Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

2031 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Site: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

First Round Scores:
(8) Pittsburgh 74, (9) Marquette 64
(12) South Florida 88, (5) Connecticut 58
(6) Cincinnati 85, (11) St. John's 75
(10) Seton Hall 82, (7) Syracuse 79

Quarterfinal Round Matchups:
(1) West Virginia vs. (8) Pittsburgh
(4) Villanova vs. (12) South Florida
(3) Notre Dame vs. (6) Cincinnati
(2) Rutgers vs. (10) Seton Hall

[LopaKa]

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

Six straight regular season conference titles is an amazing feat bruh. Good luck in the conference tourney

[superjames1992]

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

Six straight regular season conference titles is an amazing feat bruh. Good luck in the conference tourney

Thanks. It was close this year, but Villanova and UConn lost some games late and allowed us to slip up to the #1 seed during our late-season run against bottom of the barrel teams.

[Knickerbocker91]

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

May not have been as dominant as season's past but still a strong year nonetheless. Tournament time - especially this Big East Tournament - is my favorite part of the year, good luck!

[superjames1992]

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

May not have been as dominant as season's past but still a strong year nonetheless. Tournament time - especially this Big East Tournament - is my favorite part of the year, good luck!

Yeah, we definitely have a good team that's capable of winning it all. We had a stretch there mid-season where we were definitely not playing as well as we should have, but hopefully we've turned a corner late!

[superjames1992]

vs.
(8) Pittsburgh (18-14) vs. (1) West Virginia (25-7)
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
March 13th, 2031
Big East Tournament - Quarterfinal Round

Top-seeded West Virginia (25-7) kicked off their Big East Tournament with a 97-64 thrashing of rival Pittsburgh (18-14) this afternoon at Madison Square Garden in the quarterfinal round. The Mountaineers led 41-27 at halftime, but opened it up offensively in the second half, especially from three-point range, as they outscored the Panthers 56-37 in the final period of play.

The Mountaineers shot 57% (17/30) from three-point range as they were lethal from deep. Fred Joiner scored a career-high 32 points and dished out four assists for West Virginia. Predrag Gabler added 15 points and six rebounds, and Willie Gomes totaled 15 points and seven rebounds.

Bud Hudson scored 20 points and tallied four assists to lead Pittsburgh in scoring. Jerald Hull paced the offense with 13 points and four assists. Gerald Dukes totaled 13 points and four steals. Tay Bookout added 10 points.

Villanova also defeated South Florida 73-70, so the fourth-seeded Wildcats will face off against West Virginia in the Big East Tournament semifinals tomorrow evening. Cincinnati and Rutgers will face each other in the other semifinal game.

Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 13, 2031	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#8 Pittsburgh (18-14)	27	37	64
#1 West Virginia (25-7)	41	56	97

Pittsburgh Panthers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Hull	31	6-10	1-2	0-0	0	4	3	0	5	13
B. Hudson	32	7-14	4-5	2-4	1	4	1	0	2	20
B. Dukes	30	5-9	3-4	0-0	3	2	4	1	5	13
A. Root	18	0-5	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0
A. Craven	33	2-6	0-0	1-2	7	0	3	1	2	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Bookout	12	4-6	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	10
R. Banjo	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	6	0	0	1	0
N. Cesar	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	0
W. Jenkins	17	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	0	1	3
S. Conway	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Leslie	-- DID NOT PLAY --
F. Byfield	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-53	10-15	4-8	19	18	12	3	20	64

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
F. Joiner	27	11-16	8-10	2-3	3	4	2	0	4	32
P. Gabler	31	5-7	3-5	2-2	6	0	3	0	0	15
M. DeLeon	27	2-7	2-6	0-0	3	4	2	0	2	6
W. Gomes	27	7-10	0-0	1-1	7	0	0	2	0	15
O. Palmer	34	3-9	0-0	0-0	8	8	4	0	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Dux	19	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	4	0	0	3	6
D. Cox	3	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	4
E. Augustin	13	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	3	0	0	2
M. Blanchard	3	2-3	1-2	3-3	0	0	2	0	0	8
D. Packevicius	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
M. Weaver	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	3
TEAM TOTALS		36-64	17-30	8-9	33	23	17	2	13	97

[superjames1992]

2031 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Site: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

First Round Scores:
(8) Pittsburgh 74, (9) Marquette 64
(12) South Florida 88, (5) Connecticut 58
(6) Cincinnati 85, (11) St. John's 75
(10) Seton Hall 82, (7) Syracuse 79

Quarterfinal Round Scores:
(1) West Virginia 97, (8) Pittsburgh 64
(4) Villanova 73, (12) South Florida 70
(6) Cincinnati 82, (3) Notre Dame 79
(2) Rutgers 69, (10) Seton Hall 65

Semifinal Round Matchups:
(1) West Virginia vs. (4) Villanova
(2) Rutgers vs. (6) Cincinnati

[superjames1992]

vs.
(4) Villanova (19-10) vs. (1) West Virginia (26-7)
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
March 14th, 2031
Big East Tournament - Semifinal Round

Top-seeded West Virginia (26-7) will advance to the 2031 Big East Tournament Championship Game as they defeated fourth-seeded Villanova (19-10) in a slugfest this evening 63-54. This marks West Virginia's sixth consecutive victory.

The Mountaineers shot just 35% (25/72) from the field and only made five trips to the foul line, where they shot just 2/5 (40%). The Mountaineers attempted 35 three-point attempts, but made just 11 of them at a 31% clip. Tonight's 63 points is the fewest points the Mountaineers have scored since February 8th in a 69-62 loss against Louisville, and is the fewest points the Mountaineers have scored in a victory this season.

"We were too passive out there today and didn't attack [Villanova] like we needed to," stated West Virginia head coach James Frizzell in the postgame press conference. "They threw a tough 2-3 zone at us and we settled for threes instead of taking it inside and finding holes in the zone. A lot of our guys' shots from deep weren't there tonight, and it showed."

Senior center O.J. Palmer was aggressive inside for West Virginia, at least, as he totaled an impressive 20-point, 14-rebound double-double. Predrag Gabler was the only other Mountaineer to score in double-figures as he scored 12 points. Point guard Fred Joiner ended a streak of three consecutive 25+ point games as he ended with just five points on 2/9 shooting.

Junior forward Predrag Osborne led Villanova in scoring with 19 points and four rebounds. Frederic Montgomery also notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Sixth-seeded Cincinnati defeated second-seeded Rutgers 72-54 in the other Big East Tournament semifinal match. West Virginia will face off against Cincinnati in the Championship Game tomorrow night. Cincinnati handed West Virginia a stifling 77-76 loss back in early February at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, so the Mountaineers will be looking to bounce back after that defeat.

Villanova Wildcats vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 14, 2031	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#4 Villanova (19-10)	29	25	54
#1 West Virginia (26-7)	33	30	63

Villanova Wildcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
G. Dunnington	28	1-6	0-2	2-5	1	5	1	0	3	4
C. Adeleke	26	4-8	0-1	0-0	1	3	4	0	1	8
P. Osborne	26	5-11	1-2	8-10	4	1	2	0	6	19
D. Mikulas	30	0-5	0-0	0-0	7	3	1	1	1	0
F. Montgomery	30	3-5	0-0	4-4	12	0	2	1	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. McNurlin	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	0
T. Haranga	18	3-6	2-4	0-2	0	1	1	0	3	8
M. Jennings	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
G. Rollins	10	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
A. Madison	8	0-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1
T. Vilardell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
A. Sullivan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		18-51	3-10	15-23	37	14	11	2	16	54

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
F. Joiner	30	2-9	1-4	0-0	4	2	5	0	5	5
P. Gabler	30	4-11	4-10	0-0	2	3	2	0	1	12
M. DeLeon	30	3-15	3-13	0-0	3	1	2	0	1	9
W. Gomes	30	3-8	0-0	0-2	11	1	1	3	1	6
O. Palmer	35	9-16	0-0	2-3	14	1	3	2	3	20
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Dux	19	1-3	1-3	0-0	4	5	1	0	0	3
E. Augustin	15	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
M. Weaver	10	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	6
D. Cox	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Blanchard	-- DID NOT PLAY --
D. Packevicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-72	11-35	2-5	42	14	14	5	11	63

[superjames1992]

2031 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Site: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

First Round Scores:
(8) Pittsburgh 74, (9) Marquette 64
(12) South Florida 88, (5) Connecticut 58
(6) Cincinnati 85, (11) St. John's 75
(10) Seton Hall 82, (7) Syracuse 79

Quarterfinal Round Scores:
(1) West Virginia 97, (8) Pittsburgh 64
(4) Villanova 73, (12) South Florida 70
(6) Cincinnati 82, (3) Notre Dame 79
(2) Rutgers 69, (10) Seton Hall 65

Semifinal Round Scores:
(1) West Virginia 63, (4) Villanova 54
(6) Cincinnati 72, (2) Rutgers 54

Championship Game Matchup:
(1) West Virginia vs. (6) Cincinnati

[pfeifere1]

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

After a tough stretch towards the end of the season, you've turned things around nicely with this tournament run. Let's hope this run continues into the NCAA tourney!

Any chance you could throw up the mid-major top 25? I'd be interested to see that landscape of those teams this far in your dynasty.

[superjames1992]

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

After a tough stretch towards the end of the season, you've turned things around nicely with this tournament run. Let's hope this run continues into the NCAA tourney!

Any chance you could throw up the mid-major top 25? I'd be interested to see that landscape of those teams this far in your dynasty.

Thanks! And, yes, I will post the mid-major top 25 when I do my normal Around the NCAA roundup after the Big East Tournament!

[superjames1992]

vs.
Cincinnati (22-12) vs. (1) West Virginia (27-7)
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
March 15th, 2031
Big East Tournament - Championship Game

Top-seeded West Virginia (27-7) won the Big East Tournament for the second consecutive year this evening as they steamrolled Cincinnati 85-50. The Bearcats (22-12) handed West Virginia a one-point defeat earlier this season in Cincinnati, but the Mountaineers were motivated to get revenge for that defeat as they showed the Bearcats no mercy this evening at Madison Square Garden.

West Virginia led 41-25 at halftime and put the game away midway through the second half with an offensive flurry combined with lockdown defense.

Freshman small forward Myron DeLeon scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed six rebounds for West Virginia to lead all players in scoring. O.J. Palmer had a fantastic all-around performance with 14 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists. Willie Gomes totaled 11 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks while Predrag Gabler hit four threes and totaled 14 points and five rebounds. Fred Joiner hit five threes to score 15 points.

West Virginia shot 16/34 (47%) from three-point range tonight and outrebounded Cincinnati 43-28. The Mountaineers also forced Cincinnati into 14 turnovers while only committing six of their own.

Senior guard Jeromy Braun scored 15 points to lead the Bearcats in scoring while fellow senior Felix Falls added 12 points and four assists.

West Virginia will await their NCAA Tournament seeding in tomorrow's selection show, but as of now are expected to be named a #1 seed in the Big Dance. The Mountaineers have won seven consecutive games entering the tournament.

Cincinnati Bearcats vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 15, 2031	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#6 Cincinnati (22-12)	25	25	50
#1 West Virginia (27-7)	41	44	85

Cincinnati Bearcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Braun	32	5-15	2-5	3-4	2	0	1	0	3	15
F. Falls	29	3-8	3-5	3-4	2	4	1	0	2	12
E. Nicholas	27	1-5	0-4	3-4	3	2	1	1	2	5
C. Kou	32	2-8	0-2	3-4	4	0	0	0	0	7
D. Niang	29	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Salisbery	17	2-5	1-2	0-1	3	2	0	0	3	5
T. Loughton	8	1-2	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	3
B. Stokes	12	0-3	0-2	1-2	1	2	1	0	2	1
I. Pugh	11	0-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	1	0
P. Barro	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
D. Granger	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Hart	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		15-51	6-20	14-20	28	10	5	2	14	50

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
F. Joiner	31	5-9	5-8	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	15
P. Gabler	29	5-10	4-8	0-0	5	1	2	0	0	14
M. DeLeon	31	9-17	7-15	0-0	6	2	2	0	1	25
W. Gomes	31	5-11	0-0	1-1	8	0	2	3	2	11
O. Palmer	32	6-15	0-0	2-3	16	8	3	0	2	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Dux	20	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	2
E. Augustin	17	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	4
M. Weaver	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0
D. Cox	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Blanchard	-- DID NOT PLAY --
D. Packevicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		33-69	16-34	3-4	43	19	13	3	6	85

[superjames1992]

2031 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Site: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

First Round Scores:
(8) Pittsburgh 74, (9) Marquette 64
(12) South Florida 88, (5) Connecticut 58
(6) Cincinnati 85, (11) St. John's 75
(10) Seton Hall 82, (7) Syracuse 79

Quarterfinal Round Scores:
(1) West Virginia 97, (8) Pittsburgh 64
(4) Villanova 73, (12) South Florida 70
(6) Cincinnati 82, (3) Notre Dame 79
(2) Rutgers 69, (10) Seton Hall 65

Semifinal Round Scores:
(1) West Virginia 63, (4) Villanova 54
(6) Cincinnati 72, (2) Rutgers 54

Championship Game Score:
(1) West Virginia 85, (6) Cincinnati 50

Congratulations to the West Virginia Mountaineers, who are your 2031 Big East Tournament Champions!!!

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - MARCH 16TH, 2031

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Mar 16, 2031
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Duquesne	32-2
2	2	Clemson	26-5
3	3	Memphis	30-1
4	5	West Virginia	27-7
5	4	Florida State	25-7
6	7	Virginia Tech	23-6
7	6	Arizona	23-8
8	8	Georgia	26-7
9	10	San Diego State	25-5
10	9	Washington State	23-9
11	11	Charlotte	26-7
12	12	Eastern Michigan	27-4
13	14	Oregon	23-10
14	13	Connecticut	23-9
15	15	Baylor	24-8
16	18	Brigham Young	24-7
17	16	Tennessee	21-8
18	19	Pepperdine	25-5
19	20	Florida	21-11
20	22	Boston College	21-12
21	21	Texas A&M	22-7
22	23	Syracuse	21-10
23	24	Wake Forest	21-13
24	--	USC	21-11
25	17	Texas Tech	22-10

NCAA Hoops Rankings - Mid-Major Top 25 - Updated: Mar 16, 2031
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Eastern Michigan	27-4
2	Pepperdine	25-5
3	ULM	23-6
4	Troy	22-9
5	San Francisco	17-9
6	New Orleans	21-9
7	Siena	25-6
8	Portland	21-11
9	North Texas	22-10
10	Miami (OH)	17-11
11	Gonzaga	19-13
12	Utah	18-12
13	Texas-Pan American	18-7
14	Creighton	23-9
15	Akron	21-10
16	Fresno State	16-14
17	Arkansas State	18-11
18	Old Dominion	19-10
19	Toledo	20-11
20	George Mason	21-9
21	San Jose State	21-10
22	Bradley	20-11
23	Cal State Northridge	19-10
24	Idaho	17-11
25	UL Lafayette	19-9

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Mar 16, 2031
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#4 West Virginia	27-7	.794	13-5	--	W7
Rutgers	21-9	.700	12-6	1.0	L1
Villanova	19-10	.655	12-6	1.0	L1
Notre Dame	22-12	.647	12-6	1.0	L2
#14 Connecticut	23-9	.719	11-7	2.0	L3
Cincinnati	22-12	.647	11-7	2.0	L1
#22 Syracuse	21-10	.677	10-8	3.0	L1
Pittsburgh	18-14	.563	10-8	3.0	L1
Seton Hall	18-16	.529	8-10	5.0	L1
Marquette	16-15	.516	8-10	5.0	L1
St. John's	15-15	.500	8-10	5.0	L1
South Florida	15-17	.469	8-10	5.0	L1
DePaul	15-16	.484	6-12	7.0	L3
Louisville	16-15	.516	5-13	8.0	L2
Providence	12-18	.400	5-13	8.0	L2
Georgetown	9-23	.278	5-13	8.0	W1

[superjames1992]

WEST VIRGINIA'S 2031 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESUME

Record: 27-7
Conference Record: 13-5
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Vs. Top 25: 5-1
Road/Neutral: 15-4
Home Streak: 3 Wins
RPI 1-50: 11-5
RPI 51-100: 8-2
RPI 101-200: 6-0
RPI 201+: 2-0
RPI: 2
Media: 4
Coaches: 4
Quality Wins (RPI 1-50): Virginia Tech (1), Connecticut (12), Michigan (18), Villanova (23), Rutgers (27), Brigham Young (29), Virginia (30), Syracuse (32), Notre Dame (38), Cincinnati x2 (38)
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): None