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collegesportsfanms · 02-03-2015, 09:56 AM

2012 Season Tournament Wrap-Up

2012 Boulder Classic

Oregon State beat (3) Alabama State 67-50 in the first found then lost 61-53 to (1) Louisiana Tech in the championship game.

2012 Coaches Invitational

Bradley lost their first round game 77-75 to (8) VCU.

2012 GDS Classic

Hawaii beat (8) Pacific 71-58 in the first round, then lost a hard fought game 77-67 to (1) Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals.

2012 GDS Tip-Off Tourney

Colorado hammered (4) Radford 76-51 in the first round then beat (3) Hampton 70-62 in the championship game to become our first FOFC coached team to win a preseason tournament this season! Congrats to Rob Nielsen.

2012 Island Invitational

Evansville lost 54-36 to (2) Providence in the first round, then dropped a heartbreaker to (6) Penn 68-66 in the consolation bracket, then lost 65-56 to (5) Western Michigan in the 7th place game.

2012 Maui Shootout

St. Louis beat (3) West Virginia 79-72 in the first round, then lost 78-61 to (2) Florida in the semifinals, and followed that up with a 77-66 loss to (1) Michigan State in the 3rd place game.

2012 Orlando Classic

Illinois State beat (6) Colorado State 73-63 in the first round, then got by (2) Arkansas 73-60 in the semifinals, but lost 82-72 to (1) Texas A&M in the championship game.

2012 Rainbow Invitational

UTEP beat (7) Detroit 78-58 in the first round, then hammered (6) UL-Lafayette 71-42 in the semifinals and became our second FOFC coached team to win a preseason tournament by demolishing (5) Belmont 67-47 in the championship game. The Miners lucked out a little bit by not having to play top seed Arizona State, but still winning 3 days in a row is impressive no matter who you beat.

2012 Travelers Invitational

Iowa lost to (2) Gonzaga 80-64 in the first round, then had an embarrassing loss to (4) Ohio 70-54 in the 3rd place game. Ugh!

2012 Vision Classic

Wright State beat (4) Navy 64-48 in the first round, then beat (3) UMBC 69-53 in the championship game.

So 3 of our teams won a preseason tournament title, and a couple more finished second. Not a bad run for our teams.

02-03-2015, 09:56 AM	#60
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2012 Season Tournament Wrap-Up 2012 Boulder Classic Oregon State beat (3) Alabama State 67-50 in the first found then lost 61-53 to (1) Louisiana Tech in the championship game. 2012 Coaches Invitational Bradley lost their first round game 77-75 to (8) VCU. 2012 GDS Classic Hawaii beat (8) Pacific 71-58 in the first round, then lost a hard fought game 77-67 to (1) Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals. 2012 GDS Tip-Off Tourney Colorado hammered (4) Radford 76-51 in the first round then beat (3) Hampton 70-62 in the championship game to become our first FOFC coached team to win a preseason tournament this season! Congrats to Rob Nielsen. 2012 Island Invitational Evansville lost 54-36 to (2) Providence in the first round, then dropped a heartbreaker to (6) Penn 68-66 in the consolation bracket, then lost 65-56 to (5) Western Michigan in the 7th place game. 2012 Maui Shootout St. Louis beat (3) West Virginia 79-72 in the first round, then lost 78-61 to (2) Florida in the semifinals, and followed that up with a 77-66 loss to (1) Michigan State in the 3rd place game. 2012 Orlando Classic Illinois State beat (6) Colorado State 73-63 in the first round, then got by (2) Arkansas 73-60 in the semifinals, but lost 82-72 to (1) Texas A&M in the championship game. 2012 Rainbow Invitational UTEP beat (7) Detroit 78-58 in the first round, then hammered (6) UL-Lafayette 71-42 in the semifinals and became our second FOFC coached team to win a preseason tournament by demolishing (5) Belmont 67-47 in the championship game. The Miners lucked out a little bit by not having to play top seed Arizona State, but still winning 3 days in a row is impressive no matter who you beat. 2012 Travelers Invitational Iowa lost to (2) Gonzaga 80-64 in the first round, then had an embarrassing loss to (4) Ohio 70-54 in the 3rd place game. Ugh! 2012 Vision Classic Wright State beat (4) Navy 64-48 in the first round, then beat (3) UMBC 69-53 in the championship game. So 3 of our teams won a preseason tournament title, and a couple more finished second. Not a bad run for our teams.