Coaching Legacy of Joe Hargrove: A Controversial Return to the Bench

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DePaul Enters Conference Tournament as Two Seed

DePaul is on the verge of having their best season in quite some time. Remarkably, a team that was picked to finish 14th in the Big East during the preseason, went 12-6 in conference play and finished in second place behind Georgetown. While DePaul does have their first NCAA tournament bid locked up for the first time since 2004, they would love to make some noise in the Big East tournament.

"Look, we didn't just come here to paint. We came here to win games. We are the two seed and earned the first round bye but now it's time to go out and try and win some games. Every game we win in this tournament improves our seeding in the big tournament."

DePaul will face the winner in the Louisville/South Florida game in the quarterfinals. The other three teams that received a first round bye were Georgetown, Pitt, and UConn; three perennial Big East powers.

Final Big East Standings

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Mar 8, 2009
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	Streak
Georgetown	16-10	0.615	13-5	W1
DePaul	22-8	0.733	12-6	L2
(13) UConn	18-9	0.667	12-6	W4
(23) Syracuse	17-12	0.586	11-7	L1
Providence	16-11	0.593	11-7	W2
(14) Pittsburgh	18-11	0.621	11-7	L2
(15) Louisville	17-12	0.586	10-8	W1
St. John's	13-13	0.500	9-9	W2
Marquette	16-12	0.571	8-10	W2
West Virginia	14-15	0.483	8-10	L1
South Florida	15-15	0.500	8-10	W3
Villanova	13-16	0.448	7-11	L1
Rutgers	15-14	0.517	7-11	L3
Notre Dame	12-13	0.480	7-11	L5
Seton Hall	10-17	0.370	5-13	L1
Cincinnati	12-17	0.414	5-13	W1

Big East Tournament

Opening Round
St. John's..................64
Marquette..................86

Providence.................81
Rutgers......................79

Louisville.....................96
South Florida...............52

West Virginia...............56
Syracuse....................86


Quarterfinals
Marquette...................79
Georgetown.................71

Providence..................87
Pittsburgh...................77

Louisville.....................73
DePaul.......................83

Syracuse.....................78
UConn.........................61


Semi-Finals
Marquette
Providence

Syracuse
DePaul

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Mar 12, 2009 - LOUI at DEP
TEAM	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#15 Louisville (18-13)	36	37	73
DePaul (23-8)	43	40	83

Louisville
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Samuels	27	9/18	2/5	0/0	8	0	0	1	1	20
E. Clark	23	3/7	0/2	0/0	9	2	2	3	2	6
T. Williams	29	8/13	3/5	0/0	6	2	2	0	3	19
J. Smith	27	9/14	2/5	0/1	4	2	1	1	3	20
T. Jennings	21	3/6	0/1	2/2	0	0	2	1	2	8

DePaul
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Koshwal	28	11/16	2/4	5/5	8	0	1	0	2	29
M. Pscic	20	0/0	0/0	0/0	4	0	1	0	2	0
D. Tucker	27	5/11	0/2	4/6	3	6	2	2	3	14
J. Currie	15	2/3	1/1	3/4	0	1	0	0	3	8
W> Walker	22	1/4	0/0	1/1	1	4	1	0	0	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Hill	20	7/13	5/11	0/0	0	1	1	2	1	19
K. Obi	20	3/5	0/0	0/2	5	0	1	2	3	6
J. Kelly	18	1/2	0/0	2/2	3	3	1	0	0	4

Devin Hill has filled many roles for DePaul this year. The 6'9" sophomore has played three different positions this season and has filled many different roles. In yesterday's win over Louisville he was asked to provide a scoring spark off the bench as three of the DePaul starters were struggling to score. Hill did just that, delivering five made three point baskets and 19 points off the bench to rally DePaul past Louisville and into the semi-finals of the Big East tournament.

"Man, I was just feelin' it today, ya know? I knew everything was going in. It felt great. Gotta give it up for my teammates, though, they the reason I got those open looks. They found me and I just made the shot. No big. Gotta come out focused again tomorrow, though, and be ready to play. Syracuse is a good team. We can't be overlookin' anyone at this point."


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Mar 13, 2009 - SYR at DEP
TEAM	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Syracuse (19-12)	44	47	91
DePaul (23-8)	51	56	107

Syracuse
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Onuaku	27	3/9	0/0	0/2	7	3	1	2	1	6
K. Ongenaet	25	5/6	0/0	0/0	5	1	4	2	2	10
P. Harris	25	4/11	1/5	1/2	5	2	2	0	3	10
E. Devendorf	20	7/15	1/4	2/2	1	2	1	0	2	17
J. Flynn	25	11/17	0/2	0/0	0	4	0	0	2	22
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Rautins	11	7/11	1/1	0/0	0	1	0	0	1	15
S. Jardine	6	3/4	0/1	0/0	0	1	1	0	0	6

DePaul
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Koshwal	23	4/4	0/0	3/4	6	6	1	1	1	11
M. Poscic	15	1/2	0/0	0/0	2	6	0	2	1	2
D. Tucker	25	13/20	7/11	1/1	3	5	1	0	3	34
J. Currie	25	8/17	5/10	3/4	4	4	1	1	2	24
W. Walker	17	1/2	0/1	5/6	3	3	0	0	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Hill	18	3/5	0/0	0/1	6	1	0	0	5	6
K. Obi	13	5/6	0/0	2/2	4	2	1	1	0	12
J. Kelly	6	2/2	0/0	1/1	0	4	0	0	2	5
M. Bizoukas	6	1/1	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	2	2
M. Stula	6	2/4	0/2	0/0	0	1	1	0	1	4

It was the Dar Tucker and Jabari Currie show all game long. The two DePaul players put on a three point shooting clinic, combining to go 8/15 from three in the first half and 12/22 from three for the game. Tucker (34 points) and Currie (24 points) combined to score 58 of DePaul's 107 points in a 107-91 win over Syracuse in the semi-finals of the Big East tournament.

"Not enough can be said about how well Dar and Jabari played. We knew a key to winning this game was making three pointers against Syracuse's zone defense. I feel like we turned the ball over too much, but you can't fault the way the team played." Joe Hargrove

True freshman reserve center Kene Obi had a big game off the bench scoring 12 points on 5/6 shooting and grabbed four rebounds. The win sets up a finals match-up with Providence, a team DePaul beat 99-87 at Providence earlier in the season. The two teams aren't perennial powers in the Big East but it does perhaps give us a glimpse at two teams looking to break into that group. Providence (19-11) is coming off a 92-82 win over Marquette in the semi's and have won five straight games.


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Blue Demons Close out Tourney With Thrilling One Point Win

New York City, NY (AP) -- Trailing 65-64 with just 0:14 left in the game there was little doubt who coach Hargrove called a play for. Coming out of the timeout everyone in the building knew the ball was going to Dar Tucker. And it did, but only for a brief second. Tucker came off a double screen with the ball out of bounds and received the pass. He hesitated for just a moment before making his move. Tucker took two dribbles to his left, crossed back over his left, and dipped his shoulder to get around his man. As he beat his man off the dribble a Providence defender slid over to help. Unfortunately for the Friars no one else on their team rotated and this left Devin Hill wide open on the block. Tucker dumped the pass off to Hill and Hill slammed it home to give DePaul a 66-65 victory. After finishing second to Georgetown in the regular season Big East race, DePaul clinched the Big East tournament crown.

"I wanted the ball and I was gonna take the shot, but when Devin's man helped off and they didn't rotate, I had to pass the ball. I mean, he was WIDE open!!"

Mar 14, 2009 - Big East Tournament Championship Game
TEAM	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Providence (19-11)	28	37	65
DePaul (24-8)	35	31	66

Providence
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Hanke	25	3/12	0/2	1/2	10	0	2	2	2	7
G. McDermott	27	4/5	0/0	0/0	5	0	4	2	4	8
J. Xavier	22	5/11	3/6	2/2	2	5	3	0	3	15
B. McKenzie	22	1/5	0/1	2/2	1	2	0	0	0	4
S. Curry	23	5/8	1/3	0/0	0	4	3	1	3	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Dixon	21	6/10	2/3	0/0	2	1	2	2	2	14

DePaul
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Koshwal	21	3/8	0/0	4/4	8	0	1	1	2	10
M. Poscic	22	2/7	0/0	0/0	4	0	0	1	1	4
D. Tucker	24	5/13	2/6	3/5	1	0	2	2	3	15
J. Currie	22	1/1	0/0	0/0	1	0	2	0	3	2
W. Walker	22	2/6	0/2	0/0	0	2	0	0	3	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Hill	23	8/15	1/2	1/2	7	4	1	1	1	18
K. Obi	18	2/5	0/1	0/0	4	0	1	2	1	4
J. Kelly	22	1/3	0/1	0/0	0	5	0	1	0	2

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NCAA Tournament

One Seeds
West: North Carolina
Mid-West: UNLV
East: Florida
South: Texas

1st Round Results

West Region
1 North Carolina...............79
16 Denver......................68

8 Utah State...................93
9 Oral Roberts.................88

5 Xavier.........................90
12 Quinnipiac..................62

4 Louisville.....................71
13 College of Charleston...79

6 Dayton.......................79
11 Southern Illinois..........66

3 Memphis......................68
14 UNC-Asheville.............53

7 Southern California........79
10 Valparaiso..................77

2 Oklahoma....................82
15 Colorado....................67


Mid-West Region
1 UNLV..........................85
16 Eastern Kentucky........68

8 Wisconsin....................69
9 Western Kentucky.........74

5 DePaul........................107
12 Weber State................97

4 UConn..........................80
13 Penn...........................64

6 Gonzaga........................67
11 Ohio State...................72

3 Purdue..........................74
14 Cal Poly.......................65

7 Oregon..........................78
10 Cleveland State.............74

2 Washington....................62
15 Saint Peter's.................69


East Region
1 Florida...........................103
16 UMKC...........................74

8 Washington State............81
9 Butler............................65

5 Syracuse........................93
12 East Tennessee State......87

4 Saint Mary's College...........69
13 Central Florida.................80

6 Creighton.........................65
11 Alabama.........................92

3 UCLA...............................89
14 Texas State....................88

7 Bradley............................79
10 Georgetown....................77

2 Kentucky.........................72
15 Towson.........................82


South Region
1 Texas.............................79
16 Delaware State...............73

8 Temple............................70
9 Tulsa...............................84

5 Drake...............................99
12 Lafayette........................76

4 Pittsburgh.........................65
13 George Washington...........56

6 Tennessee........................92
11 Illinois State....................75

3 Kansas.............................84
14 Central Michigan...............94

7 IUPUI................................67
10 Ole Miss...........................63

2 Arkansas............................91
15 Albany.............................66

2nd Round Results

West Region
1 North Carolina....................87
8 Utah State........................69

5 Xavier..............................79
13 College of Charleston.........64

6 Dayton............................83
3 Memphis..........................90

7 Southern California............77
2 Oklahoma........................82


Mid-West Region
1 UNLV.............................76
9 Western Kentucky............79

5 DePaul...........................74
4 UConn.............................63

11 Ohio State......................61
3 Purdue...........................71

7 Oregon..........................90
15 Saint Peter's..................81


East Region
1 Florida............................88
8 Butler.............................81

5 Syracuse........................57
13 Central Florida................71

11 Alabama........................58
3 UCLA............................73

7 Bradley..........................65
15 Towson.........................79


South Region
1 Texas.............................53
9 Tulsa..............................58

5 Drake..............................76
4 Pittsburgh........................86

6 Tennessee.......................82
14 Central Michigan..............55

7 IUPUI..............................69
2 Arkansas..........................84

Sweet Sixteen Results

West Region
1 North Carolina...................72
5 Xavier..............................80

3 Memphis...........................82
2 Oklahoma..........................75


Mid-West Region
9 Western Kentucky..............71
5 DePaul............................83

3 Purdue.............................86
7 Oregon.............................83


East Region
1 Florida.............................86
13 Central Florida...................61

3 UCLA...............................73
15 Towson...........................65


South Region
9 Tulsa...............................59
4 Pitt..................................83

6 Tennessee........................81
2 Arkansas..........................72

Elite Eight

West Region
5 Xavier..............................67
3 Memphis...........................77

Mid-West Region
5 DePaul............................61
3 Purdue.............................74

East Region
1 Florida.............................88
3 UCLA...............................95

South Region
4 Pittsburgh........................82
6 Tennessee.......................64

Final Four Scores

3 Memphis......................87
4 Pittsburgh....................69

3 UCLA...........................87
3 Purdue.........................84

National Championship Game

Apr 6, 2009 - National Championship Game
TEAM	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#3 Memphis Tigers ()	41	37	78
#3 UCLA Bruins ()	40	32	72

Memphis Tigers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Taggart	29	5/10	2/5	0/0	9	1	1	1	1	12
R. Dozier	27	3/6	0/1	0/0	9	0	1	4	3	6
T. Evans	26	7/13	3/6	6/7	1	3	0	2	3	23
R. Sallie	23	0/5	0/5=2	1/2	2	6	1	1	0	1
A. Anderson	13	5/7	0/2	1/3	1	3	0	0	3	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W. Kemp	15	1/1	1/1	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	3
W. Witherspoon	21	3/9	1/3	0/1	6	1	0	2	0	7
M. Simpkins	14	1/2	1/2	0/0	4	0	0	2	1	3

UCLA Bruins
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Bridges	26	9/18	3/6	3/4	5	0	1	1	2	24
Q. Kirby	27	1/4	0/0	0/0	10	0	0	4	0	2
D. Mathis	27	2/8	0/1	0/0	4	5	1	4	1	4
J. Spence	24	2/6	0/1	1/1	1	3	0	2	1	5
R. Clements	21	4/12	1/6	0/0	2	3	0	1	3	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Lucas	21	4/5	1/1	1/1	1	2	0	2	0	10
O. Knowles	11	1/1	0/0	0/0	1	2	0	0	0	2
S. Bragg	22	5/12	0/3	1/2	8	0	3	0	1	11

Bids By Conference
Big East: 6
SEC: 6
Missouri Valley: 5
Pac-10: 5
A-10: 4
Big 12: 4
Big Ten: 3
C-USA: 3
Other: 29

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DePaul's Season Ends in Elite Eight Run

Before the season expectations were not high. However, going into next season, with an Elite Eight run this year, fans will be coming out of the woodwork with high expectations next year. The DePaul Blue Demons had a magical season that ended in heartbreak at the hands of Purdue in the Elite Eight. After being tied 31-31 at the half, DePaul was just 20 minutes away from going to the school's first ever Final Four. Unfortunately, they could not keep pace with Purdue who had six players score in double figures, and won going away 74-61.

"Of course it hurt. We thought we could play with and beat anyone in the nation. And after UNLV go down in the second round the region was blown wide open. We felt at that time, it was ours to lose. You've go to credit Coach Painter and his team, though, they played a hell of a ballgame and were the better team that day." -Joe Hargrove

Dar Tucker, who was brilliant for DePaul all season long, scored 21 points in the defeat. When asked if he was going to return for his junior season, the All-Big East performer said, "I don't know right now. Right now I'm just going to reflect on a remarkable season. This loss is going to take some time to get over. I honestly can't say right now whether I'll be back tomorrow. I'll have to sit down and weigh my options with my family."

Things may not have ended how they wanted them to, but DePaul's coaches and players have to be very excited about the future of the program. With seven true freshmen and two sophomores, the future certainly is bright.

Postseason Awards

National Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Coach of the Year: Roy Williams, North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Mike Ramsey, Nevada

1st Team All-America
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Samardo Samuels, Louisville
Trevor Hensley, Texas
Rotnei Clarke, Arkansas
Johnny Flynn, Syracuse

2nd Team All-America
Moses Mayo, Kentucky
Chris Morgan, Xavier
Tyreke Evans, Memphis
Bill Gant, UNLV
Courtney Fortson, Arkansas

All-Defense 1st Team
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Samardo Samuels, Louisville
Jeff Brown, Wisconsin
Demetrius Bauer, Xavier
Courtney Fortson, Arkansas

All-Defense 2nd Team
Shawn Taggart, Memphis
Kristof Ongenaet, Syracuse
Todd Calderon, UNLV
John Oivera, Florida
Andre McGee, Louisville

All-Freshman 1st Team
Mike Ramsey, Nevada
Samardo Samuels, Louisville
Tyreke Evans, Memphis
Rotnei Clarke, Arkansas
Ray Frank, Washington

All-Freshman 2nd Team
Damian Crabtree, Toledo
Tim Copeland, Minnesota
Alphonso Woodard, Oregon
Willie Warren, Oklahoma
Joey Hight, Albany

All-Big East 1st Team
DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh
Samardo Samuels, Louisville
Dar Tucker, DePaul
Jerel McNeal, Marquette
Johny Flynn, Syracuse

All-Big East 2nd Team
Mac Koshwal, DePaul
DeSean Butler, West Virginia
Terrence Williams, Louisville
Dominique Jones, South Florida
Willie Walker, DePaul

All-Big East Defensive Team (1st)
Augustus Gilchrist, South Florida
Samardo Samuels, Louisville
Terrence Jennings, Louisville
Jerry Smith, Louisville
Andre McGee, Louisville

All-Big East Defensive Team (2nd)
Dwight Burke, Marquette
Kristof Ongenaet, Syracuse
Paul Harris, Syracuse
Kyle Bailey, UConn
Dominic James, Marquette

All-Big East Freshman Team (1st)
Augustus Gilchrist, South Florida
Samardo Samuels, Louisville
Devin Hill, DePaul
Kyle Bailey, UConn
Eddie Tyree, Cincinnati

All-Big East Freshman Team (2nd)
Greg Monroe, Georgetown
Devin Ebanks, West Virginia
Terrence Jennings, Louisville
Mike Rosario, Rutgers
Jeremiah Kelly, DePaul

2009 Offseason

Players Leaving
C Mac Koshwal: Going Pro
PF Matija Poscic: Graduating
SG Jabari Currie: Graduating


2009 Recruiting Class
SG Marcus Carson, 6'6" 182, Glenview, IL (5*, #1 SG, #2 OVR)
C Derek Singleton, 7'0" 235, Petersburg, VA (5*, #12 C, #58 OVR)
PF Frank Hart, 6'7" 213, Hot Springs, AR (5*, #22 PF, #89 OVR)
SG Jared Dennison, 6'4" 201, Virginia Beach, VA (4*, #48 SG, #311 OVR)
PF Romeo Romero, 6'11" 215, Groveton, VA (5*, #28 PF, #111 OVR)
SF Derek Spencer, 6'6" 212 (5*, #4 SF, #78 OVR)
PF Curt Dooley, 6'9" 204 (4*, #8 PF, #148 OVR)
C Levar Hardy, 6'11" 252 (4*, #48 C, #511 OVR)

DePaul Recruiting Class Makes Splash

He's only been here one year but DePaul head coach Joe Hargrove has already made an enormous splash on the recruiting scene. Hargrove landed the nation's #3 class and signed eight players from the 2009 class. Highlighting the class is four players ranked in the top 100, including the #2 player overall, Marcus Carson. Carson, a 6'6" SG out of Glenview, IL decided to stay close to home instead of signing with one of the more elite programs in the nation.

"I don't know, but man, I had letters from everyone. North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Illinois, you name 'em, they offered me. But after I saw what coach Hargrove was doing at DePaul this season I became real interested. In the end I decided I could stay close to home and be a part of what coach Hargrove is building at DePaul. He's got something special going on there and I just want to be a part of it."
-Marcus Carson
The Blue Demons got some much needed frontcourt help, and they got it in a big package. Derek Singleton, 7'0" 235 pounds, is the 12th ranked center in the class and the 58th ranked player overall. Singleton, from Petersburg, Virginia, saw the opportunity to play right away for a rising program and couldn't resist.

"Man I saw what they did this year and saw they had almost no frontcourt depth and knew I could make an impact right away. They are bringing back almost everyone and I can be a part of that. I can go in there and play right away. In the end, it's all about getting to the next level for me, as soon as possible, and I think DePaul is the best place for me to do that. I can't wait to suit up for coach Hargrove next year. He's a great coach and I have a lot of respect for how he runs things."
-Derek Singleton


The eight man class addresses all the Blue Demon needs for next season and should provide them with the depth they need to make another run at a Big East championship and possibly a national championship.


"We've got some very special kids coming in with this class to go along with an already exceptional roster. I will set the bar high for the team next year and will not allow them to come up short. We have a chance to be real good and it will be my goal to help the team realize what they're capable of." -Joe Hargrove

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2009-2010 Preview

Big East Outlook

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

DePaul 2009-2010 Roster

Point Guards
Starter: SR Willie Walker, 6'0" 180 (78 OVR)
Back-up: SO Jeremiah Kelly, 6'1" 175 (76 OVR)


Shooting Guards
Starter: FR Marcus Carson, 6'6" 182 (79 OVR)
Back-up: SO Michael Bizoukas, 6'1" 175 (75 OVR)

Small Forwards
Starter: JR Dar Tucker, 6'5" 210 (82 OVR)
Back-up: JR Mario Stula, 6'7" 210 (71 OVR)

Power Forwards
Starter: SO Devin Hill, 6'9" 210 (78 OVR)
Back-up: FR Frank Hart, 6'7" 213 (69 OVR)
Reserve: FR Romeo Romero, 6'11" 215 (68 OVR)

Centers
Starter: SO Kene Obi, 7'2" 260 (78 OVR)
Back-up: FR Derek Singleton, 7'0" 235 (72 OVR)

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2009-2010 Schedule

November
vs. Kansas State
vs. Ohio State
at Santa Clara
at Florida
vs. UCLA (Maui Invitational)

December
vs. Auburn
at Arkansas
vs. Purdue
at Bradley
at Duke

January
***Conference Games***
at UConn
vs. Georgetown
at South Florida
vs. West Virginia
at Louisville
vs. Pittsburgh
vs. Notre Dame
at Marquette

February
at Cincinnati
at St. John's
vs. Syracuse
at Rutgers
at West Virginia
vs. Seton Hall
at Syracuse
vs. Rutgers
vs. Providence
vs. Villanvoa

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Quote: Originally Posted by hoopla32

2009-2010 Schedule November vs. Kansas State vs. Ohio State at Santa Clara at Florida vs. UCLA (Maui Invitational) December vs. Auburn at Arkansas vs. Purdue at Bradley at Duke January ***Conference Games*** at UConn vs. Georgetown at South Florida vs. West Virginia at Louisville vs. Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame at Marquette February at Cincinnati at St. John's vs. Syracuse at Rutgers at West Virginia vs. Seton Hall at Syracuse vs. Rutgers vs. Providence vs. Villanvoa

Tough non-conference games this year, good luck I've been following by the way but didn't post until now.

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Quote: Originally Posted by JBate24

Tough non-conference games this year, good luck I've been following by the way but didn't post until now.

Thanks. I had to make a brutal non-conference schedule for a couple of reasons. One, I won way too many games last year and I simmed all but two or three; and two, because after playing NBA 2K (only bball game I've played the last couple of years) this game just isn't that difficult in comparison, even on the hardest difficulty level. First game I played on varsity and was winning by 50 in the second half. Quit, restart, and played on the next level. I had a 30 point lead in the second half. Did it again on the hardest level and ended up winning by 20. I can't remember who I was playing but it was a ranked Big East team. I want more realistic results sim and playing, thus the brutal non-conference schedule.