Offense vs. Defense

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1/29/2020: 11-9, 5-5, RPI #153. +1.9 PPG (#74, #222), +5.7 RBs, -0.1 TOs. In a 5 way tie for 5th in the A10.

2/26: 15-13, 9-9, RPI #139. +1.8 PPG (#66, #230), +6.9 RBs, -0.7 TOs. In a 2 way tie for 8th, #9 seed.

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3/6: We play #8 seed ST Joe, 15-13, 9-9. They beat us by 16 and 6. They’re only favored by a ½ point.

3/7: 81-68. 19, 10 for Walk, 14, 17 for Hend, 18 for Hoge.

#1 seed Davidson, 17-11, 11-7, in the semis. Beat them by 9, lost by 12. We’re favored by 1 ½.

3/8: 66-78. It was close for a long time, but Hend got in foul trouble with about 10 to play and fouled out with 5 minutes left. He had 19-9.

16-14, RPI #131. Enough to get invited somewhere? Borderline.

3/12: WOL, #2 East. We play #7 seed Columbia. They’re favored by 1 ½.

3/13: 97-78. 36, 8 for Hend, 15, 14 for Well, 15, 4 for Walk. +20 RBs.

#3 seed UMass-Lowell, 19-10, in the 2nd round. They’re favored by 1 ½.

3/15: 58-73. This is a team we should have beaten. 22, 13 for Hend. No one else did much.

4/3: #8 Indiana wins it all.

4/4: Awards: Joe Hend is A 10 POY and 1st team.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. No.

65% D: One season: 17-15, RPI #130, +1.7 PPG (#, #), +7.1 RBs, -0.8 TOs.

[Wayne23]

5/1: Recruiting class #97. National basic.

6/5: 2 spots for transfers.

6/12: We get 2 Cs.

6/26: 2 scholarships. We want guards.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs.

9/18: We lose 1.

Tip-Off vs. Colorado.

9/25: We get a PG, #41. We lose one.

10/2: We get a PG, #74.

1st day of practice. We’re picked to win the A 10.

11/6: We’re set up front but not at all set at guard. 8 man rotation:

Soph Ben Hoge starts at PG with frosh Cal Buck subbing.

Senior Nya Neil starts at SG with red shirt frosh Ad Brig backing him.

Junior Jon Hays starts at SF, subs at PF. Soph Vic Walk subs at SF.

Juco junior Ben Spur starts at PF, subs at C.

Senior Joe Hend is back at C.

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11/17: 1-0, heading for the Tip-Off vs. #4 seed Colorado. We’re #5.

11/18: 83-64. 28, 8 for Hend, 17, 19 for PF Ben Spur, 15 for guard Nya Neil. +28 RBs.

#1 seed, #18 ranked GA Tech, 2-0, in the semis. Not sure we’re ready for this big a challenge.

11/19: 88-76. HUGE win! 26, 10 for Spur, 23, 12 for Hend, 17 for Neil. +11 RBs.

Both recruits sign, and we’re ranked #24 before the final, where we meet #2 seed, #21 ranked Tennessee, 3-0. They’re favored by 1 ½.

11/20: 71-92. 21, 10 for Hend. We committed too many fouls.

12/25: 6-5, RPI #54. +2.9 PPG (#33, #277), +5.6 RBs, +0.1 TOs.

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1/29/2021: 12-9, 6-4. RPI #75, +3.1 PPG (#43, #256), +5.5 RBs, +0.4 TOs. Hend leads us with 23.8, 10.0. In a 4 way tie for 4th, 1 back of 1st.

One of our recruits didn’t hit our SAT score. Fortunately it wasn't the better of the 2. We offer to an SG.

2/26: 15-15, 9-9, RPI #121. +1.2 PPG (#83, #251), +4.1 RBs, -0.4 TOs. In a 3 way tie for 7th, #7 seed.

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3/6: We play #10 seed Duquesne, 15-14, 7-11, in the play in. They beat us by 13 at our place but we’re a 1 ½ point favorite.

3/7: 78-68. 23, 8 for Hend, 10, 8, 4 for Spur. +15 RBs.

#2 seed St Bonnie, 18-10, 12-6, in the quarters. Beat them by 8, lost by 17. We’re a 1 ½ point fav.

3/8: 74-59. 22, 9 for Hend, 14, 9 for Spur. +15 RBs.

#3 seed UMass, 16-13, 12-6, in the semis. They beat us by 8 and 22, but we’re favored by 3 ½.

3/9: 96-69. 32, 8 for Hend, 25, 8 for Spur. +8 RBs. Everything went right for us tonight.

#4 seed Richmond, 20-10, 11-7, for the title. We won by 12 there. We’re favored by ½ point.

3/10: 83-68 and the title. Never expected to win it after the regular season. 16, 11 for tourney MOP Joe Hend.

19-15, A 10 title, RPI #92. We won’t get a very good seed but we’re in.

3/12: #14 East. We play #3 seed, #9 ranked Indiana, 24-7. We’d have to play really well and they’d have to play poorly, but it’s possible.

3/16: 65-80. We stayed close for about 30 minutes, but Hend was in foul trouble for most of the 2nd half, and that hurt. He had 20, 11. Spur had 18, 6.

4/3: #1 Duke is the champ.

4/4: Awards: Senior Joe Hend is A 10 POY, 1st team along with junior PF Ben Spur.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. No.

19-16, RPI #92. +2.4 PPG. #71, #226.

65% D After 2 seasons: 36-31, .537, RPI #92, +2.4 PPG (#71, #226).

[Wayne23]

5/1: Recruiting class #43. National basic.

6/5: One slot open.

6/12: We get a good looking C.

6/26: 4 scholarships.

8/7: PF Ben Spur is #34 on the Norton list.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, an SG, and a C.

9/18: We get an SG, #72, and a C, #74. We lose 2.

No in season tourney this year.

9/25: We get a PG, #195.

10/2: We get a PG, #

1st day of practice. We’re picked to win the A 10.

11/6: 7 man rotation:

Junior Ben Hoge starts at PG. Frosh Ahma Evea starts at SG. Frosh Asaf Amsa subs at bot guard spots.

Senior Jon Hays is at SF. Junior Vic Walk subs at SF and PF.

Senior Ben Spur starts at PF, subs at C.

Junior Lar Brag is at C.

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11/20: 2-0. All 4 recruits sign.

12/25: 8-1, RPI #41. +10.9 PPG (#29, #111). +6.3 RBs, +3.9 TOs.

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1/29/2022: 16-3, 8-2, RPI #41, +10.8 PPG (#16, #67), +6.0 RBs, +6.1 TOs. Tied for 1st with Dayton.

2/26: 24-4, 15-3, #16, RPI #21. +12.2 PPG (#24, #28), +6.8 RBs, +5.7 TOs. We won the A 10.

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3/7: We play #8 seed George Mason, 13-15, 8-10 in the quarters. We won by 9 there and we’re a big favorite.

3/8: 86-75. 37, 15 for Lar Brag, 12 each for Spur and Evea. +9 TOs.

#5 seed St Bonnie, 16-14, 11-7, in the semis. We won by 10 at their place. We’re big favorites again.

3/9: 71-50. 20, 17 for Brag, 17, 9 for Spur. +18 TOs, +12 RBs.

#3 seed ST Joe, 21-9, 12-6, for the title. Beat them by only 3 at our place. Favored by 3 ½.

3/10: 81-60. 28 for Ben Hoge, 9, 13 for Ben Spur. +9 TOs. Great tournament!

27-4, A 10 champs, #11, RPI #13. Hoping for a #3 seed, or at worst a #4.

3/12: #4 South. We play #13 CCSU, 20-10.

3/17: 75-64. 18, 17 for Brag, 19, 14 for Spur. +15 RBs, 6 TOs.

#5 seed, #22 ranked Pitt, 20-10, in round 2. They’re a big favorite.

3/19: 85-74. They packed it in to stop our inside game so we lit it up outside. 18 for Hays, 16 for Hoge, 15 for #3 guard Asaf Amsa, and 12 for Evea. Great win and we’re in
the Sweet Sixteen!

#9 seed Texas A & M, 19-12, shocked the #1 seed, so we play them next. We’re favored, but only by a ½ point.

3/24: 75-72 and we’re in the Elite Eight! 14 each for Brag, Evea, Hoge. 15 for Hays.

#3 seed, #10 ranked Arkansas, 28-6. The game is rated a toss up. Their outside game vs. our inside game.

3/26: 84-76 and we’re in the Final Four! 20, 14 for Jon Hays, 15, 7, 5, 5, 2 for Lar Brag, 12, 6 for Ben Spur. What an amazing run!

#3 seed, #13 ranked Texas, 25-8, in the national semi-final. They’re truly excellent outside but we think we’re better inside. If we can play the game inside we have a shot although the odds makers REALLY like them.

4/1: 80-75 and we get to play for the national title! 14, 12 for Spur, 17, 4 for Hays, 11, 10 for Brag, 13, 9 for 6th man Vic Walk. It was back and forth all night but every time we needed a stop we got one, every time we needed a basket, we got one.

#1 seed, #1 ranked Michigan ST, 34-3, for the national title. They’re a huge favorite. Our only chance is to stop their outside game and come up big inside, but it won’t be easy.

4/3: 67-47. They completely shut us down. We played great D but we couldn’t get a thing going on O. 14, 5 for Spur, 7, 10 for Brag. WHAT A SEASON!!!

4/4: Awards: Soph Lar Brag is A10 POY, Def. POY, and 1st team, along with senior Ben Spur. Senior Jon Hays made 2nd team. I got COY>

4/23: I ask for $. $4,500. Not enough. We spent to hire new #2 and #3 assistants. Oh well.

32-5, ranked #9, RPI #13. 68-36, .654. +11.2 PPG (#27, #31).

65% D after 3 seasons: 68-36, .654, ranked #9, RPI #13. +11.2 PPG (#27, #31).