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Rice vs. UCSB Men's Basketball Game Preview, by Gaucho Freg
UCSB vs. Rice
Saturday, November 16, 2019, 2pm
Quick Bite: The Rice Owls of Conference USA make their first trip to Santa Barbara in 46 years in the return game of a home & home series. The Owls were absolutely trounced in their opener at Arkansas 91-43 but have won three straight since, including an extremely impressive 19 pt win at home over Penn which was picked to finish 2nd in the Ivy.
By the Numbers
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| Record (D1 only) | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Home/Away vs D1 | 1-1 (A) | 1-0 (H) |
| Composite National Ranking | ||
| DCI 1&2, BPI, KP, Massey, RPI, Sagarin | 180 | 168 |
| NET | NA | NA |
| SOS | 183 | 206 |
| CBS Preseason Rank | 295 | 162 |
| SI Preseason Rank | 233 | 137 |
| Preseason Poll Pick | 12th-13th | 1st – 2nd |
| Efficiency Rankings (Pomeroy) | ||
| Offense | 143 | 104 |
| Defense | 213 | 244 |
| OFFENSE | ||
| Scoring | 67 | 72 |
| FG% | 39.1 | 52.6 |
| 3Pt % | 29.5 | 37.2 |
| FT% | 73.8 | 69.7 |
| Assists Per Game | 13.3 | 14.5 |
| ATO | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| DEFENSE | ||
| PPG Allowed | 66.5 | 60.3 |
| FG % Defense | 41.4 | 36.5 |
| 3Pt % Defense | 28.9 |
24.5 |
| Steals Per Game | 7.8 | 3.5 |
| Blocks Per Game | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Rebounding Margin | +4.2 | +3 |
Best win (NET): Penn
Worst Loss (NET): Arkansas
Head Coach: Scott Pera enters his third season at the helm of the Owls, which is his first head coaching gig. His first two years were rebuilding seasons and he has an overall record of 20-43. The first year was with a roster decimated by graduation and transfers (including one Marcus Jackson to UCSB) and the Owls went just 7-24. Last year they improved to 13-19.
Prior to Rice, Para was an assistant at Penn University and before that at ASU under Herb Sendek. Earlier, he was a successful prep school coach at Artesia in Southern California.
Roster The Owls gave three freshmen major minutes last year and this season all three are starting. They are complemented by two seniors in the starting lineup. Two of their Sophomores are leading the way in wings Trey Murphy and Drew Peterson. Overall, the Owls return their top three scorers from last season. They did take a significant hit to their front court with the transfer of promising center Quentin Millora Brown who left for Vanderbilt after a successful first year and with the graduation of graduation of GT Jack Williams (Long Beach/UOP).
Probable Starters
Guard – Chris Mullins. #24 6’3”, 170 lb, Sophomore 5 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Had an excellent freshman year, struggling so far this season
Guard – Ako Adams #3 6’3”, 175 lb, Senior 11 ppg, 3.0 apg. 2 TO pg, 22 mpg, 35% from three, 10-10 free throws.
Leads team in 3 point attempts, assists.
Wing– Trey Murphy. #2 6’8”, 200 lb, Sophomore 14.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 2 TO pg 29 mpg.
Murphy is a force on both sides of the court, leading the team in scoring, steals and blocks.
Forward - Drew Peterson #23 6’8”, 180 lb, Sophomore 8 ppg, 7.2 rbg, 2.7 apg and 2.7 TO pg. 29 mpg
Forward - Robert Martin #10 6’5”, 185 lb, Senior 6.5 ppg, 5.3 rbg 25 mpg.
Led the Owls in both scoring and rebounding last year. An excellent three point shooter, hit 49 of them at a 43% clip, last year, just 4-12 this season.
Probable Key Reserves
Guard – Quincy Olivari #4 6’2”, 190 lb, Freshman 8.7ppg in 13 minutes played.
Forward - Max Fielder - #15 6’10”, 235 lb. Freshman. 6.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg in 16 mpg. Leads team in blocks. 3* recruit from Florida
Guard – Payton Moore #0 6’4”, 175 lb, Sophomore 4.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg in 14 mpg
Guard Josh Parrish #35 6’4”, 215 lb, RS Junior, 11 mpg
Forward- Zach Crisler #15 6’9”, 215 lb, Freshman
Forward- Tim Harrison #35 6’8”, 220 lb, Senior
Rice-UCSB History
UCSB leads the series, 3-0. The Gauchos & the Owls had a home & home (Houston then Santa Barbara) series back in the 1972-73 & the 1973-74 seasons with UCSB winning both games by 3 & 4 points respectively. Last year in Houston, the teams went to OT in a high scoring affair with the Gauchos prevailing 99-89
Last year’s game recap: It was the first game back from his concussion for Heidegger and he made quite the splash with 22 points on 8-9 from the charity stripe. The even bigger star for the Gauchos was McLaughlin who also had 22 points but much more efficiently including 6-8 from three. UCSB was ahead by as much as 12 and trailed by the same amount including by 7 at HT. The Gauchos dominated in OT however to pull away. Rice outrebounded UCSB 40-28, with Forward Robert Martin doing most of the damage with 24 points and 11 boards. Guard Chris Mullins added 21 points including 7-9 from the FT stripe.
Match-up overview:
After being one of the youngest teams in the country Rice now has experience and skill in their backcourt. In addition, Pera made some adjustments in his defense and they were better on that end of the court after the UCSB game last year. One thing they do pretty well is steal the ball and force turnovers while UCSB has turned the ball over far more this year than they did last year so the turnover battle is something to keep an eye on. Rice has two good wings Murphy & Peterson, I expect we’ll see a lot of Cyrus in this game to keep Murphy in check. The Owl’s achilies heel will be their frontcourt where they lack size and are going to rely heavily on newcomers.
Keys to the game for the Gauchos:
· Ramsey cleans up his game and cuts down on his turnovers, with McLaughlin & Toure following suit.
· Better defensive effort than the last time around in Houston.
· Exploit the inexperience in the Owl front court and, should Pera have the defense pack it in, let the guards bomb away from outside. I think Sow gets 20 in this one and if he does, Gauchos should win.
Prediction: UCSB 73 Rice 64
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Monday, November 11, 2019
Sunday, November 10, 2019
UCSB vs. UCLA Men's Basketball Game Preview, by Gaucho Freg
UCSB @ UCLA Preview
Sunday, November 10, 2019, 6pm PST
Quick Bite:
The Gauchos travel down the 101 to Pauley Pavillion to take on the UCLA Bruins in Game 2 of the Mick Cronin era. While they will have a lot of new players and a new system, the Bruins are oozing with talent with 5* players Tiger and Oneal. The Gauchos counter with experience, talent of their own and continuity as they enter year 3 of the Pasternack era. Should provide for a competitive and intriguing game.
By the Numbers
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| Preseason Conference Pick (range) |
6th -8th | 1st to 2nd |
| CBS Preseason Rank | 80 | 162 |
| SI Preseason Rank | 67 | 137 |
| 2018-19 Record | 17-16 | 22-10 |
| Home/away vs D1 | 13-5 (home) | 8-5 (away) |
| National Rankings (2018-19) | ||
| Composite: DCI 1&2, BPI, SOR, KP, Massey, NET, RPI, Sagarin |
107 | 162 |
| NET | 125 | 164 |
| SOS | 72 | 339 |
| Efficiency Rankings (Pomeroy) | ||
| Offense | 88 | 160 |
| Defense | 92 | 208 |
| Scoring | 78.2 | 73.4 |
| FG% | 45.7 | 45.4 |
| 3Pt % | 35.5 | 34.3 |
| FT% | 63.3 | 71.6 |
| PPG Allowed | 77.5 | 66.1 |
| FG % Defense | 42.4 | 42.6 |
| 3Pt % Defense | 34.7 |
30.7 |
| Rebounding Margin | +4.2 | +6.6 |
UCLA-UCSB History
UCSB All-time record vs. Bruins: 1-20
Last game (2016): UCLA 102 UCSB 62
The teams first played in 1946 with the Bruins setting the tone for the series, winning 32-18. The last time the Bruins played in Santa Barbara was in 1964 as the defending national champions and they walloped the Gauchos by 31. Of note, UCSB never faced the Bruins in their glory years under Pimm. Under Bob Williams, the games were usually competitive, including the Gauchos lone victory 61-60 in 2003, Ben Howland’s first year coaching the Bruins. The one exception was 2016, in Bob’s last season which was beset by suspensions & injuries. The Bruins have won 2 straight in the series. It will be Pasternak’s first time facing UCLA as a HC though he is familiar with the Bruins from his time at Arizona.
The Arena: Pauley Pavillion opened in 1965 and underwent a $136M renovation in 2012. Capacity is 13,800, attendance last year was 8,269 per game.
During Wooden’s run of 8 championships while playing at Pauley (he hung two banners before it opened) he posted a home record of 149-2. The longest home winning streak was 98 games.
Head Coach: Mick Cronin will be coaching his second game for UCLA after winning his debut vs. Long Beach on Wednesday. The 48 year old coach has been a HC since 2003 and has more wins (365) than any other active coach under 50. His first three seasons were at Murray State where he took the Racers to the Big Dance twice. He moved to Cincinnati in 2006 and took the Bearcats to the NCAAs 9 consecutive years before taking the UCLA job. Biggest knock on Cronin has been his inability to get out of the second round in the tournament, making it only as far as the Sweet 16 just once. His teams are known for their discipline & defense and concerns in Westwood around his hire is that his extremely slow pace won’t provide the entertainment value Bruin fans want.
Roster & Game 1 Summary
The Bruins lost three players who left early to go pro although only Kris Wilkes was drafted. They do still return three players who started a fair of games plus have two highly rated recruits in Tyger Campbell and Shareef O’Neal who both sat out last year due to injuries. Tyger is starting while O’Neal has a small role off the bench. Nearly every player on the roster was a top 100 recruit coming out of HS, and this year, they are all healthy.
UCLA trailed the majority of their opening game vs. Long Beach before getting their first lead of the 2nd half with just a little over 2 minutes to play and going on to win 69-65. A surprise that it was so close given that LB lost 85% of its production from last year. Campbell led the way with 15 pts and 5 assists in 37m of play. Three other players hit double figures in points, Cody Riley with 14, Chris Smith with 13 and Prince Ali with 10.
Possible Starters.
Point Guard Tyger Campbell #5 5’11” 185 lbs, RS Freshman Missed last season due to a torn ACL. 4* recruit. Shot 42% from deep in HS and boasted an outstanding 3:1 A/TO ratio. Alford pointed to his injury being the biggest hit to the Bruins last year. Will likely be the starting PG but Cronin wants to bring him along slowly.
Guard Prince Ali #23 6’4”, 195 lb, RS Senior, Leading player in minutes played. There is a chance that he gets moved to a sixth man role once the season enters conference play if his production doesn’t improve, but for now, he’s the most experienced player on this UCLA roster. Ali is a defensive-minded guard, averaging 1.3 steals per game last year, but has struggled at times offensively. Averaged 9.8 ppg, shot 34% from deep. Had a sprained ankle from practice and started slow vs LB but hit some key shots down the stretch.
Wing Chris Smith #5 6’9”, 210 lb, Junior Started 12 games last year, averaging 6.3 ppg and 3.7 rpg. Leading returner for assists. Smith stands 6-foot-9 but plays as more of a guard which makes him a tough matchup for opponents. Is excellent on defense.
Forward Cody Riley #2 6’9”, 250 lb RS Sophomore 5.5 ppg, 4.1 rpb. Top 50 recruit
Forward Alex Olisinski #0 6’10”, 225 lb, RS Senior Missed half the season with a stress fracture in his foot. Should have a bigger role this year
Possible Key Reserves:
Guard David Singleton #34 6’4”, 205 lb Sophomore Outstanding three point shooter, made 35-75 in his freshman campaign. Top 100 recruit. Dealt with injury earlier in the summer and may not be full speed for the UCSB game. Could end up starting later in the season. Can play pg or wing.
Wing Jules Bernard #3 6’6”, 205 lb. Sophomore Averaged 7.6 ppg and 3.1 rpg as a freshman in 17 mpg, starting 2 games. Former HS teammate of Shareef O’Neal. Bernard could be the most intriguing returner for the Bruins. As a freshman, he only played 17.2 minutes but was fifth on the team in scoring with 7.6 points per game on 46.9% shooting. Bernard dropped 20 points against Oregon in February, showing his potential to be a top scorer. More of a wing than a pg but Cronin wants to bring along Tiger slowly so Bernard may play the point as well, especially until Singleton is 100%.
Forward Shareef O’Neal #22 6’9”, 205 lb, RS Freshman Sat out last year when a heart defect was discovered. Was the #1 recruit in the state, originally committed to Arizona but switched to UCLA when the bribery scandal broke. Son of Shaquile O’Neal. Would not be surprised to see him as a starter soon, but maybe not for the SB game.
Wing Jaime Jaquez #4 6’6”, 205 lb. Freshman top 100 recruit, UCSB had offered him.
Center Jalen Hill #24 6’10”, 240 lb, RS Sophomore Started 15 games scoring 4.3 ppg on 55% from the field. Team’s leading returning rebounder, 6 per game.
Match-up & prediction:
One of the reasons Dan Guerro fired Ben Howland back in 2013 was the deliberate, slow pace of play. So in 2019 he hired Cronin who has always had one of the slowest paced teams in the country. Snark aside, I feel this is a good hire for UCLA.
With a roster full of players geared for Alford’s high octane offense, it could be a bumpy start for UCLA as they make adjustments a very different style of play. Of important note, UCLA under Alford and Cincinnati under Cronin, played a similar match-up zone defense. The Bruins just sucked at it last year under Alford giving up 78 ppg. They’ll definitely get better on D under Cronin, it’s just a matter of when. My guess, is that the Bruin practices have 2/3 of the time spent on defense. The Bruins possess a level of talent unlike any other team UCSB will face all year and Cronin is a tremendous coach, I’ve no doubt that the Bruins are going to be a good team this season, but maybe not in November. The Gauchos have had three years in the Pasternak system and really have only one big question mark and that is at the four, where All Big West Armond Davis has to be replaced. Otherwise, there’s a lot of continuity for the Gauchos and this year they are healthy from day one.
Both teams had sloppy first halves in their openers before settling down for victories. UCLA should be executing better in game two but so should the Gauchos who have the talent to compete with a P12 team.
Keys to the game for the Gauchos:
- Defense execution while keeping Sow out of foul trouble
- Leverage the penetration skills of Max & Jaquori. LB’s Hunter was very effective as UCLA’s defense is not yet @ Cronin’s standards yet. UCSB has more weapons than LB and needs to take advantage.
- One of the toughest assignments of the year for Ramsey in defending Campbell. Need to keep him in check
Prediction: UCLA will play better than they did vs. LB and it should be a very competitive game. UCLA is favored by 6 and I am going with the upset call as the Gauchos get their second victory ever over the Bruins, 72-69
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UCLA Fun Fact: The original name of the school was the University of California, Southern Branch. Think about that for a moment.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Patton: UCSB looking to make a statement, like Gonzaga
https://newspress.com/featured/2019/patton-ucsb-looking-to-make-a-statement-like-Gonzaga/
Before Gonzaga became the Cinderella of college basketball, UCSB lived its own fairy tale.
For one brief, shining moment — from 1987 to 1993 — the Gauchos turned Santa Barbara into Camelot.
Joe Pasternack, their newest King Arthur, is trying to extricate another Excalibur from UCSB.
“Gonzaga might be one of the best stories in college basketball history,” he said of a Zags program which has qualified for every NCAA Tournament since 1999. “One of my coaches, John Rillie, played there, and I know what they’ve built.
“It’s all about the players — you have to recruit the highest-level player — and Gonzaga has done it with their model of going after international players, transfers, and the elite high school recruit. We’re trying to recruit at that level now.”
He’s put his money where his mouth is, adding Larry Lewis, a former NBA assistant with international ties, to his staff for this season.
A high-level recruit from Sweden was in town just last week to see the school and watch the Gauchos play their annual Blue-Gold game.
Pasternack, who has won 45 games in his first two seasons at UCSB, will unveil his most talented, experienced and deepest team tonight when the Gauchos play host to Jackson State.
He sees the opportunity to zig-zag into the higher echelon of college basketball, but he needs the rest of Santa Barbara to join in. He’s hoping to attract more fans to the Thunderdome with such new features as chair-back seating, a state-of-the-art sound system, and the enormous video board that was hooked up last season.
“We just have to keep plugging away,” said Pasternack, who plans to convert all of the Thunderdome’s seating into chair-backs. “Gonzaga has a dominant home court because the people of Spokane don’t have an NBA team, or a Major League Baseball or NFL team.
“What Spokane has done is adopt Gonzaga basketball as their team. It’s been incredibly amazing, and it’s what we’re trying to build.”
UCSB took a stab at it when it lured Jerry Pimm away from the University of Utah to become its coach in 1983. One of Pimm’s first moves was to retain his predecessor’s youngest assistant coach.
Ben Howland, who would later coach UCLA to the Final Four, helped recruit enough talent for the Gauchos to make two appearances in the NCAA Tournament and three more in the NIT during a six-year span.
“The NCAA didn’t restrict you so much in how many days you could be out there,” Howland recalled a few years ago. “I used to drive to L.A. every weekend for this league at Dominguez High called the Slam ’N’ Jam.
“During the summer, I’d be gone for six straight weeks.”
He convinced Santa Monica guard Carrick DeHart to come to UCSB instead of Kansas, which was where his best friend, Keith Harris, was headed.
“We had a government class together, and he’d tease me, saying Kansas is in the top 10, and Santa Barbara is 310 out of 311 in the nation,” DeHart would later recall. “My coach said it would be the death of me. He told me that we’d finish last and that I wouldn’t be heard of again.”
But DeHart wound up scoring what was then a school-record 1,687 points while leading UCSB to two NCAA berths and another in the NIT.
Christmas in Santa Barbara came two days early in 1987 when DeHart and future NBA star Brian Shaw led the Gauchos to a 96-78 rout over a North Carolina State team that started five future NBA players.
The Gauchos did most of the marketing themselves. Shaw, who recorded a triple-double against the Wolfpack (22 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists), blasted Dick Vitale in a national magazine when the TV commentator declared that UNLV was the only good team in their league.
Vitale confronted him about it later at a game in the Long Beach Arena.
“I told him, Well, let’s see what you think after the game,’” the Gaucho Hall of Fame said.
Shaw, whose double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds led the Gauchos to an 81-73 win, pointed at Vitale with 11 seconds to go and said, “This one is for you!”
By this time, the Gauchos had captured the imagination of Santa Barbara. The entire town seemed to make the trek to Las Vegas to witness the Gauchos’ first win ever over the Runnin’ Rebvels, 62-60.
“All the boosters were at the Dunes that night, and when the players came into the hotel, still wearing their sweats, the whole place erupted and started clapping and yelling,” Pimm said.
It was UNLV’s only loss until the Gauchos stunned the Rebels again at the Thunderdome, 71-66, to keep them from ascending to a No. 1 ranking. Their coach, Jerry Tarkanian, visited their locker room after the game to sing their praises.
“He came in and saluted us as a bonafide competitor,” DeHart said. “Most people thought that first win had been a fluke that we couldn’t play at that level of basketball. But Talk told us that he had great admiration for us as a team.”
UCSB earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, barely losing to Maryland, and then won its first 11 games of the 1988-89 season. The Gauchos were 15-1 by late January after road wins at Colorado, Oregon and Arizona State, earning rankings in three national polls. The UPI Coaches Poll ranked them the highest at No. 18.
The 6,000-seat Thunderdome was soon selling out on a regular basis.
“The community was really popping off about it, getting really excited,” said star center Eric McArthur.
The hoopla got so crazy one night that McArthur’s father, Mel, had to pull him away from it.
“The whole city was partying that night,” Mel said. “We were at the Holiday Inn — it was the first time we had actually driven up to spend the night in Santa Barbara — and we personally went over and picked up Eric and made him spend the night with us.
“We got a rollaway bed and everything. We could see what was happening.”
The Gauchos’ biggest and perhaps loudest victory came in 1990 when they upset UNLV, the eventual national champion.
“This is as good an atmosphere as you’ll find for college basketball,” Tarkanian told reporters afterward. “I don’t believe there’s any place in the country better than this.”
The Rebels won their next 45 games, which included a 103-73 rout over Duke in the NCAA championship game.
The Gauchos would also win an NCAA Tournament game that year, knocking off Houston 70-66. They fell just short of making the Sweet 16, losing in the next round 62-58 to Big Ten champion Michigan State.
By 1992, UCSB students were camping out in the rain to secure their UNLV game tickets. Tarkanian took note and said, “Their crowd is what college basketball is all about … You don’t see it out West anywhere else.”
The whole basketball world was taking notice in 1993 when ESPN opened its Sports Center segment with a video clip from the Thunderdome. It showed UCSB’s Idris Jones sitting on one of the basket’s rims while leading a crowd of 6,427 in a “Gau-cho” chant after an 86-83 victory over then-No. 13 UNLV.
The iron was hot for even greater things — except nothing was done to stoke the fire.
The university made little investment in increasing the basketball budget or improving the Thunderdome.
The brass ring was there for the taking and UCSB didn’t reach for it.
The Gauchos would soon suffer through five straight losing seasons, from 1993-94 to 1997-98, before getting back on track under new coach Bob Williams.
Pasternack now has them on the fast track. The question is, how far will they go?
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019
UCSB Basketball Season Opener
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Monday, November 4, 2019
Jackson State vs. UCSB Men's Basketball Preview, by Gaucho Freg
UCSB vs. Jackson State
Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 7pm
Quick Bite:
UCSB opens their 2019-20 campaign with the Jackson State Tigers of the SWAC. The Tigers finished last year mid-pack in conference play and had just one victory out of conference, vs. Chicago State, which finished the year as the #353 the NET ratings. Fun note, there were 353 teams in D1 last year.
The Tigers lost in the first round of the SWAC tournament, did not play in the post season, finishing the season as the 328th team in the nation.
They do return possibly the best player in the SWAC, Jayveous McKnight, the preseason DPOY, plus three other starters and add an impact transfer so could be much improved. The Tigers play at Cal Baptist Tuesday night so will have the advantage of getting their first game under their belts but may also be a bit tired. The Tigers are the first of three SWAC teams that will visit Santa Barbara this season (Grambling & Southern). No truth to the rumor that the HBCU Foundation recently put up a picture of Pasternack on their lobby wall in gratitude for all the buy $$ he’s sending their way…
By the Numbers (2018-19 season)
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| Preseason Conference Pick (range) |
5th | 2nd |
| CBS Preseason Rank | 183 | 162 |
| SI Preseason Rank | 332 | 137 |
| 2018-19 Record | 13-19 | 22-10 |
| Home/away vs D1 | 3-14 (away) | 12-3 (home) |
| National Rankings (Final, 2018/19) | ||
| Composite: DCI 1&2, BPI, SOR, KP, Massey, NET, RPI, Sagarin |
322 | 162 |
| NET | 328 | 164 |
| SOS | 308 | 339 |
| Efficiency Rankings (Pomeroy) | ||
| Offense | 351 | 160 |
| Defense | 167 | 208 |
| Scoring | 61.7 | 73.4 |
| FG% | 40.4 | 45.4 |
| 3Pt % | 28 | 34.3 |
| FT% | 63.4 | 71.6 |
| PPG Allowed | 65.8 | 66.1 |
| FG % Defense | 42.1 | 42.6 |
| 3Pt % Defense | 35.1 | 30.7 |
| Rebounding Margin | +0.8 | +6.6 |
UCSB-Jackson State History
This will be the first meeting between the two schools.
Head Coach: Wayne Brent enters his 7th season at the helm of the Tigers, has a record of 81-114. Last year was the third time he’s led the Tigers to a 3rd place finish in conference which is the highest he’s finished. His best season was 2015-16, the Tigers went 20-16, 12-6 in the SWAC losing by a point to Southern in the conference championship and advancing to the second round of the CIT.
Roster: Return 2 of their top five in terms of minutes played, 3 of their top five scorers but graduated a lot of depth. Kevin Sweeney of CBB Central tweeted this: “Seeing well-traveled forward Roland Griffin has landed at Jackson State. Most recently at Iona, where he was tracking to be a first-team all-MAAC guy before punching an assistant coach preseason. A Griffin/Jayveous McKinnis frontcourt could wreck the SWAC”. Add talented scoring guard Venjie Wallis to form a high-powered trio that should allow the Tigers to contend for a conference title. McKinnis was voted preseason DPOY and the all conference team by the conference coaches. The Tigers have a slew of new JC transfers and freshmen filling out the roster and some of them will be playing important roles, just not clear who yet.
Possible Starters
Point Guard Dontelius Ross, #5 5’9” 175 lbs, Senior Led team in assists, 3.1 pg. 5.3 ppg on only .259 from the field 30 mpg
Guard Venjie Wallis #0 6’6”, 185 lb, Senior Led team in scoring, ft attempts and minutes played last season. 12.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 31 mpg ~2 apg.
Wing Roland Griffin #1 6’6”, 215 lb, Senior Transfer from Iona where he was kicked off the team for punching an assistant coach. One of the best players in the MAAC last year.
Forward Jayveous McKinnis #11 6’7”, 215 lb, Sophomore Team’s leading rebounder last year with 7.8 per game. Added 8.4ppg in 26 minutes per game. Strictly an in the paint scorer, makes less than 50% of his FTs. Impressive shot blocker, had 59 swats.
Forward Lemmie Howard 6’7”, 205 lb, Junior #21 Started 13 games scoring 6.3 ppg and pulling 2.9 boards per game. Top returning 3 point shooter, 34%.
Possible Key Reserves:
Forward Justin Johnson #23 6’7”, 208 lb Senior Started 13 games, averaged 13 mpg
Forward Khahil Spencer #30 6’4”, 230 lb. Senior. Played in 29 games, averaging 2 boards and 2 pts on .583 shooting
Match-up & prediction: JSU struggled to score last year, averaging less than 62 ppg and ranked 351 in KenPom on offense. Coach Brant worked on that end of their game over the summer. Unfortunately for Brant, Coach Pasternack has emphasized defense since his arrival at UCSB and with so many returning players having a full year in his system, I think we see a vastly improved defense. UCSB should be able to defend JSU well. Wing Roland Griffin is a concern and I do look forward to seeing him matched up against Cyrus who was considered one of the best defenders in the Big East. JSU does not have a ton of size and the Gauchos should be able to get Sow and Freeman going.
Keys to the game for the Gauchos:
· Contain Griffin
· Get Sow his touches.
· Sow able to pass out of double teams.
Prediction: Probably a bit rusty early but Gauchos take this going away 74-55
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Jackson State Fun Fact: Jackson State is a HBCU and is the fourth largest university in Mississippi. It has been a school in various forms since 1877. Its most famous alum is Sweetness, former Chicago Bear Walter Payton, one of the greatest running backs that’s ever played.
Sunday, November 3, 2019
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