Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

2029 Recruiting Class

West Virginia's James Frizzell has wrapped up to the 2029 recruiting class at West Virginia as 5'9" point guard Theron Dux signed with the Mountaineers to fill their second open scholarship position of the offseason.

Theron Dux hails from Spokane, WA and is the #3-ranked point guard of the 2029 class, and, more impressively, the #4-ranked overall recruit. Dux is a crafty point guard with good skills and a decent stroke. What he lacks in height (he is 5'9") he makes up with excellent ball-handling, passing ability, and court vision. Dux will likely battle Fred Joiner and Predrag Gabler for a starting position in the backcourt from day one and will almost assuredly see significant playing time.

West Virginia's other recruit for the 2029 class is Willie Gomes. Gomes hails from Lincoln, NE and is the #7 overall recruit and the #1-ranked power forward in this year's class. Gomes is an intelligent player with good size (6'10"). He isn't a spectacular shooter, but he was a stellar defender in high school and is a solid rebounder. He could see time at center depending on how things develop. The Mountaineers are loaded at power forward and center this coming season, so it is possible that Gomes might be redshirted depending on how he plays in pre-season practice.

Even with only two scholarships available, the Mountaineers' 2029 class ranks #10 in the country and #2 in the Big East. Georgia Tech hauls in this year's #1 overall class while DePaul surprisingly leads the Big East this season with the #8 overall class. For West Virginia, this year's class was a small one with only two open scholarships, but what it lacked in quantity it made up for in quality with two All-Americans and two Mr. Basketballs of their home states (Washington and Nebraska).

Signed Recruits:
1. Theron Dux 5'9 177 (Spokane, WA - #4 overall, #3 PG) 5* - All-American, Mr. Basketball
2. Willie Gomes 6'10 219 (Lincoln, NE - #7 overall, #1 PF) 5* - All-American, Mr. Basketball

[superjames1992]

2029-2030 West Virginia Roster

Starters
PG #3 Fred Joiner 6'4 203 (Staten Island, NY) 86 overall JR
SG #22 Predrag Gabler 6'6 216 (El Paso, TX) 81 overall SO
SF #34 Deno Woodards 6'7 236 (St. Paul, MN) 87 overall SR
PF #55 Nile Stevenson 6'11 261 (Sioux Falls, SD) 87 overall SR
C #43 O.J. Palmer 7'0 291 (Philadelphia, PA) 83 overall JR

Bench
PG #5 Theron Dux 5'10 186 (Spokane, WA) 82 overall FR
SG #14 Matt Blanchard 6'3 204 (San Francisco, CA) 80 overall SO
SF #24 Armondo Whelchel 6'9 229 (Brooklyn, NY) 86 overall SO
PF #32 Happy Olson 7'1 245 (New Britain, CT) 83 overall JR
PF #11 Ethan Augustin 6'8 220 (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) 82 overall SO
PF #53 Sambra Coly 6'10 241 (Senegal) 76 overall SR
C #51 Daniel Cox 6'10 257 (Australia) 82 overall JR

Reserves
PF #41 Willie Gomes 6'11 219 (Lincoln, NE) 79 overall FR (Redshirting)

Coaches
James Frizzell: A+ overall (23rd year)
Brad Huse: B overall (11th year)
Jarrett Felton: B overall (11th year)

2029-2030 Big East Projected Standings

1. #1 West Virginia
2. #2 Connecticut
3. #12 Louisville
4. #17 Notre Dame
5. Syracuse
6. Villanova
7. South Florida
8. Marquette
9. Cincinnati
10. DePaul
11. Pittsburgh
12. St. John's
13. Seton Hall
14. Rutgers
15. Providence
16. Georgetown

2029-2030 West Virginia Schedule

11/10 vs. Towson
11/15 vs. Penn State
11/17 vs. San Francisco
11/21 at Buffalo
11/28 at Drexel
12/1 vs. Niagara
12/4 vs. Cornell
12/5 at Georgia
12/9 vs. Jacksonville
12/15 at #16 Virginia Tech
12/22 at UAB
12/29 vs. Marshall
12/31 vs. Saint Joseph's
1/5 at Georgetown
1/8 at Cincinnati
1/12 vs. St. John's
1/14 at Syracuse
1/19 vs. Marquette
1/21 vs. #12 Louisville
1/26 at #17 Notre Dame
1/30 at DePaul
2/2 vs. Villanova
2/5 vs. #2 Connecticut
2/9 at Pittsburgh
2/11 vs. Providence
2/16 at #12 Louisville
2/18 at Seton Hall
2/23 vs. Rutgers
2/27 vs. DePaul
3/2 at South Florida
3/9 vs. Pittsburgh

Preseason Top 25 Poll

1. West Virginia
2. Connecticut
3. Texas
4. Virginia
5. Duquesne
6. Texas Tech
7. Washington
8. Stanford
9. Florida State
10. Boston College
11. Kentucky
12. Louisville
13. Clemson
14. Washington State
15. Iowa
16. Virginia Tech
17. Notre Dame
18. Georgia Tech
19. NC State
20. LSU
21. UNLV
22. Tennessee
23. Texas A&M
24. Ohio State
25. Arizona State

[whughes]

Marquette at #8 in the projected standings surprises me. They must've dropped off quite a bit? Also do 90+ overall players just not exist in this game? I don't understand how you can have a 5* recruit come in at 81 or 82 overall and not be at least 90 by their senior year

[Deuce2223]

Would've loved to see a #1 WVU vs #4 Virginia matchup during non-conference play..

Interesting to see that Duquesne is staying among the nations best to start the year at least. They have sure turned into a power house.

[DARKxKNIGHTx2013]

That bench is just as killer as the starting lineup. Looks like your in store to have a very good season as usual. It's a shame that there's only one mid-major conference team in the top 25. But then again, with how your legacy has been going the Big Ten has started to turn into a mid-major and swapped out with the A-10

[superjames1992]

Quote: Originally Posted by whughes

Marquette at #8 in the projected standings surprises me. They must've dropped off quite a bit? Also do 90+ overall players just not exist in this game? I don't understand how you can have a 5* recruit come in at 81 or 82 overall and not be at least 90 by their senior year

Marquette really fell off in OVR this year. I think they are only rated 83 OVR, which is pretty shocking. Looks like they just won't be very good this year. They had a lot of talent graduate.

90+ overall players exist, but not in much quantity. A 5* recruit will probably be a 90 OVR by his senior or maybe junior year, but not before then. I think Whelchel was the best-rated true freshman I have ever had (83 OVR).

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

Would've loved to see a #1 WVU vs #4 Virginia matchup during non-conference play.. Interesting to see that Duquesne is staying among the nations best to start the year at least. They have sure turned into a power house.

I didn't really edit the non-conference schedule except to add switch a couple games so I played Virginia Tech and Marshall. I should have added Virginia or Boston College, as well, but oh well. Too late to change now!

Yeah, I don't think Duquesne is going anywhere. They seem to be here to stay as a major power program.

Quote: Originally Posted by DARKxKNIGHTx2013

That bench is just as killer as the starting lineup. Looks like your in store to have a very good season as usual. It's a shame that there's only one mid-major conference team in the top 25. But then again, with how your legacy has been going the Big Ten has started to turn into a mid-major and swapped out with the A-10

Yeah, the team looks really stacked this year. This is the best OVR team I have ever had (94 OVR to start the season, so either 95 OVR or 96 OVR by tournament time).

The A-10 has legitimately been a much superior conference to the Big Ten during the last decade in this legacy. It's strange how the Big Ten has fallen off, though the A-10 has stepped it up, too, with 4-6 teams making the NCAA Tournament regularly.

[superjames1992]

vs.
Towson (0-1) vs. #1 West Virginia (1-0)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
November 10th, 2029

No. 1 West Virginia (1-0) got the season started off on the right foot this evening as they defeated Towson 71-46 in both teams' season-openers.

Towson (0-1) was outmatched from the start as the Mountaineers smothered them offensively and held them to just 20 first half points. West Virginia went on a run early in the second half to put the game away and would lead by as many as 30 points in the second half.

West Virginia preseason All-American power forward Nile Stevenson led all scorers with 21 points and six rebounds as the senior looked every bit the part. Fred Joiner added 14 points, three boards, four assists, and three steals while Deno Woodards chipped in 10 points and five rebounds on an efficient shooting performance.

Senior guard Sonny Conner led Towson in scoring with 16 points.

Next up for the Mountaineers is Penn State in Morgantown.

Towson Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers
Nov 10, 2029	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Towson (0-1)	20	26	46
#1 West Virginia (1-0)	31	40	71

Towson Tigers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Collum	28	0-3	0-1	3-4	5	4	2	0	4	3
S. Conner	29	4-11	2-7	6-6	2	1	0	0	0	16
R. Mayer	30	3-14	2-5	0-0	2	4	3	0	1	8
A. Schwartz	29	2-9	1-3	0-0	2	2	1	1	3	5
E. Krymski	27	2-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	2	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Wyatt	20	3-7	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	6
T. Cambridge	20	1-3	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	4
E. Echols	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Warden	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Loucks	-- DID NOT PLAY --
V. Forney	-- DID NOT PLAY --
S. Tyler	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		15-50	5-18	11-12	24	12	7	2	11	46

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
F. Joiner	30	4-6	1-2	5-6	3	4	3	0	1	14
P. Gabler	26	2-7	2-4	2-4	3	1	1	0	1	8
D. Woodards	29	4-5	1-2	1-1	5	2	1	0	0	10
N. Stevenson	27	7-11	0-1	7-7	6	2	1	1	2	21
O. Palmer	29	2-9	0-0	0-0	6	5	3	2	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Whelchel	11	1-2	0-1	2-2	2	1	1	2	0	4
H. Olson	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0
T. Dux	21	2-4	1-3	2-2	1	2	0	0	3	7
D. Cox	7	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	3
E. Augustin	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Blanchard	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Coly	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-51	5-15	20-24	32	17	10	6	8	71

[superjames1992]

vs.
Penn State (2-1) vs. #1 West Virginia (2-0)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
November 15th, 2029

Top-ranked West Virginia sent Penn State packing with their first loss of the season as the Mountaineers (2-0) defeated the previously undefeated Nittany Lions (2-1) in a close one, 66-61.

The Mountaineers struggled shooting the basketball from three-point range, where they only went 4/17. Fortunately for them, the Nittany Lions gave up a lot of free points at the free throw line as they only made 15/24 from the charity stripe. Both teams were sloppy with the basketball as Penn State turned the basketball over 15 times while WVU did so on 14 occasions.

Nile Stevenson scored over 20 points for the second consecutive game as he led all scorers with 23 points and nine rebounds for the Mountaineers. Deno Woodards also performed well with 12 points, six rebounds, and four assists while Armondo Whelchel came off the bench to add 12 points.

Halston Challed led Penn State with 16 points, three rebounds, and three steals. Curt Voorhees also tallied 14 points and six rebounds.

Next, West Virginia head coach James Frizzell will get an opportunity to take on one of his old teams as the Mountaineers will host the San Francisco Dons in two days.

Penn State Nittany Lions at West Virginia Mountaineers
Nov 10, 2029	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Penn State (2-1)	27	34	61
#1 West Virginia (2-0)	27	39	66

Penn State Nittany Lions
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Zavackas	29	0-5	0-4	0-2	0	7	3	0	2	0
A.Murry	30	3-7	0-2	1-2	3	2	2	0	3	7
H. Challed	25	6-11	3-5	1-2	3	1	3	0	3	16
C. Voorhees	22	5-9	1-1	3-4	6	1	2	0	0	14
D. Ellerbee	29	2-4	0-0	3-5	8	1	3	2	4	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
O. Okpwae	16	1-2	0-0	3-4	4	1	1	0	0	5
B. Howel	14	1-3	1-2	2-3	1	0	0	0	2	5
T. Munoz	21	2-7	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	5
C. Sims	-- DID NOT PLAY --
S. Forney	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
D. Sherrill	6	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2
M. Goodrich	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		20-51	6-18	15-24	29	14	14	2	15	61

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
F. Joiner	30	3-7	1-5	2-2	5	3	3	0	4	9
P. Gabler	24	0-5	0-4	3-4	0	0	3	0	1	3
D. Woodards	25	3-7	2-3	4-4	6	4	2	0	1	12
N. Stevenson	28	9-18	1-1	4-6	9	0	2	1	3	23
O. Palmer	33	2-6	0-0	2-2	6	0	1	3	3	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Whelchel	15	5-6	0-1	1-1	2	0	0	0	1	11
H. Olson	15	0-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	0
T. Dux	20	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	4	2	0	1	2
D. Cox	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Augustin	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Blanchard	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
S. Coly	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-57	4-17	16-19	33	12	14	5	14	66