The gauntlet goes as expected. Blowout losses.
We only had one recruit this year, and you all remember how the
Brian Lowry disaster went the last time we were in this situation. But have no fear because this time...
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#3 PF Alfred Beadle
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Height: 6-9
Weight: 236
High School: Simi Valley High School
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
GPA: 2.33
Test Score: 990
Rating: ***
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: 35 23 40 18 33 44 35 42 31 21 30 30 21 65 29 54
Potential: B C C F C C B A B B D C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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18.3 3.2 9.3 2.7 2.2 1.23 1.2 2.0 2.8
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.6 12.4 .609 3.2 6.0 .525 0.0 0.0 .000
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Cal State Northridge
Rankings: #37 PF, West Region #45 Overall, West Region #5 PF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Cal Poly, *Cal State Northridge
At #215, we have a new record for the highest ranked recruit landed in universe history. Red/Blue and I'm absolutely agog with how good this guy looks. We were battling the Mustangs for his services all year long and stole
The Butler out from underneath them. They're absolutely fuming at this defeat.
Robert Serra has 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals to win Player of the Game in an 88-82 victory over
Longwood that saw us endure two cold stretches where we couldn't hit anything.
Eutropio Rey adds 27 points and 3 steals of his own and
Brian Klingensmith adds 11 points and a steal. Our stars outperformed the Lancers' balance.
That sends our RPI up to a
Blue 40, the highest it's ever been this late in the season. We damn near blow an 18 point lead against
Houston Baptist but come out 89-81 wins when the
Trop King scores 25 with 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
Robert Serra and
Jeremiah Hardie each score 16 with our surprise freshman sensation adding 6 rebounds and a block besides. Perennial in the wings guard
Ned Fraser scores 11 with 2 steals.
33 RPI! as we face off vs
Radford and they down us 75-84 in a game that was never actually that close. I'm not upset by the loss - we were due to finally drop one against a non-Gauntlet side, and the Highlanders look like they have their best team in years.
Our offense really struggles in the early going vs
High Point but we claw back for a thriller 76-71 win that flatters us.
Robert Serra takes PotG with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and a steal,
Eutropio Rey scores 20, and
Major Ramirez has his first great game in a while with 15 points, 10 rebounds.
A win in either of our final two games gives us a winning record in non-conference play and we get it by going box-to-wire in a 97-80 triumph vs
Savannah State. The Tigers are declawed by PotG
Jeremiah Hardie's 22 points, 5 rebounds, with
Major Ramirez beasting for a 19 point, 14 rebound double-double,
Robert Serra scoring 19,
Eutropio "Trop King" Rey having a bad shooting night but still posting 10-7-7-1 block line, and
Conrad Magee with 8 points, 12 rebounds, and a steal off the bench. Our best walk-on since
Rickie Burns.
Despite the victory our RPI drops to 113 because who have we really beaten? Nor is
Utah State a powerhouse team, as we wipe the floor with the Aggies, with every starter but
Eutropio Rey scoring 11 or more.
Jeremiah Hardie scores 19 with a steal, but it's
Major Ramirez's 18 points and a steal that wins PotG in the 85-68 win. Shoutout also to
Robert Serra's 15 points, 7 rebounds, and a steal.
And then we get horrible, awful, bad no-good news.
Eutropio "Trop King" Rey out 49 days 
Never.fucking.fails.
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2026 Big West Conference Standings
TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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UC Riverside Highlanders 0 0 .000 7 3 .700 49 52
Cal State Northridge Matadors 0 0 .000 7 4 .636 132 34
UC Davis Aggies 0 0 .000 5 6 .455 77 49
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 0 0 .000 3 7 .300 127 33
Cal Poly Mustangs 0 0 .000 3 6 .333 136 33
Cal State Fullerton Titans 0 0 .000 3 6 .333 187 38
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 0 0 .000 3 7 .300 211 37
Long Beach State 49ers 0 0 .000 2 9 .182 236 30
Pacific Tigers 0 0 .000 2 8 .200 261 23
UC Irvine Anteaters 0 0 .000 1 8 .111 100 35
And this is the best we've looked, too, heading into the conference season. Before the injury. I'm just sick.
UC-Riverside is going to stroll to a repeat conference title.
Heartbreaking 70-76 loss to
Hawaii. I'm so pissed I want to cry and scream. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!!!! EVERY SINGLE DAMN TIME! We just look totally lost without our star point guard.