DDSCB23: All In

[Wayne23]

4/3: #10 BYU repeats as national champ.

4/4: Awards: Rahi Nelo is a 2nd team All American. I am National COY. In the Big Ten, Nelo, Ando, and Coll make the 1st team.

4/9: TP up to 90.

4/23: I ask for $.

No.

35-5, National Semifinal. Overall for 6 years, 177-44, .801.

[Wayne23]

5/1: #5 Recruiting class. Preseason #1.

We exceed our expected to spend amount.

5/29: No one transfers out so our roster is full.

6/25: We’ll go to Indy and all the regional camps.

6/26: 5 scholarships. We need 2 guards, 3 bigs, or vice versa.

7/11: We offer to a PG, an SG, 2 PFs, and a C.

8/7: 4 on the Norton list: C Rahi Nelo is #1, F Joe Coll is #11, SG Ram Haer is #24, and C/F Lee More is #27.

9/11: We get one lose 2. We get a PF, #30, lose a PF and a PG.

9/18: We get all 4! A clean sweep. A C, #4, an SG, #12, a PG, #33, and a PF, #35. They’re all good students so no worries re the SAT score.

Going back to the Coaches Classic.

10/2: First day of practice.

11/12: Here’s the lineup:

Senior Ram Haer is at the Point. He looks ready!

Senior SF Chad Howe is at SG again this season.

#3 guard is senior Art Hart, who does a lot of things well. Junior Ivo Rich is next and he’s good as well. Then comes frosh Noel Setz who needs to work on his game.

Soph PF Joe Coll is at SF again. He did a great job last season.

Frosh Lee More is at PF and looks very good.

Soph Rahi Nelo is back at C. He’s our best player.

First big guy off the bench is senior Gary Sims. We lose nothing when he comes in. Juco junior Cal Marr looks very good as well. Senior Shay Henk has never cracked the lineup but he can play. Junior Dave
Finn won’t play much and neither will frosh Ike Good.

We start tomorrow at the Coaches Classic. We’re the #1 seed and we play #16 Lipscomb.

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11/13: 85-59. We led all the way and were never challenged. 32, 12, 3 blocks for Nelo, 12, 7 for frosh Lee More, 11, 3, 4 for Sims.

#9 seed UC- Santa Barbara in the quarter finals. Should be a walkover.

11/15: 98-58. They stayed with us for the first half. 28, 11, 3 for Nelo, 15, 4, 6 for Howe, 23 for Sims. 68 in the paint.

#4 seed Arizona, 2-0, in the semifinals.

11/17: Early lead. Up 13 after 10. Then a big run. 54-32 at halftime. 12, 5, 4 for Coll, 11 for Sims. +36 inside.

Up 23 with 10 to go.

85-71. 21, 8, 5 for Coll, 15, 4 for Sims, 12, 11 for Nelo. 60 down low.

#6 seed Kona, 3-0, in the title game.

11/19: Close early. Up by 10 after 10. 48-26 at halftime. 12 each for Coll and Howe, 8, 6 for Nelo.

Up 27 with 10 to play.

94-57. 26, 7 for Coll, 22, 6 for Howe, 14, 9 for More, 10, 6 for Nelo. 86 in the paint!

4-0 and the Coaches Classic title.

All 5 recruits sign.

Home opener with #14 Syracuse, 2-1.

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11/22: Early lead. Up 8 after 10. 43-31 at the half. 10, 7 for Nelo, 9, 4 for More.

Big early lead. Up 29 with 10 to go.

90-64, yet another blowout. 25, 8 for More, 14, 12, 3 blocks for Nelo, 13, 3 for Sims, 10, 7 for both Coll and Howe.

At #12 NC ST, 4-1.

11/25: Sluggish start. Up 5 after 10. Big run. 48-31 at the break. 12 for More, 9, 4 for Nelo.

Up 22 with 10 left.

83-66. 22, 9 for More, 20, 8, 3, 4 for Nelo, 12, 6 for Sims, 10, 9 for Coll.

At 1-3 FL ST next.

11/29: Early lead. Up 6 after 10. 56-37 at halftime. 16, 8 for Nelo, 13, 5 for More.

Up 20 with 10 to go.

96-86. 27, 9 for More, 17, 11 for Nelo, 17, 8, 0, 3 for Sims.

Back up forward Shay Henk broke his elbow. Out for a couple of months.

#15 Duke, 5-2, is here.

12/2: Close early. Up 3 after 10. 50-35 at the half. 13, 4 for More, 17, 7 for Sims.

Up 23 with 10 to play.

92-69. 25, 9 for More, 19, 8 for Sims, 17, 8, 3 blocks for Howe.

8-0, ranked #1, NET #3.

#2 Gonzaga, 7-1, is here.

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12/6: Big early lead. Up 16 after 10. 50-33 at the break. 15, 3 for More.

Up 24 with 10 left.

82-59. 21, 5 for More. +40 in the paint.

4-3 Georgetown is here.

12/9: Back and forth early. Up 10 after 10. 50-40 at the half. 12, 4 for More, 11, 3 for Sims.

Up 20 with 10 to play.

106-75. 21, 7 for Sims, 19, 4 for More, 14 each for Nelo and Howe.

#6 Marquette, 7-1, is here.

12/13: Early lead. Up 9 after 10. 48-35. 20, 6 for More who is having a great season. 11, 4 for Howe, 10 for Sims.

Up 21 with 10 to play.

97-68. We’re crushing some very good teams. 25, 12, 7 blocks for More, 21, 5 for Howe, 18 for Sims, 13, 7, 4 for Nelo. 64 in the paint.

At #5 Miami, 9-1.

12/20: Early lead. Up 13 after 10. 52-36 at the half. Balanced scoring.

Up only 6 with 10 to go.

90-89. We led all the way and nearly blew it. 25, 11, 5, 7 for Neto, 18, 8 for More, 12, 3 for Coll.

12-0 at the end of the pre-conf season. #1, NET #1.

#1 in PPG, +23.7. #1 in RBs, +15.2. #1 in blocks. -5.1 TOs, a terrific 9.8.

More leads us with 18.8 PPg. He gets 7.7 RBs.

Nelo gets 16.8 and leads with 9.0 RBs. 14.3, 4.7 for Sims, 12.8, 5.2 for Howe, 10.3, 6.5 for Coll. Haer gets 7.7 assists.

1st Big Ten game is with 6-5 Rutgers, here.

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12/26: Big early lead. Up 25-1 after 10! 52-11 at the half, amazing! 13, 5 for Sims, 11, 2, 3 for Nelo.

The subs will be in early! Up by 44 with 10 to go.

86-38. What a butt whomping! 21, 11, 3 for Sims, the best 6th man in the country. 64 in the lane.

At #3 Purdue, 10-3.

12/28: Close early. Tied after 10. Staying close. 47-44 at halftime. Balanced scoring. Nelo, Coll, and Sims all have 3 fouls. Way too many whistles!

It’s staying close. Up 5 with 10 to go. Late run.

102-83. We came on strong late. 20, 8 for More, 10, 3, 11 for Haer, 11, 8 for Good. 70 down low.

More sprained his wrist. Day to day.

At #8 Minnesota, 13-1, 2-1.

1/2/2029: Early lead. Up 12 after 10. 55-45 at the half. 12, 7 for Nelo, 15 for Sims, 10, 4 for Coll. Up 7 with 10 to play. They’re staying close.

93-86. They made us work for it. 18, 10 for More, 16, 10, 2, 2, 3 for Nelo, 21 for Sims, 14, 9 for Coll.

8-2, 1-0 Ohio ST is here.

1/4: Close early. Up 9 after ten. 63-42 at the break. 14, 4 for Good, 13, 4 for Nelo, 17 for Coll.

Crushing them early. Up 23 with 10 left.

104-83. 19, 9 for Nelo, 18, 2, 4 for Good, 21, 3 for Coll, 14, 5 for More, 13, 5 for Sims.

16-0, 4-0.

At 7-4, 1-1 Illinois next.

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1/6: Close early. Up 1 after 10. 46-44 at halftime. 13, 3 for Nelo, 10, 3 for Howe. Too close.

We get the lead to 10. Up 16 with 10 to go.

104-81. 22, 6, 3 for Coll, 18 each for Nelo and Sims.

At 9-6, 4-1 Indiana.

1/13: Early lead. Up 11 after 10. 47-39 at the half. 12, 3, 1, 3 for Howe.

Up only 8 with 10 to play.

84-85. We led all the way and they stole it away from us at the end. 20, 13 for Coll, 14, 8, 3, 5 for Howe. We should have won this game.

#11 Minnesota, 14-4, 3-4 is here. We won by 13 there.

1/16: Quick lead. Up 12 after 10.47-30 at the break. Balanced scoring.

Up 28 with 10 left.

96-63. 26, 7, 3 for More, 13, 13, 4, 1, 3 for Nelo, 18, 7 for Sims, 16, 9 for Howe, 10, 6, 14, 5 for Haer. 74 in the paint.

#6 Purdue, 13-5, 3-3, is here. We won by 19 there.

1/20: Early lead. Up 27 after 10. 64-35 at halftime. 17, 4 for More, 10 each for Coll and Sims.

Up 42 with 10 to go.

114-66. 27, 8 for More, 20, 7 for Sims. 92 in the paint.

19-1, 7-1, alone in 1st in the Big Ten. #1, NET#1.

At 6-11, 0-8 Northwestern.

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1/25: Early lead. Up 21 after 10. 58-26 at the half. 14, 6 for Henk. 48 down low.

Up 33 with 10 to play.

90-65. 20, 9 for More who has been consistently very good. 16, 6 for Henk, 13, 13 for Coll, 11, 12, 2, 2, 4 for Nelo, 12, 5 for Sims. 78 in the paint.

1/29: Nelo is #6, More #7, and Coll #30 on the Norton list. All of our recruits hit our SAT score.

13-7, 5-4 Penn ST is here.

1/30: We take an early lead. Up 15 after 10. 53-30 at the half. 12, 4, 0, 3 for Howe, 11, 3 for More, 10, 4 for Sims.

Up 23 with 10 to play.

93-71. 19, 5 for More, 12, 10 for Coll, 16, 6, 1, 3 for Howe.

Halfway through the Big Ten season we’re 21-1, 9-1. 3 game lead.

#1 in PPG, +24.1. #1 in RBs, +16.9. #1 in blocks. #3 in shooting pct. -5.1 TOs.

More leads in scoring with 18.0, and gest 7.2 RBs. Sims gets 14.9 and 5.2. Nelo gets 14.9 and leads us in RBs with 8.6. Coll gets 12.1 and 6.8. Howe gets 11.8 and 4.9. Haer leads us with 8.2 assists.

At 14-5, 6-4 Iowa.

2/3: Early lead. Up 17 after 10. 56-41 at the break. 17, 5 for Coll, 11 each for Howe and Sims.

The lead goes to 20 early. Up 12 with 10 left.

105-88. 25, 8, 3, 5 for Coll, 21, 7 fo9r Sims, 15, 10 fo9r More, 15, 11 for Nelo, 19, 1, 3 for Howe. +52 in the paint.

At 13-10, 7-5 Rutgers. Beat them by 48 at home.

2/6: Up 8 after 10. Up only 49-47 at halftime. Too close! We need to play better D, 55.2%. 13 for Nelo, 10, 2, 3 for Howe.

Still close early. Up 5 with 10 to go. Close late!

100-96. They gave us a lot of trouble. 22, 11, 3 blocks for More, 27, 2, 3 for Howe, 26 for Nelo, 16, 8 for Coll, 11 assists for Haer. Not much bench tonight.

23-1, 11-1, 3 game lead in the Big Ten. #1, NET #1.

11-10, 5-7 Illinois is here. We won by 23 there.

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2/10: Close early. Up 5 after 10. 46-34 at the half. Balanced scoring.

Up 24 with 10 to play.

87-58. 20, 5 for Sims, 16, 12 for More, 15, 5 for Coll, 12, 2, 5 for Howe. 74 in the paint.

9-13, 5-8 Wisconsin is here.

2/13: Early lead. Up 14 after 10. 48-27 at the break. 12, 6 for More, 12 for Sims.

Up 12 with 10 left.

91-63. 18, 11 for More, 19, 3, 4 blocks for Sims, 12, 10 for Coll, 16, 3 for Howe.

Lee More is #7, and Rahi Nelo #8 on the Norton list.

15-8, 7-7 is here. We beat them by 17 there.

2/17: Early lead. Up 9 after 10. 50-33 at halftime. 12 each for Nelo, Howe, and Sims.

Up 30 with 10 to go.

100-64. 20, 11, 3 for Howe, 19, 7 for Nelo, 17, 5 for More, 14, 7 for Sims, 12 assists for Haer.

At 16-10, 7-8 Maryland.

2/20: We take a quick lead. Up 16 after 10. 38-32 at halftime. We led by as many as 16. 12, 3 for Nelo, 10, 7 for more.

Up 8 with 10 to go.

70-69. We led all the way and they very nearly stole it. 26, 8 for Nelo, 18, 13 for more. We really didn’t play very well.

27-1, 15-1, 4 game lead in conf. #1, NET #1.

13-13, 8-8, Indiana is here. They beat us by one there on a late comeback for our only loss so far.

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2/24: Early lead. Up 12 after 10. 48-28 at the half. 16, 8 for Coll, 11, 3 for Sims.

Up 24 with 10 to play. They’re not coming back tonight!

88-71. 26, 12 for Coll, 17, 5 for More, 12 assists for Haer.

Lee More hurt his calf. Limited minutes for 2-3 games.

We clinched the regular season Big Ten title.

At 17-11, 9-8 Michigan.

2/27: Early lead. Up 5 after 10. 37-42. We were flat for the last 15 minutes. I need to wake them up.

Back and forth early. Down 3 with 10 to play.

83-87. The D was awful. 21, 12, 4 blocks for Coll, 14, 6 for Nelo. Not a good night!

Ram Haer sprained a wrist. Limited playing time for at least 2 games. More is back.

11-16, 6-12 Nebraska is here.

3/1: We score the first 16. Up 11 after 10. 50-40 at the break. 20, 4 for Nelo, 12 for Howe.

Up 25 with 10 left.

92-69. 28, 5 for Nelo, 16, 7 for Sims, 14, 3 for more, 12 assists for hart, filling in for Haer.

We end the regular season at 14-16, 6-13 Penn ST. Beat them by 22 at home.

3/3: Close early. Up 16 after 10. 57-37 at the half. 12 each for More and Sims.

Holding our lead early. Up 21 with 10 to play.

96-84. 26, 12, 5 blocks for More, 15, 14 for Coll, 18, 4 for Sims, 13, 5 for Nelo, 11, 6, 4 for Howe.

We end the regular season at 30-2, 18-2, 5 game lead. #1, NET #1.

#1 in PPG, +21.6. #1 in RBs, +16.2. #1 in blocks, #2 in shooting pct. -5.2 TOs, 9.7.

17.8, 7.7 for more, 15.3, 7.8 for Nelo, 14.6, 5.1 for Sims, 13.3, 7.4 for Coll. 12.5, 4.8 for Howe. Haer gets 8.0 assists.

Headed for the post season.