We almost upset
Baylor, losing by 3 points in an absolutely thriller of a contest.
Ned Fraser gets banged up in that one. But he'll play regardless.
92-65 thrashing of
Wright State as we take out our anger at losing yet another recruiting target.
Robert Serra joins the 30 point Club with 31 points and 7 rebounds, and
Major Ramirez doubles for 17 and 10.
Our offense falls apart in the second half in a bad loss to
Northern Colorado. Then
Jeremiah Hardie kicks off for 19 points, 8 rebounds, a block, and a steal in winning PotG in a victory over
IUPUI. We have
Ned Fraser with 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals,
Robert Serra scores 14,
Major Ramirez with 12/10, and
The Butler snags 12 rebounds.
Major Ramirez proves we can still win a grinder, 61-54 over
South Alabama, with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Robert Serra scores 11 with 2 steals, and it's another 10 boards for
The Butler.
Colorado State is the worst P5 team in the country and we prove it by whipping them 74-58.
Major Ramirez goes off for 23 points and 3 steals, with usual suspect
Robert Serra scoring 16 with a steal, and
Ned Fraser having his first great game in a win in a while - 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals.
A much closer game than it looks sees us secure a winning non-conference record for the second straight season.
Major Ramirez's 23 points, 8 rebounds get him PotG in the 70-61 win, while
Robert Serra scores 22 with 6 boards, a block, and a steal. The
Butler takes in 12 rebounds.
Code:
2027 Big West Conference Standings
TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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UC Riverside Highlanders 0 0 .000 6 4 .600 4 56
Cal State Northridge Matadors 0 0 .000 6 5 .545 222 39
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 0 0 .000 5 5 .500 20 36
Cal Poly Mustangs 0 0 .000 5 5 .500 94 33
UC Irvine Anteaters 0 0 .000 4 6 .400 209 34
Long Beach State 49ers 0 0 .000 3 6 .333 199 28
Pacific Tigers 0 0 .000 2 7 .222 64 22
UC Davis Aggies 0 0 .000 1 9 .100 32 47
Cal State Fullerton Titans 0 0 .000 1 7 .125 276 36
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 0 0 .000 1 9 .100 309 35
At a glance, we're in conversation for the title. I think
Long Beach State and
Cal Poly will be up there, too.
This is not looking good. We lose the conference home opener against
UC-Davis, which looks like one of the weakest teams in the Big West.
On the bright side, we land our first recruit:
Code:
#5 SF Richard Larrabee
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 225
High School: Arlington High School
Hometown: Arlington, MA
GPA: 2.96
Test Score: 1150
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: 41 16 26 62 29 44 34 37 55 18 31 7 53 33 53 66
Potential: C B D A C C D C A D D D
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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14.5 2.6 6.7 2.4 2.6 0.92 2.3 0.4 3.5
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.1 12.4 .488 1.1 2.4 .458 1.3 4.2 .301
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Cal State Northridge
Rankings: #43 SF, East Region #34 Overall, East Region #7 SF
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Massachusetts)
Top 5 Schools: *Cal State Northridge, Sacred Heart, Iowa, Michigan, Duquesne
It was a hard fight, but
we just reeled in the #198 recruit in the country, setting a new record. If you squint, he almost looks like he could be a smallball 4, which would shift
The Butler to CE, because neither
Brian Klingensmith nor
Levi Ullrich have developed as expected