12/14: 72-53! 18, 8, 5 for Tack, 12, 6 for Rane, 15, 6 for Wash. So our fill ins, Rane and Wash, did very well! +11 RBs, 6 TOs.
12/17: 81-56 over UAB here. 21, 10, 7 for Burr, 21, 3, 3 for Tack, 12, 11 for Tola, 9, 10, 7 for Wash. +16 RBs, 7 TOs.
#3 in the country.
Back at full strength.
12/21: 84-87 at Bradley; our first loss. Had to come sooner or later but I am not happy about the way it happened. We blew an 18 point lead and disappeared during the last several minutes. Most points we've allowed all year (by 14!). They shot 53.6% and hit 14 threes. 19 TOs. 26, 6 for Tack, 19, 8 for Burr.
12/24: 82-60 over Georgia here. 25, 7 for Fisk, 18, 12 for Burr, 22 for Tack. 7 TOs.
12/28: 80-68 over North Carolina at home to end the pre-conf season. 20, 5 for Tack, 15, 10, 3 for Burr, 17, 3, 3 for Stow.
1/1/2237: 14-1, #2, RPI #9. +20.6 PPG, +6.9 RBs, -4.3 TOs (11.7). Still #1 in Net Rating. Tack gets 19.9 PPG. Burr gets 17.9 and 9.9 RBs. Stow gets 5.2 assists.
December was a very good month for our crews. We now have ALL of the older buildings in the shape we want them in and new construction has resumed.
I'm still hiking and playing volleyball, and I'm getting out of the boat regularly. I'm finding balance and it feels good!