November 10, 2030
Coaches Invitational Tournament, First Round
(1) #1 Villanova 69, (16) USC Upstate 41
The Coaches Invitational is one of the more prestigious pre-season tourneys, with several of the nation's top teams included in the field. Our first round opponent, from Spartanburg, SC, has a prestige of 24. It's a lopsided matchup, and the game turns out that way, too.
Lowell Welter (18p/10r) is named Player of the Game.
Asher Wise (14p/6r/2s) and
Justice Stafford (14p/5r/4a) join him in double figures.
The strangest stat line belongs to
Reed Weisberg. In 10 minutes of playing time, Reed manages to squeeze off 8 shots, 6 from behind the three-point arc. Unfortunately, only one of his threes goes in.
Record: 1-0.
November 11, 2030
Coaches Invitational Tournament Quarterfinal
(1) #1 Villanova 85, (9) South Carolina 70
We were admittedly sloppy in our first game, but we play much better against another opponent from the Palmetto State today.
Tony Ezell leads us with 19 points, and
Asher Wise demonstrates his comprehensive skill set with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Lowell Welter (15p/7r) and
Reed Weisberg (14p, 4-10 from three) join them in double figures.
Clemens Schwaiger pulls in a career-high 11 rebounds.
Record: 2-0.
November 17, 2030
Coaches Invitational Tournament Semifinal
(1) #1 Villanova 75, (12) Pepperdine 52
The Waves made the semifinal by upsetting Missouri, but their tournament ends when we pull away to victory in the second half.
Reed Weisberg knocks down 5 of 10 three-point tries and leads us with 15 points.
Tony Ezell produces 14 points off the bench, and
Clemens Schwaiger scores 11 with 7 boards and 2 blocks. But it's the all-around play of
Justice Stafford (9p/6r/4a/3s) that sets the tone tonight.
Record: 3-0.
November 18, 2030
Coaches Invitational Tournament Championship
Code:
(1) #1 Villanova 86, (2) #7 Stanford 76
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Stanford (3-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Daniel Favela C 33 5-9 8-11 5 9 0 2 18
DeAngelo Trainor PF 22 1-4 1-2 0 5 0 4 3
Stephen Vang SF 29 3-6 1-2 0 2 2 2 8
Jason Gordon SG 36 8-19 3-4 1 9 5 4 23
Harry Bulter PG 25 5-9 0-0 2 3 4 4 12
Efraín Cabrera PF 14 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 4 0
Nikolaus Ulm SG 15 1-1 0-0 3 5 1 4 3
Dominic Butler PG 10 2-4 0-0 0 2 4 0 5
Stewart Lehr PF 9 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
James Kennedy SG 4 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Charles Kingston C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 20 (D.Favela 3, D.Trainor 1, S.Vang 1,
J.Gordon 10, H.Bulter 2, N.Ulm 3)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.Favela 3)
Steals: 5 (J.Gordon 1, H.Bulter 1, E.Cabrera 1,
D.Butler 2)
3P FGs: 9-22 (S.Vang 1-3, J.Gordon 4-11, H.Bulter 2-4,
N.Ulm 1-1, D.Butler 1-2, J.Kennedy 0-1)
Villanova (4-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Clemens Schwaiger C 21 2-3 0-0 2 4 0 4 4
Lowell Welter PF 30 4-15 1-3 4 6 1 0 9
Asher Wise SF 34 6-7 2-4 0 3 5 2 17
Reed Weisberg SG 28 5-14 8-8 0 3 4 3 21
Blake Norton PG 23 2-3 2-2 0 3 4 2 7
Justice Stafford PG 27 3-4 2-7 1 5 5 1 9
Tony Ezell PF 26 7-15 2-5 5 9 1 3 16
Ernest Adcock SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Kris DeMello C 8 1-2 1-1 2 3 1 1 3
Chris Ramos C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 14 (C.Schwaiger 3, L.Welter 1, A.Wise 2,
R.Weisberg 3, B.Norton 1, J.Stafford 2, T.Ezell 1,
E.Adcock 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (C.Schwaiger 3, L.Welter 1, T.Ezell 1)
Steals: 10 (L.Welter 1, A.Wise 2, R.Weisberg 3,
B.Norton 2, J.Stafford 1, T.Ezell 1)
3P FGs: 8-20 (L.Welter 0-2, A.Wise 3-4, R.Weisberg
3-11, B.Norton 1-2, J.Stafford 1-1)
Player of Game: SF Asher Wise (VLNV)
We make use of a variety of weapons to defeat Stanford and claim the Coaches Invitational Tournament trophy.
Tony Ezell scores from inside,
Reed Weisberg scores from outside, and
Asher Wise scores from everywhere. Asher is named Player of the Game, but Reed or Tony would have been good choices, too.
Record: 4-0.
