Path to the Hall of Fame

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3 of my players last season at Sam Houston St were selected in the 2nd round of the NBA draft

#33 SG Keith Field
#36 SF Jafar Newby
#40 Davor Holmes

Congratulations!

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Starting 5
1: Jr PG Marquel Jamison, 5-10, 4.0/4.5
2. Jr SG Mark Austin, 6-4, 3.0/3.5
3: Jr SF Damion Hutson, 6-6, 4.0/4.0
4: C JR Myers, 6-9, 4.0/4.0
5: C Aaron Thorne, 7-1, 4.0/4.5

Substitutes
3/4: Jr PF Brian Salvi, 6-7, 2.0/2.5
1/2: Fr PG Shea Wheat, 6-0, 2.0/3.0
4/5: Jr PF Jesse London, 6-8, 2.5/3.5
2/3: Fr SF Jonathan Dawson, 6-4, 2.0/4.0
2: Fr SG Troy Rein, 6-1, 1.0/4.0
4/5: Fr PF Markus Palmer, 6-8, 1.0/1.0

Walk-Ons
1: Jr PG Dionisio Aggers, 5-8, 1.0/1.0
4/5: Jr C Hayletts Mallet, 6-8, 1.0/1.0

Redshirt (Ineligible to play this season)
None

Transfer (Ineligible to play this season)
1/2: So SG Kaniel Coley, 6-2, 3.0/4.5
2/3: Jr SF Anthony Bryant, 6-6, 1.5/1.5

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11/15/98: Norfolk St (0-0) @ USC (0-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: 2-3
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: Sr PG Mike Fountain

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 75%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

14:38, Up 9-4

11:46, Up 11-5
NORST 6 turn overs

6:54 Up 19-10

3:39, Up 23-12


Halftime, Up 29-14
Both team shot poorly, but I'm pleased that we have only 1 turn over

C Aaron Thorne (9 pts, 3-6 FG) showed some good moves i the low post; he just needs to cut down on taking medium range jumpers. PG Marquel Jamison is 1-8 FG, but had 4 asts and zero turn overs (in 17 mins)


Start of 2nd Half

15:26, Up 39-18

11:04, Up 45-23
SG Mark Austin showed his shooting touch from the perimeter; 12 pts, 6-12 FG

7:52, Up 49-25

2:59, Up 51-31


Final score: Norfolk St - 43, USC - 53

Box Score

[INDENT]Thorne 19, 8, 1, 2 blks (*)
Austin 14, 2, 3
Hutson 5, 2, 3
Wheat 4, 2, 0
Salvi 4, 1, 0
Myers 3, 6, 1
Jamison 2, 5, 5, 2 blks
Dawson 2, 1, 0
London 0, 2, 1
Rein 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 38-32%
REB: -8
TO: -13 (4-17)
Paint: +8 (16-8)
2nd Chance : -4
Fast Break: +8 (13-5)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. My big men need to work on their low post game. Thorne showed promise, but he takes too many outside jumpers.
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11/18/99: IUPUI - Indianapolis (2-0) @ USC (1-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Outside
3. Key players: Fr(R) PG Bobby Forrest (14.5 ppg, 5.0 apg, 44% 3PT)
4. In their 2 games this season, they scored 91 and 94 pts.

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 75%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

14:30, Up 12-7
C JR Myers 6 pts, 3 rebs

10:42, Up 22-7

7:42, Up 28-10

1:58, Up 39-16


Halftime, Up 42-21
We had 17 fast break pts, which accounted for more than half of our output. IUPUI is shooting 29%


Start of 2nd Half

14:21, Up 49-29

10:41, Up 55-34

5:28, Up 67-41


Final score: IUPUI - Indianapolis - 46, USC - 75

Box Score

[INDENT]Jamison 15, 7, 8
Myers 14, 10, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks, 3 tos (*)
Austin 14, 4, 0
Thorne 10, 10, 3, 3 stls
Hutson 10, 7, 2, 2 stls, 2 blks
Salvi 4, 4, 2
Wheat 4, 4, 0
London 2, 1, 0
Dawson 2, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 43-34%
REB: +24 (17-5 off)
TO: -9 (10-19)
Paint: +16 (32-16)
2nd Chance : +18 (20-2)
Fast Break: +19 (25-6)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. As compared to our season debut, we did a much improved job on rebounding. Also, better offensive output from PG Marquel Jamison.
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11/22/99: USC (2-0) @ Akron (2-1)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Jr PG Jerome Donald (9.0 ppg)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 75%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:14, Up 8-7

10:08, Tied at 18

7:57, Down 22-25
AKR shooting well from the perimeter. We shift to 1-2-2

3:43, Down 29-37
Our transition defense is very poor. AKR 77% FG


Halftime, Up 45-40
SG Mark Austin hits a 3 at the buzzer. We claw our way back in, after being down by as much as 12.

Our turnovers (9) are too many, and it gave AKR 12 fast break pts.


Start of 2nd Half

15:45, Up 49-44

10:52, Up 59-54

7:40, Up 64-59

3:30, Up 72-64
Both teams in penalty

SAM: C JR Myers to shoot 1-and-1. Missed the front end
AKR: Miss
SAM: Foul. SG Mark Austin for 1-and-1. Makes teh 1st. Missed the 2nd.

3:02, Up 73-64

AKR: Scores a 2
SAM: SG Mark Austin with a jumper from the left corner

2:24, Up 75-66

AKR: Scores a 2
SAM: Miss
AKR: Steal
SAM: Foul. SG MArk Austin to shoot 2. Makes both. Up 9, 1:27. That should do it


Final score: USC - 82, Akron - 75

Box Score

[INDENT]Hutson 18, 2, 3
Austin 17, 7, 0, 2 blks (*)
Myers 14, 7, 0
Jamison 12, 4, 10, 5 tos
Thorne 10, 7, 4
Salvi 6, 5, 1, 4 tos
London 3, 3, 0
Wheat 2, 0, 8
Dawson 0, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 56-51%
REB: +17 (11-3 off)
TO: +5 (14-9)
Paint: -12 (24-36)
2nd Chance : +8 (10-2)
Fast Break: -8 (6-14)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. 2nd consecutive game all our starters scored in double figures.
2. We shot 19-30 FT (63%)
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11/25/99: West Virginia (1-2) @ USC (3-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: Jr SG Brian Walker (11.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 46% FG)
4. WV shoots less than 10 3PApg

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 75%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:42, Up 4-2

11:33, Up 16-10
C JR Myers already with 10 pts

7:53, Up 23-16

3:06, Up 39-18
PG Marquel Jamison scored 13 of our last 16 pts, including 3 3s


Halftime, Up 45-23
PG Marquel Jamison scored 19 pts, 6-9 FG


Start of 2nd Half

15:53, Up 52-36
PG Marquel Jamison on the bench with 3 fouls

10:22, Up 61-42
C JR Myers has taken over the scoring, while PG Marquel Jamison was on the bench. Myers now with 17 pts, 7 rebs

7:28, Up 68-47

3:44, Up 74-51


Final score: West Virginia - 60, USC - 77

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 20, 10, 1 (*)
Jamison 19, 3, 4, 2 blks
Thorne 15, 10, 3, 3 tos
Austin 12, 5, 4, 3 tos
Hutson 4, 10, 4
Wheat 4, 0, 1
Salvi 3, 2, 0
Rein 0, 3, 0
London 0, 2, 0
Palmer 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 42-39%
REB: +17 (15-5 off)
TO: +2 (10-8)
Paint: -4 (26-30)
2nd Chance : +11 (18-7)
Fast Break: +5 (20-15)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. Very rarely you encounter 3 players from the same team, having double figures in rebounds
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11/25/99: USC (4-0) @ UC Irvine (4-1)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Jr(R) SG Greg Shelton (14.6 ppg, 41% 3PT)
4. UCI's only post threat, is injured and won't play

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 75%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 1-2-2 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:42, Up 10-8

11:03, Up 18-16

7:58, Up 27-24
PG Shea Wheat 6 pts off the bench

3:58, Up 37-28
SG Mark Austin 9 pts


Halftime, Up 43-36
Both teams shot 50% FG. We took advantage of UCI's penalty, and went 13-18 FT

PG Marquel Jamison , 11 pts, 6-6 FT. UCI's PF Dustin Rickey led all scorers with 13 pts, 6-7 FG


Start of 2nd Half

15:01, Up 49-44

11:41, 58-46
A mini 9-2 gives us a double digit lead for the 1st time in this game

6:35, Up 64-51
UCI's FG shooting has dropped to 39%

3:27, Up 71-56
We'll slow down the game


Final score: USC - 74, UC Irvine - 58

Box Score

[INDENT]Jamison 14, 3, 4, 7 tos (*)
Myers 12, 6, 0
Thorne 11, 8, 1
Austin 11, 3, 4
Wheat 8, 4, 5, 3 tos
Palmer 8, 2, 0
Hutson 6, 6, 1
Salvi 4, 5, 0
London 0, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 55-39%
REB: +9 (8-10 off)
TO: +5 (17-12)
Paint: -2 (30-32)
2nd Chance : -7 (12-19)
Fast Break: -4 (10-14)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. UCI was 2-15 3PT; UCI's starting guards combine for only 4 pts
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12/2/99: USC (5-0) @ New Orleans (1-5)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Sr PG Maynard King (8.2 ppg)
4. They averaged lestt than 7 3PApg

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:42, Up 5-4

11:48, Up 10-8

7:30, Up 18-16

3:52, Up 26-22


Halftime, Up 35-28


Start of 2nd Half

15:45, Up 42-30
We opened up the half with a 7-0 run before NO finally scored. NO slowing down the pace

11:31, Up 54-39
C JR Myers having a big game, 20 pts, 8-10 FG

7:51, Up 56-43

2:57, Up 61-53
NO making a last ditch rally. We'll slow down the game


Final score: USC - 73, New Orleans - 57

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 22, 5, 1, 9-11 FG (*)
Austin 20, 6, 2
Thorne 11, 14, 1
Jamison 10, 6, 4, 2 stls
Hutson 6, 2, 0
London 2, 4, 1
Salvi 2, 2, 2
Wheat 0, 0, 1
Palmer 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 44-47%
REB: +18 (12-4 off)
TO: -1 (13-14)
Paint: +6 (34-28)
2nd Chance : +4
Fast Break: Even
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. C JR Myers embracing that inside-only focus, scoring almost all of his points down low. If my other starting big man, C Aaron Thorne, develops the same, then I'll have that 1-2 punch in the low post similar to my teams before at Sam Houston
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12/2/99: Savannah St (4-4) @ USC (6-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Inside (fast)
3. Key players: Jr SG Mike Izzo (17.4 ppg)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:43, Up 11-6

9:55, Up 23-10
PG Marquel Jamison, 10 pts

2:38, Up 35-14


Halftime, Up 40-21
Our guards have been productive today; PG Marquel Jamison with 15 pts, 3-9 3PT, and SG Mark Austin 8 pts, 3-4 FG


Start of 2nd Half

15:45, Up 51-29

11:56, Up 55-38

7:22, Up 61-43

2:49, Up 72-49
Subs to play more action


Final score: Savannah St - 52, USC - 74

Box Score

[INDENT]Jamison 22, 6, 6, 2 blks (*)
Thorne 14, 14, 0
Austin 11, 4, 3
Myers 10, 5, 0
Hutson 8, 3, 4
Salvi 7, 5, 0
Wheat 2, 4, 2
London 0, 3, 0
Palmer 0, 1, 0
Dawson 0, 0, 0
Rein 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 45-28%
REB: +14 (6-8 off)
TO: +1 (7-6)
Paint: +8 (28-20)
2nd Chance : -2
Fast Break: Even
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. C Aaron Thorne averaging more than 11 rebs in the last 4 games
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12/13/99: USC (7-0) @ North Dakota (3-6)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Jr SG Terrance Jones (12.1 ppg)
4. They take almost 25 3PApg

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 1-2-2 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

14:49, Up 7-6
We started 0-5 FG, before we hit our last 3 shots

9:15, Up 13-12
NDAK playing a lot of 2-3 zone. We'll go balanced offense

3:30, Up 23-20


Halftime, Up 30-29
Despite our 1-2-2, NDAK perimiter players are shooting well, 5-11 3 PT. We go m2m defense in the 2nd half


Start of 2nd Half

14:43, Up 39-33
PG Marquel Jamison scoring 5 straight pts

11:49, Up 43-40
NDAK still hitting outside shots. We're crashing the boards and going to the FT line, just to keep ahead

7:40, Up 52-47

4:21, Up 57-51
We hit a big 3 to increase the lead to 9, but NDAK responded with a 3 of their own.

NDAK hits 2 FTs (both teams in penalty). We miss. A 3 by NDAK. We miss again. And then we were called for a foul

3:26, Up 57-56

NDAK: To shoot 1-and-1. Hits both. NDAK on a 10-run

3:26, Down 57-58

USC: SG Mark Austin's jumper is good

3:14, Up 59-58

NDAK: They drive. Miss. But gets the off rebound. Put back slam is good

2:54, Down 59-60

USC: SG Mark Austin shoots from the outside. He scores again.

2:39, Up 61-60

NDAK: Foul. It's PG Marquel Jamison's 5th. 2 FTs. Hits both

2:26, Down 61-62

USC: Block. NDAK recovers
NDAK: Miss. But they get another off rebound. Turn over. 1:46 left
USC: C JR Myers on the low post. Myers travels. Wasted opportunity. 1:32
NDAK: They scored on the post. Timeout

1:03, Down 61-64

We need to go for a 2-for-1 here, to get another possession later

USC: They foul. 1-and-1. Hits both

0:51, Down 63-64

NDAK: They drive and scores. I should have gone to a zone in that defensive play. Oh well .... Timeout

0:37, Down 63-66

We go for a 3. If we miss, we foul

USC: We move the ball to the front court. Timeout again

0:29, Down 63-66

We'll design a play to get SG Mark Austin a 3

USC: PG Shea Wheat has the ball. Wheat to Austin lets go off a quick 3 from left quarter court. He scores!

0:21, Tied at 66

NDAK: They didn't call a timeout. They to to the low block again. Shoots. Block by C JR Myers. Time expired. We go to OT


Start of OT

We have been burned by penetrations and post plays by NDAK lately. Do we go zone, or stay at m2m? My players are also tired. We go 2-3 zone. Max def rebounding. It's a big risk

Teams traded basket and turn over

3:48, Tied at 68

NDAK: They buried a deep 3
USC: Miss a 3. We get the off board. Traveling

3:14, Down 68-71

NDAK: Miss a 3. I think they will shoot 3s the rest of the way. I'll take my chances
USC: C JR Myers with a good low post move and scores

2:35, Down 70-71

NDAK: Their C hits a basket from top of the key. He was 3-10 FG prior to that basket

2:20, Down 70-73

USC: Missed 3
NDAK: They hit another 3. I called a timeout. We'll go back to 1-2-2 zone. Bad gamble on my part

1:38, Down 70-76

USC: They foul. 2 FTs. Hits both

1:29, Down 72-76

NDAK: We got called for a foul. 2 FTs. Split. We rebound. We;ll just go for 3s

1:15, Down 72-77

USC: Miss
NDAK: Miss
USC: SF Damion Hutson hits a 3. We're still in the game

0:35, Down 75-77

I was shouting to foul. My players not noticing it

NDAK: We finally foul. 2 FTs. Hits both
USC: We dribble front court. Called my final timeout

0:14, Down 75-79

USC: Hutson travels.

Not gonna happen. Good effort though


Final score: USC - 75, North Dakota - 80

Box Score

[INDENT]Austin 17, 4, 0, 6 tos
Myers 14, 5, 0, 2 blks
Thorne 10, 14, 2, 2 stls, 2 blks
Hutson 9, 5, 5
London 7, 3, 0, 2 stls
Jamison 7, 1, 3, 2 blks, 3 tos, fouled out
Salvi 6, 3, 1
Wheat 5, 3, 4, 3 tos
Palmer 0, 0, 1
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 39-47%
REB: +5 (11-7 off)
TO: +1 (18-17)
Paint: -6 (20-26)
2nd Chance : -1
Fast Break: -5
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. Shooting 39% and still forcing the game into OT is not bad. We just need to cut down on those turn overs.
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