February 18, 1985 Poll
This week's poll received a jolt when #1 Rice fell at #5 TCU, 69-63. That dropped the Owls to #3. Duke reclaimed the top spot, while Missouri (22-1) moved up to #2. Meanwhile, Cornell and Princeton fell in the Ivy, while George Washington moved all the way up to #7. They own the NCAA's best record, at 25-1.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (64) 23-1 1788 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Missouri (7) 22-1 1734 3 Big Eight Conference
3. Rice 22-2 1659 1 Southwest Conference
4. Southern California (1) 24-2 1585 5 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Texas Christian 21-2 1481 4 Southwest Conference
6. Pennsylvania 19-4 1444 7 Ivy League
7. George Washington 25-1 1320 10 Independent
8. Brigham Young 21-3 1314 8 Western Athletic Conference
9. Cornell 18-4 1253 6 Ivy League
10. Kansas 18-5 1134 12 Big Eight Conference
11. Baylor 16-6 1020 13 Southwest Conference
12. Princeton 16-4 980 9 Ivy League
13. UTEP 19-5 926 17 Western Athletic Conference
14. Florida 23-2 884 14 Southeastern Conference
15. Kansas State 20-6 875 11 Big Eight Conference
16. Yale 19-5 754 15 Ivy League
17. Clemson 18-7 605 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Virginia 18-6 588 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Purdue 19-5 511 21 Big Ten Conference
20. Wake Forest 17-6 366 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Maryland 15-8 326 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Colorado State 17-6 299 25 Western Athletic Conference
23. Texas Tech 16-6 293 18 Southwest Conference
24. Oregon State 19-5 94 NR Pacific-8 Conference
25. Texas A&M 15-7 65 NR Southwest Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Nebraska 16-8 50 Big Eight Conference
Columbia 15-8 23 Ivy League
Illinois 19-6 20 Big Ten Conference
Bradley 20-6 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Davidson 19-6 2 Southern Conference
Loyola-Illinois 20-5 2 Independent
East Carolina 19-7 1 Southern Conference
New Mexico 17-8 1 Western Athletic Conference
If the NCAA Tournament were dolled out today, here is an idea as to how things would go:
East: 1) George Washington 2) Penn 3) Kansas State 4) Clemson
South: 1) Duke 2) Cornell 3) Baylor 4) Florida
Midwest: 1) Missouri 2) Rice 3) BYU 4) Princeton
West: 1) Southern Cal 2) TCU 3) Kansas 4) UTEP
February 23, 1985: vs Long Island (16-13)
The Blackbirds are still fighting for a NIT berth. They have the most interesting post combination in Barry Rugman and Timmy McBroom. Sure, Timmy McVacuum would have been better, but still, you have to think the coaches enjoyed this one.
(1979 Conversation)
Trey O'Brien, Recruiting Coordinator: Hey, skip, I have our next post men.
Tyson Millsap, Head Coach: Who you got?
O'Brien: This kid, Timmy McBroom...and...heh heh...
Millsap: What?
O'Brien: Oh, nothing. We'll pair him with...(more laughing)...
Millsap: What are you laughing at?
(Chris Rivas, Assistant Coach, enters the room)
Rivas: What's good, fellas?
Millsap: O'Brien seemed to come down with the laughing clap.
Rivas: I told you that librarian was bad news.
Millsap: What?
O'Brien: No no...McBroom and...Bar(more laughing)
Millsap: For God sake's man, just get it out!
O'Brien: Barry Rugman!
Millsap and Rivas: ...........
O'Brien: (uncontrollable laughter)
Rivas: That's not even a connectable pun. You don't use a broom on a rug.
O'Brien (still laughing): They're both floor references! Oh, that's a dandy! On the cover of the Blackbird...These Guys Really Clean Up! Steady As The Floor! Get Funky Fresh With The Rugman And The McBroom!
(Millsap turns to Rivas.)
Millsap: Next season, I'm moving you to recruiting coordinator.
And so, he did. O'Brien's bad pun did help the Blackbirds reach the Elite Eight last season, as an #11 seed. They were the leading rebounders on the 24-9 squad. Now, they are the best of what's left. Leading player Willis Zimmer, one of the greatest players in school history (fifth in scoring, second in assists), is gone. So is Millsap, having used that Cinderella run to bolt to Miami-Ohio. Rivas took his place, and is trying to keep this team afloat.
McBroom is scoring 9.8 points a game, and getting 11.5 rebounds. Rugman is averaging 7.2 points and 7.9 boards. Leading scorer Garret Watson is putting up 16.3 points a game. But, truth be told, they haven't played anyone (1-4 against the top 50, RPI of 102), they don't shoot well, and their defensive stats are rather mediocre. This should be a walkover for the Colonials, even if Jack continues his triple-doubling, mediocre-scoring rut.
Jack gets a steal immediately, but they cannot connect. Hulett opens things with a three, after GW gets two blocks of LI on their opening actual possession. Tyron Navarro gets a dunk after two McBroom freebies. Jack makes his first shot. Then he hits a three. Hulett gets a steal, but Delmar Gilmore steals it right back. He would try for a bit role in the Gilmore Girls, but lost the role after he suggested the title get changed to "Gilmore Girls And A Guy". Kenny hits a three off a Jack pass. It's 13-7.
Jack sits as Grayson and Hetor enter. Grayson doesn't last, as Jack comes right back. He has a 5-4-1 line with 12:28 left. Jack drills a three...then he finds Armbruster. 18-7. Gene Moton scores for LI. Armbruster tips in Hulett's missed three. Woods has a few blocks already here. Hulett hits a three, but Liam Ludwig counters. Hulett gets a steal, and finds Woods for the bucket. Jack finds Armbruster, who now has six. Grayson enters with the score 27-12. Hector finds Jack, and Kenny gets a steal and a breakaway. He has five. It's 31-12 with 6:26 left.
Jack drills a three. He's up to 13-7-3. Woods gets a steal; GW has seven steals and six blocks, and LI is shooting 21%. LI is getting frustrated, and has started fouling a bit more. Ludwig gets two freebies...34-14. Gene Moton takes things over, whih leads to one point. Jack throws down Perez' miss with a dunk, and McBroom counters. McBroom drills a three off a Navarro steal. Hulett scores. 38-20. Jack gets a steal and a dunk. He's got a 17-9-3, and it's 40-20.
Jack gets to the line, a rarity for him lately. He hits both. McBroom gets one of two...he has eight points and five boards. Hulett drills one before the buzzer, and GW ends the half doubling up LI, 44-22. Jack has 19-10-3.
Jack hits the first shot of the second half, then commits his first foul. Armbruster scores off a Hulett pass. Gilmore throws down a dunk for LI. Kenny scores off an Armbruster pass. Rugman scores his first points. Jack finds Kenny. GW holds a 24-15 rebounding advantage. Rugman scores again. It's 52-28. McBroom blocks Jack. Jack gets two steals in a row, but can't connect on anything. Jack finds Armbruster. Armbruster has ten, and now two assists, as he finds Woods. Jack has a 21-10-5 line, and it's 58-28.
McBroom hits another three. He has 11. Jack finds Hulett. Ludwig hits two free throws. McBroom blocks Jack again. Jack gets a steal, then finds Armbruster. Jack gets another steal, and Kenny finds Armbruster. It's 64-33. Gilmore with a steal and a layup. Jack is misfiring so far this half. Rugman scores and gets fouled by Woods. The JV's come in with nine minutes left.
Jack re-enters and finds Hector, who is having a quiet game. Hector gets a steal and finds Jack. GW has 14 steals, and 19 assists. McBroom blocks Jack AGAIN. Jack coaxes a foul and hits two free throws. It's 76-43 with 6;08 left. Perez finds Hulett, who has a quiet 17 for the game. Jack scores inside, away from McBroom. Moton hits a three. Jack finds Denny...he's got 27-11-9. But he gets pulled with the score 82-46. He won't get a third-straight triple-double. Oh well.
The final is 84-59. Thorough beatdown, though Jack shot only 10-21. He's definitely cold offensively. He was 3-8 from three, making him 7-13 from the field. He did finish with seven steals though.
Code:
George Washington 84, Long Island 59
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Long Island (16-14, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Barry Rugman C 33 3-7 1-1 3 10 0 2 7
Timothy McBroom PF 32 3-5 5-6 0 8 1 3 13
Tyron Navarro SF 25 2-10 0-0 1 3 3 4 4
Garret Watson SG 27 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 3
Delmar Gilmore PG 29 3-7 0-0 0 0 1 1 7
Gene Moton PG 15 2-6 1-2 1 1 1 1 6
Liam Ludwig SG 14 2-4 5-6 2 2 0 1 11
Jack Irvin C 10 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 5
Fred Jones PG 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 3
Bertram Siegfried SF 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0
Henry Freese PF 5 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
Turnovers: 21 (B.Rugman 2, T.McBroom 2, T.Navarro 5,
G.Watson 4, D.Gilmore 3, G.Moton 2, L.Ludwig 1,
J.Irvin 1, B.Siegfried 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Rugman 2, T.McBroom 4)
Steals: 6 (B.Rugman 1, T.Navarro 2, D.Gilmore 3)
3P FGs: 9-18 (T.McBroom 2-2, T.Navarro 0-2, G.Watson
1-3, D.Gilmore 1-3, G.Moton 1-2, L.Ludwig 2-3, J.Irvin
1-2, F.Jones 1-1)
George Washington (26-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 25 6-9 0-0 3 5 2 4 12
Bruce Woods PF 33 3-4 0-0 2 7 1 4 6
Jack Dawkins SF 33 10-21 4-4 3 11 9 1 27
Kenneth Frazier SG 28 4-6 0-0 3 6 3 2 9
Richie Hulett PG 32 7-18 1-2 2 4 2 3 17
Hector Patterson PG 16 1-4 2-2 2 3 2 1 4
Glenn Grayson C 10 1-4 1-1 0 0 0 0 3
Denny Perez C 11 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 2
Porter Ali SF 6 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4
F. Boutwell SG 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (B.Armbruster 1, K.Frazier 3, R.Hulett 2,
H.Patterson 1, D.Perez 3)
Blocked Shots: 6 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins
1, K.Frazier 1, H.Patterson 1)
Steals: 14 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 7, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 6-21 (J.Dawkins 3-8, K.Frazier 1-2, R.Hulett
2-10, D.Perez 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)