Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

[doncoryell]

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE


Lexington, VA - A surprise press conference today by the AD of VMI was to announce the resignation of basketball coach Dugger Baucom. Coach Baucom decided to persue other things and wished the team and school well. The Athletic Director then announced the hiring of Bob Knight, a successful coach in the high school ranks, to be the next head basketball coach of the Keydets. The members got excited, and confused, that Bob Knight would leave Texas Tech to be coach of the much smaller school. Unfortunately, it was not THAT Bob Knight that was arriving.


(note: Army was available but I decided to try a different military team)

mode of play: Coach Mode
coach all games or sim some: What's sim? (i will coach all games)
sliders: Piper's coach mode
recruiting: my "assistants" will take care of the recruiting. i will have final say & offer scholarships, if any
game/console: ch2k8/ps2

[doncoryell]

VMI Keydets Roster

          2007-2008 Virginia Military Institute Keydets

NUM  PLAYER               POS      HT    WT   CLASS  OVR
--------------------------------------------------------
 1  Adam Lonon              G   5-11    175    SO     54
 2  Willie Bell             F   6-5     205    JR     53
 3  Chavis Holmes           G   6-4     195    JR     69
 4  Joey Cantafio           G   5-6     150    FR
10  Austin Kenon            G   5-11    180    FR     59
11  Quinn Brownfield        F   6-7     195    FR     57
21  Travis Mosley           F   6-7     195    FR     57
22  Christian Hunter        G   6-2     180    FR     57
23  Travis Holmes           G   6-4     195    JR     69
32  Carl Josey              G   6-4     195    SO     51
34  Hunter Houston          F   6-6     195    FR     57
50  Stephen Sargent         C   7-0     245    FR     57
55  Reggie Williams         F   6-6     195    SR     79

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2007-2008 Schedule


Nov  9  Northern Colorado (1st Round - Air Force Classic)
Nov 13  (at) UL Monroe (1st Round - O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic - Division D)
Nov 21  James Madison
Nov 25  @ Ohio State
Dec  1  Army
Dec  4  @ South Carolina State
Dec  8  Howard
Dec 20  @ William & Mary
Dec 30  @ Richmond
Jan  2  @ Mercer
Jan 12  @ Charleston Southern*
Jan 14  @ Coastal Carolina*
Jan 19  UNC Asheville*
Jan 23  @ Winthrop*
Jan 28  Liberty*
Feb  2  @ High Point*
Feb  5  Radford*
Feb  9  Coastal Carolina*
Feb 11  Charleston Southern*
Feb 16  @ UNC Asheville*
Feb 20  Winthrop*
Feb 23  @ Radford*
Feb 26  @ Liberty*
Mar  1  High Point*

* denotes Big South games

[doncoryell]

The day has finally come and new coach Bob Knight saw what the players had during their annual first practice that is on the day known as Midnight Madness.

"This team has a bunch of good to great shooters who can put up long range shots at a whim." Coach Knight stated. "However, the players don't play defense all that well and that will probably lead to a lot of shootouts. I hope that we have enough lights in storage for the scoreboard because we will certainly keep the scorer busy."

Starting Five

PG  Adam Lonon
SG  Chavis Holmes
SF  Reggie Williams
PF  Quinn Brownfield
C   Stephen Sargent

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Preseason Top 25

RK  SCHOOL
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

[doncoryell]

As well as the top 25, I will be trying to follow the other coaches' schools that are being journaled. When the coaches change their schools, I will start following the new schools.

As an added treat to you readers, I will also follow your favorites as well. Please let me know which ones they are. I will start with the avatar as a starting point (that is, if there is a school logo there).


So far, the list of schools are:

Appalachian State
Butler
Duke
High Point (sj's 2k4 legacy team - look for them in the big south section, along with Winthrop/VMI)
Howard
Illinois
Michigan
North Florida
Oklahoma State
Texas
UAB (Alabama-Birmingham)
USC
West Virginia
Winston-Salem State
Winthrop (they are in my conference so look for them there).


Would anyone like any others?

[OSUPiper]

Hey, which slider set are you using for this? I want to follow and see how it goes for you.

[doncoryell]

Quote: Originally Posted by OSUPiper

Hey, which slider set are you using for this? I want to follow and see how it goes for you.

Your's, of course. That's why I'm restarting.

I'm even going to follow the scores of the Oklahoma State games for you, too.