John Gentry-A Legacy [Archive]

gdlmaster

April 22nd, 2007, 05:09 PM

John Gentry-A Legacy

“Earlier today, Seth Gentry was named the new head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Gentry’s coaching career includes two Kentucky state championships with Taylor County High School (Campbellsville, Kentucky), one NAIA national championship (Indiana Wesleyan), and two NCAA Div. 1 tournament appearances with Eastern Carolina University. Now, his career has jumped tiers as Don Nelson has been replaced with the rookie coach in the NBA, Seth Gentry. The Warriors are currently 1-3. In other news-”

John Gentry flipped off the TV and reclined on the couch. He and his wife had just gotten back from his brother, Seth’s press conference, where he was officially announced as the coach of Golden State. He was a big time coach now, while John was still a successful, but little-known high school coach. His school was currently 12-1 and considered the best team in Utah.

He then remembered that he could get Utah news here, so he flipped on the channel. Sports was just coming on, and that was just what he wanted to see.

“In other news, coach Reid of the Southern Utah University T-Birds has been released after a horrendous 6-21 season. No word on a replacement yet, but Athletic Director Chenee' Williams had this to say when asked who they were looking at:

“We’re looking at mainly the high-school coaches throughout the state. There’s definitely a good coach at Cedar Grove High.”

John stopped. He backed that up on the DVR. Yes, she said Cedar Grove. “That’s my school!” he exclaimed. He jumped up off the couch and hopped up and down in the floor like a ten-year old who just got a new bike for Christmas. His wife, Layla Gentry, ran into the room.

“What’s the matter?” she asked, sounding worried.

John grabbed her and hugged her. “Southern Utah’s looking at me to be their next coach!”

“You?!”

“Me!”

And then, they both proceeded to hop around in the middle of the floor.

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I'll be playing all games on all-conference, so it should be fun. I'll update often.

chestnutz6

April 22nd, 2007, 06:50 PM

I'm readin'

southernCEO

April 22nd, 2007, 07:16 PM

I'll be following....

gdlmaster

April 23rd, 2007, 07:15 AM

Thanks. I kept getting disc errors, so I cleaned the disc. Two games already played. I'll post soon.

skarface2k1

April 23rd, 2007, 01:18 PM

Coash Sanders of wisconsin will be following.

gdlmaster

April 23rd, 2007, 03:56 PM

Thank, guys. It won't be long.

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 07:36 AM

John had been sitting by the phone for what seemed like days. Williams had been on the news again. She said they had a coach they were ready to offer the job to. John thought it had to be him. Finally, his cell phone rang. He quickly flipped it open. “Hello?”

“Hello, coach Gentry?”

“Yes, I’m the coach.”

“Great. This is Chenee Williams, the Athletic Director at Southern Utah University. I’m calling to formally ask you to accept the coaching job for the T-Birds. I’ve read over your resume and really like what I see. And, Cedar Grove High is 12-1. I think that’s very good, considering the T-Birds were 6-21 last season. A winning season would be greatly appreciated. So, will you accept the job? 500k per year for 2 years?”

“Yes! Yes, I accept!”

“Great! So, if you could, please bring your family by the campus tomorrow morning. I’ll meet you guys for lunch in the cafeteria. I’m sure you know your way to the school, right?”

“Yes, I do. I’ll meet you about, what, 11:00?”

“Sure. See you then. And, bring your family!”

skarface2k1

April 24th, 2007, 09:08 AM

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 09:20 AM

K. Also, I've decided to try my hand at coaching mode. I've coached three games, and I really like it.

skarface2k1

April 24th, 2007, 09:22 AM

K. Also, I've decided to try my hand at coaching mode. I've coached three games, and I really like it.
I play and sim games.I play all ranked teams and sim unranked games.I have never coached a game.

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 10:05 AM

You oughta try it. It's fun. You get to move around on the sidelines, in first-person view. And, you get to make substitutions, call plays, and change your press settings right there on the spot. Also, it makes you appreciate your players more, since you can't directly control if they jump in front of a pass, or if they hit a shot. Plus, it helps for when you play games, since they take shots you might not. And, if they go in consistently, then you have one more weapon for when you play.

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Coach Gentry prowled the sidelines until his legs got sore, and he finally sat down and smiled. This was midnight madness, not the NCAA. He threw his arms behind his head and leaned back and watched the show. The red team had gone up by 15 and his white team was struggling to get back into it. Two things stuck out to him: Rebounding and three pointers. They needed work in those areas. He planned on having an immediate effect on this school. He wanted people to know, Southern Utah can win games, too.

If he wanted a win against in-state rival Utah in their first game, he would need some treys and rebounds, especially on the offensive end. He looked at his roster, all of whom were on the floor (or at least all of them in the rotation). The tallest player was Brad Kanis, a 7’2 center from California. He looked at Brad’s high-school stat sheet. “A reserve? A 7’2 center as a RESERVE? Who was this kid’s high-school coach?” Coach made a mental note to talk to Kanis after the scrimmage.

After the intra-squad scrimmage was over, Coach Gentry tracked down Kanis before he left the locker room. “Hey, Brad!”

Kanis turned and looked at Coach. Immediately coach saw something. “This kid really wants to play.” He thought.

“Yeah, coach?”

“Uh, right! Brad, would you like to have more of a part in the rotation?”

Kanis’s eyes brightened. “Of course I would.”

“Alright then, consider yourself sixth man for center.”

“Really? Great, thanks coach!” Kanis smiled and headed for his dorm.

Coach made a mental check. “Got a center.”

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 11:42 AM

06-07 Starting Five (Southern Utah)

PG- http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e366/ronanator/barnes.jpg #5 Steve Barnes, 5-11, Senior, Utah, 69
SG- http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e366/ronanator/crum.jpg #12 Dax Crum, 6-1, Senior, New Mexico, 58
PF- http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e366/ronanator/griego.jpg #3 Orlando Griego, 6-7, Junior, Colorado, 67
SF- http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e366/ronanator/adepoju.jpg #4 Nurudeen Adepoju, 6-5, Junior, Nigeria, 68
C- http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e366/ronanator/kanis.jpg #25 Brad Kanis, 7’2, Junior, California, 59

T-Birds crushed by instate rival Utah, 87-68

Reporter: Coach, are you disappointed in your guys with this?

Coach: Are you kidding? Of course not. It’s the first game of the season, against a team that’s better than us. Don’t worry, once they get used to playing together, they’ll start winning games.

Reporter: Coach, you couldn’t help but notice Brad Kanis in the starting lineup. Any comment on why he’s in the starting five.

Coach: Because he rebounds the basketball, and he’s not afraid to get physical. And, not many teams have someone tall enough to win the tip against someone who’s 7’2. Now, I have to get back to the hotel room and pack my things. So, if you’ll let me go, goodbye.

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 11:43 AM

There's your first game.

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 01:01 PM

SUU survives against Denver in thriller, 107-97, 2OT

Reporter: Quite a game, coach. How do you think your guys performed overall tonight?

Coach: I think they did very well. Anytime you win a double overtime game you feel good.

Reporter: Coach, you said that once your guys got used to playing together, they would start winning games. Do you think they’ve started to get used to playing with each other?

Coach: Yeah, I do. Like I said, to win in double overtime, you have to have chemistry.

Reporter: Of course, Dax Crum the hero of this one when he hit that three-pointer from the corner at the end of overtime to tie the game. Did you have anything special to say to him after the game?

Coach: I just told him it was a nice shot. And it was. Not a lot of guys can hit a shot like that when they’re fatigued, and under pressure like he was.

Reporter: Do you think this is gonna be a trend with this team? Being able to hit shots when they have to?

Coach: *laughs* I hope so.

Coach Gentry stepped down from the podium. He was happy with his team today. He loved winning in overtime games, and today he’d won a double overtime game. Even better, Dax had come out in this one, and shown just what he can do. Bobby President, Coach Gentry’s assistant coach stepped up to him.

“Any thoughts?” asked President.

“Yeah. Do you think Dax will be able to hit big shots consistently?”

“Maybe. He’ll have to be put in some more big game situations before we know for sure.”

“He’s a senior, right?”

“Yeah, he is.”

“We need to get started recruiting another guard. Try to get a good one.”

“Alright, sure.”

chestnutz6

April 24th, 2007, 01:55 PM

post stats please.
I've coached a few games, and quite frankly it bores me after a while. I dont want to sit around watching my team play for an hour. It has the potential to be a really great feature, like if they added plays to call from a time out, more plays, being able to talk to your players, etc.

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 02:05 PM

Alright, I'll post stats from the next game.

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 03:38 PM

SUU wins for the second time in as many games against Boise State in runaway, 48-27

SUU shot only 30% from the field, but still blew out heavily Boise State, who shot just 22%.

And now, we go live to the post game press conference:

Reporter: Coach, how do you feel about tonight’s win?

Coach: Well, pretty good. I mean, we can’t shoot 30% and win consistently. We got lucky that Boise State only shot 22%.

Reporter: Coach, you didn’t shoot well from three. Only 1/15. In the Denver game, you only shot 5/20 from outside. Do you see this becoming a problem in the future?

Coach: It can. Nuru’s been working on his outside shot, and I think that once he gets that shot down pat, we’ll be a lot more dangerous from out there.

Reporter: Right, coach. Thanks.

T-Bird Stats of the Game-

Leading Scorer (SUU): Dax Crum 14 pts

Leading Scorer (BOISE): Wiedeman 8 pts

Leading Rebounder (SUU): Brad Kanis 11 rebounds

Leading Rebounder (BOISE): Wiedeman 6 rebounds

Leading Assists (SUU): Steve Barnes 9 assists

Leading assists (BOISE): Bruff 10 assists

T-Birds “Bird of the Game”-

Dax Crum 14 pts 3 assists 3 rebounds 4 steals

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 03:39 PM

Better format?

gdlmaster

April 24th, 2007, 07:08 PM

T-Birds eat Idaho alive, then laugh about it, 69-33

The T-Birds shot a blistering 78% from the floor, had 40 points in the paint, out-rebound the Vandals by 18, and were led by Nurudeen Adopoju's 24 points (on 8/10 shooting, 6/8 from three) to a 36 point victory over the Idaho Vandals.

Reporter: Coach, obviously, this is a nice win for your home opener. Any thoughts about how your guys performed overall?

Coach: Um, real good? *laughs* Really, we played well, they didn't. When that happens, you win by 36.

Reporter: *laughs* Right. Obviously, you got a big lift from Nuru. How big was his impact overall?

Coach: Oh, I can't even tell you! I said last time that he was improving his three-point shot. I think he's done that. He only missed two this game.

T-Bird Stats of the Game-

Leading Scorer (SUU): N. Adepoju- 24 pts

Leading Scorer (IDA): C. Demanby- 11 pts

Leading Rebounder (SUU): B. Kanis- 9 rebounds

Leading Rebounder (IDA): K. Werner- 6 rebounds

Leading Assists (SUU): S. Barnes- 5 assists

Leading Assists (IDA): E. Pleick- 4 assists

T-Birds "Bird of the Game"

Nurudeen Adepoju- 24 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast

chestnutz6

April 24th, 2007, 07:10 PM

yep much better. keep the success up

skarface2k1

April 25th, 2007, 06:15 AM

Great start to your legacy,but i feel like chestnut on this.It gets boring just coaching the team.I like to play the games.Well whatever works for you.Again.great start keep posting.

gdlmaster

April 26th, 2007, 01:03 PM

T-Birds edge BYU on road, 59-55

Steve Barnes hit three critical free throws with 3 seconds left to seal the victory as Southern Utah beat heavily favored Brigham Young on the road.

Reporter: First of all, nice win, coach.

Coach: Thank you.

Reporter: Coach, do you think that if this team makes the NCAA tourney, or even the NIT, that they'll be dangerous?

Coach: If we continue to pull out close games, definately. I think that we have some chemistry going now, and if Brad keeps working on that behind the back pass, our inside game will become more dominant.

Reporter: Coach, when you coached high school ball, your teams were generally perimiter teams. Any comment on whether or not this team will become a perimiter team?

Coach: I don't know. That remains to be seen. If Nurudeen gets his outside jumper down, then yes. If he doesn't, then we'll have to see what Steve, Dax, and David (Marek) can do.

Reporter: That's all, coach.

T-Bird Stats of the Game-

Leading Scorer (SUU): D. Marek 11 pts

Leading Scorer (BYU): Q. Whitted 12 pts

Leading Rebounder (SUU): B. Kanis 9 reb

Leading Rebounder (BYU): E. Soto 8 reb

Leading Assists (SUU): S. Barnes 2 ast

Leading Assists (BYU): I. Boylan 7 ast

T-Birds "Bird of the Game"

S. Barnes- 7 pts, 0 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl

SUU improves to 4-1

Next Game:

Vs. Denver

skarface2k1

April 27th, 2007, 06:14 AM

great win!

gdlmaster

April 27th, 2007, 11:12 AM

Thanks.

I've found a bit of a wrinkle. I got too many games ahead of what I posted here. I play about four games a day, and I'm already in my Conference Tourney. So, if it's alright with everyone I was thinking about skipping to the tournament, and posting my End of Season report. Anyone mind?

skarface2k1

April 27th, 2007, 11:16 AM

no,it shouldn't matter.I to play alot of games a day.Making it hard to keep the post up to date.so,i think i may go to a format like i just post all the scores from the season and then give very detailed touney reports.

gdlmaster

April 27th, 2007, 12:15 PM

So, I guess I'll just do that. It's been awesome season, and I'll post the end of season report in a little bit.

gdlmaster

April 27th, 2007, 05:38 PM

T-Birds End of Season Report

T-Birds Make the NCAA!

Finally! The T-Birds have won the Mid-Con Conference Tournament, with a win over Missouri-Kansas City in the championship. This marks the second time ever that SUU made the NCAA, and the first time since '01. Coach John Gentry said he wanted to make an immediate impact, and boy has he!

The T-Birds finish with a school record, 25 wins, and a record of 25-5 (12-2). Coach Gentry had this to say after the UMKC win:

"Well, I'm obviously happy that we won the tournament. Now, we just gotta go out there and get some NCAA wins. Just book it, Southern Utah WILL be your '07 Champions."

Pretty confident statement. I sure hope he's right.

Most Improved Player '07

#25 Brad Kanis

Brad started the season on the bench. And, since he won the tip in the first overtime of the Denver game earlier, he's been in the starting five. He averages 7.7 ppg and 5.0 rpg.

John Gentry Interview!

Yes, we have an interview with coach John Gentry, who's obviously a cult hero to T-Birds fans now.

T-Bird Insider: First of all, coach, thanks for talking to us, and congratulations on a great season.

Gentry: Glad to be here, and thanks.

TBI: Well, obviously, these T-Birds got the second ever NCAA bid for the school, and the highest ever seed, at a six. How did you make such a turn-around. I mean, last year we were 6-21.

JG: I can't really say. From working with these guys, I don't see how they haven't already won a championship. They're so talented, I don't see how a coach could be THAT bad, to go 6-21 with guys like these.

TBI: Really? Most people noticed last year that the T-Birds weren't able to pull out close games. Now, all of sudden, you come in, and nobody beats us in close games. Like when Steve Barnes stole the ball and laid it in to beat Western Illinois, or Brad Kanis' three point play to beat Oral Roberts. What do you tell your guys when your down by one and the other team has the ball?

JG: Usually I just tell them to leave it up to Steve, or Nuru. They're our most capable of making a big steal and kicking to someone like Brad or Dax for a shot. Or, they can take a shot.

TBI: Right, right. Most people have noticed the outstanding play of Nuru. He's the league's leading scorer, averaging about 17 points a game. How? He averaged six points last year.

JG: When I came in, Nuru didn't want to take a shot. I just told him to fire if he gets open, and as a result, he scored 36 one time, and he's averaging 17.

TBI: Well, unfortunately that's all the time we've got. But, again, thanks coach.

Big News

Nothing's really big happening, other than we'll be giving updates weekly on the NCAA tournament games.

gdlmaster

April 27th, 2007, 05:40 PM

I'll wait a little while before posting the first tournament update.

vols21

April 27th, 2007, 07:11 PM

great first season. good luck in NCAA!!!!

gdlmaster

April 27th, 2007, 08:07 PM

T-Bird Tournament Update!

16 seed upsets 1 seed! Boise St. bounces Arizona in day one!

It had to happen sometime. One day one of the tournament, we had the biggest upset ever in the history of the NCAA. For the first time ever, 16th seeded Boise St. bounced top seeded Arizona in the first roudn of the tournament, by a final score of 46-27. Coach Lute Olson of Arizona had this to say after the loss:

"Wow."

T-Birds get school's first ever NCAA win

The T-Birds will play another day, as they beat their first power conference opponent, Maryland, 100-81. Nurudeen Adepoju exploded for 53 points, setting a new school record. We were able to catch up with Nuru for an interview after the game(below).

First Round Scores

Here are some of the scores from the first day of the tournament.

1 Arizona 27
16 Boise St. 46

8 Texas A&M 44
9 Nebraska 40

4 Temple 30
13 Penn 36

5 Air Force 28
12 Elon 18

2 North Carolina 65
15 Texas Southern 46

7 South Carolina 25
10 Marquette 37

3 Notre Dame 52
14 Sacramento St. 43

6 Nevada 33
11 Providence 29

1 Drexel 41
16 Mount St. Mary's 27

8 Georgetown 40
9 High Point 27

4 St. John's 37
13 Rider 43

5 LSU 28
12 UW-Green Bay 32

2 Virginia Tech
15 Troy 49

7 UNLV 42
10 Fordham 23

3 Louisville 47
14 Maine 35

6 Southern Utah 100
11 Maryland 81

Nurudeen Adepoju Interview

The leading scorer in the NCAA, and the record holder for most points in a game for the T-Birds, Nuru Adepoju.

T-Bird Insider: Hi, Nuru.

Nuru: Hello.

TBI: Well, how does it feel to be the leading scorer in the NCAA AND the record holder for most points in a game for the T-Birds?

NA: It feels good.

TBI: How did you score 53? I think we're all curious.

NA: I can't really explain it. I hit my first few shots and then coach told me to shoot if I get open. When I got 31 in the first half, I knew that this was gonna be a big night for me.

TBI: When you tied the record at 49, and then you went out, what did the coach say to you?

NA: He just said to shoot it anytime I got the ball. When I hit that lay-up, I saw him smile, and I thought I was gonna go out, but then I saw them inbound the ball, and I had to go for it, so I stole it and laid it up.

TBI: That's all the time we have for now, Nuru. We'll see you around.

NA: Thank you.

gdlmaster

April 28th, 2007, 07:07 PM

T-Birds Tournament Update

Steve Barnes gets big steal as T-Birds(6) survive against Louisville(3), 75-74

The Round of 32 began with a matchup between sixth seeded Southern Utah and three seed, Louisville. Southern Utah went up by as much as 15 with four minutes left, but Louisville crept back into it, drawing to within six on a Terrence Williams trey with 2:05 to go. David Padgett would get a big block on the other end against Steve Barnes, and Jerry Smith would hit a trey to cut the deficit to three. When David Padgett gave Louisville the lead, 74-73, with 0:45 to go, coach John Gentry called a timeout to set up one last play. Steve Barned kicked the ball to Nurudeen Adepoju, who took it inside and shot a layup over Padgett, and missed. Padgett rebounded the ball with 35 seconds left.

John Gentry didn't sit down, though. Louisville coach, Rick Pitino never looked away. Both knew what the T-Birds could do when they were down one. When Terrence Williams passed the ball to Edgar Sosa, Nurudeen Adepoju jumped in front of the pass and picked it off. He fed a long outlet pass to Steve Barnes, who was racing Williams to the other bucket. Barnes made the catch and laid it in with 24 seconds left to give the T-Birds the lead, 75-74.

At the other end, Terrence Williams missed an open trey with 2 seconds left to seal the victory for the T-Birds.

The T-Birds get UNLV in the sweet sixteen.

gdlmaster

April 29th, 2007, 02:01 PM

T-Birds Tournament Update

T-Birds(6) run over UNLV(7), 98-68

The sweet sixteen saw Southern Utah run right through UNLV's Runnin' Rebels, by a final score of 98-68. The T-Birds kept on raining it down from three-point land, and Nurudeen Adepoju drop in 28 points, grab 5 boards, get 8 steals, and 2 blocks.

The T-Birds will get Georgetown(8) in the Elite Eight, one win away from the Final Four.

chestnutz6

April 29th, 2007, 02:12 PM

great run. damn you for beating coach crayola's terps

gdlmaster

April 29th, 2007, 02:33 PM

T-Birds Tournament Update

The next Texas Western?

In April, 1966, Texas Western University beat powerhouse Kentucky in the National Championship, to complete what has been called the biggest upset in sports history. Many are now wondering if Southern Utah could do the same. The Final Four is set, and the T-Birds are in, beating Georgetown, 90-78.

Georgetown never could get it going from downtown, hitting only 4-23. However, they hung around far longer than coach Gentry would've liked. He had this to say after the game:

"Well, we obviously would've liked to have closed the deal earlier than twenty seconds to go."

The Final Four

Here are the games for the Final Four.

5 Air Force
6 Southern Utah

1 Pittsburgh
1 Florida

Coach Gentry Interview

We have another interview with coach Gentry, now that he's in the Final Four.

TBI: Welcome back, coach Gentry, and congrats of the Final Four berth.

JG: Thank you.

TBI: How did you have such a huge impact here immediatly? We go 6-21, and all of a sudden, we're 30-5 and in the Final Four.

JG: Like I said before, the talent was there, all I had to do was let THEM know.

TBI: Well, you've certainly done that. Now, despite being such a huge figure in Cedar City, we don't really know a lot about your background. Maybe, you could give us some info?

JG: It's no big secret. I was born in Green County, Kentucky, in 1979. Married Layla in '99.
I got my first coaching job at Green County High. I led the Dragons to a state championship, then came to Cedar City in '01. And, the rest is history.

TBI: Well, we have to go, but thanks again, coach. We'll see you after the championship, right?

JG: *laughs* Right.

gdlmaster

April 29th, 2007, 02:48 PM

T-Birds Tounrament Update

T-Birds win over Air Force, 98-76!

Well, they made it to the championship. The T-Birds beat Air Force by 22 earlier today to advance to the championship for the first time in school history.

The T-Birds get overall top seed, Florida in the championship.

chestnutz6

April 29th, 2007, 05:01 PM

yo do more analysis of the games. I mean it's a final four game, gotta say more than "The T-Birds won"
great job though

gdlmaster

April 29th, 2007, 06:56 PM

T-Birds Tournament Update

T-Birds magical run ends in championship game

T-Birds win! T-Birds win! The T-Birds beat the overall top seed, Florida, in the championship game earlier today, 87-66 to win the national championship. This was the T-Birds first championship, as they successfully pulled off the biggest upset in school history.

The game was tightly contested all the way through, and the T-Birds led in a suprisingly low-scoring half, 33-31 at halftime. With the game tied at 47 with 9:48 to go, and the T-Birds hitting only hitting 4-15 threes to that point, Steve Barnes let one fly from about thirty feet and all of Cedar City held its breath. SWISH Nothing but net. From that shot, the T-Birds exploded on a 20-2 run, and led, 67-49 after Nurudeen Adepoju swished through a fadeaway three from over the backboard.

From that point, John Gentry took the starters out and let his second unit go in. They played the rest of the game. Possibly the fans' favorite sequence was when Swaney Cooper did a windmill jam, then stole the ball, and fed it to Marcus Carson, who swished an NBA three.

We caught up with Coach Gentry after the game(full team interview below). He had this to say:

"We knew we would have to come out firing. We didn't. Luckily for us, neither did they. Champions '07!"

Billy Donovan Interview

We caught up with Florida coach Billy Donovan after the game, and got him to agree to an interview.

T-Birds Insider: Coach Donovan, first of all, thank you for speaking to us. And, we're sorry for the loss tonight.

Billy Donovan: Thank you.

TBI: Coach Donovan, what di you tell your team coming into this game. Obviously, they'd been here before.

BD: *laughs* I just told them that they would have to be caqreful not to underestimate Southern Utah, just because they're Mid-Con. I told them, they made the championship, and have just as much a chance of beating us, as we have of beating them.

TBI: Well, coach, that's all the time we have for now. Again, good luck next year.

BD: Thank you.

Final Four MOP

Nurudeen Adepoju has been named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. He averaged 27 ppg, 3 rpg, 7 spg, 3 apg, and 1 bpg during the tournament.

T-Birds Team Interview

We caught up with the T-Birds after the win:

TBI: Well, guys, congratulations on the championship.

David Marek: Yeah!

TBI: First of all, Nuru, congrats on winning the MOP.

T-Birds: *cheers*

NA: Thank you.

TBI: Congratulations to you, as well, coach Gentry.

T-Birds: *cheers*

JG: Thank you, guys. These guys deserve this. If there's one thing I wanted to do when I came, it was give Steve and Justin and the guys rings to go out with.

TBI: Well, you've done that. We'll let you guys celebrate now.

gdlmaster

April 29th, 2007, 06:58 PM

Well, season one is done.

Results:

Record: 32-5
Result: Champs

chestnutz6

April 29th, 2007, 07:26 PM

What difficulty you play on? congrads

gdlmaster

April 29th, 2007, 07:34 PM

Second to hardest, and thanks. I play with Clutch Factory off. It makes it unrealistic.

skarface2k1

April 30th, 2007, 06:06 AM

Congrads on your first NCAA chamionship.Hope you get many more.Coach sanders out.

gdlmaster

May 1st, 2007, 11:25 AM

T-Birds Offseason Update

Coach Gentry chosen to head All-Stars!

Coach Gentry has been chosen to coach the Western Highschool All-Stars, in this Saturday's game. We'll be bringing you a recap of that game as soon as it is over.

Coach Gentry Press Conference

Coach Gentry took questions from the press after Sunday's Championship.

On Winning the Championship: How do you think it feels? It feels great! Nobody expected us to be here right now. Actually, nobody expected us to make the tournament. And now, here we are, with a 32-5 record, and a National Championship.

On the Possibility of leaving: No, not this year. Maybe next year, if I get a good offer, but not this year. I don't see leaving the year after winning it all.

When asked what his dream job is: Wow. Probably either coaching UCLA, or Kentucky. I would really like to go back to Kentucky and coach. Either at EKU, WKU, or UK.

T-Birds Recruiting Update

Commited:
Ted Umeh, 1*, SF
Sandy, UT
The son of a Middle School coach in Sandy, UT, Ted is a possible contributer, but more than likely a sixth man.

Most Likely Commited:

Lenny Falls, 2*, C
Lithuania
Lenny is a true Lithuanian, and played High-School ball at a school in his home town. SUU is the only school on his list.