The Coaching Career of Ithacus

[phillyphan1990]

Go Rutgers! This is looking somewhat better than the real season worked out. This is awesome to finally see someone doing a Rutgers dynasty. I might have to try one myself.

[Ithacus]

Rutgers 83, West Virginia 72
1 2 OT T Final RUT (14-5) 46 37 83 WVU (7-9) 31 41 72	1:00 PM January 19, 2009 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV

N'Diaye's Near Triple Double Leads Rutgers Over Struggling Mountaineers
Hamady D'Niaye controlled the post all game, and kicked the ball out for open jumpers, leading to 12 points, 6 rebounds, and a career high 11 assists. Rutgers jumped on West Virginia immediatly and controlled the game the entire way. The Mountaineers got the lead down to single digits in the final minutes, but couldn't bring it any closer than that. The Mountaineers came into this season with high expectations, but are quickly leaving them unfulfilled. West Virginia falls to 7-10 on the season and 1-5 in the Big East after this game, as Rutgers continues to rise in the standings. The Scarlet Knights return home from their roadtrip with three straight wins and have some rest before facing Georgetown on Friday.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C H. N'Diaye 28 6/10 0/0 0/0 6 11 2 1 4 12 PF J. Inman 28 3/4 0/0 0/2 4 0 0 0 0 6 SF J. Griffin 28 2/7 2/6 0/0 2 0 2 0 0 6 SG C. Chandler 29 5/10 2/6 0/0 2 1 2 0 1 12 PG M. Rosario 28 10/18 2/7 2/2 0 3 1 1 3 24 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Echenique 11 3/6 0/0 0/0 3 2 2 0 2 6 G A. Farmer 13 2/3 1/2 0/0 2 0 0 1 0 5 F P. Jackson 11 2/5 1/2 0/0 2 1 1 0 0 5 G M. Coburn 8 2/4 1/3 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 5 G E. Pettis 0 0/0 0/0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 G M. Kuhn 11 0/1 0/0 2/3 1 1 0 0 3 2 F K. Genfi 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RUT TOTALS 35/67 9/26 4/7 23 19 10 3 13 83

West Virginia Mountaineers Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C D. Ebanks 27 4/7 0/0 0/0 10 2 0 1 4 8 PF D. Butler 28 5/7 0/0 0/0 6 2 1 0 2 10 SF W. Smith 27 6/10 2/5 0/0 2 0 2 0 2 14 SG A. Ruoff 29 9/11 0/1 0/0 2 2 1 0 2 18 PG J. Mazzula 29 1/5 0/1 0/0 0 5 0 0 7 2 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G D. Bryant 10 1/1 0/0 0/0 1 1 0 0 1 2 F J. Flowers 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F K. Jones 11 0/3 0/0 0/0 3 0 2 0 0 0 F C. Payne 12 1/4 0/2 0/0 0 2 1 0 2 2 G J. West 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G W. Thomas 10 4/6 1/2 0/0 2 1 0 0 3 9 C D. Proby 12 3/5 0/0 1/2 6 0 0 0 1 7 WVU TOTALS 34/59 3/11 1/2 32 15 7 1 24 72

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[Ithacus]

Quote: Originally Posted by phillyphan1990

Go Rutgers! This is looking somewhat better than the real season worked out. This is awesome to finally see someone doing a Rutgers dynasty. I might have to try one myself.

Yeah it is definitely turning out better than I expected. Perhaps too much so. I tweaked the sliders against myself before the WVU game, but I might have to do so again. Thanks for reading!

[Ithacus]

Top 25 Media Poll (01/19/09)
1. Tennessee: 15-5 (5-2)
2. Michigan State: 15-5 (5-2)
3. Clemson: 15-7 (7-2)
4. North Carolina: 12-5 (4-0)
5. Memphis: 13-4 (2-2)
6. Gonzaga: 15-7 (5-2)
7. Arizona State: 14-5 (5-3)
8. Connecticut: 13-5 (3-4)
9. UCLA: 13-5 (4-3)
10. Purdue: 13-5 (2-3)
11. BYU: 15-4 (5-1)
12. UNLV: 15-6 (6-2)
13. Washington State: 14-8 (5-6)
14. Marquette: 13-6 (6-2)
15. Oklahoma: 11-8 (2-4)
16. Kentucky: 12-5 (1-3)
17. USC: 14-7 (4-6)
18. Kansas: 11-7 (2-3)
19. Louisville: 10-6 (3-2)
20. Notre Dame: 11-8 (4-4)
21. Arizona: 13-7 (5-4)
22. Washington: 12-6 (3-4)
23. Syracuse: 11-7 (5-2)
24. Pittsburgh: 11-9 (2-7)
25. Baylor: 12-6 (3-2)

National Player of the Year Race
1. Blake Griffin- Oklahoma
2. Dejuan Blair- Pittsburgh
3. Greg Monroe- Georgetown
4. Wayne Chism- Tennessee
5. Chase Budinger- Arizona

Nation's Leading Scorers
1. Ken Horton- Central Connecticut- 20.4 PPG
2. Brett Thompson- Saint Louis- 20.2 PPG
3. Blake Griffin- Oklahoma- 20.0 PPG
4. Tony Easley- Murray State- 19.8 PPG
5. Divaldo Mbunga- Montana State- 19.7 PPG

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Big East Standings
1. #14 Marquette: 6-2
2. Georgetown: 6-2
3. Rutgers: 6-3
4. #23 Syracuse: 5-3
5. South Florida: 6-4
6. DePaul: 5-5
7. Cincinnati: 4-4
8. St. Johns: 4-4
9. #20 Notre Dame: 4-4
10. Seton Hall: 3-3
11. #19 Louisville: 3-3
12. Providence: 3-4
13. #8 Connecticut: 3-5
14. #24 Pittsburgh: 3-7
15. West Virginia: 2-5
16. Villanova: 2-7

Season Update
With Rutgers halfway through their Big East season, the world is turned upside down in the Big East. The bottom of the standings are littered with ranked teams, while the Rutgers, South Floridas, and DePauls of the world reign supreme. At 6-3, Rutgers is off to an unforeseen fast start that even Rutgers boosters couldn't have hoped for. Losses to South Florida and DePaul are looking not quite as bad. But its Rutgers Big East wins that are drawing attention. Despite Pitt's poor start, they are still projected to be a tournament team. The Scarlet Knights have a rare home/road sweep of Marquette, the current Big East leader, not to mention a road victory at #24 Syracuse, the #1 team in the RPI rankings. Despite all this, a weak non-conference schedule has left Rutgers even off the bubble so far in Joe Lunardi's bracketology. If the Scarlet Knights can continue to build on what they accomplished in the first half of Big East play, a tournament bid just might be possibly for this up-and-coming team.

[Ithacus]

Georgetown 81, Rutgers 79
1 2 OT T Final GU (14-5) 31 50 81 RUT (15-5) 37 42 79	1:00 PM January 23, 2009 Louis Brown Arena Piscataway, NJ

Scarlet Knights Fall to Monroe, Hoyas at Home
Mike Rosario's rally in the final minutes was not enough as the Scarlet Knights came up just short in their bid to knock off Georgetown. The Hoyas, lead by Greg Monroe, who was a monster inside with 14 points and 11 rebounds, moved into the national rankings and the lead for a Big East title with the win. Both teams played well for the entire game, but it simply came down to Georgetown making a better percentage of their shots. Rutgers has more than a week off before facing the Pirates at Seton Hall on February 1st.

Georgetown Hoyas Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Monroe 25 7/10 0/0 0/0 11 1 0 3 0 14 PF D. Summers 32 5/9 0/0 0/0 10 1 0 0 0 10 SF A. Freeman 28 7/15 4/9 0/0 2 3 0 0 1 18 SG J. Sapp 28 1/2 0/1 0/0 0 3 1 1 1 2 PG C. Wright 27 6/13 2/6 1/1 1 4 2 1 2 15 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS F H. Sims 12 3/5 0/0 0/0 3 0 1 0 2 6 F J. Vaughn 9 2/4 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 4 G O. Wattad 11 1/4 0/3 0/0 1 1 0 1 1 2 F B. Janson 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F N. Mescheriak 11 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 1 0 3 0 G J. Clark 12 3/5 0/0 4/8 1 0 0 0 2 10 GU TOTALS 35/67 6/19 5/9 31 13 5 6 12 81

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C H. N'Diaye 25 4/6 0/0 0/0 8 0 1 0 3 8 PF J. Inman 20 2/3 0/0 1/2 9 1 1 0 0 5 SF J. Griffin 25 4/8 1/3 3/3 1 0 1 0 3 12 SG C. Chandler 28 0/7 0/5 0/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 PG M. Rosario 26 9/21 0/2 10/10 4 1 1 0 0 28 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Echenique 14 2/2 0/0 0/0 4 1 1 0 3 4 G A. Farmer 9 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 1 0 0 1 0 F P. Jackson 14 0/3 0/1 0/0 2 1 0 0 1 0 G M. Coburn 12 4/10 3/5 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 11 G E. Pettis 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G M. Kuhn 15 2/3 1/2 0/0 1 1 1 0 1 5 F K. Genfi 9 3/4 0/0 0/0 1 0 1 1 0 6 RUT TOTALS 30/67 5/18 14/15 33 6 7 1 13 79

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[Ithacus]

Top 25 Media Poll (01/26/09)
1. Arizona State: 16-5 (7-3)
2. North Carolina: 14-5 (6-0)
3. Michigan State: 16-6 (6-3)
4. Memphis: 15-4 (4-2)
5. Clemson: 16-7 (8-2)
6. Tennessee: 16-6 (6-3)
7. BYU: 17-4 (7-1)
8. UNLV: 16-6 (7-2)
9. UCLA: 13-5 (4-3)
10. Connecticut: 14-6 (4-5)
11. Gonzaga: 15-8 (5-3)
12. Purdue: 13-5 (2-3)
13. Washington State: 15-9 (6-7)
14. Saint Mary's: 14-7 (5-1)
15. USC: 14-7 (4-6)
16. Arizona: 15-7 (7-4)
17. Oklahoma: 12-9 (3-5)
18. Kansas: 13-7 (4-3)
19. Georgetown: 15-5 (7-2)
20. Marquette: 13-6 (6-2)
21. Pittsburgh: 12-9 (3-7)
22. Baylor: 12-7 (3-3(
23. Kentucky: 12-7 (1-5)
24. Texas: 12-8 (6-1)
25. Notre Dame: 11-8 (4-4)

National Player of the Year Race
1. Blake Griffin- Oklahoma
2. Chase Budinger- Arizona
3. Greg Monroe- Georgetown
4. Hasheem Thabeet- Connecticut
5. Dejuan Blair- Pittsburgh

Nation's Leading Scorer's
1. Ken Horton- Central Connecticut- 20.2 PPG
2. Brett Thompson- Saint Louis- 20.2 PPG
3. Blake Griffin- Oklahoma- 20.0 PPG
4. Divaldo Mbunga- Montana State- 19.8 PPG
5. Tony Easley- Murray State- 19.3 PPG

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Rutgers 95, Seton Hall 73
1 2 OT T Final RUT (15-6) 41 54 95 HALL (9-9) 33 40 73	1:00 PM February 1, 2009 Newark Arena South Orange, NJ

D'Niaye's Triple Double Leads Rutgers to Blow Out of Rival Seton Hall
Hamady D'Niaye continues to dominate in Big East play, filling up the stat sheet. Against the Pirates, N'Diaye notched his first career triple double with 18 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal. N'Diaye's spectacular play energized Rutgers and kept the game from ever being close. The Scarlet Knights had six players in double figures, including all five starters and lead by double digits the from shortly after the opening tip. Rutgers has a week off before having to face Notre Dame at home.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C H. N'Diaye 30 9/14 0/0 0/0 14 12 1 3 3 18 PF J. Inman 29 5/10 0/0 0/0 8 1 1 2 3 10 SF J. Griffin 30 5/8 2/2 1/2 2 0 2 0 1 13 SG C. Chandler 30 6/23 4/18 2/3 5 3 2 1 1 16 PG M. Rosario 30 6/9 2/2 0/2 4 2 4 1 3 14 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Echenique 9 1/1 0/0 0/0 5 2 1 0 2 2 G A. Farmer 7 1/3 0/1 0/1 3 0 0 0 0 2 F P. Jackson 10 5/7 2/3 2/2 2 0 1 0 0 14 G M. Coburn 9 1/3 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2 G E. Pettis 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G M. Kuhn 9 1/4 0/2 0/0 0 1 2 0 5 2 F K. Genfi 2 0/0 0/0 0/0 2 0 0 0 1 0 RUT TOTALS 40/82 10/28 5/10 45 20 14 7 19 95

Seton Hall Pirates Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C J. Garcia 29 2/5 0/0 1/2 6 1 1 1 1 5 PF R. Mitchell 33 1/5 0/0 0/2 9 0 0 1 0 2 SF J. Hazell 24 6/16 3/8 0/0 3 1 2 0 6 15 SG P. Gause 31 4/12 0/4 3/4 1 2 1 0 3 11 PG E. Harvey 30 5/13 1/3 3/4 1 4 1 0 7 14 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C M. Davis 8 0/1 0/0 1/2 2 1 0 0 0 1 F B. Waiters 11 2/5 0/0 2/2 4 3 0 0 0 6 F H. Pope 11 3/5 1/1 0/0 2 1 3 1 1 7 G J. Theodore 10 3/6 0/3 1/1 0 1 1 0 0 7 C M. Oliver 7 2/2 0/0 1/1 4 0 0 0 1 5 HALL TOTALS 28/70 5/19 12/18 32 14 9 3 19 73

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