by Wayne23 » Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:56 am
3/9: #10 seed UConn, 16-13, 8-10, in the quarters. (This is an error. We’re the #1 seed. We should be playing the winner of the 8-9 game.). We beat them by 40 at our place.
3/10: 96-48. 33, 9, 7 for Misk. +16 RBs, +11 TOs.
#5 seed, #7 ranked North Carolina, 24-8, 10-8, in the semis. We won by 14 there in Feb., but they can play!
3/11: 96-76. Up 16 at the half. 24, 10 for Misk, 26, 4 for Pane, 13, 13 for Best. 45 RBs, 4 TOs.
#2 seed, #3 ranked Syracuse, 29-3, 16-2, for the title. We just beat them big. Can we do it again?
3/12: 80-53. 6 players on double figures. 53 RBs, 10 TOs.
29-1, 17-1, #1, RPI #1. Michigan and UCLA have one loss each so the tourney should be interesting!
#1 overall. We play 18-13 Cal-Davis. 91-54. 55-29 at the half. 27, 6 for Wood, 20, 12 for Pane, 19, 11, 5 for Misk. 64 RBs, 6 TOs.
#9 seed NC ST, 17-12, in the 2nd round. Beat them by 31 and 25.
3/18: 92-56. 25, 7 for Wood, 20 for Pane, 12, 11 for Tash, 15 for Misk.
#4 seed, #19 ranked Louisville, 21-10, in the Sweet Sixteen. We won by 16 there, then by 34 here.
3/23: 73-58. 46-20 at the half. 19, 9, 3, 3 for Misk, 12, 13 for Best, 16, 6 for Pane.
#2 seed, #6 ranked Duke, 28-6, in the Elite Eight. They stopped out 96 game win streak, then we beat them by 35. Their PG is a 1st team All American.
3/25: 81-68. 17, 12 for Best, 17, 9 for Wood, 14, 7, 5, 4 for Pane, 15, 9, 6 for Misk, 12, 10, 5 for Tash. 53 RBs, 8 TOs.
And #5 ranked Michigan ST, 31-5, upset #2 ranked Michigan so we face them in the national semifinal game. We beat them by 19 in December. They’re another team with a great PG, but our PG, Ido Tsak, is our secret weapon. He dishes as well as anyone in the country, and he’s our best defender. Doesn’t score a lot so he doesn’t get mentioned often but he’s the guy who makes it all happen for us.
In the other game, it will be #3 ranked UCLA vs. #7 North Carolina. We beat UNC by 14 and 20, UCLA by 26.
4/1: 90-64. 21, 15 for Pane, 21, 8 for Best, 16, 7, 3, 3 for Wood, 14, 15, 7 for Tash, 12, 8, 5 for Misk. 60 RBs, 7 TOs.
One win away from the threepeat. It’s #3 UCLA, 34-1. We’re the only team that’s beaten them, as I said, by 26. Their outside game is their strength.
4/3: 85-79. It was a battle. They came within two points 5 times in the second half. Each time we stopped them and scored at our end after the stop.
18, 12, 4 for Bud Tash, 17, 13, 3 for Pane, 15, 9 for Misk, 9, 13 for Wood, 13, 5 for Best. 59 RBs, 7 TOs.
I had a VERY interesting conversation with the President of North Carolina. Let’s see what happens.
4/4: Awards: Shay Pane was named Final Four MOP. Ted Misk is 2nd team All American. I got National COY. In the ACC, Misk made 1st team. That’s it. I can’t believe people like Wood, Pane, and Best didn’t get named.
4/9: Well, that conversation at the Final Four led to a new job. I said no thanks to UCLA’s offer to coach them, and said yes to the University of North Carolina’s offer to become… their new Athletic Director! So my coaching career ends with the threepeat, and with a career record of 596-163, .785.
It was tempting to go for four here at Ga. Tech, but really, I’ve accomplished what want to accomplish as a coach, and at age 47, a few days away from 48, I’m ready for a new challenge!