65-49 win over Liberty. This was our home opener; not a great first half, but good second-half defense allowed us to blow the game open.

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70-49 win at Georgia Southern. We weren't great, but they were worse; lots of turnovers to go around.

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64-52 win over Mississippi. We went slowdown, and had a big FT disparity in our favor. Those two factors combined for what's easily the biggest win of this regular season thus far. RPI 86, SOS 151.

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Ended out-of-conference play at 4-6, but won our conference opener over Morehead State, 84-71. Murphy went nuts, but we won due to a HUGE FT disparity in our favor. RPI 161, SOS 196.

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Been a while since I've updated this due to me being out of town. That said, we had a 3-2 start to conference play before winning our last six games, now standing at 13-8. RPI 115, SOS 199.

Like last year, we win the South, but fall in the CT. We won 17 games, so I'm not terribly displeased, and we do return 3 starters next season. I'm relatively optimistic we can replace the seniors I'll profile in the next few days.

Didn't get a chance to post senior retrospectives due to a trip to Las Vegas and an unexpected lack of internet. Regardless, Coffee was very good, Juarez was decent, and Karpinski and Ball were useful bench players.

Done at 8 PM, but with a bit of a mediocre recruiting class. The first guy, and one I wanted from the start, is Douglas White (#83 C, **). The thing that jumps out at me is his speed, which is already at a high level for a big and will go up big-time. Everything else is already at a good level coming in, save for his stamina (which will also go up). He'll be a good fit right away, and he should develop nicely.

Douglas White
C | 6'9" | 230 lbs. | 2.8 GPA
Bolivar Central High School | Bolivar, TN
68.2% FT shooter (low potential)
581

Athleticism 50
Speed 50 (high potential)
Rebounding 84
Defense 55 (high potential)
Shot Blocking 76 (high potential)
Low-post 75
Perimeter 14 (low potential)
Ball Handling 1 (high potential)
Passing 41
Work Ethic 32
Stamina 55 (high potential)
Durability 48

Next is Henry Humphrey (#100 PG, *). He's low-ranked because he's a tweener. I'll primarily be playing him at SG due to his high perimeter rating. Regardless, he's got great speed, and while his rebounding is nonexistent, everything else is at a reasonably-good level coming in. He's not going to be anything extraordinary, but he should top out as a very good sixth man.

Henry Humphrey
PG | 5'11" | 183 lbs. | 2.8 GPA
Kelvyn Park HS | Chicago, IL
73.3% FT shooter
559

Athleticism 36
Speed 87
Rebounding 1
Defense 59 (high potential)
Shot Blocking 1
Low-post 17 (low potential)
Perimeter 70
Ball Handling 57
Passing 67 (high potential)
Work Ethic 24
Stamina 73 (high potential)
Durability 67 (high potential)

The third is a SG I'd like to redshirt. Jon Hill (#96 SG, *) isn't bad coming in, but he's got high potential in a number of areas, and with his work ethic, he'd really benefit from that extra year. His peak isn't all that great, but like Humphrey, he'll be a useful guard in his role.

Jon Hill
SG | 6'0" | 189 lbs. | 2.9 GPA
Independence HS | Flossmoor, IL
65% FG shooter
565

Athleticism 27
Speed 70
Rebounding 20 (low potential)
Defense 73 (high potential)
Shot Blocking 1
Low-post 15 (low potential)
Perimeter 61 (high potential)
Ball Handling 53 (high potential)
Passing 71 (high potential)
Work Ethic 59
Stamina 73 (high potential)
Durability 42

My final recruit is one I'm angry about having to take. It's not like Thomas Weaver (#83 SF) is that bad. But I was in a BIG battle for someone much better, and earlier today, I settled that I was beat and settled for him. Needless to say, things fell through with the school I was battling, and NEITHER of us ended up signing that target. Regardless, Weaver will be reasonably-OK. Not great, but he'll be a good scorer despite low rebounding.

Thomas Weaver
SF | 6'4" | 192 lbs. | 3.1 GPA
Framingham HS | Framingham, MA
65% FT shooter
562

Athleticism 46 (high potential)
Speed 53
Rebounding 33 (low potential)
Defense 57 (high potential)
Shot Blocking 22 (low potential)
Low-post 57
Perimeter 57
Ball Handling 32 (low potential)
Passing 24 (low potential)
Work Ethic 38
Stamina 76 (high potential)
Durability 67 (high potential)

THOUGHTS ON RECRUITING

Ugh.

That about sums it up. It's not like my guys are bad. I like White a lot, and Humphrey and Hill will eventually fill roles on good teams. Missing out on the SF I had a chance at stinks, though; when he signs, I'll post him. Weaver's better than taking a walk-on, and he'll probably be a good backup down the line, but I just don't see him as a starter.

This is probably my worst D1 recruiting class I've brought in in any of my teams in any world under any alias. I hope I'm wrong, but this team could be in some trouble, at least early on, in terms of depth. I'll give myself a C+.

Here's Marvin Ingram (#263 overall, #44 SF, **), the one that got away this season. Nice job by Charleston Southern to snatch him up.

Marvin Ingram
SF | 6'8" | 212 lbs. | 3.5 GPA
Woodland HS | Woodland, CA
66.9% FT shooter
617

Athleticism 47
Speed 70 (high potential)
Rebounding 50
Defense 45
Shot Blocking 38
Low-post 51 (low potential)
Perimeter 70 (high potential)
Ball Handling 35
Passing 53
Work Ethic 28
Stamina 75 (high potential)
Durability 55 (high potential)

Hill agreed to the redshirt following our first exhibition. That's great news; he wouldn't have played much this year, and it gives him an extra season to develop.

I probably won't be too in-depth with the tracking thread from this point on. I don't have regular access to Windows, so posting box scores is impossible. Expect periodic updates, however.

3-7 after ten games, and only after wins in the last two. We're going to need time to improve; once we do, we'll be OK, but we're not at that point right now, and we may not be until the end of this season.