UW-Green Bay Career Legacy - CB2K3 (Xbox)

[DirtyDozen]

Re: UW-Green Bay Career Legacy - CB2K3 (Xbox)

Thanks! Admittedly the run is a bit tainted, because I'm still playing on All-Conference. I started on that for the first season because I hadn't played much 2K3 hoops and wanted to get familiar with it without being discouraged by being blown out all the time. I decided to keep it through the first season, but I'll definitely be switching to All-American for my second and subsequent seasons.

[DirtyDozen]

Re: UW-Green Bay Career Legacy - CB2K3 (Xbox)

NCAA Final Four - National Semi-Finals
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans, LA

#13 Seed (West) UW-Green Bay Phoenix
vs
#8 Seed (Midwest) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

UWGB 60, Notre Dame 50

Taking one more step toward its NCAA destiny, UW-Green Bay defeated Notre Dame 60-50 in the first national semi-final game. The adrenaline-fueled Phoenix used an 11-0 run in the 1st half to create a 27-11 lead that they never looked back from. The Fighting Irish were able to stop that run with a tip-follow jam and start a 7-0 run of their own, but they could never get back any closer than four points the rest of the game. UWGB shot only 35.9% in the 1st half, but Notre Dame was even worse at 26.5%. UWGB led 38-22 at the break behind 9 points each by SF Oscar Rogers and C E.F. Matthews. SG Barry McElroy had 14 for Notre Dame in that half. The Irish were able to cut the lead to 46-42 with 5:43 to play on a spinning layup, but the Phoenix answered with a few baskets and extended the margin to 54-46 on a layup by PG Blair Abbott with 1:22 to go. Matthews led UWGB with 15 points, 19 rebounds and 5 steals, and was joined in double figures by Rogers' 11 points and Abbott's 10. Notre Dame only had one player in double figures with McElroy's 20.

In the other semi-final game the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Michigan State Spartans 86-70, which interestingly enough sets up a re-match of UWGB's very first game of this season (won by UW-Green Bay 73-65). The two teams will meet again on Monday for the title of 2003 NCAA National Champions.


NCAA 2003 National Championship Game
Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, LA

#13 Seed (West) UW-Green Bay
vs
#10 Seed (East) Wisconsin

UWGB 73, Wisconsin 45

Cinderella has arrived! The UW-Green Bay Phoenix have made the improbable a reality by running the table in the 2003 NCAA Tournament and defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 73-45 to culminate their dynamic season. Trailing early 15-13, UWGB took off on a 12-0 run to lead 25-13 with just under seven minutes remaining in the 1st half. They carried this momentum into the half, leading 36-28 on the strength of a 26-10 lead in points in the paint. Wisconsin was ice cold from the floor, hitting only 3-of-16 from 3-point range in the 1st half en route to 30.6% shooting. They finished the game shooting only 27.1% overall from the floor, which will certainly lead to a long offseason for the Badgers. The Phoenix were led at the half by C E.F. Matthews and his 13 points, 13 rebounds. Matthews capped a MVP-type year with his performance in this game, ending his senior year with 21 points and 25 rebounds while playing the entire game. Wisconsin was able to create a stir mid-way through the 2nd half, closing to within 48-43 with 8:31 to go. However, UWGB put the clamps on defensively and opened the floodgates offensively in a spectacular 23-0 run that had the green and white faithful dancing in the aisles. Wisconsin didn't score again until 1:27 remaining in the game.

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix - 2003 NCAA National Champions!

Tournament Averages (6 games)
C E.F. Matthews - 21.3 pts, 0.5 asst, 14.7 reb, 0.8 blk, 3.7 stl
SF Oscar Rogers - 15.5 pts, 2.7 asst, 7.3 reb, 1.0 blk, 2.3 stl
SG Billy Hutchinson - 9.3 pts, 2.0 asst, 3.0 reb, 0.0 blk, 1.3 stl
PF Steve Waller - 7.8 pts, 0.8 asst, 7.0 reb, 0.7 blk, 0.3 stl
PG Blair Abbott - 5.0 pts, 5.3 asst, 2.0 reb, 0.2 blk, 1.3 stl

Next up: The Offseason!

[DirtyDozen]

Re: UW-Green Bay Career Legacy - CB2K3 (Xbox)

Players Leaving
C E.F. Matthews (76 Rating) - Graduated
PF Mack Ray (69 Rating) - Graduated
SG Raul Davenport (74 Rating) - Graduated

Players Recruited
All Rated 3-Stars
C - Justin Hannan (6' 11", 257 lbs, 4-yrs eligibility, Iowa) - Overall 74, Offense 77, Defense 75
C - Bill Duncan (6' 10", 245 lbs, 4-yrs eligibility, Illinois) - Overall 74, Offense 65, Defense 83
SF - Varney Bodden (6' 6", 197 lbs, 4-yrs eligibility, Indiana) - Overall 73, Offense 70, Defense 73

Season Goal: Win 60% of your games

Adjustments: Increase half length from 16 minutes to 18 minutes, increase difficulty from All-Conference to All-American

2003-2004 UW-Green Bay Phoenix

Starters
PG Blair Abbott (5' 11", 175, Sr) - 86 Rating
SG Billy Hutchinson (6' 2", 175, Jr) - 84 Rating
SF Oscar Rogers (6' 4", 190, Jr) - 84 Rating
PF Steve Waller (6' 7", 215, Sr) - 73 Rating
C Justin Hannan (6' 11", 257, Fr) - 74 Rating

Bench
PG Chris Carroll (5' 10", 175, So) - 80 Rating
SG Jon Klein (6' 3", 175, Sr) - 79 Rating
SG Jake Howard (6' 5", 180, Sr) - 78 Rating
C Bill Duncan (6' 10", 246, Fr) - 74 Rating
SG Darren Ball (6' 4", 200, So) - 73 Rating
SF Varney Bodden (6' 6", 197, Fr) - 73 Rating
PF Gordon Bailey (6' 8", 235, Jr) - 67 Rating

2003-2004 Schedule
@ Seton Hall
Ball State
@ Purdue
@ McNeese State
@ Fairleigh Dickenson
Illinois-Chicago
@ Hawaii
Oklahoma
@ Pacific
@ Cleveland State
@ Detroit
@ Texas
Loyola (Illinois)
UW-Milwaukee
Wright State
Butler
@ Youngstown State
@ Illinois-Chicago
Cleveland State
Detroit
@ UW-Milwaukee
@ Loyola (Illinois)
Youngstown State
@ Butler
@ Wright State

Next up: The 2003-2004 Regular Season!

[krobarts]

Re: UW-Green Bay Career Legacy - CB2K3 (Xbox)

I would have figured you would have gotten slightly better players after winning the national title.

[krobarts]

Re: UW-Green Bay Career Legacy - CB2K3 (Xbox)

I would have figured you would have gotten slightly better players after winning the national title.