 1 9 2 0 4
Ollie Wilmot PF 37 5-9 1-2 2 8 1 2 12
Curt Tomes SF 35 8-20 2-4 2 9 4 2 20
Edgar Dunson SG 28 6-7 0-0 3 6 5 1 13
Chris Shinn PG 37 4-13 4-5 2 5 7 0 13
Jason Coelho C 15 2-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 4
Charles Merrill SG 12 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 1 2
Antonio Saunders PG 3 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 4
Lindsey Mathison SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Domingo Daniels C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (B.Pannell 2, O.Wilmot 4, C.Tomes 4,
C.Shinn 2)
Blocked Shots: 8 (B.Pannell 1, O.Wilmot 7)
Steals: 8 (O.Wilmot 3, C.Tomes 2, E.Dunson 1, C.Shinn
1, C.Merrill 1)
3P FGs: 5-18 (O.Wilmot 1-3, C.Tomes 2-7, E.Dunson 1-2,
C.Shinn 1-6)


Player of Game: SG Edgar Dunson (CLEM)






Awards: As expected, Jack took National Player of the Year, and National Freshman of the Year. Arlie Jennings won Independent Coach of the Year.

1981 OVERALL AWARDS


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Player of the Year:


FR SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 26.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 7.1 APG 2.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG


Freshman of the Year:
FR SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 26.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 7.1 APG 2.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG


Coach of the Year:
Don Dominick Iowa 25 - 8 (16 - 2)


All-league 1st Team:
C SR Federigo Mora Southern California 13.5 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.6 SPG, 2.5 BPG
PF SR Luke Black Kansas 17.8 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 2.4 BPG
SF FR Jack Dawkins George Washington 26.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 7.1 APG, 2.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG
SG JR Allan Keene Brigham Young 16.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 4.7 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Michael Suzuki Virginia 17.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4.1 APG, 2.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG


All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Robert Cummings St. John's 17.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.0 BPG
PF SO Douglas Leduc Washington 16.4 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.8 BPG
SF SR Andrew Pelayo Pennsylvania 17.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SG JR Brian Crawford Rice 23.4 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG JR Lionel Condon Brigham Young 15.1 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 4.1 APG, 3.2 SPG, 0.4 BPG


All-league 3rd Team:
C SR Chris Ross California 17.9 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG
PF SR Carmelo Mertz Southern Illinois 12.8 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.6 APG, 0.6 SPG, 4.2 BPG
SF JR Levi Fulmer New Mexico 22.8 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SG JR Don Guzman North Carolina State 20.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Jerrod Witherspoon Texas 12.0 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG


All-freshman Team:
C FR Timothy McBroom Long Island 7.0 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.6 BPG
PF FR Richard Silvas Citadel 9.0 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SF FR Jack Dawkins George Washington 26.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 7.1 APG, 2.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG
SG FR Antoine Matt Texas A&M 17.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Arnulfo Obrien Loyola-Illinois 13.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG




1981 INDEPENDENT AWARDS


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Player of the Year:


FR SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 26.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 7.1 APG 2.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG


Freshman of the Year:
FR SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 26.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 7.1 APG 2.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG


Coach of the Year:
Arlie Jennings George Washington 28 - 5 (0 - 0)


All-league 1st Team:
C SR Rodney Young Butler 5.7 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.7 SPG, 2.9 BPG
PF JR Chris Henderson Manhattan 18.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.1 BPG
SF FR Jack Dawkins George Washington 26.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 7.1 APG, 2.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG
SG SR Stephen Meissner Portland 17.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Andrew Hendry Xavier 19.8 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 2.3 APG, 2.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG


All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Bennie Pearson Iona 14.0 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.1 BPG
PF SR Benjamin Johnson St. Francis-NY 16.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SF SR Norris Black Marshall 13.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SR Berry Soto South Florida 13.8 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 3.5 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.0 BPG
PG JR Darwin Webster Georgia Southern 19.6 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.6 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG


All-freshman Team:
C FR Timothy McBroom Long Island 7.0 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.6 BPG
PF FR Saul Dicarlo Army 11.3 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SF FR Jack Dawkins George Washington 26.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 7.1 APG, 2.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG
SG FR Marcos Rosenblatt Navy 13.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Arnulfo Obrien Loyola-Illinois 13.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG

[Comey]

The 1981-82 George Washington squad was, far and away, the best in school history. Here is one more look at them, before we say goodbye.

#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 2.0 3.0 1.5 1.9 21.0
Leroy Mountain SG 33 33 31.2 12.6 1.8 3.8 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.3 19.8
Chuck Crane PF 33 33 31.0 10.3 1.4 6.5 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.2 2.6 19.5
William Negron C 33 33 24.8 5.2 2.8 8.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.2 2.4 15.5
Dwight Davis PG 33 33 24.1 10.6 0.3 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 1.6 2.1 12.7
Richie Hulett PG 33 0 19.1 6.5 1.2 2.3 1.8 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.0 9.2
Thomas Humphrey C 32 0 14.7 3.3 1.4 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.8 5.9
Clifford Donahue SG 33 0 6.8 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.1
Manuel Chapin C 32 0 5.9 0.9 0.4 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9
Charles Michell C 1 0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -4.0
Porter Ali SF 33 0 4.3 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.5
Brian Delozier PF 32 0 3.8 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 -0.7
John Sandy SG 22 0 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.3
Robert Mulvey SF 18 0 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.9
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 66 100 49 63 694
Leroy Mountain SG 33 33 1028 417 60 126 71 28 10 33 76 654
Chuck Crane PF 33 33 1022 339 45 216 57 35 49 39 86 644
William Negron C 33 33 819 172 93 274 39 19 34 40 80 511
Dwight Davis PG 33 33 795 350 9 77 50 11 2 54 70 419
Richie Hulett PG 33 0 631 213 38 77 61 27 1 36 65 302
Thomas Humphrey C 32 0 469 107 44 105 19 17 9 26 56 189
Clifford Donahue SG 33 0 224 96 5 14 11 12 1 28 15 4
Manuel Chapin C 32 0 188 28 13 53 8 6 6 12 19 30
Charles Michell C 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 -4
Porter Ali SF 33 0 143 58 8 28 13 1 1 14 15 18
Brian Delozier PF 32 0 122 52 12 20 3 3 9 9 13 -23
John Sandy SG 22 0 53 14 1 5 2 3 0 4 3 28
Robert Mulvey SF 18 0 29 10 1 5 1 2 0 2 1 -17
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting

Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 310 600 .517 200 225 .889 63 151 .417 1.47
Leroy Mountain SG 165 345 .478 31 65 .477 56 164 .341 1.21
Chuck Crane PF 141 278 .507 57 82 .695 0 0 .000 1.22
William Negron C 65 137 .474 35 52 .673 7 26 .269 1.26
Dwight Davis PG 135 317 .426 44 77 .571 36 135 .267 1.10
Richie Hulett PG 71 178 .399 49 72 .681 22 80 .275 1.20
Thomas Humphrey C 41 81 .506 25 31 .806 0 1 .000 1.32
Clifford Donahue SG 31 64 .484 22 31 .710 12 24 .500 1.50
Manuel Chapin C 11 22 .500 6 7 .857 0 0 .000 1.27
Charles Michell C 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Porter Ali SF 17 40 .425 17 24 .708 7 25 .280 1.45
Brian Delozier PF 21 35 .600 10 25 .400 0 0 .000 1.49
John Sandy SG 4 8 .500 4 6 .667 2 4 .500 1.75
Robert Mulvey SF 3 6 .500 4 7 .571 0 1 .000 1.67
Chris Davis SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00




#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Career Averages

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 2.0 3.0 1.5 1.9 21.0
Chuck Crane PF 91 62 27.4 8.9 1.2 6.8 1.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 2.8 5.3
Dwight Davis PG 62 62 23.1 8.9 0.4 2.5 1.5 0.3 0.1 1.6 2.1 6.3
Leroy Mountain SG 119 62 21.1 7.4 1.0 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.7 3.9
William Negron C 118 61 19.5 4.0 2.1 6.4 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.2 3.2
Richie Hulett PG 33 0 19.1 6.5 1.2 2.3 1.8 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.0 9.2
Thomas Humphrey C 118 29 15.1 2.9 1.5 3.8 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.9 -0.2
Clifford Donahue SG 119 0 10.0 3.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.8 -1.6
John Sandy SG 51 0 6.1 1.7 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 -0.8
Manuel Chapin C 63 0 5.0 0.7 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 -0.3
Porter Ali SF 33 0 4.3 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.5
Brian Delozier PF 55 0 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 -0.7
Charles Michell C 24 0 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 -1.7
Robert Mulvey SF 18 0 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.9
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 29 Record Vs 1-50: 3-1 Poll Rank: #16
Season Record: 28-5 Record Vs 51-100: 8-4 RPI Rank: #14
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 15-0
Home Record: 14-0 Record Vs 200+: 2-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 83.0 1 2 Points 62.3 10 21 Points 20.7 1 1
O.Reb 13.9 2 5 O.Reb 9.0 5 14 O.Reb 4.9 2 4
D.Reb 27.6 4 18 D.Reb 23.2 12 37 D.Reb 4.4 1 11
Rebounds 41.5 3 6 Rebounds 32.2 6 20 Rebounds 9.3 1 3
Assists 17.2 1 12 Assists 12.5 21 47 Assists 4.8 1 9
Steals 7.0 7 36 Steals 4.1 1 2 Steals 2.9 3 11
Blocks 6.7 1 3 Blocks 3.1 31 65 Blocks 3.7 2 4
Turnovers 10.5 1 3 Turnovers 16.3 3 17 Turnovers -5.8 1 2
Fouls 17.0 5 13 Fouls 19.5 33 110 Fouls -2.5 5 24
FG% .481 1 6 FG% .401 6 19 FG% .079 1 4
FT% .715 10 37 FT% .656 13 30 FT% .058 9 18
3P% .336 31 124 3P% .374 72 214 3P% -.038 54 189
PPS 1.30 6 37 PPS 1.12 2 15 PPS .177 2 14
Adj. FG% .529 3 19 Adj. FG% .467 15 41 Adj. FG% .062 3 13




#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule

Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/16/81 Georgia Southern 20-11 71 W 107-99 1-0
11/23/81 at Southern Mississippi 11-18 157 W 72-46 2-0
11/25/81 at North Texas 15-15 96 L 60-53 2-1
12/02/81 at Marquette 7-21 215 W 78-62 3-1
12/04/81 South Carolina State 23-10 60 W 73-55 4-1
12/10/81 Temple 8-21 195 W 94-41 5-1
12/14/81 at West Chester 15-15 143 W 96-59 6-1
12/19/81 Lafayette 23-11 50 W 90-76 7-1
12/21/81 Howard 10-19 174 W 88-60 8-1
12/23/81 Army 7-23 164 W 103-67 9-1
12/31/81 William & Mary 5-25 206 W 88-50 10-1
01/02/82 at Richmond 19-13 82 L 98-93 10-2
01/07/82 Miami-Ohio 13-15 160 W 75-63 11-2
01/09/82 at American 17-16 93 L 82-67 11-3
01/11/82 Lamar 14-16 115 W 71-47 12-3
01/13/82 at La Salle 17-17 91 W 103-67 13-3
01/18/82 VMI 13-16 150 W 93-57 14-3
01/21/82 at Rider 12-18 180 W 95-76 15-3
01/24/82 Bucknell 21-12 38 W 87-67 16-3
01/30/82 Hofstra 13-17 154 W 58-44 17-3
02/01/82 at South Carolina 15-14 133 W 84-51 18-3
02/05/82 at Illinois State 18-12 55 W 76-32 19-3
02/07/82 at Virginia Tech 10-19 171 W 89-46 20-3
02/10/82 VCU 18-12 139 W 90-78 21-3
02/14/82 at West Virginia 18-13 94 W 68-49 22-3
02/19/82 at Charlotte 17-14 67 W 85-75 23-3
02/25/82 at Navy 9-20 200 W 102-65 24-3
02/28/82 Long Island 16-14 108 W 84-42 25-3
03/04/82 at Montana State 20-10 54 L 76-71 25-4
03/18/82 vs. East Carolina 21-13 57 W 77-63 26-4
03/20/82 vs. South Carolina State 23-10 60 W 84-63 27-4
03/26/82 vs. #12 Pennsylvania 26-7 9 W 77-68 28-4
03/28/82 vs. #4 Southern California 31-5 12 L 71-68 28-5




#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS General

Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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William Negron 51 C Sr* 6-8 254 Yes 20 OK Brookline, MA
Chuck Crane 31 PF Sr* 6-6 226 Yes 41 OK Galveston, TX
Jack Dawkins 11 SF Fr 6-8 243 Yes 99 OK Camp Hill, PA
Leroy Mountain 52 SG Sr 6-9 225 Yes 82 OK Ocala, FL
Dwight Davis 3 PG So 6-1 195 Yes 61 OK Milford, DE
Thomas Humphrey 21 C Sr* 6-8 227 Yes 53 OK Franklin, TN
Clifford Donahue 14 SG Sr* 6-0 182 Yes 31 OK Wellsville, OH
Richie Hulett 42 PG Fr 6-3 193 Yes 39 OK Springfield, VA
Brian Delozier 25 PF Sr* 6-6 215 Yes 76 OK Princeton, IN
Manuel Chapin 54 C Jr* 6-9 259 Yes 84 OK Woodbridge, VA
John Sandy 30 SG So 6-3 177 Yes 37 OK Cicero, IL
Porter Ali 55 SF Fr* 6-7 219 Yes 30 OK Lancaster, PA
Charles Michell 23 C Sr* 6-8 236 No 51 OK Harmony, PA
Robert Mulvey 53 SF So* 6-9 255 Yes 33 OK Crozet, VA
Chris Davis 13 SG Fr* 6-0 185 No 47 Unhappy Aberdeen, MD

[Comey]

Time to say goodbye...

Here's a look at the players GW is losing off this monumenta team. There will be some major shoes to fill after this season.


Charlie Mitchell, C. Walk-on, barely played. Got into one game this year, for five minutes.

PLAYER DETAILS


#23 C Charles Michell - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 236
High School: Seneca Valley High School
Hometown: Harmony, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 45 5 37 0 8 34 28 28 32 34 10 42 38 90 32 78
1980: 43 5 37 0 8 33 27 27 31 33 10 40 37 88 31 71
1979: 41 5 37 0 8 32 26 26 30 32 10 38 37 86 30 64
1978: 38 5 36 0 8 31 25 25 29 31 10 35 37 83 30 54
1977: 36 5 35 0 8 30 24 24 28 30 10 33 36 79 30 43
1976: 32 5 33 0 8 28 22 22 26 28 10 29 32 71 29 21
Potential: C F D F F D D C C C F C


Health: Good
Scholarship: No
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 51

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1978 23 0 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.60 0.1 0.0 0.3
1981 1 0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 24 0 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.00 0.1 0.0 0.3


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1978 0.2 0.7 .313 0.1 0.2 .600 0.0 0.1 .000 0.81 -1.61
1981 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.00 -4.00
Career 0.2 0.7 .294 0.1 0.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.76 -1.71

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1978 23 0 64 13 5 9 3 5 2 0 6
1981 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Career 24 0 69 13 6 10 3 6 2 0 6


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1978 5 16 3 5 0 2 -37
1981 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4
Career 5 17 3 6 0 2 -41

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Career 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 5 2 2 0 1

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1977 High School: Rated * and #941 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1977 Walked on at George Washington






Brian Delozier, F. Could have done more with himself, especially as an inside scorer. The former transfer from Indiana State had rock hands but a soft touch around the rim. Often times, he did something to agonize fans. But he had his moments.

PLAYER DETAILS


#25 PF Brian Delozier - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 215
High School: Princeton High School
Hometown: Princeton, IN

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 81 64 34 0 5 12 63 24 19 23 6 83 28 63 50 100
1980: 77 63 34 0 5 12 60 23 18 22 6 79 27 61 50 100
1979: 72 62 34 0 5 12 56 22 17 21 6 74 27 59 50 100
1978: 68 60 34 0 5 12 53 21 16 20 6 70 26 57 50 100
1977: 64 59 33 0 5 12 50 20 15 19 6 66 25 55 49 97
1976: 56 57 31 0 5 12 44 18 15 17 6 58 24 51 47 83
Potential: A B D F F F B D F D F A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 76

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1979 15 0 3.5 1.1 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.33 0.1 0.0 0.7
1980 8 0 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.00 0.0 0.1 0.1
1981 32 0 3.8 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.33 0.1 0.3 0.4
Career 55 0 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.33 0.1 0.2 0.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1979 0.5 1.4 .381 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.76 -0.27
1980 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000 0.50 -1.25
1981 0.7 1.1 .600 0.3 0.8 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 1.49 -0.72
Career 0.6 1.2 .484 0.2 0.5 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 1.13 -0.67

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1979 15 0 53 16 6 16 4 3 1 0 10
1980 8 0 15 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 1
1981 32 0 122 52 12 20 3 9 3 9 13
Career 55 0 190 72 19 38 7 13 4 10 24


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1979 8 21 0 0 0 0 -4
1980 2 8 0 0 0 1 -10
1981 21 35 10 25 0 0 -23
Career 31 64 10 25 0 1 -37

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 6 2 2 1 1 5 2 3 4 2 4 0 0
Career 6 2 4 3 1 5 2 3 5 2 4 0 1

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1976 High School: Rated * and #570 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1977 Transfered from Indiana State






Cliff Donahue, G. He saw his numbers go down this year, but he never complained. He didn't have the most talent, but he made the most of it. He often did something that endeared himself to fans. He was a four-year reserve, and proud of it.

PLAYER DETAILS


#14 SG Clifford Donahue - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 182
High School: Wellsville High School
Hometown: Wellsville, OH

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 29 60 48 48 25 29 12 7 37 51 54 6 77 49 64 61
1980: 27 58 46 47 23 27 11 6 34 47 50 5 76 47 63 53
1979: 26 56 44 47 22 26 10 6 32 44 47 4 75 45 63 44
1978: 25 54 42 45 21 25 10 6 30 42 45 4 75 43 63 34
1977: 24 53 41 44 20 24 10 6 29 40 43 4 75 41 62 24
1976: 22 51 39 42 18 22 10 6 27 36 39 4 73 39 58 1
Potential: D C C C D D F F C C C F


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 31

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1978 28 0 5.6 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.62 0.2 0.0 0.5
1979 29 0 8.7 2.2 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.65 0.3 0.0 1.0
1980 29 0 19.3 5.2 0.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.00 0.6 0.1 1.3
1981 33 0 6.8 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.39 0.4 0.0 0.5
Career 119 0 10.0 3.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.39 0.4 0.0 0.8


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1978 0.6 2.0 .327 0.4 0.7 .579 0.1 1.0 .148 0.93 -2.11
1979 0.8 2.1 .361 0.5 0.6 .778 0.2 0.9 .231 1.05 -0.97
1980 1.6 4.4 .367 1.4 1.9 .714 0.6 1.9 .286 1.17 -3.62
1981 0.9 1.9 .484 0.7 0.9 .710 0.4 0.7 .500 1.50 0.12
Career 1.0 2.6 .383 0.7 1.0 .702 0.3 1.1 .286 1.17 -1.58

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1978 28 0 156 51 6 13 8 13 6 1 13
1979 29 0 253 64 3 21 15 23 8 0 28
1980 29 0 559 150 15 41 44 44 17 2 37
1981 33 0 224 96 5 14 11 28 12 1 15
Career 119 0 1192 361 29 89 78 108 43 4 93


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1978 18 55 11 19 4 27 -59
1979 22 61 14 18 6 26 -28
1980 47 128 40 56 16 56 -105
1981 31 64 22 31 12 24 4
Career 118 308 87 124 38 133 -188

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 9 1 3 1 2 1 3 4 5 4 5 2 3
Career 13 3 6 4 3 1 4 4 8 4 5 2 5

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1976 High School: Rated * and #565 overall by the FBCB scouting service.






Tommy Humphrey, F. He was a starter his freshman year, but slid to the bench after. He was a very solid player this year off the bench, shooting 50% from the field, and averaging 3.3 rebounds in his near-fifteen minutes a game. He was asked to bridge the gaps for the starters, which was a huge deal. He did so admirably.

PLAYER DETAILS


#21 C Thomas Humphrey - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 227
High School: Franklin High School
Hometown: Franklin, TN

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 31 58 43 7 48 19 63 39 52 23 48 30 37 100 46 74
1980: 29 56 42 7 46 18 58 37 49 22 46 28 36 100 45 66
1979: 27 55 41 7 44 17 53 35 45 21 45 26 35 96 44 54
1978: 24 53 40 6 41 16 46 32 40 20 43 23 34 92 44 42
1977: 23 52 39 6 40 15 43 31 38 19 42 22 34 88 44 30
1976: 21 50 37 6 38 13 37 29 34 17 40 20 32 80 40 0
Potential: D C C F C D B D C D C D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 53

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1978 28 28 24.3 4.7 2.3 6.3 1.1 1.3 0.89 0.7 0.2 2.9
1979 29 1 11.1 1.8 1.4 3.0 0.7 0.5 1.50 0.2 0.2 1.7
1980 29 0 10.8 1.7 0.9 2.8 0.5 0.4 1.15 0.4 0.1 1.3
1981 32 0 14.7 3.3 1.4 3.3 0.6 0.8 0.73 0.5 0.3 1.8
Career 118 29 15.1 2.9 1.5 3.8 0.7 0.7 0.73 0.5 0.2 1.9


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1978 1.9 3.5 .546 0.9 1.5 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 1.35 -7.96
1979 0.8 2.1 .367 0.3 0.4 .615 0.0 0.2 .200 0.88 0.28
1980 0.6 1.5 .409 0.4 0.7 .579 0.0 0.1 .333 1.09 -0.07
1981 1.3 2.5 .506 0.8 1.0 .806 0.0 0.0 .000 1.32 5.91
Career 1.1 2.4 .475 0.6 0.9 .651 0.0 0.1 .200 1.20 -0.24

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1978 28 28 679 131 64 176 31 35 19 5 80
1979 29 1 322 53 40 87 21 14 7 6 49
1980 29 0 314 48 26 80 15 13 12 3 38
1981 32 0 469 107 44 105 19 26 17 9 56
Career 118 29 1784 339 174 448 86 88 55 23 223


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1978 53 97 25 43 0 1 -223
1979 22 60 8 13 1 5 8
1980 18 44 11 19 1 3 -2
1981 41 81 25 31 0 1 189
Career 134 282 69 106 2 10 -28

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 11 5 10 2 3 2 3 4 7 4 4 0 1
Career 13 9 13 4 3 2 3 6 8 4 5 1 1

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1976 High School: Rated * and #642 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

[Comey]

(More players leaving)

Willie Negron, C. He got to shoot threes as a 6'8, 254-pound senior. How many get to do that? He was a starter in his sophomore year, and again his senior one. Steady hand who upped his rebounding totals every season. He leaves as the sixth-best rebounder in school history.

PLAYER DETAILS


#51 C William Negron - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 254
High School: Brookline High School
Hometown: Brookline, MA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 25 41 44 31 36 35 84 84 25 13 36 89 32 91 44 50
1980: 23 38 41 31 35 34 75 75 24 13 35 84 30 85 42 41
1979: 21 35 38 29 34 33 66 66 22 13 34 77 29 80 42 33
1978: 19 33 36 28 33 32 60 60 20 13 33 71 27 75 41 25
1977: 18 32 35 27 32 31 56 56 19 13 32 67 26 71 40 17
1976: 16 30 33 25 30 29 48 48 17 13 30 59 23 63 39 1
Potential: D C C D D D B A D D C A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 20

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1978 28 0 9.5 1.7 1.0 2.9 0.3 0.4 0.80 0.1 0.2 1.0
1979 28 28 21.6 3.7 2.3 7.0 0.9 1.0 0.90 0.2 0.6 3.1
1980 29 0 21.0 5.1 2.2 7.1 1.2 1.2 1.00 0.6 1.1 2.2
1981 33 33 24.8 5.2 2.8 8.3 1.2 1.2 0.98 0.6 1.0 2.4
Career 118 61 19.5 4.0 2.1 6.4 0.9 1.0 0.98 0.4 0.8 2.2


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1978 0.6 1.3 .457 0.5 0.9 .538 0.1 0.2 .400 1.37 -2.79
1979 1.3 2.7 .467 1.1 1.3 .833 0.1 0.6 .250 1.39 -1.39
1980 1.8 3.4 .520 1.5 2.4 .638 0.1 0.6 .125 1.51 -0.55
1981 2.0 4.2 .474 1.1 1.6 .673 0.2 0.8 .269 1.26 15.48
Career 1.4 2.9 .484 1.0 1.6 .672 0.1 0.5 .238 1.37 3.20

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1978 28 0 267 48 28 81 8 10 2 6 27
1979 28 28 605 104 64 196 26 29 6 17 88
1980 29 0 609 148 63 207 34 34 18 33 63
1981 33 33 819 172 93 274 39 40 19 34 80
Career 118 61 2300 472 248 758 107 113 45 90 258


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1978 16 35 14 26 2 5 -78
1979 35 75 30 36 4 16 -39
1980 51 98 44 69 2 16 -16
1981 65 137 35 52 7 26 511
Career 167 345 123 183 15 63 378

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 11 7 15 5 2 7 4 5 9 4 5 2 4
Career 13 7 17 5 3 7 5 5 9 7 10 2 4

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 2
1976 High School: Rated ** and #443 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1976 High School: All-State (Massachusetts)





Leroy Mountain, G. He grew into one of my favorite players, even if he had to open each game with a boneheaded play or foul. He averaged neary 13 points a game, and his turnovers were way down this year (cut in half). He was a capable shooter, hitting nearly 48% of his shots. His free throws were another story (he shot 47%! How does that happen when you're a shooting guard?!). He was a good student who was a low-end recruit, and he turned into a capable two-year starter, and someone who could get offense for the team. He saved his career-high, 23 points, for his final game. Unfortunately, it came one step away from a dream.


PLAYER DETAILS


#52 SG Leroy Mountain - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-9
Weight: 225
High School: Forest High School
Hometown: Ocala, FL

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 41 54 27 61 61 30 37 29 39 34 23 48 43 59 48 89
1980: 39 53 25 60 57 28 35 27 35 31 20 44 43 57 48 84
1979: 38 51 24 58 53 26 34 26 33 29 18 42 43 55 47 79
1978: 36 49 23 56 51 25 32 24 29 28 17 38 43 52 47 73
1977: 34 47 21 54 47 23 30 22 25 26 15 34 41 46 47 61
Potential: C C D C C C C C C D D C


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 82

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1978 28 0 12.3 2.6 0.4 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.29 0.4 0.0 1.3
1979 29 0 11.4 4.5 0.6 1.3 1.2 0.6 2.00 0.4 0.1 1.0
1980 29 29 27.9 8.9 0.9 3.1 2.3 2.1 1.10 0.6 0.3 2.2
1981 33 33 31.2 12.6 1.8 3.8 2.2 1.0 2.15 0.8 0.3 2.3
Career 119 62 21.1 7.4 1.0 2.6 1.6 1.1 2.15 0.5 0.2 1.7


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1978 0.9 2.4 .353 0.5 0.8 .652 0.4 1.2 .324 1.09 -2.29
1979 1.6 4.0 .400 0.4 0.9 .481 0.9 2.3 .373 1.13 -0.14
1980 3.2 8.1 .394 1.1 1.9 .574 1.4 4.4 .326 1.10 -4.10
1981 5.0 10.5 .478 0.9 2.0 .477 1.7 5.0 .341 1.21 19.82
Career 2.8 6.4 .429 0.8 1.4 .533 1.1 3.3 .340 1.15 3.92

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1978 28 0 343 74 12 50 18 14 10 1 36
1979 29 0 330 130 17 39 36 18 11 3 29
1980 29 29 809 259 27 90 66 60 16 8 65
1981 33 33 1028 417 60 126 71 33 28 10 76
Career 119 62 2510 880 116 305 191 125 65 22 206


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1978 24 68 15 23 11 34 -64
1979 46 115 13 27 25 67 -4
1980 93 236 31 54 42 129 -119
1981 165 345 31 65 56 164 654
Career 328 764 90 169 134 394 467

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 23 4 8 5 3 1 4 9 18 5 7 5 12
Career 23 4 8 6 3 2 4 9 18 5 7 5 12

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 1
1977 High School: Rated * and #520 overall by the FBCB scouting service.






Chuck Crane, F. Crane, the 61st-ranked recruit coming out of high school, transferred from Rice, and lost a season. He was a two-year starter for the club, and a steady hand for them. He shot 50% from the field this year. He finishes his career with 806 points. He was the right-hand man for Jack.

PLAYER DETAILS


#31 PF Chuck Crane - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 226
High School: Ball High School
Hometown: Galveston, TX

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 73 30 45 0 48 49 23 71 70 28 57 65 36 79 50 100
1980: 66 30 42 0 44 45 22 69 62 26 53 57 36 77 49 100
1979: 60 28 39 0 41 42 21 63 55 25 49 50 36 75 49 98
1978: 57 27 38 0 40 41 20 60 52 24 48 47 36 73 49 91
1977: 54 26 37 0 39 40 19 57 49 23 47 44 35 71 49 84
1976: 46 24 33 0 35 36 17 49 41 21 43 36 35 67 48 67
Potential: B D C F C C D B B D B B


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 41

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1979 29 0 21.7 5.2 1.0 6.4 1.4 0.8 1.74 0.6 0.7 2.4
1980 29 29 29.0 10.9 1.2 7.4 1.9 2.0 0.96 0.9 0.7 3.3
1981 33 33 31.0 10.3 1.4 6.5 1.7 1.2 1.46 1.1 1.5 2.6
Career 91 62 27.4 8.9 1.2 6.8 1.7 1.3 1.46 0.8 1.0 2.8


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1979 2.1 4.3 .492 1.0 1.5 .651 0.0 0.1 .000 1.21 -2.83
1980 4.1 8.9 .467 2.6 4.0 .661 0.0 0.2 .200 1.23 -2.66
1981 4.3 8.4 .507 1.7 2.5 .695 0.0 0.0 .000 1.22 19.52
Career 3.5 7.2 .489 1.8 2.6 .671 0.0 0.1 .111 1.22 5.33

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1979 29 0 628 150 30 187 40 23 16 19 71
1980 29 29 841 317 35 215 55 57 25 19 97
1981 33 33 1022 339 45 216 57 39 35 49 86
Career 91 62 2491 806 110 618 152 119 76 87 254


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1979 61 124 28 43 0 4 -82
1980 120 257 76 115 1 5 -77
1981 141 278 57 82 0 0 644
Career 322 659 161 240 1 9 485

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 31 4 13 4 4 4 3 12 16 7 11 0 0
Career 31 4 13 6 4 4 5 12 16 9 11 1 1

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 3
1976 High School: Rated **** and #61 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1977 Transfered from Rice

[Comey]

Finally, here is the official player bio for Jack, after his freshman year. Records and stuff will come after the season flip.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Freshman
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 243
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
Career 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
Career 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
Career 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
Career 310 600 200 225 63 151 694

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 39 11 25 13 5 6 4 15 30 14 15 4 9
Career 39 11 25 13 5 6 4 15 30 14 15 4 9

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 28
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

1982-83 Preseason: Where We Find It's Harder To Do It Again


Recruiting: George Washington had the 108th-ranked recruiting class in the country. They snagged one two-star player, and five one-star players. Despite their success last season, it'll take time to get better at recruiting.


More on that later, when the roster is previewed.


Here are the class ranks:

1981 Recruiting Rankings


# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. Duke ACC SF Armando Hartsock ***** 2 3 0 0 0
2. Clemson ACC SF James Hobart ***** 1 5 0 0 0
3. Maryland ACC PF Delbert Davis ***** 2 1 1 0 0
4. Kansas Big 8 SF David Sweatt ***** 1 3 0 0 0
5. Missouri Big 8 C Rudolf McKinnie ***** 3 0 0 0 0
6. Pennsylvania Ivy PF Cory Powell ***** 2 2 0 0 0
7. Cornell Ivy PG Robert Withrow ***** 2 2 0 0 0
8. UTEP WAC SG Michael Grossman ***** 1 3 0 0 0
9. Purdue Big Ten PG Philip Hale ***** 1 2 1 0 0
10. Texas Christian Southwest PG Ahmed Robson ***** 1 1 0 0 0
11. Arizona WAC SG Trey Starr **** 0 2 2 1 0
12. Baylor Southwest SG Dane Pack ***** 1 2 0 0 0
13. Brigham Young WAC PF Noble Crossley ***** 2 0 1 0 0
14. California Pac-8 PG Tony Harrington **** 0 3 2 0 0
15. Indiana Big Ten SF Carl Wardlaw **** 0 2 2 0 0
16. Nebraska Big 8 SF Jerry Claiborne ***** 1 1 2 0 0
17. North Carolina ACC PF John Kress ***** 1 1 0 0 0
18. Brown Ivy SG Nick Harbaugh **** 0 3 1 0 0
19. Wake Forest ACC PG David Washington **** 0 2 3 0 0
20. Illinois Big Ten SF Gilbert Heald **** 0 2 2 0 0
21. Yale Ivy C Roger Snelling ***** 1 1 1 0 0
22. Texas Tech Southwest PG Emery Monk **** 0 2 3 0 0
23. Oregon State Pac-8 SG Ronald Whipple ***** 1 0 3 1 0
24. North Carolina State ACC SG Blake Gonzalez **** 0 2 2 0 0
25. Virginia ACC PG Kurtis Malek **** 0 1 2 2 0
26. Columbia Ivy SF David Alexander **** 0 2 0 1 0
27. Michigan State Big Ten PG David Deans **** 0 2 2 0 0
28. Middle Tennessee Ohio Valley SF Jerome Langevin **** 0 1 1 1 0
29. Iowa State Big 8 SF Delmar Byers **** 0 1 4 0 0
30. Arkansas Southwest C Weldon Hauser **** 0 1 2 1 0
31. East Tennessee State Ohio Valley SG Ervin Valentino *** 0 0 3 1 0
32. Oklahoma Big 8 SG Michael Zander **** 0 1 2 1 0
33. Seton Hall BEAST PG Roderick Liang *** 0 0 3 0 1
34. Wyoming WAC SG Larry Crowther **** 0 1 1 1 0
35. St. John's BEAST C Timmy Correa *** 0 0 3 2 1
36. Oklahoma State Big 8 PG Joseph Bettis **** 0 2 1 0 0
37. Kansas State Big 8 SF Robert Perkins ***** 1 0 0 0 0
38. Furman Southern PF Micah Vachon *** 0 0 4 1 1
39. Pepperdine WCC PG John Stovall **** 0 1 0 1 1


# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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40. Texas A&M Southwest SG Jeromy Bumgardner ***** 1 0 0 0 0
41. Princeton BEAST SG Benton Gober **** 0 1 2 0 0
42. Pacific Pacific Coast SG Hilton Carlton *** 0 0 4 0 2
43. Southern Methodist Southwest C Sheldon Maurer **** 0 1 1 0 0
44. Georgetown BEAST SG James Hermann *** 0 0 4 0 1
45. Saint Mary's WCC SG Tercero Calvo **** 0 1 1 1 2
46. Texas Southwest PG Charles Chin **** 0 1 1 1 0
47. UCLA Pac-8 PF Emiliano Romero *** 0 0 3 1 1
48. Southern California Pac-8 SF David Bowler **** 0 1 2 0 0
49. Charlotte Independent PG Gary Avelar *** 0 0 2 1 2
50. Minnesota Big Ten SF Andrew Wang *** 0 0 3 1 1
51. Santa Clara WCC SF Perry Greenberg *** 0 0 3 1 0
52. Georgia SEC SG Joseph Morales **** 0 1 0 0 1
53. Iowa Big Ten PG Hal Pitt *** 0 0 3 0 4
54. Colorado Big 8 PF James Rivera *** 0 0 2 2 0
55. Connecticut BEAST PG Eusebio Kester *** 0 0 2 1 1
56. Oregon Pac-8 SG Charles Swearingen **** 0 1 0 0 3
57. UNLV WCC SG Lazaro Neves *** 0 0 2 0 1
58. Toledo MAC SF Ronald Paulson *** 0 0 2 0 0
59. Lafayette ECC PF Clark Lewis *** 0 0 2 1 2
60. Pittsburgh BEAST PF Darrel Kutz *** 0 0 3 1 0
61. Dartmouth Ivy SF Chris Matney **** 0 1 1 0 0
62. Rice Southwest SF Bryan Sabetto-Davis **** 0 1 0 0 0
63. South Florida Independent PG Charles Maggard *** 0 0 2 1 0
64. Colorado State WAC SG Homer Rundell *** 0 0 2 0 0
65. Villanova BEAST SF Terrance Leach *** 0 0 2 1 0
66. Gonzaga Big Sky SG Jorge Mickle *** 0 0 2 1 0
67. Hardin-Simmons Independent SF Robert Gordon *** 0 0 2 0 3
68. Cal State Los Angeles Independent PG Ellis Gilpin *** 0 0 1 0 3
69. Loyola Marymount WCC PG Richard Cedeno *** 0 0 2 0 0
70. Jacksonville Independent PF Andreas Taylor *** 0 0 1 2 1
71. San Jose State Pacific Coast PG Van King *** 0 0 3 0 2
72. McNeese State Southland SF William Ramos *** 0 0 2 1 3
73. Mercer Independent SF Isidro McGowen *** 0 0 1 2 0
74. Army Independent PF David Brown *** 0 0 2 1 0
75. Florida SEC PF Arthur Harrington *** 0 0 3 0 1
76. Boise State Big Sky PG Damien Davis *** 0 0 1 0 4
77. Auburn SEC PF Barry Primm **** 0 1 0 0 0
78. Memphis Independent C Jeffrey Hunter *** 0 0 1 1 4
79. Iona Independent PG Ronny Couch *** 0 0 1 3 1


# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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80. Kentucky SEC C Teddy Schick *** 0 0 2 0 0
81. Long Beach State Pacific Coast SF Chris Miskin *** 0 0 3 1 0
82. Samford Independent SF Jasper Wilhelm *** 0 0 1 0 2
83. Fresno State Pacific Coast PG Evaristo Gutierrez *** 0 0 1 3 2
84. Bowling Green MAC SF Dannie Monk *** 0 0 2 1 1
85. Georgia State Independent C Tyrone Carter *** 0 0 1 1 3
86. Illinois State Independent C Antione Flower *** 0 0 1 1 4
87. Manhattan Independent PG Joshua Schulz *** 0 0 2 0 2
88. East Carolina Southern SF Milan Orozco *** 0 0 1 2 0
89. Vermont Yankee SF Sean Wilson *** 0 0 2 0 1
90. Houston Baptist Independent SG Raleigh Rodriguez *** 0 0 1 0 2
91. St. Peter's Independent SF Bert Billingsley *** 0 0 1 0 0
92. Mississippi SEC SF Dong Harrison *** 0 0 1 2 0
93. Howard MEAC SF Thomas Robles *** 0 0 1 0 4
94. Kent State MAC SG Richard Cha *** 0 0 2 0 1
95. Ball State Independent SF Kenneth Truong *** 0 0 1 0 1
96. UC Santa Barbara Independent SG Richard Uhl *** 0 0 2 0 0
97. Northwestern Big Ten PG Bradley Bosley *** 0 0 2 1 1
98. South Carolina Independent C Ted Jordan *** 0 0 1 1 2
99. Central Michigan MAC SF Jesse Green *** 0 0 1 0 3
100. Charleston Southern Independent SF Michael Swan *** 0 0 1 2 1
101. Citadel Southern C Darin Permenter *** 0 0 1 0 0
102. Rider ECC SF Jack Milligan *** 0 0 1 0 1
103. Richmond Southern PF Emile Kunkle *** 0 0 1 1 4
104. La Salle ECC SF Jeffrey King *** 0 0 1 0 0
105. Tulane Independent SG Charles Winkler *** 0 0 1 0 1
106. Louisiana-Monroe Independent SF Marcus Richerson *** 0 0 1 2 0
107. San Diego State Pacific Coast PF Harland Mulligan *** 0 0 1 0 1
108. George Washington Independent PF Orlando Maley ** 0 0 0 1 5
109. West Virginia Independent SG Kevin Jose *** 0 0 1 0 0
110. Idaho Big Sky SG Everett Bragg *** 0 0 1 1 1
111. Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley SF Leon McIntire *** 0 0 1 2 0
112. North Texas MVC SF Leandro Maeda *** 0 0 1 2 1
113. Austin Peay Ohio Valley SG Jeremiah Goodman *** 0 0 2 0 0
114. Nevada WCC SG Lancelot Cardinal *** 0 0 1 0 0
115. Northern Illinois Independent SF Lynwood Brooks ** 0 0 0 3 1
(clipped)





Records: Jack's season was superlative. (How superlative was it?!)


Well, his 883 points were the third-most in NCAA history. The only two who scored more were Ulysses Bishop, of Purdue, who scored 884 points in 1978-79, and Maryland's Hugh Turnage, who scored 909 points in 1977-78. His 234 assists would tie him for 50th-most in a season. His 310 field goals are fifth-best ever. His 200 free throws are eighth-best all-time.

Jack's 26.8 ppg were the most in NCAA history, as well. So was his +/- of 21.63.


Among school ranks, Jack's season was obviously the finest in history. He outscored the former season leader by 264 points. His 368 rebounds are second all-time, only to Foster Williams' 374 in 1976-77, and his 128 offensive rebounds bested Bert Connolly's 105 in 1977-78. His assist total bested Alvaro Jones' 207 in 1975-76. Jones is the top assist man in school history, and has four of the top eight marks. Dawkins should top him when it's all said and done.


Jack's 66 steals are third in school history, right behind Jack Rendon's 68 in 1969-70, and his 73 in 1970-71. Jack had 100 blocks last year, the only person in history to do that. The former record was Tony Burt's 69, all the way back in 1951-52.


Jack is tied for 27th in career points after one season. If he doesn't get hurt, he should own the record by the end of this season. Randell Hotchkiss holds the record, scoring 1620 points in a career that ended in 1971-72. The career leader in assists, Jones, has 609. Jack may beat that by the time he's a sophomore. Charlie Epperson had 919 rebounds in his career (ended in 62-63). That will take time. And Jack is already sixth all-time in blocks in school history. The record is held by Rodney Stallard ('76), who had 148 in his career.


In short...records are going to fall, and quickly.


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1982-83 Season Preview

[Comey]

1982-83 Season Preview


Well, it starts here...here is the preseaon poll:

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (60) 0-0 1777 5 Western Athletic Conference
2. Rice (11) 0-0 1733 9 Southwest Conference
3. Kansas State 0-0 1660 1 Big Eight Conference
4. North Carolina (1) 0-0 1576 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Missouri 0-0 1456 NR Big Eight Conference
6. Maryland 0-0 1444 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Southern California 0-0 1344 4 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Washington 0-0 1323 8 Pacific-8 Conference
9. UTEP 0-0 1254 7 Western Athletic Conference
10. Baylor 0-0 1150 10 Southwest Conference
11. Kansas 0-0 1036 3 Big Eight Conference
12. Princeton 0-0 1004 24 Ivy League
13. Pennsylvania 0-0 934 12 Ivy League
14. Duke 0-0 841 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Clemson 0-0 779 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Nebraska 0-0 765 19 Big Eight Conference
17. Colorado State 0-0 660 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Texas Christian 0-0 564 17 Southwest Conference
19. New Mexico 0-0 482 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Brown 0-0 387 NR Ivy League
21. Purdue 0-0 336 NR Big Ten Conference
22. California 0-0 231 NR Pacific-8 Conference
23. North Carolina State 0-0 186 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Dartmouth 0-0 135 NR Ivy League
25. Southern Methodist 0-0 99 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M 0-0 78 Southwest Conference
Cornell 0-0 61 Ivy League
Indiana 0-0 30 Big Ten Conference
Arkansas 0-0 22 Southwest Conference
Wake Forest 0-0 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
Citadel 0-0 13 Southern Conference
Oregon State 0-0 5 Pacific-8 Conference
Arizona State 0-0 4 Western Athletic Conference
Colorado 0-0 3 Big Eight Conference
Manhattan 0-0 3 Independent
Oklahoma State 0-0 3 Big Eight Conference
Columbia 0-0 2 Ivy League


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Utah 0-0 2 Western Athletic Conference
Arizona 0-0 1 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Tech 0-0 1 Southwest Conference






The Colonials look a lot worse than last year. Their freshman haven't really gotten better whatsoever, and they lack severe size. They return two starters in Jack and Dwight Davis, and Richie Hulett is stepping into the starting lineup at shooting guard. After that, though, nobody averaged more than 6.1 minutes a game in their career. The freshmen added don't look like they'll amount to much. C Glenn Grayson, who may be the most servicable, is redshirting.


It's going to be a long season in DC. Here is the season guide.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS General


Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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Manuel Chapin 54 C Sr* 6-9 262 Yes 84 OK Woodbridge, VA
Bruce Woods 20 C Fr 6-11 235 Yes 89 OK Dunn, NC
Jack Dawkins 11 SF So 6-8 244 Yes 99 OK Camp Hill, PA
Richie Hulett 42 SG So 6-3 195 Yes 39 OK Springfield, VA
Dwight Davis 3 PG Jr 6-1 195 Yes 61 OK Milford, DE
John Sandy 30 SG Jr 6-3 177 Yes 37 OK Cicero, IL
Hector Patterson 14 PG Fr 5-9 167 Yes 74 OK Camden, NJ
Michael King 25 PG Fr 5-11 162 Yes 55 OK Snellville, GA
Porter Ali 55 SF So* 6-7 219 Yes 30 OK Lancaster, PA
Robert Mulvey 53 SF Jr* 6-9 255 Yes 33 OK Crozet, VA
Chris Davis 13 SG So* 6-0 186 No 47 Unhappy Aberdeen, MD
Orlando Maley 1 PF Fr 6-5 242 Yes 71 OK Woodstock, VA
Glenn Grayson 2 C Fr 6-7 239 Yes 94 Redshirt Temple Hills, MD
Willis Alcorn 44 PF Fr 6-7 202 Yes 30 Redshirt Martins Ferry, OH
Efren Donnelly 33 PF Fr 6-8 248 No 22 Redshirt Brownsville, TX




GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Career Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 2.0 3.0 1.5 1.9 21.0
Dwight Davis PG 62 62 23.1 8.9 0.4 2.5 1.5 0.3 0.1 1.6 2.1 6.3
Richie Hulett SG 33 0 19.1 6.5 1.2 2.3 1.8 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.0 9.2
John Sandy SG 51 0 6.1 1.7 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 -0.8
Manuel Chapin C 63 0 5.0 0.7 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 -0.3
Porter Ali SF 33 0 4.3 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.5
Robert Mulvey SF 18 0 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.9
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hector Patterson PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michael King PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bruce Woods C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Potential


Player Pos Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk
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Manuel Chapin C Sr* F F C F D D C B A C D C
Bruce Woods C Fr C F C F F F B C B D C D
Jack Dawkins SF So A A A A A A A A A A A A
Richie Hulett SG So C A C D B C C D D C C F
Dwight Davis PG Jr B B D C D C F C D B F C
John Sandy SG Jr D D C C C F C C F A C D
Hector Patterson PG Fr B C D D C B B F F D B D
Michael King PG Fr D B B C A C F D D D D D
Porter Ali SF So* C B C C C D D D C F F D
Robert Mulvey SF Jr* C F D C C D D C F D F B
Chris Davis SG So* F D C C C D C D C D F B
Orlando Maley PF Fr F D C D C D C C A D C C
Glenn Grayson C Fr A F D F F F C D C C B D
Willis Alcorn PF Fr D D C D C D C C B C C C
Efren Donnelly PF Fr F C B F D D C F D C B D




GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/07/82 vs. Kentucky 0-0 94
11/21/82 at VMI 0-0 219
11/26/82 La Salle 0-0 95
11/29/82 Villanova 0-0 216
12/01/82 at Richmond 0-0 166
12/05/82 Delaware State 0-0 47
12/08/82 Syracuse 0-0 194
12/12/82 at Yale 0-0 234
12/18/82 at Columbia 0-0 39
12/20/82 Georgetown 0-0 67
12/27/82 at Lafayette 0-0 96
12/30/82 Seton Hall 0-0 178
01/04/83 at Drexel 0-0 52
01/08/83 at Bucknell 0-0 21
01/14/83 St. Francis-PA 0-0 189
01/21/83 Texas-Pan American 0-0 203
01/26/83 at Long Island 0-0 100
01/29/83 American 0-0 3
02/02/83 Navy 0-0 130
02/04/83 at St. Bonaventure 0-0 187
02/07/83 North Texas 0-0 140
02/12/83 at St. Francis-NY 0-0 188
02/14/83 Virginia 0-0 217
02/19/83 at VCU 0-0 214
02/22/83 Marquette 0-0 109
02/25/83 at Georgia Southern 0-0 69
02/27/83 South Carolina 0-0 180
03/03/83 West Virginia 0-0 226



There are going to be severe growing pains. For Jack, though...this might be the moment he understands the matrix.

PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 244
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
Career 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
Career 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
Career 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
Career 310 600 200 225 63 151 694

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 39 11 25 13 5 6 4 15 30 14 15 4 9

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 28
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

Week 1: 11.7.82 (just the one day)


George Washington was selected to play in the Coaches Invitational. It is one of the higher-prestiged tournaments available. This year, the tournament is headlined by #2 Rice, #4 North Carolina, and #12 Princeton. #17 Colorado State is also in the tournament.


The Colonials draw Kentucky in the first round. The Wildcats do not have a history like the one we know them to have, which only two Sweet 16 appearances to their credit. That said, they did win the SEC last season, and won a game in the NCAA Tournament. That is the second year in a row they reached the tournament, the first time they did that since 1956-57. It is also their first tournament play since the 1971-72 season. So, this is a program on the upswing.


The Wildcats have four starters back, and seven players with considerable experience. The two most important are four-year starting PG, Denver Rodriguez (14.9 ppg in his career), and shooting guard Jim Rickard, who steps into the starting role for the first time. The Wildcats sport a top-notch backcourt, but their frontcourt leaves a lot to be desired. C Dean Sturtevant will be a headache to deal with, but he is more a rebounding threat than a scoring one.


Cortez Thorpe opens the game with a bucket for Kentucky. Dawkins draws a foul and hits the pair, for GW's first points of the season. With 16:32 left, it's 11-8, Kentucky. Rodriguez has a 4-2-1 line, while Jack has six eary points. John Sandy is now a sixth man, so he'll see a lot of time. Rodriguez gets a steal and a dunk. This team is going to have a hard time scoring...Kentucky is up 21-12 with fourteen minutes left. The post players are fouling like crazy at the moment, which is killing the Colonials. Robert Mulvey had to play the center spot, while Jack has the power forward spot. Mulvey gets a steal and throws it down, with the foul, to get it to 23-17 at twelve minutes left. Jack has a 8-2-0 line right now. Assists may be hard to come by for him.


Freshman Hector Patterson gets some time in, and gets an assist. But UK gets it back out to 29-21. Jack has 8-4-0 at the ten minute mark. Jack gets his first assist, getting a bucket to Davis. Jack comes out with eight minutes left, but Sandy fouls and he comes back in. He hits, getting it to 30-25 with six minutes left. Jack has a 10-5-1 line. GW has 11 fouls at 6:00 left. And Hulett picks up his third of the first half. Depth, and intelligence, are going to be difficult for this group. Still, they're in it...35-29 at the four-minute mark.


Dawkins gets another basket, this to Hector Patterson. He finds him again, and it's 35-33. Chapin hits two free throws, and the game is tied with three minutes left. Jack draws a foul on Sturdivant. Davis hits a three off a Jack pass, and it's 40-36, GW...somehow. Sandy commits a foul, and this is out of hand. Davis has ten points, and it's 40-38 at the half. That was an experience...Jack has a 12-9-5 line.


He hits the first basket of the second half, but Thorpe hits a three, and we're tired at 44. Kentucky hits another three, making it 47-44. Jack gets a foul and hits two freebies, getting it to 47-46. Chapin gives them the lead back on a tip of a Hulett miss. Hulett is having an awful game. 0-1-3-3. Rodriguez (15 points) is heating up...50-48 UK with sixteen minutes left. So is Myles Rubino (seven points). Jack responds to Rubino's three with one of his own. He has a 19-11-6 line, and it's 53-51 with fifteen minutes left. The defense that GW had last year...forget that.


Rodriguez hits again with fourteen left, and Jack is blocked by Thorpe. It's 59-53 with thirteen left, before Hulett finds Sandy. Rodriguez hits another three, and Rubino scores again. It's 64-58...and Rodriguez hits another three. They have no answer for him. None. He has 23 points. John Dollar travels. Just wanted to write John Dollar.


Jack hits a three to get it back to 67-61, then hits another. He has a 25-12-7 line. The seven assists are amazing at this point. Sandy has six boards...freshman Bruce Woods finds Hulett for a hoop. Thorpe scores, and Dawkins responds. It's 73-68 after a John Dollar three. Davis scores off a Jack pass...73-70, eight minutes left. Jack comes out, and this is where UK can win this game. Two freshman and three scrubs in for GW.


Orlando Maley, the worst freshman of the bunch, gets two free throws. It's 77-72 with under five to go. Rodriguez throws down a dunk, and Sandy is called for three seconds. GW is fouling with four minutes left. That's not good. Jack fouls Robert Evans out of the game, hits a three-point play, and it's 81-75. Jack has thirty points. Woods scores, gets a three-point play, and it's 81-78. Jack suffers his third foul...Woods draws another foul and gets one of the free throws. Jack follows a Davis miss with a monster dunk, and it's back to four...85-81. He has a 32-15-8 line. Sandy scores off a Jack pass, and it's 85-83.


GW had a chance to win, with the ball and 14 seconds left, but the freshman, Hector Patterson, threw up an ill-advised shot with five seconds left. Jack...for whatever reason...was not in the game. Arlie Jennings will have to answer for that one.


Kentucky wins, 85-83. Denver Rodriguez scored 25 for Kentucky, who shot 52% from the field. Davis had 17 for GW, who may have firepower...but oh man, that defense...

Kentucky 85, George Washington 83


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George Washington (0-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 21 2-5 2-2 5 7 0 5 6
Bruce Woods PF 31 2-4 3-5 0 3 1 3 7
Jack Dawkins SF 36 11-23 7-7 8 15 9 3 32
Richie Hulett SG 27 1-7 2-2 0 1 4 5 4
Dwight Davis PG 31 7-15 0-0 2 3 0 3 17
John Sandy SF 24 2-6 0-0 2 6 0 3 4
Hector Patterson PG 15 2-6 0-1 1 2 1 0 4
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Robert Mulvey C 9 1-1 3-3 0 3 0 2 5
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-1 2-2 1 1 0 0 2


Turnovers: 9 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1,
D.Davis 2, J.Sandy 3)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 3, R.Mulvey 1)
Steals: 4 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 1, H.Patterson 1,
R.Mulvey 1)
3P FGs: 6-16 (J.Dawkins 3-4, R.Hulett 0-2, D.Davis 3-6,
J.Sandy 0-2, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 0-1)


Kentucky (1-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dean Sturtevant C 32 2-6 3-5 2 6 2 4 7
Cortez Thorpe PF 31 4-7 0-2 0 7 1 1 11
Robert Evans SF 18 1-4 10-11 0 2 2 5 13
Denver Rodriguez SG 34 9-11 2-4 1 6 2 2 25
Jim Rickard PG 28 2-5 2-4 0 2 4 0 7
Myles Rubino SF 21 4-9 3-4 0 1 2 3 13
Max Giglio PF 11 1-2 0-0 2 2 0 2 2
John Dollar SF 11 1-3 2-2 1 3 0 0 5
Jerome Bradley PF 5 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0
Herbert Guzman SG 8 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 2


Turnovers: 12 (D.Sturtevant 4, C.Thorpe 1, R.Evans 1,
D.Rodriguez 2, J.Rickard 1, M.Giglio 1, J.Dollar 1,
J.Bradley 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (C.Thorpe 3, J.Bradley 1)
Steals: 5 (D.Sturtevant 1, C.Thorpe 1, D.Rodriguez 2,
M.Giglio 1)
3P FGs: 13-24 (C.Thorpe 3-4, R.Evans 1-1, D.Rodriguez
5-7, J.Rickard 1-3, M.Rubino 2-6, J.Dollar 1-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

The Big Step Backward

Week 2: November 8-14, 1982

GW has no games for two weeks, so this will be brief. It is really too early to delve into the polls. Actually, I'm not even sure the rankings were updated this week. Next!

Week 3: November 15-21, 1982

Still a ton of jumbling among the top 25, but BYU stayed atop the poll. Rice fell from 2 to 10 after losing to new #11 Colorado State. Honestly, that's the only thing worth mentioning for now.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (60) 0-0 1777 5 Western Athletic Conference
2. Rice (11) 2-0 1733 9 Southwest Conference
3. Kansas State 0-0 1660 1 Big Eight Conference
4. North Carolina (1) 2-0 1576 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Missouri 0-0 1456 NR Big Eight Conference
6. Maryland 0-0 1444 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Southern California 0-0 1344 4 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Washington 0-0 1323 8 Pacific-8 Conference
9. UTEP 1-0 1254 7 Western Athletic Conference
10. Baylor 0-0 1150 10 Southwest Conference
11. Kansas 1-0 1036 3 Big Eight Conference
12. Princeton 2-0 1004 24 Ivy League
13. Pennsylvania 0-0 934 12 Ivy League
14. Duke 0-0 841 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Clemson 1-0 779 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Nebraska 0-0 765 19 Big Eight Conference
17. Colorado State 2-0 660 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Texas Christian 0-0 564 17 Southwest Conference
19. New Mexico 0-0 482 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Brown 0-0 387 NR Ivy League
21. Purdue 0-0 336 NR Big Ten Conference
22. California 0-0 231 NR Pacific-8 Conference
23. North Carolina State 1-0 186 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Dartmouth 0-0 135 NR Ivy League
25. Southern Methodist 0-0 99 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M 0-0 78 Southwest Conference
Cornell 0-1 61 Ivy League
Indiana 0-0 30 Big Ten Conference
Arkansas 0-0 22 Southwest Conference
Wake Forest 1-0 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
Citadel 0-0 13 Southern Conference
Oregon State 0-0 5 Pacific-8 Conference
Arizona State 0-0 4 Western Athletic Conference
Colorado 0-0 3 Big Eight Conference
Manhattan 0-0 3 Independent
Oklahoma State 0-0 3 Big Eight Conference
Columbia 0-0 2 Ivy League


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Utah 0-0 2 Western Athletic Conference
Arizona 0-0 1 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Tech 0-0 1 Southwest Conference




11.21.82: at VMI

The Keydets are 2-1, and four starters from last year's team are back, and ready to atone for last year's 93-57 demolishing by the Colonials. The top two snipers on this year's squad are Maximo Benson, who is an interesting story. He was the 24th-ranked recruit, and Mr. Basketball in Virginia. He ended up walking on at VMI, where he was the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year.

Still, though, 24th-ranked recruit who walked on. His academics aren't great, but if he didn't qualify, he'd have gone on to junior college. It's quite intriguing. As it is, he's averaging 18.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, and 4.0 apg. Brian Smith, another returning starter, is averaging 17.3 ppg and 5.0 rpg.

The Keydets are not overly talented, but they have enough offensive talent to drive the Colonials crazy.

Oh, in another news, Chris Davis enters his second season of being unhappy.

Jack draws a foul on Benson to start the game. That's big. Glen Beaton is back! The Beat Is On! Forgot about him. Benson gets a steal and the hoop for the start. Jack gets the first bucket for GW, with a foul, and the hoop. Jack gets another hoop, and he's playing the point, opposite Benson. At least, for now. Davis comes back with 15 minutes left.

Benson hits a three, and he has seven. It's 9-5 VMI with fourteen left. Jack gets two boards and hits a putback, giving him five. Then he gets two free throws. Right now, it's VMI 9, Jack 9. Jack has nine points and five boards.

WIth 11:34 left, Jack draws a charge on Benson. That's his second. Hector Patterson scores as Jack is sitting out, making it 13-12. With 10:05 left, Jack takes his second foul. So he's out. And VMI is off and running. 25-19 with 8:01 left, before Hulett scores. But now, no defense and barely enough offense, and VMI gets up 32-23 under seven minutes.

Jack comes back, and Benson returns for VMI. Benson draws first blood, scoring a three to make it 35-25. Jack scores to make it 35-27, and Chapin gets a breakaway to get it back to six. Patterson drills a shot, making it 38-31. Woods hits two free throws, getting it back to 38-33 with four left.

Jack gets a tip, giving him a 13-7-1 line. It's 40-35, VMI. They're shooting 59% from the field, while GW is shooting 44%. VMI got another run, getting it to 46-37. Benson has 14. GW goes cold, and the half ends, 49-38. They got their shooting percentage up to 64%.

This looks awful for the Colonials.

Hulett cannot shoot. His numbers after this game will look awful, guaranteed. This game, neither can Davis. VMI scores first, making it 51-38. Hulett misses another three, and Jack picks up foul #3. Jack then scores, making 51-40. VMI cannot get stops, though...it's now 55-42. Benson gets his third foul, and it's 55-43 with 15:26 left.

Davis finally hits a three with 14:50 left, making it 57-48. Jack hits a bucket, and now it's 57-52 with 13 minutes left. Benson responds with a three, but Jack responds with another. Benson coaxes a foul from Davis on a three...Jack responds with a three-point play. Benson hits again, and Patterson responds. It's 65-59...Jack hits another, making it 65-61. Benson hits ANOTHER...and then fouls out. Well, he fouled, then had a technical foul. Jack hits the free throws, and it's 67-66. That's huge.

Jack's line is 28-10-2, and VMI leads 69-66 with 8:49 left. Brian Smith will be counted on. Smith just picked his pocket, and fed Woods for a hoop. Then Jack got his fourth foul, and comes out. That's huge. Sandy gets it back to 71-70, but Beaton responds. Davis hits a shot, getting it back to within one. There's 6:16 left, and the team on the floor now is unrecognizable. VMI gets it back to 76-62, and this GW team is choking. Two missed free throws, and VMI hits another pair...

...Hulett hits a three! Then he coaxes a dunk and a foul. Dawkins comes back with 4:30 left, GW down 80-77. They simply can't get the hoop that puts them ahead. They miss ALL of them. And then Smith gets a three-point play out of Hulett, and it's 83-79. This is seriously frustrating.

Ali hits a three with 2:12 left. It's 84-82. They can tie here. Ali is fouled, and he hits both! 1:17 eft, tie game. Kenny Rowlett hits a three. Jeez. They get it to 89-84 with twenty seconds left, and then hit their free throws, and that's it. Final is 92-87.

This is going to be a seriously long season. Jack's finishing line is 30-11-4. GW shot 19% from three, 4-21. Jack shot 12-19. Hulett (3-14) and Davis (3-9) sunk this team.

VMI 92, George Washington 87


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George Washington (0-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 33 2-3 0-0 1 5 1 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 31 3-8 3-4 2 7 2 5 10
Jack Dawkins SF 31 12-19 6-7 6 11 4 4 30
Richie Hulett SG 32 3-14 0-1 1 3 0 3 7
Dwight Davis PG 29 3-9 1-3 1 6 5 2 8
John Sandy SF 14 2-5 0-0 0 0 2 4 4
Hector Patterson PG 13 4-5 3-5 0 1 2 2 11
Michael King PG 1 1-2 2-2 1 1 0 0 4
Porter Ali SF 9 2-5 2-2 0 0 1 1 7
Robert Mulvey C 6 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 2


Turnovers: 10 (M.Chapin 3, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1,
D.Davis 4)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 6 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4)
3P FGs: 4-21 (B.Woods 1-1, J.Dawkins 0-1, R.Hulett
1-10, D.Davis 1-2, J.Sandy 0-3, P.Ali 1-3, R.Mulvey
0-1)


VMI (3-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Emery Eastwood C 20 1-3 0-0 2 4 1 4 3
Solomon Baldwin PF 26 2-8 2-4 0 8 1 4 6
Brian Smith SF 24 9-12 3-3 0 4 2 4 22
Glen Beaton SG 34 2-6 4-6 1 7 3 0 8
Maximo Benson PG 25 8-14 5-5 1 3 2 5 24
Lorenzo Ramsay SF 29 1-3 0-0 0 2 5 2 2
Keneth Rowlett PG 13 3-4 6-6 1 3 2 1 14
Philip Posner PG 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 1 3
Art Edwards C 20 3-4 3-4 0 4 2 1 9
James Haupt PF 5 0-0 1-2 0 2 1 0 1
Herb Buckingham SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (E.Eastwood 3, B.Smith 5, G.Beaton 1,
M.Benson 3, K.Rowlett 2)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 4 (G.Beaton 1, M.Benson 2, J.Haupt 1)
3P FGs: 8-15 (E.Eastwood 1-3, B.Smith 1-1, G.Beaton
0-1, M.Benson 3-6, K.Rowlett 2-3, P.Posner 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)




Where will this team get a win? Honesty...there are so many gaps in this team, especially on defense...this is going to be a heartbreaking season.

[Comey]

Week 4: 11.22-28.82

Brigham Young fell out of the top spot after being flattened by #4 Washington, 105-82. Kansas State moves up, followed by Missouri.

George Washington is nowhere near that list, nor will they be for some time.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas State (72) 3-0 1800 2 Big Eight Conference
2. Missouri 4-0 1703 3 Big Eight Conference
3. Maryland 3-0 1656 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Washington 3-0 1589 4 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Baylor 3-0 1524 8 Southwest Conference
6. Kansas 2-0 1345 9 Big Eight Conference
7. Colorado State 5-0 1316 11 Western Athletic Conference
8. Brigham Young 2-1 1299 1 Western Athletic Conference
9. Rice 2-1 1274 10 Southwest Conference
10. Nebraska 2-0 1179 14 Big Eight Conference
11. New Mexico 3-0 1021 16 Western Athletic Conference
12. North Carolina 2-1 981 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. North Carolina State 4-0 878 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Southern California 2-1 803 6 Pacific-8 Conference
15. Southern Methodist 3-0 729 20 Southwest Conference
16. UTEP 2-1 695 19 Western Athletic Conference
17. Indiana 4-0 680 23 Big Ten Conference
18. Princeton 3-1 609 7 Ivy League
19. Arkansas 2-0 513 24 Southwest Conference
20. Wake Forest 2-0 460 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Citadel 2-0 303 NR Southern Conference
22. Duke 2-1 270 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Pennsylvania 0-1 220 12 Ivy League
24. Clemson 1-1 119 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Lafayette 4-0 60 NR East Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Arizona 3-0 56 Western Athletic Conference
Iowa 3-0 54 Big Ten Conference
Manhattan 2-0 53 Independent
Kent State 2-0 33 Mid-American Conference
La Salle 3-0 22 East Coast Conference
Texas Christian 0-1 19 Southwest Conference
Washington State 2-0 17 Pacific-8 Conference
New Mexico State 3-0 16 Missouri Valley Conference
Fordham 3-0 13 Independent
Michigan 0-0 12 Big Ten Conference
Seattle 2-0 10 West Coast Conference
Pepperdine 2-0 9 West Coast Conference


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Georgia 2-0 8 Southeastern Conference
Tennessee Tech 2-0 8 Ohio Valley Conference
St. Francis-NY 2-0 7 Independent
Charlotte 2-0 6 Independent
Western Kentucky 2-0 6 Ohio Valley Conference
San Francisco 1-0 4 West Coast Conference
Brown 2-1 3 Ivy League
Georgia State 2-0 3 Independent
Tennessee 2-0 3 Southeastern Conference
Texas A&M 3-1 3 Southwest Conference
UNLV 1-0 3 West Coast Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 2 Independent
California 1-1 1 Pacific-8 Conference
Mercer 2-0 1 Independent
Nevada 1-0 1 West Coast Conference
Purdue 1-1 1 Big Ten Conference




11.26.82: vs La Salle (3-1)

Dear God, this will be a bloodbath.

La Salle is outscoring their opponents 86-66, on average. Royal Swinton and Kyle Packard return from last year's time, along with Carey Smith and Franklyn Watts. All four have started for the last two years. The Explorers are ready to atone for last year's 103-67 drubbing. They'll probably do it, too.

Jack hits a bucket on the game's first possession. Then he hits a three. He gets his first foul with 16:50 left. Packard ties it at 5-5 with sixteen minutes left. Dawkins finds Chapin for the basket, getting his first assist. Jack coaxes a foul out of Swinton, which is good plus the freebie. He has eight early points. Smith ties it 10-10 with 12:50 left. Swinton takes the lead for the Explorers, but Jack finds Davis to tie it.

Ali gives GW a 16-14 lead with just under ten left. Jack comes back and immediately gets fouled. He hits both free throws, giving GW an 18-14 lead. He has a 12-3-2 line. Jack assists Chapin on a bucket, then gets a steal, and puts it in. GW has a ton of silly turnovers right now. But they somehow have a 25-16 lead, before Gayle Tinker hits a three. With six minutes left, it's 25-19.

Jack drills a three with 4:44 left. Swinton responds. Smith hits a three to make it 28-25. La Salle gets it to within one, before Jack coaxes Packard into a foul. Packard fouls Sandy...it's his third. GW is now up 33-27 with two minutes left. Sandy has six points. GW went on to a 35-29 lead. Jack has a 21-6-3 line. Swinton has ten for La Salle. GW owns a 23-14 rebounding lead, and lead, despite shooting just 36%. La Salle is shooting 46%.

Corey Ferrin scores to open things up. Jack responds. Then Jack hits a three. It's 42-31, and Jack has 26 points. He hits another, and GW has opened up a 45-31 lead. Chapin hits a shot following a La Salle three, off a Jack pass. Swinton hits another three, but Hulett scores off a Jack pass. He now has 28-9-5. Jack sinks a three off a Hector Patterson steal, giving him 31, and a 52-37 lead for GW.

With 14:27 left, Woods hits his first bucket. A few minutes of nothing interesting happens. Jack gets his double-double, and it's 56-42 with eleven minutes left. He sits, and this is where La Salle can make their run. Except...Mulvey hits a three, and Davis gets a steal and layup. Jeffrey King gets it back to fifteen with a three.. It's 64-47, and Jack returns with 8:43 left. He's playing the center spot, which is where he's been for a lot of this.

La Salle gets it back to 64-51 with six minutes left, and Jack responds with three on her own. He then assists Davis on a three, making it 70-55. They seem to have just enough right now. Jack has a 34-12-6 line...make that 36-12-6.

Hector Patterson may have just driven the stake in La Salle's heart...his three point play makes it 75-58 with 2:30 left. Jack sits, and this one appears over. GW gets their first win...wait! Chris Davis got playing time!

CHRIS DAVIS GOT PLAYING TIME!

Forget Jack's line (36 points, 12 boards, 6 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals, 4-5 from 3). Chris Davis saw action. That's what you need to take from this one. One wonders if he'll stop being unhappy now.

George Washington 75, La Salle 61


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La Salle (3-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Franklyn Watts C 27 1-8 1-3 1 1 0 1 3
Corey Ferrin PF 23 1-4 0-1 3 7 1 3 2
Kyle Packard SF 20 4-7 1-1 0 2 1 4 9
Carey Smith SG 23 3-6 0-0 0 3 4 4 7
Royal Swinton PG 31 5-9 1-2 0 3 3 3 13
Gayle Tinker SG 21 2-2 0-0 0 6 1 1 5
Jason Tessier C 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
James Rayborn PF 21 3-5 0-0 2 4 0 1 6
Jeffrey King SF 9 3-9 0-0 3 3 2 1 9
Daniel Green PG 9 2-5 0-0 1 1 0 1 4
Tony Gholston PG 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Ellis Johnson C 6 1-1 1-2 1 2 0 1 3
Thomas Ford C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerald Lemaster SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (F.Watts 1, C.Ferrin 1, K.Packard 2,
C.Smith 3, R.Swinton 3, G.Tinker 1, D.Green 1,
E.Johnson 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (F.Watts 1)
Steals: 4 (F.Watts 1, C.Ferrin 1, R.Swinton 1, G.Tinker
1)
3P FGs: 7-17 (C.Smith 1-2, R.Swinton 2-4, G.Tinker 1-1,
J.King 3-8, D.Green 0-2)


George Washington (1-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 20 4-7 1-2 2 6 0 4 9
Bruce Woods PF 28 1-4 0-0 4 7 2 1 2
Jack Dawkins SF 32 11-18 10-11 5 12 6 2 36
Richie Hulett SG 28 1-7 0-2 3 4 2 0 2
Dwight Davis PG 27 4-11 2-2 2 4 3 1 11
John Sandy SF 21 2-4 2-3 0 4 1 2 7
Hector Patterson PG 16 1-1 1-1 1 2 1 0 3
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 10 1-5 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Robert Mulvey C 13 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 3, O.Maley 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 5 (J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 1, H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 7-16 (J.Dawkins 4-5, R.Hulett 0-1, D.Davis 1-5,
J.Sandy 1-2, P.Ali 0-2, R.Mulvey 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 5: 11.29-82-12.5.82

Kansas State fell to #2 Washington and #3 Maryland by a combined ten points. They fell from the top spot to #20. Missouri is now the top dog. Keep an eye on Colorado State. They're 7-0, up to fifth.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Missouri (55) 6-0 1782 2 Big Eight Conference
2. Washington (7) 5-0 1687 4 Pacific-8 Conference
3. Maryland (10) 4-0 1685 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Baylor 5-0 1602 5 Southwest Conference
5. Colorado State 7-0 1462 7 Western Athletic Conference
6. Rice 4-1 1427 9 Southwest Conference
7. Brigham Young 3-1 1335 8 Western Athletic Conference
8. Nebraska 4-0 1281 10 Big Eight Conference
9. Kansas 2-0 1233 6 Big Eight Conference
10. North Carolina 4-1 1181 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. New Mexico 5-0 1120 11 Western Athletic Conference
12. Southern California 3-1 940 14 Pacific-8 Conference
13. Princeton 5-1 857 18 Ivy League
14. UTEP 3-1 839 16 Western Athletic Conference
15. Indiana 5-0 808 17 Big Ten Conference
16. Southern Methodist 3-0 679 15 Southwest Conference
17. Arkansas 4-0 671 19 Southwest Conference
18. Duke 4-1 533 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Wake Forest 3-0 509 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Kansas State 3-2 438 1 Big Eight Conference
21. Clemson 3-1 355 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Pennsylvania 1-1 291 23 Ivy League
23. Lafayette 5-0 167 25 East Coast Conference
24. North Carolina State 5-1 133 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Texas A&M 4-1 92 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Iowa 3-0 86 Big Ten Conference
Pepperdine 3-0 67 West Coast Conference
Mercer 4-0 39 Independent
Texas Christian 0-1 28 Southwest Conference
Michigan 1-0 27 Big Ten Conference
St. Francis-NY 2-0 20 Independent
UNLV 2-0 17 West Coast Conference
Purdue 1-1 4 Big Ten Conference
Cornell 2-1 3 Ivy League
Citadel 3-1 2 Southern Conference

[Comey]

Week 5 Cont'd

11.29.82: vs Villanova (0-1)

The Wildcats played #2 Washington and lost, 103-67. So there's no real barometer on them this year. Recent history suggests they are a perennially losing program, and the 14-17 record in their first year in the Big East does not change that reflection. They have only made three NIT appearances over their history, their best coming in 1951-52 after a 23-9 season.

This current group looks okay, with one tremendously glaring flaw. They return four starters from last year's group. Only one has a career average in double-figures, that being guard Anton Barron (11.7). C Ernie Johnson has averaged 9.6 ppg, and 5.7 rpg, in his career. He is the longest-tenured player in the program, at 90 games and 61 starts. They have eight players who have logged two years in the program, two who have logged three. This is a very veteran group...six seniors. They also have seven freshman, five of which are redshirting (and look awful). It is easy to see why this program cannot get any traction, with that kind of imbalance.

Their frontcourt of Johnson and forward Jake Smith are their best players, color-wise (G/G). Yellow and orange dot the rest of the roster. They are an awful jump-shooting team, and an awful team on the perimeter. Jack and the guards should have a field day...not just there, but on the glass. Nobody has a rating higher than 77 there.

Davis hits a three on the game's first possession. Their small forward's name is Charlie McSweeney. Sounds like a ballplayer from the 1890s. Davis scores five before Anton Barron hits a three, followed by Johnson to tie it. Davis has scored ten in the first four minutes. Then he assists Chapin on a score. It's 12-7 at the 15:45 mark. Davis is on fire.

Jack gets on the board with 15:34 left, before Ronnie Pine scores for Nova. Jack is up to six points, and it's 18-10 with 14 left. GW already owns a 10-3 advantage in rebounding. John Sandy gets hurt, which may or may not hurt GW down the road. Jack drills two free throws, giving him eight, and Sandy is back in the game. Davis gets a foul by Johnson, and completes a three-point play. Jack and Davis have 21 between them. With ten minutes left, it's 26-13 (Sandy just hit a three).

Jack is up to ten points, and Nova is at the penalty. McSweeney drills a three, getting it to within nine. Barron (12 points) hits another three, before Patterson gets a follow off a miss with a monster dunk. Hulett hits a three, making it 34-23 with 6:44 left. Chapin follows that with a make. Orlando Maley sighting in the first half...that's not like the John Sandy sighting from last season. This one is more like, "Oh no, Orlando's in". It's 39-29 with 3:14 left. Davis has 16 for GW. John Mack gets a putback to get Nova back to 39-31. Jack finally gets back in at 1:19. Jake Smith hits two freebies off Jack's first foul to get it to 41-35, but Jack finds Hulett for a basket to end the half at 43-35. Jack's line is 10-4-1...definitely not like the last few games. They own a 21-15 edge in rebounding, but only a 5-4 edge in turnovers. Davis' 16 leads all scorers. Barron has 12 for Nova.

Chapin picks up his third foul on the first possession of the second half, and Villanova is hanging around, at 43-37. Hulett suffers his second foul, and Nova gets to 43-39. Davis answers with a three, and Smith counters that. Hulett breaks the press and gets a layup, and Charlie Duprey answers. Jack answers that with a three, before he fouls McSweeney. Barron then hits a three, before Patterson answers that one. This is a tennis match of made baskets. Sandy gets a three, and the lead is back to 10. Pine hits two free throws, and Jack follows a Davis miss with a monster dunk, then finds Davis for a hoop. He has a 15-5-2 line, and it's 63-50 after Davis (24 points) gets a steal and a layup.

I'm not sure GW has really missed this half. Villanova is doing their best to keep up...Barron has 20 points, and Duprey is hitting some shots. McSweeney just got the steal on Davis, and it's back to 65-56. Patterson gets a three-point play (he has ten) and it's 68-56 with 11:20 left. Porter Ali hits a three, and Johnson counters with a bucket. He has 12. It's 73-58 with ten minutes left.

GW is already in the penalty, with a 9-3 "edge" in fouls. This is no good. Hulett and Davis each have three fouls, and Woods now has four. It's 75-64 with under eight left. Jack finds Patterson for the hoop...good thing he's hitting. Jack scores, and has 19-6-3, as the lead is 79-65. McSweeney gets it to 79-68. Hulett suffers his fourth foul with 4:41 left, but they can't hit the free throws. Woods fouls out after an illegal screen. Sandy comes in, and Jack slides to the four. It's 80-68 now, and Sandy gets his third foul. This is ridiculous.

Jack coaxes a foul out of Johnson, and hits the two free throws. Hulett then fouls out, but Barron misses both free throws. Jack finds Chapin for the hoop...he has four fouls. Patterson finds Ali, and that should do it. It's 86-70 here, and the scrubs come in for the final minute. GW evens up their record at 2-2 with an 86-70 win, one that involved way, way too many fouls. They suffered 24 as a team. Hulett and Woods fouled out, Chapin had four, Sandy and Davis had three. Jack has 21 on just 7-12 shooting. Patterson was a good find in this one, and is quickly becoming a valuable asset off the bench. Davis scored 25, while Jack's reign of 30-point terror is over.

George Washington 86, Villanova 70


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Villanova (0-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jake Smith C 30 2-3 2-4 0 5 4 0 6
Earnest Johnson PF 30 5-7 4-6 1 6 0 3 14
Charles McSweeney SF 25 2-4 0-0 2 3 2 1 6
Charles Duprey SG 30 3-8 4-7 0 3 2 1 10
Anton Barron PG 32 7-18 3-6 1 2 2 4 23
William Cook C 19 1-3 0-0 1 4 1 2 2
Ronnie Pine PG 7 1-4 1-2 0 0 1 4 4
John Mack SG 12 1-1 2-4 1 1 0 2 4
Kevin Pugliese SF 6 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
Taylor Sanders C 9 0-1 1-2 1 2 0 0 1


Turnovers: 10 (J.Smith 1, E.Johnson 1, C.McSweeney 1,
C.Duprey 3, A.Barron 1, W.Cook 1, R.Pine 1, J.Mack 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (E.Johnson 1)
Steals: 3 (C.McSweeney 1, A.Barron 1, J.Mack 1)
3P FGs: 9-29 (C.McSweeney 2-4, C.Duprey 0-3, A.Barron
6-16, W.Cook 0-1, R.Pine 1-4, T.Sanders 0-1)


George Washington (2-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 16 3-3 0-2 1 6 1 4 6
Bruce Woods PF 26 3-5 0-0 2 7 1 5 6
Jack Dawkins SF 34 7-12 6-6 4 8 4 2 21
Richie Hulett SG 30 2-6 0-0 2 2 3 5 5
Dwight Davis PG 29 8-15 6-9 0 6 1 3 25
John Sandy SF 24 2-7 0-0 0 1 0 3 6
Hector Patterson PG 16 4-6 4-5 1 4 1 0 12
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 1 5
Robert Mulvey C 14 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
Orlando Maley PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 3, J.Sandy 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 2, O.Maley 1)
Steals: 3 (J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 8-21 (J.Dawkins 1-3, R.Hulett 1-4, D.Davis 3-7,
J.Sandy 2-3, H.Patterson 0-2, P.Ali 1-1, R.Mulvey 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Since it's the end of the month, here's a look at the stats. They are 191st in the country on defense. That's why they won't make the NCAA Tournament. They also don't rebound well at all...they hammer the offensive end, but the defensive end, yuck. They allow teams to shoot nearly 48%, and 43% from three. This does not compute.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 4 4 33.3 29.8 5.8 11.5 5.8 2.0 2.3 1.8 2.8 11.3
Richie Hulett SG 4 4 29.3 4.5 1.5 2.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.3 0.5
Dwight Davis PG 4 4 29.0 15.3 1.3 4.8 2.3 0.5 0.0 2.3 2.3 7.0
Bruce Woods PF 4 4 29.0 6.3 2.0 6.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 3.5 2.3
Manuel Chapin C 4 4 22.5 6.3 2.3 6.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.8 4.0 5.3
John Sandy SF 4 0 20.8 5.3 0.5 2.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0 6.3
Hector Patterson PG 4 0 15.0 7.5 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.5 3.5
Robert Mulvey SF 4 0 10.5 2.5 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.0
Porter Ali SF 4 0 7.3 4.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 -2.5
Orlando Maley PF 3 0 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 -4.0
Michael King PG 4 0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.8
Chris Davis SG 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 39 Record Vs 1-50: 1-1 Poll Rank: NR
Season Record: 2-2 Record Vs 51-100: 1-1 RPI Rank: #55
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 0-0
Home Record: 2-0 Record Vs 200+: 0-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 82.8 2 16 Points 77.0 59 191 Points 5.8 10 57
O.Reb 14.5 3 15 O.Reb 7.8 7 27 O.Reb 6.8 1 7
D.Reb 24.3 38 138 D.Reb 24.0 29 86 D.Reb 0.3 32 113
Rebounds 38.8 6 47 Rebounds 31.8 14 39 Rebounds 7.0 2 24
Assists 14.8 15 72 Assists 15.5 63 188 Assists -0.8 39 138
Steals 4.5 53 181 Steals 4.0 4 16 Steals 0.5 19 90
Blocks 3.0 28 123 Blocks 1.5 3 11 Blocks 1.5 13 43
Turnovers 10.3 4 11 Turnovers 12.3 51 177 Turnovers -2.0 14 70
Fouls 21.3 48 174 Fouls 19.5 39 117 Fouls 1.8 40 153
FG% .459 15 58 FG% .486 66 209 FG% -.026 40 151
FT% .756 8 26 FT% .657 21 73 FT% .099 9 27
3P% .338 39 123 3P% .435 71 218 3P% -.097 61 200
PPS 1.28 22 89 PPS 1.47 69 221 PPS -.189 58 193
Adj. FG% .508 21 83 Adj. FG% .574 72 225 Adj. FG% -.066 61 197

[Comey]

(Week 5 Cont'd)

12.1.82: at Richmond (2-2)

Last year's game was the most thrilling regular season affair. Read about it here:
Out Of Nowhere: A FBCB Story - Page 2 (http://www.simnation.net/forums/showthread.php?35516-Out-Of-Nowhere-A-FBCB-Story&p=193949&viewfull=1#post193949)

This year doesn't really promise to live up to that. This is an unbelievably inexperienced team, with just four players who have seen action in more than five games. SF Charlie Alberto is the program's face now, averaging 14.7 points in his seventy games of service, all starts. He is averaging 21 points so far this year. PG Preston Elson (9.3 ppg in 35 games, 11 starts) and C Garland Hart (3.6 ppg in 66 games, 11 starts are the other two stalwarts of the program. Hart has put up a double-double (10 ppg, 12.5 rpg) so far this season. Richmond did go 19-13 and reach the NCAA last year, but this year is likely one of building.

GW should win this game. They have more motivation (revenge for last year's loss) and a more complete group. Oh, and Jack.

Jack scores the first bucket of the game, and Davis pays tribute to Leroy by fouling right away. Jack has three early rebounds, and now an assist, as Woods scores. And now a foul. Three early fouls by GW. Jack draws a foul on Alberto, and he has five points early on. It's 7-2. Woods puts back his own miss, and GW leads 9-2. Ali scores to make it 11-3, before Alberto counters at 15:00.

Davis picks up his second foul with thirteen minutes left, and both teams have gone cold. Richmond is 1-for-10. Jack finally sinks a three, making it 14-6. GW has seven fouls with 11:45 left. Oy. Orlando Maley and Robert Mulvey are the two forwards right now, as Jack gets a breather. When he comes back, with 9:31 left, it's 18-10. Jack scores to make it 18-10, but Robert Darnell hits a three to cut it to 18-13. Alberto picks up his second foul, this one on Chapin. Jack picks up HIS second foul a minute later. If I'm Richmond, I go after Jack and force him to be passive. Jack hits two free throws, making it 21-14. He has 12-5-1.

Elson hits two free throws at five minutes, and it's back to a five-point game. This is nothing like last year's craziness. It's 24-18 after Davis hits his first points, and Alberto (seven points) counters. Michael King assists Jack, then is called for the foul. The freshman is getting time, which is good. He also suffers two quick fouls. Not good. GW leads 26-22 as we approach a minute...Hulett gets on the board off a steal. Then he's called for traveling. It's 28-26 at the half, and this is painful to watch. GW is shooting 38%, Richmond 26%. GW is shooting 22% from 3, Richmond 14%. GW had 12 fouls. This team is incredibly haphazard on defense.

Jack had 14-6-1 in the first half.

He opens the second half with a block and a bucket. Then another block...and a third. Wow. Davis cannot hit even a lapup right now. Jack suffers his third foul with 17:06 left, but stays in. Davis misses another layup. It's 30-26 with 16 minutes left. Ali scores to make it 32-26. Davis and Hulett are killing GW right now. Jack finds Hulett for a basket; he now has 4-3-2, but I await to see his negative numbers.

Woods suffers his third foul at 14:30. It's 34-31 GW. Alberto scores, and it's a one-point game with 13:38 left. Jack gets an offensive rebound and finds Chapin in one swoop. Darnell hits a three, and it's tied at 36. Jack with another block, but Richmond takes a 39-38 lead on a Ross three. Alberto suffers his third foul, and Jack's free throws gives GW a 40-39 lead. Jack comes out, and Davis hits a three...then taunts. Seriously? You've been awful all game. Shut up.

Richmond has fouled eight times already (nine minutes left). GW only has two. It's 44-39 with 8:30 left, and Pete Deane is getting a ot of time at the moment for the Spiders. Jack is drawing fouls now, and hitting his free throws. GW has opened up a 46-39 lead, and now they're being aggressive on the offensive end. A Davis layup and a Woods dunk, and it's 50-39. Jack has five blocks in the second half, and a 20-9-4 line. Darnell hits a three, getting it back to 50-42. Jack gets it back to ten with 5:07 left.

Hart has zero points and eleven rebounds. Alberto is now in as the center. Very small lineup for Richmond. Ross tips in his own miss to get it to 52-44. Jack needs the ball. It's 52-46 as Ross scores again (10 points). Oh, Jack's not even in. Shot clock violation. That's apt. Hulett goes to the line, and sinks both...but Varnado counters with a dunk. With 1:36 left, it's 55-50. GW is hitting 77% of their free throws...they get it back to 57-53 with 1:10 left. Alberto fouls out, and Jack heads to the line. He hits both, and it's up to 60-53. Thirty seconds left, and Hart fouls out. Chapin sinks both, and GW will escape with a 62-53 win. They didn't play great, but they got the job done.

Jack finished with seven blocks. Ridiculous. And as a team, they shot 3-20 from three. Also ridiculous. Jack went 9-for-9 from the line, and hasn't missed in three games. He's 38-40 so far, and 9-18 from three. He's shooting 55-50-95 so far this year. That's not sustainable, but holy cow.

George Washington 62, Richmond 53


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George Washington (3-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 32 2-4 5-6 2 11 1 2 9
Bruce Woods PF 28 3-4 0-0 1 5 1 3 6
Jack Dawkins SF 34 7-15 9-9 4 10 4 3 24
Richie Hulett SG 32 2-7 2-3 2 5 2 1 6
Dwight Davis PG 25 4-14 1-2 0 4 0 3 11
Hector Patterson PG 20 0-5 2-4 1 3 2 1 2
Michael King PG 4 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 2 0
John Sandy SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 10 2-4 0-0 1 3 0 1 4
Robert Mulvey C 9 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 11 (M.Chapin 3, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 3,
D.Davis 2, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 7, H.Patterson
1)
Steals: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 3-20 (J.Dawkins 1-5, R.Hulett 0-5, D.Davis 2-6,
H.Patterson 0-2, P.Ali 0-1, R.Mulvey 0-1)


Richmond (2-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Garland Hart C 35 0-3 0-0 3 12 1 5 0
Marcos Ross PF 23 3-9 4-4 2 5 2 2 10
Charles Alberto SF 27 4-9 3-6 1 3 0 5 12
Myron Varnado SG 26 2-8 0-0 1 2 1 1 5
Preston Elson PG 26 2-13 7-10 1 5 0 4 11
Amos Maple SG 18 2-2 1-1 0 0 0 1 6
Robert Darnell SF 24 3-7 1-2 1 3 0 0 9
Pete Deane PG 8 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0
Justin Yoho PF 9 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
Edward Boyd SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Dennis Hinman C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Lowell Mebane SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (G.Hart 3, M.Varnado 1, P.Elson 3,
R.Darnell 3, J.Yoho 1, L.Mebane 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (G.Hart 2)
Steals: 2 (G.Hart 1, R.Darnell 1)
3P FGs: 5-21 (C.Alberto 1-2, M.Varnado 1-6, P.Elson
0-7, A.Maple 1-1, R.Darnell 2-4, J.Yoho 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)




12.5.82: vs Delaware State (3-2)

The Hornets are coming off their best season in school history, by far. They went 23-8 and reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago, even though they finished second in the MEAC behind South Carolina State. The Hornets lost three starters from that team, including two three-year starters. This roster, though, has more potential than that team did.

Freshman Gary Mangrum (14.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and 7'3 senior center, Cecil Gee (13.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg) lead this team. They will be hampered by the loss of C/F Clement Bergeron (8.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg), who is out with an injury. G Warren Davis and F Franklin Bennett round out a worthy starting unit. The defense leaves some to be desired, though guard Justin Delgado has averaged eight points a game in 12.4 minutes a game off the bench. So, there's a bit of firepower.

If GW gets out in the passing lanes, they should dominate this game via turnovers. This group is putrid on defense and in rebounding outside of Gee.

Chapin beat Gee for the jump. Davis opens with a three off a Jack assist. Mangrum counters with a three, and Jack gets the and-one from Bennett. Gee dunks it, and it's 6-5 two minutes in. Woods follows two straight misses, and gets the hoop. Jack has an early foul and two early turnovers. He also has two assists, as Davis has five points. So does Mangrum, who gets a steal and a dunk the other way.

With 13:30 left, it's 10-7, GW. Hulett scores off a Jack pass; he has an early 3-4-2 line. Make that 3-5-3, as he finds Sandy off an offensive board. Delgado comes off the bench and hits a three right away. Jack answers, and it's 17-10 with ten minutes gone.

GW leads in rebounding, 11-5, but they have five turnovers...Jack two. This Mulvey/Maley post situation really doesn't work. It's happening now, and Gee is giggling with delight. Sandy drills a three, and it's 20-14 with 6:36 left. Gee hits two free throws, which is impressive for the 7'3 monster (BY GOD!). The Hornets tie it on two Warren Davis threes, but GW retakes the lead on Davis' shot off a Jack assist. The Hornets take the lead on Davis' three with four minutes left. Jack has 6-9-4 right now.

Chapin hits two freebies to retake the lead with 2:30 left. Jack is up to eleven rebounds, but he is not scoring. Bradley Bearden scores, but Sandy retakes the lead for GW. The half ends 30-29 for GW, though you have to think Jack won't be held down for much longer. He has 6-12-4 in his line. GW shot 40%, while the Hornets shot 42%. GW held the rebounds, 21-12...but they were careless with the ball, with eight turnovers. That has to change.

Delgado opens the second half with a three, and Dawkins responds. It's 32-32 early in the second. Gotta wonder how many are at this game. Probably a lot because of Jack, but...yeesh. Jack gets another block...GW has six right now, not sure how many Jack has. He realy isn't shooting. Woods gets his third foul. He then hits two free throws to give GW a 36-34 lead just under sixteen minutes left. Jack assists Davis on a hoop, and it's 38-34, GW.

Jack is missing quite a bit, but he coaxes a foul out of Mangrum, and gets a three-point play. He has 11-12-6, and it's 41-34. Jack then finds Sandy, who has 12 points. 43-34, twelve minutes left. Jack then hits four freebies, two off a technical, to give him a 15-12-7 line. It's 47-34, and Delaware State has unraveled. Sandy hits again...his 14 is a career high already. Mangrum gets it back to 49-40 with a three, then to 49-42. Bennett hasg another technical called against him, and he's chucked from the game. Jack hits those free throws, and it's 57-44. Hulett hits a three, and it's 57-44, with 7:30 left.

Gee has his shot blocked by Chapin, and Jack is back at the line. He hits two more free throws, and it's 59-49 as Delgado hits another three. He has 12 points. Chuck Marshall hits a three, and it's 59-52 as Jack comes back. Five minutes left, Jack has a 20-12-7 line. Sandy heads to the line and hits two free throws, and it's back to ten for GW. Jack drills a three, making it 65-54 with 3:55 left. Jack hits a layup, and as said before, he wouldn't be held down long. Davis hits a three, he now has 12, and GW is pulling away. With 2:45 left, it's 70-57. Jack sustains a possession with an offensive board, and finishes with the hoop. The final is 72-60, and Jack won that with his play in the second half...as did Sandy. The thirteen turnovers were atrocious, but only 12 fouls, to 21 for Delaware State...Jack missed one free throw, going 11-12 at the stripe. Delaware State had five offensive rebounds; Jack had six by himself, and Woods had another five. These guys are tough on the offensive boards...Woods for his size, Jack for his tenaciousness. Jack added four blocks...but had five turnovers. That's no good.

George Washington 72, Delaware State 60


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Delaware State (3-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Cecil Gee C 29 1-4 2-2 1 5 1 0 4
Darrell Francois PF 31 0-5 2-4 1 3 0 4 2
Franklin Bennett C 19 2-5 0-0 1 3 0 5 5
Gary Mangrum SF 33 6-10 0-0 0 3 2 2 14
Warren Davis SG 23 2-4 0-0 1 2 6 3 6
Bradley Bearden PG 18 2-7 2-2 0 1 1 3 6
Justin Delgado PG 24 5-12 1-1 0 1 3 1 15
Michael Hanson SG 10 0-1 1-2 0 1 0 1 1
Charles Marshall SF 7 2-2 0-1 1 3 0 1 5
Steven Bushman PF 4 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Jesse Osborne C 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 7 (D.Francois 3, F.Bennett 1, G.Mangrum 2,
W.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 6 (F.Bennett 1, G.Mangrum 2, B.Bearden 1,
J.Delgado 1, C.Marshall 1)
3P FGs: 10-22 (D.Francois 0-3, F.Bennett 1-2, G.Mangrum
2-3, W.Davis 2-4, B.Bearden 0-2, J.Delgado 4-6,
M.Hanson 0-1, C.Marshall 1-1)


George Washington (4-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 35 1-3 2-2 1 9 0 2 4
Bruce Woods PF 32 2-9 3-4 5 8 0 3 7
Jack Dawkins SF 36 7-15 11-12 6 15 7 1 27
Richie Hulett SG 32 2-4 0-1 2 3 0 0 5
Dwight Davis PG 29 5-13 0-0 1 5 4 2 12
John Sandy SF 20 6-9 3-3 3 5 1 0 16
Hector Patterson PG 7 0-2 1-2 0 0 1 4 1
Porter Ali SF 2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey C 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 5, R.Hulett 3,
D.Davis 3, J.Sandy 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (M.Chapin 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4,
D.Davis 1)
Steals: 1 (B.Woods 1)
3P FGs: 6-15 (J.Dawkins 2-4, R.Hulett 1-1, D.Davis 2-7,
J.Sandy 1-2, H.Patterson 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 6: 12.6-12.82

The top four have stablized, with Missoui, Clemson, Washington and Colorado State forming the obvious elite. That's a facetious statement, if muns reads this.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Missouri (51) 8-0 1778 1 Big Eight Conference
2. Maryland (16) 6-0 1736 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Washington (4) 6-0 1661 2 Pacific-8 Conference
4. Colorado State (1) 9-0 1539 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Brigham Young 5-1 1497 7 Western Athletic Conference
6. Rice 5-1 1483 6 Southwest Conference
7. North Carolina 6-1 1349 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Kansas 3-0 1318 9 Big Eight Conference
9. Baylor 6-1 1148 4 Southwest Conference
10. Southern California 5-1 1148 12 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Princeton 6-1 1044 13 Ivy League
12. UTEP 5-1 986 14 Western Athletic Conference
13. Indiana 7-0 925 15 Big Ten Conference
14. Nebraska 6-1 905 8 Big Eight Conference
15. Southern Methodist 4-0 752 16 Southwest Conference
16. Arkansas 5-0 716 17 Southwest Conference
17. Kansas State 4-2 655 20 Big Eight Conference
18. Pennsylvania 3-1 569 22 Ivy League
19. Wake Forest 3-0 556 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. North Carolina State 6-1 350 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Texas A&M 5-1 339 25 Southwest Conference
22. Lafayette 6-0 327 23 East Coast Conference
23. Pepperdine 5-0 237 NR West Coast Conference
24. Mercer 5-0 110 NR Independent
25. Citadel 5-1 108 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan 2-0 56 Big Ten Conference
Cornell 3-1 49 Ivy League
Duke 4-2 30 Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson 4-2 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
Dartmouth 0-1 7 Ivy League
New Mexico 6-2 7 Western Athletic Conference
Oklahoma 4-1 2 Big Eight Conference





12.8.82: vs Syracuse (4-3)

The Orangemen were a NIT team when the tournament started in 1950, and were so for four years. They have not made the postseason since 1959; they have never made the NCAA. Coach Merle Patterson (93-149) is feeling the heat, as he should. The team was one of the founding members of the Big East last season, and did next to nothing. They have three starters back from last year's team, led by guard Arthur Mulkey (11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds), who is averaging 20.3 points this year. There is a lot of experience here, but the experience is being a losing program. And, truth be told, they are 4-3...but they have been outscored this season.

Forward Lamont Widdle has been a positive efficiency player for the Orangemen. He is averaging 7.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, and 1.0 steals a game.

Jack finds Hulett for a basket on the first possession. Woods and Hulett both foul, then Woods scores. Jack scores to make it 6-3, before Mulkey ties it with a three. Woods suffers his second foul, sending Sandy in, who fouls immediately. At some point, Arlie Jennings has to realize he can't employ the aggressive defense he did last year.

With fifteen minutes left, it's 8-6. Jack finds Hulett for another score; his line is 2-0-2 so far. Hulett fouls again, and Jorge Bui hits a three. Porter Ali hits one to tie it at 11. Davis tips in a Jack miss, then Jack scores to make it 15-13. Jack comes out with 12 minutes left, and Mulkey (eight points) scores to tie it. Jack comes back a minute later and gets a block.

These teams are horrible. Syracuse is shooting 50%, but they have seven turnovers. GW is shooting 33%, 14% from 3, and has six fouls. Come on. Jack has four points...he is not shooting. Syracuse finally takes a 17-15 lead on Lamont Windle's score. This feels like a one-run game; in other words, these guys are not playing basketball.

Hulett drills a three. He has seven points. It's 21-18 with 2:53 left. Jack scores...he has a 6-1-2 line. Very meek half from him. Of course, he had that last game. Jack then hits a three, and stares me down for writing that. The half ends 23-21. Syracuse had 13 turnovers, but GW is shooting poorly, and, I don't believe, shot a single free throw. Jack has a 9-1-2 line, and Syracuse outrebounded GW 20-13.

Mulkey scores...he has ten points. Jack just got blocked twice in the same possession. Rojas hits a three to tie it, but Jack finds Chapin for the go-ahead. Davis has his third foul...comes out, then goes back in. Mulkey scores to tie it as we head to the 15-minute mark.

Jack hits a three-point play, but Bui hits a shot. It's 31-30. Jack with his first foul, and now Rojas hits a three. 33-31, 13 minutes left. Bui scores again, but Jack hits a three. Maybe he's getting the eye of the tiger. Davis hits a three-point play, and GW leads 37-35. Rojas...whose name is Man Rojas...throws it out of bounds.

Hulett scores with 10:22 left, making it 41-36, GW. Syracuse has eight blocks today. Davis scores off a Jack pass. Mulkey responds...then Chapin hits. It's 45-38. Jack hasa 15-7-5 today. Hulett coaxes a foul by Windle on a 3. He hits two, misses the third, and Woods gets it for GW. It's 49-40, 6:30 left. Davis hits a three, as Jack is up to six assists. He then gets a steal, then scores...17-8-6 for Jack, and it's 54-40, 3:45 left. Jack scores again, before 7-1 Darnell Croom hits a three to end the bleeding.

Jack hits a three, and it's 59-43. He comes out with 1:42 left, and that'll do that. Albert Cheek hits a trash time three, and Dustin Purcell adds another...the game ends 61-53, but it was not indicative of that second half, in which GW dominated. This is very much like last year's team, get off to a slow start, then dominate in the second half. Jack is a big reason for that, but these guys are finding roles. Davis had 15, Chapin 13 rebounds.

After an 0-2 start, George Washington is 5-2.

George Washington 61, Syracuse 53


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Syracuse (4-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Darnell Croom C 33 1-4 0-0 1 7 0 1 3
Lamont Windle PF 35 0-5 4-4 0 3 1 2 4
Jorge Bui SF 32 4-7 0-0 2 6 3 2 9
Arthur Mulkey SG 30 7-14 1-2 1 8 2 2 16
Man Rojas PG 27 4-5 0-0 0 2 0 1 10
James Nightingale C 9 0-0 0-0 3 4 2 2 0
Earl Hathorn SG 16 0-4 1-2 1 4 1 0 1
Ben Thrash PF 3 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Albert Cheek SG 6 1-2 2-2 0 0 1 2 5
Jeffrey McCrary SF 7 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Dustin Purcell PG 2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3


Turnovers: 19 (D.Croom 2, L.Windle 1, J.Bui 2, A.Mulkey
5, M.Rojas 6, J.Nightingale 1, E.Hathorn 1, J.McCrary
1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (D.Croom 1, L.Windle 6, A.Mulkey 1)
Steals: 2 (M.Rojas 1, D.Purcell 1)
3P FGs: 7-19 (D.Croom 1-2, L.Windle 0-2, J.Bui 1-3,
A.Mulkey 1-4, M.Rojas 2-3, E.Hathorn 0-1, A.Cheek 1-1,
J.McCrary 0-1, D.Purcell 1-2)


George Washington (5-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 35 3-5 0-0 5 13 1 0 6
Bruce Woods PF 25 1-3 0-0 2 4 0 3 2
Jack Dawkins SF 36 9-17 1-1 4 8 6 1 22
Richie Hulett SG 26 4-9 2-3 0 0 4 3 11
Dwight Davis PG 33 6-21 1-1 1 1 3 3 15
John Sandy SF 25 0-5 0-1 1 4 3 3 0
Hector Patterson PG 8 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 2
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Robert Mulvey C 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (M.Chapin 2, J.Sandy 4, H.Patterson 1,
R.Mulvey 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 1)
Steals: 8 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis 1, J.Sandy
3)
3P FGs: 7-19 (J.Dawkins 3-4, R.Hulett 1-4, D.Davis 2-6,
J.Sandy 0-3, P.Ali 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

12.12.82: at Yale (4-2)

The Bulldogs are a bit of a mystery. They have loads of talent, but haven't beaten anyone of quality, and barely beat the teams they have. They will give Jack a hell of a run with SF Gabriel Smith, who is averaging 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds this season. Forward Kevin Manning has 13.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, and will make for a Colonial-sized headache. (Can that be a thing? Wasn't the average Colonial 5'5?). They don't score enough and don't stop the other team from scoring enough. That said, GW is smoke and mirrors.

This should be a 5-7 point Yale victory.

Manning scores first, Jack is called for a charge, and Hulett drills a three. Not all in that order. Alphonse Escalante (the hardest name I've had to write so far) gets a breakaway dunk, and it's 4-3 with 16:50 left. Jack hits two freebies. Antonie Verdin gets Marty Chilton a bucket, making it 6-5. Jack goes one-for-two from the line, then hits a three. He has six, and it's 9-6. Manning fouls Chapin, and then Chapin fouls Manning. With 14:29 left, it's 9-7. And Chapin has his second foul.

Yale's already in the penalty with six minutes gone. GW has six turnovers. Jack with a dunk...he has eight of their eleven points. He scores again, and it's 13-10. GW has no player on the floor who has scored in this game. Gabriel Smith scores off a steal, and he's getting more involved. Patterson scores his first bucket, and it's 18-15, Yale, with ten minutes left.

Timmy Day hits a three, giving Yale a 21-15 lead with nine minutes left. Hulett draws a charge on Smith, and Jack is st...there he is. It's 10-3-0 for him. Chapin hits a putback of a Jack miss. Manning has seven points...Patterson swipes Verdin and hits a dunk. It's 23-21 with six minutes left. Escalante hits a three. Jack answers with a layup. He has twelve, and then hits from the top of the key. With 4:19 left, it's 30-25.

Bill Larkin scores. Yale is shooting 63%. Jack finds Hulett, and Woods scores, to get GW back to 32-29. Jack suffers his third foul...ouch. Sandy hits a three, making it 33-32. Hulett scores two free throws, making it 34-33 with a minute left. Yale ties it up. Smith hits two free throws...it ends 36-34. Jack has 14-5-1, but three fouls are the key here. Yale shot 62% from the field, and 67% from three.

Jack finds Chapin for the opening basket. Manning scores. Davis gets Escalante his third foul. Jack scores to tie the game. Jack hits again, and GW has a 40-38 lead. Yale retakes the lead, 41-40...Smith suffers his second foul, and Sandy ties it right back up. The foul-fest continues...with four minutes gone by, GW has 3, and Yale has 2. Davis drills a three, making it 44-43. Escalante hits a three, but Woods reties it. Manning answers that. Jack answers that one...he has 20-9-2, and it's 48-48. Jack then coaxes Smith's third foul, and gets a 51-48 lead off the hoop and free throw. Smith then suffers his fourth foul. With 13:26 left, it's 53-48, GW.

Escalante hits a three, but Jack responds. He has 27-10-2 right now. Sandy hits two free throws. Jack scores off a turnover, giving GW a 59-51 lead. Then he finds Sandy for a basket. Sandy gets a steal and another layup. He has ten points, and it's 63-51 with eleven minutes left. Manning (17) gets Yale back on the board.

Jack gets a steal and a layup. He has 31-10-3 for a 65-53 lead. He scores again, but he is tired. He gets a break, and Yale is coming back. 67-58. Ali gets a hoop, but Escalante (17) scores again. Mulvey hits a three-pointer, but Escalante answers. 74-62, and Jack has to come back. He does with five minutes left. Davis scores, and GW has a 76-64 lead. Verdin hits two free throws. Smith gets a steal, and hits a layup. Sandy responds with a three, off a Jack pass. He has four fouls....

Jack gets a hoop, and the foul. His free throw makes it 82-68. Woods scores, but Sandy responds. Jack fouls out with two minutes left...Manning follows that with a bucket, making it 84-72. Patterson hits two free throws, and Verdin scores. Sandy answers, then gets a steal. He has 15. GW will hold Yale off. Yale had 23 turnovers...12 of those were off GW steals. Jack's line was outstanding: 36 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks.

George Washington 88, Yale 74


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George Washington (6-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 25 2-4 0-0 1 5 1 5 4
Bruce Woods PF 30 3-5 0-1 2 2 1 2 6
Jack Dawkins SF 29 14-17 7-8 4 10 4 5 36
Richie Hulett SG 32 2-10 2-2 1 3 1 2 7
Dwight Davis PG 27 3-6 0-0 0 2 5 1 7
John Sandy SF 19 5-9 3-4 1 4 1 3 15
Hector Patterson PG 17 2-4 2-2 0 0 0 1 6
Michael King PG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
Robert Mulvey C 11 2-3 0-0 0 2 0 2 5
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3,
R.Hulett 4, D.Davis 4, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1,
R.Mulvey 1, O.Maley 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 12 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, J.Sandy
2, H.Patterson 3, R.Mulvey 1)
3P FGs: 6-18 (J.Dawkins 1-3, R.Hulett 1-5, D.Davis 1-2,
J.Sandy 2-3, H.Patterson 0-2, M.King 0-1, P.Ali 0-1,
R.Mulvey 1-1)


Yale (4-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Antoine Verdin C 30 2-6 3-4 0 7 3 2 7
Kevin Manning PF 35 8-14 3-5 2 7 0 1 19
Gabriel Smith SF 29 2-5 3-7 2 3 3 4 7
Bill Larkin SG 26 2-3 2-2 0 2 0 3 6
A. Escalante PG 21 7-10 1-2 0 0 4 3 19
Isaias Braden PG 18 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0
Marty Chilton SF 19 5-6 0-0 0 4 1 2 10
Timmy Day SG 7 1-2 2-2 1 1 0 0 5
Roger Snelling C 12 0-1 0-0 2 3 1 0 0
Andrew Stalker SF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Dennis Desai C 3 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 1


Turnovers: 23 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 3, G.Smith 6,
B.Larkin 2, A.Escalante 2, I.Braden 4, M.Chilton 5)
Blocked Shots: 5 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 2, B.Larkin 1,
D.Desai 1)
Steals: 7 (A.Verdin 2, G.Smith 2, B.Larkin 1,
A.Escalante 2)
3P FGs: 5-11 (G.Smith 0-1, A.Escalante 4-6, I.Braden
0-1, T.Day 1-2, A.Stalker 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 7: 12.13-19.82

The top seven remained the same. Kansas dropped out of the top ten, as did Baylor. GW has not sniffed the polls yet, but they shouldn't. Lafayette is moving up, heading to 19th after a 7-0 start.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Missouri (58) 11-0 1785 1 Big Eight Conference
2. Maryland (13) 8-1 1735 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Washington 9-0 1638 3 Pacific-8 Conference
4. Rice 7-1 1555 6 Southwest Conference
5. Colorado State (1) 11-0 1542 4 Western Athletic Conference
6. Brigham Young 8-1 1458 5 Western Athletic Conference
7. North Carolina 9-1 1360 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. UTEP 8-1 1266 12 Western Athletic Conference
9. Princeton 10-1 1207 11 Ivy League
10. Southern California 7-1 1166 10 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Nebraska 9-1 1083 14 Big Eight Conference
12. Southern Methodist 5-2 988 15 Southwest Conference
13. Kansas 6-1 904 8 Big Eight Conference
14. Arkansas 7-0 898 16 Southwest Conference
15. Wake Forest 6-0 812 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Indiana 10-1 654 13 Big Ten Conference
17. Baylor 7-2 645 9 Southwest Conference
18. Texas A&M 7-1 574 21 Southwest Conference
19. North Carolina State 7-1 495 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Lafayette 9-0 471 22 East Coast Conference
21. Duke 8-2 328 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Kansas State 6-3 255 17 Big Eight Conference
23. Clemson 6-3 181 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Pennsylvania 4-2 108 18 Ivy League
25. Dartmouth 3-1 96 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas Tech 6-1 75 Southwest Conference
New Mexico 6-2 37 Western Athletic Conference
Texas-Arlington 7-2 37 Southland Conference
VCU 7-2 22 Independent
Mercer 6-2 12 Independent
Michigan 4-2 11 Big Ten Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 5-2 2 Independent





12.16.82: vs Columbia (4-3)

The Lions have two admirable losses, to #11 Southern Methodist by two, and at Seton Hall. Columbia. They shoot pretty well, and pass the ball around quite well (19th in assists). But they are horrific rebounders. GW should have a field day on the boards, which is what will likely get them the win here.

If Columbia is to win, it will be because they got a major advantage in the backcourt. Anton Silverstein and Joe Spector are returning starters, and Spector has been in the program for a third season. They are not all that experienced...forward Charlie Deal is the only player to have as much experience as the backcourt. Columbia appears to be at a crossroads. They were a program on the rise, and stalled out. They reached the NCAA last year, but they have been up and down over the last four years. It appears they're going to continue in this wavy pattern. Let's hope the up doesn't happen today.

Columbia is a small team. Just wanted to say that. Joe Spector scores the game's first hoop, which Jack answers with a dunk. Columbia gets out to a quick 7-2 lead. Spector hits a three, and GW calls a timeout with 17:40 left. Chapin scores for GW, and Silverstein has two quick fouls. Jack draws a foul on Leverett, and gets the points, but Ross West hits a three, making it 13-6 after four minutes. Davis is shooting horribly to start...Jack hits Woods for a bucket, and he is fouled. The three-point play makes it 13-10. Jack follows with a three-point play of his own. Tie ballgame. Columbia has five turnovers. Jack scores, giving GW a 15-13 lead...Spector follows that with a three. Chapin scores and gets the foul. He ties it at 18-18. Columbia answers again with five points, making it 23-18. Porter Ali scores a triple, and James Edwards counters that. John Sandy counters that one. 26-24, 8:35 left.

Jack's line is 9-4-1, as he comes out. Sandy hits two free throws to tie it, and again, Columbia responds with a three. Davis hits, but Deal responds. Davis hits again. 31-30, Columbia. Davis hits off a Sandy pass, but Columbia still holds a 33-32 lead. Jack comes back and misses his first bucket...Webb, Silverstein and Leverett all have two fouls. Spector has 14 points, and Jack ties it...then Woods takes the lead off a Jack pass. Chapin then fouls...he has two. GW has a 40-38 lead when Jack finds Hulett. With 2:42 left, GW is up, 40-39.

Silverstein takes the lead, before Jack retakes it. He has 13-6-3...Leverett scores. Silverstein gets his third foul, and Jack hits both free throws. Columbia has 12 fouls. It's 45-43 with just under a minute left. Jack blocks a shot, then finds Hulett. It's GW 48, Columbia 43 at the break. Jack finishes with a 15-6-4 line. Spector has fourteen for Columbia. GW had one turnover, which is why they lead despite the fact that the Lions shot 55% in the half.

Jack assists Davis on the first possession of the second half. Then he does it again. It's 52-43. Spector has his second turnover of the second half, and Jack finds Hulett. Then he finds Woods. Four possessions, four Jack assists. Jack hits a three, making it 59-48. Silverstein responds, and then Spector gets a turnover and layup. Jack responds. He has 20-7-8...make that 22-7-8. 63-51, 16:48 left. Jack assists Chapin, then gets a rebound. Jack's up to 22-9-9, and with 15 left, it's 65-55. This is a ten-point game, but feels like thirty. Until now...James Edwards hits a three. Woods follows with a bucket, then Jack hits two free throws. Selman responds for Columbia, and Leverett picks up his third foul. It's 69-60 with 11:07 left.

Jack gets his tenth assist. Davis then adds a bucket...73-60, 10:29 left. Leverett (8) hits a three. GW is getting great possessions, but no points. Several possessions with several offensive rebounds. Jack just drew a charge. Patterson scores...as Jack sits. Spector hits a three, and it's 75-66 with 7:00 left. Chris Davis is in?!?!? What?!

Mulvey scores, and it's back to 11, 77-66. Chris Davis SCORES! His first points come on a three! Then he leaves, and Jack, who has a triple-double (24-10-10) comes back. He's fouled by James Edwards, and hits both free throws. Spector finds Charlie Deal, but Woods responds. Jack finds Hulett, who has eight points, but four fouls. Jack finds Davis (18) for a three. It's up to 89-72, and the rout is well on. Jack hits both free throws after a foul, and comes out. 91-72, and the subs are in. The final is 93-74.

GW only had six turnovers all game. Jack had one of his finest lines, 28-11-12. He made all 13 of his free thorws. He got three steals and a block. Columbia had 17 turnovers and were out-assisted, 21-19, and outrebounded, 39-29. All in all, it was a standout performance for this GW team...their best of the year.

George Washington 93, Columbia 74


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George Washington (7-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 33 5-6 2-3 2 9 4 2 12
Bruce Woods PF 30 4-6 2-3 2 5 0 2 10
Jack Dawkins SF 33 7-18 13-13 4 11 12 1 28
Richie Hulett SG 23 4-6 0-0 0 1 1 4 8
Dwight Davis PG 29 8-18 1-2 0 6 2 1 18
John Sandy SF 18 1-4 4-4 2 4 2 2 7
Hector Patterson PG 13 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 8 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 3
Robert Mulvey C 7 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Chris Davis SG 2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 6 (J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 1, J.Sandy 2,
H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 6 (J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 2, D.Davis 1)
3P FGs: 5-15 (J.Dawkins 1-3, D.Davis 1-5, J.Sandy 1-2,
P.Ali 1-3, C.Davis 1-2)


Columbia (5-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Charles Deal C 31 3-6 0-2 1 5 0 2 6
Ali Webb PF 21 2-6 4-4 0 4 1 4 8
Anton Silverstein SF 21 2-9 1-2 1 6 4 4 5
Joe Spector SG 31 7-10 0-0 0 4 5 0 19
Chris Leverett PG 28 3-7 2-2 1 4 3 3 10
Ross West SG 19 1-3 0-0 0 0 3 2 3
James Edwards PG 13 4-6 2-2 0 1 2 1 12
Daniel Selman C 20 3-4 0-1 0 3 0 3 6
Charles Houston PF 8 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
Warren Miles SF 6 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 5
David Alexander SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (C.Deal 2, A.Webb 1, A.Silverstein 1,
J.Spector 7, C.Leverett 1, R.West 5)
Blocked Shots: 1 (D.Selman 1)
Steals: 3 (J.Spector 1, R.West 1, J.Edwards 1)
3P FGs: 11-27 (A.Silverstein 0-5, J.Spector 5-7,
C.Leverett 2-6, R.West 1-3, J.Edwards 2-4, D.Selman
0-1, W.Miles 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 8: 12.20-26.82

Maryland fell after losing to Penn. Everything else stayed mostly at the status quo, though SMU fell out of the poll after being ranked 12th.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Missouri (65) 11-0 1792 1 Big Eight Conference
2. Washington (6) 9-0 1719 3 Pacific-8 Conference
3. Rice 7-1 1641 4 Southwest Conference
4. Colorado State (1) 11-0 1572 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Brigham Young 8-1 1553 6 Western Athletic Conference
6. North Carolina 9-1 1408 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Maryland 8-1 1332 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Princeton 10-1 1296 9 Ivy League
9. UTEP 9-1 1281 8 Western Athletic Conference
10. Nebraska 9-1 1163 11 Big Eight Conference
11. Kansas 6-1 1064 13 Big Eight Conference
12. Wake Forest 6-0 943 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Southern California 7-2 846 10 Pacific-8 Conference
14. Baylor 7-2 832 17 Southwest Conference
15. Texas A&M 7-1 741 18 Southwest Conference
16. Lafayette 9-0 603 20 East Coast Conference
17. Pennsylvania 6-2 592 24 Ivy League
18. North Carolina State 7-1 589 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Indiana 11-1 514 16 Big Ten Conference
20. Kansas State 7-3 500 22 Big Eight Conference
21. Duke 8-2 488 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Arkansas 7-1 420 14 Southwest Conference
23. New Mexico 7-2 211 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Texas Tech 7-1 164 NR Southwest Conference
25. Dartmouth 3-1 122 25 Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Methodist 5-2 11 Southwest Conference
Arizona State 6-2 1 Western Athletic Conference
Clemson 7-3 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Cornell 4-2 1 Ivy League





12.20.82: vs Georgetown (3-5)

The Hoyas had their first-ever postseason visit last year. To be fair, the field expanded from 64 to 96 teams, total, and the Hoyas were in the first-ever Big East season. Their 18-14 season wouldn't have gotten them a sniff of tournament play any other year. But, still, they did. So, good on them.

Julius Hamilton and Jimmy McNeal are the only two players who have logged much time in the system. McNeal is a three-year starter, Hamilton a two. They start a freshman backcourt, led by leading scorer Jimmy Hermann (11.9 ppg). But this is a team that has a hard time scoring, a harder time rebounding, and an even harder time keeping opponents off the boards...especially on their offensive end. This spells disaster for the Hoyas.

Davis pays tribute to Leroy with a foul on the game's first physical action. Then he picks up a second. Sandy is in, and Jack slides to the point. Jack is fouled on a dunk attempt, and sink's the game's first two points. Hulett follows with a dunk off a turnover. Hermann scores the first points for the Hoyas, but Jack sinks a three. Then another bucket. He has seven points, and Georgetown calls timeout. GT is going to through bodies at Jack all day. Jack hits with 13:02 left, giving GW an 11-2 lead.

GT is shooting 1-for-10 so far...1-for-11. Jack scores again. He has 11-1-0 so far, and it's 13-2. Jack then finds Hector Patterson, making it 15-2. He gets a break with ten minutes left. Sandy scores..then Porter Ali hits a three. Julius Hamilton finally scores for GT, and it's 22-4, with eight minutes left. Derek Dressler hits a three, as Georgetown apparently figured out the game started. Jack hits a bucket...he has 13, and with 5:39 left, it's 24-7. Georgetown has put up no resistence, anywhere. Oh, now they're in a press. Jack gets fouled, sinks both...28-9 with four minutes to go. I think Hulett has either two or three fouls. Doesn't matter, he comes out. Chapin scores, and it's 30-9.

GW holds a 20-12 edge in rebounds, and GT has six turnovers. Jack gets an and-one, making it 35-11 with 1:14 left. He has 18 points and 3 rebounds. It's 37-11 at the half...Jack has an 18-4-2 line. Georgetown shot 19% from the field, 9% from 3, was outrebounded 22-12, and had seven turnovers to GW's three. That's a whoopin.

Hulett fouls to open the second half. Jack gets an and-one, and now has 21. Davis picks up his third foul, which means Hulett has to have his fourth, since he got pulled. Jack scores again. He's shooting well. Hermann spotted someone open in the third row. Jack hits a three...he has 26. It's 47-15 with 16:41 left. Georgetown calls time...why? How will that help? They respond with a shot clock violation. GW, not wanting to be left out, has one of their own.

GT hits on two straight possessions, making it 47-20. Then Hamilton hits another shot, prompting GW to call time. Jack finds Sandy for a hoop out of the meeting. He has a 26-5-3 line. With 11:54 left, it's 49-25. Jack gets and and-one, his third of the game. He has 29-6-3, and it's 52-27. Hermann scores...Jack then finds Chapin for a score. It's 54-32 with nine minutes left. Jack hits two more free throws, and Moriarty hits a three after.

With nine minutes left, it's 57-35. The rest of this will play out quickly. Jack is at 31-7-4. Jack gets yet another and-one. He has 36, and it's 63-37. Jack now has 38, and he has outscored Georgetown by himself. He can also get his first 40-point game with another bucket. Doubtful he'll get it, though...Jack gets a double-double. Yup. Michael King turns it over, and Jack leaves the game. While he was in, he outscored Georgetown by himself. Third time that has hpapened in his career. Nathan Long scores for Georgetown, meaning it won't sustain. Georgetown has played a better second half, but really, how could they not? The only way they could play worse is if the team suffered an epidemic and died. The final is 70-42. Jack shot 12-14 from the field, 12-12 from the line. He was 2-3 from 3, had four blocks and a steal. And just one turnover.

George Washington 70, Georgetown 42


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Georgetown (3-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James McNeal C 7 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Elvin Mitchell PF 28 0-3 4-4 3 4 0 3 4
Julius Hamilton SF 29 3-9 2-2 2 6 2 2 10
James Hermann SG 29 2-8 2-2 1 2 0 1 6
Charles Rhoades PG 25 0-6 2-2 0 0 0 1 2
Richard Moriarty PG 21 2-7 1-2 2 3 3 2 6
Nathan Long SF 15 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 2
Louis Dittmer C 25 2-6 0-0 2 4 0 3 4
Derek Dressler SF 13 1-4 0-0 0 4 1 3 3
Lee McIlwain SF 4 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 5


Turnovers: 11 (E.Mitchell 2, J.Hermann 4, C.Rhoades 2,
N.Long 1, L.Dittmer 1, D.Dressler 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (E.Mitchell 1, N.Long 1, D.Dressler 1)
Steals: 4 (J.McNeal 1, C.Rhoades 1, R.Moriarty 1,
D.Dressler 1)
3P FGs: 5-25 (J.Hamilton 2-5, J.Hermann 0-2, C.Rhoades
0-4, R.Moriarty 1-5, N.Long 0-3, D.Dressler 1-4,
L.McIlwain 1-2)


George Washington (8-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 32 2-6 2-2 2 10 1 0 6
Bruce Woods PF 29 1-3 1-2 0 3 4 2 3
Jack Dawkins SF 34 12-14 12-12 4 11 4 0 38
Richie Hulett SG 12 1-4 0-0 0 3 1 4 2
Dwight Davis PG 9 1-2 0-0 2 4 1 4 2
John Sandy SG 34 3-6 0-0 1 2 1 3 6
Hector Patterson PG 19 1-4 2-2 1 2 0 2 4
Michael King PG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 15 1-6 5-8 2 4 0 1 8
Robert Mulvey C 6 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 1
Orlando Maley PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 1,
D.Davis 1, J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 2, M.King 1, P.Ali 3)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 4 (J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 2)
3P FGs: 3-12 (J.Dawkins 2-3, R.Hulett 0-1, D.Davis 0-1,
J.Sandy 0-3, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 1-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[hoopsguy]

38 points on 14 shots is crazy efficient.
Do you feel like the ship has righted, or is the winning streak more a product of lesser competition?

[Comey]

It's probably a combination of both. I think they've definitely found a formula, and guys have found their roles. But having teams to do that with has helped, for sure.

[Comey]

Week 9: 12.27.82-1.2.83


Missouri fell to 3-7 MIssissippi, then to Oregon State. They dropped from #1 to #10. Washington takes the top spot, while BYU moves up to #2, leapfrogging Rice and Colorado State. You get the feeling that, if this was the top four, college basketball ratings would drop precipitously.

GW picked up a few votes, but they aren't ranked yet.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Washington (70) 13-0 1798 2 Pacific-8 Conference
2. Brigham Young 11-1 1675 5 Western Athletic Conference
3. Rice (2) 9-1 1661 3 Southwest Conference
4. Colorado State 13-1 1625 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. North Carolina 12-1 1515 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Princeton 11-1 1394 8 Ivy League
7. UTEP 9-1 1374 9 Western Athletic Conference
8. Maryland 9-1 1328 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas 9-1 1232 11 Big Eight Conference
10. Missouri 11-2 1124 1 Big Eight Conference
11. Nebraska 11-2 984 10 Big Eight Conference
12. Southern California 10-2 978 13 Pacific-8 Conference
13. Wake Forest 9-0 908 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Baylor 9-2 891 14 Southwest Conference
15. Pennsylvania 8-2 792 17 Ivy League
16. Texas A&M 11-1 768 15 Southwest Conference
17. Indiana 12-2 719 19 Big Ten Conference
18. North Carolina State 8-1 593 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. New Mexico 8-3 465 23 Western Athletic Conference
20. Lafayette 11-2 349 16 East Coast Conference
21. Duke 10-3 313 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Texas Tech 9-1 295 24 Southwest Conference
23. Arkansas 8-2 260 22 Southwest Conference
24. Kansas State 9-4 189 20 Big Eight Conference
25. Clemson 8-4 115 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Cornell 6-2 24 Ivy League
Arizona State 9-2 22 Western Athletic Conference
Texas-Arlington 8-2 6 Southland Conference
George Washington 10-2 2 Independent
Mississippi State 7-3 1 Southeastern Conference




12.27.82: vs. #20 Lafayette (11-1)

The Leopards' rank is inflated. They own only one win over a team with a winning record, that being a 68-60 win over St. Francis (NY). They have a solid defense, which is their calling card. They've given up 63.2 points per game, 33rd in the nation. They are also ninth in the nation in giving up rebounds, yielding just 30.2 a game. They are not particularly great at offense, but with a defense like that, it isn't necessary.

They are led by three-year starter Brian Jones, who has broken out this year with 21.0 ppg. Frenchman guard Florentin Picavet averages 15.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game, while forward Cam Null puts up 15.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. There is star power, but this roster is all top-heavy. Granted, GW is mostly Jack, but enough pieces fit around him. It seems like these three are what the Leopards have, and if a couple of them aren't clicking, well...

Picavet travels on his first possession, but it's cool. Davis throws it out of bounds. Null scores to open things, and Jack finds Hulett to tie it. Hulett drills a three off a Jack pass, and he has five quick points. Jack hits his first shot at 16:38, and then commits his first foul at 16:27. But GW hits four of their first five shots, and have an 11-7 lead after the first four.

Davis misses two free throws, then sinks a jumpe rfrom the line. Explain that. GW holds an 8-2 advantage on the boards early. Hulett gets his seventh point on a breakaway layup. It's 15-9 with 13:07 left, before uber 80s pompous ass Brady Cory gets a steal and a hoop. Seriously, he should have been the villain in Teen Wolf.

WIth 11:36, it's 22-16. Jack has a 2-3-4 line, and Hulett has 10 points. Cory gets another steal and an assist, and Davis then coaxes a foul on him to get him out of the game. Jack sinks a bucket, and with 10:20 left, it's 24-19. Davis gets fouled shooting a three, and hits two of the three freebies. It's 26-19 with nine left.

Jack is called for a charge, and has to come out with a 26-22 score and eight minutes left. Robert Mulvey comes in and immediately does Robert Mulvey things, which you know are no good. Clark Lewis hits a shot...Clark Lewis? Really, parents of Lewis, Clark? Seriously?

Jack returns despite two fouls, and gets some points. It's up to 30-26. Jack assists Davis, when then fouls Jones. Jones then gets a steal and hits a 3. It's 34-31 with 5:22 left. Jack has a 7-4-5 line, but they could use his scoring. As I say that, Jack finds Davis for a basket. Chapin suffers his second foul, and the free throw makes it 36-32. GW is making only 50% of their foul shots, by the way.

Jack hits a bucket, and it's 40-34. Picavet answers, but Jack finds Chapin. Picavet answers that. Jack answers that with his own bucket. He has 11-5-7, and it's 44-40, GW. Jack draws a foul on Camerlo Kelly, hits both free throws, and comes out. Timmy Foltz hits a three to get it to 46-43, but Patterson hits two free throws. Jack returns, and Jones fouls Sandy. Clark Lewis hits a bucket at the buzzer, and it's 49-45, GW, at the break. GW shot great...68%. But they got lazy on the rebounds (15-11 after a 10-3 advantage) and turnovers (9 Laf, 7 GW). Jack has a 13-5-7 line, with two fouls. Null has 16 quiet points for Lafayette.

Null opens with a turnover, and Davis gets a breakaway layup. Then he hits a three. He has 17, and it's 54-45. Jack hits a jumper. Chapin is collecting boards. Hulett hits a three. GW is shooting 72%. Jack finds Davis for a bucket. This is remarkable. Williams scores to stop the bleeding for Lafayette. But Jack hits a three, and the lead is 64-47. This team is a monster second half squad.

Jack is up to an 18-6-8 line. Jones hits a three, getting it to 64-50. You have a feeling that the Leopards have a run in them, especially since this is in their gym. Then Davis hits a three, and that feeling is fleeing. Jackass Brady Cory misses a three. Jack drains one. He has 21-8-8 now. Cory hits, but it's 70-52. Jack hits again. Then gets a steal, and a layup. Then a rebound. Then another basket. This is remarkable. He now has 27-10-8, and the lead is 76-52 with 7:45 left.

Jack hits again. Honestly, he's ridiculous. He draws a charge on Picavet and comes out. WIth 6:30 left, it's 78-58, and Lafayette appears to be in shock. Orlando Maley and Robert Mulvey are in the post. I feel like, when they are together, there's a tiny rip in the space-time continuum.

Honestly, the final few minutes are nothing but bricks and turnovers. So I'm going to spare you from that. GW marched into an overrated team's gym and showed the world they are overrated. The final, 85-63, felt like it was much bigger. GW fine-tuned everything that was a problem in the first half. Having Jack go nuts, and Davis and Hulett drilling shots, helps things quite a bit, too.

George Washington 85, Lafayette 63


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George Washington (9-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 31 1-6 2-2 3 9 1 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 28 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 1 0
Jack Dawkins SF 32 12-15 3-3 1 10 8 2 29
Richie Hulett SG 31 5-7 1-2 1 1 5 1 14
Dwight Davis PG 28 9-12 2-5 0 3 2 3 22
John Sandy SF 19 1-5 3-4 0 1 0 1 5
Hector Patterson PG 9 3-5 2-4 1 1 0 1 9
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 8 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey C 8 1-1 0-2 0 2 0 0 2
Orlando Maley PF 7 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 1,
R.Hulett 1, D.Davis 2, J.Sandy 1, P.Ali 2)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1,
P.Ali 1)
Steals: 6 (J.Dawkins 2, H.Patterson 3, O.Maley 1)
3P FGs: 8-12 (J.Dawkins 2-2, R.Hulett 3-4, D.Davis 2-3,
H.Patterson 1-2, P.Ali 0-1)


Lafayette (11-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Clark Lewis C 25 2-4 0-0 0 2 0 1 4
Cameron Null PF 31 5-11 6-8 2 7 2 0 16
Carmelo Kiely SF 25 3-7 0-0 1 2 0 4 8
Florentin Picavet SG 36 4-11 0-0 0 4 3 3 10
Brian Jones PG 31 4-11 2-2 1 3 4 3 14
Brady Cory PG 15 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 4 4
Timothy Foltz PG 9 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 2 3
Danny Fuller PG 2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
Joesph Williams C 22 1-2 0-0 0 4 1 1 2
Tony Allen PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrol Jim SF 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2


Turnovers: 18 (C.Lewis 3, C.Null 3, C.Kiely 2,
F.Picavet 6, B.Jones 2, T.Foltz 1, T.Allen 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (C.Lewis 1, J.Williams 3)
Steals: 6 (F.Picavet 1, B.Jones 2, B.Cory 2, C.Jim 1)
3P FGs: 9-23 (C.Lewis 0-1, C.Null 0-1, C.Kiely 2-3,
F.Picavet 2-7, B.Jones 4-8, B.Cory 0-1, T.Foltz 1-1,
D.Fuller 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)






12.30.82: vs Seton Hall (8-4)

The Pirates are a team of promise, built off the last two NIT appearances. They have two returning starters from a year ago, Seven-foot-one C John Horton, and PG Frank Barns. Barns is averaging 15.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Forward Troy Almazan is averaging a team-high 16.6 points, along with six rebounds, a game. He is one of the feelgood stories of this year, being a deep reserve throughout his career under suddenly being fantastic this year. He never averaged more than 1.5 points a game leading into this season. Now, while he's still an O/Y, he's the offensive stalwart of a team succeeding in transition.

The Pirates are another team who are not good at defense, and a horrible rebounding team. GW should be able to see them off reasonably well.

Hulett opens the scoring, and then Davis gets a three off a Jack pass. After four minutes, it's 5-3. Hulett hits a three, off a Jack assist. His line is 0-1-2 right now, but it's 8-3, so that's fine.

Almazan hits a three, and he has all five points. Jack answers that with a monster dunk that caused two fans to have a religious awakening. He got a foul shortly after because he brought too much funk. Barns, meanwhile, ties it up for Seton Hall with 12:26 left. Roddy Liang gives Seton Hall a 15-12 lead on a three, and GW is performing pretty poorly at the moment. Jack gets a three to Sandy, and it's tied again.

With 8:57 left, it's 18-17, GW. Jack has a 4-2-3 line. This game is honestly boring. Jack hits, making it 22-19. Edmond McCutcheon ties it for SH, but Jack answers. He's up to 10 points, and Seton Hall is being to shake a bit. Davis gets hurt and has to come out. Will have to monitor that.

Jack scores four more points...it's 30-23 with five minutes left. Sandy scores, and SH finally calls time. Jack finds Hector for three, and the rout seems like it's on. Porter Ali has four points after a tip, and it's 44-28 at the half. SH is shooting 38%, GW 53%.

Barns opens the scoring in the half, and Jack responds with two free throws. He's at the point, which says a lot about Davis' injury. Jack is up to 18-6-4, as SH hits a three...Chapin responds. His line is 6-5-4. Amazing. Jack scores again, and he has 20. Hulett gets a steal and a layup. Hulett then gets a dunk, and gets charged with a technical for taunting. Idiot. He gets pulled from the floor, and Hector and Sandy are running the backcourt. Didn't think that would ever happen.

The lead is 62-42 with thirteen minutes left. Jack drills a three, and is up to 23-9-4. Barns (10 points) hits again...and Jack suffers his third foul on a player control foul. Jack finds Bruce Woods for a basket, and there's a bow being tied on this game. It's 69-46 with ten minutes left.

Michael King is getting a bunch of time for this one, due to the Davis injury and Hulett stupidity. Artie Jennings has not budged on Hulett. That's good. Jack has a double-double (31-10-6) and he's about to be pulled, with GW up 81-48. Patterson has 15 points...GW is up 92-53 with 2:54 left. Didn't quite expect the game to be this easy. But the Colonials are shooting 62%, and out-rebounding SH 36-22. The final is 97-60.

George Washington 97, Seton Hall 60


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Seton Hall (8-5, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
John Horton C 32 2-5 0-0 1 4 1 1 4
Troy Almazan PF 32 5-13 2-4 2 6 2 3 12
Roderick Liang SF 23 2-8 0-0 1 4 1 4 5
Hubert Clarke SG 24 1-4 4-4 2 3 0 4 7
Frank Barns PG 34 4-10 2-5 0 1 6 4 10
Henry Ogburn PG 20 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 3 4
Edmond McCutcheon SF 15 3-6 1-3 1 2 1 2 9
Pascual Calvo C 10 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 2 3
Sandy Fears PF 9 2-2 2-2 0 0 0 3 6


Turnovers: 15 (T.Almazan 2, R.Liang 4, H.Clarke 2,
F.Barns 3, H.Ogburn 1, E.McCutcheon 2, S.Fears 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (T.Almazan 1)
Steals: 3 (J.Horton 1, T.Almazan 1, H.Ogburn 1)
3P FGs: 5-18 (T.Almazan 0-1, R.Liang 1-4, H.Clarke 1-3,
F.Barns 0-5, H.Ogburn 0-1, E.McCutcheon 2-3, P.Calvo
1-1)


George Washington (10-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 33 3-5 2-2 1 7 4 0 8
Bruce Woods PF 18 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 4
Jack Dawkins PF 33 10-13 10-10 3 10 6 3 31
Richie Hulett SG 18 6-8 1-1 1 3 3 4 14
Dwight Davis PG 11 1-5 1-2 0 2 0 0 4
John Sandy SG 31 3-6 3-4 1 5 5 4 11
Hector Patterson PG 26 5-9 6-6 2 3 0 2 17
Michael King PG 5 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 10 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 1 4
Robert Mulvey C 9 0-1 0-0 0 4 0 1 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 5 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2


Turnovers: 9 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 2,
J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 6 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 6-17 (J.Dawkins 1-4, R.Hulett 1-2, D.Davis 1-4,
J.Sandy 2-4, H.Patterson 1-1, P.Ali 0-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

For December, Jack shot 78 for 124 (62.9%). He shot 66-for-68 from the line. Honestly, this was a remarkable month out of him.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 12 12 33.3 29.5 4.4 10.9 6.2 2.0 2.9 1.8 2.3 17.3
Manuel Chapin C 12 12 28.8 6.5 2.2 8.1 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 2.5 14.3
Bruce Woods PF 12 12 28.0 5.3 1.7 4.5 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.8 13.8
Richie Hulett SG 12 12 26.9 7.1 1.1 2.4 2.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.7 9.8
Dwight Davis PG 12 12 25.6 12.7 0.8 3.8 2.2 0.3 0.2 1.8 2.2 11.6
John Sandy SF 12 0 20.9 6.8 0.9 3.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.3 2.3 9.3
Hector Patterson PG 12 0 14.9 6.1 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.8
Robert Mulvey C 12 0 8.4 1.7 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.4
Porter Ali SF 12 0 7.5 3.3 0.5 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.6 -2.2
Orlando Maley PF 11 0 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -2.5
Michael King PG 10 0 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.9
Chris Davis SG 4 0 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 39 Record Vs 1-50: 2-1 Poll Rank: NR
Season Record: 10-2 Record Vs 51-100: 4-1 RPI Rank: #1
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 4-0
Home Record: 6-0 Record Vs 200+: 0-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 79.9 1 19 Points 65.6 16 64 Points 14.3 1 17
O.Reb 12.7 6 31 O.Reb 7.7 2 8 O.Reb 5.0 1 7
D.Reb 25.3 27 99 D.Reb 21.8 6 18 D.Reb 3.5 3 23
Rebounds 38.0 8 52 Rebounds 29.5 2 7 Rebounds 8.5 1 9
Assists 15.8 2 34 Assists 13.3 34 122 Assists 2.4 3 34
Steals 5.3 35 140 Steals 4.1 2 10 Steals 1.3 9 56
Blocks 4.4 10 54 Blocks 2.5 8 16 Blocks 1.9 8 34
Turnovers 10.7 2 7 Turnovers 14.3 21 100 Turnovers -3.6 4 29
Fouls 17.3 6 27 Fouls 19.8 33 99 Fouls -2.4 16 42
FG% .475 1 16 FG% .430 30 112 FG% .045 3 30
FT% .786 1 1 FT% .683 39 133 FT% .103 2 4
3P% .342 27 120 3P% .375 63 204 3P% -.033 49 174
PPS 1.33 4 27 PPS 1.25 37 134 PPS .079 12 64
Adj. FG% .523 4 35 Adj. FG% .505 48 168 Adj. FG% .018 16 80




GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/07/82 vs. Kentucky 7-4 2 L 85-83 0-1
11/21/82 at VMI 9-3 85 L 92-87 0-2
11/26/82 La Salle 9-3 23 W 75-61 1-2
11/29/82 Villanova 4-6 56 W 86-70 2-2
12/01/82 at Richmond 4-8 181 W 62-53 3-2
12/05/82 Delaware State 4-5 99 W 72-60 4-2
12/08/82 Syracuse 5-7 139 W 61-53 5-2
12/12/82 at Yale 7-4 132 W 88-74 6-2
12/18/82 at Columbia 8-3 21 W 93-74 7-2
12/20/82 Georgetown 4-7 123 W 70-42 8-2
12/27/82 at #20 Lafayette 11-2 59 W 85-63 9-2
12/30/82 Seton Hall 8-5 60 W 97-60 10-2
01/04/83 at Drexel 6-6 44
01/08/83 at Bucknell 5-6 87
01/14/83 St. Francis-PA 5-7 102
01/21/83 Texas-Pan American 4-9 216
01/26/83 at Long Island 3-7 165
01/29/83 American 2-7 126
02/02/83 Navy 3-7 194
02/04/83 at St. Bonaventure 3-9 169
02/07/83 North Texas 3-7 119
02/12/83 at St. Francis-NY 9-3 16
02/14/83 Virginia 7-4 72
02/19/83 at VCU 8-3 75
02/22/83 Marquette 7-4 120
02/25/83 at Georgia Southern 6-6 80
02/27/83 South Carolina 6-5 121
03/03/83 West Virginia 4-9 232




PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 244
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 12 12 33.3 29.5 4.4 10.9 6.2 1.8 3.52 2.0 2.9 2.3
Career 45 45 32.7 27.5 4.0 11.1 6.8 1.6 3.52 2.0 3.0 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.9 16.3 .607 7.9 8.3 .960 1.8 3.4 .512 1.81 17.33
Career 9.5 17.7 .539 6.6 7.2 .910 1.9 4.3 .438 1.55 20.04

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 12 12 400 354 53 131 74 21 24 35 27
Career 45 45 1472 1237 181 499 308 70 90 135 90


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 119 196 95 99 21 41 208
Career 429 796 295 324 84 192 902

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 38 8 15 12 4 7 5 14 23 13 13 4 5
Career 39 11 25 13 5 7 5 15 30 14 15 4 9

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 40
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

Week 10: 1.3-9.83

Two small updates:

- Dwight Davis' injury is merely day-to-day. He'll be fine.
- This was not noticed before, but coach Arlie Jennings bolted GW after five seasons to go to Bucknell. Not good foresight on his part...four years of Jack would have bolstered his profile an unbelivable level. As it is, he's in Lewisburg, and new coach, career assistant Marty Reed, is now the beneficiary of this basketball-playing superhero. Here is his bio:

COACH DETAILS


Marty Reed - Head Coach - George Washington
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Age: 51
High School: Fowler High School
Hometown: Fowler, CA
Alma Mater: Drake

Current Level: 4
Career Record: 10 - 2

Recruiting: 65
Scouting: 56
Offense: 52
Defense: 7



Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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1981 Yale Assistant 20 13 10 8 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1980 Yale Assistant 15 15 3 11 No Postseason
1979 Indiana Assistant 22 8 13 5 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1977 Dartmouth Assistant 14 15 4 10 No Postseason
1976 Dartmouth Assistant 13 16 3 11 No Postseason
1975 Dartmouth Assistant 18 13 6 8 Loss in NIT Round 1
1974 Citadel Assistant 26 12 10 4 NIT 4th Place
1973 Citadel Assistant 23 11 13 1 Loss in NIT Round 1
1972 Citadel Assistant 16 16 7 7 No Postseason
1971 West Chester Assistant 26 10 10 1 Loss in NIT Round 3
1970 West Chester Assistant 19 13 6 5 No Postseason
1969 West Chester Assistant 16 16 6 5 No Postseason
1968 Lehigh Assistant 11 20 3 8 No Postseason
1967 Lehigh Assistant 14 16 6 5 No Postseason
1966 Toledo Assistant 16 14 6 8 No Postseason
1965 Toledo Assistant 19 11 8 6 Loss in NIT Round 1
1964 Toledo Assistant 14 15 6 8 No Postseason
1963 Toledo Assistant 16 13 10 4 No Postseason
1962 Toledo Assistant 15 15 11 3 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1961 Toledo Assistant 16 14 8 6 No Postseason
1960 Toledo Assistant 9 19 6 8 No Postseason

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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1982 Hired by George Washington (Head Coach)
1982 Quit job with Yale to pursue a higher position
1980 Moved with head coach from Indiana to Yale
1979 Hired by Indiana (Recruiting Coordinator)
1978 Fired by Dartmouth
1975 Moved with head coach from Citadel to Dartmouth
1972 Moved with head coach from West Chester to Citadel
1969 Hired by West Chester (Recruiting Coordinator)
1969 Fired by Lehigh
1967 Moved with head coach from Toledo to Lehigh
1960 Hired by Toledo (Lead Scout)




In the polls, BYU took the top spot back from Washington, despite Washington not losing. Missouri continues to slide, getting crushed at #6 Princeton, 104-81. They fell to #16. George Washington, meanwhile, drew up more votes. Actually thought they would slide into the rankings, but no...they are 29th.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (33) 12-1 1747 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Washington (28) 13-0 1727 1 Pacific-8 Conference
3. Rice (11) 10-1 1703 3 Southwest Conference
4. North Carolina 13-1 1576 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Maryland 11-1 1485 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Princeton 13-1 1464 6 Ivy League
7. UTEP 11-1 1380 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Kansas 11-1 1296 9 Big Eight Conference
9. Colorado State 13-2 1135 4 Western Athletic Conference
10. Southern California 11-2 1100 12 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Wake Forest 10-0 1061 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Nebraska 12-2 1033 11 Big Eight Conference
13. Baylor 9-2 910 14 Southwest Conference
14. Texas A&M 12-1 903 16 Southwest Conference
15. Pennsylvania 9-2 862 15 Ivy League
16. Missouri 11-3 747 10 Big Eight Conference
17. North Carolina State 8-1 623 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Texas Tech 11-1 549 22 Southwest Conference
19. Kansas State 10-4 508 24 Big Eight Conference
20. Arkansas 9-2 448 23 Southwest Conference
21. Cornell 7-2 282 NR Ivy League
22. Brown 9-3 182 NR Ivy League
23. Indiana 12-3 176 17 Big Ten Conference
24. Lafayette 11-2 125 20 East Coast Conference
25. Arizona State 10-2 111 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dartmouth 6-2 107 Ivy League
Texas Christian 8-3 88 Southwest Conference
Clemson 10-4 35 Atlantic Coast Conference
George Washington 10-2 27 Independent
Texas-Arlington 8-2 7 Southland Conference
Oregon State 10-3 3 Pacific-8 Conference





1.4.83: at Drexel (6-7)

The Dragons own a surprising win over Duke, but they haven't been all that good since. Offensively, they are inept. In rebounding terms, they are inept. Seems to be a lot of that going around. They do have all five starters returning, but from a team that went 12-20 a year ago. This group of players has not done anything in their tenure...the program reached the NCAA four seasons ago, but this group has been very disappointing. G Woody Dimarco (12.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 5.1 apt) and C Brady Green (13.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg). The rest of the roster...eh. Starting guard, Gavin Donofrio, is slightly injured, though he will play in this game.

Hulett opens the scoring. Green hits two free throws for Drexel, and Jack finds Hulett. Woods gets a breakaway, but Green hits two more free throws. Jack gets his first points, playing at the center spot. Burt Luu hits a three, and Jack responds with an inside score. 12-7, 16:21 left, GW leads. Davis waited four minutes to commit his first foul. That feels like a record.

Both teams are shooting poorly. It's 14-13 with 12:00 left. Jack hits; he has a 6-6-1 line, but just tossed it away. He has a few blocks already, though. Chris Davis is in...oh, this is no good. He commits a foul. Josef Swanson gets a steal and ties it on a layup. Jack drills a 3 to break the dreadlock (not deadlock...this has been dreadful) with 7:31 left. It's 22-18. Jack has an 11-8-2 line, and now he just hit a three. Then another jumper. It's 29-22, and Jack is up to 16-8-2 with 5:38 left. His ability to score in flurries...he just hit a three. And another! Oh my goodness! He has 22, and it's 35-25!

Patterson scores to break the Jack monotony. And Woody Dimarco hits for Drexel. Jack hits two free throws, then comes out. Drexel is shooting 30%, GW 41%. Stanford Raynor hits a three, then two free throws, to get it to 43-32. Twenty-two fouls between the two teams, split evenly...then Woods broke that tie. Jack gets an assist and then draws a foul to close the half. He has a 26-9-3 line, and it's 47-35, GW. Without his amazing performance, GW would be in a lot of trouble.

Hulett gets a steal and draws a foul on the opening possession. Jack hits ANOTHER three. He has 29. Holy cow. THEN ANOTHER THREE. This is absurd. He has 32. He is then called for an offensive foul, but follows that up with a dunk. With 16:12 left, it's 58-46. Jack HITS ANOTHER THREE HOLY DEAR GOD, he has 39. Drexel is keeping pace, though...it's 61-49 with 14:10 left.

Jack seems to be going a bit cold, but they're feeding him. Drexel is inching back, and Jack comes out for a breather. Jack comes back and scores. He has 41, a new career high. Ridiculous. John Sandy scores two free throws, making it 65-53. Jack drills two free throws. That ties a school record for points in a game, with 43. Drexel keeps pace, though...Jack follows his own miss with a dunk, and he has 45. That's a new school record. Sandy follows a miss with a dunk, and it's back to 71-55. Burt Luu scores...71-57, seven minutes left. Jack gets called for an illegal screen, then makes up for that with two steals, a dunk, and then another score. He's up to 49-12-3. Nobody would be upset for a lack of assists this game.

Jack now has fifty-one points. It's 77-61, 5:14 left. I have never seen this in a game before. Jack heads to the line, and hits both free throws. He comes out, GW up 79-63, with 3:41 left. I haven't watched much of anything Drexel has done, because of this performance. He comes back with an 81-65 lead and 2:52 left. Drexel keeps inching back...it's 81-69, and Jack scores again, with :42 left. Brady Green hits a three, and it's 83-72. Jack gets a steal, runs out the clock, and that's it.

Jack Dawkins: 55 points. That ties the single-game record, held by Tobias Gonzalez of Centenary, back on December 20, 1958. Jerry Bugg of Northwestern scored 52 on January 30 of last year. There have been eight 50-point performances since the league resurrected. He shot 19-31, and 10-10 from the line. And 7-11 from three; the rest of the team was 0-16 from 3...and 10-44 from the field overall.. What an enriching performance.

George Washington 83, Drexel 72

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George Washington (11-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 23 0-1 0-0 3 4 1 4 0
Bruce Woods PF 32 1-6 3-4 9 10 2 3 5
Jack Dawkins SF 36 19-31 10-10 6 12 3 2 55
Richie Hulett SG 29 4-10 1-2 3 4 1 4 9
Dwight Davis PG 31 1-12 2-2 1 4 3 4 4
John Sandy SF 24 2-4 2-3 3 4 1 2 6
Hector Patterson PG 14 2-5 0-0 0 0 2 0 4
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 0-5 0-0 1 1 1 0 0
Robert Mulvey C 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0
Chris Davis SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 9 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, R.Hulett 2,
D.Davis 1, J.Sandy 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 9 (B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy
1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 7-27 (J.Dawkins 7-11, R.Hulett 0-3, D.Davis
0-5, J.Sandy 0-1, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 0-5, C.Davis
0-1)


Drexel (6-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brady Green C 31 5-14 7-8 0 5 1 4 18
Douglas Atencio PF 30 4-8 0-0 8 13 2 2 8
Gavin Donofrio SF 24 2-3 1-2 1 2 1 2 5
Woodrow Dimarco SG 24 2-3 6-6 0 2 4 4 11
Burt Luu PG 25 3-6 0-0 1 3 2 3 7
Dennis Hungerford C 17 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 1 2
Stanford Raynor PG 28 1-5 3-4 1 3 1 3 6
Josef Swanson SF 14 3-5 6-6 0 1 1 0 12
Robert McDonald SF 5 1-1 1-2 0 3 0 1 3
Bryon Taylor PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 19 (B.Green 2, D.Atencio 2, G.Donofrio 3,
W.Dimarco 6, B.Luu 3, S.Raynor 1, J.Swanson 1,
R.McDonald 1)
Blocked Shots: 10 (B.Green 4, D.Atencio 2, D.Hungerford
1, S.Raynor 3)
Steals: 6 (B.Green 3, S.Raynor 2, J.Swanson 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (B.Green 1-1, D.Atencio 0-1, G.Donofrio
0-1, W.Dimarco 1-2, B.Luu 1-4, S.Raynor 1-3, J.Swanson
0-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)



1.8.83: at Bucknell (5-9)

Ah, well, well...the kids Arlie Jennings brought into GW pay a visit to Arlie Jennings. Perhaps he thought he caught lightning in a bottle, and that it would not strike twice. And yet, here is GW, 11-2 marching in, destroying teams with the best player ever seen in the college ranks that plays in the nation's capital. And there's Jennings, with a losing team in a small, pretty, podunk town in central Pennsylvania. Ah, talk about career choices, and projecting your trajectory.

This year's team is short-staffed, as five players are redshirting. Three starters from last year's 21-12 team remain, though the soul of their recent history, which include back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament, is gone. John Claudell (12.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg) and Al (Ice) Cooper return in the post, while Neil Wacker (17.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.6 apg) is the lead guard. Bucknell has trouble scoring, and difficulty keeping teams off the glass. They also foul an awful lot...but they draw an awful lot of fouls. They are remarkably inefficient in scoring, ranking 227th in points per shot.

This has "worst game ever" written all over it.

Bucknell is tiny, going 6'9, 6'8, 6'3, 6'1, 6'1. GW has three turnovers, and nobody has scored in the first two minutes. Hulett has a three off a Jack pass. Caudell dunks it for Bucknell's first bucket. Hulett hits again...with 15:15 left, Hulett has seven, and it's 7-5.

Jack has taken a backseat to his teammates early on, with thirteen minutes left, he has an 0-3-2 line. He draws a foul and hits one of two...a rare free throw miss for him. With 12 minutes left, it's 13-8. Make that 13-10. GW is going to start to pull away right now. Jack hits, and Bucknell starts fouling...17-10 with 9:43 left. GW is controlling the boards, and Bucknell is not shooting. Of course, Woods, bails them out with a foul. Jack goes to the bench, and is summoned right back. It's 17-15, and Jack follows a Hulett miss with a dunk...then gets two free throws. He has a 7-6-2 line, and it's 21-15 with 7:40 left. Woods has a major fouling issue. He fouls again and has to come out. Bucknell plays funky, which is how they get their fouls. Jack is now called for his first, with 6:05 left. They're shooting 21% from the field, but it's 27-19, because of the free throws.

Jack's line is up to 9-8-3, as GW has run up a 33-21 line with four minutes left. Jack has a double-double in the first half, 11-10-4, as the lead is 15. Hulett has 12 points...41-26 with 1:40 left. Still, GW has 13 fouls. This is no good. It's a 41-28 lead for GW at the break. Jack has an 11-12-4 line...GW has 14 first-half fouls. But they have a 33-20 edge in rebounds, and the Bison are shooting 23% from the floor. They're about to run into a second half monster.

Claudell hits the first bucket, and Woods follows a Jack miss with a dunk. Caudell hits again. He's playing great...nine (now twelve points) eight rebounds. Davis answers with a three. Jack hits a shot, and it's back to 48-35 with 16:28 left. Jack gets Hulett for a basket, and Bucknell takes time. Hulett is hitting a good amount this game, as is Davis. Hulett has 16, Jack 15, an Davis 10. It's 54-36 with 12 minutes to go. Caudell has 13 for Bucknell. The post guys for GW have no discipline. Mulvey is now in...he's had to have played maybe four minutes this game, and he has three fouls. Oy.

Davis gets an and-one, while Larry Crippen-My-Style responds for Bucknell...Jack is up to 17-14-7 for GW after he finds Hulett. And now, a three-point play for Jack. He glares at Jennings afterwards...these guys should run up the score. The freshmen who came to play for him, now look from afar and know he left the best situation he could have. 70-44. Jack has 25-16-7, and he's quietly boiling. Hulett now has 20, maybe a career high for him. The two guys from his last class, the class that got him where he is, that made him a national darling...now putting him in his place. With 5:39 left, it's 75-53. Jack hits two more free throws. Jack finds CHRIS DAVIS for the hoop, which is his last action for the game. He leaves, and Hulett hits again. He has 22. Davis has 12 and six boards. John Sandy, Porter Ali and company continue to reign down...86-59, and they aren't letting up. The final is 90-62, a full-on destruction of a man they made.

Wonder if Bucknell feels they made the right move, now. Jack's line: 27 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks. He didn't take a three all game, one game after hitting seven. Essentially, he just told Arlie Jennings, "I just crushed you, and I didn't even unleash everything."

Snack on that, Arlie.

George Washington 90, Bucknell 62


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George Washington (12-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 22 1-4 2-2 3 9 0 4 4
Bruce Woods PF 13 2-3 3-4 1 2 0 4 7
Jack Dawkins PF 32 9-14 9-10 6 16 8 2 27
Richie Hulett SG 28 8-14 5-6 2 3 3 2 22
Dwight Davis PG 26 5-16 0-1 2 6 3 1 12
John Sandy SF 26 2-3 0-1 1 8 1 4 4
Hector Patterson PG 21 1-6 0-0 2 2 1 2 3
Michael King PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 2-3 4-4 0 0 0 1 9
Robert Mulvey C 10 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 4 0
Chris Davis SG 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Orlando Maley PF 10 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 1 0


Turnovers: 12 (R.Hulett 3, D.Davis 4, H.Patterson 3,
C.Davis 1, O.Maley 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (J.Dawkins 5, R.Hulett 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 5-14 (R.Hulett 1-4, D.Davis 2-6, J.Sandy 0-1,
H.Patterson 1-2, P.Ali 1-1)


Bucknell (5-10, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Al Cooper C 21 2-10 0-0 0 3 0 4 4
John Caudell PF 34 7-13 6-9 3 9 1 0 20
Robert Simon SF 27 1-3 6-8 0 4 2 3 9
Chris Shull SG 33 0-4 5-8 3 5 3 2 5
Neil Wacker PG 31 1-12 6-12 2 3 1 1 8
Larry Crippen PF 18 3-5 1-1 0 3 0 5 8
Gerald Wheeler PF 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0
Major Jensen PG 19 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 0
Darell Deaver SF 8 3-5 0-0 0 2 0 0 8


Turnovers: 11 (A.Cooper 2, J.Caudell 2, R.Simon 2,
C.Shull 1, N.Wacker 1, G.Wheeler 1, M.Jensen 1,
D.Deaver 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Caudell 3, L.Crippen 2)
Steals: 5 (J.Caudell 1, R.Simon 1, C.Shull 1, L.Crippen
1, G.Wheeler 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (A.Cooper 0-2, R.Simon 1-2, C.Shull 0-2,
N.Wacker 0-2, L.Crippen 1-2, M.Jensen 0-1, D.Deaver
2-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 11: 1.10-17.83

Washington is undefeated, hung 109 on 11-4 Santa Clara, 105 on #3 BYU...and they were skipped atop the polls by Rice. Rice moved to #1 by beating three teams last week, ranked 5-10, 1-15, and 3-15. Explain that voters. BYU, who didn't lose, moved to #3. In other words, the voters can't make up their bloody minds who they want atop the list.

GW, is the third of three teams to be invited to the poll this week. They check in at #24.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (52) 14-1 1775 3 Southwest Conference
2. Washington (20) 16-0 1731 2 Pacific-8 Conference
3. Brigham Young 15-1 1677 1 Western Athletic Conference
4. North Carolina 15-1 1584 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. UTEP 13-1 1508 7 Western Athletic Conference
6. Kansas 13-1 1353 8 Big Eight Conference
7. Princeton 14-2 1349 6 Ivy League
8. Maryland 12-2 1321 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Southern California 14-2 1214 10 Pacific-8 Conference
10. Colorado State 14-3 1172 9 Western Athletic Conference
11. Nebraska 13-2 1065 12 Big Eight Conference
12. Texas A&M 15-1 1025 14 Southwest Conference
13. Missouri 13-3 920 16 Big Eight Conference
14. Kansas State 12-5 900 19 Big Eight Conference
15. North Carolina State 10-3 766 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Baylor 11-3 702 13 Southwest Conference
17. Pennsylvania 11-3 627 15 Ivy League
18. Texas Tech 14-1 603 18 Southwest Conference
19. Wake Forest 11-3 527 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Cornell 11-2 357 21 Ivy League
21. Brown 12-3 339 22 Ivy League
22. Clemson 12-4 332 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Dartmouth 9-3 283 NR Ivy League
24. George Washington 13-2 96 NR Independent
25. Arkansas 11-3 72 20 Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas-Arlington 11-2 37 Southland Conference
New Mexico 12-4 23 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Methodist 9-3 10 Southwest Conference
Iowa State 11-4 9 Big Eight Conference
Indiana 13-4 8 Big Ten Conference
Arizona State 11-3 4 Western Athletic Conference
Lafayette 12-4 4 East Coast Conference
St. Francis-NY 13-3 4 Independent
La Salle 12-3 3 East Coast Conference





1.14.83: vs St. Francis (PA) (5-10)

The Red Flash has had just that in its history...one season, one quick flash of quality. They went 20-11, and reached the second round of the NIT, back in 1972-73. They have been a .500 nearly every year, before or since. This season is, so far, their worst since they went 7-22 in 1977-78. They have a couple one-point losses, but honestly, they are not good. They own no quality wins. They are kinda good at rebounding, but bad at keeping teams off the offensive boards. That does not serve them well against GW.

They did return four starters from a year ago, and are experienced. Two players have logged 100+ games in the program, another two have played in 73. They are led by forward Ben Wright (14.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg) and G Lyle Lechner (11.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.8 apg). They go seven deep, in terms of production, but they probably don't have the resources to curb Jack. Davis and Woods may have good games, too.

Jack draws a foul on the game's first possession. He then assists Hulett for a score. Jack then assists Chapin, making it 5-4 after a minute. Hulett is charged with a technical after he commits a foul. Smooth move. He's sitting, and Patterson is in. He hits immediately. We're two minutes in, and nine fouls have been called between the two teams. Yeesh. With 17:30, it's 12-10, GW.

Jack has yet to score through the game's first five minutes. But he has three assists, and it's 14-12. As he sits, you know he's going to get going when he comes back...which he does at 13:31. Jack sinks a three immediately after he returns. He goes cold again, though, along with everyone else. They're shooting 39% as a team. Chris Davis is in...that's never good when it's not the last two minutes of a game. St. Francis takes a 20-17 lead with 8:24 left. Davis tosses it away...yeesh.

Porter Ali gets it going again with a three. Hulett then takes the lead...and Jack exits for a breather. St. Francis leads, 26-23...Jack has a 3-4-4 line at the moment. Nobody is standing out for either team at the moment. With four minutes left, it's 27-26, GW. 21 fouls, 17 turnovers...this is pathetic, all around.

Jack scores, then follows that with a monster dunk. Sandy decides they don't need the momentum, and tosses the next possession out of bounds. Jack then hits two free throws, but Lyle Lechner hits a three to get it back to within a bucket. Ben Wright scores at the end of the first half, tying the score at 33. That was a dreadful half, and fans are right to demand a refund. Jack has a 9-5-4 line, and it's obvious, they'll need his regular second half heroics if they're going to pull this out.

Jack gets an assist, then a steal and a dunk. Then he draws a foul out of Ward, and it's 39-35, GW. Jack hits again, and he has a 15-7-5 line. Jack keeps trying to get Davis going, but he doesn't want to get going. Jack rebounds a Patterson miss, gets the fouul and the score...he's suddenly up to 21 points, and it's 47-35, GW. Sandy decides the momentum is good this time, and hits a three to make it 50-35 with 15 minutes left.

Jack hits another bucket, before Timmy Gonzales scores for St. Francis. It's 19-4 in favor of GW so far this half. Jack throws one down on a rebound; he has a 25-9-5 line, and it's 54-39.

Mulvey drills a three, building the lead to 59-43. Chris Davis is back in, because Hulett has eight fouls. Jack gets a break, and we'll see if the Red Flash can get back into this game. 6:41 left. Jack comes back, likely only for a minute or two. Wright gets it to 59-45, as GW has gone cold. Gonzales gets a steal and a layup, but Davis follows. Jack then finds Sandy for a hoop. His line is 25-11-6...then he follows a miss with a bucket, but St. Francis is staying with it. It's 65-53 with two minutes left.

Gonzales gets it down to ten...Patterson got fouled on a three, but makes only one. Lechner hits a three, but St. Francis managed things horribly. Jack finally is fouled with :34 left, hits both, and the game is thankfully over. That was a lump of a game by GW. They'll have to play better if they want to start wowing voters.

George Washington 68, St. Francis-PA 58


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St. Francis-PA (5-11, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
George Gartner PF 29 4-5 0-0 3 9 1 2 8
Benjamin Wright SF 34 6-14 4-5 1 5 0 1 16
Raymond Ward SF 12 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 5 5
Hans Trantham SG 23 0-4 0-2 0 2 1 3 0
Lyle Lechner PG 38 2-5 4-6 1 2 5 4 9
Thomas Philpot C 26 0-6 2-2 4 6 1 3 2
Tommy Gonzales PF 10 4-6 0-0 0 2 1 0 8
Robert Gage SG 20 3-6 2-2 1 3 2 2 8
Shane Miller SG 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Rickey Hooks C 4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 0


Turnovers: 20 (G.Gartner 3, B.Wright 7, H.Trantham 4,
L.Lechner 3, T.Philpot 2, R.Gage 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (T.Philpot 1, T.Gonzales 2)
Steals: 5 (G.Gartner 1, L.Lechner 1, T.Gonzales 1,
R.Hooks 2)
3P FGs: 2-12 (B.Wright 0-3, R.Ward 1-1, H.Trantham 0-3,
L.Lechner 1-2, R.Gage 0-3)


George Washington (13-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 26 1-3 0-2 0 3 1 4 2
Bruce Woods PF 25 0-5 1-2 0 1 0 3 1
Jack Dawkins PF 37 10-16 8-8 7 12 6 2 29
Richie Hulett SG 10 2-2 0-1 2 2 1 4 4
Dwight Davis SG 31 3-9 3-4 0 1 0 3 9
John Sandy SF 27 3-5 1-2 0 6 3 1 9
Hector Patterson PG 18 3-7 1-3 0 0 0 1 7
Michael King PG 5 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 5 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 4
Robert Mulvey C 9 1-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 3
Chris Davis SG 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 1, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1, R.Mulvey
2, C.Davis 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 2, R.Mulvey 1)
Steals: 8 (M.Chapin 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis
1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 5-11 (J.Dawkins 1-2, D.Davis 0-2, J.Sandy 2-4,
H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 1-1, R.Mulvey 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)




(Note: I forgot to save, and accidentally simmed the entire month. So, I had to replay this game. It was as bad as the first time.)

[Comey]

Week 12: 1.17-23.83

Washington fell a spot despite being undefeated (ed note: I forgot to print before I simmed; they lost). Despite voters being picky about who's where in the top ten, the fact is, the top ten is generally set. Colorado State, who started the year 11-0, is now 15-3, and has dropped down to #17.


George Washington moved up one spot, to #23. That's fine...they didn't do anything worthy of moving up, so one spot is a bonus.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (57) 16-1 1779 1 Southwest Conference
2. Brigham Young (3) 16-2 1698 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. Washington (8) 17-1 1672 2 Pacific-8 Conference
4. North Carolina (4) 18-1 1618 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. UTEP 15-1 1513 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Kansas 15-1 1429 6 Big Eight Conference
7. Princeton 14-2 1348 7 Ivy League
8. Southern California 16-2 1306 9 Pacific-8 Conference
9. Nebraska 14-3 1194 11 Big Eight Conference
10. Maryland 13-3 1140 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Texas A&M 15-2 1113 12 Southwest Conference
12. Baylor 13-3 984 16 Southwest Conference
13. Kansas State 13-6 860 14 Big Eight Conference
14. Pennsylvania 14-3 846 17 Ivy League
15. Missouri 13-5 785 13 Big Eight Conference
16. Texas Tech 14-1 706 18 Southwest Conference
17. Colorado State 15-4 620 10 Western Athletic Conference
18. Clemson 14-4 619 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Cornell 13-2 590 20 Ivy League
20. Brown 12-3 494 21 Ivy League
21. Arkansas 11-4 309 25 Southwest Conference
22. Southern Methodist 10-4 240 NR Southwest Conference
23. George Washington 14-2 204 24 Independent
24. North Carolina State 10-4 141 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Indiana 15-4 128 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dartmouth 10-3 49 Ivy League
Iowa State 13-4 4 Big Eight Conference
New Mexico 12-6 4 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Christian 9-5 4 Southwest Conference
Oregon State 12-4 1 Pacific-8 Conference
Texas-Arlington 11-4 1 Southland Conference
Wake Forest 12-4 1 Atlantic Coast Conference





1.21.83: vs. Texas Pan-American (7-10)

That timeless rivalry, restored. George Washington versus Texas Pan-American. The world slows down, as the Colonials and Broncos tussle. Sometimes, I wish Jack got himself into a proper conference.

The Broncos do play very good defense, 30th in the nation. But they are terrible at offense. 214th in the nation, at 60 points a game. 195th in shooting. Awful at rebounding (though good at keeping opponents off them. They are also extremely untalented, and experienced. Four players have played 100+ games...two, guard Thomas Richard and forward William Depriest, have started all 105 games they have played. That hasn't led to much...a 28-60 record the past three years. They did reach the NIT a year ago, at 16-14. So that's a major improvement.

Chapin gets an and-one on GW's first possession. He hits the free throw. Jack then finds Davis, making it 5-0. Richard hits a three for TxPA. Jack gets a steal and finds Hulett, then gets another steal. Hulett, AGAIN, gets charged with a technical after fouling. Does he EVER learn?!

Jack gets his first bucket, making it 9-7 with 14:09 left. He also commits his first foul, and illegal screen. He does that more than any other foul. Jack hits again...TxPA is begging to be run out of this game. Jack hits a three. It's 16-9. Patterson comes in and hits...I really like him over Hulett in the future. Perhaps that's because Hulett's a bloody moron who can't stop arguing.

Woods gets a steal and a layup, and it's 21-10 with 8:30 left. Davis drills a three...he has been shooting poor lately. The Apocalypse Twins are in...Maley and Mulvey. I said before, if they're in together, there is another little rip in the fabric of the space-time continuum. Meanwhile, it's 26-14, and this game has gotten boring. Jack is still sitting, with 5:30 left. Isdiro Huff sounds like a great name. Hulett comes in, commits a charge, and exits. He has three fouls. Jack has gone a little cold..he's 7-1-2 so far in this game. GW is getting out-rebounded, and now Sandy gets charged with a technical after hitting a three for taunting. You don't hit enough to taunt! You aren't good enough to do that!

Jack finds Davis for a hoop, and the lead is 34-20. These guys are buying their own hype. Jack seems to be the only one. And he didn't have a great half...he finishes with 10-2-3, two fouls, and it's 37-21 at the half. If I'm in the locker room, I'm informing these guys that they're not making any endorsement deals, that they didn't win any trophies last year, and they're currently not respecting Texas Pan-American. And they aren't playing in front of a large crowd. They're disrespecting their school, and themselves, and it'll come back on them. Play with some damn honor, for crying out loud. They aren't good enough to think they're good enough to pull that garbage.

Hulett, three fouls and no brains, misses the first shot of the second half. Davis goes 1-2 at the line...why is he such an awful free throw shooter? Oh, hey Richie Hulett! Let's not pull up for a jumper...no, let's go right ahead and plow into the guy. Fourth foul? Sit down, jackass.

Jack hits a bucket, but the Broncos are trying to shoot their way back in. Jack (14-2-3) isn't allowing it. It's 44-26 with 16:14 left. Sandy commits his third foul. He's had his head up his rump lately, too.

Davis can't hit from outside, and he can't dunk it. Jack suffers his third foul, and the lead is down to 44-31. Hector gets two steals, and a dunk out of one of them. Jack scores, and the lead is back to 49-33, with 11:54 left. This is very uninspiring basketball lately...it's like the team is letting Jack bail them out every time. He's good enough for it, but if he gets hurt, or into foul trouble, these guys are screwed. Rob Mulvey comes in and fouls immediately. That's one way to get into the scorebook, I guess.

Jack is being kept off the boards considerably...he only has three, which is a low for him. As a team, they're being outrebounded 29-26. They're up 55-38 though, with 6:40 left. Jack is having an awful game, by his standards. 16-4-5. He scores and glares at me, though...ice cold. Jack gets stripped, but comes back and takes the charge. Good form.

With a 60-40 lead, Jack gets pulled. Everyone gets pulled. There are two minutes left, no need for anyone to get hurt. John Sandy managed to foul out of the game. Chris Davis could have scored, but he missed the front end of a one-plus. Isdiro Huff finally hit a three! And Davis ends the game by traveling. Good show, Chris!

The final is 62-45. GW has got to play better, or else.

George Washington 62, Texas-Pan American 45


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Texas-Pan American (7-11, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Gary Gomez C 23 0-1 0-0 2 7 1 1 0
William Depriest PF 28 2-5 3-5 0 7 0 3 7
Paul Bump SF 22 2-2 2-4 2 5 1 0 7
Thomas Richard SG 34 5-16 2-5 4 7 0 1 13
Brandon Black PG 27 1-6 3-4 1 3 0 0 5
Joseph Gilligan C 19 1-3 1-2 1 3 0 4 3
Isidro Huff SF 22 2-11 0-0 0 1 0 1 5
Tyree Heim PG 9 1-3 1-1 0 0 1 1 3
Gary Adams SG 8 1-2 0-1 0 1 0 1 2
Adolph McIntire PF 7 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 0


Turnovers: 14 (G.Gomez 1, W.Depriest 1, P.Bump 3,
T.Richard 5, B.Black 1, J.Gilligan 2, G.Adams 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (T.Richard 1)
Steals: 3 (T.Richard 2, I.Huff 1)
3P FGs: 3-21 (P.Bump 1-1, T.Richard 1-8, B.Black 0-2,
I.Huff 1-8, T.Heim 0-1, G.Adams 0-1)


George Washington (14-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 32 3-7 1-1 2 14 2 3 7
Bruce Woods PF 31 2-5 2-4 0 4 1 0 6
Jack Dawkins SF 33 8-16 1-1 3 5 5 3 18
Richie Hulett SG 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 4 2
Dwight Davis SG 30 5-12 1-3 1 6 1 2 14
John Sandy SF 26 2-2 2-2 1 4 2 5 7
Hector Patterson PG 19 2-3 0-0 0 0 1 1 4
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 2
Robert Mulvey C 8 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 13 (M.Chapin 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
R.Hulett 2, D.Davis 3, R.Mulvey 2, C.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (J.Dawkins 5, J.Sandy 1)
Steals: 9 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, J.Sandy 1,
H.Patterson 4)
3P FGs: 5-15 (J.Dawkins 1-5, D.Davis 3-7, J.Sandy 1-1,
H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 13: 1.24-30.83

Rice stayed atop the poll; North Carolina continued their renaissance, moving up to #2. Kansas moved up to #3, while BYU and Washington fell after losses. George Washington moved up one more spot, to #22. It's rather amazing this team is in this position, given their talent level. It's a testament to Jack's abilities in making everyone better. I think that's been the biggest takeaway from this so far. And knowing that he'll likely never have a truly good player, like a Chuck Crane, for his final two seasons...this has already been worth it.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (68) 17-1 1796 1 Southwest Conference
2. North Carolina (4) 19-1 1731 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Kansas 16-1 1623 6 Big Eight Conference
4. Brigham Young 17-2 1610 2 Western Athletic Conference
5. UTEP 16-1 1476 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Washington 17-2 1469 3 Pacific-8 Conference
7. Southern California 17-2 1381 8 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Maryland 14-3 1292 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Princeton 15-3 1217 7 Ivy League
10. Baylor 13-4 1063 12 Southwest Conference
11. Texas A&M 16-2 1053 11 Southwest Conference
12. Pennsylvania 14-4 917 14 Ivy League
13. Brown 14-3 900 20 Ivy League
14. Kansas State 14-6 889 13 Big Eight Conference
15. Clemson 15-4 877 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Cornell 14-2 785 19 Ivy League
17. Nebraska 15-3 660 9 Big Eight Conference
18. Texas Tech 14-2 522 16 Southwest Conference
19. Missouri 13-6 468 15 Big Eight Conference
20. Indiana 16-4 433 25 Big Ten Conference
21. Dartmouth 11-3 328 NR Ivy League
22. George Washington 14-2 275 23 Independent
23. Wake Forest 14-4 250 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Colorado State 15-5 228 17 Western Athletic Conference
25. Southern Methodist 11-4 70 22 Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Iowa State 14-4 65 Big Eight Conference
Oregon State 13-4 22 Pacific-8 Conference





1.26.82: at Long Island (6-13)

The Blackbirds are a mess. They are 6-13, and will suit up only nine players for this game. Two role guys, guard Pete Moton and forward Jessie Swan, are out with injuries. That dreadfully hurts their rotation. Their starting five is decent. They brought back only one starter from last year's 16-14 team (that got ripped, 84-42, by GW). The transition has been difficult. G Basile Decroy, the veteran of this team (105 games), is the leading scorer at 12.2 points per game. PG Willis Zimmer is the best player on the team, is averaging 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 4.2 assists. And redshirt freshman Tyson Navarro is putting up 10.9 points, and 5.6 rebounds.

The issue with this team is the lack of help after those three. They need all three to step up, because the supporting cast is pretty subpar. They are an okay rebounding team, but nearly everything else, they do pretty poorly.

Jack finds Woods for a basket on the opening possession. Decroy hits for LI. They have Barry Rugman, who would go on to have a successful carpet cleaning business in the 90s. Jack gets his first points on free throws. Jack then gets an and-one, but misses the free throw, inexplicably. Hulett may try to keep his technical streak going. Jack has six early points. Zimmeran has five, and it's 11-9 with 15:00 left.

Hulett hits, and he has five points. Woods has four points; it's 15-10 with 12:11 to go. Jack's line, with ten minutes to go, is 6-1-3. He's shooting poorly, as are all of the GW players. Jack gets an assist on Hulett, who may be the only one hitting some shots. Jack has missed three free throws in this game. That is absurd for him. The lead stretches out to 24-13, and Jack has an 11-4-4 line. Davis hits off a Hulett assist...he has a 7-0-2 line. Jack finally makes two free throws after being fouled by Timmy McBroom, then gets a three-point play. He is up to 16 points, and it's 32-13.

Jack hits another with 3:24 left, and comes out with the team up, 34-15. The Apocalypse Twins are in, neither doing anything. The half comes, at 37-19. Jack has an 18-4-4 line. Long Island had 13 turnovers, but outrebounded GW, 19-15. LI is shooting 20% from the field.

Jack hits the first points of the second half. You know he won't play for too long this half. Decroy hits a three for LI. McBroom hit a three...he has seven, and it's down to 41-30 after Navarro hits a three. Liam Ludwig hits another, and suddenly, it's 41-33. Jack finds Sandy for a hoop, then Sandy gets a dunk, and begins taunting. Ugh. I wish I were coaching the team. Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass...he has 20-5-6, Hulett has ten, and it's back to 50-33, after Jack follows his own miss.

Rugman throws it down! That could be his slogan. Jack gets an assist. It's back to 54-42, and Sandy drills a three with 7:40 left, and Jack takes a break. Hulett hits a three, and it's back out to 60-42. Hulett drills another three...I wish he were this consistent. GW is on a 16-2 run, and Jack comes back with five left, and drills a three. And then he leaves. Sandy gets himself up to ten points. Maley got himself a couple of points and an assist! And now Chris Davis is in! Pretty sure, if this group, with Mulvey, Maley and Davis in, they'd be the worst five in collegiate basketball.

The final is 87-55. GW took care of the ball, and passed it beautifully. They were outrebounded...only by one, but yeah, they were outrebounded. And LI shot better in the second half. Hmmm.

George Washington 87, Long Island 55


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George Washington (15-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 16 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 4 0
Bruce Woods PF 26 2-4 3-4 3 6 1 0 7
Jack Dawkins C 30 9-17 6-9 4 6 7 1 25
Richie Hulett SG 30 6-10 0-0 1 1 3 3 16
Dwight Davis PG 28 4-8 3-5 0 4 3 3 14
John Sandy SF 25 4-10 0-0 2 6 1 4 10
Hector Patterson PG 16 3-6 0-0 2 2 1 2 6
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 3
Robert Mulvey C 13 2-3 0-2 0 5 1 2 4
Chris Davis SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 6 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2


Turnovers: 7 (M.Chapin 1, R.Hulett 1, D.Davis 1,
J.Sandy 1, P.Ali 1, R.Mulvey 1, C.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, J.Sandy 1,
O.Maley 1)
Steals: 8 (R.Hulett 1, D.Davis 1, J.Sandy 1,
H.Patterson 3, O.Maley 2)
3P FGs: 11-23 (J.Dawkins 1-3, R.Hulett 4-5, D.Davis
3-5, J.Sandy 2-6, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 1-2, R.Mulvey
0-1)


Long Island (6-14, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Timothy McBroom C 15 2-3 2-4 2 4 1 3 7
Barry Rugman PF 28 1-4 0-0 5 8 0 1 2
Tyron Navarro SF 26 1-10 0-0 1 5 0 4 3
Basile Decroy SG 32 3-5 6-8 1 5 2 2 14
Willis Zimmer PG 31 4-9 1-2 0 3 2 1 12
Daniel Walston C 21 2-4 2-2 2 4 0 4 6
Jack Irvin PF 18 0-3 3-6 2 5 1 2 3
Liam Ludwig PG 21 1-6 3-4 0 0 0 0 6
Henry Freese C 7 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 1 2


Turnovers: 19 (B.Rugman 1, T.Navarro 3, B.Decroy 8,
W.Zimmer 5, J.Irvin 1, H.Freese 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (T.McBroom 1, B.Decroy 1)
Steals: 3 (B.Decroy 1, W.Zimmer 1, J.Irvin 1)
3P FGs: 8-22 (T.McBroom 1-1, T.Navarro 1-5, B.Decroy
2-4, W.Zimmer 3-7, D.Walston 0-1, J.Irvin 0-1,
L.Ludwig 1-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)





1.29.83: vs American (8-9)

Oh, GW has payback on their mind. The Eagles blasted GW last year, 82-67. It would be their last blowout loss. The two teams went on totally divergent paths after this game...whereas GW went on to gel and destroy everyone in the path, headed to the Elite Eight, American sputtered, eventually going 17-16, and reaching fodder status in the NIT.

This club continues that sputtering heritage that has become an unfortunate hallmark. The Eagles have a plethora of experience, with two guys who have played in 110+ games, and five others who have played in 49+. Wade Paulsen is the stalwart of the program, having started 112 games in his storied career. This year, he is averaging 22.7 points and 7.8 rebounds a game. C Trevor McHugh puts up 10.1 points, and 7.6 rebounds a game. They are a team that can play a bit of defense, and gets rebounds, but has a hard time keeping offensive rebounding teams from doing that. They also commit a lot of turnovers. If GW can focus, and this is a game where one would think they wouldn't have an issue doing so, this should be richly deserved revenge for the Colonials.

Paulsen blocks Jack to start the game...then hits two free throws. Ralph Ham scores off a steal, and it's 4-0. Ham then hits a three, and GW calls time. Hulett comes out of that with a three. Hopefully, that gets GW back on track. Davis hits two buckets to tie it. Paulsen hits two more baskets, giving him six points...then he dunks on Woods, and gets the foul. Jack is quiet, with just a rebound so far. Of course, he assists Mulvey on a three as I write that. Ham scores on a layup, and it's 17-14 with 13:41 left.

Jack is still scoreless. Paulsen has nine. Jack has two assists, and two boards...and Paulsen now has twelve. It's 24-16, and American is shooting the lights out. Ham hits a three. He has 10. Jack gets on the board, finally, with 11:24 left. It's 27-21, after Jack hits again. Paulsen hits a three. The guy is shooting the ceiling off the building. Jack coaxes a foul off Ham while dunking...it's at 30-24, and he has 7-2-2. GW is building a run back into this game It's 31-28 with nine inutes left.

Davis hits a three, getting it to 35-33 with 5:40. Woods ties it with five minutes left, and Jack comes back in. American gets the lead back to seven, as GW has gone cold again. GW has seven ridiculous turnovers. Jack hits, and with one minute left, it's at 43-37. Paulsen turns Sandy over...the half ends, 43-37, in favor of American. Jack has a 9-3-4 line, while Paulsen has 19 for American. Yeesh.

Woods hits a shot out of a turnover to start the second half. Jack gets a foul by Paulsen, and hits both free throws. It's Wade's first...Jack draws a charge on Ham, then hits another shot. He does this, as you well know. It's 43-43, and Ham picks up his third foul. Paulsen got his second, as well. Jack matches Paulsen's three, and it's tied at 45, with 16:44 left. Hulett gives GW their first lead, and Jack forces a five-second call on Paulsen. Hulett scores again, and Jack gets his fifth assist. Davis is fouled on a three-point attempt, and converts all three. It's 54-48...Jack has 18-4-5, Davis has 16, and GW is running off with this.

Hulett hits a three, and Jack gets another assist. Paulsen hits a three, making it 60-51. Jack gets a steal off Paulsen, who, despite his points, is not having a good half. Woods gets hurt, no word on if he'll return. American gets it back to 60-57, and Ali finally hits for GW. Ten minutes left.

Jack scores off a Sandy bucket, but Gerald Taveras responds. Hulett commits a foul, his first. He's gotten better recently. Mulvey gets fouled by McHugh, and hits both free throws. Jack is out, and American is threatening. It's 68-66, 7:00. They need Jack, and Hulett and Davis right now. They get Sandy, who hits. Huett then hits..he has 17. Jack gets a huge bock of Michael Overman's drive. Jack forces Paulsen into five seconds. It's 75-68 with 3:29 left. Now, Patterson gets a steal, and a layup. Back out to nine.

American responds with four points, and it's 77-72. Woods hits two free throws. Jack hits for his first points in a few minutes, and Ham responds with a three. Jack hits two free throws...it's 83-75 with 1:40 left. Jack gets fouled, and hits two more. He's up to 27, and Paulsen responds with a three. He's got 30. Jack finds Sandy...Paulsen misses, and that'll do things here. 87-78 is the final, and while it was more difficult than originally thought, perhaps...it is a well-earned win. Paulsen was brilliant for the Eagles, with 30 points and 7 boards...but Jack, with a 27-5-7 line, led GW to the win.

George Washington 87, American 78


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American (8-10, 1-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Trevor McHugh C 33 3-5 0-1 2 7 4 3 6
Joseph Loyd PF 32 3-4 1-5 1 3 1 4 7
Wade Paulsen SF 32 9-20 7-10 2 7 1 4 30
Ralph Ham SG 33 6-11 0-0 2 5 3 4 15
Bradford Collins PG 31 1-4 1-3 2 2 2 4 3
Ronald Daniels C 14 0-1 2-2 1 8 3 0 2
Michael Overman PG 16 3-7 4-7 0 2 0 1 11
Gerald Taveras SF 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Darrick Bayer SF 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 2


Turnovers: 17 (J.Loyd 5, W.Paulsen 4, R.Ham 4,
B.Collins 1, R.Daniels 3)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Loyd 2, W.Paulsen 1, R.Ham 1)
Steals: 6 (W.Paulsen 1, R.Ham 3, B.Collins 1, D.Bayer 1)
3P FGs: 9-19 (W.Paulsen 5-7, R.Ham 3-7, B.Collins 0-1,
R.Daniels 0-1, M.Overman 1-3)


George Washington (16-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 27 0-3 0-0 1 5 2 4 0
Bruce Woods PF 27 2-7 3-4 1 6 4 4 7
Jack Dawkins PF 36 9-17 8-8 2 5 7 2 27
Richie Hulett SG 34 6-10 2-2 1 6 1 1 17
Dwight Davis PG 18 6-10 3-3 2 5 2 4 16
John Sandy SF 27 3-5 2-2 2 5 2 4 8
Hector Patterson PG 18 2-6 1-3 1 2 0 1 5
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2
Robert Mulvey C 9 1-2 2-4 1 4 0 0 5


Turnovers: 12 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 3,
D.Davis 2, J.Sandy 4, R.Mulvey 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 7 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 3,
H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 6-13 (J.Dawkins 1-2, R.Hulett 3-4, D.Davis 1-3,
J.Sandy 0-2, H.Patterson 0-1, R.Mulvey 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 14: 1.31.83-2.6.83

Rice and North Carolina are atop the polls, while Kansas slipped after losing at Missouri. UTEP also slid, though not too far. The Ivy League is strong, with four in the top 19. George Washington slid down a spot, due to Iowa State moving into the top 25. Duke moved back in as well.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (68) 19-1 1796 1 Southwest Conference
2. North Carolina (4) 22-1 1732 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Brigham Young 20-2 1654 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Washington 20-2 1561 6 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Maryland 17-3 1464 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Kansas 19-2 1460 3 Big Eight Conference
7. Southern California 19-2 1393 7 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Kansas State 16-7 1287 14 Big Eight Conference
9. UTEP 18-2 1248 5 Western Athletic Conference
10. Princeton 17-4 1145 9 Ivy League
11. Texas A&M 19-2 1013 11 Southwest Conference
12. Pennsylvania 15-5 987 12 Ivy League
13. Missouri 15-6 924 19 Big Eight Conference
14. Baylor 15-6 902 10 Southwest Conference
15. Clemson 16-6 830 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Cornell 15-3 691 16 Ivy League
17. Indiana 18-5 652 20 Big Ten Conference
18. Colorado State 17-6 580 24 Western Athletic Conference
19. Brown 15-5 504 13 Ivy League
20. Iowa State 16-5 398 NR Big Eight Conference
21. Texas Tech 15-4 298 18 Southwest Conference
22. Nebraska 16-5 218 17 Big Eight Conference
23. George Washington 18-2 192 22 Independent
24. Duke 14-8 137 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Dartmouth 12-4 121 21 Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 14-6 74 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Methodist 12-6 71 Southwest Conference
New Mexico 15-7 31 Western Athletic Conference
Arizona State 13-7 17 Western Athletic Conference
Citadel 17-5 15 Southern Conference
Western Kentucky 18-5 3 Ohio Valley Conference
La Salle 16-5 2 East Coast Conference


It has been discovered that Dwight Davis got hurt, and will miss the next six weeks. That puts him out until the NCAA Tournament. It will be interesting to see how they handle this. He is their second-leading scorer. Richie Hulett is not ready to become that guy...not that Davis was all that great. John Sandy will probably slide into the SF spot, and Jack to the point, to get around this. Maybe Hector will become the new lead guard. Either way, they are going to be severely bothered by this.

Looking specifically at Jack, here are his rankings...

He is seventh in school history in points scored, at 1418. He is 17th in rebounds (555), fifth in assists (344), 15th in steals (103), and is the all-time leader in blocks (158)

In terms of this year, on the national landscape...

Points: 29.7 (1st; ahead by 6.0 ppg...was up to 31.0, but that fell off)
Rebounds: 10.4 (t13th; one of five players averaging a double-double)
Assists: 6.1 (t8th)
Steals: 2.1 (t26th)
Blocks: 3.2 (14th)

He also ranks 1st in field goal percentage (59.6%), and free throw perentage (94.5%). His 50% three point shooting is t-11th. His 1.74 points-per-shot is second-best in the nation, but way ahead of anyone who has his kind of volume. He has 535 points in 604 minutes, which is amazing. And only 30 turnovers. He has 110 assists, 30 turnovers...hell, he only has 39 fouls committed.

2.2.83: vs Navy (3-16)

The Midshipmen are in the midst of their worst season since 1963, when they went 1-28. Amazingly, they are 1-0 vs the top 50 in RPI, having upset La Salle, 64-63. They are a rubbish team, ranking in the 200s in scoring and rebounding, and in the high 100s in most defensive categories. The bigs for GW should rip through this game.

They are experienced, with four starters having returned from a year ago, and nearly their entire bench. They just aren't...good, especially in the post. They're lead by G Marcos Rosenblatt (14.9 ppg, 3.1 rebounds) and guard Jeremiah Villalpando (11.4 ppgs, 2.8 rpg, 3.4 apg).

Navy is big, starting 6'10, 6'9, 6'7 on the front line...and they still don't rebound. Jack scores GW's first points, which Rosenblatt responds. Jack commits an early foul. Nine fouls in the first four minutes for each team...Navy holds a 9-6 lead after four minutes. Woods scores, making it 9-8. GW has yet to miss from the field. Jack has a 4-1-0 line, before he drills a three. Hulett getting into foul trouble brings Michael King into the fray. Jack hits another three, has 10 points overall. He hits two free throws. Porter Ali hits a triple...Jack leaves with GW up 21-13. The team is hitting their free throws, which is huge. Mulvey is seeing time at the 3, while Chris Davis is in at the 2. Never good when Davis is in. Jack returns with 8:05 left. Jack gets fouled, and goes 1-2 from the line.

Jack is everywhere, scoring...and then, he gets his second foul. Everyone in the game for GW has two fouls. Hulett's 3 makes it 33-16, with five minutes left. Jack gets his first assist after a steal and a set up of Chapin. Jack then gets an and-one, and it's 38-16 as Navy calls time. Jack assists Woods, so the timeout doesn't matter...Hulett gets his third foul. He's good at that...but then again, both teams have 13 fouls. Jack scores, and has 20 with three minutes to go. There are only 17 rebounds between the two teams. GW is shooting 72%, and get fouled on all other possessions. Even when they do miss, they get the rebound and score. At the half, it's 48-25. Jack has 20-5-2 line. Navy had ten turnovers, six off steals.

Jack drills a three to open the half, then assists Hector. Rosenblatt is the only one scoring for Navy...he has 11, and scores to make it 53-27. Jack has 26 after he hits a three. Hector (9) hits a three, making it 59-31. Jack gets his third foul. Jack scores off a Hector pass, and Mulvey adds another bucket. Rosenblatt keeps scoring...Jack gets his fourth foul, prompting Chris Davis to rush into the game. Oy. Ali scores a three, and it's 68-42, with eight minutes to go. They have 24 fouls as a team, but their shooting, and Navy's turnovers, are winning this game. This is ridiculous, in fouling terms. Michael King throws down a dunk and gets fouled...he sinks the freebie.

There's not much else to say here. Chris Davis is getting assists. That's a good thing. GW is definitely getting all of the guys some time. The final is 84-60. Not the greatest, but definitely fine, considering they had to feel things out without Dwight Davis.

George Washington 84, Navy 60


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Navy (3-17, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Rodriguez C 26 1-2 0-0 2 5 0 1 2
Stephen Rodgers PF 27 3-4 3-4 2 6 0 1 9
Andrew Ripley SF 23 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 4 5
Marcos Rosenblatt SG 31 4-10 5-9 1 2 2 3 14
J. Villalpando PG 27 1-7 6-8 0 0 2 3 8
Brian Earley SF 14 0-3 4-4 0 1 3 2 4
Joseph Salazar PF 13 2-2 0-0 2 4 0 2 4
Eugenio Monteiro C 10 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Gary Hubbard PG 12 1-1 4-4 0 1 0 1 7
Chris Johnson SF 8 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 5 3
Joshua Duenas C 3 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Burt Lattimore SG 4 0-0 1-2 0 1 2 0 1
Ronald Ackerman SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 16 (A.Rodriguez 1, A.Ripley 6, M.Rosenblatt
6, J.Villalpando 1, J.Duenas 1, B.Lattimore 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (S.Rodgers 1, M.Rosenblatt 1,
J.Salazar 1)
Steals: 3 (A.Rodriguez 1, J.Villalpando 1, E.Monteiro 1)
3P FGs: 4-11 (A.Ripley 1-1, M.Rosenblatt 1-3,
J.Villalpando 0-3, B.Earley 0-2, G.Hubbard 1-1,
C.Johnson 1-1)


George Washington (17-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 22 2-3 4-4 1 5 0 4 8
Bruce Woods PF 30 4-6 2-4 2 3 1 3 10
Jack Dawkins SF 29 10-11 4-5 2 7 3 4 28
Richie Hulett SG 14 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 3
Hector Patterson PG 22 2-6 4-4 1 1 3 3 9
John Sandy SG 30 1-7 0-0 1 4 2 3 3
Michael King PG 13 2-4 3-3 0 1 0 3 7
Porter Ali SF 13 2-4 0-0 0 1 0 3 6
Robert Mulvey C 15 2-4 4-4 0 2 0 3 8
Chris Davis SG 6 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 5 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 2


Turnovers: 8 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1, P.Ali
1, R.Mulvey 2, O.Maley 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Dawkins 2)
Steals: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, J.Sandy 1, M.King 1,
P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 9-19 (J.Dawkins 4-5, R.Hulett 1-2, H.Patterson
1-2, J.Sandy 1-5, M.King 0-1, P.Ali 2-4)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)



2.4.83: at St. Bonaventure (7-13)

Another team who is bloody awful at most things. In this case, offense in general, and rebounding. They are not good at anything...yet, their RPI is way higher than Navy. Of course, they're also 7-13, not 3-17 or whatever it is. Navy has a worse roster than GW, but they do have two guys, point man Chase Perry (maybe the ultimate 80s name) and SF Charlie Rodriguez, averaging 14 points a game. They don't have anyone rebounding more than six a game, and nobody with more than 2.1 assists. There's really nothing else to say about this.

Hulett opens the game with a free throw. Jack drills a three, and Rodrigues hits a jumper to get the Bonnies going. Jack gets a foul out of Rodrigues, his second, and completes a three-point play. Hector hits a three, and it's 11-4 with sixteen left. Over the next few minutes, nothing of note really happens. The Bonnies have a player named John Blunt. That's a thing. Jack blocks Chase Perry all the way back to 1978, but GW is playing stagnant, and leads just 15-10 with 11:27 to go. I write that, and Hulett drills a three.

Patterson has seven early points, which is good because Jack has two fouls and goes to the bench. GW threated to run away with it, up 24-12, but Norris Salvatore hit a three. Hulett hits a three, and begins taunting. Go ahead, pick up another technical, you imbecile. Jack hits a three upon returning, and he has 11. Patterson has 12, and it's 37-15, with 5:22 left. GW has just one turnover right now, to seven for the Bonnies.

Jack (15) and Hector (14) are demolishing the Bonnies. Hulett comes back, and he's been doing it as well. Jack's line is 17-5-4, with 1:30 left, and GW up 47-26. The half ends with Hulett nearly getting another T, and the score, GW 47-27 at the break.

Hulett commits his third foul to start the second half. Patterson hits another three...Woods follows a Jack miss, and has a nifty 5-4-3 line. Rodrigues has 13 for the Bonnies. Jack tosses down a dunk. Other than that, though, he's not shooting well. Hector is, though, especially after Jack passes. They both have 19. Jack gets two free throws, making it 58-33 with 13:00 elft.

Jack scores again, and Chapin follows that with a strip and a layup. Stan Audley (another great 80s name, like a character played by...) hits a three. It's now 64-40, and Hulett hits a three. Jack assists Hulett, and then gets a steal, and assists Hulett on a three. He has 15, and Jack has a 23-7-7 line. Henry Massey hits a three for the Bonnies, who are getting more offense, but way too late. This seems to be a more complete effort by GW than they've had recently. Coming in on 5:46, it's 84-46, and Jack's going to come out shortly. He does so with 4:50, which gives me time to look up the guy I forgot earlier.

John Cusack would play Stan Audley. I seriously couldn't remember his name...I could see his face, I knew he had a sister, but the name wouldn't come for me. Hell is getting older...it's even moreso on pain medication.

Meanwhile, there's a minute left in the game...it's 90-55. This has played out. The final is 90-57...GW shot 56% from the field, 52% from 3. That's good. Having nine turnovers in the second half is not.

George Washington 90, St. Bonaventure 57


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George Washington (18-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 27 2-2 0-0 1 3 0 4 4
Bruce Woods PF 27 3-7 1-2 5 6 3 2 7
Jack Dawkins SF 32 6-13 9-9 1 7 7 2 23
Richie Hulett SG 30 5-8 1-2 4 6 2 3 15
Hector Patterson PG 30 8-13 1-4 2 4 2 2 20
John Sandy SF 23 2-3 5-5 1 2 0 2 9
Michael King PG 8 0-1 4-4 0 0 0 0 4
Porter Ali SF 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Robert Mulvey C 11 3-4 0-0 0 3 0 1 8
Chris Davis SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Orlando Maley PF 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 2, J.Sandy 3,
M.King 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 3, H.Patterson 1)
Steals: 11 (M.Chapin 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
H.Patterson 4, J.Sandy 1, C.Davis 1)
3P FGs: 11-21 (J.Dawkins 2-3, R.Hulett 4-5, H.Patterson
3-8, J.Sandy 0-1, M.King 0-1, R.Mulvey 2-3)


St. Bonaventure (7-14, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Micheal Gutierrez C 31 0-6 0-0 0 2 0 3 0
Stan Audley SF 28 2-4 0-0 1 3 0 1 5
Charles Rodrigues SF 23 6-12 2-2 1 2 0 4 15
Henry Massey SG 27 5-5 0-0 3 4 3 3 14
Chase Perry PG 31 0-4 4-6 2 2 2 3 4
Norris Salvatore SG 13 1-3 3-4 1 1 2 0 6
Dennis Haddock PG 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Harold Bosworth PF 16 1-4 0-0 0 4 0 2 2
John Blunt PF 18 3-6 3-3 2 3 0 2 9
Taylor Jackson C 8 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 1 2


Turnovers: 18 (M.Gutierrez 3, S.Audley 3, C.Rodrigues
2, H.Massey 4, C.Perry 4, N.Salvatore 1, J.Blunt 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (S.Audley 2, T.Jackson 1)
Steals: 2 (D.Haddock 1, J.Blunt 1)
3P FGs: 7-12 (S.Audley 1-2, C.Rodrigues 1-2, H.Massey
4-4, N.Salvatore 1-2, H.Bosworth 0-1, T.Jackson 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 15: 2.7-13.83

The top ten stayed intact, though there was minor shifting going on. Rice is your overwhelming #1. This seems like something that could have happened in the early 80s. North Carolina is #2. Our intrepid heroes are up to 19th, which is simply amazing. Granted, their SOS has to be awful (it is 94th). They are 6th in the mid-major poll (BYU, Washington, Southern Cal, UTEP and New Mexico ahead, Citadel right behind), and they are 14th in the RPI. They, along with St. Francis-NY, are considered locks for the NCAA as independents. Here is a quick thought about the top seeds in the NCAA:

East: 1) Maryland 2) Princeton 3) Missouri 4) Cornell (5: GW)
South: 1) North Carolina 2) Kansas 3) Pennsylvania 4) Baylor
Midwest: 1) Rice 2) Southern Cal 3) Kansas State 4) Clemson
West: 1) BYU 2) Washington 3) UTEP 4) Texas A&M

(I forgot to print out the poll. Oh well, not much changed.)


2.7.83: vs North Texas (10-12)

The Mean Green handed Jack his first-ever loss. Unfortunately for North Texas, that was, perhaps, their high-water mark last year. They finished 15-15, and failed to make the postseason. They're not headed there again this year, at 10-12 and unable to get consistency, despite a relatively solid roster. They have been better since a five-game losing streak to start the year. But they have not beaten anyone of quality...heck, they barely got by 3-20 Louisville a couple of weeks ago.

The culprit for them is scoring (192nd), an inability to rebound consistently, and a lack of a flowing offense. They are 223rd in assists, and 175th in field goal percentage. They have four players who started games before this season, but realistically, only two starters back. Chuck Berkey leads the team in scoring, at 11.4 points per game. Charlie Nance scores 11.2, while Joe O'Reilly puts up 9.6, and 8.0 rebounds a game. They are without starting SF Richie Thom. In short, don't expect a win here, Mean Green fans. They're only suiting up eight scholarship players.

Hulett hits GW's first shot, and Jack gets a score shortly after. With 17:10 left, it's 6-4, GW. Jack scores again, off a Hulett pass. It's 10-6 after O'Reilly gets two free throws. Richie Wille gets a three, and Hulett answers. Wille gets another three, and it's tied with 15:23 left. John Sandy dunks on Wille and gets the foul...Wille goes, and it's 15-12, GW.

North Texas seems to always have a response to GW. Oliver Bowie gets NT the lead with 12 minutes left. There's a lid on GW's basket right now...they cannot score. With 10:44 left, it's 18-15. This is the game NT wanted...a slopfest. Jack's line at the moment is 4-6-3, as NT holds a 20-19 lead. Jack gets another assist, this on a Patterson three. GW leads 22-20.

Jack gets yet another assist, as Patterosn strikes again. Jack gets a steal, and finds Hulett for a basket. Wille comes back and hits a three, and O'Reilly takes a charge from Jack. Unbelievable. It's now 27-27, after O'Reilly scores four in a row. Chapin fouls O'Reilly, who misses both free throws. Wille gets his third foul, and Patterson misses the freebie. Jack gets a steal, and Patterson hits a three. He has 11. Jack with another steal, and he gets the and-one. He's up to 7-8-6. Chapin with a steal and a layup...but Oliver Bowie htis a three. Chapin with another bucket, and Jack gets another steal. He gets O'Reilly to foul, makes it, but misses the free throw. Gregory Fazio hits a jumper, Patterson misses both free throws on the other end, and it's 39-32. Jack gets another foul out of O'Reilly, and hits both free throws. It's 41-32.

Jack missed a dunk, and Chapin fouls John Clements with five seconds left. He missed both free throws. That was a frantic end to the half, but a sloppy frantic. The teams shot horribly from the line. Jack has an 11-9-6 line.

Jack gets his tenth rebound on the first possession...here goes Hulett, arguing with the refs again. Just play the damn game, kid. O'Reilly, Nance and Wille have three fouls...Wille just got his fourth, argued, and picked up a technical. He's gone. It's now 44-36. Berkey draws a charge on Jack, and he's got to be careful. He only has two, but these refs seem whisle-quick. Jack has 13-10-6 right now...Chapin fouled Bowei and gave him and and-one. Jack answers with a three...he has 16-10-6 numbers. It's 51-41. Jack gets again, off of Fazio's foul...he now has 19. Woods gets a steal and a layup. Jack suffers his third foul...it's 56-43. Hulett hits...with fourteen minutes left, it's 58-46.

Richie Grubb and Jack trade baskets. Fazio responds to Jack, and Jack hits a three. He has 24, Patterson 14. Grubb hits a three...he has eight, and is capable of hitting a bunch of shots quickly. He hits another, and GW calls time. It's 63-55...Nance hits a three. These guys just don't quit. Jack assists Woods, and Berkey answers. It's 65-60, nine minutes left. Patterson hits a three off a Jack pass. He's up to 24-11-8...Patterson has 17. Hulett scores, and it's back to ten. Jack sits, and Hulett and Sandy are the leaders on the floor. Clements hits to make it 70-62. Jack comes back with 6:13 left.

Clements hits two free throws, and Jack misses a three. Grubb hits a three. Back to 70-67. Oy. Sandy to the line...misses the front end, but Hulett bails him out. The lid is going back on the hoop for GW. Jack blows it off and hits a shot. Patterson gets a steal, but nothing comes of it. Jack gets a steal, is fouled by Bowie, gets the layup, and the free throw. That's big...it's 77-69 with 2:49 left. Jack is at 29-13-8. Erich Cahill hits a basket, but Patterson gets two free throws. He has 19.

Charlie Nance hits two free throws, and Patterson responds. He has 21, and it's 81-73, 1:35 left. Hulett gets fouled and injured, and has to come out. The final is 81-73, but now questions loom on Hulett. After the game, it's discovered Hulett has a torn ligament. He'll be out for the next six weeks. Add in Davis' broken foot, and the starting backcourt is gone for the rest of the regular season. How will GW respond?

George Washington 81, North Texas 73


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North Texas (10-13, 7-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Joseph Oreilly SF 25 4-9 4-6 1 8 1 4 12
Charles Berkey PF 28 2-3 0-0 1 3 4 1 4
Charles Nance SF 28 3-9 2-2 0 1 2 4 9
Richard Wille SG 10 3-5 0-0 0 1 0 5 9
Oliver Bowie SG 28 3-9 1-1 0 4 5 2 8
Gregory Fazio C 30 6-7 0-0 2 8 2 4 12
John Clements C 15 1-2 2-4 0 4 0 2 4
Richard Grubb PG 25 5-5 0-0 0 2 1 1 13
Erich Cahill PG 6 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Coleman Epps C 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 19 (J.Oreilly 2, C.Berkey 1, C.Nance 3,
O.Bowie 7, J.Clements 2, R.Grubb 3, E.Cahill 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (C.Berkey 1, C.Nance 1)
Steals: 4 (C.Nance 1, O.Bowie 1, G.Fazio 1, E.Cahill 1)
3P FGs: 8-18 (J.Oreilly 0-1, C.Nance 1-4, R.Wille 3-3,
O.Bowie 1-7, R.Grubb 3-3)


George Washington (19-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 35 2-5 0-1 3 7 2 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 33 3-5 2-2 2 4 0 3 8
Jack Dawkins SF 37 10-19 7-8 1 13 8 3 29
Richie Hulett SG 34 8-13 0-1 3 6 3 2 16
Hector Patterson PG 36 6-17 5-9 1 2 0 3 21
John Sandy SF 19 1-1 1-2 0 0 2 1 3
Michael King PG 3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 3,
H.Patterson 1, J.Sandy 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (M.Chapin 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 11 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 5,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 2, J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 6-14 (J.Dawkins 2-4, R.Hulett 0-2, H.Patterson
4-8)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)






2.12.83: at St. Francis-NY (16-7)

The Terriers have a nice resume, having beaten a couple ranked teams (#21 Iowa State, #20 Colorado State on the road), as well as Seton Hall. There are a couple bad losses in there, but really, this is a quality team. They play good defense that disrupts the shot-taking process, due to their 6.1 blocks/game (17th). The offense is balanced on three levels. C Isandro Moreno averages 15.2 points and 7.2 rebounds, along with 3.5 blocks a game. Forward Guy Carruthers averages 13.6 points and 4.9 rebounds a game, while guard Oscar Diaz averages 10.3 points and 6.3 rebounds a game. Jake Wildman averages 9.4 points in just 19.5 minutes off the bench.

WIth the injuries to GW, and this being on the road, this shapes up as an L for the Colonials. Jack and Patterson will have to shoot very well for them to have a chance.

Patterson and Sandy start out as the backcourt. Oscar Diaz hits a three, and Jack finds Woods. It's 5-4 after a couple of minutes. There's no way GW is going to score as much as they have...it is doubtful their defense can be as solid as it has been, either. Just wonder where they're going to get the points...Hector? Sandy? Jack fould Ali to tie it at 8-8...then hit a bucket on his own, for his first points. At 14:00, it's 10-8, GW. Diaz (9 points) hits another three, giving the Terriers an 11-10 lead. Jack has an early 2-2-3 line.

Jack gets a foul out of Carruthers, and a three-point play. Wildman hits his first bucket...Jack gets a steal, assists Patterson, who gets fouled. 19-13, and Hector has eight.

Jack hits a bucket, and he and Patterson and working a good two-man game at the moment. Wildman hits a bucket, but Woods counters. Jack follows his own miss with a big dunk, and it's 25-15. Wildman follows, but Jack finds Patterson. He has a 9-4-5 line at the moment. Moreno gets a foul out of Woods and a three-point play. Sandy is fouled by Ruffin, and hits both free throws.

Mulvey draws a charge on Diaz. That's big, as he has two. He, Ruffin and Carruthers all have two. Ali fouls Moreno, who hits the shot and free throw. Jack comes back in after a breather with GW up, 29-23. Sandy scores, and Ruffin throws it away. Jack gets Ruffin's third foul, and hits both free throws. With 4:15 left, GW is up ten. This isn't sustainable.

Moreno hits a three, then checks his first foul. Chapin hits the two free throws. Carruthers fouls Mulvey off a Jack pass...it's his third, and the basket counted. Ali follows with a bucket. It's 40-26, and Jack has an 11-4-6 line. Patterson scores; he has 12, and GW has opened up a big 42-29 lead. Jack answers Michael MacKinnon's three with one of his own. At the half, it's 45-29. Jack has a 14-4-6 line, and Patterson has 12. The Terriers had 11 turnovers, comapred to just two for GW. The Terriers did outrebound GW, 21-17.

GW is in a 2-3, and Patterson suffers a foul. Then Sandy does. Dawkins blocks Moreno. Jack gets the first points almost three minutes into the half. Diaz gets a steal, and a layup...Carruthers has yet to score this game. He's shooting poorly. Jack hits another, and it's 49-31. Patterson scores again, and the lead is 20. Moreno and Diaz have 11 each. Jack throws down a monster dunk, giving him 20.

Wildman scores, making it 53-35 with twelve minutes left. Jack assists Hector. Diaz drills a three, but Ali responds with a rim-rattling three. Ali gets a Jack pass for the hoop. Ali hits another three...he has 12, which I think may be a career high. It's 63-40, as Jack gets a break at the 8:40 mark.

Patterson checks his fourth foul and comes out for Jack and...Chris Davis. Jack gets Carruthers' fourth foul, and two free throws, then another hoop. It's 24-9-8 for Jack, and 67-43. Nobody expected this. Mulvey hits a three off a Jack pass. It's 70-45 with 5:25 left...Jack finds Snday for a basket. Jack hits again...he doesn't get a chance at the triple-double, as he gets pulled before he could get his tenth rebound. It's 76-47 though...and St. Francis is shooting 40%. They aren't playing terribly. They have 19 turnovers, while GW has seven. That's the key.

Amazingly, the Terriers fouled only twice in the second half. Doesn't matter. The final is 78-51.

Statement made.

George Washington 78, St. Francis-NY 51


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George Washington (20-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 33 1-4 2-2 0 9 1 0 4
Bruce Woods PF 22 2-5 0-1 3 4 0 3 4
Jack Dawkins SF 33 10-18 5-5 3 9 10 1 26
John Sandy SG 34 2-6 2-2 4 5 4 1 6
Hector Patterson PG 30 6-13 3-4 0 3 5 4 16
Michael King PG 10 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
Porter Ali SF 18 5-10 0-0 1 2 0 1 12
Robert Mulvey C 10 3-3 1-1 0 1 0 1 8
Chris Davis SG 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Orlando Maley PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, J.Sandy 2,
H.Patterson 2, M.King 1, C.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 3 (J.Dawkins 2, M.King 1)
3P FGs: 5-15 (J.Dawkins 1-2, J.Sandy 0-2, H.Patterson
1-4, P.Ali 2-6, R.Mulvey 1-1)


St. Francis-NY (16-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Isandro Moreno C 31 5-11 2-2 1 7 1 1 13
Jason Alba PF 22 2-4 0-0 1 6 1 1 4
Guy Carruthers SF 26 0-5 0-0 0 3 2 4 0
Oscar Diaz SG 32 5-9 0-0 3 5 3 2 14
James Ruffin PG 21 0-1 0-0 0 1 3 3 0
Jake Wildman SG 22 5-13 0-0 1 1 0 1 11
Edmund Wells PG 9 0-0 2-2 1 1 0 0 2
Chris Austin PF 18 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4
Kenny Ross C 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Gustavo Dominguez C 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Micheal MacKinnon SF 10 1-4 0-0 0 3 0 1 3


Turnovers: 19 (I.Moreno 3, J.Alba 1, G.Carruthers 1,
O.Diaz 3, J.Ruffin 5, J.Wildman 2, E.Wells 1, K.Ross
2, M.MacKinnon 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (I.Moreno 1, G.Carruthers 1, C.Austin
1)
Steals: 3 (J.Alba 1, G.Carruthers 1, O.Diaz 1)
3P FGs: 7-24 (I.Moreno 1-1, J.Alba 0-1, G.Carruthers
0-3, O.Diaz 4-7, J.Ruffin 0-1, J.Wildman 1-7,
M.MacKinnon 1-4)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 16: 2.14-20.83

Rice is a unanimousd #2, while BYU and UNC flip-flopped. UTEP jumped from 9th to 4th, while Washington and Maryland slid to 7th and 8th. Other than that, it's pretty intact. Kansas State (17-8) is tenth, which is amazing. They are ridiculously talented, though.

GW moved up to 17th. That is likely the highwater mark for this group, especially with the injuries they have.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (72) 22-1 1800 1 Southwest Conference
2. Brigham Young 22-2 1710 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. North Carolina 24-2 1672 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. UTEP 21-2 1574 9 Western Athletic Conference
5. Southern California 22-2 1490 6 Pacific-8 Conference
6. Kansas 21-3 1417 7 Big Eight Conference
7. Washington 22-3 1399 4 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Maryland 19-4 1308 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Princeton 20-4 1235 10 Ivy League
10. Kansas State 17-8 1134 8 Big Eight Conference
11. Texas A&M 21-3 1057 13 Southwest Conference
12. Missouri 17-7 1039 11 Big Eight Conference
13. Pennsylvania 17-7 931 12 Ivy League
14. Clemson 17-7 808 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Indiana 20-5 802 17 Big Ten Conference
16. Cornell 17-5 706 16 Ivy League
17. George Washington 21-2 651 19 Independent
18. Nebraska 18-6 600 25 Big Eight Conference
19. Iowa State 18-6 506 21 Big Eight Conference
20. Duke 16-9 344 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Colorado State 17-9 295 20 Western Athletic Conference
22. Brown 15-8 250 18 Ivy League
23. Arizona State 16-7 146 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Wake Forest 16-7 124 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Texas Tech 16-6 113 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Baylor 15-8 62 Southwest Conference
La Salle 18-6 54 East Coast Conference
Citadel 18-7 52 Southern Conference
New Mexico 16-8 41 Western Athletic Conference
Dartmouth 14-6 33 Ivy League
Eastern Kentucky 20-6 29 Ohio Valley Conference
Kentucky 17-7 7 Southeastern Conference
Davidson 20-7 3 Southern Conference
Western Kentucky 19-6 3 Ohio Valley Conference
California 14-9 2 Pacific-8 Conference
Iowa 17-7 2 Big Ten Conference
Southern Methodist 13-8 1 Southwest Conference





2.14.83: vs Virginia (10-13)

George Washington gets an unusual visitor today, as an ACC team comes calling. Granted, it's last-place Virginia...but it's still an ACC team. Oddly enough, Virginia is 2-8 in-conference, but both wins are against #20 Duke. They dont have any other marquee wins, so as long as GW doesn't wear Duke unis to the game, they may be okay. The Cavs are in transition, coming off a 24-10 year that saw them reach the Elite Eight. They reached the NCAA Tournament the year before, but only two starters are left from those teams.

Virginia gets after the boards, but they allow a lot of them, too. They don't shoot well (151st in offense, 189th in FG%). But teams shoot very poorly against them (39%, 8th overall). They draw fouls and foul a lot. So, this could expect to be a rather ugly affair. They are a young team, starting two juniors, a sophomore, and two freshmen. SG Clayton Kaminsky is their leading scorer, at 15.0 points a game. Lead guard Douglas Pinard averages 9.9 points and 7.0 assists a game.

With the injuries GW has, this is definitely no sure thing. Virginia has a decided advantage at the guard spots. This should be a close one.

Virginia opens with three rebounds, two offensive. This is no good. Joe Hunter starts the scoring. Jack hits a three for GW, giving them the early lead. Hector scores, but Kaminsky answers. Hector scores again. Virginia has a player in the post whose name is Reto Obereithner. I won't write that again.

GW takes an 11-6 lead...Jack is shooting at will; he has two shots blocked on one possession, but he's going to keep firing. Jack finds Patterson, and it's 13-6 with 12:20 left. Chapin is battling with Reto (2 points, 4 boards). Clarence Dube is in the game now; that would be the perfect 70s name. Jack's line: 3-7-1. Jack is shooting cold, but Hector is hitting. Douglas Pinard scored, then picks up two quick fouls. With 7:03 left, it's 13-12, GW.

John Sandy dribbled all over the place, then got called for traveling. Woods scores to end what felt like a half-hour drought for GW. Hector gets an and-one, and Pinard's third foul, and it's 18-14 with 3:46 left. Reto draws a charge on Muvey, then gets a foul on Woods. It's 18-15 with 3:26 left. Woods drills a shot, giving him four points...Jack is very quiet, still with only three points. This has been as ugly as promised. UVA is shooting 27%, GW 33%. At the half, it's 20-19, GW. Yuck. Can't make them all pretty.

Jack opens the second half by getting a foul on Jurado, and the bucket. He hits the free throw, doubling his scoring. Joe Hunter gets a three-point play, and Hector hooks Chapin up. Hector scores...he leads all scorers with 11. Hunter counters. Action is picking up a bit, as it's 27-24. Jack finds Chapin after rebounding his own miss, but Reto responds. Jack throws down a dunk...he has 8-12-3 right now. He is shooting terribly, but making up for it elsewhere. That said, he hits another shot, getting the double-double...it's 33-26. And he hits again.

Dube blocks Jack on a dunk attempt, and Jurado gets a basket. Then Jack assists Ali on a three, and Jurado scores off the next possession. It's 38-30 with 13:22 left. Michael King manuvers his way in for a bucket. Jack takes a break, and Patterson comes back. Kaminsky hits a three, then gets a steal and a dunk. It's 40-35. Jack comes back and gets a steal, but nothing comes of it. Jack blocks Kaminsky's dunk, then blocks Dube's jumper. Pinard collects his fourth foul. With nine minutes left, it's 40-38, as Calvin Collins hits a three.

Jack answers right back. Dallas Smith then hits a three. It's 43-41. Jack hits a jumper...he's up to 17-14-4. Reto gets a tip. Jack gets a foul on Malek, and hits both free throws. Jack follows Hector's miss with a big dunk. He then throws down another one. It's 51-45 with 5:09 left.

Orlando Maley comes in, fouls, and goes back out. Hector gets a steal, feeds King for a bucket. Jack then assists Hector, and it's 55-47. Woods has four fouls, Chapin has three. It's 55-52 after Kaminsky gets a three-point play. Woods gets fouled by Reto, and hits both freebies. Woods gets fouled again by Reto, and hits both. It's 59-54, with 1:39 left. Sandy hits both. Jurado hits a three. Down to a four-point game. Hector is fouled, hits both free throws. Chapin fouls Malek, who hits both free throws. Jack draws a foul on Jurado, and hits both. Thirty-eight seconds left, it's 65-60...Jack hits two more free throws, and this is as good as over. Bruce Woods punctuates the finish with a dunk off a steal, and GW wins, 69-60. Jack had a thunderous second half, overcoming that awful first half to score 27 total. He shot 9-24, but he was efficient in the second half. He also had six offensive boards, three blocks, a pair of steals, and zero turnovers. Not bad.


This team keeps finding ways to win, despite the injuries.

George Washington 69, Virginia 60


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Virginia (10-14, 2-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Reto Obereithner C 33 2-7 1-2 2 6 0 2 5
Joe Hunter PF 34 4-11 1-1 2 8 2 0 9
Jean Jurado SF 36 6-15 2-3 3 9 5 3 15
Clayton Kaminsky SG 36 6-15 1-1 3 8 1 1 14
Douglas Pinard PG 28 3-6 0-0 2 2 5 5 6
Kurtis Malek PG 14 1-6 1-1 0 1 2 4 3
Calvin Collins PG 4 1-2 0-0 3 3 1 0 3
Dallas Smith SG 2 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 3
Clarence Dube C 13 1-3 0-1 1 2 0 0 2
Charles Roberts PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (R.Obereithner 1, J.Hunter 2, J.Jurado 3,
C.Kaminsky 1, D.Pinard 3, C.Collins 1, C.Dube 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (J.Hunter 5, C.Dube 1)
Steals: 4 (R.Obereithner 1, C.Kaminsky 2, D.Pinard 1)
3P FGs: 4-19 (R.Obereithner 0-2, J.Hunter 0-1, J.Jurado
1-5, C.Kaminsky 1-5, D.Pinard 0-2, K.Malek 0-1,
C.Collins 1-1, D.Smith 1-2)


George Washington (21-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 34 3-5 0-0 1 10 0 4 6
Bruce Woods PF 31 3-5 4-4 0 2 1 4 10
Jack Dawkins SF 37 9-24 7-7 6 18 5 0 27
John Sandy SG 36 1-7 2-2 3 6 3 2 4
Hector Patterson PG 35 6-12 3-3 0 1 2 3 15
Michael King SG 11 2-4 0-0 2 2 0 1 4
Porter Ali SF 10 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Robert Mulvey C 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 11 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 3, J.Sandy 4,
H.Patterson 2, R.Mulvey 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, J.Sandy 2,
H.Patterson 1, M.King 1, R.Mulvey 1)
3P FGs: 3-9 (J.Dawkins 2-4, J.Sandy 0-1, H.Patterson
0-3, P.Ali 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)






2.19.83: at VCU (15-9)

Last year, GW beat VCU, 90-78. The Rams made it to the NIT, but they have their designs on more this year. They are one of the bubble teams on the outside looking in, so a win over GW, however depleted, would bolster their stock considerably.

VCU is a good rebounding team, they don't turn it over, and they keep opponents from getting comfortable on offense. Their schedule hampers them considerably, as they have arguably not played a single elite team. They have beaten #20 Duke, but Duke's RPI is rubbish. VCU hast lost three of four, and four of six...three of those four losses are to losing teams, and the fourth got William & Mary to .500. This team has experience, with two four-year starters, and one three-year starter. C Major Knotts averages 16.9 points and 4.9 rebounds; G Eric Butler averages 15.2 points and 5.4 rebounds, and point man averages 11.8 points and 4.7 rebounds.

John Sandy draws a foul on the game's first shot. He sinks both; Chapin draws a foul, and hits one of two. Jose Seward throws it down for VCU's first bucket. Eric Butler hits a triple. Jack gets his first basket, tying it at five with 17:08 left. VCU is limiting GW on the offensive boards so far. Jack is getting offensive tip chances, but cannot connect. With 15 minutes left, it's 8-5, VCU. Jack has a 2-7-0 line.

Patterson is ridiculously cold...of course, now he hits a jumper. I'm a typing premonition. Patterson gets his second foul and exits for Michael King. Woods hits, making it 10-9 with 10:50 left. This is a war of attrition, apparently. GW takes an 11-10 lead on two Ali free throws. Woods gets fouled by Butler, and hits one of two. Richie Rojas ties it on a tip. Jack gets a bucket, and has a 4-10-0 line. This game is really frustrating to watch. Jack hits a jumper...Chapin draws a charge. Hector hits two free throws...King fouls, then gets called for traveling. Chris Davis is in, as Jack takes a break. Davis gets fouled, and Kenny Hartwell gets T'd up. Davis hits all four free throws. Amazing. Sandy scores, making it 26-20 with 2:28 left, and Jack comes back.

King scores, but Rojas counters. Jack throws down a dunk, making it 30-24. That's how the half ends. Jack has an 8-11-0 line. Neither team had a steal, but there were eleven turnovers in the half. That should tell you what you need to know here.

Patterson gets his third and fourth fouls seven seconds into the second half. So GW will have to go without him. Woods gets his third foul. The freshmen are so foul-prone. Ali drills a three, making it 35-24. It's kind of amazing how GW's defense rises in these occasions. Of course, VCU scores twice...the latter answerd by Chapin. Major Knotts is heating up. He has 11. With 15:40 left, it's 37-30. Sandy drills a three on a Jack pass, his first assist of the game.

Jack's really cold, not hitting a thing. His line: 8-13-1. Woods hits off a Jack pass, and Chapin gets his third foul. Rojas throws it down, cutting the lead back to ten. Knotts hits again. Jack cannot get a bucket right now. Chapin comes out, and Jack moves from the point to the center spot. Jack hits a jumper, then assists Sandy on a breakaway. With 10:45 left, it's 47-37. Davis tries to take command, but everyone says, "Well, you're Chris Davis". He misses. Knotts (16) hits again. Not sure he's missed this half.

Oh, now he misses one. Jack finds Mulvey, making it 51-39. Jack has a 10-14-4 line. Not great, but in this sort of game, it's doing the job. Davis shoots again, forgetting who he is. GW has nine fouls this half. Make that ten; Mulvey charges on Seward. And now Maley has an illegal screen. Yet, VCU is not getting closer. Jack hits a jumper, and Seward answers. Jack scores again...is he heating up? Seward hits a three...55-45 with 4:17 left.

Jack comes out, and GW gets four offensive boards, and then hits. And now King hits. It's 59-47 with 2:20 left. Chapin scores...Rojas responds. And Justin Evans gets a dunk off a steal. Jack comes back with 1:28 left, as James Angel hits a three. 61-54, and Jack gets a rebound...John Sandy just fouled Eric Butler shooting a three. It's 61-55, and here comes Sandy. He hits two to ice it. Major Knotts hits a three, making it 63-58, but it's too little, too late. GW wins by that score...it wasn't pretty (GW shot 18% from 3), but they got the job done.

George Washington 63, VCU 58


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George Washington (22-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 30 2-5 1-2 2 6 1 4 5
Bruce Woods PF 29 3-5 1-2 1 4 3 4 7
Jack Dawkins SF 34 7-14 0-0 5 16 4 1 14
John Sandy SG 37 4-11 6-6 1 4 3 3 15
Hector Patterson PG 20 1-8 2-4 2 2 0 4 4
Michael King PG 14 3-3 1-2 0 0 3 1 7
Porter Ali SF 12 1-3 2-2 0 1 0 0 5
Robert Mulvey C 13 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 2 2
Chris Davis SG 4 0-2 4-4 0 1 0 0 4
Orlando Maley PF 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 12 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 3, J.Sandy 3,
M.King 2, R.Mulvey 1, O.Maley 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
M.King 1)
Steals: 2 (J.Sandy 1, O.Maley 1)
3P FGs: 2-11 (J.Dawkins 0-1, J.Sandy 1-5, H.Patterson
0-1, P.Ali 1-2, R.Mulvey 0-2)


VCU (15-10, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Major Knotts C 29 9-16 3-7 1 4 2 2 22
Jose Seward PF 36 4-10 2-2 6 13 2 1 11
Justin Evans SF 25 1-5 0-0 2 9 4 3 2
Eric Butler SG 34 1-6 1-3 0 1 2 4 4
Richard Rojas PG 34 4-11 0-0 2 4 1 5 8
James Angel SG 18 2-3 0-0 0 1 2 4 5
John Worsham PG 3 0-0 4-4 0 0 0 1 4
Gino Graves C 13 0-5 0-0 2 4 0 0 0
Chris Alcala PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Kenny Hartwell SF 6 0-1 2-2 0 0 1 2 2


Turnovers: 13 (M.Knotts 1, J.Seward 3, J.Evans 3,
E.Butler 3, R.Rojas 2, J.Angel 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (M.Knotts 1, J.Seward 1, E.Butler 1)
Steals: 1 (J.Evans 1)
3P FGs: 4-13 (M.Knotts 1-1, J.Seward 1-1, J.Evans 0-2,
E.Butler 1-5, R.Rojas 0-1, J.Angel 1-2, G.Graves 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 17: 2.21-27.83

The top ten stayed intact, minus some small jockeying around. Rice is your unanimous top team. Looking more at them, they have an epic offense (one far better than the GW juggernaut of last year). They are also the top rebounding team in the nation. So, they're #2 in total offense (#3 in field goal percentage), #2 in rebounding, #2 in free throw percentage...they are not good at shooting the three, but they do everything well. They're also a veteran team. They lost last week, at Baylor, and stayed the unanimous #1. That's how revered they are this year. They also went to Texas A&M after the Baylor loss, and beat the 12th-ranked Aggies.

GW moved up one more spot, to 16th. So, they are acquitting themselves well since both Davis and Hulett went down. Jack's scoring has gone down, but his rebounds and assists are up.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (72) 23-2 1800 1 Southwest Conference
2. Brigham Young 23-3 1711 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. UTEP 23-2 1660 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. North Carolina 24-4 1563 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Kansas 23-3 1533 6 Big Eight Conference
6. Maryland 21-4 1438 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Southern California 23-3 1364 5 Pacific-8 Conference
8. Washington 23-4 1284 7 Pacific-8 Conference
9. Princeton 22-4 1255 9 Ivy League
10. Kansas State 18-9 1151 10 Big Eight Conference
11. Missouri 18-8 1061 12 Big Eight Conference
12. Texas A&M 21-5 983 11 Southwest Conference
13. Clemson 18-7 907 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Pennsylvania 17-8 830 13 Ivy League
15. Cornell 18-5 777 16 Ivy League
16. George Washington 22-2 722 17 Independent
17. Indiana 21-6 682 15 Big Ten Conference
18. Nebraska 19-7 559 18 Big Eight Conference
19. Duke 18-9 482 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Baylor 17-8 424 NR Southwest Conference
21. Iowa State 19-7 412 19 Big Eight Conference
22. Colorado State 19-9 276 21 Western Athletic Conference
23. North Carolina State 17-8 217 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. La Salle 20-6 124 NR East Coast Conference
25. Citadel 20-7 79 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kentucky 19-7 36 Southeastern Conference
California 16-9 27 Pacific-8 Conference
Arizona State 17-8 17 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Tech 17-7 15 Southwest Conference
Southern Methodist 15-8 8 Southwest Conference
Western Kentucky 21-6 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Davidson 21-7 1 Southern Conference






2.24.83: vs Marquette (16-11)

The Golden Eagles come to town, still in hunt for a NCAA berth (there is a line ahead of them). GW beat them, 78-62, a year ago. They return all five starters from that, as well as a new starter in SG Courtney Smith. Smith is averaging 12.1 points and 4.1 rebounds a game this year. That's behind only SF Jeffrey Dunagan (15.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg).

The Golden Eagles are decent across the board, very active on the offensive rebounds...they do turn it over a good bit, but other than that, and generating turnovers, they are solid. GW will have to shoot well to have a chance.

Sanday opens the game with a foul. Brilliance. Woods opens the scoring; Smith ties it, but Patterson gets a three-point play. Jack gets on the board via free throws. Marquette takes a 8-7 lead at 15:27, and they begin trading the lead back and forth. Woods gets his second foul and exits for Porter Ali. Jack is shooting poorly again, which is always relative...but he's shooting like garbage. Hector gets a steal and a dunk. With twelve minutes left, GW is up 15-14.

Jack's line, with ten minutes left, is 2-2-3. GW leads 19-17. Jack keeps up his funk, and not in a good eighties way. It's 22-19 with 6:40 left. Jack misses again...he's got only two points, and gets a boot. Ali ties the game at 26-26 with 4:20 left. Woods gives GW the lead back, and Jack hits a three. His line is 5-4-3. GW is beginning to make some moves, taking a 33-26 lead. Marquette has nine turnovers...Jack gets a bucket right before the half, giving GW a 39-31 lead at the break. GW has been better, and Jack can never be held down for long. He's 7-5-3 at the moment. Hector has nine...he has really been quite good since being taking over a starting spot. Smith has nine for Marquette.

Jack hits the first bucket of the second half. Seth Bell hits, making it 41-35. Jack hits two free throws, and I believe that's the first scorer in double figures. Bell scores again, getting it back to six. Chris Walsh drills a three. Smith scores, and it's 45-44...Jack assists Patterson to get it back to three, 47-44, with fourteen minutes left. Hector hits an and-one, making it 50-44.

Jack assists Patterson on a three; Hector has 17 to lead all scorers. Jack hits, giving him 15, then gets a great block of a Smith dunk attempt. Walsh hits his second three of the half, but GW responds. Smith hits a three...it's 57-50 with 10:33 left. Jack now has a double-double, at 15-10-5. He throws down a big dunk, and the crowd goes nuts. Woods hits a bucket, making it 61-51.

Walsh hits his third three of the half, and Marquette is charging again. Sandy responds with a three, and Dunagan hits another. Good back-and-forth between the teams now. The Golden Eagles are one foul out of the bonus. Jack takes a break, but not for long. With five minutes left, he returns, GW up 67-59. Jack gets an and-one, hits the free throw, and makes it 70-59. Huey Corbin (oh, there's an 80s name) hits a three, and it's now 72-64. Chapin hits a basket, getting it back to ten. GW is able to keep things around 8-12...Jack gets a breakaway dunk that ends the threat with a minute to go. It's 82-66, and that's how it ends.

Jack's shooting is going down, but he's also expected to pick up a higher volume of shots. Patterson scored 21 on 8-16 shooting. He is becoming the second option that Hulett should have been...but more consistent. I wonder if, when Hulett and Davis return, they will find their roles reimagined.

George Washington 82, Marquette 66


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Marquette (16-12, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Seth Bell C 34 2-7 1-2 2 4 2 1 5
Andrew Marrow PF 27 2-5 0-0 0 5 1 4 4
Jeffery Dunagan SF 22 3-5 1-1 0 2 1 5 8
Courtney Smith SG 34 6-15 6-9 0 3 1 1 19
Chris Walsh PG 29 4-6 0-0 2 8 4 2 11
Huey Corbin PG 14 1-3 0-0 0 0 2 2 3
Vicente Rogers SF 14 2-3 0-0 1 2 1 0 4
Jordon Baltazar SF 6 3-4 2-2 0 0 0 1 10
Brad Palladino PF 10 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 1 2
Earnest Alva C 7 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Kendall Orlando PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 19 (A.Marrow 3, J.Dunagan 2, C.Smith 7,
C.Walsh 2, V.Rogers 2, J.Baltazar 1, B.Palladino 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (S.Bell 1, K.Orlando 1)
Steals: 2 (S.Bell 1, V.Rogers 1)
3P FGs: 8-13 (J.Dunagan 1-2, C.Smith 1-2, C.Walsh 3-5,
H.Corbin 1-2, J.Baltazar 2-2)


George Washington (23-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 36 1-4 0-0 1 7 3 2 2
Bruce Woods PF 27 5-9 4-4 4 5 0 3 14
Jack Dawkins SF 36 8-20 5-5 4 11 5 1 22
John Sandy SG 36 3-7 2-2 2 3 4 3 9
Hector Patterson PG 36 8-16 4-4 2 4 2 2 21
Michael King SG 9 0-2 2-2 0 0 1 3 2
Porter Ali SF 10 3-3 0-0 1 3 0 3 7
Robert Mulvey PF 7 1-3 1-2 0 2 0 0 3
Chris Davis SG 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Orlando Maley PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (M.Chapin 3, B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 1,
M.King 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 9 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 3, J.Sandy 3,
H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 4-12 (J.Dawkins 1-3, J.Sandy 1-2, H.Patterson
1-6, P.Ali 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)






2.25.83: at Georgia Southern (14-12)

The Eagles reached the NCAA a year ago; this year looks to be much more precarious, as they are simply fighting for their postseason lives. They are led by guard Darwin Webster, a four-year starter who is averaging 22.3 points a game, along with 5.4 rebounds. Forward Carl Sullivan puts up 13.3/7.6/2.1, while forward Jerrold Hatchett scores ten points a game in just seventeen minutes off the bench. They shoot horribly, but they get after the boards on offense (8th in the nation). They are middle-of-the-road, but they can beat GW. Without Jack, the Colonials are decidedly not middle-of-the-road. They are a dumpster fire off to the side.

Carl Sullivan hit stwo free throws off a Chapin foul to start. Jack gets two blocks on one possession. GW takes nearly four minutes to score; Chapin did following a Jack miss. Sandy picks up two fouls and has to sit. Jack misses a dunk, which sends Marty King into a rage over no foul being called. Jack responds with a three, making it 8-5. GW has seven fouls in the first seven minutes. Jack hits five in a row to get it to 13-10, but Joshua Rae follows with a three. Ali hits, and it's 17-14 with 9:10 left. GW has nine fouls, GA Southern one. Oy.

Hector finally gets on the board, then commits his second foul. This is atrocious, this amount of fouls. Patterson stays in, and hits a three to make it 22-19. King gets it to within one. Patterson hits another three, and GW takes a 24-22 lead. Jack comes back, and hits a three. He has an 11-3-0 line. He hits another, and the Eagles are cold. GW is trying to get them back on track, throwing the ball away, giving them stelas, traveling, and putting them on the line.

Woods gets an and-one, misses the free throw, but GW gets the board. Nothing comes of it. Chris Davis scores on a free throw, then comes right out. Jack commits his first foul in the final minute. King hits a three...Jack suffers his second foul. Crying out loud...at the half, it's 34-29. Jack has a 13-4-0 line, with two fouls. GW committed sixteen fouls in the first half. SIXTEEN.

That's gotta change.

Jack hits a three on the first possession, and Joshua follows. Chapin fouls Cleveland Grubb. It's 37-34 two minutes in. Darwin Webster gets the Eagles to within one...and Joshua Rae gives them the lead, 39-37. Jack gets fouled, goes one of two...Sandy hits a three to tie things at 41. King hits a three off a Jack pass, and Woods coaxes a foul out of Webster. Jack has a 17-6-2 line, and GW has a 46-41 lead with fourteen minutes left.

Patterson scores, giving him 10. Chris Davis gets fouled and sinks both free throws. Webster scores, and the score is 52-49 with 11:37 left. Jack hits a three, giving them a little breather. Jack then throws down a dunk...he has 22-8-2, and it's 57-49. Jack comes out at the ten-minute mark. Mulvey drills a three, and GW is one of their patented second-half runs. Jack hits one a couple of minutes later...it's 62-54. Jack has 24-10-2.

Rae has 17 for the Eagles, Webster 11. Patterson has 12. Five minutes left, Ali hits for a 66-54 lead. Jack takes a hard foul by Webster, gets up, sinks both...then gets his fourth foul, one hard on Webster. He chooses his hard fouls wisely. Jack then hits in Webster's eye. Rae responds with a three...2:30 left, and it's 70-59. Then he hits a long three...this is a Jack statement in the making here. He comes out in the final minute, up 75-59. King had a big role in this too, scoring twelve big points.

George Washington 77, Georgia Southern 59


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George Washington (24-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 16 1-4 0-0 1 4 0 4 2
Bruce Woods PF 32 1-3 0-1 1 4 1 2 2
Jack Dawkins SF 36 11-16 3-4 1 13 2 4 31
John Sandy SG 26 2-4 0-0 1 3 1 3 5
Hector Patterson PG 36 5-10 0-0 3 3 4 3 12
Michael King SG 17 4-4 2-2 0 1 5 1 12
Porter Ali SF 13 3-7 0-0 0 1 0 2 6
Robert Mulvey C 13 2-2 0-0 0 2 1 1 5
Chris Davis SG 5 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2
Orlando Maley PF 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 13 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 5, J.Sandy 1,
H.Patterson 3, M.King 1, R.Mulvey 1, C.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2, J.Sandy 1)
Steals: 3 (J.Dawkins 2, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 12-17 (J.Dawkins 6-7, J.Sandy 1-2, H.Patterson
2-3, M.King 2-2, P.Ali 0-2, R.Mulvey 1-1)


Georgia Southern (14-13, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Joshua Rae C 35 6-13 4-8 7 7 0 3 20
Cleveland Grubb PF 29 2-3 0-1 1 5 0 2 4
Carl Sullivan SF 32 1-7 5-6 2 8 1 1 7
Darwin Webster SG 35 4-13 2-2 5 6 1 2 11
Rudolph Lyons PG 33 3-7 3-4 0 1 2 1 9
Jerrold Hatchett SF 11 0-7 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Gary Oller SG 6 0-1 1-2 1 1 1 0 1
Jack Clement PF 15 1-5 2-2 3 5 0 3 4
Jorge Funk C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davie PG 3 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 0 3


Turnovers: 9 (J.Rae 1, C.Grubb 1, C.Sullivan 1,
D.Webster 3, R.Lyons 2, J.Hatchett 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Rae 1)
Steals: 3 (R.Lyons 3)
3P FGs: 5-20 (J.Rae 4-5, C.Sullivan 0-2, D.Webster 1-4,
R.Lyons 0-4, J.Hatchett 0-3, G.Oller 0-1, J.Clement
0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)






2.27.83: vs South Carolina (14-14)

The Gamecocks own two wins against teams with winning records this year. One of those was against Georgia Southern. They have the ability to score, but the capability of laying an egg on the offensive end. The key seems to be holding them to 65 points. Only two of their wins came when they scored fewer than 65. GW has the ability to go on amazing runs, and break your will by doing so. South Carolina is prone to allowing such runs. Defensively, they are an albatross. Offensively, if they find a rhythm, they can be a headache. But it appears defense, to them, is just the inconvenient time you have to spend before you get the ball back.

They are generally inexperienced; only one starter came back from last year's group. That player, Otto Sharma, is averaging 13.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.6 steals. Two other players, Darrick Martin and Eli Torres, average 14 points a game. The backcourt will have its work cut out for it. But the frontcourt will have a major advantage. Bruce Woods and Manny Chapin could have big games in this one, along with Jack. This is a small team along the backline.

Chapin wins the tip, and Patterson scores to open things up. Chapin gets fouled, and hits both freebies. Martin throws down a dunk to get SC started. Chapin scores again. Jack gets an assist early, but he's laying low to start. Hector has five points in the first four minutes. After five minutes, it's 14-8. Jack goes to the bench after a foul...not sure if he has two. He may. GW holds a 17-14 lead with 13 minutes left.

SC is going to live and die by the three, it appears. Yeah, Jack has to have two, because there have been stoppages, and he hasn't come back. Sandy has gotten more aggressive lately...he throws one day. The Apocalypse Twins are in...as is Chris Davis. Amazed the world hasn't collapsed. With 8:30 left, it's 23-20, GW. Davis gets on the board, and here comes Jack. He has no points and two fouls. Jack immediately goes to the line and gets his first points.

King gets a layup and foul off a Jack assist, and it's 30-26 with 6:11 left. Martin hits a three, and GW calls time. Jack gets a foul out of Sharma, and hits both freebies. Hector picks up his second foul...Martin has ten points. Jack gets two more. All of his points have come from the free throw line. SC takes a lead with three minutes to go, but Ali responds with a layup plus the foul. Jack has a 6-3-3 line...and Davis gets into the assist act. Patterson hits a three...he has 10, and it's 44-39 with 1:17 left.

Chris Davis with a three! He's getting confident! Jack gets the bucket and the foul! GW is up 50-39 with :47 left...in fact, that's how the half ends. Jack has a 9-4-4 line, and GW shot 54%. South Carolina shot 50%, but had seven turnovers, and 16 fouls in the first half. GW has ten...but their prospects for the second half look good.

Jack gets a steal to start the second half, gets fouled while throwing it down...Eli Torres responds with a dunk of his own. Jack gets another steal, which results in a Hector three. Chapin picks up his third foul. Woods scores, Patterson assist. It's 58-43 with 17:42 left. GW has gotten careless the past few minutes, and SC gets it to 60-48.

Jack picks up foul number three on an illegal screen, and Sharma hits a three...Hector responds with a three-point play, then gets a steal, and a feed to Jack, who throws it down with the foul. All of a sudden, it's 68-51. Jack finds Sandy for a hoop. Jack then throws it down. It's amazing how easy SC gives up the drive. Jack drives and finds Hector (18) for the bucket. It's 72-52 with 11:54 left. Sandy then throws one down. It's like there's a slam dunk competition. Hey, that's a good idea....

Jack's line is at 17-6-6 right now. There's a lot of nothing going on...Jack just got a steal and a dunk. See? I write it, it happens. Hector assists on Ali, and Jack and Hector come out with GW up, 80-57. I actually thought these guys would give GW some difficulty, but I guess with a gaping hole defense, that's tough.

This could be Jack's first game under 20 this year. 4:58 left...Jack is at 19-8-6. Eli Torres hits, and it's 80-63. Jack gets a block, but Woods a foul. It's 80-65. Michael King hits a three, and SC has run out of time. Jack goes to the line, and he hits his free throws...he has 21, and promptly comes out. I wonder if Marty King knew. The final is 89-70, and honestly, that game was not anywhere close to that. Michael King has really grown throughout the year...he had 15.

Since starting 0-2, GW has reeled off twenty-five straight wins.

George Washington 89, South Carolina 70


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South Carolina (14-15, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Carl Larrabee C 22 2-3 2-4 1 2 0 4 6
Charles Mateo PF 15 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 5 3
Darrick Martin SF 31 8-14 4-4 3 4 2 3 23
Otto Sharma SG 28 3-5 0-0 1 3 3 4 9
Eli Torres PG 21 4-10 0-0 0 2 0 4 11
Michael Quinn PF 21 3-6 0-0 2 6 0 2 6
Norbert Mayes PG 23 1-2 2-3 1 2 5 0 4
Ted Jordan C 22 1-5 5-6 0 4 0 2 8
Ahmed Durden PG 8 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Kermit Moreland SF 7 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 16 (C.Larrabee 1, C.Mateo 1, D.Martin 6,
O.Sharma 1, E.Torres 3, M.Quinn 1, N.Mayes 1, T.Jordan
1, A.Durden 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 4 (O.Sharma 1, N.Mayes 3)
3P FGs: 10-24 (D.Martin 3-7, O.Sharma 3-5, E.Torres
3-9, T.Jordan 1-3)


George Washington (25-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 23 1-1 2-2 0 2 0 4 4
Bruce Woods PF 31 3-7 1-1 2 4 1 3 7
Jack Dawkins SF 30 5-11 11-11 4 9 6 3 21
John Sandy SG 25 6-10 0-2 3 7 3 4 12
Hector Patterson PG 35 6-10 4-6 1 1 6 4 18
Michael King SG 18 4-6 5-5 0 3 0 1 15
Porter Ali SF 12 3-6 1-1 1 4 0 2 7
Robert Mulvey C 14 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 7 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 2 5
Orlando Maley PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2, J.Sandy 2,
H.Patterson 3, M.King 2, C.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 9 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, J.Sandy 2,
H.Patterson 1, C.Davis 1)
3P FGs: 5-11 (J.Sandy 0-2, H.Patterson 2-2, M.King 2-3,
P.Ali 0-2, C.Davis 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Since it's the end of the month, here's the data dump.

#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 27 27 33.6 28.0 4.0 10.7 5.9 2.3 2.9 1.7 2.1 18.2
Bruce Woods PF 27 27 27.9 6.1 2.0 4.4 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.7 13.7
Manuel Chapin C 27 27 27.7 4.8 1.7 6.9 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 3.0 13.3
Dwight Davis PG 18 18 26.2 12.3 0.8 4.0 2.1 0.3 0.1 1.9 2.4 12.8
Richie Hulett SG 21 21 25.7 9.0 1.4 2.7 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.5 2.8 12.6
John Sandy SF 27 6 24.9 7.1 1.3 3.8 1.8 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.6 9.9
Hector Patterson PG 27 9 20.9 8.8 1.0 1.7 1.4 1.2 0.1 0.9 1.8 7.1
Robert Mulvey C 27 0 9.1 2.5 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.6
Porter Ali SF 27 0 8.0 3.9 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.1
Michael King PG 25 0 5.6 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.3
Orlando Maley PF 22 0 4.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.8
Chris Davis SG 17 0 2.9 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.4
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




#16 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 39 Record Vs 1-50: 7-1 Poll Rank: #16
Season Record: 25-2 Record Vs 51-100: 8-1 RPI Rank: #5
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 9-0
Home Record: 14-0 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 79.6 1 12 Points 63.4 11 24 Points 16.2 1 8
O.Reb 12.4 4 24 O.Reb 9.2 13 31 O.Reb 3.2 2 11
D.Reb 24.1 40 162 D.Reb 21.3 2 4 D.Reb 2.9 5 24
Rebounds 36.6 16 100 Rebounds 30.5 2 4 Rebounds 6.0 1 11
Assists 15.4 2 35 Assists 12.0 15 27 Assists 3.4 2 15
Steals 6.4 16 64 Steals 3.8 1 3 Steals 2.6 4 16
Blocks 4.5 8 53 Blocks 2.9 15 34 Blocks 1.6 9 34
Turnovers 10.6 1 2 Turnovers 15.3 5 37 Turnovers -4.6 2 8
Fouls 18.8 20 80 Fouls 19.2 48 138 Fouls -0.4 32 104
FG% .479 1 9 FG% .416 18 51 FG% .063 1 9
FT% .790 1 1 FT% .690 58 175 FT% .100 1 1
3P% .380 3 26 3P% .357 52 179 3P% .023 15 66
PPS 1.35 2 12 PPS 1.23 28 116 PPS .116 10 38
Adj. FG% .531 3 17 Adj. FG% .481 24 87 Adj. FG% .050 4 23




PLAYER DETAILS

#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 244
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 27 27 33.6 28.0 4.0 10.7 5.9 1.7 3.40 2.3 2.9 2.1
Career 60 60 33.0 27.3 3.9 11.0 6.6 1.6 3.40 2.1 3.0 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.6 16.8 .572 7.0 7.4 .945 1.9 3.4 .538 1.67 18.22
Career 9.5 17.6 .540 6.5 7.1 .915 1.9 4.1 .463 1.56 19.77

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 27 27 908 756 108 290 160 47 61 79 58
Career 60 60 1980 1639 236 658 394 96 127 179 121


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 259 453 188 199 50 93 492
Career 569 1053 388 424 113 244 1186

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 55 8 18 12 5 7 5 19 31 13 13 7 11
Career 55 11 25 13 5 7 5 19 31 14 15 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 55
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)




With that last game, Jack Dawkins is now the all-time leading scorer in George Washington history. He has 1639 points. He is getting closer in other categories, but that'll take more time.

[muns]

Week 6: 12.6-12.82

The top four have stablized, with Missoui, Clemson, Washington and Colorado State forming the obvious elite. That's a facetious statement, if muns reads this.

Made me laugh bud!!!

[Young Drachma]

You've inspired me towards at least a week-long version/variation of this for myself now that I'm on my windows machine where I can play it regularly.

[GoldenCrest Games]

This is awesome.

I'm going to have to try and copy a lot of this. :)

[Comey]

Sorry, I've been away...had a big job interview yesterday, which consumed most of my week. I'm back now.

Week 18: 2.28-3.6.83

Rice is still atop the polls. The entire top ten is intact, except Penn leaps into the tenth spot. GW, at 25-2 and co-owners of the best record in the nation (with Rice), moved up two spots, to 14th. Let's revisit the NCAA projection:

East: 1) North Carolina 2) Princeton 3) Missouri 4) George Washington
South: 1) Rice 2) Maryland 3) Pennsylvania 4) Baylor
Midwest: 1) Kansas 2) UTEP 3) Washington 4) Colorado State
West: 1) Brigham Young 2) Southern Cal 3) Kansas State

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (71) 25-2 1799 1 Southwest Conference
2. Brigham Young (1) 25-3 1723 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. North Carolina 25-4 1622 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Kansas 24-3 1573 5 Big Eight Conference
5. UTEP 24-3 1541 3 Western Athletic Conference
6. Southern California 25-3 1438 7 Pacific-8 Conference
7. Maryland 22-4 1373 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Washington 25-4 1306 8 Pacific-8 Conference
9. Princeton 23-5 1233 9 Ivy League
10. Pennsylvania 19-8 1099 14 Ivy League
11. Kansas State 18-11 1025 10 Big Eight Conference
12. Missouri 18-9 971 11 Big Eight Conference
13. Nebraska 21-7 947 18 Big Eight Conference
14. George Washington 25-2 855 16 Independent
15. Baylor 19-8 754 20 Southwest Conference
16. Colorado State 20-9 747 22 Western Athletic Conference
17. Cornell 19-6 664 15 Ivy League
18. Texas A&M 22-6 638 12 Southwest Conference
19. Duke 19-9 508 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Iowa State 20-7 433 21 Big Eight Conference
21. Clemson 18-9 351 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Indiana 22-7 340 17 Big Ten Conference
23. Arizona State 18-9 193 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Kentucky 20-7 92 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Western Kentucky 23-6 85 NR Ohio Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
La Salle 21-7 39 East Coast Conference
Dartmouth 17-7 26 Ivy League
Citadel 21-8 9 Southern Conference
Southern Methodist 16-9 7 Southwest Conference
California 17-10 6 Pacific-8 Conference
Eastern Kentucky 23-7 3 Ohio Valley Conference





3.3.83: vs West Virginia (9-21)

The Mountaineers are in the midst of their worst season since 1957-58. First-year coach Antoine Bennett is having the exact opposite season than Marty King, GW's coach. WVU is dreadful at offense, and at most defensive categories. They are led by their two-man post, Ty Turman (13.5 points, 5.3 rebounds), and Sheldon Ware (7.6 points, 6.6 rebounds). There is a lot of experience in this WVU club...four players with 105+ game experience, and six others with at least 50. This program is undergoing a lot of change, and this may be rock bottom.

Ronny Hagans opens the scoring, while Hector responds off a Jack pass. Jack hits a three on the next possession to open his scoring. Andre Welty responds with a three, and Jack hits a jumper...Hagans hits a three. Jack goes 1 for 2 from the line, and it's already a quick 8-8. Jack hits another three...he's got a 9-0-1 line. Sheldon Ware draws a charge on Jack. Elwood Brown gives WVU a 14-11 lead, but Sandy hits a three. Jack gets two blocks in a row. Hagans hits to get a 16-14 lead...WVU ties it, and WVU retakes the lead. Jack has a few blocks this half.

Sandy picks up five points, and it's 20-18 with 7:38 left. Jack missed two free throws, I think, for the first time this season. His line is 9-2-3, and it's 21-20 with 4:47 left. Sandy hits two free throws to bust the stagnation. Hagans hits a three, and it's 25-23, WVU. Chapin ties it, and Turman breaks it immediately.

Jack has, at least, five blocks this half. Six. Woods has two fouls and sits...Jack gets fouled by Elwood Brown, and hits those freebies. WVU holds a 31-27 lead to end the half. Jack has an 11-4-3 line. Hagans has 12 for WVU. GW has to do better than their eight turnovers.

Jack scores to open the second half. GW has 9 blocks. Jack assists Chapin, and the game is tied. WVU regains the lead, but Jack ties it. He's up to 15-8-4. Chapin commits his third foul, and WVU takes a 34-33 lead. Michael King hits two free throws, making it 35-34. Sandy drills a three, giving GW a 38-34 lead. King skies over everyone for a big dunk.

Ali scores, and GW has their biggest lead, 42-36. Woods commits his fourth foul, making it 42-38...Jack hits with 13:11 left. Jack gets fouled by Turman, and hits both free throws. Hector scores, though he's been quiet this game. Chapin gets a steal and a dunk, and GW has opened a big 50-38 lead. Jack draws a foul on Ware, and gets the freebies. King scores, and the lead is 54-40, with 9:38 left.

Jack draws a foul from Hagans, and hits those free throws. It's 56-43, and the defense is clamping down. Chapin hits two free throws; Sandy then hits two free throws. 60-45, 7:00 left. Turman with a three-point play, and King responds with two free throws. Looking forward to these numbers afterward.

Sandy goes to the line, goes 1-2. Jack with another block. He's got 23-11-4, plus however many blocks he has. With 5:11 left, it's 63-49. Markus Wood hits a three, getting it to 63-52 with 3:48 left. Jack assists Woods on a hoop, right before Woods fouls out. Elwood Brown scores, making it a 65-56 game. Patterson hits one of two free throws, but Sandy fouls Welty. The lead is down to eight with 1:52 left. Sandy hits two free throws. Chapin gets a three-point play, and the game is over. The final is 71-61, and Jack, well...Jack had himself a game defensively. He had eleven blocks.

Eleven blocks.

He shot only 11 times, and scored 23, with 14 rebounds.

George Washington 71, West Virginia 61


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West Virginia (9-22, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ty Turman C 33 7-19 3-5 2 6 0 3 17
Sheldon Ware PF 34 2-11 2-2 4 11 3 4 6
Elwood Brown SF 18 2-4 2-2 1 1 0 4 6
Andre Welty SG 26 1-3 2-2 1 1 2 1 5
Ronny Hagans PG 34 5-10 1-2 0 0 0 3 13
Perry Feldman PF 20 2-3 0-1 1 5 2 4 4
Kevin Jose SG 18 2-4 0-0 0 3 2 1 5
Markus Wood PG 3 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 5
K. Merrifield SF 9 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Deandre Kyle PF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
David Lindsey C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (T.Turman 1, A.Welty 1, R.Hagans 1,
P.Feldman 3, K.Jose 2, M.Wood 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (T.Turman 1, P.Feldman 1)
Steals: 3 (S.Ware 1, R.Hagans 2)
3P FGs: 5-10 (T.Turman 0-1, A.Welty 1-3, R.Hagans 2-3,
K.Jose 1-1, M.Wood 1-1, K.Merrifield 0-1)


George Washington (26-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 33 5-8 4-5 1 10 1 4 14
Bruce Woods PF 21 1-4 0-0 2 6 2 5 2
Jack Dawkins SF 36 6-11 9-11 5 14 5 1 23
John Sandy SG 36 3-4 7-8 2 5 2 2 15
Hector Patterson PG 35 3-8 1-2 0 2 2 1 7
Michael King SG 16 2-4 4-4 0 0 2 1 8
Porter Ali SF 11 1-3 0-0 0 2 0 0 2
Robert Mulvey C 7 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 2 0
Chris Davis SG 3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (M.Chapin 2, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 3,
J.Sandy 3, M.King 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 13 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 11)
Steals: 3 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 1)
3P FGs: 4-10 (J.Dawkins 2-2, J.Sandy 2-3, H.Patterson
0-1, P.Ali 0-2, R.Mulvey 0-1, C.Davis 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

George Washington finishes the season with a 26-2 mark. Here are the final numbers, heading into the tournament:

#14 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule

Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/07/82 vs. #24 Kentucky 20-8 21 L 85-83 0-1
11/21/82 at VMI 20-10 82 L 92-87 0-2
11/26/82 La Salle 21-7 30 W 75-61 1-2
11/29/82 Villanova 14-13 94 W 86-70 2-2
12/01/82 at Richmond 12-18 161 W 62-53 3-2
12/05/82 Delaware State 10-17 130 W 72-60 4-2
12/08/82 Syracuse 14-15 155 W 61-53 5-2
12/12/82 at Yale 16-9 37 W 88-74 6-2
12/18/82 at Columbia 16-10 16 W 93-74 7-2
12/20/82 Georgetown 13-14 179 W 70-42 8-2
12/27/82 at Lafayette 19-9 67 W 85-63 9-2
12/30/82 Seton Hall 18-10 71 W 97-60 10-2
01/04/83 at Drexel 15-13 43 W 83-72 11-2
01/08/83 at Bucknell 12-16 54 W 90-62 12-2
01/14/83 St. Francis-PA 12-16 86 W 68-58 13-2
01/21/83 Texas-Pan American 11-17 187 W 62-45 14-2
01/26/83 at Long Island 10-18 151 W 87-55 15-2
01/29/83 American 11-15 87 W 87-78 16-2
02/02/83 Navy 5-23 226 W 84-60 17-2
02/04/83 at St. Bonaventure 7-21 164 W 90-57 18-2
02/07/83 North Texas 12-16 114 W 81-73 19-2
02/12/83 at St. Francis-NY 19-10 44 W 78-51 20-2
02/14/83 Virginia 15-14 31 W 69-60 21-2
02/19/83 at VCU 17-11 121 W 63-58 22-2
02/22/83 Marquette 16-12 91 W 82-66 23-2
02/25/83 at Georgia Southern 15-13 69 W 77-59 24-2
02/27/83 South Carolina 14-16 129 W 89-70 25-2
03/03/83 West Virginia 9-22 233 W 71-61 26-2




#14 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 39 Record Vs 1-50: 6-1 Poll Rank: #14
Season Record: 26-2 Record Vs 51-100: 8-1 RPI Rank: #5
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 10-0
Home Record: 15-0 Record Vs 200+: 2-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 79.3 1 13 Points 63.3 11 25 Points 16.0 1 8
O.Reb 12.3 5 26 O.Reb 9.2 13 30 O.Reb 3.1 3 14
D.Reb 24.4 37 148 D.Reb 21.2 2 4 D.Reb 3.2 5 23
Rebounds 36.7 17 95 Rebounds 30.4 2 4 Rebounds 6.3 1 10
Assists 15.3 2 35 Assists 11.9 13 23 Assists 3.5 2 15
Steals 6.3 17 75 Steals 3.8 1 3 Steals 2.5 4 17
Blocks 4.8 8 41 Blocks 2.9 14 32 Blocks 1.9 8 27
Turnovers 10.7 1 2 Turnovers 15.0 8 49 Turnovers -4.4 2 10
Fouls 18.7 20 77 Fouls 19.4 41 120 Fouls -0.6 26 88
FG% .478 1 9 FG% .415 16 46 FG% .064 1 9
FT% .792 1 1 FT% .691 60 179 FT% .101 1 1
3P% .381 3 25 3P% .360 56 189 3P% .021 17 70
PPS 1.35 2 11 PPS 1.22 24 104 PPS .130 6 29
Adj. FG% .530 2 14 Adj. FG% .479 23 82 Adj. FG% .051 3 21




#14 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 28 28 33.7 27.8 4.0 10.9 5.9 2.2 3.2 1.8 2.1 18.2
Manuel Chapin C 28 28 27.9 5.1 1.7 7.0 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.1 3.1 13.4
Bruce Woods PF 28 28 27.6 6.0 2.0 4.5 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.8 13.4
Dwight Davis PG 18 18 26.2 12.3 0.8 4.0 2.1 0.3 0.1 1.9 2.4 12.8
Richie Hulett SG 21 21 25.7 9.0 1.4 2.7 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.5 2.8 12.6
John Sandy SG 28 7 25.3 7.4 1.4 3.9 1.8 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.6 10.1
Hector Patterson PG 28 10 21.4 8.8 0.9 1.8 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.8 7.4
Robert Mulvey C 28 0 9.0 2.4 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.3
Porter Ali SF 28 0 8.1 3.9 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 -0.2
Michael King PG 26 0 6.0 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.7
Orlando Maley PF 23 0 4.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 -1.0
Chris Davis SG 18 0 2.9 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[Comey]

Week 19: NCAA Reveal, Picks


The final regular season poll: Rice is #1, though they are losing a bit of ground to preseason #1 BYU. The rest of the top ten was intact in its entirety. George Washington moved up one spot, to #13. In the RPI, Maryland reigns supreme. George Washington is #6. That will come in handy in a moment.

Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (72) 28-2 1800 1 Southwest Conference
2. Brigham Young 27-3 1719 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Maryland 26-4 1604 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. North Carolina 28-5 1594 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Kansas 26-3 1546 3 Big Eight Conference
6. Southern California 27-3 1440 5 Pacific-8 Conference
7. UTEP 25-4 1375 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Washington 27-4 1305 8 Pacific-8 Conference
9. Princeton 25-6 1225 9 Ivy League
10. Pennsylvania 22-9 1117 10 Ivy League
11. Baylor 22-8 1029 12 Southwest Conference
12. Kansas State 19-12 977 11 Big Eight Conference
13. George Washington 26-2 929 14 Independent
14. Nebraska 22-8 892 13 Big Eight Conference
15. Texas A&M 24-7 779 18 Southwest Conference
16. Colorado State 21-10 732 15 Western Athletic Conference
17. Iowa State 22-7 667 16 Big Eight Conference
18. Missouri 18-11 575 17 Big Eight Conference
19. Indiana 24-7 527 19 Big Ten Conference
20. Arizona State 20-9 386 22 Western Athletic Conference
21. Cornell 20-9 356 21 Ivy League
22. Duke 20-11 298 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. La Salle 25-8 246 23 East Coast Conference
24. Western Kentucky 24-7 84 25 Ohio Valley Conference
25. Kentucky 21-8 70 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Davidson 25-8 60 Southern Conference
Citadel 24-9 32 Southern Conference
Dartmouth 19-9 30 Ivy League
Clemson 18-12 6 Atlantic Coast Conference






In injury news, Dwight Davis is now day-to-day, while Richie Hulett is due to be back in a week. They'll both be available for the NCAA Tournament. That should be a boon to this team, as their offense has slid as a result of their loss. Patterson has become a much better player in their absence, which couldn't have happened without them being out of the lineup.


NCAA Reveal:


This year, the committee would be severely critized for their placement.


West: Rice is the #1 seed, which is obvious. But BYU, who spent the last month of the season at #2 in the poll, #4 in the RPI, is #2 in the region. Why? Why didn't they get the top seed in the Midwest? This makes no sense. Nebraska is the #3 seed, and Penn is the #4 seed. Those are fine.


Picks
1) Rice over 16) Tulane
9) Eastern Kentucky over 8) Cal
4) Penn over 13) Notre Dame
12) NC State over 5) Arizona State
2) BYU over 15) VMI
7) Kentucky over 10) Seattle
3) Nebraska over 14) Bowling Green
6) Indiana over 11) Oregon State


Rice over EKU; Penn over NC State
BYU over Kentucky; Indiana over Nebraska


Rice over Penn, BYU over Indiana
BYU over Rice


Midwest: Kansas gets the top spot, which is fine. UTEP is the #2 seed...that's arguably fine. They were ranked in the top five for most of the year, but they slid a bit late. The team to watch is #4 Washington. They were a top ten team all year, and were severely underseeded. Dartmouth, at #5, was overseeded.


1) Kansas over 16) Marshall
9) Citadel over 8) Texas Tech
4) Washington over 13) Wake Forest
5) Dartmouth over 12) Utah
2) UTEP over 15) SC State
10) Iowa over 7) Davidson
3) Baylor over 14) Colgate
6) Missouri over Hofstra


Kansas over Citadel; Washington over Dartmouth
UTEP over Iowa; Missouri over Baylor


Kansas over Washington; UTEP over Missouri


UTEP over Kansas


South: Princeton is #1 over North Carolina, who spent the year in the top four all season long, and who finished as the runners-up in the ACC. The NCAA Committee said they rewarded conference champions; Princeton won the Ivy League. Still, this is a stretch. Princeton may not make it out of the second round; defending champion Clemson is the 8-seed. They are finally healthy after dealing with injuries all year. Colorado State, who started 11-10, finished 21-10. They also lost leading rebounder, Chris Wise. They are the 5th seed, and actually have a road to the Sweet Sixteen. #3 Texas A&M is incredibly overseeded.


1) Princeton over 16) Alabama
8) Clemson over 9) Texas
4) Iowa State over 13) McNeese State
12) Murray State over 5) Colorado State
2) North Carolina over 15) Southern Illinois
7) La Salle over 10) Louisiana-Monroe
14) UNLV over 3) Texas A&M
11) New Mexico over 6) Columbia


Clemson over Princeton; Murray State over Iowa State
North Carolina over La Salle; New Mexico over UNLV


Clemson over Murray State; North Carolina over New Mexico


North Carolina over Clemson


East: Maryland is the top seed, which is deserved. They won the ACC, both regular season and tournament. Our heroes, George Washington, is the second seed. This...fails to compute. Sure, they have risen steadily, and finished tied with Rice for the best record in the nation. But ahead of Southern Cal? Or Kansas State? Hmmm. Southern Cal, who ended GW's season a year ago, is the #3 seed. They could fall to Duke in the second round, too; the Blue Devils are the sixth seed.


Picks
1) Maryland over 16) Long Beach State
9) Western Kentucky over 8) St. Francis-NY
4) Kansas State over 13) Boise State
5) Cornell over 12) Texas-Arlington
2) George Washington over 15) Georgetown
7) Yale over 10) Lafayette
3) Southern Cal over 14) Seton Hall
6) Duke over 11) Santa Clara


Maryland over WKU; Kansas State over Cornell
George Washington over Yale; Duke over Southern Cal


Maryland over Kansas State; Duke over George Washington


Maryland over Duke


Final Four
BYU over North Carolina
Maryland over UTEP


BYU over Maryland

[Comey]

NCAA Round 1: vs Georgetown (18-14)

The Colonials own a 70-42 win over the Hoyas this year. Jack went for 38 on 12-14 shooting, 12-12 from the line, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists. Here's the boxscore:


George Washington 70, Georgetown 42


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Georgetown (3-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James McNeal C 7 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Elvin Mitchell PF 28 0-3 4-4 3 4 0 3 4
Julius Hamilton SF 29 3-9 2-2 2 6 2 2 10
James Hermann SG 29 2-8 2-2 1 2 0 1 6
Charles Rhoades PG 25 0-6 2-2 0 0 0 1 2
Richard Moriarty PG 21 2-7 1-2 2 3 3 2 6
Nathan Long SF 15 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 2
Louis Dittmer C 25 2-6 0-0 2 4 0 3 4
Derek Dressler SF 13 1-4 0-0 0 4 1 3 3
Lee McIlwain SF 4 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 5


Turnovers: 11 (E.Mitchell 2, J.Hermann 4, C.Rhoades 2,
N.Long 1, L.Dittmer 1, D.Dressler 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (E.Mitchell 1, N.Long 1, D.Dressler 1)
Steals: 4 (J.McNeal 1, C.Rhoades 1, R.Moriarty 1,
D.Dressler 1)
3P FGs: 5-25 (J.Hamilton 2-5, J.Hermann 0-2, C.Rhoades
0-4, R.Moriarty 1-5, N.Long 0-3, D.Dressler 1-4,
L.McIlwain 1-2)


George Washington (8-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 32 2-6 2-2 2 10 1 0 6
Bruce Woods PF 29 1-3 1-2 0 3 4 2 3
Jack Dawkins SF 34 12-14 12-12 4 11 4 0 38
Richie Hulett SG 12 1-4 0-0 0 3 1 4 2
Dwight Davis PG 9 1-2 0-0 2 4 1 4 2
John Sandy SG 34 3-6 0-0 1 2 1 3 6
Hector Patterson PG 19 1-4 2-2 1 2 0 2 4
Michael King PG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 15 1-6 5-8 2 4 0 1 8
Robert Mulvey C 6 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 1
Orlando Maley PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 1,
D.Davis 1, J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 2, M.King 1, P.Ali 3)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Chapin 2, J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 4 (J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 2)
3P FGs: 3-12 (J.Dawkins 2-3, R.Hulett 0-1, D.Davis 0-1,
J.Sandy 0-3, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 1-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)



Both teams are different now. The Hoyas were 3-6 after that loss. They rebounded nicely, winning 12 in a row to win the BIg East regular season title, and the tournament. Of course, only Seton Hall was worth a damn in that conference, so the Hoyas feasted on other also-rans. And GW lost their starting backcourt, and grew as a defensive presence that does enough around Jack. They'll have their backcourt back, though it's not expected that they will make much of an impact this round.

The Pick: GW by 11. Jack will be Jack, and the Hoyas have nobody who can check him. But Hector, Chapin, Woods, and the return of Davis, should overwhelm the Hoyas and their lack of offense and rebounders.

Hulett and Davis are in the starting lineup.

Jack blocks the first shot of the game. Davis, who already feels at home, commits the first foul. Then he hits the first bucket. Hulett commits a foul on a three; Julius Hamilton hits all three. Jack assists Davis on a bucket...with 15:32 left, it's 4-3. Yeesh. Nathan Long hits a three for the Hoyas, then argues a foul on the other end. Hector hits upon hitting the game, making it 6-6.

Jack hasn't even shot yet, but he just got his first foul. Davis feels like he's got to shoot his way back into a groove. Long hits another three, and it's 9-6, Georgetown, with 11:07 left. Derek Drexelr hits a three...12-6. Patterson comes out of a timeout and drills a three; Jack gets a steal, and a dunk, for his first points. Hector gets fouled, hits one of two, and it's tied, 12-12, with 8:44 left. GW is shooting 28%, the Hoyas 23%. Jack missed a free throw. His line: 2-5-1. Hector hits a three, and it's 17-16 with 6:45 left.

Jack follows a Sandy miss with a dunk, then finds Hulett for a three. Sandy follows a Hector miss with a dunk...it's 23-16. Hulett commits his third foul, bringing in Michael King. Davis hits, and Elvin Mitchell responds. Jack commits his second foul, but stays in. He assists Davis on a three. Jack has a 4-12-4 line, and it's 30-18. He assists another Davis three..he has 14. Hamilton rattles home a three, but Woods responds. It's 35-22 at the half. Jack's line: 4-13-6. Davis has 14. Hamilton has 8 for Georgetown.

Jack hits the first points of the second half. Davis, true to form, commits a foul in the first 20 seconds. Mitchell hits for the Hoyas...Jack finds Hulett, and Hamilton hits, making it 39-26. GW has a 28-17 rebounding edge. Hermann banks a three; Davis responds with a jumper. Jack hits a three, and if he gets going...this one is over. He has a 9-14-7 line. Chapin gets a three-point play...it's now 47-29 with 15:13 left. Hermann hits a three.

Hulett, who is rusty, draws a foul, but hits just one of two. He has 3. Jack hits a jumper, giving him 11 points. Georgetown wastes a possession, then wastes another on two straight shot-clock violations. It's 50-33 with 10:50 left. Hulett hits a three, finally. Moriarty responds with a jumper. Mitchell hits, making it 53-37. Jack missed another free throw...yeesh. Jack has had several shots blocked. It's 54-41 with 6:30 left. Jack sits, Davis comes back. He has 18, which is a game-high for now. Hulett commits his fourth foul on a three-point play, and it's back to 55-44. Davis hits the dagger, though...a three off a Jack pass. Jack gets a foul, plus the bucket...he now has 15-18-8. Davis has 21. It's 61-48...Davis takes an ill-advised three. Jack gets his 20th rebound of the game, and exits the game with a minute left, and George Washington is up, 63-48. The final is 63-51, and while it was ugly, and Jack was held to just 15 points, they move on.


George Washington 63, Georgetown 51


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Georgetown (18-15, 11-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James McNeal C 37 0-3 2-2 2 7 0 2 2
Elvin Mitchell PF 30 3-4 1-2 2 7 0 3 7
Julius Hamilton SF 30 3-9 3-3 0 6 1 1 10
James Hermann SG 26 4-11 1-1 1 4 1 3 11
Charles Rhoades PG 24 1-7 1-4 1 1 2 3 3
Richard Moriarty PG 19 1-3 2-2 0 1 3 2 4
Nathan Long SF 21 2-5 0-0 0 2 1 3 6
Louis Dittmer C 6 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 2 2
John Olson SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Derek Dressler SF 4 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 6
Lee McIlwain SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (J.McNeal 3, E.Mitchell 2, J.Hamilton 1,
J.Hermann 1, C.Rhoades 3, R.Moriarty 1, N.Long 2,
D.Dressler 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (J.McNeal 7, J.Hamilton 2)
Steals: 5 (J.Hamilton 2, R.Moriarty 1, N.Long 1,
D.Dressler 1)
3P FGs: 7-22 (J.McNeal 0-1, J.Hamilton 1-3, J.Hermann
2-6, C.Rhoades 0-3, R.Moriarty 0-1, N.Long 2-4,
D.Dressler 2-4)


George Washington (27-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 32 1-9 1-1 3 8 1 3 3
Bruce Woods PF 34 2-2 0-0 2 5 0 4 4
Jack Dawkins SF 36 6-13 2-4 5 20 8 2 15
Richie Hulett SG 28 2-8 3-4 7 7 1 4 8
Dwight Davis PG 31 9-19 0-1 0 1 0 2 21
John Sandy SF 21 1-10 1-3 4 7 1 0 3
Hector Patterson PG 11 3-5 1-2 1 1 0 0 9
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Maley PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (B.Woods 1, R.Hulett 3, D.Davis 2, J.Sandy
1, H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (M.Chapin 1, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 6 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy
1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 7-22 (J.Dawkins 1-1, R.Hulett 1-5, D.Davis
3-10, J.Sandy 0-4, H.Patterson 2-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Round 1 Scores


West:
1) Rice 79, 16) Tulane 43
8) California 72, 9) Eastern Kentucky 55
4) Pennsylvania 69, 13) Notre Dame 63
12) North Carolina State 100, 5) Arizona State 72
2) BYU 84, 15) VMI 74
10) Seattle 64, 7) Kentucky 52
3) Nebraksa 104, 14) Bowling Green 65
11) Oregon State 63, 6) Indiana 54


Midwest:
1) Kansas 58, 16) Marshall 53
8) Texas Tech 63, 9) Citadel 50
4) Washington 94, 13) Wake Forest 89
5) Dartmouth 85, 12) Utah 79
15) South Carolina State 73, 2) UTEP 72
7) Davidson 89, 10) Iowa 87
3) Baylor 76, 14) Colgate 55
6) Missouri 73, 11) Hofstra 57


South
1) Princeton 94, 16) Albama 87
8) Clemson 73, 9) Texas 55
4) Iowa State 93, 13) McNeese State 91
5) Colorado State 52, 12) Murray State 49
2) North Carolina 98, 15) Southern Illinois 90
7) La Salle 77, 10) Louisiana-Monroe 54
3) Texas A&M 78, 14) UNLV 73
6) Columbia 109, 11) New Mexico 103 (no OT)


East
1) Marland 91, 16) Long Beach State 56
9) Western Kentucky 65, 8) St. Francis-NY 59
4) Kansas State 97, 13) Boise State 67
5) Cornell 82, 12) Texas-Arlington 80
2) George Washington 63, 15) Georgetown 51
7) Yale 85, 10) Lafayette 68
3) Southern Cal 72, Seton Hall 53
6) Duke 95, 11) Santa Clara 85

[Comey]

NCAA Round 2: vs Yale (19-11)

GW beat Yale, 88-74, back in December. Jack was going through his monster run at the time, and scored 36 on 14-17 shooting. Sandy also broke out that game, scoring 15 on 5-9. Here is that boxscore.

George Washington 88, Yale 74


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George Washington (6-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 25 2-4 0-0 1 5 1 5 4
Bruce Woods PF 30 3-5 0-1 2 2 1 2 6
Jack Dawkins SF 29 14-17 7-8 4 10 4 5 36
Richie Hulett SG 32 2-10 2-2 1 3 1 2 7
Dwight Davis PG 27 3-6 0-0 0 2 5 1 7
John Sandy SF 19 5-9 3-4 1 4 1 3 15
Hector Patterson PG 17 2-4 2-2 0 0 0 1 6
Michael King PG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
Robert Mulvey C 11 2-3 0-0 0 2 0 2 5
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3,
R.Hulett 4, D.Davis 4, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1,
R.Mulvey 1, O.Maley 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 12 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, J.Sandy
2, H.Patterson 3, R.Mulvey 1)
3P FGs: 6-18 (J.Dawkins 1-3, R.Hulett 1-5, D.Davis 1-2,
J.Sandy 2-3, H.Patterson 0-2, M.King 0-1, P.Ali 0-1,
R.Mulvey 1-1)


Yale (4-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Antoine Verdin C 30 2-6 3-4 0 7 3 2 7
Kevin Manning PF 35 8-14 3-5 2 7 0 1 19
Gabriel Smith SF 29 2-5 3-7 2 3 3 4 7
Bill Larkin SG 26 2-3 2-2 0 2 0 3 6
A. Escalante PG 21 7-10 1-2 0 0 4 3 19
Isaias Braden PG 18 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0
Marty Chilton SF 19 5-6 0-0 0 4 1 2 10
Timmy Day SG 7 1-2 2-2 1 1 0 0 5
Roger Snelling C 12 0-1 0-0 2 3 1 0 0
Andrew Stalker SF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Dennis Desai C 3 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 1


Turnovers: 23 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 3, G.Smith 6,
B.Larkin 2, A.Escalante 2, I.Braden 4, M.Chilton 5)
Blocked Shots: 5 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 2, B.Larkin 1,
D.Desai 1)
Steals: 7 (A.Verdin 2, G.Smith 2, B.Larkin 1,
A.Escalante 2)
3P FGs: 5-11 (G.Smith 0-1, A.Escalante 4-6, I.Braden
0-1, T.Day 1-2, A.Stalker 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)





Yale was a major thorn in GW's side, as they didn't pull away until late. Gabriel Smith, Kevin Manning and Antoine Verdin all played great roles in that first round. Even though Yale lost by 14, it felt a lot closer.

Pick: GW by four. This should be nip-and-tuck the whole way. Yale is probably the better team...it would not be a shock if this is where GW's season ends. This is a very tough second-round opponent.

Woods commits a foul on the first possession. Gabe Smith picks Jack's pocket, and it's 3-0 immediately. Bill Larkin hits a three...Jack responds with GW's first points. Verdin hits a three, and it's 9-3. Chapin gets a three-point play. Jack hits a bucket, and it's 9-8. Jack steals and gets a dunk, and GW takes the lead. Jack scores again...then assists Sandy. Manning gets a steal and a layup, and Jack responds to that. He has 11 early points. Manning has five points, and with 10 minutes left, it's 16-15, GW.

GW has gone cold after the early burst. The Apocalypse Twins are in...Maley draws a charge and gets an assist. He's done his job. Hulett remains cold, missing from everyone. Mulvey drills a three, making it 21-17. Hulett allows a three-point play, and Yale takes a 22-21 lead. Woods scores off a Jack pass, and retakes the lead. Verdin responds...Davis hits a three off another Jack pass. Hulett scores, making it 28-26, GW, with 5:27 left. Jack finds Davis for another hoop, but Larkin responds.

Jack has an 11-5-4 line, but has gone cold since the first few minutes. Roger Snelling ties it up for Yale. Hulett hits two free throws and the lead shifts back to GW. Isaias Braden hits a three, and Yale retakes the lead. Jack responds with his first bucket in ten minutes...Sandy gets a steal and promptly misses the dunk in the final seconds. It's 34-33 at the half, in favor of GW. GW has a 13-5-4 line. Both teams have seven turnoers, and Yale has a 22-20 rebounding edge.

Davis gets hurt early in the second half, but he stays in. Davis ends up with the first point, hitting a three. Yale responds immediately. Jack finds Hulett, and it's 39-35. It's 13-6-6 for Jack...Gabe Smith has four points, but gets it to within two for Yale. GW had a lengthy possession, but got no points. Davis hits a three, and Jack adds one of his own. It's 46-40...Davis hits another jumper. Escalante responds, but Jack responds to that. It's 50-42 with 11:32 left.

Larkin finds Marty Chilton, making it 50-44. Manning hits a jumper...back to four. Jack is blocked by Verdin, but Hulett steals a pass and gets the dunk. Sandy nails a three as Jack takes a seat, and Chapin draws a charge on Smith. Sandy hits another three...he is Yale's villain. He has ten, and it's 61-48, after Hector scores. Braden hits a jumper, and Smith gets a steal...Hulett gets his fourth foul, and Jack comes back in. Manning gets Yale to 61-52, but Davis responds. Verdin responds to that, then gets a steal, and a layup. It's back to 63-56 with 4:30 left.

Braden scores, and GW is cowering, somehow. Manning scores. 63-60. Jack misses, but Davis gets a follow. Verdin makes 1-2 from the line. Hulett draws a foul off Larkin, and hits both free throws. 2:55 left. Jack misses a three. Woods collects his fourth foul, but Larkin turns it over. Jack gets a breakaway dunk.

Snelling scores and Chapin fouls him. The free throw makes it 69-64. Yale is fouling. Jack goes to the line...he hits both. 71-64, 1:35 left. Manning with a three. Sandy goes to the line. He hits both. 73-67, 1:26 left. Escalante gets the tip. Davis to the line. He goes 1-2, but Chapin gets the rebound. He goes 1-2, and Jack gets Larkin to turn it over. Hector hits 1-2, and it's 76-69. Davis goes to the line, hits both, and this is over. 78-69 with :18 left. Yale hits a three, but Davis hits two more. Escalante hits a three, Davis hits 1-2 from the line, and it's over...81-75, GW moves on. That was an incredibly hectic last few minutes for the Colonials.

Jack and Davis finished with 22 each. Chapin had four points, but 12 big rebounds. Jack may have had his worst game of the season, going just 9-23, and only at the line twice. He did get three blocks and two steals, but his shooting issues are a problem.

Regardless, GW, the impossible team, is back into the Sweet Sixteen.

George Washington 81, Yale 75


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Yale (19-12, 8-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Antoine Verdin C 21 3-7 1-2 1 3 1 3 7
Kevin Manning PF 36 7-16 1-2 2 10 2 4 16
Gabriel Smith SF 34 2-15 0-0 4 10 10 4 4
Bill Larkin SG 31 2-5 0-0 2 6 2 4 5
A. Escalante PG 25 6-7 0-0 1 2 1 5 14
Isaias Braden PG 18 5-10 2-3 1 2 1 2 13
Marty Chilton SF 10 4-4 0-0 1 2 0 0 8
Timmy Day SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Snelling C 20 3-6 1-1 2 3 1 1 8
Dennis Desai C 2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (A.Verdin 3, K.Manning 2, G.Smith 3,
B.Larkin 5, I.Braden 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 1, G.Smith 1)
Steals: 11 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 1, G.Smith 3,
B.Larkin 1, A.Escalante 4, I.Braden 1)
3P FGs: 6-20 (K.Manning 1-1, G.Smith 0-8, B.Larkin 1-4,
A.Escalante 2-2, I.Braden 1-4, R.Snelling 1-1)


George Washington (28-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 33 1-3 2-3 4 12 0 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 31 1-2 0-2 1 5 1 4 2
Jack Dawkins SF 36 9-23 2-2 2 8 6 0 22
Richie Hulett SG 31 4-9 5-6 2 4 1 2 13
Dwight Davis PG 28 7-13 6-8 0 2 3 1 22
John Sandy SF 22 4-6 2-2 2 3 3 1 12
Hector Patterson PG 13 1-4 1-2 2 4 1 1 3
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey C 4 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 3
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 4, J.Sandy 3, H.Patterson 2)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Chapin 3, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 6 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 3, J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 7-19 (J.Dawkins 2-4, R.Hulett 0-4, D.Davis 2-5,
J.Sandy 2-3, H.Patterson 0-1, R.Mulvey 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Round 2 Scores


Rice 87, Cal 79
Penn 56, NC State 43
BYU 88, Seattle 57
Nebraksa 77, 73


West: 1) Rice vs 4) Penn; 2) BYU vs 3) Nebraska


Kansas 68, Texas Tech 67
Washington 84, Dartmouth 73
Davidson 84, South Carolina State 76
Baylor 90, Missouri 77


Midwest: 1) Kansas vs 4) Washington; 3) Baylor vs 7) Davidson


Clemson 93, Princeton 82
Colorado State 74, Iowa State 58
La Salle 75, North Carolina 73
Texas A&M 76, Columbia 67


South: 5) Colorado State vs 8) Clemson; 3) Texas A&M vs 7) La Salle


Western Kentucky 76, Maryland 73
Kansas State 74, Cornell 62
George Washington 81, Yale 75
Duke 87, Southern Cal 75


East: 4) Kansas State vs 9) Western Kentucky; 2) George Washington vs 6) Duke

Clemson beating Princeton is not a surprise. WKU upsetting Maryland is. And GW no longer can get satisfaction against Southern Cal, but their path to a Final Four is much more clear. More on Duke in a bit.

[Comey]

NCAA Sweet Sixteen: vs Duke (22-11)

The Blue Devils reached the Elite Eight last year; this game will allow someone to repeat on last year's success. They have reached the NCAA title game, in 1968-69, where they lost. They have not gotten closer than the Elite Eight since.

Duke scores, and scores well. They are efficient, they move the ball, and they shoot from the line very well (sixth in the nation). They also shoot from outside well (11th). They allow others to score, perhaps because they prefer an up-and-down pace. They are led by guard Douglas Toscano (21.8 ppg) and C Bob Warren (14.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg). They have seven players G/B or B/B. By all accounts, they should blow GW out of the water. Toscano is an exception scorer by the ratings; he has a 99 at the 3. This team's achilles heel is perimeter defense...they are simply atrocious. If GW is going to have a shot, they have to shoot well. Hulett and Davis will have to have exceptional games; so will Patterson. And Chapin will have to get on the boards, furiously.

Warren opens the scoring for Duke. Woods collects two fouls in the first minute. Orville Ayer hits a three, and it's 5-0, just like that. Warren gets a foul off Sandy, and he hits the free throw. GW calls a timeout. Jack throws it down for GW's first points, but Shad Goodman scores. Davis hits a three, and it's 10-5 with four minutes gone.

Toscano hits, and Jack is blocked by Warren. GW has gone cold...Goodman hits. Ayer hits a jumper. It's 16-6. Davis is fouled by Ayer...he hits both free throws. Jack gets a tip...but Carter Caston follows. It's 18-10. Jack has a 4-5-0 line, and just picked up his first foul. Hector gets on the board, but Caston answers. Jack hits a three, cutting it to 20-15. Jack gets fouled by Carlton Sandberg, a Duke name if I ever saw one. He hits two free throws, cutting it to 20-17. Goodman hits a shot, and Jack responds with a three, then a steal. He gets fouled, goes and hit sboth free throws. He has 14-7-0, and it's 23-22. Caston hits a basket...with 7:10 left, Jack is keeping this team in the game. Davis ties it on a three off a Jack pass.

Ayer hits a three...Jack gets fouled by Joseph Tu. He makes both free throws. Woods draws a charge from Sandberg. Goodman hits, and it's out to 32-27 for Duke. GW is shooting just 23%. Amazing they are anywhere near this game...Duke is shooting 61%. Hulett drills a three, making it 32-20. Then he drills Goodman. Goodman hits both free throws...Sandy follows a Hulett miss with a dunk. Toscano hits a three, and it's 37-32. Sandy answers with one of his own. At the half, it's 38-35, Duke. That's gotta be a major moral victory for GW. They shot 29%, Duke shot 60%, and it's 38-35. Jack had 16-9-1 in the half...Davis had eight. Goodman had ten for Duke.

Toscano opens the scoring for Duke in the second half...Ayer finds GOodman. 42-35. Toscano hits another shot, causing Marty King to call a timeout. Think he'll remind his team they have Jack, and get him the ball? No, Hulett and Davis shoot. Woods gets a shot to fall, making it 46-37.

Sandy hits a jumper...Jack throws it out of bounds. GW is getting offensive boards, but they cannot connect. Ayer connects on a three. GW has gone even colder in the second half. I say that, and Davis hits a three. 50-42, 11:24 left. Someone has to make shots on this team. Goodman gets fouled by Porter Ali, and sinks one of two. Davis gets a breakway, but Toscano answers. Duke is slowly pulling away. Ayer gets a steal and a dunk. Hector scores off a Jack pass. Jack has a 16-14-2 line...Hector hits a three, and it's back to nine. Warren answers with a tip...Jack comes out with six minutes left. Better not be for long. Hector hits a jumper...it's 64-53. Jack comes back at 5:14...Toscano gets hurt, but stays in. He hits the shot. Ali goes to the line, and misses. GW needs points, and now.

Woods gets a steal, but Ayer steals it back. Duke is getting offensive boards...Warrens cores off one. Jack scores, then finds Davis for one. It's 70-57 with 2:10 left. Woods gets fouled by Warren...he hits one of two. Ayer finds Sandberg, Hulett misses, and this is in miracle territory. Jack hits a three...Hector hits a three, 72-64. Goodman goes to the line, and misses. Chapin misses a three, and that'll do it. Duke beats George Washington, 72-64, and ends their season.

Duke 72, George Washington 64


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Duke (23-11, 7-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Carter Caston C 34 3-5 5-6 1 11 0 0 11
Bob Warren PF 36 4-7 3-6 5 8 2 3 11
Shad Goodman SF 37 7-15 3-5 3 9 4 2 17
Douglas Toscano SG 34 7-18 0-2 1 4 3 2 15
Orville Ayer PG 34 5-8 1-2 0 1 7 4 14
Joseph Tu SG 11 1-3 0-0 1 5 0 2 2
C. Johnson PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlton Sandberg PF 9 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 3 2


Turnovers: 12 (B.Warren 3, S.Goodman 2, D.Toscano 4,
O.Ayer 1, J.Tu 1, C.Sandberg 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (C.Caston 4, B.Warren 4)
Steals: 5 (C.Caston 1, O.Ayer 3, C.Sandberg 1)
3P FGs: 4-12 (S.Goodman 0-2, D.Toscano 1-3, O.Ayer 3-6,
C.Sandberg 0-1)


George Washington (28-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 23 0-2 0-0 3 7 0 4 0
Bruce Woods PF 25 1-4 1-2 1 2 0 2 3
Jack Dawkins PF 36 6-13 6-6 4 16 4 1 21
Richie Hulett SG 34 1-11 0-0 2 4 0 1 3
Dwight Davis PG 31 5-18 4-4 2 5 3 3 17
John Sandy SF 28 3-9 0-0 5 6 2 4 7
Hector Patterson PG 13 5-8 1-2 1 1 1 0 13
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 0
Robert Mulvey C 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
Orlando Maley PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 4,
D.Davis 5, J.Sandy 1, R.Mulvey 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Dawkins 4, R.Hulett 1)
Steals: 7 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis 1, J.Sandy
1, R.Mulvey 1)
3P FGs: 10-24 (M.Chapin 0-1, J.Dawkins 3-4, R.Hulett
1-5, D.Davis 3-8, J.Sandy 1-3, H.Patterson 2-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

1982-83 Season Wrap


Sweet Sixteen Scores
Rice 72, Penn 53
BYU 88, Nebraska 80
Kansas 92, Washington 86
Baylor 66, Davidson 58
Colorado State 78, Clemson 70
La Salle 96, Texas A&M 92
Kansas State 75, WKU 68
Duke 72, George Washington 64


West Final: 1) Rice 97, 2) BYU 93
Midwest Final: 3) Baylor 67, 1) Kansas 55
South Final: 5) Colorado State 83, 7) La Salle 75
East Final: 4) Kansas State 73, 6) Duke 56


Final Four
Colorado State 84, Rice 58 (Did not see that coming)
Kansas State 70, Baylor 48 (Yeesh)


Championship: Kansas State 79, Colorado State 75
(First time both championship game teams had double-digit losses)


Kansas State 79, Colorado State 75


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Kansas State (25-12, 7-7):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
King Harvey C 37 4-9 5-6 3 8 2 1 13
Antony Stansbury PF 35 4-9 1-3 4 7 2 3 9
Gerardo Sand SF 34 6-16 4-4 4 8 3 5 16
Kevin Yip SG 33 6-13 0-0 0 1 2 5 14
James Bartley PG 21 3-4 6-6 1 5 4 3 13
Sebastian Daniels PF 7 1-2 2-2 1 5 1 0 4
Cecil Nabors PG 17 1-2 3-6 1 1 1 3 6
Von Butler SF 14 1-6 2-4 1 2 1 1 4
Adolph Ortiz C 2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
Jerome Burns PG 2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (K.Harvey 1, A.Stansbury 1, G.Sand 1,
K.Yip 4, J.Bartley 5, V.Butler 1, A.Ortiz 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (K.Harvey 3, A.Stansbury 3, C.Nabors
1, V.Butler 1)
Steals: 10 (K.Harvey 1, G.Sand 1, K.Yip 3, J.Bartley 1,
C.Nabors 1, V.Butler 3)
3P FGs: 4-15 (K.Yip 2-8, J.Bartley 1-2, C.Nabors 1-1,
V.Butler 0-3, J.Burns 0-1)


Colorado State (26-11, 6-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James Seifert SF 32 4-7 2-5 1 6 1 5 10
Chris Wise PF 33 4-7 0-0 1 7 1 5 8
Gerald Kuhns SF 15 2-7 2-2 1 2 1 5 7
Ty Smith SG 22 4-8 4-5 1 3 4 4 16
Tommy Logan PG 30 1-4 1-2 2 5 3 5 3
Michael Bibbs C 26 4-5 1-3 1 3 2 3 9
Gary Manor PF 10 1-4 2-3 0 2 1 2 4
Brian Patton SG 20 3-6 5-6 1 4 1 0 13
Gayle Maze PG 8 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 3
Dale Cosby SF 2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 23 (J.Seifert 7, C.Wise 2, G.Kuhns 2,
T.Smith 1, T.Logan 1, M.Bibbs 4, G.Manor 1, B.Patton
4, G.Maze 1)
Blocked Shots: 11 (J.Seifert 1, C.Wise 2, T.Logan 2,
M.Bibbs 5, G.Manor 1)
Steals: 5 (C.Wise 1, T.Smith 1, T.Logan 1, M.Bibbs 2)
3P FGs: 8-18 (G.Kuhns 1-2, T.Smith 4-8, T.Logan 0-1,
M.Bibbs 0-1, G.Manor 0-1, B.Patton 2-4, G.Maze 1-1)


Player of Game: C King Harvey (KSU)

[Comey]

Awards:

Jack was named National Player of the Year for the second-straight season. Two other awards were given to GW players. Hector Patterson was named to the All-Independent Freshman Team, while coach Marty Reed was Independent Coach of the Year.

1982 OVERALL AWARDS

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Player of the Year:


SO SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 27.0 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 5.9 APG 2.2 SPG, 3.2 BPG


Freshman of the Year:
FR PG Orville Ayer Duke 8.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.2 APG 2.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG


Coach of the Year:
Brendon Tatum Iowa State 23 - 8 (10 - 4)


All-league 1st Team:
C JR Douglas Leduc Washington 17.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.7 BPG
PF SR Lamont Cioffi Kansas 19.4 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.4 BPG
SF SO Jack Dawkins George Washington 27.0 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 5.9 APG, 2.2 SPG, 3.2 BPG
SG SR Allan Keene Brigham Young 18.1 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 5.0 APG, 2.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Lionel Condon Brigham Young 15.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 5.6 APG, 3.1 SPG, 0.5 BPG


All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Isandro Moreno St. Francis-NY 15.8 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 3.1 BPG
PF JR Antwan Freund Iowa State 18.6 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 2.2 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SF SR Dalton Stillman Princeton 20.6 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.9 APG, 2.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG SR Albert Scott Pennsylvania 23.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.1 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.9 BPG
PG SR Howard Broyles North Carolina 16.9 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 5.2 APG, 2.1 SPG, 0.7 BPG


All-league 3rd Team:
C SR Ronald Conn Purdue 11.7 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 4.0 BPG
PF SR Marty Ginn Washington 16.6 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SF SR Brian Crawford Rice 24.1 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SR Jose Durham Oklahoma State 18.8 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 3.5 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG JR Quincy Dull Maryland 19.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.6 APG, 2.7 SPG, 0.4 BPG


All-freshman Team:
C FR Rudolf McKinnie Missouri 7.6 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.5 BPG
PF FR Jean Jurado Virginia 11.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SF FR Dannie Monk Bowling Green 15.1 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG FR Gary Mangrum Delaware State 13.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Orville Ayer Duke 8.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.2 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG


1982 INDEPENDENT AWARDS


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Player of the Year:


SO SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 27.0 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 5.9 APG 2.2 SPG, 3.2 BPG


Freshman of the Year:
FR C Monte Bresnahan Army 13.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.7 APG 0.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG


Coach of the Year:
Marty Reed George Washington 28 - 3 (0 - 0)


All-league 1st Team:
C SR Isandro Moreno St. Francis-NY 15.8 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 3.1 BPG
PF SR Daniel Cribbs Saint Louis 17.1 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SF SO Jack Dawkins George Washington 27.0 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 5.9 APG, 2.2 SPG, 3.2 BPG
SG SR Jackson Black Portland 19.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.6 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG JR Lee Burris Marshall 14.6 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG


All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Kerry Berryhill Manhattan 9.0 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.5 SPG, 3.4 BPG
PF JR Franklin Perez Notre Dame 14.4 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.1 BPG
SF SR Joey Angel Denver 17.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SG JR Hugh Crawford Hawaii 18.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.5 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Daniel Raymer DePaul 16.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG


All-freshman Team:
C FR Monte Bresnahan Army 13.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PF FR Jason Alba St. Francis-NY 4.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.6 BPG
SF FR Sammy Esposito South Alabama 13.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG FR Dennis Timberlake Illinois State 10.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Hector Patterson George Washington 8.7 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG


Here are the final team stats:

#13 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 39 Record Vs 1-50: 6-2 Poll Rank: #13
Season Record: 28-3 Record Vs 51-100: 8-1 RPI Rank: #6
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 12-0
Home Record: 15-0 Record Vs 200+: 2-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 78.3 1 15 Points 63.5 11 24 Points 14.8 1 8
O.Reb 12.9 2 18 O.Reb 9.4 18 41 O.Reb 3.5 3 10
D.Reb 24.5 32 142 D.Reb 21.6 3 7 D.Reb 2.9 4 22
Rebounds 37.4 11 76 Rebounds 31.0 2 5 Rebounds 6.4 1 5
Assists 15.1 3 44 Assists 12.1 15 25 Assists 3.0 2 16
Steals 6.3 16 68 Steals 4.1 1 3 Steals 2.2 5 20
Blocks 4.8 7 39 Blocks 3.2 38 81 Blocks 1.6 9 33
Turnovers 10.8 1 2 Turnovers 14.9 9 54 Turnovers -4.1 2 10
Fouls 18.4 17 58 Fouls 19.4 41 122 Fouls -1.0 24 68
FG% .468 1 13 FG% .417 19 53 FG% .051 2 14
FT% .783 1 1 FT% .686 57 162 FT% .097 1 1
3P% .379 3 26 3P% .356 52 167 3P% .024 14 64
PPS 1.32 3 17 PPS 1.21 22 93 PPS .112 8 38
Adj. FG% .520 3 22 Adj. FG% .479 23 81 Adj. FG% .041 5 32


And the schedule:

#13 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/07/82 vs. Kentucky 21-9 23 L 85-83 0-1
11/21/82 at VMI 20-12 81 L 92-87 0-2
11/26/82 #23 La Salle 28-9 24 W 75-61 1-2
11/29/82 Villanova 15-14 96 W 86-70 2-2
12/01/82 at Richmond 12-19 173 W 62-53 3-2
12/05/82 Delaware State 11-17 139 W 72-60 4-2
12/08/82 Syracuse 16-17 150 W 61-53 5-2
12/12/82 at Yale 19-12 33 W 88-74 6-2
12/18/82 at Columbia 19-12 17 W 93-74 7-2
12/20/82 Georgetown 18-15 102 W 70-42 8-2
12/27/82 at Lafayette 22-11 55 W 85-63 9-2
12/30/82 Seton Hall 19-12 69 W 97-60 10-2
01/04/83 at Drexel 18-16 53 W 83-72 11-2
01/08/83 at Bucknell 14-17 75 W 90-62 12-2
01/14/83 St. Francis-PA 13-16 90 W 68-58 13-2
01/21/83 Texas-Pan American 12-17 197 W 62-45 14-2
01/26/83 at Long Island 10-19 171 W 87-55 15-2
01/29/83 American 12-17 108 W 87-78 16-2
02/02/83 Navy 6-23 222 W 84-60 17-2
02/04/83 at St. Bonaventure 7-22 174 W 90-57 18-2
02/07/83 North Texas 12-16 134 W 81-73 19-2
02/12/83 at St. Francis-NY 19-11 48 W 78-51 20-2
02/14/83 Virginia 18-16 29 W 69-60 21-2
02/19/83 at VCU 22-12 73 W 63-58 22-2
02/22/83 Marquette 17-13 103 W 82-66 23-2
02/25/83 at Georgia Southern 16-14 64 W 77-59 24-2
02/27/83 South Carolina 14-16 148 W 89-70 25-2
03/03/83 West Virginia 9-22 231 W 71-61 26-2
03/17/83 vs. Georgetown 18-15 102 W 63-51 27-2
03/19/83 vs. Yale 19-12 33 W 81-75 28-2
03/24/83 vs. #22 Duke 23-12 27 L 72-64 28-3


Season averages and totals:

#13 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 2.2 3.2 1.8 2.0 16.7
Manuel Chapin C 31 31 28.0 4.9 1.8 7.2 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 3.1 13.0
Bruce Woods PF 31 31 27.8 5.7 1.9 4.4 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.9 11.8
Dwight Davis PG 21 21 26.7 13.4 0.8 3.8 2.1 0.3 0.1 2.1 2.3 11.3
Richie Hulett SG 24 24 26.4 8.9 1.7 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.8 11.3
John Sandy SF 31 7 25.1 7.4 1.6 4.0 1.8 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.5 9.2
Hector Patterson PG 31 10 20.5 8.7 1.0 1.8 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.6 7.2
Robert Mulvey C 31 0 8.5 2.3 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.1
Porter Ali SF 30 0 7.8 3.6 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 -0.5
Michael King PG 29 0 5.4 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.6
Orlando Maley PF 26 0 3.7 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.9
Chris Davis SG 18 0 2.9 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


#13 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 69 100 56 62 518
Manuel Chapin C 31 31 869 151 57 224 31 13 26 34 96 402
Bruce Woods PF 31 31 863 176 60 137 37 17 7 31 89 367
Dwight Davis PG 21 21 561 281 17 80 44 7 2 45 49 238
Richie Hulett SG 24 24 633 213 40 72 43 18 3 35 66 271
John Sandy SF 31 7 779 228 49 124 56 24 3 49 77 286
Hector Patterson PG 31 10 637 270 30 55 42 33 2 28 50 222
Robert Mulvey C 31 0 265 71 3 51 3 4 2 14 31 35
Porter Ali SF 30 0 233 108 11 37 4 1 1 17 22 -14
Michael King PG 29 0 158 65 5 10 14 3 1 12 15 17
Orlando Maley PF 26 0 96 8 3 16 6 4 2 5 7 -23
Chris Davis SG 18 0 52 20 0 5 4 2 0 8 5 1
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Career averages and totals:

#13 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Career Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 64 64 33.2 26.9 3.9 11.2 6.5 2.1 3.1 1.6 2.0 18.9
Bruce Woods PF 31 31 27.8 5.7 1.9 4.4 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.9 11.8
Dwight Davis PG 83 83 24.0 10.1 0.5 2.9 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.7 2.1 7.5
Richie Hulett SG 57 24 22.2 7.5 1.4 2.6 1.8 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.3 10.1
Hector Patterson PG 31 10 20.5 8.7 1.0 1.8 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.6 7.2
John Sandy SF 82 7 13.3 3.8 0.8 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.2 3.0
Manuel Chapin C 94 31 12.6 2.1 0.8 3.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.4 4.1
Robert Mulvey C 49 0 6.0 1.7 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.4
Porter Ali SF 63 0 6.0 2.6 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.1
Michael King PG 29 0 5.4 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.6
Orlando Maley PF 26 0 3.7 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.9
Chris Davis SG 18 0 2.9 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


#13 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Career Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 64 64 2124 1720 252 716 417 135 200 105 125 1212
Bruce Woods PF 31 31 863 176 60 137 37 17 7 31 89 367
Dwight Davis PG 83 83 1993 835 42 237 140 23 7 145 178 626
Richie Hulett SG 57 24 1264 426 78 149 104 45 4 71 131 573
Hector Patterson PG 31 10 637 270 30 55 42 33 2 28 50 222
John Sandy SF 82 7 1090 315 67 172 74 32 4 76 101 245
Manuel Chapin C 94 31 1187 198 76 312 45 21 33 52 131 384
Robert Mulvey C 49 0 294 81 4 56 4 6 2 16 32 18
Porter Ali SF 63 0 376 166 19 65 17 2 2 31 37 4
Michael King PG 29 0 158 65 5 10 14 3 1 12 15 17
Orlando Maley PF 26 0 96 8 3 16 6 4 2 5 7 -23
Chris Davis SG 18 0 52 20 0 5 4 2 0 8 5 1
Willis Alcorn PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Efren Donnelly PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


And, finally, Jack after his sophomore year:

PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 244
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
Career 64 64 33.2 26.9 3.9 11.2 6.5 1.6 3.27 2.1 3.1 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
Career 9.3 17.4 .535 6.4 7.0 .911 1.9 4.0 .475 1.55 18.94

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
Career 64 64 2124 1720 252 716 417 105 135 200 125


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
Career 596 1113 407 447 121 255 1212

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 55 8 20 12 5 11 5 19 31 13 13 7 11
Career 55 11 25 13 5 11 5 19 31 14 15 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 59
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

Say goodbye to...


Manny Chapin, C: Chapin is the only senior on this roster. He played sparingly his freshman year, and was only a big reserve his sophomore and junior seasons. His senior year, though, he became a starter, and a valuable rebounder for the team. He wasn't the best scorer (4.9 ppg, 43% shooting), but he was a capable free throw shooter (37-48), and, more importantly, a good rebounder and defender. He never scored more than 14 in a game, but he also never took more than nine shots in a game. Not bad for a ** recruit (469th overall).


PLAYER DETAILS


#54 C Manuel Chapin - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-9
Weight: 262
High School: C.D. Hylton High School
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 15 10 37 0 21 30 42 69 79 40 27 49 27 99 37 77
1981: 15 9 35 0 20 29 40 66 74 39 26 48 26 97 37 73
1980: 14 8 34 0 19 28 38 63 69 38 25 46 26 94 36 69
1979: 13 8 33 0 18 27 36 60 65 37 24 44 26 91 36 64
1978: 13 8 32 0 17 26 34 57 61 36 23 42 26 88 35 59
1977: 13 8 30 0 15 24 30 51 53 34 21 38 26 82 35 49
Potential: F F C F D D C B A C D C


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 84

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1979 7 0 3.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.00 0.0 0.1 0.6
1980 24 0 4.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.20 0.1 0.0 0.5
1981 32 0 5.9 0.9 0.4 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.67 0.2 0.2 0.6
1982 31 31 28.0 4.9 1.8 7.2 1.0 1.1 0.91 0.4 0.8 3.1
Career 94 31 12.6 2.1 0.8 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.91 0.2 0.4 1.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1979 0.1 0.6 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 1.00 -2.43
1980 0.3 0.5 .500 0.1 0.2 .750 0.0 0.0 .000 1.25 -1.29
1981 0.3 0.7 .500 0.2 0.2 .857 0.0 0.0 .000 1.27 0.94
1982 1.8 4.3 .432 1.2 1.5 .771 0.0 0.0 .000 1.14 12.97
Career 0.8 1.8 .441 0.5 0.6 .787 0.0 0.0 .000 1.16 4.09

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1979 7 0 27 4 1 9 0 1 0 1 4
1980 24 0 103 15 5 26 6 5 2 0 12
1981 32 0 188 28 13 53 8 12 6 6 19
1982 31 31 869 151 57 224 31 34 13 26 96
Career 94 31 1187 198 76 312 45 52 21 33 131


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1979 1 4 2 2 0 0 -17
1980 6 12 3 4 0 0 -31
1981 11 22 6 7 0 0 30
1982 57 132 37 48 0 1 402
Career 75 170 48 61 0 1 384

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 14 5 14 4 2 3 3 5 9 5 6 0 1
Career 14 5 14 4 2 3 3 5 9 5 6 0 1

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1977 High School: Rated ** and #469 overall by the FBCB scouting service.


Chapin being the lone departure means that GW will only bring in one freshman next year. There are three rising seniors--Davis, Sandy, and Mulvey. Jack, Hulett, Ali and Chris Davis are rising juniors. Hector, Michael King and Orlando Maley are rising sophomores, while C Glenn Grayson and F Willie Alcorn are redshirting this season. Who knows what kind of impact they'll have.

[Comey]

Recruiting Recap, 1982-83


Kansas State landed a mega-class, getting three 5* and 4 4* players. That includes top overall player, guard Leland Mancini. They also landed #24 and #25. Here is the recruiting recap:


1982 Recruiting Rankings


# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. Kansas State Big 8 SG Leland Mancini ***** 3 4 0 0 0
2. Kansas Big 8 SF Jefferey Adam ***** 3 1 0 0 0
3. Rice Southwest SF Joshua Shriver ***** 3 1 1 0 0
4. Pennsylvania Ivy C Stephen Towle ***** 1 3 0 0 0
5. Brown Ivy PF Laurence Eastwood ***** 1 2 2 0 0
6. Brigham Young WAC PF Chris Galarza ***** 1 2 1 0 0
7. North Carolina ACC PG Whitney Desmond ***** 1 2 1 0 0
8. Duke ACC SG Thomas Burns **** 0 4 0 0 0
9. Clemson ACC C Kelly Coulter ***** 1 2 1 0 0
10. Colorado State WAC C James Fisher ***** 1 1 2 0 0
11. North Carolina State ACC PG Jose Sokol **** 0 3 1 0 0
12. Yale Ivy SF Erwin Clay ***** 1 2 0 0 0
13. Arkansas Southwest PG John Clary **** 0 2 3 0 0
14. Nebraska Big 8 SF Brian Loeffler **** 0 2 1 0 0
15. California Pac-8 C John Fleck **** 0 3 1 0 0
16. Missouri Big 8 SF Chance Davis **** 0 3 0 0 0
17. Texas Tech Southwest PF Geoffrey Goodsell **** 0 2 1 0 0
18. Texas Christian Southwest C Henry Lewis ***** 1 0 2 0 0
19. Baylor Southwest PF Clemente Norton ***** 1 1 0 0 0
20. Colorado Big 8 SG James Welty **** 0 2 0 0 0
21. Pepperdine WCC SG Frantisek Dusek **** 0 1 2 1 1
22. Santa Clara WCC C Elliott Mangan **** 0 1 2 0 0
23. Washington Pac-8 SF Nathanael Langlois **** 0 1 3 0 0
24. Indiana Big Ten SG Daniel Gallaher ***** 1 0 1 0 0
25. Oklahoma Big 8 SF Gilberto Alonso **** 0 1 2 2 0
26. Southern California Pac-8 C Theodore Dehaven **** 0 2 1 0 0
27. Texas Southwest SF Charles Bourne **** 0 1 2 0 0
28. Dartmouth Ivy PG James Drury **** 0 2 0 0 0
29. Wake Forest ACC C Lee Siegel **** 0 2 0 0 0
30. Michigan State Big Ten SF Jeramy Carley *** 0 0 2 1 0

101. George Washington Independent C Brian Armbruster *** 0 0 1 0 0



1982 Recruiting Rankings


# Player Pos Ht Team Conference
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1 Leland Mancini SG 6-4 Kansas State Big Eight Conference
2 Jefferey Adam SF 6-5 Kansas Big Eight Conference
3 Joshua Shriver SF 6-5 Rice Southwest Conference
4 Calvin Ramos C 6-8 Kansas Big Eight Conference
5 Chris Galarza PF 6-5 Brigham Young Western Athletic Conference
6 Henry Lewis C 6-7 Texas Christian Southwest Conference
7 Eric Esquibel SG 5-11 Rice Southwest Conference
8 Don Reinhart SF 6-4
9 Stephen Towle C 6-10 Pennsylvania Ivy League
10 Ronny Montgomery SG 6-1 Kansas Big Eight Conference
11 Maximo Joseph SG 6-3 Rice Southwest Conference
12 Chance Magana PF 6-10 NON-QUALIFIER
13 Laurence Eastwood PF 6-6 Brown Ivy League
14 Dean Davis PG 6-0
15 James Fisher C 7-0 Colorado State Western Athletic Conference
16 Erwin Clay SF 6-7 Yale Ivy League
17 Whitney Desmond PG 6-0 North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
18 Kelly Coulter C 6-11 Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference
19 Clemente Norton PF 6-9 Baylor Southwest Conference
20 Rusty Kovacs SF 6-4
21 Donny Talley SF 6-4
22 Eliseo Daniels PG 5-9
23 Daniel Gallaher SG 6-1 Indiana Big Ten Conference
24 Milford Myrick SG 6-1 Kansas State Big Eight Conference
25 Gary Smith PG 6-2 Kansas State Big Eight Conference
26 Thomas Burns SG 6-1 Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
27 Brian Loeffler SF 6-10 Nebraska Big Eight Conference
28 Paul Marshall SG 6-4 Iowa State Big Eight Conference
29 Geoffrey Goodsell PF 6-7 Texas Tech Southwest Conference
30 Harvey Melanson SG 6-3 Texas Tech Southwest Conference
31 James Welty SG 6-1 Colorado Big Eight Conference
32 Chance Davis SF 6-7 Missouri Big Eight Conference
33 Charles Drennan SF 6-7 Pennsylvania Ivy League
34 Leo Sauter SG 6-2 Pennsylvania Ivy League
35 Charles Backus PF 6-6 NON-QUALIFIER
36 Frantisek Dusek SG 6-5 Pepperdine West Coast Conference
37 Dana Pounds SF 6-6
38 Jose Sokol PG 6-3 North Carolina State Atlantic Coast Conference
39 Emile Anderson SG 6-2 Kansas State Big Eight Conference


# Player Pos Ht Team Conference
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40 Elliott Mangan C 6-11 Santa Clara West Coast Conference
41 Nathanael Langlois SF 6-6 Washington Pacific-8 Conference
42 Stephen Harr SF 6-7 Brigham Young Western Athletic Conference
43 Myron Williams PF 6-7 Nebraska Big Eight Conference
44 Baptiste Plateau SG 6-0 Colorado Big Eight Conference
45 Jonathan Fleming SF 6-7
46 Christopher Blake C 6-8 North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
47 Robert Erwin PG 5-10
48 John Fleck C 6-10 California Pacific-8 Conference
49 Christian McClung C 6-8 Yale Ivy League
50 Merle Clift PG 6-2 Brigham Young Western Athletic Conference
51 Joe Grier PG 6-4 Baylor Southwest Conference
52 Mark Beckner SF 6-4 California Pacific-8 Conference
53 Charles Bourne SF 6-4 Texas Southwest Conference
54 James Drury PG 6-2 Dartmouth Ivy League
55 Jason Nissen PG 6-0 Colorado State Western Athletic Conference
56 John Clary PG 6-1 Arkansas Southwest Conference
57 Louis Holsinger SF 6-4 UTEP Western Athletic Conference
58 Gilberto Alonso SF 6-8 Oklahoma Big Eight Conference
59 Gerald Gordon SF 6-4 Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
60 Joe Dupuis SG 6-0 Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference
61 Willie Crotty SG 6-3
62 Lee Siegel C 6-10 Wake Forest Atlantic Coast Conference
63 Wendell Alva SF 6-6 Kansas State Big Eight Conference
64 Brian Luke C 6-8 Kansas State Big Eight Conference
65 Alec Shaw SG 6-3
66 Vaughn Pearcy PF 6-7 North Carolina State Atlantic Coast Conference
67 David Ware C 6-7 Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
68 Todd Keil PF 6-9 Southern Methodist Southwest Conference
69 Stephen Race PF 6-10 Pennsylvania Ivy League
70 Theodore Dehaven C 6-9 Southern California Pacific-8 Conference
71 Garfield Broderick PF 6-6 Cornell Ivy League
72 Paul Davidson SG 6-3 Arkansas Southwest Conference
73 Merle Samons SF 6-4 Southern California Pacific-8 Conference
74 Willie Vassar PG 6-2 Kansas Big Eight Conference
75 Keenan Valenzuela C 7-2 Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
76 Thaddeus Lipps SF 6-6 North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
77 Brad Griffey SF 6-7
78 Chris Tierney SF 6-5 Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference
79 Scott Frisch C 6-9 Missouri Big Eight Conference


# Player Pos Ht Team Conference
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80 Chris Fleetwood PG 6-0 North Carolina State Atlantic Coast Conference
81 Larry Watson SG 6-4
82 John Ulrich PF 6-5 Princeton Ivy League
83 Anthony Gower PG 6-3 Illinois Big Ten Conference
84 Richard Knowles PG 6-2 Yale Ivy League
85 Fred Baxley SG 6-2 Missouri Big Eight Conference
86 Anderson Hazzard PG 6-0 Kansas State Big Eight Conference
87 Logan Ames PF 6-6 Wake Forest Atlantic Coast Conference
88 Bryce Lockwood C 6-7 Brown Ivy League
89 Edward Delgado SF 6-5 Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference
90 Chris Hinrichs PG 5-7 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Conference
91 Dewey Singletary PF 6-6 Dartmouth Ivy League
92 Kris Frances SG 6-3 Harvard Ivy League
93 Robert Park C 6-11 Purdue Big Ten Conference
94 Erasmo Nickens SF 6-5 New Mexico Western Athletic Conference
95 Duncan Franzen PG 5-10 California Pacific-8 Conference
96 Joel Vail SG 6-1 Brown Ivy League
97 Scott Colon SG 6-0 New Mexico Western Athletic Conference
98 Frances Ford SF 6-7
99 Ellsworth Julius C 6-8 Rice Southwest Conference
100 Benjamin Gabriel PF 6-6 Fordham Independent
101 Jeramy Carley SF 6-6 Michigan State Big Ten Conference
102 Justin Wilkie SF 6-5 Brown Ivy League
103 Aldo Zito SF 6-7 Pittsburgh Big East Conference
104 Clark Banuelos SF 6-5 Georgetown Big East Conference
105 Jewel Gay PF 6-6 East Tennessee State Ohio Valley Conference
106 Michael Graham C 6-10 Michigan State Big Ten Conference
107 Lonnie Ahearn C 6-11 Notre Dame Independent
108 Brian Armbruster C 6-11 George Washington Independent
109 Frank Hendershot C 6-6 Marshall Independent
110 Darrin Marsh PG 5-11 Northern Illinois Independent
111 Terry Yates SF 6-7 Rhode Island Yankee Conference
112 Thomas Doyle PG 6-0 Murray State Ohio Valley Conference
113 Timothy Steverson PG 5-10 Georgia Southeastern Conference
114 Romeo Leggett C 6-8 Mississippi State Southeastern Conference
115 Joseph Louque PG 5-10 Georgetown Big East Conference
116 Denver Kimura SG 6-4 Stanford Pacific-8 Conference
117 Micah Hogan SF 6-6 Stetson Independent
118 Gavin Porter PF 6-7 Wyoming Western Athletic Conference
119 Darron Hernandez SF 6-4 Colorado State Western Athletic Conference


# Player Pos Ht Team Conference
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120 Carrol Bissonnette C 6-9 Middle Tennessee Ohio Valley Conference
121 Kirk Wells SG 6-3 Marquette Independent
122 Edward Macpherson PF 6-10 Syracuse Big East Conference
123 Joseph Brewer SF 6-4 Utah Western Athletic Conference
124 Charles Lambert SF 6-5 Georgia State Independent
125 Charles Pedro SF 6-6 St. Peter's Independent
126 Silas Hagan C 6-9 Kent State Mid-American Conference
127 Errol Spencer SG 6-1 Eastern Michigan Mid-American Conference
128 Robert Jarrett C 6-8 Oklahoma State Big Eight Conference
129 Lyndon Zelaya PG 6-4 Cal State Fullerton Pacific Coast Athletic Association
130 Kenneth Apple SF 6-5 Louisville Missouri Valley Conference
131 Charles Eyler C 6-10 Lafayette East Coast Conference
132 Thomas Leatherman SF 6-7 William & Mary Southern Conference
133 Marquis Matos SG 6-3 Drexel East Coast Conference
134 Jason Dickman PG 6-2 Saint Mary's West Coast Conference
135 Jerry Carter PF 6-8 Texas Southwest Conference
136 Scott Deboer PF 6-7 NON-QUALIFIER
137 Joshua Shirley SG 6-1 South Florida Independent
138 Robert Calton SF 6-6 Oklahoma Big Eight Conference
139 Brian Doody C 6-9 Syracuse Big East Conference
140 Robert Murphy SG 5-11 UNLV West Coast Conference
141 Dwight Williams PG 6-0 Houston Baptist Independent
142 Clement Nelson SF 6-4 Alabama Southeastern Conference
143 Laurence Driver SF 6-10 Appalachian State Southern Conference
144 Harold Odum PG 5-11 Marquette Independent
145 Carlos Constant PG 5-11 Arizona State Western Athletic Conference
146 Russel Villalobos PG 6-0 St. Peter's Independent
147 David Bergman C 6-10 South Alabama Independent
148 Louie Gray SF 6-4 Lafayette East Coast Conference
149 Brian Reed PF 6-8 Hardin-Simmons Independent
150 Kelvin Campbell SF 6-6 Iowa Big Ten Conference





GW landed just one recruit, but did well, getting C Brian Armbruster. He's 6'11, 211, currently grades as a R/B prospect. He was the 108th overall recruit. Here is what he looks like now:


PLAYER DETAILS


#41 C Brian Armbruster - George Washington - Freshman
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 211
High School: Redbank Valley High School
Hometown: New Bethlehem, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 45 23 8 29 41 20 34 54 36 34 27 22 34 75 36 96
Potential: B D F C C D C A B C C D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 29

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.00 0.00

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1982 High School: Rated *** and #108 overall by the FBCB scouting service.


Historically, only a handful of teams have ever brought in four 5* recruits in one class:

Maryland, 1979 (4 5*, 3 4*...this is the current senior class)
-Two Sweet 16, one loss in the second round
North Carolina, 1967 (4 5*, 2 4*)
-Four Sweet Sixteen, two Final Four apps
New Mexico, 1964 (4 5*, 3 4*)
-Two First-Round losses, Two NCAA Championships (1965, 1968)
Baylor, 1963 (4 5*, 1 4*)
-one first round loss, three Elite Eight, two Final Four, one runner-up (record: 120-11)

Other recruiting notes:

Penn recruited #9 and #34/#35 recruits
Kansas nabbed #2 and #4 recruits
Rice #3 and #7

Several players did not sign with anyone, and will go the JuCo route.

[Comey]

The Record Books


Jack's 1982 season saw him score 837 points. While it was not as much as his 1981 total (883 points), he played two fewer games. It is also the 9th-highest output by a player in a single season in history. His 1981 campaign is still 3rd overall. Brian Crawford, who was a senior at Rice a year ago, actually outscored Jack (842 points), but they played more games.


Jack has 1720 total points, which is a hundred more than #2 in GW history, Randell Hotchkiss. Here are the other categories:


Rebounding: 716 (8th); leader is Charlie Epperson '62, with 919
Offensive Reb: 252 (2nd); leader is Sheldon Hannon '66, with 262
Assists: 417 (3rd); leader is Alvaro Jones '75, with 609
Steals: 135 (3rd); leader is Jack Rendon '70, with 210
Blocks: 200 (1st); national leader is Jonathan McDade, Yale '72, with 587


He has realistic shots at being the all-time scoring leader. George Sarver, UTEP '66, put up 2815 in his career. The national rebounding leader is Michael Diaz, Maryland '54. He had 1303. So, that's attainable. Otis McDonald (UNC '60) put up 1022 assists...that's probably not attainable.


Transfers: Willis Alcorn left GW, to go to Syracuse. Ferdinand Boutwell transferred in from Fairfield. He will sit out this year. Alcorn was not an offensive player, and would have been a project. So his leaving does not hurt the program.

[Comey]

1983-84 Season Preview


GW looks...solid. Here they are, piece by piece (current/potential next to name):


GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS General


Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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Bruce Woods (O/Y) 20 C So 6-11 237 Yes 89 OK Dunn, NC
Brian Armbruster (O/B) 41 C Fr 6-11 225 Yes 29 OK New Bethlehem, PA
Jack Dawkins (B/B) 11 SF Jr 6-8 246 Yes 99 OK Camp Hill, PA
Dwight Davis (G/G) 3 PG Sr 6-1 197 Yes 61 OK Milford, DE
Richie Hulett (Y/G) 42 SG Jr 6-3 196 Yes 39 OK Springfield, VA
John Sandy (O/Y) 30 SG Sr 6-3 179 Yes 37 OK Cicero, IL
Hector Patterson (O/Y) 14 PG So 5-9 171 Yes 74 OK Camden, NJ
Michael King (O/G) 25 PG So 6-0 163 Yes 55 OK Snellville, GA
Porter Ali (R/O) 55 SF Jr* 6-7 219 Yes 30 OK Lancaster, PA
Glenn Grayson (R/G) 2 C Fr* 6-8 242 Yes 94 OK Temple Hills, MD
Robert Mulvey (R/O) 53 SF Sr* 6-9 257 Yes 33 OK Crozet, VA
Chris Davis (R/O) 13 SG Jr* 6-0 187 No 47 OK Aberdeen, MD
Orlando Maley 1 PF So 6-5 243 Yes 71 Redshirt Woodstock, VA
David Echevarria 15 PF Fr 6-6 237 No 80 Redshirt New Oxford, PA
Ferdinand Boutwell 43 SG Fr* 6-3 208 Yes 40 Redshirt Vivian, LA



Offense: Obviously, they'll go through Jack. But Woods and Armbruster are capable inside. Davis is streaky but can score both inside and out. Hulett's jumper has gotten better. Patterson, despite being 5'9, is better scoring inside than out. They are not the best ball-handling team, but Hulett has gotten better. Their offensive rebounding may take a hit, but Woods is capable, Jack is Jack, and Sandy is solid at getting after boards.


GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Offense


Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp
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Bruce Woods C 6-11 237 So 53 11 42 0 10 10 61 11 62 27
Brian Armbruster C 6-11 225 Fr 53 25 10 31 43 22 38 34 75 37
Jack Dawkins SF 6-8 246 Jr 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99
Dwight Davis PG 6-1 197 Sr 63 65 32 54 48 39 10 93 50 62
Richie Hulett SG 6-3 196 Jr 40 72 53 39 54 52 51 73 57 53
John Sandy SG 6-3 179 Sr 22 23 60 58 46 14 56 81 52 91
Hector Patterson PG 5-9 171 So 59 41 35 27 52 52 49 76 45 72
Michael King PG 6-0 163 So 16 64 78 34 63 30 13 80 44 75
Porter Ali SF 6-7 219 Jr* 40 77 44 51 31 17 20 47 69 70
Glenn Grayson C 6-8 242 Fr* 68 11 29 0 6 8 40 30 88 47
Robert Mulvey SF 6-9 257 Sr* 45 12 27 51 34 35 16 67 58 55
Chris Davis SG 6-0 187 Jr* 8 30 59 43 50 33 41 87 42 58
Orlando Maley PF 6-5 243 So 17 27 51 27 26 25 38 38 67 55
David Echevarria PF 6-6 237 Fr 22 24 9 0 27 22 24 40 81 33
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 6-3 208 Fr* 6 38 63 53 25 42 29 67 49 84




Defense: Solid on the perimeter. Sandy is a lock-down defender, Davis and Hulett are capable...the bench is horrific, but only has to do it in spurts. This team won't block many shots, outside of Jack. And their rebounding, after Jack and Armbruster, will take a hit. In fact, that may torpedo this team.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Defense


Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Psd Prd Stl Blk Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Bruce Woods C 6-11 237 So 68 17 27 31 46 11 62 27 70
Brian Armbruster C 6-11 225 Fr 42 34 27 24 62 34 75 37 100
Jack Dawkins SF 6-8 246 Jr 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
Dwight Davis PG 6-1 197 Sr 27 65 5 37 54 93 50 62 59
Richie Hulett SG 6-3 196 Jr 12 52 38 9 21 73 57 53 78
John Sandy SG 6-3 179 Sr 12 92 46 19 46 81 52 91 100
Hector Patterson PG 5-9 171 So 4 25 57 17 8 76 45 72 100
Michael King PG 6-0 163 So 21 23 19 28 23 80 44 75 53
Porter Ali SF 6-7 219 Jr* 34 5 10 25 21 47 69 70 50
Glenn Grayson C 6-8 242 Fr* 34 28 55 22 20 30 88 47 47
Robert Mulvey SF 6-9 257 Sr* 12 29 16 57 56 67 58 55 85
Chris Davis SG 6-0 187 Jr* 30 25 10 50 30 87 42 58 79
Orlando Maley PF 6-5 243 So 80 30 45 31 45 38 67 55 84
David Echevarria PF 6-6 237 Fr 25 40 29 76 33 40 81 33 37
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 6-3 208 Fr* 16 47 19 35 32 67 49 84 71




Bench: Sandy and Patterson will be effective coming off the bench. Grayson will have to grow up quickly, as he and Mulvey are their only big options. The other half of the Apocalypse Twins, Orlando Maley, is redshirting this season.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Potential


Player Pos Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk
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Bruce Woods C So C F C F F F B C B D C D
Brian Armbruster C Fr B D F C C D C A B C C D
Jack Dawkins SF Jr A A A A A A A A A A A A
Dwight Davis PG Sr B B D C D C F C D B F C
Richie Hulett SG Jr C A C D B C C D D C C F
John Sandy SG Sr D D C C C F C C F A C D
Hector Patterson PG So B C D D C B B F F D B D
Michael King PG So D B B C A C F D D D D D
Porter Ali SF Jr* C B C C C D D D C F F D
Glenn Grayson C Fr* A F D F F F C D C C B D
Robert Mulvey SF Sr* C F D C C D D C F D F B
Chris Davis SG Jr* F D C C C D C D C D F B
Orlando Maley PF So F D C D C D C C A D C C
David Echevarria PF Fr D C F F C D D C C C C A
Ferdinand Boutwell SG Fr* F B B C D C C C D B D D




Schedule: Gets moderately tougher. They will start in the Las Vegas Challenge, which is a tournament they could win. Pepperdine will give a challenge, but nobody else should give them much of an issue. An early trip to NC State should be a learning experience. Outside of that, there isn't a game this team shouldn't be favored in. They could go far this season, farther than they have up to this point. Odd...their season ends on February 20th. Gonna be a long wait for the NCAA.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/14/83 vs. VMI 0-0 219
12/01/83 Hofstra 0-0 76
12/03/83 at North Carolina State 0-0 139
12/05/83 at Niagara 0-0 136
12/09/83 at St. Francis-PA 0-0 189
12/11/83 at Manhattan 0-0 108
12/14/83 Fairfield 0-0 59
12/17/83 at St. John's 0-0 190
12/20/83 Georgetown 0-0 67
12/23/83 East Carolina 0-0 55
12/28/83 at La Salle 0-0 95
12/31/83 at Jacksonville 0-0 90
01/02/84 Army 0-0 9
01/04/84 at West Chester 0-0 224
01/08/84 Howard 0-0 80
01/11/84 at American 0-0 3
01/13/84 Detroit 0-0 50
01/15/84 Bucknell 0-0 21
01/20/84 Delaware 0-0 46
01/23/84 at Duquesne 0-0 54
01/28/84 Lafayette 0-0 96
02/01/84 Charleston Southern 0-0 30
02/04/84 Canisius 0-0 27
02/08/84 at Delaware State 0-0 47
02/10/84 at Colgate 0-0 36
02/12/84 Iona 0-0 87
02/15/84 at Marshall 0-0 110
02/20/84 at Seton Hall 0-0 178





Expectations: Well, they've exceeded them each year so far, and this year's roster, while top-heavy, is easily the best Jack has had since he came into the program. If Armbruster can make good on his potential early, this team could conceivably reach the Final Four.


Here is the opening poll for the 1983-84 season:



Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 0-0 1800 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Missouri 0-0 1710 18 Big Eight Conference
3. Southern California 0-0 1612 6 Pacific-8 Conference
4. Princeton 0-0 1555 9 Ivy League
5. Duke 0-0 1482 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. UTEP 0-0 1451 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. Rice 0-0 1350 1 Southwest Conference
8. North Carolina 0-0 1245 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Nebraska 0-0 1233 14 Big Eight Conference
10. Baylor 0-0 1158 11 Southwest Conference
11. Pennsylvania 0-0 1109 10 Ivy League
12. Brigham Young 0-0 1015 2 Western Athletic Conference
13. Clemson 0-0 952 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Texas A&M 0-0 874 15 Southwest Conference
15. Kansas 0-0 804 5 Big Eight Conference
16. Southern Methodist 0-0 710 NR Southwest Conference
17. Cornell 0-0 632 21 Ivy League
18. Yale 0-0 524 NR Ivy League
19. Kansas State 0-0 447 12 Big Eight Conference
20. Wake Forest 0-0 436 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. New Mexico 0-0 299 NR Western Athletic Conference
22. Virginia 0-0 253 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Citadel 0-0 180 NR Southern Conference
24. Indiana 0-0 166 19 Big Ten Conference
25. Texas Christian 0-0 106 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
California 0-0 60 Pacific-8 Conference
Columbia 0-0 60 Ivy League
Purdue 0-0 44 Big Ten Conference
North Carolina State 0-0 32 Atlantic Coast Conference
Washington 0-0 32 Pacific-8 Conference
George Washington 0-0 28 Independent
Wisconsin 0-0 12 Big Ten Conference
Colorado State 0-0 8 Western Athletic Conference
Auburn 0-0 7 Southeastern Conference
Iowa State 0-0 5 Big Eight Conference
Texas Tech 0-0 5 Southwest Conference
Arkansas 0-0 2 Southwest Conference


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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East Tennessee State 0-0 1 Ohio Valley Conference
Illinois 0-0 1 Big Ten Conference

[Comey]

11.14.83: vs VMI (Las Vegas Challenge)

There has not been a tremendous shift, but Southern Cal, Duke, and Nebraska tumbled out of the top ten. Duke's loss to Davidson caused them to fall 18 spots. Southern Cal's 110-103 loss to BYU (in regulation) was not only an offensive marvel, it dropped Southern Cal thirteen spots. Here is the Southern Cal/BYU game.


Brigham Young 110, Southern California 103


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Southern California (2-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Herberto Marin C 26 2-3 0-0 2 7 3 4 4
Gerald Roberts PF 29 7-12 1-2 0 5 2 4 15
Tod Whitlock SF 28 8-12 4-4 2 7 1 0 26
Charles Hansel SG 32 7-13 2-2 0 2 7 3 23
Richie Russell PG 32 5-14 3-4 1 2 9 4 14
Donald Cook C 9 1-2 0-0 1 3 0 1 2
Chris Cannady SG 21 3-6 6-6 0 0 3 1 12
Theodore Dehaven C 11 0-3 1-2 0 3 1 1 1
David Jones PF 4 0-1 0-2 0 2 0 0 0
David Bowler SF 7 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 6


Turnovers: 11 (H.Marin 2, G.Roberts 2, T.Whitlock 1,
C.Hansel 1, R.Russell 2, D.Cook 1, D.Bowler 2)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 8 (G.Roberts 2, T.Whitlock 2, C.Hansel 1,
R.Russell 1, D.Cook 1, C.Cannady 1)
3P FGs: 16-32 (T.Whitlock 6-10, C.Hansel 7-10,
R.Russell 1-8, D.Cook 0-1, C.Cannady 0-1, D.Bowler 2-2)


Brigham Young (3-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Noble Crossley C 33 4-6 4-4 2 6 3 0 12
Tony Barnes PF 29 5-13 4-4 2 7 1 2 14
Joshua Binkley SF 35 9-16 0-1 4 11 3 1 23
Paul Honaker SG 23 7-11 6-6 2 4 4 2 24
Isaiah McAlpine PG 35 6-13 2-2 5 8 10 1 18
John Toro SG 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Napoleon Gentry SG 17 4-7 3-4 0 3 1 2 11
Merle Clift PG 5 1-3 0-2 0 0 0 0 3
Chris Galarza PF 16 1-3 1-3 1 6 0 3 3
Stephen Harr SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Douglas Zepeda C 3 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2


Turnovers: 11 (T.Barnes 2, J.Binkley 2, P.Honaker 1,
I.McAlpine 3, N.Gentry 2, S.Harr 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (N.Crossley 3, C.Galarza 2)
Steals: 5 (J.Binkley 2, I.McAlpine 2, N.Gentry 1)
3P FGs: 14-29 (J.Binkley 5-8, P.Honaker 4-7, I.McAlpine
4-10, J.Toro 0-2, M.Clift 1-2)


Player of Game: PG Paul Honaker (BYU)



Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 2-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Missouri 2-0 1724 2 Big Eight Conference
3. UTEP 2-0 1631 6 Western Athletic Conference
4. Princeton 0-0 1498 4 Ivy League
5. Rice 2-0 1490 7 Southwest Conference
6. Brigham Young 3-0 1440 12 Western Athletic Conference
7. North Carolina 2-0 1417 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Baylor 2-0 1336 10 Southwest Conference
9. Pennsylvania 0-0 1213 11 Ivy League
10. Texas A&M 2-0 1170 14 Southwest Conference
11. Cornell 2-0 1013 17 Ivy League
12. Kansas 0-0 1010 15 Big Eight Conference
13. Southern Methodist 0-0 901 16 Southwest Conference
14. Yale 1-0 780 18 Ivy League
15. Virginia 2-0 677 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Southern California 2-1 669 3 Pacific-8 Conference
17. Kansas State 1-0 667 19 Big Eight Conference
18. Wake Forest 1-0 596 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. California 2-0 432 NR Pacific-8 Conference
20. Citadel 1-0 351 23 Southern Conference
21. Washington 2-0 267 NR Pacific-8 Conference
22. Columbia 1-0 238 NR Ivy League
23. Duke 0-1 215 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Nebraska 2-1 171 9 Big Eight Conference
25. Texas Christian 0-0 162 25 Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Purdue 1-0 149 Big Ten Conference
Iowa State 3-0 110 Big Eight Conference
Clemson 2-1 96 Atlantic Coast Conference
George Washington 0-0 47 Independent
Wisconsin 1-0 29 Big Ten Conference
Texas Tech 1-0 21 Southwest Conference
Colorado State 0-0 17 Western Athletic Conference
Stanford 2-0 16 Pacific-8 Conference
North Carolina A&T 2-0 13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Mississippi 1-0 8 Southeastern Conference
Tulane 1-0 7 Independent
Oklahoma State 1-0 6 Big Eight Conference


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Michigan State 1-0 5 Big Ten Conference
Colorado 0-0 3 Big Eight Conference
Florida State 1-0 2 Independent
Brown 1-0 1 Ivy League
Central Michigan 1-0 1 Mid-American Conference
Murray State 0-0 1 Ohio Valley Conference


GW fell to VMI last season, 92-87. The Keydets reached their first NCAA Tournament since 1964-65, when they made an improbable run to the regional final. This team was stripped of three of its starters, and a lot of experience. Four players have bene in the program for three seasons, one for four. Guard Brian Smith is the only real scorer out of the bunch; he has averaged 12.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 90 games, 61 starts. Last year, he scored 16.9 points a game. Oddly enough, he has not earned an all-conference selection in either his sophomore or junior year, despite solid numbers.

The bench is junk. But so it's GW's. If GW doesn't shoot well, they'll lose.

Jack hits the first shot of the season. Davis fouls in the first 17 seconds. Old habits die hard. Jack draws a foul from Smith, and sinks both free throws. Smith hits VMI's first poitns, then gets his second foul. Michael Crowley, in his VMI debut, hits a three...Davis responds. Jack draws a foul from Solomon Baldwin, and hits both free throws...Crowley responds with another three. Jack scores again...he has eight early points. Crowley hits another three. VMI leads 13-10.

Jack scores from inside, and Hector gets a steal. Nothing comes of it. Keneth Rowlett hits a three, and VMI has a little cushion. Crowley hits his fourth three of the half, and it's 19-12. Jack scores from the corner...Ali comes in and picks up two quick fouls. Dwight gets in on the act, and VMI is now in the bonus. Patterson scores off a Chris Davis pass...luckily he doesn't stay in. Jack comes back and scores, giving him a 14-3-0 line. It's 22-18 with 7:22 left. Woods scores his first points off a Jack pass. Jack scores off an Armbruster pass, tying the score. Lorenzo Ramsey gives VMI the lead back with four straight points. Davis counters for GW.

Clayton Moose gets a steal, which allows me to write the name Clayton Moose. Jack finds Dwight for a score, which ties the game. Jack suffers his first foul, and Marcus Hewett scores both. Jack gets a foul from Hewett, dunks it on him, and hits the foul. Ali hits a three, making it 34-30. Jack finds Sandy with 1:52 left...Smith responds for VMI. He hits again, tying it at 35-35. Jack gets a tip off an Ali miss, giving him 21, and GW a 38-36 lead. Jack's line: 21-6-3. GW forced nine turnovers, but committed four themselves. They're also shooting 10% from 3. At some point, you figure they'd stop shooting them. But Hulett and Davis, and Ali and Sandy...sigh.

Rowlett gets a layup for VMI to start, but Jack responds. Hulett sinks a three, then tells me to stuff it. It's Hulett's first points of the season. Davis sinks a three, then tells me to stuff it. Jack gets a steal, but Hulett misses a three. Davis gets called for a charge, Ali commits a foul and the bucket, and it's 46-40. Armbruster gets his first points on a large dunk, but Smith responds. Smith scores, and it's 48-45. Give the damn ball to Jack...Rowlett ties it on a three. Ali commits his fourth foul, and VMI takes a 49-48 lead. Davis attempts to dribble, but cannot. Ramsay takes it and dunks it. And GW is now cold.

Woods gets fouled by Baldwin, hits both free throws...Jack gets a couple of blocks, then finds Woods for the lead. Jack hits a bucket after an offensive board, and it's 54-51. Ramsay responds for VMI. Jack has a 25-11-5 line right now. Jack throws it down on a fast break...Armbruster fouls Crowley, but he only gets one of two from the line. Grayson is in again. Jerome Anderson ties it with a three, but Jack hits two free throws. Sandy gets a steal, Jack hits a three. Baldwin responds, but Jack finds Woods for a bucket. It's 63-58. Crowley gets both free throws, and Sandy sinks two at the other end.

Grayson gets fouled on a shot, hits one of two for his first collegiate point. Sandy hits a three off a Jack pass, and GW leads 69-60. Jack assists Mulvey on his first points. Grayson scores on a three-point play, and GW has gotten hot...they lead 74-62. Jack hits from the wing. Ramsay responds, but Jack finds Woods for a bucket. He comes out with 6:13 left...Hewett immediately gets a layup. Woods follows with a bucket, but Hewett hits a three. It's 80-69. Davis gets two free throws. Jack is fouled by Brian Smith, who fouls out. The bucket is good, Jack gets the free throw...he is then fouled by Ramsay on the next possession. Armbruster fouls out. Thankfully, GW leads 87-71. Jack completes the triple double by finding Woods, making it 89-71. Jack had himself a game. The scrubs come in with 1:20 left. Crowley hits a three, giving him 17. He's only scored five since that early run. Grayson sinks two free throws...he played well down the stretch.

The final is 93-76, and Jack was phenomenal. This may be his best line *ever*:

39 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, 5 blocks, 2 turnovers

GW controlled the boards, but they also committed 24 fouls (17 for VMI). They also threw 21 assists. Great effort against an okay team.


George Washington 93, VMI 76


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VMI (0-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Art Edwards C 32 0-3 1-2 4 11 2 0 1
Solomon Baldwin PF 25 1-5 2-2 0 5 2 4 4
Brian Smith SF 24 6-10 0-1 0 2 0 5 12
Keneth Rowlett SG 32 4-9 4-6 2 3 3 1 14
Lorenzo Ramsay PG 31 5-11 6-6 0 1 1 2 16
Michael Crowley PG 19 5-6 2-6 1 1 3 0 17
Jerome Anderson C 8 1-3 0-0 2 3 1 0 3
Clayton Moose PF 15 1-2 0-2 1 4 1 2 2
Jose Tolle PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Herb Buckingham SF 8 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Marcus Hewett SG 6 2-3 2-2 0 0 0 3 7


Turnovers: 15 (B.Smith 3, K.Rowlett 2, L.Ramsay 3,
M.Crowley 3, C.Moose 2, H.Buckingham 1, M.Hewett 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (S.Baldwin 1, K.Rowlett 1, C.Moose 1)
Steals: 4 (L.Ramsay 1, C.Moose 2, M.Hewett 1)
3P FGs: 9-18 (B.Smith 0-2, K.Rowlett 2-6, M.Crowley
5-6, J.Anderson 1-1, H.Buckingham 0-1, M.Hewett 1-2)


George Washington (1-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 22 6-9 2-2 3 6 1 1 14
Brian Armbruster C 29 1-3 0-0 3 5 2 5 2
Jack Dawkins SF 35 14-22 10-10 7 16 10 1 39
Dwight Davis SG 19 5-10 0-0 1 3 1 5 11
Richie Hulett PG 21 1-6 0-0 1 1 0 4 3
John Sandy SF 29 2-9 4-4 0 5 3 2 9
Hector Patterson PG 17 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 2 2
Porter Ali SF 9 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 4 3
Glenn Grayson PF 9 1-1 4-5 0 2 0 0 6
Robert Mulvey C 3 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Chris Davis SG 7 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 0 2


Turnovers: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 3,
C.Davis 2)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 5)
Steals: 9 (J.Dawkins 5, J.Sandy 3, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 5-16 (J.Dawkins 1-2, D.Davis 1-3, R.Hulett 1-5,
J.Sandy 1-5, P.Ali 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

11.16.83: vs New Hampshire (1-0)

New Hampshire beat UCLA, 69-62. So, they get the Colonials in the semifinals. They have a middling roster, starting three juniors, a senior, and a sophomore. They have gone 15-15 the psat two years. Four players scored in double figures against UCLA, led by Lee Honigsfeld's 19. Charlie Hilliard scored ten and registered ten rebounds. They only have two starters back from last year's team, Honigsfeld and Elisha McKinley. Outside of that, there is very little experience. Several players have only one game of experience.

This should be a runaway for GW.

McKinley scores on the first possession. Jack hits a three to start GW...Davis hits one off a Jack pass, and then Armbruster is fed by Jack for a bucket. GW is loving the three, but the three is not loving them back. Jack throws down a dunk off a Hulett miss, making it 10-7 with fifteen minutes left. Sandy hits a three off a Jack pass. He has hand a hand in every basket so far. He gets Davis a bucket, making it 15-9...Davis finally prevents Jack from getting involved by scoring off his own drive. Jack scores...he and Davis have seven each. Jack has a 7-4-4 line with 12 minutes left.

Honigsfeld hits a three; he has five. Stephen Robbins hits a shot, getting it to 19-14. Jack charges into McKinley for his first. McKinley hits, but Jack responds by finding Davis. Honigsfeld scores two free throws, but Jack finds Hector. He has a 7-5-6 line with eight minutes left. He also has either three or four blocks. Grayson and Woods come back as Jack gets a breather. Davis has 9...NH gets it back to 23-20 with four minutes left, sending Jack back in. Armbruster shot a three. WHY.

Jack shoots one, makes it, then turns to Armbruster and says, "Not anymore." Robby Hill hits two free throws...Davis misses a three, and GW really has to be kicking themselves for their play this half. Jack scores, then suffers his second foul. Jack drills a three to end the half, giving GW a 31-22 lead at the half. Jack has a 15-7-6 line, but the two fouls are reason for concern. GW had eight turnovers. That's no good. NH shot 31% from the field.

Charlie Hilliard gets a steal and a layup. McKinley hits, and Jack responds for GW. McKinley hits again. Jack gets a steal, gets it to Hulett, who gets it to Woods for the basket. Jack assists Woods on a basket. He has a 17-7-7 line, and it's 39-32. Armbruster is arguing a car...he'll get T'd if he's not careful. Ref is not going to take any guff from some busher freshman. Davis gets a three-point play...he has 12, and it's 42-32. Moses Neal hits a three. Neal hits another three. It's 42-38. Jack is fouled, and he hits both...with 10:26 left, it's 44-38, GW. Jack gets fouled by Robbins...he makes just one of two. Hilliard hits a jumper, making it 45-40. Jack gets a rebound and feeds Woods for a quick basket. With six minutes left, Jack comes out...Hector hits to make it 49-40.

Hulett follows that jumper with a steal and a layup. Grayson gets a block and a rebound...Davis hits a jumper. GW is pulling away...Davis hits a three that'll ice it with 1:45 left. Jack doesn't come back, and that'll do it. Kirby Durrett gets a tip, Sandy gets two free throws..this wasn't a beauty by any stretch, but a win is a win is a win. GW, after starting 0-2 last year, is 2-0 and headed to the finals of the Las Vegas Challenge.


George Washington 58, New Hampshire 44


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George Washington (2-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 29 3-8 0-2 2 6 0 1 6
Brian Armbruster PF 26 1-3 0-0 1 4 0 4 2
Jack Dawkins SF 33 7-11 3-4 6 13 8 2 20
Dwight Davis SG 32 7-16 1-1 0 4 1 2 17
Richie Hulett PG 35 1-7 0-0 0 5 3 2 2
John Sandy SF 23 1-4 4-4 2 5 0 3 7
Hector Patterson PG 9 2-5 0-0 1 1 0 2 4
Porter Ali SF 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 7 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey C 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 1,
G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Dawkins 4, G.Grayson 1)
Steals: 3 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 6-20 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 3-5, D.Davis
2-8, R.Hulett 0-3, J.Sandy 1-2, H.Patterson 0-1)


New Hampshire (1-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
William Horner C 30 2-5 0-0 1 7 2 2 4
Elisha McKinley PF 28 5-10 0-0 0 2 0 2 10
Lee Honigsfeld SF 25 1-5 4-4 0 2 2 1 7
Charles Hilliard SG 25 2-3 2-2 0 3 0 1 6
Stephen Robbins PG 26 2-7 1-3 1 4 1 2 5
Moses Neal SG 20 2-4 2-3 0 1 1 3 8
Robert Hill PG 9 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
Kirby Durrett SF 15 1-6 0-0 3 7 0 1 2
Arthur Lucia C 20 0-6 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Larry Macneil PF 2 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 11 (W.Horner 4, L.Honigsfeld 2, C.Hilliard
1, M.Neal 1, R.Hill 1, K.Durrett 1, A.Lucia 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (A.Lucia 4)
Steals: 4 (C.Hilliard 1, S.Robbins 1, M.Neal 1,
K.Durrett 1)
3P FGs: 3-11 (L.Honigsfeld 1-3, C.Hilliard 0-1, M.Neal
2-2, R.Hill 0-1, K.Durrett 0-1, L.Macneil 0-3)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 3: 11.21.26.83

The polls are still quite volatile, but the top three--Maryland, Missouri, and UTEP--remain intact. Baylor and Penn moved up. Princeton and North Carolina moved down considerably. Texas A&M slipped from 10th to 21st. George Washington showed up in the polls, at #16.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (71) 3-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Missouri (1) 3-0 1729 2 Big Eight Conference
3. UTEP 2-0 1642 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Baylor 2-0 1515 8 Southwest Conference
5. Pennsylvania 2-0 1513 9 Ivy League
6. Brigham Young 4-0 1485 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. Kansas 3-0 1365 12 Big Eight Conference
8. Cornell 4-0 1314 11 Ivy League
9. Yale 2-0 1135 14 Ivy League
10. Southern California 3-1 1113 16 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Virginia 2-0 973 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Princeton 2-1 972 4 Ivy League
13. Nebraska 3-1 770 24 Big Eight Conference
14. Purdue 2-0 756 NR Big Ten Conference
15. Texas Christian 1-0 714 25 Southwest Conference
16. George Washington 3-0 643 NR Independent
17. North Carolina 2-1 618 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Texas Tech 4-0 541 NR Southwest Conference
19. Wisconsin 3-0 529 NR Big Ten Conference
20. Duke 0-1 526 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Texas A&M 3-1 480 10 Southwest Conference
22. Clemson 2-1 410 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Rice 2-1 185 5 Southwest Conference
24. Oregon State 3-0 108 NR Pacific-8 Conference
25. Texas 2-0 81 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 3-1 80 Atlantic Coast Conference
Bradley 3-0 49 Missouri Valley Conference
Northeastern 4-0 49 Independent
Mississippi 3-0 43 Southeastern Conference
Tennessee 3-0 43 Southeastern Conference
Miami-Ohio 2-1 33 Mid-American Conference
South Carolina 3-0 32 Independent
South Florida 2-0 29 Independent
Oral Roberts 2-0 18 Independent
Samford 1-0 15 Independent
St. John's 2-0 15 Big East Conference
Citadel 3-1 12 Southern Conference


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Kansas State 2-1 12 Big Eight Conference
Virginia Tech 1-0 11 Independent
Milwaukee 1-0 8 Independent
Fresno State 3-0 6 Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Harvard 1-0 6 Ivy League
Indiana State 1-0 5 Independent
Long Island 3-0 3 Independent
Mercer 0-0 3 Independent
Temple 2-0 3 East Coast Conference
Texas-Arlington 1-0 3 Southland Conference
Canisius 3-0 2 Independent
Columbia 2-1 2 Ivy League
California 2-1 1 Pacific-8 Conference
Hawaii 2-0 1 Independent




11.21.83: vs Miami-OH (2-0)

The Red Hawks are, perhaps, a bit of a surprise in the final. Then again, this wasn't the highest quality of tournaments. The Red Hawks have made the NIT in two of the last three seasons, including last year, when they went 18-13. They have several first-round losses in the NCAA, the last coming in 1975-76.

They have some experience, four starters back from a year ago, and six players who have started at least twelve games in their careers. And they divide up the ball well enough, as four players are averaging double-digits. C Toney Whitacre is putting up 18.5 points and 6.0 rebounds a game. Forward Graham Ulrich is averaging 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists, while Randal Mitchum is putting up 10 points, 3.0 boards, and 4.0 assists. And guard Xing Su is averaging 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists...along with a steal and a half. It wasn't the best competition, and GW is a prohibitive favorite...but they'll need to shoot to grab control.

Woods scores off an Armbruster stela and pass. And Davis fouls on the next possession. Oh, habits. Mitchum hit a three...Armbruster responded. Jack charged...Mitchum hits another three, and Ulrich scores from the wing. Miami can shoot...Mitchum hits yet another three. Su hits a shot. It's 13-6 with four minutes gone. Ali gets early action and drills a three. Jack has just 0-3-1 so far, with a foul. Jack gets his first points immediately after...timing is key here.

Armbruster got hit with a technical. Pretty sure he'll be out for awhile. Jack finds Hulett, but Whitacre follows with an answer. Jack then hits from the baseline, and it's 19-17 with 11:30 left. Davis is fouled by Mitchum...his free throws ties it up. And Mitchum hits his fourth three of the half.

Patterson gets a brekaway layup, but Ulrich matches that. The Red Hawks are shooting 64%. Jack takes a seat, and Charlie Anderson drills a three. Hulett follows with a tip-in. With 8:33 left, it's 28-23. Elias Simpson gets a steal and a dunk, and Hulett responds. He has eight. Woods scores off a Hulett pass, and Jack comes back with a 4-5-2 line, and a 30-27 deficit. MItchum hits his fifth three. Jack gets an and-one, getting it to 33-30. Hulett strips Mitchum, but nothing comes of it. Jack missed a free throw...doesn't happen often. Miami leads 35-33 with four minutes left.

Jack gets a steal and Davis hits a three, giving GW their first lead. Jack hits a jumper...he has 12-8-2. Rory Bowles hits for Miami-OH, but Jack is fouled, and hits both. Jack gets fouled by Bowles. He has owned him. The score at the half is 42-42...Jack has 16-8-2.

Hulett commits his third foul to start the half. Jack hits a jumper to open the scoring. Armbruster is back. Jack finds Woods for a basket...Davis scores; he has nine, Hulett 8, and it's 51-46 with 14:56 left. Armbruster scores, giving him 7-3-1. Jack has 20-9-4. GW has opened up a bit of a lead, as the Red Hawks are slowing down on offense. Armbruster finds Davis. He has a decent passing touch. Jack hits two free throws to give GW a 59-50 lead, then he hits another jumper. Mitchum has just two points in the second half, while Jack is going off. He hits a three, and is owning the rebounds. Elias Sampson gets charged with a technical. Jack ony hits one of two. But the Red Hawks are getting frustrated.

Armbruster scores again...he has 11 and is playing efficiently. Jack scores after several chances by GW, making it 71-52. The scrubs come in, and they're still owning things.

Now, you don't know this, but I'm in the Berkshires, visiting my parents. And I have to eat dinner, but I'm afraid of things going wonky again after what happened before. So I'm fast-simming. Jack has 32-14-5 as I let things go...it's 79-59, GW. The final is 85-63, and GW is the Las Vegas Challenge champions.


George Washington 85, Miami-Ohio 63


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Miami-Ohio (2-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Toney Whitacre C 31 5-8 0-0 0 1 0 2 10
Rory Bowles PF 18 2-2 1-2 1 2 2 4 5
Graham Ulrich SF 32 3-10 1-2 1 6 6 3 7
Randal Mitchum SG 24 7-13 0-0 0 2 2 1 20
Xing Su PG 29 4-5 0-0 0 2 4 2 8
Elias Simpson SF 23 2-5 3-5 2 5 0 2 7
Jeffrey Setser C 22 1-4 0-1 1 8 1 3 2
Fabio Marcos C 9 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
Andrew Scholl SG 7 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 1
John Kane C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Anderson PG 5 1-4 0-0 0 0 1 0 3
Jacinto Richey PG 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 16 (T.Whitacre 2, R.Bowles 1, G.Ulrich 4,
R.Mitchum 4, E.Simpson 3, F.Marcos 1, A.Scholl 1)
Blocked Shots: 11 (T.Whitacre 6, R.Bowles 1, X.Su 1,
J.Setser 3)
Steals: 3 (T.Whitacre 1, E.Simpson 1, C.Anderson 1)
3P FGs: 7-19 (G.Ulrich 0-4, R.Mitchum 6-8, E.Simpson
0-2, A.Scholl 0-1, C.Anderson 1-3, J.Richey 0-1)


George Washington (3-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 25 3-9 0-0 2 7 2 0 6
Brian Armbruster PF 21 7-11 0-0 3 5 2 4 15
Jack Dawkins PF 32 10-16 13-15 6 14 5 1 34
Dwight Davis SG 25 4-8 2-2 0 4 2 4 11
Richie Hulett PG 25 4-9 0-0 1 3 3 4 8
John Sandy SF 27 0-1 2-2 3 4 2 1 2
Hector Patterson PG 16 1-6 0-0 3 3 2 2 2
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 12 3-8 0-0 0 1 0 1 7
Glenn Grayson PF 11 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0
Robert Mulvey C 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 2,
P.Ali 1, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, P.Ali 1)
Steals: 7 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1,
H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 4-17 (B.Armbruster 1-1, J.Dawkins 1-3, D.Davis
1-3, R.Hulett 0-4, J.Sandy 0-1, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
1-4)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 4: 11.28-12.4.83

Maryland held the top spot, offering no question as to why. They beat former #2 Missouri, 89-69. Cornell continued their early season surge, moving up to eighth. Mizzou fell to fifth overall. GW, meanwhile, got bumped a spot. Winning the Las Vegas Challenge is not as prestigious as it was made out to be in the brochure.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 4-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Baylor 5-0 1720 4 Southwest Conference
3. Brigham Young 6-0 1654 6 Western Athletic Conference
4. Cornell 5-0 1548 8 Ivy League
5. Missouri 4-1 1468 2 Big Eight Conference
6. Southern California 5-1 1423 10 Pacific-8 Conference
7. Yale 3-0 1320 9 Ivy League
8. Princeton 3-1 1172 12 Ivy League
9. Virginia 3-0 1089 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Texas Christian 4-0 1057 15 Southwest Conference
11. UTEP 3-1 999 3 Western Athletic Conference
12. Nebraska 4-1 992 13 Big Eight Conference
13. North Carolina 4-1 871 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Purdue 3-0 752 14 Big Ten Conference
15. Wisconsin 5-0 704 19 Big Ten Conference
16. Clemson 4-1 682 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. George Washington 3-0 673 16 Independent
18. Texas A&M 4-1 661 21 Southwest Conference
19. Texas Tech 5-0 655 18 Southwest Conference
20. Duke 1-1 604 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Pennsylvania 3-1 577 5 Ivy League
22. Rice 3-1 226 23 Southwest Conference
23. Wake Forest 4-1 173 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Oregon State 4-0 147 24 Pacific-8 Conference
25. Tennessee 5-0 96 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas 3-0 85 Southwest Conference
Bradley 4-0 52 Missouri Valley Conference
Columbia 4-1 51 Ivy League
Northeastern 5-0 42 Independent
Oral Roberts 3-0 30 Independent
St. John's 3-0 16 Big East Conference
Indiana 3-1 14 Big Ten Conference
Mercer 1-0 14 Independent
California 3-1 12 Pacific-8 Conference
North Carolina State 4-1 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
Washington 4-1 7 Pacific-8 Conference
Fresno State 4-0 5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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West Virginia 3-0 2 Independent



12.1.83: vs Hofstra (3-2)

The Pride don't have a good win yet, but they do have a winning record. Despite that, they have been outscored overall...mainly due to the 67-42 drubbing they took against Rhode Island. Hofstra does not score, nor do they care to. They also do not intend to let you score. The 58.8 ppg they allow is 11th in the nation. But the 56.0 ppg they score is 226th. They are also a dreadful rebounding team, and a horrible shooting team. They also don't allow teams to shoot well.

That is, when watching Hofstra, do not expect elegance, or basketball as an artform, so much as a devastating act of attrition.

Only Charlie Pool averages double figures (11.6 ppg). They do have four starters back from a team that reached the NCAA a year ago. They also have coach Cleveland Smith, which is a glorious name for a coach. They start three seniors and two juniors. So they won't flinch at much, even Jack Dawkins.

Jack hits a three to open the scoring. Norm Weaver hits a three for Hofstra. Pool picks Davis' pocket for the second time in a minute, and gets on the board. He does it a third time, and Marty Reed wants to eat his hat, if he were wearing one. Two and a half minutes in, it's 7-7. Hulett drains a three, then gets charged with a technical. Argh....

Norm Weaver has seven points, and leads 12-10 after six minutes. Davis is shooting at will. Weaver draws a charge on Jack. Jack has an early 3-3-3 line. GW has nine turnovers not even eight minutes into the game. Jack finds Hector for the basket...if GW finds a way to stop turning it over, they'll run Hofstra out of the building. It's 15-14 with 10:53 left. Jack missed a tough layup. Weaver hits a three, giving him ten. Jack gets fouled...he hits both. 18-16, 9:14 left. Hector scores off a Jack pass, and it's tied.

Jack hits from the side, as they get a 20-19 lead. Grayson comes in, fouls, and leaves. Hulett finds Jack...he's up to 9-6-5. Weaver hits again, but Hulett responds. Jack follows that with a score. GW continues to lead as Jack sits. Woods gets a follow to go down...GW hasn't had a turnover in several minutes, and it has been the key. Jack comes back with an 11-6-6 line. Of course, GW just turned it over. And Jack commits his second charge of the game. Jack heads to the line, and gets one of two. At the half, it's 33-28, GW. Jack has a 12-9-6 line, with two fouls. GW controlled the boards, 23-11.

Weaver commits his third or fourth foul in the first few seconds of the second half, and comes out. Jack finds Davis for the first bucket, which Andrew Harris answers. Jack hits his first shot. Jack gets a dunk...then gets fouled on a three. He hits all three and has an 19-11-7 line. Harris hits, and it's 44-33. Jack assists Hulett on a three, and is close to another triple-double...19-12.9. Jack gets his third foul with the score 47-38 and 14:01 left. Hector hits...he has six. Jack gets another block...he's up to three or four. He assists Davis on a three, giving him another triple double. Then he dunks off Davis' miss, and then sits down for a breather.

Grover Sherman gets a breakaway off a steal, but Sandy responds with a triple. Sherman scores again, and Theodore Lewis steals Sandy. Harris hits, but Sandy responds with a three. 60-46, 10:05 left. Patterson scores, giving him eight. He hits another jumper, making it 64-47. Jack continues to sit as we head to the eight-minute mark. Sherman hits again...I think all eight of his points are in the second half.

German Kates hits a shot. This team is chock full of great names. Armbruster hits a three. So, that's a thing. Jack's not going to return to this game...I hope he's not hurt. Oh, wait. There he is. Probably in for a moment. He hasg four fouls...he assists Hulett, then comes out. GW wins this one, 76-61.

The big takeaway from this game is Sandy's five steals. When he has his head on straight, he can get a lot of steals. Jack shot 7-10, 6-7 from the line, and had another triple-double. I think that's three in four games.


George Washington 76, Hofstra 61


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Hofstra (3-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Harris C 33 4-8 1-2 2 4 0 0 9
Jeff Gower PF 18 1-4 0-0 0 2 1 4 2
Norman Weaver SF 18 3-6 7-10 0 2 0 4 16
Charles Pool SG 33 3-11 6-6 2 4 5 3 13
Theodore Lewis SG 34 0-4 2-4 1 2 2 2 2
Grover Sherman PF 17 3-4 2-4 2 7 0 4 8
German Kates C 11 1-4 2-2 0 2 0 0 4
Rocco Cornell PG 25 1-4 2-2 1 1 1 1 5
Chris Hardee SF 7 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
Otis Swint PG 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (J.Gower 3, N.Weaver 4, C.Pool 2, T.Lewis
4, R.Cornell 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (A.Harris 2)
Steals: 8 (N.Weaver 1, C.Pool 4, T.Lewis 1, G.Sherman
1, G.Kates 1)
3P FGs: 5-25 (A.Harris 0-1, N.Weaver 3-5, C.Pool 1-8,
T.Lewis 0-4, G.Kates 0-2, R.Cornell 1-4, O.Swint 0-1)


George Washington (4-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 31 2-3 1-4 2 4 1 1 5
Brian Armbruster PF 28 1-5 0-2 2 6 1 3 3
Jack Dawkins PF 27 7-10 6-7 6 14 11 4 21
Dwight Davis SG 33 4-12 3-6 1 6 5 3 12
Richie Hulett PG 18 7-10 0-1 1 2 1 4 16
John Sandy SF 29 3-5 0-0 1 5 3 2 8
Hector Patterson PG 22 5-7 0-0 2 3 1 1 10
Porter Ali SF 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0
Glenn Grayson PF 3 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 1 1
Robert Mulvey C 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 20 (B.Woods 2, B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 4,
D.Davis 3, R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 2, P.Ali
2, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, D.Davis 1,
H.Patterson 1)
Steals: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 5,
H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 7-18 (B.Armbruster 1-4, J.Dawkins 1-1, D.Davis
1-6, R.Hulett 2-4, J.Sandy 2-2, R.Mulvey 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)



12.3.83: at North Carolina State

Here comes an education. The Wolfpack's only loss was to UTEP. They beat Kentucky (granted, unranked Kentucky) 93-57. None of their wins have been by less than 13 points. The are two years removed from a miracle run to the NCAA Championship. This year's squad is their least experienced in years, with just one starter returned from last season. There are several reserves stepping up, and that returning starter, guard Charles Smith, is averaging 19.2 points a game. Point man Regis Devreney is scoring 15.7 a game.

GW will have their hands full, and then some. This is likely where they fall...maybe the only game on the slate where they are a decided underdog.

Jack assists Davis on the first basket of the game. Joe Simmons scores State's first points. Hulett gets a bucket, and Devreney hits a three. Smith throws down a dunk..GW beats the press, ending in a Hulett bucket. Jack gets fouled by Simmons, and hits both free throws for his first points. Jack sets an illegal screen for his first foul. With fifteen minutes left, it's 16-10, NC State.

Jack gets two straight block, and Sandy drills a three off a Jack pass. Jack gets another block, and then gets the ball to Davis for another bucket. Devreney answers with a foul. Simmons commits his second foul, and comes out. His replacement, Chris Fleetwood, drills a three. Jack answers. Jack hits from the corner...it's 22-19 with ten minutes left.

Jack hits from the left baseline. He comes out and NC State scores. Grayson hits from the baseline for his first points. It's 24-23, and Jack comes back. Simmons comes back and gets his third foul. That's big. Davis beats the press and gives GW their first lead. Devreney takes it back, and Fleetwood adds a layup. Hulett beats the press and scores. Jack has an 8-5-3 line right now...8-5-4, after he finds Hulett. Then he finds Sandy, and it's 32-29. Jose Sokol ties it with a deep three.

Blake Gonzalez hits a three. Armbruster finishes a bucket, then gets a pass from Jack and scores. Jack finds Hulett, and GW has a 38-35 lead. He commits his second foul and comes out with two minutes left. Devreney (11) hits a three, cutting GW's lead to one. Jack comes back, and finds Davis for the bucket. That's his eighth assist of the half. Newberry hits at the end of the half, making it GW 43, NC State 40. Jack's line: 8-6-8. Those eight assists are astounding. Devreney lead the Wolfpack with 11.

Devreney scores to start the second half. Hulett beats the press...Jack is a bit cold to start the half, missing his first two shots. John Mota dunks to tie it. Ferris takes the lead...Hulett ties it. Mota gives them the lead back. Jack scores, tying it back up. Woods has drawn four charges this game. And Simmons gets his fourth foul. Devreney skies for a dunk, then gets a steal...Smith hits a three, and it's 54-49. Sandy scores...Jack commits a foul on Newberry, who finishes the shot. That's three on Jack.

NC State goes up 58-51, and Jack scores. Smith dunks on Armbruster, who commits a foul. NC State is separating themselves. With 14 minutes left, it's a ten-point game. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. Smith hits a three. I'm not sure State has missed this half. Jack draws a foul on Mota, goes 1-2 from the line. Jack finds Hulett, doesn't get the assist. He scores, and it's back to 69-60...but Devreney (23) hits another three. It's 72-61. Jack commits his fourth foul. Gonna guess they won't come back from that. Jack had a 15-10-9 line.

Ali is fouled, hits one of two. GW has to shoot better from the line...but State keeps scoring. They're shooting 62%. Another three, and a steal, and a dunk by Fleetwood. Jack hs to come back now. It's 83-63. Hulett throws down a three...he has 21, but Denis Veliz hits a three. Ferris scores. Seriously, I've never seen a team shoot this well. Ferris scores again. It's 90-70. Jack has not come back...not sure if he will now. Oh, there he is. He scores upon coming back...it's 92-76. Jack finds Woods, and there's a triple-double. Fleetwood answers with a three. This is amazing. Jack finds Armbruster, and Mota hits a three.

Hulett hits two free throws...he has 25. Smith dribbs around, and hits a shot. 100-82. Hulett hits two more. Holy cow, they missed! The game is over...103-86. NC State shot 65%. GW shot 59%...but State shot 65% from 3. GW just 25%. What an unreal shooting performance.

NC State was 15-23 from 3, 39-60 from the field. Jack had another triple-double, but he was quiet in the second half.


North Carolina State 103, George Washington 86


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George Washington (4-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 23 2-3 1-2 1 4 0 3 5
Brian Armbruster PF 35 4-4 0-0 1 3 1 2 8
Jack Dawkins SF 31 7-15 3-4 3 10 11 4 17
Dwight Davis SG 24 5-10 0-0 0 0 3 4 10
Richie Hulett PG 33 10-14 6-6 2 4 1 4 27
John Sandy SG 24 4-4 2-2 0 1 0 1 11
Hector Patterson PG 10 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 1 0
Porter Ali SF 11 0-1 3-4 0 0 2 2 3
Glenn Grayson PF 5 1-4 1-2 1 3 0 0 3
Robert Mulvey C 3 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 11 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 2,
R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 3 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 2-8 (J.Dawkins 0-2, R.Hulett 1-3, J.Sandy 1-1,
H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 0-1)


North Carolina State (6-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
John Mota C 33 4-4 0-0 5 13 5 4 9
Timothy Ferris PF 32 5-11 2-4 3 5 1 2 12
Joseph Simmons SF 14 2-3 1-2 0 1 3 4 5
Charles Smith SG 26 6-8 1-1 0 1 4 4 16
Régis Devreney PG 24 8-9 3-4 1 1 2 2 24
Chris Fleetwood PG 21 5-8 0-0 0 2 5 2 13
Blake Gonzalez SG 18 2-3 2-2 2 3 3 1 7
Jose Sokol PG 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Dennis Veliz SF 9 2-5 1-4 0 0 0 2 6
John Newberry PF 12 4-6 0-3 1 3 0 2 8
Vaughn Pearcy C 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (J.Mota 1, T.Ferris 2, J.Simmons 1,
C.Smith 2, R.Devreney 2, C.Fleetwood 1, J.Sokol 1,
D.Veliz 2, J.Newberry 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Newberry 1)
Steals: 6 (J.Mota 1, T.Ferris 1, C.Smith 1, R.Devreney
1, C.Fleetwood 2)
3P FGs: 15-23 (J.Mota 1-1, J.Simmons 0-1, C.Smith 3-4,
R.Devreney 5-6, C.Fleetwood 3-4, B.Gonzalez 1-2,
J.Sokol 1-2, D.Veliz 1-3)


Player of Game: PG Régis Devreney (NCSU)

[Comey]

Here are the team stats so far. Jack's assist rate isn't sustainable, but holy cow.


#17 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 5 5 31.6 26.2 5.6 13.4 9.0 2.2 4.0 2.4 2.4 12.6
Brian Armbruster PF 5 5 27.8 6.0 2.0 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.2 3.6 10.6
Dwight Davis SG 5 5 26.6 12.2 0.4 3.4 2.4 0.0 0.2 1.8 3.6 8.8
John Sandy SF 5 0 26.4 7.4 1.2 4.0 1.6 1.6 0.0 1.0 1.8 6.4
Richie Hulett PG 5 5 26.4 11.2 1.0 3.0 1.6 0.8 0.0 1.6 3.6 5.2
Bruce Woods C 5 5 26.0 7.2 2.0 5.4 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.0 1.2 7.8
Hector Patterson PG 5 0 14.8 3.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.6 6.2
Porter Ali SF 5 0 8.2 2.6 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.0 -1.6
Glenn Grayson C 5 0 7.0 2.0 0.2 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.4 -0.2
Robert Mulvey SF 5 0 2.8 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Chris Davis SG 4 0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5
Michael King PG 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.0
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Echevarria PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#17 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 48 Record Vs 1-50: 2-1 Poll Rank: #17
Season Record: 4-1 Record Vs 51-100: 2-0 RPI Rank: #14
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 0-0
Home Record: 1-0 Record Vs 200+: 0-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 79.6 3 24 Points 69.4 32 117 Points 10.2 5 33
O.Reb 13.8 3 19 O.Reb 8.4 6 26 O.Reb 5.4 3 12
D.Reb 25.0 30 123 D.Reb 19.6 1 5 D.Reb 5.4 3 15
Rebounds 38.8 7 46 Rebounds 28.0 1 2 Rebounds 10.8 1 11
Assists 19.2 2 10 Assists 13.4 40 119 Assists 5.8 5 14
Steals 6.0 26 89 Steals 5.0 12 53 Steals 1.0 18 65
Blocks 5.4 4 34 Blocks 4.2 51 158 Blocks 1.2 11 61
Turnovers 11.8 6 29 Turnovers 13.8 41 126 Turnovers -2.0 12 50
Fouls 20.4 48 155 Fouls 17.8 53 171 Fouls 2.6 55 179
FG% .492 4 14 FG% .456 47 174 FG% .035 10 53
FT% .784 2 7 FT% .648 20 60 FT% .136 1 5
3P% .304 49 170 3P% .406 62 207 3P% -.102 67 214
PPS 1.31 18 54 PPS 1.32 55 183 PPS -.006 26 118
Adj. FG% .531 7 34 Adj. FG% .530 57 198 Adj. FG% .001 31 112



Looking at Jack individually, his shooting numbers are down, slightly. But, after last season, they'd have to come down, wouldn't they?


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 PF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 246
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 5 5 31.6 26.2 5.6 13.4 9.0 2.4 3.75 2.2 4.0 2.4
Career 69 69 33.1 26.8 4.1 11.3 6.7 1.7 3.75 2.1 3.2 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 9.0 14.8 .608 7.0 8.0 .875 1.2 2.6 .462 1.77 12.60
Career 9.3 17.2 .540 6.4 7.1 .908 1.8 3.9 .474 1.56 18.48

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 5 5 158 131 28 67 45 12 11 20 12
Career 69 69 2282 1851 280 783 462 117 146 220 137


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 45 74 35 40 6 13 63
Career 641 1187 442 487 127 268 1275

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 39 7 16 11 5 5 4 14 22 13 15 3 5
Career 55 11 25 13 5 11 5 19 31 14 15 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 63
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

Week 5: 12.5-11.83

Baylor lost at surprisingly unranked Kansas State, and fell from #2 to #10. And Southern Cal fell from #6 down to #19 after falling to Pepperdine. Maryland is still the tops in thenation. Cornell, Yale, and Prnceton are all in teh top ten. North Carolina State moved into the top 25, in part at the expense of George Washington. The Colonials fell out of the poll after being demolished at the hands of the Wolfpack.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 7-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Brigham Young 7-0 1687 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. Cornell 7-0 1646 4 Ivy League
4. Missouri 6-1 1633 5 Big Eight Conference
5. Yale 4-0 1394 7 Ivy League
6. Princeton 4-1 1376 8 Ivy League
7. Nebraska 5-1 1235 12 Big Eight Conference
8. Clemson 6-1 1233 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Texas A&M 6-1 1178 18 Southwest Conference
10. Baylor 5-1 1145 2 Southwest Conference
11. Texas Christian 5-0 1136 10 Southwest Conference
12. Duke 3-1 1056 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. North Carolina 5-1 957 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Pennsylvania 4-1 840 21 Ivy League
15. Texas Tech 6-0 840 19 Southwest Conference
16. Rice 5-1 789 22 Southwest Conference
17. Wake Forest 6-1 647 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Indiana 6-1 426 NR Big Ten Conference
19. Southern California 5-2 417 6 Pacific-8 Conference
20. Texas 5-0 343 NR Southwest Conference
21. California 5-1 305 NR Pacific-8 Conference
22. UTEP 4-2 263 11 Western Athletic Conference
23. Bradley 5-0 198 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Tennessee 5-0 168 25 Southeastern Conference
25. North Carolina State 6-1 160 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oral Roberts 4-0 110 Independent
New Mexico 3-1 108 Western Athletic Conference
Virginia 3-1 97 Atlantic Coast Conference
Mercer 3-0 67 Independent
George Washington 5-1 53 Independent
Purdue 4-1 33 Big Ten Conference
Colorado State 5-1 29 Western Athletic Conference
Washington 5-1 28 Pacific-8 Conference
Tulsa 7-1 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Butler 5-1 1 Independent




Marty Reed's record as coach is now 32-4.


12.5.83: at Niagara (2-4)

The Purple Eagles have just one player worth mentioning, forward Charles Etienne. He is averaging 13.3 points and 7.8 rebounds a game. They struggle tremendously with scoring (203rd), and rebounding (158th). They are a dreadful shooting team, especially from long-range (232nd out of 234).They have lost to rubbish teams. Expect a convincing bounceback by GW.

Jack gets a steal, then and an-one on the game's first possession. Armbruster fouls Etienne, who misses both free throws. Hulett hits. Jack gets two assists to get GW out to a 9-2 lead after five minutes. Jack hits a three...he has a 6-2-2 line. Hulett hits two free throws, and it's 14-2 with 12:45 left. Sandy scores, and this is probably over already. Jack gets another and-one. Niagara is a deer in the headlights.

Jack scores again...it's 22-2, and he has 11 points. Ambruster hits a three. Good Lord. Kris Paradis finally scores for Niagara. Jerry Boggess hits a three...a lot of the players on the court are tired. Jack comes out with the score 25-7 and 6:30 left. Jack comes back, and gets a steal, and assists Hector. Hulett gets hurt and leaves the floor. Hmmm. Jack finds Hector for another score, then moves to the point. Jack scores; he has a 13-8-5 line, and it's 31-8 with 3:41 left. Jack commits his first foul. Davis finally scores his first points, from the line. Strange he didn't score up to that point. Etienne scores...Jack is fouled, and hits both. Boggess hits, and Woods responds. Barrett Romano hits a three. Barrett Romano hits a prayer from beyond midcourt...the score is 37-18 at the break. Jack had a 15-11-5 line. Niagara had nine turnovers and shot 29% from the field...42% from 3 though (guessing 3-7).

Armbruster gets an and-one to start the half. Davis has four assists and two points. Weird to see. Jack finds Hector for a basket. Jack gets an and-one...18-13-6, and the score is 48-20. Jack assists Hector. Hector, at 5'8, dunks it home following a miss by Davis. Jack throws down a dunk off a Davis pass, then Jack returns the favor, setting Davis up for a three. It's 57-28.

Jack finds Hector...he has 20-14-9, and has a legit try at 20-20-10. He scores first though, making it 63-32 with ten minutes left. Arthur Duley scores for Niagara. Gotta give Niagara some credit...they're trying hard. Hector scores. Jack is out of the game...wonder if he'll return with the score 65-37. He does with 7:32 left. Hope he gets another triple-double. And he does! He finds Davis for a basket immediately. And he gets a block, but Paradis scores, then gets a steal...Jack blocks that. Then he comes back out with five minutes left. He won't be back. Hector has 14. The score ends at 72-54, as Niagara went on a late run. Hulett will miss the next 12 days, so he'll be out for the next four games.

Jack, meanwhile...22 points on 8-11 shooting, 5-5 from the line, 16 board,s 10 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals, ZERO turnovers.


George Washington 72, Niagara 54


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George Washington (5-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 26 2-6 0-0 1 3 1 2 4
Brian Armbruster PF 18 2-3 1-1 3 5 2 4 6
Jack Dawkins PF 32 8-11 5-5 6 16 10 1 22
Dwight Davis SG 30 3-15 2-2 0 4 6 0 9
Richie Hulett PG 13 2-5 3-4 0 1 1 1 7
John Sandy SF 31 2-5 0-0 2 7 2 3 5
Hector Patterson PG 22 7-9 0-3 1 2 1 4 14
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 10 1-4 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
Glenn Grayson PF 10 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 1 0
Robert Mulvey C 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Chris Davis SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (B.Woods 2, B.Armbruster 1, D.Davis 1,
H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 2, G.Grayson 1, C.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, J.Sandy 1,
H.Patterson 1)
Steals: 7 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 1, J.Sandy
2, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 5-20 (B.Armbruster 1-2, J.Dawkins 1-2, D.Davis
1-6, R.Hulett 0-3, J.Sandy 1-1, H.Patterson 0-2, P.Ali
0-2, R.Mulvey 1-1, C.Davis 0-1)


Niagara (2-5, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Rod Church C 22 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 3 0
Charles Etienne PF 32 5-19 4-10 2 7 1 3 14
Chase Birt SF 29 2-3 1-1 3 6 3 0 5
Barrett Romano SG 22 2-3 0-0 0 1 3 2 6
Elwood Ward PG 21 0-2 1-2 0 0 1 4 1
Kris Paradis SG 24 5-9 2-2 1 3 0 0 14
Jerry Boggess PG 13 3-5 0-1 2 6 0 0 7
Arthur Duley PF 16 1-3 2-3 1 3 1 2 4
Jesse Lambert SG 8 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Alexis Bos PF 11 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
Brian McBride SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
David Brown PG 2 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 3


Turnovers: 17 (R.Church 4, C.Etienne 1, C.Birt 1,
B.Romano 5, K.Paradis 3, A.Duley 1, J.Lambert 1, A.Bos
1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (R.Church 1, A.Bos 1)
Steals: 3 (K.Paradis 2, J.Lambert 1)
3P FGs: 6-12 (B.Romano 2-3, E.Ward 0-2, K.Paradis 2-4,
J.Boggess 1-1, J.Lambert 0-1, D.Brown 1-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




12.9.83: at St. Francis (PA) (2-6)

The Red Flash are 2-6, having just beaten winless Louisville (how bad are they?). It came at a cost, as leading scorer Ben Wright (18.4 ppg) is out for this game. He is their leading rebounder, too. It wouldn't really help in this one. The Red Flash are young, inexperienced, and due for an education. They'll look to redshirt senior C, Thomas Philpot, for the bulk of the offense, along with junior guard Robert Gage (26 vs Louisville). Hector or Sandy will start in the place of Hulett.

Gage hits a jumper to open the shooting. Philpot hits one, and Woods scores off a Jack pass to open GW's scoring. Patterson, who got the start, hits, tying the score at six. Jack has a rare turnover...Hector scores off a tip to give GW the lead. Jack scores his first points, and it's 10-6 with three minutes gone. Jack gets fouled, and hits both freebies. Armbruster scores off a Jack pass, and it's 16-8 with 15:24 left.

Jack scores again, off a Patterson score. Miller answers, and Jack charges into Rickey Hooks. He makes up for it by blocking Miller's attempt for a dunk. Jack scores inside, and it's 20-10 with 13:20 left. Jack scores off a Hector steal, then assists Davis on a score. Hector, all 5'8 of him, throws down a big dunk in traffic. Dude can sky. Armbruster scores...he has eight early points. Sandy sets up Davis for the three, and it's 31-15 midway through the half.

Banks answers Davis. Armbruster answers Banks. Jack gets Patterson a three, then finds him again for another basket. Jack's line: 10-4-5 so far. Davis scores, and it's 40-21 with 7:46 left. Woods gets hurt, and comes out of the game. Jack gets a breather, but Armbruster is still hustling. He's got 12 points. Michael King stretches the lead to 44-21. Jack drills a three, making it 49-23. Jack finds Davis, and Philpot responds to that. Jack finds Sandy...it's amazing how easy the offense flows when it flows through Jack. The problem with this team is, they get a self-hero complex. They think they can win on their own, and don't always look to Jack. They should.

Right now, they are in that self-hero phase, and have gone four straight possessions empty. Jack ends that by tipping in a Grayson miss. Sandy with a steal and a dunk on the breakawa...Jack gets to the line, and hit both. At the half, it's 60-33. Jack has a 17-6-7 line. St. Francis has 14 turnovers, six of which came off steals. GW has 14 assists in the half. Not bad.

Ray Ward scores first for St. Francis. Sandy scores on an and-one. He has seven. Miller hits a three...right now, Jack is not touching the ball. He finally does, and Armbruster hits a three off a Jack pass. Gage scores...he has eight. Davis hits two free throws...he has 13. Banks hits a three. Jack finds Sandy for a hoop. He has nine assists. Jack is fouled, and hits both free throws. He has an 19-8-9 line. And two fouls. Jack finds Davis, but isn't credited with the assist. Grrr. Jack gets his tenth rebound. With 9:36 left, it's 76-51.

Jack gets his 21st point on a jumper, and his tenth assist on a Mulvey three. Jack gets a layup, giving him a 23-12-10 line. Davis has 17. Jack assists Davis on a three. Sandy with a steal and another dunk...he has 11. It's 90-56 with 7:19 left. Jack blocks Gage's dunk attempt. Jack scores from the baseline. He'll get one more minute and come out. Michael King hits a deep three. Jack finds Sandy for a basket...it's 97-62 with five minutes left. Grayson scores an and-one, giving GW a 100-62 lead as Jack exits. Armbruster has 15 for GW. Jack comes back in as Danny Wallace hits a three. Not sure why he's in right now. He comes back out...oh, Grayson is tired and Woods is hurt.

The final is 105-68. Jack had four turnovers in this one, but no matter. Woods will miss nine days with an injury. Could have been worse, I suppose.


George Washington 105, St. Francis-PA 68


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George Washington (6-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 7 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 2
Brian Armbruster C 27 7-9 0-0 0 4 0 4 15
Jack Dawkins PF 37 9-12 6-6 6 15 12 3 25
Dwight Davis SG 28 8-13 2-2 1 3 2 1 20
Hector Patterson PG 20 5-8 0-0 1 2 3 4 11
John Sandy SF 31 7-13 2-3 2 6 3 2 16
Michael King PG 18 2-6 2-2 1 2 0 1 7
Porter Ali SF 12 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Glenn Grayson C 15 2-3 2-3 0 0 0 0 6
Robert Mulvey SF 6 1-3 0-0 0 2 1 1 3


Turnovers: 8 (J.Dawkins 4, D.Davis 2, J.Sandy 1,
R.Mulvey 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, H.Patterson 4, J.Sandy 2,
G.Grayson 1)
3P FGs: 7-18 (B.Armbruster 1-2, J.Dawkins 1-1, D.Davis
2-3, H.Patterson 1-2, J.Sandy 0-4, M.King 1-3,
R.Mulvey 1-3)


St. Francis-PA (2-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Thomas Philpot C 22 5-10 2-2 1 4 1 4 12
Rickey Hooks C 35 3-4 3-3 1 5 1 2 9
Raymond Ward SF 27 1-3 0-0 3 8 1 3 2
Robert Gage SG 28 4-12 4-6 0 3 0 1 12
Shane Miller PG 21 3-7 1-2 1 1 1 0 8
Myles Holmes PG 17 4-5 1-1 1 1 1 0 9
Daniel Wallace SF 15 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 4 3
Charles Banks SG 20 5-9 0-0 0 0 3 1 13
C. Guardado SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Thomas Reed SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett Bergquist PF 11 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 2 0


Turnovers: 18 (R.Hooks 3, R.Ward 6, R.Gage 3, S.Miller
1, M.Holmes 1, D.Wallace 2, C.Banks 1, G.Bergquist 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (R.Ward 1, G.Bergquist 1)
Steals: 2 (M.Holmes 1, C.Banks 1)
3P FGs: 5-16 (R.Gage 0-4, S.Miller 1-3, M.Holmes 0-1,
D.Wallace 1-2, C.Banks 3-5, G.Bergquist 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




12.11.83: at Manhattan (4-6)

The Jaspers are on a three-game slide, having been demolished at BYU (87-40) and at UNC (87-65). They had to replace all five starters from a year ago, so this is a team very much in transition. They have been a postseason team in each of the last three years, and reached the second round of the NIT a year ago. Daniel Eddy (12.4 ppg) and forward Marcel Williams (11.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.2 apg) lead the offense. Williams has, far and away, the most experience in the program...he has played in 74 games. This group has ten freshmen...three are redshirting.

Evan Mauney had an aspicious start...traveling and then commiting a foul. Grayson, getting the start, scores to open things. William drills a three to give Manhattan the early lead. Jack finds Armbruster. Hulett, who is back for this game, misses his first two chances. Armbruster scores, and Hulett fouls Williams. He should get a quick hook. Williams ties the game on a tip. With 14:15 left, it's 8-8.

Jack nails a three for his first points. He's at 3-2-1 seven minutes in. Jack commits a foul, but finds Armbruster for a hoop. Marcel hits a three to tie it, but Jack answers. Jack comes out for a breather...Davis hits a layup. Owen Sperling ties it, and then gives Manhattan an 18-17 lead. Jack misses a rare layup, and GW is in a funk at the moment. Just can't get things to fall. Davis hits a three (naturally). Grayson is fouled...he makes one of two to tie the game. Jack with a steal, and he finds Hulett for his first points. Jack with another steal, but he misses the three. His line is 5-5-3 with 5:13 left. His shooting line is awful though.

Jack blocks Williams, then gets his own miss and scores. GW is 20% from the line. Woods is back, but he fouls. Hulett gets a layup, making it 29-26. Ken Cate hits a three at the end of the half, making it a 30-29 GW lead. That was abysmal. Jack had a 7-7-3 line, and Davis led with ten points.

Mauney has a better start to this half, scoring a layup. Armbruster gives GW the lead back. He is becoming a solid force around the post. Jack misses his first shot. Hulett commits his third foul. Jack gets on the board by moving inside. He finds Armbruster for a score. Mauney draws a charge on Davis...Davis immediately gets his third and comes out. Jack finishes around the hoop. He has 11-10-4, and it's 38-35. The kids are all right for Manhattan so far. Jack throws down a dunk, and the kids look at him in awe. Williams reminds them it's a game, hitting a three to get back to within two. Ian Audley ties it. Jack is fouled, hitting both to give GW the lead back. Armbruster just got charged with a technical, and Manhattan ties it.

Sandy throws down a dunk and then gets hit with a technical for taunting. Manhattan ties it again. Jeez. Jack scores, getting it to 46-43. Armbruster gets a steal and a layup. Here's Ali, which means he's going to shoot soon. Sure enough, first possession, he tosses one up. Mulvey hits a three to reak a tie. Woods comes in and has a second foul. Manhattan hits two free throws to take a 52-51 lead...Jack takes the lead right back, but Roman Jack scores again. Jack goes to the line, and goes 1-2 to tie it with 6:21 left. Manhattan scores again.

Hulett commits his fourth foul. Patterson comes in...he hasn't done anything in this game. Jack scores a three, and Grayson gives GW the lead back. They're in a real dogfight. Jack throws down a dunk. 61-58 GW. Sperling with a steal and a layup. Kate gives Manhattan the lead. It's 62-61, Manhattan. Jack finds Armbruster and GW gets the lead back. Eddy scores, and Jack answers.

Jack goes to the line, and hits both...he then comes out for a quick breather. GW leads, 67-65. Hulett goes to the line. He hits both. 69-65. Jack has a 29-11-5 line. Grayson hits two free throws, and the subs come in. Roman Jack scores...but they can't get closer. Hulett hits one of two free throws. Sandy goes to the line...he hits both. Eddy hits a three. Hulett goes to the line, hits both. It's 77-70 with 1:05 left. Jack goes to the line as Williams fouls out. Jack hits both. GW escapes, 80-70. Jack finished with a 31-11-5 line, though it was a chore to get there. The assists were a disappointment, but the team seemed to think they were better than they were this game. Armbruster (14) is coming on as a complimentary scorer and inside presence. Jack had five steals and three blocks, and just one turnover.


George Washington 80, Manhattan 70


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George Washington (7-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 35 6-10 2-4 1 5 1 3 14
Glenn Grayson PF 29 2-5 3-6 1 3 0 1 7
Jack Dawkins SF 35 11-21 7-8 5 11 5 1 31
Dwight Davis SG 20 4-8 1-3 1 4 1 5 10
Richie Hulett PG 30 2-5 5-6 2 7 3 4 9
John Sandy SG 22 1-2 3-4 0 4 2 3 5
Hector Patterson PG 10 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0
Porter Ali SF 7 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Robert Mulvey PF 8 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 4 3
Bruce Woods C 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0


Turnovers: 9 (G.Grayson 1, J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 3,
R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 9 (B.Armbruster 1, G.Grayson 1, J.Dawkins 5,
J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 2-4, D.Davis
1-3, R.Hulett 0-3, P.Ali 0-1, R.Mulvey 1-1)


Manhattan (4-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Roman Jack C 27 3-7 1-4 3 6 0 4 7
Evan Mauney PF 17 3-5 4-6 1 2 0 4 10
Daniel Eddy SF 29 3-7 1-2 2 4 5 4 8
Marcel Williams SG 33 5-12 6-11 4 7 2 5 19
Joshua Schulz PG 26 1-8 4-4 0 1 2 3 6
Owen Sperling SG 22 2-5 1-2 1 4 2 1 5
Ken Cate SF 7 2-2 1-2 0 1 0 0 6
Ian Audley C 17 3-3 0-0 1 4 1 1 6
Jason Scoggins PG 4 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Chris Palomino PF 16 1-3 0-0 2 8 0 2 2
Rashad Husted C 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (R.Jack 2, E.Mauney 1, D.Eddy 2,
M.Williams 6, O.Sperling 3, I.Audley 2, C.Palomino 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 2 (O.Sperling 2)
3P FGs: 5-19 (D.Eddy 1-3, M.Williams 3-9, J.Schulz 0-4,
O.Sperling 0-2, K.Cate 1-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 6: 12.12-18.83

The top four of Maryland (9-0), BYU (8-0), Cornell (8-0) and Missouri (7-1) remain intact. The only tumbles week were Texas A&M (9th to 14th) and Nebraska (7th to 18th). TCU (8-0) surged into the top ten, moving from 11th to 7th.

George Washington (7-1) is the top team not in the poll.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 9-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Brigham Young 8-0 1694 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Cornell 9-0 1678 3 Ivy League
4. Missouri 8-1 1552 4 Big Eight Conference
5. Princeton 7-1 1428 6 Ivy League
6. Clemson 9-1 1376 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Texas Christian 9-0 1307 11 Southwest Conference
8. North Carolina 8-1 1215 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Yale 5-1 1209 5 Ivy League
10. Baylor 7-1 1208 10 Southwest Conference
11. Rice 6-1 1121 16 Southwest Conference
12. Texas Tech 8-0 1039 15 Southwest Conference
13. Pennsylvania 6-1 996 14 Ivy League
14. Texas A&M 7-1 905 9 Southwest Conference
15. Wake Forest 8-1 774 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Southern California 7-2 679 19 Pacific-8 Conference
17. California 8-1 592 21 Pacific-8 Conference
18. Nebraska 7-1 544 7 Big Eight Conference
19. North Carolina State 8-1 511 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Tennessee 8-0 360 24 Southeastern Conference
21. UTEP 6-2 356 22 Western Athletic Conference
22. Bradley 8-0 281 23 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Virginia 5-1 278 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Washington 7-1 210 NR Pacific-8 Conference
25. Duke 5-2 168 12 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 8-1 82 Independent
Kansas State 7-2 13 Big Eight Conference
Texas 6-2 9 Southwest Conference
Samford 6-1 5 Independent
Tulsa 8-1 4 Missouri Valley Conference
South Carolina State 5-1 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Western Michigan 7-1 2 Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan 6-2 1 Mid-American Conference
Florida 4-1 1 Southeastern Conference




12.14.83: vs Fairfield (6-5)

A conflict of interest for me, as I did my grad work at Fairfield. They have beaten just one team with a winning record, that being 6-3 Delaware State. They are coming off a 66-55 loss to Cal. They play staunch defense, but are dreadful on offense, offensive rebounding and assists. They are also a horrific three-point shooting team. They are experienced, with four starters returning from a year ago. Their leading scorer, forward Corey Scott (11.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg), is nicked up. He will play, but his effectiveness is in question.

Millard Lee opens the game with a free throw. Jack finds Hulett for GW's first score. Scott scores; Jack responds by finding Armbruster for three. Scott hits again, and a GW turnover leads to a dunk. With 15:03 left, it is 10-8, Fairfield. Davis hits a three to give Fairfield the lead. Davis has six early points. Jack finds Armbruster, but Fairfield is staying with GW so far, perhaps because Jack has only taken two shots so far. GW is shooting just 40% after Sandy's three. With ten minutes left, it's 18-18.

Davis scores off a drive, giving GW the lead. Jack's line: 2-4-3, and he just got his first foul. Hector gets a steal and a layup. Gerald Annis counters with a three. Jack gets fouled on a dunk, and he puts it home. Jack comes out, Chris Davis comes in, as does Hulett. Hulett hits a three, but turnovers plague GW. Jack comes back and assists Davis. Jack finds Armbruster (7 points). Jack has a 5-5-5 line, and it's 32-29 with 2:34 left. Jack hits two free throws, then hits a jumper. Hulett picks up his third foul...he just does not learn.

Sandy is fouled, and he has become a reliable foul shooter. Jack scores at the buzzer, and GW gets out with a 40-31 halftime lead. Jack has an 11-6-5 line. Fairfield is shooting 63% from the field. This is unsustainable...GWs second-half tendencies should make this a blowout earlier than later.

Jack scores to open the half; it is GW's first double-digit lead. Jack hits a three...Millard Lee opens Fairfield's scoring. Jack scores again, giving him 18-7-5 so far. He is inflicting his will upon Fairfield, and they are bending. Joe Dunston hits a three, getting Fairfield back to 11 (47-36). Fairfield is blocking some shots. Davis drills a three..Jack draws a foul by Lee, and hits both free throws. His line: 20-9-5. Armbruster fouls Neal Clemens, who scores. It's 52-44. Woods comes in and fouls and leaves. That's what he does. Man, Fairfield is up to eight blocks. Jack blocks one of his own. Jacka ssists Ali, but Corey Scott answers. Fairfield has not gone away...that is to their credit. With 6:25 left, it's 56-47. Jack gets a steal and a dunk on the other end...then another steal, which leads to a Grayson dunk. Jack finds Sandy for a basket, and the lead is 62-47.

Jack just gave up a three-point and-one...but the free throw did not go. Armbruster fouls out with 3:50 left. And Fairfield's press is working, as they get a steal. With 2:59 left, it's 62-54. Jack finds Porter Ali for the bucket, but Corey Scott (18 points) is keeping Fairfield alive. He scores again...it's 64-58. Make that 64-61. Sandy missed a free throw, and they hit a three. Jack finds Davis for a bucket, and that should do it...67-61 is the final. Jack barely missed a triple-double (22-13-9), but he made key plays when necessary. Fairfield had a great run at the end, but they couldn't get the final one to drop.


George Washington 67, Fairfield 61


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Fairfield (6-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Neal Clemens C 34 2-4 2-3 1 7 4 1 6
Millard Lee PF 34 3-4 3-5 2 4 0 4 9
Corey Scott SF 33 7-14 5-9 1 5 0 2 20
Harold Godfrey SG 28 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 3 7
Dave Oliva PG 32 0-2 1-2 0 6 3 3 1
Joseph Dunston SG 15 4-6 0-0 0 3 1 1 10
Gerald Annis SG 7 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 5
Randall Partee PG 4 1-1 0-1 0 0 1 0 2
Charles Hayes PF 9 0-0 1-4 1 1 0 0 1
Brian Davis C 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0


Turnovers: 16 (N.Clemens 3, M.Lee 3, C.Scott 1,
H.Godfrey 1, D.Oliva 3, J.Dunston 2, G.Annis 3)
Blocked Shots: 9 (N.Clemens 4, M.Lee 4, C.Hayes 1)
Steals: 8 (N.Clemens 1, C.Scott 2, H.Godfrey 1, D.Oliva
1, G.Annis 1, R.Partee 1, B.Davis 1)
3P FGs: 5-9 (C.Scott 1-2, H.Godfrey 1-2, D.Oliva 0-1,
J.Dunston 2-3, G.Annis 1-1)


George Washington (8-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 28 3-8 0-0 0 5 1 5 7
Glenn Grayson PF 26 1-4 0-0 3 4 0 3 2
Jack Dawkins SF 37 7-12 7-7 5 13 9 2 22
Dwight Davis SG 33 6-13 1-2 1 4 3 0 16
Richie Hulett PG 23 2-5 0-0 1 1 3 4 5
John Sandy SF 26 2-8 2-3 2 4 1 4 7
Hector Patterson PG 16 2-4 0-0 0 0 2 2 4
Porter Ali SF 5 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 4
Chris Davis SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Bruce Woods C 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 0


Turnovers: 13 (B.Armbruster 1, G.Grayson 1, J.Dawkins
2, D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 3, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 2,
B.Woods 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 7 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1,
H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 7-19 (B.Armbruster 1-3, J.Dawkins 1-2, D.Davis
3-7, R.Hulett 1-2, J.Sandy 1-3, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)


12.17.83: at St. John's (3-5)

This might be the youngest team Fairfield has faced thus far. Or the worst. The Johnnies start four sophomores and a senior. Two years ago, they went 25-9 and reached the NCAA. They were a kingpin in the first year of the NCAA, winning their first thirty-four games before falling in the Final Four. They were a tough out for the first fifteen or so years, but have fallen on tough times, as the nexus of the game spread west.

This year's team plays tough defense, but cannot score or rebound. Or keep others from rebounding. It will be an ugly affair in a series of them. Point man John Parton is the leader on offense, averaging 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists (against 2.5 turnovers). GW should outclass this group, but it is on the road.

Woods and Hulett are fully healthy and in the starting lineup. Armbruster gets blocked by Parton on a dunk attempt, sending the NYC crowd into an early rapture. Many are there to see Jack...he gets an assist, and a foul, early on. He also misses his first two shots. Woods has two early fouls and sits. GW has five fouls in the first three minutes. Jack scores to tie it at four.

Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass, and he's beginning to clean up every shot on the defensive end. Sandy scores, and it's 9-4 with 14:34 left. Steven Callan throws home a dunk, which Sandy responds to with one of his own. Armbruster gets his second foul. Grayson replaces him, but St. John's has pulled to within one. Fouls are usually home-cooking, but it's 8-0 GW with 12:33 left. Jack assists Davis on a three His line: 2-5-3 so far. Hulett gets his second foul...St. John's takes a 15-14 lead midway through the first half.

GW is shooting 31%, St. John's 22%. But St. John's has a 19-14 lead, becuase of free throws and turnovers. Patterson and Porter Ali come back to tie it, but St. John's gets a four-point play. This foul situation is absurd. Jack gets his second...everyone in the game has two fouls right now. If I'm Marty Reed, I probably force a technical to get my poit across. This is really bad home cooking. Woods is called for an illegal screen. GW hasn't scored in five miutes. St. John's opens up a 28-19 lead. Grayson commits a foul...that's 16 for GW.

Jack finally breaks the drought by finding Sandy. St. John's commits their third foul with 1:45 left. Jeez. Jack hits, getting it to 30-23...then he finds Sandy. Hulett gets his seventh foul. Davis is fouled, hits both, and it's 31-27 at the half. Seventeen fouls by GW. No blocks. St. John's outrebounded them, 20-14. That is, quite likely, the worst half played by GW this season. Jack's line: 4-8-5.

Hulett opens up the half with a three. Jack finds Hulett for a basket, and GW takes a 32-31 lead. Correa draws a charge on Davis, his third. Jack assists Davis on a three...he begins his idiot taunting show. Jack hits a three, giving him a 7-11-7 line. Correa hits, but Jack answers. 40-35, fifteen minutes left. GW (Jack) goes cold, but St. John's cannot score...Hulett gets his fourth foul and sits. Leslie Collins hits a three, giving St. John's the lead back. Sandy is fouled by Collins, and hits two at the line to get the lead for GW. He adds a three, making it 45-41 with ten minutes left.

St. John's has six blocks. Jack scores from the baseline. He is up to 11-12-7. With 5:35 left, it's 47-71, GW. Nobody is shooting well right now. Hulett and Woods (4 fouls) are in the game. Hulett scores...Sandy is GW's leading scorer with 13. Woods fouls out with 3:45 left. Hulett hits another three, and it's 52-43. Efrain Stamp responds for the Johnnies. Jack finds Davis. St. John's is putting GW at the line. Davis hits two. Parton called for traveling. Palmieri hits a three, and then fouls out. Davis keeps getting fouled...he has missed two in a row. 57-50 with a minute left. GW will hold on...Jack will be held to his lowest total ever, just 11 points, in a 58-50 victory.

That win makes Jack's stats: 24.2 ppg, 13.4 rpg, 8.9 apg.


George Washington 58, St. John's 50


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George Washington (9-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 32 0-5 1-2 0 4 0 2 1
Bruce Woods PF 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0
Jack Dawkins PF 37 5-11 0-0 1 12 8 2 11
Dwight Davis SG 32 4-14 5-7 0 1 1 3 15
Richie Hulett PG 28 5-8 0-0 1 3 1 4 13
John Sandy SF 28 5-11 2-2 2 7 2 4 13
Hector Patterson PG 12 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
Porter Ali SF 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 3
Glenn Grayson C 10 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 3,
J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Dawkins 1, J.Sandy 1)
Steals: 7 (B.Armbruster 2, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 3)
3P FGs: 8-25 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 1-4, D.Davis
2-7, R.Hulett 3-6, J.Sandy 1-4, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
1-2)


St. John's (3-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Steven Callan C 28 3-5 0-0 3 16 1 0 6
Timmy Correa PF 31 1-4 5-8 2 6 1 2 7
Leslie Collins SF 27 2-9 0-1 0 3 1 5 5
Lowell Palmieri SG 31 2-7 7-12 2 5 1 5 12
John Parton PG 31 0-1 2-2 0 3 1 1 2
Phillip Colon C 15 2-5 6-6 0 2 0 1 10
Randell Hamilton C 6 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 2
Efrain Stamp SF 13 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Long Mitchell PG 13 1-2 1-1 0 2 1 0 4
August Marotta PG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 16 (S.Callan 1, T.Correa 3, L.Collins 3,
L.Palmieri 3, J.Parton 3, L.Mitchell 2, A.Marotta 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (S.Callan 2, T.Correa 1, J.Parton 2,
P.Colon 2)
Steals: 6 (L.Collins 4, J.Parton 1, P.Colon 1)
3P FGs: 3-11 (T.Correa 0-1, L.Collins 1-5, L.Palmieri
1-2, P.Colon 0-1, E.Stamp 0-1, L.Mitchell 1-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 7: 12.19-25.83

As we head towards a Sunday Christmas (making it an extra Jesus year), the top four teams stay atop the list...but Cornell and BYU flip-flopped, sending Big Red to #2. This is a school that has reached three Elite Eights and two Final Fours in the last ten seasons, and a streak of eleven straight NCAA appearances. They have been ascending (85 prestige)...this may be their year. Of course, that superclass Maryland scored a few years back, in which four players are now starting seniors for the unanimous top-ranked team, may be the stopper for Cornell...or anyone else.

Clemson fell from sixth to nineteenth after losing at home to 7-2 Columbia. That's a fair loss. An inexplicable loss is former #9 Yale falling to Lafayette, 81-58, at home. The Leopards are a shell of their past, with only senior Cam Null and junior 80s hipster, Brady Cory, leading the way. Don't you get the feeling that Brady Cory could have been the star player for Valley in Saved By The Bell? Or he could have been Ricky Shroeder's friend in Silver Spoons? Yeah, he's a jerk.

George Washington has gotten back into the poll, at #23. They are the only new team in the poll this week. And with Jack looking to avenge his worst game as a collegiate player...GW should be dangerous this week.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 11-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Cornell 9-0 1655 3 Ivy League
3. Brigham Young 9-0 1652 2 Western Athletic Conference
4. Missouri 10-1 1644 4 Big Eight Conference
5. Princeton 8-1 1504 5 Ivy League
6. Baylor 8-1 1356 10 Southwest Conference
7. North Carolina 9-1 1346 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Texas Christian 9-0 1321 7 Southwest Conference
9. Rice 7-1 1233 11 Southwest Conference
10. Texas A&M 8-1 1124 14 Southwest Conference
11. Texas Tech 9-0 1097 12 Southwest Conference
12. Wake Forest 9-1 952 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Southern California 8-2 894 16 Pacific-8 Conference
14. California 9-1 767 17 Pacific-8 Conference
15. UTEP 7-2 729 21 Western Athletic Conference
16. Nebraska 8-1 648 18 Big Eight Conference
17. North Carolina State 9-1 592 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Duke 7-2 516 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Clemson 9-2 514 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Washington 8-1 425 24 Pacific-8 Conference
21. Bradley 10-0 397 22 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Yale 6-1 380 9 Ivy League
23. George Washington 9-1 343 NR Independent
24. Pennsylvania 7-2 261 13 Ivy League
25. Virginia 6-1 217 23 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Western Michigan 8-1 17 Mid-American Conference
Tennessee 9-1 12 Southeastern Conference
Columbia 7-2 2 Ivy League
Southern Methodist 5-2 2 Southwest Conference




12.20.83: vs Georgetown (3-6)

If I'm Georgetown, I'm angry at St. John's. The Johnnies played very well to hold Jack and GW down. And now the Hoyas have to travel across town and face an irritated, and focused, Colonials team. The Hoyas, who reached their second-straight NCAA tournament a year ago (thank you, Big East), return three starters. The stars of the team are its backcourt, guards James Hermann (13.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and Charlie Rhoads (12.8 ppg). They are also dreadfully inefficient. Elvin Mitchell and Nathan Long played against GW last night...Mitchell had a decent game. He's averaging 7.8 points and 7.2 rebounds a game.

That won't be enough. This Hoyas team is in a lot of trouble.

Davis gets a three-point play (Jack should have gotten an assist), then Jack finds Armbruster for a score. Davis gets a three off a Jack pass, and it's 8-0 in two minutes. Davis gets a steal and a dunk. Jack misses a dunk...so far, hes got two assists and two steals...now three assists. It's 14-0 with 14:42 left. Jack still has no points with 12 minutes to go...neither does Georgetown. They finally get on the board with 11:49 left. Jack scores from the free throw line, making it 16-2. Sandy gets a steal and a dunk. Jose Holder scores for Georgetown, then coaxes a charge out of Armbruster. He makes up for it with a steal and a dunk.

Jack throws down a dunk. 22-4, 9:39 left. Armbruster hits a three...he has nine. In Jack's senior year, Armbruster should be an excellent second option. Jack scores, making it 27-6 with 8:27 left. Rhoads hits two free throws, but Hulett answers. Rhoads hits a three, and Georgetown is beginning to roll. Jack comes out, and Rhoades hits again. 29-13, 6:32 left. Grayson responds for GW. Jack is fouled, hits both...his line is a pedestrian 8-3-3. With three minutes left, it's 36-22. GW has struggled since Georgetown woke up, as they have eight turnovers. Hermann gets a steal and a layup. GT gets it to 36-26, as Jack finds Hulett for a score. Hulett gets his second foul and then tosses it into the stands. GW, which led 22-4 and 27-6, is up 38-28 at the half. Not the best way to end. Jack finished 8-4-4...Hermann has 12 for Georgetown.

Jack throws down a dunk to start the second half. Rhoades beats GW's press, and throws down a dunk of his own. Jack gets a steal, and gets Davis a three. Hulett and Davis both have three fouls. Armbruster hits a three off a Jack pass. Jack then commits his first foul. GW leads 48-30, and the Hoyas call time. Jack assists Davis on another score; Davis has 17. Rhoades hits a three, and Jack answers with a jumper of his own. With 13:39, Jack comes out, GW up 52-37. Jack comes back and assists Davis. He has a 12-8-8 line, and with 12:21 left, its 55-39.

GW is doing stupid things with the ball, throwing bad passes all over the place. GT gets it back to 55-43, but Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. It's interesting, with Armbruster and Davis hitting, Jack doesn't have to score as much. He has a 12-8-10 line. He's also not shooting well. Hermann hits a three, and Jack responds. Porter Ali comes in and just tosses it away. Joe Louque hits a three. Jack responds...Rhoades hits a three. Down to nine, 65-59, with 5:40 left. Jack goes for a funk, but he's fouled...he gets only one of two. He does have another triple double though. And now he gets fouled, and hits the and-one...up to 20-10-10. Nathan Long responds with a three...back to ten, 4:03 left. Elvin Mitchell scores...Hector responds.

Jack comes out at the three-minute mark. It's 71-61...gets a 30 second breather and comes back. Jack misses a three. Woods draws a charge...Hermann fouls out on Davis, but Davis missed both free throws. Armbruster has his first double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds), as GW holds on, 71-61. Their second half play, which had been their hallmark, seems to be deteriorating. Jack is also in a shooting slump. He shot 8-17 (0-3 3pt), with the 10 boards and 10 assists...no turnovers...4 steals and 2 bocks. A good game, but not what Jack had been putting up.

I guess I'm spoiled.


George Washington 71, Georgetown 61


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Georgetown (3-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Louis Dittmer C 31 3-7 0-0 0 1 0 2 6
Elvin Mitchell PF 32 2-5 0-0 0 4 0 1 4
Nathan Long SF 31 3-7 1-3 0 3 2 3 8
James Hermann SG 33 6-8 0-0 2 2 1 5 13
Charles Rhoades PG 28 6-12 4-4 1 5 2 1 19
Joseph Louque PG 18 1-7 0-0 1 5 2 2 3
Jose Holder C 16 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 2
Derek Dressler SF 6 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 4
Thomas Watson SG 3 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 17 (L.Dittmer 4, N.Long 4, J.Hermann 4,
C.Rhoades 3, J.Louque 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (E.Mitchell 1, J.Holder 1)
Steals: 7 (L.Dittmer 1, E.Mitchell 2, N.Long 1,
J.Hermann 3)
3P FGs: 7-21 (N.Long 1-3, J.Hermann 1-3, C.Rhoades 3-8,
J.Louque 1-6, D.Dressler 1-1)


George Washington (10-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 31 0-2 1-2 0 2 0 0 1
Brian Armbruster PF 37 6-7 0-0 1 10 2 2 15
Jack Dawkins SF 37 8-17 4-5 5 10 10 1 20
Dwight Davis SG 26 8-12 3-5 0 6 2 4 21
Richie Hulett PG 36 3-6 0-0 0 0 3 4 7
John Sandy SG 18 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 2
Hector Patterson PG 7 1-2 1-2 1 1 0 1 3
Porter Ali SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 3 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 2


Turnovers: 16 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 2, D.Davis 3,
R.Hulett 7, J.Sandy 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1)
Steals: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 4, D.Davis 1,
R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 6-12 (B.Armbruster 3-4, J.Dawkins 0-3, D.Davis
2-4, R.Hulett 1-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




12.23.83: vs East Carolina (4-7)

GW ends their run before Christmas with a game against the Pirates, who just upset #12 Wake Forest on the road. They are in the midst of four straight games against four ranked opponents. After this, they'll go to Duke and NC State next week. They started the year with five straight losses to nobody in particular. In fact, other than the Wake upset, they hadn't beaten anyone in particular. But, in spite of the record, they have outscored their opponents.

They score and rebound reasonably, achiving top-quarter status nationally. They foul a lot, and get fouled a lot. They don't shoot all that well. And they're 2-6 against teams not in the top 100. But, here we are.

The Pirates have just one senior, Matthew Pruitt, and he's hurt. These kids were freshmen when they lost to GW in the first-round of the NCAA tournament two years ago. A lot of them have never seen GW in person. They're about to.

David Ebner (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) has blossomed into a nice player, while Nicolas Lindgren (12.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.3 apg) has been a jack-of-all-trades. Of course, with Pruitt (and reserve Rob Milligan) banged up, they are not fighting with a full roster.

Bruce Woods, a forgotten man in the offense, scores to open the game. Ebner responds for ECU. Davis hits off an Armbruster pass. Jack scores on his first shot. Nicolas Lindgren scores, and ECU is keeping up for now. Lindgren ties it at 8-8 with 17:05 left. Jack suffers his first foul. Armbruster fouls Ebner, but he misses both. Jack finds Hulett for his first assist.

Jack is very quiet so far, going 2-0-1 in the first eight minutes. Its 13-10. It's like when LeBron takes off for three quarters of a game. Michael Lingenfelter hits a three, which Jack responds by finding Davis (9 points). Jack can't get going so far...ten minutes left, he has 2-1-2, with three missed shots that Ive seen.

Rob Milligan is fouled by Grayson, as Jack comes out for Hulett, who has two fouls. It's 21-17 with seven minutes left. Dick Bloomfield hits a three, and Lingenfelter gives GW a 22-21 lead with six minutes left. Grayson goes to the line, goes 1-2, but Sandy taps in the rebound. Jack gets a steal and a dunk. Jack with another steal, and a layup. Hes up to 6-2-2. Cluff responds, and Davis responds with a three. Jack finds Woods for a bucket, then gets another steal. Jack gets Armbruster a score. It's 37-28. Hector beats the press and finds Sandy, and then gets a steal and a layup. He has 7-4-1, and its 42-29 at the half. Not the best line for Jack (6-2-4), but oh well.

Jack commits his second foul immediately. Jack then gets fouled, and hits both free throws. Jack hits a three, and he's up to 11. Jack gets Armbruster a bucket. Armbruster gets a steal and hits a shot, making it 53-34. Jack commits his third foul on a three. Yeesh...Jack taking a lot of chances that are not working. Jack, of course, gets a steal, and hits Ali for a three. Jack gets an and-one, and he's up to 14-4-6, and the lead is up to 59-39. Ebner responds for ECU. Jack gets another and-one...it's 62-41 with 13:22 left. Armbruster gets a dunk. Patterson a steal, and Jack a dunk off a Davis miss. It's 66-44 with 11:41 left.

Bloomfield with a steal and a layup...Jack is going quiet again. Jack scores from the baseline...I kne calling him out works. Jack is fouled, hits both, then comes out for Grayson. Its 70-50 with 8:20 left. Jack comes back, probably not for long. He has a 23-5-6 line. Jack with a steal and a dunk. Jack gets another steal, and another layup. That's the beauty of playing up top in the zone. Jack finds Davis for a basket. Jack gets another steal. Jack finds Sandy (but does not get the assist). Ali finds Patterson...Jack with another steal, and he assists Ali on the hoop. Jack gets a tip-in, giving him 29-6-8. Kind of surprised he's still in...less than three minutes left. Guess fouls? Not sure. It's 85-59. The final is 85-62.

Jack finished with a double-double, though it isn't one you'd expect. He had 29 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and TEN steals.


George Washington 85, East Carolina 62


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East Carolina (4-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Daniel Cluff C 30 3-6 0-0 2 11 2 2 6
David Ebner PF 28 5-8 0-2 0 5 0 4 10
M. Lingenfelter SF 24 2-4 1-3 0 0 5 2 6
R. Bloomfield SG 28 3-7 5-7 0 3 1 2 13
Nicolas Lindgren PG 32 4-5 0-1 0 2 1 3 9
Joe Savoie C 13 2-4 2-2 2 4 1 0 6
Robert Milligan PF 8 2-2 2-2 0 1 0 0 6
Milan Orozco SF 22 1-4 1-2 2 3 0 2 3
Douglas Cork PG 14 1-5 0-1 0 2 0 0 3


Turnovers: 25 (D.Cluff 2, D.Ebner 2, M.Lingenfelter 4,
R.Bloomfield 5, N.Lindgren 3, M.Orozco 6, D.Cork 3)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Savoie 2)
Steals: 7 (D.Cluff 1, M.Lingenfelter 1, R.Bloomfield 2,
J.Savoie 1, M.Orozco 1, D.Cork 1)
3P FGs: 5-13 (M.Lingenfelter 1-1, R.Bloomfield 2-6,
N.Lindgren 1-2, M.Orozco 0-1, D.Cork 1-3)


George Washington (11-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 21 3-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 6
Brian Armbruster PF 30 4-9 0-0 2 5 1 3 8
Jack Dawkins PF 36 11-19 6-6 2 7 8 3 29
Dwight Davis SG 29 6-14 2-4 1 4 2 2 16
Richie Hulett PG 11 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 4 2
John Sandy SF 29 4-6 0-0 1 4 1 3 8
Hector Patterson PG 21 3-7 3-4 4 7 2 0 9
Porter Ali SF 8 2-5 1-2 0 1 1 1 6
Glenn Grayson PF 11 0-1 1-2 1 1 0 1 1
Robert Mulvey SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 10 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 2,
R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 4, H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (D.Davis 1, G.Grayson 1)
Steals: 14 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 10, D.Davis 1,
H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 4-20 (J.Dawkins 1-3, D.Davis 2-9, J.Sandy 0-2,
H.Patterson 0-4, P.Ali 1-2)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 8: 12.26.83-1.1.84

The final week of 1983 sees Maryland still atop the polls. BYU and Cornell flip-flopped. Only Missouri fell hard within the top-ten, going to 9th from 4th. Princeton and Rice round out the top five.


George Washington moved up to 18th.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 12-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Brigham Young 11-0 1713 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. Cornell 10-0 1628 2 Ivy League
4. Princeton 9-1 1548 5 Ivy League
5. Rice 10-1 1493 9 Southwest Conference
6. Texas Christian 12-0 1394 8 Southwest Conference
7. Baylor 10-1 1382 6 Southwest Conference
8. North Carolina 11-1 1345 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Missouri 11-2 1251 4 Big Eight Conference
10. Nebraska 9-1 1152 16 Big Eight Conference
11. Texas Tech 10-0 1026 11 Southwest Conference
12. California 11-1 920 14 Pacific-8 Conference
13. UTEP 9-2 895 15 Western Athletic Conference
14. Texas A&M 10-1 869 10 Southwest Conference
15. Duke 8-2 811 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. North Carolina State 10-1 708 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Washington 10-1 685 20 Pacific-8 Conference
18. George Washington 11-1 544 23 Independent
19. Yale 7-1 513 22 Ivy League
20. Pennsylvania 8-2 480 24 Ivy League
21. Bradley 11-0 440 21 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Southern California 9-3 223 13 Pacific-8 Conference
23. Southern Methodist 7-2 191 NR Southwest Conference
24. Colorado State 10-2 105 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Wake Forest 9-2 104 12 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Clemson 11-3 96 Atlantic Coast Conference
Western Michigan 9-1 61 Mid-American Conference
Kansas 8-3 11 Big Eight Conference
Davidson 11-2 7 Southern Conference
New Mexico 7-2 3 Western Athletic Conference
Virginia 7-2 2 Atlantic Coast Conference




12.28.83: at La Salle (6-5)

The yearly matchup with La Salle finds the Explorers struggling a year after reaching the Elite Eight as a 7-seed. They have a new/old coach. Bradley Seabolt was the recruiting coordinator under Luther Augustin. When Augustin left to take over at Purdue, he took his staff with him...except Seabolt, who took over the reigns at La Salle.

Unfortunately, he was left with an inexperienced roster. Only one starter, Kyle Packard, remained. Packard is tied for seventh in school history in points scored, with 1643. Old teammate Royal Swinton was passed last week; he finished with 1615. And Carey Smith, Swinton's backcourtmate, finished 10th with 1495. Packard's 17.1 points lead the Explorers. Guard Gayle Tinker, a reserve until this year, is averaging 10.6 points and 7.5 rebounds. One thing all five members of the starting group do...they rebound, primarily offensively. They are 107th in rebounds, but 59th in offensive rebounds. They are bad at scoring, and give up more than they score. This team really doesn't stand out. But, lately, neither has George Washington. And La Salle has some revenge on its mind, after last year's loss. This won't be a cakewalk.

Jack opens things with a block of Packard. Davis gets an and-one to open GW's scoring (he missed the layup). Tinker hits a three to open things up for La Salle. Then he hits another. Gholston picks Jack's pocket, and Packard hits. Jack scores on his first shot, and it's 8-4, La Salle. Packard hits again. Tinker with a steal, and Davis fouls (oh, that old chestnut...)

Armbruster commits his second foul, and Ghoston hits a three. It's 13-6 after Jack finds Davis. Packard commits his second foul. That'll cahnge things. Jack scores inside. I wonder if there are slumps in the game...Jack cannot shoot from the outside the past few games. James Rayborn is though. It's 20-10 after he runs off six straight points. Sandy misses a layup. Woods with his second foul. Grayson is in now. Jeffrey King is in; he'd play 3B for the Pittsburgh Pirates later in the decade. Jack scores again...then he blocks good friend Tom Ford (Tomford).

Jack has ten early points, and it's 21-14, La Salle, with eleven minutes left. Davis scores...Sandy gets a steal, and Grayson scores. Down to 3. La Salle called for a shot clock violation. Jack finds Davis for a score. Jack has a 10-2-2 lline, and it's 23-22 with 7:44 left. Jack throws down a dunk off a Grayson lob. GW has the lead. Jack still can't make it from 3. Randal Burt can, though. Davis scores to tie it.

Sandy has missed two gimmie layups this half. Oy. Jack comes out...Sandy is fouled, and Jack comes back. Jack gets an offensive rebound and scores, putting GW up 30-26. Woods with the bucket and a foul, and he hits it! Most don't know this, but before there was Hack-A-Shaq, there was Hack-A-Bruce. Doesn't have the same ring.

Jack hits a three! 36-26! And another block! He has five (I think)!

Davis and Hulett beat the press, and Jack gets a steal. Jack with the offensive board off a Davis miss, but the ball gets stolen from Hulett. Jack with another block to end the half, and GW overcomes a shaky start to lead, 38-31. Jack has 17-6-2 at the half. That's a better half for him than recent games.

Rayborn hits a layup to start the scoring. Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass to start GW. Rayborn hits again, and Jack gets a steal, but Hulett wants a fan to have a souvenier. Jack gets his first foul, then gets a steal...Jack finds Hulett for the bucket. Woods fouls Rayborn. Armbruster hits a three off a Jack pass. Why he shoots the three, I don't know. But he does. Jack has a 17-6-5 line at the moment. Gholston gets it to 46-40 with a three. Jack commits his second foul. Hulett commits a couple of fouls. GW has five fouls in the first six minutes. Patterson comes in and, he, too, thinks a fan should have a souvenier. Jack finds Davis for a bucket. Its 48-40, and Jack has 17-8-6. He has to start scoring though. King hits two free throws. Woods has four fouls, and sits out for Grayson, who did well in the first half. Gholston makes it 48-45...and Jack answers.

Grayson gets his fifth rebound. Jack gets a steal, and finds Ali, who gets fouled and makes it. Packard scores..he has ten. Jack finds Sandy for a basket. King hits a three, making it 54-50. Rayborn cuts the deficit to two with 9:45 left. Sandy with a steal, and a layup. King makes up for it with a layup on the other end. Jack gets an assist for Ali. Packard responds.

Jack gets an and-one off Rayborn...he hits, making it 61-56. Jack then blocks Rayborn. Davis hits a three, and the lead is 64-56 with 7:35 left. Jack scores...he's up to 24-8-9. Davis has 17, and the lead is ten. Patterson fouls Randal Burt, who hits both. Davis takes an early shot, which misses. Davis then hits. Jack with another block. Wow. Packard with a steal...Woods fouls out, and Gholston goes to the line. There's 4:26 left. It's 68-61, GW.

Armbruster has fouled out now. Davis is called for a foul. Hulett has four, Davis three. Ali has to shoot threes. Hulett fouls out. It's 68-65 with 2:13 left, and GW is running out of players. Davis gets an and-one! He hits, and its 71-65, 1:36 left. Davis goes to the line...he hits both. He and Jack have 24 each. Tinker shoots a three, misses, and Davis goes back to the line. He hits both. Back to ten with a minute left. Ellis Johnson scores, but Jack finds Grayson for a basket. Davis goes to the line again...he makes both. Jack won't get his triple-double, but he'll take the win. GW outscores La Salle 11-2 in the final 3:30, and pulls away for the 79-67 win. The Explorers played great, but didn't do well on rebounds (35-25, GW) or assists (21-12, GW), or blocks (9-2, GW).

Jack's line...this is impressive:
24 points (11-15, 1-3 3), 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 9 blocks, 4 steals (2 turnovers)


That is incredible. Nine blocks? Unbelievable.


George Washington 79, La Salle 67


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George Washington (12-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 19 1-3 1-1 2 4 0 5 3
Brian Armbruster PF 16 1-2 0-0 2 4 1 5 3
Jack Dawkins PF 38 11-15 1-1 2 9 10 2 24
Dwight Davis SG 34 10-18 7-8 1 6 2 2 28
Richie Hulett PG 24 3-9 0-0 2 2 3 5 7
John Sandy SF 24 2-5 2-2 1 2 1 2 6
Hector Patterson PG 14 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
Porter Ali SF 10 2-4 0-1 0 0 0 0 4
Glenn Grayson C 19 2-3 0-0 1 8 3 0 4
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 15 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 5, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 2)
Blocked Shots: 9 (J.Dawkins 9)
Steals: 9 (J.Dawkins 4, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 3,
G.Grayson 1)
3P FGs: 4-19 (B.Armbruster 1-2, J.Dawkins 1-3, D.Davis
1-6, R.Hulett 1-5, J.Sandy 0-1, P.Ali 0-2)


La Salle (6-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jason Tessier C 28 0-2 1-2 1 5 2 1 1
James Rayborn PF 32 6-13 2-2 3 6 1 3 14
Kyle Packard SF 28 5-14 3-7 0 5 0 3 13
Gayle Tinker SG 32 2-5 1-2 1 4 3 2 7
Tony Gholston PG 27 4-4 6-6 0 1 6 1 17
Jeffrey King SF 22 2-3 3-4 0 1 0 1 8
Randal Burt PG 11 1-2 2-2 0 1 0 2 5
Ellis Johnson C 15 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 2 2
Thomas Ford PF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Gerald Lemaster SF 2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (J.Rayborn 6, G.Tinker 3, J.King 3,
R.Burt 2, E.Johnson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Tessier 1, J.Rayborn 1)
Steals: 10 (J.Tessier 2, J.Rayborn 1, K.Packard 2,
G.Tinker 1, T.Gholston 2, J.King 1, E.Johnson 1)
3P FGs: 7-15 (J.Tessier 0-1, K.Packard 0-2, G.Tinker
2-5, T.Gholston 3-3, J.King 1-1, R.Burt 1-2,
G.Lemaster 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




12.31.83: at Jacksonville (7-4)

Not sure if it's fitting that the Jack All-Stars...well, they're a lot more than that now...are in Jacksonville to finish the year. In another dynasty, Jacksonville won the most improbable national title I've ever seen, coming in as an 8-seed in a 32-team NCAA Tournament to run the table. They are 8-3 this year, though they have feasted on the week. The records of the teams they beat? 23-66. That doesn't mean they are a bad team. Last year's squad reached the postseason (NIT) for the first time since 1957-58. They were a good program early, reaching the NCAA in 1950-51 (24-6), and went 25-7 the following year. But they have been a .500 team, for the most part, ever since.

The Dolphins are experienced, with several players having multiple seasons in the program. They start four seniors and a sophomore. They also have a 7'3 center, Kenneth Lenoir, coming off the bench (he's not good). They have an offense that goes through three players: guard Joe Sorensen (15.6 ppg), C Andreas Taylor (15.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg) and forward Larry Rodriguez (12.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.5 apg). They are good at keeping opponents off the boards...but opponents are good at shooting against them (209th in oFG%). The 53.7% adjusted FG% is 223rd out of 234 teams. So, there will be points available.

Davis has the ritual opening foul. Then he comes back for an encore. Sandy comes in right away. Jack goes to the line and scores GW's first points. Sandy fouls...holy cow. Hulett misses his first two threes. Jack hits from the wing, giving GW an early l3ad. Hulett fouls. This is going to be ugly. Jack with an and-one, hitting the free throw. He has seven, and it's 7-5 with 16:23 left.

Jack is drawing more parallels to LeBron. When he goes inside, he's ridiculous efficient. And last year, he couldn't miss from anywhere. But now, the three is leaving him. Regardless, he has nine, and GW has a 13-7 lead, and now a block. Patterson gets Woos a bucket. Thankfully for Woods, fouls from last game do not carry over. Pretty sure he had 12.

Jack sets up Grayson, who just arrived, for a bucket. Tommy Green dunks for Jacksonville. Its 19-14 after Sorensen hits a three. Patterson scores...figured Ali would shoot a three. Jack misses a three. Lenoir nudges the ball in, but Jack answers. Jack gets a break, and Jacksonville immediately gets a turnover. But they don't score. Davis hits a three...both he and Hulett have two fouls. Michael Ellsworth hits a three, and Sandy responds with an oop off Hulett. Jack comes back as GW leads 29-19. Armbruster missed a layup, but tipped in his miss. Jack with a steal...then tips in Armbruster's miss. Armbruster scores. Woods has three assists.

Jack finds Woods, rewarding him for those assists. Its 37-20 with 2:32 left. Jack hits from the left corner, giving Woods his fourth assist. Davis gets a breakway layup. Jack has a double-double in the first half (15-10-3), and it's 43-20. Woods draws a charge on Taylor! Jack hits two free throws, and the Dolphins have been throughly drilled in this first half. Jack has 17-10-3, and it's 45-20. The Dolphins had just three assists in the first half, and shot 26%. GW shot 58%, despite going 1-8 from 3. You'd think Marty Reed would do something about this.

Sorensen opens the scoring, and Jack answers. Davis finds Jack, who now has 21. Jack with a block. Jack hits a three, and it's 52-22. Jack has 24-11-3. Jack finds Armbruster for a bucket. Davis fouls...he and Hulett have three. Jack with a steal, and he assists Armbruster...twice in a row. Jack has 24-12-6 at the moment. Jack gets fouled, and he hits both. Figured the Dolphins were a bit of a champion among the poor, but this is ridiculous. With 12:36, it's 62-27. The crowd has begun chanting for GW. You know, the crowd in Jacksonville on New Year's Eve in 1983. Armbruster hits a three. He has 13. Lenoir is in...he has three points and three boards.

Jack is fouled by Larry Rodriguez. He hits both free throws. Jack assists Ali on a bucket. Taylor gets a layup...he only has six. Sorensen has 16. Jack is fouled by Sorensen, and he hits both free throws. Jack is about to come out...Jack gets one more assist though. Its 76-41. Jack has a 30-13-8 line. No, he's staying in. Not sure why Reed is keeping him in at this spots. Really doesn't make sense. Jack scores, though...Sandy gets a steal, and Jack stays in. Armbruster should be getting time. Jack with a steal, then he throws it away. I wonder if someone is hurt.

Jack hits two free throws at the end, and the game ends, 84-43.

For the game, Jack was 13-13 from the line, with 15 boards and eight assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks. He also had four turnovers. What is troubling is that he played 37 minutes when he didn't have to. I hope that doesn't come back to bite Reed.


George Washington 84, Jacksonville 43


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George Washington (13-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 25 2-3 0-0 1 5 5 1 4
Brian Armbruster PF 33 6-8 0-0 2 6 1 2 13
Jack Dawkins SF 37 10-15 13-13 3 15 8 1 34
Dwight Davis SG 20 4-4 0-0 0 3 2 3 10
Richie Hulett PG 23 1-6 0-0 0 1 3 3 2
John Sandy SG 26 2-4 0-0 1 3 3 1 4
Hector Patterson PG 15 4-7 0-0 0 0 3 0 8
Porter Ali SF 8 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2
Glenn Grayson PF 10 1-1 3-4 1 1 0 1 5
Robert Mulvey SF 2 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 2


Turnovers: 14 (J.Dawkins 4, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 2,
H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 4, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis 1)
Steals: 10 (B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 5, J.Sandy 1,
H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 4-13 (B.Armbruster 1-1, J.Dawkins 1-3, D.Davis
2-2, R.Hulett 0-5, J.Sandy 0-1, H.Patterson 0-1)


Jacksonville (8-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andreas Taylor C 29 2-5 2-4 0 2 1 2 6
Emory Macdonald PF 30 0-4 0-0 3 5 1 3 0
Larry Rodriguez SF 31 3-8 0-0 2 5 1 2 6
Joe Sorensen SG 32 5-14 3-6 1 2 3 3 16
Micah Ellsworth PG 28 1-4 1-2 0 1 1 2 4
Thomas Green SG 16 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 4
Kenneth Lenoir C 12 1-3 1-2 2 3 1 0 3
Stephen Alvarez PF 10 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0
Thomas Kiley PG 7 2-3 0-1 0 0 0 0 4
John Caldwell SF 6 0-2 0-1 1 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 18 (A.Taylor 6, E.Macdonald 1, L.Rodriguez
2, J.Sorensen 1, T.Green 4, K.Lenoir 1, S.Alvarez 1,
T.Kiley 2)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 7 (E.Macdonald 1, J.Sorensen 3, T.Green 1,
J.Caldwell 2)
3P FGs: 4-16 (L.Rodriguez 0-3, J.Sorensen 3-9,
M.Ellsworth 1-2, T.Green 0-1, T.Kiley 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Here are the team stats, as well as where Jack stands among the nation's elite.


#18 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 14 14 34.6 24.9 4.5 12.5 8.9 3.1 3.5 2.0 2.0 17.1
Brian Armbruster C 14 14 28.2 8.0 1.5 5.1 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.9 3.4 15.8
Dwight Davis SG 14 14 27.5 14.7 0.5 3.7 2.4 0.2 0.2 1.8 2.7 14.3
John Sandy SF 14 0 26.2 7.4 1.2 4.1 1.7 1.4 0.1 1.4 2.5 10.1
Richie Hulett PG 13 13 24.6 8.3 0.8 2.3 2.2 0.5 0.1 2.0 3.6 7.7
Bruce Woods C 14 12 19.9 4.0 1.0 3.3 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.7 9.0
Hector Patterson PG 14 1 15.1 4.9 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.3 0.1 1.2 1.6 5.6
Glenn Grayson PF 14 2 12.0 2.6 0.7 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.8 2.1
Porter Ali SF 14 0 7.9 2.5 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.1 -1.6
Michael King PG 3 0 7.0 2.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.7
Robert Mulvey SF 12 0 3.3 1.3 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 -0.8
Chris Davis SG 8 0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 -1.1
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Echevarria PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#18 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 125 207 .604 84 91 .923 15 38 .395 1.69
Brian Armbruster C 49 87 .563 4 9 .444 10 23 .435 1.29
Dwight Davis SG 78 167 .467 29 42 .690 21 67 .313 1.23
John Sandy SF 36 78 .462 23 26 .885 8 27 .296 1.32
Richie Hulett PG 42 92 .457 14 17 .824 10 44 .227 1.17
Bruce Woods C 25 51 .490 6 13 .462 0 0 .000 1.10
Hector Patterson PG 32 65 .492 4 9 .444 1 14 .071 1.06
Glenn Grayson PF 11 29 .379 15 24 .625 0 0 .000 1.28
Porter Ali SF 13 33 .394 5 9 .556 4 16 .250 1.06
Michael King PG 2 6 .333 2 2 1.000 1 3 .333 1.17
Robert Mulvey SF 5 11 .455 2 2 1.000 3 6 .500 1.36
Chris Davis SG 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 .000 2.00
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
David Echevarria PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



#18 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 48 Record Vs 1-50: 2-1 Poll Rank: #18
Season Record: 13-1 Record Vs 51-100: 5-0 RPI Rank: #36
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 5-0
Home Record: 4-0 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 78.5 1 25 Points 63.1 5 37 Points 15.4 1 15
O.Reb 11.4 15 79 O.Reb 8.1 3 8 O.Reb 3.3 3 27
D.Reb 24.4 33 148 D.Reb 20.3 1 3 D.Reb 4.1 4 24
Rebounds 35.8 19 113 Rebounds 28.4 1 3 Rebounds 7.4 1 13
Assists 19.4 1 8 Assists 11.3 3 11 Assists 8.1 1 6
Steals 7.8 5 19 Steals 5.5 22 96 Steals 2.3 2 28
Blocks 4.9 9 46 Blocks 3.4 24 73 Blocks 1.5 8 44
Turnovers 11.6 2 16 Turnovers 16.3 3 26 Turnovers -4.6 1 10
Fouls 19.9 45 145 Fouls 16.7 69 222 Fouls 3.2 68 217
FG% .505 1 3 FG% .439 35 143 FG% .067 3 16
FT% .772 1 2 FT% .625 5 13 FT% .147 1 2
3P% .305 56 187 3P% .377 57 197 3P% -.072 65 214
PPS 1.33 4 29 PPS 1.27 41 163 PPS .058 12 74
Adj. FG% .550 2 11 Adj. FG% .501 37 148 Adj. FG% .049 4 40



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 PF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 246
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 14 14 34.6 24.9 4.5 12.5 8.9 2.0 4.46 3.1 3.5 2.0
Career 78 78 33.4 26.5 4.0 11.4 6.9 1.7 4.46 2.3 3.2 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.9 14.8 .604 6.0 6.5 .923 1.1 2.7 .395 1.69 17.14
Career 9.2 16.9 .546 6.3 6.9 .913 1.7 3.8 .464 1.57 18.62

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 14 14 484 349 63 175 125 28 44 49 28
Career 78 78 2608 2069 315 891 542 133 179 249 153


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 125 207 84 91 15 38 240
Career 721 1320 491 538 136 293 1452

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 39 7 16 12 10 9 4 14 22 13 15 3 5
Career 55 11 25 13 10 11 5 19 31 14 15 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 72
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)



Scoring: 24.9 (3rd in the nation; Duke's Douglas Tomasco is at 27.5)
Rebounds: 12.5 (2nd in the nation; Michigan's Dennis Duarte has 12.6)
Assists: 8.9 (2nd; USC's Richie Russell has 9.5)
Steals: 3.1 (3rd; two players have 3.3, and their names are crazy...not attempting them)
Blocks: 3.5 (t-16th; leader has 4.8)

In school history, Jack is third in rebounding (891), and only twenty away from the record. He is now second in history in assists, at 542. Alvaro Jones has 609. His 179 steals are second, behind Jack Rendon's 210. He is now 101 blocks ahead of 2nd in school history; he has 249 total.

[Comey]

Week 9: 1.2-8.84

Maryland fell to Lafayette, 82-78, but is *still* the unanimous #1 team in the nation. BYU and Cornell, still undefeated, are 2nd and 3rd. Princeton fell to 11th from 4th after falling to new #4 Baylor. Why they were punished that much, I don't know. Clemson moved back into the poll, as did old history, New Mexico. They are 20th and 24th, respectively.

George Wasighngton, meanwhile, is 16th, one point ahead of Penn. That is a two-spot rise on the week.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 14-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Brigham Young 13-0 1713 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Cornell 12-0 1623 3 Ivy League
4. Baylor 12-1 1596 7 Southwest Conference
5. Rice 12-1 1493 5 Southwest Conference
6. Missouri 13-2 1420 9 Big Eight Conference
7. North Carolina 13-1 1389 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Nebraska 11-1 1278 10 Big Eight Conference
9. Texas Christian 12-0 1235 6 Southwest Conference
10. UTEP 11-2 1112 13 Western Athletic Conference
11. Princeton 10-2 1033 4 Ivy League
12. Texas A&M 12-1 1012 14 Southwest Conference
13. California 13-1 905 12 Pacific-8 Conference
14. Duke 9-2 869 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. North Carolina State 13-1 860 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. George Washington 13-1 668 18 Independent
17. Pennsylvania 10-2 667 20 Ivy League
18. Washington 11-1 646 17 Pacific-8 Conference
19. Yale 8-1 474 19 Ivy League
20. Clemson 13-3 363 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Southern Methodist 10-2 351 23 Southwest Conference
22. Southern California 10-3 323 22 Pacific-8 Conference
23. Wake Forest 11-2 271 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. New Mexico 10-2 154 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Bradley 12-1 110 21 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas Tech 10-2 26 Southwest Conference
Columbia 10-3 6 Ivy League
Tennessee 11-2 2 Southeastern Conference
Virginia 10-3 1 Atlantic Coast Conference




1.2.84: vs Army (8-6)

The Black Knights have a good team. And they are young. Only one senior on it. Watch for them next year...they have top-25 written all over them. They are also experienced. All five starters from last year returned. They start G/G, G/G, Y/G, Y/G, G/G, and bring Y/B and O/G off the bench.

That said, they have been outscored...barely, this season. They score 70.6 a game, give up 70.7. And leading scorer, C Monte Breshanan (14.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg) is nicked up. Justin Abell (10.7), Claude Wilson (9.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg), Saul Dicarlo (9.4, 5.3) and David Brown (8.9) round up a balanced scoring output. They are not good at rebounding, which is where GW can exploit them. They also allow teams to shoot well...the 51.6% adjusted FG% is 202nd in the nation. They are pretty mediocre all over the stat sheet, but they have a winning record (including wins over 9-4 Rider, and 9-3 Delaware). So, they are not to be trifled with.

How do you trifle with someone, anyway?

Armbruster opens the game with a bucket. Woods fouls Breshanan...Justin Abell finds Claude Wilson for a bucket. Jack has two shots blocked on one possession. Armbruster is 1-5 from the line in the first five minutes. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. Sandy brings the ball up and drills a three. It's 8-4 with 13:53 left. Jack gets fouled, and gets his first points at the line. Wilson drains a three. Hulett stinks, and tosses it away. Jack blocks David Brown on a dunk, then throws the ball out of bounds himself. Jack with a steal...he hits from the baseline. He has a 4-4-1 line, and it's 12-9 with 9:25 left. Hector hits his first shot, to which Brown responds. Both teams are shooting horribly. Hulett hits a three, giving GW a 40%...Armbruster is fouled again, and makes 1-2. Breshanan scores to make it 18-13, but Hulett hits a three.

Jack scores on the right wing, and GW leads 23-13. Abell scores. Davis hits a three. Wilson hits from the corner. Dicarlo draws a charge from Hulett. Lowell Simmons, who is his own law firm, scores to cut it to nine...Robert Erwin then hits a three. Dicarlo hits off a Simmons pass. Sandy hits from the key, making it 30-24 with four minutes left.

Jack hits a three; he has a 9-5-1 line. Jack hits from the wing...and then a block and a board. Jack goes to the line, where he hits both. GW leads 37-24. Sandy tips in a Jack miss, and this is getting away from Army quickly. Sandy with a steal and a layup. He has nine points. Jack gets another block. Armbruster hits both free throws...he's had enough practice. Jack has 13-7-1 this half. It's 43-24 at the half. Army shot 38%, and had 9 turnovers.

Woods scores to open the seocnd half. Breshanan scores first for Army. Jack gets an assist on an oop to Armbruster. Davis drills a three, and it's 50-26. Breshanan scores...he has eight. Jack counters. Woods goes on a fouling spree. Davis gets another three; he has 11. Davis gets a steal and a dunk. Stupid turnovers everywhere, though. Jack gets fouled, he goes and hits both. 14:31 left, it's 59-32. Davis picks up his third foul. Erwin hits both. Jack finds Patterson for a bucket. Only three assists today for Jack, easily his low on the year.

Sandy hits a three off an Armbruster pass. Army cuts it to 64-43 with 11:09 left...Jack missed a dunk. Oh well...he finds Hector. Grayson, who is in for the first time this game, fouls upon arrival. Jack finds Davis for a bucket. Jack takes a break. Breshanan scores, but comes back in when Ali throws it into the upper deck. He has a 17-8-5 line. Jack drills a three, getting 20 points. He really isn't doing anything else out there. Jack gets a layup after beating the press. Jack gets a steal and a layup. Hector gets hurt, but he stays in. Jack comes out with 1:17 left...his assists are down this game, but it's a convincing win for GW. The final is 80-54.


George Washington 80, Army 54


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Army (8-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Monte Bresnahan C 25 7-12 0-1 3 8 2 3 14
Saul Dicarlo PF 26 3-7 1-2 1 2 2 3 7
David Brown SF 26 2-8 0-0 1 4 0 1 4
Claude Wilson SG 33 3-5 2-2 0 3 2 2 9
Justin Abell PG 27 1-6 0-0 2 4 2 0 2
Robert Erwin PG 15 2-3 4-4 0 0 1 2 9
Michael Stanley C 16 1-4 0-3 2 5 1 3 2
Lowell Simmons SF 11 2-2 1-1 1 2 1 2 5
Henry Sierra PG 5 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Steven Crist SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Bradford Kerr PF 13 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 20 (M.Bresnahan 3, S.Dicarlo 2, D.Brown 5,
C.Wilson 6, J.Abell 3, L.Simmons 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (S.Dicarlo 2, C.Wilson 1)
Steals: 2 (S.Dicarlo 1, H.Sierra 1)
3P FGs: 2-9 (C.Wilson 1-1, J.Abell 0-1, R.Erwin 1-2,
M.Stanley 0-3, H.Sierra 0-1, S.Crist 0-1)


George Washington (14-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 22 2-4 0-0 0 0 2 2 4
Brian Armbruster PF 35 2-3 4-10 1 6 2 1 8
Jack Dawkins PF 36 8-16 6-6 2 10 5 0 24
Dwight Davis SG 28 5-10 2-2 0 4 1 4 15
Richie Hulett PG 15 3-6 0-0 2 3 2 4 8
John Sandy SF 29 5-6 0-0 2 4 0 2 12
Hector Patterson PG 19 3-4 0-2 0 0 3 3 6
Porter Ali SF 6 1-1 1-2 0 1 1 1 3
Glenn Grayson PF 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 3, R.Hulett 2,
J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 3, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 6 (B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 1,
J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 9-16 (J.Dawkins 2-5, D.Davis 3-4, R.Hulett 2-4,
J.Sandy 2-3)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




1.4.83: at West Chester (4-9)

Ah, West Chester. In the first go-round of this dynasty, back before it was a dynasty, Jack went to my old PSAC rival (I went to Bloomsburg University for undergrad). Jack led the Rams to a NCAA championship his senior year. The Rams are like they are now, pre-Jack...an awful team. Actually, this version is better. The Rams had never made the postseason before Jack arrived. This group has made the NIT three times...the last in 1971-72, when they went 26-10.

This group is built on promise, and only a bit of experience. Four starters returned from last year's atrocious team. Only C Riley Love averages in double-figures, at 13.8 a game. Forward Rob Dale averages 9.1 points and 6.4 rebounds...he might be their most well-rounded player. Their only drubbing of a win was against St. John's. They do keep their losses relatively close. They did lose 83-53 to 4-6 Pitt, and 86-66 to Long Island, but everything else has been respectable.

Hulett scores off a Jack pass to start things. Elgin fouls Jack, who hits both freebies. Jack then blocks Charley Miller (I thought it was Cheryl Miller at first). Davis gets T'd up after a three. Good Lord. Hulett hits a three off a Davis assist. Bothers me that he's in. Davis commits his second foula nd sits. Albert Pastor throws one down. Jack isn't looking for his shot at the moment, and is not part of the offense. Miller gets hit with a T...Jack hits those freebies. Porter Ali has two moves. Shoot a three, or throw it away. It's 13-7 with 14:00 left, and Armbruster gets a steal and a layup. Scott Dowell hits, and Jack finds Hulett. Sandy gets a steal and a dunk.

Jack has an early 4-1-2 line, before getting a quick break. Mulvey scores after GW breaks WCUs press, and Jack comes right back. Larry Biggie Smalls hits one free throw. Henry Riddle hits a three, and it's 21-13. Jack hits two free throws, then tips in Armbruster's missed tip. Jack gets another steal, but misses the jumper. Elgin hits on the other end. With 8:16 left, Dale hits a three, getting it to 26-18.

Armbruster misses both free throws, and Jack gets fouled. He hits just one of two, missing his one for the month. Jack finds Woods for a bucket, making it 29-20. Elgin scores, and Grayson gets called for an illegal screen. WCU is shooting 60%...Jack finds Woods for a basket, but WCU keeps coming on. It's 31-26 with 4:50 left. Love scores, cutting it to 31-28. Jack gets fouled...he hits both. He has 11-3-4. Sandy tips one in. Tommie Camp throws it down. Love scores again...35-32 with three minutes left. Love scores again...he has eight. Jack is fouled by Camp. He hits both...the only one who is scoring. Sandy fouls, but Riddle misses. Hulett goes to the line, and hits both. Dale hits a three, getting it back to 39-37...but Sandy rumbles one home. Jack then scores, making it 44-37. Armbruster gets fouled, hitting both free throws. At the half, that's how it ends. WCU had ten turnovers, but good too many good looks. They shot 65%, for crying out loud. Jack had a 15-4-4 line, and starts the half at the point. Davis opens things with a three. Hulett gives WCU a three-point play...but Jack gets a dunk. Love hits again...he's got ten. Jack gets a block and a board. They need to disrupt WCU somehow.

Jack has gone a little cold, missing his last few. Camp hits two free throws, but Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. Camp scores again...53-49, 15 minutes left. Jack answers, but gets called for his first foul. Davis tips in an Armbruster miss. Hulett fouls again. GW has a shot clock violation, and Armbruster commits his third foul. Hulett bails out a trap with a foul. Ugh.

Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. He's up to 19-7-6, and Hulett has 14. Biggie Smalls hits, but Jack answers. Ali fouls Dale, who hits both. Its 62-55 with 11 minutes left. Jack misses an easy layup...Charley Miller gets it back to five. GW has seven fouls, WCU only two. Scott Dowell scores, getting it back to five, but Patterson answers. Harold Helman scores. Hulett answers with a three, then fouls again. Jack comes back, with a Michael King sighting...it's only his fourth game this year. Jack finds Ali for a three, then makes one on his own. The lead is up to 73-65. Woods hits two free throws, and Armbruster commits his fourth foul.

Jack scores inside. WCU really has no answer for him. Then again, not many do. He's up to 26-10-7. Both teams go stagnant, which helps GW, as time is ticking. Jack finds Davis for a three. Then Jack scores from the top of the key. It's 82-68. Love hits two free throws. Armbruster scores off a Jack miss. Pastor hits a three, and Jack responds by finding Hulett. Pastro hits again. Jack finds Hulett for another bucket, getting a triple-double. The final is 88-76 and, I swear, Marty Reed is hellbent on getting Jack triple-doubles. He did it here, but he kept him in late again.


George Washington 88, West Chester 76


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George Washington (15-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 26 2-5 2-2 1 4 0 2 6
Brian Armbruster PF 31 2-7 3-6 3 7 1 4 7
Jack Dawkins SF 36 8-17 11-12 4 12 10 2 28
Dwight Davis SG 14 4-5 0-0 1 3 1 4 11
Richie Hulett PG 31 8-13 2-2 0 1 3 4 21
John Sandy SG 27 3-5 0-0 2 2 1 2 7
Hector Patterson PG 8 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Michael King PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 11 1-3 1-2 0 1 0 1 4
Glenn Grayson PF 8 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Robert Mulvey SF 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (D.Davis 3, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 2, P.Ali
1, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis 1,
J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 1, G.Grayson 1)
3P FGs: 9-17 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 1-2, D.Davis
3-3, R.Hulett 3-6, J.Sandy 1-3, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
1-1)


West Chester (4-10, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Len Elgin C 32 5-5 1-2 2 11 0 2 11
Riley Love PF 20 6-10 2-2 0 1 0 4 14
Rob Dale SF 32 3-9 4-6 0 5 3 3 12
Tommie Camp SG 26 3-7 5-6 0 1 3 3 12
Charley Miller PG 18 1-3 0-0 0 1 3 4 2
Albert Pastor PG 13 3-5 0-0 0 0 2 1 8
Matthew Manzo PG 15 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 0 2
Harold Helman C 13 2-3 1-2 4 4 1 1 5
Scott Dowell PF 14 2-3 0-0 0 5 2 0 4
Larry Smalls SG 13 1-4 1-2 0 0 0 0 3
Henry Riddle SG 3 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 1 3
Michael Arndt PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (L.Elgin 1, R.Love 1, R.Dale 3, T.Camp 3,
C.Miller 1, A.Pastor 1, M.Manzo 1, S.Dowell 2,
L.Smalls 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (S.Dowell 1)
Steals: 2 (C.Miller 1, S.Dowell 1)
3P FGs: 6-17 (R.Love 0-2, R.Dale 2-5, T.Camp 1-3,
C.Miller 0-1, A.Pastor 2-3, L.Smalls 0-2, H.Riddle 1-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




1.8.84: vs Howard (4-10)

The muckity muck continues. Howard has a 7-0 center in Darwin Brune, but he, nor any of his teammates, do anything to stop any offense from happening to them. They also don't do a whole lot to score, where they are middle of the pick. They also foul a lot (217th). The only top-50 team they beat is 6-9 Rutgers. Honestly, I don't want to touch too much on them.

Pete Geiger, their leading scorer, will play, but is not 100%.

Davis hits a three to open the scoring. Jack hits his first shot, and Davis gets his first foul. Arthur Smith hits a three for Howard. Jack is folled by JC Steinke, and hits both freebies. Howard ties it with sixteen minutes left, at 7-7. Hulett hits a three to break the scoring drought. Jack hits from the inside. Sandy gets a steal and a dunk. Geiger hits a three to get it back to 14-10. Armbruster is fouled, and he hits both. Good form, Brian. Geiger hits, then fouls and gets charged with a T. Jack hits the freebies. Its 18-15 after Smith hits another three. Herman Pickett gets it back to within one. Jack finds Armbruster for a bucket. Jack gets an and-one, giving him an 11-2-1 line. Its 23-19 as Tommy Robles hits, but Davis counters with a three.

Nothing happened over the next several minutes. Nothing. No scoring, nothing but bricks and rebounds. It's 26-21 with 6:25 left. This continues...finally, Shaun Irvin hits for Howard, and Davis responds. Sandy then hits a three. Steinke hits a pair of free throws, and Jack finds Armbruster for three. It's 34-25 with 3:36 left.

Jack gets fouled, and hits both free throws. Brune scores for Howard. Steinke gets a steal, but the dunk is blocked by Jack. Woods scores, and Steinke responds with a three. Jack finds Hulett for a basket, making it 40-32. Jack throws one down. Cooksey responds. Hulett gets a three-point play, and Jack commits his first foul. Hulett gets fouled by Geiger, and he hits one of two. GW leads 46-36. Jack finishes the half with a 15-5-3 line. GW sleptwalked through a lot of the half.

Geiger gets his fourth foul, and he's out. Jack scores to open the half. Robles hits a three. Jack scores again...he has 19. He then gets a steal and a dunk, making it 52-39. Brune scores for Howard...Smith follows up. It's back to nine. Davis fouls Smith, who hits both and gets it back to seven. Jack finds Davis for a basket. Steinke gets an and-one from Armbruster. Howard gets it to 54-49, and GW has to call time.

GW has six fouls in the first 4:30. Jack finds Hector to break the slop for GW. And Hulett fouls again. Smith gets a steal of Ali, and Patterson fouls. Ali then travels. So he decided to suck today. Good to know. Jack has gone cold, but so has everyone. Jack is fouled, and he goes to the line...he hits both. He's up to 23-6-5. Howard answers, but Patterson gets to the line for two. Romeo Burruss hits two. Ali goes to the line. He hits both. This has turned into a free throw fest. Then Jack Pisano hits a three...it's 64-58 with 10:23 left. Burruss hits again...Jack finds Mulvey for a basket. Jack with a rare sloppy turnover. Armbruster scores, making it 68-60.

Jack scores from the corner and exits. Ali hits a three, making it 73-62. Steinke misses two big free throws...Grayson scores. Hector hits a three, and GW has stretched this out. Pickett hits a three. Pitckett scores again, and it's 79-67. Armbruster fouls out with 3:30 left. Robles goes just 1-2 from the line. Robles hits a jumper, and it's down to nine...1:44 left. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. Smith hits a three...then Steinke hits one. It's 82-76 with :16 left. Hulett hits one of two, and that'll do it. 83-76, and this business of letting teams back in late will bite GW down the line.


George Washington 83, Howard 76


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Howard (4-11, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Darwin Brune C 32 2-5 0-0 1 7 2 3 4
Tony Cooksey PF 33 3-5 0-0 1 5 2 2 6
J.C. Steinke SF 22 3-8 6-9 0 4 2 4 14
Arthur Smith SG 26 4-7 3-4 0 4 2 3 14
Pete Geiger PG 18 2-6 0-0 0 3 1 5 5
Shaun Irvin PF 8 1-1 0-0 0 2 1 2 2
Romeo Burruss C 6 2-3 2-2 0 0 1 0 6
Thomas Robles PG 18 3-4 4-6 1 4 1 0 11
Jack Pisano SG 21 1-4 0-1 0 0 2 2 3
Herman Pickett SF 14 3-6 4-4 0 2 2 1 11
Andy Wilson PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (D.Brune 1, T.Cooksey 2, J.Steinke 2,
A.Smith 3, T.Robles 1, J.Pisano 3)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 4 (T.Cooksey 1, J.Steinke 2, A.Smith 1)
3P FGs: 9-19 (J.Steinke 2-4, A.Smith 3-5, P.Geiger 1-4,
T.Robles 1-2, J.Pisano 1-1, H.Pickett 1-3)


George Washington (16-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 28 1-2 0-0 1 8 4 0 2
Brian Armbruster PF 31 4-8 2-2 2 7 3 5 11
Jack Dawkins SF 36 8-16 9-9 2 9 7 1 25
Dwight Davis SG 33 3-13 3-3 1 5 1 3 10
Richie Hulett PG 26 4-7 3-5 2 2 1 4 12
John Sandy SF 13 2-3 1-2 0 1 0 4 6
Hector Patterson PG 15 2-7 2-2 0 1 1 2 7
Porter Ali SF 8 1-1 2-2 0 0 2 1 5
Glenn Grayson PF 7 1-3 1-2 1 2 0 1 3
Robert Mulvey SF 2 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 2


Turnovers: 9 (B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1, P.Ali
2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 2, J.Sandy 1)
Steals: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 6-17 (B.Armbruster 1-1, J.Dawkins 0-2, D.Davis
1-6, R.Hulett 1-3, J.Sandy 1-1, H.Patterson 1-3, P.Ali
1-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 10: 1.9-15.84

Maryland, BYU and Cornell remained atop the polls. The rest of the top ten shifted; Missouri moved back up to #4, while Baylor slid from 4 to 7. George Washington stayed at #16, which makes sense.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (72) 16-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Brigham Young 16-0 1727 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Cornell 14-1 1639 3 Ivy League
4. Missouri 15-2 1578 6 Big Eight Conference
5. Rice 13-1 1499 5 Southwest Conference
6. Texas Christian 15-0 1382 9 Southwest Conference
7. Baylor 13-2 1363 4 Southwest Conference
8. UTEP 12-2 1242 10 Western Athletic Conference
9. Texas A&M 13-1 1206 12 Southwest Conference
10. North Carolina 14-2 1136 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Duke 11-2 1094 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Nebraska 13-2 993 8 Big Eight Conference
13. California 14-1 926 13 Pacific-8 Conference
14. Princeton 12-2 847 11 Ivy League
15. North Carolina State 14-1 812 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. George Washington 17-1 706 16 Independent
17. Washington 13-1 635 18 Pacific-8 Conference
18. Pennsylvania 11-2 606 17 Ivy League
19. Yale 11-1 567 19 Ivy League
20. Southern California 12-3 518 22 Pacific-8 Conference
21. Southern Methodist 12-2 359 21 Southwest Conference
22. Clemson 13-3 268 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Wake Forest 12-2 254 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. New Mexico 11-2 152 24 Western Athletic Conference
25. Texas Tech 11-3 76 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Columbia 11-3 5 Ivy League
Tennessee 13-3 5 Southeastern Conference
Bradley 14-2 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Virginia 10-3 1 Atlantic Coast Conference




1.11.84: @ American (5-9)

Hey Ralph Ham! American returns four starters, including Ralph Ham, but lost all-time leading scorer, Wade Paulsen, to graduation. They have failed to replace him. Three scorers average double-digits, led by Ham's 11.6. Trevor McHugh and Williams Carter average 10.1 per game. But the team has severe trouble scoring, issues rebounding, and no trouble in letting team score.

Jack opens it with a little bit of everything...steal, rebound, assist. Then a foul. Then a score, with 16:19 left. Jack gets a steal and a layup. Williams Carter hits a jumper...Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. Mulvey hits a three, making it 16-6 with ten minutes left. There has really been nothing going on here. Jack finds Woods for a basket. He has a 4-3-3 line with 8:30 left.

Jack gets another steal, where he feeds Hector for a basket. Jack gets yet another steal, and gets fouled. He hits both free throws. American has thirteen turnovers, and six points. Jack finds Davis for a bucket. Jack drills a three. It's 30-6 with 5:23 left. Williams Carter finally hits two free throw. Jack hits a jumper...he's up to 11-3-5.

Ham scores a three. Ronald Daniels gets a steal and layup. Jack finds Armbruster for a bucket. Jack gets a tip for a bucket...amazingly, there have been no GW blocks so far. Jack finds Hulett for a basket in the final minute. It's 41-22 at the half. Jack has 13-6-7, American has 15 turnovers, and this is a coast.

Nothing happens in the first few minutes. American gets it to 47-29 with 15:34 left. Jack has done *nothing*. Then he finds Davis for a basket. Ham forces a five-second violation on Jack. Jack finds Davis, giving him a 13-7-9 line. It's 55-33 with 11:30 left. Jack finds Hector, giving him ten assists. Woods scores, and it's 59-35. Jack has not scored this half. Ham scores though. It's 61-37 with 7:29 left. Jack makes his way out, one rebound away from a triple-double. Davis scores...Woods leads the way with 13, amazingly. Davis scores again, tying him with Woods. Jack comes back; he has 13 too. Michael King is in. Davis scores, and he has 15. King with a steal...Jack misses, gets his own rebound, and finds Davis. Jack has a triple-double (13-10-11). Hector scores. 74-37. Jack has been...passive this game. He does hit two free throws, and the game heads to its pitiful end. The final is 76-43. American had 26 turnovers in this game, and shot 27% for the game. Jack has not played his best ball in some time.


George Washington 76, American 43


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George Washington (17-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 28 6-10 1-2 2 4 2 3 13
Brian Armbruster PF 24 1-3 0-0 1 7 1 4 2
Jack Dawkins PF 37 5-16 4-4 4 12 11 2 15
Dwight Davis SG 24 8-13 1-2 2 4 1 3 18
Richie Hulett PG 24 4-8 0-0 1 1 1 4 9
John Sandy SG 26 1-4 2-2 2 10 3 2 4
Hector Patterson PG 13 5-8 0-0 0 0 1 0 10
Michael King PG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 10 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 2
Glenn Grayson PF 9 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3


Turnovers: 12 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis 3,
R.Hulett 3, J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 9 (J.Dawkins 4, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 2,
H.Patterson 1, M.King 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (J.Dawkins 1-3, D.Davis 1-3, R.Hulett 1-2,
J.Sandy 0-2, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 0-2, R.Mulvey 1-1)


American (5-10, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Williams Carter C 28 1-8 4-4 0 4 1 3 6
Trevor McHugh PF 28 1-4 2-4 1 5 0 3 4
Darrick Bayer SF 31 1-1 2-2 2 9 0 0 4
Ralph Ham SG 32 3-7 0-0 2 3 1 3 7
Bradford Collins PG 30 2-10 5-8 0 0 1 2 10
Gerald Taveras PF 11 2-3 2-2 2 4 0 0 6
Ronald Daniels C 14 1-3 0-0 1 3 0 0 2
Michael Overman SG 14 1-6 0-0 0 1 0 1 3
Merrill McClain PG 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Canales SF 4 0-1 1-2 1 1 0 1 1
Jeffrey Gunter C 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 26 (W.Carter 3, T.McHugh 5, D.Bayer 5, R.Ham
7, B.Collins 2, G.Taveras 1, M.Overman 1, M.McClain 1,
J.Gunter 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (W.Carter 2, T.McHugh 2, D.Bayer 1)
Steals: 2 (B.Collins 1, R.Daniels 1)
3P FGs: 3-17 (R.Ham 1-5, B.Collins 1-7, M.Overman 1-4,
J.Gunter 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




1.13.84: vs Detroit (6-7)

The Titans have one of the best team nicknames, and one of the best point guards, in the nation. Tracey Vaughn (B/B) is averaging 13.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 7.2 assists a game. Vaughn is closing in on a thousand points 941), and the school record for career assists (567; the record is 615). He doesn't have a lot of help. C Carl Hargrove is supposedly the best player after him, and he's averaging 8.2 points and 5.5 rebounds. The team's leading scorer, Roy Session, averages 13.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists. They are a solid rebounding team, and very good at distributing the ball (seventh in the nation). They are also third in the nation in field goal %, fifth in adjusted FG%. Despite their record and subpar record against teams ranked below 100 (5-4), this promises to be a good game.

Hulett fouls Vaughn to open the game; he hits both...Davis scores from the wing. Woods draws a charge on Carl Hargrove. Phelps draws one on Armbruster. Roy Session hits a three, then throws one down. It's 7-2 with 17:30 left. Hulett is already 0-eternity. Jack finds Davis for a basket. Hulett would have been sat down if I were coaching. Jack finds Woods for the basket, and the foul, and we're tied with fifteen minutes left.

Jack gets the bucket and a foul...but misses the free throw. Henry gets a bucket; Detroit leads 11-9. Harold Joshua gets a steal and gets it to Session for the score. Jack hits two free throws. He has a 4-1-2 line so far. It's 13-11 with 12 minutes left.

Jack hits from the wing, tying the score. Ruben Duval scores for Detroit. Jack finds Sandy to answer. Jack gets fouled by Duval, and hits both free throws. It's 17-17 with 7:28 left. Jack has an 8-1-3 line. Davis gets a dunk off an Armbruster steal, but Phelps hits a three. Davis scores on the wing. He has eight, and GW has the lead back. This game is as even as can be.

Davis hits a three off a Jack pass. Jack takes a break, and Sandy gets a steal, but his three is no good. Grayson with a big block...Davis gets fouled, he hits one of two. GW leads 25-20, and Detroit calls time. Davis fouls Vaughn...amazingly, that's his first foul. Vaughn fouls Armbruster. Jack gets fouled, and hits both. He has 10-3-4...Bianco throws it down. Jack gets back to the line, and he hits both again. 30-23 with 2:30 left.

Session hits two free throws, then fouls Woods. He misses both. Jack scores inside after a rebound. Jack finds Armbruster, making it 34-25. This Detroit team is very athletic and can shoot in a flurry, though...Jack finds Hulett, making it 36-27. Armbruster has two free throws, but misses them both. The half ends at 36-27. Jack has 14-4-5, while Davis has 13. Detroit had 13 fouls in the half, and ten turnovers.

Jack gets fouled by Phelps to start, and hits two free throws. Phelps, Session and Hargrove have three. Now, so does Bianco. Jack goes back to the line, and hits one of two this time. It's 39-31. Jack misses a three...Phelps hits to cut it to six. Jack finds Hulett for three. Phelps scores from the free throw line, and Jack finds Hulett again. He's up to seve, and Jack is up to 17-5-7. Jack scores off an offensive rebound. Hulett commits his second foul. Jack finds Sandy for a basket, and it's 48-35, GW leads.

Jack finds Armbruster for another bucket. Jack is imposing his will at the moment...he gets fouled by Henry, and hits the bucket. The free throw makes it 53-35, and gives Jack a 22-8-9 line, with 12:16 left. Jack with a steal, but Hulett misses the three. Jack gets fouled by Hargrove...he hits both. Phelps hits to stop the bleeding a bit. GW finds the bonus with 9:15 left, as Hulett hits two free throws. Davis scores off Jack's tenth assist. It's 59-39, and GW has busted this game wide open. Davis scores again off a Sandy pass. Session finds Vaughn, who now has a 5-3-5 line. He's been held in check.

Hector shoots...he has barely played, perhaps because Hulett hasn't been in foul trouble. Jack gets to the triple double with 5:26 left, and he sits. He's at 24-10-10. Armbruster fouls out, and Grayson replaces him. Jack comes back and finds Davis (19 points). Jack drills a three, and it's 68-46. Hargrove fouls, and he's arguing. Davis hits one of two...Davis has 20. He's been scoring in bunches lately.

Ali hits his customary three. Henry scores for Detroit, but this is well in hand. Ali assists Sandy...it's 75-50. Woods with a steal and a dunk. The score ends with a 77-54 GW win. Jack shot only 6-17 from the field, but 14-16 from the line.


George Washington 77, Detroit 54


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Detroit (6-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Carl Hargrove C 18 1-3 2-2 1 4 1 5 4
Edwin Bianco PF 27 4-5 0-0 1 7 0 3 8
Clyde Phelps SF 31 5-11 1-2 0 4 2 3 12
Roy Session SG 33 3-7 2-2 1 3 3 3 9
Tracey Vaughn PG 34 2-5 3-4 1 4 7 3 7
Tracey Henry C 20 4-7 2-2 0 4 0 2 10
Ruben Duval PF 13 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 3 2
Harold Joshua SG 11 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 0 2
Lee Stribling C 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Joseph Necaise PG 6 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Galen Hughes SF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
James Norris SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (C.Hargrove 2, E.Bianco 5, C.Phelps 2,
T.Vaughn 5, R.Duval 1, H.Joshua 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (C.Phelps 1, T.Henry 2, R.Duval 1)
Steals: 2 (T.Vaughn 1, H.Joshua 1)
3P FGs: 2-12 (C.Phelps 1-5, R.Session 1-3, T.Vaughn
0-2, R.Duval 0-1, J.Necaise 0-1)


George Washington (18-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 24 2-5 1-3 3 4 0 3 5
Brian Armbruster PF 31 2-3 0-2 2 8 1 5 4
Jack Dawkins PF 38 6-17 14-16 2 10 11 0 27
Dwight Davis SG 32 8-12 3-6 1 5 2 1 20
Richie Hulett PG 34 3-8 2-2 4 5 3 2 9
John Sandy SF 23 3-6 2-2 0 2 2 3 9
Hector Patterson PG 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 2 0
Porter Ali SF 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 3
Glenn Grayson PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 2,
J.Sandy 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 2, G.Grayson 1)
Steals: 7 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 1, J.Sandy 2)
3P FGs: 5-18 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 1-4, D.Davis
1-4, R.Hulett 1-3, J.Sandy 1-4, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
1-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




1.15.84: vs Bucknell (6-8)

The Bison are beginning to turn on Arlie Jennings, the savior who rode Jack's coattails to Lewisburg. He's 6-8 this year, after a 14-17 record last year. That ended a two-year NCAA run. They aren't threatening for a bid this year. They do have a machine in C John Caudell (17.8 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.8 bpg). After that, though, there's really not much. Chris Shull is the second-leading scorer, and he puts up 8.1 ppg. They are an okay rebounding team, but the give up more than they get. That's because they play ugly...they're 227th out of 234 teams in shooting percentage, and they hold their opponents to 41% shooting. But they give up 42.3 rebounds a game, 231st in the nation. This should be a romp for GW, although they aren't strong on rebounds themselves (132nd in the nation, but 2nd in opposing rebounds). GW's 55% adjusted field goal rate will be tested.

Rant: GW is third in the nation in field goal %, second in the nation in free throw %...but 146th in 3%. You'd think they'd learn, and GO INSIDE MORE. But Davis, Hulett, Sandy, Ali, and now Armbruster...oy.

Armbruster scores off a Jack pass to start things...2:30 into the game. Major Jensen scores for Bucknell. Yup, this will be ugly. Davis throws down a dunk. Caudell answers a minute later. Jack gets on the board to respond, and Larry Crippen responds to that. It's 6-6 with 15:35 left, and we go for a shift change.

Don Rabb hits a three. The crowd is booing Jennings any chance possible. Cristobal Smith hits a three. Jack gets his first foul...it's 12-6. Jack gets fouled by Crippen, and the bucket...it's 12-9. Hulett with a steal and a dunk. "WE ARE G-DUB!" starts out as a chant, before Armbruster gets charged with a T. Hulett fouls, and it's 16-11, Bucknell. Ali scores off a Sandy pass...Sandy draws a charge off Shull. Jack scores from the wing, but Darrell Deaver responds with a dunk. Jack finds Ali, and it's 18-17. Hulett gets the lead back for GW. Crippen scores, and BU has a 20-19 lead. Sandy with a steal...Grayson misses his first two shots. With ten minutes left, it's 20-19.

Jack feeds Sandy for a three, but Jensen responds. Jack hits a three, and he's got a 10-3-3 line. Hulett gets a steal, hits the layup and the foul. GW leads 28-25. Jack scores, and comes out. It's 30-26 with 8:25 left. Chris Davis gets some time...misses his shot, but Woods finishes. Woods hits again, and it's 34-26. Woods then gets his second foul, but he stays in. Woods gets fouled, and goes one of two fro the line. Jack comes back, and commits his second foul.

Jensen (13) hits another three, but Hulett responds with a layup. Hulett commits his second. Surprised Hector hasn't come in...Reed has shown faith in Hulett lately. Caudell scores after Jack gets two free throws. It's 39-35 with 5:37 left. Davis hits a three off a Woods pass. Jack is fouled by Crippen, and he hits both. He has 16-7-3, and it's 44-35. Jack finds Grayson for a score. So far, GW is imposing their offensive will (53%). Caudell scores, but Hector hits a three. Jack comes out, Davis hits, and the lead is 51-37. Jack comes back with 2:30 left. Davis heads back to the line...goes one for two. Caudell has a 6-8-2 line...Smith hits a three. Davis scores..Jak gets a block and the board. Davis is fouled, and he hits one of two again. 55-41 at the half. GW shot 54%, and out-rebounded Bucknell, 22-17. Bucknell also had nine turnovers, to just two for the Colonials. Jack has a 16-8-4 line. Jensen scored 15 for the Bison.

Jack gets a breakaway dunk off a steal to offset an shaky start to the half...then he finds Davis for three off another steal. Jack is fouled by Smith, hitting both free throws. He's quickly up to 20-9-5. Crippen scores, but Jack answers with a three. 65-43 with 16:41 left. Davis scores...he's up to 16. Jack scores again, and GW is breaking Bucknell. Jack finds Davis, and Bucknell calls time again...their second in three minutes.

Hulett gets a steal and a layup. Bucknell has no answers at the moment. Hulett tips in a Davis miss. Jensen answers that. Crippen dunks it home...Jack is fouled by Jensen. Ali is fouled by Rabb. Jack is fouled by Smith, who argues and gets T'd up. Jack hits both, and Smith responds with a three. Jack gets a layup off a Hulett pass. Jack blocks Rabb's dunk attempt...it's 79-50 with 11:23 left. Caudell scores, and Jack charges into Smith.

Jensen scores, cutting the lad to 25. Hulett finds Sandy for a score. Woods with a steal, and he finds Sandy for a three. The lead is thirty. Crippen scores...Jack finds Sandy for a score. Jack is up to 29-14-7. Hulett tips in his own miss...he has 15. Jack finds Hulett for a score. It's 90-56, and they aren't letting up. Jack leaves with 5:17 left, but he may be back. Davis is in, along with Grayson, Woods, Ali and Hector. Armbruster comes in...he's had a tough game (2-1-0, 4 fouls). It's 91-60 with four minutes left. Jack comes back in, and finds Ali for a basket. That's how the game ends...GW wins, 94-63. Jack sticks it to Arlie again. He finished an assist shy of a triple-double.


George Washington 94, Bucknell 63


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Bucknell (6-9, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
John Caudell C 28 4-12 1-2 3 11 2 1 9
Larry Crippen PF 30 5-9 3-6 0 5 3 2 13
Darell Deaver SF 25 2-9 0-0 2 7 3 2 4
Chris Shull SG 25 0-4 1-2 0 0 1 3 1
Major Jensen PG 27 5-8 7-8 1 1 1 2 19
Cristobal Smith PG 16 4-5 0-0 1 1 0 3 12
Don Rabb SG 16 1-8 0-0 2 3 2 3 3
Donovan Farrow C 17 1-5 0-0 0 5 0 0 2
Jackson Haigh SF 11 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0
Monte Douglas C 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (J.Caudell 2, L.Crippen 2, D.Deaver 2,
C.Shull 1, M.Jensen 4, D.Rabb 1, D.Farrow 3)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Caudell 1, D.Farrow 1)
Steals: 3 (M.Jensen 2, C.Smith 1)
3P FGs: 7-23 (D.Deaver 0-3, C.Shull 0-4, M.Jensen 2-5,
C.Smith 4-4, D.Rabb 1-6, M.Douglas 0-1)


George Washington (19-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 29 2-4 1-2 1 7 3 3 5
Brian Armbruster PF 17 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 4 2
Jack Dawkins PF 37 9-17 9-9 3 15 9 3 29
Dwight Davis SG 27 7-15 2-4 2 6 1 2 18
Richie Hulett PG 32 8-16 1-1 3 4 3 2 17
John Sandy SF 27 4-5 0-0 1 8 1 2 10
Hector Patterson PG 8 1-3 1-2 1 1 0 1 4
Porter Ali SF 10 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 6
Glenn Grayson C 11 1-3 1-2 0 2 1 1 3
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1,
J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2)
Steals: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 1, R.Hulett
3, J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 7-24 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-5, D.Davis
2-7, R.Hulett 0-6, J.Sandy 2-2, H.Patterson 1-2, P.Ali
0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Jack's player card, at this point in his career:


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 PF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 246
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 20 20 35.2 24.9 4.0 12.2 8.9 2.0 4.45 2.9 3.2 1.8
Career 84 84 33.7 26.4 4.0 11.4 7.1 1.7 4.45 2.3 3.1 1.9


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.5 15.3 .552 6.9 7.4 .932 1.1 3.0 .373 1.62 17.45
Career 9.1 16.9 .539 6.5 7.1 .916 1.7 3.7 .455 1.56 18.58

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 20 20 704 497 80 243 178 40 58 63 36
Career 84 84 2828 2217 332 959 595 145 193 263 161


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 169 306 137 147 22 59 349
Career 765 1419 544 594 143 314 1561

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 39 7 16 12 10 9 4 14 22 14 16 3 5
Career 55 11 25 13 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 78
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

Week 11: 1.16-22.84

BYU (18-0) overtook Maryland in the polls, after the Terrapins lost at #10 Clemson, and #24 Virginia, last week. Cornell suffered their first loss and fell from #3 to #5. North Carolina fell out of the top ten, and down to #18. Clemson, meanwhile, jumped from 22nd to 10th.

George Washington also moved, from #16 to #14.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (45) 18-0 1773 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Maryland (27) 16-3 1745 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Missouri 16-2 1653 4 Big Eight Conference
4. Rice 13-1 1553 5 Southwest Conference
5. Cornell 15-1 1420 3 Ivy League
6. Texas Christian 16-0 1409 6 Southwest Conference
7. UTEP 14-2 1400 8 Western Athletic Conference
8. Texas A&M 15-1 1313 9 Southwest Conference
9. Baylor 13-2 1285 7 Southwest Conference
10. Clemson 15-3 1130 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Princeton 13-2 1062 14 Ivy League
12. California 16-1 978 13 Pacific-8 Conference
13. Pennsylvania 13-2 880 18 Ivy League
14. George Washington 19-1 859 16 Independent
15. Southern California 14-3 850 20 Pacific-8 Conference
16. Duke 12-3 757 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Yale 12-1 634 19 Ivy League
18. North Carolina 14-3 538 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Southern Methodist 13-2 465 21 Southwest Conference
20. Wake Forest 14-2 465 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Nebraska 13-3 429 12 Big Eight Conference
22. Washington 14-2 299 17 Pacific-8 Conference
23. New Mexico 13-2 256 24 Western Athletic Conference
24. Virginia 12-3 146 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. North Carolina State 14-3 46 15 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Columbia 12-3 35 Ivy League
Indiana 12-3 12 Big Ten Conference
Bradley 15-2 8 Missouri Valley Conference




1.20.84: vs Delaware (11-5)

The Blue Hens have racked up their record by preying on some bad teams. Their lone win against a semi-credible team is Arizona State, and nobody has them ranked. They also fell to Georgetown by 14, recently. They are not proficient rebounders, but they do score in bunches. And they do with good overall offense (21st in Adjusted FG%). They are awful at stopping good shooting, and their games typically get into...well, shootouts. That benefits GW.

Arthur Rodriguez, senior guard, averages 25.1 points a game. He just eclipsed his 2,000th point a few games ago. He is one of two players ahead of Jack in the race for the scoring title (which Douglas Tomasco is winning in a runaway). He shoots wel (51% field, 47% three), but poorly from the line (61%). He shot 87% last year. That doesn't make much sense.

Sly Holly (16.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg) adds a potent 1-2 punch. The rest of the team contributes here and there...but this team goes through those two. They are without forward David Davis (6.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg).

Armbruster opens things with a layup. Jack adds a basket after...and then follows up with another. Jack finds Davis for three, and it's 9-0 two minutes into the game. TImeout, Delaware. Woods takes a charge...Delaware is doing nothing write. Holly gets fouled by Armbruster, and hits both...Hulett scores to respond, though. Sandy hits a three, and it's 14-2. Jack's line is 4-1-1 through four minutes.

Rodriguez gets into early foul trouble, and he sits. Delaware is in a world of hurt, down ten to the best player in the country, and their top man is out. Jack gets a three-point play. Holley scores for Delaware. Holley hits a three, and it's 17-11. Justin Duhon gets a tip, and then a steal and a layup, and it's down to two. Guess they aren't in a world of hurt. Hulett scores to end the bleeding, but Ed Walker responds.

Jack scores, making it 21-17 with 10:43 left. Stefan Stroh hits two free throws, but Hector gets an and one...he misses, Sandy gets the rebound, and he's fouled. It's 25-21 with 10 left. Hector is fouled shooting a three...he hits two of three. Jack findsm Woods for a baset. Duhon is fouled by Woods, and he hits his shot. Rodriguez is back, and he hits two free throws, to make it 29-25. Holley hits, and it's back to two. Davis makes two free throws, and with 6:30 left, it's 31-27.

Stroh scores. Hulett responds. Jack is currently out. Rodriguez hits a three...he has seven. Davis responds. Woods fouls, and Jack comes back. He's at 9-3-2 so far. Jack scores from the baseline off a Dvais pass. Jack then fouls Bennett Nowicki. Armbruster scores, and hits the and-one. 40-34 with three minutes left. Holley scores, and it's 40-36. Jack finds Hector for a basket. Then he's fouled, and he hits both. 44-36. Jack finds Sandy for a basket...then gets his second foul, right before the half. Jack hits a three at the buzzer, making it 49-37 at the half. His line: 16-7-4. Holley had 14 for Delaware.

Davis gets his third foul, and Hulett his second. Jack hits a three to start the scoring. Jack gets his third foul immediately after. Jack hits ANOTHER three...it's 55-37. Ed Walker scores to start things for the Blue Hens. Hulett hits a three. Where is this coming from? GW is shooting 62%, and 60% from 3. Jack gets fouled and the bucket, but misses the freebie. It's 60-39.

Jack has 24-9-4, Rodriguez has 9-1-1. Hmmm. And now a block, and an assist to Hulett for 3. Holley scores...Oh, here's Porter Ali. Bet he shoots a three. No! He assists Hulett on another! Holy cow! Jack with ANOTHER THREE! They've hit seven or eight this half! Holy cow!

Jack is up to 27-12-5. And he scores from the baseline. It's 71-41...22-4 to start the half for GW. Jack HE HITS ANOTHER THREE!!!!! He's got 32! Jack with a steal, but Sandy misses the layup. Jack gets a break with 9:15 left.He comes back with 7:15 left, and the score 80-49. He immediate gets a rebound and finds Grayson. Duhon hits for Delaware. It's 82-52...Stroh hits a three. Jack gets his fourth foul, and he sits down with 5:23 left. He comes back with four minutes left, and the score 82-57.

Jack misses, but gets his own rebound. Ali shoots, misses, but Grayson throws it down. Jack misses a couple of shots in garbage time...Stroh (16 points) hits another three. Jack gets one more rebound, and runs out the clock. The final is 86-62.


George Washington 86, Delaware 62


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Delaware (11-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Justin Duhon C 28 3-8 1-3 4 13 1 0 8
Edmundo Walker PF 25 3-5 0-0 1 4 0 3 6
Sylvester Holley SF 31 6-15 3-5 3 4 1 3 16
Arthur Rodriguez SG 28 3-12 4-5 0 1 1 2 11
Bennett Nowicki PG 29 0-2 3-4 0 2 5 4 3
Christian Mendoza SG 14 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 2 0
Stefan Stroh SF 18 4-6 6-6 0 1 0 2 16
John Miller PF 12 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
Randal Lynch C 10 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 2 0
Mervin Harmon C 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (J.Duhon 2, E.Walker 1, S.Holley 3,
A.Rodriguez 4, B.Nowicki 3)
Blocked Shots: 1 (S.Holley 1)
Steals: 6 (A.Rodriguez 2, B.Nowicki 1, C.Mendoza 1,
S.Stroh 1, J.Miller 1)
3P FGs: 5-22 (J.Duhon 1-3, S.Holley 1-5, A.Rodriguez
1-6, B.Nowicki 0-2, C.Mendoza 0-1, S.Stroh 2-4,
M.Harmon 0-1)


George Washington (20-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 21 2-3 0-0 1 4 1 4 4
Brian Armbruster PF 25 2-6 1-3 0 9 1 2 5
Jack Dawkins PF 34 12-19 3-4 3 15 6 4 32
Dwight Davis SG 25 2-6 2-2 0 1 3 4 7
Richie Hulett PG 28 6-10 0-0 1 3 2 3 15
John Sandy SF 28 2-6 4-4 5 7 0 2 9
Hector Patterson PG 15 3-5 2-4 1 3 1 4 8
Porter Ali SF 9 0-3 1-2 0 1 2 1 1
Glenn Grayson C 11 2-3 1-2 1 1 0 0 5
Robert Mulvey SF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 2, R.Hulett 3, J.Sandy 1, P.Ali 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins
1)
Steals: 4 (J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 10-19 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 5-6, D.Davis
1-2, R.Hulett 3-5, J.Sandy 1-3, P.Ali 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)


GW sits at 20-1, and Jack is the talk of the nation. He will be on the US Olympic team for the summer games, easy.

[Comey]

It is the end of January, 1984. So, here is the customary stat dump.


#15 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 23 23 35.1 25.3 4.0 12.0 8.7 2.8 3.0 2.0 1.8 18.3
Brian Armbruster PF 23 23 28.6 7.3 1.6 6.0 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.0 3.4 17.2
Dwight Davis SG 23 23 27.1 14.2 0.8 4.0 2.2 0.3 0.2 1.7 2.9 15.8
Richie Hulett PG 22 22 25.3 9.6 1.2 2.3 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.8 3.5 12.0
John Sandy SF 23 0 25.3 7.3 1.4 4.5 1.3 1.4 0.1 1.3 2.5 11.0
Bruce Woods C 23 21 22.0 4.7 1.2 4.0 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.0 11.5
Hector Patterson PG 23 1 14.1 5.0 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.7 5.1
Glenn Grayson PF 23 2 10.3 2.3 0.6 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.7 2.0
Porter Ali SF 23 0 8.2 3.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.4
Michael King PG 6 0 4.5 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.5
Robert Mulvey SF 21 0 2.8 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Chris Davis SG 13 0 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 -0.5
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Echevarria PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#15 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 23 23 808 581 92 277 201 65 69 47 42 422
Brian Armbruster PF 23 23 658 168 37 137 26 16 5 22 78 396
Dwight Davis SG 23 23 623 326 18 91 50 8 4 39 66 363
Richie Hulett PG 22 22 556 212 26 51 47 15 1 40 77 265
John Sandy SF 23 0 581 168 33 104 31 32 3 31 58 254
Bruce Woods C 23 21 507 109 28 92 24 5 14 20 45 265
Hector Patterson PG 23 1 324 116 18 28 27 21 2 25 38 118
Glenn Grayson PF 23 2 238 54 13 43 7 4 3 8 16 46
Porter Ali SF 23 0 188 71 2 12 14 2 1 20 22 10
Michael King PG 6 0 27 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 21
Robert Mulvey SF 21 0 58 22 2 11 2 0 0 1 10 0
Chris Davis SG 13 0 21 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 -7
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#15 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 197 357 .552 159 172 .924 28 69 .406 1.63
Brian Armbruster PF 68 131 .519 20 39 .513 12 34 .353 1.28
Dwight Davis SG 123 264 .466 44 63 .698 36 109 .330 1.23
Richie Hulett PG 83 180 .461 22 27 .815 24 85 .282 1.18
John Sandy SF 59 121 .488 33 39 .846 17 49 .347 1.39
Bruce Woods C 47 94 .500 15 27 .556 0 0 .000 1.16
Hector Patterson PG 51 105 .486 10 20 .500 4 25 .160 1.10
Glenn Grayson PF 16 43 .372 22 34 .647 0 0 .000 1.26
Porter Ali SF 26 60 .433 10 17 .588 9 30 .300 1.18
Michael King PG 2 7 .286 2 2 1.000 1 3 .333 1.00
Robert Mulvey SF 8 16 .500 2 2 1.000 4 8 .500 1.38
Chris Davis SG 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 .000 1.00
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
David Echevarria PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



#15 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 48 Record Vs 1-50: 2-1 Poll Rank: #15
Season Record: 22-1 Record Vs 51-100: 6-0 RPI Rank: #17
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 11-0
Home Record: 10-0 Record Vs 200+: 3-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 79.8 1 11 Points 61.4 5 21 Points 18.4 1 6
O.Reb 11.7 7 59 O.Reb 7.9 2 4 O.Reb 3.9 4 15
D.Reb 25.2 31 121 D.Reb 21.3 3 9 D.Reb 3.9 2 20
Rebounds 36.9 14 90 Rebounds 29.1 1 2 Rebounds 7.8 2 7
Assists 18.7 2 10 Assists 11.5 3 11 Assists 7.2 1 4
Steals 7.3 5 29 Steals 4.7 4 26 Steals 2.7 2 18
Blocks 4.4 14 72 Blocks 3.0 16 47 Blocks 1.4 7 47
Turnovers 11.1 1 5 Turnovers 16.7 2 18 Turnovers -5.6 1 6
Fouls 19.7 39 131 Fouls 17.5 64 211 Fouls 2.3 66 208
FG% .493 2 3 FG% .425 14 93 FG% .068 2 16
FT% .768 1 2 FT% .655 18 49 FT% .113 1 2
3P% .327 42 150 3P% .331 29 86 3P% -.004 30 126
PPS 1.33 3 21 PPS 1.23 28 116 PPS .101 6 53
Adj. FG% .542 3 13 Adj. FG% .480 16 92 Adj. FG% .062 3 27



#15 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/14/83 vs. VMI 9-11 162 W 93-76 1-0
11/16/83 vs. New Hampshire 4-13 155 W 58-44 2-0
11/21/83 vs. Miami-Ohio 13-7 62 W 85-63 3-0
12/01/83 Hofstra 6-14 176 W 76-61 4-0
12/03/83 at North Carolina State 15-5 4 L 103-86 4-1
12/05/83 at Niagara 7-13 219 W 72-54 5-1
12/09/83 at St. Francis-PA 5-16 183 W 105-68 6-1
12/11/83 at Manhattan 5-17 118 W 80-70 7-1
12/14/83 Fairfield 12-9 98 W 67-61 8-1
12/17/83 at St. John's 7-13 222 W 58-50 9-1
12/20/83 Georgetown 7-10 58 W 71-61 10-1
12/23/83 East Carolina 9-13 104 W 85-62 11-1
12/28/83 at La Salle 11-8 51 W 79-67 12-1
12/31/83 at Jacksonville 12-7 161 W 84-43 13-1
01/02/84 Army 12-9 56 W 80-54 14-1
01/04/84 at West Chester 6-13 203 W 88-76 15-1
01/08/84 Howard 7-12 132 W 83-76 16-1
01/11/84 at American 7-12 129 W 76-43 17-1
01/13/84 Detroit 10-8 119 W 77-54 18-1
01/15/84 Bucknell 9-10 34 W 94-63 19-1
01/20/84 Delaware 12-7 47 W 86-62 20-1
01/23/84 at Duquesne 8-14 169 W 74-58 21-1
01/28/84 Lafayette 10-10 60 W 79-44 22-1
02/01/84 Charleston Southern 6-14 156
02/04/84 Canisius 16-4 57
02/08/84 at Delaware State 10-10 92
02/10/84 at Colgate 9-11 127
02/12/84 Iona 9-10 133
02/15/84 at Marshall 13-7 85
02/20/84 at Seton Hall 12-6 84


Looking ahead...there is a great game with Canisius coming up next week. After that, Marshall and Seton Hall may provide some challenge. Otherwise, GW could be looking at a 29-1 record, and a potential #1/#2 seed.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 PF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 246
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 23 23 35.1 25.3 4.0 12.0 8.7 2.0 4.28 2.8 3.0 1.8
Career 87 87 33.7 26.4 4.0 11.4 7.1 1.7 4.28 2.3 3.1 1.9


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.6 15.5 .552 6.9 7.5 .924 1.2 3.0 .406 1.63 18.35
Career 9.1 16.9 .539 6.5 7.1 .914 1.7 3.7 .460 1.57 18.78

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 23 23 808 581 92 277 201 47 65 69 42
Career 87 87 2932 2301 344 993 618 152 200 269 167


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 197 357 159 172 28 69 422
Career 793 1470 566 619 149 324 1634

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 39 7 16 12 10 9 4 14 22 14 16 5 6
Career 55 11 25 13 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 81
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)







Jack has eclipsed 2300 points, and now ranks among the greatest scorers of all time.

[Comey]

Week 13: 1.30.84-2.5.84


#1 Maryland lost to #12 North Carolina, 74-73. It was not enough to move them out of the top spot. But it did narrow the gap between them and the new #2 team, Rice. Missouri, former #2 BYU, and Duke round out the top five. George Washington moved up one spot themselves, to #14. They are ahead of Cornell, a former top-three team.

By the way, the last victory for GW was Marty Reed's 50th as head coach. He is FIFTY and FOUR. Talk about luckboxing your way into the best job in the country...


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (48) 17-4 1764 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (23) 17-1 1751 3 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 20-2 1625 5 Big Eight Conference
4. Brigham Young 20-2 1564 2 Western Athletic Conference
5. Duke (1) 17-3 1563 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Baylor 15-4 1372 4 Southwest Conference
7. Yale 16-1 1208 9 Ivy League
8. UTEP 16-3 1205 11 Western Athletic Conference
9. Texas A&M 17-3 1195 8 Southwest Conference
10. Southern California 17-4 1184 16 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Princeton 17-3 1106 14 Ivy League
12. North Carolina 17-4 1078 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Texas Christian 19-1 1076 7 Southwest Conference
14. George Washington 23-1 852 15 Independent
15. Cornell 16-3 818 12 Ivy League
16. Clemson 15-5 691 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Washington 18-2 667 17 Pacific-8 Conference
18. Wake Forest 17-4 560 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Nebraska 15-5 542 13 Big Eight Conference
20. Indiana 16-3 368 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Kansas 15-6 357 NR Big Eight Conference
22. Virginia 15-4 307 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Columbia 15-4 191 21 Ivy League
24. Southern Methodist 15-4 187 20 Southwest Conference
25. California 17-4 137 22 Pacific-8 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
New Mexico 15-4 16 Western Athletic Conference
North Carolina State 15-6 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
Bradley 18-4 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Pennsylvania 13-6 2 Ivy League
Texas 14-3 2 Southwest Conference




2.1.84: at Charleston Southern (8-14)

The Buccaneers have some of the best names to grace this dynasty. Elmer Lagasse, Bobby Botello, and Huey Heron help lead this team. Oh, and Ted Williams, he of no high school education, is a redshirt junior here.

That's really what I have to say about this team, and their chances.

Jack finds Hulett for the first bucket of the game. Woods is fouled by Botello. He makes both...Botello gets Southern on the board. Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass, but Danny Smith responds. Botello ties it up. Jack scores, gets fouled by Heron, and hits the free throw. Hulett gets a steal, but nothing comes of it. Danny Liang hits on the other end. Jack gets his first foul, and with 14:45 left, it's 10-9. Guess Southern didn't like what I said about them. Or what I didn't say.

Hulett gets a three-point play. Lagasse yells BAM! and scores. Jack responds. Ted Williams comes in and misses from outside. He blames the media. Jack gets a three-point play, but Adam Miller counters with a three. They are shooting 64%. Jack finds Davis for a bucket. He has an 8-5-3 line, and it's 22-16 after Davis breaks the press. Jack finds Armbruster, then hits a three himself. Eight minutes left, and GW has their first double-digit lead.

Jack walks the ball down after a rebound, and calmly strokes a long three. He comes out to a standing ovation, but GW continues to pummel this team. Woods finds Grayson. Ali hits a three. Patterson gets a steal, and finds Woods. The starters come back with the score 37-17. Jack finds Davis for three. Then he finds Hulett for three. Jack gets a steal, and lands a dunk. He's got 16-9-6, and it's 47-17 with 3:45 left.

GW has one turnover; Southern has nine. Jack finds Hulett for his seventh rebound. Then he finds Davis for his eighth. Hulett has 13, and Davis has 11. Jack drills a three, and GW is now shooting 63%...67% from 3. Jack finds Davis off a steal, then gets another...but Armbruster misses Jack's chance at a triple-double in the first half. The score ends 58-22, and Jack has 19-10-9. GW has nine steals, and 14 assists to Southern's zero and four, respectively.

Southern starts with a three from Smith. Davis breaks their press, and gets a layup. Brian "Not Tony" Eason is in the game. Jack gets his triple-double shortly after, finding Woods. Heron hits a three. Jack scores from inside, and Smith responds. Davis has 17, Hulett 13.

Jack scores from the wing. Eason scores for Southern, then fouls Armbruster. Hulett scores off a Jack miss. Hulett scores off a drive. Jack gets an and-one, making it 73-32 with 14:23. Smith hits a three...he has 11 for Southern.

Hulett finds Sandy on the break. Eason scores. Amazingly, Southern is shooting 47%, 50% from 3...and they're down by 40. Jack scores again. Hulett hits again, and it's 79-39 with ten minutes to go. Jack finds Ali...Hulett gets his fourth foul, which is amazing in a game like this. Jack scores again...he's up to 30-13-11.

Sandy nails a three. Jack with a steal, but Armbruster misses the three. Amazingly, he only has two in this one. Smith has 14, as he gets a steal and a dunk. Sandy nails another three, and it's 89-46. Then a steal and a layup. He's good for a couple of those a game. Jack throws down a dunk off a Hector miss. With six minutes left, it's safe that GW will get to 100. Jack gets a steal and another dunk. Jack scores again. This is absurd. Then he gets an and-one, hits that, and leaves with the score 100-48, and four minutes left.

The final is 106-54. GW outrebounded Southern 40-21, out-assisted them 23-11, and had 15 steals to Southern's three. Southern had 22 turnovers...GW had 8. GW shot 12-21 from three. Amazing.


George Washington 106, Charleston Southern 54


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Charleston Southern (8-15, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bobby Botello C 27 3-5 0-0 3 4 0 3 6
Brian Eason PF 24 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 6
Huey Heron SF 28 1-6 0-1 0 2 0 1 3
Daniel Liang SG 28 3-9 1-2 0 1 2 2 9
Daniel Smith PG 26 6-7 1-2 0 3 1 1 16
Elmer Lagasse PG 16 1-2 1-3 0 1 2 0 3
Adan Miller SF 16 2-3 3-4 1 2 1 1 8
Ted Williams SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Michael Swan SF 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 3
Douglas Abad PF 21 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0
Richard Schick PF 7 0-2 0-0 2 3 0 1 0


Turnovers: 22 (B.Botello 6, B.Eason 3, D.Liang 5,
D.Smith 3, E.Lagasse 1, A.Miller 2, D.Abad 1, R.Schick
1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Eason 2, D.Smith 1)
Steals: 3 (D.Smith 2, D.Abad 1)
3P FGs: 8-18 (H.Heron 1-4, D.Liang 2-6, D.Smith 3-3,
A.Miller 1-1, T.Williams 0-1, M.Swan 1-2, R.Schick 0-1)


George Washington (23-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 19 2-3 2-2 0 2 3 1 6
Brian Armbruster C 34 1-6 0-0 0 5 2 1 2
Jack Dawkins SF 37 16-25 4-4 5 19 12 4 39
Dwight Davis SG 27 7-10 1-2 2 4 1 4 17
Richie Hulett PG 29 8-13 1-1 3 3 2 4 19
John Sandy SG 23 5-7 0-0 4 4 0 1 13
Hector Patterson PG 11 0-3 0-0 0 0 1 2 0
Porter Ali SF 8 3-3 0-0 0 2 1 1 8
Glenn Grayson PF 9 1-1 0-1 0 1 1 0 2
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 2, P.Ali
2, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 1)
Steals: 15 (B.Woods 2, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 6,
R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 1, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1,
G.Grayson 1)
3P FGs: 12-21 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 3-6, D.Davis
2-2, R.Hulett 2-5, J.Sandy 3-4, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
2-2)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




2.4.84: vs Canisius (17-4)

The Golden Griffins have built their great record against chumps. They own just one win over a team who has better than 13-10 (13-8 South Florida). Granted, they continued to win after losing stud point guard, David Chandler, to injury after eleven games. Backup-turned-starting point guard Martin Friesen is banged up, but he will play. C Brian Donohoe (11.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg) is the leading player on this team, while guard Jay Railey (11.6 ppg) and fellow post-man Warren Lawson (11.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg), along with forward Warren Lovelace (8.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg) are the backbone. They have the 11th-stingiest defense in the country (60.3 ppg).

Jack gets fouled by Donohoe, and hits both free throws to open the scoring. Then he throws down a monster dunk. Jack finds Woods for a basket, and with 16:34, it's 6-0. Lovelave fouls Jack, and he hits both. Friesen hits a bucket after a timeout to open Canisius' scoring. They score the next four points, while getting stingy on defense. Jack gets a tip-in, and it's 10-6 with 12:20 left.

Davis finds Hulett, then steals a pass. Sandy is fouled on a dunk, and hits two free throws. It's 14-6 with 10:45 left. Jack finds Hulett. He has an 8-4-2 line, and it's 16-9. Jack gets an and-one. Friesen scores, making it 19-11 with 8:45 left. Justin Grimsley scores...has has four. Friesen hits a three, but Jack answers by finding Ali. Hulett hits a three, and Sterling Bryant responds...though, the way Canisius struggles on offense, a seven-point lead seems like 17.

Davis nails a three, but Railey responds. Jack finds Davis, and Friesen travels. Hulett gets fouled, misses both...Jack gets the board, makes it and is fouled. He has 14-7-5 with 1:17 left, and the score 36-27 after the Golden Griffins hit five in a row. That's how the half ends. Canisius shot 48%, 71% from 3, and finds themselves down nine.

Jack gets his second foul, and GW gets three in the first 24 seconds. Friesen hits a three. This is no good. Armbruster scores first for GW. Two minutes in and GW has five fouls. This may make for a very tough end to this game. Davis scores, giving him 11. Jack gets an and-one on Donohoe, who has four fouls. Jack hits, and it's 43-32. Jack gets his third foul...odd that he leads GW in fouls. Sandy loves the three, or to dunk. He gets fouled on an attempt, and hits both freebies. Davis gets to the line, and he scores both, making it 47-34 with 13:37 left.

Jack has a 19-9-5 line, and it's 49-35. Sandy gets fouled by Lovelace, and hits both. He has six points and five rebounds. Sandy nails a three, making it 54-35, 9:21 left. Davis hits, giving him 15. Railey gets a three-point play on Davis. The subs come in with 6:41 left, though Hulett and Armbruster are running with the second unit. Sandy hits two more free throws, and Jack returns. Jack heads to the line...he hits one of two (saw that coming). It's 59-44 with five minutes to go. GW is shooting only 38%, but Canisius has several shot-clock violations.

Jack hits a bucket, giving him 22-11-5, and it's 61-46. Sandy nails a three! See? Three or dunk ONLY. Jack finds Davis, and the lead is twenty. Jack is fouled, and he hits both freebies. Ali scores...a regular jumper. Odd. Grayson hits two free throws and gets a cameo. The final is 72-47, a total annihilation.


George Washington 72, Canisius 47


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Canisius (17-5, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Warren Lawson C 34 3-7 2-5 1 3 0 3 8
Brian Donohoe PF 13 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 4 0
Jeffrey Lovelace SF 18 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 5 0
Jay Railey SG 34 3-7 7-9 1 3 0 4 15
Martin Friesen PG 34 5-11 2-2 2 2 1 1 15
Josh Rios PF 26 0-4 0-1 2 5 1 4 0
Don Rhodes C 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Justin Grimsley SF 21 3-6 0-1 0 3 2 1 6
Sterling Bryant PG 13 1-1 0-0 0 3 2 1 3
Frank Coleman PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 18 (W.Lawson 4, J.Lovelace 3, J.Railey 4,
M.Friesen 3, J.Rios 2, S.Bryant 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Rios 4, D.Rhodes 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Lovelace 1, J.Railey 1, J.Grimsley 1,
S.Bryant 1)
3P FGs: 6-12 (J.Railey 2-3, M.Friesen 3-5, D.Rhodes
0-1, J.Grimsley 0-2, S.Bryant 1-1)


George Washington (24-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 14 1-3 0-0 0 2 0 4 2
Brian Armbruster C 35 1-4 0-0 3 7 0 2 2
Jack Dawkins PF 37 7-16 10-11 3 12 6 3 24
Dwight Davis SG 27 6-8 4-6 0 1 4 4 17
Richie Hulett PG 34 3-11 0-2 3 6 1 3 7
John Sandy SF 27 2-3 8-8 5 7 0 2 14
Hector Patterson PG 11 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 7 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 2 4
Glenn Grayson PF 6 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 0 2
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (J.Dawkins 4, D.Davis 2, R.Hulett 1, P.Ali
1, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Dawkins 4, R.Hulett 1)
Steals: 5 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 1,
R.Hulett 1, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 4-12 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 0-2, D.Davis
1-2, R.Hulett 1-4, J.Sandy 2-2, H.Patterson 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 14: 2.6-12.84

The top three in the poll--Maryland, Rice, and Missouri, stayed the same. BYU lost at Wyoming and to #5 UTEP, and fell to 7th. The most intrigue exists in the ACC, which houses #1 Maryland, #4 Duke, #7 North Carolina, #16 Wake Forest, and #23 and #24, Virginia and Clemson. They are such a top-flight conference that NC State has fallen out of the rankings because of league play. The Ivy has four teams in, led by Princeton (10th) and Cornell (11th), Yale (13th) and Columbia (22nd). Penn is just outside the rankings.


Our heroes have reached new territory this week, moving up to 12th in the rankings. Their previous high was 13th, reached in late February last year.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (54) 19-4 1770 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (16) 19-1 1740 2 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 21-3 1635 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Duke (2) 18-3 1617 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. UTEP 18-3 1481 8 Western Athletic Conference
6. Brigham Young 21-3 1450 4 Western Athletic Conference
7. North Carolina 20-4 1286 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Southern California 19-4 1251 10 Pacific-8 Conference
9. Texas A&M 19-3 1241 9 Southwest Conference
10. Princeton 18-3 1225 11 Ivy League
11. Cornell 18-3 1011 15 Ivy League
12. George Washington 24-1 969 14 Independent
13. Yale 17-2 937 7 Ivy League
14. Baylor 15-5 925 6 Southwest Conference
15. Texas Christian 19-2 777 13 Southwest Conference
16. Wake Forest 18-4 717 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Nebraska 17-5 658 19 Big Eight Conference
18. Southern Methodist 17-4 512 24 Southwest Conference
19. Washington 19-3 502 17 Pacific-8 Conference
20. Kansas 17-6 494 21 Big Eight Conference
21. Indiana 18-3 412 20 Big Ten Conference
22. Columbia 17-4 301 23 Ivy League
23. Virginia 16-5 212 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Clemson 16-7 143 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. California 18-5 66 25 Pacific-8 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Pennsylvania 14-6 46 Ivy League
New Mexico 16-5 20 Western Athletic Conference
Davidson 18-5 2 Southern Conference




2.8.84: at Delaware State (12-11)

The Hornets are a streaky team, but they have won three of their last five. They have played quality, and lost to it at every turn. They are a young team, fielding four new starters this year. But Gary Mangrum returns from last year. He leads the way with 15.1 points a game, and 4.2 rebounds. Justin Delgado, who was quite a pain in GW's rear last year, has stepped seamlessly into a starter's roll this year, averaging 14.9 points as a scoring guard.

That said, the Hornets have been outscored, considerably (by an average of three points), despite their winning record.

Delgado hits a three to open things up, and Mangrum gets a steal and a layup. Jack follows a Hulett miss with a dunk, but Delgado answers. Jack responds with a three, and it's 7-5 with 17:30 left. Delgado hits, and Davis finds Hulett to respond. Armbruster is fouled, and hits both free throws to tie it up.

Woods gets a steal, and Jack gets fouled. He hits one of two, but they get the rebound, and Hulett hits. Bradley Bearden gets a three-point play, but Jack finds Davis to retake the lead. Davis picks up his second foul, and here comes Sandy...he has played well lately. Armbruster gets his second foul moments later. Hulett misses both free throws, but Jack gets a bucket. Sandy gets a steal and a layup the other way, it's 18-15 with 11:51 left. Mangrum throws down a dunk...the action has been quick so far. Jack with a three! He's got 11-1-1! Mangrum responds! It's 21-19! Jack hits again! Jesse Osborne is fouled by Woods, AND the layup goes! Sandy finishes on the other end. Charlie Marshall scores for the Hornets! Woods is fouled, AND ONE! It's 28-24 with nine minutes left! Jack with his second foul...

...and he comes out. Chance to catch my fingers' breath. He comes back with 7:09 left and GW up, 28-26. Davis gets his third foul, and Armbruster follows with his. Jack hits from the wing. Darrell Francois follows. Jack is fouled by Francois, and he hits both. GW leads, 32-31...Delgado hits. Jack gets fouled by Frank Karp. He hits both. He has 19, and GW leads, 34-33.

Jack gets an and-one by Karp again...it's 37-33! Jack has 22! Two more free throws, and the man is on a scoring rampage. Mangrum hits, he has 10. Jack with a steal of Mangrum, he gets fouled by Bearden, and gets the bucket! He now has 27, and GW leads 42-35! Hulett gets two free throws...Porter Ali with a steal, he misses the three, but Jack cleans it up, and is fouled. Two more free throws! Jack finds Grayson right before the half, which ends with GW up, 48-35.

Jack scored 29 points in the half. That's incredible. Mangrum led the Hornets with ten, while Delgado had nine.

Hulett hits a three to start the scoring in the second half. Jack finds Davis. Jack finds Davis for three...the lead is twenty. I just noticed Hulett has zero fouls. How?

Bearden cuts it to 56-40, and Jack gets his third foul. Jack is up to 29-11-4 on the night, and he goes to the line. He hits both, giving GW a 60-40 lead with 11:13 left. Jack has been passing for much of the half, but his teammates are not hitting. Delgado hits a three, but Jack finds Hulett.

Jack sits for a moment, with GW clinging to a 62-4 lead. Ali scores...again, not a three. He did miss one in the first half. Hector, who is struggling to be productive with Hulett around, is in. Jack finds Hulett, who has 13. Hulett hits a three off a Hector pass. That's his first postive stat this game. Jack nails a three, making it 73-46. Davis hits...he only has nine today. Jack then finds Davis for a bucket. Charlie Marshall hits a three for State. Jack finds Hector for his first bucket, and Marshall hits another three. Moses Gonzalez hits a three, making it 84-61 in the closing moments. The final is 91-64.

Jack went 9-11 in this game, 3-4 from three. He was 13-14 at the line. He had four blocks, and no turnovers to counter his eight assists. That was a brilliant performance. It appears he's peaking at the right time.


George Washington 91, Delaware State 64


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George Washington (25-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 29 2-3 1-1 3 5 0 2 5
Brian Armbruster PF 11 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 4 2
Jack Dawkins PF 35 9-11 13-14 6 14 8 4 34
Dwight Davis SG 21 5-11 0-0 1 4 1 4 11
Richie Hulett PG 32 6-14 3-6 1 2 1 2 17
John Sandy SG 31 4-5 3-4 1 6 1 2 11
Hector Patterson PG 8 2-4 2-2 0 0 1 0 6
Porter Ali SF 12 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 1 2
Glenn Grayson C 16 1-1 1-2 0 2 1 1 3
Robert Mulvey SF 6 0-1 0-1 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (B.Woods 1, D.Davis 2, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy
3, P.Ali 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 4)
Steals: 7 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, J.Sandy 3,
H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 6-15 (J.Dawkins 3-4, D.Davis 1-4, R.Hulett 2-5,
P.Ali 0-2)


Delaware State (12-12, 1-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jesse Osborne C 28 1-1 1-1 3 8 2 0 3
Darrell Francois PF 21 2-3 2-3 1 5 1 3 6
Gary Mangrum SF 30 6-20 4-5 2 4 1 3 16
Justin Delgado SG 23 5-10 0-0 0 0 1 0 12
Bradley Bearden PG 25 2-7 2-3 2 3 2 4 6
Moses Gonzalez PG 15 2-4 0-0 0 0 1 2 6
Michael Hanson SG 17 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 3 2
Charles Marshall SF 8 3-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 8
Donte Carty SF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Butler PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Frank Karp PF 16 0-2 0-0 2 3 3 4 0
James Labbe C 14 1-3 3-3 0 2 0 5 5


Turnovers: 14 (J.Osborne 2, D.Francois 1, G.Mangrum 6,
B.Bearden 3, M.Gonzalez 1, M.Hanson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Osborne 1, J.Labbe 1)
Steals: 3 (G.Mangrum 2, B.Bearden 1)
3P FGs: 6-21 (D.Francois 0-1, G.Mangrum 0-5, J.Delgado
2-5, B.Bearden 0-4, M.Gonzalez 2-2, C.Marshall 2-2,
D.Carty 0-1, J.Labbe 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




2.10.84: at Colgate (11-12)

The Raiders were 22-13 two years ago, and finished as the runner-up in the NIT. Last year, they reached the NCAA for the first time. They opened this season by losing to Delaware State.

That's quite a precipitous fall.

The Raiders are mediocre in every sence of the word. They are exactly like Delaware State, only reasonably worse. They do average four players in double-figures, led by Steven Twombly's 13.0 ppg. Grant Salazar averages nearly ten rebounds a game. They have guys who can do jobs. Collectively, they just don't get the job done.

For the record, Twombly is fourth all-time on Colgate's scoring list. He will likely not reach the top three. The all-time leading scorer is Matthew Weber, who scored 1937 during his career, which ended in 1964-65.

GW has a decided height advantage, which is easily why Colgate wins the tip. Woods with a steal, and Jack gets a dunk and the freebie. Mark Smith is fouled on the other end...he gets both free throws to go. Jack finds Davis for a bucket, and Davis immediately fouls Twombly. Michael Jung scores, and Davis gets his second. In comes Sandy. Honestly, the team seems to play better with Sandy in the game. Probably the steals. Ali hits two threes, and it's 13-6 and a Colgate timeout.

Mulvey gets some early time, too. And Grayson. Odd. Fouls, I guess. Jack has a 3-1-3 line, as GW leads 19-9 with 12:40 left. Jack finds Hulett for a basket, and he gets a breather. Woods, Grayson, Mulvey, Sandy and Hulett are in right now. And it's 23-9. This is not a championship five they have out now. Jack comes back with Woods, and Hector in for Hulett. Jack hits immediately. He hits again, and has a 7-2-4 line. Sandy gets a bucket, and the foul...he misses, but Hulett drills a three off a Jack pass. Jack is then fouled, and he hits both. Hulett has 11, Jack has 9-3-5, and it's 34-13 with seven minutes to go.

Jack blocks Twombly, then Julian Rogue's three attempt. Armbruster comes back...he's a guy they have to get going. Jack is fouled by Jayson Pitts. He hits both, and is up to eleven points. Jung scores. He has four. Hulett scores...he has 15, and it's 40-19 with 3:16 left, as Jack commits his first foul. He responds by finding Davis for three. Then he finds Hulett. The amount of assists he is finding in the first half is stunning as of late. Maybe his teammates are shooting better. It's 47-22 at the half. Jack finishes 11-4-7. Colgate had 11 turnovers, to just one for GW. GW had 13 assists, to just two for Colgate. If it seems like it's lopsided, it's because it really, really is.

Davis gets his third foul early, and Dennis Mitchell hits two free throws. Jack finds Hulett for the first points. Then he finds Davis. Then he finds a fan in the stands. Whatever, that fan was thrilled. Jack gets a three-point play, and it's 56-26. Mark Smith misses a dunk on the other end. Pretty symbolic of this game.

Mitchell has had a good second half. He has six, including a steal and a dunk just now. Jack follows with a dunk off a miss, then blocks Jung. Jack finds Sandy, giving him his tenth assist. He just got his tenth rebound, giving him yet another double-double. Jack gets fouled by Julian Rogue, who seems to be going as such on the defensive end. He hits both. Milton Holiday hits a three! Good job, Milt! It's 63-37, as GW calls time, and Jack takes a break.

Hulett, Davis and Woods return. Milt gets a steal! And an assist! Great job, Milton! Hulett scores on the other end, making it 67-41 as we reach six minutes. Jack comes back with Armbruster, who has not scored, but has six boards. Jack finds Hector for his first score of the game. The ball-game ends closer than expected, as GW wins, 74-48. Jack went quiet over the last few minutes, but that's okay. He came back to Earth a little, shooting 5-11, and not registering a steal. Sandy had three of them, though.


George Washington 74, Colgate 48


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George Washington (26-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 23 1-1 2-2 1 1 1 1 4
Brian Armbruster C 19 0-2 0-0 2 6 1 3 0
Jack Dawkins PF 36 5-11 8-8 7 12 11 1 18
Dwight Davis SG 24 5-11 1-2 1 5 1 3 12
Richie Hulett PG 32 10-20 0-0 3 3 0 1 21
John Sandy SG 31 2-4 1-4 2 8 2 2 5
Hector Patterson PG 10 1-5 0-0 2 3 0 1 2
Porter Ali SF 9 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 6
Glenn Grayson PF 13 1-3 4-6 1 1 0 1 6
Robert Mulvey SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1,
D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett
1, J.Sandy 1, G.Grayson 1)
Steals: 5 (B.Woods 2, J.Sandy 3)
3P FGs: 4-19 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 0-1, D.Davis
1-5, R.Hulett 1-6, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 2-4)


Colgate (12-13, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Mark Smith C 29 2-6 5-7 2 4 0 4 9
Grant Salazar PF 31 2-2 0-0 0 6 1 2 4
Michael Jung SF 24 2-5 2-2 1 3 2 2 6
Dennis Mitchell SG 29 2-8 2-2 1 2 0 2 6
Steven Twombly PG 24 1-5 0-0 0 1 0 4 2
Milton Holiday PG 14 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 3
Roland Sullivan PG 6 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4
Julian Roque SF 15 2-4 3-3 0 3 1 2 7
Jayson Pitts PF 14 1-3 0-0 1 3 0 3 2
Paul Edwards C 8 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 2 5
Mark Hood SG 5 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 19 (M.Smith 2, M.Jung 2, D.Mitchell 4,
S.Twombly 4, M.Holiday 1, J.Roque 2, J.Pitts 1,
P.Edwards 1, M.Hood 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Pitts 1, P.Edwards 1)
Steals: 3 (D.Mitchell 1, M.Holiday 1, J.Roque 1)
3P FGs: 2-13 (M.Jung 0-2, D.Mitchell 0-4, S.Twombly
0-1, M.Holiday 1-2, J.Roque 0-1, P.Edwards 1-2, M.Hood
0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




2.12.84: vs Iona (11-13)

The Gaels have an incredible senior, Alphonse Maxwell. He's rated as a G/B, and was Mr. Basketball from Connecticut a few years ago. Unfortunately, he's redshirting after being injured for the entire season. The rest of the roster left in his absence is a open gate of bad defense and an inability to do most things adequately. They are 1-9 against the top 100, their only win coming to 12-13 Rutgers.

If it seems like the descriptions of teams has been getting shorter, it's because they are. There isn't a lot to say this week about three teams who are completely interchangable, and complete trainwrecks. They, like Colgate, have four players averaging double-digits. Maynard Norton leads the way with 11.9 points and 5.5 rebounds a game. That's the high in both categories. It's going to be a long night for the Gaels.

In a twist of irony, Davis is fouled on the game's first possession. He hits both. Biaggio Callabero hits for Iona, and Jack responds. He finds Davis for the basket, and Hulett finds a bucket. Callabero came to play today, scoring again. Robert Romo (Tony's uncle) hits. Jack gets a steal and a dunk, but Marshall Sperling responds. Callabero gives Jack a three-point play, and it's 13-8 with 13:42 left.

Rocco Burns! That's a fantastic name, and unfortunately, how he met his doom in an oven-related mishap. Jack scores again...he's up to 9-2-1. Hector hits his first shot. It would be really nice to get him going. Armbruster, who has been all but invisible lately, finds Davis for a basket. He has yet to score himself. Perhaps the length of the season is bothering him (it shouldn't, high school seasons are this long). Jack suffers his first foul with 8:28 left, and he comes out with GW Up 21-14.

Woods gets a tip-in of a Davis miss, then hits two free throws as Jack returns. This has been a pretty non-descript first half. Jack has a 9-3-1 line. Jack gets a steal and a layup on the other end. He heads to the line and hits two more. But Iona is doing a good job of keeping themselves around...it's 29-20. Jack commits his second foul with 4:17 left. He's been pretty sloppy lately with his defensive aggressiveness. On the offensive end, though, he's been dominant. Iona pulls to within six, but Jack finds Hulett for three. Jack gets his third foul with two minutes left, as Callabero draws the charge. Franz Rigel (Seven) comes in and plies his trade, to no avail for the Gaels. The half spirals out of control without Jack, and ends with GW ahead, 36-27. GW has come back to earth a bit on the threes, but Iona hasn't hit one. The Gaels outrebounded GW (20-19), which should never happen, and out-assisted them, 7-5. That should never happen, either.

Jack and his 15-5-2 line is back. Burns fouls Woods, and he hits one of two to start the scoring. Jack finds Hulett for three, while Iona has come out doing pretty bad on offense. Sperling hits a free throw to get Iona on the board. Jack finds Davis, while Davis commits his third foul. Hulett, Davis, Jack and Armbruster all have three. Woods has no fouls. Jack gets a board and a score, making it 46-32 with fifteen minutes left. He has a 17-8-4 line.

Jack gets his shot blocked by Burns. Sperling draws a charge on Sandy. Iona is not making this eas. Jack finds Davis for three; Norton responds. Kermit Summerville has four rebounds and six assists for the Gaels. Jack scores, and gets a break as Hulett commits foul #4. He comes right back...kind of like a LeBron break. Hector scores to keep pressure on Iona, who is now down 58-41 after Jack's three. Jack is up to 22-10-6 with 8:22 left.

Jack hits from the line, and Iona calls time. Jack hits from the basline. He's feeling it right now. Sandy with a steal and a layup on the other end...GW plays a mean 2-3. Jack hits his fourth shot in a row, and it's 66-43. I jinxed him...he missed a shot off a steal. Jack gets fouled by Callabero, and he hits both. The game is effectively over, and Jack comes out with the score, 68-45. Grayson gets called for an illegal screen with 15 seconds left in a 28-point game. How does that happen?

The final is 76-48. Jack had a nifty line: 32 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 11-19 from the field, 9-9 from th eline. His blocks have gone down lately, and he managed four turnovers. He did get foul steals, though.


George Washington 76, Iona 48


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Iona (11-14, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Marshall Sperling C 28 1-4 1-2 1 9 2 2 3
Biaggio Caballero PF 27 4-10 0-2 0 4 2 2 8
Maynard Norton SF 24 5-10 2-2 2 8 1 5 12
Tony Reinhardt SG 21 1-5 1-2 0 1 0 4 3
K. Summerville PG 27 0-4 0-0 2 4 6 1 0
Robert Romo SG 24 3-12 6-7 2 3 1 2 12
Ronny Couch PG 6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Rocco Burns C 18 0-0 2-2 2 4 0 1 2
Franz Rigel C 11 0-1 3-4 0 0 0 0 3
Rufino Iglesias SF 10 1-1 2-3 0 2 0 2 5
Joe Krall C 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 21 (M.Sperling 3, B.Caballero 4, M.Norton 4,
T.Reinhardt 1, K.Summerville 2, R.Romo 2, R.Couch 1,
R.Burns 2, J.Krall 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (R.Romo 1, R.Burns 1)
Steals: 3 (M.Norton 1, K.Summerville 1, R.Romo 1)
3P FGs: 1-13 (B.Caballero 0-2, M.Norton 0-2,
T.Reinhardt 0-3, K.Summerville 0-1, R.Romo 0-1,
R.Couch 0-2, F.Rigel 0-1, R.Iglesias 1-1)


George Washington (27-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 27 1-1 3-6 1 5 0 1 5
Brian Armbruster PF 29 1-5 0-0 2 5 2 4 2
Jack Dawkins SF 35 11-19 9-9 4 14 7 3 32
Dwight Davis SG 23 6-17 2-3 1 4 0 4 15
Richie Hulett PG 27 3-7 0-1 1 3 0 4 8
John Sandy SG 21 1-2 2-3 1 4 2 3 4
Hector Patterson PG 17 3-4 0-1 1 1 3 3 6
Porter Ali SF 9 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 8 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Robert Mulvey SF 4 0-1 2-2 0 2 1 1 2


Turnovers: 12 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 4, D.Davis 2,
J.Sandy 2, P.Ali 2, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 12 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 4,
D.Davis 2, J.Sandy 2, H.Patterson 1, G.Grayson 1)
3P FGs: 4-17 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 1-2, D.Davis
1-7, R.Hulett 2-6, R.Mulvey 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Looking at the polls, this is an early projection of the NCAA Tournament's top seeding.


East: 1) Duke 2) Princeton 3) GW 4) Yale
South: 1) Maryland 2) UTEP 3) Cornell 4) TCU
Midwest: 1) Missouri 2) North Carolina 3) Texas A&M 4) Baylor
West: 1) Rice 2) BYU 3) Southern Cal 4) Wake Forest

The West would be stacked if that happened. Three of those teams are in the top eight.

GW is hampered by the Ivy League rising this year, and the ACC being a dominant presence. Three ACC teams are worthy of #1 spots (it won't happen, the clutter among the top eight teams is too great). A three-seed with one of the weaker Ivies is not a bad consolation, if they can get it. And they have wanted revenge on Duke all year. So, I think they'd take this projection.

[Comey]

Snippet in time...taken from the original thread at SimNation:

Originally posted by ragincajun

Great season for GW

So far, definitely. Not having to change so many parts has been huge. Next year will prove to be difficult. Davis and Woods are gone, as is Sandy, the glue of the defense. The core would be Jack, Hulett (a damn hothead from whom you don't know what to expect), Armbruster (who has been awesome in stretches, and disappears in others...he's a freshman, though), Grayson (who has lost time as the season has gone on), and Hector (who has disappeared in Davis' shadow). No idea what the next class will look like. Michael King, a O/G sophomore who played in 29 games as a freshman, has played in just six this season. That's alarming, as he'll be the first guard off the bench next year, unless GW picks up some solid talent.

I am a little concerned that this may be Jack's best chance at a title, at least until the pros. He's kind of in a funky recruiting cycle. I intend on doing this again with a different region.

[Comey]

Week 15: 2.13-19.84

The top five stays intact, though BYU and Duke flip-flopped. There was much moving in the bottom half of the top ten, though, as Southern Cal and UNC both fell out. They were replaced by TCU, Baylor, and George Washington.

The Colonials, with the nation's best record at 27-1, are up to tenth. It is their first top ten ranking since they ranked 9th in DC Magazine's "Top Ten Homages to George Washington".

Looking at the top ten, there are FOUR SWC teams, two WAC teams, two ACC teams, one Big Eight, and one George Washington. The Ivy, which has been top-flight all season, has cannabalized itself. They still have five teams in the rankings, beginning with Princeton at 11.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (69) 21-4 1796 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (3) 20-2 1731 2 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 21-4 1652 3 Big Eight Conference
4. UTEP 20-3 1564 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Duke 19-4 1469 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Brigham Young 22-3 1466 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. Texas A&M 20-4 1287 9 Southwest Conference
8. Texas Christian 21-2 1271 15 Southwest Conference
9. Baylor 17-5 1268 14 Southwest Conference
10. George Washington 27-1 1121 12 Independent
11. Princeton 19-4 1120 10 Ivy League
12. Southern California 19-5 1029 8 Pacific-8 Conference
13. Yale 18-3 882 13 Ivy League
14. Kansas 18-6 863 20 Big Eight Conference
15. North Carolina 20-5 844 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Washington 21-3 719 19 Pacific-8 Conference
17. Wake Forest 19-5 627 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Cornell 18-5 556 11 Ivy League
19. Southern Methodist 18-5 485 18 Southwest Conference
20. Nebraska 17-6 390 17 Big Eight Conference
21. Virginia 18-5 346 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Columbia 18-5 328 22 Ivy League
23. Indiana 19-4 251 21 Big Ten Conference
24. Pennsylvania 16-6 218 NR Ivy League
25. California 19-5 102 25 Pacific-8 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Davidson 20-5 8 Southern Conference
Clemson 16-8 7 Atlantic Coast Conference



If the season were to end today, Jack Dawkins would rank 2nd in scoring, 1st in rebounding, 1st in assists, 4th in steals, and t-34th in blocks. His scoring is the worst in his career, too, at just 26.0 a game. His threes are down, hence the scoring dip. His turnovers are up, too, at 2.1. Gee, this season has been a tremendous failure for him.


2.15.84: at Marshall (16-9)

Finally, a challenge, on the surface. The Thundering Herd is considered the last of six independents in the field. They, like many independents, have not played a terrifically difficult schedule. Their RPI (86th) could end up haunting them in March. They are woeful on offense (187th), but play great defense (27th). Usually, this means, to me, that they haven't played a particularly good schedule...especially when they've been outrebounded, All of the evidence suggest they've preyed on weaker teams.

They have two solid players, led by point guard Lee Burris (G/B), who averages 17.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. Nobody else averages in double figures. The next leading scorer puts up 8.5 a game (Jerry Hazen). The game is on the road, so this may prove more difficult. But, the way GW has been playing as of late...

Jerry Reiss wins the jump, and Burris finds Royal Burton for the basket. Jack finds Armbruster...he's going to need a good game. Jerry Hazen hits a three, but Jack responds for his first points. Armbruster gets an offensive board and draws a foul on Reiss to tie the game. Davis takes a three to give GW an 8-7 lead after five inutes.

Jack draws a foul, but hits only one of two. Jack finds Davis for the bucket, but JOhn Barlow answers. Davis and Sandy complete a rather remarkable oop, as Sandy throws it in backwards. Jack has an early 3-7-2 line, as he is controlling the glass early on. With 10:20 left, GW leads 15-9. Jack hits two free throws, and Ali scores, as Marshall's early spurt has been nullified.

The second group comes in, with Chris Davis. Hmmm. Sandy has been getting a lot of minutes lately. The starters return with no change. Hulett gets fouled and hits both, and John Barlow responds. Jack gets fouled, he hits both. He's up to 7-9-2. Reiss hits. Jack gets fouled again. He hits both. He's up to 9-9-2 with 6:31 left. Woods gets his second foul, but he stays in. GW has just two fouls so far. Jack hits from the line, and it's 25-19.

Jack goes back to the line, and he hits both again. I think he's 9-10 this half. The Herd looks run over. Armbruster scores, and he's fouled by Burton! He's got five poitns and five rebounds. Jack gets his first foul...Jack goes to the line AGAIN, and hits both again. Jerry Hazen hits a three. Jack finds Davis, and it's 33-18 with 1:26 left. Reiss gets a tip. Burris hits a three, so Marshall cuts the lead to ten, 33-23. Jack had a 15-10-3 half. He was dominant, and Marshall bounced off him repeatedly. Only five turnovers combined in that half. GW holds a 22-16 rebounding edge, while neither team is shooting from outside well.

Armbruster scores off a Jack pass, and the foul, to open the half. He then fouls Reiss, who goes 1-2. Marshall fouls an awful lot. Jack hits a three...it's 38-24 with 18:00 left. Jack finds Davis. He has five assists. Jack gets a block and a rebound. Howard gets one to go, making it 42-26. Jack gets his second foul with fifteen minutes left. Then he gets another block and board.

Reiss scores. Back to fourteen. GW has gone cold...namely, Jack has. Barlow scores. Ali misses a three. Hazen scores, and the foul...back to ten, and GW calls time with 12:48 left.

Davis gets a dunk off a Jack lob. Hazen hits another three. He has 13. Jack finds Hulett for the answer. Jack scores quickly on the inside. He has 20-13-7. Jack gets another block, and another. Barlow with a steal off Sandy, and Howard scores. Jack finds Davis for a response, and Jayson Tidwell scores. Jack responds. Burris hits a three. This game is getting hot. Jack fouls Burris, who hits both. It's 52-44 with six to go. Jack takes a break for a moment., and Marshall is taking advantage, as GW looks helpless.

The starters come back, but Hazen cuts it to three. Reiss with a steal, but he misses the dunk. Hazen with the board and the foul, and the lead is one. Hulett gets a three off a Jack pass. Jack has four fouls...he needs to be very careful. Two minutes to go. Jack gets a huge block of a layup by Hazen. 55-51. Hulett to the line, but he misses. Burris drills a three, and it's 55-54.

Davis is fouled with :45 left. He misses the front end. Barlow scores! 56-55...Davis is fouled with seven ticks left.

He hits the first.

The second rims in and out.




And back in again.

GW 57, Marshall 56. Seven seconds left.

Frank Hendershot (of the infamous Hendershot craze of 1983) inbounds to Hazen. He races up the court, takes a three from the wing...and just misses. Sandy gets the rebound, and George Washington survives their scariest game in months, 57-56.

This game punctuated with GW has been doing wrong as of late. They have let teams back into games, usually in quick runs, and they fail to get back in sync, once they get out. Jack finished with a 22-14-9 line. His fourth foul (a cheapie) really threw GW out of sync. Davis finished with 15, but Hulett had just nine. Woods went scoreless in just 23 minutes, as the team went small with Sandy for a lot of the game.

If this were to happen in, say, the second round of the NCAA, it would be against a better team. And GW may not make their third Sweet Sixteen in a row. This is a major concern for the Colonials.


George Washington 57, Marshall 56


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George Washington (28-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 23 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 2 0
Brian Armbruster PF 37 3-4 1-4 2 8 0 2 7
Jack Dawkins PF 37 5-10 11-12 2 14 9 4 22
Dwight Davis SG 32 6-11 2-3 0 3 1 1 15
Richie Hulett PG 35 3-6 2-3 1 2 1 2 9
John Sandy SF 23 1-4 0-0 1 3 1 2 2
Hector Patterson PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Glenn Grayson PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1,
D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 2, P.Ali 2)
Blocked Shots: 7 (J.Dawkins 6, J.Sandy 1)
Steals: 3 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Sandy 1, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 3-11 (J.Dawkins 1-2, D.Davis 1-3, R.Hulett 1-2,
J.Sandy 0-2, P.Ali 0-2)


Marshall (16-10, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jerry Reiss C 35 3-11 1-4 3 6 0 2 7
Derick Howard PF 29 2-10 0-0 3 7 1 3 4
Royal Burton SF 32 1-4 2-2 1 5 2 4 4
Jerry Hazen SG 36 6-15 2-3 5 9 1 4 18
Lee Burris PG 32 3-13 2-2 1 4 3 4 11
John Barlow SF 12 4-5 0-0 0 1 2 2 8
George Vanderpool PG 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Frank Hendershot PF 9 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Jayson Tidwell PF 7 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 1 2


Turnovers: 4 (J.Reiss 1, R.Burton 2, J.Tidwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Reiss 1, R.Burton 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Reiss 1, D.Howard 2, R.Burton 1, J.Barlow
1)
3P FGs: 7-22 (D.Howard 0-2, R.Burton 0-2, J.Hazen 4-8,
L.Burris 3-9, J.Barlow 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Week 16: 2.20-26.84

Maryland stayed atop the poll, despite a loss at home to Clemson. Their schedule is brutal...in February, this is their schedule:

@ #17 Wake Forest (20-6) (W, 93-87)
@ #4 Duke (21-4) (W, 76-69)
vs #21 Virginia (19-6) (W, 95-86)
vs #20 Clemson (18-8) (L, 76-67)
vs #4 Duke (21-4)
vs #17 Wake Forest (20-6)
@ North Carolina State (17-10)
@ #15 North Carolina (21-6)

My goodness. It's no wonder that, despite losses, they remain atop the list.


Rice stayed at #2, while BYU leapfrogged back to #3. Duke moved up to #4, while Missouri and UTEP both dropped to fifth and six. George Washington, based on their narrow win at Marshall, dropped one spot to #11.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (68) 22-5 1795 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (4) 21-3 1722 2 Southwest Conference
3. Brigham Young 24-3 1593 6 Western Athletic Conference
4. Duke 21-4 1593 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Missouri 22-5 1533 3 Big Eight Conference
6. UTEP 21-4 1426 4 Western Athletic Conference
7. Baylor 19-5 1369 9 Southwest Conference
8. Texas A&M 21-4 1319 7 Southwest Conference
9. Princeton 21-4 1190 11 Ivy League
10. Texas Christian 22-3 1112 8 Southwest Conference
11. George Washington 28-1 1100 10 Independent
12. Kansas 20-6 987 14 Big Eight Conference
13. Southern California 20-6 916 12 Pacific-8 Conference
14. Washington 23-3 853 16 Pacific-8 Conference
15. North Carolina 21-6 832 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Yale 19-4 807 13 Ivy League
17. Wake Forest 20-6 625 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Cornell 19-6 539 18 Ivy League
19. Columbia 19-5 461 22 Ivy League
20. Clemson 18-8 423 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Virginia 19-6 336 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Pennsylvania 17-7 278 24 Ivy League
23. Indiana 20-5 227 23 Big Ten Conference
24. Nebraska 18-7 212 20 Big Eight Conference
25. California 20-6 102 25 Pacific-8 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Methodist 18-7 46 Southwest Conference
South Carolina State 21-5 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference




2.20.84: at Seton Hall (16-9)

The regular season ends really early (how does a season end on February 20th?) with a trip to the Big East leaders, Seton Hall. This is the kind of prep Hall needs for the final Big East stretch, and kind of a mixed bag for the Colonials. On one hand, they have the best record in the country. On the other hand, they haven't played a terrifically difficult schedule. On the third hand, a win over a potential Big East champion is a feather in the cap. On the fourth hand, it is the Big East, and they aren't any good. On the fifth hand, they have a potential #2 seed wrapped up right now. On the sixth hand, they could somehow wrangle at #1 seed if Seton Hall makes its way into the tournament, due to their RPI rising.

So many hands. So little high fives to give.

Seton Halls SOS is 196th. Says a lot right there. The Pirates do have a lot of talent, though, and are probably the future of this conference. At least, they go six-deep. Sophomores Roddy Liang Henry Ogburn, as well as junior guard Hubert Clarke, are the future. This year, though, belongs to Frank Barns. He's averaging 21.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. He is your likely Big East POTY, and he'll create headaches for the defense. Then again, the kid from Detroit was supposed to, too.

The Pirates play very, very solid defense. They are 13th in the nation in points allowed, and 18th in oFG%. How much of that is blurred from the Big East, I'm not sure. But they do appear to be a more solid unit. GW will have to play better than last game to achieve victory.

Jack sets up Armbruster for the first poitns of the game. Jewel Quach, conventional son of hippies, hits SH's first points. Jack gets a tip-in of his own miss...Sandy is in early again. Interest. Davis was'bnt even in foul trouble. Jack has an early 2-4-1 line, and with thirteen to go, it's 10-9, GW.

Seton Hall appears to force ugly out of you. Armbruster scores off a Jack pass. Jack hits a three, making it 15-11. He has 5-7-2 so far. Sandy gets a lot of time because Jack can play the post. He's like a sixth starter for that reason. Just figured it out. Nothing is happening in Jersey...Stephen Paschall hits, and Pascaul Calvo ties it. Paschall gets a steal and a breakaway to give SH a 19-17 lead, but two Davis freebies tie it up. Herbert Doser scores for SH, but Davis hits a three. GW will miss his spurtability.

Woods gets a steal and a layup. Jack looks on from the bench as Grayson comes in. Doser hits a three to tie it with 4:44 left. Grayson hits his first shot. Woods gets a steal, but nothing comes of it. Hector now gets a steal...again, another empty turnover. Jack comes into the SG spot. SH is controlling the rebounds so far. This is absurd. The bigs return, and Woods gets two free throws to make it 28-24. Jack gets an and-one, and completes it. 8-8-2 for Jack, and it's 31-24. Hulett gets two free throws. GW's ability to draw constistent fouls has been fantastic lately. Jack gets two more free throws before the half, and GW ends on an 11-0 run to lead 35-24. Jack has 10-8-2 at the break...SH had 11 turnovers to five for GW.

Quach hits a three to start. Jack finds Armbruster for GW's first points. Barns, who only has three points, had a shot blocked by Jack. Jack drills a three, and the lead is 40-27. Barns hits a three, but Hulett responds from a Jack pass. Jack then finds Armbruster. His line is up to 13-10-6 after he finds Hulett. Quach scores. With 15:20 to go, it's 47-34.

Armbruster has eight points, but no rebounds. Big reason why SH is winning the board battle. Jack has eleven boards, but has it stolen from him after an offensive board. Armbruster is fouled, hits one of two. Sandy is back as GW goes small. Davis hits a three. They seem to thrive in this small lineup. Jack spends a lot more time at the four. Barns hitsa nother three, but Davis responds with one of his own. Barns hits again. I shouldn't have called out his three points. Davis hits again, but Ogburn responds. It's 57-44 with ten to go.

Quach hits, but Jack finds Davis for three. He has 18. Jack has 13-11-7. Barns hits two free throws. Jack is not hitting his shots...he's missed three in a row. Now he hits. Boom. Quach responds, and the lead stays at 12. GW is about to be in the bonus. Grayson heads to the line and gets both. It's 64-50 and Jack is out for now. Barns hits another three. He has 15 this half. Davis responds with a three. He has 21. Jack comes back and GW forces a shot clock violation. Roddy hits a three, then another. Down to 67-59. 2:53 left. Hmmm.

Barns with a steal...Liang hits another three. 67-62, 1:45 left. Hulett sinks both free throws. SH goes empty, and Quach fouls out. Woods hits both, and it's back to nine. Jack slides to the point opposite Barns. He doesn't even touch it. Clarke hits a three at the buzzer, but it's meaningless. GW wins, 71-65. Jack has 15-11-7, very pedestrian numbers for him.

No matter, though. The big stat is the standings. And GW finishes the year with the nation's top record.


George Washington 71, Seton Hall 65


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George Washington (29-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 23 1-5 6-6 1 5 1 2 8
Brian Armbruster PF 35 4-5 2-4 0 2 0 2 10
Jack Dawkins PF 35 5-11 3-3 4 11 7 0 15
Dwight Davis SG 34 6-14 4-4 0 0 0 1 21
Richie Hulett PG 35 2-10 4-4 1 1 2 1 9
John Sandy SF 23 0-1 2-2 1 1 1 4 2
Hector Patterson PG 5 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 5 1-2 2-2 1 1 0 1 4


Turnovers: 8 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 2, J.Sandy 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 6 (B.Woods 2, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 8-18 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-3, D.Davis
5-7, R.Hulett 1-5, J.Sandy 0-1, H.Patterson 0-1)


Seton Hall (16-10, 9-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Don Sullivan PF 38 1-7 0-0 0 9 0 2 2
Jewel Quach PF 34 6-8 0-0 1 3 1 5 13
Roderick Liang SF 29 6-8 0-0 4 10 2 4 15
Hubert Clarke SG 26 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 3 3
Frank Barns PG 35 5-12 2-2 2 3 4 3 17
Henry Ogburn PG 17 1-1 0-0 0 0 5 4 2
Pascual Calvo SG 12 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Herbert Doser SF 6 2-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 5
Stephen Paschall PF 3 3-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 6


Turnovers: 21 (D.Sullivan 3, J.Quach 2, R.Liang 2,
H.Clarke 5, F.Barns 3, H.Ogburn 3, P.Calvo 1, H.Doser
2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.Sullivan 1, J.Quach 1, R.Liang 1)
Steals: 3 (F.Barns 1, P.Calvo 1, S.Paschall 1)
3P FGs: 11-21 (D.Sullivan 0-1, J.Quach 1-1, R.Liang
3-5, H.Clarke 1-1, F.Barns 5-10, P.Calvo 0-1, H.Doser
1-2)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Here is the end of the regular season stat dump:


#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 30 30 35.3 25.5 4.1 12.4 8.7 2.6 3.0 2.0 2.0 19.2
Brian Armbruster PF 30 30 28.6 6.4 1.5 5.7 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.9 3.2 16.5
Dwight Davis SG 30 30 27.0 14.5 0.8 3.7 1.9 0.4 0.2 1.6 2.9 15.5
Richie Hulett PG 29 29 26.9 10.4 1.3 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.6 3.2 13.7
John Sandy SF 30 0 25.3 7.3 1.6 4.6 1.3 1.4 0.2 1.5 2.5 12.1
Bruce Woods C 30 28 22.2 4.6 1.1 3.8 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.9 12.1
Hector Patterson PG 30 1 13.0 4.4 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.5 5.1
Glenn Grayson PF 30 2 9.9 2.4 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 3.4
Porter Ali SF 30 0 8.1 3.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.3
Michael King PG 6 0 4.5 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.5
Robert Mulvey SF 26 0 2.8 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5
Chris Davis SG 16 0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 -0.5
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Echevarria PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 30 30 1060 765 123 373 261 78 91 61 61 576
Brian Armbruster PF 30 30 858 193 46 172 31 21 7 26 96 495
Dwight Davis SG 30 30 811 434 23 112 58 11 5 49 87 466
Richie Hulett PG 29 29 780 302 39 71 54 19 3 46 94 397
John Sandy SF 30 0 760 219 48 137 38 42 5 44 74 362
Bruce Woods C 30 28 665 139 34 114 30 13 14 24 58 363
Hector Patterson PG 30 1 389 132 22 33 33 25 2 26 44 153
Glenn Grayson PF 30 2 298 73 15 51 9 6 4 11 20 101
Porter Ali SF 30 0 243 93 2 19 17 6 1 29 28 40
Michael King PG 6 0 27 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 21
Robert Mulvey SF 26 0 73 24 2 14 5 0 0 1 11 12
Chris Davis SG 16 0 25 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 -8
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins PF 255 460 .554 217 233 .931 38 89 .427 1.66
Brian Armbruster PF 78 157 .497 25 49 .510 12 40 .300 1.23
Dwight Davis SG 164 346 .474 58 83 .699 48 139 .345 1.25
Richie Hulett PG 118 261 .452 32 44 .727 34 118 .288 1.16
John Sandy SF 74 147 .503 49 60 .817 22 58 .379 1.49
Bruce Woods C 55 113 .487 29 44 .659 0 0 .000 1.23
Hector Patterson PG 58 127 .457 12 23 .522 4 29 .138 1.04
Glenn Grayson PF 21 52 .404 31 47 .660 0 0 .000 1.40
Porter Ali SF 35 78 .449 10 17 .588 13 40 .325 1.19
Michael King PG 2 7 .286 2 2 1.000 1 3 .333 1.00
Robert Mulvey SF 8 19 .421 4 5 .800 4 9 .444 1.26
Chris Davis SG 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 .000 1.00
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
David Echevarria PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/14/83 vs. VMI 11-16 167 W 93-76 1-0
11/16/83 vs. New Hampshire 9-15 139 W 58-44 2-0
11/21/83 vs. Miami-Ohio 17-9 60 W 85-63 3-0
12/01/83 Hofstra 9-17 146 W 76-61 4-0
12/03/83 at North Carolina State 17-10 5 L 103-86 4-1
12/05/83 at Niagara 10-16 211 W 72-54 5-1
12/09/83 at St. Francis-PA 6-20 226 W 105-68 6-1
12/11/83 at Manhattan 7-23 149 W 80-70 7-1
12/14/83 Fairfield 16-10 67 W 67-61 8-1
12/17/83 at St. John's 9-18 221 W 58-50 9-1
12/20/83 Georgetown 10-14 108 W 71-61 10-1
12/23/83 East Carolina 12-16 79 W 85-62 11-1
12/28/83 at La Salle 16-10 61 W 79-67 12-1
12/31/83 at Jacksonville 15-11 175 W 84-43 13-1
01/02/84 Army 15-12 82 W 80-54 14-1
01/04/84 at West Chester 7-19 198 W 88-76 15-1
01/08/84 Howard 9-16 118 W 83-76 16-1
01/11/84 at American 9-16 133 W 76-43 17-1
01/13/84 Detroit 15-11 95 W 77-54 18-1
01/15/84 Bucknell 11-14 69 W 94-63 19-1
01/20/84 Delaware 14-11 65 W 86-62 20-1
01/23/84 at Duquesne 8-19 214 W 74-58 21-1
01/28/84 Lafayette 15-11 52 W 79-44 22-1
02/01/84 Charleston Southern 10-17 116 W 106-54 23-1
02/04/84 Canisius 20-5 47 W 72-47 24-1
02/08/84 at Delaware State 12-14 96 W 91-64 25-1
02/10/84 at Colgate 12-15 143 W 74-48 26-1
02/12/84 Iona 12-14 112 W 76-48 27-1
02/15/84 at Marshall 16-10 86 W 57-56 28-1
02/20/84 at Seton Hall 16-10 102 W 71-65 29-1



#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 48 Record Vs 1-50: 1-1 Poll Rank: #11
Season Record: 29-1 Record Vs 51-100: 11-0 RPI Rank: #20
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 13-0
Home Record: 13-0 Record Vs 200+: 4-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 79.4 1 13 Points 59.8 3 7 Points 19.6 1 2
O.Reb 11.8 10 63 O.Reb 8.0 2 4 O.Reb 3.8 3 8
D.Reb 24.8 36 136 D.Reb 21.0 2 5 D.Reb 3.8 2 13
Rebounds 36.6 17 103 Rebounds 29.0 1 2 Rebounds 7.6 2 7
Assists 17.9 2 11 Assists 11.3 2 6 Assists 6.6 1 3
Steals 7.4 3 20 Steals 4.4 2 7 Steals 3.0 3 14
Blocks 4.4 12 72 Blocks 3.0 18 41 Blocks 1.4 10 45
Turnovers 10.7 1 1 Turnovers 16.8 2 15 Turnovers -6.1 1 3
Fouls 19.2 27 98 Fouls 18.1 59 196 Fouls 1.0 48 165
FG% .491 2 2 FG% .419 10 68 FG% .072 2 7
FT% .773 1 1 FT% .664 22 68 FT% .109 1 1
3P% .335 32 129 3P% .333 32 93 3P% .001 28 124
PPS 1.35 3 8 PPS 1.21 22 88 PPS .140 4 27
Adj. FG% .540 2 7 Adj. FG% .475 13 76 Adj. FG% .065 3 20



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 PF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 246
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 30 30 35.3 25.5 4.1 12.4 8.7 2.0 4.28 2.6 3.0 2.0
Career 94 94 33.9 26.4 4.0 11.6 7.2 1.8 4.28 2.3 3.1 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.5 15.3 .554 7.2 7.8 .931 1.3 3.0 .427 1.66 19.20
Career 9.1 16.7 .541 6.6 7.2 .918 1.7 3.7 .462 1.58 19.02

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 30 30 1060 765 123 373 261 61 78 91 61
Career 94 94 3184 2485 375 1089 678 166 213 291 186


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 255 460 217 233 38 89 576
Career 851 1573 624 680 159 344 1788

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 39 7 19 12 10 9 4 16 25 14 16 5 6
Career 55 11 25 13 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 88
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)


Jack owns school records in points, rebounds, offensive rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.

Nationally, Jack is tied for 19th in scoring. He should reach the top 15 by the end of the second round of the NCAA. He is 46th all-time in assists. He is sixth all-time in free throws made, but not in the top fifty in free throws attempted. He is thirtieth in field goals made, but not in the top 50 in attempts.

He is quite the efficient fellow.

[Comey]

Week 17 and beyond: The rest of the regular season (Part I)
Also the one where I go off on an alternate universe tangent

February 27th: Maryland stayed atop the polls, along with Rice and BYU. GW, meanwhile, is at #9, right ahead of Princeton. TCU continues their hard charge up the polls. They are now 8th. UTEP (21-6) fell six spots.

March 5: The final regular season poll sees Maryland (26-5) nearly run the table atop the poll, and win the ACC regular season title. Rice (25-3) is #2, while Texas A&M (24-5) takes #3 from BYU (26-5). There were some shakeups...Baylor and TCU fell, while UTEP and Washington climbed into the top ten. George Washington finishes the year ranked tenth overall.

Conference Tournaments:

Ohio Valley: Eastern Kentucky, the fifth seed, is dancing, having beaten Austin Peay, 72-62. In another dynasty using this setup, the OVC was the kingpin of college basketball. In the greatest game in that dynasty, Penn beat Western Kentucky, then viewed as the height of hoops in the nation, in the 1979 NCAA Championship behind Henry Lavender's magical 40 points. The game went to overtime after a rather amazing back-and-forth battle. Here is a glimpse at that game:

:: Penn is the second Ivy League team to reach the NCAA title game; the first was Penn, in 1953-54 (got run over by UCLA's wrecking ball, which nabbed three titles in four years, on a collective record of 133-2. No joke. The only other loss they suffered was in the 1952 Final Four, to eventual champion Dayton. Dayton handed them their loss in 1953, too). They had a great recruiting class a few seasons ago, nabbing the top recruit in the nation, Harry Lavender. They reached the NIT in his freshman year, then the Sweet Sixteen his sophomore season.

This season (1978-79), Penn got back to the pinnacle. UCLA wasn't standing in their way, but a nearly formidable opponent was.

Current kingpin, 38-1 Western Kentucky. WKU fell in the Elite Eight last year, but made it to the title game two years ago. To many, this is simply the coronation of a great champion. Their only loss was to #2 NC State, and their score disparity was a staggering +26.8 per game. WKU dispatched perennial powerhouse Kansas State, Temple, Maryland, and preseason #1 Southern Cal, to get to the title game. Penn had a magical journey, but faced a Cinderella every round. The three-seed faced 11th-seed St. Joe, then 7th-seed Morehead State. In the Elite Eight, it dispatched WKU's directional brother, Eastern Kentucky. The fifth-seed took out top-seeded NC State in the previous round.

Everyone thought the Quakers would perish against North Carolina, who was back for their second straight Final Four. But the Quakers prevailed, 97-87. That set up the final. The line was WKU by 13.5, one of the highest in history. And, for a half, that seemed destinic. Despite WKU fouling at will, they held a nine-point advantage. That happens when you play super-aggressive defense. You foul, and you get turnovers.

The Hilltoppers stretched that lead out to 15 early in the second half, but the fouls mounted up. With fourteen minutes left, the Quakers were in the bonus. Behind Lavender and some soft offensive play by the Hilltoppers, the Quakers stormed back to tie it at 51. A 19-2 run made it a 58-53 game, in favor of the Quakers. The Hilltoppers would storm back; neither team would have a lead as big as three the rest of the game. Every time the Quakers would get that cushion, the Hilltoppers would hit a three. They went 12-29 from there for the game.

However, the Quakers had intelligence, some savvy headsup play, and a lack of fouls at their side; the Hilltoppers only shot seven freebies all game, while the Quakers shot 28. Three players would eventually foul out for WKU, and two other starters would have four. But, behind sniper-off-the-bench, Ty McNew (16 points, three huge threes), the game went to overtime.

There, though, WKU fell apart, and Penn, behind a staggering 40 points by Lavender, won the title, 105-100. That is a title-game record. The stunning thing is, Penn returns nearly everyone next year, including Lavender. So does WKU. The academics bested the country boys by using their aggression against them. Will the Hilltoppers gain revenge next season?::


Pennsylvania 105, Western Kentucky 100


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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Carlton Beaudoin C 40 5-7 1-4 3 10 2 1 11
Derrick Ozuna PF 35 3-5 1-2 2 8 3 1 7
Andrew Yee SF 38 5-9 0-0 2 5 0 2 10
Henry Lavender SG 38 13-26 9-10 3 6 2 1 40
Tom Burnham SF 35 8-13 0-0 1 5 7 5 16
Errol Dunagan PG 18 3-6 7-8 1 1 3 2 14
Bill Wallace SG 5 1-3 3-4 0 2 0 1 5
Anderson Ramsey PF 11 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Von Van Dyke C 3 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Gavin Rogers SF 1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 19 (C.Beaudoin 2, A.Yee 3, H.Lavender 8,
T.Burnham 3, E.Dunagan 2, A.Ramsey 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (A.Ramsey 1)
Steals: 9 (D.Ozuna 1, A.Yee 3, H.Lavender 2, T.Burnham
2, E.Dunagan 1)
3P FGs: 6-14 (D.Ozuna 0-1, A.Yee 0-4, H.Lavender 5-8,
E.Dunagan 1-1)


Western Kentucky:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Lamont Averill C 31 7-12 0-0 2 6 3 5 14
Ronald Espinal PF 35 2-6 0-0 1 3 3 4 4
Willard Williams SF 21 5-8 3-3 1 5 0 4 14
Brian Dingman SG 28 5-12 0-0 0 5 5 5 13
Arlen Coles PG 28 6-12 0-0 0 1 5 5 15
Jerald Pittman PF 9 2-2 2-2 1 2 1 0 6
Jeffrey Lockett C 13 1-2 0-0 2 5 0 0 2
Tyron McNew SG 29 6-9 1-2 1 4 4 0 16
Richard Weaver PG 15 2-6 0-0 2 3 6 2 4
Charles Bailey PG 2 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 3
Rueben Youmans SF 8 4-7 0-0 0 0 0 1 9
Esmé Ghesquier SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Macpherson PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 23 (L.Averill 5, W.Williams 2, B.Dingman 3,
A.Coles 3, J.Lockett 3, T.McNew 6, R.Weaver 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (L.Averill 3, R.Espinal 1, W.Williams
1, A.Coles 1)
Steals: 12 (L.Averill 2, B.Dingman 4, A.Coles 1,
J.Pittman 1, R.Weaver 4)
3P FGs: 12-29 (R.Espinal 0-1, W.Williams 1-1, B.Dingman
3-7, A.Coles 3-6, T.McNew 3-6, R.Weaver 0-4, C.Bailey
1-1, R.Youmans 1-3)


Player of Game: SG Henry Lavender (UPENN)

[Comey]

Week 17 and Beyond: The rest of the regular season (Part II)


Since I got off-track...


Conference Tournaments (cont'd)

Southern: #1 Citadel has become a bit of a kingpin in the conference. They trounced everyone before crushing the Ciderellian dreams of #7 VMI, 98-62, to reach the NCAA. The Bulldogs are ranked 25th in the nation, at 26-7, and have a far amount of talent. Their starting line goes G/G, Y/G, G/G, G/B, B/B, with all green pots on the bench. They are starting four seniors, but this is the group that helped the Citadel take the next step, from NIT perennial to feared team nationally.

ACC: Maryland swept the regular season and conference tournament titles, beating #2 Duke, 86-73. They beat Wake 81-41 in the semis. This team is not to be trifled with (more trifling).

Big East: Seton Hall ended up as the six-seed. That's how jumbled the Big East was (and how bottom-heavy it was). The Pirates did the unthinkable though, going through third-seeded Pitt (who finished the year at 15-14), #7-seed St. John's (11-21), and #8 seed Syracuse, who finished at 11-22. That's right, an 12-21 team could have made the NCAA. Good for Seton Hall, and good for GW, too.

ECC: St. Joe's crushed #2 seed Rider, 101-79, to get in. The big wonder now is, what to do with Drexel? They are 23-7 and considered to be in the tournament. Does Seton Hall's win push them out? Or did the Pirates push Boston College out of the tournament?


NCAA Selection Show

BYU is the #1 seed in the West. Texas A&M, Southern Cal, North Carolina (7-seed?) all end up there. Princeton got #1 in the South. That's awful news for GW. That means they're in the East, where they are a 5-seed, and Maryland is the top seed. They are probably properly seeded, but I bet they'd love to be the six-seed, where Baylor, Clemson, and Columbia all are the high-seeds.

The Colonials get 12-seed Mississippi (18-12) in the first round, and the winner of New Mexico (21-7) and Iowa State (18-13) in the second round. After that...unless Maryland or LSU knock off Maryland, the Terrapins await.

Picks

West
1) BYU over 16) Drake
8) Kansas State over 9) Drexel
4) Wake Forest over 13) Southern Illinois
5) Southern Cal over 12) Detroit
2) Texas A&M over 15) Nevada
7) UNC over 10) Western Michigan
14) Purdue over 3) Kansas
11) Long Island over 6) Oregon State

Midwest
1) Rice over 16) St. Joe's
9) Davidson over 8) Arizona State
4) Yale over 13) La Salle
5) Nebraska over 12) Oral Roberts
2) Wasihngton over 15) Seton Hall
7) Cornell over 10) Illinois
3) UTEP over 14) South Florida
11) Miami-OH over 6) SMU

South
1) Princeton over 16) Montana State
9) South Carolina State over 8) Florida
4) TCU over 13) Bradley
5) Virginia over 12) Southern Miss
2) Duke over 15) Wisconsin
7) Colorado State over 10) Texas
3) Missouri over 14) Long Beach State
11) East TN State over 6) Pennsylvania

East
1) Maryland over 16) Eastern Kentucky
8) Indiana over 9) LSU
4) New Mexico over 13) Iowa State
5) George Washington over 12) Mississippi
2) Baylor over 15) Tulsa
10) Citadel over 7) Clemson
3) Columbia over 14) Rider
6) California over 11) Canisius

Final Four Picks:
BYU over North Carolina
Yale over Washington
Duke over Virginia
Maryland over Columbia

BYU over Duke; Maryland over Yale
Maryland over BYU

They've been such a favorite all year, it is too hard to pick against Maryland this year. They are the best team in the nation, the one most equipped for this run.

[Comey]

1984-85 NCAA Round 1: vs Mississippi (18-12)

The Rebels went 11-7 in league play, but 2-7 against top teams. The SEC is not known for its heightened basketball. The Rebels are a poor rebounding team, even more poor at keeping teams off the boards, and that usually spells doom for GW opponents. They don't do anything particularly well, except drag teams into a fouling fest. That is how it can beat GW, as the Colonials do love to foul.

The Rebels hate to score, but they spread it around. Five players average at least nine points. Only two average more than ten, and none more than eleven. One of those players, starting forward Doug Harrison, is out for the season with an injury. But Kirk Rowden and James Kilpatrick, two of the three true veterans of this team, are still ready to lead the team.

It should be known that this is the Rebels first postseason game since 1974, when they lost in the Elite Eight. They won six games four years ago, eight games two years ago. This program made a leap this year, and for Rowden, as well as key reserves Damian Shade and Wilbert Lehmann, it is satisfaction to be here.

That said, against the 11th-ranked offensive team in the nation, the one who also is the top free throw team in the nation...you better select your fouls wisely.

Prediction: George Washington 77, Mississippi 68

Jack scores the first points of the game, but Wilford Davis responds. Then the two come together, as Davis fouls Jack. He hits two free throws. Davis hits a three. Jack hits from the left wing. It's 9-3 quickly. GW's defense is supremely good at getting shot-clock violations. Jack scores again. He is read hot. An offensive board and a huge dunk...Davis gets a layup and a foul by Rowden, and I think that satisfaction is gone. 16-5, five minutes in...Mississippi did not expect this.

Hulett steals from Rowden, and gets it to Armbruster, who scores. Martin is tagged for an illegal screen. Davis scores off a Jack pass. Then he fouls Wilford Davis. It's 20-7, and Jack has a 10-3-1 line. Armbruster throws down a dunk off a Jack pass. Jack then commits his first foul. Then Armbruster does, and Missisppi is starting to get into an ugly-fest. Davis gets Woods, and Jack gets it to Hulett. Sandy with a three. It's 30-11 with 9:30 left, and GW looks every bit a championship team.

Jack gets a breather...Hector hits two free throws, then makes way for Hulett. Why Hulett gets preference over Hector, when he played so good last year...well, it's not my call. The lead is 35-16 as GW hit a bump in the road. Kilpatrick scores, but Davis responds. Rowden scores, and Jack finds Hulett for three. It's back to 40-20. Wilford Davis hits a three, but Jack responds. Jack should have two more assists, but whatever. Davis beats the trap. It's 44-25 with four minutes to go.

Hulett hits a three off of Jack's inbound. The starters have been amazing in this one. Jack hits two free throws. Jack gets a steal...and Hulett with another three. It's 52-25! Jack charges into Rowden, and he comes out with GW up 52-31. That's how the half ends. Jack's line: 14-6-5. Mississippi has 13 turnovers to GW's four. Davis has 12, and Hulett 11, for the Colonials.

Kilpatrick opens things with a three. Hulett gets fouled on the other end, and hits one of two. Jack then finds Hulett, while Martin hits a three for Mississippi. Jack picks up his third foul. You know, this is not out of the realm of comeback for the Rebs. Davis hits, and Kilpatrick hits a three. It's 57-40 with 17:40 left. Davis scores off of Hulett. He has 16, while Jack and Hulett have 14 apiece. Jack assists Davis. Ricard Gurule hits a three for the Rebs. With 14:22 left, it's 62-45.

Armbruster gets his fourth foul. Woods, who has three, comes back...GW up 62-50. Jack finds Davis for three. Jack's line is 14-8-8, while Davis has 22. Jack scores from the wing, and Jack gets a steal and a breakaway dunk. Suddenly, it's 69-52. Davis hits two free throws, and what seemed uncertain just a minute ago is now 21, as Davis scores again. He has 26. Kilpatrick hits two free throws...with ten minutes left, it's 73-56.

Jack scores...he's having a very quiet 20-8-8, given Davis' outburst. Grayson enters, while Hector hits two free throws. Hector gets inside, hits a floater, plus the foul. Right now, the only starters on the floor are Hulett and Woods. It's 84-62 as Hulett scores with just under seven minutes left.

Jack comes back with 6:20 left. Jack has a double-double, 20-10-8. Rowden hits a three, while Jack finds Hector. Rowden has 10, Davis 11, and Kilpatrick 14 for the Rebs. Jack finds Hulett for his tenth rebound. There is no rust on this GW team, and none on Jack. Jack scores from the inside. Jim Rome gets in the game! And he hits two free throws! Jack responds...I wonder if never measuring up to Jack Dawkins is what made Jim Rome jaded.

The game ends 99-81, after the Rebs went on a small run in the final two minutes. Jack had a nice game, going 9-16 for 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. The fouls have got to stop, though. Against these better teams, he will foul out. He never was a fouling player...this is an adjustment. He did have three blocks and three steals. Davis shot 10-14 from the field for his 26. Hulett had a good night with 18, while Sandy scored 11 in 26 minutes. He took just two shots.


George Washington 99, Mississippi 81


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Mississippi (18-13, 11-7):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ken Martin C 24 2-6 2-2 1 6 1 1 7
Kurt Rowden PF 32 4-9 1-2 2 8 1 2 10
Wilford Davis SF 23 4-7 2-3 2 4 2 2 11
Richard Gurule SG 22 2-6 4-4 1 1 2 3 9
James Kilpatrick PG 28 5-6 2-4 0 3 0 3 14
Wilbert Lehmann PG 23 1-1 0-0 0 2 4 2 2
Damian Shade PF 17 5-8 8-10 0 4 1 3 18
Chet Labelle SF 15 0-5 2-2 0 1 1 4 2
Jim Rome PF 10 0-2 3-4 1 1 0 1 3
Douglas Butler SG 4 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 5


Turnovers: 18 (K.Martin 2, K.Rowden 1, W.Davis 4,
R.Gurule 2, J.Kilpatrick 5, W.Lehmann 1, D.Shade 1,
C.Labelle 1, J.Rome 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (K.Martin 1, J.Kilpatrick 1, W.Lehmann
2, D.Shade 1)
Steals: 1 (R.Gurule 1)
3P FGs: 7-21 (K.Martin 1-2, K.Rowden 1-3, W.Davis 1-3,
R.Gurule 1-5, J.Kilpatrick 2-3, C.Labelle 0-3, J.Rome
0-1, D.Butler 1-1)


George Washington (30-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 29 2-6 0-0 1 3 0 3 4
Brian Armbruster PF 24 2-3 1-2 0 1 0 4 5
Jack Dawkins PF 36 9-16 6-6 2 12 11 4 24
Dwight Davis SG 26 10-14 4-4 0 5 1 4 26
Richie Hulett PG 33 7-13 1-2 1 3 3 2 18
John Sandy SG 26 1-2 8-10 1 2 0 0 11
Hector Patterson PG 12 2-2 5-5 0 0 1 4 9
Porter Ali SF 7 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 2
Glenn Grayson C 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (J.Dawkins 2, D.Davis 1, J.Sandy 1,
H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 1, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, D.Davis 1)
Steals: 9 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy
2, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 6-14 (J.Dawkins 0-1, D.Davis 2-5, R.Hulett 3-5,
J.Sandy 1-1, P.Ali 0-2)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)



First Round Scores
1) BYU 125, 16) Drake 97
9) Drexel 67, 8) Kansas State 66
Jerome Burns of K-State had a chance to tie it with no time left, but he missed the tying free throw to end the Wildcats' season.
4) Wake Forest 73, 13) Southern Illinois 65
5) Southern Cal 105, 12) Detroit 83
2) Texas A&M 83, 15) Nevada 58
7) North Carolina 83, 10) Western Michigan 66
3) Kansas 76, 14) Purdue 55
11) Long Island 91, 6) Oregon State

1) Rice 78, 16) St. Joe's 61
9) Davidson 78, 8) Arizona State 70
4) Yale 78, 13) La Salle 65
5) Nebraska 79, 12) Oral Roberts 69
2) Washington 77, 15) Seton Hall
7) Cornell 84, 10) Illinois 65
3) UTEP 96, 14) South Florida 51
11) Miami-OH 77, 6) SMU 57

1) Princeton 79, 16) Montana State 59
9) SC State 69, 8) Florida 62
13) Bradley 62, 4) TCU 60
5) Virginia 82, 12) Southern Miss 80
2) Duke 96, 15) Wisconsin 63
7) Colorado State 66, 10) Texas 64
3) Missouri 102, 14) Long Beach State 77
6) Pennsylvania 68, 11) East TN State

And then...this.


16) Eastern Kentucky 72, 1) Maryland 68

This does not compute. EKU had four scorers in double-figures, and shot 9-19 from 3...I don't really see anything alarming for Maryland, except that Rex Smith had just one shot. He averaged nearly 12 points a game this year. He also fouled out in eleven minutes. EKU led comfortably the entire way. It seems like the Terps were thrown off by tight-calling refs. This is easily the biggest surprise of the 64-team NCAA era.


Eastern Kentucky 72, Maryland 68


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Eastern Kentucky (18-16, 7-7):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bernardino Pena C 36 3-8 2-5 1 12 2 0 8
Tony Garrett PF 33 7-9 1-2 4 8 2 4 15
Dennis Chavez SF 26 4-9 5-5 1 3 0 4 13
Carl Irizarry SG 31 5-14 2-5 1 3 1 3 17
Sevastian Bure PG 32 4-7 1-1 0 1 4 5 12
Wallace Painter SG 20 2-5 0-0 0 1 4 4 5
Leon McIntire PF 11 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 0
Alvaro Densmore PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
John Kowalewski SF 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Delmar Delrosario PF 5 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0


Turnovers: 12 (T.Garrett 3, D.Chavez 4, C.Irizarry 1,
S.Bure 2, W.Painter 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Pena 4, L.McIntire 1)
Steals: 6 (T.Garrett 1, D.Chavez 1, C.Irizarry 3,
W.Painter 1)
3P FGs: 9-19 (D.Chavez 0-2, C.Irizarry 5-9, S.Bure 3-4,
W.Painter 1-4)


Maryland (28-6, 8-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Grant Crites C 26 5-11 1-2 4 6 0 2 11
Henry Myers PF 33 2-8 1-4 1 5 2 3 5
Rex Smith SF 11 1-1 2-2 1 3 3 5 5
Quincy Dull SG 37 5-10 4-7 2 9 5 0 17
Marco Fortier PG 36 4-8 3-4 0 5 3 3 11
Joshua Berry SF 25 2-9 6-8 1 2 2 2 10
Leon Shows C 16 2-4 0-0 1 3 1 0 4
Thomas Resnick C 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Moore PG 4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3
Jonathan Fleming SF 9 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 1 2


Turnovers: 11 (G.Crites 2, R.Smith 1, Q.Dull 2,
M.Fortier 2, J.Berry 4)
Blocked Shots: 7 (G.Crites 1, Q.Dull 1, M.Fortier 1,
L.Shows 4)
Steals: 5 (G.Crites 1, H.Myers 1, R.Smith 2, M.Fortier
1)
3P FGs: 5-12 (R.Smith 1-1, Q.Dull 3-5, M.Fortier 0-1,
J.Berry 0-4, C.Moore 1-1)


Player of Game: PF Tony Garrett (EKU)




8) Indiana 68, 9) LSU 48
4) New Mexico 93, 13) Iowa State 76
5) George Washington 99, 12) Mississippi 81
2) Baylor 72, 15) Tulsa 60
7) Clemson 81, 10) Citadel 78
3) Columbia 73, 14) Rider 65
6) California 56, 11) Canisius 46

[hoopsguy]

I was waiting for the Maryland upset to come, based on the recent recaps. Had more or less expected it to be at the hands of our heroes, but the shock of a 16-over-1 is a little less than I would have normally anticipated.

Would be great to see the Colonials take advantage of this opportunity and break through with a deep run. I don't see any ACC teams in the way unless Clemson is coming out of the bottom half of the East region.

[Comey]

I was disappointed by the Maryland upset. I wanted to see the Colonials matchup with them, if they can get that far. But, that's what makes college hoops so much fun.

[Comey]

NCAA Round 2: vs 4) New Mexico

The Lobos are a once-great program that seems back on the rise. They won two NCAA Championships and came close to a third in the sixties, but have not been close since. Their first-round win was their first postseason victory in five years.

This Lobos squad is not ready to settle for one win, nor should they. This is, easily, GW's toughest test so far. New Mexico is deep, talented, and experienced. They have a B/B player, and five other G/G or G/B players on their roster. They start a four seniors and a redshirt junior, and bring two others off the bench immediately. Four players have put in at least 103 games in the program. Several others have registered more than sixty.

This year, the team is led by guard Brady Ogden, who is scoring 21.1 points a game. Only one other player averages in double-figures, yet they put up 78.5 points a game. This team has many weapons who, while maybe not consistent, do offer their contributions at key times. If GW is to gain victory here, they will simply have to rely on their offense, and make one or two more plays than the Lobos.

Booker Templeton is a great eighties name. He's also seven-feet tall, and may be Garry's cousin. He wins the jump. Jack hits his first shot of the game. Armbruster scores, and Jack gets a steal and an assist to Hulett. Ogden scores the Lobos' first points, but Jack responds. It's 8-2 after four minutes. Leif Lopez connects, and then draws a charge from Davis. Jack is not hitting threes this game...but Armbruster is scoring. With 12:47 left, it's 10-4.

Jack scores off a Hulett pass. He's got a 6-3-1 line, and now add a foul to that. Lopez scores...neither team is connecting from deep. Armbruster gets a three-point play off of Lopez, and comes out. All subs now except for Woods, while New Mexico has four starters out there. GW has a 17-12 lead when Jack and Armbruster return. Templeton scores, then Cavillo hits a three to tie it. He takes a lead a minute later. Davis is fouled, and he hits both to tie it. Jack gets his second foul. Woods heads to the line, and he makes both. 21-19 GW, six minutes left. Jack gets a steal off Ogden, but Ogden gets it right back. Jack finds Davis for a bucket, then gets a steal off Ogden again, but Davis misses the dunk. Eggleston gets a T...Jack hits both free throws, and Hulett makes one of his. It's 26-21. Porter Ali hits a big three...Templeton scores from the line. Templeton goes on a flurry of points...six in a row gets it to 31-27. Larry Coleman gets the Lobos back to within two. Templeton is fouled, and he ties it with just over a minute left. Jack gets a steal, and finds Hulett for the layup. Jack gets a block of Larry Coleman's dunk. He's been a defensive wizard. Armbruster gets a steal and a layup right before the half, and GW has a 35-31 lead.

New Mexico had seven turnovers. GW had seven steals. You tell me how that worked out. GW was decidedly the better team, although both teams went 1-9 from three.

DBoth teams came out way cold to start, but Davis finally scores two minutes into the half. Jack has had four or five good looks. Cavillo scores, but Jack responds> Eggleston scores for New Mexico. Jack responds by finding Hulett, and Gaylor Ickes hits a three. Jack scores again. He has a 12-8-4 line. Sandy gets a steal and a dunk. It's 45-40 after Eggleston hits...Jack responds to that.

Chris Shaughnessy gets a steal, but Hulett responds to his layup with one of his own. Jack hits from the left side. 51-42, 13 minutes left. Jack finds Hector for a bucket, but Cavillo hits a three. Hulett scores inside. Templeton scores...he has 12. It's 55-47, 10:14 left.

Ickes hits a three, and it's 55-50...seems like they're going to play that, "get momentum and give it all back" thing they do. The Lobos got it to within three, but Jack found Hulett. Ogden got a free throw...Jack is not shooting well here. Really poor. He's making up for it, though, in defense and assists. Woods scores inside. With six left, it's 62-53, as Ali hits a three.

Armbruster has 9 points and 11 boards. Jack gets a score, and Eggleston responds. Jack is fouled by Templeton. That's his fourth. Jack scores both, giving him 20-11-6. It's 66-57. Hulett scores, and with 3:08 left, it's 68-57. Ogden has just five points. Cavillo (17) leads the Lobos. Templeton fouls out; Armbruster gets the free throws. Jack is fouled, and he hits both. GW will move on, with a 72-60 win that was surprisingly a lot easier than the score indicated. GW outrebounded them by ten, had 10 steals, more assists, more blocks, fewer turnovers...GW shot 11% from three, but it didn't matter.


George Washington 72, New Mexico 60


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George Washington (31-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 22 1-5 2-2 1 6 0 1 4
Brian Armbruster C 33 4-8 3-3 4 12 1 1 11
Jack Dawkins PF 34 8-21 6-6 2 12 6 3 22
Dwight Davis SG 23 2-8 2-4 1 1 1 4 6
Richie Hulett PG 33 7-15 1-2 3 4 4 1 15
John Sandy SG 26 1-1 0-0 2 9 4 0 2
Hector Patterson PG 11 2-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 4
Porter Ali SF 8 2-3 0-0 0 0 1 1 6
Glenn Grayson PF 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 1, R.Hulett 4, J.Sandy 3)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, J.Sandy
1, G.Grayson 1)
Steals: 10 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 5, R.Hulett 1,
J.Sandy 3)
3P FGs: 2-19 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 0-6, D.Davis
0-2, R.Hulett 0-5, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 2-3)


New Mexico (22-8, 9-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Booker Templeton C 24 6-11 0-1 1 9 1 5 12
Leif Lopez PF 25 3-6 0-0 0 5 1 4 6
Gaylord Ickes SF 25 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 6
Brady Ogden SG 26 2-10 1-2 0 1 3 1 5
Gary Calvillo PG 36 5-12 4-4 1 4 5 0 17
Chris Shaughnessy C 24 2-5 0-0 2 7 0 1 4
Mel Eggleston SG 18 3-6 0-0 2 3 1 3 6
Leonhard Dinger PF 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Ervin Purifoy SF 9 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
Larry Coleman PG 6 1-3 0-1 1 1 0 0 2


Turnovers: 16 (B.Templeton 2, L.Lopez 2, G.Ickes 1,
B.Ogden 6, G.Calvillo 3, C.Shaughnessy 1, M.Eggleston
1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (G.Calvillo 1, C.Shaughnessy 3)
Steals: 6 (B.Templeton 1, G.Ickes 1, B.Ogden 2,
C.Shaughnessy 1, M.Eggleston 1)
3P FGs: 5-20 (G.Ickes 2-5, B.Ogden 0-3, G.Calvillo 3-7,
C.Shaughnessy 0-2, M.Eggleston 0-1, E.Purifoy 0-1,
L.Coleman 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




Round 2 Scores
1) BYU 91, Drexel 55 (wow!)
5) Southern Cal 101, 4) Wake Forest 93
2) Texas A&M 89, 7) North Carolina 81
11) Long Island 63, 3) Kansas 61
1) Rice 84, 9) Davidson 63
5) Nebraska 96, 4) Yale 89
7) Cornell 78, 2) Washington 74
3) UTEP 86, 11) Miami-OH 70
1) Princeton 81, SC State 70
5) Virginia 76, 13) Bradley 74
7) Colorado State 79, 2) Duke 75
6) Penn 81, 3) Missouri 72
8) Indiana 88, 16) Eastern Kentucky 78
5) George Washington 72, 4) New Mexico 60
2) Baylor 80, 7) Clemson 62
6) California 75, 3) Columbia 64

[Comey]

Sweet Sixteen Matchups:

1) BYU vs 5) Southern Cal
2) Texas A&M vs 11) Long Island

1) Rice vs 5) Nebraska
3) UTEP vs 7) Cornell

1) Princeton vs 5) Virginia
6) Pennsylvania vs 7) Colorado State

5) George Washington vs 8) Indiana
2) Baylor vs 6) California

[Comey]

1983-84 NCAA: Sweet Sixteen vs Indiana (25-6)

The Big Ten champion Hoosiers are stocked with talent. The Big Ten is not. This is not a quality league as we know it; the only team to make the NCAA Championship Game is the 1951-52 Ohio State team, who lost to North Carolina in the title game. Only one other school, Purdue, has reached the Final Four (Purdue has also reached five Elite Eights, more than any other school, but only once did they win their region).

This Hoosiers are not all that different from their counterparts. They keep teams off the boards, mainly, by getting into shootouts. They score effectively (50th), but allow points effectively, too (162nd). They are 213th in oFG%, and 209th in adjusted FG%. They are also 15th in the nation in FG% themselves.

As far as the roster goes, they are talented. Offensively, they revolve around the two-headed monster of SG Leslie Bendebel (17.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.5 spg), and SF Kermin Shamblin (16.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg). The rest of the team fills in the gaps. Forward Antonio Brooks (9.6 rpg) mans the post with C Geraud Houzet (9.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg), while Donovan Hewitt (8.4 ppg, 4.6 apg) mans the point ably. They have a talented-enough bench, and a *lot* of experience. They start five seniors, four of whom have started since Day 1. Four players have started at least 110 games. Two others have played in 119.

This is redemption for Indiana, who had lost in the first round a year ago. They have become a perennial postseason team after going two years without, back in 1976-77. But they have not won a region, and have advanced past this stage only one time.

GW is confident it will stay that way.

The game is on Friday (March 23, 1984), so we know of this already:

West
1) BYU 94, 5) Southern Cal 91 (OT)
11) Long Island 55, 2) Texas A&M 44
1) BYU vs 11) Long Island, Saturday, 4pm EST

South
1) Princeton 73, 5) Virginia 56
6) Pennsylvania 66, 7) Colorado State 58
1) Princeton vs 6) Pennsylvania, 7pm EST

Hulett hits a three to start things off. Jack then finds Hulett again. Indiana has two turnovers in their first two possessions. John Mortensen gets Indiana on the board with a three. Jack misses his first three shots. Then he drives into Hector Woodring for a charge. Jack missed three shots and got three offensive boards on the same possession. He is just off his game to start. Indiana ties it up, and Jack finally responds. It's 7-5 with 13:33 left.

Silas Cruz ties it with two freebies. Armbruster hits one of two to give GW the lead back. Jack scores from inside. Maybe he'll find his groove. Armbruster gets into foul trouble. Jack gets Davis' miss and connects on a three-point play. Jack gets fouled again, and makes one of two. He already has an 8-6-2 line, and it's 16-10 with 10:55 left.

Jack drills a three...he's feeling it after starting off so poorly. Columbus Williams answers with a jumper, and Ramon Walters pulls Indiana to within three. Davis heads to the line, and hits one of two. Woods commits his second foul...he and Armbruster both have two. Jack gets a rest with GW ahead 22-16. Davis hits two more free throws...he has three, and Jack comes back with GW up 24-16. Cruz scores. Jack is destroying the offensive glass. He must have six offensive boards. Hulett hits again. Davis gets an and-one, and hits the free throw, and GW leads 29-20 with 4:26 left. Jack has an 13-8-2 line, as he scores to give GW an 11 point lead.

Indiana goes to the press. Jack blocks a dunk by Mortensen. GW has a decided advantage on the boards, 24-14. Mortensen hits a three, and Davis responds off a Jack pass. GW is extending possessions like crazy with their offensive rebounding. They hold a 29-16 advantage on the glass at the half, and a 36-25 advantage in the score. Jack finished with a 13-10-3. Mortensen for Indiana, who shot 31% in the half, but 40% from three (GW shot 18%).

GW starts with the ball, and Jack scores to open it up. Then he blocks a layup. Armbruster got his third foul though. Jack finds Hulett, then finds Sandy. It's 42-26, and Indiana is getting Jacked right out of this game. He drills a three, and Indiana has to call time. Jack has taken the soul out of Indiana in the first five minutes of this half. Wilmer Scott finally gets Indiana on the board with 13:50 left. Sandy responds...Grayson is in for the first time. And he goes to the line, hitting both. 49-30, 12:49 left.

Woodring hits for Indiana...Jack finds Armbruster got a bucket. Danny Gallagher hits a three. Indiana needs to get on a run...we're under ten left. Jack hits, giving him a 20-12-6 line as he comes out, GW up 53-35. GW has a 42-24 advantage on the glass, and only four turnovers. Of course, Ali immediately tosses it into the stands.

GW has nine blocks. Jack has the majority of them, I believe. Mortensen hits a three...it's 53-38 with 3:48 left. Cruz hits. Here comes Indiana. Nope, Jack finds Davis, and Davis forces a five-second violation. Sandy hits a jumper, and it's back to 17. Ronald Mosier hits...1:32 left. Jack gets a tie-up, which gives the ball back to GW. He finds Porter for the hoop, and comes out to a standing ovation. Danny Gallagher hits a three to finalize the scoring. GW 59. Indiana 45. This wasn't even a contest. Jack imposed his will on the Hoosiers, and they became small.

Jack finished with 20-15-8, along with six blocks. He had eight offensive rebounds, as part of GW's 21 boards off the glass. They only shot 3-19 from three, and Jack had two of those. Regardless, they move on to their second Elite Eight in three years.


George Washington 59, Indiana 45


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George Washington (32-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 23 1-2 0-1 3 7 0 2 2
Brian Armbruster PF 34 2-5 1-2 3 8 2 3 5
Jack Dawkins PF 36 8-17 2-3 8 15 8 1 20
Dwight Davis SG 30 3-9 4-5 1 4 2 0 10
Richie Hulett PG 32 5-13 0-0 3 5 0 2 11
John Sandy SF 29 3-12 0-0 2 5 3 3 6
Hector Patterson PG 8 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 6 1-2 1-2 0 1 0 0 3
Glenn Grayson PF 1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 7 (J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 3,
H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins
6, D.Davis 1)
Steals: 2 (J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 3-19 (J.Dawkins 2-5, D.Davis 0-2, R.Hulett 1-5,
J.Sandy 0-5, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 0-1)


Indiana (25-7, 15-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Silas Cruz C 23 3-5 2-2 3 6 0 2 8
Wilmer Scott PF 26 1-8 3-4 1 5 0 0 5
Hector Woodring SF 29 2-9 0-0 3 6 2 0 4
John Mortensen SG 32 3-12 2-2 0 4 1 3 11
Ramon Walters PG 30 1-4 2-2 1 3 2 2 4
Columbus Williams C 20 1-2 0-2 1 1 0 1 2
Ronald Mosier PF 10 2-3 1-2 1 2 1 3 5
Daniel Gallaher PG 20 2-5 0-0 1 2 0 3 6
Chris Kennon SG 7 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
Carl Wardlaw SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 11 (S.Cruz 1, H.Woodring 1, J.Mortensen 4,
R.Walters 3, D.Gallaher 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (S.Cruz 1, H.Woodring 1, J.Mortensen
1, C.Williams 2)
Steals: 2 (J.Mortensen 1, D.Gallaher 1)
3P FGs: 5-15 (H.Woodring 0-3, J.Mortensen 3-8,
R.Walters 0-1, D.Gallaher 2-3)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)


It is rather amazing to see Jack control a game through defense and getting people involved in the offense. He has carried the team on his shoulders through scoring, though during this stretch, it has been more getting people involved, and shutting down teams on defense. This is a brilliant defensive team, mainly due to him. A big nod, though, has to be given to John Sandy and his increased role. He is a lockdown defender, and his insertion as a sixth starter allows for a more flexible defense. It is very difficult to match up against.

Whereas before, I thought, this team will go as far as Jack takes them, I now think it will go as far as their defense carries them. That makes them a major championship contender.

Sweet Sixteen Scores, March 24

Midwest
1) Rice 78, 5) Nebraska 74
7) Cornell 77, 3) UTEP 61
1) Rice vs 7) Cornell, Sunday, 2pm EST

East
5) George Washington 59, 8) Indiana 45
6) California 89, 2) Baylor 74
5) George Washington vs 6) California, 4:30pm EST

[Comey]

1983-84 NCAA Tournament: Elite Eight vs California (24-9)

Before we get to California, here is what happened on Saturday.

West: 1) BYU 81, 11) Long Island 53. Cinderella never found her shoe. Long Island fell behind quickly to the Cougars (30-5), and never got on track. Joshau Binkley scored 17 and registered 11 rebounds for BYU. Garret Watson scored 13 for Long Island, who finishes at 24-9.

South: 1) Princeton 98, 6) Penn 74. The Tigers beat Penn twice this year in the regular season in close games. This explosion was a surprise, but the Tigers shot 56% from the floor to crush the Quakers. Princeton (28-6) was led by Travis Cruz' 22, while Charle Snell scored 15 and registered 10 rebounds. The Quakers (23-10) were led by Tony Steinmetz' 21.

California went 24-9 this year, but finished 6-8 in the top-heavy PCC. They do own some solid victories, though they only beat Indiana by 3. They did beat Washington, and beat Columbia and Baylor so far in this tournament. The Golden Bears have an effective offense, ranking in the top 20% in nearly every category. They have a do-enough defense, though they are tough to shoot on (29th in the country in oFG%; 18th in aFG%). GW likes to shoot the three, but teams only shoot 30% against the Golden Bears, while shooting 37% themselves. For the Colonials to get to the Final Four, they're going to have to get to the line.

Forward Raymond Doby leads a relatively experienced team (several players have put two years in the program), averaging 19.7 points a game this year. Guard Adalberto Rubio averages 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists to supplement the attack. They get after the rebounds consistently, so GW will have to battle.

The Bears have reached the NCAA Tournament the last three seasons, but have not reached this stage in school history. Both teams are battling for their first-ever regional championship.

Jack is fouled by Doby on his first possession...he makes one of two. Toby Harrington hits a three, but Jack responds. Jack scores again from inside. All three shots are inside. Rubio hits a three. Doby scores, and Cal has an 8-5 lead. Jack gets a steal...Cal has three blocks so far. And GW is missing free throws left and right. They are caving, while Cal is destroying them.

Hulett and Davis finally get on the board, cutting the deficit to 13-10 with 14 left. Doby scores again...GW is trying threes, but they aren't hitting. This plays into Cal's hands. John Not Bela Fleck hits from the line. Then he hits on a layup, and Rubio gets a steal...Hulett fouls, and the bucket goes. It's 21-10 with 11:00 left. Cal hits a three, but GW gets the next seven points. Jack comes out, and Cal gets it right back out to 12. Jack comes in, gets a steal, and hits from the wing...29-21, and Jack has a 7-5-1 line.

Jack finds Sandy for a basket. Here comes GW. Jack shoots from the wing, and drills it...the lead is back to four for Cal. Sandy goes to the line, and he hits both. Jack gets a steal, and a breakaway dunk, and it's tied. Harrington ends the 12-0 run for GW with a three, and Hulett fouls him on another three. He hits two, Hulett has three fouls...Jack get sa jumper to make it 34-31. Jack is running the point...Davis drills a dunk, and it's 34-33 with 1:50 left.

Hector comes in and gets a steal. Jack gets to the line, and hits both. GW has a 35-34 lead. Armbruster gets a steal, and his hoop makes it 37-34. Harrington hits a three right before the half, tying the game at 37. Jack has a 15-8-2 line. Sandy has 11 points, while Hulett sulks in foul trouble. Harrington had 15 for Cal.

Jack blocks the first shot, and Sandy hits a three off a Davis pass. Cal has a shot-clock violation, and Hulett breaks the press for a layup. Cal has come out very hesitant on offense. Armbruster drills a three. It's 45-37, GW. Hulett hits a three, and Cal leads 48-37. Jack gets a steal, and he gets a layup. Doby ends things with a three, but this is a different game at the moment.

Davis gets his third...Hulett has three as well. Cal has seven blocks on the day, but also thirteen turnovers. Thirteen minutes left, it's 50-40, GW. Jack has gone cold...everyone is cold at the moment. He commits his first foul, and Hulett gets his fourth. That's big. Jack keeps missing shots, but you know he'll start hitting again. Jack gets his second foul. The rim is tight on everyone right now...Fleck is fouled by Hector, and he hits one of two. Jack finally responds. With 9:28 left, it's 52-41, GW. Jack's line is 19-14-2.

Sandy fouls Harrington, who misses both. He has yet to score this half. Doby drillsa three. It's 52-44 with 6:48 left. Dana Cathey scores, and here comes Cal. Jack is out, so the team needs to defend until he returns. They do, and Woods scores. Davis gets his fourth foul, and Jack comes back. It's 54-48 with 5:44 left. Armbruster with a steal, and a layup. He has a 7-5-3 line. Armbruster then fouls Cathey on a three-point play. GW is getting tight again. Ali comes in and does some poor things. Rubio gets two free throws. It's back to three.

Sandy is blocked. Doby hits a three to tie it with 4:04 left. Patterson gets fouled, and he hits both. GW leads 58-56. Armbruster fouls John Parke. He misses both...those are huge. Davis hits from the line. 60-56. Harrington misses a three. Two minutes left, and Cal's going to foul a lot right now. Harrington is up to four fouls. Davis goes one of two from the line. Armbruster goes to the line...he misses the front end. 1:30 left, and it's 61-56, GW. Woods gets to the line. He hits both. 63-56...Jack with a steal, and he goes to the line. He hits both. Up to nine with a minute left. Doby hits a three...Davis goes to the line. He hits one of two...seven-point lead. Fleck misses...Jack gets the rebound. Kelly hits a three, but Hulett hits one of two to ice it...

...George Washington is headed to the Final Four! They overcame a shaky first half with one dominant burst early in the second half. They relied on their defense (outrebounding Cal 43-34) to ride out the final wave. The 67-62 victory sends to the Colonials to their first ladder, and first time cutting down the nets.

Cal ends their season at 24-10, while George Washington stands at 33-1. They will get Rice, who won the Midwest with a 72-61 win over Cornell. They are the only non-top seed left in the tournament.


George Washington 67, California 62


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California (24-10, 6-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
John Fleck C 27 2-4 1-2 0 10 1 1 5
John Parke PF 33 1-4 0-2 0 6 0 3 2
Raymond Doby SF 34 7-17 0-0 1 6 2 2 19
Adalberto Rubio SG 34 1-2 6-6 1 2 7 3 9
Tony Harrington PG 33 5-15 2-6 1 3 4 5 15
Zachery Kelly PG 12 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 4 3
Dana Cathey C 18 2-4 2-3 1 5 1 2 6
Duncan Franzen PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Beckner SF 6 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
David Housley PF 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3


Turnovers: 15 (J.Parke 2, R.Doby 3, A.Rubio 6,
T.Harrington 2, Z.Kelly 2)
Blocked Shots: 8 (J.Fleck 3, J.Parke 2, A.Rubio 1,
T.Harrington 1, D.Cathey 1)
Steals: 2 (A.Rubio 1, D.Cathey 1)
3P FGs: 11-28 (J.Fleck 0-1, R.Doby 5-13, A.Rubio 1-2,
T.Harrington 3-8, Z.Kelly 1-2, D.Cathey 0-1, D.Housley
1-1)


George Washington (33-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 22 1-5 2-2 5 8 1 1 4
Brian Armbruster C 36 3-6 0-3 2 9 3 2 7
Jack Dawkins PF 36 8-17 5-6 5 15 2 2 21
Dwight Davis SG 32 3-14 2-4 0 5 1 4 9
Richie Hulett PG 25 3-7 1-2 1 1 3 4 8
John Sandy SF 31 5-10 2-2 0 5 1 2 14
Hector Patterson PG 10 1-2 2-2 0 0 1 1 4
Porter Ali SF 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Glenn Grayson PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (B.Woods 2, B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1,
D.Davis 1, H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 2, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 8 (B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 5, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 5-16 (B.Armbruster 1-3, J.Dawkins 0-2, D.Davis
1-4, R.Hulett 1-3, J.Sandy 2-4)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)




Final Four Matchups
1) BYU (30-5) vs 1) Princeton (28-6)
1) Rice (31-3) vs 5) George Washington (33-1)

[Comey]

NCAA 1983-84 Season: Final Four vs Rice (31-3)

The Final Four, held in East Rutherford, NJ this year, is more home for George Washington than Rice. Of course, Princeton is the de facto home team here.

The Rice Owls have been ranked #2 for most of the season, save for a couple of weeks, if that, at #1. They actually have a youthful roster, starting a senior, two juniors, a redshirt freshman, and a true frosh. For four of these players, this is their first season as a starter. That center, Joseph Kujawa, is the Owls' top player, averaging 14.3 points and 9.9 rebounds a game. Freddie Thompson averages 14 points even from the guard spot. They get contributions from several others on the roster, but those are the two big guns on offense.

They have the seventh-best defense in the country, though they don't keep teams off the boards. They do force teams into bad shooting days, and GW is one constant bad shooting day. GW has more than a chance, especially if they continue their rebounding prowess (ie keeping the other team from getting the rebound). They are the best blocking team in the nation. Just one more stat to share.

The early prediction: Rice 67, GW 63. I think it'll be close throughout, but Rice has been here (five final fours in the last six years). This is their year to finally get to the promised land.

GW has a decided height advantage in this game. Woods and Armbruster immediately foul, and Thompson hits a three. Jack misses GW's first shot. Michael Drake finds Jonathan Shriver, but Davis responds with a three off a Jack pass for GW. Davis ties it, and Sandy, who comes in early, gets his first foul. Sandy gets his second, and that's not good news. Thompson hits another three, and it's 10-6 with 16:22 left. Jack draws a charge, then finds Patterson for the basket. Patterson then ties the game, and Hulett gives GW a 12-10 lead with 15:16 left.

Jack finds Hulett. He has yet to score himself, until he just now gets a steal and a layup. GW leads 16-10. Jack's got a 2-3-3 line. Michael Mitchell scores Rice's first points in four minutes. Jack scores from the corner, and Kujawa responds. Odd, Hulett is the SF, Jack the off-guard. Rice gets it to 18-16 with 12:04 left.

Ali comes in...here comes a three. Drake ties it on Armbruster's second foul, but Hector scores again. He's got six early points. Thompson scores to tie it at 20-20. Michael King is in. Davis hits a three, but Thompson responds. Seems like both teams have their wits about them now. Davis hits another three. He has 11, and Jack finds Ali. 28-23, GW with 9:49 left. Ali drills a three off a Jack pass. It's 31-23...Jack finds Davis. He has a 4-8-6 line, and GW has a 33-23 lead with 7:39 left. Unbelievable!

Sandy gets a steal and a dunk...he's back despite two fouls. Rice is shooting 40% right now. Armbruster came back, but got his third foul. Drake hits a three, but Kujawa fouls Jack. He hits both, and Kujawa has two fouls. Sandy gets an offensive rebound, and nails a three. Davis hits another three! They're shooting 55% from three. Unbelievable. Drake gets two free throws, but Jack gets a foul AND THE BUCKET! It's 46-34, and Jack has a 9-9-6 in the first half. Jack scores again...48-34!

Hulett scores...they're shooting 67%. They're going to need this lead, because when they come back to earth...Ali heads to the line. He hits both. He has seven points. Kujawa scores, but Hulett drains another three! Grayson with a steal, and he gets it to Hulett for a layup...it's 57-37. Unfreakingreal. Thompson hits a three, but Grayson responds. Mitchell scores...Chris Davis is in! That's how many fouls GW has. Jack blocks a dunk attempt, then finds Hulett for the score. It's 61-42 at the half, and this crowd is in a stunned frenzy. GW just hung 61 on Rice in one half. Jack has an 11-11-7 line, Hulett has 13..after that early deficit, GW was outright dominant. Thompson had 15 for Rice.

Shriver is fouled by Hulett to start. He makes one of two...and GW comes out shaky. Shriver hits a jumper, and GW has two turnovers. Rice gets it to 61-47 before Armbruster, freshman idiot, hits a three. Drake finds Mitchell, then finds Kujawa. It's 64-51...and Hulett drains a three. Kim Reynolds scores, and Armbruster is fouled. He hits one of two. 68-53 with 14:54 left.

Jack is off to start this half, missing four shots. Thompson scores...Jack misses a three. Drake hits, and the lead is 11, 68-57. Davis beats Rice's press and gets a layup. Armbruster gets his fourth foul. Kujawa hits...Hulett is fouled by Drake, AND THE BUCKET. He hits...he has 19, and it's 73-59. Jack finds Davis...Jack has yet to score this half. Kujawa scores, and Jack responds by finding Davis. They have 41 between them. Jack has an 11-13-9 number. With 11 left, it's 77-62.

Grayson gets two fouls in fifteen seconds. Ali fouls James Halcomb. Rice cuts it back to 14. Grayson scores, and Jack has a triple-double. Mitchell scores, and Grayson scores again, with a foul by Kujawa. Thompson scores. It's 82-67. Thompson fouls Davis, who makes one of two. Jack finds Davis for another basket. Then he blocks Reynolds' shot attempt. He has not scored this half, but GW continues to dominate through him.

Drake hits a three, and with 6:42 left, it's 85-70. Jack misses again. Maximo Joseph hits two free throws. Hulett misses a three. Chris Davis is back...for five seconds. GW has come back to earth from the heaven of three. Reynolds hits two free throws, and it's 85-74 with four minutes left. Rice is called for a violation. Davis gets inside and gets Thompson's fourth foul, and the bucket. He hits the free throw...it's 87-74, and Davis has 27. Hulett has 19.

Halcomb hits...and Jack finally scores, getting a three-point play with 1:33 left. He has a 14-15-11 line. Sandy is fouled...he makes one of two. GW is going to win this game, despite Jack scoring three points in the second half. Unbelievable. The final is 91-79. This is incredible. They're going to the NCAA Championship, and it's because of way more than Jack.

In the end, Jack went for 14-17-11, with five blocks, one steal, and one turnover. He shot 5-14, by far his worst shooting day. But his team marches on. Pretty sure he's okay with that trade-off. Davis (27) and Hulett (19) finally showed why they get the bulk of the time at the guard spots, despite bouts of inconsistency.


George Washington 91, Rice 79


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George Washington (34-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 18 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 4 0
Brian Armbruster PF 21 1-4 2-4 0 5 0 4 5
Jack Dawkins PF 36 5-14 4-4 2 17 11 2 14
Dwight Davis SG 28 11-16 1-3 3 8 4 3 27
Richie Hulett PG 33 8-12 1-2 2 2 3 3 19
John Sandy SF 20 2-5 1-2 2 4 2 2 6
Hector Patterson PG 12 3-5 0-0 0 0 1 0 6
Michael King PG 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 9 2-3 2-2 0 0 2 1 7
Glenn Grayson C 17 3-4 1-1 0 1 1 3 7
Chris Davis SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 1, D.Davis 3,
R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 3, G.Grayson 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Dawkins 5)
Steals: 4 (J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 1, J.Sandy 1,
G.Grayson 1)
3P FGs: 9-21 (B.Armbruster 1-2, J.Dawkins 0-3, D.Davis
4-4, R.Hulett 2-6, J.Sandy 1-2, H.Patterson 0-2, P.Ali
1-2)


Rice (31-4, 12-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Joseph Kujawa C 35 5-7 2-2 1 6 1 3 12
Kim Reynolds PF 35 2-6 2-2 3 6 2 2 6
Joshua Shriver SF 31 3-10 1-2 2 7 2 3 7
Freddie Thompson SG 25 7-17 1-2 1 5 1 5 19
Michael Drake PG 35 4-9 3-5 2 5 7 3 13
Lowell Eveland C 9 0-2 0-0 2 3 0 0 0
Micheal Mitchell PG 12 5-11 4-4 0 1 3 1 14
Maximo Joseph SG 8 0-1 2-2 0 1 2 0 2
Jordan Maus PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
James Halcomb SF 9 1-2 4-6 0 1 1 2 6


Turnovers: 11 (J.Kujawa 2, K.Reynolds 2, J.Shriver 1,
F.Thompson 3, M.Drake 1, M.Mitchell 1, J.Maus 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Kujawa 2, K.Reynolds 3)
Steals: 1 (M.Mitchell 1)
3P FGs: 6-21 (J.Shriver 0-4, F.Thompson 4-11, M.Drake
2-2, M.Mitchell 0-3, M.Joseph 0-1)


Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

The Final Four, 1983-84: George Washington will face...


Princeton 74, Brigham Young 62. The Tigers (29-6) continue to play inspired basketball after being written off as an undeserving #1 seed. Five Tigers scored in double-figures, led by Travis Cruz' 13. Princeton used 22 BYU fouls to take 20 free throws, compared to just 12 for BYU. Joshua Binkley scored 18 for BYU (30-6), who shot badly (39%), and never found a rhythm against Princeton's defense.


Princeton 74, Brigham Young 62


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Princeton (29-6, 10-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kermit Lee C 32 5-9 1-1 5 9 0 3 11
Charles Snell PF 33 4-6 2-2 2 8 4 3 10
Blake Quillen SF 32 6-14 0-0 1 4 4 1 12
Travis Cruz SG 24 5-14 0-0 1 2 1 2 13
Stephen Williams PG 32 1-4 1-2 0 6 11 1 3
Benton Gober SG 18 2-3 0-1 0 2 0 1 5
Gerald Alarcon PG 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Harvey Dipietro SF 7 1-3 4-6 0 2 0 0 7
Dennis Davis PF 11 3-4 5-8 2 2 0 1 11
Brian Lingerfelt C 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (C.Snell 3, B.Quillen 6, T.Cruz 4,
S.Williams 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (K.Lee 2, C.Snell 1)
Steals: 7 (K.Lee 1, C.Snell 2, B.Quillen 3, T.Cruz 1)
3P FGs: 5-15 (T.Cruz 3-7, S.Williams 0-3, B.Gober 1-2,
H.Dipietro 1-3)


Brigham Young (30-6, 9-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Noble Crossley C 29 1-5 4-6 3 9 1 3 6
Tony Barnes PF 16 4-9 0-0 1 3 1 5 8
Joshua Binkley SF 33 7-10 0-0 2 9 2 2 18
Paul Honaker SG 22 2-10 0-0 1 4 1 2 6
Isaiah McAlpine PG 27 0-2 0-0 0 1 3 3 0
John Toro SG 15 2-8 0-0 0 2 0 2 5
Napoleon Gentry PG 17 2-5 0-0 1 1 1 0 4
Merle Clift PG 4 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Chris Galarza PF 18 3-5 3-4 2 3 2 3 9
Stephen Harr SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas Zepeda C 12 1-2 2-2 1 2 0 0 4
Forest France C 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0


Turnovers: 18 (N.Crossley 2, T.Barnes 4, J.Binkley 5,
I.McAlpine 3, N.Gentry 1, M.Clift 1, C.Galarza 1,
D.Zepeda 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Binkley 1, P.Honaker 1, C.Galarza 1)
Steals: 3 (J.Binkley 2, C.Galarza 1)
3P FGs: 7-26 (J.Binkley 4-7, P.Honaker 2-8, I.McAlpine
0-1, J.Toro 1-6, N.Gentry 0-2, M.Clift 0-2)


Player of Game: C Kermit Lee (PRNC)




Final Four, 1983-84
1) Princeton 74, 1) Brigham Young 62
5) George Washington 91, 1) Rice 79


The 1983-84 National Championship Game
Princeton (30-6, Ivy League) vs George Washington (33-1, Independent)

[Comey]

1983-84 NCAA Championship vs Princeton (30-6)


The Princeton Tigers won the NCAA championship four years ago as only the second undefeated champion in history (the first was the 36-0 UNC Tar Heels, back in 1958-59). Rice lost that title game, 84-58...it would have been interesting if they got back to face each other. But nevermind that. There were lofty expectations for the class that came out of that national title.

Four years later, that class has nearly realized those expectations. After three straight early-round losses for the Tigers, they have returned, perhaps against odds, to the national title game. Overall, this is their fifth Final Four, and third NCAA championship game. They lost in the 1976-77 title game.

This is a deep, extremely experienced group. Six players have played at least 98 games. Three have played at least 130. Two 100+ game starters. SF Blake Quillen is a mini-Jack, averaging 15.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.4 assists, along with a steal a game. Travis Cruz, the new starter this year, has averaged 14.2 points, and has been the leading scorer for Princeton this postseason. Power forward Charlie Snell averages 9.4 points and 9.0 rebounds a game.

Princeton is a top-twenty scoring team in a deep conference. They went 15-5 in games against the RPI top 50, and 10-1 against 51-100. They have a championship resume. They shoot very well...they aren't a great defensive team, but they do well enough. Their 12.2 margin of victory is eighth in the nation. GW's powerful defense will definitely be tested in this game.

Kermit Lee wins the tip, and Stephen Williams finds Cruz. Jack gets to the line and scores both, so we're tied at 2-2. Hulett fouls Williams, who hits both. Jack beats the press and gets it to Hulett, who hits one of two. If GW is going to rely on Hulett...he beats the press and gets a layup, so it's 6-5, Princeton. Benton Gober comes in; that's the perfect name for a sidekick in an 80s sitcom. Jack with a steal...Gober commits a foul. With five minutes gone, it's 8-5.

Cruz hits a three. Charlie Snell scores, and is fouled. It's 14-5 Princeton. Quillen finds Cruz. Davis gets a bucket, and the foul...16-8 with 12:32 left. Princeton responds. Davis gets hurt. Jack with a steal and a layup. 18-12 Tigers. Jack hits Sandy for three...18-15. Jack has a 4-1-1 line. Porter Ali comes in and beats the press, and throws it down. Sandy heads to the line, and hits two, and GW has a 19-18 lead with 9:45 left.

Quillen responds...Dennis Davis blocks Jack's layup. Princeton is totally controlling the boards (16-5). So many second chances...they take a 25-19 lead, while GW can't get multiple tries on their end. Hulett goes one of two from the line. Williams drills a three, and it's 28-20. Sandy scores, and Woods draws a charge on Cruz. Jack throws one home off a Hulett miss. Cruz hits two free throws...30-24 with 5:11 left.

Gober hits a jumper. Williams hits two free throws. Jack goes to the line, and hits two. He's up to 8-2-1, but Princeton is up 34-26. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. DePrieto responds. Ali is fouled, and he hits both...Princeton has the response for now. Jack gets a steal, and Sandy scores. Back to four. GW is getting confidence. Armbruster hits one of two free throws, but Williams finds Quillen. Hector hits two free throws. 38-35. Cruz hits both free throws he takes. Hector gets back to the line...he goes one of two.

Dennis Davis hits...Armbruster responds. Gerald Alarcon finds Cruz, but Jack finds Hulett. Dennis Davis hits two free throws to end the half...Princeton is up 46-40. They have a 22-13 rebounding edge, but nine turnovers to just four for GW. Quillen had 10 for the Tigers. Jack had an 8-3-3 line, while Sandy had nine, and Hulett eight.

Cruz gets a steal and is fouled by Hulett. Armbruster gets fouled, and he hits both. 48-42. Jack's dunk attempt is blocked. He gets two blocks on the other end. Jack scores...48-44. Sandy commits his fourth foul, and here's Ali. They are down Dwight Dvais. Hector scores, and is fouled...he has six, and it's 50-47. Armbruster fouls on the other end. So many fouls.

Chris Davis is in. This is bad. Hulett gets the tip. Jack comes out. Hmmm....Davis hits a three to put GW up 52-50?!!?!?! What?! Then he's fouled by Quillen, and Jack comes back. Quillen gets fouled by Grayson, and ties the game. Hector with a steal...Jack is fouled, he hits both. 54-52 lead. Jack hits from the top of the key. Then he finds Woods. It's 58-54, GW, with 12:53 left. Patterson hits! He's hitting in a huge way!

Jack finds Hector for another score. He has ten and is reminding everyone of last year. Jack finds Hulett for three! 65-54! Joe Mattox scores...Jack responds. He's up to 16-5-6, and he gets a steal and dunk the other way. GW is on a huge run right now. Jack with the bucket, and the foul! Michael King got the assist! Marty Reed is pushing all the buttons right now! Jack hits two more free throws, and Princeton gets a T! Jack hits those, and Chris Davis gets two free throws. It's 76-64, but Princeton is far from done. Jack with a tip of a Woods miss...he has 25, and it's 78-66 with nine minutes left.

Quillen scores. Cruz has 19, Quillen 12. Hulett hits a three! He has 16! Lee scores on the other end, those are his first points. Snell gets a rebound, but Woods ties him up immediately. Davis and King is the backcourt again. They are stealing time with this backcourt...they've done is a few times. Jack scores off a King pass. Jack draws a charge off Quillen. Davis with two more free throws...he has seven! FOur minutes left...85-70, George Washington. What an unbelievable full team effort.

Hulett goes to the line as Williams fouls out. He hits both. Jack comes out. Alacorn hits two free throws. Hulett misses, and here comes Princeton. Quillen gets a layup. 1:51 left, 87-74. Ali hits, and this is over. This game is over. Quillen hits a three...89-77 in the final minute. Armbruster hits a free throw, and DePrieto hits a three at the buzzer...

...and George Washington knocks off Princeton, 90-80.

The George Washington Colonials.


YOUR 1983-84 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions!

GW dominated the boards, and only had two turnovers in the second half. Princeton got cold, fouled a lot, and committed 17 turnovers for the game. Jack, naturally, was named Player of the Game, for his 27-7-7 effort. But let's go through this.

Dwight Davis was hurt seven minutes in. John Sandy got into foul trouble. So, in a national championship game, Chris Davis played seven minutes, and scored seven points. Michael King played just two minutes, but had two assists. Hector, who was huge last season but a forgotten man this year, played 18 minutes, and scored ten points. Hulett, who now had to be the other man in the offense, a role he always wanted, stepped up. He went 6-11 from the field, 2-3 from 3, and had 18 points and eight rebounds. Brian Armbruster, who went invisible late this season, scored eight points. Bruce Woods scored just two points, but had five big rebounds.

And then there was Jack. 9-17 from the field, 9-9 from the line. Just seven rebounds, four offensive. Seven assists, no turnovers. Three blocks, SIX steals. All of those were huge.

For Princeton, this has to be heartache. The GW defense clamped down in the second half. Travis Cruz finished with 19 points on 5-9 shooting, 8-8 from the line. Quillen had 17-7-5. Dennis Davis had 10 off the bench.

GW has pulled off a miracle. What an unbelievable season. More to come on that later.


George Washington 90, Princeton 80


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George Washington (35-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 32 1-4 0-0 1 5 0 3 2
Brian Armbruster PF 25 1-2 6-8 2 5 0 4 8
Jack Dawkins SF 33 9-17 9-9 4 7 7 0 27
Dwight Davis SG 7 1-5 1-1 1 3 0 0 3
Richie Hulett PG 32 6-11 4-6 2 8 1 4 18
John Sandy SG 18 3-6 2-2 2 3 0 4 9
Hector Patterson PG 18 3-11 4-5 1 1 1 1 10
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0
Porter Ali SF 10 2-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 6
Glenn Grayson PF 14 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 0
Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 7 1-3 4-4 1 2 0 0 7


Turnovers: 6 (D.Davis 2, R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1)
Steals: 7 (J.Dawkins 6, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 4-13 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 0-1, D.Davis
0-2, R.Hulett 2-3, J.Sandy 1-3, P.Ali 0-1, C.Davis 1-2)


Princeton (29-7, 10-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kermit Lee C 33 1-9 0-0 4 11 2 3 2
Charles Snell PF 35 2-2 4-4 1 9 0 4 8
Blake Quillen SF 33 8-11 0-0 1 7 5 4 17
Travis Cruz SG 27 5-9 8-8 3 3 3 1 19
Stephen Williams PG 16 1-4 4-4 0 0 6 5 7
Benton Gober SG 13 1-4 0-0 1 2 1 4 2
Gerald Alarcon PG 15 2-3 2-2 0 2 4 4 6
Harvey Dipietro SF 11 2-6 2-2 1 2 1 2 7
Joseph Mattox SG 2 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 2
Dennis Davis PF 12 3-6 4-7 1 2 0 1 10
Bruno Decroy PG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (K.Lee 3, B.Quillen 2, T.Cruz 3,
S.Williams 2, B.Gober 1, G.Alarcon 3, H.Dipietro 1,
J.Mattox 1, D.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (K.Lee 3, B.Gober 1, D.Davis 1)
Steals: 4 (B.Quillen 2, T.Cruz 1, B.Gober 1)
3P FGs: 4-15 (B.Quillen 1-1, T.Cruz 1-4, S.Williams
1-3, B.Gober 0-2, G.Alarcon 0-1, H.Dipietro 1-3,
B.Decroy 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

The 1983-84 George Washington Colonials


Michael King, PG (So): Appeared in just eight games, but still managed more minutes than either Chris Davis or Rob Mulvey. Playing time dipped considerably as Richie Hulett and Dwight Davis stayed healthy until the final game. Played two minutes in the NCAA championship, but had two key assists to help jumpstart GW's run that led to the victory.


PLAYER DETAILS


#25 PG Michael King - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 163
High School: South Gwinnett High School
Hometown: Snellville, GA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 16 64 78 34 63 30 13 23 21 23 19 28 80 44 75 53
1982: 15 62 75 33 57 28 12 22 20 22 18 27 79 42 75 46
1981: 15 58 69 31 49 26 12 20 20 20 16 27 76 40 74 32
Potential: D B B C A C F D D D D D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 55

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1982 29 0 5.4 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.17 0.1 0.0 0.5
1983 8 0 4.1 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 2.00 0.1 0.0 0.1
Career 37 0 5.2 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.00 0.1 0.0 0.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1982 0.7 1.3 .500 0.8 0.9 .885 0.1 0.3 .500 1.71 0.59
1983 0.3 0.9 .286 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.1 0.4 .333 1.00 4.13
Career 0.6 1.2 .467 0.7 0.8 .893 0.1 0.3 .455 1.60 1.35

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1982 29 0 158 65 5 10 14 12 3 1 15
1983 8 0 33 7 1 3 2 0 1 0 1
Career 37 0 191 72 6 13 16 12 4 1 16


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1982 19 38 23 26 4 8 17
1983 2 7 2 2 1 3 33
Career 21 45 25 28 5 11 50

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 7 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 6 2 2 1 3
Career 15 2 3 5 1 1 2 4 6 5 5 2 3

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1981 High School: Rated * and #532 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion




Chris Davis, SG (Jr*): Davis was known last year as the unhappy walk-on. Oddly enough, he played more last year than this. However, it was his seven minutes in the NCAA championship, where he scored seven points, that fans will always remember about him, no matter what happens next year. He has already made his biggest mark on the program. It's quite possible George Washington doesn't win without him after they spent the last two seasons doing just that.

PLAYER DETAILS


#13 SG Chris Davis - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 187
High School: Aberdeen High School
Hometown: Aberdeen, MD

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 8 30 59 43 50 33 41 30 30 25 10 50 87 42 58 79
1982: 7 30 59 42 48 32 39 29 29 24 10 47 87 40 57 72
1981: 6 29 58 41 46 31 37 28 28 23 10 45 86 39 56 65
1980: 6 28 57 40 44 30 35 27 27 22 10 43 85 38 55 58
1979: 6 26 55 38 40 28 31 25 25 20 10 39 83 34 53 38
Potential: F D C C C D C D C D F B


Health: Good
Scholarship: No
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 47

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1982 18 0 2.9 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.50 0.1 0.0 0.3
1983 19 0 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.67 0.0 0.0 0.1
Career 37 0 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.67 0.1 0.0 0.2


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1982 0.3 0.7 .417 0.4 0.5 .889 0.1 0.3 .333 1.67 0.06
1983 0.1 0.3 .167 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.1 0.2 .333 1.50 -0.21
Career 0.2 0.5 .333 0.4 0.4 .933 0.1 0.2 .333 1.61 -0.08

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1982 18 0 52 20 0 5 4 8 2 0 5
1983 19 0 35 9 1 2 2 3 0 0 1
Career 37 0 87 29 1 7 6 11 2 0 6


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1982 5 12 8 9 2 6 1
1983 1 6 6 6 1 3 -4
Career 6 18 14 15 3 9 -3

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 7 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 4 4 1 2
Career 7 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 3 4 4 1 2

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1980 High School: Rated * and #1230 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1980 Walked on at George Washington
1983 NCAA Champion



Robert Mulvey, SF (Sr): Mulvey walked-on at Virginia Tech as the 918th overall recruit. He transferred after his freshman year, and was a bit player for GW. He was a usual reserve last season, averaging 8.5 minutes, 2.3 points, and 1.6 rebounds a game. He saw just one minute in the NCAA title game.

PLAYER DETAILS


#53 SF Robert Mulvey - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-9
Weight: 257
High School: Western Albemarle High School
Hometown: Crozet, VA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 45 12 27 51 34 35 16 56 12 29 16 57 67 58 55 85
1982: 41 11 27 49 33 34 15 53 11 28 16 52 66 55 55 79
1981: 39 10 27 47 32 33 14 51 11 27 16 50 66 53 54 74
1980: 37 10 26 45 31 32 14 49 11 26 16 48 65 51 54 69
1979: 35 10 25 43 30 31 14 47 11 25 16 46 64 48 54 63
1978: 31 10 23 39 28 29 14 43 11 23 16 42 64 40 53 47
Potential: C F D C C D D C F D F B


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 33

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 18 0 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.50 0.1 0.0 0.1
1982 31 0 8.5 2.3 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.21 0.1 0.1 1.0
1983 29 0 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 5.00 0.0 0.0 0.4
Career 78 0 4.7 1.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.2 5.00 0.1 0.0 0.6


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 0.2 0.3 .500 0.2 0.4 .571 0.0 0.1 .000 1.67 -0.94
1982 0.8 1.5 .543 0.4 0.7 .571 0.3 0.6 .500 1.54 1.13
1983 0.3 0.7 .421 0.1 0.2 .800 0.1 0.3 .444 1.26 0.24
Career 0.5 0.9 .507 0.3 0.4 .606 0.2 0.4 .464 1.48 0.32

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 18 0 29 10 1 5 1 2 2 0 1
1982 31 0 265 71 3 51 3 14 4 2 31
1983 29 0 76 24 2 14 5 1 0 0 11
Career 78 0 370 105 6 70 9 17 6 2 43


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 3 6 4 7 0 1 -17
1982 25 46 12 21 9 18 35
1983 8 19 4 5 4 9 7
Career 36 71 20 33 13 28 25

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 3
Career 8 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 2 3

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1979 High School: Rated * and #918 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1979 Walked on at Virginia Tech
1979 Transfered from Virginia Tech
1983 NCAA Champion




Porter Ali, SF (Jr*): Ali has been a bit reserve throughout his career, something that won't change next season. You know he's going to shoot when he's in, and he has a very solid jumpshot...but not a three. And he shot 49 of his 92 shots from beyond the arc. He played well in the NCAA title game, but don't expect his role to increase.

PLAYER DETAILS


#55 SF Porter Ali - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 219
High School: Mccaskey High School
Hometown: Lancaster, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 40 77 44 51 31 17 20 21 34 5 10 25 47 69 70 50
1982: 39 74 42 49 29 16 19 20 32 5 10 24 47 66 68 42
1981: 38 71 40 47 28 15 18 19 30 5 10 23 45 63 66 33
1980: 37 69 39 46 27 15 17 18 29 5 10 22 44 60 65 23
1979: 35 64 37 44 25 15 15 16 27 5 10 20 41 52 61 1
Potential: C B C C C D D D C F F D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 30

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 0 4.3 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.93 0.0 0.0 0.5
1982 30 0 7.8 3.6 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.24 0.0 0.0 0.7
1983 36 0 8.0 3.3 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.67 0.2 0.0 0.9
Career 99 0 6.7 2.9 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.67 0.1 0.0 0.7


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 0.5 1.2 .425 0.5 0.7 .708 0.2 0.8 .280 1.45 0.55
1982 1.3 3.2 .411 0.5 0.7 .750 0.5 1.7 .300 1.14 -0.47
1983 1.2 2.6 .467 0.4 0.6 .652 0.4 1.4 .327 1.27 1.47
Career 1.0 2.3 .436 0.5 0.7 .701 0.4 1.3 .306 1.25 0.58

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 0 143 58 8 28 13 14 1 1 15
1982 30 0 233 108 11 37 4 17 1 1 22
1983 36 0 289 117 2 22 22 33 7 1 33
Career 99 0 665 283 21 87 39 64 9 3 70


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 17 40 17 24 7 25 18
1982 39 95 15 20 15 50 -14
1983 43 92 15 23 16 49 53
Career 99 227 47 67 38 124 57

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 8 2 2 2 1 1 4 3 8 3 4 2 4
Career 12 2 4 2 1 1 4 5 10 5 8 2 6

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1979 High School: Rated * and #679 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion




Glenn Grayson, C (Fr*): Grayson started two games this year, but slowly disappeared in the second half of the season, as John Sandy's role expanded, and Jack spent more time at the 4. He has a bright future next year, as Armbruster should take over at the C spot. He had spurts of solid play this year, and has a lot of growth ahead of him.

PLAYER DETAILS


#2 C Glenn Grayson - George Washington - Freshman
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 242
High School: Crossland High School
Hometown: Temple Hills, MD

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current: 68 11 29 0 6 8 40 20 34 28 55 22 30 88 47 47
1982: 64 11 29 0 6 8 38 19 32 27 54 21 28 84 45 40
1981: 56 11 27 0 6 8 34 17 28 25 52 19 26 78 44 26
Potential: A F D F F F C D C C B D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 94

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1983 36 2 9.6 2.3 0.4 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.73 0.2 0.1 0.8
Career 36 2 9.6 2.3 0.4 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.73 0.2 0.1 0.8


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1983 0.7 1.7 .417 0.9 1.4 .680 0.0 0.0 .000 1.40 3.17
Career 0.7 1.7 .417 0.9 1.4 .680 0.0 0.0 .000 1.40 3.17

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1983 36 2 346 84 15 53 11 15 7 5 28
Career 36 2 346 84 15 53 11 15 7 5 28


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1983 25 60 34 50 0 0 114
Career 25 60 34 50 0 0 114

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 7 3 8 3 1 1 2 3 5 4 6 0 0
Career 7 3 8 3 1 1 2 3 5 4 6 0 0

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1981 High School: Rated * and #485 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion

[Comey]

Hector Patterson, PG (So): The 5'9 (in shoes) guard didn't fall out of favor. His minutes decreased because Hulett and Davis were injured. When Davis got hurt early in the title game, Hector ended up playing eighteen minutes. He registered ten huge points, all in the second half. He needs to improve drastically on the three (4-33 this season), but chalk that up to intermittent minutes. He will be a sixth man next season.

PLAYER DETAILS


#14 PG Hector Patterson - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 5-9
Weight: 171
High School: Woodrow Wilson High School
Hometown: Camden, NJ

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 59 41 35 27 52 52 49 8 4 25 57 17 76 45 72 100
1982: 56 39 33 25 47 45 46 8 3 23 48 16 75 45 72 100
1981: 53 37 31 23 43 39 43 8 3 21 40 16 75 45 71 100
Potential: B C D D C B B F F D B D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 74

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1982 31 10 20.5 8.7 1.0 1.8 1.4 0.9 1.50 1.1 0.1 1.6
1983 36 1 12.8 4.6 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.12 0.8 0.1 1.4
Career 67 11 16.4 6.5 0.8 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.12 0.9 0.1 1.5


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1982 3.1 7.0 .449 1.8 2.7 .655 0.7 2.0 .333 1.25 7.16
1983 1.9 4.2 .454 0.6 1.0 .657 0.1 0.9 .121 1.09 4.56
Career 2.5 5.5 .451 1.2 1.8 .655 0.4 1.4 .260 1.18 5.76

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1982 31 10 637 270 30 55 42 28 33 2 50
1983 36 1 460 165 24 36 38 34 28 2 50
Career 67 11 1097 435 54 91 80 62 61 4 100


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1982 97 216 55 84 21 63 222
1983 69 152 23 35 4 33 164
Career 166 368 78 119 25 96 386

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 14 4 7 3 4 1 3 7 11 5 5 1 4
Career 21 4 7 6 4 1 3 8 17 6 9 4 8

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1981 High School: Rated * and #581 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1982 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion



Brian Armbruster, PF (Fr): The biggest (only) addition to the team, Armbruster played the second-most minutes on the team this season. He has a love of the three that either needs to be improved upon or discarded, but he is a very capable rebounder and inside scorer. He should be much better next year, and may be Jack's right-hand man as the new center.

PLAYER DETAILS


#41 C Brian Armbruster - George Washington - Freshman
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 225
High School: Redbank Valley High School
Hometown: New Bethlehem, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 53 25 10 31 43 22 38 62 42 34 27 24 34 75 37 100
1982: 45 23 8 29 41 20 34 54 36 34 27 22 34 75 36 96
Potential: B D F C C D C A B C C D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 29

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1983 36 36 28.6 6.5 1.6 5.9 1.0 0.8 1.28 0.7 0.3 3.2
Career 36 36 28.6 6.5 1.6 5.9 1.0 0.8 1.28 0.7 0.3 3.2


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1983 2.5 5.1 .492 1.1 2.0 .535 0.4 1.3 .292 1.26 14.69
Career 2.5 5.1 .492 1.1 2.0 .535 0.4 1.3 .292 1.26 14.69

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1983 36 36 1031 234 57 212 37 29 24 9 114
Career 36 36 1031 234 57 212 37 29 24 9 114


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1983 91 185 38 71 14 48 529
Career 91 185 38 71 14 48 529

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 15 4 12 3 2 2 2 7 11 6 10 3 4
Career 15 4 12 3 2 2 2 7 11 6 10 3 4

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1982 High School: Rated *** and #108 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion



Richie Hulett, PG (Jr): Hulett is hot-headed, the source of a few technical fouls this year. He is also not a particularly good outside shooter (30% from 3), and could work on is all-around game (he is a pretty lousy defender). But he comes through in the clutch, as evidenced by his play in the Final Four. He won't be able to lean on Davis next season, or John Sandy, for that matter. So he better show up to practice ready to be more of a leader.

PLAYER DETAILS


#42 SG Richie Hulett - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 196
High School: Lee High School
Hometown: Springfield, VA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 40 72 53 39 54 52 51 21 12 52 38 9 73 57 53 78
1982: 36 67 50 39 48 48 47 20 11 49 36 8 72 56 53 69
1981: 33 61 47 39 41 43 44 19 11 46 34 8 71 55 52 60
1980: 29 57 45 37 35 39 40 19 11 42 32 8 69 52 50 32
Potential: C A C D B C C D D C C F


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 39

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 0 19.1 6.5 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.1 1.69 0.8 0.0 2.0
1982 24 24 26.4 8.9 1.7 3.0 1.8 1.5 1.23 0.8 0.1 2.8
1983 35 35 27.7 11.2 1.5 2.7 1.9 1.6 1.24 0.7 0.1 3.1
Career 92 59 24.3 8.9 1.4 2.6 1.9 1.4 1.24 0.7 0.1 2.6


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 2.2 5.4 .399 1.5 2.2 .681 0.7 2.4 .275 1.20 9.15
1982 3.4 7.8 .431 1.1 1.7 .659 1.0 3.3 .308 1.13 11.29
1983 4.4 9.5 .464 1.1 1.7 .690 1.2 4.1 .297 1.18 13.11
Career 3.3 7.6 .438 1.3 1.9 .678 1.0 3.3 .294 1.17 11.22

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 0 631 213 38 77 61 36 27 1 65
1982 24 24 633 213 40 72 43 35 18 3 66
1983 35 35 968 391 51 94 68 55 23 4 110
Career 92 59 2232 817 129 243 172 126 68 8 241


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 71 178 49 72 22 80 302
1982 81 188 27 41 24 78 271
1983 154 332 40 58 43 145 459
Career 306 698 116 171 89 303 1032

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 27 4 8 4 3 1 7 10 20 6 6 3 9
Career 27 7 8 5 4 1 7 10 20 6 7 4 10

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1980 High School: Rated *** and #154 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion




Bruce Woods, C (S0): Woods was dependable, though never spectacular. He lost playing time as Sandy gained it this season, and the team became more of a small, defensive machine. He was a plodding brick wall of a man who was good for some solid defense, and a few points a game. He made valuable contributions that rarely went into the stat sheet. He'll stay a starter, but will play limited minutes as the game goes on.

PLAYER DETAILS


#20 C Bruce Woods - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 237
High School: Midway High School
Hometown: Dunn, NC

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 53 11 42 0 10 10 61 46 68 17 27 31 11 62 27 70
1982: 48 10 38 0 9 9 54 41 56 16 26 28 11 62 26 60
1981: 44 9 35 0 9 9 48 37 48 16 26 26 10 62 23 33
Potential: C F C F F F B C B D C D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 89

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1982 31 31 27.8 5.7 1.9 4.4 1.2 1.0 1.19 0.5 0.2 2.9
1983 36 34 22.5 4.3 1.3 4.0 0.9 0.8 1.03 0.4 0.4 2.0
Career 67 65 25.0 4.9 1.6 4.2 1.0 0.9 1.03 0.5 0.3 2.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1982 2.1 4.8 .443 1.4 2.1 .652 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.18 11.84
1983 1.7 3.8 .442 0.9 1.4 .673 0.0 0.0 .000 1.12 10.89
Career 1.9 4.3 .443 1.1 1.7 .661 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.15 11.33

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1982 31 31 863 176 60 137 37 31 17 7 89
1983 36 34 811 155 47 145 31 30 14 16 72
Career 67 65 1674 331 107 282 68 61 31 23 161


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1982 66 149 43 66 1 1 367
1983 61 138 33 49 0 0 392
Career 127 287 76 115 1 1 759

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 14 5 9 5 2 3 3 6 10 6 6 0 0
Career 14 9 10 5 3 3 3 6 10 6 6 1 1

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1981 High School: Rated * and #567 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion



John Sandy, SG (Sr): Sandy became the sixth starter this year. He didn't start a single game, but he played starter minutes. He was usually in the game in the first 2-3 minutes, as GW went to a more varied linep to put Jack wherever he needed to go. Sandy's defense was lockdown, and that may be what is most missed next year. Nobody can do what he did, getting steals and layups seemingly at will. He was also Mr. Dependable at the line, shooting 82% this season, and improving every season. He was never counted upon for offense, but he gave it, even more so late in the season. He played exactly 2000 minutes in his career, 910 this season. If he had played 910 minutes on many teams, they probably wouldn't have won. But, on a team where all they needed was one thing out of him, he became indispensable.

PLAYER DETAILS


#30 SG John Sandy - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 179
High School: J. Sterling Morton East High School
Hometown: Cicero, IL

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 22 23 60 58 46 14 56 46 12 92 46 19 81 52 91 100
1982: 19 21 57 55 42 13 51 41 11 83 41 18 81 51 91 93
1981: 18 20 55 53 40 12 49 39 11 79 39 18 81 50 91 85
1980: 17 19 53 51 37 11 46 36 11 73 36 18 80 49 91 77
1979: 15 17 49 47 33 11 42 32 11 65 32 18 78 47 91 58
Potential: D D C C C F C C F A C D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 37

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1980 29 0 8.9 2.5 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.8 0.70 0.2 0.0 0.7
1981 22 0 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.50 0.1 0.0 0.1
1982 31 7 25.1 7.4 1.6 4.0 1.8 1.6 1.14 0.8 0.1 2.5
1983 36 0 25.3 7.4 1.6 4.6 1.3 1.5 0.91 1.3 0.2 2.4
Career 118 7 16.9 4.9 1.1 2.9 1.0 1.1 0.91 0.7 0.1 1.6


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1980 0.7 2.0 .368 0.7 1.1 .636 0.3 1.3 .270 1.28 -2.38
1981 0.2 0.4 .500 0.2 0.3 .667 0.1 0.2 .500 1.75 1.27
1982 2.5 5.8 .422 1.7 2.2 .791 0.7 2.4 .307 1.27 9.23
1983 2.5 5.1 .486 1.7 2.1 .816 0.8 2.0 .370 1.46 11.81
Career 1.6 3.6 .444 1.2 1.5 .769 0.5 1.6 .328 1.36 5.68

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1980 29 0 258 73 17 43 16 23 5 1 21
1981 22 0 53 14 1 5 2 4 3 0 3
1982 31 7 779 228 49 124 56 49 24 3 77
1983 36 0 910 267 57 165 48 53 48 6 85
Career 118 7 2000 582 124 337 122 129 80 10 186


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1980 21 57 21 33 10 37 -69
1981 4 8 4 6 2 4 28
1982 76 180 53 67 23 75 286
1983 89 183 62 76 27 73 425
Career 190 428 140 182 62 189 670

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 16 5 10 4 5 1 4 7 13 8 10 3 5
Career 16 5 10 5 5 1 4 7 13 8 10 3 6

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1979 High School: Rated ** and #484 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion




Dwight Davis, SG (Sr): The former Mr. Basketball of Delaware scored 27 in GW's Final Four win over Rice, and it seemed like he was primed for another hot run in the title game. But he tore a ligament only seven minutes in, a bittersweet finale for Jack's right-hand man. Davis steadily improved as a shooter over his career, and while he was never much of a distributor, he could facilitate every so often. He averaged 14.3 points this year, and 11.3 for his career, scoring 1350 points. He was underrated, and often stepped up when was needed. He will leave a vacuum much like Sandy will, but on the other end.

PLAYER DETAILS


#3 PG Dwight Davis - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-1
Weight: 197
High School: Milford Senior High School
Hometown: Milford, DE

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 63 65 32 54 48 39 10 54 27 65 5 37 93 50 62 59
1982: 59 61 30 51 48 38 9 51 26 60 5 36 93 47 61 48
1981: 55 54 28 47 48 37 8 48 25 52 4 35 93 44 59 38
1980: 51 48 26 43 48 36 7 46 24 45 3 34 93 41 57 28
1979: 47 42 24 39 48 34 7 44 22 39 3 32 90 35 54 6
Potential: B B D C D C F C D B F C


Health: Out 57 Days: Torn Ligament
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 61

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1980 29 29 22.0 7.0 0.6 2.8 1.6 1.6 1.00 0.2 0.1 2.0
1981 33 33 24.1 10.6 0.3 2.3 1.5 1.6 0.93 0.3 0.1 2.1
1982 21 21 26.7 13.4 0.8 3.8 2.1 2.1 0.98 0.3 0.1 2.3
1983 36 36 26.6 14.3 0.8 3.8 1.9 1.6 1.18 0.3 0.2 2.8
Career 119 119 24.8 11.3 0.6 3.2 1.7 1.7 1.18 0.3 0.1 2.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1980 2.5 6.9 .365 1.3 2.2 .587 0.7 3.0 .244 1.02 -1.07
1981 4.1 9.6 .426 1.3 2.3 .571 1.1 4.1 .267 1.10 12.70
1982 5.0 12.3 .403 1.8 2.7 .649 1.7 5.0 .343 1.09 11.33
1983 5.4 11.4 .471 2.0 2.9 .692 1.5 4.4 .348 1.25 13.97
Career 4.3 10.0 .426 1.6 2.5 .631 1.2 4.1 .306 1.14 9.49

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1980 29 29 637 204 16 80 46 46 5 3 59
1981 33 33 795 350 9 77 50 54 11 2 70
1982 21 21 561 281 17 80 44 45 7 2 49
1983 36 36 957 515 29 138 67 57 11 7 102
Career 119 119 2950 1350 71 375 207 202 34 14 280


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1980 73 200 37 63 21 86 -31
1981 135 317 44 77 36 135 419
1982 104 258 37 57 36 105 238
1983 194 412 72 104 55 158 503
Career 506 1187 190 301 148 484 1129

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 28 3 8 6 2 1 3 11 18 7 8 5 9
Career 28 3 8 6 3 1 7 11 21 7 9 5 10

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1979 High School: Rated *** and #168 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1979 High School: All-State (Delaware)
1979 High School: Mr. Basketball (Delaware)
1983 NCAA Champion

[Comey]

Jack Dawkins, SF (Jr): What can we said? Perhaps we'll wait for next season. His scoring was down, but his assists way up. His rebounding was astounding. He has 2,613 points for his career, and should burst the scoring record within the first ten games next season. He has 1167 rebounds, and should be the all-time leader by midseason or so. He has 723 assists...he needs 299 to get to #1. He had 306 this year. So, it's possible. His story isn't done, of course. So, his tale will be told next year.

PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 246
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 36 36 35.3 24.8 4.1 12.5 8.5 1.9 4.50 2.8 3.2 2.0
Career 100 100 34.0 26.1 4.0 11.7 7.2 1.7 4.50 2.3 3.1 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.4 15.6 .537 6.9 7.4 .933 1.1 3.0 .374 1.59 18.28
Career 9.0 16.8 .536 6.6 7.1 .919 1.6 3.6 .445 1.56 18.70

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 36 36 1271 893 146 451 306 68 99 114 73
Career 100 100 3395 2613 398 1167 723 173 234 314 198


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 302 562 249 267 40 107 658
Career 898 1675 656 714 161 362 1870

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 39 8 19 12 10 9 4 16 25 14 16 5 6
Career 55 11 25 13 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 94
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

1983-84 Awards


Jack was named National Player of the Year, of course, his third such win. Marty Reed was denied National Coach of the Year, which is preposterous. But he was Independent Coach of the Year. His career record is 63-4. Better enjoy his final year of the good life.


1983 OVERALL AWARDS


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Player of the Year:


JR SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 24.8 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 8.5 APG 2.8 SPG, 3.2 BPG


Freshman of the Year:
FR C Keenan Valenzuela Duke 4.2 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.4 APG 0.5 SPG, 4.3 BPG


Coach of the Year:
Alphonse Chance Yale 25 - 6 (10 - 4)


All-league 1st Team:
C SR John Caudell Bucknell 18.2 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.9 BPG
PF SR Kevin Manning Yale 17.5 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.4 SPG, 3.2 BPG
SF JR Jack Dawkins George Washington 24.8 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 8.5 APG, 2.8 SPG, 3.2 BPG
SG SR Douglas Toscano Duke 25.5 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.5 BPG
PG JR Richie Russell Southern California 17.5 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 8.9 APG, 2.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG


All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Bert Pannell Clemson 9.4 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 2.5 APG, 0.8 SPG, 3.6 BPG
PF SR Joseph Kujawa Rice 14.2 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.4 SPG, 2.7 BPG
SF SR Joshua Binkley Brigham Young 15.3 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 3.0 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SG SR Quincy Dull Maryland 16.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.4 APG, 2.8 SPG, 0.7 BPG
PG SR Frank Barns Seton Hall 20.9 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG


All-league 3rd Team:
C SR Douglas Leduc Washington 17.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.7 BPG
PF SR Michael Bibbs Colorado State 11.1 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.0 SPG, 4.9 BPG
SF SR Rex Smith Maryland 11.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 5.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SG SR Charles Hansel Southern California 18.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.1 APG, 2.1 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Tracey Vaughn Detroit 12.9 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 7.6 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.1 BPG


All-freshman Team:
C FR Keenan Valenzuela Duke 4.2 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 4.3 BPG
PF FR Laurence Eastwood Brown 7.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.7 BPG
SF FR Nathanael Langlois Washington 9.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG FR Jonathan Bewley South Carolina State 13.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Jason Nissen Colorado State 8.0 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 5.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG

[hoopsguy]

Congrats on the title. Thought it was going to be a sour ending when Davis went out.

[Comey]

I was definitely fretting. Really surprised at how the surrounding cast came together. Then again, they've done it all year long.

[Comey]

The Final Numbers, 1983-84


#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 36 36 35.3 24.8 4.1 12.5 8.5 2.8 3.2 1.9 2.0 18.3
Brian Armbruster C 36 36 28.6 6.5 1.6 5.9 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 3.2 14.7
Richie Hulett SG 35 35 27.7 11.2 1.5 2.7 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.6 3.1 13.1
Dwight Davis PG 36 36 26.6 14.3 0.8 3.8 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.6 2.8 14.0
John Sandy SG 36 0 25.3 7.4 1.6 4.6 1.3 1.3 0.2 1.5 2.4 11.8
Bruce Woods C 36 34 22.5 4.3 1.3 4.0 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 10.9
Hector Patterson PG 36 1 12.8 4.6 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.4 4.6
Glenn Grayson C 36 2 9.6 2.3 0.4 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.8 3.2
Porter Ali SF 36 0 8.0 3.3 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.9 1.5
Michael King PG 8 0 4.1 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.1
Robert Mulvey SF 29 0 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2
Chris Davis SG 19 0 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 -0.2
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Echevarria PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 36 36 1271 893 146 451 306 99 114 68 73 658
Brian Armbruster C 36 36 1031 234 57 212 37 24 9 29 114 529
Richie Hulett SG 35 35 968 391 51 94 68 23 4 55 110 459
Dwight Davis PG 36 36 957 515 29 138 67 11 7 57 102 503
John Sandy SG 36 0 910 267 57 165 48 48 6 53 85 425
Bruce Woods C 36 34 811 155 47 145 31 14 16 30 72 392
Hector Patterson PG 36 1 460 165 24 36 38 28 2 34 50 164
Glenn Grayson C 36 2 346 84 15 53 11 7 5 15 28 114
Porter Ali SF 36 0 289 117 2 22 22 7 1 33 33 53
Michael King PG 8 0 33 7 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 33
Robert Mulvey SF 29 0 76 24 2 14 5 0 0 1 11 7
Chris Davis SG 19 0 35 9 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 -4
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 302 562 .537 249 267 .933 40 107 .374 1.59
Brian Armbruster C 91 185 .492 38 71 .535 14 48 .292 1.26
Richie Hulett SG 154 332 .464 40 58 .690 43 145 .297 1.18
Dwight Davis PG 194 412 .471 72 104 .692 55 158 .348 1.25
John Sandy SG 89 183 .486 62 76 .816 27 73 .370 1.46
Bruce Woods C 61 138 .442 33 49 .673 0 0 .000 1.12
Hector Patterson PG 69 152 .454 23 35 .657 4 33 .121 1.09
Glenn Grayson C 25 60 .417 34 50 .680 0 0 .000 1.40
Porter Ali SF 43 92 .467 15 23 .652 16 49 .327 1.27
Michael King PG 2 7 .286 2 2 1.000 1 3 .333 1.00
Robert Mulvey SF 8 19 .421 4 5 .800 4 9 .444 1.26
Chris Davis SG 1 6 .167 6 6 1.000 1 3 .333 1.50
Orlando Maley PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
David Echevarria PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 48 Record Vs 1-50: 7-1 Poll Rank: #11
Season Record: 35-1 Record Vs 51-100: 9-0 RPI Rank: #6
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 15-0
Home Record: 13-0 Record Vs 200+: 4-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 79.5 1 11 Points 61.2 4 12 Points 18.3 1 2
O.Reb 12.0 7 48 O.Reb 8.1 2 5 O.Reb 3.9 4 9
D.Reb 25.1 28 121 D.Reb 21.6 3 6 D.Reb 3.4 3 17
Rebounds 37.1 15 89 Rebounds 29.8 1 1 Rebounds 7.3 1 4
Assists 17.7 2 13 Assists 11.9 7 17 Assists 5.8 2 5
Steals 7.3 4 22 Steals 4.1 2 2 Steals 3.2 2 9
Blocks 4.6 11 61 Blocks 3.4 28 69 Blocks 1.2 17 56
Turnovers 10.5 1 1 Turnovers 16.4 2 20 Turnovers -5.9 1 3
Fouls 18.9 22 86 Fouls 18.4 56 183 Fouls 0.5 41 146
FG% .484 2 3 FG% .418 8 60 FG% .066 2 6
FT% .775 1 1 FT% .679 49 134 FT% .095 1 1
3P% .326 36 155 3P% .330 32 86 3P% -.004 32 129
PPS 1.33 3 9 PPS 1.21 24 92 PPS .122 4 33
Adj. FG% .531 3 14 Adj. FG% .474 15 63 Adj. FG% .058 3 19



#11 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/14/83 vs. VMI 15-18 139 W 93-76 1-0
11/16/83 vs. New Hampshire 12-18 141 W 58-44 2-0
11/21/83 vs. Miami-Ohio 21-11 47 W 85-63 3-0
12/01/83 Hofstra 12-21 132 W 76-61 4-0
12/03/83 at North Carolina State 22-13 14 L 103-86 4-1
12/05/83 at Niagara 12-17 201 W 72-54 5-1
12/09/83 at St. Francis-PA 6-23 228 W 105-68 6-1
12/11/83 at Manhattan 7-23 150 W 80-70 7-1
12/14/83 Fairfield 17-13 85 W 67-61 8-1
12/17/83 at St. John's 11-21 217 W 58-50 9-1
12/20/83 Georgetown 13-16 110 W 71-61 10-1
12/23/83 East Carolina 14-18 99 W 85-62 11-1
12/28/83 at La Salle 19-14 60 W 79-67 12-1
12/31/83 at Jacksonville 16-14 162 W 84-43 13-1
01/02/84 Army 16-14 72 W 80-54 14-1
01/04/84 at West Chester 9-22 182 W 88-76 15-1
01/08/84 Howard 11-18 128 W 83-76 16-1
01/11/84 at American 11-19 153 W 76-43 17-1
01/13/84 Detroit 18-12 61 W 77-54 18-1
01/15/84 Bucknell 15-17 82 W 94-63 19-1
01/20/84 Delaware 15-15 119 W 86-62 20-1
01/23/84 at Duquesne 9-20 211 W 74-58 21-1
01/28/84 Lafayette 19-15 56 W 79-44 22-1
02/01/84 Charleston Southern 10-19 126 W 106-54 23-1
02/04/84 Canisius 21-9 55 W 72-47 24-1
02/08/84 at Delaware State 14-16 111 W 91-64 25-1
02/10/84 at Colgate 14-16 164 W 74-48 26-1
02/12/84 Iona 14-15 103 W 76-48 27-1
02/15/84 at Marshall 17-13 114 W 57-56 28-1
02/20/84 at Seton Hall 19-14 90 W 71-65 29-1
03/15/84 vs. Mississippi 18-13 40 W 99-81 30-1
03/17/84 vs. #23 New Mexico 22-8 18 W 72-60 31-1
03/23/84 vs. #24 Indiana 25-7 31 W 59-45 32-1
03/25/84 vs. California 24-10 15 W 67-62 33-1
03/31/84 vs. #2 Rice 31-4 1 W 91-79 34-1
04/02/84 vs. #12 Princeton 29-7 2 W 90-80 35-1

[Comey]

1984-85 Preseason


Coaching Changes

Marty Reed took the temperature just right, and bolted for Murray State.

On second thought...maybe he didn't. Murray State is not a step up. GW ended up hiring his 31-year-old recruiting coordinator, Charlie Radcliff. He is definitely 31, young, not very experienced in anything. Radcliff did, however, hire defensive guru Rolf Edwards as his lead assistant. That is huge. Reed had gotten better during his time at GW, but he was never going to be a coaching wizard. Radcliff is not good, by any stretch...but he should do okay for the long haul.

Three coaching changes during Jack's tenure. Never, ever would have expected that. I would have expected a coach to latch onto his coattails. But two, Arlie Jennings and Marty Reed, used what they felt were peak times with Jack to bolt.

The Freshman Recap

North Carolina snagged three five-star and three four-star recruits to take this year's recruiting title. The big haul for UNC was C Lauren Baillargeon, a 6'8 center from Alabama. Baylor signed the top two players in the country, as well as #6. That would make them the top class in the country, to me.

George Washington did okay, signing three players that could be solid down the road. Denny Perez was the big haul, the #106 recruit in the nation. He's a 6'11 center from Alexandria. Guard Kenny Frazier is Dwight Davis revisited, and Charlie Muncy is a JuCo who can come off the bench. Overall, this is a lackluster class, though it ranked 73rd in the nation.

Here is a look at their roster.


#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS General


Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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Brian Armbruster (G/B) 41 C So 6-11 225 Yes 29 OK New Bethlehem, PA
Bruce Woods (Y/Y) 20 C Jr 6-11 238 Yes 89 OK Dunn, NC
Jack Dawkins (B/B) 11 SF Sr 6-8 248 Yes 99 OK Camp Hill, PA
Kenneth Frazier (O/G) 23 SG Fr 6-3 193 Yes 83 OK Cary, NC
Richie Hulett (G/G) 42 SG Sr 6-3 197 Yes 39 OK Springfield, VA
Hector Patterson (Y/G) 14 PG Jr 5-9 172 Yes 74 OK Camden, NJ
Michael King (O/G) 25 PG Jr 6-0 165 Yes 55 OK Snellville, GA
Glenn Grayson (O/G) 2 C So* 6-8 242 Yes 94 OK Temple Hills, MD
Denny Perez (O/G) 1 C Fr 6-11 243 Yes 25 OK Alexandria, VA
Porter Ali (O/O) 55 SF Sr* 6-7 220 Yes 30 OK Lancaster, PA
Ferdinand Boutwell (R) 43 SG So* 6-3 211 Yes 40 OK Vivian, LA
Chris Davis (Y/O) 13 SG Sr* 6-0 187 No 47 OK Aberdeen, MD
David Echevarria (R/O) 15 PF Fr* 6-6 238 No 80 OK New Oxford, PA
Charles Muncy 32 PF Jr 6-8 223 Yes 31 Redshirt Wickes, AR
Clark Johnson 0 SF Fr 6-5 197 No 22 Redshirt Delmar, DE


On the surface, this is the best roster Jack has had. Armbruster has blossomed into the best player Jack has played with, while Hulett is a more-than-competent lead guard. Whether or not he has a more-than-competent brain, that's up for debate. Woods is a perfectly suitable post player, and Kenny Frazier has a decent handle, a streaky jumper, and is a wild card.

The bench is markedly better than the past; Hector looks like he could be a starter for many teams. King, Grayson, and Perez give solid size, something many teams don't have. And Ali...well, he's Ali. Boutwell probably won't contribute this year, and Davis will lose seconds to Boutwell. That's a shame.


#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Offense


Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp
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Brian Armbruster C 6-11 225 So 63 27 11 33 46 24 45 34 75 37
Bruce Woods C 6-11 238 Jr 56 12 47 0 11 11 65 11 62 27
Jack Dawkins SF 6-8 248 Sr 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100
Kenneth Frazier SG 6-3 193 Fr 24 46 53 55 48 39 19 63 56 53
Richie Hulett SG 6-3 197 Sr 46 78 54 39 61 57 57 73 58 54
Hector Patterson PG 5-9 172 Jr 62 43 37 29 53 58 52 76 46 72
Michael King PG 6-0 165 Jr 16 66 79 35 68 31 13 81 46 76
Glenn Grayson C 6-8 242 So* 75 11 29 0 6 8 44 31 91 47
Denny Perez C 6-11 243 Fr 49 36 35 54 35 15 54 35 80 27
Porter Ali SF 6-7 220 Sr* 41 80 46 53 33 18 21 47 71 70
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 6-3 211 So* 6 40 65 55 26 44 30 67 50 84
Chris Davis SG 6-0 187 Sr* 8 30 59 44 52 34 43 88 43 59
David Echevarria PF 6-6 238 Fr* 23 25 9 0 28 23 25 40 84 35
Charles Muncy PF 6-8 223 Jr 36 29 28 10 51 42 50 32 80 35
Clark Johnson SF 6-5 197 Fr 14 19 38 43 39 16 19 49 70 45


On offense, Armbruster has gotten better inside, and Woods is okay. Hulett has gotten a better jumper. Frazier already has a serviceable jump shot. Nobody is really a good passer...Hector is the second-best passer after Jack. King can handle but not pass. They will get their fair share of rebounds on the offensive end, like last year. From the line, they will struggle. King is a very good free throw shooter, but how many chances will he get?


#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Defense


Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Psd Prd Stl Blk Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Brian Armbruster C 6-11 225 So 53 35 28 28 76 34 75 37 100
Bruce Woods C 6-11 238 Jr 80 19 29 34 49 11 62 27 80
Jack Dawkins SF 6-8 248 Sr 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
Kenneth Frazier SG 6-3 193 Fr 26 35 56 64 23 63 56 53 53
Richie Hulett SG 6-3 197 Sr 13 57 40 10 22 73 58 54 85
Hector Patterson PG 5-9 172 Jr 5 27 66 18 9 76 46 72 100
Michael King PG 6-0 165 Jr 22 24 20 29 24 81 46 76 60
Glenn Grayson C 6-8 242 So* 38 30 57 24 22 31 91 47 52
Denny Perez C 6-11 243 Fr 35 43 15 38 39 35 80 27 56
Porter Ali SF 6-7 220 Sr* 37 6 11 26 22 47 71 70 57
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 6-3 211 So* 16 51 20 36 33 67 50 84 78
Chris Davis SG 6-0 187 Sr* 31 26 11 53 31 88 43 59 85
David Echevarria PF 6-6 238 Fr* 26 41 30 81 35 40 84 35 42
Charles Muncy PF 6-8 223 Jr 40 52 11 37 32 32 80 35 44
Clark Johnson SF 6-5 197 Fr 20 11 22 25 17 49 70 45 34



On defense, Woods will be solid in the post, but Armbruster is okay at best. In fact, this team will struggle to guard people anywhere. They don't have a Sandy that can cover like Jack can. Only Armbruster and Jack are solid rebounders. This will be a worse team than last year, unless they grow throughout the year.


#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Potential


Player Pos Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk
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Brian Armbruster C So B D F C C D C A B C C D
Bruce Woods C Jr C F C F F F B C B D C D
Jack Dawkins SF Sr A A A A A A A A A A A A
Kenneth Frazier SG Fr D C B C B C D D C C B A
Richie Hulett SG Sr C A C D B C C D D C C F
Hector Patterson PG Jr B C D D C B B F F D B D
Michael King PG Jr D B B C A C F D D D D D
Glenn Grayson C So* A F D F F F C D C C B D
Denny Perez C Fr C C C B C D A B C C D C
Porter Ali SF Sr* C B C C C D D D C F F D
Ferdinand Boutwell SG So* F B B C D C C C D B D D
Chris Davis SG Sr* F D C C C D C D C D F B
David Echevarria PF Fr* D C F F C D D C C C C A
Charles Muncy PF Jr C D D F B C C C C C F C
Clark Johnson SF Fr D D C C C D D D D F D D




Preseason Poll

Duke starts the year atop the poll, which is a surprise. Rice, Penn, Kansas and Maryland round out the top five. George Washington, for all of their holes, have Jack. And so, for the first time in Jack's career, the Colonials start the year ranked, at #21.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (54) 0-0 1764 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (10) 0-0 1703 2 Southwest Conference
3. Pennsylvania (6) 0-0 1624 25 Ivy League
4. Kansas 0-0 1536 15 Big Eight Conference
5. Maryland 0-0 1511 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Missouri 0-0 1424 7 Big Eight Conference
7. Princeton 0-0 1365 12 Ivy League
8. Baylor 0-0 1317 4 Southwest Conference
9. Cornell (1) 0-0 1233 22 Ivy League
10. Brigham Young (1) 0-0 1190 5 Western Athletic Conference
11. Clemson 0-0 1102 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
12. UTEP 0-0 971 8 Western Athletic Conference
13. Southern California 0-0 967 10 Pacific-8 Conference
14. Texas Christian 0-0 835 14 Southwest Conference
15. Virginia 0-0 735 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Kansas State 0-0 677 NR Big Eight Conference
17. Yale 0-0 664 13 Ivy League
18. Wake Forest 0-0 542 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Texas Tech 0-0 494 NR Southwest Conference
20. Columbia 0-0 395 16 Ivy League
21. George Washington 0-0 303 11 Independent
22. North Carolina 0-0 259 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Texas A&M 0-0 259 3 Southwest Conference
24. Indiana 0-0 177 24 Big Ten Conference
25. California 0-0 89 NR Pacific-8 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Colorado State 0-0 49 Western Athletic Conference
Nebraska 0-0 48 Big Eight Conference
Southern Methodist 0-0 46 Southwest Conference
North Carolina State 0-0 43 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 0-0 27 Big Ten Conference
Florida 0-0 10 Southeastern Conference
Michigan State 0-0 9 Big Ten Conference
New Mexico 0-0 8 Western Athletic Conference
Wyoming 0-0 7 Western Athletic Conference
Arizona 0-0 6 Western Athletic Conference
Colorado 0-0 4 Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma State 0-0 3 Big Eight Conference


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Army 0-0 2 Independent
Citadel 0-0 1 Southern Conference
Illinois 0-0 1 Big Ten Conference


Team Schedule: The typical Independent scheduel. Though they have a game at #1 Duke in February. That will be a great pull for NBA scouts, as many will be there to see him against the best team in the country (as of this minute). It's a foregone conclusion that he'll go #1, but nobody is quite sure how this prodigy projects in the NBA.


#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/17/84 vs. Ohio State 0-0 147
11/27/84 Buffalo 0-0 22
11/30/84 at VCU 0-0 214
12/04/84 Drexel 0-0 52
12/06/84 VMI 0-0 219
12/13/84 Howard 0-0 80
12/17/84 at Lehigh 0-0 98
12/22/84 St. John's 0-0 190
12/26/84 Appalachian State 0-0 4
12/28/84 at Temple 0-0 195
01/02/85 at Lafayette 0-0 96
01/04/85 at Eastern Michigan 0-0 58
01/07/85 American 0-0 3
01/09/85 Bucknell 0-0 21
01/19/85 at La Salle 0-0 95
01/21/85 at St. Bonaventure 0-0 187
01/23/85 Saint Joseph's 0-0 169
01/28/85 at Hofstra 0-0 76
02/01/85 Canisius 0-0 27
02/05/85 Charlotte 0-0 31
02/07/85 at #1 Duke 0-0 53
02/11/85 at Arizona State 0-0 6
02/13/85 at Georgia Southern 0-0 69
02/15/85 Centenary 0-0 28
02/17/85 Fairleigh Dickinson 0-0 60
02/23/85 Long Island 0-0 100
02/27/85 at Georgetown 0-0 67
03/05/85 at East Carolina 0-0 55


Finally, this is the team history. Look at how Jack's arrival has altered it.


GEORGE WASHINGTON TEAM PERFORMANCE


Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1983 George Washington 35 1 0 0 5 6 63 NCAA Champion
1982 George Washington 28 3 0 0 9 6 48 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1981 George Washington 28 5 0 0 18 14 39 Loss in NCAA Elite Eight
1980 George Washington 12 17 0 0 158 116 29 No Postseason
1979 George Washington 13 16 0 0 134 130 30 No Postseason
1978 George Washington 5 23 0 0 227 218 30 No Postseason
1977 George Washington 11 18 0 0 173 157 33 No Postseason
1976 George Washington 17 13 0 0 83 98 34 No Postseason
1975 George Washington 18 13 0 0 51 45 33 Loss in NIT Round 2
1974 George Washington 12 17 0 0 157 148 31 No Postseason
1973 George Washington 8 21 0 0 215 204 31 No Postseason
1972 George Washington 14 15 0 0 125 108 34 No Postseason
1971 George Washington 17 12 0 0 71 91 34 No Postseason
1970 George Washington 20 10 0 0 46 56 33 Loss in NIT Round 1
1969 George Washington 17 12 0 0 69 78 31 No Postseason
1968 George Washington 8 22 0 0 216 198 30 No Postseason
1967 George Washington 14 15 0 0 122 106 32 No Postseason
1966 George Washington 16 13 0 0 88 97 32 No Postseason
1965 George Washington 15 14 0 0 104 73 31 No Postseason
1964 George Washington 7 22 0 0 221 192 30 No Postseason
1963 George Washington 8 21 0 0 220 141 32 No Postseason
1962 George Washington 16 13 0 0 79 33 34 No Postseason
1961 George Washington 15 14 0 0 94 55 33 No Postseason
1960 George Washington 10 19 0 0 181 110 32 No Postseason
1959 George Washington 8 21 0 0 212 132 33 No Postseason
1958 George Washington 12 17 0 0 147 116 33 No Postseason
1957 George Washington 15 14 0 0 110 102 31 No Postseason
1956 George Washington 13 16 0 0 135 114 28 No Postseason
1955 George Washington 10 19 0 0 196 175 27 No Postseason
1954 George Washington 10 19 0 0 192 153 27 No Postseason
1953 George Washington 8 21 0 0 209 206 27 No Postseason
1952 George Washington 20 12 0 0 44 59 29 Loss in NIT Round 3
1951 George Washington 16 13 0 0 84 92 25 No Postseason
1950 George Washington 17 12 0 0 78 122 22 No Postseason

[Comey]

Jack Dawkins in History


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 248
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
1983: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 36 36 35.3 24.8 4.1 12.5 8.5 1.9 4.50 2.8 3.2 2.0
Career 100 100 34.0 26.1 4.0 11.7 7.2 1.7 4.50 2.3 3.1 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.4 15.6 .537 6.9 7.4 .933 1.1 3.0 .374 1.59 18.28
Career 9.0 16.8 .536 6.6 7.1 .919 1.6 3.6 .445 1.56 18.70

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 36 36 1271 893 146 451 306 68 99 114 73
Career 100 100 3395 2613 398 1167 723 173 234 314 198


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 302 562 249 267 40 107 658
Career 898 1675 656 714 161 362 1870

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 55 11 25 13 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 94
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)


Going into this season, Jack is on the precipice of several career marks.

Scoring: Jack has 2,613 points, currently 11th all-time. He is 202 points away from the career record, held by George Sarver, UTEP '66. He should reach that total no later than his ninth game.


Player Records


# Player Team Date Record
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1 George Sarver UTEP 1966 2815
2 Brian Harrison North Carolina State 1954 2810
3 Gordon Showalter Wake Forest 1970 2737
4 Van Collins Alabama 1969 2722
5 William Worrell Nebraska 1970 2706
6 Brian Crawford Rice 1982 2705
7 Jose McGinley Idaho 1974 2662
8 Elliot Dilworth Indiana 1975 2643
9 Charles Belcher West Chester 1972 2623
10 Billie Cloninger Notre Dame 1955 2617
11 Jack Dawkins George Washington 1984 2613
12 Fredrick Fan William & Mary 1966 2612
13 Albert So Washington State 1980 2591
14 Emmitt Cornish Gonzaga 1954 2585
15 Luigi Carrero Citadel 1968 2565
16 Chris Merritt Kansas State 1959 2545
17 Douglas Toscano Duke 1983 2514
18 Gregg Kilpatrick North Carolina 1968 2489
19 Jamie Cabral Northern Arizona 1974 2488
20 Julian Dingle Clemson 1979 2485
21 Andrew Mitchell Missouri 1954 2482
22 Dick Rainbolt Stetson 1957 2470
23 Lorenzo Jacobs Marquette 1958 2461
24 Doug Robertson Louisiana State 1955 2449
25 Preston Holliman Oklahoma State 1957 2426
26 Richard Wallace Kansas 1955 2412
27 Justin Redden Eastern Kentucky 1981 2412
28 Chris Rost Texas A&M 1968 2407
29 Noe Valley Temple 1962 2401
30 David Humbert Morehead State 1962 2398
31 Rickie Arnold Boise State 1981 2397
32 Albert Scott Pennsylvania 1982 2396
33 Jack Polk Santa Clara 1954 2391
34 Guy Desplanques Furman 1981 2378
35 Adan Langlois Kentucky 1954 2366
36 Seung Yum VCU 1961 2363
37 Daniel Bennett Oklahoma State 1974 2360
38 Howard Broyles North Carolina 1982 2356
39 Domenic Winkler Southern Methodist 1979 2346


# Player Team Date Record
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40 Joseph Lucky North Carolina 1957 2333
41 Johnathan Khoury Texas Christian 1957 2327
42 Orval Dingess Delaware 1969 2326
43 Arthur Rodriguez Delaware 1983 2326
44 Harland Johnson Kansas State 1963 2322
45 Felix Negrete Tennessee 1959 2321
46 Edward Avina New Mexico 1978 2320
47 Sidney Diego Cincinnati 1953 2319
48 Carl Watson Kansas 1954 2307
49 Paul Green Arizona State 1963 2306
50 Andres Cary Temple 1964 2302


Rebounding: Jack has 1,167 rebounds, 136 off the national pace, set all the way back in 1954 by Michael Diaz of Maryland. Jack will rise quickly up this list.

Assists: Jack comes into the season with 723, 299 off the top of the list. The leader is Otis McDonald (UNC '60), who has 105 more than Bartholomus Schotz of Arizona State.

[Comey]

11.17.84: vs Ohio State (Legends Invitational)

The people at the Legends had some great forethought when they signed GW up two years ago. They now get the defending national champions in a tournament that, historically, hasn't had much clout. The Colonials lead things off with Ohio State, a team that has never had sustained success in college basketball. They did reach the 1951-52 NCAA championship game, but lost to North Carolina's first title team, 66-60. Their last postseason experience was back in 1978-79, when they lost in the first round of the NCAA. They have been putrid every since, and will probably do so once again.

The Buckeyes return one starter, and only five guys who have ever played a college basketball game. In fact, they only have two guys who have averaged more than 11.5 minutes a game in their career. Wilber Hiller started 12 games last year, but he is not of starter quality. He has 2.9 ppg for his career, which makes him their top returning scorer. Forward Carrol Simmons is their best overall player, and their most experienced. He has put 88 games into the program. Freshman guards Rusty Brandon and Troy Jahnke are about to get a quick education in college hoops.

Jimmy Bradford scores to open things for Ohio State. Jack misses his first shot of the year, and Ohio State is off and fouling. Jack gets swiped, and Ohio State scores on the other end. Jack hits his next shot, but OSU responds. Jack scores again...and Kenny Frazier scores his first points. Jack gets fouled by Bradford, and the score is tied. Taylor Murray hits a three. Elias Bautista scores. It's 11-6. Jack finds Hulett, but Bautista is fouled by Armbruster, and the foul. The Buckeyes are not going to be intimidated. It's 14-8. Make that 17-8, after Hulett fouls Murray and the bucket goes.

Bautista hits again. He has eight, and it's 19-8. Woods scores to end the damage, but Bautista hits again...he has ten. Bautista fouls Jack, who hits both. He has eight. Timmy Frye is fouled by Hector, and HE scores. 24-12. Holy cow. Troy Jahnke hits a three. 27-12. Armbruster scores. Charlie Stumpf hits a three. What is this? Armbruster scores again, 30-16.

Frazier heads to the line, and he hits both. Frazier takes two threes on one possession, misses both. Jahnke hits a three. This is astounding. Armbruster scores off an Ali assist, but Carrol Simmons responds. Jack is fouled, and he hits both. He has a 10-3-1 line...Brandon hits for OSU. They are shooting 79% from the field. Jack scores from the wing. It's 39-27. Jack gets a steal and a dunk, cutting the lead to ten. Bautista is fouled by Woods. Armbruster fouls Bradford, but he's an awful free throw shooter. It's 41-29 with five minutes left.

Jack scores again...he has 16-4-1. Assists will be hard to come by this season. Grayson is fouled, and he gets one of two. Hulett commits his third foul, and here's Boutwell. Hector scores...David Echevarria is in for GW, too..this second team is getting crushed. Ali scores, but it's 49-36. Jack comes back. Brandon hits a three, and the lead is back to sixteen. Armbruster is fouled...he misses both free throws. Jack gets a steal, and he hits a three. GW has sixteen fouls this half. The score is 56-39, and that was painful. Jack has 19-5-1.

Armbruster scores to open things, then gets fouled by Kirk Paschal. Jack finds Armbruster for the score. He has ten. Jack gets a steal and a feed to Grayson. Hulett gets foul #4. It's 59-45. Hector hits a three. OSU is coming back to earth a bit. Armbruster gets the bucket, and the foul. It's 59-51, and Armbruster has thirteen. Denny Perez draws a charge. Jack follows a Frazier miss with a dunk. Armbruster gets a dunk. It's down to four. Jack gets a steal, and a dunk. He has 23-8-3, and it's 59-57. Jahnke hits one of two free throws. Hector hits, cutting the deficit to just one.

Armbruster gives GW a 61-60 lead. Jack is starting to assert himself on defense. Bautista has three fouls now. There are fouls everywhere. This is ugly. OSU is completely cold. And now, so is GW. Boutwell and Perez are in. This is where OSU grabbed control before. Hector hits a three...he has ten. Armbruster has a double-double (17-11)...Hector hits another three, and GW leads 69-61. They were down what, 17 at the half? So far, it's 30-5 this half, GW's favor.

Jack comes back with a 23-9-3 line, and he hits two free throws immediately. King goes to the line...he misses both. Jack's up to a double-double. Ali scores, and GW is comfortably in front now, given how OSU is shooting. This is the Ohio State team that was expected. Guess it took GW a half to warm up. Jack heads to the line. He hits both. 77-63 with 4:33 left. Hulett fouls out. This is very bad news, if Hulett is going to be so crazy on fouls like this. Frazier has four, Woods has four. Jack hits a three...he has thirty points, and it's 80-64.

Woods fouls out. Frazier is fouled...he hits one of two. Talk about nervousness...he has only four points, and has jacked up shots everywhere. GW's free throw shooting is atocious. OSU gets it back to 81-70. Seems like they've woken up. A steal and a layup for Brandon, who fouls out immediately after. Jack hits two more free throws. Frazier fouls out. Jack runs out the clock, and that's a rather bad 83-74 win for GW. Armbruster's 17-17 line was very impressive.

Jack had four turnovers, four steals, and just three assists. That is bad news for this team. They can't beat better teams if they play this way. This boxscore is pretty tough to look at. This team has a long way to go, on both sides of the ball.


George Washington 83, Ohio State 74


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Ohio State (0-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James Bradford C 21 3-6 2-4 1 4 1 4 8
Carrol Simmons PF 30 3-7 0-0 4 4 0 4 6
Kirk Paschal SF 25 2-4 0-0 2 6 4 2 4
Troy Jahnke SG 31 2-7 4-8 2 3 4 4 10
Rusty Brandon PG 21 4-9 1-2 0 0 0 5 10
Taylor Murray PG 19 3-5 3-5 0 1 2 2 10
Elias Bautista PF 17 4-7 6-9 0 3 0 4 14
Timothy Fye PG 9 1-1 3-5 0 0 0 1 5
Wilber Hiller SF 16 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 2
Charles Stumpf PF 12 1-2 2-4 1 5 1 3 5


Turnovers: 13 (J.Bradford 3, C.Simmons 1, K.Paschal 2,
T.Jahnke 2, R.Brandon 1, T.Murray 1, E.Bautista 1,
W.Hiller 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (C.Simmons 2)
Steals: 8 (C.Simmons 1, K.Paschal 1, R.Brandon 1,
T.Murray 4, T.Fye 1)
3P FGs: 5-14 (K.Paschal 0-2, T.Jahnke 2-4, R.Brandon
1-4, T.Murray 1-2, W.Hiller 0-1, C.Stumpf 1-1)


George Washington (1-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 35 8-13 1-5 5 17 1 3 17
Bruce Woods PF 17 1-4 0-0 2 2 0 5 2
Jack Dawkins SF 35 9-16 12-12 4 10 3 2 32
Kenneth Frazier SG 25 0-5 4-6 1 2 1 5 4
Richie Hulett PG 17 1-6 0-0 1 3 4 5 2
Hector Patterson PG 22 5-8 0-3 3 5 1 2 13
Michael King PG 5 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 2 0
Glenn Grayson PF 13 1-2 3-4 2 2 1 3 5
Denny Perez C 13 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 1
Porter Ali SG 12 2-2 3-4 0 2 2 1 7
F. Boutwell SG 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 13 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4,
K.Frazier 2, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 2, D.Echevarria 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, G.Grayson 1,
D.Perez 1)
Steals: 7 (J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 3)
3P FGs: 5-17 (J.Dawkins 2-4, K.Frazier 0-4, R.Hulett
0-4, H.Patterson 3-5)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

11.18.84: vs #18 Wake Forest (1-0)

Wake dismantled West Chester, 93-65, yesterday. They have a veteran group, returning four starters from last season's NCAA team. They put four players in double figures, and Matt McCoy, who is their best player, was not one of them. They are a deep team, littered with pro talent all over the place.

Tall order for GW, indeed...especially with yesterday's performance.

Wake is not tall. So GW has that going for them. Armbruster hits a three after a long possession that includes several offensive boards. Hulett fouls Dane Pack on a dunk attempt, and Wake has an early 5-3 lead. Jack finds Kenny, who scores and gets fouled. He misses the free throw. Ben Shanklin scores inside. Jack is fouled by Pack, and gets the bucket. He hits, and it's 8-7. Woods with a steal and a breakaway dunk. Jack finds Kenny, and with four minutes gone, it's 12-7.

Armbruster fouls Shanklin, who gets a three-point play. McCoy scores to tie it. Woods scores off a Kenny pass. He's getting more confident. Woods with a dunk, but SHanklin responds. McCoy ties it back up. Jack has only one take so far. Jim Mitchell scores, but Jack gets a three-point play to retake the lead. He has an early 6-1-3 line, after he finds Armbruster. Hector comes in and gets a steal, but Hulett tosses it away.

McCoy scores. 21-20, GW. Grayson scores, but McCoy responds. He has eight. Hulett gets his second foul. Jack hits a three from the corner...26-22 GW. Frazier with a steal and a layup. McCoy responsd to that. Hector scores from inside, as GW tries to win minutes without Jack. It's 30-24 with 8:40 left. Jack comes in and scores...he has 11. McCoy has 12 as he responds. Then McCoy fouls and comes out. It's 33-26, GW, with six minutes left.

Henry Hannah scores. Hulett is fouled...he hits both free throws. GW looks like a different team, one more composed. Jack tips in a Hulett miss. Frazier fouls Hannah, who gets one of two. Hulett gets his third foul, charging into McCoy. Patterson is going to get a lot of run this year, if Hulett plays like this. Grayson scores, and it's 39-30 with under three to go. McCoy hits two free throws...Jack responds to that. Both have 15. McCoy finds Duane Saunders for three. Ali is ouled, but he misses both free throws. McCoy scores, and the lead is cut to 41-37. Jack gets fouled by Pack, gets the bucket, and the free throw...then he comes out, as he appears shaken up. Shanklin hits. Hector misses right before the half, and GW leads, 44-39, in an exciting half. Jack is back...he has an 18-3-3 line.

Woods starts off with a dunk off a Frazier miss. Frazier gets his third foul. Jack charges into Shanklin, and Hannah hits a three. Armbruster responds to that. He was quiet in the first half. Pack finds Shanklin. Jack hits from the corner. It's 51-46, GW. Woods draws a charge on Hannah. Three players have three fouls for Wake. McCoy scores, but Jack responds. That is a great individual matchup of two outstanding players. Wake is getting help though. Jack gets a steal...and Frazier hits a jumper. Three players have eight for GW. Hannah has 12 to supplement McCoy's 19. Jack finds Frazier again. Armbruster commits his third foul. It's 57-52 with 14:12 left.

Jack scores from the wing. Woods has turned into a much better, more controlled defender this year. Jack's up to a 24-5-5 line, but GW has controlled the boards. Willie Crotty hits his first shot. Armbruster scores, and GW leads 61-54. McCoy finds Crotty. Jack gets fouled by Saunders. He misses his first free throw of the year. David Washington comes in and gets a layup. It's 62-58 as GW tries to steal minutes with no starter on the floor. Washington hits a three, and it's 62-61. Armbruster comes back and draws a charge on Pack.

GW goes empty...but so does Wake. Hulett scores...he only has four, and he commits hsi fourth foul. McCoy hits two free throws. 64-63 GW, 6:37 left. McCoy scores...he has 25, and Wake has a 65-64 lead. Jack responds off a Hector pass! Mitchell gets fouled by Woods, but he misses both. Jack hits again off a Hector pass! He has 29! Hector fouls Washington, who hits both. Back to one, and Jack repays Hector by finding him.

Ali hits a three off a Jack pass. It's 73-67...Jack has a 29-8-7 line. Jack hits a three! The lead is nine! GW on and 8-0 run! 3:15 to go, and Washington finds Mitchell. Jack mysteriously comes out, but Hulett gets an and-one! Jack comes back witha 79-69 lead. Jack gets the board off a missed free throw...Hulett hits two more free throws. He's been clutch in the last two minutes. Offensive rebounds won this game in the final minutes for GW, as they will win this game, 82-74. That's a fantastic victory, one I didn't think they'd get. McCoy played inspired ball for Wake, but this is a quality victory for the Colonials.


George Washington 82, Wake Forest 74


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George Washington (2-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 35 4-6 1-3 3 8 0 4 11
Bruce Woods PF 34 4-8 0-0 5 9 0 2 8
Jack Dawkins SF 35 13-19 4-5 1 9 7 2 32
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 5-7 0-1 2 3 2 3 10
Richie Hulett PG 29 2-12 5-5 3 3 5 4 9
Hector Patterson PG 20 2-9 1-2 0 1 2 3 5
Glenn Grayson PF 8 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 2 4
Denny Perez C 2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 8 1-4 0-2 1 2 0 0 3


Turnovers: 11 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 5, H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 6 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 2,
H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 5-16 (B.Armbruster 2-2, J.Dawkins 2-4, R.Hulett
0-6, H.Patterson 0-3, P.Ali 1-1)


Wake Forest (1-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ben Shanklin C 34 4-6 4-5 1 6 4 2 12
Jim Mitchell PF 32 2-4 0-2 0 7 1 3 4
Dane Pack SF 19 1-2 1-1 1 4 1 5 3
Henry Hannah SG 27 4-11 4-6 3 5 3 3 13
Matt McCoy PG 30 9-15 7-8 0 2 4 1 25
David Washington PG 10 2-3 2-2 0 0 2 1 7
Duane Saunders SG 23 2-10 0-0 2 2 1 4 6
Lee Siegel C 12 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0 0
Willie Crotty SG 11 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 4
Antonio Reynolds PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Smith SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (D.Pack 4, H.Hannah 5, M.McCoy 1,
D.Washington 1, D.Saunders 1, W.Crotty 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (B.Shanklin 4, J.Mitchell 1, L.Siegel
3)
Steals: 1 (D.Pack 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (D.Pack 0-1, H.Hannah 1-6, D.Washington
1-2, D.Saunders 2-5)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

11.19.84: Duke is still ranked atop the poll, which had just a little shakeup. Missouri (6), Princeton (7), Cornell (9), and Clemson (11) took the furthest tumbles down the poll. GW had the biggest rise, jumping from 21st to 14th (Texas A&M also moved up seven spots, as did Columbia). That is respect for the Wake victory, which was a complete one.

11.26.84: The top four stays the same. Penn, meanwhile, fell from fifth to out of the poll after two losses, to BYU and to Baylor. Both are ranked in the top five. That's a raw deal, from where I sit.

GW, meanwhile, slides up two spots to #12, despite not playing.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (67) 4-0 1794 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Kansas (4) 4-0 1717 2 Big Eight Conference
3. Maryland 3-0 1641 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Rice 3-1 1585 4 Southwest Conference
5. Brigham Young (1) 3-0 1532 7 Western Athletic Conference
6. Southern California 4-0 1430 8 Pacific-8 Conference
7. UTEP 2-0 1341 9 Western Athletic Conference
8. Virginia 3-0 1307 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas State 4-0 1220 10 Big Eight Conference
10. Texas Tech 3-0 1094 15 Southwest Conference
11. Missouri 4-1 1054 17 Big Eight Conference
12. George Washington 3-0 974 14 Independent
13. Texas A&M 2-0 897 16 Southwest Conference
14. Baylor 2-1 811 6 Southwest Conference
15. Southern Methodist 2-0 742 19 Southwest Conference
16. Princeton 0-1 692 22 Ivy League
17. Cornell 1-1 605 18 Ivy League
18. Clemson 3-1 579 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Wyoming 2-0 332 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Texas Christian 2-1 320 11 Southwest Conference
21. Colorado 3-1 304 NR Big Eight Conference
22. Brown 2-0 246 25 Ivy League
23. Columbia 4-1 221 13 Ivy League
24. Yale 2-1 195 NR Ivy League
25. Illinois 2-0 146 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 2-1 109 Atlantic Coast Conference
Bradley 4-0 78 Missouri Valley Conference
Oklahoma 3-0 69 Big Eight Conference
Minnesota 2-1 29 Big Ten Conference
Marquette 3-0 25 Independent
Alabama 2-0 24 Southeastern Conference
Delaware 3-0 23 East Coast Conference
Georgia Southern 2-1 22 Independent
VMI 2-1 20 Southern Conference
Creighton 3-0 19 Independent
Drexel 2-0 19 East Coast Conference
Stetson 2-0 17 Independent


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Hardin-Simmons 2-0 14 Independent
Loyola Marymount 3-0 14 West Coast Conference
Delaware State 3-1 13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Marshall 3-0 13 Independent
Samford 2-0 13 Independent
South Florida 2-0 12 Independent
Niagara 3-0 10 Independent
Cal State Fullerton 2-0 9 Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Nevada 2-0 9 West Coast Conference
UC Santa Barbara 2-0 9 Independent
Duquesne 2-0 7 Independent
Louisiana-Monroe 1-1 6 Independent
Western Michigan 1-1 6 Mid-American Conference
Fresno State 1-1 5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Pennsylvania 2-2 5 Ivy League
California 2-1 4 Pacific-8 Conference
North Carolina 2-1 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
American 3-0 3 East Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 1-0 3 Big East Conference
Oklahoma City 2-0 2 Independent
Penn State 1-0 2 Independent
Purdue 2-1 2 Big Ten Conference
Holy Cross 2-0 1 Yankee Conference
Houston 0-1 1 Independent




11.27.84: vs Buffalo (2-1)

The Bulls have been outscored, despite the winning record. That's a red flag. They are mildly experienced, with three starters returned from last year's 10-19 team, a new head coach (Elmer Rhine), and an injury to one of their key starters (SF Harold Cross). They spread the offense among 5-6 different players, all of which get around 24-25 minutes of playing time. So the loss of Cross is a big one. Booker Not Brooke Shields is Cross' replacement, and he is not dealing with fan chants well.

C Hoyt Everside, and SG Demetrius Schwarts, are the key targets for this team. As a team, they shoot very poorly (37% through three games). Expect GW to cruise.

Allen Pope scores first for either team. Hulett responds off Kenny's pass, and Pope hits a three. Pope gets a steal, but Eversole gets heart. Then Pope charges, and gets his second foul. Schwartz picks Jack and gets a three. Then Jack turns it over again. Perhaps he has yet to wake.

Normand Pinero scores to open things. Ian Silva adds a three. Jack finds Hulett for GW's opening points. Eversole scores, but Kenny responds with a dunk. Jack finds Hulett again. Jack has had his first two shots blocked...he gets a tip-in for his first points. Then he gets an early break. Buffalo races out to a 16-10 lead with 10:21 left.

Jack scores...he has half of GW's points so far. GW has eight turnovers, which is absurd. Jack gets a dunk, and Grayson gets a three-point play. Booker Shields scores, despite the fan chants. Hulett responds, and Hector scores two free throws to make it a one-point game. Jack commits his second foul. He has a 8-5-2 line. Armbruster gives GW its first lead, at 25-24.

Jack finds Hulett, who scores again. And..Jack has his third foul. Oy. Woods scores. Hulett hits a three...he has 15 this half. Kenny hits a three. It's 37-31. The half ends 40-35...GW righted its ship.

Jack has an 8-6-3 line...and he gets his fourth assist to make it 42-35. Jack finds Woods for a bucket. Woods with a steal and a layup. It's 46-35, and Buffalo has to call time. Silva hits a three. Hulett is fouled on a three. He hits all three, giving him 20. Armbruster hits a three. Pope gets a dunk, making it 52-40.

Buffalo cuts it to ten...Jack takes his first shot, but misses. Woods gets the board, and gets fouled with the bucket. Jack hits from inside. He has a 10-9-5 line. Silva has 20 for Buffalo, for the record. Woods has 10-6 for GW. It's 58-42 with 11:38 left.

Hetrick hits a three, cutting it to 59-47. Woods gets another tip...61-47. Jack drills a three. Hetrick hits again. Jack scores from inside. He's at 15-10-5. Grayson scores...it's 68-53. Woods scores again, and the foul, and the hoop. HE has 15. Great game for Woods! It's 73-53 after Ali gets a steal and a dunk, and GW has finally made this a blowout.

Jack finds Ali. Then he finds Hector. Jack hits a bucket, gets fouled, and hits the free throw. He comes out with GW up 80-55. The final is 91-61. It was a very lackluster thirty-point game. Jack had one of his worst games as a Colonial. And he still had 18-12-7.


George Washington 91, Buffalo 61


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Buffalo (2-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Normand Pinero C 24 2-4 0-2 4 5 2 1 4
Hoyt Eversole PF 30 1-9 1-4 3 5 1 3 3
Ian Silva SF 24 6-8 6-7 1 4 0 4 20
D. Schwartz SG 12 0-1 1-2 0 1 2 1 1
Allen Pope PG 24 3-6 3-4 0 1 3 1 10
Fredric Wilbourn PG 15 1-7 2-2 0 2 2 1 4
Booker Shields SG 28 0-6 2-2 1 2 1 2 2
Dustin Hetrick SG 14 5-9 0-0 0 0 0 3 11
Ariel Reyes C 19 3-5 0-0 3 4 2 3 6
Mason Steck PF 9 0-2 0-0 3 5 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (N.Pinero 1, H.Eversole 3, I.Silva 2,
A.Pope 2, B.Shields 3, D.Hetrick 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (N.Pinero 1, H.Eversole 1, A.Pope 1)
Steals: 3 (F.Wilbourn 1, D.Hetrick 1, A.Reyes 1)
3P FGs: 4-19 (I.Silva 2-3, D.Schwartz 0-1, A.Pope 1-4,
F.Wilbourn 0-4, B.Shields 0-3, D.Hetrick 1-3, M.Steck
0-1)


George Washington (3-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 23 3-6 0-0 2 5 0 4 7
Bruce Woods PF 30 7-11 1-2 4 10 2 2 15
Jack Dawkins SF 31 8-20 1-1 4 12 7 3 18
Kenneth Frazier SG 27 2-4 0-0 2 4 2 2 5
Richie Hulett PG 19 8-11 3-3 4 4 0 4 20
Hector Patterson PG 24 1-4 2-2 1 2 4 3 4
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson C 13 3-3 1-1 1 1 0 0 7
Denny Perez C 12 0-1 1-2 1 3 0 0 1
Porter Ali SF 12 4-7 2-3 1 2 0 1 11
F. Boutwell SG 5 0-0 3-4 0 1 0 0 3
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 11 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 3, F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1, D.Perez
1)
Steals: 5 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, H.Patterson 1,
P.Ali 2)
3P FGs: 5-14 (B.Armbruster 1-1, J.Dawkins 1-5,
K.Frazier 1-1, R.Hulett 1-2, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
1-4)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

11.30.84: at VCU (0-3)

The Rams have bottomed out, not even two years after winning the NIT championship. They are 0-3, and have been outscored by an average of 17.3 points a game. They have played Clemson, who is ranked, but the other two teams are not of any quality. They did return three starters from last year, but none of them are players you'd build a program around. The forwards, Chris Alcala (11.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and Kenny Hartwell (10.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg) are the main scoring focus. This team rebounds poorly, and does not play defense. GW should finally get on track here.

VCU comes out in a press. Jack beats it easly and finds Kenny. VCU's Kenny (Hartwell) hits a three, and VCU has a 3-2 lead. Armbruster gets the lead back on a jumper, but Alcala responds. Jack drills a three to tie it at 7, but Andrew Burkey throws up a wild three that goes in. Milton hits a three, and VCU is up, 13-7.

Jack commits his first foul. GW has gone cold, and VCU is hot. Apparently, GW is prone to letting teams go on shooting streaks against them. Do that against a good team, and they're screwed. Jack throws down a dunk, and Hulett gets a layup, and it's tied. Kenny gets a steal, but can't convert. Then he commits his second foul. When Jack goes pro, I'm going to keep tabs on Kenny. He should have an interesting career. Ali gives GW a 15-13 lead with 14:00 left, and Armbruster scores. Jack comes back in with a 7-2-1, and a 17-16 lead.

Grayson scores off a Hector pass. Milford Akers, who would be mistaken for a retirement commune and a puppy farm in the future, scores for VCU. Stephen Hardie gives VCU a 23-22 lead, but Jack responds on the other end. Jack scores again...he has 11-3-1. Hulett snags two free throws. Jack gets fouled on the dunk, and hits both free throws. Denny Perez, getting some run with the first-teamers, gets a big block. Hulett scores, and it's 32-23, and VCU calls time.

GW does not get nearly as many blocks as they used to. Jack has to play more on the perimeter this year. Of course, he just gets a block. Jack keeps getting fouled, and keeps hitting free throws. He has 17, and GW leads 38-23. Jack gets a steal and a dunk before VCU finally scores. Perez hits a three?!?! Will anyone on this team take threes?

Peter Milton scores. It's 44-28. Hulett throws it down on Milton for his insolence, and Milton fouls him. 47-28, GW. Hulett hits a three, and he has 15. Milton has ten for VCU. It's 50-28, and GW is in full control. They control the boards 23-12. Frazier scores...he has a 4-3-0 line. Jack gets a tip-in...he has 21-9-1. Hulett finds Patterson, who gets his first points of the half, which ends 57-31. It's a 27-13 rebounding advantage, and VCU had seven turnovers. Jack has 21-9-1, Richie has 15-2-2. Milton has ten for VCU still. They didn't take points away from him or anything.

Jack gets a lob on an inbound from Hulett...he scores, and gets fouled. Woods throws down a big dunk. This game is just running out now...Milton scores to open things for VCU, at the 16:25 mark. Hartwell hits a three. VCU is fouling in their press. Jack hits from the corner, but Alcala responds. Jack hits from the baseline...he has 28-10-1. He gets fouled, and hits both. 68-40 GW with 13:26 left.

Hulett gets his first foul with 13:09 left. That's nuts. Armbruster fouls Tony Waring, who took the charge on Hulett. Jack finds Kenny for a basket. Only his second assist. Jack gets to the line, and hits both. It's 72-43...Alcala gets fouled by Woods, with the bucket. Milford Akers scores! Hulett hits two free throws for his first points of the half. Hector beats the press and gets a layup...Hartwell dribbles through every square inch of the offensive end and scores. Jack finds Perez, and Kenny gets a steal and a layup. It's 82-49, and it's all subs right now. Ali drills a three...Ferdinand Boutwell, this year's Chris Davis (with Davis still on the team), is in the game. Jack and Hulett come back in, along with Hector. Alcala draws a charge on Jack, but Jack draws one back. He comes out for good with four minutes left and the score 86-58. The final is 91-65.


George Washington 91, VCU 65


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George Washington (4-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 15 2-5 0-0 1 6 0 4 4
Bruce Woods PF 27 2-5 1-4 3 7 0 4 5
Jack Dawkins SF 31 9-14 13-13 2 14 3 2 32
Kenneth Frazier SG 23 4-5 0-0 0 4 1 3 8
Richie Hulett PG 32 5-16 5-5 1 3 2 2 17
Hector Patterson PG 25 3-8 2-6 3 6 3 2 8
Glenn Grayson C 13 1-1 1-2 0 1 1 1 3
Denny Perez C 18 3-3 0-0 1 5 0 1 7
Porter Ali SF 7 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 5
F. Boutwell SG 6 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 0 2
David Echevarria PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 2, D.Perez 2, P.Ali 3,
F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 1, D.Perez 2, D.Echevarria
1)
Steals: 6 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 2)
3P FGs: 5-15 (J.Dawkins 1-4, R.Hulett 2-7, H.Patterson
0-1, D.Perez 1-1, P.Ali 1-2)


VCU (0-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Burkey C 20 1-7 3-4 3 3 0 2 6
Chris Alcala PF 28 4-6 0-3 1 7 0 1 8
Kenny Hartwell SF 24 3-6 0-0 1 3 1 3 8
Peter Milton PG 24 5-11 3-5 0 4 0 3 15
John Worsham PG 14 0-1 0-0 0 1 6 4 0
Stephen Hardie PG 24 3-10 1-2 0 1 2 3 9
Joseph Norvell SF 17 3-3 0-2 1 3 2 5 6
Milford Akers C 17 2-5 2-3 0 2 1 2 6
Tony Waring C 12 1-2 1-2 0 1 0 1 3
Horace Ballew SG 14 1-6 0-0 1 3 1 2 2
Emerson Vasquez PF 4 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Roscoe Robins SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (A.Burkey 3, K.Hartwell 2, P.Milton 3,
J.Worsham 1, S.Hardie 1, J.Norvell 2, M.Akers 1,
H.Ballew 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (A.Burkey 1, C.Alcala 1)
Steals: 6 (A.Burkey 1, C.Alcala 1, K.Hartwell 1,
S.Hardie 1, J.Norvell 1, T.Waring 1)
3P FGs: 7-23 (A.Burkey 1-2, K.Hartwell 2-4, P.Milton
2-6, S.Hardie 2-7, M.Akers 0-1, H.Ballew 0-2, R.Robins
0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Since it's the end of November, here are the stats:


#12 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 4 4 33.0 28.5 2.8 11.3 5.0 1.5 1.0 2.3 2.3 15.3
Bruce Woods PF 4 4 27.0 7.5 3.5 7.0 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.0 3.3 11.5
Brian Armbruster C 4 4 27.0 9.8 2.8 9.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 3.8 8.3
Kenneth Frazier SG 4 4 26.0 6.8 1.3 3.3 1.5 1.8 0.0 1.3 3.3 9.8
Richie Hulett PG 4 4 24.3 12.0 2.3 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 2.5 3.8 8.3
Hector Patterson PG 4 0 22.8 7.5 1.8 3.5 2.5 0.8 0.0 1.8 2.5 19.3
Glenn Grayson C 4 0 11.8 4.8 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.5 4.5
Denny Perez C 4 0 11.3 2.3 0.8 2.8 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 11.0
Porter Ali SF 4 0 9.8 6.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.5 4.3
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 3 0 5.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.0
Michael King PG 2 0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 -2.5
David Echevarria PF 3 0 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 -1.3
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#12 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 4 4 132 114 11 45 20 6 4 9 9 61
Bruce Woods PF 4 4 108 30 14 28 2 3 1 4 13 46
Brian Armbruster C 4 4 108 39 11 36 1 1 1 3 15 33
Kenneth Frazier SG 4 4 104 27 5 13 6 7 0 5 13 39
Richie Hulett PG 4 4 97 48 9 13 11 2 0 10 15 33
Hector Patterson PG 4 0 91 30 7 14 10 3 0 7 10 77
Glenn Grayson C 4 0 47 19 4 6 2 0 1 0 6 18
Denny Perez C 4 0 45 9 3 11 1 0 4 2 1 44
Porter Ali SF 4 0 39 26 2 8 4 2 0 5 2 17
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 3 0 15 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6
Michael King PG 2 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -5
David Echevarria PF 3 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 -4
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#12 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 39 69 .565 30 31 .968 6 17 .353 1.65
Bruce Woods PF 14 28 .500 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 1.07
Brian Armbruster C 17 30 .567 2 8 .250 3 3 1.000 1.30
Kenneth Frazier SG 11 21 .524 4 7 .571 1 5 .200 1.29
Richie Hulett PG 16 45 .356 13 13 1.000 3 19 .158 1.07
Hector Patterson PG 11 29 .379 5 13 .385 3 10 .300 1.03
Glenn Grayson C 7 10 .700 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 1.90
Denny Perez C 3 5 .600 2 4 .500 1 1 1.000 1.80
Porter Ali SF 9 16 .563 5 9 .556 3 7 .429 1.63
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 5.00
Michael King PG 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
David Echevarria PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Chris Davis SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



#12 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 63 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0 Poll Rank: #12
Season Record: 4-0 Record Vs 51-100: 1-0 RPI Rank: #6
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 2-0
Home Record: 1-0 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 86.8 2 9 Points 68.5 28 106 Points 18.3 2 12
O.Reb 16.5 1 6 O.Reb 10.0 20 84 O.Reb 6.5 3 10
D.Reb 28.3 9 34 D.Reb 19.0 1 7 D.Reb 9.3 1 5
Rebounds 44.8 1 5 Rebounds 29.0 2 17 Rebounds 15.8 1 5
Assists 14.5 13 66 Assists 14.0 41 138 Assists 0.5 21 90
Steals 6.0 31 101 Steals 4.5 10 46 Steals 1.5 16 61
Blocks 3.0 32 120 Blocks 3.8 40 132 Blocks -0.8 36 149
Turnovers 12.0 7 39 Turnovers 13.0 48 148 Turnovers -1.0 23 89
Fouls 21.8 54 181 Fouls 23.8 4 11 Fouls -2.0 17 64
FG% .502 2 14 FG% .430 30 110 FG% .072 3 24
FT% .689 29 98 FT% .610 15 35 FT% .079 18 48
3P% .323 41 142 3P% .286 14 42 3P% .037 27 83
PPS 1.37 8 38 PPS 1.24 28 113 PPS .132 11 55
Adj. FG% .542 7 35 Adj. FG% .475 23 87 Adj. FG% .066 7 38


History Update

Jack has 2727 points, which is fourth all-time. He will pass Gordon Showalter (Wake Forest '70) in eleven points. He is a few games away from the top two. He is t-16th in total rebounds, and should move up to 12th after next game. He is tied for fifteenth in rebounds, but that record will be tougher to break, as assists are slower in coming now.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 248
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
1983: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 36 36 35.3 24.8 4.1 12.5 8.5 1.9 4.50 2.8 3.2 2.0
1984 4 4 33.0 28.5 2.8 11.3 5.0 2.3 2.22 1.5 1.0 2.3
Career 104 104 33.9 26.2 3.9 11.7 7.1 1.8 2.22 2.3 3.1 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.4 15.6 .537 6.9 7.4 .933 1.1 3.0 .374 1.59 18.28
1984 9.8 17.3 .565 7.5 7.8 .968 1.5 4.3 .353 1.65 15.25
Career 9.0 16.8 .537 6.6 7.2 .921 1.6 3.6 .441 1.56 18.57

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 36 36 1271 893 146 451 306 68 99 114 73
1984 4 4 132 114 11 45 20 9 6 4 9
Career 104 104 3527 2727 409 1212 743 182 240 318 207


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 302 562 249 267 40 107 658
1984 39 69 30 31 6 17 61
Career 937 1744 686 745 167 379 1931

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 32 4 14 7 4 1 4 13 20 13 13 2 5
Career 55 11 25 13 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 98
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

12.1.84 Poll

Duke maintained the top spot in the poll, and maintain a large lead over the new #2, Maryland. The old #2, Kansas, fell to #24 Bradley. #3 BYU and #5 UTEP received one first-place vote each. George Washington moved up to #10, which is really weird seeing still. I'm used to them not getting into the poll until late in the year. They likely won't be challenged until the Duke game. How great would it be if both were undefeated going into that matchup? It's on February 7th, so it's over two months away...but hey, a man can dream...


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (70) 5-0 1797 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Maryland 4-0 1696 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Brigham Young (1) 5-0 1676 5 Western Athletic Conference
4. Southern California 5-0 1564 6 Pacific-8 Conference
5. UTEP (1) 5-0 1521 7 Western Athletic Conference
6. Virginia 5-0 1466 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Rice 4-1 1339 4 Southwest Conference
8. Kansas 4-1 1256 2 Big Eight Conference
9. Missouri 4-1 1138 11 Big Eight Conference
10. George Washington 4-0 1133 12 Independent
11. Texas A&M 3-0 1035 13 Southwest Conference
12. Baylor 4-1 1030 14 Southwest Conference
13. Clemson 4-1 903 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Southern Methodist 3-0 865 15 Southwest Conference
15. Cornell 2-1 861 17 Ivy League
16. Princeton 0-1 607 16 Ivy League
17. Kansas State 5-1 574 9 Big Eight Conference
18. Texas Christian 4-1 552 20 Southwest Conference
19. Wyoming 3-0 482 19 Western Athletic Conference
20. Columbia 4-1 360 23 Ivy League
21. Yale 3-1 317 24 Ivy League
22. Texas Tech 4-1 245 10 Southwest Conference
23. Illinois 3-0 193 25 Big Ten Conference
24. Bradley 5-0 183 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Pennsylvania 4-2 119 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Marquette 5-0 106 Independent
Wake Forest 2-1 103 Atlantic Coast Conference
Alabama 4-0 59 Southeastern Conference
American 4-0 50 East Coast Conference
North Carolina 3-1 43 Atlantic Coast Conference
South Florida 3-0 27 Independent
Loyola Marymount 3-0 24 West Coast Conference
Delaware 3-0 23 East Coast Conference
Purdue 3-1 14 Big Ten Conference
Marshall 3-0 11 Independent
Holy Cross 3-0 7 Yankee Conference
Penn State 2-0 7 Independent


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Nebraska 2-1 6 Big Eight Conference
Dartmouth 1-0 5 Ivy League
Washington 5-1 3 Pacific-8 Conference




12.2.84: vs Drexel (4-1)

The Dragons haven't played anyone tough, but they look the part. GW is fortunate that they are likely without sophomore guard Marquis Matos, who is out for two months with an injury. He is their leading scorer, at 16.8 ppg. It is unknown who will replace him, though it's like David Bischoff is the guy. He's averaged 7.8 points in just 11.8 minutes so far. That looks quite impressive...he also averages 2.8 rebounds. Who knows how that will prorate over a full game of action. The team still has 7'1 forward Dennis Hungerford, who is averaging 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds a game. Last year's 24-9, NCAA team has largely gone, replaced by a lot of freshman. There are two in the starting lineup, and another four coming off the bench. The five seniors that remain will have to see them through. (There are no juniors on this team...watch out for them in three years.)

Matos got the start, though he is quite hobbled. Drexel has a lot of size, quite on par with GW's twin towers. Kenny fouls Matos, who hits both free throws to open the game. Then he gets a layup. Hungerford draws a charge, and Byron Taylor hits a three. Woods gets fouled, and the hoop. Jack gets the assist. Woods makes it 7-3. Jack misses his first two attempts, but gets a steal and a dunk on the other end. Matos fouls Hulett, who waited out his chance to shoot. Jack finds Ambruster on Hulett's missed free throw...Ali gives GW an 11-9 lead on a three. Hector comes in, and he scores immediately. Jack has an early break. Coleman Ballard has four early points. Hulett hits two free throws, and it's 15-11.

Jack finds Hulett, as Hungerford sits in early foul trouble. GW is already shooting 1-and-1 with 11:37 left. This is a great chance. Hulett gets two free throws. Charlie Bookout hits for Drexel...Jack finds Woods, then gets a steal, gets it to Patterson, who gets it back to Jack for the hoop. That'll make a highlight reel. It's 24:15 halfway through the half.

Hector finds Woods, but Taylor responds. Hector finds Ali...he's having a good game so far. Jack has a 4-4-4 line. Hulett finds Woods, who has nine points. He's sneaky productive on offense. Jack finds Hulett. GW is shooting 60% so far. It's 32-21 with 6:56 left.

Jack scores from inside...he has a 6-6-5 line. Jack finds Hulett, giving Hulett 11 points, and Jack the 6-6-6 line. Kenny finds Grayson. GW has 13 assists on their 38 points. Jack scores, making it 40-25. Hungerford scores...Jack goes to the line, and hits both. Matos has seven points this half. Jack beats the press and gets a layup. Taylor scores; he has nine. Hulett hits a three. This team is on fire!

Hulett gets to the line, and he hits both. He has 16 in the half. GW holds a 22-10 advantage in rebounds. Kenny hits a three off a Jack pass. Armbruster scores. The lead is 54-31. Drexel looks shellshocked. The defending champs look the part here. Woods hits two free throws. The lead is 56-31 at the half, and this is, far and away, the best GW has played so far. They hold a 24-10 lead in rebounds against a big team. They held Drexel to 34% shooting, while shooting 61% themselves. They have 16 assists. Three scorers in double-figures; Hulett (16), Jack (12), and Woods (11).

Armbruster draws a charge on Taylor. Jack finds Woods for the opening points. Hulett gets his third foul early...Matos gets a steal, but his dunk is blocked by Jack. Hulett gets the board, comes down and hits a three. Jack finds Kenny for three. It's 64-32...Jack is close to a triple double. Coleman Ballard gets a T...Jack only goes one for two. That's his second missed free throw of the year. Jack has a 13-11-9 line right now. Taylor hits a three. It's 66-35. Woods gets fouled...he hits one of two. Drexel is more aggressive in shot-blocking this half. 13:37 left, Jack hits a three to make it 70-37.

Hulett gets foul #1, and he sits. It's 72-40 after Jack scores again. Jack hits a three off Hector's fifth assist. The team is trying like hell to get Jack his tenth assist. He gets a break, though with 9:17 left. It's 75-45.

Woods has fourteen points, a couple games after a career-high 15. Frazier has six, ALi five. Matos hits...he has 9. Taylor has 18. Hector hits again...it doesn't show in the stats, but he's having a fantastic game. Jack comes back and scores. He's up to 23-13-9, and it's 79-49. Matos hits...Jack hits a three. Hector gets a steal, but Taylor gets it back. Ronnie Hyder hits a three. Brad Jackson hits one, making it 82-60 with 3:42 left. Charlie Bookout with a dunk. Woods is fouled, and the team clears the bench with 2:45 left, and GW up 82-62.

The final is 86-70, but this is nowhere near as close as the score indicates.


George Washington 86, Drexel 70


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Drexel (4-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dennis Hungerford C 28 1-5 1-2 2 6 1 2 3
Coleman Ballard PF 16 2-3 1-2 0 1 0 5 5
Robert McDonald SF 28 1-4 0-0 0 4 4 4 2
Marquis Matos SG 24 4-11 2-2 1 4 1 2 12
Bryon Taylor PG 31 7-12 4-5 0 3 2 2 20
Cleveland Greer PG 9 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
David Bischoff SF 15 2-8 0-0 0 1 1 0 4
Ronald Hyder C 22 3-6 4-4 2 6 1 1 11
Brad Jackson SG 9 3-4 0-0 0 1 2 1 9
Charles Bookout PF 14 2-3 0-0 1 2 0 2 4
Jason Cauley SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 16 (D.Hungerford 4, R.McDonald 2, B.Taylor
6, D.Bischoff 2, C.Bookout 1, J.Cauley 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.Hungerford 2, R.Hyder 1)
Steals: 6 (M.Matos 2, B.Taylor 1, D.Bischoff 1,
J.Cauley 2)
3P FGs: 8-21 (D.Hungerford 0-1, M.Matos 2-5, B.Taylor
2-5, C.Greer 0-1, D.Bischoff 0-1, R.Hyder 1-4,
B.Jackson 3-4)


George Washington (5-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 32 2-4 1-2 2 8 0 3 5
Bruce Woods PF 32 5-10 4-6 2 6 0 2 14
Jack Dawkins SF 34 10-17 3-4 4 13 9 1 26
Kenneth Frazier SG 24 2-6 0-0 1 3 3 3 6
Richie Hulett PG 26 5-10 7-8 0 1 2 4 19
Hector Patterson PG 21 2-2 1-2 0 1 6 1 5
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 12 1-2 0-2 0 2 0 0 2
Denny Perez C 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 11 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 5
F. Boutwell SG 3 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4


Turnovers: 15 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 4, G.Grayson 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2)
Steals: 7 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 1,
H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 8-15 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 3-5,
K.Frazier 2-3, R.Hulett 2-4, P.Ali 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

12.6.84: vs VMI (2-3)

The Keydets' yearly date has come up. They have lost three in a row, though one was to Virginia. They peaked two seasons ago with a NCAA berth, and appear to be on their way back down right now. They still have four-year starter Solomon Baldwin (11.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg), and guard Kenny Rowlett, who is averaging a team-high 16.6 points per game. They are pretty woeful, though, especially on the boards. GW should breeze through here.

Clayton Moose! That's a great name. He wins the jump for VMI. Rowlett misses an easy layup, and Jack scores on the other end. Then he gets a steal and finds Kenny for free, and then fouls Herb Buckingham (sounds like an 80s baseball player, Herb Willingham). Hulett hits a three, and it's 8-0 early. Woods scores...10-0 three minutes in. Jack finds Hulett. 12-0. VMI scores with 15:01 left. Woods makes it 14-2, then promptly gets his second foul, and the team's seventh. If VMI gets back in this game, it's there. Baldwin hits, but Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. 17-4.

Armbruster drills a three. Jack gets a steal and a dunk on the other end. 22-6. Jack gets a layup and his second foul. Out he goes, in comes Ali, who of course takes a three. He hits it, and it's 27-8. I don't know who these sharpshooters are recently, but they're in blue unis. Boutwell and King are the backcourt right now. I wonder if anyone envisioned that being the future backcourt. Jack comes in and gets his third foul. Hulett hits another three. He has 11. Then he scores again. He has 13, VMI has 10.

I don't ever recall a game where Jack had three fouls in the first half. He has always been solid with fouls. Now, he's getting them more. You'd think he wouldn't, because senior respect. Then again, it's the 80s. Woods scores, but Jerome Anderson answers. 35-18, 3:18 left. Rowlett hits a three, and here comes VMI. Moose draws a charge of Hector, and King comes in. Jack is on the bench with three. Ronnie Peebles! Best 80s name ever. VMI gets to 35-23. GW is lost without Jack. The lead is down to 10. Woods gets two freebies to stop the bleeding, and the score is 37-25 at the half.

Jack is back. He had a 6-3-3 line. Jack hits his first shot of the second half. Gotta imagine they'll protect him. Rowlett hits a three, but Jack responds. Moose hits a shot. 42-30, GW. Rowlett finds Lorenzo Ramsay. Jack is cleaning the boards...but he misses a tip-in. Rowlett hits a three, and it's 42-35.

Jack misses another shot and tip, and Ramsay scores. Lead is five. Jack finally hits. Then he hits again. He's up to 15-8-3. Gotta figure he, and GW, have righted the ship now. Ronnie Peebles. Seriously, that's a fantastic 1984 name. I wish he were good enough to go pro. He'd hang with Run DMC.

Jack gets his fourth foul. 47-41, GW, 10:12 left.

Ramsay hits two free throws. 47-43. GW is cold. Ramsay gets a layup, but Woods gets the block! Hector misses two free throws, but Hulett gets a steal and a layup. He has 15. Kenny with a steal, and Armbruster is fouled. He misses both...49-43, 7:41 to go. Rowlett hits two free throws. Woods gets a tip of an Ali miss. He has ten and six boards. Buckingham responds. Woods scores again, off a Hulet pass. Rowlett hits a three. 53-50, 5:26 left.

Jack is back in with 4:50 left. Armbruster scores...55-50. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. Ramsay scores. 57-52. Jack scores out of a trap...59-52. Hulett draws a charge. Kenny with a steal, and a layup...61-52! 2:30 to go. Jack with a big rebound...Jack finds Armbruster! 63-52, 1:08 left. GW will survive with Jack out on foul trouble...63-52. Jack is still POTG for his 17-9-5 line, with two steals, in 23 minutes.

Still, the fouls are difficult to stomach right now.


George Washington 63, VMI 52


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VMI (2-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Clayton Moose C 24 1-2 0-0 1 7 1 0 2
Solomon Baldwin PF 29 1-4 0-0 3 4 1 4 2
Herb Buckingham SF 31 1-2 8-8 1 5 1 1 10
Keneth Rowlett SG 35 4-16 2-2 2 6 5 1 14
Lorenzo Ramsay PG 35 4-17 2-5 1 3 2 3 10
Jerome Anderson C 27 6-8 2-4 2 4 1 0 14
Levi Jackman PF 13 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 2 0
Chris Johnson C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Ronnie Peebles PG 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0


Turnovers: 9 (S.Baldwin 1, H.Buckingham 5, K.Rowlett 1,
L.Ramsay 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (C.Moose 1)
Steals: 5 (C.Moose 1, H.Buckingham 1, L.Ramsay 1,
L.Jackman 1, R.Peebles 1)
3P FGs: 4-19 (K.Rowlett 4-15, L.Ramsay 0-2, J.Anderson
0-1, R.Peebles 0-1)


George Washington (6-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 37 3-7 0-2 1 10 1 2 7
Bruce Woods PF 30 5-7 2-2 3 6 0 3 12
Jack Dawkins SF 23 8-18 0-0 5 9 5 4 17
Kenneth Frazier SG 22 2-4 0-0 1 3 2 4 5
Richie Hulett SG 37 7-13 0-0 0 3 5 4 17
Hector Patterson PG 27 0-3 1-4 1 2 2 2 1
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 7 0-1 1-2 0 1 0 1 1
Denny Perez C 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 8 1-3 0-0 1 3 0 1 3
F. Boutwell SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (B.Armbruster 1, K.Frazier 4, R.Hulett 2,
H.Patterson 3, G.Grayson 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, D.Perez 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 2, R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 7-16 (B.Armbruster 1-3, J.Dawkins 1-3,
K.Frazier 1-2, R.Hulett 3-5, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Decemer 10, 1984 Poll

Duke is still atop the poll, while Virginia jumped four spots to #2. Maryland fell from #2 after losing to Georgia (2-4), while BYU lost to #3 Southern Cal.

Meanwhile, George Washington has cracked the top ten. They are eighth as of this week. Unbelievable.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (71) 7-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Virginia 7-0 1712 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Southern California (1) 6-0 1658 4 Pacific-8 Conference
4. Rice 5-1 1570 7 Southwest Conference
5. Kansas 7-1 1515 8 Big Eight Conference
6. Brigham Young 6-1 1382 3 Western Athletic Conference
7. Missouri 5-1 1349 9 Big Eight Conference
8. George Washington 6-0 1254 10 Independent
9. Maryland 5-1 1240 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Clemson 6-1 1186 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Baylor 5-1 1128 12 Southwest Conference
12. UTEP 5-1 980 5 Western Athletic Conference
13. Southern Methodist 3-0 937 14 Southwest Conference
14. Princeton 1-1 840 16 Ivy League
15. Texas Christian 6-1 808 18 Southwest Conference
16. Yale 4-1 684 21 Ivy League
17. Texas Tech 4-1 561 22 Southwest Conference
18. North Carolina 5-1 504 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Wake Forest 2-1 415 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Nebraska 4-1 399 NR Big Eight Conference
21. Pennsylvania 4-2 343 25 Ivy League
22. Texas A&M 4-1 257 11 Southwest Conference
23. Alabama 5-0 233 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Marshall 5-0 206 NR Independent
25. Cornell 3-2 159 15 Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida 6-1 126 Southeastern Conference
Purdue 3-1 79 Big Ten Conference
Wyoming 5-1 24 Western Athletic Conference
Bradley 6-1 16 Missouri Valley Conference
Citadel 7-1 12 Southern Conference
Kansas State 5-2 6 Big Eight Conference
North Carolina State 1-1 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Hardin-Simmons 6-1 5 Independent
Illinois 5-1 3 Big Ten Conference
Oklahoma 5-1 2 Big Eight Conference
Miami-Ohio 4-1 1 Mid-American Conference
Utah 2-1 1 Western Athletic Conference




12.10.84: vs Howard (3-2)

Howard is 3-2 and has been outscored. Their loss was to 1-5 Georgetown.

Ahem.

Tony Cooksey is the leading scorer, at 17.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg. Arthur Smith is averaging 10.8 points and 6.0 rebounds. They are the leading defensive rebounding team in the nation...yet they give up 75 points a game. A lot of this does not compute.

One thing that doesn't happen...they don't shoot well. And neither do the teams that face them. Yet, there are high-scoring games. Can you imagine the brickfest this game is going to be?

You don't have to. Read on.

Cooksey scores to open it, but Jack responds. Cooksey scores again. Shaun Irvin scores...Jack responds. It's 8-4. Darwin Brune is hurt. Hector scores inside, and is fouled by Tommy Robles. Jack finds Grayson for the lead, but Adam Meek responds. Romeo Burriss scores...Hector gets a steal and the foul.

Kenny gets a steal and a bucket, and a foul. Woods scores, and Armbruster gets a bucket off of a Jack pass. It's 8-4 early after Jack gets his first points. He scores again, making it 10-7. Darwin Brune has five early points. Jack has a 7-3-2, and GW has a 15-7 lead. Woods scores, and gets fouled by Cooksey. It's 17-7.

Shaun Irvin scores for Howard; Hulett responds off a Kenny pass. Herman Pickett hits a three. it's 19-12. Jack finds Woods for a bucket...Howard has five turnovers. GW has none so far. Hulett is fouled on a three, hits two of three...then gets a steal and a layup the other way. Woods hits two free throws. Hulett scores again. He's got ten. Jack gets two free throws, and it's 31-12 midway through the half.

Howard is entirely unprepared for this game. Hulett gets a steal and another bucket. Jack gets to the line. He hits both. GW is only shooting 60% from the line. Cooksey scores...Jack finds Woods for the bucket. It's 37-14. Woods has ten again. How has he become a scoring threat? Frazier hits a three...keep waiting for him to break out. GW has doubled up Howard...it's 42-21 with two minutes left.

Jack gets an assist to Grayson. He has an 11-9-5 line. It's 45-23 at the half. Howard shot 48%, too. But they had 13 turnovers to just one for GW. And Howard committed 15 fouls.

The lack of free throw making in this game is atrocious. JC Steinke hits the first points; Hulett drills a jumper for GW. Jack has two turnovers this half. Hulett drills a three...he has 17. Jack hits his first points of the half; he's up to 13-10-6. Cooksey hits two free throws...Armbruster with a steal, and Jack finds Woods. It's 54-31. Robles hits two freebies. Hulett scores off a Jack pass. And Jack travels. Three turnovers. He is seemingly unfocused. Could winning the title last year have satisfied him to the point of distraction?

Nah, Jack hit a three. And Kenny hits a three off a Jack pass. He's been sloppy lately, but for his standard. That's much higher than anyone else, of course. Grayson throws down a big dunk. Burriss hits a jumper...and the starters leave. Jack has nine assists again. The final is 70-45. GW shot 11-21 from the line. Jack's scoring is way down, as Hulett is becoming the focus of this offense, oddly enough.


George Washington 70, Howard 45


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Howard (3-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Darwin Brune C 13 2-3 1-2 0 5 0 4 5
Tony Cooksey PF 24 1-4 4-4 1 2 0 4 6
J.C. Steinke SF 23 2-7 1-2 3 11 1 3 5
Arthur Smith SG 30 3-8 0-2 0 3 0 0 6
Thomas Robles PG 28 1-1 2-3 1 2 2 0 4
Shaun Irvin PF 16 3-5 0-0 0 2 0 0 6
Romeo Burruss PF 21 2-5 0-0 1 3 0 4 4
Adam Meek C 18 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 0
Herman Pickett SF 17 3-5 0-1 0 2 1 3 7
Andy Wilson PF 6 0-1 0-3 1 1 0 1 0
Cecil Orcutt SF 4 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 22 (D.Brune 4, T.Cooksey 3, J.Steinke 2,
A.Smith 5, T.Robles 3, S.Irvin 1, A.Meek 1, H.Pickett
3)
Blocked Shots: 1 (H.Pickett 1)
Steals: 2 (A.Smith 1, R.Burruss 1)
3P FGs: 1-10 (J.Steinke 0-4, A.Smith 0-4, H.Pickett 1-2)


George Washington (7-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 24 1-5 0-0 0 3 1 2 2
Bruce Woods PF 27 5-9 2-3 3 8 0 4 12
Jack Dawkins SF 33 5-10 5-6 3 12 9 1 16
Kenneth Frazier SG 25 3-8 0-1 1 2 2 3 8
Richie Hulett PG 27 8-11 2-5 0 1 3 4 19
Hector Patterson PG 24 2-7 2-4 1 1 0 3 6
Glenn Grayson PF 13 2-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 4
Denny Perez C 12 0-2 0-2 0 1 1 1 0
Porter Ali SF 6 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0
F. Boutwell SG 6 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 3
David Echevarria PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 1,
H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 1,
D.Echevarria 1)
Steals: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 1, G.Grayson 1)
3P FGs: 5-14 (J.Dawkins 1-4, K.Frazier 2-4, R.Hulett
1-2, H.Patterson 0-1, D.Perez 0-2, F.Boutwell 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

December 17, 1984 Poll

Duke is one of two teams undefeated and in the top ten. They are your unanimous #1 after Virginia lost, and fell nine spots to #11. Rice ascends to the top spot, followed by Kansas, BYU, and Maryland.

George Washington fell a spot, as Baylor slid up. They are now ninth overall.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 9-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice 7-1 1720 4 Southwest Conference
3. Kansas 8-1 1634 5 Big Eight Conference
4. Brigham Young 7-1 1520 6 Western Athletic Conference
5. Maryland 7-1 1477 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Clemson 8-1 1400 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Missouri 6-1 1377 7 Big Eight Conference
8. Baylor 7-1 1330 11 Southwest Conference
9. George Washington 7-0 1318 8 Independent
10. Southern California 6-1 1152 3 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Virginia 7-1 1043 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Princeton 2-1 1012 14 Ivy League
13. Yale 6-1 885 16 Ivy League
14. Texas Tech 6-1 769 17 Southwest Conference
15. Texas Christian 6-1 754 15 Southwest Conference
16. Wake Forest 5-1 743 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Pennsylvania 6-2 681 21 Ivy League
18. North Carolina 6-1 565 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. UTEP 6-2 338 12 Western Athletic Conference
20. Alabama 7-0 337 23 Southeastern Conference
21. Cornell 5-2 295 25 Ivy League
22. Kansas State 7-2 287 NR Big Eight Conference
23. North Carolina State 4-1 272 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Florida 7-1 257 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Marshall 6-0 224 24 Independent

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Methodist 3-1 67 Southwest Conference
Wyoming 6-1 52 Western Athletic Conference
Bradley 7-1 32 Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois 6-1 18 Big Ten Conference
Nebraska 5-1 16 Big Eight Conference
Columbia 6-2 11 Ivy League
South Florida 7-1 7 Independent
Tennessee 6-1 4 Southeastern Conference
Davidson 5-1 2 Southern Conference
Stetson 5-1 1 Independent


A bit of history...Jack is now 29 points away from the all-time scoring record. So, he's likely to get it, either in this game, or the next. It may likely be in this one.


12.17.84: vs Lehigh (1-6)

The Mountain Hawks are a perennial doormat. They have won 24 games in the last three seasons, and are one of the few teams never to see the postseason. This year, their offense is a major issue, which is a major issue when facing a team like GW. They also rebound horribly. They are outrebounded by an average of 8.3 a game. That's 225th in the country. And they shoot worse than 39% from the field. That's atrocious.

The backcourt of Jack Powers and Bradley Daniels "lead" the way. They are averaging 12.6 and 10.1 points, respectively. This is not an offense to marvel at, unfortunately for Lehigh fans.

Lehigh is one of the smaller teams in the NCAA, which makes sense for their rebounding woes. Armbruster opens things with a three. Ron Martin scores for Lehigh. Jack finds Hulett in the corner. Jack Powers hits a three to tie things up. Hulett responds, and Kenny gets a steal and flush the other way. Armbruster gets a dunk...both he and Hulett have five early points. It's 12-5 after three minutes.

Francis Hardnett gets a dunk. Daniels hits a jumper. Woods responds, and Powers responds to that. Armbruster hits off a Jack pass. Jack hasn't taken a shot, until now, when he gets a layup off a Hector steal. Powers responds. Hulett hits another three...Hector with a steal, but nothing comes of it. It's 21-13 after a frantic six minutes. Jack gets a break, as Grayson comes in. Hulett continues his hot shooting...Hector gets his third steal, but again, nothing comes of it. Lehigh has seven turnovers. Jack comes back, and commits his first foul.

Powers gets two free throws. He has nine. Frazier hits a three...it's 26-17. Jack hits a three off a Hector pass. So far, Lehigh is in control of the boards. Very odd. Armbruster scores off a Jack pass. Jack hits another bucket. Grayson hits...it's 35-18. Jack gets fouled, and he hits one of two. Jack gets his second foul, but stays in. Von Abbott is in. Jack gets another bucket, and then his third foul. Oy vey. It's 39-25 as he exits.

Anyway, Von Abbott is in. It sounds like the name of the antagonist in an 80s Bill Murray movie to me. GW is up 42-30, as Daniels hits a three. He and Powers have 17 combined. Hector scores. Hulett has 13, Armbruster 9. Hector has five assists so far. Hulett gets his second foul...he and Kenny both have two. Hector scores, Kenny gets a steal and a layup the other way. Powers responds. It's 48-32 with two minutes left.

Michael King comes in, but Patterson comes right back. Ali gets one of two free throws, but Hector follows it with a beautiful tip in. At the half, it's 54-37. Lehigh had eleven turnovers to just one for GW. But they controlled the rebounds. That's just nuts.

Jack is back. And he scores the first points. He has 13-2-3. Hulett has 14. Kenny with a steal, and a layup...that's his third such play this game. It's 58-37 with 17:09 left to go. Jack gets it to Woods, who gets it to go, and the foul. He hits, and it's 61-37.

Jack finds Armbruster. He is facilitating like crazy. GW has 19 assists. Kenny hits off a Grayson pass. Jack gets his fourth foul. This is a frustrating game. I speed up the game, and nothing of any particular note happens. Lehigh begins to chip away, but GW has answers. Armbruster goes on a little streak...he has 13 with 8:30 left. Woods has ten again. His scoring is up this year. It's 77-50 with 7:20 left. It gets to 85-57 with five minutes left...Jack is not coming back, as the subs come in. The final is 94-64. Jack finishes with just 13 points in 19 minutes. The POTG is Hector, who scores 13 with six assists and three steals. It is very rare that someone other than Jack is POTG. It happened here.


George Washington 94, Lehigh 64


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George Washington (8-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 33 6-13 1-6 0 7 1 2 14
Bruce Woods PF 31 5-9 2-3 2 6 3 0 12
Jack Dawkins SF 19 5-8 2-3 1 4 5 4 13
Kenneth Frazier SG 25 6-7 0-0 1 4 2 3 13
Richie Hulett PG 26 5-11 2-3 1 3 3 4 14
Hector Patterson PG 28 5-10 3-3 2 3 6 1 13
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Glenn Grayson PF 10 2-3 3-4 1 2 1 1 7
Denny Perez C 6 0-0 2-2 0 3 1 1 2
Porter Ali SF 14 2-8 1-2 0 2 2 2 6
F. Boutwell SG 7 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Armbruster 2, P.Ali 1)
Steals: 7 (K.Frazier 4, H.Patterson 3)
3P FGs: 6-18 (B.Armbruster 1-4, J.Dawkins 1-1,
K.Frazier 1-2, R.Hulett 2-5, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
1-5)


Lehigh (1-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bryant Fisher C 23 1-1 0-0 1 7 1 4 2
Ronald Martin PF 24 2-6 0-0 1 2 0 1 4
Francis Hardnett SF 24 3-8 0-1 3 11 0 2 6
Bradley Daniels SG 26 4-8 1-2 2 6 4 2 11
Jack Powers PG 29 4-15 4-4 1 1 0 2 13
Casey Mills PG 19 2-5 2-2 0 2 2 3 7
Von Abbott C 15 1-6 2-2 1 4 0 5 4
Corey Smith SF 15 1-6 6-6 2 3 0 3 9
Donovan Brown SF 5 2-3 0-0 2 2 0 1 5
Ahmad Kelly PF 11 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0
Ellis Koziol C 6 1-3 0-0 0 4 1 1 3
Noé Hellin SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 18 (B.Fisher 2, R.Martin 2, F.Hardnett 3,
B.Daniels 2, J.Powers 5, C.Mills 3, D.Brown 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Fisher 2, F.Hardnett 1, V.Abbott 1,
A.Kelly 1)
Steals: 0
3P FGs: 7-17 (F.Hardnett 0-4, B.Daniels 2-2, J.Powers
1-4, C.Mills 1-2, C.Smith 1-1, D.Brown 1-1, A.Kelly
0-1, E.Koziol 1-2)


Player of Game: PG Hector Patterson (GW)

[Comey]

To add to the POTG tidbit from last game...

Jack's GP: 108
Jack's POTG: 101

Only seven times has he not won the honor. That is nuts.

Jack sits at 2,799 points. He needs sixteen to tie Sarver.

12.22.84: vs St. John's (3-3)

This is the hottest ticket DC has seen since the Redskins got to the NFC title game. Granted, that was only last year, but the point remains. This is a huge game in DC sports history.

The Johnnies have beaten teams they should, and lost, mostly, to teams they shouldn't. They score at a hideous rate, just 56.5 a game. They give up just 59.8 a game. They play at a plodding pace...their adjusted FG rate is 232nd out of 234 teams. But they hold teams to only 37% shooting, fifteenth in the nation. One wonders how they'll do against GW, who is shooting at a 50% clip, fifth in the nation, and scoring 82.5 a game.

Only John Parton is averaging in double-figures, and that's 10.3 a game. Timmy Correa and Steve Callen are the most talented on the team. Callen averages 8.7 points and 10.7 rebounds out of the center spot. So, Armbruster and Woods are going to have a battle. This is a young roster with four junior starters, and only one senior on the roster (and he barely plays). They are two years removed from a NCAA bid, and are continuing to rebuild.

Hopefully Jack's foul woes as of late are curbed.

Jack gets a steal and a layup for the game's first points. Correa responds. Kenny drills a three, but Efrain Stamp responds. Jack finds Armbruster. Hulett gets a steal and a layup the other way. Callan responds with a jumper, but Jack finds Hulett. Stamp hits. Neither team has missed, which is funny, considering how ugly the Johnnies play. Jack gets fouled, and hits two free throws. Armbruster gets a technical, and comes out imediately. Hector finds Grayson, who gets fouled and scores. It's 16-12 with four minutes gone.

Jack scores from the wing. He has six...eleven to the record. Denny Perez drills a three! Philip Colon hits a jumper...people would ask him if his middle name is "My". People are stupid.

It's 23-14, GW with 12:47 left. Grayson hits from the baseline. He has five. Jack gets a breather. He comes back with 11:00 left, and goes to the center spot. Hector gets a bucket, and is fouled by Dwight Gooden's cousin, James. Parton responds with a three. Jack gets to the line, and hits both. He has an 8-1-2 line.

Jack goes back to the line. He hits both. Seven points away from NCAA history. It's 36-19 as GW is pulling away pretty quick. Jack misses a three, gets his own board, but misses the putback. Leslie Collins gets a three-point play...Hulett commits two fouls in ten seconds and exits. 4:34 left, it's 36-22.

Grayson fouls Parton, who scores and gets the free throw. Perez follows a Jack miss with a dunk. It's 38-26, as the Johnnies are trying. Hector goes to the line, goes one of two. Jack gets a steal, but passes to Kenny, who is fouled. He gets both...GW by fifteen again. Grayson scores off a Jack pass. Jack finds Kenny, but no assist. Jack has a 10-7-3 line. Jack gets a layup swatted. Ali is fouled with three seconds left, and the half ends 47-26. Jack has ten points. Really, that's all anyone cares about. GW outrebounded St. John's, 23-9. That's remarkable.

The Johnnies start with a Correa basket. They have seven blocks, as they block Woods. Jack scores from the corner! 49-28. Kenny gets a steal...he gets it to Jack...but Jack passes it back to Kenny, who gets his shot blocked. Jack...rims in and out on the inside bucket. Doubt is starting to creep in. Correa hits. 15:35 left. Jack finds Hulett for the bucket. Parton scores, and it's 53-32.

Jack scores! He's three away! 55-34, 14:38 left.

Jack gets his 11th board, but Hulett tosses it away. Kenny gets a steal...

...and Jack ties the record, with 13:06 left. Kenny got the assist.

Mercado hits a three...Jack takes one, but it misses.

Finally, with 11:56 left...Jack scores his 2,816th point. The game stops, balloons fly...and there's an impromptu ceremony. Jack Dawkins is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history.

Of course, the game doesn't end. He keeps scoring. He's up to 21-11-5 with 9:39 left, and the score is 65-46. St. John's gets it back to fifteen, as the momentum gotten by Jack was wiped away by the ceremony. Hector has seven, and he gets a steal. It's 69-50 with 6:36 left...Jack comes back. Tommy Orellana comes in and scores, as St. John's tries to fight back. It's down to 69-55 as Correa hits. Hulett with another turnover. Orellana goes to the line, and hits both. It's down to 12. GW is ice cold at the moment.

Hulett heads to the line, and hits both. They are shooting well from there right now. Jack gets his dunk blocked by Correa. The Johnnies have 11 blocks. Jack drills a three, and strikes the dagger...it's 74-57 with 2:31 left. Jack gets fouled by Collins, makes one of two, and leaves with the score 75-57. Orellana hits a three, but it doesn't matter. The crowd is chanting "JACK! JACK! JACK!"...he gets a thunderous standing ovation as GW wins, 77-60.


George Washington 77, St. John's 60


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St. John's (4-5, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Steven Callan C 23 3-5 0-0 2 5 0 2 6
Timmy Correa PF 33 6-11 1-2 1 3 1 1 13
Leslie Collins SF 22 2-7 1-1 0 1 2 5 5
Efrain Stamp SG 25 2-4 0-0 0 3 0 2 5
John Parton PG 29 3-7 5-7 0 2 3 4 12
Phillip Colon C 19 1-4 0-2 0 2 2 1 2
James Gooden PF 3 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 2 3
Randell Hamilton C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Steven Mercado PG 14 2-7 0-0 1 2 1 5 5
Henry Flick SG 16 1-3 0-0 0 5 0 0 2
Lanny Johnson PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Foster Huffman SG 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Orellana SF 13 2-2 2-2 1 1 0 1 7


Turnovers: 20 (S.Callan 4, T.Correa 2, L.Collins 2,
E.Stamp 5, J.Parton 3, S.Mercado 2, H.Flick 1,
T.Orellana 1)
Blocked Shots: 13 (T.Correa 7, L.Collins 3, P.Colon 3)
Steals: 6 (T.Correa 2, E.Stamp 1, J.Parton 1, H.Flick
1, T.Orellana 1)
3P FGs: 5-14 (L.Collins 0-3, E.Stamp 1-1, J.Parton 1-4,
J.Gooden 1-1, S.Mercado 1-3, F.Huffman 0-1, T.Orellana
1-1)


George Washington (9-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 17 1-3 0-0 3 5 1 4 2
Bruce Woods PF 32 0-5 4-4 1 8 0 4 4
Jack Dawkins SF 35 8-20 8-9 6 13 5 0 25
Kenneth Frazier SG 30 2-4 3-4 1 4 1 1 8
Richie Hulett PG 31 4-8 2-2 1 2 4 3 10
Hector Patterson PG 19 1-4 5-7 0 0 1 2 7
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson C 12 3-6 1-1 1 4 0 3 7
Denny Perez C 9 3-3 0-0 1 2 0 1 8
Porter Ali SF 10 1-3 4-4 1 2 0 0 6
F. Boutwell SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
K.Frazier 3, R.Hulett 6, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, G.Grayson 1)
Steals: 11 (J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 2, R.Hulett 1,
H.Patterson 3, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 4-11 (J.Dawkins 1-4, K.Frazier 1-3, R.Hulett
0-1, D.Perez 2-2, P.Ali 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)



Player Records


# Player Team Date Record
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1 Jack Dawkins George Washington 1984 2824
2 George Sarver UTEP 1966 2815
3 Brian Harrison North Carolina State 1954 2810
4 Gordon Showalter Wake Forest 1970 2737
5 Van Collins Alabama 1969 2722
6 William Worrell Nebraska 1970 2706
7 Brian Crawford Rice 1982 2705
8 Jose McGinley Idaho 1974 2662
9 Elliot Dilworth Indiana 1975 2643
10 Charles Belcher West Chester 1972 2623
11 Billie Cloninger Notre Dame 1955 2617
12 Fredrick Fan William & Mary 1966 2612
13 Albert So Washington State 1980 2591
14 Emmitt Cornish Gonzaga 1954 2585
15 Luigi Carrero Citadel 1968 2565
16 Chris Merritt Kansas State 1959 2545
17 Douglas Toscano Duke 1983 2514
18 Gregg Kilpatrick North Carolina 1968 2489
19 Jamie Cabral Northern Arizona 1974 2488
20 Julian Dingle Clemson 1979 2485
21 Andrew Mitchell Missouri 1954 2482
22 Dick Rainbolt Stetson 1957 2470
23 Lorenzo Jacobs Marquette 1958 2461
24 Doug Robertson Louisiana State 1955 2449
25 Preston Holliman Oklahoma State 1957 2426
26 Richard Wallace Kansas 1955 2412
27 Justin Redden Eastern Kentucky 1981 2412
28 Chris Rost Texas A&M 1968 2407
29 Noe Valley Temple 1962 2401
30 David Humbert Morehead State 1962 2398
31 Rickie Arnold Boise State 1981 2397
32 Albert Scott Pennsylvania 1982 2396
33 Jack Polk Santa Clara 1954 2391
34 Guy Desplanques Furman 1981 2378
35 Adan Langlois Kentucky 1954 2366
36 Seung Yum VCU 1961 2363
37 Daniel Bennett Oklahoma State 1974 2360
38 Howard Broyles North Carolina 1982 2356
39 Domenic Winkler Southern Methodist 1979 2346
40 Joseph Lucky North Carolina 1957 2333
41 Johnathan Khoury Texas Christian 1957 2327
42 Orval Dingess Delaware 1969 2326
43 Arthur Rodriguez Delaware 1983 2326
44 Harland Johnson Kansas State 1963 2322
45 Felix Negrete Tennessee 1959 2321
46 Edward Avina New Mexico 1978 2320
47 Sidney Diego Cincinnati 1953 2319
48 Carl Watson Kansas 1954 2307
49 Paul Green Arizona State 1963 2306
50 Andres Cary Temple 1964 2302

[hoopsguy]

Jack has a chance to put some serious distance between him and #2. Like, #40 is closer to #2 than #2 is to Jack distance. 500+ points gap?

[Comey]

It wouldn't surprise, though his propensity for getting people involved may hinder that total somewhat (then again, it hasn't so far).

[Comey]

December 24, 1984 Poll

Duke continued their season-long run atop the AP Poll by continuing their undefeated season. Rice and Kansas stayed #2 and #3, respectively, and then there was some jostling in the poll, based on writer preference (and region). Maryland, who lost to #22 TCU, dropped eleven spots to #16.

That enabled George Washington to slide back up a spot, to #8. Princeton, who has only gotten in six games this year, continued their rise up the polls. They moved up three spots to #9.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 10-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice 8-1 1724 2 Southwest Conference
3. Kansas 9-1 1616 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Clemson 11-1 1592 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Brigham Young 8-1 1478 4 Western Athletic Conference
6. Missouri 7-1 1434 7 Big Eight Conference
7. Southern California 8-1 1305 10 Pacific-8 Conference
8. George Washington 9-0 1288 9 Independent
9. Princeton 5-1 1233 12 Ivy League
10. Baylor 9-1 1223 8 Southwest Conference
11. Texas Christian 9-1 1108 15 Southwest Conference
12. Virginia 9-1 1017 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Pennsylvania 8-2 898 17 Ivy League
14. UTEP 8-2 762 19 Western Athletic Conference
15. Texas Tech 7-1 761 14 Southwest Conference
16. Wake Forest 6-1 728 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. North Carolina 8-1 689 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Cornell 7-2 484 21 Ivy League
19. Kansas State 9-2 480 22 Big Eight Conference
20. Alabama 9-0 437 20 Southeastern Conference
21. Maryland 7-2 429 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. North Carolina State 6-1 361 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Illinois 9-1 218 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Yale 7-2 183 13 Ivy League
25. Bradley 9-1 68 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M 6-2 27 Southwest Conference
Pittsburgh 8-1 18 Big East Conference
South Florida 8-1 16 Independent
Stetson 7-1 9 Independent
Marshall 7-1 6 Independent
Long Beach State 5-1 4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Iowa State 9-2 3 Big Eight Conference
Colorado 8-2 1 Big Eight Conference




12.26.84: vs Appalachain State (3-7)

The Mountaineers have a surprising history of success, especially recently. They reached the postseason four years in a five-year stretch from 1977-82. They won only ten games a year ago, though, and are still on a downward trend. The culprit is an inability to prevent teams from scoring or rebounding. They are a good rebounding team themselves, but they are still outrebounded on the general.

They are also a team still growing. They start two juniors and two sophomores, and only have two seniors on the roster. There is a lot of potential on the roster. Sam Hurley (14.3 ppg), Laurence Driver (11.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.8 apg), Jason Irby (9.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg) and Randolph McCutchen (8.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg) lead the way. But this roster does contribute up and down. They just don't find consistency, which is why they are losing. Once they find it, the Southern Conference is in trouble.

Jack opens things up with a three. Driver gets App State on the board. Jack hits another three. Driver scores again. Armbruster gets two free throws. It's an early 8-4 lead for GW. Jack heads to the line, and hits both. He has eight points. It's 10-4 with 16:42 left. Driver has seven points...Armbruster gets a dunk off a Jack miss. Lowell Craddock gets a steal and a dunk, but Jack finds Hulett on the other end. It's 14-9 with 15:29 left.

Irby scores. 14-11. Jack gets to the line, and hits both. Then he comes out. Ken Ponder scores. Jon Henson, who'd go on to host Talk Soup in the 90s, hits a three. Jason Irby gets a three-point play, but Hector responds. Then Hector finds Jack. It's 21-20 after Driver scores. Craddock gets a steal off Jack, and McCutchen scores. It's 22-21 with 13:14 to go.

Jack gets a steal, and Hulett eventually scores. Hulett then tips in a Jack miss. Jack gets a steal and a dunk. He's got 14. It's 27-22 with 10:55 left. Driver hits a three. He's got 12. Hurley gets a steal, but Kenny gets it back...Irby resteals. And nothing comes of any of that. Hulett hits from the corner. He's got eight. It's 29-25 with 8:13 to go.

Jack finds Woods. He's got a 14-3-2 line so far. The second line comes in for GW, trying to steal a few minutes for the starters. Boutwell hits a dunk. Grayson is fouled...he hits both. Jack takes over at the C spot. Jack gets to the line, and hits both. 37-26, GW, 5:53 left.

Henson draws a charge on Hector. Jack gets fouled by Irby, and hits two more freebies. It's 39-26. Hurley hits. Patterson gets a layup after beating the press. Irby responds. Woods gets a tip-in. Craddock scores. Woods responds off a Kenny pass. The action is crazy. Jack gets a steal, but misses the dunk. With three minutes to go, it's 45-33. Grayson gets an and-one off a Jack pass. He hits the free throw, and GW leads 48-35.

Woods commits a bad foul at the end of the half. The two free throws by Jones make it 48-37 at the break. Jack has an 18-9-3 line.

Jack gets his tenth rebound to open things up. And then he scores the first points, off Kenny's third assist. Kenny has yet to score. Driver gets a three-point play. Jack scores inside. Driver hits a three. He has 18. McCutchen gets a three-point play, and it's 52-46, GW, as they call time. Jones scores again. It's down to four. Hulett scores...Kenny gets a steal, and Jack gets fouled. He hits both. It's back to eight. McCutchen scores. Jack responds with a three. He has 27-10-3, and it's 59-50. McCutchen hits two free throws...Hulett responds with a three, and it's a 62-52 lead for GW.

The second line comes in early for GW. Craddock scores. David Echevarria scores for GW...I think those are his first collegiate points. Jack, Hulett and Kenny come back. It's 64-56, and GW has seven fouls. App State is in the bonus. Jack finds Perez. Kenny draws a charge on Driver. Jack dunks a Hector miss. He gets a steal and a layup, and Hector does the same. it's 72-56. Irby scores for App State...he has a 9-14-1 line. Jack is with the scrubs at the moment. Perez scores...he has a 4-3-0 line. Jack gets a block...GW has seven of them.

Ali scores off a Hector pass. 76-60 after Jones scores. Perez gets fouled. He hits both. Driver responds...he has 20. Perez gets fouled again...he gets one of two. Jack gets the board...Hector hits. Driver is fouled by Kenny, and he gets the three-point play. Hulett gets fouled. He hits both. It's 83-65. Jack has a 31-20-4 line. Hector gets in another tip. Dude is 5-foot-nothing, and he rebounds like crazy. Jack gets two free throws and comes out with the score 87-65. Driver scores again...he has 25. He hits a three...it's 87-70. He has 28...Jack comes back to finish this off, but App State is charging. Jack gets two more free throws, and with 1:28, comes out for good. The final is 94-77, and that's the game fans have been waiting for from Jack. 35 (sure, on 9-23 shooting, but 14-14 from the line), 21 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks.


George Washington 94, Appalachian State 77


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Appalachian State (3-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jason Irby C 31 4-11 1-1 6 14 1 4 9
R. McCutchen PF 27 3-10 6-9 2 6 0 4 12
Sam Hurley SF 26 2-6 1-2 0 3 4 2 5
Laurence Driver SG 33 11-20 3-3 3 4 3 3 28
Lowell Craddock PG 31 3-9 2-2 1 1 1 3 8
Jonathan Henson PG 9 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 2
Charles Jones PF 12 1-4 2-2 0 1 1 2 4
Damon Henninger C 9 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 3 2
Ken Ponder SF 15 2-4 0-0 0 3 2 1 4
Antony Allred SG 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Ivory Steffen PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 13 (J.Irby 1, R.McCutchen 3, S.Hurley 1,
L.Driver 5, L.Craddock 1, C.Jones 1, D.Henninger 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Irby 1, D.Henninger 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Irby 1, S.Hurley 1, L.Craddock 2)
3P FGs: 4-18 (R.McCutchen 0-2, L.Driver 3-9, L.Craddock
0-2, J.Henson 0-2, K.Ponder 0-2, A.Allred 1-1)


George Washington (10-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 13 1-1 2-2 1 3 0 4 4
Bruce Woods PF 22 3-5 0-0 1 5 1 4 6
Jack Dawkins SF 33 9-23 14-14 4 21 4 1 35
Kenneth Frazier SG 27 0-5 0-0 2 3 3 2 0
Richie Hulett PG 34 6-9 2-2 4 4 4 2 15
Hector Patterson PG 23 5-9 2-4 3 4 2 2 13
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 12 2-8 3-3 3 4 0 1 7
Denny Perez C 20 2-5 4-6 0 3 1 3 8
Porter Ali SF 10 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
F. Boutwell SG 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
David Echevarria PF 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2


Turnovers: 10 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2,
K.Frazier 2, H.Patterson 1, D.Perez 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins
2, G.Grayson 1, D.Perez 1, P.Ali 1)
Steals: 9 (J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 2, H.Patterson 2,
D.Perez 1)
3P FGs: 5-17 (J.Dawkins 3-8, K.Frazier 0-1, R.Hulett
1-4, H.Patterson 1-3, D.Perez 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

In the master thread (at SimNation, if you want to get spoiled), a comment was made:


That is most remarkably creepy. Approaching the scoring title for the first time in his career he goes into a points slump, just like in real life. Then busts out with a 35-20 the next game.

This was my response:

The pressure got to him a bit. I wonder how the dynamics on the team are, too.

Hulett - likely jealous. He'd be the star if it weren't for Jack. But he may get a European career out of it. Of course, he'd probably say he should have played in the NBA, but was held in Jack's shadow.
Davis - I haven't simmed the NBA equivalent just yet (will be this weekend), but I imagine he didn't get in the league. If he did, Jack helped.
Woods - Happy Jack is around. Tough, reasonable guy who is better because of Jack. Happy to be the big lug.
Armbruster - Probably a future NBA'er. Probably happy for the rub, and ready to take over when Jack and Hulett leave.
Hector - Happy no matter what. Dude's a gamer. He's 5'8 and dunking everywhere.
Ali - Maybe here, maybe not. Seems like a dude who gets high and listens to Alan Parsons Project a lot. Misses John Sandy.
Sandy - Overseas, curing cancer and negotiating the decline of communism.
King and Grayson - Too much Donkey Kong. Damn kids.

The others may not know him enough.

[Comey]

12.28.84: vs Temple (7-3)

Temple may be the worst 7-3 ever put together. They've been outscored. Of course, that's not hard when these are your wins: 69-67, 60-55, 65-63, 70-65, 51-50, 81-80 (and 69-49). They could just as easily be 1-9. They have a pretty good defense (57th in the country), but are deadly mediocre on offense. They appear to lull teams into slow games and rushed shots, which is why nobody in their games shoot well, them or their opponents. They are also dead last in assists, at 7.7 a game. GW is 24th in the country, at 16.5.

They have reasonable experience, with two 100+ game guys, a 98-game guy, and a few over 50 games. Omar Davis is the leader of the team, and the miserable offense. He is scoring 19 a game; nobody else is putting up more than 8.5 a game.

Jack hits a three to open the game. Calvin Glassman gets a hoop...Woods responds, then Jack hits from the baseline. Jack then gets a steal and a dunk. Chris Standard (a fantastic 90s wrestling name) hits a three. It's 9-5 after two minutes. Hulett drills a three. This is kind of a homecoming for Jack, who grew up 90 minutes west in Harrisburg. Hulett drills another three, and it's 16-5. Jack has a 7-0-0 line.

Jack finds Hector for a score. Jack gets another steal and a layup. Ahmed Hall hits a three...it's 20-8 with 12:37 left. Hector gets fouled, and the bucket. Three-point play and he has five early points. Grayson hits, and gets fouled. GW is shooting 71% from the field early on. Ali hits his first bucket, playing the 2. Jack plows into Glassman for the charge. Armbruster draws one back. Rene Eugene, a great jobber wrestling 80s name, is in for Temple.

James Cahill is in, as Jack takes a seat for Kenny. GW has made only 40% of their free throws thus far. Hector hits a three, and it's 32-12, as Temple calls time. Hector and Kenny are the backcourt, before Hulett and Jack come back, along with Michael King. Hall hits a three. Jack gets a steal, then finds Hulett in the corner. It's 34-18 with 4:54 left. Glassman hits, but Armbruster responds. Then he drills a three. Jack with a steal, but nothing comes of it. He has four or five steals this half. Kenny gets one. Chris Standard gets the layup. Jack has gone cold since his early run. He's got a 9-2-3 line, and it's 41-22. Kenny blocks Omar's dunk...Armbruster scores inside, and the foul! But, in typical GW fashion today, he misses the free throw. Hulett drills a three off a Jack pass. It's 46-22. Hector hits a three at the buzzer, and it's 49-22. Hulett's got 13, Hector 12, Jack 9, Armbruster 7.

Jack is fouled, plus one, to start the second half. He hits the free throw. GW is shooting 41% from the line now. But 63% from three. Go figure. Jack has become much less of a scorer since his freshman year, when he outscored teams by himself twice. He hits a three, and he has 15. The point remains though...perhaps it's his teammates...Hall hits a three...Chris Standard with a steal and a layup, and it's 55-28. Jack doesn't score as much. Glassman hits, and Jack responds with a bucket, AND the foul...he gets the freebie, and it's 58-30. Jack has 18-5-4 with 15:51 left.

Jack finds Kenny as soon as I write that sentence. Glassman gets to the line, and hits both. Temple is shooting 33%. Jack finds Kenny again. Hall hits another three...he has 15, the only person scoring routinely for Temple. Ernie Reese gets one of two free throws. He gets back and hits both. It's 62-38. Jack drills a three, giving him 21. Richie Renner draws a charge on Hector, who now has three fouls. Hulett hits a three...the lead is back to 38.

Denny Perez is in. He gets fouled, goes 1-2. Glassman gets a layup, and the foul, and the free throw. He has 11. Jack responds with a layup. Jack hits another three, assisted by Hulett. He has 26-5-6, and the score is 75-41. Jack gets fouled...he hits both. 77:53 left. Hector gets a steal, and Ali hits a three. Temple calls time.

Jack with the suddenly rare block. Then he comes out with 6:10 left. Dunno if he'll come back. Hall scores...he has 17. The JVs come in for GW, and that's gonna do it here. It's 82-46 with 4:18 left, as I fast forward. Just noticed Hector has 15, and Ali 12. Wow. Hector finished with 17, and the final is 94-50. That was an absolute demolishing.

Jack finished with 28 on 10-16, 4-4 FT, 4-6 3, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and a block. Not bad. Temple is a bad opponent, but it's good to get a complete win on the road.

This also completes a full calendar year with no losses. Their last loss was to NC State, back in 1983.


George Washington 94, Temple 50


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George Washington (11-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 32 3-8 0-1 0 15 3 1 7
Bruce Woods PF 19 1-4 1-2 5 6 0 4 3
Jack Dawkins SF 32 10-16 4-4 2 7 6 1 28
Kenneth Frazier SG 28 2-4 1-2 0 2 2 3 5
Richie Hulett PG 27 6-12 0-0 1 3 2 4 16
Hector Patterson PG 18 5-6 5-9 0 1 4 3 17
Michael King PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 14 1-2 0-1 0 1 0 2 2
Denny Perez C 13 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 0 1
Porter Ali SF 9 4-4 2-4 0 1 1 1 12
F. Boutwell SG 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 3


Turnovers: 9 (B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 1)
Steals: 9 (J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 3, H.Patterson 1,
P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 14-22 (B.Armbruster 1-2, J.Dawkins 4-6,
R.Hulett 4-8, H.Patterson 2-3, P.Ali 2-2, F.Boutwell
1-1)


Temple (7-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Calvin Glassman C 30 4-12 3-3 0 4 0 3 11
Earnest Reese PF 27 0-7 4-6 2 4 1 3 4
Omar Davis SF 20 1-4 0-0 2 5 2 4 2
Ahmed Hall SG 31 6-8 0-0 0 4 1 3 17
Chris Standard PG 24 3-7 0-0 0 2 0 3 7
Richard Renner SF 18 0-2 2-2 1 5 2 2 2
Chris Marshall PF 15 1-5 0-0 5 10 1 1 2
Rene Eugene C 7 0-3 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
James Cahill PG 17 1-4 1-5 0 0 1 5 4
Dwight Pack SG 12 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1


Turnovers: 16 (C.Glassman 1, O.Davis 7, C.Standard 4,
R.Eugene 1, J.Cahill 2, D.Pack 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (A.Hall 1, C.Marshall 2, D.Pack 1)
Steals: 3 (C.Standard 1, J.Cahill 2)
3P FGs: 7-17 (A.Hall 5-6, C.Standard 1-4, R.Renner 0-1,
C.Marshall 0-2, R.Eugene 0-2, J.Cahill 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

December 31, 1984 Poll

Duke started the season atop the poll, then will end the first half of the year atop it. They are 11-0. The five teams behind them--Rice, Southern Cal, BYU, Missouri, and Baylor--all have one loss each.

The seventh-ranked team, George Washington, is also 11-0. Baylor leapfrogged them, and a couple of other teams. Clemson fell out after a loss.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 11-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice 10-1 1726 2 Southwest Conference
3. Southern California 11-1 1585 7 Pacific-8 Conference
4. Brigham Young 10-1 1582 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Missouri 9-1 1569 6 Big Eight Conference
6. Baylor 10-1 1410 10 Southwest Conference
7. George Washington 11-0 1349 8 Independent
8. Kansas 11-2 1258 3 Big Eight Conference
9. Texas Christian 10-1 1254 11 Southwest Conference
10. Princeton 5-1 1134 9 Ivy League
11. Virginia 10-1 1056 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. UTEP 11-2 1014 14 Western Athletic Conference
13. Clemson 12-2 973 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Wake Forest 9-1 817 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Cornell 10-2 763 18 Ivy League
16. Texas Tech 9-1 751 15 Southwest Conference
17. North Carolina 9-1 634 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Kansas State 11-2 587 19 Big Eight Conference
19. Maryland 8-2 468 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. North Carolina State 8-1 381 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Alabama 10-0 372 20 Southeastern Conference
22. Pennsylvania 9-3 326 13 Ivy League
23. Yale 10-2 301 24 Ivy League
24. Bradley 11-1 144 25 Missouri Valley Conference
25. California 8-2 48 NR Pacific-8 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Florida 11-1 47 Independent
Texas A&M 6-2 20 Southwest Conference
Marshall 9-1 15 Independent
Florida 10-2 5 Southeastern Conference
Long Beach State 7-1 5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Nebraska 8-2 5 Big Eight Conference
Illinois 9-2 1 Big Ten Conference


Here is the end-of-month stat dump:


#7 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 11 11 31.0 24.9 3.3 11.3 5.7 2.3 1.1 1.9 1.9 20.4
Richie Hulett PG 11 11 27.7 14.4 1.5 2.7 3.1 0.5 0.0 2.3 3.6 14.1
Bruce Woods PF 11 11 27.4 8.5 2.8 6.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.1 3.1 14.3
Brian Armbruster C 11 11 26.9 7.3 1.6 7.9 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.7 3.0 11.0
Kenneth Frazier SG 11 11 25.9 6.5 1.1 3.1 1.9 2.1 0.2 1.5 2.9 13.6
Hector Patterson PG 11 0 22.8 8.4 1.3 2.4 2.8 1.3 0.0 1.6 2.2 12.5
Glenn Grayson PF 11 0 11.5 4.5 0.9 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.3 5.5
Denny Perez C 11 0 10.5 2.5 0.4 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.6 8.3
Porter Ali SF 11 0 9.7 5.5 0.5 1.9 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.6 5.0
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 10 0 4.1 1.7 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.6
Michael King PG 8 0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.9
David Echevarria PF 7 0 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


It is surprising, perhaps disappointing, to see Armbruster not make that leap ahead of Woods. I get that Woods is the senior, and he's more experienced...but Armbruster is, far and away, the superior player. He should be averaging a double-double a game, or something like 12-8. He's been lackluster. Jack's scoring dropping is also disappointing. Part of that is his shooting percentage dropping, but it's also more shots being taken by others. Hulett is attempting to be a scoring machine. And Armbruster is inconsistent, but he's trying. That takes away from Jack's output overall.


#7 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 11 11 341 274 36 124 63 25 12 21 21 224
Richie Hulett PG 11 11 305 158 16 30 34 6 0 25 40 155
Bruce Woods PF 11 11 301 93 31 73 6 3 5 12 34 157
Brian Armbruster C 11 11 296 80 18 87 8 3 4 8 33 121
Kenneth Frazier SG 11 11 285 72 12 34 21 23 2 16 32 150
Hector Patterson PG 11 0 251 92 14 26 31 14 0 18 24 137
Glenn Grayson PF 11 0 127 49 10 21 3 1 3 5 14 61
Denny Perez C 11 0 115 28 4 25 4 1 6 3 7 91
Porter Ali SF 11 0 107 60 5 21 10 4 2 8 7 55
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 10 0 41 17 1 5 3 0 0 2 0 16
Michael King PG 8 0 18 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 -7
David Echevarria PF 7 0 13 2 0 4 1 0 2 1 2 5
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#7 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 94 181 .519 66 71 .930 20 48 .417 1.51
Richie Hulett PG 57 119 .479 28 33 .848 16 48 .333 1.33
Bruce Woods PF 38 77 .494 17 26 .654 0 0 .000 1.21
Brian Armbruster C 34 71 .479 6 21 .286 6 13 .462 1.13
Kenneth Frazier SG 28 59 .475 8 14 .571 8 20 .400 1.22
Hector Patterson PG 31 70 .443 24 46 .522 6 19 .316 1.31
Glenn Grayson PF 18 35 .514 13 20 .650 0 0 .000 1.40
Denny Perez C 8 15 .533 9 16 .563 3 6 .500 1.87
Porter Ali SF 20 40 .500 12 19 .632 8 19 .421 1.50
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 4 6 .667 7 8 .875 2 2 1.000 2.83
Michael King PG 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
David Echevarria PF 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1.00
Chris Davis SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



#7 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 63 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0 Poll Rank: #7
Season Record: 11-0 Record Vs 51-100: 4-0 RPI Rank: #20
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 6-0
Home Record: 6-0 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 84.1 1 5 Points 62.9 5 33 Points 21.2 1 7
O.Reb 13.4 3 16 O.Reb 9.6 10 51 O.Reb 3.7 3 16
D.Reb 27.8 6 27 D.Reb 22.0 2 14 D.Reb 5.8 1 8
Rebounds 41.2 3 13 Rebounds 31.6 3 19 Rebounds 9.5 1 8
Assists 16.7 1 22 Assists 11.4 8 20 Assists 5.4 1 16
Steals 7.3 8 41 Steals 4.0 1 7 Steals 3.3 2 16
Blocks 3.3 34 119 Blocks 4.0 50 157 Blocks -0.7 40 149
Turnovers 10.8 1 7 Turnovers 15.1 12 66 Turnovers -4.3 1 19
Fouls 19.7 35 142 Fouls 22.1 7 17 Fouls -2.4 8 42
FG% .493 2 5 FG% .398 5 29 FG% .095 1 11
FT% .688 28 93 FT% .667 30 81 FT% .022 23 81
3P% .394 4 26 3P% .301 7 29 3P% .093 3 13
PPS 1.37 3 16 PPS 1.14 6 39 PPS .227 1 18
Adj. FG% .544 3 16 Adj. FG% .445 5 20 Adj. FG% .100 1 9



#7 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/17/84 vs. Ohio State 3-7 154 W 83-74 1-0
11/18/84 vs. #14 Wake Forest 9-1 70 W 82-74 2-0
11/27/84 Buffalo 5-6 110 W 91-61 3-0
11/30/84 at VCU 1-8 218 W 91-65 4-0
12/04/84 Drexel 7-4 81 W 86-70 5-0
12/06/84 VMI 4-8 145 W 63-52 6-0
12/13/84 Howard 4-4 129 W 70-45 7-0
12/17/84 at Lehigh 2-8 147 W 94-64 8-0
12/22/84 St. John's 5-6 69 W 77-60 9-0
12/26/84 Appalachian State 3-9 77 W 94-77 10-0
12/28/84 at Temple 7-4 131 W 94-50 11-0
01/02/85 at Lafayette 7-3 123
01/04/85 at Eastern Michigan 3-5 82
01/07/85 American 6-5 73
01/09/85 Bucknell 1-8 136
01/19/85 at La Salle 4-5 128
01/21/85 at St. Bonaventure 5-6 102
01/23/85 Saint Joseph's 4-5 88
01/28/85 at Hofstra 9-3 39
02/01/85 Canisius 6-4 52
02/05/85 Charlotte 9-5 26
02/07/85 at #1 Duke 11-0 66
02/11/85 at Arizona State 7-3 31
02/13/85 at Georgia Southern 5-6 155
02/15/85 Centenary 3-9 75
02/17/85 Fairleigh Dickinson 5-6 203
02/23/85 Long Island 8-6 63
02/27/85 at Georgetown 3-8 146
03/05/85 at East Carolina 9-4 61








PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 248
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
1983: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 36 36 35.3 24.8 4.1 12.5 8.5 1.9 4.50 2.8 3.2 2.0
1984 11 11 31.0 24.9 3.3 11.3 5.7 1.9 3.00 2.3 1.1 1.9
Career 111 111 33.7 26.0 3.9 11.6 7.1 1.7 3.00 2.3 2.9 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.4 15.6 .537 6.9 7.4 .933 1.1 3.0 .374 1.59 18.28
1984 8.5 16.5 .519 6.0 6.5 .930 1.8 4.4 .417 1.51 20.36
Career 8.9 16.7 .534 6.5 7.1 .920 1.6 3.7 .441 1.56 18.86

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 36 36 1271 893 146 451 306 68 99 114 73
1984 11 11 341 274 36 124 63 21 25 12 21
Career 111 111 3736 2887 434 1291 786 194 259 326 219


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 302 562 249 267 40 107 658
1984 94 181 66 71 20 48 224
Career 992 1856 722 785 181 410 2094

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 35 6 21 9 4 2 4 13 23 14 14 4 8
Career 55 11 25 13 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 104
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)


For the record, George Washington went 33-0 in 1984. They were 22-0 in the '84 part of their championship season, and 11-0 in this half of the '84-'85 campaign.

[Comey]

Checking In With Old Coaches...


Since Jack has gone through two coaches, I figured, why not see what they're up to. Was leaving the right call for their career?


Arlie Jennings
Left GW for Bucknell after 1981-82 (28-5, Elite Eight appearance)
Since: 30-42, 1-8 this season


To be fair, Jennings has no seniors on this team, and had a reclamation project from his first team. But Bucknell had the momentum of back-to-back NCAA appearances, and suddenly got the coach who coached the Golden Boy. And he has failed to do anything with it. His first two recruiting classes ranked 121st and 133rd, lower-mid tier of the ECC. He has pulled in two three-star players with it, but he's supposed to be better at this.


This year's club has played an ambitious schedule. They got blown out at Rice, and again at Cornell. They just got taken apart by Columbia. Truth is, they're getting beat by an average of 80-59 this season. And they have games at Penn (on NYE, actually), and, on January 9th, they head to GW for Jack's senior tour. Parting is such sweet sorrow.


Soon, Bucknell will be saying that to him.


Marty Reed
Went 53-4, won a national championship last season
Left For Murray State: 5-9 this season


Reed gained a lot quickly, though he is putrid at coaching defense. But his first head coaching stint couldn't have gone better. He won a national title and was known as a player's coach (though other coaches did not like him inserting Jack back into games late, after the outcome was decided...they didn't tell their kids to hurt Jack, out of respect to him. But they let Reed know it. Reed said that he was helping the younger players get some experience...nobody bought that). This year, he inherited a solid Murray State team, and has proceeded to run them into the ground. His two best players, SG Alec Shaw (8.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.3 spg) and SF Chris Gaffney (17.8 ppg in just 29.7 mpg) are woefully underused. Chris Freeman, a solid-enough post player, is averaging 13.9 points a game, but on just 49% shooting. Why is he taking that many shots? Sure, Shaw is shooting 38%, but he's relying on the three (28% on 71 shots). If Reed would let him drive, which is what he's best at, he'd go up quickly. Reed's already got more losses this year than he had in two at GW, and he is learning quickly that it's not all glitter and rainbows.

[Comey]

January 2, 1985: at Lafayette (8-3)

That diabolical preppy 80s-movie jerk, Brady Cory, is still there. Oddly enough, the Leopards have two players from Fayetteville...but one from different states (NC, TN). The Leopards are a reasonably veteran squad (Cory has played in 101, Carmelo Kiely has played in 87 and started 78, several others have played at least 45), that is trying to get back to the NCAA after missing out last year (NIT bid). The Colonials will be the first team the Leopards have faced that is a true challenge...the only team they beat that has a winning record is Loyola-Chicago. They are a solid offensive unit who has feasted on poor defenses thus far. GW presents a challenge for them, easily.

That offense is led by guard Sandy Cosgrove (16.5 ppg) and Kiely (16.4 ppg, 7.7 rpg). Cory only averages 5.3 ppg, but also 5.8 rpg and 4.6 apg. This team is solid at rebounding. Truth be told, I like when GW plays Lafayette. There aren't many teams Jack has faced all four years. The Leopards are one of them.

Richard Welker hits the first bucket of the game for Lafayette. Hulett hits a three for GW. Jack's first attempt is blocked, but Woods follows. Jack gets his first points following his own miss. It's 7-2 with four minutes played.

Cosgrove hits a three, but Jack responds. Hector gets a steal and a layup. He's become quite wait he got another...adept at it. Two in fifteen seconds. 14-5 with five minutes gone. Jack finds Woods. Then he blocks Kiely's shot. It's 17-5 with 12:34 left. Jack has a 5-4-2 line after finding Woods. Chuck Eyler hits a three, but Jack responds. Woods hits, and with 10:11 left, it's 23-12.

Ali comes in for Jack. Jack then comes back at C, and hits a jumper. When Jack is at the center spot, GW is especially nasty. Eyler gets a tip, but Jack responds with a three. Grayson comes in and Jack slides to the 4. Armbruster comes in for Grayson after four seconds. Jack scores again. He has 14. Lafayette has 16. Well, Cosgrove hit a three. Hector responds after a Jack pass. Oddly enough, Lafayette, though playing horribly, is staying there. Jack hits two free throws...it's 34-19, but Welker just got a three-point play. Jack responds again. Cory gets his first points off a three. It's 36-25, but Jack gets two free throws. 38-25, 2:36 left.

Cosgrove hits two free throws...Kenny hits two. Welker scores, and it's 40-29. Ali drills a three, but Welker responds with a jumper. Ali is fouled, and he goes one of two. Jack comes back. Danny Fuller finds Kiely. Hector is fouled, gets both. Welker hits. 46-35. Jack gets several rebounds on the final possession, but Hector's three is waved off. It's 46-35 at the half, as Lafayette got hot late. Jack has a 20-6-3 line. Welker has 13 for the Leopards, who also have 11 turnovers, to just three for GW.

Jack gets a block of Kiely's dunk, then finds Woods for the score. Cosgrove respondsm with a three. Cory gets his third or fourth foul. Armbruster scores...he only has three. Eyler gets a three-point play off Armbruster's third foul. It's 50-41. Jack gets fouled by Kiely, and he hits both. Hulett with a steal, and a layup. That's his first score since his opening three. Jack hits again...he has 24-7-4. Jonathan Cundiff scores. Oh yeah, Carrol Jim is on this team...forgot about him. Armbruster gets fouled, and he misses both. He is playing hesitant right now.

Woods fouls Willie Gomez, who goes one of two. 56-46. Jack finds Hector for the basket. Jack's up to 24-11-5. Jack scores from the corner...Hulett with a steal...Jack hits off that. It's 62-46 and Jack gets a steal, but he misses. Hulett is fouled...he hits both. It's 64-46, and a close game feels so far away.

Grayson is in. He hasn't done anything. Jack commits his first foul, a charge...he gets a steal, and finds Hulett for the bucket. Jack gets a board, and finds Hulett again. He's up to 11, Jack has 28-13-7, and it's 68-48. Hector comes back...he has ten of the sneakiest points you'd ever see. Eyler hits a three. Hulett gets two free throws, as Jack comes back. Tony Matthews hits three. Armbruster gets to the line, goes one for two. It's 72-56, as here comes Lafayette.

Jack hits another shot. He has 30.

Grayson gets in the stat sheet, as he gets a rebound and an assist on Hector's three. Jack finds Armbruster for a hoop. Jack throws down an emphatic dunk, causing a timeout with 4:49 left. It's 81-58, and only a matter of time before everyone comes out. Hulett finds Jack for a score. The JVs come in with 2:15 left...what was a close game became completely one-sided, and it revolved around Jack's total ability to take over a game.

Hector, meanwhile, is on a roll. He had 15. Kenny, meanwhile, didn't take a shot, and had just two points in 24 minutes. Gotta wonder if he's losing confidence, or his place on the team. Hector is taking his role, and while there's total confidence in Hector, there seems to be waning confidence in Kenny. This is not good, and something to watch.


George Washington 85, Lafayette 62


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George Washington (12-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 32 2-4 2-6 2 4 1 3 6
Bruce Woods PF 28 5-7 0-2 2 5 0 4 10
Jack Dawkins SF 33 13-23 6-6 5 13 8 1 34
Kenneth Frazier SG 24 0-0 2-2 0 0 4 2 2
Richie Hulett PG 33 4-7 5-6 1 3 3 2 14
Hector Patterson PG 24 6-13 2-2 2 2 3 2 15
Glenn Grayson PF 10 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Denny Perez C 6 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 5 1-3 1-2 0 0 1 0 4
F. Boutwell SG 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 5 (J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 1,
H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 1)
Steals: 8 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 4)
3P FGs: 5-13 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 2-2, R.Hulett
1-2, H.Patterson 1-4, P.Ali 1-3)


Lafayette (8-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Charles Eyler C 33 4-7 2-3 3 6 1 2 12
Richard Welker PF 33 7-11 1-1 1 4 1 3 15
Carmelo Kiely SF 24 1-4 0-0 0 2 3 4 2
Sandy Cosgrove SG 17 3-6 2-2 1 2 3 4 11
Brady Cory PG 16 2-4 2-2 2 5 1 4 7
Danny Fuller PG 20 1-5 1-2 0 2 5 4 3
Carrol Jim SF 15 1-6 0-0 2 2 1 1 2
Johnathan Cundiff SG 16 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Lawerence Jones SG 7 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 0 4
Tony Matthews PG 2 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 3
Willian Gomez PF 17 0-1 1-2 4 5 1 1 1


Turnovers: 18 (C.Eyler 3, C.Kiely 2, S.Cosgrove 4,
B.Cory 1, D.Fuller 4, C.Jim 1, J.Cundiff 2, L.Jones 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Eyler 2, R.Welker 1)
Steals: 1 (D.Fuller 1)
3P FGs: 7-21 (C.Eyler 2-2, R.Welker 0-1, S.Cosgrove
3-5, B.Cory 1-1, D.Fuller 0-3, C.Jim 0-4, J.Cundiff
0-2, L.Jones 0-2, T.Matthews 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

January 4, 1985: at Eastern Michigan (3-5)

The Eagles are a throwback in the naming department. Cameron Spurlock, Gene Asbury, Errol Spencer...this group is going to take part in a WWII buddy movie.

The Eagles are not particularly good, and they've lost the only home game they've played. They did play #17 North Carolina to a 71-69 decision against...but they haven't played anyone since. They haven't reached the postseason since 1973-74, when they went 23-8 and got to the NCAA. That was, far and away, their best season.

This team, however, is your typical ugly unit. They don't play well on offense, play okay on defense, play slowly and limit teams from rebounding all over them, because they can't rebound themselves. GW should slaughter these guys, which would be against the law, since eagles are protected.

George Washington slaughtering an eagle. Hmmm.

Head coach Casey Whiteley (71-84) is on his last legs in Ypsilanti.

Hulett opens with a three, and a tech for taunting. Arnold Ford hits both free throws. Kenny gets a steal, and Armbruster scores. Hector gets a steal, and Jack scores off a pass. It's 8-2 with four minutes gone. Hulett gets a steal and a hard foul on a dunk attempt. He's scrappy though...he hits both. Then he gets another steal and a layup. Asbury hits a three. Jack finds Hulett in response. It's got nine early points, and it's 14-7, as Spencer hits two free throws. Jack finds Hulett again.

Ellingson hits a shot. Jack finds Hulett again. Carlos Hubblell, Carl's grandson, scores. It's 18-11 with 12:16 left. Ford hits two free throws. Woods is fouled on a dunk...he hits one of two. Michael King comes in as Hector gets in foul trouble. Hulett hits a three off another Jack pass. Hulett has 16, and it's 22-13. Jack scores...he has a 4-4-4 line. The JVs come in with Kenny. Kenny scores! There you go, Kenny!

John Cofield hits. Grayson is fouled, and he hits both. Jack, Hulett and Armbruster come back, and Hulett's in a zone. Jack has another assist for him. Cofield hits and gets fouled by Armbruster. Sebasitan somethingorother comes in...Esquirrel or whatever. Frazier tips in a Jack miss. Esquirrel misses, and Jack hits on the other end. It's 34-18 with five minutes left.

Spurlock hits. Hulett hits again. He's got 20. Ford steals from Kenny. Spurlock scores. Jack finds Hulett AGAIN. Jack gets Armbruster a three. With 2:50, the JVs come back in with a 44-22 lead.Grayson commits a foul, and Ellison hits. Ford gets a steal, but Hector fouls him. Nothing comes of it...Boutwell gets a point, as Jack and Hulett come back. Ford scores...45-26, one minute left. Armbruster scores, and gets fouled. He misses the freebie. Jack hits off a King pass...the half ends that way, and with GW up 49-26. Hulett had 22 at the half. Jack has a 8-5-7 line, and GW has 14 assists overall. They shot 73% from the field against EMU's defense.

Jack hits from the corner to start things. Jack hits a three off a Hulett pass. Then Jack fouls Asbury. Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. He's got 25 points, which I believe is a career high. Jack gets a steal, but Kenny can't finish it. It's 57-26 with 15:30 left. Jack commits foul #3. Jack finds Hulett for another bucket. Amazing.

Jack gets a steal, but can't finish on the other end. Kenny's tired. Oy. Go take a nap. Jack finds Kenny to wake him up, then commits his fourth foul. Hector finds Hulett, who is up to 29 points. Ali hits a three. It's 66-31. Spurlock scores for EMU...the updates will be far and few between. Esquirrel hits a jumper. Kenny hits off a Hector pass, and Esquirrel hits a three. Armbruster scores...will Jack return? Armbruster misses a dunk. HOW?!

The JVs are in with six minutes left. I don't think Jack's coming back. Asbury scores. It's 73-44 with 4:51 left. Woods has two points and eight boards. Perez gets a dunk!

Yeah, this game is over. The final is 75-51. Hulett is named POTG, and rightfully so. Jack only scored 13 points, but had 10 assists, 7 rebounds, three steals, and one turnover. Hulett went 12-14 from the field.


George Washington 75, Eastern Michigan 51


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George Washington (13-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 32 4-6 0-1 0 5 2 2 9
Bruce Woods PF 31 0-1 2-4 0 8 1 2 2
Jack Dawkins SF 26 6-12 0-0 2 7 10 4 13
Kenneth Frazier SG 26 4-6 0-0 2 3 1 3 8
Richie Hulett PG 32 12-14 2-2 1 2 3 2 29
Hector Patterson PG 14 2-2 0-0 0 1 4 4 6
Michael King PG 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 8 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 1 2
Denny Perez C 6 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Porter Ali SF 10 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 3
F. Boutwell SG 8 0-1 1-2 0 1 0 0 1
David Echevarria PF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0


Turnovers: 19 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 5, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 4, H.Patterson 2, D.Perez 1, P.Ali 3,
F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (B.Armbruster 1, K.Frazier 1)
Steals: 8 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 8-13 (B.Armbruster 1-1, J.Dawkins 1-2, R.Hulett
3-3, H.Patterson 2-2, P.Ali 1-4, F.Boutwell 0-1)


Eastern Michigan (3-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
J. Ellingson C 32 2-9 2-3 2 8 0 2 6
Carlos Hubbell PF 30 1-1 1-2 2 4 1 1 3
Cameron Spurlock SF 25 4-10 0-0 4 4 0 3 8
Gene Asbury SG 31 2-10 2-3 1 3 2 1 7
Arnold Ford PG 32 1-6 6-7 0 0 2 1 8
Errol Spencer SF 15 1-6 2-2 0 2 1 1 4
S. Esquivel SG 11 2-4 0-0 1 1 1 0 5
Ian McIntosh SF 5 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 3
John Cofield PF 10 2-3 1-3 0 2 0 3 5
James Chestnut C 7 1-1 0-0 2 2 2 0 2


Turnovers: 16 (J.Ellingson 3, C.Hubbell 1, C.Spurlock
5, G.Asbury 2, A.Ford 3, E.Spencer 1, I.McIntosh 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Ellingson 1, I.McIntosh 1)
Steals: 7 (A.Ford 2, E.Spencer 4, S.Esquivel 1)
3P FGs: 3-20 (C.Spurlock 0-6, G.Asbury 1-5, A.Ford 0-3,
E.Spencer 0-1, S.Esquivel 1-2, I.McIntosh 1-3)


Player of Game: PG Richie Hulett (GW)

[Comey]

January 7, 1985 Poll

Duke is the unanimous #1, as they should. They have been ranked there since the dawn of the season. Rice and Baylor, both Southwest Conference playmates, are second and third. Southern Cal is 4th, while Missouri and BYU round out the list of one-loss teams that trail Duke.

Kansas, meanwhile, leapfrogged GW for #7. The Colonials fell to eighth. TCU, another one-loss Southwest team, is ninth, while Clemson has gotten back into the top ten. The late season, meanwhile (the Ivy League season ends on 3.16) means #11 Princeton is just 6-1 at this stretch in the year.

Meanwhile, #20 Alabama remains the third unbeaten, the one nobody talks about. And they've been lurking in the lower end of the rankings for awhile now. No respect. I wonder if that's warranted.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 13-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice 12-1 1726 2 Southwest Conference
3. Baylor 13-1 1595 6 Southwest Conference
4. Southern California 14-1 1591 3 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Missouri 11-1 1532 5 Big Eight Conference
6. Brigham Young 12-1 1468 4 Western Athletic Conference
7. Kansas 13-2 1307 8 Big Eight Conference
8. George Washington 13-0 1290 7 Independent
9. Texas Christian 12-1 1248 9 Southwest Conference
10. Clemson 14-2 1167 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Princeton 6-1 1043 10 Ivy League
12. Virginia 11-1 1022 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. UTEP 11-2 921 12 Western Athletic Conference
14. Cornell 11-2 876 15 Ivy League
15. Texas Tech 10-1 778 16 Southwest Conference
16. Pennsylvania 11-3 704 22 Ivy League
17. Maryland 9-2 590 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Yale 11-2 532 23 Ivy League
19. North Carolina State 10-1 512 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Alabama 12-0 507 21 Southeastern Conference
21. Wake Forest 9-2 317 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Bradley 13-1 261 24 Missouri Valley Conference
23. California 10-2 235 25 Pacific-8 Conference
24. Nebraska 10-2 163 NR Big Eight Conference
25. Texas A&M 8-2 94 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Florida 12-1 54 Independent
Kansas State 12-3 34 Big Eight Conference
Illinois 11-2 15 Big Ten Conference
Florida 12-2 13 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina 10-3 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wyoming 9-2 2 Western Athletic Conference




January 7, 1985: vs American (6-5)

Ralph Ham! has become a bonafide star. I've always enjoyed his name, but he's become a G/B phenomenon. Ralph Ham! is averaging 15.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists (with 3.7 turnovers) a game this year. The Golden Eagles, who start four seniors (and a freshman), revolve around Ralph Ham! and backcourt mate Bradford Collins (10.4 ppg, 2.9 apg). The backcourt is American University lore...they've started three years together, and have seen tough times. Now, they'll see Jack for the fourth, and final, time.

As far as a way to slow him down...well, American plays a slow place. They are not a good rebounding team, but they limit rebounding opportunities. They shoot from range at a reasonable pace (37%), and shoot free throws very well (74%; 13th nationally). GW will be wise to not put them on the line.

Jack finds Hulett for the opening bucket. Joe Reyes hits a three for American, but Jack finds Hulett again. Jack then finds Armbruster off a Kenny steal. Reyes scores, then fouls Armbruster. Jack gets fouled by Ham, who also has a turnover. Not a good start for him. Jack hits both free throws. Collins hits both of his after a foul by Armbruster. Jack finds Hulett again. Hulett hits a three. He's unconscious right now. Ralph Ham hits a three! Jack finds Woods! It's 15-14 with 15:33 left, and Ralph Ham! gets his second foul.

Kenny gets another steal, and Jack scores. Gerald Taveras responds. Grayson scores, then gets a steal and a layup. It's 21-16. Kenny with another steal, and Grayson scores again. Jack gets to the line, and hits both. He's got a 6-2-5 line, and it's 25-16 with 13:12 left. Hulett with a steal and a dunk. He's got 11. American calls time with 12:52 left. Hector gets a steal and a dunk right out of that. It's 29-16.

Grayson gets a steal, and Jack gets fouled. He hits both. 31-16. Collins hits a three to halt the steal parade. Taveras is fouled by Woods, and gets the three-point play. It's 33-22 after Hulett hits. I've never seen anyone shooting this hot before. Hulett scores AGAIN. He's got 15. Joe Canales responds with a layup. It's 35-25 with 8:25 left, and the JVs are in. This is a typical sub pattern right now.

Taveras scores, cutting the lead to eight. Hector fouls, and the starters come back. Hulett scores off a Kenny pass. Jack gets to the line, and he hits both. He has ten, Hulett 17...Ralph Ham! hits a three. 39-30. Josue Rineheart hits a three, and Jack charges into Taveras. It's 39-33, GW leads. Armbruster is fouled...he makes one of two. Kenny fouls Ralph Ham!, who misses both. Jack scores...Taveras responds. Woods scores off a Jack pass. Hulett dunks it, and is fouled. He has twenty for the second straight game. Ralph Ham! responds, but Jack finds Kenny. Then Kenny finds Jack. It's 51-39 with 1:40 left. Jack has a 14-5-7 line.

Jack finds Hector for three! They enjoyed that so much, they do it again! They tried it a third time, but people thought that was overkill. Still, it's 57-41 at the half. Jack had a 14-6-9 line, while Hulett has 20 points and two rebounds. American had 12 turnovers, eight of which came on GW steals. GW shot 67% from the field, but American shot 54%.

Armbruster gets a steal, and Jack finds Woods. That's Jack's tenth assist. Both teams are cold, but Jack scores. He's got 16-6-10. Jack forces a turnover. Hulett's hot streak is over. Collins scores...it's 61-44. American got four looks on one possession. They are winning the rebounding battle. Jack scores on the right wing...Jack hits again. He has 20, matching Hulett. It's 65-45. Jack hits again...then he finds Hulett for a bucket. It's 69-45.

Hulett picks Ham's pocket, and Jack finds Armbruster for the score. Then Hulett commits his fourth foul. Collins snags the ball from Hector, and Jason Hinman scores. Jack finds Ali for a bucket. He also gets his ninth rebound. Jack finds Hector...that's assist #14. Then he comes out, one rebound away. Marty Reed would've made the game longer so Jack could get a triple-double. But now, he's done. Four minutes left, he's not coming back. And rightfully so.

The final is 81-60. Jack and Hulett are insane right now. GW had 22 assist...Jack 14 of them. American had 22 turnovers, 14 of which were on GW steals. Amazingly, Jack didn't have a single one of them. Kenny had four, Hulett three, Hector and Grayson two each.


George Washington 81, American 60


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American (6-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Joseph Reyes C 23 2-8 1-2 3 10 0 3 6
Gerald Taveras PF 32 4-9 2-3 6 7 0 1 10
Darrick Bayer SF 27 0-1 0-0 1 8 3 1 0
Ralph Ham SG 25 3-9 0-2 1 1 0 2 9
Bradford Collins PG 30 4-7 9-13 1 2 7 0 18
Merrill McClain PG 10 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Josue Rinehart SG 14 2-4 0-0 3 5 1 1 6
Jason Hinman PF 14 1-5 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Joe Canales SF 12 2-3 1-2 2 2 0 3 6
Jason Scott PF 9 0-2 1-2 1 3 0 0 1
Jeffrey Gunter C 4 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2


Turnovers: 22 (J.Reyes 3, G.Taveras 1, D.Bayer 5, R.Ham
3, B.Collins 3, M.McClain 2, J.Rinehart 1, J.Canales
2, J.Gunter 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (G.Taveras 1, D.Bayer 2, B.Collins 1,
J.Canales 1)
Steals: 3 (B.Collins 1, J.Scott 1, J.Gunter 1)
3P FGs: 8-20 (J.Reyes 1-2, R.Ham 3-7, B.Collins 1-3,
M.McClain 0-1, J.Rinehart 2-3, J.Hinman 0-2, J.Canales
1-2)


George Washington (14-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 25 2-2 1-2 1 5 0 3 5
Bruce Woods PF 21 3-8 0-0 2 4 0 4 6
Jack Dawkins SF 32 7-12 8-8 2 9 14 2 22
Kenneth Frazier SG 20 1-3 0-0 0 1 3 4 2
Richie Hulett PG 27 10-14 1-1 2 6 3 4 22
Hector Patterson PG 21 5-8 0-0 0 0 0 3 13
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 14 3-6 0-0 1 2 0 0 6
Denny Perez C 15 0-3 0-0 2 3 1 0 0
Porter Ali SF 14 2-6 0-0 1 2 1 1 4
F. Boutwell SG 8 0-1 1-2 0 1 0 0 1
David Echevarria PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 1,
H.Patterson 3, G.Grayson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Woods 2, R.Hulett 1, G.Grayson 1,
D.Echevarria 2)
Steals: 14 (B.Armbruster 1, K.Frazier 4, R.Hulett 3,
H.Patterson 2, G.Grayson 2, D.Perez 1, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 4-15 (J.Dawkins 0-3, K.Frazier 0-2, R.Hulett
1-1, H.Patterson 3-6, D.Perez 0-1, P.Ali 0-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

January 9, 1985: vs Bucknell (2-10)

I've discussed Bucknell's troubles a few entries ago...but truly, this is one of the worst teams in the nation. They are 223rd in both total offense and defense. They are being outscored by 20 points a game. They allow teams to shoot 49% against them, which is 233rd out of 234 teams. That's pretty rough.

This is a young team, with three new starters. The only holdovers are Major Jensen and Don Rabb, and neither of them are playing particularly well. Aaron Littleton, a redshirt sophomore forward, leads the team in scoring with 10.9 points a game. He's shooting 37% from the field, and 59% at the line.

This is not a good team.

Littleton opens the game with a score, and Darrell Deaver gets a steal and an assist to Littleton. Deaver scores from the baseline. Hmmm. GW is slow to wake up here, missing their first four attempts. Deaver is fouled, and he makes one of two, causing GW to call time. Hulett comes out of that with a three. Jack throws one down on LIttleton, and gets the foul. He hits the freebie...it's 7-6.

Hulett's hot streak appears over. He also appears very fired up to stick it to Jennings. Bucknell is rebounding like mad here. Grayson gets a three-point play, and GW leads 9-7. Hector hits two free throws...Perez gets a dunk off a miss. Cristobal Smith hits two free throws...Woods gets two free throws, and Jack hits a three. Jack is 2-2 so far. Jensen gets hurt. Jack hits from the left wing. The guards are in such foul trouble that Ferdinand Boutwell is in. Jack goes to the line and hits both. He has 10. Donovan Farrow hits a jumper. Jack finds Kenny for three...Armbruster with a steal and a layup. Hulett comes in and commits his third foul. Jack finds Kenny, and it's 29-17 with 6:15 left.

Ali drills a three. It's 32-20. Hector finds Ali for a bucket...who then fouls Littleton on a three. Jack's back, and he finds Kenny. He's got a 10-5-3 line right now, 36-24 with 3:26 left. Jack misses a three. Jerry Luttrell scores. Woods scores off a Jack pass. Kenny with a steal and a layup. Jack with a steal...but he can't get the bucket. Deaver gets the lead back down to 10. Jack throws down a dunk off a Hector pass. Then he hits two free throws. Rabb hits a three with two seconds le5ft. Hector hits a three from beyond halfcourt to end the half. That makes the score, 47-34. Jack has a 14-6-4 line. Bucknell outrebounded GW, 22-17. That's no good. Littleton had eight for the Bison.

Littleton travels on the first possession, and Woods gets an illegal screen. Jack charges into Deaver. Kenny gets a steal, and Jack finds Armbruster. Hulett hits his first shot of the half. It's 51-34. Jack gets more trailing blocks than anyone I've seen. He gets it to Hulett for three. Woods scores inside, and the lead is twenty. Woods draws a charge on Rabb. It's 56-36 with 14:43 left.

Deaver scores, but Jack responds. Deaver scores again. Jack finds Hulett for a tough basket. Jack has a 16-7-7 line. Jack drills a three off a Hulett pass. Patterson has six assists...Farrow scores...Jack scores off a Hector pass. Jack gets a block and a board. Jack gets a steal, and throws down a dunk. Then he does something he never does..he taunts the defender. Hector finds Jack on a lob for the dunk off a steal. It's 70-48 with 8:19 left. He's got 25-9-7. Jack finds Hector...both have eight assists. Jack finds Hector again. Hector has a 9-1-8 line.

Jack gets it to Hector again, and now he has a triple-double...25-11-10. Jack scores off a Kenny steal, then he comes out to a standing ovation. Jack looks over at Bucknell's bench as he walks off. Hector scores...he's up to 13. He's got this ability to make a lot of plays in his short time on the floor...he and Jack have unbelievable chemistry together.

The final is 84-58. GW ended out outrebounding Bucknell, 40-36. They shot 53% from the floor, 37% from three. Bucknell shot 33% and 11%, respectively. GW, behind Jack and Hector, had 24 assists. In addition to Jacks 27-11-10 line, where he shot 10-14 from the field, he had three steals and three blocks. Pretty complete game.

Jack said after the game that it wasn't until Jennings left that the program really took off. It's hard to argue with that. They have a 37-game winning streak, a national championship, and the best team in school history. And Arlie Jennings has what he has in Lewisburg.


George Washington 84, Bucknell 58


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Bucknell (2-11, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Donovan Farrow C 29 2-8 5-6 0 3 2 2 9
Darell Deaver PF 27 5-12 3-4 3 7 2 2 13
Aaron Littleton SF 24 3-6 4-7 3 5 1 3 10
Don Rabb SG 27 1-4 2-2 2 5 3 2 5
Major Jensen PG 8 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Cristobal Smith PG 33 3-12 2-4 3 4 0 3 8
Jerry Luttrell SG 20 4-8 2-3 2 3 2 3 11
Edward Hicks PG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson Haigh PF 10 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
Rupert Leininger C 12 1-1 0-0 2 6 0 2 2
Joe Talley SF 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Luke Flory PF 3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (D.Deaver 1, A.Littleton 5, D.Rabb 5,
C.Smith 2, J.Luttrell 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (D.Farrow 2)
Steals: 4 (D.Deaver 2, M.Jensen 1, C.Smith 1)
3P FGs: 2-18 (D.Deaver 0-2, A.Littleton 0-1, D.Rabb
1-3, M.Jensen 0-2, C.Smith 0-6, J.Luttrell 1-2,
E.Hicks 0-1, L.Flory 0-1)


George Washington (15-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 29 2-5 0-0 2 10 0 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 29 2-5 2-2 3 5 1 2 6
Jack Dawkins SF 30 10-14 5-5 2 11 10 2 27
Kenneth Frazier SG 25 4-5 0-0 0 2 3 3 9
Richie Hulett PG 21 4-10 1-2 2 2 2 3 11
Hector Patterson PG 25 5-11 2-3 0 1 8 3 13
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 10 1-2 1-1 1 2 0 0 3
Denny Perez C 9 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 1 2
Porter Ali SF 9 2-3 0-0 0 2 0 4 5
F. Boutwell SG 9 0-1 4-5 1 3 0 0 4
David Echevarria PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2,
K.Frazier 4, H.Patterson 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 1, G.Grayson 1)
Steals: 7 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 3)
3P FGs: 7-19 (J.Dawkins 2-5, K.Frazier 1-1, R.Hulett
2-7, H.Patterson 1-3, P.Ali 1-2, F.Boutwell 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

January 14, 1985 Poll

Duke and GW could be on that collision course I hoped for early in the year. The Blue Devils are 15-0, as is GW. Duke stayed atop the polls, where they have been all year, ahead of Rice, Southern Cal, Missouri, BYU, Baylor, TCU, and GW. The Colonials stay at 8, having been leapt by TCU. That will change as the Southwest begins conference play soon.


I jinxed Alabama. They lost for the first time last week, falling to 5-10 Kentucky.

(Note: Polls printed on Saturday, January 19th.)


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (71) 16-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (1) 15-1 1727 2 Southwest Conference
3. Southern California 16-1 1616 4 Pacific-8 Conference
4. Missouri 14-1 1614 5 Big Eight Conference
5. Brigham Young 14-1 1505 6 Western Athletic Conference
6. Baylor 14-1 1449 3 Southwest Conference
7. Texas Christian 14-1 1301 9 Southwest Conference
8. George Washington 15-0 1285 8 Independent
9. Kansas 13-2 1285 7 Big Eight Conference
10. Virginia 13-3 1137 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Clemson 15-2 1069 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. UTEP 13-2 1011 13 Western Athletic Conference
13. Princeton 10-1 860 11 Ivy League
14. Cornell 13-2 858 14 Ivy League
15. Texas Tech 13-2 836 15 Southwest Conference
16. Pennsylvania 13-3 763 16 Ivy League
17. Yale 14-2 661 18 Ivy League
18. Wake Forest 11-3 488 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Maryland 11-3 466 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Bradley 16-1 410 22 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Florida 14-2 382 NR Southeastern Conference
22. California 12-2 361 23 Pacific-8 Conference
23. Alabama 14-1 164 20 Southeastern Conference
24. North Carolina State 12-2 160 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Purdue 12-3 79 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina 11-4 55 Atlantic Coast Conference
Nebraska 11-4 34 Big Eight Conference
Colorado State 11-3 15 Western Athletic Conference
Arkansas 11-3 6 Southwest Conference
Kansas State 13-4 4 Big Eight Conference





January 19, 1985: at La Salle (7-7)

The Explorers are going through a rebuild, as they have three seniors, one junior, two sophomores, and eight freshmen on their roster. They're also hurting; starting point guard Tony Gholston has been injured for the last eight games, and won't suit up. Starting C, and old friend, Tom Ford is banged up. The Explorers have reached the last three NCAA tournaments, including an Elite Eight appearance two years ago...they don't project to be there for a fourth consecutive time.

Jeff King, who I reminded you last year would become third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the late 80s, is averaging 18.5 points a game. Canadian tongue twister Thierry Desmillescamp averages 11.5 points a game as a freshman. He was the 63rd overall recruit in last year's class. Randal Burt, a sophomore guard, is putting up 10.7 points a game in increased time over last year. The Explorers have plaeyd a slowed down pace over years past...but they also let teams score on them, and do so effectively.

Hulett gets a steal immediately, and gets it to Kenny for a dunk. Demillescamp hits a three to open things up for La Salle. Tomford has a pretty bad minute or so, getting tied up, and tossing the ball into the stands twice. Jack finds kenny for three. Hulett scores off a Woods pass. Jack finds Woods in the corner for a bucket...Kenny gets a steal and a layup. He has 7, and it's 11-3, GW, with three minutes played.

Tomford scores. Stan Peters gets a dunk and a foul...it's 11-8. Armbruster gets fouled, he misses both. Such a bad free throw shooter. Desmillescamp hits a three to tie it...Kenny breaks the press and gets a layup. Armbruster gets fouled and the bucket. Demillescamp hits another three. He has nine. He gets a a steal and a dunk. It's 18-16 after Kenny responds with a three. Jack has yet to take a shot yet. But he'll go to the line, after Peters gets a T. He hits both, then finds Hulett for three. It's 23-16. Jack has a 2-2-3 line.

Jack finds Hulett again. His ability to find teammates for easy open looks is amazing. Jack misses his first actual shot, taken with 10:47 left. Grayson hits off a Jack pass. 27-16. Hector comes in and hits a three. Chris Smith responds with a layup, but Jack gets fouled...he hits both the other way, and it's 32-18 with 9:29 left.

Smith gets a steal, and gets fouled by Grason. He misses both. Jack finds Perez for a bucket. Tomford gets two freebies the other way, and Hector is fouled. He gets two freebies. It's 36-20. Tyler Daniel gets two free throws...these two teams are being pretty chippy with one another. Jack sits with 7:38 left, and the score 38-22.

He comes back a minute later, as Tomford scores. Then he fouls Woods, who hits one of two. Jack gets fouled by Jonathan Freeman, scores the bucket, but has a rare miss at the line. Hulett gets a steal and a layup at the other end. Jack gets a three. GW has run away with this thing...it's 46-28 with 3:44 left. Jack has a 9-4-6 line.

King hits a three. Jack commits his second foul. King hits two free throws, and the lead is down to eleven. Ali skies for a dunk, but Burt responds for three. Jack gets a steal and a dunk...King responds with a dunk of his own. Jack finds Armbruster, and Hector gets a steal and a layup. Tomford is fouled by Perez, and he scores. He has 8-6-0. Jack is out of the game for the rest of the first half, which ends with GW up, 55-44. The Colonials shot 66%, but let La Salle shoot 50%. The Explorers also outrebounded the Colonials, 19-13. GW does have six steals in the half, something they are incredibly proficient at.

Jack has an 11-4-7 line as the half begins. Kenny has 12, Hulett 11, with three fouls. Burt hits a three, and here comes La Salle, down eight. Jack finds Kenny for a bucket. Jack is blocked by Tomford, and Freeman finds Burt. Hulett rushes up a three...Freeman gets a dunk, and it's 57-51. Ford has 8-13-1 numbers. Jack gets a steal, but Armbruster gets blocked. Hard to believe Armbruster (4-2-0) is the same guy who started the season with 17 points and 17 boards. Hulett hits a three, Jack gets a steal and a layup at the other end. Back to 62-51 with 13:20 left.

Jack finds Woods for an easy dunk. Desmillescamp hits a three. Jack sits for a moment, and Armbruster charges into Freeman. Burt scores, and it's 64-58. Jack gets his third foul. He gets a rebound and scores on the other end. He has a 15-6-9 line at the moment. Jack gets fouled, and makes both. 68-58, 9:46 left.

Jack gets a steal on the next possession, and a layup on the other end. He leads all scorers with 19. Desmillescamp has 16 for La Salle. Armbruster goes 1-2 from the line, making it 71-58, and an Explorers timeout. GW is imposing its defensive will, but Burt hits a three to respond to Hector's three. Jack gets an and-one on Ford...he has 22-8-9. It's 77-61, and the game doesn't feel close now.

Jack scores off an Armbruster pass. Danny Cervantes scores. Hulett responds. Jack comes out with 2:19 left, the only starter not on the floor, which is odd. There's a minute left, and the score is 81-63. La Salle put up a great fight, but ran out of gas and GW's defense tighthed up. The final is 81-63. Desmillescamp did his damage in the first half, and scored only three in the second. GW held La Salle to just 19 points in the second half. Jack went 24-9-9 with four steals and a block.


George Washington 81, La Salle 63


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George Washington (16-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 37 2-8 1-5 2 5 1 2 5
Bruce Woods PF 27 2-4 1-2 2 6 2 3 5
Jack Dawkins SF 35 8-14 7-8 1 9 9 3 24
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 6-9 0-0 0 2 1 2 14
Richie Hulett PG 31 7-13 0-0 0 4 2 3 16
Hector Patterson PG 21 3-6 2-2 1 1 0 0 10
Glenn Grayson PF 12 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 2 3
Denny Perez C 4 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 3 2
Porter Ali SF 4 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (B.Armbruster 3, B.Woods 4, H.Patterson 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett
1)
Steals: 9 (J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 2,
H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 7-17 (B.Armbruster 0-3, J.Dawkins 1-3,
K.Frazier 2-4, R.Hulett 2-4, H.Patterson 2-3)


La Salle (7-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jonathan Freeman C 19 1-3 0-0 0 3 1 4 2
Thomas Ford C 34 3-6 2-3 4 15 1 3 8
Jeffrey King SF 27 3-5 2-2 1 3 5 1 9
T. Desmillescamp SG 26 5-13 2-2 0 3 1 2 16
Randal Burt PG 34 5-11 2-2 1 2 1 1 15
Stan Peters SF 16 2-5 1-1 2 3 1 2 5
Chris Smith SG 11 1-3 0-4 0 1 0 1 2
Daniel Cervantes PF 25 1-3 2-2 3 6 0 0 4
Gerald Lemaster SF 5 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Tyler Daniel C 2 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 1 2


Turnovers: 19 (T.Ford 2, J.King 3, T.Desmillescamp 5,
R.Burt 5, S.Peters 2, C.Smith 1, D.Cervantes 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (T.Ford 3)
Steals: 3 (T.Desmillescamp 1, R.Burt 1, C.Smith 1)
3P FGs: 8-21 (J.King 1-2, T.Desmillescamp 4-7, R.Burt
3-7, S.Peters 0-2, C.Smith 0-1, G.Lemaster 0-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

January 21, 1985 Poll


Duke is still undefeated, having beaten #19 Virginia and #13 Clemson on the road last week. They get Virginia again, then at #16 Maryland, at NC State (12-3), at Wake Forest (11-4), and then, they host the now-#9 Colonials. GW fell another spot, despite being 16-0. Kansas surged from 9th to 6th in this poll. BYU also dropped three spots after suffering their second loss of the season.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (71) 17-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (1) 16-1 1728 2 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 15-1 1630 4 Big Eight Conference
4. Southern California 17-1 1609 3 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Baylor 14-1 1511 6 Southwest Conference
6. Kansas 14-2 1381 9 Big Eight Conference
7. Texas Christian 15-1 1371 7 Southwest Conference
8. Brigham Young 14-2 1291 5 Western Athletic Conference
9. George Washington 16-0 1279 8 Independent
10. Princeton 11-1 1099 13 Ivy League
11. Cornell 13-2 1092 14 Ivy League
12. Pennsylvania 13-3 990 16 Ivy League
13. Clemson 15-3 894 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Yale 15-2 888 17 Ivy League
15. UTEP 13-3 806 12 Western Athletic Conference
16. Maryland 12-3 690 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Texas Tech 13-2 657 15 Southwest Conference
18. California 13-2 502 22 Pacific-8 Conference
19. Virginia 13-3 470 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Florida 15-2 435 21 Southeastern Conference
21. Bradley 17-1 429 20 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Purdue 13-3 279 25 Big Ten Conference
23. Kansas State 14-4 250 NR Big Eight Conference
24. Alabama 15-1 187 23 Southeastern Conference
25. Colorado State 12-3 117 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Columbia 11-4 8 Ivy League
North Carolina State 12-3 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Arizona State 12-3 2 Western Athletic Conference




January 21, 1985: at St. Bonaventure (8-9)

The Bonnies are enjoying their best season since 1980, when they went 16-13. They have already matched their win total from a year ago. They play hard and, despite not getting any wins over teams of consequence, or having an overly talented roster, may be tough to beat. They are, in all honesty, a scrappy team.

SG Joey Deel is their leading star, averaging 17.8 points and 4.7 rebounds a game. Point guard Henry Massey averages 12.8 a game. Nobody else averages more than 7.8. They have a veteran roster, four senior starters, a redshirt junior, and a senior off the bench. One of those redshirt seniors is Harold Bosworth; he is a red/yellow player. That should illustrate the toughness of this team. They play above themselves.

They probably cannot play above themselves enough to beat the Colonials.

Michael Guiterrez opens the scoring. Armbruster hits two free throws! That ties the game. Deel beats the press for a layup. Hulett gets fouled and the bucket, but no free throw. Gutierrez scores again...Jack finds Hulett in responds. Jack has yet to take a shot. Bosworth, that red/yellow savant, hits a three. Jack responds, then gets a steal that leads to an Armbruster foul. With 14:44 left, GW leads 10-9.

Jack gets an offensive board, and he finds Hulett. Gutierrez scores...Hector gets fouled by Massey, and the bucket. It's 15-11...Jack gets a steal, and scores from the corner. He's got a 5-5-2 line. Jack gets fouled by Deel, and he goes 1-2. Jack scores again from the line, then a steal, and he finds Woods. He has given GW a 22-11 lead. Hulett fouls Massey, who scores. Norris Salvatore hits a three. Joe Theis hits a three, as Jack comes out. St. Bonaventure cuts the lead to 22-21. Ali hits two free throws...it's 24-21 with 7:41.

Jack comes back after Ali gets two more freebies. Hulet scores off a Jack pass. Jack gets a block, and Woods scores on the other end. It's back to 30-21. John Gustafson scores, but Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. Jack has an 8-5-5 line, Hulett has 11, but Douglas Haddock gets a three-point play on the other end. It's 35-26 with 4:24 left.

Hulett gets fouled by Salvatore. He hits both. Jack comes out, and nothing happens for awhile. Deel scores as I write that sentence. It's 37-28. Deel scores again, cutting it to seven. Bosworth scores...the lead is down to five. Hulett gets a steal in the final minute, but Jack can't convert. The score is 37-32 at the half...St. Bonaventure definitely lived up to that scrappy billing, shooting 57% from the field (only 43% from the line), and getting nine turnovers, and being outrebounded 24-14...they held GW to 31% shooting to keep the game close. Jack had an 8-7-5 line, while Hulett has 13.

Jack finds Woods in the opening seconds. Alec Dufrene gets his own tip, while Jack scores on the other end. Jack finds Woods. It's 43-34. Jack finds Armbruster...he's up to a 10-7-8 line. Gutierrez scores. Jack commits his first foul...it's 43-36 with 14:53 left.

Jack scores off the wing. Dufrene scores. Jack is off right now...he misses a three. Gutierrez scores again. Armbruster hits a three off a Jack pass. Jack gets his second foul. Kenny and Hulett have three each. Hector comes in and gets a steal, but Hulett misses the three. Then Hulett commits foul #4. Gutierrez cuts the lead down to seven. Ali scores...he has six.

GW has three shot-clock violations this half. The JV's come in...Grayson scores immediately. Salvatore finds Haddock. It's 54-45. Boutwell gets a big five-second call on Savlatore...Jack comes back and finds Armbruster. Jack scores from inside off a Hector pass. 58-45. Jack gets called for a travel, but Deel gets one on the other end. Ali scores. Armbruster has 12 points and 11 boards. Jack has a 14-8-10 line. Patterson gets a steal, and Ali is fouled on the other end. He hits both, and the lead is 62-45.

Jack hits a three to stop a five-run spurt by the Bonnies. Deel hits two free throws. Jack gets his third foul, then travels. Ali scores off a Patterson pass. Jack draws a charge. It's 67-54 with 4:58 to go. Jack gets a steal, and finds Kenny for three. That's Kenny's first points of the game. He has a 3-2-1-4 line. Jack finds Armbruster. He has 12 assists, Armbruster has 14, and it's 73-57. Bosworth hits. Deel hits a three...73-60 with 2:23 left.

Hector finds Woods, who has ten points and seven rebounds. Massey scores. Woods scores from the corner. The JVs come in with :42 left. The final is 77-62, but it felt closer.

Jack seemed like he had a rather quiet line, with 17 points, but his 12 assists were huge. And five of his nine rebounds were on the offensive end. He only got to the line one time, and went 1-2. He got four steals, which were big. The team only shot 5-20 from three, and that let the Bonnies stay in the game.


George Washington 77, St. Bonaventure 62


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George Washington (17-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 34 4-7 5-6 4 11 0 1 14
Bruce Woods PF 35 6-12 0-0 0 7 0 2 12
Jack Dawkins SF 34 7-14 1-2 5 9 12 3 17
Kenneth Frazier SG 23 1-6 0-0 2 2 1 4 3
Richie Hulett PG 25 5-10 3-5 0 1 1 5 14
Hector Patterson PG 20 1-7 1-1 0 1 5 3 3
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 9 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2
Denny Perez C 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 12 3-6 6-6 0 0 0 0 12
F. Boutwell SG 7 0-2 0-0 2 4 0 0 0


Turnovers: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1,
G.Grayson 1, P.Ali 1, F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 10 (J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 2, R.Hulett 2,
H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 5-20 (B.Armbruster 1-2, J.Dawkins 2-4,
K.Frazier 1-5, R.Hulett 1-3, H.Patterson 0-3, P.Ali
0-2, F.Boutwell 0-1)


St. Bonaventure (8-10, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Micheal Gutierrez C 32 6-9 0-0 1 6 1 0 12
Alec Dufrene PF 22 2-5 0-0 2 5 0 3 4
Harold Bosworth SF 30 4-10 0-1 0 5 4 3 10
Joey Deel SG 32 4-9 2-2 0 5 4 1 11
Henry Massey PG 33 3-7 4-8 2 6 3 2 10
Norris Salvatore SG 14 1-2 0-0 0 4 2 4 3
Dennis Haddock PG 9 2-3 1-1 0 0 1 1 5
John Gustafson C 19 1-2 2-4 0 0 1 2 4
Joe Theis C 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Collin Hansen SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 19 (M.Gutierrez 1, J.Deel 7, H.Massey 3,
N.Salvatore 5, D.Haddock 1, J.Gustafson 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (M.Gutierrez 2)
Steals: 0
3P FGs: 5-18 (A.Dufrene 0-1, H.Bosworth 2-5, J.Deel
1-5, H.Massey 0-3, N.Salvatore 1-1, D.Haddock 0-1,
J.Gustafson 0-1, J.Theis 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

January 23, 1985: vs St. Joseph's (8-7)

The Hawks are mediocre, but they do have a bonafide star in C Jamie Rowden. He's averaging 14.3 points and 6.1 rebounds. Two others, forwards Gerland Mullens and Richie Pepin, average 11.2 and 10.0 points a game, respectively. They have played only one team with enough of a resume, that being Cornell. They fell, 74-36. That was at home.

Defensively, they are a mess. The culprit is fouls. They foul a lot. They get fouled a lot. They play aggressively, and that brings aggressive play back. In short...expect this to be pretty ugly.

The team is without starting guard Justin Brown.

Wilfred Friel opens the game with a technical. He and the ref had a disagreement in another game, and it carried over. Jack hits both, then finds Hulett, then finds Woods. Mullens hits a three for the Hawks. James Rowden scores for St. Joe's... Grayson scores, then fouls Mullens. It's 9-8 St. Joe with 16:23 left.

Hullet hits from the wing off a Kenny pass. Jack gets an offensive rebound and a score. Grayson gets a bucket, and the foul, and the free throw. Jack gets a steal, and an assist to Kenny. It's 17-9 with 14:22 left.

Grayson has drawn three fouls. He has eight points. GW leads, 21-10...Jack gets a breakaway dunk. Hector gets a steal out of a trap, and gets it to Hulett for the bucket. It's 25-10. Jack has a 6-4-4 line...Hulett htis a three. He has 11. Hershel Beckford hits a three to make it 28-14 with 9:26 left.

The JVs come in. Jack gets an offensive board again, as he returns, and scores once more. Jack hits again...it's 32-15. Then a nasty block of Chris Vest's dunk, and Boutwell gets a dunk on the other end. It's 36-15. James Rowden scores...Woods gets a steal, but Jack misses. Mullens scores. Hulett answers. Woods gets fouled by Mullens...with 2:48 left, it's 43-19, as Woods scores again. Jack is currently sitting...Hector and Kenny are running things, with Hulett at the 3.

Jack hits as he comes back in. He has a 12-8-4 line, and it's 45-21 at the break. GW had just two turnovers here. St. Joe's has 14. St. Joe's has one assist. GW has 12. Not a bad half. Mullens had 10 for the Hawks.

Mullens opens the second half with a score...then gets a steal off Jack, and a dunk the other way. Hulett gets a steal, gets it to Jack, who gets fouled. He hits both. Mullens gets a layup...Jack responds by finding Woods. Rowden hits. Jack gets fouled by Pepin. He hits both...has 16-8-5, and it's 51-31, after Mullens scores. He has 16, too.

Jack finds Hulett. He gets a steal, and a dunk the other way. Jack gets fouled dunking on Mullens...he misses that, but not the free throws. It's 57-31. Jack scores again. He's got 22-8-6. Armbruster scores off a Kenny pass. Daniel Summers hits a three. Jack gets fouled...he hits both again. It's 64-34. Rowden hits two free throws. Jack hits again, off a Hulett pass. Rowden scores...Jack misses a dunk. 11:38 left, 66-38, GW.

Jack heads back to the line again...he hits both again. The JVs are back with nine minutes left. Hector hits a three. He hasn't done much today. Beckford hits a three. Jack returns with 7:39 left. It's 73-41 at the moment. Mullens scores...Jack finds Grayson, then finds Hulett for three. It's 78-45, the JVs come in, and that's going to be it. The final is 79-56, as St. Joe's kept their starters in against the JVs. Mullens finished with 18, Rowden 17...Hulett had 18 for GW. Jack went 12-12 from the line.

The beat marches on.


George Washington 79, Saint Joseph's 56


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Saint Joseph's (9-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jamie Rowden C 24 6-16 4-4 0 2 0 3 17
Gerald Mullens PF 24 7-10 4-6 3 7 0 3 18
Richard Pepin SF 29 2-4 0-0 0 4 1 3 4
Chris Vest SG 27 0-4 1-2 0 5 1 4 1
Winfred Friel PG 23 0-1 2-2 1 2 4 2 2
Raymon Allain C 26 1-2 1-3 1 3 1 2 3
Daniel Summers SF 15 2-2 0-0 1 5 2 2 5
Broderick Brandes C 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Hershel Beckford PG 27 2-6 0-0 1 4 2 2 6


Turnovers: 24 (G.Mullens 4, R.Pepin 3, C.Vest 5,
W.Friel 3, R.Allain 2, D.Summers 2, H.Beckford 5)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Rowden 1)
Steals: 6 (R.Pepin 1, C.Vest 4, W.Friel 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (J.Rowden 1-3, R.Pepin 0-1, C.Vest 0-3,
D.Summers 1-1, H.Beckford 2-6)


George Washington (18-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 28 2-5 0-0 4 10 0 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 15 3-6 1-1 0 3 0 4 7
Jack Dawkins SF 30 8-16 12-12 5 9 8 1 28
Kenneth Frazier SG 25 1-5 1-2 1 3 2 2 3
Richie Hulett PG 31 8-17 0-0 3 3 2 1 18
Hector Patterson PG 18 2-6 0-1 1 4 4 1 5
Glenn Grayson PF 11 3-4 3-4 1 2 0 1 9
Denny Perez C 13 0-1 1-2 2 3 0 2 1
Porter Ali SF 12 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0
F. Boutwell SG 9 1-4 1-2 0 0 0 0 3
David Echevarria PF 8 0-3 1-2 2 4 2 0 1


Turnovers: 12 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier
3, R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 2, D.Perez 1, F.Boutwell 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 2, H.Patterson 1)
Steals: 9 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 3-12 (J.Dawkins 0-2, K.Frazier 0-2, R.Hulett
2-4, H.Patterson 1-2, F.Boutwell 0-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

January 28, 1985 Poll

Duke (19-0) remains atop the poll. Most of the poll stays the same, except Princeton moved from tenth to fifth, with BYU taking a loss and sliding down to 11th.

George Washington didn't move once again, staying ninth overall.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (57) 19-0 1785 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (15) 18-1 1743 2 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 17-1 1652 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Southern California 19-1 1583 4 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Princeton 13-1 1491 10 Ivy League
6. Kansas 16-2 1433 6 Big Eight Conference
7. Texas Christian 16-1 1369 7 Southwest Conference
8. Baylor 14-2 1244 5 Southwest Conference
9. George Washington 18-0 1233 9 Independent
10. Cornell 15-2 1167 11 Ivy League
11. Brigham Young 16-2 1136 8 Western Athletic Conference
12. Yale 16-2 978 14 Ivy League
13. Pennsylvania 14-4 941 12 Ivy League
14. Maryland 13-4 830 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Florida 17-2 735 20 Southeastern Conference
16. Texas Tech 14-3 727 17 Southwest Conference
17. Clemson 15-5 594 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Virginia 14-4 527 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Colorado State 14-3 477 25 Western Athletic Conference
20. California 14-3 472 18 Pacific-8 Conference
21. Kansas State 15-5 416 23 Big Eight Conference
22. Bradley 18-2 287 21 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Purdue 14-4 195 22 Big Ten Conference
24. UTEP 13-5 172 15 Western Athletic Conference
25. Alabama 16-2 100 24 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 13-4 44 Atlantic Coast Conference
Columbia 12-5 43 Ivy League
New Mexico 15-4 17 Western Athletic Conference
Arkansas 13-4 7 Southwest Conference
Arizona State 13-4 1 Western Athletic Conference
Illinois 15-4 1 Big Ten Conference



Here are Jack's statistical rankings:

Scoring: 24.4, 2nd in NCAA
Rebounding: 10.6, t-9th
Assists: 7.4, 5th
Steals: 2.4, t-11th
Blocks: 1.2, NR

In history...Jack has 3,052 points going into tonight's game. Jack is tied for third all-time in offensive rebounds, with 456. The record holder, North Carolina's Cristobal SImonton, had 491. He graduated in 1954. In fact, Jack has the most since then...the top five were all players who graduated in 1955 or earlier.

Jack is the NCAA's career-leading rebounder, which he took over a few games ago. He has 1,358 in his career. Michael Diaz (Maryland '54) is the only other player with more than 1,300; he has 1,303.

Jack has 857 assists. It is unlikely he'll get to the record, but the way he's going, getting to #2 all-time (917) is not out of the question. This is a record that has stood since 1960.

Jack is 20th all-time in steals, with 277. He won't get the record, but he could crack the top ten, which would put him over 300.

Jack needs eight field goals to tie the all-time record, set in 1954 by Brian Harrison of NC State. Jack has 1051 going into the Hofstra game. He ranks just 22nd in shots all-time, with 1961. Harrison took 2234, which is second to Gordon Showalter's 2239 (Wake Forest '70).

Jack is the NCAA's leading free throw maker, with 761. He has taken just 826, which ranks him 19th. Clemente Ellis (Utah '80) holds the record, with 986. Quite amazingly, he does not rank among the top fifty in free throws made.


January 28, 1985: at Hofstra (13-5)

One would think Hofstra is good, but they are 2-4 against the top 100, and 11-1 vs the rest. They slow things down and keep teams from scoring. That's how they manage their victories.

They do have three players averaging double-digits. Norm Weaver scores 14.8 a game. Guards Hoyt Pulley (12.7 points off the bench) and Rocco Cornell (11.8) offer some support on offense. But this will be a slow go for the Pride.

Jack isn't used to looking at a SF bigger than he is. Weaver is 6'10. Cornell opens the game with a score...Kenny gets a steal and a breakaway to tie it. Grover Sherman is blocked by Jack. Jack comes down and drills his first shot. Linwood Means (nickname is "Business" or "Whatever You Want It To Mean") picks Hulett's pocket. Hector gets a steal, gets it to Jack, who gives it back for a bucket. Jack finds Hector again, and Mighty Mite is off and flying. Jack scores...it's 10-2 with 14:31 to go.

Hulett breaks through a trap and hits. Pulley scores as he comes in. Hulett gets a steal, and gets a layup. Linwood Means hits a three. Jack gets a steal, but he got fouled and it wasn't called. He has a 4-8-1 line right now, and it's 14-7 with 10:43 left. Pulley gets a dunk...Sherman gets a steal, but Kenny forces a violation on Pulley.

Sherman hits to make it 14-11. GW is in a funk. Woods scores off a Jack pass, making it 16-11. Hulett returns after PUlley scores. It's 16-13. Jack commits his first foul...but he scores. Then he scores again. He has 8-9-2, and it's 20-13. Hulett scores. It's 22-13, and Hulett with another steal and a layup, as Jack sits with the score 24-13. He comes back 3:20...Jeff Gower scores for the Pride. Kenny gets called for a travel, then a foul.

Joe Castellanos hits both free throws, and Hector has his second turnover. German Kates is hurt, and he comes out. Weaver hits two free throws. It's back to three. Grayson hits on the other end. Jack misses a three at the buzzer, and the half ends 26-21. Jack has an 8-11-2 line, with two fouls. Hofstra had 13 turnovers, but outrebounded GW 17-16.

Armbruster scores off a Jack pass to start here. Armbruster hits again...Kenny gets a steal and a huge dunk. Means hits a three...Jack missed his first two shots. It's 32-24 with 17:16 left. Jack gets a steal and a hoop on the other end. Kenny hits off a Jack pass. It's 37-24, and Hofstra calls time. Gower hits a three, but Jack responds. Means responds to that, then gets a steal and a layup. 39-31, 14:32 left as GW calls time.

Armbruster scores (Jack should've gotten an assist). Weaver hits a three, and Means gets a violation off Jack. Jack blocks Pulley, but Pulley swipes one from Jack. Allan Breland hits...it's 41-36. Woods is fouled, and he hits both. Sherman hits. Hofstra is doing great right now.

Hector gets fouled by Gower on a three, but makes only one of three. Jack gets the board, and he gets fouled. He hits both. Hulett gets a steal and a layup. It's 48-38. Hector gets a steal, but Jack can't get the dunk after what he thought was a foul. Jack has a 14-13-4 line. Hulett gets a three off a Jack pass. Otis Stint gets a score for Hofstra, but Jack responds. It's 53-40 with 7:40 left.

Pulley scores. Hofstra isn't going anywhere. Jack is though...he takes a seat. Hulett scores off a Hector pass. Means responds. Weaver hits a three, and it's 56-47. Hulett is at the line, making 1-2. Jack gets his third foul, with a 57-49 score and 5:07 left. Woods fouls Gower. He makes one of two. Down to seven.

Kenny gets a bit three off a Jack pass, and Hofstra throws up their hands. Woods gets a block...Jack gets a board, then throws a no-look pass to Armbruster for the score. It's 62-50 with two minutes left. Jack hits the dagger with a three off a Hulett pass. Woods gets a steal, and gets it to Jack, who hits another three. He has 22-16-7, and that's ballgame. 68-50 is your final, and Jack had a hand in the final ten points of the game.


George Washington 68, Hofstra 50


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George Washington (19-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 36 4-7 0-0 1 3 1 3 8
Bruce Woods PF 35 1-5 2-2 1 4 0 4 4
Jack Dawkins SF 37 9-18 2-2 6 16 7 3 22
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 4-9 0-0 0 3 2 2 10
Richie Hulett PG 36 7-12 1-2 1 2 1 2 17
Hector Patterson PG 16 2-4 1-3 0 1 2 0 5
Glenn Grayson PF 7 1-6 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Denny Perez C 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 2, G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2)
Steals: 12 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 4, H.Patterson 3)
3P FGs: 6-17 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-4,
K.Frazier 2-4, R.Hulett 2-5, H.Patterson 0-2, D.Perez
0-1)


Hofstra (13-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Grover Sherman C 28 2-3 0-0 1 10 1 0 4
Jeff Gower PF 31 2-6 1-2 2 7 1 3 6
Norman Weaver SF 28 2-4 2-2 0 2 4 1 8
Rocco Cornell SG 32 1-5 0-2 0 3 1 2 2
Linwood Means PG 26 6-11 0-0 1 2 0 1 14
German Kates C 17 0-2 0-0 0 4 0 2 0
Hoyt Pulley SF 21 5-8 0-2 1 2 1 2 10
Otis Swint PG 12 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 1 2
Allan Breland PF 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
J. Castellanos SF 1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 27 (G.Sherman 4, J.Gower 2, N.Weaver 3,
R.Cornell 6, L.Means 5, G.Kates 3, H.Pulley 4)
Blocked Shots: 2 (G.Sherman 1, J.Gower 1)
Steals: 4 (G.Sherman 1, L.Means 2, H.Pulley 1)
3P FGs: 5-13 (J.Gower 1-1, N.Weaver 2-4, R.Cornell 0-3,
L.Means 2-4, O.Swint 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Here is the end of January stat report:


#9 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 19 19 31.5 24.3 3.4 10.9 7.4 2.4 1.3 1.8 2.1 22.1
Brian Armbruster C 19 19 28.9 7.1 1.8 7.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.8 16.0
Richie Hulett PG 19 19 28.5 15.7 1.4 2.8 2.7 1.2 0.1 1.6 3.3 17.5
Bruce Woods PF 19 19 27.5 7.6 2.2 6.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.4 3.1 15.9
Kenneth Frazier SG 19 19 25.6 6.5 0.9 2.6 2.0 1.9 0.3 1.6 2.8 13.2
Hector Patterson PG 19 0 21.6 8.5 0.9 1.9 3.0 1.6 0.1 1.7 2.1 11.1
Glenn Grayson PF 19 0 10.9 4.0 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.0 4.6
Porter Ali SF 19 0 9.2 4.7 0.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.7 2.4
Denny Perez C 19 0 9.1 1.8 0.6 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.7 3.8
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 16 0 5.3 1.6 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2
David Echevarria PF 13 0 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
Michael King PG 12 0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.3
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Jack has seen his stats dip as Hulett's rise. Woods has also seen a dip in his scoring. The question is, when Hulett isn't scoring as much, will he still be shooting as much? Has Jack's constant deliverance of the offense keep him from having to stop up on scoring when needed?


#9 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 19 19 598 461 64 207 141 45 24 35 40 420
Brian Armbruster C 19 19 549 135 34 140 13 7 6 16 53 304
Richie Hulett PG 19 19 541 299 26 53 51 23 2 31 62 332
Bruce Woods PF 19 19 522 145 41 115 10 5 8 26 59 303
Kenneth Frazier SG 19 19 486 123 17 50 38 37 5 31 54 251
Hector Patterson PG 19 0 410 162 18 37 57 30 1 32 40 211
Glenn Grayson PF 19 0 208 76 14 31 5 3 5 8 19 87
Porter Ali SF 19 0 174 90 6 28 14 5 2 13 14 45
Denny Perez C 19 0 172 35 11 39 5 2 6 5 13 72
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 16 0 85 26 5 15 3 0 0 6 0 3
David Echevarria PF 13 0 32 3 2 8 3 0 4 1 3 1
Michael King PG 12 0 25 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 -4
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#9 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 162 304 .533 107 114 .939 30 73 .411 1.52
Brian Armbruster C 56 115 .487 15 41 .366 8 22 .364 1.17
Richie Hulett PG 114 216 .528 41 51 .804 30 77 .390 1.38
Bruce Woods PF 60 125 .480 25 39 .641 0 0 .000 1.16
Kenneth Frazier SG 49 102 .480 11 18 .611 14 38 .368 1.21
Hector Patterson PG 57 127 .449 32 58 .552 16 44 .364 1.28
Glenn Grayson PF 28 55 .509 20 29 .690 0 0 .000 1.38
Porter Ali SF 30 64 .469 19 27 .704 11 32 .344 1.41
Denny Perez C 11 26 .423 10 18 .556 3 8 .375 1.35
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 5 15 .333 14 19 .737 2 7 .286 1.73
David Echevarria PF 1 6 .167 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0.50
Michael King PG 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Chris Davis SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00


As you can see, Hulett is shooting out of this world. Jack is humming right along. Armbruster is terrible at free throws. 15-41??? Kenny is shooting better than most thing (48%)...he just rarely shoots it. There are rumors of Hulett intimidating Kenny into not being a major part of the offense. Most, including Jack, say those rumors are bunk.


#9 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 63 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0 Poll Rank: #9
Season Record: 19-0 Record Vs 51-100: 6-0 RPI Rank: #18
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 12-0
Home Record: 9-0 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 81.8 1 8 Points 60.7 3 21 Points 21.1 1 3
O.Reb 12.5 8 34 O.Reb 10.4 24 97 O.Reb 2.1 7 39
D.Reb 25.7 14 75 D.Reb 21.8 4 15 D.Reb 3.9 1 15
Rebounds 38.3 9 50 Rebounds 32.2 3 21 Rebounds 6.1 1 15
Assists 17.9 1 14 Assists 11.5 4 22 Assists 6.4 1 6
Steals 8.3 3 16 Steals 3.8 1 3 Steals 4.5 1 3
Blocks 3.3 34 120 Blocks 3.4 27 95 Blocks -0.1 26 111
Turnovers 10.7 1 2 Turnovers 17.1 3 18 Turnovers -6.4 1 5
Fouls 18.9 18 91 Fouls 19.7 22 92 Fouls -0.8 15 77
FG% .496 1 3 FG% .400 3 25 FG% .096 1 9
FT% .706 12 45 FT% .660 18 58 FT% .046 10 38
3P% .379 6 42 3P% .296 4 18 3P% .083 4 21
PPS 1.35 3 18 PPS 1.14 4 35 PPS .203 1 16
Adj. FG% .545 3 12 Adj. FG% .449 3 22 Adj. FG% .096 1 8


George Washington is excellent at ball skills, passing and acquisition. They are also fantastic at shooting inside the arc...and, truthfully, better at shooting outside it. They foul a lot, but they prevent teams from shooting well...especially from 3.





#9 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/17/84 vs. Ohio State 6-11 139 W 83-74 1-0
11/18/84 vs. Wake Forest 13-4 135 W 82-74 2-0
11/27/84 Buffalo 10-9 70 W 91-61 3-0
11/30/84 at VCU 5-11 225 W 91-65 4-0
12/04/84 Drexel 13-6 117 W 86-70 5-0
12/06/84 VMI 6-14 169 W 63-52 6-0
12/13/84 Howard 10-6 78 W 70-45 7-0
12/17/84 at Lehigh 4-14 185 W 94-64 8-0
12/22/84 St. John's 6-11 113 W 77-60 9-0
12/26/84 Appalachian State 5-15 143 W 94-77 10-0
12/28/84 at Temple 10-9 151 W 94-50 11-0
01/02/85 at Lafayette 10-8 130 W 85-62 12-0
01/04/85 at Eastern Michigan 6-10 132 W 75-51 13-0
01/07/85 American 11-7 88 W 81-60 14-0
01/09/85 Bucknell 5-14 148 W 84-58 15-0
01/19/85 at La Salle 8-9 136 W 81-63 16-0
01/21/85 at St. Bonaventure 8-12 86 W 77-62 17-0
01/23/85 Saint Joseph's 9-8 99 W 79-56 18-0
01/28/85 at Hofstra 13-6 89 W 68-50 19-0
02/01/85 Canisius 8-8 66
02/05/85 Charlotte 10-11 52
02/07/85 at #1 Duke 19-0 4
02/11/85 at Arizona State 13-4 27
02/13/85 at Georgia Southern 6-12 189
02/15/85 Centenary 4-16 71
02/17/85 Fairleigh Dickinson 10-9 95
02/23/85 Long Island 13-9 75
02/27/85 at Georgetown 6-13 177
03/05/85 at East Carolina 14-6 28


Two more games, and then Duke. The rest of the schedule is quite manageable, though games at Arizona State and East Carolina are trapping points. At this point though, a #2 seed is very likely...and a #1 seed if they knock off Duke at their place.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 248
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
1983: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 36 36 35.3 24.8 4.1 12.5 8.5 1.9 4.50 2.8 3.2 2.0
1984 19 19 31.5 24.3 3.4 10.9 7.4 1.8 4.03 2.4 1.3 2.1
Career 119 119 33.6 25.8 3.9 11.5 7.3 1.7 4.03 2.3 2.8 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.4 15.6 .537 6.9 7.4 .933 1.1 3.0 .374 1.59 18.28
1984 8.5 16.0 .533 5.6 6.0 .939 1.6 3.8 .411 1.52 22.11
Career 8.9 16.6 .536 6.4 7.0 .921 1.6 3.7 .439 1.55 19.24

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 36 36 1271 893 146 451 306 68 99 114 73
1984 19 19 598 461 64 207 141 35 45 24 40
Career 119 119 3993 3074 462 1374 864 208 279 338 238


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 302 562 249 267 40 107 658
1984 162 304 107 114 30 73 420
Career 1060 1979 763 828 191 435 2290

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 35 6 21 14 4 3 4 13 23 14 14 4 8
Career 55 11 25 14 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 111
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)


Jack's numbers are down, but so are his minutes.

[Comey]

February 1, 1985: vs Canisius (9-8)

The Golden Griffins reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time last year, probably due to the 64-team field. The 1964 version was 26-6, but they went through the NIT. Last year's club went 21-9, and were first-round fodder.

This year's team is of no real consequence. They're only win worth talking about is Notre Dame, and they're 13-9. They're led by the backcourt of star point man David Chandler (16.2 ppg, 4.2 apg) and Martin Friesen (17.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg). Justin Grimsley puts up 11.4 points and 7.5 rebounds. They *might* be better than their record...but this is in DC, and they haven't played anyone (1-3 vs the top 100).

Warren Lawson scores to open the action. Woods scores first for GW. Jack gets a steal and a dunk. Chandler finds Justin Grimsley. Martin Friesen hits a three, making it 7-4. Hulett finds Woods. Woods scores again, giving GW an 8-7 lead, but Friesen hits another three. Jack ties it up with 14:47 left.

Jack scores again, giving GW a 12-10 lead. Ali hits from the corner. It's 14-10. Grayson fouls Lawson...he scores. Jack is fouled, and he gets both. Jack gets fouled by Grimsley, and he hits both again. He has a 10-4-0 line. Then he drills a three. He's on fire. Lawson scores, but Jack hits another three. It's 24-14. Hulett gets a steal...Jack misses two threes. Maybe he's not in hero mode anymore.

Jack hits from the baseline, of course. He's got 18-5-0, and it's 27-16. Hulett scores off a Jack pass. Kenny with a steal, and he misses the layup, but Woods follows with a major dunk. Grimsley gets a steal and a dunk. Jack responds...Hulett tips in Grayson's miss of Hulett's original miss. It's 35-18. Friesen scores...Hector floats one through. Lawson responds, but Jack finds Ali for the answer. Chandler is fouled by Woods, and Jack comes out.

Kenny hits a three. Chandler finds Friesen. Jack comes back, and he takes his first foul. Jack then hits a three. Jack finds Armbruster for a hoop, and it's 49-26. Armbruster goes to the line, and misses the front end. Rufus Shaw drills it at the buzzer, making it 49-28, GW. Jack had a 23-8-3 line. GW hit 56% from the field, 56% from the line, and 31% from 3. GW outrebounded Canisius, 27-11. Ho boy.

Jack gets a steal...and he's fouled by Grimsley. He hits both free throws. Chandler gets a layup for Canisius. Grimsley hits a three. It's 51-33. Woods has a 10-8 line. Wanted to point that out. Jack finds Armbruster...he's up to 25-10-4.

Hulett hits a jumper...he has but six points. Chandler scores...he has only six points, and six rebounds. He picks Jack, but tosses it out of bounds. Hulett follows his own miss, then gets called for his third foul. Armbruster hits two free throws! It's 59-35, 12:53 left. Jack finds Woods.

Chandler gets frustrated, and commits two stupid fouls. Woods gets another dunk off a Hulett miss. Jack finds Hulett, after missing a dunk of his own. Friesen scores. Lawson scores, gets the foul, hits the free throw. Jack gets a steal, and tips in Ali's miss. Jack with another steal, and he gets fouled by Friesen. Not a clean foul. He makes one of two, and then comes out. Lovelace goes for a dunk...Ali responds with a three. It's 71-43 with 8:28 left. Jack comes back with a 28-12-6 line.

Don Rhodes scores. Jack gets a steal, and finds Kenny for three. 77-45. Andrew Champagne! hits a three. Jack gets fouled...he hits both free throws. He has 30-12-7. Lawson scores...he has 13. Jack with an offensive board and follow of Armbruster's miss. The JVs come in with the score 81-49. Ali gets up to 14 points, and the final is 97-52. Impressive showing by the JVs. Boutwell had five points.

Meanwhile, Jack went for 32 on 10-12 shooting, 9-10 FT, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 3-4 from three. Pretty complete game there, Sir.


George Washington 97, Canisius 52


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Canisius (9-9, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Warren Lawson PF 32 6-9 2-4 2 7 0 2 14
Jeffrey Lovelace C 30 2-4 0-0 1 3 1 2 4
Justin Grimsley SF 27 3-6 0-0 2 6 5 4 7
Martin Friesen SG 32 5-11 1-2 0 2 2 1 13
David Chandler PG 26 3-14 0-1 0 1 6 4 6
Don Rhodes C 15 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 2 2
Brian Addis PF 8 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Andrew Champagne SG 15 0-1 2-2 1 1 1 1 2
Sterling Bryant SF 7 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 2
Rufus Shaw SG 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 2


Turnovers: 21 (W.Lawson 2, J.Lovelace 2, J.Grimsley 3,
M.Friesen 5, D.Chandler 5, A.Champagne 2, S.Bryant 1,
R.Shaw 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 8 (J.Lovelace 1, J.Grimsley 4, D.Chandler 3)
3P FGs: 3-17 (J.Grimsley 1-3, M.Friesen 2-4, D.Chandler
0-7, A.Champagne 0-1, S.Bryant 0-1, R.Shaw 0-1)


George Washington (20-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 32 2-5 3-6 1 5 2 2 7
Bruce Woods PF 31 7-8 0-1 7 11 2 2 14
Jack Dawkins SF 32 10-12 9-10 3 13 7 1 32
Kenneth Frazier SG 27 2-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 6
Richie Hulett PG 27 5-16 0-0 2 3 3 4 10
Hector Patterson PG 17 3-6 0-0 1 2 0 2 6
Glenn Grayson PF 9 1-2 1-1 1 2 1 1 3
Denny Perez C 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 10 4-8 4-4 0 1 0 0 14
F. Boutwell SG 6 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 5
David Echevarria PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1, G.Grayson 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 2,
K.Frazier 1, D.Echevarria 1)
Steals: 9 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 5, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 8-23 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 3-4,
K.Frazier 2-5, R.Hulett 0-6, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
2-5, F.Boutwell 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

February 4, 1985 Poll

Well, the dream got close. But Duke, top dog all year, has finally fallen. The Blue Devils lost at North Carolina State, 94-88, just one game before hosting George Washington. They fell just one spot, as Rice takes over #1. Missouri, Southern Cal, and surging Cornell fill out the top five.

Penn also leapt over GW, who stays at #9. Kansas and Baylor fell...Kansas from #6 to #10, Baylor from #8 to #12. Kansas State (17-5) moved up eight spots, from 21st to 13th.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (71) 20-1 1799 2 Southwest Conference
2. Duke (1) 20-1 1720 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Missouri 19-1 1663 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Southern California 21-1 1535 4 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Cornell 17-2 1523 10 Ivy League
6. Texas Christian 18-1 1455 7 Southwest Conference
7. Princeton 14-2 1370 5 Ivy League
8. Pennsylvania 16-4 1233 13 Ivy League
9. George Washington 20-0 1200 9 Independent
10. Kansas 16-4 1170 6 Big Eight Conference
11. Brigham Young 17-3 1101 11 Western Athletic Conference
12. Baylor 14-4 1043 8 Southwest Conference
13. Kansas State 17-5 945 21 Big Eight Conference
14. Maryland 14-5 785 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. UTEP 15-5 779 24 Western Athletic Conference
16. Florida 19-2 753 15 Southeastern Conference
17. Clemson 16-6 706 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Yale 16-4 572 12 Ivy League
19. Texas Tech 14-5 478 16 Southwest Conference
20. Colorado State 15-4 433 19 Western Athletic Conference
21. Columbia 13-6 267 NR Ivy League
22. Wake Forest 14-5 221 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Virginia 14-6 177 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Purdue 15-5 165 23 Big Ten Conference
25. Bradley 19-3 136 22 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina State 15-4 101 Atlantic Coast Conference
New Mexico 16-5 32 Western Athletic Conference
North Carolina 14-6 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
Illinois 16-5 9 Big Ten Conference
Loyola-Illinois 17-4 5 Independent
Alabama 16-4 4 Southeastern Conference
California 14-5 2 Pacific-8 Conference



All eyes will be in Durham this week, as GW heads to Duke. But first...


February 5, 1985: vs Charlotte (11-13)

The 49ers nearly beat North Carolina, though that doesn't look nearly as good as it had before. They also played Duke, back on January 12. Duke beat them, 80-31. Wake Forest, who GW beat earlier in the year, beat the 49ers, 72-48. They are also hurt, missing two of their starters, including leading scorer Gary Avelar.

In other words, this bodes horribly for Charlotte. Jeffrey McMahon, a G/G player, has not lived up to that scouting report. He averages 6.6 points and 6.9 rebounds a game.

Norbert WHitten scores for Charlotte...Armbruster responds. Woods gets a steal...but nothing comes of that. Gerald Davis gets an early technical. Jack hits both free throws. Good warm up for him. It's 4-3...Brian Greene hits a three. Jack gets a steal, and he gets it to Hulett it, who takes 47 dribbles then dunks it. Whitten scores, and Jack hits his first jump shot. Jack gets fouled by Rusty Corture. He hits both the shot and the free throw. He has seven, and it's 13-11 after Greene hits another three.

Hulett hits a jumper, then Jack finds Hulett. Whitten scores, but Woods responds to that. Jack gets a steal, but Kenny misses. Kenny hits a three...it's 22-13, with 11:53 left. Hector comes in, he's got an assist...Whitten hits a three. It's 22-16. Nothing happens for a few minutes. Ali gets a bucket and a foul. He misses the free throw. It's 24-17. How did Alabama drop that pass on third down? Wow.

Sorry, wrong subject.

Hulett gets a steal and a layup. 26-17. Hulett gets to the line, and he hits both. It's 28-19. Ole Miss beats Bama. Jack scores. Denny Perez gets a technical, though he's angrier that Alabama lost a game thirty years in the future. Whitten scores...it's 30-23. Jack has 9-3-1 so far. He hasn't really done much since that early spurt.

Whitten has 13 for Charlotte, but James Evans tips in his miss to get within four. Hulett scores. Then he argues a foul call. Hulett hits a three, he has 15. Grayson scores off a Jack pass. It's 37-26 in the final minute. It ends 37-27. GW got outrebounded, 21-15. This is a team that thinks they can beat Duke? Perhaps Duke is all they're considering right now.

Armbruster gets a breakaway from the press, and he hits a layup. Jack gets a three. Whitten gets a layup for Charlotte. Jack commits his first foul, a rather rough one for Jack. But it may set a tone here. Armbruster is fouled, and he hits both. Jack rebounds his own miss, and he scores. Then he gets a steal, and throws down a dunk in Whitten's face. It's 48-29. James Evans hits, as Whitten sits down for a moment to gain his composure. Jack gets another offensive rebound, and he scores again. He has an 18-7-2 line...clearly words were said between he and Whitten at the half, becuase Jack is on fire. He hits again, and Whitten is clearly pensive right now. Armbruster scores. It's 56-31. I guess this is a Don't Poke The Bear situation. Jack finds Armbruster, then glares at Whitten, who is sitting on the bench. Jack gets fouled, and he makes one of two. It's 59-31 with 12:25 left.

Branden Lathan managed to miss both free throws, get his own rebound, and hit a jump shot. That takes work. Jack finds Woods for his fourth assist. Woods has six points and six assists. Jack finds Hulett. Then he hits a three from NBA range. Davis responds with a three...it's 68-36 with 9:25 left.

McMahon scores. Kenny fouls, and the JVs, sans Woods, come in. Probably only for a minute or so. Yup. Starters back at 7:31, 70-38. Lowell Keaton scores for Charlotte. Armbruster hits a three. He has 15 points. Evans scores on the other end. Whitten scores his first points of the half, with 4:47 left. The JVs are in, and this one's over. The final is 79-59, a mixed bag of results for GW. They crushed them in the second half, but what was that first half?

Something they can't do against Duke. That's what.


Now...two days til Durham.


George Washington 79, Charlotte 59


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Charlotte (11-14, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Rusty Couture C 12 0-1 1-4 0 1 0 2 1
Jeffrey McMahon SF 31 3-7 0-0 1 8 1 0 7
Gerald Davis SG 20 3-8 2-4 1 1 0 2 10
Norbert Whitten PG 24 6-12 2-4 2 3 2 3 15
James Evans PF 35 4-7 2-2 5 10 1 1 10
Chris Beaty PG 17 1-2 0-0 1 3 2 2 3
Branden Lathan C 24 1-4 0-2 1 7 1 4 2
Brian Greene SG 29 2-9 2-2 1 2 3 2 8
Lowell Keaton C 7 1-1 1-2 0 3 0 0 3
Cory Bova SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 23 (R.Couture 1, J.McMahon 6, G.Davis 2,
N.Whitten 2, J.Evans 3, C.Beaty 1, B.Lathan 3,
B.Greene 5)
Blocked Shots: 1 (B.Lathan 1)
Steals: 5 (J.McMahon 1, N.Whitten 1, B.Greene 3)
3P FGs: 7-21 (J.McMahon 1-3, G.Davis 2-6, N.Whitten
1-2, C.Beaty 1-1, B.Greene 2-9)


George Washington (21-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 29 6-9 2-3 0 4 1 3 15
Bruce Woods PF 24 3-6 2-2 2 7 1 4 8
Jack Dawkins SF 32 9-14 4-5 4 8 5 1 24
Kenneth Frazier SG 25 2-7 0-0 1 2 2 2 5
Richie Hulett PG 32 7-13 2-2 2 6 5 2 17
Hector Patterson PG 18 0-5 0-1 1 2 3 2 0
Glenn Grayson PF 12 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 1 2
Denny Perez C 10 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
Porter Ali SF 8 4-5 0-2 0 0 0 1 8
F. Boutwell SG 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 11 (B.Woods 1, R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 1,
D.Perez 2, P.Ali 2, F.Boutwell 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 1, D.Perez 1)
Steals: 14 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 3, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 5-18 (B.Armbruster 1-2, J.Dawkins 2-3,
K.Frazier 1-4, R.Hulett 1-3, H.Patterson 0-3, D.Perez
0-2, P.Ali 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

February 7, 1985: at #2 Duke (20-1)

The Blue Devils are going to wreck George Washington if they play the way they played on Tuesday night. They are coached by lifer, Jack Howard. He has been a head coach since 1968, with Pepperdine. He then took BYU in 1974, getting them to the FInal Four. He then saw the resurgence of NC State, getting them to the NCAA Championship in 1981-82. And now, he has turned this group of Duke players into the best team in the nation.

They are deep, experienced (four starters returned from last year's team), and dynamic. Four players average double-figures, led by Joe Tu's 17.0 points a game (he also averages 6.6 rebounds). Dean Davis puts up 13.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game.

Statistically, they are almost a carbon copy of George Washington. Top-flight, efficient offense, good at rebounding, good at preventing teams from shooting well against them. Good at getting steals. The only difference is, Duke is 13-1 against the top 11, 8-1 against the top fifty. George Wasington is 7-0 against the top hundred, but they have not played a single team in the top fifty.

This is the night everyone finds out what George Washington is made of.

Duke has a 7'2 center in Keenan Venezuela. Carlton Sandberg opens with a free throw...Hulett scores for GW. Jack misses his first attempt. Tu throws down a dunk in traffic. Jack gets fouled by Tu, and scores, and gets the free throw. 5-3, GW. Tu responds, still heated after arguing the call. Jack finds Armbruster. Orville Ayer scores...Jack gets a steal, and he finds Hulett for a score. Venezuela responds. Woods scores off a Hulet pass...Dean Davis hits a three, giving Duke a 12-11 lead with thirteen minutes left.

Ayer scores. Hulett responds with a three. Ayer finds Davis. Jack, so far, is a little cold...3-1-2 for him. Hulett has seven, and now he has a steal. Jack gets fouled again by Tu. He hits both his free throws, and the game is tied once again. Sandberg scores...Woods responds. Ayer scored from inside, but Hulet gives GW a 21-20 lead with a three. Grayson's in after Armbruster commits his inevitable second foul.

Sandberg scores with 7:37 left. Kenny misses a three. Duke has been on the verge of pulling away, but they haven't been unable so far. Kenny gets a steal, but Tu gets the block. Jack has been quiet...5-2-2 so far for him. Hector ties it with a three...Jack gets a big block, then he finds Grayson. GW leads 26-24. Hector with a steal, but he misses the three. The reserves did well for GW...and the starters come back up 26-24.

Davis immediately ties it. Hulett tips in a Jack miss. It's 28-26, with 1:04 left. Hulett hits a three. He has 15...Hulett gets to the line, and he hits both. 33-26. Kenny gets fouled...he makes one of two, and George Washington has an unlikely 34-26 lead at the half. Duke had eight turnovers, to just three for GW. Jack had a very quiet 5-3-3 line, but Hulett's 17 led the way.

Davis gets a steal on the first possession, and a score. Venezuela gets another, and it's 34-30 quickley. Jack hits a three on his first shot...then he gets a steal, but Hulett misses a three. Tu, I believe, has four fouls. He comes out. Valenzuela blocks Jack...Woods charges into Sandberg. It's 39-32 after Jack scores again, 16:26 left.

Hector gets a tip-in somehow. 41-32. GW is all over the the rebounds, getting five offensive rebounds on one possession. Sandberg gets fouled by Grayson, hits one of two. Neighbors scores. Jack responds by finding Hulett. Davis gets a tip-in...Davis gets his fourth foul. Jack scores from the corner, and Duke, with their two stars in foul trouble, are having issues. Jack finds Hulett. He has 12-6-5, Hulett has 19, and it's 47-40. Chris Johnson hits a three, then gets another bucket. 47-42, 11:58 left.

Woods fouls Clement Belton...he hits both. Down to four. Armbruster gets the bucket, the foul...and he misses the FT, but Jack gets the board, and he gets fouled and scores. HE missed the free throw too. Valenzuela hits two free throws...Jack gets to the line...he hits both. 53-46 with 9:54 left.

Both teams are in the penalty. Kelly Williams hits two...Grayson scores on the other end. Sandberg responds, and Jack gets fouled. He hits both. He has 18-9-5...Ayer gets a three-point play on the other end. Jack follows that with a dunk off a miss. Belton hits, but Hulett responds with a three off a Jack pass. Belton responds, and suddenly, it's 62-57 after some incredibly high-quality basketball.

The JVs are in. Oh no. Hector gets fouled by Ayer...but they are scrapping like crazy. Ali gets a bucket. Amrando Hartsock gets two free throws. It's 64-60. The starters and Hector are in. Valenzueal scores. Hulett responds iwht a three off a Jack pass. Williams responds to that. 67-64. Jack gets to the line...he hits both. 22-12-7 for him. 5:39 left. Hartsock hits two free throws. Kenny is called for a travel...and Tommy Burns ties it on a three. 5:02 left.

Ayer gets a steal, and he gives Duke a 71-69 lead. Ayer charges into Armbruster. GW has a lid on their basket. Tu misses...Jack misses on the other end. Ayer misses a three. The tension is amazing. Jack hits a three! 72-71...Jack with a steal...but Woods misses. 1:37 left.

Ayer hits a three...74-72, Duke. 1:26 left. Kenny gets it to Hulett, he misses, Jack with a rebound, and Kenny is fouled. He gets one of two. Valenzuela hits two free throws. Ali misses a three...Jack was not on the floor. Why in the world was Jack not on the floor? Neither was Hulett?

Why in the world were your top two scorers not on the floor?

Duke escapes, 76-73. George Washington has lost. They outrebounded Duke, 42-32. They shot poorly (37%), and they lost by three. Duke shot 54%, and GW lost by three.

George Washington was the better team today. I think they got a lot more from this than most would think. They lost...but that may produce wins down the line.

Looking at it, Jack had 25 despite a bad shooting day...and 11 of his 13 boards were on the offensive end. But if you look at it, the Hulett Theory is proven here. They needed someone other than Jack or Hulett to step up. They didn't get it. Nobody else had more than five.


Duke 76, George Washington 73


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George Washington (21-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 33 2-6 0-1 2 12 1 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 29 2-8 0-0 4 5 2 4 4
Jack Dawkins SF 36 7-19 9-10 11 13 7 1 25
Kenneth Frazier SG 26 1-6 2-4 0 1 1 3 4
Richie Hulett PG 33 9-17 2-2 1 4 5 3 25
Hector Patterson PG 23 2-7 0-1 1 1 2 0 5
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 9 2-3 0-0 0 3 0 4 4
Denny Perez C 6 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 2
F. Boutwell SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 12 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 2, K.Frazier 3,
R.Hulett 3, G.Grayson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 7 (J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 1,
H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 8-24 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 2-2,
K.Frazier 0-4, R.Hulett 5-9, H.Patterson 1-5, D.Perez
0-1, P.Ali 0-1)


Duke (21-1, 5-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Keenan Valenzuela C 32 3-5 4-4 0 10 2 3 10
Carlton Sandberg PF 30 3-4 2-4 1 4 1 0 8
Joseph Tu SF 20 3-6 0-0 0 4 4 4 6
Dean Davis SG 26 3-5 0-0 2 4 3 4 7
Orville Ayer PG 36 7-16 1-1 0 0 6 3 16
C. Johnson SG 14 2-6 2-4 1 2 2 1 7
Francis Neighbors SF 14 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 2
Thomas Burns SG 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 3
Clement Belton PF 14 2-3 2-2 1 6 0 1 6
Kelly Willams SF 4 1-1 3-4 0 0 1 0 5
Armando Hartsock SF 2 0-0 4-4 0 0 0 0 4
David Ware C 3 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 2


Turnovers: 13 (K.Valenzuela 3, C.Sandberg 2, J.Tu 3,
D.Davis 2, O.Ayer 1, C.Johnson 1, F.Neighbors 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (K.Valenzuela 3, J.Tu 1, O.Ayer 1)
Steals: 4 (K.Valenzuela 1, D.Davis 1, O.Ayer 2)
3P FGs: 4-18 (K.Valenzuela 0-1, D.Davis 1-3, O.Ayer
1-10, C.Johnson 1-3, T.Burns 1-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

February 11, 1985 Poll

Rice maintained the top spot in the poll. The only real mover in the top ten was BYU moving up from 11th to 8th. GW slid down one spot, despite having Duke on the ropes, on the road, for the duration of that game.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rice (69) 21-1 1797 1 Southwest Conference
2. Duke (3) 21-1 1712 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Missouri 21-1 1673 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Texas Christian 20-1 1572 6 Southwest Conference
5. Southern California 22-2 1520 4 Pacific-8 Conference
6. Cornell 17-3 1411 5 Ivy League
7. Pennsylvania 17-4 1324 8 Ivy League
8. Brigham Young 19-3 1305 11 Western Athletic Conference
9. Princeton 15-3 1218 7 Ivy League
10. George Washington 21-1 1105 9 Independent
11. Kansas State 19-5 1052 13 Big Eight Conference
12. Kansas 17-5 1039 10 Big Eight Conference
13. Baylor 15-5 1005 12 Southwest Conference
14. Florida 21-2 823 16 Southeastern Conference
15. Yale 18-4 794 18 Ivy League
16. Clemson 18-6 792 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. UTEP 17-5 657 15 Western Athletic Conference
18. Texas Tech 15-5 511 19 Southwest Conference
19. Maryland 15-6 495 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Virginia 16-6 457 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Purdue 17-5 378 24 Big Ten Conference
22. Columbia 14-7 186 21 Ivy League
23. Wake Forest 15-6 138 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Bradley 20-4 111 25 Missouri Valley Conference
25. Colorado State 15-6 100 20 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Nebraska 15-7 83 Big Eight Conference
Illinois 18-5 76 Big Ten Conference
North Carolina 15-6 36 Atlantic Coast Conference
Loyola-Illinois 19-4 13 Independent
Oregon State 17-5 12 Pacific-8 Conference
Arizona State 15-6 2 Western Athletic Conference
East Carolina 18-6 2 Southern Conference
Davidson 18-5 1 Southern Conference




February 11, 1985: at Arizona State (15-6)

The Sun Devils are considered a lock for the NCAA Tournament, making this a great follow-up to the Duke game. Arizona State has an explosive offense, led by forward Stephen Irvine (17.8 ppg). Point guard Thomas Trent (14.2 ppg) is a B/B star. Tony Clardy, a freshman blue-chip guard, is putting up 13 a game.

Arizona State has a top-20 defense, but a pretty bad defense (141st in the country). They are also not a team that keeps teams off the boards. This will likely be a high-scoring game, and one Jack can take over, despite the experience of the Sun Devils (four senior starters). This will be a difficult game, but one GW has experience winning.

GW has the height advantage. Kenny opens the scoring off a Jack pass. Trent shows his skill, getting a steal and drawing a charge off Hulett. Kenny gets his own steal, and he hits a three. 5-0 early on for GW. Jack gets an early foul. Clardy gets it tied up...it's only 5-5 with seven minutes gone. There are nine turnovers.

Trent hits a three...Woods is fouled by Jesse Stansbury, he gets one of two. Clardy hits another three...Hulett responds with a jumper. Ira Cho scores for ASU. Jack scores his first points from the line. It's 13-10...Ali gets a steal, finds Jack, who finds Hector. James Davis hits for ASU...Hector is fouled, and it's 15-14 with 9:35 left.

Jack gives GW a lead with a dunk off a Hulett miss. He has a 4-7-3 line. Jack gets back to the line, and he hits two more. After a week of actual time off, he seems rusty. He heads back to the line, goes 1-2. It's 21-15 with 7:27 left. Kenny hits one of two. Trent is in with two fouls. Armbruster scores off a Jack pass. Hulett fouls Trent, and he goes 1-2. Stansbury fouls Grayson, who hits both, and it's 26-16 with 5:29 left.

Irvine scores, but Denny Perez answers. He gets a free throw after, then draws a charge on Clardy. Woods scores off a Hector pass. It's 31-18, and GW's defense is clamping down. Woods scores again...then he fouls Trent. Jack finds Armbruster. It's 35-23. Davis scores...Jack finds Hector. He has a 7-8-6 line. Clardy hits a three, and it's 37-26 with 3:15 left.

Jack scores. Trent throws down a dunk in respect. Jack finds Hulett, then blocks Clardy. Jack throws down a dunk on Cho and gets fouled, but he misses another free throw. It's 43-28 at the half.

Jack had an 11-11-7 line. Davis scores to open the second half. Jack gets a steal, and gets a dunk. Clardy has 11 for ASU, Trent eight. Davis has seven. Jack scores again...Clardy responds to that. It's 47-35 with 16:12 left. Davis gets a tip, but Jack responds by finding Hulett for three. Davis scores again, and GW turns it over. Clardy scores, and it's 50-41.

Jack scores from the corner. Irvine hits a three. 52-44. Clardy hits another three, and GW calls time. Irvine gets a steal, and Trent finds Davis. Jack gets a twisting layup...Woods gets a steal, Jack gets fouled by irvine, and he hits both. He has 21-11-8 here. It's 56-49. Stansbury responds to that, but Jack finds Woods. Jack scores inside...he gets a board, brings it down, and scores again. It's 62-51, and ASU's run has subsided. Of course. Trent scores out of that statement.

Clardy has 20, as the subs for everyone coming in.Lynn Jiles scores...but Hector gets the bucket, and the foul. 65-56 with 8:13 left. Ali scores. Grayson gets a big block, and the starters return after a tied up. Boutwell stays in, and he gets a steal. Jack draws a charge on Trent. Trent responds with a three, getting it back to ten. Trent fouls Hector, who scores both. Four fouls on Trent...same for Hulett and Woods. Jack finds Hulett for a score, then scores himself. It's 29-13-10 for Jack, and a 75-63 lead for GW with 3:45 left.

Jack gets two free throws. He is over thirty. Hulett scores off a Jack pass. Jack scores on a drive. It's 81-63, and this one's over. The subs come in...Ali scores a three, but this one is well over. The final is 86-63, and Jack was dominant. 33 points on 12-19 shooting, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, four blocks, three steals.


George Washington 86, Arizona State 63


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George Washington (22-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 35 3-6 0-0 0 8 3 1 6
Bruce Woods PF 26 3-6 1-2 2 7 1 4 7
Jack Dawkins SF 35 12-19 9-11 4 13 11 1 33
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 2-5 1-4 1 3 0 1 6
Richie Hulett PG 32 5-12 0-0 1 4 3 4 11
Hector Patterson PG 14 3-5 5-5 1 1 3 2 11
Glenn Grayson PF 11 0-1 2-2 1 2 0 1 2
Denny Perez C 7 1-1 1-4 1 3 0 0 3
Porter Ali SF 7 2-3 2-2 0 2 1 2 7
F. Boutwell SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 11 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 4, G.Grayson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (B.Armbruster 3, J.Dawkins 4,
G.Grayson 1, D.Perez 1)
Steals: 9 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1, F.Boutwell 1)
3P FGs: 3-13 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 0-2,
K.Frazier 1-4, R.Hulett 1-4, P.Ali 1-1)


Arizona State (15-7, 4-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
James Davis C 32 6-7 1-2 5 10 0 2 13
Jesse Stansbury PF 28 1-6 1-2 2 5 3 3 3
Stephen Irvine SF 32 2-9 0-1 1 3 4 4 5
Tony Clardy SG 33 8-19 1-2 2 7 2 3 21
Thomas Trent PG 32 6-14 2-4 1 4 5 5 16
Lynn Jiles SF 10 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 3 2
Carlos Constant PG 9 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 2 0
Andre Temple SG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
Ira Cho PF 13 1-1 1-2 0 1 0 2 3
Ian Hamann PF 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 15 (J.Davis 2, S.Irvine 3, T.Clardy 3,
T.Trent 3, C.Constant 2, I.Cho 1, I.Hamann 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Davis 3, J.Stansbury 1, I.Cho 1)
Steals: 4 (S.Irvine 2, T.Clardy 1, T.Trent 1)
3P FGs: 7-24 (S.Irvine 1-4, T.Clardy 4-11, T.Trent 2-5,
L.Jiles 0-1, C.Constant 0-2, I.Hamann 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

February 13, 1985: at Georgia Southern (9-14)

The Eagles have gone from an up-and-coming NCAA darling, in Jack's freshman season, to a return to afterthought status. They went 8-21 last year, and are 9-14 in this campaign. They have just two seniors on the roster, and only four juniors. They're led by Scott Adkins (12.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg). Leading rebounder Jack Clement (8.4 rpg, 7.6 rpg) is banged up, but should play. They are a rotten team on offense, and playing a defensively superior team like GW should swallow them up.

Armbruster hits a free throw to open things up. Jack gets a steal, but is blocked by Kip Blackstock. Yup, it's the 80s. Armbruster scores inside...Jack gets a block of Adkins. Blackstock gets the Eagles on the board, and Cleveland gets a three-point play. Jack hits a three to get started himself. With four minutes gone, it's 6-5.

This game is setting the game back thirty years. Jack finds Armbruster for the score, then finds him again. Rudolph Lyons hits a three. 10-8, GW. Kenny gets a steal, but Jack gets blocked again. Darron O'Kelley hits a three, but Jack responds. He has a 5-5-2 line. They repeat that process, O'Kelly three, Jack responds, and it's tied. Hector hits a three...and now the subs are in. Adkins hits...17-16 with 9:12 left.

Ali scores, the Kipper walks, and the starters are back. Lyons gets a steal and a layup. Armbruster fouls O'Kelley, who ties it. Hulett hits two free throws. Jack gets a board, brings it up, finds himself open, and drills it. The Kipper hits a three, but Armbruster gets a dunk. The Kipper ties it with another three, but Jack responds. The Kipper scores again. Cleveland fouls Armbruster, who scores. He has 11. It's 29-27. Jack has an 11-7-2 line at the moment.

Jack hits two from the line. Kevin Johnson scores for GS. Hector scores, and gets fouled. Jorge Funk gets the ball stolen, but steals it back and gets the layup. Jack breaks the press, throws it down with the foul...Funk scores inside, and Kipper gets a charge on Hector. Woods scores, but the Kipper scores. He has 12, and it's 38-35. Funk fouls Grayson, who scores two. Two minutes left, it's 42-35.

Woods is fouled by Blackstock, and he hits two. The Kipper hits a three. He has 15. The half ends 44-38...Jack has 16-7-2. GW has outrebounded the Eagles 18-13. They should pull away early on here.

Woods fouls Funk, who hits one of two to start the half. Funk scores. I said GW should pull away early. Jack scores. 46-41. Jack finds Armbruster. The Kipper walks, but Jack tosses it into the stands. Jack scores, giving him 20 for the game. He follows that with a three. He has a 23-8-3 line, and it's 53-41 with 14:02 left.

Nothing happens for awhile. The GW defense has clamped down, as it often does. Jack's up to a double-double (23-10-3); Lyons hits a three, then Jack scores from inside. Kenny gets a steal, and gets it to Jack for the layup. Kipper hits his first points of the half. It's 57-50 after Lyons hits a three, prompting a GW timeout.

Kipper blocks a Hulett three, and Funk is founed by Grayson, who gets the three-point play. Jack scores, but Lyons cuts it to three with a three. Denny Perez gets the bucket, the foul, and the free throw. 7:48 left, and the JVs are in. Hector with a steal, but Ali messes it up. Jack and Hulett return.

On cue, Jack finds Hulett. Jack has a 29-10-5 line. Stephen Higgins gets an offensive rebound dunk. Perez responds with a three. He has six big points here. 67-58. Jack goes to the line, hits both, and it's 69-58. The Kipper fouls Jack...he has four fouls, and Jack hits both. Kenny gets a steal, and Armbruster scores. It's 73-58, and GW has gotten away from GS. Jack gets fouled, and goes one of two. Three minutes left.

Jack gets a steal, and he's fouled. He hits both. The starters remain in for another possession, before finally giving way. The final is 78-66. The team didn't play too well, save for Jack and Armbruster, who had 15 on 7-9 shooting.


George Washington 78, Georgia Southern 66


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George Washington (23-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 29 7-9 1-5 1 4 0 4 15
Bruce Woods PF 31 2-9 2-2 1 4 0 2 6
Jack Dawkins SF 34 12-18 10-11 3 12 5 1 36
Kenneth Frazier SG 27 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 1 0
Richie Hulett PG 34 1-9 2-2 4 5 6 2 4
Hector Patterson PG 15 2-3 0-1 0 1 3 2 5
Glenn Grayson PF 12 0-1 2-2 1 3 1 1 2
Denny Perez C 7 2-2 1-1 1 2 0 1 6
Porter Ali SF 5 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4
F. Boutwell SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (B.Armbruster 3, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 2,
F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Armbruster 3, J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 10 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 5,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 4-13 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-4,
K.Frazier 0-1, R.Hulett 0-4, H.Patterson 1-2, D.Perez
1-1)


Georgia Southern (9-15, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Robert Cleveland C 9 1-1 1-1 0 1 0 5 3
Jorge Funk PF 23 5-7 2-4 1 4 1 1 12
Scott Adkins SF 25 1-5 0-0 2 5 1 3 2
Kip Blackstock SG 27 7-13 0-0 1 2 2 4 18
Rudolph Lyons PG 35 5-15 0-1 1 3 4 3 14
Darron Okelley SG 14 3-3 1-2 0 3 1 4 10
John Cromer PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Daniel Morgan PG 5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Kevin Johnson SF 13 1-1 0-0 0 2 1 1 2
Maxwell Dennis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Damian Williams C 16 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 1 0
James Turner C 8 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Higgins PF 14 1-4 0-0 3 5 1 1 2
Jack Clement C 9 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 2 0


Turnovers: 19 (J.Funk 1, S.Adkins 5, K.Blackstock 7,
R.Lyons 3, D.Okelley 1, D.Williams 1, J.Clement 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (K.Blackstock 2, K.Johnson 1, J.Turner
1)
Steals: 4 (J.Funk 1, K.Blackstock 1, R.Lyons 2)
3P FGs: 12-27 (S.Adkins 0-2, K.Blackstock 4-8, R.Lyons
4-12, D.Okelley 3-3, D.Morgan 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

February 15, 1985: vs Centenary (4-18)

The Gentlemen give up 78.5 points a game. They have one player averaging more than nine points a game (Kenny Manzano - 17.5). They are putrid offensively, and get outscored by 14.8 points a game, on average. That's 232nd out of 234 teams.

Get the win. Don't get hurt. Those are the goals.

Jack throws down a dunk to start things. Joshua King scores for the Gentlemen. Jack finds Hulett for a hoop. Jack gets a steal, but Hulett misses a three. Jack finds Hulett later on, and Woods scores. It's 8-2 with 16:18 left. Jack hits a three, and the Gentlemen call time.

King throws it out of bounds off of that. Jack is fouled, and he hits both. 13-2. Jonathan Chaparro scores for the Gents. Jack gets a steal, and Hector gets fouled...he gets one of two. Manzano scores...Jack takes a break. He comes back and scores, making it 16-8. Joe Lapierre hits a three. Jack has a 7-0-3 line so far, but it's 16-13 with ten minutes left.

Jack gets to the line, and hits both. Chaparro responds. Then Chaparro scores again. It's down to one...and Centenary takes a 20-18 after a three by Brian Turk. Kenny ties it with a breakaway. Jack gets fouled...Manzano doesn't like the home cooking, and gets T'd up. Jack hits all four, making it 24-22. Jack finds Ali for three...Damien Perlman responds with one. Jack gets two freebies, and then a steal, and an assist for Kenny. Armbruster draws a charge, and Woods tips in a Jack miss. It's 33-25 with 4:22 left.

Tony Mata hits two free throws. Grayson gets to the line, he gets one of two. 34-27. Jack gets a block...he has a 15-2-5 line. Make that 17-3-5 after he tips in his own miss. Hector with a steal and a dunk. Then he fouls Perlman, who hits both. 38-29. Perez gets fouled, get the hoop, and the free throw. Jack tips in a Woods miss. It's 43-29 with a minute left. Chapparo gets one of two freebies, but King scores. The half ends at 45-33. Jack has a 19-6-5 line. King has nine for Centenary...they shot 58%, offsetting their 12 turnovers.

Jack finds Kenny to open the half, but Lapierre hits a three. Chaparro scores...it's 48-38. Woods scores, and Jack draws a charge on Perlman. Woods scores again. He has eight points. Horace Quinn hits a three, but Jack finds Armbruster for his first points. It's 54-41 with fifteen left.

Jack finds Kenny for three; he has ten points, and Jack takes a seat for a moment. Chaparro scores for the Gents. He does so again. He has 13...Patterson scores for GW. Jack returns; Hulett gets a steal, but nothing comes of it. 10:29 left, it's 59-45.

Jack charges into Joseph Penn for his second foul. He has a 19-9-8 line. Armbruster scores. Woods tips in a Hulett miss. Allan Townsly scores, and Jack finds Hulett for three. 66-48, Jack has a 19-10-9 line. He completes the triple-double with a pass to Perez. Jack finds Hulett, who now has nine points. Then he finds Kenny. Centenary keeps playing hard...it's 72-54 with 2:36 left, and the starters are still in. Jack finds Armbruster, and that should wrap it up. Kenny with a steal, and he gets a lob to Jack for a thunderous dunk. Penn scores, there's a foul, and GW clears their bench. The final is 76-59...Jack shot an abysmal 5-18, but had 21-13-10, with three steals and a block.


George Washington 76, Centenary 59


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Centenary (4-19, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jonathan Chaparro C 29 6-9 2-4 1 3 0 3 14
Joshua King SF 33 5-8 1-2 2 8 1 3 11
Kenneth Manzano SF 12 1-4 0-0 0 1 2 4 2
Douglas Lapierre SG 31 2-5 0-0 0 4 4 3 6
Damien Perlman PG 27 1-6 2-3 0 4 1 3 5
Joseph Penn PF 19 1-4 3-4 1 5 1 2 5
Allan Townsley PF 19 2-2 2-3 4 4 1 1 6
Tony Mata C 3 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 0 2
Horace Quinn PG 13 1-2 0-0 0 1 2 0 3
Brian Turk SG 6 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 5
Gerald Lafayette SF 7 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 0


Turnovers: 22 (J.Chaparro 1, J.King 2, K.Manzano 4,
D.Lapierre 5, D.Perlman 4, J.Penn 1, A.Townsley 3,
B.Turk 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Chaparro 2)
Steals: 4 (J.Chaparro 1, D.Lapierre 1, B.Turk 2)
3P FGs: 5-11 (J.King 0-1, D.Lapierre 2-3, D.Perlman
1-2, H.Quinn 1-1, B.Turk 1-1, G.Lafayette 0-3)


George Washington (24-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 29 3-4 0-2 0 4 0 4 6
Bruce Woods PF 34 4-9 2-2 3 6 0 1 10
Jack Dawkins SF 33 5-18 10-10 3 10 13 2 21
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 5-6 0-0 1 3 3 1 12
Richie Hulett PG 22 4-9 0-0 2 4 1 4 9
Hector Patterson PG 23 2-6 1-2 0 0 3 2 5
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 9 1-1 1-3 1 1 0 2 3
Denny Perez C 8 2-3 1-1 0 0 0 3 5
Porter Ali SG 8 2-4 0-0 2 3 0 1 5
F. Boutwell SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 5-18 (J.Dawkins 1-5, K.Frazier 2-3, R.Hulett
1-4, H.Patterson 0-1, D.Perez 0-1, P.Ali 1-3,
F.Boutwell 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

February 17, 1985: vs Farleigh Dickinson (14-10)

The Knights are another team that could easily be 8-16, rather than 14-10. They have one player who averages double figures (Chris Butcher: 12.0). Arron Lewin stands out for his ability and his double r's. Renato Kinlaw is an able rebounder. They are missing two guys for this one, depth guys, but they are going to suffer for it.

They are, for their lack of overall ability, a fantastic three-point team. The Knights rank second in the nation, at 42.5% from behind the line. It will be interesting to see how GW stops them; GW is 16th in the nation at holding teams to 30.3% from behind the arc.

John Israel hits a three to open the game. Lewin tells me what I an do with his two R's, and he gets a steal and a dunk. Jak finds Hulett, but John Daniels scores. Then Kinlaw sores. It's 9-2, FD.

Daniels sores again. Jak misses a dunk. GW is flummoxed. Jack finds Hulett for the sore. Jack is cold to start, but he gets to the line for his first two points. It's 13-7 with 12:29 left. Kenny scores, and gets fouled. He hits the freebie, cutting it to 13-10. Hulett charges, and Hector comes in.

Jack scores from the wing, then gets a steal. He finds Kenny for the hoop. GW leads 14-13. James Jameson is in the game for FD. He argues a call, then scores. Jack finds Grayson, giving GW a 16-15 lead with 7:32 left. This is uninspiring basketball.

Jack comes out...Hulett gets to the line, but he misses. Hector gets to the line, and he hits both. Jack comes back with a 4-6-4 line, and an 18-15 lead. Woods makes one of two. Kenny gets a steal, and Jack scores from inside. Lewin gets to the line, but he misses the front end. Its 21-15 with five minutes to go.

Larry Wolfe hits a three. He'd go on to own a waterbed company that owns local television with sleezy commercials. Jack hits a three. It's 26-18, and GW is beginning to roll. Jack has a 9-8-4 ine. Daniels hits two free throws, and FD goes into a press. Jack breaks it, then finds Grayson. Jameson answers. Jack finds Ali for three. Denny Perez gets a steal and a hoop. Ali gets a steal, but Jack misses the easy layup. FD has ten turnovers; GW has six. Jack scores at the buzzer, making it 35-22 at the break. He has an 11-8-6 line. Daniels had six for FD.

Jack finds Armbruster to open the second half. Hulett gets a steal (he has three fouls, of course)...nothing comes of that. It's 37-22 with a minute gone. Jack misses his first two attempts. Woods fouls Kinlaw, who goes one of two. Jack gets an offensive board, but misses the putback. He then gets his own miss and throws it home. He's 1-5 or so this half. So he finds Hulett. He's got a 13-10-8 line...Lewin scores to make it 41-25.

Jack is shooting in volume, but he cannot connect. Hector dunks it home on Chris Butcher, gets fouled, and the freebie! Woods with a steal and a flush, and it's 46-27! Jack takes a seat, as Lewin makes two free throws. Jack comes right back. Jack is fouled, and hits both free throws. It's 48-29 with 12:35 left.

Kenny charges into Daniels. Jack finds Woods for a basket. John Israel scores. Jack responds to that. Israel responds to Jack, making it 52-33. GW is shooting 15% from three. Jack has quite a few of those misses. He takes a break for Ali, with eight minutes left to go. Daniels hits two freebies, and Jack comes back. The team is trying to get him his tenth assist. Steven Yanez scores. Armbruster scores on Jack's tenth assist, with 6:42 left. Lewin hits two free throws, and Jack charges into Butcher for his first foul. Lewin beats the press and scores, GW calls time. Jack finds Hector, then Hector gets a steal and a bucket. Austin Patterson hits a three. Its 58-44. Jack gets a tip in of a Woods miss. He has a 19-15-11 line right now. Woods finds Armbruster, and this is about over here.

Sleezy Larry Wolfe hits a three. Jack comes out with the score 62-49. Kenny gets to the line, and he hits both. He has but seven points. John Israel beats GW's press, then gets a steal. Jack comes back, and Hector heads to the line. He misses. 1:41 left. Austin Patterson drills a three. Ten point game. But FD doesn't foul...interesting. This one will end with bad time management. The final is 64-54, and Jack has POTG, despite a second-straight bad night in shooting the ball. He also only got to the line four times. He seems to be running on auto-pilot at the moment.


George Washington 64, Fairleigh Dickinson 54


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Fairleigh Dickinson (14-11, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
John Daniels C 29 2-3 4-4 0 6 1 3 8
Renato Kinlaw PF 29 2-4 1-2 0 7 1 2 5
Chris Butcher SF 27 0-5 0-0 0 2 1 3 0
John Israel SG 29 4-8 0-0 1 1 2 3 9
Arron Lewin PG 32 4-5 4-5 0 1 1 2 12
Larry Wolfe SG 19 2-4 0-0 0 1 2 1 6
Steven Yanez C 15 1-2 2-2 2 3 0 0 4
James Jameson C 7 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 4
Austin Patterson SF 13 2-3 0-0 1 2 0 3 6


Turnovers: 20 (R.Kinlaw 2, C.Butcher 4, J.Israel 5,
A.Lewin 4, L.Wolfe 4, A.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Daniels 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Israel 1, A.Lewin 2, L.Wolfe 1)
3P FGs: 5-12 (C.Butcher 0-2, J.Israel 1-4, L.Wolfe 2-3,
A.Patterson 2-3)


George Washington (25-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 35 3-8 0-0 0 3 0 4 6
Bruce Woods PF 33 2-3 1-2 2 4 1 3 5
Jack Dawkins SF 36 7-19 4-4 6 15 11 1 19
Kenneth Frazier SG 30 2-4 3-3 2 2 1 1 7
Richie Hulett PG 19 3-10 0-1 0 0 0 4 6
Hector Patterson PG 24 4-4 3-4 1 2 2 3 11
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 6 2-3 1-2 2 2 0 0 5
Denny Perez C 3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Porter Ali SG 9 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3


Turnovers: 11 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 2, R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 1, M.King 1,
G.Grayson 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, H.Patterson 1)
Steals: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1, D.Perez 1, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 2-16 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 1-5,
K.Frazier 0-2, R.Hulett 0-4, D.Perez 0-1, P.Ali 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

February 18, 1985 Poll

This week's poll received a jolt when #1 Rice fell at #5 TCU, 69-63. That dropped the Owls to #3. Duke reclaimed the top spot, while Missouri (22-1) moved up to #2. Meanwhile, Cornell and Princeton fell in the Ivy, while George Washington moved all the way up to #7. They own the NCAA's best record, at 25-1.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (64) 23-1 1788 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Missouri (7) 22-1 1734 3 Big Eight Conference
3. Rice 22-2 1659 1 Southwest Conference
4. Southern California (1) 24-2 1585 5 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Texas Christian 21-2 1481 4 Southwest Conference
6. Pennsylvania 19-4 1444 7 Ivy League
7. George Washington 25-1 1320 10 Independent
8. Brigham Young 21-3 1314 8 Western Athletic Conference
9. Cornell 18-4 1253 6 Ivy League
10. Kansas 18-5 1134 12 Big Eight Conference
11. Baylor 16-6 1020 13 Southwest Conference
12. Princeton 16-4 980 9 Ivy League
13. UTEP 19-5 926 17 Western Athletic Conference
14. Florida 23-2 884 14 Southeastern Conference
15. Kansas State 20-6 875 11 Big Eight Conference
16. Yale 19-5 754 15 Ivy League
17. Clemson 18-7 605 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Virginia 18-6 588 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Purdue 19-5 511 21 Big Ten Conference
20. Wake Forest 17-6 366 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Maryland 15-8 326 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Colorado State 17-6 299 25 Western Athletic Conference
23. Texas Tech 16-6 293 18 Southwest Conference
24. Oregon State 19-5 94 NR Pacific-8 Conference
25. Texas A&M 15-7 65 NR Southwest Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Nebraska 16-8 50 Big Eight Conference
Columbia 15-8 23 Ivy League
Illinois 19-6 20 Big Ten Conference
Bradley 20-6 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Davidson 19-6 2 Southern Conference
Loyola-Illinois 20-5 2 Independent
East Carolina 19-7 1 Southern Conference
New Mexico 17-8 1 Western Athletic Conference



If the NCAA Tournament were dolled out today, here is an idea as to how things would go:


East: 1) George Washington 2) Penn 3) Kansas State 4) Clemson
South: 1) Duke 2) Cornell 3) Baylor 4) Florida
Midwest: 1) Missouri 2) Rice 3) BYU 4) Princeton
West: 1) Southern Cal 2) TCU 3) Kansas 4) UTEP


February 23, 1985: vs Long Island (16-13)

The Blackbirds are still fighting for a NIT berth. They have the most interesting post combination in Barry Rugman and Timmy McBroom. Sure, Timmy McVacuum would have been better, but still, you have to think the coaches enjoyed this one.


(1979 Conversation)
Trey O'Brien, Recruiting Coordinator: Hey, skip, I have our next post men.
Tyson Millsap, Head Coach: Who you got?
O'Brien: This kid, Timmy McBroom...and...heh heh...
Millsap: What?
O'Brien: Oh, nothing. We'll pair him with...(more laughing)...
Millsap: What are you laughing at?
(Chris Rivas, Assistant Coach, enters the room)
Rivas: What's good, fellas?
Millsap: O'Brien seemed to come down with the laughing clap.
Rivas: I told you that librarian was bad news.
Millsap: What?
O'Brien: No no...McBroom and...Bar(more laughing)
Millsap: For God sake's man, just get it out!
O'Brien: Barry Rugman!
Millsap and Rivas: ...........
O'Brien: (uncontrollable laughter)
Rivas: That's not even a connectable pun. You don't use a broom on a rug.
O'Brien (still laughing): They're both floor references! Oh, that's a dandy! On the cover of the Blackbird...These Guys Really Clean Up! Steady As The Floor! Get Funky Fresh With The Rugman And The McBroom!
(Millsap turns to Rivas.)
Millsap: Next season, I'm moving you to recruiting coordinator.


And so, he did. O'Brien's bad pun did help the Blackbirds reach the Elite Eight last season, as an #11 seed. They were the leading rebounders on the 24-9 squad. Now, they are the best of what's left. Leading player Willis Zimmer, one of the greatest players in school history (fifth in scoring, second in assists), is gone. So is Millsap, having used that Cinderella run to bolt to Miami-Ohio. Rivas took his place, and is trying to keep this team afloat.

McBroom is scoring 9.8 points a game, and getting 11.5 rebounds. Rugman is averaging 7.2 points and 7.9 boards. Leading scorer Garret Watson is putting up 16.3 points a game. But, truth be told, they haven't played anyone (1-4 against the top 50, RPI of 102), they don't shoot well, and their defensive stats are rather mediocre. This should be a walkover for the Colonials, even if Jack continues his triple-doubling, mediocre-scoring rut.

Jack gets a steal immediately, but they cannot connect. Hulett opens things with a three, after GW gets two blocks of LI on their opening actual possession. Tyron Navarro gets a dunk after two McBroom freebies. Jack makes his first shot. Then he hits a three. Hulett gets a steal, but Delmar Gilmore steals it right back. He would try for a bit role in the Gilmore Girls, but lost the role after he suggested the title get changed to "Gilmore Girls And A Guy". Kenny hits a three off a Jack pass. It's 13-7.

Jack sits as Grayson and Hetor enter. Grayson doesn't last, as Jack comes right back. He has a 5-4-1 line with 12:28 left. Jack drills a three...then he finds Armbruster. 18-7. Gene Moton scores for LI. Armbruster tips in Hulett's missed three. Woods has a few blocks already here. Hulett hits a three, but Liam Ludwig counters. Hulett gets a steal, and finds Woods for the bucket. Jack finds Armbruster, who now has six. Grayson enters with the score 27-12. Hector finds Jack, and Kenny gets a steal and a breakaway. He has five. It's 31-12 with 6:26 left.

Jack drills a three. He's up to 13-7-3. Woods gets a steal; GW has seven steals and six blocks, and LI is shooting 21%. LI is getting frustrated, and has started fouling a bit more. Ludwig gets two freebies...34-14. Gene Moton takes things over, whih leads to one point. Jack throws down Perez' miss with a dunk, and McBroom counters. McBroom drills a three off a Navarro steal. Hulett scores. 38-20. Jack gets a steal and a dunk. He's got a 17-9-3, and it's 40-20.

Jack gets to the line, a rarity for him lately. He hits both. McBroom gets one of two...he has eight points and five boards. Hulett drills one before the buzzer, and GW ends the half doubling up LI, 44-22. Jack has 19-10-3.

Jack hits the first shot of the second half, then commits his first foul. Armbruster scores off a Hulett pass. Gilmore throws down a dunk for LI. Kenny scores off an Armbruster pass. Rugman scores his first points. Jack finds Kenny. GW holds a 24-15 rebounding advantage. Rugman scores again. It's 52-28. McBroom blocks Jack. Jack gets two steals in a row, but can't connect on anything. Jack finds Armbruster. Armbruster has ten, and now two assists, as he finds Woods. Jack has a 21-10-5 line, and it's 58-28.

McBroom hits another three. He has 11. Jack finds Hulett. Ludwig hits two free throws. McBroom blocks Jack again. Jack gets a steal, then finds Armbruster. Jack gets another steal, and Kenny finds Armbruster. It's 64-33. Gilmore with a steal and a layup. Jack is misfiring so far this half. Rugman scores and gets fouled by Woods. The JV's come in with nine minutes left.

Jack re-enters and finds Hector, who is having a quiet game. Hector gets a steal and finds Jack. GW has 14 steals, and 19 assists. McBroom blocks Jack AGAIN. Jack coaxes a foul and hits two free throws. It's 76-43 with 6;08 left. Perez finds Hulett, who has a quiet 17 for the game. Jack scores inside, away from McBroom. Moton hits a three. Jack finds Denny...he's got 27-11-9. But he gets pulled with the score 82-46. He won't get a third-straight triple-double. Oh well.

The final is 84-59. Thorough beatdown, though Jack shot only 10-21. He's definitely cold offensively. He was 3-8 from three, making him 7-13 from the field. He did finish with seven steals though.


George Washington 84, Long Island 59


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Long Island (16-14, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Barry Rugman C 33 3-7 1-1 3 10 0 2 7
Timothy McBroom PF 32 3-5 5-6 0 8 1 3 13
Tyron Navarro SF 25 2-10 0-0 1 3 3 4 4
Garret Watson SG 27 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 3
Delmar Gilmore PG 29 3-7 0-0 0 0 1 1 7
Gene Moton PG 15 2-6 1-2 1 1 1 1 6
Liam Ludwig SG 14 2-4 5-6 2 2 0 1 11
Jack Irvin C 10 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 5
Fred Jones PG 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 3
Bertram Siegfried SF 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0
Henry Freese PF 5 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0


Turnovers: 21 (B.Rugman 2, T.McBroom 2, T.Navarro 5,
G.Watson 4, D.Gilmore 3, G.Moton 2, L.Ludwig 1,
J.Irvin 1, B.Siegfried 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Rugman 2, T.McBroom 4)
Steals: 6 (B.Rugman 1, T.Navarro 2, D.Gilmore 3)
3P FGs: 9-18 (T.McBroom 2-2, T.Navarro 0-2, G.Watson
1-3, D.Gilmore 1-3, G.Moton 1-2, L.Ludwig 2-3, J.Irvin
1-2, F.Jones 1-1)


George Washington (26-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 25 6-9 0-0 3 5 2 4 12
Bruce Woods PF 33 3-4 0-0 2 7 1 4 6
Jack Dawkins SF 33 10-21 4-4 3 11 9 1 27
Kenneth Frazier SG 28 4-6 0-0 3 6 3 2 9
Richie Hulett PG 32 7-18 1-2 2 4 2 3 17
Hector Patterson PG 16 1-4 2-2 2 3 2 1 4
Glenn Grayson C 10 1-4 1-1 0 0 0 0 3
Denny Perez C 11 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 2
Porter Ali SF 6 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4
F. Boutwell SG 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 10 (B.Armbruster 1, K.Frazier 3, R.Hulett 2,
H.Patterson 1, D.Perez 3)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins
1, K.Frazier 1, H.Patterson 1)
Steals: 14 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 7, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 6-21 (J.Dawkins 3-8, K.Frazier 1-2, R.Hulett
2-10, D.Perez 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

February 25, 1985 Poll

Duke stayed atop the poll, while Rice gained three first-place votes, and slid back into second. Missouri fell to #11 Kansas State, and slipped one spot. George Washington stayed at #7, not too far away from Cornell at #6.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (69) 25-1 1796 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (3) 24-2 1730 3 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 23-2 1656 2 Big Eight Conference
4. Southern California 26-2 1581 4 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Texas Christian 23-2 1516 5 Southwest Conference
6. Cornell 20-4 1396 9 Ivy League
7. George Washington 26-1 1365 7 Independent
8. Kansas 20-5 1252 10 Big Eight Conference
9. Brigham Young 22-4 1170 8 Western Athletic Conference
10. Pennsylvania 19-6 1132 6 Ivy League
11. Kansas State 22-6 1107 15 Big Eight Conference
12. Princeton 18-4 1078 12 Ivy League
13. Florida 25-2 956 14 Southeastern Conference
14. Baylor 17-7 868 11 Southwest Conference
15. Yale 20-5 791 16 Ivy League
16. UTEP 20-6 709 13 Western Athletic Conference
17. Virginia 20-6 689 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Maryland 17-8 569 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Colorado State 19-6 461 22 Western Athletic Conference
20. Clemson 18-9 401 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Purdue 20-6 385 19 Big Ten Conference
22. Wake Forest 18-7 268 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Oregon State 21-5 201 24 Pacific-8 Conference
24. Texas A&M 17-7 199 25 Southwest Conference
25. Illinois 21-6 78 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Columbia 16-9 13 Ivy League
Bradley 22-6 10 Missouri Valley Conference
North Carolina 17-8 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas Tech 16-8 8 Southwest Conference
Nebraska 17-9 4 Big Eight Conference
East Carolina 20-7 2 Southern Conference



February 27, 1985: at Georgetown (10-17)

Things haven't gone well for the Hoyas in the Big East, but, then again, nothing goes right in the Big East. They have a pretty good starting five...not one that will contend with GW, but relatively close (three G/G, two Y/G). Their bench is hideous, though. And they don't play defense, giving up 70.4 points a game. James Hermann leads the offense, with 15.8 points a game. There are three three-year starters on this team, who played on the group that played in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. This is unacceptable for this program.

But, here we are.

Jack finds Woods for the opening points, who gets fouled and the free throw. Hermann hits a three for Georgetown. Elvin Mitchell follows that up with a score, and Jack gets his first points in response. Jack goes one of two from the line, then gets a steal and finds Armbruster. It's 8-8 with 16:10 left.

Jack gets fouled by Nathan Long on a three; he converts the triple, then gets another steal. He gets yet another board, and scores. Joey Loque scores, making it 13-11, GW. Jack finds Hector as he comes in. He has an 8-6-3 line with 14:07 to go.

Jack drills a three...18-16, GW. Mitchell hits two free throws, making it 18-17. Georgetown is 7-3 at home...Jack drills another shot. Armbruster throws down a dunk. Jack fouls Hermann for his first. Oh well. Kenny scores off a Jack pass, then Jack gets a steal...but misses the layup. It's 25-23 with 8:22 left...Ali scores in relief of Jack, gets fouled, and the freebie. It's 28-23 with 7:53 left.

Kenny gets fouled...he goes one of two. Charlie Rhoades scores, then gets a steal, but they can't convert the tying three. It's 29-26 as Hector goes to the line. He hits both, and Jack returns with a 13-8-4 line. Hector stays aggressive, and gets to the line. He hits one of two. Ali hits a three...it's 35-27. Jack's up to a double-double (15-10-4) as he scores. Then he commits his second foul.

Jack finds Hector for the score. Hector gets a steal, and John Olson gets T'd up. Jack hits the freebies, and Hector hits his free throws for the foul. It's 43-27, and Georgetown has lost all grip on this game. Rhoades quells the chaos with a steal and a layup...Woods gets his third foul. 25 fouls total here. Jack gets an offensive board and put back. He's got 19-12-5, and it's 46-31.

Jack with yet another steal...GW has eight. Jack finds Ali for the bucket...Clark Banuelos scores for GTown. Denny Perez is in, and he hits both free throws. Jack secures one more rebound at the end of the half. It's 50-33. GW holds a 22-13 edge, punctuated by Jack's fourteen boards. They also have eight steals, though GTown has five. Georgetown has 13 turnovers, to eight for GW. Jack has an 19-14-6 line here, while Hector has nine. Elvin Mitchell has ten points and five rebounds.

Hulett went scoreless in that first half, as he sat with three fouls. Rhoades hits a three, and Hulett gets his first points, off a Jack pass. Rhoades scores again. Nathan Long's line: one point, one rebound, three fouls. Rhoades scores again. It's 52-40. Hulett drills a three off a Hector pass. Hermann hits two free throws, but Jack hits a three in response. Kenny gets a steal, but GW can't score. Jack's missing again. Kenny gets two free throws, making it 60-42 with 13:31 left.

Jack gets a steal, and Woods eventually scores. Jack's up to 22-17-7 for his line, as he takes a seat with 11:50 left. He coems back twenty seconds later. Woods throws down a dunk, two-hand style. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. Hermann hits a three, but Armbruster finds Hulett for three. Jack gets yet another steal. Jack scores...he also got Long's fourth foul. Pretty sure Long fouled Jack four times. It's 71-50, GW. Jack scores off a Hector pass...Woods with a steal, but he was so elated over it, he threw it into the stands. Jack gets ANOTHER steal...then he gets his 20th rebound. He has a 26-20-8 line. Hermann hits a three. 73-55. He comes out with four minutes left...can't imagine he'll be back. Hulett scores, and Jack comes back. Nevermind. Rhoades gets hurt. Kenny fouls, the starters come out, and this is over. The final is 79-61, and GW rules DC once again.

Jack shot 9-20, going 2-5 from three. He had seven steals, and a whopping 21 rebounds. I think that's the high-water mark for his career. Hermann finished with 20 for Georgetown.


George Washington 79, Georgetown 61


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George Washington (27-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 35 2-5 0-0 2 8 2 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 32 3-7 1-1 0 4 0 3 7
Jack Dawkins SF 35 9-20 6-7 6 21 8 2 26
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 1-5 4-6 1 2 1 4 7
Richie Hulett PG 20 5-8 0-0 1 1 1 3 12
Hector Patterson PG 22 2-5 5-6 0 0 3 1 9
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 8 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 1 2
Denny Perez C 5 0-0 4-4 0 2 0 1 4
Porter Ali SG 9 3-3 1-1 0 0 0 1 8
F. Boutwell SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 16 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 3, R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 2, G.Grayson 1,
D.Perez 3, F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, G.Grayson 2)
Steals: 13 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 7,
K.Frazier 3, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 6-17 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-5,
K.Frazier 1-4, R.Hulett 2-4, H.Patterson 0-2, P.Ali
1-1)


Georgetown (10-18, 5-9):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jose Holder C 34 1-6 0-1 1 4 0 2 2
Elvin Mitchell PF 32 4-7 4-6 1 8 1 1 12
Nathan Long SF 15 0-1 1-2 0 2 0 4 1
James Hermann SG 35 5-11 6-8 1 3 2 3 20
Charles Rhoades PG 22 6-10 1-1 0 2 1 1 14
Joseph Louque PG 25 1-5 0-0 0 1 4 3 3
John Olson PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 3 0
Derek Dressler PF 13 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
Thomas Watson SG 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 3
Clark Banuelos SF 11 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 1 2
David Brody PF 5 1-1 0-1 0 1 0 2 2
Wilfredo Curley PF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 20 (J.Holder 3, E.Mitchell 1, N.Long 1,
J.Hermann 4, C.Rhoades 2, J.Louque 5, J.Olson 2,
D.Dressler 1, D.Brody 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Holder 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Holder 1, E.Mitchell 1, J.Hermann 1,
C.Rhoades 2)
3P FGs: 7-17 (J.Hermann 4-7, C.Rhoades 1-2, J.Louque
1-4, T.Watson 1-2, C.Banuelos 0-1, W.Curley 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

March 4, 1985 Poll

Duke (26-1) is atop the poll again, though they lost two more first-plae votes to Rice (26-2). The rest of the top five remains the same. BYU jumped up three spots, from ninth to sixth. That dropped GW one spot, to eighth.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (67) 26-1 1794 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (5) 26-2 1732 2 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 25-2 1653 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Southern California 27-2 1588 4 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Texas Christian 24-3 1456 5 Southwest Conference
6. Brigham Young 24-4 1453 9 Western Athletic Conference
7. Cornell 22-4 1383 6 Ivy League
8. George Washington 27-1 1312 7 Independent
9. Kansas 21-6 1181 8 Big Eight Conference
10. Florida 27-2 1099 13 Southeastern Conference
11. Pennsylvania 20-7 1055 10 Ivy League
12. Princeton 19-5 1045 12 Ivy League
13. Kansas State 22-7 1022 11 Big Eight Conference
14. Baylor 18-8 818 14 Southwest Conference
15. UTEP 21-7 805 16 Western Athletic Conference
16. Yale 21-6 747 15 Ivy League
17. Maryland 18-8 642 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Colorado State 20-6 542 19 Western Athletic Conference
19. Virginia 20-8 458 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Clemson 19-9 446 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Texas Tech 18-8 384 NR Southwest Conference
22. Illinois 23-6 288 25 Big Ten Conference
23. Texas A&M 18-8 170 24 Southwest Conference
24. Oregon State 22-6 148 23 Pacific-8 Conference
25. Wake Forest 19-8 130 22 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Purdue 20-8 30 Big Ten Conference
Bradley 23-7 5 Missouri Valley Conference
North Carolina 18-9 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Columbia 17-10 3 Ivy League
California 19-8 2 Pacific-8 Conference
Davidson 22-7 2 Southern Conference
Nebraska 18-10 2 Big Eight Conference
Michigan State 20-8 1 Big Ten Conference



Here, again, is a bracket prediction:

East: 1) GW 2) Cornell 3) Kansas State 4) Yale
South: 1) Duke 2) Missouri 3) Florida 4) Baylor
Midwest: 1) Rice 2) BYU 3) Penn 4) UTEP
West: 1) Southern Cal 2) TCU 3) Kansas 4) Princeton


March 5, 1985: at East Carolina (21-8)

The Pirates offer a significant challenge, with a RPI of 32, and a resume that considers them a lock for the NCAA Tournament. They own wins over Cornell and at #19 Virginia. They also went to Duke, and lost, 67-51. They are coming off a loss to Davidson in their last game, and a loss at 11-19 Appalachian State a couple of weeks ago.

The Pirates own a top-20 offense (18th), though not a particularly great defense (109th). They rebound well, but allow others to rebound well. They are second, nationally, in defense against the three. For a team that loves to shoot it, this spells disaster for the Colonials. David Ebner needs a veteran team (all five starters returned from last year, and they've grown), averaging 17.1 points and 7.2 rebounds a game. They are diverse on offense, as eight players average at least 6.1 points a game. One of those players, Robert Milligan, is out with an injury.

The point here is, this team is dangerous, and not to be trifled with. This begs the question: Have you ever heard someone trifle with someone? Or someone proclaim, "Well, I've had it with Lance. I'm off to trifle with him." No? Me either.

ECU gets three shots on their first possession. Michael Lingenfelter scores, then Ebner scores. Armbruster gets a free throw. Jack scores, gets fouled by Lingenfelter, and hits the free throw. Tie game with 16:49 left. Ebner scores, gets fouled by Woods, and gets the freebie. Ebner fouls Woods, who hits both. It's 7-6 with five minutes gone.

Grayson comes in for Woods (two fouls) and fouls himself. Ebner gets two free throws, then gets his second foul. Grayson scores two. Milan Orozco scores. It's 11-7. Kenny drills a three off a Hector pass, then gets a steal, but Hector can't drain. RIchard Bloomfield hits a three. Jack finds Hector for three, making it 16-13 with 10:53 left.

Orozco scores again. Nicolas Lindgren fouls Hector, who hits both freebies. Rudinger Haefner hits a three. It's 21-15. Jack is out...Armbruster scores. Haefner hits two free throws. Jack comes in and gets fouled, and he hits two. It's 23-19. Joe Savoie scores. Armbruster gets a steal, and Hector hits a three. 25-22. Hector with a steal and a layup, and it's down to one for ECU. Armbruster tips in his own miss to give GW a lead. Jack fouls...he has only a 5-4-1 line so far. Hulett scores, and Ebner counters. Hulett scores off a Jack pass. GW back up by one.

Ebner scores inside...he leads all with 11. Hulett heads to the line, and hits both. 32-31 GW. Armbruster gets a steal and a dunk. Then Armbruster fouls. Haefner hits one of two. Armbruster gets fouled, and goes one of two, but Jack gets the board...GW gets called for the shot clock. Woods fouls again...Savoie hits two. Jack finds Hulett. Then Hector finds Hulett. It's 39-34. Jack gets fouled by Lingenfelter, gets it, and hits the free throw. It's 42-34...Ebner hits again. Hector hits two free throws. Daniel Cluff gets a tip in...Hector beats the press again, then ECU cracks GW's. Cluff hits a bucket right at the buzzer, and the score is 46-42, in a fantastic affair. Jack has an 8-6-3 line. Hector has 14, Hulett 10, and Armbruster has eight points and six rebounds. Ebner has 13 for ECU.

Jack misses the first shot of the half, but forces a violation on Lingenfelter. Kenny gets a steal, but chucks it away. Ebner opens the scoring, then gets a steal, but Jack counters. Kenny scores off a Jack pass. Jack gets his second foul. Jack finds Woods...it's 50-44. Ebner scores...he has 17, Jack counters with a dunk. He has 10-7-5. Jack gets fouled by Lingenfelter, and hits both free throws.

Hulett hits two free throws, making it 56-46. Woods gets fouled, and he gets one of two. ECU has gone a bit cold. Kenny throws down a dunk off a Jack lob. Kenny has seven points. Jack has a 12-10-6 line, as he sits.

McKinley Cleary scores for ECU. Woods gets fouled, and hits both. Savoie hits two free throws, but Hulett counters. Bloomfield hits two free throws, making it 63-52. Jack gets a steal, but Armbruster cannot connect. He does have eight points and ten boards. Grayson hits two free throws. Savoie scores inside. Woods is fouled by Savoie, and he hits two. Woods then fouls Savoie. It's obvious these two don't like one another. Jack finds Armbruster for a score. Lingenfelter gets to the line, and he hits both. It's 69-58, as Jack is fouled. He gets both...he has 14-10-7, and now four fouls.

Lingenfelter hits both free throws. Hulett beats the press and gets the dunk. Hulett gets a steal and a dunk. It's 75-60, and GW is in control. Hector drills a three, and ECU calls time. This got away from them quick. Jack comes back and gets fouled. He hits both. Ebner scores, making it 80-63. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. He has 16-12-8, and gets back to the line. He hits both, and the starters come out, up 84-63. The final is 86-67, and this was, very much, a quality team victory.


Hulett had 20, while Hector had 17. Jack only shot eight times, making three...but he went 12-12 from the line. The team had 12 steals. Armbruster had a double-dime (10 points, 10 boards). Ebner led ECU with 19.

George Washington finishes the regular season at 28-1, with their only loss coming, on the road, by three, to the #1 ranked team in the nation. Last year, they had one loss, got into the top ten, and were given a #5-seed. Will they receive such an injustice again this year? Logically, they would gain the #1 seed in the East. A more realistic prediction will place them in the South, as a #4, with Duke.

It won't matter. They already won as a #5 seed, and this team is likely better than that. And, as they play as they did against East Carolina, I'm not sure who can beat them.


George Washington 86, East Carolina 67


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George Washington (28-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 33 4-8 2-4 5 10 0 4 10
Bruce Woods PF 23 1-2 7-8 0 3 0 4 9
Jack Dawkins SF 32 3-8 12-12 4 12 8 4 18
Kenneth Frazier SG 28 3-4 0-1 1 3 0 2 7
Richie Hulett PG 33 8-13 4-4 2 4 0 2 20
Hector Patterson PG 19 5-10 4-4 2 2 4 1 17
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 11 0-1 3-4 0 0 2 2 3
Denny Perez C 11 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Porter Ali SF 6 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
F. Boutwell SG 4 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 13 (J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 5, R.Hulett 2,
H.Patterson 1, G.Grayson 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 1)
Steals: 12 (B.Armbruster 4, J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 2, F.Boutwell 1)
3P FGs: 4-12 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 0-2,
K.Frazier 1-2, R.Hulett 0-3, H.Patterson 3-3, P.Ali
0-1)


East Carolina (21-9, 11-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Daniel Cluff C 28 2-5 0-0 4 8 1 4 4
David Ebner PF 28 8-13 3-3 0 4 1 5 19
M. Lingenfelter SF 28 1-2 4-4 3 4 0 3 6
R. Bloomfield SG 27 1-6 2-3 2 2 5 1 5
Nicolas Lindgren PG 17 0-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 0
Milan Orozco SF 11 3-3 2-2 1 1 2 5 8
Joe Savoie PF 17 2-4 6-6 1 3 0 2 10
Rüdiger Haefner PG 24 3-10 3-4 0 1 1 2 10
Douglas Cork PG 11 1-3 0-0 0 1 2 1 2
Mckinley Cleary C 7 1-1 1-2 1 1 0 0 3


Turnovers: 16 (D.Ebner 3, M.Lingenfelter 3,
R.Bloomfield 2, M.Orozco 1, J.Savoie 1, R.Haefner 4,
D.Cork 1, M.Cleary 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (M.Lingenfelter 1)
Steals: 4 (D.Ebner 2, M.Lingenfelter 1, J.Savoie 1)
3P FGs: 2-11 (R.Bloomfield 1-4, N.Lindgren 0-1,
R.Haefner 1-4, D.Cork 0-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

[Comey]

Since there was only one game in March, here are the final regular season statistics for GW:


#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 29 29 32.3 24.9 3.8 11.6 7.8 2.9 1.4 1.7 1.9 21.2
Brian Armbruster C 29 29 29.8 7.6 1.7 7.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.9 16.5
Richie Hulett PG 29 29 28.4 14.8 1.5 3.0 2.7 1.2 0.1 1.9 3.2 16.4
Bruce Woods PF 29 29 28.2 7.6 2.2 6.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.3 3.1 16.6
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 29 26.3 6.4 0.9 2.7 1.9 2.0 0.3 1.7 2.5 13.2
Hector Patterson PG 29 0 20.7 8.1 0.9 1.8 2.8 1.5 0.1 1.4 1.9 9.9
Glenn Grayson PF 29 0 10.5 3.6 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 3.9
Porter Ali SF 29 0 8.5 5.0 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.8 2.0
Denny Perez C 29 0 8.4 2.0 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.7
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 25 0 4.6 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.2
David Echevarria PF 19 0 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
Michael King PG 17 0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.6
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 29 29 936 722 111 335 225 83 41 48 55 616
Brian Armbruster C 29 29 864 220 48 203 24 14 15 29 85 478
Richie Hulett PG 29 29 825 430 43 88 77 36 2 54 93 476
Bruce Woods PF 29 29 818 221 64 173 18 12 12 38 90 481
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 29 764 186 27 78 55 57 9 50 73 384
Hector Patterson PG 29 0 601 235 27 51 82 43 3 42 56 286
Glenn Grayson PF 29 0 305 105 21 47 9 3 8 16 32 113
Porter Ali SF 29 0 246 146 8 34 15 8 2 20 23 58
Denny Perez C 29 0 245 57 14 51 6 3 8 13 23 78
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 25 0 116 32 5 19 5 2 0 10 0 -6
David Echevarria PF 19 0 42 3 3 12 3 0 5 1 3 2
Michael King PG 17 0 33 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 -11
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 246 472 .521 184 198 .929 46 113 .407 1.53
Brian Armbruster C 94 184 .511 23 62 .371 9 34 .265 1.20
Richie Hulett PG 168 341 .493 52 64 .813 42 128 .328 1.26
Bruce Woods PF 90 187 .481 41 59 .695 0 0 .000 1.18
Kenneth Frazier SG 71 153 .464 21 36 .583 23 69 .333 1.22
Hector Patterson PG 81 182 .445 52 84 .619 21 61 .344 1.29
Glenn Grayson PF 36 75 .480 33 46 .717 0 0 .000 1.40
Porter Ali SF 49 94 .521 31 42 .738 17 47 .362 1.55
Denny Perez C 18 42 .429 17 28 .607 4 15 .267 1.36
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 7 18 .389 15 21 .714 3 9 .333 1.78
David Echevarria PF 1 7 .143 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0.43
Michael King PG 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Chris Davis SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Career Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 129 129 4331 3335 509 1502 948 317 355 221 253 2486
Brian Armbruster C 65 65 1895 454 105 415 61 38 24 58 199 1007
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 29 764 186 27 78 55 57 9 50 73 384
Bruce Woods PF 96 94 2492 552 171 455 86 43 35 99 251 1240
Richie Hulett PG 121 88 3057 1247 172 331 249 104 10 180 334 1508
Hector Patterson PG 96 11 1698 670 81 142 162 104 7 104 156 672
Glenn Grayson PF 65 2 651 189 36 100 20 10 13 31 60 227
Denny Perez C 29 0 245 57 14 51 6 3 8 13 23 78
Porter Ali SF 128 0 911 429 29 121 54 17 5 84 93 115
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 25 0 116 32 5 19 5 2 0 10 0 -6
Michael King PG 54 0 224 72 6 17 17 4 1 13 19 39
Chris Davis SG 37 0 87 29 1 7 6 2 0 11 6 -3
David Echevarria PF 19 0 42 3 3 12 3 0 5 1 3 2
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 63 Record Vs 1-50: 3-1 Poll Rank: #8
Season Record: 28-1 Record Vs 51-100: 10-0 RPI Rank: #10
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 14-0
Home Record: 14-0 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 81.3 1 6 Points 61.0 3 13 Points 20.2 1 2
O.Reb 12.8 6 20 O.Reb 9.5 10 41 O.Reb 3.3 1 7
D.Reb 25.0 25 111 D.Reb 21.5 3 8 D.Reb 3.4 3 16
Rebounds 37.8 10 59 Rebounds 31.0 1 7 Rebounds 6.7 1 10
Assists 17.9 1 15 Assists 12.1 11 34 Assists 5.8 1 6
Steals 9.0 1 5 Steals 4.1 1 3 Steals 4.9 1 1
Blocks 3.6 26 101 Blocks 3.1 23 61 Blocks 0.5 21 83
Turnovers 11.1 1 3 Turnovers 17.8 1 2 Turnovers -6.7 1 2
Fouls 18.5 8 67 Fouls 20.2 18 63 Fouls -1.7 9 41
FG% .491 1 2 FG% .413 11 55 FG% .078 1 8
FT% .730 4 15 FT% .666 28 75 FT% .064 3 17
3P% .347 21 103 3P% .314 6 33 3P% .033 9 51
PPS 1.34 2 7 PPS 1.17 6 48 PPS .172 1 12
Adj. FG% .538 2 12 Adj. FG% .465 7 42 Adj. FG% .072 1 12



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/17/84 vs. Ohio State 9-18 133 W 83-74 1-0
11/18/84 vs. Wake Forest 19-8 49 W 82-74 2-0
11/27/84 Buffalo 14-14 118 W 91-61 3-0
11/30/84 at VCU 15-13 166 W 91-65 4-0
12/04/84 Drexel 17-11 99 W 86-70 5-0
12/06/84 VMI 8-22 175 W 63-52 6-0
12/13/84 Howard 14-13 97 W 70-45 7-0
12/17/84 at Lehigh 7-21 211 W 94-64 8-0
12/22/84 St. John's 13-15 112 W 77-60 9-0
12/26/84 Appalachian State 11-19 134 W 94-77 10-0
12/28/84 at Temple 14-14 129 W 94-50 11-0
01/02/85 at Lafayette 17-11 61 W 85-62 12-0
01/04/85 at Eastern Michigan 12-14 136 W 75-51 13-0
01/07/85 American 13-15 113 W 81-60 14-0
01/09/85 Bucknell 6-22 192 W 84-58 15-0
01/19/85 at La Salle 15-11 65 W 81-63 16-0
01/21/85 at St. Bonaventure 12-15 115 W 77-62 17-0
01/23/85 Saint Joseph's 16-10 66 W 79-56 18-0
01/28/85 at Hofstra 19-9 78 W 68-50 19-0
02/01/85 Canisius 16-12 57 W 97-52 20-0
02/05/85 Charlotte 12-16 81 W 79-59 21-0
02/07/85 at #1 Duke 26-1 1 L 76-73 21-1
02/11/85 at Arizona State 16-11 29 W 86-63 22-1
02/13/85 at Georgia Southern 10-18 174 W 78-66 23-1
02/15/85 Centenary 5-22 160 W 76-59 24-1
02/17/85 Fairleigh Dickinson 15-12 58 W 64-54 25-1
02/23/85 Long Island 16-14 84 W 84-59 26-1
02/27/85 at Georgetown 10-19 146 W 79-61 27-1
03/05/85 at East Carolina 21-9 32 W 86-67 28-1


Statistically, this is Jack's worst season. His blocks were way down, for some reason. He shot more this year, at a worse rate than any other season. Of course, he's the best player on the planet, so his worst season is still light years ahead of anyone else.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 248
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
1983: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 36 36 35.3 24.8 4.1 12.5 8.5 1.9 4.50 2.8 3.2 2.0
1984 29 29 32.3 24.9 3.8 11.6 7.8 1.7 4.69 2.9 1.4 1.9
Career 129 129 33.6 25.9 3.9 11.6 7.3 1.7 4.69 2.5 2.8 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.4 15.6 .537 6.9 7.4 .933 1.1 3.0 .374 1.59 18.28
1984 8.5 16.3 .521 6.3 6.8 .929 1.6 3.9 .407 1.53 21.24
Career 8.9 16.6 .533 6.5 7.1 .921 1.6 3.7 .436 1.55 19.27

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 36 36 1271 893 146 451 306 68 99 114 73
1984 29 29 936 722 111 335 225 48 83 41 55
Career 129 129 4331 3335 509 1502 948 221 317 355 253


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 302 562 249 267 40 107 658
1984 246 472 184 198 46 113 616
Career 1144 2147 840 912 207 475 2486

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 36 11 21 14 7 4 4 13 23 14 14 4 8
Career 55 11 25 14 10 11 5 19 31 14 16 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 121
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)

[hoopsguy]

So with team prestige rising from 29 to 63 in Jack's time, it sounds like GW needs four more years of Jack to enter "blue blood" territory :)

Also, taking a look at his stats for the year, it does not appear that Jack had his worst season. His +/- was the highest of all four years, while his shot volume was the second lowest (higher as an underclassman) although the shooting efficiency took a hit over the last month.

Looking forward to seeing how the final March plays out and just how high the numbers get. If the Colonials make it back to the title game then 3500 points is in reach.

[Comey]

Note: This was written on 10.3.15, before Northwestern actually made the real-life NCAA tournament.

Final Regular Season Poll


Duke finished the regular season 28-1, and atop the poll...where they started it. Rice started the year #2, and they end at #2. They also gained considerably votes on Duke: The Blue Devils have 54 first-place votes, while Rice has 17. Southern Cal also snagged one, despite being ranked fourth. They are 29-2, though.

George Washington finished the year at #8.


Top 25


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (54) 28-1 1771 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (17) 27-2 1744 2 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 27-2 1666 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Southern California (1) 29-2 1586 4 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Texas Christian 26-3 1501 5 Southwest Conference
6. Cornell 23-4 1424 7 Ivy League
7. Brigham Young 25-5 1369 6 Western Athletic Conference
8. George Washington 28-1 1314 8 Independent
9. Kansas State 24-7 1169 13 Big Eight Conference
10. Kansas 22-7 1153 9 Big Eight Conference
11. Princeton 20-6 1043 12 Ivy League
12. Florida 29-2 968 10 Southeastern Conference
13. UTEP 23-7 911 15 Western Athletic Conference
14. Maryland 20-8 887 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Pennsylvania 20-8 884 11 Ivy League
16. Baylor 19-9 734 14 Southwest Conference
17. Virginia 22-8 655 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Clemson 20-9 563 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Colorado State 21-7 450 18 Western Athletic Conference
20. Yale 21-8 438 16 Ivy League
21. Texas Tech 19-8 388 21 Southwest Conference
22. Illinois 25-6 340 22 Big Ten Conference
23. Oregon State 23-7 188 24 Pacific-8 Conference
24. Texas A&M 18-9 105 23 Southwest Conference
25. Nebraska 20-10 89 NR Big Eight Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Bradley 24-7 26 Missouri Valley Conference
East Carolina 24-9 10 Southern Conference
Michigan State 22-8 9 Big Ten Conference
Wake Forest 19-10 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 21-9 6 Big Ten Conference
California 20-9 1 Pacific-8 Conference
Davidson 23-8 1 Southern Conference




Conference Tournament Recap

ACC: Wake Forest finished in a three-way tie for last in the ACC, at 4-8. They were the last seed, #7, in the conference tournament. Their overall record was 22-10, though, and they ran through second-seed Maryland, third-seed Virginia, and toppled #1 Duke, 81-76, to claim victory. It is entirely possible, though unlikely, that all seven ACC teams reach the NCAA Tournament. Right now, five of the seven (including Wake) were already considered locks, while North Carolina (18-12) and NC State (17-12) were considered in. This should not damage Duke's #1 candidacy, but strengthen George Washington's.

Big East: The #4 seed, St. John's, will be dancing at 16-16. The Johnnies beat #2 Seton Hall (17-15), 72-64. The Johnnies knocked out top-seeded Connecticut, 79-60, to reach the final. #3 Pitt, who was considered in going into the conference tournament, may be on the outside now. They fell to sixth-seeded BC, 66-64.

ECC: If the Big East wasn't worried with their own tournament, they should be here. Tenth-seeded American, who was 3-8 in conference play, ran the table in similar fashion to Wake--beating #2 St. Joe's, #3 Lafayette, and crushing #1 La Salle (72-59)--to earn the tourney berth. The ECC was expected to get four teams in. Now, American, at 19-15, may have dropped someone out.

Ohio Valley: The hits continue, though this isn't nearly as upset. #4 Morehead State was already considered in, at 21-12. They beat #3 East TN State, 70-59, to get in. #2 Middle TN State may be hurt the most, as they lost in the first round to seventh-seed Austin Peay, 80-72.

Southern: #2 East Carolina won the Southern Conference bid, 77-66 over fourth-seeded Citadel. Both teams are considered to be in, as is #1 Davidson.


NCAA Tournament Selection Show

Rice was the top-seed in the West. That should have immediately set off alarms, especially when Southern Cal wasn't the #2 seed there. Missouri got the top seed in the Midwest, with BYU the #2. That means Southern Cal was headed east, and would be the top seed. That also meant George Washington was about to get hit, again, with an unfavorable draw.

All things considered, getting the #2 seed in the South is not the end of the world. Sure, Duke is the top seed, but GW knows it can hang with the Blue Devils already. And there are several potential trips down memory lane for Jack and company...for instance, a second-round matchup with Wake, a third-round potential matchup with Princeton, along with Yale being in the other half of the bracket...East Carolina is the #8 seed, and, of course, Duke
Here are the matchups, along with the picks:


West
1) Rice (29-2) vs 16) American (19-15)
8) Oregon State (23-7) vs 9) Loyola Marymount (22-8)
4) Pennsylvania (22-8) vs 13) Lafayette (19-13)
5) Clemson (21-10) vs 12) Arizona State (17-12)
2) Kansas State (24-7) vs 15) Pittsburgh (21-10)
7) Michigan State (22-8) vs 10) Long Beach State (20-8)
3) Colorado State (21-7) vs 14) Kent State
6) Columbia (19-12) vs 11) La Salle (19-12)

Second Round:
Rice over Oregon State, Clemson over Penn
Kansas State over Long Beach St, La Salle over Colorado State

Semifinal: Rice over Clemson; Kansas State over La Salle
Final: Rice over Kansas State


Midwest
1) Missouri (27-2) vs Western Michigan (15-13)
8) Purdue (21-9) vs 9) Washington (19-11)
4) Maryland (20-8) vs 13) Wyoming (17-12)
5) Baylor (21-9) vs 12) Citadel (20-13)
2) BYU (25-5) vs 15) Drake (18-10)
7) Nebraska (20-10) vs 10) East TN State (20-13)
3) Texas Christian (26-5) vs 14) San Jose State (18-12)
6) Illinois (25-6) vs 11) Hardin-Simmons (20-9)

Second Round:
Missouri over Washington; Maryland over Citadel
BYU over East TN State; TCU over Illinois

Semifinal: Maryland over MIssouri; BYU over TCU
Final: BYU over Maryland


South
1) Duke (29-2) vs 16) St. John's (16-16)
8) East Carolina (24-9) vs 9) Army (21-8)
4) Kansas (22-7) vs 13) NC State (17-12)
5) Yale (23-8) vs 12) Middle TN State (19-11)
2) George Washington (28-1) vs 15) Alabama (19-11)
7) Wake Forest (22-10) vs 10) Morehead State (21-12)
3) Princeton (21-7) vs 14) Delaware (19-11)
6) Texas Tech (19-10) vs 11) New Mexico (18-12)

Second Round:
Duke over ECU; Yale over Kansas
GW over Wake; Princeton over New Mexico

Semifinals: Duke over Yale; GW over Princeton
Finals: GW over Duke


East
1) Southern Cal (29-2) vs 16) Montana State (17-12)
8) Bradley (24-7) vs 9) Davidson (23-8)
4) UTEP (23-7) vs 13) Hofstra (19-12)
5) Virginia (23-9) vs 12) Loyola-Illinois (22-8)
2) Cornell (24-5) vs 15) Connecticut (21-11)
7) California (20-9) vs 10) Rhode Island (21-8)
3) Florida (29-2) vs 14) Canisius (17-12)
6) Texas A&M (20-9) vs 11) North Carolina (18-12)

Second Round:
Southern Cal over Davidson; UTEP over Virginia
Cornell over Rhode Island; Florida over UNC

Semifinals: Southern Cal over Cornell
Final: Southern Cal over Cornell

Final Four:
Southern Cal over BYU
GW over Rice

NCAA Championship: GW over Southern Cal (a fitting, idealistic end to the tale)


Notes: All seven ACC teams received berths...first-time bids: Army, Connecticut, Hardin-Simmons, Loyola-Illinois, Pittsburgh, Wyoming...Michigan State reached the NCAA for the third time, and two years removed from a 6-24 season...this is American's first berth since 1954-55...Hofstra is in the tournament for just the second time, and the second time in three seasons...Lafayette has two Elite Eight appearances (1965-66, 1967-68)...Canisius has reached the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season; they were first-timers last year...Kent State is making their first appearance since 1960-61; they are 0-2 in two appearances...Western Michigan has made four straight postseason appearances, after never reaching the second season once before 1981-82 (this year's 15-13 miracle squad won the MAC)...the MEAC has only earned three bids to the NCAA Tournament; SC State reached the last three dances, gaining a victory in the first round each time; they were relegated to the NIT, as the MEAC was shut out this year...SC State does have seven straight postseason appearances, after never once reaching the postseason...this is Cal's fifth-straight NCAA appearance; they reached the Elite Eight last year...Florida's 29-2 record is, far and away, the best record in school history...ECU is back in the postseason after a two-year absence...the Southland was denied entry into the tournament this year, though Texas-Arlington reached the NIT...Southern Methodist, a traditional power in the Southwest, has now gone without the postseason in three of the last year fours, and four in the last six...until 1978-79, they had never failed to reach the second season, and had reached nine straight NCAAs, and fifteen straight before that...they have four Elite Eights, and won Final Four, but with a loaded roster, could only manage a 12-17 (1-13) record in the Southwest (which may be the toughest in the nation, outside of the ACC)...Loyola Marymount has reached the NCAA for only the third time...the WAC placed six in the NCAA, including Wyoming, who is dancing for the first time...this is Rhode Island's first trip to the NCAA since 1954-55, when they went 25-6...


Teams that have never reached the NCAA:
(* denotes no postseason experience)
Boston College, Syracuse, Villanova, Gonzaga*, Idaho State*, Lehigh*, West Chester, Air Force, Ball State*, Buffalo, Butler, Cal State Los Angeles, Centenary, Charleston Southern, Charlotte, Cleveland State, Creighton, Denver, Duquesne, Fairfield, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, Georgia State, Georgia Tech*, Hawaii, Houston Baptist, Indiana State*, Iona, Memphis, Mercer, Milwaukee, Navy, Niagara, Northeastern, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma City, Penn State, Portland*, Portland State, Rutgers, Saint Louis, Samford, South Alabama, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis (PA), St. Peter's*, Stetson, TX-Pan American, UC Santa Barbara, VCU, Virginia Tech, Xavier, Howard, Maryland-Eastern Shore, North Carolina A&T, North Texas* (Jack's first loss), Wichita State*, Oregon, Washington State, Georgia, Mississippi State, Furman, William & Mary*, Arkansas State, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, Boston U*, Holy Cross, Maine*, Massachusetts, New Hampshire*, Vermont

(Unlike real life, Northwestern has one NCAA experience, in 1964-65.)

[Comey]

1984-85 NCAA Tournament, Round 1: vs Alabama (19-11)

The Crimson Tide has reached the NCAA in two of the last three seasons; before that, they went through an eleven-year drought. The expansion of the field has been beneficial to the Tide. Record-wise, this is their best team since the 1970-71 group that went 24-7. Statistically, though, nothing stands out about them. They are middle-of-the-road in every aspect.

They do have a pretty good starting group, one that has been together for the past two seasons. Jerry Richardson is a four-year starter, having started all of the 118 games he has played. He's averaged 9.8 points and 6.3 rebounds this year. The leading scorer, James Hershey, is putting up 15.1 per game. They have been without lead guard, Myron Hoang, for the past seven games. He should play in this one, though he may show rust. Going against all of the options GW throws at you, he will have his hands full.

Clement Nelson scores to open things up. Future Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is playing for Bama. Woods scores first for GW. Richardson scores, but Jack counters on his first shot. Patrick Crouse scores. Jack drills a three, then commits his first foul and sits for a moment. Jack comes back after thirty seconds and finds Hector. Armbruster is arguing a call...no good there. Kenny gets a steal, which leads to Jack getting to the line. He has a 7-2-1 line, and it's 11-7.

Jack gets an assist on Hulett's first points. Nicky Douglas gets fouled by Denny Perez, and scores...the free throw makes it 13-10. Jack hits a three. He has two. Jack finds Ali for three, making it 20-10..Jack with a steal, and he gets it to Grayson for the easy bucket. 22-10 and Bama calls time.

GW gets four looks at a bucket, but can't connect. Hershey hits a three to get on the board. Jack is on the bench for now. Mark Deeds is in...he goes 1-2. GW is cold, and Bama can get back into this. Hoang hits. Hershey hits a three, and it's 22-19. Jack comes back in and goes to the center spot. Nelson goes one of two from the line. Woods counters with a basket. Jack gets a layup...26-20. Nelson gets a tip-in, but Hulett hits a three. Hershey gets a free throw, but Jack finds Kenny. He has a 12-5-5 line, and it's 31-23.

Jack finds Hulett, who now has seven. Hershey hits a three. 33-26. Michael King gets in for the first time in agets...Jack finds Hulett. The Jack-at-center lineup is working well against Alabama. Jack goes back to the 3, and hits a three. Marco Stephens is in, and he scores for Bama. Hoang hits two free throws...At the half, it's 38-30, GW. Bama had neither a block nor a steal in the half, but GW was low in their numbers (2/1), too. Jack has a 15-6-7 line.

Bama opens with a miss. Jack gets two offensive rebounds on the first possesion, which leads to a Hulett bucket. Jack finds Armbruster. Nelson throws one down. Jack misses his first shot of the second half, but hits his first three. Kenny with a steal and a layup, and the score is 47-35. Jack gets a block...GW is all over the offensive boards this half. Jack commits his second foul, then his third back-to-back. Then his fourth. For crying out loud...

Nelson scores. Kenny counters. Hershey gets a layup. Hector throws one down. It's 51-39 with 12:31 left. Hulett scores...he has 13. Woods hits, and GW has widened this gap. Kenny scores. Richardson throws it down. He could tell Cam Newton he could throw it down. 55-41. Grayson scores, gets fouled, but misses the free throw. Hector hits a three, then commits a foul. Mark Deed hits a three. Hulett scores...62-43 with 8:19 left. Will Jack return? Grayson fouls Crouse, who hits.

Hershey scores...he has 14. Then he gets a steal and Nelson gets a dunk. Woods gets a steal, and Armbruster gets fouled. He goes 1-2. King is back, and he gets a board. Jack comes back with an 18-9-7 line. Jack immediately finds Hulett. And then, Jack fouls out, with GW up 64-50.

What an injustice. Three of those fouls were ticky-tack. Alabama cuts it to 70-63 with a minute left, but gets no closer. The final is 72-63. Jack only gets to the line once for two shots, and fouls out. And all of those were quick in the second half. Turns out that one of the refs was a former Alabama booster, and couldn't stand Jack dominating things. King getting time was a surprise.


George Washington 72, Alabama 63


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Alabama (19-12, 8-10):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Patrick Crouse C 33 2-7 0-1 3 8 1 1 4
Jerry Richardson PF 35 3-8 1-4 2 11 0 3 7
Clement Nelson SF 29 5-8 1-2 2 4 2 3 12
James Hershey SG 29 5-14 1-2 0 3 3 0 14
Myron Hoang PG 25 2-5 2-2 0 0 1 4 6
Nicky Douglas C 23 2-4 2-3 1 5 0 1 6
Brian Daniels SF 13 2-3 0-0 1 3 2 1 6
Marco Stephens PG 6 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
Mark Deeds C 5 2-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 6
Andre Gable SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 14 (J.Richardson 4, C.Nelson 4, J.Hershey 2,
M.Hoang 2, N.Douglas 1, M.Stephens 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 1 (J.Hershey 1)
3P FGs: 7-17 (C.Nelson 1-3, J.Hershey 3-8, M.Hoang 0-1,
N.Douglas 0-1, B.Daniels 2-2, M.Deeds 1-2)


George Washington (29-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 23 1-2 0-2 1 4 1 3 2
Bruce Woods PF 34 4-8 0-1 2 11 1 1 8
Jack Dawkins SF 24 6-12 2-2 4 10 8 5 18
Kenneth Frazier SG 30 3-10 0-0 1 3 1 1 6
Richie Hulett SF 34 9-16 0-0 3 6 4 2 19
Hector Patterson PG 22 3-11 3-4 1 1 2 2 10
Michael King PG 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 10 2-3 0-1 0 0 1 1 4
Denny Perez C 8 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 0
Porter Ali SF 9 2-5 0-0 1 2 1 1 5
F. Boutwell SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 9 (B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 1,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 2, P.Ali 1, F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, G.Grayson 1)
Steals: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 3,
R.Hulett 1, M.King 1, G.Grayson 1)
3P FGs: 7-26 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 4-6,
K.Frazier 0-4, R.Hulett 1-5, H.Patterson 1-7, P.Ali
1-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)




First Round

West: Only two surprises, as #12 Arizona beat #5 Clemson, 73-72, on Stephen Irvine's three with :33 left, and Kelly Coulter's miss just off the rim. GW beat Arizona State handidly during the regular season. #10 Long Beach State upset #7 Michigan State, 69-57.

Midwest: #14 San Jose State bagged the biggest upset, upsetting TCU, 65-63. There will be controversy forever surrounding this game. Ahmed Robson took a shot at the buzzer, and was fouled by Peter Harris. The controversy was not on the foul, but on whether Robson was behind the three-point line. The television feed was inconclusive, and the referees declared the tip of his right shoe on the line. He pleaded, the coaches pleaded, and there were rumors of another angle caught by Illinois' camera team, which showed him as decidedly behind the line.

Their second-round opponent also won on a heart-stopper, though there was no denying this one. With Illinois leading Hardin-Simmons, 90-89 and three seconds left, George Guillen stepped to the line for two. He hit the first, but missed the second. After a timeout, Sanford Stevens inbounded to Milo Thomas. Thomas took one dribble, got across half court, and let fly.

Bang.

Hardin-Simmons 92, Illinois 91.

March is lovely.

South: Morehead State upset Wake Forest, 77-67, and will face George Washington in the second round. New Mexico beat sixth-seeded Texas Tech, 84-72. They will get third-seed Princeton in the second round.

East: Loyola-Illinois ripped fifth seed Virginia, 96-73, behind 21 points and 14 rebounds by power forward Chris Saville. North Carolina, the #11 seed, beat #6 Texas A&M, 76-67.

[Comey]

1985 NCAA Tournament, Round Two: vs Morehead State (22-12)

The Eagles look a lot like the Crimson Tide. They do play defense relatively well, but they aren't too adept at scoring. They do have a veteran team that includes three four-year players, including four-year starter, C John Lo. The seven-footer averaged 10.0 points and 6.4 rebounds this year. Erasmo Schiller scored a team-high 13.6 points a game. They aren't too adept at moving the ball, so GW's defense should be able to trap them well enough.

Jack opens the games with a score inside. Kenny hits a three off a Jack pass, who then grabs a block, comes down and scores. Jack finds Armbruster...it's 9-0 four minutes in. Lo finally scores from inside. Jack gets a tip-in of a Hulett miss. Armbruster then tips in another hulett miss. It's 13-2 with fourteen minutes left.

John Cruz hits two freebies. Schiller scores from the top of the key. Hulett gets a steal, and hits a layup. Lo scores, making it 15-8. Hulett gets a three-point play, and Jack gets a steal...and finds Hulett. He has seven, Jack has a 6-4-3 line, and it's 20-10. Armbruster gets two free throws. Jack's got a few blocks already.

Woods gets a steal, and Armbruster gets a three. Jac gets his first foul, and Ali follows with his first. Hulett gets two free throws...it's 27-11, GW. Andy Cawthon breaks the Eagles' monotony with a three, but Woods gets two free throws, making it 29-14. Hulett got hurt, and comes out. Hector scores off a Jack pass, and gets the foul. Terrence Delong scores, but Hector goes 1-2 from the line. Jack scores; he has 8-6-4...Kenny gets a steal, and he scores. It's 36-16 with 2:45 left.

Armbruster fouls Lo, who hits both. Jack tips in Grayson's missed dunk, but Delong responds. Jack responds to that. He has a 12-9-4 line. Kenny goes to the line, and hits both. There's 1:09 left...it's 42-20, and the JVs are closing out the half. Lo scores, making it 42-22 at the half. Morehead State has 11 turnovers, compared to two for GW. Lo has nine for Morehead State.

Jack finds Hector to open the second half. Kenny gets a steal and a layup. Cawthon scores...Hector finds Jack for the bucket. He's got a 14-10-5 line. Schiller scores...he has but four points. Woods scores off a Jack pass. Delong scores. Anderson Peart scores and gets fouled by Ali. Hector hits a three off a Jack pass, and Peart responds. Hector hits another three. No sign of Hulett. Jack scores from inside. It's 58-35 with 14:00 left, as Hector gets a breakaway dunk.

Hector then fouls Brian Walston on a three. Donnell Carpenter scores, and Ali responds. Carpenter then hits a three. Woods gets a pair of free throws. It's 67-47. Jack scores off a Hector pass. Schiller gets one of two. Ferdinand Boutwell htis a three...Cawthon scores, but Jack counters that. Schiller gets a layup. Jack gets a steal...and Woods gets to the line. He misses, of course. Kenny hits a three; he has 12, and Jack has nine assists. Kenny gets a steal, and Jack scores from the baseline. He has a 22-14-9 line, and it's 79-54.

Schiller scores; he has nine. Jack scores, gets fouled, and hits the freebie...then comes out with the score 82-56. The JVs close things out. The final is 83-62.


George Washington 83, Morehead State 62


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Morehead State (22-13, 7-7):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
John Lo C 19 3-7 3-4 0 0 0 4 9
Javier Wilson PF 7 0-2 0-0 2 3 1 4 0
Erasmo Schiller SF 28 4-9 1-2 0 9 0 3 9
John Cruz SG 25 0-6 2-2 2 5 2 0 2
Andy Cawthon PG 24 4-6 0-0 1 4 0 2 9
Terence Delong PF 31 4-8 0-1 5 12 2 3 8
Donnell Carpenter SF 26 2-4 3-4 1 3 3 4 8
Perry Cory C 13 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 2
Anderson Peart SG 10 3-7 0-1 0 1 0 1 7
Brian Walston PG 13 3-3 1-3 1 2 0 1 8
Roy Turner SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0


Turnovers: 19 (J.Lo 2, J.Wilson 2, J.Cruz 5, A.Cawthon
2, T.Delong 1, D.Carpenter 4, B.Walston 1, R.Turner 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (E.Schiller 1, P.Cory 3)
Steals: 1 (D.Carpenter 1)
3P FGs: 4-11 (J.Cruz 0-1, A.Cawthon 1-2, T.Delong 0-2,
D.Carpenter 1-2, P.Cory 0-1, A.Peart 1-2, B.Walston
1-1)


George Washington (30-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 30 3-5 2-5 2 7 1 3 9
Bruce Woods PF 31 1-7 4-5 3 5 2 1 6
Jack Dawkins SF 31 12-18 1-1 4 14 9 2 25
Kenneth Frazier SG 27 4-10 2-2 0 2 1 1 12
Richie Hulett PG 14 3-8 3-3 3 4 0 1 9
Hector Patterson PG 27 5-8 1-3 0 0 4 1 13
Michael King PG 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 10 0-3 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
Denny Perez C 7 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Porter Ali SF 10 2-4 1-2 0 0 0 4 6
F. Boutwell SG 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0


Turnovers: 6 (B.Armbruster 1, K.Frazier 1, H.Patterson
2, P.Ali 1, F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins
3)
Steals: 9 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 3,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 7-20 (B.Armbruster 1-3, J.Dawkins 0-2,
K.Frazier 2-5, R.Hulett 0-2, H.Patterson 2-3, P.Ali
1-3, F.Boutwell 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)




Second Round Recap

West: Rice will play Arizona State in one semifinal. The Owls beat Oregon State, 84-61, while Arizona State routed Penn, 88-58. #2 Kansas State beat #10 LBSt, 71-57; the Wildcats will play Columbia, who upset #3 Colorado State, 79-73.

Midwest: Top-seed Missouri and #4 Maryland will clash in one regional semi. Mizzou beat Purdue, 86-81, while Maryland rolled through Baylor, 73-53. BYU is out; the #2 seed fell to Nebraska, 74-66. #14 seed, San Jose State, is the talk of the tournament, after they reached the Sweet Sixteen by beating Hardin-Simmons, 80-69.

South: Chalk reigns supreme. Duke rolled up on ECU, 86-74, while Kansas beat Yale, 57-48. You know what GW did, while Princeton beat New Mexico, 72-58.

East: Southern Cal got past Bradley, 71-57. UTEP destroyed #12, Loyola-Illinois, 74-42. So, the Trojans will face UTEP. On the other end, Cal upset #2 Cornell, 69-66. Florida moved to 31-2 on the year, destroying UNC, 76-51.

[Comey]

1985 NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen: vs Princeton (23-7)

A rematch of last year's NCAA Championship game comes early. You can see the recap of the rematch here: Out Of Nowhere: A FBCB Story - Page 13 (http://www.simnation.net/forums/showthread.php?35516-Out-Of-Nowhere-A-FBCB-Story&p=196815&viewfull=1#post196815) .

Hulett will be at full strength, as his sprained ankle will only take a day to repair. The Tigers had to reload after last year's run to the title tilt, but did have a couple key cogs to revolve around. Kermit Lee is one of the most dominant rim defenders in the nation (4.8 bpg) and rebounders (10.1 rpg). Travis Cruz (14.2) leads the offense for the second straight season, and is tenth on Princeton's all-time scoring list. This is a young team, by Princeton's standards...only five true veterans on this year's team. Gerald Alarcon, the sixth man on this team, may be at subpar strength, due to an injury.

As far as the team goes, they play great offense, though they do it through rebounding. They don't shoot particularly great. They are not a particularly great defensive team, but they take care of the ball, for the most part. They do allow many rebounds...unlike last year, GW is the unabashed favorite.

Sweet Sixteen - Thursday's Games

Midwest: #4 Maryland upset #1 Missouri, 96-86. They will face #7 Nebraska, who smashed the glass slipper of San Jose State, 63-49.

East: Another #4 over a #1. This time, UTEP destroyed Southern Cal, 99-83. In a battle of top shooting guard, Michael Grossman's 26 points and eight assists outdid Tod Whitlock's 33 points. They'll get #3 Florida, who march on Cal, 61-46.

Cruz fouls Huett, who hits both, to open the game. Jack scores on his first attempt, off a Hulett pass. Cruz scores for Princeton. Armbruster fouls Lee, who misses both free throws. Kenny blocks Benton Gober's three, but scores on the next possession. Cruz picks up his second foul, and exits. Kenny scores. Dennis Davis blocks Jack. LaBelle gets fouled by Woods, who hits both. Lee blocks Armbruster...it's 8-6 with 14:00 to go.

Jakc gets fouled by Davis, and the bucket, and the free throw. 11-6. He's got an early 5-3-0 line. Lee hits two free throws. Jack beats the press, throws it down, gets fouled by Alarcon, and hits the free throw. 14-10 with 11:43 left. Alarcon scores. Woods scores off a Jack pass. Woods dunks off a Jack miss, but Gober counters with a three. It's 18-15. Lee gets his first foul, and Hetor finds Hulett. Joe Mattox gets a dunk, but Jack drills a three. Then a steal, but he misses. It's 23-17...Hulett gets a steal and a layup, and GW has their biggest lead with 9:26 left.

Jack gets fouled by Lee, which is big. He hits both free throws, and it's 27-17, and Lee and Cruz are both out of the game. GW needs to make a move here. Denny Perez scores...Jamaal Eckert gets fouled by Perez, scores, and gets the three-point play. Jack's in at center. Woods gets two free throws, then Hulett hits a three. He has 9, Jack has a 13-4-1 line, and it's 34-20 with 6:38 left.

Armbruster is back with two fouls, as is Cruz and Lee. Gober hits a three, cutting it to 34-23. Jack hits a layup off a Kenny pass off a broken press. Porter Ali comes in and hits a free throw. Jack gets his first foul. Ali takes his patented three, and misses. Michael Danley scores. Lee blocks Jack on a dunk...no fear in him. Either, really. Cruz charges into Woods, and has three fouls. That's HUGE.

Hulett scores, making it 39-25. Jack is out, Hector in. Mattox scores, gets a steal and a dunk. 39-29. Hulett scores...he's up to 13. Lee scores off an Alarcon pass. Kenny gets to the line, and hits both. He has six. Then he fouls, and Eckert hits both. 43-33 with a minute left. Gober fouls Jack, who hits both. Danley gets a layup. Kenny gets to the line, and he misses the second...Woods fouls Eckert. He hits both. Jack finds Hector with four seconds left, and the half ends with GW leading wire-to-wire. It's 48-37. Jack had 17-5-2, while Hulett had 13. Gober scored 13 for Princeton. Cruz has two points.

Gober is fouled on a three to start...he hits all three. Jack finds Armbruster. Cruz is blocked by Woods, and Jack scores on the other end. It's 52-40. Davis has three fouls along with Cruz. Jack is sustaining possessions with offensive boards...GW holds a 28-18 advantage there. Jack gets a block, and Lee blocks Jack on TWO dunk attempts on the same possession.

Lee then blocks Hulett on a dunk. He's incredibly important. But Jack has also brought his block game. LaBelle gets a steal and Davis a dunk. With 14:54 left, it's 52-42, and Woods is hurt. Perez takes his place.

Hulett gets a three, and Jack two steals and two dunks. It's 59-42. Gober hits a three. Jack finds Kenny...Kenny has nine, and now three fouls (he is tired)...and now four fouls, as Hetor comes in. Gober gets one of two. Hector scores off a Hulett pass. Jack with a steal, and he finds Hulett. It's 65-46. Jack with ANOTHER steal. He has 23-8-6 and at least five steals. Jack scores...Mattox counters. Jack finds Hulett, who now has 20. It's 69-48, and this got away from Princeton quickly. David Echevarria is in, which is usually game over, because he's a JV. Right now, he's in because of Woods' injury.

LaBelle scores. It's 69-51. Eight minutes left. Mattox scores again, and GW calls time...and rightfully so. Jack finds Hector out of the timeout. Ali is at the two. Echevarria scores off a Jack pass, and Hector gets a steal and a layup. It's 75-53, and there goes any doubt. Ali gets a steal, and Perez scores. Jack fouls...he has 25-10-9 and has earned all of it. Gober gets one of two from the line. Tanner Livesay comes in, fouls, and then gets T'd up. Jack hits both. Danley hits a three. Princeton is shooting just 37% here. GW, 46%. Cruz is in, and he gets a steal. His foul trouble was the key...he gets a lot of steals, and losing him killed Princeton. He only has two points. The JVs are in with the score 79-58, and this is over.

The final is 83-69. It wasn't that close. GW out-rebounded Princeton, 45-35, and had ten steals, to just five for Princeton. Just shot just 9-25 for the game, but he had 11 boards, five offensive, nine assists, five steals, and a block.


George Washington 83, Princeton 69


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Princeton (23-8, 8-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kermit Lee C 33 1-3 3-6 0 7 0 2 5
Darius Labelle PF 29 2-8 3-4 2 5 1 2 7
Dennis Davis SF 17 1-5 0-0 0 3 1 4 2
Benton Gober SG 29 4-14 5-7 1 6 1 2 16
Travis Cruz PG 20 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 3 2
Joseph Mattox SG 16 6-9 0-0 2 2 1 1 12
Gerald Alarcon PG 19 2-7 2-2 1 5 7 4 6
Michael Danley SF 19 3-5 0-0 1 3 1 0 7
Bruno Decroy PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaal Eckert C 10 2-2 5-5 0 2 0 0 9
John Ulrich PF 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Tanner Livesay SF 2 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 3 3


Turnovers: 16 (K.Lee 1, D.Labelle 1, B.Gober 5, T.Cruz
1, J.Mattox 3, G.Alarcon 2, M.Danley 3)
Blocked Shots: 7 (K.Lee 6, D.Davis 1)
Steals: 5 (D.Labelle 1, D.Davis 1, T.Cruz 1, J.Mattox
1, J.Eckert 1)
3P FGs: 5-20 (B.Gober 3-11, T.Cruz 0-2, G.Alarcon 0-2,
M.Danley 1-3, J.Ulrich 0-1, T.Livesay 1-1)


George Washington (31-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 26 1-3 0-0 0 12 0 3 2
Bruce Woods PF 20 2-8 2-2 2 5 0 2 6
Jack Dawkins SF 31 9-25 8-8 5 11 9 2 27
Kenneth Frazier SG 21 3-6 3-4 2 2 1 4 9
Richie Hulett PG 29 8-13 2-2 2 5 2 2 20
Hector Patterson PG 27 4-8 2-2 0 0 4 0 10
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 12 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 2 0
Denny Perez C 15 2-3 0-0 2 5 0 1 4
Porter Ali SG 10 0-1 3-4 0 1 1 0 3
F. Boutwell SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
David Echevarria PF 5 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2


Turnovers: 13 (B.Armbruster 1, J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier
2, R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 4, G.Grayson 3)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins
1, K.Frazier 2)
Steals: 10 (J.Dawkins 5, R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 2,
D.Perez 1, P.Ali 1)
3P FGs: 3-14 (J.Dawkins 1-6, K.Frazier 0-1, R.Hulett
2-5, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)



Elsewhere, Rice and Kansas State play to chalk in the West. The top-seeded Owls crushed #12 seed Arizona State, 72-59, while the Wildcats outlasted Columbia, 69-61.

In the East, Duke held up their end of the bargain, beating #4-seed Kansas, 83-65. That sets up Duke-GW, The Redux.


Regional Championships
West: 1) Rice (32-2) vs 2) Kansas State (27-7)
Midwest: 4) Maryland (23-9) vs 7) Nebraska (23-10)
South: 1) Duke (32-2) vs 2) George Washington (31-1)
East: 3) Florida (32-2) vs 4) UTEP (26-7)

Injury Notes: Woods' injury is not severe, and he'll be good for Duke. Duke will be without starting 7'2 C Keenan Valenzuela. He was hurt in the win over Kansas, and will miss the rest of the season. The sophomore, a starter since he walked onto campus, averaged 6.7 points and 8.5 rebounds, along with 3.8 blocks a game. That's a big loss for Duke. Two other reserves, C Clement Belton, and guard Thomas Burns, are banged up, but should play. Duke has very little post depth, with only three servicable players available now. Nobody is taller than 6'8, and redshirt freshman David Ware is now slated to start against GW.

UTEP has played this entire tournament without their two of their top three scorers, guard Dylan Hough, and C Ezra Jimenez. Michael Grossman leads the team with 17.4 points, but Hough averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.9 assists, along with over a steal a game. Jimenez scored 15.1 and collected 5.3 rebounds.

Maryland continues to dedicate their season to Tommy Resnick. A neighbor and former rival of Jack--Resnick is from Duncannon, PA, and attended Susquenita High School--he was finally named a starter in his senior year, and averaged 8.9 points and 8.9 rebounds, along with 3.3 blocks, before going down with an ACL tear. He is considered a target to go pro overseas.

All other teams are healthy going into the regional finals.

[Comey]

1985 NCAA Tournament - South Regional Final vs Duke (32-2)

The Blue Devils got off to a slow start without Valenzuela, and actually trailed at the break, 42-38. Then the threes got going, and the Blue Devils rolled to an 83-65 game. But they got next-to-nothing from their post, Carlton Sandberg and David Ware (who averaged 9.7 minutes a game this year, and played 29 in this one): 4 points on 2-9 shooting, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

So, Duke is going to have to rely on their deep and talented backcourt, led by the venerable Dean Davis, and Joseph Tu, if they are going to get a win. Davis hit for 23 with 6 assists, and Tu 15 points and 10 rebounds, to pace the multi-faceted guard attack. Orville Ayer added 17.

This game will have the feel of the airplanes going after King Kong.

In the first game against GW, Valenzuela went for ten points, Sandberg eight. Ayer led the way with 16. Tu and Davis were in foul trouble...but the rest of the roster picked up the slack. Everyone who played for Duke scored. Twelve players all registered points. GW was led, of course, by Jack's 25-13-11, and by Hulett's 25. Nobody else had more than five.

Surely, things are going to have to change if GW wants to pull this out. Yes, Jack and Hulett will have to lead the way. But someone, whether it be Hector, Kenny, or Armbruster will have to lead the way. They better not expect Tu or Davis to get into foul trouble again. And this team has to close Duke out. They usually peak from the final seven or eight minutes of the first half, and into the first ten minutes of the second. Then, they usually hold on.

Tonight, it's eye of the tiger.

Or be put to sleep.

But first...

Midwest Final: 4) Maryland 89, 7) Nebraska 64. Joshua Berry scored 26, and C Grant Crites added 22 and ten rebounds, as Maryland (24-9) raced out to a 53-36 advantage, and never wavered against the Cornhuskers (23-11). Tony Parker scored 12 off the bench for the Huskers, who last reached the Final Four in 1979-80. Maryland reached the national semifinal for the first time since 1977-78, when they fell in their third NCAA championship in four years. This is their 15th Final Four, amazingly. They have reached seven title tilts, winning two ('53, '62).

East Final: 3) Florida 77, 4) UTEP 69. The Gators (33-2) used five scorers in double figures, led by star forward Bruno Bui's 19, to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history. Garth Augustus scored 23 to lead UTEP on an honorable charge of the SEC champions. The Miners had a severely depleted roster, due to injuries. Michael Grossman, who was red hot in the NCAA Tournament up to this point, scored 16, but on 4-19 shooting (4-15 from three).

Ware blocks Hulett to start. Hulett fouls Davis, and Ware scores. Uh oh. Woods gets fouled by Ware, and scores, and gets the free throw. Davis hits a three...and Ware fouls Woods against. Immediately, Tu has to go to the 4. Sandberg gets a tip in, and then scores again. It's 9-3. Hulett gets a layup. It's 9-5 with 16:43 left.

Woods gets a steal, and Tu gets a foul. Then a steal. Armbruster fouls Belton, who misses both free throws. Jack's first shot is blocked. Ayer finds Tu. Tu gets his second foul. Ayer picks Hulett, and Sandberg scores. It's 13-5. Jack gets his first points on a big dunk. Hulett scores, making it 13-9. Ayer misses a three...Jack gets blocked by Francis Neighbors. Neighbors steals Woods and gets a layup. It's 15-9 with 11:29 left.

Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. Kenny gets a steal...Neighbors gets another steal and a layup. Davis gets a steal, and hits a three. It's 20-11. Woods scores. He has five. Jack has a 2-2-1 line. Not a great start. Sandberg goes one of two. Hector gets fouled shooting a three. He hits all three. Jack gets a steal, and Neighbors is called for a foul. Jack scores, and suddenly, it's 21-18. Duke turns it over again, but GW can't do anything.

Neighbors is having a solid game right now. Chris Johnson is in...and Ali ties it with a three. The crowd is going nuts. Boutwell is in. Uh oh. The JVs are in. He gets a steal! They played to a stalemate, and Jack scores as he comes back. Hulett gets a steal and a dunk. Tu scores as he comes back. Davis finds Ayer, and we're tied again, at 25-25.

Hulett gets his second foul. Under six minutes. Jack has a 6-3-2 line...it's 28-25 as Kenny hits a three. Jack gets a rare three-in-the-key call. And his first foul. Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. Then Jack gets a steal, and he scores. It's 33-25, GW!

Ware hits two free throws...Perez is back, as Armbruster is in foul trouble. Grayson gets a board, and Perez shoots and misses. Jack with a steal, but GW can't convert. 33-27 with a minute left. Sandberg gets an illegal screen. Jack is out...Perez is fouled, and he hits both. 35-27. Hector fouls...Davis hits both free throws. Kenny scores off a pass from Woods at the buzzer!

GW leads, 37-29. Davis had 10 for Duke, who shot 42%. GW shot 44%. Duke had twelve turnovers, eight of which came on GW steals. Duke held a 20-16 rebounding edge.

Jack had just an 8-6-3 line. Hulett had 11. Sandberg scores to open things up. He scores again...he has 11. Kenny scores. Davis scores on a Tu pass. Ayer gets a steal, and a layup. It's 39-37, and GW calls time. Duke is pressing the issue here. Woods gets a travel call. Kenny with a steal, but he misses a three. GW holding to a two-point lead here with three minutes gone.

Davis hits a three. Jack misses, and Ayer hits another three. It's 43-39, and GW calls another timeout. Jack finally scores, cutting it back to two. Tu scores. Kenny with a steal...but they can't do anything right at the moment. Duke is dominant. Sandberg scores again. Jack finds Armbruster. Neighbors scores. Woods scores off a Jack pass. Jack has a 10-8-5 line. It's 49-48 after Hector hits a three off a Hulett pass. Tu gets in a tip, and it's 51-48 with 12:44 to go.

Davis gets a steal, but Duke can't convert. Ware gets his third foul, and Armbruster goes one of two. Neighbors scores. 53-49. Sandberg scores again; he has 15. Ware gets his fourth. Jack scores inside, as GW looks to attack. Armbruster fouls Sandberg, who hits both. Kenny scores off a Jack pass. 57-53, Duke. Jack with a steal, and Grayson scores. Down to two. Sandberg scores AGAIN. Dude is having the game of his life.

Neighbors gets a steal and a dunk. Davis gets a steal, and Neighbors with another layup. It's 63-55. Hulett misses. Grayson gets a steal, and Jack finds Hulett. 6:55 left...Grayson fouls Tu, who hits both. 65-57, and Jack charges into Belton. Time is running out.

Perez scores. Back down to six. Echevarria gets a big block, and Jack finds Ali. Ayer hits a three to deflate GW. Echevarria scores. The JVs are in again. 69-63. Davis with a steal...Woods fouls Belton. He's the guy to foul. He misses both, but Armbruster turns it over. 4:35 left. Tu with a steal, Duke with a 71-63 lead after his dunk. Hector follows. No Jack still.

GW has a costly shot-clock violation. Kenny with a steal, and Jack charges into Ware, who has four fouls. Wow. Guts. Hector gets a dunk...it's down to four. Jack gets his fourth foul. Tu hits both free throws. Davis gets a BIG steal, and a layup. Jack hits a three. And Jack fouls out. He's gone, and soon, his collegiate career is likely over.

Armbruster gets the rebound on the missed free throw, but GW cannot convert. It's 77-70. Ali hits a three. Down to four. Hector fouls Ayer. He hits both.

Hulett hits a three. Down to three. And Davis turns it over! But Woods misses. Hector with a steal! Armbruster HITS THE THREE! TIE GAME! TIME GAME!

ARMBRUSTER WITH A STEAL, but Tu gets the block! It gets taken out to Armbruster, who fakes, and gets it to Ali...


...who shoots as time expires...


....


...


..


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HE HITS IT! OH MY GOD PORTER ALI IS THE HERO! HE HITS A THREE AT THE BUZZER! GEORGE WASHINGTON STUNS DUKE WITH NO TIME LEFT! HOLY COW!


(That was all reaction. I can't believe what I just watched. I just....I don't believe it. This is a damn movie. Seriously. I don't believe this.)


George Washington 82, Duke 79


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George Washington (32-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 29 2-6 1-2 0 6 2 4 6
Bruce Woods PF 34 3-5 1-3 2 5 1 1 7
Jack Dawkins SF 34 7-17 0-0 3 12 9 5 15
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 4-6 0-0 1 3 0 2 9
Richie Hulett PG 36 7-15 0-0 1 4 6 2 16
Hector Patterson PG 14 3-5 3-3 1 1 2 2 10
Glenn Grayson C 10 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 2 2
Denny Perez C 6 1-3 2-2 1 1 0 0 4
Porter Ali SF 5 4-7 0-0 1 1 0 0 11
F. Boutwell SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 2 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 2


Turnovers: 21 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 6,
K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 10, H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 1, K.Frazier 1, G.Grayson
1, D.Echevarria 1)
Steals: 15 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 4,
K.Frazier 4, R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1, G.Grayson 1,
F.Boutwell 1)
3P FGs: 9-20 (B.Armbruster 1-2, J.Dawkins 1-5,
K.Frazier 1-3, R.Hulett 2-4, H.Patterson 1-2, P.Ali
3-4)


Duke (32-3, 11-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Carlton Sandberg C 31 8-10 3-4 2 6 1 2 19
David Ware PF 20 1-1 2-2 0 1 0 4 4
Joseph Tu SF 30 5-9 5-7 2 10 3 2 15
Dean Davis SG 33 6-15 4-4 1 6 4 3 19
Orville Ayer PG 34 4-10 2-2 1 2 8 0 12
C. Johnson SG 13 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0
Francis Neighbors SF 21 5-7 0-0 1 1 2 2 10
Kelly Willams SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Clement Belton PF 13 0-2 0-4 0 4 0 0 0
Brad Johnson C 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 20 (C.Sandberg 6, J.Tu 3, D.Davis 2, O.Ayer
2, C.Johnson 4, F.Neighbors 2, C.Belton 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (D.Ware 1, J.Tu 2, F.Neighbors 1,
C.Belton 1)
Steals: 12 (J.Tu 2, D.Davis 5, O.Ayer 2, F.Neighbors 3)
3P FGs: 5-17 (D.Davis 3-10, O.Ayer 2-6, C.Johnson 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


The play-by-play, going from Jack's three and subsequent foul-out.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:59 Duke 75, George Washington 67
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Bruce Woods inbounds the ball to Hector Patterson.
Hector Patterson brings the ball over the timeline.
Hector Patterson passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Right baseline).
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Right wing).
Richie Hulett passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Top of the key).
Jack Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key.
It's Good.
Richie Hulett gets the assist.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:47 Duke 75, George Washington 70
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Carlton Sandberg inbounds the ball to Joseph Tu.
George Washington comes out in a full court press.
Jack Dawkins commits the foul.
Jack Dawkins has fouled out of the game.
Team Fouls - Duke: 5, George Washington: 9
George Washington is in the penalty.
Joseph Tu will go to the line for one plus the penalty.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:46 Duke 75, George Washington 70
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Joseph Tu is at the free throw line.
The free throw is no good.
Brian Armbruster (George Washington) gets the rebound.
Brian Armbruster now has 6 rebounds for the game.
Brian Armbruster is tied up by Joseph Tu
The ref signals a held ball situation.
The possession arrow gives the ball to George Washington


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:44 Duke 75, George Washington 70
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Bruce Woods inbounds the ball to Hector Patterson
Hector Patterson shoots from the top of the key.
No good.
Dean Davis (Duke) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:38 Duke 75, George Washington 70
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Kenneth Frazier commits the foul.
Team Fouls - Duke: 5, George Washington: 10
George Washington is in the penalty.
Dean Davis will shoot two free throws.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:35 Duke 75, George Washington 70
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Dean Davis is at the free throw line.
The first free throw is good.
The second free throw is good.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:35 Duke 77, George Washington 70
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Porter Ali inbounds the ball to Richie Hulett.
Duke comes out in a full court press.
Richie Hulett passes the ball to Bruce Woods (Top of the key).
Bruce Woods passes the ball to Hector Patterson (Right corner).
Hector Patterson passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Right wing).
Richie Hulett passes the ball to Porter Ali (Top of the key).
Porter Ali shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key.
It's Good.
Richie Hulett gets the assist.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:21 Duke 77, George Washington 73
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Dean Davis inbounds the ball to Orville Ayer.
Hector Patterson commits the foul.
Team Fouls - Duke: 5, George Washington: 11
George Washington is in the penalty.
Orville Ayer will shoot two free throws.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:18 Duke 77, George Washington 73
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Orville Ayer is at the free throw line.
The first free throw is good.
The second free throw is good.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:18 Duke 79, George Washington 73
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Kenneth Frazier inbounds the ball to Hector Patterson.
Duke comes out in a full court press.
Hector Patterson passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Left wing).
Richie Hulett shoots a three-pointer from the left wing.
It's Good.
Hector Patterson gets the assist.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:14 Duke 79, George Washington 76
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Orville Ayer inbounds the ball to Joseph Tu.
George Washington comes out in a full court press.
Joseph Tu passes the ball to Dean Davis (Top of the key).
Dean Davis throws the ball into the stands.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:06 Duke 79, George Washington 76
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Kenneth Frazier inbounds the ball to Richie Hulett.
Richie Hulett passes the ball to Bruce Woods (Top of the key).
Bruce Woods shoots from the top of the key.
No good.
Joseph Tu (Duke) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:53 Duke 79, George Washington 76
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Joseph Tu passes the ball to Orville Ayer (Top of the key).
Orville Ayer passes the ball to Carlton Sandberg (Right corner).
Carlton Sandberg passes the ball to Joseph Tu (FT Line).
Joseph Tu passes the ball to Orville Ayer (Right wing).
Orville Ayer is tied up by Hector Patterson
The ref signals a held ball situation.
The possession arrow gives the ball to Duke


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:42 Duke 79, George Washington 76
Duke ball: Defense: Man


David Ware inbounds the ball to Orville Ayer
Orville Ayer attempts to drive but Hector Patterson steals the ball.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:38 Duke 79, George Washington 76
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Hector Patterson passes the ball to Brian Armbruster (Top of the key).
Brian Armbruster shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key.
It's Good.
Hector Patterson gets the assist.
Hector Patterson now has two assists for the game.
Brian Armbruster now has 6 points for the game.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:34 Duke 79, George Washington 79
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Duke calls a timeout.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:34 Duke 79, George Washington 79
Duke ball: Defense: Man


Carlton Sandberg inbounds the ball to Orville Ayer
Orville Ayer passes the ball to Carlton Sandberg (Left baseline).
Carlton Sandberg drives to the left corner.
Carlton Sandberg is trapped in the corner.
Brian Armbruster gets the steal.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:25 Duke 79, George Washington 79
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


George Washington gets a 3-on-2 break.
Brian Armbruster keeps the ball.
Brian Armbruster goes for a dunk.
The shot is blocked by Joseph Tu.
Hector Patterson (George Washington) gets the rebound.
Hector Patterson passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Right wing).
Richie Hulett passes the ball to Brian Armbruster (Left corner).
Brian Armbruster passes the ball to Porter Ali (Top of the key).
Porter Ali shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key.
It's Good.
Brian Armbruster gets the assist.
Porter Ali now has 11 points for the game.



Final Score - George Washington 82, Duke 79


Player of the Game: SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington


George Washington, the Impossible Team, is going to defend their crown at the Final Four.

1985 NCAA Final Four
George Washington (32-1) vs Rice (33-2)
Maryland (24-9) vs Florida (33-2)


Wow. Wow. Wow.

[hoopsguy]

Great win!

[Comey]

Great win!

I remember when this game first played out. It was absolutely stunning. I couldn't believe that they pulled it off without Jack. It was the closest 1985 thing to Teen Wolf there could be.

[Comey]

Once or twice. When this is done, before he goes pro, I'm going to tally up his game-by-game stats in a Google doc. He fouled out of necessity, but in reality, he was the one guy who shouldn't have been fouling.

"He's done it so many times for us," said Hulett after the game, referring to Jack. "We knew we had to try to win the game, obviously. But it feels really good to get one for him."

"You know us Alis," said Porter Ali, King of Washington DC, after the game. "We like the rope-a-dope. Let them keep going until they think they've got the win...and then, boom! Drop them at the end. Yeah, that's the Alis for you."

Muhammad Ali is not a relative of Porter Ali. Just wanted to clear that out. He doesn't even know Ali's real name.

Tonight, it doesn't matter.

[Comey]

1985 NCAA Tournament, Final Four - vs #1 Rice (33-2)

This is a rematch of last year's Final Four, won 91-79 by George Washington. The unsung hero of that game, Dwight Davis and his 27 points, is gone. But Jack (14 points, 17 rebounds, 11 assists) and Hulett (19 points). The Owls were a young-ish team; four of their starters were first-year starters. Now, four starters are back, three of which are seniors. Their sixth-man is a senior. Those four have played in at least 92 games, three in triple-digits. Three others have 70 games under their belt. This is a veteran squad.

And they've wanted this game all along.

Center Kim Reynolds leads the offensive show, scoring 16.6 points and getting 7.8 rebounds a game. He also averages 4.0 blocks. Guard Freddie Thompson scores 16.0 a game. Joshua Shriver, who scores 13.2 points and nabs 6.0 rebounds, is a bit banged up, but he should play. This team also has Ellsworth Julius, who started ten games, and is on the all-name team. They also have Maximo Joseph, and Family Guy spoof Stephen Quattlebaum. Andy Dalton is redshirting.

The smart money is on Rice, but after GW's last win...nobody can count this GW team out. Nobody. Many feel this is the actual national championship game, and carries with it all the pomp and circumstance as such. Even that new newspaper, USA Today, ran a multi-page cover story on the game, and, of course, on Jack.

One worry, though...the cover of Sports Illustrated was Ali's shot. Hmmm.

Maus tips it to a streaking Reynolds who dunks it on the first possession. Jack calmly responds with a three...then gets blocked on a dunk by Maus. Reynolds fouls, and Jack scores. Freddie Thompson hits a three. It's 5-5 early on. Jack finds Hulett in the corner. Maus is fouled by Armbruster, who gets one of two. Armbruster commits his second foul with 14:34 left.

Jack gets a steal, and scores. He has seven, and it's 9-6. He gets another steal, and throws it down. Hulett fouls Michael Drake, who scores...misses the free throw, but Mike Mitchell scores. Woods gets a steal and a dunk to make it 13-10, GW. Jack finds Hulett. Mitchell scores. Hector scores for GW. It's 17-12. Woods fouls Reynolds, who hits both...17-14 with 11:45 to go.

Reynolds dunks it home...Woods counters from the wing. Jack slides to the center spot; Kenny hits two free throws. Jack commits his first foul. Hulett commits his second. Shriver hits both, and Jack responds witha three. He has 12. Gilbert Kaufman scores for Rice. Shriver scores, making it 24-22. Ali hits a three off a Jack pass. Drake responds. Jack hits from the top of the key. Then he commits his second foul, with 6:55 left, and comes out. GW is up 29-26.

Michael King is in. He gets an assist. Maus scores. Freddie Thompson misses a shot to tie it. Then he misses another. GW is cold with Jack out...Maus makes it 31-30. He has five. Finally, Thompson gives Rice a 33-31 lead. Armbruster gets fouled by Maus, and he goes one of two. Jack is back. He has a 14-5-3 line.

Hulett finds Armbruster, and Rice calls time. 34-33, GW. Ellsworth Julius is in. What a name. Armbruster gets fouled by Maus; his second. 35-33. Thompson hits a three, and Maus gets a steal and a dunk. 38-35, and Rice has their biggest lead. GW has nine turnovers, and Rice has just two steals. Mitchell scores; Woods counters. Jack finds Hulett, who then fouls Drake. He misses both. Jack scores with a minute to go. Drake finds Maus. That's how the half ends, with Rice up, 42-41. Jack has a 16-7-4 line, but those two fouls loom large. GW's ten turnovers are problematic. Rice had eight. Both teams shot very well: GW 61%, Rice 57%. Expect some regression, I think.

Maus and Thompson had nine. Maus misses a three to open it up. Jack turns it over, and Shriver turns it back. Maus fouls Jack, who hits both at the line. Maus has three. Drake finds Thompson. GW gets a shot clock violation, but Rice turns it over. Kenny hits a three...46-44, GW. Maus ties it right back, off a Drake pass. He has five assists.

Maus scores off a Drake pass. It's 48-46. Jack ties it up; he has 20-9-4 right now. Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. Jack drills a three, and it's 54-48, GW. Shriver turns it over. Maus commits his fourth foul. Jack is owning this game at the moment. He's controlling the boards, and the GW offense. Jack can't hit though...but he gets people to foul. With ten minutes left, Maximo Joseph makes it 54-50.

Jack gets fouled, and hits both. Hulett fouls Julius, and here's Hector, as Jack sits, too. Ali is in. Bryan Sabetto-Davis hits a three. 56-53, GW. Ali misses a three. Sabetto-Davis hits again...it's down to one, and Jack comes back after Ali travels. Jack finds Ali; this team is night-and-day in this game with and without Jack. It's 58-56, Rice can tie...and they do on a Shriver hoop. Hector throws it away, but Jack gets a steal and a dunk. He has 27-14-6. Hector fouls Mitchell, who scores. Rice leads 61-60 with 5:48 left.

Julius scores; 63-60. Hector ties it off a Jack pass. Armbruster and Hulett are back with four fouls. So is Maus. Thompson gives Rice a 65-63 lead, with 2:51 to go. Hulett hits a three off a Jack pass. He has 12, and now he fouls out. Armbruster with a steal...he finds Jack, who can't hit. 1:06 to go. Rice gets called for a shot clock, and Hector gets fouled...but he misses. :22 left, Rice ball. In the confusion of the one-and-one, Jack got pulled from the floor for Ali.


They work it around, Mitchell finds Shriver. Shriver drives right, gets free, shoots...


....and gets blocked by Ali!


Maus gets it, but the buzzer sounds!


Unbelievable. A rookie coaching mistake led to the biggest player on the planet exiting the game, and Porter Ali saves George Washington AGAIN. How...I....wow.

The legend of Porter Ali grows by the minute. Meanwhile, Jack rose to the occasion. You could completely see a different team when he was on the floor, than the one that played when he was off it. Charlie Radcliff on why Jack was taken off the court on the game's final play.

"He had a rather nasty cut, and the ref forced him off the floor to be tended to."


George Washington 66, Rice 65


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George Washington (33-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 26 1-3 2-4 1 7 0 4 4
Bruce Woods PF 32 3-7 0-0 2 4 0 2 6
Jack Dawkins SF 34 10-21 4-4 6 15 8 2 27
Kenneth Frazier SG 28 2-3 2-2 1 1 2 0 7
Richie Hulett PG 28 5-8 0-0 1 1 1 5 12
Hector Patterson PG 20 2-2 0-1 1 2 4 1 5
Michael King PG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 11 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Denny Perez C 9 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0
Porter Ali SG 8 2-5 0-0 1 1 0 0 5
F. Boutwell SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 3, R.Hulett 5, H.Patterson 2, G.Grayson 1,
P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (B.Woods 1, P.Ali 1)
Steals: 6 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3,
R.Hulett 1)
3P FGs: 8-16 (J.Dawkins 3-7, K.Frazier 1-1, R.Hulett
2-3, H.Patterson 1-1, M.King 0-1, P.Ali 1-3)


Rice (33-3, 13-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jordan Maus C 28 6-10 1-2 2 4 1 4 13
Kim Reynolds PF 35 2-7 3-5 2 5 1 1 7
Joshua Shriver SF 34 2-5 4-4 4 8 1 3 8
Freddie Thompson SG 25 5-13 0-0 0 3 1 3 13
Michael Drake PG 34 2-4 0-3 3 4 8 0 4
Micheal Mitchell PG 11 4-8 1-1 1 1 0 2 9
Maximo Joseph SG 8 1-2 0-0 1 2 2 0 2
B. Sabetto-Davis PF 10 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 5
Ellsworth Julius PF 8 1-1 0-2 0 1 0 0 2
Gilbert Kaufmann PG 5 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 1 2
S. Quattlebaum C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew Lee SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Turnovers: 16 (K.Reynolds 5, J.Shriver 3, F.Thompson 6,
M.Drake 1, M.Joseph 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Maus 3, M.Drake 1, E.Julius 1)
Steals: 2 (J.Maus 1, K.Reynolds 1)
3P FGs: 4-18 (J.Maus 0-1, J.Shriver 0-1, F.Thompson
3-11, M.Drake 0-2, M.Joseph 0-1, B.Sabetto-Davis 1-2)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)


The final 2:13.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 2:13 Rice 65, George Washington 63
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Brian Armbruster passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Backcourt).
Jack Dawkins brings the ball over the timeline.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Left wing).
Richie Hulett shoots a three-pointer from the left wing.
Nothing but net.
Jack Dawkins gets the assist.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 2:01 Rice 65, George Washington 66
Rice ball: Defense: Man


Joshua Shriver inbounds the ball to Michael Drake.
George Washington comes out in a full court press.
Michael Drake passes the ball to Joshua Shriver (Top of the key).
Richie Hulett tips the pass away but gets called for a foul.
Richie Hulett has fouled out of the game.
Team Fouls - Rice: 6, George Washington: 4


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:56 Rice 65, George Washington 66
Rice ball: Defense: Man


Jordan Maus inbounds the ball to Michael Drake
Michael Drake drives to the right wing.
Michael Drake passes the ball to Kim Reynolds (Left corner).
Kim Reynolds is trapped in the corner.
Kim Reynolds gets free from the trap.
Kim Reynolds passes the ball to Jordan Maus (Left baseline).
Brian Armbruster steals the pass.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:45 Rice 65, George Washington 66
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Brian Armbruster brings the ball over the timeline.
Brian Armbruster passes the ball to Kenneth Frazier (Left corner).
Kenneth Frazier drives to the top of the key.
Kenneth Frazier passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Right baseline).
Jack Dawkins drives to the inside.
Jack Dawkins drives to the left baseline.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Hector Patterson (Right wing).
Hector Patterson passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Top of the key).
Jack Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key.
No good.
Michael Drake (Rice) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:06 Rice 65, George Washington 66
Rice ball: Defense: Man


Michael Drake brings the ball over the timeline.
Michael Drake drives to the left baseline.
Michael Drake drives to the left corner.
Michael Drake backs out to the left wing.
Michael Drake passes the ball to Kim Reynolds (Left baseline).
Kim Reynolds passes the ball to Joshua Shriver (FT Line).
Joshua Shriver passes the ball to Freddie Thompson (Right wing).
Freddie Thompson drives to the top of the key.
Freddie Thompson doesn't notice the shot clock winding down.
Rice is called for a shot clock violation.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:30 Rice 65, George Washington 66
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Bruce Woods inbounds the ball to Hector Patterson.
Micheal Mitchell commits the foul.
Team Fouls - Rice: 7, George Washington: 4
Rice is in the penalty.
Hector Patterson will go to the line for one plus the penalty.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:24 Rice 65, George Washington 66
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Hector Patterson is at the free throw line.
The free throw is no good.
Joshua Shriver (Rice) gets the rebound.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:22 Rice 65, George Washington 66
Rice ball: Defense: Man


Joshua Shriver passes the ball to Michael Drake (Left wing).
Michael Drake drives to the left baseline.
Michael Drake passes the ball to Jordan Maus (Right baseline).
Jordan Maus passes the ball to Micheal Mitchell (Top of the key).
Micheal Mitchell passes the ball to Joshua Shriver (Right wing).
Joshua Shriver drives to the right baseline.
Joshua Shriver shoots from the right baseline.
The shot is blocked by Porter Ali.
Jordan Maus (Rice) gets the rebound.

Final Score - George Washington 66, Rice 65


Player of the Game: SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington

[Comey]

I need to note...this Rice team would have several solid NBA players on it...specifically Maus and Thompson, though Shriver, Jospeh and Drake all had extended stays in the league.

[Comey]

George Washington will play...


Maryland 85, Florida 53


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Florida (33-3, 18-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Tony Gassaway C 33 1-2 3-6 2 4 1 0 5
Bruno Bui PF 19 5-10 1-2 1 3 1 4 11
Kevin Franzen SF 16 2-5 1-2 0 1 0 4 5
Arthur Scholz PG 23 3-3 0-0 2 6 2 1 6
Kirk Gonzales PG 27 1-7 2-2 1 3 2 3 4
Brian Borkowski SG 27 4-12 3-3 1 3 1 4 12
Arthur Harrington PF 17 2-4 0-0 0 3 0 4 5
Johan Lang C 16 0-4 2-2 1 1 0 1 2
J. Merrifield SF 13 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 3
Enrique Caballero SG 6 0-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Glen Alvarez SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
George Olds PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Patterson C 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0


Turnovers: 17 (T.Gassaway 2, B.Bui 1, K.Franzen 1,
A.Scholz 3, K.Gonzales 3, B.Borkowski 3, A.Harrington
1, J.Lang 1, J.Merrifield 2)
Blocked Shots: 8 (T.Gassaway 5, K.Franzen 2, J.Lang 1)
Steals: 6 (A.Scholz 3, K.Gonzales 1, B.Borkowski 2)
3P FGs: 3-15 (K.Gonzales 0-3, B.Borkowski 1-6,
A.Harrington 1-2, J.Merrifield 1-2, E.Caballero 0-2)


Maryland (25-9, 7-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Grant Crites C 26 6-13 3-4 4 5 0 3 15
Delbert Davis PF 31 4-6 2-2 3 9 4 2 10
Joshua Berry SF 32 8-15 2-4 2 4 1 3 20
Chris Moore SG 30 7-9 3-4 1 5 3 3 22
Eddie Rakes PG 18 0-2 0-0 0 2 4 0 0
Daniel Hepler SG 22 2-3 4-4 0 5 1 1 10
Blaine Wallace PG 10 2-2 2-2 2 2 0 1 7
Johnie Cassidy SF 14 0-2 1-2 0 2 0 3 1
Dennis Burkhart C 16 0-2 0-1 1 5 1 1 0


Turnovers: 14 (D.Davis 1, J.Berry 6, C.Moore 1, E.Rakes
1, D.Hepler 4, J.Cassidy 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (D.Davis 5, D.Burkhart 1)
Steals: 6 (D.Davis 1, D.Hepler 1, J.Cassidy 1,
D.Burkhart 3)
3P FGs: 10-16 (J.Berry 2-3, C.Moore 5-7, E.Rakes 0-1,
D.Hepler 2-2, B.Wallace 1-1, J.Cassidy 0-1, D.Burkhart
0-1)


Player of Game: PG Chris Moore (UMD)


Did not expect a blowout, or even that result, in the other semifinal.

[Comey]

A Look at Maryland

The Maryland Terrapins are 24-9. Almost all of their losses are good ones: against TCU, at Clemson, to Wake twice, twice against Duke, at Virginia...all of those teams are ranked. Losses to 15-15 Georgia, and 13-17 Maryland-Eastern Shore, a satellite campus for Maryland, are inexplicable. But here they are, hot after falling to Wake in the ACC Tournament.

So, what do the Terrapins do well? They score. Eleventh in the nation, third in field goal percentage, 11th in free throw percentage, and 12th in three-point percentage. They are fourht in points per shot. That is incredibly impressive, especially in the ACC. They are eleventh in defensive rebounding, third in assists, and sixteenth in blocks. On defense, they are 36th in the nation, 27th in offensive rebounds against, seventh in defensive rebounds against, fourth in overall rebounds against...and thirteen in PPS.

This will be a tall order.

But, of course, GW just went through the #2 and #1-ranked teams all season long.

The Terrains go through their forwards. Power forward Grant Crites averages 18.6 points and 8.6 rebounds a game. The senior is a likely All-American, and ranked sixth among all draftable prospects this year. Small forward Josh Berry averages 17.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. This presents an interesting problem, especially if both attack Armbruster first. Both he and Woods are prone to fouling early, and if they do, things fall on Grayson and Jack. Whereas most teams attack from the backcourt, Maryland presents a far different issue.

This could be decided advantage, Maryland.

Of course, Maryland has very little depth, as starter center, and schoolboy rival for Jack, Tommy Resnick, is out with an injury. And the bench offerings are slim for Maryland.

Starting off-guard Eddie Rakes (a marvelous fifties name; just a great eighties name) is out with an injury, which also puts some pressure on Maryland. They do have three players who average ten minutes a game off the bench. But this poses a lot of issue for Maryland, especially if GW gets them fouling, like they can do.

Here are their stats:


#17 MARYLAND TERRAPINS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 100 Record Vs 1-50: 16-7 Poll Rank: #17
Season Record: 25-9 Record Vs 51-100: 3-1 RPI Rank: #8
Conference Record: 7-5 Record Vs 101-200: 5-1
Home Record: 14-3 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 78.9 3 11 Points 63.9 1 36 Points 15.0 2 7
O.Reb 11.6 5 68 O.Reb 9.2 1 27 O.Reb 2.4 3 26
D.Reb 28.1 2 11 D.Reb 21.5 1 7 D.Reb 6.6 1 2
Rebounds 39.7 2 19 Rebounds 30.7 1 4 Rebounds 9.0 1 1
Assists 19.7 2 3 Assists 14.6 2 206 Assists 5.1 2 8
Steals 5.0 7 170 Steals 5.8 6 110 Steals -0.8 7 156
Blocks 6.2 3 16 Blocks 5.0 7 230 Blocks 1.2 3 56
Turnovers 14.4 6 138 Turnovers 14.9 5 64 Turnovers -0.5 7 89
Fouls 17.1 2 10 Fouls 18.8 5 153 Fouls -1.6 2 42
FG% .489 2 3 FG% .405 2 28 FG% .084 2 5
FT% .736 2 11 FT% .684 3 152 FT% .053 1 25
3P% .388 1 12 3P% .339 3 105 3P% .049 3 34
PPS 1.36 2 4 PPS 1.11 2 13 PPS .242 2 6
Adj. FG% .541 2 7 Adj. FG% .453 2 17 Adj. FG% .088 2 7



#17 MARYLAND TERRAPINS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Joshua Berry SF 33 33 32.2 17.7 1.8 6.5 3.8 1.4 0.6 3.7 2.1 13.7
Chris Moore PG 34 34 29.9 10.1 1.2 5.4 4.9 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.5 12.2
Thomas Resnick C 9 9 29.9 8.9 2.8 8.9 1.3 0.2 3.3 0.9 1.8 20.0
Delbert Davis PF 34 25 29.6 6.7 2.3 7.8 2.6 0.7 3.1 1.9 2.1 10.6
Grant Crites PF 34 34 29.3 18.6 3.4 8.6 1.5 0.4 0.3 1.5 3.2 12.2
Eddie Rakes PG 34 34 26.4 8.4 0.6 2.3 3.7 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.6 10.2
Daniel Hepler PG 33 0 15.5 6.3 0.5 1.8 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.5 1.7 4.4
Johnie Cassidy SF 34 0 11.9 5.1 0.4 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.2
Dennis Burkhart PF 34 1 10.2 1.8 0.6 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.9
Jonathan Fleming SF 7 0 6.0 0.6 0.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 1.0
Blaine Wallace PG 34 0 5.7 2.0 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.6 2.1
Robert Davis SG 13 0 2.7 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 2.5
Harvey Pitzer SG 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jarred McAlpin SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Christian McClung C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




And away we go.

[Comey]

1985 NCAA Championship Final
George Washington (33-1) vs Maryland (25-9)


Maryland vs. George Washington
Starting Lineups:


George Washington:
Center - Brian Armbruster - 6-11 - 225 lbs.
Power Forward - Bruce Woods - 6-11 - 238 lbs.
Small Forward - Jack Dawkins - 6-8 - 248 lbs.
Shooting Guard - Kenneth Frazier - 6-3 - 193 lbs.
Point Guard - Richie Hulett - 6-3 - 197 lbs.


Maryland:
Center - Grant Crites - 6-10 - 230 lbs.
Power Forward - Delbert Davis - 6-6 - 246 lbs.
Small Forward - Joshua Berry - 6-5 - 220 lbs.
Shooting Guard - Daniel Hepler - 6-2 - 203 lbs.
Point Guard - Chris Moore - 5-11 - 176 lbs.


Crites wins the jump. And then gets Armbruster to foul him. He goes one for two...Hulett opens things up for GW. Delbert Davis scores, but Jack counters for his first points. Armbruster draws a charge on Berry. Woods scores off a Jack pass. GW is the more experienced team here. Danny Hepler is fouled by Kenny. Davis is fouled by Woods, who scores. He misses the free throw. Hector comes in early, and he scores. Berry scores off a pass by Chris Moore. Kenny fouls for the second time, and he's out for Hector again. It's 8-7 five minutes in.

Hector hits a three off a Woods pass. Jack blocks Berry. Hulett is fouled by Hepler. He goes one of two. 12-7. Hulett then fouls Moore...he's tired. Hepler fouls Hulett. Moore then fouls Hector, and he gets charged with a technical. Jack hits both. It's 14-7. Hector fouls Blaine Wallace, who hits both. Hector misses a three and gets his own miss, but they can't convert. Jack gets his first foul; Berry hits both, and it's 14-11.

Ali comes in, and throws down a dunk. King and Boutwell are in too. This is not good news. Ali hits a three. Holy cow, this guy...I used to not like him. Crites hits two freebies. Hector is fouled; he misses, but GW gets the board. They miss, and Berry scores. 19-15. Jack has a quiet 4-1-1 line. Johnie Cassidy is in, and he gets a steal. And Crites gets a foul. Jack finds Hulett for a score. Crites gets to the line, and he hits both again. Grayson misses a free throw. It's 21-17. Jack scores. He's up to 6-1-2. Berry scores; he has eight, which leads all. Jack matches him. 25-19 with 6:18 left.

Jack drills a three as I write that, and Hulett gets his second foul. Jack scores AGAIN. 30-19, George Washington...timeout Maryland. Crites scores off a Berry pass. Jack doesn't even touch it. Davis scores. 30-23, and GW calls time. Jack gets called for a travel, and then commits his second foul. Berry hits both free throws. Back down to five. Berry steals it from Jack, and Crites scores, and Jack answers to that. Woods fouls Davis. He hits one of two. 32-28 with 3:10 left.

Boutwell gets to the line, and he hits one of two. I don't know if he has scored this year. The JVs are in in full force here. Perez fouls Berry, who scores. The starters are back in. Jack gets to the line, and he hits both. He has a 17-2-2 line. Armbruster commits foul #3. Crites hits both free throws. Jack gets back to the line, and he hits both. Berry scores; he has 15. Jack misses at the buzzer, and it's 37-35, GW at the half. Jack finished with a 19-3-2 line...Berry had 15, Crites 11 (but no rebounds). Fouls are the key; 14 for GW, 12 for Maryland.

George Washington, for the record, had no steals.

Berry gets a foul, and a technical, to open the half. Wow. Jack hits both. Maryland is a pretty rough team on the refs. Crites scores. Jack misses a three, hiss econd miss. Berry finds Crites, and the game is tied. Woods scores off a Jack pass. Berry commits his fourth foul, somewhat out of frustration. Jack throws home a dunk off a miss. 43-39. Woods fouls Crites, who goes one of two. Jack gets a board and gets fouled. Hulett hits a three, and it's 46-40. Maryland calls time.

Jack's up to a double-double, but he's chucking up missed threes. Hepler doesn't miss a three. Jack gets a three-point play the old-fashioned way, but missed the free throw. Kenny tips it home. Maryland responds, and Hepler scores again. It's 50-47 with 13:09 left. Dennis Burkhart comes in and ties it with a three.

Jack gets his first steal immediately, and scores off a Kenny pass. Crites, flustered, throws it out of bounds. Woods scores. Crites finds Moore. Jack gets fouled and hits both free throws. He has a 29-10-3 line, and it's 56-52 with 11:28 left.

Jack scores again. Hector fouls Moore. Armbruster, who has done nothing, gets a board and then finds Jack. Crites scores. Armbruster is fouled by Burkhart, and misses both. It's 60-54. Ali is in for Jack. Moore scores...it's a four-point game. Ali misses two threes. Woods fouls Davis, and Jack comes back. Davis hits both...60-58 with 8:01 left.

Davis blocks Jack, and Hepler gives Maryland their first lead. Jack gets fouled by Burkhart, and he hits both. 62-61. Hector gets a steal...but he travels. Seven minutes left. Crites scores. Hector is fouled...he goes one for two. Tie game, 63-all. Crites is blocked by Jack, and Jack finds Michael King! Moore finds Crites. Hulett scores off a Jack pass. Crites scores again. He has 24, and it's 67-67. Jack misses on the other end. Hepler scores. Kenny gets to the line...he hits both to tie it.

Hector gets a steal. Armbruster misses the three. Jack has a 35-12-6 line right now. Jack is fouled by Cassidy, who fouls out. Jack hits both. Armbruster draws a charge on Moore! 3:08 left, 71-69. Burkhart ties it. Armbruster is chucking...he misses. Jack gets a steal, and Berry fouls him and leaves the game. Jack goes one of two...72-71. Burkhart drills a three...74-72, Maryland.

Hepler turns it over. Armbruster is fouled. He hits both...tie game, 1:48 left. Hulett fouls with 1:25 left. Davis turns it over. Jack gets fouled. He hits both. 76-74...Jack has forty points. Kenny fouls...22 seconds left. Moore passes to Burkhart, Burkhart to Hepler, who shoots a three...


...no good!


Woods gets the board, and that's it!


George Washington goes back-to-back! Jack Dawkins had a game for the ages! This was one of the best championship games of all-time, and Jack's performance, especially when he put the team on his shoulders during the second half, and then, the game-winning free throws, to get to forty points (I believe the first to score forty in a final)...and GW goes for the most incredible back-to-back.


The Impossible Team. Led by the Unlikely Hero.


George Washington 76, Maryland 74


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Maryland (25-10, 7-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Grant Crites C 35 8-14 8-12 1 7 1 2 24
Delbert Davis PF 36 3-3 3-5 1 8 1 0 9
Joshua Berry SF 23 5-9 5-5 2 4 6 5 15
Daniel Hepler SG 30 5-7 0-0 1 5 1 4 12
Chris Moore PG 29 2-5 0-2 0 2 7 3 4
Blaine Wallace PG 12 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 3 2
Robert Davis SG 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnie Cassidy SF 9 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 5 0
Dennis Burkhart C 16 3-4 0-0 1 3 1 3 8
Eddie Rakes PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Fleming SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0


Turnovers: 15 (G.Crites 3, D.Davis 2, J.Berry 1,
D.Hepler 2, C.Moore 4, B.Wallace 1, J.Cassidy 1,
D.Burkhart 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (D.Davis 2, J.Berry 1, C.Moore 1,
D.Burkhart 2)
Steals: 4 (J.Berry 2, R.Davis 1, J.Cassidy 1)
3P FGs: 4-12 (J.Berry 0-1, D.Hepler 2-4, C.Moore 0-3,
J.Cassidy 0-1, D.Burkhart 2-3)


George Washington (34-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 34 0-5 2-4 0 1 2 3 2
Bruce Woods PF 31 3-8 0-0 4 9 3 4 6
Jack Dawkins SF 36 11-19 17-19 5 12 5 2 40
Kenneth Frazier SG 24 1-1 2-2 1 1 2 3 4
Richie Hulett PG 36 4-12 1-2 4 6 1 4 10
Hector Patterson PG 18 2-7 1-3 1 2 0 2 6
Michael King PG 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Glenn Grayson PF 10 0-1 0-1 0 0 2 1 0
Denny Perez C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Porter Ali SF 4 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 0 5
F. Boutwell SG 3 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 1


Turnovers: 8 (B.Armbruster 3, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2,
H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 4 (J.Dawkins 2, H.Patterson 2)
3P FGs: 4-15 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 1-4, R.Hulett
1-3, H.Patterson 1-3, P.Ali 1-3)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)





The final points, and possession:


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:25 George Washington 74, Maryland 74
Maryland ball: Defense: Man


Delbert Davis inbounds the ball to Chris Moore
Chris Moore drives to the inside.
Chris Moore passes the ball to Grant Crites (Right corner).
Grant Crites passes the ball to Chris Moore (Left corner).
Chris Moore is trapped in the corner.
Chris Moore gets free from the trap.
Chris Moore passes the ball to Daniel Hepler (Right corner).
Delbert Davis is called for 3 seconds in the key.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 1:01 George Washington 74, Maryland 74
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Richie Hulett inbounds the ball to Jack Dawkins.
Jack Dawkins passes the ball to Richie Hulett (Top of the key).
Richie Hulett passes the ball to Hector Patterson (Right corner).
Hector Patterson passes the ball to Jack Dawkins (Top of the key).
Jack Dawkins drives to the inside.
Jack Dawkins drives to the left baseline.
He is fouled by Jonathan Fleming
Team Fouls - George Washington: 5, Maryland: 15
Maryland is in the penalty.
Jack Dawkins will shoot two free throws.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:41 George Washington 74, Maryland 74
George Washington ball: Defense: Man


Jack Dawkins is at the free throw line.
The first free throw is good.
The second free throw is good.


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:41 George Washington 76, Maryland 74
Maryland ball: Defense: Man


Delbert Davis inbounds the ball to Blaine Wallace.
Blaine Wallace passes the ball to Dennis Burkhart (Top of the key).
Dennis Burkhart passes the ball to Chris Moore (Right corner).
Chris Moore passes the ball to Delbert Davis (FT Line).
Delbert Davis drives to the left wing.
Delbert Davis passes the ball to Blaine Wallace (Right corner).
Blaine Wallace backs out to the right wing.
Blaine Wallace passes the ball to Chris Moore (Left corner).
Kenneth Frazier tips the pass away but gets called for a foul.
Team Fouls - George Washington: 6, Maryland: 15


2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:22 George Washington 76, Maryland 74
Maryland ball: Defense: Man


Dennis Burkhart inbounds the ball to Delbert Davis
Delbert Davis passes the ball to Grant Crites (Top of the key).
Grant Crites passes the ball to Chris Moore (Left wing).
Chris Moore passes the ball to Dennis Burkhart (Left baseline).
Dennis Burkhart passes the ball to Daniel Hepler (Left corner).
Daniel Hepler shoots a three-pointer from the left corner.
No good.
Bruce Woods (George Washington) gets the rebound.

Final Score - George Washington 76, Maryland 74


Player of the Game: SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington

[Comey]

The 1984-85 National Champion George Washington Colonials


PG Michael King: He played in 22 games, playing just 2.1 minutes a game. That was a massive shift from a year ago. He did get some key moments in, and played well when he was called upon. His role did increase from a year ago, and he should be the sixth man next season.


PLAYER DETAILS


#25 PG Michael King - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 165
High School: South Gwinnett High School
Hometown: Snellville, GA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 16 66 79 35 68 31 13 24 22 24 20 29 81 46 76 60
1983: 16 64 78 34 63 30 13 23 21 23 19 28 80 44 75 53
1982: 15 62 75 33 57 28 12 22 20 22 18 27 79 42 75 46
1981: 15 58 69 31 49 26 12 20 20 20 16 27 76 40 74 32
Potential: D B B C A C F D D D D D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 55

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1982 29 0 5.4 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.17 0.1 0.0 0.5
1983 8 0 4.1 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 2.00 0.1 0.0 0.1
1984 22 0 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 2.00 0.0 0.0 0.1
Career 59 0 4.0 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 2.00 0.1 0.0 0.3


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1982 0.7 1.3 .500 0.8 0.9 .885 0.1 0.3 .500 1.71 0.59
1983 0.3 0.9 .286 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.1 0.4 .333 1.00 4.13
1984 0.0 0.1 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.67 -0.82
Career 0.4 0.8 .458 0.4 0.5 .833 0.1 0.2 .417 1.54 0.54

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1982 29 0 158 65 5 10 14 12 3 1 15
1983 8 0 33 7 1 3 2 0 1 0 1
1984 22 0 46 2 0 5 2 1 1 0 3
Career 59 0 237 74 6 18 18 13 5 1 19


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1982 19 38 23 26 4 8 17
1983 2 7 2 2 1 3 33
1984 1 3 0 2 0 1 -18
Career 22 48 25 30 5 12 32

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
Career 15 2 3 5 1 1 2 4 6 5 5 2 3

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1981 High School: Rated * and #532 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion




PF David Echevarria: Basically in the same boat as King, thought that was expected of the redshirt freshman walk-on. He really isn't very good. He did manage seven points and sixteen rebounds this year, along with six blocks, in just fifty minutes. Overall, not awful. It's pretty easy to be not awful when there are no expectations.


PLAYER DETAILS


#15 PF David Echevarria - George Washington - Freshman
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 238
High School: New Oxford High School
Hometown: New Oxford, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 23 25 9 0 28 23 25 35 26 41 30 81 40 84 35 42
1983: 22 24 9 0 27 22 24 33 25 40 29 76 40 81 33 37
1982: 20 22 9 0 25 20 22 29 23 38 27 68 37 75 32 28
Potential: D C F F C D D C C C C A


Health: Good
Scholarship: No
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 80

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1984 22 0 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 3.00 0.0 0.3 0.2
Career 22 0 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 3.00 0.0 0.3 0.2


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1984 0.1 0.5 .300 0.0 0.1 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.70 0.05
Career 0.1 0.5 .300 0.0 0.1 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.70 0.05

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1984 22 0 50 7 5 16 3 1 0 6 4
Career 22 0 50 7 5 16 3 1 0 6 4


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1984 3 10 1 2 0 0 1
Career 3 10 1 2 0 0 1

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 2 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 0
Career 2 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 0

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1983 High School: Rated * and #861 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 Walked on at George Washington
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion




SG Ferdinand Boutwell: The former Fairfield Stag saw action in 31 games, taking over garbage time duties from Chris Davis. He was, oddly enough, a negatively-efficient player this year. How does that happen on a one-loss national champion? He saw time in places where he had no right, getting play over a Michael King/Hector Patterson backcourt, which is also strange. The new coach saw something in Boutwell nobody else ever has, I guess.


PLAYER DETAILS


#43 SG Ferdinand Boutwell - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 211
High School: North Caddo High School
Hometown: Vivian, LA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 6 40 65 55 26 44 30 33 16 51 20 36 67 50 84 78
1983: 6 38 63 53 25 42 29 32 16 47 19 35 67 49 84 71
1982: 5 36 61 51 24 40 27 31 16 44 18 34 67 48 83 64
1981: 5 32 57 49 22 38 25 29 14 38 16 32 65 45 81 49
Potential: F B B C D C C C D B D D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 40

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1984 31 0 4.3 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.50 0.1 0.0 0.0
Career 31 0 4.3 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.50 0.1 0.0 0.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1984 0.3 0.7 .381 0.5 0.7 .696 0.1 0.4 .364 1.71 -0.84
Career 0.3 0.7 .381 0.5 0.7 .696 0.1 0.4 .364 1.71 -0.84

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1984 31 0 133 36 5 20 6 12 3 0 1
Career 31 0 133 36 5 20 6 12 3 0 1


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1984 8 21 16 23 4 11 -26
Career 8 21 16 23 4 11 -26

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 5 2 4 1 1 0 2 2 4 4 5 1 2
Career 5 2 4 1 1 0 2 2 4 4 5 1 2

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1982 High School: Rated * and #728 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1982 Walked on at Fairfield
1982 Transfered from Fairfield
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion




C Denny Perez: The true freshman played in all thirty-five games, though he was not particularly useful in that time. He did collect some key rebounds at times (1.8 rpg) and averaged nearly two points in his eight minutes a game. The team will be counting on him next year, when he'll likely take over one of the starting post spots.


PLAYER DETAILS


#1 C Denny Perez - George Washington - Freshman
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 243
High School: West Potomac High School
Hometown: Alexandria, VA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 49 36 35 54 35 15 54 39 35 43 15 38 35 80 27 56
1983: 45 34 33 50 33 15 46 33 31 41 15 34 33 80 25 48
Potential: C C C B C D A B C C D C


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 25

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1984 35 0 8.3 1.9 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.46 0.1 0.2 0.8
Career 35 0 8.3 1.9 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.46 0.1 0.2 0.8


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1984 0.6 1.4 .429 0.5 0.9 .633 0.1 0.4 .267 1.33 2.09
Career 0.6 1.4 .429 0.5 0.9 .633 0.1 0.4 .267 1.33 2.09

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1984 35 0 291 65 18 63 6 13 4 8 27
Career 35 0 291 65 18 63 6 13 4 8 27


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1984 21 49 19 30 4 15 73
Career 21 49 19 30 4 15 73

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 8 2 5 1 1 2 3 3 5 4 6 2 2
Career 8 2 5 1 1 2 3 3 5 4 6 2 2

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1983 High School: Rated *** and #106 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1984 NCAA Champion




C Glenn Grayson: The redshirt sophomore upped his playing time to 10.5 minutes per game, scoring 3.2 points and grabbing 1.5 rebounds a game. He was a vital piece off the bench, a role he'll likely reprise next season, due to his size (6'8) compared to the 6'11 Perez.


PLAYER DETAILS


#2 PF Glenn Grayson - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 242
High School: Crossland High School
Hometown: Temple Hills, MD

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 75 11 29 0 6 8 44 22 38 30 57 24 31 91 47 52
1983: 68 11 29 0 6 8 40 20 34 28 55 22 30 88 47 47
1982: 64 11 29 0 6 8 38 19 32 27 54 21 28 84 45 40
1981: 56 11 27 0 6 8 34 17 28 25 52 19 26 78 44 26
Potential: A F D F F F C D C C B D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 94

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1983 36 2 9.6 2.3 0.4 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.73 0.2 0.1 0.8
1984 35 0 10.5 3.2 0.7 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.60 0.1 0.3 1.1
Career 71 2 10.1 2.7 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.60 0.2 0.2 0.9


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1983 0.7 1.7 .417 0.9 1.4 .680 0.0 0.0 .000 1.40 3.17
1984 1.1 2.5 .438 0.9 1.4 .688 0.0 0.0 .000 1.25 2.71
Career 0.9 2.1 .430 0.9 1.4 .684 0.0 0.0 .000 1.31 2.94

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1983 36 2 346 84 15 53 11 15 7 5 28
1984 35 0 368 111 23 53 12 20 5 10 39
Career 71 2 714 195 38 106 23 35 12 15 67


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1983 25 60 34 50 0 0 114
1984 39 89 33 48 0 0 95
Career 64 149 67 98 0 0 209

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 9 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 8 3 4 0 0
Career 9 3 8 3 2 2 3 3 8 4 6 0 0

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1981 High School: Rated * and #485 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion

[Comey]

PG Hector Patterson: The 5'9 junior was the most consistent guy off the bench for the Colonials, coming up big time and time again when he was most needed. He also had the best chemistry with Jack, it seemed. When the Colonials had decisive runs, especially in the second half, it seemed to always be comprised of Jack and Hector. For someone who has only started eleven games in his career, he has been quite an effective scorer. He has 724 points for his career, and has averaged at least 8.3 points in two of his seasons, despite never playing more than 21 minutes, on average.


PLAYER DETAILS


#14 PG Hector Patterson - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 5-9
Weight: 172
High School: Woodrow Wilson High School
Hometown: Camden, NJ

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 62 43 37 29 53 58 52 9 5 27 66 18 76 46 72 100
1983: 59 41 35 27 52 52 49 8 4 25 57 17 76 45 72 100
1982: 56 39 33 25 47 45 46 8 3 23 48 16 75 45 72 100
1981: 53 37 31 23 43 39 43 8 3 21 40 16 75 45 71 100
Potential: B C D D C B B F F D B D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 74

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1982 31 10 20.5 8.7 1.0 1.8 1.4 0.9 1.50 1.1 0.1 1.6
1983 36 1 12.8 4.6 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.12 0.8 0.1 1.4
1984 35 0 20.8 8.3 0.9 1.6 2.8 1.5 1.81 1.4 0.1 1.8
Career 102 11 17.9 7.1 0.8 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.81 1.1 0.1 1.6


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1982 3.1 7.0 .449 1.8 2.7 .655 0.7 2.0 .333 1.25 7.16
1983 1.9 4.2 .454 0.6 1.0 .657 0.1 0.9 .121 1.09 4.56
1984 2.9 6.4 .448 1.8 2.9 .620 0.8 2.2 .346 1.30 8.57
Career 2.6 5.8 .450 1.4 2.1 .639 0.5 1.7 .299 1.23 6.73

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1982 31 10 637 270 30 55 42 28 33 2 50
1983 36 1 460 165 24 36 38 34 28 2 50
1984 35 0 729 289 31 57 98 54 50 3 64
Career 102 11 1826 724 85 148 178 116 111 7 164


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1982 97 216 55 84 21 63 222
1983 69 152 23 35 4 33 164
1984 100 223 62 100 27 78 300
Career 266 591 140 219 52 174 686

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 17 3 6 8 4 1 4 6 13 5 9 3 7
Career 21 4 7 8 4 1 4 8 17 6 9 4 8

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 1
1981 High School: Rated * and #581 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1982 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion




SG Kenny Frazier: The true freshman couldn't replace Dwight Davis, but he got better as the season went on. And he shot reasonably well for a freshman, going 47% from the field, 33% from three. That should go up as he goes along, and he should be quite a competent player for the Colonials in his career. He probably won't be as good as Hulett, but he should be decent.


PLAYER DETAILS


#23 SG Kenneth Frazier - George Washington - Freshman
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 193
High School: Cary High School
Hometown: Cary, NC

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 24 46 53 55 48 39 19 23 26 35 56 64 63 56 53 53
1983: 22 44 49 53 44 35 17 21 24 31 50 58 62 52 51 41
Potential: D C B C B C D D C C B A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 83

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1984 35 35 26.4 6.7 0.9 2.6 1.8 1.7 1.07 1.9 0.3 2.4
Career 35 35 26.4 6.7 0.9 2.6 1.8 1.7 1.07 1.9 0.3 2.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1984 2.5 5.4 .466 0.9 1.3 .652 0.8 2.4 .325 1.23 11.91
Career 2.5 5.4 .466 0.9 1.3 .652 0.8 2.4 .325 1.23 11.91

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1984 35 35 923 233 33 90 62 58 67 12 84
Career 35 35 923 233 33 90 62 58 67 12 84


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1984 88 189 30 46 27 83 417
Career 88 189 30 46 27 83 417

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 14 3 6 4 5 2 5 6 10 4 6 2 5
Career 14 3 6 4 5 2 5 6 10 4 6 2 5

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1983 High School: Rated *** and #316 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1984 NCAA Champion




PF Brian Armbruster: Amazingly, Ambruster cut down on his fouls this year, from 3.2 to 3.0 a game. His free throw percentage, though, took a MAJOR dip, from 54% to 38%. That's atrocious. He seemed to never really get on track, and tried to shoot his way out of slumps. That didn't really work. He never built on the promise of his 17-point, 17-rebound performance in the season opener against Ohio State. He does have a world of promise, though, and should be the centerpiece of the program for the next two years. Of course, following Jack's act could easily cause a player to crumble. It will be interesting to see what he does.


PLAYER DETAILS


#41 C Brian Armbruster - George Washington - Sophomore
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 225
High School: Redbank Valley High School
Hometown: New Bethlehem, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 63 27 11 33 46 24 45 76 53 35 28 28 34 75 37 100
1983: 53 25 10 31 43 22 38 62 42 34 27 24 34 75 37 100
1982: 45 23 8 29 41 20 34 54 36 34 27 22 34 75 36 96
Potential: B D F C C D C A B C C D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 29

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1983 36 36 28.6 6.5 1.6 5.9 1.0 0.8 1.28 0.7 0.3 3.2
1984 35 35 29.5 7.0 1.5 6.9 0.9 1.1 0.79 0.5 0.5 3.0
Career 71 71 29.1 6.7 1.5 6.4 0.9 0.9 0.79 0.6 0.4 3.1


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1983 2.5 5.1 .492 1.1 2.0 .535 0.4 1.3 .292 1.26 14.69
1984 2.9 5.9 .490 0.9 2.3 .380 0.3 1.2 .262 1.18 15.26
Career 2.7 5.5 .491 1.0 2.1 .453 0.4 1.3 .278 1.22 14.97

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1983 36 36 1031 234 57 212 37 29 24 9 114
1984 35 35 1032 245 52 240 30 38 16 19 105
Career 71 71 2063 479 109 452 67 67 40 28 219


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1983 91 185 38 71 14 48 529
1984 102 208 30 79 11 42 534
Career 193 393 68 150 25 90 1063

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 17 5 17 3 4 3 3 8 13 5 6 2 4
Career 17 5 17 3 4 3 3 8 13 6 10 3 4

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1982 High School: Rated *** and #108 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion




PF Bruce Woods: Now a three-year starter and two-time champion, his numbers jumped from a year ago. He averaged career highs in points (7.4 ppg) and rebounds (6.1 rpg), and played mostly efficient basketball. He did shoot only 46% from the field, but he's not a focal point on offense. His numbers were higher until Hulett began to assert himself more on the offensive end. He is reliable and will be a dependable starter next year. The Twin Towers will reign one more time.


PLAYER DETAILS


#20 PF Bruce Woods - George Washington - Junior
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 238
High School: Midway High School
Hometown: Dunn, NC

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 56 12 47 0 11 11 65 49 80 19 29 34 11 62 27 80
1983: 53 11 42 0 10 10 61 46 68 17 27 31 11 62 27 70
1982: 48 10 38 0 9 9 54 41 56 16 26 28 11 62 26 60
1981: 44 9 35 0 9 9 48 37 48 16 26 26 10 62 23 33
Potential: C F C F F F B C B D C D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 89

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1982 31 31 27.8 5.7 1.9 4.4 1.2 1.0 1.19 0.5 0.2 2.9
1983 36 34 22.5 4.3 1.3 4.0 0.9 0.8 1.03 0.4 0.4 2.0
1984 35 35 28.6 7.4 2.3 6.1 0.7 1.3 0.56 0.5 0.5 2.9
Career 102 100 26.2 5.8 1.8 4.8 0.9 1.0 0.56 0.5 0.4 2.6


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1982 2.1 4.8 .443 1.4 2.1 .652 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.18 11.84
1983 1.7 3.8 .442 0.9 1.4 .673 0.0 0.0 .000 1.12 10.89
1984 3.0 6.6 .461 1.4 2.0 .686 0.0 0.0 .000 1.13 15.57
Career 2.3 5.1 .451 1.2 1.8 .670 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.14 12.78

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1982 31 31 863 176 60 137 37 31 17 7 89
1983 36 34 811 155 47 145 31 30 14 16 72
1984 35 35 1000 260 79 212 25 45 17 18 101
Career 102 100 2674 591 186 494 93 106 48 41 262


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1982 66 149 43 66 1 1 367
1983 61 138 33 49 0 0 392
1984 106 230 48 70 0 0 545
Career 233 517 124 185 1 1 1304

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 15 7 11 3 2 2 5 7 12 7 8 0 0
Career 15 9 11 5 3 3 5 7 12 7 8 1 1

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1981 High School: Rated * and #567 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion

[Comey]

And our departing seniors...


SG Chris Davis: He didn't suit up this year, and was okay with that. For his career, he played 87 minutes over 37 games, scored 29 points, and won two national championships. And he got to play with the greatest college player ever. How can this man complain on this end?


PLAYER DETAILS


#13 SG Chris Davis - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 187
High School: Aberdeen High School
Hometown: Aberdeen, MD

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 8 30 59 44 52 34 43 31 31 26 11 53 88 43 59 85
1983: 8 30 59 43 50 33 41 30 30 25 10 50 87 42 58 79
1982: 7 30 59 42 48 32 39 29 29 24 10 47 87 40 57 72
1981: 6 29 58 41 46 31 37 28 28 23 10 45 86 39 56 65
1980: 6 28 57 40 44 30 35 27 27 22 10 43 85 38 55 58
1979: 6 26 55 38 40 28 31 25 25 20 10 39 83 34 53 38
Potential: F D C C C D C D C D F B


Health: Good
Scholarship: No
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 47

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1982 18 0 2.9 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.50 0.1 0.0 0.3
1983 19 0 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.67 0.0 0.0 0.1
Career 37 0 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.67 0.1 0.0 0.2


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1982 0.3 0.7 .417 0.4 0.5 .889 0.1 0.3 .333 1.67 0.06
1983 0.1 0.3 .167 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.1 0.2 .333 1.50 -0.21
Career 0.2 0.5 .333 0.4 0.4 .933 0.1 0.2 .333 1.61 -0.08

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1982 18 0 52 20 0 5 4 8 2 0 5
1983 19 0 35 9 1 2 2 3 0 0 1
Career 37 0 87 29 1 7 6 11 2 0 6


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1982 5 12 8 9 2 6 1
1983 1 6 6 6 1 3 -4
Career 6 18 14 15 3 9 -3

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 7 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 3 4 4 1 2

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1980 High School: Rated * and #1230 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1980 Walked on at George Washington
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion




SG Porter Ali: He was infurating at times, and good for two things: a three attempt, usually immediately upon entering, and probably a turnover. And a dunk. He took far more shots this year than in any other, shooting 120 times. But he shot 51% from the field, 73% from the line, and 38% from three. The FG and 3 numbers were career-bests. Of course, all of the bad was washed away by two plays: his buzzer-beating three to beat Duke in the East regional final, and his block against Rice to secure the national semifinal for the Colonials. He will forever be Duke of DC for his contributions. Every story needs the unsung hero, and Ali played the role in GW's tale.


PLAYER DETAILS


#55 SF Porter Ali - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 220
High School: Mccaskey High School
Hometown: Lancaster, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 41 80 46 53 33 18 21 22 37 6 11 26 47 71 70 57
1983: 40 77 44 51 31 17 20 21 34 5 10 25 47 69 70 50
1982: 39 74 42 49 29 16 19 20 32 5 10 24 47 66 68 42
1981: 38 71 40 47 28 15 18 19 30 5 10 23 45 63 66 33
1980: 37 69 39 46 27 15 17 18 29 5 10 22 44 60 65 23
1979: 35 64 37 44 25 15 15 16 27 5 10 20 41 52 61 1
Potential: C B C C C D D D C F F D


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 30

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 0 4.3 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.93 0.0 0.0 0.5
1982 30 0 7.8 3.6 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.24 0.0 0.0 0.7
1983 36 0 8.0 3.3 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.67 0.2 0.0 0.9
1984 35 0 8.3 5.2 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.74 0.3 0.1 0.8
Career 134 0 7.1 3.5 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.74 0.1 0.0 0.7


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 0.5 1.2 .425 0.5 0.7 .708 0.2 0.8 .280 1.45 0.55
1982 1.3 3.2 .411 0.5 0.7 .750 0.5 1.7 .300 1.14 -0.47
1983 1.2 2.6 .467 0.4 0.6 .652 0.4 1.4 .327 1.27 1.47
1984 1.7 3.4 .508 1.0 1.4 .729 0.7 1.8 .375 1.51 1.23
Career 1.2 2.6 .461 0.6 0.9 .713 0.5 1.4 .330 1.34 0.75

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 0 143 58 8 28 13 14 1 1 15
1982 30 0 233 108 11 37 4 17 1 1 22
1983 36 0 289 117 2 22 22 33 7 1 33
1984 35 0 292 181 12 41 17 23 9 3 28
Career 134 0 957 464 33 128 56 87 18 6 98


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 17 40 17 24 7 25 18
1982 39 95 15 20 15 50 -14
1983 43 92 15 23 16 49 53
1984 61 120 35 48 24 64 43
Career 160 347 82 115 62 188 100

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 14 2 3 2 2 1 3 4 8 6 6 3 5
Career 14 2 4 2 2 1 4 5 10 6 8 3 6

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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1979 High School: Rated * and #679 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion




SG Richie Hulett: Tempermental, selfish, streaky. You could use these words to describe Hulett's presence on a basketball court. Fiery, self-assured, and game-changer. You can also use those. Really, it depends on if he's scoring. He had several technical fouls this year, fouled out of a few games, and ticked off a lot of people...including his own teammates. But, in the end, he found his role: when Jack was receiving too much attention on defense, he was to attack. If he was hitting, it opened up the offense. If he wasn't, he was to shoot his way out of it. He did shoot 49% from the field this year, and averaged a career-high 14.7 points. He also scored 1,333 points for his career, including 516 this year. The 1,333 tie him for tenth all-time, just behind long-time backcourt mate, Dwight Davis. And he did finish eighth in school history in assists, with 263; fifteenth in steals (109), and among the school leaders in several other categories. He ends his career as, most likely, one of the top ten or fifteen players in school history. He might play overseas, but will most likely get into coaching.


PLAYER DETAILS


#42 PG Richie Hulett - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 197
High School: Lee High School
Hometown: Springfield, VA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 46 78 54 39 61 57 57 22 13 57 40 10 73 58 54 85
1983: 40 72 53 39 54 52 51 21 12 52 38 9 73 57 53 78
1982: 36 67 50 39 48 48 47 20 11 49 36 8 72 56 53 69
1981: 33 61 47 39 41 43 44 19 11 46 34 8 71 55 52 60
1980: 29 57 45 37 35 39 40 19 11 42 32 8 69 52 50 32
Potential: C A C D B C C D D C C F


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 39

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 0 19.1 6.5 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.1 1.69 0.8 0.0 2.0
1982 24 24 26.4 8.9 1.7 3.0 1.8 1.5 1.23 0.8 0.1 2.8
1983 35 35 27.7 11.2 1.5 2.7 1.9 1.6 1.24 0.7 0.1 3.1
1984 35 35 28.6 14.7 1.6 3.3 2.6 2.1 1.26 1.2 0.1 3.1
Career 127 94 25.5 10.5 1.5 2.8 2.1 1.6 1.26 0.9 0.1 2.8


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 2.2 5.4 .399 1.5 2.2 .681 0.7 2.4 .275 1.20 9.15
1982 3.4 7.8 .431 1.1 1.7 .659 1.0 3.3 .308 1.13 11.29
1983 4.4 9.5 .464 1.1 1.7 .690 1.2 4.1 .297 1.18 13.11
1984 5.8 11.8 .494 1.7 2.0 .817 1.4 4.3 .333 1.25 15.37
Career 4.0 8.7 .459 1.4 1.9 .719 1.1 3.6 .307 1.20 12.36

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 0 631 213 38 77 61 36 27 1 65
1982 24 24 633 213 40 72 43 35 18 3 66
1983 35 35 968 391 51 94 68 55 23 4 110
1984 35 35 1002 516 57 114 91 72 41 2 109
Career 127 94 3234 1333 186 357 263 198 109 10 350


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 71 178 49 72 22 80 302
1982 81 188 27 41 24 78 271
1983 154 332 40 58 43 145 459
1984 204 413 58 71 50 150 538
Career 510 1111 174 242 139 453 1570

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 29 4 6 6 4 1 10 12 18 7 8 5 10
Career 29 7 8 6 4 1 10 12 20 7 8 5 10

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 1
1980 High School: Rated *** and #154 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1983 NCAA Champion
1984 NCAA Champion

[Comey]

The 1984-85 George Washington Colonials: A Team Look


#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS General


Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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Brian Armbruster 41 C So 6-11 225 Yes 29 OK New Bethlehem, PA
Bruce Woods 20 PF Jr 6-11 238 Yes 89 OK Dunn, NC
Jack Dawkins 11 SF Sr 6-8 248 Yes 99 OK Camp Hill, PA
Kenneth Frazier 23 SG Fr 6-3 193 Yes 83 OK Cary, NC
Richie Hulett 42 PG Sr 6-3 197 Yes 39 OK Springfield, VA
Hector Patterson 14 PG Jr 5-9 172 Yes 74 OK Camden, NJ
Michael King 25 PG Jr 6-0 165 Yes 55 OK Snellville, GA
Glenn Grayson 2 PF So* 6-8 242 Yes 94 OK Temple Hills, MD
Denny Perez 1 C Fr 6-11 243 Yes 25 OK Alexandria, VA
Porter Ali 55 SF Sr* 6-7 220 Yes 30 OK Lancaster, PA
Ferdinand Boutwell 43 SG So* 6-3 211 Yes 40 OK Vivian, LA
Chris Davis 13 SG Sr* 6-0 187 No 47 OK Aberdeen, MD
David Echevarria 15 PF Fr* 6-6 238 No 80 OK New Oxford, PA
Charles Muncy 32 PF Jr 6-8 223 Yes 31 Redshirt Wickes, AR
Clark Johnson 0 SF Fr 6-5 197 No 22 Redshirt Delmar, DE




#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 35 35 32.2 25.0 3.9 11.7 7.8 2.9 1.4 1.7 2.1 20.1
Brian Armbruster C 35 35 29.5 7.0 1.5 6.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.1 3.0 15.3
Richie Hulett PG 35 35 28.6 14.7 1.6 3.3 2.6 1.2 0.1 2.1 3.1 15.4
Bruce Woods PF 35 35 28.6 7.4 2.3 6.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.9 15.6
Kenneth Frazier SG 35 35 26.4 6.7 0.9 2.6 1.8 1.9 0.3 1.7 2.4 11.9
Hector Patterson PG 35 0 20.8 8.3 0.9 1.6 2.8 1.4 0.1 1.5 1.8 8.6
Glenn Grayson PF 35 0 10.5 3.2 0.7 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.7
Porter Ali SF 35 0 8.3 5.2 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.2
Denny Perez C 35 0 8.3 1.9 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.1
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 31 0 4.3 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.8
David Echevarria PF 22 0 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
Michael King PG 22 0 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.8
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS 30 Min Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 35 35 30.0 23.3 3.7 10.9 7.3 2.7 1.3 1.6 1.9 18.7
Brian Armbruster C 35 35 30.0 7.1 1.5 7.0 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.1 3.1 15.5
Richie Hulett PG 35 35 30.0 15.4 1.7 3.4 2.7 1.2 0.1 2.2 3.3 16.1
Bruce Woods PF 35 35 30.0 7.8 2.4 6.4 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.4 3.0 16.4
Kenneth Frazier SG 35 35 30.0 7.6 1.1 2.9 2.0 2.2 0.4 1.9 2.7 13.6
Hector Patterson PG 35 0 30.0 11.9 1.3 2.3 4.0 2.1 0.1 2.2 2.6 12.3
Glenn Grayson PF 35 0 30.0 9.0 1.9 4.3 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.2 7.7
Porter Ali SF 35 0 30.0 18.6 1.2 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.9 4.4
Denny Perez C 35 0 30.0 6.7 1.9 6.5 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.8 7.5
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 31 0 30.0 8.1 1.1 4.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 2.7 0.2 -5.9
David Echevarria PF 22 0 30.0 4.2 3.0 9.6 1.8 0.0 3.6 0.6 2.4 0.6
Michael King PG 22 0 30.0 1.3 0.0 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 2.0 -11.7
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 35 35 1126 874 138 409 273 100 50 59 73 703
Brian Armbruster C 35 35 1032 245 52 240 30 16 19 38 105 534
Richie Hulett PG 35 35 1002 516 57 114 91 41 2 72 109 538
Bruce Woods PF 35 35 1000 260 79 212 25 17 18 45 101 545
Kenneth Frazier SG 35 35 923 233 33 90 62 67 12 58 84 417
Hector Patterson PG 35 0 729 289 31 57 98 50 3 54 64 300
Glenn Grayson PF 35 0 368 111 23 53 12 5 10 20 39 95
Porter Ali SF 35 0 292 181 12 41 17 9 3 23 28 43
Denny Perez C 35 0 291 65 18 63 6 4 8 13 27 73
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 31 0 133 36 5 20 6 3 0 12 1 -26
David Echevarria PF 22 0 50 7 5 16 3 0 6 1 4 1
Michael King PG 22 0 46 2 0 5 2 1 0 1 3 -18
Chris Davis SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 301 584 .515 216 232 .931 56 143 .392 1.50
Brian Armbruster C 102 208 .490 30 79 .380 11 42 .262 1.18
Richie Hulett PG 204 413 .494 58 71 .817 50 150 .333 1.25
Bruce Woods PF 106 230 .461 48 70 .686 0 0 .000 1.13
Kenneth Frazier SG 88 189 .466 30 46 .652 27 83 .325 1.23
Hector Patterson PG 100 223 .448 62 100 .620 27 78 .346 1.30
Glenn Grayson PF 39 89 .438 33 48 .688 0 0 .000 1.25
Porter Ali SF 61 120 .508 35 48 .729 24 64 .375 1.51
Denny Perez C 21 49 .429 19 30 .633 4 15 .267 1.33
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 8 21 .381 16 23 .696 4 11 .364 1.71
David Echevarria PF 3 10 .300 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0.70
Michael King PG 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0.67
Chris Davis SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule


Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/17/84 vs. Ohio State 9-20 134 W 83-74 1-0
11/18/84 vs. #22 Wake Forest 22-11 34 W 82-74 2-0
11/27/84 Buffalo 15-14 113 W 91-61 3-0
11/30/84 at VCU 15-14 169 W 91-65 4-0
12/04/84 Drexel 19-14 111 W 86-70 5-0
12/06/84 VMI 8-23 178 W 63-52 6-0
12/13/84 Howard 14-14 118 W 70-45 7-0
12/17/84 at Lehigh 7-24 208 W 94-64 8-0
12/22/84 St. John's 16-17 93 W 77-60 9-0
12/26/84 Appalachian State 11-20 137 W 94-77 10-0
12/28/84 at Temple 17-16 123 W 94-50 11-0
01/02/85 at Lafayette 19-14 76 W 85-62 12-0
01/04/85 at Eastern Michigan 12-16 152 W 75-51 13-0
01/07/85 American 19-16 77 W 81-60 14-0
01/09/85 Bucknell 8-24 182 W 84-58 15-0
01/19/85 at La Salle 19-13 70 W 81-63 16-0
01/21/85 at St. Bonaventure 13-16 133 W 77-62 17-0
01/23/85 Saint Joseph's 17-13 80 W 79-56 18-0
01/28/85 at Hofstra 19-13 78 W 68-50 19-0
02/01/85 Canisius 17-13 53 W 97-52 20-0
02/05/85 Charlotte 13-17 97 W 79-59 21-0
02/07/85 at #2 Duke 32-3 1 L 76-73 21-1
02/11/85 at Arizona State 19-13 25 W 86-63 22-1
02/13/85 at Georgia Southern 11-18 171 W 78-66 23-1
02/15/85 Centenary 5-24 183 W 76-59 24-1
02/17/85 Fairleigh Dickinson 17-14 64 W 64-54 25-1
02/23/85 Long Island 16-15 89 W 84-59 26-1
02/27/85 at Georgetown 11-21 165 W 79-61 27-1
03/05/85 at East Carolina 25-10 27 W 86-67 28-1
03/21/85 vs. Alabama 19-12 74 W 72-63 29-1
03/23/85 vs. Morehead State 22-13 45 W 83-62 30-1
03/29/85 vs. #13 Princeton 23-8 13 W 83-69 31-1
03/31/85 vs. #2 Duke 32-3 1 W 82-79 32-1
04/06/85 vs. #1 Rice 33-3 2 W 66-65 33-1
04/08/85 vs. #17 Maryland 25-10 8 W 76-74 34-1



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS TEAM INFO


Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 63 Record Vs 1-50: 8-1 Poll Rank: #8
Season Record: 34-1 Record Vs 51-100: 11-0 RPI Rank: #3
Conference Record: 0-0 Record Vs 101-200: 14-0
Home Record: 14-0 Record Vs 200+: 1-0




Team Stats CR NR Opp. Stats CR NR Margin CR NR
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Points 80.5 1 7 Points 62.3 7 19 Points 18.2 1 3
O.Reb 12.9 4 14 O.Reb 9.5 8 40 O.Reb 3.4 1 6
D.Reb 24.8 29 121 D.Reb 22.1 3 11 D.Reb 2.7 5 25
Rebounds 37.7 12 58 Rebounds 31.6 3 11 Rebounds 6.1 1 8
Assists 17.9 1 15 Assists 12.5 19 50 Assists 5.3 1 7
Steals 8.9 1 4 Steals 4.1 1 2 Steals 4.8 1 2
Blocks 3.7 21 90 Blocks 3.3 33 89 Blocks 0.4 22 83
Turnovers 11.3 1 3 Turnovers 17.6 1 2 Turnovers -6.3 1 2
Fouls 18.2 7 54 Fouls 19.9 23 77 Fouls -1.7 10 40
FG% .483 1 5 FG% .422 15 72 FG% .061 1 9
FT% .730 4 16 FT% .662 20 54 FT% .068 1 8
3P% .346 20 104 3P% .312 6 25 3P% .034 9 46
PPS 1.32 4 18 PPS 1.19 9 55 PPS .131 3 19
Adj. FG% .531 2 14 Adj. FG% .473 14 60 Adj. FG% .058 1 14

[Comey]

The 1984-85 George Washington Colonials: Career Totals


#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Career Averages


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 135 135 33.5 25.8 4.0 11.7 7.4 2.5 2.7 1.7 2.0 19.1
Brian Armbruster C 71 71 29.1 6.7 1.5 6.4 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 3.1 15.0
Kenneth Frazier SG 35 35 26.4 6.7 0.9 2.6 1.8 1.9 0.3 1.7 2.4 11.9
Bruce Woods PF 102 100 26.2 5.8 1.8 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.6 12.8
Richie Hulett PG 127 94 25.5 10.5 1.5 2.8 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.8 12.4
Hector Patterson PG 102 11 17.9 7.1 0.8 1.5 1.7 1.1 0.1 1.1 1.6 6.7
Glenn Grayson PF 71 2 10.1 2.7 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.9 2.9
Denny Perez C 35 0 8.3 1.9 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.1
Porter Ali SF 134 0 7.1 3.5 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.7
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 31 0 4.3 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.8
Michael King PG 59 0 4.0 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5
Chris Davis SG 37 0 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 -0.1
David Echevarria PF 22 0 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Career Totals


Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 135 135 4521 3487 536 1576 996 334 364 232 271 2573
Brian Armbruster C 71 71 2063 479 109 452 67 40 28 67 219 1063
Kenneth Frazier SG 35 35 923 233 33 90 62 67 12 58 84 417
Bruce Woods PF 102 100 2674 591 186 494 93 48 41 106 262 1304
Richie Hulett PG 127 94 3234 1333 186 357 263 109 10 198 350 1570
Hector Patterson PG 102 11 1826 724 85 148 178 111 7 116 164 686
Glenn Grayson PF 71 2 714 195 38 106 23 12 15 35 67 209
Denny Perez C 35 0 291 65 18 63 6 4 8 13 27 73
Porter Ali SF 134 0 957 464 33 128 56 18 6 87 98 100
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 31 0 133 36 5 20 6 3 0 12 1 -26
Michael King PG 59 0 237 74 6 18 18 5 1 13 19 32
Chris Davis SG 37 0 87 29 1 7 6 2 0 11 6 -3
David Echevarria PF 22 0 50 7 5 16 3 0 6 1 4 1
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Career Shooting


Player Pos Fgm Fga Fg% Ftm Fta Ft% 3pm 3pa 3p% PPS +/-
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Jack Dawkins SF 1199 2259 .531 872 946 .922 217 505 .430 1.54
Brian Armbruster C 193 393 .491 68 150 .453 25 90 .278 1.22
Kenneth Frazier SG 88 189 .466 30 46 .652 27 83 .325 1.23
Bruce Woods PF 233 517 .451 124 185 .670 1 1 1.000 1.14
Richie Hulett PG 510 1111 .459 174 242 .719 139 453 .307 1.20
Hector Patterson PG 266 591 .450 140 219 .639 52 174 .299 1.23
Glenn Grayson PF 64 149 .430 67 98 .684 0 0 .000 1.31
Denny Perez C 21 49 .429 19 30 .633 4 15 .267 1.33
Porter Ali SF 160 347 .461 82 115 .713 62 188 .330 1.34
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 8 21 .381 16 23 .696 4 11 .364 1.71
Michael King PG 22 48 .458 25 30 .833 5 12 .417 1.54
Chris Davis SG 6 18 .333 14 15 .933 3 9 .333 1.61
David Echevarria PF 3 10 .300 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0.70
Charles Muncy PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00
Clark Johnson SF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0.00



GEORGE WASHINGTON TEAM PERFORMANCE


Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1984 George Washington 34 1 0 0 8 3 78 NCAA Champion
1983 George Washington 35 1 0 0 5 6 63 NCAA Champion
1982 George Washington 28 3 0 0 9 6 48 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1981 George Washington 28 5 0 0 18 14 39 Loss in NCAA Elite Eight
1980 George Washington 12 17 0 0 158 116 29 No Postseason
1979 George Washington 13 16 0 0 134 130 30 No Postseason
1978 George Washington 5 23 0 0 227 218 30 No Postseason
1977 George Washington 11 18 0 0 173 157 33 No Postseason
1976 George Washington 17 13 0 0 83 98 34 No Postseason
1975 George Washington 18 13 0 0 51 45 33 Loss in NIT Round 2
1974 George Washington 12 17 0 0 157 148 31 No Postseason
1973 George Washington 8 21 0 0 215 204 31 No Postseason
1972 George Washington 14 15 0 0 125 108 34 No Postseason
1971 George Washington 17 12 0 0 71 91 34 No Postseason
1970 George Washington 20 10 0 0 46 56 33 Loss in NIT Round 1
1969 George Washington 17 12 0 0 69 78 31 No Postseason
1968 George Washington 8 22 0 0 216 198 30 No Postseason
1967 George Washington 14 15 0 0 122 106 32 No Postseason
1966 George Washington 16 13 0 0 88 97 32 No Postseason
1965 George Washington 15 14 0 0 104 73 31 No Postseason
1964 George Washington 7 22 0 0 221 192 30 No Postseason
1963 George Washington 8 21 0 0 220 141 32 No Postseason
1962 George Washington 16 13 0 0 79 33 34 No Postseason
1961 George Washington 15 14 0 0 94 55 33 No Postseason
1960 George Washington 10 19 0 0 181 110 32 No Postseason
1959 George Washington 8 21 0 0 212 132 33 No Postseason
1958 George Washington 12 17 0 0 147 116 33 No Postseason
1957 George Washington 15 14 0 0 110 102 31 No Postseason
1956 George Washington 13 16 0 0 135 114 28 No Postseason
1955 George Washington 10 19 0 0 196 175 27 No Postseason
1954 George Washington 10 19 0 0 192 153 27 No Postseason
1953 George Washington 8 21 0 0 209 206 27 No Postseason
1952 George Washington 20 12 0 0 44 59 29 Loss in NIT Round 3
1951 George Washington 16 13 0 0 84 92 25 No Postseason
1950 George Washington 17 12 0 0 78 122 22 No Postseason

(The prestige jump for this past season is a guess, based off of last season's jump for winning the title.)

[Comey]

The Collegiate Career of Jack Dawkins

It is finally time to put a bow on Jack's collegiate career. He was named National Player of the Year for the fourth straight year. Southern Cal PG Richie Russell was a repeat pick for First Team All-American.


1984 OVERALL AWARDS


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Player of the Year:


SR SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 25.0 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 7.8 APG 2.9 SPG, 1.4 BPG


Freshman of the Year:
FR C Terry Bennett Oregon 15.5 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.4 APG 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG


Coach of the Year:
Jack Howard Duke 32 - 3 (11 - 1)


All-league 1st Team:
C SR Kim Reynolds Rice 16.4 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.3 SPG, 3.9 BPG
PF JR Rudolf McKinnie Missouri 20.7 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.8 SPG, 4.8 BPG
SF SR Jack Dawkins George Washington 25.0 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 7.8 APG, 2.9 SPG, 1.4 BPG
SG SR Tod Whitlock Southern California 22.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.4 APG, 2.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Richie Russell Southern California 17.9 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 8.7 APG, 2.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG


All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Antoine Verdin Yale 17.4 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.8 BPG
PF SR Duane Williams Montana 21.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.8 SPG, 2.8 BPG
SF SR Antoine Matt Texas A&M 24.6 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG JR David Hunt Missouri 16.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.2 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG JR Orville Ayer Duke 13.4 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 6.3 APG, 2.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG


All-league 3rd Team:
C SR Tony Gassaway Florida 8.4 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.5 SPG, 4.8 BPG
PF SR Grant Crites Maryland 18.7 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SF SR Joshua Berry Maryland 17.6 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.6 BPG
SG JR Michael Grossman UTEP 17.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.6 APG, 2.1 SPG, 1.1 BPG
PG JR Ahmed Robson Texas Christian 13.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 8.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG


All-freshman Team:
C FR Terry Bennett Oregon 15.5 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG
PF FR Don Currin Nevada 8.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SF FR Elvin Clem Western Michigan 14.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.2 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG FR Tony Clardy Arizona State 13.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Brett Hatch Colorado 10.0 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG


His pro prospects are the same as when he first walked onto campus. He's atop the list. This is also so we can compare this list to what happens at the next level.


All Positions Pro Prospects


# Pos Name Team Ht Class Entering Draft
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1. SF Jack Dawkins George Washington 6-8 Sr Yes
2. PF Rudolf McKinnie Missouri 6-9 Jr No
3. PG Richie Russell Southern California 6-3 Sr Yes
4. C John Kress North Carolina 6-10 Jr No
5. C Tony Barnes Brigham Young 7-0 Sr Yes
6. PF Grant Crites Maryland 6-10 Sr Yes
7. SF James Matz Baylor 6-8 Fr No
8. C Stephen Towle Pennsylvania 6-10 Sr Yes
9. SF Joshua Berry Maryland 6-5 Sr Yes
10. SF Joshua Morris Cornell 6-6 Jr No
11. SG Joseph Tu Duke 6-6 Jr No
12. PF Kevin Matherne Baylor 6-9 Sr Yes
13. SF Arnaud Delescluse Baylor 6-6 Fr No
14. PF Bruno Bui Florida 6-9 Sr Yes
15. PF Noble Crossley Brigham Young 6-10 Jr No
16. SG Leland Mancini Kansas State 6-4 So No
17. PG Brett Hatch Colorado 6-2 Fr No
18. SG Anton Silverstein Columbia 6-5 Sr Yes
19. C Ezra Jimenez UTEP 6-10 Sr Yes
20. PG Michael Drake Rice 6-1 Sr Yes
21. SG Gervais Caudron Yale 6-3 Fr No
22. SG Russell Davidson Baylor 6-2 Fr No
23. SF Joshua Shriver Rice 6-5 So No
24. C James Fisher Colorado State 7-0 So No
25. SG Tony Marker North Carolina 6-4 Fr No
26. SG David Hunt Missouri 6-5 Jr No
27. C Kelly Coulter Clemson 6-11 So No
28. SG Paul Marshall Iowa State 6-4 So No
29. C Dewey Teeter Missouri 7-0 Fr No
30. PF Todd Keil Iowa State 6-11 Fr No
31. C Brian Loeffler Nebraska 6-10 So No
32. SF Jefferey Adam Kansas 6-5 So No
33. PF Jordan Maus Rice 6-11 Sr Yes
34. C Kermit Lee Princeton 6-10 Sr Yes
35. SG Glenn Davis Pennsylvania 6-3 Sr Yes
36. C Roger Snelling Yale 6-11 Jr No
37. SF Erasmo Schiller Morehead State 6-9 So No
38. C Michael Hicks South Florida 6-11 Jr No
39. C John Fleck California 6-10 So No


# Pos Name Team Ht Class Entering Draft
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40. SG Kelly Willams Duke 6-4 So No
41. SG Michael Grossman UTEP 6-4 Jr No
42. PF David Sweatt Kansas 6-7 Jr No
43. PF Duane Williams Montana 6-9 Sr Yes
44. SF Nathanael Langlois Washington 6-6 So No
45. PF Jan Woodbury Indiana 6-10 Fr No
46. PF Michael Tetreault Auburn 6-7 Sr Yes
47. PF Richard Mertens Texas A&M 6-9 Sr Yes
48. SG David Lawson Cornell 6-5 Jr No
49. SF Emil Andrae Brown 6-3 Sr Yes
50. PF Columbus Williams Indiana 6-10 Jr No





Jack's career is easily summed up: he's the best ever. The amount of records that go with him is absurd.


Career Records
Points: 3487 (1st; second has 2815)
Offensive Rebounds: 536 (1st; second has 491)
Rebounds: 1576 (1st; 2nd has 1303, and that was back in 1954)
Assists: 996 (2nd; 1st had 1022)
Steals: 334 (3rd; 1st had 403)
Blocks: 364 (36th; 1st had 587)
Field Goals: 1199 (1st; 2nd had 1059)
Free Throws: 872 (1st; 2nd had 738)


He was the game's most consistent player, ranking at the top of seasonal scoring, rebounding and assists charts. He had off games, sure, but he came through when needed. He had that knack.


And now, with two NCAA championships and a career record of 125-10, Jack will move onto the pros, where the bane of all existence awaits.


Hollywood couldn't have written a better, more selfish script.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - George Washington - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 248
High School: Trinity High School
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
1983: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 100
1982: 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 99 100 98 100
1981: 97 98 98 98 99 99 97 97 96 98 98 96 98 100 98 100
1980: 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 97 98 98 99
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 99

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 32.5 26.8 3.9 11.2 7.1 1.5 4.78 2.0 3.0 1.9
1982 31 31 33.9 27.0 4.0 11.2 5.9 1.8 3.27 2.2 3.2 2.0
1983 36 36 35.3 24.8 4.1 12.5 8.5 1.9 4.50 2.8 3.2 2.0
1984 35 35 32.2 25.0 3.9 11.7 7.8 1.7 4.63 2.9 1.4 2.1
Career 135 135 33.5 25.8 4.0 11.7 7.4 1.7 4.63 2.5 2.7 2.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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1981 9.4 18.2 .517 6.1 6.8 .889 1.9 4.6 .417 1.47 21.03
1982 9.2 16.5 .558 6.7 7.2 .932 1.9 3.4 .558 1.63 16.71
1983 8.4 15.6 .537 6.9 7.4 .933 1.1 3.0 .374 1.59 18.28
1984 8.6 16.7 .515 6.2 6.6 .931 1.6 4.1 .392 1.50 20.09
Career 8.9 16.7 .531 6.5 7.0 .922 1.6 3.7 .430 1.54 19.06

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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1981 33 33 1072 883 128 368 234 49 66 100 63
1982 31 31 1052 837 124 348 183 56 69 100 62
1983 36 36 1271 893 146 451 306 68 99 114 73
1984 35 35 1126 874 138 409 273 59 100 50 73
Career 135 135 4521 3487 536 1576 996 232 334 364 271


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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1981 310 600 200 225 63 151 694
1982 286 513 207 222 58 104 518
1983 302 562 249 267 40 107 658
1984 301 584 216 232 56 143 703
Career 1199 2259 872 946 217 505 2573

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 40 11 21 14 7 4 6 13 25 17 19 4 8
Career 55 11 25 14 10 11 6 19 31 17 19 7 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 127
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1981 National Player of the Year
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1982 National Player of the Year
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 NCAA Champion
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 NCAA Champion
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)

[Comey]

I cannot get this to format correctly here...but I went and got a game-by-game line of Jack's career. You can view that here if you want:

http://www.simnation.net/forums/showthread.php?35516-Out-Of-Nowhere-A-FBCB-Story&p=200388&viewfull=1#post200388

[Comey]

Meanwhile, in the world of professionals...


NBA To Implement Lottery For Draft
New system comes after speculation of purposed losing
Joe Simpson, New York Times


In the National Basketball Association, as with all other professional sports, there is an ebb and flow to team success. As teams find players who become stars, their win totals go up. As those players regress in their abilities, or get shuttled to another team or retire, their win totals go down. This is the cost of doing business.


But when a team possibly rigs their season for long-term success, owners are taken aback, and claim that the integrity of the game is taken back a generation.


With whispers of that very sabotage going around the NBA, the league has taken measures to prevent such forced losing.


They have instituted a lottery for the draft.


The claims come at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers, who won a mere seventeen games last season. Those seventeen wins are the fewest ever for an established franchise. Boston won 19 five years ago, which is when these rumblings began.


However, with this year's prize being once-in-a-lifetime prospect Jack Dawkins of George Washington, there have been more talks about teams trying to lose to make their team better in the long run.


"It's no secret that certain franchises think that, because they cannot compete, they can hoodwink the fans into shenanigans about 'next year'," said NBA Commissioner Connie McCormick. "Now, even if you go into the tank, there's no guarantee you'll come out swimming."


The lottery will involve any team who does not make the playoffs, and give teams a proportional shot towards winning the first overall pick. The worse a team does, the better their odds. But there is still no guarantee that the team with the worst record will end up with the first pick.


That adds serious intrigue into a draft that has lacked drama over the years. It is especially so this year, with the entrance of Dawkins (simply known as "Jack" to many around the country). He is not alone in the elite class of this draft, but he is considered the most polished player, with the greatest array of skills, to enter the league in its history.


The Lakers (17-65) have the inside track towards receiving that prized pick, while Houston (21-61) is second. Detroit (28-54), Chicago (29-53), and San Diego (33-49) round out the bott...er, top five.


It does raise a curious eye why a league that needs exposure and a star in a top city, such as Los Angeles, would force the market to hope for a player like Jack, who could transcend the game and make it more mainstream. The league has struggled over the past few years, with Utah, Denver and Atlanta owning the stage. The Lakers reached the NBA Finals in 1981, falling to Atlanta in five games.

[hoopsguy]

Congrats on 2nd title! Pretty amazing career for Jack.

Will you continue reporting on Jack in NBA? George Washington post-Jack?

[Comey]

Actually, both, though more the NBA.

[Comey]

Chicago Bulls Win Lottery, #1 Pick
Lakers cry foul over losing Jack Dawkins
by Joe Simpson, New York Daily News

The Chicago Bulls got their biggest break since their only break.

And the Los Angeles Lakers are fuming over it.

The Bulls, who registered the third-worst record last season, won the first-overall pick in the NBA's first-ever draft lottery. They won the rights, presumably, to Jack Dawkins, the George Washington star who enters the draft with more prestige than any player in history.

"It is amazing," said Bulls GM Colin Aiello. "We have an opportunity to better our team. I don't think it's any secret who we are going to take, but we will do our due diligence. The draft is very, very deep."

The Lakers, who finished with the worst record any established franchise has ever had at 17-64, fell to fourth overall, behind Chicago rivals, Milwaukee and Detroit.

"Obviously, this is a (very flawed system)," said Laker GM Marvin Paker, who was rather frustrated at the proceedings. "Why would you put forth a system that has not been tested?"

"We tested our new system to every variable," said NBA Commissioner, Connie McCormick. "We made sure we had a system that was fair to all."

The Lakers, who have won only one world championship, in 1965, are four years removed from a NBA Finals appearance. They had missed the playoffs the past two years, and sunk to depths never seen in the NBA. They have long had Jack on their radar, and planned to get them.

The Bulls and, more accurately, the NBA, got in the way.

The league wants to discourage behavior, as they say, "unbecoming of any team with integrity", where a team loses on purpose to helps their cause for the future.

"Dropping on purpose should not be a rewarded behavior," said McCormick. "The fans are put out, the league is put out, and the game of basketball is done a great disservice. The administration of Los Angeles has not shied away from this assertion. They know what is at stake. And now, they have seen their plan foiled.

"Of course, lost in all of this is great progress. Not only did their action necessitate a reaction, we have found a way for teams, and fans of those teams, currently on a downswing to have hope.

"It worked for Chicago. It can work for any team."

Dawkins averaged 25.0 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 7.8 assists for the two-time defending champion Colonials. He is the most ballyhooed schoolboy to enter the draft since perhaps Kelley Myers, who was the #1 overall pick of the Celtics, back in 1951. He was a six-time MVP, and was named to the Hall of Fame upon his retirement in 1967.

Instead of heading for the West Coast, it appears Jack will be heading for the Windy City. The Bulls have missed the playoffs in four of the last six years, and, outside of one championship in 1974, have never gotten past the conference semifinals. They went 29-53 a year ago, and have a roster without direction heading into next season. Jimmie Cain, whose starting status in Chicago is most affected by Jack's presumed arrival, averaged a team-high 20.1 points a game last year.

The team does have promising point guard Joe Anderson. The Baylor grad is entering his second season; he averaged 11.2 points, 6.1 assists and four rebounds a game in his rookie year.

[Comey]

Interestingly enough, I believe this is the last time we hear/read Joe Anderson's name.

[Comey]

League News


NBA Draft Preview 1985 (June 19, 1985)
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It's time for the annual rookie draft. We here at FBN have polled the experts
to find out who some of the top players are in the NBA draft. We'll take a look
at the top players at each position and then we'll let you know who wowed us
with their physical skills.




The Top 5 Overall:
1. SF Jack Dawkins
2. PG Richie Russell
3. SF Joshua Berry
4. SF Anton Silverstein
5. PG Michael Drake


The Top Centers:
1. Kermit Lee
2. Stephen Towle
3. Tony Barnes
4. Ezra Jimenez
5. Esmé Lhernoult


The Top Power Forwards:
1. Grant Crites
2. Jordan Maus
3. Richard Mertens
4. Bruno Bui
5. Kevin Matherne

The Top Small Forwards:
1. Jack Dawkins
2. Joshua Berry
3. Anton Silverstein
4. Michael Tetreault
5. Edward Welton


The Top Shooting Guards:
1. Glenn Davis
2. Dylan Hough
3. Ivory Perez
4. Deshawn Brown
5. Emil Andrae


The Top Point Guards:
1. Richie Russell
2. Michael Drake
3. Wolf Peissinger
4. Travis Cruz
5. Manfredo Bacigalupo


The Quickest Players:
1. PG Richie Russell
2. PG Régis Devreney
3. PG Wolf Peissinger
4. SF Jack Dawkins
5. PG Michael Drake


The Top Jumpers:
1. SF Jack Dawkins
2. PG Richie Russell
3. SG Glenn Davis
4. SG Tod Whitlock
5. SF Everette Nyberg


The Strongest Players:
1. SF Jack Dawkins
2. C Ezra Jimenez
3. PF Kevin Matherne
4. PF Jamie Rowden
5. C Tony Barnes

---

Sporting News, 1985 Draft Issue
Special: NBA Scouting Report, Jack Dawkins
Age: 21 Height: 6'8 Weight: 248 pounds


The four-year National Player of the Year maxxed out his game at the collegiate level early on, and has been somewhat stagnant for at least two seasons. He has played against professionals since his freshman year, participating in New York City summer leagues, and playing at the famed Rucker Park. At the pro level, there will likely be some growing pains. His ballhandling, rebounding, and defense all need some polishing, and his mid-range jump shot is not as reliable as some other players.


However, make no mistake. This kid is going to be basketball for the next fifteen years.


He is a quick learner, has quick-twitch reflexes, and is as strong as any player to come into the league. While his game needs a little polishing, that is all it requires. There is no hole in his game. He is coachable as well. There is no ego on him. He led two teams of substandard players to consecutive national championships at a school that had never sniffed the postseason before he arrived. He knows how to win, he knows how to motivate players to play, and he can play with anyone.


Within three years, he may be the best player in the game. Within five, he may be the best to ever play it.


Projected Pick: #1






1985 NBA Draft Projected Order


# Team Projected Pick Pos Scout
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1 Chicago Jack Dawkins SF League Scout
2 Milwaukee Richie Russell PG League Scout
3 Detroit Michael Drake PG League Scout
4 Los Angeles (LAL) Joshua Berry SF League Scout
5 Houston Anton Silverstein SF League Scout
6 Los Angeles (LAC) Glenn Davis SG League Scout
7 San Antonio Jordan Maus PF League Scout
8 Golden State Kermit Lee C League Scout
9 Atlanta Grant Crites PF League Scout
10 New York Michael Tetreault SF League Scout
11 Phoenix Wolf Peissinger PG League Scout
12 Washington Ivory Perez SG League Scout
13 Sacramento Richard Mertens PF League Scout
14 Indiana Dylan Hough SG League Scout
15 New Jersey Tony Barnes C League Scout
16 Seattle Bruno Bui PF League Scout
17 Philadelphia Stephen Towle C League Scout
18 Cleveland Deshawn Brown SG League Scout
19 Dallas Ezra Jimenez C League Scout
20 Utah Emil Andrae SG League Scout
21 Denver Timothy McBroom PF League Scout
22 Boston Darrell Fleck SG League Scout
23 Portland Edward Welton SF League Scout
24 Los Angeles (LAL) Travis Cruz PG League Scout
25 Houston Kevin Matherne PF League Scout
26 Detroit John Mortensen SG League Scout
27 Chicago Thomas Resnick PF League Scout
28 Milwaukee Luis Reading SG League Scout
29 Los Angeles (LAC) Napoleon Gentry SG League Scout
30 Atlanta Raleigh Butler SG League Scout
31 San Antonio Esmé Lhernoult C League Scout
32 Golden State Régis Devreney PG League Scout
33 New York Antoine Verdin C League Scout
34 Washington Manfredo Bacigalupo PG League Scout
35 Phoenix Duane Williams PF League Scout
36 Sacramento Thomas Rothrock PG League Scout
37 Indiana Richard Silvas C League Scout
38 New Jersey Ike Carty PF League Scout
39 Seattle Carl Coffman C League Scout


# Team Projected Pick Pos Scout
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40 Philadelphia Lorenzo Wheat PF League Scout
41 Cleveland Booker Templeton C League Scout
42 Dallas Chris Patterson C League Scout
43 Utah Dalton Raymond PG League Scout
44 Denver Neal Meister SG League Scout
45 Boston Paul Gass SF League Scout
46 Portland Hayden Owens PF League Scout

[Comey]

The 1985 NBA Draft
(color/color designates current/potential, as seen in the game)

As expected, Jack went #1 to Chicago. He rates, color-wise, as the generational Purple/Purple. That is reserved for only the elite player in the game. I have not seen anyone come into the league with that designation yet.

PG Richie Russell (B/B), a two-time first-team All American out of Southern Cal, went #2 to Milwaukee. He is probably in a worse position than Jack, as the Bucks have no stars...dependable players, but no stars. Russell should be one of the top offensive point guards in basketball, if all breaks right. He does not appear to be anywhere near solid, defensively...but he could be an all-timer on the scoring end.

Rice guard Michael Drake went third overall to Detroit. The Pistons have a growing roster of young talent, led by former Rice star Brian Crawford. Crawford averaged 24.8 points a game last season, and is blossoming into a star. They also have former Nebraska forward Tommy Henderson; he was the Rookie of the Year last season. There's a lot of room for improvement there, but with those three, the Pistons are definitely on their way up. Drake appears to be a solid all-around player, though he may not be a rebounder. He should be a good two-way player.

The Lakers snagged forward Joshua Berry, the Maryland star. He was the #1 recruit in the nation once upon a time, and has made good on that potential. He looks like a scoring machine, even if he can't handle the ball to save his arse.

Houston landed forward Anton Silverstein, out of Columbia, with the fifth pick. This screams bust to me, as outside of being a capable defender and dependable inside scorer, he doesn't really do much well.

The Clippers grabbed Glenn Davis, out of Penn. The guard looks like a three-point specialist off the bench.

Other players of note (or guys I've written about before):

Kermit Lee, the Princeton blocking machine, went #8 to Golden State. He should continue that tradition there.

Maryland forward Grant Crites, who was so good in the NCAA title game against GW, went 13th to Sacramento. He has scoring potential, as well as defensively ability. He may be a steal.

Bruno Bui, who led Florida to the Final Four a year ago, went 17th to the Sixers. He may be another dependable two-way player, though he can't score from anywhere outside five feet.

Princeton star Travis Cruz went 20th to Utah. This was a major reach, as he doesn't have much in the way of any potential.

For their second round pick, the Bulls got Long Island forward, Timmy McBroom! That makes me happy. He should be a great rebounder, but it's unlikely he gets much opportunity to show that.

Former walk-on Regis Devreney (don't get that twisted, he was the 23rd-ranked recruit his senior year) was drafted by San Antonio in the second round. He should be a decent bench piece.

Mr. Irrelevant is Jeffrey Lovelace, out of Canisius. He went to Portland with the 46th pick.


1985 Draft Order Draft Preview


# Team Selection Pos
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1 Chicago Jack Dawkins SF
2 Milwaukee Richie Russell PG
3 Detroit Michael Drake PG
4 Los Angeles (LAL) Joshua Berry SF
5 Houston Anton Silverstein SF
6 Los Angeles (LAC) Glenn Davis SG
7 San Antonio Jordan Maus PF
8 Golden State Kermit Lee C
9 Atlanta Michael Tetreault SF
10 New York Richard Mertens PF
11 Phoenix Wolf Peissinger PG
12 Washington Emil Andrae SG
13 Sacramento Grant Crites PF
14 Indiana Dylan Hough SG
15 New Jersey Tony Barnes C
16 Seattle Stephen Towle C
17 Philadelphia Bruno Bui PF
18 Cleveland Ivory Perez SG
19 Dallas Ezra Jimenez C
20 Utah Travis Cruz PG
21 Denver Kevin Matherne PF
22 Boston Booker Templeton C
23 Portland Edward Welton SF
24 Los Angeles (LAL) Manfredo Bacigalupo PG
25 Houston Darrell Fleck SG
26 Detroit Deshawn Brown SG
27 Chicago Timothy McBroom PF
28 Milwaukee Napoleon Gentry SG
29 Los Angeles (LAC) John Mortensen SG
30 Atlanta Thomas Resnick PF
31 San Antonio Régis Devreney PG
32 Golden State Esmé Lhernoult C
33 New York Antoine Verdin C
34 Washington Thomas Rothrock PG
35 Phoenix Richard Silvas C
36 Sacramento Luis Reading SG
37 Indiana Dalton Raymond PG
38 New Jersey Duane Williams PF
39 Seattle Raleigh Butler SG
40 Philadelphia Ike Carty PF
41 Cleveland Henry Kirschner C
42 Dallas Carl Coffman C
43 Utah Neal Meister SG
44 Denver Chris Patterson C
45 Boston Paul Gass SF
46 Portland Jeffrey Lovelace SF

[Comey]

And here is Jack's first player card:


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 248
DOB: 3/13/1964 (21)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 0

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A A A A A A A A A A A+ A+ A A A A+
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $316,639
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Career 0 .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000

Playoff Totals:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Playoff Shooting Totals
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Efficiency:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Career 0 .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

[Comey]

The Purple Players


FBPB designates the game's elite with a purple rating. Then blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. The purple designation is used very rarely.


Here is a look at the purple (either current rating or potential) throughout history. Please note, this is a little difficult to organize for this medium, and thus, may be a little rough to read.


1950: None


1951:
PG Kelley Myers, Boston (B/P; 1951 draftee out of UCLA)
SF Zachary Kutz, Fort Wayne (B/P; 1951 draftee out of Marquette)
PF Erasmo Nelson, New York (B/P, 1951 draftee out of UCLA)


1952: Myers (B/P), Nelson (B/P)

1953: Myers (B/P), Nelson (B/P)
PF John Hutcherson, Philadelphia (B/P, original player)

1954: Myers (P/P), Kutz (B/P), Nelson (P/P)

1955: Myers (P/P), Kutz (P/P), Nelson (P/P)
SG Emmitt Cornish, Rochester (B/P; drafted #1 overall in '55 draft)
PG Silas Shiflett, Syracuse (B/P; drafted #2 overall in '51, out of Kansas)

1956: Myers (P/P), Kutz (P/P), Nelson (P/P), Cornish (B/P)
PG Gregory Clark, New York (B/P; drafted #3 in '56, out of Baylor)

1957: Myers (P/P), Cornish (B/P), Nelson (P/P), Clark (B/P)

1958: Myers (P/P), Nelson (P/P), Clark (B/P)
SF Joe Lucky, Detroit (B/P; drafted #2 in '58, out of UNC)
SF John Roseman, Syracuse (B/P; drafted #1 in '58, out of New Mexico)

1959: Myers (P/P), Lucky (B/P), Nelson (P/P), Clark (B/P)

1960: Myers (P/P), Nelson (P/P), Clark (P/P), Roseman (B/P)
SF Chris Merritt, New York (B/P; drafted #2 in '60, out of Kansas State)
PG Tad Johnson, New York (B/P; drafted #5 in '58, out of Princeton)
(The Knicks have four purple players on their roster; they went 40-40.)
SF Jackie Davis, St. Louis (B/P; drafted #1 in '60, out of St. Louis)

1961: Clark (P/P), Johnson (B/P)
Myers drops to B/P; Nelson to B/P,
SF Homer Thielen (B/P; drafted #1 in '59, out of Louisville)

1962: Clark (P/P), Nelson (P/P), Merritt (B/P), Johnson (B/P), Thielen (B/P)
All of the above are on the Knicks; they went 61-19, but fell in the semis to Syracuse.
John Roseman (B/P)
SG Boyd Bray (B/P; drafted #6 in 1957, out of Maryland)
SF Rocky Destefano, LA Lakers (B/P; undrafted, signed with Boston, waived countless times by Boston, Philadelphia, and St. Louis; signed with Syracuse, had his option declined, then moved to the Lakers)

1963: Bray (B/P), Destefano (B/P), Clark (P/P), Thielen (P/P), Nelson (P/P), Merritt (P/P) Johnson (B/P) (Clark through Johnson all played for the Knicks, who went 45-35, losing 4-0 to Philly in the semis), Roseman (B/P), Davis (B/P)

1964: Destefano (B/P), Clark (P/P), Thielen (P/P), Merritt (P/P), Johnson (P/P), Roseman (P/P), Davis (B/P)
SG Tim Rogers (B/P; drafted #1 in '61 by STL, out of NC State)

1965: Merritt (P/P), Johnson (P/P), Thielen (P/P), Nelson (B/P), Clark (B/P), Roseman (B/P), Davis (P/P), Destefano (B/P), Roseman (B/P)
SF Edward Wilds (B/P; drafted #1 in '65, out of Missouri)
SG Andres Cary (B/P; drafted #2 in '65, out of Temple)
SG Dana Horton (B/P; undrafted, signed by Boston, waived; signed with Chicago, waived; signed with Cincinnati)

1966: Wilds (B/P), Cary (B/P), Thielen (P/P), Merritt (P/P), Johnson (P/P), Roseman (B/P), Davis (P/P), Rogers (B/P)
PG Clyde Chenoweth, Detroit (B/P; drafted #3 in '65, out of Maryland)

1967: Wilds (B/P), Chenoweth (B/P), Cary (B/P), Thielen (P/P), Merritt (P/P), Johnson (B/P), Davis (B/P)
PF Armand Frederickson (B/P; drafted #3 in '62, out of NC State)
(Boston traded Cary to Detroit for Chenoweth. Talk about a blockbuster...)

1968: Davis (P/P), Wilds (P/P), Chenoweth (P/P), Cary (P/P), Merritt (P/P), Thielen (B/P)
SF Damian Atwood, Philadelphia (B/P, drafted #4 in '65, out of New Mexico)

1969: Wilds (P/P), Chenoweth (P/P), Atwood (P/P)
SF James Williams, Chicago (B/P; drafted #2 in '68, out of Duke)
PF Gregg Kilpatrick, San Diego (B/P; drafted #1 in '69, out of North Carolina)

1970: Wilds (P/P), Chenoweth (B/P), Williams (B/P), Atwood (P/P), Kilpatrick (B/P)
SF Orval Dingess, Buffalo (B/P; drafted #5 in '70, out of Delaware)
C David Williams, Chicago (B/P; drafted #1 in '67, out of Purdue)
SG Andrew Menefee, Chicago (B/P; drafted #2 in '70, out of UTEP)
Chicago has three B/P players at this point.

1971: Wilds (P/P), Chenoweth (P/P), J Williams (B/P), Menefee (B/P), Kilpatrick (B/P), Atwood (B/P)

1972: Wilds (P/P), Chenoweth (B/P), J Williams (P/P), Menefee (B/P), Kilpatrick (B/P), Atwood (B/P)
PF Stephen Ramirez, New York (B/P; drafted #1 in '72, out of North Carolina)
SF Paul Emerick, Philadelphia (B/P; drafted #3 in '72, out of SMU)
SF Michael Haber, Phoenix (B/P; drafted #5 in '68, out of Missouri)

1973: Chenoweth (P/P), Wilds (P/P), J Williams (P/P), Kilpatrick (B/P), Ramirez (B/P), Atwood (B/P), Emerick (B/P), Haber (P/P)
SF John Hidalgo, Golden State (B/P; drafted #2 in '73, out of Missouri)
PF George Huie, Houston (B/P; drafted #6 in '71, out of Kansas State)
SG Jimmie Allen, Kansas City (B/P; drafted #3 in '68, out of Clemson)

1974: Chenoweth (B/P), J Williams (P/P), Menefee (P/P), Hidalgo (B/P), Kilpatrick (P/P), Huie (B/P), Ramirez (P/P), Haber (P/P), Dingess (B/P)
C Danny Smythe, Cleveland (B/P; drafted #5 in '72, out of New Mexico)

1975: Smythe (B/P), Hidalgo (B/P), Kilpatrick (B/P), Huie (B/P), Ramirez (P/P), Dingess (B/P)
SF Morton Ellinger, Atlanta (B/P; drafted #1 in '73, out of North Carolina)

1976: Menefee (B/P), Smythe (B/P), Kilpatrick (P/P), Huie (P/P), Ramirez (P/P), Dingess (B/P)
PG Whitney Gooden (B/P; drafted #1 in '76, out of New Mexico)

1977: Menefee (B/P), Smythe (P/P), Kilpatrick (B/P), Huie (P/P), Allen (B/P), Gooden (P/P), Ramirez (P/P)
SF Jeffrey Parry, Seattle (B/P; drafted #9 in '73, out of Cornell)

1978: Smythe (P/P), Huie (P/P), Gooden (P/P), Ramirez (P/P)
SG Jim Burr, Denver (B/P; drafted #1 in '77, out of TCU)

1979: Smythe (B/P), Burr (B/P), Huie (P/P), Ramirez (P/P), Gooden (B/P)
PG James Anderson, New Jersey (B/P; drafted #7 in '75, by Phoenix; traded to Denver, then New Jersey)

1980: Burr (B/P), Huie (P/P), Anderson (P/P), Ramirez (P/P), Gooden (B/P)
SF Ian Rowland, San Diego (B/P; drafted #2 in '75)

1981: Anderson (P/P), Burr (P/P), Huie (P/P), Ramirez (P/P), Gooden (B/P)
Anderson was dealt to Cleveland for Denny Smythe
SG Domenic Winkler, Boston (B/P; drafted #1 in '80)

1982: Anderson (P/P), Winkler (B/P), Burr (P/P), Gooden (P/P)
C Brian Deese, Boston (B/P; drafted #1 by DAL in '81; traded for Dom Winkler)

1983: Deese (B/P), Anderson (P/P), Winkler (B/P), Burr (P/P), Gooden (P/P)
C Royal Bryant, Portland (B/P; drafted #2 in '80)

1984: Winkler (B/P), Burr (P/P), Gooden (B/P)


Going into this season, there are only:


Jack (P/P), Winkler (B/P), Burr (P/P), Deese (B/P; FA)


Four players in the entire league are looked at is having the potential of being elite; only two are considered there. Over the whole of league history, only 43 players have ever held the designation. Very few held it for multiple years.


That's pretty esteemed company, to be honest.

[Comey]

1985 Free Agency


Here is a list of signees for free agency, by team first, then by total contract.


1985 Free Agents


Player Pos Team Years Starting Salary Total Salary
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Harold Fierro PG Atlanta 1 $77,700 $77,700
Ben Neary SF Atlanta 1 $54,180 $54,180
Ronald Conn PF Atlanta 1 $64,603 $64,603
Miles Burdett PF Atlanta 4 $295,615 $1,359,830
F.Robinson C Atlanta 2 $52,605 $110,471
A.Saunders PG Boston 2 $55,826 $117,235
Jules Howes SG Boston 7 $1,050,000 $10,106,250
Justin Zayas SG Boston 1 $96,600 $96,600
Charles Coleman SG Boston 1 $54,180 $54,180
Zack Thibault SF Boston 1 $77,700 $77,700
Brian Deese C Boston 7 $1,050,000 $10,106,250
Bennie Pearson C Boston 1 $56,700 $56,700
F.Delahaye PG Chicago 1 $46,620 $46,620
Justin Ahn PG Chicago 1 $46,620 $46,620
George Penrod SG Chicago 1 $46,620 $46,620
S.Butters SG Chicago 1 $96,600 $96,600
Edward Shank PF Chicago 4 $236,849 $1,089,506
Dino Becerra C Chicago 1 $56,700 $56,700
Casey Wilson PG Cleveland 2 $56,961 $119,618
Jesse Williams SG Cleveland 3 $142,954 $471,748
Keith Weisberg SG Cleveland 2 $178,208 $374,237
Sandy Moody SF Cleveland 4 $384,046 $1,766,612
Renato Young C Cleveland 7 $1,021,099 $9,828,077
Randy Loyd PG Dallas 1 $56,700 $56,700
William Larocca SG Dallas 1 $46,620 $46,620
Dean Jemison SG Dallas 1 $53,197 $53,197
Cyril Tircuit SG Dallas 1 $71,820 $71,820
Drew Ramos SF Dallas 1 $77,700 $77,700
Clemente Ellis C Dallas 7 $1,027,877 $9,893,317
Landon Finch C Dallas 1 $77,700 $77,700
Lauren Oshea PG Denver 4 $660,472 $3,038,171
Lazaro Killion SG Denver 1 $65,100 $65,100
Tony Hernandez SF Denver 1 $65,100 $65,100
Jeffrey Parry PF Denver 2 $118,306 $248,443
Columbus Bazan PF Denver 2 $83,943 $178,379
Shaun Frink C Denver 1 $77,700 $77,700
Bernard Harman PG Detroit 2 $85,326 $179,185
Maximo Benson PG Detroit 3 $115,473 $381,061
Max Soto SG Detroit 2 $99,172 $208,261
Robert Render PG Golden State 5 $616,446 $3,698,676
John Smith PG Golden State 1 $31,920 $31,920
Jimmie Allen SG Golden State 1 $99,960 $99,960
Markus Patch SG Golden State 2 $116,929 $248,474
Henry Muniz SF Golden State 2 $52,426 $111,405
Kevin Dominick PF Golden State 2 $74,889 $157,267
Harland Malcom C Golden State 4 $325,995 $1,548,476
Adan Viola PG Houston 2 $78,938 $165,770
C.Seymore PG Houston 1 $54,180 $54,180
Tom Denton SG Houston 1 $84,000 $84,000
George Huie SF Houston 2 $1,079,612 $2,294,176
Marcus Tilton PF Houston 2 $76,188 $159,995
Scott Demars PF Houston 2 $78,919 $167,703
Trevor Moore C Houston 1 $46,620 $46,620
Joe Smith PG Indiana 1 $65,100 $65,100
Miquel Bitner PG Indiana 1 $59,220 $59,220
James Safford SG Indiana 1 $31,920 $31,920
James Anderson SG Indiana 5 $1,470,000 $8,820,000
David Neubauer SF Indiana 4 $330,999 $1,572,246
David Francis PF Indiana 2 $100,161 $210,338
Fredric Burton C Indiana 1 $99,960 $99,960
Domingo Lach PG Los Angeles (LAC) 2 $67,805 $142,391
Ian Rowland SG Los Angeles (LAC) 7 $1,470,000 $14,148,750
Eric Merryman SF Los Angeles (LAC) 2 $51,650 $108,465
Bennett Laux PF Los Angeles (LAC) 1 $84,000 $84,000
Lyle Storm PG Los Angeles (LAL) 2 $52,290 $109,809
Moses Wireman SG Los Angeles (LAL) 1 $31,920 $31,920
Murray Hale SF Los Angeles (LAL) 5 $554,218 $3,463,862
Elisha Simpson PF Los Angeles (LAL) 3 $159,231 $537,405
Josiah Bluhm SG Milwaukee 2 $124,293 $261,015
Eddie Boardman SG Milwaukee 1 $71,820 $71,820
Marcos Noriega PF Milwaukee 1 $99,960 $99,960
R.Granville C Milwaukee 3 $202,631 $683,880
Nicky Lopez PG New Jersey 1 $59,220 $59,220
Efren Melson SG New Jersey 2 $60,565 $127,187
Johann Priggl SF New Jersey 1 $71,820 $71,820
Kris Davis PF New Jersey 3 $266,703 $880,120
Bob Warren PF New Jersey 2 $64,539 $137,145
Stephen Dameron C New Jersey 1 $99,960 $99,960
Elliot Dilworth SF New York 1 $84,000 $84,000
Gerald Kuhns SF New York 1 $31,920 $31,920
Chas Kennedy PF New York 2 $63,395 $134,714
Joseph Oreilly C New York 1 $54,180 $54,180
Tory Gayden C New York 2 $86,184 $180,986
Gary Sebastian PG Philadelphia 5 $568,144 $3,408,864
A.Rodriguez SG Philadelphia 1 $31,920 $31,920
Harold Thompson SG Philadelphia 2 $82,887 $174,063
Andres Stevens SF Philadelphia 1 $282,776 $282,776
Larry Player PF Philadelphia 5 $535,317 $3,345,732
Casey Wolfgang PF Philadelphia 4 $365,411 $1,680,890
Emile Manson PG Phoenix 4 $392,857 $1,866,070
Orlando Slavin SG Phoenix 2 $68,340 $143,514
James Pilgrim SF Phoenix 4 $400,660 $1,843,036
Lance Pitzer PF Phoenix 2 $41,136 $86,386
Chris Henderson C Phoenix 2 $53,966 $114,678
Eric Cox PG Portland 2 $85,500 $179,550
Albert So SG Portland 1 $56,700 $56,700
Richard Lara SF Portland 1 $56,700 $56,700
Cesar Horowitz PF Portland 1 $77,700 $77,700
Robert Cummings C Portland 2 $55,694 $116,957
Douglas Gillen PG Sacramento 3 $173,398 $572,214
Bertram Kieffer C Sacramento 1 $99,960 $99,960
Gary Calvillo PG San Antonio 1 $31,920 $31,920
Modesto Rey SG San Antonio 1 $99,960 $99,960
Olen Jones SG San Antonio 2 $55,568 $116,693
Michael Milford SG San Antonio 2 $64,985 $136,469
Wayne Simpson SF San Antonio 2 $53,605 $112,571
Barrett Kellogg PF San Antonio 2 $71,064 $149,234
Joshua Jones C San Antonio 7 $1,050,000 $10,106,250
Tommie Reynolds C San Antonio 1 $99,960 $99,960
Jerome Bazemore PG Seattle 1 $46,620 $46,620
G.Lariviere SG Seattle 1 $65,100 $65,100
William Gaudet PF Seattle 1 $31,920 $31,920
Carlos Guerrero C Seattle 1 $56,700 $56,700
Douglas Gaul PG Utah 1 $99,960 $99,960
Kevin Bynum SG Utah 1 $54,180 $54,180
Carl Moten SF Utah 1 $54,180 $54,180
Harris Connors PF Utah 7 $1,050,000 $10,106,250
Eric Wellman C Utah 2 $53,949 $113,293
Frank Padgett C Utah 7 $974,796 $9,382,412
Ezra Cousin C Utah 2 $55,179 $115,876
Landon Creamer PG Washington 1 $54,180 $54,180
John Godwin PG Washington 1 $46,620 $46,620
James Haws SG Washington 1 $71,820 $71,820
Chris Babb SF Washington 1 $71,820 $71,820
Don Guzman SF Washington 2 $166,289 $353,364
Albert Haun SF Washington 1 $99,960 $99,960
Glenn Lawlor PF Washington 1 $56,700 $56,700


Here are the biggest signings, money-wise.


1985 Free Agents


Player Pos Team Years Starting Salary Total Salary
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Ian Rowland SG Los Angeles (LAC) 7 $1,470,000 $14,148,750
Brian Deese C Boston 7 $1,050,000 $10,106,250
Joshua Jones C San Antonio 7 $1,050,000 $10,106,250
Harris Connors PF Utah 7 $1,050,000 $10,106,250
Jules Howes SG Boston 7 $1,050,000 $10,106,250
Clemente Ellis C Dallas 7 $1,027,877 $9,893,317
Renato Young C Cleveland 7 $1,021,099 $9,828,077
Frank Padgett C Utah 7 $974,796 $9,382,412
James Anderson SG Indiana 5 $1,470,000 $8,820,000
Robert Render PG Golden State 5 $616,446 $3,698,676
Murray Hale SF Los Angeles (LAL) 5 $554,218 $3,463,862
Gary Sebastian PG Philadelphia 5 $568,144 $3,408,864
Larry Player PF Philadelphia 5 $535,317 $3,345,732
Lauren Oshea PG Denver 4 $660,472 $3,038,171
George Huie SF Houston 2 $1,079,612 $2,294,176
Emile Manson PG Phoenix 4 $392,857 $1,866,070
James Pilgrim SF Phoenix 4 $400,660 $1,843,036
Sandy Moody SF Cleveland 4 $384,046 $1,766,612
Casey Wolfgang PF Philadelphia 4 $365,411 $1,680,890
David Neubauer SF Indiana 4 $330,999 $1,572,246
Harland Malcom C Golden State 4 $325,995 $1,548,476
Miles Burdett PF Atlanta 4 $295,615 $1,359,830
Edward Shank PF Chicago 4 $236,849 $1,089,506





Deese resigned with Boston for seven years. A handful of players went for that much; five of them were centers. All were resignings, obviously.


George Huie, at 36, is now a role player...but Houston rewarded him for his service with a contract worth just over a million a year. He put up 10.2 points and 7.7 rebounds last year, along with 7.4 assists. The scoring is down, but he is still an incredibly well-rounded player.


As far as Chicago signings go, nobody really moved the needle. The biggest signing, if you can call it that, is Edward Shank, in his fourth year from TCU. He has moved around; this is his fourth team in five years. He averaged 12.8 minutes, 5.4 points, and 2.8 rebounds a year ago.


He is the only player who signed for over $100k out of this group.


Jack may have to learn to lose with grace.

[Comey]

NBA 1985-86 Preview


Apparently, people think Jack is going to affect the Bulls, and the league, quite a bit. The Bulls are picked to finish first in the Central Division. In fact, experts are picking the Bulls to win the NBA title (based off the projected order in the game's draft preview). This seems rather ludicrous. The projection for the divisions are as follows:


Atlantic
1. Boston 2. Philadelphia 3. New Jersey 4. Washington 5. New York


Central
1. Chicago 2. Indiana 3. Cleveland 4. Detroit 5. Milwaukee 6. Atlanta


Midwest
1. Utah 2. Denver 3. Dallas 4. San Antonio 5. Houston 6. Sacramento


Pacific
1. Portland 2. LA Clippers 3. Seattle 4. Phoenix 5. Golden State 6. LA Lakers


If I were to pick the divisions, they would be


Atlantic
1. Boston: Deese is league's top center, has great surrounding cast.

2. New Jersey: Denny Smythe still great in his 14th year; league's top PG Perez entering his prime (17.9 ppg, 14.5 apg, 7.1 rpg a year ago).
3. Philadelphia: SF Whitney Gooden long one of league's best, but scoring will be a premium for 76ers.
4. Washington: Young, up-and-coming roster, led by SG Huge Turnage.
5. New York: Very young; John Jennings coming into his own at SG, and Richard Mertens league's top rookie C.


Central
1. Indiana: Better overall roster than the Bulls, led by young scoring machine Andrew Edmiston (24.8 career ppg).
2. Chicago: Severe issues at the point prevent them from going to full contender.
3. Detroit: This is going to be Chicago's big rival, with Crawford and Drake from Rice, and the reigning ROY, Thomas Henderson.
4. Cleveland: A lot of talent, but depth issues. PF Luke Black is the real deal.
5. Milwaukee: Snagged PG Richie Russell in the draft, but a lot more work to do.
6. Atlanta: Loads of busted youth. Early candidate for top pick next year.


Midwest
1. Utah: Defending champs favorites to repeat, mainly due to Harris Connors (23.1 ppg, 9.0 rpg).
2. Denver: Jim Burr as steady as can be, guarantee for at least 16 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 7.0 apg.
3. Dallas: Dom Winkler league's top scorer, averaged 28.0 ppg the last two seasons.
4. San Antonio: Stephen Ramirez is a legend, but his numbers are down a lot, and he still starts.
5. Sacramento: Keenan Sweet took a massive step last year, averaging 25.2 ppg and 9.3 rpg.
6. Houston: Lacking talent, and relying on 15-year man George Huie.


Pacific
1. LA Clippers: Clips are ready to become big player in West.
2. Portland: Made the conference finals each of the last three years. Ripe for decline.
3. Seattle: As much talent as anyone, but need C Cortez Strong to continue to rise.
4. Pheonix: Another team loaded with talent...but aging talent.
5. Golden State: PG Lionel Condon is a rising talent, but he needs help.
6. LA Lakers: Joshua Berry will be given every opportunity to star in Los Angeles.

[Comey]

Okay, so I can't post the All-NBA Preseason Team the way I had it at SimNation.

This changes in the future, as I figure things out along the way. But, here is the 1985-86 Preseason All-NBA Team:

C: Brian Deese, Boston
PF: Harris Connors, Utah
SF: Jack Dawkins, Chicago
SG: Jim Burr, Denver
PG: Tom Perez, New Jersey


All-Rookie Team
C: Kermit Lee, Golden State
PF: Richard Mertens, New York
SF: Jack Dawkins, Chicago
SG: Ivory Perez, Cleveland
PG: Richie Russell, Milwaukee

[Comey]

So, this board can be quite limiting, in terms of the size of what I can post. SimNation (and the OOTP boards, actually) are much more forgiving when it comes to post size.

So, here is where you can find the word on Jack's first Bulls team. There's two links, as I'm not sure if SimNation allows guests to view or not. (I know OOTP does.)

http://www.simnation.net/forums/showthread.php?35516-Out-Of-Nowhere-A-FBCB-Story&p=201352&viewfull=1#post201352

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showpost.php?p=4314407&postcount=158

[Comey]

Looking at George Washington...


The 1985-86 preseason rankings are out, and the two-time defending champions are nowhere to be found. Clemson tops the polls for the first time, followed by Duke, Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado State, who is beginning to peak.


Armbruster has blossomed into a B/B player, but none of the other players have taken off. And God help Julian Thaxton, the true freshman who steps in for Jack.


Oh, and Charlie Radcliff, who spent three years with GW, including being its head coach last year, took off for Kentucky. The thirty-two year old coach did what his previous two predecessors didn't: he left at the right time. So GW wins two titles, has the greatest player on the planet, and is on their fourth head coach in five years.


The new head coach, William Sullivan, led UConn to their first-ever NCAA appearance last year, and built that program up from a 5-24 year four seasons ago. He has serious recruiting chops, but little else. Unfortunately, his staff lacks everything.

[Comey]

1985-86 Regular Season: October/November

I won't do the in-depth recaps of games here, like when Jack was in college. At least, not until a meaningful game.

I also won't do the preseason. Chicago went 5-1.

10.30.85: vs New Jersey (0-0). Jack started his career in front of 18,676 at Chicago Stadium, and started it off with a bang. He went for 37-19-8, with four blocks and a steal, in the Bulls' 122-95 win over New Jersey. Jimmie Cain added 23, 6 assists and four rebounds, while Greg Escalera scored 15 and added seven assists and five rebounds. Eddie Shank played 28 minutes, as Richard Mims was in foul trouble, and scored nine points and added ten rebounds. Jack went 14-22 from the field, and 8-8 from the line. Richard Lovelace led the Nets with 17 and 10 boards; top guard Tom Perez added sixteen with six assists.

11.2.85: at Atlanta (0-3). The Hawks surprised the Bulls, 87-86; rather, the Bulls misfired, and it was kind of Jack's fault. They called his name, down 87-84, with eight seconds left. He was funneled into the free throw line, and tried to pass it outside. However, everyone was covered. He shot it, and made it, but the Hawks were able to run out the clock, and steal the win. Jack had his first triple-double, with 23-11-12 numbers. Mims added 18 with six boards, with Cain added 17-4-4. The Smiths--Rex and Chris--scored 16 each to lead the basement-dwelling Hawks to their first win.

11.3.85: vs Washington (2-1). The Bulls, behind 38 points, 15 boards, 7 assists, and 5 blocks by Jack, blasted the Bullets, 107-92. Cain added 30 for the Bulls, who didn't have another player in double-figures. C Jon McElroy scored 23 and pulled down ten rebounds for the Bullets, who fall to 2-2. PF Lamont Cioffi and guard Hugh Turnage (still love that name) added 20.

11.7.85: vs Atlanta (1-4). The Bulls avenge the loss to the Hawks earlier this week, with a 108-91 pasting. It was 84-60 after three. Jack had 26-9-11. Greg Escalera had 21, while Cain added 19, and Mims 16 to pace the Bulls. Chris Smith scored 20 off the bench for the Hawks.

11.8.85: vs New Jersey (2-3). Jack had himself an ordinary night scoring-wise, putting in just 20. But he dished EIGHTEEN assists, registered eight rebounds, got five steals, and four blocks. Jimmie Cain scored 28, while Richard Mims had 22 and 10 boards. Escalera had 16, while Landon Creamer had 11.

As of this moment, Jack is averaging:

28.8 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 11.2 apg, 3.2 bpg, 3.0 spg, 1.4 topg

Unbelievable.

The Bulls are off to a solid 4-1 start, which leads their division. Boston (7-0), Utah (6-1), Golden State (5-1), and Portland (5-2) are off to great starts. The Knicks are 0-6, while the Suns have started off 1-6.

11.11.85: at Washington (3-3). Another game against the Bullets, and this one was a laugher-turned-thriller. The Bullets led 89-66 after three. With 9:28 left, it was 95-78. With 6:40 left, it was 97-82. With five minutes to go, it was 99-89.

With 1:40 to go, it was 102-100...Chicago.

Jack found Creamer for that score, which broke a tie, and gave Chicago the final points in an amazing comback. The Bulls outscored the Bullets, 36-11, in the final eleven minutes to get the shocking victory. It was virtually silent in the arena, watching the Bullets drop that one.

Jack had a triple-double with a 30-17-10 line, despite five turnovers. Cain scored 19, while Al Zumwalt had 14 off the bench (and a -10 +/-), while Joe Anderson scored 10. Emil Andrae and Lamont Cioffi put up 21 each for the Bullets. Jon McElroy scored 18 and had 11 rebounds.

11.12.85: at Philadelphia (4-3). The Bulls travel to Philadelphia and grind out an 86-78 win over the Sixers. The Bulls got a 25-16 lead after the first quarter, and the game was a stalemate from then on. Jack went for 27-17-9, 13-13 from the line, to pace the way. Cain scored 17, while Mims pulled down 14 boards. Whitney Gooden, who probably held the title as the top SF in the game before Jack came along, had 21 boards, six rebounds, and five assists to lead Philly. Woodrow Taber had 10 points and 15 rebounds, along with five blocks.

11.15.85: vs New Jersey (5-4). Another game with the Nets, another win for the Bulls, this one 121-118. Oddly enough, all three games against the Nets have been at home. Jack went for 41, 14 assists, and eight rebounds. Escalera brought in 20, while Cain had 16. Danny Smythe had 29 and nine rebounds, and deep reserve Tony Barnes scored 21 for the Nets.

I just looked over the schedule. The Bulls have a three-game set in Milwaukee in February. This...isn't the best game at scheduling. Oh well.

11.17.85: vs Atlanta (3-8). One more in this loop, then games against other teams. Jack went for 30-10-13, while Cain scored 17, leading the Bulls to an easy 106-82 win. Ronald Conn scored 14 to lead a rather mediocre effort out of the Hawks.

11.19.85: vs Houston (5-4). Chicago rolled over the Rockets at the Stadium, 133-94. You would think that Jack would have gone nuts in this game. He had, arguably, his worst game as a pro, scoring just 13 points, getting nine boards, six assists, and five blocks. However, NINE Bulls scored in double-figures. Del Scholl led the Rockets with 20. The win sets the Bulls' record to 9-1.

11.21.85: vs Milwaukee (2-9). The Bulls win, 108-92, behind 24-13-11 from Jack. Can added an efficient 17, while Mims put up 16 and 8 boards. The game was the first matchup of the first two picks of the draft. Richie Russell had 11 points, on 4-18 shooting, and eight assists. Adrian Mathison put up 18 for the Bucks.

11.23.85: vs San Antonio (7-4). The Spurs roll into town, and for once, it wasn't Jack leading the way. Cain puts up 30 on 15-21 shooting, as the Bulls win 108-85. Jack had a 21-7-8 night, with four steals. Clarence Cassidy had 14, seven rebounds, and four assists to help the cause. Star Isidro Brainard led the Spurs with 18. The Bulls are showing some excellent resolve, in not letting anyone go off for a big night against them.

11.25.85: vs Milwaukee (2-11). Cain erputed for 35, on 16-21 shooting, as the Bulls rip the Bucks, 120-81. Jack added 22-10-5, with four blocks. Escalera had 15 with five rebounds and eight assists, while Eddie Shank had 10 and seven boards off the bench. Russell, in his second meeting against Jack, had just four points on 2-9 shooting. Nobody really led the Bucks...that's how bad they were.

11.27.85: at Detroit (6-8). Jack returned to form for this one, going for 32-15-9 with five steals, propelling the Bulls to an easy, 115-95 win. Many felt Detroit would be the class of the division (okay, I felt that), but the Bulls waltzed in and detroyed them. Creamer had a great game, scoring 21 on 9-11 shooting, and adding five dimes. Brian Crawford led the Pistons with 30 points and six boards. Vicented Williams added 16 points, 15 rebounds, and six assists for the struggling Pistons.

11.28.85: at Boston (13-2). An early battle of conference leaders is a coast for the Bulls, who defeat the Atlantic-leading Celtics, 100-83. That's because Jack went for 38-15-13, with five steals, and NO turnovers. Cain scored 20 with five boards and four assists to chip in. Former Arizona State product Thomas Jones led the C's with 22 points and eight rebounds. Brian Deese scored just 12 points on 4-14 shooting. The Celtics shot just 41% from the field, while the Bulls were 49%. In true 80s form, the Bulls were just 1-3 from outside the arc, while the C's were 1-7.

11.30.85: vs Detroit (7-10). The Bulls closed out one of the most successful months in franchise history with a 116-95 drubbing of the Pistons. Jack went for 30-9-8, while Cain and Mims equally split 36 points. Crawford scored 21 for the Pistons, who got just two points from Williams this time around.


The Bulls closed out November at a league-best 15-1. They are seven games ahead of Indiana. They have won fourteen in a row, and it's not even close. They rank second in the league in total offense and total defense, and have the league's most efficient offense and defense. Okay then.


1985 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 13 3 .813 10-1 4-0 10-3
New Jersey 8 6 .571 5-0 4-2 7-5
Washington 8 7 .533 6-2 2-3 7-6
Philadelphia 8 8 .500 6-1 2-1 5-5
New York 2 12 .143 0-10 1-7 2-9


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 15 1 .938 11-0 6-1 13-1
Indiana 7 7 .500 5-1 3-1 5-3
Cleveland 6 9 .400 3-3 2-2 5-5
Detroit 7 11 .389 5-3 3-6 5-10
Atlanta 7 11 .389 4-1 2-4 3-7
Milwaukee 3 13 .188 2-6 1-3 1-9


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 11 5 .688 6-1 3-3 7-3
San Antonio 10 6 .625 9-2 3-2 7-3
Houston 8 7 .533 5-3 4-2 6-5
Denver 9 8 .529 5-1 2-3 4-7
Sacramento 7 8 .467 5-3 4-3 6-8
Dallas 7 9 .438 5-2 1-4 7-6


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 12 3 .800 8-1 2-1 7-3
Portland 11 4 .733 5-0 6-3 9-3
Seattle 8 8 .500 7-3 4-2 7-5
Los Angeles (LAC) 7 7 .500 4-2 4-3 6-6
Los Angeles (LAL) 2 12 .143 2-6 2-3 2-10
Phoenix 3 14 .176 2-7 0-6 2-11





Jack, meanwhile, spent his first month in the NBA averaging a triple-double.


Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 16 16 35.8 28.3 2.8 12.0 10.1 2.5 2.1 1.6 0.9 18.3
Jimmie Cain PF 16 16 35.5 21.0 0.6 3.8 3.9 0.8 0.8 2.8 1.7 15.0
Landon Creamer PG 16 16 32.8 8.1 0.9 3.4 5.6 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.3 11.7
Gregory Escalera SG 16 16 32.3 13.0 0.6 4.5 3.5 0.3 0.3 2.2 2.1 12.1
Richard Mims C 16 16 27.5 11.5 1.8 6.8 1.8 0.2 3.3 1.8 4.0 12.4
Clarence Cassady SG 16 0 22.1 6.4 1.2 3.1 3.5 0.3 0.5 2.1 0.9 6.5
Albert Zumwalt C 16 0 18.6 6.6 0.4 3.4 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.6 1.7 4.6
Joseph Anderson PG 16 0 14.8 6.6 0.5 1.9 3.1 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.9 6.8
Edward Shank PF 16 0 13.4 6.2 0.2 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.7 4.4
Timothy McBroom PF 1 0 6.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -4.0
Marcus Tilton PF 7 0 5.4 2.0 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.4 -1.3
Billy Alvarez SG 12 0 5.3 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 -0.8
Chris Henderson C 6 0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 -0.2
George Penrod SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (21)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 0

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A A A A A+ A A A+ A A+ A A+ A+ A+ A+ A+
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $316,639
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 16 16 35.8 28.3 2.8 12.0 10.1 1.6 6.23 2.5 2.1 0.9
Career 16 16 35.8 28.3 2.8 12.0 10.1 1.6 6.23 2.5 2.1 0.9


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 9.9 17.1 .579 7.6 8.2 .924 7.1 10.2 .693 1.9 4.9 .380 0.9 1.9 .484
Career 9.9 17.1 .579 7.6 8.2 .924 7.1 10.2 .693 1.9 4.9 .380 0.9 1.9 .484

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 16 16 573 452 45 192 162 26 40 34 14 292
Career 16 16 573 452 45 192 162 26 40 34 14 292


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 158 273 121 131 15 31
Career 158 273 121 131 15 31

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 16 .683 1.66 31.2 5.0 29.3 10.8 26.0 19.5 39.9 251.6 8.4 18.3 113.8 89.6
Career 16 .683 1.66 31.2 5.0 29.3 10.8 26.0 19.5 39.9 251.6 8.4 18.3 113.8 89.6

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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Career 0 .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 41 6 19 18 5 5 5 14 22 16 18 2 4
Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 41 6 19 18 5 5 5 14 22 16 18 2 4

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 19
Total Player of the Week: 2
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.





November GW update: The Colonials finished November at 3-2. Hector is averaging a team-high 16, while Armbruster is putting up 13.2 and 9.0 rebounds a game. Woods is averaging 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds. Not bad. The kid who took Jack's place, Julian Thaxton, is averaging just 5.6 points and 5.4 rebounds, along with 3.0 assists a game. Duke sits atop the poll, with Clemson #2, and UNC #3. The ACC appears like it'll be fun this year...three more teams are in the top ten (#6 Virginia, #7 Wake, #8 Maryland).

[Comey]

December 1985

12.1.85: vs Philadelphia (8-8). JImmie Cain went for 31 with five assists, and Jack added 25-8-8 and 11-11 from the line, to secure the Bulls' 105-101 win over the Sixers. The Bulls outscored the Sixers 26-17 in the final frame to eke out the win. Steve Michaelson led all scorers with 36; the former Southern Cal big man has broken out in his fourth season, averaging 23.5 points and 7.8 rebounds in his first season as a starter. The 36 points are a career high. Woodrow Taber had 14 points and 11 boards.

12.3.85: at Portland (12-4). All good things come to an end, of course. The Portland Trailblazers saw to that. All-Star Royal Bryant scored 31, nabbed 15 rebounds, and ripped off eight blocks, to lead the Blazers to a 104-90 demolishing of the Bulls at the Rose Garden. The loss ends the sixteen-game winning streak the Bulls were enjoying. The Bulls led 48-38 at the half, but the Blazers got it to within three going into the fourth. They ripped off a 30-13 final frame to ease to victory. Guard Eddy Avina had 21 for the Blazers, while Robert Ritz had 18 and 13 boards. Jimmie Cain scored 27 for the Bulls, while Jack had a 20-9-10 line, on 7-22 shooting (and a -13 +/-).

12.4.85: vs Indiana (8-8). The Bulls return to the United Center and get past the Pacers, 106-99. Jack erupted for 39-16-13 (though just a +9). He shot 15-30 from the field, 8-8 from the line. Landon Creamer scored 16 with five boards and four assists to help the cause. Andrew Edmiston scored 24 to pace the Pacers. Robert Render had 13 and 11 assists, to go along with six rebounds.

12.6.85: vs Boston (15-3). The Celtics come calling to avenge their loss at the Boston Garden last week. They'll have to call another time, as the Bulls gutted out a 121-118 win. Jack topped his last game, going for 40-18-15 (though with eight turnovers and just a +1). He shot 15-23, and 8-8 from the line again. Cain added 25 with a whopping 12 turnovers. Al Zumwalt scored 12 on 6-8 shooting. Brian Deese nabbed 23 and 7 boards (also getting a +1 for the C's).

12.8.85: vs Philadelphia (9-10). Jack scored 31, registered 19 assists, and grabbed eight rebounds, as the Bulls stomped past Philly, 126-116. Cain added 26, and Joe Anderson got fourteen off the bench. Steven Michaelson continued his strong play with 25 and 8 boards. Woodrow Taber scored 20 and got 13 boards, while deep reserve Marlin Blow picked up 11 in just twelve minutes off the bench. He is a former starter with Golden State, and a former All-Star, for whom injuries have derailed a promising career.

12.9.85: vs Detroit (8-13). Chicago ripped Detroit, 114-88, behind 37-13-11 from Jack. Cain scored 16, while Gregory Escalera had 15. Brian Crawford scored 20 off six threes, but 7-22 shooting overall (he was 6-7 from three, for the record). The Bulls didn't lose a single quarter against the Pistons.

12.12.85: vs Utah (15-8). The defending champions come calling, and get the win at the United Center, 120-114. All-NBA forward Harris Connors scored 26, while Brian Mazza went for 26-10-4. Former USC star Federigo Mora scored 18 off the bench; some may remember his Trojans knocking Jack out of the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight, his freshman year. Jack paced the Bulls with forty points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Cain shot 6-17 to get 13 points for the Bulls, who lose for just the third time this season. They are now 20-3. Jack, by the way, leads the league in scoring (29.7), rebounding (11.8), and is fifth with 10.5 assists. He is also tied for fifth with 2.2 steals a game.

12.13.85: vs Washington (10-11). Another game against the Bullets, and another win for the Bulls. This one saw Jack go for 37 points, 16 rebounds, and five assists (and five turnovers), leading the Bulls to a 99-81 win over Washington. Cain scored 18, while Escalera put up 14. Hugh Turnage led Washington with 22, 9 rebounds and six steals, while Jon McElroy scored 21 with 11 rebounds.

12.16.85: vs Boston (17-7). Chicago erupted for 73 first half points (they gave up 62, though), and cruised to a 124-114 victory over Boston. Jack went for 31-9-14, while Cain added 28-6-7, and Escalera 19-8-4. Brian Deese put up 33 with 8 boards, and Thomas Jones, who played horribly in the last outing between these two, scored 32 with seven boards and four assists.

12.18.85: at Dallas (12-12). Chicago, perhaps wary from the hectic December schedule, were slammed by the Mavs, 126-88. Six Mavs scored in double figures, led by Clemente Ellis' 24. Dom Winkler, one of the league's top scorers, had 22. Jack led Chicago with 21-5-9, while Clarence Cassidy scored 12. Nobody else had more than eight.

12.20.85: at Cleveland (10-15). Jack and the Bulls rebounded, beating the Cavs on the road, 107-100. Jack had another triple-double, going for 37-12-12, with four steals. Cain had 16, and Richard Mims added 14. Renato Young scored 29, and Luke Black 25 for the Cavs.

12.22.85: vs Portland (21-6). A battle between behemoths (the Bulls are 23-4 heading into the game) saw a Finals atmosphere. The game was heated and rather intense. The Bulls rolled to 35-20 lead after one, but Portland got it to within two going into the fourth. The Bulls pulled away late, and put Portland away, 98-86. Jack had 31-14-6, while Cain added 22-6-6. Robert Ritz led Portland with 23, while four others had 13 or 14 points.

12.24.85: vs Cleveland (11-16). The Cavs don't have to spend Christmas in Cleveland. Good for them. They do have to suffer another loss to the Bulls, this one 105-96. Jack had a career-high 47 in the win, along with eight rebounds and six assists. Cain scored 19. Luke Black had 24 for Cleveland, while Joe Baker scored 21 with six assists.

12.26.86: vs LA Clippers (10-17). The Clippers are one of the NBA's top disappointments. Sure enough, they bungled this one. John Koon fouled Richie Mims on a pass with four seconds left; Mims sank both free throws, which proved to be the difference in Chicago's 119-117 victory. Jack went for 36-20-7 to pace the Bulls, while Cain had 21, and Cassidy 15-5-5. C Preston Brown paced the Clippers with 33 and seven rebounds, while Ian Rowland scored 21 and pulled down 11 boards. His miss at the buzzer would have sent the game to overtime.

12.30.86: vs Golden State (19-8). The Warriors arrive, and get sent packing with a 94-83 Bulls win. Jack had a 44-12-7 night. Cain scored 16 with six boards. PG Lionel Condon had 20, with eight rebounds, to pace the Warriors.

12.31.86: at Utah (21-10). So the Bulls were in LA on the 26th, came home for the 30th, then flew to Salt Lake after the game to face Utah on New Year's Eve. Yeah, the game's scheduling is wonky. Utah put a damper on Chicago's plans to end the year on a high note, beating the Bulls 110-106. Royal Bryant paced the Jazz with 28, while Brian Mazza and Sammie Snodgrass added 20 each. Snodgrass also had nine assists (six turnovers). Jack had 40-11-9, while Cain had 27. It is quickly becoming Jack and Cain, Watch It Rain.

The Bulls finish the month at 27-5, five games ahead of Boston for the top spot. Portland has the top spot in the West, at 25-8. The Lakers are 3-27, and look like an expansion unit.


1985 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 21 9 .700 15-1 8-1 17-7
New Jersey 18 11 .621 12-0 7-3 12-9
Washington 15 15 .500 12-6 6-5 13-14
Philadelphia 13 16 .448 9-2 3-5 7-12
New York 8 22 .267 3-14 2-12 6-14


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 27 5 .844 21-1 10-1 22-1
Indiana 16 14 .533 9-2 8-3 14-8
Atlanta 16 17 .485 10-2 8-6 9-11
Detroit 14 18 .438 9-8 4-9 8-15
Cleveland 11 20 .355 6-10 3-8 8-14
Milwaukee 9 23 .281 5-11 3-9 5-16


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 22 10 .688 11-4 7-5 15-7
Denver 20 12 .625 12-1 7-5 13-10
San Antonio 16 13 .552 13-3 4-3 10-7
Dallas 17 14 .548 14-4 5-7 13-11
Sacramento 13 17 .433 8-8 6-6 10-14
Houston 12 19 .387 7-7 4-7 9-15


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Portland 25 8 .758 17-2 10-4 19-5
Golden State 19 9 .679 10-1 5-4 13-6
Seattle 16 14 .533 12-7 8-3 14-7
Phoenix 12 20 .375 7-9 3-8 9-16
Los Angeles (LAC) 10 20 .333 5-9 6-7 8-15
Los Angeles (LAL) 3 27 .100 3-11 3-9 3-23




Jack is no longer averaging a triple-double; still, his numbers, especially his shooting percentages, are quite impressive. The Bulls are third in total offense, fourth in total defense. Their record is misleading; they are among the worst teams in the league with turnovers, don't get many blocks...I think they're going to come back to earth a bit in January.


Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 32 32 37.5 31.5 3.0 11.8 9.9 2.2 1.7 2.3 1.2 11.8
Jimmie Cain PF 32 32 36.9 20.8 0.8 4.1 4.0 0.7 0.8 3.7 2.0 10.1
Landon Creamer PG 32 32 33.3 8.0 0.8 3.8 5.3 1.0 0.1 1.7 1.7 7.4
Gregory Escalera SG 32 32 32.8 12.3 0.7 4.9 3.2 0.3 0.2 2.2 2.5 8.2
Richard Mims C 32 32 28.1 10.4 1.6 6.5 2.0 0.1 3.1 1.6 4.3 8.4
Clarence Cassady SG 32 0 21.9 7.1 1.3 3.3 3.3 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.1 2.6
Albert Zumwalt C 32 0 17.1 5.8 0.5 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 2.5 2.9
Joseph Anderson PG 32 0 14.5 6.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 0.2 0.1 1.6 1.0 3.6
Edward Shank PF 32 0 12.2 5.0 0.4 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.7 1.1
Billy Alvarez SG 17 0 4.9 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 -1.2
Marcus Tilton SF 10 0 4.9 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 -2.4
Timothy McBroom PF 2 0 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -3.0
Chris Henderson C 14 0 3.3 1.1 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 -1.6
George Penrod SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




It's either that, or Jack will scorch the Earth.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (21)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 0

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A A+ A A A A A A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A A+ A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $316,639
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 32 32 37.5 31.5 3.0 11.8 9.9 2.3 4.34 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 32 32 37.5 31.5 3.0 11.8 9.9 2.3 4.34 2.2 1.7 1.2


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.0 18.8 .585 8.5 9.0 .948 7.7 10.9 .703 2.3 5.8 .405 1.0 2.1 .463
Career 11.0 18.8 .585 8.5 9.0 .948 7.7 10.9 .703 2.3 5.8 .405 1.0 2.1 .463

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 32 32 1199 1008 95 378 317 73 71 53 38 379
Career 32 32 1199 1008 95 378 317 73 71 53 38 379


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 352 602 273 288 31 67
Career 352 602 273 288 31 67

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 32 .691 1.67 28.3 6.5 30.6 10.8 25.0 18.8 41.5 554.3 18.5 11.8 111.5 97.0
Career 32 .691 1.67 28.3 6.5 30.6 10.8 25.0 18.8 41.5 554.3 18.5 11.8 111.5 97.0

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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Career 0 .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 47 6 20 19 5 5 8 18 32 18 18 4 5
Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 47 6 20 19 5 5 8 18 32 18 18 4 5

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 31
Total Player of the Week: 7
Total Player of the Month: 1
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.



December GW update: The Colonials beat Bucknell and hated former coach Arlie Jennings. Then they rolled off six straight losses, before winning two to end the month. Georgetown, who has taken over as King of DC, is 8-3, and beat GW for the first time in five years. Hector still leads the team in scoring, but is doing little else. Armbruster is scoring 12.3 with 9.9 rebounds a game. All in all, this team has performed to their expected level. They are 6-8. Clemson (12-0) and Duke (12-1) remain atop the poll, while three other ACC teams patrol the top ten (Virginia, who just fell to #5 after being #2), #7 Wake and #8 Maryland. Power forward Rudolf McKinnie, of Missouri, is the top prospect in the nation. He's averaging 17.5 points and 10.3 rebounds a game.

[Comey]

January 1986


1.4.86: at Denver (21-12). The Bulls, and Jack, were not messing around with Denver. They won every quarter, en route to a 121-90 crushing of the Nuggets. Jack went for 28-12-14, while Richard Mims added 15 and 10. Kevin Matherne scored 18 with seven rebounds for the Nuggets. Jim Burr added 18-6-6.

1.5.86: at Sacramento (14-18). Keenan Sweet's layup with eight seconds left brought Sacramento a 111-110 win over the Bulls. Sweet scored 33 points and added ten rebounds, while Eddie Fletcher and Charlie Hansel added 18 apiece. Jack had a 38-7-12 night, while Jimmie Cain scored 23. He missed a three that would have won it at the buzzer.

1.7.86: at LA Lakers (4-30). The Lakers cheered Jack at every chance, and booed their own players. To think, under old NBA rules, Jack probably would have been a Laker. In this one, he went for 36-9-8, with a pair of blocks and steals each, as the Bulls rolled, 121-89. Chicago won every quarter. Greg Escalera scored 19, while Cain and Landon Creamer put up 15 each. Chuck Duckworth and Dwayne Padgett each scored 16 for the Lakers. Joshua Berry, the Lakers' first-round pick and the small forward that isn't Jack, was booed at home. He scored five points and registered four fouls in just 21 minutes.

1.9.86: at New Jersey (21-12). The Bulls used a 45-24 third quarter, and then a couple timely misses by the Nets, to hang on in New Jersey, 128-125. Jack led the way with 37-10-10, while Cain added 33, and Escalera 25. Danny Smythe put up 33-8-6, while Tom Perez went for 20-5-11, and led all players with a +12. I really don't understand the +/- system; Jack shot 14-20 from the field, went 9-9 from the line, has a triple-double, and gets a -1. Smythe got a -7 for his 16-24 day. Hugh Turange scored 25 in the losing effort.

1.11.86: at Detroit (16-20). Jack has his second-straight double-double, and his 35-11-10 night leads the Bulls to a 111-101 win over Detroit. Escalera had a 23-7-5 day, helping offset a lowkey night for Cain (10 points on 4-6 shooting). Brian Crawford scored 36, on 14-18 shooting, to lead the Pistons, who are scuffling out of contention. Alf Waldron put up 29 with seven boards to help the Pistons lose.

1.12.86: vs Milwaukee (10-27). The Bucks wobbled their way into Chicago Stadium, and were promptly dispatched by the Bulls, 105-77. Jack's 27-9-5 with five steals and three blocks led the way, while Cain added 21. Al Zumwalt had 15 and 6 rebounds off the bench, while Richie Sims added 17 points, nine rebounds and six blocks. Jack Ostrowski (subtle Miral reference) had 20 for the Bucks.

A quick look at Ostrowski shows he was a star for the Supersonics for years, and is a three-time All-Star. The former Purdue star, he was a Freshman All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year, he was named the NBA's Most Improved Player in 1976, when he became a starter for the first time. He won a title with Seattle in 1978. He returned to his Great Lakes roots when Seattle declined his player option, signing with Milwaukee two years ago. He averaged a career high 23.3 points a game his first year, but has been declining ever since. A career 20.8 ppg scorer, he is averaging 16.1 points per contest this year.


PLAYER DETAILS


#44 PF Jack Ostrowski - Milwaukee
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 254
DOB: 12/29/1952 (33)
College: Purdue
Hometown: Bay City, MI
Exp: 11

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A- C B- D C+ C D+ B- B+ F B- C C A D+ B-
Potential: A C B D B C D B B F B C


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $907,564
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA MIL 38 38 32.6 16.1 1.3 6.5 2.3 1.6 1.41 0.8 0.3 3.6
1984 NBA MIL 82 82 34.7 19.0 1.6 7.0 2.9 1.8 1.55 1.0 0.4 3.5
1983 NBA MIL 82 82 34.5 23.3 1.7 6.9 2.9 1.8 1.65 0.9 0.6 3.7
1982 NBA SEA 82 82 34.1 23.2 1.5 7.3 2.7 1.8 1.49 0.8 1.2 3.8
1981 NBA SEA 82 82 34.3 22.6 1.6 7.8 2.6 2.0 1.25 1.0 0.8 3.8
1980 NBA SEA 74 74 32.8 21.3 1.6 7.6 2.6 2.0 1.34 1.2 0.8 3.6
1979 NBA SEA 82 82 34.8 22.9 1.5 8.0 3.3 2.0 1.60 0.9 0.7 3.6
1978 NBA SEA 79 79 34.6 22.4 1.7 8.3 3.0 1.9 1.54 0.7 1.0 3.3
1977 NBA SEA 82 81 33.4 21.0 2.0 9.7 3.1 2.3 1.37 1.0 0.9 3.4
1976 NBA SEA 82 82 33.0 19.3 1.6 8.7 2.6 2.1 1.25 0.8 0.6 3.7
1975 NBA SEA 20 0 5.9 3.1 0.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.85 0.3 0.1 1.1
1974 NBA SEA 4 0 2.0 2.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.00 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 789 764 33.1 20.8 1.6 7.7 2.8 1.9 1.00 0.9 0.7 3.5


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 7.1 14.9 .477 1.8 2.4 .750 5.4 9.1 .592 1.6 5.4 .302 0.1 0.4 .200
1984 8.0 17.1 .465 2.9 4.2 .694 5.9 10.0 .584 2.0 6.6 .304 0.1 0.5 .227
1983 9.8 19.1 .516 3.5 4.9 .716 6.9 11.0 .625 2.8 7.5 .379 0.1 0.6 .204
1982 10.2 19.0 .536 2.8 4.2 .669 7.7 11.8 .654 2.4 6.9 .352 0.0 0.3 .115
1981 9.7 18.7 .521 3.0 4.3 .709 7.0 10.9 .645 2.5 7.2 .350 0.1 0.5 .293
1980 9.0 17.2 .525 3.1 4.5 .690 6.8 10.9 .624 2.1 5.8 .359 0.1 0.4 .281
1979 9.9 19.1 .517 3.1 4.4 .701 7.6 12.0 .637 2.1 6.5 .330 0.1 0.6 .160
1978 9.7 17.5 .557 2.9 3.9 .757 6.1 8.4 .728 3.6 9.1 .398 0.0 0.0 .000
1977 8.9 17.4 .513 3.2 4.0 .782 5.7 8.3 .693 3.2 9.1 .349 0.0 0.0 .000
1976 8.1 16.5 .494 3.0 4.1 .731 5.2 7.6 .676 3.0 8.8 .337 0.0 0.0 .000
1975 1.2 2.5 .480 0.7 0.9 .778 0.7 1.1 .636 0.5 1.4 .357 0.0 0.0 .000
1974 1.0 1.8 .571 0.3 0.5 .500 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 .000
Career 8.9 17.3 .515 2.9 4.1 .717 6.3 9.8 .646 2.5 7.2 .350 0.1 0.3 .214

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA MIL 38 38 1238 612 50 248 86 61 30 12 137 -232
1984 NBA MIL 82 82 2848 1556 135 576 234 151 81 29 287 -410
1983 NBA MIL 82 82 2826 1909 138 566 239 145 71 46 301 474
1982 NBA SEA 82 82 2797 1901 125 597 224 150 69 96 309 509
1981 NBA SEA 82 82 2811 1857 134 641 210 168 82 63 312 21
1980 NBA SEA 74 74 2424 1576 117 562 196 146 86 59 263 328
1979 NBA SEA 82 82 2854 1881 120 655 267 167 75 55 297 165
1978 NBA SEA 79 79 2734 1771 131 655 237 154 52 80 263 310
1977 NBA SEA 82 81 2740 1719 160 796 257 188 79 72 276 505
1976 NBA SEA 82 82 2709 1581 133 715 215 172 64 47 300 156
1975 NBA SEA 20 0 117 62 1 24 11 13 5 2 21 1
1974 NBA SEA 4 0 8 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Career 789 764 26106 16434 1245 6037 2177 1515 694 561 2766 1827


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 270 566 69 92 3 15
1984 654 1406 238 343 10 44
1983 807 1565 285 398 10 49
1982 833 1554 232 347 3 26
1981 798 1531 249 351 12 41
1980 668 1272 231 335 9 32
1979 811 1568 251 358 8 50
1978 770 1383 231 305 0 0
1977 730 1423 259 331 0 0
1976 667 1349 247 338 0 0
1975 24 50 14 18 0 0
1974 4 7 1 2 0 0
Career 7036 13674 2307 3218 55 257

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA MIL 38 .505 1.08 11.4 8.1 22.1 4.5 20.1 11.8 14.2 50.1 1.7 -6.1 103.1 110.8
1984 NBA MIL 82 .500 1.11 12.0 7.8 24.9 5.1 19.3 11.7 17.4 251.8 8.4 -5.0 97.1 103.5
1983 NBA MIL 82 .548 1.22 11.3 6.8 27.1 5.7 19.1 12.1 22.2 452.3 15.1 5.8 106.2 97.8
1982 NBA SEA 82 .557 1.22 10.8 7.2 26.8 5.4 19.1 12.5 23.9 516.7 17.2 6.2 105.4 96.1
1981 NBA SEA 82 .551 1.21 10.2 8.1 26.4 5.8 21.7 13.9 21.5 420.3 14.0 0.3 105.7 104.8
1980 NBA SEA 74 .555 1.24 11.1 8.3 25.7 5.9 20.9 13.7 22.4 392.7 13.1 4.4 106.2 99.4
1979 NBA SEA 82 .545 1.20 12.4 7.7 26.7 4.9 19.8 12.7 20.0 361.9 12.1 2.0 106.6 103.5
1978 NBA SEA 79 .584 1.28 12.4 8.1 25.9 5.7 21.3 13.7 23.1 474.2 15.8 3.9 106.4 100.7
1977 NBA SEA 82 .548 1.21 12.8 9.3 26.4 6.2 23.1 14.9 21.6 412.5 13.8 6.2 101.9 93.4
1976 NBA SEA 82 .527 1.17 11.4 9.1 25.2 5.5 21.7 14.0 18.8 294.2 9.8 1.9 101.4 98.2
1975 NBA SEA 20 .534 1.24 13.4 15.9 25.4 1.0 18.3 10.6 15.0 6.2 0.2 0.1 94.4 97.7
1974 NBA SEA 4 .500 1.29 11.1 0.0 41.1 10.0 7.7 8.7 43.5 3.8 0.1 0.0 95.2 100.0
Career 789 .545 1.20 11.6 8.1 25.9 5.5 20.7 13.2 20.8 3636.5 121.2 2.3 104.0 100.2

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1983 NBA MIL 4 4 35.5 17.5 1.0 5.8 3.5 2.5 1.40 1.0 0.8 5.0
1982 NBA SEA 7 7 37.4 22.6 1.4 8.0 2.0 1.4 1.40 1.4 1.4 3.6
1979 NBA SEA 9 9 34.3 16.2 2.0 8.4 2.4 2.3 1.05 0.4 0.8 3.6
1978 NBA SEA 22 22 35.2 19.5 1.5 7.8 3.4 2.0 1.72 1.0 1.0 3.3
1977 NBA SEA 4 4 36.5 15.5 1.3 7.8 3.0 2.5 1.20 0.5 0.5 3.8
Career 46 46 35.5 18.8 1.5 7.8 3.0 2.0 1.20 0.9 1.0 3.6


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1983 7.5 18.0 .417 2.3 3.5 .643 5.3 9.0 .583 2.0 8.3 .242 0.3 0.8 .333
1982 10.0 21.6 .464 2.6 3.1 .818 8.0 13.7 .583 2.0 7.7 .259 0.0 0.1 .000
1979 7.0 18.4 .380 2.0 2.7 .750 5.1 10.6 .484 1.7 7.3 .227 0.2 0.6 .400
1978 8.5 17.2 .493 2.5 4.2 .609 5.8 8.0 .726 2.7 9.3 .294 0.0 0.0 .000
1977 7.3 16.5 .439 1.0 3.0 .333 3.3 5.3 .619 4.0 11.3 .356 0.0 0.0 .000
Career 8.2 18.1 .454 2.3 3.6 .640 5.7 9.2 .622 2.5 8.7 .281 0.1 0.2 .333

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1983 NBA MIL 4 4 142 70 4 23 14 10 4 3 20 -9
1982 NBA SEA 7 7 262 158 10 56 14 10 10 10 25 -18
1979 NBA SEA 9 9 309 146 18 76 22 21 4 7 32 0
1978 NBA SEA 22 22 774 430 34 171 74 43 22 22 73 3
1977 NBA SEA 4 4 146 62 5 31 12 10 2 2 15 -61
Career 46 46 1633 866 71 357 136 94 42 44 165 -85


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1983 30 72 9 14 1 3
1982 70 151 18 22 0 1
1979 63 166 18 24 2 5
1978 187 379 56 92 0 0
1977 29 66 4 12 0 0
Career 379 834 105 164 3 9

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1983 NBA MIL 4 .449 0.97 13.7 9.8 26.0 2.9 21.1 10.0 10.7 -1.9 -0.1 -2.3 104.1 106.8
1982 NBA SEA 7 .491 1.05 7.6 5.4 27.2 3.9 21.3 11.9 16.1 17.8 0.6 -2.6 97.7 99.6
1979 NBA SEA 9 .412 0.88 10.0 9.5 26.7 6.5 19.4 13.2 9.3 -10.6 -0.4 0.0 99.0 97.9
1978 NBA SEA 22 .513 1.13 13.8 8.0 25.7 4.9 19.9 12.4 15.4 44.6 1.5 0.1 104.6 103.2
1977 NBA SEA 4 .437 0.94 12.9 10.8 24.3 3.5 19.7 11.3 8.4 -6.9 -0.2 -15.3 82.8 102.8
Career 46 .478 1.04 12.0 8.3 26.0 4.7 20.1 12.2 13.3 43.0 1.4 -1.8 100.4 101.9

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 31 6 12 5 3 3 4 14 25 6 8 1 2
Playoff 29 5 15 11 5 4 5 13 28 7 11 1 2
Career 50 7 22 11 5 6 7 24 34 15 20 3 5

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 127
Total Player of the Week: 11
Total Player of the Month: 2
Total All-Star Appearances: 3
Total Championships: 1
1982 NBA All-Star
1981 NBA All-Star
1978 National Basketball Association Champion
1978 NBA All-Star
1976 NBA Most Improved Player
1973 2nd Team All-Conference (Big Ten Conference)
1972 1st Team All-Conference (Big Ten Conference)
1970 Conference Freshman of the Year (Big Ten Conference)
1970 Freshman All-Conference (Big Ten Conference)
1970 Freshman All-American
1969 High School: All-State (Michigan)
1969 High School: Rated ***** and #4 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

[Comey]

January 1986 (Part 2)

1.15.86: at Washington (17-20). Another game against the Bullets, and another win for the Bulls. Jack shot 17-23 from the field, leading the way with 38-9-10, four blocks and three steals. He missed a rare free throw, though. Cain and Mims scored 18 each. Dougie Toscano scored 23, while Lamont Cioffi and John McElroy equally split 32 points, for the Bullets in their losing cause.

1.16.86: vs Sacramento (17-20). The Bulls, behind Jack's 32-8-8, and Mims' 25-7, rolled past Sactown, 120-93. The Kings led 36-35 after one, but the Bulls rolled after, winning the last three quarters substantially. Escalera added 29 for the Bulls. Chuck Hansel scored 24, and racked up nine rebounds, to lead the Kings.

1.18.86: vs Philadelphia (20-20). The Sixers are playing better of late, but beating the Bulls in Chicago is no easy task anymore. Neither is taming Jack. He put up an eye-popping 50-15-9 number, with three blocks and three steals, to pace the way. He shot 18-24 from the field, 3-4 from deep, and 11-11 from the line. He did that in just 36 minutes. Cain added 23 with six assists. Jack routinely victimized Whitney Gooden, a star player in his own right. He was held to 13 points and four fouls in 37 minutes. Stevie Michaelson scored 20, while Don Rudolph led the Sixers with 27.

1.20.86: at Detroit (18-23). The Bulls run their record to 36-6 with a 99-96 win at Auburn Hills. Jack didn't score fitty, but he did go 11-15 and 7-8 from the line to end with a 29-10-7 line. Cain added 25, while Escalera scored 15. Thomas Henderson, the reigning ROTY, scored 20 for the Pistons, with eight boards and four assists. Brian Crawford had a rather pedestrian game, putting up 14 on 7-20 shooting, and getting to the line never.

1.24.86: at Cleveland (15-26). Jack's 32-10-12, efficient offense (55% team shooting) and stout defense (37% Cavs shooting) gave the Bulls an easy 105-79 win. A 34-19 second quarter gave Chicago its cushion. Cain added 20, while Escalera and Clarence Cassady scored 10 each, the latter registering 10 boards. Luke Black's 23 and 13 rebounds led Cleveland.

1.25.86: at Seattle (23-18). Going from Cleveland to Seattle was too much for the Bulls, and they fell to the Sonics, 116-111. Jose Thomson's 31 paced the Sonics, while Stephen Lewis and Luther Culpepper added 22 each. Jack registered 29-10-18, while Cain added 19, and Creamer 18.

1.28.86: at Golden State (31-11). Chicago humiliated Golden State on its own floor, beating them 96-72. Jack had 25-12-3, with six blocks, to lead the Bulls. Cain added 17, six boards and six blocks. Lionel Condon scored 17 for the Warriors, while Marlin Cross had ten points and fifteen rebounds.

1.29.86: at New Jersey (27-15). The Bulls cooled down the streaking Nets, 110-102. Jack ended the month with 26-14-10; Cain (24) and Escalera (20) provided scoring punch, while Mims (15 points, 10 boards) helped clean the glass. Hugh Turnage scored 23 to pace a balanced Nets scoring attack. Gabe Smith added 18 points and nine boards, while Tom Perez scored 13, got eight rebounds, and distributed 21 assists.

Standings Update: The Bulls lead the Celtics by nine games for home court in the East, and Utah by 4.5 games for overall home-court. The Bulls are 24-1, and 30-1 in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers, meanwhile, are 5-40.


1985 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 29 15 .659 17-4 10-3 22-9
New Jersey 27 16 .628 19-4 9-4 17-14
Washington 22 22 .500 15-10 8-5 16-17
Philadelphia 21 26 .447 16-8 4-9 11-21
New York 14 29 .326 5-16 4-14 12-19


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 39 7 .848 24-1 14-1 30-1
Indiana 25 19 .568 16-5 14-4 22-11
Atlanta 21 25 .457 13-7 9-8 13-17
Detroit 20 24 .455 12-10 8-12 13-20
Cleveland 16 28 .364 10-12 3-12 12-20
Milwaukee 10 35 .222 6-14 3-14 6-25


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 34 11 .756 17-5 9-5 24-8
Denver 29 16 .644 19-3 9-7 20-12
Dallas 23 22 .511 17-7 7-8 17-18
San Antonio 19 25 .432 15-8 6-6 12-15
Sacramento 19 25 .432 11-10 7-9 14-19
Houston 19 26 .422 12-10 8-11 15-21


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 31 12 .721 20-3 8-4 21-8
Portland 33 14 .702 20-3 13-4 26-9
Seattle 25 18 .581 14-8 12-5 20-11
Phoenix 18 28 .391 12-11 4-13 13-23
Los Angeles (LAC) 14 30 .318 8-14 7-11 11-22
Los Angeles (LAL) 5 40 .111 5-17 4-11 4-31




Jack now leads the league, with 32.0 points a game. He also leads in rebounds, with 11.4 per contest. His 9.8 rebounds per game is sixth.


Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 46 46 37.2 32.0 2.7 11.4 9.8 2.2 1.8 2.2 1.2 12.7
Jimmie Cain PF 46 46 36.5 20.3 0.7 4.1 3.9 0.8 0.9 3.3 2.0 9.6
Landon Creamer PG 46 46 33.6 7.8 0.8 3.7 5.8 0.9 0.1 1.7 1.6 7.4
Gregory Escalera SG 46 46 33.2 13.0 0.6 4.8 3.3 0.2 0.2 2.0 2.4 8.5
Richard Mims C 46 46 29.3 11.1 1.9 6.8 2.2 0.1 3.0 1.6 4.2 8.3
Clarence Cassady SG 46 0 21.9 6.7 1.3 3.5 3.2 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.2 3.8
Albert Zumwalt C 46 0 16.5 5.7 0.6 3.3 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.1 2.4 4.3
Joseph Anderson PG 46 0 14.3 5.8 0.5 1.5 2.6 0.3 0.1 1.4 1.0 5.0
Edward Shank PF 46 0 12.4 5.3 0.4 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.7 3.1
Billy Alvarez SG 26 0 4.4 1.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.9
Marcus Tilton SF 17 0 4.2 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 -0.3
Chris Henderson C 17 0 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 -1.8
Timothy McBroom PF 4 0 3.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 -1.3
George Penrod SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (21)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 0

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A+ A A+ A A A A A+ A+ A A A A A+ A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $316,639
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 46 46 37.2 32.0 2.7 11.4 9.8 2.2 4.40 2.2 1.8 1.2
Career 46 46 37.2 32.0 2.7 11.4 9.8 2.2 4.40 2.2 1.8 1.2


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.4 18.7 .613 8.1 8.6 .947 7.8 10.9 .713 2.7 5.8 .466 1.0 2.0 .489
Career 11.4 18.7 .613 8.1 8.6 .947 7.8 10.9 .713 2.7 5.8 .466 1.0 2.0 .489

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 46 46 1710 1470 126 524 453 103 99 84 56 584
Career 46 46 1710 1470 126 524 453 103 99 84 56 584


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 526 858 374 395 44 90
Career 526 858 374 395 44 90

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 46 .712 1.71 28.5 6.5 30.5 10.1 24.7 18.3 43.5 842.3 28.1 12.7 112.7 96.9
Career 46 .712 1.71 28.5 6.5 30.5 10.1 24.7 18.3 43.5 842.3 28.1 12.7 112.7 96.9

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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Career 0 .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 50 6 20 19 5 6 8 18 32 18 18 4 5
Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 50 6 20 19 5 6 8 18 32 18 18 4 5

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 45
Total Player of the Week: 10
Total Player of the Month: 2
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.





January GW update: The games GW would grind out over the past four years, they cannot this season. They are 8-13, and every single loss is by no more than thirteen points. Most are by single-digits. In those games last year, the difference was Jack. In those games this year, the difference is Jack...and maybe Hulett. Michael King, who has been the sixth man this year, is hurt. Hector is struggling. Armbruster is getting better, but he and Woods (10.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg) can't go it alone. They are dreadful defensively, and among the worst in blocks. Jack made a true difference with this group defensively. Armbruster and Woods are stiffs, averaging less than half a block a game, despite both being 6'11. Despite all of that, they are scoring 73.0 ppg and giving up 73.3 ppg. This could easily be a winning team. Clemson is 20-0, the only undefeated team in the nation. Duke is still second, while K-State, Rice, and TCU round out the top five. Santa Clara, who went 17-14 last year, is 17-3 and in the top 25 this season. They are a once-proud power who may be ascending back towards the top.

[Comey]

February 1986

2.1.86: at Philadelphia (22-26). The Bulls got the win after a 29-19 third quarter held up. The final, 112-103, was fueled by Jack's 27-11-11, and Jimmie Cain's 24. Greg Escalera scored 17 and nabbed nine rebounds. Stevie Michaelson scored 27, and Don Rudolph 26, to pace the disappointing Sixers.

2.2.86: vs Indiana (26-20). The second-place Pacers come to Chicago, and are run off the floor by the Bulls, 125-91. The Bulls took control in the second, which they outscored the Pacers, 42-24. Cain is a volume scorer and little else, but his 32 led the day here. Jack went for 28 points on 9-10 from the field, 10-11 from the line; he added 14 boards, nine assists, and four blocks. Landon Creamer added 10 points and a career-high 15 assists. Andrew Edmiston scored 28 to lead a lackluster effort by Indiana.

2.5.86: vs New York (14-33). The terrible Knicks come to town for the first time this year. In perhaps the biggest upset of the season, the Knicks shock the Bulls, 92-89. The Bulls were called for a shot-clock violation with five seconds left, and then let the Knicks run out the clock. PF Nickolas Funk scored 26 and nabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Knicks. Orlando Mancilla scored 29. Jack had a 25-7-10 day, but five costly turnovers. Cain scored 25, but did little else.

2.6.86: at Milwaukee (10-38). The Bulls took their frustrations of a night ago out on the Bucks, thrashing the home team, 120-103. Jack went for 32-9-9, with four steals and a pair of blocks. Cain added 26-3-3, Mims 18-5-5, Escalera 14-5-5, and Creamer 14-3-6. Adrian Mathison had 31 and nine rebounds for the hapless Bucks.

All-Star Break: Jack was obviously named to the All-Star team for the Eastern Conference, leading all vote-getters. Danny Smythe earned his tenth All-Star bid. Jack was the only Bull named to the team. Utah led all teams with three players.


League News


NBA All-Star Game Rosters Announced (February 9, 1986)
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The 1985 NBA All-Star Game rosters were named today. The Western Conference
will be lead by Lionel Condon. Jack Dawkins has been the most reliable player
for the Eastern Conference. Danny Smythe has now appeared in the All-Star Game
a total of 10 times. Here is a look at the rosters:


Western Conference Starters:
C Larry Cockrell (Phoenix)
PF Harris Connors (Utah)
SF Domenic Winkler (Dallas)
SG Jim Burr (Denver)
PG Lionel Condon (Golden State)


Western Conference Bench:
C Royal Bryant (Utah)
PF Stephen Lewis (Seattle)
SF Robert Ritz (Portland)
SG Sammie Snodgrass (Utah)
PG Craig Cooper (Dallas)
C Jospeh Curtis (Denver)
C Joshua Jones (San Antonio)


Eastern Conference Starters:
C Brian Deese (Boston)
PF Luke Black (Cleveland)
SF Jack Dawkins (Chicago)
SG Jules Howes (Boston)
PG Tom Perez (New Jersey)


Eastern Conference Bench:
C Jon McElroy (Washington)
PF Danny Smythe (New Jersey)
SF Whitney Gooden (Philadelphia)
SG Richie Russell (Milwaukee)
PG John Jennings (New York)
SG Brian Crawford (Detroit)
PF Stevie Michaelson (Philadelphia)




Jack was named to the Rookie Game as well.


League News


NBA Rookie Game Rosters Announced (February 7, 1986)
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The 1985 NBA Rookie Game rosters were named today. Here is a look at the
rosters:


Rookies Starters:
C Kermit Lee (Golden State)
PF Kevin Matherne (Denver)
SF Jack Dawkins (Chicago)
SG Richie Russell (Milwaukee)
PG Emil Andrae (Milwaukee)


Rookies Bench:
C Tony Barnes (New Jersey)
PF Grant Crites (Sacramento)
SF Joshua Berry (Los Angeles (LAL))
SG Dylan Hough (Indiana)
PG Michael Drake (Detroit)
C Richard Mertens (New York)
PG Anton Silverstein (Houston)


Sophomores Starters:
C Larry Cockrell (Phoenix)
PF Douglas Leduc (Houston)
SF Rex Smith (Atlanta)
SG Charles Hansel (Sacramento)
PG Marco Fortier (San Antonio)


Sophomores Bench:
C Bert Pannell (Los Angeles (LAL))
PF David Brenneman (Dallas)
SF Gabriel Smith (New Jersey)
SG Dean Jemison (Dallas)
PG Saul Jones (Houston)
PF Thomas Jones (Boston)
PF Sebastian Daniels (Los Angeles (LAC))



Dunk Contest: Portland's Eddie Avina beat Philly's Whitney Gooden in the contest. Jack participated, but finished dead last. Bah.

John Jennings of New York won the three-point contest, beating Seattle's Luther Culpepper, and Hugh Turnage of New Jersey.

Rookie Game: The sophomores, behind Chuck Hansel's 33, rolled up the rookies, 112-86. Richie Russell was the star for the rookies, scoring nine, but registering 11 assists. Jack was quiet, going for 10-3-7 in 18 minutes.


Sophomores 112, Rookies 86 - 2/7/1986


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Sophomores:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Larry Cockrell C 11 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 -2 6
Douglas Leduc PF 14 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 -2 4
Rex Smith SF 14 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 -2 3
Charles Hansel SG 34 13-22 0-2 7-13 1 3 3 1 0 3 2 16 33
Marco Fortier PG 14 5-8 0-0 0-0 1 5 2 1 0 2 2 -2 10
Bert Pannell C 37 8-9 0-1 0-0 2 20 2 0 1 1 2 28 16
David Brenneman PF 18 7-11 0-0 1-2 2 4 1 0 2 2 3 14 15
Gabriel Smith SF 34 3-9 0-1 2-2 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 28 8
Dean Jemison SG 14 4-5 1-2 2-2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 10 11
Saul Jones PG 34 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 16 1 0 4 2 28 0
Sebastian Daniels PF 16 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 14 6
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
48-82 2-7 14-23 8 43 32 5 3 19 22 112
58.5% 28.6% 60.9%


Rookies:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Kermit Lee C 17 1-4 0-0 2-4 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 -5 4
Kevin Matherne PF 12 5-7 0-0 1-2 1 4 0 1 1 0 4 2 11
Jack Dawkins SF 18 3-7 0-0 4-4 0 3 7 2 0 0 0 -2 10
Richie Russell SG 34 3-5 1-1 2-2 0 1 11 1 0 3 1 -14 9
Emil Andrae PG 21 5-11 0-1 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 -7 12
Tony Barnes PF 23 4-15 0-0 2-2 2 5 2 1 1 3 4 -18 10
Grant Crites C 26 3-11 0-2 4-6 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 -17 10
Joshua Berry SF 17 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 -17 0
Dylan Hough SG 14 2-5 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 -12 5
Michael Drake SG 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 -10 4
Richard Mertens C 12 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 -6 3
Anton Silverstein SF 33 4-8 0-0 0-0 0 6 3 0 0 2 1 -24 8
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
33-84 2-5 18-26 10 31 26 7 2 17 23 86
39.3% 40.0% 69.2%


Player of the Game: SG Charles Hansel (SAC)




Game Summary:


Game Stats SOP ROO
Halftime Score 53 47
FGM-FGA 48-82 33-84
FG% .585 .393
FTM-FTA 14-23 18-26
FT% .609 .692
3PM-3PA 2-7 2-5
3P% .286 .400
Rebounds 43 31
Assists 32 26
Steals 5 7
Blocks 3 2
Turnovers 19 17
Team Fouls 22 23




All-Star Game: Jon McElroy scored 30 points off the bench, leading the East to a 156-144 win over the West. Brian Crawford added 23, and Stevie Michaelson 22 in his first All-Star game. Jack, also playing in his first game, went for 16-7-8 in 23 minutes. Danny Smythe, the thirty-six year-old playing in his tenth All-Star game, played just one minute, and received a thunderous ovation. Stephen Lewis of Seattle led all scorers with 39 points. Harris Connors put up 20 with nine boards in a losing effort.


East 156, West 144 - 2/9/1986


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East:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Brian Deese C 23 7-10 2-3 0-0 2 8 1 0 1 0 1 11 16
Luke Black PF 23 7-18 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 11 14
Jack Dawkins SF 23 6-11 0-2 4-4 4 7 8 1 0 3 2 11 16
Jules Howes SG 23 7-12 0-2 0-0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 11 14
Tom Perez PG 23 2-5 0-0 1-2 2 3 9 1 0 0 0 11 5
Jon McElroy C 25 15-21 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 30
Danny Smythe PF 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Whitney Gooden SF 25 4-7 0-0 2-2 1 4 10 1 0 1 0 1 10
John Jennings PG 25 3-7 0-0 0-0 3 5 6 0 0 2 3 1 6
Brian Crawford SG 25 11-15 1-2 0-0 0 2 4 0 0 4 1 1 23
Stevie Michaelson PF 24 10-18 0-0 2-2 2 6 2 0 0 1 2 4 22
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
72-124 3-9 9-10 17 42 47 3 3 11 10 156
58.1% 33.3% 90.0%


West:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Larry Cockrell C 23 5-9 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 -11 10
Harris Connors PF 23 10-13 0-0 0-2 4 9 4 0 1 2 2 -11 20
Domenic Winkler SF 23 4-11 0-0 0-0 0 2 5 1 0 3 3 -11 8
Jim Burr SG 23 6-8 0-0 0-0 3 8 3 0 0 3 1 -11 12
Lionel Condon PG 23 2-7 0-1 0-0 0 1 4 0 0 3 2 -11 4
Stephen Lewis PF 25 18-22 0-0 3-4 2 5 3 0 2 3 1 -1 39
Robert Ritz SF 25 9-13 0-0 2-2 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 -1 20
Sammie Snodgrass SG 25 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 8 0 0 0 1 -1 4
Craig Cooper PG 25 4-9 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 -1 9
Joshua Jones C 25 9-13 0-0 0-0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 -1 18
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
69-109 1-2 5-8 10 41 35 3 3 18 12 144
63.3% 50.0% 62.5%


Player of the Game: C Jon McElroy (WAS)




Game Summary:


Game Stats EAS WES
Halftime Score 86 74
FGM-FGA 72-124 69-109
FG% .581 .633
FTM-FTA 9-10 5-8
FT% .900 .625
3PM-3PA 3-9 1-2
3P% .333 .500
Rebounds 42 41
Assists 47 35
Steals 3 3
Blocks 3 3
Turnovers 11 18
Team Fouls 10 12



At the break, Chicago is 42-8, and owns the league's best record. Indiana, second in the Central Division, is 27-21, fourteen games back. Boston is nine games back of the East's top seed. In the West, Utah (36-13) and Portland (36-15) are engaged in quite a battle, while Golden State (34-14) and Denver (33-17) are yielding no quarter. The Lakers, at 7-43, are Chicago's inverse.

2.11.86: at Milwaukee (10-39). The Bucks are fiesty; the Bulls needed a 44-point fourth quarter (44-35) to edge the Bucks, 122-120. Jack was 15-17 from the field, 11-11 from the line, to go for 42-9-12, with six steals. Escalera added 20, but on 6-17 shooting. Adrian Mathison got 27 and 10 for Milwaukee, while Richie Russell is blossoming: he scored 18, and added 17 assists. For the season, the #2 overall pick is averaging 19.1 points (48% shooting, quite good for a point guard), and 10.9 assists. Easily Rookie of the Year numbers, if you weren't up against Jack.

2.12.86: at Milwaukee (10-40). Forgot, this is the lengthy stay in Wisconsin. The Bucks didn't put up nearly the fight they did last night, getting clobbered out of the gate by the Bulls. The visitors swept all four quarters, leaving with a 114-84 win. JImmie Cain led the way with 29, while Jack put up 27-10-13. Mathison scored 29 with 14 boards, while Russell had a 13-5-11 night.

2.15.86: at Philadelphia (24-29). Jack had a 34-17-10 night, and the defense kept Philly from scoring more than 20 points in three of the four quarters, to get a 93-84 win. The Bulls weren't much better, scoring 20, 17, and 15 points in quarters. But their 41-point second quarter was the difference. Cain scored 18 and got 9 boards to support Jack. Stevie Michaelson got 20 points, while Whitney Gooden had 18-10-8 to lead the way. He also registered four steals.

2.16.86: at Phoenix (23-30). The Suns, behing Mark Brown's 24 and Michael Matney's 21 and eight boards, outlasted Chicago in overtime, 109-106. David Wolcott nailed a three at the buzzer to send it there. Jack went for 32-15-14, while Cain added 22, and Mims got 14 and 12. It was not enough, though.

2.18.86: at Indiana (30-22). The Pacers welcomed the Bulls in, but were glad to see them leave. Jack was 33-12-11, Cain put up 31, and the Bulls stomped Indiana, 131-105. Escalera added 16, and Mims 15. Harland Malcom scored 22, and Marty Ginn 20 and 9 for the Pacers.

2.20.86: at New York (17-37). The Knicks have hell to pay for beating the Bulls in Chicago. The Bulls inflict said hell, whipping the Knicks in front of their fans, 120-89. "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!" Cain screamed at a then-unknown Spike Lee, as he held John Jennings' broken body before him. (Jennings scored nine points, on 4-10 shooting). The Bulls shot 63% from the field, with Jack's 13-15 leading the way. He scored 41, had 11 boards and 8 assists, and a ridiculous +30 for the game. Cain and Escalera scored 16 each. Nickolas Funk scored 23 for the Knicks.

2.22.86: vs LA Clippers (21-33). Jack's 30-11-18...I think he's had a triple-double every game in the second half, save the first one. Anyway, another triple-double gave the Bulls a 112-105 win. Cain added 26, while Landon Creamer brought fifteen points and eight assists. Henry Rathbone and Ian Rowland scored nineteen each for the Clips.

2.23.86: at Washington (24-32). The Bullets finally beat the Bulls, and hand them their tenth loss on the year. Dusty Catron's 31, and Jon McElroy's 22 and 11 rebounds, paced the Bullets to a 100-93 win. The Bullets only committed eleven turnovers in the win. Jack's 33-14-8 with six blocks paced the Bulls, but nobody gave him much help.

2.26.86: at New York (18-39). The Bulls got back to their winning ways, beating the Knicks, 104-100. Jack had a 31-12-7 night, with three steals, while Cain and Escalera scored 20 each. Mims contributed 17 points and 11 boards. John Jennings had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who lost their fortieth.

2.27.86: vs New York (18-40). They enjoyed it so much the first night, so the two teams recreated things in Chicago. Jack's 31-13-6 paced the way, while Escalera had 20 again. Nickolas Funk scored 16 to lead the Knicks.

[Comey]

February 1986 (Part Two)

Going into March, the Bulls are 50-10, eighteen full games ahead of the Pacers. They are eight games ahead of Boston for the top spot. In the West, Utah (45-14) and Portland (43-16) have gained a little bit of separation from the rest of the conference.


1985 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 41 17 .707 21-4 17-3 33-11
New Jersey 37 19 .661 23-6 10-7 24-17
Philadelphia 27 34 .443 20-12 7-11 15-26
Washington 25 34 .424 18-15 9-9 19-25
New York 18 41 .305 8-20 4-17 16-28


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 50 10 .833 27-2 19-1 40-3
Indiana 31 27 .534 20-10 14-7 23-16
Detroit 31 28 .525 18-11 10-12 19-22
Atlanta 30 29 .508 21-9 12-8 20-20
Cleveland 20 38 .345 13-16 5-15 15-26
Milwaukee 10 48 .172 6-22 3-20 6-36


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 45 14 .763 21-6 12-6 31-11
Denver 37 23 .617 23-7 14-12 27-19
Dallas 29 29 .500 21-8 11-11 21-23
Sacramento 25 33 .431 17-14 9-12 19-26
San Antonio 24 35 .407 16-13 10-9 17-21
Houston 23 35 .397 16-13 9-15 17-28


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Portland 43 16 .729 28-4 19-4 34-10
Golden State 37 21 .638 21-7 10-7 27-15
Seattle 33 25 .569 18-14 13-9 25-18
Phoenix 29 30 .492 18-12 6-14 17-24
Los Angeles (LAC) 21 37 .362 11-15 10-14 17-26
Los Angeles (LAL) 7 50 .123 7-21 5-15 6-37


Jack leads the NBA in scoring (31.9) and rebounds (11.5). He is back to a triple-double average, with ten assists a game. That's fourth in the league. Fellow rookie Richie Russell is third, with 10.9. Jack's also third in the league with 2.3 steals a game. Jack's +12.5 average is, far and away, the highest in the league. Only three other players, all with Utah, average double-figures.

Looking at the rookies, only Jack and Russell truly stand out. Emil Andrae is third with fourteen points per game (he's also with the Bucks). But nobody really stands out. Josh Berry, He Who Is Not Jack to Laker fans, is averaging 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. Fair numbers for a rookie. The fans in LA want the guillotine.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 50-10
Division Record: 19-1
Conference Record: 40-3
Home Record: 27-2




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 109.6 1 2 Points 97.3 2 4 Points 12.3 1 1
O.Reb 9.5 11 23 O.Reb 12.6 9 17 O.Reb -3.1 11 22
D.Reb 33.1 1 1 D.Reb 25.6 1 1 D.Reb 7.5 1 1
Rebounds 42.5 5 11 Rebounds 38.2 1 1 Rebounds 4.4 1 4
Assists 32.4 1 1 Assists 24.6 1 2 Assists 7.8 1 1
Steals 5.4 6 16 Steals 6.6 11 23 Steals -1.2 9 20
Blocks 8.0 2 6 Blocks 4.1 1 2 Blocks 3.9 1 1
Turnovers 16.7 10 20 Turnovers 14.9 7 18 Turnovers 1.9 10 21
Fouls 18.3 5 9 Fouls 21.0 1 4 Fouls -2.7 2 6
FG% .542 1 1 FG% .457 1 4 FG% .086 1 1
FT% .774 1 1 FT% .667 3 9 FT% .107 1 1
3P% .328 8 17 3P% .326 2 3 3P% .003 5 9
PPS 1.34 1 1 PPS 1.10 3 5 PPS .245 1 1
Adj. FG% .555 1 1 Adj. FG% .471 1 4 Adj. FG% .084 1 1



Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 60 60 37.3 31.9 2.5 11.5 10.0 2.3 1.8 2.3 1.3 12.5
Jimmie Cain PF 60 60 36.4 20.9 0.7 4.0 3.7 0.8 1.0 3.4 2.1 9.1
Landon Creamer PG 60 60 33.9 8.4 0.8 3.8 5.7 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.6 7.0
Gregory Escalera SG 60 60 33.6 13.2 0.6 4.7 3.4 0.2 0.2 1.9 2.5 8.1
Richard Mims C 60 60 29.3 11.0 1.9 6.8 2.2 0.1 2.9 1.6 4.2 8.3
Clarence Cassady SG 60 0 21.8 6.2 1.3 3.5 3.3 0.5 0.6 2.0 1.3 4.2
Albert Zumwalt C 60 0 16.8 5.7 0.6 3.4 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.1 2.5 4.3
Joseph Anderson PG 60 0 14.1 5.6 0.4 1.4 2.4 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.9 5.4
Edward Shank PF 60 0 12.3 5.1 0.3 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.7 3.5
Billy Alvarez SG 32 0 4.4 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 -0.7
Marcus Tilton SF 21 0 4.1 1.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 -0.1
Chris Henderson C 22 0 3.3 1.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 -1.0
Timothy McBroom PF 6 0 2.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 -1.5
George Penrod SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (21)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 0

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A A A A A A A A A A A A+ A A A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $316,639
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 60 60 37.3 31.9 2.5 11.5 10.0 2.3 4.34 2.3 1.8 1.3
Career 60 60 37.3 31.9 2.5 11.5 10.0 2.3 4.34 2.3 1.8 1.3


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.5 18.5 .621 8.1 8.5 .949 8.0 11.0 .726 2.6 5.4 .472 0.9 2.0 .450
Career 11.5 18.5 .621 8.1 8.5 .949 8.0 11.0 .726 2.6 5.4 .472 0.9 2.0 .450

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 60 60 2237 1916 152 689 599 138 137 107 79 747
Career 60 60 2237 1916 152 689 599 138 137 107 79 747


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 688 1107 486 512 54 120
Career 688 1107 486 512 54 120

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 60 .719 1.73 29.0 6.7 30.2 9.4 25.3 18.4 44.0 1118.9 37.3 12.5 112.3 97.0
Career 60 .719 1.73 29.0 6.7 30.2 9.4 25.3 18.4 44.0 1118.9 37.3 12.5 112.3 97.0

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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Career 0 .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 50 6 20 19 6 6 8 18 32 18 18 4 5
Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 50 6 20 19 6 6 8 18 32 18 18 4 5

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 57
Total Player of the Week: 14
Total Player of the Month: 4
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.




February GW Update: The Colonials rebounded, going 5-3 to get to 13-16. They will not reach the postseason, with just one game remaining. Unfortunately, games against teams with winning records have done them in. They are 4-7 against teams with more wins than losses, and, well, 9-9 against everyone else. Maybe winning teams didn't do them in. I don't wish to edit it. They lost a heartbreaker to Rutgers, when Brice Clay's dunk with three seconds left gave Rutgers a 97-96 lead. That was the final. If someone named Brice Clay tried to dunk on a team of mine with three seconds left...well, he, or his substitute, would have to earn it from the line. Hector still leads the team with 14.2 points per game, while Armbruster is putting up 13.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 2.0 assists (third on the team, amazingly). Julian Thaxton is averaging 6.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists. Not bad for a freshman, but about double-digits off everything Jack had. Across the nation, Clemson (27-1) finally lost, to #2 Duke, 67-53. They are still #1, in part, because Duke can't beat North Carolina. Two losses to UNC give the Dukies a 22-4 record. Big 8 rivals Missouri and Kansas are third and fourth, while Penn sits fifth. A trio of Ivys--Princeton, Yale, and Cornell, sit tenth through twelfth. Santa Clara, meanwhile, is enjoying their best season since 1974. They won 28 games that year. They are 25-4 this season, and ranked 23rd.

[Comey]

March 1986

The Bulls, at 50-10, are three wins away from the most in team history. That came in 1974, with the only NBA championship the team has won. They won 51 a year later, but were bounced in the first round.

3.2.86: vs Atlanta (30-29). The Bulls held Atlanta to ten points in the third quarter, and easily distanced themselves from the Hawks, 108-79. Jack scored 45 on 19-27 shooting, and registered ten boards. He had just four assists. Jimmie Cain was the only other player in double-digits, with 16. Rex Smith paced Atlanta with 18.

3.4.86: vs New York (19-41). Chicago dusted off the Knicks, 99-86, behind 29-18-11 by Jack. Cain added 24-4-6, while Gregory Escalera scored 14. Orlando Macilla and John Jennings had 23 each for the short-handed Knicks; only seven players registered time for New York.

3.5.86: at San Antonio (24-36). The Bulls had little time to enjoy the Knick win, because they had to take off for San Antonio. They beat the Spurs, 118-106, to notch their 53rd win on the season. One more gets the record. Jack put forth another triple-double, getting 35-16-18. Cain scored 28, while Richard Mims scored 13 with nine boards and five assists. Legendary Spurs guard Isidro Brainard, now in his ninth year, led San Antonio with 25. Joshua Jones added 23 and 7 boards.

3.9.86: at Boston (45-17). A game circled by everyone for weeks, the Celtics host the Bulls. Chicago's bid for a franchise record in wins will have to wait a night. The C's halted Chicago, 101-89, telling the league, in effect, that the Bulls, and everyone else, can't assume they have a ticket punched to the Finals. Jules Howes led six Celtics in double-figures, with 22. He was 14-14 from the line. Brian Deese added 19, eight boards, five blocks, and four steals. Jack had a 25-14-12 night, with three blocks and three steals, but struggled (10-24) in shooting, and only got to the line four times.

3.10.86: at New Jersey (39-21). Another test for the Bulls; this time, however, they blew through it. The Bulls blasted the Nets, 134-124, to get to 54-11 on the year. Jack refused to let another loss happen, going for 45-11-12, 16-21 from the field, 12-12 from the line, four blocks and a pair of steals. He somehow ended up at just a +8 for his efficiency. Hmmm. Cain went for 22-6-7, shot 11-22, and got a +11. Escalera scored 21, went 8-16, had just four boards and 2 assists, along with four fouls, and had a +15. Landon Creamer had a 16-5-6 night, with four steals, and earned his +18. Tom Perez had 19 and 23 assists for the Nets, while Danny Smythe scored 22.

3.14.86: at Indiana (33-31). The Bulls outpaced Indiana, 119-107, behind 44-14-8 by Jack. He shot 14-17 from the field, 14-14 from the line. He is truly unstoppable. Cain went for 21, while Mims added 13 and seven rebounds. Marty Ginn scored 22 for Indiana.

3.18.86: at Houston (24-42). The Rockets shocked the Bulls, 112-101, prompting writers at the Chicago Tribune to question whether the Bulls peaked too early, and whether Jack is getting tired in his rookie year. National writers discussed how this team is primarily two players, that they were one of the worst teams last year, and that a singular talent, even one as great as Jack, does not guarantee success. This for a team that is 2-2 in their last four games. In this one, 7'0, 290-pound Del Scholl continued his improved scoring by going for 42. His career high, 44, came against San Antonio on Halloween. Larry Player added 18 points off the bench. Jack went for 33-9-10 with three steals, but outside of Cain's 16 (on 7-17 shooting), there was little else.

3.20.86: vs Boston (49-18). The Celtics have cut into the Bulls' lead, but only down to six games. Make that seven games, after the Bulls whipped the C's, 113-97, at Chicago Stadium. Jack led with 34-8-11, while Cain added 23-6-5, and Escalera 16. The Bulls roared out to a 26-8 lead after one quarter, and never looked back. Michael Chambers scored 20 to lead Boston. Brian Deese added 18 and eight boards.

3.22.86: at Cleveland (25-43). Maybe there is something to this peaking too early thing. Luke Black scored 30, James Anderson 23, and the Cavs beat the Bulls, 128-121, in Cleveland. Jack went for 37-15-12, and Escalera had a career-high 34, but little else happened. Cain had 14, but Richard Mims seems to be tiring. He had just five points and three rebounds in 27 minutes. Al Zumwalt may need more time in his place.

3.24.86: vs LA Lakers (10-59). Ah, the remedy. The Bulls scored 46 first-quarter points, and won every quarter convincingly, as they destroyed the Lakers, 134-87. Jack had 29-11-12, while Cain added 24. Mims recovered with a 16-8-5 minute, and Creamer had 14 and five assists. Chuck Duckworth and Dwayne Padgett had 18 each for the Lakers. One takeaway from this, though...the Lakers only had eleven turnovers. Maybe Chicago's defense is starting to tire somewhat. They did accumulate 44 assists, though.

3.26.86: vs Dallas (36-33). Chicago rolled again, this time clubbing the Mavs, 110-90. Jack went for 38 and 15 boards, along with four assists and four blocks. Cain put up 27, while Mims had six points, ten boards, seven assists, and six blocks. Clemente Ellis scored 36 in the post for Dallas.

3.28.86: vs Phoenix (38-33). The Suns are headed in the wrong direction. The Bulls did nothing to redirect them, sending them to another loss, 122-101. Jack's 37-11-8 led the way, wtih Mims (19), Cain (18) and Escalera (18) doing the support work. Clarence Cassady scored 12 as well. Michael Matney's 27 led Phoenix.

3.30.86: at Boston (53-19). Boston has won four in a row since they fell to Chicago. This one, at the Garden, would be their fifth. Thomas Jones sank two free throws with 1:25 left, which proved to be the difference, as Boston held off a furious Chicago comeback. Jones had 32 points and 15 rebounds, while Dewitt Gilpin had 18-7-5 in a supporting role. Boston only had seven turnovers, compared to 21 for Chicago. Jack had 31-13-8, but seven turnovers. Cain added 20 for the Bulls, who are now five games ahead of fast-closing Boston for the top spot.

3.31.86: vs Cleveland (29-44). Solace comes in home against the Cavs. Or it doesn't. A 112-104 loss to Cleveland definitely puts the Bulls in the crosshairs of criticism. They went just 9-5 in the month, but have lost three of their last seven. This is not befitting of a champion. Luke Black torched Chicago again, hitting for 32 with eight boards and four assists. Jack's 33-12-11 was solid, of course...but everyone else was middling. Creamer scored 15, and Escalera 14. Cain was just 5-14 from the field, Mims (10 pts, 13 reb) 4-12. The Bulls look like they're in disarray at the moment. Talk about a punch in the gut...Chicago led 26-13 after one. Cleveland won the second, 41-25, and didn't lose either quarter in the second half.


Standings Update: The Bulls (59-15) lead Boston (54-19) by five games. New Jersey and Detroit will likely sew up the other home-court spots in the first-round. After that, it's an absolute mess for the playoffs. In the West, Utah (54-19) leads Portland (49-23) by four and a half games. Golden State (46-26), Denver (46-28) and Seattle (44-29) are vying for top spots as well. The Lakers, at 10-63, are potentially the worst established team ever (they are). The Bucks, at 15-57, aren't much better. Better times ahead for them, though. That's guaranteed.


1985 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 54 19 .740 29-4 19-3 42-12
New Jersey 44 28 .611 27-8 11-9 28-22
Philadelphia 33 41 .446 24-14 9-12 20-31
Washington 30 42 .417 19-17 11-12 22-31
New York 23 50 .315 12-24 5-19 21-33


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 59 15 .797 33-3 21-3 45-7
Detroit 41 33 .554 24-13 14-13 26-26
Indiana 37 35 .514 23-15 16-9 27-23
Atlanta 34 40 .459 24-14 12-14 23-28
Cleveland 30 44 .405 20-18 11-17 23-30
Milwaukee 15 57 .208 9-26 5-23 9-43


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 54 19 .740 27-8 16-8 38-14
Denver 46 28 .622 28-9 15-13 32-23
Dallas 38 34 .528 26-10 15-13 27-25
Sacramento 30 43 .411 21-16 11-14 22-32
San Antonio 29 44 .397 20-17 13-14 22-29
Houston 26 47 .356 19-16 10-18 18-37


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Portland 49 23 .681 31-7 23-5 39-16
Golden State 46 26 .639 27-9 14-12 33-20
Seattle 44 29 .603 23-14 17-11 34-21
Phoenix 39 34 .534 26-13 11-15 25-26
Los Angeles (LAC) 28 45 .384 18-19 12-16 23-32
Los Angeles (LAL) 10 63 .137 10-25 5-23 8-46




Jack is back to averaging a triple-double, leading the league in points (32.6) and rebounds (11.7), and ranking fourth in assists (10.0). Richie Russell, the brilliant Milwaukee floor leader, is averaging 19.2 points and 11.2 assists per game. When that kid hits his stride, wow.


1985 NBA Player Stats Leaders


# Player Pos Team Gms Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Pf
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1 Jack Dawkins SF CHI 74 37.6 32.6 2.7 9.0 11.7 10.0 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.4
2 Brian Crawford SG DET 74 38.3 27.5 1.5 5.3 6.7 2.8 0.2 0.2 3.0 2.2
3 Luke Black PF CLE 74 37.6 26.9 2.4 5.7 8.1 2.0 0.8 1.2 3.0 2.5
4 Lionel Condon PG GSW 72 39.3 26.6 2.1 4.2 6.3 8.5 2.5 0.3 3.1 2.0
5 Keenan Sweet C SAC 64 36.8 25.9 2.2 7.5 9.6 1.8 0.4 0.4 2.7 2.3
6 Harris Connors PF UTA 73 35.9 25.8 3.1 6.5 9.5 4.5 0.6 2.0 2.2 2.2
7 Larry Cockrell C PHX 73 36.5 24.5 1.4 5.3 6.6 1.6 1.2 0.3 2.6 3.3
8 Andrew Edmiston PF IND 72 32.6 24.4 2.4 5.6 7.9 1.9 0.5 0.7 2.1 3.4
9 Domenic Winkler SF DAL 72 36.3 24.3 0.7 4.6 5.3 5.0 1.8 0.1 2.5 3.3
10 Del Scholl C HOU 64 32.1 24.2 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.8 0.6 0.3 2.1 4.0
11 S.Michaelson PF PHI 74 32.9 23.8 2.7 5.2 7.9 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.7 3.7
12 Adrian Mathison C MIL 72 35.1 23.8 2.3 7.4 9.7 1.4 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.8
13 Joshua Jones C SAS 72 35.3 23.3 1.6 6.7 8.2 2.8 0.3 1.2 2.7 3.5
14 Robert Ritz SF POR 69 38.1 22.9 2.1 5.5 7.6 2.3 1.2 1.2 2.6 1.9
15 Jon McElroy C WAS 72 37.8 22.9 2.4 6.7 9.2 2.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 0.9
16 John Lacroix SG ATL 74 37.4 22.7 2.0 3.1 5.1 2.7 0.9 1.0 3.1 2.5
17 Isidro Brainard SG SAS 73 38.8 22.5 2.7 3.6 6.3 5.5 1.0 0.2 2.7 0.9
18 Jules Howes SG BOS 73 38.4 22.3 0.8 5.9 6.7 7.5 1.2 0.2 2.8 0.6
19 Danny Smythe PF NJN 63 36.4 22.1 2.4 5.6 8.0 4.0 0.2 0.4 2.3 3.2
20 Clemente Ellis C DAL 68 38.0 22.0 2.3 7.4 9.8 1.7 0.3 4.3 2.1 2.6


The Bulls have the top offense in the league, at 110 ppg. They have the sixth-toughest defense. But they are not getting steals, not generating turnovers (20th in turning it over and getting them)...this team is not equipped to beat Utah. They may be a regular season beast, but when playoffs come...Boston can beat them, and Utah and Portland, definitely.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 59-15
Division Record: 21-3
Conference Record: 45-7
Home Record: 33-3




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 110.0 1 1 Points 98.1 3 6 Points 11.9 1 1
O.Reb 9.8 11 23 O.Reb 13.1 10 18 O.Reb -3.3 11 22
D.Reb 32.8 1 2 D.Reb 25.6 1 1 D.Reb 7.2 1 1
Rebounds 42.6 6 13 Rebounds 38.6 1 1 Rebounds 3.9 1 4
Assists 32.6 1 1 Assists 25.0 1 3 Assists 7.6 1 1
Steals 5.1 8 19 Steals 6.4 11 23 Steals -1.3 10 21
Blocks 8.0 2 4 Blocks 4.4 3 4 Blocks 3.6 2 3
Turnovers 16.5 10 20 Turnovers 14.5 9 20 Turnovers 2.0 10 21
Fouls 18.4 5 10 Fouls 21.0 1 5 Fouls -2.6 2 7
FG% .542 1 1 FG% .457 1 2 FG% .085 1 1
FT% .776 1 1 FT% .676 3 11 FT% .100 1 1
3P% .341 7 14 3P% .310 1 2 3P% .031 3 5
PPS 1.34 1 1 PPS 1.10 2 5 PPS .244 1 1
Adj. FG% .556 1 1 Adj. FG% .470 1 1 Adj. FG% .086 1 1



Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 74 74 37.6 32.6 2.7 11.7 10.0 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.4 11.9
Jimmie Cain PF 74 74 36.4 20.7 0.8 4.0 3.7 0.7 1.0 3.4 2.0 8.5
Landon Creamer PG 74 74 33.8 8.4 0.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.9 6.9
Gregory Escalera SG 74 74 33.0 13.2 0.6 4.7 3.3 0.2 0.2 1.8 2.7 8.0
Richard Mims C 74 74 30.1 11.0 2.0 7.0 2.4 0.1 2.8 1.6 4.0 8.1
Clarence Cassady SG 74 0 22.2 6.3 1.3 3.4 3.3 0.4 0.6 2.1 1.3 4.1
Albert Zumwalt C 74 0 16.3 5.4 0.6 3.3 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.2 4.1
Joseph Anderson PG 74 0 14.2 5.7 0.4 1.4 2.4 0.3 0.1 1.2 1.0 5.0
Edward Shank PF 74 0 12.3 5.1 0.4 2.5 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.6 3.7
Marcus Tilton SF 25 0 4.3 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 -0.1
Billy Alvarez SG 39 0 4.2 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.5
Chris Henderson C 24 0 3.1 1.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 -1.0
Timothy McBroom PF 7 0 2.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 -1.3
George Penrod SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (22)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 0

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A A A A A A A A A A A A+ A A A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $316,639
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 74 74 37.6 32.6 2.7 11.7 10.0 2.4 4.18 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 74 74 37.6 32.6 2.7 11.7 10.0 2.4 4.18 2.2 1.8 1.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.7 18.9 .620 8.1 8.6 .944 8.1 11.1 .730 2.7 5.6 .472 0.9 2.1 .440
Career 11.7 18.9 .620 8.1 8.6 .944 8.1 11.1 .730 2.7 5.6 .472 0.9 2.1 .440

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 74 74 2780 2411 198 866 740 177 160 133 102 881
Career 74 74 2780 2411 198 866 740 177 160 133 102 881


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 869 1401 603 639 70 159
Career 869 1401 603 639 70 159

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 74 .717 1.72 28.5 6.8 30.6 9.8 25.2 18.5 44.3 1404.1 46.8 11.9 112.8 98.4
Career 74 .717 1.72 28.5 6.8 30.6 9.8 25.2 18.5 44.3 1404.1 46.8 11.9 112.8 98.4

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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Career 0 .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 50 7 20 19 6 6 8 19 32 18 18 4 6
Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 50 7 20 19 6 6 8 19 32 18 18 4 6

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 68
Total Player of the Week: 19
Total Player of the Month: 4
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

[Comey]

March GW Update: GW lost their final game, 98-92, to 13-15 Portland. They finish the year at 13-17, a far cry from the 69-2 they were the two years prior. In the NCAA Tournament, it became a somewhat surprising year. Clemson stumbled down the stretch, lost the South #1 seed to Duke, got shipped out to the West (where they were the top seed), and then got dumped by 13th-seed Colorado in the Sweet Sixteen. 15th-seed Hawaii got to the Sweet Sixteen as well, shocking #2 Kansas 78-77 to get started. What a way to win, too: Guard Nestor Wayne shot as the buzzer went off, was fouled by Ronny Montgomery, drilled the shot to tie it...then canned the free throw with nobody around him. The place erupted, and Kansas players fell to the ground in amazement. Hawaii ended up losing to eventual West champ, #3 Cornell. They beat Colorado 83-68.

In the Midwest, #1 Missouri also fell in the Sweet 16, losing to #4 Michigan State. The Spartants, who have no solid history in this dimension, reached their first Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, and Final Four in the process. The 29-7 Spartans are having their best season by far. Coming into this season, they had a record of 0-4 in four appearances. They upended #2 TCU, 61-55, in the regional final.

In the Midwest, #1 Duke held serve, beating #7 Southern Cal. The Trojans had their worst regular season since 1978, but their best tournament finish since they ousted Jack in the regional final in his freshman year. The Blue Devils reached their first Final Four since 1968, when they lost in the championship game to New Mexico, 84-82. They reached the Elite Eight three times in the last five years, only to be denied each time.

In the East, top-seeded Penn got past third-seed Baylor, 71-68, to get to the Final Four for the first time since 1963, and only the second time in school history. They have reached 13 Elite Eights, but have only gotten to the national semi twice. Amazing. #15 seed Long Beach State took out #2 Maryland, while #4 Kansas State and #5 North Carolina were upset by #13 Arkansas and #12 LSU, respectively.

Final Four: Duke took out Cornell, 85-71, behind 17 points from top prospect Joseph Tu. Michigan State's storybook season continued, as they survived a last-second gasp by Penn to advance, 61-58. Perhaps the most amazing name to come out of this game, point guard Elroy Glasscock, led the way with 18 for the Spartans.

National Championship: The Blue Devils atoned for last year's loss to George Washington, beating upset-minded Michigan State, 84-73. The Spartans led 33-27 at the break, but wilted behind Duke's pressure and rebounding (Duke outrebounded Sparty, 47-26). Joe Tu had 18, 9 boards, and four assists, while Christopher Johnson scored 18, added five rebounds, five steals, and three assists. Somehow, Carlton Sandberg's 15 and 8 boards got POTG honors. David Deans led the Spartans with 25 points, while Glasscock scored just two points, but dished eleven assists. He rates as a B/B, and is a senior, but is only the 14th-best prospect in the Big Ten. Oh well.

Oddly enough, Armbruster was named first-team All-Independent at...small forward. Hawaii got three players on the first-team. Amazing.

[Comey]

April 1986

4.2.86: vs Seattle (44-29). Jack's 43-8-12 led the Bulls on a 121-119 win over Seattle. The Sonics led by six going into the final quarter, but the Bulls won the quarter, 30-22. Jimmie Cain scored off a Landon Creamer pass with ten seconds for the game winner. Jared Genovese tried to tie it at the buzzer, but he missed...well, obviously. Cain added 23. Stephen Lewis had 26, Luther Culpepper 24 with 10 assists, and Genovese 22 for Seattle.

4.4.86: vs Indiana (38-36). The Pacers shocked Chicago, 119-118, on Marty Ginn's jumper at the buzzer. Andrew Edmiston paced the Pacers with 39 and 12 boards. Jack's 30-16-11 led Chicago, while Cain had 21-4-5.

4.6.86: vs Denver (47-29). The Bulls stonewalled Denver, 96-81, behind Jack's 22-10-10. Mims scored 17 with seven rebounds. Kevin Matherne scored 22 for the Nuggets, while Jim Burr had 16-8-6.

4.7.86: vs Detroit (41-35). The Bulls went off after a sluggish first quarter, whipping Detroit, 132-114. Jack had himself a game, with 49-21-7, going 16-23 from the field, and 15-15 from the line. Cain's 23, while Gregory Escalera had 20. Thomas Henderson scored 43, while Brian Crawford and Emile Manson scored 15 each.

4.11.86: at Atlanta (34-43). Jack continued his assault on the division, hitting up a 46-6-11 number, in leading the Bulls to a 111-88 win. Cain added 18, and Eddie Shank had 12 with 13 boards off the bench. John Lacroix scored 20 for the Hawks.

4.14.86: vs Cleveland (34-45). Chicago outlasted Cleveland at the Stadium, 108-105. Jack's 32-17-9, and Escalera's 22, led the way. Luke Black's 32 and 9 rebounds, while a few players scored 14 for the Cavs.

4.15.86: at Atlanta (35-45). The Bulls slipped out of Atlanta with a 116-115 victory in overtime. Jack's final two of his 35 points came with :23 left in the extra period, and proved to be the difference. John Whitman was forced to take a deep three at the buzzer; it clanged off the right side of rhe rim, and the Bulls got the victory. Jack had 35-14-12, while Cain had 27 for Chicago. Lacroix's 26 gave Atlanta a fighting chance.

4.17.86: Indiana came out and fought for a 118-112 overtime victory over the Bulls. Andrew Edmiston and Michael Thielen scored 24 each, and Marty Ginn had 22 and 13 rebounds. The Bulls erased a six-point deficit in the fourth, and actually held a 105-102 lead with six seconds left. But Thielen's three at the buzzer sent the game to the extra frame. Jack finished the season with 34-11-8 numbers, along with four steals and three blocks. Cain added 26, Escalera 17, and Mims 16-7-5.

1985-86 Final Standings

Chicago's 65 wins are fourth-best all-time, behind the 1970-71 Bullets (68-14), the 1982-83 Nuggets (67-15), and the 66-14 NY Knicks of '66. Kansas City ('75, '77) and the '83 Trailblazers each had 65 wins. They are one of three teams with sixty wins in the league this season; both Boston and Utah went 60-21. Portland won the Pacific Division, at 56-25.

The Lakers finished 13-69, and their fans are currently boycotting the team. All indications are that Joshua Berry is on the outs in Lakerland, and that they may trade him and take Duke forward Joseph Tu with the top pick, if they get it. Milwaukee went 18-63, but with Richie Russell leading the way, they should rise quickly, and prove to be the top rival to Chicago (along with Detroit and Boston).


1985 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 61 21 .744 35-6 21-3 46-12
New Jersey 50 32 .610 32-9 12-11 32-26
Philadelphia 37 45 .451 27-14 10-13 24-34
Washington 33 49 .402 22-19 11-13 23-35
New York 29 53 .354 16-25 5-19 24-34


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 65 17 .793 37-4 25-5 49-9
Indiana 45 37 .549 26-15 19-9 34-24
Detroit 44 38 .537 26-15 15-15 29-29
Atlanta 35 47 .427 25-16 13-16 24-34
Cleveland 34 48 .415 23-18 11-18 24-34
Milwaukee 18 64 .220 12-29 5-25 10-48


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 60 22 .732 32-9 20-10 43-17
Denver 50 32 .610 31-10 17-13 35-25
Dallas 43 39 .524 29-12 16-14 31-29
Sacramento 34 48 .415 23-18 14-16 25-35
San Antonio 31 51 .378 22-19 13-17 24-36
Houston 29 53 .354 21-20 10-20 20-40


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Portland 56 26 .683 34-7 25-5 43-17
Golden State 54 28 .659 31-10 17-13 39-21
Seattle 48 34 .585 26-15 18-12 36-24
Phoenix 42 40 .512 28-13 12-18 28-32
Los Angeles (LAC) 32 50 .390 20-21 13-17 26-34
Los Angeles (LAL) 13 69 .159 13-28 5-25 10-50




NBA Awards


Jack, naturally, won MVP and Rookie of the Year. Furthermore, the GM of the Year award went to Gary Moore, who won the award to securing the #1 pick, entirely by random.


Fellow rookie Richie Russell was an All-NBA second team selection. Stevie Michaelson of Philadelphia was an All-NBA 3rd league choice, though he finished second to Lionel Condon of Golden State, for Most Improved Player. It is a just decision.


Joining Jack on the All-Rookie team are old nemesis Kermit Lee, now center for Golden State; Denver's Kevin Matherne, who displayed glimpses of stardom; Emil Andrae of Milwaukee, and of course, his teammate, Russell. Josh Berry was a second-team selection.


1985 NBA Season Summary Awards


Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Gary Moore Chicago
Coach of the Year: Charles Hathorn Golden State

Most Valuable Player: SF Jack Dawkins Chicago 32.9 11.8 10.0 2.2 1.8
Rookie of the Year: SF Jack Dawkins Chicago 32.9 11.8 10.0 2.2 1.8
Defender of the Year: C Brian Deese Boston 19.4 9.4 2.5 1.2 4.6
6th Man of the Year: SF Albert Scott Utah 16.3 4.2 1.5 1.4 0.8
Most Improved Player: PG Lionel Condon Golden State 26.8 6.2 8.5 2.5 0.3

All-League 1st Team: C Brian Deese Boston 19.4 9.4 2.5 1.2 4.6
All-League 1st Team: F Jack Dawkins Chicago 32.9 11.8 10.0 2.2 1.8
All-League 1st Team: F Harris Connors Utah 25.9 9.6 4.4 0.6 2.0
All-League 1st Team: G Lionel Condon Golden State 26.8 6.2 8.5 2.5 0.3
All-League 1st Team: G Jules Howes Boston 22.1 6.6 7.5 1.2 0.2

All-League 2nd Team: C Royal Bryant Utah 17.1 8.8 2.2 0.7 5.1
All-League 2nd Team: F Domenic Winkler Dallas 24.2 5.4 4.7 1.8 0.2
All-League 2nd Team: F Luke Black Cleveland 27.5 8.2 1.9 0.7 1.2
All-League 2nd Team: G Richie Russell Milwaukee 19.0 3.8 11.4 1.6 0.1
All-League 2nd Team: G Tom Perez New Jersey 16.4 6.6 14.0 1.0 0.5

All-League 3rd Team: C Jon McElroy Washington 22.9 9.4 2.8 0.6 1.0
All-League 3rd Team: F Andrew Edmiston Indiana 25.0 8.2 1.9 0.5 0.6
All-League 3rd Team: F Stevie Michaelson Philadelphia 24.3 7.9 1.1 0.6 0.3
All-League 3rd Team: G Brian Crawford Detroit 27.4 6.6 2.7 0.2 0.2
All-League 3rd Team: G Jim Burr Denver 16.3 8.4 7.8 2.2 0.2

All-Defense 1st Team: C Brian Deese Boston 19.4 9.4 2.5 1.2 4.6
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jack Dawkins Chicago 32.9 11.8 10.0 2.2 1.8
All-Defense 1st Team: F Johnie Macneil Boston 7.3 5.4 2.5 0.8 3.1
All-Defense 1st Team: G Lionel Condon Golden State 26.8 6.2 8.5 2.5 0.3
All-Defense 1st Team: G Jim Burr Denver 16.3 8.4 7.8 2.2 0.2

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Royal Bryant Utah 17.1 8.8 2.2 0.7 5.1
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Harris Connors Utah 25.9 9.6 4.4 0.6 2.0
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Stephen Lewis Seattle 21.2 6.9 2.2 0.4 2.4
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Hugh Turnage New Jersey 20.5 3.6 3.6 2.6 0.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Sammie Snodgrass Utah 15.3 5.5 7.5 1.9 0.2

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Kermit Lee Golden State 12.5 7.1 2.1 0.6 3.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Jack Dawkins Chicago 32.9 11.8 10.0 2.2 1.8
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Kevin Matherne Denver 13.0 7.6 1.5 0.8 1.5
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Richie Russell Milwaukee 19.0 3.8 11.4 1.6 0.1
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Emil Andrae Milwaukee 13.6 4.0 4.1 0.9 0.1

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C Tony Barnes New Jersey 12.8 4.1 2.0 0.5 1.2
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Joshua Berry Los Angeles (LAL) 13.4 4.5 3.3 0.7 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Grant Crites Sacramento 13.1 3.6 0.5 0.5 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Michael Drake Detroit 4.7 1.8 4.3 0.4 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Dylan Hough Indiana 5.3 2.9 2.6 0.5 0.1




Playoffs


Eastern Conference
1. Chicago vs 8. Cleveland
4. Indiana vs 5. Detroit
2. Boston vs 7. Atlanta
3. New Jersey vs 6. Philadelphia


Western Conference
1. Utah vs 8. Sacramento
4. Denver vs 5. Seattle
2. Portland vs 7. Phoenix
3. Golden State vs 6. Dallas


Jack finished as the league's top scorer, at 32.9 ppg. He was also the league rebounding champ, at 11.8 a game. He finished tied for fourth, at ten assists a game. Yup, he averaged a triple-double. Unbelievable.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (22)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 0

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A A+ A A A+ A A A+ A A+ A+ A A+ A+ A A+
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $316,639
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 974 1565 677 715 76 175

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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Career 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A/T 0.0 0.0 0.0


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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Career 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Career 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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Career 0 .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 50 7 21 19 6 6 8 19 32 18 18 4 6
Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 50 7 21 19 6 6 8 19 32 18 18 4 6

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 75
Total Player of the Week: 21
Total Player of the Month: 6
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
Total All-League First Team : 1
Total All-Defensive First Team : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 1
Total Scoring Leader : 1
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.



Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 65-17
Division Record: 25-5
Conference Record: 49-9
Home Record: 37-4




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 110.4 1 1 Points 99.0 3 7 Points 11.4 1 2
O.Reb 10.0 11 23 O.Reb 13.2 10 18 O.Reb -3.2 11 22
D.Reb 32.6 1 2 D.Reb 25.7 1 1 D.Reb 6.9 1 1
Rebounds 42.6 6 13 Rebounds 38.9 1 1 Rebounds 3.7 1 4
Assists 32.7 1 1 Assists 25.0 1 2 Assists 7.7 1 1
Steals 5.0 9 20 Steals 6.4 11 22 Steals -1.4 10 21
Blocks 8.0 2 4 Blocks 4.4 3 4 Blocks 3.6 2 3
Turnovers 16.6 10 20 Turnovers 14.5 9 20 Turnovers 2.1 10 21
Fouls 18.5 5 10 Fouls 21.3 1 3 Fouls -2.8 2 7
FG% .541 1 1 FG% .458 1 2 FG% .083 1 1
FT% .778 1 1 FT% .685 7 18 FT% .092 1 1
3P% .345 8 14 3P% .322 1 2 3P% .023 3 5
PPS 1.34 1 1 PPS 1.10 2 5 PPS .241 1 1
Adj. FG% .555 1 1 Adj. FG% .472 1 1 Adj. FG% .083 1 1


YOUR 1985-86 Chicago Bulls!



Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.2 1.8 2.3 1.4 11.5
Jimmie Cain PF 82 82 36.8 20.7 0.8 4.0 3.9 0.7 1.0 3.4 2.0 8.2
Landon Creamer PG 82 82 33.8 8.3 0.9 3.7 5.6 0.8 0.1 2.0 2.0 6.6
Gregory Escalera SG 82 82 33.6 13.3 0.6 4.7 3.4 0.2 0.2 1.9 2.8 7.5
Richard Mims C 82 82 30.3 11.3 2.0 6.9 2.4 0.1 2.9 1.6 4.0 8.0
Clarence Cassady SG 82 0 21.8 6.2 1.3 3.4 3.1 0.4 0.7 2.0 1.4 4.0
Albert Zumwalt C 82 0 16.0 5.4 0.6 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.2 3.7
Joseph Anderson PG 82 0 14.3 5.7 0.5 1.5 2.5 0.2 0.1 1.3 1.0 4.9
Edward Shank PF 82 0 12.2 5.1 0.4 2.6 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.5 3.5
Marcus Tilton SF 25 0 4.3 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 -0.1
Billy Alvarez SG 42 0 4.2 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.5
Chris Henderson C 27 0 3.0 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.9
Timothy McBroom PF 8 0 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 -1.4
George Penrod SG 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[Comey]

1986 NBA Playoffs - First Round


Chicago (65-17) vs Cleveland (34-48)
Season Series: Chicago 5-2


The Cavs are led by Luke Black (27.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg) and Joe Baker (17.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 8.1 apg). One of their best players, James Anderson (13.0 ppg, 6.1 apg, 9.8 apg) is out for this series with a stress fracture.
Prediction: The Cavs are undermanned even with Anderson. Chicago in three.


4.19.86: Chicago opened the playoffs with a 125-90 blowout. Nobody thought Jack would have any nerves, and they were right. He had 41 points, six boards, and nine assists, along with four steals and three blocks. He was 17-23 from the field. In the regular season, he shot 62/95/43. This is ridiculous. Jimmie Cain had 18, and Richard Mims 10 points and 11 rebounds for the top seed. Renato Young's 19-14-6 led the Cavs.


4.20.86: Cain went for an outburst, scoring 41 on 16-23 shooting, and the Bulls went up 2-0 with a 118-109 victory. Jack, happy to take a backseat in scoring, went for 25-5-13, with four blocks. Landon Creamer had 16 points and seven assists. Black had 29 with 14 rebounds for the Cavs, while Baker registered 23 and eight assists.


4.22.86: The series switched to Cleveland, but the story remained the same. The Bulls, behind Jack's 40-9-12, romped to a 136-123 victory over the Cavs. Cain added 27-5-6, and Mims 20-5-4 with six blocks, as the Bulls win the series, 3-0. Black scored 40 of his own, with 14 rebounds, for the Cavs.


Other Series:
#4 Indiana over #5 Detroit, 3-2
#2 Boston over #7 Atlanta, 3-1
#3 New Jersey over #6 Philadelphia, 3-1


#1 Utah over #8 Sacramento, 3-1
#5 Seattle over #4 Denver, 3-1
#7 Phoenix over #2 Portland, 3-2
#3 Golden State over #6 Dallas, 3-1


Conference Semifinals
#1 Chicago vs #4 Indiana
#2 Boston vs #3 New Jersey


#1 Utah vs #5 Seattle
#3 Golden State vs #7 Phoenix

[Comey]

1986 NBA Playoffs - Conference Semifinals


1) Chicago (65-17) vs 4) Indiana (45-37)
Season Series: Chicago 4-2


The Pacers have star forward Andrew Edmiston, who has been a top player since day one. He's averaging 25.0 points and 8.2 rebounds a game. Center Marty Ginn is scoring 19.5 points and 6.3 rebounds a game. Michal Thielen is scoring 14.0 points and 5.3 assists a game. They are fifth in the league in scoring, and first in turnovers...but 19th in defense, and 19th in points per shot. With the Bulls' offense, this has "bad news" all over it for Pacer fans.
Prediction: Too much offense for Indiana. Chicago in five.


4.27.86: Well, this is a surprise. The Pacers came out and shocked the Bulls, 109-106. Edmiston had 25, Ginn 23 and eight boards, and Desmond Gendron, a reserve point guard, had 20 points off the bench. Greg Escalera's 24 led the Bulls, while Jack was relegated to 20-14-9 on the night.


4.28.86: The Bulls got back on track, 110-99, to even up the series. Jack had 36-17-13, and five others scored in double figures to support him. Ginn's 23, and Edmiston's 19 and nine boards, led Indiana.


4.30.86: Indiana gained the upper hand again, beating the Bulls, 125-119. Edmiston's 26 and eight boards, and Ginn's 22-12-5 led the way. Thielen had 17, as did Irvin Williams, who also had eight assists. Jack had 41-12-9, and Jimmie Cain 24, Landon Creamer 16...but that's where the help stopped.


5.1.86: Chicago battled back to tie the series at 2-2, beating the Pacers 118-113. The Pacers were up one going into the final frame, but Chicago outscored the Pacers, 33-27, to take it home. Jack had another triple-double, 32-10-11, to overcome seven turnovers. Escalera (23) and Cain (20) supported the cause. Edmiston had 23 and 8 boards, and Thielen 22-4-4 for Indiana.


5.3.86: The Bulls shot 60%, behind Cain's 34 (12-13 from the field), and Jack's 30-12-12, as the Bulls destroyed Indiana, 126-100. Clarence Cassady gave 25 efficient minutes, going for 12-4-6 on seven shots. Eddie Shank scored 12, and Joe Anderson 11, to led the Bulls romp. Ginn (27) and Edmiston (20) led Indiana, per usual.


5.5.86: In ememy territory, with five seconds left, the Pacers up by one, Jack went to work. He slipped off a screen, caught the ball, crossed Michael Thielen, and shot it over Edmiston at the buzzer. The ball dropped through, giving Jack the last of his 48 points, and sending the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals, in a 116-115 classic over Indiana. Chicago won the series, 4-2. Jack went for 48-14-14, with five blocks and three steals, while Escalera had 21. Thielen led Indiana with 26, Ginn had 21, and Edmiston (16) and David Neubauer (15) offering support.


Conference Semifinals
#1 Chicago over #4 Indiana, 4-2
#3 New Jersey over #2 Boston, 4-2: New Jersey stole Game 1, and held serve in Jersey to gain the upset.


#1 Utah over #5 Seattle, 4-0
#7 Phoenix over #3 Golden State, 4-2: The Suns' miracle run continues. They debuted in 1968, and reached the league finals twice in their first four seasons. Since then, they have been absolute fodder for the league. They have only reached the playoffs four times in thirteen seasons, and never past the first round.


Conference Finals
#1 Chicago vs #3 New Jersey
#1 Utah vs #7 Phoenix


Through two series, Jack has upped his totals. He's averaging 34.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 2.2 steals, and 2.1 blocks a game.


Chicago Playoff Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 9 9 39.9 34.8 2.4 11.0 11.3 2.2 2.1 3.3 1.6 9.8
Jimmie Cain PF 9 9 38.8 23.8 0.3 5.1 4.7 0.8 1.1 3.0 2.2 7.1
Landon Creamer PG 9 9 34.3 12.3 0.9 3.9 5.6 0.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 6.9
Gregory Escalera SG 9 9 34.2 14.9 0.1 4.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.0 8.3
Richard Mims C 9 9 24.7 8.1 1.0 5.3 2.7 0.0 3.1 1.0 4.7 8.9
Clarence Cassady SG 9 0 21.6 6.8 1.9 4.6 3.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.3 3.4
Albert Zumwalt C 9 0 15.4 3.9 0.4 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.2 3.2 -0.8
Joseph Anderson PG 9 0 13.7 5.7 0.7 0.9 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.6 3.2
Edward Shank PF 9 0 12.2 6.6 0.7 3.4 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.3 2.8
Marcus Tilton SF 2 0 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 -0.5
Billy Alvarez SG 3 0 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Chris Henderson C 6 0 5.3 2.8 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.7 1.5
Timothy McBroom PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
George Penrod SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[Comey]

1986 NBA Playoffs - Eastern Finals


#1 Chicago (65-17) vs #3 New Jersey (50-32)
Season Series: Chicago 6-0


In their short history, New Jersey has made the playoffs more than not. This is their sixth go in the ten seasons of their existence. Before this year, however, they had never won a series.


They are led by the league's best point guard, Tom Perez. He's averaging 16.4 points, 14.0 assists, and 6.6 rebounds a game this season. Ten-time All-Star PF Danny Smythe led the team in scoring, with 22.2 points a game. He also bagged 7.9 rebounds. The 36-year-old showed no
real signs of slowing down, although his scoring was down two points a game. He shot 56% from the field, 41% from three (his best figure since 1981). Hugh Turnage (20.5 points) and Gabe Smith (16.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg) round out a solid core four.


They do not have a good bench, though, and cannot seem to beat Chicago whatsoever.
Prediction: They didn't do it in the regular season, so why start now? Chicago in 5.


5.9.86: The series started as many predicted, with the Bulls blasting the Nets, 115-84. Jack's 34-16-10-3-3 were all class. Jimmie Cain added 20. Smythe and Smith paced the Nets with 14 each, but the Nets shot only 41% from the field, and had 18 turnovers with just 18 assists. Chicago had 17 turnovers, but 36 assists.


5.10.86: New Jersey made their stand. In the end, it was not enough, as Chicago escaped with a 117-115 victory, taking a 2-0 lead in the series. Jack led with 32-16-15, Cain had 22, and Gregory Escalera had 16 on 4-7 shooting. Smythe had 30-8-3 for New Jersey, while Smith scored 24, Perez 18 with 14 assists, and Turnage 17. Smith had a chance to tie it at the end of regulation, but his attempt went left.


5.12.86: Chicago ran its record against the Nets to 9-0 on the season with a 123-96 victory. The win puts the Bulls one victory away from their first NBA Finals in over a decade. Jack continued his mastery of the Nets with 37-16-8 on 13-18 shooting. Cain and Landon Creamer had 17; Creamer added six rebounds and eight assists. Richard Mims had 16-8-4 in a solid effort. Gabe Smith's 17 led the Nets, who are struggling for answers against Jack and the Bulls attack. Tom Perez had just six points on 3-11 shooting, though he did manage ten assists. Chicago, once again, had 36 assists. They have had at least 33 assists in each game of this series.


5.13.86: New Jersey pushed through, beating the Bulls, 114-96. That sends the series back to Chicago for Game 5. Turnage had a game-high 26 for the Nets, while Perez added 19-5-10, and the Nets shut down the Bulls attack with a 42-20 opening quarter. Cain's 24 led Chicago. Jack had an off-night, going for 22-4-7 with three steals, on just 6-9 shooting.


5.15.86: Chicago closed New Jersey out, 120-110, to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since their miracle championship run of 1974. Jack had 23-6-14 with five steals to lead the way. Cain (23), Escalera (22), and Mims (18) were pivotal players in the victory. Smythe scored 31 for New Jersey, and hinted after the game that he might retire. Perez scored 23, and Turnage 20 in the losing effort.


Western Finals: Phoenix looked to shock the world, taking a 2-1 lead against the top-seeded Utah Jazz. The Jazz, though, showed why they won sixty games during the season, winning the next three in games that were not close. The defending champs will return to the NBA Finals, where they will face the upstarts.


Conference Finals
#1 Chicago over #3 New Jersey, 4-1
#1 Utah over #7 Phoenix, 4-2


1986 NBA Championship: Chicago (65-17) vs Utah (60-22)


Chicago Playoff Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 14 14 38.7 32.9 2.6 11.2 11.1 2.4 1.6 2.8 1.4 9.3
Jimmie Cain PF 14 14 37.4 22.9 0.3 4.5 3.7 0.8 1.1 2.9 1.7 7.3
Landon Creamer PG 14 14 33.6 11.6 0.9 4.1 5.4 0.3 0.1 1.9 2.0 7.4
Gregory Escalera SG 14 14 34.2 14.1 0.1 4.4 3.3 0.0 0.1 1.8 2.4 7.9
Richard Mims C 14 14 27.8 10.4 1.1 5.6 2.7 0.1 2.9 1.3 4.1 8.0
Clarence Cassady SG 14 0 21.4 6.3 1.5 3.6 3.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.1
Albert Zumwalt C 14 0 15.1 4.7 0.4 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1 2.7 0.6
Joseph Anderson PG 14 0 14.4 5.6 0.4 0.9 2.6 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.6 2.5
Edward Shank PF 14 0 12.5 6.8 0.9 3.1 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 2.0 2.5
Marcus Tilton SF 4 0 3.0 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0
Billy Alvarez SG 6 0 3.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 -1.2
Chris Henderson C 6 0 5.3 2.8 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.7 1.5
Timothy McBroom PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
George Penrod SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[Comey]

1986 NBA Champsionship
Chicago Bulls (65-17) vs Utah Jazz (60-22)
Season Series: Utah 2-0


Life for Chicago has been too easy this year. This series will either serve notice to the rest of the NBA that Chicago is the dominant one, or serve notice to Chicago that the highest of recognition must be earned all the way. I brought up how their roster seemed more built for the regular season than the postseason. Here's where Chicago may meet their Waterloo.


Utah has six scorers in double figures for the season. Harris Connors, the star power forward out of Baylor, leads the way with 25.9 points and 9.6 rebounds a game. After him is former Princeton star, C Royal Bryant (could you imagine a 6'11, 283-pound guy walking around Princeton?), he of over five blocks a game for three years running. Oh, and he scores (17.1 ppg) and rebounds (8.8 rpg).. Sammie Snodgrass averages 15.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and 7.3 apg. Albert Scott, the team's sixth man, puts up 16.3 points a game. Tommy Brown averages 10.2 points and 6.4 assists per game. Brian Mazza, who would be a star on almost any other team, averages a modest 12.7 points per game.


They rank second in offense, fifth in defense. Their point margine is +11.5, best in the league. They are the second-best rebounding team in the league. They do most everything well. It is why they're the champs.


Prediction: It is also why they'll repeat. It won't be easy, but they'll do it. Utah in six.


5.21.86: Utah showed their muscle when they waltzed into Chicago Stadium and shut down the Bulls, 92-89. Bryant and Scott evenly divided 44 points, while Bryant also registered 14 rebounds and seven blocks. Connors scored 16 with ten boards in a supporting cause. Jack's 24-9-3 led the Bulls, who could get no traction in the second half. They were outscored, 40-31.


5.22.86: The tables got turned swiftly in this one, as Chicago's defense took center stage. The team held the Jazz to 41% shooting, and more turnovers (16) than assists (11), as the Bulls romped, 109-79. Jack's 27-8-10 led the way for Chicago. Jimmie Cain scored 18, while Eddie Shank had 13 off the bench. Six players scored in double figures. The Bulls got out to a 32-22 first quarter lead, won every quarter, and outscored the Jazz, 53-34, in the second half. Mazza's 20 led the Jazz, who only had three players in double-figures. Sammie Snodgrass shot just 3-12.


5.24.86: Oh my. The Bulls, behind Jack's 35-8-6 with five steals, stole Game 3, 115-114. Richie Mims had 22 with six boards, and Gregory Escalera had his best game of the year, with a 21-9-8 line. Harris Connors put up a 30-14-8 line for the Jazz,. The Jazz only played seven players, and all of them scored in double figures. But nobody had more than Royal Bryant's 16.


5.25.86: The Jazz regained some momentum, beating the Bulls, 113-94. The win ties the series at two apiece. Bryant's 25 points, 14 boards, and six blocks led the way. Connors (24), Snodgrass (18) and Mazza (17) were key as well. Jack's 31-9-17 led the way for Chicago. Cain was the only help though; he had 20.


5.26.86: Utah took a 3-2 lead with a 124-108 win over the Bulls. Connors led Utah with 29, while Albert Scott scored 24 off the bench, in just 23 minutes. Bryant had 23 points, 11 boards, and a trio of blocks. Mazza scored 21, and while Snodgrass collected just five points, he had 12 assists. And seven turnovers. Jack's 29-9-16 led Chicago, as usual. Cain had 20, and Landon Creamer 16 for Chicago, who head home with their backs up against the wall. The Jazz gained the easy win with a 36-22 fourth quarter, putting the Bulls away behind crazy momentum devliered by their fans.


5.27.86: We will see a seventh game. The Bulls, behind Jack's 33-11-12, beat the Jazz, 92-87. Mims put up 22 points, ten boards, and five blocks to overcome Cain's 1-12, three-point night. Connors scored 31, but the Bulls pinched on everyone else. Scott came off the bench to score 16. Mazza played just ten minutes and fouled out. That didn't help matters.

[Comey]

1986 NBA Finals: Chicago vs Utah, Game Seven


The seventh game of this classic Finals should be done properly, no? Let's go GW old school, and give as much of the PBP as possible.


Bryant wins the jump, but Brown misses the first shot. The ball is out on Chicago, and Mazza opens with a three. Jack finds Cain for the score...Bryant scores for Utah, but Jack answers with a dunk. Tommy Brown hits a three, and it's 8-4 Utah. Jack scores from the free throw line off an Escalera pass. Bryant scores from Snodgrass, but Jack finds Mims. It's 10-8. Jack has 4-1-2 so far. Mims ties it, but Connors scores his first points. Mazza fouls Escalera, who hits both free throws. It's 12-12 with 7:47 left in the first.


Bryant nails a three. He has seven early points. Cain scores from inside...Mims fouls Scott. He hits both free throws. Escalera travels, and Mims fouls Scott again. It's 18-14, as Zumwalt comes in for Mims. Snodgrass charges into Cain, and Zumwalt hits. Clarence Cassady is in for Jack. It's 20-16 with 5:31 left.


Snodgrass gets a steal, but they cannot hit. Connors scores inside. Jack has been missing for awhile. Escalera hits a three, but Brown finds Bryant. Zumwalt hits...it's 24-21. Jack is back. Scott hits a layup. He has five...Mazza with a steal, but he misses the layup. Joe Anderson is in, and he finds Zumwalt. He has six early points, and now Cassady ties it up with 2:21 left on a three. Cassady gets a steal and a layup to take the lead. Utah calls time, dwon 28-26.


Scott hits, tying it up. Ferderigo Mora comes in and gives Utah a lead, but Jack finds Eddie Shank. It's 30-30 with under a minute left. Shank scores again, but Connors ties it in. Jack takes a three at the buzzer, and drains it! The quarter ends, 35-32. Jack has 7-2-4 numbers, as the Bulls shot 65% from the field. The Jazz hit 57%.


Jack hits to open the second quarter. Scott misses, Jack gets the board. Shank goes 1-2 at the line off a Scott foul. Connors scores. It's 38-34; Jack finds Zumwalt for the hoop. Mora follows a Scott miss with a dunk. Chicago leads 40-36. Zumwalt fouls, and Mims comes back. He immediately gets a block. Bryant fouls Jack. Jack misses a jumper, but Snodgrass tosses it out of bouls. Mazza fouls Cain, who goes one of two from the line. He has 5-1-0. It's 41-36 with 7:50 left.


Snodgrass hits a three. Cain misses a layup, but Utah gets a shot clock violation. Escalera hits two free throws, then forces a turnover on Mazza. Escalera hits, and Jack gets hit with a technical for taunting. Mmm. Mora hits, and it's 46-42, Bulls.


Mims scores off a Cramer pass. Escalera hits. He has 12. Cain gets a steal, but Jack misses the layup. He has 9-6-6 so far, and it's 50-42 with four minutes left. Mims gets his third foul. Snodgrass finds Brown for a bucket, but Creamer counters. Mora scores. Jack finds Escalera for a bucket. Mora gets his tenth point, but Cain responds. It's 56-48, Bulls, with 2:22 left.


Cain is called for an illegal screen, and Creamer fouls. Mora gets a tip-in of a missed three. Zumwalt hits. Mazza is fouled, and goes 1-2 from the line. 58-51, Bulls, with a minute left. Jack gets a layup, then a rebound off a miss. Mora fouls Zumwalt...he misses both. Connors gets a dunk, and that's the half. Chicago leads 60-53. Escalera leads all with 14, while Jack has 11-8-7 so far. Mora leads Utah with 12-6-0, while Connors has ten. Zumwalt has ten for Chicago.


Snodgrass gets a steal to open up the second half. Braynt scores, and Mazza gets another steal. This one gets nothing, but Chicago comes out playing sloppily. The Bulls can't buy a basket early; Connors gets it to 60-57. Mims gets his third foul, and comes out. Bryant has three for the Jazz. Jack hits two free throws, and it's 62-57.


Cain gets a strip, but Snodgrass gets another steal. Jack gets a block, and Zumwalt finds Cain. Utah has another turnover. And another turnover, this time Escalera dunks it. 66-57, and Utah has to call time. Cassady comes in for Jack, and Royal Bryant collects his fourth foul. Cain finds Creamer, but Scott scores for Utah. He gets another layup, and it's 68-61, Bulls, with less tahn six to go in the third.


Connors scores, cutting it to five. He has 14-11-1. Connors gets a three point play, and it's back to two. Jack is still out. Brown gives Utah a 69-68 lead on a three. Escalera responds with a bucket. He has 18. Then he commits a foul, and Brown hits both free throws. Cassady misses a three. Jack is still out. Hmmm. Mora scores. 73-70, Utah, with 3:42 left. Connors scores, then tips in his own miss. It's 77-70, and this crowd is hushed. Scott hits a bucket. Cain goes 1-2 at the line, as Jack finally comes back. He misses a dunk. 1:54 left, it's 79-71, Utah.


Mora hits a layup. He has 16-9-0, and it's a ten-point game. The mood on this one switched quickly. Mora heads to the line, and hits both. Chicago cannot get a bucket. Connors punctuates the third quarter with a dunk at the buzzer. It's 85-71, Utah, and the crowd is deadly silent. Connors has 23-15-1, Mora 18-10-0...Jack has 13-10-7 for the Bulls, while sitting for long stretches of the first and third quarter.s Escalera has 18, but there is little going on for Chicago.


Mazza opens the fourth with a layup. Zumwalt gets called for a travel. Mora hits a jumper, but Escalera counters. Zumwalt gets his fourth foul; Connors goes 1-2 from the line. Jack misses another layup, and gets frustrated at the refs. Cain scores from inside. 90-75, Utah. Scott misses, but Chicago knocks it out. Bryant scores, and Chicago misses. Mora hits. The lead is nineteen. Jack scores his first points in forever. Jack hits again. 94-79, 8:30 left. Mora goes 1-2 at the line. Jack hits a three...95-82. Mora scores again. He has 25.


Mora scores AGAIN. Cassady scores off a Jack pass. It's 99-84, just under seven minutes to go. Jack misses another layup. The Bulls have to make their run now. Joe Anderson gets blocked by Connors. Jack gets called for a travel, and he has to watch it. Connors scores. 101-84 Utah...this one feels over. The Bulls are shooting poorly. Bryant gets a steal, and Mims fouls out fouling Connors hard on a dunk. Connors hits both, but not before everyone gets into a little scrum.


Mora heads to the line. He goes 1-2. He has 28-13-0. Jack is out, the scrubs are in...the fans are leaving. It's 104-86. Billy Alvarez scores for Chicago. Zumwalt scores. It's 104-90 with under two to go. Mora gets two free throws, giving him 30. Those thirty tied a career high.


The final is 106-90, Utah. The Jazz celebrate, and the Bulls stand and watch. They feel their time is coming, and they'll get back to this spot again.


Mora had 30, Connors 28. Jack had 20-14-8 for the Bulls. He only got to the line twice. Escalera had 20 as well. They really got no help, though. Cain shot 5-15. Zumwalt had 12 off the bench.


While the loss feels hollow, the feeling replacing it is hope for all the things to come.


Utah 106, Chicago 90 - 5/29/1986


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1 2 3 4 T Utah Leaders Chicago Leaders
UTA 32 21 32 21 106 Points: Federigo Mora 30 Points: Jack Dawkins 20
CHI 35 25 11 19 90 Rebounds: Harris Connors 17 Rebounds: Jack Dawkins 14
Assists: Thomas Brown 8 Assists: Jack Dawkins 8


Utah (60-22):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Royal Bryant C 20 6-10 1-1 0-0 2 5 2 1 1 3 4 5 13
Harris Connors PF 40 12-24 0-0 4-5 6 17 2 0 2 3 1 17 28
Brian Mazza SF 36 2-8 1-2 1-4 1 3 4 3 0 3 4 6 6
Sammie Snodgrass SG 37 1-5 1-3 1-1 0 6 7 4 0 5 0 9 4
Thomas Brown PG 38 4-9 2-3 2-2 0 2 8 0 0 1 2 20 12
Federigo Mora C 32 12-16 0-0 6-8 5 13 0 0 1 2 3 9 30
Albert Scott SF 26 5-12 0-1 3-6 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 13 13
Charles Alberto PF 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 0
Quincy Dull SG 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Jerome Bazemore PG 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
42-86 5-10 17-26 16 52 23 9 4 19 15 106
48.8% 50.0% 65.4%


Chicago (65-17):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Richard Mims C 19 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 3 0 2 1 6 -3 6
Jimmie Cain PF 37 5-15 0-1 2-4 1 5 1 2 1 5 3 -18 12
Jack Dawkins SF 35 8-17 2-2 2-2 3 14 8 0 3 2 0 0 20
Gregory Escalera SG 36 7-17 2-4 4-4 1 2 3 1 0 3 4 -13 20
Landon Creamer PG 31 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 -13 4
Clarence Cassady SF 22 3-8 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 -18 7
Edward Shank PF 11 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
Albert Zumwalt C 29 6-13 0-1 0-2 2 4 0 0 0 2 5 -11 12
Joseph Anderson PG 17 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 -1 2
Billy Alvarez SG 4 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
38-88 5-11 9-14 11 37 21 5 6 17 25 90
Game Summary:


Game Stats UTA CHI
Halftime Score 53 60
FGM-FGA 42-86 38-88
FG% .488 .432
FTM-FTA 17-26 9-14
FT% .654 .643
3PM-3PA 5-10 5-11
3P% .500 .455
Rebounds 52 37
Assists 23 21
Steals 9 5
Blocks 4 6
Turnovers 19 17
Team Fouls 15 25

[Comey]

Here are the final playoff stats for the Bulls:


Chicago Playoff Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.2 1.7 2.6 1.2 6.9
Jimmie Cain PF 21 21 37.5 20.1 0.2 4.3 3.7 1.0 1.1 3.4 1.9 4.2
Landon Creamer PG 21 21 34.0 11.0 0.9 4.1 5.0 0.4 0.1 1.9 2.1 4.7
Gregory Escalera SG 21 21 34.3 14.1 0.4 4.5 3.5 0.1 0.0 1.8 2.7 5.6
Richard Mims C 21 21 29.3 11.4 1.2 5.5 2.7 0.0 2.9 1.1 3.9 5.4
Clarence Cassady SG 21 0 21.3 5.7 1.2 3.2 3.2 0.5 0.4 1.7 1.5 -0.9
Albert Zumwalt C 21 0 15.2 4.9 0.7 3.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.7 -0.4
Joseph Anderson PG 21 0 14.0 5.1 0.6 1.3 2.6 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.7 1.0
Edward Shank PF 21 0 11.8 6.2 0.8 3.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.5
Marcus Tilton SF 5 0 3.2 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2
Billy Alvarez SG 9 0 3.6 1.1 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.2
Chris Henderson C 7 0 4.7 2.4 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.4 1.0
Timothy McBroom PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
George Penrod SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Ahn PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[Comey]

Heading to the offseason...

The Bulls will have some interesting situations develop.

Returning: Jack, Mims, Escalera, Shank, McBroom
Free agents: Creamer, Cassady, Zumwalt, Anderson, Chris Henderson, George Penrod, Justin Ahn
Options: Cain, Billy Alvarez, Marcus Tilton

Cassady is the top priority; it won't be expected that he goes anywhere else. Creamer is not a good point guard, and is likely to be replaced. Cain has what appears to be an option, which will obviously be picked up. Zumwalt is a toss-up. He's cheap, but also not good. If the Bulls can upgrade the bench, they'll do it.

1986 Offseason


Lottery: The Lakers, for the second year in a row, has the best chance of the top pick going into things. They are followed by Milwaukee and the Knicks, then Houston and San Antonio.

Washington, as expected, will pick seventh. San Antonio dropped one spot, and then Milwaukee lost big time, falling to #5. The Lakers can cry again; they'll pick fourth. The Knicks are picking third. Houston, who went 29-53 last year, will get the #2 pick.

At #1, the biggest disappointment last year, the LA Clippers. They were 32-50, but they will pick #1. Not only do the Lakers not get the #1 pick, they have to watch their crosstown rivals take their spot atop the list.


Coaching Changes. The Bulls let assistants Jess Popovic and Vidal Quesado walt, along with scouting director Daniel Ramos. Popovic went to Dallas while Quesado, a long-term assistant with Chicago, is now unemployed. Ramos moved to Phoenix.

Antonia Scott replaced Ramos as the scout. He started with Utah, then was in Detroit for the last four seasons. He is good at scouting potential ability, but not so much at current ability.

Albert Harris, a post defense guru, comes to the team from Houston. He has been all around, with stops in Seattle, New York, and Detroit. He is okay (C+) at coaching other things, but excellent at post defense. This should help the bigs. He is horrible at perimeter defense.

Ward Honea will get to break into basketball as an assistant. He is great at coaching shooting, awful at perimeter defense, and okay everywhere else. He can grow, though.

Ward Garcia has been out of the league since his contract was not renewed by Utah after the 1979 season. He is a good ball-handing coach, mediocre elsewhere, and a dreadful perimeter defensive coach.

Fortunately, the head guy, Alfonzo Alba is a guru of defense. Entering his second year in coaching, the 37-year-old boy wonder is also good at inside and ball-handling, while okay in shooting. So the Bulls have likely covered their bases.

[Comey]

1986 Draft


This is a pretty deep draft, with ten players in blue potential, and seven others with yellow potential. Duke star Joseph Tu is expected to go #1, while Houston is expected to take UTEP star Michael Grossman. Kansas reserve David Sweatt wowed New York to the point that they are planning to take him third. If so, expect a backlash by their fans, especially with Rudolf McKinnie slated to be on teh board with the pick.


Tu did go #1 overall, as expected, and Grossman #2. At #3, the Knicks selected Cornell forward Joshua Morris. He looks to be an offensive forward who is very weak on defense. The Lakers spent no time waiting to take McKinnie at #4. The National Player of the Year in the Season After Jack, McKinnie is considered the brightest star of this draft.


David Sweatt went to Milwaukee at #5.


Guys Jack would have known include C Roger Snelling of Yale, who saw Jack in the NCAA Tournament; he went ninth to Sacramento. Joey Deel of St. Bonaventure went 10th overall to Atlanta. Point guard Orville Ayer of Duke went to Wasihngton at #18. Boston selected Princeton forward Dennis Davis at #22 overall.

With Chicago's first pick, they selected South Florida C Michael Hicks. He looks to be a force inside scoring, but not particularly good at anything else. With the final pick of the draft, the Bulls took David Deans, a point guard from Michigan State. He does not look like a person who will make any sort of impact.




NBA All Picks


Pick Pos Player Team
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1 SF Joseph Tu Los Angeles (LAC)
2 SG Michael Grossman Houston
3 SF Joshua Morris New York
4 PF Rudolf McKinnie Los Angeles (LAL)
5 SF David Sweatt Milwaukee
6 SG David Hunt San Antonio
7 PG Ahmed Robson Washington
8 PF John Kress Cleveland
9 C Roger Snelling Sacramento
10 SG Joey Deel Atlanta
11 SF David Lawson Philadelphia
12 SF Jerry Claiborne Phoenix
13 SG James Hobart Dallas
14 C Noble Crossley Detroit
15 PF Orlando Jacobsen Indiana
16 PG Brent Neilson Seattle
17 C Charles Brown Denver
18 PG Orville Ayer Washington
19 SG Francis Neighbors Golden State
20 PF Jerome Langevin Portland
21 SG Timmy Day Portland
22 PF Dennis Davis Boston
23 C Michael Hicks Chicago
1 C Robert Lamanna Los Angeles (LAL)
2 PF Pedro Soto Milwaukee
3 SG John Toro Houston
4 SF Richard Kessel New York
5 PG Elton Robertson San Antonio
6 C Morgan Lakes Los Angeles (LAC)
7 PG Ward Hinton Washington
8 PG John Stovall Cleveland
9 SG Henry Hannah Sacramento
10 PG John Lindsley Atlanta
11 PG Tony Harrington Philadelphia
12 SG Quinn Naumann Phoenix
13 PF Henry Mulvaney Dallas
14 PF Stanford Shipe Detroit
15 PF Monte Bresnahan Indiana
16 SG Dannie Alvarado Seattle
17 SF Delbert Davis New Jersey
18 PG Philip Hale Denver
19 PG Daniel Hepler Golden State
20 C Reto Obereithner Portland
21 C Columbus Williams Utah
22 SG Raleigh Rodriguez Boston
23 PG David Deans Chicago

[Comey]

1986 Free Agency


Chicago kept Cain, who was a RFA, signed Cassady to a six-year, $7.375m deal (amazing), and added former Laker forward Kurtis Dowded. He's a G/G who looks like he can contribute. They are also keeping Ahn and Chris Henderson, and added veteran guard Joseph Joe. He started in Portland the last three years, averaging 9.1 ppg and 8.1 apg last year. He is not particularly good, but he may be a better fit for this offense. He'a also a solid defender.


Detroit signed Al Zumwalt away.


Elsewhere, the Lakers signed Tommy Brown away from Utah. That is a bit of a blow to the Jazz. Mora also left, going to Sacramento. That team looks pretty good, actually.

[Comey]

Season Predictions

Chicago is predicted to win the Central, ahead of Detroit. The only one who looks like they are regressing is Golden State, while the Clippers are moving up.


League News


NBA Season Preview 1986 (October 21, 1986)
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It's time again for a new season of Fast Break Basketball. Everyone has hopes
this will be the year that their team finally makes it to the top. With that in
mind, the staff at FBB News got together for the annual FBN Season Preview. The
season preview gives our picks for how the divisions will end up as well as our
predicted All-League and All-Rookie first teams.
Division Predictions:


Atlantic Division:
1. Boston
2. New Jersey
3. Philadelphia
4. New York
5. Washington


Central Division:
1. Chicago
2. Detroit
3. Cleveland
4. Indiana
5. Atlanta
6. Milwaukee


Midwest Division:
1. Utah
2. Dallas
3. Denver
4. San Antonio
5. Houston
6. Sacramento


Pacific Division:
1. Portland
2. Los Angeles (LAC)
3. Seattle
4. Golden State
5. Phoenix
6. Los Angeles (LAL)


All-league Team:


C - Brian Deese (Boston)
PF - Harris Connors (Utah)
SF - Jack Dawkins (Chicago)
SG - Jim Burr (Denver)
PG - Tom Perez (New Jersey)


All-Rookie Team:


C - Roger Snelling (Sacramento)
PF - Rudolf McKinnie (Los Angeles (LAL))
SF - Joshua Morris (New York)
SG - Michael Grossman (Houston)
PG - Brent Neilson (Seattle)




The 1986-87 Chicago Bulls


The majority of the team is back, but there are some moving parts. Eddie Shank is slated to move into the starting five, while Clarence Cassady is taking over as the starting point guard. That is not great news for the Bulls, as he is a great passer, but an awful ballhandler. Mims, Jack and Escalera return. Cain is now the sixth man, while 7'3 Chris Henderson will likely get a bigger role in the post.


My Prediction: This is not an overly talented group. Jack makes all the difference, of course. But it can be reasoned that Detroit, not Chicago, is the class of the division. They have a better roster overall, and a lot more depth. So does Indiana. Chicago is easily a playoff team, and could win the division. But they are not as good as last year.


Chicago General


Player # Pos Age Ht Wt Exp Status College
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G/G Richard Mims 54 C 33 6-10 279 12 OK UTEP
G/G Edward Shank 52 PF 28 6-9 256 5 OK Texas Christian
P/P Jack Dawkins 11 SF 22 6-8 250 1 OK George Washington
G/G Gregory Escalera 4 SG 28 6-3 211 6 OK Princeton
B/B Clarence Cassady 31 SG 26 6-6 225 4 OK Illinois
B/B Jimmie Cain 44 PF 31 6-7 248 9 OK North Carolina State
Y/G Chris Henderson 41 C 24 7-3 300 2 OK Manhattan
Y/Y Justin Ahn 13 PG 26 6-1 186 1 OK Brown
Y/Y Billy Alvarez 2 SG 32 6-3 229 8 OK Central Michigan
Y/Y Marcus Tilton 30 SF 26 6-5 216 3 OK North Carolina
Y/Y Timothy McBroom 40 PF 24 6-9 266 1 OK Long Island
Y/G Kurtis Dowden 27 SF 27 6-6 234 4 OK Indiana
Y/Y Michael Hicks 53 C 22 6-11 253 0 OK South Florida
Y/Y Joseph Joe 22 PG 31 6-0 188 9 OK Princeton
O/O David Deans 20 PG 22 6-3 198 0 OK Michigan State



Chicago Career Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Billy Alvarez SG 450 114 17.9 4.5 0.7 2.6 2.0 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.1 -3.0
Richard Mims C 961 961 32.9 14.1 2.2 7.8 3.4 0.1 2.9 2.1 4.0 0.1
Gregory Escalera SG 487 487 34.4 11.5 0.6 4.4 4.1 0.2 0.1 2.0 3.4 -1.8
Jack Dawkins SF 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.2 1.8 2.3 1.4 11.5
Timothy McBroom PF 8 0 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 -1.4
Edward Shank PF 267 0 12.7 5.6 0.6 2.7 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.7 0.9
Marcus Tilton SF 61 0 3.2 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Deans PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jimmie Cain PF 622 396 31.7 15.5 0.6 3.3 4.5 0.8 0.5 2.8 1.2 1.3
Clarence Cassady SG 273 21 17.7 4.1 1.1 2.7 2.3 0.3 0.5 1.4 1.3 -0.7
Chris Henderson C 29 0 3.1 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 -1.0
Joseph Joe PG 722 341 23.3 6.1 1.4 3.5 4.9 0.3 0.1 2.0 0.8 1.9
Kurtis Dowden SF 164 0 9.1 3.0 0.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.3 -1.9
Justin Ahn PG 51 0 4.8 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.5 -0.8



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 250
DOB: 3/13/1964 (22)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 1

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A+ A A A+ A+ A A+ A+ A+ A+ A A A A A+
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $351,469
Length: 3

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 974 1565 677 715 76 175

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 245 392 154 168 16 42

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoff 48 6 17 17 5 5 7 18 25 16 17 2 4
Career 50 7 21 19 6 6 8 19 32 18 18 4 6

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 75
Total Player of the Week: 21
Total Player of the Month: 6
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
Total All-League First Team : 1
Total All-Defensive First Team : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 1
Total Scoring Leader : 1
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.





GW Update: George Washington is not ranked, of course. They actually have a decent roster; Armbruster is one of the top players around, and Kenny Frazier has become a rather good guard. Grayson has not improved, and neither has Denny Perez. Julian Thaxton, the guy who replaced Jack, has regressed and become a shooting guard. They are likely a .500 team.

Armbruster, for the record, is the 44th-best prospect in the class. So, there's a small opportunity for a NBA career.

Colorado State is the preseason #1, followed by Rice, Kansas, Baylor, and Southern Cal.

[Comey]

November 1986

Chicago went 6-0 in the preseason, if anyone was wondering.

11.5.86: vs Denver (1-0). The Nuggets won on Opening Night, but a back-to-back against a rested Jack? Pssh. The reigning MVP went for 48-8-10, on 18-24 shooting (11-11 FT), as the Bulls beat the Nuggets, 105-93. I always write Nuggest when writing Nuggets. Just wanted to point that out. Anyway, Eddie Shank added 16 in his first Bulls start. Jimmie Cain is having a tough adjustment to a bench role; he had just five points. Seven-time All-Star C Joe Curtis led the Nuggets with 24-7-4. Jim Burr had 18-6-8.

11.6.86: vs Washington (1-0). The Bullets come in...see, now I have no trouble writing Bullets. But Nuggets...well, I did it right that time...anyway, Washington is in, and get set out with a 124-105 Chicago win. Jack's 33-7-15 did the trick. Richie Mims had 20, and Clarence Cassady, the new point guard, had 17-9-9. Really, it's a 6'6 jumping bean who gives Chicago incredible advantages in the offensive game. Oh...Jack had fifteen assists, and just one turnover. Jon McElroy's 29, and Lamont Cioffi's 16 and 10 boards, led Washington.

11.8.86: at Indiana (1-1). The Bulls beat back The Pacers, 109-86, behind 28-15-10 from Jack. His 9-18 day is his worst so far; he also missed a free throw. Gregory Escalera put in 15 on 3-10 shooting, but 9-9 free throws; Richard Mims had 14 and 13 boards, with five blocks. Jack did commit nine turnovers in this one. Andrew Edmiston scored 14 to lead the putrid Pacer attack.

11.10.86: at Philadelphia (1-1). The Bulls are 4-0 after blasting Philadelphia at the Spectrum, 128-100. Jack's 42-10-8 led the way, while Cain had 23 and seven rebounds in 23 minutes. Shank added 20. Whitney Gooden had a 19-5-5 night for the Sixers. Woodrow Raber had 17, 7 boards, and 7 blocks.

11.11.86: at New Jersey (2-2). Chicago won its fifth straight, holding back the Nets, 115-94, in a rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals. Jack had 31-9-8 with four steals, leading six Bulls in double-figures. Escalera had 18, and Shank 14-6-6 to help lead the way. Danny Smythe's 15, and Tom Perez' 13-4-11 paced the Nets. Allen Moffatt had 15 off the bench.

Quick sidebar: Cleveland is 4-0, half-game back of the Bulls. Just wanted to mention it.

11.13.86: at Washington (3-2). The Bulls embarrssed the Bullets, 90-64. Jack's 18-9-7 were modest, but he led four players in double figures. Shank also scored 18, with seven boards. Cain added 13 off the bench. CIoffi had 17, with 18 rebounds, to lead the Bullets...if you want to call it that.

11.15.86: vs LA Clippers (3-2). The Bulls return home from their four-game road trip to face the Clippers. The Bulls were not hospitable, blowing out the Clips, 119-99. It was worse...the Bulls were up by thirty heading into the fourth. In 28 minutes, Jack had 35-10-11, with four steals and a pair of blocks. Shank had 23, Escalera 19, and Cain 18 off the bench, helping the Bulls to their seventh-straight win to start the year. Sebastian Daniels, the Clippers' up-and-coming third-year star, had 20 to lead the way. Joe Tu, the first overall pick in this season's draft, had 19 off the bench. It is his high to date.

11.17.86: at Philadelphia (2-3). Back on the road for three more, this time at struggling Philly. The Bulls made sure they continued to struggle, whipping them 104-85. Jack had a clean game, going for 30-12-13 with two steals and zero turnovers. Mims added 20-11-4, Escalera 19 with seven boards, Shank 11-13-5, and Cassady an 8-9-10 day. David Lawson, the rookie out of Cornell (11th overall), led Philly with 20. Taber added 13-10-3 with five blocks.

Elsewhere, the Cavs dropped their first, going to 6-1. The Bulls are 8-0.

11.18.86: at New Jersey (5-3). The Nets can't get over the hump; Chicago took them down, 105-96. Jack's 21-9-10 led the way, while Shank had a team-high 24. Mims added 19-7-6, and Cassady 10-5-12. Hugh Turnage had 25, and Perez 14-9-15 for the hosts. Gerrado Sand had 19-6-4 in a supplementary cause.

11.20.86: at LA Clippers (4-4). An odd back-to-back, as Chicago flies home after for a game against Detroit tomorrow night. The Bulls are 10-0 after they beat the Clips, 124-108. Jack's 43-11-12, and 20-22 from the line, led the way. Cassady is getting into a groove, going for 28-6-7, and Cain added 13-4-4. Preston Brown, another emerging star in the post for the Clippers, had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers. Ian Rowland, a career Clipper who has seen the move from Buffalo to San Diego to LA, added 17.

11.21.86: vs Detroit (5-4). The streak is eleven, as the Bulls romped over Detroit, 118-94. Jack gave a well-rounded 37-8-12 night, with three steals and a pair of blocks. Shank's 17 led four others in double-figures. Brian Crawford went off for 40 points and 13 rebounds to lead Detroit. However, he got very little support, as nobody else scored in double figures.

11.23.86: at Cleveland (7-2). An early challenge from the Cavs, who are off to a great start. After being down 50-45 at the half, the Bulls came out for a 40-29 third quarter. They added a 37-28 fourth, drubbing the Cavs, 122-107. Jack's 43-13-17 was tops, while Shank had 20, and Cassady 18-5-7. Luke Black led Cleveland with 38 and 11 boards, while Joe Baker had 19-8-11 with four steals in a superb effort.

11.24.86: vs Cleveland (7-3). The return match, in Chicago, saw the Bulls take the Cavs' spirit. The final, 140-94, was much more than that. It was well-paced in every quarter. The Bulls won the first by 8, the second by 15, the third by 14, and the fourth by nine. Jack's 40-14-12 with four steals and four blocks (in just 32 minutes) was the star of the night. Shank had 24 in 24 minutes, and Chris Henderson added 22 in just 16 minutes. Joe Baker's 19 was the highlight for the Cavs, who went from second to distant in two nights. The Bulls are 13-0.

11.26.86: vs New Jersey (8-4). The Bulls outlasted the Nets, 113-105, to go to 14-0. Jack ruled again, going for 47-13-11. Escalera woke up with 19, and Shank 18, as the Bulls shot 55% from the field. Gerrado Sand's 21-11-5, and Tom Perez' 26-6-12, led New Jersey, who is 0-3 vs Chicago this season already.

11.30.86: at Phoenix (6-5). The Suns are losers of two straight. Three, actually, after the Bulls completed a perfect month, 112-89. Jack had 33-9-12, while Mims added 21 with seven boards and four blocks. Cain had 12, and Cassady 10-6-3. The Suns were balanced in their awfulness, with Michael Matney double-digit scorers with 14.

Standings: Think the Bulls aren't on a mission? They're 15-0, wtih three wins coming against second-in-conference New Jersey (9-5). Boston is tied with the Nets, and Indiana and Cleveland are both 8-5. Denver leads the West, at 11-4. All teams mentioned have losses.


1986 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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New Jersey 9 5 .643 5-3 2-0 4-5
Boston 9 5 .643 5-0 0-1 6-4
Washington 7 7 .500 5-3 2-2 5-7
New York 5 6 .455 5-4 2-1 3-4
Philadelphia 4 7 .364 3-4 0-2 2-5


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 15 0 1.000 6-0 4-0 11-0
Indiana 8 5 .615 6-3 2-2 6-3
Cleveland 8 5 .615 4-3 2-2 5-4
Detroit 6 7 .462 4-2 2-3 3-5
Atlanta 4 9 .308 2-3 0-3 4-6
Milwaukee 4 10 .286 3-4 2-2 2-8


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Denver 11 4 .733 6-1 5-2 9-3
Utah 9 4 .692 6-0 2-2 6-4
Dallas 8 4 .667 6-1 5-3 6-3
Sacramento 8 6 .571 5-4 2-4 5-5
San Antonio 5 8 .385 2-1 1-2 3-4
Houston 3 9 .250 2-4 2-4 3-6


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 8 4 .667 4-0 5-1 7-1
Phoenix 6 6 .500 4-2 4-1 5-5
Los Angeles (LAC) 5 8 .385 3-2 3-3 4-5
Portland 3 8 .273 3-2 1-3 3-4
Los Angeles (LAL) 3 10 .231 3-6 2-2 3-6
Seattle 1 12 .077 1-4 0-5 1-9


The Bulls are first in most offensive categories, but also second in many defensive categories. They are first in many of the margin categories as well. All told, this is one of the most amazing months ever seen. The Bulls should destroy the all-time record for wins (68, Bullets, 1971). Kind of surprised they're doing it...but they're beating teams by 20.6 points a game. And they did it against a good opening schedule.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 15-0
Division Record: 4-0
Conference Record: 11-0
Home Record: 6-0




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 115.2 1 1 Points 94.6 2 2 Points 20.6 1 1
O.Reb 9.5 11 23 O.Reb 12.6 5 10 O.Reb -3.1 10 20
D.Reb 34.9 1 1 D.Reb 22.5 1 1 D.Reb 12.4 1 1
Rebounds 44.4 5 11 Rebounds 35.1 1 1 Rebounds 9.3 1 1
Assists 36.0 1 1 Assists 23.9 3 6 Assists 12.1 1 1
Steals 4.1 11 23 Steals 4.9 4 4 Steals -0.8 9 15
Blocks 8.5 2 5 Blocks 3.7 3 3 Blocks 4.9 2 2
Turnovers 14.7 7 13 Turnovers 11.9 11 22 Turnovers 2.7 10 20
Fouls 20.0 7 12 Fouls 21.3 2 9 Fouls -1.3 4 9
FG% .564 1 1 FG% .442 1 2 FG% .122 1 1
FT% .782 1 1 FT% .614 1 3 FT% .168 1 1
3P% .418 2 3 3P% .326 5 7 3P% .093 3 4
PPS 1.41 1 1 PPS 1.06 2 2 PPS .345 1 1
Adj. FG% .588 1 1 Adj. FG% .458 1 2 Adj. FG% .130 1 1



Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 15 15 35.8 35.3 2.1 10.5 11.2 2.2 1.2 2.5 1.4 22.8
Clarence Cassady PG 15 15 35.0 10.6 2.1 5.4 7.5 0.4 0.6 2.5 2.3 19.2
Richard Mims C 15 15 34.9 12.7 1.5 6.7 3.0 0.1 2.9 1.4 3.1 19.2
Edward Shank PF 15 15 30.1 17.2 1.0 5.7 3.0 0.3 1.8 1.5 3.2 15.5
Gregory Escalera SG 15 15 29.9 12.4 0.5 4.3 2.3 0.1 0.1 1.6 3.5 17.3
Jimmie Cain PF 15 0 24.9 11.9 0.5 3.5 3.0 0.7 0.9 2.2 1.0 4.6
Billy Alvarez SG 15 0 17.6 4.7 0.5 3.0 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.9 2.3 3.0
Joseph Joe PG 15 0 13.0 2.5 0.4 1.7 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.5 1.5
Chris Henderson C 15 0 12.7 5.5 0.7 2.7 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.6 2.0 1.5
Kurtis Dowden SF 12 0 6.8 2.8 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 -0.6
Timothy McBroom PF 5 0 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 -1.2
Marcus Tilton SF 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gene Falco C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (22)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 1

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A A A A A+ A A A A A A A+ A A A+ A+
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $351,469
Length: 3

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 15 15 35.8 35.3 2.1 10.5 11.2 2.5 4.54 2.2 1.2 1.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 97 97 37.5 33.3 2.7 11.6 10.2 2.4 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.0 20.3 .641 7.9 8.5 .922 8.8 11.4 .772 2.8 6.5 .429 1.4 2.3 .600
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.1 19.3 .625 8.2 8.7 .943 8.4 11.3 .740 2.7 5.8 .462 1.0 2.2 .462

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 15 15 537 529 32 157 168 37 33 18 21 342
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 97 97 3640 3230 260 1126 988 229 212 167 134 1285


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 195 304 118 128 21 35
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 1169 1869 795 843 97 210

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 15 .733 1.74 29.7 6.5 34.8 9.4 24.0 18.2 40.1 237.4 7.9 22.8 125.9 95.2
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 97 .721 1.73 28.6 6.6 31.2 10.0 24.9 18.5 44.0 1819.3 60.6 13.2 114.7 98.6

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 245 392 154 168 16 42

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 48 5 15 17 4 4 9 18 26 20 22 3 5
Playoff 48 6 17 17 5 5 7 18 25 16 17 2 4
Career 50 7 21 19 6 6 9 19 32 20 22 4 6

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 95
Total Player of the Week: 24
Total Player of the Month: 6
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
Total All-League First Team : 1
Total All-Defensive First Team : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 1
Total Scoring Leader : 1
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.






November GW Update: The team went 4-3, beating West Virginia 101-70 on the road, but losing a few games they definitely should have won. Grayson is leading the team, with 17.9 points per game. Armbruster is averaging 13.0 points and 9.3 rebounds.

[Comey]

December 1986

12.1.86: at Utah (9-4). Things start with a bang, as a rematch of last year's NBA Finals kicks things off. Chicago's streak comes to an end with a thud, as they are crushed by the Jazz, 105-89. A 34-17 second quarter did the Bulls in. Last year's Sixth Man of the Year, now starting point guard, Albert Scott led the way with 26 points. Sammie Snodgrass had 17-9-11, while Royal Bryant (17-12-3, three steals) and Harris Connors (17 pts) led the way. Jack had 30-7-8 with three steals and two blocks, but shot a season-worst 8-19 from the field. Cain had 17 off the bench, while Shank had 16. The Bulls committed 25 turnovers.

12.5.86: at Detroit (8-8). The Bulls get back on track, routing the Pistons, 116-104 in Auburn Hills. Jack's 45-9-9 led the way. He has been missing more free throws this year, though. Cain had 26-5-5, while Greg Escalera added 18, and Clarence Cassady 11-10-6. Brian Crawford, who erupted for 40 against the Bulls last time these two played, had 24-6-5 this go round.

12.6.86: vs Philadelphia (6-8). The Bulls return home and whip the Sixers, 90-63. The Sixers look like a shell of themselves, and there may be worse times yet to come. They lost breakout All-Star forward Stevie Michaelson, who signed with Detroit (I missed that before). Regardless, Jack's 41-15-11, with four steals, nearly single-handedly demolished the Sixers. Cassady added 15-13-4, as the Bulls outrebounded the Sixers, 52-35, and out-assisted them, 28-13. Woody Taber had 10 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Sixers. He had half of their rebounds. The Sixers are in sad shape.

The Bulls now have an odd five days off.

12.12.86: at Denver (15-6). The Nuggets (first time) are heating up and hot on Utah's heels. They continued that play with a 106-103 win over the Bulls in Denver. Jim Burr had 23-11-11 to lead the Nugs to the victory. Harris Hepburn (no relation) had 19 in 20 minutes off the bench. He's a four-time All-Star, now in his twelfth year, who was a beast in the post for years with Denver and Portland. His playing time is down this year, just 8.3 minutes a game. Good to see he can still do it. He's won three titles, was the 1981 Defensive Player of the Year, was a two-time All-NBA First Team selection. Not a bad guy to have on your bench. Jack had 36-7-7, with four steals and three blocks, for the Bulls. Escalera (19) and Cassady (18-4-10) were contributors.


12.13.86: at Boston (13-6). Rough back-to-back. The Bulls get it done though, winning 100-96. Jack's 39-9-15 were the difference. Eddie Shank, who had disappeared in the last few games, showed back up with 17 and 7. Richard Mims had 12-9-3, and Escalera had 12-4-4-. Jules Howes had 27-6-6 with four steals, and Dewitt Gilpin had 16-7-8 for the Celtics.

12.17.86: vs Indiana (12-9). Back home against a familiar foe. The Bulls like that, as they cruise to a 122-102 win. Jack had 49-15-7 in the win, while Shank added 15-8-3, and Cain added 15. Chris Henderson showed up, too, with 13 in 13 minutes off the bench. Andrew Edmiston had 34 and 9 boards for the Pacers; Michal Thielen had 23.

12.18.86: vs Dallas (15-5). The surprising Mavs come to town, and get turned away by the Bulls, 113-107. A 32-24 fourth quarter was the difference for Chicago. Jack went for 37-16-14, and 18-18 from the line. Cassady's 16-5-7, and Mims' 16 and 10 rebounds, were the main supplements. Clemente Ellis had 36-9-4 for the Mavs.

12.22.86: vs Milwaukee (4-20). The Bucks are struggling due to experience. The starting backcourt of star Richie Russell and Emil Andrae has a combined age of two. Gary Fisher, the team's starting SF, is only in his fifth season. They have a bunch of kids off the bench, including first-round pick, David Sweatt. They played admirably, though, getting off to an early 29-24 lead. A 35-22 second quarter sealed their fate, though, as the Bulls win it, 109-99. Jack's 32-14-8 and three steals led the BUlls, while Escalera had 24-7-7, and Mims 16-9-4 and four blocks. Russell had just ten points, but 16 assists. Adrian Mathison had 25-9-4 to pace the Bucks. Sweatt had just four points (2-2 FG) in eight minutes.

12.24.86: at Boston (16-8). A tight, intense affair saw the Bulls take an 83-82 lead with :17 left. The C's calmly came down the floor, found Jules Howes off a screen, and watched him hit the last of his 33 points at the buzzer. That gave the Celtics an 84-83 win over the Bulls at Boston Garden. The game was see-saw throughout, and had a definite playoff intensity to it. Howes had 33-6-5, while Brian Deese had 15-13-3 with seven blocks and three steals. Jack's 31-8-4 with six blocks and four steals led Chicago. Cassady placed a 12-11-6 night.

12.26.86: vs Cleveland (13-13). The Bulls got back to romping behind Jack's 41-13-11, which saw off the Cavs, 113-85. Henderson had 15 in 17 minutes off the bench, while Billy Alvarez added 11 points off the pine. Escalera had 14-4-5 in just 21 minutes. Luke Black's 26 and six boards led Cleveland.

12.28.86: vs Indiana (13-13). The Pacers sit in second in the Central, who shows you how much the division is struggling...outside of Chicago, of course. The Bulls hammered the Pacers, 125-96. Jack led seven players in double figures with 32-8-12. Cain added 17 off the bench, while Shank had 15-10-4. Timmy McBroom, the other player taken in by Chicago's '85 class, scored 10 points and nabbed four rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. Cassady had 13-4-8. Andrew Edmiston had 20, and Desmond Gendron 19 off the pine, to lead the Pacers' futile effort.

12.30.86: vs San Antonio (15-10). The Spurs, who have been in the lottery the past few years, have turned things around. It didn't look that way on Tuesday, as the Bulls blasted the Spurs, 128-83. Eddie Shank led all scorers with 31 points, on 15-18 shooting. Jack went 12-13, but didn't attempt a free throw. Regardless, he had 26-12-13. Cain added 16, as did Mims. Henderson, who is getting more playing time, had 11 in 20 minutes. Isidro Brainard had 19 for the Spurs.

12.31.86: at Milwaukee (4-24). What better way to spend New Year's Eve than with a night in Milwaukee? The Bulls ended the year on a high note, destroying the Bucks, 110-95. Jack put up 38-7-10 with three blocks and two steals. Cassady added 18-11-4, and Mims scored 18. Adrian Mathison had 29 and 11 rebounds for the Bucks, while Richie Russell added 17 points and 13 assists.

Standings: The Bulls still sit pretty, at 25-3, 10.5 games up on Detroit. Boston is the closest competition, at 19-8. Utah (22-6) leads the West, just ahead of Denver (21-9) and Dallas (17-9). Golden State's 16-10 leads the Pacific.

There is an aura of mediocrity hitting the lead. The bottom of the standings are horrific, and the Bucks may prove to be worse than the Lakers of the past few years. The Lakers may prove to be worse than the Lakers of the past few years, too.


1986 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 19 8 .704 12-1 2-3 15-7
New Jersey 17 11 .607 9-6 3-2 9-10
Washington 15 15 .500 10-4 5-3 11-11
Philadelphia 10 16 .385 7-8 1-2 7-8
New York 8 17 .320 6-9 2-3 4-10


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 25 3 .893 13-0 10-0 19-1
Detroit 14 13 .519 7-6 6-4 9-10
Indiana 14 14 .500 8-5 2-5 10-9
Cleveland 14 15 .483 7-9 3-6 9-10
Atlanta 11 14 .440 8-5 2-3 9-10
Milwaukee 4 25 .138 3-12 2-7 2-18


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 22 6 .786 15-0 8-4 15-6
Denver 21 9 .700 12-3 8-4 13-7
Dallas 17 9 .654 11-3 8-4 12-6
San Antonio 15 11 .577 10-2 3-2 10-6
Sacramento 15 14 .517 8-7 2-9 10-11
Houston 8 21 .276 6-9 3-9 7-16


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 16 10 .615 9-1 9-4 13-6
Portland 13 14 .481 9-5 6-5 10-9
Phoenix 12 14 .462 7-5 5-4 10-10
Los Angeles (LAC) 10 18 .357 6-7 5-4 8-13
Seattle 10 19 .345 4-7 2-7 4-15
Los Angeles (LAL) 6 20 .231 6-9 4-7 6-13




The Bulls are slipping a bit, and now sit third in total defense. They still have the league's best offense, and are now winning games by just 17.3 points a game.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 25-3
Division Record: 10-0
Conference Record: 19-1
Home Record: 13-0




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 111.8 1 1 Points 94.4 2 3 Points 17.3 1 1
O.Reb 9.8 11 23 O.Reb 12.1 4 7 O.Reb -2.3 11 21
D.Reb 34.8 1 1 D.Reb 23.5 1 1 D.Reb 11.4 1 1
Rebounds 44.6 3 7 Rebounds 35.6 1 1 Rebounds 9.1 1 1
Assists 34.8 1 1 Assists 24.2 2 7 Assists 10.5 1 1
Steals 4.1 11 23 Steals 5.9 7 14 Steals -1.8 11 22
Blocks 8.4 2 5 Blocks 4.5 4 4 Blocks 3.9 2 4
Turnovers 15.7 9 19 Turnovers 11.9 11 23 Turnovers 3.8 11 23
Fouls 19.8 7 12 Fouls 21.1 1 7 Fouls -1.3 5 10
FG% .551 1 1 FG% .444 1 2 FG% .107 1 1
FT% .760 2 2 FT% .623 1 3 FT% .136 1 1
3P% .389 1 3 3P% .293 1 3 3P% .096 1 2
PPS 1.38 1 1 PPS 1.07 2 3 PPS .311 1 1
Adj. FG% .574 1 1 Adj. FG% .458 1 2 Adj. FG% .116 1 1




Jack's numbers are still rather amazing. He's shooting 62.5% from the field, and 51% from three. His free throw percentage is down, though, from 94.7% to 91.6. These are the nitpicks we have about his game now.


Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 28 28 37.5 35.9 2.2 10.6 10.6 2.1 1.5 2.5 1.2 19.8
Clarence Cassady PG 28 28 36.5 10.8 2.4 5.7 7.1 0.4 0.6 2.8 2.3 16.5
Richard Mims C 28 28 31.8 11.3 1.4 6.0 2.8 0.1 2.5 1.5 3.3 15.4
Gregory Escalera SG 28 28 30.1 12.1 0.5 4.4 3.2 0.1 0.1 1.6 3.3 13.1
Edward Shank PF 28 28 29.9 14.9 1.1 6.1 2.8 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.1 10.3
Jimmie Cain PF 28 0 24.5 11.9 0.6 3.6 2.7 0.7 0.7 2.2 0.9 5.3
Billy Alvarez SG 28 0 17.6 4.3 0.6 2.9 1.8 0.2 0.1 1.1 2.3 4.0
Chris Henderson C 28 0 15.0 6.2 0.8 3.2 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.7 2.4 1.3
Joseph Joe PG 28 0 11.5 2.0 0.3 1.2 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.8
Kurtis Dowden SF 20 0 6.1 2.3 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 -0.2
Timothy McBroom PF 10 0 4.0 1.9 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.4 1.2
Marcus Tilton SF 2 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gene Falco C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (22)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 1

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A A+ A A A+ A A+ A A A A A A A A+ A+
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $351,469
Length: 3

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 28 28 37.5 35.9 2.2 10.6 10.6 2.5 4.30 2.1 1.5 1.2
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 110 110 37.8 33.7 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.4 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.3


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.1 20.9 .625 8.2 9.0 .916 8.8 11.9 .738 2.8 6.0 .458 1.6 3.1 .512
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.2 19.6 .623 8.2 8.8 .939 8.4 11.5 .735 2.7 5.7 .466 1.1 2.4 .460

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 28 28 1050 1006 61 297 297 69 60 41 34 554
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 110 110 4153 3707 289 1266 1117 261 239 190 147 1497


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 366 586 230 251 44 86
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 1340 2151 907 966 120 261

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 28 .723 1.72 28.0 6.5 33.9 8.6 23.5 17.3 45.2 543.2 18.1 19.8 121.6 95.8
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 110 .720 1.72 28.2 6.6 31.4 9.7 24.7 18.3 44.8 2125.0 70.8 13.6 115.0 98.3

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 245 392 154 168 16 42

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 49 5 16 17 4 6 9 20 30 20 22 5 9
Playoff 48 6 17 17 5 5 7 18 25 16 17 2 4
Career 50 7 21 19 6 6 9 20 32 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 106
Total Player of the Week: 28
Total Player of the Month: 7
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
Total All-League First Team : 1
Total All-Defensive First Team : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 1
Total Scoring Leader : 1
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.





December GW Update: Well, they're 6-10. Outside of Brown and La Salle, they didn't play anyone that was any good, either. Nationally, Clemson is 13-0, and atop the polls. Kansas State is second, followed by Southern Cal. Colorado State is 9-2, and 12th.

[Comey]

January 1987

We're into 1987, the year that brought us Margaret Thatcher, Alan Greenspan, Talking Alf, Jim Baker's scandal, The Simpsons (in TV short form), Three Men & A Baby, Prozac, Bad, and nobody putting Baby in a corner.

It also brings Jack as the king of the basketball world.

1.4.87: vs Detroit (14-14). The Bulls open the calendar year with a 99-78 drubbing of the Pistons. Jack starts off with a 44-12-6 night, with three steals. Eddie Shank nets 14, while Jimmie Cain scores 11. Brian Crawford scores 19, on 8-21 shooting, for the humiliated Pistons. They shot just 37% from the field.

1.5.87: at Houston (8-22). The Bulls may be a little full of themselves. That should end after the laughingstock Rockets beat up the Bulls, 95-86. Del Scholl scored 20, and Douglas Leduc 18 with 10 boards, to lead the way. Jack's 30-12-7 was Chicago's pacesetter, but nobody else could keep up. Clarence Cassady went for 13-7-10, and Gregory Escalera for 18, but nobody else was effective at all.

1.9.87: at San Antonio (17-13). The team stayed in Texas for the week, and the trip paid off. They beat the Spurs, 108-93. Jack's 35-17-13 was the leader, of course. Shank scored 17, while Richard Mims had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Marco Fortier had 22-9-6 for the Spurs; Joshua Jones had 19 points and 7 boards.

1.11.87: vs Philadelphia (11-20). The Sixers' freefall continues, as they are tied with the lowly Knicks for the basement in the Atlantic. Things don't get better in the Bulls' 95-74 win. Woodrow Taber and rookie David Lawson got into it, and Whitney Gooden left without talking to the media after his seven points on 3-6 shooting day. The 11th-year vet has been frustrated, sure; his numbers are way down this year from his career totals of 19.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 7.3 points a game. This year, they're 13.6/6.9/5.0. Jack, meanwhile, had a 24-15-12 day, though he was 10-22 from the field. Cain added 20, Shank 16, and reserve center Chris Henderson 14. Taber's 17 points and nine rebounds were Philly's highlight, though they did get 15 points and 12 rebounds from second-year man Chris Wise. He has taken over the PF spot from Stevie Michaelson, the breakout All-Star who left for Detroit in the offseason. So far, the Colorado State product is averaging 13.6 points and 10.1 rebounds a game, having started all thirty-two contests. Maybe the Sixers were onto something in letting Stevie walk.

1.13.87: vs Boston (24-10). The Bulls routed the Celtics, 115-104. They outscored the C's 36-15 in the second quarter; Boston played +16 hoops in the second half, just to get the margin to eleven. Jack led the way, of course, with 36-10-11 and seven blocks. Cassady had 19, and four others contributed double-digits. Jules Howes, who has finally become recognized for his star talent (21.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 6.4 apg in his 5+ year career) had 27-3-5. Brian Deese had 17 points and 11 boards in support.

1.15.87: at Washington (17-20). The Bulls marched into Washington and destroyed the Bullets, 101-67. Washington never scored more than 19 in a quarter. Jimmie Cain had a 21-6-4 night, with five steals and two blocks. Jack only had 18-8-7, with three steals, in 25 minutes. Richard Mims had 15, while Billy Alvarez showed up with 14. Gregory Escalera only had one point, and four fouls, in 24 minutes. Jon McElroy's 15 led Washington. Chance McCutchen someone had a 2-9-7 night. Where he found seven assists is beyond me.

1.16.87: at New Jersey (23-14). The Bulls continued their dominant ways with a 112-87 win over the Nets. Jack's 42-16-10 led the Bulls. The Nets simply have no answer for him. Mims had 21, and Cain 17. Tom Perez led the Nets with 27-6-12 and a pair of steals.

1.20.87: vs Atlanta (14-21). The Bulls upended the Hawks, 97-83, behind 41-19-10 from Jack. He was 15-16 from the line. Mims, Shank, and Cassady combined for 40 points. Rex Smith had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks. Joseph Johnson had 18 points and 14 boards--nine offensive.

1.21.87: at Milwaukee (6-32). Oh, the stories from New Year's Eve. Happy, fuzzy memories. The Bulls did not forget how to win in Wisconsin, though, crushing the Bucks, 111-92. Jack's 38-13-8 paced the Bulls, while Escalera got off the milk carton with a 22-5-5 night. Andrian Mathison had 22 points and eight boards, while Richie Russell was held to just six points and six assists.

1.23.87: at Atlanta (14-23). The Bulls ran their record to 34-4 with a 100-74 thrashing of the Hawks in Atlanta. Jack had a 38-10-5 night, with three blocks and two steals (and five turnovers). Shank's 15 also did damage. Rex Smith led Atlanta's shallow and pedantic efforts with 14 points and six rebounds.

1.25.87: at LA Lakers (13-26). The Bulls went west to face the fans who believe they should be the rightful fans of Jack. They turn on Joshua Berry every chance they get. They had ample opportunity here, as Jack shut down his drafted companion. Jack put up 36-19-6; Berry 8-7-4. The fans have gotten to Berry, who is shooting worse than last year (40.9%, down from 44.7). His free throw shooting is amazing (93.2%), and he's averaging 13.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists. Shank (14-9-5), Henderson (14) and Escalera (11-4-9) were the main contributors for Chicago. Rudolf McKinnie, the #4 pick many thought was the best player in the draft, had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers. He is averaging 15.9 points and 7.8 rebounds. Be patient, Laker fans...that team is closer than you think.

Oh, Joe Anderson, who I had hopes for with Chicago, but never found his footing, is now the starting point for the Lakers. He had 10 points and four rebounds. No assists. He's shooting 11% on threes this year. How's that working out, Joe?

1.27.87: vs Washington (19-25). Oh, this was ugly. The final was 107-55, and that doesn't even describe it. The Bullets shot 27.9%, didn't make a three (0-6), and were 7-12 from the line. The Bulls shot 58.2% from the field, which is better than they were at the line (12-22, 54.5%). They outrebounded Washington, 54-36 (though the Bullets out offensive boarded them, 12-8). Chicago had 31 assists and 15 blocks. Washington and ten and three. Jack led the way, with 28-9-10, three steals and two blocks. Mims had 14 points, six boards, and six blocks. Cain had 18 and nine boards off the bench. Jon McElroy managed to score 15 with eight boards for Washington.

1.28.87: at Portland (16-23). Talking about falling on hard times. The Blazers are not hot this year. The Bulls, and Jack in particular, kept that going. He had himself a 50-12-10-2-2 night. The single game record for points, by the way, is 62, by John Roseman of Syracuse, back on 1.28.61. So, 26 years ago this very night (very interesting coincidence, as I just looked that up). Jackie Davis has two 60+ point games, with a 62 and 61 point effort. Andrew Edmiston also has a 61-point effort, scoring 61 for Indiana on 12.17.85. I will have to look that up. Eddie Avina led Portland iwth 31 and 11 rebounds.

1.30.87: at Washington (19-26). The Bullets made this more respectable, but Chicago ends the month on a twelve-game winning streak, and 13-1 for the month. They closed it out with a 105-93 win in overtime. Jack reached a new level, going for 40-22-14; that may be his best triple-double yet. He added a pair of steals and a block. Cassady went for 21-4-7, and Cain had 21. McElroy's 30 and 19 rebounds, and Lamont Cioffi's 26 and 10 boards, led Washington. Chicago outscored Washington 14-2 in the extra frame. Cioffi got a steal on an inbound and a dunk with one second left to force free basketball.

The standings are pretty straight forward...Chicago, Boston, Utah, Golden State. MIlwaukee is legendarily bad. Meanwhile, the Bulls are #1 in offense and defense, as well as point margin, and many other categories. They are turning into a historic team, if they are able to keep this up.


1986 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 28 13 .683 18-2 4-4 20-10
New Jersey 27 16 .628 14-9 5-3 15-15
Washington 19 27 .413 13-10 6-6 13-20
New York 16 24 .400 12-11 4-5 10-15
Philadelphia 16 24 .400 9-10 3-4 12-13


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 38 4 .905 18-0 14-0 29-1
Detroit 24 17 .585 14-7 9-6 17-13
Indiana 24 19 .558 12-6 6-6 17-12
Cleveland 22 20 .524 12-11 6-8 15-15
Atlanta 14 27 .341 10-10 3-9 10-20
Milwaukee 6 37 .140 3-16 2-11 3-27


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 32 9 .780 22-0 11-5 23-7
Denver 29 13 .690 17-5 10-5 17-10
Sacramento 26 17 .605 13-10 6-10 20-13
Dallas 24 17 .585 15-8 11-6 18-12
San Antonio 18 23 .439 11-7 4-9 12-14
Houston 14 29 .326 11-11 6-13 11-22


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 26 15 .634 17-2 10-6 21-10
Portland 17 24 .415 11-9 9-9 13-17
Los Angeles (LAC) 17 25 .405 11-12 9-7 12-17
Phoenix 16 24 .400 9-9 9-5 14-15
Seattle 14 28 .333 6-12 3-11 7-22
Los Angeles (LAL) 13 28 .317 11-14 8-10 11-20



January GW Update: The Colonials are now 12-12 after a five-game win streak. They don't have a tough schedule, so they should finish with a winning record. Of course, they're also with Grayson for the remainder of the season. He was their leading scorer, with 17.7 ppg. Armbruster is putting up 11.3 points and 9.1 rebounds. Nationally, Southern Cal is 20-0, and atop the poll. Yale is 20-1, and ranked fifth.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 38-4
Division Record: 14-0
Conference Record: 29-1
Home Record: 18-0




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 108.7 1 1 Points 90.8 1 1 Points 17.9 1 1
O.Reb 10.4 11 23 O.Reb 12.6 7 12 O.Reb -2.3 11 21
D.Reb 34.9 1 1 D.Reb 24.4 1 1 D.Reb 10.5 1 1
Rebounds 45.3 2 4 Rebounds 37.0 1 1 Rebounds 8.2 1 1
Assists 33.5 1 1 Assists 23.3 1 2 Assists 10.2 1 1
Steals 4.2 11 23 Steals 5.5 4 4 Steals -1.3 10 20
Blocks 8.3 2 5 Blocks 4.8 4 4 Blocks 3.6 1 3
Turnovers 15.4 9 19 Turnovers 12.7 11 23 Turnovers 2.7 10 21
Fouls 19.1 7 10 Fouls 20.3 4 13 Fouls -1.2 5 11
FG% .537 1 1 FG% .430 1 2 FG% .106 1 1
FT% .756 2 2 FT% .630 1 3 FT% .126 1 1
3P% .378 2 4 3P% .292 1 1 3P% .086 1 1
PPS 1.33 1 1 PPS 1.03 1 1 PPS .303 1 1
Adj. FG% .560 1 1 Adj. FG% .444 1 2 Adj. FG% .115 1 1



Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 42 42 37.7 35.9 2.6 11.7 10.1 2.2 1.3 2.4 1.3 19.9
Clarence Cassady PG 42 42 36.5 10.3 2.1 5.2 7.0 0.3 0.6 2.8 2.2 17.2
Richard Mims C 42 42 31.0 10.6 1.5 6.0 2.8 0.1 2.6 1.5 3.3 15.0
Gregory Escalera SG 42 42 30.1 11.5 0.4 4.1 3.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 3.2 13.9
Edward Shank PF 42 42 29.5 13.5 1.0 5.9 2.9 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.2 11.7
Jimmie Cain PF 42 0 24.7 12.4 0.5 3.7 2.5 0.7 0.8 2.2 0.8 5.5
Billy Alvarez SG 42 0 17.6 4.3 0.6 2.7 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.0 4.1
Chris Henderson C 41 0 15.1 6.1 0.8 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.3 0.8 2.2 1.7
Joseph Joe PG 42 0 11.6 1.9 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.8
Kurtis Dowden SF 30 0 6.7 2.0 0.3 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.8 -1.1
Timothy McBroom C 17 0 6.5 2.1 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.4 3.4
Marcus Tilton SF 5 0 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 -1.4
Gene Falco C 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0




If the season ended today, Jack's 35.9 ppg would be second all time. Only Orval Dingess of Portland, in 1975, outscored him (36.4 ppg). As it stands, his 32.94 ppg last year is fifth all-time. This year, he should be all that much better. He's averaging a ridiculous 47.7 PER. Last year, his PER was 44.7. He has nineteen triple-doubles; he had 31 last year. The single-season record is 42, set by John Hutchinson of Philadelphia back in 1960.


PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (22)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 1

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A A A- A A A A+ A A+ A A+ A+ A+ A A+ A+
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $351,469
Length: 3

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 42 42 37.7 35.9 2.6 11.7 10.1 2.4 4.30 2.2 1.3 1.3
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 124 124 37.8 33.9 2.7 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.3


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.3 21.6 .614 7.8 8.5 .916 9.0 12.5 .722 2.7 6.0 .450 1.5 3.1 .496
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.3 19.9 .619 8.1 8.6 .937 8.6 11.7 .730 2.7 5.7 .462 1.1 2.5 .461

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 42 42 1582 1506 110 491 426 99 93 56 54 837
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 124 124 4685 4207 338 1460 1246 291 272 205 167 1780


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 557 907 327 357 65 131
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 1531 2472 1004 1072 141 306

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 42 .708 1.66 26.8 6.2 34.3 9.9 24.7 18.5 47.7 879.1 29.3 19.9 119.2 93.1
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 124 .715 1.70 27.8 6.5 31.8 10.0 25.0 18.6 45.7 2461.0 82.0 14.4 114.9 97.2

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 245 392 154 168 16 42

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 50 8 22 17 7 6 9 20 32 20 22 5 9
Playoff 48 6 17 17 5 5 7 18 25 16 17 2 4
Career 50 8 22 19 7 6 9 20 32 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 119
Total Player of the Week: 32
Total Player of the Month: 8
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
Total All-League First Team : 1
Total All-Defensive First Team : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 1
Total Scoring Leader : 1
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

[Comey]

Here's a look at the stat leaders heading into February and the All-Star Break:


1986 NBA Player Stats Leaders


# Player Pos Team Gms Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Pf
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1 Jack Dawkins SF CHI 42 37.7 35.9 2.6 9.1 11.7 10.1 2.2 1.3 2.4 1.3
2 Andrew Edmiston PF IND 43 35.4 29.1 3.0 6.6 9.6 2.0 0.6 0.7 2.0 3.7
3 Brian Crawford SG DET 41 37.7 28.3 1.4 6.3 7.7 2.7 0.3 0.4 2.7 2.4
4 Lionel Condon PG GSW 41 38.0 27.4 2.1 3.7 5.8 8.7 2.8 0.5 3.0 2.3
5 Luke Black PF CLE 42 38.1 27.3 2.5 6.7 9.2 2.3 1.0 1.5 2.4 2.4
6 Harris Connors PF UTA 41 37.6 25.3 3.2 7.4 10.6 5.6 1.0 3.0 2.6 1.9
7 Keenan Sweet PF SAC 43 38.3 24.8 2.1 7.4 9.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.0
8 Jules Howes SG BOS 41 38.7 23.9 0.7 5.6 6.2 7.4 0.8 0.3 2.9 0.5
9 Clemente Ellis C DAL 41 38.8 23.6 3.2 9.4 12.6 2.0 0.2 5.4 2.6 2.9
10 Robert Ritz SF POR 41 40.9 22.5 2.4 5.1 7.5 2.5 1.1 0.9 2.4 1.8
11 Jospeh Curtis C DEN 38 34.8 22.2 2.4 4.1 6.6 4.4 0.8 3.8 1.9 3.8
12 Domenic Winkler SF DAL 41 33.0 22.1 0.8 4.6 5.4 4.4 2.3 0.1 1.9 3.3
13 Larry Cockrell C PHX 40 36.1 22.1 2.0 6.6 8.6 2.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 3.2
14 John Jennings SG NYK 40 36.7 21.8 2.7 4.7 7.4 4.7 1.4 0.5 3.0 3.6
15 Jon McElroy C WAS 42 37.4 21.7 2.6 8.0 10.6 2.5 0.5 1.1 2.1 0.8
16 Preston Brown C LAC 42 30.5 21.7 3.1 6.3 9.4 1.7 0.5 0.3 1.6 4.3
17 Isidro Brainard SF SAS 41 38.1 21.6 2.2 3.6 5.9 4.9 1.3 0.4 2.9 0.7
18 Albert Scott PG UTA 41 35.0 21.5 1.2 4.0 5.2 2.1 1.8 1.1 2.1 2.4
19 Joshua Jones PF SAS 41 34.8 21.4 1.8 5.9 7.8 2.6 0.2 0.7 2.2 3.5
20 Douglas Leduc PF HOU 39 38.3 20.8 2.5 6.6 9.0 2.1 0.8 1.5 1.5 3.1
21 Gerardo Sand SF NJN 42 34.4 20.7 1.6 3.8 5.4 4.0 0.5 0.1 2.8 2.5
22 Rex Smith SF ATL 41 38.1 20.5 3.2 5.5 8.7 4.1 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.2
23 Charles Hansel SG SAC 43 34.3 20.1 1.2 3.7 4.9 4.1 1.4 0.1 2.4 4.1
24 Brian Deese C BOS 41 39.7 19.8 2.9 7.3 10.1 1.9 1.3 6.1 1.6 1.0
25 Lamont Cioffi PF WAS 46 37.1 19.3 3.7 7.1 10.8 2.4 0.5 0.7 2.5 1.4
26 Stephen Lewis PF SEA 38 31.0 19.3 2.1 5.1 7.2 1.9 0.6 2.5 2.3 4.0
27 Del Scholl C HOU 43 30.5 19.3 2.2 5.4 7.6 2.2 0.5 0.2 1.7 4.5
28 C.Duckworth PG LAL 41 36.9 19.3 1.8 3.6 5.3 5.1 1.2 0.1 2.6 3.4
29 Hugh Turnage SG NJN 43 38.4 19.1 1.4 2.3 3.6 3.9 1.9 0.3 1.7 1.0
30 T.Henderson SF DET 39 32.4 18.9 1.8 3.6 5.5 3.3 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.6
31 Adrian Mathison C MIL 43 33.3 18.7 2.1 6.2 8.3 1.5 0.8 0.1 1.5 3.5
32 Jose Thomson SF SEA 42 37.4 18.5 2.1 3.4 5.5 3.2 0.5 0.3 2.3 3.2
33 S.Michaelson PF DET 41 33.3 18.1 2.5 3.9 6.4 1.0 0.6 0.1 1.4 3.6
34 Nickolas Funk PF NYK 37 31.8 17.9 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.8 0.3 0.7 1.9 4.0
35 Federigo Mora C SAC 43 37.0 17.9 3.5 7.6 11.1 2.4 0.3 2.7 2.5 3.2
36 Danny Smythe PF NJN 40 34.5 17.8 2.1 5.2 7.3 3.3 0.1 0.4 1.6 3.2
37 Michael Matney PF PHX 40 37.2 17.8 1.7 6.7 8.4 2.7 0.6 0.2 2.3 1.6
38 Edward Avina SG POR 41 35.1 17.7 2.7 4.2 6.9 1.9 0.5 0.3 2.3 3.4
39 Joseph Baker PG CLE 42 37.2 17.3 1.4 5.1 6.5 8.0 1.3 0.2 3.8 2.9
40 Tom Perez PG NJN 43 38.7 17.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 13.3 1.0 0.4 2.0 2.2
41 Richie Russell PG MIL 43 35.8 16.7 0.9 2.4 3.3 10.6 1.4 0.1 2.2 3.1
42 Michal Thielen SG IND 43 38.1 16.2 0.9 3.9 4.7 4.1 0.7 0.4 2.5 2.7
43 Emil Andrae SG MIL 40 32.1 16.2 1.2 3.4 4.5 5.4 1.1 0.1 2.3 3.4
44 Dwayne Padgett PG ATL 41 36.3 16.1 1.3 3.6 4.9 7.4 0.3 0.1 3.4 3.4
45 Marco Fortier PG SAS 41 35.7 16.1 2.8 5.1 7.9 5.0 0.8 0.5 2.8 3.1
46 Ian Rowland SG LAC 42 37.3 16.1 1.6 5.2 6.8 4.3 0.4 0.5 1.6 2.9
47 Douglas Toscano SF WAS 46 36.2 16.0 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.8 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.8
48 Rudolf McKinnie C LAL 41 31.0 16.0 1.8 6.1 7.9 1.2 0.7 2.5 1.4 4.4
49 Chung Greig PG DEN 42 40.0 16.0 1.6 3.3 4.9 6.9 2.0 0.2 2.5 1.9
50 Frank Padgett PF POR 41 34.1 15.8 2.5 6.0 8.6 4.0 0.5 0.8 2.5 3.9
51 Cortez Strong C SEA 42 36.7 15.6 2.6 7.4 10.0 1.9 0.8 1.8 2.5 3.1
52 Royal Bryant C UTA 41 37.8 15.6 3.8 6.2 10.0 2.1 0.7 3.7 1.7 0.5
53 S.Snodgrass SG UTA 33 38.6 15.4 1.1 5.1 6.2 8.0 1.8 0.2 2.7 1.1
54 David Brenneman PF DAL 41 32.3 15.4 2.6 5.4 8.0 2.4 0.5 1.8 1.9 3.8
55 Woodrow Taber C PHI 40 36.2 15.3 2.2 7.0 9.2 1.8 0.9 3.7 1.6 2.2
56 Jim Burr SG DEN 42 38.7 15.3 2.5 6.0 8.5 6.9 1.8 0.3 2.0 3.2
57 Moses Wireman PG HOU 42 33.6 15.2 1.3 3.5 4.8 4.3 0.9 0.1 2.7 2.5
58 Dewitt Gilpin SF BOS 41 34.4 15.0 1.9 3.6 5.4 4.2 0.4 0.2 2.6 3.2
59 Joseph Kujawa PF ATL 41 30.4 14.8 1.3 5.0 6.3 1.2 0.1 2.0 1.7 4.0
60 Mark Brown SG PHX 40 36.5 14.6 2.2 3.1 5.3 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.9
61 William Gaudet C HOU 43 22.0 14.4 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 3.3
62 Chris Wise PF PHI 40 37.0 14.3 3.1 7.3 10.5 1.8 0.7 3.6 2.3 2.6
63 S.Daniels PF LAC 42 36.2 14.3 1.7 5.3 7.0 2.3 0.5 0.5 2.2 3.3
64 Renato Young C CLE 42 32.2 14.0 2.9 5.8 8.7 1.8 0.2 0.5 1.6 4.0
65 James Anderson SG CLE 42 39.3 14.0 1.0 5.5 6.5 9.7 1.0 0.3 3.1 1.6
66 Joey Deel SG GSW 41 28.2 14.0 1.0 1.9 2.9 2.8 0.6 0.3 2.3 3.2
67 L.Culpepper SG SEA 42 37.4 13.9 1.1 5.5 6.7 3.8 0.3 0.3 2.3 1.4
68 Edward Shank PF CHI 42 29.5 13.5 1.0 4.9 5.9 2.9 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.2
69 Craig Cooper PG DAL 41 37.9 13.5 0.9 2.0 2.8 6.2 1.3 0.5 2.6 3.0
70 Henry Martin SF CLE 42 37.7 13.4 2.0 4.6 6.6 2.2 0.4 0.2 2.5 1.9
71 Henry Rathbone SF LAC 42 30.9 13.4 1.1 2.0 3.0 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.9 4.0
72 John Barnum SF NYK 40 38.5 13.2 1.2 4.1 5.2 3.2 0.4 0.6 1.5 2.6
73 Joel Denman PG NYK 40 36.1 13.2 1.3 4.4 5.7 4.6 1.7 0.4 2.4 2.8
74 Murray Hale SF DEN 42 35.0 13.1 0.9 5.2 6.1 2.2 0.9 0.2 2.2 3.3
75 Whitney Gooden SF PHI 40 35.1 13.0 1.6 4.9 6.4 4.9 1.3 0.7 2.5 3.4
76 Jack Ostrowski PF MIL 43 30.7 13.0 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.3 3.4
77 Joshua Berry SF LAL 41 36.2 12.9 1.7 4.7 6.4 4.0 0.6 0.3 2.0 3.7
78 Kevin Matherne PF DEN 42 32.0 12.9 2.2 5.4 7.5 2.1 0.7 1.8 2.2 4.5
79 Millard Baer SG PHI 40 33.4 12.6 1.2 3.6 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.3 2.5 0.8
80 Allen Moffatt C NJN 43 21.8 12.6 1.4 4.6 6.0 1.4 0.4 1.1 1.3 3.5
81 Jimmie Cain PF CHI 42 24.7 12.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 2.5 0.7 0.8 2.2 0.8
82 Elisha Simpson PF LAL 41 27.9 12.1 2.0 4.2 6.2 1.8 0.5 0.5 2.0 4.1
83 Randall Karr C NYK 38 34.3 12.0 1.9 5.6 7.5 2.6 0.4 1.9 2.1 3.3
84 Brian Mazza SF UTA 41 30.6 11.9 1.5 4.3 5.8 3.0 1.1 1.1 1.5 3.7
85 Don Irizarry SF GSW 41 34.6 11.8 0.9 5.2 6.1 4.9 0.6 0.2 2.2 3.9
86 Marlin Cross C GSW 41 38.8 11.7 3.4 6.2 9.7 1.9 0.5 1.5 1.7 2.7
87 David Jarrett PG SEA 42 38.5 11.6 2.9 4.1 7.0 6.9 1.2 0.3 3.1 1.9
88 G.Escalera SG CHI 42 30.1 11.5 0.4 3.7 4.1 3.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 3.2
89 Ronny Payne PG PHX 40 38.6 11.3 1.9 2.6 4.5 7.9 0.8 0.4 3.1 1.9
90 Joseph Johnson C ATL 41 35.9 11.2 3.4 4.7 8.1 1.8 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.2
91 Dean Jemison SG DAL 41 34.2 11.1 1.5 2.5 4.0 3.4 0.6 0.1 2.1 3.5
92 Thomas Jones PF BOS 41 18.9 11.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.0 1.3 4.0
93 M.Grossman SG HOU 43 40.4 11.1 2.5 2.2 4.7 4.1 1.3 0.7 2.2 2.0
94 V.Williams C DET 41 34.7 10.9 2.7 7.2 9.9 3.6 0.6 0.4 2.0 3.4
95 Daniel Jones C POR 41 34.9 10.8 2.3 6.2 8.5 1.9 0.6 2.7 1.2 2.9
96 Harland Malcom C IND 43 36.8 10.7 3.1 5.3 8.5 2.1 0.9 1.3 1.6 0.7
97 Richard Mims C CHI 42 31.0 10.6 1.5 4.6 6.0 2.8 0.1 2.6 1.5 3.3
98 Carlos Guerrero PF LAL 41 20.1 10.6 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.2
99 Desmond Gendron SF IND 43 24.8 10.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 2.5 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.6
100 Dusty Catron SG ATL 42 33.9 10.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.3 0.4 0.5 2.0 2.7
101 Don Guzman SF PHX 40 29.7 10.4 1.6 3.5 5.1 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.8 3.9
102 Glenn Davis PG LAC 42 36.9 10.4 0.6 3.6 4.3 4.3 0.8 0.2 2.5 3.0
103 Willis Provost SG LAL 41 21.6 10.3 0.8 1.7 2.4 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.4 1.0
104 C.Cassady PG CHI 42 36.5 10.3 2.1 3.1 5.2 7.0 0.3 0.6 2.8 2.2
105 David Neubauer SF IND 43 31.2 10.3 1.3 4.4 5.8 2.8 1.2 0.7 1.5 4.5
106 Tyler Miller PG PHI 40 31.4 10.1 0.9 1.6 2.5 6.0 0.7 0.2 2.9 2.6
107 Chris Maya C SAS 41 30.7 9.8 2.0 4.1 6.1 1.7 0.1 0.4 1.8 4.0
108 Irvin Williams PG IND 36 35.4 9.7 1.9 1.3 3.2 8.3 1.9 0.1 2.8 2.9
109 Thomas Brown SG LAL 33 35.1 9.7 1.3 4.1 5.4 6.7 0.7 0.1 2.2 3.7
110 Jeffrey Abel PF GSW 41 29.9 9.5 1.8 5.5 7.3 2.6 0.6 1.2 1.5 3.5
111 Elliott Bragg PF BOS 41 30.9 9.5 1.8 6.4 8.2 2.5 0.5 0.2 1.7 4.1
112 Winfred Johnson SG MIL 43 24.2 9.5 1.3 2.2 3.5 2.8 0.3 0.0 1.7 1.4
113 Edward Fletcher SF SAC 43 38.1 9.4 0.9 2.5 3.4 5.9 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.2
114 M.Chambers PG BOS 41 34.9 9.4 1.4 2.6 4.1 5.6 1.3 0.2 1.5 0.7
115 Gary Fisher SF MIL 43 36.3 9.3 1.4 2.0 3.4 2.1 1.2 0.2 1.4 3.0
116 Charles Brown C DEN 42 22.0 9.2 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.4 0.6 2.4 1.6 3.7
117 E.Fernandez PF MIL 43 17.2 9.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.0
118 Joseph Tu SF LAC 42 22.1 9.1 1.0 2.8 3.8 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.5 3.5
119 Carl Leclerc PG SAC 43 35.1 8.9 1.3 2.5 3.8 6.4 0.6 0.2 1.7 2.6
120 Albert Haun SG GSW 41 23.5 8.7 0.4 1.1 1.6 1.7 0.2 0.5 1.1 0.4
121 Grant Crites PF SAC 43 10.3 8.7 0.9 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.7
122 F.Chenoweth C WAS 46 18.8 8.4 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.2 2.7
123 C.McCutchen SG WAS 46 34.5 8.0 1.7 3.7 5.5 5.0 0.9 0.1 2.2 3.5
124 Tony Steinmetz SF PHX 40 19.2 8.0 0.8 1.8 2.5 2.2 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.1
125 George Penrod SG SAS 41 31.6 7.9 1.0 1.9 2.9 3.6 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.1
126 O.Mancilla PF SEA 42 22.4 7.9 1.8 4.1 6.0 1.3 0.6 1.2 1.3 3.4
127 Gary Calvillo PG POR 37 35.4 7.8 1.4 3.2 4.5 7.3 0.3 0.2 2.3 1.4
128 Miles Burdett PF ATL 41 29.8 7.8 2.6 3.4 6.1 2.0 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.6
129 R.Loveless C NJN 43 33.0 7.8 2.0 6.0 8.0 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.6
130 Richard Mertens PF NYK 40 25.4 7.7 1.2 3.8 5.0 3.0 0.5 0.6 1.6 3.0
131 John Kress C CLE 42 15.0 7.6 0.9 2.5 3.5 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.1 2.2
132 Michael Drake PG DET 39 37.5 7.5 1.2 2.2 3.4 8.4 0.8 0.2 2.3 1.8
133 David Brehm PF DAL 41 20.2 7.4 2.0 3.9 5.8 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.1 3.3
134 A.Silverstein PG HOU 43 30.1 7.4 1.0 4.2 5.2 5.0 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.9
135 Marlin Blow PG WAS 38 15.6 7.4 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.2
136 Jordan Maus C SAS 41 16.1 7.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.0 0.4 1.3 0.9 2.5
137 Marty Ginn C IND 43 12.0 7.2 0.9 2.3 3.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.7 2.7
138 Chucho Flores SF ATL 41 17.3 7.1 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.3 1.1
139 James Pilgrim SG POR 41 19.7 7.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 0.8
140 Shane Lapoint PG SAC 43 28.1 7.0 1.1 3.7 4.9 5.8 2.3 0.1 2.2 3.7
141 David Lawson SF PHI 40 13.1 7.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.1
142 Jared Genovese PF SEA 31 10.6 7.0 1.0 1.9 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.3
143 Joshua Morris SF NYK 40 16.6 7.0 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.0
144 Allan Keene SG NYK 28 21.2 6.9 0.3 2.8 3.1 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.0
145 Don Rudolph SG PHI 40 14.9 6.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.6
146 John Koon C LAC 42 16.8 6.8 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.5 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.5
147 Emile Manson SF DET 38 23.7 6.7 1.2 1.2 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.5
148 Alfredo Waldron PF DET 41 14.7 6.7 1.0 2.4 3.5 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.8 2.7
149 Raymond Doby SF SEA 42 20.0 6.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.3 0.1 0.2 1.2 1.6
150 John Lacroix SF WAS 45 12.7 6.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.4
151 George Huie SF HOU 32 35.0 6.1 1.3 5.7 7.0 5.8 0.6 0.4 2.0 3.6
152 Chris Henderson C CHI 41 15.1 6.1 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.3 0.8 2.2
153 O.Jacobsen PF IND 43 11.6 6.0 0.7 2.4 3.2 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.5 2.1
154 Korey Bradley SF BOS 41 13.0 5.8 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.8
155 Cyril Tircuit SG DAL 41 20.8 5.7 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.2 2.3
156 Gabriel Smith SF NJN 43 14.5 5.6 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6
157 King Harvey C PHI 40 12.3 5.6 1.3 2.8 4.0 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.4
158 Ezra Cousin C UTA 41 15.3 5.6 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.1 3.8
159 David Hunt SG SAS 41 16.6 5.5 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.7
160 Gary Sebastian SF GSW 41 14.1 5.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.8
161 Sandy Moody PF LAC 42 14.0 5.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.4
162 Antwan Freund C PHX 40 12.0 5.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.3
163 Efren Melson SG NJN 43 16.2 5.2 1.2 0.7 1.9 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.1
164 Kevin Bynum SG HOU 31 11.7 5.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.6
165 Owen Cruz PG UTA 39 20.9 5.2 0.9 2.5 3.4 3.5 1.7 0.1 1.1 1.3
166 Stephen Ramirez PF SAS 41 12.9 5.1 0.7 2.1 2.9 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.5 1.2
167 Richard Lara SF UTA 41 16.5 5.0 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.5
168 Larry Player C HOU 36 8.7 4.9 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.1
169 Ahmed Robson PG WAS 45 33.3 4.9 0.9 1.6 2.5 6.2 0.6 0.1 2.0 1.4
170 Lowell Eveland C POR 41 13.3 4.8 0.8 2.0 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.5 0.7 1.1
171 Nicky Lopez SG CLE 38 18.1 4.7 1.1 1.0 2.1 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.6
172 Joseph Anderson PG LAL 37 15.7 4.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.8
173 Desmond Eskew PF CLE 42 10.6 4.6 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.6
174 Daniel Kelley PG PHI 40 16.8 4.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.4
175 Dalton Stillman SF DEN 42 13.1 4.4 0.8 1.9 2.6 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.3
176 Landon Creamer PG ATL 38 12.0 4.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.9
177 Joe Smith SG PHX 38 11.3 4.3 0.9 0.7 1.6 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.9
178 Billy Alvarez SG CHI 42 17.6 4.3 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.0
179 David Sweatt SF MIL 43 11.6 4.3 0.5 1.3 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.1
180 Jeffrey Rainer PF PHX 40 10.8 4.3 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.0
181 Tory Gayden PF NYK 29 9.3 4.2 0.8 1.3 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3
182 Ty Smith SG DEN 42 9.8 4.2 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.8
183 Clayton Hall SF SAS 41 10.1 4.2 0.9 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.2
184 Robert Render PG DET 41 13.3 4.1 0.6 0.9 1.5 3.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.2
185 Isidor Unsinn SF DAL 41 15.6 4.1 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.6
186 Bert Pannell C LAL 41 16.4 4.1 0.8 3.6 4.4 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.1
187 Casey Wolfgang PF PHI 40 11.0 4.1 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.4
188 Roger Snelling C SAC 43 10.5 3.9 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.7 1.3
189 Ivory Perez SF CLE 42 11.2 3.9 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.5
190 Tony Brister PG IND 43 16.4 3.8 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.0
191 Sidney Williams C MIL 43 14.0 3.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.2
192 Albert Zumwalt C DET 38 12.7 3.4 0.7 2.6 3.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.8
193 Maximo Benson PG SAS 41 12.5 3.4 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.9
194 J.Lovelace PF POR 41 13.9 3.3 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.0
195 James Haws SG WAS 44 11.8 3.1 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.4
196 Kevin Yip PG LAC 42 11.7 3.1 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.0
197 Albert So SG BOS 41 10.1 3.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.3
198 Harris Hepburn C DEN 26 6.5 3.0 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.2
199 Travis Cruz PG UTA 31 8.3 3.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.2
200 Eric Cox PG POR 41 15.0 3.0 0.7 0.6 1.3 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.0 0.5
201 Randall Santos PF DEN 35 7.0 2.7 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7
202 Kermit Lee C GSW 34 8.6 2.5 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.9
203 Tony Barnes C NJN 29 5.5 2.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.8
204 David Wolcott PG PHX 40 9.7 2.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.4
205 Saul Jones PG GSW 41 10.3 2.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 3.1 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.4
206 Earl Moore PG BOS 41 13.2 2.2 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.1
207 Michal Suazo SF HOU 31 7.4 2.2 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1
208 Brent Neilson PG SEA 37 9.7 2.1 0.5 0.8 1.2 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.3
209 Kurtis Dowden SF CHI 30 6.7 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.8
210 Marc Whitt PG SAC 37 5.1 2.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3
211 Joseph Joe PG CHI 42 11.6 1.9 0.6 0.9 1.5 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.4
212 Joseph Saucier PF UTA 28 6.7 1.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7
213 Johnie Macneil PF BOS 31 7.2 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.5
214 Thomas Rothrock PG DEN 42 8.2 1.7 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4
215 R.Shackleford PF NJN 31 7.9 1.4 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.8

[Comey]

March 1987

3.1.87: vs Indiana (33-22). The Bulls blasted Indiana, 129-96, rolling in every quarter. Jack finished with 45-8-5 for the hosts, and Gregory Escalera had 25 points, six assists, and four rebounds. Four others scored at least ten, and Eddie Shank had 13 rebounds. Indiana got 29 and seven rebounds from Andrew Edmiston, but little else from anyone else.

3.2.87: vs Atlanta (17-37). The Bulls, and Jack, kept up their dominant ways, destroying Atlanta, 110-83. Jack’s 40-13-9, with five blocks and two assists, led an otherwise pedantic effort. Shank’s 19 was the only other figure in double-digits. Hawks’ point guard Landon Creamer led Atlanta with 19, while Miles Burdett had 14 and 10 rebounds off the bench, as starter Joe Kujawa played for just seven minutes, due to foul trouble.

3.4.87: vs Milwaukee (10-48). Chicago got out to a 44-19 lead after a quarter, and led 76-41 at the break. The final, 130-85, doesn’t even feel indicative of the final score. Chicago shot a blistering 64% from the field. Jack shot 13-17, 12-12 from the line, to lead with 38 points. He added six rebounds, ten assists, six blocks, and three steals. Chris Henderson added 22-7-3, with three blocks, off the bench (he shot 10-12). Jimmie Cain added 21, while Shank scored 15 with nine boards. Jack Ostrowski had 18, and Elpidio Fernandez scored 16 off the bench for the Bucks. Richie Russell had just three points (0-3 shooting) with seven assists, while this year’s first rounder, Emil Andrae, had 13 points on 4-14 shooting.

3.7.87: vs Boston (42-16). A game between the two elites proved to be a one-sided affair. Chicago methodically sliced apart the Celtics, distancing themselves each quarter. Jack, with 37-16-13, was the catalyst in Chicago’s 118-90 victory. Clarence Cassady also had a triple-double for the Bulls, making it the first time I have ever seen two players for the same team achieve that feat. Cassady went for 15-10-12. Escalera scored 17. Thomas Jones had 25 points and nine rebounds, while Brian Deese contributed 19 points, 11 boards, and six blocks. The win puts the Bulls at 54-5.

3.8.87: at Seattle (20-38). No rest for the weary, as the Bulls head to Seattle immediately following the game. They also have four road games next week. This was their closest game in awhile, as Seattle held a one-point lead after three quarters. However, they tightened their defense, and road Jack’s 37-14-10, with five blocks and three steals, to a 96-89 win. Escalera added 17, while Richard Mims scored 14. Stephen Lewis led a balanced Seattle effort with 15, while Orlando Mancilla scored 12 and picked up ten rebounds in a reserve role.

3.11.87: at Milwaukee (10-51). The Bulls defense tightened severely, holding Milwaukee to 13 in the first quarter, and just EIGHT in the fourth, winning easily, 97-69. Jack had another triple-double, with 27-10-11, and three steals and blocks each. Shank and Cain split 32 points, while Shank added 11 rebounds. Mims had 13-5-4 with six blocks. Adrian Mathison had 23 points, while Richie Russell had 13 assists. The Bucks were out-rebounded 56-38, and shot just 33% from the field (0-10 from 3).

3.12.87: vs Seattle (21-39). The Bulls come home to face Seattle now, and win comfortably, 104-83. Jack did NOT get a triple-double…but it was close. 41-9-11 for Jack. Escalera added 18, while Shank had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Cassady took just one shot in 34 minutes (he made it), but dished out eight dimes. Jose Thomson had 22 points and six rebounds for the Sonics.

Quickly looking at Jack, he is leading the scoring race by seven points a game, at 36.0 ppg. He is the league’s second-leading rebounder, at 11.4, and third in rebounds, at 10.0. It is doubtful he will ever win the triple crown of sorts…but averaging a triple-double so far in his career is amazing.

3.15.87: at Dallas (39-23). A big road test for the Bulls is one passed with flying colors. Jack is simply an unstoppable force now, going for 46-12-8 with four steals. Shank added 18 and 10 boards, while Mims had 14, and Cassady nearly another triple-double, at 12-12-9. David Brenneman, the third-year player who has regressed in his offense somewhat, scored 36 in this game, along with six boards and five steals. Clemente Ellis, the league’s leading rebounder, had 24 points and eight rebounds.

3.16.87: at Indiana (38-24). Tough back-to-back for the Bulls, who head to Indianapolis. They still come out with a win, and Jack was why. He scored a NEW CAREER-HIGH with FIFTY-SIX POINTS. That came on 20-35 shooting, 15-15 from the line, and 1-4 from three. He added 13 rebounds and 12 assists. Unbelievable game. Cassady added a 4-8-9 line, while Cain had 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Andrew Edmiston scored 30 to lead the Pacers. A 37-21 third quarter for the Bulls doomed Indy.

3.19.87: at Boston (44-20). This is easily the most difficult stretch of the season, but the Bulls have yet to lose in the month. Their unbeaten run continued, as they beat the Celtics, 109-88. Jack had 40-15-13, and this run is simply unbelievable. A handful of others scored in double figures, with Cain and Shank’s 14 each leading the supporting effort. Korey Bradley had 16 off the bench to lead Boston, while Jules Howes added 15, and Elliott Bragg 13 and 12 rebounds. The Bulls are now 60-5. Sick.

3.20.87: at Cleveland (36-28). The Bulls are treating the league like a red-headed stepchild. Jack’s 44-12-12 led the Bulls in a very comfortable 107-82 win over the Cavs. Shank added 20, and Cassady 10-6-9 for the visitors. James Anderson’s 22-7-5 led the Pacers on their way towards a loss.

3.24.87: vs Cleveland (36-30). Much to Cleveland’s dismay, they have to head to Chicago. The result was essentially the same: 113-89 for the Bulls. Jack had 45-12-11, while Escalera and Shank had 16 apiece. Henderson showed up with 14 off the bench. Joe Baker’s 22 and Luke Black’s 21 lead Cleveland.

3.26.87: vs Phoenix (25-41). The Bulls ripped the Suns, 123-101, with 39-8-16 from Jack leading the way. Cassady (20-7-11) and Cain (20-5-3) were big in support. Larry Cockrell had 21 to lead the sad-sack Suns.

3.28.87: vs New York (24-43). The Bulls won 109-78, as Jack came back to earth on his scoring binge. He had 26-11-14 for thegame. Shank had 23 and eight rebounds, while Escalera had 14 and ten rebounds. John Jennings’ 25 led the Knicks, who have technically improved from a year ago.

3.29.87: vs Sacramento (39-29). The Bulls finish off a perfect month with a 98-88 win over Sacramento. Jack’s 39-10-10 led the way. Cassady finished off a great month with 20-7-7, while Cain had 11. Keenan Sweet scored 25 and grabbed 13 boards, while Charlie Hansel scored 23 for the Kings.

So the Bulls are 65-5, making Utah’s 57-12 look pedestrian in comparison. Boston is the closest competition in the East, at 48-21. But, let’s face it. Right now, there’s no comparison. Milwaukee (13-55) is the bottom-dweller. The Lakers, right now, are at 20-50.


1986 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 49 21 .700 30-6 12-7 34-16
New Jersey 37 34 .521 21-15 8-9 21-28
Philadelphia 32 37 .464 20-14 8-10 24-25
Washington 30 41 .423 21-14 10-9 20-29
New York 24 45 .348 16-19 8-11 16-31


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 65 5 .929 32-1 25-0 49-1
Indiana 42 28 .600 26-9 14-9 32-18
Detroit 39 29 .574 22-15 14-11 29-21
Cleveland 37 33 .529 19-15 11-15 25-25
Atlanta 22 47 .319 16-19 5-19 14-36
Milwaukee 13 58 .183 8-28 5-20 8-42


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 57 12 .826 32-2 19-6 42-10
Denver 48 21 .696 27-9 15-9 33-17
Dallas 42 28 .600 27-10 17-8 32-19
Sacramento 39 30 .565 20-15 10-14 30-20
San Antonio 30 39 .435 22-12 8-17 22-28
Houston 17 53 .243 13-21 6-21 13-37


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 41 29 .586 27-7 15-8 32-20
Portland 37 33 .529 23-13 15-12 28-25
Los Angeles (LAC) 28 41 .406 18-17 13-12 20-30
Phoenix 26 43 .377 15-18 14-11 22-29
Seattle 25 44 .362 14-19 8-16 14-34
Los Angeles (LAL) 21 50 .296 14-20 12-18 17-36


The Bulls are first in offense and defense, first in rebounding margin, third in block margin, and first in field goal percentage, both for and against. They are third in three point shooting, and first in preventing it. The one thing they do not do well…well, two things…they do not generate steals, and they turn the ball over too much.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 65-5
Division Record: 25-0
Conference Record: 49-1
Home Record: 32-1




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 109.1 1 1 Points 91.3 1 1 Points 17.8 1 1
O.Reb 10.9 10 22 O.Reb 13.2 10 19 O.Reb -2.3 11 21
D.Reb 34.4 1 2 D.Reb 24.3 1 1 D.Reb 10.1 1 1
Rebounds 45.3 3 5 Rebounds 37.5 1 1 Rebounds 7.8 1 1
Assists 33.5 1 1 Assists 23.0 1 2 Assists 10.5 1 1
Steals 4.2 10 22 Steals 5.7 7 7 Steals -1.4 10 21
Blocks 8.6 2 5 Blocks 4.6 2 2 Blocks 4.0 1 3
Turnovers 15.2 9 17 Turnovers 13.0 10 22 Turnovers 2.2 9 20
Fouls 19.2 6 9 Fouls 20.2 3 12 Fouls -1.1 5 11
FG% .539 1 1 FG% .428 1 1 FG% .111 1 1
FT% .759 3 3 FT% .657 1 4 FT% .102 1 1
3P% .390 2 3 3P% .300 1 1 3P% .091 1 1
PPS 1.33 1 1 PPS 1.03 1 1 PPS .298 1 1
Adj. FG% .560 1 1 Adj. FG% .442 1 1 Adj. FG% .118 1 1


Right now, Jack is on pace for the highest-scoring season anyone has ever had. Orval Dingess averaged 36.4 ppg; Jack is at 36.7.


Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 70 70 38.0 36.7 2.6 11.4 10.3 2.2 1.5 2.5 1.5 18.6
Clarence Cassady PG 70 70 36.9 10.1 2.4 5.5 7.1 0.4 0.7 3.0 1.8 16.0
Gregory Escalera SG 70 70 30.6 12.5 0.5 4.1 3.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 3.1 13.8
Edward Shank PF 70 70 29.9 13.4 1.2 6.3 2.6 0.3 1.1 1.6 3.2 12.3
Richard Mims C 70 70 29.4 9.6 1.4 5.7 2.7 0.1 2.5 1.4 3.4 13.5
Jimmie Cain PF 70 0 24.3 11.8 0.5 3.4 2.5 0.7 0.6 1.9 0.8 5.9
Billy Alvarez SG 70 0 17.2 4.5 0.5 2.6 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.9 4.2
Chris Henderson C 69 0 16.3 6.6 1.0 3.3 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.0 2.5 3.5
Joseph Joe PG 69 0 11.3 2.2 0.5 1.6 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.3 2.0
Kurtis Dowden SF 49 0 6.3 1.8 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 -0.7
Timothy McBroom C 29 0 5.8 1.6 0.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 2.2
Marcus Tilton SF 9 0 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.6
Gene Falco C 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Vincent Bangs C 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (23)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 1

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A+ A A+ A A A+ A A+ A+ A+ A A+ A A+ A+
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $351,469
Length: 3

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 70 70 38.0 36.7 2.6 11.4 10.3 2.5 4.16 2.2 1.5 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 152 152 37.9 34.7 2.7 11.6 10.1 2.4 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.6 22.3 .609 8.1 8.8 .923 9.3 13.0 .715 2.8 6.3 .441 1.5 3.0 .498
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.7 20.6 .616 8.2 8.7 .936 8.8 12.1 .725 2.7 5.9 .455 1.2 2.5 .469

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 70 70 2660 2567 185 801 719 173 153 108 107 1304
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 152 152 5763 5268 413 1770 1539 365 332 257 220 2247


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 949 1559 566 613 103 207
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 1923 3124 1243 1328 179 382

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 70 .702 1.65 26.4 6.4 35.0 9.8 23.8 17.9 48.1 1491.2 49.7 18.6 118.4 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 152 .710 1.69 27.4 6.5 32.6 10.0 24.5 18.3 46.2 3073.1 102.4 14.8 115.4 97.0

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 245 392 154 168 16 42

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 56 8 22 17 7 6 9 20 35 20 22 5 9
Playoff 48 6 17 17 5 5 7 18 25 16 17 2 4
Career 56 8 22 19 7 6 9 20 35 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 147
Total Player of the Week: 40
Total Player of the Month: 10
Total All-Star Appearances: 2
Total All-League First Team : 1
Total All-Defensive First Team : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 1
Total Scoring Leader : 1
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.



March GW Update: Well, they're done. Southern Cal entered the NCAA Tournament at 30-0, but fell to the 4-seed Baylor, 88-76, in the Sweet Sixteen. The Bears would beat Colorado, 79-57, to win the West. Top-seeded Kansas beat 15th-seed Kent State, 81-67, to win the Midwest. Kent State upset #2 TCU, #7 Missouri, and #6 Nevada to get a shot at Kansas. In the South, Rice held serve, as the top seed beat #7 LSU, 66-63, to take the region. Colorado State, the preseason #1, took the East as the #2 seed. They defeated top-seed Yale, 85-76, to get to the Final Four.

Final Four
Baylor, 74, Rice 70
Kansas 77, Colorado State 73

National Championship: Baylor won their first title since 1963, ripping Kansas, 60-38. The Bears, who have gotten so close in the past, but only came away with one title in four tries, get the second title. The Jayhawks were trying to get their first title since they won back-to-back titles in 1973-74.

[Comey]

April 1987

4.1.87: vs Golden State (41-29). Jack went for 31-11-9, as Chicago played the Pacific-leading Warriors for a fool, 103-88. Five others scored in double figures, led by Eddie Shank’s 18. Clarence Cassady had 10-6-12. Kevin Dominick led Golden State with 20 points.

4.2.87: vs New York (24-45). The Bulls failed to get to triple-digits, but the Knicks failed to get to 75. Jack’s 26-4-4 with four steals and two blocks helped give Chicago a 97-74 victory over the New Yorkers. Billy Alvarez had his tri-annual, “Hey, remember me?” nostalgia trip with 13 points in a whopping 40 minutes. Shank and Richard Mims had 12 each, while Shank also had 11 rebounds. For the Knicks, Randall Karr led the way with 12 off the bench, in just 17 minutes.

4.6.87: at Atlanta (24-48). Atlanta was game, leading by 17 after one, 33-16. But the Bulls didn’t care, demonstrating to the Hawks who the dominant aviary spokesman is, in a 117-106 win. Jack went for 31-10-18, as well as four steals. Shank added 22 and 12 boards, while Mims had 20, and Cassady 17-7-4. Joe Kujawa’s 26 and 12 rebounds led the way. But both he and Dusty Catron (12 points) were a -30 on this night. That metric really hated those two.

4.7.87: at Golden State (42-31). The Bulls continued their run, now at twenty wins in a row. Jack’s 34-14-7 led the Bulls to a 101-94 win. Richard Mims’ 17-9-4, and Cassady’s 12-5-11, were instrumental in the win. Lionel Condon went for 24, and center Marlin Cross put up 14 points and 16 rebounds.

4.10.87: vs Houston (18-56). The Rockets flat out stink. The Bulls illustrated that with an easy 116-84 win. Jack put up 36-12-9 with four steals, while Jimmie Cain added 21, and Chris Henderson 12 and eight rebounds in 25 minutes. Douglas Leduc’s 27 led the Rockets, who only had one other scorer in double figures (Del Scholl, 16). They only had 18 assists for the game. The Bulls are now SEVENTY and FIVE

4.11.87: at Atlanta (24-50). They won’t write home about this one…the Hawks ended the Bulls’ win streak at twenty-one, beating back Chicago, 99-95. Joe Kujawa, who came over from Golden State earlier this year in exchange for 10th overall pick, SG Joey Deel, is averaging 15.4 points and 6.5 rebounds a game in his first season as a full-time starter (third season overall). On this night, his 24 points and nine rebounds were the big key. Joe Johnson added 20 and 10, Rex Smith 18 and 9, and Miles Burdett 15 off of 17 bench minutes. The Hawks are an up-and-comer; Johnson, Kujawa, and Smith are all young. Jack’s 35-20-14 led the Bulls; Escalera had 19, but there was little help elsewhere.

4.14.87: vs New York (26-50). The Bulls rebounded with a 101-74 win over the Knicks at Chicago Stadium. Shank’s 27 points and six boards led the way. Jack had 20-8-10 and four blocks, for an astounding +40 on the evening. Escalera added 21…Cassady had a +40 too, on a 5-8-6 night. Weird. The biggest New York could muster was 13 from Allan Keene (he had a +5…Joel Derman’s 10 points, on 4-16 shooting, was good for a -34.

4.15.87: at New York (26-51). The return tilt at the Garden saw a better game, but still one won by the Bulls. This time, it was 107-92. Jack’s 30-11-8 paced the team, while the big men contributed big: Mims had 18 and 10 boards, with four blocks, Cain added 17, and Henderson 16 in 15 minutes. Derman, who is starting again after a year of not, led with 21. John Jennings added 16.

4.18.87: vs Portland (43-35). The Bulls outlasted Portland, 112-104, on the strength of a 33-18 fourth quarter. Jack went for 39-11-12, while Cain added 23. Shank had 12 points and 11 rebounds. James Pilgrim scored 23 off the bench, while Robby Ritz had 19, and Frank Padgett 17-6-5 for Portland, which has rebounded after a porous start.

4.19.87: vs Boston (54-25). The C’s have a great record, and they’re 19 games behind the Bulls. They reminded Chicago just how dangerous they could be, though, as they marched into Chicago Stadium and got the win, 103-94. Jules Howes had 29-5-7, and Brian Deese 27 points, 8 boards, and four blocks. Jack’s 26-6-10 with four blocks was the boss for Chicago. Mims added 14 and 11.

4.22.87: vs Milwaukee (14-66). Here’s the remedy. Or was it? Chicago got the win, but needed a 44-31 fourth quarter to pull just far enough away, 117-110. Jack had 40-18-9, with four blocks and three steals (and ended up +3). Shank added 28 and 11 rebounds, and Cassady 13-6-8…five of his rebounds were offensive. Adrian Mathison had 28-12-4 for the Bucks. The kids, Richie Russell (23 points, 15 assists) and Emil Andrae (20 points, 3 assists, 3 steals) are coming into their own quite nicely. Jack “Don’t Call me Mike Ostrow”ski had 13-6-3.

4.23.87: vs New Jersey (45-36). The Bulls finish the regular season with their 75th win, rolling up New Jersey, 105-84. Jack added in style, going for 40-15-10. Shank added 21, while Mims had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Hugh Turnage had 24-6-4, while Gerardo Sand added 20, and Tom Perez 16-5-12 for the Nets.

Standings: Chicago (75-7) set records this year, but they aren’t the only great team. Utah finished 67-15, and is ready to defend their title. Boston is 56-26, and won’t be an easy out. Indiana had a good year, at 53-29. Milwaukee was awful, at 14-68, but other than Houtson’s 20-62, everyone was reasonably respectable. Even the sad sack Lakers won 26 games.


1986 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Boston 56 26 .683 34-7 14-9 40-18
New Jersey 45 37 .549 26-15 12-10 27-31
Philadelphia 38 44 .463 25-16 9-13 28-30
Washington 36 46 .439 26-15 13-11 25-33
New York 26 56 .317 17-24 9-14 18-40


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 75 7 .915 39-2 27-1 55-3
Indiana 53 29 .646 32-9 19-10 39-19
Detroit 44 38 .537 24-17 15-13 32-26
Cleveland 43 39 .524 25-16 13-16 30-28
Atlanta 28 54 .341 20-21 7-22 17-41
Milwaukee 14 68 .171 8-33 5-24 8-50


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 67 15 .817 39-2 23-7 49-11
Denver 57 25 .695 31-10 19-11 41-19
Dallas 49 33 .598 31-10 20-10 36-24
Sacramento 45 37 .549 23-18 11-19 34-26
San Antonio 33 49 .402 24-17 10-20 25-35
Houston 20 62 .244 16-25 7-23 16-44


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 46 36 .561 31-10 18-12 35-25
Portland 45 37 .549 28-13 17-13 33-27
Los Angeles (LAC) 33 49 .402 20-21 15-15 24-36
Phoenix 32 50 .390 20-21 16-14 27-33
Seattle 32 50 .390 20-21 12-18 20-40
Los Angeles (LAL) 26 56 .317 17-24 12-18 20-40


Here are the playoff matchups:

Eastern Conference
1) Chicago (75-7) vs 8) Washington (36-46)
4) New Jersey (45-37) vs 5) Detroit (44-38)
2) Boston (56-26) vs 7) Philadelphia (38-44)
3) Indiana (53-29) vs 6) Cleveland (43-39)

Western Conference
1) Utah (67-15) vs 8) LA Clippers (33-49)
4) Dallas (49-33) vs 5) Sacramento (45-37)
2) Golden State (46-36) vs 7) San Antonio (33-49)
3) Denver (57-25) vs 6) Portland (45-37)

The Bulls were 27-1 against the Central, 55-3 against the East (those two losses were to Boston...the lone divisional loss was to Atlanta). This is, by all metrics, the greatest regular season team in history.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 75-7
Division Record: 27-1
Conference Record: 55-3
Home Record: 39-2




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 108.6 1 2 Points 91.5 1 1 Points 17.1 1 1
O.Reb 10.9 10 22 O.Reb 12.9 8 16 O.Reb -2.0 11 21
D.Reb 34.5 1 1 D.Reb 24.7 1 1 D.Reb 9.7 1 1
Rebounds 45.3 3 6 Rebounds 37.6 1 1 Rebounds 7.7 1 1
Assists 33.0 1 1 Assists 23.1 1 3 Assists 9.9 1 1
Steals 4.4 10 22 Steals 5.7 7 7 Steals -1.3 9 20
Blocks 8.7 2 5 Blocks 4.6 2 2 Blocks 4.1 1 3
Turnovers 15.1 9 17 Turnovers 13.1 10 22 Turnovers 2.0 9 20
Fouls 19.3 6 10 Fouls 20.8 2 8 Fouls -1.5 5 9
FG% .534 1 1 FG% .427 1 1 FG% .106 1 1
FT% .748 3 3 FT% .662 1 5 FT% .086 1 1
3P% .384 2 3 3P% .296 1 1 3P% .088 1 1
PPS 1.32 1 1 PPS 1.03 1 1 PPS .291 1 1
Adj. FG% .555 1 1 Adj. FG% .442 1 1 Adj. FG% .113 1 1


Jack did not get the single-season scoring record, posting just 36.0 points a game. That led the league by over seven points, though; Detroit’s Brian Crawford finished tied with Indiana’s Andrew Edmiston, at 28.8 points a game. Dallas’ Clemente Ellis took the rebounding title, at 11.7 boards a game; Jack was just off the mark, at 11.5. New Jersey’s Tom Perez comfortably took the assist title again, averaging 13.3. Richie Russell, the guy known as “The Pick After Jack” averaged 11.5, while Jack racked up 10.2.

Yup. Jack averaged another triple-double.


Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.2 1.6 2.5 1.5 17.9
Clarence Cassady PG 82 82 37.0 9.9 2.4 5.4 7.1 0.4 0.7 3.0 1.9 15.5
Gregory Escalera SG 82 82 30.7 12.4 0.5 4.0 3.1 0.2 0.1 1.5 3.1 12.9
Edward Shank PF 82 82 30.1 13.8 1.2 6.4 2.6 0.3 1.1 1.7 3.2 12.3
Richard Mims C 82 82 29.4 9.9 1.4 5.8 2.6 0.1 2.5 1.4 3.4 13.0
Jimmie Cain PF 82 0 24.1 11.8 0.5 3.4 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.8 0.8 5.2
Billy Alvarez SG 82 0 17.2 4.3 0.5 2.5 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.9 2.0 4.6
Chris Henderson C 81 0 16.6 6.6 1.0 3.4 0.9 0.2 1.6 1.0 2.5 3.2
Joseph Joe PG 79 0 10.9 2.1 0.5 1.5 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.3 1.6
Kurtis Dowden SF 56 0 6.3 1.7 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 -0.8
Timothy McBroom C 34 0 5.3 1.5 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.9
Marcus Tilton SF 12 0 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 -1.2
Gene Falco C 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Vincent Bangs C 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
DOB: 3/13/1964 (23)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 1

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A+ A A A A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A A+ A A+ A+ A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $351,469
Length: 3

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.5 4.03 2.2 1.6 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 164 164 38.0 34.5 2.7 11.7 10.1 2.4 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.4


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.3 22.3 .597 8.0 8.7 .917 9.1 12.8 .712 2.8 6.5 .433 1.4 3.0 .466
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.6 20.7 .609 8.1 8.7 .932 8.7 12.1 .722 2.7 6.1 .449 1.2 2.6 .453

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 82 82 3124 2955 214 945 839 208 178 131 122 1465
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 164 164 6227 5656 442 1914 1659 400 357 280 235 2408


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 1092 1829 656 715 115 247
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 2066 3394 1333 1430 191 422

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 82 .689 1.62 26.3 6.5 34.9 9.5 24.1 17.9 46.9 1695.6 56.5 17.9 117.2 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 164 .703 1.67 27.3 6.6 32.7 9.8 24.6 18.2 45.8 3277.5 109.2 14.7 115.0 96.8

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 245 392 154 168 16 42

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 56 8 22 18 7 6 9 20 35 20 22 5 9
Playoff 48 6 17 17 5 5 7 18 25 16 17 2 4
Career 56 8 22 19 7 6 9 20 35 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 158
Total Player of the Week: 42
Total Player of the Month: 12
Total All-Star Appearances: 2
Total All-League First Team : 2
Total All-Defensive First Team : 2
Total Most Valuable Player : 2
Total Scoring Leader : 2
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1986 NBA Scoring Leader
1986 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1986 NBA All-League First Team
1986 NBA Most Valuable Player
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

[Comey]

1987 Awards

Jack, of course, took MVP and First-Team All-NBA Honors. In fact, all five members of last season's All-NBA First Team return. Jack has a ways to go to catch Gregg Kilpatrick and Kelley Myers in MVPs, though. Both have six.

Brian Deese successfully defended his Defensive Player of the Year award. He has won it three times in five seasons. Former Bullet C Fredric Burton won it nine straight times, from 1971-79.


1986 NBA Season Summary Awards


Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Gary Moore Chicago
Coach of the Year: Arthur Hernandez Indiana

Most Valuable Player: SF Jack Dawkins Chicago 36.0 11.5 10.2 2.2 1.6
Rookie of the Year: C Rudolf McKinnie Los Angeles (LAL) 17.0 8.1 1.2 0.6 2.4
Defender of the Year: C Brian Deese Boston 20.6 10.3 2.1 1.5 5.5
6th Man of the Year: PG Shane Lapoint Sacramento 7.2 4.8 5.8 2.4 0.1
Most Improved Player: C Clemente Ellis Dallas 23.2 11.7 2.0 0.2 5.3

All-League 1st Team: C Brian Deese Boston 20.6 10.3 2.1 1.5 5.5
All-League 1st Team: F Jack Dawkins Chicago 36.0 11.5 10.2 2.2 1.6
All-League 1st Team: F Harris Connors Utah 25.8 10.5 5.2 1.0 2.5
All-League 1st Team: G Lionel Condon Golden State 26.8 5.9 8.6 2.3 0.5
All-League 1st Team: G Jules Howes Boston 24.4 6.4 7.2 1.0 0.4

All-League 2nd Team: C Clemente Ellis Dallas 23.2 11.7 2.0 0.2 5.3
All-League 2nd Team: F Luke Black Cleveland 26.7 9.2 2.3 0.9 1.6
All-League 2nd Team: F Andrew Edmiston Indiana 28.8 8.9 2.0 0.8 0.8
All-League 2nd Team: G Richie Russell Milwaukee 18.7 3.9 11.5 1.3 0.2
All-League 2nd Team: G Brian Crawford Detroit 28.8 7.2 2.6 0.2 0.4

All-League 3rd Team: C Larry Cockrell Phoenix 23.0 7.8 1.7 1.1 0.4
All-League 3rd Team: F Keenan Sweet Sacramento 25.9 9.5 2.1 0.8 0.5
All-League 3rd Team: F Domenic Winkler Dallas 22.2 5.4 4.5 2.1 0.1
All-League 3rd Team: G Tom Perez New Jersey 16.3 6.4 13.3 1.1 0.5
All-League 3rd Team: G Albert Scott Utah 21.9 5.2 2.1 1.6 1.0

All-Defense 1st Team: C Brian Deese Boston 20.6 10.3 2.1 1.5 5.5
All-Defense 1st Team: F Chris Wise Philadelphia 13.9 10.9 1.6 0.6 3.4
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jack Dawkins Chicago 36.0 11.5 10.2 2.2 1.6
All-Defense 1st Team: G Jim Burr Denver 15.0 8.8 7.2 2.0 0.3
All-Defense 1st Team: G Lionel Condon Golden State 26.8 5.9 8.6 2.3 0.5

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Clemente Ellis Dallas 23.2 11.7 2.0 0.2 5.3
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Harris Connors Utah 25.8 10.5 5.2 1.0 2.5
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Luke Black Cleveland 26.7 9.2 2.3 0.9 1.6
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Albert Scott Utah 21.9 5.2 2.1 1.6 1.0
All-Defense 2nd Team: G John Jennings New York 21.3 7.3 4.3 1.5 0.5

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Rudolf McKinnie Los Angeles (LAL) 17.0 8.1 1.2 0.6 2.4
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Joseph Tu Los Angeles (LAC) 9.3 3.8 2.4 0.8 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Joshua Morris New York 6.0 2.6 1.9 0.4 0.1
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Michael Grossman Houston 11.0 4.7 4.1 1.5 0.7
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Joey Deel Golden State 14.8 3.2 2.9 0.5 0.3

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C William Gaudet Houston 15.3 4.5 0.9 0.6 0.8
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F David Lawson Philadelphia 7.6 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.0
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Orlando Jacobsen Indiana 6.2 3.1 0.6 0.3 0.9
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Ahmed Robson Washington 5.2 2.8 6.8 0.6 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G David Hunt San Antonio 5.4 2.3 2.0 0.8 0.1

[Comey]

Active Roster Salary: $351,469


Can you imagine a player of this caliber making just $351k per year in the NBA in today's dollars? Literally he'd be making 100 times more.

Just to shed light on this, Mims makes the most on the Bulls, at 1.358m. He'll make $1.5m in two years, which I think is an option year. Jack makes the fifth-most on the team, behind Mims, Cain ($1.13m), Escalera ($1.125m) and Cassady (936k).

Denver's Joe Curtis, and Philly's Whitney Gooden, make the most, at $1.715m. Curtis' deal goes through 1991...1992 is an option year, where he could make $3m.

[Comey]

1987 NBA Playoffs: 1) Chicago vs 8) Washington

The Bullets went 36-46 on the year. The Bulls were 6-0 against them this year, though they have not faced off since Valentine’s Day, which was a 96-89 win for Chicago. That may give confidence to the Bullets that they can hang with the defending Eastern Conference champions.

The Bullets are still led by the power combo of five-time All-Star C Jon McElroy (20.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg) and Lamont Cioffi (20.3 ppg, 10.8 rpg), who is a two-time All-Star in his three years. He was also the 1983 Rookie of the Year, a year in which he also garnered All-NBA First Team honors. The Bulls lack in their backcourt, however. And they do not have a bench to stack up with the Bulls.
PICK: Bulls in 3

Game 1: The Bulls were off, scoring just 81 points. But they held Washington to just FIFTY. Jack led the way with 27-14-10, while only Chris Henderson (10 points) added double figures. The Bulls, though, held Washington to just 19.5% shooting (15-77). The Bulls were 1-12 from three (Jack went 1-3). Consider this a morale-exploding defeat for the Bullets. Cioffi went for 17, McElroy 10, but they combined to go 7-31. Nobody else scored more than six.
Bulls Lead 1-0

Game 2: This was a more traditional game, and ended with a traditional Bulls win. Jack’s 39-9-13, and Eddie Shank’s 18-8-7, were the hallmarks of this 108-95 win. Clarence Cassady added 12 assists. Cioffii scored 33 for the Bullets, while McElroy added 30. Like Game 1, they got no help.
Bulls Lead 2-0

Game 3: The series shifts to Washington, but the song remains the same. Jack gets another triple-double (26-11-13), and the Bulls win again, 90-73. Richard Mims added 15-13-5, while Jimmie Cain had 13, and Cassady 12. Cioffi had 22, McElroy 19…but, once again, the Bullets found no help from anyone. They shot 33% as a team in this one (29-87).
Bulls Win Series, 3-0

Elsewhere: Second-seed Boston and third-seed Indiana swept Philly and Cleveland, respectively. New Jersey needed five games, but defeated #5 Detroit, 3-2. In the West, the only upset was Portland taking out third-seed Denver in four. Everything else played to chalk.

Eastern Conference
1) Chicago d. 8) Washington, 3-0
2) Boston d. 7) Philadelphia, 3-0
3) Indiana d. 6) Cleveland, 3-0
4. New Jersey d. 5) Detroit, 3-2

Western Conference
1) Utah d. 8) LA Clippers, 3-1
2) Golden State d. 7) San Antonio, 3-2
6) Portland d. 3) Denver, 3-1
4) Dallas d. 5) Sacramento, 3-2

Conference Semifinals
1) Chicago vs 4) New Jersey
2) Boston vs 3) Indiana

1) Utah vs 4) Dallas
2) Golden State vs 6) Portland

[hoopsguy]

Not one other all-league player (1st, 2nd, or 3rd team) on a 75-7 outfit. Jack is so, so sick.

[Comey]

1987 NBA Playoffs, Conference Semifinals – 1) Chicago vs 4) New Jersey

The Bulls were 6-0 against the Nets this year, including a 105-84 thrashing of the Nets on the final day of the regular season. The Nets still have point guard Tom Perez, now in his prime (16.3 ppg, 13.3 apg, 6.4 rpg), Gerrardo Sand ascending (21.5 ppg, a team-high) and Hugh Turnage (20.1 ppg). But Danny Smythe scored a career-low 16.7 points per game; the career leader may still hit 30,000 this year—he’s 53 points short—but they need him to be better overall if they’re going to have a chance.

Prediction: He won’t, and the Nets will fall to Jack and the depth of the Bulls.
PICK: Chicago in 5

Game 1: The defense of the Bulls is taking center stage. They held the Nets to 30% shooting in Game 1, blowing them out, 97-68. Jack had 25 and 11 assists, but just one rebound. Interesting. That’s okay; he forced Gerrado Sand into 4-14 shooting, for just ten points. Unfortunately for New Jersey, only Smythe’s 15 was better. Perez was 2-9 for five points, seven boards, and five assists. Gregory Escalera scored 18 to help pace the Bulls.
Bulls lead 1-0

Game 2: Following the first-round script, Game 2 was much more difficult. Jack had a career-low nine points. I believe this is the lowest point total he has ever had. He was 2-8 from the field. However, he had ten boards, and NINETEEN assists. Escalera held the scoring load, going for 27, while Eddie Shank had 19 in the Bulls’ 100-94 win. It was pretty tight the entire way, actually. Smythe’s 22 puts him just six points away from the 30k milestone. Sand had 19, while Turnage scored 17. Perez added 15 points and 17 rebounds. Still, though, it’s a Chicago-controlled series, as things shift to Jersey.
Bulls Lead 2-0

Game 3: The Bulls put the Nets on the brink in a 103-92 win. Jack rebounded with 29-13-8, while Clarence Cassady added 21-6-6. The game was gone for the Nets at halftime, after the Bulls held them to ten points in the second quarter. Turnage had 25, while Perez added a 15-9-10 day. Still, though, the Bulls are one win away from a sweep. Smythe reached 30k early in the second quarter. Overall, though, he had a rough go, shooting 9-28 from the field.
Bulls Lead 3-0

Game 4: Chicago got their sweep, as Jack is proving to be utterly fantastic in close out games. His 37-11-10 paced the Bulls to a 103-94 victory, eliminating the Nets from the playoffs. Richard Mims had 20 points and nine rebounds, while Shank added 17. Tom Perez had a triple-double as well, going for 11-10-13 to pace the Nets. Turnage had 20, while Smythe and Richard Loveless scored 16 each. The Bulls move onto the Eastern Finals for the second consecutive season.
Bulls Win Series, 4-0

Elsewhere, everyone will finally get that Chicago-Boston series that should have happened last year. Indiana almost got the Celtics again; however, Boston rallied to take the series, 4-3. In the West, Dallas shocked everyone by eliminating Utah in six games. Portland, meanwhile, upset #2 Golden State in seven.

Conference Semifinals
1) Chicago d. 4) New Jersey, 4-0
2) Boston d. 3) Indiana, 4-3

4) Dallas d. 1) Utah, 4-2
6) Portland d. 2) Golden State, 4-3

Conference Finals
1) Chicago (75-7) vs 2) Boston (56-26)
4) Dallas (49-33) vs 6) Portland (45-37)

[Comey]

Not one other all-league player (1st, 2nd, or 3rd team) on a 75-7 outfit. Jack is so, so sick.

Agreed. I speculated that building around Jack would be more difficult, because, unlike Utah, who had a wealth of high draft picks, Chicago had just the one...that being Jack. And they immediately became great, so they were now drafting at the end of each round.

[Comey]

1987 NBA Conference Finals: 1) Chicago (75-7) vs 2) Boston (56-26)

The Celtics own two wins over Chicago this season. Just for the record, Chicago’s losses this year:

12.1.86: at Utah (105-89)
12.12.86: at Denver (106-103)
12.23.86: at Boston (84-83)
1.5.87: at Houston (95-86)
2.25.87: vs Utah (101-93)
4.11.87: at Atlanta (99-95, the most inexplicable loss I’ve seen so far)
4.19.87: vs Boston (103-94)

The last loss, with three games to go in the season, offers the most information. In that game, both Jules Howes and Brian Deese went for 29 and 27, respectively. They also shot 20-20 from the line combined. Boston, in fact, was 33-37 from the line. The Bulls were just 22-27. The C’s also seemed to have more energy than the Bulls in the second half, outscoring them 57-47. Jack was also held to “just” six rebounds. I put it in quotations because you can’t hear me inflect or use air quotations with my fingers. Regardless, I hate anything that has to do with the quotations here. I just want to emphasize that.

It would appear that the key is to keep Jack off the boards, and frustrate Jimmie Cain. He is the Bulls’ spark off the bench; in the loss, he was held to just nine points, on 2-9 shooting.

One interesting move I have noticed…last year’s starting power forward for the Celtics, Thomas Jones, has come exclusively off the bench this season. Hasn’t started one game. The team signed Elliott Bragg from Washington; he’s a G/G guy who is a prime post defender (A-/A). He’s also a fantastic defensive rebounder. He’s awful offensively, but Jones offers a spark off the bench, much like Cain. In Bragg, Boston has two excellent post defenders (Deese is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year). Jones, who averaged 19.4 points and 6.6 rebounds a game a year ago, is at 12.0 and 4.1 in just 19.6 minutes this season. This move was made directly with Chicago in mind.

In the end, it probably won’t matter. The Bulls were 4-2 against the Celtics. We believe that will hold true to form here.
PICK: Chicago in 6

Game 1: Chicago’s defense lost itself in the first half, letting Boston get out to an early 31-26 lead after one. They cut it to 51-48 at the half. The third quarter was all Chicago, winning it 27-16. They won the fourth, too, and took Game 1, 109-97. Jack took top honors for the game with 31-11-14 and three steals. Gregory Escalera scored 22, while Clarence Cassady offered 16 points and 11 assists. (For the record, Cain scored just two points.) Howes scored 25 for Boston, but on 9-19 shooting; Deese offered 19-5-4, with five blocks. They got very little help, outside of 14 from Jones (6-7 from the field).
Bulls Lead 1-0

Game 2: Everyone saw this coming. The Bulls trounced the Celtics, 108-83. They won every quarter. Jack, in particular was ready to smash the Boston outfit to ittle bits. He posted 47-8-7-3-3 numbers. Escalera scored 17, while Cassady notched 11 points and 12 rebounds. Howes scored 30, while Elliott Bragg was an unexpected source of offense, putting up 16 on 8-9 shooting. Deese, though, was 3-12 for eight points and four rebounds, an unexpected dud for the top center.
Bulls Lead 2-0

Game 3: Boston got one back, beating the Bulls at Boston Garden, 97-86. Deese got back on track, scoring 26 with 10 rebounds, and Howes’ 22-6-8 paced the Celtics. Jones scored 14 with six boards off the bench. Jack’s 34-9-5-4-3 was wonderful for the Bulls, but he got little help. Escalera scored 18, but Cassady was held to 6-5-6 with six turnovers, and Shank scored just five points, while adding six assists. Cain has largely disappeared in this series, scoring just ten points in twenty minutes.
Bulls Lead 2-1

Game 4: Chicago got the one they needed, getting out to a big lead, then holding off a furious Boston comeback for a 102-96 win. Jack’s 46-14-8, with four blocks, wowed the Boston crowd. They couldn’t help but give him an ovation at the end of the game. Escalera was the primary support once again, as he has been, scoring 20 points (8-10 shooting) and adding seven assists. Howes led Boston with 24 points and 12 rebounds; Deese, again, came up empty on the big stage, scoring 16, but on 5-16 shooting. He added just six rebounds. Jones scored 16 in just 19 minutes; at least that plan is working for Boston.
Bulls Lead 3-1

Game 5: With a rowdy crowd rocking at Chicago Stadium, Jack put on a dazzling show. He scored 52 on 23-30 shooting, adding eight rebounds and seven assists, as the Bulls took out the Celtics, 114-86. The Bulls got off to a 38-21 lead after a quarter, with Jack scoring 23. Yes, Jack outscored the Celtics by himself. The Bulls never lost a quarter; they also welcomed back Jimmie Cain to the fray. He scored 19 on 9-12 shooting. Eddie Shank had a 10-9-8 day, though he shot 2-8 from the field. Deese led Boston with 18, 12 boards, and six blocks. It was Howes’ turn to come up short, scoring 16…but on 7-21 shooting. And Dewitt Gilpin, a dependable 15-point scorer (he has averaged between 14.7 and 18.5 points in each of the last eight seasons) was 1-10 from the field. He had two turnovers. He crunched a Gatorade cup against his head as he sat on the bench. That became the front page picture on the next day’s copy of USA Today.
Bulls Win Series, 4-1

In the Western Conference, it was thought that Portland’s best days were behind them. After winning sixty games in three of the last five years, and reaching the conference finals three straight years, they fell in the first round last year, and then to 45 wins, and the sixth seed in the playoffs this time around. So, naturally, they upset fourth-seeded Dallas, 4-2, to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975. The Bulls won it the previous year. But Portland has a much more storied history. More on that soon.

Conference Finals
1) Chicago d. 2) Boston, 4-1
6) Portland d. 4) Dallas, 4-2

1987 NBA Championship: Chicago (75-7) vs Portland (45-37)

[Comey]

1987 NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls (75-7) vs Portland Trailblazers (45-37)

Whereas Chicago has a miracle title, but a largely unimpressive history, the Trailblazers have been amazing since joining the league in 1970. Check this out:


Portland Team Performance

Season Team W L Div Seed Result
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1985 Portland 56 26 1 2 Round 1
1984 Portland 64 18 1 1 Conference Finals
1983 Portland 65 17 1 1 Conference Finals
1982 Portland 58 24 1 2 Conference Finals
1981 Portland 60 22 1 1 Round 2
1980 Portland 37 45 5 Missed Playoffs
1979 Portland 21 61 6 Missed Playoffs
1978 Portland 32 50 5 Missed Playoffs
1977 Portland 37 45 4 Missed Playoffs
1976 Portland 60 22 1 2 Conference Finals
1975 Portland 57 25 1 2 League Champion
1974 Portland 46 36 1 2 Conference Finals
1973 Portland 64 18 1 1 Conference Finals
1972 Portland 53 29 1 1 League Finals
1971 Portland 59 23 1 1 Conference Finals
1970 Portland 33 49 5 Missed Playoffs


Once season to get acclimated, and then six conference finals in a row, two NBA finals, and one NBA title. They have eleven division titles. It is a remarkable run.

Jimmie Cain was part of those early 80s teams, along with Utah center Royal Bryant, and current Trailblazer star Robert Ritz, who is an interesting story. He was the 19th-top recruit back in 1975, but walked on to Louisiana Tech, to be close to his family. In 1984, he earned the NBA’s Most Improved Player award.

Now, they are led by SF Ritz (22.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg), PF Frank Padgett (15.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg) SG Eddie Avina (17.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg). C Daniel Jones averages 12.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg. They are second in the league in total defense, allowing just 91.9 ppg. But they don’t score a lot (94.0; 22nd), which is the reason they won only 45 games. They rebound, keep you from rebounding, and frustrate you when shooting (5th in adjusted FG%).

Of course, the Bulls are #1 in those categories, and many others. The confrontation between Jack and Ritz will be spectacular to watch, though.

The two teams met just twice in the regular season, with Chicago winning both.

Prediction: Easy. Portland has enough holes, and Chicago enough depth, to see the Bulls to their first title of the Jack era.
PICK: Bulls in 5

Game 1: Chicago came out and destroyed Portland, 116-91. They led 74-48 at the half. Jack’s 35-13-14 led the way, while Jimmie Cain scored 23 on 11-15 shooting. Oddly, Richard Mims and Eddie Shank played just twenty minutes combined. Clarence Cassady added 19 and seven assists. Avina led Portland with 16, while PG Gary Calvillo had 11. Ritz scored just ten, on 4-10 shooting, and secured eight rebounds.
Bulls Lead 1-0

Game 2: The Bulls whipped Portland again, 116-98, to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Jack’s 35-15-14, and Cain’s 16-3-5, led the way. Cassady went for 10-7-7, while Mims added a 10-5-5. Avina hit up for 22 for the Blazers, Ritz scored 15, but on 7-22 shooting. Daniel Jones scored just six points, on 1-10 shooting. Once again, a fast start got Chicago going; they were up 35-24 after a quarter, and 63-47 at the half.
Bulls Lead 2-0

Game 3: Jack had a cracking game, going for 49-15-15-4-3, and the Bulls are one win away from their first title in thirteen years. The 112-103 final was a gradual win for Chicago. Gregory Escalera, long quiet in this series, scored 13 and added five assists. Cain added 12, while Shank added ten and eight rebounds. Ritz got going with 23 and seven rebounds. Avina scored 20, but Portland failed to much any dent into Chicago’s building lead, and eventual victory.
Bulls Lead 3-0

Game 4: When Portland was held to 19 points in the first quarter, the local fans knew this was going to be a rough go. When Chicago built a thirteen-point lead midway through the second quarter, Portland fans began to lose hope. And when Chicago won the third quarter, 33-22, to take a 80-59 lead after three quarters, the celebration in Chicago began in earnest.

The Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trailblazers, 98-75, and are the NEW world champions.

Jack’s 25-6-7-4-4 led the way, while Billy Alvarez provided an unlikely 18 in 23 minutes off the bench. He was relieving Escalera, who got himself into foul trouble. He still managed to score 13, while Cassady offered 12-8-6. Avina scored 23, on 8-19 shooting, while Ritz, who had a bloody awful series, scored 14 on 6-18 shooting. There really wasn’t any more help.
Bulls Win Series, 4-0

1986-87 NBA Champions: Chicago Bulls
Regular Season Record: 75-7
Postseason Record: 15-1


Chicago Playoff Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 16 16 38.7 34.1 2.1 10.5 10.9 2.3 1.8 2.3 1.1 16.3
Clarence Cassady PG 16 16 37.3 10.0 1.9 5.5 7.2 0.7 0.4 3.0 1.6 13.5
Gregory Escalera SG 16 16 31.6 13.1 0.4 4.3 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.0 2.6 13.3
Edward Shank PF 15 14 26.7 10.1 0.6 4.5 3.3 0.5 1.1 1.0 3.3 10.3
Richard Mims C 16 16 29.7 9.1 1.6 6.6 2.3 0.1 2.9 1.8 2.9 13.0
Jimmie Cain PF 16 2 26.5 11.3 0.4 3.3 2.6 0.9 0.5 1.9 0.8 6.6
Billy Alvarez SG 16 0 16.0 5.2 0.4 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.5 3.2
Chris Henderson C 16 0 16.8 4.9 1.3 2.9 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.9 2.3 2.4
Joseph Joe PG 16 0 10.8 2.0 0.6 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.6 2.2
Kurtis Dowden SF 11 0 8.0 4.6 0.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 -0.7
Timothy McBroom C 6 0 5.7 1.0 0.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.2 2.0
Marcus Tilton SF 5 0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 -1.6
Gene Falco C 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[Comey]

The 1987 Offseason

Retirements: Two players, Earl Moore and Jimmie Allen, retired and were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

In 1982, Moore became the NBA’s all-time assists leader, a record he keeps as he hangs them up. Overall, he racked up 12,525 dimes over his 15-year career. The Maryland grad was drafted #5 by the Lakers in 1973, before signing with Buffalo in 1977. He was traded back to the Lakers in 1980, and stayed there until he was dealt to Atlanta in ’84. He closed his career with the Celtics as a veteran presence in the locker room. He was a seven-time All-Star, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times, though just once as a member of the First Team. He was also a two-time all-defensive team (second team). He was the embodiment of solid and steady. In college, he was the ACC Conference Player of the year his senior year, and a 2nd Team All-American.

Allen, meanwhile, was the rock of the Kings in the 70s. Drafted third overall in 1968 by Cincinnati, he moved with the team to KC. With the Kings, he won two titles, in 1976 and 1977. He was the NBA Playoff MVP in each of those seasons. In 1974, he became the NBA’s all-time assists leader, though his stay would not hold for too long. A nine-time all-star and eight-time All-NBA Team selection (three First Team), Allen was named to the All-70s team. The former Clemson star was the National Freshman of the Year in 1964, and won a national title two years later. His senior year, he was a 2nd Team All-American pick.

Draft Lottery: Milwaukee (14-66) has the best chance, while Houston, the Lakers, Knicks, and Hawks round out the top five. Seattle and Phoenix also have chances at the top pick. In the end, it would be the Lakers ousting Milwaukee for the top spot, which is small consolation for them, considering that this class is a bit weaker than the one that found Jack in it. The Bucks are second, while Houston, New York, and Atlanta round out the top five. Chicago is, of course, at #23.

Staff Hire: The Bulls signed Michel Robinson, an assistant with Detroit, to its staff. A four-year veteran is considered fantastic at shooting and perimeter defense. He is good at ball handling, while dreadful at post defense. He could be a boon to Jack’s three-point abilities.

The Draft: The mock draft is absurd. The Lakers are rumored to be taking Nebraska forward Brian Loeffler with the top pick. Except…they have Rudolf McKinnie, who is the reigning Rookie of the Year. The Lakers will probably take Leland Mancini, a shooting guard out of Kansas State. He was a first-team All-American. Rice forward Joshua Shriver, the National Player of the Year, is considered the third overall pick.

Well, don’t bother trying to find logic in the Lakers, who took Loeffler #1. Or with Milwaukee, who took Cornell PG Robert Withrow #2. I guess they like his defense and good shooting ability, while his ball handling will add to what Richie Russell already does. Houston took Mancini #3, while the Knicks got a steal with Shriver at #4. Going out on a limb here…Shriver, like #4 McKinnie a year ago, will win Rookie of the Year. Atlanta chose Kansas forward Jeffrey Adam fifth overall.

Rice guard Maximo Joseph, who readers may remember from his clash with Jack in the NCAA Tournament Jack’s senior year, was drafted eighth by San Antonio.

Chicago took SMU forward Sheldon Maurer with their first pick. He is a very skilled inside scorer and offensive rebounder, a gifted ball handler, and a decent jump and free throw shooter. Defensively, he’s a nightmare. Still, he’ll be an excellent offensive weapon, especially with Jack.

The Lakers may have gotten a steal in the second round, taking 6’11 Erasmo Schillder. The Morehead State star has good scoring ability, and plays a solid post defense. He also has excellent stamina, and rates as a Y/G. The Lakers may have a win there. The Knicks may have found a similar player with their next pick, taking Clemson forward Efrain Robins. He, too, has Y/G specs, and good defensive potential.

With the last pick, the Bulls selected guard Harvey Melanson. A former Mr. Basketball of Texas, he won 1st Team all SWAC honors last year (which is no small feat). The big thing for this four-year starter is, he can shoot threes. He finished with 396 in his career, shooting nearly 40% from distance. The problem with him is, he is a strict catch-and-shoot player. He can play defense, but he is nothing more than roster filler. That’s even if he makes the roster.

Brian Armbruster, Jack’s former teammate at GW, was not drafted.

Free Agency: The Bulls signed one interesting player. They signed Ivory Perez, a G/G forward, away from Cleveland. He looks like a decent outside shooter, and a willing defender. He has zero passing ability. They also signed former Jack nemesis, Maximo Benson, formerly of VMI, to a two-year deal. He played with the Spurs for the first three years of his career, mainly as a bit player. He has potential.

Denver resigned Jim Burr to a five-year, $13.56m contract. League officials were surprised it was not a seven-year deal, but given his age, Burr traded years for money. He is the first player to make $2m in the first year of a contract in league history. He averaged 15.0 points a game last year, his lowest since 1983. He also averaged 8.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists, along with 2.0 steals a game. In his ten years, he is a six-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA selection, and a five-time All-Defensive Team selection. He has also won two titles, and was named Playoff MVP in both of those seasons (1982-83).

Lionel Condon, who has been an All-Star all four of his seasons, and an All-NBA 1st Teamer in the last two, signed a seven-year deal worth nearly $15m. He is one of three players to sign such a contract; Clippers C Preston Brown, and Detroit star Brian Crawford, are the other two.

Utah illustrated how difficult it was to keep a nucleus together. Former Sixth Man of the Year PG Albert Scott left Utah to sign with Indiana. He averaged 21.9 points and 5.2 rebounds a game last year. Luther Culpepper left his Seattle home of the last ten years to play for Dallas, while Gerardo Sand left New Jersey to play for the Kings. He averaged 21.5/5.0/4.0 in his first year as a starter.

Sand got Sactown money, because Keenan Sweet spurned it to go to Phoenix. The 7’1, 290-pound center has averaged 25.5 points and 9.5 rebounds a game for the last three seasons.

GW Recruiting Update: Well, Jack’s presence may have finally been felt. GW pulled in the 39th-best recruiting class this year, led by seven-foot center, Brian Flowers. He is ranked 112th overall, and, defensively, is an absolute beast. He’s also a top rebounder. Offensively, he’s bunk. But wow, defensively, he should make the League. To add to that, they got 6’11 center, Brian Hines. The Brian Twins are both defensive wizards-in-training. Neither can really play offense. To this, they add German George Ubelmesser. Yup. That’s his name. He’s a 6’0 guard who is a capable passer, and a very solid defender, but can’t play a lick of offense.

So, GW is going defensive, it would appear. There is a good amount of general talent in the system now…perhaps more than when Jack was there. It will depend on whether it all comes together.

Hines and Flowers end up redshirting. Perez, now a senior, is the man in the post. Kenny is the senior leader now. They did not receive a vote in the polls, which is understandable. Kansas sits atop it, followed by Maryland, Baylor, USC, and UNC.

[Comey]

1987-88 Season Preview

Not much has changed. Chicago is considered the favorite to win the Central, and is a 2-1 favorite to win the NBA title. Most feel that Atlanta is on the way up, while Indiana is falling. Milwaukee is still in the basement, though that's going to change within two years. Dallas is now projected to overtake Utah in the Midwest; most feel that the Jazz have lost too much in the past two years to continue their run.

In the Pacific, Portland is projected to take the division once again, while Golden State, the division winner last year, is picked to finish third.

Nothing has changed with the All-NBA Preseason Team. It is the same five it has been.

For the Bulls…not sure if there are changes or not. There are a lot of shifting pieces in the preseason…a possibility of 7’3 Chris Henderson taking the starting role from an aging Richard Mims, who is entering his 14th season…Jimmie Cain sliding down the depth chart, and Ivory Perez perhaps stepping into a starting role, with Clarence Cassady going back to a super-sub. Right now, it’s too early to tell.

Two bold predictions:
1) Chicago will not win 75 this year. They may win 65, but won’t win seventy.
2) Jack will average 38 points a game.


League News


NBA Season Preview 1987 (October 20, 1987)
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It's time again for a new season of Fast Break Basketball. Everyone has hopes
this will be the year that their team finally makes it to the top. With that in
mind, the staff at FBB News got together for the annual FBN Season Preview. The
season preview gives our picks for how the divisions will end up as well as our
predicted All-League and All-Rookie first teams.
Division Predictions:


Atlantic Division:
1. Boston
2. New Jersey
3. New York
4. Philadelphia
5. Washington


Central Division:
1. Chicago
2. Detroit
3. Cleveland
4. Atlanta
5. Indiana
6. Milwaukee


Midwest Division:
1. Dallas
2. Utah
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Sacramento
6. San Antonio


Pacific Division:
1. Portland
2. Los Angeles (LAC)
3. Golden State
4. Phoenix
5. Seattle
6. Los Angeles (LAL)


All-league Team:


C - Brian Deese (Boston)
PF - Harris Connors (Utah)
SF - Jack Dawkins (Chicago)
SG - Jim Burr (Denver)
PG - Tom Perez (New Jersey)


All-Rookie Team:


C - Kelly Coulter (Philadelphia)
PF - John Unger (Denver)
SF - Joshua Shriver (New York)
SG - Leland Mancini (Houston)
PG - Robert Withrow (Milwaukee)

[Comey]

The Preseason (Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On)

The Bulls went 5-1 in the preseason, but were having trouble getting going. That’s when GM Gary Moore decided to make a big change. He traded Clarence Cassady (a personal favorite) to San Antonio for power forward Joshua Jones. Jones is a scoring wizard inside, and a top-notch rebounder. He averaged 20.7 points and 7.5 rebounds a year ago. This changes the Bulls tremendously…more on that in a moment.

Those weren’t the only deals. New Jersey traded the league’s all-time leading scorer, Danny Smythe, and a #1 pick, to Cleveland, in exchange for forward Luke Black. Black is a top-notcher, going for 26.7 and 9.2 rebounds a game last year. He is a four-time All-Star. Cleveland fans get to reunite with Smythe, who spent the first half of his career as a Cavalier. The first-rounder may not be a particularly great pick, but it will help with the rebuild. Smythe, now 37, is still productive, averaging 16.7 points a game last year.

Milwaukee traded #2 overall pick, Robert Withrow, to the Knicks, for fourth-year forward, John Barnum. He rates as a B/B, and is a very solid two-way threat. He may be what Richie Russell needs to help lead this team. He averaged 12.5/5.5/2.9 a year ago, but may just be coming into his own as a professional.

Back to the Bulls. Henderson is the starter to open the year, while Mims is coming off the bench. Jones is the new forward; Shank has moved into a reserve role. Jack is, of course, the starting small forward. He is also just 23…wow.

Perez takes over at shooting guard, while Escalera is now the point guard. A veteran team a year ago, this team is now retooled with youth. Escalera is now the old man of the starting five, at 29. Jones is 28, while Henderson and Perez are 25.

Jimmie Cain, who appears to be battling an arthritic hip, is way down on the depth chart. He appears to be a bit player now.

Frankly, I don’t know what to make of this team. But, where there’s Jack, there’s a winner.

YOUR 1987-88 Chicago Bulls


Chicago General


Player # Pos Age Ht Wt Exp Status College
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(Y/Y) Chris Henderson 41 C 25 7-3 301 3 OK Manhattan
(G/B) Joshua Jones 34 PF 28 6-9 264 5 OK Seton Hall
(P/P) Jack Dawkins 11 SF 23 6-8 251 2 OK George Washington
(G/G) Ivory Perez 35 SF 25 6-4 206 2 OK Missouri
(G/G) Gregory Escalera 4 SG 29 6-3 211 7 OK Princeton
(Y/G) Kurtis Dowden 22 SF 29 6-6 236 5 OK Indiana
(Y/G) Richard Mims 54 C 34 6-10 280 13 OK UTEP
(Y/G) Edward Shank 52 PF 29 6-9 256 6 OK Texas Christian
(Y/Y) Dylan Hough 6 SG 24 6-3 201 1 OK UTEP
(Y/Y) Michael Hicks 53 C 23 6-11 255 0 OK South Florida
(Y/Y) Maximo Benson 10 PG 26 6-1 204 3 OK VMI
(Y/Y) Timothy McBroom 40 C 25 6-9 266 2 OK Long Island
(Y/G) Sheldon Maurer 30 PF 23 6-9 222 0 OK Southern Methodist
(Y/Y) Jimmie Cain 44 PF 32 6-7 249 10 OK North Carolina State
(Y/Y) Vincent Bangs 43 C 26 6-11 277 2 OK Texas Christian

[Comey]

November 1987

11.3.87: vs Phoenix (0-0). The Bulls opened their championship defense at home with a 117-95 thrashing of the Suns. The new-look Bulls got out to a 35-19 lead, and never looked back. Jack’s 30-10-9-3-3 led the way, while Joshua Jones debuted with 25 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Henderson, in his first start, had just four points. Ivory Perez scored 10 on 5-9 shooting, while Escalera, the new point, had three points, three rebounds, and four assists. Stalwarts Mims and Shank had 10 points each, while Mims had 10 rebounds. Cain didn’t play, and looked rather perturbed. Rumor has it he may ask his way out via trade. Keenan Sweet, the big 7’3 acquisition by the Suns in the offseason, led the Suns with 15 points. Michael Matney had 13 and eight rebounds.
Record: 1-0

11.5.87: vs Houston (0-1). The Bulls continued their demolition of Southwestern opponents, laying waste to the Rockets, 116-95. Jones led the Bulls with 29, while Jack had 21-8-16. Perez scored 18 on 7-10 shooting, and Shank had 19 and 9 rebounds off the bench. The efficiency is working for the Bulls. William Gaudet scored 30 off the bench to pace the Rockets.
Record: 2-0

11.7.87: vs Philadelphia (1-1). The Sixers came into Chicago Stadium and shocked the Bulls, 108-96. David Lawson, the 11th pick in last year’s draft, has been a revelation so far this year. He torched the Bulls for 45 points. Whitney Gooden added 19, while point guard Irvin Williams, who signed from Indiana in the offseason, has been reborn. He put up 16 and 10 assists. Jack scored 26-9-8, while Jones had 21…on 9-21 shooting, with 12 rebounds. Right now, Jones is taking more shots than Jack. I wonder if this dynamic is going to hurt Jack.
Record: 2-1

11.10.87: vs Dallas (2-1). An early circle-the-date against Dallas, who may be the frontrunner for the West this season. The Mavs made a statement behind Clemente Ellis. The 6’11 center scored 35, picked up 16 rebounds, and blocked six shots, as Dallas stormed back from a six-point deficit with five minutes left, defeating Chicago, 104-101.David Brenneman scored 24 and picked up nine boards, while Dom Winkler (who comes into this season rated P/P), added 16. Jack’s 30-12-14 led Chicago, while Perez scored 25 on 12-14 shooting, and garnered seven boards. Jones, though, was 4-16 for ten points. He got five boards and seven assists, but fans booed him as the game ended. The bench was no help. The Bulls find themselves searching for answers and chemistry. Too many pieces shifted this offseason. This will take time.
Record: 2-2

11.11.87: at Milwaukee (0-3). Here’s the remedy. The Bulls get out of town and go thrash Milwaukee…though it didn’t start that way. The Bucks led 23-19 after a quarter, and you could see the frustration on the Bulls’ faces. Then Jack and Jones got started, and a 69-43 middle quarters run ended things. Jack had 33-11-10 on 15-18 shooting, restoring some order to the universe. Furthermore, Jones had 33, on 15-24 shooting, along with seven rebounds and six assists. Jack is going to have to adapt to this black hole of a forward, and find him easy buckets. Richie Russell had 18 points and 10 assists for the Bucks, while Elpidio Fernandez also scored 18. John Barnum scored just four points, and Adrian Mathison, such a powerful scorer in his career, had just eight. He’s averaging just 13.3 points so far this season, down from 19.3 a year ago, and 25.7 three seasons ago. He is rated as a Y/Y, and is in a steep decline in his tenth season.
Record: 3-2

11.15.87: at LA Clippers (2-4). The Clips are disappointing so far. One thing I found funny…PF Sandy Moody is unhappy. The fans were quite unhappy with the team, who got pasted, 127-96. Jack’s 28-10-12 led the way, while Jones scored 33 with 8 boards, and Perez put up 19 and 8 assists, against just one turnover. Not a bad game for him. Henderson added 12 points and 10 rebounds. For all of his issues, scoring was not one for Moody; he scored 20 to lead all Clippers. Joseph Tu, last year’s #1 pick, had 18 points.
Record: 4-2

11.16.87: at Detroit (6-1). The Pistons are off to a flying start, winning six of seven. That, though, includes three wins against the Pacers, as well as a loss. They are 4-1 against the Pacers in the first seven games. The Pistons are almost relieved to see the Bulls…it is an early measure of their progress. It turns out, progress is good; The Pistons outlasted the Bulls, 125-122. Brian Crawford scored 37, and Stevie Michaelson 30, to lead the way. PG Michael Drake added 17 and 11 assists; former Rookie of the Year Thomas Henderson scuffled hard, too, scoring just one point on 0-5 shooting, with five fouls in 13 minutes. Jones scored 29 with 15 rebounds, and Jack had a 28-6-9-3-2 game, but they got little help elsewhere.
Record: 4-3

11.18.87: vs Boston (5-3). The Celtics are struggling, making this game even more intriguing. It turns out that the C’s are struggling more, as they were never in this one. The Bulls got out to a 34-16 lead, and crushed Boston, 106-79. Jones had 29 points and 13 rebounds to lead the way. Jack went just 6-10 from the field, en route to 15-7-12. Escalera had a 13-5-5 night, while Shank scored 10 off the bench. Efren Melson, signed from the Nets and inserted into the starting lineup, led Boston with 14 points. Jules Howes had a quiet night with nine, while Brian Deese was a loud 4-18 from the field, en route to 11 points and six boards, and five blocks. The 7’1 center is struggling on the offensive end right now, shooting just 46% from the field.
Record: 5-3

11.20.87: at New Jersey (6-2). It seems like every game is a big one for the Bulls right now. (I like it.) They visit Atlantic leader New Jersey, and fall late, 92-85. Hugh Turnage scored 21, while newly-acquired Luke Black had 19 points, 15 rebounds, and three blocks. Tom Perez went for 12-6-13, without a turnover. Jones had 32, while Jack went for 19-13-11 and four blocks. So far, the early returns on this squad are pretty rough.
Record: 5-4

11.21.87: at Atlanta (3-5). The Bulls alleviated some issue, blasting Atlanta 97-83. Jack led with 18-15-15, while Jones had 22 (on 26 shots) and 13 rebounds. It is starting to see why San Antonio was so quick to part with him. Chris Henderson scored 14, on 5-6 shooting, to help out. Joe Kujawa led Atlanta with 18-12-7, as well as four blocks.
Record: 6-4

11.25.87: vs Washington (5-4). The Bullets are playing reasonably well to start the year. Still, a game in Chicago will be difficult. In the end, it proved too tough for Washington, who were gradually run out of town by the Bulls, 115-98. Jack’s 34-15-9 and five steals led the way, while Jones scored 27 (13-26) and registered 10 rebounds. Perez had 15-4-6, while Escalera provided 13-4-8. The old stalwarts for Washington, Jon McElroy (28 pts, 5 reb) and Lamont Cioffi (27 pts, 15 reb) led the way for Bullets.
Record: 7-4

11.27.87: vs Atlanta (4-7): The Hawks close out the Bulls’ November by coming to town. The Bulls close it out by destroying them, 114-85. Escalera fractured his nose, and will be day-to-day. Jack went for 32-10-13 to lead the way. Jones scored 18, on 22 shots. Is it obvious I’m not a fan? Mims and Shank contributed for 20 points, 9 rebounds, and four assists. Dwayne Padgett led Atlanta with 17-7-6.
Record: 8-4

The Bulls are definitely not going to go 75-7 this season. They finish the month a half-game back of Detroit. The rest of the division stinks. Utah finished with the best record, at 11-2.


1987 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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New Jersey 8 4 .667 5-1 0-2 4-4
Philadelphia 7 5 .583 4-2 2-1 5-3
New York 7 5 .583 3-0 3-3 4-3
Washington 6 5 .545 5-2 0-1 3-2
Boston 6 7 .462 3-3 4-2 5-4


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Detroit 9 4 .692 8-1 6-2 8-3
Chicago 8 4 .667 5-2 3-1 5-3
Indiana 5 8 .385 3-0 3-4 5-7
Cleveland 4 7 .364 2-3 2-1 3-3
Milwaukee 4 7 .364 1-4 1-5 1-7
Atlanta 4 8 .333 2-3 3-5 3-7


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 11 2 .846 5-1 4-1 9-2
Denver 7 3 .700 5-2 1-1 6-2
Dallas 8 4 .667 5-4 3-0 5-1
Sacramento 6 8 .429 4-4 2-3 5-6
San Antonio 4 7 .364 3-3 0-3 1-5
Houston 4 8 .333 2-1 1-3 2-6


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Phoenix 7 4 .636 3-2 4-1 6-3
Golden State 7 5 .583 5-3 3-3 5-3
Portland 6 5 .545 4-2 3-1 4-2
Seattle 3 8 .273 2-2 1-3 3-8
Los Angeles (LAC) 3 9 .250 3-2 1-2 2-6
Los Angeles (LAL) 3 10 .231 3-5 0-2 3-7


Jack is definitely being affected by Jones. He is still averaging a triple-double, but his scoring is down (26.2 ppg, fifth in the NBA), as is his rebounding (10.5, t6th). He is second in the league in assists, at 11.5 apg. Tom Perez is putting up 12.3. Jones is sixth in the NBA in scoring, at 25.7.

This team, while scoring mostly efficiently (fourth in FG%), is fractured. It will take time to gel, I believe…but Joshua Jones may be the worst player available to play with Jack, in terms of complementing what Jack does for the team. Who knows, maybe I’ll eat those words come April. But this doesn’t have the feel that they can do something special. This doesn’t feel like a championship team.

The dynasty, in my view, got a lot harder.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 8-4
Division Record: 3-1
Conference Record: 5-3
Home Record: 5-2




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 108.7 3 4 Points 95.1 3 7 Points 13.6 1 1
O.Reb 12.1 7 16 O.Reb 11.8 2 3 O.Reb 0.3 5 11
D.Reb 34.2 1 3 D.Reb 27.8 1 2 D.Reb 6.3 1 1
Rebounds 46.3 2 7 Rebounds 39.7 1 1 Rebounds 6.6 1 1
Assists 30.8 1 1 Assists 21.3 1 2 Assists 9.5 1 1
Steals 5.0 8 16 Steals 5.1 4 6 Steals -0.1 8 13
Blocks 8.3 2 6 Blocks 5.1 3 5 Blocks 3.3 2 6
Turnovers 12.6 3 3 Turnovers 14.0 7 14 Turnovers -1.4 4 6
Fouls 20.3 7 11 Fouls 18.5 10 21 Fouls 1.8 9 15
FG% .528 1 1 FG% .447 2 6 FG% .082 1 1
FT% .630 11 19 FT% .664 4 8 FT% -.034 9 18
3P% .283 11 21 3P% .299 3 7 3P% -.017 8 14
PPS 1.24 2 2 PPS 1.09 2 7 PPS .154 1 2
Adj. FG% .541 1 1 Adj. FG% .463 2 6 Adj. FG% .077 1 1



Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Ivory Perez SG 12 12 37.7 13.7 1.4 4.5 3.2 0.5 0.3 1.8 2.1 12.3
Jack Dawkins SF 12 12 35.7 26.2 3.4 10.5 11.5 2.0 1.6 2.2 1.9 14.3
Joshua Jones PF 12 12 35.0 25.7 1.9 9.3 3.3 0.7 1.0 2.8 3.0 13.8
Gregory Escalera PG 12 12 32.8 10.0 0.3 3.3 3.9 0.3 0.1 1.3 2.4 13.5
Chris Henderson C 12 12 28.3 9.1 1.1 4.5 1.0 0.3 2.1 1.0 3.7 11.7
Richard Mims C 12 0 17.8 3.9 1.4 4.7 2.1 0.0 2.3 0.7 3.7 3.3
Maximo Benson PG 12 0 15.2 5.8 0.6 2.1 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.3
Edward Shank PF 12 0 13.3 7.3 0.7 3.0 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 -1.4
Kurtis Dowden SF 12 0 12.5 4.5 0.8 2.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.9 -0.4
Dylan Hough SG 12 0 10.3 2.2 0.3 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.3
Timothy McBroom C 4 0 3.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 -2.5
Sheldon Maurer PF 2 0 2.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jimmie Cain PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 251
DOB: 3/13/1964 (23)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 2

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A A A A A+ A+ A A A A+ A+ A+ A A+ A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $392,632
Length: 2

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA CHI 12 12 35.7 26.2 3.4 10.5 11.5 2.2 5.31 2.0 1.6 1.9
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.5 4.03 2.2 1.6 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 176 176 37.8 33.9 2.7 11.6 10.2 2.4 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.5


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 10.5 16.3 .643 4.7 5.6 .836 7.7 10.3 .748 2.3 4.0 .583 0.5 2.1 .240
1986 13.3 22.3 .597 8.0 8.7 .917 9.1 12.8 .712 2.8 6.5 .433 1.4 3.0 .466
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.5 20.4 .611 7.9 8.5 .928 8.6 11.9 .724 2.7 5.9 .455 1.1 2.5 .441

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA CHI 12 12 428 314 41 126 138 26 24 19 23 171
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 3124 2955 214 945 839 208 178 131 122 1465
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 176 176 6655 5970 483 2040 1797 426 381 299 258 2579


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 126 196 56 67 6 25
1986 1092 1829 656 715 115 247
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 2192 3590 1389 1497 197 447

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA CHI 12 .698 1.60 35.5 6.7 28.0 12.1 20.6 16.8 34.0 150.2 5.0 14.3 117.5 97.6
1986 NBA CHI 82 .689 1.62 26.3 6.5 34.9 9.5 24.1 17.9 46.9 1695.6 56.5 17.9 117.2 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 176 .703 1.66 27.8 6.6 32.4 10.0 24.3 18.1 45.0 3427.7 114.3 14.7 115.1 96.9

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 38.7 34.1 2.1 10.5 10.9 2.3 4.86 2.3 1.8 1.1
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 37 37 38.6 32.6 2.5 10.6 10.9 2.5 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.3 21.9 .609 6.0 6.6 .906 9.1 12.4 .734 2.7 6.1 .439 1.5 3.3 .453
1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 12.4 20.1 .617 6.8 7.4 .912 8.7 11.9 .732 2.6 5.6 .461 1.1 2.6 .421

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 619 546 33 168 175 36 36 29 18 261
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 37 37 1430 1206 92 393 403 91 82 64 44 406


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 213 350 96 106 24 53
1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 458 742 250 274 40 95

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 .688 1.56 28.8 5.9 33.5 7.6 22.2 16.2 35.4 230.0 7.7 16.3 113.3 91.9
1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 37 .699 1.63 29.7 6.7 30.9 8.8 21.9 16.2 35.8 538.9 18.0 11.0 112.9 99.3

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 34 7 15 16 5 4 4 16 22 11 12 2 3
Playoff 52 6 17 19 5 5 7 23 32 16 17 4 6
Career 56 8 22 19 7 6 9 23 35 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 170
Total Player of the Week: 44
Total Player of the Month: 12
Total All-Star Appearances: 2
Total All-League First Team : 2
Total All-Defensive First Team : 2
Total Playoff MVP : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 2
Total Championships: 1
Total Scoring Leader : 2
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1986 National Basketball Association Champion
1986 NBA Playoff MVP
1986 NBA Scoring Leader
1986 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1986 NBA All-League First Team
1986 NBA Most Valuable Player
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.




In November, GW didn’t go home. Five games on the road. They started in the Coaches Invitational, beating St. Mary’s, then upsetting ranked Indiana. Baylor beat them 73-62 in the semifinal. They also lost at Richmond and at #1 Maryland, 79-56. Forward Brian Eck leads with 14.4 ppg. Perez is averaging 10.2 points and 5.0 rebounds, while Kenny is averaging just 8.4 ppg. He has 2.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game…but, offensively, he is a bust.

[Comey]

December 1987

12.1.87: vs Detroit (11-4). A return date with the Pistons, who are currently a game and a half up on the Bulls, has Chicago motivated. That is evident in their 40-23 first-quarter rout. They don’t let up, and roll, 120-101. Both Jack and Jones had 33 each, Jack doing so with 11 assists and five steals, Jones adding nine rebounds. The big man, 7’3 Chris Henderson, added 16 with five rebounds. Maximo Benson, starting in place of the injured Gregory Escalera, didn’t score (0-4), but had four rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block in 31 minutes, and did not commit a turnover. Escalera added 10-5-5 in 23 minutes off the bench. Thomas Henderson, who played so poorly in the first go-round (a Detroit win), led the Pistons with 27. Stevie Michaelson added 18, while Brian Crawford had 21 and seven boards.
Record: 9-4

12.5.87: at Milwaukee (6-8). Don’t look now, but the Bucks look resurgent behind their youth. I honestly don’t recall them beating Chicago during Jack’s career. They almost did it here…Richie Russell’s three from the corner rimmed off as time expired, giving Chicago a 100-98 win. Russell stole a pass from Jack with sixteen seconds left to give Milwaukee one last chance. Jones followed a Henderson miss with a tip-in with 1:17 left to give the final scoring. He led with 31 points and six rebounds, while Jack had a 26-14-15-2-3 night. Escalera, back in the starting lineup, added 17-4-5. The Bucks, who played only eight players and moved Russell to the off-guard spot because of an injury to Emil Andrae, got 21 from Russell and Elpidio Fernandez, and 17-10-6 from John Barnum, who has turned it on as of late. Adrian Mathison’s corpse added 18 and seven rebounds.
Record: 10-4

12.6.87: vs LA Clippers (6-11). The Clippers continue to disappoint, something that did not get better with the Bulls’ 113-101 win. Jack had 27-15-16 with four steals, and Jones added 33-10-4. Ivory Perez scored 14 (on 14 shots). Sebastian Daniels had 22 and eight boards, while Joseph Tu added 20 with five assists. Glenn Davis, fresh off the Houston Astros, scored 14 on 5-6 shooting. (Can you imagine 1987 Glenn Davis, with that ridiculous mustache, showing up and playing ball?)
Record: 11-4

12.8.87: vs Detroit (11-7). The Pistons have lost three straight, and the Bulls started that. That streak ran to four after Chicago whitewashed Detroit, 110-87. Jack was vintage, scoring 41 on 14-17 shooting (11-14 FT), with 12 boards and 11 assists. Jones added 22 with nine boards, two assists, three blocks, and two steals. Perez had 14, while Escalera had nine assists. Stevie Michaelson led Detroit with 24, though he led the putrid; only Brian Crawford scored in double figures, and he had 11, on 5-23 shooting. The win puts Chicago 2.5 games up on the Pistons.
Record: 12-4

12.10.87: at Boston (10-11). If you had said Boston would be last in the Atlantic, there would have been several reasons to boggle. Still, there they are, a game and a half behind 10-8 New York. That entire division is surprising at the moment. The Celtics evened their record by beating Chicago, 116-105, snapping Chicago’s seven-game winning streak. Brian Deese, who had been playing better of late, had a stellar night, with 33 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four blocks, and three steals. A night ago, he had 29-13-5 and FIFTEEN blocks, but Boston still lost to the Bucks. Jules Howes added 30 with nine assists, and Elliott Bragg put up 20-6-7. Jack had 23-8-14, while Jones had 29-6-3, and Perez 12 points and 10 boards.
Record: 12-5

12.12.87: vs Utah (14-5). Life does not get easier for the Bulls, as the league-leading Jazz come to town. Had the Bulls won in Boston, this would be for the league’s top record. As it is, Chicago handed Utah another loss, beating them 108-98. Jack’s 30-13-14 with five steals and a pair of blocks were key. Jones added 23-10-4, while Escalera chipped in 19-5-6. Harris Connors, the yearly All-NBA pick at PF, had 26-16-7, while Royal Bryant added 10 points, 15 boards, and 12 blocks. Sammie Snodgrass had 19-7-6, while Richard Lara added 18, and PG Craig Cooper 17. The Jazz were without starting forward Brian Mazza (15.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg), who is out with a sprained knee. They have lost three of four.
Record: 13-5

12.13.87: at Philadelphia (11-7). Oh, the Bulls have payback in Philly. And they got it, smashing the Sixers, 109-89, behind 32-9-4 from Jones (15-21 FG). Jack had a pedestrian 23-7-7, while Perez added 12-8-6. Kurtis Dowden added 12 off the bench. Second-year SG David Lawson led Philly with 28, while Woodrow Taber scored 19.
Record: 14-5

12.16.87: at Denver (15-4). The hits just keep on coming, don’t they? A win against the league-leading Nuggets would put the Bulls atop the mountain. Of course, winning in Denver is no small feat. However, that is exactly what they did, despite an off game from Jack…at least scoring-wise. He had 24-16-13-2-2, but on 5-16 shooting. His 13-14 from the line saw him through. Jones went 33-14-4, while Escalera scored 16, and added two rebounds. Part of the reason for Denver’s fall was Jim Burr’s uncharacteristic 1-9 from the field, leading to four points. He would end up fouling out, playing just 18 minutes. Ivory Perez got credit for the top-flight defense, alongside Jack. Joe Curtis led Denver with 19-10-6 from the post, while SF Murray Hale added 18 and six boards.
Record: 15-5

12.17.87: at Atlanta (8-12). The Bulls lost an inexplicable game to the Hawks on the road last year. There would be no such thing this time around, as they easily dispatched the Hawks, 103-84. Jack’s 27-12-13 led the way, while Jones added 24 and six boards. Escalera scored 18 and added four assists, while his replacement, Maximo Benson, scored 8 on 4-9 shooting in just 14 minutes. Yow. First-round pick Jefferey Adam scored his average, 18 points. Rex Smith and Joe Kujawa added 16 each, while nobody else did anything of note.
Record: 16-5

12.21.87: vs Cleveland (8-14). The Bulls rolled the Cavs, 125-114, behind 35-15-12 from Jack, and 31 and eight boards from Jones. Perez added 16 and six boards, and Escalera scored 15. Eddie Shank added nine points in eleven minutes…really, though, the bench has become a quiet group. Their core four has been set. Cleveland got 23 from reserve center John Kress, last year’s first-round pick (#8 overall, North Carolina). Kress is scoring 16.4 points, with 6.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game; he is an early contender for Most Improved Player. Henry Martin had 16 and 10 rebounds, while future Hall of Famers James Anderson and Denny Smythe combined for 28. Anderson added nine assists; Joe Baker had 14 and eight dimes for the Cavs.
Record: 17-5

12.23.87: vs Washington (15-7). The still-surprising Bullets come to town, and get sent out with a loss, 96-86. Jack’s 25-7-12 with three steals worked well with Jones’ 22-13-4. America, who always wants to put some catchy ditty to make people marketable, are working with “Jack and Josh, oh my gosh”. It likely needs work. Chris Henderson, the big man in the middle, added 19-8-5 with three blocks, to be this game’s third contributor. As usual with the Bullets, Jon McElroy and Lamont Cioffi led the attack; McElroy had 24 and six boards, with Cioffi picked up 20 on 11, though he was 7-18 from the field. SF Douglas Toscano, who was the leader of the Duke team that ended Jack’s sophomore season in the Sweet Sixteen, has been getting steadily better over the past couple of seasons. This is a game he’d like to forget, though…Jack forced him into a 3-21 shooting day; his 6-6 from the line got him to 13 points, but woof.
Record: 18-5

12.25.87: at San Antonio (10-14). This was before the NBA was big on Christmas; however, there is something to this game, as the Spurs and Bulls had a big trade before Opening Night. A quick look at that deal now…

Joshua Jones: 27.0 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.0 apg, 56% FG, 54% FT
Clarence Cassady: 7.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 7.7 apg, 1.1 bpg, 41% FG, 69% FT

So far, it looks like a win for the Bulls, though Cassady did a lot of the things the Bulls needed. Jones takes the ball out of Jack’s hands a lot, though they seem to have found a balance.

The Bulls kept rolling, beating the Spurs, 106-86. A 35-19 third quarter proved to be the distance for Chicago. Jack’s 24-13-6, and Jones 22-11-4, was supplemented by Henderson and Perez equally splitting 32 points. Benson added 10 off the bench, as Escalera was plagued with fouls. Cassady was quiet, scoring six points with five assists. Marco Fortier had 16-9-5 from the point for San Antonio, while PF Michael Tetreault had 16 and four rebounds. First-round pick, SG Maximo Joseph, scored 12.
Record: 19-5

12.26.87: at Milwaukee (9-16). The Bucks are proving streaky. They started 1-6, then were 6-7, and since have lost nine of twelve. For the second time, the Bucks had a chance at the Bulls, before falling short. This time, Jack’s 35-18-16…truly awe-inspiring numbers…were the key in Chicago’s 125-121 win. One thing that is concerning is Jack’s free throw shooting…he’s still a 92% career shooter, but he’s shooting 84% this year. He was 3-5 in this game. His 3-point stats are down too, quite a bit, from 47% to 36%. That’s a big reason he’s down from 36.0 points a game, to 27.5 this season. Joshua Jones, of course, is the other reason; he scored 24 on 11-26 shooting, with 5 boards and 7 rebounds in this one. Chris Henderson scored 19, with six rebounds and three blocks. Escalera had a 15-9-6 game, while Richard Mims showed up with 16 in 22 minutes, as Henderson was riddled with foul trouble. They were 15-22 combined for 35 points and 11 rebounds. Not bad from that spot. Richie Russell, who is getting tired of playing second fiddle to Jack, had 31 and 10 assists to lead the Bucks. Emil Andrae, who missed the last game against the Bulls.
Record: 20-5

12.30.87: vs LA Lakers (6-23). Ah, the bitter Lakers come to town. They haven’t let the “Oh, if it were one year sooner, we’d have had Jack” thing. They’re slowly getting better…but on this day, they were soundly beaten, 111-74. Jack’s night: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists, four steals, five blocks, zero turnovers. That’s a complete evening. Two small quibbles: he was 10-21 from the field, and he did not shoot a free throw. You know who did? Josh Jones. He shot nine of them; made one. But he was 10-12 from the field, and scored 21 to lead all scorers. Escalera had 19, while several others scored in high double-digits. Jimmie Cain’s carcass got off the pine for a minute, and he played quite angrily, before coming back and sitting down angrily. Reserve center Carlos Guerrero, who has found a bit of a niche as a high-shooting, sometimes-scoring option off the bench, went 6-17 for 16 points. That led the Lakers, who got pitiful efforts from Jack’s replacement in Lakerland, Joshua Berry (3-11, 7 points), Charles Duckworth (4-13, 11 points), and Elisha Simpson (3-12, 8 points, 8 rebounds). Brian Loeffler, the overall #1 pick in this past draft, was 2-3 from the field in 12 minutes, scoring five points.
Record: 21-5

12.31.87: at Portland (13-15). 1987 ends with a NBA Championship rematch, as the Bulls go from Chicago to Portland. The Bulls, and Joshua Jones in particular, seemed a little too eager to go party, and the struggling Blazers beat them, 105-87. Jack’s 28-10-9 led the way, while Jones led a cavalcade of bad shooting with a 5-17 performance. Mims went 4-10 off the bench. Perez went 6-14 for 13 points. It appears that they caught whatever the Lakers had. Robert Ritz, who started in Boston (could you imagine THAT team if they had him?) led the way with 22 and 11 rebounds. Eddie Avina had 19, and Lowell Eveland had 14 and seven blocks from the post.
Record: 21-6

[Comey]

December 1987 cont'd

Despite the loss, the Bulls end the month with the best record in the league, at 21-6. New Jersey and Golden State are both 21-8, while Boston has won nine in a row to get to 19-11. Denver (19-8) sits half a game ahead of Utah (19-9), and a game ahead of Dallas (19-10). It is a top-heavy NBA, but what a top-heavy league it is.


1987 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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New Jersey 21 8 .724 12-3 4-3 12-6
Boston 19 11 .633 10-5 6-2 15-7
Washington 15 12 .556 12-5 2-3 7-6
Philadelphia 13 13 .500 7-4 4-3 10-8
New York 14 15 .483 7-5 4-9 8-12


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 21 6 .778 12-2 9-1 13-4
Detroit 16 13 .552 13-2 8-5 14-10
Cleveland 11 17 .393 6-8 5-7 9-11
Indiana 10 17 .370 5-6 4-5 6-15
Milwaukee 10 17 .370 4-11 3-10 6-13
Atlanta 9 16 .360 3-7 5-6 5-13


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Denver 19 8 .704 15-4 4-3 11-5
Utah 19 9 .679 9-4 6-5 14-7
Dallas 19 10 .655 10-5 7-2 12-6
San Antonio 10 17 .370 6-9 2-5 5-13
Sacramento 11 19 .367 6-6 4-4 8-15
Houston 10 18 .357 7-4 3-7 8-14


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 21 8 .724 12-4 9-3 18-3
Phoenix 17 12 .586 8-4 9-4 16-8
Portland 14 15 .483 10-6 5-3 11-9
Los Angeles (LAC) 10 19 .345 8-7 5-6 8-12
Seattle 8 19 .296 6-9 2-7 8-13
Los Angeles (LAL) 6 24 .200 5-10 2-9 5-19


Jack is currently second in the league in scoring, at 27.2 ppg. He’s behind only Brian Crawford of Detroit, who is putting up 30.2 ppg. Jones is 7th, at 25.9. Second-year Sixer scoring God David Lawson sits fifth, with 26.3. Nobody saw that coming. Harris Connors leads the league with 12.2 rebounds; Jack is tied for third with Lamont Cioffi, at 11.1. And Jack’s 12.0 assists per game are second, behind Tom Perez’ 12.7. Detroit’s Michael Drake has blossomed in his third year, and sits third in the league, at 10.1. Richie Russell, who has had to play more shooting guard this year with the injury to Emil Andrae, is tied for fifth, at 9.1. Jack's PER rating, at 40.6, is twelve higher than the man in second, Golden State's Lionel Condon.


Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Ivory Perez SG 27 27 38.6 12.5 1.9 5.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 2.1 11.7
Jack Dawkins SF 27 27 37.1 27.2 3.3 11.1 12.0 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.6 14.1
Joshua Jones PF 27 27 36.4 25.9 1.7 9.0 3.1 0.6 0.9 2.7 2.8 13.4
Gregory Escalera PG 27 26 32.2 11.3 0.5 3.4 3.9 0.3 0.2 1.4 2.3 13.2
Chris Henderson C 27 27 28.7 9.1 1.3 4.4 1.4 0.3 1.9 1.1 3.6 11.1
Richard Mims C 27 0 17.1 4.7 1.4 4.1 1.6 0.0 2.4 1.0 3.3 2.1
Maximo Benson PG 27 1 16.0 5.1 0.3 2.1 2.1 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 -0.1
Edward Shank PF 27 0 12.6 6.0 0.7 2.9 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.6 -2.0
Kurtis Dowden SF 27 0 11.4 4.0 0.6 2.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 -1.4
Dylan Hough SG 27 0 9.2 2.2 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2
Timothy McBroom C 7 0 2.7 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.3
Sheldon Maurer PF 3 0 1.7 2.7 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0
Jimmie Cain PF 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 -1.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 251
DOB: 3/13/1964 (23)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 2

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A A A+ A A A A A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $392,632
Length: 2

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA CHI 27 27 37.1 27.2 3.3 11.1 12.0 1.9 6.21 2.1 1.7 1.6
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.5 4.03 2.2 1.6 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 191 191 37.8 33.5 2.8 11.6 10.4 2.4 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.5


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 10.6 17.8 .596 5.3 6.2 .850 7.4 10.7 .692 2.4 4.9 .489 0.8 2.1 .362
1986 13.3 22.3 .597 8.0 8.7 .917 9.1 12.8 .712 2.8 6.5 .433 1.4 3.0 .466
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.3 20.3 .607 7.7 8.4 .924 8.5 11.9 .718 2.7 5.9 .454 1.1 2.5 .442

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA CHI 27 27 1002 735 89 301 323 52 57 45 42 381
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 3124 2955 214 945 839 208 178 131 122 1465
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 191 191 7229 6391 531 2215 1982 452 414 325 277 2789


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 286 480 142 167 21 58
1986 1092 1829 656 715 115 247
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 2352 3874 1475 1597 212 480

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA CHI 27 .665 1.53 34.8 5.6 28.5 10.8 22.7 17.1 40.6 449.6 15.0 14.1 116.3 97.4
1986 NBA CHI 82 .689 1.62 26.3 6.5 34.9 9.5 24.1 17.9 46.9 1695.6 56.5 17.9 117.2 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 191 .698 1.65 28.3 6.4 32.1 9.9 24.3 18.1 45.0 3727.1 124.2 14.6 115.2 96.9

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 38.7 34.1 2.1 10.5 10.9 2.3 4.86 2.3 1.8 1.1
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 37 37 38.6 32.6 2.5 10.6 10.9 2.5 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.3 21.9 .609 6.0 6.6 .906 9.1 12.4 .734 2.7 6.1 .439 1.5 3.3 .453
1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 12.4 20.1 .617 6.8 7.4 .912 8.7 11.9 .732 2.6 5.6 .461 1.1 2.6 .421

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 619 546 33 168 175 36 36 29 18 261
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 37 37 1430 1206 92 393 403 91 82 64 44 406


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 213 350 96 106 24 53
1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 458 742 250 274 40 95

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 .688 1.56 28.8 5.9 33.5 7.6 22.2 16.2 35.4 230.0 7.7 16.3 113.3 91.9
1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 37 .699 1.63 29.7 6.7 30.9 8.8 21.9 16.2 35.8 538.9 18.0 11.0 112.9 99.3

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 41 7 18 16 5 5 4 16 25 13 14 4 6
Playoff 52 6 17 19 5 5 7 23 32 16 17 4 6
Career 56 8 22 19 7 6 9 23 35 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 183
Total Player of the Week: 47
Total Player of the Month: 13
Total All-Star Appearances: 2
Total All-League First Team : 2
Total All-Defensive First Team : 2
Total Playoff MVP : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 2
Total Championships: 1
Total Scoring Leader : 2
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1986 National Basketball Association Champion
1986 NBA Playoff MVP
1986 NBA Scoring Leader
1986 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1986 NBA All-League First Team
1986 NBA Most Valuable Player
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.



GW December Update: GW went 6-2 in the month, winning four in a row at one point. They beat ECU, which is impressive, as well as Hofstra. They’ll have a real chance to get a solid record next month, as only Drexel gives GW some difficulty. In the polls, USC (13-0) is #1, followed by 14-1 Maryland, Rice (11-0), 12-1 Baylor, and Princeton’s usual rise after an 11-0 start.

[Izulde]

Porter Ali will never have to buy a beer in DC ever again.

This all 100s experiment would be interesting to do in some version of DDS. I expect the blocks and steals would be much higher there on a maxed out player (seem awfully low to me here - 100 STL/BLK and just 2.2 steals and under 2 blocks? Should be more like 3+ and 2-3+)

[Comey]

Porter Ali will never have to buy a beer in DC ever again.

This all 100s experiment would be interesting to do in some version of DDS. I expect the blocks and steals would be much higher there on a maxed out player (seem awfully low to me here - 100 STL/BLK and just 2.2 steals and under 2 blocks? Should be more like 3+ and 2-3+)

When I finish this up, I have a couple DDS dynasties I want to do...one along these lines, and another trying to craft the superteam. Either way, I have a few ideas.

That said, this one is probably another year or so from being finished. Writing-wise, I'm early into March 1997 (and very much enjoying some non-Jack developments). So, there is much that has yet to be created. The story is still being told.

[Comey]

Small sidebar...this was written by an old friend through my leagues over the years, Mike (miral on various boards). He's had some amazing dynasties, and was the impetus for this dynasty (as he did this same thing, but in FM).

How Great Thou Art!
- by Bernie Biggleswort

Jack Dawkins.

Jack Dawkins.

Once upon a time, nobody knew who that was. Just like with Babe Ruth, Richard Petty, Jim Brown and Pelé, there was a time in his life when nobody knew his name. And then as an athlete he burst onto the scene one day, and just like that they did know his name. Now Jack Dawkins’ name has grown so large and so quickly that people who don’t even follow the sport he excels in know him, and even know him on a first named basis: Jack. Ask someone, did you see what Jack did last night? And they’ll know exactly who you’re talking about. Sure, Jack Dawkins of the Chicago Bulls, the guy who put up 37 points and pulled down 15 boards while blocking half a dozen shots. That Jack. His name has grown so big, there’s only one Jack now that matters. There’s even a commercial with kids saying “I want to be like Jack”.

Considering the impact he’s made on the sport, it’s amazing that he’s still only a 24 year old, with but two years of professional basketball under his belt. Yet between his four years of college ball at George Washington U and two years of pro ball with the Chicago Bulls, he has already proven himself as the best ball player in the world, bar none; and he’s on an almost certain trajectory to attain the title of greatest basketball player of all time. That is neither exaggerated speculation or wild fan-boy boast to declare such a thing. Nothing he has done in his short pro or college career suggests anything other than the best player of all time. Not only his incredible stats, titles and trophies back that up. It is how he has almost single-handedly transformed horrid programs like GWU and Chicago into the best team in their sport as soon as he joined their team as a freshman or rookie.

I first heard of Jack Dawkins from an old friend in Pennsylvania. With my being a sports writer, he knows I like searching for the next big story to come along. His son’s high school basketball team had just lost a game to some school from Camp Hill, just across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. A kid named Jack Dawkins played for Camp Hill. To say the least, Dawkins’ performance that night blew everyone in the stands away, including my amazed friend. Listening to him go on with such zeal about Dawkins, I found it amusing that he was more excited about how this Jack kid had played for the other team than his own son’s performance.

A few months later I received another call from my friend, and he urged me to check out the box score from the first day of college basketball. He shocked me by what game he wanted me to look at: George Washington U versus Georgia Southern, two nothing teams on the college landscape. I thought he was joking. But he implored me to check it out, to see if a certain name looked familiar. It took a second to register, but a true freshman in his first college game named Jack Dawkins scored 35 points on 13-19 shooting, with 13 boards, 9 assists, a block and 3 steals. One assist away from a triple double in his first college game. Impressive! A few days later, another great result from the kid. And just like that, as if a genie came along and bestowed a wish upon GWU, this team that had done nothing in college basketball for ages was instantly transformed into one of the very best in the nation, all because of one shy, pimply freshman. For six years now, we’ve enjoyed watching him ply his trade on the national stage, embarrassing the best in the business on a nightly basis.

Perhaps the most incredible fact regarding Jack is not his talent, his productivity or domination. It is that he was completely ignored by all the big colleges out there. All of them. In his senior year of high school, TCU beat North Carolina for the national title, and yet neither of those schools even heard of this kid who in six months time would become the most dominant collegian in the land. Not a single school that made the NCAA tourney or NIT that year offered him a scholarship. Quite simply, this was the most enormous snafu in the history of sports scouting. And so, passed over by anyone in the college scene that mattered, Dawkins found himself in Washington, DC playing for a perennial also-ran, George Washington University, in aptly named Foggy Bottom.

So what makes Jack Dawkins so incredible? In short, everything. He can shoot, he can dunk, he can dish, he can block, he can steal, he can out-hustle, intimidate, play mind games, read minds – yes, read minds. I’ve seen it. Stick me in a sound proof room for a month with video of every game he’s ever played to fully focus on Jack, and I’m not sure I could pick any one thing he’s not excellent at when it comes to basketball. He is perhaps the most all around talent out there in any sport. He does it all well, and has versatility second to none. He’d be a Hall of Famer at point guard, power forward or center if he played those positions regularly; though he’s known mainly as a small forward. His armor has no chinks.

Well, perhaps someone might claim the following chink: He’s not the most physically gifted player in the galaxy. I concede, he’s not the biggest, not the strongest, doesn’t have the biggest biceps, and is not the most physically intimidating of persons if you met him on a dark street. He’d lose a foot race to Jesse Owens in his prime, and lose a wrestling match to Samson. Yea, he’s got a ton of all the good things in his frame, he’s 6'-8" and 242 pounds, and the rest of us are envious beyond words. But I don’t think his physical attributes are what makes him so incredible. He won’t win the Mr. Universe competition as body builder.

What sets him apart is his intelligence, instincts, intuitiveness and innate decision making ability. There is no I in team, except when it comes to Jack. Those four I’s - intelligence, instincts, intuitiveness and innate decision making ability - are what separate him from everyone else. Nobody reads the game better, or faster. Think about it. Say the ball comes your way and you have a split second to make a decision. Do you drive to the lane, take an outside shot, pass the ball off, juke left, juke right, stutter step? When the shot goes up, do you rush to the board for the rebound, or go back on defense knowing you won’t get it? Do you try to make the steal or block, or pick up a foul trying by not timing it right? Jack seems to always make the right decision, immediately.

Because of his basketball savvy, he takes full advantage of every ounce of his physical abilities. I can think of many guys who’ve had the physical “tools”, who were the perfect “specimens”; guys who turned heads at the NFL Combine. But they could never dominate the game because they couldn’t put it all together for maximum effect. This Jack Dawkins does to brilliant effect. And that is why he is the greatest player in the land today. He can read the play long before it happens. Jack instinctually knows what the other guy is going to do. And with his quick decision making, can act on it before the poor guy even realizes what just happened. If this were Chess, he’d have checkmated his opponent before they even sat down to the table. After a game in which the Bulls defeated the Bucks by 45 points, where Dawkins went for 38 points, ten assists, six blocks and three steals, veteran Jack Ostrowski said after the game, “It’s almost as if Dawkins is living one second in time ahead of the rest of us. He was responding to everything we did before we even did it. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Maybe we should just call him The Future.

But enough of what he has done ball-wise. What effect has his play had on the teams he plays for? I’ve always believed you should measure just how good a player is by how bad the team was before he arrived, how dominant they were once he arrived, and how they reverted back to nothingness when he left. Nobody in history, that I’m aware of, has had such an overwhelming effect on the results of a team than Jack has.

Observe.

When Jack came to George Washington U, the team from Foggy Bottom hadn’t made the post season in five years. It had only made the NIT twice in the past 28 years, and never made the NCAA tournament even once. A true freshman arrives named Jack Dawkins, and they shock the world with a 28-5 record, make the NCAA tournament for the first time ever, and even make the Elite Eight.

GWU followed that “fluke” season, as some cynical reporters at the time called it, by going 28-3 in his sophomore season, making it all the way to the Sweet Sixteen again. Doubters almost all silenced, he then led this little known basketball team to the ultimate glory: 35-1 record followed by a 34-1 record, and back to back NCAA national titles as the best team in the land. The school managed an incredible 125-10 record while he played for them, with two national titles, an Elite Eight, and a Sweet Sixteen. Unparalleled glory.

And then he graduated and moved on to the pros. GWU fans were distraught and got drunk more than college students normally would. Overnight, the two time defending national champions, without Jack Dawkins, plummeted back to mediocrity as if he had never been there at all. They went 13-17 and 15-14 without him, and didn’t make the post season either year.

On to the pros. The Chicago Bulls were one of the worst teams in the league, which is how they landed Jack with the first overall pick in the draft. They were dreadful. And yet, just by joining this ragtag band who could do nothing the previous year, the top rookie in the draft led the Bulls to two straight NBA Championship Finals, winning one of them. Before Jack, nothing. Two years with Jack, two Championship finals and one crown, with a stellar 140-24 record. I am pretty much convinced that for the rest of his lengthy pro career, the team he plays for will never get a lottery pick again, because they’ll be going deep into the playoffs every year, as winners. That is the true sign of a player’s impact. And between his four year college career and his two years in the NBA, no player in basketball has ever made a greater impact on his team than Jack Dawkins.

Through six years of covering his performances, sportswriters have pretty much run out of inventive new ways to describe him. Thesauruses have already been worn out. New ones are on order. At just 24 years of age, and with his unequaled talent, they’ve likely got at least 14 more years of trying to come up with new superlatives for him after each game. Forget the record books as we know them. Shred ’em. When Jack Dawkins finally hangs up his shoes, he will likely dominate nearly every stat. His trophy room will likely be the largest on the planet.

Oh, and it appears that Chicago fans, coaches and management have become incredibly religious ever since Jack stepped through their door. Why? They pray three times per day fervently that he remains a Chicago Bull for the rest of his existence. Their worst fear, quite understandably, is that he winds up with another team, and the Bulls will have to be humiliated by him just like all the other teams have been humiliated by him for the past six years.

[Comey]

January 1988

1.3.88: at Boston (20-11). Here’s a way to ring in the new year...visit a team that started a ten-game win streak by beating you. That’s why the 112-76 thrashing by the Bulls was so shocking…six players scored double figures, led by Joshua Jones’ 27 and 12 rebounds. Jack went for 16-11-13 (shot 7-16), while Kurtis Dowden scored 14 off the bench. Jules Howes had 17-8-5 (6-15 FG), while Brian Deese scored 16, but was held to five rebounds. Chicago controlled the glass, 54-34, and held a 31-18 assist edge. Truly stunning.
Record: 22-6

1.5.88: vs Milwaukee (11-18). The Bucks are winning a bit again, though that stopped with Chicago’s 104-81 win. Jack scored 28 points on just 11 shots. He was 16-17 from the line. He had another triple-double, with 11 rebounds and 11 assists, along with four blocks. In 29 games this year, Jack has 19 triple-doubles, including in four of his last five games. Jones had 27 on a very efficient 13-18 from the field. Ivory Perez scored 13 on 5-9 shooting, while the rest of the cast did their usual small contributions. Richie Russell, playing shooting guard again, had 18 points, but just three assists, to lead Milwaukee. Elpidio Fernandez, whose name translates to “The Pitiful” in English, was 7-18 from the field, scoring 17 but registering a -26.
Record: 23-6 (5.5 games ahead of Detroit)

1.6.88: vs New York (16-16). The Knicks are still on their way up, but the way this Bulls team is playing, just facing them is a step back. The Bulls got out to a 43-24 lead after one, and added throughout; the final, 124-89, is not indicative of how the game was played. The Bulls shot 60.2% from the field in this one…Jack led the way with 40-10-5 and three blocks, going 13-18 from the field. Jones went 12-16 for 24. Dowded added 12 off the bench, while Shank had 10-7-4. This is an incredibly deep team. John Jennings led New York with 32, but only second-year SF Josh Morris had more than eight; he put in 12.
Record: 24-6

1.8.88: at New York (16-17). A return tilt, this time at MSG, saw much the same result…Jack went for 40-6-12 this time, while Chris Henderson’s 22 offset an off night by Josh Jones, in a 116-108 Bulls win. Jones took just ten shots in 21 minutes, as he was in foul trouble thorughout. Henderson had 22 on 9-12 shooting, and added 8 rebounds. Jack had six steals as part of his line, and went 10-10 from the line. Shank had 14-4-3, while Escalera had a goose egg…in fact, he didn’t attempt a shot in his 13 minutes. Dylan Hough played 22 minutes off the bench. Josh Morris scored 28 for the Knicks, while Jennings added 24, and acquired first-rounder Robert Withrow had 13 and five assists.
Record: 25-6

1.10.88: at New Jersey (25-9). So far, it’s the Nets, not the Celtics, that are proving to be the Bulls’ key rival in the East. The Luke Black trade has proven to be a fruitful one for the Nets, as well. His layup with fifty-two seconds left gave him the last of his 34 points, the Nets the last of their 103, and the difference in a one-point win. The Nets had to sweat three last chances by the Bulls on the game’s final possession. Jones missed a three, but Jack got the board. Jack missed a three, and got his own rebound, found Ivory Perez in the corner…but he missed. Gabriel Smith secured the ball, and the Nets secured the win. This game was back and forth throughout; the Nets raced out to a 34-23 first quarter edge, only to see the Bulls outscore the Nets, 55-37, over the next two quarters. That gave them a 78-71 lead after three…but the Nets obviously erased it. Black led all scorers with 34 points, along with 13 rebounds and six assists. Hugh Turnage had 19, while Tom Perez had a 13-7-9 line. Jack’s 25-17-9 with five steals led the Bulls, while Jones added 29 and five rebounds. The Bulls need to win fifty straight games to match last year’s win total.
Record: 25-7

1.12.88: vs Atlanta (10-20). The Bulls beat Atlanta, 112-105, but it wasn’t the kind of blowout win one would expect. The Hawks jumped on the Bulls, actually, leading 32-20 after a quarter. The Bulls stormed back with a 38-23 second quarter, and pulled away from there. Jack’s 35-8-16 led the way, while Jones had 25 and eight boards, and Perez 19 and six. Gregory Escalera showed up too, having 16 with six assists. Jefferey Adam, who is building his own star in his second year, led with 30 and eight boards. Rex Smith, whose name I always spell Red Smith, after the legendary sportswriter, had 14-11-5. Miles Burdett, cousin of Tom, left the light on with 17 and seven boards off the bench.
Record: 26-7

1.14.88: vs Washington (19-15). Again, the Bulls got off to a rough start, losing 30-24 at the end of the first quarter. They would win every quarter thereafter, however, and beat the Bullets, 125-113. Jack’s 36-8-16-2-2 led things, while Jones had a quality 31-8-7 game. Perez had 24, while Escalera had one of his best point guard games to date, scoring ten and dishing out nine assists. Lamont Cioffi, the venerable Bullets’ star, had 32 and seven boards, while Douglas Toscano scored 22, and post star Jon McElroy 20 and eight boards for Washington.
Record: 27-7

1.16.88: vs Portland (17-18). You can feel the revenge coming. It isn’t that Chicago won the championship over Portland last year; it’s that Portland beat the Bulls on NYE. It wasn’t pretty revenge, but it was a 84-72 Bulls win. Jones had 23-6-4, while Henderson scored 16 and had six rebounds, with seven blocks. Jack was uncharacteristically quiet, shooting 6-9 from the field for 14-7-9. Robert Ritz scored 21, on 10-23 shooting, to pace the Trailblazers.
Record: 28-7

1.18.88: vs San Antonio (15-21). The Bulls, once again, got off to a rough start, losing 37-31 after a quarter. Then they got going, besting the Spurs in every quarter to win 116-100. Jack had 27-9-10 and four steals (15-16 FT) to lead the way, while Escalera had 26 points and four assists. Jones had 20-7-6 as well, while Perez scored 16. The Spurs were led by Marco Fortier’s 38 points and eight boards, which is great…except, he had just one assist from the PG spot. Clarence Cassady, who received a standing ovation in his return to Chicago, was 0-5 from the field, but had nine assists and six rebounds. Michael Tetreault scored 22, with eight boards and five assists, as his breakout in his first year with the Spurs continues. He was a former first-round by Atlanta (#9 overall), who left after two years. He is averaging 17.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg. Isidro Brainard, a future Hall of Famer, is dwindling on the Spurs bench now, averaging just 6.4 minutes per game, after being a starter for most of the last ten seasons. He has a 21.7 ppg average in his career. He was 1-3 in seven minutes in this one. I’d love to see Chicago trade for him. He’s still a G/G and has a lot of usefulness to him.
Record: 29-7

1.19.88: at Golden State (27-11). The Bulls immediately boarded a plane and headed for the Bay Area, for a tilt with the Pacific-leading Warriors. Even though they were weary, they managed an impressive 89-76 win over Golden State. Jack led with 24-15-9, adding EIGHT steals and three blocks. Jones had 23-8-4, while Perez had 17-8-2 and Henderson added 14 and five boards. Lionel Condon, considered the best overall guard in the game today (which pisses Tom Perez off to no end), had 15-8-10, but shot 5-23 from the field, and had seven turnovers. Jeffrey Abel had 12 and 10 rebounds.
Record: 30-7

1.23.88: vs Seattle (13-26): The SubparSonics come to town, and leave a 111-99 loser. The Bulls never really put them away, but the Sonics also never really felt like they were in the game. Jack was especially deadly, going for 39-16-13 with four steals. Jones added 22-10-8 in a rather wonderful game from him. Maybe Jack is rubbing off on him. Perez and Escalera added 15 each. Jose Thomson led Seattle with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Stephen Lewis had 19 and 7.
Record: 31-7

1.25.88: vs New Jersey (32-9). The behemoths in the East get together again. This time, it’s Chicago’s turn to take victory, using a 39-27 third quarter to gain a 101-93 final. Jack had 27-11-12, on 13-15 shooting. Jones had 25 (11-26), 12 boards and five assists (and five turnovers). Perez and Escalera scored 14 each, with Perez adding ten rebounds and four assists, Escalera eight assists and five boards. Luke Black had 24 points, six boards, and six blocks, while Hugh Turnage added 21. Tom Perez was rattled into a 4-11 shooting night (9 points), with 11 assists and six rebounds. This gives Chicago the unquestioned best record in the league.
Record: 32-7

1.27.88: at Washington (20-20). The Bullets have been slumping, having lost six of their last seven. Make that seven of eight, after Chicago trounced them, 112-95. Jack’s 32-12-16 lead the way, while Jones and Perez, who has been hot as of late, had 23 each. Chris Henderson scored 14 and added seven boards. Jon McElroy took the turn as Washington’s big man, scoring 32 on 13-20 shooting; Douglas Toscano had 22, while Lamont Cioffi was off, going for 16 on 8-20 shooting, though with 11 rebounds. Chance McCutchen, one of the best shooters in the game, only had six (3-4 shooting), but had 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
Record: 33-7

1.28.88: vs New Jersey (32-10). A quick return date, again in Chicago. Nobody wants these Bulls right now…Jack’s 41-12-14 led the defending champs to a 116-109 win. Jones added 29-10-5, while Escalera (24-4-4) and Perez (13-4-4) also contributed to the win. The big news, though, was the debut of John Jennings. The Nets are going for broke, sending next year’s first-rounder and Hugh Turnage for the Knicks’ star. They already traded this year’s first, along with Danny Smythe, for Luke Black. Jennings, a sharpshooting guard, led the Nets with 31, while Black added 24-10-4 and three blocks. Gabe Smith had 17, while Tom Perez, still in a shooting slump, scored just three, but with 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
Record: 34-7

1.30.88: The month ends with another game in Washington, their second in four days. This one ended closely, but Chicago pulled out the 110-108 win. Jack’s 40-11-10 led the Bulls, while Jones’ 25-11-4 played solid second fiddle. Henderson added 12, and Escalera 10. Lamont Cioffi led the Bullets with 25 and 13 rebounds, while Jon McElroy had 24 and 11. Chance McCutchen, who I wish the Bulls had, had a 13-6-9 night.

The Bulls now have a 35-7 record, which is decidedly the best mark in the league. They are 21-2 at home, and now have a nine-game lead over Detroit. The Nets, at 32-12, have the second best mark in the league. In the West, there is a huge fight over the top spot in the Midwest, where Utah (29-15) holds a half-game lead over Dallas, and a one-game lead over Denver. Golden State (28-15) is in play for the top seed in the conference.


1987 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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New Jersey 32 12 .727 19-3 9-3 21-10
Boston 27 17 .614 15-7 7-5 19-13
Philadelphia 22 19 .537 14-8 8-6 19-13
New York 23 22 .511 15-8 5-12 13-18
Washington 20 23 .465 16-10 3-6 10-16


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 35 7 .833 21-2 11-1 23-5
Detroit 27 17 .614 21-4 12-5 22-11
Indiana 20 21 .488 11-7 7-6 13-18
Atlanta 13 27 .325 4-11 5-11 6-21
Cleveland 14 29 .326 7-10 6-8 12-18
Milwaukee 12 30 .286 5-16 5-15 8-23


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 29 15 .659 14-5 7-8 20-12
Dallas 28 15 .651 14-5 12-5 19-11
Denver 27 15 .643 21-6 10-7 18-11
Sacramento 19 24 .442 11-10 5-5 12-17
San Antonio 15 27 .357 10-11 6-9 10-19
Houston 13 28 .317 9-10 5-11 11-21


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 28 15 .651 16-9 11-6 23-9
Phoenix 25 19 .568 11-7 12-6 23-11
Portland 19 22 .463 12-8 8-7 14-13
Los Angeles (LAC) 16 27 .372 13-9 9-8 14-17
Seattle 13 29 .310 9-13 5-12 13-21
Los Angeles (LAL) 13 30 .302 10-13 6-12 10-25


Jack is still second in the league in scoring, at 28.5 ppg. Brian Crawford is at 30.8 for Detroit. He is second in the league in rebounding with 11.1 rpg, behind Utah’s Harris Connors (12.4) and Seattle’s Cortez Strong (11.3). And he is second in assists, with 11.9 apg. He trails only Tom Perez, who has 28.8.

[Comey]

January 1988 cont'd

The Bulls, meanwhile, are the highest-scoring team in the league, at 108.6 ppg. They are also first in assists, at a whopping thirty per game, and in field goal percentage. They are seventh in points per game, but they keep opponents off the glass. They are getting better defensively, so this team has become, in my view, the favorite to win the title…though it’ll be interesting to see what New Jersey’s Big Three do. Perez, Jennings and Black rival anybody. And Gabriel Smith is no joke.

Here is Jennings' career:


PLAYER DETAILS


#5 SG John Jennings - New Jersey
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 208
DOB: 7/21/1958 (29)
College: Oklahoma State
Hometown: Woodland Park, CO
Exp: 7

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A- A C A+ D C A- B+ D+ B+ B- C A- C B- A
Potential: A A C A D C A B C B B C


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $812,123
Length: 2

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA NJN 45 45 36.3 22.4 2.6 7.0 4.5 2.8 1.59 1.6 0.4 2.9
1986 NBA NYK 82 82 36.5 21.3 2.6 7.3 4.3 3.0 1.42 1.5 0.5 3.2
1985 NBA NYK 82 82 35.4 19.5 2.7 7.1 4.5 3.2 1.39 1.3 0.4 2.7
1984 NBA NYK 82 82 35.7 18.1 2.3 6.3 4.0 3.0 1.32 1.1 0.3 3.1
1983 NBA NYK 82 20 23.7 11.8 1.2 3.8 2.9 1.9 1.55 0.8 0.1 2.2
1982 NBA SEA 17 0 6.1 3.1 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.4 2.14 0.2 0.1 0.3
1981 NBA WAS 82 20 28.5 13.6 1.4 3.9 2.7 2.3 1.15 0.7 0.1 2.6
1980 NBA WAS 82 82 38.3 14.0 1.5 5.3 3.8 3.2 1.20 0.7 0.3 3.2
Career 554 413 32.5 16.5 2.0 5.6 3.7 2.7 1.20 1.0 0.3 2.8


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 9.2 19.2 .481 2.3 3.7 .607 3.6 6.5 .562 3.9 9.2 .426 1.7 3.5 .475
1986 8.8 19.3 .457 2.0 3.5 .575 3.3 6.2 .528 3.9 9.3 .424 1.6 3.9 .421
1985 8.4 17.6 .475 1.5 2.6 .589 3.2 5.3 .596 4.0 9.3 .427 1.2 3.0 .411
1984 7.6 16.9 .448 1.9 3.0 .620 2.8 5.5 .518 3.7 8.8 .418 1.1 2.6 .405
1983 4.7 10.2 .465 1.5 2.6 .591 2.0 3.5 .574 2.0 5.2 .384 0.8 1.5 .496
1982 1.2 2.4 .512 0.5 0.8 .571 0.4 0.8 .462 0.8 1.5 .520 0.1 0.2 .667
1981 5.8 12.0 .481 1.1 1.8 .622 2.2 3.7 .605 2.7 6.4 .415 0.9 1.9 .465
1980 5.8 13.4 .437 1.6 2.5 .615 2.6 4.5 .584 2.4 7.0 .345 0.8 1.8 .424
Career 6.9 14.9 .462 1.6 2.7 .600 2.7 4.8 .562 3.1 7.6 .408 1.1 2.5 .436

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA NJN 45 45 1634 1007 119 315 203 128 70 20 131 18
1986 NBA NYK 82 82 2991 1746 215 596 356 250 121 39 263 -398
1985 NBA NYK 82 82 2906 1597 221 582 368 264 103 33 222 -348
1984 NBA NYK 82 82 2927 1484 190 517 329 249 89 23 252 -119
1983 NBA NYK 82 20 1944 968 101 310 239 154 64 11 183 15
1982 NBA SEA 17 0 104 52 5 15 15 7 3 1 5 16
1981 NBA WAS 82 20 2339 1114 117 317 218 190 58 11 213 -231
1980 NBA WAS 82 82 3137 1148 124 432 314 262 54 22 262 -238
Career 554 413 17982 9116 1092 3084 2042 1504 562 160 1531-1285


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 415 863 102 168 75 158
1986 724 1585 165 287 133 316
1985 685 1441 126 214 101 246
1984 621 1386 155 250 87 215
1983 389 836 127 215 63 127
1982 21 41 8 14 2 3
1981 474 985 92 148 74 159
1980 478 1095 128 208 64 151
Career 3807 8232 903 1504 599 1375

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA NJN 45 .538 1.17 16.0 10.1 27.6 8.2 14.3 11.2 21.3 263.3 8.8 0.4 100.1 99.2
1986 NBA NYK 82 .510 1.10 15.4 10.8 27.8 7.4 14.5 10.8 19.5 399.6 13.3 -4.9 93.9 100.1
1985 NBA NYK 82 .520 1.11 17.0 12.2 26.5 7.9 14.6 11.0 18.5 326.1 10.9 -4.2 95.8 101.4
1984 NBA NYK 82 .496 1.07 15.9 12.0 25.4 7.1 13.5 10.1 15.9 235.2 7.8 -1.5 99.0 100.5
1983 NBA NYK 82 .520 1.16 18.1 11.6 24.3 6.0 13.2 9.5 16.7 178.8 6.0 0.2 100.3 99.5
1982 NBA SEA 17 .553 1.27 21.7 10.1 22.1 5.6 10.5 8.2 19.2 13.6 0.5 0.9 101.0 95.1
1981 NBA WAS 82 .530 1.13 15.0 13.0 23.8 5.9 11.1 8.4 14.9 152.4 5.1 -2.8 97.3 101.6
1980 NBA WAS 82 .484 1.05 17.8 14.9 20.4 4.6 11.7 8.1 10.6 3.4 0.1 -2.9 98.7 102.2
Career 554 .512 1.11 16.4 12.1 25.0 6.7 13.3 9.9 16.4 1572.3 52.4 -2.3 97.6 100.7

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1984 NBA NYK 5 5 33.2 16.0 1.8 5.8 3.6 3.2 1.13 0.8 0.0 3.0
1983 NBA NYK 5 0 19.2 9.6 1.4 2.8 1.6 2.0 0.80 0.8 0.2 2.8
Career 10 5 26.2 12.8 1.6 4.3 2.6 2.6 0.80 0.8 0.1 2.9


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1984 6.4 16.8 .381 2.0 3.2 .625 2.8 5.8 .483 2.4 8.0 .300 1.2 3.0 .400
1983 4.2 9.2 .457 0.2 0.6 .333 2.2 3.8 .579 1.0 3.6 .278 1.0 1.8 .556
Career 5.3 13.0 .408 1.1 1.9 .579 2.5 4.8 .521 1.7 5.8 .293 1.1 2.4 .458

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1984 NBA NYK 5 5 166 80 9 29 18 16 4 0 15 -43
1983 NBA NYK 5 0 96 48 7 14 8 10 4 1 14 -44
Career 10 5 262 128 16 43 26 26 8 1 29 -87


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1984 32 84 10 16 6 15
1983 21 46 1 3 5 9
Career 53 130 11 19 11 24

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1984 NBA NYK 5 .440 0.95 14.4 12.8 26.8 6.7 13.6 10.3 9.4 -2.6 -0.1 -8.6 96.1 107.5
1983 NBA NYK 5 .511 1.04 12.3 15.4 25.1 7.9 10.3 8.9 11.3 1.1 0.0 -8.8 94.1 116.3
Career 10 .464 0.98 13.7 13.7 26.1 7.1 12.6 9.8 10.1 -1.5 -0.1 -8.7 95.4 110.6

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 33 6 12 9 5 4 8 15 27 8 8 4 8
Playoff 31 4 8 6 3 1 5 11 25 6 8 3 5
Career 38 9 14 12 6 4 9 17 31 9 14 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 52
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
Total All-Defensive Second Team : 1
1986 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA 3-Point Shootout Champion
1981 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1980 NBA All-Rookie Second Team
1980 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1978 2nd Team All-Conference (Big Eight Conference)
1978 NIT Champion
1975 High School: Rated ***** and #6 overall by the FBCB scouting service.


The Bulls may have proper competition.


Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 35-7
Division Record: 11-1
Conference Record: 23-5
Home Record: 21-2




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 108.6 1 1 Points 95.8 2 7 Points 12.9 1 1
O.Reb 11.5 9 19 O.Reb 11.2 2 2 O.Reb 0.2 5 11
D.Reb 33.2 1 3 D.Reb 28.1 1 1 D.Reb 5.1 1 1
Rebounds 44.7 1 9 Rebounds 39.3 1 1 Rebounds 5.4 1 1
Assists 30.0 1 1 Assists 23.1 1 4 Assists 7.0 1 1
Steals 5.0 9 20 Steals 5.3 2 3 Steals -0.3 8 16
Blocks 7.8 2 6 Blocks 5.3 3 3 Blocks 2.5 3 7
Turnovers 12.7 1 1 Turnovers 13.8 9 19 Turnovers -1.1 3 5
Fouls 19.5 7 10 Fouls 19.6 8 17 Fouls -0.1 8 13
FG% .521 1 1 FG% .450 1 6 FG% .070 1 1
FT% .674 7 13 FT% .673 2 6 FT% .001 5 11
3P% .342 7 10 3P% .336 6 13 3P% .006 7 11
PPS 1.26 1 1 PPS 1.11 4 9 PPS .149 1 1
Adj. FG% .537 1 1 Adj. FG% .468 1 6 Adj. FG% .069 1 1



Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Ivory Perez SG 42 42 38.5 13.0 1.7 5.5 2.7 0.5 0.1 2.0 1.8 12.7
Jack Dawkins SF 42 42 37.7 28.5 3.2 11.1 11.9 2.4 1.7 2.1 1.6 14.3
Joshua Jones PF 42 42 36.2 25.3 1.6 8.6 3.4 0.6 1.0 2.5 2.9 13.5
Gregory Escalera PG 42 41 32.5 11.0 0.5 3.4 4.2 0.3 0.2 1.4 2.3 13.5
Chris Henderson C 42 42 28.6 9.3 1.5 4.6 1.4 0.3 1.8 1.1 3.5 11.3
Richard Mims C 42 0 16.9 4.5 1.1 3.5 1.3 0.0 2.2 1.0 3.3 2.5
Maximo Benson PG 42 1 15.1 4.5 0.3 1.8 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.1 -0.1
Edward Shank PF 42 0 12.6 6.0 0.8 3.0 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 -1.7
Kurtis Dowden SF 42 0 11.0 3.7 0.6 1.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.1 -1.6
Dylan Hough SG 42 0 9.8 2.4 0.2 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Timothy McBroom C 12 0 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5
Sheldon Maurer PF 5 0 2.8 2.0 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.4
Jimmie Cain PF 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 -1.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 251
DOB: 3/13/1964 (23)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 2

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A A+ A A A A+ A+ A A A- A+ A A+ A+ A+ A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $392,632
Length: 2

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA CHI 42 42 37.7 28.5 3.2 11.1 11.9 2.1 5.72 2.4 1.7 1.6
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.5 4.03 2.2 1.6 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 206 206 37.9 33.3 2.8 11.5 10.5 2.4 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.5


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 11.0 18.0 .608 5.7 6.6 .873 7.5 10.7 .703 2.5 5.1 .488 0.9 2.1 .422
1986 13.3 22.3 .597 8.0 8.7 .917 9.1 12.8 .712 2.8 6.5 .433 1.4 3.0 .466
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.3 20.1 .609 7.6 8.3 .923 8.5 11.8 .719 2.7 5.9 .456 1.1 2.5 .447

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA CHI 42 42 1582 1199 136 465 498 87 99 72 67 601
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 3124 2955 214 945 839 208 178 131 122 1465
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 206 206 7809 6855 578 2379 2157 487 456 352 302 3009


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 460 756 241 276 38 90
1986 1092 1829 656 715 115 247
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 2526 4150 1574 1706 229 512

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA CHI 42 .684 1.59 34.1 6.0 28.7 10.7 22.2 16.9 43.2 772.0 25.7 14.3 116.9 98.2
1986 NBA CHI 82 .689 1.62 26.3 6.5 34.9 9.5 24.1 17.9 46.9 1695.6 56.5 17.9 117.2 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 206 .699 1.65 28.6 6.5 31.9 10.0 24.1 18.0 45.2 4049.5 135.0 14.6 115.4 97.1

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 38.7 34.1 2.1 10.5 10.9 2.3 4.86 2.3 1.8 1.1
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 37 37 38.6 32.6 2.5 10.6 10.9 2.5 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.3 21.9 .609 6.0 6.6 .906 9.1 12.4 .734 2.7 6.1 .439 1.5 3.3 .453
1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 12.4 20.1 .617 6.8 7.4 .912 8.7 11.9 .732 2.6 5.6 .461 1.1 2.6 .421

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 619 546 33 168 175 36 36 29 18 261
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 37 37 1430 1206 92 393 403 91 82 64 44 406


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 213 350 96 106 24 53
1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 458 742 250 274 40 95

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 .688 1.56 28.8 5.9 33.5 7.6 22.2 16.2 35.4 230.0 7.7 16.3 113.3 91.9
1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 37 .699 1.63 29.7 6.7 30.9 8.8 21.9 16.2 35.8 538.9 18.0 11.0 112.9 99.3

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 41 7 18 16 8 5 5 19 26 16 17 4 6
Playoff 52 6 17 19 5 5 7 23 32 16 17 4 6
Career 56 8 22 19 8 6 9 23 35 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 197
Total Player of the Week: 50
Total Player of the Month: 14
Total All-Star Appearances: 2
Total All-League First Team : 2
Total All-Defensive First Team : 2
Total Playoff MVP : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 2
Total Championships: 1
Total Scoring Leader : 2
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1986 National Basketball Association Champion
1986 NBA Playoff MVP
1986 NBA Scoring Leader
1986 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1986 NBA All-League First Team
1986 NBA Most Valuable Player
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.


GW January Update: GW did not have a good month, going 5-5 in January. They now sit 13-10 overall. They lost to 8-10 Delaware and 8-12 Howard, which didn’t help. 15-8 may have had them sitting well for the NIT. Now, they’ll have to win out. Thankfully for them, only Colgate has a winning record going forward. VCU and the Bonnies have fallen apart, as has Georgia State. The offense has gotten better, with four scorers in double-figures, led by Perez’ 11.7. Julian Thaxton, who has stopped getting hate mail this year for following Jack, is averaging 11.4/5.2/2.6 with over a steal per game. All in all, not bad.

[Comey]

February 1988

2.1.88: at New York (23-23). Another barnburner, this time at MSG. The Bulls escaped with a 102-100 win over the surging Knicks. Jack went for 32-10-5-4-2, while Jones had a rough 9-23 outing, for 24 points. Ivory Perez had 13. New Knick Hugh Turnage, who is rather upset about his move into the city, led the way with 22 and six boards. Second-year forward Joshua Morris was held to just ten points, on 3-12 shooting, while Efrain Robins had 15 points in 19 minutes off the bench.
Record: 36-7

2.3.88: at Indiana (22-21). The Pacers are trying to stay relevant in the Eastern conference, floating just above water. They’re back on an even plane after Chicago destroyed them, 110-93. They put them away with a 28-17 fourth quarter, after Indy threatened to make it a game late in the third. Jack’s 26-9-14-2-2 led things, while Jones and Perez each scored 20. Jones, oddly, had just one rebound, while Perez snagged eight from the SG spot. Chris Henderson has been steady in his two February games, scoring 13 points and 7 boards in each. Albert Scott led Indy with 23 points and six rebounds, while steadfast Andrew Edminston had 22-5-2-3.
Record: 37-7

2.4.87: at Dallas (28-18). The final game before the All-Star break is a whopper, as the Bulls travel to the suddenly struggling Mavs, who lost their last three heading into the game. The Bulls added a fourth straight L heading into the break, behind Jack’s 32-10-13 with three steals. Jones added 17-6-3, while Henderson had 12 points, four boards, and a pair of assists and blocks. Gregory Escalera scored 10. Center Clemente Ellis, one of the game’s greatest, had 27-10-4 with five blocks. He got little help, though. Dom Winkler, a P/P player like Jack, shot 3/10 for ten points, with a pair of boards, four assists, and five steals. Luther Culpepper, a big signing in the offseason, has been relegated to a reserve role in his first year in Dallas. He’s averaging 4.2 points in 15.1 mpg. In this, he played 17, and scored 9. So, he exceeded his marks.
Record: 38-7

All-Star Weekend: Naturally, the sophomores trounced the rookies, 116-102. Joseph Tu of the Clippers was named the MVP, for his 21 points in 8-17 off the bench. Joshua Shriver of the Knicks (21-10-4) and #1 pick Brian Loeffler of the Lakers (19 pts) had strong showings for the rookies.

In the dunk contest, it was Shriver, the Knick rookie, who shocked the crowd by winning. He and Phoenix’s Ronny Payne both scored perfect fifties, which edged out the crowd favorite, Jack (49.8). Shriver won with a skywalk from the foul line. Hmmmm. Seems cliched.

In the three-point contest, Tom Perez won the first round…but in the final. Efren Melson of Boston hit his final shot, giving him 19 to Perez’s 18. Hugh Turnage, Perez’s former teammate in Jersey, also made the final. John Jennings, the man Turnage was traded for, was fifth. Many say Turnage was quite happy about besting the man who took his place on a top contender.

In the All-Star Game, there were a lot of gaudy numbers, of course. In the end, though, it was a man who took only seven shots that gained MVP honors. Jack’s 14-8-12, on that 4-7 shooting, won the MVP in the East’s 140-137 win over the hated West. The West came back strong, outscoring the East 36-28 in the fourth quarter…but they couldn’t finish the job. There are too many players to list, so here’s the boxscore. Josh Jones went 6-13 for 12-6-4 in his 20 minutes.


East 140, West 137 - 2/7/1988


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East:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Brian Deese C 28 5-7 0-0 2-4 3 6 2 1 4 1 1 4 12
Luke Black PF 28 8-14 0-0 2-2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 18
Jack Dawkins SF 28 4-7 0-0 6-6 3 8 12 0 0 4 1 6 14
Brian Crawford SG 28 11-24 1-2 0-0 2 9 2 0 0 2 2 4 23
Albert Scott PG 28 8-15 0-1 0-0 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 4 16
Woodrow Taber C 20 3-7 1-1 1-2 0 3 2 0 1 2 3 1 8
Thomas Henderson SF 20 5-10 0-2 0-0 4 7 4 0 0 1 3 -1 10
John Jennings SG 20 6-10 1-2 4-4 2 6 3 0 1 1 2 1 17
Richie Russell PG 20 5-7 0-1 0-2 0 1 6 0 0 2 1 1 10
Joshua Jones PF 20 6-13 0-1 0-0 0 6 4 0 1 2 3 1 12
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
61-114 3-10 15-20 16 56 37 2 9 18 19 140
53.5% 30.0% 75.0%


West:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Clemente Ellis C 27 6-11 0-0 1-2 3 7 5 0 2 1 3 -5 13
Harris Connors PF 28 11-22 0-0 0-1 3 7 4 0 1 1 1 -4 22
Domenic Winkler SF 28 7-15 1-2 2-2 0 3 7 2 0 1 3 -2 17
Jim Burr SG 28 5-11 1-2 0-0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 -4 11
Lionel Condon PG 28 8-13 0-1 3-3 2 4 9 3 0 2 2 -2 19
Grant Crites PF 20 8-13 0-0 2-6 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 -1 18
Gerardo Sand SF 20 7-12 0-0 2-2 1 4 3 0 0 2 2 -3 16
Sammie Snodgrass SG 20 2-8 0-0 0-0 0 4 6 1 0 0 0 -1 4
Marco Fortier PG 20 3-8 1-2 2-2 1 3 4 0 0 3 1 -3 9
Keenan Sweet C 21 3-4 0-0 2-4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
60-117 3-7 14-22 13 44 42 9 3 10 16 137
51.3% 42.9% 63.6%


Player of the Game: SF Jack Dawkins (CHI)




Game Summary:


Game Stats EAS WES
Halftime Score 73 66
FGM-FGA 61-114 60-117
FG% .535 .513
FTM-FTA 15-20 14-22
FT% .750 .636
3PM-3PA 3-10 3-7
3P% .300 .429
Rebounds 56 44
Assists 37 42
Steals 2 9
Blocks 9 3
Turnovers 18 10
Team Fouls 19 16


2.9.88: at Cleveland (14-32). The Cavs are building for the future, and rightfully so. On this day, they held the Bulls to 88 points. But they scored only 71 for themselves. Amazingly, nobody scored more than Jack’s 19 in this game. He had 19-7-7 with five steals, but shot just 6-16. Perhaps he was spent from all the festivities over the weekend. He played just 33 minutes, as the score was 69-45 after three quarters. The Cavs scored just five in the third. Jones added 18 and 11 rebounds. Danny Smythe keeps scoring, albeit erratically these days. He led the Cavs with 15, on 7-20 shooting.
Record: 39-7

2.10.88: vs Cleveland (14-33). Another home-and-home…going to predict the final as 117-96. I was close; 119-91, favor Chicago. Jack is back, going for 35-11-14 with three steals. Jones had 24 and 11 boards, while Chris Henderson scored 17 with five rebounds. Smythe led Cleveland with 24.
Record: 40-7

2.12.88: vs Boston (30-19). The Celtics come in, and go out a 103-90 loser. Jones led the way with 25 and seven boards, but the story is Jack. He scored just 15, on 4-11 shooting. This is the first real shooting slump of his career. He added 13 assists and eight rebounds, along with three blocks. But that scoring…Henderson and Ivory Perez added 13 each. Jules Howes went 6’18 from the field, but 12-12 from the line for 25 points for the C’s, while Brian Deese had 22, with 12 boards, 3 assists, two steals and four blocks.
Record: 41-7

2.14.88: vs Sacramento (22-27). You wouldn’t think the Kings would be a team to knock Chicago from its long winning streak. You’d be right; Jones’ 36-9-4 led the Bulls to a 103-88 win. Jack had 18-5-9, and there are whispers that he’s suffering from an injury to his shoulder. Ivory Perez had 17 and 7 rebounds, while Gregory Escalera put up 5-7-6 numbers (on 2-12 shooting, ick). Roger Snelling, the second-year seven-footer from Yale, is excelling since moving into the starting role (ten starts on the year now). He scored 20 and registered 14 rebounds. Grant Crites, who was the star on the Maryland team that lost to Jack’s GW team in the 1985 national championship, is also excelling in his first year as a starter (20.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg). He was held to 14 and 11, on 7-18 shooting. Gerrado Sand, the former Nets’ scorer, had 18 on 9-31 shooting. Clearly, he is not a veteran leader.
Record: 42-7

2.15.88: at Phoenix (29-21). Chicago took a red-eye to Phoenix, and managed to outlast the Suns in a tight, 122-116 ballgame. Jack was 14-21 from the field, ending with 35-9-12-5-2. Jones continued his hot hand, going for 30-13-3. Escalera showed some scoring with 17. Keenan Sweet had 31-7-4 from the center spot for the Suns, while Michael Matney had 21 and 8 rebounds.
Record: 43-7

2.19.88: vs Indiana (25-25). The Pacers continue to flouder, falling under .500 as the Bulls pound them, 110-94. The signing of Albert Scott has damaged the chemistry of their team. It took him 24 shots to get 25 points. Meanwhile, scoring machine Andrew Edmiston scored 17 on just 11 shots. Jack, meanwhile, put on a show. He was 15-24 from the field, 11-11 from the line, for 42-12-12 numbers. Jones went for 28-9-3, while Perez added 19 and six boards. Jack hates the Pacers because of their hard fouls and presence of Tod Whitlock (2 minutes, no stats).
Record: 44-7

2.20.88: vs Philadelphia (27-24). The Sixers got everyone’s attention early on by beating the Bulls in the first week of the season. They were not so fortunate this time, as Jack’s 36-11-12 were the key to a 106-96 victory. Jones went for 24-12-5, while Perez (14) and Henderson (12) were key contributors. Woodrow Taber scored 24 with 13 boards, while Irvin Williams had 23. David Lawson, the brash second-year star, had 21 on 8-24 shooting. And Whitney Gooden, the long-time star of the Sixers, had just four points on 2-3 shooting, with six boards, five assists, and six turnovers, along with four fouls, in 37 minutes. Rumors are that he is on his way out.
Record: 45-7

2.23.88: at Indiana (26-26). Remember how I said that the Pacers lost their identity with the signing of Albert Scott, and that Andrew Edmiston was being wasted? He scored 45 points, on 18-30 shooting, in the Pacers 129-117 win over the Bulls. Refugio Runyan (who names their kid this?), who is playing well in his first year as a full-time starter, scored 25 to help lead the charge. Scott, himself, had 19-6-4. Jack had 32-11-12-3-7 in the loss, while Jones scored 33 with six boards. Perez scored 15 on an efficient 6-9 day. So now, it is guaranteed they will not have the same record as last year. They did, however, just win nineteen straight games.
Record: 45-8

2.24.88: at Detroit (32-22). On my eighth birthday, the Bulls head to Detroit. They also lost their second straight, falling 112-107 to the Pistons. The NBA’s scoring leader, Brian Crawford, led the way with 33-10-3. Stevie Michaelson had 24 (10-26 FG), while Vicente Williams had 13 and 18 rebounds. Jones went for 42 (19-35), while Jack had 19 on twelve shots, along with 15 assists, six boards, and four blocks. There were reports that Jones was openly disregarding plans to funnel through Jack. Hmmm. Escalera had 14-6-9 in a very efficient game for him (7-8 FG).
Record: 45-9

2.26.88: at Utah (37-18). Sweet, a two-game losing streak with a trip to the West leaders. That ends up with the Bulls’ third-straight loss, 104-98. This wasn’t even close, as Utah pounded the Bulls from the start. Harris Connors thoroughly outclassed Joshua Jones in this, going for 36-8-4-3-3, while Jones was 5-22 from the field, for 13-10-7. Jose Sokol, the rookie plug-in at point while the team waits for Craig Cooper to return from injury, added 15-5-5 in the win. Jack had 31-12-10 for the Bulls. Perez went for 14-6-4, while Escalera had 13-7-3.
Record: 45-10

2.29.88: vs New Jersey (40-17). A leap-year game against the Atlantic leaders…fantastic! The Bulls also pulled out of their losing streak, though it wasn’t easy. Jack’s 27-10-12-2-3 led the Bulls to a 102-98 win. Jones was 9-23 from the field (19 points), while Perez shot 3-12 from the field, for ten. Jack kind of dragged the Bulls to the win by himself. Luke Black led the Nets with 23, while Tom Perez had 11-10-13. Gabe Smith had 19-7-4, while John Jennings had 16.
Record: 46-10

[Comey]

February 1988 cont'd

Standings: The Bulls still control the East, leading New Jersey by seven full games. The Nets (40-18) have the league’s second-best record, a game and a half ahead of Utah, and two full on Golden State. There isn’t really much of a race in any of the divisions at the moment.


1987 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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New Jersey 40 18 .690 22-5 10-4 25-14
Boston 35 23 .603 18-10 9-7 25-17
Washington 29 26 .527 18-11 8-6 18-17
Philadelphia 30 27 .526 19-10 9-9 23-19
New York 27 30 .474 16-11 5-15 16-25


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 46 10 .821 27-2 15-3 31-7
Detroit 34 23 .596 26-7 17-5 28-14
Indiana 29 27 .518 17-10 10-9 19-22
Cleveland 19 37 .339 11-14 7-13 15-25
Atlanta 17 37 .315 8-16 6-14 9-29
Milwaukee 15 40 .273 7-22 6-17 10-30


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 38 19 .667 20-6 9-9 25-15
Dallas 34 22 .607 18-8 14-6 23-16
Denver 34 22 .607 26-8 12-11 25-16
Sacramento 28 29 .491 15-12 10-7 20-20
San Antonio 22 34 .393 15-13 10-11 16-24
Houston 18 38 .321 10-14 6-17 14-29


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 37 19 .661 21-10 15-9 29-13
Phoenix 35 23 .603 19-9 16-7 30-13
Portland 29 28 .509 19-12 13-8 22-19
Los Angeles (LAC) 20 36 .357 16-12 10-12 17-25
Seattle 19 37 .339 15-14 7-14 17-25
Los Angeles (LAL) 14 44 .241 11-19 6-17 11-34



Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Ivory Perez SG 56 56 38.5 12.9 1.7 5.5 2.6 0.4 0.1 2.1 2.0 11.5
Jack Dawkins SF 56 56 37.8 28.5 3.2 10.6 11.8 2.4 1.9 2.1 1.5 13.3
Joshua Jones PF 56 56 36.2 25.3 1.4 8.6 3.2 0.5 1.0 2.6 3.0 12.3
Gregory Escalera PG 56 55 33.6 10.5 0.4 3.6 4.3 0.3 0.2 1.6 2.5 12.5
Chris Henderson C 56 56 29.4 9.5 1.4 4.8 1.5 0.3 1.6 1.2 3.5 10.4
Richard Mims C 56 0 16.4 4.6 1.1 3.5 1.2 0.0 2.1 0.9 3.2 2.3
Maximo Benson PG 56 1 14.1 4.5 0.3 1.8 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.0 -0.3
Edward Shank PF 56 0 12.4 5.8 0.6 2.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.6 -1.4
Kurtis Dowden SF 56 0 10.9 3.6 0.5 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.1 -1.7
Dylan Hough SG 56 0 9.8 2.6 0.3 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1
Sheldon Maurer PF 6 0 4.0 2.2 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.2
Timothy McBroom C 14 0 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4
Jimmie Cain PF 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 -1.0
Michael Hicks C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 251
DOB: 3/13/1964 (23)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 2

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A+ A A A+ A+ A A+ A A A+ A+ A+ A A A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $392,632
Length: 2

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA CHI 56 56 37.8 28.5 3.2 10.6 11.8 2.1 5.67 2.4 1.9 1.5
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.5 4.03 2.2 1.6 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 220 220 37.9 33.0 2.8 11.4 10.5 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.7 1.5


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 10.9 18.0 .605 5.9 6.6 .894 7.6 10.7 .706 2.4 5.1 .465 0.9 2.1 .433
1986 13.3 22.3 .597 8.0 8.7 .917 9.1 12.8 .712 2.8 6.5 .433 1.4 3.0 .466
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.2 20.0 .608 7.6 8.2 .924 8.4 11.7 .719 2.6 5.8 .453 1.1 2.5 .448

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA CHI 56 56 2116 1598 180 596 658 116 134 104 86 744
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 3124 2955 214 945 839 208 178 131 122 1465
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 220 220 8343 7254 622 2510 2317 516 491 384 321 3152


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 609 1007 328 367 52 120
1986 1092 1829 656 715 115 247
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 2675 4401 1661 1797 243 542

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA CHI 56 .684 1.59 33.9 6.0 28.4 10.7 20.7 16.1 43.7 1049.3 35.0 13.3 115.6 98.3
1986 NBA CHI 82 .689 1.62 26.3 6.5 34.9 9.5 24.1 17.9 46.9 1695.6 56.5 17.9 117.2 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 220 .699 1.65 28.9 6.4 31.6 10.0 23.6 17.7 45.2 4326.7 144.2 14.3 115.1 97.2

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 38.7 34.1 2.1 10.5 10.9 2.3 4.86 2.3 1.8 1.1
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 37 37 38.6 32.6 2.5 10.6 10.9 2.5 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.3 21.9 .609 6.0 6.6 .906 9.1 12.4 .734 2.7 6.1 .439 1.5 3.3 .453
1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 12.4 20.1 .617 6.8 7.4 .912 8.7 11.9 .732 2.6 5.6 .461 1.1 2.6 .421

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 619 546 33 168 175 36 36 29 18 261
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 37 37 1430 1206 92 393 403 91 82 64 44 406


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 213 350 96 106 24 53
1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 458 742 250 274 40 95

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 .688 1.56 28.8 5.9 33.5 7.6 22.2 16.2 35.4 230.0 7.7 16.3 113.3 91.9
1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 37 .699 1.63 29.7 6.7 30.9 8.8 21.9 16.2 35.8 538.9 18.0 11.0 112.9 99.3

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 42 7 18 16 8 7 5 19 26 16 17 4 6
Playoff 52 6 17 19 5 5 7 23 32 16 17 4 6
Career 56 8 22 19 8 7 9 23 35 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 207
Total Player of the Week: 55
Total Player of the Month: 16
Total All-Star Appearances: 3
Total All-Star Game MVP : 1
Total All-League First Team : 2
Total All-Defensive First Team : 2
Total Playoff MVP : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 2
Total Championships: 1
Total Scoring Leader : 2
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1987 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1987 NBA All-Star
1986 National Basketball Association Champion
1986 NBA Playoff MVP
1986 NBA Scoring Leader
1986 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1986 NBA All-League First Team
1986 NBA Most Valuable Player
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.




GW February Update: The Colonials went 6-1 in the month, and now find themselves at 19-11. They are, as of now, the first team out of the NCAA Tournament. That’s a step up from the past two years. They finished their season on a five-game win streak, and should be assured of the NIT. As of now, Maryland (28-1) is the #1 team in the nation, while Rice (25-1) and USC (27-1) aren’t too far behind.

[Comey]

March 1988

3.1.88: vs Cleveland (19-37). The Bulls are off and running, demolishing the Cavs, 111-72. Jack had 27-14-15 with three blocks, and Joshua Jones added 33 on 16-22 shooting. Ivory Perez offered 13 with eight boards, while Eddie Shank gave 12, and Dylan Hough 10. Joe Baker scored 14 to lead the Cavs, while Danny Smythe added 12, on 5-16 shooting.
Record: 47-10

3.4.88: vs Denver (35-22). The Bulls run through March was immediately stopped, as Denver came into Chicago Stadium and stopped the Bulls cold. The Nuggets picked up their second win over Chicago this year, winning 108-99. Jim Burr had 34 points and 14 rebounds, while Kevin Matherne scored 28 with 10 rebounds. Joe Curtis, the future Hall of Fame center still going dependably strong in his 12th year, scored 23. Jack’s 35-12-7-3-5 led the way for Chicago, while Jones added 21 and 12 boards, and Perez 17.
Record: 47-11

3.5.88: at Cleveland (19-39). The Bulls are now 2-0 vs Cleveland in March, as Jack’s 37-9-10 gave the Bulls a 116-100 win. This was even after the Cavs outscored the Bulls 24-14 in the fourth quarter. Jones added 30, Perez 13, and Chris Henderson 11 and eight boards. Danny Smythe’s 19 led the Cavs; reserve center John Kress added 18 off the bench.
Record: 48-11

3.7.88: at Detroit (34-26). The Pistons have been struggling, having lost four in a row, but are still firmly in second place in the division. They ended that streak by beating the Bulls, 104-95. The inside-out combination of Stevie Michaelson (30 points, 13 rebounds) and Brian Crawford (26 points, 7 rebounds) was too much for Chicago to handle. Jack went for 38-12-11, while Jones had 21 on 10-17 shooting. Perez was 3-14 for just seven points, and the third contributor on the night was Eddie Shank’s 11 on 5-7 shooting. It was that kind of night for the Bulls.
Record: 48-12

3.9.88: vs Indiana (31-29). The Bulls beat the Pacers, 112-94, behind a balanced effort on offense. Jones led with 28 and 10 boards, while Jack had 25-8-12 (and six turnovers). Chris Henderson added 16 on 8-9 shooting, while both Perez and Gregory Escalera had 10 each. Shank continued his productive run with 12 points on 6-7 shooting in 18 mminutes. Andrew Edmiston scored 22 for the Pacers, while Refugio Runyan, which is still a really weird name to write, had 15 on 6-14 shooting. Albert Scott had 13, but shot 4-18 to get there.
Record: 49-12

3.11.88: vs Boston (37-25). The Celtics come in for a critical battle, as Detroit is breathing down their neck for the third seed. They lose said critical battle; Jack’s 32 (10-12 FG; 12-13 FT), 17 rebounds, and 11 assists (zero turnovers), 19 from Jones, and 17-6-5 from Escalera gave the Bulls their win. They out-rebounded the Celtics, 51-35. Brian Deese had 35 points and 11 rebounds to lead the way, but without Jules Howes, who has a stress fracture and will miss another week and a half, they struggled to keep up with Chicago’s Jack and Jones. Thomas Jones added 16 off the bench, while fill-in point, Michael Chambers, had 15 points and seven assists, a pretty good night.
Record: 50-12

3.13.88: at Philadelphia (34-28). Seems like all they face is good teams nowadays. They continued to hold the Sixers win over them back in October against them, as they smashed the Sixers, 110-89. Jack went for 39-17-7-3-3, while Jones added 25-7-5. Kurtis Dowden had 12 off the bench. Ronald Brehm led the Sixers with 18 off the bench, in just 19 minutes. David Larson seems to be hitting a wall; he scored 15, but on 5-17 shooting, and 4-10 from the line. He was frustrated by Perez and Jack all night.
Record: 51-12

3.14.88: at Cleveland (19-43). Forget what I said about good teams, though Cleveland should be better than they are. The Bulls, behind 31 from Jones, 29-15-14 from Jack, and 26 from Escalera, beat the Cavs, 109-98. SF Henry Martin led Cleveland with 20 and 10 rebounds, while Renato Young (17 pts, 13 reb), James Anderson (17-7-5) and Joe Baker (16-5-15) played wonderfully, despite the loss.
Record: 52-12

Just to check the standings, the Bulls have a six-game lead on the Nets for the top spot in the East. So, it’s a reasonable lead, but not an overly comfortable one.

Jack, meanwhile, is creeping up on the scoring title. He’s up to 29.1 ppg, while Brian Crawford is at 30.7. It’s not likely Jack catches him…but it’s not out of the realm of possibility. Jones has settled into his role of deferring to Jack, but scoring more efficiently. He’s seventh in the league in scoring, at 25.4 ppg.

One other thing, just as I glimpse around the league…the Clippers are 22-41; they were picked to finish second in the Pacific. The Lakers are 16-48. Seems like basketball in Los Angeles is in total dumpster fire mode.

3.18.88: at Atlanta (23-40). Last year, the record-setting Bulls had an odd hiccup in Atlanta. Not so this year; Jack’s 24-12-11-6-2 led the balanced Bulls to a 112-91 win. Jones added 22 and eight boards (9-22 FG), while Henderson had 19 and 9 boards, while Perez added 17. Joe Kujawa had 25 and 10 rebounds, while Rex Smith, who kind of reminds me of Rex Chapman for some reason, had 20 on 5-9 shooting.
Record: 53-12

3.19.88: at New Jersey (47-18). Here we go…a likely Eastern Conference final preview. Another chippy game led to the loss of Ivory Perez to a broken cheekbone, and a 99-84 loss to the Nets. A brawl broke out after Perez was fouled hard by Gabriel Smith. Nobody was ejected, but Perez broke his right cheekbone, and will be out a few weeks. As far as the game, John Jennings scored 27, Luke Black 19, and Tom Perez had 8-9-14 to lead the Nets to the win. Jack’s 28-11-7-2-2 was the pacesetter for the Bulls. Jones had 18, and was the only other scorer in double-figures.
Record: 53-13

3.23.88: vs Milwaukee (15-50). The remedy for an ugly loss is a home date with the sad-sack Bucks. The youth movement is struggling in Milwaukee. This was never as evident as in the Bulls’ 105-74 shellacking of the Bucks at Chicago Stadium. Jack’s 22-15-9 led the way, while Jones and Maximo Benson, starting at the point in place of Ivory Perez (Escalera slides to his natural SG spot) both scored 17. Escalera and the ancient Richard Mims scored 14, while Shank scored 12. Elpidio Fernandez led Milwaukee with 20, while Emil Andrae had 12, and the regressed Richie Russell scored 11 with six assists. His numbers are down across the board…in part because he had to play SG while Andrae was out.
Record: 54-13

3.24.88: vs Detroit (41-27). The Pistons have been hot since beating the Bulls, winning seven of their last eight, including beating Boston at The Garden last night. Then they walked into Chicago Stadium and came from behind late to beat the Bulls, 105-102. That’s one of the more impressive back-to-backs I’ve seen. Brian Crawford told Jack to zip it, regarding the scoring title, by putting up 34 to lead all scorers. Stevie Michaelson had 19 and 11 rebounds, and Vicente Williams had 18-14-6 from the post. Jack’s 25-11-9 led the Bulls, though Jones’ 24-6-3 was more efficient. Benson is showing he is deserving of more time, scoring 18 with nine assists, and just one turnover, in 42 minutes.
Record: 54-14

3.26.88: vs Golden State (43-24). The Bulls welcome the Pacific leaders to town. The Warriors were sent away with a 107-84 loss as a parting gift. The win was not without a loss; Benson went down with a broken jaw, and will be out for three weeks. He will return in time for the playoffs. Perez is still out for the next week and a half. Jack had himself a night, going 13-15 from the field, delivering 31-10-18-4-2 on the night. Jones added 28 and 9 rebounds; Dylan Hough, called in to play for Benson, delivered 7-6-3 in 44 minutes. There may be a bit of a slide after Benson. Lionel Condon, who continually wins the Player of the Month in the Western Conference, had 25-8-8 with four steals to lead the Warriors. Marlin Cross added 16 points, while SG Joey Deel, an old Jack nemesis, scored 11 with five assists.
Record: 55-14

3.28.88: vs Milwaukee (16-52). Well, they don’t have to worry about the point too much in this one. The Bucks were once 6-7. They are 10-45 since. Wait; 10-46, after Chicago slaughtered them, 129-102. Jack…34-20-14. Wow. Jones added 28-9-3, while Chris Henderson offered 16 and 13 rebounds. On the night, Chicago outrebounded Milwaukee, 53-28. Holy cow. Dylan Hough played 26 minutes at shooting guard, while Escalera moved back to the point. Hough added 11 points and four boards in 26 minutes, while Escalera scored 10 and dished nine dimes. Jimmie Cain showed up! He had 14 in 17 minutes. Emil Andrae led Milwaukee with 23, while Richie Russell had 21 and 11 assists.
Record: 56-14

3.30.88: at Boston (41-30). Right now, the C’s are three games behind Detroit for the third spot. That would make this a conference semifinal preview. The Bulls continued their mastery of the Celtics, winning at The Garden, 92-84. Jack had 26-7-10, while Jones added 23. Escalera had 12-7-7 as Chicago tightened their bench; only eight players played. Jules Howes, who missed the last game between the two, had 24-11-5 to lead the team. Brian Deese had 13-12-3-4-5, while Elliott Bragg had 11 poitns and 16 rebounds. Sportswriters in Boston continue to find the sky to be falling, and keep calling for head coach Eli Pierce’s head. This despite a 309-173 record, three division titles, three ECF appearances, and one conference championship. The Celtics have not missed the playoffs since he came aboard (five years), and, yet, he’s without a contract for next year.
Record: 57-14

[Comey]

March 1988 cont'd

Standings Update: The Bulls are seven games ahead of the Nets for the top overall seed. Detroit leads Boston by 3.5 games for the third-seed. Meanwhile, in the West, Utah (45-24) leads Golden State and Phoenix (44-25) for the top spot in a very competitive (re: down) Western Conference. The Bucks and Lakers are still bringing up the rear.


1987 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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New Jersey 50 21 .704 29-5 13-7 34-17
Boston 41 31 .569 22-12 12-8 29-22
Washington 37 32 .536 23-11 11-9 24-22
Philadelphia 38 33 .535 24-13 11-10 28-23
New York 33 38 .465 21-13 5-18 19-30


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 57 14 .803 33-4 22-5 41-10
Detroit 44 27 .620 29-8 22-6 34-16
Indiana 34 36 .486 22-13 11-12 21-26
Atlanta 24 45 .348 14-21 7-16 13-35
Cleveland 24 46 .343 15-19 8-18 18-32
Milwaukee 16 53 .232 8-27 6-19 11-39


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 46 24 .657 24-9 12-12 30-19
Denver 42 28 .600 30-9 15-12 30-22
Dallas 41 29 .586 23-12 15-8 27-22
Sacramento 33 38 .465 18-16 13-11 25-27
San Antonio 29 42 .408 21-16 12-11 21-28
Houston 21 48 .304 13-20 7-20 16-36


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Golden State 44 25 .638 24-11 16-10 32-16
Phoenix 44 26 .629 25-10 18-8 37-15
Portland 36 34 .514 23-12 15-10 28-24
Seattle 31 39 .443 21-14 10-14 25-26
Los Angeles (LAC) 24 46 .343 19-16 11-17 20-31
Los Angeles (LAL) 19 53 .264 14-22 7-18 15-40



The Bulls are tops in offense, which is understood. Their defense, sixth, may be good enough to win a title. They do keep teams off the boards plenty, dish out the most assists in the league, and are the most efficient in scoring. The remind me of the current Spurs, actually, in how they go about their way.


Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Ivory Perez SG 66 66 38.2 12.6 1.7 5.6 2.5 0.4 0.1 2.1 1.9 11.9
Jack Dawkins SF 71 71 37.9 28.9 3.2 11.1 11.6 2.4 1.9 2.2 1.6 13.4
Joshua Jones PF 71 71 36.0 25.1 1.4 8.4 3.0 0.5 0.9 2.5 3.0 12.2
Gregory Escalera PG 71 70 33.8 10.4 0.4 3.8 4.3 0.2 0.2 1.7 2.5 12.2
Chris Henderson C 71 71 29.5 9.4 1.5 4.9 1.5 0.3 1.5 1.2 3.5 10.0
Richard Mims C 71 0 16.5 4.7 1.0 3.2 1.2 0.0 2.0 0.9 3.1 2.7
Maximo Benson PG 69 4 14.2 4.6 0.3 1.7 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 -0.1
Edward Shank PF 71 0 12.5 5.9 0.7 2.9 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.6 -0.7
Dylan Hough SG 71 2 11.6 3.1 0.3 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.4
Kurtis Dowden SF 71 0 11.4 3.7 0.5 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.2 -1.0
Jimmie Cain PF 5 0 8.4 3.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.4
Sheldon Maurer PF 7 0 3.7 1.9 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.1
Timothy McBroom C 17 0 2.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.4
Michael Hicks C 2 0 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 251
DOB: 3/13/1964 (24)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 2

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A+ A A A+ A+ A A+ A A A+ A+ A+ A A A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $392,632
Length: 2

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA CHI 71 71 37.9 28.9 3.2 11.1 11.6 2.2 5.38 2.4 1.9 1.6
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.5 4.03 2.2 1.6 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 235 235 37.9 32.8 2.9 11.5 10.6 2.4 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.5


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 10.9 18.0 .606 6.1 6.7 .905 7.6 10.8 .708 2.3 5.1 .454 1.0 2.2 .451
1986 13.3 22.3 .597 8.0 8.7 .917 9.1 12.8 .712 2.8 6.5 .433 1.4 3.0 .466
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.1 19.9 .608 7.5 8.1 .925 8.4 11.7 .718 2.6 5.8 .451 1.1 2.4 .452

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA CHI 71 71 2690 2050 229 786 823 153 171 133 112 950
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 3124 2955 214 945 839 208 178 131 122 1465
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 235 235 8917 7706 671 2700 2482 553 528 413 347 3358


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 775 1279 431 476 69 153
1986 1092 1829 656 715 115 247
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 2841 4673 1764 1906 260 575

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA CHI 71 .689 1.60 33.4 6.2 28.5 10.7 21.4 16.6 44.0 1346.9 44.9 13.4 115.0 97.7
1986 NBA CHI 82 .689 1.62 26.3 6.5 34.9 9.5 24.1 17.9 46.9 1695.6 56.5 17.9 117.2 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 235 .699 1.65 29.0 6.5 31.4 10.1 23.6 17.7 45.2 4624.3 154.1 14.3 115.0 97.1

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 38.7 34.1 2.1 10.5 10.9 2.3 4.86 2.3 1.8 1.1
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 37 37 38.6 32.6 2.5 10.6 10.9 2.5 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 13.3 21.9 .609 6.0 6.6 .906 9.1 12.4 .734 2.7 6.1 .439 1.5 3.3 .453
1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 12.4 20.1 .617 6.8 7.4 .912 8.7 11.9 .732 2.6 5.6 .461 1.1 2.6 .421

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA CHI 16 16 619 546 33 168 175 36 36 29 18 261
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 37 37 1430 1206 92 393 403 91 82 64 44 406


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 213 350 96 106 24 53
1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 458 742 250 274 40 95

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA CHI 16 .688 1.56 28.8 5.9 33.5 7.6 22.2 16.2 35.4 230.0 7.7 16.3 113.3 91.9
1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 37 .699 1.63 29.7 6.7 30.9 8.8 21.9 16.2 35.8 538.9 18.0 11.0 112.9 99.3

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 42 9 20 18 8 7 6 19 26 16 17 4 6
Playoff 52 6 17 19 5 5 7 23 32 16 17 4 6
Career 56 9 22 19 8 7 9 23 35 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 221
Total Player of the Week: 58
Total Player of the Month: 16
Total All-Star Appearances: 3
Total All-Star Game MVP : 1
Total All-League First Team : 2
Total All-Defensive First Team : 2
Total Playoff MVP : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 2
Total Championships: 1
Total Scoring Leader : 2
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
1987 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1987 NBA All-Star
1986 National Basketball Association Champion
1986 NBA Playoff MVP
1986 NBA Scoring Leader
1986 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1986 NBA All-League First Team
1986 NBA Most Valuable Player
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.




GW March Update: The Colonials got into the NIT, where they were smashed to bits by Long Beach State, 86-47. No matter. The team was a success for the first time since Jack left. And bigger things are ahead. Not national championship big, but potentially NCAA big.

In the NCAA Tournament, Duke won the West Region by blowing out #1-seed Rice, 88-58. The defending champs, Baylor, won the Midwest by taking out successive Cinderellas, #12 Colgate and #11 Miami-OH, in the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight. Southern Cal outlasted upset-minded Nebraska, sending the top-seed Trojans to the Final Four out of the South. And overall top seed Maryland rolled to the Final Four, crushing second-seed Penn, 73-54, to win the East. There were no real upsets in this tournament.

In the Final Four, USC rolled Duke, 80-60, while Baylor thumped the Terrapins, 64-49. The Trojans denied Baylor’s attempt to become back-to-back champs, 83-82. It wasn’t as close as the score indicated…the Trojans led 83-79, after Wilfred Brown hit two free throws with nine seconds left, icing the game. The nation’s top senior prospect, James Matz, hit a three at the buzzer, and thought he drew a foul…but no, no whistle. Brown is the #3 prospect in the junior class.

Matz is considered to be a special talent. He could be the rival to Jack, at least offensively.

Baylor has two of the top six seniors in the class, in forward Arnaud Delecluse and SG Russell Davidson.

[Comey]

April 1988

The Bulls lead the Nets by seven games with eleven to play. So, things look good.

4.3.88: at Houston (22-50). The Bulls visit one of the league doormats, and come out a comfortable 112-99 victor. Jack’s 26-8-15, on 6-11 shooting (14-15 FT), and Joshua Jones’ 34 and nine boards, gave the Bulls the comfortable win. Dylan Hough offered 15 in support. Del Scholl, the Houston statesman, scored 28 and procured nine rebounds in the loss.
Record: 58-14

4.4.88: at Sacramento (34-39). The Kings are in a dogfight for the seventh playoff spot, and avoid getting Utah in the process. They got a big one here, as they upset the Bulls, 116-113. Grant Crites, the former Maryland star, won the day with 29 points, while former Net Gerardo Sand put up 28-7-5. Charlie Hansel added 22. Jack went for 43-16-11, on 15-20 shooting. Jones added 24, while Gregory Escalera had 15-7-6, but on 18 shots. He also had five turnovers.
Record: 58-15

4.6.88: at Seattle (33-40). The Sonics currently hold the eighth spot in the playoffs, and hold it relatively easily. They, too, upset the Bulls, 111-104, spoiling Ivory Perez’s return to the court. PG David Jarrett went off for 34-6-6 with three steals, in addition to humiliating Escalera (1-8, 2 points, seven turnovers). Stephen Lewis added 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Cortez Strong had 16 points and seven boards. Jack’s 24-10-14 led Chicago, while Jones added 25. Perez scored 17 and contributed seven rebounds in his return.
Record: 58-16

4.7.88: vs Philadelphia. The Bulls return home, seeking to escape their West Coast troubles. They find solace in the Sixers, thrashing them, 118-96. Jack’s 38-5-7, on 14-19 shooting, was the key. Jones added 25, and Escalera, having escaped David Jarrett, offered 15-7-6, on 5-6 shooting. Nobody was more relieved to be away from the West than him. Shank and Hough both scored 10 off the bench. David Lawson rebounded from his previous poor outing against Chicago with 36 points, on 14-23 shooting.
Record: 59-16

4.10.88: vs Indiana (37-38). The Pacers come to town, and promptly get routed, 118-101. Jack’s 41-9-8, and Jones’ 39 and 8 boards, were the pacesetters, of course. Escalera scored 12 and offered four assists. Albert Scott scored 22 with seven rebounds to lead the Pacers. Marty Ginn scored 16 off the bench.
Record: 60-16

4.11.88: at Indiana (37-39). A back-to-back, this time in Indianapolis. This one required a Bulls comeback, which they managed to do with a 29-20 fourth quarter. That gave them a 103-100 victory. Jack’s 31-9-11-3-4 was the top runner, while Jones added 21-8-4, Perez 12, and Henderson 11 points and six boards. Albert Scott had 24 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers; however, four turnovers and two assists typically do not work for a point guard. Andrew Edmiston scored 18 with 8 rebounds; his attempt at a game-tying three at the buzzer fell off the rim.
Record: 61-16

4.15.88: at LA Lakers (20-58). The Lakers have twenty wins! They did not get a 21st, as Jack seems to want to stick it to the Lakers for complaining so much every time. He forced Jack-Lite, Joshua Berry, to foul out; as we all remember, Berry was the Lakers’ consolation prize in the Jack draft. As far as Jack goes, he shot 17-24 from the field, going for 41-3-8, with a pair of steals and a block. Jones had himself a 21-5-7 night, while Escalera had 15-6-5. Rudolf McKinnie, the second-year postman who fell to the Lakers in last year’s draft, had 33 and 9 boards. Chuck Duckworth scored 16 with nine assists, while Berry managed 10-8-3 in his 34 minutes.
Record: 62-16

4.16.88: vs New York (36-42). The Knicks are the likely first-round opponent for the Bulls in the playoffs; they are two games behind Indiana for the seventh seed. They would get no closer, and see their fate laid out before them. Chicago rolled, 101-79, with Jack going for 30-8-8 on 11-16 shooting. Perez scored 19, offsetting an off night by Jones (3-9 FG, 10 points). Hugh Turnage led the Knicks with 26, while Josh Morris’ 13, on 4-11 shooting, was the next-best effort.
Record: 63-16

4.18.88: at Washington (42-37). Chris Henderson’s bucket with :45 left in overtime gave the Bulls a 103-102 win over the Bullets. Chance McCutchen had a chance to win the game at the buzzer in regulation, but he missed. Obviously. Jack won POTG honors with 22-9-19. Jones got back into the scoring act with 28-13-5. Henderson, who had the game winner, scored 14 with five boards. The Usual Suspects, Lamont Cioffi (29-10-5) and Jon McElroy (26 pts, 9 reb) led the Bullets. Douglas Toscano, who has become a solid third banana, had 17 and five rebounds.
Record: 64-16

4.20.88: vs Atlanta (27-53). The Bulls almost threw another late-season game to the Hawks, blowing a big lead late in the fourth. Joshua Jones hit a three at the buzzer, giving the Bulls a 106-105 win. However, they were outscored 25-17 in the final frame, and looked all out of sorts. Jones had 31-10-4, while Jack had 27-9-10-5-2, and Perez 17 on 6-10 shooting, pacing the Bulls. The Hawks had a balanced attack, led by reserve forward Miles Burdett’s 21 (10-11 FG). The man he replaced, Joseph Kujawa, still managed 18 points in 21 minutes, despite five fouls. Joe Johnson, Jefferey Adam, and Dwayne Padgett each had 16.
Record: 65-16

4.21.88: at New York (37-44). The Bulls close with the Knicks, who get themselves prepped for a playoff trip to Chicago with an 89-87 victory at MSG. Josh Morris went for 18-5-7, and Randall Karr, one of those guys who plays without much distinction (he kind of reminds me of Olden Polynice) scored 16. Jones had 23-9-5, while Jack had an off-night, going for 18-13-16, shooting 8-20 in the process.
Record: 65-17

This is ten wins less than last year. Panic, Chicago. Panic.

[Comey]

April 1988 cont'd

Standings


1987 NBA Standings


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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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New Jersey 57 25 .695 34-7 15-8 39-19
Boston 51 31 .622 29-12 15-8 36-22
Washington 43 39 .524 25-16 11-12 30-28
Philadelphia 42 40 .512 26-15 12-11 30-28
New York 38 44 .463 25-16 5-19 23-35


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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 65 17 .793 37-4 25-5 47-11
Detroit 50 32 .610 33-8 23-6 38-20
Indiana 40 42 .488 25-16 13-16 26-32
Cleveland 30 52 .366 19-22 11-18 23-35
Atlanta 27 55 .329 16-25 9-20 15-43
Milwaukee 18 64 .220 10-31 6-22 12-46


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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 53 29 .646 30-11 15-15 36-24
Dallas 50 32 .610 29-12 20-10 35-25
Denver 46 36 .561 31-10 17-13 33-27
Sacramento 41 41 .500 24-17 18-12 31-29
San Antonio 32 50 .390 23-18 13-17 24-36
Houston 24 58 .293 16-25 7-23 18-42


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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Phoenix 52 30 .634 31-10 20-10 42-18
Golden State 50 32 .610 28-13 18-12 38-22
Portland 44 38 .537 28-13 18-12 33-27
Seattle 39 43 .476 27-14 15-15 31-29
Los Angeles (LAC) 29 53 .354 24-17 11-19 23-37
Los Angeles (LAL) 22 60 .268 16-25 8-22 16-44


Team Summary

Chicago TEAM SUMMARY


Current Performance
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Season Record: 65-17
Division Record: 25-5
Conference Record: 47-11
Home Record: 37-4




Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 107.7 1 1 Points 96.4 4 7 Points 11.3 1 1
O.Reb 10.7 11 23 O.Reb 12.1 5 6 O.Reb -1.4 10 20
D.Reb 33.2 1 3 D.Reb 28.5 1 1 D.Reb 4.8 1 1
Rebounds 43.9 7 16 Rebounds 40.5 1 1 Rebounds 3.4 2 3
Assists 29.4 1 1 Assists 23.1 1 3 Assists 6.3 1 1
Steals 4.8 9 20 Steals 5.7 7 9 Steals -0.8 9 19
Blocks 7.6 3 7 Blocks 5.1 2 2 Blocks 2.5 3 7
Turnovers 13.5 5 6 Turnovers 13.8 9 19 Turnovers -0.3 6 10
Fouls 19.8 7 11 Fouls 19.8 6 15 Fouls 0.0 7 12
FG% .516 1 1 FG% .449 2 6 FG% .067 1 1
FT% .699 5 7 FT% .670 2 6 FT% .029 4 7
3P% .316 11 21 3P% .336 5 9 3P% -.020 8 18
PPS 1.25 1 1 PPS 1.11 4 8 PPS .144 1 1
Adj. FG% .533 1 1 Adj. FG% .466 2 6 Adj. FG% .067 1 1


Team Stats

Chicago Averages


Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Ivory Perez SG 75 75 38.2 12.6 1.7 5.5 2.5 0.5 0.1 2.1 2.0 11.2
Jack Dawkins SF 82 82 38.2 29.2 3.1 10.8 11.6 2.4 1.9 2.1 1.5 12.7
Joshua Jones PF 82 82 36.3 25.2 1.4 8.4 3.2 0.4 0.9 2.4 3.0 11.4
Gregory Escalera PG 82 81 34.3 10.3 0.4 3.8 4.4 0.2 0.2 1.8 2.6 11.1
Chris Henderson C 82 82 29.7 9.3 1.4 4.8 1.5 0.3 1.6 1.3 3.6 9.0
Richard Mims C 82 0 16.3 4.7 0.9 3.1 1.1 0.0 2.0 0.9 3.1 2.6
Maximo Benson PG 73 4 14.0 4.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.2
Dylan Hough SG 82 4 12.7 3.4 0.3 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.7
Edward Shank PF 82 0 12.4 5.6 0.6 2.8 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.5 -0.5
Kurtis Dowden SF 82 0 11.5 3.8 0.5 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.3 -0.8
Jimmie Cain PF 8 0 7.0 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.6
Sheldon Maurer PF 7 0 3.7 1.9 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.1
Timothy McBroom C 18 0 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
Michael Hicks C 3 0 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Jack

PLAYER DETAILS


#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 251
DOB: 3/13/1964 (24)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 2

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A A A A A A A A A+ A A+ A A+ A+ A A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A


Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $392,632
Length: 2

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA CHI 82 82 38.2 29.2 3.1 10.8 11.6 2.1 5.49 2.4 1.9 1.5
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.5 4.03 2.2 1.6 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 246 246 38.0 32.7 2.8 11.4 10.6 2.3 4.27 2.3 1.8 1.5


Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 11.0 18.2 .605 6.2 6.8 .912 7.8 11.0 .712 2.3 5.1 .448 0.9 2.2 .427
1986 13.3 22.3 .597 8.0 8.7 .917 9.1 12.8 .712 2.8 6.5 .433 1.4 3.0 .466
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.1 19.9 .608 7.5 8.1 .927 8.4 11.7 .719 2.6 5.7 .449 1.1 2.4 .445

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA CHI 82 82 3131 2391 258 885 950 173 197 153 125 1043
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 3124 2955 214 945 839 208 178 131 122 1465
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 246 246 9358 8047 700 2799 2609 573 554 433 360 3451


Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 903 1493 509 558 76 178
1986 1092 1829 656 715 115 247
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 2969 4887 1842 1988 267 600

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA CHI 82 .688 1.60 33.2 6.0 28.5 10.3 21.0 16.1 43.7 1553.4 51.8 12.7 114.7 98.4
1986 NBA CHI 82 .689 1.62 26.3 6.5 34.9 9.5 24.1 17.9 46.9 1695.6 56.5 17.9 117.2 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 246 .698 1.65 29.2 6.4 31.3 10.0 23.4 17.5 45.1 4830.8 161.0 14.0 114.9 97.3

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA CHI 19 19 37.8 29.2 2.9 11.2 10.4 1.8 5.63 1.9 1.6 1.4
1986 NBA CHI 16 16 38.7 34.1 2.1 10.5 10.9 2.3 4.86 2.3 1.8 1.1
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 56 56 38.4 31.4 2.6 10.8 10.7 2.3 4.15 2.1 1.7 1.3


Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 11.8 19.3 .613 4.5 4.9 .914 8.3 11.4 .727 2.6 5.7 .454 1.0 2.3 .442
1986 13.3 21.9 .609 6.0 6.6 .906 9.1 12.4 .734 2.7 6.1 .439 1.5 3.3 .453
1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 12.2 19.8 .616 6.0 6.6 .913 8.6 11.7 .731 2.6 5.6 .459 1.1 2.5 .428

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA CHI 19 19 719 554 55 213 197 35 36 31 27 148
1986 NBA CHI 16 16 619 546 33 168 175 36 36 29 18 261
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 56 56 2149 1760 147 606 600 126 118 95 71 554


Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 225 367 85 93 19 43
1986 213 350 96 106 24 53
1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 683 1109 335 367 59 138

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA CHI 19 .679 1.51 30.8 5.5 28.9 9.7 23.1 17.0 33.0 242.7 8.1 7.8 110.7 100.8
1986 NBA CHI 16 .688 1.56 28.8 5.9 33.5 7.6 22.2 16.2 35.4 230.0 7.7 16.3 113.3 91.9
1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 56 .693 1.59 30.1 6.3 20.6 9.1 22.3 16.5 34.9 781.6 26.1 9.9 112.2 99.8

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 43 9 20 19 8 7 6 19 26 16 17 4 6
Playoff 52 6 17 19 5 5 7 23 32 16 17 4 6
Career 56 9 22 19 8 7 9 23 35 20 22 5 9

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 231
Total Player of the Week: 61
Total Player of the Month: 18
Total All-Star Appearances: 3
Total All-Star Game MVP : 1
Total All-League First Team : 3
Total All-Defensive First Team : 3
Total Playoff MVP : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 3
Total Championships: 1
Total Scoring Leader : 2
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
Total Steals Leader : 1
1987 NBA Steals Leader
1987 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1987 NBA All-League First Team
1987 NBA Most Valuable Player
1987 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1987 NBA All-Star
1986 National Basketball Association Champion
1986 NBA Playoff MVP
1986 NBA Scoring Leader
1986 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1986 NBA All-League First Team
1986 NBA Most Valuable Player
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.


Awards

1987 NBA Season Summary Awards


Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Gary Moore Chicago
Coach of the Year: Douglas Deering Phoenix

Most Valuable Player: SF Jack Dawkins Chicago 29.2 10.8 11.6 2.4 1.9
Rookie of the Year: SG Jefferey Adam Atlanta 20.4 5.2 3.1 0.5 0.2
Defender of the Year: C Brian Deese Boston 20.6 10.3 2.9 1.5 6.1
6th Man of the Year: C John Kress Cleveland 13.5 6.2 0.7 0.3 1.8
Most Improved Player: SG David Lawson Philadelphia 25.6 5.0 3.5 0.9 0.1

All-League 1st Team: C Brian Deese Boston 20.6 10.3 2.9 1.5 6.1
All-League 1st Team: F Jack Dawkins Chicago 29.2 10.8 11.6 2.4 1.9
All-League 1st Team: F Harris Connors Utah 25.4 11.6 5.0 0.8 2.1
All-League 1st Team: G Lionel Condon Golden State 27.4 6.2 9.0 2.2 0.7
All-League 1st Team: G Brian Crawford Detroit 30.4 6.5 2.7 0.3 0.4

All-League 2nd Team: C Clemente Ellis Dallas 23.3 10.5 2.0 0.3 6.9
All-League 2nd Team: F Lamont Cioffi Washington 21.8 10.8 3.1 0.5 0.8
All-League 2nd Team: F Joshua Jones Chicago 25.2 8.4 3.2 0.4 0.9
All-League 2nd Team: G Albert Scott Indiana 22.6 6.2 3.5 1.9 1.1
All-League 2nd Team: G David Lawson Philadelphia 25.6 5.0 3.5 0.9 0.1

All-League 3rd Team: C Royal Bryant Utah 15.5 10.7 2.0 0.7 6.5
All-League 3rd Team: F Andrew Edmiston Indiana 25.4 8.2 2.6 0.6 0.7
All-League 3rd Team: F Luke Black New Jersey 26.9 9.9 2.1 1.0 1.8
All-League 3rd Team: G Jules Howes Boston 23.7 6.5 6.8 1.2 0.3
All-League 3rd Team: G John Jennings New Jersey 21.6 7.0 4.8 1.5 0.5

All-Defense 1st Team: C Brian Deese Boston 20.6 10.3 2.9 1.5 6.1
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jack Dawkins Chicago 29.2 10.8 11.6 2.4 1.9
All-Defense 1st Team: F Chris Wise Philadelphia 13.7 11.0 2.1 0.8 3.2
All-Defense 1st Team: G Hugh Turnage New York 18.7 3.2 3.1 2.3 0.3
All-Defense 1st Team: G Lionel Condon Golden State 27.4 6.2 9.0 2.2 0.7

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Royal Bryant Utah 15.5 10.7 2.0 0.7 6.5
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Robert Ritz Portland 20.5 7.8 2.3 1.1 1.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Daniel Jones Portland 7.3 6.6 1.4 0.7 2.0
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Albert Scott Indiana 22.6 6.2 3.5 1.9 1.1
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Owen Cruz Sacramento 10.1 5.7 6.5 2.2 0.1

All-Rookie 1st Team: C John Unger Denver 11.3 5.4 1.7 0.2 0.7
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Joshua Shriver New York 9.8 3.7 1.3 0.9 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Nathanael Langlois Cleveland 5.6 2.0 1.2 0.2 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Jefferey Adam Atlanta 20.4 5.2 3.1 0.5 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Leland Mancini Houston 12.9 4.4 5.1 0.5 0.2

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C John Fleck Los Angeles (LAC) 6.4 5.2 1.9 0.5 2.4
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Brian Loeffler Los Angeles (LAL) 5.3 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Stephen Race New Jersey 4.8 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Robert Withrow New York 11.0 4.9 5.3 0.9 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Maximo Joseph San Antonio 11.3 3.6 2.3 1.7 0.6







Playoff Matchups
1) Chicago (65-17) vs 8) New York (38-44)
2) New Jersey (57-25) vs 7) Indiana (40-42)
3) Boston (51-31) vs 6) Philadelphia (42-40)
4) Detroit (50-32) vs 5) Washington (43-39)

1) Utah (53-29) vs 8) Seattle (39-43)
2) Phoenix (52-30) vs 7) Sacramento (41-41)
3) Golden State (50-32) vs 6) Portland (44-38)
4) Dallas (50-32) vs Denver (46-36) (this one should be an amazing series)

[Comey]

1988 Playoffs – First Round vs New York

The Bulls were 5-1 against the Knicks this year, losing only the final game of the season after everything was already locked in. Even when the team had John Jennings, the Knicks weren’t particularly good. They are a team on the rise, though…could see them getting Game 3, though.
Prediction: They get one. Bulls in four.

Game 1: Jack’s 23-14-11-4-2 paced the Bulls to an easy 102-79 victory. The defense held the Knicks to 36% shooting. Joshua Jones scored 19, while Ivory Perez scored 15, and a host of others scored in the high double-digits. Hugh Turnage led the Knicks with 23, on 10-12 shooting. He also raged at Joshua Morris, who shot 3-14 from the field (10 pts). Most of his shots were hero shots, and ill-advised.
Bulls Lead 1-0

Game 2: Jones’ 26, and Jack’s 25-11-10, were too much for the less-experienced, less-talented Knicks. The Bulls ran away with a 44-21 first quarter, then rested all of the starters in the fourth, which the Knicks won 25-19. Perez added 13, while Gregory Escalera added 8-6-8. Eddie Shank (11) and Chris Henderson (10) helped in the post. Hugh Turnage again led the Knicks with 16 points (on 5-15 shooting). Joshua Morris, the object of a massive cursing tirade by Turnage, was muted, going 3-8 from the field, with eight rebounds.
Bulls Lead 2-0

Game 3: The Knicks got one back at MSG, beating the Bulls with a 97-92. They turned back the Bulls late comeback attempt. Robert Withrow’s 28 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Randall Karr picked up 17 points and eight rebounds, while Richard Mertens scored 16 with eight boards. Jack’s 29-9-11 led the Bulls; Jones scored 17 with seven boards, while Henderson scored 15. The rest of the team stunk. Oh, Turnage seems to have destroyed Joshua Morris’ spirit; he scored just two points, on 1-7 shooting.
Bulls Lead 2-1

Game 4: The Bulls ripped through the Knicks, 108-84, winning the series. Jack was vintage, going 12-15 from the field, 10-10 from the line, for 35-7-11 numbers. That helped overcome Jones’ foul trouble; he finished with just eight points in 20 minutes. Richard Mims and Eddie Shank turned back the clock, combining for 29 points. With Hugh Turnage out for the series with an ankle sprain, Joshua Morris came back to the forefront. He scored 18 points, on 7-19 shooting, with eight rebounds and five assists. Robert Withrow was held to nine points, on 2-10 shooting. Randall Karr scored 14.
Bulls Win Series, 3-1

Elsewhere: New Jersey needed five games, but outdid Indiana, 3-2. Sixth-seed Philadelphia upset Boston, 3-1. On the other side, Utah rolled Seattle, and will face Dallas in what should be a wonderful showdown. Of course, I thought Dallas-Denver would be, but the Mavs swept the Nugs. Golden State swept Portland, while seventh-seed Sacramento upset Phoenix in five games.

1987-88 NBA Conference Semifinals
1) Boston vs 5) Washington
2) New Jersey vs 6) Philadelphia

1) Utah vs 4) Dallas
3) Golden State vs 7) Sacramento