Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

vs.
Providence (8-3) vs. West Virginia (9-6)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
January 7th, 2032

Willie Gomes scored 26 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and blocked four shots as West Virginia (9-6, 2-1) pulled away in the second half to defeat Providence this evening 74-53.

The Friars (8-3, 1-1) trailed by just six points, 38-32, at halftime, but the Mountaineers pulled away behind Gomes' strong second half performance. Gomes came up just one point short of his career-high scoring mark of 27 points.

Theron Dux also added 14 points, four assists, and four steals for the Mountaineers.

The Mountaineers shot just 38% (25/66) from the field and 23% (6/26) from beyond the three-point arc, but the Friars were even worse as they shot just 31% (22/70), including a paltry 15% (3/20) from beyond the arc.

Senior guard Raul Rosario was Providence's only double-digit scorer. He scored 18 points off 7/17 shooting for the Friars.

Next up for West Virginia is a huge matchup against No. 10 Connecticut on Saturday. The Mountaineers will be looking to get back on track after losing their conference-opener to No. 12 Marquette last week and start building momentum towards another conference title.

Providence Friars at West Virginia Mountaineers
Jan 7, 2032	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Providence (8-3, 1-1)	32	21	53
West Virginia (9-6, 2-1)	38	36	74

Providence Friars
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Gabler	32	4-11	0-2	0-1	2	4	3	1	3	8
R. Del Rosario	32	7-17	1-7	3-3	1	1	2	0	5	18
A. Lucas	32	3-10	1-6	2-2	5	2	4	0	1	9
C. Parada	20	0-7	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	2	2	0
Y. Olsen	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	2	0	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Jameson	17	2-10	0-3	1-2	4	3	1	0	3	5
N. Larson	14	2-4	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	5
J. Seymour	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Sneed	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Dumont	19	3-6	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	3	2	6
C. Lane	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
A. Singleton	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-70	3-20	6-8	35	12	15	6	17	53

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Dux	32	5-9	2-5	2-2	3	4	4	0	3	14
P. Gabler	15	1-4	0-3	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	2
M. DeLeon	33	3-9	1-6	0-0	5	0	3	0	3	7
E. Augustin	18	1-7	0-0	3-4	5	1	2	1	2	5
W. Gomes	33	9-19	0-0	8-8	12	1	1	4	1	26
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Bradford	30	2-5	0-0	4-4	9	2	3	0	2	8
M. Blanchard	25	3-9	2-8	0-0	5	0	2	0	1	8
I. Przybyszewski	8	0-1	0-1	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	1
M. Weaver	7	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
D. Packevicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
P. Havens	-- DID NOT PLAY --
S. Edwards	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-66	6-26	18-20	44	11	15	6	14	74

[superjames1992]

vs.
#10 Connecticut (13-4) vs. West Virginia (10-6)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
January 10th, 2032

West Virginia (10-6, 3-1) won their third-straight game this evening as they defeated No. 10 Connecticut 78-69.

Willie Gomes willed the Mountaineers as he tallied 30 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks. Tonight was his fourth game in his last five in which he has scored at least 20 points. The Huskies (13-4, 2-2) had no answer for Gomes as he had his way in the post and lit up the net with a 15/19 shooting performance. Gomes' 30-point performance is a new career-high mark for the redshirt sophomore. His previous career-high was 27 points, set in this season's season-opener against St. Bonaventure.

Theron Dux added 12 points for the Mountaineers, and Matt Blanchard came off the bench to score 11 points.

The Mountaineers trailed 39-38 at halftime after the Huskies hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, but West Virginia took the lead early in the second half and led the rest of the way.

Senior forward Tristan Siebrandt scored 19 points and grabbed four rebounds to lead Connecticut in scoring. Fellow senior Tyler Merriex was the team's leading rebounder as he totaled 11 points, eight rebounds, and five steals while Shaun Norris and Kevin Palmer added 10 points apiece.

West Virginia shot 55% (30/55) from the floor tonight while holding the Huskies to 43% (25/58). The Mountaineers also outrebounded the Huskies 29-24.

The Mountaineers have four days off before taking on Notre Dame in South Bend next Wednesday. The Mountaineers do not have any currently ranked AP top 25 teams left on the regular season schedule.

Connecticut Huskies at West Virginia Mountaineers
Jan 10, 2032	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#10 Connecticut (13-4, 2-2)	39	30	69
West Virginia (10-6, 3-1)	38	40	78

Connecticut Huskies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Burnett	30	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	6	2	0	5	4
S. Norris	31	4-14	2-8	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	10
D. Stafford	30	2-7	0-1	1-2	3	2	4	0	1	5
T. Siebrandt	24	5-6	0-0	9-10	4	0	1	0	2	19
T. Merriex	29	5-8	1-1	0-0	8	0	5	0	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Palmer	16	4-10	2-5	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	10
B. Bethel	19	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	2	0	1	0	2
V. Danielson	11	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	6
C. Craig	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2
E. Tolic	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Thornton	-- DID NOT PLAY --
A. Cassler	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-58	7-18	12-14	24	16	14	1	13	69

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Dux	32	1-2	0-0	10-12	1	3	2	1	6	12
P. Gabler	27	3-10	2-7	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	8
M. DeLeon	29	3-8	2-7	0-0	3	4	1	0	2	8
E. Augustin	21	1-1	0-0	0-0	7	1	3	0	1	2
W. Gomes	35	15-19	0-0	0-0	11	0	2	4	4	30
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Bradford	24	2-4	0-1	1-1	2	2	0	0	2	5
M. Blanchard	23	4-10	3-8	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	11
I. Przbyszewski	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	0	0	2
D. Packevicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Weaver	-- DID NOT PLAY --
P. Havens	-- DID NOT PLAY --
S. Edwards	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-55	7-23	11-13	29	15	11	5	15	78

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - JANUARY 12TH, 2032

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 12, 2032
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Oregon	16-0
2	6	Wake Forest	11-1
3	2	Georgia Tech	14-1
4	4	Florida State	13-2
5	3	Charlotte	10-2
6	8	Texas Tech	13-1
7	12	Marquette	10-2
8	11	Duke	12-2
9	13	Missouri	13-1
10	18	Arizona	12-4
11	15	Kentucky	15-2
12	14	Duquesne	13-3
13	7	North Carolina	11-2
14	10	Connecticut	13-4
15	5	Georgia	8-1
16	21	Ole Miss	14-3
17	9	Virginia Tech	13-3
18	24	San Francisco	14-2
19	23	Boston College	14-4
20	16	Arizona State	13-2
21	17	NC State	13-4
22	19	South Carolina	14-3
23	--	West Virginia	10-6
24	22	Stanford	15-2
25	20	Arkansas	13-2

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 12, 2032
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#7 Marquette	10-2	.833	4-0	--	W5
Notre Dame	12-4	.750	3-1	1.0	L1
Providence	9-4	.692	3-1	1.0	W1
#23 West Virginia	10-6	.625	3-1	1.0	W3
Pittsburgh	10-4	.714	2-1	1.5	W1
#14 Connecticut	13-4	.765	2-2	2.0	L1
Syracuse	12-6	.667	2-2	2.0	L1
Louisville	10-6	.625	2-2	2.0	W2
Georgetown	6-11	.353	2-2	2.0	W3
Villanova	9-7	.563	1-2	2.5	W1
DePaul	7-7	.500	1-2	2.5	L1
South Florida	6-9	.400	1-2	2.5	L2
Cincinnati	3-9	.250	1-2	2.5	W1
Rutgers	9-7	.563	1-3	3.0	L2
Seton Hall	8-8	.500	1-3	3.0	L3
St. John's	8-9	.471	0-3	3.5	L4

[LopaKa]

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

That's more like it! Nice little win streak to get back on track.

[BookWork123]

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

Nice to build some momentum, especially with beating UCONN


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[superjames1992]

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

That's more like it! Nice little win streak to get back on track.

Yeah, we look to finally be playing a bit better. Hopefully, we can keep it up. The schedule is sure about to get a lot easier.

Nice to build some momentum, especially with beating UCONN


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Thanks! I think we should be able to make a pretty good run over the remainder of conference play and hopefully put our disappointing start to the season behind us.

[superjames1992]

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

Well that is definitely not the Marquette team were used to seeing. It'll be interesting to see how good they are in the next couple years as all those guys grow together

And you called it! This looks like their year. They have a really good team.

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[whughes]

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

And you called it! This looks like their year. They have a really good team.

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I've been lurking and watching your guys struggle this season. I remember saying that ^ it's crazy that was almost 2 years ago now. Hopefully you guys go on a run the rest of the season and make some noise in the postseason

[superjames1992]

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

I've been lurking and watching your guys struggle this season. I remember saying that ^ it's crazy that was almost 2 years ago now. Hopefully you guys go on a run the rest of the season and make some noise in the postseason

Yeah, I remember that post last night for some reason, haha. In any case, Marquette is pretty good this year. It's hard to believe they were so terrible just a couple years ago!

[whughes]

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

Yeah, I remember that post last night for some reason, haha. In any case, Marquette is pretty good this year. It's hard to believe they were so terrible just a couple years ago!

I'm trying to remember without going back through all the posts. Weren't they starting like 4 freshman? So those 4 playing together for a few years now I bet their chemistry is super high

[BookWork123]

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

PS Princeton won the first ever Ivy League conference tourney today....


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[superjames1992]

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

I'm trying to remember without going back through all the posts. Weren't they starting like 4 freshman? So those 4 playing together for a few years now I bet their chemistry is super high

Yeah, that sounds right. I believe they are playing four seniors now, though I'll have to check (if I remember) next time I fire back up the game.

PS Princeton won the first ever Ivy League conference tourney today....


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Yeah, I saw that! They were 14-0 in conference play, too!

[superjames1992]

vs.
#23 West Virginia (10-7) vs. Notre Dame (13-4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center
South Bend, IN
January 15th, 2032

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their fifth game in their last six outings this evening as they outlasted visiting No. 23 West Virginia in overtime 86-77.

The Mountaineers (10-7, 3-2) trailed 73-70 in the waning seconds before Matt Blanchard hit a three-pointer to tie the game with 1.1 seconds remaining. The Irish's ensuing halfcourt heave didn't find the rim, but they took control in overtime. The Mountaineers scored the first basket of the overtime period, but Willie Gomes fouled out and the Fighting Irish closed out the extra period on a 13-2 run to win by nine points.

The Mountaineers have played in three overtime games this season and are 0-3 in those games.

Senior forward Russ Neale led Notre Dame (13-4, 4-1) in scoring and rebounding with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals. Dwayne Carbaugh also scored 20 points while freshman Korey Leslie added 14 points, eight rebounds, and four steals.

West Virginia senior guard Matt Blanchard had a career outing as he scored a career-high 19 points and hit six three-pointers from off the bench. His previous career-high was just 11 points. Willie Gomes had a tough night shooting as he shot just 5/17 from the floor and ended with 12 points and five rebounds. Myron DeLeon added 16 points and four rebounds and Theron Dux paced the offense with 13 points and seven assists.

Notre Dame held a considerable edge at the free throw stripe, where they shot 27/31. In comparison, West Virginia only went 8/12 from the line. The Mountaineers also turned the basketball over 17 times.

West Virginia has six days off before fhosting 3-10 Cincinnati next Thursday.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Jan 15, 2032	1ST	2ND	OT	SCORE
#23 West Virginia (10-7, 3-2)	35	38	4	77
Notre Dame (13-4, 4-1)	36	37	13	86

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Dux	36	4-5	3-4	2-3	2	7	1	0	1	13
P. Gabler	35	2-9	2-9	0-0	6	0	0	1	3	6
M. DeLeon	35	6-14	4-11	0-0	4	3	1	1	7	16
E. Augustin	25	2-5	0-0	1-3	6	4	3	0	2	5
W. Gomes	33	5-17	0-0	2-2	5	0	3	1	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Bradford	27	2-7	0-2	2-2	12	1	2	0	2	6
M. Blanchard	23	6-12	6-11	1-2	2	2	2	0	0	19
I. Przybyszewski	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	0
P. Havens	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Packevicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Weaver	-- DID NOT PLAY --
S. Edwards	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-70	15-37	8-12	38	19	13	3	17	77

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Hickman	36	1-6	0-1	4-5	2	11	3	0	3	6
D. Carbaugh	34	6-14	1-3	7-9	2	1	1	0	1	20
R. Neale	37	8-18	2-5	2-2	10	2	4	0	6	20
K. Leslie	34	6-8	0-0	2-2	8	1	4	1	2	14
B. Goodwin	26	2-4	0-0	5-6	10	0	1	0	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W. Stickland	21	2-3	0-0	2-2	2	2	2	0	1	6
L. Topert	12	2-3	0-1	1-1	0	1	2	0	0	5
A. Hollis	14	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
W. Kennedy	8	0-0	0-0	4-4	1	0	0	0	0	4
D. Coles	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
J. Sparks	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Kelly	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-59	3-11	27-31	37	20	17	1	14	86

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - JANUARY 19TH, 2032

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 19, 2032
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Oregon	17-1
2	2	Wake Forest	13-1
3	3	Georgia Tech	16-1
4	6	Texas Tech	15-1
5	4	Florida State	14-3
6	16	Ole Miss	16-3
7	7	Marquette	13-2
8	17	Virginia Tech	15-3
9	24	Stanford	17-2
10	11	Kentucky	16-3
11	15	Georgia	10-1
12	12	Duquesne	15-3
13	14	Connecticut	15-4
14	13	North Carolina	12-3
15	10	Arizona	13-5
16	25	Arkansas	15-2
17	9	Missouri	13-3
18	8	Duke	13-3
19	--	Texas A&M	13-3
20	--	USC	12-5
21	21	NC State	14-5
22	5	Charlotte	11-3
23	18	San Francisco	15-3
24	23	West Virginia	10-7
25	20	Arizona State	13-3

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 19, 2032
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#7 Marquette	13-2	.867	6-0	--	W8
#13 Connecticut	15-4	.789	4-2	2.0	W2
Notre Dame	13-5	.722	4-2	2.0	L1
Providence	10-5	.667	4-2	2.0	W1
Pittsburgh	11-5	.688	3-2	2.5	W1
#24 West Virginia	10-7	.588	3-2	2.5	L1
South Florida	8-9	.471	3-2	2.5	W2
Syracuse	13-7	.650	3-3	3.0	L1
Georgetown	7-12	.368	3-3	3.0	L1
Rutgers	11-7	.611	2-3	3.5	W2
Villanova	10-8	.556	2-3	3.5	W1
Cincinnati	4-10	.286	2-3	3.5	W1
Louisville	10-8	.556	2-4	4.0	L2
Seton Hall	9-9	.500	2-4	4.0	L1
DePaul	7-9	.438	1-4	4.5	L3
St. John's	8-11	.421	0-5	5.5	L6

[pfeifere1]

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

That is pretty generous to still be ranked in the top 25. Every win this season seems hard earned and the losses have been so close.

It's fun to see San Francisco doing well this year as well!