A Coach's Journey || Coach dmwendel in the @HeatCheckCBB Sim

[dmwendel]

A Coach's Journey


This series will be something different. A college hoops account on Twitter named @HeatCheckCBB is currently running a coach simulation for NCAA Basketball. Every D1 School has a coach, and by answering some Google Forms each week, you can manage your team. There is recruiting (which you can do both legally and illegally), firings, the ability to move jobs, preseason tournaments, and so much more.

So I thought I would keep track of what happens in this simulation, both with my team and around the country. This won't be a flashy thread with graphics (since I am not good with that lol) but really more of a way for me to document and keep track of what happens in this sim. And if some of you guys end up enjoying this and want to follow it, then that's great! So, without further ado, let's begin... A Coach's Journey

[dmwendel]

Texas St 2019-20 Season Preview

Coach dmwendel has taken over at Texas St this season and inherits a very young roster. This year will be a learning year for Coach and his team as they go through a tough nonconference schedule along with Sunbelt play. However, the future for this team is very bright.

Rating System
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Each player gets a rating between 0.0 and 10.0 for offense and defense.
>8.5: Elite player
7.0-8.5- Good player on power 6 schools, elite for mid majors
5.0-6.9- Contributor for power 6 schools, good for mid majors
3.5-4.9- Decent
2.0-3.5- Probably shouldn't be on any power 6 schools, could contribute for a midmajor
<2.0: Why do they still have a scholarship?

Texas St 2019-20 Lineup

PG: Antoine Dubois | FR | France | 4.2 OFF | 4.2 DEF | MED Loyalty | MED Dev
SG: Jake Mahan | SO | Wisconsin | 2.7 | 4.7 | MED | MED
SF: Dan Riker | SO | Texas | 3.9 | 3.1 | MED | HIGH
PF: Kevin Walton | JR | Colorado | 5.2 | 3.8 | LOW | MED
C: Dan Schaeffer | SO | Montana | 4.4 | 5.2 | LOW | MED

6: PG Kevin Thompson | SO | Hawaii | 1.5 | 4.8 | LOW | LOW
7: SF Michael Frye | FR | Texas | 3.3 | 1.4 | LOW | LOW
8: PF Jay Jordan | FR | Washington | 1.4 | .8 | LOW | LOW\


As you can see, the Bobcats have a very young team this year, with only one upperclassman! Play will have to go through the post, as the Bobcats' stars are junior PF Kevin Walton along with their sophomore C Dan Schaeffer. This team could change a lot next year however, with no one on the team having HIGH loyalty.

2019-20 Texas St Season Schedule


Preseason Tournament (Every team is in one)
*- Wooden Legacy (Anaheim, CA)

* vs. Western Kentucky
* vs. Central Michigan/Montana
* vs. Denver/UIC/Howard/Texas Tech
@ Auburn
@ Utah St
vs. Army
@ Iowa
@ San Diego St
@ San Francisco
@ Eastern Michigan
@ #4 Wisconsin
@ Colorado
Conference Play
vs. Appalachian St
vs. Coastal Carolina
@ UT Arlington
vs. Troy
@ Georgia St
@ South Alabama
vs. Little Rock
vs. Arkansas St
@ Georgia Southern
@ Appalachian St
@ Troy
vs. Louisiana
vs. UT Arlington
@ Louisiana Monroe
vs. Georgia Southern
@ Coastal Carolina


Sun Belt Preview


1- Georgia St
2- Louisiana Monroe
3- Appalachian St
4- Louisiana
5- South Alabama
6- Little Rock
7- UT Arlington
8- Texas St
9- Georgia Southern
10- Arkansas St
11- Coastal Carolina
12- Troy

Preseason All-Conference Team
PG Jack Klemm (SR)- Georgia St
PF Matt Vaughn (JR)- Louisiana Monroe
PF Taurean Singleton (SR)- South Alabama
C Terrence McConnell (SR)- South Alabama
C Jack Davis (SR)- Little Rock

[dmwendel]

2019-20 NCAA Season Preview

Preseason Top 25

1: Michigan
2: Kentucky
3: Oregon
4: Wisconsin
5: Florida
6: Louisville
7: Duke
8: Virginia
9: Kansas
10: Villanova
11: Texas
12: Indiana
13: North Carolina
14: Seton Hall
15: Arizona
16: Tennessee
17: Gonzaga
18: Stanford
19: Michigan St
20: Purdue
21: Georgetown
22: California
23: Ohio St
24: Xavier
25: Syracuse

Postseason Bans

SEC
Auburn

Atlantic 10
Davidson

Southland
Central Arkansas

WAC
Cal St. Bakersfield
New Mexico St

WCC
Pacific


Recruiting Period #1 (of 3)

There are 3 recruiting periods in this sim, with talent dispersed through each one. You receive a list of 20-40 prospects interested in your school each period, and you decide how many to offer. Just like in real life, your amount of offers, location, and school prestige all factor into whether you get recruits.

Texas St offers 1 recruit

#338 2* PF Kevin Silver | California | 4.4 OFF | 5.0 DEF

[dmwendel]

S1G1- Wooden Legacy QF @ Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky Report

PG: SO Julius Herring | 5.6 | 7.0
SG: SR Cullen Howard | 6.9 | 6.0
SF: JR Chris Lopez | 5.3 | 7.6
PF: JR Mark Christensen | 7.4 | 4.7
C: FR Brendan Flowers | 6.1 | 5.6

FINAL: Western Kentucky 61- Texas St 55

Cullen Howard leads Western Kentucky with 12 points

Other Wooden Legacy Scores

Quarterfinals

Texas Tech 84, Howard 54
Denver 84, UIC 82 (OT)
Montana 79, Central Michigan 60

[dmwendel]

S1G2- Wooden Legacy Consolation @ Central Michigan

Central Michigan Report

PG: FR Doug Skinner | 4.7 | 4.7
SG: FR Rod Wright | 5.0 | 3.6
SF: JR Raymond Russell | 6.3 | 6.6
PF: FR Doug Sullinger | 2.8 | 1.9
C: SR Ronnie McKinnon | 5.7 | 3.5

Last 5 Games
L @ Montana 79-60

FINAL: Central Michigan 80- Texas St 71

Kevin Stewart leads Central Michigan with 26 points

Other Wooden Legacy Scores

Semifinals

Texas Tech 83, Denver 80 (OT)
Western Kentucky 69, Montana 62

Consolation

Howard 69, UIC 61

[dmwendel]

S1G3- Wooden Legacy 7th Place @ UIC

UIC Report

PG: SO Ron Moreland | 3.4 | 1.8
SG: SR Jamal Perkins | 4.7 | 4.4
SF: JR Eric Davis | 4.9 | 2.4
PF: SO Joe Garza | 1.8 | 3.7
C: JR Langston Middleton | 4.9 | 2.4

Last 5 Games
L vs Denver 84-82 (OT)
L vs Howard 69-61

FINAL: Texas St 70- UIC 56

Dan Schaeffer leads Texas St with 21 points

Other Wooden Legacy Scores

Championship

Western Kentucky 71, Texas Tech 67

3rd Place

Denver 79, Montana 62

5th Place

Central Michigan 72, Howard 60

Texas St Record: 1-2

[dmwendel]

S1 NCAA Update #1


Top 25

1 (4) Wisconsin- W South Dakota 83-68, W Dayton 79-48, W Marquette 70-60

2 (2) Kentucky- W Gardner-Webb 64-56, W Memphis 77-64, W #6 Louisville 79-48

3 (17) Gonzaga- W VCU 69-62, W #7 Duke 73-67, W #11 Texas 80-77

4 (12) Indiana- W Holy Cross 75-55, W West Virginia 72-67, W #21 Georgetown 66-55

5 (8) Virginia- W Loyola Marymount 75-58, W Wichita St 70-48, W #3 Oregon 65-55

6 (20) Purdue- W Chattanooga 85-59, W #18 Stanford 66-64, W San Diego St 71-52

7 (9) Kansas- W VMI 88-58, W New Mexico 75-63, W Florida 73-68

8 (UR) UConn- W Oklahoma 69-63, W #19 Michigan St 79-70, W #13 North Carolina 62-60

9 (22) California- W Western Illinois 81-51, W Cal St. Bakersfield 81-54, W Pittsburgh 58-46

10 (13) North Carolina- W Butler 70-59, W #15 Arizona 70-65, L UConn 62-60

11 (UR) Arizona St- W Mercer 63-61, W Georgia 73-70, W Minnesota 59-58

12 (16) Tennessee- L #15 Arizona 64-58, W Butler 75-55, W Oklahoma 64-46

13 (23) Ohio St- W UCLA 84-77, L #11 Texas 83-75, W #7 Duke 79-76

14 (1) Michigan- W Chicago St 84-44, W William & Mary 74-55, W Iowa St 61-52

15 (10) Villanova- W New Mexico St 89-48, L #6 Louisville 68-64, W Memphis 72-64

16 (UR) Utah- W Eastern Washington 71-59, W Tulsa 69-66, W Purdue Fort Wayne 73-60

17 (6) Louisville- W Hawaii 87-77, W #10 Villanova 68-64, L #2 Kentucky 79-48

18 (18) Stanford- W Notre Dame 73-47, L #20 Purdue 66-64, W Missouri 73-70

19 (11) Texas- W Charleston 68-57, W #23 Ohio St 83-75, L #17 Gonzaga 80-77

20 (UR) Cincinnati- W Jackson St 85-63, W Mississippi St 62-51, W Washington 76-57

21 (UR) Wichita St- W Vanderbilt 64-57, L #8 Virginia 70-48, W #24 Xavier 69-67

22 (UR) Green Bay- W Colorado 78-70, W #25 Syracuse 80-70, W Alabama 79-77

23 (3) Oregon- W Princeton 84-55, W #24 Xavier 81-61, L #8 Virginia 65-55

24 (UR) Western Kentucky- W Texas St 61-55, W Montana 69-62, W Texas Tech 71-67

25 (19) Michigan St- W Yale 78-61, L UConn 79-70, W #15 Arizona 69-63

Dropped out of Rankings

Florida (5)- W Portland St 61-53, W USC 78-56, L #9 Kansas 73-68

Duke (7)- W UNLV 73-61, L #17 Gonzaga 73-67, L #23 Ohio St 79-76

Seton Hall (14)- W UMBC 82-58, L North Florida 73-60, W Prairie View A&M 72-65

Arizona (15)- W #16 Tennessee 64-58, L #13 North Carolina 70-65, L #19 Michigan St 69-63

Georgetown (21)- W Grand Canyon 86-46, W Texas A&M 77-72, L #12 Indiana 66-55

Xavier (24)- W UT Arlington 85-62, L #3 Oregon 81-61, L Wichita St 69-67

Syracuse (25)- W UNC Greensboro 68-62, L Green Bay 80-70, W Illinois 71-62

[dmwendel]

S1G4- @ Auburn

Auburn Report

PG: FR Greg Thompson | 4.2 | 5.0
SG: FR TJ Snyder | 3.1 | 5.3
SF: SO Tyrone Steele | 6.0 | 5.8
PF: JR Zeron Smith | 4.4 | 3.0
C: JR Andy Marler | 4.3 | 7.3

Last 5 Games
W vs North Carolina A&T 79-63
W vs Louisiana 76-75
L vs UNC Wilmington 70-60

FINAL: Auburn 71- Texas St 47

Andy Marler leads Auburn with 15 points


Texas St Record: 1-3