Dec. 25-31, 2017
11 games on the schedule this week, and 1 POTG Performance.
Dec. 26-
Benito Sheppard is at it again, earning another POTG performance with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal as
Stanford beat Montana State on the road, 64-44. Benito was 6-9 from the field, 3-5 from the FT line, and 3-4 from 3P land.
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
FR C Patrick Hutt (#5 Villanova) -- 12-1, 1-1 Big East.
12/17/17 vs. Marquette (L 82-66), came off bench, 18 mins played, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 0-1 FG.
12/30/17 vs. Seton Hall (W 85-77), came off bench, 23 mins played, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers, 3-8 FG, 4-5 FT, 0-2 3P.
FR SF Benito Sheppard (#20 Stanford) -- 10-2, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/26/17 at Montana State- POTG Performance, highlighted above.
12/30/17 at Buffalo (W 71-63), started game, 25 mins played, 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 5-9 FG, 5-6 FT, 1-2 3P.
FR SF Will Brown (#16 Kansas) -- 11-2, 2-0 Big 12.
12/25/17 vs. #21 West Virginia (W 80-66), came off bench, 14 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 turnovers, 1-1 FG, 1-1 3P.
12/30/17 vs. #23 Kansas State (W 80-60), came off bench, 13 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3-5 FG, 0-2 3P.
FR SG Bishop Palmer (LSU) -- 9-4, 0-0 SEC.
12/27/17 vs. Indiana (L 71-66), started game, 34 mins played, 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 8-16 FG, 1-1 FT, 0-2 3P.
FR SG Braydon Gale (Florida State) -- 3-9, 0-1 ACC.
12/27/17 at #1 Louisville (L 67-57), started game, 21 mins played, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 7 turnovers, 3-6 FG.
12/30/17 vs. #18 Tennessee (L 71-69), started game, 35 mins played, 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 turnovers, 9-17 FG, 3-3 FT, 4-10 3P.
FR PG Aaron Ginsberg (Vermont) -- 12-3, 3-0 America East.
12/27/17 vs. New Hampshire (W 81-40), came off bench, 14 mins played, 1 point, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1-2 FT.
12/31/17 vs. Binghamton (W 77-40), came off bench, 14 mins played, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 0-3 FG, 0-2 FT, 0-2 3P.
FOFC Freshman of the Week:
Benito Sheppard (Stanford) -- It was another close one, but Benito gets the award with slightly better numbers than Bishop Palmer. On the week, Benito averaged 17 points a game (Bishop had 17 PPG as well), 4.5 RPG, 2 APG 1 SPG and 1 BPG. By comparison, Bishop only had 1 game this week, and he had 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 turnovers. While Benito did have more turnovers, as he averaged 2.5 TPG, he shot better. 61.1% from the field, and 66.7% from 3P land. He also had 1 POTG award this week.
FOFC Freshman of the Month:
Benito Sheppard (Stanford) -- I had to really think about this one, as Bishop had a better PPG, RPG, APG, and SPG margin than Benito, but the much better shooting from the field and 3 point line, along with an over 1 TPG better difference than Bishop, gives Mr. Sheppard the award. For the month of December, Benito averaged 16.9 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG, and 2.4 turnovers a game. He was 48-95 FG shooting, good for 50.5%, and 15-28 from 3P land, good for 53.6% shooting. His FT shooting wasn't great, as he was 24-35 from the FT line in December for just 68.6%, but he shot so much better from the field that it was hard not to give him this award.
Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into next week:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Ohio State (64) 13-0 1792 3 Big Ten Conference
2. UCLA (5) 12-0 1714 2 Pacific-12 Conference
3. Michigan State (1) 12-0 1666 4 Big Ten Conference
4. Kentucky (2) 13-0 1593 6 Southeastern Conference
5. Louisville 12-1 1484 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Wisconsin 12-1 1429 7 Big Ten Conference
7. Villanova 12-1 1349 5 Big East Conference
8. Gonzaga 13-1 1283 9 West Coast Conference
9. Baylor 12-1 1280 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Duke 12-1 1170 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. North Carolina 10-2 1066 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Kansas 11-2 980 16 Big 12 Conference
13. Florida 10-2 904 14 Southeastern Conference
14. Saint Mary's 11-2 856 15 West Coast Conference
15. Syracuse 11-2 783 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Oklahoma State 10-2 683 12 Big 12 Conference
17. Stanford 10-2 562 20 Pacific-12 Conference
18. Tulsa 11-1 526 19 American Athletic Conference
19. Tennessee 11-1 504 18 Southeastern Conference
20. Virginia 9-3 382 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Cincinnati 10-3 314 NR American Athletic Conference
22. Notre Dame 10-3 219 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. South Carolina 11-1 207 25 Southeastern Conference
24. San Diego State 11-2 203 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Illinois 12-1 190 24 Big Ten Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Murray State 13-2 112 Ohio Valley Conference
Clemson 11-1 97 Atlantic Coast Conference
Long Beach State 11-1 26 Big West Conference
Wyoming 13-2 11 Mountain West Conference
Oregon 10-2 9 Pacific-12 Conference
VCU 10-2 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kansas State 10-3 1 Big 12 Conference
Villanova losing their first game of the season this week knocked them down a couple spots and took away their FPV. Kansas beat 2 ranked opponents, I figured they'd have a higher jump, especially since Stanford had almost the same jump by beating a couple nobodies.
Now for the mid-major top 25 heading into next week:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Gonzaga (72) 13-1 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Saint Mary's 11-2 1725 2 West Coast Conference
3. Cincinnati 10-3 1588 5 American Athletic Conference
4. Tulsa 11-1 1571 3 American Athletic Conference
5. San Diego State 11-2 1557 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Murray State 13-2 1450 4 Ohio Valley Conference
7. Wyoming 13-2 1322 10 Mountain West Conference
8. VCU 10-2 1282 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Wichita State 10-3 1179 13 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Long Beach State 11-1 1176 8 Big West Conference
11. Rhode Island 10-2 1116 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Quinnipiac 13-2 1014 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
13. Cal Poly 10-1 900 14 Big West Conference
14. Richmond 9-3 801 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Davidson 8-2 719 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Northern Iowa 11-3 679 NR Missouri Valley Conference
17. Coastal Carolina 12-2 627 NR Big South Conference
18. Sam Houston State 10-2 515 NR Southland Conference
19. South Alabama 9-2 399 NR Sun Belt Conference
20. Milwaukee 10-2 394 11 Horizon League
21. Valparaiso 10-4 343 NR Horizon League
22. Iona 12-3 315 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Massachusetts 8-4 226 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Vermont 12-3 180 NR America East Conference
25. BYU 9-5 132 21 West Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
UC Santa Barbara 11-3 106 Big West Conference
Belmont 12-3 82 Ohio Valley Conference
Morehead State 11-3 80 Ohio Valley Conference
Columbia 10-3 36 Ivy League
South Dakota State 9-4 32 Summit League
Dayton 8-4 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah State 9-3 17 Mountain West Conference
Saint Louis 9-3 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Davis 10-3 5 Big West Conference
Harvard 10-4 2 Ivy League
IPFW 7-3 1 Summit League
Vermont, our lone FOFC mid-major team, continues to run through their opponents. They won their first 2 America East games by an average of 39 points this week and enters the mid-major top 25.