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aztarheel · 02-12-2007, 09:01 AM

Steve Victory JOURNAL – Season 28 recap (2030-31)

OK, after a few weeks the frustrations subside for Victory. Yes, he hated losing that Sweet 16 game to Southern Illinois but overall it was his best season at Cal. The program is on the way up!! And it only took three seasons to put it on course.

Here are some highlights:

1) Victory fired his entire coaching staff leading up to the 2030-31 season. He brought in David Henry (Montana State) who has 5 Excellents and 3 Goods in his ratings; Aron Wallace (Cal Poly SLO) who has 5 Es and 3 Gs and Blake Radford (Washington), who has 4 E’s, 3 G’s and 1 Average. Henry and Radford are excellent recruiters in the West… Wallace is solid in the East… A great staff if they stay for awhile… And no, Victory doesn't have pet names for these guys...

2) Victory’s newest recruits, Peter Madic and Othella Williams, are considered the best recruiting class in the country! Wow! Both are power forwards. Cal needs some power in the paint. (Alabama has the third best class in the nation!)

3) Cal wins the Alaska Challenge, defeating of all teams, the eventual NCT champs, Mississippi State, in the title contest. The Bears had an easy time with the Bulldogs 80-62. It’s stuff like this that burns at Victory when he ponders the season.

4) MSU was ranked #2 at the time they lost to Cal. Maryland is ranked first when they fall to the Bears a few weeks later. And check out this score – 75-56 Cal! Oh what could have been with this team!

5) Other big non-conference wins come against Kansas (85-63), Kansas State (81-72) and North Carolina (92-63).

6) Cal finished the regular season ranked third in the nation, behind only Mississippi State and Arizona State (the Pac-10 regular season champs).

7) Cal lost to UCLA in the Pac-10 title game, 84-72. Not a good game for the Bears – a foreshadowing of what was to come a few weeks later.

8) No post-season awards for Cal players, though all five regular starters averaged in double figures. Junior SF Miran Lekivicius averaged 15.5 ppg and 11 rpg but still no recognition. At least “Leki” is coming back next year!

9) The first two NCT games were easy. Cal smothered South Carolina State (94-64) and St. Joseph’s (90-46). While Lekivicius and PG Josh Archey scored 20-plus, St. Joe’s top scorer only managed 8 points.

10) Southern Illinois beat Maryland by 28 points to get to the Sweet 16, so it wasn’t so much of a surprise that they had the guns to beat Cal. The big stat: Bears PG Josh Archey had 10 turnovers. Overall shooting was terrible.

11) Arizona State did make the Final Four but lost to Marquette. Mississippi State beat St. Louis before topping Marquette for the title… Purdue crushed Wake Forest in the ACT title game…

12) Cal’s top two centers – Ben Ward and Jerome Frederick – both declared for the NBA draft, leaving school after their junior years. Frederick goes 17th to Chicago. Ward goes 56th to Orlando. Their departures (both started, with Frederick playing PF) will really hurt next year’s chances… No true stud center coming back…

13) Alabama under coach Michael Bliss made it back to the NCT for the first time in awhile. They lost in the second round, like NCSU.

02-12-2007, 09:01 AM	#260
aztarheel High School JV Join Date: Sep 2006	Steve Victory JOURNAL – Season 28 recap (2030-31) OK, after a few weeks the frustrations subside for Victory. Yes, he hated losing that Sweet 16 game to Southern Illinois but overall it was his best season at Cal. The program is on the way up!! And it only took three seasons to put it on course. Here are some highlights: 1) Victory fired his entire coaching staff leading up to the 2030-31 season. He brought in David Henry (Montana State) who has 5 Excellents and 3 Goods in his ratings; Aron Wallace (Cal Poly SLO) who has 5 Es and 3 Gs and Blake Radford (Washington), who has 4 E’s, 3 G’s and 1 Average. Henry and Radford are excellent recruiters in the West… Wallace is solid in the East… A great staff if they stay for awhile… And no, Victory doesn't have pet names for these guys... 2) Victory’s newest recruits, Peter Madic and Othella Williams, are considered the best recruiting class in the country! Wow! Both are power forwards. Cal needs some power in the paint. (Alabama has the third best class in the nation!) 3) Cal wins the Alaska Challenge, defeating of all teams, the eventual NCT champs, Mississippi State, in the title contest. The Bears had an easy time with the Bulldogs 80-62. It’s stuff like this that burns at Victory when he ponders the season. 4) MSU was ranked #2 at the time they lost to Cal. Maryland is ranked first when they fall to the Bears a few weeks later. And check out this score – 75-56 Cal! Oh what could have been with this team! 5) Other big non-conference wins come against Kansas (85-63), Kansas State (81-72) and North Carolina (92-63). 6) Cal finished the regular season ranked third in the nation, behind only Mississippi State and Arizona State (the Pac-10 regular season champs). 7) Cal lost to UCLA in the Pac-10 title game, 84-72. Not a good game for the Bears – a foreshadowing of what was to come a few weeks later. 8) No post-season awards for Cal players, though all five regular starters averaged in double figures. Junior SF Miran Lekivicius averaged 15.5 ppg and 11 rpg but still no recognition. At least “Leki” is coming back next year! 9) The first two NCT games were easy. Cal smothered South Carolina State (94-64) and St. Joseph’s (90-46). While Lekivicius and PG Josh Archey scored 20-plus, St. Joe’s top scorer only managed 8 points. 10) Southern Illinois beat Maryland by 28 points to get to the Sweet 16, so it wasn’t so much of a surprise that they had the guns to beat Cal. The big stat: Bears PG Josh Archey had 10 turnovers. Overall shooting was terrible. 11) Arizona State did make the Final Four but lost to Marquette. Mississippi State beat St. Louis before topping Marquette for the title… Purdue crushed Wake Forest in the ACT title game… 12) Cal’s top two centers – Ben Ward and Jerome Frederick – both declared for the NBA draft, leaving school after their junior years. Frederick goes 17th to Chicago. Ward goes 56th to Orlando. Their departures (both started, with Frederick playing PF) will really hurt next year’s chances… No true stud center coming back… 13) Alabama under coach Michael Bliss made it back to the NCT for the first time in awhile. They lost in the second round, like NCSU. Last edited by aztarheel : 02-12-2007 at 09:03 AM.