Way to the top - a promotion dynasty

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Mar 3, 1998: (4) Cal St Bakersfield (14-14, 10-6) vs (1) Sacramento St (19-9, 12-4)

1st Half

• 13:12, Up 11-8. PF Chris Osbourne got injured.
• 7:06, Up 21-15.
• Halftime, Up 31-27. BAK's 4-8 3PT has kept them close in this game, despite their overall 35% FG shooting.

2nd Half

• 15:22, Up 40-38. We're playing mostly small lineup. Aside from injury on PF Chris Osbourne, C Mike Holiday picked up his 4th foul. We are in the penalty this early in the 2nd half.
• 11:25, Up 48-42.
• 7:23, Tied at 50.
• 3:27, Up 59-57. C Mike Holiday has fouled, leaving us with only 1 serviceable big man

BAK hits a 3. Down 1. PF Jordan Davis drives strong to the hoop and scores. Up 1. BAK's James Mouring hits another 3; Mouring has 25 pts. Down 2. Our shot got blocked. On BAK's next play, they go to Mouring again, and hits another 3. Timeout. Down 61-66, 2:08.

BAK called for a foul; they are also in the penalty. PF Jordan Davis hits 2 FTs. Down 3. SF Lamoni Williams gets a steal, and Williams goes all the way to score on transition. Down 1. BAK's James Mouring shoots a 3 in front of a double team; missed. We get the rebound. SF Shawn Reid hits a 3 from the right corner! We're on a 7-0 run. Timeout BAK. Up 68-66, 0:54.

BAK able to answer back with a jumper. Timeout. Tied at 68, 0:42.

Foul called on BAK. Double bonus. SG Morrow Tiggs gets both FTs to fall. Timeout BAK. Up 70-68, 0:33.

Traveling called on BAK's back court. Timeout. Up 70-68, 0:27.

We can slow down and wait for BAK to foul. We have 2 PGs on the floor. BAK fouls. PG Nyah Celuck hits both FTs. Up 4. BAK missed, but they get the off rebound, and the put back is good. BAK fouled right away. Up 72-70, 0:10.

PG Nyah Celuck sank both FTs again. Up 4. BAK missed their 3 pt attempt.

For the 2nd straight game, walk on PG Nyah Celuck saves us again, with his FT shooting.


Final Score: Cal St Bakersfield - 70, Sacramento St - 74


Box Scores
[INDENT]Davis 18, 12, 5, 3 stls (*)
Williams 14, 7, 1
Celuck 10, 3, 3
Tiggs 9, 1, 1, 2 stls
Holiday 9, 1, 0, fouled out
Reid 6, 3, 0
Hemsley 6, 0, 4
Osbourne 2, 2, 2
McIntosh 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 46-43%
REB: -4
TO: -3
Pts in paint: +16
2nd chance: +7
Fast break: +6
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Mar 4, 1998: (2) Morehead St (17-12, 11-5) vs (1) Sacramento St (20-9, 12-4)

PF Chris Osbourne is done for the season with a broken hand (12%, 39 days).

We had our most lopsided win this season against Morehead St. But with our crippled front line rotation, plus Morehead St improvements (they won 11 of their next 14 games, after they lost to us), this is a comlpetely different ball game.

1st Half

• 12:51, Up 16-12. We have forced 5 turn overs already on MORE, but MORE is shooting 71% FG if they manage not to throw the ball away.
• 6:30, Tied at 28. It's our turn to turn the ball over, allowing MORE to come back.
• Halftime, Up 40-38. Both teams shooting over 50% FG.

2nd Half

• 15:04, Up 53-40. We're beginning to see the effects now of MORE's 16 turn overs.
• 11:26, Up 62-48
• 7:42, Up 68-57
• 3:07, Up 82-66. We'll simply slow down the game now, and try to hold on.

We playing in the NCAA tournament! None of the current players have played in any post season tournament. I'm happy that our 3 seniors would finally experience playing in the big dance before they graduate.


Final Score: Morehead St - 73, Sacramento St - 87


Box Scores
[INDENT]Tiggs 18, 4, 0
Holiday 17, 3, 2, 2 stls
Hemsley 13, 0, 7, 6 tos
Davis 11, 11, 2 4 stls (*)
Williams 10, 4, 1, 2 stls
Celuck 8, 3, 0
McIntosh 6, 3, 0
Reid 4, 1, 1
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 55-49%
REB: +4
TO: -5 (13-18)
Pts in paint: +2
2nd chance: -1
Fast break: +7
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Rank (Media/Coaches): NR/NR; RPI: #52

We're in the West (Seattle) Regionals

1st round matchup:
(3) #12 Kentucky (Conf B) vs (14) Sacramento St (Conf V)

Teams in the West Regionals

• (1) #4 Connecticut (A) - 4 National Titles, 8 Final Fours
• (2) #7 Pittsburgh (A) - 2 National Titles, 7 Final Fours
• (3) #12 Kentucky (B) - 2 National Titles, 8 Final Fours
• (4) #11 Milwaukee (F)
• (5) #24 Baylor (F)
• (6) Wisconsin (D)
• (7) Eastern Michigan (C)
• (8) Loyola Marymount (G)
• (9) Villanova (C)
• (10) Nevada (H)
• (11) North Carolina (A) - 1 National Title, 5 Final Fours
• (12) North Dakota St (S)
• (13) Colgate (N)
• (14) Sacramento St (V)
• (15) Chattanooga (O)
• (16) Play In

Other Ranked Teams

East

• (1) #3 Oklahoma (A)
• (2) #1 Syracuse (B)
• (3) #17 Duke (A)
• (4) #15 Gonzaga (B)
• (5) #21 Jacksonville (D)
• (6) #20 Texas (A)

Midwest

• (1) #2 Louisville (A)
• (2) #6 Temple (B)
• (3) #14 Indiana (A)
• (4) #10 Miami (FL) (F)
• (5) #18 Wofford (Q)
• (6) #23 Texas-Arlington (V)

South

• (1) #5 Georgia Tech (A)
• (2) #9 Wake Forest (A)
• (3) #13 UCLA (B)
• (4) #16 Michigan St (C)
• (5) #19 South Carolina (I)
• (6) #22 Bryant (K)
• (8) #25 Memphis (A)

On Probation

• #8 Maryland (A)

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Mar 17, 1998: (14) Sacramento St (21-9, 12-4) vs (3) #12 Kentucky (22-8, 11-5)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: 1-3-1 zone
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players:
   
   • Sr SG Terrance Phillips (16.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, All-Conf, #38 class rank) - strained knee (85%)
   • Sr C Roy McCall (10.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg, #30 class rank)
4. Strengths:
   
   • Defense: 17.1 opp topg (#14), 8.3 spg (#11)
5. Weaknesses:
   
   • Shooting: 43.1% FG (#235), 34.1% 3PT (#194)
6. How they got here:
   
   • Finished 5th Conference B; Lost Conference Tournament Semi Finals

Strategies

1. If Phillips play, how effective would he be?
2. What we have to worry though is that Kentucky plays a similar brand of defense as ours, by getting a lot of steals, and generating turn overs.

1st half

• 12:22, Down 7-22. Our double-team defense not quick enough to cover their shooters. We also committed 4 turn overs, and UK has yet to turn the ball over.
• 7:32, Down 11-36. UK are shooting the lights out, 7-11 3PT.
• Halftime, Down 25-50. Aside from their shooting, UK also did well protecting the ball with only 3 turn overs, which didn't give us much opportunity to run the fast break. I will give as much playing time to our seniors, as from the looks of it, this could be the last game of their collegiate careers.

2nd half

• 14:47, Down 36-55. Very good start in the 2nd half. Despite the deficit we're facing, the players are showing better energy on defense now.
• 10:45, Down 38-55. It was good while it lasted, as UK once again stamping their speed and strength on us.
• 6:30, Down 44-77.
• 3:51, Down 50-80.

Nothing to be ashamed of in this loss. We had a good season, not only getting promoted to Conference U, but also won the conference tournament title. I'm very proud of this team, as they have shown resiliency in numerous occasions coming back from deficits, and finding ways to win at the end.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 54, Kentucky - 86


Box Scores
[INDENT]Holiday 18, 14, 1 (L)
Tiggs 12, 1, 3 (L)
Hemsley 11, 1, 4, 6 tos, fouled out
Davis 6, 5, 3 (L)
Williams 5, 3, 1
McIntosh 2, 1, 2
Celuck 0, 3, 3, fouled out
Reid 0, 1, 1
(L) - last college game
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 39-52%
REB: -13 (-5 off)
TO: +5 (14-9)
Pts in paint: -2
2nd chance: -6
Fast break: -2
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Starting Lineup

• 1: So PG Steve Hemsley, 6-5, 1.5/4.0
• 2: So PG Matt Brewer, 6-4, 4.5/5.0
• 3: So(R) SF Lamoni Williams, 6-7, 1.5/2.5
• 4: So PF Shyrone Franklin, 6-8, 4.5/5.0
• 5: So C David Irvin, 6-10, 4.0/4.5

Bench

• 4/5: So PF Chris Osbourne, 6-8, 1.0/3.5
• 1/2: So SG Mills McIntosh, 6-0, 1.0/4.0
• 3: Fr SF Keith Richerson, 6-6, 2.0/4.0
• 3: So(R) SF Shawn Reid, 6-6, 1.5/3.5
• 3/4/5: Fr PF Mike Minor, 6-7, 1.0/2.5

Walk-ons

• 1/2: So PG Nyah Celuck, 6-1
• 1/2: Sr SG Gabe Fomby, 6-2
• 1/2: So SG Kenny White, 6-1

Transfers (ineligible to play this season)

• 2/3: Jr SF Tre Tiggs, 6-6, 4.0/4.5
• 5: So C Jafar Eidson, 7-1, 0.5/0.5

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Nov 16, 1998: Sacramento St (0-0) @ Milwaukee (0-0)

1st Half

• 12:57, Tied at 13.
• 7:29, Down 20-24. UWMIL's +12 advantage in FTAs the significant difference in this game.
• Halftime, Down 33-38. Significant part of our offensive production comes from inside plays. But we need to improve our defense, and force more turn overs.

2nd Half

• 15:55, Down 37-43.
• 11:06, Down 41-50. UWMIL has defended the paint well, as our percentage even from the inside is very low.
• 6:50, Down 43-60.

Not a good start, as our defense simply allowing UWMIL to score easily on their half court sets. An even bad news is that PG Matt Brewer suffered a broken ankle.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 59, Milwaukee - 77


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 16, 6, 0
Franklin 15, 6, 2, fouled out
Brewer 12, 4, 5, 2 blks, 6 tos
Richerson 8, 3, 1
Hemsley 4, 1, 4, 4 tos
Reid 2, 1, 0
Osbourne 0, 8, 1
Williams 0, 2, 2
McIntosh 0, 1, 0
Minor 0, 0, 0
Celuck 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 40-47%
REB: +1
TO: +5 (15-10)
Pts in paint: +4
2nd chance: +1
Fast break: -6
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Conference Defensive Player of the Year

• Sr C Mike Holiday

1st Team All-Conference

• Sr C Mike Holiday

2nd Team All-Conference

• Sr SG Morrow Tiggs
• Sr PF Jordan Davis

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Legend (National Rank)

Points

1. C Mike Holiday, 14.5
2. SG Morrow Tiggs, 13.6
3. PF Jordan Davis, 10.3
4. SF Lamoni Williams, 9.5
5. PF Steve Hemsley, 7.6
6. PG Nyah Celuck, 5.1
7. SF Shawn Reid, 5.0
8. PF Chris Osbourne, 3.9
9. SG Mills McInstosh, 3.5

Rebounds

1. PF Jordan Davis, 7.4 (#33)
2. C Mike Holiday, 7.3 (#39)
3. SF Lamoni Williams, 4.1

Assists

1. PF Steve Hemsley, 4.6 (#27)

Steals

1. SG Morrow Tiggs, 1.6

Blocks

1. C Mike Holiday, 0.9

3PT Made

1. SG Morrow Tiggs, 80
2. PF Steve Hemsley, 38
3. SF Lamoni Williams, 37
4. PG Nyah Celuck, 33
5. SF Shawn Reid, 21
6. SG Mills McInstosh, 11

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Legend (National Rank)


Efficiency

• OFF: 50.7 (#42)
• DEF: 48.7 (#263)

Offense

• PTS: 71.1 (#39)
• FG: 45.5% (#68)
• 3P: 34.2% (#188)
• FT%: 67.7% (#293)
• 3PM: 7.3 (#57)
• PTS/100: 101.5 (#42)
• TEMPO: 71.3 (#71)

Passing / Handling

• AST: 15.4 (#53)
• TO: 12.9 (#57)

Rebounding

• REB: 29.4 (#252)
• OR: 23.6% (#333)
• DR: 71.1% (#272)

Defense

• Opp PTS: 68.2 (#229)
• Opp FG: 42.5% (#85)
• Opp 3P: 35.8% (#245)
• Opp TO: 16.6 (#29)
• STL: 7.4 (#34)
• BLK: 2.0 (#204)
• DFTR: 45.5% (#352)

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1. C Mike Holiday
   
   • GPA: 3.7
   • 4-yr Senior
   • 96 GP (82 GS), 21.4 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 55% FG, 63% FT, 10 double doubles
   • Post Season: 1 GP, 18 pts, 14 rebs
   • Awards
     
     • Conf V Defensive Player of the Year (1998)
     • Conf V All-Conference 1st Team (1998)
     • Player of the Game: 12
   
   
2. SG Morrow Tiggs
   
   • GPA: 4.0
   • 5-yr Senior
   • 60 GP (56 GS), 25.5 mpg, 10.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.1 spg, 39% FG, 74% FT, 31% 3PT (80 3PMs)
   • Post Season: 1 GP, 12 pts, 3 asts
   • Awards
     
     • Conf V All-Conference 2nd Team (1998)
     • Player of the Game: 9
   
   
3. PF Jordan Davis
   
   • GPA: 3.9
   • 4-yr Senior
   • 108 GP (28 GS), 11.3 mpg, 3.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 50% FG, 64% FT, 3 double doubles
   • Post Season: 1 GP, 6 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts
   • Awards
     
     • Conf V All-Conference 2nd Team (1998)
     • Player of the Game: 4