LIU-NCAA 2K3 Legacy

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glad you guys enjoy the posts. i'll keep updating as i get some more time to play.

some guy who's a big ncaa 2003 football fan made this program on microsoft access (i needed to download microsoft office) that keeps track of all you stats. i posted the link below. i had nothing to do with creating the program i just simply stumbled upon it on several message boards a couple months back.

http://www.angelfire.com/apes/ncaa2003stats/

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Blue Devils Beat Arizona in NCAA Championship Thriller

AP- The Duke Blue Devils held off the Arizona Wildcats in overtime to win their second NCAA Championship in three years 102-100. Duke guard Chris Duhon outdueled Arizona's Jason Gardner scoring 28 points, handing out 11 assists, and recording 3 steals. Gardner finished with just 16 points.
Duhon was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament by averinging nearly 26 points per game.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

Sweet 16:
Wisconsin
Air Force
Texas Tech
Mississippi
Duke
Illinois
Baylor
Michigan
Oklahoma
Arizona
Florida
California
Indiana
UConn
Michigan State
Kentucky

Elite 8:
Wusconsin
Texa tech
Duke
Michigan
Arizona
Florida
UConn
Kentucky

FINAL FOUR
Texas Tech
Duke
Arizona
Kentucky

FINALS:
Duke 102 OT
Arizona 100

UP NEXT LIU SEASON PREVIEW.

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Long Island University Blackbirds 2003-04 Preview:

Northeast Conference Champion LIU and NEC Coach of the Year Brian Keller look to improve on an 22-9, 14-4 season in which the Blackbirds reached the NCAA Tournament, losing to the University of Maryland in the first round.

"Our goal is to build on last season, we accomplished a lot last year, winning the conference and the [conference] tournament. This program has a long way to go but we are headed in the right direction," said Keller.

Gone are second team all conference shooting guard Raoul Spencer (16.0 ppg) who carried the Blackbirds through the Conference Tournament winning Most Valuable Player, and third team all conference small forward Isaiah McIntyre (14.0 ppg, 7 rpg), the teams best defender. Also graduated were center Desmon Brutheliues (11.0 ppg 7.0 rpg), starting power forward Shane Porter (9.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg) and reserve forward Ime Young.

"We lose a lot from last years team. Our Seniors were our go to guys its hard to replace players like Spencer and McIntyre. They were the two best players on each end. We definitely have some people coming back who are ready to fill those holes," commented Keller when asked about this years team.

The Blackbirds return two starters, Senior point guard Lucas Sutton and Sophomore center Al Davenport. "We're gonna move Lucas to the two and play Russell [Grady] at the one. The other two spots [small forward and power forward] are yet to be decided".

LIU added five freshmen in the of season including 4 three star recuits and a total of three players from Brooklyn, New York. 6'1 point guard Anthony Bowie from Manhattan, ranked #138 by many analysts and described as a floor general with great court vision is the best of the group and willl see significant playing time running the second unit offense now that Lucas Sutton will be playing shooting guard and Russell Grady will be starting at the point.

Freshmen small forwards Hollis Hodges (#224) a 6'7 slasher and Dane Cooper (#522) a 6'6 shooter, both from Brooklyn will battle 6'7 Junior Uche Cooke for the starting position vacated by Isaia McIntyre.

Atheletic 6'10 center David Dean of Baltimore, Maryland (#375) will start at power forward alongside Davenport, and bruising 6'10 power forward Bob Johnson (#375) also from Brooklyn will most likely be the first forward off the bench.

Sophmore guard Kirby Banks who played limited minutes last season will see more time as a reserve shooting guard.


Projected Line-up:

PG-Russell Grady (JR)
SG-Lucas Sutton (SR)
SF-Hollis Hodges (FR)
PF-Dave Dean (FR)
C-Al Davenport (SO)

Bench:
PG-Bowie (FR)
SG-Banks (SO)
SF-Cook (JR)
SF-Cooper (FR)
PF-Johnson (FR)
11-pg Caldwell (SO)
12-pf Jacobs (SR)

[Jeff]

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Great write ups man. I'm going to start a new Legacy and do something simlar to your write ups. It's alot of fun reading them and I'm sure I'll have fun writing my own up. Keep us posted. Oh and did you have anyone 4 starts or above even interested in your program? Just wondering how much your Tourney appearance affected recruiting. I'm in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tourney with LIU now.

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i recruited about 4/5 different times using different strategies just to get an idea of how to go about it. every time i tried i couldnt land a four star even with focusing on one or two particular 4 stars at the expense of other 3 stars etc. so that last time i just went with what i got. the 4 three stars and the two star

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Long Island University NEC Regular Season Champions:

AP-New York- For the second consecutive season the Long Island University Blackbirds will be the number one seed entering the Northeast Conference Tournament. Head Coach Brian Keller led the Blackbirds (23-4, 16-2) to consecutive regular season championships and was also name NEC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.

"The league was a lot closer at the top this year. Quinnipiac, [Bridgeport] Tech, and Robert Morris all had excellent teams which made every conference game count" said Keller.

LIU winners of 16 straight head into the opening round of the tournament against eigth seeded St. Francis of Pennsylvania. The Blackbirds lost only four games to Nevada, Arkansas Little Rock, NY College, and Bridgeport Tech early in the season. LIU had some impressive non-conference victories including an opening night win in the Carrier Dome against Syracuse and a 12 point victory over Penn in Philadelphia.

LIU despite their impressive record and Coach of the Year award suprisingly placed no players on any of the three all conference teams. Asked about this Coach Keller commented, "just some more motivation for our guys. I think the league overlooked some of our players".

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LIU Wins NEC Automatic Bid To Face Vandy in NCAA's:

AP-New York- The Long Island University Blackbirds (26-4) won their second consecutive NEC Conference Automatic Bid and will face seventh seeded Vanderbilt (20-9) as a tenth seed in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Blackbirds defeated St. Francis, Monmouth and Bridgeport Tech to earn a repeat trip to the Big Dance. Senior shooting guard Lucas Sutton was named NEC Tournament Most Outstanding Player averaging 26.0 ppg.

Caoch Says: When asked about his teams chances in the Tournament Caoch Brian Keller said, "I think we stand an excellent chance. We're a ten seed and even though we play four freshmen i think you can't underestimate our experience having played Maryland to withing 5 points last year".



TOURNAMENT PREVIEW:
LIU Blackbirds (26-4):
Last NCAA appearance: 14 seed (2002) loss to 3 seed Maryland 101-96 in the Opening Round.

Starters:
PG-Jr. Russell Grady 13.0 ppg 6.4 apg
SG-Sr. Lucas Sutton 16.6 ppg
SF-Fr. Hollis Hodges 17.4 ppg
PF-So. Al Davenport 13.8 ppg 9.7 rpg
C-Fr. Bob Johnson 10.0 ppg 5.6 rpg

Scouting Report-Sutton is the only senior playing significant minutes and is LIU's most dangerous scorer from inside and out. played PG last season and is an excellent passer. Davenport is a big body who can score at will in the post. 4 Freshmen play major minutes with Hodges a deep threat teams leading scoring. Fr. PF Johnson, C Dean, and PG Bowie all are solid and can contribute quality mins.

Preview:
Vanderbilt 20-9

Starters:
PG- So. Chris Simpson 20.9ppg 6.9 apg
SG-Jr. Jake O'Neill 15.9 ppg
SF-Jr. Stetson Pettway 13.4 ppg 6.7 rpg
PF- Sr. Jeb Kahn 16.3 ppg 7.7 rpg
C- Jr. James Erwin 16.0 ppg 9.0 rpg

Scouting report: Commodores get balanced scoring from every position led by second team all SEC point guard Simpson. Excellent defensive and rebounding team. Make opponents work to score points.

Other teams in EAST REGION:
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Gonzaga
Michigan State
North Carolina
Georgia

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Vandy Plucks Blackbirds 108-90 in NCAA's:

AP-Raliegh-Vandy defeatd LIU 108-90 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. This is the second year in a row LIU has been knocked out of the first round.

When asked about his teams performance Caoch Brian Keller was short in his response, " We, of all teams took them lightly. We lost. I think we stunk today. Terrible performance. If you can't get up to play for the NCAA somethings the matter".

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LIU Steals Blue Chip Power Forward Glover:

AP-Maryland- In one of the most suprising recruiting stories of the 2004-2005 season the Long Island University Blackbirds announced the signing of Top 50 blue chip Power Forward Craig Glover of Parkville, MD High School. The 6'8 259 pound Glover is ranked by many analysts as the #48 prospect in the nation and #7 Power Forward. Glover chose LIU's uptempo, pressing style over Maryland, North Carolina State and other more recognized programs nationally.

"I am excited to be playing for Coach Keller and hope I can be the kind of player that will push LIU further into the spotlight" said Glover at his news conference announcing his signing with LIU. Glover averaged 22.0 ppg and 11.7 rpg for Parkville as a senior.

The Blackbirds also signed slashing 6'2 shooting guard Boakai Richardson from Brooklyn. Until the signing of Glover, Richardson, the #102 ranked prospect by many publications was seen as LIU's best recruit in the last seven seasons.

"We've now brought in two great players, both top 100 players who will make an immediate impact in our program" said two time NEC Head Coach of the Year Brian Keller who is in his third season at LIU. LIU graduated star shooting guard Lucas Sutton and reserve PF Joseph Jacobs.

Starters:
PG-Russell Grady (Sr.) playmake and scorer 6.8 apg
SG-Boakai Richardson (Fr.)
SF-Hollis Hodges (So) teams leading scorer. lethal from outside
PF-Craig Glover (Fr)
C-Al Davenport (Jr) two year starter and nearly unstoppable inside.

[atatange1]

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Great steal with mr. Glover. It will be interesting to see what your top FR are rated and if they're able to take over right away. Enjoying your dynasty.

[umd]

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been getting tired of hammering everyone in conference with my "improved' LIU team so i simmed through most of the games playing only about 5 and the Conference tourney with the hopes i get a shot at a school on a bigger stage.

by the way i forgot to mention that Georgia Tech defeated Duke last Season for (if?) anyone wanted to know. i'm just entering the ncaa tournament now and am waiting to see where i get seeded.

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NEC Coach of the Year Keller leads LIU to Third Straight NCAA Tournament Appearance:

AP-New York-For the third time in as many seasons Long Island University Head Coach Brian Keller has been named NEC Coach of the Year, and rightfully so. Coach Keller has led the Blackbirds to three consecutive NEC regular season and Conference Tournament Championships and is making the Blackbirds an annual fixture in the NCAA Tournament. LIU has recently drawn comparisons to teams such as Valporaiso and Creighton who have enjoyed success in the past through repeat trips to the NCAA Tournament.

The Blackbirds once again blazed through their regular season schedule posting an identical 26-4, 16-2 record as last season. The Blackbirds won by an average of 18 points in all three NEC Tournament games defeating St Francis, Monmouth and Bridgeport Tech in an identical bracket as last seasons Tournament to earn a third straight trip to the NCAA's.

NEWS and NOTES:
The Blackbirds await their seed in the NCAA Tournament... Junior PF Al Davenport was named the NEC Tournament Most Outstanding Player averiging 16.0 ppg and 11.7 rpg.... Sophomore small forward Hollis Hodges was second in the NEC in scoring at 19.9 ppg and was named First Team ALL-NEC.

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LIU to Face Sixth Seeded Kentucky in NCAA Tournament:

AP-New York- Tenth seeded Long Island University (26-4) will face the University of Kentucky (19-9) in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. This season will be the Blackbirds third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under three time NEC Coach of the Year Brian Keller.

"This is a great matchup for us. Kentucky plays a perimeter game similar to ours and we match up size wise very well with their frontcourt. Hopefully we'll come out a little stronger than last season" said Caoch Keller.

LIU has allowed over 100 points in its last two tournament appearances each losses to Maryalnd and Vanderbilt.

Scouting Report:
Long Island University Blacbirds 26-4:
Head Coach: Brain Keller third season
NCAA Appearances: L 108-90 last season to Vanderbilt in opening round and L 102-96 in 2003 to Maryland also in opening round.

Starters:
PG-Russell Grady Sr. 12.0 ppg 6.7 apg - can score in the clutch provides senior leadership having played significant mins in the last two tournament appearances.
SG-Boakai Richardson Fr. 16.6 ppg - one of two frosh starters slashing scorer and above average defender
SF-Hollis Hodges So. 19.4 ppg 4.9 rpg - 1st team all-NEc and second leading scorer in the NEC. Dangerous perimeter shooter. LIU's best player.
PF-Craig Glover Fr. 10 ppg 6.0 rpg - Higly Touted Frosh who spurned Maryland and NC St. for LIU. Having a solid season as last option in the offense. Has not rebounded well as expected.
C- Al Davenport Jr. 12.1 ppg 9.3 rpg 2.9 bpg - has improved each season as a three year starter. Polished inside scorer and teams best rebounder and inside presence.

Scouting Report:
Kentucky Wildcats 19-9
Head Coach Tubby Smith
Past Appearances: Lost in Sweet 16 last season
Lost to eventual National Champion Duke in 2003 Final Four.

Starters:
PG-Dustin Gibson Fr-13.6 ppg 6.4 apg - great matchup with LIU's Grady. play a similar game.
SG-Damon Jordan Sr. 15.6 ppg- best player in UK perimeter offense can shoot the 3.
SF-Blake Stapely So. 12.2 ppg-great outside shooter on spots and on the break.
PF-Evan Clayton Sr 15.5 ppg 4.5 rpg- best low post player. can also shoot the 3. does not rebound well. plays more of an outside style game
C-Tim Miles Sr 11.0 ppg 7.0 rpg- Wildcats best rebounder at only 7 per game. quality low post defender.

MIDWEST REGION NOTES :
Undefeated and unanimous #1 UConn at 32-0 is the top seed in the region...Florida, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Georgetown, Ohio St, and Iowa are also in the bracket.

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Blackbirds Upset UK Move On:

AP-Indianapolis- It took three tries but Long Island University Head Coach Brian Keller has his first NCAA Tournament victory. Tenth seed LIU defeated sixth seed Kentucky Thursday in the first round of the Midwest Region 90-76. The Blackbirds used 10-0 and 15-4 runs in the final 10 minutes and held off a barage of last minute Kentucky three pointers to earn their first NCAA Tournament win. Junior center Al Davenport led the way down low for the Blackbirds scoring 26 and grabbing 16 boards. Freshemn guard Boakai Richardson scored 18 points to go with 4 assists and 5 rebounds and hit back to back 3 pointers in the middle of a late 15 point run. Senior point guard Russell Grady added 10 points and sophomore small forward Hollis Hodges had 14 including 4 threes.

The Blackbirds face 3 seed Georgetown who defeated St. Joe's 103-68 in the second round.

[willdtarheeler]

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This may sound dumb, but does it really make up those news stories like that or are you just writing that yourself?