Tyler Kroyle -|The Legacy|-

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Friday, November 28th, 2012
New Hampshire Wildcats (5-2) 83 @ #14 LSU Tigers (6-1) 68

UNH 32 51 83
LSU 36 32 68



McCormick steps onto the national stage

Dyron McCormick came into the season an unknown prospect from California that had few expectations. Through the early part of the season he has led the Wildcats to the second best record in the America East with a difficult out of conference schedule to tangle with. He leads the NCAA in blocks per game with his astonishing 4.1 total, while landing in the top fifty to one hundred players with his 9.1 rebounds per game.

Johnny O'Bryant, sophomore center for the LSU Tigers had tweeted before the game, "Who is this McCormick guy? I'll be showing him a little #SEC tonight" words he would ultimately regret. The Mississippi native was shown upby the freshman whom stood a few inches taller than him. The Compton native put up a team high twenty-four points and eleven rebounds, a dominating double double that included three blocks and two steals.

"It's amazing what he can do when he is feeling it, he might not just be the freshman of the year of the conference, he could be the best player hands down. He could be a dark horse for national freshman of the year if he keeps posting games similar to this!" Spoke to Tyler Kroyle who was all grins after the game. This was a huge upset, Kroyle starts 1-0 against ranked opponents and even ESPN had cut over to action of the game during the second half rally that exploded the Wildcats beyond LSU.

"We weren't prepared, you just feel that going into the game undefeated that you should be able to beat those small teams like New Hampshire, it's embarrassing. They wanted it more, they played more aggressively and forced the issue, something we should've done" Spoke John Brady, in the post game interview.

The Wildcats conclude the inaugural 2012 month with a major victory that could become a defining point of this season, than again we are talking about a New Hampshire team that dropped a matchup to Cornell just two days prior. Anything is possible, if this team is feeling it, they are scary. Are the Wildcats the next Davidson? Or will they fade from this brief glimpse in the limelight.

New Hampshire Wildcats
Points: Dyron McCormick 24
Rebounds: Dyron McCormick 11
Assists: Garrett Jones 9

LSU Tigers
Points: T- Andre Stringer & Ralston Turner 17
Rebounds: Johnny O'Bryant 9
Assists: Andre Stringer 5

[VandyRedskins21]

Wow great upset against LSU! McCormick stepped up in a big way for sure.

[superjames1992]

Great win!

4.1 blocks per game? Oh, my!

[K0ZZ]

I know, I'm remembering why I don't like recruiting these low star tall players like that. It was an insane game though, McCormick really didn't do much in the first half, six points and no rebounds, he might've had one block?

Konan has been coming up huge, the game actually has him as a sharpshooter by now. Seems like I've caught lightning in the bottle and could turn that into a mid-major job come the end of the season!

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New Hampshire Wildcats 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Nov 7	at Delaware	Won, 68-47
Nov 9	at Miami (FL)	Lost, 77-57
Nov 16	at Rider	Won, 68-54
Nov 18	at CSU Bakersfield	Won, 87-63
Nov 22	vs Georgia State	Won, 86-77
Nov 25	at Cornell	Lost, 71-66
Nov 28	at LSU	Won, 83-68
Dec 6	at Pennsylvania
Dec 14	at Princeton
Dec 17	vs Virginia Commonwealth
Dec 20	vs Saint Francis (PA)
Dec 28	vs Central Connecticut
Jan 1	vs Albany
Jan 4	at Maine
Jan 7	at UMBC
Jan 10	vs Vermont
Jan 14	at Hartford
Jan 19	vs Binghamton
Jan 23	at Stony Brook
Jan 28	at Boston University
Jan 31	vs UMBC
Feb 4	at Albany
Feb 9	vs Maine
Feb 12	vs Stony Brook
Feb 15	at Binghamton
Feb 18	vs Boston University
Feb 26	at Vermont
Mar 1	vs Hartford

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Freshman bursts onto national spotlight
Associated Press

If it had been a home court victory, Wildcat faithful would've taken to the court. No Wildcat fans were in attendance for the biggest victory in the history of the basketball program. Taking on an undefeated LSU squad, the Wildcats won by double digits led by the best freshman no one has heard of. Dyron McCormick was given national recognition after earning freshman of the week honors from the NCAA playing a huge role in his teams victory against LSU.

It doesn't say much when a player posts massive statistics against sub-par talent, it is the greatest argument when it comes to the mid-major versus power conference squads and especially the stats of the individual players. It is also inversely positive, when a small school has a player post huge stat totals against power conference schools, especially on national television, it tends to turn heads.

Dyron McCormick simply did what he has been doing all season. "It's unreal, to go from strongly considering junior college to have the national spotlight. I had no scholarship six months ago, now I'm considered great.." spoke McCormick in a brief interview with ESPN. The Compton, California native slipped under the radar in a fertile recruiting ground, local colleges simply passed over him seeing him as too raw to be worthwhile. Making the trip to the opposite corner of the country had to be a huge upheaval but it kept him in position to continue his basketball career.

With highs of 24 points and twenty rebounds already in his young career, while averaging an insane 4.1 blocks per game, McCormick has been huge for the Wildcats whom came into the season as the worst team in the America East and has turned their fortunes into a top three finish for their conference, at least projected as such, after only a month of play.

Where does Dyron rank? He is number one in the nation with 4.1 blocks, sixth overall in the America East with 14 PPG, 3rd overall in America East with 9.1 RPG, while 8th nationally amongst freshman for his rebound totals. Needless to say, he is a heavy front runner for Conference Freshman and Conference player of the year, will he make a run for national player of the year? He could if New Hampshire makes some noise throughout the season and post season.

"There are a lot of quotes about learning from losses I could quote, we returned all except one player from our squad last year. This team has unity, Dyron has fit in perfectly and people seem to underestimate us simply because we lack the recruiting star power? It is huge when as a team, everyone knows eachothers strengths and weaknesses and are able to move to cover eachothers flaws and allow our strengths to shine" Spoke Tyler Kroyle.

With five games remaining before they hit America East conference play starting January first, this team could run the table until than. A 1-4 Penn squad is less than a competitive game, although the Wildcats have struggled under Kroyle against Ivy League programs, the following week they travel to Princeton on Sunday evening to conclude their three game road trip and two game Ivy League schedule. Princeton is 3-1 at home, and could cause some problems for the Wildcats. Their biggest threat comes against Shaka Smart and the Virginia Commonwealth Rams. The Rams are notable for making runs under smart into the post season. This is one of his weaker teams to date but are fierce rebounders. If they control the glass against Dyron McCormick and Kazadi Nyanguila, this could get out of hand.

Closing out with two more contests, Saint Francis of Pennsylvania will travel to New Hampshire, Saint Francis has run the table to date with an America East heavy schedule, Saint Francis could potentially make the matchup undefeated but will play #23 Syracuse on the fourteenth that will likely end their win streak. Saint Francis is primed for a run towards their first tournament appearance since 1991, knocking off New Hampshire would be huge and this is a winnable game for both sides.

Finally, the 2012 year will come to a close for the Wildcats with a matchup on Sunday, the 28th against Central Connecticut whom is just a shell of a team that beat the Wildcats by twenty a year ago. Having lost their coach to a bigger job, the team has stumbled to 2-5, unlikely to repeat their success of a tournament bid like they had a year ago.

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Duke wins big with early season recruiting

It'd be an overstatement to accuse Duke and North Carolina to have completely fallen off the radar, albeit having taking a sizable step backwards the past few years. Duke and North Carolina, state rivals have taken a step forwards with Duke winning big early in the season. Top player, Denarryl Mencio has faxed his letter of intent to the Duke coaching staff, the small forward was heralded has the top player in the nation, doing a terrific job within the ABL to average a double double with 14.6 PPG and 11.8 RPG while shooting .400% from the field.

Artem Scalzo will take the helm as the point guard to lead the Blue Devils into the future, the 5'11 guard will be an above average distributor that drives the ball hard. He doesn't foul often and shoots a 42% clip from beyond the arc posing a threat from all spots on the court. Also landing Ronny Stapleton out of Kettering, Ohio. The 5'11 point guard will compete with Artem for playing time, he is a little less disciplined while shooting a little better from beyond the arc his strength lies in scoring and steals.

North Carolina swiped Spencer Mombollet from Charleston, West Virginia. The top point guard of the class was a big signing for the Tarheels, whom look to re-establish themselves as a basketball power house. The Tarheels have stumbled the past week with a near loss to (5-3) Michigan and losing by 17 to a (3-3) Cincinnati Bearcat squad.

[waytofailself]

Great start to the season, and congrats on taking it to LSU. That's the huge kind of win a small school program needs to get national attention.