Path to the Hall of Fame

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NCAA Tournament Run of my former team

- (Round 1): (5) #9 Sam Houston St def (12) Bradley, 58-57
- (Round 2): (5) #9 Sam Houston St def (4) #19 BYU, 83-70
- (Sweet 16): (5) #9 Sam Houston St def (1) #8 Iowa, 65-50
- (Elite 8): (5) #9 Sam Houston St def (6) #23 Memphis, 65-57

They are back in the Final 4!

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Final 4
- (1) #3 Kansas St def (1) #1 North Carolina, 73-55
- (1) #4 Michigan def (5) #9 Sam Houston St, 74-69

Championship
- (1) #4 Michigan def (5) #3 Kansas St, 71-63

Michigan wins their 1st ever NCAA national championship

I also congratulated my former assistant, and now head coach at Sam Houston St., Mike Paige, for a good tournament run. Many were surprised by their performance, but I'm not one of them. They have a good group of players, many of them I was able to coach last season. I wished Mike that he can continue building a good program.

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Pac 12 All-Conference 1st Team
- PG Marquel Jamison
- SF Damion Hutson
- C JR Myers
- C Aaron Thorne

Wow, 4 of my starters in the All-Conf 1st team. The other member of the 1st team is Oregon's Frank Perry, who also won the COnf POY and DPOY for the 2nd year in a row

I won Pac 12 Coach of the Year, with a 29-4 (0.879) record

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Major Job Offers Received

1. Miami (OH)
- Team Prestige: 41
- Season Record: 21-12 (11-5)

2. Virginia
- Team Prestige: 50
- Season Record: 14-15 (8-10)

All my players are back next season, plus a couple of good JuCo recruits coming in. I'm staying with USC

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1. JuCo SF Sam Millar, 6-5 (rank #33)
OVR: A, ATH: C, SCR: A, DEF: A

2. JuCo C Antonio Forney, 6-9 (rank #49)
OVR: A, ATH: F, REB: A, INS: A

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3 of my players previously at Sam Houston St were selected in the NBA draft

1st Round:
#18 PG Billy Johnson

2nd Round:
#31 PF Tyrone Walls
#42 SG Lloyd Fields

Congratulations!

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Starting 5
1: Sr PG Marquel Jamison, 5-10, 4.0/4.5
2. Sr SG Mark Austin, 6-4, 3.5/3.5
3: Sr SF Damion Hutson, 6-6, 4.0/4.5
4: Sr C JR Myers, 6-9, 4.0/4.0
5: Jr C Antonio Forney, 6-9, 4.0/4.5

Substitutes
2/3: Jr SF Anthony Bryant, 6-6, 3.5/4.0
5: Sr C Aaron Thorne, 7-1, 4.0/4.5
3/4: Sr PF Brian Salvi, 6-7, 3.5/4.0
1: So PG Shea Wheat, 6-0, 2.5/3.5
2/3: Jr SF Sam Millar, 6-5, 3.5/4.5
4/5: Sr PF Jesse London, 6-8, 3.5/3.5
1/2: So SG Kaniel Coley, 6-2, 2.5/4.0

Walk-Ons
1/2: Sr PG Torris Woods, 6-2, 2.5/2.5
4/5: Jr PF Jason Riggs, 6-8, 2.0/2.0

Redshirt (Ineligible to play this season)
1/2: So(R) Troy Rein, 6-1, 1.0/2.5

Transfer (Ineligible to play this season)
None

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11/16/00: Wagner (0-1) @ USC (0-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Jr C Jermar Williams

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 35%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

14:06, Down 13-17
WAG, 62% FG

10:33, Up 25-20
We started getting pts from the paint

7:52, Up 31-26


Halftime, Up 51-35
I am thrilled with the depth of this squad. I can bring in fresh legs anytime without sacrificing talent in the floor.

C JR Myers, 14 pts.

WAG, 6-15 3PT. We'll shift to 1-2-2 zone in the 2nd half


Start of 2nd Half

15:48, Up 59-40

11:31, Up 65-43

5:37, Up 69-59

2:34, Up 77-63


Final score: Wagner - 70, USC - 87

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 24, 5, 0, 2 blks (*)
Hutson 12, 11, 7
Austin 12, 3, 3
Thorne 10, 7, 0
Forney 10, 5, 6, 2 stls
Bryant 7, 3, 0
Millar 6, 3, 0
Salvi 4, 2, 2
Wheat 2, 2, 5
Jamison 0, 0, 4
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 54-42%
REB: +14 (12-8)
TO: -6 (7-13)
Paint: +28 (46-18)
2nd Chance : +2
Fast Break: +1
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. We can press all the time without worrying about fatigue, since we are deep on every position
2. Good all-around game from Damion Hutson, almost a triple-double
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11/19/00: USC (1-0) @ #13 Wake Forest (1-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: Jr SF Al Freeman (#17 class rank)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 35%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:46, Up 9-6

11:58, Up 17-10
WF in the penalty early

7:37, Up 26-20

3:19, Up 33-29


Halftime, Up 38-34
We should have capitalized on the FT more; we converted just 7-13 FT

PG Marquel Jamison, 13 pts, 2-3 3PT


Start of 2nd Half

15:49, Tied at 42

11:44, Up 46-44

7:57, Up 57-51

3:49, Up 62-61

We'll double on WF's SG Jason Grawer, who now has 20 pts

WF: Their C missed an uncontested shot
USC: C Aaron Thorne goes to the lane. Block
WF: Miss by SG Jason Grawer. C Darius Correa with the off rebound. Put back by Correa is good. Timeout

2:41, Down 62-63

USC: SF Anthony Bryant hits a 3

2:20, Up 65-63

WF: PG John Lawson answers back with a 3

2:02, Down 65-66

USC: Jumper by SG Anthony Bryant is good. 5 straight pts for Bryant

1:49, Up 67-66

WF: Traveling
USC: Traveling
WF: Miss. Off rebound. SG Jason Grawer shoots. Miss but got a foul. 2 FTs. Hits both

1:03, Down 67-68

USC: C Aaron Thorne shoots a short jumper. It's good. Timeout WF

0:50, Up 69-68

WF: SG Jason Grawer shoots. He was fouled again. SG Mark Austin fouls out. 2 FTs. Split. Timeout

0:37, Tied at 69

USC: SF Anthony Bryant travels. 0:33
WF: Block. We get the ball
USC: Dribble to front court. Timeout

0:09, Tied at 69

USC: They foul. 1-and-1. PG Marquel Jamison to shoot. Hits the 1st. Hits the 2nd. WF has no timeouts remaining

0:08, Up 71-69

WF: SG Jason Grawer travels. 0:02. That should do it


Final score: USC - 71, Wake Forest - 69

Box Score

[INDENT]Jamison 21, 2, 5, 2 stls, 4-6 3PT (*)
Forney 12, 13, 0
Austin 10, 1, 4, fouled out
Myers 8, 5, 0, 3 tos
Bryant 7, 4, 0
Thorne 4, 8, 2
Hutson 4, 4, 2, 2 blks, 3 tos
Salvi 3, 1, 1
Millar 2, 2, 0, fouled out
Wheat 0, 0, 2
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 41-46%
REB: +8 (19-10)
TO: -2 (12-14)
Paint: +8 (24-16)
2nd Chance : +4
Fast Break: +10 (14-4)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. SG Jason Grawer of WF finished with 23 pts, 11-16 FT
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11/23/00: USC (2-0) @ North Carolina (0-2)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Inside (fast)
3. Key players: Sr SF Larry Totten

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 35%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:43, Up 12-8
C Antonio Forney called for 2 early fouls

11:45, 22-13
We got into penalty early. Our big men in foul trouble, C Aaron Thorpe with 3 fouls

6:41, Up 29-20

2:40, Up 43-26


Halftime, Up 47-31
Despite the fact that we were called for 15 fouls in the 1st half, UNC only shot 12-24 FT.


Start of 2nd Half

15:57, Up 53-38

10:49, Up 61-40

7:15, Up 69-46

3:26, Up 73-54


Final score: USC - 77, UNC - 60

Box Score

[INDENT]Forney 14, 8, 0
Myers 13, 9, 1 (*)
Bryant 11, 3, 0
Jamison 10, 4, 4
Salvi 9, 1, 1
Thorne 8, 4, 2, fouled out
Millar 8, 2, 1
Hutson 4, 2, 6, 2 stls
Wheat 0, 2, 2, 4 tos
London 0, 2, 0
Austin 0, 1, 2
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 46-40%
REB: +6 (9-9)
TO: -4 (11-15)
Paint: +18 (40-22)
2nd Chance : +1
Fast Break: -2
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. The players starting to adapt in using M2M defense the whole game. We'll use this as our "default" defense, but continue practicing zone defense for situational purposes
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