Dec. 2-8, 2019
17 games on the schedule this week, and 2 head to head games, both involving Arizona. Let's start with those.
12/2/19-
#9 Arizona (Kuji Chagulia) @
#5 Texas (Al Mighty, Sophus Abel) -- This one got ugly in a hurry. Texas already lead by 11 at halftime, but they shot lights out in the 2nd half and rolled to an easy victory.
Final Score: #5 Texas- 86, #9 Arizona- 55
Kuji Chagulia (Arizona)- 24 mins played, 9 points, 4 FGM, 1 FTM, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal, 4 turnovers, 3 fouls = 23 fantasy points. .958 for the game.
Al Mighty (Texas)- 26 mins played, 26 points, 9 FGM, 4 3PM, 4 FTM, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, 4 fouls = 42 fantasy points. 1.615 for the game.
Sophus Abel (Texas)- 24 mins played, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls = 8 fantasy points. .333 for the game.
So Al and Sophus win both the team head to head here, in very convincing fashion. As per the rules that I listed earlier of head to head for multiple players on a team, Al and Sophus both went up against Kuji in separate player head to head contests, and both Kuji and Al get a player head to head, because Al had better stats than Kuji, but Kuji had better stats than Sophus.
12/8/19-
#9 Arizona (Kuji Chagulia) @
#11 Mississippi State (Deacon Palmer) -- Again Arizona gets doomed in the 2nd half, scoring just 17 second half points after being down just 4 at halftime. Mississippi State ended up rolling.
Final Score: #11 Mississippi State- 80, #9 Arizona- 60
Kuji Chagulia (Arizona)- 30 mins played, 9 points, 3 FGM, 3 FTM, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 turnover, 3 fouls = 18 fantasy points. .600 for the game.
Deacon Palmer (Mississippi State)- 28 mins played, 9 points, 4 FGM, 1 3PM, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 1 foul = 28.5 fantasy points. 1.018 for the game.
Deacon wins both the team and player head to head easily.
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
JR PG David Ginsberg (#2 Syracuse) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big East.
12/3/19 at Longwood (W 80-59), 29 mins played, 5 points, 2 FGM, 1 3PM, 1 rebound, 9 assists, 1 steal, 2 fouls = 28.5 fantasy points.
12/5/19 vs. Hofstra (W 89-70), 27 mins played, 3 points, 1 FGM, 1 3PM, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover = 40.5 fantasy points.
69 fantasy points/56 mins played = 1.232 for the week.
JR SG Al Mighty (#5 Texas) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big 12.
12/2/19 vs. Arizona- head to head game, featured above.
12/4/19 vs. Mercer (W 65-50), 35 mins played, 13 points, 4 FGM, 5 FTM, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls = 24 fantasy points.
66 fantasy points/61 mins played = 1.082 for the week.
JR SF Rob Nielsen (#4 Stanford) -- 4-0, 0-0 Pac 10.
No games this week for Rob and the Cardinal.
RS SO PF Tim Sheppard (#23 Michigan State) -- 1-2, 0-0 Big Ten.
12/6/19 at #7 Notre Dame (L 83-82), 5 mins played, 1 rebound = 2 fantasy points.
2 fantasy points/5 mins played = .400 for the week.
RS SO C Jace Hunter (#15 Pittsburgh) -- 3-1, 0-0 Big East.
No games this week for Jace and the Panthers.
RS SO PG Dean Hoo (#10 Marquette) -- 5-1, 0-0 Big East.
12/3/19 at Northern Illinois (W 94-80), 31 mins played, 16 points, 4 FGM, 3 3PM, 5 FTM, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 3 fouls = 34.5 fantasy points.
34.5 fantasy points/31 mins played = 1.113 for the week.
SO SF Deacon Palmer (#11 Mississippi State) -- 7-1, 0-0 SEC.
12/3/19 vs. Iona (W 77-74), 33 mins played, 14 points, 5 FGM, 4 3PM, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnover, 3 fouls = 32 fantasy points.
12/8/19 vs. #9 Arizona- head to head game, featured above.
60.5 fantasy points/61 mins played = .992 for the week.
SO C Kuji Chagulia (#9 Arizona) -- 4-2, 0-0 Pac 10.
12/2/19 at #5 Texas- head to head game, featured above.
12/4/19 vs. Southern Illinois (W 58-43), 35 mins played, 12 points, 5 FGM, 2 FTM, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 blocks, 2 fouls, Double-Double = 61.5 fantasy points.
12/8/19 at #11 Mississippi State- head to head game, featured above.
102.5 fantasy points/89 mins played = 1.152 for the week.
SO PG Benton Gale (#22 Florida) -- 6-1, 0-0 SEC.
12/2/19 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 85-52), 30 mins played, 4 points, 2 FGM, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 foul = 13 fantasy points.
12/7/19 at Bethune Cookman (W 74-55), 29 mins played, 10 points, 3 FGM, 2 3PM, 2 FTM, 3 assists, 2 steals, 3 fouls = 24 fantasy points.
37 fantasy points/59 mins played = .627 for the week.
SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Louisville) -- 7-0, 0-0 Big East.
12/2/19 at Eastern Illinois (W 72-47), 27 mins played, 8 points, 3 FGM, 2 3PM, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 3 fouls = 29 fantasy points.
12/4/19 at Vanderbilt (W 98-55), 32 mins played, 14 points, 4 FGM, 6 FTM, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals, 2 turnovers, 1 foul = 35 fantasy points.
12/8/19 vs. Creighton (W 100-62), 32 mins played, 21 points, 7 FGM, 4 3PM, 3 FTM, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 foul = 42 fantasy points.
106 fantasy points/91 mins played = 1.165 for the week.
RS FR Will Brown (#3 Duke) -- 6-0, 0-0 ACC.
12/2/19 at VMI (W 77-60), 16 mins played, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 foul = 6 fantasy points.
12/6/19 vs. Drexel (W 77-47), 20 mins played, 7 points, 3 FGM, 1 3PM, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 turnovers, 3 fouls = 6.5 fantasy points.
12.5 fantasy points/36 mins played = .347 for the week.
FR SG Barrett Hays (#22 Florida) -- 6-1, 0-0 SEC.
12/2/19 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 85-52), 17 mins played, 11 points, 4 FGM, 1 3PM, 2 FTM, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, 2 fouls = 25.5 fantasy points.
12/7/19 at Bethune Cookman (W 74-55), 12 mins played, 5 points, 2 FGM, 1 FTM, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 foul = 14 fantasy points.
39.5 fantasy points/29 mins played = 1.362 for the week.
FR C Matthew Ginsberg (#25 Georgetown) -- 5-1, 0-0 Big East.
12/7/19 vs. UL Monroe (W 74-47), 25 mins played, 6 points, 2 FGM, 2 FTM, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 1 foul = 33 fantasy points.
33 fantasy points/25 mins played = 1.320 for the week.
FR C Sophus Abel (#5 Texas) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big 12.
12/2/19 vs. Arizona- head to head game, featured above.
12/4/19 vs. Mercer (W 65-50), 29 mins played, 6 points, 3 FGM, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, 2 fouls = 35 fantasy points.
43 fantasy points/53 mins played = .811 for the week.
FR SF Cori O'Neill (#10 Marquette)- redshirting -- 5-1, 0-0 Big East.
12/3/19 at Northern Illinois (W 94-80).
Weekly Fantasy Rankings by Class
Juniors
#1- David Ginsberg (Syracuse)- 1.232
#2- Al Mighty (Texas)- 1.082
A pretty close battle here, but David got the nod thanks to a couple exceptional games in which he averaged 10.5 assists for the week, with just 1 turnover. That is one heck of an assist/turnover ratio!
Sophomores
#1- Jaybard Riley (Louisville)- 1.165
#2- Kuji Chagulia (Arizona)- 1.152
#3- Dean Hoo (Marquette)- 1.113
#4- Deacon Palmer (Mississippi State)- .992
#5- Benton Gale (Florida)- .627
#6- Tim Sheppard (Michigan State)- .400
Jaybard takes the lead early on this season for the sophomore class with his 2nd fantasy weekly win for the sophomores. The game that put him over the top was the game against Creighton in which he had 21 points and 6 assists. Kudos to Kuji Chagulia though, who made it closer than it should have been with a double-double, the first of his career. Dean and Deacon did well too. Tim is really struggling this season.
Freshmen
#1- Barrett Hays (Florida)- 1.362
#2- Matthew Ginsberg (Georgetown)- 1.320
#3- Sophus Abel (Texas)- .811
#4- Will Brown (Duke)- .347
The race for the freshman class is going to be intense, as all 4 freshmen that are playing this season have now won a fantasy weekly contest for the freshman class. Barrett narrowly edged out Matthew in what might be our tighest race thus far.
Weekly Fantasy Rankings Overall
#1- Barrett Hays (Florida)- 1.362
#2- Matthew Ginsberg (Georgetown)- 1.320
#3- David Ginsberg (Syracuse)- 1.232
#4- Jaybard Riley (Louisville)- 1.165
#5- Kuji Chagulia (Arizona)- 1.152
#6- Dean Hoo (Marquette)- 1.113
#7- Al Mighty (Texas)- 1.082
#8- Deacon Palmer (Mississippi State)- .992
#9- Sophus Abel (Texas)- .811
#10- Benton Gale (Florida)- .627
#11- Tim Sheppard (Michigan State)- .400
#12- Will Brown (Duke)- .347
How about a pair of freshmen at the top this week? Good stuff, although the other 2 frosh were down near the bottom. Good to see over half our players posting over 1.000 for the week.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 9-15:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Louisville (68) 7-0 1796 1 Big East Conference
2. Syracuse (4) 6-0 1732 2 Big East Conference
3. Duke 6-0 1649 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Stanford 4-0 1558 4 Pacific-10 Conference
5. Texas 6-0 1515 5 Big 12 Conference
6. Tennessee 6-0 1443 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Maryland 8-0 1365 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Notre Dame 6-0 1297 7 Big East Conference
9. Mississippi State 7-1 1224 11 Southeastern Conference
10. Kentucky 3-1 1024 14 Southeastern Conference
11. Washington 5-0 1012 12 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Marquette 5-1 981 10 Big East Conference
13. Wisconsin 6-1 908 16 Big Ten Conference
14. West Virginia 6-0 869 13 Big East Conference
15. Memphis 7-0 764 19 Conference USA
16. Kansas 5-1 683 17 Big 12 Conference
17. UTEP 6-0 638 20 Conference USA
18. Pittsburgh 3-1 601 15 Big East Conference
19. Florida 6-1 544 22 Southeastern Conference
20. Oklahoma 3-1 447 18 Big 12 Conference
21. Fresno State 6-0 355 24 Western Athletic Conference
22. Georgetown 5-1 343 25 Big East Conference
23. Oklahoma State 6-1 205 NR Big 12 Conference
24. Gonzaga 6-0 111 NR West Coast Conference
25. Alabama 6-0 104 NR Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina 6-1 72 Atlantic Coast Conference
Washington State 6-0 49 Pacific-10 Conference
Providence 6-0 43 Big East Conference
Austin Peay 7-0 32 Ohio Valley Conference
Texas A&M 6-1 27 Big 12 Conference
Butler 4-1 4 Horizon League
Michigan State 1-2 4 Big Ten Conference
Arkansas 6-1 1 Southeastern Conference