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MoonlightGraham · 12-04-2023, 01:43 PM

April 2, 2028

Let's take a look at our opponent, on the eve of the national championship game.

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#5 TEXAS  General

 Player                 #  Pos   Yr    Ht   Wt  Sch  Acd   Status            Hometown
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 Roscoe Olivo           0   PF   Sr   6-7  231  Yes   71       OK         Houston, TX
 James Clary            1    C   So  6-10  264  Yes   65       OK        Magnolia, TX
 Charlie Nicholson      2   PG   Sr   5-9  155  Yes   65       OK     Elmore City, OK
 David Van Scoy         3   SF   Fr   6-8  228  Yes   58  Unhappy       Rio Vista, TX
 Monty Sosa             5   SG   Jr   6-5  218  Yes   28       OK            Reno, NV
 Robert Glidden        12   PG   Jr   6-1  203  Yes   23       OK        Garrison, TX
 Dustin Montano        13   PG   So   6-4  193   No   86       OK            Waco, TX
 Jonah Tuck            20   SG   Jr   6-5  215  Yes   38       OK      Sugar Land, TX
 Leoncio Montero       24   SF   Sr   6-4  239  Yes   67       OK          Austin, TX
 Greg Bono             32   SG   Sr   6-5  208  Yes   42       OK        Longview, TX
 Dennis Smith          33    C  Sr*  6-10  209  Yes   70       OK         Hickory, NC
 Odis Dana             34    C   Fr   6-8  232  Yes   58  Unhappy          Lufkin, TX
 Leslie Lewin          35   PF   Jr   6-6  233  Yes   77  Unhappy   Brackettville, TX
 Jimmmy Sewell         43   SF   Sr   6-7  240  Yes   63       OK       Rio Vista, TX
 Andre Harker          44    C   So  6-10  256   No   54  Unhappy         Houston, TX

Longhorns coach Thaddeus Dorton has been on the job in Austin since our universe began. His 2011/12 team won the national championship and lost in the final in 2016/17. A string of disappointing seasons in which the Longhorns never made it out of the first weekend of the tournament followed, and their prestige dropped from 100 to 89. Last year's team made it to the Elite Eight, raising their prestige back to 91.

The Longhorns play tenacious defense, ranking among the nation's top teams in many defensive categories. Point guard Charlie Nicholson and power forward Roscoe Olivo are especially good defenders.

A balanced offense is led by another senior, Leonicio Montero (14.9 PPG). Nicholson (12.8 PPG, 4.2 APG) and sixth man Robert Glidden (10.5 PPG) can also find the basket, and teams have to defend James Clary (10.1 PPG, 8.2 RPG), Greg Bono (9.4 PPG) and Olivo (9.1 PPG, 7.4 RPG) honestly, too.

The Longhorns are a poised, veteran team. Ten of their scholarship players are juniors or seniors; six are in their final season. But, at the same time, they have some weaknesses that Graham Sims and his team hope to exploit. The Longhorns take a lot of three point shots, and only Bono and Glidden are especially good at making them. Forcing Texas to try to win the game that way could work well for the Wildcats.

12-04-2023, 01:43 PM	#412
MoonlightGraham High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2022	April 2, 2028 Let's take a look at our opponent, on the eve of the national championship game. Code: #5 TEXAS General Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roscoe Olivo 0 PF Sr 6-7 231 Yes 71 OK Houston, TX James Clary 1 C So 6-10 264 Yes 65 OK Magnolia, TX Charlie Nicholson 2 PG Sr 5-9 155 Yes 65 OK Elmore City, OK David Van Scoy 3 SF Fr 6-8 228 Yes 58 Unhappy Rio Vista, TX Monty Sosa 5 SG Jr 6-5 218 Yes 28 OK Reno, NV Robert Glidden 12 PG Jr 6-1 203 Yes 23 OK Garrison, TX Dustin Montano 13 PG So 6-4 193 No 86 OK Waco, TX Jonah Tuck 20 SG Jr 6-5 215 Yes 38 OK Sugar Land, TX Leoncio Montero 24 SF Sr 6-4 239 Yes 67 OK Austin, TX Greg Bono 32 SG Sr 6-5 208 Yes 42 OK Longview, TX Dennis Smith 33 C Sr* 6-10 209 Yes 70 OK Hickory, NC Odis Dana 34 C Fr 6-8 232 Yes 58 Unhappy Lufkin, TX Leslie Lewin 35 PF Jr 6-6 233 Yes 77 Unhappy Brackettville, TX Jimmmy Sewell 43 SF Sr 6-7 240 Yes 63 OK Rio Vista, TX Andre Harker 44 C So 6-10 256 No 54 Unhappy Houston, TX Longhorns coach Thaddeus Dorton has been on the job in Austin since our universe began. His 2011/12 team won the national championship and lost in the final in 2016/17. A string of disappointing seasons in which the Longhorns never made it out of the first weekend of the tournament followed, and their prestige dropped from 100 to 89. Last year's team made it to the Elite Eight, raising their prestige back to 91. The Longhorns play tenacious defense, ranking among the nation's top teams in many defensive categories. Point guard Charlie Nicholson and power forward Roscoe Olivo are especially good defenders. A balanced offense is led by another senior, Leonicio Montero (14.9 PPG). Nicholson (12.8 PPG, 4.2 APG) and sixth man Robert Glidden (10.5 PPG) can also find the basket, and teams have to defend James Clary (10.1 PPG, 8.2 RPG), Greg Bono (9.4 PPG) and Olivo (9.1 PPG, 7.4 RPG) honestly, too. The Longhorns are a poised, veteran team. Ten of their scholarship players are juniors or seniors; six are in their final season. But, at the same time, they have some weaknesses that Graham Sims and his team hope to exploit. The Longhorns take a lot of three point shots, and only Bono and Glidden are especially good at making them. Forcing Texas to try to win the game that way could work well for the Wildcats.