A Mini-Dynasty: PG Klayton Meyers

[Eaglesfan27]

North Carolina (3rd seed) is the best team I've faced all year. 95 overall talent. 98 on defense. 92 unity (ours is 97.) This will be a very difficult game.

Clifford Chavez is a freshman PG is rated better than Klayton by 3 points.

Rhet Barron is a JR SG who is 6'7 220 pound player rated 91 (15 points higher than Daley.)

Chad Wainright is a a 6'4 180 pound freshman at SF that is rated 88 but will have a huge size disadvantage against Kirby.

Bernard Floyd is a 6'11 260 pound PF that is rated 88. He has size and talent on Monwell sargent.

Dave Munoz is a 7'1 245 pound JR C that is rated 86 which is 9 points higher than Hite who has gained 4 points this season.

[Eaglesfan27]

We win the tip and Klayton nails his first shot! Good start. 2-0.

5 minutes in: We are up 8-7, but they just got a 2nd foul on Hite. Now, Garik Chancler is going to have to come up huge.. I'm worried.

9 minutes into the game: We are up 18-13 and Klayton is playing out of his mind. He has 16 points as he is drilling deep outside jumpers and drawing fouls while driving. But, he is exhausting himself and has to come out of the game.

Klayton couldn't get it going again when he came back in with 4 minutes to go.

Halftime: Down 40-33. Klayton has 16 points, 1 board, 1 assist. He is shooting 4 of 9, 0 of 0, and 8 of 8.


Archibong is second on the team with 5 points. Their defense is very tough.


15 minutes left in the game: Down 52-49. All of my guys came out nailing shots in the 2nd half. Monwell with 3 big ones.


10 minutes left: We started to go on a run mainly thanks to Kirby, but they responded. 62-59, they lead.

5 minutes left: Klayton was out for the last 4 minutes and the press caused some turnovers, but Azubuike and Kirby are making plays to keep us in it. 75-69.

1:13 left: Klayton has given it away a few times this last 5 minutes, but he makes a steal and breaks away for a dunk. Down 79-78.


Down 81-78, Klayton misses a 3 with 33 seconds left.

We foul and force a 1 and 1. They miss it. Klayton with a great dribble drive kick out, but Daley misses the 3.

Chavez hits both Ft's this time.

Klayton misses an open 3 and that seals it. 84-78 loss.


Barron led them with 24. Chavez had 22.

Klayton had 30 points, 4 assist, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. He shot 7 of 18, 0 of 4, and 16 of 18.

Kirby had 14 points, 9 boards, 5 steals, and an assist.

Daley had 13 points.

Sargent had 8 points and 4 boards.

Hite only had 4 points, 5 boards, and 1 block.

Sargent is the only starter that should be leaving the team unless someone else goes early..

[Eaglesfan27]

North Carolina beats Oklahoma State 73-60 to win the National Championship.

Klayton is robbed as Jud Estrada, a 6'7 220 pound SF from Hofstra wins the Mid Major Player of the Year Award (I thought Klayton had a good shot.) Jud's stats: 19 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.6 spg, and 1.1 bpg.

I win conference coach of the year.

Jud Estrada beats out Klayton for Conference Player of the Year.

Jitim Ramsdell of Old Dominion beats out Azubuike for Conference Freshman of the year. The 6'4 190 pound SG averaged 12 ppg, 3.5 rpg, and 2.4 apg.

Klayton is one the first team All Conference team at PG.

Chad Daley, Kirby Christopher, and Alvin Hite are on the second team All Conference team.

Azubuike is on the All Conference Freshmen Team at SF.

Sargent, Garik Chancler, Rodrigo Rodgers, Calvin Stapley, and Turner Sherman all graduate from the team.


U Conn needs a new coach as Jim Calhoun has retired, but I'm not on their short list.

Iowa has me on their short list which is the first time I've appeared on a big conference team's list, but they don't offer me the job.

Butler and George Mason are the best teams to offer me a job this year, but those are a lateral move at best. I turn them down along with a bunch of other job offers.

Drexel adds 3 years to my current deal.


I replace one of my assistants with a better teacher.

[Eaglesfan27]

Klayton's Stats by Year so far:

Freshman Year; 11.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.9 spg, 0.1 bpg. 26.5 mpg.

Sophomore Year: 17.4 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 4.8 apg, 2.4 spg, 0.5 bpg, and 28.1 mpg.

Junior YeaR: 18.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 5.4 apg, 2.2 spg, 0.2 bpg, and 28.9 mpg.

Career Average: 15.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.2 spg, 0.3 bpg, 27.9 mpg.

[Eaglesfan27]

The very first day possible, we get our most sought after recruit to sign!

Howard Terry is a 6'8 237 pound PF from Duluth Minnesota who is ranked 282 overall and 71 among PF's. The 3 star player is a tremendous hustle guy with the highest potential of any recruit I've had besides Klayton. He has a very good chance to start as a freshman with Monwell's graduation.

With both of our scholarships handed out, I can start working the juniors in earnest.

Now, that he is on campus, Howard Terry looks much worse than what we thought when we were recruiting him. I'm not sure he'll ever become a star, but he is probably the best option at PF with Dunleavy getting significant time if he struggles.


Our starting 5 will remain the same except with Terry starting at PF. We'll talk more about some of the new bench players as the year goes along.

Our first game is against Stetson which is a significantly weaker team in the Pre-Season NIT Tourney.

[Eaglesfan27]

First 10 minutes: Terry is looking good as he has hit a few 10 foot jumpers. Our defense is smothering them. 26-9.


With 9:30 left, Redshirt Freshman PG Wil Fletcher gets his first playing time. He'll likely win the job as the main backup PG behind Klayton this year. We didn't have a true PG playing backup last year.
Fletcher is a fast player with a decent outside shot and very good passing ability.

Azubuike also enters the game. He appears to be winning the job at backup SF over Archibong who will probably only play when we need to make up a deficit.

Fletcher nails his first open 18 foot jumper.


5 minutes left: Up 31-14. Some sloppy plays by Fletcher in the last few minutes, but that can be expected of a freshman.

Christiano Watson, my highly touted SG from last year and now a redshirt freshman, steps on the court for the first time at SG. He is undersized, but our scout thinks he is the best backup SG on our team and one of the best bench players overall. He doesn't have a great outside shot, but it is good. He is a good defender and quick.

Austen Quick also steps on to try to win the backup PF job. The 6'6 226 pound redshirt freshman from Ohio is a very good rebounder for his size. He also has a decent 8-10 foot jumper.

Watson drills his first shot from 16 feet out despite being fouled.. he fails to convert the 3 point play.


Halftime: Up 40-18.

Klayton has 8 points, 2 steals, 1 board, and 1 assist. He is shooting 2 of 5.

Kirby has 8 points and 3 boards.

Terry surprises with 8 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals, and a block.

Hite leads the team with 6 rebounds at the half.


Some very sloppy play in the first 5 minutes of the 2nd half let them go on a quick 14-2 run, but then we tightened it up.

With 10 minutes left, 58-39 lead.

78-55 win.

Howard Terry had a very nice debut and certainly earned another start at PF. He had 14 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals, and a block. He shot 6 of 10.

Alvin Hite had 15 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, and 3 blocks. He shot 6 of 8.

Klayton had 14 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals. He shot 4 of 9.

Kibry had 12 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

Daley had 3 points on 1 of 8 shooting.

In his debut at backup PG, Fletcher had 6 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals in limited time.

Christiano Watson had 4 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals in his debut.

I think this is my strongest bench, although backup C is a weakness.


Klayton has gone up another point in overall rating and is now at an 85.

Just in this one game, Christiano Watson has gone up a point as has Fletcher and Terry.


Our next game in the tournament is against St. Louis.

[Eaglesfan27]

St. Louis is a good team with one of the first SF's I've seen in a while that can match Kirby for size and skill. They also have an advantage at PF. Otherwise, we have the advantage at each of the starting positions and we have better team unity.

[Eaglesfan27]

10 minutes in: Their 3 points shooting has been phenomenal. We've been getting points from Klayton drawing fouls, setting up Hite for easy inside baskets, and Kirby on the fastbreak. 19-19 so far.

Over the next 5-6 minutes, our bench played very well.

Halftime: 40-31.

Klayton has 13 points, 2, assists, 2 stealls, and 1 turnover. He is shooting 4 of 6.

Hite has 9 points and 4 rebounds in the first half. He has gained another few pounds and is stronger and a better post player than last year.

Kirby has 6 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and a steal.


We took control early in the 2nd half, mainly led by Kirby.

83-61 win.

Kirby finished with 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal. He shot 10 of 12.

Hite finished with 16 points and 9 boards. He shot 7 of 10.

Klayton finished with 15 points, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 5 of 9.

Daley had 8, Terry had 5 points and 3 boards.

Fletcher had 5 points and 3 assists in only 16 minutes off the bench.


Our next NIT Pre-season tourney game is a week later against Minnesota. In an odd scheduling quirk, we have a game against Kennesaw State before that game. They are a very weak team and will simulated now.


We barely beat them 63-61 despite having a significant talent advantage.

Klayton had 20 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 4 turnovers. He shot 7 of 13, 0 of 3, and 6 of 6.

Kirby had 12 points, 14 boards, 4 assists, and a block.

Hite had 9 points and 9 boards along with 3 blocks.

Terry in his first simmed game had 1 points and 4 boards.

Azubuike had 15 points as the main option off the bench.

[Tellistto]

I'll be a sad when this dynasty ends, enjoying it immensely. I like hearing about the recruiting and the games. Good stuff!

Tell

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Tellistto

I'll be a sad when this dynasty ends, enjoying it immensely. I like hearing about the recruiting and the games. Good stuff!

Tell

Thanks, I might do a new one when I eventually get a job in a bigger conference or if I get this one really great recruit I'm in the lead for... He is a 6'9 220 pound PF/C from Maryland who is Mr. Basketball in the state and 53rd overall in the nation. However, I can't believe I'm in the lead for him and I'm guessing someone will swoop in and take him before I get him to sign in the upcoming early signing period.

[Eaglesfan27]

Minnesota is slightly more talented, but most of their players are freshman and we have a huge Unity advantage.

In particular, their Freshman PG should be at a huge disadvantage against Klayton.

Their offense was high powered quick firing in the first half, but ours was even better.

45-38 lead at the half.

Klayton has 15 points, 3 assists and a rebound. He is shooting 5 of 8 (4 of 5 behind the arc.)

Dunleavy surprises off the bench with 8 points at the PF spot (all set up by good assists.)

Kirby has 4 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists at the half.


We maintained control throughout the 2nd half.

87-77 win.


Klayton finishes with 23 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a board. He shot 7 of 11, 4 of 6.

Hite had 16 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 7 of 10.

Azubuike had 15 points off the bench.

Kibry had 11 points, 12 boards, 5 assist, and a steal. He shot 3 of 7.


The NIT Final will feature us against #23 4-0 Florida State.

[Eaglesfan27]

Florida State is more talented, but we have an advantage in talent and size at PG and C. Their unity is quite a bit lower as well.

We were down by 12 at one point when our backups were playing, but we got some scoring from an unexpected as well as an expected source:

Howard Terry had 10 points and 4 boards as he hit 5 of 6 shots (mostly 12-14 foot open jumpers.)

Klayton got us back in it with 14 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a rebound in the first half. He is shooting 5 of 11.


Wil Fletcher had trouble handing their press and that was a key factor in our loss. 80-70 loss.

Klayton finished with 28 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 boards, and 2 turnovers. He shot 11 of 22, 1 of 3, 5 of 6.

Freshman Howard Terry had a great game and finished with 19 points and 6 rebounds. He shot 9 of 11.

Hite had 10 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists along with a block. He shot 3 of 6.

If he doesn't go pro, I think he could have a monster senior year next year as the focal point of our team.



Our next game is a simulated game at College of Charleston.


We crush them 70-46.


Azubuike led the team in scoring with 23 points off the bench.


Klayton had 12 points, 1 board, and 1 assist. He shot 5 of 9.


Daley had 17 points. Hite had 10 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting Colorado. They have a similar talent level to us.

Our biggest advantage is at PG where Klayton is now rated 85. Their biggest advantage is at SF, but Kirby has a huge size advantage.

Hite nailed a 3 in warmups! He has been shooting them in warmups more lately....


This game, I'm giving Archibong his spot back as the primary backup SG/SF besides Azubuike. Christiano Watson is highly recruited and is talented, but he is undersized and lacks shooting. He'll still get plenty of time when we have big leads or don't need the offense of Archibong.

At half, we are up 39-33.

Azubuike leads the team with 8 off the bench. Archibong has 4.

Klayton has 4 points, 5 assists, and 1 steal at the half. He is shooting 1 of 2.

Daley has 7, Kirby has 4, Terry has 4 (including an 18 footer), and Hite has 4.



Hite and Klayton are playing as well together as I've ever had a PG and C play. Great pick and roll play by them today even if Klayton wasn't hitting his shots consistently.

77-64 win.

Hite led the team with 22 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 9, 0 of 0, 8 of 8.

Klayton had 13 points, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 5 of 11, 0 of 2, 3 of 3.

Daley and Azubuike each had 11.

Terry with 6 points, 11 boards, and 3 steals. He shot 2 of 6.

Kirby with 4 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists as the smaller more talented player played strong defense on him.

Hite has grown a bit more and is now 7'1" 280 pounds!


Our next simulated game is our first conference game at Towson. We are 6-1 so far. They are 2-3 and aren't quite as talented.

We win 58-51.

Klayton had 13 points, 5 assists, 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 10, 1 of 1, and 2 of 2.

Daley had 14 points.

Kirby had 4 points, 12 boards, and 3 assists.

Hite had 6 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 2 blocks.

Terry had 4 points and 8 boards.

Azubuike had 11 points off the bench.


The early recruiting period ended and we couldn't get Superstar Christian Pope to sign early with us He has us in the lead, but I suspect someone will steal him from us later in the year.


Our next game is hosting a solid Rice team.

[Eaglesfan27]

Rice has a huge advantage at PF in talent as they have a great player there. Everywhere else, we have the advantage.

At halftime, we are up 37-27. Terry is having another big game mostly due to open jumpers when they double team Hite.

Terry has 7 points, 5 boards, 1 assist.

Klayton has 5 points, 3 assists, 4 steals. He is shooting 2 of 7.

Kirby leads the team with 10 points on 3 of 6 shooting.

Hite has a bum knee, but he still has 4 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, and a steal.


Excellent play from my seniors makes this an easy win. 76-62.

Klayton finishes with 18 points, 5 assists, 3 boards, 4 steals, and 2 turnovers. He shot 5 of 13, 2 of 4, and 6 of 7.

Kirby had 17 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

Terry had a nice game with 13 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 6 of 8.

Hite had 8 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Daley finished with 7 points, 4 boards, 4 steals, and an assist. He shot 2 of 10.



Our simulated game is hosting a slightly weaker Wichita State team.


We win 69-57.

Terry was the star! I guess the freshman is living up to his highly touted recruiting status after all! He had 14 points, 15 boards, and 2 assists.

Kirby had 13 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 13.

Klayton finished with 7 points, 2 assists, and a block. He fouled out and only played 14 minutes!

Daley had 13 and Hite had 11. Solid game.


We are now 20th in the media poll.

Unranked (likely due to the aforementioned bug) in the Coaches' poll.

We are 1st in the Mid Major Poll.


Our next game is at a weaker Ball State team.


We have a HUGE advantage at C (6'7 195 pound player who is not as talented as Hite) and a huge talent advantage at PG. This should get ugly early.

[Eaglesfan27]

Despite a very good 1st half from Hite, it has been a close game.

28-27 at the half.

Hite has 11 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. He has shot 5 of 8.

Klayton has 6 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals. He has shot 3 of 6.

No one else has more than 3 points.



A sloppy second half had us down by 7 with 3:19 to go... then Klayton took over.

He first nailed a 3, then he stole it and broke away for a dunk. Then he played good defense and ran a rebound by Hite up the court to set Terry up for a big jumper (which the kid nailed!)

Then, he stole it again, broke away and had a dunk. We ended up winning by 8 as he hit FT's down the stretch when they fouled him and even got a rebound on one of their late 3's.

79-71 win.

Klayton finishes with 25 points, 5 assists, 6 steals, 1 board, and 4 turnovers. He shot 9 of 13, 0 of 0, and 7 of 7.

Hite finished with 15 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, and 3 blocks.

Terry had 8 points and 10 boards on 2 of 5 shooting.

Kirby had 8 points, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 boards.


Our simulated game is at an excellent Clemson team.

We lose 78-53.

Hite led the team with 11 points, 8 boards, and an assist.

Klayton had 7 points, 3 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 3 of 9.

Our next game will be hosting Hofstra as we really enter into our conference schedule.

[Eaglesfan27]

Hofstra is a weaker team that we should beat without much trouble. They are 4-5. In particular, we have a huge advantage in talent at PG and C.

Hite got into very early foul trouble and that hurt the team, but we still took a 38-31 lead at the half behind an excellent fast break that was usually finished by Kirby.

Kirby has 13 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal at the half. He is shooting 6 of 7.

Azubuike has 10 points off the bench,

Klayton has 3 points, 3 assists, and a steal. He is shooting 1 of 5.


Hite had a brilliant 2nd half, particularly since he was in foul trouble throughout. He and Klayton guided us to an easy win. 80-63.

Hite finished with 17 points, 7 boards, 7 blocks, and 1 assist. He shot 7 of 9.

Klayton had 13 points, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 turnover. He shot 5 of 10, 1 of 3, 2 of 2.

Kirby had 14 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 6 of 12.

Azubuike finished with 14 points.

Dunleavy who had to play most of the 1st half for Hite had 12 boards along with 4 points.

Terry had 7 points and 10 boards at PF.


Our simualted game is at a solid 9-2 Georgia State team.

We lose 63-60.

Hite had 15 points, 8 boards and a block. He shot 6 of 15.

Klayton has 12 points, 3 assists, 3 boards, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 4 of 12, 3 of 6, and 1 of 2.


Our next game is at an inferior UNC Wilmington team that is particularly weak at offense. They are still 8-5 due to a solid defense.

[Eaglesfan27]

Klayton injures his ankle midway through the 1st and Hite gets into foul trouble again, but we are still up 41-25 at the half.

Terry has 9 points and 5 boards to lead the way.

Kirby has 8 points, 3 boards, and 4 steals.

Hite has 6 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists in just 9 minutes.

Klayton has 3 points and 3 assists. He is shooting 1 of 3.


74-47 win.

Klayton finished with 12 points, 5 assists, 3 steals. He shot 5 of 8, 0 of 1, and 2 of 4.

Kirby led the team with 14 points, 8 boards, 6 steals, and 2 assists. He shot 7 of 10.

Terry had 11 points and 12 boards along with 2 assists. He shot 5 of 12.

Hite had 8 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and a block. He fouled out of the game and only played 22 minutes.

Daley continues to struggle and I'm tempted to start Azubuike at SG. He had 6 points on 2 of 6 shooting.







Klayton is D2D for 7 days with his bad ankle.

Our simulated game is at home against VCU which is a team with slightly less talent than us. They are 7-6.


We win 67-37! Hite had 8 points, 17 boards, and 4 blocks.

Terry had 2 points and 12 boards.

Klayton had 9 points, 2 assists, 2 steals. He shot 4 of 14, 0 of 5, and 1 of 1.

Daley had 14 points.

Kirby had 10 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 3 blocks.

In limited time (20 minutes) off the bench, Azubuike had 12 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 5 of 11.


Our next game is hosting a 6-9 Northeastern team. I'll play that later today.

[Eaglesfan27]

Against Northeastern, we have the talent edge at every position, but their C is almost as good as Hite and almost as big.

At halftime, we are in control thanks to Klayton having a brilliant first half despite a bad ankle. 42-28.

Klayton has 15 points, 5 assists, 4 steals. He is shooting 7 of 12.

Hite has 10 points and 5 boards at the half.

Kirby has 9 points, 4 boards, and 4 steals.



We crushed them in the 2nd half with great team play. I pulled my starters with 8 minutes to go. The final score is 89-49!


Klayton finished with 24 points, 5 assists, 4 steals. He shot 11 of 18, 0 of 1, 2 of 2.

Kirby finished with 17 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 6 steals, and a block. He shot 6 of 10.

Hite had 16 points, 13 boards, 1 block. He shot 7 of 16.

Terry had 11 points and 6 boards.

Daley had 8 points and 4 assists.




We are now ranked #21 in the media poll.


Our simulated game is at a good 13-4 James Madison team.

We smoke them 94-67! That is one of the highest simmed game scores I've seen.

Daley had 20 on 7 of 10 shooting (4 of 5 behind the arc.) He also had 4 boards and 4 assists.

Azubuike had 20 off the bench on 7 of 10 shooting (3 of 5 behind the arc.)

Klayton had 15 points, 8 assists, and 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 10, 2 of 4, 3 of 3.

Hite had 14 points, 8 boards, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 5 of 6.

Kirby had 9 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, and a steal.


Our next game will be at Delaware. They are 7-11 and aren't as talented as we are.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our main advantage against Delaware is at PG and C.

At halftime, we are up 39-27. Klayton has been the driving force with 8 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals. He is shooting 4 of 8.

We win 78-62. We hit 8 of 12 3 pointers today.

Daley led thet team with 18 on 6 of 11 shooting including 3 of 4 behind the arc.

Klayton finished with 13 points, 8 assists, 6 steals. He shot 6 of 13, 1 of 1, and 0 of 0.

Kirby had 12 points, 6 boards, 1 assist, and 3 steals. He shot 6 of 7.

Hite only had 8 points and 9 boards.




We are now 12th in the media poll.



Our simulated game is hosting a Georgia State team which beat us a few weeks ago.

At home, we blow them out 85-59.

Klayton led us with 20 points, 3 assist, and 3 steals. He shot 7 of 9, 1 of 1, and 5 of 5.

Hite had 17 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, and a block.

Azubuike had 12 off the bench.




We are now 17-3. Our next game is at a 12-8 George Mason team that is close to us in talent.

[Eaglesfan27]

Against George Mason, the only positions we have a talent advantage are at PG and C and they are only small advantages according to our staff. Also, their C is one of the few that matches Hite in height and weight.

A very close first half throughout. 34-33, we lead.

Hite has 8 points and 4 boards. He is 4 of 4 from the field.

Klayton has 6 points and 3 assists on 2 of 3 shooting.

Azubuike has 7 points off the bench.



It was close until the last 8 minutes when we pulled away a bit thanks to our subs - especially Azubuike. 78-67 win.

Hite finished with 16 points, 6 boards, and 5 blocks. He shot 8 of 11.

Klayton had 12 points, 9 assists, 2 steals, but also had 7 turnovers. He shot 5 of 10.

Azubuike had 14 points and 2 boards. He shot 6 of 12.

Kirby had 10 points, 12 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 5.



We beat UNC Wilmington by 27 when I played them before. This time in a sim game at home, we barely win by 2 - 81-79.

We are now 8th in the media poll! We are 6th in RPI.

The star C that I was recruiting, named Christian Pope seems to be giving me every indication that while he likes us, he is going to Maryland.

So, I pull his scholarship offer to offer it to Emmanuel Felton, a 6'10 230 pound C from Brooklyn, NY.





To balance out playing that pre-season tourney, I sim the next game as well which is at Northeastern, a team that we are better than.


We win 63-44. Klayton had 13 points and 3 assists. He shot 4 of 15, 2 of 6, and 3 of 4.

Hite had 9 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.


Next up is a game at an Old Dominion team that is just as good as us and we are even in talent at most positions except for PF where they have the advantage.

[Eaglesfan27]

While the talent level was the same, their SF is apparently a big slow plodder..

Kirby with his 86 speed is tearing this guy apart. As a result, we are crushing them.

42-25 at the half.

Kirby has 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals. He is shooting 8 of 11.

Klayton has 6 points, 5 assists, and a steal. He is shooting 2 of 5. He also has 3 turnovers.



We continue to play well and win 84-67.

Kirby finished with 21 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and a steal. He shot 10 of 13.

Klayton had 10 points and 6 assists. He shot 3 of 10, 1 of 3, 3 of 6.

Azubuike was 4 of 7 behind the arc and finished with 15 points.

Terry had 11 points and 10 boards, but he injured his knee late in the game and will be D2D for a week or two.

Hite had 15 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks. He shot 5 of 9,



We are now 7th in the Media Poll.



In our sim game, we beat a weaker William & Mary team 70-59 at their place.

Klayton had 14 points and 1 assist.

Daley had 15 points and 10 assists!

Hite had 17 points, 19 boards, 2 assists, and 2 blocks!

Azubuike had 15 points and 5 boards.

Our next game is hosting Old Dominion.

[Eaglesfan27]

The first 5 minutes of this game, we were playing our best basketball of the year. Then, we got sloppy.

Still, we have a 37-25 lead after starting out 15-0 in the first 5 minutes.

Kirby leads us with 13 points, 6 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He is 4 of 4 from the field.

Klayton has 8 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He has shot 4 of 6.


We were in control throughout. 69-51 win.

Kirby led us with 19 points, 9 boards, 5 steals, 2 assists, and a block. He shot 6 of 8, 0 of 0, and 7 of 8.

Klayton had 12 points, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers. He shot 5 of 8, 0 of 1, 2 of 2.

Hite had 10 points, 8 boards, and 5 blocks.




We are now 23-3 and 6th in the media poll.




In our sim game, we beat James Madison at home 89-47!

Klayton finished with 21 points, 5 assists, 1 steal. He shot 7 of 11, 1 of 2, and 6 of 6.

Daley had 11 points and 7 assists.

Hite had 13 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 1 block.

Azubuike had 17 points, 4 boards, and 4 assists off the bench. The sophomore is going to be a huge star for us next year along with Hite.



Our next game is at Hofstra before we end the regular season against William & Mary.

[Tellistto]

Nice season so far. Seems like the big teams give you a bit of trouble, but you still play them tough. Will be looking forward to the Tourney runs!

Tell

[Eaglesfan27]

Hofstra is missing one of their better players, a SG, and we have a big advantage as a result.

A solid first half has up 35-27. Klayton has been on fire.

He has 15 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He also has 4 assists, 4 steals, and 0 turnovers.


80-71 win as Klayton picks up his first career triple double!!

He had 26 points, 11 assists, 10 steals, and 2 turnovers. He shot 8 of 11, 2 of 3, and 8 of 8. Great to see him getting stronger as the regular season winds down.

Kirby injured his knee in the 2nd half. Hopefully, it isn't serious.

Daley had 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

Hite had 11 points, 5 boards, and 4 blocks.

That win gives us a 25-3 record!



Our simulated game is hosting William & Mary. We win 94-69.

Every starter and Azubuike were in double digits.

Klayton had 15 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 4 of 10.

Daley had 15 points.

Kirby had 12 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Terry had 13 points and 9 boards.

Hite had 15 points, 9 boards, and 4 blocks.

Azubuike had 15 points.


We are 26-3 now! We are 6th in the media poll! Apparently, it is possible to get ranked in the coaches' poll! They've finally taken us for real and we are 13th. I guess that part of the game isn't bugged after all (the coaches just seem to be more stubborn towards smaller schools.)

We are 1st in the Mid Major Poll and 4th in RPI.


Kirby is now 100%.

After a 1st round bye, we have William & Mary in the 2nd round of the CAA Tourney. Since, we just demolished them, I decide to let it be a quick sim game.

We win 81-68.

Azubuike was the star off the bench with 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting (4 of 7 behind the arc.)

Klayton had 13 points, 5 assists, 5 boards, and 5 turnovers. He shot 4 of 8.

Kirby had 10 points and 10 boards.



Our next game is against a 17-13 VCU Team.

They match up well with us.

[Eaglesfan27]

Down 39-37 as Klayton twisted his ankle midway through the 1st.

He still managed to get us 10 points and an assist. He is shooting 3 of 6.


HOLY COW! Terry fouled out midway through the 2nd and Hite was in foul trouble. This led to us being down by 7 with 3 minutes to go.. then Klayton took over. He hit the next 10 points to get us ahead 79-77 with 3.4 seconds left. The last points came when he drew a foul and nailed both free throws.

We foolishly fouled them and they tied it 79-79 with 1.3 seconds left. Daley inbounded it long to Klayton who hit a turnaround 3 as the buzzer expired from 28-30 feet out for the 82-79 win!!!


Despite his injury, Klayton finished with 24 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 4 turnovers. He shot 7 of 14, 1 of 2, and 9 of 14.

Azubuike had 15 points.

Kirby had 14 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, and a block.

Hite had 9 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks.


The CAA Final will be against Hofstra which should be an easier game for us. I'll play that tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our starters played brilliantly, but our reserves had some problems containing their starters late in the half.

48-28 lead.

Kirby had 13 points on 6 of 7 shooting and played brilliant defense.

Daley had 11 points, 3 boards, and 2 steals on 3 of 6 shooting.

Klayton has 7 points and 6 assists at the half. He is shooting 3 of 3.

Hite has 6 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, and 5 blocks in one of the most brilliant halves he has ever played.



We had a huge lead, so I sat my starters with 10 minutes to go. They closed the gap, but we still won 82-64.

Klayton had 13 points, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. He shot 6 of 7.

Hite had 10 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, and 7 blocks. He shot 5 of 7.

Daley had 19 points, 6 boards, 4 assists. He shot 6 of 11.

Kirby had 17 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He shot 8 of 10.

Azubuike chipped in 16. We finish the season with a 29-3 record. We are regular season and tourney CAA champs. We are ranked highly in both polls.. let's see where we get seeded.

[Tellistto]

Woot! Solid season! Tourney time to show what the team can really do, especially with a high seed this time around.

Tell

[Eaglesfan27]

We have the lowest number of losses among any team this season. We are 6th in the media poll and 11th in the coaches' poll.


WOW!!! We are the 4th #1 seed!

The other #1 seeds: Marquette (ranked #1 nationally with a 29-4 record), Wisconsin (23-8), and Arizona State.

Other notable teams:

Wake Forest (22-9) is a 2nd seed in another bracket from us. The announcers thought they might get our #1 seed.

Ohio State (20-12) is a 5 seed that faces a #12 seeded UCLA team that was 18-12.

North Carolina got a #2 seed with a 21-10 record.

Our Bracket:

We face #16 Sacramento State first. This is their first appeareance in the tourney. They were 13-15 this year.

Duke was 20-13 and got the 8th seed in our bracket. At least, we don't have North Carolina in this bracket. They'll face Saint Joseph's.

Oregon is the 4th seed vs #13 seed Murray State.

#5 LSU is 21-11 and faces #12 Fordham.

#2 Louisville is 24-8 and faces Appalachian State (19-11)

#7 Tennessee is 19-12. They'll play Loyola (MD)

#3 NC State was 22-10 vs Missouri State (18-12.)

#6 Michigan State (21-11) vs Utah State (23-9.)


In looking over our first game, Sacramento State is one of our weakest opponents all year.

Their star player is their PF, but he is only 6'6" 220 and he is the only player with higher ratings. We have size and skill advantages at every other position.

[Eaglesfan27]

The bad news: We had our sloppiest half in a long time with way too many turnovers. Also, Klayton reinjured his ankle.

The good news: Daley was on fire, and we are up 43-33 as a result.

Daley has 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting, 3 of 3 shooting, and 2 of 2 shooting.

Klayton has 5 points, 2 assists, and 2 turnovers. He shot 2 of 3.

Hite has 5 points, 5 boards, and a block.




Hite fouls out with 9:40 to go, but we have the game in hand at that point 75-42 as we have been playing spectacular basketball in the 2nd half.


Our backups get the momentum going and we won easily 95-55.

All 5 starters had double figures: Daley (26), Kirby (16), Terry (12), Hite (12), and Klayton (10.)

Wil Fletcher, our backup freshman PG and likely starter next year also had 10.

3 guys had double doubles. Kirby had 10 boards, Hite had 10 boards, and Terry had 15 boards.

Great game from our guys after a very slow start.


Unfortunately, Duke easily beat Saint Joseph's 85-56 and will be our next opponent. They are significantly more talented than we are, but their team unity isn't as good.

We have a slight advantage at PG with Klayton in talent, but he is slowed by his ankle injury.

We have a HUGE advantage at C where they are starting a 6'9 225 pound freshman. Hite has 50 poinds, 4 inches, and a higher talent rating.

They have a big advantage at every other position.

[Eaglesfan27]

The keys to our first half success:

- Hite is doing a great job of having the offense run through him. He's had a few turnovers, but he's made baskets, made assists, and started plays that led to baskets.
- Terry did great when he was playing (unfortunately he fouled out with a minute to go!)
- Daley is nailing his shots.
- Kirby is playing terrific perimeter defense.

We are up 40-30. Kirby helped get their star SF in foul trouble by posting him up.

Now, I'm taking a chance and playing Kirby at PF and letting Azubuike play SF to start the half. If he can manage defensively, I think this makes us even more potent.

Kirby has the size and speed to make it very hard on their PF.

Klayton has 2 points, 3 assists, and 2 turnovers at the half. He has shot 1 of 1.

Azubuike leads the team with 10 points off the bench.


Their star SF was in foul trouble in the 2nd half as well as we managed to catch him on switches. That was a key as we cruised to victory, 86-68.


We held them to 33% shooting.

Daley finished with 23 points, 3 boards, 3 assists. He shot 7 of 11, 1 of 3, and 8 of 8.

Kirby finished with 13 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals. He shot 5 of 9.

Backup PG Wil Fletcher finished with 12 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

Klayton had 11 points, 5 assists, 3 steals. He shot 5 of 5, 1 of 1, and 0 of 0.

Hite almost had a triple double! He had 10 points, 9 boards, and 10 assists. He shot 5 of 10. He also had 4 blocks.

Azubuike finished with 10 points.

We are in the Sweet 16!


Wow #16 seed Navy upset Marquette 65-63!

Our next opponent is 25-10 Oregon. Oregon is more talented than Duke according to our scouts with a better team unity. This should be a very tough matchup.

Their JR PG is rated 5 points better than Klayton and appears to be a truly fast guard.

Their SG Ryan Traore is a deadly outside shooter and is quite a bit better than Chad.

Their SF is tiny compared to Kirby but has a great talent advantage. Kirby has to get him in foul trouble early.

Their freshman PF is much better than Howard Terry.

Their C is a monster who is 7'1 270 and much better than Hite...

[Eaglesfan27]

Klayton has had a very good first half with 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

Terry has provided some scoring with 6 points and everyone else is chipping in with all of my other starters having 4..

Yet, we can't stop their offense which is explosive. We are down 44-40.


I thought we were done when we were down 80-70 with 5 minutes left and they were in control.

Then, Klayton did it again! First, he drew a 4th foul on their starting PG forcing him out of the game. A play later, a precise drive into the lane draws the 4th foul on their starting C.

With those two, we took control of the game with the offense running through Hite and him kicking it out to Klayton, Daley, and Azubuike for 3's.

Before I knew it, we were up 84-83 and they brought their men back in. Daley managed to draw the 5th foul on their starting PG with 2:20 left and Klayton drew the 5th on their starting C with 1:30 left..

That made it easy for us to win 91-86.


Their starting C, had 20 points and 18 boards along with 3 blocks.

Klayton finished with 30 points, 3 assists, 4 steals, and 2 turnovers. He shot 12 of 19, 2 of 3, and 4 of 5.

Azubuike had 13 points.

Backup PF/C Dunleavy had 11 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists for us.

Daley had 10 points.

Hite had 9 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 3 of 10.

Kirby had 5 points, 6 boards, and 3 steals.

Terry had 10 points, 4 boards, and 2 assists.




Our next opponent is the #3 seed NC State.


They are only slightly more talented than we are. Our biggest advantage is at C.


I'll play that later today.

[Eaglesfan27]

Down 49-37 at the half as their SG and SF are shooting better than any players I can remember playing against in a while.

Klayton's shot has been off, but Fletcher has kept us in it.

Fletcher has scored 17 off the bench on 7 of 7 shooting!

Klayton has 9 points and an assist, but he is only shooting 3 of 9.


I come out with a few changes in gameplan.. I use some 3-2 and 2-3 zones along with a 1-3-1 trap.. I trap whenever Kirby is near his man and in the corner. I also played Azubuike at SF and Kirby at PF since Terry was giving us nothing.

It worked well as we generated turnovers, Azubuike nailed 3's and Klayton started hitting his shots. We cruised to a 92-79 win and are going to the Final Four again!!!

Wil Fletcher secured the starting PG job next year. The Freshman scored 25, had 3 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 10 of 14.

Klayton scored 21, had 4 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 7 of 13, 4 of 6, and 3 of 4.

Azubuike scored 20 and had 4 boards. He shot 7 of 13, 4 of 8, and 2 of 2.

Kirby had 11 points and 7 steals! He also had 3 boards and 2 assists.

Daley had 9 points.

Hite had 6 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, and 1 block.


We'll be playing #1 seed Wisconsin next.

2nd seeded UCF is against 4th seeded Michigan in the other bracket.

I'll finish the season tomorrow.

[TonyR]

Great Run. looking forward to the next games.

[CraigSca]

Let's go, EF27! Bring it on!

[Eaglesfan27]

Wisconsin has an excellent team. Their SR PG Fernandez Darby is big (6'4" 229), faster than Klayton, is a terrific defender. He is a senior who was ranked the 16th best PG coming out of Hs. He is a very good outside shooter and equally adept inside the paint. He is the star of their team.

Their next best player is SF Jamie Wilkins. He is a junior who is 6'6 207 so Kirby will have a big size advantage. He isn't really faster than Kirby either. However, he is one of the best shooters in the country and is a good perimeter defender who has excellent passing ability. He is their leading scorer averaging about 16 ppg.

Mani Cassler is an excellent SG. He is 6'5 219. He is a great outside shooter who is an ok perimeter defender. He is much faster than Daley. He also has a very good mid range jump shot.

Virgil Greene is a JR PF who is 7'0 270 and is going to push Terry or any of my options around. He is a very good inside scorer and has a surprisingly good jump shot. He is also a great shot blocker. He is suprisingly quick for his size. He's been averaging 12 ppg and 10 rpg this season.

L.F. Forney is a 7'2" 280 pound C who is a freshman. He isn't quite as good as Hite in skills, but he is close. He was the #5 recruit overall last year and the #1 C. He is from Topeka, KS. Right now, he is raw offensively but is a good shot blocker and rebounder.

This will be a very tough matchup. If we can win, I think the championship game will be easier.

[Eaglesfan27]

For the first 10 minutes, our jump shooters are keeping us in it as we are up 18-16. Their rebounders are killing us.

With 7:29 to go, we get a charge on Wilkins that gives him his 2nd foul. That is a relief as he has been a big part of their offense today.

We played mostly M2M defense the first half with help as needed.. It worked for the most part. We are in the game.

37-36 we lead. However, Hite is in severe foul trouble with 4 (I saw no sense in sitting him unless he was tired, because we need his size inside.)

Klayton and Daley are keeping us in this game.

Klayton has 14 points, 1 assist, 1 steal, and only 1 turnover. He is shooting 5 of 9, 0 of 0, 4 of 4.

Daley has 9 points on 3 of 6 shooting, 1 of 3, and 2 of 2.

They are killing us on the boards and Hite only has 4 points, 3 boards, and 1 assist.

Terry has 4 boards and 0 points.


Cassler is their leading scorer with 9 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

Darby has 8 points and 2 assists but we have 2 fouls on him.

Wilkins and Forney also have 2 fouls.

None of our other players are in foul trouble.

We've held them to 42% shooting and 22% from behind the arc which has kept us in it.

They've outrebounded us 18 to 10.

They have 9 bench points to our 7 (mostly Azubuike.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Klayton gets a 3rd foul on Darby 30 seconds into the 2nd half.

Without Darby in the game, Klayton is able to drive into the lane practically at will which sets up Hite for some easy baskets and gets another foul on their PF. We are pulling away a bit, 51-40 with 15 minutes to go.

A minute later, Klayton draws his 3rd foul on Wilkins!

We are up by 11 with 10 minutes to go!

With 8 minutes to go, I rest most of my starters.. Hite has stayed away from his final foul.


Our backups aren't hitting their shots and all of their starters are back in. Darby and Wilkins are killing us. 66-65 with 4:30 to go and my starters are still not quite recovered to come back in.

Quick is doing an amazing job of rebounding. The young PF hasn't played much this year, but he did well in this spot. On the other hand, Azubuike and Fletcher seem to be crumbling under the pressure even missing open jumpers. Still down 66-65 with 2:43 to go and I bring in my starters.

Klayton misses his first shot, but he nails a 3 on our next possession to tie it at 68-68 with 1:40 to go!

Forney beats Hite for an offensive board on their next possession, but Kirby forces a bad shot and while Hite boxes out his man, Terry gets the rebound. The freshman has rebounded well today.

With 49 seconds left, Klayton finds Daley with a no look pass for an open jumper! 70-68!


With 38 seconds left, Wilkins nails a 3 off of a good screen

With 4 seconds left, Klayton shoots a leaner coming off a screen... he misses it, but Hite grabs the offensive board!!!! He slams it home with 1.2 seconds left! 72-71, we lead!

Terry steals the long inbound pass!!!! WE WIN!!! WE WIN!!! 72-71!



We held them to 40% shooting and 7 of 19 from behind the arc. We shot 43% and 4 of 15 behind the arc.

We hit 18 of 20 FT's. They hit 14 of 15.

We were outrebounded 35-23 and we only had 4 offensive boards.

We had 12 steals. They had 9.

We had 4 blocks. They had 2.

They had 22 bench points to our 7.

Klayton led the way with 23 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 8 of 20, 1 of 3, and 6 of 6.

Daley had 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting, 3 of 6, and 2 of 2.

Hite had 12 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 2 blocks.

Kirby had 11 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, and 2 blocks.

Terry had 0 points but 10 boards. He was 0 of 4.


Azubuike was 0 of 7 but had 4 points on FT's.

Fletcher had 3 points and 1 assist. He was 0 of 6.

[Eaglesfan27]

Michigan isn't as talented as Wisconsin.

Their star player is Senior SG Ammar Vitelli. He is a 6'4" 220 lb slasher who is a decent jump shooter. He is a good defender.

Brendon Montague is a senior SG/SF who is 6'6 220 and is their 2nd best player. He is a mediocre shooter but a great slasher.

Their star PF, Walter Crumbley, is out for this game with a separated shoulder he suffered last game!!!

Herschel Owens is their starting PG and he is only of average talent. Klayton is clearly better than him. His best attribute is good speed that Klayton can match.

Their starting C is not as good as Hite but has good size 7"0' 235. He is questionable with a sprained knee. His best attribute is decent shot blocking. He is not a very good rebounder for his size and he isn't as fast as Hite!


Their depth isn't really better than ours either.


Michigan's Overall team rating is only 88 which is only one point better than our 87 and the lowest we've faced in several games (Wisconsin's was a 96.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Crumbley is playing this game after all?!? Maybe I misread the injury report? Also, they are playing Montague at PG and his size/speed combination is really messing with Klayton early. They are hurting us early as our early shots aren't falling. Down 10-2, 5 minutes into the game.

Down by 7 with 10 minutes to go as we have adjusted and are running our offense through Hite in the post.

At halftime, Crumbley has 8 points and 8 boards for them to lead their team. Super sub Francis Jordan, a SF/PF 6'7 190 pound player has 6 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals for them.



We've held them to 1 of 12 behind the arc or they would be slaughtering us. As it is, we are down 35-28. None of our guys besides Hite are really hitting their shots.

Klayton has 9 points and 2 assists but is shooting 3 of 9.

Hite has 6 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists along with a block. He is shooting 3 of 6.

Daley is 2 of 7 and only has 5 points.


Kirby is playing good defense but isn't contributing offensively yet.

[Eaglesfan27]

Crumbley has been playing C for them all game because he is their best interior player. Hite just drew two quick fouls to give him 3 for the game! Crumbley leaves with 18 minutes to go and the 3 fouls

Hite is now able to ignite our fast break off the boards and Klayton takes one of his passes, dribbles into the lane, and has a wicked behind the back pass to Kirby who finishes it with a reverse windmill dunk that draws the foul. He converts for a 3 point play that gives us a 40-39 lead

We are in the bonus with 14 minutes to go!

We are up 53-49 with 10 minutes to go, but our starters are getting tired.


With 4:45 to go, they tie it at 57-57 while my starters have been resting the last few minutes and are almost ready to come back in..


We buy another 2 minutes in which Klayton is almost at full strength and then I bring my starters in. Down 60-59 with 2:49 to go.


Kirby misses a layup which he almost never does, and then Montague nails a 16 foot jumper. 62-59 with under 2 minutes to go.

Klayton with a drive draws a 4th foul on Crumbley.

He hits both FT's. Vitelli misses a 18 footer and Hite gets the board!

Coming off a screen, Klayton beats Montague into the lane and draws a foul. He nails both FT's to give us a 63-62 lead with 58 seconds to go!

Byerson one of their bench players hits a jumper over Daley to give them the lead.

Klayton misses a jumper in the lane and isn't given the foul call despite being bumped a bit.

We have to intentionally foul. Terry steals the inbound pass and finds Klayton with a pass.. Klayton on the fastbreak.. shoots and scores and the foul!!! He nails it. 66-64 with 34 seconds to go.


With 1.4 seconds left, Crumbley hits a 16 foot jumper to tie it up!


Klayton misses the 30 foot jumper at the buzzer. OT!

[Eaglesfan27]

Kirby is fresher.. he is disrupting the passing lanes.. 6 quick points for us. 72-66 lead with 3:35 to go!

Kirby with 2 boards too. He is playing great now.

Their players seem more tired.. their missing their shots! 75-68 lead with 2 minutes to go.


We win the National Championship!!! We win!!! 77-68!!!


Klayton is cutting down the nets!!!

Kirby set up our momentum in the 2nd half with that fast break basket on the great pass from Klayton.

We held them to 39% shooting while shooting 38% ourselves.

We hit 28 of 29 FT's. They hit 14 of 20.

We each had 35 boards.

We each had 13 steals.

We had 6 blocks to their 2.

Klayton led the team with 20 points, 3 boards, 2 steals, 1 assist, and 3 turnovers. He shot 4 of 13, 1 of 5, and 11 of 11.

Kirby had 17 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Daley had 12 points.

Hite has 12 points, 13 boards, 3 assists, and 3 blocks.

Terry had 8 points and 6 boards.

Fletcher was the leading scorer off the bench with 4 points on 2 of 6 shooting.

[Eaglesfan27]

I won National Coach of the Year!

We finish with a 35-3 record.

Jud Estrada still beat Klayton for Mid-Major Player of the Year. The 6'7 220 pound SF scored 19 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.5 spg, and 1.2 bpg.

Jud who plays for Hofstra also won CAA Player of the Year.

Meyers and Hite were 1st team All-Conference.

Klayton's final stats on the year: 16.1 ppg (down 2 ppg from last year), 0.9 rpg, 5.5 apg (up 0.1), 2.5 spg (up .3), and 0.3 bpg. He played 27.6 mpg.


Meyers graduated and wasn't drafted

Daley and Kirby also graduated. Archibong transferred to Southern since he was unhappy with his lack of PT.






WOW! Duke's Coach K just retired and they are offering me the job!!

Florida State is also offering me their job. I still want to get to USC, but they are keeping Tim Floyd and Duke certainly should be a great job to get some 5 star athletes and improve my coaching ability. I accept a 2 year deal.

Drexel hires the Head Coach from NDSU to replace me.


Duke tells me right away that I better win or I will be gone quickly.

[Eaglesfan27]

As a footnote, Maryland ended up stealing both of the great recruits I was going for at Drexel. I think they would have stolen them even if I didn't leave.

Meanwhile, despite the coaching change, I just got a 6'3 177 pound 5 star SG from Brooklyn, NY to sign with Duke on my first day of recruiting. He is ranked 7th overall nationally and 2nd among SG's. This should be fun. Perhaps, I'll continue to chronicle my quest to get to USC in a new dynasty thread.

[TonyR]

WTG EF! Great win...Hopefully, you will do the chronicle.

[Tellistto]

Great win! I second the vote for a new dynasty thread. I'm addicted to reading these stories, and you just got a stud for Duke!

Tell

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm going to start a new dynasty thread tonight relating my time at Duke. I'll be making the game a bit more difficult by slightly tilting sliders in the CPU's favor to make it more challenging. With the schedule my AD picked for me, I still expect a lot of easy blowout wins until we get into our conference schedule.