CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

[Gloves 82]

I'll be following as always!

[Thugger Jackson]

following as usual deuce

[Deuce2223]

Thanks guys I am really excited to start playing basketball again. As much as I love playing NCAA Football right now, I needed to take a break and get back to my true love of Hoops.

I plan on getting some games posted tomorrow after work. I am really looking forward to next year already though with the 7 open scholarships, I am going to have the ability to get young guys in right away who can hopefully get things turned around. I can't believe how bad our roster is.

[superjames1992]

Good to see you back at it on the basketball side, Deuce!

[Deuce2223]

Quote: Originally Posted by superjames1992

Good to see you back at it on the basketball side, Deuce!

Thanks.

If you get a chance, shoot me the info for James Frizzell the 2nd for your Recruit.

I couldn't get you to come to UC Davis, and I doubt I will be able to get you to come to BSU, but it will still be great to get the chance to beat you and your team every year

[Deuce2223]

Coach Dezaron picks up Career Win #1

It wasn't pretty but the Coach Dezaron Era started out with a bang, as the Broncos defeated Utah Valley State 39-34 in a defensive battle. SR D. Montreal led all scorers with 11 pts and 5 reb, well FR Sam Hicks grabbed a team high 16 rebs in his 1st career start. Even though the Broncos only scored 39 points they did finish the game 5/12 from beyond the arc as SR P. Noonon scored 8 pts hitting 2/6 from deep. JR Rory Fannon led UVS with a double double 10 pts 11 reb in the loss.

BRONCOS PLAY .500 BALL

After defeating Utah Valley State to open the year, the Broncos dropped a heart breaker to Washington State at Taco Bell Arena 76-70 after trailing 37-28 at the half. SR R. Arnold led the Broncos with 18 pts and FR S. Hicks added 15 pts 7 reb in the loss. The Cougars were led by Klay Thompson who had 17 pts on 4/9 3pt and DeAngelo Castro added a double double with 12 pts 11 reb.

The .500 play continued as the Broncos go 4-4 going into the Hawaiian Island Classic Tourney, but all the games were close. BSU lost to Southern Utah in OT 83-80 and to the University of San Franciso 67-66, well beating Montana State 69-67 and Idaho State 64-60.

BRONCOS FALL IN CLASSIC

The Broncos started the Classic off with a bang defeating ULL 68-57 to advance to the 2nd Round as SR D. Montreal had a double double with 12 pts 14 reb and FR S. Hicks led all scorers with 15 pts 6 reb.

However in the 2nd Round, BSU lost a heartbreaker to St. Johns 64-63 on a buzzer beater by SR DJ Kennedy. Kennedy led the Red Storm with 18 pts on 4/5 shooting beyond the arc. D. Montreal had his 2nd back to back double double with 18 pts and 11 reb in the loss and FR S. Hicks continued his solid play with 14 pts 7 reb.

In the Consolation Bracket, BSU would face the Georgia Bulldogs, but lack of team depth would kill the Broncos as they fell behind 48-32 in the 1st half and managed just 20 pts in the 2nd half losing 74-52. JR Trey Thompkins led the Bulldogs with 18 pts and 17 rebs. D. Montreal had his 3rd Double Double of the year leading the Broncos with 11 pts and 15 reb. SR PG L. Anderson added 10 pts and 7 *** in the loss.

BRONCOS FALL SHORT IN AGAINST #25 BYU

At 11-2 with loss's only to Louisville and Michigan State, the Cougars must be the most underated team in the nation. Even without leading scorer SR PG J. Fredette (22.1 PPG), the Cougars dominated the Broncos 47-31 in the 1st half. BSU would rally in the 2nd to outscore BYU 37-29 as 4 players scored in double digits, but the damage was done as Boise State fell 76-68 to finish Non-Conference play at 5-7.

KEY PLAYERS
PG L. Anderson-11 pts 5 asst 4 stls
SG P. Noonon-13 pts 2/4 3pt
C. S. Hicks-13 pts 10 reb
PG/SG T. Nichols-10 pts 2/3 3pt (Career High)
PF D. Montreal-0 pts 8 reb

[Deuce2223]

BRONCOS FINISH #2 IN THE WAC

The Broncos shocked not only themselves but the entire Western Athletic Conference going 11-5 after finishing the year with 4 straight wins to go 11-5 in Conference Play, including a sweep over PreSeason favorite Utah State.

Coach Dezaron "I am really proud of these guy's. They played hard all year. Our game against Fresno State at home was a huge loss though. Had we pulled that out we would have ended up tied for 1st. (Fresno finished 12-4 and 20-8 Overall)."

SENIORS GO OUT WINNERS

(16-12) VS (13-16)

The Broncos trailed in the 1st half 43-38 but rallied in the 2nd as Utah State struggled to find their shot hitting just 28% and scoring 22 pts as BSU sent out all 5 Seniors winners on Senior Night 77-65.

KEY PLAYERS
PG L. Anderson-8 pts 5 reb 8 asst
SG P. Noonon-11 pts 3/4 3pt
SF R. Arnold-7 pts 10 reb
PF D. Montreal-7 pts 7 reb
C. Z. Mortiz 4 pts 3 reb
C S. Hicks-19 pts 5 reb 4 stls
PG/SG T. Nichols-13 pts 2/5 3pt

Coach Derozan "I felt like all the guys really stepped up and played well. We gave Mortiz the start tonight, but Hicks really stepped up off the bench hitting 8/11 FG and both he and Montreal did a great job of defending T. Wesley (12 pts on 3/13 FG 0/2 3pt)"

FINAL WAC STANDINGS

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WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Conference Standings - Updated: Mar 10, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
FRESNO STATE	20-8	.714	12-4
BOISE STATE	17-12	.586	11-5
NEW MEXICO STATE	20-10	.666	10-6
HAWAII	13-12	.520	8-8
LA TECH	12-14	.461	7-9
UTAH STATE	13-17	.433	7-9
NEVADA	11-17	.392	7-9
SAN JOSE STATE	14-14	.500	6-10
IDAHO	6-20	.230	4-12

TEAM STATS

PPG-68.7
RPG-32.4
APG-11.9
SPG-6.9
BPG-3.4
FG%-.416
3PT%-.374
FT%-.644


PLAYER STATS

D. Montreal-14.3 PPG 8.7 RPG
S. Hicks-12.1 PPG 6.7 RPG
P. Noonan-9.2 PPG 53/144 3pt (.368)
R. Arnold-9.1 PPG 5.1 RPG 1.4 APG 17/56 3pt (.303)
T. Nichols-7.9 PPG 3.2 APG 1.4 SPG 40/87 3pt (.459)
L. Anderson-6.6 PPG 2.3 RPG 5.3 APG 1.3 SPG 27/82 3pt (.329)
I. Oejtien-3.5 PPG 1.3 RPG
R. Watkins-3.2 PPG 1.9 RPG
Z. Mortiz-2.8 PPG 2.4 RPG

[Deuce2223]

Okay guys I am caught up now. Starting with the WAC tourney I will be posting boxscores and doing more of my regular game style recap.

I hope to get the tourney played Friday night and if I am lucky to make post season play, get that up on Sat night, starting the new season next week going back to a game by game recap, including updates Nationally with recruiting news on the Created Recruits.


I will plan on posting a big recruiting recap on this season after my season ends.