Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

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NCAA Player of the Year-Yual Chapman (Georgia Tech)
Mid-Major Player of the Year-Bert Nava (Creighton)
NCAA Coast of the Year-Dave Tovarich (Western Kentucky)
Defensive Player of the Year-Noah Osborne (Nebraska)
Big Man of the Year-Yual Chapman (Georgia Tech)
Freshman of the Year-Dennard Trammell (Arkansas)

1st Team All-America
PG-Paco Emerson (Alabama)
SG-Elton Brady (Charlotte)
SF-Logon Diallo (Virginia Tech)
PF-Yual Chapman (Georgia Tech)
C-Elgrace Surov (Duke)

2nd Team All-America
PG-Monty Plavich (Syracuse)
SG-Jaz Atchinson (West Virginia)
SF-Theodore Bender (Syracuse)
PF-Richie Gates (South Carolina)
C-Vern Mcbridle (Texas)

Freshman All-America
PG-Dexter Forbes (Florida State)
SG-Austin Tripplett (Virginia)
SF-Dennard Trammell (Arkansas)
PF-Jarrod Wainwright (Clemson)
C-Romain Hardaway (Oklahoma)

Sun Belt
Coach of the Year-Dave Tovarich (Western Kentucky)
Player of the Year-Daniel Emerson (Arkansas State)
Freshman of the Year-Alaivaa Pleick (Florida Atlantic)

1st Team All-Sun Belt
PG-Dennrd Galbreath (Western Kentucky)
SG-Tom Daniel (North Texas)
SF-Leroy Li (Western Kentucky)
PF-Jarrid Jack (Western Kentucky)
C-Daniel Emerson (Arkansas State)

2nd Team All-Sun Belt
PG-Ebi Gatson (Louisiana Monroe)
SG-Perry Cleaves (Louisiana Lafayette)
SF-Randal Hoskin (Louisiana Lafayette)
PF-Elijah Tukker (Arkansas State)
C-Jonathan Benzel (New Orleans)

Freshman All-Sun Belt
PG-Sherman Jones (New Orleans)
SG-Emmett Mbanugo (South Alabama)
SF-Branden Slattery (Denver)
PF-Earl Stelmach (Louisiana Monroe)
C-Alaivaa Pleick (Florida Atlantic)

Notable Coaching Changes
Purdue fires Fran McCaffery, replaced by Tennessee Tech coach. McCaffery lands at Winston-Salem State

Coach Tovarich will return to Western Kentucky
Signees-#7 Recruiting Class
Cameron Stafford 5* PG Tucson, AZ #3 PG #7 OVR
Boakai Bazin 4* SF Santa Clarita, CA #11 SF #47 OVR
Paris Washburn 4* PG Daly City, CA #22 PG #60 OVR
Aleks Ferris 3* C Grand Rapids, MI #4 C #163 OVR
K.C. Hard 3* C Jamaica

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Stats - 2014-15
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Shehan	41	521	12.5	4.9	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.0
Suotamo	41	525	12.3	6.2	1.5	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.9
Li	41	721	11.9	1.3	1.0	2.0	0.1	0.3	0.5
Jack	41	667	10.6	4.0	1.8	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.6
Lewis	41	730	8.8	1.1	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.3	0.7
Blankenship	1	7	7.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zoellner	11	69	6.5	2.1	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.6
Jordan	41	373	6.1	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.2	0.3
Pawlak	41	373	6.1	2.9	1.2	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.6
Galbreath	41	755	5.7	0.6	5.2	2.3	0.0	0.9	0.6
Merriex	27	157	5.4	3.4	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3
Camper	41	405	5.4	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.0	0.2	0.2
Flores	17	92	2.5	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.2
Capel	41	399	2.5	0.4	2.7	1.2	0.0	1.0	0.6

[studbucket]

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What a run and great championship. Congrats to WKU and Coach Tovarich!

It even seems like coach is putting aside some of his cynicism and some sunshine is shining through. Like when someone asks Bill Belichick about a TE from the 80s

Look at the sunshine in this presser. He's truly pleased!

Tovarich: It can be done anywhere. This team has incredible experience. It's something like 368 career starts amongst our starters. Even the bench has another 100+. It all has to come together in that respect with a bunch of seniors together who are all quality recruits who develop over their career. It's just these 6 games that decide it. We're not quite the most talented team, but we're top 5. The better teams like Duke, and Boston College and Georgia Tech didn't survive and we did. Once we got to the Elite 8, we were pretty much the favorites. It no longer matters at that point if you're a mid-major or a power school or someone like Eastern Shore if you can get the talent there. The right coach, the right players and the right situation can produce a champion from any conference almost. It took us 6 years, and I inherited a great foundation left by the last coach that really made it easy to hit the ground running. Eventually someone else will do it too. We may not have all the advantages of the big schools, so it is significant in that regard, but it can be done and it should give hope to all the other mids.

[Tovarich]

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Tovarich: As always, let's move this along. The roster: I released a couple walkons who had no chance of making it on the court here.

2015-2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
1	Keon Camper	SG	6'4"	213	RS JR	Louisville, KY
4	Cameron Stafford	PF	6'2"	179	FR	Tucson, AZ
5	Sid Jordan	SG	6'5"	188	JR	New York, NY
10	DeMarcus Flores	SF	6'7"	218	RS SO	Lorain, OH
11	Perry Meyers	PG	5'11"	189	RS FR	San Bernadino, CA
14	Paris Washburn (RS)	PG	6'3"	184	FR	Daly City, CA
30	Boakai Bazin	SF	6'6"	212	FR	Santa Clarita, CA
34	Armondo Ngarndi (W)	PF	6'8"	228	FR	Chicago, IL
40	K.C. Hart (RS)	C	6'9"	207	FR	Jamaica
43	Jarrid Jack	PF	6'8"	230	RS SR	San Diego, CA
45	Aleks Ferris	C	6'10"	239	FR	Grand Rapids, MI
51	Darrall Pawlak	PF	6'8"	226	SR	San Diego, CA
52	Corbin Suotamo	C	6'11"	289	SR	Aurora, IL
53	Jeffery Merriex	PF	6'10"	226	RS SO	Brooklyn, NY

Tovarich: The depth chart. Again, things will fluctuate. Some people will be a bit outside their position.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Depth Chart - 2015-16
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Stafford	Meyers	Washburn (RS)
SG	Camper	Jordan
SF	Flores	Bazin
PF	Jack	Pawlak	Merriex	Ngarndi (RS) (W)
C	Suotamo	Ferris	Hart (RS)

Tovarich: I am undecided at who to start at SF right now. It'll be Jordan or Pawlak, slightly out of position for each. Next up, the schedule:

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 2009-10 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Nov 2	at Samford
Nov 9	vs West Virginia
Nov 12	at Iowa State
Nov 18	at Great Alaska Shootout
Nov 27	vs Maryland-Eastern Shore
Dec 2	at Eastern Kentucky
Dec 7	vs Oklahoma State
Dec 12	vs South Alabama
Dec 18	at Florida
Dec 23	at San Jose State
Dec 25	at Cable Car Classic
Dec 30	at Florida International
Jan 2	at Middle Tennessee
Jan 7	vs Denver
Jan 10	at Troy
Jan 14	vs North Texas
Jan 16	vs Arkansas State
Jan 21	at Louisiana Monroe
Jan 24	vs Arkansas-Little Rock
Jan 28	at Louisiana Lafayette
Feb 4	at Florida Atlantic
Feb 6	vs New Orleans
Feb 10	at South Alabama
Feb 13	vs Florida International
Feb 18	vs Middle Tennessee
Feb 20	at Denver
Feb 25	vs Troy
Feb 27	at North Texas

Tovarich: I now reluctantly take questions.

Reporter: We're all a little surprised you came back coach.

Tovarich: Indeed. I very much considered moving on as I've accomplished all that can be accomplished here. Purdue was the only power job available and it did not interest me. Wyoming in the Mountain West was a consideration. That's still a step up from the Sun Belt but a notch below power conference, but I'll wait for an opportunity I like.

Reporter: 3 scholarships available. What's the goal in recruiting?

Tovarich: Another center for sure. Last year was a weak group. This Jamaican guy is unlikely to ever play. We need a new backup center so he doesn't have to play next season. We have 2 SR PF's, so that would be a need. Then maybe another SF even though Flores stubbornly stuck around despite my attempt to nudge him toward transferring.

Reporter: What about the...

Tovarich: Let me guess, the assistants?

Reporter: Yes, coach.

Tovarich: I kept e-mail guy. He's good at e-mailing. I found a better tape guy. Don't ask me his name.

Reporter: You said this would be a rebuilding year. You're in the top 10, so does such a thing exist here?

Tovarich: No idea how we're ranked that high, rated this high, any of it after losing 7 seniors. I thought 2 years ago was a rebuild and we were ranked, but we ended up a 5 seed. So it still could be. The pollsters can be wrong.

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Nov 2, 2015
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Duke
2	Florida State
3	Marquette
4	Louisville
5	North Carolina State
6	Western Kentucky
7	Georgia Tech
8	Michigan State
9	West Virginia
10	Massachusetts
11	Houston
12	Pittsburgh
13	Notre Dame
14	Florida
15	Oregon
16	Boston College
17	Illinois
18	Michigan
19	Alabama
20	North Carolina
21	Clemson
22	Brigham Young
23	Ohio State
24	UNLV
25	Virginia Tech

Sun Belt Ratings
Western Kentucky 92
Florida International 81
Louisiana Lafayette, North Texas, Troy 79
Louisiana Monroe 78
South Alabama 77
Middle Tennessee, Arkansas-Little Rock 75
Florida Atlantic 74
Denver 72
New Orleans 71

[Tovarich]

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What a run and great championship. Congrats to WKU and Coach Tovarich!

It even seems like coach is putting aside some of his cynicism and some sunshine is shining through. Like when someone asks Bill Belichick about a TE from the 80s

Look at the sunshine in this presser. He's truly pleased!

Thanks. Even coach Tovarich can't complain too much about a national championship, other than some minor references to rebounding inability and amazing shooting by almost all opponents.

[Tovarich]

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Corts Arena
Birmingham, AL

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Samford Bulldogs
Nov 2, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#6 Western Kentucky (1-0)	37	46	83
Samford (1-1)	38	33	71

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stafford	20	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	5	0	0	1	5
Camper	17	3-7	0-4	3-4	0	4	2	0	0	9
Pawlak	15	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	8
Jack	19	5-9	0-4	2-2	2	2	2	1	0	12
Suotamo	20	10-14	0-0	0-0	8	1	2	0	0	20
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan	14	4-9	3-7	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	11
Merriex	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	4
Flores	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Meyers	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Ferris	8	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	4
Bazin	9	4-6	2-4	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	10
TEAM TOTALS		35-61	8-27	5-6	18	19	12	3	2	83

Samford Bulldogs
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Camper	23	4-10	0-5	0-0	0	9	0	0	4	8
Leach	24	7-11	4-6	0-0	4	5	2	0	3	18
English	21	4-6	2-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	10
Goodson	21	7-11	0-1	2-2	2	2	0	3	2	16
Sidney	22	4-9	0-1	2-2	9	1	0	1	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stockman	10	2-3	0-0	1-1	4	1	0	0	0	5
Perry	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Taybron	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coggins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Schneider	10	1-4	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	4
Shiloh	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bynum	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-54	6-15	7-7	25	23	2	4	12	71

Tovarich: Hopefully that was just a bad game, or this team's really in trouble this season.

Reporter: Uh, you won by 12 coach.

Tovarich: Yeah, but against that coach, it should be 25 minimum.

Reporter: Is there a championship hangover or just an inexperienced roster?

Tovarich: Probably both. Maybe just a road game, against a team who already managed to play a game in October, which is supposed to be against the rules, but that's another story. We probably should've come here last year and ruined the start of his career at his place, and also because last year's team was far more experienced. Maybe a road game to start the season wasn't the bench strategy with this team. We go home now, but against a top 10 team, which probably should've waited too.

Reporter: Suotamo dominated the second half, why so few touches in the first?

Tovarich: We know what he can do. We experimented a little too much in the first half I guess. Then when down 36-26, I figured we better just get on with it.

Reporter: How about your favorite statistic?

Tovarich: Yikes, 17-7 we were down on the boards at the break. Embarrassing. We made it a little less embarrassing after the half, but it was still awful from start to finish against a team like that. Hopefully just a bad night. Suotamo's supposed to be better than that.

Reporter: How do you assess all the newcomers?

Tovarich: Bazin was on, that was helpful. Ferris didn't grab a rebound in 8 minutes, that's awful. I'm still not sure there's a point to having him there despite what people rate him. Meyers dished it out nicely, didn't take a shot, but that's going to be the norm for him.

Reporter: Is the game a disappointment because Jordan missed the 3 at the buzzer?

Tovarich: I thought that went without saying.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

West Virginia Mountaineers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Nov 7, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#9 West Virginia (2-1)	31	26	57
#6 Western Kentucky (2-0)	39	29	68

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Freeman	25	4-6	2-4	2-2	0	7	0	0	2	12
Athinson	24	4-9	0-0	0-0	5	4	0	0	2	8
Barnard	25	5-11	1-4	2-2	7	2	1	1	5	13
Miles	6	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3
Fraser	20	3-7	1-1	0-0	8	1	1	5	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gibson	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Anderer	6	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Matela	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Lathum	18	3-8	0-0	4-5	6	0	0	2	0	10
Proffitt	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norwood	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Kirkland	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-48	5-11	8-9	29	15	3	8	11	57
TEAM TOTALS		22-48	5-11	8-9	29	15	3	8	11	57

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stafford	21	2-3	2-2	0-0	0	6	1	0	1	6
Camper	21	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	6
Pawlak	16	4-11	1-3	1-1	2	1	2	0	0	10
Jack	15	3-11	0-1	2-2	5	2	4	0	0	8
Suotamo	20	7-12	0-0	4-7	7	3	0	2	3	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan	17	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	6
Merriex	7	1-4	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	4
Flores	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Meyers	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ferris	8	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	4
Bazin	7	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	6
TEAM TOTALS		25-59	9-18	9-12	21	17	10	2	4	68

Tovarich: Well, that's everything you expect in a game with a Bob Huggins team. Physical street fight kind of a game. Great defense, ugly offense-for both teams usually. Hopefully he doesn't take the loss too hard and go get a DUI or something. Maybe he learned his lesson at Cincinnati and doesn't end up getting fired from West Virginia for one too.

Reporter: You benched Jack when he was 1/8 in the first half. Sometimes you'd sit people the rest of the game at that point, what gave you the confidence to put him back in after halftime?

Tovarich: Because it couldn't possibly get worse, right? Jeez, that was brutal. Think he was blocked 4 times, the one was a dunk, he made 2/3 in the second half, though one was a miss that we got lucky was goaltending. Pawlak was brutal in the paint too. It's like anyone who's a PF was doomed to be awful tonight. Thank goodness Suotamo did a good job scoring and getting some fouls on their big guys.

Reporter: Another poor night of rebounding. Is there any hope there or is that going to be a bigger weakness than usual?

Tovarich: Suotamo's supposed to be a good rebounder. I'm not entirely convinced that's true. But maybe we need to tweak some things there to make up for this team's shortcomings.

Reporter: Bazin's off to a good start, does he deserve more minutes?

Tovarich: If he keeps shooting like that, he'll get some more. Flores is supposed to be better than him, but Flores is the worst scorer since some of my Eastern Shore players, so I'll defy the ratings that whoever came up with and play Bazin more for sure. Maybe that'll be some of the experimentation we do coming up when we're not playing top 10 teams.

Reporter: Speaking of experimenting, what else do you plan to try?

Tovarich: We may try Camper at PG and start Jordan. Pawlak maybe on the B team at PF instead of starting both of them. Maybe Bazin can start some at SF and we can have a true SF instead of using SG's and PF's there. Lots of things we can try with this team.

[marshdaddy]

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Fun dynasty to follow. It's always weird seeing a team like Air Force ranked in the top-10, let alone top-25. Do you think this squad can repeat? Feels like the Sun Belt should be a gimme.

[Tovarich]

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Hilton Coliseum
Ames, IA

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Iowa State Cyclones
Nov 12, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#6 Western Kentucky (3-0)	47	36	83
Iowa State (1-1)	37	30	67

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stafford	22	3-5	2-4	1-1	2	11	3	0	0	9
Camper	17	3-13	3-12	0-0	0	1	5	0	1	9
Pawlak	17	2-6	1-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	5
Jack	22	5-7	3-4	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	13
Suotamo	21	11-12	0-0	4-5	8	3	1	0	0	26
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan	10	3-6	3-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	9
Merriex	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bazin	11	1-6	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Meyers	7	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Ferris	7	2-4	0-0	2-4	5	0	0	1	0	6
Flores	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		32-63	12-33	7-10	26	21	12	1	1	83

Iowa State Cyclones
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Elsey	24	5-8	3-5	0-0	2	7	1	0	7	13
Anderer	24	7-9	3-5	2-2	1	3	0	0	1	19
Phelps	22	4-13	1-10	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	9
Henry	22	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	3	0
Murry	19	4-7	0-1	1-2	13	1	0	1	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Fox	11	5-6	3-4	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	13
Briggs	6	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Leslie	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2
Miggins	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Lovelace	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Crumbley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Mulic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-49	10-27	3-4	28	19	1	2	12	67

Tovarich: I'm a little surprised at how easy that was. We were so bad in our first road game, and so good in this one. We picked the right way to do that rather than the other way around.

Reporter: What did you attribute the better rebounding to?

Tovarich: I really wish I knew. I'll likely go my whole career before I ever figure it out.

Reporter: Even though they were playing zone, were so many 3's a good idea?

Tovarich: Probably not. A good idea would have been Suotamo on every possession. You assume they'd catch on at some point though. But I can't resist an open 3.

Reporter: Do you take back what you said about not being a top 6 team?

Tovarich: No, not yet. 2 years ago I thought we were in an obvious rebuild and we started like 10-0 before we lost 3 in a row. There will be some inconsistency with this team. We've already seen it with some people.

[studbucket]

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Thank you for shutting down "Hilton Magic". Grateful for that.

[Tovarich]

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Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinal
Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

San Francisco Dons at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Nov 18, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
San Francisco (0-4)	25	18	43
#5 Western Kentucky (4-0)	39	41	80

San Francisco Dons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Winkfield	22	3-9	1-5	0-0	1	8	1	0	3	7
Herman	26	4-10	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	9
Kilgore	17	3-12	1-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	7
Rogers	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	6	3	0	1	1	4
Korver	16	1-7	0-2	0-0	5	0	1	2	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stewart	5	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Urbina	11	4-5	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Bradley	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Nagata	18	1-3	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	1	1	2
Low	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0
Sessoms	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Valentine	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		19-56	5-23	0-0	25	16	2	5	10	43
TEAM TOTALS		19-56	5-23	0-0	25	16	2	5	10	43

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stafford	20	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	6
Camper	20	5-9	1-5	1-1	5	2	1	0	0	12
Pawlak	16	2-4	0-0	4-4	9	2	3	0	1	8
Jack	14	2-7	2-3	0-0	5	1	2	1	0	6
Suotamo	17	6-14	0-0	5-7	11	1	0	1	0	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Merriex	12	5-7	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	10
Bazin	12	1-8	0-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Meyers	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	0
Ferris	11	6-12	0-0	4-5	5	0	1	0	0	16
Flores	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-66	6-19	14-17	43	16	9	2	2	80

Tovarich: Well, good result. I think they're probably a decent team and just had a really awful night. We had some struggles too.

Reporter: You won by 37 coach. How bad were the struggles really?

Tovarich: The starters in the paint were brutal. Jack was 0-5 in the paint, stuffed twice, missed 3 on his own. Suotamo was under 50% against a bunch of backups. Got the starter in foul trouble, then some black Japanese guy came in. If I wasn't redshirting our white Jamaican guy, those two battling might have been fun. Bazin's hot start is obviously over. Ferris and Merriex did a good job. I guess it's just the starters that were semi-cursed shooting in the paint. Funny how it all seems to happen to all of them at once.

Reporter: Is Flores just not going to play?

Tovarich: Even in mop-up time I have no use for him. I got plenty of young guys with a future here who can gain some action. I tried to get him to transfer after last year and he didn't take the hint. He is totally unable to contribute on offense. He just takes up space. If we're in a situation at the end of a game where I need someone to pile up some intentional fouls or we're in the 8th OT and we need a fresh body, maybe I'd think about it.

Reporter: Speaking of the "white Jamaican guy", why are you going so hard for another center recruit?

Tovarich: I should've cut him already, and the 3rd PG. They're not really going to develop into anything. I can cut them next year, but I should've been more patient with the scholarships last year and carried them over.

[Tovarich]

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Great Alaska Shootout Semifinal
Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

Kansas State Wildcats at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Nov 20, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Kansas State (2-3)	37	34	71
#5 Western Kentucky (5-0)	42	38	80

Kansas State Wildcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hull	21	3-7	1-3	0-0	0	6	1	0	2	7
Foster	24	4-10	3-7	2-3	1	4	2	0	5	13
Castro	23	9-11	2-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	20
Dunn	22	2-3	0-0	0-1	9	3	0	2	4	4
Macklin	21	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	4	1	1	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Trammell	13	6-8	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	13
Chapman	10	4-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	8
Leonard	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Maldonado	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Hatten	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Kohn	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Gadson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-48	7-16	2-4	21	25	5	4	14	71
TEAM TOTALS		31-48	7-16	2-4	21	25	5	4	14	71

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stafford	23	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	5	5	0	3	8
Camper	23	4-9	4-8	0-0	2	2	3	0	1	12
Pawlak	21	7-11	3-5	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	17
Jack	23	2-7	0-3	0-0	1	3	3	1	1	4
Suotamo	21	9-13	0-0	5-6	5	2	0	0	1	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan	7	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Merriex	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3
Bazin	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Meyers	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	3
Ferris	7	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Flores	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-55	13-26	5-6	16	20	12	1	6	80

Tovarich: Luckily most of the team shot well. Suotamo was great at scoring, so was Pawlak. Jack's in a slump apparently. Jordan hit a couple 3's off the bench. Camper did well enough. Rebounding was poor, but that was also a result of not forcing many misses. We can get some steals, and I know that gives them an occasional open shot or easy layup, but I feel like they'd just make it anyway, so may as well go all out for it.

Reporter: Can Suotamo keep up this scoring pace?

Tovarich: I think so, though I need the rebounding to be better. We've never had a 20 a game scorer because we've never needed one. Even when people like Tamayo could go off with a bunch of 3's, we had so much depth that no one person needed to carry us on a regular basis. This team though, the scoring depth is not what it has been. Camper's capable of decent shooting games, but I haven't seen any indication he can do what Li or Lewis or Tamayo could do where they might hit 4 or 5 in a row and go like 7/11 in a game. He and Jordan hit some here and there, but it's not consistent. So we may need 20 a game or more from him, but rebounding is my main concern, as always.

Reporter: The only other elite team in this tournament Georgia Tech lost to Portland State yesterday, so is the field disappointing?

Tovarich: It's hard to think of many tournaments in my career we got to play an elite team, so they all tend to be disappointing. I can schedule Portland State or Wright State or whoever we end up seeing tomorrow any time, and I usually don't and there's a reason for that.

[Tovarich]

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Great Alaska Shootout Championship
Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Portland State Vikings
Nov 21, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#5 Western Kentucky (6-0)	41	51	92
Portland State (2-5)	31	37	68

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stafford	21	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	9	2	0	1	2
Camper	22	3-15	3-11	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	9
Pawlak	8	1-4	1-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	3
Jack	21	4-6	0-2	2-3	7	3	7	1	1	10
Suotamo	21	10-15	0-0	4-4	11	0	0	0	2	24
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan	19	8-16	7-15	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	23
Merriex	7	5-6	1-1	1-3	4	1	0	1	0	12
Bazin	7	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Meyers	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0
Ferris	7	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	3
Flores	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		35-72	14-40	8-12	34	21	11	2	5	92

Portland State Vikings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bishop	22	8-10	3-5	1-1	2	3	1	0	3	20
Cleland	21	3-9	1-5	2-2	4	0	0	0	4	9
Carroto	16	4-8	2-6	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	10
Werch	21	3-9	0-1	5-5	13	6	0	0	1	11
Coles	17	4-11	0-0	2-2	15	1	1	1	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Falknor	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kleiza	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Odugbela	13	2-7	2-5	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	6
Barrett	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2
Klatsky	6	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	0
Hendry	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Fitch	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-63	8-26	10-10	38	16	4	1	13	68

Tovarich: Eh, nice to win a tournament I guess. It'd be nice to get more than one team with a pulse though. Poor shooting from 3, but we should take one every time against a 2-3 zone. Rebounding was disappointing as usual, minus San Francisco. So-so game is about the best I can say.

Reporter: Should Jordan be a starter after that?

Tovarich: Eh, maybe. There's not a lot of consistency on this team. People are hot and cold. More so because we're younger. Camper couldn't hit anything in the first half. Made a few 3's in the second, couldn't hit a 2 to save his life. The big guys were mostly solid except Pawlak but he was only out at the 3 point line, maybe it'd have gone better for him down low.

Reporter: Suotamo grabbed 11 boards but you still seem disappointed?

Tovarich: Their two big guys got 13 and 15 in as many or fewer minutes. 10 should be a given. 15 is more what I expect against an opponent like that. He needs to average 20 and 10 probably because of the inconsistency of the rest of the team. He needs to be doing what he did tonight against most of our opponents. We don't have all that many good ones.

[Tovarich]

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Nov 27, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Maryland-Eastern Shore (1-5)	32	23	55
#4 Western Kentucky (7-0)	34	55	89

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sherrod	22	3-8	1-3	0-0	2	4	1	0	3	7
Porter	23	4-11	1-6	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	9
Bland	23	6-15	3-6	1-3	10	4	0	0	4	16
Evenstar	21	2-6	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	4
Caskill	17	2-2	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	0	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Acker	11	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	4
Victor	9	3-6	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	2	0	6
Stevenson	2	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	3
Young	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sanders	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wentt	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Pinnock	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-56	5-19	4-7	27	15	1	4	13	55
TEAM TOTALS		23-56	5-19	4-7	27	15	1	4	13	55

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stafford	17	1-4	1-4	2-2	0	2	2	0	0	5
Camper	19	1-6	0-4	4-4	1	4	4	0	0	6
Pawlak	17	4-10	1-4	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	9
Jack	20	2-2	1-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	7
Suotamo	18	13-18	0-0	2-5	10	1	3	0	0	28
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan	9	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	4
Merriex	8	3-4	0-0	3-4	2	0	0	0	0	9
Bazin	11	2-6	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Meyers	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	4
Ferris	10	5-8	0-0	3-3	11	2	0	0	0	13
Flores	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		35-63	3-16	16-20	34	15	12	0	1	89

Tovarich: Well, the second half was a bit more like it. The first half was rather pitiful. That Bland guy had 15 at halftime I think. I don't know why I tell people to stay tight on the outside shooters and yet, they're wide open all the time. Down 14-10 on the boards at halftime was pitiful. Our 3 point shooting was pitiful.

Reporter: Did you give a good halftime speech?

Tovarich: I told them they were embarrassing themselves and that I'd put Flores in if they didn't improve because I can watch him take up space on the floor with no purpose if that's what I wanted to see.

Reporter: Is there any reliable plan B on offense other than Suotamo?

Tovarich: Well, 3/16 on 3's, even if I'll accept they're not happening and so get the ball down low and Suotamo should dominate a team like that. Hell, even Ferris grabbed 11 boards in only 10 minutes. Suotamo somehow needed 18 to get 10. That's why I started him over Shehan usually because he's supposed to be a good rebounder and he's taking a step back in that regard this season it feels like.

[Tovarich]

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McBrayer Arena
Richmond, KY

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Dec 2, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#4 Western Kentucky (8-0)	47	40	87
Eastern Kentucky (2-6)	15	31	46

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stafford	13	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	3	3	0	1	5
Camper	13	4-6	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	9
Pawlak	13	2-10	2-5	2-2	5	2	0	0	1	8
Jack	8	4-4	1-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	9
Suotamo	13	4-6	0-0	2-3	10	2	2	0	2	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan	19	4-11	2-9	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	10
Merriex	14	8-12	0-0	2-3	10	1	3	0	0	18
Bazin	16	1-9	0-6	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	4
Meyers	15	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	3	3
Ferris	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	6
Flores	1	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	5
TEAM TOTALS		34-67	9-28	10-12	41	14	13	0	7	87

Eastern Kentucky Colonels
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Cuic	22	2-13	2-12	0-0	0	7	1	0	5	6
Benson	21	6-13	1-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	13
Tsimpliavidis	21	3-7	2-5	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	8
Bing	19	2-9	0-2	1-2	1	0	2	0	1	5
Wofford	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	12	3	0	1	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petermann	7	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	4
Dillard	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Foye	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Boeckmann	12	2-5	0-1	0-1	1	0	0	1	1	4
Kummer	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nahra	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2
Moran	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		20-56	5-26	1-3	24	14	4	3	14	46

Tovarich: Second halves are much easier when you dominate the first half, unlike last time out. Little sloppy were the backups in the second half, but they're a generally young group, so such is life.

Reporter: Will you continue this series?

Tovarich: This 'rivalry' probably can go on hiatus. We're not getting much out of it.

Reporter: Was the rebounding better from Suotamo today?

Tovarich: I guess, but that's what he should do. It's hard to judge anyone's performance from games like this.

Reporter: The in-season recruiting window has opened. Do you expect to sign anyone?

Tovarich: No.

[superjames1992]

Re: Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

Anyone seen a glitch where it's showing imaginary overtime scores? I had it happen once earlier this season but it made no difference. I beat Troy but the calendar shows an L and it has OT scoring that never happened. The box scores are the correct stats and it's showing the correct result so maybe it's fine?

I’m working my way through this legacy (fun read!), but wanted to chime in that I’ve seen this quite a few times, as well. It usually happens with one or two games a season. It doesn’t show any phantom individual statistics, at least, but it’s still annoying and I don’t know what the cause is. I’m not sure if it messes up the tracked team points per game / points allowed or not.