FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty- Season 2 (2015-2016)
 

Let's take a look at how our 4 recruits teams fared from season 1.

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- The Tigers were 19-14 overall, 6-10 in the SEC. They lost in the second round of the CBI.

C David Ginsberg (Army)- It was very rough for Army, as they were 5-25 on the season, 3-11 in the Patriot. As expected, no postseason.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- Xavier went 25-8, 12-4 in the Atlantic Ten, losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- The Tarheels went 31-7, 11-5 in the ACC, losing in the NCAA Elite Eight.

And now let's look at the player cards for our season 2 recruits, in order of national rank.

August 2015

PF Eden James- Utah St. is showing the most interest right now, but have not offered a scholarship.

PG Al Mighty- Oklahoma St., Baylor, and Houston have all offered Al a scholarship, Oklahoma and Texas A&M are also in the mix.

SF Chester Smith- Chester has no offers yet, but the top 5 are Duke, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Villanova, and West Virginia.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- No offers yet for Ricardo, but his top 5 are South Alabama, Alabama St., Troy, Florida Gulf Coast, and SE Louisiana.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Colorado St. is the only school looking at Mike right now, but they have not offered.

September 2015

PF Eden James- It still appears to be Utah St. for Eden, although they haven't offered yet.

PG Al Mighty- Al has made his intentions known, he wants to be an Oklahoma St. Cowboy, and they have offered. Unless some other team swoops in late, I expect Al to sign in November.

SF Chester Smith- Maryland and West Virginia are now the front runners for Chester, and have both offered. Pitt, Villanova, and Georgetown are still in the mix.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- No offers yet for Ricardo, and the only change is that Southern is in, SE Louisiana is out. The rest of the top 5 remains the same.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Northern Colorado is now in the mix for Mike's services, but Colorado St. is still the front runner, although neither have offered.

October 2015

PF Eden James- Eden is starting to get more looks now, as Kansas and Oklahoma are back in the mix, along with Utah St., Georgia Tech, and Boston College. None have offered yet.

PG Al Mighty- In-state rival Oklahoma is now showing interest in Al as well, but Oklahoma St. is still in command, as they have offered and the Sooners haven't.

SF Chester Smith- Chester has given a verbal commitment to Maryland, and although that can change, other schools have 1 month to try and sway his interest. Otherwise, I expect Chester to be a Terrapin come November.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- The only change in Ricardos top 5 is the fact that South Alabama has offered him a scholarship. Everything else is the same.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Air Force is also showing interest in Mike, and while Mike has expressed a lack of interest in going to a military school, he's keeping them around, for now.

November 2015

PF Eden James- Boston College has offered Eden a scholarship, and the rest of the top 5 include Memphis, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, but none of them have offered.

PG Al Mighty- In the end, it was all about Oklahoma St., as Al made it official on November 1st, officially signing his LOI with the Cowboys.

SF Chester Smith- Chester officially signed his LOI with Maryland, and he will be a Terp next season.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- South Alabama offered, and Ricardo took it. Mr. Tubbs signed his LOI with South Alabama.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Uh-oh! Mike has lost all interest from the schools involved. Once he told Air Force no, Colorado St. and Northern Colorado have backed off as well. Ugh!

Something I did last time that I will do this time as well, is let you guys decide about redshirting. I will turn off the option for players to refuse redshirts, then let everybody know where their player is scheduled to be on the depth chart. I will give you the options before redshirt decisions and after the computer AI makes redshirt decisions, but I will not save after training camp. Then I will go back and let you guys decide whether you want to use your redshirt year or not. So let's get it started.

Before Training Camp, no redshirts yet

PG Randy Rodgers- 7th on depth chart
C David Ginsberg- Starting PF
C Jace Hunter- 6th on depth chart
PF Ivan Carrillo- 11th on depth chart

After Training Camp- CPU decides redshirts

PG Randy Rodgers- Randy actually moved down a spot to 8th on the depth chart, so it's up to you ntndeacon.

C David Ginsberg- still slotted to be the starting PF, so I wouldn't redshirt him, but it's up to you DavidCorperial

C Jace Hunter- Still slotted 6th on the depth chart. What do you want to do Travis?

PF Ivan Carrillo- Ivan has moved up to 9th on the depth chart. What would you like to do with him Icy?

I will try to give you guys the choice, but if I haven't gotten a response after a certain amount of time, or you defer to me, I will make the decision myself. I would like to keep this going at a reasonable pace. So first four, let me know, if I can get the actual season going tomorrow or Monday, I want to.

Red shirt please.

redshirt please!

No red shirt here, let him play

So far, Jace Hunter and Randy Rodgers are redshirting. Travis, I'm a little surprised that you want Jace Hunter to redshirt, but that's no problem with me.

Still waiting to hear from Icy on what he wants Ivan Carrillo to do, although I would assume he will want to redshirt. As soon as I hear from him I'll get this going.

Season 2 shouldn't take very long as I'll only have 1, maybe 2 players to report on, so season 3 signups are underway.

Redshirt Ivan Carrillo please!

how does one sign up for this...here or a different thread?

Breeze, there is an FBCB interactive player dynasty sign up thread down there somewhere, should be on the first page.

Also, make sure not to get it confused with the other thread. I have an interactive player dynasty and an interactive coaches dynasty going. If you have any questions feel free to pm me

Alright, so all but 1 player is redshirting. David Ginsberg will see action this season.

A couple notes, I have edited our 4 teams and they have the actual coach, with their actual age. Roy Williams is at North Carolina, Bruce Pearl at Auburn, Chris Mack at Xavier, and Zach Spiker at Army. I left coach levels the way they are, and at the end of every season I will take them off human coach for potential job offers and retirement. This will also give a nice feel to the game. Now, let's look at the preseason polls:



Last note before I get started, I did not use a mod for this, so the conferences and teams and polls, etc, are based off the 2010-2011 season, as that is around the time this game came out. So things will be quite different from what you would expect to see. All I did was change the starting date, but the data is all from around 2010, 2011

Nov. 9-15, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

11/15/15 at Clemson (W 85-73)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

No games this week

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

11/9/15 vs. New Mexico (W 61-53)
11/11/15 vs. #18 Arizona (W 77-69)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

11/15/15 vs. Cornell (L 72-65)

That was it for the games this first week, to the polls we go:

Nov. 16-22, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

11/18/15 vs. Alcorn St. (W 101-57)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/17/15 at USC Upstate (W 58-43), 6 points, 14 rebounds, 3-6 shooting.
11/21/15 at Quinnipiac (L 83-73), 6 points, 10 rebounds before fouling out.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

11/21/15 at SIU Edwarsville (W 66-38)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

11/17/15 vs. Colorado (W 76-68)
11/19/15 vs. Wyoming (W 79-58)
11/22/15 vs. Winthrop (W 75-57)

Much better week for the Tarheels. Let's look at the polls:



A little bit surprised Carolina didn't at least get 1 vote.

Nov. 23-29, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

11/23/15 at UAB (L 84-53)
11/25/15 vs. Samford (W 94-43)
11/29/15 vs. Alabama State (W 81-49)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/24/15 vs. #18 West Virginia (L 73-46), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

11/24/15 vs. Northwestern (W 80-65)
11/26/15 vs. Morgan State (W 98-67)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

11/24/15 vs. Middle Tennessee (W 95-67)
11/26/15 vs. Davidson (W 85-50)
11/29/15 vs. Fairfield (W 76-68)

Here's a look at the weekly poll:




Good to see the Tarheels back in the polls, tough luck for Auburn who lost their votes.

Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/2/15 vs. Georgia State (W 91-62)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/30/15 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 55-48), 7 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
12/3/15 at Canisius (L 57-54), 8 points, 6 rebounds
12/5/15 at Fordham (L 68-60), 7 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

12/2/15 vs. Belmont (L 64-61 in OT)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/2/15 vs. Lipscomb (W 80-57)

Here's a look at the polls:



Wow! Amazing that a 3 point loss in OT can knock a team down 7 spots.



Whoops! I had forgotten that Xavier was a mid-major, my bad! They lost a few spots here too.

With only 1 of our players playing this season, this will be just a short review of David Ginsberg's averages through November.


Ginsberg is leading Army in RPG by a wide margin, but could be doing even better.

Dec. 2015 Recruiting

PF Eden James- Eden was tired of waiting around for some of the bigger schools to offer him, so he went ahead and signed with Boston College. Not a bad choice considering that BC had a prestige of 84 when this game was made.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- A bit of good news for Mike, as Colorado State is starting to show limited interest again, but have not offered a scholarship.

Well that concludes the month of November and into December, and what a month it was. For now, I plan on sticking with that format. Let me know what you guys think, and if there is anything extra you want to see, feel free to let me know. I feel like the week by week, recruit by recruit format is simple yet effective. Thoughts?

I've never played FBCB, so I am not sure how the game works itself. Is recruiting dynamic (happening week-to-week in game, kind of like TCY) or is it a step in the process, like scouting in FOFC?

StLee, recruiting in FBCB is month by month, you set your recruiting actions anytime during the month and at the beginning of each month the actions take effect

Dec. 7-13, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/8/15 at #3 Illinois (W 86-71)
12/12/15 vs. Chattanooga (L 80-76)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/8/15 vs. Wagner (L 69-55), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks.
12/11/15 at Mt. St. Marys (W 83-69), 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, POTG

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

12/7/15 at Butler (W 61-53)
12/12/15 vs. Minnesota (W 74-64)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/7/15 at VCU (L 73-61)
12/10/15 at Wofford (W 76-45)
12/13/15 vs. Montana State (W 86-65)



Geez, a 2-1 week and the Tarheels lose all their votes? Unbelievable.



Xavier rises a spot here in the mid-major poll.

Dec. 14-20, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/19/15 vs. Iona (W 75-56)
12/20/15 vs. New Mexico St. (W 85-77)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/15/15 at Seton Hall (L 86-57), 8 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block.
12/19/15 at Yale (L 64-54), 12 points, 7 rebounds.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

12/16/15 vs. Indiana St. (W 96-86)
12/19/15 vs. Michigan (L 48-46)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/17/15 vs. Arizona St. (W 80-69)



Holy Toledo! a 2 point loss and Xavier drops 14 spots in the AP Top 25? That is crazy ridiculous.



Good thing the mid-major pollsters are more forgiving. Xavier drops just 1 spot here.

Dec. 21-27, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/21/15 vs. Middle Tennessee (W 77-71)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/22/15 at Sacred Heart (L 51-48), 3 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
12/25/15 at Albany (L 63-56), 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist (fouled out)

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

12/22/15 at SE Missouri St. (W 69-28)
12/25/15 at Georgia Southern (W 81-75)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/26/15 vs. Penn St. (L 89-82)



Crazy how the AP Top 25 works. 2 wins over outmatched opponents and Xavier climbs 11 spots.



How's that for irony? A 1 spot drop in the mid-major poll.

Dec. 28, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/30/15 vs. Savannah St. (W 70-62)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/29/15 at #7 Gonzaga (L 73-34), 7 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

1/1/16 at Western Michigan (W 89-70)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/31/15 at Georgetown (W 68-63)



Now that's more reasonable, a 2 spot rise. Just noticed something interesting. Kansas is nowhere to be found in the polls.



Xavier gets their #4 spot back in the mid-major polls

Here's a look at player averages as we enter January. Only David Ginsberg is playing.




While still leading Army in RPG by a wide margin, look at that +/- number (although I have no idea what it means, but I would think -7.4 wouldn't be very good). Still though Ginsberg is having a solid freshman campaign thus far.

Jan. 2016 Recruiting

SG Mike Schaplowsky -- Being the only 1 of our potential recruits not to sign so far, he has brought Air Force back into the mix. It appears to be between them and Colorado St. although neither have offered.

Alright guys, give me some opinions. What do you guys think so far? Would you like to see me add anything? I'm liking the current format, and obviously when I get more guys that are actually playing, the week by week will take a bit longer, but I say so far so good. What say you?

Looks good to me, obviously with more human players next season will get more interesting.

yea, I'm enjoying it as well!

I'm definitely enjoying it, and plus/minus is the difference between points for and against the team when the player is on the court, so Army, on average is outscored by 7.4 points per game when David is on the floor, which is not too bad if you have a losing team.

DavidCorperial, Thanks for the info, I had no idea what that meant. I think your player is still on pace for a great season though.

Jan. 4-10, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

1/4/16 at #24 Duke (W 105-97)
1/9/16 vs. #11 Florida (L 79-71)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/6/16 vs. Holy Cross (L 67-54), 2 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks.
1/9/16 vs. Navy (L 57-51), 10 points, 13 rebounds (double-double, but fouled out).

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

no games this week

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

no games this week.

Very short week for our guys with just 4 games.



Not playing this week cost Xavier a spot in the AP poll.



Because of Gonzaga losing this week, Xavier moves up 1 spot in the mid-major poll.

Jan. 11-17, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

1/12/16 at #17 Vanderbilt (L 80-42)
1/16/16 vs. #21 Alabama (L 93-85)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/13/16 at Lafayette (L 72-61), 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/16/16 at Bucknell (W 59-55), 7 points, 10 rebounds.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

1/13/16 vs. George Washington (W 69-60)
1/16/16 vs. Duquesne (L 71-67)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

1/13/16 at Virginia Tech (W 61-58)
1/16/16 at Florida St. (W 70-60)



It's about time North Carolina started getting some AP votes again. Of course with Xavier losing they move down a few spots.



Xavier seems to like flipping between that 3 and 4 spot in the mid-major poll.

Jan. 19-25, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

1/18/16 at #19 Georgia (L 89-74)
1/21/16 vs. Fresno St. (W 83-71)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/21/16 vs. SIU Edwardsville (W 60-56), 1 points, 8 rebounds, (fouled out).
1/23/16 vs. American (L 76-67), 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals (nice all around game for Ginsberg).

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

1/20/16 vs. St. Louis (W 68-54)
1/23/16 at UMass (W 95-56)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

1/20/16 at Virginia (L 63-47)
1/23/16 at Georgia Tech (W 69-61)



Figures that North Carolina would lose their votes, but come on, with their record and the conference they play in, they should be getting votes. The polls in FBCB definitely need a bit of tweaking.



Aaaand back to #3 for Xavier in the mid-major polls.

Jan. 25-31, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

1/26/16 vs. Arkansas (W 80-62)
1/30/16 vs. Mississippi St. (L 90-81)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/27/16 vs. Lehigh (W 54-44), 7 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.
1/30/16 vs. Colgate (W 66-61), 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (double-double) (POTG)

Big time week for Mr. Ginsberg, especially in the Colgate game. They probably don't win without his efforts.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

1/27/16 at St. Bonaventure (W 67-45)
1/30/16 vs. LaSalle (W 61-54)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

1/27/16 vs. #16 Duke (L 92-73)
1/30/16 vs. Georgia Tech (W 66-56)



Nice week for Xavier gets them closer to the top 10 in the AP poll.



No change there, however with Memphis and BYU ahead of Xavier, it's going to be hard for them to get much higher than 3 in this poll.

As we enter February, let's start by taking a look at the stat card for David Ginsberg:





The RPG seem to be up a little bit, and that +/- ratio definitely increased. David has 2 POTG awards to his credit so far.

Feb. 2016 Recruiting

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Nothing has changed for Mike, it's still between Air Force and Colorado St., although neither have offered yet. Let's hope this 1 star recruit gets signed.

Feb. 1-7, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/1/16 at #25 Ole Miss (L 84-44)
2/6/16 at LSU (L 76-73)

It's been a rough start to conference play for Bruce Pearl and the Tigers. Hopefully they can turn it around.

C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/3/16 at Navy (L 41-36), 5 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals.
2/6/16 at Holy Cross (L 65-58), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal. I'm not sure but that might be one of Ginsberg's lowest rebound outputs of the season.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

2/3/16 at Duquesne (W 81-52)
2/6/16 vs. Dayton (W 92-84)

So Xavier avenges their earlier conference loss to Duquesne and now has a 6 game winning streak.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

2/3/16 vs. Virginia (W 76-68)
2/6/16 vs. Clemson (W 77-67)

The Tarheels needed to win these 2 tough games this week, and they did so, putting them right back in the conference race.



Good to see North Carolina back in the mix in the top 25 polls, but they have a big, big game next week.



It's quite evident the only way Xavier will see 1 or 2 in the mid-major poll is if they keep winning and Memphis and BYU have a slip-up.

Feb. 8-14, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/8/16 vs. South Carolina (W 69-62)
2/13/16 vs. Tennessee (L 83-76)

Well it's good that Auburn got their 2nd SEC win, would have been nice to follow it up and build a winning streak.

C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/10/16 vs. Bucknell (L 80-78), 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist (double-double)
2/13/16 vs. Lafayette (L 67-66), 10 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks (double-double). What a game for Ginsberg!

Ugh! 3 points separate Army from being 5-6 in Patriot league play. Instead they are 3-8 in conference and fighting to stay out of the cellar.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

2/10/16 at Rhode Island (W 68-59)
2/13/16 at George Washington (L 72-69, OT)

Well that's certainly what Xavier needed, had they beat GW they would have been on top of the A-10 conference as conference leader Temple came into the week 8-0 and finished the week 8-2 in conference play. Tough break!

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

2/10/16 at #2 Maryland (W 78-68)
2/13/16 vs. Virginia Tech (W 69-58)

That win at Maryland was huge! And the best thing is, after a game like that, teams tend to have a letdown against lower competition. Not so for the Tarheels who beat a VA Tech team that is at the bottom of the ACC.



Hello North Carolina and welcome back to the AP Top 25. With another huge game against a top 10 opponent next week, the stay in the top 25 could be short.

Feb. 15-21, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/16/16 at #24 Kentucky (W 92-91)
2/20/16 at Arkansas (W 86-76)

Huge week for the Tigers, Bruce Pearl must have really chewed some butt after that loss to Tennessee. Auburn has won 3 out of their last 4, but the schedule doesn't get any easier. Their last 4 regular season games are against teams with a combined record of 73-29. :eek:

C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/16/16 vs. Winston-Salem (L 69-63, OT), 7 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, (double-double) (fouled out)
2/20/16 at American (W 68-64), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (fouled out).

OK, first of all, is Winston-Salem even a real team? They must be if they are in the game, but I've never heard of them. Anyways, that game was ugly. 58 fouls were called, and Army had 4 of their 5 starters foul out. But Mr. Ginsberg, stop fouling young man! You fouled out of both games this week, and against American you had 1/3 of your teams total fouls!

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

2/17/16 at Charlotte (L 62-61)
2/20/16 at St. Louis (L 77-62)

What is going on with the Musketeers? They've dropped 3 in a row and went from being tied for first in the conference to being tied for third. Near the end of the season is not the best time to play bad basketball.

Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

2/17/16 vs. #6 Wake Forest (L 68-54)
2/20/16 at Miami (FL) (W 78-76)

What could have been. The Tarheels wanted that game against Wake Forest, but the Demon Deacons were just too tough. Fortunately they held on to beat Miami, but even that was a struggle.



To the surprise of nobody, Xavier drops out of the AP Top 25. They are still in good shape, receiving votes though. That Wake Forest loss didn't hurt the Tarheels, as they stayed at 19.



The mid-major pollsters were much kinder to Xavier, only dropping them 1 spot.

I'm adding a new weekly feature to the dynasties (this one and the coaching one). As soon as the Bubble Watch is available, I'll start tracking that. For this week, we have 1 team on the bubble.

The Auburn Tigers are on the bubble and as of right now are projected in, but they'll have to really fight to hold on to that.

North Carolina is projected as a lock for the NCAA tournament, that win over Maryland helped a lot.

Xavier is also a lock right now, but they can't afford too many more slip-ups.

And of course there is Army, who is projected out, no surprise there.

Feb. 22-28, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/23/16 vs. Ole Miss (W 80-67)
2/27/16 at Alabama (L 103-82)

Good for Auburn to get some revenge on Ole Miss for that 40 point beatdown earlier in the season, but giving up 103 to Alabama won't make coach Pearl happy.

C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/24/16 at Lehigh (W 59-58), 8 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/27/16 at Colgate (L 73-71, OT), 12 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Another nice week for Ginsberg, as for Army, they gave up an 8 point halftime lead to Colgate, which would have been a huge win. Now they turn around and face them in the first round of the Patriot tournament in which the Cadets are the #6 seed.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

2/24/16 vs. St. Josephs (W 79-66)
2/27/16 vs. Fordham (L 117-113, OT)

Unfortunately I have no way of knowing how many overtimes this game went, but judging by the fact some players played 54 minutes, it went at least 3, maybe more. But what a bad, bad loss to Fordham, a team that's only won 9 games this season.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)

2/24/16 vs. N.C. State (W 63-44)
2/27/16 at #11 Duke (L 78-53)

Duke has owned this rivalry lately, and this one was no different.



Xavier is dangerously close to losing all their votes, and deservedly so as they aren't playing good ball right now. I think the margin of the loss is the only reason the Tarheels dropped a spot in these polls.



A 2 spot drop in the mid-major poll for Xavier. They are losing a lot of ground here too.

Bubble Watch

Auburn is still on the 15 team bubble watch this week, but now they are projected out. Their next 2 games won't be any easier. Even if they were to split, they'd probably still be projected out.

Army knows the only way they are going to see postseason action is to win the Patriot tournament, and we know any team can get hot at any time.

Despite the struggles lately, Xavier is still a lock for the NCAA tournament, but a couple more losses and that lock may not be so strong.

North Carolina is also still a lock, due to their 10-4 record against teams 1-100 in the RPI.

Feb. 29-March 6, 2016

C David Ginsberg (Army)

We'll start with Ginsberg and his Army Cadets as they begin the Patriot tournament this week. Army comes into the tournament as the 6th seed, finishing the regular season with a 9-20 record, 5-9 in conference.

3/2/16- Patriot Quarterfinals vs. (3) Colgate (W 57-52), Ginsberg was held scoreless tonight, but did grab 10 rebounds and had 2 assists and a steal as Colgate avenges the regular season ending loss.

3/6/16- Patriot Semifinals vs. (2) American (W 62-54), Due to early foul trouble, Ginsberg was largely ineffective in this one, scoring just 1 point and grabbing just 6 rebounds. No matter though, his Cadets have advanced to the Patriot championship game which will be played next week.

Our other 3 teams finished up their regular seasons this week, so let's review their progress:

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/29/16 vs. LSU (W 79-62)
3/5/16 at Mississippi St. (W 81-68)

2 huge, huge victories for Bruce Pearl and the Tigers this week give them a lot of momentum heading into the SEC Tournament. They finish the regular season 19-11 but just 7-9 in SEC play, only good for the 7th seed. They'll open up against (10) Georgia.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

3/2/16 at Temple (W 66-57)
3/5/16 vs. Richmond (W 74-71)

A great week for the Musketeers who get a couple huge wins. They finish the regular season with a 22-7 record, 11-5 in A-Ten play. This gives them the 4th seed and a First round bye in the A-Ten Tournament, where they await the winner between (12) Duquesne and (5) GW.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

3/2/16 vs. Florida St. (W 99-73)
3/5/16 at Boston College (L 78-72)

The Tarheels won't take any solace in knowing they were the only one of our 4 teams to lose a game this week. That loss really hurts, as they finish 22-8, 11-5 in ACC play. They still get the 3rd seed and a First round bye in the ACC Tournament, and they'll play the winner between (11) Florida St. and (6) N.C. State.



The Tarheels drop a few spots with that regular season ending loss, and welcome back Xavier, who got 2 big wins. A little bummed Auburn didn't get any votes.



Back up to #6 for Xavier in the mid-major poll, was hoping they'd jump up a little more but no such luck.

Bubble Watch

With their 2 big wins last week, Auburn is officially off the bubble watch and is actually now a lock for the NCAA Tournament. Winning a game or 2 in the SEC Tournament wouldn't hurt though.

Army knows their situation.. if they win the Patriot Championship game they go dancing, if not they go home for the rest of the season.

Xavier is still a lock for the NCAA Tournament, don't see that changing no matter what happens in the A-Ten Tourney.

North Carolina is also a lock, but not as secure of a lock as they would like, believe it or not. Out of the 4 ACC teams that are considered locks, they are 4th and final on that list.

March 7-13, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

Since all 4 teams are into conference tournament play, we'll just start back at the top with Randy and the Tigers.

3/10/16- SEC First Round vs. (10) Georgia (L 95-65)

Wow, definitely not the way the Tigers wanted to go out in the SEC Tournament. Here's hoping that 30 point loss doesn't cost them a bid after all.

C David Ginsberg (Army)

3/11/16- Patriot Championship vs. (5) Lafayette (L 60-50), Ugh, it just wasn't meant to be tonight for the Cadets, who got 5 points 11 rebounds, an assist and a block from Ginsberg. Unfortunately, than 40-22 halftime deficit was too much to overcome and Army will end their season with an 11-21 record.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

3/11/16- A-Ten Quarterfinals vs. (5) George Washington (L 78-72). Ugh, yet another favored team going down in the first game of their conference tournament. Their fate is in the hands of the selection committee.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

3/11/16- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (6) N.C. State (L 100-94). Well I guess the Tarheels didn't want to feel left out on the loser parade this week, as they also go down in their first game of their conference tourney. With 2 straight losses, what will the selection committee do with them?

Here's a look at our final regular season edition of the polls:



Both the Tarheels and the Musketeers out of the top 25, Xavier barely hanging on to 5 votes.



Instead of bouncing between 3 and 4 like Xavier was earlier in the season, now they are bouncing between 6 and 8. Not where you want to be.

2016 Selection Sunday

Auburn gets in as the #9 seed in the NCAA South Region and takes on (8) Missouri in the First Round. Some of you may be thinking "Why are they playing an SEC opponent in the first round" but remember, this game is being playing without a mod, before Mizzou went to the SEC.

North Carolina gets the #7 seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up in the First Round against (10) Mississippi St. What is it with FBCB putting human coached teams in the same region when it is easily avoidable?

Xavier gets the #7 seed in the NCAA East Region and will play (10) Stanford in the First Round.

Of course no postseason for Army, but David Ginsberg had an incredible freshman season. Let's take a look at his final season averages:




Ginsberg finishes #4 in the RPG category among the Patriot teams. The other 3 that averaged more rebounds a game are 2 seniors, and a sophomore, so that is a tremendous accomplishment.

We've still got 1 young man that is on the recruiting trail, so let's cover that quickly.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Colorado St. has lost interest, and it is up to Air Force to offer Mike a scholarship. They haven't as of yet.

2016 Postseason

With 3 of our 4 FOFC teams in the postseason, let's see how their teams do. Although none of these 3 FOFC players will be playing, they still want to know how their teams fare, so let's get to it.

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

3/18/16- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (8) Missouri (L 75-56). The Tigers just didn't compete in their final 2 games of the season, which won't make coach Pearl happy at all.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

3/18/16- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (10) Stanford (W 61-58)
3/20/16- NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. (2) UConn (L 64-51).

The effort was there against UConn, in fact the Musketeers led at the half, but UConn came storming out in the second half and put it away early.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

3/18/16- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (10) Mississippi St. (W 77-70)
3/20/16- NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. (2) Memphis (L 86-76).

How is it that Memphis is ranked #1 in the nation yet only got a 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament? That seems way odd to me. On a bright note, the Tarheels played even in the second half, as the halftime deficit was 10.

2015-2016 Season Wrap-Up

Next Years Recruits

For those that have signed to a school for next season, let's take a look at how their teams fared.

PF Eden James- Eden is going to Boston College, which finished 17-14 overall and 6-10 in ACC play, missing out on the postseason.

PG Al Mighty- Al is headed to Oklahoma St., which finished 19-15 overall and 7-9 in the Big 12. The Cowboys got the #4 seed in the NIT West Region and lost their opening game 57-56 to (5) Northeastern.

SF Chester Smith- Chester is going to Maryland, which finished 32-6 overall and 11-5 in ACC play. They got the #2 seed in the NCAA West Region, beat (15) Quinnipiac 71-54, beat (10) Utah 68-64, and beat (6) Georgia 90-83 before losing in the Elite Eight to (5) Kansas, 80-64.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- Ricardo is going to South Alabama, which finished 18-14 overall and 12-6 in the Sun Belt. They got the #8 seed in the CIT and lost in the First Round to (9) Oral Roberts 77-66.

Season Awards

David Ginsberg was the only FOFCer eligible for an award (obviously, as they don't give awards for redshirt of the year :)), and he made the Patriot All-Freshman Team.


See who got the conference frosh of the year? Army will have a nice frontcourt for the next 3 seasons, provided both Flint and Ginsberg stay.

Transfers

Icy, your player Ivan Carrillo has decided to transfer. Normally the transfer rules are that you have to sit out next year. But since you chose to redshirt your player this season, he'll be eligible to play next season, and I'll let you know where he goes.

Also, my player Mike Schaplowsky was not recruited, so no more 1 star recruits as far as I'm concerned. 0 for 2 is enough. lol

Conference Movement

We had some conference movement, as Winthrop goes from the Big South to the Atlantic Sun, and USC Upstate goes from the Atlantic Sun to the Big South.

Also, Gonzaga goes from the WCC to the WAC, while Idaho goes from the WAC to the WCC.

Coach Movement

None of the coach movement affected any of our current players or soon to be players, so nothing to talk about there.

Icy, your player Ivan Carrillo ended up transferring to Arizona St.

I will start season 3 tomorrow, as I've had a long day and quite frankly am fighting to stay awake. We have 5 recruits for season 3, and I've already edited them as needed, so it shouldn't take long to get through to training camps tomorrow. Hope you all are still enjoying!

Looking forward to seeing my player!

Excited for the new season, hopefully can help Xavier avoid some of those close losses.