Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

vs.
#12 Cleveland State (21-10) vs. #5 West Virginia (24-10)
Ford Field
Detroit, MI
March 22nd, 2024

Daryan Fitzwater scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed five boards to lead the Mountaineers to a 91-78 victory over Cleveland State in the opening round of this year's NCAA Tournament.

Fitzwater hit 10 of 12 shots from the field overall, including three of four from beyond the arc, to end with 28 points, breaking his previous career-high of 16.

Osei Forney also performed marvelously, tallying a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Len Shields also notched a double-double as the sophomore forward added 17 points and 12 rebounds.

The WVU offense was clicking on all cylinders as the Mountaineers collectively shot 57% from the floor. Cleveland State also shot over 50%, but a decisive 36-23 rebounding advantage in favor of the Mountaineers proved pivotal.

Jeffrey Gadson led Cleveland State with 19 points. Jaz Pekkola recorded 17 points and three boards while Willis Mejia came off the bench to add 12 points and four rebounds.

West Virginia will advance to the second round, where they will face fourth-seeded Indiana on Sunday. The Hoosiers defeated 13th-seeded Florida A&M 97-87 in the first round.

Cleveland State Vikings at West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 22, 2024	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#12 Cleveland State (21-10)	39	39	78
#5 West Virginia (24-10)	42	49	91

Cleveland State Vikings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Eldridge	29	3-7	1-1	3-4	3	4	0	0	1	10
J. Gadson	26	7-15	4-12	1-4	1	0	1	0	1	19
J. Pekkola	28	8-12	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	17
D. Norris	29	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	4
E. Bird	25	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	4	2	1	0	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W. Mejia	17	5-10	2-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	12
N. Peavy	18	2-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	4
L. Cuffe	8	2-2	0-0	0-1	1	1	2	0	1	4
D. Reed	15	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	4	0	0	2	3
D. Ba	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
P. McElroy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
E. Perkins	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-58	8-20	6-13	23	19	6	1	8	78

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	32	4-8	0-2	0-0	2	4	3	0	1	8
R. Norton	29	2-8	2-6	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	9
D. Fitzwater	32	10-12	3-4	5-6	5	0	1	0	3	28
L. Shields	29	8-11	0-1	1-1	12	2	1	0	0	17
O. Forney	30	11-18	0-0	4-4	10	2	0	0	1	26
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Black	5	2-2	1-1	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	5
K. Clemmons	12	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0
D. Soto	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
G. Grizzard	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	0
A. Mann	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0
B. Dux	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Helms	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		37-65	6-18	11-15	36	15	8	0	6	91

[superjames1992]

2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - FIRST ROUND

EAST REGIONAL
#1 Ohio State 94, #16 Mississippi Valley State 58
#9 Richmond 90, #8 NC State 60
#5 West Virginia 91, #12 Cleveland State 78
#4 Indiana 97, #13 Florida A&M 87
#6 New Mexico 77, #11 Rice 47
#3 Duke 83, #14 Princeton 70
#7 Maryland 92, #10 Arizona State 61
#2 Marquette 95, #15 VMI 58

WEST REGIONAL
#1 Pittsburgh 88, #16 Lafayette 47
#9 Siena 74, #8 Oregon State 71
#5 Houston 87, #12 Dayton 80
#13 Nevada 73, #4 Baylor 66
#11 Wyoming 74, #6 Missouri 72
#3 Stanford 75, #14 New Hampshire 60
#7 LSU 84, #10 Kansas 80
#2 Oregon 96, #15 Gardner-Webb 76

SOUTH REGIONAL
#1 Georgia Tech 84, #16 Robert Morris 63
#9 New Orleans 95, #8 Cal State Northridge 80
#5 Texas 85, #12 Evansville
#4 San Francisco 70, #13 Middle Tennessee 39
#6 Boston College 61, #11 Cincinnati 52
#3 UCLA 78, #14 Murray State 56
#7 Florida 98, #10 UNC Wilmington 85
#2 Wake Forest 86, #15 College of Charleston 48

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#1 La Salle 75, #16 Ball State 61
#9 Duquesne 105, #8 Clemson 95
#5 Texas A&M 78, #12 Manhattan 48
#4 Tennessee 93, #13 Southeastern LA 61
#6 Iowa State 77, #11 North Carolina 63
#3 Gonzaga 92, #14 UC Riverside 64
#7 Purdue 95, #10 Nebraska 68
#2 Texas Tech 73, #15 Northern Arizona 62

[Knickerbocker91]

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

Nice solid win for West Virginia, good luck next round. First round was pretty much chalk.

[superjames1992]

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

Nice solid win for West Virginia, good luck next round. First round was pretty much chalk.

Thanks. Indiana should be tougher in the second round.

[superjames1992]

vs.
#4 Indiana (27-9) vs. #5 West Virginia (24-11)
Ford Field
Detroit, MI
March 24th, 2024

Kelyn Clemmons collapsed to the floor and wept. The Mountaineers were stunned. Clemmons was a 42% three-point shooter this season, but he couldn't make it when it really counted as his three bounced off the side of the iron as time expired and the Indiana Hoosiers gained their 27th win of the season as they advance to the Sweet Sixteen after their 78-75 victory at Ford Field.

West Virginia led 32-24 at halftime as Indiana had been essentially shut down in the first half. However, the Hoosiers were not to be denied in the second half as fifth-year head coach Leslie Outlaw lit a fire in their bellies at halftime. Indiana came out firing in the second half, eventually scoring 54 points.

In the end, Indiana would post a 54% mark from the field and would drill 21 of their 31 free throw attempts.

"This one is a hard one to take," commented Coach Frizzell after the game's conclusion.

Osei Forney had a disappointing game to close out his career. The seven-footer only managed eight points and seven rebounds this evening. Randall Norton led the Mountaineers in scoring with 18 points. Daryan Fitzwater added 15 points and four rebounds while Barry George paced the offense with 14 points and five assists.

Indiana's Carlton Jeffers scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed three boards to lead the Hoosiers. Allen Archie added 15 points, four rebounds, and four assists while Ernest Spooner ended with 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists.

Indiana will play Ohio State in the Sweet Sixteen at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. Ohio State, the tournament's overall #1 seed, defeated #9 Richmond 83-72 in the second round.

For the Mountaineers, their season is overall as they finish with a mark of 24-11 and a second round exit in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Indiana Hoosiers at West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 24, 2024	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#4 Indiana (27-9)	24	54	78
#5 West Virginia (24-11)	32	43	75

Indiana Hoosiers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Greenleaf	27	1-1	0-0	6-8	2	4	3	0	2	8
C. Jeffers	27	6-15	2-8	5-8	0	3	1	0	0	19
A. Archie	31	7-12	1-3	0-0	4	4	1	0	1	15
P. Blake	30	2-7	0-0	6-8	7	2	2	2	3	10
E. Spooner	29	6-6	0-0	1-2	4	4	2	0	2	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Sherman	10	1-2	0-0	2-3	1	0	0	0	1	4
D. Byfield	11	1-2	0-0	1-2	0	3	0	0	0	3
D. Guasco	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	2
R. Lampley	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
D, Sloan	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	0	0	2
B. Townsend	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Mobley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-50	3-11	21-31	24	22	12	2	10	78

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	26	5-11	1-5	3-3	1	5	2	0	6	14
R. Norton	30	7-10	2-4	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	18
D. Fitzwater	22	6-11	2-6	1-3	4	2	2	0	2	15
L. Shields	26	4-9	0-0	0-0	10	1	2	0	1	8
O. Forney	26	4-10	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	1	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Black	6	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	8
J. Helms	17	1-3	0-0	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	4
G, Grizzard	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	0
A. Mann	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	3	0
D. Soto	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0
K. Clemmons	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Dux	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-63	7-20	8-10	33	15	9	3	13	75

[VandyRedskins21]

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

Man that's a tough loss. It really stinks to see Forney go after such a great career. Hopefully you got a recruiting class that is similar to last year's.

[HarkTheSound]

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

I always hate it when my best players see their careers end in disappointment. Forney have any pro buzz by chance? Good luck in the offseason!

[superjames1992]

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

Man that's a tough loss. It really stinks to see Forney go after such a great career. Hopefully you got a recruiting class that is similar to last year's.

Yeah, it was disappointing. Not only was he not at the top of his game, but I really didn't get him the ball enough, either, which was unfortunate.

I always hate it when my best players see their careers end in disappointment. Forney have any pro buzz by chance? Good luck in the offseason!

Forney is projected as "undrafted". Fitzwater, on the other hand, does have pro buzz.

Fitzwater actually has really good ratings, but I just found it hard to use him throughout his career. His shot is kind of hard to play with and he always seems stiff when he moves, if that makes sense.

Forney doesn't have the most spectacular ratings, but he is very tall, very big, and can shoot well close to the basket (and he an even shoot mid-range Js and threes okay).

[superjames1992]

2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - SECOND ROUND

EAST REGIONAL
#1 Ohio State 83, #9 Richmond 72
#4 Indiana 78, #5 West Virginia 75
#3 Duke 79, #6 New Mexico 73
#2 Marquette 87, #7 Maryland 68

WEST REGIONAL
#1 Pittsburgh 85, #9 Siena 59
#5 Houston 80, #13 Nevada 73
#3 Stanford 71, #11 Wyoming 64
#7 LSU 83, #2 Oregon 80

SOUTH REGIONAL
#1 Georgia Tech 109, #9 New Orleans 53
#5 Texas 72, #4 San Francisco 67
#3 UCLA 88, #6 Boston College 51
#2 Wake Forest 80, #7 Florida 54

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#9 Duquesne 86, #1 La Salle 79
#5 Texas A&M 88, #4 Tennessee 85
#6 Iowa State 79, #3 Gonzaga 57
#2 Texas Tech 75, #7 Purdue 54

[waytofailself]

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

That's not a good way to go out, especially when you look back thinking of what you could have done differently. Some times teams just heat up in the second half though.

Still though, congrats on having what I would call a successful season after you weren't sure whether this would be a down year or not.

And two observations: #1 poor explorers. #2 Man does G.Tech look like they're going to repeat or what?

[superjames1992]

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

That's not a good way to go out, especially when you look back thinking of what you could have done differently. Some times teams just heat up in the second half though.

Still though, congrats on having what I would call a successful season after you weren't sure whether this would be a down year or not.

And two observations: #1 poor explorers. #2 Man does G.Tech look like they're going to repeat or what?

Yeah, it was surprising to see La Salle get kicked around by their A-10 conference rivals. As for #2, well, I already know the answer!

I'd say it was a pretty successful season. It wasn't a huge success, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been, either. We'll take it and move on. We should be as good, maybe even a little better next year, though we'll lose Osei Forney, which will hurt!

[superjames1992]

2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - SWEET SIXTEEN

EAST REGIONAL
#1 Ohio State 93, #4 Indiana 83
#3 Duke 76, #2 Marquette 75

WEST REGIONAL
#1 Pittsburgh 70, #5 Houston 62
#3 Stanford 76, #7 LSU 57

SOUTH REGIONAL
#1 Georgia Tech 80, #5 Texas 59
#3 UCLA 79, #2 Wake Forest 74

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#9 Duquesne 87, #5 Texas A&M 68
#2 Texas Tech 68, #6 Iowa State 58

[superjames1992]

2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - ELITE EIGHT

EAST REGIONAL
#1 Ohio State 73, #3 Duke 72

WEST REGIONAL
#3 Stanford 72, #1 Pittsburgh 51

SOUTH REGIONAL
#3 UCLA 87, #1 Georgia Tech 77

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#9 Duquesne 91, #2 Texas Tech 88

[superjames1992]

2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - FINAL FOUR

SEMIFINALS
#3 Stanford 78, #1 Ohio State 57
#3 UCLA 97, #1 Duquesne 91

WEST REGIONAL
#3 UCLA 84, #3 Stanford 70


CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING UCLA BRUINS (30-9)!!!

[superjames1992]

POST-SEASON AWARDS

National Awards

National Champions - UCLA Bruins (30-9, 11-7 Pac-10)
NIT Champions - Arizona Wildcats (24-15, 6-12 Pac-10)
National Coach of the Year - Ben Howland (UCLA)
National Player of the Year - Eric Hubbard (UNC Wilmington)
Mid-Major Player of the Year - Eric Hubbard (UNC Wilmington)
National Defensive Player of the Year - Osei Forney (West Virginia)
Big Man of the Year - Eric Hubbard (UNC Wilmington)
National Freshman of the Year - Can Sonn (Tennessee)

Big East Awards

Big East Regular Season Champions - Marquette Golden Eagles (30-7, 16-2 Big East)
Big East Tournament Champions - Pittsburgh Panthers (34-5, 14-4 Big East)
Big East Coach of the Year - Jamie Dixon (Pittsburgh)
Big East Player of the Year - Taquan Wisniewski (Notre Dame)
Big East Freshman of the Year - L.F. Armstrong (Syracuse)

West Virginia 2023-2024 Recap

Record - 24-11 (12-6 Big East)
NCAA Tournament - Second Round
National Defensive Player of the Year - Osei Forney
Second Team All-American - Osei Forney
First Team All-Conference - Barry George, Osei Forney

Starters
PG #2 Barry George 6'0 178 (Huntington, WV) 85 overall JR
SG #3 Randall Nortonb 6'3 175 (Brooklyn, NY) 83 overall SO
SF #22 Daryan Fitzwater 6'6 239 (Chicago, IL) 86 overall SR
PF #54 Len Shields 7'0 241 (Brooklyn, NY) 76 overall SO
C #50 Osei Forney 7'1 267 (Kent, OH) 82 overall SR

Bench
PG #15 Dainmon Soto 6'3 199 (Lexington, KY) 77 overall FR
PG #12 Anderson Black 5'10 170 (Tuscon, AZ) 78 overall FR
SG #34 Kelyn Clemmons 6'4 206 (Fayetteville, NC) 77 overall JR
SG #11 Bobby Dux 6'5 211 (Green Bay, WI) 75 overall FR
SF #31 Jud Helms 6'8 222 (Queens, NY) 79 overall FR
PF #55 Arden Mann 6'8 227 (Toronto, CN) 77 overall SR
PF #45 Gerrod Grizzard 6'9 241 (Baltimore, MD) 76 overall SO

Reserves
SG #10 Sam Lang 6'6 205 (Australia) 70 overall FR
SF #24 Greg O'Neil 6'7 230 (Victoria, TX) 74 overall SO
PF #40 Leemire Gary (Washington, DC) 72 overall FR

Coaches
James Frizzell: A overall (17th year)
Brad Huse: B overall (5th year)
Jarrett Felton: B overall (5th year)

Individual Statistics:

Player                 GP  PT/G  R/G  A/G  S/G  B/G   M/G    FG%   3P%   FT%
Osei Forney            35  16.6  9.3  2.4  1.2  1.8  27.8  .520  .250  .822
Barry George           35  11.9  1.1  5.0  1.5  0.0  28.6  .421  .373  .863
Randall Norton         35   9.9  1.3  1.1  1.2  0.2  27.9  .410  .352  .697
Daryan Fitzwater       35   9.5  3.7  1.1  1.2  0.3  26.6  .435  .333  .687
Len Shields            34   9.1  8.7  1.4  1.1  0.8  24.9  .521  .285  .826
Kelyn Clemmons         35   7.1  0.8  0.5  0.6  0.0  14.9  .433  .420  .692
Dainmon Soto           34   3.4  0.5  1.3  0.5  0.0  10.4  .336  .250  .925
Jud Helms              34   2.8  1.2  0.6  0.4  0.1   8.8  .375  .181  .866
Gerrod Grizzard        35   2.7  3.3  0.7  0.6  0.6  12.8  .402  .250  .821
Anderson Black         16   2.6  0.2  0.9  0.1  0.0   4.9  .433  .333  .625
Arden Mann             34   2.2  4.2  0.9  0.5  0.3  15.4  .340  .167  .667
Bobby Dux              11   1.7  0.3  0.4  0.3  0.0   4.0  .288  .250  .750
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TOTAL                      76.3 34.0 15.5  8.9  4.3        .445  .347  .791

Coaching Statistics:

Coaching Record:
 
Season     School         Record     NCAA Tournament Results
2007-2008  Princeton       18-11     N/A
2008-2009  Princeton       21-9      First Round (#12 Seed)
2009-2010  Princeton       25-9      Sweet Sixteen (#9 Seed)
2010-2011  Princeton       22-8      First Round (#8 Seed)
2011-2012  Princeton       26-6      Second Round (#8 Seed)
2012-2013  Princeton       32-5      Final Four (#3 Seed)
2013-2014  Princeton       25-7      First Round (#12 Seed)
2014-2015  Princeton       31-4      Second Round (#3 Seed)
2015-2016  Princeton       31-5      Elite Eight (#3 Seed)
2016-2017  San Francisco   20-15     First Round (#12 Seed)
2017-2018  San Francisco   33-6      Final Four (#3 Seed)
2018-2019  San Francisco   35-5      Championship Game (#3 Seed)
2019-2020  West Virginia   24-12     Sweet Sixteen (#6 Seed)
2020-2021  West Virginia   29-9      National Champions (#5 Seed)
2021-2022  West Virginia   28-8      Second Round (#2 Seed)
2022-2023  West Virginia   25-11     Elite Eight (#7 Seed)
2023-2024  West Virginia   24-11     Second Round (#5 Seed)
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17 years                   449-141

NCAA Tournament Record: 33-15
NIT Record: 0-0
Ivy League Conference Record: 114-12
WCC Conference Record: 30-12
Big East Conference Record: 56-34


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


Achievements
Regular Season Championships: 10
Conference Tournament Championships: 4
NCAA Tournaments: 16
NCAA Sweet Sixteens: 8
NCAA Elite Eights: 6
NCAA Final Fours: 4
NCAA Championships: 1
Preseason #1 Rankings: 0
20 Win Seasons: 16
30 Win Seasons: 5
Conference Coach of the Year: 12
National Coach of the Year: 1
All-Conference Players: 46
All-American Players: 6
National Players of the Year: 0
Pro Draftees: 5


Goals Reached
Sign a Four Star Recruit
Sign a Five Star Recruit
Sign a Five Star Recruit in Season
Sign a World Recruit
Sign a High School All-American
Sign the Mr. Basketball From Your State
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 Conference Player of the Year
Coach an NCAA All-American
Have a Player Chosen in the Pro Draft
Have an Underclassman Chosen in the Pro Draft
Coach a Team to a Winning Record
Coach a Team to 10 Wins
Coach a Team to 20 Wins
Win a Non-Conference Tournament
Upset the #1-Ranked Team
Coach a Team into the Top 25
Coach a Team to a Conference Championship
Coach a Team to an NCAA Tournament Bid
Coach a Team to the Sweet Sixteen
Coach a Team to the Final Four
Coach a Team to the NCAA Championship
Be Chosen Conference Coach of the Year
Be Chosen NCAA Coach of the Year
Get Hired by a Larger Conference Team
Get Hired by a Power Conference Team
Get 5,000 Legacy Points in One Season
Accumulate 200 Career Wins

Goals Not Yet Reached
Sign the Top Recruit in a Recruiting Class
Assemble the Top Recruiting Class
Coach a Player of the Year Award Winner
Coach a 2K Sports Award Winner
Coach a Team to the #1 Ranking
Coach a Team to a #1 Seed in the NCAA Tournament
Get a Lifetime Contract With Any Team
Get 200,000 Legacy Points in Your Career
Accumulate 500 Career Wins
Accumulate 800 Career Wins
Accumulate 900 Career Wins