Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

**Knickerbocker91** · 12-18-2012, 08:59 PM

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

Virginia Tech in the Sweet Sixteen? Madness I say.

Good luck against San Diego State. Just reiterating what everyone else has already said, it's a matter of if you'll enjoy playing out the schedule at a smaller conference. With your prestige and the recruiting skills at your disposal, the conference games might become a cakewalk and then playing them out may become humdrum. Personally, I feel like you still had the whole dominant the Big East schedule feat to attain left on your checklist, so if it would up to me I would have stayed.

**Equinox831** · 12-18-2012, 11:13 PM

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

Well I managed to read through this entire thread in 2 days and I'm completely in love with this Legacy. Keep it up and good luck with the rest of the tourney!

**superjames1992** · 12-19-2012, 12:20 AM

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

Originally posted by pfeifere1

With regard to your coaching selection...

I agree that you need to only make that change if it will still have you firing up the game. I like the idea of heading to UNCG, but if you think you have your most talented team upcoming, why not stay and make another run for your second championship...unless you already achieve that this season

then you HAVE to stay and try to repeat.

Btw. Congrats on 200 pages! This is incredible and you are an OS legend.

Thanks, man!

Originally posted by VandyRedskins21

Wow great job on getting into the second weekend! It stinks that you play a conference foe in the first weekend but it's whatever.

Yep, and it happens far too much in this game. Oh well, the NCAA Tournament selection process is pretty difficult to code, I'd guess. All in all, it usually does an okay job.

Originally posted by VandyRedskins21

When it comes to deciding on a school, choose what you thing will be best for you. Just remember that coaches come and go more quickly at small schools than at a major school so leaving WVU may be a long term deal whereas UNCG might open up every few years.

In my opinion, when the UNCG job opens up, look at your team at WVU and if you think that you can do something special with them, I would stay and look for UNCG down the road. And if you think that there isn't anything for you at WVU anymore, it might be time to make the move. At the end of the day, waytofailself is right when he said just do whatever keeps you playing the game and having fun.

Thanks. Yeah, it's one of those things where you can always regret leaving. I still kind of regret leaving Princeton. I'm not sure if I should have really left, but I did and here I am. I've still had plenty of fun, as evidenced by the fact that I'm still coaching a decade later (in game years and three years in real years!). Then again, playing Ivy League Conference games at Princeton started to get old quite fast, but I did love the Jadwin Gym! It was a pretty solid facility for a smaller conference school, which was nice.

Wouldn't it be ironic if I left WVU at some point to head back to Princeton? I toyed with that idea one time when the job was open, but I didn't pull the trigger.

Originally posted by waytofailself

Congrats on advancing. Looking at those results, I just have to say one thing: freaking Duquesne. Every freaking time.

Oh, yes, huge upset for them!

It is rather unfortunate that Tennessee is in my bracket, though, to be honest.

Originally posted by Knickerbocker91

Virginia Tech in the Sweet Sixteen? Madness I say.

Good luck against San Diego State. Just reiterating what everyone else has already said, it's a matter of if you'll enjoy playing out the schedule at a smaller conference. With your prestige and the recruiting skills at your disposal, the conference games might become a cakewalk and then playing them out may become humdrum. Personally, I feel like you still had the whole dominant the Big East schedule feat to attain left on your checklist, so if it would up to me I would have stayed.

Yeah, and I think I am going to stay, after consideration.

I'm hoping next year I can finally field a dominant team. We'll see. Losing Barry George will be a loss, but everyone else is easily replaceable. Clemmons is a bench player that doesn't see the court that much, anyways, and Leandro Summers might actually be an improvement over Randall Norton.

Originally posted by Equinox831

Well I managed to read through this entire thread in 2 days and I'm completely in love with this Legacy. Keep it up and good luck with the rest of the tourney!

Thanks, and welcome aboard!

**superjames1992** · 12-19-2012, 09:18 AM

vs.
#2 San Diego State (27-8) vs. #6 West Virginia (29-12)
Sommet Center
Nashville, TN
March 27th, 2025

No. 6-seeded West Virginia (29-12) won its 29th game of the season this evening as the Mountaineers upset the No. 2-seeded San Diego State Aztecs (27-8) 69-51. The Mountaineers got off to a hot start and San Diego State never really got into the flow of things before it was too late. WVU led 40-18 at halftime and cruised for much of the second half.

West Virginia out-rebounded the Aztecs 48-23. Tre Welch and Len Shields were instrumental in rebounding the basketball for the Mountaineers as they combined for 29 rebounds. Welch tallied 16 points and 17 rebounds on the night, his 17 rebounds being a career-high for the freshman center. Shields ended the nigh with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and four steals. This is Shields' sixth game in a row with at least 10 points and 12 rebounds. D.C. Montgomery also added 14 points and three boards for the Mountaineers.

San Diego State's leading scorers were Dustin Brand and Jerrod Prato, who both scored eight points.

The Aztecs' offense struggled mightily for most of the game, particularly in the first half. In total, San Diego State shot 36% from the floor, but only two-for-17 from three-point range. The Aztecs also only made it to the free throw line 10 times, seven of which they made.

With the victory the Mountaineers will face off against the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday evening in the Midwest Regional Final. The Volunteers are the #1 seed in the Midwest Region and have scored in the triple digits in each of their first three NCAA Tournament games. Tennessee ousted Wright State in the first round 110-51, Illinois in the second round 106-81, and Charlotte in the Sweet Sixteen 101-68. The Volunteers are 25-5 on the season and came into the Big Dance as the #1-ranked team in all of the major polls. Tennessee is first in the nation in scoring at 91.7 points per game while only allowing their opponents 69.7 points per game, giving them an average margin of victory of 22 points! The winner will advance to the 2025 NCAA Final Four in Guilderland, NY.

San Diego State Aztecs at West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 27, 2025	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#2 San Diego State (27-8)	18	33	51
#6 West Virginia (29-12)	40	29	69

San Diego State Aztecs
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Kaman	17	2-7	1-3	1-2	0	1	0	0	1	6
L. Hailey	30	3-10	0-4	0-0	6	5	2	0	4	6
T. Buscher	33	2-9	0-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	3	4
D. Brand	26	4-6	0-0	0-0	1	2	5	0	0	8
W. Giles	18	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Prato	16	4-8	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	8
L. Garza	15	1-4	1-3	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	5
R. Ray	12	2-7	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4
A. Mobley	18	03-	0-0	2-4	4	2	1	1	1	2
S. Baldwin	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	2
E. Walcott	5	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	2
J. Tucket	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		21-59	2-17	7-10	23	13	10	2	10	51

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	30	3-9	0-4	0-0	4	9	1	0	3	6
L. Summers	29	3-9	3-8	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	9
D. Montgomery	28	5-14	2-7	2-3	3	0	1	0	1	14
L. Shields	32	6-9	0-0	2-2	12	0	4	1	2	14
T. Welch	32	7-12	0-0	2-2	17	1	0	0	3	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Clemmons	11	1-1	1-1	3-5	1	0	0	0	1	6
J. Helms	12	2-5	0-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	4
G. Grizzard	16	0-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	1	1	1	0
A. Black	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	0
D. Soto	-- DID NOT PLAY --
G. O'Neil	-- DID NOT PLAY --
L. Gary	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-63	6-23	9-13	48	15	10	2	14	69

**superjames1992** · 12-19-2012, 09:21 AM

2025 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - SWEET SIXTEEN

EAST REGIONAL
#4 UCLA 103, #1 Connecticut 67
#2 Iowa State 79, #6 Georgia Tech 75

WEST REGIONAL
#5 Louisville 97, #9 Duquesne 86
#2 UNLV 80, #11 New Orleans 69

SOUTH REGIONAL
#8 Virginia Tech 93, #5 La Salle 72
#6 Washington 79, #2 South Carolina

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#1 Tennessee 101, #5 Charlotte 68
#6 West Virginia 69, #2 San Diego State 51

**Knickerbocker91** · 12-19-2012, 12:29 PM

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

Congrats on the winning, the margin of victory has been strong in the tournament. Tennessee looks like they're going to be real tough, good luck against them.

But Guilderland is the home of the Final Four? Seriously?!

**cranes74us** · 12-19-2012, 08:10 PM

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

Just caught up after reading off n on for a while lol . Impressed with everything man, one of the best I have ever read. Good luck sir you have another reader.

**superjames1992** · 12-19-2012, 10:24 PM

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

Originally posted by Knickerbocker91

Congrats on the winning, the margin of victory has been strong in the tournament. Tennessee looks like they're going to be real tough, good luck against them.

But Guilderland is the home of the Final Four? Seriously?!

Thanks.

Yeah, the Final Four gets hosted in some odd places later on in legacy, unfortunately. I think it's just kind of random. It seems like it was held in Albany earlier this legacy, too...

Originally posted by cranes74us

Just caught up after reading off n on for a while lol . Impressed with everything man, one of the best I have ever read. Good luck sir you have another reader.

Thanks!

**superjames1992** · 12-20-2012, 01:09 AM

vs.
#6 West Virginia (29-13) vs. #1 Tennessee (26-5)
Sommet Center
Nashville, TN
March 29th, 2025

West Virginia (29-13) ran into a buzzsaw. Top-seeded Tennessee (26-5) continued to roll through its competition as the Volunteers defeated the Mountaineers tonight by a final score of 89-79.

The West Virginia defense performed admirably, considering the circumstances. Tennessee had scored in a triple digits in its first three NCAA Tournament games. Nevertheless, the Volunteers still managed to score 89 points and shot 51% from the field and nine-for-16 from three-point range. The Volunteers also made 22 of their 30 attempts from the free throw line.

"They're just really good," commented Coach Frizzell after his team's loss. "We played well offensively, for the most part, and I don't think we were bad on the defensive end by any means, but if you give [Tennessee] one inch of room they are going to shoot a jump shot over your heads. There's not much you can do and you really can't expect to beat them unless you play a perfect game."

The Mountaineers did play a perfect game early on as they shot out to an early lead, but the Volunteers quickly recovered to put the Mountaineers in a nine-point hole at halftime. Tennessee would extend the lead to as many as 18 points in the second half, but WVU kept on coming back as the Volunteers were never able to turn this one into a blowout.

One reason WVU stayed in the game was their offensive rebounding. WVU shot an unimpressive 39% from the floor, but they managed 70 shot attempts, largely due to 14 huge offensive rebounds. Tennessee only recorded four offensive rebounds. Overall, both teams would tally 36 boards apiece.

Theodore Crandle led Tennessee with 22 points, three rebounds, nine assists, and five steals. Rashaun Sparks added 18 points while Blaise Halsell recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, and three steals. Ime Cottrill also added 10 points, five boards, and three assists from off the bench.

Freshman guard Leandro Summers had a career night for the Mountaineers as he scored a career-high 17 points and nailed five shots from downtown. D.C. Montgomery overcame a horrendous shooting night to record 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists while Len Shields tallied yet another double-double with 12 points, 10 boards, and three steals. Barry George ended his career on a bit of a sour note. The senior point guard hit four of his seven field goal attempts for 11 points and seven assists, but he also turned the ball over seven times, five of which came in the first half.

Tennessee's full-court pressure had a lot to do with George's turnovers and, collectively, it forced the Mountaineers into 15 giveaways.

Tennessee will advance to the Final Four to take on Virginia Tech, who defeated Washington in the South Regional Final.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Tennessee Volunteers
Mar 29, 2025	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#6 West Virginia (29-13)	33	46	79
#1 Tennessee (26-5)	42	47	89

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	32	4-7	1-2	2-3	2	7	1	0	6	11
L. Summers	29	6-13	5-11	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	17
D. Montgomery	31	2-12	2-5	7-8	6	3	1	1	3	13
L. Shields	31	5-11	0-2	2-2	10	3	1	0	0	12
T. Welch	32	4-7	0-0	1-2	5	1	2	3	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Clemmons	10	2-7	2-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	6
L. Gary	4	2-2	0-0	0-1	1	1	1	0	0	4
J. Helms	9	0-3	0-1	3-4	2	0	0	0	0	3
G. Grizzard	13	1-4	0-0	0-0	7	1	2	0	1	2
A. Black	5	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
D. Soto	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0
G. O'Neil	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-70	10-29	15-20	36	16	11	4	15	79

Tennessee Volunteers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Crandle	31	6-15	4-8	6-9	3	9	5	0	2	22
R. Sparks	33	7-9	2-3	2-6	2	2	1	0	3	18
C. Sonn	21	2-3	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	0	1	6
H. Ager	23	3-4	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	0	3	8
B. Halsell	30	3-10	0-0	4-4	8	1	3	0	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
I. Cottrill	18	3-5	2-3	2-2	5	3	2	0	2	10
B. Chatman	25	2-5	0-0	2-2	5	0	1	0	0	6
S. Pitta	3	2-3	1-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	5
D. Greenleaf	7	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	4
A. Austin	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0
R. Skomsky	-- DID NOT PLAY --
O. Osborn	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-57	9-16	22-30	36	16	14	0	13	89

**superjames1992** · 12-20-2012, 01:10 AM

2025 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - ELITE EIGHT

EAST REGIONAL
#4 UCLA 78, #2 Iowa State 71

WEST REGIONAL
#2 UNLV 75, #5 Louisville 69

SOUTH REGIONAL
#8 Virginia Tech 77, #6 Washington 71

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#1 Tennessee 89, #6 West Virginia 79

**VandyRedskins21** · 12-20-2012, 02:03 AM

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

Man it's always disappointing to be one game short of the final four but it definitely was a very good season for WVU. Good luck recruiting for next season!

**waytofailself** · 12-20-2012, 07:38 AM

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

On the bright side, you beat the spread? Especially in what can only be characterized as a hostile venue.

Also, congrats on >2000 posts!

**Knickerbocker91** · 12-20-2012, 08:46 AM

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

Tough loss to the Vols, they really shot lights out. Montgomery had a rough game, and it sucks for George to end his college career with all those turnovers.

Don't worry though because Virginia Tech will avenge their Black Diamond Brothers! Seriously, the Hokies are in the Final Four. I don't think it has sunk it just yet.

**superjames1992** · 12-20-2012, 01:47 PM

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

Originally posted by VandyRedskins21

Man it's always disappointing to be one game short of the final four but it definitely was a very good season for WVU. Good luck recruiting for next season!

Thanks, Vandy.

Originally posted by waytofailself

On the bright side, you beat the spread? Especially in what can only be characterized as a hostile venue.

Also, congrats on >2000 posts!

We were pretty competitive. I wasn't disappointed in our performance and, like you said, the game was played in the Volunteers' home state.

And thanks regarding the 2,000 posts. That sneaked up on me!

Originally posted by Knickerbocker91

Tough loss to the Vols, they really shot lights out. Montgomery had a rough game, and it sucks for George to end his college career with all those turnovers.

Don't worry though because Virginia Tech will avenge their Black Diamond Brothers! Seriously, the Hokies are in the Final Four. I don't think it has sunk it just yet.

Well, we'll see about that Hokies. I don't think anyone can stop Tennessee. I think they are a 96 OVR.

**superjames1992** · 12-20-2012, 10:22 PM

2025 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - FINAL FOUR

SEMIFINALS
#4 UCLA 94, #2 UNLV 94
#1 Tennessee 81, #8 Virginia Tech 71

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
#1 Tennessee 97, #4 UCLA 81

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR 2025 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (28-5)!!!

Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

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