March 9
We get a 1st round bye. We will face #8 seed Arizona, 14-15in the quarter final. They beat us by 30 there, in perhaps our worst game of the year. Last week we won by 17 here.
March 10
73-64 over Arizona. 21 for Cicc, 17, 5 for Pakk, 12, 4, 4 for Urui, 9, 11 for Supk.
#4 seed, #23 ranked Arizona ST, 21-7, 10-6, in the semifinal game. We won by 30 here.
March 11
66-47. 18, 4, 3, 2 for Cicc, 12, 12, 3 for Supk, 12, 10, 3, 3 for mola, 12, 5, 3 for Pakk. 40 Rbs.
#6 seed Oregon, 20-10, 9-7, upset their way to the title game, beating the #3, then the #2 seeds. We beat then by only 3 here.
March 12
63-50 and our first Pac 12 title! 18, 7, 3 for Pakk, 12, 14 for Supk, 10, 4, 3 for Cicc. 37 and 11.
Going to the selection show we’re 23-7, 12-4, #12, RPI #7. +6.7 PPG, +8.0 RBPG, +1.2 TOPG. #1 in RBs in the nation, and Supk is #1 individual rebounder.
#3 Midwest. We face #14 UMass Lowell, 21-9. I expected a #2 or a #3, so no surprise.
March 16
81-76. WAY too close. We didn’t shoot well and we definitely didn’t defend well. We had enough talent to survive but we need to play better. 16 for Cicc, 15 each for Pakk and Urui.
Miami (FL), 20-10, is next. We won in OY against them in the 2nd game of the season.
March 18
82-61. Much better than our last game! 23, 5, 4 for Urui, 15, 12, 4, 2 for Mola, 17, 5, 3 for Cicc, 11,4 for Pakk, 8, 10 for Supk. 41 and 13.
#7 seed, #18 ranked Gonzaga, 24-8, upset #2 Pitt. We beat them by 17 in November, a long time ago.
March 23
59-77. We were up 7 at the half, our biggest lead. We gave up 53 points in the 2nd half. It was like we never came out of the locker. No explanation for it. 20 TOs, -1 RB.
The good news is that we are losing no one who gets playing time.
Early exit for the Pac 12. We were the last team playing in any of the tournaments.
April 4
#1 Kentucky won it all, 87-73 over #4 Louisville.
Awards: Slod Cicc and Ivic Supk make Pac 12 1st team. I am COY. First time in the Pac 12.
April 23
We ask for a facilities upgrade since we did not get it last year. We got it, moving from B to A-.
25-8, Pac 12 regular season and tournament champions, Sweet Sixteen. Overall: 238-87, .732, Off- 63, Def- 85, Recruit- 80, Scout- 65, Player Dev- 78, Reputation- 57.
Can we challenge for the national title next season?