Dec. 3-9, 2018
SR C David Ginsberg (Army)
12/5/18 at Seton Hall (L 77-61), 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, 3 steals, (Fouled Out).
12/7/18 vs. Penn State (L 76-61), 8 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
The Cadets played some tough competition this week and only trailed Penn St. by 1 at halftime. David had a solid week, and had a heck of a game going until he fouled out against Seton Hall.
RS JR C Jace Hunter (#14 Xavier)
12/4/18 vs. Stetson (W 80-57), 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).
12/6/18 vs. #18 Cincinnati (L 76-74), 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
Wow, did Jace have a block party against Stetson or what? Unfortunately he couldn't sustain that interior defense as the Musketeers lost a top 20 game.
RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)
12/3/18 vs. South Alabama (L 81-67), 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
12/6/18 vs. Belmont (W 73-62), 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).
So the Tigers lost a tough one against a good S. Alabama team, but still a nice start to the early season. A nice start for Randy too, who is putting up solid, consistent numbers.
RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)
12/5/18 at #23 Wisconsin (L 79-50), DNP (Injury)
The Sun Devils lost another player to injury in this game, and had been playing tough otherwise, only down 7 at halftime. ASU now has just 6 eligible players, and you have to wonder if it's not time to take the redshirt off a couple players.
JR PF Eden James (#6 Boston College)
12/3/18 at Drexel (W 101-72), 7 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals.
12/6/18 vs. Northeastern (W 86-59), 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal (POTG).
12/9/18 vs. Hofstra (W 87-77), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal.
The Eagles roll over subpar competition this week, and Eden is all over the stat book. Solid if not spectacular numbers.
RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland)
12/5/18 vs. Penn St. (W 69-48), 1 rebound in 3 minutes of action.
12/9/18 vs. Boise St. (W 76-37), no stats in 4 minutes of action.
It certainly isn't the best of weeks for Chester, especially against Boise St., but at least he is playing. The Terps continue to roll and are still undefeated.
RS SO PG Al Mighty (#24 Houston)
12/9/18 vs. Texas St. (W 71-57), 2 points.
The Cougars stay undefeated, but Al was a non-factor this week, other than 2 made free throws.
RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (#21 UNLV)
12/7/18 at Loyola Marymount (L 62-61), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
Tough loss for the Rebels in their only game of the week, and Ricardo had decent numbers.
SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)
12/4/18 vs. UCLA (L 81-50), 4 points, 6 rebounds.
It was huge for the 49ers to host UCLA from a financial standpoint, and they only trailed by 14 at the half, but UCLA took control in the second half. Rudy didn't exactly have the greatest of games in limited minutes.
RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)
12/5/18 vs. Holy Cross (W 71-59), 3 points in 3 minutes.
12/9/18 at Canisius (W 83-75), 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.
Jack wasn't at full strength against Holy Cross, which explains his lack of minutes, but he was back in the starting line-up against Canisius, as the Orange play 2 uninspired games of basketball this week.
RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke)
12/4/18 vs. East Tennessee St. (W 80-56), 2 points, 2 rebounds.
1 game for the Blue Devils this week, and it was an easy one. Ralph didn't play much, but he was effective when in the game.
RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)
12/4/18 at Western Michigan (W 75-73), DNP (Coaches Decision)
A nice win for the Panthers who led by 11 at halftime, but no minutes for Benton.
RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- academic suspension
12/8/18 at SMU (L 65-52)
Best effort so far for the Tigers in the young season, but they've got a lot of work to do.
FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)
12/3/18 vs. #10 Arizona (L 82-69), no stats in 4 minutes of action.
12/8/18 vs. Northeastern (W 69-59), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
The Hoyas really wanted that Arizona game, and they played well, but not well enough. Ariel had a nice game against Northeastern in his 7 minutes of floor time.
FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)
No games this week for Thomas and the Thundering Herd.
FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)
12/4/18 vs. Iona (W 73-62), 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.
12/6/18 vs. Detroit (W 88-78), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
12/9/18 at Coppin St. (W 68-66), 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
Good week for the Panthers who won all 3 games, although the competition wasn't great, and Pitt didn't play great basketball. Qwikshot had nice, consistent stats, nothing special.
FR SG Jaybard Riley (#7 Michigan State)
12/4/18 at Green Bay (W 80-52), 22 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
12/8/18 at Detroit (W 68-46), 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.
The Spartans win a couple more against subpar competition, but another great week for Jaybard. If FBCB had weekly or monthly awards, Jaybard would be cleaning up.
FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting
12/9/18 vs. Indiana St. (W 69-62)
Just the 1 game for the Wildcats this week, but it was a nice win over the Sycamores.
FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting
12/3/18 vs. Seattle (W 86-77)
12/6/18 at UC Santa Barbara (L 79-78)
Not a bad loss for the Ducks as UCSB is a pretty strong mid-major.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (59) 6-0 1787 2 Southeastern Conference
2. Duke 5-0 1700 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Maryland (11) 8-0 1682 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois (2) 5-0 1573 4 Big Ten Conference
5. North Carolina 6-0 1530 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Boston College 5-0 1433 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Michigan State 7-0 1375 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Texas 5-0 1263 9 Big 12 Conference
9. Arizona 5-0 1213 10 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Florida 4-1 1154 11 Southeastern Conference
11. Clemson 5-0 990 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Oklahoma 4-1 983 12 Big 12 Conference
13. Rider 9-0 842 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. Cincinnati 7-0 818 18 Big East Conference
15. Georgia Tech 5-0 785 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Kansas 6-1 690 NR Big 12 Conference
17. San Diego State 5-0 574 20 Mountain West Conference
18. Wisconsin 5-1 570 23 Big Ten Conference
19. Connecticut 6-1 511 8 Big East Conference
20. Houston 5-0 432 24 Conference USA
21. South Carolina State 5-0 299 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
22. Hampton 5-0 205 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23. Cal State Northridge 4-0 202 NR Big West Conference
24. Wake Forest 5-1 197 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Marist 4-0 186 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Mount St. Mary's 5-0 149 Northeast Conference
Utah 4-1 105 Mountain West Conference
Xavier 4-2 49 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi State 5-1 34 Southeastern Conference
Stanford 2-2 26 Pacific-10 Conference
Bethune-Cookman 2-0 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Memphis 5-1 16 Big East Conference
Indiana 5-1 5 Big Ten Conference
Providence 6-1 4 Big East Conference
Ohio State 4-2 1 Big Ten Conference
Nice to see a fair amount of our teams getting votes in the coaches poll, but Duke loses the top spot.