Career Coaching Legacy

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The University of California-Davis Basketball Program announced today the hiring of Coach James Campbell as Head Coach.

"I'm really excited about the opportunity to coach here and hopefully start something great," Campbell said. "To have an opportunity to take this program places it hasn't been before is an awesome opportunity to have as a young coach."

Campbell inherits a UC Davis team that is only entering its 4th year as a Division 1 basketball program. The program has been a Division 1 Independent, and it will also be the first year in which the program will be a part of the Big West Conference.

This is Campbell's first head coaching position, and at 25, he is also the youngest coach in Division 1 College Basketball.


ROSTER
(Position, Name, Class, Rating)

PG - David Carter, JR, 58
SG - Vince Oliver, JR, 72
SF - Shane Hanson, SO, 57
PF - C.J. Portz, SO, 53
C - Jesse Lopez-Low, JR, 58

TEAM
OVR - 65
OFF - 69
DEF - 61
SHOT - 76
REB - 70

[blakjak12]

Re: Career Coaching Legacy

There is already another legacy with UC Davis, but welcome to the forums. I am still playing CH as well and I will follow this.

[Deuce2223]

Re: Career Coaching Legacy

The University of California-Davis Basketball Program announced today the hiring of Coach James Campbell as Head Coach.

"I'm really excited about the opportunity to coach here and hopefully start something great," Campbell said. "To have an opportunity to take this program places it hasn't been before is an awesome opportunity to have as a young coach."

Campbell inherits a UC Davis team that is only entering its 4th year as a Division 1 basketball program. The program has been a Division 1 Independent, and it will also be the first year in which the program will be a part of the Big West Conference.

This is Campbell's first head coaching position, and at 25, he is also the youngest coach in Division 1 College Basketball.


ROSTER
(Position, Name, Class, Rating)

PG - David Carter, JR, 58
SG - Vince Oliver, JR, 72
SF - Shane Hanson, SO, 57
PF - C.J. Portz, SO, 53
C - Jesse Lopez-Low, JR, 58

TEAM
OVR - 65
OFF - 69
DEF - 61
SHOT - 76
REB - 70

I am not sure what roster your using, but Oliver should be your best player, however Lopez-Low and Hanson play way better then their Overall Ratings.. You should have a SG on the bench name Clark?? He is a 3pt specialist.. That kid can flat out bomb...

Good luck. I am just finishing up year 5 with the Aggies, but I threw a different kind of twist on my legacy, having guys from the boards create recruits and started my Career with a "Fab 5" that won 3 National Titles.. Hopefully you can have similar success.

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Settings

Settings (As of June 8th, 2010)

Play Mode: Simulation
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Half Length: 20 Minutes
Simulated Half Length: 20 Minutes
Game Speed: 55
Player Speed: 55
Free Throw Difficulty: 70
Player Lock: Off
Real Player FT%: On
Fatigue: On
Injuries: On
Team Unity: On
Sixth Man: On
Clutch Factor: Off
Pass Icon: On
Defensive Player Switch: On
Inbound Defensive Switch: Off

Rules
Shot Clock: On
Out of Bounds: On
Backcourt: On
10-Second Half Court: On
5-Second Inbound: On
3-Seconds in Key: On
5-Seconds Closely Guarded: On
Goaltending: On
One-and-One FT Bonus: 7 Fouls
Double FT Bonus: 10 Fouls
Foul-Out: 5
Charging: 100
Blocking Foul: 100
Reaching Foul: 70
Shooting Foul: 60
Loose Ball Foul: 100

Shooting (USER/CPU)
Inside Range Success: 47/43
Mid-Range Success: 54/46
3-Point Range Success: 48/50
Dunk Success: 45/45
Layup Success: 45/45
Close Shot Tendency: 50/20
Mid-Range Shot Tendency: 50/20
3-Point Shot Tendency: 50/30
Drive Tendency: 50/40

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Dunk: 50/50
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Offensive Rebounding: 0/0
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Block: 50/50
Steal: 50/50
Speed: 50/50

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Dunks in Traffic: 100/100
Screen Success: 50/50
Screen Strength: 50/50
Steal Success: 50/50
Help Defense: 70/70
Help Recovery: 50/50

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Energy Recovery Rate: 50/50
Injury Frequency: 50/50
Injury Effects: 65/65

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Campbell Announces Assistants

Press Conference

DAVIS, CA - Today, Coach Campbell introduced his two assistant coaches to the local media.

"Thank you all for coming. I would like to introduce the two assistant coaches who will be helping this team and this program get off to a good start. First, I would like to introduce Coach Russell Ibekwe. Coach Ibekwe will be in charge of scouting and will really help us out on the offensive end of the floor. Next is Coach Nik Timmons. Coach Timmons is a good teacher of the game and will really help us develop this team in the direction we want to go as a program."

Coach Overview
Head Coach: James Campbell C (1st year)
Assistant: Russell Ibekwe C- (1st year)
Assistant: Nik Timmons C- (1st year)

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Official Roster Announced

Davis, CA - Coach Campbell announced the starters and his finalized rosters for the upcoming 2007-2008 season. Coach Campbell commented, "I feel these guys have earned the right to be here and our coaching staff is looking forward to working with this team and helping them improve their game over the course of the upcoming season."

The Aggies also have two transfers that will be sitting out this season per NCAA Transfer Rule.

Starters
PG - David Carter, 58, JR (6'1", 180)
SG - Vince Oliver, 72, JR (6'3", 195)
SF - Shane Hanson, 57, SO (6'7", 230)
PF - Jesse Lopez-Low, 58, JR (6'9", 230)
C - Michael Boone, 52, JR (7'2", 285)

Bench
SF - Adam Malik, 58, FR (6'8", 195)
SG - Nathan Clark, 56, JR (6'4", 180)
PF - Dominic Calegari, 55, SO (6'9", 220)
SG - Mark Payne, 54, FR (6'7", 190)
PF - C.J. Portz, 53, SO (6'7", 190)

Transfers
PG - Todd Lowenthal, 63, SO (6'3", 190)
SF - Joe Harden, 60, SO (6'8", 210)

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2007-2008 Schedule Announced

UC Davis Schedule

          2007-2008 Basketball Schedule

* Denotes Conference game

DATE      OPPONENT 
----------------------
2007
Nov 9-10  Hangar Challenge
         14  at New Mexico St.
         16  at #13 Texas
         21  Nicholls St.
         24  Portland St.
Dec     1  at Brown
          3  at Dartmouth
          7  Oregon St.
         21  at Jackson St.
         29  at #4 UCLA
2008
Jan      2  at CSU Bakersfield
          4  UC Riverside*
         10  at CS Northridge*
         12  at Long Beach St.*
         17  UC Irvine*
         19  CS Fullerton*
         24  at Cal Poly*
         26  at UC Santa Barbara*
Feb      2  Pacific*
          7  Long Beach St.*
          9  CS Northridge*
         14  at CS Fullerton*
         16  UC Santa Barbara*
         20  Cal Poly*
         28  at Pacific*
Mar      1  Sacramento St.
          6  at UC Irvine*
          8  at UC Riverside*

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Preseason Press Conference

Reporter: Welcome Coach Campbell

Campbell: Thanks for having me.

Reporter: Being hired at UC Davis, you are now the youngest coach in Division 1 basketball. Your thoughts?

Campbell: With the amount of time that you have to put in just to get to be a head coach at this level, no young coach ever thinks about getting their first opportunity at this age. UC Davis already has a great reputation in the academic realm, and I am so humbled and blessed to have the opportunity to try to bring some of that success to this program.

Reporter: What sort of offense are you going to bring to the table?

Campbell: Our offense is going to be a little bit different that the offense that has been previously run here. Our offense will be a basic dribble-drive offense. Ideally, we want to give our guys some space to work by either driving and dumping it to the 5, or kick it out to the open man. Our conference has a lot of high octane offenses in it, so we do plan on utilizing the fast break if the opportunity is there. The great thing about our offense is that we can either run-and-gun or slow it down and grind it out. We just want to work the ball around and get some good quality shots.

Reporter: What are you going to emphasize to your players?

Campbell: First thing is academics. Plain and simple. These guys aren't just here for the athletics, they're here for their future too. Sometimes we forget these kids are student-athletes, and we as coaches need to emphasize the student part. Academics is more important than athletics, because only a small percentage of players in college basketball get the chance to play in the NBA.

Reporter: Have you met with the players yet? If so, do you think you all have some good chemistry between each other?

Campbell: I have met with the players and I think they are a great group with good character and a passion for the game. They're really excited to get the season started and so are we as coaches. Some of these guys are new to the program but most of the players have been here for at least one year, so I think there will be a little transition period in terms of everyone getting to know one another.

Reporter: What type of season are you expecting to have this year, Coach?

Campbell: I don't want to get into predictions and all that because in the end you have to settle it out on the court. I think this is going to be a growing year for us and this program as a whole. This is our first year as a member of the Big West and we want to make it count. I think if we can string together some good games especially in conference play and play as a team, we'll be alright.

Reporter: Thanks for your time, Coach. We look forward to watching you this year.

Campbell: Thanks for having me.

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Pre-season Top 25 and Big West Predictions

1. North Carolina
2. Kansas
3. Memphis
4. UCLA
5. Georgetown
6. Louisville
7. Duke
8. Tennessee
9. Marquette
10. Wisconsin
11. Arizona
12. Michigan St.
13. Texas
14. Oregon
15. Pittsburgh
16. Texas A&M
17. Kentucky
18. Ohio St.
19. Indiana
20. Florida St.
21. Washington St.
22. Arkansas
23. Clemson
24. West Virginia
25. Maryland


BIG WEST
1. Cal State Fullerton (76)
2. Cal State Northridge (76)
3. UC Santa Barbara (74)
4. Pacific (74)
5. Cal Poly (73)
6. UC Irvine (73)
7. Long Beach State (70)
8. UC Riverside (69)
9. UC Davis (65)

[Deuce2223]

Re: Pre-season Top 25 and Big West Predictions

Looks good.. Not sure how much you know about the UC Davis program, but Dominic Calegari was there go to guy. and Payne was Big West FOY I believe. However you will find on the game that their ratings suck.. Clark is the 3pt bomber I mentioned earlier, but really the entire team is actually pretty good. Oliver is a pretty solid go to guy when you need points..

Good luck. I will be following.

[nolan887]

Re: Career Coaching Legacy

2 pre-conference games against top 15 teams, good luck

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Re: Career Coaching Legacy

Yea, i was kinda reading up on them through ESPN and played a few games in other legacies with them to see what difficulty to play on that would be challenging. Yea, they play much better than they are rated, so hopefully that translates well

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Clark Shines At Aggie Jam

At the Annual Aggie Jam intra-squad scrimmage, junior guard Nathan Clark scored 21 points and shot 5 of 7 from three and sophomore transfer Joe Harden scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Blue squad lost to the White 80-64.

Sophomore forward Shane Hanson led the way for the Blue squad with 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals while both junior forwards Jesse Lopez-Low and Micheal Boone each had double-doubles with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 14 points, 11 rebounds respectively. Junior guard Vince Oliver chipped in with 14 points.

"I think we did some things well today," Coach Campbell said. "We got guys a lot of minutes and let everyone see what some of these guys bring to the table. If our starters can give us this kind of contribution on a consistent basis, we'll be able to make some noise in our first year in the Big West."

The Aggies will continue practice for the next two weeks, then head off to play host Air Force in the Hangar Challenge.

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Hangar Challege

Hangar Challenge Matchups

Nov. 9 2007

UC Davis vs. Air Force
VMI vs. N. Colorado

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Aggies Lead Early, Down Falcons

UC Davis (0-0) @ Air Force (0-0)

November 9, 2007

               1st  2nd  OT  Final
UC Davis        39   35  --    74
Air Force       25   34  --    59

              Away   Home
Field Goals  28/61  22/57
3 Pointers    6/15   7/23
Free Throws  12/20   8/11
Rebounds        35     29
Assists         14     15
Turnovers        8      9
Steals           7      7
Blocks           5      3

Colorado Springs, CO - UC Davis jumped out to a 11-0 run to start the game and didn't look back as they defeated Air Force 74-59 in the 1st Round of the Hangar Challenge. Air Force struggled to find offense and was held to shooting 38% from the field and only 4 fast break points. UC Davis outrebounded Air Force by 6, grabbed 10 offensive rebounds, and went to the free throw line 20 times but only made 12.

Coach Campbell said, "Offensively, two things we wanted to focus on were attacking to basket early and often and dump it down inside because we had a bit of a size advantage. Defensively, we knew they wanted to shoot a lot of threes, so we wanted to make sure that we got out on their shooters, and I think we did a pretty good job of that tonight."

Guard Vince Oliver led the way with 29 points and shot 11 of 16 from the floor. Micheal Boone added 11 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks while Shane Hanson added 12 points and 3 rebounds in the Aggie victory.

Next up for UC Davis is Northern Colorado, who won their match-up against VMI 79-53, in the 2nd and final game of the Hangar Challenge.

UC Davis
Points: V. Oliver - 29
Rebounds: M. Boone - 13
Assists: D. Carter - 5
Steals: M. Boone - 3
Blocks: M. Boone - 3

Air Force
Points: K. Maren - 12
Rebounds: K. Maren - 11
Assists: T. Anderson - 5
Steals: E. Washington - 3
Blocks: T. Anderson - 2