Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

vs.
#14 West Virginia (15-6) vs. Seton Hall (12-6)
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ
January 23rd, 2025

No. 14 West Virginia (15-6, 2-4) suffered its second loss in a row, and its fourth loss in five games, as the Mountaineers dropped a game on the road against the Seton Hall Pirates (12-6, 3-3).

For the Mountaineers, it was another game of inept defensive play and a second half collapse. The Mountaineers led Seton Hall 42-40 at halftime and actually led for much of the second half, but lost the lead late. The Mountaineers had a chance to tie it with under 30 seconds left, but Leandro Summers' layup attempt was rejected by Stafen Nelke and Seton Hall went on to hit its free throws to win 90-85.

Seton Hall shot the basketball exceptionally well, connecting on 52% of their shots from the field, including a 10-for-19 mark from beyond the arc. The Mountaineers shot even better, at 53%, and connected on nine of their 16 attempts from three-point land.

Haim Smallwood led the way for the Pirates, connecting on seven of 10 field goal attempts en route to 25 points, five assists, and three steals. Kim Dahi also added 17 points while Courtnei Jurczak scored 13.

Len Shields led the Mountaineers in scoring and rebounding with 16 points and 12 boards. Barry George added 15 points and five assists while D.C. Montgomery chipped in 14 points and six rebounds. Freshman guard Leandro Summers also added 14 points from off the bench as he got extended minutes due to his excellent play.

West Virginia will return to Morgantown tonight as they have a quick turnaround with a game against Marshall at home tomorrow. The cross-state rivals are always a tough out for WVU and enter the game with a very respectable 10-5 record. If the Mountaineers are not careful, they could easily lose.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Seton Hall Pirates
Jan 23, 2025	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#14 West Virginia (15-6, 2-4)	42	43	85
Seton Hall (12-6, 3-3)	40	50	90

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	29	6-10	1-3	2-2	0	5	0	1	3	15
R. Norton	26	2-9	1-4	2-2	1	5	1	0	1	7
D. Montgomery	28	4-9	2-2	4-4	6	1	3	1	2	14
L. Shields	30	6-12	0-0	4-4	12	1	2	0	3	16
T. Welch	33	2-2	0-0	1-2	5	2	1	1	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Summers	23	5-9	3-5	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	14
G. Grizzard	15	4-5	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	2	1	8
A. Black	11	2-4	2-2	0-2	0	1	1	0	0	6
J. Helms	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Gary	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Soto	-- DID NOT PLAY --
K. Clemmons	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-60	9-16	14-18	28	17	10	5	12	85

Seton Hall Pirates
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
H. Smallwood	29	7-10	4-7	7-8	0	5	3	0	1	25
K. Dahi	27	7-10	3-5	0-0	3	2	3	0	2	17
C. Jurczak	28	6-12	1-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	2	13
S. Nelke	30	3-7	0-0	0-0	10	4	2	2	3	6
G. Moss	15	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Shepard	17	3-5	1-1	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	8
L. Christopher	23	2-3	0-0	2-2	5	2	1	0	1	6
A. Vignale	11	1-5	1-3	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	5
C. Fazekas	15	0-3	0-1	4-4	0	1	0	0	2	4
B. Finn	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Dancy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
E. Konryn	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-61	10-19	16-18	26	22	9	2	11	90

[BhamTiger]

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

Well, good luck!

Hehe... thanks.

I hope to get caught up this week. It's supposed to be a slow week at work, so I hope to get some forum reading done. :wink:

[superjames1992]

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

Hehe... thanks.

I hope to get caught up this week. It's supposed to be a slow week at work, so I hope to get some forum reading done. :wink:

Nothing quite like not working at work!

[Barbatrucco]

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

vs.
#14 West Virginia (15-6) vs. Seton Hall (12-6)
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ
January 23rd, 2025

No. 14 West Virginia (15-6, 2-4) suffered its second loss in a row, and its fourth loss in five games, as the Mountaineers dropped a game on the road against the Seton Hall Pirates (12-6, 3-3).

For the Mountaineers, it was another game of inept defensive play and a second half collapse. The Mountaineers led Seton Hall 42-40 at halftime and actually led for much of the second half, but lost the lead late. The Mountaineers had a chance to tie it with under 30 seconds left, but Leandro Summers' layup attempt was rejected by Stafen Nelke and Seton Hall went on to hit its free throws to win 90-85.

Seton Hall shot the basketball exceptionally well, connecting on 52% of their shots from the field, including a 10-for-19 mark from beyond the arc. The Mountaineers shot even better, at 53%, and connected on nine of their 16 attempts from three-point land.

Haim Smallwood led the way for the Pirates, connecting on seven of 10 field goal attempts en route to 25 points, five assists, and three steals. Kim Dahi also added 17 points while Courtnei Jurczak scored 13.

Len Shields led the Mountaineers in scoring and rebounding with 16 points and 12 boards. Barry George added 15 points and five assists while D.C. Montgomery chipped in 14 points and six rebounds. Freshman guard Leandro Summers also added 14 points from off the bench as he got extended minutes due to his excellent play.

West Virginia will return to Morgantown tonight as they have a quick turnaround with a game against Marshall at home tomorrow. The cross-state rivals are always a tough out for WVU and enter the game with a very respectable 10-5 record. If the Mountaineers are not careful, they could easily lose.

Let's go Frizz! I want to see a victory against Marshall!

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...atrucco-2.html

[superjames1992]

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

Let's go Frizz! I want to see a victory against Marshall!

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...atrucco-2.html

We shall crush them!

[superjames1992]

vs.
Marshall (10-6) vs. #14 West Virginia (16-6)
WVU Colisuem
Morgantown, WV
January 24th, 2025

The West Virginia Mountaineers (16-6) bounced back from two straight losses to blow out their cross-state rivals, the Marshall Thundering Herd (10-6), this evening 82-63.

The Mountaineers looked much better than in their last four or five ball games as they played well enough offensively and locked down on the defensive end, especially over the first 35 minutes of the game.

"We really tried to slow the pace down for tonight's game," Coach Frizzell explained, "and it seemed to produce improved results. I think we got better shots, which obviously helped us offensively, and we played much better on the defensive side of the ball."

The Mountaineers held Marshall to only 45 points until around the 35-minute mark. WVU led by as many as 26 points before putting in the backups, which surrendered quite a few points defensively in the final five minutes of the game.

Tre Welch led the Mountaineers in scoring with 14 points and eight rebounds. The Herd seemed to have problems with the Mountaineers' big men as Len Shields also played well offensively and on the glass, scoring 13 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Randall Norton also added 12 points and four boards while Kelyn Clemmons came off the bench to score 11 points.

The Herd were led by junior point guard Timmy Towe. Towe scored 10 of his 16 points in the final five minutes of the game as he hit three treys in that stretch to cut the WVU lead to only 19 points at the end of regulation. Randolph Cox was also a factor in that aforementioned comeback as he hit three three-pointers and scored 15 points.

The Mountaineers will host Syracuse on Sunday afternoon.

Marshall Thundering Herd at West Virginia Mountaineers
Jan 24, 2025	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Marshall (10-6)	30	33	63
#14 West Virginia (16-6)	44	38	82

Marshall Thundering Herd
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Towe	21	5-9	4-7	2-5	0	2	1	0	1	16
G. Woodards	15	0-2	0-1	0-1	2	1	0	0	2	0
O. Prince	21	3-5	1-1	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	8
R. Morales	30	1-7	0-0	3-4	5	3	1	1	0	5
L. Walters	19	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	3	1	1	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Cox	26	5-6	3-4	2-2	2	0	3	0	2	15
D. Ravello	21	4-8	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	2	1	8
J. Yates	13	3-8	0-0	1-2	3	1	1	1	0	7
K. Ma	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
F. Madison	17	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
A. Karangwa	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	0
R. Jordan	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		23-53	8-14	9-16	23	17	9	5	10	63

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	28	2-5	0-2	4-5	0	6	1	0	5	8
R. Norton	23	2-4	2-4	6-8	4	3	0	0	1	12
D. Montgomery	24	1-6	1-2	0-0	4	0	3	1	3	3
L. Shields	27	6-11	1-2	0-0	10	0	1	0	0	13
T. Welch	28	5-6	0-0	4-7	8	0	1	1	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Clemmons	8	4-6	2-4	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	11
L. Summers	18	3-5	1-2	2-5	0	2	1	0	0	9
A. Black	11	2-3	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	7
G. Grizzard	18	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	1	0	5
L. Gary	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0
D. Soto	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0
J. Helms	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		27-51	7-16	21-33	32	15	10	4	11	82

[Knickerbocker91]

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

Way to bounce back from those losses. Now if only West Virginia could do this to the pesky Big East.

[superjames1992]

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

Way to bounce back from those losses. Now if only West Virginia could do this to the pesky Big East.

We need to build some momentum. Conference play has not been welcome to us yet this year. Marshall is a decent team this year, though, so to essentially blow them out is certainly a big step in the right direction for this team.

[superjames1992]

vs.
Syracuse (7-14) vs. #14 West Virginia (17-6)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
January 26th, 2025

No. 14 West Virginia (17-6, 3-4) easily cruised by the visiting Syracuse Orange (7-14, 1-7) this evening 84-60 to win their second game in a row and get back on the right track before next week's big game at Louisville.

The Mountaineers led 44-22 at halftime and never really looked vulnerable this afternoon. The backups received extended playing time in the second half.

Len Shields led the Mountaineers with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Tre Welch tallied 10 points and 10 boards. D.C. Montgomery added 14 points while Barry George paced the offense with 11 points and four assists. Kelyn Clemmons also came off the bench to contribute 12 points.

Syracuse was led by Souleymane Miller, who scored a game-high 21 points. Linas O'Neil and Ben Morkeliunas also added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Interestingly, the WVU bench outscored Syracuse's bench 33-2 this afternoon as WVU appeared to be by far the deeper team. It also didn't hurt that the WVU bench players played most of the second half, of course.

The Mountaineers will travel to Louisville, KY to take on the Cardinals next Wednesday evening.

Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
Jan 26, 2025	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Syracuse (7-14, 1-7)	22	38	60
#14 West Virginia (17-6, 3-4)	44	40	84

Syracuse Orange
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
P. Abdur-Rahim	33	2-4	1-2	2-2	3	4	1	1	3	7
S. Miller	30	7-16	3-9	4-4	4	1	3	0	3	21
L. O'Neil	27	3-11	2-7	3-4	4	1	2	0	3	11
W. Acker	33	3-5	0-0	3-4	6	4	1	0	3	9
B. Morkeliunas	32	3-7	0-0	4-6	5	0	1	0	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Gai	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	2
L. Armstrong	18	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	0
J. Grant	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	0
M. Douglas	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Powell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Z. Jolly	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Caldwell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		19-50	6-22	16-20	22	13	10	2	17	60

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	22	4-5	2-2	1-2	1	4	2	0	0	11
R. Norton	22	1-6	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
D. Montgomery	21	4-8	2-4	4-4	3	2	1	0	1	14
L. Shields	25	5-11	0-1	4-4	10	1	2	0	1	14
T. Welch	25	5-7	0-0	0-0	10	1	1	1	3	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Clemmons	14	4-6	1-3	3-3	0	0	1	1	1	12
A. Black	12	4-5	0-1	0-0	0	2	3	0	1	8
G. Grizzard	20	1-5	0-0	2-4	5	0	3	0	1	4
J. Helms	9	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	4
L. Gary	11	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	2	0	0	3
L. Summers	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	3	2
D. Soto	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		32-62	5-15	15-19	35	11	15	2	13	84

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - JANUARY 27TH, 2025

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 27, 2025
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	2	Marquette	16-2
2	1	Tennessee	11-1
3	4	Connecticut	18-3
4	5	Stanford	17-3
5	6	Maryland	15-3
6	17	La Salle	17-1
7	3	Virginia	18-3
8	8	Clemson	20-3
9	9	Texas	13-3
10	13	Nebraska	13-3
11	11	Boston College	17-3
12	15	Vanderbilt	16-2
13	10	Oregon	16-4
14	16	Iowa State	12-3
15	7	Duquesne	13-3
16	19	San Diego State	16-4
17	14	West Virginia	17-6
18	18	Georgia Tech	16-4
19	22	Gonzaga	16-4
20	12	UCLA	13-5
21	--	Temple	14-3
22	--	Washington	16-5
23	21	New Mexico	14-2
24	--	South Carolina	15-5
25	--	Notre Dame	15-4

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 27, 2025
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#1 Marquette	16-2	.889	6-1	--	W3
#25 Notre Dame	15-4	.857	6-1	--	W4
#3 Connecticut	18-3	.857	6-2	0.5	L1
Louisville	15-5	.750	6-2	0.5	W1
Seton Hall	13-6	.684	4-3	2.0	W2
Cincinnati	11-8	.579	4-3	2.0	L2
Providence	10-9	.526	4-3	2.0	W2
South Florida	13-7	.650	3-3	2.5	L2
St. John's	15-5	.750	3-4	3.0	W2
#17 West Virginia	17-6	.739	3-4	3.0	W2
Georgetown	10-10	.500	3-4	3.0	W2
Villanova	11-9	.550	2-5	4.0	L2
Pittsburgh	9-10	.474	2-5	4.0	L2
Rutgers	8-12	.400	2-5	4.0	W2
DePaul	8-13	.381	2-5	4.0	L2
Syracuse	7-14	.333	1-7	5.5	L6

[superjames1992]

vs.
#17 West Virginia (18-6) vs. Louisville Cardinals (15-6)
Yum! Center
Louisville, KY
January 29th, 2025

No. 17 West Virginia (18-6, 4-4) won its third consecutive game this evening as the Mountaineers defeated a hot Louisville Cardinals squad 75-64.

Louisville (15-6, 6-3) led 35-32 at halftime, but the Mountaineers buckled down on defense and picked it up on the offensive side in the second half. For WVU, it was one of their classic early season second half outbursts as they outscored the Cardinals 43-29 in the second half and led by as many as 17 at one point.

"We played our game," explained Coach Frizzell. "We knew we were in a hostile environment, but we just slowed the game down and put things together on offense. Meanwhile, our defense played well and that's pretty much the recipe for winning basketball games."

Both teams were successful at shooting the basketball, but WVU held a marked advantage at the free throw stripe and also held a 32-20 advantage on the glass. WVU's 21-9 assists-to-turnover ratio was also an encouraging statistic for the Mountaineers.

Randall Norton led both teams in scoring as he totaled 16 points. Len Shields played a nice game down low, tallying 15 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks, while D.J. Montgomery chipped in 11 points and five rebounds.

Mychal Silva led the Cardinals in scoring with 15 points while senior forward Brendon Cesar added 14.

Next, the Mountaineers will hit the road to take on the struggling Villanova Wildcats on Saturday, February 1st.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Louisville Cardinals
Jan 29, 2025	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#17 West Virginia (18-6, 4-4)	32	43	75
Louisville (15-6, 6-3)	35	29	64

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	30	1-5	1-4	4-4	1	6	1	0	1	7
R. Norton	27	7-11	1-4	1-2	3	3	0	0	1	16
D. Montgomery	28	3-7	1-2	4-5	3	5	0	0	3	11
L. Shields	28	6-10	0-0	3-4	7	0	0	3	1	16
T. Welch	27	1-5	0-0	2-2	8	1	1	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Clemmons	12	3-5	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	8
L. Summers	13	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	7
A. Black	10	1-3	1-1	2-2	0	4	1	0	1	5
L. Gary	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2
G. Grizzard	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	2	1	1	0
D. Soto	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Helms	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-53	7-17	16-19	32	21	7	4	9	75

Louisville Cardinals
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Ruiz	29	2-3	0-0	2-2	1	3	0	0	1	6
A. Leonard	32	5-14	2-8	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	12
M. Silva	25	6-11	1-4	2-2	3	1	2	0	2	15
B. Cesar	32	6-11	0-0	2-3	3	3	3	0	1	14
C. Holloway	30	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	5	0	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Dieng	19	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	6
D. Erwin	18	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	5
D. Wood	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
F. Seymour	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	0
D. Feeney	3	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Capel	-- DID NOT PLAY --
C. Paschel	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-57	4-14	6-9	20	15	7	1	7	64

[Knickerbocker91]

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

Just 20 rebounds for Louisville? Way to box out.

[baccVols]

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

Now that its been four years since your Championship are you probably content with finishing this career at WVU? and if you do make it to the end will you start over? i know thats probably a good 5 or 6 years away but where do you think you would start over at?

[superjames1992]

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

Just 20 rebounds for Louisville? Way to box out.

Thanks. We had a good performance there and UL is pretty good, despite not being ranked.

Now that its been four years since your Championship are you probably content with finishing this career at WVU? and if you do make it to the end will you start over? i know thats probably a good 5 or 6 years away but where do you think you would start over at?

I am content at WVU for now. I don't want to say I'll be content forever at WVU, but I have no plans for leaving.

I flirted with the idea of leaving and going to UNCG to rebuild there when that job opened up a couple seasons ago, but in the end I decided not to.

Despite winning a title at WVU, I still really haven't had a dominant team and haven't put together a season to remember, so to speak. I'd love to have a season where I just lay down the law all season long, but we haven't had enough talent for that yet. I don't put a ton into recruiting, to be honest, so we may never have enough talent for that, though I must say that this year's class is looking pretty darn good!

NC State could also pull me away at some point, I suppose, but that probably wouldn't be until I reach some more of my goals at WVU. The ACC has been pretty good in this legacy and the Big East has been kind of disappointing the last few years, I must say. Sidney Lowe retired a few season ago, though, so unless NCSU falters and gets their coach fired, that job probably won't be open for quite some time. Unlike real-life Sidney Lowe, the virtual Sidney Lowe was actually a pretty good coach!

I have no plans to start over my legacy and as to who I would start with once I do reach the 40-year mark? I really don't know. It would be another closed legacy, for sure, so maybe Morehead State? I don't really know. I may not be playing this game in 5-6 years, so we may never find out.

[VandyRedskins21]

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

I may not be playing this game in 5-6 years, so we may never find out.

I am willing to bet a good amount of money (like a whole 10 bucks :wink that we all will still be playing this in 2017-2018