Feb. 25-March 3, 2019
19 games on the schedule this week, with 2 head to head games, both in the Big East and both featuring Pittsburgh.
2/27/19-
Pittsburgh (Jace Hunter) @
#15 Marquette (Dean Hoo) -- Total domination for Marquette here, as they shot 54% while Pitt shot just 35.1%. Despite being outrebounded by 10, it was all Marquette in this one.
Final Score: #15 Marquette- 98, Pittsburgh- 75
Jace Hunter (Pittsburgh)- 25 mins played, 2 points, 1 FGM, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 3 fouls = 16 fantasy points. .640 for the game.
Dean Hoo (Marquette)- 26 mins played, 19 points, 7 FGM, 5 3PM, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 3 fouls = 42.5 fantasy points. 1.635 for the game.
Easy wins for Dean here, both in team and player head to head.
3/2/19-
#18 Louisville (Jaybard Riley) @
Pittsburgh (Jace Hunter) -- Cold shooting again doomed the Panthers, as they shot just 37.7% from the field. Free throws didn't help either as Louisville made 26 free thows to just 13 for Pitt. Despite committing 22 turnovers, the Cardinals get the road victory.
Final Score: #18 Louisville- 80, Pittsburgh- 71
Jaybard Riley (Louisville)- 10 mins played, 8 points, 1 FGM, 6 FTM, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 4 fouls = 9 fantasy points. .900 for the game.
Jace Hunter (Pittsburgh)- 14 mins played, 2 points, 2 FTM, 1 rebound, 1 block, 1 steal, 1 turnover = 8 fantasy points. .571
Jaybard gets both the team and player head to head win for this game, although not as easy as Dean got it in the other head to head game of the week.
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
SO PG David Ginsberg (#20 Syracuse)
2/27/19 vs. South Florida (W 85-62), 15 mins played, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 fouls = 4 fantasy points.
3/2/19 at St. John's (W 84-69), 30 mins played, 8 points, 3 FGM, 2 3PM, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2 fouls = 32 fantasy points.
36 fantasy points/45 mins played = .800 for the week.
SO SG Al Mighty (#2 Texas)
2/27/19 at Texas A&M (W 82-67), 33 mins playd, 25 points, 9 FGM, 1 3PM, 6 FTM, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 7 turnovers, 4 fouls = 18.5 fantasy points.
3/2/19 vs. #11 Oklahoma (L 76-67), 34 mins played, 21 points, 8 FGM, 5 FTM, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 turnovers, 2 fouls = 21 fantasy points.
39.5 fantasy points/67 mins played = .590 for the week.
SO SF Rob Nielsen (Stanford)
2/28/19 vs. USC (L 66-61), 31 mins played, 8 points, 2 FGM, 2 3PM, 2 FTM, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 4 fouls = 17 fantasy points.
3/2/19 vs. #1 UCLA (W 82-75), 25 mins played, 7 points, 1 FGM, 5 FTM, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 4 fouls = 14 fantasy points.
31 fantasy points/56 mins played = .554 for the week.
RS FR PF Tim Sheppard (#10 Michigan State)
2/27/19 at Iowa (L 83-56), 8 mins played, 1 rebound, 1 foul = 1 fantasy point.
3/2/19 vs. #24 Purdue (W 97-62), 7 mins played, 6 points, 1 FGM, 4 FTM, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks = 23 fantasy points.
24 fantasy points/15 mins played = 1.600 for the week.
RS FR C Jace Hunter (Pittsburgh)
2/27/19 at #15 Marquette- head to head game, featured above.
3/2/19 vs. #18 Louisville- head to head game, featured above.
24 fantasy points/39 mins played = .615 for the week.
RS FR PG Dean Hoo (#15 Marquette)
2/27/19 vs. Pittsburgh- head to head game, featured above.
3/2/19 at DePaul (W 99-54), 29 mins played, 18 points, 6 FGM, 2 3PM, 4 FTM, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals, 2 fouls, POTG = 63 fantasy points.
105.5 fantasy points/55 mins played = 1.918 for the week.
FR SF Deacon Palmer (#5 Mississippi State)
2/26/19 vs. Ole Miss (W 87-65), 5 mins played, 1 point, 1 FTM, 1 rebound, 1 turnover = 1 fantasy point.
3/2/19 at Auburn (L 78-72), DNP (Coaches Decision)
1 fantasy point/5 mins played = .200 for the week.
FR C Kuji Chagulia (#4 Arizona)
3/2/19 at Arizona State (W 68-54), 8 mins played, 11 points, 4 FGM, 3 FTM, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 4 fouls = 18 fantasy points.
18 fantasy points/8 mins played = 2.250 for the week.
FR PG Benton Gale (#12 Florida)
2/25/19 vs. Alabama (W 89-52), 24 mins played, 12 points, 4 FGM, 3 3PM, 1 FTM, 5 rebounds, 2 assists = 33.5 fantasy points.
3/2/19 at Ole Miss (W 75-62), 22 mins played, 7 points, 2 FGM, 1 3PM, 2 FTM, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 turnovers, 2 fouls = 8.5 fantasy points.
42 fantasy points/46 mins played = .913 for the week.
**A side note on the Ole Miss game, as these stats caught my eye. The POTG for Florida had a double-double with 20 rebounds and 11 blocks. I calculated it, and had he been an FOFC player, his fantasy points for the game would have been 106.5. That's incredible!**
FR SG Jaybard Riley (#18 Louisville)
2/27/19 at Cincinnati (L 80-76), 23 mins played, 10 points, 4 FGM, 2 3PM, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 turnovers, 4 fouls = 13 fantasy points.
3/2/19 at Pittsburgh- head to head game, featured above.
22 fantasy points/33 mins played = .667 for the week.
FR SF Will Brown (Duke)- redshirting
2/27/19 at Virginia Tech (W 89-66).
3/2/19 vs. North Carolina (W 95-65).
Weekly Fantasy Rankings by Class
Sophomores
#1- David Ginsberg (Syracuse)- .800
#2- Al Mighty (Texas)- .590
#3- Rob Nielsen (Stanford)- .554
It wasn't the best of weeks for our sophomore class, as they all struggled. Only David's performance at St. John's saved it from being a horrid week for the sophomores. Al struggled with fouls and turnovers, as did Rob. David gets his 7th weekly fantasy win for the sophomore class.
Freshmen
#1- Kuji Chagulia (Arizona)- 2.250
#2- Dean Hoo (Marquette)- 1.918
#3- Tim Sheppard (Michigan State)- 1.600
#4- Benton Gale (Florida)- .913
#5- Jaybard Riley (Louisville)- .667
#6- Jace Hunter (Pittsburgh)- .615
#7- Deacon Palmer (Mississippi State)- .200
Don't get me wrong, Dean was absolutely brilliant in his 2 games, with a POTG award to boot. Kuji had the advantage of only having 1 game this week, with limited minutes due to foul trouble. But when he was on the floor, he was an absolute beast, resulting in his 2nd weekly fantasy win for the freshman class. Tim also performed well, and this week, Deacon found himself at the bottom. For the first time in a long time, one of our FOFC players didn't play in a game due to a coaches decision.
Weekly Fantasy Rankings Overall
#1- Kuji Chagulia (Arizona)- 2.250
#2- Dean Hoo (Marquette)- 1.918
#3- Tim Sheppard (Michigan State)- 1.600
#4- Benton Gale (Florida)- .913
#5- David Ginsberg (Syracuse)- .800
#6- Jaybard Riley (Louisville)- .667
#7- Jace Hunter (Pittsburgh)- .615
#8- Al Mighty (Texas)- .590
#9- Rob Nielsen (Stanford)- .554
#10- Deacon Palmer (Mississippi State)- .200
That big game in limited minutes for Kuji was enough to also win the weekly fantasy award overall. Wouldn't have taken much this week though, as our top 4 performers this week were all freshmen. In fact, 7 of the top 8 were freshmen. Not too often you'll see Al that far down, but he's certainly had his moments.
Now a look at the national top 25 for the week of March 4-10:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Villanova (36) 26-2 1760 3 Big East Conference
2. UCLA (27) 27-2 1748 1 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Texas (8) 24-4 1666 2 Big 12 Conference
4. Vanderbilt (1) 24-3 1577 7 Southeastern Conference
5. Arizona 25-3 1507 4 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Wisconsin 23-6 1417 8 Big Ten Conference
7. Memphis 25-2 1397 9 Conference USA
8. Kansas 22-5 1210 6 Big 12 Conference
9. Mississippi State 23-5 1199 5 Southeastern Conference
10. Florida 22-5 1148 12 Southeastern Conference
11. Oklahoma State 24-4 1098 13 Big 12 Conference
12. Marquette 22-6 1045 15 Big East Conference
13. Oklahoma 23-4 960 11 Big 12 Conference
14. Michigan State 23-6 890 10 Big Ten Conference
15. Maryland 22-6 737 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Butler 25-4 699 16 Horizon League
17. Syracuse 21-6 624 20 Big East Conference
18. Illinois 22-6 541 23 Big Ten Conference
19. Brigham Young 23-5 436 21 Mountain West Conference
20. Louisville 22-5 432 18 Big East Conference
21. Tulsa 25-3 338 19 Conference USA
22. Kent State 27-2 337 25 Mid-American Conference
23. Kentucky 21-7 216 17 Southeastern Conference
24. Duke 20-8 135 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Gonzaga 24-4 83 NR West Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Tennessee 19-8 81 Southeastern Conference
Temple 23-5 70 Atlantic 10 Conference
Iowa 20-6 17 Big Ten Conference
Connecticut 21-7 11 Big East Conference
Auburn 22-7 9 Southeastern Conference
Georgetown 19-9 9 Big East Conference
Saint Joseph's 23-4 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kansas State 22-6 1 Big 12 Conference