The Career of Sean Powell (CH2K8)

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Here we go! I've decided to give a CPU vs. CPU legacy a shot! I'm gonna follow Jukeman's Slider Set.
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Long Island Signs Sean Powell as New Head Coach



BROOKLYN, NY - Today marks the new era for the Blackbirds. Jim Ferry has had several disappointing seasons since his arrival. His latest season was 10-19 (6-12 NEC). Meanwhile, Sean Powell, 27, was leading a small school in Pennsylvania, IUP, to victory in his first two seasons. IUP had 5 consecutive losing seasons prior to Powell's arrival. In his first season, he lead the team to a phenomenal 21-9 season and finishing second in the conference. Last season, they improved their record to an outstanding 25-5 and won the conference. It is going to be exciting to see what happens with the Blackbirds. There is talent on the team, but the talent pool of high school athletes is ridiculous! It is going to be an interesting season for Powell and the Blackbirds.

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--Coaching History--

2007-2008
School: Long Island Blackbirds
Preseason Rank: #227 RPI (NR Media and Coaches)
Record: 8-5 (2-0 NEC)
Season Tournaments: UCF Holiday Classic
Conference Finish:
Postseason:
Final Ranking:
Player Honors:

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Long Island Blackbirds
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
22	Erroyl Martin	PG	6'1"	180	So.	Brooklyn, NY
3	Eddie Goral	SG	5'11"	180	So.	Long Beach, CA
1	Jalon Ryan	SF	6'5"	210	Sr.	Vancouver, CN
23	Mani Galbreath	PF	6'7"	210	Fr.	Dearborn Heights, MI
32	Fred Kowalczuk	PF	6'7"	225	Sr.	San Antonio, TX
2	Preston Wafer	SF	6'4"	210	Jr.	Bronx, NY
11	B.B. North	PG	5'11"	185	Jr.	Toronto, CN
34	Stefan Norwood	PF	6'5"	240	Jr.	Bronx, NY
15	Erkan Floyd	PF	6'7"	235	Sr.	Richmond, VA
33	Antanas Valiulis	PF	6'8"	235	So.	Lithuania
24	Homer Forbes	PG	6'1"	185	Fr.	Minneapolis, MN
43	Michael Blassingame	SG	6'4"	185	Jr.	Nashua, NH

Starters are in bold.
Michael Blassingame is a transfer and must unfortunately sit out this season.
The starters for this season are Martin, Goral, Ryan, Galbreath, and Kowalczuk. The lineup is pretty solid for the Blackbirds. However, there is a lack of a big man in the post, which could hurt them against some of the bigger schools such as Notre Dame and St. John's.

Long Island Blackbirds 2007-08 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Nov 12	at Notre Dame	41-75 L
Nov 16	at Army	64-83 L
Nov 20	vs Columbia	74-71 W
Nov 24	vs Canisius	56-65 L
Nov 28	at St. John's	47-44 W
Dec 1	vs Hartford	62-52 W
Dec 6	at Mount St. Mary's	65-57 W
Dec 8	vs Fairleigh Dickinson	60-55 W
Dec 10	at New Hampshire	62-54 W
Dec 13	vs Harvard	58-45 W
Dec 20	vs Saint Peter's	40-50 L
Dec 30	vs UT-Pan American	53-54 L
Dec 31	vs NJIT	65-50 W
Jan 7	vs Sacred Heart
Jan 10	vs St. Francis (NY)
Jan 12	at Central Connecticut
Jan 17	vs Wagner
Jan 19	at Quinnipiac
Jan 24	at Sacred Heart
Jan 26	vs Mount St. Mary's
Jan 31	at Wagner
Feb 2	vs Monmouth
Feb 7	at Saint Francis (PA)
Feb 9	at Robert Morris
Feb 14	vs Quinnipiac
Feb 16	vs Central Connecticut
Feb 23	at Monmouth
Feb 28	at St. Francis (NY)
Mar 1	vs Robert Morris

Denotes UCF Holiday Classic
Denotes NEC Conference games

[milldaddy35]

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Long Island! Great choice, Ill be following!

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Long Island! Great choice, Ill be following!

Thanks! I figured NY could help draw in recruits. It should be interesting to watch the first game, Notre Dame...

[milldaddy35]

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Thanks! I figured NY could help draw in recruits. It should be interesting to watch the first game, Notre Dame...

I would do a coaching one, but I don't have the time to sit through every single game, lol.

[pfeifere1]

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Let's go Blackbirds!!!

Good luck with this Dark Knight!!!

[Deuce2223]

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Thanks! I figured NY could help draw in recruits. It should be interesting to watch the first game, Notre Dame...

New York like California and Texas is typically a pretty good state to recruit from.

Good luck. It's been a long while but one of my favorite reads on the 2k forums when this game first came out was a Long Island Black Bird thread.

[Knickerbocker91]

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It's a pretty good state to recruit from, but it's not going to be easy to pull recruits. In my first year I was a little too ambitious, only landed one guy and he was from Arizona. The Blackbirds do have a decent team though, they have pieces to work with.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 29, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	--	Kansas	0-0
2	--	North Carolina	0-0
3	--	Memphis	0-0
4	--	Michigan State	0-0
5	--	Louisville	0-0
6	--	Georgetown	0-0
7	--	UCLA	0-0
8	--	Tennessee	0-0
9	--	Duke	0-0
10	--	Marquette	0-0
11	--	Wisconsin	0-0
12	--	Kentucky	0-0
13	--	Arizona	0-0
14	--	Pittsburgh	0-0
15	--	Oregon	0-0
16	--	Texas A&M	0-0
17	--	Arkansas	0-0
18	--	Texas	0-0
19	--	Florida State	0-0
20	--	Indiana	0-0
21	--	Illinois	0-0
22	--	Clemson	0-0
23	--	Ohio State	0-0
24	--	Syracuse	0-0
25	--	Georgia Tech	0-0

This year has only one team from a non-power conference in the top 25, Memphis. It is a bit of a shocker that Gonzaga is not on this list but time will tell who really deserves to be in the top 25.

Up Next: 11/12 @ Notre Dame (0-0, 0-0 Big East)

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Long Island Blackbirds (0-1, 0-0 NEC) @ Notre Dame (1-0, 0-0 Big East)
Edmund P. Joyce Center
November 12, 2007

Long Island Blackbirds at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Nov 12, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Long Island (0-1, 0-0 NEC)	20	21	41
Notre Dame (1-0, 0-0 Big East)	32	43	75

Long Island Blackbirds
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Erroyl Martin	15	1/3	0/1	0/0	3	1	2	0	1	2
Eddie Goral	24	1/7	0/3	0/0	4	0	0	0	2	2
Jalon Ryan	29	7/18	2/4	3/4	4	0	0	0	2	19
Mani Galbreath	29	3/5	0/0	0/0	3	0	1	0	3	6
Fred Kowalczuk	29	2/8	0/1	1/2	5	3	1	0	1	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Preston Wafer	16	1/2	0/0	1/2	4	0	0	0	1	3
B.B. North	22	0/2	0/0	4/4	3	2	1	0	3	4
Stefan Norwood	20	0/1	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Erkan Floyd	5	0/1	0/0	0/0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Antana Valiulis	2	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Homer Forbes	8	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		15/50 (30%)	2/11 (18%)	9/12 (75%)	29	7	5	0	15	41

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Von Sandoval	23	7/8	2/3	4/4	1	2	0	0	1	20
Tarick Jorgusen	23	3/5	0/1	2/2	2	1	0	1	1	8
Marius Sorenson	23	5/9	2/3	0/2	3	0	3	2	1	12
Kreigh Bright	22	0/5	0/0	3/4	5	2	2	0	0	3
Germain Phaler	22	2/5	0/0	0/0	8	2	2	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Adam Wilson	20	3/4	0/0	2/2	1	3	2	0	2	8
Corey Fraser	15	0/3	0/0	2/2	1	1	0	0	0	2
Dexter McCroskey	5	0/1	0/0	0/0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kris Thompson	16	1/5	0/0	0/0	3	0	1	0	0	2
Colin Kinloch	5	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Glenn Cobb	16	4/7	0/0	0/0	5	2	2	0	0	8
Hall Szatko	12	4/6	0/0	0/0	1	0	3	0	0	8
TEAM TOTALS		29/58 (50%)	4/7 (57%)	13/16 (81%)	33	14	15	3	5	75

Player of the Game: Jalon Ryan - 19 pts, 4 reb

NOTRE DAME, IN - Today marks the beginning of the Blackbirds season and the Sean Powell Era. It was a disappointing beginning. The Blackbirds were in the game for most of the first half. They matched Notre Dame stride for stride until the Fighting Irish got a 10-0 run before the half. At half, the Irish were outshooting Long Island 55% to 30%. Unfortunately, the second half was not any better for the Blackbirds. The Irish added more defensive pressure, which resulted in more turnovers. The Blackbirds have a lot to improve on after this game. One of the many improvements is the control of the ball. 15 turnovers definitely does not help to win games. Another major trouble area is the shooting. The Blackbirds did not shoot well today from anywhere on the floor. There is a lot of room for improvement before they start their NEC schedule.

Up Next: 1/16 @ Army (0-2, 0-0 Patriot League)

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Long Island Blackbirds (0-2, 0-0 NEC) @ Army Black Knights (1-2, 0-0 Patriot League)
Christi Arena
November 16, 2007

Long Island Blackbirds at Army Black Knights
Nov 16, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Long Island (0-2, 0-0 NEC)	35	29	64
Army (1-2, 0-0 Patriot League)	33	50	83

Long Island Blackbirds
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Erroyl Martin	16	0/3	0/0	2/2	0	0	0	0	3	2
Eddie Goral	32	3/7	2/5	2/2	0	1	1	0	1	10
Jalon Ryan	27	5/9	3/5	0/0	6	1	0	0	0	13
Mani Galbreath	31	5/9	0/1	2/6	10	0	2	2	2	12
Fred Kowalczuk	29	5/10	0/1	1/6	5	2	1	0	2	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Preston Wafer	24	1/5	0/1	2/4	2	0	0	0	2	4
B.B. North	13	1/2	0/1	0/0	0	2	1	0	2	2
Stefan Norwood	10	0/2	0/1	0/0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Erkan Floyd	8	3/4	0/0	0/0	2	0	0	0	0	6
Antanas Valiulis	5	1/2	0/0	0/1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Homer Forbes	5	1/2	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	1	2
TEAM TOTALS		25/55 (45%)	5/14 (36%)	9/21 (43%)	27	8	5	2	13	64

Army Black Knights
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Derek Wiedemann	29	4/11	1/4	1/3	4	5	0	0	1	10
Dominick Ramos	23	6/12	3/7	4/4	1	1	1	0	4	19
Rans Towe	24	2/6	0/0	1/1	6	2	0	1	1	5
Joey Kilgore	24	5/5	0/0	3/4	3	1	0	0	2	13
Piotr Bolton	24	2/7	0/0	2/2	4	0	1	1	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Charlton Gaines	23	3/4	0/0	0/0	7	1	2	0	0	6
Nate Ballard	15	3/4	1/1	0/0	1	0	0	0	2	7
Daryll Wilder	12	3/4	1/1	0/0	2	0	1	0	1	7
Ismail Ere	12	2/3	0/1	2/2	1	0	1	0	1	6
Mack Richards	9	2/3	0/0	0/0	2	2	0	0	0	4
Emmett Reyes	3	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Randall Power	2	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		32/60 (53%)	6/15 (40%)	13/16 (81%)	32	13	6	2	12	83

Player of the Game: Mani Galbreath - 12 pts, 10 reb, 2 stl, 2 blk

WEST POINT, NY - Today was yet again another rough day for the Blackbirds. They travelled to play Army in what was thought to be a good game. Army was not kind to their guests opening up to a 22-10 lead at the 10 minute mark of the first half. Long Island managed to rally back thanks to the help of Jalon Ryan. They put together a 14-2 run to catch up. This run helped to spring them into the lead just before halftime. The second half was similar to that of the Notre Dame game. Army put floored Long Island in the second half. Another contributor to the devastating second half was injuries. Both Mani Galbreath and Antanas Valiulis were injured during the second half. Thankfully, they have been listed as day-to-day but this is still a harsh blow early on in the season. Coach Powell seemed very displeased as he left the court tonight. Rumor has it that there will be a new style of play by Long Island come Monday. The stack offense with a 2-3 zone on defense does not seem to be working. Hopefully the Blackbirds can find success soon.

Up Next: 11/20 vs. Columbia (0-3, 0-0 Ivy League)

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Nov 19, 2007
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Kansas	2-0
2	2	North Carolina	2-0
3	3	Memphis	3-1
4	4	Michigan State	2-0
5	5	Louisville	2-0
6	7	UCLA	3-0
7	8	Tennessee	2-0
8	10	Marquette	3-0
9	9	Duke	2-0
10	11	Wisconsin	4-0
11	12	Kentucky	4-0
12	13	Arizona	3-0
13	18	Texas	2-0
14	15	Oregon	3-1
15	20	Indiana	1-0
16	25	Georgia Tech	4-1
17	19	Florida State	4-1
18	NR	Maryland	3-0
19	17	Arkansas	3-1
20	NR	Villanova	1-0
21	NR	Alabama	3-0
22	22	Clemson	2-1
23	6	Georgetown	0-2
24	NR	Gonzaga	3-0
25	24	Syracuse	2-1

NCAA Hoops Rankings - Mid-Major Poll - Updated: Nov 19, 2007
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Gonzaga	3-0
2	Akron	3-0
3	Old Dominion	3-0
4	Butler	3-0
5	Western Kentucky	2-0
6	Nevada	2-1
7	VCU	3-1
8	Southern Illinois	0-1
9	Bradley	2-1
10	Austin Peay	2-0
11	Creighton	1-1
12	George Mason	1-1
13	Western Michigan	4-1
14	Davidson	0-1
15	Wichita State	4-1
16	Appalachian State	4-0
17	Drexel	2-1
18	Sam Houston State	1-0
19	Holy Cross	3-0
20	Ohio	2-0
21	Missouri State	0-2
22	Winthrop	2-1
23	Utah State	1-3
24	East Tennessee State	2-0
25	Wright State	1-0

[pfeifere1]

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Tough start, but this looks great so far!