Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

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

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

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

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[superjames1992]

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

Into the sweet sixteen! Keep it up.

My New Year's resolution is to read this whole thread.

Have fun! Seriously, it’s a blast


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Thanks, and enjoy the read!

[superjames1992]

vs.
(5) Indiana (29-9) vs. (1) West Virginia (34-3)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
March 28th, 2018
NCAA Tournament - Sweet Sixteen

Nik Buscher scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to power West Virginia (34-3) to a 74-57 victory over Indiana (29-9) this evening in Charlotte. With the win, the Mountaineers advance to the Elite Eight in their pursuit of a second straight national championship.

The Mountaineers led 38-23 at halftime, but the Hoosiers went on a 9-0 run to begin the second half and eventually cut the WVU lead to as few as six points moments later. From there, however, the Mountaineers began to take control again as they eventually led by as many as 22 points before winning by 17.

Senior forward Ben Sullivan had an impressive performance for Indiana, notching a double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals, all team-highs. Xavier Bernard added 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists and Majak Coleman scored 12 points.

Nik Buscher was the only Mountaineer to score in double-figures.

The Hoosiers struggled shooting the ball, only connecting on 38% (22/58) of their attempts from the field, including just 25% (3/12) from three-point range. West Virginia, meanwhile, shot 44% (27/61) from the floor and 38% (8/21) from downtown.

The Mountaineers will face Duquesne in the East Regional Final on Sunday. The Dukes blew out UTEP 100-77 in the other East Regional Semifinal today. The Dukes are the No. 2-seeded team in the East Region and sport a 32-5 record. The Mountaineers defeated them earlier this season 81-69 at the WVU Coliseum and also blew out the Dukes in last year's National Championship Game.

Indiana Hoosiers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 28, 2036	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#5 Indiana (29-9)	23	34	57
#1 West Virginia (34-3)	38	36	74

Indiana Hoosiers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Coleman	28	4-10	3-6	1-2	0	3	0	0	3	12
P. Foust	32	3-10	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	2
X. Barnard	30	5-8	0-1	1-4	5	4	3	1	5	11
B. Sullivan	27	5-9	0-0	4-4	10	1	4	1	1	14
I. Kabba	25	3-4	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Ervin	14	2-3	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	2	5
I. Lidzius	13	0-4	0-0	2-2	1	1	2	0	0	2
S. Walker	10	1-6	0-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	3
D. Conway	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
M. Kemp	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
K. Urbutis	-- DID NOT PLAY --
F. Walton	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-58	3-12	10-16	30	12	11	3	13	57

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Pasco	31	3-7	2-4	0-0	4	4	2	0	3	8
B. Clement	32	3-6	3-6	0-0	4	2	2	0	1	9
C. Rickert	27	2-6	1-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	5
F. Delgado	22	2-11	0-3	2-2	5	3	1	0	0	6
N. Buscher	31	10-18	0-0	8-10	14	1	1	1	4	28
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Mombollet	15	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	6
S. Hull	21	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	6
M. Filipovic	9	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	2	0	0	1	2
C. Lavender	12	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4
T. Blackshear	-- DID NOT PLAY --
G. Neale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
B. Plummer	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-61	8-21	12-14	36	15	9	1	11	74

[superjames1992]

2036 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - SWEET SIXTEEN

EAST REGIONAL
#1 West Virginia 74, #5 Indiana 57
#2 Duquesne 100, #3 UTEP 77

WEST REGIONAL
#1 North Carolina 70, #5 Ole Miss 68
#6 NC State 78, #7 Ohio State 63

SOUTH REGIONAL
#4 Georgia Tech 92, #9 Kentucky 78
#3 Providence 93, #10 Connecticut 76

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#1 Texas A&M 74, #5 Marquette 65
#2 Virginia Tech 82, #6 San Diego State 66

[superjames1992]

vs.
(2) Duquesne (32-6) vs. (1) West Virginia (35-3)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
March 30th, 2018
NCAA Tournament - Elite Eight

Nik Buscher scored 25 points and collected 13 rebounds and Stefon Hull added 22 points as the No. 1 overall-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers (35-3) continued their match towards a second-straight national championship, defeating the Duquesne Dukes 77-57.

The Mountaineers went up big early on and held a 46-28 advantage at halftime in Charlotte. The Mountaineers put it on cruise control in the second half to claim the 20-point victory, which advances them to the Final Four for the fourth consecutive year.

West Virginia defeated Duquesne 81-69 in Morgantown earlier this season.

Senior guard Dave Burke scored 14 points to lead Duquesne in scoring. Allen Spears added 13 points and seven rebounds and Eugene Boythe scored 10 points from off the bench.

The Mountaineers will face off against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the National Semifinals next Saturday in St. Petersburg, FL. The Tar Heels are the No. 1 seed and champion of the West Regional. UNC defeated NC State 87-67 in the West Regional Final to advance.

"[North Carolina] is a really tough opponent, and we're rearing to go," said West Virginia head coach James Frizzell about his team's next opponent.

Duquesne Dukes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 30, 2036	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#2 Duquesne (32-6)	28	29	57
#1 West Virginia (35-3)	46	31	77

Duquesne Dukes
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Matela	30	1-11	0-4	1-1	4	11	2	0	3	3
D. Burke	28	5-12	1-4	3-4	3	1	2	0	2	14
D. O'Connor	29	4-10	1-4	0-0	6	3	2	0	3	9
A. Woods	33	1-3	0-1	0-0	8	0	1	0	3	2
A. Spears	29	6-8	0-0	1-1	7	0	0	0	0	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Barrow	12	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	1	2	0	2	4
E. Boythe	19	4-13	2-6	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	10
J. Christopher	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
T. Sow	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
D. Haywood	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
J. Isham	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Lawrence	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-63	5-21	6-8	36	17	9	0	16	57

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Pasco	29	3-8	2-6	0-0	5	5	3	1	2	8
B. Clement	24	2-11	1-10	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	5
C. Rickert	27	2-9	2-9	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	6
F. Delgado	33	2-6	0-2	0-0	10	3	4	1	1	4
N. Buscher	33	12-20	0-0	1-1	13	3	3	2	0	25
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Mombollet	7	1-2	0-1	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	2
S. Hull	24	8-16	6-14	0-0	3	0	2	0	2	22
M. Filipovic	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	4	0
C. Lavender	7	2-4	0-0	1-1	6	1	1	0	1	5
T. Blackshear	-- DID NOT PLAY --
G. Neale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
B. Plummer	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-76	11-42	2-3	46	17	16	4	12	77

[superjames1992]

2036 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - ELITE EIGHT

EAST REGIONAL
#1 West Virginia 77, #2 Duquesne 57

WEST REGIONAL
#1 North Carolina 87, #6 NC State 67

SOUTH REGIONAL
#4 Georgia Tech 91, #3 Providence 72

MIDWEST REGIONAL
#2 Virginia Tech 62, #1 Texas A&M 59

[superjames1992]

2036 FINAL FOUR PREVIEW
Site: St. Pete Times Forum - St. Petersburg, FL


#1 West Virginia Mountaineers (35-3, 15-3 Big East)
East Regional Champion

Head Coach: James Frizzell (847-204)
Leading PPG: Nik Buscher (19.2)
Leading APG: Damond Pasco (4.2)
Leading RPG: Nik Buscher (10.9)

Team Statistics
PPG: 80.3
RPG: 36.1
APG: 14.8
STL: 11.6
BLK: 5.0
TO: 9.9
FG: 45.8%
FT: 78.9%
3PT: 38.7%

Team Ratings
Overall: 95
Offense: 95
Defense: 95
Shooting: 98
Rebounding: 98
Coach: 100


#1 North Carolina Tar Heels (28-7, 11-5 ACC)
West Regional Champion

Head Coach: Scottie Wong (302-216)
Leading PPG: Kevin Milton (16.7)
Leading APG: Darryl Soroye (5.0)
Leading RPG: Shagari Proffitt (4.7)

Team Statistics
PPG: 78.3
RPG: 31.5
APG: 15.5
STL: 7.7
BLK: 6.2
TO: 12.1
FG: 43.7%
FT: 73.6%
3PT: 36.1%

Team Ratings
Overall: 95
Offense: 94
Defense: 95
Shooting: 96
Rebounding: 94
Coach: 89


#4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (29-8, 9-7 ACC)
South Regional Champion

Head Coach: Raynardo Bean (333-327)
Leading PPG: Dusmane Woods (17.3)
Leading APG: Keyon Deren (4.3)
Leading RPG: Dusmane Woods (7.9)

Team Statistics
PPG: 82.2
RPG: 30.3
APG: 16.6
STL: 8.4
BLK: 5.8
TO: 11.2
FG: 44.7%
FT: 76.7%
3PT: 41.1%

Team Ratings
Overall: 92
Offense: 92
Defense: 92
Shooting: 93
Rebounding: 90
Coach: 90


#2 Virginia Tech Hokies (27-7, 14-2 ACC)
Midwest Regional Champion

Head Coach: Lex Meredith (244-131)
Leading PPG: Derek Tafo (17.2)
Leading APG: Jonpaul Pandov (3.5)
Leading RPG: Derek Tafo (4.7)

Team Statistics
PPG: 76.4
RPG: 28.6
APG: 14.8
STL: 7.0
BLK: 4.5
TO: 11.2
FG: 45.6%
FT: 77.8%
3PT: 41.1%

Team Ratings
Overall: 95
Offense: 96
Defense: 95
Shooting: 100
Rebounding: 93
Coach: 86

[superjames1992]

vs.
(1) North Carolina (28-8) vs. (1) West Virginia (36-3)
St. Pete Times Forum
St. Petersburg, FL
April 5th, 2018
NCAA Tournament - National Semifinals

West Virginia (36-3) topped the century mark for just the second time this season as the Mountaineers blew out North Carolina (28-8) to advance to the NCAA National Final, 106-80.

With tonight's win, the Mountaineers will face off against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the National Final two evenings from now. The Yellow Jackets, who are champions of the South Region, defeated Virginia Tech 76-65 to advance.

The Mountaineers shot 51% (39/76) from the floor and hit 18 three-pointers tonight.

Charles Rickert scored a game-high 20 points to lead West Virginia in scoring. Nik Buscher tallied a double-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocks, though he was limited to just 24 minutes of action due to foul trouble. Felipe Delgado added 19 points and seven rebounds and Boakai Clement scored 14 points. Stefon Hull also hit four three-pointers and scored 14 points from off the bench.

Eze Corner scored 19 points to lead the Tar Heels in scoring. Tim Kruger added 13 points and seven assists and Joah Fazekas scored 11 points. Lenny Patterson totaled a double-double, scoring 10 points to go along with 11 rebounds.

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Apr 5, 2036	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#1 North Carolina (28-9)	40	40	80
#1 West Virginia (37-3)	50	56	106

North Carolina Tar Heels
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Kruger	25	5-9	1-2	2-4	2	7	3	0	4	13
J. Farzekas	31	2-7	0-2	7-10	3	2	1	0	3	11
E. Corner	30	7-14	3-4	2-2	3	1	2	0	3	19
L. Patterson	32	4-8	0-1	2-2	11	0	0	0	1	10
D. Dickerson	24	3-4	0-0	1-1	3	1	0	0	3	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. McDaniel	23	2-6	2-2	2-2	6	0	0	0	1	8
H. Moody	6	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	5
S. Jacobsen	19	0-4	0-2	2-2	2	5	1	1	1	2
F. Ibikunle	11	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	5
M. Darden	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Moreno	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Dahl	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-59	8-18	18-23	30	16	7	1	17	80

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Pasco	27	2-8	2-8	1-2	1	6	6	0	3	7
B. Clement	32	5-10	3-6	1-2	2	2	3	0	0	14
C. Rickert	30	7-16	4-11	2-3	4	2	1	0	1	20
F. Delgado	28	8-11	3-4	0-0	7	3	0	1	3	19
N. Buscher	24	6-10	0-0	2-4	12	3	0	3	1	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Mombollet	11	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	4
T. Blackshear	1	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
S. Hull	15	5-9	4-7	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	14
M. Filipovic	15	2-5	1-1	2-2	1	4	1	0	0	7
C. Lavender	15	1-1	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	1	0	4
G. Neale	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
B. Plummer	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		39-76	18-38	10-15	37	24	15	5	9	106

[superjames1992]

2036 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - FINAL FOUR

SEMIFINALS SCORES
E#1 West Virginia 106, W#1 North Carolina 80
S#4 Georgia Tech 76, MW#2 Virginia Tech 64

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MATCHUP
E#1 West Virginia vs. S#4 Georgia Tech

[TiltedDonkey]

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

Wow, you are just rolling over everybody

[chickenisgood22]

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

Amazing win!

[superjames1992]

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

Wow, you are just rolling over everybody

Amazing win!

Yeah, it seems like all our shots are falling now. That UNC game was amazing offensively. We have the ratings edge over Georgia Tech, so we should be pretty heavy favorites.

[superjames1992]

vs.
(4) Georgia Tech (30-9) vs. (1) West Virginia (37-3)
St. Pete Times Forum
St. Petersburg, FL
April 7th, 2018
NCAA Tournament - National Championship Game

It wasn't a dominant performance, but the West Virginia Mountaineers (37-3) won their second consecutive national championship tonight with a gritty 80-74 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (30-9).

Nik Buscher had another classic performance, totaling 16 points, 19 rebounds, and four steals, though he did uncharacteristically struggle shooting the basketball, only making 7/16 from the field. Senior guard Boakai Clement added 17 points and hit five three-pointers and fellow senior forward Charles Rickert poured in 11 points. Freshman guard Stefon Hull also provided a big boost from off the bench by draining six three-pointers en route to 20 points.

Georgia Tech, despite being heavy underdogs, kept the game close from buzzer to buzzer. Georgia Tech only trailed by one point, 39-38, at halftime and never trailed by more than 15 points in the second half, although they never led at any point in the last 20 minutes, either.

The Yellow Jackets used a balanced attack as five players scored in double-figures, and no player scored more than 15 points. Keyon Deren led the way in scoring for Georgia Tech with 15 points to go along with five assists. Jerard Carlisle and Ousmane Woods each scored 12 points and Vedrand Ballard added 11 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Bracey Connor also scored 11 points and grabbed seven boards from off the bench.

The Mountaineers outrebounded Georgia Tech 38-32 and held a 17-10 advantage in turnovers forced as their aggressive defensive style paid off once again. The Mountaineers only attempted four free throws, but made up for it by shooting 40% (16/40) from three-point range. The Mountaineers struggled shooting inside the arc, however, where they made just 36% (14/39) of their attempts.

The Yellow Jackets shot 47% (27/57) from the floor, but WVU's 22-shot attempt advantage made it such that this made little difference.

"I'm really proud of our guys, and I'm really proud of this senior class, especially," beamed West Virginia head coach James Frizzell on court after the game. "This is a tremendous accomplishment by this team. We didn't play our best tonight, but we gritted out a hard-fought victory. We weren't hitting our shots like we usually do, but we showed up defensively and executed our sets and made just enough open shots to win the ball game."

Tonight's game was likely the last time West Virginia fans will have a chance to see all-time great Nik Buscher in a Mountaineer uniform. The 7'3" consensus No. 1 overall pick in next year's NBA Draft is only a junior, but it is basically a foregone conclusion that he will declare for the draft in the coming days. The Mountaineers will also lose seniors Boakai Clement, Charles Rickert, and Tommie Blackshear (who registered a DNP-CD today), and may lose Felipe Delgado and/or Damond Pasco if they decide to declare for the NBA Draft. Delgado is a rising senior and Pasco is a rising junior.

With tonight's win, the Mountaineers finish the season 37-3 and as NCAA Champions. The Mountaineers have won two consecutive national titles and have been to the NCAA Final three years running and to the Final Four in four consecutive years.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Apr 7, 2036	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#4 Georgia Tech (30-9)	38	36	74
#1 West Virginia (37-3)	39	41	80

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Deren	34	7-16	1-6	0-0	1	5	2	0	7	15
J. Carlisle	29	4-12	2-7	2-2	3	1	1	0	6	12
V. Ballard	30	4-9	2-3	1-1	5	5	1	0	1	11
O. Woods	30	4-4	0-0	4-4	4	1	1	0	0	12
V. Coverdale	28	1-3	0-0	0-0	11	2	2	2	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Connor	20	4-6	3-5	0-0	7	0	1	1	0	11
E. Collucci	10	1-4	1-3	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	5
D. Augustine	16	1-2	0-0	1-1	0	5	0	0	2	3
D. Estrada	4	1-1	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	3
D. Ervin	-- DID NOT PLAY --
C. Simms	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Barlett	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-57	9-24	11-11	32	21	8	3	17	74

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Pasco	29	2-9	1-7	0-0	1	3	4	0	2	5
B. Clement	30	6-16	5-12	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	17
C. Rickert	24	4-10	3-6	0-0	0	2	3	0	1	11
F. Delgado	32	3-7	1-2	2-2	6	2	0	0	4	9
N. Buscher	32	7-16	0-0	2-2	19	3	4	2	0	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Mombollet	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	0
S. Hull	26	7-17	6-12	0-0	2	1	3	0	1	20
M. Filipovic	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0
C. Lavender	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	2
T. Blackshear	-- DID NOT PLAY --
G. Neale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
B. Plummer	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-79	16-40	4-4	38	18	17	3	10	80