"Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

[baccVols]

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looks good> Good luck in the tourney

[Bigsheen]

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the other night, i was up till 4 so i reread this whole thing. enetertained me very much haha

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Congrats on winning the big south!! Great D on the Holmes brothers keeping them at 10% from 3. That is not an easy thing to do.

And thankfully, they are graduating this year. Thanks for following.

looks good> Good luck in the tourney

Thanks for following.

the other night, i was up till 4 so i reread this whole thing. enetertained me very much haha

One is glad to be of service here lol. Thanks for following.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Final Tournament Resume

Record: 19-8 (11-3)
RPI: 179
Last 10: 10-0
Vs. Top 25: 0-0
Road/Neutral: 9-6
Home Streak: 8 games
RPI 1-50: 0-1
RPI 51-100: 0-1
RPI 101-200: 0-2
RPI 201+: 19-4
Good Wins: None
Bad Losses: at Dayton (RPI #103), at Mississippi State (RPI #118), vs Winthrop (RPI #327), vs Utah Valley State (RPI #296), at High Point (RPI #237), at Coastal Carolina (RPI #295)
Predicted Seed: 15



RPI Top 25

NCAA Hoops Rankings - RPI - Updated: Mar 16, 2009
RK	TEAM	RECORD
1	Stanford	28-3
2	UCLA	26-5
3	Pittsburgh	26-6
4	Louisville	25-8
5	Marquette	22-9
6	Notre Dame	22-9
7	Providence	24-10
8	Duke	25-8
9	Texas	23-8
10	Clemson	23-8
11	Connecticut	21-10
12	Ohio State	22-10
13	USC	21-11
14	Oklahoma State	23-7
15	Villanova	24-9
16	Washington State	18-13
17	Syracuse	19-13
18	Michigan	25-8
19	Oregon	16-15
20	Tennessee	21-10
21	North Carolina	19-12
22	Arizona State	16-14
23	California	22-13
24	Wake Forest	19-13
25	Nebraska	21-10

The Pac Ten is home to the top two teams in the nation all year long, Stanford and UCLA. The strength of those two teams is obviously helping out the RPI ratings of several of their conference foes. Past those two teams, USC is the only other Pac Ten team with a .500 record as the rest of the conference beat up on each other. Is it possible that five to six Pac Ten teams with losing conference records get into the NCAA Tournament? It remains to be seen.

Tournament Bubble Watch
Cincinnati 18-13 (RPI #31)
Washington 16-14 (RPI #32)
Georgia Tech 16-12 (RPI #36)
St. Joseph's 20-11 (RPI #37)
Purdue 21-13 (RPI #39)
Iowa State 20-11 (RPI #40)
South Carolina 20-13 (RPI #42)
BYU 23-8 (RPI #43)
Texas A&M 18-13 (RPI #50)
St. Francis (PA) 25-7 (RPI #51)
Butler 23-8 (RPI #54)
LSU 22-10 (RPI #55)
Kansas 21-10 (RPI #58)
Stephen F. Austin 21-5 (RPI #60)
UT-Arlington 23-10 (RPI #74)

It's not a good year to be on the bubble as there were several upsets during the conference tournament season. Teams like St. Francis, Stephen F. Austin, and UT-Arlington won their regular season conference titles, but slipped up in the conference tournaments and their fates rests in the hands of the selection committee. The bubble is never a good place to be, but there are four teams that are far from the bubble. The selection committee is pleased to announce the four number one seeds in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, starting with the #1 overall seed....

The Top Seeds

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Selection Sunday

East Regional
#1 Stanford vs Play-in Winner (Alabama State vs Mercer)
#8 Florida State vs #9 Arizona State
#5 Ohio State vs #12 Auburn
#4 Clemson vs #13 North Dakota State
#6 Memphis vs #11 BYU
#3 Providence vs #14 Columbia
#7 Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs #10 Iowa State
#2 Oklahoma State vs #15 Tennessee-Martin

In a wierd display by the selection committee, they send the number one overall seed Cardinal across the way into the East Regional. Oklahoma State comes in as a team that could challenge the Cardinal if both teams make it to the Elite 8. Providence and Clemson should breeze into the second round. Ohio State could have trouble with an Auburn squad that is in the field after winning the SEC Tournament. Brigham Young and Iowa State got off the bubble and into the field. BYU will take on the defending National Champion Memphis Tigers.

West Regional
#1 Duke vs #16 Northern Iowa
#8 Nebraska vs #9 Oregon
#5 Michigan State vs #12 Marshall
#4 Marquette vs #13 Wyoming
#6 California vs #11 Texas-Arlington
#3 Michigan vs #14 Radford
#7 Boston University vs #10 George Washington
#2 Louisville vs #15 Utah State

Try and tell us that Coach K doesn't have dirty pictures hidden in his office. Shockingly, the selection committee give the Blue Devils a #1 seed. If anything, #1 and #2 should be flipped. Louisville is the best team in this region and Pitino's squad should get to the Final Four. The media will probably be fired up at the at-large selection of UT-Arlington, who had an RPI of 74th.

South Regional
#1 UCLA vs #16 Morgan State
#8 Virginia Tech vs #9 Wake Forest (One of the few issues I have with this game)
#5 Syracuse vs #12 Cal State Northridge
#4 Tennessee vs #13 Siena
#6 Arizona vs #11 St. Mary's
#3 Connecticut vs #14 Wagner
#7 Washington State vs #10 St. Francis (PA)
#2 Notre Dame vs #15 Bucknell

UCLA has been the 1B to Stanford's 1A for much of the season and they are the class of this region and should make it to another final four. A team to keep an eye on will be the Tennessee Volunteers as they have the athleticism to match UCLA. Most of the other top seeds in this region have flaws which is why UCLA is the pick in this region.

Midwest Regional
#1 Pittsburgh vs #16 FIU
#8 Davidson vs #9 UAB
#5 Gonzaga vs #12 Miami (OH)
#4 USC vs #13 Charlotte
#6 North Carolina vs #11 Vermont
#3 Texas vs #14 James Madison
#7 Miami (FL) vs #10 Purdue
#2 Villanova vs #15 Montana

The one thing that sticks out in this regional is the fact that Villanova got a two-seed when most pundits had them as a four-seed. This regional will be considered the wildcard as there is little separation between the top seeds. Any of the top six seeds could realistically make it to the Final Four.

Bubble Watch

In
Purdue
St. Francis (PA)
Iowa State
BYU
Texas Arlington

Bubble Burst
Kansas
Stephen F. Austin
Butler
South Carolina
St. Joseph's
LSU
Texas A&M
Cincinnati
Georgia Tech
Washington


Seeding Reaction

I know it was a forgone conclusion that we were in, but it was still exciting to have the fans in the arena watching the selection show. There are so many story lines going on. We're very happy to get a 14 when it was looking like we were going to be a 15. As you all know, my very first win here at Radford came against Michigan and I've already heard my guys talking about beating them again. And this game will be a homecoming for me. Rupp Arena has been good to me. Won a state title there when I was a high school coach. Plus, I grew up just 90 minutes down the road, so I'll have plenty of friends and family there at the game. The mystique of that place still leaves me in awe.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Wolverines outlast Highlanders
Glass slipper doesn't fit for Highlanders in 70-67 defeat.

Lexington, KY - With the Kentucky Wildcats not in post season play for the first time since the late 80s when the Cats were on probation, Big Blue Nation turned their attention to one of their own. Rupp Arena being packed for a basketball game between a school in Virginia and a school in Michigan might seem weird to most people outside of the Bluegrass state. But when the coach of one of those schools is a native Kentuckian (and he grew up a UK fan), the Big Blue Nation came out in support of one of their own.

The fan response for the Radford Highlanders was something that Jason Whitt wasn't counting on.

"It was like a home game for us out there," Whitt said. "Most of these neutral site games generally see the neutral fans cheering for the underdog, but its generally a 50/50 split. Today though, you had a section of Michigan fans cheering for Michigan. You had a section of Radford fans cheering for Radford. And then you had the rest of the arena who were Kentucky fans cheering for us. We fed off of that energy."

It was a game that went back and forth throughout the entire 40 minutes with neither team taking a lead larger than eight points. But in the end, the Wolverines over-powered the Highlanders on the inside and were able to hang on for a 70-67 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

"We wasn't just happy being here, we wanted to win," Whitt said. "We couldn't keep Michigan out of the lane and we allowed them to get to the free throw line too much today. And we were just a little too inefficient with our possessions. But, we gave them everything we wanted and we went down swinging. As a coach at a small conference school going up against one of the Power Six teams, that's all you can ask for."

The Wolverines had three players in double-figures, led by freshman swingman Nathaniel McNurlin who scored 17 points. Sophomore guard Manny Harris added 14 points. Redshirt freshman Laval Lucas-Perry chipped in with 13 points and 7 assists.

The Highlanders also had three players in double-figures, led by senior swingman Jamar Jenkins who scored a game-high 19 points. Junior guard Amir Johnson added 12 points. Senior guard Kenny Thomas chipped in with 11 points to go along with 5 assists.

The Highlanders will be disappointed with the defeat, but as Coach Whitt said, the season was a success.

"The goal for every small conference school is to get into postseason play. We accomplished our goals for the season. I was glad our senior class had the chance to play in the NCAA Tournament. When these guys came in four years ago, everybody told them they didn't have a chance of making it this far. We proved the doubters wrong. We may not be the most talented team, but we're the hardest working one. Sometimes, all you need is grit and a will to succeed."

Radford Highlanders vs Michigan Wolverines - NCAA Tournament First Round - Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY
Mar 19, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#14 Radford (19-9)	34	33	67
#3 Michigan (26-8)	37	33	70

Radford Highlanders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Johnson	24	5-8	2-3	0-0	0	4	0	0	2	12
K. Thomas	31	3-17	3-11	2-2	6	5	2	0	0	11
J. Jenkins	31	7-14	1-3	4-6	5	4	0	0	0	19
A. Gynes	30	1-8	0-1	0-0	10	1	0	1	1	2
N. McFarlin	18	1-3	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	0	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Crumbley	14	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2
C. McEachin	17	4-7	0-2	1-2	1	1	1	0	0	9
M. McDuffy	10	2-3	1-2	1-1	1	2	2	0	0	6
E. Hall	10	0-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Lynch-Flohr	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
D. Carrington	-- DID NOT PLAY --
I. Stefanov	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	4
TEAM TOTALS		26-73	7-24	8-13	39	18	5	2	4	67

Michigan Wolverines
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Lucas-Perry	32	5-7	0-1	3-5	1	7	1	0	0	13
M. Harris	28	5-7	2-3	2-2	2	1	0	1	2	14
N. McNurlin	31	6-14	2-6	3-3	8	2	0	0	0	17
D. Sims	28	3-7	0-0	1-3	10	3	0	3	1	7
E. Udoh	30	1-3	0-0	3-6	10	1	1	2	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Burke	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	4
W. Neverett	12	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
K. Grady	10	0-4	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	0	2	2
J. Shepherd	9	1-3	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	3
S. Borchardt	-- DID NOT PLAY --
A. Wright	6	1-3	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	5
S. Muurinen	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		24-54	5-13	17-25	34	16	3	6	6	70

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Play-in Game
Alabama State 70, Mercer 66

First Round
East Regional
#1 Stanford 82, Alabama State 62
#8 Florida State 77, Arizona State 47
#5 Ohio State 82, #12 Auburn 69
#4 Clemson 102, #13 North Dakota State 74
#6 Memphis 63, #11 Brigham Young 84
#3 Providence 86, #14 Columbia 56
#7 Wisconsin-Green Bay 76, #10 Iowa State 56
#2 Oklahoma State 72, #15 Tennessee-Martin 67

Surprisingly, the closest game in this regional was the five point victory by the Oklahoma State Cowboys over the UT-Martin Skyhawks. Other than that, the rest of the games in the region were a borefest with blowout after blowout.

South Regional
#1 UCLA 65, #16 Morgan State 58
#8 Virginia Tech 86, #9 Wake Forest 81
#5 Syracuse 117, #12 Cal State Northridge 78
#4 Tennessee 84, #13 Siena 99
#6 Arizona 82, #11 St. Mary's 76
#3 Connecticut 86, #14 Wagner 67
#7 Washington State 61, #10 St. Francis (PA) 64
#2 Notre Dame 76, #15 Bucknell 51

The Bears of Morgan State gave the UCLA Bruins all they wanted before the Bruins finally finished them off. Mostly chalk again in this regional, though Siena blowing out Tennessee was a surprise.

Midwest Regional
#1 Pittsburgh 80, #16 Florida International 70
#8 Davidson 72, #9 UAB 82
#5 Gonzaga 73, #12 Miami (OH) 60
#4 USC 87, #13 Charlotte 64
#6 North Carolina 91, #11 Vermont 54
#3 Texas 97, #14 James Madison 65
#7 Miami (FL) 68, #10 Purdue 83
#2 Villanova 102, #15 Montana 69

Chalk, chalk, and more chalk. We don't really consider 9 and 10 seeds getting victories as huge upsets. Pittsburgh was underwhelming in their matchup with FIU. They'll have to play better than that if they hope to defeat UAB in the round of 32.

West Regional
#1 Duke 96, #16 Northern Iowa 60
#8 Nebraska 53, #9 Oregon 69
#5 Michigan State 78, #12 Marshall 65
#4 Marquette 88, #13 Wyoming 63
#6 California 87, #11 Texas-Arlington 51
#3 Michigan 70, #14 Radford 67
#7 Boston University 71, #10 George Washington 66
#2 Louisville 83, #15 Utah State 47

What's with all the chalk in this tournament? We're still waiting on the dust to settle, though Radford nearly pulled off the upset of the tournament in their loss to Michigan.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Second Round

East Regional
#1 Stanford 84, #8 Florida State 87
#4 Clemson 89, #5 Ohio State 92
#3 Providence 85, #11 Brigham Young 66
#2 Oklahoma State 82, #7 Wisconsin-Green Bay 74

And down goes the first number one seed in the tournament. It's always interesting when at least one goes down on the opening weekend. It was a battle between Robin Lopez and Solomon Alabi, with Alabi coming out on top, going for 23 and 7.

South Regional
#1 UCLA 82, #8 Virginia Tech 63
#5 Syracuse 101, #13 Siena 75
#3 Connecticut 78, #6 Arizona 84
#2 Notre Dame 103, #10 St. Francis (PA) 64

UCLA looked a lot better today and Notre Dame and Syracuse keep the blowouts coming. Any of those three teams could win this region.

Midwest Regional
#1 Pittsburgh 66, #9 UAB 75
#4 USC 80, #5 Gonzaga 63
#3 Texas 105, #6 North Carolina 92
#2 Villanova 105, #10 Purude 61

Another #1 seed goes down as the Panthers came out flat again and the Dragons took advantage. Villanova humbled the Boilermakers and are now the pick to come ouf this region.

West Regional
#1 Duke 65, #9 Oregon 63
#4 Marquette 90, #5 Michigan State 73
#3 Michigan 69, #6 California 86
#2 Louisville 99, #7 Boston University 82

Duke nearly made for the third #1 seed to go down in the Round of 32, but were able to outlast the Oregon Ducks. Marquette, Cal, and Louisivlle all had comfortable wins in a tournament that really hasn't had a lot of drama.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Sweet 16
#5 Ohio State 89, #8 Florida State 91
#2 Oklahoma State 80, #3 Providence 89
#1 Duke 108, #4 Marquette 74
#2 Louisville 88, #6 California 86

#1 UCLA 81, #5 Syracuse 58
#2 Notre Dame 67, #6 Arizona 75
#4 USC 74, #9 UAB 85
#2 Villanova 100, #3 Texas 85

UAB remains the highest seed alive in this tournament as they knock off the Trojans. The Seminoles of Florida State continue their roll as they knock off Ohio State. Duke, UCLA, and Villanova continue to roll and they look like shoe-ins for the Final Four.

Elite Eight
#3 Providence 76, #8 Florida State 70
#1 Duke 93, #2 Louisville 72

#1 UCLA 93, #6 Arizona 72
#2 Villanova 82, #9 UAB 66

Our comment about Duke, UCLA, and Villanova being shoe-ins for the Final Four was realized as all three teams cruised to victories. Florida State's run finally came to an end at the hands of the Providence Friars.

Final Four
#1 Duke 94, #3 Providence 80
24 points from Kyle Singler led the Blue Devils to a comfortable victory over the Providence Friars.

#1 UCLA 89, #2 Villanova 82
Foul trouble limited Kevin Love to 9 points in 17 minutes of action, but four players reached double-figures tonight for the Bruins, led by Darren Collison with 19 points.

National Championship
#1 UCLA 90, #1 Duke 86
It's not all the time you get two #1 seeds into the final game, but that's what we got this year. Kyle Singler did everything he could to get Duke back into the game, scoring a game-high 34 points. However, the Blue Devils had no answer for Kevin Love who scored 25 and Josh Shipp supported him with 23 points. The Bruins were at or near the top of the standings all year long, and they are deserving National Champions.

2009 National Champions

[jasontoddwhitt]

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2008-09 Final Statistics

Radford Highlanders Stats - 2008-09
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Kenny Thomas	28	758	15.2	3.6	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.3	1.0
Jamar Jenkins	28	761	14.3	4.3	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.7
Chris McEachin	28	487	7.8	2.0	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.4	1.0
Amir Johnson	24	577	7.8	1.7	4.2	0.9	0.0	1.3	2.5
Alex Gynes	28	775	6.4	6.4	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.6
Martell McDuffy	22	341	5.6	1.5	2.2	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.4
Nick McFarlin	28	692	5.0	8.0	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.1	1.6
Chad Crumbley	28	498	4.5	4.6	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.5
Darek Carrington	17	203	2.7	0.9	2.1	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.4
Eric Hall	23	191	1.9	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.7
Ije Stefanov	27	199	1.9	2.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.5
Kasib Gill	5	27	1.4	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
Joey Lynch-Flohr	11	87	0.9	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2

[jasontoddwhitt]

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2008-09 Season Summary

NCAA Champion: UCLA Bruins (32-5)
Player of the Year: Kosta Koufos (Ohio State) - 26.0ppg, 6.3rpg, 0.3apg, 0.5spg, 1.9bpg
Mid-Major Player of the Year: Carlos Monroe (Florida Atlantic) - 26.7ppg, 9.6rpg, 0.2apg, 1.3spg, 0.1bpg
Coach of the Year: Ben Howland (UCLA)
Defensive Player of the Year: Damion James (Texas) - 10.5ppg, 8.7rpg, 1.5apg, 1.1spg, 2.5bpg
Big Man of the Year: Kosta Koufos (Ohio State)
Freshman of the Year: Salim Wente (Maryland) 12.0ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.8apg, 1.9 spg, 0.3bpg

First-Team All-American
PG Eugene Harvey (Seton Hall) - 21.2ppg, 1.5rpg, 6.3apg, 1.6spg, 0.1bpg
SG Robert Vaden (UAB) - 24.6ppg, 5.5rpg, 3.4apg, 1.9spg, 0.2bpg
SF Raymar Morgan (Michigan State) - 21.8ppg, 5.0rpg, 1.2apg, 0.5spg, 0.2bpg
PF Carlos Monroe (Florida Atlantic)
C Kosta Koufos (Ohio State)

Second-Team All-American
PG Scottie Reynolds (Villanova) - 20.4ppg, 3.5rpg, 4.2apg, 1.2spg, 0.1bpg
SG Stefon Jackson (UTEP) - 25.7ppg, 4.8rpg, 0.5apg, 1.0spg, 0.0bpg
SF Jonathan Rodriguez (Campbell) - 26.0ppg, 9.6rpg, 0.7apg, 1.5spg, 0.0bpg
PF Kevin Rogers (Baylor) - 22.3ppg, 7.5rpg, 0.3apg, 0.5spg, 0.3bpg
C Luke Harangody (Notre Dame) - 25.2ppg, 7.3rpg, 0.1apg, 0.8spg, 1.1 bpg

Freshman All-American
PG Andry Coppenrath (North Carolina) - 11.4ppg, 3.2rpg, 3.5apg, 1.4spg, 0.0bpg
SG Salim Wente (Maryland)
SF Angel Lindeman (Marquette) - 7.8ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.3apg, 1.4spg, 1.9bpg
PF Miguel Hoskins (Michigan State) - 8.0ppg, 6.3rpg, 0.3apg, 1.5spg, 1.4bpg
C Wendell Victoriano (Virginia) - 10.3ppg, 5.1rpg, 2.5apg, 1.0spg, 0.7bpg

Conference Champions: Radford Highlanders (19-9)
Coach of the Year: Jason Whitt
Player of the Year: Kenny George (UNC-Asheville) 18.5ppg, 9.2rpg, 0.5apg, 0.3spg, 2.8bpg
Freshman of the Year: Derrick Koffi (High Point) 9.4ppg, 4.4rpg, 3.3apg, 1.4spg, 0.0bpg

First-Team All-Conference
PG Jamarco Warren (Charleston Southern) 10.6ppg, 2.4rpg, 4.7apg, 1.6spg, 0.0bpg
SG Chavis Holmes (VMI) 22.6ppg, 1.0rpg, 0.5apg, 1.7spg, 0.1bpg
SF Jamar Jenkins (Radford) 14.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.8apg, 0.5spg, 0.2bpg
PF Husein Rothbart (Charleston Southern) 7.2ppg, 7.4rpg, 0.6apg, 0.7spg, 1.7bpg
C Kenny George (UNC Asheville)

Second-Team All-Conference
PG Mariq Sisinni (Charleston Southern) - 8.7ppg, 1.1rpg, 5.6apg, 1.0spg, 0.2bpg
SG Kenny Thomas (Radford) - 15.2ppg, 3.6rpg, 1.9apg, 0.6spg, 0.2bpg
SF Derrick Koffi (High Point)
PF Tyler Baker (Liberty) - 11.4ppg, 5.6rpg, 0.4apg, 0.7spg, 0.3bpg
C Andy Buechert (Winthrop) - 13.9ppg, 6.4rpg, 0.6apg, 0.4spg, 0.6bpg

Freshman All-Conference
PG Christopher Thornton (UNC Asheville) - 6.7ppg, 1.1rpg, 5.3apg, 1.8spg, 0.1bpg
SG Keo Mullins (Charleston Southern) - 2.2ppg, 0.5rpg, 0.2apg, 0.0spg, 0.1bpg
SF Derrick Koffi (High Point)
PF Chad Crumbley (Radford) - 4.5ppg, 4.6rpg, 0.8apg, 0.1bpg, 0.5spg
C Dzren Bjelogrlic (Liberty) - 7.7ppg, 7.3rpg, 0.8apg, 0.3spg, 0.4bpg

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Top Recruiting Classes - 2009
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Duke	3	1	0	0		4
2	North Carolina	7	0	0	0		7
3	Arizona	1	2	1	0		4
4	Michigan State	2	0	1	1		4
5	Alabama	0	2	1	0		3
6	Stanford	1	1	2	0		4
7	Washington State	0	2	2	0		4
8	Pittsburgh	0	2	2	0		4
9	Brigham Young	0	3	2	0		5
10	UCLA	1	2	1	1		5
11	Texas	1	1	1	0		3
12	Miami (FL)	0	1	3	0		4
13	Marquette	1	0	3	0		4
14	Washington	1	0	3	0		4
15	Notre Dame	0	3	3	1		7
16	Utah	2	0	1	2		5
17	Illinois	0	3	0	0		3
18	Xavier	0	0	4	0		4
19	Oklahoma	0	1	3	0		4
20	Auburn	0	2	2	0		4
21	George Washington	0	0	4	0		4
22	Indiana	0	1	3	0		4
23	USC	0	2	1	0		3
24	Tennessee	0	2	3	0		5
25	Air Force	0	0	3	0		3

Top Recruiting Classes - 2009
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Radford	0	0	1	2		3
2	Liberty	0	0	1	1		2
3	UNC Asheville	0	0	0	3		3
4	Coastal Carolina	0	0	0	4		4
5	VMI	0	0	0	3		3
6	High Point	0	0	0	1		1
7	Winthrop	0	0	0	1		1
8	Charleston Southern	0	0	0	1		1

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: "Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

Dang that's a tough loss but such a great fight. So is Jamar Jenkins also a senior? I remember him being a really good player for me when I had a Radford legacy a while back.

[hockeyplaya2724]

Re: "Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

Nice 19-9 season! Are there any Job Offers you would accept?

Also, HOLY CRAP! I just noticed that North Carolina signed 7 5* players, that's insane!

[HarkTheSound]

Re: "Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

Solid year for the Highlanders! And wow, is that a typo?? 7 five-stars for UNC?? That's what I'm talking about! Lol. Keep it up man. Lovin' the layout.