College Hoops 2k8: A New Challenge

[Eaglesfan27]

Our choices for the next game were either UConn or Stanford. #4 UConn beat #7 Stanford 94-67.

In the other Elite 8 games:

BYU beat Texas Tech 78-59. #5 Northwestern beat #2 Mississippi State 85-84.

Of the Final Four teams, BYU is the most dangerous team besides ourselves.

UConn has a rating of 92, BYU a 95, and Northwestern a 88.

UConn is 31-6 (15-3.) They have kept winning despite 2 of their main rotation players being out with injuries, SO SF Keena Arline (who usually starts at PF for them) has a broken arm and FR PG Colin Toole has a broken ankle.


They are led by superstar SO SF Scooter Duggins who is 6'9 245 and is rated 90 overall. He was the #1 player in his class and he is expected to go pro after this year. He does it all offensively - he can post up with great skill, he can shoot the 3, he can hit the midrange. He is strong fast, and quick. His defense is poor or otherwise he'd be a 95 type player. He is averaging 17.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and 1.8 apg.

SR SG Stanislav Villanueva is 6'6 205 and is rated 87 overall. He is a very skilled shooter from anywhere on the floor. He is averaging 18 ppg, 3.0 rpg, and 1.4 apg.

FR SF Alexei Belser is starting at PF in place of the injured player. He is 6'8 210 and is rated 85 overall. He can drill the 3 with great skill. He was the #2 player in his class last year. He is very athletic and one of the best dunkers in basketball. He is averaging 10.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 2.2 apg.

SR PG Ashley Henning runs the show. He is 6'4 210 and is rated 84 overall. He is their best defender. He is averaging 8.2 ppg and 6.4 apg.

SO C Juan English provides the size and toughness on this team. He is 7'0 220 and is rated 80 overall. He is the best shot blocker we've faced all year. He is a decent rebounder as well. He is limited offensively. He is averaging 5.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, and 2.4 bpg.

Their bench is deep as well:

JR PG Dusty Danley is 6'1 193 and is rated 84 overall. He's an excellent 3 point shooter. He's averaging 4.6 ppg and 1.9 apg in just 11 mpg.

SR SG Darrid Radakovich is 6'5 218 and is rated 83 overall. He's averaging 5.2 ppg in 11 mpg.

FR C Raymond Norris was the #1 C in the nation last year in H.S. He is 7'0 240 and he has a good post game offensively already. He's also a good shot blocker. He's averaging 6.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, and 1.4 bpg in just 20 mpg.

I'll play them later.

[Eaglesfan27]

14:00 - Scooter has come out strong for them. They lead 12-8.

12:03 - Badu with a 3 to give us the lead, 16-14. They call time. I rest Annen and English with Hehn and Prillman.

10:00 - Hehn gets a 2nd foul on Scooter. We lead 20-17.

7:20 - Stevens picks up a 2nd foul. I go with: Badu, Kilgore, Annen, Fuller, and Hehn. We lead 25-21.

3:30 - We are down 33-31. This is a tough physical game. Badu is exhausted. Farrell in at PG.


Halftime: We are down 38-36. All of the numbers are very even tonight.

Scooter is the player of the half with 8 points, 2 boards, and 1 assist.

Badu is our top scorer with 9 points and 2 assists. Farrell with 8. Annen with 4 points and 3 assists. Stevens with 5 points and 8 boards already.


Time for Annen to take over..

17:20 - Annen picks up his 3rd foul. Hehn into the game at SF. We are down 42-40.

15:02 - Farrell picks up his 3rd foul on a strong move by Villanueva. I'm leaving him in as he is shooting very well. We are down 48-44.

Badu with a brilliant drive and dunk that draws a 3rd foul on Scooter! He completes the 3 point play. We are down 48-47.

Badu with a steal.. drive.. kick out.. Hehn for a 3! They call time.


12:00 - Annen back into the game for Hehn.

11:20 - Annen picks up his 4th foul. We are down 53-51. Hehn back into the game.

10:50 - Badu picks up his 3rd foul. We are down 54-51.

Farrell with a 3 to tie the game at 54.

Hehn with a block.. he is fouled on the breakaway. He makes the first and misses the 2nd.. English with the offensive board.. he is fouled as he dunks it! He misses the FT. We lead 57-54.

Stevens picks up his 3rd foul.

9:30 - Kilgore in at SF. Hehn to PF. We are up 57-56.

8:00 - Farrell picks up his 4th foul. We are tied at 57. Farrell will get a rest. Annen back into the game.

7:30 - Annen gets a 4th foul on Scooter! We are up 59-57.

5:43 - Annen with a split of the double team and gets to the line for the FTs. He makes them both. We lead 61-58.

5:20 - Badu with a steal.. 2-on-1 fastbreak.. he threads the bounce pass to Annen who dunks it and is fouled! He makes the FT. They call time.


4:10 - Villanueva with a great move to beat Kilgore.. he gets into the lane, gets fouled by Badu, and hits an acrobatic layup. Badu has 4 fouls now. We lead 66-63 after he makes the FT.

Annen fakes out his man, drives into the lane and is fouled by English. He makes both FT's.

Scooter misses a 3 as Annen had good defense on him.

Annen is fouled on a elbow jumper. He makes both FT's. We lead 70-63 with 3:10 left.

Scooter misses another 3 with Annen in his face.

Annen down in the post, he is fouled by Raymond Norris who fouls out.

2:40 - Scooter beats Annen with a good move.. Annen lets him go and English fouls him hard in the paint. I bring back Stevens and Farrell. We lead 72-65.

Henning with a 3. Scooter gets fouled. He hits 1 of 2. We only up 72-69 with 1:40 to go..

They steal it from Badu.. breakaway.. Badu fouls Henning and Badu has fouled out!

We are going to bring in Cox at PG.

Annen beats Scooter.. he drives.. he goes for the dunk.. and it is blocked by English! They get a fastbreak going the other way.. Villanueva finishes with a dunk. We are down 73-72. 1 minute left.

:40 - Annen with a drive, he kicks out to Farrell who misses. English with the offensive board. 40 seconds left. We call time. I go with Farrell, Kilgore, Annen, Stevens, and Hehn. We have shooters all over..

:29 - Annen beats his man off the dribble.. hard drive.. he goes for the dunk.. English is up... and English gets his arm. Foul! Annen makes both FT's. We bring back our English at C.

:08 - Beisler with a good move in the post to get fouled by English. 8 seconds left. He makes the first FT to tie.. he misses the 2nd.. they get the offensive board, but English blocks the putback attempt! English gets the ball. 5 seconds left! We call time.

Farrell gets the ball at the top of the key, he has a good look, he shoots.. and it's short. We're going to OT.


4:14 - English gets fouled in the paint. He'll shoot 2.. he makes them both. We lead 76-74.

3:52 - Annen with the steal.. fastbreak.. Farrell is fouled. Annen with get a quick breather with Hehn into the game. Farrell hits both FT's.

3:20 - Hehn blocks a shot by Scooter!

Farrell with a 12 footer!

Scooter misses another quick 3!

2:26 - Stevens with a nice 12 footer. We lead 82-74.

Villanueva misses a 14 footer.

Neither team scores again until Henning hits a 3 with 36 seconds left. We lead 82-77.

Stevens hits a pair of FT's when they intentionally foul him.

:19 - Villanueva hits a quick LONG 3. We lead 84-80.

Farrell hits 1 of 2.

Scooter misses a 3. Farrell gets the board and manages to avoid a foul for 5 seconds! It is over!

We win in OT, 85-80.


Stevens is the player of the game with 14 points, 14 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 5 of 10, 2 of 2, and 2 of 2.

Badu with 12 points, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 4 turnovers.

Farrell with 19 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block.

English with 8 points, 8 boards, 1 assist, and 3 blocks.


Hehn led the bench with 13 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks.


That game had a lot of scary moments. Glad we survived. Now, we just need to finish the dream for all of these players that returned to go for a repeat.

[Eaglesfan27]

Northwestern upset BYU 76-73 to advance to play us in the National Championship Game! They did it despite losing their star SF to a torn ACL in the game. They relied on massive star PF Devon Bird who put up 28 points for them in the win.

A look at their roster which is strong 8 deep even with the injury:

JR PF (but plays C for them) Devon Bird is massive at 6'10 315 lbs. However, he is mostly muscle and plays with considerable ability inside. He is rated 87 overall. His only big weakness is his stamina. He's averaging 16.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg, and 1.2 bpg.

SR SF Tron Mombollet is out but he is their next highest rated player at 84.

JR PF Tyson Harvey is 6'8 227 and is rated 82 overall. He's averaging 11.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg. He is mostly an interior scorer.

SR SF Rudolph Cripe moves into the starting lineup. He is 6'6 217 and is rated 80 overall. He is a decent defender and offensive player with no big strengths or weaknesses. He is averaging 5 ppg and 2 rpg.

FR SG Najeeb Campbell is a 6'5 189 pound slashing guard who doesn't have much of an outside shot yet. He is rated 79 overall. He is averaging 7.7 ppg and 3.6 apg.

SO PG Laron Bragg is 5'11 170 and is rated 77 overall. He's a 3 point specialist who can pass well, but his defense is horrible. He's averaging 8 ppg and 3.9 apg.


JR PF Johnathan St. Fort is their leading player off the bench with the injuries. He is 6'8 250 and is rated 78 overall. He is averaging 2.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 10 mpg.

FR SG Fred Hoffman is 6'1 187 and is rated 77 overall. He's a 3 point specialist who is averaging 9 ppg.

SO PG Stevan Dickerson is 6'3 180 and is their best perimeter defender on the team. He's rated 76 overall and has poor offensive skills. He's averaging 2.2 ppg and 0.8 apg.

The rest of their bench is rated in the low 70's. I'll play them later.

[Eaglesfan27]

A final look at where each player is projected to be drafted as we prepare for their final game:

RS SR Leo Annen - Top Pick, SR PF A.C. Fuller - 1st round, SR PF Desmond Stevens - Lottery, JR PG Marcellus Badu - Lottery (expected to leave USC early), SR SG Farrell - 1st round, RS SO SF Kody Hehn - 1st round (will he leave early or stay and be the focal point next year?), RS SO Kilgore - 2nd round (should stay), SO PF Allan Wolfe - 2nd round (hopefully he doesn't transfer), RS SR Walk-on PG Domonic Cox - undrafted, SR C Duane English - Dark horse to be 2nd round pick pick.


The team is excited to go out there and play there best game yet in their final game together.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Alamodome is insanely loud..

19:27 - With time expiring on the shot clock, Annen is fouled on a 3 point attempt. He makes all 3 FT's.

Cripe with a quick 3.

16:06 - Our attempts to get other players going aren't successful so far, so we go back to Annen who converts a 3 point play. We are tied at 6.

15:19 - Badu on the fastbreak gets a 2nd foul on Cripe. We are down 9-8.

14:30 - Badu and Annen with a 2-on-1 fastbreak.. Badu with a perfect alley-oop pass and Annen gets it and throws it down! We lead 10-9.

13:39 - Badu with a drive, hits a pull-up jumper and gets fouled by Bragg. That is the 2nd foul on Bragg. Badu finishes the 3 point play. We lead 15-11.

11:00 - WOW. Annen is ON tonight. He's hitting fadeaway jumpers, hooks in the post, 3's. He's doing it all, so we're going to keep feeding him. We lead 25-14.

7:44 - We are in full blown run and gun mode now and we are firing on all cylinders. Stevens, Badu, Farrell, Annen. All of them are scoring and doing it quickly. We lead 39-18.

4:00 - We are playing brilliant unselfish basketball. I think this is the fastest I've ever hit 50 points in game. We lead 50-24.

With all of the timeouts and the adrenaline from the crowd, we aren't even getting tired.

:45 - English picks up his 3rd foul. I put in Prillman. We lead 61-30.


Halftime: We lead 61-33.

Not much suspense in this one, but I'll post this halftime update as usual for the Championship Game.

Annen is the player of the half with 21 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Badu with 11 points, 6 assists, and 1 steal.

Farrell with 16 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

Stevens with 9 points, 8 boards, and 1 steal.

English with 3 points, 3 boards, and 1 block.



Will we break our team record of 113? Will Annen break 40? Probably not, as I'll call off the dogs soon unless they get back in this.

[Eaglesfan27]

19:49 - Stevens picks up his 3rd foul. Hehn into the game at PF.

15:29 - Annen is tired. He's been doing the most this game on both ends. I rest him and put in Hehn at SF. I put in Fuller at PF. We lead 74-46.

12:00 - We lead 80-54 as I've scaled back our tempo greatly.

9:30 - Time to pull my starters, likely for the rest of the game. We lead 87-57. I put in Cox, Moss, Kilgore, Wolfe, and English.

3:00 - We take out English and get Fuller in at PF. Time for him to get a few points. We lead 94-65.


We win the game 97-75! Repeat National Champions!

Annen is the player of the game despite his short night - 31 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, and 3 steals. He shot 11 of 15, 0 of 2 (I thought he made some, but I guess not) and 9 of 10.

Badu finishes with 19 points, 10 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Farrell with 18 points on 5 of 8, 2 of 3, and 6 of 7 shooting.

Stevens with 11 points, 7 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 5 of 8.

English with 3 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks.


Hehn with 4 points, 1 board, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Kilgore with 5 points and 3 boards.

Cox with 3 points and 2 assists.

Prillman with 3 boards. Moss with 2 points.


This team was a joy to play with. Will I have any surprise returning players? Will Hehn make the jump (I think it is about 50/50 for him right now.)

[Eaglesfan27]

SR C Hendrik Laurelin of Ohio State won Player of the Year with a 25.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, and 2.4 bpg average.

JR C Tracey Bullicer won Mid-Major Player of the year. He averaged 24.8 ppg, 9.6 rpg, and 1.7 bpg.

I won Coach of the Year.

Desmond Stevens becomes my first player ever to win the National Defensive Player of the Year Award! Stevens averaged 10.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.9 spg, and 1.2 bpg.

Laurelin won Big Man of the Year.

Peter McCleod of Alabama won Freshman of the Year. The PG averaged 7.9 ppg and 5.5 apg.

No Trojans on the All-American First Team:

JR PG Anthony of Syracuse - 18.5 ppg and 5.2 apg.
SR SG Woodard, Auburn - 19.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, and 3.1 apg.
SR SF Mann, Florida - 22.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg.
JR PF Jelenic, Rutgers - 20.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg.
SR C Laurelin, Ohio State

Annen made 2nd team All-American. Devon Wise of Washington also made the 2nd team.

Wise edged out Annen for Pac-10 Player of the Year. Wise averaged 24.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, and 2.0 bpg.

Len Dilligard, Washington, won Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. He finished with 6.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, and 2.5 apg.

Farrell and Annen both made first team All-Pac-10. The team:

SR PG Sessoms, ASU - 16.1 ppg and 4.4 apg.
SR SG Farrell - 15.8 ppg and 2.1 apg.
SR SF Annen - 20.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 3.4 apg.
SR C Lloyd, Oregon - 14.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg.
SR C Wise

Stevens made the 2nd team.

Prillman made the All-Pac-10 Freshman team.


Now to get the news about who is leaving..

[Eaglesfan27]

Annen was drafted #1.

Badu went early and was drafted in the high end of the lottery.

Everyone else went as expected. Hehn is coming back for another year!

All together we lost:

PG Badu (early entry), PG Cox (not drafted), SG Farrell (drafted), SF Annen (1st overall), PF Stevens (drafted), Fuller (drafted), and English (not drafted.)

With those 7 losses, next year is going to be a much weaker team.

[hoopsguy]

Congrats on another title. Reading the semifinal game, I got the sense that the fix might have been in with the foul calls but your guys overcame that as well. Looking forward to seeing what you have in the tank for next year.

So, better team? This season or last year?

[Eaglesfan27]

Wow. Just realized we've been in the National Championship game 4 years in a row. We lost the 1st two times there and have won these last 2.

I get offered a ton of jobs including Maryland, Michigan, St. John's, and Oklahoma. I turn them all down.


Whew. Wolfe did not transfer. He'll be a big part of the team next year.

ASU actually had the highest profile transfer as a 78 rated SO PG left them to go to Fairfield.


Despite having plenty of PT available, we lose out on all of our primary targets in the 1st day of the late signing period. Our #1 target, 5 star PG Truman Peters went to UNLV. I guess he was worried about the PG we signed earlier in the year.

Our other target, a dynamic 5 star SG chose to stay close to his family in Florida and will play for FSU.

We also lost out on 4 star SF Cori Eaton to Washington.


I decide there is one player worth offering late that wants to be at USC. 4 star SG J.W. Knight is from Los Angeles and he desperately wants a scholarship from USC. He's a 6'4 198 pound SG who is ranked 96th overall and 27th among SG's. He averaged 11.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, and 3.4 apg in the ABL. Our staff grades him as: Shooting B+, Skills B, Defense B+, Athleticism A-, Rebounding B-, IQ B, Potential A, and Size B-.

He is thrilled to get the scholarship offer and signs right away. We still have 3 vacant scholarships and some serious holes on the roster, but I'm not going to offer anyone else unless my scouting finds a diamond in the rough..

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

Congrats on another title. Reading the semifinal game, I got the sense that the fix might have been in with the foul calls but your guys overcame that as well. Looking forward to seeing what you have in the tank for next year.

So, better team? This season or last year?

This season. Annen is the best player I've ever had and he really played like it. He became a monster in all phases of the game. His dunks were so dynamic and got the crowd going and really helped momentum for the whole team.

[Eaglesfan27]

Ok, this 5 star PG looks like he might be the real deal. He walks in right away as the starter:

Dainmon Matthews is 6'1 200 and is rated 80 overall. He was ranked 10th overall last year. He's got a 99 speed rating!!! Not to mention great quickness, good ball handling, and he's a legit 3 point shooter. His defense needs work but I'll take his offense right now.

At SG, we'll be starting Moss, although the freshman, Edmund Grant, will push him:

JR SG Connally Moss is now 6'9 250. He's rated 79 overall. His post skills have become very good. Mixed with his passing, he'll get the ball plenty down there.

FR SG Edmund Grant was ranked 56th player overall in H.S. He's lived up to what my scouting thought of him. He's 6'3 176 and rated 79 overall. He is a legit outside shooter (unlike Moss) who can hit the 3. However, he's a bit slow and is a subpar defender.

FR SG J.W. Knight will probably just be a depth player his entire career here. He's rated 71 overall and I'm disappointed in the initial look at him. Hopefully, he can prove me wrong and show that he was worth the scholarship. He'll redshirt.

SF is our position of strength:

JR SF Kody Hehn is now 6'11 240 and is rated 89 overall. He does everything but passing well. He'll start at SF for us.

RS JR SF Devon Kilgore will be our top man off the bench and could play anywhere but C for us. He is 6'9 220 and is rated 87 overall. His best attribute is his midrange shooting.

Walk-on RS FR Ibrahim Sylla is 6'5 207 and is rated 70 overall. I don't expect him to play much.

PF is a thin position and I'm hoping we can lure some star players at the position in this upcoming class:

JR PF Allan Wolfe is the only player with skill at the position. He's 6'8 265 and his stamina is a concern. His lack of shooting outside the paint is also a change from Stevens. Still, he's a solid rebounder, a good post scorer in theory, and a decent defender. He'll start at PF. He's rated 86 overall now.

We have 3 walk-on PF's who will never see the floor and 1 might not make the cut this season.

At C, we are thin on experience but the freshman from Michigan has A+ potential!

SO C Rylan Prillman will start. He's now 6'11 235 and his ability to hit the occasional midrange jumper will be nice. However, he isn't the shot blocker or rebounder that any of our past big men were. Still, he has potential to get better.

FR J.S. Grundy was ranked 88th overall last year. He's now 6'10 260 and is rated 74 overall. His best attribute is his post offense. He could be a major scorer in a year or two. His defense needs a lot of work.

RS FR Walk-on C Jeffrey Blankenship might see some time this year. He's 6'10 230 and is rated 71 overall. He is the quickest of the big men.

RS FR Walk-on C Uche Adeife from Africa isn't developing as I hoped he would. He has a long way to go before he can see the floor. He's now 7'2 255 and is rated 68 overall. His best attribute is his standing dunk.

[Eaglesfan27]

I have 4 scholarships available.

Early top recruiting targets:

Local 5 star PG Fabien Morrissette has us #1 on his list. He is ranked 22nd overall and is from Hemet, CA. Others on his list are UCLA, Stanford, and Washington. Our staff thinks he is an elite shooter. I'll be going after him hard to backup Matthews.

5 star PF R.J. Farley is going to be a tough pull but he's my top early target at PF. He's ranked 18th overall and 4th among PF's. He has us in his top 3 along with NCST and Miami. He's willing to leave NYC to go south, but will he come so far west?

The top backup plan is SR Pf Antone Ndoye from Berkeley. He is 6'9 248 and is ranked 33rd overall. It's a battle between Stanford and USC for him.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

Congrats on another title. Reading the semifinal game, I got the sense that the fix might have been in with the foul calls but your guys overcame that as well. Looking forward to seeing what you have in the tank for next year.

So, better team? This season or last year?

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

This season. Annen is the best player I've ever had and he really played like it. He became a monster in all phases of the game. His dunks were so dynamic and got the crowd going and really helped momentum for the whole team.

Thinking about this a bit more before I go to bed and I might have answered too hastily. Annen did reach his full potential this last year and he is my favorite player in a long time, but our C position was clearly stronger last year. It's a tough call. I'll think about it some more tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

Still can't decide which team is better. I think Kabba's team was deeper for sure, but I think this past year's team has more elite talent everywhere but at C. I'd take this past year's team as having a slight edge but I don't think this year's team could have weathered as many injuries as Kabba's team could.

Also, been thinking about how this team is going to play. This past year I went with a tighter rotation out of choice, wanting to maximize production for my stars. This year, I'm going to have to run a tight rotation by necessity. There are only 8 players on this roster that I want to see the floor unless we are in garbage time:

Matthews - will play the vast majority of the minutes at PG

Moss - will start at SG, but I'll need him to backup at PG as well.

Grant - Will backup at SG when Moss is resting or playing the point.

Hehn - Will start at SF but will also play at PF. He might set a record this year for most minutes played by any of my players. Going to get the ball a lot.

Kilgore - Will be #1 man off the bench. Will limit Grant's minutes a bit.

Wolfe - Will start at PF. Hehn will be the only other player to see minutes with regularity unless we are in foul/injury trouble.

Prillman - Will start at C.

Gundy - Will be primary backup at C. Could play some PF in a pinch but I think he is too slow for the position.


This will be my tightest rotation in years and I'll have to focus on managing time much more closely. Injuries or foul trouble will be a much harder obstacle this year.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our team rating is a 91 right now as we prepare for our first game which is at home vs Harvard. They are rated 76 overall. Their best 2 players are their big men:

RS SR PF Dugan Edwin is 6'9 240 and is rated 76 overall. SR C Cody Francis is 7'0 225 and is rated 74 overall.

Should be a nice easy win today.

[Eaglesfan27]

The first basket of the season is from Matthews driving inside and kicking it out to Hehn for a wide open long 2.

15:00 - We lead 16-8. Hehn has 9 points already. Matthews is making it easy for him this game. Matthews also has 4 points as his quickness has allowed him to get to the basket and come off a screen very smoothly for a wide open baseline jumper.

14:00 - Kilgore in for Moss. We lead 18-11.

13:10 - Wolfe picks up his 2nd foul. Moss back into the game, Kilgore at SF, and Hehn at PF.

11:00 - Prillman picks up his 2nd foul. Grundy into the game. We lead 22-14.

Matthews on the fastbreak equals pure electricity. No one is going to catch him once he gets ahead. Steal and fastbreak dunk. We lead 24-16.

9:40 - Love Moss's flexibility. Hehn needs a breather, so we slide Moss to PF and bring in Grant at SG. We now have Matthews, Grant, Kilgore, Moss, and Grundy out there. We lead 26-17.

4:30 - Matthews is very tired and needs a break. Moss to PG and Hehn back at PF. We lead 33-25.

1:26 - Grundy picks up his 2nd but will remain in the game. We lead 37-27.

Hehn with a 3 at the buzzer!


Halftime: We lead 40-28.


Hehn is the player of the half with 14 points, 6 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Matthews with 8 points and 6 assists. Moss with 1 point, 2 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Kilgore leads the bench with 7 points and 5 boards.



15:40 - Moss is tired. Kilgore in at SG. We lead 50-36.

11:05 - Matthews is tired, no wonder, this kid is breaking down their defense every since possession. We lead 61-41 as I put Moss in at PG and Grundy in at C.

10:17 - Wolfe picks up his 4th foul. Blankenship will get some PT at PF today.

8:00 - They are making a strong run. Blankenship back out of the game. Hehn is tired. We go with Matthews, Grant, Kilgore, Moss, and Grundy. We lead 67-53.

3:00 - We lead 74-62. Time to get Hehn back into the game. Our closing lineup: Mathews, Kilgore, Hehn, Wolfe, and Prillman.

1:00 - They have made it a 6 point game, 74-68.

Matthews explodes by his man and hits a pull-up jumper.


We win the game 79-70.

Matthews wins player of the game with 21 points, 10 assists, 1 board, and 1 steal. He shot 9 of 15, 0 of 1, and 3 of 8 (FT shooting is his weakest part of his game besides defense.)

Hehn with 21 points, 9 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 8 of 17, 3 of 8, and 2 of 2.

Moss with 5 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Wolfe with 8 points, 4 boards, and 2 assists.

Prillman with 6 points, 6 boards, and 1 assist.


Kilgore led the bench with 9 points and 8 boards.

Grundy with 6 points and 7 boards.

Grant with 3 points and 1 assist. Blankenship with 2 boards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting Pacific. They have a rating of 66..

We beat them 88-49.

Matthews with 11 points, 3 boards, and 5 assists.

Moss with 7 points, 6 assists, and 2 boards. Hehn with 14 points, 5 boards, 3 steals, and a block.

Wolfe with 11 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks. Prillman with 11 points, 9 boards, and 1 block.

Kilgore led all scorers with 18 points, 8 boards, and 1 assist.

Grant with 8 points. Grundy with 8 points and 6 boards in just 9 minutes!

Blankenship played 3 minutes and didn't get any stats. Sylla played 3 minutes and got a board. Adeife played 3 minutes and got 0 stats. Ditto for Lalugba (a walk-on PF who I thought would never play but he might in blowouts.)


Recruiting update:

We've offered 5 star PG Fabien Morrissette a scholarship and he has us #1 right now, but Oregon is going after him hard as well. Stanford and UCLA have also offered him but it appears to be either USC or Oregon.

4 star PF Antone Ndoye seems to want to stay close to home. All signs point to him picking Stanford over USC. I just can't believe that with the gaping hole at PF once Wolfe leaves.

5 star PF R.J. Farley is between USC and La Salle now. He doesn't seem to care about distance from what we've heard so I'll continue going after him..

5 star SG Neal Stephenson from New Orleans is another target of ours. We've offered him and it will be a battle between USC, LSU, and Mississippi State. I think he's going to pick Miss. State, but I'll keep pursuing for now.


Our next game is at #3 Michigan. They are 2-0 with a roster rating of 91. They have a very good starting 5:

SR PG Jeremy Woodards is 6'0 190. He is fast and he can play solid defense. Will be a great challenge for Matthews. He is rated 84 overall. He's averaging 4 ppg and 5 apg.

RS SR SG Antuane Bradford is 6'5 201 and is rated 84 overall. He is a very good shooter. He's averaging 17 ppg.

SR SF Shavlik Kampman is 6'6 225 and is rated 85 overall. He is a very good 3 point shooter. He's averaging 14 ppg and 5 rpg.

SR PF Will Christie is 6'8 243 and is rated 84 overall. He's a tough defender and rebounder. He's averaging 8 ppg, 7 rpg, and 1 bpg.

JR C Eni Gogerty is 6'10 223 and is rated 83 overall. He's a strong interior scorer. He's averaging 21 ppg and 10 rpg.

FR SG Steven Bradshaw leads the bench. He's 6'3 190 and is rated 78 overall.

SO C Ike Samuels gives them size off the bench at 6'11 246 and he is rated 78 overall. The rest of their bench is in the low to mid 70's.

[Eaglesfan27]

18:17 - Matthews is too fast for Bradford who was guarding him for some reason (and Bradford is quite fast himself.) Matthews gets a 2nd foul on Bradford.

17:54 - Hehn gets fouled in the post and scores the first points of the game on FT's.

16:22 - Matthews with a drive to get a 2nd foul on Gogerty. We lead 6-3.

15:00 - Matthews with a great start to this game. Good to see him doing it against strong competition. We lead 9-3. Matthews with 7 points already.

14:00 - Grundy in for Prillman. We lead 13-4.

13:30 - Matthews gets a 2nd foul on Christie.

13:00 - Matthews gets a 2nd foul on Woodards. We lead 15-5.

11:30 - Matthews is exhausted. We rest him and go with Moss, Grant, Kilgore, Wolfe, and Grundy. We lead 18-8.

10:05 - Wolfe picks up his 2nd foul. We lead 21-8.

5:40 - Hehn back in at PF and Prillman back at C. We lead 24-14.

4:23 - Hehn draws the first foul we've drawn since Matthews sat down to rest.

3:07 - Moss doing a great job of setting guys up from multiple spots on the floor. We lead 31-16. That being said, time to get Matthews back in at PG. Moss will get a rest.


Halftime: We lead 34-23.

Matthews is the player of the half with 13 points and 3 assists.

Hehn with 6 points and 3 boards. Prillman with 4 points and 5 boards. Grant with 6 points.


18:52 - Matthews gets a 3rd foul on Gogerty.

18:21 - Matthews gets a 3rd foul on Woodards.

12:34 - We are up 46-35. Moss moves to PG, Kilgore in at SG as we rest Matthews.

7:15 - We lead 52-45 as I rest Hehn. Moss, Grant, Kilgore, Wolfe, and Grundy in the game now.

5:00 - Matthews back into the game. Hehn in at PF resting Wolfe. We lead 56-49.

1:13 - They close with 6 before Matthews turns on the jets and gets to the rim again and is fouled. He makes the shot and the FT's. We lead 68-59.


We win 71-62. Great road win.


Matthews is the player of the game with 21 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 1 board. He shot 4 of 8, 1 of 2, and 12 of 18. If he becomes a better FT shooter, he has a great shot at Player of the Year. As it is, I think he has a great shot to become my first (?) National Freshman of the Year.

Moss with 3 points, 3 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Hehn with 17 points and 9 boards. He shot 6 of 16, 1 of 4, and 4 of 6.

Wolfe with 4 points and 7 boards. He shot 2 of 7.

Prillman with 4 points and 5 boards. He shot 2 of 6.


Kilgore led the bench with 15 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He shot 5 of 7.

Grant with 7 points. Grundy with 7 boards and a block.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 13, 2038 -

Next up we play at Rider. They are 2-1 with a rating of 83.


Hehn suffers a minor injury in the game but still plays 35 minutes and leads us to a 71-70 win. He finished with 18 points, 9 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 11.

Matthews with 6 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists. He shot 2 of 5.

Moss with 14 points and 3 assists. Wolfe with 10 points, 7 boards, and a block.

Prillman only played 17 minutes due to foul trouble and ifnished with 6 points and 1 board.

Kilgore led the bench with 7 points and 4 boards. Grant with 4 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 boards in just 13 minutes. Adeife played 9 minutes due to the foul trouble and he had 2 points and 2 boards.

[hoopsguy]

Pretty impressive to have a freshman come in at a program like USC and have that kind of impact.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

Pretty impressive to have a freshman come in at a program like USC and have that kind of impact.

I've never had a guard like this. 99 speed, 97 quickness - it is almost unfair to the other players. I've had a few 95/95 type guys but those extra few points in ratings seem to really make a huge difference. Add to that, a good midrange and 3 point shot and this kid is instant offense. Suddenly, I like our chances to go far into the tourney again.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting Yale. I feel bad for them but our guys are ready to pound them. They are rated 63 overall.

[Eaglesfan27]

14:30 - Ok. I'm done feeling sorry. We are down 9-7. Time to turn up the pressure.

13:00 - Hehn just picked up his 2nd foul. Matthews is tired. Moss in at PG, Grant in at SG, and Kilgore in at SF. We are down 12-11.

12:15 - Prillman picks up his 2nd foul. Why we are we fouling their players? Grundy in at C. We are tied at 12.

6:00 - Boom. The offense just exploded these last 6 minutes. We lead 30-18. Matthews back into the game for a tired Moss.


Halftime: We lead 46-26.


Wolfe is the player of the half with 13 points and 6 boards.

Moss with 4 points, 4 boards, and 5 assists. Matthews with 8 points and 2 assists.


11:30 - CRUD! Matthews just hurt his leg on a dunk attempt. We lead 74-40. Moss moves over to PG. I was just about to pull all of the starters as well..

10:00 - Our guys get angry and go on a 6-0 run before I pull them with 10 minutes to go. We lead 80-40.

I go with Grant, Kilgore, Sylla, Grundy, and Adeife. Really interested to see what the 7'2" Adeife can bring to the table..


We win the game 90-54.


Matthews is the player of the game with 16 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 boards, and 1 turnover. He shot 3 of 6, 1 of 2, and 9 of 14.

Moss with 11 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal.

Hehn with 11 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 4 of 11.

Wolfe with 15 points, 10 boards, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 5 of 10.

Prillman with 4 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks.


Kilgore led the bench with 13 points and 5 boards.

Grundy with 8 points, 9 boards, and a block. Grant with 9 points and 3 assists.

Adeife with 2 points, 2 boards, and a block.

[Eaglesfan27]

Matthews has a sprained hamstring but will play through it.

Nov 20, 2038 -

We host Utah today. They are 3-1.


Despite Matthews being slowed, we win 82-59. Hehn led the way with 25 points, 4 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 8 of 14.

Moss had 5 points, 12 assists, and 2 blocks.

Prillman with 16 points and 5 boards.

Grant with 12 points off the bench.


After this week, we go from #13 to #7 in the media poll. We are 6-0.


Our next game is against Montana State. They are 2-3 with a roster rating of 67.

[Eaglesfan27]

15:00 - Matthews doesn't have any speed with his hammy injury. We are tied at 6.

11:20 - Hehn picks up his 2nd foul. Kilgore in at SF and Grundy in at C. We lead 13-11.

11:03 - Wolfe picks up his 2nd foul. Grundy to PF and Adeife into the game.

8:45 - Moss to PG and Grant in at SG. We are tied at 14.

3:13 - Adeife picks up his 2nd. Prillman back into the game. We lead 24-20.


Halftime: We lead 31-22.


Kilgore is the player of the half. He had 12 points, mostly in the last 5 minutes. He also had 1 board and 1 block.

Kilgore is playing so well, he will start the 2nd half at SG. We'll put Moss in wherever he is needed in a few.


19:47 - Hehn picks up a 3rd foul but I'll keep him in for now.

16:20 - Hehn picks up his 4th foul. Moss in at SF. We lead 35-24.

14:30 - Kilgore with a collision with their center.. Kilgore is down. He is holding his knee. We lead 39-24. Grant into the game.

9:00 - We lead 52-35 as I bring in Hehn to play some C.

5:17 - Hehn fouls out. We lead 59-37. I go with Moss, Grant, Sylla, Grundy, and Adeife to finish this out.


We win the game 74-42.

Grant is the player of the game. He finished with 20 points, 5 assists, 3 boards, and 2 steals.

Matthews with 3 points, 3 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 1 of 5. Hopefully, he gets back to 100% soon. Otherwise, he could become a long shot to win Freshman of the Year.

Moss with a very nice game - 14 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 6 of 9, 0 of 1, and 2 of 2.

Hehn with 8 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks in 16 minutes.

Wolfe with 6 points, 9 boards, and 1 steal.

Prillman with 9 points, 7 boards, and 1 block.


Kilgore finished with 12 points, 2 boards, and a block.

Grundy with 2 points and 2 boards.

Adeife with 0 points, 5 boards, and a block.

[Eaglesfan27]

Kilgore's knee shows no structural damage. He'll play our next game which is at Kansas. They are 4-1 with a roster rating of 90. This will be a very tough game.


Ouch. Kansas crushes us 86-59.

Their PF abused Wolfe for 43 points and 15 boards.

Matthew with 8 points on 3 of 12 shooting. 0 assists, 0 steals, and 3 turnovers.

Moss with 9 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists. Hehn with 14 points, 4 boards, and 2 assists.

Wolfe with 10 points and 4 boards. Prillman with 0 points and 6 boards.

Grant led the bench with 4 points, 4 assists, and 2 boards.



The early recruiting period starts now...

[Eaglesfan27]

We lose out on SG Neal Stephenson to Mississippi State. The 12th ranked player looks like he'll be a great one. They also sign the #2 player in the nation from Macon, GA. What is going on at Mississippi State?

Oregon gets 5 star PG Fabien Morrissette from us.

Stanford gets 4 star PF Antone Ndoye from us.


We have no games during the entire early signing period week..

We didn't pursue him hard, but we lose a 6'4 SF, the #10 player in the nation, to San Diego State. They also sign a 6'7 SF, Booker Largent, who is ranked #8 in the nation. I was going hard after him.

Recruiting this year is not going well at all.


We have another week off. Despite the bye weeks we jump 2 spots to #11 (we fell to #13 after the loss.)


Our next game is at San Diego. They are 8-0 and ranked 20th in the media poll. They have a roster rating of 86.

They are led by JR SG Josiah Plavich who is 6'4 226 and is rated 85 overall. He's a solid player in every area. He's averaging 9 ppg, 4 rpg, and 3.5 apg.

SR PF Dewitt Jeffries is 6'8 240 and is rated 83 overall. He's a strong interior scorer who is averaging 15.9 ppg, 7.1 rpg, and 1 bpg.

JR C R. Wafer is 6'10 250 and is rated 82 overall. He's averaging 12.4 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and 1.4 bpg.

SR SG/SF Reggie Winkfield is 6'5 220 and is rated 78 overall. He's averaging 5.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, and 2.5 apg.

SR PG Steven Copeland is 5'11 194 and is rated 76 overall. He's averaging 2.3 ppg and 1.4 apg.

SR C Demond Bridges is their best player off the bench. He's 7'0 273 and is rated 77 overall. He's averaging 14 ppg, 6 rpg, and 1.1 bpg in 26 mpg.

I'll play them tomorrow.

[Ironhead]

Oof, tough early recruiting period. Those types of losses especially hurt when you have been pursuing one or more of the players for several seasons through early recruiting....and then you end up having to play them several times a year. I'm looking at you specifically Cal.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Ironhead

Oof, tough early recruiting period. Those types of losses especially hurt when you have been pursuing one or more of the players for several seasons through early recruiting....and then you end up having to play them several times a year. I'm looking at you specifically Cal.

Yup. 2 of the guys I went after I had been pursuing since their sophomore year. I wanted to put together an epic class and instead it looks like I may strike out. At halftime of a tough game now..

[Eaglesfan27]

17:01 - Hehn with an offensive board and he gets fouled by Wafer on the putback attempt. That is Wafer's 2nd. We are tied at 5.

14:00 - We lead 9-7. Hehn with a bunch of boards already.

13:12 - Matthews pick up his 2nd foul. Grant in at PG.

11:35 - Kilgore in for Hehn who is tired. We lead 16-9.

7:53 - Grundy in at PF and Adeife in at C. We lead 23-16.

5:30 - Hehn in for Moss. Kilgore to SG. We lead 25-20.



Halftime: We lead 36-32.

Grant is the player of the half with 11 points and 3 assists.

Hehn with 10 points and 6 boards. Wolfe with 6 points and 2 boards.

Jeffries leads them with 10.



15:35 - Prillman just picked up his 3rd foul. Grundy into the game. We are down 39-38.

11:20 - Horrible scoring drought for us. We are down 50-42. I bring in Grant at SG and Kilgore at SF.

7:20 - Grant's outside shooting opens things up for Wolfe who scores 6 quick points. We are down 53-51. Matthews and Wolfe are both tired. Grant to PG, Moss back in, and Hehn in at PF.

5:00 - Prillman into the game for Grundy. We lead 55-53.

2:49 - Hehn with 6 points off simple hook shots in the post before they score. We lead 61-55.

2:00 - We lead 61-55. Matthews back into the game for Grant who is tired.

:48 - Jeffires with a nice basket to make it a 4 point game. They foul Matthews. It bounces around a bit, but he makes the 1st. Ditto for the 2nd.

Moss blocks a 3 point attempt. They get the ball back and shoot another 3. It misses. Prillman with the board and he is fouled.

We make most of our FT's in the last 20 seconds to secure the win.


We win the game 67-59. Very solid road win.

Hehn is the player of the game with 17 points, 9 boards, 1 assist, 1 block, and 2 steals. He shot 6 of 14, 2 of 6, and 3 of 4.

Matthews with 2 points and 4 assists. Hopefully, his hammy is almost back to 100%.

Moss with 6 points and 3 boards.

Wolfe with 16 points and 7 boards.

Prillman with 6 points, 9 boards, and 1 assist.


Grant led the bench with 13 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

Adeife with 2 points and 3 boards. Grundy with 3 boards. Kilgore with 5 points and 3 boards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 18, 2038 -

Today we host a 7-2 Missouri team that is rated 86 overall. Could be a tough game. Fortunately, Matthews is back to 100% for the game!

We crush them 84-52! Hehn led the way with 22 points, 4 boards, 2 steals, and a block. However, Matthews was the guy who really got us going. He finished with 18 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists. Good to have him back!

Moss with 11 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a block. Wolfe with 12 points, 2 boards, and 2 blocks.

Prillman with 4 points, 7 boards, and a block.

Kilgore led the bench with 19 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists.

Only downside is Hehn hurt a finger in the game. He'll play through it, but it will bother him for a few weeks.

Our next game (and last OOC game) is against Boise State. They are 7-3 with a roster rating of 79. Their best player is SO C A.D. Walls who is 6'9 259 and is rated 76 overall. Their SR PG Bret Chan is also dangerous with the 3 point shot. He's 6'2 193 and is rated 75 overall.

I'll play them later.

[Eaglesfan27]

14:00 - Matthews is back 100% and it immediately shows. He has 7 quick points. We lead 14-7.

11:20 - Grant in for Matthews, Kilgore in for Hehn, and Grundy in for Prillman. We lead 15-10.

5:30 - We lead 23-20 as I bring back Matthews and Hehn. The lineup is Matthews, Grant, Kilgore, Hehn, and Grundy.


Halftime: We lead 38-28.

Matthews is the player of the half with 14 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 5 of 7, 1 of 1, and 3 of 3 in the 1st half.


12:00 - We lead 51-45. Matthews is tired. I bring in Grant for him.

8:00 - Matthews back into the game. It's Matthews, Grant, Kilgore, Wolfe, and Grundy as I rest Hehn, Moss, and Prillman. We lead 58-52.

4:38 - Matthews picks up his 4th foul. We lead 62-59.

3:20 - We lead 64-63 as I bring back Hehn and Prillman.

3:04 - Grant fouls their SG on a 3 point attempt that he makes. They complete the 4 point play to take a 67-64 lead.

Hehn misses a quick post shot. Walls gets an interior basket at the other end.

Matthews sets up Grant for an open shot.. he is fouled on the shot. Grant makes both FT's. Down 69-66 with 2 minutes to go. We bring in Moss for defense as they call timeout.

We force a missed shot by Walls but Grant turns it over. Grant then gets a steal at the other end. We call time. We go with Matthews, Kilgore, Hehn, Wolfe, and Prillman to end the game..

39 seconds - Matthews finds Kilgore on the wing for a long 2.. swish. Down 69-68.

We intentionally foul Demanby, their SF with 36 seconds left. He makes both FT's.

They trap Matthews and he throws it out of bounds trying to break the trap..

We foul hard.. Wow. First time I've ever seen that in this game. Hehn just got hit with a technical foul. I didn't even know they were in the game! They make both FT's and get the ball.

It looks like this is out of reach..

Or not.. Hehn hits a 3 and gets fouled with 9 seconds left. We are down 74-72 as he steps up to the FT line.. he intentionally misses the FT but Walls beats Prillman to the board.

We foul Walls. He makes the 1st FT.. and the 2nd.


We lose the game 78-72. Disappointing home loss.

Walls was their leading scorer with 19 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists.


Matthews led our team with 18 points, 6 assists, 3 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 6 of 16, 2 of 6, and 4 of 7.

Moss with 5 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists.

Hehn with 10 points, 8 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 3 of 12.

Wolfe with 6 points, 8 boards, and 2 assists.

Prillman with 8 points and 6 boards.


Grant led the bench with 15 points, 1 board, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

Kilgore with 6 points and 5 boards. He shot 3 of 7.

[Eaglesfan27]

That loss drops us to 9-2 and 17th in the media poll as we prepare for Pac-10 play.

A preview of the conference:

By Power Ratings:

1. Washington - Rated 94. 7-3 record. They have the best Freshman in the conference in SG Maynard Whithers who is rated 87 overall already. SR PG Ron Laws and JR C Max McDade give him plenty of strong weapons. Only relative weakness is FR SF Cori Eaton (who I pursued) who is only rated 78 overall.

2. USC - Despite our lack of depth, our rating of 92 is good for 2nd in the conference.

3. UCLA is also rated 92 overall but they are a pitiful 4-6. They have 4 SR's and a JR starting and I expect them to turn things around. SR SF Jerrad Leach is the best player on their team.

4. ASU is starting 5 SR's and they have insane chemistry and are playing some very good basketball. Overall rating of 90. They are 11-1 and 9th in the media poll. Their best player is SR SF Eulis Gomes who is rated 85 overall.

5. Oregon is rated 90 overall. They are 8-2 with a media poll ranking of 24. They start 3 SR's and 2 JR's. SR Pf Austen Tinsley is their best player.

6. Stanford is rated 89 overall with a 9-1 record. They are 14th in the media poll. They are weak at PG and SG with 2 Freshman starting their, but JR C Deng Lennon is the best big man in the conference.

7. Cal is rated 89 overall with a 5-7 record. They don't have any SR's in the starting lineup. Their best player is JR SG Kabir Kou who is rated 84 overall.

8. Arizona is rated 85 overall with a 7-5 record. Their best player is JR PG Arnaud Werch who is rated 80 overall. They are starting 2 SR's and 2 JR's.

9. Oregon State is rated 85 overall which is a high point for them. They are 10-2 and have an experienced starting 5 with 3 serniors. Their best player is SR PF Ray Watkins.

10. WSU is rated 78 overall with a record of 5-6. Their best player is FR Pc Rashid McDade who is rated 76 overall. They have 2 starters rated in the 60's.


Team Leaders:

ASU 83.2 PPG
USC 36.2 RPG
ASU 17.9 APG
Oregon 9.7 SPG
Stanford 5.4 BPG

Individual Leaders:

PF M. Hudson, ASU 21.3 ppg
SF M. Rost, Oregon 8.8 rpg
PG J. Hollins, Oregon 6.3 apg
SF E. Gomes, ASU 2.1 spg
C N. Carney, Oregon State 2.5 bpg


Scout Impressions:

Best Overall Player: Hehn, USC with a rating of 90.
Best Freshman Whithers, Washington, overall of 87
Best Shooter: PF Mance, Washington, overall of 87
Best Playmaker: PG J. Hollins, Oregon, 87.
Best Pro Prospect: JR C Deng Lennon, Stanford, 88.
Best Defender: PF Mance, Washington.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our first game of conference play is hosting Arizona. They are 7-5. A look at their starting 5:

JR PG ARnaud Werch is 6'3 193 and is rated 80 overall. He is a quick player who is averaging 7 ppg and 2.7 apg.

SR PF/C Michael Castillo is a tough interior player who can shoot fairly well. He is 6'11 256 and is rated 79 overall. He is averaging 13.3 ppg and 5.4 rpg.

SR SG Clayton Muhammad is 6'4 192 and is rated 78 overall. He is a good 3 point shooter. He is averaging 10.8 ppg.

SO G/F Elihah Schafer is 6'3 195 and is rated 78 overall. He's a quick athletic player. He's averaging 7.3 ppg.

FR F Dexter Kirkland is 6'8 247 and is rated 75 overall. He's a decent defender. He's averaging 4.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg.

The bench is led by PG Alaivaa Mackell who is a sophomore who is 5'9 165. He's rated 78 overall. He's averaging 7.5 ppg.

SO Ray Bellairs is 6'4 224 and is rated 77 overall. He's averaging 4.6 ppg.

The rest of the bench is rated in the high 60's to low 70's. Their is only 1 player over 6'7 on the bench - FR C Raitis Burke who is 6'11 240 and is rated 70 overall. He's averaging 4.8 ppg and 5 rpg in 20 mpg.

I'll play them tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

17:30 - Moss already has 2 fouls on Muhammad. We lead 6-2.

16:44 - Moss picks up his 2nd foul. Grant into the game. We lead 6-4.

Matthews is getting by their PG every single possession. He's making great passes and guys are drilling shots.

14:00 - We lead 16-8 as they call time.

10:00 - I rest Matthews and bring in Kilgore. We also bring in Grundy for Prillman. We lead 21-18.

4:55 - Matthews and Prillman back into the game. I rest my other starters. Our lineup is Matthews, Grant, Kilgore, Prillman, and Grundy. We lead 31-24.


Halftime: We lead 42-28.

Matthews is the player of the half with 8 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals.

Hehn, Kilgore, and Grant also each have 8 points.



19:44 - Moss picks up his 3rd foul. Kilgore into the game at SG.

12:30 - They have played some very tough zone defense and frustrated Matthews. I rest him and bring in Grant. We are up 47-42.

8:30 - Moss and Grundy into the game for Kilgore and Prillman. We lead 49-45.

5:30 - Hehn is having a horrible shooting night. I rest him and bring back Matthews. Grant to SG and Moss to SF. Prillman in for Wolfe as well. We lead 54-50.

2:50 - Moss posts up his man.. draws a double.. kicks it out to Matthews for a huge 3! We lead 57-52. They call time. Kilgore in for Grant.

2:23 - Kilgore with a steal. Matthews drives inside.. kicks it out to Moss.. oh no, he shoots the 3... oh yes! He hits the open 3! We lead 60-52.

1:40 - They close within 5. 60-55. I call time and bring back Hehn and Wolfe. Our lineup is Matthews, Kilgore, Hehn, Wolfe, and Prillman.

18 seconds - Muhammad hits an off balance 3 to make it 61-58.

16 seconds - They foul Matthews.. He misses both FT's.

8 seconds left - Kilgore blocks a 3 by Muhammad. Matthews gets the carom. He is fouled.. he makes the first FT.. but misses the 2nd.

Castillo misses a quick 3. Kirkland with the putback dunk but that's time.


We win the game 62-60.

Matthews is the player of the game with 15 points, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 4 boards. He shot 4 of 8, 2 of 5, and 5 of 9.

Moss with 10 points, 2 boards, and 1 assist.

Hehn with 10 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 18

Wolfe with 7 points, 14 boards, 2 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 3 of 7.

Prillman with 2 point,s 2 boards, and 1 assist.


Kilgore with 8 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 1 block. Grant with 8 points on 3 of 8 shooting.

Grundy with 2 points and 5 boards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting 5-7 Cal.

We beat them 68-61.

Moss led the way with 13 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 4 of 7, 2 of 4, and 3 of 5.

Matthews with 8 points and 5 assists on 3 of 10 shooting.

Hehn with 8 points and 6 boards. He shot 2 of 13.

Wolfe with 8 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Prillman with 10 points and 9 boards.

Kilgore led the bench with 13 points, 7 boards, and 4 blocks.


At, 11-2 we climb to 13th in the media poll.



Our next game is at Oregon State. They are now 10-4 as they have lost their first 2 Pac-10 games.

SR PF Ray Watkins is 6'7 245 and is rated 81 overall. He is averaging 10 ppg and 4.4 rpg.

SR C Nehemiah Carney is 7'0 237 and is rated 80 overall. He is their main scoring threat with a 19 ppg average. He's also averaging 10 rpg and 2.4 bpg.

JR PG Jaardon Ngarndi is their main play maker. He's 5'11 180 and is rated 79 overall. He's averaging 9.9 ppg and 4.5 apg.

SR SG Brennan Pardon is 6'2 210 and he is a slashing guard. He's averaging 6.2 ppg and 2.4 apg.

SO F Tyquawn Smithson is 6'8 222 and is rated 78 overall. He's averaging 7.9 ppg and 3.9 rpg.

FR SG Cal Carroto leads the bench. He is 6'4 188 and is rated 72 overall. He's averaging 4 ppg.

JR SF T.J. Sneed is 6'6 208 and is rated 71 overall. He's averaging 4 ppg.

The rest of the bench is rated in the mid to high 60's.

[Eaglesfan27]

17:40 - Prillman and Carney collide.. Prillman is down and holding his ankle. We lead 7-4. Grundy into the game for Prillman.

15:00 - Prillman is done for today. Going to need an MRI We are tied at 10.

12:30 - They lead 18-14. Grant in for Matthews and Kilgore in for Hehn.

8:30 - We are down 28-18. I bring in Matthews and Hehn. The lineup is Matthews, Grant, Kilgore, Hehn, and Grundy.

6:38 - Hehn gets a 2nd foul on Carney. We are down 31-24.

4:00 - Grundy is tired. Adeife into the game. We are down 34-30.



Halftime: We lead 40-38. Good finish to the half.

Matthews is the player of the half with 10 points and 4 assists.

Carney leads them with 17 points already.


I'm starting the 2nd half with Matthews, Kilgore, Hehn, Wolfe, and Grundy. Moss's versatility and our lack of depth means he might come off the bench more now.

19:00 - Wolfe gets a 3rd foul on Carney. We are tied at 40.

15:00 - Matthews and Hehn are tired. Grant and Moss into the game. We are tied at 46.

8:00 - Matthews, Hehn, and Adeife into the game. Our lineup is Matthews, Grant, Moss, Hehn, and Adeife. We lead 59-52.

3:30 - Pardon hits a 3 to put them ahead 62-61. I call time. Our lineup to finish it will be Matthews, Moss, Hehn, Wolfe, and Grundy.

3:03 - Wolfe with an offensive putback to give us the lead.

2:52 - Wolfe fouls Watkins. He hits both FT's. They lead again.

2:22 - Wolfe with a nice hook shot to give us the lead again. 65-64.

1:55 - Watkins beats Wolfe for a dunk.

1:24 - Hehn misses a 12 footer. They get a fastbreak dunk.

:54 - Matthews misses an open 3. Wolfe with the offensive board.

:33 - Wolfe misses a shot in the paint. We intentionally foul Carney. He makes both FT's.

We call time and get Grant and Kilgore into the game.

Matthews with a drive.. kicks it out to Grant who swishes a long 3. Down 70-68.

We intentionally foul Pardon.. He misses the FT's!

Matthews driving up the court.. into traffic.. he has it stolen!

Kilgore steals it back.. passes to Matthews.. he fakes the shot.. threads a pass to Grundy who dunks it with 1 second left. Tie game at 70!

Long inbound pass.. he shoots.. it is no good! We are going to OT!



4:35 - Hehn draws a 4th foul on Watkins. He makes both FT's. We lead 72-70.

4:15 - Their PG hits a 14 footer to tie it at 72.

3:52 - Matthews gets a screen and drills a 3.

3:37 - Matthews with a steal.. he's on the fastbreak.. he draws a 5th foul on Watkins! He makes both FT's.

3:14 - Carney with a basket. 77-74.

2:22 - We get a long rebound.. Matthews on the fastbreak.. he is fouled from behind. He makes both FT's.

1:30 - Matthews fouls out. Ngarndi misses the 1st FT.. and makes the 2nd. 4 point game. We bring back Wolfe. Our lineup is Grant, Kilgore, Hehn, Wolfe, and Grundy.

:59 - Hehn with a good look at a 3.. but it is short.

:36 - Hehn blocks a 3 point attempt by Pardon. Grant gets the carom and is fouled. He makes both FT's.

:27 - Ngarndi hits a quick 3. 81-78 game.

They immediately foul Grant. He makes both FT's.

They go inside to Carney.. Grundy blocks his shot! Wolfe gets the ball and is fouled. He misses the 1st.. but makes the 2nd. That should finish it.

Hehn blocks the quick 3 by Smithson.


We win the game 86-81.


Hehn is the player of the game with 18 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 11, 0 of 4, 10 of 13. He also held Smithson to 2 of 9 shooting.

Carney led them with 25 points and 8 boards.


Matthews with 17 points, 7 assists, 3 boards, and 1 turnover. He shot 4 of 7, 2 of 3, and 7 of 8.

Moss with 7 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, and 1 steal.

Wolfe with 13 points, 7 boards, and a block.

Prillman with 0 stats in his time on the floor before he got hurt.

Grundy with 8 points, 6 boards, and a career high 4 blocks.

Kilgore with 12 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists. Grant with 11 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Adeife with 0 points and 2 boards in 10 minutes.

Time to see how badly Prillman is hurt..

[Eaglesfan27]

Prillman has a severe high ankle sprain. He is out for 4-6 weeks.

Adeife is going to have to step up.

We are going to go with Kilgore starting at SG and let Moss be a super sub who might even play some C depending upon the situation. Grundy will start at C.

Our next game is at UCLA. They are 5-7. They have a very talented starting 5 and should turn things around soon:

SR SF Jerrad Leach is their most complete player. He's 6'7 228 and is rated 89 overall. He's averaging 8.7 ppg and 3.2 rpg. He is a dunamic defender.

SR PF Taurance Diallo is their biggest scoring threat. He can shoot from 16 feet out with skill. He is 6'8 244 and is rated 85 overall. He is averaging 15.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg.

RS SR SG Stewart Jack is 6'3 203 and is rated 85 overall. He is the best 3 point shooter on their team. He's averaging 10.3 ppg and 3.1 apg.

SR PG Rhet O'Hara is 6'7 240 and is rated 84 overall. He's strong and fast. He's averaging 6.6 ppg and 4.4 apg.

JR C Reggie Brickens is a talented big man who has really improved his footwork. However, his defense is suspect at times. He's averaigng 8.1 ppg and 7.3 rpg.

SO SG J.W. Reese leads their bench. He is 6'6 215 and is rated 81 overall. He's a solid 3 point shooter who is averaging 6.9 ppg.

SO C Norman Heinen is 6'8 255 and is rated 76 overall. He's averaging 4.2 ppg.

The rest of their bench is rated in the low 70's.

I'll play them tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

15:33 - Matthews with a drive gets a 2nd foul on Brickens. We are down 12-6.

15:03 - Hehn picks up his 2nd foul. Moss into the game at SG and Kilgore to SF.

14:04 - Wolfe picks up his 2nd foul. Grundy to PF and Adeife into the game. We are down 13-10.

10:35 - Matthews with a great 1st half, but he is very tired. Grant into the game. We are tied at 16.

We are slowing things down significantly.

5:43 - A 10-0 run by us ends with 2 FT's. We lead 25-18.

4:54 - We lead 25-20. We go with Matthews, Grant, Kilgore, Moss, and Adeife.


Halftime: We lead 33-28.


Kilgore is the player of the half with 11 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 1 block.

Matthews with 8 points and 2 assists.


15:03 - We lead 43-30 as they call time.

14:30 - Matthews with a drive to get a 3rd foul on Brickens.

7:30 - They call time as we are on a 8-0 run. We lead 59-43.

They answer with a 8-0 run.

5:00 - Up 60-51, we call time and bring in Moss, Grant, and Adeife for Matthews, Kilgore, and Grundy.

2:40 - Grant with 2 big baskets. We lead 64-54.

Hehn with a 3 and Moss with a nice basket in the paint to put this away.


We win the game 73-62. A very satisfying win.

Kilgore is the player of the game with 18 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Diallo led them with 17 points and 5 boards.


Matthews with 10 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 2 of 4, 0 of 1, and 6 of 8.

Hehn with 16 points, 5 boards, and a block. He shot 6 of 8, 3 of 3, and 1 of 2.

Wolfe with 7 points and 6 boards. Grundy with 4 point, 4 boards, and 2 blocks.

Grant led the bench with 9 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists. Adeife with 4 points, 2 boards, and a block. Moss with 5 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block.

[Eaglesfan27]

We are now 13-2 and 11th in the media poll. Our next game is a very tough game at home against Washington who are 10-3.

We make it much closer than I expected, as we lose 74-73.

Hehn with 23 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 8 of 16, 2 of 5, and 5 of 7.

Matthews with 14 points, 6 assists, and a board. He shot 6 of 8.

Kilgore with 2 points on 1 of 9 shooting.

Wolfe with 11 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Grundy with 11 points and 4 boards.


Moss led the bench with 5 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal.


Mance led them with 20 points and 8 boards.


Our next game is hosting 13-3 ASU. They are 16th in the media poll. They are undersized a bit but talented:

SR SF Eulis Gomes leads their team. He is 6'6 260 and is rated 85 overall. He's averaging 12.5 ppg, 5 rpg, and 2.4 apg.

SR PF Douglas Hackstadt is 6'8 231 and is rated 83 overall. He's averaging 13.1 ppg and 8.1 rpg. He is a very good scorer in the paint.

SR PF Mohamed Hudson is 6'8 220 and is rated 83 overall. He's a dynamic post scorer who also has a good midrange game. He's averaging 19 ppg, 6.2 rpg, and 1.8 bpg.

JR SG Jerrell Ravello is 6'3 199 and is rated 82 overall. He's averaging 5 ppg and 2.8 apg.

SR PG Nikola Bowman runs the show. He's averaging 10.2 ppg and 5.2 apg. He is 5'11 177 and is rated 81 overall.

FR PF Colson Ignerski leads the bench. he is 6'8 226 and is rated 75 overall. He's averaging 4.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg.

SR PG Damion Gaines is 6'5 196 and is rated 74 overall. He's averaging 3.5 ppg and 2.5 apg.

The rest of the bench is rated in the high 60's to 70. I'll play them later.

[Eaglesfan27]

12:50 - We lead 15-12. Matthews and Hehn are tired. Grant and Moss into the game.

10:24 - Kilgore with a breakaway dunk. They call time. We lead 20-12.

6:30 - We go with Matthews, Grant, Moss, Hehn, and Adeife. We lead 24-22.


Halftime: We are down 35-33.


Bowman is the player of the half with 8 points and 4 assists.

Kilgore leads us with 13 points and 3 boards. Matthews with 8 points and 3 assists.



11:35 - The big 3 have been great the last 5 minutes. We are on a 10-0 run and they call time. We lead 57-53.

7:24 - Grant, Moss, and Adeife into the game for Matthews, Hehn, and Grundy. We lead 63-58.

2:40 - We lead 74-65. I bring back Matthews at PG and Hehn at C.


We win the game 82-65.


Kilgore is the player of the game with 24 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Matthews finished with 18 points, 7 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 4 of 10, 3 of 5, and 7 of 11.

Hehn with 11 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, and 1 block.

Wolfe with 12 points and 9 boards. Grundy with 6 points, 7 boards, and 1 block.


Moss led the bench in scoring with 5. Grant with 5 assists. Adeife with 2 points, 3 boards, and 1 block.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 22, 2039 -

Our next game is at Oregon. They are 9-7.


We win the game 80-77 behind Matthews who is the player of the game with 14 points, 10 assists, 3 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 6 of 10, 1 of 2, and 1 of 1.

Kilgore with 12 points and 8 boards. Hehn with 11 points, 4 boards, and a block.

Wolfe with 11 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks. Grundy with 8 points, 3 boards, and 3 blocks.


Grant led the bench with 11 points. Moss with 7 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals. Adeife with 6 points, 3 boards, and a block in 8 minutes.

Despite the win, we drop to 15th in the media poll with a 15-3 record.


Our next game is at 5-13 WSU.

[Eaglesfan27]

15:00 - Hehn with a magical start. We lead 16-5. Hehn with 10 points.

14:34 - Matthews with a drive.. collides with their center.. he is hurt.. holding his knee. Moss into the game.

9:30 - Matthews has been cleared to return with a knee wrap. We lead 23-22. We are going with Matthews, Grant, Kilgore, Moss, and Adeife.

Matthews has no explosion.. can he still lead the team effectively?

Matthews with a beautiful lead pass to Grant for a layup. Grant gets fouled and converts the 3 point play.

2:30 - Every starter back into the game except for Kilgore who sits for the first time. We are tied at 34.


Halftime: We lead 41-39. Much closer game than expected.


Hehn is the player of the half with 14 points, 3 boards, and 2 steals.

11:40 - Hehn is playing at a very high level tonight. We lead 65-55. Hehn with 26 points. I rest Matthews and Kilgore. Grant and Moss into the game.

6:30 - Everyone is stepping up now. We lead 81-60.

4:00 - I pull my starters, hopefully for the rest of the game. We lead 83-65. I go with Grant, Moss, Sylla, Blankenship, and Adeife to finish it out.


We win the game 88-80.

Hehn is the player of the game with 30 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 12 of 23, 4 of 9, and 2 of 4.

Matthews with 2 points, 3 boards, 8 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 1 of 6.

Kilgore with 5 points and 6 boards. He shot 2 of 8.

Wolfe with 14 points, 9 boards, and a block. He shot 5 of 5.

Grundy with 15 points, 6 boards, and a block. He shot 5 of 8.

Grant led the bench with 13 points.

Adeife with 5 points, 7 boards, and a block in 12 minutes.

Moss with 2 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 24 minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is a tough game at Stanford. They are 16-2 and 16th in the media poll. Matthews will tough out the injury and start but won't be his usual self..

Wow. We upset them 77-66.

Matthews shot 0 of 9 and had 0 points, but he still had 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Kilgore led the way with 22 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 8 of 12.

Hehn with 19 points, 7 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 7 of 11.

Wolfe with 10 points and 5 boards. Grundy with 5 points and 4 boards.


Moss led the bench with 13 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists.

At 17-3, we rise to 6th in the media poll. Can this team win it all again?

Our next game is hosting 8-11 UCLA. I'll play that later.

[Eaglesfan27]

15 minutes: We are tied at 11. Matthews with 3 assists already.

13:40 - Hehn picks up his 2nd. Moss into the game at SF. We are tied at 13.

11:40 - Still tied at 13. Matthews rests as Grant comes into the game.

9:10 - Prillman into the game for Grundy. We lead 20-17.

5:00 - They are on a 10-0 run. I call time and bring back Matthews and Grundy. Our lineup now is Matthews, Grant, Moss, Grundy, and Prillman.

Matthews penetrates and gets an easy kickout for Grant.

4:20 - Matthews on the fastbreak.. he gets hit hard.. he is holding his ankle and has to be assisted off the court. Sylla into the game. We are down 27-25.

1:40 - Kilgore back into the game for Sylla. We are down 34-30.


Halftime: We are down 36-30. The preliminary result on Matthew's ankle is bad. He is definitely done today.


Reese has 9 points and 2 assists for them.

Matthews with 3 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals before his injury. Grant with 7 points. Hehn with 6.


To start the 2nd half, I'm going with Moss, Kilgore, Hehn, Wolfe, and Prillman.


13:23 - We are down 50-39. Grant in for Moss and Grundy in for Prillman.

9:04 - Hehn picks up his 3rd foul. He is very tired. We go with Grant, Kilgore, Moss, Grundy, and Prillman. We are down 58-47.

It all falls apart down the stretch. We lose in embarrassing fashion, 84-64.


Leach was the player of the game with 17 points and 8 boards. Reese also had 17 poiints for them. Brickens with 15 points and 12 boards for them.


Kilgore led us with 14 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, and a steal. He shot 6 of 10.

Hehn with 13 points, 3 boards, and 1 assist. He shot 5 of 10.

Moss with 14 points and 4 assists. He shot 5 of 11. The rest of our team was terrible tonight. Grundy was 2 of 8. Wolfe was 4 of 13.

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 4, 2039 -

Matthews suffered just a severe ankle sprain. He will be out 3 to 4 weeks. Moss will move into the starting lineup.


Feb 5, 2039 -

We host Oregon State (15-7.)

They beat us 70-68. Hehn led the team with 17 points and 5 boards but he shot 6 of 15. Prillman with 15 points. Kilgore with 12. Moss with 4 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists.

Those two losses drop us to 23rd in the media poll. We are now 17-5.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is at @20 ASU who is also 17-5.

15 minutes: Stellar defense and transition offense has up 9-0.

12 minutes: Prillman out, Grundy on. We lead 13-7.

10:30 - Hehn gets breather. Moss to SF, Grant in at PG.

8:00 - We lead 22-13. I bring back Hehn and Prillman. Wolfe and Moss get a break.

6:00 - Adeife into the game after Grundy picks up his 2nd foul. We lead 25-19.

2:00 - Moss in for Kilgore who is tired. We lead 36-23.


Halftime: We lead 42-29.


Hehn is the player of the half with 13 points, 4 boards, 2 steals, and a block.


15 minutes: We lead 49-41. Good balanced offense.


8:49 - They have tied it at 53. I rest Hehn and Grundy. Grant and Prillman into the game.

3:30 - Moss with a pair of turnovers that lead to 2 fastbreak baskets. They lead 68-64. We are going with Grant, Kilgore, Hehn, Prillman, and Grundy down the stretch..

Kilgore misses an open 3.

They get a 12 footer at the other end.

Grant sets up Hehn for a 3 which he swishes.

Grant turns it over. They get a fastbreak dunk and the foul. Grundy is hurt on the play!

They promptly on on a 10-0 run to put the game away.


We lose 86-74.

C Hudson was the player of the game with 13 points and 7 boards.

Hehn led us with 18 points, 4 boards, and 2 steals on 5 of 14 shooting.

Every starter had double digits: Moss with 12, Kilgore with 11, Prillman with 10, and Wolfe with 10. Grundy with 4 points and 3 boards.

The injury to Grundy looks like it is going to keep him out for a few weeks. Our depth is horrid right now..

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 11, 2039 -

Grundy will be out 2-3 weeks with a sprained knee. Can we hold it together until our 2 players get back?

Next up is a game at 16-5 Washington who are ranked 15th in the media poll.

We lose the game 81-66.

Washington's C McDade had 19 points and 8 boards against us.

Hehn led the team with 14 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 6 of 15.

Moss with 13 points and 4 assists. Kilgore with 19 points.

At 17-7, we drop out of both polls.


The losing is causing recruits to drop us down their boards


Feb 20, 2039 -

We host 11-12 Oregon. We beat them 87-73. Hehn led the way with 25 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 17.

Kilgore with 12. Prillman with 11 points. Wolfe with 10 points and 9 boards.



Feb 24, 2039 -

We host 8-18 WSU. We beat them 94-52. This team is thriving without me guiding them now despite the losses. Kilgore led the way with 20 points and 9 boards. Grant with 17 points and 5 assists off the bench. Hehn with 14 points on 4 of 14 shooting.


Feb 26 -

We host 18-8 Stanford. We pull off the upset! This team is shocking me now! Hehn with 25 points and 8 boards as he shot 12 of 16 in the win.


We are now 20-7 and both of my players have been cleared to return!



March 3, 2039 -

Our next game is at Cal. They are 13-15. They have a roster rating of 90. Ours is now up to a 93. We can keep this streak going. I'll play them tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

13:30 - We are tied at 14. I rest Matthews, Hehn, and Prillman. Grant, moss, and Grundy into the game.

9:09 - Moss picks up his 2nd foul. He'll remain in the game. We are tied at 22.

6:45 - We go with Matthews, Grant, Moss, Hehn, and Grundy. We lead 26-22.

Halftime: We lead 36-34.

Matthews is the player of the half with 5 points and 5 assists. Kilgore with 9 points. Hehn with 6.


13:00 - Hehn with a very solid second half, but I'm going to rest him now. We lead 51-45. Moss into the game.

We are on a 6-0 run. They call time. Kilgore is killing it with Matthews setting him up.

6:45 - We are up 62-54. I rest Matthews, Wolfe, and Prillman. I go with Grant, Kilgore, Moss, Hehn, and Grundy.

3:04 - Matthews, Grant, Hehn, Wolfe, and Grundy in now. We lead 67-58.


We win the game 75-64.


Kilgore is the player of the game with 19 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 7 of 11, 5 of 6, 0 of 0.

Matthews with 13 points, 11 assists, 1 board, and 3 turnovers.

Hehn with 14 points, 6 boards, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 10.

Wolfe with 4 points and 10 boards. Prillman with 6 and 6.

Moss led the bench with 11 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals.