Nov. 19-25, 2018
18 games on the schedule this week, and 2 of them are head to head games. Both are team head to head, but just 1 is a player head to head. Let's cover those first.
11/20/18- Philadelphia Invitational Semifinal --
(3) #11 Mississippi state (Deacon Palmer) vs.
(2) #14 Arizona (Kuji Chagulia) -- A tight one throughout, but Mississippi State made 9 more three pointers than Arizona, enabling them to get the win and sending them into the championship game of the Philadelphia Invitational. Arizona will play for 3rd.
Final Score: (3) #11 Mississippi State- 86, (2) #14 Arizona- 78
Deacon Palmer (Mississippi State) - 5 mins played, 1 foul = -1 fantasy points.
Kuji Chagulia (Arizona) - 12 mins played, 6 points, 3 FGM, 2 rebounds, 3 fouls = 7 fantasy points.
So Deacon wins the team head to head battle, but Kuji wins the player head to head battle.
11/22/18- Philadelphia Invitational Championship --
(3) #11 Mississippi State (Deacon Palmer) vs.
(1) #9 Duke (Will Brown) -- Not much of a championship game, as the Blue Devils lead by 31 at halftime, shooting 53.5% for the game while holding Miss. State to just 37.1%. The result was an easy win in the Philadelphia Invitational Championship for Duke.
Final Score: (1) #9 Duke- 102, (3) #11 Mississippi State- 69
Deacon Palmer (Mississippi State) - 13 mins played, 13 points, 5 FGM, 1 3PM, 2 FTM, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 turnovers, 1 foul = 16.5 fantasy points.
Will Brown (Duke) - academically ineligible.
So Will Brown gets a team head to head win, but no player head to head with him being ineligible.
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
SO PG David Ginsberg (#7 Syracuse)
11/25/18 vs. Iona (W 94-71), 24 mins played, 12 points, 4 FGM, 3 3PM, 1 FTM, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 2 fouls, POTG = 52.5 fantasy points.
52.5 fantasy points/24 mins played = 2.188 for the week.
SO SG Al Mighty (#2 Texas)
11/24/18- Preseason NIT Semifinal vs. (4) #4 UCLA (L 109-102, OT), 23 mins played, 10 points, 5 FGM, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, fouled out = 8 fantasy points.
8 fantasy points/23 mins played = .348 for the week.
SO SF Rob Nielsen (Stanford)
11/25/18 at San Jose State (W 67-57), 30 mins played, 7 points, 3 FGM, 1 FTM, 7 rebounds, 1 block, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls = 16 fantasy points.
16 fantasy points/30 mins played = .533 for the week.
RS FR PF Tim Sheppard (#12 Michigan State)
11/20/18- Paradise Shootout Semifinal vs. (4) #8 Creighton (W 82-73), 7 mins played, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal = 12 fantasy points.
11/22/18- Paradise Shootout Championship vs. (2) #10 Maryland (W 94-71), 9 mins played, 3 rebounds, 1 block = 9 fantasy points.
11/25/18 at Butler (L 70-65), 2 mins played, 2 rebounds = 4 fantasy points.
25 fantasy points/18 mins played = 1.389 for the week.
RS FR C Jace Hunter (#16 Pittsburgh)
11/22/18- GDS Classic Semifinal vs. (4) N.C. State (W 77-71), 17 mins played, 4 points, 1 FGM, 2 FTM, 8 rebounds, 1 block, 1 turnover, 2 fouls = 19 fantasy points.
11/23/18- GDS Classic Championship vs. (3) Kent State (L 87-85), 17 mins played, 3 points, 1 FGM, 1 FTM, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal, 4 fouls = 15 fantasy points.
34 fantasy points/34 mins played = 1.000 for the week.
RS FR PG Dean Hoo (#6 Marquette)
11/20/18- Paradise Shootout Semifinal vs. (2) #10 Maryland (L 108-100), 31 mins played, 19 points, 6 FGM, 5 3PM, 2 FTM, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 foul = 49.5 fantasy points.
11/22/18- Paradise Shootout 3rd Place Game vs. (4) #8 Creighton (W 101-90), 30 mins played, 17 points, 4 FGM, 4 3PM, 5 FTM, 1 rebound, 8 assists, 4 steals, 4 turnovers, 1 foul = 48 fantasy points.
97.5 fantasy points/61 mins played = 1.598 for the week.
FR SF Deacon Palmer (#11 Mississippi State)
11/20/18- Philadelphia Invitational Semifinal vs. (2) #14 Arizona- head to head game, highlighted above.
11/22/18- Philadelphia Invitational Championship vs. (1) #9 Duke- head to head game, highlighted above.
11/25/18 at UL Monroe (W 82-72), 6 mins played, 4 points, 2 FGM, 1 rebound, 2 turnovers = 2 fantasy points.
17.5 fantasy points/24 mins played = .729 for the week.
FR C Kuji Chagulia (#14 Arizona)
11/20/18- Philadelphia Invitational Semifinal vs. (3) #11 Mississippi State- head to head game, highlighted above.
11/22/18- Philadelphia Invitational 3rd Place Game vs. (5) Texas Tech (W 72-70), 20 mins played, 6 points, 3 FGM, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls = 7 fantasy points.
11/25/18 vs. Cornell (W 75-59), 17 mins played, 6 points, 3 FGM, 2 rebounds, 2 turnovers, 1 foul = 5 fantasy points.
19 fantasy points/49 mins played = .388 for the week.
FR PG Benton Gale (#21 Florida)
11/20/18 vs. Jacksonville (W 89-47), 19 mins played, 6 points, 3 FGM, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, 4 fouls = 12 fantasy points.
12 fantasy points/19 mins played = .632 for the week.
FR SG Jaybard Riley (#3 Louisville)
11/19/18 at Eastern Kentucky (L 96-89), 24 mins played, 12 points, 4 FGM, 2 3PM, 2 FTM, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover, 2 fouls = 32 fantasy points.
32 fantasy points/24 mins played = 1.333 for the week
FR SF Will Brown (#9 Duke)- suspended
11/20/18- Philadelphia Invitational Semifinal vs. (5) Texas Tech (W 98-66).
11/22/18- Philadelphia Invitational Championship vs. (3) #11 Mississippi State- head to head game, highlighted above.
Weekly Fantasy Rankings by Class
Sophomores
#1- David Ginsberg (Syracuse)- 2.188
#2- Rob Nielsen (Stanford)- .533
#3- Al Mighty (Texas)- .348
What a week for David Ginsberg. He only had 1 game, but he dominated, coming within 1 assist shy of a double-double. He could have done without the POTG award, as he won this weekly class battle going away.
Freshmen
#1- Dean Hoo (Marquette)- 1.598
#2- Tim Sheppard (Michigan State)- 1.389
#3- Jaybard Riley (Louisville)- 1.333
#4- Jace Hunter (Pittsburgh)- 1.000
#5- Deacon Palmer (Mississippi State)- .729
#6- Benton Gale (Florida)- .632
#7- Kuji Chagulia (Arizona)- .388
A pretty good battle among the freshmen, but Dean got the job done, as he used scoring, 3 point shooting, and assists. I wouldn't be surprised to see him have multiple POTG awards before the season is over, even if he didn't get any this week.
Overall Weekly Winner
David Ginsberg (Syracuse) - 2.188
I'm pretty sure David gave us our 2+ fantasy ranking of this entire dynasty. Of course, the POTG really helped. He also won this going away.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Wisconsin (71) 4-0 1799 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Villanova (1) 3-0 1703 5 Big East Conference
3. UCLA 3-0 1641 4 Pacific-10 Conference
4. Duke 3-0 1596 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Syracuse 3-0 1514 7 Big East Conference
6. Kentucky 3-0 1457 13 Southeastern Conference
7. Vanderbilt 2-0 1346 15 Southeastern Conference
8. Kansas 2-0 1305 17 Big 12 Conference
9. Wake Forest 1-0 1205 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Florida 2-0 1126 21 Southeastern Conference
11. Oklahoma 4-0 1060 23 Big 12 Conference
12. Illinois 2-0 970 20 Big Ten Conference
13. Texas 2-1 885 2 Big 12 Conference
14. Ohio State 2-0 848 25 Big Ten Conference
15. Notre Dame 2-0 746 NR Big East Conference
16. Marquette 2-1 638 6 Big East Conference
17. Louisville 0-1 553 3 Big East Conference
18. Oklahoma State 3-0 468 NR Big 12 Conference
19. Mississippi State 3-1 394 11 Southeastern Conference
20. Maryland 2-1 370 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Auburn 3-0 331 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Kent State 4-0 279 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Michigan State 3-1 268 12 Big Ten Conference
24. Tennessee 1-1 185 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Arizona 3-1 159 14 Pacific-10 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 3-0 117 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 3-1 111 Big East Conference
Tulsa 3-0 102 Conference USA
Stanford 2-1 70 Pacific-10 Conference
Iowa State 0-0 41 Big 12 Conference
Clemson 3-0 28 Atlantic Coast Conference
Alabama 2-0 24 Southeastern Conference
Georgia 4-0 21 Southeastern Conference
Fresno State 2-0 16 Western Athletic Conference
Boston College 3-0 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Connecticut 2-1 4 Big East Conference
Saint Joseph's 1-0 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kansas State 2-0 3 Big 12 Conference
St. John's 1-0 3 Big East Conference
Dayton 2-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Santa Barbara 3-0 2 Big West Conference