Finding ways to win

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NCAA

• #11 UNLV def #9 Oklahoma, 67-62, and win their 1st national title

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National Individual Awards

• WS POY: So SG David Williams

Conference Individual Awards

• POY: So SG David Williams
• DPOY: So SG David Williams

CUSA 1st Team All-Conference

• So SG David Williams

CUSA 2nd Team All-Conference

• Sr SF Andre McFadden

I was surprised to win the National COY (4th career, 2nd with Rice). Also won the CUSA COY (5th).

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#43 Sr C Curtis Harper
#48 Sr SF Ross Brown

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If applicable: (National Rank, Conference Rank; NR = Not Ranked)


Points

1. SG David Williams - 33.7 ppg (#1, #1)
2. SF Andre McFadden - 11.1
3. SF Tim Mason - 8.9
4. C Scott Fountain - 7.4
5. PF Sam Piatowski - 6.8
6. C Brent Phillips - 6.2
7. PG Brent Evans - 3.6
8. PG Jovan Barker - 2.9
9. SG Jimmy Young - 2.7
10. PF Tony Brown - 2.5
11. PG Hayllets Johnson - 1.1
12. C Richard Thomas - 0.6

Rebounds

1. C Scott Fountain - 6.3 rpg
2. C Brent Phillips - 4.8
3. SF Andre McFadden - 4.6
4. SF Tim Mason - 4.5
5. PF Sam Piatowski - 4.4
6. SG David Williams - 4.2
7. PF Tony Brown - 2.1
8. PG Brent Evans - 1.8
9. PG Jovan Barker - 1.2

Assists

1. PG Brent Evans - 4.6 apg (#35)
2. PG Jovan Barker - 3.0
3. SF Tim Mason - 2.0
4. SG David Williams - 2.0
5. SF Andre McFadden - 1.8
6. PG Hayllets Johnson - 1.4

Steals

1. SG David Williams - 4.7 spg (#1, #1)
2. SF Tim Mason - 1.7
3. SF Andre McFadden - 1.1
4. C Scott Fountain - 1.0

Blocks

1. SF Andre McFadden - 0.7 bpg

3PM

1. SG David Williams - 224 (#1, #1)
2. SF Andre McFadden - 27
3. PG Brent Evans - 15
4. SG Jimmy Young - 12
5. SF Tim Mason - 7
6. PG Hayllets Johnson - 6
7. PG Jovan Barker - 5
8. SG Ray Richard - 2
9. PF Tony Brown - 1

Turnovers

1. SG David Williams - 2.6 topg
2. PG Brent Evans - 2.0
3. SF Andre McFadden - 1.7
4. PG Jovan Barker - 1.6
5. SF Tim Mason - 1.4

FG% (min 30 FGA)

1. PF Sam Piatowski - 59.1%
2. C Scott Fountain - 55.3
3. C Brent Phillips - 54.7
4. SG David Williams - 51.7
5. PG Jovan Barker - 50.6
6. PF Tony Brown - 49.3
7. SF Tim Mason - 47.0
8. PG Brent Evans - 42.4
9. SG Jimmy Young - 40.9
10. SF Andre McFadden - 38.9

FT% (min 20 FTA)

1. PG Brent Evans - 90.0% (27 of 30)
2. SG David Williams - 87.9
3. SF Andre McFadden - 87.0
4. PF Sam Piatowski - 82.8
5. C Brent Phillips - 64.3
6. SF Tim Mason - 62.1
7. C Scott Fountain - 61.4
8. PF Tony Brown - 50.0

3PT% (min 10 3PTA)

1. SG David Williams - 46.9% (224 of 478)
2. SF Andre McFadden - 42.9
3. PG Hayllets Johnson - 42.9
4. PG Jovan Barker - 31.3
5. PG Brent Evans - 30.6
6. SG Jimmy Young - 27.9
7. SF Tim Mason - 18.9
8. SG Ray Richard - 14.3

Minutes

1. SG David Williams - 29.7 mpg
2. SF Andre McFadden - 25.7
3. SF Tim Mason - 22.3
4. C Scott Fountain - 22.2
5. PG Brent Evans - 21.6
6. PF Sam Piatowski - 19.7
7. C Brent Phillips - 17.2
8. PG Jovan Barker - 14.7
9. PF Tony Brown - 14.4
10. SG Jimmy Young - 6.8
11. PG Hayllets Johnson - 5.7
12. C Richard Thomas - 4.5

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If applicable: (+/- from last season, National Rank, Conference Rank)


Team Stats (per game)

1. Points: 82.0 (-1.8, #1, #1)
2. Rebounds: 34.5 (-1.4, #30, #3)
3. Assists: 16.9 (+0.3, #7, #1)
4. Steals: 10.7 (+1.3, #1, #1)
5. Blocks: 3.3 (-2.0, #24, #1)
6. Turnovers: 11.5 (+0.4, #2, #1)
7. FG%: 0.487 (+0.004, #5, #1)
8. 3PT%: 0.414 (-0.004, #6, #1)
9. FT%: 0.757 (-0.030, #65, #4)

Opp Team Stats (per game)

1. Opp Points: 57.3 (-3.8, #7, #3)
2. Opp Turnovers: 19.9 (+1.8, #1, #1)
3. Opp FG%: 0.395 (---, #11, #2)
4. Opp 3PT%: 0.316 (-0.037, #29, #3)

Metrics (Offense)

1. OEff: 60.3 (-1.0, #1, #1)
2. OeFG%: 49.4 (+0.4, #3, #1)
3. OTO%: 13.9 (+0.7, #1, #1)
4. OR% 29.9 (-3.9, NR, #2)
5. OFTRate: 15.9 (+1.4, Last, #12)
6. Tempo: 73.6 (+0.4, #9, #2)

Metrics (Defense)

1. DEff: 42.2 (-2.5, NR, #3)
2. DeFG%: 40.0 (-0.1, #11, #2)
3. DTO%: 24.8 (+2.0, #1, #1)
4. DR%: 77.3 (+0.2, NR, #2)
5. DFTRate: 21.6 (-5.3, NR, #4)

What we did well

1. Big part of our offense was generated by our steals, resulting in fast break pts. SG David Williams also improved on his shooting accuracy

Areas of improvement

1. Rebounding has to improve, esp against teams that plays slow tempo

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Offense: 87 (+4)
Defense: 85 (+4)
Recruiting: 73 (+5)
Scouting: 33 (-1)
Development: 85 (+4)
Reputation: 69 (+4)

Record: 363-49 (0.881)

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Junior College

1. PF Nigel Abrams (#40); SCR: A, REB: B, DEF: B, OVR: A

HS Seniors

1. PG Shannon Elder (#35); PAS: A, HND: A, STL: A, OVR: A
2. SF Brian Thompson (#90); OUT: A, SCR: B, PAS: B, OVR: B
3. C Dennis Yearwood (#568); REB: B, DEF: B, BLK: B, OVR: C

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Starting Lineup

• 1: Sr PG Hayletts Johnson, 6-4, 3.0/4.0 (Addison, IL)
• 2: Jr SG David Williams, 6-2, 4.0/4.5 (Whiting, IN) (*)
• 3: Sr SF Tim Mason, 6-7, 4.5/4.5 (Waynesville, MO) (*)
• 4: Jr PF Nigel Abrams, 6-9, 4.0/4.5 (Canton, OH)
• 5: Sr C Brent Phillips, 6-10, 4.0/4.0 (Selfridge, ND)

Bench

• 2/3: Fr Brian Thompson, 6-8, 3.0/4.5 (Harper Woods, MI)
• 4/5: So Tony Brown, 6-11, 3.0/4.5 (Whitesboro, TX)
• 1/2: Fr PG Shannon Elder, 6-4, 1.5/4.5 (Millinocket, ME)
• 4/5: So C Richard Thomas, 6-10, 1.0/2.5 (Victor, NY)
• 1/2: Sr SG Ray Richard, 6-3, 3.5/4.5 (Monticello, KY)
• 5: Fr C Dennis Yearwood, 7-4, 1.0/4.0 (Tempe, AZ)

Walk-ons

• 3: So SF Dan Jones, 6-7, 1.5/1.5 (San Antonio, TX)
• 1/2: Jr PG Dwayne Barnes, 6-0, 1.5/1.5 (Galveston, TX)
• 1/2: Jr SG Chucky Beeson, 6-2, 2.0/2.0 (Floresville, TX)

(*) Norton candidate

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Nov 14, 2012: Marquette (0-0) @ Rice (0-0)


Tip off

Both teams knocking down outside shots. MARQ only 4 turn overs in the 1st half. SG David Williams with 19 pts, but our big men also getting their share of inside pts.


Halftime, Up 46-44


Start of 2nd half

We'll use m2m defense exclusively. We're also pressuring more, forcing MARQ to some turn overs. Problem is, we are being called for a lot of fouls, and got into the penalty very early
11:26, Up 64-63

It has been a see-saw battle in the 2nd half. MARQ has already taken 30 shots from the FT line, making 25
3:15, Down 79-80

MARQ also in the penalty. We converted 2 FTs to retake the lead. Up 1. SG David Williams gets a steal on MARQ's backcourt, got fouled, and converted his FTs. Up 3. A miss by MARQ. Williams getting a 3 on the other end. 7-0 run. Up 6. Another miss by MARQ. PF Nigel Abrams got a basket, plus a foul; Abrams hit the FT. 10-0 run in just over a minute
1:58, Up 89-80

MARQ got our lead down to 5 with less than 30 secs left. We stole the ball twice, to seal the game. Excellent finish in the game. But our defense needs a lot of work.


Final Score: Marquette - 87, Rice - 98


Box Scores
[INDENT]Williams 37, 5, 0, 4 stls, 7 3PT (*)
Mason 14, 5, 4, 2 stls
Abrams 13, 3, 0, 3 tos
Phillips 12, 7, 0, fouled out
Thomas 9, 5, 0
Johnson 4, 1, 4
Brown 4, 0, 0
Elder 3, 0, 4
Richard 2, 1, 1
Thompson 0, 1, 0
Yearwood 0, 1, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 53-49%
REB: +2
TO: -4
Pts in paint: +16
2nd chance: Even
Fast break: -3
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Nov 17, 2012: Texas Tech (0-1) @ Rice (1-0)


Start of 1st half

Good start defensively. TT with 10 turn overs less than 9 mins into the game; they ended up with 17 errors in the 1st half. SG David Williams with 21 pts. Williams and SF Tim Mason with 4 steals each.


Halftime, Up 47-25


Start of 2nd half

We didn't let up on defense the whole game. All 5 starters scored in double figures


Final Score: Texas Tech - 41, Rice - 88


Box Scores
[INDENT]Williams 32, 5, 3, 5 stls, 8 3s (*)
Phillips 10, 7, 2, 2 stls
Abrams 10, 7, 0
Mason 10, 4, 3, 4 stls
Johnson 10, 3, 4, 2 blks
Brown 4, 0, 0
Yearwood 4, 0, 0
Richard 3, 2, 1
Thompson 3, 0, 0
Elder 2, 3, 8
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 51-26%
Rebs: -5 (-7 off)
TOs: -19 (TT: 27)
Pts in paint: +18
2nd chance: -9
Fast break: +12
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