ElPrez98's 2007 Legacy: Journey to "Knight"-hood

[elprez98]

Coach D. Dillard's 1st Journal Entry
Sunday-October 22nd, 2006

-I can't believe I've been offered the HEAD COACHING job at Army this year. They must be pretty hard up. Well, I've got a lot of big plans for how this season will turn out, but you know how that goes. At least the grueling task of hiring assitants has been completed. I've got Coach (Brandin) Maldando and Coach (Demetric) Cohen to help me build a winner here at Army.

Brandin's only real appreciable skill is ability to have a decent (C+) understanding of defense. Unfortunately, his ability to scout and keep the guys in line are going to be a challenge for us.

Demetric on the other hand, isn't very bad or very good in anything really. My only gripe with him is his drive to get better. He's pretty content where he is as a coach, which may be a problem in the long run, but we'll cross that bridge when we arrive.

Now on to the roster. Obviously, we aren't considered one of the nation's most talented teams, but I look forward to showing these kids what it takes to win. Since we'll set the lineup following the Midnight Madness game tomorrow, I'll put up the roster tomorrow.

[yawnzzzz]

Are you starting out as RMK at Army? Because I already started doing that, lol.

[elprez98]

2006-2007 Army Lineup

#11 Marshall Jackson G
Senior, 5'11,167lbs
Seattle, WA
Overall: 54
Strengths(80+ attributes):
Spd: 86, Sta: 87, Dur: 82 Pot: D

#12 Matt Bell G
Senior, 6'0, 173lbs
Senegal
Overall: 66
Strengths:
OAwr: 80, FT: 81, Hand: 84, Spd: 80, Sta: 90, Dur: 90, Pot: C

#32 Jarrell Brown G
Junior, 6'2, 183lbs
Columbus, OH
Overall: 63
Strengths:
Med: 82, 3pt: 84, FT: 81, Spd: 82, Sta: 86, Pot: C

#44 Corban Bates F
Junior, 6'4, 213lbs
Louisville, KY
Overall: 57
Strengths: Dur: 80, Pot: D

#40 Jimmy Sewell C
Senior, 6'11 235lbs
Cape Coral, FL
Overall: 57
Strengths: DReb: 81, Dur: 82, Pot: C-

Bench:
sr, Cory Sinning, Ovr: 60, Pot: C-
fr, Tyrell Tompson, Ovr: 55, Pot: C-
fr, Eric Zastoupil, Ovr: 54, Pot: C-
jr, Grant Carter, Ovr: 52, Pot: C-
fr, Cleveland Richard, Ovr: 52, Pot: D
fr, Curtis Koszuta, Ovr: 48, Pot: D
so, Kenny Brewer, Ovr: 47, Pot: D
so, Dug Williams, Ovr: 44, Pot: D

[elprez98]

http://www.ap.org/media/images/logo.gif
Associated Press Preseason Top 25

1. Florida

2. Arizona
3. Syracuse
4. North Carolina
5. Kansas
6. Wisconsin
7. Villanova
8. Duke
9. Nevada
10. Boston College
11. LSU
12. Pittsburgh
13. Memphis
14. Michigan
15. Kentucky
16. Ohio State
17. Gonzaga
18. UCLA
19. Alabama
20. Illinois
21. Tennessee
22. Maryland
23. Louisville
24. Texas A&M
25. UConn

*blue shading indicates new addition to Top 25

[yawnzzzz]

In my own legacy with Bob Knight, here's how it's gone:
06-07 18-13 First Round
07-08 23-9 Second Round
08-09 20-11 Second Round
09-10 22-10 Sweet Sixteen
10-11 33-2

I've currently made it to the Final Four as a 3 seed through some amazing stroke of luck.
First Round beat 14 Texas A&M
Second Round beat 6 Utah St.
Sweet 16 beat 2 Syracuse
Elite 8 beat 8 ULM
Final Four is now 3 Army vs. 7 Duquesne and 11 LSU vs. 3 Providence

My team's 87 overall, and it looks like I might have a chance to win it all because of the unusually weak teams left. The hardest team I've faced was a 92 overall Syracuse team.

[elprez98]

In my own legacy with Bob Knight, here's how it's gone:
06-07 18-13 First Round
07-08 23-9 Second Round
08-09 20-11 Second Round
09-10 22-10 Sweet Sixteen
10-11 33-2

I've currently made it to the Final Four as a 3 seed through some amazing stroke of luck.
First Round beat 14 Texas A&M
Second Round beat 6 Utah St.
Sweet 16 beat 2 Syracuse
Elite 8 beat 8 ULM
Final Four is now 3 Army vs. 7 Duquesne and 11 LSU vs. 3 Providence

My team's 87 overall, and it looks like I might have a chance to win it all because of the unusually weak teams left. The hardest team I've faced was a 92 overall Syracuse team.

Great. Mine is going to be considerably longer test, however. I'm coaching every game. Let me know how it goest though.

[elprez98]

November 10th, 2006
Edmonds Center (97% Attendance)
Deland, Florida

The Black Knights Withstand Hatters Late Onslaught

66-63W vs. Stetson (0-1, 0-0)

"Hopefully this is a good sign for my college coach career," joked Coach Dillard after an exciting 66-63 win over the Stetson Hatters. "We kind of lost a bit of our momentum late in the game, but the guys ground it out." The Army Blacknights overcame shooting just 28% in the first half, including 1/11 from behind the arc, to wrinkle the Hatters plans to win.

Army senior guard, Matt Bell scored 19 of his game high 27 in the 2nd half. "I don't know what happened but the shots just kept falling for me. So I kept shooting," said Bell. The Knights expanded the lead to as much as 13 with just over six minutes to go before the Hatters found a spark in the form of sophmore guard, Kris Thomas who ended the game with a team high of 20 points. "They played me tight after I hit a couple jumpers and unfortunately, I couldn't knock down too many more," said Brown who shot just 9/24 from the field.

The Hatters did manage to cut the lead to just 3 points, 60-63 with under a minute to go but Army junior, Jarrel Brown hit a crucial 3-pt basket with just 32 seconds in the game to seal the deal. "His shot wasn't dropping consistently tonight, but he hit one when he needed to," added Coach Dilllard.

Immediately following the game, the Black Knights hopped directly on a flight out of Florida, heading to "The Show Me State" to face the Tigers.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Matt Bell: 27 points, assist, 11/19 FG, 4/8 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Corey Sinning: 11 points, 2 assists, steal, 4/6 FG
Jarrel Brown: 10 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4/16 FG, 2/10 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 4/4 FG
Marshall Jackson: 4 points, 5 assists, 3 TO, 2/6 FG
Corban Bates: 12 rebounds, 3 assists

Hatters Stats:
Kris Thomas: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 9/24 FG, 1/9 3-pts
Garfield Blair: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4/13 FG, 1/3 3-pts
Brandon Williams: 9 points, 2 steals, 4/5 FG
Collins Okafor: 6 points, 21(8 off) rebounds, 2/3 FG

Key Stats:
-The Black Knights shot 68% in the 2nd half to pull away from the the Hatters.

[elprez98]

November 11th, 2006
Mizzou Arena
Attendance: 8,432 (56% Attendance)
Columbia, MO

Army Shooters Run Out of Gas Against Tigers
72-80L at Missouri (1-1, 0-0)

"We almost pulled off the upset. But hell, almost isn't good enough, now is it," Coach Dillard asked, visibly frustrated by the loss. After blowing an 11-point halftime lead, the Black Knights allowed eighteen unanswered points to close the game. "We can't fall apart like this. We also have to do a much better job with our shot selection late in the game. The Tigers started to run on us as soon as we started jacking up ill-advised threes."

Coach Dillard was, more than likely, referring to the poor play of freshman guard, Tyrell Thompson, from off the bench. Thompson took no shots in the first half, but began to shoot from the outside, going just 1 for 5 in the 2nd half, all from behind the arc. "He's a freshman and, unfortunately, these things happen. We like to shoot the outside shot, sometimes they fall and sometimes they don't," said Matt Bell, the senior from Senegal.

Bell had another stellar game, scoring 24 points in the loss, including 4 for 7 from downtown. Overall the Black Knights did shoot well from outside going 10 for 24, as a team, from behind the arc. "We have to chalk it up as a learning experience. However, we will get better with our ball handling too. There are a lot of teams that run the press and we can't get flustered and continue to make mistakes," added assitant Coach Maldando of the Black Knights.

The (1-1, 0-0) Black Knights complete their grueling, first three days of the season by heading to North Carolina to face the undefeated (2-0, 0-0) NC A&T Aggies.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Matt Bell: 24 points, 4 assists, steal, 9/18 FG, 4/7 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Tyrell Thompson: 5 points, 1/6 3-pts
Jarrel Brown: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 6/14 FG, 3/5 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2/2 FG
Marshall Jackson: 5 assists, 5 TO, 2/6 FG
Corban Bates: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 4/10 FG, 2/5 3-pts(Unsung Hero)

Tigers Stats:
Stefhon Hannah: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 7/12 FG, 2/4 3-pts(inj)
Marshall Brown: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7/14 FG
Leo Lyonss: 14 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 6/9 FG


Key Stats:
The Tigers shot 48% for the game and forced 13 Army turnovers while only turning the ball over 5 times.

[elprez98]

November 13th, 2006
Corbett Center
Attendance: 5,752 (100% Attendance)
Greensboro, NC

Aggies Railroad Black Knights in North Carolina
63-82L at North Carolina A&T (3-0, 0-0)

"40 3-pt shots. Not 10, not 20, not even 30...but 40 3-pointers. After a while you would think we would understand they were not going to fall tonight," exclaimed Coach Dillard. Coach Dillard began to yell at his players even before they headed back to the lockeroom. "Understand we've been all over the country in the past 4 days, but we just settled tonight. Shooting all of those 3's when they obviously weren't falling. We settled for a loss. I will do whatever is necessary to whoever needs the discipline," continued the Army coach.

Coach Dillard was definitely disappointed in the play of two of his team leaders, Matt Bell and Jarrel Brown. Bell and Brown combined for 47 of the team's 63 points including an average 13/33 from downtown. "They played a 2-3 on us all night and dared us to shoot from outside. We knocked down some shots, but obviously not enough," Jimmy Sewell, Army's 6'11", senior center. Sewell added 7 points while grabbing a season high, 17 rebounds in the contest.

The Aggies shot, a blistering, 49% from the field. "We did a good job of containing their scorers the best we could and then we played decent defense in the passing lanes," added junior guard, Sean Booker of the Aggies. Booker led all Aggie scorers with 18 points.

"We have got to play better defense, and take better shots. Otherwise this will be a very long season, playing like we did tonight," Coach Dillard muttered to himself as he got on a bus back to New York.



The (1-2, 0-0) Black Knights completed their grueling, first three days of the season and now head home for a week's rest before heading out to face the (0-1, 1-0) Hartford Hawks.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Matt Bell: 22 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 8/19 FG, 6/16 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Tyrell Thompson: 5 points, 1/6 3-pts
Jarrel Brown: 25 points, 2 rebounds, 9/25 FG, 7/19 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 8 points, 17 rebounds, 2/4 FG(Unsung Hero)
Corey Sinning: 5 assists, 5 TO
Corban Bates: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 TO 2/7 FG

Aggies Stats:
Sean Booker: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 6/11 FG, 2/5 3-pts
Demetrius Guions: 14 poitns, 3 TO, 5/7 FG, 3/4 3-pts
Austin Ewing: 10 points, 2 assists, 5/6 FG
Jason Wills: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 4/9 FG
Derek Crumpton: 9 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 4/9 FG


Key Stats:
The Black Knights were beaten in nearly every statistical catagory this game:

FG%(35%/49%)
FT%(60%/91%)
Ast(16/23)
Stl(8/11)

[elprez98]

November 18th, 2006
Christl Arena
Attendance: 907 (18% Attendance)
West Point, NY

Hartford Swooped In and Devoured Army
92-72L vs. Harford Hawks (1-1, 0-0)

"We've got to do something about out defense. We gave up too many open looks and it bit us in the butt. Took a big chunk out too," said Coach Dillard after being embarrassed at home by 20, 72-92 by the hands of the Hartford Hawks. "I think they shot like 55% or something like that. Unless your are shooting 60% and not turning the ball over, you are probably going to lose," added Coach Maldando of the Black Knights.

Army fell behind early and couldn't muster a comeback of any kind. "It felt like we were deflated when Jimmy (Sewell) picked up his 3rd personal early in the first half. Then right after that, I picked up my second and coach had to sit me," added senior guard, Matt Bell who scored 15 points in the loss.

After being down by 22 points entering halftime, Army still couldn't get motivated to make a comeback. "Two embarrassing losses in a row. What do they have in common? We shot 40 3's last game and 38 today. Do you see a trend?," Coach Dillard asked rhetorically.

(1-3, 0-0) Army, now dropping 3 straight games, has to pick up the pieces and get ready for (0-3, 0-0) Cornell Bears on Tuesday, November 21st.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 24 points, 2 steals, block, 9/21 FG, 5/14 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Tyrell Thompson: 5 points, 2/6 FG
Matt Bell: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5/14 FG, 2/10 3-pts
Corey Sinning: 10 points, 6 assists, 2 TO, 3/5 FG, 2/4 3-pts
Corban Bates: 6 points, 13 rebounds, 3/8 FG

Hartford Hawks:
Bo Taylor: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, block, 8/13 FG
J. Van Rosenberg: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5/5 FG,
Michael Turner: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 5/7 FG
Brian Glowiak: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4/6 FG
Vincent Zeginski: 9 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 4/9 FG


Key Stats:
This game was another horrible game for the Black Knights. We have got find a way to decrease our 3-pt attempts or start knocking them down more consistently.

[elprez98]

Coach D. Dillard's 2nd Journal Entry
Sunday-November 19th, 2006

-Boy yesterday's game with Hartford was demoralizing. I've got to come up with a gameplan that's going to work for us. Shooting 3's is going to be our death if Matt (Bell) and Jarrel (Brown) are not knocking them down.

Anyway, a couple of our recruits came to visit us today and I really think they left impressed with what we had to offer. Neither of the two guys are big names but I think we need some size downlow if we are going to do anything remotely close to winning next year.

Shannon Hatten, is a 6'10' senior center out of New Rochelle, NY. He's not particularly quick, not big on offense, and has no shot really. He's a 1* player and you have to get what you can, but his lone bright spot is his hustle. That's what we need here are people willing to hustle, fight for those extra boards and make plays. Shannon said he was mostly concerned about getting playing time and being close to home. I think we are in pretty good standing with those top two priorities. Also right now, we're his only scholarship offer too.

Joseph Straight is a 6'11" beast out of Jersey City, NJ. He's ranked #92 as far as centers in the country are concerned. Watching his tape he looks like he might be the offensive presence we sorely need. He also told us that he wanted to be close to home and wants to play early if possible. Again, with Joe we are his only scholarship offer so and it seems like we might be in the drivers seat so far with him too.

[RTT]

Prez, I like your lay-out. I don't usually follow College Hoops "chises/associations" but i'll follow this one. Good work.


RTT Fact: RTT's best team he's coached in legacy was North Carolina State.

[elprez98]

November 21st, 2006
Christl Arena
Attendance: 907 (18% Attendance)
West Point, NY

Black Knights Hold On For Win Over Bears
79-86W vs. Cornell (0-4, 0-0)

"An inside presence is what we needed, and we got that from Corban(Bates) today. He did well battling on the inside for those boards, and against a beast of a player today too," added Coach Dillard following their 86-79 win over the Bears today. Bates grabbed 14 rebounds and added 13 points in the win. "Its funny I had a pretty decent game but that big guy for Cornell was awesome against us," said junior guard, Jarrel Brown who scored a season-high 31 points against the Bears.

Cornell center, Andrew Naeve had a career performance in the loss, grabbing 25 rebounds and scoring 22 points off a 10 for 18 shooting night. "It doesn't matter how many points I score. If we lose, I'm not happy," the 6'10 senior from Augusta, Georgia said.

The Black Knights controlled the game from the outset, never giving up the lead for the entire game. "I'm happy for the win. If we can play like we did on offense today and step our defense, I think we'll be able to win a couple more too," said the Army head coach.

The (2-3, 0-0) Army Black Knights head to play Ivy League member, (1-2, 0-0) Brown Univeristy on Saturday, November 25th after Thankgiving.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 31 points, steal, 2 TO, 10/19 FG, 6/12 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Grant Carter: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3/9 FG, 1/7 3-pts
Matt Bell: 11 points, rebound, 3 steals, 5/15 FG, 1/7 3-pts
Corey Sinning: 4 points, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1/1 FG
Corban Bates: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 5/9 FG
Jimmy Sewell: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5/8 FG

Cornell Bears:
Andrew Naeve: 22 points, 25 rebounds, 5 assists, block, 10/18 FG
Adam Gore: 19 points, 2 steals, 7/17 FG, 3/9 3-pts
Ugo Ihekweazu: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 8/10 FG
Graham Dow: 10 points, 2 assists, 5/6 FG
Connor Mullen: 7 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 3/13 FG


Notes and Stats:
We did well with Mike Bell's decreased minutes. His shot selection is pretty shotty at times so I think I'll give Grant more minutes off the bench since he is a good(84) 3-pt shooter.

[lawcutta]

I'm a Navy vet and I just might run with Navy next.

BEAT ARMY!

[elprez98]

Prez, I like your lay-out. I don't usually follow College Hoops "chises/associations" but i'll follow this one. Good work.


RTT Fact: RTT's best team he's coached in legacy was North Carolina State.

Thank you sir.

[elprez98]

November 25th, 2006
Pizzitola Center
Attendance: 896 (32% Attendance)
Providence, RI

Brown Univ. Gets to See Army in Action
71-55W vs. Brown (1-3, 0-0)

"Seems like we earned our first decisive victory today. Its a bit of a relief when you can get a balanced attack like we did today," Coach Dillard replied following Army's 71-55 win over Brown earlier today. The Black Knight boasted five players in double figure scoring. "I think Cory(Sinning) is really understanding his important role as the point man since he's been inserted in the starting lineup," added assitant Coach Maldando.

Army took control of this one early going up 44-21 by halftime. Junior forward, Corban Bates had another double-double in points and rebounds with 11 points and 12 rebounds. He also had 2 assists and 2 steals. "I think a lot of opposing players look at Corban and snicker since he's only 6'4 at the power forward position. However, he's our own personal Charles Barkley for some of you youngins' who know the name," joked Coach Dillard.

However in all fairness, it must be noted that two of Brown's starters were playing with injury. "We will not use injury as an excuse. We should still go out there and compete, regardless of how many people we suit up," added Coach Robinson of the Brown.

The (3-3, 0-0) Army Black Knights move to .500 and face VMI, December 28th and the Citadel next Saturday on January 2nd, 2007.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Corban Bates: 11 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 5/9 FG

Black Knights Stats:
Matt Bell: 11 points, rebound, 3 assists, 4/9 FG, 3/4 3-pts
Corey Sinning: 11 points, 8 assists, 2 steals, block, 4/4 FG
Jarrell Brown: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5/9 FG
Jimmy Sewell: 13 points, 6 rebounds, steal, block 5/8 FG

Notes and Stats:
Jarrel and Matt didn't get a lot of shots since they were in foul trouble a lot during the game. It looks like I may have to cut both of their minutes more if I don't want them to jack up crap.

[elprez98]

November 28th, 2006
Christl Arena
Attendance: 958 (19% Attendance)
West Point, NY

Black Knights Overcome 15-point Deficit for Win
73-75W vs. VMI (1-3, 0-0)

"This was easily our most exciting win so far. I'm really proud of the guys tonight," Coach Dillard said, while grinning ear to ear. "We were fortunate to find something that worked for us after our shots didn't fall."

Going down by 15 at the half, 36-21, the Black Knights exploded for 54 points in the second half, led by the dominant inside play of senior, Jimmy Sewell. "Coach drew up a couple of new plays to counter the 2-3 matchup they were running against us, and they worked like a charm," said the senior who scored 18 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in the win.

The comeback was completed with 27 seconds left to play when junior guard, Grant Carter hit his only 3-point basket of the game. "We knew we could do it if we executed Coach's gameplan," Grant (Carter) said.

The (4-3, 0-0) Army Black Knights are now one game over .500 and hope to continue their winning ways against the Citadel on Saturday.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jimmy Sewell: 18 points, 19 rebounds, assist, steal, 7/9 FG, 4/4 FT

Black Knights Stats:
Matt Bell: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2/11 FG, 1/8 3-pts
Corey Sinning: 5 points, 6 assists, steal, 2/4 FG
Jarrell Brown: 25 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 9/22 FG, 5/14 3-pts
Corban Bates: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2/7 FG
Grant Carter: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4/10 FG, 1/6 3-pts(Game Winner)


Notes and Stats:
It is very exciting to watch your club make a comeback of this magnitude. You look at the subs screen and EVERYONE'S confidence is through the roof.

[elprez98]

January 2nd, 2007
McAlister Field House
Attendance: 5702 (95% Attendance)
Charleston, South Carolina

Black Knights Overcome 15-point Deficit for Win
61-85L vs. Citadel (3-5, 1-0)

"We went from having our most impressive win, to our most embarrassing loss in a less than a week. That signifies a lack of preparation and that responsibility falls squarely my shoulders," said an apologetic Coach Dillard. They had three players with double digit rebounds and a guard who torched us for 32."

It was a close game in the first half, where Army entered halftime down by just 1, 31-32. However, the Black Knights were handled well, in the 2nd half, during Saturday night's contest against Bulldogs. "I guess they turned on the afterburners on us in the 2nd half and we didn't match their intesity," junior guard, Jarrel Brown added after the game. Brown had 27 points, including a blistering 7/14 performance from behind the arc.

Senior guard, Donny McLendon had a huge game with 32 points and 5/10 from downtown for The Citadel. Freshman forward, Bryan Streeter grabbed 23 rebounds and scored 11 points for the Bulldogs as well.

As a side note, senior guard, Corey Sinning pulled a hamstring early in the game. Team trainers estimate he will not be 100% for at least another week.

"We need consistency. Not an excuse, but this is early recruiting week so some of our normal attention is directed in that direction, too," added assistant Coach Maldanado of the Black Knights.

(4-4, 0-0) Army heads back home to West Point to face (2-7, 0-0) New Jersey Institute of Technology.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 27 points, 2 rebounds, 9/20 FG

Black Knights Stats:
Matt Bell: 15 points, rebound, assist, 2 steals, 5/15 FG, 3/8 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 4 points, 7 rebounds, assist, 2 blocks, 2/5 FG
Corban Bates: 6 points, 15 rebounds, 2 steals, 2/6 FG
Marshall Jackson: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2/2 FG

Notes and Stats:
I can't believe we got waxed like that in the 2nd half. We were outscored, 53-30, in the 2nd half mainly because we couldn't rebound either. It was a poor job and we only have one more game before we close out our non-conference schedule with Notre Dame and Michigan.

[aduck6992]

Hey, Great legacy, How do you find out the attendance for each game?

[elprez98]

Early Recruiting Period Recap
January 4th, 2007

-Yesterday ended the early recruiting period for the college basketball world. Late last year, Army looked very close to strengthening their inside game with 6'10, 1* center, Shannon Hatten and 6'11, 2* center, Joseph Straight both verbalizing their high interest in atteding West Point on a basketball scholarship.

However, as we enter the new year Shannon Hatten's decision has taken a 180 degree turn as he decided to commit to Long Island University. Coach Dillard is quoted to have been "extremely surprised" by Shannon's decision.

Joseph decided not to commit to any school as of yet, but has told West Point that he has narrowed his decision down to three schools in this order, West Point, Long Island, and St. Francis(NY). As of today, Joseph also verfied that West Point is the only school that has offered him a scholarship.

The Black Knight coaching staff has also offered 4 other scholarships to potential signees. A source very close to the staff did offer a bit of information on the other four scholarship offers:

#2 Target
Evan Worthington is a 3-star, 6'3, point guard out of Philadephia. It seems that Evan is very high on the Army's recruit list based on his all-around abilities. He is a good leaper and rebounder at the point guard position. Evan has two scholarship opportunities on the table including the one to play for Army. Our source also indicates that Coach Dillard has already traveled to Philly three times to speak with Evan and his family about attending West Point, and Evan stated he is a little above 90% sure, he'll be atttending West Point.

#3 Target
Brannon Norris is another 3-star, 6'3, point guard, but from Annapolis, Maryland. Norris is a junior college freshman looking to transfer to a Division-1 school. Brannon has also a solid set of all-around skills. Brannon is also very interested in attending West Point, however, right now he's indicated to the Black Knight staff that his preference is University of Maryland-Baltimore County right now. UMBC has a slight advantage based on location, being that Brannon would like to stay close to home.

#4 Target
Gus Juan Barea is another one those talented basketball players out of the city of New York. Barea is a 3-star, ju-co freshman forward from Yonkers with great all-around game. Right now Barea has no idea where he'd like to go but did tell Coach Cohen that his choice will be weighed which school shows sincere interest in having him play for them.

#5 Target
Robbie Nichols is the fifth scholarship offeree, a high school senior, and also from Philadephia. 6'11 with a decent leaping ability, Robbie also is unsure about where he'd like to end up. With the loss of Shannon Hatten, Coach Dillard and staff was looking to continue beefing up the paint, but sources say that the Coaching Staff may be looking to rescind the scholarship offer and look for a recruit that is has more interest in attending West Point.

[elprez98]

Hey, Great legacy, How do you find out the attendance for each game?

Thanks. I just make it up from the average shown on the team pages man.

[elprez98]

January 5th, 2007
Christl Arena
Attendance: 908 (18% Attendance)
West Point, NY

Black Knights Lose by 3 in the Final Seconds
68-65L vs. NJIT Highlanders (3-7, 0-0)

"These are the ones that eat at you the most, because you know, and no disrepect to the Highlanders, you should've won it," Coach Dillard commented following a disappointing loss to (3-7, 0-0) NJIT Highlanders. "When you put yourselves in a position to win, then throw it away with turnovers or poor defense, you have to start questioning you will to win," added Coach Dillard.

Down by 9, 24-33 at the half, the Black Knights stormed back behind the superb play of junior guards, Jarrel Brown and Grant Carter, who led all Army scorers with 21 and 16, respectively. "Jarrel is our catalyst and as a team we seem to feed off of his play, whether its good or bad. But it is still nice to see Grant come off the bench and give us some firepower," added assistant Coach Maldando.

Brown scored 12 of his 21 in the second half including a 3 for 4 performance behind the arc in the second half. Late in the game with just 27 seconds left on the clock, Jarell came off a screen and banked in a nice 15-footer to tie the game. "When I hit that I thought we could get the stop and get one more shot or get into overtime," the junior said after the game.

Then with just 5.2 seconds remaining, Highlander forward, Kraig Peters, hit his second 3-point basket of the game which happened to be the game winner. "I don't know if they didn't expect me to take the shot or what but they left me pretty wide open," said Peters who not only hit the game winner, but scored 18 points, grabbed 5 boards, dished out 4 assists and had 6 steals.

One last ditch effort was made by Corban Bates to tie the game, but the shot was off to the right. "Like coach said, these are the ones that eat at you the most," Bates said shaking his head.

(4-5, 0-0) Army heads back home to West Point to face (2-7, 0-0) New Jersey Institute of Technology.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 21 points, rebound, steal, 4 TO, 7/18 FG, 3/7 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Matt Bell: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 4/11 FG, 0/6 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 3 points, 14 rebounds, steal, 2/1 FG
Corban Bates: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2/5 FG
Marshall Jackson: 2 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1/2 FG
Grant Carter: 16 points, assist, 3 TO, 6/8 FG, 4/4 3-pts

Notes and Stats:
This was a game we should have won. We shot 44% from the field, 40% from behind the arc but guess what? We had 16 turnovers. My fault. We did deserve to lose. Oh well, off to Notre Dame and Michigan...:o

[elprez98]

January 21st, 2007
Joyce Center
Attendance: 11,510 (100% Attendance)
South Bend, IN

Notre Dame Dismantled Army by 22
59-81L at Notre Dame (3-7, 0-0)

"No, I go into every game expecting to win. I know we need an A++ team effort to defeat teams of this caliber, but no I expect to win every game," Coach Dillard responded to the question of a South Bend reporter. The Black Knights were easily defeated by the Fighting Irish earlier today, 81-59.

"We just don't have enough firepower to contend with these guys," added Coach Dillard. "That's not a knock on our guys, though, the Irish are just that good." Matt Bell led all Army scorers with 20 points of a 8 for 13 performance. "Its nice to see Matt back in the groove," said Jarrel Brown who added 18 points in just 16 minutes of play due to foul trouble in the first half.

Notre Dame senior, Colin Falls led all scorers with 27 points. "That's one bad Canadian dude," joked Coach Dillard.

(4-6, 0-0) Army heads face to Ann Arbor to face #10 (10-2, 0-0) Michigan.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Matt Bell: 20 points, 2 assists, steal, 8/13 FG, 3/5 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Jarrel Brown: 18 points, rebound, 2 assists, steal, 8/11 FG, 3/5 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 9 rebounds, block
Corban Bates: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1/11 FG
Marshall Jackson: 2 points, 6 assists, 1/2 FG
Grant Carter: 3 points, 1/5 FG
Cory Sinning: 4 points, 6 assists
Eric Zastoupil: 4 points, 5 rebounds, steal, 2/5 FG

ARMY Notre Dame
Score 59 81
FGM 24 34
FGA 54 61
FG% .444 .557
3PM 7 9
3PA 20 18
3P% .350 .500
FTM 4 4
FTA 4 6
FT% 1.000 .667
Assists 17 22
Turnovers 4 6
Team Fouls 6 3
Tot Rebs 20 37
Off Rebs 1 9
Def Rebs 19 28
Steals 5 4
Blocks 1 0
Pts in Paint 22 20
Fast Break Pt 4 4

[aduck6992]

Hey Man, I starte my own Sacred Heart Legacy you should see it on there. but u shud check it out. but yea how did you get that box score in there like that?

[elprez98]

Hey Man, I starte my own Sacred Heart Legacy you should see it on there. but u shud check it out. but yea how did you get that box score in there like that?
use "code" to go ahead and format it how u want.

[elprez98]

January 28th, 2007
Crisler Arena
Attendance: 13,802 (100% Attendance)
Ann Arbor, MI

Black Knights Keep Pace Until Final Minutes
61-71L at Michigan (12-3, 0-0)

"I'm proud of our effort even in the loss today. We had our chances but we couldn't throw the rock hard enough to knock out goliath," Coach Dillard said with an uncharacteristic smile following a loss. "We we out scored by five points in each half. That is only four plays that could have gone another way." Michigan earned a hard fought, 61-71 win over the Black Knights in today's contest.

Michigan won the game with a combination of rebounding dominance and outside shooting, although Army junior, Jarrel Brown led all scorers with 31 points. "Jarrel did nearly everthing possibe to help us try and get the win today. He's been playing at an amazing level, in our wins and our losses," added Coach Dillard.

Michigan senior center, Courtney Sims dominated the boards grabbing 21 rebounds. "He was definitely a difference maker in the game. That's a big man that does a lot of things well," added assistant Coach Maldanado. Michigan senior, Dion Harris also added 25 points, including a 7-12 shooting night from downtown.

"Again like I said earlier, we were not even expected to make this a close game. We played very well tonight," Coach Dillard reiterated. "Jarrel got his points, Corbin had another outstanding all-around game. I am also very excited about Jimmy's 4 blocks today against a tough opponent. He is finally using that big 6'11 frame to block some shots. We'll see how we close out the non-conference schedule, but I am still very pleased at our play today."

(4-7, 0-0) Army will play their final two non-conference games next week. On Sunday, Army will face (5-6, 0-0) Sacred Heart. On Tuesday, Army heads out to play against (3-8, 0-0) Dartmouth.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 31 pts, 3 assists, 4 steals, 11/21 FG, 4/9 3-pts, 5/5 FT

Black Knights Stats:
Matt Bell: 0 points, assist, steal, 0/7 FG
Jimmy Sewell: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3/4 FG
Corban Bates: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3/5 FG
Marshall Jackson: 3 points, 2 assists, 1/3 FG
Grant Carter: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1/4 FG
Cory Sinning: 6 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 TO, 3/3 FG
Eric Zastoupil: 2 points, 3 rebounds, steal, 2/5 FG


ARMY Notre Dame
Score 61 71
FGM 23 28
FGA 53 68
FG% .433 .412
3PM 5 10
3PA 17 27
3P% .294 .370
FTM 10 5
FTA 11 8
FT% .909 .625
Assists 13 19
Turnovers 8 11
Team Fouls 8 8
Tot Rebs 21 44
Off Rebs 1 15
Def Rebs 20 29
Steals 10 7
Blocks 4 0

[aduck6992]

i dont see the code thing man....wat does it look like?

[elprez98]

January 31st, 2007
Cristl Arena
Attendance: 907 (18% Attendance)
West Point, NY

Brown has 2nd Consecutive 30+ point Game to End With Loss
76-73L vs. Sacred Heart (6-6, 0-0)

"When we go back and look at this one again, we will be kicking ourselves. Another one slipped through our fingers," said Coach Dillard after a heartbreaking 76-73 loss to Sacred Heart. "Plus, I know if Grant(Carter) or Jarrel(Brown) had gotten a chance to get the ball off we would have tied it up."

Coach Dillard was referring to a last second opportunity that the Black Knights had to tie the game after being down by......entering the halftime. As Army inbounded the ball, senior guard, Cory Sinning mishandled a pass to Carter who was open on the wing for a 3-point opportunity. Sacred Heart recovered the ball and the game ended, 76-73.

"I feel terrible, right now. I'd rather not comment on today's game just yet," Sinning said.

Despite the loss, junior guard, Jarrel Brown continues to shine scoring a career high, 39 points in today's contest. Jarrel is averaging 23 points/game and shooting just over 43% from beyond the arc. "Jarrel has just been nothing short of amazing this year. We expected him to be a major piece of our offense. Right now, he is our offense and NOBODY can stop him," said senior center, Jimmy Sewell. "We have got to help him out more offensively."

"I feel like we should be winning a lot more of these games. Jarrel keeps us in it, and we're not responding behind our leader consistently," added junior guard, Grant Carter who scored back-to-back three point baskets to cut the lead to one point with 11.1 seconds left on the clock. "He hasn't said anything yet, but I know its frustrating him. Plus coach will most likely "verbalize" those frustrations for him when we get out of here."

(4-8, 0-0) Army will play their final non-conference game on Tuesday. Army heads out to play against (3-8, 0-0) Dartmouth. Inter-conference play will begin

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 39 pts, rebound, 2 TO, 15/29 FG, 6/16 3-pts, 3/4 FT

Black Knights Stats:
Matt Bell: 7 points, 3 assists, steal, 3/8 FG
Jimmy Sewell: 4 points, 16 rebounds, 2/3 FG
Corban Bates: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 4/8 FG
Marshall Jackson: 2 points, 5 assists, 1/2 FG
Grant Carter: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3/9 FG, 2/6 3-pts
Cory Sinning: 6 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 TO, 3/3 FG
Eric Zastoupil: 0 points, 6 assists, steal

Sacred Heart Stats:
Joey Henley: 22 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, 9/16 FG
Luke Grenato: 16 points, 6/13 FG, 4/7 FG
Tavio Hobson: 12 points, 2 assists, 3 TO, 3/7 FG, 2/3 3-pts
Chauncey Hardy: 8 points, 2 rebounds, assist, steal, 3/3 FG, 2/2 3-pts
Jarrid Frye: 7 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2/12 FG, 0/6 3-pts



ARMY Sacred Heart
Score 73 76
FGM 29 27
FGA 67 67
FG% .433 .403
3PM 9 9
3PA 29 23
3P% .310 .391
FTM 6 13
FTA 10 13
FT% .600 1.000
Assists 18 17
Turnovers 8 7
Team Fouls 13 9
Tot Rebs 35 42
Off Rebs 6 9
Def Rebs 29 33
Steals 7 8
Blocks 1 1
PiP 22 24
Bench 14 31
2nd Chn. 4 10

[elprez98]

February 2nd, 2007
The Leede Arena
Attendance: 1893 (90% Attendance)
Hanover, NH

Brown has 3rd Consecutive 30+ point Game to End With Loss
66-80L at Dartmouth(4-8, 0-0)

"The other players on this team have to step up and stop watching Jarrel play. Its like when he's in the game, they defer everything to him and we are not going to win again until someone else steps up to the plate and starts dropping a couple shots," Coach Dillard said following Army's 6th straight loss. "We have not rebounded well and we are back to shooting a bunch of threes again. I'm not sure what we are going to do but something has to change," Coach Dillard added. Earlier today, the Black Knights dropped their 6th straight non-conference loss to Dartmouth, 66-80.

"I'm not sure what I can do to turn this shooting slump around. I know I can do much better but my shots aren't falling and as a result, Jarrel has put a lot of pressure on himself to do everything," said an uncharacteristically, unconfident Matt Bell. Bell shot just 2 of 10 for just 4 points, including 0 for 6 from behind the arc. Junior guard, Jarrel Brown had another stellar game with 31 points, including an 8 for 17 performance from downtown.

Early in the game, it looked to be all offense for the Black Knights, as Jarrel(Brown) hit his first three 3-pt baskets to push the Black Knights ahead 9-2. That would be the last time the Knights would lead as Dartmouth went on to outscore Army, 39-20 for the remainder of the 1st half. "Our offense needs someone else to step up and we know it," added senior center, Jimmy Sewell, who didn't score but grabbed 11 rebounds and 4 steals.

Dartmouth had 5 players in double-figure scoring and 2 players with double-doubles in rebounds and points. "They shot over 50% for the game and we shot just under 40% as a team. We got some fixing to do, and fast," added assistant Coach Maldanado. "We may even consider a lineup change. Anything to shake things up around here."

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 31 points, rebound, 2 assists, steal, 10/23 FG, 8/17 3-pts, 3/3 FT

Black Knights Stats:
Matt Bell: 4 points, steal, 2/10 FG, 0/6 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 0 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals, 0/2 FG
Corban Bates: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3/8 FG
Marshall Jackson: 0 points, 4 assists, 3 TO, 1/2 FG
Grant Carter: 9 points, 3 TO, 3/8 FG, 2/6 3-pts
Cory Sinning: 5 points, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2/4 FG

Dartmouth Stats:
Leon Pattman: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4/13 FG, 1/6 3-pts, 5/5 FT
Alex Barnett: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, steal, 4/8 FG, 2/2 3-pts
Dan Biber: 16 points, 10, rebounds, assist, 5 TO, 6/10 FG, 1/3 3-pts, 3/3 FT
Elgin Fitzgerald: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, 6/10 FG, 3/6 FT
Devon Mosely: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 5/6 FG, 3/4 3-pts



ARMY Dartmouth
Score 66 80
FGM 24 29
FGA 61 54
FG% .393 .537
3PM 12 7
3PA 34 18
3P% .353 .389
FTM 6 15
FTA 10 18
FT% .600 .833
Assists 18 16
Turnovers 10 14
Team Fouls 9 9
Tot Rebs 23 42
Off Rebs 2 5
Def Rebs 21 37
Steals 12 8
Blocks 0 1
Pts in Paint 16 24
Bench Pts 19 21
2nd Chnc 3 2
Fast Break Pt 6 8

[elprez98]

2006-2007 Black Knights Mid-Season Report

My Team Notes

February 5th, 2007
by Coach D. Dillard

Following a somewhat promising, 4-3 start, we have now lost 6 straight games before we enter conference play on Saturday against (8-4, 0-0) Colgate. Despite being #1 in the Patriot League in scoring(67.8ppg), we can't seem to stop anyone from scoring either as we are last in the conference in points allowed(74.9ppg). Without surprise, since we are the #1 team in scoring in the conference, we are also are #1 in assists per game(16.2 apg).

The main cog to our league leading offense, is the surprise play of junior guard, Jarrel Brown out of Columbus, Ohio. Jarrel has made an impact in every game, averaging 24.8 ppg(3rd in nation), 1.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.3 spg, in just under 28 minutes per game. Our midseason player stats are as followed:

Current Starters in bold

#21 Cory Sinning, sr: 3.8 points, 4.2 assists, 48.5% FG

-Cory has the ability to do much more and doesn't lack confidence. However he does prefer to defer his shot unless on the break or unless its late in the shot clock. His playcalling on the court can be a bit suspect. But I must admit, he has been playing much better since I moved him to a starting position. #12 Matt Bell, sr G: 13.1 pts, 2.0 assists, 1.2 steals, 37.5% FG, 27.9%, 3-pts

-Matt is arguably the most talented player on our squad. However, his inability to play consistently has tremendously reduced his minutes on the floor of late. I think I will have a talk with him before the Colgate game because I am thinking about moving him off the bench and have him as the primary scoring threat when Jarrel is resting. We are going to need his scoring.

#32 Jarrell Brown, jr G: 24.8 pts, 1.5 reb, 1.3 stl, 45.6% FG, 43.2% 3-pts

-What else can I say about this kid. He has gone out there and elevated his game to an amazing level. I'm not going to lie, I almost have a heart attack when I have to put him on the bench since I can't find anyone to replace his scoring. I think when I move Matt to the bench, I'm going to move him to the #2( he's playing the 3 now) and see if that will help Matt not defer to him and get his own shooting touch back.

#44 Corban Bates, jr F: 7.2 pts, 9.5 rebounds, 1.7 ast, 38.2% FG

-Corban is our do it all guy. He can score, rebound, and pass. My only problem with Corban is his shot selection. Too many times, he's hanging around the 3-point line ready to jack one up. That's part of the reason we've been getting demolished on the boards. I might move him to the 3 when Matt goes to the bench, I haven't decided if Cleveland(Richard) or Eric (Zastoupil) will be inserted into the starting lineup.


#40 Jimmy Sewell, sr C: 6.0 points, 10.4 rebounds

-Jimmy is so streaky. Sometimes he's dominating on the boards, blocking shots, then other times, I have to sit his arse down because he's getting boxed out by 6'2 point guards. YOU ARE 6'11" FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!!! Anyway if we are going to do anything in the conference we are going to need him to step up his interior defense. We need him to go for more blocks and learn to box out for the best position, and not be afraid to bang down low. He kicks out for threes too often.

#11 Marshall Jackson, sr G: 2.1 points, 4.3 assists

-Marshall is our best on-ball defender. He seems to be a great catalyst off the bench. Marshall is a bit turnover prone though, which is the main reason I moved him from the starting lineup. It's very hard to choose who should start between Cory(Sinning) and Marshall. I may very well move him back into the starting lineup, though.

fr, #2 Tyrell Tompson(2.4 ppg)

-Tyrell has fallen off the charts as he only averages 9.1 minutes per game. Tyrell doesn't follow my playcalls in the game and I can't stand that. He shoots threes on the break. I wouldn't care if he was making them, but he doesn't so he's on the end of the bench now. Coach Maldando and Coach Cohen both suggest he's ready to play now and I did have a talk with him the other day after the Dartmouth game. We'll see.

fr, Eric Zastoupil: 2.1 points, 2.9 rebounds

-Eric has played well in the minutes i give him(15.2). With the little lineup shakeup I plan, he may get a chance to play even more. I am very impressed with the kid's ability to play with his back to the basket, especially that little 8-foot fadeaway he's developed.

jr, Grant Carter: 5.9 points

-Grant can score from nearly everywhere on the court, but this fool plays absolutely NO defense and I can't stand that either. I was thinking about inserting him into the starting lineup, but I just can't. We play poorly enough on defense without him fouling everyone for a ol' fashioned 3-point play.

fr, Cleveland Richard

-Cleveland could get more PT, if he stopped shooting unwise 3's. He has a decent mid-range shot and I wish he would use it more.

fr, Curtis Koszuta

-Regrettably, Curtis hasn't even gotten a chance. I let him play a couple of times and he refused to NOT turn the ball over. He's been upset because of the lack of playing time and I did have a talk with him. Hopefully we can get a lead so he can get some garbage time PT so I can evaluate his abilities a little more.

so, Kenny Brewer

-Kenny get to play because of his ability to rebound, but I need him to gain a bit of confidence. I don't know what his issue is but we need him to step up a bit.

so, Doug Williams-reserve.

After writing these notes I have decided to move Corban to the #3 and Eric to the #4. Hopefully, Matt will not lose too much more confidence but I will have a talk with him about our decision.

[elprez98]

http://www.ap.org/media/images/logo.gif

Associated Press Top 25

AS OF FEB. 3RD, 2007



1. Syracuse (13-2)
-losses to Canisus, Hofstra
-wins #22 Pitt, Okl St

2. Florida (13-2)
-losses to FAMU, #3 Kansas, #7 Ohio St
-wins Georgia, Providence

3. Kansas (12-1)
-loss to Depaul
-wins #2 Florida, USC, BC,

4. Wisconsin (13-2)
-losses to FSU, Georgia
-wins #22 Pitt, #12 Missouri St,

5. UCLA
-loss to #10 Tex A&M
-wins Kentucky, Purdue, #9 Mich(OT), Wash, Oreg St.


6. Illinois (13-3)
7. Ohio St. (11-3)
8. UNC (9-3)
9. Michigan (13-3)
10. Texas A&M (12-2)
11. Tenn (9-2)
12. Missouri St. (10-2)
13. Duke (9-4)
14. Kansas St. (13-1)
15. UVA (11-1)
16. LSU (9-4)
17. BC (9-4)
18. South Car (11-1)
19. Xavier (12-3)
20. Vandy (12-1)
21. Ark (12-2)
22. Pitt (9-6)
23. Maryland (11-5)
24. Memphis (8-5)
25. Indiana (9-3)

*blue shading indicates new addition to Top 25 this week

[elprez98]

January 6th, 2007
Ctterell Court
Attendance: 558 (18% Attendance)
Hamilton, NY

Black Knights Can't Snap Streak Against Raiders
73-86L at Colgate(9-4, 0-0)

"We are just struggling to just play defense, plain and simple," Coach Dillard yelled in his angriest tone of the season. "I'm at a loss for words."

Now with just four wins in the season, the Black Knights look to be in serious trouble. Earlier today, Army was easily dispatched by the Colgate Raider 73-86. "This is the second game in a row where we allowed five people to score in double figures," added junior standout, Jarrel Brown who scored 21 in the loss. "I personally turned the ball over 3 times myself, so I definitely in no position to a finger in blame."

By halftime, Army was only down by 9 points, but Colgate would not let Army catch any breaks for a run. "We know that they can be explosive behind the play of Jarrell. We tried our best to stiffle that," said Colgate junior, Kyle Roemer.

The Raiders also dominated the boards with two players in double-digit rebounds, junior Kyle Chones with 17 and sophmore forward, Alex Woodhouse with 16. Army senior, Jimmy Sewell led the Black Knights with 10 rebounds.

"We changed the lineup and got more scoring, but still allowing more scoring. We got about 2 more games to play like this before our season is over early," added Coach Dillard.

(4-10, 0-1) Army now heads to (5-10, 0-0) Holy Cross to hopefully, break the losing streak.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Matt Bell: 20 points, 2 assists, 6/14 FG, 5/11 3-pts, 3/4 FT

Black Knights Stats:
Jarrel Brown: 21 pts, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 TO 7/19 FG, 7/15 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 5 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, steal, 2 blocks, 2/3 FG
Corban Bates: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 4 TO, 3/8 FG
Marshall Jackson: 4 points, 6 assists, 2/2 FG
Eric Zastoupil: 9 points, 2 rebounds, assist, 3/6 FG, 3/3 FT
Cory Sinning: 5 points, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2/5 FG

Colgate Stats:
Kyle Roemer: 24 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 9/14 FG, 2/4 3-pts, 4/4 FT
Kendall Chones: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 5/12 FG, 4/4 FT
Willie Morse: 12 poitns, 4 assists, 2 steals, 4/12 FG, 3/3 FT
Kyle Chones: 12 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists ,4/7 FG, 4/4 FT
Jon Simon: 11 points, 2 assists, 5/6 FG
Alex Woodhouse: 5 points, 15 rebounds, 3/10 FG


ARMY Colgate
Score 73 86
FGM 26 33
FGA 61 65
FG% .426 .508
3PM 13 4
3PA 31 12
3P% .419 .333
FTM 8 16
FTA 10 16
FT% .800 1.000
Assists 18 16
Turnovers 10 9
Team Fouls 12 8
Tot Rebs 24 41
Off Rebs 2 7
Def Rebs 22 34
Steals 7 9
Blocks 2 1
Pts in Paint 18 30
Bench Pts 26 18
2nd Chnc 4 5
Fast Break Pt 8 16
[/quote]

[doncoryell]

I just started a legacy with Army as well. I also have used the same info for my coach as the game has for coach Knight at Texas Tech. I'm journalizing mine over at maddenmania.
I'm currently 0-2 after a heartbreaking loss to Missouri after leading by 9 with five minutes to go in the second half. (I only coach them as well)

Good luck in the rest of the season with this squad.

[elprez98]

Black Knight Recruiting Recap
January 8th, 2007

-What a difference one month will make. The last time you heard about Black Knight recruiting, we were very big on centers, 1*-Shannon Hatten and 2*-Joseph Straight. Since that time, Shannon has decided to attend LIU. This was definitely unexpected after all indications showed Shannon would be coming to Army. We were also heavily recruiting juco guard, Brannon Norris out of Annapolis, MD. Brannon has all but verbalized to UMBC so we pulled his scholarship and redistributed it to someone who seemed more interested in playing at West Point.

#1 Target
Evan Worthington has moved from our #2 priority to our #1 recruit. We've maxed out on all of our visits and scouting trips to Evan and we feel he would be a very good fit for us here at West Point. Afte watching him play, we believe his best core abilities are his blocking(A-), offensive rebounding(B+) and his inside game(C+). Right now we are in a three man race with UMBC and Rider. Right now, UMBC and ourselves are the only two schools offering scholarships. We have to start winning or I'm sure Evan will choose UMBC.



#2 Target
Joseph Straight has 100% interest in attending West Point. The only problem is that he is also 100% interested in attending St. Francis(NY). The best thing about Joseph is that we still have 2 more home visits and two more opportunities to scout his games. So far Joseph is exactly what we expected. Nothing outrageously special about him. But that 6'11 frame will definitely be something we could use even if he can't jump(F).


#3 Target
Khalio Starks is a 2-star point guard out of the Bronx. After rescinding Brannon Norris' scholarship, we decided to give Khalio a chance. We've only scouted one of his games so far and we were impressed by his quickness on the floor(C+). Khalio has told us that we are his only scholarship opportunity and he is very interested to see what else the is in the world outside of the Bronx.

#4 Target
Robbie Nichols moved from #5 to #4 on our target list following the rescinding of a scholarship offer to forward, Gus Juan Barea who decided that we were not a big enough school for him to attend. After being 8th on his list, we've moved quickly up his list of schools following one home visit, one scouted game. Robbie is a decent rebounder(C+), decent quickness for a big man(C+), and good leaping ability(B-). Robbie is also interested in George Mason, Old Dominion, and Penn State right now. Fortunately, we are the only team offering a scholarship at this time.


#5 Target
Glen Wafer is the fifth scholarship offeree, a high school senior, out of East Rutherford, NJ. Glen is our the only forward with a scholarship offer at this time. Glen is rated a 2-star forward by 2kprep.com and what we liked most was his hustle. We've yet to scout his games or even visit Glen yet, but right now he seems undecided as to a preference for college yet. He has expressed an interest to attend Monmouth, F. Dickerson, Colgate, and Wagner. Hopefully we can sneak in a visit or two in the next couple of weeks to learn more about him.

[elprez98]

I just started a legacy with Army as well. I also have used the same info for my coach as the game has for coach Knight at Texas Tech. I'm journalizing mine over at maddenmania.
I'm currently 0-2 after a heartbreaking loss to Missouri after leading by 9 with five minutes to go in the second half. (I only coach them as well)

Good luck in the rest of the season with this squad.

send me the link, and good luck to u too, man.

[elprez98]

D#$# computer. I'm up by 11 in the 1st half over Holy Cross and now..it wants to act up.

[elprez98]

February 10th, 2007
Hart Center
Attendance: 2952 (82% Attendance)
Worcester, MA

Army Finally Stops Slide with Win Over Crusaders
78-66W at Holy Cross(5-12, 0-2)

"I had a dream that we were playing these guys, and we were winning by 11 and then, it was like someone hit the reset button, because I had to get up and then play these guys all over again. Luckily we did well this time too," said Coach Dillard as the Black Knights break a seven game losing streak against the Holy Cross Crusaders.

"In practice, we focused a bit more on defense than normal and I think that paid big dividends in the game," added Jarrel(Brown) who only scored 11 points on a 3 for 14 shooting night.

What also paid big divends was the outstanding play of Matt Bell and Grant Carter off the bench. "Matt was a bit reluctant to come off the bench, but after this game it looked like he embraced it well," added assistant Coach Maldando. Matt scored 13 points and dished out 8 assists as he played the bulk of his minutes at the point guard position. "It felt good to be instrumental in our first win in a while," added Bell.

Junior guard Grant Carter also had a huge game, scoring 21 points including 5 of 7 from behind the arc. "We have to be able to knock down shots when they play a zone on us. Tonight, my shots were dropping," said Carter.

"It also didn't hurt that we had some rebounding going on today. I think inserting Eric into the starting lineup is going to pay off in the longrun," added Coach Dillard. Freshman forward, Eric Zastoupil grabbed 9 rebounds and scored 5 points against Holy Cross.

(5-10, 1-1) Army now heads to (5-10, 0-0) Holy Cross to hopefully, break the losing streak.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Grant Carter: 21 points, rebound, 3 assists, 4 TO, 8/11 FG, 5/7 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Jarrel Brown: 11 pts, 3 assists, 3 steals, 3/14 FG, 3/12 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, steal, block, 4/9 FG
Corban Bates: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, steal, 4/10 FG, 2/6 3-pts
Eric Zastoupil: 5 points, 9 rebounds, assist, 2 steals, 3 TO, 2/4 FG
Cory Sinning: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2/3 FG
Matt Bell: 13 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 4/7 FG

Holy Cross Stats:
Keith Simmons: 20 points, 3 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals, 6/14 FG, 1/5 3-pts
Colin Cunningham: 10 points, 10 rebounds, assist, 3 steals, 5/11 FG
Torey Thomas: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 4/7 FG
Andrew Keister: 8 points, 6 rebounds, assist, 2/12 FG
Tim Clifford: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 4/9 FG


ARMY Holy Cross
Score 78 66
FGM 28 25
FGA 62 67
FG% .452 .373
3PM 11 2
3PA 30 17
3P% .367 .118
FTM 11 14
FTA 12 19
FT% .917 .737
Assists 22 17
Turnovers 14 9
Team Fouls 13 8
Tot Rebs 40 33
Off Rebs 6 9
Def Rebs 34 24
Steals 8 13
Blocks 1 1
Pts in Paint 28 28
Bench Pts 36 12
2nd Chnc 5 5
Fast Break Pt 12 18

[doncoryell]

send me the link, and good luck to u too, man.

www.maddenmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153583

[elprez98]

February 13th, 2007
Christl Arena
Attendance: 908 (18% Attendance)
West Point, NY

Army Slumps Back Into Losing Ways
80-67L vs. Lehigh(9-4, 0-0)

"We were looking promising in the 1st half, but then all of a sudden we just fell apart. Seems like the decided to give us the open looks and we just couldn't knock them down. It is a bit depressing, I'll admit," said Coach Dillard with a look of defeat.

The Army Black Knights resumed their losing ways tonight with a 80-67 loss at home to he Lehigh Mountain Hawks. "We were making mistakes defensively, not rotating over quick enough to open men. They were knocking down shots," said Jarrel Brown who had another sub-par game scoring 17 points on a dismal 6 for 18 shooting performance.

The Hawks shot 51% for the game including a scorching 10 for 18 from downtown. "It didn't seem like they were hitting the like that, but heck, look at the scoreboard," said Coach Dillard.

The Knights even went into halftime with a lead, 31-30. "When have guys going 2 for 12, 1 for 6, and 1 for 5, from beyond the arc and you allow the opposition to score 50 points in a half, its usually going to be a long night," said Coach Maldando of the Knights.

On the brightside, the Black Knights did get a decent scoring effort from senior guard, Marshall Jackson from off the bench. Marshall shot a perfect 6 for 6 from the field for 12 points and 2 assists. "Losing is very depressing," said Jackson following the loss.

(5-11, 1-2) Army will lick their wounds and regroup to face conference foe, (8-9, 1-2) American Eagles.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Marshall Jackson: 12 points, 2 assists, 3 TO, 2/2 FG


Black Knights Stats:
Jarrel Brown: 17 pts, rebound, assist, 3 steals, 2 TO 6/18 FG, 2/12 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 2 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals, block
Corban Bates: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, 3/9 FG, 1/6 3-pts
Matt Bell: 9 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, 4/8 FG, 1/5 3-pts
Eric Zastoupil: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1/2 FG
Cory Sinning: 8 points, 5 assists, rebound, 4/6 FG

Lehigh Stats:
Marqise Hall: 16 points, steal, rebound, 7/8 FG, 2/3 3-pts
Jose Olivero: 16 points, 4 assists, rebound, 5/10 FG, 3/5 3-pts, 3/3 FT
Paul Bayer: 15 points, 2 assists, 6/10 FG, 2/3 3-pts
Kyle Neptune: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2/7 FG, 2/5 3-pts
Bryant White: 6 points, 7 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, 3/5 FG
Jason Mgebroff: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2/10 FG


Lehigh Army
Score 80 67
FGM 26 28
FGA 60 61
FG% .517 .459
3PM 10 5
3PA 18 31
3P% .556 .161
FTM 8 6
FTA 9 10
FT% .889 .600
Assists 24 22
Turnovers 10 10
Team Fouls 8 12
Tot Rebs 30 28
Off Rebs 3 4
Def Rebs 27 24
Steals 8 9
Blocks 1 2
Pts in Paint 24 30
Bench Pts 30 30
2nd Chnc 4 6
Fast Break Pt 10 16

[sabres7488]

what is the main difference between open legacy mode and career mode?

[elprez98]

what is the main difference between open legacy mode and career mode?

Open-You can start with anyteam that you want.
Career-Can only start with a sub-par team and have to work your way up.

[supersigma2of21]

Get in touch with me on AIM frat!

[elprez98]

February 17th, 2007
Christl Arena
Attendance: 910 (18% Attendance)
West Point, NY

Black Knights Fall Apart in Final Minutes
74-70L vs. American (9-9, 2-2)

"Now you guys know I'm not the one to complain about much but the officiating in this game was questionable at best," Coach Dillard uttered to the room of local reporters. "How is it that we couldn't breath on them without a foul being called, but when it was on the other side of the court, we were getting mugged," Coach Dillard continued.

The Black Knights have lost their 12th game of the season, this one to conference rival, the American Eagles, 74-70. After being down by as much as 14 in the 2nd half, the Knights battled back to cut the lead to 5 points with 1:38 to play. But then two costly mistakes on consecutive inbounds plays sealed the Army's fate.

"We should have won this one. Just like a lot of the others. It seems like we can't catch a break," added Jarrel Brown who scored 18 points in the loss.

"I feel like a lot of this loss rests on my shoulders. I threw two horrible passes to our guards on those inbounds plays, and well that pretty much killed our chances of coming back," said freshman forward, Eric Zastoupil.

"Fine me for my comments, I don't care. Matter of fact, fine these," yelled Coach Dillard as he stormed out of the conference room with onlookers in complete awe.

(5-12, 1-3) Army now hope to not continue another new slide and prepare to face (5-11, 1-2) Navy in a rivalry game.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 18 pts, rebound, 2 ast, 2 steals, 2 TO, 6/14 FG, 4/8 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Jimmy Sewell: 4 points, 14 rebounds, assist, 3 steals, block, 2/3 FG
Corban Bates: 3 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1/13 FG, 1/7 3-pts
Eric Zastoupil: 4 pts, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 TO, 3/6 FG, 3/3 FT
Cory Sinning: 10 points, 4 assists, steal, 3 TO, 5/5 FG
Matt Bell: 11 points, 4 assists, steal, 4/7 FG, 2/4 3-pts
Grant Carter: 13 points, 3 assists, 5/10 FG, 2/7 3-pts

American Stats:
Linas Lexavicius: 13 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, 3/7 FG, 1/2 FG
Gary Garris: 13 points, rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 TO, 5/10 FG, 3/8 3-pt
Cornelio Guibunda: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists, 4/9 FG
Andrew Ingram: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3/11 FG, 1/5 3-pt
Brayden Billbe: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3/6 FG



American Army
Score 74 70
FGM 24 28
FGA 61 62
FG% .393 .452
3PM 6 9
3PA 19 28
3P% .419 .321
FTM 20 5
FTA 22 7
FT% .909 .714
Assists 17 21
Turnovers 10 14
Team Fouls 7 16
Tot Rebs 35 34
Off Rebs 11 10
Def Rebs 24 24
Steals 12 10
Blocks 1 1
Pts in Paint 24 24
Bench Pts 20 31
2nd Chnc 8 17
Fast Break Pt 8 17

[elprez98]

February 20th, 2007
Christl Arena Attendance: 908 (18% Attendance)
West Point, NY

Army Beats Navy in OT
94-101W-(OT) vs. Navy(5-12, 1-3)

"That was exciting. Unfortunately, if our defense didn't get so lax towards the end of the game it wouldn't have been," said Coach Dillard, unhappy even though his Black Knights won. Army came away with their 6th victory of the season with an overtime win over the Navy Midshipmen, 94-101.

"That was awesome. Its always nice when you can stick it to the Navy at home," said Jarrel Brown who tied his season high with 39 points in the win. "We will take them how we can get them."

Starting at the 6:46 mark of the 2nd half, the Midshipmen went on a furious 15-4 run, capped by a 3-point basket by sophmore guard, Kaleo Kina, that pulled them back into the game.

Following a big 3-point play by Navy freshman, T.J. Topercer, the Army was saved by Jarrel's 6th 3-point basket of the game, that tied it up and forced the OT. Jarrel went on to hit two more in the ensuing overtime period. "Jarrel deserves to be conference player of the year. He's been the man," said senior center, Jimmy Sewell who grabbed 20 rebounds in the win.

"We did learn to weather the storm this game," Coach Dillard cited has his face brightened. "Hopefully this will translate to more success."

(6-12, 2-3) Army will now head to Easton, Pennsylvania to face (6-13, 1-4) Lafayette on Wednesday and then face #16 (16-3, 6-0) Bucknell in the sold-out Sojka Pavilion on Saturday.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 39 pts, rebound, 3 assists, steal, 14/21 FG, 8/12 3-pts

Black Knights Stats:
Matt Bell: 8 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 3/1 FG, 2/8 3-pts
Jimmy Sewell: 9 points, 20 rebounds, assist, steal, 3/4 FG
Corban Bates: 10 points, 9 rebounds, assist, steal, 3 TO, 2/11 FG, 2/5 3-pts
Cleveland Richard: 9 points, rebound, assist, steal, 4/8 FG
Eric Zastoupil: 8 points, 8 rebounds, assist, 4/7 FG
Cory Sinning: 11 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 4 TO, 3/7 FG, 5/5 FT

Navy Stats:
Trey Stanton: 20 pts, 11 rbds, 4 asts, 3 stls, 8/11 FG, 2/4 3-pts, 4/5 FT
Corey Johnson: 17 points, 6/11 FG, 3/8 3-pts
Greg Sprink: 15 pts, 4 ast, 4 reb, 6/13 FG
Kaleo Kina: 14 points, 7 assists ,4 steals, 6/11 FG, 2/6 3-pts
T.J. Topercer: 11 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 stls, 5/5 FG
Cliff Colbert: 8 points, 2 rebs, 2 assists, 3/17 FG, 0/5 3-pts


NAVY ARMY
Score 94 101
FGM 38 36
FGA 77 76
FG% .494 .474
3PM 6 13
3PA 19 28
3P% .273 .382
FTM 12 16
FTA 15 17
FT% .800 .941
Assists 27 24
Turnovers 9 14
Team Fouls 15 10
Tot Rebs 36 46
Off Rebs 7 11
Def Rebs 29 35
Steals 13 6
Blocks 0 0
Pts in Paint 44 34
Bench Pts 26 24
2nd Chnc 8 12
Fast Break Pt 18 10
[/quote]

[doncoryell]

Coach Knight would be proud of you for those comments but those finger gestures have got to go.

Hopefully you can pick up another win by beating Lafayette before taking on the extremely tough Bucknell team.

[elprez98]

Kirby Sports Center
Attendance: 2977 (85%)
February 24th, 2007


Army Gets Drowned In Leopards' 3-point Deluge
80-93L at Lafayette(7-13, 2-4)


"Yes, its disappointing to watch someone hit 3's at that pace. I mean our guys did their best but they were hitting nearly everything. Most of those shots they had a man in their faces and they were still dropping them. Not much you can do," said a reserved Coach Dillard.

The (6-13, 2-4)Army Black Knights lost another game today 93-80 to the Lafayette Leopards. The Black Knights found themselves at the wrong end of another comeback performance. "They came out of the second half with a fire, that we didn't match," said junior standout, Jarrel Brown who scored 18 points in the loss. "Its unfortunate, that we couldn't get it done."

After being up 42-38 at the half, Army was outscored 55-38 in the second half. "It was like everytime we'd score two, they would hit a three," said freshman forward, Eric Zastoupil. Eric scored a season high 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.

The Leopards were led by the outstanding shooting performance of senior guard, Marcus Harley who led all scorers with 27 points.

(5-13, 2-4) Army will now head to face #16 (16-3, 6-0) Bucknell in the sold-out Sojka Pavilion on Saturday.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game

Corbin Bates: 14 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asts, stl, 6/13 FG, 2/5 3-pts




February 24th, 2006
Box Score

Army Blacknights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 6 1 5 0 0 0 2-5 0-0 2-2 0 1 21
J. Brown, G 18 1 5 0 0 0 6-13 3-7 3-3 0 3 30
C. Bates, F 14 8 2 1 0 2 6-13 2-5 2-2 2 1 30
E. Zastoupil, F-C 14 7 1 2 0 0 4-8 0-0 6-6 1 1 28
J. Sewell, C 4 14 2 2 1 0 1-6 0-0 2-4 0 1 28
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
M. Bell, G 6 0 2 0 0 1 2-8 2-8 0-0 0 2 12
M. Jackson, G 5 0 5 0 0 1 2-3 0-1 1-2 0 0 18
G. Carter, G 11 1 0 0 0 0 4-6 3-5 0-0 0 0 14
C. Richard, F 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 8
K. Brewer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 84 32 23 5 1 5 28-65 14-27 14-17 6 11 --

Lafayette Leopards

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Harley, G 27 1 9 0 0 2 9-12 8-11 1-2 0 2 34
B. Abdullah, G 17 4 6 2 0 1 5-15 0-5 7-7 0 2 28
M. Betley, F 18 12 2 0 0 1 7-11 4-4 0-0 0 1 30
T. Detmer, F 13 7 1 1 0 0 6-12 0-1 0-0 2 1 32
E. Schmidt, C 4 6 2 0 0 1 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 3 18
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Hilliard, G 5 0 2 1 0 0 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 14
M. Grumer, G 6 0 2 0 0 0 3-5 0-2 0-0 0 1 12
P. ****ins, G 5 0 0 1 0 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
D. Smith, F 3 3 1 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 12
Andres Hines, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 11
M. Koltun, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
D. Heckendorn, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 93 35 25 5 1 6 35-67 13-24 10-12 6 10 --

[elprez98]

Sojka Pavilion
Attendance: 4035 (100%)
February 27th, 2007


#16 Bison Trample Black Knights by 33
51-84L at Bucknell(16-3, 7-0)


"I think it shows how much work we have to do to get to that level of play," said Coach Dillard as he talked about the "waxing" the Black Knight took at the hands of the #16 Bucknell Bison. They'd only loss three games coming into today, and now we see why," added Coach Dillard.

The normally, high scoring offense of Army was completely kept in check, including the scoring of Jarrel Brown who only scored 9 points. This was the first game this season he where he didn't score in double-digits. "I expected them to be tough, so no I'm not surprised that I couldn't score," said Brown.

Things looked O.K. from the outset, as Army jumped out to a 9-0 lead. That would be as far ahead as the Black Knights would get, as the Bison really began to roll following the play of senior center, Chris McNaughton who had a double-double with 12 points and 14 boards. "These guys are tougher than the scoreboard indicates. If you don't watch out, they can really start firing on all cylinders, quickly," added Bucknell senior, Abe Badmus. Badmus also contributed well, leading all scorers with 13 points, while playing with a sprained wrist.

(6-14, 2-5) Army will now head to face (13-5, 5-2) Colgate who is second place in the conference standings. The two teams played in Hamilton earlier this year, and Raiders won 73-86, led by junior, Kyle Roemer who scored 24 points.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game

Grant Carter: 10 points, 4/6 fg, 2/4 3-pts



February 27th, 2006
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 2 1 2 2 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 24
J. Brown, G 9 1 0 0 0 3 4-12 1-7 0-0 0 0 20
C. Bates, F 7 4 1 1 0 3 2-7 1-6 2-2 0 1 21
E. Zastoupil, F-C 7 6 0 0 2 1 2-7 1-1 2-2 1 2 30
J. Sewell, C 0 8 1 1 4 0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 0 2 0 0 3 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 11
M. Bell, G 8 0 2 2 0 1 4-11 0-3 0-0 0 0 17
M. Jackson, G 4 0 3 2 0 1 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 16
G. Carter, G 10 0 0 0 0 1 4-6 2-3 0-1 0 0 11
C. Richard, F 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 8
K. Brewer, F 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 10
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 2 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 2-4 0 0 7
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 51 23 12 9 6 18 20-57 5-25 6-9 1 9 --

Bucknell Bison

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
A. Badmus, G 13 1 2 3 0 2 5-8 0-0 3-4 0 0 24
J. Griffin, G 10 1 3 3 0 1 4-9 2-7 0-0 0 0 15
D. Brown, F 4 5 2 2 0 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 19
D. Mastropaolo, F 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 8
C. McNaughton, C 12 14 0 1 0 1 4-10 0-0 4-4 2 3 23
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
P. Behan, G 9 11 6 0 1 3 4-7 0-0 1-3 0 0 23
J. Vegotsky, G 9 1 2 3 0 3 3-5 1-2 2-2 0 2 18
J. Castleberry, G 12 0 1 1 1 0 5-6 2-3 0-0 0 0 18
S. Tyree, G 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 18
z. Evans, F 8 1 5 2 0 0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0 0 17
J. Linthicum, C 0 3 1 1 2 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 15
R. Thomas, G 7 1 3 0 0 0 3-8 0-1 0-0 1 0 13
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 84 39 25 17 3 12 34-65 5-13 11-14 4 7 --

[doncoryell]

Wow, the Leopards were on fire from 3-point land and the Bison just totally destroyed Army. Hopefully you can get the Black Knights turned around in time to get on a roll before the conference tourny.

Question: Is Zastoupil that good that you have him in the starting lineup now instead of Matt Bell or is Bell injured?

[elprez98]

Wow, the Leopards were on fire from 3-point land and the Bison just totally destroyed Army. Hopefully you can get the Black Knights turned around in time to get on a roll before the conference tourny.

Question: Is Zastoupil that good that you have him in the starting lineup now instead of Matt Bell or is Bell injured?
I know right....I even switched to a 3-2 and that damn lil' arse pg was dropping fadeaway 3's. It was very frustrating to say the least.

Well Bell and Brown both like to jack up shots so I can't put them on the floor at the same time unless Bell is at the point. I like the way Cory(Sinning) runs the floor so unless I need that extra scoring punch, Bell and Brown usually aren't on the floor at the same time.

Plus, I got tired of getting dominated on the boards and having Corbin, Eric, and Jimmy on the floor at the same time does great. Also, Zastoupil can score in the post if he starts hitting a couple. He likes to shoot a little 12-15 ft fadeaway, which is getting more and more consistent.

[elprez98]

February 7th, 2007

Army Stop Slide at 2 Losses
83-76W vs. Colgate(14-9, 6-5)

"I feel like we turned the corner. This win will hopefully get us a little momentum, because we sure need it,"
said Coach Dillard following the win over Colgate.

The Black Knights had a strong showing against teh Colgate Raiders, 83-76. Junior Jarell Brown led all scorers with 18 points.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game

Grant Carter: 17 points, 6/13 fg, 5/11 3-pts



February 7th, 2006
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 9 2 3 2 0 0 2-3 1-2 4-4 0 0 26
J. Brown, G 18 3 2 0 0 4 7-13 3-7 1-1 0 0 24
C. Bates, F 9 5 6 2 0 0 4-12 1-4 0-0 0 1 32
E. Zastoupil, F-C 4 9 0 1 0 1 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 23
J. Sewell, C 9 12 3 2 9 2 3-5 0-0 3-4 5 1 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 3 1 0 0 0 1 1-5 1-5 0-2 0 0 10
M. Bell, G 9 1 2 1 0 4 4-5 0-0 1-4 0 0 17
M. Jackson, G 2 1 4 0 0 3 1-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 10
G. Carter, G 17 1 3 2 0 1 6-13 5-11 0-0 0 0 18
C. Richard, F 3 0 1 1 0 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3
K. Brewer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 83 36 23 11 0 16 31-63 12-30 9-15 5 3 --


Colgate Camels

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
W. Morse, G 11 0 3 0 0 6 5-10 1-4 0-0 0 3 33
K. Roemer, G 14 0 2 1 0 1 5-11 4-7 0-0 0 4 31
K. Chones, F 13 9 2 2 0 2 5-16 3-5 0-0 0 0 29
K. Chones, F 13 3 3 4 0 1 5-6 0-0 1-2 1 1 29
A. Woodhouse, C 2 10 1 0 0 1 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 22
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Simon, G 7 1 1 3 0 1 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 0 17
M. Daniels, C 0 7 1 4 0 0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 11
T. Checovich, G 10 0 1 1 0 1 5-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 9
D. Waddy, G 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
B. Jonson, F 4 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 9
J. Goiter, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
T. Vinson, G 2 0 3 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 76 33 17 16 0 13 32-68 9-18 3-5 2 12 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
Attendance: 915
February 7th, 2007


Army Crucified by Holy Cross Crusaders
84-71L vs. Holy Cross(9-17, 4-7)


"This was a complete embarrassement. I am ashamed of the way we handled the ball out there today. We looked like we had never seen a full-court press in our life. Sad," Coach Dillard added following a disappointing, 85-71 loss to the Holy Cross Crusaders.

"Like coach always says, you can't win if you are always playing catch-up. That is what we were doing all night, since we, really I, made a lot of mistakes out there against their press," said Cory Sinning who scored 7 points with 6 assists but also 6 turnovers. "I feel terrible because my mistakes early on let them get a lead and get comfortable early."

By halftime, the Crusaders expanded the lead to 51-25, over Army. Army also didn't get their normal scoring production from junior guard, Jarrel Brown who scored just 8 points on 2 for 11 from the field. "I was getting open looks. I just couldn't seem to knock them down tonight," Brown said.

One bright spot was the play of freshman forward, Eric Zastoupil, who scored 20 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in the loss. "Eric found his rhythm and tried his best to keep us in the game. If the team put in the effort that Eric the score may have been a bit different," said Coach Dillard.

The Crusaders did well as a team, with 6 players in double figures. Sophmore guard, Colin Cunningham led the Crusaders with 13 points.

(7-15, 3-6) Army will now face (9-13, 3-5) Lehigh on Saturday, February 10th, 2007 in Stabler Arena. Lehigh won this year's earlier meeting 80-67 in Christl Arena.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game

Eric Zastoupil: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7/13 fg, 1/2 3-pts



February 7th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 7 0 6 1 0 6 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 25
J. Brown, G 8 0 2 1 0 1 2-11 2-7 2-2 0 2 26
C. Bates, F 11 10 0 3 0 1 3-5 1-2 4-4 1 1 30
E. Zastoupil, F-C 20 5 2 1 0 3 7-13 1-2 5-6 1 0 31
J. Sewell, C 9 17 0 1 0 1 4-7 0-0 1-1 4 0 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 1 0 1 0 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 5
M. Bell, G 0 0 1 0 0 2 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 10
M. Jackson, G 2 0 2 1 0 1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 14
G. Carter, G 14 1 1 0 0 2 4-9 3-8 3-4 0 0 18
C. Richard, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 2
K. Brewer, F 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 7
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
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Totals 71 34 15 9 0 17 24-58 8-25 15-17 6 7 --


Holy Cross Crusaders

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thomas, G 11 1 4 0 0 0 5-6 1-1 1-1 0 0 16
K. Simmons, G 10 1 3 5 0 1 3-5 2-3 2-3 0 0 16
C. Cunningham, F 13 1 0 2 0 0 6-7 1-2 1-2 0 3 16
A. Keitster, F 10 1 1 1 0 1 5-7 0-0 0-0 1 0 14
T. Cifford, C 2 5 2 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 16
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
P. Doherty, G 10 2 2 4 0 1 4-6 1-2 1-2 0 1 21
A. May, F 11 2 1 0 0 1 4-11 3-3 0-0 0 2 17
A. Vander Baan, F 8 7 0 1 0 0 2-6 0-0 4-4 2 2 21
L. Dixon, G 2 4 4 1 0 1 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 20
K. Cruze, G 2 2 2 0 0 4 1-7 0-3 0-0 1 1 16
Z. Paterick, G 4 1 0 0 0 2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 11
E. Meister, F 2 4 2 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 15
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Totals 85 32 21 16 0 11 35-67 8-15 7-8 5 10 --

[guckin1989]

This is pretty tight.
I started simming with Texas state
in my third season.
How does the coach mode work?
Does it still last the whole game?

[elprez98]

This is pretty tight.
I started simming with Texas state
in my third season.
How does the coach mode work?
Does it still last the whole game?

Thanx. And yes it lasts all game. Its a blast for me because I have limited control over each of my players' performances.

[elprez98]

Stabler Arena
Attendance: 4762 (85%)
February 10th, 2007


Black Knights Get Revenge Against Mountain Hawks
69-64W at Lehigh(9-14, 3-6)


"It feels good to win a tough one like this. We overcame our mistakes and hit some big shots down the stretch," Coach Dillard said, as his satisfaction with a win over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks showed with a huge smile.

"This was a big win for us. Its always nice when you can come into a hostile environment and beat somebody that beat you in your own house," said junior guard, Grant Carter. Carter led all scorers with 22 points, including a blistering 6 for 7 performance from downtown. "Grant is just one of those guys who can REALLY get it going and start to drop it from anywhere on the court," added junior, Jarrel Brown who scored 13 points.

Carter's biggest three point shot came 1:04 remaining to play and the game was tied at 62-62. Following a missed shot by Brown, senior center Jimmy Sewell stole an errant Lehigh pass and moved the ball quickly to Grant who proceded to hit a fade-away three from the corner. "That was a sweet shot. I heard Coach screaming, 'no, no' at first but he smiled after Grant made it," Sewell joked.

"I enjoyed coaching that game. It was pretty exciting," added Coach Dillard.

As they enter the final two weeks of the regular season, (8-15, 4-6) Army will now head to Washington D.C. to face (13-12, 6-5) American University. On January 17th, the Black Knights lost a heartbreaker at home 74-70 to the Eagles. Coach Dillard was fined in that game for his comments and gestures concerning the officiating that game. "I was out of control. Hopefully, that won't happen again," Coach Dillard said with a slight smirk.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game

Grant Carter: 22 points, 8/10 fg, 6/7 3-pts



February 10th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 10 0 5 1 0 3 3-3 1-1 4-4 0 3 27
J. Brown, G 13 0 2 0 0 1 5-13 3-10 0-0 0 0 32
C. Bates, F 6 3 3 3 0 2 2-8 2-5 0-0 0 1 26
E. Zastoupil, F-C 9 12 1 2 1 2 3-11 0-1 3-4 3 0 32
J. Sewell, C 5 17 3 1 2 1 2-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 28
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
M. Bell, G 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-7 0-6 0-1 0 1 10
M. Jackson, G 2 0 2 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 14
G. Carter, G 22 0 0 1 0 4 8-10 6-7 0-0 0 0 18
C. Richard, F 2 1 0 0 0 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
K. Brewer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 7
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
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Totals 69 36 16 8 0 16 25-56 11-29 8-11 5 8 --


Lehigh Mountain Hawks

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Hall, G 11 0 3 0 0 1 5-6 1-2 0-0 0 2 32
J. Olivero, G 14 0 0 3 0 0 5-17 1-7 3-3 0 1 30
K. Neptune, F 13 9 1 3 0 4 5-15 3-9 0-0 0 1 30
B. White, F 2 7 2 1 0 0 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 32
J. Mgebroff, C 13 9 2 1 0 0 6-10 0-0 0-0 0 4 27
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
Z. Carrington, F 1 2 2 2 0 1 0-3 0-1 1-2 0 0 15
P. Bayer, G 2 0 2 1 0 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 13
P. Anderson, F 4 3 0 3 0 0 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 13
D. Buchberger, G 4 1 1 0 0 5 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 5
J. Gourlay, C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
M. Shamis, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
G. Page, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
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Totals 64 32 13 14 0 13 27-67 5-23 5-6 6 9 --

[elprez98]

Stabler Arena
Attendance: 4762 (85%)
February 14th, 2007


Army Wins in OT Thriller
94-84W at American (9-14, 3-6)


"He's nothing short of amazing. Jarell is my pick for Conference Player of the Year and its not just because I coach him. Well, maybe it is but you cannot deny his ability to shoot the ball," Coach Dillard replied when asked about his thoughts on junior guard, Jarrel Brown's 39-point scoring performance in tonight's overtime win over American.

"Its funny because Coach sat Jarrel down early after he missed like his first four or five shots. After that, Jarrel didn't miss but five more the whole game," added Corbin Bates who scored 12 points and 8 rebounds in the win for Army.

The Black Knights shot 54% for the game and went to the line 14 more times than the Eagles. Unfortunately, Army only knocked down 14 of 25 from the line. "We didn't capitalize at the line like we should have, but at least I'm not yelling at you guys after the game this time, right?"

Army outscored American University 19-9 in the overtime period. Jarrel Brown scored 9 of his 39 in the overtime period. "Even if he doesn't win CPOTY, he's definitely our player of the year," said senior Matt Bell.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game

Jarrel Brown: 39 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, 15/27 FG, 7/17 3-pts



February 14th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 4 1 3 2 0 3 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 20
J. Brown, G 39 0 5 3 0 1 15-27 7-17 2-4 0 1 31
C. Bates, F 12 8 1 2 0 2 4-10 1-6 3-7 2 1 33
E. Zastoupil, F-C 9 2 0 0 1 1 4-5 0-0 0-0 0 3 28
J. Sewell, C 4 13 2 2 2 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 34
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 8 2 1 1 0 1 2-3 0-1 4-6 0 1 10
M. Bell, G 5 0 4 0 0 3 2-4 0-2 1-2 0 1 13
M. Jackson, G 2 0 5 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 12
G. Carter, G 9 2 1 3 0 0 3-9 2-7 1-2 1 1 22
C. Richard, F 2 1 4 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 13
K. Brewer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
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Totals 94 30 26 13 2 12 35-64 10-34 14-25 3 13 --


American Eagles

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
L. Lekavicius, G 21 1 4 1 0 0 9-10 1-2 2-3 0 0 38
A. Ingram, G 17 3 2 3 0 3 7-21 2-8 1-1 0 3 32
S. Lewis, F 9 5 3 0 0 2 4-6 0-1 1-1 1 3 32
C. Guibunda, F 10 15 6 2 0 3 4-8 0-1 2-2 2 3 34
B. Bilbe, C 17 7 0 3 1 2 7-9 0-0 3-4 2 4 33
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Mercer, G 0 0 1 1 0 1 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 14
J. Nichols, F 0 1 2 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 12
P Joneliunas, C 0 2 0 1 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 7
G. Carr, G 7 0 3 0 0 2 3-7 1-3 0-0 0 0 12
A. Eitutavicius, G 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
G. Garris, F 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 8
T. Lay, F 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
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Totals 84 35 23 12 1 16 35-71 5-20 9-11 6 18 --

[elprez98]

Alumni Hall
Attendance: 3386 (100%)
February 17th, 2007


Army Loses in Double OT Thriller
103-113 D-OT Loss at Navy (9-14, 3-6)


"We shot 49 3's. Eventually, they stopped falling. Unfortunately for us, those were the OT periods for us," Coach Dillard said after losing to rival Navy in a double overtime thriller.

"We just stopped hitting those shots. It was like there was a cap on the basket in that 2nd OT. I guess it wouldn't have matter if I had hit that 2nd freethrow," said senior center, Jimmy Sewell who had a season high, 5 blocks to go along with his 5 points and 16 rebounds. Sewell could have sealed the game at the end of the 1st OT period, but he missed the back end of a one-and-one with 8.1 seconds remaining. Then Navy sophmore, Kaleo Kina hit a 3 point basket with 2.1 seconds remaining to tie the game and send the game to the second and deciding overtime.

"We just went cold at the wrong time," said junior guard, Grant Carter who led all scorers with 33 points off the bench. Despite Sewell's rebounding effort, Army as a team, was outrebounded, 48-35 in the game.

"I really thought we had this one. Well, just one more week left in the season, we'll see how it goes," said Coach Dillard.

The (9-16, 5-7) Black Knights play their last two regular season games at home. On February 21st, they face (9-17, 4-8) Lafayette Leopards. Lafayette won the first meeting in Easton, PA as Leopards' senior guard, Marcus Harley scored 27 points including 8 for 11 from behind the arc.

The Black Knights final regular season game will be against conference champion, #15 (21-4, 11-1) Bucknell in Christl Arena. Army was demolished in their earlier meeting 84-51.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game

Grant Carter: 33 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 12/24 FG, 9/20 3pts



February 17th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 5 1 10 0 0 2 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 34
J. Brown, G 24 1 7 2 0 0 8-23 4-16 4-4 0 2 37
C. Bates, F 16 6 4 1 0 2 6-13 2-6 2-2 2 2 30
E. Zastoupil, F-C 11 10 2 2 0 2 4-5 1-1 2-4 2 4 40
J. Sewell, C 5 16 1 0 5 0 2-8 0-0 1-2 6 0 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 5
M. Bell, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 7
M. Jackson, G 3 0 3 2 0 1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 12
G. Carter, G 33 1 3 2 0 2 12-24 9-20 0-0 0 1 33
C. Richard, F 4 1 1 0 0 1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 11
K. Brewer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
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Totals 103 35 32 9 5 11 38-85 17-49 14-25 10 13 --


Navy Midshipmen

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
K. Kina, G 27 0 4 1 0 2 10-16 6-8 1-1 0 3 42
C. Colbert, G 17 4 6 2 0 3 5-15 0-3 7-7 1 1 39
G. Sprink, F 22 7 3 1 0 2 8-19 4-7 2-2 1 2 42
T. Stanton, F 13 16 7 1 0 3 5-6 0-1 3-3 3 0 35
T. Topercer, C 14 13 1 3 0 1 6-15 0-0 2-2 4 0 38
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Johnson, G 5 2 3 0 0 2 2-3 0-1 1-1 0 1 21
D. Young, F 6 1 3 1 0 0 3-6 0-3 0-0 0 0 9
A. Teague, C 9 5 2 0 0 1 3-3 1-1 2-3 1 1 13
S. Brooks, G 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
C. Harris, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
B. Brigham, F 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
B. Fenske, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
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Totals 113 48 32 10 0 14 42-83 11-24 18-19 10 8 --

[guckin1989]

Ouch tough loss...
DO you actually do anything when you do the coach mode?
I tried it for like 3 minutes and couldn't do anything.
And when i play some games i jack up too many shots cuz im used to playing nba 2k7 so i get outrebounded by about 30 every game.
Looking forward to the next game..
Good Luck

[elprez98]

Ouch tough loss...
DO you actually do anything when you do the coach mode?
I tried it for like 3 minutes and couldn't do anything.
And when i play some games i jack up too many shots cuz im used to playing nba 2k7 so i get outrebounded by about 30 every game.
Looking forward to the next game..
Good Luck

In coach mode...u set pressure settings, tempo, subs etc. Basically you do everything a coach would, u just don't play as the players. So if your team does well, its not because you have better playing skills than the computer. It makes for more realism...i.e.-my 9-16 record for the season.:o

[knox33]

Interesting legacy 'prez. Keep it up.

[elprez98]

Interesting legacy 'prez. Keep it up.

Thanx Knox...trying to be like u man.

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY

Attendance: 3386 (100%)
February 21st, 2007


Loss to Layfayette Slims Army's Chances for 10 wins
86-82L vs. Lafayette


"We are coming close but close just doesn't cut it, now does it," Coach Dillard asked following a heartbreaking 4-point loss to the Lafayette Leopards. "When you allow a team to shot 56% for the game, what do you expect," as his tone took a slightly higher pitch.

In the first half, Army had no answer for the outstanding play of Leopard junior, Bilal Abdullah who scored 23 of his season high, 32 points in the first half. "Honestly, I think Jarrell could've have kept going blow for blow with that cat. But he got that second foul early and we did what we could to pick up the slack,"said Corbin Bates who also had a season-high 17 points in the loss.

With 44 seconds left to play, junior guard, Grant Carter hit a big 3-pt basket to cut the Leopard lead to just one point. But Lafayette junior, Everest Schimdt answered back with a big basket in the post to seal the win.

"Yes, its dissappointing but you can't dwell on the losses. Otherwise, you have no chance to win the next ones," said Coach Dillard.

The (9-17, 5-8) Black Knights final regular season game will be against conference champion, #15 (21-4, 11-1) Bucknell in Christl Arena. Army was demolished in their earlier meeting 84-51.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game

Corbin Bates: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 6/10 FG, 2/4 3-pts



February 21st, 2007
Box Score

Army Blacknights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 8 1 7 0 0 1 4-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 30
J. Brown, G 21 2 3 0 0 0 7-12 4-9 3-3 0 3 21
C. Bates, F 17 7 5 0 0 1 6-10 2-4 3-4 2 2 30
E. Zastoupil, F-C 10 4 3 1 0 3 4-6 0-1 2-2 1 3 28
J. Sewell, C 8 10 2 1 0 0 4-6 0-0 0-2 2 1 31
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 3
M. Bell, G 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-6 0-5 0-0 0 0 6
M. Jackson, G 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 9
G. Carter, G 12 2 1 0 0 1 4-8 4-6 0-0 0 4 21
C. Richard, F 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 10
K. Brewer, F 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 10
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 82 28 24 2 0 6 31-61 10-32 10-13 5 13 --

Lafayette Leopards

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Harley, G 6 2 5 1 0 1 2-6 1-2 1-1 0 0 35
B. Abdullah, G 32 1 1 0 0 0 12-16 1-1 7-7 0 1 35
M. Betley, F 7 5 3 0 0 1 3-11 0-2 1-2 0 2 32
T. Detmer, F 2 2 8 2 0 0 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 3 21
E. Schmidt, C 17 8 0 0 0 0 7-9 0-0 3-3 1 3 26
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Hilliard, G 9 1 5 1 0 0 4-5 1-1 0-0 0 0 18
M. Grumer, G 3 1 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 7
P. ****ins, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 5
D. Smith, F 6 7 1 1 0 1 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 12
Andres Hines, F 2 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 5
M. Koltun, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
D. Heckendorn, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
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Totals 86 29 24 5 0 3 35-62 4-9 12-13 3 10 --

[ron410]

great post

[elprez98]

great post

'preciate ya. Glad you enjoy it.

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY

Attendance: 901
February 24th, 2007


Army Limps into Conference Tourney Following Loss to Bucknell
84-75L vs. #15 Bucknell


"The score doesn't really indicate how closely contested this game was down the stretch. Remember, there was a point where we were down by only 3 points late in the game," Coach Dillard said after a demoralizing finish to the regular season, that ended with a loss to #15 Bucknell, 84-75.

"We had our opportunities, we just didn't strike when the iron was hot," said Patriot Conference scoring champion, Jarrel Brown. Brown ended the game with 29 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.

"They have a little more depth than us, and I believe that really made the difference," said Coach Dillard. Army's luck didn't get any better either. As conference tournament seeding was set today, Army will face Bucknell in the 1st round of the tourney on the 28th. "We've got our work cut out for us, that's for sure," Coach Dillard said shaking his head.

[jaspegs]

ouch..that suks havin to play bucknell again... i got 1 queestion...how do u get the news and all those things?

[guckin1989]

He makes it up just make it italics.
But yeah tough loss Gl next season. cuz i think that was your last game.

[elprez98]

Sojka Pavilion
Lewisburg, PA

Attendance: 4034 (100%)
1st Round of Patriot League Conference Tournament


Army Shocks #14 Bucknell in 1st Round
84-82 W vs. #14 Bucknell


"The only thing that keeps popping in my head is that famous quote, 'do you believe in miracles?" said an elated Coach Dillard after upsetting #14 Bucknell in the first round of the Patriot League Conference Tournament.

With just :34 seconds left in the game, and the score tied at 79, junior guard Grant Carter hit his 11th 3-point basket of the game to push the Knights ahead and help seal the win.

"I mean, the cat hit 11 3's. If we didn't win Grant (Carter) would have kicked all of our butts in the lockeroom afterward," joked junior Corbin Bates who also had a stellar game with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Carter scored a career, season, and team high with 42 points including 11 for 17 from behind the arc.

"We all know what Grant is capable of when he gets hot. I don't think it gets much hotter than this," said junior Jarrel Brown who scored just 10 points and was severly limited due to foul trouble early in the game.

"They came out swinging. I mean, hell, both Big Jim (Sewell) and J.B.(Brown) picked up two fouls a piece within the first four minutes of the game. But, I can't say enough about Grant(Carter) and his play for the game. He was not going to lose."

"This is very disappointing, but we got what pretty got what we deserved. We came in a little too overconfident since we just beat these guys a couple of days ago and it showed. They were the hungrier team today," said Coach Flanner of the #14 (23-5) Bucknell Bison.

"This win should give us a bit of confidence going further into the conference tournament. We're very excited," said Coach Dillard said with muffled excitement in his voice. "One of my coaching goals was to win at least 10 games this year. At least I've accomplished that. Now we want to move further in the conference tournament."

The (10-18, 5-9) Black Knights will face (12-17, 5-9) Lehigh in the second round of the Patriot League Tournament. Lehigh defeated Navy 75-64 in the first round. The two teams split the the season series, each team winning on the others home court.


February 28th, 2007
Box Score
84-82


Army Blacknights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 5 0 10 0 0 5 1-1 0-0 3-3 0 0 25
J. Brown, G 10 1 4 0 0 0 4-7 2-4 0-1 0 2 19
C. Bates, F 17 6 3 0 0 1 7-14 3-5 0-0 0 2 28
E. Zastoupil, F-C 4 5 0 0 0 1 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 2 24
J. Sewell, C 2 9 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 19
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
M. Bell, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
M. Jackson, G 0 0 4 2 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 15
G. Carter, G 42 0 0 2 0 1 15-24 11-17 1-1 0 0 30
C. Richard, F 4 5 1 0 0 1 1-5 0-3 2-4 2 0 22
K. Brewer, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 4
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 84 29 23 4 0 9 30-62 16-32 8-11 8 11 --

Bucknell Bison

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
A. Badmus, G 10 1 1 1 0 2 5-7 0-2 0-0 0 2 29
J. Griffin, G 19 1 3 1 0 1 6-14 3-9 4-5 0 2 29
D. Brown, F 4 5 2 3 0 0 1-7 0-1 2-2 0 1 27
D. Mastropaolo, F 8 10 7 0 0 1 3-8 0-0 2-2 5 3 24
C. McNaughton, C 18 10 1 0 0 1 7-9 0-0 4-5 5 3 27
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
P. Behan, G 5 3 2 0 0 1 2-7 0-0 1-2 1 0 17
J. Vegotsky, G 8 0 0 0 0 1 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 1 11
J. Castleberry, G 2 0 0 1 0 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 14
S. Tyree, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
z. Evans, F 0 5 3 1 1 0 1 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 0 13
J. Linthicum, C 1 3 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 7
R. Thomas, G 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 82 36 17 7 1 8 31-64 6-17 14-18 12 13 --

[elprez98]

He makes it up just make it italics.
But yeah tough loss Gl next season. cuz i think that was your last game.

:dance: YEA BABY>>>>>>>

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY

Attendance: 4034 (100%)
Semi-Final Round of Patriot League Conference Tournament.


Army Season Ends in Semi-Final Round
58-79 L vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks


"Well, it was fun while it lasted. Although I wish we could have made it further for our seniors, I think that our win over Bucknell and loss to Lehigh was a great learning experience for our underclassmen. Hats off to Lehigh and we wish them luck in the finals," Coach Dillard commented in a low tone. The Lehigh Mountain Hawks move forward to the conference tourney finale after defeating the Black Knights, 79-58.

The Black Knights watched their hopes of advancing to the conference finals slip away in the second half after only being down by 6, 37-31, before entering halftime.

"Both Grant and I were getting good looks, we just couldn't get them to fall," junior guard, Jarrel Brown said following the loss. Brown led all Army scorers with 14 points. "Its unfortunate because we were very confident after that win the other night."

Army shot just 33% for the game, including a dismal 29% in the second half. "You can live or die by that three point shot. Tonight, we died," joked Grant Carter who scored just 10 points after his 42-point first round performance against Bucknell.

Lehigh also dominated the boards 43-34, with three Lehigh players with double digit rebounds. "We were manhandled in nearly every aspect of the game," said Coach Dillard

March 2nd, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Sinning, G 8 2 4 2 0 2 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 1 31
J. Brown, G 14 1 2 3 0 1 4-15 2-10 4-4 0 2 29
C. Bates, F 8 10 1 0 0 1 3-9 2-5 0-0 0 1 31
E. Zastoupil, F-C 12 9 2 0 1 1 6-10 0-1 0-0 5 4 32
J. Sewell, C 2 10 1 1 1 2 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 22
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M. Bell, G 4 0 2 0 0 0 2-9 0-5 0-0 0 0 11
M. Jackson, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 8
G. Carter, G 10 0 1 0 0 1 4-12 2-8 0-0 0 0 24
C. Richard, F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 2
K. Brewer, F 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 10
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 58 34 14 6 3 9 23-68 8-35 4-4 7 12 --


Lehigh Mountain Hawks

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Hall, G 1 0 4 2 0 3 1-6 0-3 0-0 0 0 29
J. Olivero, G 22 1 1 1 0 1 9-15 0-4 4-4 0 0 25
K. Neptune, F 16 0 0 1 0 0 7-14 2-6 0-0 0 0 30
B. White, F 3 13 3 1 0 3 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 25
J. Mgebroff, C 9 11 4 3 0 0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 24
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
Z. Carrington, F 10 6 2 2 0 1 4-5 0-0 2-4 0 0 15
P. Bayer, G 11 1 1 1 0 0 4-9 1-2 2-2 0 0 13
P. Anderson, F 2 0 1 3 0 0 0-2 0-2 2-4 1 1 13
D. Buchberger, G 2 10 1 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 5
J. Gourlay, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
M. Shamis, F 2 1 1 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
G. Page, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 79 43 18 14 0 8 31-63 3-17 14-18 6 3 --

[Prince_RIP4eVa]

hey good job on the legacy

[elprez98]

hey good job on the legacy

Thanx man.

[The Mushaboom]

Wow , that was one of the best legacies i've read in for any game. Saying you did a really nice job would be an understatement. Will you be continuing this? Interested in seeing how your recruiting does in the off-season and your results for next year.

[elprez98]

Post-Season Awards Ceremony
April 2nd, 2007
-Atlanta, GA

After another amazing season of college basketball drama ends and there was no shortage of excitement for the year. Bracket buster #2 seeded (32-8) Michigan Wolverines defeated, #1 seed Wisconsin 55-53 in one of the best championship matches in recent history. Freshman forward, Deshawn Sims took home MOP honors with 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Wolverines overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to take the National Championship to Ann Arbor.

In other news, all of the Post-Season Awards have been decided. We'd like to congratulate all of these outstanding players and coaches:

NABC POY
Morris Almond(Rice):25.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.6 apg

2kSports Mid-Major POY
Nick Fazekas(Nevada):22.7 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.6 bpg
NABC COY
Bo Ryan(Wisc):33-7(Loss to Mich in National Championship)

NABC DPOY
Al Horford(Florida): 11 ppg, 9.1ppg, 1.6 bpg

Newell BMOY
Glen Davis(LSU): 21 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.4 bpg

1st Team All-Americans
sr, Mike Nardi(Villanova)
jr, Chris Lofton(Tennessee)
sr, Morris Almond(Rice)
jr, Glen Davis(LSU)
jr, Alexs Maric(Nebraska)

2nd Team All-Americans
jr, Sean Singletary(Villanova)
sr, Javance Coleman(Fresno State)
sr, Alando Tucker(Wisconsin)
sr, Nick Fazekas(Nevada)
jr, Roy Hibbert(Georgetown)

[elprez98]

Wow , that was one of the best legacies i've read in for any game. Saying you did a really nice job would be an understatement. Will you be continuing this? Interested in seeing how your recruiting does in the off-season and your results for next year.

Wow, thanks. Yea..I'm doing it all now...hopefully I'll be ready to start next season in the next 2 hrs or so.

[knox33]

Great job on the legacy. I couldn't have done a better job myself. Good luck next season.

[elprez98]

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Patriot League Awards Ceremony
April 3rd, 2007
-Washington, DC

With this ceremony, we'd like to celebrate the outstanding scholar-athletes that our wonderful country produces. We understand the demand both of these two activities can have on the student-athlete and would like to first say congrats to all of our players on every team that are preparing themselves to be tomorrow's leaders.

With that being said, lets get to the meat and potatoes of this gathering, the men's basketball teams. What a season! Bucknell ended this year as our regular season champions with a #6 seed to the tournament. After defeating #11 Delaware State 56-53, they fought hard against the #3 seeded Yellow Jackets but unfortunately fell just short, 55-39 in the 2nd round. For this accomplishment, Coach Pat Flanner will recieve our Coach of the Year Award.

Next up, was a very hard choice. We deliberated for a while but Conference Player of the Year Award was won by Bucknell center, Chris McNaughton. Chris averaged 18.6 points and 6.5 rebounds in just under 28 minutes per game and was a key piece of Bucknell sucess this year.

Our next award is for the Conference Freshman on the Year. This year, freshman Andrew Keister of Conference Tournament Champion, Holy Cross Crusaders.

Now we move to the 1st, 2nd and Freshman All-Conference Players:

1st Team All-Patriot
sr, Torey Thomas(Holy Cross)
jr, Jarrel Brown(Army)
jr, Greg Sprink(Navy)
jr, Corbin Bates(Army)
sr, Chris McNaughton(Bucknell)

2nd Team All-Patriot
sr, Abe Badmus(Bucknell)
sr, Andrew Ingram(American)
sr, Donald Brown(Bucknell)
so, Cornelio Guibunda(American)
sr, Jimmy Sewell(Army)

Freshman All-Patriot
Marquise Hall (Lehigh)
Paul Bayer (Lehigh)
Patrick Behan (Bucknell)
Andrew Keister (Holy Cross)
Marek Koltun (Lafayette)

Congratulations to all of our outstanding players. We'd like to take a short 10 minute break before we begin the awards for our next set of awards.

[elprez98]

Great job on the legacy. I couldn't have done a better job myself. Good luck next season.

Thanks Knox...really appreciate it man.

[The Mushaboom]

I'm surprised Corban Bates didn't make the 2nd team. He might not have been the best scorer but all around he was a consistant solid player in almost every game it seemed.

[elprez98]

I'm surprised Corban Bates didn't make the 2nd team. He might not have been the best scorer but all around he was a consistant solid player in almost every game it seemed.

My fault, I forgot to bold him. He made 1st team.

[supersigma2of21]

Lookin' good prez! You still using the same settings? I had to restart my legacy because I accidentally deleted my 360 profile. I'm now 10-3 (3-0) with NC A&T. You can check it out at OS. The link is in my sig.

[Prince_RIP4eVa]

Hey, prez, how do you do those.. uh... scrolly things that you do in your recaps... lol

[elprez98]

Hey, prez, how do you do those.. uh... scrolly things that you do in your recaps... lol

donconyell said use {code} tags and format it in regular text.

[The Mushaboom]

Any updates tonight Prez?

[elprez98]

probably not. GF's in town and she gets first dibs on my time!!!:thumbsup:

[elprez98]

2006-2007 Recruiting and End of Year Recap
May 12th, 2007

Signee #1
***-Evan Worthington
6'3", 184 lbs, PG
Philadephia, PA
Ovr: 372 Pos: 77

-We were very worried about losing Evan to a couple of other schools since we maxed out on scouting/home visits back in January. Luckily, all of the early work paid off, and after I visited Evan immediately following the end of the season, he signed his letter of intent. He's was ranked 77 in the nation as far as point guards are concerned.
At 6'3" and 184 lbs, we expect him to matchup well with some of the bigger point guards and shooting guards in the Patriot League. He plays great defense, and after watching tape and going to his games, we've rated him an A- in blocks for his position. He also crashes the board tremendously well for a point guard(B+) and has a decent close shot(C+). He prefers to drive(47) to the hole when given the opportunity, so hopefully he can make an impact offensively.

Signee #2
**-Joseph Straight
6'11", 218 lbs, Center
Jersey City, NJ
Overall: 553 Pos: 92

Joseph had been one of our first recruits and he finally decided to head to West Point. Although we didn't scout a lot of his games, we really liked his size, obviously. Jimmy's (Sewell) graduation left a gaping hole for us, and hopefully Joseph has the ability to fill those shoes. We believe he'll be a bigger offensive threat than Jimmy, but we'll settle for the rebounding ability to be on par with Jimmy.

Signee #3
**-Khaliq Starks
6'1", 180 lbs, PG
Bronx, NY
Overall: NR Pos: NR

-We didn't do a great job of scouting Khalio, so its not known how exactly he will fit in with us. We do know he's got decent quickness(C+) and can't shoot(D) but hopefully he'll be a decent change of pace at the point with Evan for years to come.


Signee #4
**-Glen Wafer
6'5", 209 lbs, SF
East Rutherford, NJ
Overall: NR Pos: NR

-Glen got our attention due to his hustle and we feel that, in time, he will be a major contributor to our system. As a good on-ball defender(Steal:C+), we feel like Glen will be a game changer, at least on the defensive end of the ball. He also has ok quickness(C) and layup ability(C) and prefers to take the ball to the basket(drive tend:40).


We ended up using four of our five possible scholarships as some of our other recruits chose not to sign with us. Some of the people we didnt get are as follows:

Robbie Nichols (C)- George Mason
Shannon Hatten (C)- Long Island
Brannon Norris (PG)-UMBC
Gus Juan Barea (SF)-Bucknell

Also, I decided to relieve Coach Cohen of his coaching duties, and have now hired 32 year old, Leonta Shaw as our 2nd assistant coach. Shaw is a better scout(C+) and a decent teacher(B). But what I liked most was his ambition(A). I need people on my staff that are always looking to improve themselves and Cohen didn't have that.


I got a pretty nasty letter from the AD a couple of weeks back, too. It read as follows:

Listen, your season was fairly embarrassing. Our school's image is definitely tied to our sporting success, and so we demand nothing lesss than excellence. Please understand that we require this of you.

Talk about a threatening letter if I'd ever seen one. We've got to pick it up this upcoming year.

Well, time to relax for a week or two before I get on that summer grind with the guys. See ya next season.

[elprez98]

2007-2008 Army Roster

Head Coach
D. Dillard(10-19)
Off:C-, Def:C, Tea:C+, Sco:C, Cha:C-, Dis:B+

Assistant Coaches
Brandon Maldanado:Off: C, Def: B-, Cha: C-
Leonta Shaw:Off: C-, Tea: B, Sco: C+, Cha: C-

Returning Players

#32 Jarrell Brown, OVR: 66
6'2", 183lbs, senior guard
06-07 Stats: 21.8 ppg, 2.1 apg, .443 FG%, .394 3P%
06-07 1st Team All-Patroit

#44 Corban Bates F, OVR: 59
6'4", 217lbs, senior forward
06-07 Stats: 9.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, .375 FG%, .300 3P%
06-07 1st Team All-Patriot

#2 Tyrell Thompson, OVR: 57
6'4, 196lbs, sophmore guard
06-07 Stats: 1.7 ppg, 7.0 mpg

#4 Eric Zastoupil, OVR: 57
6'8" 185lbs, sophmore forward
06-07 Stats: 6.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .465 FG%

#30 Grant Carter, OVR: 55
6'3, 197lbs, senior guard
06-07 Stats: 11.3 ppg, .466 FG%, .426 3P%

#3 Cleveland Richard, OVR: 55
6'4, 192 lbs, sophmore forward
06-07 Stats: 2.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg

#20 Curtis Koszuta, OVR: 51
6'8", 203 lbs, sophmore forward

#42 Kenny Brewer, OVR: 49
6'6" 212 lbs, junior forward

#50, Doug Williams, OVR: 45
6'7", 218lbs, junior forward



New Additions
Evan Worthington OVR: 60
6'4" 188 lbs, PG
Philadephia, PA

Joseph Straight, OVR: 55
6'11, 225 lbs, C
Jersey City, NJ

(W) Roberto Boxley, OVR: 53
5'11", 165 lbs, PG
Venezuela

Glen Wafer, OVR: 53
6'5" 215 lbs, SF
East Rutherford, NJ

Khaliq Starks, OVR: 52
6'2", 187lbs, PG
Bronx, NY

(W) Tarick Schfino, OVR:49
6'2", 179lbs, PG
Lawton, OK

(W), Darcel Leslie, OVR:49
6'2", 195lbs, PG
Newark, NJ

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY


During the annual Black and Gold Game, we watched for sparks of life from the team and we definitely saw it tonight. We only played one half due to a power outage in the Arena, though. But during that 1st ten minutes of play, we were able to analyze the play of most of the players on the team.

Returning Players

#32 Jarrell Brown, OVR: 66
-Jarrel scored 19 points from a 7/12 shooting night and looks to pick up right where he left off last year

#44 Corban Bates F, OVR: 59
-Corbin was his usual consistent self, scoring 6 points and grabbing 7 boards. However, it looks as if he's worked on his outside shooting because his shots from downtown look more fluid and in rhythm this year.

#2 Tyrell Thompson, OVR: 57
-The guy is a ball hog and may never develop if he does not stop falling in love with a 3-point shot that he can't hit. Tyrell went 1 for 10, including 1/5 from outside. Terrible.

#4 Eric Zastoupil, OVR: 57
-Eric continues to impress me. Scoring 9 points, on a 4/6 night, his ability to score in the post is getting more and more consistent. I can't wait to see if he can get any better this year.

#30 Grant Carter, OVR: 55
-Grant went 2/9 with just 6 points but we already know Grant is about as streaky as they get.

#3 Cleveland Richard, OVR: 55
-He's another who may lose a bit of PT, because of his desire to shoot the three. He did grab four rebounds but was otherwise unimpressive.

#20 Curtis Koszuta, OVR: 51
-Curtis is a bit of an X-factor in my eyes. He scored 4 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. He looked good at times and just disappeared during others. He did earn a lot more PT for the upcoming year, however.

#42 Kenny Brewer, OVR: 49
Embarrassing. Kenny went 0/7, including 0/4 from outside, KNOWING he hasn't hit a three. Plus he only grabbed one rebound in the half. He just moved himself to the end of my bench, if i don't decide to cut him.

#50, Doug Williams, OVR: 45
Doug did well with his time. No points, but 5 rebounds and 2 assists he solidified a position on the team with that kind of effort.

New Additions
Evan Worthington OVR: 60
-Evan looked very comfortable out there with the starters. He scored 4 points, got 2 rebounds, and 3 assists for a nice all-around half. His 6'4(grew an inch over the summer) frame looks to be a nice lil' addition to our starters. Not the most fluid shooter, but you'll take what you can get sometimes.

Joseph Straight, OVR: 55
-I was afraid Joseph wasn't going to be aggressive enough on the boards, but boy was I wrong. Joe grabbed 9 rebounds including 3 offensive boards. I really liked his effort and look forward to seeing what he'll be able to accomplish after a little teaching.

(W) Roberto Boxley, OVR: 53
-Our little Venezulan friend also did ok. He scored 5 points and surprised me a nice little jumper. He and Tarick were both a bit surprising.

Glen Wafer, OVR: 53
-I LOVE Glen's activity on the floor. He grabbed 3 rebounds and had 3 assists. Although he didn't score, Glen looks to be a key addition to us as he may be able to be a similar player to Corbin if we can expand his scoring ability.

Khaliq Starks, OVR: 55
-Khaliq has one of the ugliest jumpers, I've seen in the game AND its doesn't seem to go in. Khaliq is also a bit tentative, choosing to rather defer some open shots he probably should have taken.

(W) Tarick Schfino, OVR:49
-The most surprising player of all to me today. Tarick scored 7 points and was hitting all of his open jumpers. He also dished out 3 assists and looked very comfortable on the floor. We will definitely keep and eye out on him.

(W), Darcel Leslie, OVR:49
-Darcel really ****ed me off. He was shooting FADEAWAY 3's when he was wide open. End of the bench, period.

[The Mushaboom]

Looks like you have a good team coming into this year , I would be surprised if you went .500 this season.

[elprez98]

Madison Square Garden
November 16th, 2007
Attendance:19,793 (100%)

Army Upsets Rider in 1st Round of 2kSports CH Classic
91-81W vs. Rider


"It nice to come in and be able to compete at this level. We are decent offensively and we can be better defensively, but I really liked the way we played tonight," explained Coach Dillard after a convincing 91-81 win over the Rider Broncos. "We were tied at halftime but our guys from starters throught the bench, just wanted it more in the end."

Army looked very impressive tonight in their win over a team that looked to out-match them on paper. This year's team looks as if it may be more potent offensively too. The Black Knights had three starters in double figures, including sophmore Eric Zastoupil's first double-double of the season.

"Eric had an awesome game, and so did the freshman (Evan Worthington)," said senior Corbin Bates whoe scored 9 points, all from beyond the arc. "We were impressed by the effort they put in out there tonight."

(1-0, 0-0) Army now moves to the 2nd round of the tournament to face the most talented team in the tournament, the (1-0, 0-0) Seton Hall Pirates.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game


Evan Worthington: 17 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, 7/14 FG, 3/7 3-pts



November 16th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 17 0 5 2 0 2 7-14 3-7 0-0 0 0 31
J. Brown, G 24 2 3 0 0 2 8-18 5-13 3-3 0 1 31
C. Bates, F 9 8 3 2 0 1 3-9 3-8 0-0 0 1 31
E. Zastoupil, F-C 18 11 2 5 0 0 7-8 0-0 4-8 4 2 32
J. Straight, C 6 5 1 0 0 0 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 5 13
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 4
G. Carter, G 6 2 1 0 0 0 2-9 2-6 0-0 0 0 13
R. Boxley, G 6 0 6 1 0 1 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0 17
C. Richard, F 3 5 1 0 0 1 1-3 0-1 1-1 2 0 9
G. Wafer, F 0 1 1 0 0 1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 3 9
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 3 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 9
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 91 35 22 10 0 8 34-76 15-43 14-25 8 12 --


Rider Broncos

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
L. Hartman, G 1 0 2 0 0 4 0-4 0-2 1-2 0 0 29
S. Anthony, G 14 1 1 1 0 2 6-12 2-5 0-0 0 2 31
R. Thompson, F 10 3 4 1 0 0 3-9 2-6 2-2 0 0 33
J. Thompson, F 22 20 4 0 0 3 10-17 0-0 2-2 2 4 32
J. Green, C 21 10 2 3 0 3 9-11 0-0 3-6 2 1 30
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
H. Mansell, G 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-6 0-1 0-0 0 0 10
K. Warner, F 4 0 3 0 0 0 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 11
R. Myers, C 3 6 1 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 11
B. Anderson, G 2 1 2 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 7
K. Bland, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
L. Johnson, F 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
P. Mansell, F 0 2 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 81 43 22 5 0 15 34-66 4-15 9-14 5 9 --

[The Mushaboom]

Wow nice game by the freshman , not only that but it seems like Stright played pretty good for the limited time he was in the game just based off stats alone.

[elprez98]

Wow nice game by the freshman , not only that but it seems like Stright played pretty good for the limited time he was in the game just based off stats alone.

Yea he did, just was in foul trouble almost the whole game.

[elprez98]

Madison Square Garden
November 17th, 2007
Attendance:19,793 (100%)

Army Gets Torched in 2nd Round by Pirates
57-88L vs. Seton Hall Pirates


"Our inexperience in tough situations, on the college level, was exposed today," Coach Dillard said after a humbling, 31-point loss by the hand of the Seton Hall Pirates. "We played them well in the 1st half, but I think we started to rely on Jarrel too much and stopped playing team ball," Coach Dillard continued.

After hanging around and only down by 10 at halftime, 39-29, the Army Black Knights fell apart and were completely demolished in the game. "We can't beat anybody playing like we did today," Army senior, Corbin Bates said with dissappointment. "Jarrel scored 28 of our 57 tonight and that is completely unacceptable." Bates shot just 1 for 8 for just 3 points and 5 rebounds.

"We took bad shots, we didn't rebound, and we didn't play defense. I know that coach is going to call it a **** poor performance on the ride home," said sophmore forward, Eric Zastoupil who was limited to just 17 minutes of play due to foul trouble. "And, he wouldn't be wrong."

(1-1, 0-0) Army will head home to try and regroup at their first home game against (0-1, 0-0) Yale.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 28 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 10/19 FG, 5/10 3pts, 3/5 FT



November 17th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 2 0 2 0 0 2 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 23
J. Brown, G 28 0 3 2 0 1 10-19 5-10 3-6 0 1 26
C. Bates, F 3 5 2 1 0 0 1-8 1-3 0-0 0 1 28
E. Zastoupil, F-C 2 3 3 0 1 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 17
J. Straight, C 8 11 0 0 0 2 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 29
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 4 1 2 1 0 0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 15
G. Carter, G 1 1 0 1 0 1 0-6 0-4 1-2 0 0 8
R. Boxley, G 5 0 2 0 0 1 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 14
C. Richard, F 0 5 1 0 0 1 0-7 0-3 0-0 0 0 11
G. Wafer, F 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-6 0-4 0-0 0 0 14
K. Starks, G 0 2 0 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 5 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 13
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 57 30 15 5 1 9 23-67 7-28 4-7 3 9 --


Seton Hall Pirates

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Harvey, G 6 0 3 2 0 2 2-5 0-2 2-2 0 0 31
B. Callier, G 14 3 1 0 0 2 6-13 2-5 0-0 0 1 26
B. Laing, F 7 5 5 3 0 1 3-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 28
V. Fuller, F 11 13 4 0 0 0 5-8 0-0 1-4 2 1 24
J. Tiggs, C 12 10 0 1 0 1 6-9 0-0 0-2 4 2 19
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Hinds, G 12 0 1 1 0 0 4-8 2-5 2-2 0 0 14
P. Grause, G 8 5 3 0 0 0 4-7 0-2 0-0 0 0 16
J. Garcia, F 0 3 2 0 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 10
C. LIsinic, F 6 2 1 0 0 0 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 0 12
T. Gruber, G 2 4 1 1 0 0 1-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 8
L. David, G 5 1 1 0 0 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 6
K. Pratt, G 5 1 2 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 88 47 24 8 0 7 38-71 5-16 7-13 8 6 --

[guckin1989]

Tough loss man.
Good luck next game.

[elprez98]

Tough loss man.
Good luck next game.

I know, right? That was an arse whoopin, but we'll be back against Yale...;)

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
November 25th, 2007
Attendance:1009 (20%)

Black Knights Release Frustration on Bulldogs
45-83 vs. Yale Bulldogs (1-1, 0-0)


"I was hoping that we could come back to West Point and win our first home game," Coach Dillard said following the game. "We talked about defense and rebounding after that Seton Hall game. I guess they got the message."

Coach Dillard and the Black Knights of Army, destroyed the Yale Bulldogs, 45-83. "This is the most convincing win we've ever had since I've been here," said senior guard, Jarrel Brown, who led all scorers with 17. "We got a great effort by the whole team and as coach says, that will usually translate into a win no matter who we play."

The Black Knights picked up their shooting touch mainly in the 2nd half, shooting 56% from the field after shooting just 30% in the 1st half. Army also forced 20 Bulldog turnovers, showing a new dedication to the defensive side of the ball. "It just seems like a different team to me. Everybody is more active, on the boards, shooting and definitely defensively. I really liked the way we looked out there," added senior, Grant Carter who scored 13 points and had his first good shooting night of the season.

After having winning their first home game, (2-1, 0-0) Army now heads to New Hampshire to face the (1-1, 0-0) UNH Wildcats.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Joseph Straight: 8 points, 12(3 off) rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 4/5 FG

Game Changing Performer of the Game
Grant Carter: 13 points, 5/7 FG, 3/4 3pts

November 25th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 10 1 4 3 0 0 4-7 0-3 2-2 0 2 24
J. Brown, G 17 1 1 3 0 1 7-13 1-5 2-3 0 2 21
C. Bates, F 7 6 2 2 0 2 3-9 1-2 0-0 0 0 21
E. Zastoupil, F-C 8 6 3 2 0 0 5-7 0-0 0-0 2 0 19
J. Straight, C 8 12 2 2 0 0 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 4 1 1 0 0 0 1-10 0-0 0-0 0 0 15
G. Carter, G 13 0 0 0 0 0 5-7 0-4 1-2 0 0 8
R. Boxley, G 4 1 4 0 0 0 2-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 14
C. Richard, F 4 2 0 4 0 2 1-2 0-3 0-0 0 0 11
G. Wafer, F 2 2 2 1 0 1 1-6 0-4 0-0 0 0 14
K. Starks, G 3 0 1 1 0 1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
C. Kosuta, F-C 3 12 1 1 1 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 13
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Totals 83 44 21 19 1 9 34-74 8-28 7-9 10 10 --


Yale Bulldogs

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Burke, G 9 0 3 1 0 5 4-9 1-3 0-0 0 1 29
C. Holmes, G 5 6 1 2 0 1 2-14 0-8 0-0 0 0 26
T. Pinick, F 15 5 2 1 0 4 4-10 1-4 6-7 0 1 29
R. Morin, F 4 12 2 0 0 3 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 1 29
P. Nelson, C 11 14 1 0 0 2 4-8 0-0 3-6 4 2 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. FLato, G 2 0 1 0 0 3 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 0 17
N. Holmes, G 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 7
J. Gibson, F 0 4 2 0 0 0 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 13
A. Zampier, F 0 2 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 10
M. Kyle, G 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 6
E. White, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
C. Andrews, G 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
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Totals 45 34 13 6 0 20 17-57 2-19 9-13 5 9 --

[guckin1989]

Nice win. GL next game. Whats your setting on?

[elprez98]

Nice win. GL next game. Whats your setting on?

Well remember this is a coaching legacy. I play on all-conference, 20 minutes default with all fouls maxed out. That's it. No need to change much while coaching.

[elprez98]

Lundholm Gym
November 25th, 2007
Attendance:1505 (43%)

Black Knights Weather Late Run by Wildcats
80-71 at UNH Wildcats (1-2, 0-0)


"We kept our composure, withstood the storm, and came out with the win. You can't ask for much more than that," said Coach Dillard following a hard fought, 80-71 over the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. "We forced 16 turnovers and only committed 6 of our own. That was the our key to victory."

The Black Knights were paced by another good all-around game by sophmore, Eric Zastoupil, who had his 2nd double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds. "Eric is really coming into his own. He's playing defense, he's on the boards, and a force in the low post. I'm proud of him," said Army assistant Coach Maldanado.

After being ahead by as much as 17 in the 2nd half, Army had to fight off a fierce run by the Wildcats in the final five minutes of the game. The Wilcats cut the lead to just 1 point several times, but the Black Knights contnued to rally and eventually won by 8.

"This is a nice start to the season. However, we have to string a couple more of these together before we get excited," senior Jarrel Brown who led Army with 23 points in the win. "Its not how you start, but how you finish."

Through four games, (3-1, 0-0) Army looks to be a very explosive offense averaging just under 80 points per game. They now head back to West Point to host their first MEAC opponent, (0-1, 0-0) Norfolk State.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Eric Zastoupil: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 5-6 FG

Game Changing Performer of the Game
Eric Zastoupil: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 5-6 FG


November 25th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 6 0 5 0 0 1 2-4 0-1 2-2 0 1 18
J. Brown, G 23 1 2 1 0 1 9-19 3-10 2-2 0 0 33
C. Bates, F 13 5 2 2 0 0 5-11 1-6 1-3 1 1 29
E. Zastoupil, F-C 13 12 3 3 0 1 5-6 0-0 2-3 3 1 32
J. Straight, C 2 6 2 0 2 1 1-4 0-0 3-3 1 4 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 5 0 3 2 0 0 2-6 1-5 0-0 0 0 15
G. Carter, G 3 2 1 0 0 1 1-8 1-3 0-0 0 1 12
R. Boxley, G 10 0 2 1 0 1 4-6 1-3 1-1 0 0 18
C. Richard, F 0 2 1 0 0 0 2-7 0-0 0-1 0 0 8
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 2 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
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Totals 80 30 22 11 2 6 31-71 8-35 10-12 5 11 --


UNH Wildcats

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Roybal, G 12 1 3 0 0 2 5-8 1-2 1-1 0 4 32
T. Gibbs, G 4 2 4 1 0 1 1-7 0-3 2-2 1 4 33
M. Christensen, F 13 3 0 0 0 1 6-11 1-2 0-0 0 1 30
D. Marshall, F 5 8 6 1 0 3 2-5 0-0 1-2 0 1 29
S. Price, C 24 17 1 1 1 3 7-12 0-0 10-11 2 2 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
B. McFarlin, G 2 0 2 1 0 3 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 13
R. Onguetou, G 9 1 1 1 0 1 4-8 1-3 0-0 0 0 16
D. McGeary, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
B. Odom, F 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
S. Herrick, C 2 5 1 0 0 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 11
B. Zeko, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
N. Byrd, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 71 38 19 5 1 16 27-58 3-11 14-16 3 12 --

[elprez98]

Monday, November 26th, 2007
Army Pre-Early Signing Period

Its still very early, and we've learned that anything can happen. However, Sunday begins the early signing period so we are doing everything we can to get these kids to come to West Point. Its really not a good week for us, either. We've got to face Norfolk State tomorrow, and we have to head to South Bend to go play Notre Dame on Saturday. In the meantime, he are our notes for the four players that we have extended athletic scholarships to.


Prospect #1
**-Lucious Roy
6'1", 186 lbs, SG
New York, NY
Ovr: 518 Pos: 119

-Honestly, I have no idea why Lucious is only rated a 2-star player. He caught our eye with his hustle on the court(A-) and we couldn't pass that up. He also has good quickness(B), court awareness(B-), and we see decent potential(B). I actually went out to visit Lucious today and we talked about some of the things that are important to him. He wanted to play early and often, didn't want to be to far away from New York City, and you could just tell he was eating up the fact that we wanted him to play for us.

He's got decent timing on the court, so he picks up a decent amount of steals(B-) and seems to excel near the basket as well (shot close: C+). Lucious said one other team has offered him a scholarship but didn't divulge who the other school was. He did indicate that we are currently on the top of his list, that also included Quinnipiac, Albany, NJIT, and St. Francis(NY). We really hope he decides to head to West Point.

Prospect #2
***-Ray Swanson
6'4" 198 lbs, SG
New Rochelle, NY
Overall: 416 Pos: 92

Ray is one of those do it all players every coach dreams about. He's got decent size for the college level, he got a slightly better than average shot(C+) and rebounding ability (C+). He also stood out with his hustle(B+), which is something that we definitely look for in our recruits. He also can jump well (B+) and has good quickness (B+). Coach Shaw will be heading to New Rochelle on Wednesday to sit down and talk to Ray.

He is also very interested in playing time, staying close to home and having a team that wants him to play for them. Also, he is not concerned with playing for a big time program, which also is a plus in our favor.

Right now, we are his only scholarship offer. Unfortunately, we are also only #4 on his list. When we talked to Ray a couple of weeks ago, he indicated that he was still more interested in attending Saint Peter's, Bucknell, and Yale, before us. Hopefully, Leonta(Shaw) can help our cause on Wednesday.

Prospect #3
*-Rubin Boozer
6'8", 216 lbs, C
Pittsburgh, PA
Overall: NR Pos: NR

With no known relation to NBA player, Carlos, Rubin looks to be a decent fit to our scheme. As a Ju-co freshman, Rubin is showing an ability to rebound well(B-). Our biggest gripe is Rubin's lack of hustle(D?). We usually pass on guys that don't hustle well, but we are probably going to try Rubin out as a test case.

From the single home visit we had with Rubin, he did voice his concerns with getting playing time and still being close to Pittsburgh. Right now we are his only scholarship offer and #1 on his list of possibilites, but did indicate a competing desire to play for Robert Morris, Radford, or even VMI.


Prospect #4
**-Kevin Frandsen
6'4", 203 lbs, SG
Bronx, NY
Overall: NR Pos: NR

Kevin is our latest prospect who really caught our eye last week at a ju-co game that Brandin(Maldando) attended. We really don't have a whole lot of info on his right now, but we are rather impressed with his court IQ(B-).

He has expressed an interest with us through email, but he also let us know that NJIT is his first choice, and Sacred Heart is a close second. He also has another offer on the table, but declined to tell us who's the team. We may not catch Kevin, but no worries either way with him.

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
November 27th, 2007
Attendance:1009 (20%)

Spartans' FT Parade Wins Game
75-67L vs. Norfolk State Spartans (1-1, 0-0)


"No I'm not going to complain about the officiating. However, I know my team knows what I'm going to complain about. We committed 9 turnovers in the first half alone. I really hope we didn't come in and expect these guys to roll over," Coach Dillard said with frustration wrinkles starting to become permanent on his forehead. "I'm actually kind of glad these guys came in here and spanked us. We needed the wake-up call."

The Black Knights shot 49% from the field, but the Spartans' 18/21 performance at the freethrow line sealed Army's fate. "If Jarrel scores 34 and we still lose, that says something about the effort of the rest of our team. We didn't come to play and it showed," said Eric Zastoupil, an Army sophmore who grabbed 14 rebounds in the loss.

The Knights fell down 28-12 early in the game, but rallied back to cut the lead to just 3, 38-35 by halftime. "We had a real chance to complete the comeback, but we didn't keep them off the offensive glass, and that killed us,"Zastoupil added.

(3-2, 0-0) Army heads Indiana to face (1-1, 0-0) Notre Dame.




"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarell Brown: 34 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, steal, 3 T0, 14/27 FG, 5/14 3-pts

Game Changing Performer of the Game
(NorSt) Corey Lyons: 6 points, reb, 2 steals, 2/4 FG

November 27th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 0 1 3 1 0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 18
J. Brown, G 34 2 4 1 0 3 14-27 5-14 1-2 0 3 33
C. Bates, F 3 5 2 1 0 1 1-4 0-2 1-1 1 4 27
E. Zastoupil, F-C 8 14 2 2 1 1 4-8 0-0 0-0 2 2 31
J. Straight, C 2 7 0 2 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 20
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 8 0 2 1 0 0 3-5 0-1 2-2 0 0 15
G. Carter, G 6 1 1 1 0 3 3-6 0-1 0-2 0 1 12
R. Boxley, G 2 0 3 0 0 4 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 18
C. Richard, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 8
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 2 0 3 0 0 0 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 4
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 3 1 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 67 33 21 9 1 14 29-59 5-21 4-7 5 17 --


Norfolk State Spartans


STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
A. Perry, G 11 3 3 1 0 4 4-10 1-3 2-2 1 0 32
T. Murphy, G 18 2 3 3 0 1 6-17 2-4 4-5 1 1 30
K. Worsley, F 9 2 1 2 0 2 2-5 1-2 4-4 1 1 32
K. Adkins, F 11 7 4 2 0 0 4-10 0-0 3-4 2 1 28
L. Vickers, C 13 12 1 2 1 1 5-10 0-0 3-3 2 1 29
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Lyons, G 6 1 0 2 0 0 2-4 2-2 0-0 0 1 6
S. St. Fort, G 0 2 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 6
R. Cann, G 2 0 1 1 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 12
R. Hall, F 0 1 2 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 8
D Ferris, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
S. Humphrey, F 1 3 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 7
V. Garza, F 2 1 1 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 75 34 18 13 0 9 26-63 6-11 17-21 10 8 --

[doncoryell]

3-2 isn't bad considering the 10-19 season a year ago.

The offense looks really good with Brown and Zastoupil doing well. Bates seems to be hot or cold. He needs to be more consistant.

GL with the guys this season and hopefully you can get the AD off your back after the nasty gram that he sent you after your first season at the helm.

[elprez98]

I agree now if i can get these underclassmen to step up consistently, we might have a decent chance at competing for the conference title

[knox33]

Looks like you'll have a decent signing period. You're back court is going to look pretty good for next season. Good luck the rest of the season.

[Hoops07]

3-2 isnt bad. I mean its only the beginning of the season you have plenty of time to bounce back, its not too late to go on a hot streak

[elprez98]

December 1st, 2007
Joyce Center
Attendance:19,793 (100%)

Army Embarrassed in Joyce Center
77-110L at Notre Dame Fighting Irish


"How do you score 77 points and STILL get blown out? I don't understant that, and I don't understand who in the heck we thought we were. But whoever that is, we are not that team," exclaimed Coach Dillard. "Heck, we are not a team. We are a bunch of 3-point happy scrubs, with no chance to beat anyone, because we have no idea what defense is," Coach Dillard yelled as he pounded the table in tune with his exhale of the word defense.

Coach Dillard's emotional explosion came after an embarrassing 33 point loss to Notre Dame in the Joyce Center. "We really thought that we could come in here and compete. We did in the first half, but like Coach says, you gotta play for 40 minutes," said Jarrel Brown who continued his stellar, individual performance with 24 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. He was also 6 for 9, from beyond the arc.

The Fighting Irish shot 52% for the game. "I feel like they said, 'here's you @#$. You can have it back now, we're finished," said senior, Corbin Bates, whom Coach Dillard was seen yelling at all game. "Coach is not too happy with me right now, and its for good reason." Bates did score 12 points, but only grabbed 1 rebound and shot 4 for 14 from the floor. "You can't get too many rebounds if you always out by the 3 point line. Why do you think we were out rebounded so badly," Coach Dillard rhetorically asked in his uncharacteristically, uncontrolled rant.

"There will probably be some changes to come. I can't see us winning another game at this rate," Coach Dillard said as he left the conference room.

(3-3, 0-0) Army now heads back home with their tail between their leges to face (2-1, 0-0) James Madison on Tuesday.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 9/17 FG, 6/9 3pts



December 1st, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 13 0 9 1 0 2 6-10 1-5 0-0 0 1 30
J. Brown, G 24 2 4 3 0 1 9-17 6-9 0-0 0 3 31
C. Bates, F 12 1 2 0 0 0 4-14 3-10 1-1 0 1 21
E. Zastoupil, F-C 8 14 2 1 1 0 2-7 0-1 4-6 3 3 33
J. Straight, C 2 9 0 0 0 2 1-3 0-0 1-4 3 4 24
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 16 1 2 1 0 1 7-9 2-3 0-0 0 2 15
G. Carter, G 1 2 0 0 0 1 0-4 0-2 1-2 1 0 12
R. Boxley, G 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0 0 18
C. Richard, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 8
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 4
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 77 32 21 7 1 8 29-72 12-35 7-13 7 17 --



Notre Dame Fighting Irish

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
K. MCalarney, G 18 1 5 2 0 3 7-9 3-4 1-1 1 0 26
S. Nielsen, G 17 2 2 2 0 1 7-10 3-5 0-0 1 1 25
R. Kurz, F 16 9 2 2 0 1 7-13 0-3 2-3 2 1 23
M. Bridgewater, F 6 2 2 0 0 0 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 16
I. Barrett, C 13 8 1 0 0 0 4-8 0-0 5-5 2 1 22
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Jackson, G 7 1 1 2 0 2 1-3 0-2 5-5 0 0 18
L. Harnagody, C 13 9 1 0 0 0 6-6 0-0 1-2 2 2 14
R. Ayers, F 7 1 0 1 0 0 2-9 1-5 2-2 0 0 14
S. Hedges, G 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 13
J. Peoples, G 5 3 0 0 0 0 2-8 0-2 0-0 2 0 10
L. Zeller, F 6 10 0 0 0 0 3-4 0-0 1-2 2 0 12
Z. Hilesland, F 0 4 4 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 1 8
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 110 50 18 8 0 8 42-80 8-24 18-20 14 8 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
December 4th, 2007
Attendance:1010 (20%)

Army Bench Catapults Black Knights to Victory
75-81W vs. James Madison Dukes(Ovr: 77)


"Although our execution can use a bit of work, I feel like we came out here to compete and the guys did what was necessary to win," said Coach Dillard who looked 1000 times more calm than in the Notre Dame post-game conference last week. "My hat really goes off to Tyrell and how he was able to pick up the slack offensively. I really liked the way he looked out there the last couple of games."

Sophmore guard, Tyrell Thompson was the main scoring threat today, as the Army Black Knights won a hard fought, 81-75, contest against the James Madison Dukes. Thompson led all scorers with 25 points, including a 5 for 7, "Brown-ish" night from behind the arc. "You know I tought him everything he knows," senior, Jarrel Brown joked following the game.

Sophmore forward, Eric Zastoupil had his 3rd double-double of the season with 14 points and 16 rebounds. "Those guys were a bunch of animals on the boards. Luckily for us, Eric doesn't mind banging down low tampo...I mean either," said Roberto Boxley, a freshman walkon from Venezuela.

The Black Knights were out-scored from the freethrow line, 16/23 versus, just 7/8 attempts for Army. Army did make up the difference, however, by outscoring the Dukes bench 42-12 and playing mistake free, team basketball (24 assists and just 2 turnovers).

A more confident (4-3, 0-0) Army now heads to Chicago to face (5-3, 0-0) Chicago State.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Tyrell Thompson: 25 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 9/13 FG, 5/7 3-pts



December 4th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 4 1 6 2 0 0 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 4 22
J. Brown, G 11 1 4 1 0 0 3-18 3-12 2-2 1 1 26
C. Bates, F 6 5 1 0 0 0 2-9 1-6 1-1 0 2 21
E. Zastoupil, F-C 14 16 0 0 0 0 6-10 0-0 2-2 4 0 31
J. Straight, C 4 8 0 1 2 0 2-3 0-0 0-1 4 4 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 25 2 4 0 0 0 9-13 5-7 2-2 0 2 15
G. Carter, G 9 0 1 0 0 2 4-9 1-5 0-0 1 0 12
R. Boxley, G 5 0 7 2 0 0 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 0 18
C. Richard, F 3 2 0 0 0 0 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 0 8
G. Wafer, F 0 0 1 2 1 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 81 35 24 8 3 2 31-79 12-39 12-39 11 15 --



James Madison Dukes

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
A. Jalloh, G 14 11 2 0 0 0 3-9 1-5 7-7 0 4 38
J. Posey, G 5 6 2 0 0 1 2-8 0-3 1-3 3 2 36
K. Swanston, F 10 2 2 0 0 2 4-7 0-1 2-2 2 0 36
J. James, F 15 9 2 0 1 0 7-18 0-0 1-2 5 0 31
T. Carter, C 19 15 3 2 0 5 9-16 0-0 1-2 4 3 31
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Parker, F 4 5 0 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 6
C. Santos, F 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
B Thomas, F 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
L. Lampley, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
P. Curtis, G 3 0 1 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 2-4 0 0 7
J. Bray, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
D. Thornton, F 3 2 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-0 1-2 2 0 4
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Totals 75 51 13 2 1 10 29-69 1-9 16-23 17 10 --

[Hoops07]

good job bouncing back after that loss

[elprez98]

Dickens Center
December 4th, 2007
Attendance: 1425 (57%)

Black Knights Lose Heartbreaker in the C-H-I
86-85L at Chicago State Cougars (6-3,0-0)


"Well, we can't complain much about anything really. #23 (John Cantrell) did his best MJ impression after we got up. It was a great shot," said Coach Dillard after his Black Knights lost to the Chicago State Cougars in the closing seconds of a tight contest.

The entire game was very close, as the teams went into the half tied at 41 points each. "I think we did well offensively, but I've got to get better in the post defensively," freshman center, Joseph Straight said solemnly. Straight scored 10 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and had 2 blocks in the loss.

The Black Knights were single-handedly man handled down low as Cougar senior, Carl Ross put up 28 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. "We really missed Eric's (Zastoupil) presence in the post. He got into early foul trouble and his effort in the paint was definitely missed," said Coach Dillard.

"Its funny, I'm not really too mad about the loss. It's almost as if I feel like I used to coach those guys in a previous life or something like that," Coach Dillard half-joked.

(4-4, 0-0) Army will head back home for match against Coach Dillard's alma mater, (3-4) Florida A&M University Rattlers. "I'm really anticipating this matchup. It's been circled since the AD gave me our schedule," said Coach Dillard.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarell Brown: 25 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 7/16 FG, 5/12 3-pts, 6/6 FG



December 7th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 6 0 8 1 0 1 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 2 26
J. Brown, G 25 2 4 0 0 2 7-16 5-12 6-6 0 2 31
T. Thompson, G 10 2 2 1 0 0 4-8 2-4 0-0 0 2 24
C. Bates, F 11 8 1 1 0 1 5-12 1-6 0-1 0 1 31
E. Zastoupil, F-C 0 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 15
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Straight, C 10 6 1 0 2 1 5-5 0-0 0-0 0 5 25
G. Carter, G 15 1 0 1 0 0 6-10 2-6 2-6 0 2 14
R. Boxley, G 0 0 4 2 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 0 9
C. Richard, F 5 2 0 0 0 1 2-5 1-3 1-3 1 0 12
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
C. Kosuta, F-C 3 3 2 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
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Totals 85 26 24 6 2 8 32-65 13-37 8-10 1 18 --



Chicago State Cougars

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
R. Parran, G 3 0 1 2 0 3 1-7 1-4 1-1 0 3 32
J. Cantrell, G 23 5 1 1 0 1 8-16 2-3 5-6 1 1 32
E. Rogers, F 2 4 1 2 0 0 1-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 24
L. Campbell, F 8 2 5 0 0 3 3-6 0-1 2-3 2 1 30
C. Ross, C 28 17 2 2 0 1 10-19 0-0 8-9 5 1 29
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C. Chukwumah, C 8 10 1 0 0 1 3-4 0-0 2-3 1 0 17
K. Griffith, F 2 4 1 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 11
E. Kent, G 9 0 2 1 0 0 3-4 1-2 2-2 0 1 11
T. Blackgrove, G 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 6
J. Valsin, F 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 7
T. Hodge, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
J. Drayton, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 86 43 16 8 0 9 31-66 5-12 19-24 10 11 --

[elprez98]

December 10th, 2007

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Top 25 Media Poll
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Rank

1. (6-0) Georgia Tech
2. (7-0) Syracuse
3. (8-0) Texas A&M
4. (8-1) Wisconsin
5. (6-3) Memphis
6. (6-3) Kansas
7. (8-1) Louisville
8. (4-1) Duke
9. (5-1) UCLA
10. (7-2) Illinois
11. (6-3) North Carolina
12. (6-1) Providence
13. (4-1) Kentucky
14. (5-2) Georgetown
15. (5-1) Arizona
16. (4-2) Oregon
17. (5-2) Connecticut
18. (5-1) Florida
19. (6-1) Saint Joe's
20. (4-1) Michigan State
21. (7-1) Pittsburgh
22. (5-1) Mississippi St.
23. (6-1) DePaul
24. (6-0) Wake Forest
25. (5-1) Xavier


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Top 25 Mid-Major Poll
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Rank

1. (6-1) Nevada
2. (6-0) New Mexico St.
3. (6-1) Hawaii
4. (8-1) George Mason
5. (5-2) Wichita State
6. (4-1) Old Dominion
7. (4-1) Appalachian State
8. (3-2) Utah State
9. (2-1) Drake
10. (4-3) Akron
11. (5-1) Belmont
12. (6-1) Hofstra
13. (5-1) South Alabama
14. (5-3) Gonzaga
15. (3-3) Creighton
16. (4-2) Niagara
17. (3-3) Fresno State
18. (3-2) Illinois-Chicago
19. (3-3) Drexel
20. (4-2) Ohio
21. (4-1) Austin Peay
22. (6-1) Loyola Marymount
23. (4-1) Bradley
24. (4-3) Albany
25. (2-2) Tennessee State
25. (5-1) Xavier


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Patriot League Standings
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OVR COF

5-3 0-0 Holy Cross
5-4 0-0 Lafayette
4-4 0-0 American University
4-4 0-0 Army
4-4 0-0 Bucknell
4-4 0-0 Colgate
4-4 0-0 Lehigh
2-4 0-0 Navy

[elprez98]

Monday, December 10th, 2007
Army Post-Early Signing Period

Now that the early signing period is over, we've one main result to report. We'll start with the signing of our top recruit, Lucious Roy. Lucious was excited to be coming to West Point and looks to be a nice addition to our backcourt. As we stated before, Lucious was initially recruited based on his hustle(A-), but after more scouting visits, we've learned that he is an aggressive player, in the fact that, he prefers to drive to the hoop. After that, he'd really likes the midrange jumper. He's also a decent on-ball defender(C+) and we like that to develop that skill even more.

Prospect #1
***-Ray Swanson
6'4" 198 lbs, SG
New Rochelle, NY
Overall: 416 Pos: 92

We've had a little more time with Ray now, and he has moved us up to his #1 choice, with Bucknell, Yale and a few others closely following. We have also seen enough of his games to know that he definitely can jump out of the gym(Dunk: A-). We are really going to focus on getting Ray here.

Prospect #2
**-Kevin Frandsen
6'4" 203lbs, SG
Bronx, NY
Overall: NR Pos: NR

Kevin narrowed his choiced down between NJIT and us. He has scholarship offers from both schools and now its just a race to see who is going to win. We haven't visited Kevin or scouted any of his games yet, so we've got a good chance to catch and pass NJIT as the season continues.

Prospect #3
**-Archie Laurelin
6'8" 207lbs, center
Cincinnati, OH
Overall: 744 Pos: 99

After careful consideration, we have decided to rescind the scholarship offer to Rubin Boozer out of Philly for Archie. We really couldn't deal with the fact that Rubin would not hustle on the break or go for that extra rebound.

Archie on the other hand, from his game tape, looks to be able to rebound as well as Rubin, but had no problem diving for the loose ball or going for that 2nd block and we like that.

Our biggest hurdle will be the distance. We've already talked to Archie and his biggest priority is being close to home. We, obviously, don't have that going for us. Right now there are four teams that Archis slightly more interested in, despite the fact, that we are his only scholarship offer at this time. Hopefully, we can persuade Archie to leave his comfort zone in Ohio and make West Point his new home for the next four years.

[knox33]

Swanson looks like a baller. Hope you can sway him away from Bucknell. He'd be a nice addition to Worthington.

[samoka10]

it seems like your team win more when worthington plays well

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
December 10th, 2007
Attendance: 959 (19%)

Black Knights Drop Another Close Game
86-80L vs. Florida A&M University Rattlers(4-4,0-0)


"We are getting gouged in the post. I'm not sure what the answer is, but we know we've got a big problem defensively down low," said Coach Dillard after losing to his alma mater, 86-80 in the Christl Arena. "The only had 38 rebounds and he (Adkins) had 16 of them. That shouldn't be happening," the Black Knights head coach continued.

The Black Knights fought hard, but came up on the short end of a closely contested matchup. "I feel like I can't get anything to fall now. I take the blame for this loss," senior forward, Corbin Bates said in earnest. Bates shot just 2 for 12 for the game with 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Army was also outscored in the paint, 44-28. "That paint is mine and Joseph's area. We have got to box out more defensively, and be more aggressive down low, when we are getting the ball in the paint," said sophomore forward, Eric Zastoupil. "Really though, I think our effort was good, it was just sub-par execution. We can do much better than that."

"These last two games are ones that could've easily gone the other way. I think I'll have to sit down and talk to Corbin, because we need him to push the level of performance up so others can follow. He and Jarrell are our most experienced and composed players, and I'm sure Corbin will be ready for our next game," Coach Dillard said confidently.

(4-5, 0-0) Army has fallen below .500 for the first time this year and look to bounce back against (2-4, 0-0) Princeton.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarell Brown: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 9/22 FG, 5/14 3-pts



December 10th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 9 3 9 3 0 0 3-4 1-2 2-2 0 2 33
J. Brown, G 23 3 3 2 0 4 9-22 5-14 0-0 0 3 32
C. Bates, F 6 4 2 1 0 2 2-12 0-5 2-2 0 0 24
E. Zastoupil, F-C 8 6 0 0 0 0 3-8 1-2 1-1 1 2 30
J. Straight, C 9 11 3 1 0 2 4-5 0-0 1-1 5 3 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 5 1 1 0 0 1 2-7 1-5 0-0 1 0 9
G. Carter, G 16 1 0 1 0 2 6-13 4-8 1-1 1 3 18
R. Boxley, G 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 5
C. Richard, F 0 2 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
G. Wafer, F 4 1 1 2 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 17
K. Starks, G 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 80 33 22 11 0 11 31-75 11-37 7-7 8 14 --


Florida A&M University Rattlers

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Ballard, G 8 1 6 1 0 3 3-7 0-3 2-3 0 0 31
L. Robinson, G 24 3 1 3 0 4 10-21 2-9 2-2 1 2 31
L. Twitty, F 8 5 4 2 0 0 2-10 1-4 3-4 0 0 33
A. Callahan, F 4 6 5 1 1 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 31
A. Adkins, C 24 16 3 4 0 3 11-12 0-0 3-6 4 2 31
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Maul, G 11 0 1 0 0 0 3-5 1-3 4-4 0 0 11
M. Sampson, G 0 2 2 0 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 10
B. Taylor, F 2 0 1 0 0 1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
M. Merritt, F 2 4 2 0 0 1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 8
D. Rickert, G 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 5
C. Birley, G 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
G. Humphrey, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 86 38 25 11 0 14 38-64 4-21 14-19 7 7 --

[andrizzle1515]

tough loss..but great thread im following

[elprez98]

Swanson looks like a baller. Hope you can sway him away from Bucknell. He'd be a nice addition to Worthington.

Yea. Its going to feel crazy to not have Jarrel starting at the 2. Hopefully, I can snag him.

[elprez98]

it seems like your team win more when worthington plays well

Yea. He's going to get really good in a couple years. Remember he's a just a freshman. I think our play hinges more on Eric/Corbin in the post. They've gotta get on the boards, 4real.:o

[elprez98]

tough loss..but great thread im following

Thanks drizz. I'm hoping we are ready for Princeton.

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
December 10th, 2007
Attendance: 1008 (20%)

Black Knights Explode in 2nd Half, Win by 32
57-89W vs. Princeton Tigers(4-4,0-0)


"We shot 66% for the game. This was an amazing performance by the entire team. I'm very pleased," Coach Dillard said following a blowout win over the Princeton Tigers. "We played exceptionally well on both sides of the ball, so you know I have nothing to complain about today," he continued.

Earlier today, the Black Knights put in their most impressive performance of the year by defeating the Princeton Tigers, 57-89 in Christl Arena. "Well we hit like, 10 of 19 three's for the game," said sophmore Tyrell Thompson, who scored 15 points off the bench. "We'd better win this one," he said while nodding his head.

Army outscored Princeton, 50 to 27 in the 2nd half, which catapulted them to such a huge victory. "I don't know why we played so efficiently today, but I'd like to see it again," said senior Jarrel Brown who scored 23 points.

"Well, we've got nice little break since we don't have to face Providence until after Christmas. I'm looking forward to see how the guys react to such a long time away from the court," said Army assistant, Coach Maldanado.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarell Brown: 23 points, 2 assists, 9/15 FG, 3/5 3-pts



December 13th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 4 0 6 2 0 1 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 26
J. Brown, G 23 0 2 0 0 1 9-15 3-5 2-3 0 1 23
C. Bates, F 6 9 1 0 0 1 2-7 2-4 0-0 0 2 23
E. Zastoupil, F-C 6 6 3 1 0 1 3-7 0-1 0-0 0 0 21
J. Straight, C 11 7 1 0 1 1 4-4 0-0 3-6 2 0 24
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 15 2 0 1 0 2 6-8 3-5 0-0 0 0 16
G. Carter, G 14 2 2 1 0 0 6-8 2-3 0-0 1 0 20
R. Boxley, G 0 0 4 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 9
C. Richard, F 4 5 1 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 11
G. Wafer, F 0 3 1 1 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 12
K. Starks, G 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
C. Kosuta, F-C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 10
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Totals 89 34 21 6 1 7 36-59 10-19 7-12 4 7 --


Princeton Tigers

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
K. Archibald, G 6 0 5 3 0 3 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 1 36
C. Urbina, G 14 1 4 1 0 0 6-15 2-9 0-0 0 1 34
N. Savage, F 10 3 1 0 0 1 3-9 3-7 1-2 0 1 34
S. Lett, F 9 5 6 2 0 2 4-7 0-0 1-2 0 2 34
Z. Finley, C 11 9 0 0 0 0 5-13 0-0 1-2 3 3 31
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
K. Koncz, F 5 0 1 0 0 2 2-4 0-2 1-1 0 0 8
F. Lang, F 0 2 2 0 2 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
B. Wilson, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 6
L. Gunn, G 0 4 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
M. Schroeder, G 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
M. Sargeant, G 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
C. Petrie, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
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Totals 57 38 25 7 0 9 38-64 5-20 4-7 3 8 --



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[elprez98]

December 17th, 2007

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Top 25 Media Poll
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Rank

1. (8-0) Syracuse
2. (9-0) Texas A&M
3. (10-1) Wisconsin
4. (7-1) Georgia Tech
5. (6-0) Memphis
6. (9-1) Louisville
7. (5-1) Duke
8. (7-3) Kansas
9. (5-1) UCLA
10. (7-1) Arizona
11. (5-1) Kentucky
12. (7-3) North Carolina
13. (8-3) Illinois
14. (7-2) Connecticut
15. (6-1) Michigan State
16. (9-1) Pittsburgh
17. (7-2) Providence
18. (8-0) Wake Forest
19. (6-1) Xavier
20. (5-3) Oregon
21. (6-3) Florida
22. (7-2) Saint Joe's
23. (8-1) Nevada
24. (7-2) DePaul
25. (6-2) Washington



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Top 25 Mid-Major Poll
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Rank

1. (8-1) Nevada
2. (9-0) New Mexico St.
3. (8-1) Hawaii
4. (7-2) Wichita State
5. (6-3) Akron
6. (4-1) Drake
7. (5-2) Utah State
8. (5-3) Fresno State
9. (5-3) George Mason
10. (5-1) Belmont
11. (5-2) Old Dominion
12. (4-2) Appalachian State
13. (7-3) Gonzaga
14. (7-2) Ohio
15. (4-3) Creighton
16. (6-1) Austin Peay
17. (5-3) Niagara
18. (6-2) Hofstra
19. (4-3) Illinois-Chicago
20. (5-2) South Alabama
19. (4-4) Drexel
24. (5-3) Albany
23. (8-0) Northwestern State
22. (7-2) Loyola Marymount
25. (5-2) East Washington


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Patriot League Standings
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OVR COF

5-4 0-0 Holy Cross
4-4 0-0 American University
5-5 0-0 Army
5-60-0 Lafayette
4-5 0-0 Colgate
4-5 0-0 Lehigh
3-4 0-0 Navy
4-6 0-0 Bucknell

[samoka10]

nice win.......what plays do you call on offense???

[elprez98]

I don't call many plays. Most of the time I let my PG run the offense. I only call plays if they call 2 or 3 bad plays in a row, or if someone is heating up, usually Jarrel or Grant. I run SG option/take, and a couple of post plays. Nothing fancy.

[elprez98]

Dunkin' Donuts Center
December 29th, 2007
Attendance:13,023 (100%)

Black Knights Scare #16 Providence
86-88 L at #16 Providence (10-2, 0-0)


"Its not often that I'm satisfied when we lose, but this is one of those one in a million times," Coach Dillard said proudly. "We hung tough with a team that was slated by the 'experts' to demolish us. One basket the other way and we'd be in here celebrating. I loved our effort though," he said.

The #16 ranked, Providence Friars recieved nearly more than they could handle from the high-powered offense of the Army Black Knights. "I'd heard a little about Coach Dillard and how he was trying to build something special for the Army. I'd say he's on the right track," commented Providence coach, Tim Welsh.

"I could probably have sealed that win if I just had hit that shot," said senior Jarrell Brown. Brown had a chance to hit a crucial 3-pt basket with under 20 seconds to play. With the game tied at 86, wide open shot from the corner that he missed would have put the Black Knights up by 3 with just a few seconds to play. Instead, Providence senior center, Randall Hanke hit a 15-foot fadeaway for the game winner.

"I was impressed by our guys out there. I can't say that enough. I know we didn't come away with the win, but Eric(Zastoupil) and Joe (Straight) were on the glass, Jarrel, Corbin, Grant and Tyrell were all aggressive offensively, and we got a huge lift from Khaliq (Starks) with his assists when Evan (Worthington) was in foul trouble for most of the game," said Coach Dillard. "We still have a chance to go .500 in our non-conference schedule and that would definitely be an improvement over my first year here."

The (5-6, 0-0) Black Knights do not play again until after the new year begins. The will face off against their 3rd and final Ivy League opponent of the year, (4-4, 0-0) Dartmouth.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarell Brown: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 10/24 FG, 5/17 3-pts



December 29th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 0 0 4 0 0 1 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 14
J. Brown, G 27 3 3 2 0 1 10-24 5-17 2-2 0 2 33
C. Bates, F 11 3 0 0 0 1 4-10 3-8 0-0 0 4 16
E. Zastoupil, F-C 6 13 1 3 2 2 2-3 0-1 2-2 3 0 33
J. Straight, C 6 12 0 0 2 1 2-2 0-0 2-2 7 0 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 14 2 2 0 0 1 5-14 3-11 1-2 0 2 16
G. Carter, G 18 2 1 0 0 0 6-15 5-12 1-3 0 1 17
R. Boxley, G 0 0 4 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 9
C. Richard, F 0 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
G. Wafer, F 2 3 2 0 0 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 0 8
K. Starks, G 2 0 10 0 0 1 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 17
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
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Totals 86 39 27 5 5 10 30-76 16-53 10-13 12 13 --


Providence Friars

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
S. Curry, G 20 1 2 1 0 2 8-15 0-3 4-4 0 2 32
J. Xavier, G 19 3 4 3 0 0 7-21 2-6 3-3 0 1 35
G. McDermott, F 6 7 1 1 0 0 2-6 0-1 2-4 1 3 20
B. Prillman, F 12 10 6 0 1 1 4-10 0-2 4-5 3 0 33
R. Hanke, C 11 16 1 2 0 2 5-8 0-0 1-1 3 2 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
W. Elejuku, G 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 5
J. Cantrell, C 4 4 1 1 0 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 9
C. Burch, F 3 1 3 0 0 0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 11
J. Barney, G 4 0 2 0 0 2 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 11
J. Kale, F 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
B. McKenzie, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
D. Williams, G 7 0 1 0 1 0 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 4
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Totals 88 43 22 9 2 7 34-75 4-15 16-19 9 9 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
January 5th, 2007
Attendance:958 (19%)

Black Knights Lose to Dartmouth at Home
83-78 L at vs. (5-4, 0-0) Dartmouth


"This was not good. No disrespect to Dartmouth, because their guys came and won the game, but we gave that game away. We shot 42 threes! 42 got...darn threes. We will not win like this, I guarantee we will be back down that path of slightly below mediocrity playing like this," Coach Dillard said with a hint of worry in his voice.

The Black Knights lost another close game, this time to Dartmouth, 83-78. There is no doubt that Army can score points, but they seem to lack the ability to apply defensive pressure at key times. Up by as much as 15 early in the 1st half, the Black Knights allowed Dartmouth to climb back into the game and cut the lead to 5 by the half, 42-37.

"We have got to rectify our defensive problems," said standout senior, Jarrel Brown who scored 24 points in the loss. "I'm not sure what we are going to have to do. I'm sure Coach will make us focus more on defense this week in practice."

"I didn't know he could step out and knock it down like that," freshman center, Joe Straight said about Dartmouth junior, Dan Biber who hit back to back 3's to seal the win. "I should have stayed on him closer."

(5-7, 0-0) Army will play their 13th and final non-conference match against the (5-7, 0-0) Longwood Lancers on Tuesday, January 8th. Army's first conference game will be against (5-7, 0-0) American Eagles next Saturday in Washington D.C.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarell Brown: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, steal, 9/16 FG, 6/10 3-pts


January 5th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 5 0 12 1 0 1 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 32
J. Brown, G 24 3 4 1 0 2 9-16 6-10 0-0 1 0 32
C. Bates, F 8 5 0 1 0 0 3-10 2-6 0-0 0 2 25
E. Zastoupil, F-C 7 9 0 0 0 0 3-7 0-3 1-1 1 2 27
J. Straight, C 6 9 3 1 0 0 3-7 0-0 0-0 4 0 29
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 8 1 0 1 0 2 3-7 2-6 0-0 0 0 16
G. Carter, G 14 0 2 0 0 1 5-11 4-9 0-0 0 1 17
R. Boxley, G 3 0 3 0 0 1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 8
C. Richard, F 3 3 0 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 2 8
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
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Totals 78 30 24 5 0 7 30-67 17-42 1-1 6 8 --


Dartmouth Big Green

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Sanders, G 20 0 4 1 0 1 5-8 2-4 0-1 0 0 33
L. Pattman, G 19 1 5 3 0 2 7-14 0-3 4-4 1 0 35
A. Barnett, F 6 3 3 0 0 0 3-10 0-2 5-5 1 0 28
D. Biber, F 12 14 1 0 0 0 7-10 2-4 0-0 0 0 25
E. Fitzgerald C 11 8 2 0 0 0 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 28
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Mosley, G 9 1 1 1 0 1 4-6 1-3 0-0 0 0 17
M. Giovacchini, G 6 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 7
J. Ball, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 10
C. Miller, F 7 4 3 1 0 0 3-5 0-0 1-1 0 0 17
K. Graeber, C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 6
B. Ware, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
J. Mathis, F 0 2 1 0 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
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Totals 83 34 20 7 0 5 33-62 7-16 10-11 4 3 --

[elprez98]

http://www.logoserver.com/basketball/ArmyBlackKnightsWEBA.GIF

2007-2008 Army Mid-Season Report

Record: 5-7

Head Coach
D. Dillard(overall:15-26)
Off:C-, Def:C, Tea:C+, Sco:C, Cha:C-, Dis:B+

Assistant Coaches
Brandon Maldanado:Off: C, Def: B-, Cha: C-
Leonta Shaw:Off: C-, Tea: B, Sco: C+, Cha: C-

Returning Players

#32 Jarrell Brown, OVR: 68(+2)
6'2", 183lbs, senior guard

-Jarrell has maintained his amazing scoring from last year and even stepped it up more with his increased minutes this year. Jarrell scores 23.2 ppg, with nearly 3 apg to show he can distribute the ball. He shoots almost 46% from the field, which is also an improvement over last year. This can be attributed to him taking better shots(less threes) than last year.

#44 Corban Bates F, OVR: 59
6'4", 217lbs, senior forward
07-08 Stats: 8.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, .315 FG%

-Corbin's production has dropped over last year, as he is not scoring(8.3ppg), rebounding(6.1rpg), or assisting(1.6) as well as his 1st Team All-Patriot selection performance last year. His minutes have also decreased due to this lack of production. We'd like to see him around the basket more instead of settling around the 3pt line so much. His FG% is dismal at just 31.5%, which is six percentage points lower than last year.

#2 Tyrell Thompson, OVR: 58(+1)
6'4, 196lbs, sophmore guard
07-08 Stats: 9.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 47.3%FG, 37.8% 3-pts

-Tyrell has really come into his own this year. His shot selection was always questionable last year, but this year its a different story. He likes to drive, shoot and post up, and is probably our most versatile guard. He can bring great energy to our team and is making a great impression on me this year.

#4 Eric Zastoupil, OVR: 58(+1)
6'8" 185lbs, sophmore forward
07-08 Stats: 8.8 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 1.4 APG, 1.4 SPG, .551 FG%

-I can't say enough about Eric's play this year. He has also stepped up his game in every aspect this year. I'm convinced that between Joseph and Eric, we will have a great interior core for the next couple of years. He got great anticipation for steals and a decent help side defender. I like his effort on the floor and his near double-double stats will be actual double-double soon.

#30 Grant Carter, OVR: 55
6'3, 197lbs, senior guard
07-08 Stats: 10.1 ppg, .422 FG%, .357% 3pts

-Grant has lost a couple of minutes of play due to Tyrell's improved play this season, but his scoring hasn't suffered significantly. However, I would like to see Grant shoot a bit better from beyond the arc, since he shot almost 43% from downtown last year. Also, for such a good 3-pt shooter, Grant is one of the absolute worst freethrow shooters on the squad(44.%-season, 52%-career). Go figure.

#3 Cleveland Richard, OVR: 55
6'4, 192 lbs, sophmore forward
07-08 Stats: 2.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg

-I would love to give Cleveland more playing time but his offensive decision making skills are lacking. He shoots 30% which is terrible, obviously. He has a tendency to jack up ill-advised threes, that almost always sends him directly to the end of the bench. He rebounds marginally well, especially from the PF position, but when I put him at the SF, I'd better expect a missed 3-pt attempt from Cleveland.

#20 Curtis Koszuta, OVR: 51
6'8", 203 lbs, sophmore forward
07-08 Stats: 1.7 PPG, 2.5 RPG, .461% FG

-Curtis is pretty much a relief guy for us. He doesn't do much of anything well, although he can rebound relatively well when he has confidence going.

#42 Kenny Brewer, OVR: 49
6'6" 212 lbs, junior forward

-DOES NOT PLAY and will more than likely be cut next season after his dismal performance in the Black and Gold game.

#50, Doug Williams, OVR: 45
6'7", 218lbs, junior forward
-DNP


New Additions
Evan Worthington OVR: 60
6'4" 188 lbs, PG
07-08 Stats: 6.3 PPG, 6.3 APG, 1.5 SPG, 44.1 FG%

-Evan is doing well in my book. I like his ast/to ratio (76-17), he runs the point well. What I'd like to see more of from Evan, is rebounding. His 6'4 frame at the point guard position was to add a rebounding edge our way, but when he only averages, .9 RPG, there is a problem. As expected (he is a freshman), Evan also tends to defer to the seniors when he has open jumpers and lanes that we would rather see him take.

Joseph Straight, OVR: 57(+2)
6'11, 225 lbs, C
07-08 Stats: 6.1 PPG, 7.8 RPG, .653% FG

-Joe is also doing well in my book and both he and Evan probably have a shot at the Freshman of the Year award. Joseph can rebound well, but is not yet a consistent force, as we would like. We'd like to see him come around defensively a bit more. He's a bit slow on rotation, and we tend to get burned on back door cuts when he's on the floor. Hopefully, he can step up his game a bit more as we enter conference play.

(W) Roberto Boxley, OVR: 53
5'11", 165 lbs, PG
07-08 Stats: 2.6 PPG, 3.4 APG, .451% FG

-Roberto is a good change of pace guard, compared to Evan. Roberto likes to push the ball, up and down the court, finding guys who work hard to keep up with him. Roberto can also drop the occasional three, when open, and it seems like all teams like to leave him open and dare him to shoot. Roberto also, on the other hand, has a turnover problem. He doesn't operate nearly as well in the half-court offense and doesn't get as many minutes as he could because of that.

Glen Wafer, OVR: 53
6'5" 215 lbs, SF
07-08 Stats: 1.0 PPG, 1.3 RPG, .178% FG
-Does that say 17% from the field? Yes, this cat takes the WORST shots on the team. He is a great defender, probably the only player on the team that I've seen draw a charge. He's a great energy guy, but I've got to work on his shot selection.

Khaliq Starks, OVR: 53(+1)
6'2", 187lbs, PG
-Khaliq is a decent point guard. He's not going to score much, since he's got probably one of the slowest, ugliest shots in all of NCAA basketball. AND it doens't go in much either. But what the kid does do relatively well, is finding the open guy, as seen in the Providence game where he had 10 assists. Khaliq doesn't run the break well, but I like his execution in the half-court. Its definitely tough finding time for Evan, Khaliq and Roberto, though.

(W) Tarick Schfino, OVR:49(Redshirt)
6'2", 179lbs, PG
Lawton, OK

(W), Darcel Leslie, OVR:49(Redshirt)
6'2", 195lbs, PG
Newark, NJ

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
January 5th, 2007
Attendance:958 (50%)

Army Wipes the Floor With Lancers
90-69W at vs. (5-8, 0-0) Longwood Lancers


"Thank goodness for the win," Coach Dillard replied to reports with a sigh of relief. "I think we really needed this one. We need to enter conference play on a good note this year," he continued.

Army took care of business on the Lancers home floor, winning 90-67. "We almost shot 60% the entire game. It just feels good to execute like we did today," said sophmore guard, Tyrell Thompson who led all scorers with 30 points. Tyrell shot 14 of 18 from the floor. "This is how it should be done."

With Thompson's offensive explosion, the Black Knights bench out scored the Lancers' bench 45-2. "Man, that's just plain....embarrassing," said Kevin Swecker, sophmore guard for Longwood. "They just ran us off our own court," he said with anger. The Black Knights did run the Lancers off the court, out-scoring them in fastbreak points, 16-2.

"I feel much better than last week," Coach Dillard said after the game. "I feel like this is great situation to build on going into D.C. later this week."

The (6-7, 0-0) Black Knights enter conference play tied for the 3rd best non-conference record behind, (8-4, 0-0) Holy Cross and (7-7, 0-0) Lehigh. Army heads to play (6-7, 0-0) American University in Washington D.C. Last year, the two teams split the season series with each home team losing at home.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Tyrell Thompson: 30 points, rebound, assist, 14/18 FG, 2/4 3-pts


January 8th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 9 0 3 0 0 0 4-6 1-3 0-0 0 0 25
J. Brown, G 14 1 4 1 0 1 5-14 3-8 1-2 0 2 22
C. Bates, F 4 6 4 2 0 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 24
E. Zastoupil, F-C 12 9 1 4 0 0 6-9 0-0 0-0 3 1 23
J. Straight, C 6 12 1 2 1 1 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 30 1 1 0 0 0 14-18 2-4 0-0 1 0 24
G. Carter, G 9 0 1 1 0 2 3-7 2-5 1-3 0 0 13
R. Boxley, G 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 9
C. Richard, F 2 1 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 7
G. Wafer, F 0 1 1 0 0 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 6
K. Starks, G 2 0 3 3 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 9
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 1 2 1 0 1 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 13
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 90 32 22 15 1 8 30-76 8-23 2-5 6 10 --


Longwood Lancers

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
B. Giles, G 8 1 3 0 0 4 3-9 2-7 0-0 0 0 34
K. Swecker, G 28 1 1 2 0 2 9-15 5-9 5-5 1 1 32
K. Williams, F 12 3 4 2 0 3 4-14 0-2 4-6 2 0 31
W. Ellis, F 5 11 6 1 1 2 2-5 0-0 1-2 2 0 33
J. Legge, C 11 12 1 0 0 1 5-12 0-1 1-1 3 1 31
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Wilson, C 0 2 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
L. Barrett, F 5 2 3 0 0 1 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 11
D. Smith, F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 10
D. Bowens, F 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 6
E. Nava, G 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 3
K. Lamb, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
N. Goral, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 69 34 18 6 1 15 25-64 8-24 11-14 10 5 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
January 12th, 2007
Attendance:2502 (50%)

Black Knights Win Conference Opener in D.C.
83-74W at (6-8,0-1) American Eagles


"Finally a pair of wins. We had not done this since earlier in the season, and boy does it feel good," the Army head coach said, smiling like a chesire cat. "We almost gave it up late but Corbin picked up the scoring slack. I'm proud of him," Coach Dillard continued.

The Black Knights of Army did a wonderful job of staving off a late-game comback attempt by the American Eagles. "We got up by a little bit when Jarrel and Corbin were hitting those threes, early in the 2nd half. We just got complacent, and you cannot be complacent out there," commented, Eric Zastoupil. The sophmore forward played extremely well, grabbing 15 rebounds and scoring 13 points for his 4th double-double of the season.

"When we can get the kind of rebounding we got from Zas (Eric Zastoupil) and Joe (Straight), plus that extra scoring punch from Corbin (Bates) more consistently, we will be a force in our conference this year," said Army assistant Coach Maldanado.

"If I had to vote for player of the game it would have to be Corbin today. Jarrel did well, but heck, he always does well," joked freshman guard, Evan Worthington.

(7-7, 1-0) Army will now face (7-8, 1-0) Lafayette Leopards at home. Last year, the Leopards swept the series, led by, now a senior, Bilal Abdullah. Abdullah is 6th in the Patriot Conference in scoring this year and leads the Leopards into Christl Arena on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008.
"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Eric Zastoupil: 13 points, 15 rebounds, 4/5 FG, 5/5 FT


January 12th, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 8 3 7 1 0 2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 28
J. Brown, G 26 2 2 2 0 1 9-17 4-10 4-4 0 0 29
C. Bates, F 17 5 1 0 0 1 6-13 2-6 3-3 0 1 32
E. Zastoupil, F-C 13 15 0 1 0 0 4-5 0-0 5-5 3 1 31
J. Straight, C 11 10 1 0 1 0 4-5 0-0 3-3 2 5 16
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 1 2 1 0 0 0-6 0-4 0-0 1 0 8
G. Carter, G 4 2 6 0 1 0 2-7 0-4 0-0 0 0 17
R. Boxley, G 4 0 3 1 0 1 2-6 0-2 0-0 0 0 15
C. Richard, F 0 1 0 1 0 1 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 14
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 2 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 9
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 83 41 23 8 2 6 30-76 8-23 15-15 7 8 --


American Eagles

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Mercer, G 10 2 2 1 0 3 3-7 2-6 2-2 0 1 34
G. Carr, G 26 3 0 1 0 0 9-22 5-13 3-3 0 0 35
S. Sheppard, F 10 4 2 1 0 1 4-8 2-3 0-0 3 3 23
C. Guibunda, F 5 7 3 0 0 2 2-5 0-1 1-1 1 4 20
P Joneliunas, C 8 12 3 0 0 1 4-11 0-0 0-0 4 1 30
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Nichols, F 1 3 2 0 1 0 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 2 11
J. Theus, F 0 5 2 0 0 0 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 13
E. Winston, G 7 1 1 1 0 2 2-8 1-5 2-2 0 0 13
G. Garris, F 5 0 0 2 0 0 2-4 0-2 1-2 0 0 13
T. Lay, F 2 2 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
B. Gilmore, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
A. Noel, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 74 39 15 6 1 9 27-73 10-32 10-12 10 11 --

[rynodawg]

Good thread,

Where is the setting that allows the PG to call plays on his own? I was thinking about starting a coaching legacy, but whenever i practice with coach mode,,, the team just stands around unless I call a play. Afterwards, they just call the same play over and over... If I do coach mode, i'd rather the team run the offense on their own most of the time,, similar to how you described.

[elprez98]

Good thread,

Where is the setting that allows the PG to call plays on his own? I was thinking about starting a coaching legacy, but whenever i practice with coach mode,,, the team just stands around unless I call a play. Afterwards, they just call the same play over and over... If I do coach mode, i'd rather the team run the offense on their own most of the time,, similar to how you described.


Thanks. When the game begins, go to coach setting and press the left bumper. There will be a section to change the playcalling settings to man/auto/auto w/message...etc.

[samoka10]

do you make up these post game wrap ups yourself or where do you find them in your legacy?

[doncoryell]

I'm sure going to miss Jarell Brown when he graduates. How about you?

[knox33]

I know you're probably very busy, but we are really missin' your updates. Can't wait till you come back!

[ron410]

I know you're probably very busy, but we are really missin' your updates. Can't wait till you come back!

i agree he makes some good realistic posts

[elprez98]

do you make up these post game wrap ups yourself or where do you find them in your legacy?

I just make them up...good or bad, its all me....:lol:

[elprez98]

I'm sure going to miss Jarell Brown when he graduates. How about you?

I really am. The guy is awesome, he's usually the only reason I'm in most of the games. He's so consistent and clutch.

[elprez98]

I know you're probably very busy, but we are really missin' your updates. Can't wait till you come back!

Wow, thanks Knox. Its cool to know ya'll read my scribblings.

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
January 19th, 2008
Attendance: 1008 (20%)

Black Knights Remain Undefeated in Conference Play

"Now that we've won 4 in row, we are looking relatively relaxed for most of the game," commented D. DIllard, head coach for the Army Black Knights. "We are also looking consistent for the first time in my two year tenure at Army. I'm pleased," he said with a hint of confidence in his voice.

The Black Knights won their 3rd straight conference game (4th straight overall) by defeating the Holy Cross Crusaders, 90-99, earlier today. Army looked very impressive offensively, controlling the entire game with ease. Earlier this week, they defeated the Lafayette Leopards, 90-81.

"Its like everyone is starting to hit their stride, including myself," added Corbin Bates, a team captain, who exploded for 11, first-half points. His production helped catapult Army to a 15-point lead by halftime, and an easy cruise for the win. "If Jarrel is on like usual, and then he has offensive help from myself and a couple more of the others, I don't think anyone can stop us," he said. Bates completed the game with 13 points, including 3 of 4 from downtown.


Army boasted five players in double figures, including sophmore, Ty Thompson and senior, Grant Carter with 15 and 10 respectively. "Its funny, though. Sometimes I find myself watching those when either one of them play on the court with me," said senior, Jarrel Brown. "Ty is such a versatile player and Grant can just be so 'lights out' its not funny," he continued.

Brown wasn't too far from being "lightsout" himself, as he destroyed the Crusader defense, scoring 36 points. "I have just been doing what comes naturally," said Brown. Brown is having a stellar year so far, averaging 24 points per game and just under 3 assists per game. He is also shooting 48% from the field, including 40%
from downtown.

(9-7, 3-0) Army has now won 4 straight and is currently undeafeated in conference play. The Black Knights now head to Bethlehem, Pa to face (8-9, 1-1) Lehigh. The two teams split last year's regular season series, with both home teams losing. Army and Lehigh also faced each other in the 2nd round of the Patriot League Tournament,
with Lehigh ousting Army in grand fashion, 79-58.

"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 36 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 14/21 FG, 5/10 3-pts, 3/3 FT


January 19th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 2 1 14 1 0 4 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 26
J. Brown, G 36 4 2 0 0 2 14-21 5-10 3-3 0 2 35
C. Bates, F 13 5 0 0 0 0 5-7 3-4 0-0 0 4 12
E. Zastoupil, F-C 16 3 4 1 0 0 7-11 0-3 2-2 1 1 21
J. Straight, C 4 12 2 2 1 1 2-7 0-0 0-0 3 1 32
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 15 4 3 2 0 0 5-6 1-2 4-5 1 0 21
G. Carter, G 10 3 1 0 0 1 4-9 2-4 1-2 0 1 18
R. Boxley, G 0 1 1 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 11
C. Richard, F 2 1 2 0 0 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 5
G. Wafer, F 3 2 2 0 0 0 1-4 1-4 0-0 1 1 13
K. Starks, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 99 38 32 6 1 9 39-73 12-29 9-12 7 10 --


Holy Cross Crusaders

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
P. Doherty, G 8 1 7 3 0 2 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 2 34
M. Ricks, G 15 6 5 4 1 3 5-12 3-9 2-2 0 1 34
C. Cunningham, F 12 3 3 1 0 1 5-10 0-3 2-3 1 1 28
A. Keister, F 19 11 2 1 0 0 8-15 0-0 3-7 0 0 32
T. Clifford, C 27 5 1 0 1 1 9-18 1-1 8-8 2 1 28
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
A. May, F 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 9
A. Vander Baan, F 6 2 0 0 0 1 1-3 0-0 4-4 1 1 9
L. Dixon, G 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 11
K. Cruze, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 9
Z. Paterick, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 4
E. Meitster, F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
J. Carr, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 90 30 21 9 2 8 32-66 7-20 19-24 4 10 --

[elprez98]

Stabler Arena
Bethlehem, PA
January 23rd, 2008
Attendance: 2912 (52%)

Lehigh Ends Army Win Streak at Four Games

"As many times as he's saved us down the stretch, I think the kid is entitled to a bad game or two," Coach Dillard spoke about senior, Jarell Brown. "We had a chance to win it at the end and as you can see, we have some kinks to work out with those inbounding plays," he said, referring to the final play of the game.

Today, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks ended the Black Knights 4-game winning streak in thrilling fashion, 79-77. Trailing by ten at the half, the Mountain Hawks clawed their way back into the game behind sophmore, Paul Bayer who to no one's surprise, also hit the game winning shot with 3.1 seconds to play in the game.

"Over the years, these have always been the toughest to swallow," said senior forward, Corbin Bates. "You do a lot of things right but sometimes, its just that one little play here or there, that makes the difference."

The Black Knights did get a good performance from their bench, especially the play by senior guard, Grant Carter who led all scorers with 21 points. "I was confident that we would take it to them in the second half. Mainly, because of how we ended the 1st half with that nice 16-0 run, to take the lead back," Carter added.

"We shot a lot of threes, like we normally do. In the first half they were falling, but in the
second, they weren't. Simple as that," Ty Thompson who scored 8 points off the bench.

(9-8, 3-1) Army lost their first conference game of the year and head to Hamilton to face
(8-8, 3-0) Colgate who is undefeated in conference play this year and on a 4-game win streak. Last year, the two teams split the series, as both teams dominated on their home floors.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Grant Carter: 21 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, steal, 7/12 FG, 4/7 3-pts


January 23rd, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 5 0 6 2 0 0 2-7 1-4 0-0 0 0 30
J. Brown, G 16 0 1 0 0 1 6-20 4-13 0-0 0 2 23
C. Bates, F 13 4 0 3 0 2 5-9 3-7 0-0 0 2 33
E. Zastoupil, F-C 8 9 1 0 0 0 3-5 0-1 2-2 2 0 29
J. Straight, C 4 12 5 0 1 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 8 3 0 1 0 3 2-7 2-7 2-2 2 0 15
G. Carter, G 21 1 2 1 0 2 7-12 4-7 3-5 0 2 19
R. Boxley, G 2 0 3 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
C. Richard, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 5
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 4
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 77 31 19 8 1 8 30-76 14-41 7-9 6 10 --


Lehigh Mountain Hawks

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Hall, G 11 1 4 2 0 2 4-8 2-6 1-1 0 0 32
P. Bayer, G 19 1 1 1 0 1 8-14 2-4 1-2 0 1 26
Z. Carrington, F 15 5 3 0 2 1 7-9 1-1 0-0 2 3 27
B. White, F 9 11 8 0 0 1 4-7 1-1 0-0 0 0 31
D. Okpalobi, C 9 13 0 3 1 3 3-9 0-0 3-4 2 0 31
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
P. Anderson, F 3 0 3 0 0 1 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 13
D. Buchberger, G 6 0 1 0 0 0 2-3 1-2 1-2 0 0 12
J. Gourlay, C 2 5 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 12
M. Szalachowski, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 8
M. Macura, C 5 3 2 1 0 0 1-5 0-2 3-3 2 1 8
B. Skomsky, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
G. Cross, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 79 39 24 8 3 9 31-64 7-17 10-15 7 7 --

[elprez98]

Cotterell Court
Hamilton, NY
January 23rd, 2008
Attendance: 1426(46%)


Army Gets Back on Track with Convincing Win
"When you get that kind of production from your bench, you always have a chance," said Coach Dillard after a nice win over the Colgate Raiders. "I'm not sure what kind of breakfast Grant and Ty had this morning, but they need to eat it everyday," the Army coach joked.

Earlier tonight, the Army Black Knights went into Cotterell Court and played well enough to pull out an 81-72 victory. With 47 of their points coming off the bench, saying that the bench played well would be an understatement. "That was some outstanding guard play we had today. I didn't play much due to foul trouble, but Ty and Grant didn't miss a beat offensively," said sophmore forward, Eric Zastoupil.

"I mean the guy single-handedly had an 11-0 run that gave us a 8-point lead at the half. That's pretty gotdarn impressive," said senior, Jarrell Brown speaking of Grant Carter's 26-point peformance. "Don't forget Ty either, he went to line and we need that since Grant and I are rather well attached to our jumpers," said Jarrel with a smile.

(10-8, 4-1) Army now heads to face (11-8, 4-1) Bucknell. The Bison swept the regulard season series in 2007, but were shocked in the 1st round of the conference tourney by the Black Knights, 84-82.




"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Grant Carter: 26 points, 2 rebound, assist, 2 steals , 10/17 FG, 6/10 3-pts


January 26th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 5 3 9 2 0 2 2-3 0-0 1-1 1 0 28
J. Brown, G 20 3 1 0 0 2 7-15 4-11 2-3 0 0 28
C. Bates, F 6 12 3 0 0 0 3-13 0-8 0-0 0 2 26
E. Zastoupil, F-C 3 7 1 1 0 2 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 19
J. Straight, C 0 6 2 1 1 1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 16 3 0 2 0 4 3-8 2-5 8-9 1 2 23
G. Carter, G 26 2 1 1 0 1 10-17 6-10 0-1 0 0 19
R. Boxley, G 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 4
C. Richard, F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
G. Wafer, F 3 0 0 1 0 0 1-3 0-1 1-1 0 0 8
K. Starks, G 0 0 3 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 8
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 2 0 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 9
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Totals 81 39 20 10 1 14 28-66 12-36 13-17 4 8 --


Colgate Camels

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
K. Roemer, G 13 1 2 2 0 1 6-11 1-4 0-0 0 1 32
W. Morse, G 21 1 3 2 0 1 7-12 2-4 5-5 0 0 30
K. Chones, F 6 6 4 0 0 1 1-5 0-1 4-4 0 2 29
K. Chones, F 12 6 1 1 0 2 5-16 0-0 2-3 1 3 29
A. Woodhouse, C 10 17 0 3 0 3 5-12 0-0 0-0 1 2 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
A. Newby, F 0 0 1 2 0 1 0-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 12
T. Giddens, F 6 5 0 0 0 0 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 14
D. Waddy, G 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 12
T. Vinson, G 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
B. Jonson, F 2 2 1 0 0 0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
T. Pounds, F 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-4 0-0 0 3 5
S. Peavy, G 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 72 39 13 12 0 10 29-71 3-11 11-12 3 12 --

[vikingfan1]

How do you get the stats to appear like that without having to write them all down individually?? Or do you write them all down individually but just have a fancier setup?

[elprez98]

How do you get the stats to appear like that without having to write them all down individually?? Or do you write them all down individually but just have a fancier setup?

I use /code tag after I format it in a .txt file

[GateGamer]

Not trying to make your legacy any worse, but it's the Colgate Raiders, not the Camels. Nice stuff though.

[elprez98]

Not trying to make your legacy any worse, but it's the Colgate Raiders, not the Camels. Nice stuff though.

I don't know why i typed camels...lol.:confused:

[elprez98]

Sojka Pavilion
Lewisburg, PA
January 30th, 2008
Attendance: 4023 (100%)

Bison Maintains Regular Season Dominance Over Army

"I have to shoulder the blame for today's loss," said Coach Dillard solemnly. "I made our defensive adjustment to the 3-2, way too late in the 1st half. I also made unnecessary and untimely substituations late in the game, like putting Khaliq in there when Evan was doing so well," he continued. "It was a poorly coached game."

Coach Dillard seemed very disappointed in himself, following an 78-87 loss to the Bucknell Bison earlier today. "Coach is not to blame today," senior guard, Grant Carter immediately rebutted. "I shot 1 for 9 tonight and the team looks for me to hit those open 3's I was getting. We should have won tonight."

Down by 11 at the half, the Black Knights made a valiant attempt to comeback later in the game. "I started 2 for 10, I think Ty started 0 for 5. We started hitting our shots, but we couldn't quite turn the corner on these guys," added Jarrel Brown who led all scorers with 24 points.

The Black Knights also got to see the play of former recruit, Gus Juan Barea who passed on West Point to head to Bucknell. Juan Barea scored 15 points, 9 rebounds but had 4 turnovers in the win.

(10-9, 4-2) Army now gets to head back home to face military rival, (6-12, 2-4) Navy Midshipmen.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 8/19 FG, 6/13 3pts, 2/2 FT


January 30th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 11 1 9 5 0 3 5-10 1-2 0-0 1 4 32
J. Brown, G 24 2 3 0 0 0 8-19 6-13 2-2 0 0 32
C. Bates, F 11 4 2 1 0 1 3-9 1-4 4-8 1 4 27
E. Zastoupil, F-C 3 7 0 1 0 2 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 1 30
J. Straight, C 4 11 1 1 0 0 2-5 0-0 0-2 4 3 24
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 15 2 2 0 0 0 5-6 5-12 5-9 0 1 19
G. Carter, G 6 1 0 0 0 0 4-9 1-9 0-4 1 1 13
R. Boxley, G 3 0 2 2 0 0 0-1 1-3 0-2 0 0 8
C. Richard, F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-2 0-1 0 0 6
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0 0 1
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 9
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Totals 79 32 19 10 0 6 39-73 27-75 13-37 8 14 --


Bucknell Bison

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Castleberry, G 21 2 5 0 0 3 6-9 3-5 6-6 0 1 28
J. Griffin, G 13 0 5 2 0 3 5-10 1-5 4-4 0 3 29
G. Juan Barea, F 15 9 1 0 0 4 7-12 1-4 0-1 2 2 27
R. Ballard, F 6 16 2 0 0 1 3-5 0-0 0-1 1 1 27
J. Linthicum, C 8 7 2 0 3 0 4-7 0-0 0-0 3 3 21
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Lawrence, C 3 1 4 0 0 1 0-2 0-1 3-4 0 0 16
J. Vegotsky, G 11 1 0 1 0 1 3-6 1-4 4-4 0 0 11
P. Behan, F 2 9 1 2 0 1 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 3 14
S. Tyree, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 7
z. Evans, F 8 2 1 1 0 0 4-6 0-1 0-0 1 0 10
D. Mastuopaolo, F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 7
R. Thomas, G 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
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Totals 87 48 21 6 3 15 32-61 6-21 17-21 8 14 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY
February 2nd, 2008
Attendance: 1043(100%)


Army Defeats Navy in Christl Arena
"Don't let those guys fool you because they are good," the Black Knights coach commented about the Navy Midshipmen. "Despite our win, these guys held us to our lowest scoring total of the year. That's impressive in my book," said Coach Dillard.

The Army Black Knights came home today and took care of business with the Navy Midshipmen, 62-52. Army took a big lead at halftime, 38-22, despite a subpar performance from senior guard, Jarrel Brown. Brown, who is a front-runner for Patriot League Player of the Year, scored just 11 points, from an ugly 3-15 performance from the floor. "Well, I think Evan is getting more confident shooting the ball and Ty is also making it easier for us to give Jarrel longer breaks on the bench," added Coach Dillard.

"I think our only issue now is rebounding. I know the team is counting on me to be more aggressive on the glass," said freshman center, Joe Straight. "We don't turn the ball over much and we are pretty consistent on grabbing a steal or two."

(11-9, 5-2) Army is now in sole possession of 2nd place in the conference, following (12-7, 4-3) Holy Cross' loss to (13-8, 6-1) Bucknell earlier today. The Black Knights have a bit of a break, not having another game until Saturday when they face (5-13, 0-6) American.

Army won the first game of the series this year, 83-74, with 4 of 5 of the starters scoring in double figures.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Evan Worthington: 12 points, rebound, 7 assists, 3 steals, 5/10 FG, 2/5 3-pts


February 2nd, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 12 1 7 3 0 0 5-10 2-5 0-0 0 0 30
J. Brown, G 11 0 3 1 0 0 3-15 1-9 4-4 0 2 28
C. Bates, F 4 7 2 3 0 2 2-11 0-6 0-0 2 3 30
E. Zastoupil, F-C 8 11 0 2 1 1 2-5 0-0 4-4 2 2 22
J. Straight, C 0 7 1 0 1 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 15 3 1 1 0 0 4-11 3-8 4-4 0 0 22
G. Carter, G 7 1 0 0 0 0 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 0 15
R. Boxley, G 0 1 3 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 8
C. Richard, F 4 2 0 0 0 0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 4
G. Wafer, F 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 3 0 1 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 10
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Totals 62 36 17 11 2 3 21-67 8-34 12-12 5 7 --


Navy Midshipmen

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
K. Kina, G 5 2 1 0 0 3 2-7 1-4 0-0 0 0 30
C. Colbert, G 10 2 3 0 0 3 4-10 0-1 2-2 0 0 32
G. Sprink, F 7 1 5 0 0 4 3-11 1-4 0-0 0 2 29
B. Fenske, F 9 13 3 2 0 3 4-5 0-0 1-2 0 0 30
T. Stanton, F 10 18 2 0 0 0 4-10 0-1 2-2 2 2 29
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Johnson, G 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
A. Teague, C 4 3 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-0 2-2 2 0 15
D. Young, F 0 3 3 0 0 0 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 15
S. Brooks, G 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 3
C. Harris, G 5 1 1 0 0 1 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 8
B. Brigham, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 4
S. Hurley, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 52 43 18 2 0 15 21-59 3-15 7-8 4 8 --

[samoka10]

yours is the best thread up here, good with season and recruiting

[elprez98]

yours is the best thread up here, good with season and recruiting

Thanks, man. 'Preciate ya reading it.

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY
February 9th, 2008
Attendance: 1043(21%)


Black Knights Hold on to Victory Despite Eagles Run

"We should really be embarrassed, though. We played well in the 1st half, got cocky and started making mistakes offensively and defensively," Coach Dillard said, as he critized his teams effort in the 2nd half. "We really got lucky today. These guys didn't have the guy who dropped 26 on us last time, didn't have their starting point guard, and we saw our weakness against the press with all of those turnovers. If we saw it, so did everyone else," he continued.

Army pulled off their second victory over the American Eagles, 78-87, although it wasn't without drama in the 2nd half. Up big by halftime, 27-51, the Black Knights looked poised to walk away from Christl Arena with an easy victory over the Eagles.

However, the Eagles began to use a full court press that frustrated the Army offense every trip up the court. Using the press, the Eagles forced turnovers and managed to outscore Army, 51-36 in the 2nd half.

"Both 'Berto (Roberto Boxley) and I have to handle the press better if we plan to make any noise in the conference tourney. We are the primary ballhandlers and we can not make careless mistakes when someone applies a little pressure on us," said freshman standout, Evan Worthington who committed 4 turnovers, all in the 2nd half.

"I know coach is a little upset that we didn't dominate in the 2nd half, but did you guys see Jarrel get up? I've never seen him dunk in a game before," said senior guard, Grant Carter who scored 17 points off the bench.

The Black Knights had four players in double-figures scoring including a double-double in assists and points by Worthington. "If this dude gets as good as we think he can, I won't feel so badly about Jarrel graduating," sophmore, Eric Zastoupil said half-jokingly.

(12-9, 6-2) Army is now tied for 1st place in the Patriot League with (13-9, 6-2) Bucknell. The Bison lost a close game earlier this week to (12-11, 5-3) Lehigh.

With just six games to go in the season, Coach Dillard and his team now head to face the (9-12, 3-4) Lafayette Leopards. The Black Knights won this year's meeting in West Point 90-81, behind a 30 point performance by senior guard Jarrel Brown.




"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Evan Worthington: 12 points, rebound, 13 assists, 2 steals, 5/6 FG, 3/3 FT


February 9th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 13 1 13 2 0 4 5-6 0-0 3-3 0 1 28
J. Brown, G 17 0 5 3 0 2 6-14 1-6 4-4 0 0 33
C. Bates, F 19 6 3 1 0 1 7-16 5-11 0-0 0 2 24
E. Zastoupil, F-C 7 8 0 1 2 0 3-7 0-0 1-2 2 2 31
J. Straight, C 4 7 0 3 2 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 26
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 2 3 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 12
G. Carter, G 17 2 2 1 0 0 6-11 4-8 1-2 0 0 21
R. Boxley, G 0 0 0 1 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
C. Richard, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
G. Wafer, F 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
K. Starks, G 5 0 1 0 0 2 2-3 0-1 1-1 0 1 7
C. Kosuta, F-C 3 2 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 1-1 0 0 4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 87 29 23 13 4 14 33-68 10-30 11-13 2 10 --


American Eagles

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
G. Carr, G 3 1 6 1 0 3 1-5 0-3 1-1 0 1 33
S. Sheppard, F 7 1 2 2 0 5 3-19 1-9 0-0 0 1 30
J. Nichols, F 14 10 7 7 0 2 6-11 0-0 2-2 2 2 31
C. Guibunda, F 15 7 2 0 1 1 7-10 0-1 1-1 2 5 30
P Joneliunas, C 23 18 1 0 0 0 9-15 0-0 5-6 5 1 29
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Theus, F 7 1 2 3 0 1 3-3 0-0 1-1 1 1 15
E. Winston, G 6 0 1 0 0 0 3-4 0-1 0-1 0 1 11
G. Garris, F 3 1 1 0 0 1 1-8 0-5 1-2 0 0 10
T. Lay, F 0 0 2 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
B. Gilmore, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A. Noel, G 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
M. Wagner, F 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 78 39 24 14 1 15 33-76 1-19 11-13 9 12 --


[/quote]

[samoka10]

who on your team do you anticipate taking over the scoring load next season?

[elprez98]

who on your team do you anticipate taking over the scoring load next season?

I'm trying not to think about it, it might be a train wreck. Jarrel, Grant and Corbin all are graduating and that's like 45 points right there. Tyrell is a decent scorer, but too streaky. Evan is coming into his own, but I'm going to have to change some of our plays to tailor to him or move him to the 2. Roberto is a decent PG, but he makes way too many mistakes, so I doubt if he starts. We might move to a front court oriented offense with Eric and Joe being the primary scorers. Both can score, but both are very foul prone on the defensive end because they get pushed around down low. Too darn skinny.

Now that I think about it I won't have any seniors on the team next year except Cleveland Richard and Kosuta neither of whom I have any faith in to step up next year. This is not good. You know, u have me worried now....:o, j/k.

[samoka10]

K. Starks looked like a guy early on who had a chance to be a good freshman contributor on your team but that hasn't happened, you think he'll be a guy who has makes a big improvement next year like T. Thompson did this year?

[elprez98]

K. Starks looked like a guy early on who had a chance to be a good freshman contributor on your team but that hasn't happened, you think he'll be a guy who has makes a big improvement next year like T. Thompson did this year?
Actually Khaliq isn't half bad. Its just that I have so many damn guards. I might have to try and run like Nova last year. Plus his shot is so slow, it almost always gets blocked. But he's a great pure PG in the half court offense. I usually put him in to spell Evan when the other team slows down the game. Roberto likes to push the ball up and down the court EVERY possesion.

[elprez98]

Kirby Sports Arena
Easton, PA
February 13th, 2008
Attendance: 1470 (42%)


Leopards Bring Army Back Down to Earth, 69-75

"We just came out flat in the 2nd half. I mean, we went into halftime with a 10 point lead and were very confident," said Coach Dillard following a 69-75 loss to the Lafayette Leopards in the Kirby Sports Arena. "I said last game, that we got lucky. This time that 2nd half flatness came out and bit us in the rear."

After going up by as much as 16 in the 2nd half, the Army Black Knights couldn't maintain their offensive dominance, outscored by Lafayette 28-44 in the second half.

"Nobody on the team wants to say it, but I'm man enough to shoulder blame," said senior Jarrel Brown. "Coach and the guys expect a certain level of performance from me. I expect a certain level of performance from myself. I didn't play nearly to that level, and really haven't done so for the past couple of games," he said with frustration. "Its getting a bit annoying that I can't find the stroke when we need it." Brown finished with just 10 points from a poor, 3 for 16 shooting night.

Despite Brown's night, Army did get a decent first half performance from sophmore forward, Eric Zastoupil. Eric scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half, before entering foul trouble early in the second. "I really feel that we were hanging on by Eric's interior play and when he got into foul trouble, nobody really stepped up with intensity on the glass," said Coach Dillard. "I do think I'll talk individually with Jarrel before next game, we don't want him to start getting down about a couple of bad nights, when he's been our catalyst for so long."

The race for first place in the Patroit League looks as if it may come down to the final games this year. (12-10, 6-3) Army, (13-10, 6-3) Bucknell, and (13-11, 6-3) Lehigh are in a 3-way tie for first with five games remaining for all three teams. Army will now head to Worcester to face (12-8, 4-4) Holy Cross, who is technically in a three-way tie for 2nd place along with Lafayette and Colgate.

Army defeated Holy Cross 90-99, earlier this year in West Point. Brown exploded for 36 points to catapult the Black Knights for the win.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Eric Zastoupil: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 5/9 FG, 4/4 FT


February 21st, 2007
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 9 0 4 1 0 2 4-7 0-1 1-1 0 4 28
J. Brown, G 10 1 4 1 0 1 3-16 1-10 3-3 0 1 31
C. Bates, F 13 8 3 0 0 1 5-14 3-8 0-0 0 1 32
E. Zastoupil, F-C 14 10 4 3 0 1 5-9 0-0 4-4 4 3 33
J. Straight, C 6 11 1 5 0 1 2-7 0-0 2-5 5 2 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 7 4 1 0 0 0 3-8 1-4 0-0 0 0 13
G. Carter, G 6 0 0 0 0 2 2-6 2-3 0-2 0 1 15
R. Boxley, G 0 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12
C. Richard, F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
C. Kosuta, F-C 4 3 0 0 0 1 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 7
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 69 38 20 10 0 9 26-69 7-26 10-16 10 13 --


Lafayette Leopards

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
B. O'Brien, G 10 1 7 0 0 1 4-8 0-3 2-5 0 2 26
B. Abdullah, G 18 1 2 3 0 2 7-17 3-8 1-2 0 0 33
M. Betley, F 10 10 3 2 0 3 4-7 0-1 2-2 2 2 31
T. Detmer, F 5 8 3 1 0 2 2-8 0-2 1-2 2 2 27
E. Schmidt, C 13 4 1 0 0 1 5-7 0-0 3-4 0 3 26
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
S. Sykes, F 3 6 2 1 1 0 1-3 0-0 1-1 1 1 18
M. Grumer, G 2 0 0 1 0 1 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 1 14
P. ****ins, G 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 6
M. Koltun, C 8 11 1 0 0 0 3-5 0-0 2-2 3 1 17
Andersson, F 4 2 0 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 6
D. Smith, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
A. Hines, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 75 43 19 8 1 10 30-64 3-16 12-16 10 10

[elprez98]

Hart Center
Worcester, MA
February 15th, 2008
Attendance: 2376 (66%)


Holy Cross Puts Army in Check, 62-79

"We are slipping and sliding down. We cannot press the panic button yet, but our finger is definitely right by it, just in case," said the bewildered Army coach. "We got blasted on the boards and our bench was a no show. This is not good," he also said.

The Black Knights have now lost two games in a row, this one to the Holy Cross Crusaders, 62-79. Shooting just 39% for the game, the Black Knights went down early losing by 14, 27-41, by halftime. "Its like we are playing with no desire. We will not win another game playing like this," said senior forward, Corbin Bates who shot just 2 for 10 and scored 8 points in the game.

"I don't know what to do. I mean our scoring is down and a lot of it falls on me," added senior standout, Jarrel Brown. Brown did score 20 points in the win but just 2 for 10 from downtown. "A lot of those shots were open looks. Coach and I talked about this before the game. I just am not finding the range."

The Crusaders shot just 41% for the game, but dominated on the offensive glass picking up 16 offensive rebounds. "I need to see more hustle from Joeseph, simple as that," Coach Dillard said, calling out the freshman center. "We can't get just eight points from the bench either. We need some more people to step it up or our season will be real short," he continued.

Army also had an even worse scare as sophmore workhorse, Eric Zastoupil went down early in the 2nd half with a sprained ankle after pulling down his second offensive rebound of the night. Luckily the sprain wasn't too serious as he will only be out three days and will return in time for next week's meeting against (13-12, 6-4) Lehigh who is now tied with (12-11, 6-4) Army for second place.

Army gets to head home as Lehigh won the first meeting in thrilling fashion, 77-79 in Hamilton, NY on January 23rd.




"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Eric Zastoupil: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, steal, 6/10 FG


February 16th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 11 3 3 1 0 3 5-7 1-1 0-0 1 2 29
J. Brown, G 20 3 3 3 0 4 6-16 2-11 6-6 0 0 34
C. Bates, F 8 7 2 2 0 1 2-10 2-8 2-3 0 3 31
E. Zastoupil, F-C 12 5 2 1 0 2 6-11 0-1 0-0 2 2 24
J. Straight, C 3 9 2 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 4 23
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 2 0 1 0 0 1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 11
G. Carter, G 6 1 2 2 0 0 3-8 0-4 0-0 0 0 20
R. Boxley, G 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
C. Richard, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
K. Starks, G 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 8
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 5 0 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 9
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Totals 62 31 15 11 0 13 24-61 5-28 9-11 5 15 --


Holy Cross Crusaders

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
P. Doherty, G 7 0 6 1 0 0 2-8 0-4 2-3 0 0 26
M. Ricks, G 10 4 1 2 0 2 4-11 2-5 0-0 1 2 26
C. Cunningham, F 11 6 2 1 0 1 5-9 1-1 0-0 1 0 26
A. Keister, F 2 4 0 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 10
T. Clifford, C 6 12 2 1 0 4 2-6 0-0 2-2 4 1 26
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
A. May, F 14 8 0 1 0 1 4-11 1-1 5-6 1 0 18
A. Vander Baan, F 10 6 1 3 1 0 4-5 0-0 2-2 4 0 14
L. Dixon, G 7 3 1 1 0 2 3-6 1-3 0-0 0 1 15
K. Cruze, G 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 14
Z. Paterick, G 6 2 1 0 0 2 2-3 1-2 1-2 1 0 10
E. Meitster, F 2 2 1 0 0 0 1-5 0-1 1-3 2 0 7
J. Carr, G 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
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Totals 79 47 16 11 1 13 29-71 7-19 14-18 16 9 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY
February 20th, 2008
Attendance: 1059 (21%)


Army Gets Revenge against Lehigh, 55-58

"I can't say enough about the play of our guys today," said a happy Coach Dillard. "For a second there it wasn't looking to good, almost as if we had thrown in the towel in the second half again. But, these guys fought through it, especially Evan (Worthington). He didn't look like a freshman out there today."

Coach Dillard and the Black Knights fell behind by ten points early in the second half, before great play by the underclassmen of the team, brought them back for the win. "In the two years that I've been here, I don't ever think Jarrel has ever scored just 4 points," said sophmore forward, Eric Zastoupil. "I know we've never won with him scoring just four, so that should same something about this team."

The Black Knights scored on three consecutive possessions, early in the second half to break the tie, 28-22. However, Lehigh went on a scoring flurry, going on a 13-0 run for the next 2:53 minutes to surge ahead. "It was not looking good and then when Coach sat Jarrel down, I'm not going to lie, my heart sunk a bit," said freshman center, Joe Straight.

"Coach always says if you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem. I wasn't going to be part of the problem today," said Evan Worthington, the freshman guard who scored 13 of his team high 15 points in the second half.

Evan jumpstarted the comeback by hitting a nice 18-footer from the wing, and then everything started falling after that. "Its nice to see a win of this magnitude catalyzed by the younger guys on the team. This takes a big load off the primary scorers and opens our whole offensive game," said senior forward, Corbin Bates. Bates didn't have a great shooting night(4 for 16) but did dominate on the glass, grabbing 15 rebounds.

"C.B.'s (Corbin Bates) performance on the glass is every bit as important as Evan's offensive explosion," said Coach Dillard. "That's good team basketball."

(13-11, 7-4) Army maintains a tie for second place in the Patriot League with (13-12, 7-4) Lafayette. Both teams are just one game behind (15-11, 8-4) Bucknell. Army has just three more games left, all of them crucial to the regular season title.

Next, the Black Knights host the (10-14, 5-6) Colgate Raiders. Earlier this year, Army went to Hamilton and defeated the Raiders, 81-72. The Black Knights got great production from the bench in that meeting, with Ty Thompson scoring 16 and Grant Carter scoring 26.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Evan Worthington: 15 points, 5 assists, steal, 5/7 FG, 2/4 3pts, 3/3 FT


February 20th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 15 0 5 1 0 2 5-7 2-4 3-3 0 1 34
J. Brown, G 4 2 3 1 0 2 2-9 0-4 0-0 1 0 27
C. Bates, F 10 15 0 0 0 1 4-16 2-11 0-0 0 0 27
E. Zastoupil, F-C 13 9 3 2 0 1 6-11 0-0 1-1 2 3 34
J. Straight, C 5 8 3 1 2 0 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 32
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 8 4 0 0 0 0 3-12 0-9 2-2 0 1 18
C. Richard, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 9
G. Carter, G 3 1 3 0 0 0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 13
R. Boxley, G 2 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
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Totals 58 39 17 5 2 7 23-63 5-30 7-8 6 6 --


Lehigh Mountain Hawks

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Hall, G 5 2 4 0 0 1 2-7 0-2 1-1 0 0 31
P. Bayer, G 12 2 3 1 0 2 5-14 1-6 1-2 2 5 29
Z. Carrington, F 13 10 4 1 0 1 6-9 1-2 0-0 1 1 31
B. White, F 12 12 5 0 1 0 5-14 1-3 1-2 1 1 30
D. Okpalobi, C 3 5 1 1 0 1 1-5 0-0 1-2 1 0 28
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Buchberger, G 2 0 1 0 0 1 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 17
P. Seegars, F 3 1 1 0 0 0 1-6 1-3 0-0 1 0 15
J. Gourlay, C 3 4 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 11
M. Szalachowski, C 2 0 0 2 0 0 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 0 7
M. Macura, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
B. Skomsky, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
G. Cross, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 55 39 19 5 1 6 23-65 4-22 5-9 7 7 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY
February 23rd, 2008
Attendance: 1059 (21%)
Black Knights Insure Winning Record with Win


"To say that obtaining that postive record wasn't on my mind would be a boldface lie," Coach Dillard commented on the achievement. "However, our primary goal was to be competing for the league title by the end of the season, and we are doing that. With all of the great teams in the Patriot League, a winning record was just the means to an end," he also said.

Earlier this afternoon, the Black Knights had a dominating performance over the Colgate Raiders, 67-79. With another outstanding performance from freshman, Evan Worthington, the Black Knights won easily. "Evan is very efficient with his shots and can dish the ball well. Once we work on him calming down on the break and reducing those unecessary turnovers, I think he will be a complete point guard," said Coach Dillard. Worthington tallied 14 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals in the win.

"I think all of the underclassmen are starting to finally feel comfortable at this level. Evan's performance speaks for itself, but quietly, I think Joe did well out there tonight as well," said senior Corbin Bates who shot just 2 for 12, including 1 for 10 from downtown. "Plus it always helps when Jarrel starts to find his shot, too."

Patriot League Player of the Year frontrunner, Jarrel Brown scored 24 points in the win. "I really think I might have the stroke back a bit. I mean I missed my first 4 or 5 shots, but after that it started feeling a bit more natural," the senior commented after the game.

(14-11, 8-4) Army stays at home for a final regular season showdown against (15-11, 8-4) Bucknell. The two teams are tied for first place and Bucknell took the 1st meeting in Sojka Arena, 78-87. "We learned that these guys can shoot last game. This game we plan to be more prepared," Coach Dillard said with a look of determination.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Evan Worthington: 14 points, 9 assists, 3 steals, 5/6 FG, 0/1 3pts, 4/4 FT


February 23rd, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 14 1 9 3 0 4 5-6 0-1 4-4 0 0 35
J. Brown, G 24 1 4 1 0 0 9-21 5-15 1-2 0 1 31
C. Bates, F 5 9 1 0 0 1 2-12 1-10 0-1 2 2 28
E. Zastoupil, F-C 7 6 1 3 0 1 3-5 0-0 1-1 0 3 34
J. Straight, C 8 11 2 3 1 0 4-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 29
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 4 5 2 1 0 1 2-5 0-3 0-0 2 1 13
C. Richard, F 2 1 0 2 0 0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 4
G. Carter, G 12 0 0 0 0 0 4-15 2-9 2-2 2 0 21
R. Boxley, G 0 2 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
C. Kosuta, F-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 5
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Totals 79 36 20 14 1 8 21-73 9-41 8-10 10 10 --


Colgate Raiders

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
K. Roemer, G 14 1 2 1 0 6 7-9 0-1 0-0 0 2 31
W. Morse, G 15 0 3 1 0 3 4-9 3-5 4-4 0 1 32
K. Chones, F 4 2 0 0 0 2 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 23
K. Chones, F 9 7 2 2 0 3 4-16 0-0 1-3 2 0 28
A. Woodhouse, C 20 24 1 1 0 0 8-14 0-0 4-4 2 2 30
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Giddens, F 2 1 2 0 0 1 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 14
D. Waddy, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 11
T. Vinson, G 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 12
B. Jonson, F 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 11
S. Peavy, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
T. Pounds, F 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0 1 4
P. Minchella, C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
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Totals 67 37 14 6 0 16 26-58 3-7 12-14 5 8 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY
February 27th, 2008
Attendance: 1059 (21%)

Army Marches Closer to Regular Season Title

"Yes, I can see how this would be viewed as the biggest win of my short career so far, here at West Point," Coach Dillard responded to a question after a big win over Bucknell. "I mean the guys really showed that they wanted it tonight. Look, Corbin, Eric and Joe all had double-doubles in rebounds and points. If that's not desire, I don't know what is," Coach Dillard said emphatically.

The Army Black Knights surged ahead for sole possession of first place following a win over the Bucknell Bison, 84-75, early today at Christl Arena. "I know Coach says take it one game at time, but I'm so geeked after beating Bucknell today," said freshman center, Joeseph Straight who dominated the paint with his long 6'11" frame.

"They really didn't have an answer for Joe tonight," said senior guard, Grant Carter who also had a great game, scoring 17 points effiecently on a 5 for 7 night. "He was grabbing all of the crucial boards on the offensive and defensive glass. We looked good as a team today."

Coach Dillard also said he talked with both Carter and Bates before the game. "I figured Jarrel would be up for the game, plus he and I met about the team's performance a couple of games back. Loking at his freethrow attempts, you can tell he wanted to help the team however he could. I knew we needed our senior leaders to step up and they did just that." the Black Knight's head coach commented.

The game remained close most of the game until senior Grant Carter sealed the win with 1:16 left to play with a 3-point basket on a fastbreak to extend the Army lead to five, 80-75. "I was hitting everything else, including my free throws, so I figured why not," the senior said.

"All of the guys are excited about the win. Heck, so am I," said Coach Dillard. (15-11, 9-4) Army has now moved into sole possession of first place with both (15-12, 8-5) Bucknell and (13-13, 7-5) Lafayette right in the "rear view mirror." To end the regular season and a chance to clinch the regular season league title, the Black Knights have to face their bitter rivals, (9-15, 5-7) Navy Midshipmen in Annapolis.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Grant Carter: 17 points, rebound, assist, 3 steals, 5/7 FG, 3/5 3pts, 4/5 FT

February 27th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 4 2 7 1 0 2 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 32
J. Brown, G 28 2 1 1 0 0 8-23 4-14 8-8 1 1 29
C. Bates, F 11 11 0 2 0 4 5-14 1-7 0-0 1 1 27
E. Zastoupil, F-C 11 11 4 1 0 1 4-5 0-0 3-3 2 1 31
J. Straight, C 13 13 1 1 1 1 3-8 0-0 7-8 5 0 29
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 0 2 1 1 0 1 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 10
C. Richard, F 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
G. Carter, G 17 1 1 3 0 2 5-7 3-5 4-5 0 0 23
R. Boxley, G 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-1 0-1 0-2 0 0 2
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 2 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 5
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
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Totals 84 44 20 12 1 14 27-65 8-25 22-26 12 5 --


Bucknell Bison

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
S. Tyree, G 21 2 6 0 0 2 8-12 5-8 0-0 0 1 30
J. Griffin, G 6 1 3 2 0 2 2-10 2-6 0-0 0 2 31
G. Juan Barea, F 16 3 2 0 1 2 6-15 4-10 0-0 0 1 31
R. Ballard, F 5 10 5 1 3 0 2-6 0-0 1-2 2 3 26
J. Linthicum, C 6 8 0 2 0 0 3-3 0-0 0-1 2 3 19
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Vegotsky, G 2 0 1 0 0 1 1-6 0-4 0-0 0 1 16
J. Lawrence, C 5 0 3 2 0 3 1-6 0-2 3-5 0 2 14
z. Evans, F 12 3 2 1 0 1 5-6 2-3 0-1 1 1 16
D. Mastuopaolo, F 2 3 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 7
J. Hacker, F 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
R. Thomas, G 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
A. Morrison, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
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Totals 75 30 22 12 4 13 29-66 13-33 4-9 6 15 --

[knox33]

Solid wins. Looks like your boys are building some momentum to clinch the regular season title.

[doncoryell]

Congrats on clinching the winning record. It's the first for the Black Knights in 22 years (21 in real life and 1 in your legacy).

Now it's time to defeat the rival Midshipmen and clinch sole possession of the regular season title.

Grant Carter in your legacy (he starts in mine) reminds me of someone who used to play in the NBA years ago. His name was Vinny (or maybe it was Vance) Johnson. His nickname was "microwave" for a reason. He comes off the bench and is instant offense, plus if he gets hot, he gets hot quickly.

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
Annapolis, MD
March 1st, 2008
Attendance: 5710 (100%)

Navy Completely Embarrasses Army by 40+

"I have absolutely nothing to say, please excuse us now. I don't think this would be a good time for me say anything to you guys," Coach Dillard said as he and the entire Army team left the post game conference early. The Black Knights faced a public drubbing by the hands of the Navy Midshipmen today, 109-65.

After leaving the conference, Coach Dillard was inside the visiting lockerroom and could be heard yelling at the team from outside Alumni Hall. "Are you kidding me, 109 points? Are you serious, 59 rebounds? Ok, Ty, Grant, Khaliq, and Glen what the heck was that out there? I will pull anyone and everyone who isn't here to play. Eric, you didn't even play and the rest of you decided to just pull out the vasaline for them, huh? I'm disgusted to say even call ourselves Army men, how about you," he said furiously behind the closed doors.

The contest was never close as Army fell behind early and watched helplessly as the lead balloned to 20, 33-53 by halftime. The game only got worse in the 2nd half, as the Black Knights shot just 31% for the entire game as a team. "This is easily the worst game we've ever played and this is not how we wanted to enter the Patroit League tournament," said senior guard, Jarrel Brown who was one of the few bright points for Army in the game.

Despite being handed their worst defeat of the season, the (15-12, 9-5) Black Knights still won the regular season title today as the (15-13, 8-6) Bucknell Bison were defeated today by the (15-11, 7-7) Holy Cross Crusaders, 62-47. "The regular season title means next to nothing when you are limping into the conference tournament like we'll be," Coach Dillard said following the Bucknell loss. Army will get the #1 seed in the conference tournament and awaits tournament seeding to see who their first oppenent will be.




"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Jarrel Brown: 18 points, rebound, assist, steal, 6/12 FG, 4/6 3pts, 2/2 FT

March 1st, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 9 3 8 3 0 0 4-8 1-4 0-1 0 2 23
J. Brown, G 18 1 1 1 0 1 6-12 4-6 2-2 1 0 26
C. Bates, F 14 7 0 2 0 1 5-15 4-12 0-0 0 2 22
E. Zastoupil, F-C 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 6
J. Straight, C 8 15 0 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 4-6 4 4 24
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 7 0 1 2 0 0 3-14 1-6 0-0 0 1 18
C. Richard, F 5 1 0 1 0 3 2-8 1-6 0-0 0 1 19
G. Carter, G 4 0 1 0 0 2 2-12 0-7 0-0 0 2 18
R. Boxley, G 0 0 5 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 12
G. Wafer, F 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 9
C. Koszuta, F 0 2 1 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 16
K. Starks, G 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 6
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Totals 65 29 20 11 0 9 24-76 11-44 6-9 6 20 --


Navy Midshipmen

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
K. Kina, G 15 1 4 2 0 1 7-11 1-1 0-0 0 1 21
C. Colbert, G 4 1 3 0 0 1 2-8 0-4 0-0 0 1 14
G. Sprink, F 18 1 5 0 0 2 6-9 0-2 6-6 0 1 20
B. Fenske, F 8 12 2 2 0 0 4-5 0-0 1-1 2 1 17
T. Stanton, F 15 13 1 2 0 1 4-4 0-0 7-8 2 0 16
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Johnson, G 16 0 4 0 0 3 6-10 3-5 1-1 0 1 17
A. Teague, C 11 7 4 0 0 2 3-9 1-1 4-4 4 1 25
D. Young, F 6 0 1 1 0 2 3-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 18
B. Biles, C 6 15 3 1 0 0 3-6 0-0 0-2 3 1 19
S. Brooks, F 5 5 4 0 0 0 2-5 0-2 1-1 1 0 14
C. Harris, G 5 2 0 1 0 1 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 10
S. Hurley, F 0 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 10
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Totals 109 59 31 9 0 14 42-74 6-18 19-24 12 6 --

[elprez98]

2007-2008 Army Regular Season Stats




Record: Overall Home Away Neutral
All Games....... (15-12) (9-3) (6-9) (0-0)
Conference...... (9-5) (7-0) (3-5) (0-0)
Non-Conference.. (6-7) (2-3) (3-4) (0-0)


Name Gms Min Pts Reb Ast TO Blk Pf Fg% Ft% 3p%
Jarell Brown 27 29.5 21.3 1.7 2.8 1.6 0.0 1.6 .434 .891 .359
Grant Carter 27 16.3 10.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.7 .417 .542 .366
Corbin Bates 27 26.2 9.6 6.9 1.6 1.1 0.0 1.8 .337 .666 .269
Tyrell Thompson 27 17.0 9.0 1.9 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.7 .418 .866 .304
Eric Zastoupil 27 26.8 8.9 8.7 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.7 .576 .846 .071
Evan Worthington 27 27.7 7.9 1.2 7.0 1.7 0.0 1.5 .527 .807 .265
Joeseph Straight 27 25.0 5.9 9.1 1.3 0.5 0.9 2.5 .581 .638 .000
Roberto Boxley 26 9.2 1.6 0.2 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 .375 1.00 .161
Curtis Koszuta 23 7.6 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 .483 .625 .250
Cleveland Richard 27 7.4 1.5 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 .242 .600 .166
Khaliq Starks 22 5.6 1.0 0.0 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.4 .360 .500 .181
Glen Wafer 17 7.7 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 .166 1.00 .076

Totals 27 --- 78.1 35.1 21.3 9.2 1.4 11.9 .432 .763 .303
Ranking 1st 1st 1st 1st 8th 1st 1st 1st 7th

[samoka10]

tough game against navy.....did u make sure u turned on the setting so your guards called plays?

[elprez98]

http://graphics.fansonly.com/confs/patr/graphics/patr-06-masthd-a.jpg

March 2nd, 2008
Center Valley, PA

-Today the seedings for the Patriot League Tournament were released. All first round matchup will be played on March 5th.


(10-15, 5-9) American vs. (15-12, 9-5) Army


(13-15, 7-7) Lafayette vs. (15-11, 7-7) Holy Cross


(10-16, 6-8) Navy vs. (15-13, 8-6) Bucknell


(11-16, 6-8) Colgate vs. (15-14, 8-6) Lehigh

[elprez98]

tough game against navy.....did u make sure u turned on the setting so your guards called plays?

Yea. Just got my arse handed to me fedex.

[elprez98]

Army End of Year Recruiting Recap
-March 3rd 2008

Today, ended all of the contact that we could have with our prospects and we are relatively pleased with the progress that we've had over the season.

Prospect #1
***-Ray Swanson
6'4" 198 lbs, SG
New Rochelle, NY
Overall: 416 Pos: 92

Over the year we have become very close to Ray and his parents say that he is very close to choosing to attend West Point. As stated before Ray can jump out the gym, but we've also found out that he is also a decent defender too(Block:B). We will keep him as our #1 priority with the departure of Jarrel, Corbin, and Grant this year, we've got a lot of minutes to fill.

Prospect #2
***-Dean Hobson
6'5" 204lbs, SG(Juco Soph)
Vineland, NJ
Overall: NR Pos: NR

We had to rescind on the scholarship offer to Kevin Frandsen, he seemed rather set on attending NJIT. We have moved to speak with Dean Hobson, a sophmore juco player out of New Jersey. We offered Dean a scholarship midway through the season, but he is still undecided. After visiting Dean twice this year, we've come to the conclusion that he is still waiting for an opportunity to play at William and Mary or Loyola, before he accepts our offer. Dean is another decent leaper, shooter and rebounder (all attr B-). We will put more emphasis on Dean when we resume recruiting.

Prospect #3
**-Archie Laurelin
6'8" 207lbs, center
Cincinnati, OH
Overall: 744 Pos: 99

Archie has narrowed his decison down to just two schools, Army and Morehead St. We've spent as much as we can going out to Ohio to visit Archie at home and scout his games. Right now, his top two concerns are being close to home and getting playing time. Hopefully, we can sway Archie to come east.

What was most surprising about Archie was the potential we saw in him (B+). He a decent rebounder (B-) and has no problem hustling on the court (B). We really need to have a guy like him on the court, especially with Corbin leaving this year.

[samoka10]

looks like ray swanson could be your answer at 2 guard

[elprez98]

looks like ray swanson could be your answer at 2 guard

Don't forget, we've got Tyrell Thompson who had a decent sophmore season. I'm thinking he might be a better all-around player than Jarrel when its all said and done.

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY
March 5th, 2008
Attendance: 5044 (100%)


Army Explodes in 2nd Half to Advance to 2nd Round

"This is definitely a 180 from how we played against Navy to end the season," the Army head coach commented after the win. "We played decent defense, forced turnovers and didn't commit many of our own. I had faith that the guys would respond accordingly and my faith was upheld," he also said following a 1st round victory over the American Eagles.


Although the Black Knights found themselves down by 8 midway through the 1st half, the play of senior guard, Grant Carter propelled the Black Knights to within 2 by halftime, 35-33, and ahead for the eventual win in the second half. "We've said this over and over, Grant can be lights out, and tonight was a dark night," said senior guard, Jarrel Brown who scored 18 points in the win.

In the 2nd half, Carter scored 15 of his game high, 28 points including 4 for 5 from downtown. "I was just feeling it and so, I kept shooting," the 21 year old senior from Anaheim, Califorinia said. "Plus, I'd like at least taste what the NCAA tournment is all about before I leave West Point." Between he and Jarrel, the Black Knights went on a 4:53, 14-0, scoring barrage that blew the game open.

The Black Knights got good support from the underclassmen as well. Freshman guard, Evan Worthington scored 9 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals, while freshman center, Joeseph Straight grabbed 14 rebounds (7 offensive) to go along with his 6 points. "If we can get consistent production like this from the entire team, I like our chances," Coach Dillard said smiling happily.

(16-12, 9-5) Army will now face (14-15, 7-7) Lafayette in the 2nd round of the tournament. The two teams split the regular season series, both teams winning at home. This matchup will showcase two of the premier senior scorers in the league, Army's Jarrel Brown (21.3 ppg, 1st in PL) and Lafayette's Bilal Abdullah (13.6 ppg, 5th in PL).

In the 2nd semifinal matchup, (16-13, 8-6) Bucknell will host (12-16, 6-8) Colgate.



"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Grant Carter: 28 points, 2 rebounds, assist, steal, 10/19 FG, 7/15 3pts


March 5th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 6 3 8 4 0 0 1-5 1-5 1-2 0 2 28
J. Brown, G 18 1 1 1 0 2 7-16 3-9 1-2 0 0 31
C. Bates, F 9 7 3 2 0 0 3-12 1-9 2-2 1 1 30
E. Zastoupil, F-C 0 4 0 1 0 0 0-4 0-1 0-0 3 2 26
J. Straight, C 6 14 3 1 0 0 3-7 0-0 0-1 7 2 27
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 11 2 2 0 0 1 3-12 3-10 2-2 0 0 17
C. Richard, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
G. Carter, G 28 2 1 1 0 0 10-19 7-15 1-2 0 0 22
R. Boxley, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
C. Koszuta, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12
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Totals 78 35 20 10 0 3 28-77 15-49 7-11 11 8 --

American Eagles

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Mercer, G 2 0 1 0 0 2 1-5 0-4 0-1 0 0 30
B. Abdullah, G 16 1 1 0 0 2 6-11 4-5 0-0 0 2 31
S. Sheppard, F 12 5 4 0 0 2 4-12 0-3 4-5 1 2 26
C. Guibunda, F 13 10 4 1 1 2 6-9 0-1 1-1 1 1 29
P. Joneliunas, C 14 17 4 1 0 2 6-9 0-0 2-3 3 2 27
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Nichols, F 2 6 3 0 0 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 12
J. Thues, F 4 3 0 0 0 0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 11
E. Winston, G 0 1 3 0 0 1 1-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 12
G. Garris, F 5 0 2 0 0 1 2-7 1-2 0-0 0 0 12
T. Lay, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 7
B. Gilmore, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
A. Noel, G 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 68 46 24 2 1 14 28-62 5-16 7-10 8 10

[/quote]

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY
March 7th, 2008
Attendance: 5044 (100%)


Army Skins Leopards and Heads To League Finals

"This may not have been our most definitive victory as far as point margins are concerned, but this was one probably our best game this year, in my humble opinion," said Coach Dillard after ousting the Lafayette Leopards, 85-65. Our bench played well, we were fundamentally sound defensively, and we took great shots. I'm so proud of our performance tonight," said Coach Dillard.

The Army Black Knights looked extremely sharp in today's win over Lafayette. "We shot 50% today. They played us man-to-man most of the night, trying to take away our 3pt shot. It just made us pound it down their throats," boasted Joe Straight, the Army freshman center. The freshman earned a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. "Once we do that, they double down low and its an inside-outside game. With Jarrel and Grant on the perimeter, we're good, believe me," he continued.

Patriot League Player of the Year candidate, Jarrel Brown scored 32 points in the win. "The guy is just amazing. He can score on the break, from outside, and pretty much anywhere on the court," said Leopard senior, Bilal Abdullah who scored just 6 points in the loss. "If he starts to hit them early like he did tonight, he's extremely dangerous."

(17-12, 9-5) Army now heads to the Patriot League finals and matches up against #2 seeded, (17-13, 8-6) Bucknell. "We almost expected to see these guys one last time in the tournament," said Army senior Jarrel Brown.

The game will be played in soldout, Christl Arena in West Point. The two teams matched up twice this year, splitting the regular season series. "Well both home teams won in the season matchups and we can only hope that trends continues to hold true next Wednesday," Coach Dillard said. Bucknell will most likely be without junior guard , Justin Castleberry who broke his hand earlier this season. Castleberry who was averaging 11.3 ppg per game before the injury has missed the last 18 games.


"ARMY STRONG" Player of the Game
Grant Carter: 28 points, 2 rebounds, assist, steal, 10/19 FG, 7/15 3pts


March 7th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 5 2 8 0 0 3 1-5 1-1 2-2 0 3 25
J. Brown, G 32 0 2 1 0 0 13-18 5-8 1-1 0 1 31
C. Bates, F 10 16 3 2 0 1 4-10 2-3 2-2 0 2 30
E. Zastoupil, F-C 10 2 4 1 1 3 4-10 0-1 2-2 1 0 29
J. Straight, C 10 11 2 2 1 0 5-7 0-0 0-0 2 3 28
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 7 3 0 0 0 0 3-10 1-5 0-1 1 0 17
C. Richard, F 5 3 0 1 0 1 2-3 0-0 0-1 2 0 7
G. Carter, G 6 1 0 0 0 1 2-8 2-7 0-0 0 0 22
R. Boxley, G 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
G. Wafer, F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1
C. Koszuta, F 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Starks, G 0 0 3 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12
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Totals 85 39 24 8 2 10 34-68 11-26 6-7 6 9 --


Lafayette Leopards

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
B. O'Brien, G 13 1 2 1 0 5 5-10 1-5 2-2 0 0 32
B. Abdullah, G 6 5 0 1 0 1 2-12 1-6 1-1 2 1 29
M. Betley, F 11 11 3 1 0 1 5-11 1-2 1-2 1 0 35
T. Detmer, F 6 4 2 2 1 0 3-9 0-0 0-0 0 2 25
E. Schmidt, C 10 11 1 1 0 0 3-9 0-0 4-4 3 0 27
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
S. Sykes, F 2 2 1 2 0 1 1-6 0-2 0-0 1 2 16
M. Grumer, G 12 0 5 0 0 0 5-7 0-2 4-5 0 0 18
P. ****ins, G 5 1 0 0 0 0 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 0 6
M. Koltun, C 0 2 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 11
J. Andersson, F 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
D. Smith, F 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A. Hines, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 65 36 15 9 1 8 25-69 4-18 11-12 8 5 --

[elprez98]

Christl Arena
West Point, NY
March 13th, 2008
Attendance: 5044 (100%)


Army Wins Patroit Tournament in Dominant Fashion

"Yes, we are very happy that all of this season's hard work has culminated in this result," Coach Dillard said attempting to mask his elation. "It has been a long time coming for West Point and I'm glad we could bring a title to the Army," he also said.

Earlier today, Coach Dillard and the Black Knights defeated the Bucknell Bison, 66-89, in route to a tournament championship and NCAA tournament birth. "I don't know what to say, I'm speechless," said senior guard, Jarrel Brown who tied with teammate, Evan Worthington for the game high of 19 points. "I'm so happy for out team, fans, and of course, the Army."

Despite going into halftime with just a 5 point lead, 33-35, the Black Knights erupted in the second half on a 24-6 run that lasted just over 9:30. "We were getting steals and easy transition points," said Evan Worthington. "They were too determined to play perimeter basketball and coach did a great job of preparing us, defensively, for that type of game." Worthington was very efficient, as usual, scoring 19 points on a 9 for 11 shooting night. "What can I say? I had a lot of layups," he panted while celebrating the win.

"We are definitely looking forward to seeing where were are placed in the tournament, but for right now we will just enjoy the moment," said the first winning coach in 22 years at Army.





February 27th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
E. Worthington, G 19 1 5 3 0 3 9-11 0-0 1-3 0 1 27
J. Brown, G 19 3 1 2 0 0 7-19 3-9 2-3 1 1 30
C. Bates, F 12 9 4 5 0 1 6-16 0-8 0-0 0 1 30
E. Zastoupil, F-C 11 11 2 4 0 2 5-8 0-0 1-4 2 0 33
J. Straight, C 16 14 0 1 1 0 6-8 0-0 4-5 9 2 29
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Thompson, G 5 3 1 3 0 0 2-6 1-3 0-0 1 1 14
C. Richard, F 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 5
G. Carter, G 3 0 1 1 0 0 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 2 7
R. Boxley, G 0 0 1 0 0 2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 7
G. Wafer, F 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 10
K. Starks, G 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
C. Kosuta, F-C 2 1 1 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 89 43 16 19 1 10 37-77 5-28 10-17 13 9 --


Bucknell Bison

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
S. Tyree, G 13 2 3 0 0 4 6-9 1-3 0-0 0 0 31
J. Griffin, G 13 0 3 0 0 4 5-9 1-5 2-2 0 1 26
G. Juan Barea, F 12 5 1 2 1 3 4-14 4-14 2-2 0 3 30
R. Ballard, F 9 11 0 0 0 3 3-11 0-0 3-3 4 3 29
J. Linthicum, C 11 15 1 2 0 1 5-7 0-0 1-1 4 4 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Vegotsky, G 2 0 1 1 0 1 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 18
J. Lawrence, C 1 1 0 2 0 2 0-4 0-2 1-2 0 0 12
P. Behan, F 0 3 2 1 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 10
Z. Evans, F 5 0 1 1 0 1 1-4 1-2 2-2 0 1 12
D. Mastropaolo, F 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
R. Thomas, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
J. Hacker, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
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Totals 86 40 12 10 1 19 25-66 5-22 11-12 8 13

[elprez98]

Selection Sunday
March 16th, 2008
West Point, NY

-Army has been seeded #14 in the Detroit Regional. The Black Knights have drawn (22-9, 9-7) Syracuse Orangemen. The game will be played at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho.

[southernCEO]

Good season man. Congrats on the tourney berth.

[elprez98]

Good season man. Congrats on the tourney berth.

Thanks man.

[elprez98]

Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
March 13th, 2008
Attendance: 12854(100%)


Syracuse Bounces Army in 1st Round Matchup

"We go into every game with a winning attitude. Unfortunately, we met a pretty good team tonight," said Coach Dillard. "We are happy with our accomplishments and hope that the Orangemen continue to do well," he added.

The Black Knights, who had their first winning season in 22 years, were defeated today by the Syracuse Orangemen, 69-100. "We had to play perfect ball to compete with a team of this caliber," said Jarrel Brown, who gave his all, scoring 35 points in his final college game. "These guys are tough," he continued.

The Black Knights were down by 20 points by halftime but did make a small run early in the 2nd half, to cut the lead to 12, but they wouldn't get any closer as Orangemen went on a 12-0 run with 8:43 to play to close the door on the Army.

"I'm just glad we got the experience of being in the tournament. There are probably thousands of college players who never got or will get this opportunity," said senior guard Grant Carter.

The Army Black Knights end the season 18-13, but Coach Dillard will have a lot of things on his mind for next season, as his top three scorers will be graduating this year.

[elprez98]

Post-Season Awards Ceremony
April 7th, 2008
-San Antonio, Tx

The (27-11, 13-3) Colorado State Rams made history today by becoming the lowest seed to ever win a NCAA title. As just a #9 seed, the Rams made it threw the Charlotte Regional, defeating #1 overall seeded, Duke in the 2nd round, 76-70. In the Sweet Sixteen matchup, they faced upstart, #13 seed, George Mason and squeaked by 53-52. The Rams continued to bust brackets by upsetting #2 seeded, Georgia Bulldogs, 63-54 in the Elite Eight.

As if that wasn't enough, David topped Goliath yet again in the Final Four as the Rams defeated another #1 seed, Georgia Tech, 74-68. Finally, in the championship game, Colorado beat #3 seed, Syracuse Orangemen to win it all. The Rams were paced by the consistent play of senior center, Jason Smith, who averaged just over 20 ppg in the tournament.

NABC POY
jr, Jeff Pendergraph(ASU):23.2 ppg, 9.8 rpg

2kSports Mid-Major POY
sr, Kyle Hines(UNCG):24.6 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 2.5 bpg, 1.4 spg(a beast)

NABC COY
Jim Boeheim(Syr):27-10(Loss to Colorado St. in Championship Game)

NABC DPOY
sr, Cavell Johnson(UMBC): 11.0 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 1.7 bpg

Newell BMOY
jr, Jeff Pendergraph(ASU):23.2 ppg, 9.8 rpg


1st Team All-Americans
sr, Tack Minor, LSU
sr, Jason Rich, FSU
sr, Nic Young, USC
jr, Jeff Pendergraph, SYR
sr, Alexs Maric, NEB

2nd Team All-Americans
jr, Jamont Gordon, MSST
jr, Jamar Smith, ILL
so, Lance Thomas, DUKE
jr, Josh McRoberts, DUKE
sr, Chris Danielss, AMCC

[Melo15AI3Nuggets]

nice lose dude

[elprez98]

2008 Coaching Carousel

Power Conferences


-MSU Fires Tom Izzo, Hires Mark Turgeon (Ovr: B+, Rec:176-127) Wichita St
-Bob Knight retires, Texas Tech hires Mark Few (Ovr: A, Rec: 222-68) Gonz
-Stanford, fires Trent Johnson, hires Tim O'Shea(Ovr: B+, Rec: 119-93) Ohio
-Rutgers fires Fred Hill, hires Greg Jackson (Ovr: B, 136-106) Delaware St
-Colorado fires Ricardo Patton, hires Will Brown (Ovr: B-, Rec: 98-102) Alb
-South Florida hires John Pelphrey (Ovr: B-, Rec: 105-78) USA
-Oregon State hires Scott Sutton (Ovr: B+, Rec: 154-122) ORU
-Wyoming hired Bob Marlin (Ovr: B+, Rec: 171-117) SHSU



Mid-Major Conferences

-Wichita State new hire, Ron Hunter (Ovr: B, 224-185) IUPUI
-TCU fired Neil Dougherty, hires Murray Bartow (Ovr: B+, 188-146) ETSU
-USA new hire, Todd Bozeman (Ovr: B+, 62-93) Morgan State
-Gozaga new hire, Scott Nagy (Ovr: B, 255-124) San Diego State
-LA Tech fired Keith Richard, James Green (Ovr: B-, Rec: 166-158) MVSU
-SJS fired George Nessman, hired Tom Izzo(Ovr: A, Rec: 283-141) MSU
-Buffalo fired R. Witherspoon, hired Billy Taylor (Ovr: B, Rec: 97-83) Lehigh
-Portland fired Eric Reveno, hired D. Dillard (Ovr: C+, Rec: 28-32) Army
-Army new hire, Trent Johnson (Ovr: B+, Rec: 140-137) Stanford

[elprez98]

Portland Pilots Hire Coach Dillard to 2-Year Deal

April 8th, 2008
Portland, Oregon

-The University of Portland has agreed to a two-year deal with former Army Coach D. Dillard for an undisclosed amount. "I was actually very surprised to get a call from them and after careful consideration, I felt like this would be a great opportunity for me and my family. I am very grateful for the opportunity that the Army provided for me and I wish nothing but success for them in the future."

The Portland Pilots fired Eric Reveno, a former Stanford assistant after a dismal, 7-19 season, that found the Pilots at the bottom of the West Coast conference standings.

[elprez98]

2008 Top Ten Recruiting Classes


AA MrB 5* 4* 3* 2*
1. (21-11, 10-8) Arizona 3 0 3 1 0 0
2. (27-10, 9-7) Syracuse 2 1 2 2 0 0
3. (14-16, 5-11) Texas Tech 1 1 1 2 0 0
4. (25-10, 13-3) Kansas 2 0 2 3 0 0
5. (22-13, 8-8) Wisconsin 1 3 1 2 2 0
6. (16-14, 9-7) Florida 1 3 2 4 0 1
7. ( 25-9, 12-4) Ohio State 1 1 1 0 3 0
8. (17-15, 9-7) Arkansas 0 1 0 4 2 2
9. (18-15, 11-5) Boston College 1 1 2 2 1 2
10. (15-15, 7-9) Vanderbilt 0 1 0 2 2 0
136.( 7-19, 3-11) Portland 0 0 0 0 2 1
159.(18-13, 9-5) Army 0 0 0 0 1 2

[vols21]

good season and congrats on the new job at Portland. Time to work your magic all over again. Little better recruits there, but a lot of wins to make up...once again.
What are your first season goals??



AMAZING run by Colorado State!!!! I have them to look forward to in the Mountain West opener in my TCU legacy. They look tough, but hopefully the team I face won't be as good as what you just witnessed.

in mine so far, I have yet to see a coach win the COY that did not win the title, and the 2 player of the year awards have always gone to the same player. SO I'm glad to see it can be divided up sometimes

[elprez98]

2008-2009 Portland Pilots

Head Coach: D. Dillard (1st Year, Overall Record: 28-32)
Assistants: Cheyne Rand (1st Year)
Keon Pena (1st Year)

Num Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown OVR(original)
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25 Kevin Durant SF 6-10 244 So Beaverton, OR 87 (84)-Transfer from Texas
22 Nieman Heard PG 6-1 181 So Salem, OR 75 (73)
23 Walter Channing SF 6-5 218 So Seattle, WA 72 (69)
12 Edgar Spencer SG 6-4 194 Fr Renton, WA 69 (68)
5 Taishi Ito SG 6-0 177 Jr Virginia Beach, VA 68 (66)
50 Otis Buckendahl PG 6-8 241 Fr Anchorage, AK 67 (66)
44 Jamie Jones PF 6-7 219 Sr Naperville, IL 66
33 Bryant Murphy SF 6-6 214 So Seattle, WA 63 (62)
15 Brian McTear PG 5-10 163 Sr Pomona, CA 62 (61)
3 Ethan Nidermeyer PF 6-7 200 Jr San Jose, CA 59 (57)
41 Robin Smeulders PF 6-9 210 Jr Huntsville, AL 58 (57)
20 Abraham Fitch SG 6-5 202 Fr Portland, OR 58 (57)
42 Alex Tiefenthaler SP 6-9 220 Sr Houston, TX 56 (57)
32 Erick Lawrence SF 6-5 220 Fr Fullerton, CA 56 (55)
13 Kijeth Wise PG 6-5 206 Fr El Paso, TX 54
30 Ernest McGuire PG 6-1 167 Fr Chula Vista, CA 52 (51)

Red denotes returning starters
Blue denotes new additions

[vols21]

nice trick getting Kevin Durant to transfer in!!! That should upset the balance of power in the west coast conference

[elprez98]

2008-2009 Pre-Season Media Rankings




RK
01 Duke
02 UConn
03 Memphis
04 Wake Forest
05 North Carolina
06 Louisville
07 UCLA
08 Kansas
09 Villanova
10 Illinois
11 Providence
12 Syracuse
13 Wisconsin
14 Washington
15 NC State
16 LSU
17 Tennessee
18 San Diego St.
19 Texas A&M
20 Ohio State
21 Arizona
22 Kentucky
23 West Virginia
24 St. Joe's
25 Georgia Tech

[elprez98]

nice trick getting Kevin Durant to transfer in!!! That should upset the balance of power in the west coast conference

He actually transferred in the year before. I just got lucky really because I forgot he transferred to Portland.

[elprez98]

2008-2009 Portland Pilots

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Starting Lineup
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Nieman Heard PG
Edgar Spencer SG
Walter Channing SF
Kevin Durant PF
Jamie Jones C

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Bench
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Taishi Ito SG
Otis Buckendahl PG
Bryant Murphy SF
Brian McTear PG
Ethan Nidermeyer
Robin Smeulders
Abraham Fitch SG

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Reserves
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Alex Tiefenthaler PF
Erick Lawrence SF
Kijeth Wise PG
Ernest McGuire PG

*red denotes redshirted players

[guckin1989]

Pretty dang lucky. Nice legacy. Im eagerly awaiting the new updates.

[vols21]

that's awesome. He should give you a go-to guy right off the bat until you can bring in some good recruits. Should make for a fun season - good luck

[LiAu41]

Nice legacy elprez, I've been quietly following in the background and i've really enjoyed your posts. Congrats on the new portland job. You are going to tear it up with Durant next year!

[knox33]

Excellent legacy 'prez. Nice run to the Big Dance and good luck at Portland. Enjoy Durant for atleast one year because I see that guy bolting after a great season. Hopefully by starting a winning tradition, it will help our your recruiting for next season.

[vikingfan1]

With Durant, I think you should be able to compete very well with Gonzaga (if they are good in your legacy) for the conference. Good luck with your first year at Portland, hopefully everything starts out well for you!

[samoka10]

i'm curious as to why you wanted to leave army?

[elprez98]

2008-2009 Pre-Season All-Americans





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1st Team All-Americans
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Evan Laudato PG Duke
Billy Humphrey SG Georgia
Thaddeus Young SF Georgia Tech
Taddeus Wright PF Kansas
Spencer Hawes C Washington



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2nd Team All-Americans
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Greg Paulus PG Duke
Wayne Ellington SG North Carolina
Paul Harris SF Syracuse
Brandon Wright PF North Carolina
Brian Zoubek C Duke

[elprez98]

Ok guys, I'm going to take another chapter out of doncoryell's Bible of Legacies and track the progress of choice teams. I'm going to include the teams of fellow legacy writers on this board. So right now I'll be including:

Jacksonville
Illini
Howard
WIU
Army
Morehead St.
Cal PolyTech

If there are any others that you'd like to be updated on, let me know.

[elprez98]

Week 1 Wrapup
(11-2-08 thru 11-8-08)



11/6/08

TOP 25 SCOREBOARD

No games scheduled


OTHERS

Southern 43 at Miss St. 57
Miss St. center, V. Goodridge 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists

WCC SCOREBOARD

No games scheduled

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[Out of the Fire]

Good luck with Portland. The easy access to California talent should help keep your team strong season after season.

Also like the idea of tracking other teams. I'll be looking forward to see how Cal Poly is doing.

[elprez98]

i'm curious as to why you wanted to leave army?

Well I wanted to bolt from Army A.S.A.P., really. The graduation of Jarrel may have had a little to do with it too...lol.:lol:

[elprez98]

Week 2 Wrapup
(11-9-08 thru 11-15-08)

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11/11/08
-Asst Coach K. Pena in Vancover, WA visiting 4* PG, K. Caporn

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TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
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No games scheduled

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2KSPORTS CHOOPS CLASSIC
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University of Louisiana-Layfatte 55, Vermont 45
Delaware St. 43, Virginia Tech 58

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WCC SCOREBOARD
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No games scheduled

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11/12/08
-Asst Coach K. Pena in Seattle, WA to see 2* center, A.C. Hannan

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TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
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No games scheduled

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2KSPORTS CHOOPS CLASSIC
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University of Louisiana-Layfatte 44, Virginia Tech 45
UIC-Chicago 51, E. Michigan 54
Harvard 58, Penn State 53

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WCC SCOREBOARD
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No games scheduled

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11/13/08
-Asst Coach C. Rand in Fresno, CA to see 2* forward, Skip Fisher

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TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
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No games scheduled

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2KSPORTS CHOOPS CLASSIC
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E. Michigan 75, Harvard 55
NDSU 53, Temple 48
Prairie View 66, Oklahoma 55

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WCC SCOREBOARD
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No games scheduled

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11/14/08
-Game Day Preparations

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TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
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Austin Peay 56, #16 LSU 84
Maine 58, #25 Georgia Tech 68
Robert Morris 56, #20 Ohio St. 65
NC A&T 47, # 8 Kansas 85
Wofford 46, #5 North Carolina 64
Colgate 62, #14 Washington 60
Louisiana Tech 57, #18 San Diego St 69
Long Island 41, #12 Syracuse 54
Savannah St. 52, #6 Louisville 67
Detroit 64, #3 Memphis 91
Morehead St. 54, Norfolk St. 55

*denotes upset

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2KSPORTS CHOOPS CLASSIC
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Bucknell 62, Canisius 50
Campbell 59, Notre Dame 57
ND State 68, Prairie View 63

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WCC SCOREBOARD
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Gonzaga 71, San Diego St 52
(ZAG) Matt Bouldin 18 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 5/8 FG, 8/9 FT

Sacramento St. 55, Pepperdine 68
(PEPP) Chris Oakes 16 pts, 10 reb, 7/13 FG

Oakland 50, San Francisco 66
(SF) Antonio Kellogg: 7 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 3/4 FG

San Diego 62, Oregon St. 48
(SD) Brandon Johnson: 12 pts, 6 ast, 2 stl, 5/13 FG

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11/15/08
-Game Day Preparations

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TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
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University of NH 51, #2 Connecticut
George Mason 44, #4 Wake Forest 53
College of Charleston 44, #20 Ohio State 62
#11 Providence 50, Drake 55
James Madison 70, #19 Texas A&M 77
Holy Cross 62, #8 Kansas 72
UC-Irvine 40, #14 Washington 53

*denotes upset
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2KSPORTS CHOOPS CLASSIC
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Bucknell 73, Campbell 72

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WCC SCOREBOARD
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Gonzaga 70, New Mexico 41-J. Hevtvelt: 16 pts, 8 rebs, 5/13 FG, 5/5 FT

Portland 68, Central Arkansas 59
-K. Durant: 18 pts, 14 rebs, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk, 8/16 FG

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:eek:Legacy Watch:eek:
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Army 48, Boston University 69
Winthrop 47, Morehead St. 48
Longwood 44, Cal Poly 64

[elprez98]

Farris Center
Conway, Ar
November 15th, 2008
Attendance: 1320 (100%)


Dee Dillard Wins First Game as Pilot Coach

"Well I'm a bit in awe myself. I've never coached a big man of his talent level. Not only that, but he is a good kid," said Coach Dillard talking about sophmore standout, Kevin Durant. Durant transferred from Texas in 2007, and sat out last year and is in his first year competing on the floor as a Pilot.

Earlier today, the Pilots faced Central Arkansas in Conway, and came away with the 68-59 victory. "Unfortunately, coaches and players, basically, everyone is still trying to feel each other out," said sophmore forward Walter Channing who scored a game high, 21 points, including 5 for 9 from downtown. "I'm sure we've got about three or four more games like that," he continued.

The Pilots surged ahead early, taking a commanding, 46-26 lead by halftime. "I feel like we looked pretty decent out there, although Coach was really upset about our turnovers," said sophmore forward, Kevin Durant. Durant had a double-double in points and rebounds with 18 and 14, respectively.

In the second half, Central Arkansas attempted to make a comeback. Will Cranford of the Bears 10 of his 14 points in the second period but it wasn't enough offense to overcome the deficit. "A lot of that is just like Walter(Channing) said. We are just trying to find the right combinations right now. Hopefully, it doesn't comeback and bite us, though," said Coach Dillard


Pilots' "Soaring" Student-Athlete
Kevin Durant: 18 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, block, 8/16 FG, 2/7 3pts


November 15th, 2008
Box Score

Portland Pilots

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Heard, G 8 0 5 1 0 3 3-8 2-5 0-0 0 2 23
E. Spencer, G 9 0 1 0 0 3 3-7 2-6 1-1 0 0 13
W. Channing, F 21 1 2 1 0 3 8-14 5-9 0-0 0 1 24
K. Durant, F 18 14 2 2 1 0 8-16 2-7 0-0 2 0 28
J. Jones, C 3 12 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1 1 28
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
O. Buckendahl, F 0 3 2 2 0 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 14
T. Ito, G 5 1 2 0 0 2 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 6
B. Murphy , F 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-2 2-1 0-0 0 0 5
B. McTear, G 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
E. Niedermeyer, F 2 1 1 1 0 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 10
R. Smeulders, F 0 2 0 0 1 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 7
A. Fitch, G 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 5
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Totals 68 34 19 8 2 13 26-59 12-36 4-4 4 9 --


Central Arkansas Bears

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
J. Winters, G 8 7 6 3 0 2 4-12 0-8 0-0 0 0 28
W. Cranford, G 14 4 0 1 0 0 6-11 2-6 0-0 2 0 27
D. Snipes, F 0 13 0 1 0 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 4 19
R. Swoger, F 7 3 4 1 0 1 3-7 0-0 1-2 0 2 26
D. Haymaker, C 13 9 0 1 0 1 6-12 0-0 1-2 1 0 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Kruger, G 5 2 0 0 0 1 1-5 1-2 2-2 1 1 9
A. Silvermann, G 4 0 0 3 0 0 2-7 0-4 0-0 0 0 10
M. Pilow, G 3 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 5
V. Lampley, F 2 2 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 6
M. Rueter, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
K. Cannon, G 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
P. Harding, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
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Totals 59 32 10 11 0 10 24-61 4-23 7-8 4 7 --

[elprez98]

http://cometsports.utdallas.edu/images/ncaa.jpg

Around the NCAA In A Flash


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11/16/08

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TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
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Stetson 79, #8 Kansas 49
Akron 45, #20 Ohio State 70
#21 Arizona 55, Boston College 56
Princeton 37, #1 Duke 64 (College B-Ball Exp. Classic)
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Legacy Watch :eek:
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Jacksonville 71, UC-Davis 72
UW-Milwaukee 52, W. Illinios 61
Morehead St. 56, Seton Hall 62
Cal Poly 51, Idaho 64

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WCC SCOREBOARD
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Gonzaga 63, Murray St. 45
Loyola Marymount 59, Arizona St. 77
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[doncoryell]

Gee, I feel humbled and honored. Should I autograph your paperback copy of the "Bible of Legacies"? :D

Too bad that you left Army but you jumped at the first chance you got and I'm glad for you.

You must have been licking your chops when you saw that Kevin Durant was there for your guidance.

Good start with the Pilots with the win over the Bears. (Psst, I'm not going to tell anyone if you don't but please change the name of the team in the box score from Army Black Knights to Portland Pilots)

Good luck with the new school.

[elprez98]

Gee, I feel humbled and honored. Should I autograph your paperback copy of the "Bible of Legacies"? :D

Too bad that you left Army but you jumped at the first chance you got and I'm glad for you.

You must have been licking your chops when you saw that Kevin Durant was there for your guidance.

Good start with the Pilots with the win over the Bears. (Psst, I'm not going to tell anyone if you don't but please change the name of the team in the box score from Army Black Knights to Portland Pilots)

Good luck with the new school.

What ever do you mean? It says Pilots;). I think the Durant luck makes it destiny for me to be there. Its amazing to have player that good. I don't think I've had a player that good, that early in any of my career legacies over the years that I've been playing College Hoops.

[elprez98]

http://images.sportsline.com/images/collegebasketball/logos/PORT.gif vs. http://images.sportsline.com/images/collegebasketball/logos/CLEVST.gif
Wolstein Center
Cleveland, OH
November 24th, 2008
Attendance: 3810 (28%)


Durant Dominates in 2nd Half Pilots' Run
(2-0, 0-0) Portland 69, (2-2, 0-0) Cleveland St. 59


"As much praise as we give Kevin(Durant), a lot of our 2nd half success came from Walt(Channing) too," said Coach Dillard. "Walt had some key steals early in the second that opened the game for us," he continued.

The Pilots were grounded nearly the entire the 1st half, shooting just 35% in the 1st half. "We couldn't hit our shots. Basically, these guys played great defense," said Walter Channing who grabbed 5 rebounds to go along with his 16 points.

In the 2nd half, the Pilots went on a 16-0 run following a huge putback jam by sophmore transfer, Kevin Durant. That basket put the Pilots up 42-40, and they never relenquished the lead from that point on. "They really had done a good job of boxing out and stuff before I got that dunk," said Durant, who ended the game with 26 points and 13 rebounds for his 2nd double-double of the season.

The (2-0, 0-0) Pilots will now face Lamar University in the Montagne Center on Sunday.



Pilots' "Soaring" Student-Athlete
Kevin Durant: 26 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, steal, 10/17 FG, 2/7 3pts, 4/6 FT


March 7th, 2008
Box Score

Army Black Knights

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Heard, G 7 2 6 1 0 6 3-7 1-3 0-0 0 0 28
E. Spencer, G 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 17
W. Channing, F 16 5 1 2 1 0 5-9 3-6 3-6 0 2 25
K. Durant, F 26 13 2 1 0 3 10-17 2-7 4-6 3 1 28
J. Jones, C 11 13 0 0 0 1 5-9 0-1 1-1 3 1 27
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
O. Buckendahl, F 2 1 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 15
T. Ito, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 8
B. Murphy , F 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 5
B. McTear, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
E. Niedermeyer, F 2 2 1 0 0 0 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 2 12
R. Smeulders, F 3 2 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 1-1 1 0 5
A. Fitch, G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 69 40 12 5 1 10 27-58 6-24 9-14 9 9 --


Cleveland State Vikings

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
B. Fischer, G 4 1 2 2 0 1 1-5 0-2 2-2 0 1 28
C. Jackson, G 9 2 1 2 0 0 3-8 0-2 3-3 0 3 26
T. Crawford, F 10 4 0 1 0 1 4-8 2-5 0-0 0 0 27
N. Bullock, F 18 4 5 2 0 0 7-19 0-0 4-5 1 2 25
G. Tandy, C 11 10 4 0 0 1 5-11 0-0 1-2 2 1 27
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Teague, G 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 10
J. Davis, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
R. Edelin, F 2 1 0 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 10
R. Fields, F 0 5 1 0 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 10
B. Larranaga, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
C. Moore, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
L. Jeanpierre, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 56 27 14 7 0 7 22-58 2-12 10-12 3 8 --

[elprez98]

11/24 WEEKLY WRAPUP




MEDIA POLL
RK LW
01 03 Memphis (3-0), Last Game: Liberty 51, Memphis 92, 3-game win streak
02 01 Duke (2-2), Last Game: CS-Fullerton 70 Duke 68, 2nd straight loss
03 04 Wake Forest (3-0), Last Game: Elon 60, Wake Forest 68, 3 straight wins
04 06 Louisville (4-0), Last Game: Appalachian St. 47, Louisvile 69, 4 straight wins
05 02 Connecticut (2-1), Last Game: Delaware 64, UConn 52, also loss to #19 Kentucky
06 07 UCLA (2-0), LG: Utah Valley St. 47, UCLA 60, faces #11 Friars tomorrow
07 09 Villanova (4-0) LG: Mercer 58, 'Nova 71, 4 straight wins
08 08 Kansas (4-1), LG: Coll. of Charleston 57, Kansas 86, only loss to (2-2) Stetson
09 05 North Carolina (1-1), LG: S. Carolina St. 58, North Carolina 57
10 12 Syracuse (2-0), LG: Loyola(MD) 73, Syracuse 76
11 16 LSU (2-0), LG: C. Arkansas 41, LSU 91, faces #4 Kansas on 12/4
12 10 Illinois (2-1)
13 20 Ohio State (5-0), LG: Columbia 53, Ohio St. 76, 5 straight wins
14 11 Providence (3-1), LG: #16 Tennessee 70, #11 Providence 84, faces #6 UCLA
15 18 San Diego State (3-0), LG: UC-Riverside 56, San Diego St. 67
16 17 Tennessee (2-1), LG: #14 Providence 84, #16 Tennessee 70
17 14 Washington (4-1), LG: UCF 63, #17 Washington 72, faces #5 UConn on 12/3
18 23 West Virgina (2-0), LG: UC-Davis 48, #18 WVU 71
19 22 Kentucky (1-0), LG: #5 UConn 57, #19 Kentucky 70, faces #3 Wake Forest on 11/25
20 25 Georgia Tech (2-0)
21 13 Wisconsin (3-0)
22 21 Marquette (2-0)
23 -- Texas (1-0)
24 -- Pittsburgh (4-0)
25 -- Indiana (4-0)



MID-MAJOR POLL
RK
01 Nevada (3-0)
02 Gonzaga (5-0)
03 Pepperdine (2-1)
04 Middle Tennessee (3-0)
05 New Mexico St.(2-1)
06 Creighton (1-1)
07 Boise St. (3-0)
08 Utah St. (1-2)
09 Pacific (0-0)
10 Hofstra (3-0)
11 Witchita St. (2-0)
12 George Mason (1-1)
13 Ohio State (2-0)
14 San Francisco (2-1)
15 Troy (2-1)
16 CS-Fullerton (3-0)
17 Wright State (3-1)
18 Saint Mary's (3-0)
19 North Dakota St. (4-2)
20 Boston Univ. (2-0)
21 San Diego (3-2)
22 Old Dominion (2-1)
23 William & Mary (2-0)
24 UNC-Greensboro (1-0)
25 UW-Green Bay (1-3)


West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM W L WIN% CW CL CWIN%
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GONZAGA 5 0 1.00 0 0 .000
PORTLAND 2 0 1.00 0 0 .000
ST. MARY'S 3 0 1.00 0 0 .000
PEPPERDINE 2 1 .666 0 0 .000
SAN FRANCISCO 2 1 .666 0 0 .000
SAN DIEGO 3 2 .600 0 0 .000
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 1 3 .250 0 0 .000
SANTA CLARA 0 2 .000 0 0 .000

[elprez98]

Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Portland Pilots Early Recruiting Period

This is the start of the early recruiting period and we are pretty darn excited here in Portland. We've got a great talent pool to recruit from here in the northwestern US and California. I'm really liking what we might be able to build up here. We've talked to a lot of guys but we've only got three scholarships to distribute so we've concentrated our efforts on these three outstanding seniors.

Prospect #1
****-Raimondas Jahnke, 2008 Mr. Basketball of Oregon
6'6" 215 lbs, SG
Portland, OR
Overall: 350 Pos: 75

R.J. is the highest profile player that I have recruited so far. He's got a great all-around game, most notably, his shooting ability(A-). He's got a great attitude and his hustle(B+) fits right into our style of play. He's got a decent first step (B+). Right now, his main priority is attention. He's already earned the Mr. Basketball title so he's used to being in the spotlight, and he's not modest about wanting to continue that feeling. He wants to play at a big program but also, he doesn't want to play too far away from home. His parents have stated that they have never missed any of his games and a long move might jeopardize that streak. He's also not too concerned about starting early which is always good.
Although he's stated interest in both Idaho and Portland State, its really a two-man race between us and Oregon State. R.J has stated that he is completely undecided between the two schools, although Oregon State may have a very slight lead ahead of us due to their program size, OSU has yet to offer a full scholarship to Raimondas. We are praying for a miracle.

Prospect #2
****-Keydren Caporn
6'0", 174lbs, PG
Vancouver, WA
Overall: 64 Pos: 18

Keydren is another hot commodity here in the Northwest. He's one of those point guards that just seem to be "special." Another guy with a lot of hustle(A-), Keydren is a great decision maker on the court(B+). He can use a little help in the shooting department(B-), but his other attributes more than make up for that.

Keydren would like to stay near his grandmother, who raised him. Unfortunately, he very interested in fellow WCC member Gonzaga, Washington, Oregon State, us and Portland State, in that order. Right now, we are the only team that has offered a scholarship, so hopefully we can pull to the Portland campus.

Prospect #3
***-Rudolph Barnard
6'8" 222 lbs, center
Santa Rosa, CA
Overall: 159 Pos: 22

Although Rudy is a little smaller than I'd traditionally recruit for the center position, his skill set is unmatched. A guy that has a chance to be that "Coach on the Floor" for us, he got amazing basketball IQ(A+). He's a high flyer(A) and very quick on the floor(A). Right now, Rudolph is interested in BYU(100%), Portland(90%), Hawaii(~88%), UCLA and Stanford. He just visited the campus last week, and said he was extremely impressed (78% to 90%). Rudolph will be watching this game against Lamar very closely. So far, BYU has yet to offer a scholarship to him, so we will pull out all of the stops this week and hopefully we can get the steal.

[knox33]

Durant is playing true to his skills. Good luck against Lamar and hope you can steal Jahnke, Caporn and Barnard.

[doncoryell]

Portland is off to a good start so far. Keep up the good work!


It looks like LMU could use Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble from the LMU heyday when they averaged over 100 points a game for about 4 or 5 years.

[knox33]

Portland is off to a good start so far. Keep up the good work!


It looks like LMU could use Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble from the LMU heyday when they averaged over 100 points a game for about 4 or 5 years.

Hank "The Bank" Gaithers...haven't heard that name in years. I was a fan of his. He would have made a great NBA player. Just a thought...RIP Hank.

[supersigma2of21]

Wow you really got lucky with Durant transferring in. It almost doesn't make any sense why he wouldn't stay in Texas or just go to the NBA.

[elprez98]

Wow you really got lucky with Durant transferring in. It almost doesn't make any sense why he wouldn't stay in Texas or just go to the NBA.

He wasn't getting enough PT in Texas so he shipped off to Portland after his freshman season. Sat out last year (you know that 1 yr transfer rule) and now he's a PILOT!!!

[doncoryell]

You made the right decision in bolting from the Black Knights after your two year "hitch". The same thing happened in 2k7 that did in 2k6. I stayed over at Army for a third season and the only game so far that I was able to coach during the game was the NIT Tipoff Classic tournament game.

[skarface2k1]

you have it made with a star transfering in.What is kevins rating?

[skarface2k1]

Ok guys, I'm going to take another chapter out of doncoryell's Bible of Legacies and track the progress of choice teams. I'm going to include the teams of fellow legacy writers on this board. So right now I'll be including:

Jacksonville
Illini
Howard
WIU
Army
Morehead St.
Cal PolyTech
Wisconsin

If there are any others that you'd like to be updated on, let me know.
What my legacy isn't a good on to follow up on?Coach sanders of Wisconsin.

[elprez98]

Sorry for the delay guys, but I'm finally back. Being grown sucks..for all ya'll youngins' that don't know yet about responsibility. Anyway, off my soap box. I've been playing games here and there, I'll put the recaps up asap and thanks for still checkin in on me.

[elprez98]

you have it made with a star transfering in.What is kevins rating?

He's pretty nice, not as aggressive as I would hope though.




2008-2009 Portland Pilots

Head Coach: D. Dillard (1st Year, Overall Record: 28-32)
Assistants: Cheyne Rand (1st Year)
Keon Pena (1st Year)

Num Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown OVR(original)
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25 Kevin Durant SF 6-10 244 So Beaverton, OR 87 (84)-Transfer from Texas
22 Nieman Heard PG 6-1 181 So Salem, OR 75 (73)
23 Walter Channing SF 6-5 218 So Seattle, WA 72 (69)
12 Edgar Spencer SG 6-4 194 Fr Renton, WA 69 (68)
5 Taishi Ito SG 6-0 177 Jr Virginia Beach, VA 68 (66)
50 Otis Buckendahl PG 6-8 241 Fr Anchorage, AK 67 (66)
44 Jamie Jones PF 6-7 219 Sr Naperville, IL 66
33 Bryant Murphy SF 6-6 214 So Seattle, WA 63 (62)
15 Brian McTear PG 5-10 163 Sr Pomona, CA 62 (61)
3 Ethan Nidermeyer PF 6-7 200 Jr San Jose, CA 59 (57)
41 Robin Smeulders PF 6-9 210 Jr Huntsville, AL 58 (57)
20 Abraham Fitch SG 6-5 202 Fr Portland, OR 58 (57)
42 Alex Tiefenthaler SP 6-9 220 Sr Houston, TX 56 (57)
32 Erick Lawrence SF 6-5 220 Fr Fullerton, CA 56 (55)
13 Kijeth Wise PG 6-5 206 Fr El Paso, TX 54
30 Ernest McGuire PG 6-1 167 Fr Chula Vista, CA 52 (51)

Red denotes returning starters
Blue denotes new additions

[elprez98]

What my legacy isn't a good on to follow up on?Coach sanders of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is in there...;)(Moderating has its perks..)

[elprez98]

11/30/08

Channing Explodes for 36 in Pilot Win

-"I know this may sound as a surprise, but I'm a bit glad that we are struggling for our wins," said Coach Dillard. "When you have a like Kevin(Durant) on you team, guys sometimes have a tendency to kind of stand around and watch. Walter was not doing anything of the kind today," he continued.

Sophmore guard, Walter Channing scored 24 of his season high, 36, in the first half in route to a 79-71 victory over the (2-3, 0-0) Lamar Cardinals. The Pilots opened the game on fire, outscoring Lamar 16-3 in the first 6 minutes of the game. "I'm not going to lie, I thought it was going to be an easy victory for us early on," said freshman guard, Edgar Spencer. The Cardinals did, however, gain their bearings as they closed the gap to just six, 44-38, by halftime. "Those guys went into the huddle and must've decided to fire back because they were raining 3's on us today," said Coach Dillard.

The Cardinals continued their hot shooting in the 2nd half, going 16/34 from downtown for the game. The Cardinals were able to tie the game, 52-52, with 13:47 to play after Cardinal sophmore, Stanislav Dalida, hit his fifth 3-point basket of the game. Then with 11:29 to play, freshman guard, Salvador Watkins hit another big 3-point basket and was fouled on the shot by Durant. "We were late on our rotations all night. I really feel if he had hit that freethrow to extend the lead, it probably would have taken the wind completely out of our sails," said Coach Dillard.

Sophmore guard, Niemer Heard, was the catalyst for the eventual Pilot comeback, scoring 9 of his 13 points in the final 11 minutes of the game. "Well it helped that they weren't hitting three pointers at the same rate late in the game, too," said the sophmore. "They also starting to panic a bit, also. That led to easy baskets for us late in the game." The Pilots outscored the Cardinals 18-6 in fast break points.

(3-0, 0-0) Portland now head to New Mexico to face the (2-4, 0-0) Lobos on Wednesday.



November 30th, 2008
Box Score

Portland Pilots

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Heard, G 13 0 4 2 0 0 5-9 0-4 3-3 0 1 24
E. Spencer, G 8 0 4 3 0 0 3-5 0-1 2-2 0 0 21
W. Channing, F 36 3 1 2 0 1 12-24 8-17 4-5 2 0 24
K. Durant, F 9 8 1 2 2 1 4-10 1-6 0-0 0 1 25
J. Jones, C 2 5 0 1 1 0 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 21
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
O. Buckendahl, F 3 7 1 0 0 0 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 2 22
T. Ito, G 3 0 4 0 0 1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 6
B. Murphy , F 5 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 10
B. McTear, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
E. Niedermeyer, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 10
R. Smeulders, F 0 3 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
A. Fitch, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 79 28 17 10 3 3 29-65 12-35 9-10 4 3 --


Lamar Cardinals

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
S. Mahoney, G 12 0 6 2 0 1 5-14 2-8 0-0 0 1 25
S. Watkins, G 14 2 2 0 0 2 5-11 4-7 0-1 0 4 21
S. Dalida, F 20 0 5 0 0 2 7-17 6-12 0-0 0 0 22
M. Basden, F 0 10 1 0 0 2 0-4 0-1 0-0 3 2 23
C. Custer, C 9 20 1 0 0 1 4-6 0-0 1-2 5 3 23
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Hipster, F 2 3 4 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 16
G. Archie, G 3 0 0 0 0 2 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 9
H. Strawberry, F 0 5 1 0 0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 15
E. Trammell, G 8 0 3 0 0 1 3-4 2-3 0-0 0 0 11
R. Montague, G 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 4
D. Murray, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
J. Stoudamire, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 71 41 24 3 0 13 27-62 16-34 1-3 8 10 --

[elprez98]

11/30/08


Early Signing Period Begins
-Portland, Oregon

Earlier today, the Portland Pilot staff celebrated a monumental signing for the school's basketball program. Raimondas Jahnke, Oregon's 2008 Mr. Basketball Award recipient, signed with the Pilots. Jahnke is a 6'6, 215 pound forward out of Portland who had all of the bigger programs in both Oregon and California attempting to sign him. "In the end, Coach Dillard and his staff were
very attentive to what I wanted as a player and made me feel like I would be a great addition to the team," Raimondas said. "I know I said I'd like to play for a big program, but I feel like with Coach Dillard and players like Kevin and the other guys, we could be heading in that direction very soon. Plus, Mom and Dad can come to all the games," the 17-year old said with obvious satifaction.

In other news, there were a lot of big signings that occurred. Coach K and Blue Devils have started the year well, signing All-American guard, Jeffrey Dirkite out of Atlanta, GA. Jeff is Georgia's Mr. Basketball and was rated by 2kprep.com as the #3 player in the country, and #1 shooting guard in the country.

However and whenever Duke is mentioned, the Tarheels are usually uttered in the same breath. North Carolina has also started the year well,signing two Mr. Basketball/All-Americans. The Tarheels have earned the services of Florida's Mr. Basketball, point guard, Ed Wiley and Philadephia native, J. Sanchez.

[elprez98]

Heard Hits Last Minute Three to Complete Comeback

-"With just two seniors on the team, we are definitely a young team," Coach Dillard replied after the game. "However, we are finding ways to win and that is just what winners do."

Coach Dillard and the Portland Pilots fought hard against the Lobos and came out with a victory tonight, 73-70. Both the Pilots and the Lobos shot well tonight, 48% and 46%, respectively. "The bigs from the bench came in and played pretty well when Kevin(Durant) got into early foul trouble," added the head coach.

Despite falling down early, 31-40 by halftime, the Pilots were able to complete the comeback based on excellent guard play. "Both Edgar(Spencer) and I were hitting shots later in the game, and I think that helped out a lot," said sophmore guard, Niemer Heard.

With 13:22 to play in the game and their team down by 11, 46-35, Spencer, a freshman, made a beautiful backdoor cut to the hoop and was found by Niemer on a sweet inbound play that started the run. The run was capped by a three point basket by Niemer with :34 seconds remaining, to catapult the Pilots ahead, 68-67. They did not relinquish the lead from that point.

"I really like that we are winning close games. This is going to be great experience on down the line when we have to start facing some of the other WCC members," said sophmore standout, Kevin Durant.

(4-0, 0-0) Portland Pilots continue to head on the road, facing (3-3, 0-0) Eastern Michigan on Saturday, December 3rd, 2008.

December 3rd, 2008
Box Score

Portland Pilots

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Heard, G 15 1 7 3 0 4 5-10 2-6 3-4 0 2 27
E. Spencer, G 22 2 5 1 0 0 8-17 4-10 2-2 1 1 26
W. Channing, F 13 4 2 2 0 0 4-7 3-5 2-2 1 3 25
J. Jones, F 0 4 4 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 25
K. Durant, C 14 5 1 0 1 1 6-9 2-4 0-0 0 2 19
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
O. Buckendahl, F 5 3 2 0 0 1 2-6 1-3 0-0 1 0 16
T. Ito, G 2 0 4 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 7
B. Murphy , F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 7
B. McTear, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
E. Niedermeyer, F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 6
R. Smeulders, F 2 2 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 13
A. Fitch, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 73 23 25 7 1 8 26-54 12-31 9-10 3 15 --


New Mexico Lobos

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Hanson, G 14 0 2 0 0 2 5-8 2-5 2-2 0 3 24
R. Leonard, G 8 0 1 2 0 1 3-7 0-1 2-3 0 3 24
R. Martinez, F 9 3 2 1 0 1 3-7 0-0 3-4 1 0 28
J. Briggs, F 10 7 2 1 0 0 3-10 0-0 4-4 1 2 26
K. Fisher, C 10 13 1 1 0 2 3-7 0-0 4-4 1 2 24
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Hipster, F 9 5 1 0 0 0 3-5 0-0 3-4 1 0 11
G. Archie, G 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 6
H. Strawberry, F 4 0 1 1 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 10
E. Trammell, G 6 0 0 0 0 1 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 7
R. Montague, G 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 5
D. Murray, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
J. Stoudamire, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
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Totals 70 29 11 7 0 7 25-54 18-21 18-21 5 10 --

[elprez98]

2k Sports College Hoops Tonight
December 8th, 2008

Player of the Week


This past week in the NCAA world of College Hoops 2k7, we saw a lot of great action. Starting off the show, we'd like to recognize our pick for 2kSports Player of the Week. We honor junior guard of the Aggies(NC A&T), Austin Ewing. Ewing is a 5'11" guard out of Macon, GA who can really fill up a stat sheet. Through six games thus far, Ewing averages 24.3 ppg, including a blistering 52% from behind the arc. Despite losing their first four games, Ewing and the Aggies have strung back to back wins together against San Diego State and fellow
MEAC member, Bethune-Cookman. Ewing averaged 31 ppg in the wins and he shot a combined, 14 of 19 from downtown in the two games.

Top 25 Pretender or Contender Spotlight

This week we spotlight Coaches' Poll #1 team and #2 Media Poll team, the Louisville Cardinals. Currently 9-0, the Big East powerhouse could easily be #1 in both polls. The Cardinals are led offensively by Derrick Caracter, a powerful 6'10, 298 forward out of Vineland, NJ. Derrick averages 16.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg. Last year, Louisville ended the year 28-9, and had a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament before losing to their rival, #9 seeded Kentucky Wildcats in the 2nd round. "Last year's ending left a pretty bad taste in our mouths. But this year, we working towards a bit of mouthwash," said Coach Pitino. The Cardinals have yet to face a top 25 opponent, so they have really have not been challenged yet this year. Their first and, most likely, only non-conference opponenent of value will be (5-1) Arkansas who they face in Louisville on Thursday.

Early Recruiting Period Signing

With the "biggest" signing of the year so far, Rutgers is considered the winner as they have signed 7'3" and 270 pound, Canadian, Ernesto Gibson.
Gibson has been closely watched by scouts all over the world and has been heralded as the best Canadian product since 2-time NBA MVP Steve Nash. "We
are very happy to have Ernesto coming to New Brunswick," said Scarlet Knights coach, Greg Jackson who is in his first year with Rutgers. The (5-1)
Scarlet Knights have not participated in the NCAA tournament since 1991 and playing the Big East, they will need a player like Gibson to compete with
the perrenial powerhouses of the conference.

[elprez98]

Zips Shoot Down Pilots in Opening Round of Golden Bear Classic


December 10th, 2008

“You have to hand it to both teams, in my opinion. Both teams fought hard through a lot of tough stretches. Unfortunately for us, that one play at the end pretty much sealed the deal,” said Coach Dillard following the Portland Pilots’ first loss of the season. “We had our chances but didn’t capitalize, and they did.”

In the first round of the GB Classic, the Akron Zips nipped the Portland Pilots, 64-66. The game was back and forth, with neither side really gaining any real advantage. By the half, the Pilots had earned a slight edge, 32-30, despite shooting just 35% from the field. “We out-rebounded them on the offensive glass 14-4, so the effort was there,” said senior forward, Jamie Jones who grabbed 11 total rebounds. “We just didn’t capitalize on those opportunities that we created,” he continued.

Late in the 2nd half and just 2:58 to play, the Pilots surged ahead by six points, following a monster dunk by sophomore transfer, Kevin Duran who scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the loss. “I really thought Kevin’s dunk was going to be the momentum boost we needed to pull away. I was definitely wrong because these guys came to play,” said junior forward, Robin Smeulders.

Then with 2:35 left, senior guard, Jimmy Conyers hit a crucial three to cut the lead in half. “We started to sag off him a bit because he was killing us with penetration off the dribble,” said Coach Dillard. “Then he hit that three.”

Next with just 34 seconds to play, the Zips got a 2nd big three from junior guard, Steve McNees, to tie the game.

Finally, with just over 9 seconds to play and the game tied, Akron freshman, Trevor Stanley anticipated a pass to Walter Channing to send the Zips on a break. Conyers finished the play by dunking on Niemer Heard who was trying to draw a charge. “That final play of theirs was pretty nasty,” said sophomore Walter Channing.

(5-1, 0-0) Portland is finally going home to face (3-1) Eastern Tennessee State on Thursday, December 18th, 2008.



December 12th, 2008
Box Score

Portland Pilots

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Heard, G 8 1 7 0 0 2 3-11 0-6 2-2 0 1 25
E. Spencer, G 4 1 2 0 0 1 2-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 19
W. Channing, F 15 0 1 1 1 1 4-12 4-10 3-4 0 0 27
J. Jones, F 5 11 0 0 0 0 2-6 0-2 1-1 3 1 24
K. Durant, C 24 13 3 1 0 2 10-17 3-7 1-1 6 2 28
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
O. Buckendahl, F 3 3 0 0 0 1 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 1 10
T. Ito, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
B. Murphy , F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 5
B. McTear, G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 5
E. Niedermeyer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
R. Smeulders, F 5 5 1 1 0 1 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 20
A. Fitch, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Totals 64 34 15 3 1 8 24-63 8-32 8-10 14 7 --


Akron Zips

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
G. Siakim, G 5 0 5 0 0 1 2-6 1-4 2-2 0 0 27
J. Conyers, G 21 4 2 2 0 1 8-12 2-3 3-6 3 2 24
T. Stanley, F 9 3 3 1 0 2 4-6 1-1 0-0 1 3 24
T. Hendricks, F 1 7 5 1 0 1 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 25
C. McKnight, C 6 11 2 0 0 1 3-7 0-0 0-0 0 1 21
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Linehart, F 0 2 2 0 1 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 11
F. Bright, G 6 0 0 1 0 0 3-7 0-1 0-0 0 0 6
J. Hopes, G 8 0 0 1 0 0 3-3 0-0 2-2 0 1 10
S. McNees, G 10 0 0 0 0 1 4-7 2-5 0-0 0 1 7
D. Outlaw, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
W. Silva, G 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
E. Dearman, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
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Totals 66 28 19 8 1 7 27-53 6-15 6-10 4 9 --

[elprez98]

2kSports College Hoops Tonight
December 15th, 2008

Player of the Week

Sacremento’s own Loren Leath has been making noise for Sacremento State this past week. A 2006-07 2nd Team All-Conference and 2007-08 1st Team selection in the Big Sky Conference, the senior shooting guard has been the main contributor to Sacremento State’s four game win streak. Leath is averaging 27 ppg, which in 2nd in all of NCAA basketball. This performance includes a 47 point explosion in their last 94-81 win over San Diego.

Top 25-Movers and Shakers

Of course the Top 25 includes a plethora of great teams and players, but what we we want to talk about today is the team that made the biggest jump in the Top 25 polls. This week that hot team is the #12 Syracuse Orangemen. Despite an early loss to little known, Montana, the Orangemen bounced back with a big win over the #24 Tarheels, 68-56. Syracuse played great team ball forcing 13 turnovers and racking up 22 assists in the win. We here at 2ksports feel like a win like that over a talented team like the Tarheels is worthy of a 9 place jump this week.

December 14th, 2008
MEDIA POLL
RK LW
01 01 Wake Forest (7-0)
02 02 Louisville (10-0)
03 03 Duke (8-2)
04 07 Villanova (8-1)
05 04 Connecticut (6-3)
06 13 Pittsburgh (7-0)
07 06 West Virginia (8-1), 12/13-LOSS AT DARTMOUTH
08 11 San Diego State (8-0)
09 05 UCLA (6-2), 12/13-LOSS VS. OKST
10 04 Memphis (5-2), 12/13-OT LOSS AT UTAH
11 08 Kansas (7-3), 12/4-LOSS VS. #22 LSU, 12/13-LSS AT #18 WISC
12 21 Syracuse (4-1), 12/10-WIN VS. #24 NC
13 12 Ohio State (9-2), 12/11-LOSS AT BUFFALO
14 14 Washington (6-1), 12/3-WIN AT #5 UCONN
15 16 UAB (4-0)
16 18 NC State (4-1)
17 23 California (9-1)
18 -- Wisconsin (7-2), 12/3-LOSS VS. #19 BC, 12/13-WIN VS. #11 KANSAS
19 24 Boston College (5-1), 12/3-WIN AT #18 WISCONSIN, 12/7-WIN VS. #24 NC
20 19 Indiana (8-2), 12/6-OT LOSS VS. FORDHAM, 12/12-LOSS TO K-STATE
21 15 Georgia Tech (5-1)
22 -- LSU (5-2), 12/4-WIN AT #11 KANSAS
23 -- Kentucky (6-2)
24 -- North Carolina (3-3), 12/10-LOSS TO #12 SYRACUSE
25 20 Saint Joseph's (6-2), 12/9-LOSS TO MARQUETTE

MID-MAJOR POLL
RK
01 Nevada (6-1)
02 Gonzaga (8-1)
03 Creighton(4-2)
04 Utah State (5-3)
05 George Mason (5-3)
06 Wichita State (5-2)
07 Wright State (6-2)
08 Saint Mary’s (7-2)
09 New Mexico State (5-4)
10 Siena (6-3)
11 Boise State (5-3)
12 Texas A&M-CC (5-2)
13 Hofstra (5-2)
14 Pepperdine (4-4)
15 Middle Tennessee St. (6-4)
16 Iona (8-0)
17 San Francisco (6-4)
18 Oral Roberts (4-2)
19 James Madison (5-2)
20 ND State (7-5)
21 Santa Clara (4-4)
22 Troy (4-5)
23 Ohio (5-4)
24 Hawaii (4-3)
25 UW-Green Bay (4-5)



West Coast Conference Standings
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TEAM W L WIN% CW CL CWIN%
-----------------------------------------------------

GONZAGA 8 1 .888 0 0 .000

PORTLAND 5 1 .833 0 0 .000

ST. MARY'S 7 2 .777 0 0 .000

SAN FRANCISCO 6 4 .600 0 0 .000

PEPPERDINE 6 4 .500 0 0 .000

SANTA CLARA 4 4 .500 0 0 .000

SAN DIEGO 4 7 .363 0 0 .000

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 3 7 .300 0 0 .000

[elprez98]

Young Pilots Navigate Down the Stretch for the Win

December 18th, 2008
Portland, Or

-“I am so proud of the way these guys pulled together when the chips were down,” said Coach Dillard. “Edgar’s(Spencer) performance down the stretch is particularly important since getting that kind of clutch production from freshmen is not really expected.”

Coach Dillard and the Portland Pilots used all freshmen and sophomore players in the closing minutes, and came away with an 88-83 victory over the East Tennessee State Buccaneers. “This is one of the first times that another team took more 3-point shots than we did. I guess I should stop shooting it so much,” sophomore standout, Kevin Durant said only half-jokingly. Durant scored 20 points and notched 8 rebounds in the win.

The game was another back and forth battle for the Pilots, with each team going on runs periodically throughout the game. With just one minute left to play and the Pilots down by 1, freshman guard, Edgar Spencer hit a nice 10-foot fadeaway shot from the baseline to take regain the lead, 82-81. Next with 45.2 seconds left in the game, the Buccaneer offense caught Durant being lazy in the post and made an easy entry pass to freshman center, Jake Guinn for a layup.

“I yelled at Kevin like I’ve never yelled before,” said Coach Dillard. “But he and the others responded after the timeout.” Coach Dillard was correct because with 15.6 seconds remaining, the Pilots got another clutch shot from Spencer who was also fouled on the 15-footer. “I made shots like this all the time in high school. This was no different,” said the confident freshman.

(6-1, 0-0) Portland sits atop the West Coast Conference standings alone now. (8-2, 0-0) Gonzaga lost to (3-5, 0-0) Fresno State earlier this week.



December 18th, 2008
Box Score

Portland Pilots

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Heard, G 1 0 13 6 0 7 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 2 27
E. Spencer, G 23 0 2 1 0 2 10-16 1-5 2-3 0 4 25
W. Channing, F 21 2 0 2 0 1 8-12 1-5 3-4 0 2 22
J. Jones, F 2 9 2 0 0 0 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 1 26
K. Durant, C 20 8 1 3 1 1 6-11 1-1 7-7 0 1 25
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
O. Buckendahl, F 10 9 2 0 0 0 3-4 0-0 4-4 0 1 25
T. Ito, G 4 0 2 0 0 4 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 2 6
B. Murphy , F 5 2 3 0 0 0 2-4 0-2 1-1 0 0 10
B. McTear, G 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1
E. Niedermeyer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
R. Smeulders, F 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A. Fitch, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
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Totals 88 30 25 12 1 16 32-57 4-16 20-23 2 14 --


E. Tennessee State

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
D. Twiley, G 5 0 3 2 0 1 2-7 1-5 0-1 0 4 16
C. Pigram, G 32 0 3 2 0 1 11-23 4-11 6-7 0 0 27
E. Umeh, F 4 5 2 2 0 1 1-3 1-1 2-2 0 3 28
P. Balocka, F 4 2 4 3 0 3 2-6 0-1 0-0 0 2 22
J. Guinn, C 10 10 0 0 0 1 4-5 0-0 0-0 4 5 17
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
M. Williams, F 8 2 0 0 1 1 3-4 2-2 0-0 0 0 10
D. williams, G 7 0 1 1 0 1 2-4 2-4 1-2 0 0 9
M. Smith, G 3 0 3 2 0 2 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 11
T. Taylor, G 2 0 3 1 0 1 1-6 0-3 0-0 0 1 11
F. Prato, G 2 4 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 9
B. Mishler, G 2 2 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
G. Sessoms, G 4 4 2 0 0 0 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 5
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Totals 83 29 22 13 1 12 31-68 9-28 12-16 8 16 --

[elprez98]

Portland Loses Focus and Loses to Wildcats

December 20th, 2008
Portland, Or


-“This was a game we really should have won,” the irate coach of the Portland Pilots said. “When you play like we did today, you deserve to lose.”

The Portland Pilots lost a game they probably should have won, 69-68, to the (3-5, 0-0) Davidson Wildcats today. Losing by five, 39-34, at halftime, the Pilots fought valiantly in the 2nd half to close the gap. “We fell down by 10 at the very beginning of the game, so I knew we were going to have to fight our way into the game,” said sophomore forward, Kevin Durant. “I feel like I let us down a bit though, since I only scored seven,” he also said.

The (6-2, 0-0) Pilots stay at home and host (5-4, 0-0) UC-Riverside on Friday, December 26th, 2008.



December 20th, 2008
Box Score

Portland Pilots

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
N. Heard, G 14 0 6 0 0 0 6-9 2-5 0-0 0 0 25
E. Spencer, G 8 0 6 0 0 1 3-8 2-3 0-0 0 0 24
W. Channing, F 17 5 1 2 0 1 7-16 3-11 0-0 1 1 23
J. Jones, F 4 11 1 0 0 0 1-6 0-4 2-2 3 2 18
K. Durant, C 7 12 1 0 0 1 2-7 0-3 3-3 2 2 29
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
T. Ito, G 0 0 2 2 0 2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 9
O. Buckendahl, F 5 2 0 0 0 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 22
B. Murphy , F 6 3 0 0 0 0 3-9 0-3 0-1 3 0 8
B. McTear, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
E. Niedermeyer, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
R. Smeulders, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A. Fitch, G 7 1 0 1 0 1 3-7 1-4 0-0 1 0 10
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Totals 68 34 18 6 0 6 27-67 9-37 5-6 11 6 --


E. Tennessee State

STARTERS PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
S. Curry, G 12 2 3 2 0 0 5-10 2-5 0-0 0 0 22
B. Barr, G 4 2 7 1 0 0 2-10 1-1 0-0 0 0 24
W. Archambault, F 21 3 2 0 0 2 9-16 1-1 2-4 0 2 25
A. Lovedale, F 10 15 1 0 0 1 5-11 0-0 0-1 3 0 24
D. Nelms, C 8 7 1 0 0 2 4-4 0-0 0-0 3 4 23
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BENCH PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF PF MIN
C. Civi, G 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 8
M. Petermann, F 4 2 0 1 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 8
I. Bullock, G 4 1 0 1 0 1 1-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 9
T. Haywood, G 4 0 2 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 7
Paulus-Gosselin,F 2 1 3 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
V. Rowell, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
J. Stewart, F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
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Totals 69 35 20 5 0 6 31-59 3-8 4-8 7 7 --

[elprez98]

2kSports College Hoops Tonight


December 22nd, 2008

Player of the Week

Today we spotlight senior, Jeff Pendergrass, of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Pendergrass’ name is one that is was mentioned time and time again last year, and this year is no different. Despite being named NABC Player of the Year, Pete Newell Big Man of the Year, PAC-10 Conference Player of the Year, and of course, a 1st Team All-American, Jeff did not make the jump to the NBA, a rarity in today’s game. Pendergrass has the potential to repeat in every category this year with all of his production looking nearly identical to last year(22.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.6 apg). Labeled a “Coach on the Floor,” Pendergrass has led the Sun Devils to an impressive 6-3 non-conference record, and ASU will need him to continue this run through a rough PAC-10 schedule.

Games of the Week

#1 Wake Forest 52 / Villanova 79

-Providence controlled this game from start to finish, blowing out the former #1 team in the country. Wake Forest was out-rebounded by Villanova 22-51. The Friars also were very aggressive going 20/25 from the line, compared to just 3/5 for Wake Forest. The Friars were paced by Sharaud Curry and Jeff Xavier, both seniors, who scored 21 and 19, respectively.

Binghamton 53 vs. #4 Villanova 52 (OT)

-Villanova was stifled by a tough 3-2 defense employed by the Bears. Scoring just 17 in the 1st half, Villanova did try to turn it around in the 2nd half, and managed to tie the game to force overtime. However, neither team could find their shots in the OT period, with both teams scoring a combined five points in overtime. Unfortunately for Villanova, Binghamton scored three of those five.



December 21st, 2008
MEDIA POLL
RK LW
01 02 Louisville (11-0)
02 03 Duke (8-2)
03 01 Wake Forest (8-1), 12/17-loss at Providence
04 06 Pittsburgh (9-0)
05 08 San Diego St. (9-0)
06 05 Connecticut (7-3)
07 06 West Virginia (9-1)
08 12 Syracuse (5-1)
09 05 Villanova (8-2), 12/20-Loss vs. Binghamton
10 15 UAB (5-2)
11 09 UCLA (7-2)
12 16 North Carolina State (5-1),
13 13 Ohio State (10-2), 12/27 faces #11 UCLA
14 10 Memphis (5-2), 12/13-loss at Utah
15 11 Kansas (7-3), 12/13-loss at #18 Wisconsin
16 17 California (9-1)
17 22 LSU (7-2)
18 18 Wisconsin (8-2), 12/13-win vs. #15 Kansas
19 19 Boston College (6-1)
20 14 Washington (8-2)
21 20 Indiana (9-2), 12/12-loss to Kansas State
22 21 Georgia Tech (7-2), 12/14-win over Virginia Tech
23 23 Kentucky (6-2)
24 -- Tennessee (6-2), 12/13-Win over Illini
25 -- Marquette (6-2)

MID-MAJOR POLL
RK
01 Nevada (8-2)
02 Gonzaga (8-3)
03 Creighton (5-2)
04 Saint Mary's (8-2)
05 George Mason (5-3)
06 Texas A&M-CC (6-2)
07 N. Mexico St (6-4)
08 Iona (8-0)
09 Siena (6-3)
10 Pepperdine (5-4)
11 Oral Roberts (5-2)
12 Utah State (5-4)
13 San Francisco (7-4)
14 ND State (9-5)
15 Wichita State (5-3)
16 Hawaii (6-3)
17 Wright State (6-3)
18 Troy (6-5)
19 James Madison (5-2)
20 Boise State (5-4)
21 Ohio (6-4)
22 Cal Poly (6-4)
23 Hofstra (5-3)
24 Mid. Tenn (6-5)
25 Santa Clara (5-5)



West Coast Conference Standings
-----------------------------------------------------
TEAM W L WIN% CW CL CWIN%
-----------------------------------------------------

ST. MARY'S 8 2 .800 0 0 .000

PORTLAND 6 2 .750 0 0 .000

GONZAGA 8 3 .727 0 0 .000

SAN FRANCISCO 7 4 .600 0 0 .000

PEPPERDINE 5 4 .500 0 0 .000

SANTA CLARA 5 5 .500 0 0 .000

SAN DIEGO 5 7 .363 0 0 .000

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 3 8 .300 0 0 .000

[southernCEO]

Welcome back man...you have been M.I.A.... LOL

[elprez98]

Sorry guys,
I've had a break in and the 360 is gone. End of this year's legacy, but thanks for reading. I appreciate it, and I'll still be on and I'll start a new one next year.

[supersigma2of21]

Damn frat! Sorry to hear that. I hope that you can find the *******!!!!

[skarface2k1]

Damn frat! Sorry to hear that. I hope that you can find the *******!!!!
Sorry to hear that!i hope they catch who ever broke into you spot.NUMBER ONE NUPE out!

[knox33]

'Prez man I'm definitely missing this legacy. Wish that would have never happened. Hope you've found whoever broke in. Just wanted you to know that I appreciate the hard work you put into this legacy. Looking forward to next years.