Tom “Whatever It Takes” Bradbury

[PointGuard]

American Athletic Conference Tournament—Round 1:

Temple (14-15, 9-9) vs Connecticut (16-11. 13-5): Connecticut wins 69-58

SMU (15-13. 9-9) vs Cincinnati (17-10, 11-7): Cincinnati wins 64-51

Houston (14-13, 9-9) vs Tulane (16-11, 10-8): Houston wins 69-62

Game #30, Tulsa (15-14): Tulsa leads early in the first half, but we overtake them and move out to a 38-28 halftime advantage. We continue to pull away in the 2nd half and win in commanding fashion, 78-55. Another game in which we make just 6 turnovers while forcing Tulsa to turn the ball over 20 times. Dalron Jones pours in 32 points. Joey Brown hits for 18 points and grabs 8 rebounds. Antonio Greer adds 13 points while dishing out 6 assists. (27-3)

American Athletic Conference Tournament—Round 2:

Cincinnati (18-10) vs Connecticut (17-11): Connecticut wins 81-62

Game #31, Houston (15-13): We struggle in the first half but come away with a slim 35-33 lead at the break. Our team responds with a devastating defense in the 2nd half, holding Houston to just 17 points. We roll on with a 72-50 victory. We dominate all aspects of the game. Antonio Greer leads our scoring with 17 points. Johnnie Campbell adds 11 more. Joey Brown scores just 9 points, but has 3 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, and 1 block. (28-3)

American Athletic Conference Tournament—Championship:

Game #32, Connecticut: The team comes out as though on a mission, crushing the Huskies in the first half 48-28. We expand our lead in the 2nd half and give Connecticut an 85-62 beatdown. Dalron Jones is our top scorer with 17 points. Rob Ferguson chips in 14 points and pulls down 12 rebounds. Joey Brown scores 10 and grabs 8 boards. Valder Green scores 10. And we are AAC champs! (29-3, Ranked #4, RPI: 4)

[PointGuard]

Memphis Tigers, Season 2 Player Stats:




Memphis Tigers Team Stats, Season 2:

PPG: 74.6 (6th), Opponents: 60.2
APG: 15.2 (11th), Opponents, 11.1
RPG: 33.1 (2nd), Opponents: 29.6
BPG: 3.9 (2nd), Opponents: 1.7
SPG: 9.0 (65th), Opponents: 5.5
FG%: 44.0 (191st), Opponents: 38.4
3P%: 36.0 (174th), Opponents: 32.8
FT%: 76.5 (51st), Opponents: 70.5
TO: 11.1 (7th), Opponents: 16.7

[bloomington]

I noticed in season 1 Memphis was perfect at home...assuming the same in season 2 (since you have an almost flawless record)?

[PointGuard]

I noticed in season 1 Memphis was perfect at home...assuming the same in season 2 (since you have an almost flawless record)?

I hadn't given it any thought until your post, but yes the Memphis Tigers are undefeated at the FedEx Forum throughout the two years Coach Tom "Whatever It Takes" Bradbury has handled the reins.

[PointGuard]

#1 Seeds: Duke, Arkansas, UCLA, Syracuse

UConn, #10 seed in Syracuse Regional
Memphis, #2 seed in Detroit Regional
Cincinnati, #1 seed in Orlando Regional

American Athletic Conference Teams in Other Post-Season Tournaments:

CBI

SMU, #1 seed in West Regional

NIT

Tulane, #1 seed in West Regional
Houston, #1 seed in West Regional

[PointGuard]

Round 1:
SMU vs Sacramento State: SMU wins 73-53

Round 2:
SMU vs Massachusetts: SMU wins 57-49

Round 3:
SMU vs Green Bay: SMU wins 73-64

Round 4 (Championship):
SMU vs Bradley: SMU wins 69-61 and is the CBI Champion!

[PointGuard]

Round 1:
Tulane vs Western Illlinois: Tulane wins 77-69
Houston vs Davidson: Houston loses 72-64

Round 2:
Tulane vs Miami: Tulane loses 85-62

Championship Game: Miami-63, Virginia-57

[PointGuard]

Round 1:

#10 seed Connecticut vs #7 seed Tennessee: Connecticut loses 65-63

#10 seed Cincinnati vs #7 seed North Carolina St.: Cincinnati loses 75-52

Game #33, #15 seed Central Arkansas: The game went back and forth early in the 1st half and we trailed by as much as 7 points, but by the end of the half we had taken a 45-38 lead. Then we caught fire in the 2nd half and built a 22 point lead before finishing with an 85-70 victory. We won by dominating the boards 32-21 and having a 19-12 turnover advantage. Antonio Greer starred with 28 points. Dalron Jones scored 13 points. Rob Ferguson had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Joey Brown scored 10, pulled down 12 rebounds, had 4 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks. Terry Jones came off the bench to add 10 points.

Round 2:

Game #34, #10 seed North Carolina: The first half was exciting as the lead continually flip-flopped. When the buzzer sounded we had a slim 31-29 lead. We soared early in the 2nd half and opened a 22 point lead before North Carolina made a run that cut our final winning margin to 76-62. Again, turnovers were the difference, as we made just 8 turnovers while North Carolina turned the ball over 20 times. Dalron Jones led our scoring with 21 points. Antonio Greer and Valder Greene both scored 14 points. Rob Ferguson added 12.

Round 3 (Sweet 16):

Game #35, #3 seed Ohio State: We jumped out on top and never relinquished the lead. By the half we were on top 38-26, as our defense sparkled. We continued our dominance in the 2nd half and won going away 71-48. We only allowed the Buckeyes to connect on 27% of their shots and didn’t allow any of their players to score in double figures. Joey Brown had a big game, scoring 22 points and pulling down 15 rebounds. Rob Ferguson scored 11 and Dalron Jones and Antonio Greer both added 10 points.

Round 4 (Elite 8):

Game #36, #1 seed Arkansas: Neither team could pull ahead in the first half. We trailed 31-30 at the break. But Arkansas came out scoring in the 2nd half and we gradually faded, losing to the tune of 78-64. Arkansas’ SF Andrae Thomas dumped in 26 points. Antonio Greer was our top scorer with 18 points. Joey Brown scored 13 and Dalron Jones hit for 10 points.

Championship Game:

UCLA-88, Duke-69

[PointGuard]

SG Dalron Jones: American Athletic Conference Player of the Year

SG Dalron Jones: American Athletic Conference 1st Team All-Conference

C Joey Brown: American Athletic Conference 1st Team All-Conference

PF Rob Ferguson: American Athletic Conference 1st Team All-Conference

Tom Bradley: : American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

[PointGuard]

We decided to pursue an international player from Turkey, PF Ufuk Oztorun (his parents gave him the first name, I didn’t). I made a quick visit after our exit from the NCAA Tourney which went well but only moved us up to #5 on his top 10 school list. I made him a $5000 offer to hang with a school celeb. He liked it and said it would factor into his decision. We moved up to #4 on his favorites list.

I also visited SG Lamont Holiday, a JC SG. While the visit resulted in us moving to the top of his favorite’s list, I decided to try to nail it down and offered him a $5000 bribe, He was uncomfortable with it and refused it.

The 3rd player I visited was C Adam Wallace, a high school senior from Wisconsin. Even though the visit went well we still weren’t in his top 10. My $5000 offer sounded good to him and he said it would factor into his decision.

Although I didn’t visit SG David Wrenn, a high school senior from North Carolina, I also offered him $5000. He also was tempted by it and said it would factor into his decision.

On April 2nd, we offered the final two scholarships to SG Lamont Holiday and PF Ufuk Oztorun.

I re-visited Ufuk Oztorun, SG Lamont Holiday and SG David Wrenn. I also visited SG Tim Vershaw from Alabama.

On April 16th both players we had offered scholarships to signed LOI’s to attend Memphis next year.

Recruits we landed this season:

PF Ruben Rohwer, 6-7 HS Sr, Cincinnati, OH. 2.1 GPA (890 SAT). 26.3 ppg, 4.6 apg, 16.1 rpg, 5.3 spg, 5.9 bpg. This guy is simply outstanding. Great shooter (inside and outside, scorer, rebounder, defender, passer, shot blocker, ball stealer. He has a tremendous work ethic and doesn’t have many problems with injuries and doesn’t cause problems. Rated as the #2 recruit in the nation. Overall rating: A.

SG Lamont Holiday, 6-1 JC So, Elmwood Park, NJ. 2.6 GPA. 18.9 ppg, 4.0 apg, 7.3 rpg, 2.6 spg, 2.6 bpg. Very good outside shooter and scorer. Very good ball handler. Great leader on and off the court. A hard worker who doesn’t have many problems with injuries. Ranked as the #58 recruit in the nation. Overall rating: B.

PF Ufuk Oztorun, 6-6 international player from Turkey. 2.7 GPA (1180 SAT). 17.7 ppg, 3.9 apg, 8.0 rpg, 2.1 spg, 2.6 bpg. Excellent shot from both inside and outside, very good scorer, strong defender. Tremendous work ethic and hardly ever missed a day of practice. Ranked as #72 recruit. Overall rating: B.

We put aside the $5,000 for Ufuk Oztorun and he will receive the benefits of it after his arrival at school.