@ CSU-Fullerton 7-12 (5-3)
A pretty good team even when we're at full health. We only have a two loss cushion to get to .500 in conference play, so this is a rough start.
We go ice cold late in the first to abruptly find ourselves down 38-44. 1:16 left in the game,
Winston Reyes takes the pin-point pass from
Geoffrey Blodgett to put us up 69-67. The
Block Gawd gets a rejection on the other end, and though
Winston Reyes misses the front end of the one-and-one and they get the offensive board after the time-expiring miss, we escape with the victory.
Gem with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and a steal. They award PotG to
Winston Reyes though for his late-game heroics: 16 points and a block. Speaking of, the
Block Gawd at 98% rustles up 12 board and 4 rejections, including the literal game-saver.
Florentin Dupretz picked up a D2D injury because of course he frigging did.
@ Pacific 11-8 (5-4)
At over 90% but still not fully healthy are
Joseph Velarde and
Florentin Dupretz. They're starting anyway and we're slowly bringing back more of our pressure game. This is another tough ask, but all we can do is hope.
Down by 2 at the break after we piss away an 8 point lead due to a shooting swoon. I hate this whole damn season.
The
Block Gawd sets what I think is a team record in rebounds with 19, blocks 4, dishes what I think is another team high with 7, and grabs a steal to earn the honors in a tough 74-64 victory. 19 points, 7 rebounds, and a steal for
Gem, 16 points for
Joseph Velarde in his first game back after a long, long layoff, and 11 points and 7 boards for
Winston Reyes.
@ UC-Davis 12-8 (6-4)
The Aggies have surprisingly lost two straight and
Kevin Edson is looking to remind me who the Big West's most beloved coach is. I think this is where our luck finally runs out and we surrender one of our slim cushion.
We again get hit with a first-half cold snap to find ourselves down at the break, 37-42. I'm getting real, real tired of this shit.
We can't buy a bucket in the second half and fall 59-75 as expected. 14 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals by
Thomas Hadden, but when shots aren't falling, nothing else matters.
vs UC-Irvine 6-15 (5-6)
Like us, the Anteaters were absolutely decimated by injuries all at once, and major ones. Difference is, they healed up during the conference season and have a very good shot at getting to their .500 conference record goals.
Raphael Taylor is at 88%, so he'll dress.
We shoot 11% from the field in the first half. Fuck this bullshit.
vs Long Beach State 3-19 (3-9)
This has important implications for even making the Big West tournament. We also have to win out to get to .500 in the conference on the year. You know and I know that isn't happening.
FUCK.YOU. ANOTHER GOD DAMN 8 POINT LEAD DISAPPEARS BECAUSE OF BULLSHIT AND THEY MAKE A FUCKING BUZZER BEATER TO TAKE THE LEAD AT HALF. FUCK YOU!
I'm just going to summarize the rest of the season. I'm done with it.
We go 0-3 the rest of the month, then beat Hawaii and lose to Cal-Poly. We finish last in the Big West for the time in my entire coaching career, a season after we had our best year ever.
We were 3-10 at home, 8-8 on the road. So yeah, it was a completely fucked up season on every single level.
CSU-Fullerton won the conference tournament as a 5 seed, beating 8 seed
UC-Irvine, the Anteaters an absolute house after recovering from injuries.
The Titans technically get our first Big Dance win with winning the 16 seed play-in game, but we all know that doesn't count.
UC-Davis and
UC-Santa Barbara both make the NIT as low seeds and both lose in the first round.
3 seed
Pepperdine beats 1 seed
Kent State in the NIT.
NCAA Final Four pits 3 seeds
Ohio State and
Stanford against each other, 1 seeds
Michigan State and
UConn facing off. Cardinals crush and Spartans squeak by, and it's
Stanford winning 77-72 for their first championship.
Every single year except one, the Cardinal have made at least the Elite 8, and they've had two Final Four trips and one title. Just a dominant, dominant program.
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2018 Big West Conference Standings
TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 14 4 .778 20 11 .645 98 46
UC Davis Aggies 12 6 .667 19 12 .613 163 49
UC Riverside Highlanders 12 6 .667 17 15 .531 153 49
Cal Poly Mustangs 10 8 .556 17 13 .567 193 41
Cal State Fullerton Titans 9 9 .500 15 19 .441 152 26
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 8 10 .444 12 18 .400 293 23
Pacific Tigers 7 11 .389 14 17 .452 198 16
UC Irvine Anteaters 7 11 .389 11 21 .344 258 24
Long Beach State 49ers 6 12 .333 6 23 .207 332 24
Cal State Northridge Matadors 5 13 .278 11 18 .379 288 22
I'm still pissed.
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2018 BIG WEST AWARDS
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Player of the Year:
SR SG Bradley Calzada UC Davis 14.8 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.4 APG 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Freshman of the Year:
FR PF Robert Tran Pacific 6.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 0.9 APG 0.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
Coach of the Year:
Kristopher Koester UC Santa Barbara 20 - 11 (14 - 4)
All-league 1st Team:
C SO Hoyt Belisle UC Riverside 10.7 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.6 SPG, 2.3 BPG
PF SR Ariel Norton Cal Poly 15.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.6 BPG
SF SR Brian Woods UC Santa Barbara 9.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SR Bradley Calzada UC Davis 14.8 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Kenneth Howerton UC Santa Barbara 12.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 4.9 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
All-league 2nd Team:
C SR Donnell Carroll Cal Poly 7.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 0.7 APG, 0.8 SPG, 3.3 BPG
PF JR Winston Bennett UC Riverside 7.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 2.0 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.9 BPG
SF SR Elwood Hogan UC Davis 10.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG SR David Devries UC Santa Barbara 16.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Kenneth Nugent UC Davis 19.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
All-freshman Team:
C FR Bruno Gonzalez UC Davis 6.0 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PF FR Robert Tran Pacific 6.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SF FR Jeffrey Harris Cal Poly 6.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG FR James Dias Long Beach State 7.8 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Steven Sedillo UC Riverside 4.6 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.0 BPG
We didn't get recognized in a winning year, so why in our worst one?
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#11 SG Florentin Dupretz - Cal State Northridge - Senior
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Height: 6-9
Weight: 252
High School:
Hometown: Les Sables-d'Olonne, France
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 47 45 57 56 46 24 58 32 5 35 56 51 43 68 45 75
2017: 44 43 55 55 43 23 53 30 5 33 50 49 43 66 45 70
2016: 41 41 53 55 41 22 49 28 5 31 45 48 42 64 44 64
2015: 36 39 51 53 39 21 41 25 4 30 42 43 41 62 43 58
2014: 34 37 49 51 37 19 37 23 4 28 38 41 40 56 41 42
Potential: C C C C C D B C F C B C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 41
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2015 31 31 32.1 7.2 1.2 3.8 0.7 2.0 0.37 0.6 0.5 2.5
2016 30 0 14.0 5.1 1.0 2.3 0.8 0.9 0.89 0.7 0.2 1.0
2017 31 0 16.0 7.1 1.0 2.4 0.8 1.2 0.72 0.7 0.1 1.3
2018 29 28 26.5 10.6 1.7 4.8 2.2 1.7 1.33 1.3 0.2 1.8
Career 121 59 22.1 7.5 1.2 3.3 1.1 1.4 1.33 0.8 0.2 1.7
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2015 2.4 5.8 .411 1.6 2.2 .710 0.8 2.4 .356 1.24 -6.77
2016 1.7 4.1 .410 1.0 1.1 .882 0.8 2.1 .375 1.26 -3.03
2017 2.5 6.2 .406 1.3 1.7 .759 0.7 3.1 .242 1.15 -1.45
2018 3.8 8.0 .476 1.8 2.4 .729 1.2 3.6 .333 1.32 -0.76
Career 2.6 6.0 .431 1.4 1.9 .753 0.9 2.8 .320 1.24 -3.04
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2015 31 31 994 223 37 119 23 63 19 14 78
2016 30 0 419 154 29 68 24 27 20 5 30
2017 31 0 496 220 30 73 26 36 21 4 40
2018 29 28 768 308 49 139 65 49 39 6 52
Career 121 59 2677 905 145 399 138 175 99 29 200
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2015 74 180 49 69 26 73 -210
2016 50 122 30 34 24 64 -91
2017 78 192 41 54 23 95 -45
2018 111 233 51 70 35 105 -22
Career 313 727 171 227 108 337 -368
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 25 5 10 7 5 1 4 10 14 6 9 3 9
Career 25 5 10 7 5 2 5 10 14 6 9 4 9
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 6
2014 High School: Rated *** and #394 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
He had a pretty okay career. Too bad his senior year was such a fucking nightmare. Dupretz heads back to France and proceeds to promptly not talk much about his time in the United States. He doesn't even respond to my emails trying to keep in touch.