Legacy Of Grant Redford

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Coach Grant Redford
Age: 29
Record: 61-49
Overall: B

Regular Season Championships: 4
Conference Tournament Championships: 4
NCAA Tournaments: 4
NCAA Sweet Sixteens: 1
NCAA Final Fours: 1
NCAA Championships: 0
20 Win Seasons: 2
Conference Coach of the Year: 2
National Coach of the Year: 0
All-Conference Selections: 14
All-American Selections: 0
National Player of the Year: 0
NBA Draftees: 2
- PG J.W. Aguilar (2007-2011)
- PF Lemarquis Koger (2007-2011)

'06-'07 VMI - Overall - 5-19 (5-9 in conference)
-Rank- Start: n/a - High: n/a - Finish: n/a -
Vs. Top 25: 0-1
@ #8 Ohio State, L 76-56
-Starters-
C Justin Jerman Jr. 6-8 220 - 51
PF Matt Murrer Sr. 6-7 205 - 66
SF Reggie Williams Jr. 6-5 195 - 73
SG Travis Holmes So. 6-4 195 - 66
PG Chavis Holmes So. 6-4 195 - 63
- Post-Season
- Conference Tournament:
Lost to (2) Coastal Carolina 76-63 in Big South First Round
- NCAA Tournament: Did Not Participate
- Awards: None
Leaders:
Scoring - Reggie Williams - 17.3 ppg
Rebounding - Reggie Williams - 9.4 rpg
Assists - Chavis Holmes - 3.4 apg
Team MVP - Reggie Williams - Jr. - SF - 17.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 3.1 apg
Recruits
***** J.W. Aguilar PG 6-1 190 Cameroon
**** Lemarquis Koger PF 6-11 233 Melbourne
**** Cam McGrain SF 6-8 203 Puerto Rico
Coaching Carousel - Lute Olson retires from Arizona. Greg Jackson (Delaware State) takes over. Jim Calhoun retires from Connecticut. Jessie Evans (San Francisco) takes over.
NCAA Tournament
2007
- No. 1 Seeds - Duke, Oklahoma State, Boston College, Syracuse
- Final Four - #1 Duke, #3 Nevada, #7 Tennessee, #4 Maryland
- NCAA Champions - #3 Nevada defeated #4 Maryland 86-67
- Player of the Year - Glen Davis, LSU (25.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.3 bpg)
- Coach of the Year - Mike Krzyzewski, Duke (32-7, Final Four, ACC Reg. Season Champions)

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'07-'08 VMI - Overall - 16-14 (10-4 in conference)
-Rank- Start: n/a - High: n/a - Finish: n/a -
Vs. Top 25: 1-2
@ #1 Kansas, L 80-61
@ #23 Cincinnati, L 110-64
@ #10 Tennessee, W 75-73
-Starters-
C Justin Jerman Sr. 6-8 231 - 55
PF Lemarquis Koger Fr. 7-0 235 - 71
SF Reggie Williams Sr. 6-5 197 - 79
SG Chavis Holmes Jr. 6-4 195 - 68
PG J.W. Aguilar Fr. 6-2 194 - 78
- Post-Season
- Conference Tournament:
Defeated (8) Liberty 74-65 in Big South First Round
Defeated (5) Radford 80-73 in Big South Semis
Defeated (6) UNC Asheville 63-52 in Big South Finals
- NCAA Tournament: #13 Seed
Lost to (4) Depaul 84-56 in First Round
- Awards:
Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
Big South Freshman of the Year - Lemarquis Koger (10.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Leaders:
Scoring - Reggie Williams - 21.8 ppg
Rebounding - Lemarquis Koger - 8.6 rpg
Assists - J.W. Aguilar - 5.2 apg
Team MVP - Reggie Williams - Sr. - SF - 21.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.9 apg
Recruits
***** Adrian Nicholson PF 6-11 248 Cameroon
Coaching Carousel - Bo Ryan retires from Wisconsin. Gary Waters (Cleveland State) takes over. Bob Knight retires from Texas Tech. Bob Thomason (Pacific) takes over.
NCAA Tournament
2008
- No. 1 Seeds - UCLA, Kansas, Duke, Louisville
- Final Four - #6 Rutgers, #1 Kansas, #4 Boston College, #4 DePaul
- NCAA Champions - #1 Kansas defeats #6 Rutgers 73-69
- Player of the Year - David Padgett, Louisville (20.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.2 bpg)
- Coach of the Year - Bill Self, Kansas (32-5, Big 12 Reg. Season Champions, National Champions)

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'08-'09 VMI - Overall - 17-11 (10-4 in conference)
-Rank- Start: n/a - High: n/a - Finish: n/a -
Vs. Top 25: 0-2
@ #1 Duke, L 96-89
@ #8 Oklahoma, L 62-59
-Starters-
C Lemaquis Koger So. 7-1 242 - 75
PF Adrian Nicholson Fr. 6-11 258 - 77
SF Cam McGrain So. 6-8 222 - 73
SG Travis Holmes Sr. 6-4 213 - 75
PG J.W. Aguilar So. 6-2 196 - 81
- Post-Season
- Conference Tournament:
Defeated (8) High Point 79-73 in Big South First Round
Defeated (4) Radford 67-57 in Big South Semis
Defeated (2) Liberty 68-65 in Big South Finals
- NCAA Tournament: #15 Seed
Lost to (2) Syracuse 82-62 in First Round
- Awards:
Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
Big South Player of the Year - Lemarquis Koger (13.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.6 bpg)
Big South Freshman of the Year - Adrian Nicholson (12.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.8 bpg)
Leaders:
Scoring - Lemarquis Koger - 13.6 ppg
Rebounding - Lemarquis Koger - 8.6 rpg
Assists - J.W. Aguilar - 5.0 apg
Team MVP - Lemarquis Koger - So. - PF - 13.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Recruits
***** Tiras Diakhate PG 6-0 173 Cameroon
**** Jim Falknor PF 6-10 256 Cameroon
**** William Cole SG 6-5 209 Finland
**** Geoffrey Hipsher PF 6-11 240 Croatia
*** Max Dewitt PF 6-7 212 Lithuania
*** Herbert Paul PG 6-0 171 Cameroon
Coaching Carousel - No major coaching changes
NCAA Tournament
2009
- No. 1 Seeds - North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Villanova, Iowa
- Final Four - #3 Washington, #2 Duke, #11 NC State, #3 Mississippi State
- NCAA Champions - #3 Washington defeated #11 NC State 67-53
- Player of the Year - Thaddeus Young, Georgia Tech (18.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.0 apg)
- Coach of the Year - Lorenzo Romar, Washington (28-8, National Champions)

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'09-'10 VMI - Overall - 23-5 (12-2 in conference)
-Rank- Start: n/a - High: 6 - Finish: 9 -
Vs. Top 25: 0-1
@ #19 Texas, L 81-73
-Starters-
C Lemaquis Koger Jr. 7-1 249 - 79
PF Adrian Nicholson So. 6-11 268 - 80
SF Cam McGrain Jr. 6-8 233 - 76
SG Tiras Diakhate Fr. 6-1 180 - 79
PG J.W. Aguilar Jr. 6-3 202 - 84
- Post-Season
- Conference Tournament:
Defeated (8) Radford 81-45 in Big South First Round
Defeated (5) High Point 81-65 in Big South Semis
Defeated (2) Coastal Carolina 79-61 in Big South Finals
- NCAA Tournament: #3 Seed
Defeated (14) Illinois-Chicago 66-59 in First Round
Lost to (6) Connecticut 71-67 in Second Round
- Awards:
Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
Big South Coach of the Year - Grant Redford
Big South Player of the Year - Lemarquis Koger (15.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 bpg)
Big South Freshman of the Year - Tiras Diakhate (11.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.7 apg)
Leaders:
Scoring - Lemarquis Koger - 15.0 ppg
Rebounding - Lemarquis Koger - 8.6 rpg
Assists - J.W. Aguilar - 5.8 apg
Team MVP - Lemarquis Koger - Jr. - PF - 15.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 bpg
Recruits
***** Bernie Bowen SF 6-11 209 Serbia
**** Jimmy Peavy PF 7-0 255 Montenegro
*** Leo Tatum SG 6-4 193 Ivory Coast
Coaching Carousel - Jim Boeheim retires from Syracuse. Bob McKillop (Davidson) takes over.
NCAA Tournament
2010
- No. 1 Seeds - Boston College, Michigan State, Arkansas, Duke
- Final Four - #1 Boston College, #7 Cincinnati, #1 Michigan State, #4 Gonzaga
- NCAA Champions - #4 Gonzaga defeated #7 Cincinnati 59-52
- Player of the Year - Tyler O'Brien, Duke (18.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.1 bpg)
- Coach of the Year - Al Skinner, Boston College (33-5, ACC Reg. season and Tournament Champions, Final Four)

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'10-'11 VMI - Overall - 31-3 (13-1 in conference)
-Rank- Start: 8 - High: 1 - Finish: 1 -
Vs. Top 25: 2-0
@ #6 Duke, W 77-75
@ #25 Texas A&M, W 84-67
-Starters-
C Lemaquis Koger Sr. 7-1 254 - 84
PF Adrian Nicholson Jr. 6-11 281 - 84
SF Cam McGrain Sr. 6-8 238 - 81
SG Tiras Diakhate So. 6-2 189 - 84
PG J.W. Aguilar Sr. 6-3 206 - 88
- Post-Season
- Conference Tournament:
Defeated (8) Charl. Southern 86-72 in Big South First Round
Defeated (4) Liberty 62-60 in Big South Semis
Defeated (7) Radford 86-45 in Big South Finals
- NCAA Tournament: #1 Seed
Defeated (16) Idaho St. 91-45 in First Round
Defeated (9) Charlotte 85-57 in Second Round
Defeated (4) Georgetown 70-66 in Sweet 16
Defeated (3) Ohio State 65-47 in Elite Eight
Defeated (7) UCLA 61-60 in Final Four
Lost to (3) Pittsburgh 70-60 in Championship Game
- Awards:
Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
Big South Coach of the Year - Grant Redford
Big South Player of the Year - Lemarquis Koger (18.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.8 bpg)
Leaders:
Scoring - Lemarquis Koger - 18.0 ppg
Rebounding - Adrian Nicholson - 7.2 rpg
Assists - J.W. Aguilar - 5.4 apg
Team MVP - Lemarquis Koger - Sr. - PF - 18.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.8 bpg
Recruits
***** Robby Sidibe SF 6-11 230 Venezeula
***** Ron Radford PF 6-9 212 Cameroon
***** Stanley Wingate SG 6-6 214 Serbia
Coaching Carousel - Mike Krzyzewski retires from Duke. Cy Alexander (Tennessee State) takes over. Dave Odom
retires from South Carolina. Dennis Wolff (Boston) takes over. Jay Johnis fired from Oregon State. Greg Marshall (Winthrop) takes over.
NCAA Tournament
2011
- No. 1 Seeds - Boston College, Kansas, VMI, Duke
- Final Four - #10 Utah, #3 Pittsburgh, #7 UCLA, #1 VMI
- NCAA Champions - #3 Pittsburgh defeated #1 VMI 70-60
- Player of the Year - Fred Thues, Duke (18.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 3.1 apg)
- Coach of the Year - Al Skinner, Boston College (29-10, ACC Tournament Champions, #1 Seed)

[doncoryell]

Are you only going to put here the review from each year or are you going to be starting to journal the games now?