CH2K8: The Journey of Pablo Zito (Open Legacy)

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Pablo Zito has decided to enter the coaching world of the NCAA by declaring to become a coach. He was the assistant coach of a spanish basketball team and has decided to come to the NCAA. He has fielded many offers and has not decided on a team yet. He is 32 years old and is only 5 foot 3. He never played basketball in his life. He however watched it on T.V almost everyday. Hopefully Pablo can become a succesfull coach. He is known to be a very offensive minded coach so that may impact his decision.

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Pablo Zito has come to his decision according to many sources. They all indicate that he has become the head coach of the East Illinois Panthers of the Ohio Valley Conference. Pablo has not been reached for a comment on his decision. He also has hired two assistant coaches, Veltra Harmon and Dommanic Giles.

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Pablo Zito has annouced his starting 5
PG: Freddie Perry 5'11" Junior 70 overall
SG: Romain Martin 6'3" Sophmore 66 overall
SF: Julio Anthony 6'4" Senior 67 overall
PF: Ousmane Cisse 6'8" Freshman 60 overall
C: Matt Dorlack 6'11" Freshman 61 overall

Season Schedule
2K Sports College Hoops Classic
Game 1 at #3 Memphis
Game 2 vs. Richmond or Maine (If we make it)
at St. John's
vs. Loyola (IL)
vs. W. Illinois
at Arkansas St.
Hawkeye Challenge
Game 1 vs. Rice
Game 2 vs. ULM or Iowa(If we make it)
vs. Tennessee Tech
vs. Tennessee St.
at E. Kentucky
at Morehead St.
at Bowling Green
vs. Murray St.
vs. SE Missouri
at Austin Peay
vs. Tennessee-Martin
vs. E. Kentucky
at Tenn. Tech
at Tenn. St.
vs. Morehead St.
at Jacksonville St.
at Samford
vs. Austin Peay
at Tennessee- Martin
at SE Missouri
at Murray St.
vs. Jacksonville St.
vs. Samford

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Game 1 at #3 Memphis
The thing that surprised everyone was the score at halftime. 37 to 33 Memphis. The only reason Zito's squad was in the game was because of their tough defense. They held star PG Derrick Rose to only 5 points and 3 assists. After halftime, Memphis began to pull away, leading by as much as 17 points. With about 5 minutes left, EIU began a 10-0 run to bring the game withen 6 points. The run stopped their however and Memphis pulled out a hard earned victory of 88-82. Another blow to EIU was with 4 seconds left, young big man Matt Dorlack was injured with a seperated shoulder that will leave him out of action for 2-3 weeks.
Key Players for EIU
Perry- 10 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast, 4Stl
Anthony- 17 Pts, 6 Reb
Martin- 17Pts,
Key Players for MEM
Chris Douglas-Roberts- 20 Pts
Derrick Rose- 15 Pts, 8 Ast

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Game 2 vs. Maine(0-1) Loser's Bracket
Going into half time, Eastern Illinois has been beating Maine 47-39. Mr. Zito was impressed with his teams performance. The game continued in the same sort of style. The final score being 90-77 EIU.
Key EIU Players
Martin- 20 Pts
Cisse- 13 Pts, 14 Reb, 5 Ast
Brock- 6 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 4 Stl

Key Players for Maine
Bernal- 18 Pts
Socoby- 18 Pts