Path to the Hall of Fame (v2)

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(This time I'll try to resist the "urge" of recruiting JuCos, as it makes the game easier ... I hope I can )

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• Simmed for 60 yrs
• Illegal Recruiting: Yes
• Conference Movement: Yes
• Declare Early: Yes

Year: 2000

After shortlisting possible opportunities, I decided to take the HC job at Delaware St:

• Team Prestige: 4
• NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8
• Conf Championships: 8 (last: 1998)
• Facilities: C-
• Academics: D- (min SAT score: 800)

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1. C Brandon Braun, HS Sr (rank #24, C #4, SAT: 800)
2. PG Brandon Costa, HS Sr (rank #87, PF #21, SAT: 950)
3. PG Michael Price, HS Sr (rank #107, PG #28, SAT: 910)
4. SF Brad Collins, HS Sr (rank #216, SF #48, SAT: 940)
5. SF Gary Whiting, HS Sr (rank #1095, SF #233, SAT: 810)

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(Scholarship players only)

1. Fr(R) PG Brandon Perry: 2.4
2. Fr PG Michael Price: 2.1
3. Fr PG Brandon Costa: 2.8
4. So SG Lewis Lepore: 2.0
5. So(R) SG Ron Warley: 2.7
6. Jr Cain Ward: 1.5 (transferee from Iowa)
7. So SF Anthony Jefferson: 2.6
8. Fr SF Brandon Collins: 2.6
9. Fr SF Gary Whiting: 1.9
10. So PF David Andrews: 2.2 (transferee from Alabama St)
11. So(R) C William Murphy: 2.2
12. Fr C Brandon Braun: 2.0
13. So C Terrell Collins: 1.8 (transferee from New Mexico)

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Starting Lineup

• 1: Fr PG Brandon Costa, 6-2, 1.0/3.5
• 2: So SG Lewis Lepore, 6-0, 2.0/2.0
• 3: Fr SF Brad Collins, 6-7, 2.0/2.5
• 4: So(R) C William Murphy, 6-8, 1.5/2.5
• 5: Fr C Brandon Braun, 6-8, 4.5/5.0

Bench

• 1/2: Fr PG Michael Price, 6-1, 1.5/2.0
• 3/4: So SF Anthony Jefferson, 6-8, 1.5/2.0
• 1: Fr(R) Brandon Perry, 5-8, 2.0/3.5
• 3/4: Fr SF Gary Whiting, 6-8, 1.0/4.0
• 2: So(R) SG Ron Warley, 6-1, 1.0/2.0

Walk-ons

• 3/4: Jr PF Chris Armstrong, 6-7, 2.0/2.0
• 3/4: Jr PF Aaron Mathews, 6-6, 1.5/1.5

Transfers (ineligible to play this season)

• 1/2/3: Jr SG Cain Ward, 6-6, 2.0/5.0
• 4/5: So PF David Andrews, 6-8, 2.0/3.0
• 4/5: So C Terrell Collins, 6-10, 4.0/4.5

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Nov 14, 2000: Hofstra (0-0) @ Delaware St (0-0)

Halftime, Tied at 32
FG: 36-45%; C Brandon Braun 19 pts, 10 rebs

Final Score: Hofstra - 67, Delaware St - 68
Down by 13 midway in the 2nd half. Game was tied when Braun went to the FT line with 16 secs left; Braun splits his FTs. HOF missed a last-second 3pt shot


Box Scores
[INDENT]Braun 34, 16, 1, 2 stls, 4 tos (*)
Collins 12, 4, 1
Price 9, 1, 2, 4 stls
Costa 4, 1, 5, fouled out
Jefferson 4, 1, 1
Murphy 3, 3, 2
Armstron 2, 5, 0
Lepore 0, 3, 0
Perry 0, 1, 0
Whiting 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 38-45%
REB: +5 (+2 off)
TO: Even
Pts in paint: +12
2nd chance: -2
Fast break: +2
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Nov 17, 2000: VMI (0-1) @ Delaware St (1-0)

Halftime, Up 33-24
VMI 12 turn overs; Pts in paint +16; C Brandon Braun 10 pts, 6 rebs

Final Score: VMI - 59, Delaware St - 72
Both teams in the penalty early in the 2nd half. Braun scored 9 pts in the 1st 3 mins, and we kept the lead for good with FT shooting and some outside shooting.

Box Scores
[INDENT]Braun 25, 12, 1, fouled out (*)
Price 17, 1, 4, 2 stls
Murphy 13, 8, 1
Collins 6, 6, 1
Lepore 5, 3, 3, 2 stls
Costa 4, 2, 5
Armstron 2, 1, 0
Jefferson 0, 1, 0
Perry 0, 0, 3
Whiting 0, 0, 1
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 48-44%
REB: +7 (+7 off)
TO: -6 (10-16)
Pts in paint: +24 (42-18)
2nd chance: Even
Fast break: +1
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Nov 21, 2000: Delaware St (2-0) @ Weber St (0-2)

Halftime, Down 43-47
WEB 7-15 3PT, and they got off wih an 11 pt lead early in the game. We were able to rally; but too many fouls called on us late in the 1st half.
VMI 12 turn overs; WEB's SG Kevin Jensen 22 pts, 5-8 3PT; C Brandon Braun 17 pts, 11 rebs

Final Score: Delaware St - 69, Weber St - 94
WEB's hot outside shooting continued in the 2nd half (15-26 3PT for the game), and we didn't had the chance to make a run because of our turn overs

Box Scores
[INDENT]Braun 35, 16, 1, 4 tos
Collins 10, 3, 0
Murphy 8, 3, 1
Lepore 7, 2, 2
Price 5, 1, 0, fouled out
Costa 2, 1, 6, 2 stls, 5 tos, fouled out
Armstron 2, 1, 3
Whiting 0, 1, 0
Jefferson 0, 0, 1
Perry 0, 0, 1
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 48-56%
REB: +4 (+6 off)
TO: +6 (18-12)
Pts in paint: +18
2nd chance: +10 (14-4)
Fast break: +2
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Nov 24, 2000: Delaware St (2-1) @ Portland St (2-2)

Halftime, Up 39-31
Rebounds +9; we relied on FTs early in the game when we were not shooting well. C Brandon Braun 19 pts, 6 rebs, 9-13 FT

Final Score: Delaware St - 90, Portland St - 73
41 combined fouls; PORST shot 22-25 FT, while we made 30-39 FT. Braun was unstoppable towards the end, preventing any late run by PORST.


Box Scores
[INDENT]Braun 45, 12, 0, 15-21 FT (*)
Price 13, 5, 5, 2 stls
Costa 11, 2, 3, 5 tos, fouled out
Perry 9, 1, 3
Murphy 8, 3, 1, 6 tos
Collins 4, 7, 3
Lepore 0, 4, 3, 2 stls
Armstrong 0, 2, 0
Jefferson 0, 1, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 53-44%
REB: +17 (+8 off)
TO: +2
Pts in paint: +18
2nd chance: +5
Fast break: +2
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SG Lewis Lapore and SF Gary Whiting both injured

Nov 28, 2000: Bradley (2-2) @ Delaware St (3-1)

Halftime, Down 23-32
BRAD shut down the paint plus our cold shooting, made our offense very anemic. PG Brandon Costa 7 pts, 3 asts

Final Score: Bradley - 68, Delaware St - 54
BRAD's offense went up a notch in the 2nd half, and they led by as many as 20. We got some our outside shots to fall late in the game, to make the margin more respectable.


Box Scores
[INDENT]Braun 16, 10, 1, 2 stls
Costa 15, 3, 6, 2 stls, 5 tos
Price 13, 3, 1
Perry 2, 3, 2
Armstrong 2, 2, 0
Murphy 2, 1, 2
Collins 2, 1, 1
Jefferson 2, 1, 0, 2 stls
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 38-47%
REB: -18 (-4 off)
TO: -5
Pts in paint: -4
2nd chance: -4
Fast break: -9
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SG Lewis Lapore and SF Gary Whiting still injured

Dec 1, 2000: Delaware St (3-2) @ Iowa St (2-3)

Halftime, Down 37-39
IAST 6-16 3PT. C Brandon Braun 26 pts, 9 rebs

Final Score: Delaware St - 68, Iowa St - 79
Successive turn overs to start the 2nd half, and we fins ourselves down by 14 very quickly. We never recovered as our turn over woes continue the rest of the half.

Box Scores
[INDENT]Braun 38, 17, 0
Price 9, 1, 4
Collins 7, 3, 2
Costa 5, 5, 6, 5 tos
Perry 3, 1, 2
Jefferson 3, 0, 1
Murphy 2, 2, 1, 4 tos
Armstrong 1, 5, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 45-52%
REB: +6 (+3 off)
TO: +6 (15-9)
Pts in paint: +8
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: -1
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