Path to the Hall of Fame

[CoachC]

Great season, Randy!

[randy]

3/24/95

(1) #2 Georgia Tech def (4) #5 UNLV, 62-40
- No UNLV player scored in double figures


4/1/95 (Final 4)

(4) #18 North Carolina St def (2) #8 Michigan, 92-75
(1) #2 Georgia Tech def (5) #25 Brigham Young, 83-66


4/3/1995 (National Championship)
(4) #18 North Carolina St def (1) Georgia Tech, 70-62

[randy]

Dana Cook
- Southland Conference Player of the Year
- Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- Southland Conference 1st Team All-Conference

Jason Carr
- Southland Conference 2nd Team All-Conference

I was awarded Southland Conference Coach of the Year

[randy]

Sam Houston St increased their team prestige by 1 (from 9 to 10)

My coaching reputation increased by 4 (from 13 to 17)

The best coaching offers I got were as follows:
[INDENT]1. Central Florida, prestige: 16, 8-20 (5-13)
2. Eastern Illinois, prestige: 16, 21-10 (11-5)
3. George Washington, prestige: 19, 19-14 (7-9)
4. Kent St, prestige: 19, 18-12 (11-4)
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I decided to stay with Sam Houston St

[randy]

I didn't get much luck in recruiting this season. My targeted JuCos didn't want to join our program. Out of 8 scholarship slots, we were able to fill in only
3 (all from Texas)

1. PG Joem Thomas (6-3, 217), JuCo, rank #43 national
2. SF Tyrone Willis (6-7, 208), HS SR, rank #280 national
3. SG Paul Slater (6-4, 177), HS SR, rank #1698 national

[randy]

We say goodbye to the following SRs. I'm proud that 8 out of 9 graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

1. Dana Cook
- 58 games (58 starts), 28.9 mpg, 18.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 spg, 0.9 bpg, 56% FG, 71% FT
- All American 2nd team (1994), Southland POY (1994, 1995), Southland DPOY (1994, 1995), Southland 1st Team (1994, 1995)
- 4.0 GPA

2. Jason Carr
- 58 games (58 starts), 29.0 mpg, 12.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.3 bpg, 49% FG, 49% 3PT, 71% FT
- Southland 1st Team (1994), Southland 2nd Team (1995)
- 2.0 GPA

3. David Coulibaly
- 58 games (58 starts), 28.0 mpg, 10.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.6 spg, 0.6 bpg, 45% FG, 50% 3PT, 74% FT
- Southland 1st Team (1994)
- 4.0 GPA

4. Joe Majerus
- 58 games (21 starts), 22.3 mpg, 10.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.6 bpg, 53% FG, 73% FT
- 4.0 GPA

5. Osei Granville
- 58 games (25 starts), 20.9 mpg, 3.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.5 apg, 0.9 spg, 50% FG, 33% 3PT, 85% FT
- 4.0 GPA

6. Mark Belton
- 102 games (51 starts), 16.5 mpg, 4.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.7 apg, 0.5. spg, 0.2 bpg, 49% FG, 75% FT
- 4.0 GPA

7. Jonathan Smith
- 46 games, 7.4 mpg, 2.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.4 spg, 45% FG, 40% 3PT, 88% FT
- 4.0 GPA

8. Sam Thomas
- 33 games, 5.2 mpg, 1.5 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.1 spg, 38% FG, 86% FT
- 4.0 GPA

9. David Hunter (walk on)
- 3 games, 1.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.3 apg
- 4.0 GPA


Cook and Carr are most likely to get drafted in the NBA. Majerus, Coulibaly, and probably even Granville may even have a shot.

[randy]

Points (per game)
#1 Dana Cook - 18.2 (#31 national)
#9 Joe Majerus - 11.1
#10 jason Carr - 10.8

Rebounds (per game)
#3 Dana Cook - 7.1
#11 Jamaal Rowles - 5.3

Assists (per game)
#1 Flye Griffin - 5.3 (#9 national)
#9 (tied) David Coulibaly - 3.1
#12 (tied) Osei Granville - 2.4

Steals (total)
#1 David Coulibaly - 51 (#45 national)
#3 Dana Cook - 40
#4 (tied) Jason Carr - 32
#11 (tied) Odei Granville - 24

Blocks (total)
#2 Dana Cook - 25
#4 David Coulibaly - 20
#5 (tied) Flye Griffin, Keyon Griffin - 18
#11 (tied) Joe Majerus - 14

Turn Overs (per game)
#8 (tied) Flye Griffin - 2.4

FG%
#3 Joe Majerus - 58.3% (#16 national)
#4 Dana Cook - 56.9% (#22 national)
#6 Jason Carr - 47.6%

3P made (total)
#17 Jason Carr - 25

[randy]

Starters

1: PG Flye Griffin, SR, 6-1 180, 4.0/4.5
2: PG Joen Thomas, JR, 6-3 217, 4.0/4.5
3: SG Charles Burditt, JR, 4.5/5.0 (Norton candidate)
4: PF Keyon Griffin, SR, 6-7 221, 3.5/3.5
5: C Jamaal Rowles, SR, 6-11, 251, 3.5/3.5


Bench

SG Paul Slater, FR, 6-4 177, 2.0/3.5
SF Tyrone Willis, FR, 6-7 208, 1.0/3.5
PG Keith Jackson, JR, 5-11 172, 1.0/3.0


Walk ons

SG Zamiro Cook, FR, 6-1 202, 3.5/3.5
C Chris Doss, JR, 6-10 265, 2.5/2.5
SF Justin Jeffries, SR, 6-7 233, 2.0/2.0
C Anthony Hatter, JR, 6-8 234, 1.0/1.0


Ineligible (transfers)

SF Angelo Wallace, SO, 6-6 227, 3.0/3.5
PF Linehan Johnson, JR, 6-7 197, 3.0/3.5
PF Rashif McCoy, SO, 6-8 207, 2.5/4.0

[randy]

Lineup

[INDENT]With the lack of depth up front, I will go with a 3-guard lineup this season

Guards: F Griffin, Thomas, Burditt
Forwards: K Griffin, Rowles

Sub (guards): Slater, Cook (walk on)
Sub (SF): Jeffries (walk on)
Sub (PF/C): Doss (walk on)

9 man rotation, 3 of which are walk on players. It is going to be a long season for us
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Changes in Philosophy

[INDENT]With the shift to a small lineup, we'll be increasing the pace to 7 (we used mostly 4 last season)

Also, we will try to get more transition baskets, hence lowering the def rebounding intensity to 7
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Strategies

[INDENT]Focus: Balanced (if opposition is using 2-3 zone, we'll go Favor Outside)

Off Sets: We'll continue to practice more on Motion offense

HC Def Sets: We started giving more focus on playing 2-3 zone

Pressure Def Sets: Shift towards a full court 1-2-2 (we used HC traps last season)
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[CoachC]

sounds like it's going to be a very challenging season.