Coaching Legacy of Lee Williamson (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

2008 POSTSEASON AWARDS

National Awards

National Champions - North Carolina Tar Heels (34-6, 13-3 ACC)
NIT Champions - Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (21-9, 11-5 C-USA)
National Coach of the Year - Roy Williams (North Carolina)
National Player of the Year - Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
Mid-Major Player of the Year - Kelyn Downey (Rider)
National Defensive Player of the Year - Wilbur Hunter (Memphis)
Big Man of the Year - Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
National Freshman of the Year - Cassiano Dawn (Kansas State)

Southern Conference Awards

Southern Conference Regular Season Champions - Western Carolina Catamounts (18-12, 13-7 Southern)
Southern Conference Tournament Champions - Davidson Wildcats (16-14, 12-8 Southern)
Southern Conference Coach of the Year - Bob McKillop (Davidson)
Southern Conference Player of the Year - Kyle Hines (UNC Greensboro)
Southern Conference Freshman of the Year - B.A. Appleby (Western Carolina)

UNC Greensboro 2007-2008 Recap

Record - 16-16 (11-9 Southern)
Southern Conference Player of the Year - Kyle Hines
First Team All-Conference - Kyle Hines

2007-2008 UNC Greensboro Roster

Starters
PG #1 Dwayne Johnson 5'10 174 (Bronx, NY) 65 overall SR
SG #15 Kendall Toney 6'3 203 (Jacksonville, NC) 62 overall SO
SG #20 Kevin Oleksiak 6'4 190 (Erie, PA) 63 overall SR
PF #42 Kyle Hines 6'6 240 (Trenton, NJ) 86 overall SR
PF #2 Darrius Sellers 6'7 215 (Statesboro, GA) 60 overall FR

Bench
PG #10 Daniel Oliver 5'10 175 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 61 overall FR
SG #3 Landon Clement 6'1 185 (Greensboro, NC) 62 overall FR
SG #4 Mikko Koivisto 6'4 195 (Serbia) 59 overall SO
PF #34 Michael Mitchell 6'7 205 (Jacksonville, NC) 60 overall JR
PF #55 Kalu Hill 6'8 215 (Gastonia, NC) 68 overall FR
PF #24 Ben Stywall 6'5 210 (Winston-Salem, NC) 58 overall SO
C #32 Max Pope 6'10 235 (Raleigh, NC) 54 overall FR

Reserves
PF #44 Pete Brown 6'6 234 (Mobile, AL) 6'6 234 SO (Redshirting)

Coaches
Lee Williamson: C+ overall (1st year)
Hilton Blackwell: C overall (1st year)
Boomer Frisby: C- overall (1st year)

Individual Statistics:

Player                 GP  PT/G  R/G  A/G  S/G  B/G   M/G    FG%   3P%   FT%
Kyle Hines             32  20.3  7.1  2.8  1.9  0.8  32.0   .550   ---  .583
Kendall Toney          32  11.1  2.9  0.7  0.8  0.1  28.3   .450  .417  .423
Mikko Koivisto         32  10.0  2.6  0.6  0.4  0.0  18.8   .403  .406  .857
Kevin Oleksiak         32   9.5  2.9  1.1  1.2  0.0  21.7   .348  .298  .652
Dwayne Johnson         32   5.9  3.1  3.2  1.0  0.0  29.3   .414  .217  .700
Landon Clement         32   4.7  1.2  0.7  0.4  0.0  12.8   .337  .293  .833
Michael Mitchell       32   4.0  3.2  0.6  0.6  0.2  13.6   .552   ---  .631
Darrius Sellers        32   3.7  6.3  0.9  0.8  0.2  21.8   .494   ---  .724
Max Pope               22   2.6  3.0  0.5  0.3  0.2  12.2   .520   ---  .667
Daniel Oliver          32   2.4  1.1  1.1  0.4  0.0  11.7   .383  .157  .809
Kalu Hill              22   1.0  1.4  0.3  0.5  0.1   6.3   .391   ---  .800
Ben Stywall             4   0.0  1.0  0.5  0.0  0.0   2.5    ---   ---   ---
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TOTAL                      73.3 33.3 12.2  8.0  1.8         .451  .358  .673
OPPONENTS                  75.8 34.1 21.1  7.3  3.1         .483  .309  .681

Coaching Record:
 
Season     School         Record     NCAA Tournament Results
2007-2008  UNC Greensboro  16-16     N/A
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1 year                     16-16

NCAA Tournament Record: 0-0
NIT Record: 0-0
Southern Conference Record: 11-9


Ratings
Offense: C
Defense: C+
Teaching: C+
Scouting: C
Charisma: C+
Discipline: C
Overall: C+


Achievements
Regular Season Championships: 0
Conference Tournament Championships: 0
NCAA Tournaments: 0
NCAA Sweet Sixteens: 0
NCAA Elite Eights: 0
NCAA Final Fours: 0
NCAA Championships: 0
Preseason #1 Rankings: 0
20 Win Seasons: 0
30 Win Seasons: 0
Conference Coach of the Year: 0
National Coach of the Year: 0
All-Conference Players: 1
All-American Players: 0
National Players of the Year: 0
Pro Draftees: 1

Goals Reached
Have a Player Chosen All-Conference
Coach a Conference Player of the Year
Have a Player Chosen in the Pro Draft
Coach a Team to 10 Wins

Goals Not Yet Reached
Sign a Four Star Recruit
Sign a Five Star Recruit
Sign a Five Star Recruit in Season
Sign a World Recruit
Sign a High School All-American
Sign the Mr. Basketball From Your State
Sign the Top Recruit in a Recruiting Class
Assemble a Top 20 Recruiting Class
Assemble the Top Recruiting Class
Go an Entire Season With No Unhappy Players
Have a Player Chosen Freshman All-Conference
Coach an NCAA All-American
Coach a Player of the Year Award Winner
Coach a 2K Sports Award Winner
Have an Underclassman Chosen in the Pro Draft
Coach a Team to a Winning Record
Coach a Team to 20 Wins
Win a Non-Conference Tournament
Upset the #1-Ranked Team
Coach a Team into the Top 25
Coach a Team to the #1 Ranking
Coach a Team to a Conference Championship
Coach a Team to an NCAA Tournament Bid
Coach a Team to the Sweet Sixteen
Coach a Team to the Final Four
Coach a Team to the NCAA Championship
Coach a Team to a #1 Seed in the NCAA Tournament
Be Chosen Conference Coach of the Year
Be Chosen NCAA Coach of the Year
Get Hired by a Larger Conference Team
Get Hired by a Power Conference Team
Get a Lifetime Contract With Any Team
Get 5,000 Legacy Points in One Season
Get 200,000 Legacy Points in Your Career
Accumulate 200 Career Wins
Accumulate 500 Career Wins
Accumulate 800 Career Wins
Accumulate 900 Career Wins

Players Leaving:

PF #42 Kyle Hines 6'6 240 (Trenton, NJ) 87 overall SR - Graduated / Entered Draft
PG #1 Dwayne Johnson 5'10 174 (Bronx, NY) 66 overall SR - Graduated
SG #20 Kevin Oleksiak 6'4 190 (Erie, PA) 63 overall SR - Graduated

2007-2008 UNC Greensboro Schedule:

11/9 at (4) Georgia Tech L 63-78 (0-1)
11/16 at UT-Pan American W 78-74 (OT) (1-1)
11/17 at Missouri State L 64-87 (1-2)
11/24 vs. SC Upstate W 75-64 (2-2)
12/1 vs. Kent State W 75-63 (3-2)
12/4 at (6) Virginia Tech L 67-72 (3-3)
12/8 at WOFFORD W 87-75 (4-3)
12/15 vs. FURMAN L 60-91 (4-4)
12/22 at Fordham L 77-86 (4-5)
12/29 at UNC Wilmington L 69-74 (4-6)
1/2 vs. Central Arkansas L 72-76 (4-7)
1/5 vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 78-73 (5-7)
1/7 vs. THE CITADEL L 65-84 (5-8)
1/10 at CHATTANOOGA L 67-86 (5-9)
1/12 at APPALACHIAN STATE L 84-99 (5-10)
1/19 at ELON W 74-56 (6-10)
1/24 at COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON L 81-91 (6-11)
1/26 at THE CITADEL W 77-68 (7-11)
2/2 vs. ELON W 99-72 (8-11)
2/4 at GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 83-66 (9-11)
2/7 vs. WOFFORD W 77-66 (10-11)
2/10 at FURMAN L 56-85 (10-12)
2/13 vs. (13) DAVIDSON L 67-99 (10-13)
2/16 vs. APPALACHIAN STATE W 79-70 (11-13)
2/19 at (13) DAVIDSON L 65-75 (11-14)
2/21 at WESTERN CAROLINA L 61-83 (11-15)
2/25 vs. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON W 79-55 (12-15)
2/28 vs. CHATTANOOGA W 59-58 (13-15)
3/3 vs. WESTERN CAROLINA W 69-61 (14-15)
3/7 vs. Georgia Southern W 78-67 (15-15) *Southern Conference Tournament
3/8 vs. Chattanooga W 88-81 (16-15) *Southern Conference Tournament
3/9 vs. (13) Davidson L 71-91 (16-16) *Southern Conference Tournament

[superjames1992]

2008 Recruiting Class

In his first full offseason at the helm of UNC Greensboro, Spartans head coach Lee Williamson brought in four recruits. Of the four recruits, three are small forwards, a need coming into this season, and one is a center. All three small forwards were rated as two-star recruits while the center is a one-star recruit.

Headlining the class is Dez Carter, who hails from Lynchburg, VA. Carter is a two-star recruit and is ranked as the No. 460 overall player in this year's class, including the No. 100 small forward. He is the only member of this year's Spartans recruiting class who is nationally ranked. Carter has decent size at 6'5" and 189 lbs. and can play both small forward and shooting guard. He proved to be a very physically strong player in high school, and also was adept at finishing around the basket.

Louis Morgan hails from Cary, NC and stands at 6'5" and 195 lbs. Like Carter, he can play both small forward as well as shooting guard. Also a two-star recruit, Morgan looks to be more of a project and doesn't really excel in any one area. Athleticism is a weakness of his, particularly his quickness. He also struggles to finish around the basket.

Donny Salow hails from Philadelphia, PA and stands at 6'4" and 175 lbs. Salow is also a two-star recruit, but lacks a bit in size compared to Carter or Morgan. Still, he can play both small forward and shooting guard, though he is a bit small for a forward. Like Morgan, he looks to be more of a project and his shooting in high school was a particular struggle. He also particularly struggles at finishing near the basket.

Finally, Dominick Jacobson hails from Jacksonville, FL. A center, he is ranked just one-star, but he has good size at 6'10" and 249 lbs., and with his size he could be a welcome addition to a squad that struggled to rebound against larger teams last season. He looks to be more of a project, though he does have good strength and can finish around the rim fairly well.

Signed Recruits:
1. Dez Carter 6'5 189 (Lynchburg, VA - #460 overall, #100 SF) 2*
2. Louis Morgan 6'5 194 (Cary, NC - NR overall, NR SF) 2*
3. Donny Salow 6'4 175 (Philadelphia, PA - NR overall, NR SF) 2*
4. Dominick Jacobson 6'10 249 (Jacksonville, FL - NR overall, NR C) 1*

[superjames1992]

2008-2009 UNC Greensboro Roster

Starters
PG #10 Daniel Oliver 5'10 175 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 63 overall SO
SG #15 Kendall Toney 6'3 205 (Jacksonville, NC) 63 overall JR
SF #35 Dez Carter 6'5 197 (Lynchburg, VA) 65 overall FR
PF #34 Michael Mitchell 6'7 211 (Jacksonville, NC) 61 overall SR
PF #2 Darrius Sellers 6'7 221 (Statesboro, GA) 61 overall SO

Bench
SG #3 Landon Clement 6'1 191 (Greensboro, NC) 63 overall SO
SG #4 Mikko Koivisto 6'5 210 (Serbia) 60 overall JR
SF #30 Louis Morgan 6'6 200 (Cary, NC) 54 overall FR
PF #24 Ben Stywall 6'5 220 (Winston-Salem, NC) 59 overall JR
PF #55 Kalu Hill 6'8 215 (Gastonia, NC) 59 overall SO
PF #45 Juan Pablo Samuels 6'7 212 (Tracy, CA) 55 overall FR (Walk-on)
C #32 Max Pope 6'10 237 (Raleigh, NC) 55 overall SO

Reserves
PF #50 Marcel Boyd 6'8 238 (San Antonio, TX) 54 overall FR (Walk-on) (Redshirting)
PF #44 Pete Brown 6'7 239 (Mobile, AL) 53 overall SO (RS)
C #13 Dominick Jacobson 6'10 261 (Jacksonville, FL) 48 overall FR (Redshirting)

Note: SF Donny Salow (46 OVR) was cut from the roster.

Coaches
Lee Williamson: C+ overall (2nd year)
Hilton Blackwell: C overall (2nd year)
Boomer Frisby: C overall (2nd year)

2008-2009 Southern Conference Projected Standings (Overall Rating)

1. Davidson (76)
2. Chattanooga (74)
3. College of Charleston (74)
4. Western Carolina (72)
5. Appalachian State (71)
6. Wofford (70)
7. Georgia Southern (70)
8. Furman (69)
9. UNC Greensboro (68)
10. Elon (68)
11. The Citadel (63)

2008-2009 UNC Greensboro Schedule

11/7 at Clemson
11/10 vs. High Point
11/12 at North Carolina A&T
11/15 vs. Towson
11/18 at Vanderbilt
11/22 at Georgia State
11/25 vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN
11/29 vs. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
12/13 vs. THE CITADEL
12/16 at CHATTANOOGA
12/18 at Harvard
12/20 at Miami (FL)
1/1 at DAVIDSON
1/3 at APPALACHIAN STATE
1/7 vs. WOFFORD
1/10 at COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
1/15 vs. FURMAN
1/17 vs. ELON
1/22 at GEORGIA SOUTHERN
1/26 at WESTERN CAROLINA
1/31 at ELON
2/4 at WOFFORD
2/7 at THE CITADEL
2/9 vs. DAVIDSON
2/12 vs. WESTERN CAROLINA
2/14 at FURMAN
2/18 vs. APPALACHIAN STATE
2/28 vs. CHATTANOOGA

Note: Southern Conference games in ALL-CAPS.

Preseason Top 25 Poll (Overall Rating)

1. Memphis (87)
2. North Carolina (86)
3. Providence (88)
4. Connecticut (88)
5. Texas (89)
6. Louisville (87)
7. Syracuse (86)
8. Duke (87)
9. Tennessee (88)
10. Arizona (86)
11. Michigan State (88)
12. Villanova (86)
13. LSU (86)
14. Washington (85)
15. Kentucky (84)
16. Georgetown (84)
17. USC (86)
18. UCLA (88)
19. California (81)
20. Florida (84)
21. Alabama (84)
22. Wisconsin (84)
23. NC State (82)
24. Baylor (83)
25. Kansas (83)

[HarkTheSound]

Solid first season for the Spartans, though it would have been fun to see how Hines would have done in the NCAA Tournament had you been able to pull off a conference title.

I liked how you kept recruiting pretty realistic and stuck with the lower-tier prospects. These legacies can get easy too quickly when recruiting leftover 3 stars and 4 stars to small schools. Looking forward to seeing how Dez Carter develops.

[RolePlayer]

Did D.Rose return to Memphis?

[superjames1992]

Quote: Originally Posted by HarkTheSound

Solid first season for the Spartans, though it would have been fun to see how Hines would have done in the NCAA Tournament had you been able to pull off a conference title. I liked how you kept recruiting pretty realistic and stuck with the lower-tier prospects. These legacies can get easy too quickly when recruiting leftover 3 stars and 4 stars to small schools. Looking forward to seeing how Dez Carter develops.

Yep, would’ve been interesting to see how he would’ve performed against better competition, though he kind of laid an egg in the conference tournament semifinal, anyways, sadly.

Definitely agree on the recruiting, and I aim to keep it somewhat sensible. I’ve also distributed my attribute points evenly rather than pouring them all into charisma for recruiting like people usually do. I did that with my other legacy, but I’m hoping to keep things more challenging for this one, and I think that change will keep recruiting more realistic early on.

My main focus at this point is to do well enough in my first three years to get my contract renewed. I’m a bit worried about this upcoming season after losing Hines. New guys are going to have to step up. At the same time, sometimes we relied too much on Hines, I think, to the detriment of other guys on the team. This year, we have no real standout guys so we’re going to have to put together solid team efforts to win games. And our shooters are going to have to hit their shots.

Carter certainly looks like a nice little player! I wish he was a better shooter from deep, but he’s a good defender and can drive the ball to the hole better than anyone else on the team, so I plan to take full advantage of that!

Quote: Originally Posted by RolePlayer

Did D.Rose return to Memphis?

I believe they kept him, IIRC. One thing this game doesn’t have a great handle on is one-and-dones and early entrants. It’s rare to see underclassmen declare for the draft, and I don’t know if I’ve ever actually see a legit one-and-done.

[superjames1992]

vs.
UNC Greensboro (0-1) vs. Clemson (1-0)
Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson, SC
November 7th, 2008

The Clemson Tigers roared into the new college basketball season on Friday night, crushing the UNC Greensboro Spartans 99-50 in the season opener for both teams.

Clemson (1-0) took control early, establishing a dominant 54-18 lead at halftime. The Tigers kept their foot on the gas in the second half, adding 45 points to secure a 49-point victory, coming up just one point short of scoring in triple figures.

The Tigers' balanced scoring attack saw five players scoring in double figures. Linton Eisentrout led the Tigers with 15 points. Martin Caporn added 14 points while Ronald Nichols scored 12. Roland Haranga nabbed a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double and Marvin Mihailovic added 11 points. Marlon Vianney also dominated on the glass, hauling down 16 rebounds to go along with 9 points and 3 blocks.

Meanwhile, the Spartans struggled from the field, shooting just 29% as a team. Kendall Toney scored a team-high 11 points, but he made just 4 of 14 field goals. The rest of the team didn't fare much better, with Michael Mitchell contributing 8 points on 4-for-10 shooting and freshman small forward Dez Carter adding 6 points on 3-for-11 shooting in his first collegiate game.

The Tigers, in comparison, shot 53% from the floor.

This season-opening win marks a strong start for Clemson, setting the stage for what could be a promising season for the upstart Tigers. As for the Spartans, they'll be looking to bounce back and improve on their shooting performance when they host their in-county rival High Point Panthers on Monday evening.

UNC Greensboro Spartans at Clemson Tigers
Nov 7, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
UNC Greensboro (0-1)	18	32	50
Clemson (1-0)	54	45	99

UNC Greensboro Spartans
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Daniel Oliver	27	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	1	1	0	5	5
Kendall Toney	27	4-14	3-8	0-2	3	1	0	0	0	11
Dez Carter	28	3-11	0-2	0-0	5	2	0	1	2	6
Michael Mitchell	21	4-10	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	8
Darrius Sellers	18	1-6	0-0	2-2	6	1	0	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Landon Clement	15	2-9	2-8	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	6
Mikko Koivisto	11	1-7	0-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Kalu Hill	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Max Pope	21	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2
Juan Pablo Samuels	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Louis Morgan	11	1-4	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	2	4
Ben Stywall	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		20-70	6-26	4-6	34	10	2	1	12	50

Clemson Tigers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darius Hill	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	2
Modibo Blackgrove	14	4-7	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	9
Elliot Davenport	11	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	5
D.J. Hardaway	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	1	0	4
Job Wilkes	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marvin Mihailovic	24	5-10	1-3	0-0	3	2	2	0	2	11
Marlon Vianney	27	3-9	0-0	3-4	16	2	1	3	0	9
Linton Eisentrout	19	6-13	2-5	1-1	2	2	0	0	0	15
Martin Caporn	20	5-8	2-4	2-2	3	1	1	0	0	14
Roland Haranga	21	3-5	1-1	3-3	2	11	0	0	0	10
Ronald Nichols	19	4-7	1-2	3-4	2	2	2	0	0	12
Samuel Slattery	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		39-73	9-21	12-14	43	28	11	5	3	99

[RolePlayer]

Not the best way to start the year but you couldn't of expected much against Clemson.