Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

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

I think it's amazing you're still doing this.

I think it's amazing you still remembered to come check the boards.

I'm trying to make it a habit again lol. Plus I've been only playing collegd hoops lately. If only I had the patience to play a lotta games. Or patience and time to post fancy things like this or yours. Or any other dynasty lol. Which is odd because I keep some information in a notebook that nobody will probably see. (Team, record, conference regular and tourney champs, ncaa champs, my post season result. And record vs rivals)

Seriously though James. This is amazing to have such a level of commitment. I'm amazed and jealous at the same time lol.

Is that you, JJRedick of the 2K boards? Welcome back!

You should start documenting your legacy again! It doesn't have to be elaborate. My original style was just to type up a paragraph about each game without giving much away in the form of statistics. In some ways, I miss this style as it was really easy to do.

BTW, my power was restored earlier this afternoon, so updates should resume.

[superjames1992]

vs.
Syracuse (21-10) vs. #2 West Virginia (30-2)
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
March 13th, 2026

No. 2 West Virginia (30-2) won its 30th game of the season as they relatively easily dispatched the Syracuse Orange (21-10) 64-54. The game wasn't necessarily a blowout, but the Mountaineers led throughout and the Orange never really truly threatened in the second half.

Len Shields led WVU with 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals. D.C. Montgomery added 12 points and four rebounds. Tre Welch had a career night on the glass as he tallied 10 points, 21 rebounds, and three blocks.

The Orange were led by L.F. Armstrong, who scored a team-high 14 points. Wahab Acker was the only other Syracuse double-digit scorer as he ended with 11 points and four rebounds.

WVU enjoyed a decisive 44-31 advantage in rebounding tonight, which ultimately was the deciding factor in the game as most other statistical categories were fairly even.

Notre Dame edged Louisville 87-85 earlier this evening, so WVU will face the Fighting Irish in the Big East Tournament Championship Game tomorrow night at 9 PM. WVU defeated the Fighting Irish 70-64 in the final game of the regular season a week ago.

Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 13, 2026	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Syracuse (21-10)	25	29	54
#2 West Virginia (30-2)	33	31	64

Syracuse Orange
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Salow	29	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	5	3	1	3	0
L. Armstrong	31	6-16	2-7	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	14
W. Acker	30	5-7	1-1	0-2	4	1	0	1	0	11
L. O'Neil	28	2-12	0-1	3-4	7	1	1	0	2	7
B. Morkeliunas	31	2-5	0-0	0-0	9	2	2	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Horner	17	3-6	2-3	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	9
Z. Jolly	15	3-9	0-2	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	6
M. Douglas	11	1-7	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
P. Abdur-Rahim	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	3	0
D. Powell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
I. Valentine	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Caldwell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-64	6-18	4-8	31	13	11	2	11	54

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Black	30	3-6	1-2	1-2	3	7	4	0	1	8
L. Summers	28	2-9	0-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	3	4
D. Montgomery	30	5-9	0-4	2-2	4	1	2	0	2	12
L. Shields	30	7-15	0-0	1-2	7	3	3	0	1	15
T. Welch	30	5-15	0-0	0-0	21	0	0	3	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
G. Grizzard	18	1-4	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	1	0	4
J. Helms	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	3
W. Trammell	10	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
R. Peterson	8	1-5	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	3
B. Dux	6	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2
L. Gary	-- DID NOT PLAY --
S. Lang	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-68	4-17	8-10	44	14	11	4	12	64

[superjames1992]

2026 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Site: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

First Round Scores:
(9) St. John's 96, (8) Seton Hall 92
(5) Connecticut 88, (12) DePaul 68
(6) South Florida 67, (11) Georgetown 59
(7) Villanova 76, (10) Rutgers 67

Second Round Scores:
(1) West Virginia 68, (9) St. John's 66
(4) Syracuse 74, (5) Connecticut 65
(3) Louisville 84, (4) South Florida 83
(2) Notre Dame 81, (7) Villanova 63


Semifinals Scores:
(1) West Virginia 64, (4) Syracuse 54
(2) Notre Dame 87, (3) Louisville 85

Championship Game Matchup:
(1) West Virginia vs. (2) Notre Dame

[Deuce2223]

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

Good luck in the Championship game against ND. You have a great year, would hate to see a loss here ruin your #1 seed.

[superjames1992]

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

Good luck in the Championship game against ND. You have a great year, would hate to see a loss here ruin your #1 seed.

It's crazy that I've never coached a team to a #1 seed before in this legacy. It looks like this is the year. That's another coach goal to knock off the checklist. I've also never had a team ranked #1 during the regular season until this year.

[superjames1992]

vs.
#22 Notre Dame (23-11) vs. #2 West Virginia (31-2)
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
March 14th, 2026

Tonight, the top two-seeded teams faced off in the Championship Game in the Big East Tournament in what was expected to be an excellent game. In the end, it was anything but. No. 2 West Virginia (31-2) jumped out to a huge lead early on and effectively had the game ended by halftime, with the Mountaineers owning a 42-19 lead as the two teams went to the locker rooms. The Mountaineers extended the lead further early in the second half before turning to the bench for the remainder of the game as the Mountaineers blew out No. 22 Notre Dame (23-11) 78-51.

Tre Welch led WVU in scoring with 12 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks. D.C. Montgomery scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds. Waitari Trammell came off the bench to contribute 10 points and four assists.

Dusty Hailey was the only double-digit scorer for Notre Dame as he tallied 16 points and three rebounds.

With the win, the Mountaineers secure both the Big East regular season and Big East conference tournament titles and likely lock up a #1 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Selection Sunday is tomorrow. Interestingly, WVU head coach James Frizzell has never coached a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, so this will likely be his first. This is also the first WVU team under Frizzell's direction to win 30+ games. A deep NCAA Tournament run is expected. Anything less than a Final Four would be a disappointment.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 14, 2026	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#22 Notre Dame (23-11)	19	32	51
#2 West Virginia (31-2)	42	36	78

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Wyatt	29	3-8	2-4	1-2	1	3	3	0	5	9
C. Bracy	30	3-15	1-8	0-0	5	3	1	0	1	7
D. Hailey	19	5-12	2-3	4-4	3	2	1	0	2	16
W. See	32	1-9	0-0	1-2	8	0	2	0	2	3
I. Holcomb	28	1-6	0-0	0-1	10	1	2	2	2	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
H. Sherman	17	4-7	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	8
H. Munoz	22	2-11	0-6	0-0	3	3	1	0	1	4
G. Newton	12	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2
C. Baker	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0
J. Frazier	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
A. Payton	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Caporn	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		20-72	5-24	6-9	40	13	12	2	15	51

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Black	20	2-6	0-2	1-1	5	2	6	0	0	5
L. Summers	23	1-3	1-1	1-2	2	2	1	0	1	4
D. Montgomery	22	3-9	1-6	3-5	3	1	1	0	6	10
L. Shields	22	4-9	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	8
T. Welch	24	6-8	0-0	0-0	8	1	1	3	2	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W. Trammell	17	3-6	2-3	2-2	2	4	2	0	0	10
J. Helms	15	2-3	2-3	2-2	5	2	0	0	0	8
R. Peterson	12	3-6	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	7
G. Grizzard	18	3-7	0-0	0-0	9	2	2	3	1	6
L. Gary	11	3-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	6
B. Dux	8	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	2
S. Lang	7	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		31-71	7-22	9-12	42	16	15	9	13	78

[superjames1992]

2026 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Site: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

First Round Scores:
(9) St. John's 96, (8) Seton Hall 92
(5) Connecticut 88, (12) DePaul 68
(6) South Florida 67, (11) Georgetown 59
(7) Villanova 76, (10) Rutgers 67

Second Round Scores:
(1) West Virginia 68, (9) St. John's 66
(4) Syracuse 74, (5) Connecticut 65
(3) Louisville 84, (4) South Florida 83
(2) Notre Dame 81, (7) Villanova 63


Semifinals Scores:
(1) West Virginia 64, (4) Syracuse 54
(2) Notre Dame 87, (3) Louisville 85

Championship Game Score:
(1) West Virginia 78, (2) Notre Dame 51

Congratulations to the West Virginia Mountaineers, who are your 2026 Big East Champions!!!

[superjames1992]

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Mar 15, 2026
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Tennessee	29-6
2	2	West Virginia	31-2
3	6	Texas Tech	28-4
4	3	Virginia	23-6
5	4	Oklahoma	23-5
6	5	Texas	21-7
7	7	Washington State	24-8
8	8	Clemson	26-8
9	9	Virginia Tech	21-7
10	12	Louisville	24-11
11	10	Rider	27-3
12	11	Duquesne	24-5
13	15	North Carolina State	21-9
14	13	UCLA	21-11
15	14	Georgia Tech	23-11
16	22	Notre Dame	23-11
17	17	Stanford	21-12
18	19	Villanova	21-11
19	16	Fairfield	26-6
20	18	New Mexico	24-9
21	--	Kentucky	18-8
22	23	Connecticut	21-11
23	24	Wake Forest	20-10
24	20	Memphis	22-6
25	--	Southern Methodist	26-9

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Mar 15, 2026
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#2 West Virginia	31-2	.939	17-1	--	W15
#16 Notre Dame	23-11	.676	13-5	4.0	L1
#10 Louisville	24-11	.686	11-7	6.0	L1
Syracuse	21-10	.677	11-7	6.0	L1
#22 Connecticut	21-11	.656	11-7	6.0	L1
South Florida	23-10	.697	10-8	7.0	L1
#18 Villanova	21-11	.656	10-8	7.0	L1
Seton Hall	19-12	.613	9-9	8.0	L2
St. John's	19-14	.576	9-9	8.0	L1
Rutgers	16-16	.500	8-10	9.0	L2
Georgetown	12-19	.387	8-10	9.0	L2
DePaul	13-18	.419	7-11	10.0	L1
Pittsburgh	13-17	.433	7-11	10.0	L1
Providence	15-16	.484	6-12	11.0	W1
Marquette	17-15	.531	4-14	13.0	W1
Cincinnati	12-18	.400	3-15	14.0	L3

[superjames1992]

WEST VIRGINIA'S 2026 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESUME

Record: 31-2
Conference Record: 17-1
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Vs. Top 25: 9-1
Road/Neutral: 16-2
Home Streak: 15 Wins
RPI 1-50: 13-2
RPI 51-100: 6-0
RPI 101-200: 8-0
RPI 201+: 4-0
RPI: 1
Media: 2
Coaches: 2
Quality Wins (RPI 1-50): Notre Dame x3 (9), Louisville (13), Syracuse x2 (17), Connecticut x2 (25), Villanova x2 (29), South Florida (34), Seton Hall (39), St. John's (42)
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): None

[baccVols]

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

Lol.....at tennessee being ranked higher than you? You must have some enemies in the media

[MuchToLearn]

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

one of the reasons i love this dynasty...

the BIG EAST lives!!!

ahh memories

[cubsfan203]

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

Lol.....at tennessee being ranked higher than you? You must have some enemies in the media

This game's ranking system was never perfect haha.

I'm curious about Rider. Did they land a good coach somehow or what?

[MuchToLearn]

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

This game's ranking system was never perfect haha.

I'm curious about Rider. Did they land a good coach somehow or what?

more than anyhting, much like in real life, it's probably their senior class pushing that team

seniors reaching their potential + team unity = highly competitive team, this is probably Rider's senior run..

maybe, just guessing tho

[cubsfan203]

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

more than anyhting, much like in real life, it's probably their senior class pushing that team

seniors reaching their potential + team unity = highly competitive team, this is probably Rider's senior run..

maybe, just guessing tho

You're probably right, but I've seen really good coaches that got fired go to a smaller school and dominate for a year or two before moving on. A specific example is Kelvin Sampson. He's like an A coach, got fired, got hired at my old school when I left, and took them further in the tournament than I ever did.

[superjames1992]

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

Lol.....at tennessee being ranked higher than you? You must have some enemies in the media

Yeah, the only reason I can't complain too much about it is that they did clean my clock pretty good earlier this season, but it is ridiculous to be ranked behind a six-loss team.

one of the reasons i love this dynasty...

the BIG EAST lives!!!

ahh memories

Indeed!

This game's ranking system was never perfect haha.

I'm curious about Rider. Did they land a good coach somehow or what?

Rider still has the same coach they've had for this entire legacy. Tommy Dempsey (B+ OVR) is their coach with a career record that is under .500. Interestingly, I think he got fired in real life a couple years ago from Rider.

more than anyhting, much like in real life, it's probably their senior class pushing that team

seniors reaching their potential + team unity = highly competitive team, this is probably Rider's senior run..

maybe, just guessing tho

Yeah, that appears to be the case. Five of their six best players on seniors. However, their third best player is a freshman, so they should still be decent in the MAAC conference next year, though they're probably done making waves nationally.

You're probably right, but I've seen really good coaches that got fired go to a smaller school and dominate for a year or two before moving on. A specific example is Kelvin Sampson. He's like an A coach, got fired, got hired at my old school when I left, and took them further in the tournament than I ever did.

I have, as well, though it appears this might just be a one-hit wonder where everything comes together at the right time for a veteran coach. Or maybe Dempsey has finally turned the corner at Rider after two decades. I'm not sure.