What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

Not sure how interested you guys are in reading that. I just got to typing and I couldn't stop haha. Anyways, I'll post a catch-up of the season so I can get this thing running again

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

Meet The Team

Ball State 2020-21
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
14	Germain Emerson (85)	C	6'11	245	So	Los Angeles, CA
4	Robert McCullough (82)	PG	6'0	195	Fr	Syracuse, NY
50	Roosevelt Welch (80)	PF	6'8	236	Sr	Vancouver, WA
55	Dominik Engle (80)	C	7'2	243	Jr	Henderson, NV
13	Richie Barrow (80)	PG	6'2	195	Sr	Escondido, CA
24	Ulric Monroe (79)	SG	6'4	205	Sr	Mesa, AZ
15	Sead Freije (78)	SF	6'7	211	Jr	Killeen, TX
45	Dragutin Randall (77)	PF	6'9	220	Fr	Anchorage, AK
5	Jimmy Lamkin (75)	SG	6'2	185	Fr	Euclid, OH
10	J.D. Balkman (71)	PF	6'9	245	(RS) Fr	Columbia, SC
22	Adenilson Galindo (68)	SG	6'2	199	(RS) Fr	Mexico
44	Vytautas Van De Laar (69)*	PF	6'8	218	So	Germany
25	Aleksander Nipravicius (67)*	SF	6'7	220	So	Lithuania
54	Paul Santiago (62)*	PF	6'10	256	Fr	Phoenix, Ar

*Denotes walk-ons

Ball State Cardinals Depth Chart - 2020-21
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	(Sr) Richie Barrow (80)	(Fr) Robert McCollough (82)
SG	(Sr) Ulric Monroe (79)	(Fr) Jimmy Lamkin (75)	(Fr) Adenilson Galindo (68)
SF	(Sr) Roosevelt Welch (80)	(Jr) Sead Freije (78)	(Fr) Dragutin Randall (77)
PF	(So) Germain Emerson (85)	(Fr) Dragutin Randall (77)	(So) Antwcan Danley (82)	(Fr) J.D. Balkman (71)
C	(Jr) Dominik Engle (80)	(So) Antwcan Danley (82)

Ball State Cardinals Stats - 2020-21
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Roosevelt Welch	15	24.4	11.8	4.1	2.0	1.1	0.4	1.1	1.4
Ulric Monroe	15	25.5	10.9	2.5	1.9	1.0	0.4	1.0	1.3
Germain Emerson	15	22.7	10.6	5.9	3.3	0.9	0.9	0.5	1.6
Dominik Engle	15	24.3	9.9	7.5	2.4	1.5	0.8	1.4	1.3
Sead Freije	15	17.1	8.5	2.7	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.8
Antwcan Danley	15	15.9	7.1	4.1	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.9	0.7
Jimmy Lamkin	15	13.3	6.7	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.1	0.6	0.7
Richie Barrow	15	26.7	6.1	1.5	4.2	2.0	0.1	1.5	1.5
Robert McCullough	15	14.1	3.9	1.1	2.1	0.6	0.1	1.1	0.6
Dragutin Randall	15	13.0	3.5	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.6
Adenilson Galindo	8	2.3	1.9	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.1
J.D. Balkman	8	3.1	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

AROUND THE NCAA

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 12, 2021
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Duke (95)	19-0
2	2	North Carolina (93)	16-1
3	3	Washington (93)	15-1
4	5	St. Louis (92)	14-1
5	6	USC (93)	13-2
6	8	Florida (90)	15-1
7	4	Illinois (91)	13-2
8	7	UNLV (89)	14-1
9	10	St. Bonaventure (86)	12-2
10	12	Air Force (87)	12-1
11	16	Auburn (88)	16-1
12	9	Marquette (89)	13-2
13	17	Notre Dame (89)	13-2
14	11	Purdue (92)	13-3
15	13	California (92)	12-3
16	14	Xavier (87)	16-2
17	23	Louisville (90)	15-3
18	20	Gonzaga (89) (#1 Mid-Major)	13-2
19	15	South Florida (86)	14-2
20	25	MTSU (87) (#2 Mid-Major)	16-3
21	--	Wisconsin (90)	14-3
22	--	Texas Tech (89)	12-3
23	--	BYU (90)	12-3
24	18	Ohio State (87)	14-3
25	--	Alabama (90)	11-3

Mid-American Conference Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 11, 2021
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Toledo Rockets (80)	11-4	.733	2-0
Akron Zips (78)	9-5	.642	2-0
Kent St. Golden Flashes(79)	6-7	.461	2-0
Ball St. Cardinals (88)	11-4	.733	2-1
Northern Illinois Huskies (79)	10-6	.625	1-1
Bowling Green Falcons (72)	5-8	.384	1-1
Ohio Bobcats (69)	4-7	.363	1-1
Buffalo Bulls (65)	5-9	.357	1-1
Western Michigan Broncos (73)	4-9	.307	1-2
Eastern Michigan Eagles (68)	6-8	.428	0-2
Central Michigan Chippewas (69)	5-9	.357	0-2
Miami (OH) Redhwaks (75)	5-9	.357	0-2

Ball State Cardinals 2020-21 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Nov 5	vs Missouri State	Won, 74-53
Nov 8	vs Arkansas	Won, 71-66
Nov 11	at #24 Ohio State	Lost, 78-70
Nov 16	at Richmond	Lost, 76-75
Nov 19	vs Massachusetts	Won, 91-65
Nov 23	at #17 Louisville	Lost, 83-80
Nov 26	at Cincinnati	Won, 70-61
Nov 29	at Tulsa	Won, 93-68
Dec 3	vs Towson	Won, 88-64
Dec 10	at #9 St. Bonaventure	Won, 71-64
Dec 14	at Loyola (IL)	Won, 85-41
Dec 24	vs North Dakota State	Won, 101-49
Jan 1	vs Miami (OH)	Won, 92-34
Jan 8	at Akron	Lost, 80-62
Jan 11	vs Western Michigan	Won, 84-75
Jan 14	at Eastern Michigan
Jan 17	at Kent State
Jan 21	vs Toledo
Jan 25	at Central Michigan
Jan 28	vs Northern Illinois
Feb 1	at Bowling Green
Feb 5	at Ohio
Feb 8	vs Buffalo
Feb 12	at Miami (OH)
Feb 15	vs Akron
Feb 25	vs Eastern Michigan
Feb 28	vs Kent State
Mar 5	at Western Michigan

[baccVols]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

good write up. I remember some of those Brown Players....Good luck...i wish i had not lost my southern Illinois lecacy...ughhh

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

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BALL STATE BALLS OUT

1/14/21 - Ypsilanti, MI: The Cardinals came out strong on the road tonight after grinding out a win last Wednesday.

"It was good to get our groove back today," said Rogers, "We lost pretty badly last weekend to Akron and then struggled the other day against Western Michigan so it is nice to get a really good win."

All starters except for point guard, Barrow who dished out 7 assists, scored in double digits. Big man Dominik Engle got his fourth double double of the season tonight as well.

"Our starters set the tone for the whole game. We came out strong early and never let up."

Ball State squares off against the last undefeated team in conference play this Monday, Kent State. The Golden Flashes are 4-0 in conference and led by senior point guard Franco Connolly who scores 16 ppg.

"They are a really good team and are very well rounded. It will be a really good test for us. We aren't too worried about trying to take back the #1 spot in conference. We can only control what we can control so we don't pay too much attention to the standings and rankings."

Ball State Cardinals at Eastern Michigan Eagles
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Ball State 12-4 (3-1)	45	41	86
Eastern Michigan 7-10 (1-4)	30	25	55

Ball State Cardinals
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Richie Barrow (Sr)	30	4-6	0-2	0-0	5	7	2	0	1	8
Ulric Monroe (Sr)	28	5-12	2-7	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	13
Roosevelt Welch (Sr)	24	7-14	2-5	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	16
Germain Emerson (So)	24	8-10	0-0	0-0	7	3	1	2	3	16
Dominik Engle (Jr)	23	4-7	0-0	2-2	14	2	0	1	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
(SF) Sead Freije (Jr)	15	4-9	1-6	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	9
(PF) Dragutin Randall (Fr)	16	1-3	1-1	1-2	4	1	0	1	0	4
(C) Antwcan Danley (So)	12	2-3	0-0	1-1	6	3	1	0	0	5
(SG) Jimmy Lamkin (Fr)	12	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	2	1	0	3
(PG) Robert McCullough (Fr)	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	4	1	0	1	2
(PF) J.D. Balkman (Fr)	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(SG) Adenilson Galindo (Fr)	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		37-71	7-25	5-7	44	25	9	5	5	86

Eastern Michigan Eagles
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Todd Kuhle (Jr)	29	2-9	0-2	0-0	3	8	0	0	3	4
Andrei Herman (Sr)	28	6-12	3-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	15
Roscoe Fuller (So)	26	4-13	1-9	0-2	3	1	0	0	2	9
Marko Jolly (Jr)	27	6-7	0-0	2-3	3	0	1	1	1	14
Reyshawn Akins (Jr)	24	2-6	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	1	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
(G) Blagoj Garlepp (Sr)	11	2-5	1-2	0-2	4	0	0	0	0	5
TEAM TOTALS		23-65	6-21	3-9	29	21	4	3	10	55

[superjames1992]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

Good to see this going again, man! Engle looks like fun! 7'2"! Wow!

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

good write up. I remember some of those Brown Players....Good luck...i wish i had not lost my southern Illinois lecacy...ughhh

Thanks buddy! Yea it's kinda surprising how I much I remember too seeing as this thing is 3 years old haha. Dude I really hate that for you with the Southern Illinois legacy, especially now that your stuck with UT.......

Good to see this going again, man! Engle looks like fun! 7'2"! Wow!

Yea I love Engle. Our post game is really solid with him and Emerson down low. It's what sets us apart from the rest of the MAC. No other team in the conference can really compete with our bigs for the most part.

[VandyRedskins21]

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CARDINALS ESCAPE FROM FLASHES

1/17/21 - Kent, OH: Kent State power forward Erroll Gomes scored a career high 30 points but it still wasn't enough to beat Ball State.

"It was a really good win for us tonight," said Rogers, "It wasn't our best performance but it was a gutsy one."

With this win, there are no more undefeated teams in conference play. Ball State is now tied for first with Kent State and Toledo.

"We try not to look too much into standings but we obviously realized that this was an important game."

The Cardinals struggled from 3 tonight only shooting 20% but scored very efficiently in the paint.

"We typically don't struggle from 3 like that. And on a night where we struggle from downtown and still win on the road is very satisfying."

Ball State will be headed back home to square off against Toledo who is also 4-1 in conference play.

Ball State Cardinals at Kent State Golden Flashes
Jan 17, 2021	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Ball State (13-4 (4-1)	36	42	78
Kent State (8-8 (4-1)	31	38	69

Ball State Cardinals
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Richie Barrow (Sr)	29	2-7	0-3	5-6	2	5	2	1	3	5
Ulric Monroe (Sr)	29	1-9	0-7	2-2	1	4	4	0	0	4
Roosevelt Welch (Sr)	26	6-9	1-1	3-3	4	0	1	0	3	16
Germain Emerson (So)	25	3-5	0-0	1-2	5	0	1	0	2	7
Dominik Engle (Jr)	26	6-9	0-0	0-1	13	1	0	0	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
(SF) Sead Freije (Jr)	14	3-5	2-3	2-4	2	3	0	0	0	10
(PF) Dragutin Randall (Fr)	14	4-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	8
(C) Antwcan Danley (So)	15	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	6
(SG) Jimmy Lamkin (Fr)	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0
(PG) Robert McCullough (Fr)	11	3-3	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	6
(PF) J.D. Balkman (Fr)	-- DID NOT PLAY --
(SG) Adenilson Galindo (Fr)	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		31-59	3-15	13-18	32	18	12	1	10	78

Kent State Golden Flashes
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Franco Connolly (Sr)	28	0-4	0-1	2-2	0	3	1	0	3	2
Taurance Larson (Sr)	30	5-6	3-4	0-0	5	1	1	1	0	13
Sam Cook (Sr)	24	2-7	0-4	2-2	4	0	0	0	3	6
Erroll Gomes (Sr)	29	14-17	0-0	2-2	5	3	1	1	1	30
Miles Barley (Fr)	28	2-7	0-0	3-4	6	2	1	2	2	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
(G) C.W. Barro (So)	13	3-7	1-4	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	7
TEAM TOTALS		27-60	4-21	11-15	29	14	8	5	13	69

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

Welp I've been playing these games like crazy and never took the time to post the games. Anyways, just finished the season and let me say that it was pretty crazy! Can't wait to let y'all in on what happened.

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

Wow this was seven years ago when I last posted in this! I got to thinking about it last night and went back and read through it all. It's funny I started this over ten years ago but still vividly remember these players and even specific plays and moments!

I ended up playing a few more seasons with Ball State on this legacy and then I lost all of my save files a couple of years back and lost everything. We ended up winning not one, but TWO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS!

The first one was against New Mexico State. I was home for christmas break and had to have been around 3 in the morning. We were up 89-84 (yes it's been 6 years or so but I still remember the score!) with about 15 seconds left. New Mexico State hit a 3 to cut it to 2 with about 7 seconds left. They stole the ball and after a couple of quick passes, it found their star player (I want to say his name wis Nic Galos?) open for 3 in the corner! He was a like an 87 from 3pt, a 90 clutch, and a senior. Basically the last person in the country I wanted to see with the ball. Germain Emerson, our star post player closed out as hard as he could from the block but wasn't able to fully contest the shot. Galos was 2-4 from 3 up until that moment and the shot rattled around the rim and out! It took about 10 seconds or so for it me to process what had happened!

The second championship came 3 seasons later. I do not remember the team we played. We had a star post player, Jimmy Atchinson who was a 7'0 PF that could shoot the 3. He averaged something like 25 PPG for us and had a couple of 40 point games. He had more or less single handedly carried us to the championship. About 2 minutes into the game, he broke his foot and would not return for the rest of the game. We were neck and neck throughout the game and it was tied with us having the ball in the last possession. I don't remember what we ran, but I remember our 2 guard, Herschel Frederick, getting a kickout 3 in the corner wide open and knocking it down at the buzzer!

All in all, this was an incredibly fun legacy and it was thrilling to win a couple of national championships in coach mode. I still play this game but haven't done coach mode in years.

I currently have a legacy going where I am in year 22 and have yet to make it to a sweet 16! I post about it in the college hoops 2k8 discord that is active and has a great community of people!

I hope everyone reading this gets the same joy from this game that it has given me. I started playing CH 2k8 back in March, 2008 and it is still my most played video game! I started playing this game in 8th grade in hopes of being a basketball coach and now I'm a grown man who's a husband who also coaches basketball!

Here is the discord link for anyone interested: https://discord.gg/PHJVWD46

[studbucket]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

That's fantastic, thanks for the update - and +1 on the Discord being great

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

That's fantastic, thanks for the update - and +1 on the Discord being great

Yeah I thought it would be a nice wrapup to it since I never ended it the way I would've liked to

And anytime that I can plug the discord, I will

[HeyCoRT]

Re: What can Brown do for you? (CH2k8)

You're a legend man!!