Coaching legacy of RJW [CH2k8]

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No time to sit in awe

Storrs, CT - What a game we witness here tonight ladies and gentlemen! This is why we love watching college sports, both teams gave it their all but only one walked away the winner here tonight. Uconn came into the game as the heavy favorite and it serves them right with the history and tradition coming for that school. On the other hand Maine has shown they no matter who they face they will fight till the buzzer. Everyone and their mother pegged Uconn to walk away with the "W" with easy considering who their opponents were but that didn't happen. Maine kept in Uconn hip pocket nearly all night, if Uconn went on a run then Maine would answer back with a run of their own to catch up. The only difference was the towering 7'3 Sophomore center Hasheem Thabeet who put on a show for the Uconn community with 23 pts, 11 rebs, 7 blocks and 2 steals. Talk about a big night for the big man and Maine had nothing to answer back with of their own, as they let the huskies pull away and steal the victory from them. If they did somehow pull out that win we could've been talking about a major upset in the top25 poll

Spoiler

Maine Black Bears at Connecticut Huskies
Dec 22, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Maine (5-6)	31	34	65
#16 Connecticut (8-1)	32	47	79

Maine Black Bears
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Bernal	18	1-6	0-0	4-5	6	4	2	0	6	6
K. Owes	19	2-11	0-0	3-4	6	2	2	0	0	7
T. Barnies	17	2-4	0-1	1-2	5	0	1	0	0	5
S. McNally	15	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	0
P. Tchekane Bofia	19	4-12	0-0	4-5	6	1	2	0	2	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Socoby	13	4-8	0-0	3-4	3	0	0	0	2	11
B. Andre	10	1-8	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
S. Costigan	15	0-1	0-0	6-6	2	3	2	0	0	6
J. cook	12	6-8	0-0	4-6	6	0	2	0	1	16

Connecticut Huskies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Price	23	2-7	1-1	0-0	1	8	2	1	3	5
J. Dyson	21	5-14	0-5	1-2	4	3	2	0	5	11
S. Robinson	12	3-5	0-0	1-1	1	0	3	1	1	7
J. Adrien	23	3-4	0-0	0-2	4	2	3	0	1	6
H. Thabeet	21	10-19	0-0	3-4	11	0	2	7	0	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Wiggins	19	8-18	1-8	1-2	3	2	0	0	1	18
C. Kelly	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	2	3	0	2
J. Mandeldove	6	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	3
G. Edwards	12	2-5	0-1	0-1	5	3	0	0	2	4

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Two game win streak for the Black Bears as they end their Non-Conference Schedule

Maine Black Bears at Canisius Golden Griffins
Dec 31, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Maine (6-6)	36	59	95
Canisius (9-3)	34	48	82

Top Players
Canisius
W. Hassell Shooting Guard: 16pts - 4ast - 2stl
P. Malesa Small Forward: 10pts - 2reb - 1stl
R. Johnson Power Forward: 14pts - 6reb - 1ast - 1stl

Maine
B. Andre Center: 21pts - 8rebs - 1ast - 2stls
S. McNally Power Forward: 14pts - 4reb - 1stl
P. Tchekane Bofia Power Forward: 10pts - 7reb - 5ast - 3stl
___________________

Colgate Raiders at Maine Black Bears
Jan 2, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Colgate (5-8)	36	17	53
Maine (6-6)	43	53	98

Top Players
Maine
J. Cook Center: 22pts - 8rebs - 2stls
S. McNelly Power Forward: 14pts - 11rebs - 3ast - 6stls
M. Socoby Shooting Guard: 16pts - 7rebs - 1stl

Colgate
K. Roemer Shooting Guard: 10pts - 3rebs - 1ast
A. English Center: 10pts - 9rebs - 1stl - 2blks
M. Venezla Shooting Guard: 10pts - 2rebs - 2ast - 1stl

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 1, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	01	UCLA	12-0
2	02	Kansas	10-1
3	04	North Carolina	11-2
4	03	Arkansas	13-0
5	05	Wisconsin	11-1
6	06	Memphis	9-2
7	08	Stanford	12-0
8	07	Tennessee	10-2
9	09	Clemson	9-2
10	10	Illinois	11-2
11	12	Louisville	10-3
12	13	Texas A&M	9-3
13	11	Indiana	9-2
14	14	Maryland	10-2
15	15	Georgetown	8-3
16	18	Uconn	8-1
17	16	Virginia	11-1
18	17	Oregon	9-3
19	20	Kansas St.	10-1
20	19	Vanderbilt	10-3
21	22	Florida St.	12-3
22	23	Marquette	7-4
23	21	Georgia	8-1
24	25	Rhode Island	14-1
25	--	Michigan St.	9-4

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Reporter: Finally in January where we're just 2 months away from March Madness, but first we are here with Coach Jackson-Wilson of the Maine Black bears to get his thought on how his team did during their non-conference schedule. So coach how did you think your team did?

JW: I think we did about average, we faced some tough teams and took some lumps get here today.

Reporter: Your team is 6-6 and finished on a two game win streak heading into your first conference game. Do you think that give you the upper hand against Stony Brook?

JW: Anytime you have momentum going into a game is a good thing. So I would have to answer that question with a yes I think we do.

Reporter: That's a great answer. Onto another burning question, your changed your line-up atleast 3 times for far. Is this the finally line-up your going with?

JW: Yes it will be. The only reason why we had so much change is because of injury and inconsistency. We moved K. Owes from the starting line-up to the bench as the sixth man which I think helps us out. Also I can't forget that our sophomore center J. Cook got hurt earlier in the season so we had to re-adjust to that problem.

Reporter: If you had to name one person that surprised you since you took over coaching here in Maine who would it be?

JW: Hmmm...I think I would say Junior Bernal. He really stepped his game up lately on both side of the ball which is great because we stress defense, defense, and defense in practice and to see his offense game take form is a major plus it gives us yet another player to lean on.

Reporter: Alright, thank you for your time coach that's all the question I have and Good Luck with weekend against Stony Brook!

JW: Anytime, it was my pleasure! Hope to see you at the game cheering us on! GO BLACK BEARS!

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Maine dominates the month of January as the close out the first half of conference play

1/6: @ Stony Brook "W" 89-79
1/12: @ Maryland-Baltimore "W" 91-74
1/16: Vs. Vermont "W" 71-89
1/19: Vs. New Hampshire "W" 49-78
1/21: Vs. Hartford "W" 63-99
1/23: @ Albany "W" 52-59
1/27: Vs. Binghamton "W" 53-84
1/30: Vs. Boston University "W" 67-76


Talking about getting hot at just the right time! That's what Maine is doing right as they blow through their conference, sitting at the #1 spot they're the team to beat in the America East conference. Riding an 8 game streak through the first half of conference play let's see if they can keep up this strong intensity of stingy defense and dominate inside-out offense. First year head coach RJW has the black bears on the right track and looks prime to make a run for the NCAA Tournament if everything continues to go their way.

America East Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 1, 2008
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Maine	14-6	1.00	8-0	-
Vermont	10-11	.777	7-2	1
New Hampshire	10-10	.555	5-4	3
Hartford	9-15	.555	5-4	3
Maryland-Baltimore	8-14	.444	4-5	4
Stony Brook	9-12	.333	3-6	5
Binghamton	9-12	.333	3-6	5
Albany	6-15	.333	3-6	5
Boston University	8-13	.222	2-7	6

Players Stats through January, 2008

Maine Black Bears Stats - 2008
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
J. Bernal		20.6	9.8	3.7	3.0	1.3	0.1	1.5	1.1
P. Tchekane Bofia		18.8	10.8	6.3	1.4	1.0	01	1.3	2.0
K. Owes		18.5	7.6	3.5	2.4	0.9	0.2	1.1	1.1
S. Costigan		17.1	6.8	4.9	0.7	1.2	0.1	0.6	1.2
M. Socoby		16.8	7.8	2.9	1.6	0.9	0.0	1.2	1.2
S. McNally		13.4	7.8	4.8	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.7	1.3
B. Andre		12.9	9.8	4.8	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.7	1.7
J. Hight		12.9	2.2	2.5	4.8	0.8	0.0	2.0	0.6
T. Barnies		11.8	4.1	3.8	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.4	0.9
J. Cook		10.2	9.1	4.2	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.3
R. Hanzlik [Redshirt]

Now the real challenge begins as the bears get ready for the 2nd half of their conference play. Sadly enough they will be without one of their start and key players in their rotation for nearly the rest of the month. Sophomore Shooting Guard Mark Socoby who has been outstanding for the black bears and earn himself a starter spot half way through the season was injury in the game against the Binghamton Bearcats with a High Ankle Sprain and will be out for 26 days. The coaching staff hopes to have him back health for the last three games if not then they better hope he ready to go once the conference tournament begins!

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 1, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	01	UCLA	20-1
2	02	North Carolina	18-4
3	03	Indiana	17-3
4	09	Kansas	17-4
5	06	Michigan St.	16-5
6	07	Rhode Island	21-2
7	05	Clemson	16-3
8	08	Stanford	17-4
9	11	Alabama-Birmingh	18-2
10	13	Kentucky	16-5
11	04	Arkansas	16-5
12	10	Kansas St.	15-3
13	23	Louisville	17-6
14	15	Washington	17-5
15	21	Tennessee	15-5
16	22	Maryland	17-4
17	20	Duke	13-6
18	--	LSU	16-5
19	18	Illinois	16-7
20	--	Texas	14-6
21	14	Wisconsin	14-7
22	12	Florida St.	16-7
23	--	S. Illinois	16-5
24	--	Kent St.	18-4
25	--	Oregon	14-7

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 1,
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	S. Illinois	16-5
2	Kent St.	18-4
3	George Mason	16-5
4	W. Michigan	15-5
5	Appalachian State	16-4
6	Bucknell	15-5
7	Niagara	17-4
8	Fresno St.	15-6
9	Saint Mary's	14-7
10	Illinois St.	14-7
11	Cal State Fuller	14-5
12	Creighton	13-6
13	UC Santa Barbara	13-7
14	Wagner	15-6
15	Wisconsin-Milw	15-6
16	Utah St.	14-8
17	Davidson	11-8
18	Columbia	12-6
19	Bradley	15-8
20	N. Iowa	12-9
21	UNC Greensboro	14-6
22	Lehigh	14-6
23	Nevada	13-8
24	Northern Illinois	13-7
25	Tennessee Tech	14-8

[WizKhid]

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I'm gonna go ahead and change my sliders. I'm beating teams so easily want more of a challenge

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Dang you walked right over the AEC. Good luck in the rest of the season.

[WizKhid]

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Dang you walked right over the AEC. Good luck in the rest of the season.

Lol I know I was surprised but I think it was just the sliders I was using that made it seem so easy but I almost done with this season just got two more conference games then the conf. tournament to go

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Key Game# 1: Maintain Momentum

2/6: @ Hartford "W" 78-69
2/9: @ New Hampshire "W" 63-47
2/14: Vs. Albany "W" 73-78
2/17: @ Binghamton "L" 62-85
2/20: @ Boston University "W" 74-65

The clock continues to tick down with only 19.7 seconds left on the scoreboard, the ball gets inbound and both teams race down the court. One team needs this to take the lead and win the game while the other needs the stop in order to secure the victory. Shooting Guard Ricky Lucas gets the ball in his hands and goes for the quick 3 knocking it down with little easy to go up by 1. Now all eyes are on Maine as they inbound the ball, the crowd went silent and all you could hear is the loud thud of the ball hitting the court repeatedly. Point Guard Jason Hights stood ontop of the key and passes the ball down low to PF/C Tchekane Bofia who post up his man and backs him down to the basket. If he makes it he will be the team hero but if he misses then everyone in the crowd will hate'em. Bofia turns around with a beautiful hook shot as the ball leaves his hands and bounce of one side of the rim then the other before it drops in for the score. The Black bears just capped off an amazing win and probably the toughest conference game they played so far this year!

Stony Brook Seawolves at Maine Black Bears
Feb 28, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Stony Brook (12-15)	30	45	75
Maine (19-7)	39	37	76

Stony Brook Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Lucas	18	12-20	5-11	0-1	6	2	2	0	0	29
M. Tyree	14	3-9	2-5	4-4	1	2	0	0	4	12

Maine Black Bears
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Bernal	17	3-9	0-0	4-8	6	2	1	0	0	10
M. Socoby	18	8-11	0-0	5-6	3	3	1	0	0	21

[WizKhid]

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-Last two games of the season-

2/28: Vs. UMBC "W" 83-92
3/2: @ Vermont "L" 49-65 [I lost orginally by more but the game froze afterwards so I had to sim it and I still lost lol]



It's that time of the year when February ends and the madness of march begins! But before we get into the big dance we will find out who will be punching in their tickets to participate! That's right ladies and gentlemen the conference tournaments are about to begin, we're gonna take a look into one of the more interesting one and that's the America East Conference.

America East Final Regular Season Conference Standings - Updated: Mar 8, 2008
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Maine	20-8	.875	14-2	-
Vermont	15-13	.750	12-4	2
Hartford	13-18	.562	9-7	5
UMBC	12-17	.500	8-8	6
New Hampshire	12-15	.437	7-9	7
Binghamton	10-18	.437	7-9	7
Albany	13-15	.437	7-9	7
Stony Brook	12-16	.375	6-10	8
Boston University	8-20	.125	2-14	12

Who would've thought that the Black Bears of Maine would dominate the AEC with a first year head coach at that! Coach Wilson took his team and put them in the right direction this year going 14-2 in-conference while also racking up 20 wins in the process! He and his team won the AEC regular season championship and if they can do what they did before they could find themselves as the conference tournament champs and maybe even sneak into the NCAA tournament!

As we saw the only teams who people are saying can hold a candle to Maine is Vermont who just happened to edge out the victory against the black bears less then a week ago. They hold the #2 seed in the tournament and looks prime to maybe see maine again soon enough.

Onto the other end of the stick we got the BU terriers with an abysmal record to show. They couldn't even top a double-digit record this year but, Hey! that doesn't mean you should sleep on them! Throw out the regular season record because now it's a battle royal for that special ticket into the big dance!

Hope you fans at home enjoy March Madness!!

[WizKhid]

AEC Tournament

First Round Result
(8) Stony Brook 56(9) Boston University 55

QuarterFinals Results
(5) Albany 59 (4) Maryland-Baltimore 68
(6) New Hampshire 66 (3) Hartford 62
(7) Binghamton 55 (2) Vermont 62

(1) Maine Vs. (8) Stony Brook


Barely edging out the competition!

After clinching the number one spot in the tournament maine await to find out who they will be facing between Stony Brook or Boston University. They watch as Stony Brook took the game and were ready for yet another rematch against the sea-wolves. Last time these two meet the black bears swept them both times in-conference and looks to make it a third win against this team.

Maine played it smart this time around playing in a 3-2 zone in hopes to stop the sea-wolves star shooting guard from going off early in the game. And they accomplished just that holding Ricky Lucas to just 9 points in the first quarter but the second quarter was a told different story!

The Sea-Wolves were able to find their groove from behind the arc and made it rain down on the black bears. In total they went off for 44 points in the second but still not enough to knock the bears off their game as they walked away the winner of the quarter final match!

Stony Brook Seawolves at Maine Black Bears
Feb 8, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Stony Brook (13-17)	33	44	77
Maine (23-8)	42	36	78

Stony Brook Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Lucas	19	10-21	3-4	4-4	1	0	2	1	1	27
D. Young	15	4-8	0-0	3-5	5	1	0	0	0	11
M. Beauford	18	1-9	0-0	6-6	1	3	0	0	1	8

Maine Black Bears
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Bernal	22	5-8	0-0	11-14	0	2	0	0	3	21
P. Tchekane Bofia	20	5-8	0-0	5-6	7	0	1	0	0	15
S. McNally	10	5-6	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	12

[WizKhid]

AEC Tournament

Semifinals Results
(1)Maine 84 (4) UMBC 79
(6) New Hampshire 60 (2) Vermont 74

Championship Game
(1) Maine 81 (2) Vermont 67

America East Conference Stats - 2008
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Maine	31		74.5	41.5	16.5	8.0	1.5	9.0	11.2
Vermont	31		62.5	26.6	13.0	5.5	3.1	13.1	14.5
UMBC	31		60.5	27.6	11.1	5.7	2.7	13.9	14.2
New Hampshire	29		59.6	26.2	10.9	5.3	1.9	12.7	14.5
Stony Brook	30		58.9	26.4	10.9	6.8	1.5	13.0	13.5
Albany	29		58.4	25.2	10.9	5.9	1.6	12.6	13.6
Binghamton	29		57.5	26.1	10.2	5.8	1.6	13.8	13.6
Boston University	29		56.3	25.2	10.2	5.7	1.9	13.1	15.3
Hartford	32		56.2	27.5	9.8	5.2	2.0	14.1	14.2

Maine Black Bears Final Team Stats - 2008
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
P. Tchekane Bofia		18.9	11.0	6.4	1.1	1.1	0.2	0.9	1.6
J. Bernal		20.4	9.5	3.6	3.2	1.1	0.1	1.5	1.1
B. Andre		12.9	9.5	5.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.5
M. Socoby		17.6	8.3	3.1	1.5	1.0	0.0	1.1	1.2
J. Cook		9.8	8.2	3.9	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	1.1
S. McNelly		13.7	8.0	4.6	0.7	0.8	0.1	0.7	1.4
S. Costigan		17.4	7.4	5.2	0.8	1.2	0.0	0.6	1.2
K. Owes		17.4	7.2	3.2	2.2	0.6	0.1	1.1	1.0
T. Barnies		11.9	4.4	3.6	0.4	0.5	0.0	0.4	0.9
J. Hight		15.7	2.7	3.2	6.2	0.9	0.0	2.1	0.6
R. Hanzlik [RedShirt]

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Mar 15, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	01	North Carolina	25-6
2	02	Kansas	25-5
3	04	Indiana	27-4
4	03	UCLA	24-7
5	05	Tennessee	26-6
6	10	Kentucky	25-7
7	08	UCONN	22-9
8	07	Louisville	21-11
9	06	Michigan St.	21-11
10	11	Duke	21-10
11	12	Texas	24-8
12	09	Stanford	26-6
13	14	Clemson	23-7
14	13	Wisconsin	21-11
15	15	Memphis	24-9
16	18	Marquette	20-11
17	17	Oregon	23-9
18	16	Arkansas	25-7
19	19	Texas A&M	20-10
20	20	Washington	24-9
21	--	Saint Joseph's	20-10
22	25	Rhode Island	27-6
23	22	Alabama-Birmingham	25-8
24	--	Xavier	23-10
25	21	LSU	22-9

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NCAA Play-in Game: UNC Wilmington Vs. Alabama A&M

East Regional

(1) Indian Vs. TBD
(8) Oklahoma St. Vs. (9) Appalachian State
(5) Illinois Vs. (12) Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(4) Rhode Island Vs (13) Maine
(6) S. Illinois Vs. (11) Fresno St.
(3) UCLA Vs. (14) High Point
(7) UAB Vs. (10) Louisville
(2) Kentucky Vs. (15) Sacred Heart

South Regional

(1) North Carolina Vs. (16) Siena
(8) Seton Hall Vs. (9) Illinois St.
(5) Michigan St. Vs. (12) Columbia
(4) Texas A&M Vs. (13) Northern Illinois
(6) UCONN Vs. (11) Saint Joseph's
(3) Clemson Vs. (14) Florida A&M
(7) Kent St. Vs. (10) North Carolina St.
(2) Arkansas Vs. (15) McNeese St.

MidWest Regional

(1) Tennessee Vs. (16) IUPUI
(8) Kansas St. Vs. (9) Arizona St.
(5) Xavier Vs. (12) New Mexico
(4) Oregon Vs. (13) Cal State Northern
(6) Wisconsin Vs. (11) George Mason
(3) Washington Vs. (14) Tennessee St.
(7) Baylor Vs. (10) Maryland
(2) Stanford Vs. (15) Lafayette

West Regional

(1) Kansas Vs. (16) Lipscomb
(8) Mississippi St. Vs. (9) Marquette
(5) Oklahoma Vs. (12) Duquesne
(4) Duke Vs. (13) Gonzaga
(6) LSU Vs. (11) N. Iowa
(3) Memphis Vs. (14) FAU
(7) Ohio St. Vs. (10) Florida St.
(2) Texas Vs. (15) N. Arizona