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#12 West Virginia (3-0) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (3-1)
Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK
November 21st, 2025
No. 12 West Virginia (3-0) handed Arkansas-Little Rock (3-1) its first loss of the year this evening as the Mountaineers defeated the Trojans 89-62 in the semifinals of the 2025 Great Alaska Shootout.
West Virginia led 42-30 at halftime, but UALR cut the lead to as few as five points early in the second half before the Mountaineers started to pull away as the minutes wound down to all zeros.
"I think this game was a example of where our depth really pays off," beamed Coach Frizzell. "As the game went on, we just started to wear them down."
One of the key catalysts of the run towards the end of the game was a surprising performance by freshman backup point guard Waitari Trammell. Trammell, whose previous career-high was two points in the quarterfinals, nailed four of five shots for 12 points and three assists tonight.
However, the star of the show tonight was WVU's D.C. Jefferson. The sophomore small forward lit up the scoreboard for a career-high 32 points and four rebounds. The 6'6" forward drilled 10 of his 19 shots from the field and hit four of seven from long distance. He also made eight of his nine attempts from the charity stripe. 20 of Jefferson's points came in the first half.
Len Shields also added 15 points, three rebounds, four steals, and two blocks while Leandro Summers hit four three-pointers en route to 14 points and three blocks (career-high).
Nik Carroto led UALR with 16 points while Darcel Perry and Alton Turner added 10 points apiece.
North Carolina defeated Illinois-Chicago in the other semifinal matchup of the Great Alaska Shootout, so the Mountaineers will face off against the Tar Heels tomorrow evening.
West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans Nov 21, 2025 1ST 2ND SCORE #12 West Virginia (3-0) 42 47 89 Arkansas-Little Rock (3-1) 30 32 62 West Virginia Mountaineers STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS A. Black 28 1-6 0-4 1-2 2 9 4 0 1 3 L. Summers 28 5-10 4-6 0-0 2 2 2 3 0 14 D. Montgomery 32 10-19 4-7 8-9 4 2 0 0 3 32 L. Shields 25 4-8 0-0 7-7 3 1 4 2 3 15 T. Welch 28 4-7 0-0 0-0 8 1 3 2 1 8 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS W. Trammell 12 4-5 3-4 1-2 1 3 2 0 0 12 S. Lang 6 1-2 0-1 1-1 0 0 1 0 1 3 G. Grizzard 25 1-2 0-0 0-1 7 0 1 1 0 2 J. Helms 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 B. Dux 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Peterson 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 L. Gary -- DID NOT PLAY -- TEAM TOTALS 30-62 11-24 18-22 28 20 17 8 9 89 Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS N. Carrato 33 6-7 2-2 2-2 2 1 0 1 5 16 A. Watkins 27 2-11 1-5 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 5 D. Perry 28 4-8 2-4 0-0 4 2 5 0 2 10 A. Turner 18 5-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 2 10 T. Holcomb 30 3-9 0-0 1-1 9 2 1 1 5 7 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS B. Jeanpierre 20 2-5 0-1 2-2 1 2 0 0 1 6 J. McCullough 11 2-7 2-5 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 6 K. Dillon 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A. Woods 22 0-4 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 1 0 0 B. Augustine 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 K. Minnieweather 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 J. Nicholson -- DID NOT PLAY -- TEAM TOTALS 25-58 7-17 5-5 25 13 6 5 17 62 Comment
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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
Been pretty much a cakewalk so far, but finally a primetime opponent comes to challenge West Virginia in UNC. Montgomery seems to be peaking at the right time, this should be a good one.My Dynasties
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#12 West Virginia (4-0) vs. North Carolina (3-1)
Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK
November 22nd, 2025
No. 12 West Virginia (4-0) won the Great Alaska Shootout tonight as the Mountaineers defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels (3-1) 63-60. The Tar Heels came in on a hot streak after blowing out Illinois-Chicago in their semifinal matchup, but they ran into a buzz saw tonight.
This game was a defensive slugfest and an ugly game offensively. Both teams tallied 16 turnovers and neither team shot over 40%. West Virginia held the deciding advantage at the foul line, where they went 21-for-25, though quite a few of those foul shots came in the final minute once UNC started fouling to extend the game.
The Tar Heels would hit some clutch shots in the final minute to cut the lead to as few as one point and would have a chance to tie the game with time expiring, but senior forward Lubos Hall's corner three clanked off the front iron and the Mountaineers won the game.
Hall would lead UNC with 12 points and three steals along with Cale Thibodeaux, who tallied 12 points and three rebounds.
D.C. Montgomery was the only efficient offensive player for the Mountaineers as he scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed four rebounds. He hit several key free throws in the closing minutes of the game, as well.
With the victory, the Mountaineers extend their unblemished record to 4-0 and will host the North Carolina A&T Aggies out of the MEAC at the WVU Coliseum. Interestingly, the Aggies hail from Greensboro, NC which just so happens to be the hometown of Coach Frizzell.
West Virginia Mountaineers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Nov 22, 2025 1ST 2ND SCORE #12 West Virginia (4-0) 31 32 63 North Carolina (3-1) 26 34 60 West Virginia Mountaineers STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS A. Black 29 3-5 1-1 2-2 4 7 4 0 5 7 L. Summers 28 2-7 1-6 2-3 0 1 0 0 0 7 D. Montgomery 28 6-12 2-2 6-8 4 1 2 1 4 20 L. Summers 28 3-9 0-0 2-2 3 0 2 0 2 8 T. Welch 28 1-4 0-0 2-2 8 2 3 2 0 4 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G. Grizzard 17 2-2 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 1 6 J. Helms 12 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 0 3 0 3 5 L. Gary 7 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 0 1 0 0 2 S. Lang 4 0-2 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 W. Trammell 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 B. Dux 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 R. Peterson 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 19-48 4-13 21-25 29 12 16 4 16 63 North Carolina Tar Heels STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Q. Piippen 32 1-5 0-0 1-1 4 10 2 1 7 3 C. Thibodeaux 25 5-8 2-2 0-0 3 2 2 0 0 12 L. Hall 30 5-22 2-12 0-2 0 1 3 0 3 12 R. Diaz 31 2-4 0-0 5-6 5 0 0 2 0 9 R. McGee 26 3-4 0-0 2-2 7 1 1 1 1 8 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS P. Balkman 12 2-2 1-1 2-2 3 0 3 0 0 7 S. Murry 9 1-5 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 0 1 4 J. Pritchard 16 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 1 0 3 T. Morandais 6 0-0 0-0 2-3 1 0 1 0 1 2 C. Sparrow 10 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 R. Bone 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 0 D. Bodden -- DID NOT PLAY -- TEAM TOTALS 20-55 5-16 15-20 28 14 15 5 16 60 Last edited by superjames1992; 12-30-2012, 05:09 AM.Comment
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AROUND THE NCAA - NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025
NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Nov 24, 2025 RK LW TEAM (VOTES) RECORD 1 1 Tennesssee 6-0 2 2 Virginia 4-0 3 6 South Florida 5-0 4 7 Marquette 5-0 5 5 Texas 5-0 6 10 Stanford 6-1 7 12 West Virginia 4-0 8 11 Georgia Tech 6-1 9 9 Louisville 6-1 10 4 Connecticut 3-1 11 13 Clemson 5-1 12 17 Memphis 2-0 13 3 UCLA 2-1 14 18 Wake Forest 4-0 15 23 Duquesne 5-0 16 19 Texas Tech 4-1 17 24 California 5-0 18 -- Boston College 2-0 19 -- Washington State 5-0 20 -- Oklahoma 1-0 21 8 South Carolina 3-2 22 14 Virginia Tech 3-1 23 20 Villanova 2-1 24 -- LSU 3-0 25 -- Ohio State 1-0
Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 24, 2025 TEAM REC PCT CONF GB STRK #3 South Florida 5-0 1.00 0-0 -- W5 #4 Marquette 5-0 1.00 0-0 -- W5 Providence 5-0 1.00 0-0 -- W5 #7 West Virginia 4-0 1.00 0-0 -- W4 Syracuse 4-0 1.00 0-0 -- W4 #9 Louisville 6-1 .857 0-0 -- W1 St. John's 5-1 .833 0-0 -- W1 Cincinnati 4-1 .800 0-0 -- W2 #10 Connecticut 3-1 .750 0-0 -- L1 Seton Hall 4-2 .667 0-0 -- W1 #23 Villanova 2-1 .667 0-0 -- W2 Pittsburgh 2-1 .667 0-0 -- W2 Notre Dame 2-1 .667 0-0 -- L1 Georgetown 2-1 .667 0-0 -- W2 DePaul 3-2 .600 0-0 -- W2 Rutgers 1-3 .250 0-0 -- L2 Comment
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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
One thing I've always found weird, actually almost fascinating, in this legacy was the rankings. For example, my Michigan State Spartans were ranked #4 to start out this thing in the very first rankings (or somewhere around there), and then they fell off and I haven't seen them since, as far as I can remember. Very interesting.Comment
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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
I just checked and Michigan State hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 2010!
The whole Big Ten, in general, has completely fell from grace in my legacy, though. It seems that the conference only gets 1-3 teams into the Big Dance anymore.
The good news is that the Spartans are off to a 9-3 start and are rated 88 OVR (best in the Big Ten along with Wisconsin). Iowa is also pretty good at 86 OVR and is the only ranked Big Ten team at #15. They also handed Tennessee their first loss a couple weeks ago.
The Atlantic 10 has emerged as a power conference in this legacy, as well.
It is also interesting to note that UNC, for example, has fallen from grace to some degree. To be sure, they still have a good team, and made the NCAA Tournament last year, but it seems like it's been awhile since they really had a classic UNC dominant team. This year they are only rated at 85 OVR and are the worst team in the ACC in that regard with the exception of Miami (81). Wake Forest (88) is the next closest.
EDIT: Oh, yes, I am a bit further ahead than I have posted, which is why Michigan State is 9-3 and Tennessee has a loss.
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North Carolina A&T (1-7) vs. #7 West Virginia (5-0)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
November 25th, 2025
No. 7 West Virginia (5-0) blew out a one-win North Carolina A&T (1-7) squad this evening 80-56 in Morgantown. On paper, this one appeared to be a blowout and in this case the paper did not lie. The Mountaineers absolutely curbstomped the Aggies.
D.C. Montgomery led all players in scoring with 20 points. Len Shields tallied a double-double with 12 points, 10 boards, and a pair of blocks while Tre Welch ended with 12 points and six rebounds. Anderson Black tallied his first career double-double as he ended with 11 points, 11 assists (career-high), and three steals.
Brooks Reyes led the Aggies in scoring with 14 points and three assists on five-for-20 shooting.
The Mountaineers will host Charleston Southern on Saturday in what should figure to be another blowout victory for the home team.
North Carolina A&T Aggies at West Virginia Mountaineers Nov 25, 2025 1ST 2ND SCORE North Carolina A&T (1-7) 21 35 56 #7 West Virginia (5-0) 43 37 80 North Carolina A&T Aggies STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS B. Reyes 25 5-20 3-13 1-2 1 3 1 0 2 14 P. Essengue 28 2-5 1-2 3-3 0 2 2 0 1 8 G. Shepard 20 4-7 1-3 0-0 4 1 2 1 1 9 J. McNaughton 30 1-4 0-1 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 6 G. Bolton 26 4-8 0-1 0-0 9 0 1 0 1 8 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS H. Hines 8 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 5 C. Marks 15 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 1 2 R. Woodward 8 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 2 R. Logan 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 2 T. Mayer 22 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 T. Urbutis 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 J. Washington -- DID NOT PLAY -- TEAM TOTALS 20-58 6-24 10-13 26 12 6 1 9 56 West Virginia Mountaineers STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS A. Black 24 3-5 1-2 4-4 2 11 3 0 2 11 L. Summers 26 1-1 1-1 1-2 1 2 1 0 2 4 D. Montgomery 23 6-12 3-5 5-6 0 0 0 0 2 20 L. Shields 24 5-9 1-2 1-2 10 0 1 2 2 12 T. Welch 27 5-7 0-0 2-2 6 2 2 0 0 12 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Peterson 14 3-5 2-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 8 W. Trammell 16 2-7 1-4 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 5 G. Grizzard 20 2-4 0-0 0-0 9 1 0 0 0 4 J. Helms 13 2-3 0-0 0-0 7 3 0 0 0 4 B. Dux 6 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Gary 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 S. Lang 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 29-59 9-19 13-16 37 21 7 2 10 80 Comment
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Charleston Southern (1-5) vs. #7 West Virginia (6-0)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
November 29th, 2025
*To be quite frank, I screwed up and forgot to save when I played this game (I won 81-61 in the game I played). Thus, though I generally despise simulating games, I do not wish to blow out Charleston Southern again as it would be rather boring, so I simulated and here is the result I got.*
Charleston Southern Buccaneers at West Virginia Mountaineers Nov 29, 2025 1ST 2ND SCORE Charleston Southern (1-5) 32 33 65 #7 West Virginia (6-0) 52 59 111 Charleston Southern Buccaneers STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Terrell 6 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 3 S. Steele 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 J. Largent 12 0-4 0-2 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 R. Willett 19 3-3 0-0 2-2 3 0 0 0 2 8 N. Cantrell 25 6-11 0-0 2-4 6 2 1 0 4 14 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS H. Bellairs 24 5-11 2-5 1-2 0 5 1 0 2 13 G. Powers 21 4-6 2-3 0-3 1 1 1 0 4 10 B. Nicholas 19 3-6 0-1 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 6 I. Ford 17 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 5 A. Berry 18 1-6 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 3 3 S. Minter 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 E. Plavich 17 0-2 0-1 1-2 4 1 1 0 1 1 TEAM TOTALS 26-58 6-15 7-16 24 16 4 1 20 65 TEAM TOTALS 26-58 6-15 7-16 24 16 4 1 20 65 West Virginia Mountaineers STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS A. Black 19 3-4 2-3 4-8 2 3 1 0 2 12 L. Summers 23 4-7 2-4 7-8 4 6 1 1 0 16 D. Montgomery 32 7-16 4-8 6-12 3 1 4 0 1 24 L. Shields 32 7-12 1-4 11-13 8 1 0 0 1 26 T. Welch 27 5-12 1-4 2-4 9 0 1 3 1 13 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Helms 27 4-6 3-4 0-1 9 4 2 0 1 11 B. Dux 15 1-2 0-1 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 4 G. Grizzard 11 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 2 1 4 W. Trammell 6 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 R. Peterson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Lang 1 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 TEAM TOTALS 32-62 13-28 34-54 38 17 9 6 7 111 Comment
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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
Anyways, I am off for Chile until January 13th. Since I will be gone for awhile and no updates will obviously be posted, if you all want to ask questions, perhaps I can do a press conference sort of thing when I get back.
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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
I am back from vacation now so I'll have some updates soon.
Unfortunately, college starts today.Comment
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AROUND THE NCAA - DECEMBER 1ST, 2025
NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Dec 1, 2025 RK LW TEAM (VOTES) RECORD 1 1 Tennessee 8-0 2 2 Virginia 5-0 3 4 Marquette 7-0 4 3 South Florida 6-0 5 6 Stanford 8-1 6 7 West Virginia 6-0 7 13 UCLA 5-1 8 8 Georgia Tech 9-1 9 10 Connecticiut 5-1 10 9 Louisville 8-1 11 11 Clemson 7-1 12 12 Memphis 4-0 13 14 Wake Forest 6-0 14 17 California 7-0 15 18 Boston College 5-0 16 16 Texas Tech 5-1 17 5 Texas 4-1 18 21 South Carolina 5-2 19 24 LSU 5-0 20 -- La Salle 7-0 21 22 Virginia Tech 4-1 22 -- Iowa 5-1 23 15 Duquesne 6-1 24 19 Washington State 7-0 25 -- Alabama 5-0
Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Dec 1, 2025 TEAM REC PCT CONF GB STRK #3 Marquette 7-0 1.00 0-0 -- W7 #4 South Florida 6-0 1.00 0-0 -- W6 #6 West Virginia 6-0 1.00 0-0 -- W6 Syracuse 6-0 1.00 0-0 -- W6 #10 Louisville 8-1 .888 0-0 -- W3 #9 Connecticut 5-1 .833 0-0 -- W2 Cincinnati 5-1 .833 0-0 -- W3 Pittsburgh 4-1 .800 0-0 -- W4 Providence 6-2 .750 0-0 -- L2 St. John's 6-2 .750 0-0 -- L1 Seton Hall 4-2 .667 0-0 -- W1 DePaul 4-2 .667 0-0 -- W3 Villanova 3-2 .600 0-0 -- L1 Notre Dame 3-2 .600 0-0 -- L1 Rutgers 3-3 .500 0-0 -- W2 Georgetown 2-2 .500 0-0 -- L1 Comment
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