The Coaching Legacy of Danny Carmichael (CH 2K8)

[orlegend0208]

Hello all! I'm sure that most of you who have visited the basketball dynasty forum in the past 2 weeks or so have seen my Tennessee Basketball dynasty at some point. I intended for that to be a fun challenge as I would've had to replace 4 starters and 6 scholarship players... Well, one very unexpected Kentucky-esque recruiting class later, it's not really the rebuilding challenge I was hoping for.

So, after reading through the many great coaching legacies' on this forum, it made me want to start my own. I know this will be a great challenge, but more importantly a fun one. And for those who follow the Tennessee basketball dynasty, I will still continue it, but not quite as often as this legacy. :P

With that being said, I hope you all will enjoy the coaching legacy of Danny Carmichael!

Things to Know

1. I'm not a fan of some of the ridiculous names that this game will give players... So, I may change some. :P

2. I had the game generate the names for the players for the start of the legacy.

3. I will import all draft classes into NBA 2K8 and follow my coached players throughout their NBA career.

[orlegend0208]

Legacy Notes

Season By Season Record

Radford
2007-2008: 13-15 (6-8)
2008-2009: 21-10 (11-3): #14 Seed, 1st Round of NCAA Tournament
2009-2010: 31-4 (13-1): #6 Seed, 2nd Round of NCAA Tournament
2010-2011: 33-4 (14-0): #7 Seed, Elite 8

Gonzaga
2011-2012: 23-9 (11-3): #9 Seed, 1st Round of NCAA Tournament
2012-2013: 24-9 (11-3): #9 Seed, 2nd Round of NCAA Tournament
2013-2014: 36-2 (12-2): WCC Conference Champions, #2 Seed, NCAA National Champions

Radford Achievements: 2008-2011
Overall Record: 98-33 (.748%)
Conference Record: 44-12 (.786%)
NCAA Tournament Record: 4-3 (.571%)
Record vs. Top 25: 2-6 (.250%)
Non Conference Tournaments Won: 3
Regular Season Conference Championships: 3
Conference Tournament Champions: 3
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3
Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1
Elite Eight Appearances: 1
Final Four Appearances: 0
National Title Appearances: 0
National Championships: 0

Gonzaga Achievements: 2011-Present
Overall Record: 83-20 (.806%)
Conference Record: 34-8 (.810%)
NCAA Tournament Record: 7-2 (.778%)
Record vs. Top 25: 4-3 (.571%)
Non Conference Tournaments Won: 3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
Regular Season Conference Championships: 3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
Conference Tournament Champions: 1 (2014)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (2014)
Elite Eight Appearances: 1 (2014)
Final Four Appearances: 1 (2014)
National Title Appearances: 1 (2014)
National Championships: 1 (2014)

Career Achievements
Overall Record: 181-53 (.774%)
Conference Record: 78-20 (.796%)
NCAA Tournament Record: 11-5 (.688%)
Record vs. Top 25: 6-11 (.353%)
Non Conference Tournaments Won: 6
Regular Season Conference Championships: 6
Conference Tournament Champions: 4
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 6
Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 2
Elite Eight Appearances: 2
Final Four Appearances: 1 (2014)
National Title Appearances: 1 (2014)
National Championships: 1 (2014)
Preseason #1 Rankings: 0
20 Win Seasons: 6
30 Win Seasons: 3
Conference Coach of the Year: 5
National Coach of the Year: 1 (2014)
All-Conference Players: 16
All-American Players: 0
National Players of the Year: 0
Pro Draftees: 0

Completed Legacy Goals

Assemble a top 20 recruiting class
Go an entire season with no unhappy players
Have a player chosen Freshman All-Conference
Have a player chosen All-Conference
Coach a team to a winning record
Coach a team to 10 wins
Coach a team to 20 wins
Win a Non-Conference Tournament
Coach a team to a Conference Championship
Coach a team to an NCAA Tournament bid
Coach a team to the Sweet 16
Be chosen Conference Coach of the Year
Get hired by a larger conference team
Get 5,000 Legacy Points in one season
Sign a 4 star recruit
Coach a Conference Player of the Year
Coach a team into the Top 25
Coach a team to the Final Four
Coach a team to the National Championship
Be chosen NCAA coach of the year

Legacy Goals
Sign a 5 star recruit
Sign a 5 star recruit in season
Sign a World recruit
Sign a high school All-American
Sign the Mr. Basketball for your state
Sign the top Recruit in a Recruiting Class
Assemble the top recruiting class
Coach an NCAA All-American
Coach a Player of the Year winner
Coach a 2k Sports Award winner
Have a player chosen in the NBA Draft
Have an underclassman chosen in the NBA Draft
Upset the #1 ranked team
Coach a team to the #1 ranking
Coach a team to a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament
Get hired by a power conference team
Get a lifetime contract with any team
Get 200,000 Legacy Points in your career
Accumulate 200 career wins
Accumulate 500 career wins
Accumulate 800 career wins
Accumulate 900 career wins

Coaching Profile

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

[orlegend0208]

Coached Players Accolades

All-Conference Players

08-09: 2nd Team All-Big South: SG-Sammy Coleman-Freshman
08-09: 2nd Team All-Big South: PF-Cordell Darden-Freshman
09-10: 1st Team All-Big South: PF-Brandon Ray-Freshman
09-10: 2nd Team All-Big South: SG-Kenny Andrews-Freshman
09-10: 2nd Team All-Big South: C-Marquis Peterson-Freshman
10-11: 1st Team All-Big South: SG-Kenny Andrews-Sophomore
10-11: 1st Team All-Big South: PF-Brandon Ray-Sophomore
10-11: 2nd Team All-Big South: SF-Latece Mathis-Freshman

All-Freshman Team Selections

08-09: SG-Sammy Coleman- 70 Overall
08-09: SF-Landon Snow- 66 Overall
08-09: PF-Cordell Darden- 67 Overall
09-10: SG-Kenny Andrews- 72 Overall
09-10: SF-Emmett Bonner- 72 Overall
09-10: PF-Brandon Ray- 73 Overall
09-10: C-Marquis Peterson- 74 Overall
10-11: PG-Josh Tigert- 72 Overall
10-11: SF-Latece Mathis- 78 Overall
10-11: PF-Melvin Reeves- 76 Overall

All-Americans

2009-2010

Award Winners

Radford: 2009-2010
Danny Carmichael wins Big South Coach of the Year
Big South Freshman of the Year: PF-Brandon Ray- 73 Overall

Radford: 2010-2011
Danny Carmichael wins Big South Coach of the Year
Big South Freshman of the Year: PF-Melvin Reeves- 76 Overall


Draft Picks

[orlegend0208]

Recruiting Stats

5 Stars: 0
4 Stars: 2
3 Stars: 13
2 Stars: 0
1 Star: 0
Total Players Signed: 15

All-Americans: 0
Top 100 Players: 2
Mr. Basketball Award Winners: 0

Past Recruiting Classes

2008: Radford: #52 Class in the Country

Radford Highlanders Recruiting - 2008
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Sammy Coleman (285)	#85 PG	HS	Newport News, VA	6'0	174
Cordell Darden (368)	#24 C	HS	San Bernardino, CA	6'10	234
Landon Snow (377)	#89 SF	HS	Williamsburg, VA	6'5	199
Bud Mann	C	JUCO So	Lee's Summit, MO	7'0	231

2009: Radford: #32 Class in the Country

Radford Highlanders Recruiting - 2009
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Marquis Peterson (154)	#8 C	HS	El Paso, TX	6'9	228
Brandon Ray (157)	#32 PF	HS	Virginia Beach, VA	6'8	203
Kenny Andrews (173)	#42 SG	HS	Queens, NY	6'2	182
Emmett Bonner (196)	#38 SF	HS	Lafayette, IN	6'4	219
Cedrick Covington (353)	#104 PG	HS	Lynchburg, VA	6'0	179

2010: Radford: #18 Recruiting Class in the Country

Radford Highlanders Recruiting - 2010
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Freddy Hacker (116)	#20 SG	HS	Eau Claire, WI	6'4	200
Latece Mathis (128)	#25 SF	HS	Paterson, NJ	6'7	214
Melvin Reeves (130)	#3 C	HS	Lawrence, KS	6'8	218
Josh Tigert (137)	#46 PG	HS	Montgomery, AL	6'1	186
Reed White (194)	#7 C	HS	Washington D.C.	6'9	234
Ron Bills (209)	#38 SF	HS	Coral Gables, FL	6'6	216
Jermaine Wolfe (260)	#12 C	HS	Alexandria, VA	7'0	227

2011: #42 Recruiting Class in the Country

Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting - 2011
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Vernon Lopez (103)	#14 PF	HS	Vancouver, WA	6'8	216
Franklin Axton	SF	JUCO	Seattle, WA	6'6	216
Chester Reaves	C	JUCO	Shoreline, WA	6'10	249
Bryan Wells	SG	JUCO So	Seattle, WA	6'1	173

2012: #86 Recruiting Class in the Country

Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting Class - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Sammy Sola (27)	#5 SF	HS	Garden Grove, CA	6'6	222
Douglas Montgomery (36)	#1 C	HS	Anaheim, CA	6'8	212

[orlegend0208]

Radford Hires Carmichael as Men's Hoops Coach

RADFORD, Va. -- 2-time High School State Champion coach, Danny Carmichael, has been named head men's basketball coach at Radford.

Radford announced the hiring of Carmichael on this morning and an introductory press conference will be held at 3:00 P.M.

Carmichael took over a High School boy's program that won just 4 games the year prior to his arrival, and turned them into a team that won 2 straight State Tournaments, which is the biggest recorded turn around in United States High School basketball history.

Carmichael is inheriting a Radford team that went just 8-22 last year.

[Deuce2223]

Good luck. Will be following.

[orlegend0208]

Danny Carmichael Introductory Press Conference

AD Robert Lineburg: "We are very, very fortunate today to announce the hiring of what we think is an absolute hidden gem of a basketball coach, Danny Carmichael. For those who don't know, Danny Carmichael took over a high school basketball program that won 4 games the year before he got there. His only two years, they won the state championship, and they looked like a totally different team. We're hoping that Coach Carmichael can do the same for this Radford Highlander program. So, without further adieu, please help me in welcoming our newest basketball coach... Danny Carmichael."

Coach Carmichael: "Wow, first of all I'd just like to thank AD Lineburg and just everyone in helping this dream of mine become a reality. When I was a kid, I dreamed of being a Division 1 College Basketball coach... And if you asked me two years ago if I thought I'd be a head coach at a great school like Radford at the age of 25, I probably would've laughed... And then told you to run suicides. But, this really is an honor, and I can't be more appreciative of the opportunity."

Coach Carmichael on the style of basketball his team will play

Coach Carmichael: "I know this will be asked, so I will beat you all to it. We will play an exciting brand of basketball. We will be relentless on the defensive side of the ball. We will press and trap the opposing team all 94 feet, hoping to create turnovers which turn into fast break points. On offense, we will run a motion offense with lots of ball screens trying to get any open shot we can get."

Coach Carmichael on Recruiting

Coach Carmichael: "My staff and I are going to be relentless recruiters. We are going to try and recruit the best possible players we can get. We want kids who first and foremost love the game of basketball. If you don't love basketball, it shows in your effort and how you play. Secondly, we are going to recruit to our system. Lastly, we are going to recruit individuals who we think can develop into all-conference players for us and just give us the best chance to win ball games."

Coach Carmichael's Closing Remarks

Coach Carmichael: "Once again, I would just like to reiterate how honored and privileged I am to be YOUR head basketball coach. And I will make one promise to you... I WILL do everything in my power to get this Radford basketball program to compete for championships year in and year out. Thank you and go Highlanders!"

[orlegend0208]

2007-2008 Radford Preview

2007-2008 Radford Highlanders
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
1	Ryan Ariza (59)	SG	6'5	181	FR	Virginia Beach, VA
3	Drake Conn (60)	PF	6'6	220	FR	New Zealand
4	Dave Torbert (59)	SG	6'4	187	JR	Baltimore, MD
11	Fredrick Garnett (66)	PG	5'9	193	SO	Bethlehem, PA
12	Marlon Webber (57)	PF	6'7	217	FR	Des Moines, IA
22	Wayne Perry (50)	PF	6'8	174	SR	Norfolk, VA
23	T.J. Gouard (64)	SF	6'6	217	RS JR	Memphis, TN
24	Aaron Dupre (61)	SG	6'3	182	JR	Virginia Beach, VA
31	James O'Hanon (50)	C	6'9	190	SR	Virginia Beach, VA
33	Reginald Holbrook (55)	SF	6'8	203	JR	Chapel Hill, NC
40	Brice Radford (50)	C	6'8	221	SO	Virginia Beach, VA
54	Shaun Howell (52)	C	6'9	278	SR	Portsmouth, VA

Player Cut:
SG-Andre Dunnington: 49 Overall

Radford Highlanders Depth Chart - 07-08
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Frederick Garnett (66)	Aaron Dupre (61)
SG	Aaron Dupre (61)	Ryan Ariza (59)	Dave Torbert (59)
SF	T.J. Gouard (64)	Reginald Holbrook (55)
PF	Drake Conn (60)	Marlon Webber (57)	Wayne Perry (50)
C	Shaun Howell (52)	James O'Hanon (50)	Brice Radford (50)

2007-2008 Radford Schedule

11/9: @ Michigan
11/13: vs. Northern Colorado
11/17: vs. Gardner-Webb
11/19: @ Air Force
11/24: @ Campbell
12/2: Signing Period Starts
12/3: vs. Gardner-Webb
12/8: vs. Campbell
12/9: Signing Period Ends
12/15: @ #6 Georgetown
12/17: @ James Madison
12/19: vs. West Virginia
12/28-12/29: Gulf Coast Challenge
1/2: @ South Carolina
1/12: @ Coastal Carolina
1/14: @ Charleston Southern
1/19: vs. Winthrop
1/23: @ UNC-Asheville
1/28: vs. High Point
2/2: vs. Liberty
2/5: @ VMI
2/9: vs. Charleston Southern
2/11: vs. Coastal Carolina
2/16: @ Winthrop
2/20: vs. UNC-Asheville
2/23: vs. VMI
2/27: @ High Point
3/1: @ Liberty

*Red font denotes Conference Games

Pre-Season Rankings

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 22, 2007
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Kansas
2	North Carolina
3	Memphis
4	Michigan State
5	Louisville
6	Georgetown
7	UCLA
8	Tennessee
9	Duke
10	Marquette
11	Wisconsin
12	Kentucky
13	Arizona
14	Pittsburgh
15	Oregon
16	Texas A&M
17	Arkansas
18	Texas
19	Florida State
20	Indiana
21	Illinois
22	Clemson
23	Ohio State
24	Syracuse
25	Georgia Tech