Historical Association #7 1st season 1977-‘78

[PointGuard]

I had a dream where I was a referee constantly calling charging fouls against one player simply because I didn't like his looks.

Ha! The ref in MY dream was REALLLLYYYY old!

[Wayne23]

5/1: No reports.

6/5: We’re interested.

6/12: As usual, no luck.

6/26: 6 scholarships, and not a lot of $.

8/21: We offer to 6 guards.

Marcos is in trouble.

9/18: Got 3 guards, #59, 120, 137.

Golden ST Classic vs. Tulsa.

9/25: Got another recruit, #49. Lost one.

10/2: 1st day of practice. We’re picked to win the conf. again.

10/31: Indira Gandhi is assassinated.

11/6: 8 man rotation, and 7 seem pretty solid, but there’s a real battle at SF:

Frosh Will Hols starts at PG and juco junior Jack Joon subs.

Senior Mel Witt is at SG with junior Den Bell backing up.

Junior Odel Heat is at SF with senior Al Star getting lots of minutes there and at PF.

Senior Phil Tins starts at PF, subs at C.

Senior Joe Coal is at C.

The worst POTUS in U. S. history is re-elected in a landslide.

[PointGuard]

The worst POTUS in U. S. history is re-elected in a landslide.

Oh yeah, that's right...you're in year 1984, not the present.

[Wayne23]

Writing from the perspective of 1984.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0 start to the season.

All 4 recruits sign. We’re chasing two others.

12/4: 4-1. Our only loss was in OT.

One road game then off to the Golden Gate Classic. We’re the #5 seed.

12/9: 75-58 over #4 seed Tulsa. SF Odel Heat had 18 and 5, and 6th man Al Star had 16 and 7. 10, 12 for SG Mel Witt. 43 RBs, 10 TOs.

#1 seed, #13 ranked Michigan ST in the semifinal round.

12/10: 54-71. They were way too good for us. Tins had 20, Heat had 12 and 8, but no one else did much of anything. -26 RBs.

12/25: 7-3 going to conf. play. +5.6 PPG, -3.3 RBs, +7.0 TOs, +3.2 assists, +4.9 steals.

[Wayne23]

1/15/1985: 11-5, 4-2, RPI #15. In a 4 way tie for 1st, but it’s early.

1/29: 15-5, 8-2, RPI #11. In 1st, 1 game up on 2 teams. +6.1 PPG, -1.9 RBs, +7.5 TOs, +1.0 assists, +5.9 steals.

2/12: 20-5, 13-2, #17, RPI #8. We beat the #2 team and we’re up by 2 with 3 to play.

2/26: Weak finish, 21-7, 14-4, but we win the conf. #16, RPI #12. +5.8 PPG, -1.2 RBs, +6.9 TOs, +1.0 assists, +5.5 steals.

[Wayne23]

3/6: We play #8 seed Utah ST, 14-14, 8-10.

3/7: 70-63. They took an early lead. We finally woke up in the 2nd half. 19, 7 for Tins, 16 RBs for Coal.

#5 seed Wyoming, 16-13, 10-8, in the semis. Beat them twice.

3/8: 93-78. Another sluggish 1st ½. 36 for Witt, 24 of them in the 2nd. 19, 11, 7 for Coal. 8 TOs.

#2 seed, #16 ranked Fresno ST, for the title. We split two games with them.

3/9: 62-47. Great D. They scored only 15 in the 2nd half. 12 each for Witt, Holz, and tourney MOP Joe Coal.

24-7, 14-4, #15, RPI #9. We feel like we should get a #3 seed.

3/12: Disgusted. #5 East. We play #12 Marshall, 22-11.

Gorbachev becomes head of the USSR.

3/16: 91-70. Up 26 at the half. 24, 6 for Witt, 18, 10 for Tins, 16 for Holz. +13 RBs, 9 TOs.

#4 seed, #12 ranked Florida, 24-8, in the 2nd round.

3/18: 67-79. We blew a 17 point lead, getting run out of town in the 2nd half.

4/3: #14 Michigan is the champ.

4/4: Awards: Joe Coal is Conf. POY, Def. POY, and 1st team, along with Mel Witt.

4/23: I ask for $ again. I’m shocked! We get $10,000.

25-8, 14-4. Overall, 197-64, .755.

[Wayne23]

5/1: No reports.

6/5: Looking.

6/12: We get a PG.

6/26: 4 scholarships.

8/7: Odel Heat is #50 on the Norton list.

8/21: We offer to a PG and 3 SGs.

9/11: Pete Rose breaks the all time baseball record for hits.

9/18: We get an SG, #378, but he’s better than that.

Palmetto vs. Tennessee.

9/25: Lost 2.

10/2: Got 2, an SG, #64, and a PG, #71.

We’re picked to win the conf. again.

10/9: We get the 4ht recruit, a PG, #130.

11/6: 8 man rotation:

Soph Will Holz is at PG. Senior Den Bell starts at SG, subs at PG. Soph Al Ivry subs at SG.

Senior Odel Heat is at SF, backed by juco junior Mal Sant.

Frosh Jam Jora starts at PF, subs at C. Senior Jack Joon subs at PF.

Frosh Ian Alls starts at C.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0. Great start!

All 4 recruits sign.

One more at home then off to the Palmetto.

Windows 1.0 is released.

11/25: 75-66 over #3 seed Tennessee (We’re #3). 18, 10 for C Ian Alls, 18, 6 for SF Odel Heat, 11, 9, 6 for SG Den Bell.

#2 seed NC ST in the semifinals. They have a very good backcourt.

11/26: 78-64. We played good ball tonight! 21, 5 for PF Jam Jora, 14, 12 for Alls, 12, 9 for 6th man Jack Joon. 7 TOs.

It’s #8 seed, #17 ranked Rutgers, 5-0, for the title.

11/27: 76-60. Close for a half, then we held them to 19 points in the 2nd. 22, 6 for SF Odel Heat, 18, 6, 4 for PG Will Holz.

12/11: 9-0, #8, RPI #1. Time will tell if we’re really this good, but we’re playing like we are.

12/25: 10-1. Really bad loss at Belmont, of all places! #15, RPI #1. +14.7 PPG, -0.6 RBs, +7.0 TOs, +3.1 assists, +6.1 steals. Our starters average between 12.9 and 10.5.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1986: 2-0 start in conf. play.

1/15: 15-2, 5-1, #13, RPI #6. In 1st by ½ game.

1/20: The first MLK Day is celebrated (in some places).

1/28: The space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing all aboard.

1/29: 18-4, 8-3, #17, RPI #14. ½ game up on Fresno ST, ho we just beat. +10.2 PPG,

-1.6 RBs, +6.5 TOs, +2.5 assists, +5.4 steals.

Odel Heat is #29 on the Norton list.

2/12: 22-5, 12-4, #14, RPI #16. 3 teams with 4 losses in conf.

2/26: We wind up at 23-6, 13-5, tied for 1st with the #2 seed. #16, RPI #17. +(>@ PPG, -0.8 RBs, +6.7 TOs, +1.7 assists, +5.4 steals.

Brutal dictator Marcos goes into exile- in the U. S., of course.