[Izulde]

 #20 PG Richard McCowan
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 Height:       6-3
 Weight:       188
 High School:  Redlands East Valley High School
 Hometown:     Redlands, CA
 GPA:          2.57
 Test Score:   1110
 Rating:       ***
 
 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:    15  60  29  28  45  18  17  19  17  52  36  17  86  17  42  59
 Potential:   D   B   D   D   C   C   C   D   C   A   B   D                
 
 Season Stats:
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  PTS OREB  REB  AST  TOS   A/T  STL  BLK  PFS
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 12.3  1.3  4.7  3.7  1.8  2.06  1.1  0.9  2.6

 Shooting Averages:
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  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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  5.8 10.7  .537  0.4  0.9  .471  0.4  1.5  .233
 
 Recruiting Notes:
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 Qualified: Yes
 Committed to Cal State Northridge                                              
 Rankings: West Region #69 Overall, West Region #16 PG
 High School Awards: None
 Top 5 Schools: *Cal State Northridge, New Mexico, Long Beach State, San Diego, California

Great looking defender out the jump if this is accurate. Has the size and skillset to honestly say he's probably a 2 or even a 3 rather than a 1. He'd have the best jumper on our team right now if this is accurate - that tends to be a rating I ignore (probably to my detriment).

Anyway, the gauntlet goes as you might expect. Defense and Major Ramirez (17 points, 11 rebounds, a steal, PotG) are the keys to a 9-point win over Kennesaw State. Supporting our star big is Eutropio Rey and Jeromy Harrington with 15 points and 13 points, 1 block respectively, while Tim Grey hits the glass for 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, and a steal.

Man Middaugh of Stony Brook almost single-handedly defeats us with 38 points, 6 assists, and 5 steals, but we comeback to steal a win over the Seawolves due to Eutropio Rey's school-record setting 21 points, 12 assists, and 7 rebounds. First time we've had a double-double involving assists. Jeromy Harrington also scores 21 and adds a block and a steal. Robert Serra scores 17 with a steal, Tim Grey puts up 13 points and a block, and Major Ramirez's shot isn't falling, so he settles for 11 rebounds instead.

And then we go 7 minutes without scoring a single point in the second half vs Oakland, ruining another comeback bid and tanking our RPI. We further blow it up by handing IPFW their first win of the season, letting the Mastadons shoot and make whatever they feel like. The good feelings that we might have a decent season are quickly evaporating.

Turnovers kill us in a shootout against Mount St. Mary's and only Eutropio Rey's wonderful 15 point/8 assist/7 rebound/2 steal PotG line, Major Ramirez's inefficien5 18 points, and Jeromy Harrington's 13 points and a block against Wright State on Christmas Eve stem the bleeding to make it a half-ass respectable 4-7 nonconference finish.

And then we get some pretty damn big news.

 #21 SG Jeremiah Hardie
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 Height:       6-4
 Weight:       186
 High School:  East Bakersfield High School
 Hometown:     Bakersfield, CA
 GPA:          2.67
 Test Score:   1040
 Rating:       ***
 
 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:    49  15  14  57  43   7  24  37  28  41  26  26  75  66  81  14
 Potential:   C   D   D   A   C   F   C   C   D   A   A   D                
 
 Season Stats:
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  PTS OREB  REB  AST  TOS   A/T  STL  BLK  PFS
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 10.4  1.7  5.2  2.4  2.8  0.87  1.8  0.2  2.9

 Shooting Averages:
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  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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  4.5 11.0  .411  0.7  1.5  .433  0.7  4.1  .173
 
 Recruiting Notes:
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 Qualified: Yes
 Committed to Cal State Northridge                                              
 Rankings: West Region #51 Overall, West Region #14 SG
 High School Awards: None
 Top 5 Schools: *Cal State Northridge, Stanford, Arizona State, California, Oklahoma

At #253, Hardie is the highest ranked recruit we've ever had. Let's hope his high school stats aren't a barometer of what he'll produce in college, though. Those are some pretty ugly looking numbers.

Oh, and Jeffrey Aponte is our first scholarship player to get mad about PT. Sorry, Jeffy, but Jeromy Harrington is simply playing way better than you. Jeromy graduates this year, so you'll get your shot next season, whether I'm still here or not (probably not).