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PORTLAND PILOTS Recruiting
Name Pos Ht Wt Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk To
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Darryon Cantor SF 6-7 241 25.4 8.2 3.3 1.0 1.4 1.8
Mark Crossland SF 6-6 226 21.8 5.3 3.0 1.2 1.9 0.5
Corey Opp PG 5-11 162 30.0 5.3 7.1 3.5 0.2 0.8
I was prepared for disappointment. Once we got our recruiting class set by January, I turned on the sim and let the game run its course, I need to go to bed and I figure any tinkering I was going to do would just make it worse.
We hired a coaching staff, let them do the job we hired them for.
But man.
The inconsistency of February obscured the fact that the Pilots would be finishing with a winning record for the first time in 20 years. With a win or two in teh conference tournament, we might even be looking at a post-season appearance in the CBI, which would be the team's first postseason tournament since 1991.
But first things first, winning conference tournament games. Just like last year, I took over the gameplanning reigns not enjoying the AI's insistence on a 15 man rotation for the last two months of the season.
Code:
Portland 112, Saint Mary's 84
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Saint Mary's (20-11, 8-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Clarence Meza C 15 0-3 2-2 2 4 0 3 2
William Demers PF 7 0-1 1-2 1 3 1 4 1
Emilio Rondon SF 14 1-5 2-3 0 1 4 1 4
John Winfree SG 19 2-7 0-0 3 4 1 1 4
Renell Stgeorge PG 19 6-9 0-0 1 1 3 1 14
Antoine Student PF 14 2-3 4-4 2 6 0 3 8
Dennis Karner C 15 2-2 0-1 0 2 0 1 4
Zamari Mutchler SG 18 2-3 4-7 0 3 6 1 9
J. Pfannenstiel SF 18 0-2 0-0 0 1 2 1 0
Gregory Scruggs SF 17 6-7 2-2 1 1 0 0 16
Tracy Cardenas PG 15 3-5 4-4 0 1 2 0 13
Alex Yamashita PF 16 3-4 1-4 2 2 0 2 7
D. Yashkevich C 13 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 2
Turnovers: 21 (W.Demers 1, E.Rondon 4, J.Winfree 5,
R.Stgeorge 1, A.Student 1, Z.Mutchler 3,
J.Pfannenstiel 2, G.Scruggs 3, T.Cardenas 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Meza 2, J.Pfannenstiel 1)
Steals: 5 (E.Rondon 1, J.Winfree 2, J.Pfannenstiel 1,
D.Yashkevich 1)
3P FGs: 8-19 (J.Winfree 0-2, R.Stgeorge 2-5, Z.Mutchler
1-2, J.Pfannenstiel 0-2, G.Scruggs 2-3, T.Cardenas 3-5)
Portland (20-11, 9-7):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Hakim Champlin C 20 4-7 1-1 2 4 0 2 9
Seth Wooster PF 17 2-5 7-7 0 7 2 2 11
Daryl Archer SF 20 3-5 3-4 1 1 2 3 10
Michael Saffold SF 18 5-9 1-2 3 5 1 0 15
Kenneth Swenson PG 17 3-5 0-0 0 1 4 2 8
Thomas Fenimore SG 17 2-4 0-0 1 2 7 2 4
Seth Ridgway SG 14 3-6 2-2 0 2 2 3 8
A. Beddingfield PG 13 2-3 0-0 0 1 4 1 5
Morgan Guérin C 14 0-0 2-2 1 2 1 3 2
Fred Bloomquist PG 9 4-6 1-1 1 1 0 2 10
Horace Spangler SG 12 7-11 0-0 3 3 1 1 16
Heath Urso PF 17 1-3 6-6 0 2 1 1 9
Emerson Wain PF 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0
Keith Bayne PF 6 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 5
Turnovers: 12 (H.Champlin 2, S.Wooster 2, D.Archer 1,
T.Fenimore 2, A.Beddingfield 3, H.Urso 1, K.Bayne 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (D.Archer 1, E.Wain 1)
Steals: 8 (S.Wooster 1, M.Saffold 3, T.Fenimore 1,
S.Ridgway 1, F.Bloomquist 1, H.Spangler 1)
3P FGs: 13-29 (H.Champlin 0-2, D.Archer 1-2, M.Saffold
4-8, K.Swenson 2-3, T.Fenimore 0-2, S.Ridgway 0-3,
A.Beddingfield 1-2, F.Bloomquist 1-1, H.Spangler 2-4,
H.Urso 1-1, K.Bayne 1-1)
Player of Game: SG Michael Saffold (PORT)
That secure the program's first 20-win season since 1989 and a trip back to the conference semis for the 2nd straight year. Is there magic in this club?
We face off against 9th seed Gonzaga
Code:
Portland 81, Gonzaga 79
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Portland (21-11, 9-7):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Hakim Champlin C 24 10-12 4-5 4 10 1 1 27
Seth Wooster PF 19 2-7 3-5 0 5 1 1 7
Daryl Archer SF 22 1-9 2-2 1 4 0 1 4
Michael Saffold SG 19 1-5 4-6 2 2 3 3 6
Kenneth Swenson PG 14 2-5 2-2 0 0 1 2 8
Thomas Fenimore PG 16 2-2 0-0 0 2 3 0 5
Seth Ridgway SG 13 0-2 0-0 1 1 4 3 0
A. Beddingfield PG 11 2-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 4
Morgan Guérin C 13 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
Fred Bloomquist PG 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 3 2
Horace Spangler SF 14 4-5 1-1 2 3 0 2 11
Heath Urso PF 16 1-3 0-2 1 2 1 3 2
Emerson Wain PF 6 1-2 1-1 0 2 1 2 3
Keith Bayne PF 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Turnovers: 11 (S.Wooster 2, D.Archer 1, M.Saffold 2,
K.Swenson 1, S.Ridgway 2, H.Spangler 3)
Blocked Shots: 4 (H.Champlin 2, M.Saffold 1, H.Spangler
1)
Steals: 3 (H.Champlin 1, D.Archer 1, M.Saffold 1)
3P FGs: 8-25 (H.Champlin 3-3, D.Archer 0-4, M.Saffold
0-4, K.Swenson 2-5, T.Fenimore 1-1, S.Ridgway 0-1,
F.Bloomquist 0-1, H.Spangler 2-3, H.Urso 0-2, E.Wain
0-1)
Gonzaga (17-15, 6-10):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Frank McGough C 20 1-3 2-3 2 8 1 1 4
Gregory McNellis PF 18 2-4 2-2 0 3 0 2 6
Patrick Bollman SF 16 2-8 2-4 1 2 2 2 7
Kurt Curiel SG 15 1-2 1-2 0 1 4 3 4
Seth Boughton PG 19 7-8 4-4 2 4 1 0 22
Jonathan Fain PG 21 5-12 0-0 2 3 4 2 14
Leroy Daoust SF 12 1-4 1-4 2 3 0 3 3
Thomas Ault C 19 2-5 1-2 2 6 1 2 5
Andrew Wingham PF 13 2-5 0-0 4 6 0 1 4
Tommie Chagoya SF 7 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 3 1
Richard Paradis SF 12 1-2 2-2 0 0 1 0 4
Jordan Munday SG 18 1-4 0-0 1 5 1 2 3
Les Maisonet PF 5 0-0 1-2 1 1 1 0 1
Carter Manfre PG 6 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Turnovers: 11 (F.McGough 1, G.McNellis 1, P.Bollman 1,
K.Curiel 1, J.Fain 1, T.Chagoya 2, R.Paradis 2,
J.Munday 1, C.Manfre 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (F.McGough 2, G.McNellis 1, L.Daoust
1, R.Paradis 1)
Steals: 3 (K.Curiel 1, L.Daoust 1, R.Paradis 1)
3P FGs: 11-27 (P.Bollman 1-7, K.Curiel 1-2, S.Boughton
4-5, J.Fain 4-7, L.Daoust 0-1, R.Paradis 0-1, J.Munday
1-3, C.Manfre 0-1)
Player of Game: C Hakim Champlin (PORT)
That win gets us a date with 6th seed Pepperdine for the WCC tournament title and a bid at the NCAA tournament. A place that Portland hasn't seen since that fateful 1989 season where the program won 22 games.
I moved Horace Spangler into the starting lineup for this game.
Code:
Portland 86, Pepperdine 72
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Pepperdine (23-11, 8-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Robert Wood C 10 1-1 5-6 1 1 0 5 7
Andre Roberds C 22 3-5 1-4 6 10 0 2 7
David Chaves SF 9 4-6 2-4 2 3 1 2 10
Stephen Seal SG 18 4-7 0-0 1 3 6 1 8
A. Bolenbaugh PG 18 3-8 0-1 1 1 4 1 6
Rubén Navarro SF 18 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Taylen Underdahl PF 16 0-0 2-2 0 2 3 2 2
William Mewis SG 9 1-4 0-0 0 3 0 2 2
Alexander Dyal SG 11 1-2 2-2 1 3 1 3 5
William Tedford SG 12 4-8 0-0 1 3 2 4 10
Richard Burnside PG 16 2-3 1-3 0 1 2 2 6
B. Izquierdo SF 15 1-5 1-2 2 2 2 1 3
Michael Amey PF 16 2-2 2-4 1 1 0 3 6
Isaac Renfrew C 9 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 4 0
Turnovers: 22 (R.Wood 2, A.Roberds 2, D.Chaves 2,
S.Seal 3, A.Bolenbaugh 2, T.Underdahl 1, W.Mewis 2,
A.Dyal 4, W.Tedford 1, R.Burnside 1, B.Izquierdo 1,
I.Renfrew 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 9 (A.Roberds 1, S.Seal 4, T.Underdahl 2,
R.Burnside 1, B.Izquierdo 1)
3P FGs: 4-18 (D.Chaves 0-1, S.Seal 0-1, A.Bolenbaugh
0-5, A.Dyal 1-2, W.Tedford 2-4, R.Burnside 1-1,
B.Izquierdo 0-4)
Portland (22-11, 9-7):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Hakim Champlin C 28 6-6 5-7 4 12 3 4 18
Seth Wooster PF 4 2-2 2-3 0 1 0 2 6
Daryl Archer SF 23 1-3 4-4 2 3 2 2 7
Horace Spangler SG 15 1-5 5-7 0 1 3 3 7
Kenneth Swenson PG 21 2-6 2-2 0 0 4 2 7
Michael Saffold SF 15 3-5 2-5 1 2 3 1 9
Thomas Fenimore SG 15 0-1 4-6 0 0 0 0 4
Seth Ridgway SG 13 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3
Morgan Guérin PF 16 3-5 2-6 0 2 0 3 8
Fred Bloomquist PG 11 0-1 2-4 1 2 0 0 2
A. Beddingfield PG 7 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3
Heath Urso PF 16 2-2 0-0 0 3 1 2 4
Emerson Wain PF 8 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Keith Bayne PF 8 2-3 2-2 1 1 0 1 6
Turnovers: 18 (H.Champlin 1, D.Archer 5, M.Saffold 1,
T.Fenimore 1, S.Ridgway 3, M.Guérin 1, F.Bloomquist 2,
A.Beddingfield 1, H.Urso 1, E.Wain 1, K.Bayne 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 11 (H.Spangler 1, K.Swenson 2, M.Saffold 2,
T.Fenimore 3, S.Ridgway 1, M.Guérin 1, H.Urso 1)
3P FGs: 6-18 (H.Champlin 1-1, D.Archer 1-3, H.Spangler
0-4, K.Swenson 1-4, M.Saffold 1-2, T.Fenimore 0-1,
S.Ridgway 1-2, A.Beddingfield 1-1)
Player of Game: C Hakim Champlin (PORT)
Welp, it wasn't pretty and yet...it's a result.
The Pilots are going dancing! We're a 9-seed in the South Region for the program's first NCAA tournament appearance in 27 years.