Knight School - Coaching Legacy of Bob Knight

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West Point, NY - It was announced today the sudden retirement of head basketball coach Jim Crews. A young coach named Bob Knight was named as his successor. Coach Knight is a graduate from Ohio State University and was also a guard on the basketball team during his time there.

Coach Crews leaves after guiding the Black Knights to a 15-16 record, 4-10 in the Patriot League. The 15 wins represents their most wins in a season in 22 years.

Coaching Legacy of Bob Knight


Coaching Record:

Season     School         Record     Tournament Results
2007-2008  Army             8-19     ----
2008-2009  Army            12-19     ----
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 2 years                   20-38 (34.5%)



Ratings
Offense: C
Defense: C+
Teaching: B-
Scouting: C+
Charisma: C-
Discipline: B-
Overall: C+
Numerical Rating: 69



Achievements
Regular Season Championships: 0
Conference Tournament Championships: 0
NCAA Tournaments: 0
NCAA Sweet Sixteen: 0
All Conference Players: 9 (+4)
All-American Players: 0
National Players of the Year: 0
20 win seasons: 0
NBA Draftees: 0



Goals Reached
go entire season with no unhappy players
have player chosen freshman all conference
have player chosen all conference
coach conference player of the year
coach a team to 10 wins

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Meet the Team

2007-08 ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS

##  Name               POS    HGT   WGT   CLASS     OVR
 2  Mitch McDonald     sg     6-3   190    SO        55
 3  Cleveland Richard  sf     6-4   192    SO        54
 4  Eric Zastoupil     pf     6-7   185    SO        54
10  Marcus Nelson      pg     5-10  190    SO        62
11  James Bryant       sg     6-0   175    FR        57
12  Nathan Hedgecock   sf     6-4   204    FR        59
14  Jeremy Hence       sf     6-5   200    FR        58
20  Curtis Koszuta     pf     6-7   195    SORS      48
23  Josh Miller        pg     6-0   185    SO        58
30  Grant Carter       sg     6-3   193    SR        53
32  Jarell Brown       sg     6-2   183    SR        72
40  William Van Harp   pf     6-9   230    FR        53
42  Kenny Brewer       sf     6-5   210    JR        56
44  Corban Bates       pf     6-4   213    SR        59
45  Chris Walker       pf     6-8   210    SO        55
50  Doug Williams      pf     6-7   210    JR        56

What have I gotten myself into???????

[Escaperer123]

Looking good so far, good luck and following

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2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule

Date     Opponent
Nov 10   at Minnesota
Nov 12   at Sacred Heart
Nov 16   LONG ISLAND
Nov 20   at Cornell
Nov 28   at Hartford
Dec  1   at Virginia Military
Dec  6   at New Jersey Tech
Dec  9   QUINNIPIAC
Dec 13   FLORIDA GULF COAST
Dec 22   DARTMOUTH
Jan  2   BROWN
Jan  5   PORTLAND
Jan 12   at Colgate*
Jan 16   at Holy Cross*
Jan 20   LEHIGH*
Jan 23   AMERICAN UNIVERSITY*
Jan 26   at Navy*
Jan 30   at Lafayette*
Feb  2   at Bucknell*
Feb  9   COLGATE*
Feb 13   HOLY CROSS*
Feb 16   at Lehigh*
Feb 20   at American University*
Feb 23   NAVY*
Feb 27   LAFAYETTE*
Mar  1   BUCKNELL*

CAPS denotes home games
* denotes Patriot League games

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West Point, NY - Following the annual intrasquad game in front of a small bunch of fans (what dedication!), Coach Knight stated that the young squad has the capability of winning, but needs more teaching and discipline.

Starters
Marcus Nelson, SO - pg
Jarell Brown, SR - sg
Jeremy Hence, FR - sf
Corban Bates, SR - pf
Chris Walker, SO - c

Bench
F Nathan Hedgecock, FR
G Josh Miller, SO
G James Bryant, FR
F Kenny Brewer, JR
F Doug Williams, JR
G Mitch McDonald, SO
F Eric Zastoupil, SO

Team Ratings
Overall: 67
Offense: 68
Defense: 65
Shooting: 69
Rebounding: 66

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Preseason Top 25
01. Kansas
02. North Carolina
03. UCLA
04. Tennessee
05. Georgetown
06. Michigan State
07. Arkansas
08. Memphis
09. Marquette
10. Louisville
11. Kentucky
12. Texas A&M
13. Duke
14. Mississippi State
15. Georgia
16. Arizona
17. Pittsburgh
18. Stanford
19. Connecticut
20. Illinois
21. Indiana
22. Texas
23. Syracuse
24. Wisconsin
25. Clemson


Patriot League

Predicted Order of Finish (by Sporting News)
1. Holy Cross (69 ovr)
2. Bucknell (70)
3. Lehigh (68)
4. American (68)
5. Lafayette (70)
6. Colgate (69)
7. Army (67)
8. Navy (67)


The following schools have been carried forward and will continue to be followed:

Boston College
Duke
Georgetown
High Point
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nebraska
North Carolina State
Oklahoma State
Princeton
San Francisco
Tennessee-Martin
Texas
Valparaiso
Wake Forest
West Virginia
Western Michigan

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11/5/07

TOP 25

#8 Memphis 61, Tennessee-Martin

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11/6/07

TOP 25

#8 Memphis 91, Maine 75
#11 Kentucky 52, Central Arkansas 41

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11/7/07

TOP 25

#11 Kentucky 75, Alabama A&M 72
#19 Connecticut 70, Morgan State 56

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11/8/07

TOP 25

#19 Connecticut 67, Longwood 63


OTHERS

Oklahoma 63, San Francisco 61

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11/9/07

TOP 25

#1 Kansas 95, UL Monroe 70
#4 Tennessee 75, Temple 61
#7 Arkansas 93, Wofford 43
#12 Texas A&M 64, McNeese State 56
Jacksonville State 86, #15 Georgia 65
#18 Stanford 56, Harvard 49


PATRIOT LEAGUE

Wagner 77, Lafayette 68
Longwood 86, Navy 78


OTHERS

Cal Poly 95, Massachusetts 62
Charlotte 72, High Point 66
Oklahoma State 81, Prairie View 54
Wake Forest 78, Fairfield 64
UC Santa Barbara 69, Northwestern State 63

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Golden Gophers Crush Black Knights, 91-46

Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN


First Half
Brown nails a couple of jumpers and after he makes two free throws, Brown banks in a jumper. Tollackson and Nelson trade layups then after Nelson and McKenzie trade fast break layups, McKenzie banks in a layup to pull Minnesota to within six, 12-6, with 15:00 remaining. Hoffarber and McKenzie bank in layups and after Tollackson banks in a short turnaround jumper to tie the game, Hedgecock puts in a layup. Johnson dunks home a rebound then Hedgecock banks in a jumper to give Army the lead, 16-14, halfway through the first half. Tollackson sinks a jump hook and after Walker lays in a rebound, Coleman slams home a dunk to tie the game. Smith lays in a rebound and hits a jumper then after Hence nails a 3pter, McKenzie converts a 3-point play and Smith stuffs in a dunk to give the Golden Gophers a six point lead, 27-21, with less than 5:00 to go. Tollackson and Brown trade jumpers then after Tollackson makes 1 of 2 free throws and McKenzie hits a 3pter, Brown swishes a jumper. Tollackson slams in a dunk and after Brown puts in a layup and Hence drops in a runner, Payton and Brown trade layups as Minnesota takes a six point lead into the break.
Minnesota 37, Army 31

Second Half
Hence lays in a rebound and after Coleman nails a couple of jumpers, Walker lays in a rebound. Smith, McKenzie and Coleman each bank in layups then after Smith makes 1 of 2 free throws, Coleman banks in a short jumper as Minnesota jumps out on a 13-4 run to start the half and opens up a 15-point lead, 50-35, with just under 15:00 remaining. Doug Williams lays in a rebound then after Coleman swishes a short turnaround jumper, Coleman and Hedgecock trade short turnaround jumpers. Tollackson puts in a layup and after Walker makes 1 of 2 free throws, Tollackson lays in a rebound and Smith hits a short jumper to give the Golden Gophers a 20-point lead, 60-40, midway through the second half. Coleman and Jonathan Williams hit hooks and after Abu-Shamala banks in a layup on a fast break, Walker drains a couple of runners. Nolen nails a jumper and Jonathan Williams lays in a rebound then after Abu-Shamala makes two free throws and a 3pter, Nolen and McDonald trade layups as Minnesota is on a 17-6 run and now leads by 31, 77-46, with just under 5:00 to go. Westbrook puts in a layup and Hoffarber buries a couple of 3pters and after Abu-Shamala lays in a rebound, Hoffarber and Busch drop in layups as the Golden Gophers pull away for the win.

                           1   2   F
         Army             31  15  46
         Minnesota        37  54  91
   



Army Black Knights
Starters          min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
M.Nelson           33   2-7    0-0   0   2   3  0   4
J.Brown            28   7-18   2-2   0   1   0  1  16
J.Hence            28   3-5    0-0   1   6   2  0   7
C.Bates            21   0-3    0-0   0   5   2  3   0
C.Walker           24   3-10   1-3   4   5   0  1   7
Bench             min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
N.Hedgecock        10   3-8    0-0   1   2   0  0   6
J.Miller           11   0-1    0-1   0   1   0  0   0
J.Bryant            9   0-4    0-0   0   1   1  0   0
K.Brewer           15   1-4    0-0   0   0   3  1   2
D.Williams          9   1-1    0-0   1   3   1  1   2
M.McDonald          5   1-1    0-0   0   1   0  0   2
E.Zastoupil         9   0-1    0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Totals                 21-63   3-6   7  27  12  7  46
                       
PCT: .333 FG, .500 FT
3-PT FG: 1-15, .067 (M.Nelson 0-2, J.Brown 0-6,
J.Hence 1-2, N.Hedgecock 0-1, J.Miller 0-1, J.Bryant 0-3).
Turnovers: 16 (J.Brown 4, M.Nelson 3, J.Hence 2,
N.Hedgecock 2, C.Bates, C.Walker, J.Miller, J.Bryant,
K.Brewer).
Blocks: 1 (C.Walker).




Minnesota Golden Gophers
Starters          min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
K.Payton           28   1-4    0-2   3   3   5  0   2
L.McKenzie         28   6-11   1-1   1   4   2  0  14
B.Smith            21   5-10   1-2   3   4   1  2  11
D.Coleman          22   7-13   0-0   1   4   0  1  14
S.Tollackson       26   8-16   1-3   5  16   0  1  17
Bench             min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
B.Hoffarber        17   4-9    0-0   0   0   2  0  10
J.Williams         11   2-3    0-0   1   8   0  1   4
J.Abu-Shamala      15   3-5    2-2   2   4   1  0   9
A.Nolen            11   2-4    0-0   1   1   1  0   4
D.Johnson          14   1-2    0-0   1   7   0  0   2
L.Westbrook         5   1-1    0-0   0   0   1  1   2
T.Busch             2   1-1    0-0   1   2   0  0   2
Totals                 41-79   5-10 19  53  13  6  91
                       
PCT: .519 FG, .500 FT
3-PT FG: 4-9, .444 (L.McKenzie 1-3, Hoffarber 2-4,
J.Abu-Shamala 1-1, D.Johnson 0-1).
Turnovers: 10 (S.Tollackson 3, A.Nolen 2, D.Johnson
2, L.McKenzie, B.Smith, B.Hoffarber).
Blocks: 2 (J.Williams, D.Johnson).