The Next Coaching Legend.... (CH2K7 - PS3)

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Thru Sunday, January 28th:

Player of the Week:
James Davis (Lamar): 28.0 ppg, 23.0 rpg, 3.0 apg

Games of the Week:
#1 Syracuse (18-3) 74, #10 Louisville (14-7) 61
#25 Florida State (14-7) 65, #3 Boston College (16-4) 60

Media Poll:
1. Syracuse (18-3)
2. Florida (18-3)
3. Kentucky (16-3)
4. Alabama (17-3)
5. Boston College (16-4)
6. Arizona (16-4)
7. Kansas (16-5)
8. Neveda (16-4)
9. Villanova (13-6)
10. LSU (15-5)
11. Oregon (17-4)
12. Butler (16-2)
13. Drexel (17-3)
14. Virginia Tech (14-6)
15. North Carolina (13-7)
16. Air Force (17-5)
17. Florida State (14-7)
18. Akron (15-4)
19. Missouri State (15-6)
20. Louisville (14-7)
21. Wisconsin (14-7)
22. Ohio State (14-7)
23. Texas Tech (12-7)
24. Creighton (13-7)
25. Georgetown (14-6)

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Conference Standings

[b][u]Team               W   L   PCT   W   L   PCT   RPI[/u][/b]
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TCU                8   12 .400   5   2   .714  227
Utah               12  6  .666   5   2   .714  55
(16) Air Force     17  5  .772   5   3   .625  31
New Mexico         14  7  .666   4   3   .571  27
San Diego State    12  9  .600   4   3   .571  75
Colorado State     8   9  .470   3   4   .428  123
Wyoming            9   9  .500   3   4   .428  108
[b][color=red]UNLV               9   12 .428   2   5   .285  115[/color][/b][color=red][/color]
Brigham Young      8   12 .400   1   6   .142  195
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Conference RPI: 8

Mountain West Leaders:

SCORING:
1. Brandon Ewing (Wyoming) 20.2
2. Wink Adams (UNLV) 18.5
3. Keena Young (BYU) 17.8

REBOUNDS:
1. Aaron Johnson (New Mexico) 10.0
2. Luke Nevill (Utah) 9.3
3. Jacos Burtschi (Air Force) 7.9

ASSISTS:
1. Cory Lewis (Colorado State) 5.5
2. Austin Ainge (BYU) 5.1
3. Brent Hackett (TCU) 4.5

[doncoryell]

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TCU and SDSU certainly put a hurtin' on your Rebs but at least you broke the losing streak by defeating the Lobos. Hopefully you can get on a roll during the second half of the MWC schedule in time for the conference's post season tournament.

(PS, I think that I might stay here instead of posting here and at MM. There doesn't seem to be much feedback over there)

[bigjdotcom01]

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Rams Crush Rebels
Hot Shooting Rams Blowout Rebels


Freddy Robinson scores two of his thirteen points.

1/30/07
Fort Collins, CO (AP) – The Colorado State Rams evened up their record on Wednesday evening at home as they blew out visiting UNLV 72-53. The Rams were led by Jason Smith who had 14 points and hauled in 16 rebounds in the win.

The Rams were never really threatened after closing the first half on a 19-5 run to take a 44-25 lead into the locker room.

Coach Janis was furious afterwards. “We need to learn to play team defense and we need to work on our rebounding. I know that I sound like a broken record, but we are a lousy rebounding team and that is why we cannot compete in this league!”

Colorado State (9-9,4-4) outrebounded UNLV 39-15 including 23-4 in the first half.

The Rebels were led by senior captain Kevin Kruger who had 16 points and 6 assists.

UNLV (9-13,2-6) will now travel to Provo for a Saturday evening game at last place BYU (8-13,1-7).

Colorado State 72, UNLV 53

Player of the Game: Freddy Robinson (Colorado State) 13 points, 5 rebounds

UNLV Runnin’ Rebels:
6/19 3pt FGs
5/10 FTs
Kevin Kruger – 16 points, 6 assists
Michael Umeh – 13 points, 2 assists

Colorado State Rams:
6/9 3 pt FGs
2/2 FTs
Jason Smith – 14 points, 16 rebounds
Tyler Smith – 11 points, 3 assists

Record: (9-13,2-6)

[NoleFan]

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Man bigj, you're having a pretty tough time with Rebels. Good luck the rest of the way.

[bigjdotcom01]

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Man bigj, you're having a pretty tough time with Rebels. Good luck the rest of the way.

Thanks. It is definitely a bigger struggle than I was expecting!

[bigjdotcom01]

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TCU and SDSU certainly put a hurtin' on your Rebs but at least you broke the losing streak by defeating the Lobos. Hopefully you can get on a roll during the second half of the MWC schedule in time for the conference's post season tournament.

(PS, I think that I might stay here instead of posting here and at MM. There doesn't seem to be much feedback over there)

I hear ya! I will keep posting at both locations as I am getting some feed back at both locations.

[bigjdotcom01]

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Cougars Knock Off Rebels
Vegas Continues to Struggle in Road Loss.


Jimmy Balderson with a layup.

2/03/07
Provo, UT (AP) – A year that looked to be so promising is turning into a nightmare for the University of Neveda-Las Vegas. On Saturday evening at the Marriott Center the season stooped to a new low as UNLV lost 84-74 to last place BYU.

Jimmy Balderson led the way for BYU with 18 points and he pulled down five rebounds. The Cougars won this one at the charity stripe as they converted on 28 of 31 free throws in a game where they just pounded UNLV down low. Taking advantage of the absence of Wendell White, the Cougars (9-13,2-7) scored 36 points in the paint to go along with their 28 free throws.

UNLV (9-14,2-7) was paced by senior Kevin Kruger who scored 19 points and dished out 7 assists. This senior laden team is now tied for last place in teh Mountain West in a season where expectations were pretty high.

“We just need to work harder. Rebounding is a good indication of how hard you work and we get outrebounded every game.” Jim Janis after UNLV was outrebounded again (41-39) in the road loss.

The Rebels led this one by as many as eight in the first half, but a late 10-2 run sent the teams to halftime tied at 39-39.

BYU opened the second half on a 17-9 run and never looked back. UNLV shot a miserable 9 for 35 from beyond the arc (26%).

Up next for UNLV is a Wednesday evening rematch at home with TCU, a team that blew out the Rebels on the road back on January 20th.

Brigham Young 84, UNLV 74

Player of the Game: Jimmy Balderson (BYU) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists

UNLV Runnin’ Rebels:
9/35 3pt FGs
11/18 FTs
Kevin Kruger – 19 points, 7 assists
Wink Adams – 13 points
Gaston Essengue – 10 points, 8 rebounds
Jole Anthony – 9 points, 7 rebounds

Brigham Young Cougars:
4/15 3pt FGs
28/31 FTs
Lee Cummard - 17 points
Keena Young – 11 points, 9 rebounds
Trent Plaisted – 8 points, 11 rebounds

Record: (9-14,2-7)

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Thru Sunday, February 4th:

Games of the Week:
#14 Virginia Tech (15-7) 70, #5 Boston College (17-5) 61
#10 LSU (17-5) 63, #4 Alabama (18-4) 48

Mid-Major Top 10:
1. Butler (18-2)
2. Neveda (18-4)
3. Drexel (18-4)
4. Missouri State (16-7)
5. Old Dominion (16-8)
6. Creighton (14-8)
7. Akron (16-5)
8. Illinois State (16-7)
9. Northern Iowa (15-7)
10. Appalachian State (15-5)

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Revenge Is Sweet!
UNLV Returns the Favor in 67-49 Romp


Michael Umeh hits one of his three 3 point field goals.

2/07/07
Las Vegas, NV (AP) – Revenge was certainly sweet on Wednesday evening at the Thomas & Mack Center as UNLV rebounded from an earlier drubbing at the hands of TCU and returned the favor with a 67-49 blowout victory. Michael Umeh led the way with 19 points on three of four shooting from beyond the arc.

The Horned Frogs (8-15,5-5) were ice cold from the field in the first half as UNLV held them to just 19% shooting. TCU made just one of 12 three pointers in the first half. The Rebels led this one by as many as 30 before setting on a 41-15 halftime lead.

The second half was another story as TCU stepped up the defensive pressure with a full court press and starting hitting some shots. They got as close as 12, cutting the Rebels lead to 57-45, but the Rebels closed the door and won the game going away.

Interesting to note, Coach Janis went primarily with backups in this one following a poor performance at BYU. Of UNLV’s starters, only Kevin Kruger played more than a half in this one. True freshman point guard Marcus Lawrence played the most minutes, logging 18.

“Did I send a message? You tell me,” was all coach Janis offered afterwards. The Rebels outrebounded TCU 44-30 after being outrebounded 38-21 in the prior 18 point loss at TCU.

The Rebels return to action on Saturday evening as the host Wyoming (10-11,4-6). The Cowboys defeated UNLV 73-71 in Laramie back on January 10th.

UNLV 67, TCU 49

Player of the Game: Michael Umeh (UNLV) 19 points, 2 assists, 3/4 3pt FGs

UNLV Runnin’ Rebels:
6/13 3 pt FGs
13/27 FTs
Joe Darger – 10 points
Jerome Johnson – 8 points, 9 rebounds

TCU Horned Frogs:
5/24 3pt FGs
8/14 FTs
Brent Hackett – 16 points, 4 assists
Blake Adams – 10 points, 5 rebounds

Record: (10-14, 3-7)

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Rebels Edge Cowboys
UNLV Wins Back-to-Back Games


Corey Bailey with a tomahawk dunk.

2/10/07
Las Vegas, NV (AP) – The University of Neveda-Las Vegas won their second straight game on Saturday evening with a come from behind 68-64 victory over the Wyoming Cowboys. Kevin Kruger led the way with 19 points including 10 free throws which were critical down the stretch.

This UNLV team has struggled to rebound and make free throws all season. They were outrebounded again on Saturday by Wyoming (42-25), but they had a great night at the charity stripe. They made 24 of 32 free throws (75%) and went 8 for 8 in the final minute.

The Cowboys (10-12,4-7) led this one most of the way. They held a slim 32-30 halftime lead, and led by as many as nine in the second half, but they could not put UNLV away. Brandon Ewing, the Mountain West’s leading scorer got into early foul trouble and finished the game with just seven points, thirteen below his season average.

UNLV went on a 13-2 run late in the second half to turn a 56-47 defecit into a 60-59 lead when Michael Umeh hit a big three from the corner. UNLV would not make another field goal, but made all eight free throws down the stretch to seal their fourth conference win on the year.

James Spence led the Cowboys with 19 points and three rebounds.

The Rebels will hit the road next week for games at San Diego State (14-9,6-4) and Utah (14-7,8-3).

UNLV 68, Wyoming 64

Player of the Game: Kevin Kruger (UNLV) 19 points, 5 assists, 10/15 FTs

UNLV Runnin’ Rebels:
8/26 3pt FGs
24-32 FTs
Michael Umeh – 13 points, 3 rebounds
Wink Adams – 11 points

Wyoming Cowboys:
2/15 3pt FGs
8/10 FTs
James Spencer – 19 points, 3 rebounds
Aaron Henson – 13 points, 6 rebounds
Brandon Ewing – 7 points, 2 assists

Record: (11-14,4-7)

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Thru Sunday, February 11th:

Player of the Week:
Avery Smith (UW-Milwaukee): 37.0 ppg, 4 rpg, 3 apg, 5 spg

Games of the Week:
#17 Boston College (19-5) 75, #13 Florida State (16-9) 68
#1 Florida (21-4) 68, #3 Kentucky (18-4) 60

Bubble Watch:
RPI Team
39. Duke (14-10)
38. Wichita State (15-9)
36. Samford (17-7)
52. Arkansas State (18-7)
70. Bucknell (18-6)
30. Missouri State (16-9)
34. Texas Tech (14-9)
55. Texas A&M (17-7)
48. Indiana (13-10)
59. Maryland (15-8)
42. Nebraksa (13-8)
44. Drake (13-9)
53. Miami(OH) (15-8)
80. Gonzaga (15-8)
64. UCLA (14-9)

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Conference Standings

[b][u]Team               W   L   PCT   W   L   PCT   RPI[/u][/b]
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(9) Air Force      20  5  .800   8   3   .727  14
Utah               14  7  .666   7   3   .700  75
New Mexico         16  8  .666   6   4   .600  23
San Diego State    14  9  .608   6   4   .600  57
Colorado State     10  11 .476   5   6   .454  118
TCU                8   16 .333   5   6   .454  245
[b][color=red]UNLV               11  14 .440   4   7   .363  131[/color][/b][color=red][/color]
Wyoming            10  12 .454   4   7   .363  124
Brigham Young      10  14 .416   3   8   .272  193
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Conference RPI: 8

Mountain West Leaders:

SCORING:
1. Brandon Ewing (Wyoming) 18.8
2. Jason Smith (Colorado State) 17.9
3. Keena Young (BYU) 17.4

REBOUNDS:
1. Aaron Johnson (New Mexico) 10.0
2. Luke Nevill (Utah) 9.1
3. Femi Ibikunle (TCU) 8.0

ASSISTS:
1. Cory Lewis (Colorado State) 6.0
2. Austin Ainge (BYU) 5.4
3. Richie Williams (San Diego State) 4.4