[providencefriars1Participant]

11/19    * means neutral site

 

Penn St 47 at* Kentucky 85

Lville 69 at Butler 53

Presbyterian 56 at Cinnci 54

Vandy 86 at* NCST 79

Hawaii 54 at* Gonzaga 73

USF 66 at* Old Dominion 68

Drexel 35 at* Virginia 49

Cal Poly 42 at USC 36

LBSU 73 at SDSU 77

CofC 72 at Clemson 69

UTEP 73 at New Mexico St 89

Southern Miss 79 at Colorado St 58

Texas 95 at* Oregon St 100

 

Marquis Teague, PG Kentucky- 9pts, 4to’s, 1ast, 3/3 3pt

Kyle Wiltjer, PF Kentucky- 19pts, 3reb, 3ast

Anthony Davis, PF/C Kentucky- 3pts, 6reb, 2ast, 1blk

Terrence Jones, PF Kentucky- 15pts, 9reb, 4ast, 6/8fg

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, SF Kentucky- 9pts, 3reb, 2stl, 4/5fg

Doron Lamb, SG Kentucky- 26pts, 5reb, 2stl, 8/13fg

 

Yancy Gates, C Cinnci- 17pts, 8reb, 2blk

Sean Kilpatrick, SG Cinnci- 19pts, 3reb

 

Jeffery Taylor, SF Vandy- 17pts, 9reb, 2stl

John Jenkins, SG Vandy- 28pts, 2stl, 4/9 3pt

 

Richard Howell, PF NCST- 16pts, 9reb, 1stl

CJ Leslie, F NCST- 20pts, 3blk, 5reb, 7/9fg

Lorenzo Brown, G NCST- 13pts, 5reb, 6ast, 4to’s

 

Casper Ware, G LBSU- 26pts, 6ast, 4reb, 6to’s

Larry Anderson, SG LBSU- 25pts, 8reb

 

Devin Booker, PF Clemson- 16pts, 14reb, 2blk

Milton Jennings, SF Clemson- 14pts, 7reb

Andre Young, PG Clemson- 10pts, 9ast, 2stl

 

Bryce Cotton, SG Providence- 26pts, 5reb, 3stl

Vincent Council, PG Providence- 13pts, 9ast, 1stl

LaDontae Henton, SF Providence- 13pts, 11reb, 3stl

 

Jordan Taylor, PG Wisconsin- 4pts, 4reb, 4ast, 2/3fg, 0to’s

John Gasser, SG Wisconsin- 16pts, 5reb, 4/4 3pt

 

Cody Zeller, PF Indiana- 23pts, 5reb, 6/7fg

Christian Watford, F Indiana- 19pts, 6/7fg, 2/2 3pt

 

J’Covan Brown, SG Texas- 25pts, 9ast, 6reb, 3stl, 6to’s

Myck Kabongo, PG Texas- 13pts, 3ast, 5to’s

 

Dion Waiters, SG Cuse- 16pts, 2reb

Kyle Kuric, SF Lville- 17pts, 6reb, 3ast

Augustus Gilchrist, PF/C USF- 18pts, 4reb, 3stl, 2blk

Mike Scott, PF Virginia- 21pts, 10reb, 2ast

Jared Cunningham, SG Oregon St- 37pts, 9reb, 20/23ft

 

Kyhle Marshall, SF Butler- 20pts, 6reb, 8/13fg

Kent Bazemore, SG Old Dominion- 23pts, 9reb, 7stl, 8to’s

Jamaal Franklin, SG SDSU- 21pts, 9reb

Antwaine Wiggins, F CofC- 22pts, 7reb, 9/14fg

DeAndre Kane, SG Marshall- 26pts, 6reb, 2ast

CJ Mccollum, SG Lehigh- 32pts, 5reb, 3ast, 2stl

Robert Scare, C Gonzaga- 16pts, 10reb, 4/6fg

Ryan Pearson, PF George Mason- 19pts, 7reb, 6/8fg

Damian Lillard, SG Weber St- 27pts, 8reb, 4ast

Wendell Mckines, F New Mexico St- 23pts, 13reb, 3stl, 2ast

Lashay Page, SG Southern Miss- 30pts, 11/15fg, 8/11 3pt

 

 

5 Games to keep an eye on this week, 11/21- 11/25 (this does not include possible matchups like second round tourney games)

 

Monday

 

Michigan vs Memphis

This first round game of the Maui Invitational has the potential to be great and showcase a few future college stars. Tim Hardaway is Michigan’s best player and will need to have a great game to outmatch Memphis’s loaded lineup. The only thing that holds the Tigers back is youth and is what should keep this game close. I think Memphis ends up winning a close one.

 

Vanderbilt vs Oregon St

The final of the Legends Classic will show off two explosive scorers, Jared Cunningham and John Jenkins. Jenkins does most of his damage from beyond the three point line and can light up the scoreboard. Cunningham conversely, uses his athleticism to get to the line and score in transition. Jeffery Taylor will need to step up offensively as well as contain Cunningham for Vandy to get the win.

 

Missouri vs Notre Dame

Notre Dame should have their best player Tim Abromaitis back for this one and he will be a key against the guard heavy Missouri Tigers. The Irish use a many unheralded glue guys who have had a lot of success so far. Missouri has three great guards, Phil Pressey, Kim English and Marcus Denmon who score most of their points. Their post player, Ricardo Ratliffe will need to solidify the paint and play well for the Tigers to win.

 

Wednesday

 

Stanford vs Oklahoma St

Nice matchup here between two teams that we need to figure out. Stanford goes ten deep and has won all 4 of their games this far. Oklahoma St is led by a trio of wing players, Le’Bryan Nash, Cezar Guerrero, and JP Oluwekemi. I think the Cowboy’s are the better team but never underestimate the power of depth.

 

Virginia Tech vs Syracuse

Syracuse is clearly the better team but like the previous matchup, we need to see what Tech is made of. Syracuse’s elite 2-3 zone will also test the offense of the very young and inexperienced Hokies.

 

11/20

 

Game I watched: Old Dominion 52 at* Kentucky 62

 

Old Dominion put up a good fight against a really talented team. The Monarchs are a grind it out, slow the pace team that likes to pound the ball inside. Both of their bigs did an excellent job hitting the glass and scoring inside. The star of this senior laden team is shooting guard, Kent Bazemore. The lefty had a bad shooting performance today with Miller, Lamb, and Gilchrist each guarding him at one point in the game. There was also a chippy part of the game with about 10mins left where the teams exchanged pushes and shoves which exemplified how physical the game had been to that point. Bottom line, I really like this ODU team to win their conference and make the NCAA tourney once again. I had George Mason in the preseason to win the CAA but they have lost a few games they should have won.

 

Now for Kentucky. Jones, Wiltjer and Davis were all tested throughout the game by the physicality of ODU’s bigs and did a great job. Davis fouled out with about 5mins left during an ODU run, but Jones and Wiltjer picked up the slack defensively. Gilchrist played pretty well but he had a few too many turnovers. Speaking of turnovers, Marquis Teague really has a problem holding on to the ball thus far. He is not ready to be a prime time PG yet and has committed a lot of turnovers since he is trying to make the big play instead of the simple play which is killing him. This is why I like Kendall Marshall better as a prospect, he may not have Teague’s athleticism but he is a solid point guard who makes his teammates better instead of putting them in shaky situations. Miller was the reason KU won since he played smart basketball and was able to break the zone to score and find open teammates.

 

Washington 64 at St Louis 77

URI 63 at Nebraska 83

Iona 89 at* Maryland 63

LSU 59 at* Georgia Tech 50

USF 49 at* Penn St 53

Creighton 82 at Iowa 59

Belmont 87 at* Mid Tennessee 84

Purdue 56 at* Alabama 65

Ole Miss 66 at* Marquette 96

Temple 78 at* Wichita St 74

Tulsa 75 at* St Joes 79

Northwestern 80 at* Seton Hall 73

Washington St 83 at Portland 73

 

Tyler Zeller, C UNC- 16pts, 10reb, 3blk

Jon Henson, PF UNC- 18pts, 14reb

Harrison Barnes, SF UNC- 18pts, 7reb, 1stl

Dexter Strickland, SG UNC- 13pts, 6ast, 6reb

Kendall Marshall, PG UNC- 1pt, 8ast, 2to’s

James McAdoo, PF UNC- 10pts, 5reb, 3stl

 

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, SF Kentucky- 13pts, 9reb, 5to’s

Anthony Davis, PF/C Kentucky- 11pts, 9reb, 3stl, 3blk

Marquis Teague, PG Kentucky- 6pts, 4ast, 6to’s, 2stl

Terrence Jones, PF Kentucky- 6pts, 8reb, 5blk

Darius Miller, SG Kentucky- 13pts, 3reb, 5ast, 4/7fg

 

Jeremy Lamb, SG UConn- 25pts, 2stl, 3blk

Shabazz Napier, PG UConn- 22pts, 12reb, 13ast, 2stl

Tyler Olander, PF UConn- 11pts, 10reb, 4/8fg, 18min

Andre Drummond, C UConn- 4pts, 2reb

 

Terrence Ross, SG Washington- 17pts, 10reb, 3ast

Tony Wroten, PG Washington- 14pts, 3reb, 5to’s

 

Royce White, SF Iowa St- 17pts, 7reb, 4ast, 5to’s

Chris Babb, G Iowa St- 18pts, 6reb, 6ast, 5/5 3pt

 

Lamont Jones, SG Iona- 22pts, 4reb, 8/14fg

Michael Glover, PF Iona- 19pts, 10reb, 5to’s

Scott Machado, PG Iona- 15pts, 15ast, 3stl, 0to’s

 

Doug McDermott, SF Creighton- 25pts, 9reb, 10/15fg

Greg Echinique, C Creighton- 15pts, 9reb, 2blk

 

CJ Harris, G Wake Forest- 22pts, 4ast, 8/11fg

Travis McKie, F Wake Forest- 25pts, 7reb

 

Tony Mitchell, SF Alabama- 14pts, 10reb, 6/13fg

JaMychal Green, PF Alabama- 14pts, 7reb, 5/8fg

Levi Randolph, SG Alabama- 12pts, 7reb, 2ast, played great d

Trevor Releford, PG Alabama- 20pts, 4reb, 5ast

 

Jae Crowder, F Marquette- 25pts, 7reb, 2blk, 9/11fg

DJO, SG Marquette- 20pts, 4reb, 4ast

 

Drew Crawford, G Northwestern- 27pts, 6reb, 11/15fg

John Shurna, SF Northwestern- 19pts, 7reb, 4blk

 

Jordan Theodore, PG Northwestern- 16pts, 5ast, 4reb

Herb Pope, PF Northwestern- 32pts, 9reb, 2blk, 14/17fg

 

Chace Stanback, SF UNLV- 20pts, 7reb, 3ast, 3stl

Mike Moser, PF UNLV- 23pts, 17reb, 6ast, 5stl

 

Gilvydas Biruta, PF Rutgers, 17pts, 12reb, 4stl

Bo Spencer, SG Nebraska- 23pts, 4ast, 3stl

Sean Mosely, SG Maryland- 21pts, 4reb, 7/12fg

Luke Loucks, PG Florida St- 18pts, 5reb, 2ast

Anthony Hickey, PG LSU- 20pts, 4ast, 8/13fg

Tim Frazier, PG Penn St- 27pts, 6reb, 3stl

EJ Singler, SF Oregon- 21pts, 7reb, 8/10fg

Draymond Green, F Michigan St- 9pts, 10reb, 4ast

Robbie Hummel, F Purdue- 17pts, 5/15fg, 2blk

 

Chris Cooper, PF Old Dominion- 17pts, 10reb

Orion Outerbridge, PF URI- 24pts, 10reb, 2blk

Alex Young, SG IUPUI- 21pts, 14reb

Toure’ Murray, SG Wichita St- 24pts, 7reb, 3ast, 3to’s

Ramone Moore, SG Temple- 23pts, 4reb, 3ast

Scottie Haralson, SG Tulsa- 24pts, 6/9fg

Langston Galloway, G St Joes- 23pts, 9/11fg, 5/5 3pt

Kyle O’Quinn, C Norfolk St- 17pts, 12reb, 3blk, 5/7fg, 5to’s

[JunkYardDogParticipant]

J’Covan Brown, Jared Cunningham, Shabazz Napier, Scott Machado are in a very great shape and should be quality 2nd round picks.

Marquis Teague, James McAdoo, Andre Drummond, Anthony Davis are still struggling and will need more time to grow up and mature… they should benefit from staying another year or two in college but they surely won’t as they all will be lottery picks.

Jon Henson looks terific : he ain’t the brandan wright 2.0 anymore. A great exemple of what a player can learn staying in college more than one year : bball IQ, strength, time to mature, skills. He could be a great lottery pick.

One question about J’Covan brown who looked like an underachiever last season and finally is smoking hot. Do you think playing with a true natural pg, as kabongo, is the reason of his success ? 

[McDunkin]

Kyle Wiltjer has Brian Cardinal levels of "that awkward white guy" potential

[niQParticipant]

Scott Machado is playing like a fking super star. 15 pts 15 ast, 3stl, 0 TO… and he’s leading the nation in assists.. wowwww.

[JunkYardDogParticipant]

 machado is relly improving : shooting 51% from the fields, making only 2 to, improving his ass by more than 7 !!!

his only limits come from his size and his 3pts % (only 20) but nothing more than what was said about lawson…so…

[ProudGrandpaParticipant]

Seton Hall PF.  32 pts, 9 rebounds vs. Northwestern. 

[providencefriars1Participant]

I think Brown has done so well because he is their main scoring option since they lost Hamilton, Thompson, Joseph, and Johnson. Playing with Kabongo has helped too as you said.

[LeroyJenkinsParticipant]

Mo Mo Jones!!!!

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