A Mini-Dynasty: PG Klayton Meyers

[Eaglesfan27]

Strong first half in which we had a 14 point lead at one point.

We are up 42-33 at the half.

Daley has 12 points, Klayton has 9 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals (I'm not even controlling him to force these steals.. the guy is a great natural defender, or at least a great ball hawk.)


We win 72-63.

Klayton finishes with 21 points, 7 assists, and 7 steals. He also had 3 turnovers. He shot 8 of 14, 2 of 3, and 3 of 4.

Chad Daley finished with 15 points and 5 assists.

Louie Brown had 14 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

Monwell Sargent had 4 points and 14 boards.





Our simulated game is at home against a VMI team that is a notch below us in talent.

We win 79-62.

Klayton finishes with 19 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 turnovers. He shot 6 of 10, 2 of 2, and 5 of 6.

Chad Daley finished with 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting.


Louie Brown had 8 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists.




We are 9-3 going into our conference schedule. We face two of the toughest teams in the conference in Old Dominion and George Mason in the opening week. I'll get around to playing them next weekend or possibly sooner.

[Eaglesfan27]

First up this week is a tough road game against George Mason. They are 8-4 and have their most talented squad in the last 2 or 3 years.

In particular, I'm worried about SR C Sidiki Opong who is 7'0 290 and has become a semi-skilled offensive player.

Also, their senior PG is Buster Haigler is bigger than most Klayton has faced while still having good mobility. He is 6'4 215 and talented. Should be a tough matchup.

[Eaglesfan27]

They played better than us in the first half, and they drilled their 3's.

40-23 at the half. Haiglar has 13 points for them at the half.

Klayton leads us with 9 points, 2 assists, 2 turnovers. He is 4 of 8 from the field.


We pulled to within 10 behind an explosive second half by Klayton, but we could never get closer.

81-70 loss. They were 10 of 25 behind the arc and that cost us the game.


Klayton finished with 26 points, 3 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 turnovers. He shot 10 of 21 from the field.

Louie Brown finished 11 points and 4 boards.

Monwell Sargent finished with 10 points, 7 boards, and 4 assists.





Our simulated game is at home against Old Dominion, arguably the best team in the conference.

We pull off the upset 58-55!!!

Klayton finished with 7 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists. He shot 2 of 3 from the field.


Monwell Sargent was the leading scorer with 15 points, 5 boards, 2 assists.



Next week, we have 3 games, but they are all against slightly inferior teams talentwise. First up is a road game at Delaware which is a point below us in talent.

[Eaglesfan27]

Sloppy first half has us down 38-30.

Klayton has 6 points, 0 assists, and 1 turnover at the half. He is shooting 2 of 6.


We never really clicked like we should have defensively. 88-80 loss to a 3-8 team that we should have beat even if we were on the road


We were outrebounded 38-23 and that was a big reason we lost.

Klayton finished with 23 points, 3 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 turnover. He shot 8 of 17 from the field, 6 of 11 behind the arc, and 1 of 2 from the line.


Daley finished with 18 points.



In our simulated game, we host a William & Mary team that is 7 points below us in talent rating. We win 81-65.

Klayton had 11 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Daley led all scorers with 17 points and he had 8 assists.



Our last game of the night is hosting a James Madison team that is 5 points behind us in talent. I really shouldn't blow this game.

[MrBug708]

I have been playing 2k7 and after getting a feel for playing, I took over UCR. Made the Sweet 16 my first year, but that was with 7 Juniors! I graduated my top two players and another one also left. My juniors suck though and this team blows...

Sad stuff. I dislike recruiting in this game...

[Eaglesfan27]

Another sloppy first half. Down 36-31 as our defense just isn't clicking.

Klayton has 9 points, 1 assist, and 3 steals.

Rodrigo Rodgers is our surprising leading scorer with 10 points, mostly on fast break dunks.


Playing my two C's together was a key to turning it around in the 2nd half... and letting Klayton go off!

74-62 win thanks to Klayton putting up a career high 34!

He also had 1 assist (I need more outside shooters for him), 1 board, and 6 steals. He had 0 turnovers. He hit 13 of 24 shots.

Rogers was our next leading scorer with 10.

Daley had 8 points on 2 of 11 shooting.




We are 6th in the Mid Major Poll despite being 0-8 vs the top 25 this year so far.




In our simulated game, we play at VCU who is slightly less talented.

Despite that, we lose 71-66. Klayton led the team with 14 points and 5 assists but was 4 of 13 from the field.

Daniel Baldwin had 16 points off the bench.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

I have been playing 2k7 and after getting a feel for playing, I took over UCR. Made the Sweet 16 my first year, but that was with 7 Juniors! I graduated my top two players and another one also left. My juniors suck though and this team blows...

Sad stuff. I dislike recruiting in this game...

Why do you dislike recruiting? I find it challenging, but I enjoy it.

[MrBug708]

I dunno really, probably just souring on the fact I have to fill 8 scholarships...

On another note, I was quick playing a UCLA dynasty and I ended up with a SF who was 6'7 270. The dude was a beast

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

I dunno really, probably just souring on the fact I have to fill 8 scholarships...

On another note, I was quick playing a UCLA dynasty and I ended up with a SF who was 6'7 270. The dude was a beast

Makes sense. It is hard enough to fill 3 or 4 when you are still at the bottom rung type school. Once I moved to Drexel, recruiting has become quite a bit easier (although 4 star recruits still seem to be out of my grasp.)

[Eaglesfan27]

One game this morning before the draft:

We play at a slightly less talented Georgia State team.


Klayton was hurt early, but he did great when he came back and led the 2nd stringers to a huge run.

47-30 at the half.

Klayton has 12 points (4 of 7 shooting), 2 boards, and 2 assists.


78-60 win.

Alvin Hite had a good game again with 15 points and 9 boards.

Klayton finished with 15 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 turnover. He shot 5 of 12 from the field, 1 of 4, 4 of 4.





We host Towson in our simulated game.

We win 74-73! Klayton finished with 16 points, 7 assists, 3 boards, and 2 steals.

Daley had 16 points and 3 assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is at a solid Northeastern team that is slightly more talented than us.


At halftime, we are down 37-30 as they are nailing their 3's. Klayton has 11 points and 1 steal. 0 assists or boards.


A near perfect 2nd half offensively as we ran the fast break quite a bit more, Klayton hit his shots when we were in a set offense, and we played decent defense.

We win 86-69.

Klayton finished with 35 points, 5 assists, 2 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 11 of 17 from the field, 3 of 5 behind the arc, and 10 of 11 from the line.

Daley was 2nd on the team with 16 points.

Louie Brown had 13 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists.


Klayton has improved another point in his base overall rating. He is now rated 79 which is the highest on my team. He is improving the most in his shooting, awareness, and passing.




Our simulated game is hosting a 11-8 Hofstra team. We win 84-75.


Klayton finishes with 23 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 13, 2 of 4, and 11 of 12.

Daley and Brown each had 13 points.




Our next game is at a 7-13 James Madison team that is less talented than we are.

[Eaglesfan27]

A solid first half has us up 37-29.

Meyers has 9 points, 2 assists, and a steal at the half.


Despite a slightly off night from Klayton, we win 69-63.

Klayton's offnight was 18 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals. He was 6 of 16 from the field, 1 of 7 behind the arc, 5 of 7 from the line.

Daley had 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting.




Our simulated game is against one of the top teams in the conference at their place - Old Dominion.

We lose 63-62. Klayton had 4 points, 8 assists, and 3 blocks along with a steal. He shot 2 of 10 from the field.

PF Monwell Sargent led the team with 23 points and 9 boards.




We remain 6th in the Mid-Major Poll. Old Dominion is down at 10th now!

We are 17-7 with a RPI of 54.

We are 1st in the conference (Old Dominion is 3rd now behind George Mason.)



Our Final Game of the night is against a 13-10 Hofstra team on their court. They are about equal in talent.

[Eaglesfan27]

We are down 36-31 at the half. Klayton has 10 points and 2 assists.

We didn't hit shots down the stretch and they did. 82-75 loss.

We were 2 of 14 behind the arc. They were 10 of 27.

Klayton finished with 29 points, 3 assists, 1 board, 1 steal, 1 turnover. He shot 9 of 23, 2 of 8, 9 of 11.

Daley had 13 points on 5 of 14 shooting.




In our simulated game, we host Georgia State. We play great and win 65-33.

Klayton had 6 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists on 2 of 6 shooting.

Louie Brown led us with 14 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists.




We are now 7th in the Mid Major Poll.

We are 18-8, but our RPI is 60th.

Right now we are on the bubble and projected to be out of the tournament. We'll need to play well these last 3 regular season games and in our tourney after that.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our Final Played out regular season game will be hosting a weaker Delaware team. Since, I have an odd number of games, I'll sim the last game.


A near perfect 1st half at home. Up 45-23 thanks to amazing play by Klayton.

His line at half: 19 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 0 turnovers. 7 of 10 shooting, 2 of 2 behind the arc, 3 of 3 from the line.


With a 72-31 lead, I pull my starters with 10 minutes to go.

Klayton's line: 28 points, 8 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 1 board, 0 turnovers. 11 of 15 shooting, 2 of 3 behind the arc, 4 of 5 from the line. 25 minutes played.


THIS is how I need to see my team play more. I told them to bring high defensive pressure (everyone marked as tight coverage) and we played GREAT. 101-39 win. Our defense ignited our offense all game long.


Baldwin had 16 points, 4 assists, and 3 steals off the bench,

Meyers, Hite, Rodgers, and Christopher each had 2 blocks!

Christopher also added 4 steals with his tremendous wing span.




Our simulated game is hosting a very good UNC Wilmington team.

We win 72-50!! Klayton had 25 points, 4 assists, 2 boards, and a steal. He shot 10 of 18, 3 of 5, 2 of 2.

Daley and Brown each chipped in with 11.


That win gives us 20 for the year.



Our final game of the year in the regular season is a simulated game at a 17-10 Towson team.

We lose a heartbreaker 60-58.

Klayton finished with 12 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, but 4 turnovers. He shot 5 of 9, 2 of 3, 0 of 0.


Louie Brown led the team with 15 points and 8 boards.



We've dropped to 11 in the Mid Major Poll. Samford from the Ohio Valley is 1st with a 25-4 record.

George Mason is above us in the poll from our conference.

Our RPI is 63rd.


The experts believe we need to win our conference tourney to advance to the tourney.


George Mason won the Regular Season title by 1 game over us.

We did get a bye and will face Hofstra at home in the 2nd round. We split in the regular season against them.

[Eaglesfan27]

Another excellent first half for Klayton Meyers: 11 points, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 1 turnover. He is 4 of 6 from the field, 1 of 2 from beind the arc.

We are up 43-31 at the half.


Our offense was hitting shots all game, and we won 87-77.

Klayton racks up the assists when Daley and company convert his passes like today.

Klayton's line: 20 points, 10 assists, 4 steals, 5 turnovers. 7 of 14 shooting, 1 of 3, 5 of 6.

Daley had 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

Sargent, Christopher, and Baldwin each had 9 points.


Next up will be a very tough game at Old Dominion.

[Eaglesfan27]

Halftime: Down 33-26. We desperately need another outside shooter/3 point shooter.

Klayton is being well guarded and our offense is suffering. He has 4 points, 2 assist, and a steal. He is 2 of 7 from the field.


Wow. What a game for Kirby Christopher. I played him early in the 2nd because the game was getting out of hand, and he helped turn it around. He ignited a 20-3 run with great defense and great finishing on the break.

Also, when he was on the court for 14 minutes of the 2nd half, we held them to 10 points. In the 6 minutes, he wasn't on the court, they scored 13 points.

72-56 win thanks to our most important bench player.

Kirby Christopher led our team in scoring with 17 points on 7 of 8 shooting (mostly dunks on fast breaks, he still is a horrible outside shooter.) He also had 3 assists, 3 boards, 2 steals, 2 blocks, and countless other shots that he made his man miss with pressure.

Klayton finished with 14 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 board, and 1 turnover. He shot 5 of 11, 2 of 3, 2 of 2.

Alvin Hite who has gained a few pounds during the season finished with 11 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.



In the Conference Tournament Final, we'll play UNC Wilmington which got their 20th win against George Mason in the other Semi-Final. They won 74-59. I'll be playing that possibly later tonight or more likely next weekend.

[Eaglesfan27]

Having some unexpected time to play the conference championship. Our matchups favor us against UNC Wilmington at every position except SG where they have a significant advantage.

A back and forth defense oriented 1st half ends with a run by their SG that gets them a 31-24 lead at the half.

Daley has been making him work though. Daley leads the team with 11 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He is shooting 3 of 6 from behind the arc.

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


3 factors led to our loss today:

- Klayton missed a dunk and a layup when we were only down by 3 with 2:30 to go.

- Daley missed 2 big 3's down the stretch despite being open.

- We failed to hit our FT's. Even Klayton had a subpar day for him from the line.


70-64 loss.

We made 22 of 36 FT's.

Klayton finished with 16 points, 4 assists, 4 turnovers, 0 steals, and 1 block. He shot 3 of 12 from the field.

Daley finished with 15 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 4 of 10 shooting.

Their star 6'2" SG finished with 23 points on 5 of 15 shooting.


Now to see if we somehow sneak into the tourney:


Greg says we are officially on the bubble. At least, we are being mentioned.


Top 4 seeds: Duke, Alabama, Oklahoma State, and North Carolina.


We aren't in the first 3 brackets

Only 1 CAA team made it this year: UNC-Wilmington


The Big East had the most teams with 8. Big 12 had 7, ACC had 6, Big Ten and SEC with 5 each. Pac 10 only had 3.

[Eaglesfan27]

Cool! It said we were out during the bubble summary, but we are actually one of the play-in teams! We go against 18-11 Appalachian State! Of course, if we win, we'll play Duke in the first round


Edit: Nevermind, the Appalachian State is our first NIT game.

[Eaglesfan27]

Applacian State is a less talented team that we should beat easily. We outclass them at every position.

38-26 lead at the half.

Klayton has 15 points, 4 assists, and 1 steal. He is shooting 5 of 8 from the field.


With 8 minutes to go and a 26 point lead, I pull my starters. 71-45 lead at that point.

Klayton has 21 points, 10 assists, 2 steals. He shot 8 of 12, 1 of 3, and 4 of 4.


83-51 win.

Daley finished with 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting, 1 of 2, 2 of 5.

Louie Brown had 13 points, 4 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 3 of 5 from the field, 1 of 2, 6 of 6.


Our next game is against St. Mary's who beat Clemson 74-62.



I'm anxious to finish up the NIT and the season to see what awards Klayton won. Since it is only the NIT, I sim the game and win 79-64.

Klayton finished with 10 points, 6 assists and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 12.

Baldwin led the team with 20 points. Daley added 19.


Our regional final is against Oakland. They are a significantly less talented team that we outclass at each position. I'll play this game out and the final 4 if we make it there.

[Eaglesfan27]

Klayton injured his ankle last game which is why he played limited minutes and Baldwin was able to score so many.

Despite being slowed by the injury, Klayton and the team have a good 1st half against Oakland.

36-18. Klayton has 6 points, 5 assists, and a board at the half. He is shooting 3 of 5.


62-42 win. Due to injury Klayton only played 19 minutes. He had 7 points, 9 assists, 1 board, 3 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 3 of 5 from the field.

Daley led us with 12 points. Louie Brown and Sargent each had 10 points and 7 boards.

We held them to only 24% shooting. That might be our best all season.


In the final four, we will face Delware State first. If we win, we'll face the winner between Old Dominion and Vanderbilt.


I'll finish this up tomorrow during study breaks.

[Eaglesfan27]

We have a significant talent edge oer Delaware State and should beat them easily.

A solid first half as we take a 37-27 lead.

At the half, Klayton has 6 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals despite being slowed with his injury.

Daley leads the team with 11 points on 4 of 6 shooting.


The next 9 minutes Klayton had 9 of his best minutes ever, despite being injured. He was just dominating his man defensively and playing the lanes perfectly which led to a huge run. We also trapped a lot and he made the steals.

With 11 minutes left and a 75-33 lead, I remove my starters.

Klayton's line: 28 points, 8 steals, 4 assists, 1 turnover. 10 of 14 shooting, 2 of 4, 6 of 6.


92-45 win advances us to the NIT Championship.

Daley was our 2nd leading scorer with 23 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals. He shot 8 of 14 from the field.

Louie Brown had 11 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals.


Old Dominion beat Vanderbilt 61-48 in the other semi-final and should present a much stiffer challenge.

[Eaglesfan27]

In the NIT Final, we play Old Dominion. They are the 1st team in the NIT to actually have a slightly better talent rating. Still, I like my chances in this game as long as we can slow down Deron Domercant, their star SF.
Great start as Louie Brown, Klayton, and Daley each hit their first 3 to give us a 9-3 lead.

Louie Brown is trying to end his career in style. He's on pace to have a career high day in his last game for us.

16 points for Brown at the half on 5 of 9 shooting. He hasn't his 3's all year, but he is today.


38-23 lead at the half as our defense is playing great once again.

Klayton has 3 points, 3 assists, 1 steal. He has shot 1 of 2 from the field.



Louie cooled off in the 2nd half, but he hit 2 key shots down the stretch. We win the NIT 64-59.

Louie finished with 20 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, and 3 turnovers. He shot 7 of 18.

Klayton had 9 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 1 turnover. He shot 3 of 8.

Daley had 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

I'll miss Louie, but hopefully our redshirt freshman will be a more consistent shooter (although I'll probably start Kirby Christopher at SF for his strong defensive presence and have the redshirt be the main offensive option off the bench.

[Eaglesfan27]

Arizona wins the National Championship beating UConn 58-55.

I won Conference Coach of the Year!!!

Klayton Meyers wins the Conference Player of the Year!!!!! My first player to do that.

He averaged 17.4 ppg, 4.8 apg, 2.4 spg, 1.5 rpg, and 0.5 bpg this year.


Louie Brown, Daniel Baldwin, and Lamar Roy are my 3 important players that graduated. Backup SF Scott Newman also graduates.


Rutgers has a job opening, but they don't want me.

Santa Clara does and they have a talented team, but that is a lateral move so I pass.

[Eaglesfan27]

2 of my to ptargets choose other teams

7'0 C Armond Bremer chooses Arkansas State over us. Not surprising as he was from Arkansas, but I really liked him and thought we might have a chance.

6'5 SG Bronski Kole chooses Marist over us.


Kris Azubuike, a 6'4 194 pound SF from Toronto just signed with us! He is a 3 star player ranked 242 overall (45th among SF's.) He is another very good medium shooter. HE also is a good hustle player.

Miles Alvarez, a 6'5 175 pound SF from Trenton, NJ just signed with us. He is a 3 star player rated 430 overall (90th among SF's.) He is a slasher who is a good free throw shooter.


We have 1 more scholarship left.


In the last week of recruiting, we get a good PF in Austen Quick. He is from Hamilton Ohio. He is 6'6 209. He is a 3 star player a good rebounder despite his diminutive size for the position as he is an excellent leaper. Also, a good shooter. He is ranked 344th overall (84th among PF's.)

[Eaglesfan27]

I decide to redshirt early signee SG Christano Watson (he needs to grow a bit more), Austen Quick (ditto), and Miles Alvarez (who already shot up another inch but would be buried on the depth chart.)

Kris Azubuike looks so good to our staff that I decide not to redshirt him. He'll play some backup SG/SF as needed. He is probably the 3rd best shooter on our team.


Our starting 5:

PG Klayton Meyers - Now a junior. one of the highest rated players in the conference with an 81 overall. His 93 handle is the best on my team by a wide margin. 89 speed is 2nd best on the team. 84 in medium and 3 point shooting.

SG Chad Daley - Barely going to hold onto the job. He is being pushed by a few shooters who might be better. Rated 73 overall and I think he might have his max. Could lose the job later this year.

SF Kirby Christopher - Not the most talented, but has great size and wingspan. 6'9 250. His defensive rating is on par with Klayton's on the perimeter.

PF Monwell Sargent - Put on 10 pounds during the offseason! Now 6'8 226. Rated 80 overall. 2nd best shooter in my starting 5.

C Alvin Hite - Grew an inch and put on some more weight. Now 7'0 277 pounds. His size makes up for the slightly lower overall rating compared to Garik. He is also the best shot blocker on my team. Rated 73 overall.


Bench:

Garik Chancler - 6'10 260. Will play a lot of PF and C. Rated 75 overall.

Kris Azubuike - 6'5 196. My staff wants the SF to start right away. As it is, he avoids the redshirt and will plenty of SG/SF off the bench. He is the 2nd best shooter on the team behind Klayton.

Andy Archibong - 6'6 205. The Redshirt Freshman is the next best shooter on the team. Rated 66 overall. He might have his glory off the bench stolen by Azubuike.

Jorge Dunleavy - 6'8 243. He'll provide more size than Roy off the bench at PF. This Sophomore may be maxing out already. Rated 67 overall.

Bronski Montague - 6'4 205. Not as good of a shooter. More of a slashing SG/SF. May not get much PT.

Rodrigo Rodgers - 6'7 228. His main position is SG, but will play SG/SF as needed. Will primarily be on for defense. May not get much PT. Rated 59 overall.


I only changed 1 game on the schedule. I got rid of our 1st creampuff and added Rutgers at their place. I wanted to boost our potential RPI a bit while giving a winnable game.

[Eaglesfan27]

Rutgers is only slightly more talented than my team.

Klayton should matchup very well with their PG.


Rodrigo played more in the 1st half than planned. I think he plays well at SF to give us an extra defensive presence on that unit.

In fact, during the 1st half, I felt like I had the perfect balance of very good shooters and very good defenders. We are dominating a good Rutgers team.

46-24 at the half.

Daley hit his first 4 3's and he has 12 points.

Azubuike has 10 points and 3 steals off the bench.

Klayton has 8 points and 4 assists at the half on 3 of 6 shooting.

We were 9 of 10 from behind the arc.


I never expected to do this well against Rutgers. With 8 minutes left and a 30 point lead, I pull my starters.


84-48 win! I think this team could be very special.

We held them to 34% shooting. We were 16 of 24 from behind the arc!!!


Daley had 21 points on 7 3 pointers. He was 7 of 11 behind the arc.

Klayton had 19 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 1 turnover. He was 7 of 12 from the field, 5 of 7 behind the arc.

Azubuike had 13 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals, and 2 turnovers. He was 4 of 6 from the field, 3 of 4 behind the arc.

Alvin Hite had 10 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks, and a steal. He was 4 of 8 from the field and intimidated some other inside shooters.

Kirby Christopher forced a lot of misses (including 2 airballs.) He had 6 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, and 1 turnover. He was 3 of 4 from the field.

Archibong had 5 points on 2 of 5 shooting. He was 1 of 2 behind the arc.






Our simulated game is at #11 Marquette. We lose 77-70, but I'm happy we hung in.

Klayton had 14 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 6 of 11, 2 of 4, 0 of 0.

Daley had 14 points, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks.

Christopher had 4 points and 10 boards.

Alvin Hite had 10 points, 11 boards, 1 assist, and 1 block.

Azubuike had 7 points, 3 steals, and an assist in limited time.

Archibong had 6 points and 3 boards also in limited time.





Our next game is at Villanova.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today we play at Villanova. They are only slightly more talented than us in ratings, but their PG is a superstar that will be tough on Klayton. We have a size and talent advantage inside.


We had a 9 point lead at one point, but it is chipped down to only 2 at the half. 33-31.

Klayton is doing much less early in the game because he has more options. 2 points, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover. 1 of 3 shooting.

Daley has 11 points on 3 of 4 shooting, 2 of 3 behind the arc, 3 of 4 from the line.

Kirby Christopher is so important because not only is he big, but he has 85 speed and covers a lot of court. He is making them miss shots.

Also, Alvin Hite is showing his tremendous presence. He is also above average in speed for his size and has become a terrific blocker. 5 blocks in the 1st half!



A convincing quality road win for us today. 70-60.

We held them to 34% shooting while shooting 46% ourselves.

We had 14 team blocks!

Klayton finished with 18 points, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 7 of 15, 0 of 3, 4 of 4.

Kirby Christopher is becoming a lethal finisher on the fast break. He was 2nd on the team with 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting, 2 of 3 from the line. He also had 9 boards, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Daley had 13 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

Hite had 6 points, 6 boards, and 10 blocks!

Sargent had 10 points and 10 boards.

In only 14 minutes, Azubuike had 7 points, 4 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 2 of 7.



Our simulated game is hosting a good Xavier team.

We win 65-58.

Klayton had 11 points, 5 assists, 2 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 2 of 14.

Daley had 13 points and 3 assists on 5 of 10 shooting.

Christopher had 4 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Sargent had 10 points and 10 boards.

Hite had 15 points, 8 boards, and a block.

[Eaglesfan27]

Klayton has gained another point of ability according to our staff.


Today we play at Fairfield. They are rated a fair bit less than us and this should be an easy win.



Halftime: The bad news: Hite was in foul trouble and our defense suffered. We've given up 40.



The good news: Our offense has been amazing. 51-40 lead.



Klayton has 16 points, 1 board, 1 asssit. He is 5 of 7 from the field, 1 of 1, and 5 of 6. But, he isn't our leading scorer.


Azubuike is having a break out game off the bench: 17 points on 5 of 8 shooting, 4 of 6 behind the arc, 3 of 3 from the line. He did that in 9 minutes off the bench.



They made it close, but Klayton hit 2 big shots down the stretch to maintain our lead.


79-74 win.


Klayton finished with 26 points, 4 assists, 1 board, 2 turnovers. He shot 10 of 14, 1 of 2, and 5 of 6.

Azubuike cooled off. 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting, 4 of 8, and 3 of 3.

Christopher finished with 13 points, mostly on the break. He also had 4 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Hite finished with 8 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, and 3 blocks.

Sargent had 12 boards and 4 points.




As soon as any recruit can sign, we get our first recruit! A potentially great PG to replace Klayton when he leaves. Wil Fletcher is 6'2 177 and he is a 3 star PG from Philly. He is rated 167 overall, 31st among PG's (higher than Klayton.) He doesn't have a good shot like Klayton, but he is a tremendous slasher with great speed, great defense, leaping ability, and has good potential.





Our simulated game is hosting Delaware which is a weaker team. We win easily 83-54!

Unfortunately, Azubuike breaks his ankle He will miss 6-8 weeks.


Klayton had 27 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 board. He shot 8 of 12, 2 of 4, 9 of 10.

Azubuike had 8 points off the bench. I think he might have won conference freshman of the year if he didn't break his ankle.

Alvin Hite had 13 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.


Our next game is at a slightly better Georgetown team.

[Eaglesfan27]

Georgetown has a better SG, SF, and PF, but Klayton and Hite are better than their starting counterparts.


Great 1st half for us. 37-29 lead over Georgetown.


Klayton is having a great game. 9 points, 3 assists, 1 board, 2 turnovers. 4 of 6 shooting.


Back and forth throughout the game. Tied 70-70 at the end of regulation as Klayton misses a fade away jumper as time is expiring.


Klayton with 2 big shots down the stretch and Hite hit 2 big FT's. 82-76 win in OT!


Klayton finished with 24 points, 5 assists, 2 boards, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. He shot 8 of 15, 1 of 3, and 7 of 8.


Kirby Christopher was second with 14 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 10 (mostly fastbreak.)


Daley was 3rd in scoring with 10 points.


Hite had 8 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks.





Our next simulated game is against a weaker Albany team at our home.

We win 82-56.

Klayton had 18 points, 7 assists, 3 boards. 5 of 7, 3 of 4, and 5 of 5 shooting.

Daley had 15 points, Chancler had 14, and Hite had 12.


Our next game is at another weaker team, UW-Green Bay.

[Eaglesfan27]

Despite having more talent and significantly more size, we are only up 33-27 over Wisconsin - Green Bay.

With Azubuike out, Archibong has become the #1 option off the bench for offensive scoring. He leads the team with 9 points on 4 of 6 shooting.

Klayton has 6 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 turnover. He is 1 of 3 from the field.


I never thought this would be a close game, but we were down by 6 with 2 minutes to go. Then, Klayton took over. 2 3's in a row tied it. A great dribble drive dish set up Daley for a 3 to get us the lead. Then, he hit 6 of 6 FT's down the stretch as they were intentionally fouling.

68-64 win.

Klayton finished with 25 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 turnovers. He shot 7 of 15, 3 of 6, 8 of 8.

Archibong had 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

Daley had 12.

Hite had 6 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks.

Kirby had 6 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.




Our simulated game is at a very good Cincinatti team.

We pull off the upset! 63-54!

Klayton had 22 points, 5 assists, 4 boards, 3 blocks, 1 steal, and 2 tunrovers. He shot 9 of 19, 3 of 9, and 1 of 1.

Daley had 12 points.

Alvin Hite had 9 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks.

Kirby Christopher had 8 points, 8 boards, 1 steal and 1 block.



Our next game (to be played later tonight) is at Virginia Tech who are underperforming but have one of the more talented teams in the country.

[Eaglesfan27]

We are 9-1 going into this game at VT. They are 7-4. They are 7 points higher in overall talent.

Klayton is actually ranked higher than their starting PG.

However, they have a size and talent advantage at every other position (except SF where Kirby is bigger than his man.)

Hite gets their starting C into foul trouble early!

They get Sargent and Klayton into foul trouble early and it is looking bad for us.


Things got ugly when our backup PG's were getting killed by the full court press, but we manged to stay within 10 and with 5 minutes left Klayton came in. The tempo turned around as he can beat his man off the dribble.

44-40 lead at half.


Klayton with 9 points, 3 assists, 3 steals. 4 of 10 shooting.

Kirby Christopher with 8 points, 2 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Sargent with 6 points and 5 boards at the half.


With Klayton on the court, we were plus 12. When he was off the court, we were -5.

Klayton had 6 points down the stretch in the last 2 minutes.

We win 80-73.

Klayton led the team with 19 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 2 boards. He also had 2 turnovers. He shot 7 of 21, 1 of 8, and 4 of 5.

Daley had 17 points on 6 of 8 shooting including 3 of 3 behind the arc.

Kirby Christopher had 13 points, 4 boards, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Sargent finished with 10 points and 9 boards.

Hite had 10 points, 10 boards, and 6 blocks as a key to the win.



For the first time, we are 1st in the Mid-Major Poll with a 10-1 record!


Our simulated game is against the number 2 team in the poll, Old Dominion at our place in the start of our conference schedule.


We win 71-69! Klayton had 13 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals.

Daley had 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting, 4 of 8 behind the arc.

Sargent also had 17 points, 10 boards, and 4 assists.

Hite had 6 points, 6 boards, 8 assists, and 2 blocks.


Our next game is at a good VCU team that has struggled this year to a 4-7 record.

[Eaglesfan27]

Despite Klayton injuring his knee late in the 1st half, he leads us to a victory. 73-72.

Klayton had 20 points, 6 assists, 3 steals. He shot 6 of 19 as he had a bad 2nd half on the bum knee.

Daley had 21 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

Kirby Christopher had 16 points, 8 boards, 5 steals, 3 assists, and a block. He shot 7 of 8.

Hite had 7 points, 6 boards, and 4 blocks.



We are in the top 25 at #25 of the media poll!!!!


Our simulated game is at a weaker Towson team.

We win 65-57. Despite his injury, Klayton had 13 points, 10 assists, 2 steals, and 2 boards. He shot 5 of 12, 3 of 8, 0 of 0.

Kirby Christopher had 16 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Daley had 11 points.

Sargent had 7 points, 12 boards, and 5 assists.


That win leaves us with a 13-1 record this year.

[Eaglesfan27]

We are now playing against Northeastern at home in a conference game that should be an easy win. We have a talent advantage at every position and a big one at PG.

They got 2 very quick fouls on Hite.

I took a chance and Hite picked up his 3rd foul 4 minutes into the game


At halftime, we are up 38-26. Kirby Christopher has 15 points and 3 boards. He has 5 dunks on the fast break and 2 put backs on offensive boards.

Klayton has 9 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 turnover. He has shot 3 of 8.


With 3 minutes to go, Hite fouls out of the game.

We are up by 6 at this point.


76-70 win. Klayton hit all 4 FT's down the stretch.


We hit 20 of 20 FT's today!

Klayton led us with 23 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, 1 board, and 1 turnover. He shot 5 of 15, 3 of 8, and 10 of 10.

Kirby had 19 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.

Archibong had 13 points and 3 assists off the bench on 5 of 12 shooting.

Since Hite was out, Garik Chancler played 28 minutes and had 5 points and 10 boards but 0 blocks.

In 10 minutes, Hite had 2 points, 2 boards, and 2 blocks.





We host George Mason in the simulated game and lose 57-52.

Klayton has 22 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals on 9 of 17 shooting. However, no one else broke 10 and Daley was 1 of 10 from the floor.

Despite the loss, a 14-2 record advances us to 23 in the media poll! We are still unranked in the Coaches' Poll.

We remain #1 in the Mid Major Poll.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is at Hofstra. They are slightly less talented than we are. However, we have a huge advantage at PG, C, and in team unity.


Down 39-37 at the half as their SG has 18 points.

Klayton has 7 points, 3 assists, 2 boards, and 2 steals. He is shooting 3 of 10 from the field.


69-55 win as we took control in the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half.

We held them to 32% shooting.

Klayton led us with 17 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 boards, and 4 turnovers. He shot 5 of 17 from the field, 0 of 5, 7 of 8.

Kirby had 14 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.

Alvin Hite had 8 points, 14 boards, and 4 blocks.

Daley had 12 points and Archibong had 11.



Our simulated game is at UNC Wilmington which has a good team.

We win 75-67.

Klayton had 18 points, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 6 of 15, 3 of 7, 3 of 4.

Daley had 14. Hite had 14 points, 9 boards, and a block.


Azubuike is back to full health!


with our 16-2 record, we are now 12th in the media poll!

We still haven't cracked the Coaches' Poll.


We are 4th in the RPI rankings!

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting a 5-12 James Madison team that has a high talent level. That includes a senior PG who is nearly as good as Klayton in ratings. Also, Harry Legge is a very talented Sophomore SG.

Klayton was on fire in the first half. 18 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover. 7 of 10 shooting, 2 of 4, 2 of 4.

40-28 lead.


With a 26 point lead, I pull my starters for good with 9 minutes left.

We shot 57% today and Azibuike and Archibong provided great fire power off the bench.

88-61 win.

Klayton finsihed with 26 points, 6 assists, 1 board, 1 steal, and 2 turnovers. He shot 10 of 15, 4 of 7, 2 of 4.


Kirby had 16 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Daley had 14 points and 4 assists.

Azubuike had 9 points and 3 assists in his first game back.




Our simulated game is hosting a solid 15-6 Georgia State squad.

They beat us 76-63.

Klayton had 14 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 5 of 13, 0 of 3, and 4 of 5.

Hite had 11 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks.


Next up is Hofstra who we beat 69-55 at their place a few weeks ago.


We are now 15th in the media poll, still unranked in the coaches' poll, and 9th in RPI.

[Eaglesfan27]

We ran a lot in the first half.

48-35.

Hite has 7 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks at the half.

Daley has 16 points on 5 of 5 shooting, 3 of 3 behind the arc at the half.

Klayton has 8 points, 1 assist, 1 boards, and 1 turnover. He is 3 of 11 from the field.


With a 35 point lead and 8 minutes to go, I pull my starters.

87-54 win.

Kirby Christopher led all scorer with 21 points, 4 assists, 4 boards, 5 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 8 of 14 and even hit a 18 foot jumper (wide open from a Klayton drive and dish.)

Daley had 20 points.

Klayton had 14 points, 8 assists, 2 boards, 2 steals. He shot 6 of 15 from the field.


Hite finished with 11 points, 15 boards, and 3 blocks.


Archibong and Azubuike each had 8 off the bench.





Our simulated game is at a weaker William & Mary team that is currently 11-9.

We beat them 62-39.

Klayton had 17 points, 6 boards, 5 steals, and 4 assists. He shot 7 of 20.

Hite had 13 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and a block.


We are now 19-3 with 6 games in the regular season to go.

[RedKingGold]

I just recently purchased College Hoops 2k7, and I think a glitch exists (displayed in this dynasty) between the polls. In my "open" career with Columbia, I've finished 27-2, been ranked as high as 8th in the AP poll, and 2nd in overall RPI, but not be ranked in the Top 25 in the coaches poll.

[Eaglesfan27]

Next up is a game at George Mason. I plan on trying to exploit our size advantage at C this game.

Klayton is on today. 34-26 at the half.

Klayton has 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He also has 2 assists and a board.

We are holding them to 25% shooting so far.


We were in control all game long and never let it get within 10 after the beginning of the 2nd half.

64-54 win.

We held them to 29% shooting.

Klayton led the team with 19 points, 4 assists, 2 boards, 1 steal, and 5 turnovers. He shot 8 of 14, 3 of 4, 0 of 0.

Alvin Hite had 15 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks.

Kirby Christopher had 6 points, 6 boards, and 4 blocks and played great perimeter defense.


We are now 11th in the media poll, still unranked in the coaches' poll (I was thinking it would just take a long time for the coaches to recognize us, but I suspect it is a bug as RKG mentioned.) We are 6th in RPI.



Our simulated game is hosting William & Mary. We win 78-71.

Klayton had 19 points, 5 assists, 2 steals. He shot 8 of 16.

Daley had 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting including 4 of 6 behind the arc.

Kirby had 5 points, 12 boards, 2 assists, and a block.

Hite had 8 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks.


Our next game will be at James Madison. They are currently 8-15.

[MrBug708]

This has again inspired me to start back up. I have decided to play as Stetson. One thing I notice is that coming down the stretch you can almost FEEL the other team on a charge to catch up. I had this sink me vs FSU but I somehow managed to survive vs UF and win by 4 in their house. My guards were in the 50's trying to fight it out. It probably saved me because I couldnt run up the court and shoot an ill advised shot too early in the shot clock

[Eaglesfan27]

I've noticed that if I don't manage fatigue very carefully, those late charges can happen. I rarely let any of my player get below 70 energy level and I generally rest them so they are about 90 for energy in the last 4 minutes. Of course, this is easier to do now that I have a deep bench with a good backup at every position. I really think this team has a shot to go to the final 4 this year.


Edit to add: I can't wait to see if Klayton is good enough to get drafted after his senior year, next year. If he does, I'll probably sim through some of the NBA 2k7 seasons just to get to the point where he is drafted and try to get him on my Sixers (assuming I haven't been fired by then.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Halftime of the James Madison game is 38-37, they lead. We are both shooting over 50% and it's been hard to stop their jump shooters.

Klayton played some with Azubuike and Archibong and the 3 were nearly unstoppable.

Klayton's stats at the half: 3 points, 3 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal. 3 turnovers. He shot 1 of 3.

Archibong and Azubuike each have 6 (on 3 pointers) at the half.


That was a disaster of a second half. We couldn't stop their 3's all game no matter what we did. Meanwhile, we had 5 minutes where we were scoreless.

85-65 loss on the road.

Klayton had 14 points, 11 assists, 5 steals, 4 turnovers, and 3 boards. He shot 6 of 17,

Daley had 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

Archibong had 11 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

Azubuike shot 3 of 12 and only had 8 points.

Kirby Christopher had his worst game defensively and offensively: 0 points, 1 board, 3 assists, and 0 steals or blocks.


With the loss, we drop to 16th in the media poll.



Our simulated game is at a 13-12 Northeastern team that is less talented than us.


We lose 59-53.

Klayton shot 1 of 18! He had 7 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals.

Sargent had 21 points and 8 boards.

Alvin Hite had 10 points and 14 boards.

Kirby had 6 points, 16 boards, 3 steals, and a block.


I decide to talk to Klayton after the game to boost his confidence.


At 21-5, we drop to 24th in the media poll.

Our RPI is 13th.


Our next game is at Georgia State who are currently 17-10.

[Eaglesfan27]

At Georgia State, our team is exploding out of their slump.

In particular, Kirby Christopher and Alvin Hite are playing like possessed men.

Kirby has 18 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a block at the half. He is shooting 7 of 9.

Hite has 9 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Klayton is slowed by a bum ankle, but he has 7 points, 3 assists, 2 steals. He is shooting 2 of 8.

I expect to pull my starters with 11 or so minutes left.

Halftime: 56-28.


84-67 win as we played a somewhat sloppy second half.


Kirby Christopher had his best game of his career: 27 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 12. The 6'9 250 pound JR SF continues to gain in ratings this season too. He is up 4 points in overall since the start of the year.

Klayton appears to have hit his ceiling in ratings and the injury slowed him down: 7 points, 6 assists, 2 steals. 2 of 13 shooting.

Daley had 15 points, Hite had 12, and Azubuike had 11 off the bench.



We host UNC Wilmington to end the season in a sim game.

We lose 69-63 as Klayton had another off game: 9 points, 2 assists, 0 steals. 1 of 9 shooting.

Hite led the team with 16 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks.

Kirby had 5 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.


The 22-6 record is enough to win the regular season Conference Title, but we drop out of the top 25.


We have a bye in the 1st round of the CAA tourney, but we play the pesky James Madison team in the 2nd round. That is the pesky team that recently beat us 85-65.

[Eaglesfan27]

We come out strong with a 10-0 run at the beginning of the game and maintain control throughout the 1st half.

Halftime: 40-27 lead.

Despite the bad ankle, Klayton is leading us with 9 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 1 turnover. He is shooting 4 of 9.


In the 2nd half, Archibong and Kirby Christopher take over the game and lead us to an easy win. 83-60.

Kirby finished with 22 points, 9 boards, 3 steals, and 1 assist. He shot 8 of 13.

Archibong had 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

Klayton Meyers had 11 points, 13 assists, and 2 steals along with 3 turnovers. He shot 5 of 12.



Our next game is against a William & Mary team that we've handled pretty easily earlier in the year.

[Eaglesfan27]

Unbelievable. We held them scoreless for the first 6 minutes of the game and went on a 11-0 run before they scored 2.

We held them scoreless again for the next 6 minutes before our starters got tired. 25-2 as I sub my starters out. Great team defense. Not many steals either, just plenty of really contested shots.


We are in complete control at the half. 48-15.

Kirby Christopher is leading the way with 17 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals. He is shooting 7 of 8.

Klayton has 10 points, 3 assists, and a board. He is shooting 5 of 7.

Hite has 7 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, and a block.

Lots of guys with 2 or 4 points.

We held them to 18% shooting in the first half.


With a 45 point lead, I pull my starters with 12 minutes left.

The reserves play well and actually increase the lead slightly.

85-39 win.

We held them to 25% shooting for the game while shooting 52% ourselves.


Kirby led the way with 31 points (career high), 10 boards, 6 steals, 3 assists. He shot 13 of 16.

Azubuike had 12 off the bench.

Klayton had 10 points, 6 assists, 1 boards, 1 steal, and 2 turnovers. He shot 5 of 8.

Monwell Sargent shot 0 of 7, but had 11 boards for us.


We play a 17-12 Hofstra team in the CAA Championship Game. We beat them both times we played during the regular season. We are back up to 23 in the media poll.

[Eaglesfan27]

We were in early trouble as Kirby got 2 quick fouls. However, Azubuike started nailing shots off the bench and our 3 big outside shooters all came alive. We eliminated a 15 point deficit and took a small lead.

Halftime: 43-37.

Klayton has 12 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 turnovers. He is shooting 4 of 7.

Daley has 11 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

Kirby's foul trouble has limited him to 2 points, 1 board, 1 assist, and 1 steal.


We took over in the 2nd half as Kirby stayed on the court and played great as did the rest of our starting 5.

87-65 win for the Conference Title!

Daley led the team with 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

Alvin Hite had 18 points, 10 boards, and 4 blocks. The sophomore is going to be huge for us next year.

Klayton had 14 points, 7 assists, 2 boards, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 5 of 14.

Kibry had 14 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Azubuike had 10 points and 3 assists.


Now to see what seed we get in the Big Dance.

[Eaglesfan27]

We finished 24th in the Media Poll with a 25-6 record.


Duke is the most surprising bubble team with a 19-11 record.

Ohio State is also on the bubble with a 19-11 record.

The #1 seeds are West Virginia, Boston College, Wisconsin, and Kansas.


We have a #5 seed in the same bracket as Kansas! Our first game is one of my old foes, #12 UL Lafayette.

Duke is in as a 11 seed. Ohio State is in as a 12 seed.


It looks like we should have a very good chance to get to the sweet 16 at least. If we win the first game, we play either Marquette (4) or CS Fullerton (13).

After that, we'll be playing either Kansas, Yale, Richmond, or Virginia.


I'll probably play the first 2 games tomorrow during study breaks.

[Eaglesfan27]

Surprisingly, UL - Lafayette has a team that is just talented as we are and their team unity is almost as good. Our team rating is now 85 and our team unity is 98.


They have a tremendous PG and SG who have size and abilities. We have the advantage at both Forward spots and at C with Hite having 3 inches and 40 pounds on his man.


We started out cold offensively for the first 5 minutes, but our defense was great. Once our big men started scoring inside, it opened up everything on the outside.

Halftime: 38-17.

Klayton hit a 3 at the halftime buzzer from 30 feet out. He had 10 points, 3 assists, 1 steal. He shot 3 of 9.

Azubuike had 9 points and 3 boards off the bench.

Hite had 8 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks in the first half.

Kirby Christopher didn't have any shots, but he had 5 boards and 2 assists.

We held them to 28% shooting in the first half.


A bad second half let them tie it at 61-61 with 1:20 left.

With 55 seconds left, Kibry found Klayton for an open 3 that he drilled.

We got a stop and got the ball back, but Klayton missed his next shot with 15 seconds left.

Kirby put pressure on the 3 at the buzzer and it was missed and we advance to the next round.


Klayton had 21 points, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. He shot 7 of 18, 5 of 9, and 2 of 2.

Alvin Hite had 11 points, 8 boards, and 6 blocks. He shot 5 of 6.

Azubuike finished with 11. Kirby finished with 5 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists. He also had a block. He shot 1 of 3.


Our next game in Phoenix is against Marquette that beat CS Fullerton 69-50.


Marquette is significantly more talented than we are but their unity isn't as good. Their offense is rated 96 and they have some great 3 point shooters.

[Eaglesfan27]

I forgot to mention we have another huge height/weight advantage with Hite at C.

A back and forth tough first half against a talented Marquette team, yet we lead 34-30 at the half.

Klayton has 9 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, and only 1 turnover. He is shooting 4 of 8.

Daley has 9 points on 3 of 4 shooting.

Hite has 4 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks at the half.

Kirby has 0 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals, and a block at the half. He is shooting 0 of 3.


It was a close tight game until about 5 minutes left, when our defense clamped down on their outside shooters as we were all refreshed and they were tired.

75-60 win.

We held them to 35% shooting while shooting 48%.

Daley led the team with 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

Klayton had 14 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, and 4 turnovers. He shot 6 of 14, 1 of 3, and 1 of 2.

Hite had 10 points, 17 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks!

Kirby had 8 points, 7 boards, 1 assist, 4 steals, and 1 block. He shot 4 of 7.


Time for the sweet 16!


#8 seed Richmond upset Kansas 69-66! We are facing Richmond in the sweet 16!


Meanwhile #7 Arizona State upset #2 Arkansas in the other half of the bracket. If I win, I'll be playing either #7 seed Arizona State or #6 Stanford to advance to the Final 4.

[Eaglesfan27]

Richmond has the same talent level as we do and their unity is almost as good as ours.

However, their PG is MUCH less talented than Klayton and I could see a huge game here for Klayton. Their strength is at PF and C.


A back and forth game has us down 34-31 at the half.

Klayton leads the team with 15 points, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He is shooting 5 of 8.

Kirby has 9 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, and 2 steals.


They are shooting 55% so far, we are only shooting 34%.


It was tight all the way and at one point they had an 8 point lead, but we managed to get a 6 point lead by the time their was 2 minutes left in the game.

Down the stretch, they fouled a lot and we nailed 10 of the last 10 FT's.

82-78 win.

Klayton finished with 27 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 board, and 1 block. He shot 8 of 17, 0 of 3, and 11 of 12.

Kirby had 24 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 5 of 8, 0 of 0, and 14 of 15.


Arizona State beat Stanford 74-62. Arizona state has tremendous guard play and a 7'2 250 pound C who is about similar in talent to Hite. They will be tough. They also have much better bench depth than we do.

I'll play that later tonight.

[Eaglesfan27]

Arizona State has the best team rating we've faced yet. They also have excellent unity.


Arizona State plays at a tremendous pace, but we are keeping up for now. However, I wonder if their depth will wear us out.

45-44, we lead.

Azubuike has been huge off the bench and he is our leading scorer with 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting.

Klayon has 10 points, 4 assists, and 2 turnovers. He is 2 of 6 from the field.


We needed to play a perfect game to win this one and Klayton came through big time down the stretch. Garik Chancler fouled out early in the 2nd half, forcing Kirby to play some PF for us late in the game and he did that well, too.

However, it was Klayton's clutch shooting down the stretch that propeled us to a 91-84 win as he hit his last 4 shots from the field.

Klayton had 29 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 9 of 15, 1 of 2, and 10 of 10.

Kirby had 15 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, and a steal. He shot 5 of 8.

Azubuike and Archibong each had 13 off the bench.

Daley had 12. Hite had 8 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, and 2 blocks.

Sargent had 6 points and 10 boards.

We are going to the Final Four!!!

Klayton Meyers was named the offensive player of the week on the College Hoops show!! First time my team has ever been announced on the show.

Oklahoma State held Boston College to just 40 points to win 60-40 and advance to the final 4.

North Carolina destroyed Western Virginia and will be our opponent in the final 4


The other final four contest will be Texas A&M vs Oklahoma State.


I'll finish the season tomorrow.