Coach Legacy of Big Mike (CH 2k8)

[gsutiger]

East Regional
1) Arizona 91 16) Cent Arkansas 57
8)Missouri 72 9)Oklahoma St 75
5)Duke 84 12) Grambling 71
4) Villanova 71 13) Harvard 61
6) Washington 83 11) Baylor 89
3) NC State 76 14) Valpo 66
7) Notre Dame 70 10) Wash State 75
2) Gonzaga 83 15) Mercer 93

West Regional
1) Syracuse 83 16) Army 57
8)Oklahoma 64 9) Texas 72
5) S. Florida 103 12) Houston 73
4) Pittsburgh 70 13) Duquesne 87
6) W. Virginia 93 11) Maryland 89
3) Iowa 78 14) UNC Greensboro 59
7) UNC 83 10) Indiana 98
2) Kentucky 84 15) St. Peter's 63

South Regional
1) Maquette 91 16) San Diego St 84
8) Stanford 73 9) Pacific 82
5) Wichita St 69 12) Santa Clara 58
4) Kansas 75 13) Bethune-Cookman 57
6) Ohio State 82 11) Austin Peay 51
3) Louisville 82 14) Montana 55
7) Oregon 67 10)Vandy 76
2) VCU 77 15) Vermont 62

Midwest Regional
1) UConn 83 16) Sacred Heart 75
8) Texas A&M 63 9)Auburn 75
5) Kansas St 67 12) San Jose St 73
4) Memphis 86 13) SE Missouri 77
6) Xavier 76 11) Alabama 93
3) Utah St 78 14) Akron 93
7) Clemson 65 10) UL Lafayette 55
2) Georgetown 73 15)UMKC 55

East
1) Arizona 65 9) OK State 73
5) Duke 77 4) Villanova 97
11) Baylor 62 3)NC State 83
10) Wash State 53 15) Mercer 42

West
1) Syracuse 88 9) Texas 72
5) S. Florida 87 13) Duquesne 72
6) WVA 70 3) Iowa 60
10) Indiana 104 2) Kentucky 90

South
1) Marquette 89 9) Pacific 68
5) Wichita St 71 4) Kansas 73
6) Ohio St 60 3) Louisville 95
10) Vandy 86 2) VCU 89

Midwest
1) UConn 89 9) Auburn 61
12) San Jose St 89 4) Memphis 76
11) Alabama 81 14) Akron 76
7) Clemson 68 2) Georgetown 43

East
9) OK State 64 4) Nova 100
3) NC State 74 10) Wash State 52

West
1) Syracuse 77 5) S. Florida 75
6) WVA 67 10) Indiana 79

South
1) Marquette 83 4) Kansas 53
3) Louisville 77 2) VCU 58

Midwest
1) UConn 78 12) San Jose St 67
11) Bama 45 7) Clemson 71

East
4) Nova 86 3) NC State 71
West
1) Syracuse 72 10) Indiana 67
South
1) Marquete 61 3) Louisville 78
Midwest
1) UConn 70 7) Clemson 80




4) Nova 80 1) Syracuse 83
3) Louisville 86 7) Clemson 74

1) Syracuse 84 3) Louisville 70
In the all Big East Championship Syracuse comes out as your 2008 National Champs. Soph SG Trevor Cooney was named game MVP as he dropped 27pts, 4 rebounds 3 assist and 1 steal

[gsutiger]

Award Winners
National Champs: Syracuse (90 Ovr) 30-10
Player of the Year: Marcus Smart Soph SG OK State
Mid-Major POY: Antoine Mason Jr SG Niagara
Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim
Defensive POY: Jerami Grant Soph PF Syracuse
Big Man of the Year: Julius Randle Fr PF Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: Julius Randle


SWAC AWARDS
Champs: Grambling State 22-7(15-3)
Coach of the Year: Tevester Anderson Jackson State
POY: Leantwan Luckett So SF Alcorn State 22.8ppg, 7rpg, 1.1apg, 1.2spg
FOY: Remond Brown Fr PG Grambling 15.7ppg, 2rpg, 2.1apg, .9spg
1st Team All SWAC
PG: Jeremy Crutcher Sr Bama A&M
SG: Malcolm Miller Sr Southern
SF: Leantwan Luckett So Jackson State
PF: Calvin Godfrey Jr Southern
C: Aaric Murray Sr Texas Southern

2nd Team All SWAC
PG: Marcel Mosley Jr Ark Pine Bluff
SG: Deangelo Priar Jr Miss Valley St
SF: Jose Rodriguez Jr Texas Southern
PF: Karim York So Prairie View
C: Windale Glinton Fr Grambling

Freshman All SWAC Team
PG: Remond Brown Grambling
SG: Javeres Brent Jackson State
SF: James Currington Miss Valley St
PF: Marquis Vance Alcorn St
C: Windale Glinton Grambling

[gsutiger]

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...tball_2011.jpg
We have reached the end of the 2007-2008 season. Here is a look at the Grambling Seniors that will be leaving the program.
PF: Steve Dandridge 11.2ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.1apg
SG: Tyron Bain 1.8ppg, .7rpg, .2apg
PG: Dion Watson 1.7ppg, 1.1rpg, .8apg
Coach Mike now uses his attribute points to upgrade the following: Charisma B, Scouting C+, Teaching C+.
His overall attributes will now be as follows:
Offense C
Defense C-
Teaching C+
Scouting C+
Charisma B
Discipline C

Coaching Carousel
Miami(OH) C. Cole retired, Hired T. Bozeman previous Morgan St HC
Jackson St: T. Anderson retired, Hired D. Stukes previous Valpo assistant
Morgan St: T. Bozeman new Miami OH HC, Hired V. Ziri previous Lasalle assistant
Tennessee-Martin: J. James fired, Hired A. Farmer previous Duqnesse assistant
Ark Pine Bluff: G. Ivory retired, Hired C. Gooding previous UVSC assistant
Grambling: Coach Mike let's coach Blackwell walk and hires Damion Coggins,45, who will helped provide a boost in recruiting

[gsutiger]

Grambling State Tigers Recruiting - 2008
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Damien Iti	C	HS	Austraila	6'10	234
Dominik Barron	#110 PG	HS	Waco, TX	6'0	162
Willard Phelps	SF	HS	Dallas, TX	6'6	194
Dreike Costello	PF	HS	Bossier City, LA	6'7	216

Coach Mike was able to reel in 4 recruits this season. None came during the regular season so he had to work hard in the offseason to get some players on campus. The Class is lead by 3* Damien Iti from Austraila, for the rest of the class coach stayed within Louisiana and Texas. Each player should make an impact on the season early. Also with this additions there could be some position changes coming for those already on campus to fill holes that maybe needed.

Top Recruiting Classes - 2008
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	North Carolina	3		1			4
2	Duke	3					3
3	Villanova	2	1	2			5
4	Georgetown	1	2	1			4
5	Virginia	1	1	2			4
6	Florida St	2		2			4
7	Oklahoma	1	1	2			4
8	UConn	1	2	1			4
9	Arkansas	1	2	1			4
10	Memphis	1	1	2			4
11	Vandy	1	2	2			5
12	UCLA	1		2			3
13	Pittsburgh	2					2
14	Texas A&M	1	2				3
15	Iowa		1	3			4
16	Troy			5			5
17	Florida		2	2			4
18	Miss State		1	3			4
19	Gonzaga	2		2			4
20	Texas Tech	1	1	2	1		5
21	Wash State		2	2			4
22	Indiana	1		2			3
23	Stanford		2	3			5
24	Cal		1	4			5
25	Colorado		2	2			4

[gsutiger]

A new college basketball season is upon us. The summer camps are over and coaches have hit the recruiting trails. Here is a look at this Years Preseason Top25

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 26, 2008
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Kentucky
2	W. Virginia
3	Kansas
4	North Carolina St
5	Arizona
6	Syracuse
7	S. Florida
8	Villanova
9	Iowa
10	North Carolina
11	Memphis
12	Duke
13	Xavier
14	Gonzaga
15	Texas
16	UConn
17	Louisville
18	Washington
19	Clemson
20	UCLA
21	Oregon
22	Alabama
23	Pittsburgh
24	Maryland
25	Indiana

Who is the Best Conference in America the ACC or Big East? Only time will tell will the teams in each conference eat each other alive or will a couple teams take control and run through the opposition?
Can Syracuse repeat as Champs? What about Kentucky? Can they run the table as the preseason Number 1?

[gsutiger]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference saw a battle of 3 teams last season Grambling State, Jackson State and Texas Southern. Grambling was able to win the regular season Title and Conference Tournament to earn the schools first NCAA Tournament berth. Will these same 3 teams battle it out for the crown again or will a new team emerge as Champs? Can Grambling repeat their performance?

Let's take a look at some of the SWAC's best players:
Best Overall Player: SO Remond Brown, SG, Grambling State 76ovr
Best Freshman: Brooks Rowland, C, Ark Pine Bluff 3* from Memphis 69ovr
Best Shooter: Remond Brown, Grambling State
Best Playmaker: JR Jamel Waters, PG, Alabama State 71ovr
Best Pro Prospect: Remond Brown, Grambling State, projected as a Lottery pick
Best Defender: SR Calvin Godfrey, C, Southern
Top Teams by Ovr
1. Grambling State, 76ovr
2. Alcorn State, 72ovr
3. Southern, 72ovr
4. Alabama St, 71ovr
5. Prairie View, 71ovr
6. Texas Southern, 70ovr
7. Ark Pine Bluff, 69ovr
8. Miss Valley St, 68ovr
9. Jackson State, 65ovr
10. Alabama A&M, 61ovr

[gsutiger]

Reporter: We are here with Coach Mike to discuss the upcoming basketball season for our Grambling Tigers. Coach how are you feeling heading into your second season as the Head Coach at Grambling?

Coach: I'm feeling good. Ready to get this season started.

Reporter: What will the roster look like this year after bringing in your first ever recruiting class?

Coach: Some things have changed but Brown is still the leader of this team. What we were able to do in recruiting was bring in some more playmakers to put around him as well as add more quality depth to our bench.

Reporter: Have their been any changes to the starting line-up?

Coach: Yes, We have 2 true freshman starting. Damien Iti will be our starting Center, while Dreike Costello will be our starting Power Forward. There could be times when I start Windale Glinton at Power Forward to give us a 6'10 and 6'11 guy down low at the same time.

Reporter: We just had our Tiger Madness game. What are you takeaways from that scrimmage?

Coach: The biggest thing I saw was our teams scoring ability from the inside and out. Iti had double digit boards, Costello double digit points so the freshman are ready to play. Brown and Shine are still shooting lights out. Up and down the roster everyone has improved.

Reporter: How is your team feeling about having the target on the back this season?

Coach: They are welcoming all challengers. They feel they are the best team in the SWAC and are ready to go out and prove it.

Reporter: Your schedule this season has a lot more quality teams on it this year care to talk about it.

Coach: Well, I talked with the AD and told him if we want to be ready for the NCAA Tournament we needed to beef up the schedule. We will be playing in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic C bracket to start the season. We will be traveling to Hawaii to play in the Hawaiian Invitational as well. As far as other Non-Conference teams we will travel to UL-Lafayette, LSU, Miami(FL), Texas Tech and San Francisco. We will host Bethune-Cookman, Tulane and Northwestern St.

Reporter: Wow, those could be some big time wins there. I see there is a lot of Louisiana teams on the schedule as well.

Coach: Yes, there is we want to play the best in the state to compare ourselves. It also gives us a chance to show the best recruits in the state more about our program and gives them a chance to come out and see us play.

Reporter: Speaking of recruiting how many scholly's do you have this season?

Coach: We only have 3 so will have to pick wisely but we will hopefully take at least 2 Guards.

Reporter: Thanks for your time coach and good luck this season.

Coach: Anytime, Let's go G-Men

[gsutiger]

2008-2009 Grambling State Roster
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
4	Remond Brown	PG	6'4	202	SO	Monroe, LA
1	A'Toori Shine	SG	6'5	208	SR	Shreveport, LA
5	Antwan Scott	SG	6'1	185	SR	Dallas, TX
20	Terry Rose	SG	6'4	195	JR	Deerfield Beach, FL
44	Damien Iti	C	6'11	236	FR	Austraila
32	Chandler Thomas	SF	6'6	220	JR	Indianapolis, IN
10	Chase Comier	PG	5'11	182	SO	Baltimore, MD
11	Dominik Barron	PG	6'1	170	FR	Waco, TX
2	Richard Freeman	SF	6'9	211	SO	Indianapolis, IN
33	Windale Glinton	C	6'10	233	SO	Orlando, FL
55	Russell Petkunas	PF	6'7	216	FR	Miami, FL
40	Dreike Costello	PF	6'8	218	FR	Bossier City, LA
31	Willard Phelps	SF	6'6	198	FR	Dallas, TX

Here is a look at your 2008-2009 Grambling State Tigers Roster. Walk-On Power Forward Russell Petkunas made the team and will see playing time. Small Forward Willard Phelps will be red-shirted. Here is a look at the Depth Chart.

Grambling State Tigers Depth Chart - 2008-09
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Remond Brown, 76ovr	Antwan Scott, 70ovr	Dominik Barron, 56ovr
SG	A'Torri Shine, 72ovr	Terry Rose, 66ovr	Chase Comier, 58ovr
SF	Chandler Thomas, 62ovr	Richard Freeman, 56ovr
PF	Dreike Costello, 53ovr	Russell Petkunas, 53ovr
C	Damien Iti, 64ovr	Windale Glinton, 55ovr

Here is your 2008-2009 Grambling State Schedule
Non-Conference
11/4: 2K Tourney day 1(Stetson)
11/11: @ UL Lafayette
11/15: Bethune-Cookman
11/17: Hawaiian Invitational Day 1 (Notre Dame)
12/1: @ LSU
12/2: Tulane
12/15: @ Miami (FL)
12/16: @ Texas Tech
12/20: Northwestern St
12/31: @ San Francisco
Conference Schedule
1/3: @ Bama A&M
1/5: @ Southern
1/10: Miss Valley St
1/12: Bama St
1/17: @ Jackson St
1/24: @ Alcorn St
1/26: @ Texas Southern
1/31: Prairie View
2/2: Ark Pine Bluff
2/7: @ Miss Valley St
2/9: @ Bama St
2/14: Jackson St
2/21: Alcorn St
2/23: Texas Southern
2/28: @ Prairie View
3/2: @ Ark Pine Bluff
3/5: Bama A&M
3/7: Southern