Philly Gym Rat (The Perry “QM” McMullin Story)

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CBI Tournament

Championship: Louisiana Tech-78, Western Carolina-70

NIT Tournament

Indiana-77, Rice-65 (Indiana in the NIT--oh, how the mighty have fallen)

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Round 1:

New Jersey Tech vs Boston College—Boston College gradually built a lead in the first half finishing ahead, 37-28. They then expanded their lead to 22 points in the 2nd half and never looked back. BC outshot the Highlanders 46% to 37%. They also forced New Jersey Tech to make twice as many turnovers (20 to 10). Dan Snyder led Boston College’s with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Earl Cliff had 19 points and J.R. Allen had 10 rebounds for New Jersey Tech. Final: Boston College-72, New Jersey Tech-51.

Semifinals:

#11 Syracuse-70, #8 Georgia-67
#1 Florida-72, #5 Utah-61

Championship:
#11 Syracuse-58, Florida-52

Obviously not a good year for #1 seeds, but a #11 seeded team winning the big enchilada? You don't see that very often.

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2nd Team All-American: Jerell Brown

Great West Player of the Year: Jerell Brown

Great West Freshman of the Year: Jerell Brown

Great West Defensive Player of the Year: Jerell Brown

Great West 1st Team All-Conference: Jerell Brown


Jerell had to go out and buy a trophy case.

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Sean likes working on the farm, particularly when he gets to work with cattle. He’s not out of the woods on the alcohol front though. He’s had a couple relapses. After this happens a couple times, Roy Olson, the farmer and his boss, lays down the law to Sean. He tells Sean in no uncertain terms that if he wants to work on his farm and with his livestock, there will be “no coming to work reeking of alcohol and alcohol can not affect Sean’s work”. This seems to make an impression on Sean. While he doesn’t stop drinking all together, he cuts back significantly and makes sure he doesn’t drink before going out to the farm.

I’m still amazed that Sean, who probably never was on a farm before being hired by Roy Olson, likes it so well. I can only imagine what his friends back in Philly would think. Mom and Pop are thrilled that he’s found something that has finally triggered a fire within him.

Now the big problem is getting Sean to take off his boots BEFORE he comes into the house.

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PG Darius Dunn, 6-4 JC So, Guernsy, WY, 2.4 GPA—17.9 ppg, 6.6 apg, 7.2 rpg, 2.3 spg, 3.5 bpg—Excellent passer with strong ball-handling skills; Very good scorer who shoots well from outside; Very strong defensively who blocks shots well; Very athletic; Hard working kid; Mixes jump shooting and stepping out for the 3 with post play; A fairly balanced player; Hasn’t had many problems with injuries; Playing time is very important to him; Ranked #48 (7th best PG) in the nation; Overall Rating: A.

PF Ali Lyde, 6-7 JC So, Lund, NV, 2.5 GPA—17.3 ppg, 4.1 apg, 7.8 rpg, 2.2 spg, 2.0 bpg—Excellent scorer, particularly from the inside; Very strong rebounder; Very good defensively; Very athletic; Doesn’t have many problems with injuries; Hard worker; Ranked #49 (11th best PF) in the nation; Overall Rating: A.

C Marcelle Pastner, 6-10 HS Sr, San Diego, CA, 2.9 GPA (1090 SAT)—16.2 ppg, 3.1 apg, 5.2 rpg, 1.9 spg, 2.6 bpg—Very good scorer with excellent inside scoring abilities; Weak athletically; Poor ball handler; Average rebounder and defender; Has had some recurring injuries; A fairly balanced player; Ranked #642 (88th best C) in the nation; Overall Rating: B.

All-in-all I think we had a pretty good recruiting year. I was very pleased to get a strong high school player, but sorry to see his stock drop from about #100 to #642.

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The only goal set by the administration was to win at least 10 games…so succeeded. (BFD! )

While I’m not looking to leave CSU Bakersfield, no school was looking at me for a head coaching position either.

I decide to let my 1st Assistant Stephen Osbourne go. His player development skills just aren’t sufficient to justify his salary. I also fire my 3rd assistant Gerrod Hedde in an attempt to get a better recruiter. I promote my 2nd assistant Rodney Willis to 1st assistant and hire 58 yr old Scott Roberts as my 2nd assistant who will be in charge of player development. I then hire 64 yr old Larry McIntyre as my 3rd assistant. He’ll be my recruiter.

I meet with the board and request that they approve a plan for facilities improvement. They don’t go for it. I’m not surprised.

Season 2012-2013 is OVER.

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2011-2012 seemed like a year when we made some significant improvements over previous years. 2012-2013 felt like a filler season to me since we made slight improvements to set a foundation for the future, but were unable to do what was necessary at the end of the year.

Unlike last year, we have a number of changes in the makeup of the team for the 2013-2014 season. Also I believe expectations within the school’s administration, the student body, and local fans are beginning to change. They will expect us to make an big upward step this year. This is evidenced by the administration’s goals changing from “win more than 10 games” to “finish in the top 3 in the conference”. Not an overly aggressive goal, but certainly a step up from the first two years.

The challenge for 2013-2014 will be: can we produce now that we are bringing in players who have strong individual skills?

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We lost one fewer game and lost 2 fewer games than the previous year, but finished a little lower in the conference (3rd vs 2nd), didn’t win the conference tournament and therefore didn’t return to post-season tournament play. So my expectation was that our almost invisible prestige of 3 would be unchanged or could even drop. To my complete surprise, our prestige increased from 3 to 5.

I’m not sure what the conference prestige was for 2012-2013, but it was 7 for 2011-2012. For 2013-2014 it’s now risen all the way to 8.

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Age: 30

Contract: $84,000/yr for 5 years (yes, the school extended my contract and added $4,000/year to my salary)

Offense: 38 (+5), Defense: 37 (+5), Recruiting: 36 (+1), Scouting: 27 (+1), Player Development: 42 (+5), Reputation: 12 (+2), Job Security: 100 (no change)

Record thus far after 2 years as a head coach: 31-30 (.508), 1 conference title, 1 NCAA appearance, 2 All-conference players, 1 All-American player.

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Having made the staff changes previously reported to improve the skill level of my staff, here’s some information on each of this year’s assistant coaches:

[1st Asst: Rodney Willis: Age-48, Reputation-9 (unchanged), Contract-$16,800/yr for 1 year, Primary strength-Scouting (45-unchaged). He’ll be my scout. I advanced him from 2nd assistant.

2nd Asst: Scott Roberts: Age-58, Reputation-9, Contract-$17,000/yr for 5 years, Primary strength-Player Development (61). He’ll be in charge of player development.

3rd Asst: Larry McIntyre: Age-64, Reputation-9, Contract: $17,000/yr for 4 years, Primary strength-Recruiting (45). He’ll be my recruiter.