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MoonlightGraham · 05-08-2023, 09:47 AM

February 2, 2019
@Lafayette 70, Colgate 50
We shoot often but not accurately, and combined with another good defensive effort, it's enough to win against a scuffling Colgate team.

At first, I can't figure out how Jack Senn is named Player of the Game. He scores 8 points, but Todd DeHaven notches a 16/12 double-double, Daniel Warnock is nearly as good with 14/8, and Tim Hutchinson leads us with 17 points. Then I notice that Jack had 5 steals: one shy of Alvaro Kinard's team record. I'm guessing Alvaro played more than 19 minutes the night he set his record, too.

I'm going to try to find some minutes for Rob Prendergast. He's unhappy, and I'd like to keep him in our program.

Remember Roderick Gove? We recruited him in the fall of 2014, and I believed at the time he'd develop into an explosive scorer. He signed with Manhattan, and he's exactly the player I thought he'd be. He's currently leading the nation with 22.7 points per game.

Big Sazzy Block Watch: Three more blocks for Mr. Davis gives him 351 for his career and moves him up to #9 on the all-time list, passing Jose Forehand, East Carolina '17.
Record: 19-3 (6-1).

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2018 Patriot League Standings

 TEAM           CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
----------------------------------------------------------
 Lafayette       6   1  .857  19   3  .864   19        62
 Navy            5   2  .714  11  10  .524  230        29
 Army            5   2  .714  17   5  .773   27        30
 American        4   3  .571  12  10  .545  143        45
 Holy Cross      4   3  .571  13   9  .591  104        45
 Colgate         3   4  .429   7  13  .350  182        35
 Bucknell        1   6  .143   8  13  .381  198        35
 Lehigh          0   7  .000   3  18  .143  223        30

Right now, Army would join us in the NCAA tournament field, according to Bubble Watch.

February 5, 2019
#24 Lafayette 69, @Gardner Webb 56
We find ourselves back in the polls this week, and we return from a jaunt down South with our 20th win of the season.

Daniel Warnock and Tim Hutchinson score 17 apiece; Jack Senn adds 12 with another perfect shooting night (2-2 from three, 6-6 from the line); Todd DeHaven scores 9 with 12 rebounds.

Big Sazzy Block Watch: Samuel gets three more rejections tonight. He'll have to pick his pace up a bit to reach 400; he's on 354 now, but he passes Graig Simmons, Rice '14, to reach 8th place on the leader board.
Record: 20-3 (6-1).

February 9, 2019
#24 Lafayette 69, Army 46
Any pretensions Army might have had about being the best team in the Patriot League this season should have gone away tonight. We run our offense exceptionally well and keep Army from doing the same thing.

Tim Hutchinson's 19 points lead all scorers. Todd DeHaven (13) and Daniel Warnock (12) join him in double digits. Meanwhile, we hold Army's scoring duo to 9 total points: 6 for Chris Buckley and 3 for Eldridge Hawkinson.

Big Sazzy Block Watch: Samuel Davis must have heard me urging him to pick up the pace, because he turned away 6 shots tonight. He now has 360 career blocks. He passed Andreas Broenner, Vanderbilt '17, and tied Jerry Dixon, Albany '16, for #6 all time.
Record: 21-3 (7-1).

February 13, 2019
#21 Lafayette 77, @Navy 50
We're back up to #3 in the Mid Major poll, behind Temple and Utah State (as usual), and we have very little trouble with the Navy in Annapolis.

Daniel Warnock (19), Tim Hutchinson (16), and Todd DeHaven (16) are our three leading scorers. They're the three Leopards who average in double figures, so no surprises there. DeHaven, who adds 9 rebounds, is Player of the Game. Richard Leak keeps the shooters happy with 5 assists. Otis Hall comes off the bench to snag 9 rebounds.

Big Sazzy Block Watch: Three more blocks give Samuel 363 for his career. He's now in sole possession of 6th place on the leader board, and there's a very good chance that's where he'll remain. The player in fifth place, Lynwood Lane VCU '17, blocked 397 shots in his career.
Record: 22-3 (8-1).

February 16, 2019
#21 Lafayette 68, @Lehigh 50
At the conclusion of tonight's contest, Graham Sims stands in the visitor's locker room and humbly accepts a game ball in recognition of the 200th victory of his coaching career.

Graham's record now stands at 200-61. He won his 100th game on January 6, 2016, and since then he's run off a 100-17 record.

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Coach Wins Records

    # NAME                 SEASON  RECORD          CURRENT TEAM
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   1. Daniel Chouinard       2018     238              Illinois
   2. Mervin Heron           2018     214        North Carolina
   3. Douglas Gillum         2018     214                Kansas
   4. James Berube           2018     213     Mississippi State
   5. Merlin Goshorn         2018     210        Michigan State
   6. Tracy Norton           2018     207              Oklahoma
   7. Kenneth Burroughs      2018     207   Southern California
   8. Blaine Boyd            2018     204            Pittsburgh
   9. Joshua Moll            2018     203            Vanderbilt
  10. Louie Smith            2018     201                  Duke
  11. Graham Sims            2018     200             Lafayette
  12. Ervin Gadson           2018     200        Boston College
  13. Thaddeus Dorton        2018     197                 Texas
  14. Wallace Hastings       2018     197            Georgetown
  15. J.C. Barker            2018     195           Wake Forest
  16. Darius Adams           2017     193               Retired
  17. James Glazier          2018     193             Villanova
  18. Benton Brimmer         2018     192             Tennessee
  19. Joseph Owens           2018     190             Wisconsin
  20. Brooks Runyan          2018     188              Kentucky
  21. Gerald Rasberry        2018     181              Maryland
  22. Dewey Herold           2018     181              Syracuse
  23. Charles Burns          2018     179                   UAB
  24. Clayton Mintz          2018     178                Temple
  25. Wilford Kelm           2018     175            Louisville

Graham is one of an elite group of young coaches who have proven themselves to be winners. He's 39 now; two years older than Tracy Norton and one year older than Blaine Boyd. Illinois' Daniel Chouinard, who spent two years at Creighton before taking the whistle at Illinois and winning a national championship, is only 44.

The starring roles in tonight's milestone victory are played by the usual players. Daniel Warnock is the leading scorer with 17 points. Todd DeHaven scores 14, Tim Hutchinson 13. Richard Leak distributes 10 assists.

Big Sazzy Block Watch: The senior center celebrates by smacking down 6 Lehigh shots. He's blocked exactly 100 shots this season, and his career total climbs to 369.
Record: 23-3 (9-1).

February 20, 2019
#19 Lafayette 74, @Bucknell 34
Some Bucknell fans voice their displeasure with coach Patrick Bear after tonight's game; the Bison haven't had a winning season since 2012/13, and the memories of a couple of Patriot League tournament championships are quickly fading. Meanwhile, we're clinching at least a tie for another Patriot League title.

22 points from Daniel Warnock and 19 more from Tim Hutchinson seal Bucknell's fate; the two of them outscore the Bison by themselves.

Todd DeHaven rolled his ankle and left the game after three minutes. He's listed as day-to-day, and at 75% efficiency, he won't see the floor for a while. Otis Hall will replace him in the starting lineup, after playing well in 30 minutes of long relief (13 points, 9 rebounds).

Big Sazzy Block Watch: Only two for the big man tonight. He's up to 371 now.
Record: 24-3 (10-1).

February 23, 2019
@#19 Lafayette 61, Holy Cross 51
Leopard Nation says goodbye to five seniors, all of whom feature in a rather unique starting lineup that works well enough to avenge our earlier loss to the Crusaders and sew up the Patriot League championship. The Class of '19, like the class before them, have the honor of winning the conference for four consecutive seasons.

Seven-foot "shooting guard" Otis Hall leads all scorers with 15 points and adds 7 rebounds. Point guard Richard Leak and center Samuel Davis, the only regular starters in tonight's lineup, score 8 and 6 respectively, and Leak has 4 assists. Raleigh McGinty encounters foul trouble and scores a single basket, and Johnathan Blouin snags 8 rebounds.

Daniel Warnock and Jack Senn score 12 and 10 points off the bench.

Big Sazzy Block Watch: Samuel blocks "only" two shots again tonight, running his career total to 373.
Record: 25-3 (11-1).

February 26, 2019
#15 Lafayette 77, @American 53
The Eagles had surged up the standings to second place, and that's where they'll finish after we beat them on their home court.

Daniel Warnock's 17 points lead the Leopards, with Samuel Davis (15) and Jack Senn (14) close behind. Davis has 3 steals and only one rebound, a strange stat line for a 6'11", rim protecting center. Otis Hall does work on the boards, with 11 rebounds.

Richard Leak's 13 assists are a new Lafayette record. He comes close to the Patriot League record of 14, shared by American's Patrick Robinson'13 and Victor Reed '13.

Big Sazzy Block Watch: Davis's 2 blocks give him 375 for his career.
Record: 26-3 (12-1).

05-08-2023, 09:47 AM	#202
MoonlightGraham High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2022	February 2, 2019 @Lafayette 70, Colgate 50 We shoot often but not accurately, and combined with another good defensive effort, it's enough to win against a scuffling Colgate team. At first, I can't figure out how Jack Senn is named Player of the Game. He scores 8 points, but Todd DeHaven notches a 16/12 double-double, Daniel Warnock is nearly as good with 14/8, and Tim Hutchinson leads us with 17 points. Then I notice that Jack had 5 steals: one shy of Alvaro Kinard's team record. I'm guessing Alvaro played more than 19 minutes the night he set his record, too. I'm going to try to find some minutes for Rob Prendergast. He's unhappy, and I'd like to keep him in our program. Remember Roderick Gove? We recruited him in the fall of 2014, and I believed at the time he'd develop into an explosive scorer. He signed with Manhattan, and he's exactly the player I thought he'd be. He's currently leading the nation with 22.7 points per game. Big Sazzy Block Watch: Three more blocks for Mr. Davis gives him 351 for his career and moves him up to #9 on the all-time list, passing Jose Forehand, East Carolina '17. Record: 19-3 (6-1). Code: 2018 Patriot League Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige ---------------------------------------------------------- Lafayette 6 1 .857 19 3 .864 19 62 Navy 5 2 .714 11 10 .524 230 29 Army 5 2 .714 17 5 .773 27 30 American 4 3 .571 12 10 .545 143 45 Holy Cross 4 3 .571 13 9 .591 104 45 Colgate 3 4 .429 7 13 .350 182 35 Bucknell 1 6 .143 8 13 .381 198 35 Lehigh 0 7 .000 3 18 .143 223 30 Right now, Army would join us in the NCAA tournament field, according to Bubble Watch. February 5, 2019 #24 Lafayette 69, @Gardner Webb 56 We find ourselves back in the polls this week, and we return from a jaunt down South with our 20th win of the season. Daniel Warnock and Tim Hutchinson score 17 apiece; Jack Senn adds 12 with another perfect shooting night (2-2 from three, 6-6 from the line); Todd DeHaven scores 9 with 12 rebounds. Big Sazzy Block Watch: Samuel gets three more rejections tonight. He'll have to pick his pace up a bit to reach 400; he's on 354 now, but he passes Graig Simmons, Rice '14, to reach 8th place on the leader board. Record: 20-3 (6-1). February 9, 2019 #24 Lafayette 69, Army 46 Any pretensions Army might have had about being the best team in the Patriot League this season should have gone away tonight. We run our offense exceptionally well and keep Army from doing the same thing. Tim Hutchinson's 19 points lead all scorers. Todd DeHaven (13) and Daniel Warnock (12) join him in double digits. Meanwhile, we hold Army's scoring duo to 9 total points: 6 for Chris Buckley and 3 for Eldridge Hawkinson. Big Sazzy Block Watch: Samuel Davis must have heard me urging him to pick up the pace, because he turned away 6 shots tonight. He now has 360 career blocks. He passed Andreas Broenner, Vanderbilt '17, and tied Jerry Dixon, Albany '16, for #6 all time. Record: 21-3 (7-1). February 13, 2019 #21 Lafayette 77, @Navy 50 We're back up to #3 in the Mid Major poll, behind Temple and Utah State (as usual), and we have very little trouble with the Navy in Annapolis. Daniel Warnock (19), Tim Hutchinson (16), and Todd DeHaven (16) are our three leading scorers. They're the three Leopards who average in double figures, so no surprises there. DeHaven, who adds 9 rebounds, is Player of the Game. Richard Leak keeps the shooters happy with 5 assists. Otis Hall comes off the bench to snag 9 rebounds. Big Sazzy Block Watch: Three more blocks give Samuel 363 for his career. He's now in sole possession of 6th place on the leader board, and there's a very good chance that's where he'll remain. The player in fifth place, Lynwood Lane VCU '17, blocked 397 shots in his career. Record: 22-3 (8-1). February 16, 2019 #21 Lafayette 68, @Lehigh 50 At the conclusion of tonight's contest, Graham Sims stands in the visitor's locker room and humbly accepts a game ball in recognition of the 200th victory of his coaching career. Graham's record now stands at 200-61. He won his 100th game on January 6, 2016, and since then he's run off a 100-17 record. Code: Coach Wins Records # NAME SEASON RECORD CURRENT TEAM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Daniel Chouinard 2018 238 Illinois 2. Mervin Heron 2018 214 North Carolina 3. Douglas Gillum 2018 214 Kansas 4. James Berube 2018 213 Mississippi State 5. Merlin Goshorn 2018 210 Michigan State 6. Tracy Norton 2018 207 Oklahoma 7. Kenneth Burroughs 2018 207 Southern California 8. Blaine Boyd 2018 204 Pittsburgh 9. Joshua Moll 2018 203 Vanderbilt 10. Louie Smith 2018 201 Duke 11. Graham Sims 2018 200 Lafayette 12. Ervin Gadson 2018 200 Boston College 13. Thaddeus Dorton 2018 197 Texas 14. Wallace Hastings 2018 197 Georgetown 15. J.C. Barker 2018 195 Wake Forest 16. Darius Adams 2017 193 Retired 17. James Glazier 2018 193 Villanova 18. Benton Brimmer 2018 192 Tennessee 19. Joseph Owens 2018 190 Wisconsin 20. Brooks Runyan 2018 188 Kentucky 21. Gerald Rasberry 2018 181 Maryland 22. Dewey Herold 2018 181 Syracuse 23. Charles Burns 2018 179 UAB 24. Clayton Mintz 2018 178 Temple 25. Wilford Kelm 2018 175 Louisville Graham is one of an elite group of young coaches who have proven themselves to be winners. He's 39 now; two years older than Tracy Norton and one year older than Blaine Boyd. Illinois' Daniel Chouinard, who spent two years at Creighton before taking the whistle at Illinois and winning a national championship, is only 44. The starring roles in tonight's milestone victory are played by the usual players. Daniel Warnock is the leading scorer with 17 points. Todd DeHaven scores 14, Tim Hutchinson 13. Richard Leak distributes 10 assists. Big Sazzy Block Watch: The senior center celebrates by smacking down 6 Lehigh shots. He's blocked exactly 100 shots this season, and his career total climbs to 369. Record: 23-3 (9-1). February 20, 2019 #19 Lafayette 74, @Bucknell 34 Some Bucknell fans voice their displeasure with coach Patrick Bear after tonight's game; the Bison haven't had a winning season since 2012/13, and the memories of a couple of Patriot League tournament championships are quickly fading. Meanwhile, we're clinching at least a tie for another Patriot League title. 22 points from Daniel Warnock and 19 more from Tim Hutchinson seal Bucknell's fate; the two of them outscore the Bison by themselves. Todd DeHaven rolled his ankle and left the game after three minutes. He's listed as day-to-day, and at 75% efficiency, he won't see the floor for a while. Otis Hall will replace him in the starting lineup, after playing well in 30 minutes of long relief (13 points, 9 rebounds). Big Sazzy Block Watch: Only two for the big man tonight. He's up to 371 now. Record: 24-3 (10-1). February 23, 2019 @#19 Lafayette 61, Holy Cross 51 Leopard Nation says goodbye to five seniors, all of whom feature in a rather unique starting lineup that works well enough to avenge our earlier loss to the Crusaders and sew up the Patriot League championship. The Class of '19, like the class before them, have the honor of winning the conference for four consecutive seasons. Seven-foot "shooting guard" Otis Hall leads all scorers with 15 points and adds 7 rebounds. Point guard Richard Leak and center Samuel Davis, the only regular starters in tonight's lineup, score 8 and 6 respectively, and Leak has 4 assists. Raleigh McGinty encounters foul trouble and scores a single basket, and Johnathan Blouin snags 8 rebounds. Daniel Warnock and Jack Senn score 12 and 10 points off the bench. Big Sazzy Block Watch: Samuel blocks "only" two shots again tonight, running his career total to 373. Record: 25-3 (11-1). February 26, 2019 #15 Lafayette 77, @American 53 The Eagles had surged up the standings to second place, and that's where they'll finish after we beat them on their home court. Daniel Warnock's 17 points lead the Leopards, with Samuel Davis (15) and Jack Senn (14) close behind. Davis has 3 steals and only one rebound, a strange stat line for a 6'11", rim protecting center. Otis Hall does work on the boards, with 11 rebounds. Richard Leak's 13 assists are a new Lafayette record. He comes close to the Patriot League record of 14, shared by American's Patrick Robinson'13 and Victor Reed '13. Big Sazzy Block Watch: Davis's 2 blocks give him 375 for his career. Record: 26-3 (12-1). Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 05-10-2023 at 07:45 AM.