by Wayne23 » Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:40 pm
2/5: 2-0 week, 1 home, 1 away. 15-6, 8-2, alone in 1st, only 1 team 1 game back.
This week 2 at home against teams with losing records.
2/12: 2-0. 17-6, 10-2, RPI #94. 2 up on Cal ST-Bakersfield, 3 or more on the rest with 4 to play. We decided to start Greg Aby for Neil Rich. He responded with 17, 4, 3, 3. Our other starting guard, Tip Kean, had 23. Hoy had
19, 5, 6. In the next game Kean had 35 and Aby 14. Hoy had 6, 4, 3.
2 on the road, then we close with 2 at home. A 3-1 finish would be great.
2/19: 0-2 week but we’re still in 1st by a game. Hoy, Kean, and Aby continue to do the scoring.
2/26: 2 wins. We end the regular season 19-8, 12-4, RPI #87. +6.4 PPG, +4.9 RBs, -0.2 TOs (16.2). 1 game up on Cal ST-Bakersfield, 3 or more on the rest.
We like our chances going to the postseason.
#8 seed North Dakota, 14-14, 8-8. They gave us our worst defeat of the season there. Not the opponent we wanted.
3/2: Our 2 best players both picked up 2 early fouls.
66-58. We were down as many as 15, and we never took the lead until 3:27 left in the game. +10 RBs, 12 TOs. 15, 4 for Hoy, 11 each for Aby and Rich, 10 for Fitz.
#4 seed Longwood, 16-12, 9-7, in the semis. Hoy hurt his back. He’ll see limited action, if any. Terrible time for our best player to get hurt.
3/3: 39-23 at halftime. We’re shooting 50%, they’re shooting 22.2%. We decided to focus on D with Hoy out. Didn’t expect the O to do what it did. 9 each for Fitz and Will.
71-49. Cleared the bench with just under 5 min. to play. +11 RBs. 56.1% to 29.4%. Great D! Fitz led us with 15 but 12 guys played (All except Hoy) and 12 guys scored.
#3 seed Northern Kentucky, 20-9, 9-7 for the title. They gave us our 2nd worst beating of the season, 27 there.
3/4: Slow start then we came back, 31-24. We were down 7 early. +10 RBs. We need to shoot better in the 2nd, but the D is right where we want it. The bench is doing some great work for us.
76-63 and without our best player! +16 RBs, only 12 TOs. We shot 66.6% in the 2nd. 19, 4 for Fitz, 14, 3, 3 for Kean, 13, 3, 2 for Rich.
And my all walk on team is in the Big Dance!
But, there’s some very bad news. While Hoy will be back, #3 guard Neil Rich broke his wrist. Out for the season.
Kean and Aby will continue to start, and Hoy will back up at SG.
3/12: 22-8, 12-4, RPI #77, conf. regular season and tourney champs. Still probably a play in or a 16.
#15 West. We play #2 seed, #10 ranked Virginia, 22-6. It will be a struggle at best but hey, we got here and we’re moving up to Conf. U. We have faced no one remotely close to this talented.
3/17: 21-39. They’re too quick and too big.
Terrific 2nd half, 61-66. I’m proud of my guys. 22, 7, 3 for Hoy, 13, 2, 7 for Kean.
4/4: #1 Duke, 35-4, won it all.
Awards: Jim Hoy made 1st team, guard Tip Kean made 2nd. I was conf. V COY.
4/23: We ask for a facilities upgrade. And once again this year, no.
22-9, 12-4, conf. title. Overall I’m 51-39, .567.
The only guy who’s graduating who plays at all is Al Tice, and he averages 15.2 min/game.