Coaching Career of Scott Price

[grahoben]

Meant to post this before conference play started - here are the stats through 12 games.


Looks like PPG got cut off...

Haslem - 13.3
Stone - 11.6
Thomas - 10.4
Linton - 9.4
Griffin - 8.2
Brown - 7.1
Petteway - 5.1
Guthridge - 4.8
Best - 3.8
Smith - 2.8
Reid - 2.4
Watson - 1.0

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Troy took a 6 point lead into halftime on the road, Little Rock was the better Trojan team in the second half as they held on for a one-possession victory. Steven Haslem's hot streak continued, as he was Troy's leading scorer for the fourth consecutive game. Rob Stone had one of his weaker games, as he struggled with foul trouble and allowed Little Rock's center, Lon Cox, to lead the game with 21 points.

Sun Belt Scores:
Texas State 79 @ Coastal Carolina 71
UL-Lafayette 87 @ Appalachian State 65
Arkansas State 71 @ Georgia Southern 93
UT-Arlington 53 @ Georgia State 79
UL-Monroe 66 @ South Alabama 84

AP Poll:
1. Kansas (14-1)
2. Florida (15-0)
3. Wisconsin (15-0)
4. Michigan State (14-2)
5. Duke (13-3)
6. Ohio State (13-3)
7. Maryland (14-1)
8. Villanova (13-2)
9. North Carolina (13-4)
10. Indiana (14-1)
11. Louisville (11-2)
12. Texas Tech (14-1)
13. Missouri (13-2)
14. Stanford (14-1)
15. Texas A&M (13-2)
16. Gonzaga (14-3)
17. Texas (12-3)
18. Pittsburgh (11-4)
19. Temple (12-3)
20. NC State (12-2)
21. West Virginia (12-2)
22. Memphis (11-4)
23. Georgetown (12-2)
24. Kansas State (11-4)
25. Utah (11-2)

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Troy returned home with a huge first half, putting up 53 points and going into the break with a comfortable lead. Haslem had another fantastic shooting night, and the Trojans cleaned up the defensive glass with two starters putting up double-digit rebounding efforts.

Sun Belt scores:
Georgia Southern 67 @ UL-Lafayette 76
Coastal Carolina 68 @ Arkansas State 79
Appalachian State 57 @ Texas State 68
South Alabama 81 @ UT-Arlington 63
Little Rock 52 @ UL-Monroe 67

[grahoben]

Troy's worst offensive game came at a bad time, as Louisiana-Monroe was able to come into Trojan Arena and leave with a win. The Trojans had one of their better defensive games, but with just 18 made field goals it was tough to keep up after falling behind by as much as 21 in the first half. Gerald Griffin got the start after playing well off the bench during the last few weeks, but he was limited to just 3 points.

Sun Belt Scores:
Appalachian State 49 @ Georgia Southern 75
Arkansas State 60 @ Texas State 67
UL-Lafayette 73 @ Coastal Carolina 65
Georgia State 64 @ South Alabama 71
UT-Arlington 66 @ Little Rock 80

AP Poll:
1. Kansas (16-1)
2. Florida (16-1)
3. Michigan State (16-2)
4. Duke (15-3)
5. Wisconsin (16-1)
6. Maryland (16-1)
7. Ohio State (14-1)
8. North Carolina (15-4)
9. Louisville (13-2)
10. Indiana (15-2)
11. Missouri (15-2)
12. Stanford (16-1)
13. Texas A&M (15-2)
15. Villanova (13-4)
16. Texas (14-3)
17. Gonzaga (16-3)
18. NC State (15-2)
19. Georgetown (14-2)
20. Temple (13-4)
21. Utah (13-2)
22. West Virginia (13-3)
23. Kentucky (12-5)
24. Pittsburgh (11-5)
25. Memphis (12-5)

Sun Belt Standings (Conference, Overall)

1. South Alabama 4-0, 14-1
2. UL-Lafayette 3-1, 11-4
3. UL-Monroe 3-1, 8-8
4. Texas State 3-1, 9-6
5. Georgia State 2-2, 10-5
6. Little Rock 2-2, 5-10
7. Georgia Southern 2-2, 4-11
8. Troy 2-2, 7-8
9. UT-Arlington 1-3, 5-10
10. Appalachian State 1-3, 3-12
11. Arkansas State 1-3, 6-9
12. Coastal Carolina 0-4, 3-12

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South Alabama continued their dominance of the Sun Belt, as they improved to 15-1 overall with an easy win at home against Troy. The Trojans fell way behind in the first half, and a 47-point second half wasn't nearly enough to make a comeback. Troy shot a sizzling 10-21 from three, but their 21 turnovers were very costly as it allowed South Alabama to score 10 points in transition.

Sun Belt Scores:
Arkansas State 74 @ UL-Lafayette 90
Texas State 83 @ Georgia Southern 65
Coastal Carolina 80 @ Appalachian State 68
UL-Monroe 73 @ UT-Arlington 80
Little Rock 46 @ Georgia State 68

[Wayne23]

Troy is doing well for such a small school. Several quality wins.

[grahoben]

Troy is doing well for such a small school. Several quality wins.

I'll be pretty happy if we can finish around .500 in the conference. The win at LSU was a nice surprise but I'm not sure how big of a deal that is considering they're also 7-9.

I'm really interested to see if South Alabama can build an at large resume. Their RPI is all the way up to 19, and while a 15-1 record is great, their best nonconference win was against a pretty average St. John's team.

[grahoben]

In what was by far the worst game of the year so far, Troy was completely outclassed at home against UT-Arlington. The Trojans shot a dismal 32% from the field, and had only 11 assists which is way below their season average. Even Troy's free throw shooting was a big disappointment, as the team combined to go 8-18 from the line. Poor first halves have plagued the Trojans in recent weeks, and this time they fell behind by as much as 25.

Sun Belt Scores:
Appalachian State 56 @ Arkansas State 72
Georgia Southern 59 @ Coastal Carolina 83
UL-Lafayette 74 @ Texas State 63
Georgia State 77 @ UL-Monroe 71
South Alabama 76 @ Little Rock 90

AP Poll:
1. Kansas (18-1)
2. Florida (17-2)
3. Michigan State (17-2)
4. Duke (16-4)
5. Wisconsin (17-1)
6. Maryland (17-1)
7. Louisville (15-2)
8. North Carolina (16-4)
9. Ohio State (16-2)
10. Stanford (18-1)
11. Texas A&M (17-2)
12. Texas (16-3)
13. Missouri (16-3)
14. Indiana (15-4)
15. Villanova (15-4)
16. Texas Tech (16-3)
17. Gonzaga (17-3)
18. NC State (16-3)
19. Utah (15-2)
20. Temple (15-4)
21. Georgetown (15-3)
22. Kentucky (13-6)
23. West Virginia (14-4)
24. Pittsburgh (13-5)
25. Harvard (16-3)

[grahoben]

The Trojans bounced back with an easy win to end their three-game losing streak, and it was a great showing on offense for the first time in two weeks. Steven Haslem fought through a minor wrist injury to score 25 points, and a strong defensive effort helped lead to a large margin of victory. Troy rebounded the ball very well, as Tremmell Brown and Rob Stone each pulled down 9 rebounds.

Sun Belt Scores:
Coastal Carolina 55 @ South Alabama 78
UT-Arlington 61 @ Appalachian State 74
Georgia State 86 @ Georgia Southern 73
Little Rock 50 @ UL-Lafayette 81
UL-Monroe 62 @ Texas State 54

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Troy took care of business on the road against the last place team, as the Trojans overcame a 14-point deficit with a huge second half. Danny Thomas recovered from a horrible shooting night against Arkansas State to score 20 points, and Oliver Smith had one of his best games off the bench with 11 points on 3-3 shooting from long range.

Injury Report: G/F Mike Guthridge suffered a broken ankle during the game, and will likely miss the rest of the season unless Troy makes a postseason run. Oliver Smith will now see more time off the bench, and Kevin Watson could also see an increased role on the wing.

Sun Belt scores:
Coastal Carolina 70 @ UT-Arlington 62
Arkansas State 68 @ Little Rock 86
Georgia Southern 64 @ Georgia State 80
UL-Lafayette 83 @ UL-Monroe 65
Texas State 52 @ South Alabama 66

AP Poll:
1. Kansas (20-1)
2. Florida (19-2)
3. Michigan State (20-2)
4. Duke (18-4)
5. Louisville (17-2)
6. Maryland (19-1)
7. Wisconsin (18-2)
8. Stanford (20-1)
9. Texas A&M (19-2)
10. North Carolina (16-6)
11. Texas (17-4)
12. Ohio State (17-3)
13. Missouri (17-4)
14. Indiana (17-4)
15. Villanova (16-5)
16. Gonzaga (18-4)
17. Texas Tech (17-4)
18. Temple (17-4)
19. NC State (16-4)
20. Utah (16-3)
21. Georgetown (17-3)
22. Kentucky (14-7)
23. Pittsburgh (15-6)
24. West Virginia (15-5)
25. Xavier (15-6)

Sun Belt Standings (Conference, Overall)
1. South Alabama: 7-1, 17-2
2. UL-Lafayette: 7-1, 15-4
3. Georgia State: 6-2, 14-5
4. UL-Monroe: 4-4, 9-11
5. Little Rock: 4-4, 7-12
6. Texas State: 4-4, 10-9
7. Troy: 4-4, 9-10
8. Coastal Carolina: 3-5, 6-13
9. UT-Arlington: 3-5, 7-12
10. Georgia Southern: 2-6, 4-15
11. Arkansas State: 2-6, 7-12
12. Appalachian State: 2-6, 4-15