Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[TDenverFan]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

10-22 Toledo went dancing? Wow...

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

10-22 Toledo went dancing? Wow...

They won the MAC Tournament through some miracle. Miami (OH) was the best team in the MAC, though, and was good enough to get a #8 seed.

[superjames1992]

vs.
#7 West Virginia (25-10) vs. #3 Duquesne (28-6)
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, NC
March 24th, 2023

The West Virginia Mountaineers (25-10) continued their Cinderella run this evening with an 83-75 win over the Duquesne Dukes (28-6), the #3-seeded team in the Eastern Region. The Mountaineers, a #7 seed, will move on to face #1 seed Georgia Tech in the Eastern Regional Final on Sunday.

West Virginia led the game from start to finish and put together a rather dominating performance. Senior guard Zachary Wooten led the Mountaineers with 22 points, a new career-high. Wooten sunk five of his eight three-point attempts and nailed eight of his 11 shot attempts overall.

Osei Forney notched a double-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists while Barry George added 12 points, six assists, and three steals.

Sam Wingate led the Dukes with 20 points and three steals. Johnathan Conway added 14 points while Shaun Hobbs came from off the bench to tally 15 points.

As previously stated, the Mountaineers will face off against #1-seeded Georgia Tech in the Eastern Regional Final on Sunday, March 26th. The Yellow Jackets were the #1 overall seed in this year's NCAA Tournament and come in with a 29-6 record. Georgia Tech owns wins over #16 Toledo, #9 Washington, and #4 Tennessee thus far in this year's tournament. The Yellow Jackets have claimed margins of victories of 58, 19, and 18 points in those games, respectively.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Duquesne Dukes
Mar 24, 2023	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#7 West Virginia (25-10)	41	42	83
#3 Duquesne (28-6)	34	41	75

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	23	4-9	2-5	2-2	0	6	3	0	2	12
Z. Wooten	21	8-11	5-8	1-1	2	2	2	0	2	22
A. Pena	16	2-4	0-2	2-3	0	4	0	0	3	6
D. French	20	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	2	0	4
O. Forney	22	7-13	0-0	1-1	11	4	2	0	2	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Clemmons	12	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	3	1	0	2	6
J. Henderson	11	1-2	1-1	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	4
D. Fitzwater	10	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	3
A. Mann	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3
L. Shields	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3
R. Norton	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	3
G. Grizzard	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		31-56	14-25	7-9	25	27	11	2	17	83

Duquesne Dukes
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Conway	26	5-9	2-4	2-4	0	8	1	0	3	14
S. Wingate	28	8-12	2-4	2-2	2	2	3	2	1	20
D. Crisp	27	2-9	0-3	4-6	4	1	3	0	6	8
T. Wolfe	27	2-3	0-0	2-2	4	1	2	1	2	6
D. Stiles	22	2-5	1-1	2-2	4	1	1	2	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Hobbs	13	6-8	1-1	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	15
V. Bain	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	2
J. Nashif	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
S. Bro	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	1
H. Wells	-- DID NOT PLAY --
B. Brazzle	-- DID NOT PLAY --
R. Pilgrim	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-48	6-13	15-20	17	16	14	5	14	75

[waytofailself]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Glad to see the team putting things together. I can only hope the Yellow Jackets are not as beastly as you say.

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Glad to see the team putting things together. I can only hope the Yellow Jackets are not as beastly as you say.

Thanks!

They are, though. They are rated a 95 OVR, I believe. I am a 90 OVR, for comparison.

[superjames1992]

2023 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - SWEET SIXTEEN

EAST REGIONAL
#1 Georgia Tech 99, #4 Tennessee 81
#7 West Virginia 83, #3 Duquesne 75

WEST REGIONAL
#1 Villanova 76, #13 Wisconsin-Green Bay 56
#2 Pittsburgh 80, #6 Duke 70

SOUTH REGIONAL
#1 Clemson 93, #12 Portland 70
#2 UCLA 84, #3 Texas Tech 68

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#5 Washington State 79, #8 NC State 72
#2 Oregon 106, #6 Marquette 63

[Knickerbocker91]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Nice string of wins from the Mountaineers, going to need all that momentum against Georgia Tech. Surprised so many ACC teams made it to the Sweet 16

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Good luck in the elite 8! It looks like you may need it with GT being a 95 ovr. Not sure if I've ever seen a team that high ratings wise.

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Nice string of wins from the Mountaineers, going to need all that momentum against Georgia Tech. Surprised so many ACC teams made it to the Sweet 16

Three Big East teams to the Elite Eight, though!

Good luck in the elite 8! It looks like you may need it with GT being a 95 ovr. Not sure if I've ever seen a team that high ratings wise.

It will be tough. I think the Texas Tech team I knocked off in my National Title run a few years ago was a 94 OVR or so, but that's probably the best team I've ever beaten in this legacy (or otherwise).

[superjames1992]

vs.
#7 West Virginia (25-11) vs. #1 Georgia Tech (30-6)
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, NC
March 26th, 2023

Osei Forney's career-high 39 points, 15 rebounds, three steals, and two blocks was not enough this evening as the #1-seeded Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (30-6) defeated the #7-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers (25-11) in this year's Eastern Regional Final 111-100 in double-overtime.

"It's a tough one to lose," stated a depressed Coach Frizzell after his team's 11-point defeat in double-overtime. "We played hard against what most considered to be the best team in the country. We led the majority of the game in regulation, but we let it slip away in the final minutes and let it go to overtime.

"We played well in the first overtime period, but we just got smashed in second overtime. I think we just ran out of energy and let our season slip away and into the abyss.

"Whatever the case, making the Elite Eight as a #7 seed is nothing to sneeze at, so we'll take this setback and move on to next year."

Bobby Christian led Georgia Tech with 34 points off of 12-for-22 shooting. His 34 points was also a career-high for the 6'7" junior. Dyron Adkins neared a triple-double with 19 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals while Andrew Byfield came off the bench to add 20 points and four assists.

In addition to Forney's performance, Allan Pena added 17 points and three assists, despite a poor shooting performance. In the final game of his career, Pena only hit three of his 14 shot attempts, but did hit all 10 of his attempts from the free throw line. Meanwhile, Barry George added 11 points and three steals, but turned the ball over seven times.

Georgia Tech will move on to face #2-seeded Pittsburgh in the Final Four next Saturday. For the Mountaineers, their season is over and they will watch the Final Four from their couches in front of the television screen.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Mar 26, 2023	1ST	2ND	OT	SCORE
#7 West Virginia (25-11)	43	35	22	100
#1 Georgia Tech (30-6)	37	41	33	111

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	28	4-9	1-3	2-2	2	2	3	0	7	11
Z. Wooten	31	2-2	2-2	3-3	5	5	2	0	5	9
A. Pena	33	3-14	1-7	10-10	1	3	2	0	3	17
D. French	24	3-7	0-0	2-2	8	1	1	0	1	8
O. Forney	30	15-25	0-0	9-12	15	1	3	2	4	39
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Fitzwater	7	2-3	1-2	1-1	0	1	0	0	0	6
R. Norton	10	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	2	3	0	1	3
K. Clemmons	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	3
J. Henderson	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	3	2
G. Grizzard	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	2
A. Mann	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
L. Shields	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		33-75	7-21	27-30	40	22	16	3	24	100

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Adkins	35	4-12	4-8	7-8	8	10	3	0	3	19
B. Christian	28	12-22	4-8	6-7	2	0	2	1	3	34
B. Reynolds	11	1-2	0-0	5-5	2	1	1	0	2	7
S. Sheridan	34	2-3	0-0	2-2	6	0	4	0	2	6
J. Caton	29	2-5	0-0	5-6	13	2	4	0	2	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Byfield	15	4-9	2-5	10-10	2	4	2	0	2	20
D. Dean	18	4-7	0-1	2-2	0	2	3	0	3	10
K. Todd	14	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2
R. Power	9	0-2	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	2
C. Gordon	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	2
L. Smallwood	10	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0
F. Huertas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-71	10-24	39-42	41	22	21	1	19	111

[superjames1992]

2023 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - ELITE EIGHT

EAST REGIONAL FINAL
#1 Georgia Tech 111, #7 West Virginia 100

WEST REGIONAL FINAL
#2 Pittsburgh 87, #1 Villanova 79

SOUTH REGIONAL FINAL
#1 Clemson 71, #2 UCLA 54

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#5 Washington State 87, #2 Oregon 60

[superjames1992]

2023 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - FINAL FOUR

SEMIFINALS
#1 Georgia Tech 73, #2 Pittsburgh 68
#5 Washington State 74, #1 Clemson 70

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
#1 Georgia Tech 92, #5 Washington State 71

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR 2023 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (32-6)!!!

[TheNumber35]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Ouch...tough loss in 2OT no less. GT is probably winning the title this year, they seem stacked. Kinda like Texas last season (if I'm remembering that correctly.) Hell of a run though, considering you were a 7 seed and all. Best of luck next year

EDIT: Right on cue, GT wins it all lol. And my post is after it, so I look like a moron :wink:

[Knickerbocker91]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Tough way for the season to end, hopefully next yer will triumph this one. Looking forward to see how you reload.

[waytofailself]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

I'd call the year a success though. Looks like no one was going to stop GT. Shame that you were ahead of them for a lot of the game, but there's always a difference between being ahead and being in control. Looks like the Yellow Jackets are one of those teams that can explode in a hurry.

Hopefully the recruiting trail brings in some more good blood to keep your team's run going strong.