Minnesota State Basketball (FBCB)

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From time to time, I like to look at the archives.

Was curious what ever happened to the all-time leading scorer in college basketball - Aaron Chambers, a small forward who played at SMU. He ended his 3-year college career with 2855 points, the most of anyone ever, a record that still stands. He was three-time National Player of the Year. Pretty much the consensus greatest college scorer ever.

He was drafted 4th overall in 1984, but after a rookie season where he was named to the All-Star game, he floundered mightily. Most interesting thing is him taking 7 years off and then making a comeback for a year in the Greek League. I can just picture his whole story and what went wrong. Game doesn't model for substance abuse problems, but man...this is pretty much a 30 for 30 story in the making.

 PLAYER DETAILS

 #26 SF Aaron Chambers
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 Height:       6-10
 Weight:       266
 DOB:          10/25/1963 (48)
 College:      SMU
 Hometown:     Coleman, TX
 Exp:          7
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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 Current:    D+  D+  B+  D   C   D   C-  D   D+  D+  D+  D+  A-  B   C+  B+
 Potential:  D   D   A   D   C   D   D   D   D   D   D   D                 

 
 Stat Averages:
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 Season  LGE TEAM   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1998  GBL  KOL   9   0  8.4  3.7  0.6  1.8  0.6  0.9  0.63  0.4  0.0  0.0
   1991  NBA  SAC   3   0  4.0  1.3  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.0  1.00  0.0  0.3  0.3
   1988  NBA  DAL   7   0  1.7  1.6  0.0  0.1  0.4  0.0  3.00  0.3  0.0  0.0
   1987  NBA  DAL   9   0  2.9  1.7  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.4  0.25  0.1  0.0  0.2
   1986  NBA  DAL  62   0 15.9  8.6  1.0  2.6  1.3  1.2  1.05  0.8  0.2  0.8
   1985  NBA  DAL  61  59 37.6 14.8  2.7  7.3  2.6  1.4  1.78  0.8  0.8  1.6
   1984  NBA  DAL  62  62 38.5 22.7  2.8  7.9  2.3  1.8  1.27  1.6  1.2  1.9
 Career           213 121 27.2 13.7  1.9  5.2  1.8  1.3  1.27  0.9  0.6  1.2

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT% InsM InsA   In%  JsM  JsA   Js%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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   1998  1.3  3.2  .414  1.0  1.2  .818  1.0  1.6  .643  0.3  1.2  .273  0.0  0.4  .000
   1991  0.7  1.0  .667  0.0  0.0  .000  0.3  0.3 1.000  0.3  0.7  .500  0.0  0.0  .000
   1988  0.7  1.0  .714  0.1  0.1 1.000  0.6  0.6 1.000  0.1  0.3  .500  0.0  0.1  .000
   1987  0.7  0.9  .750  0.1  0.1 1.000  0.4  0.4 1.000  0.0  0.2  .000  0.2  0.2 1.000
   1986  3.2  5.3  .603  2.0  2.1  .931  2.5  3.2  .786  0.5  1.2  .387  0.3  1.0  .271
   1985  5.6  9.3  .606  3.1  3.3  .931  4.5  6.1  .737  0.6  1.8  .343  0.5  1.4  .365
   1984  8.5 13.8  .614  5.0  5.4  .928  6.9  9.7  .710  0.9  2.2  .430  0.7  1.9  .342
 Career  5.1  8.5  .607  3.0  3.2  .928  4.1  5.6  .732  0.6  1.6  .385  0.4  1.3  .332
 
 Stat Totals:
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 Season  LGE TEAM   G  GS   MIN   PTS  OREB   REB   AST    TO   STL   BLK    PF  +/-
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   1998  GBL  KOL   9   0    76    33     5    16     5     8     4     0     0  -11
   1991  NBA  SAC   3   0    12     4     1     1     1     0     0     1     1    2
   1988  NBA  DAL   7   0    12    11     0     1     3     0     2     0     0    8
   1987  NBA  DAL   9   0    26    15     1     2     1     4     1     0     2  -21
   1986  NBA  DAL  62   0   983   536    59   163    79    75    49    12    48   25
   1985  NBA  DAL  61  59  2292   905   163   447   157    88    48    50    97   79
   1984  NBA  DAL  62  62  2390  1406   173   487   142   112    98    72   116  143
 Career           213 121  5791  2910   402  1117   388   287   202   135   264  225

 Shooting Totals
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 Season   FGM   FGA   FTM   FTA   3PM   3PA
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   1998    12    29     9    11     0     4
   1991     2     3     0     0     0     0
   1988     5     7     1     1     0     1
   1987     6     8     1     1     2     2
   1986   199   330   122   131    16    59
   1985   343   566   188   202    31    85
   1984   527   858   311   335    41   120
 Career  1094  1801   632   681    90   271
 
 Efficiency:
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 Season  LGE TEAM   G   TS%  PPS  AST   TO  USG  ORR  DRR   RR  PER     VA   EWA   +/-  OEFF  DEFF
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   1998  GBL  KOL   9  .471 1.14 10.6 17.0 22.3  7.1 16.9 11.9 15.0    5.1   0.2  -1.2  95.1 102.1
   1991  NBA  SAC   3  .667 1.33 25.0  0.0 11.5 14.3  0.0  5.9 18.3    1.4   0.0   0.7 125.0 121.1
   1988  NBA  DAL   7  .857 1.57 30.0  0.0 29.0  0.0  6.7  3.8 49.5    7.0   0.2   1.1  92.3  64.0
   1987  NBA  DAL   9 1.000 1.88  7.7 30.8 20.2  6.3  4.2  5.0 16.8    2.5   0.1  -2.3  82.2 120.8
   1986  NBA  DAL  62  .691 1.62 14.6 13.8 20.2  7.3 12.0  9.7 21.8  165.8   5.5   0.4 107.4 108.3
   1985  NBA  DAL  61  .690 1.60 17.4  9.8 14.0  9.0 15.1 12.1 18.4  236.7   7.9   1.3 112.9 111.3
   1984  NBA  DAL  62  .700 1.64 11.3  8.9 19.5  9.5 16.2 12.9 25.0  480.0  16.0   2.3 115.4 112.7
 Career           213  .693 1.62 14.0 10.3 17.5  8.9 14.9 12.0 21.7  898.4  29.9   1.1 112.6 111.2
 
 Playoff Averages:
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 Season  LGE TEAM   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1991  NBA  SAC   1   0  1.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.00  0.0  0.0  0.0
   1985  NBA  DAL   3   3 40.3 10.0  1.0  5.0  2.0  1.3  1.50  0.7  0.7  2.0
   1984  NBA  DAL  13  13 40.4 22.7  3.5  8.1  2.5  2.5  1.00  2.3  1.1  2.2
 Career           213 121 27.2 13.7  1.9  5.2  1.8  1.3  1.00  0.9  0.6  1.2

 Playoff Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT% InsM InsA   In%  JsM  JsA   Js%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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   1991  0.0  0.0  .000  0.0  0.0  .000  0.0  0.0  .000  0.0  0.0  .000  0.0  0.0  .000
   1985  3.7  7.7  .478  2.7  3.0  .889  3.0  4.7  .643  0.7  2.0  .333  0.0  1.0  .000
   1984  8.7 14.9  .582  4.8  5.2  .940  7.2  9.8  .734  1.0  3.2  .310  0.5  1.8  .250
 Career  5.1  8.5  .607  3.0  3.2  .928  4.1  5.6  .732  0.6  1.6  .385  0.4  1.3  .332
 
 Playoff Totals:
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 Season  LGE TEAM   G  GS   MIN   PTS  OREB   REB   AST    TO   STL   BLK    PF  +/-
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   1991  NBA  SAC   1   0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0    1
   1985  NBA  DAL   3   3   121    30     3    15     6     4     2     2     6  -24
   1984  NBA  DAL  13  13   525   295    46   105    32    32    30    14    29    7
 Career           213 121  5791  2910   402  1117   388   287   202   135   264  225

 Playoff Shooting Totals
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 Season   FGM   FGA   FTM   FTA   3PM   3PA
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   1991     0     0     0     0     0     0
   1985    11    23     8     9     0     3
   1984   113   194    63    67     6    24
 Career  1094  1801   632   681    90   271
 
 Playoff Efficiency:
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 Season  LGE TEAM   G   TS%  PPS  AST   TO  USG  ORR  DRR   RR  PER     VA   EWA   +/-  OEFF  DEFF
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   1991  NBA  SAC   1  .000 0.00  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   -0.2   0.0   1.0 100.0   0.0
   1985  NBA  DAL   3  .556 1.30 16.2 10.8 10.8  2.8 10.3  6.7  7.7   -6.9  -0.2  -8.0  94.3 104.5
   1984  NBA  DAL  13  .664 1.52 11.1 11.1 20.7 10.6 14.0 12.3 18.7   56.0   1.9   0.5 110.0 108.8
 Career           213  .693 1.62 14.0 10.3 18.8  9.1 13.1 11.1 16.6   48.9   1.6   1.1 112.6 111.2
 
 Career Highs:
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 Type      Pts OReb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   TO  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA
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 Playoff    36    7   12    6    7    3    6   16   25   12   12    1    4
 Career     40    8   14    8    7    6    6   16   25   12   12    4    6
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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 Total    Player of the Game: 31
 Total    All-Star Appearances: 1
 Total    All-League Second Team : 1
 1987     NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
 1985     NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1984     NBA All-Rookie First Team
 1984     NBA All-League Second Team
 1984     NBA Rookie of the Year
 1984     NBA All-Star
 1984     NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1983     Conference Player of the Year (Big 12 Conference)
 1983     1st Team All-Conference (Big 12 Conference)
 1983     1st Team All-American
 1983     National Player of the Year
 1982     Conference Player of the Year (Big 12 Conference)
 1982     1st Team All-Conference (Big 12 Conference)
 1982     1st Team All-American
 1982     National Player of the Year
 1981     Conference Freshman of the Year (Big 12 Conference)
 1981     Conference Player of the Year (Big 12 Conference)
 1981     Freshman All-Conference (Big 12 Conference)
 1981     1st Team All-Conference (Big 12 Conference)
 1981     Freshman All-American
 1981     1st Team All-American
 1981     National Freshman of the Year
 1981     National Player of the Year
 1980     High School: Rated *****

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ROSTER

#5 MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES General

 Player                #  Pos   Yr    Ht   Wt  Sch  Acd    Status            Hometown
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 Brett Aviles         41   PG   Sr   6-1  175  Yes   C-        OK    Stewartville, MN
 Ayo Olakunle         13   SF   Sr   6-6  231  Yes   C         OK     Bloedel, Canada
 Adam Omowale         20    C   Sr   7-0  251  Yes   C         OK      Lagos, Nigeria
 Anthony Iversen      32   SG  Jr*   6-7  230  Yes   D+        OK         Willmar, MN
 Graciano Martin      33   PF  Jr*   6-8  241   No   C+        OK     Simi Valley, CA
 Bret Freese          22   SF   Jr   6-5  206  Yes   D+        OK           Afton, OK
 Dylan Clough         51   SG  So*   6-4  200  Yes   B-        OK       Galesburg, IL
 Ilari Tverdovsky     50   PF  So*   6-7  231  Yes   F-        OK   Stavropol, Russia
 Brian Bui            11   PF  So*   6-9  232  Yes   C         OK      New Lisbon, WI
 Bill Heller          23   SG   So   6-3  191  Yes   D         OK      Kealakekua, HI
 Zyrell Gregory        5   SG   Fr   6-3  182  Yes   C+        OK          Pueblo, CO
 Johnny Pollard       12   SF   Fr   6-7  235  Yes   D+  Redshirt        Royalton, MN
 Bret Tyson           45    C   Fr   6-9  223  Yes   B+  Redshirt     Minneapolis, MN
 Blair Baldwin        44   PG   Fr  5-11  177   No   C   Redshirt       Lexington, NE
 Shane Bliss          40   PG   Fr   6-3  208   No   A-   Unhappy        Wheeling, IL

After last year, I was pretty sure that this year would be good. Bringing back a returning squad & the National Coach of the Year don't hurt. Offense was the story of the day, again. Also, the AAC has been the best thing for us at least right now as that conference enabled us to get better competition and we've taken advantage winning back to back conference titles.

This year, the Final Four hosted Miami, Penn State, MNSU and UCLA. Miami's head coach is a former Minnesota State assistant. We beat them in the Final Four last year en route to the title game. Penn State was in the other semi-final, their head coach DeMarcus Waters is considered the architect of the Minnesota State empire, but left us after three years to coach at Penn State. He has them in the Final Four for the first time.

We lose in the national title game for the 2nd straight year, this time to UCLA.

Corey Wadsworth is 68-10 in his two years as head coach. Needless to say, we can't pay him what he's worth. He signed an extension, but my question is...does he leave? He's a Minnesota native, he played at Pepperdine, but none of that matters much. If he can get a major conference job, does he just hang out a la Mark Few at Minnesota State and try to return to the mountain?

My original idea was that he'd hang out for a while, but now I'm wondering if it's more fun to have them have to rebuild again with a new guy at the helm, especially since almost all of the coaches that have left here have gone on to do pretty well.

#5 MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige:        69   Record Vs 1-50:     11-3   Poll Rank:            #5   
Season Record:      35-4   Record Vs 51-100:    3-0   RPI Rank:             #2   
Conference Record:  15-1   Record Vs 101-200:  10-0 
Home Record:        10-1   Record Vs 200+:     11-1 


Team Stats         CR  NR  Opp. Stats         CR  NR  Margin             CR  NR  
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Points       75.5   1  24  Points       64.3   7 111  Points       11.2   1   7  
O.Reb        10.3   8 252  O.Reb        10.7   5 172  O.Reb        -0.4   6 229  
D.Reb        19.3   3 218  D.Reb        20.3  10 239  D.Reb        -1.0   7 245  
Rebounds     29.6   4 242  Rebounds     31.0   9 214  Rebounds     -1.4   8 265  
Assists      14.9   3 145  Assists      14.3   9 179  Assists       0.5   3 137  
Steals       10.2   1   4  Steals        5.6   2  53  Steals        4.6   1   3  
Blocks        2.9   6 227  Blocks        4.1  10 279  Blocks       -1.3   8 274  
Turnovers    14.0   2  50  Turnovers    20.2   1   3  Turnovers    -6.2   1   2  
Fouls        20.7   5 152  Fouls        22.8   1  47  Fouls        -2.2   2  49  
FG%          .500   2  48  FG%          .460   5 135  FG%          .040   2  49  
FT%          .719   4  79  FT%          .709   5 282  FT%          .010   5 152  
3P%          .337   2 160  3P%          .323   8 131  3P%          .015   5 123  
PPS          1.45   1  28  PPS          1.33   5 137  PPS          .118   2  45  
Adj. FG%     .540   1  64  Adj. FG%     .506   6 144  Adj. FG%     .034   3  68

#5 MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES Averages

 Player              Pos  GP  GS   Min   Pts  Orb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To  Fls   +/-
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 Adam Omowale          C  39  39  30.9  19.2  2.5  6.6  1.9  0.6  0.5  1.3  3.0  10.0
 Brett Aviles         PG  39  39  32.0  15.8  0.7  3.0  2.9  3.2  0.1  1.9  2.5   9.2
 Ayo Olakunle         SF  39  35  24.4  10.1  0.9  2.7  3.4  1.2  0.2  3.5  3.1   8.1
 Bill Heller          SG  39  39  28.6   9.6  1.0  4.1  2.8  1.9  0.3  2.6  3.0  10.8
 Anthony Iversen      SG  39   4  20.7   8.8  0.5  1.8  1.4  1.5  0.1  1.4  2.6   4.1
 Brian Bui            PF  39  39  29.8   4.8  3.0  5.6  0.9  0.4  0.4  1.3  2.9   7.9
 Bret Freese          SF  39   0  10.5   2.8  0.7  1.9  0.6  0.5  0.0  0.6  1.3   1.7
 Zyrell Gregory       SG  38   0   7.0   2.7  0.3  0.8  0.4  0.4  0.1  0.6  0.8   0.9
 Graciano Martin      PF  35   0   9.7   1.0  0.3  2.2  0.3  0.2  0.9  0.4  0.8   0.5
 Shane Bliss          PG  23   0   2.1   0.6  0.0  0.3  0.3  0.1  0.0  0.3  0.2   0.4
 Ilari Tverdovsky     PF  39   0   6.0   0.6  0.4  1.0  0.2  0.2  0.5  0.3  0.6   2.2
 Dylan Clough         SG   3   0   1.3   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.3  0.0  -2.3
 Johnny Pollard       SF   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0
 Bret Tyson            C   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0
 Blair Baldwin        PG   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0

#5 MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES Schedule

  Date        Opponent                        Record  RPI  Result  Score       Record
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  11/13/14    vs. #20 Minnesota                21-10   13       L  59-58          0-1
  11/19/14    at Air Force                     16-15  135       W  92-69          1-1
  11/23/14    Wake Forest                      10-20  216       W  82-76          2-1
  11/28/14    vs. #15 Coast Guard               26-5   50       W  63-58          3-1
  11/29/14    vs. Texas                        22-13   30       W  81-64          4-1
  11/30/14    vs. Kansas                       11-20  173       W  67-64          5-1
  12/01/14    vs. Clemson                      21-15   34       W  80-62          6-1
  12/03/14    at #13 Washington University     26-10   11       W  79-76          7-1
  12/08/14    at South Dakota State            12-19  281       W  93-74          8-1
  12/10/14    Wyoming                          10-24  332       W  77-69          9-1
  12/15/14    Villanova                        21-13   42       W  75-62         10-1
  12/18/14    at Georgia Tech                  21-12   38       W  83-61         11-1
  12/29/14    at #24 Gonzaga                    25-9   16       W  96-82         12-1
  12/31/14    vs. #1 CCNY                       30-5    3       L  79-76         12-2
  01/02/15    at California                    11-20  244       W  72-70         13-2
  01/06/15    at UCF                            8-22  293       W  63-49   14-2 (1-0)
  01/08/15    Massachusetts                    17-16  134       W  72-51   15-2 (2-0)
  01/13/15    at Navy                           8-23  331       W  73-65   16-2 (3-0)
  01/15/15    Illinois State                   15-16  163       W  65-53   17-2 (4-0)
  01/20/15    at Army                          17-15  235       W  87-64   18-2 (5-0)
  01/22/15    Tulsa                            21-13   70       W  65-58   19-2 (6-0)
  01/27/15    at East Carolina                  9-21  360       W  84-60   20-2 (7-0)
  01/29/15    UCF                               8-22  293       W  81-73   21-2 (8-0)
  02/03/15    Navy                              8-23  331       L  61-59   21-3 (8-1)
  02/05/15    at Houston                       20-14  125       W  83-69   22-3 (9-1)
  02/10/15    at Massachusetts                 17-16  134       W  52-42  23-3 (10-1)
  02/12/15    East Carolina                     9-21  360       W  80-66  24-3 (11-1)
  02/17/15    Army                             17-15  235       W  70-68  25-3 (12-1)
  02/19/15    at Illinois State                15-16  163       W  71-58  26-3 (13-1)
  02/24/15    South Florida                    18-14  120       W  68-51  27-3 (14-1)
  02/26/15    at Tulsa                         21-13   70       W  64-42  28-3 (15-1)
  03/08/15    vs. Massachusetts                17-16  134       W  72-64         29-3
  03/09/15    vs. Tulsa                        21-13   70       W  69-68         30-3
  03/20/15    vs. Sacramento State             19-15  118       W  83-71         31-3
  03/22/15    vs. Vanderbilt                   22-12   23       W  84-60         32-3
  03/27/15    vs. Nevada                       24-10   19       W  82-71         33-3
  03/29/15    vs. #4 Texas A&M                  31-7    5       W  82-56         34-3
  04/04/15    vs. #7 Miami                      30-8    1       W  80-71         35-3
  04/06/15    vs. UCLA                         29-10   10       L  80-78         35-4

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The most successful group of seniors to ever wear the Purple and Salmon. Can't say enough about these dudes.


C ADAM OMOWALE

 PLAYER DETAILS

 #20 C Adam Omowale - Minnesota State - Senior
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 Height:       7-0
 Weight:       251
 High School:  
 Hometown:     Lagos, Nigeria
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA    
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 Current:    A+  C+  C-  F-  A   C   A-  B+  C   A-  D+  D+  D-  A   C-  A-    
    2013:    A+  C   C-  F-  A-  C   B+  B   C   B   D+  D+  D-  A-  C-  B     
    2012:    A+  C   D+  F-  A-  C   B-  B-  C   B-  D+  D   D-  A-  C-  C+    
    2011:    A   C-  D+  F-  B+  C-  C+  C+  C-  B-  D   D-  D-  A-  C-  C     
    2010:    A-  C-  D   F-  B   C-  C   C   C-  C+  D   D-  D-  B   D+  F+    
 Potential:  A   C   D   F   A   C   A   B   C   B   C   D                 

 Health:      Good                                           
 Scholarship: Yes
 Status:      Active Roster                                  
 Academics:   C 
 
 Stat Averages:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   2011  30  28 27.8 11.1  1.8  5.0  0.6  1.0  0.58  0.6  0.5  2.9
   2012  40  40 26.2 15.5  1.9  5.2  1.0  1.2  0.85  0.4  0.4  3.1
   2013  39  39 25.9 14.1  2.0  5.7  1.4  1.5  0.93  0.5  0.2  3.1
   2014  39  39 30.9 19.0  2.4  6.5  1.9  1.3  1.43  0.6  0.5  3.1
 Career 148 146 27.7 15.2  2.1  5.6  1.2  1.3  1.43  0.5  0.4  3.1

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   2011  4.1  8.6  .482  2.9  4.7  .614  0.0  0.1  .000 1.30 -2.43
   2012  5.6 10.5  .537  4.3  6.4  .664  0.0  0.0 1.000 1.48  4.23
   2013  5.0  9.1  .552  4.1  6.7  .612  0.0  0.0  .000 1.55 10.74
   2014  6.8 12.2  .561  5.4  8.4  .635  0.0  0.0  .000 1.56 10.23
 Career  5.5 10.2  .539  4.2  6.7  .634  0.0  0.0  .250 1.49  6.18
 
 Stat Totals:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS OREB  REB  AST   TO  STL  BLK   PF
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   2011  30  28  833  334   54  149   18   31   19   15   88
   2012  40  40 1049  621   77  207   40   47   16   14  125
   2013  39  39 1010  551   79  224   53   57   18    8  122
   2014  39  39 1205  741   95  254   73   51   24   19  120
 Career 148 146 4097 2247  305  834  184  186   77   56  455

 Shooting Totals
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 Season  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA  +/-
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   2011  124  257   86  140    0    3  -73
   2012  225  419  170  256    1    1  169
   2013  196  355  159  260    0    0  419
   2014  266  474  209  329    0    0  399
 Career  811 1505  624  985    1    4  914
 
 Career Highs:
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 Type      Pts OReb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   TO  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA
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 Season     41    9   15    6    3    3    4   16   18   11   17    0    0
 Career     41    9   15    6    3    3    4   16   23   12   18    1    1
 
 Awards & Acheivements:
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 Season   Award
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 All      Player of the Game: 35
 2010     High School: Rated **** and #282 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 2011     Freshman All-Conference (Summit League)
 2011     Conference Freshman of the Year (Summit League)
 2012     NIT Champion
 2012     1st Team All-Conference (Summit League)
 2013     2nd Team All-Conference (American Athletic Conference)
 2014     1st Team All-American
 2014     1st Team All-Conference (American Athletic Conference)
 2014     Conference Player of the Year (American Athletic Conference)

G BRETT AVILES

 PLAYER DETAILS

 #41 PG Brett Aviles - Minnesota State - Senior
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 Height:       6-1
 Weight:       175
 High School:  Stewartville High School
 Hometown:     Stewartville, MN
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA    
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 Current:    C   A-  B-  A-  A   C-  F   C   C-  A-  A+  F   A-  C   C+  A+    
    2013:    C   B+  B-  B+  A-  C-  F   C   D+  A-  A+  F   A-  C   C+  A     
    2012:    C-  B-  C+  B-  B-  D+  F   C-  D   B+  A   F   A-  C   C+  A-    
    2011:    C-  C+  C+  C+  C+  D+  F   C-  D   B-  A-  F   A-  C   C+  A-    
    2010:    C-  C   C   C   C   D   F   C-  D   C+  B+  F   A-  C   C+  C+    
 Potential:  C   A   C   B   A   C   F   C   D   A   A   F                 

 Health:      Good                                           
 Scholarship: Yes
 Status:      Active Roster                                  
 Academics:   C-
 
 Stat Averages:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   2011  19  14 27.2  8.9  0.5  1.2  1.2  2.0  0.58  1.2  0.1  1.7
   2012  40  40 30.6 12.1  0.5  3.0  2.4  2.4  1.00  2.4  0.1  3.4
   2013  39  39 28.6 13.5  0.6  2.7  2.1  1.8  1.15  3.7  0.1  3.1
   2014  39  39 32.4 16.1  0.7  3.0  2.9  1.8  1.58  3.3  0.1  2.5
 Career 137 132 30.0 13.2  0.6  2.7  2.3  2.0  1.58  2.8  0.1  2.8

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   2011  3.2  6.4  .496  2.2  2.9  .732  0.5  1.4  .333 1.40 -1.26
   2012  4.0  7.6  .525  2.5  3.5  .732  1.6  3.8  .412 1.59  4.48
   2013  4.7  9.1  .524  2.8  3.7  .771  1.1  3.6  .314 1.49 12.64
   2014  5.4 10.7  .505  3.5  4.6  .761  1.8  4.6  .381 1.50  9.82
 Career  4.5  8.7  .515  2.8  3.8  .753  1.4  3.7  .369 1.51  7.53
 
 Stat Totals:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS OREB  REB  AST   TO  STL  BLK   PF
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   2011  19  14  517  170    9   23   22   38   23    1   32
   2012  40  40 1222  482   19  118   94   94   96    3  134
   2013  39  39 1114  525   23  107   82   71  143    2  120
   2014  39  39 1262  628   26  118  114   72  127    3   96
 Career 137 132 4115 1805   77  366  312  275  389    9  382

 Shooting Totals
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 Season  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA  +/-
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   2011   60  121   41   56    9   27  -24
   2012  159  303  101  138   63  153  179
   2013  185  353  111  144   44  140  493
   2014  211  418  137  180   69  181  383
 Career  615 1195  390  518  185  501 1031
 
 Career Highs:
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 Type      Pts OReb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   TO  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA
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 Season     34    3    6    6    7    1    7   14   21   12   14    4   10
 Career     34    4    9    6    9    1    7   14   21   12   14    5   10
 
 Awards & Acheivements:
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 Season   Award
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 All      Player of the Game: 27
 2010     High School: Rated ***** and #25 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 2010     High School: All-State (Minnesota)
 2012     NIT Champion
 2012     2nd Team All-Conference (Summit League)
 2013     1st Team All-Conference (American Athletic Conference)
 2014     1st Team All-Conference (American Athletic Conference)

AYO OLAKUNE

 PLAYER DETAILS

 #13 SF Ayo Olakunle - Minnesota State - Senior
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 Height:       6-6
 Weight:       231
 High School:  
 Hometown:     Bloedel, Canada
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA    
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 Current:    A   C   A-  C+  C-  B-  D   D+  D   A   C-  C   C   B+  B   B+    
    2013:    A   C   A-  C   D+  B-  D-  D+  D   A   D+  C   C   B+  B   B     
    2012:    A   C-  B   C   D+  C+  D-  D   D-  A-  D   C   C   B+  B   B-    
    2011:    A   C-  B-  C   D   C   D-  D   D-  B+  D   C   C   B   B-  C+    
    2010:    A   D+  C+  C-  D   C   D-  D   D-  B   D   C-  C   B-  B-  C     
 Potential:  A   C   B   C   D   B   D   D   D   A   C   C                 

 Health:      Good                                           
 Scholarship: Yes
 Status:      Active Roster                                  
 Academics:   C 
 
 Stat Averages:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   2011  30   2 10.2  4.0  0.1  0.7  0.8  1.3  0.64  0.2  0.0  1.3
   2012  40  40 24.1 11.3  1.1  2.6  2.6  2.9  0.90  0.8  0.3  3.1
   2013  39  38 22.1 11.5  0.8  2.5  3.0  2.4  1.23  1.2  0.3  2.8
   2014  39  35 24.3  9.9  0.9  2.6  3.2  3.4  0.95  1.2  0.2  3.1
 Career 148 115 20.8  9.5  0.8  2.2  2.5  2.6  0.95  0.9  0.2  2.7

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   2011  1.3  3.0  .433  1.3  1.8  .736  0.1  0.1  .667 1.32 -2.23
   2012  4.0  8.5  .463  3.0  3.7  .799  0.4  1.6  .262 1.33  4.00
   2013  4.2  7.8  .538  2.9  3.6  .820  0.2  0.8  .250 1.48  8.77
   2014  3.3  7.1  .471  2.9  3.6  .816  0.3  0.7  .407 1.40  7.74
 Career  3.3  6.8  .485  2.6  3.3  .803  0.3  0.9  .299 1.39  4.98
 
 Stat Totals:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS OREB  REB  AST   TO  STL  BLK   PF
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   2011  30   2  305  119    4   21   25   39    7    0   40
   2012  40  40  965  452   42  103  103  114   33   10  124
   2013  39  38  862  448   31   97  117   95   47   12  109
   2014  39  35  946  386   36  102  126  132   46    8  122
 Career 148 115 3078 1405  113  323  371  380  133   30  395

 Shooting Totals
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 Season  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA  +/-
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   2011   39   90   39   53    2    3  -67
   2012  158  341  119  149   17   65  160
   2013  163  303  114  139    8   32  342
   2014  130  276  115  141   11   27  302
 Career  490 1010  387  482   38  127  737
 
 Career Highs:
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 Type      Pts OReb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   TO  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA
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 Season     22    4    9    9    3    2    7    8   14   10   12    2    3
 Career     29    4    9    9    4    2    7   10   15   11   13    2    5
 
 Awards & Acheivements:
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 Season   Award
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 All      Player of the Game: 6
 2010     High School: Rated ****
 2012     NIT Champion
 2013     1st Team All-Conference (American Athletic Conference)

[Dark Cloud]

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES General

 Player                #  Pos   Yr    Ht   Wt  Sch  Acd    Status            Hometown
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 Anthony Iversen      32   SG  Sr*   6-7  234  Yes   D+        OK         Willmar, MN
 Bret Freese          22   SF   Sr   6-5  208  Yes   D+        OK           Afton, OK
 Dylan Clough         51   SG  Jr*   6-4  200  Yes   B-        OK       Galesburg, IL
 Ilari Tverdovsky     50   PF  Jr*   6-7  233  Yes   F-        OK   Stavropol, Russia
 Brian Bui            11   PF  Jr*   6-9  232  Yes   C         OK      New Lisbon, WI
 Bill Heller          23   SF   Jr   6-3  193  Yes   D         OK      Kealakekua, HI
 Zyrell Gregory        5   SG   So   6-3  183  Yes   C+  Redshirt          Pueblo, CO
 Shane Bliss          40   PG   So   6-3  209   No   A-        OK        Wheeling, IL
 Johnny Pollard       12   SF  Fr*   6-8  236  Yes   D+        OK        Royalton, MN
 Bret Tyson           45    C  Fr*   6-9  226  Yes   B+        OK     Minneapolis, MN
 Blair Baldwin        44   PG  Fr*  5-11  184   No   C         OK       Lexington, NE
 Ka'jai Phillips      20   PG  Fr*   6-1  198  Yes   B-        OK         Harwich, MA
 Brandon Trent        31    C  Fr*  6-10  243  Yes   C         OK         Trenton, OH
 Kristian Jensen      41   SF   Fr   6-7  225  Yes   D-        OK         Melrose, MN
 Jalek Petty           2   SF   Fr   6-4  202  Yes   C-  Redshirt       Ash Grove, MO

Easily the most fun I've had with a dynasty in a while, hence the volume.

Minnesota State was known for years as a top offensive team that eschewed defense. In 2015, that flipped when Corey Wadsworth left for the Michigan State job after two years with the program. Taking his place was former Minnesota State 4-year starter Brian Lipscomb who joined the program in 2010 as an assistant coach.

Lipscomb wanted a team that was more disciplined defensively and the end result was a top 25 finish nationally in points allowed.

As for the overall performance? The team missed out on the NCAA tournament, but settled for the NIT. In the NIT, we reached the Final Four but lost in the NIT championship to Seton Hall.

We only lose one starter this year - Anthony Iversen - who I feel like we waited to get good for a long time and he finally paid some dividends this year when we needed someone to be an anchor on this roster after losing (another) head coach and with a young squad.

The most interesting thing about this team to me, is that we're able to get solid regional prospects, but we're just outside of the "two and done" class of guys who declare early for the draft. In the past, I've always had talent that was inflated and too good, so they always left when they could. I think part of our success at this level is very Gonzaga/Butler-esque in that, we're getting guys who are in some cases highly touted, but who aren't elite enough to go pro...so they stay with us and develop and we reap the benefits.

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige:        77   Record Vs 1-50:      2-3   Poll Rank:            NR   
Season Record:     25-13   Record Vs 51-100:    6-3   RPI Rank:            #74   
Conference Record:   8-8   Record Vs 101-200:   4-4 
Home Record:        10-4   Record Vs 200+:     13-3 


Team Stats         CR  NR  Opp. Stats         CR  NR  Margin             CR  NR  
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Points       63.7   6 248  Points       59.1   2  24  Points        4.6   3  70  
O.Reb        10.3   6 256  O.Reb         9.5   3  44  O.Reb         0.8   6 121  
D.Reb        19.5   3 209  D.Reb        20.2   9 225  D.Reb        -0.7   7 236  
Rebounds     29.8   2 233  Rebounds     29.7   8 118  Rebounds      0.1   6 190  
Assists      11.5   9 310  Assists      12.6   4  34  Assists      -1.1   6 236  
Steals        7.6   3  70  Steals        6.2   3 143  Steals        1.4   3  72  
Blocks        3.2   5 207  Blocks        3.4   6 149  Blocks       -0.2   6 185  
Turnovers    15.3   3 171  Turnovers    16.8   3  60  Turnovers    -1.6   3  78  
Fouls        19.7   1  74  Fouls        21.9   3  99  Fouls        -2.2   1  47  
FG%          .445   8 271  FG%          .446   2  70  FG%         -.001   5 168  
FT%          .711   6 118  FT%          .699   6 199  FT%          .012   5 137  
3P%          .347   2 111  3P%          .305   1  60  3P%          .042   2  53  
PPS          1.36   6 163  PPS          1.29   1  79  PPS          .064   4  89  
Adj. FG%     .499   5 212  Adj. FG%     .488   1  65  Adj. FG%     .011   5 126

Spoiler

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES Schedule

  Date        Opponent                     Record  RPI  Result  Score       Record
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  11/08/15    vs. #22 George Washington      23-9   47       L  54-51          0-1
  11/09/15    vs. Arkansas-Little Rock      22-10   61       L  70-65          0-2
  11/10/15    vs. Denver                    20-12   62       W  55-47          1-2
  11/16/15    Texas Tech                    16-17  136       W  66-54          2-2
  11/20/15    Wake Forest                   15-17  108       W  70-62          3-2
  11/23/15    #19 Texas                     26-10   11       L  65-52          3-3
  11/25/15    at Columbia                   12-18  289       W  67-54          4-3
  12/03/15    at Jackson State               9-21  360       W  58-49          5-3
  12/07/15    at Furman                      9-21  344       W  76-73          6-3
  12/09/15    at Nicholls State             13-18  276       W  66-50          7-3
  12/13/15    at Alabama State              18-14  187       W  50-41          8-3
  12/18/15    Tennessee                     13-20   98       W  82-70          9-3
  12/24/15    at Morehead State             17-14  239       W  69-46         10-3
  12/29/15    at Nebraska                   18-14   72       W  70-50         11-3
  01/01/16    Northern Iowa                 11-20  257       W  73-70         12-3
  01/05/16    at East Carolina              13-17  240       L  71-70   12-4 (0-1)
  01/07/16    at Massachusetts              11-18  315       W  64-62   13-4 (1-1)
  01/12/16    South Florida                 14-17  182       W  82-56   14-4 (2-1)
  01/14/16    at Tulsa                      11-22  224       L  64-46   14-5 (2-2)
  01/19/16    Army                          15-19  140       L  77-61   14-6 (2-3)
  01/21/16    Navy                          12-19  278       L  65-41   14-7 (2-4)
  01/26/16    Illinois State                 21-9   53       L  75-61   14-8 (2-5)
  01/28/16    at Army                       15-19  140       L  77-74   14-9 (2-6)
  02/02/16    at Navy                       12-19  278       W  70-42   15-9 (3-6)
  02/04/16    Massachusetts                 11-18  315       W  48-38   16-9 (4-6)
  02/09/16    East Carolina                 13-17  240       W  58-42   17-9 (5-6)
  02/11/16    at South Florida              14-17  182       L  55-52  17-10 (5-7)
  02/16/16    UCF                           10-21  333       W  56-47  18-10 (6-7)
  02/18/16    Tulsa                         11-22  224       W  87-61  19-10 (7-7)
  02/23/16    at #12 Houston                 29-6   39       W  80-60  20-10 (8-7)
  02/25/16    at Illinois State              21-9   53       L  65-50  20-11 (8-8)
  03/04/16    vs. East Carolina             13-17  240       W  67-66        21-11
  03/05/16    vs. Army                      15-19  140       L  64-57        21-12
  03/17/16    at Stephen F. Austin           22-9   86       W  48-43        22-12
  03/21/16    at Weber State                21-13   77       W  68-57        23-12
  03/25/16    Georgia State                 21-13   49       W  69-68        24-12
  03/29/16    vs. New Mexico                22-15   59       W  83-72        25-12
  03/31/16    vs. Seton Hall                22-12   25       L  64-58        25-13

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES Averages

 Player              Pos  GP  GS   Min   Pts  Orb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To  Fls   +/-
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 Anthony Iversen      SG  38  38  28.6  15.6  1.1  3.0  1.8  1.6  0.1  2.8  2.9   5.8
 Bill Heller          SF  25  22  27.8  10.8  1.1  4.0  3.7  1.6  0.2  3.1  3.2   4.8
 Shane Bliss          PG  38  37  30.5   9.0  0.8  3.1  2.4  0.9  0.1  2.6  2.7   3.7
 Brian Bui            PF  38  38  29.4   8.1  2.7  5.6  1.2  1.1  0.4  1.3  2.9   4.4
 Bret Freese          SF  38  17  24.6   7.3  2.0  4.8  1.3  0.7  0.1  2.1  2.4   3.9
 Bret Tyson            C  38  38  30.6   6.5  1.3  4.7  0.5  0.7  0.5  1.5  3.1   4.1
 Kristian Jensen      SF  18   0  11.5   5.1  0.2  1.6  0.6  0.4  0.0  1.2  1.1   0.6
 Dylan Clough         SG  34   0   8.9   3.1  0.4  0.9  0.6  0.6  0.1  0.9  1.0  -1.1
 Ka'jai Phillips      PG  23   0   6.3   2.6  0.1  0.5  0.5  0.3  0.1  0.7  0.7  -2.2
 Ilari Tverdovsky     PF  36   0  14.2   2.0  1.2  3.0  0.4  0.4  1.5  0.7  1.0   1.4
 Blair Baldwin        PG  11   0   3.1   1.4  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.3  0.0  0.0  0.3   1.3
 Brandon Trent         C  33   0   6.3   1.1  0.3  1.2  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.8  -0.6
 Johnny Pollard       SF  13   0   2.9   0.3  0.0  0.5  0.2  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.3  -0.6
 Zyrell Gregory       SG   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0
 Jalek Petty          SF   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0

Worth noting that this year's national title game was CCNY v. Michigan State, the same Michigan State that took our head coach versus the team that beat us in the title game two years ago.

CCNY won again, claiming their 10th title in program history. Their head coach, Ezra Stockton has had that job since 2002 and wins his 4th national championship. He ties Albert Garcia (Oregon - '68, '69, '72, '73) with the most national titles in history.

Meanwhile, Corey Wadsworth our latest former head coach is now 101-16 for his career and I'm super intrigued to see how he does at Michigan State, getting them to the title game in his first year, this was a squad that lost in the 1st round last year and missed the post-season entirely the year before that.

[Dark Cloud]

2015-16 SEASON RECAP

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES General

 Player                #  Pos   Yr    Ht   Wt  Sch  Acd    Status            Hometown
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 Anthony Iversen      32   SG  Sr*   6-7  234  Yes   D+        OK         Willmar, MN
 Bret Freese          22   SF   Sr   6-5  208  Yes   D+        OK           Afton, OK
 Dylan Clough         51   SG  Jr*   6-4  200  Yes   B-        OK       Galesburg, IL
 Ilari Tverdovsky     50   PF  Jr*   6-7  233  Yes   F-        OK   Stavropol, Russia
 Brian Bui            11   PF  Jr*   6-9  232  Yes   C         OK      New Lisbon, WI
 Bill Heller          23   SF   Jr   6-3  193  Yes   D         OK      Kealakekua, HI
 Zyrell Gregory        5   SG   So   6-3  183  Yes   C+  Redshirt          Pueblo, CO
 Shane Bliss          40   PG   So   6-3  209   No   A-        OK        Wheeling, IL
 Johnny Pollard       12   SF  Fr*   6-8  236  Yes   D+        OK        Royalton, MN
 Bret Tyson           45    C  Fr*   6-9  226  Yes   B+        OK     Minneapolis, MN
 Blair Baldwin        44   PG  Fr*  5-11  184   No   C         OK       Lexington, NE
 Ka'jai Phillips      20   PG  Fr*   6-1  198  Yes   B-        OK         Harwich, MA
 Brandon Trent        31    C  Fr*  6-10  243  Yes   C         OK         Trenton, OH
 Kristian Jensen      41   SF   Fr   6-7  225  Yes   D-        OK         Melrose, MN
 Jalek Petty           2   SF   Fr   6-4  202  Yes   C-  Redshirt       Ash Grove, MO

Easily the most fun I've had with a dynasty in a while, hence the volume.

Minnesota State was known for years as a top offensive team that eschewed defense. In 2015, that flipped when Corey Wadsworth left for the Michigan State job after two years with the program. Taking his place was former Minnesota State 4-year starter Brian Lipscomb who joined the program in 2010 as an assistant coach.

Lipscomb wanted a team that was more disciplined defensively and the end result was a top 25 finish nationally in points allowed.

As for the overall performance? The team missed out on the NCAA tournament, but settled for the NIT. In the NIT, we reached the Final Four but lost in the NIT championship to Seton Hall.

We only lose one starter this year - Anthony Iversen - who I feel like we waited to get good for a long time and he finally paid some dividends this year when we needed someone to be an anchor on this roster after losing (another) head coach and with a young squad.

The most interesting thing about this team to me, is that we're able to get solid regional prospects, but we're just outside of the "two and done" class of guys who declare early for the draft. In the past, I've always had talent that was inflated and too good, so they always left when they could. I think part of our success at this level is very Gonzaga/Butler-esque in that, we're getting guys who are in some cases highly touted, but who aren't elite enough to go pro...so they stay with us and develop and we reap the benefits.

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige:        77   Record Vs 1-50:      2-3   Poll Rank:            NR   
Season Record:     25-13   Record Vs 51-100:    6-3   RPI Rank:            #74   
Conference Record:   8-8   Record Vs 101-200:   4-4 
Home Record:        10-4   Record Vs 200+:     13-3 


Team Stats         CR  NR  Opp. Stats         CR  NR  Margin             CR  NR  
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Points       63.7   6 248  Points       59.1   2  24  Points        4.6   3  70  
O.Reb        10.3   6 256  O.Reb         9.5   3  44  O.Reb         0.8   6 121  
D.Reb        19.5   3 209  D.Reb        20.2   9 225  D.Reb        -0.7   7 236  
Rebounds     29.8   2 233  Rebounds     29.7   8 118  Rebounds      0.1   6 190  
Assists      11.5   9 310  Assists      12.6   4  34  Assists      -1.1   6 236  
Steals        7.6   3  70  Steals        6.2   3 143  Steals        1.4   3  72  
Blocks        3.2   5 207  Blocks        3.4   6 149  Blocks       -0.2   6 185  
Turnovers    15.3   3 171  Turnovers    16.8   3  60  Turnovers    -1.6   3  78  
Fouls        19.7   1  74  Fouls        21.9   3  99  Fouls        -2.2   1  47  
FG%          .445   8 271  FG%          .446   2  70  FG%         -.001   5 168  
FT%          .711   6 118  FT%          .699   6 199  FT%          .012   5 137  
3P%          .347   2 111  3P%          .305   1  60  3P%          .042   2  53  
PPS          1.36   6 163  PPS          1.29   1  79  PPS          .064   4  89  
Adj. FG%     .499   5 212  Adj. FG%     .488   1  65  Adj. FG%     .011   5 126

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MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES Schedule

  Date        Opponent                     Record  RPI  Result  Score       Record
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  11/08/15    vs. #22 George Washington      23-9   47       L  54-51          0-1
  11/09/15    vs. Arkansas-Little Rock      22-10   61       L  70-65          0-2
  11/10/15    vs. Denver                    20-12   62       W  55-47          1-2
  11/16/15    Texas Tech                    16-17  136       W  66-54          2-2
  11/20/15    Wake Forest                   15-17  108       W  70-62          3-2
  11/23/15    #19 Texas                     26-10   11       L  65-52          3-3
  11/25/15    at Columbia                   12-18  289       W  67-54          4-3
  12/03/15    at Jackson State               9-21  360       W  58-49          5-3
  12/07/15    at Furman                      9-21  344       W  76-73          6-3
  12/09/15    at Nicholls State             13-18  276       W  66-50          7-3
  12/13/15    at Alabama State              18-14  187       W  50-41          8-3
  12/18/15    Tennessee                     13-20   98       W  82-70          9-3
  12/24/15    at Morehead State             17-14  239       W  69-46         10-3
  12/29/15    at Nebraska                   18-14   72       W  70-50         11-3
  01/01/16    Northern Iowa                 11-20  257       W  73-70         12-3
  01/05/16    at East Carolina              13-17  240       L  71-70   12-4 (0-1)
  01/07/16    at Massachusetts              11-18  315       W  64-62   13-4 (1-1)
  01/12/16    South Florida                 14-17  182       W  82-56   14-4 (2-1)
  01/14/16    at Tulsa                      11-22  224       L  64-46   14-5 (2-2)
  01/19/16    Army                          15-19  140       L  77-61   14-6 (2-3)
  01/21/16    Navy                          12-19  278       L  65-41   14-7 (2-4)
  01/26/16    Illinois State                 21-9   53       L  75-61   14-8 (2-5)
  01/28/16    at Army                       15-19  140       L  77-74   14-9 (2-6)
  02/02/16    at Navy                       12-19  278       W  70-42   15-9 (3-6)
  02/04/16    Massachusetts                 11-18  315       W  48-38   16-9 (4-6)
  02/09/16    East Carolina                 13-17  240       W  58-42   17-9 (5-6)
  02/11/16    at South Florida              14-17  182       L  55-52  17-10 (5-7)
  02/16/16    UCF                           10-21  333       W  56-47  18-10 (6-7)
  02/18/16    Tulsa                         11-22  224       W  87-61  19-10 (7-7)
  02/23/16    at #12 Houston                 29-6   39       W  80-60  20-10 (8-7)
  02/25/16    at Illinois State              21-9   53       L  65-50  20-11 (8-8)
  03/04/16    vs. East Carolina             13-17  240       W  67-66        21-11
  03/05/16    vs. Army                      15-19  140       L  64-57        21-12
  03/17/16    at Stephen F. Austin           22-9   86       W  48-43        22-12
  03/21/16    at Weber State                21-13   77       W  68-57        23-12
  03/25/16    Georgia State                 21-13   49       W  69-68        24-12
  03/29/16    vs. New Mexico                22-15   59       W  83-72        25-12
  03/31/16    vs. Seton Hall                22-12   25       L  64-58        25-13

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES Averages

 Player              Pos  GP  GS   Min   Pts  Orb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To  Fls   +/-
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 Anthony Iversen      SG  38  38  28.6  15.6  1.1  3.0  1.8  1.6  0.1  2.8  2.9   5.8
 Bill Heller          SF  25  22  27.8  10.8  1.1  4.0  3.7  1.6  0.2  3.1  3.2   4.8
 Shane Bliss          PG  38  37  30.5   9.0  0.8  3.1  2.4  0.9  0.1  2.6  2.7   3.7
 Brian Bui            PF  38  38  29.4   8.1  2.7  5.6  1.2  1.1  0.4  1.3  2.9   4.4
 Bret Freese          SF  38  17  24.6   7.3  2.0  4.8  1.3  0.7  0.1  2.1  2.4   3.9
 Bret Tyson            C  38  38  30.6   6.5  1.3  4.7  0.5  0.7  0.5  1.5  3.1   4.1
 Kristian Jensen      SF  18   0  11.5   5.1  0.2  1.6  0.6  0.4  0.0  1.2  1.1   0.6
 Dylan Clough         SG  34   0   8.9   3.1  0.4  0.9  0.6  0.6  0.1  0.9  1.0  -1.1
 Ka'jai Phillips      PG  23   0   6.3   2.6  0.1  0.5  0.5  0.3  0.1  0.7  0.7  -2.2
 Ilari Tverdovsky     PF  36   0  14.2   2.0  1.2  3.0  0.4  0.4  1.5  0.7  1.0   1.4
 Blair Baldwin        PG  11   0   3.1   1.4  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.3  0.0  0.0  0.3   1.3
 Brandon Trent         C  33   0   6.3   1.1  0.3  1.2  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.8  -0.6
 Johnny Pollard       SF  13   0   2.9   0.3  0.0  0.5  0.2  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.3  -0.6
 Zyrell Gregory       SG   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0
 Jalek Petty          SF   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0

Worth noting that this year's national title game was CCNY v. Michigan State, the same Michigan State that took our head coach versus the team that beat us in the title game two years ago.

CCNY won again, claiming their 10th title in program history. Their head coach, Ezra Stockton has had that job since 2002 and wins his 4th national championship. He ties Albert Garcia (Oregon - '68, '69, '72, '73) with the most national titles in history.

Meanwhile, Corey Wadsworth our latest former head coach is now 101-16 for his career and I'm super intrigued to see how he does at Michigan State, getting them to the title game in his first year, this was a squad that lost in the 1st round last year and missed the post-season entirely the year before that.

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Garbage schedule. Another NIT appearance, this time a loss in the 2nd round. I am not at the helm of the upcoming seasons (including this one) I'm just watching and posting.

TEAM ROSTER

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES General

 Player                #  Pos   Yr    Ht   Wt  Sch  Acd   Status            Hometown
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 Dylan Clough         51   SG  Sr*   6-4  204  Yes   B-       OK       Galesburg, IL
 Ilari Tverdovsky     50   PF  Sr*   6-7  234  Yes   F-       OK   Stavropol, Russia
 Brian Bui            11    C  Sr*   6-9  233  Yes   C        OK      New Lisbon, WI
 Bill Heller          23   SG   Sr   6-3  194  Yes   D        OK      Kealakekua, HI
 Shane Bliss          40   PG   Jr   6-3  210   No   A-       OK        Wheeling, IL
 Zyrell Gregory        5   SG  So*   6-3  185  Yes   C+       OK          Pueblo, CO
 Johnny Pollard       12   SF  So*   6-8  238  Yes   D+  Unhappy        Royalton, MN
 Bret Tyson           45    C  So*   6-9  226  Yes   B+  Injured     Minneapolis, MN
 Blair Baldwin        44   PG  So*  5-11  187   No   C        OK       Lexington, NE
 Ka'jai Phillips      20   PG  So*   6-1  198  Yes   B-       OK         Harwich, MA
 Brandon Trent        31    C  So*  6-11  244  Yes   C        OK         Trenton, OH
 Kristian Jensen      41   SF   So   6-7  227  Yes   D-  Unhappy         Melrose, MN
 Jalek Petty           2   SF  Fr*   6-4  207  Yes   C-  Unhappy       Ash Grove, MO
 Mason Stone          13   PG   Fr   6-4  205  Yes   A        OK      Somerville, TN
 Kameel Beatty         3   SF   Fr   6-7  232  Yes   A+       OK     New Orleans, LA

TEAM INFO

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MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige:        79   Record Vs 1-50:      1-1   Poll Rank:            NR   
Season Record:     22-10   Record Vs 51-100:    4-4   RPI Rank:            #77   
Conference Record:  13-3   Record Vs 101-200:   4-1 
Home Record:        10-5   Record Vs 200+:     13-4 


Team Stats         CR  NR  Opp. Stats         CR  NR  Margin             CR  NR  
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Points       69.9   2  92  Points       61.7   2  42  Points        8.2   2  18  
O.Reb        10.9   6 179  O.Reb        10.2   3 108  O.Reb         0.7   6 132  
D.Reb        19.6   4 198  D.Reb        18.4   3  56  D.Reb         1.2   2  92  
Rebounds     30.5   5 202  Rebounds     28.7   2  54  Rebounds      1.8   5  87  
Assists      15.5   3 105  Assists      13.9   2 134  Assists       1.6   2  83  
Steals        8.0   1  55  Steals        5.5   1  53  Steals        2.4   1  26  
Blocks        3.5   6 173  Blocks        4.1   8 265  Blocks       -0.6   7 217  
Turnovers    14.4   3  81  Turnovers    17.2   1  48  Turnovers    -2.8   1  27  
Fouls        20.4   4 126  Fouls        19.4   8 316  Fouls         1.0   8 257  
FG%          .485   2  73  FG%          .448   3  77  FG%          .036   2  59  
FT%          .759   1   5  FT%          .699   4 204  FT%          .061   1   9  
3P%          .332   4 181  3P%          .307   3  60  3P%          .025   5  88  
PPS          1.37   4 124  PPS          1.29   3  79  PPS          .082   3  82  
Adj. FG%     .524   2 112  Adj. FG%     .493   3  75  Adj. FG%     .030   3  85

TEAM SCHEDULE

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MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES Schedule

  Date        Opponent                     Record  RPI  Result  Score       Record
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  11/16/16    UMKC                          10-20  279       W  71-49          1-0
  11/19/16    at Mount St. Mary's           16-17  245       L  80-70          1-1
  11/25/16    vs. Ball State                16-14  126       W  77-59          2-1
  11/26/16    vs. #6 Kentucky                31-6    1       W  84-77          3-1
  11/27/16    vs. Texas                     23-15   72       L  66-62          3-2
  12/06/16    at Purdue                     18-14   39       L  56-53          3-3
  12/08/16    Texas Tech                    15-16  137       W  81-64          4-3
  12/14/16    Sam Houston State             13-17  271       L  83-81          4-4
  12/16/16    at North Carolina Central     11-19  333       W  73-52          5-4
  12/19/16    Northern Iowa                  7-24  298       W  79-42          6-4
  12/22/16    Milwaukee                     17-15   92       W  73-56          7-4
  12/24/16    at Lamar                      10-20  324       W  81-55          8-4
  12/26/16    South Dakota State            19-13  111       L  69-62          8-5
  12/30/16    at Arkansas-Pine Bluff        12-19  283       W  72-55          9-5
  01/03/17    at Houston                    15-17  214       W  84-75   10-5 (1-0)
  01/05/17    at UCF                        14-17  255       W  65-52   11-5 (2-0)
  01/10/17    East Carolina                 13-20  248       W  63-55   12-5 (3-0)
  01/12/17    Navy                          19-13   88       W  59-41   13-5 (4-0)
  01/17/17    at Tulsa                      11-20  278       W  70-59   14-5 (5-0)
  01/19/17    at Massachusetts              18-13  120       W  86-75   15-5 (6-0)
  01/24/17    Army                          23-10   87       L  71-51   15-6 (6-1)
  01/26/17    UCF                           14-17  255       W  65-35   16-6 (7-1)
  01/31/17    Massachusetts                 18-13  120       W  66-39   17-6 (8-1)
  02/02/17    at Navy                       19-13   88       W  81-60   18-6 (9-1)
  02/07/17    South Florida                  5-26  338       W  80-63  19-6 (10-1)
  02/09/17    at East Carolina              13-20  248       W  91-81  20-6 (11-1)
  02/14/17    Houston                       15-17  214       W  71-56  21-6 (12-1)
  02/16/17    Tulsa                         11-20  278       L  70-60  21-7 (12-2)
  02/21/17    at Illinois State             20-12   91       W  55-38  22-7 (13-2)
  02/23/17    at Army                       23-10   87       L  84-57  22-8 (13-3)
  03/05/17    vs. East Carolina             13-20  248       L  75-62         22-9
  03/15/17    Michigan State                25-12   51       L  82-52        22-10

TEAM STATS

MINNESOTA STATE SCREAMING EAGLES Averages

 Player              Pos  GP  GS   Min   Pts  Orb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To  Fls   +/-
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 Bill Heller          SG  32  32  29.9  15.1  1.6  5.5  4.5  2.2  0.2  2.8  3.1  10.1
 Zyrell Gregory       SG  32  32  28.5  14.2  1.1  2.5  2.3  1.3  0.2  2.9  2.9   5.1
 Bret Tyson            C  27  27  30.1   9.3  1.6  4.5  0.9  1.0  0.6  0.8  2.5   8.1
 Mason Stone          PG  32  31  29.1   9.0  1.1  3.6  4.1  1.3  0.1  1.7  2.7   9.0
 Brian Bui             C  32  32  27.4   6.4  2.5  4.9  1.0  0.3  0.4  1.3  3.0   6.2
 Shane Bliss          PG  32   1  14.5   5.3  0.6  2.3  1.0  0.5  0.0  1.3  1.9   2.3
 Kameel Beatty        SF  32   0   9.7   4.4  0.2  0.5  0.6  0.1  0.2  1.1  1.2  -1.0
 Ka'jai Phillips      PG  31   0   7.6   3.1  0.1  0.7  0.3  0.3  0.0  0.9  1.0   0.1
 Ilari Tverdovsky     PF  31   4  17.3   2.5  1.8  4.4  0.6  0.8  1.8  0.9  1.2   5.8
 Jalek Petty          SF   7   0   4.6   1.7  0.3  1.0  0.0  0.0  0.3  0.7  0.7  -0.4
 Kristian Jensen      SF  20   0   5.8   1.4  0.4  0.8  0.5  0.1  0.1  0.3  1.1  -2.6
 Brandon Trent         C  32   1   7.9   1.0  0.4  1.8  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.5  0.5  -0.9
 Blair Baldwin        PG   4   0   2.0   0.5  0.0  0.0  0.3  0.5  0.0  0.0  0.3  -2.0
 Johnny Pollard       SF   2   0   2.5   0.0  0.5  0.5  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.5  -2.0
 Dylan Clough         SG   9   0   1.1   0.0  0.0  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  -0.6

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2016 TOP 25 RECRUITING CLASSES

2016 Recruiting Rankings

      # Team                             Conference               Best Player    Rtg  5*  4*  3*  2*  1*
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     1. Florida                                 SEC   PG Antino De Cristoforo  *****   2   3   0   0   0
     2. LSU                                     SEC          SF Savino Fresco  *****   1   5   1   0   0
     3. Saint Joseph's                          A10          SF Adolph Bender   ****   0   4   3   0   0
     4. Connecticut                             ACC           PF Anthony Levy  *****   1   3   0   0   0
     5. Xavier                             Big East           SF Leo Angeloni  *****   2   1   0   0   0
     6. Butler                             Big East       PG Agustin Mcginnis   ****   1   4   0   0   0
     7. Temple                                  ACC         SF Vince Baldacci  *****   1   3   0   0   0
     8. Colorado                             Pac-16           SF Antoine Joly  *****   2   2   0   0   0
     9. Rhode Island                            A10            PG Edgar Block   ****   0   5   0   0   0
    10. Saint Louis                        Big East            C  Angel Franz   ****   1   4   0   0   0
    11. USC                                  Pac-16        PG Tyler Morisette  *****   2   2   0   0   0
    12. San Francisco                           WCC         SF Alvaro Langdon   ****   0   4   1   0   0
    13. New Mexico                           Big 12           SF Gabe Altieri  *****   2   1   1   0   0
    14. Seton Hall                         Big East             PF Chuck Mize  *****   1   2   0   0   0
    15. NC State                                ACC        PG Fab Sacrangella  *****   1   2   1   0   0
    16. Oklahoma                             Pac-16            SG Allen James   ****   1   3   0   0   0
    17. Northwestern                        Big Ten       SF Abraham Blaylock   ****   0   3   3   0   0
    18. Virginia Tech                           ACC            SG Dion Asbury  *****   2   1   0   0   0
    19. Tulane                               Big 12             PF Alan Whyte   ****   0   4   0   0   0
    20. Providence                         Big East           SF Errol Farias   ****   0   5   0   0   0
    21. Minnesota State                         AAC           PG Juan Wilmoth   ****   0   3   1   0   0
    22. Alabama                                 SEC            PG Theo Benson  *****   1   1   1   0   0
    23. Michigan State                      Big Ten          PF Archie Corwin   ****   0   4   0   0   0
    24. Iowa State                           Big 12       SF Kristian Mathieu  *****   1   2   0   0   0
    25. UCLA                                 Pac-16              SF Brett Gay  *****   1   2   0   0   0

AAC RECRUITING

2016 Recruiting Rankings

      # Team               Conference         Best Player   Rtg  5*  4*  3*  2*  1*
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    21. Minnesota State           AAC     PG Juan Wilmoth  ****   0   3   1   0   0
    44. Army                      AAC  SF Aurelio Salcido  ****   0   1   3   1   0
    52. Illinois State            AAC        C  Jake Belt  ****   0   3   1   0   0
   178. Houston                   AAC      SF Bryce Carey   ***   0   0   2   0   0
   180. East Carolina             AAC     SF Noah Brinson   ***   0   0   2   0   0
   181. UCF                       AAC     PG Adan Bunting   ***   0   0   2   0   0
   195. Massachusetts             AAC    SG Samuel Franks  ****   0   1   0   0   0
   196. South Florida             AAC     PF Adan Valerio  ****   0   1   0   0   0
   232. Navy                      AAC     SG Adam Horvath   ***   0   0   2   0   0
   287. Tulsa                     AAC     PF Arnold Thiel   ***   0   0   1   0   0

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Also, since I'm just simming, you can give me a recruit to add to the game for you and we'll track his career.

Quote:

NAME: POSITION: HEIGHT/WEIGHT: HIGH SCHOOL: CITY/STATE: STAR OF RECRUIT: (No higher than 4*)

Alternatively, if you just prefer to be a "booster" for a program, you can do that too. Just indicate the program you want to be a "booster" for you and your contributions will start flowing in over a 4 year period. It will not result in any player enhancement, just increased program budget.