Testing Offenses in 2019

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #8 seed St Bonnie, 13-15, 9-9, in the quarters.

3/8: 84-69. We were down 12 early, got it to 4 at the half and then dominated the 2nd half. 18, 8 for sub forward Tony Carr to lead us. +8 RBs, 10 TOs.

#4 ranked Duquesne, 16-12, 11-7, in the semis. Beat them by 18 there.

3/9: 83-74. Carr had 15, 5, Jaxx had 12, 6, sub guard Ban Song had 11, 7, 3. +13 RBs. 30 win season!

#6 seed La Salle, 21-10, 9-9, has been hot. We play them for the title. We won by only 5 there, but that was a really poor night for us.

3/10: 84-67. It wasn’t that close. 21, 14 for Jaxx, 16, 12 for Sall, 12, 4, 6 for Hill. +18 RBs.

Hoping for a #2 seed, or at worst a #3.

3/12: #2 South! We play #15 Northern Arizona, 19-12.

3/17: 99-71. Ugly. 33, 13 for Jaxx, 17, 8 for Fish.

It’s #7 seed Wake Forest, 21-11, in the 2nd round. Tough draw. We’d better be on our toes!

3/19: 96-75. We played great ball, led all the way. 28, 9 for Jaxx, 16, 5 for Carr, 14, 7 for Sall. +9 RBs.

#3 seed, #11 ranked Memphis, 26-8, in the Sweet Sixteen. They’re very tough, especially inside.

3/24: 104-113 in OT. This one was all Offense, and we just didn’t get it done in OT. Hell of a battle though. 26, 9 for Jaxx, 27 for Ando, 22, 7, 9 for Hill.


Final stats for this association and the Motion offense: 90.6 PPG (#1), 33-4.

[Wayne23]

5/1/2019: Flex offense. Every association in this series starts at the same school, Rhode Island, with the same players and the same staff. The configuration is the same except for the offense being used.

We buy East Gold.

6/26: 4 scholarships.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs and 2 PFs.

9/18: We get a PG, #85. Miss on 2 others.

Preseason NIT vs. Gonzaga.

9/25: Got a PF, #102, a PG, #145. Lost the other one.

10/2: 1st day of practice. We’re picked to finish 5th in the A10.

10/9: We get a PF, #107.

11/6: 8 man rotation:

Senior Cory Patt is at PG. Junior Nya Meil is at SG. Frosh Ben Hogg subs at both guard spots.

Frosh Vic Walk is at SF, backed by soph Paul Robb.

Senior Dan Well is at PF, subs at C. Soph Jon Hays subs at PF.

Junior Joe Hend, our best player, is at C.

[Wayne23]

11/13: We start at the NIT vs. #4 seed Gonzaga. We’re the #13 seed.

11/14: 72-80. We played well against the #10 ranked team in the country. 20, 11 for C Joe Hend, 12, 5, 8 for SG Nya Meil, 12, 6 for SF Vic Walk. Too many TOs, 17.

11/20: All 4 recruits sign.

12/4: 2-3, RPI #276. Rough going. We’re looking at the lineup. We’ll start Jon Hays for Dan Well.

12/25: 5-4, RPI #120. +2.6 PPG (#115), +4.3 RBs, -1.6 TOs. Big turn around after the lineup change but we also played more games at home.

[Wayne23]

1/1/2020: 6-5, 1-1, RPI #157. We won at home, lost on the road.

1/15: 8-7, 3-3. RPI #128. Can’t win on the road, haven’t lost at home. In a 4 way tie for 5th place.

1/29: 10-9, 5-5. RPI #151. +0.8 PPG (#87), +3.2 RBs, -0.8 TOs. In a 3 way tie for 5th in the A10. We’re kind of defining mediocre.

2/12: 13-10, 8-6. Finally won one on the road. RPI #121. Alone in 5th place.

2/26: We finish the regular season 15-13, 10-8, RPI #126. In a 4 way tie for 4th in the A10. +0.1 PPG (#87), +3.1 RBs, -0.4 TOs. Joe Hend leads us with 17.5, 7.9.

[Wayne23]

3/6: We play #10 seed VCU, 14-14, 8-10, in the play in. We won by 12 there but this one is a toss up.

3/7: 85-80. It was close all the way. 23, 9, 4 for Hays, 14, 11 for Hend. 6 others had 7, 8, or 9 points. +12 RBs, +5 TOs.

#2 seed Duquesne, 18-10, 12-6 in the quarters. They won by 9 there, then we won by 14 at our place. They’re favored by 1 ½ points.

3/8: 81-85. They jumped out to a big early lead, as many as 21, and we never quite caught up. 27, 8 for Hend.

We think we’ll get invited somewhere. We’re hoping anyway.

3/11: Last place Saint Louis won the tourney.

3/12: #2 West in the WOL. We play #7 Ball ST, 16-15. They’re a good team.

3/14: 92-74. 30, 8 for Hend, 9, 12, 4 for Meil. +13 RBs.

#6 seed Charlotte, 16-15, in round 2. Tough team, especially outside.

3/16: 82-68. 17 each for Hays and Meil, 11, 13 for Hend. +13 RBs.

#4 seed Hofstra, 19-13, in the quarter finals. It’s a tossup. We’re favored by a ½ point.

3/21: 81-86 in OT. They got hot in OT, we didn’t. Good run in the tourney though.

4/3: #10 Oklahoma is the champ.

4/4: Awards: Joe Hend is A10 POY and 1st team. Jon Hays makes the 2nd team.

4/23: We ask for a budget increase. We get $10,500.

First season with Flex: 18-15, 81.0 (#69).

[Wayne23]

5/1: #25 recruiting class. We buy national basic.

6/5: Room for 2 transfers. We offer to 2 bigs.

6/12: We get both, a 3.5 and a 3.0.

6/26: 2 scholarships. We want guards.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs.

9/11: We lose one.

9/18: Got one, lost one. Got a PG, #101.

At the Palmetto Shootout vs. Kona.

9/25: Got the other PG, #185.

10/2: 1st day of practice. We’re better than last year, not sure how much.

11/6: 8 man rotation to start:

Frosh Jon Akae is at PG, senior Nya Meil is at SG, and soph Ben Hogg subs at both. All three get about the same amount of minutes.

Soph Vic Walk starts at Sf subs at PF. Juniors Paul Robb and Rick Coop sub at SF.

Junior Jon Hays is at PF, subbing at C, and senior Joe Hend is at C.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0. As expected, Joe Hend is our leader, but I think I’m going to like this team.

Both recruits sign. We’re picked to finish 3rd in the A10. I think we can win it. Time will tell!

11/24; 2-1. Lost at BU by 1. Off to the Palmetto shootout. We’re the #3 seed. We play #6 Kona, 2-1.

11/25: 98-76. 32, 9 for Hend. +10 RBs.

#7 seed Canisius, 4-0, in the semis.

11/26: 94-80. The offense has really kicked in. 28, 8 for Hend,, 14 each for Meil and Hays. +8 RBs, +6 TOs.

#5 seed Baylor, 2-2, for the title. We’re the better team. If we play our game we should win this tournament.

11/27: 87-77. We led all the way, by as many as 17. Walk had 25 and 6. Tourney MOP Joe Hend had 21 and 8.

12/11: 8-1, RPI #48. Our only loss was by 1 point. Not a strong schedule out of conference though. Our next one is at 5-1 Providence. That will be a challenge.

12/25: 9-2, RPI #69. +10.7 PPG (#22), +8.3 RBs (#3), +2.5 TOs. Hend gets 19.3 PPG, Hays gets 10.3 RBs.

[Wayne23]

1/1/2021: 11-2, 2-0. Great start to A10 play!

1/15: 13-4, 4-2. In a 3 way tie for 3rd, 1 back of 1st.

1/29: 16-5, 7-3, RPI #64. In a 4 way tie for 1at in the A10, with 2 teams 1 game back and 4 others 2 games back. +9.1 PPG (#12), +7.2 RBs, +2.7 TOs. Hend leads us with 19.1, 9.1.

2/12: 20-5, 11-3, Ranked #25, RPI #35. 1 up on VCU in the A10, 2 up on Duquesne, 3 or more on the rest.

2/26: We end the regular season 24-6, 14-4, in 1st place by 2 games in the A10. #22, RPI #30. +9.0 PPG (#14), +5.0 RBs, +3.4 TOs. Hend leads us with 20.2, 8.6.

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #8 seed Dayton, 15-13, 9-9, in the quarters. We won by 14 at our place then lost by 13 there.

3/8: 97-84. We were a scoring machine! 32, 11 for Hend, 10, 10 for Hays, Akae and Hogg had 13 each. 8 TOs.

#4 seed ST Bonnie, 20-11, 11-7, in the semis. They won by 12 there. On paper we’re the better team.

3/9: 87-79. Close but we lead most of the way. 19, 13 for Hend, 16 for Walk, great bench play- 27, 9, 7. +13 RBs.

It’s #11 seed ST Joseph, 14-17, 7-11 for the title. We beat them by only 5 at our place, and they’re hot.

3/10: 77-57. Never a game. 28, 10 for tourney MOP Joe Hend, 15, 9 for Hays, 13, 7 for Meil.

Hoping for a good seed in a good region.

3/12: #6 East. We play #11 Oregon ST.

3/16: 94-80. We shot 50%. 19, 9 for Hend, 19 for Hogg, 17, 5, 5 for Meil.

#3 seed, #12 ranked Indiana, 25-8, in round 2. They’re a tough team.

3/18: 70-88. We stayed close for nearly 30 minutes, then they wore us down. They were the better team.

4/3: Purdue wins it all.

4/4: Awards: Joe Hend is A10 POY, Def. POY, and 1st team. Jon Akae is Frosh OY. Jon Hays makes the 2nd team and I get Conf. COY.

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

28-7, 84.1 PPG (#12), overall, 46-22, .676.

[Wayne23]

5/1: #143 recruiting class. National basic.

6/5: 2 spots for transfers. Going for an SG and a C.

6/12: Missed both.

6/26: 5 scholarships.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, 3 PFs.

9/18: Got a PF, #109. Lost a big and a guard.

Tip Off in Paradise vs. Central FL.

9/25: Got 2 more PF, #233, #263, missed both PGs. We need guards.

10/2: 1st day of practice. Still chasing guards.

11/6: 9 man rotation:

Frosh Ward Redd is at PG. Junior transfer from UNLV Will Jack starts at SG subs at PG.

Junior Ben Hogg and soph Jon Akae sub at SG.

Senior Paul Robb starts at SF but senior Rick Coop gets equal minutes.

Junior Vic Walk is at PF. Senior John Hays gets about the same minutes as Walk, at PF and C.

Soph transfer from Minnesota, Kal Coff, is at C.