29 and Tryin' | Coach Hansen

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Hello folks, thanks for giving this thread a look. This franchise will follow Basketball coach Noah Hansen, as he tries to establish himself as an NCAA coach.

After highschool, Hansen, instead of playing basetball in college, started coaching a local highschool team at the age of 19. Using his 6'6" frame to make himself seem older than he was, he quickly became a phenom of coaching in his hometown of Minneapolis. He lead Watershed high school to a state appearance at the age of 22. By age 27, he had coached Watershed to two state tourny appearances, and De La Salle Highschool to three 20+ win seasons. At 28 he was offered the assistant coaching job at NJIT. The team started out to a 2-19 record, with the coach being fired, and Hansen being named interim coach. Hansen took the reins and whipped the team into shape, as they finished 9-19, with a 7 game win streak to conclude the season.

Hansen recieved a few small school job offers after the season, and after much thought, decided to accept a 3 year contract with Kennesaw St.

And thats where the story starts....

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-----Kennesaw State Owls-----


A picture of Kennesaw, GA


Kennesaw State is a public university in Kennesaw Georgia, located 20 miles north of Atlanta, in a mountainous region. The mens basketball team has not been nearly as serene and pictureasque as the Georgia Mountains that suround the campus. The last winning season this team had, was in 2004 when the Owls won the Division II National Championship game, on their home court. Since then, it has been an ugly fall from grace, ammassing a 55-97 record over 5 years since joining the ranks of Division I hoops. They have yet to register a winning season, and have recorded just one season with over 10 conference wins, ammasing a 10-30 conference record over the last two seasons.

In August of 2010, The Owls were hit in the gut when one of the teams all time point leaders Shuan Stegall, who played from 2004-2008, was killed when he sacrificed his life to save his father from two gunman.

Kennesaw has seen attendence rates dip as low as 500 fans per game, and has seen its once great basketball program be obliterated into a shell of its former self. Now Coach Hansen has come to take the reighns and lead the Owls to respect in the D1 ranks.

-----The Team----

PG- Tasmin Schwartz- 5'11", 180lbs, 72 Overall, Senior
Schwartz could be a make or break for this team. Either he will be the quick, sure shot guard that Coach Hansen needs to run his uptempto offense, or Schwartz will be a turnover prone, mistake heavy player. Hansen desperatly needs Schwartz to be a solid played for his defensive style gameplan.

SG- Raoul Trammell- 6'3", 185lbs, 67 Overall, Senior
Trammell is coming back as a starter for the third year, he has averaged 9.8 PPG so far in his career, and in Hansens heavy defense/fastbreak style gameplan, Tremmell has an opprotunity to shine. He's not much from downtown, but he can hit open shots and make free throws.

SF- Gregg Bouma- 6'7", 220lbs, 61 Overall, Junior
Bouma is a huge piece to the puzzle for Kennesaw State. He needs to manage enough offense to be an effective cog in the machine, but more importantly he needs to be a mainstay on the boards and a problem for other teams inside the box.

PF- Austin Bey- 6'7", 225lbs, 55 Overall, Freshman
One of two freshman starters, Bey is going to have to make some plays. Starting mainly because of his hieght and his ability to rebound, Bey will more than likely be a huge problem on offense.

C- Trey Ballinger- 6'11", 220lbs, 52 Overall, Freshman
This guy is a twig. Tall and skinny, Ballinger is going to be used for one thing; rebounding. Not too many guys in the A-Sun conference can rival his hieght, and if he can find a way to unleash some blocks here and there, he could be a very effective player for Hansen.

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SG- Deji Smalls- 6'3", 195lbs, 66 Overall, Sophomore
Smalls is not a great shooter, but he showed in his Freshman campaign that he can score. He is gunna be a player that Hansen must focus on developing if Kennesaw is too have any future.

SG- Harvey Ewing- 6'4", 185lbs, 66 Overall, Junior
The teams designated marksman, Ewing has the most game from downtown of anybody on the roster, and this will be exposed as the season goes on. Ewing is looking at a starting spot for next season, but he needs to beat out Smalls for the spot.

SF- Kerwin O'Brian- 6'5", 210lbs, 55 Overall, Freshman
The dropoff for the bench is pretty steep. O'Brian will most likely share time as the spell SF with Ewing, but he is going to have to make an impact. Another one of the players that Hansen needs to develop, O'Brian needs to hit a growth spurt.

SF- Sheray Alpay- 6'6", 215lbs, 55 overall, Freshman
Alpay will more than likely be the backup PF and will probably get a lot of playing time, splitting court time with the other Freshman, Bey.

PF- Lanny Borges- 6'7", 215lbs, 53 overall, Freshman
See the trend? This is a super young team, and Borges is another one of those young guys who needs to step up and take advantage of his playing time. Borges will be entrusted with the 5 spot when Ballinger is off the court, and he needs to be able to haul down rebounds when asked.

C- Kason Granger- 7'1", 220lbs, 52 overall, Freshman
Granger is tall and skinny and raw and probably won't get much playing time, as his showing at midnight madness was pretty poor.

PF- Perry Sessoms- 6'9", 255lbs, 53 overall, Sophomore
Sessoms is a tall, built sophomore who might be asked to play some role playing minutes, but sadly will lose a lot of playing time to his freshman counterparts.

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----The Philosophy----

Coach Hansen stresses one thing above all. Defense. When he first arrived at Kennesaw State, he let this be known. The whole first week of practices were grueling defensive camps. Hansen's mentality is too create shots off of the defenses stops. This means than Kennesaw will be a fast break heavy, smashmouth team.

"Our main goal is to clog passing lanes, confuse teams with unique zone schemes, and double team on the perimeter as often as we can. The inside players in this conference are weak enough to the point where we can bring guys from the paint to the perimeter to keep other teams guards off balance." Said Coach Hansen.

When asked what his main goals coming into the season were, Hansen Replied with this;

"We need to be a competitive team, and by competitive I mean we need to win games. I would love to have a team full of flashy players, and tell them go out there and dunk it every time, and thats how we're gunna people in the stands, but thats not what we have. My job is to get people into the arena to watch the games, and winning games is the only way to do that."


Official Goals:

• Win at least %50 of our games
• Win at least 12 conference games
• Win the Tyler Oglusby Tournament

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2010-2011 Kennesaw State Mens Basketball Schedule

Blue= Tournament Game
Red= Conference Game

11/2 vs Stony Brook
11/7 vs Princeton
11/11 vs W. Kentucky
11/17 @ Tyler Ogolyn Columbia Classic (vs Saint Peter's)
11/18 @ Tyler Ogolyn Columbia Classic (TBD Round 2)
11/25 vs Florida Int'l
11/27 vs Utah Valley State
11/30 @ Stetson
12/2 @ Mercer
12/18 @ UW-Green Bay
12/22 @ Toyota Findley Classic (vs MD-Eastern Shores)
12/23 @ Toyota Findley Classic (TBD round 2)
12/29 @ Soda Pop Classic (vs Chattanooga)
12/30 @ Soda Pop Classic (TBD Round 2)
1/2 vs Lipscomb
1/4 vs Belmont
1/6 @ Campbell
1/10 @ Gardner-Webb
1/13 vs Jacksonviller
1/15 vs North Florida
1/20 @ E. Tennesee State
1/25 @ Lipscomb
1/27 @ Belmont
2/1 vs Campbell
2/4 vs Gardner-Webb
2/8 @ North Florida
2/9 @ Pepperdine
2/10 @ Jacksonville
2/17 vs E. Tennesee State
2/22 vs Mercer
2/24 vs Stetson

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(My first few game reports are gunna be choppy 'cus I'm already a ways through the season.)

Kennesaw St- 67
Stony Brook- 59

Noah Hansen started his coaching career off on the right note with a solid victory over Stony Brook. At time Kennesaw struggled to find its offensive groove, but PG Tas Schwartz scored 20 points, while Greg Bouma and Deji Smalls each added 10 points. The Freshman center Ballinger reeled in 12 rebounds while scoring 6 points.

Kennesaw Top Players:

Tasmin Schwartz- 20 points, 3 reb, 3 ast, 5 stl, 8/17 FGs, 2/5 FTs
Greg Bouma- 10 points, 3 reb, 3 stl, 4/9 FGs
Trey Ballinger- 6 points, 12 rebounds, 2 stl, 3/7 FGs

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1-0 Kennesaw State- 58
0-0 Princeton- 48

This game was actually a lot closer than the score depicted, with both teams battling back and forth for most of the game. Kennesaw really struggled offensively, shooting 25/63 from the field, and just 5/12 from the free throw line. Raoul Trammell lead the Owl's in scoring with 20 points on a paltry 9/23 shooting display. Bouma and Smalls each scored 11, and Sheray Alspay lead the team with 4 rebounds. Ballinger had a dissapointing follow up to his freshman debut with just 3 rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Kennesaw Top Players:

Raoul Trammell- 20 points, 3 reb, 6 stl, 9/23 FGs, 1/4 3pts, 1/4 FTs
Greg Bouma- 11 points, 3 ast, 4 stl, 5/9 FGs
Deji Smalls- 11 points, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 4/11 FGs

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2-0 Kennesaw State- 49
0-3 W. Kentucky- 51

This game was a huge dissapointment for the Owl's, a game they let slip away in the final seconds. The game was hard fought with both teams struggling for control right down to the final possession. The Owl's had the ball with less than 15 seconds to go and the score tied at 49. However a costly turnover resulted in a fast break for WKU, which in turn resulted in an and one opprotunity for WKU with 1.4 seconds left. The free throw would be missed and Kennesaw would get the ball back with .9 left. The Owl's would use an inbound and timeout manouver to get the ball within range of a shot with .7 seconds left. The inbound pass went to Trammell who would miss a three attempt to end the game. The Owl's poor free throw shooting bit them in this one, as they shot a horrid 7/20 from the discount line.

Kennesaw Top Players:

Gregg Bouma- 10 points, 3 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 5/11 FGs
Sheray Alpay- 9 points, 4 reb, 3 stl, 4/4 FGs
Trey Ballinger- 8 points, 12 reb, 3/9 FGs

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2-1 Kennesaw State- 73
2-0 Saint Peters- 53

Kennesaw State finally knows what its like to have a decent basketball team. With the teams biggest win margin in 6 years, the Owl's dismantled Saint Peters in the first round of the Columbia Classic tournament. Gregg Bouma led the charge, literally, scoring easily on several fast breaks on his way to a season high for any Owl player, with 25 points. Harvey Ewing came off the bench for the first time this year and scored his first two points of the year... then he scored 17 more points on his way to a 19 points game. Ballinger scored 4 points and grabbed 5 boards.

Kennesaw Top Players:

Gregg Bouma- 25 points, 6 reb, 4 stl, 12/17 FGs
Harvey Ewing- 19 points, 2 ast, 4 stl, 5/16 FGs, 2/7 3pts
Tasmin Schwartz- 6 points, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 2/3 3pts