by Wayne23 » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:33 pm
3/1: #8 seed Portland ST, 12-16, 8-8, won the play in. We meet them in the quarter finals. We won by 9 there.
3/2: 66-63. We couldn’t put these guys away. They missed a three at the buzzer or we’d be home. We shot only 33.9%, and committed too many fouls. 14, 4 for Bay, 10, 8 for Hay. We need to play better to stay alive here.
#5 seed Northern KY, 16-13, 9-7, in the semis. They killed us, 63-92, there.
3/2: 37-49 at the break. This team seems to have our number. They led all the way, and by as many as 19. 15 for Jonn, 8 for Fitz, but no one else did anything.
We were never in it, 69-82, and the final was about as close as we got. +11 RBs, -10 TOs. 21, 3, 3 for Jonn, 15, 3 for Gadz, 10, 5, 3 for Fitz.
With an RPI of 60 (for now) there may be an outside chance that we will be invited to the NIT or the CHI, but it’s slim.
3/5: Northern KY got crushed by South Dakota ST in the title game. Our RPI dropped to 71, so I doubt we’ll play again.
3/12: In the NIT! #2 seed. We play #7 seed South Carolina ST, 16-13, Conf. R.
3/13: 42-29 at the half. We never trailed.
85-52. +7 RBs, +6 TOs. 20, 7, 2 for Sand, 17, 5, 2, 2 for Hoy, 12, 5, 3, 2 for Jonn.
#6 seed Hofstra, 19-13, Conf. J, upset #3, so they’re next. We think we’re the better team.
3/15: 38-25 at the half. We only ever trailed 2-0.
74-57. 17, 5 for Hay, 15, 4, 4 for Jonn, 13, 6, 3 for Hoy, 11, 8, 2 for Fitz. +16 RBs, and we shot over 50% for the 2nd straight game.
#1 seed Chicago ST, 22-10, Conf. R, in the round of 8. Again, I think we’re better.
3/20: 49-41 at the half. We led by 15 at one point. Jonn and Gadz have 12 each.
81-80 on a 35 footer by Greg Aby. We fell apart in the last 10 minutes, letting them take the lead 4 separate times. We had 4.2 left when we got it for the last time. They defended us brilliantly. Aby ran out, got the pass and launched it. It went in- off the bank. 22, 3, 5 for Jonn, 23 for Gadz, 10 each for Hoy and Aby. We shot 49.1% and hit 10 threes.
It’s not THE Final Four but it’s A Final Four and we’re thrilled to be in it!
#5 seed Oklahoma, 19-12, Conf. A. This is the 1st Conf. A team I ever coach against. Looking at the video I think they’re better than us, but not by that much. If we play our best I think we have a shot.
3/28: 50-31 at the half. We could do no wrong.
73-73 and OT. We fell apart. Couldn’t hit a shot, didn’t get enough stops. Greg Aby hit a three with less than 2 seconds to go to get us to OT.
80-89. Nope. They were too deep. 14, 9, 2, 2 for Fitz, 14, 2, 5 for Gadz, 17, 3 for Aby, who played 40 minutes. A big factor was that our leading scorer, Ty Jonn, pulled a groin 5 minutes in and didn’t come back. Couldn’t have happened at a worse time. Oh well. It was a great run.
4/4: Awards: Ty Jonn made 2nd team and I got COY. My players are getting short changed because they are walk ons. Ty Jonn led us to 1st place. How can he NOT be on the 1st team?
Teams as good as 48 Team Prestige called. I’m staying.
4/23: We ask for a facilities upgrade, as we do every year. Approved! C+ to B+.
26-7, 14-2, regular season champs, NIT Final Four, promoted to Conf. S. Another great year! Overall I’m 100-54, .649 in 5 years. Reputation up to 51.
All but 3 players are graduating, and only two, Bat Bay and Cam Fitz, played at all; PG Ban Ham played very little. So a brand new team next season.