Historical Association #7 1st season 1977-‘78

[Wayne23]

11/18: 83-56 over Western Carolina in the 1st round of the Tip Off. 21, 5 for C Quin Lean, 14, 5 for SF Gilo Deni, 15 for PG Rash Finn, 11, 11 for PF Reg Raff, and 11, 6 for SG Joe Coal. +10 RBs, +8 TOs.

#1 seed, #3 ranked Michigan ST in the semis. We’re in over our heads but we plan to give them a battle.

11/19: 70-76. We stayed close all the way and played our hearts out. 21, 7 for Deni.

11/20: 2-1. We’re looking at lineup adjustments but we’ll wait another week.

All 5 recruits sign. Still chasing one more.

11/27: 3-2. Deni moves to SG, Raff to C and Lean to PF. Dalo will start at SF. Hawk and Howe get the sub minutes.

12/4: 5-2. The new lineup looks good!

12/25: 7-3, RPI #69. +11.4 PPG, +4.7 RBs, +7.5 TOs (#1), +5.1 assists (#2 in assists allowed), +4.7 steals (#1 in steals allowed). Deni leads us with 17.7 PPG, but we’re very tough inside. Raff gets 11.7 and 8.5, Lean gets 10.1 and 6.9. Hawk will start at SF for Dalo.

[Wayne23]

3/6: We play #8 seed Boise ST, 11-17, 5-13, in the 1st round.

3/7: 56-66. The offense simply wasn’t there. We shot 29.2%, 5-38 on threes. This will hurt us regarding seeding in the NCAA tourney.

23-6, 16-2. #19, RPI #16.

3/12: #5 West. We play #12 Nicholls ST, 24-5.

Gaddafi and Rayguns are in a pissing contest.

3/17: 61-73. Awful game, terribly disappointing post season.

4/3: #9 Utah is the champion.

4/4: Awards: Reg Raff is Conf. Def. POY and 2nd team. Gilo Deni makes 1st team. I get Conf. COY.

4/23: I ask for a facilities upgrade. C+ to B+. Didn’t expect to get it!

23-7, 16-2. Overall, 121-40, .752.

[Wayne23]

5/1: No reports.

6/5: We’re interested in a few transfers.

6/12: No luck.

6/26: 3 scholarships.

8/21: We offer to

9/18: We get an SG, #397, but he’s better than that.

Heading back to the Tip Off vs. Miami (OH).

9/25: Got one, lost one. Got a PG, #75.

10/2: 1st day of practice. We’re picked 3rd.

11/6: 9 man rotation:

Junior Tav Howe is at the Point, and senior Troy Hawk is at SG. Frosh Cob Wood backs up at both.

Frosh Odel Heat is at SF, with frosh Den Bell in support.

Soph Joe Coal is at PF, subbing at C, backed by junior Wili Dalo and soph Phil Tins.

Junior Rash Finn is at C.

[Wayne23]

11/17: 1-0 going to the Tip Off vs. Miami (OH). We’re the #5 seed, they’re #4.

11/18: 75-66. 20 for SF Odel Heat, 16 for sub guard Cob Wood.

#1 seed, Ohio ST, 1-1, in the semifinals.

11/19: 70-80. The refs killed us. They went to the line 40 times, we went 14; 2 of our guys fouled out and 2 others had 4 fouls. Only one guy on their team had as many as 3 fouls. Not happy with our D but REALLY not happy with the Three Blind Mice. Heat had another good game, and Howe had 21 at the point.

Both recruits signed. Still chasing one more.

11/20: 2-1. Still working on the lineup.

12/4: 6-1, RPI #60.

12/25: 8-2, RPI #69. +10.6 PPG, -1.6 RBs, +6.9 TOs, +3.0 assists, +4.0 steals.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1983: 9-3, 1-1. Tough 2 point loss at 10-2 San Jose ST. We let them shoot 55.6%, and that did us in.

1/15: 14-3, 6-1, RPI #24. Tied for 1st with New Mexico.

1/29: 17-3, 9-1, ranked #25, RPI #18. +12.3 PPG, -0.1 RBs, +7.1 TOs. +2.8 assists, +4.1 steals. We have a 2 game lead in conf.

2/12: 19-5, 11-3, #25, RPI #24. 1 up on New Mexico, 2 or more on the rest.

2/26: We end the regular season at 22-6, 14-4, 2 up on the 2nd place team. RPI #26. +9.5 PPG, -0.7 RBs, +6.3 TOs, +2.9 assists, +3.8 steals.

[Wayne23]

3/6: We play #9 seed Air Force, 15-15, 7-11, in the 1st round. We beat them by 11 and 13 in the regular season.

3/7: 70-48. Never a game. 17, 9, 9 for PF Joe Coal, 15, 10, 4, 3 for SG Troy Hawk, 12, 5 for PG Cob Wood. +12 TOs.

#5 seed UNLV, 16-12, 10-8, in the semifinals. We won by 17, then lost by 15 in the regular season.

3/8: 68-74. Very frustrating! -18 RBs, and 10 fewer trips to the line. The refs didn’t beat us though; we didn’t play well. 34.8% shooting.

23-7, 14-4, RPI #26.

3/12: #9 Midwest. We face #8 Minnesota, 19-12. Tough match up, and if we survive it, we get the #1 seed.

3/16: 80-59. We played really well tonight. 19 for Hawk, 17, 7 for SF Odel Heat, 12 for Wood. +9 RBs. We shot 53.7%.

#1 seed, #4 ranked Wake Forest, 27-6, in the 2nd round. This is a very good team.

3/18: 57-67. We won the inside game, lost the outside game. 21, 15, 4 for C Rash Finn, 10 each for Heat and Coal. Our top 3 guards had a total of 15 points.

Sock puppet Rayguns unveils the “Star Wars” defense.

4/3: #13 Arizona won it all.

4/4 Awards: Joe Coal is Conf. POY and 1st team, along with Troy Hawk. Rash Finn and Odel Heat made 2bd team. I am Conf. COY.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. We get $10,000.

24-8, 14-4. Overall, 145-48, .751.

[Wayne23]

5/1: National basic.

6/5: No one in the transfer pool.

6/26: 4 scholarships.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, 2 SGs.

9/18: Palmetto Shootout vs. Marquette.

9/25: All 4 recruits we offered to have turned us down and gone elsewhere..

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

10/9: We get 2 recruits, a PG, #74, and an SG, #324.

11/2: Martin Luther King Day becomes a national holiday- sort of.

11/6: 8 man rotation:

Senior Tav Howe is at PG, junior Joe Coal is at SG. Senior Rash Finn subs at both.

Soph Odel Heat starts at SF, backed by soph Den Bell, who also subs at PF.

Juco junior Mel Witt is at PF. Along with Bell, junior Phil Tins subs there.

Senior Will Dalo is at C.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 1-1 in two road games. We play at home then off to the palmetto where we play the #1 seed, Marquette. We’re #8.

Both recruits signed but we’re chasing two others.

11/25: 77-64. They were up by 7 at the half. We played a great 2nd. 25, 6, 4 for SG Joe Coal, 14, 7 for PF Mel Witt.

#4 seed Charlotte, 2-1, in the semifinals.

11/26: 73-62. 19 for Coal, 13, 8 for Witt. 6 TOs (+17).

We’re #23. We play #3 seed, #24 ranked Tulane, 4-0, for the title.

11/27: 71-55. 21 for PG Tav Howe, 14 for Coal. +14 RBs, 10 TOs.

12/12: 8-1, #17, RPI #20.

12/25: 9-2. We lost by 2 at Pitt. It was a game we could have easily won.

#21, RPI #17. +13.0 PPG, -0.6 RBs, +9.3 TOs, +2.7 assists, +6.3 steals. Joe Coal, leads us with 14.1 PPG, but 4 players average 11.5 or better.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1984: 1-1 start to conf. play.

1/15: 15-3, 6-1, #16, RPI #12. In 1st, but it’s at least a 6 team race.

1/29: 16-5, 7-3, #20, RPI #15. Tied for 1st with Air Force, with 4 teams 1 back. +11.0 PPG, +0.4 RBs, +8.6 TOs, +2.6 assists, +5.4 steals.

2/12: 18-7, 9-5. #24, RPI #19. In 1 5 way tie for 1st, with 2 teams 1 back. 3 of our last 4 are at home.

2/26: 23-7, 13-5, going to the post season. 1st in conf. +9.6 PPG, +0.1 RBs, +7.9 TOs, +1.8 assists, +4.9 steals.

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

[Wayne23]

3/6: We play #8 seed Boise ST, 13-16, 6-12, in the 1st round.

3/7: 82-66. 21, 7 for SG Joe Coal, 16, 6 for PF Mel Witt. +9 RBs, 8 TOs.

#4 seed UNLV, 21-9, 12-6, in the semis. They ended tied for 2nd with 2 other teams. We beat them by 20 at our place.

3/8: 93-88 in OT. This was a battle all the way. 26, 7 for PG Tav Howe, 20, 6 for SF Odel Heat, 19, 6, 4 for Coal. We got a hot hand in OT.

#2 seed Air Force, 20-10, 12-6, for the title. They beat us by 14 there, but we think we’re the better team.

3/9: 71-65. 18 lead changes, 9 ties. As we did in the semis, we came on late. 11, 6, 3, 5 for Coal, 14, 5 for 6th man Phil Tins.

26-7, 13-5, #16, RPI #11. Hoping for a #3 seed.

3/12: #5 Midwest. We’re not happy with a #5. We play #12 Tulane, 21-11. We beat them by 16 in the Palmetto title game.

3/16: 76-75. Tav Howe did it alone on the last play of the game, getting the in bounds pass, bringing it all the way down court himself, taking a 15 footer and
hitting it as the buzzer sounded. He led us with 15. 14 for Coal, 12, 8 for Witt, 12, 5 for Heat. We were +11 in TOs, and we stayed out of foul trouble. Great win!

#4 seed Washington, 23-8, in the 2nd round. They have very good guards.

3/18: 70-72. Tough, tough loss. 70-70, we had the ball, with about 3.5 left. They stole a pass threw it up ahead to their PG, who ran ahead of the field for an uncontested layup. 21, 11 for Heat. I won’t sleep all night after this one.

4/3: Battle between #24 and #25 for the national title, a #4 seed vs. a #6 seed. #25 Washington, a #6 seed, won.

4/4: Joe Coal is Conf. POY and 1st team, along with Mel Witt. Tav Howe is 2nd team and I am Conf. COY.

4/23: We paid a lot for a #2 assistant, so we ask for $. We get $10,000.

27-8, 13-5. Overall, 172-56, .754.