DDSCB25: Superstar

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2/11: Sean Clifford Wynn is here. Mother and baby are doing fine.

2/12: At 9-15, 3-11 GA Tech.

Aimo Haki is #11 on the Norton list.

2/13: Early lead. Up 7 after 10. 51-40 at halftime. 16, 10 for Turr, 9, 5 for Haki. 1 TO, +14 in the lane.

Big early lead. Up 16 with 10 to play.

96-80. 32, 17, 3 blocks for Turr, 18, 8 for Haki, 12, 0, 7, 4 for Gill. 6 TOs, +32 inside.

Den Turr gets hurt again. Sprained ankle. Limited playing time for about a week and a half.

2/14: At 16-8, 10-5 Southern Methodist.

2/15: Close early. We go on a run. Up 9 after 10. 45-43 at the half. 12, 5 for Doug.

Big early lead. Up 16 with 10 to go.

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2/19: Turr is back to 100%.

At 18-9, 9-7 Louisville.

2/20: Big early lead. Up 22 after 10. 50-33 at the half. 16, 6 for Turr.

Holding our lead early. Up 31 with 10 to play.

95-59. 23, 12, 3 blocks for Turr, 13, 3, 6, 4 for Gill, 22, 2, 6 for Chap. +22 in the lane.

In a 3 way tie for 1st place with 3 to play.

2/21: 20-8, 12-5 Miami is here. Beat them by 16 there.

2/22: Early lead. Up 11 after 10 minutes. 39-27 at the half. Turr played only 6 minutes due to fouls.

Big early lead. Up 17 with 10 to go.

79-64. 20, 10 for Turr, 15, 12, 3 blocks for Haki, 12, 8, 9 for Gill. +20 inside.

Art Weel bruised a tricep. Out a week and a half.

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2/26: At 12-15, 7-11 Syracuse. We won by 26 at home.

2/27: Close early. Down 3 after 10 minutes. We fall way behind. 34-46. Chap and Gill got in early foul trouble and we were short of guards. 16, 6 for Turr.

Down 10 early. Down only 3 with 10 to go. Then they go on a run.

69-82. They went to the line 43 times to our 24 and I got my first ever technical. 22, 11, 5 blocks for Turr, 13, 12 for Haki, 12,9, 3 for Doug.

2/28: #25 NC ST, 20-10, 10-9, is here. We won by 8 there.

3/1: We trail early. Down 9 after 10. 32-36 at halftime. 10, 3, 4 blocks for Turr, 9, 6 for Haki.

We trail early. Down 8 with 10 to play.

64-72. Bad loss. 26, 9, 5 blocks for Turr.

We end the regular season at 26-6, 15-5, in 3rd place in the ACC. We only lost one game when we were at full strength. Weel is back to 100%.

Turr leads us and the country with 26.2, and 13.2. 13.1, 9.7 for Haki, 11.5, 7.3 for Doug. 10.3 for Gill.

+18.3 PPG, #1. +15.7 RBs, #1 in RBs. -4.6 TOs, 9.7 per game.

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3/5: Nobody declares for the draft. I’m shocked and delighted that Turr is staying.

3/9: We play #6 seed Southern Methodist, 19-11, 12-8, in the quarter finals. We won by 31 there.

3/10: Early lead. Up 7 after 10. 40-37 at halftime. 22, 10 for Turr. +16 in the lane.

Big lead early. Up 20 with 10 to go.

99-67. 39, 16, 4 blocks for Turr, 17, 11, 3, 4 for Haki, 15, 5, 6, 3 blocks for Gill. +38 in the paint.

#5 ranked, #2 seed Virginia, 27-5, 16-4, in the semifinals. We won by 23 at home.

3/11: They lead early. Up 3 after 10. 40-26 at the break. 14, 8 for Turr.

Good lead early. Up 17 with 10 left.

75-54. 28, 18, 4 blocks for Turr.

#1 seed, #1 ranked Duke, 30-4, 17-3, for the title. They won by 17 at their place with Turr sidelined.

3/12: Slow start for both teams. Early lead. Up 10 after 10. 20 point lead late. 46-29 at the half. Chap has 20. +18 for the bench. 2 TOs.

30 point lead early. Up 27 with 10 left.

80-62 and the ACC title. 22, 4 for Chap, 16, 13, 3 blocks for Turr, 9, 13, 3 for Haki. +14 in the paint.

#1 seed overall and in the East. We play #16 Colgate, 19-14.

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3/16: Close early. Up 1 after 10. Late run. 52-35 at halftime. Turr played 6 minutes. 11, 6 for Doug, 10 for Chap.

Big early lead. Up 32 with 10 to play.

96-69. 14, 12 for Turr in 20 minutes. 13, 12 for Doug, 10, 5, 10, 3 blocks for Gill. +26 in the lane.

#8 seed Oregon, 21-12, in the 2nd round.

3/18: Back and forth early. Up 1 after 10. 36-42 at the half. 12, 6 for Turr.

“Do I need to remind you that if you lose the season’s over?”

We trail early. Then we catch up. Tied with 10 to play. We trail late.

79-83 and the season ends WAY too early. 25, 14 for Turr, 13, 14 for Haki, 17, 4, 6, 3 for Gill.

“Dan Fran, EPSN with Coach Wynn. Coach, an early end for the defending champs.”

“I’m very disappointed. We were down only 2 when Den Turr sprained his knee and went out but I knew we were in trouble without him. Injuries are part of the game though.”

“Your only losing your Point Guard Art Weel and sixth man Kam Shin so your prospects for next year are good.”

“We’ll give it all we have.”

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4/3: #4 ranked Wisconsin beats Duke for the title.

I have a lot more free time than I expected to have. The good side to that is I’m spending that time with the kids, which is always great.

Von and I have a terrific relationship, as we have from the start. We rarely disagree but when we do we work it out. We’ve never had a real fight, or a protracted argument. Family life is great.

4/4: Awards: Den Turr is National POY. In the ACC Turr is POY and 1st team. Aimo Haki is Frosh OY and 1st team.

4/9: I’m not going anywhere.

4/23: I ask for a facilities upgrade.

No.

We finish a disappointing season 30-7 and went out in the 2nd round. Overall, for 13 seasons, I’m 363-106, .774.

Von took a month off after Sean was born then went back to work. It was the busy season so she was kept VERY busy. She managed to see the kids most days though. Our nanny is fantastic and she filled the gap.

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5/1: #2 recruiting class, #1 preseason.

5/22: We lose 2 guys who were never going to play. We’ll take the best players we can get but at least one big guy.

5/26: Emma turns 2!

5/29: No luck in the Portal. Still trying.

6/2: We give up on the Portal.

6/25: Going to Indy and the 5 regional camps.

6/26: We need a guard and 2 big guys.

7/17: We offer to 3.

This is my favorite time of year. From the end of the Final Four until mid-August Von works only one day a week, on the desk at EPSN. So she’s home a lot. The kids and I get to spend lots of time with her. I support her working but it’s nice during the off season.

8/7: Turr is left off the Norton list yet again which I will never understand. 5 of our guys are on the list headed by frosh PF Pete Grif at #8.

9/11: We lose a guard.

9/18: We get 2 PFs lose a guard, offer to another one.

Competitive pre-conf. sched.

Von is back to work, on her football schedule, which means Sat., Sun., Mon. most weeks, but in the4 studio so she comes home every night.

9/25: We lose a 3rd guard.

10/2: 1st day of practice.

We lose another guard. There are no other guards we’re interested in, at least for now.

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11/12: We start tomorrow at the Legends Classic vs. Cornell. We’re the #3 seed, they’re #14.

Here’s our lineup:

Soph Jake Chap is at the Point.

Junior Mark Gill is at SG.

#3 guard, senior Coy Malo, will play a lot. Frosh Jay Humm is really good for a frosh. Finally, there’s Abe Bass, who is also pretty good.

Soph Aimo Haki is at SF.

Frosh Pete Grif is at PF.

Junior Den Turr is in the middle.

1st big off the bench is frosh Jim Camm, who is good enough to start. Finally, there’s soph Mark Doug, who started last year.

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11/13: Early lead. Up 11 after 10. 42-27 at halftime. 20, 14, 5 blocks for Turr. 1 TO, +16 in the paint.

The lead gets to 20 early. Up 30 with 10 to play.

94-55. 38, 23, 7 blocks for Turr- hell of a game! 15, 11, 2, 3 for Haki, 10, 9 for Camm. 6 TOs, +38 in the lane.

#6 seed Arkansas in the quarter finals.

11/15: We trail early. Then we catch up. Up 1 after 10. Turr picks up 2 quick fouls. 39-33 at the half. 9, 7 for Turr in 8 minutes.

We hold our lead early. Up 12 with 10 to go.

88-68. 29, 17, 3 blocks for Turr, 15, 0, 6, 6 for Gill, 13, 5 for ,Camm, 11, 10, 3 for Haki. 7 TOs, +34 inside.

Dan Turr hurt his shoulder. He’s day to day and won’t miss a game. Pete Grif hurt his calf and he’ll play hurt, too.

#2 seed, #5 ranked Kansas in the semifinals. Let’s see how ell our injured guys play.

11/17: Early lead but it’s close. Down 1 after 10. 54-40 at the half after a late run. 14, 6 for Turr, 11, 6 for Haki. 3 TOs.

Big early lead. The lead goes to 20. Up 22 with 10 left.

97-83. 20, 12 for Turr, 16, 9, 3 for Haki, 18, 1, 5 for Chap, 12, 3 for Malo, 11, 9 for Camm.

#2 ranked, #1 seed Wisconsin in the Legends final. Turr is back to 100%, Grif is not quite there yet.

11/19: We trail early. Down 4 after 10. 38-37 at halftime. 11, 14 for Turr, 9, 3 for Haki. +16 in the paint.

Close early. Up 3 with 10 to play. This is a real battle! The calls are NOT going our way.

82-88. They finished strong. 25, 21, 3 for Turr, 16, 6 for Haki, 11, 7 for Camm. +20 inside.

Kip and I look at the lineup. We’re going to start Camm and sit Grif.