11/20: 2-0 start. We beat #19 UCLA here. PG Rufe Bott got a triple double vs. UCLA, 18, 10, 10.
Both recruits sign. Hoping to grab one more.
12/4: 5-0, RPI #62. We’re playing well. One more home game then off to the Golden ST Classic.
12/8: 6-0. #4 seed in the GS Classic, which has a strong field. UMass, 4-2, is #5.
12/9: 74-72. Close all the way. Our C, Akin Ture, blocked an 8 footer at the buzzer to give us the win. The UMass coach went crazy, saying it was a foul, but the replay showed it was a clean block. Ture had 19, 10, 21, 9, 7 for Rand, 10, 10 for PF Vic Gate. Gate is a whiner, which drives me nuts, but he’s playing well. +11 RBs, 10 TOs.
#1 seed, #11 ranked Syracuse, 6-1, in the semis. This will be tough. Their Sg is a scoring machine (28.8).
12/10: 78-95. Their SG had 38. Couldn’t stop him, and really couldn’t stop them. 21 for SF Ron Dory.
We’re ranked #22, after the loss.
12/25: 9-1, #20, RPI #18. +11.0 PPG, +10.6 RBs, +0.8 TOs. Akin Ture leads us with 16.9, 8.9. Dory gets 16.5, Rand 15.4 and very good ball handling.