Our annual gauntlet run goes as you might expect against Florida State, Baylor, and Maryland this year.
We set a new high record in recruit ranking with our first commit:
Code:
#12 PG Eutropio Rey
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 183
High School: Centennial High School
Hometown: Corona, CA
GPA: 2.59
Test Score: 1040
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: 46 51 72 41 52 49 47 24 23 5 29 42 78 46 77 16
Potential: B A B C B A C D D F B B
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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21.7 2.4 6.3 8.9 2.0 4.56 1.7 1.4 2.3
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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9.1 18.5 .489 2.6 3.8 .671 1.1 4.1 .256
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Cal State Northridge
Rankings: West Region #56 Overall, West Region #18 PG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *Cal State Northridge, Loyola Marymount, USC, UNLV
Ranked #264 at the time of the commitment, the
Tropical King looks like a raw but exciting player (Red/Blue) who should supercharge our point guard position, which has looked pretty ordinary since the graduations of
Joseph Velarde and
Geoffrey Blodgett in terms of pure talent.
vs Stony Brook (2-2)
The Seawolves look like a solid, yet unremarkable team. This one could go either way, because I feel like this year's Matadors fit that same description.
Yeah. It's a rout. We shoot 30% in the first half and our recovery is losing by 13.
Austin Soukop is out 2 weeks but he's from the trash class of bigs so no loss there.
vs Bucknell (1-5)
Great post defense, terrible perimeter defense. We should win but I'm holding out no hope for anything.
Yep. Another 30% first half shooting en route to a 20 point loss. Think I'm gonna fire my assistant after this year.
That's if I survive. We get annihilated by
Albany, giving the Danes their first win of the season, and need a comeback with OT heroics to get a win against Radford:
Code:
Cal State Northridge 75, Radford 69
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Radford (1-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Robert Shouse C 26 2-2 1-2 0 2 1 4 5
Christian Schnell PF 32 5-7 1-1 1 4 1 2 11
Ronny Pham SF 25 5-11 2-2 2 10 2 4 12
Fritz Oubre SG 39 5-11 3-5 2 6 2 4 14
Jamel Hafner PG 21 2-3 4-9 1 1 3 5 8
Tony Thrash PG 23 1-4 2-2 0 1 1 2 4
Manuel Aman C 23 1-2 0-0 1 3 0 5 2
Nathanial Gable PF 8 1-2 3-4 1 2 0 0 5
Andy Cusick SF 20 2-9 0-0 2 6 2 1 5
James Morris SG 5 1-1 1-2 1 2 1 0 3
David Lattimore SF 2 0-1 0-2 0 0 0 0 0
John Casper C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 20 (R.Shouse 2, C.Schnell 2, R.Pham 4,
F.Oubre 7, N.Gable 1, A.Cusick 2, J.Morris 1, J.Casper
1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (R.Shouse 2, R.Pham 1, A.Cusick 1)
Steals: 4 (R.Shouse 1, C.Schnell 1, J.Hafner 2)
3P FGs: 2-13 (R.Pham 0-5, F.Oubre 1-5, T.Thrash 0-1,
A.Cusick 1-2)
Cal State Northridge (2-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Muhammad Owen PF 30 2-8 2-4 5 7 1 3 6
Tim Grey C 39 8-13 3-6 4 11 0 3 19
Bogdan Gonchar SF 27 4-10 7-10 4 7 2 3 15
P. Faulvarque SG 28 2-8 2-4 1 5 5 1 8
Jakub Sedlacek PG 29 7-9 2-4 1 1 1 5 18
Kevin McKenzie SG 34 1-7 0-0 2 6 1 2 2
Jeromy Harrington PG 11 1-5 0-0 0 1 0 5 3
Paul Mattson PG 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2
Austin Soukup PF 18 0-2 2-7 2 4 1 1 2
Brian Lowry C 3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Turnovers: 16 (M.Owen 2, T.Grey 2, B.Gonchar 5,
P.Faulvarque 3, K.McKenzie 1, J.Harrington 2, A.Soukup
1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (M.Owen 1, T.Grey 2)
Steals: 11 (T.Grey 1, B.Gonchar 2, P.Faulvarque 2,
J.Sedlacek 4, K.McKenzie 1, P.Mattson 1)
3P FGs: 5-9 (T.Grey 0-1, P.Faulvarque 2-3, J.Sedlacek
2-2, K.McKenzie 0-1, J.Harrington 1-2)
Player of Game: PG Jakub Sedlacek (CSNTH)
NJIT hasn't won a game all year and we barf up a stinker against them, then get thumped by
Idaho.
We've never had a 2-9 non-conference campaign. Even in our shithouse first year we've never gone 2-9. I rightfully deserve to be fired after this year.
But then the
Butterfly Man scores 19 with a block and 3 steals as we stun
UC-Davis 72-70 at their place to open the Big West.
Bogdan Gonchar scores 12 with a steal, and
Muhammed Owen racks 10 boards, a block, and a steal.
Not to worry:
CSU-Fullerton reminds us of who we are two days later.
We complete recruiting with yet another talented looking PG who slates as Red/Blue:
Code:
#34 PG Ned Fraser
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Height: 5-11
Weight: 160
High School: Lawndale High School
Hometown: Lawndale, CA
GPA: 2.60
Test Score: 930
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 26 52 59 48 44 18 58 31 39 53 0 70 21 56 92
Potential: B C A B A B C C D D C D
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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13.1 1.3 4.6 4.2 1.4 3.11 1.8 0.2 3.0
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.5 13.0 .425 0.4 0.6 .727 1.7 5.6 .295
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Cal State Northridge
Rankings: West Region #66 Overall, West Region #21 PG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *Cal State Northridge, USC, California, Florida State, Washington
His shooting numbers look a little worrying, but maybe he'll grow into his upside. Love the defensive rebounding for a guy that small if this is accurate. Could we end up going smallball at some point in the future?
It'll probably be for another coach, though.