Career Coaching Legacy of Logan Martinez (CH2K8)

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NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET - Final Four

#2 Louisville 68 vs #8 Clemson 65

#5 Washington State 73 vs #8 Arizona State 75

Final Four Analysis - Clemson doesn't go down until the bitter end, but Louisville holds on to the win. SG Chris Smith led the Cardinals in scoring with 21 points, while PG Peyton Siva tallied 14 points and dished out 5 assists. It was Louisville first close call of the tournament, and they managed to emerge victorious.

Arizona State's defense earned them yet another victory. They forced the Cougars into shooting 18-53 from the field; the only reason Washington State was in the game was because of they got the Sun Devils in foul trouble. They hit 31 of 44 free throws, but it wasn't enough to get by Arizona State.

National Championship

#2 Louisville 86 vs #8 Arizona State 70

National Championship Analysis: The Cardinals deadly and efficient offense was simply too much for Arizona State to overcome as Louisville wins the National Championship! Peyton Siva (12 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts), Chris Smith (18 pts, 5 rebs), Terrance Jennings (16 pts, 6 rebs) and company would not be denied as they went into the half with a 14 point lead and never looked back. They did something no other team could do in this tournament against Arizona State: they shot over 50% from the floor (29-53, 9-18 from 3).

In a battle of contrasting styles, the Louisville Cardinals emerge as the 2009 National Champions!

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Awards Round-Up

National Champions: Louisville Cardinals (31-7, 12-6)

Player of the Year: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke) - 26.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 6.9 apg, 1.6 spg

Mid-Major Player of the Year: SF Mike Glover (Iona) - 23.5 ppg, 13.9 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.6 bpg

Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino (Louisville)

Defensive Player of the Year: SF Trey Thompkins (Georgia) - 18.5 ppg, 12 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.6 bpg

Big Man of the Year: PF Mouphtaou Yarou (Villanova) - 23.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3.3 bpg

Freshman of the Year: SG Ricardo Ledo (Providence) - 18.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 4.6 apg



First-Team All-American

PG Kyrie Irving (Duke) - 26.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 6.9 apg, 1.6 spg

SG Ashton Gibbs (Pittsburgh) - 26.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.5 apg

SF Mike Glover (Iona) - 23.5 ppg, 13.9 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.6 bpg

PF Mouphtaou Yarou (Villanova) - 23.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3.3 bpg

C Aaric Murray (La Salle) - 23.4 ppg, 10 rpg, 2.3 bpg


Second-Team All-American

PG Ben Hansbrough (Notre Dame) - 20.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5.7 apg, 1.6 spg

SG Alec Burks (Colorado) - 26.2 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.5 spg

SF Trey Thompkins (Georgia) - 18.5 ppg, 12 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.6 bpg

PF Terrence Jones (Kentucky) - 23.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.5 bpg

C Kenny Frease (Xavier) - 19.7 ppg, 8.5 rpg


Freshman All-American

PG Brad Havens (Arizona) - 12.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4 apg, 2 spg

SG Ricardo Ledo (Providence) - 18.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 4.6 apg

SF Fred Dumbliauskas (UNLV) - 14.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1 spg

PF Ryan Pawlak (UNLV) - 13.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.7 bpg

C Harold Riley (Ohio State) - 10.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.2 bpg

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SWAC Awards Round-Up

Conference Champions: Texas Southern Tigers (25-8, 14-4)

Conference Coach of the Year: Logan Martinez (Texas Southern)

Conference Player of the Year: SG Lawrence Danner-Johnson (Texas Southern) - 16.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.1 spg

Conference Freshman of the Year: C Laurence Garza (Texas Southern) - 10.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.5 bpg


First-Team All-Conference


PG Alex Savannah (Alcorn State) - 14.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.4 spg

SG Lawrence Danner-Johnson (Texas Southern) - 16.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.1 spg

SF Jenirro Bush (Jackson State) - 12.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.3 apg

PF Keithrick Denson (Texas Southern) - 10.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.4 spg

C Laurence Garza (Texas Southern) - 10.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.5 bpg


Second-Team All-Conference

PG Michael Griffin (Prairie View) - 13.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.6 apg

SG Tramaine Butler (Alabama State) - 14.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.4 spg

SF Casey Cantey (Alabama A&M) - 12 ppg, 2.5 rpg

PF Pat Davis (Alabama State) - 9.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.5 apg

C Michael Starks (Alcorn State) - 10.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg


Freshman All-Conference

PG Austen Mitchell (Texas Southern) - 4.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 6.6 apg, 1.3 spg

SG Ian Bankes (Alabama A&M) - 7.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.6 apg

SF Marcel Rios (Jackson State) - 6.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg

PF Damien Allen (Texas Southern) - 7.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 spg

C Laurence Garza (Texas Southern) - 10.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.5 bpg

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Texas Southern Tigers Season Recap 2008-2009

Overall Record: 25-8 (14-4)

PPG: 72
APG: 21.9
RPG: 32.4
FG%: 47.9
3PT%: 39.1
FT%: 72.8
SPG: 8.9
BPG: 3.2


Award Winners:

Conference Coach of the Year: Logan Martinez
Conference Player of the Year: SG Lawrence Danner-Johnson
Conference Freshman of the Year: C Laurence Garza

First-Team All-Conference:

SG Lawrence Danner-Johnson
PF Keithtrick Denson
C Laurence Garza

Freshman All-Conference:

PG Austen Mitchell
PF Damien Allen
C Laurence Garza

Texas Southern Stats - 2009
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Lawrence Danner-Johnson (Starter)	30	20.2	16.9	1.8	3	1.1		.6	.8
Laurence Garza (Starter)	33	18.2	10.2	9.2	1.8	.3	1.5	.9	1.8
Keithtrick Denson (Starter)	33	17.9	10.1	4.6	2.5	1.4		.8	1.1
Micah Flowers	33	16	9.5	3.1	1.6	.8	.2	.8	1
Aaron Clayborn (Starter)	33	17.1	7.8	3.2	.9	1.5	.4	.8	1
Damien Allen	33	15.7	7.4	4.7	1.8	1	.5	.8	1.3
Austen Mitchell (Starter)	33	19.4	4	1.7	6.6	1.3	.1	2.3	1.2
Nico Norris	32	11.5	3.8	1.5	1.3	.7		.5	.6
TeAllen Price	28	8.5	3.7	2.6	1	.5	.3	.5	.7
Justin Ray	33	9	.8	.5	1.8	.4		.8	.4
Mitchell Collum	4	6	1.5	1.5	1	.5	.5	.3	1

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TEXAS SOUTHERN RECRUITING UPDATE


Martinez Finalizes Recruiting Class

Coach Logan Martinez put all 5 available scholarships to good use this season.

The Tigers inked 4 recruits, and will bring in a transfer from a Power 5 program.

The headliner in this year's class is hometown kid SF Seamus Burns. Burns is an athletic 6'7'' wing with a good jumper. He is a fringe Top-100 prospect, checking in at No. 101 in ESPN's recruiting rankings. Burns will start from Day 1 for the Tigers at the Small Forward position.

Texas Southern has also inked three other 3-star prospects.

The Tigers landed their power forward of the future this year when Karim Freeman, a 6'9'' 235 big man from Mission Veijo, California announced his pledge to Martinez's program. Freeman could be a diamond in the rough for Texas Southern -- he does everything well, but still needs to working on finishing in the paint. Freeman is ranked #238 according to ESPN.com and is the #15 Center prospect.

Martinez's first recruiting class featured a 7-foot center in Laurence Garza and he followed that up with another 7-foot signee in C Stanley Melvin. Melvin also has more long-term upside than Garza, though isn't quite as good defensively. He will be the first big off the bench next year.

PG Chauncey Trammell will come in and be the backup point guard to Austen Mitchell, but he has a higher ceiling than the Tigers' current point guard and could take over starting responsibilities down the line. He shoots the 3-ball well for an incoming freshman, but needs to continue working on his form to get his shot off faster.

The fifth and final available scholarship will go to transfer PG Raymond Penn. The Sugar Land, Texas native wanted to be closer to home for his final year of eligibility after starting his career at Oklahoma State.

The 5'9'' 161-pound point guard averaged 6.4 points and 2.6 assists per game his sophomore year in Stillwater, but saw his minutes greatly diminished as a junior (from 26.7 to 6.5). In his limited playing time, Penn shot 47 percent from the field and 55 percent from 3-point range (18-33).

Penn, who is 72 overall, will sit out next season. He will join a solid point guard stable in two years when Mitchell is a junior and Trammel is a sophomore. It will be interesting to see how that battle in the backcourt for playing time pans out.

COMMITMENT LIST

Texas Southern Tigers Recruiting - 2009
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Seamus Burns	SF	HS	Texas	6’7’’	228
Chauncey Trammell	PG	HS	Texas	6’0’’	171
Stanley Melvin	C	HS	Texas	7’0”	255
Karim Freeman	C	HS	California	6'9''	235

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Offseason Recap


Mid-Major shakeup

Three of the most notable mid-major coaches in the county will patrol the sidelines for different teams next year as Mark Few, Shaka Smart and Greg Marshall left their respective programs.

Few is out in Spokane and he will now coach the UConn Huskies. Marshall will take over DePaul, and Smart is the new head man at Boston College.

There was some speculation as to what Texas Southern head coach Logan Martinez would do, but after interviews with a couple of programs, including reportedly Gonzaga and VCU, he will remain in Houston to lead the Tigers.

Duke, UNC bring in monster recruiting classes

The nation's best rivalry will see some stud freshman take the court on both sides as the Tar Heels and Blue Devils dominated the recruiting landscape.

Duke landed five Top 50 recuits and the sixth was ranked No. 51. Three of their prospects are in the top five, including No. 1 recruit and sure-fire One-and-done PF Sammy Burton (84 overall) Projected lottery picks SG Emmett (82) Bosley and SG T.R. Merritt (82) join a ridiculously talented roster that still has talented holdovers in PG Seth Curry and PF Ryan Kelly.

UNC didn't land quite the quality of players as the Blue Devils but they made up for it in quantity. The Tar Heels' top prospects is the No.4 recruit, frosh PF Andre Boyden (81), a projected lottery pick. UNC also landed the nation's No. 13, No. 22, No. 28, No. 37, No. 93 and No. 151 recruits to add to a team that still features PG Kendall Marshall and SG Dexter Strickland.

Martinez Coach Card
Career Record: 44-18
Age: 27

Overall: B-
Offense: C+
Defense: C+
Teaching: B
Scouting: B-
Charisma: B-
Discipline: C

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2009-2010 Texas Southern Tigers Roster

* = denotes starters

Texas Southern Roster
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
5	Austen Mitchell (67 overall)*	PG	6'2''	194	SO	Anchorage, Alaska
11	Lawrence Danner-Johnson (72 overall)*	SG	6'5''	197	JR	Pontiac, Michigan
23	Seamus Burns (76 overall)*	SF	6'7''	235	FR	Houston, Texas
42	Karim Freeman (75 overall)*	PF	6'9''	218	FR	Mission Viejo, California
53	Laurence Garza (67 overall)*	C	7'1''	274	SO	Port St. Lucie, Florida
54	Stanley Melvin (73 overall)	C	7'0''	263	FR	Houston, Texas
10	Chauncey Trammell (68 overall)	PG	6'0''	176	FR	San Antonio, Texas
32	Aaron Clayborn (67 overall)	SF	6'7''	231	SR	Dearborn, Michigan
14	Micah Flowers (67 overall)	SG	6'5''	213	JR	Glendale, California
31	Damien Allen (65 overall)	PF	6'9''	257	SO	New Zealand
2	Nico Norris (60 overall)	SG	6'5''	202	JR	Houston, Texas
12	Vanderis Christie (58 overall)	PG	5'11''	175	SO	Wilmington, North Carolina
22	Raymond Penn (71 overall, TRANSFER)	PG	5'9''	161	SR	Sugar Land, Texas

COACHES

Head Coach Logan Martinez: B- Overall (Year 3)
Assistant Coach Buzz Riley: C+ Overall (Year 1)
Assistant Coach Jaycee Frisby C+ Overall (Year 1)

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SWAC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL

1. Texas Southern (78 OVR)
2. Alabama A&M (71 OVR)
3. Jackson State (71 OVR)
4. Grambling State (69 OVR)
5. Alcorn State (68 OVR)
6. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (66 OVR)
7. Alabama State (65 OVR)
8. Mississippi Valley State (62 OVR)
9. Southern (62 OVR)
10. Prairie View (61 OVR)