Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

vs.
Connecticut (17-7) vs. #7 West Virginia (20-5)
WVU Coliseum
February 11th, 2022
Morgantown, WV

The West Virginia Mountaineers (20-5, 8-5 Big East) ran into a buzzsaw this evening in the form of the Connecticut Huskies (17-7, 6-6 Big East). The Huskies, hungry for a win to boost their NCAA Tournament prospects, controlled the game against No. 7 West Virginia and notched a huge road win on their resume as they upset the Mountaineers by a final score of 74-65.

The Mountaineers were troubled with shooting woes for most of the game, though they did end shooting a respectable 40% from the floor. However, WVU missed its first 17 three-point attempts before Allan Pena and Osei Forney hit one each in garbage time in the closing minutes. The Mountaineers, who shoot average shooting 35% from beyond the arc this season, finished shooting an abysmal two-for-19 from downtown.

The Huskies were led by Lelan Sims, who came off the bench to deliver a team-high 16 points and three steals. Solomon Collum totaled 15 points, three rebounds, and five steals while Ryann Sutton added 12 points and a trio of steals.

WVU was led by Allan Pena's performance. Pena shot seven-for-11 from the field en route to 18 points, three rebounds, and three steals. Osei Forney and Marquel Proffitt each scored 13 points and grabbed five boards. Proffitt also added four steals.

The Mountaineers will look to bounce back next Wednesday on the road against a struggling DePaul team.

Connecticut Huskies at West Virginia Mountaineers
Feb 11, 2022	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Connecticut (17-7, 6-6)	38	36	74
#7 West Virginia (20-5, 8-5)	25	40	65

Connecticut Huskies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Munir	21	1-1	1-1	2-2	6	4	0	0	3	5
R. Sutton	22	4-7	2-4	2-2	1	1	3	0	3	12
S. Collum	24	5-15	2-9	3-5	3	1	5	0	5	15
K. Millar	16	0-1	0-0	1-2	8	1	0	2	0	1
P. Hollis	17	0-4	0-1	4-4	4	1	0	0	2	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Sims	15	5-11	2-4	4-4	1	1	3	0	0	16
P. Simon	7	3-4	1-2	1-1	0	1	1	0	1	8
C. Larson	14	2-2	0-0	3-5	3	1	1	0	2	7
O. Howel	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	2	1	2
P. Morton	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	2
N. Power	13	1-2	0-0	0-2	4	0	2	0	0	2
C. Daniels	4	0-3	0-2	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		23-53	8-24	20-29	30	13	17	4	19	74

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Admundson	20	1-4	0-0	2-2	4	4	2	0	2	4
J. Whitworth	17	1-6	0-5	0-0	0	1	4	0	2	2
A. Pena	22	7-11	1-5	3-3	3	0	3	0	2	18
O. Forney	22	5-9	1-3	2-3	5	1	1	1	1	13
M. Proffitt	17	5-7	0-0	3-5	5	1	4	1	2	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Henderson	10	1-7	0-2	3-5	4	2	1	0	1	5
B. George	15	0-5	0-2	4-4	1	1	0	0	4	4
A. Mann	12	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	1	1	2
D. French	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Z. Wooten	3	1-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2
D. Fitzwater	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0
R. Norton	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		22-54	2-19	19-24	30	12	17	3	17	65

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - FEBRUARY 14TH, 2022

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 14, 2022
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Texas	25-1
2	3	Tennessee	20-3
3	2	Wake Forest	24-2
4	4	Kentucky	23-2
5	7	West Virginia	20-5
6	6	Oklahoma	15-4
7	9	UCLA	19-5
8	5	South Florida	20-6
9	22	Duke	15-7
10	12	Marquette	19-5
11	NR	Connecticut	17-7
12	16	Wisconsin	21-6
13	25	Clemson	16-6
14	8	New Mexico	21-4
15	14	La Salle	21-5
16	19	Nebraska	18-6
17	NR	Michigan	22-4
18	13	Louisville	18-8
19	11	Texas Tech	16-7
20	10	Duquesne	20-4
21	NR	Richmond	19-5
22	18	Mississippi State	18-7
23	21	Villanova	17-9
24	15	Iowa	19-5
25	NR	Oklahoma State	15-7

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 14, 2022
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#10 Marquette	19-5	.792	10-2	--	W9
Syracuse	17-7	.708	9-3	1.0	L1
Rutgers	17-8	.680	8-4	2.0	W2
Seton Hall	16-8	.667	8-4	2.0	L1
#5 West Virginia	20-5	.800	8-5	2.5	L1
#8 South Florida	20-6	.769	8-5	2.5	L4
Pittsburgh	17-10	.630	8-5	2.5	W3
St. John's	19-7	.731	7-5	3.0	W5
#23 Villanova	17-9	.654	8-6	3.0	W1
#11 Connecticut	17-7	.708	6-6	4.0	W3
#18 Louisville	18-8	.692	5-8	5.5	W1
Notre Dame	12-13	.480	5-8	5.5	L2
Providence	12-11	.522	4-8	6.0	L2
Cincinnati	16-10	.615	3-10	7.5	W1
Georgetown	9-15	.375	3-10	7.5	L1
DePaul	10-14	.417	1-12	9.5	L5

[Spoonska]

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

Wow upset. Kind of I guess. Their bench killed you James. 37 points to 15. Was it just depth ?

[Houndy]

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

Yeah man your bench let you down

[superjames1992]

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

Wow upset. Kind of I guess. Their bench killed you James. 37 points to 15. Was it just depth ?

Somewhat. Henderson and George are usually pretty solid coming off the bench and they just sucked that night, only shooting 1-for-12. It happens, I guess.

Yeah man your bench let you down

Yes, unfortunately. We don't really have any scorers that come off the bench other than George and Henderson, so when they're off, our bench probably isn't going to do much.

[superjames1992]

vs.
#5 West Virginia (21-5) vs. DePaul (10-15)
Allstate Arena
Chicago, IL
February 16th, 2022

No. 5 West Virginia (21-5, 9-5 Big East) dominated the DePaul Blue Demons (10-15, 1-13 Big East) this Wednesday evening 78-48 behind a strong defensive effort.

The Mountaineers held DePaul to just 27% shooting and five-for-20 from downtown. DePaul did rack up some points at the foul line, however, as they would hit 15 of their 21 free throw attempts.

In comparison, WVU would shoot 54% and hit nine of their 21 three-point attempts.

Justino Whitworth led all teams in scoring with 17 points off of six-for-nine shooting. Jorge Henderson was the only other player to reach double-figures as he came off the bench to add 12 points. No DePaul player reached double-figures in any statistical category.

WVU will take on #23 Villanova in Morgantown on Saturday.

West Virginia Mountaineers at DePaul Blue Demons
Feb 16, 2022	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#5 West Virginia (21-5, 9-5)	39	39	78
DePaul (10-15, 1-13)	27	21	48

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Admundson	14	2-4	1-2	1-2	0	5	0	0	1	6
J. Whitworth	19	6-9	3-4	2-4	2	2	2	0	0	17
A. Pena	9	1-5	0-3	2-2	1	0	0	2	1	4
O. Forney	15	3-4	0-1	0-0	7	3	2	1	0	6
M. Proffitt	20	3-3	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	1	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Henderson	13	4-5	3-4	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	12
A. Mann	17	2-5	0-0	3-4	5	1	1	0	1	7
R. Norton	9	3-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Z. Wooten	4	2-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	6
D. Fitzwater	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	7	0	1	0	0	3
D. French	12	0-2	0-0	3-4	2	0	1	0	1	3
B. George	14	0-5	0-2	1-2	1	4	1	0	1	1
TEAM TOTALS		27-51	9-21	15-22	35	17	9	4	9	78

DePaul Blue Demons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Queen	25	2-8	2-7	2-2	2	2	2	0	3	8
M. Bird	24	2-9	1-4	4-4	1	2	1	0	1	9
A. Rhodes	19	2-15	1-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	5
D. Olson	22	2-2	0-0	0-0	8	0	2	1	0	4
H. Gogerty	23	1-3	0-0	3-4	7	1	0	1	2	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Sterley	10	2-6	0-0	2-5	3	0	0	0	0	6
L. Hubbard	9	2-5	1-2	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	6
B. Korver	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	2
G. Caporn	8	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
A. Salisbery	13	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	2	1
B. Erickson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
W. Hartman	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		14-52	5-20	15-21	24	7	7	2	10	48

[Spoonska]

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

Nice bounce back coach

[VandyRedskins21]

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

It's always a good day when everyone on your team scores. Good win

[superjames1992]

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

Nice bounce back coach

It's always a good day when everyone on your team scores. Good win

Indeed. Thanks, guys, although DePaul is atrocious, so we better not get too high on ourselves after that one.

[superjames1992]

vs.
#23 Villanova (17-10) vs. #5 West Virginia (22-5)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
February 19th, 2022

No. 5 West Virginia (22-5, 10-5 Big East) rose to the challenge this afternoon against No. 23 Villanova (17-10, 8-7 Big east) as the Mountaineers defeated the Wildcats 73-65.

Four of WVU's starters scored more than 10 points with Raynardo Admundson and Allan Pena leading the way with 14 apiece. Osei Forney also recorded 11 points and seven rebounds while Justino Whitworth added 10 points.

The Mountaineers won this game at the charity stripe, where WVU shot 38 foul shots. Perhaps more impressively, the Mountaineers made 31 of their 38 free throw attempts, a success rate of 82%. In comparison, Villanova only made 11 trips to the free throw line and hit seven of them.

"We've always had a very good free throw shooting team," said Coach Frizzell, "so the 82% statistic isn't so surprising to me. However, the fact that we shot 38 free throws is what is both surprising and impressive. We generally have a tendency to get comfortable firing up jump shots from beyond the arc, but we didn't fall into that trap tonight."

WVU converted four of their 11 shots from beyond the arc.

Villanova was led by Errick Daniel, who led all scorers with 16 points. Shooting guard Ismail Laudato also had a nice outing with 15 points and three rebounds.

West Virginia will face off against No. 10 Marquette next Monday on the road in what will figure to be a pivotal matchup as far as the Big East Conference Standings are concerned.

Villanova Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
Feb 19, 2022	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#23 Villanova (17-10, 8-7)	27	38	65
#5 West Virginia (22-5, 10-5)	36	37	73

Villanova Wildcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Doornekamp	25	3-8	1-2	2-2	1	6	4	1	3	9
I. Laudato	26	6-11	1-4	2-2	0	3	2	0	6	15
E. Daniel	17	6-12	2-4	2-6	0	2	1	0	0	16
L. Lidzius	24	2-6	0-0	1-1	6	1	0	2	1	5
W. Chatfield	14	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	4	0	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
G. Hartman	15	4-7	1-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	9
D. Sims	11	2-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	4
R. Villaneuva	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3
P. Dooley	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	2
K. See	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0
D. Sockwell	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0
L. Francois	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-56	6-19	7-11	19	15	16	4	15	65

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Admundson	23	3-6	0-2	8-10	1	4	3	0	2	14
J. Whitworth	26	2-6	1-3	5-6	0	1	1	0	2	10
A. Pena	17	4-9	2-3	4-5	1	0	0	2	3	14
O. Forney	20	2-4	0-1	7-9	7	0	2	0	0	11
M. Proffitt	24	3-5	0-0	1-1	9	1	2	0	5	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. George	13	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	2	0	2	5
D. Fitzwater	9	1-2	0-1	2-3	1	0	1	0	0	4
J. Henderson	8	0-1	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	4
D. French	13	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	1	2
A. Mann	7	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Z. Wooten	-- DID NOT PLAY --
R. Norton	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		19-42	4-11	31-38	29	8	12	3	15	73

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - FEBRUARY 21ST, 2022

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 21, 2022
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Texas	26-1
2	3	Wake Forest	26-2
3	2	Tennessee	21-4
4	5	West Virginia	22-5
5	4	Kentucky	23-3
6	6	Oklahoma	17-4
7	8	South Florida	21-6
8	9	Duke	17-7
9	11	Connecticut	19-7
10	12	Wisconsin	22-5
11	15	La Salle	24-5
12	14	New Mexico	23-4
13	10	Marquette	20-6
14	7	UCLA	20-6
15	18	Louisville	19-8
16	19	Texas Tech	17-8
17	25	Oklahoma State	17-7
18	22	Mississippi State	20-7
19	21	Richmond	21-6
20	13	Clemson	16-8
21	20	Duquesne	20-5
22	16	Nebraska	18-7
23	NR	Illinois	19-6
24	23	Villanova	17-10
25	NR	Virginia	17-8

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 21, 2022
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#13 Marquette	20-6	.769	11-3	--	L1
Syracuse	18-8	.692	10-4	1.0	L1
#4 West Virginia	22-5	.815	10-5	1.5	W2
#7 South Florida	21-6	.778	9-5	2.0	W1
Seton Hall	17-9	.654	9-5	2.0	W1
Pittsburgh	18-11	.621	9-6	2.5	L1
#9 Connecticut	19-7	.731	8-6	3.0	W5
St. John's	20-8	.714	8-6	3.0	W1
Rutgers	17-10	.630	8-6	3.0	L2
#24 Villanova	17-10	.630	8-7	3.5	L1
#15 Louisville	19-8	.704	6-8	5.0	W2
Notre Dame	13-14	.481	5-9	5.5	L1
Providence	13-12	.520	5-9	5.5	W1
Cincinnati	17-11	.607	4-11	7.0	W1
Georgetown	9-17	.346	3-12	8.5	L3
DePaul	10-16	.385	1-13	10.0	L7

[superjames1992]

vs.
#4 West Virginia (22-6) vs. #13 Marquette (21-6)
Bradley Center
Milwaukee Center
February 21st, 2022

Halfway through the first half of action, No. 4 West Virginia was cruising. The Mountaineers (22-6, 10-6 Big East) had used an early 16-0 run to build a substantial lead over the Big East-leading Marquette Golden Eagles on Monday evening. However, No. 13 Marquette (21-6, 12-3 Big East), which has proven itself to be an offensive juggernaut this year, went on a huge run near the end of the half to cut the lead to 36-30 at the halftime break.

The Mountaineers would continue to lead for much of the second half, however, until a late run by Marquette put the Golden Eagles ahead 59-56 in the final minutes. The Mountaineers needed a clutch shot to tie it and Justin Whitworth delivered that as he drilled a three-pointer to tie the game at 59 apiece.

With time running down, the Golden Eagles had the ball with the game tied at 63 apiece. Domnik Tobias had been dominating all night long to the tune of 20 points and three assists, yet he was not the one that took the final shot for Marquette. That honor belonged to junior small forward Bryan McCurry, who in 27 minutes of action had only accumulated seven points, four rebounds, and three assists. He had only hit two of his eight shot attempts, but he stepped up when it mattered as he hit an 18-footer to give his team a 65-63 lead with 4.5 seconds left.

WVU would get the ball back, but in the hustle to get the ball down the court, Justino Whitworth threw an errant pass that was picked off, giving the Marquette Golden Eagles a huge 65-63 lead to all but clinch a #1 seed for themselves in the upcoming Big East Tournament.

In addition to Tobias' performance, freshman Ray Herman also performed admirably for the Golden Eagles, accumulating 11 points, five rebounds, three steals, and three blocks. Senior guard Stephan Manning was also impressive as he recorded 10 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals.

Justino Whitworth led the Mountaineers in scoring with 16 points and three rebounds. Osei Forney totaled 14 points, seven rebounds, and three steals while Marquel Proffitt ended with 14 points and four rebounds. Allan Proffitt was the only other Mountaineer to reach double-figures as he scored 10 points to go along with four boards.

Interestingly, outside of Damian French's seven points, the WVU bench was completely scoreless.

The Mountaineers will look to bounce back later this week against the Cincinnati Bearcats. Next week the Mountaineers will play their final two regular season games against Mercer and Georgetown. The Mountaineers should be heavy favorites in each of their final three regular season games.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Marquette Golden Eagles
Feb 21, 2022	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#4 West Virginia (22-6, 10-6)	36	27	63
#13 Marquette (21-6, 12-3)	30	35	65

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Admundson	23	1-6	0-3	0-0	1	5	3	0	4	2
J. Whitworth	25	6-10	4-5	0-0	3	2	1	0	2	16
A. Pena	23	3-10	0-3	4-4	4	1	1	0	3	10
O. Forney	23	5-8	1-1	3-3	7	1	3	1	2	14
M. Proffitt	22	5-8	0-0	4-4	4	2	2	1	2	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. French	11	3-5	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	7
B. George	14	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	2	0	0
D. Fitzwater	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0
A. Mann	8	0-1	0-1	0-2	1	0	0	0	1	0
J. Henderson	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Z. Wooten	-- DID NOT PLAY --
R. Norton	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-52	6-14	11-13	27	14	11	5	15	63

Marquette Golden Eagles
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Manning	19	4-12	2-3	0-0	7	7	3	0	3	10
D. Tobias	23	9-15	0-3	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	20
B. McCurry	27	3-9	1-3	0-0	4	3	2	1	0	7
J. Castro	25	3-8	0-0	2-2	6	2	3	1	2	8
R. Herman	27	4-4	0-0	3-4	5	0	3	3	32	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Deng	11	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	7
H. Thibodeaux	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	2
A. Jack	6	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	0
E. Bree	6	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
K. Harrison	-- DID NOT PLAY --
K. Lopez	-- DID NOT PLAY --
R. Sarchet	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-63	4-15	7-8	27	17	13	5	12	65

[Spoonska]

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

The Big East Tourney is going to be an arena of death.

[Knickerbocker91]

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

The Big East Tourney is going to be an arena of death.

Agreed. 11 teams right now could make a hard case for the NCAA Tourney, that's ridiculous.

[delija66]

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

The Big East Tourney is going to be an arena of death.

Yep this is going to be epic... can't wait