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Originally Posted by Izulde
No shame in that loss at all, and a stellar turnaround. Now, of course, is when the pressure really begins. 
BTW, you should get a Coach Level Up email since you made the Tournament |
@Izulde: I was pleased with the way Year Two went. You're right; if you do it once, the AD expects you to do it again. And again. And again.
I haven't seen the email yet, but I haven't ended the season. I suppose it will appear then...right?
March 22, 2013
A day ago, American was upset, 80-67, by Weber State, and were eliminated from the NIT. Bucknell nearly broke the CIT bracket, losing to Northern Arizona, 57-56.
March 25, 2013
Holy Cross loses, 71-68 to Missouri State, the #1 seed in the CBI. The Crusaders, a nine seed, beat Morehead State handily in the first round, and give the favored Bears a good game.
April 6, 2013
This year's Final Four includes Kansas, Providence, Dayton, and Texas. Only one #1 seed, Duke, gets as far as the Sweet Sixteen; they lose there to #4 Villanova.
The Friars, a #9 seed, are the neutrals' favorite, but they're no match for the rugged Jayhawks and lose, 75-51. Texas disposes of Dayton nearly as easily, 69-52.
April 8, 2013
The NCAA championship game is an all-Big 12 contest. Kansas beats Texas in a high-scoring viewer's treat of a game, 91-85.
Three Jayhawks score at least 20 points:
Eustaquio Picavet (28),
Jermaine Waldrop (25), and
Tracy Murphy (20). The Longhorns get 23 from
Richard Quintana and 19 more from
Alexander Currey. Picavet is named Player of the Game.
Here's how the Patriot League standings looked this season:
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2012 Patriot League Standings
TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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American 12 2 .857 22 10 .688 62 44
Lafayette 10 4 .714 20 13 .606 102 28
Holy Cross 8 6 .571 21 12 .636 150 43
Bucknell 7 7 .500 17 15 .531 143 30
Colgate 6 8 .429 12 18 .400 166 18
Lehigh 5 9 .357 12 18 .400 189 24
Army 5 9 .357 11 19 .367 165 15
Navy 3 11 .214 15 16 .484 255 23
Three teams in our conference win at least 20 games this year, and we're one of them. I wonder if our conference prestige will improve?
The Patriot League awards are announced today.
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2012 PATRIOT LEAGUE AWARDS
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Player of the Year:
JR PG Patrick Robinson American 10.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 7.7 APG 0.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG
Freshman of the Year:
FR SG Shaun Domingo Colgate 14.6 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.5 APG 1.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG
Coach of the Year:
Jimmy Reynolds American 22 - 10 (12 - 2)
All-league 1st Team:
C SR Zane Johnson American 8.5 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.2 BPG
PF SR Richard Ruiz Holy Cross 9.9 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.7 BPG
SF FR Charles Davis Holy Cross 11.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG JR Victor Reed American 19.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.6 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG JR Patrick Robinson American 10.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 7.7 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG
All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Joe Kaplan American 8.4 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.2 BPG
PF SR Johnie Griffin Lehigh 5.7 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SF FR Kelvin Hernandez Bucknell 9.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.1 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG SR Steven Ison Navy 19.6 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Chase Braden Bucknell 11.9 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG
All-freshman Team:
C FR Thomas Grimmett Bucknell 6.9 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG
PF FR Stephen Collins Navy 6.3 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SF FR Charles Davis Holy Cross 11.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG FR Shaun Domingo Colgate 14.6 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Irvin Schumacher Colgate 11.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Wow. Just, wow.
On what grounds could the conference fail to recognize a single player from a team that went 10-4 in the league and won the conference tournament? I'm unreservedly partial, but I think
Hubert Song and
James Sanders deserved some postseason honors.
I have no issue with
Patrick Robinson as Player of the Year. He's third in the nation in assists, and his plus-minus is best in the league.
Shaun Domingo's stat line looks almost exactly like Song's...but Hubert did his thing for a 20-13 team, while Shaun's Colgate team finished 13-18.