DDSCB25: Superstar

[Wayne23]

2/26: 14-15, 7-11 Southern Methodist is here. They won by 14 there.

2/27: Close early. Then we take the lead. Up 10 after 10. 47-37 at the half. 14, 7 for Bant.

Big early lead. Up 17 with 10 to go.

92-77. 29, 8, 3 blocks for Bant, 19 for Garr. 7 TOs.

2/28: 19-11, 10-9 NC ST is here. They won by 12 at their place.

3/1: Close early. Down 2 after 10. 40-37 at the break. 13, 4 for Pipe.

They lead early. Down 5 with 10 to play. We come back late.

71-65. 15, 11, 3 for Pipe, 13, 6, 6 for Mast.

We finish the regular season at 18-12, 11-9, tied for 5th but the #8 seed.

Bant leads us with 15.4 and 7.8. Garr gets 13.1, 5.4. 11.5, 6.5 assists for Mast.

+4 PPG, +2 RBs, -2.1 TOs but a poor 12.6.

3/5: Nobody goes pro. I thought that Bant might. Glad to have him back.

[Wayne23]

3/8: #9 seed Virginia, 14-16, 10-10, in the play in. They play very good D.

3/9: Close early. Up 3 after 10. Double digit lead. 42-29 at halftime. 14, 11 for Bant, 12, 4 for Shin. +14 in the paint.

Good early lead. Up 11 with 10 to play. They come back.

74-65. 19, 14 for Bant, 18, 8 for Shin. +16 in the lane.

#1 seed, #3 ranked Duke, 28-3, 19-1, in the quarter finals. They won by 10 there.

3/10: Close early. Down 2 after 10. They go on a big run. Down 20. 28-47. We shot 29%.

They hold their lead early. Down 15 with 10 to go.

75-85. 13, 4, 8 for Mast, 11, 7 for May.

[Wayne23]

3/12: We made the big dance. #8 seed. We play #9 seed Arizona, 19-14.

3/16: We need a win for a 20 win season.

They lead early. Down 3 after 10. They take a double digit lead. 36-45 at halftime.

Close early. Down 3 with 10 left. Close late.

82-70. We finished strong. 16, 9 for Bant, 16, 3, 1, 3 for Pipe, 10, 12 for Shin.

#1 seed, #5 ranked Kentucky, 31-5, in the 2nd round. This won’t be easy.

3/18: They take a quick lead. Down 11 after 10. 32-35 at the half. It’s a game! 15, 8 for Bant.

Close early. Down 4 with 10 to go. Tied with 5 to play.

OT! 82-85. 23, 14, 7 blocks for Bant, 20, 3, 3, 4 for Pipe.

“This was our best game of the season even though we lost.”

“I agree, Kip.”

[Wayne23]

4/3: #2 ranked Florida is the champ.

4/4: Awards: Al Bant made the ACC 2nd team.

4/23: I ask for money.

I get $22,000.

We finish the season at 20-14. We knew it would be a rebuilding year. Overall, for 11 seasons, I’m 296-96, .755.