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  1. April 30, 2046: I just retired after 5 years as UMass head coach. I won 4 national titles, missing only in year 4, when we had a bunch of late season injuries and lost in the national title game by 4. 211-9, .959 including those 30 I coached for Dave, 186-4, .980 officially. Bobby moved to UConn 2 years ago and his team finished #3 last year. I got out partially to give him his shot at winning some titles. Dave is coaching Davey at Cranston High. Davey made 1st team all state as a soph and was an honorable mention nationally. Heā€™s already 6-7, 248. Thatā€™s it. Iā€™m looking forward to travel, time at our place on the Cape, and an easy life. Dave wants me to be his assistant at Cranston, but I think Iā€™ve had enough. It was great though.
  2. March 5: 4 leave for the NBA. No surprise. PF Rob Loos #8, PG Jeff Andt #9 on Norton. Neither is going pro. March 12: We win the A10 easily. 32-0, 18-0. #1, #1. #1 in the East. March 19: Won our 1st 2 NCAA games, by 44 and 32. March 26: Beat URI by 44, Seton Hall by 33 and weā€™re back in the Final Four. My toughest job is convincing my guys they need to play hard, not just show up. I have to convince myself of that, too. We sign a PG. Heā€™s a gamble but we need players. Still chasing an SF. April 1: 89-64 over #4 seed in the Midwest, Louisville. Itā€™s #2 seed in the South Ohio ST, 31-5 for the title. April 3: 76-54 over Ohio ST and a fourpeat! We got into foul trouble so the bench took over, scoring 33, with 18 RBs. We wonā€™t be as deep next year but weā€™ll be tough. April 4: Awards: Rob Loos is Final Four MOP, Mel Shep is Def. POY, Rob and Jeff Andt make 2nd team All American. Guess whoā€™s national COY? Yep! In conf. Rob is POY, frosh OY, Mel is Def. POY. Jeff, Rob, Mel, and Greg Rodd make 1st team, Kris Payd and sub Gee Ford make 2nd. April 9: Iā€™m not going anywhere. I am pretty impressed by the schools that called though. We sign the SF. He's another gamble. Dave did something as a middle school coach that he never did as an NCAA coach. He signed a shoe contract. ā€œHey, NiBalFoot gave me $2 million a year for 5 years. My familyā€™s all set now. Iā€™ve resisted so far. Jean and I are all set up for a comfortable retirement. Dave spent so much on May that he really wasnā€™t. April 23: I ask for a facilities upgrade. Got it. A+ facilities. Shay Span is the first player in NCAA history to win 4 national titles. My record for the season is a perfect 38-0. Lifetime, 63-5, .927 (although those 25 and 5 donā€™t count officially).
  3. January 1, 2042: Jean and I had a glass of wine and barely made it to midnight. I had a game and didnā€™t get home until after 11:00. She had the night off. Jan. 14: An 11 point win over LaSalle. We didnā€™t play well, and it wasnā€™t really that close. We were never in danger. Jan. 22: 20-0, 9-0, #1, #1. Jan. 29: All 3 recruits hit our SAT #. We still have 2 to fill but the pickings are a bit slim. Feb. 26: Starting PG Kris Payd missed 4 games with a bruised thigh. Shay Span came in for him and we won all 4 easily. We end the regular season 29-0, 18-0, up by 4 over GW, 5 or more over the rest. +27.9 PPG, +11.9 RBs, +9.0 TOs, +8.5 assists. #1, #1, 1st in the country in points, RBs, assists, blocks. Jeff Andt is #1 in assists, Mel Shep #1 in blocks, Rob Loos is #2 in RBs, #4 in blocks.
  4. (Authorā€™s Note: I am only going to hit the highlights until the post season.) Nov. 27: 3-0. 22 point win was the closest game. Itā€™s really a great feeling to walk onto the floor as the head coach. Sure, I did it 30 times for Dave, but this is different. I am now an official head coach. Itā€™s a whole lot of work but Iā€™m loving it so far. We play #2 Tennessee this week. Nov. 29: 101-73 over #2 Tenn. After 4 wins, all members of starting 5 averaging 12.3 or more. My assistants are great. Dave really USED his assistants. Hard headed as he was he valued input and made all of his assistants feel important. I am doing my best to follow that example. Dec. 16: We beat Penn ST by only 16. Closest game of the season to date. Dec. 18: Won the Las Vegas Winter Jam (40 pt. win in the title game). Weā€™re 9-0. Jean comes to all of our home games. ā€œSo I donā€™t forget what you look like.ā€ On my way to the bench before each game, I stop and kiss her. Thatā€™s not a gesture for the crowd; itā€™s because after 40 years I still love her as much- heck MORE than ever. If we havenā€™t seen much of each other we chat for a bit. Dec. 20: Beat #3 FL by 22. Dec. 27: We end the pre-conf. season 11-0 with a 14 pt. win over KY- closest game so far. +25 PPG, +12.4 RBs, +8.4 TOs, +8.5 assists. Still 5 guys averaging 11.2 or more. We are #1 in the country in points, RBs, assists and blocks as a team. Rob Loos is #1 in RBs, Jeff Andt #1 in assists, Mel Shep #1 in blocks. We managed to get everyone together for a couple of hours on XMas day. It was great. Bobby and Jeffy both brought girlfriends. Weddings ahead? Bobby has Dartmouth at 7-5. They havenā€™t had a winning season in 8 years. Daveyā€™s team is undefeated. ā€œIā€™m a coachinā€™ genius!ā€ Dave is the king of middle school hoops!
  5. May 1: Preseason #1. (Authorā€™s Note: Correction- Jeffy went with Bobby, not Dave.) June 6: We look at a couple of transfers, offer to an SG from Michigan. June 12: Nope. Being a head coach is a LOT of work. I knew that but living it is something else. Jean says she never sees me. She certainly sees me less. When Iā€™m not on the road I have dinner at home, or we go out, and I find time to spend with her every day, but Iā€™m on the road a lot more. June 26: 5 scholarships. Looking at 6 guards, 4 bigs. July 22: We ran kid camps for two weeks. Dave was one of the coaches and Davey was at camp, as were Bobby and Jeffy as coaches. It was great to have all of them with us. Iā€™m still working LOTS of hours. Aug. 7: Norton list: #3 PF Mel Shep, #4 SF Greg Rodd, #5 PG Kris Payd, #6 C Gee Ford, #8 PG Jeff Andt, #9 PF Rob Loos, #27 PG Shay Span, #40 SG Ed Yan. Aug. 21: We offer to PG, 2SG, PF, C. Sept.: 18: Got PF, SG, PG, lost an SG. Weā€™re at the Las Vegas Winter Jam. Tough schedule but weā€™re #1. Sept. 25: We lose two. Back to the list. Oct. 2: Maybe the best team weā€™ve had yet. Lost 2 more. Picked #1 in the A10. Nov. 6: This may be the best team anyoneā€™s ever had. Frosh Kris Payd and soph Jeff Andt start outside, backed by sr. Shay Span and frosh Ed Yan. Soph Mel Shep, and frosh Gee Ford and Rob Loos are the big guys, backed by frosh Greg Robb. I have 3 other guys who could start anywhere but canā€™t get time here. We start here with Cent. Mich. then Iowa.
  6. Feb. 5: 73-55 with Duquesne. 18, 11 for Jam, 15, 2, 7 for Jeff. 6 and 36. 75-39 at E. Car. 17, 13 for Jam, big games all around. 12, 45. So much for the #2 team in A10. Ty Padd hurt his arm and Mel Shep his back. Both day to day. We have a week off. Then 3 games the following week. Here with #16 Dayton, 19-5, 9-4, at Fordham, 10-10, 7-4, at URI, 14-7, 9-3. Feb. 12: Jam is #4, Jeff #13, Mel #19 on the Norton list. Evidently Dave and Beth are together. They arenā€™t living together but everything else. Good. I wish them both happiness. People ask me why Dave is so much less grumpy. Well, thatā€™s not too hard. Two straight national titles, we win almost every game. He can still be tough on the guys and on the refs, but he has less occasion to be. Feb. 19: 82-44 with #16 Dayton. 19, 11 for Jam. 10, 43. 79-68 at Fordham. 16, 12, 2, 3 for Mel, 14, 10, 4, 2, 2 for Jam, 17, 4, 3 for Quin. 10, 39. 86-65 at URI. 25, 7, 2, 5 for Ram, 15, 12 for Jam, 16, 3, 9 for Jeff. 8, 34. Weā€™re 4 up with 2 to play. Still #1, RPI #1. 15-12, 7-9 GW is here, then weā€™re at 10-14, 5-10 Davidson to end the reg. season. Feb. 26: 85-55 with GW. 6 in doubles, 3 others had good games. 6 and 34. 72-46 at Davidson. Lots of good games. 5 and 41. Heading into the post season weā€™re 29-1, 18-0. +22.4 PPG, +10.4 RBs, +7.3 TOs, +5.7 assists. 1st in the nation in RBs and blocks, 2nd in scoring and assists. Jam is #1 in RBs, #2 in blocks. Jeff is #1 in assists. March 5: We lose Jam Bard and Ram May to the NBA. Surprised it was only two! Jam is #2, Jeff #9 on the Norton list. March 6: Weā€™ll play #9 seed Fordham, 12-16. 2 season ending injuries at this time last year. If we stay healthy I donā€™t think we can lose. But then we did once. March 7: 71-49 over Fordham. 16, 10, 3, 2, 3 for Jam. 11, 35. #4 seed East Carolina, 18-10, in the semis. March 8: 64-40 over E. Car. 22, 14 for Jam. 5, 36. #3 seed LaSalle, 16-14 for the title. March 9: 73-36 over LaSalle and another A10 title. 25, 8, 4 for Quin, 9 and 47. March 12: Canā€™t imagine we wonā€™t be #1 overall. NOT #1 in the East! #1 in the polls and in RPI all year long. This makes no sense. ā€œWeā€™ll beat ā€˜em anyway. NOT #1 in the Midwest! Even more unbelievable. #1 South. ā€œI said it before but the selection committee is brain dead.ā€ Every TV, radio and newspaper sports personality in the world seems to agree. Weā€™ll play 16-15 Campbell. ā€œHell, in a way itā€™s easier. The #1s ahead of us gotta play each other in the semifinal.ā€ March 17: 81-54 over Campbell. 20, 14 for Jam, 12, 11, 2, 4, 2 for mel, 6 in doubles. 12 and 39. #9 seed Michigan, 20-10 is next. March 19: 89-52 over Michigan. 28, 13 for Jam, 17, 9 for Mel. 5 and 42. Itā€™s #8 ranked, #5 seed (How does that HAPPEN!) New Mexico ST, 27-5, in the Sweet 16. We beat them by 16 to open the season. March 24: 76-49 over #8 NM ST. 11 and 34. No standout performances but lots of guys played well and the D was great. #10 seed Albany, 22-10, knocked off #7 and #2 so we play them in the Elite 8. March 26: 83-56 over Albany and back to the Final Four. 22, 17 for Jam. 5 and 45. We havenā€™t come close to being challenged yet. Itā€™s a rematch with #4 ranked Louisville, 31-6, in the round of 4. We won by 15 in the title game of the NIT. April 1: 82-65 over #4 Louisville. 18, 15, 3, 2, 3 for Jam, 12, 13 for mel, good games by 7 guys. 14 and 53. Weā€™ll play for the title against #1 overall, #2 ranked Ohio ST, 35-2. We beat them by 13 in the NIT. Weā€™ve not been seriously challenged, or at all challenged in the 2nd half for the entire tourney. With Ohio ST we canā€™t let their PG do what he likes to do. Itā€™s really that simple- to sayā€¦ April 3: Threepeat! 90-69 over #2 Ohio ST. 23 each for Jeff and Ram, 22, 13 for jam. They took an early 8 point lead but we turned it around and went into the locker room up 6. We started the 2nd with an 18-5 run and that was that. April 4: Awards: Jam got the Final Four MOP, Mel Shep got Def. POY. Jam made 1st team All American, Jeff Andt made 2nd team. Dave got the national COY. In conf., Jam was POY, Jeff was frosh POY, Mel was Def. POY. All 3 plus Quin Aka made 1st team. April 9: ā€œGive me somethinā€™ interestinā€™ anā€™ weā€™ll go.ā€ (Authorā€™s note: Something interesting is the game getting stuck exiting Awards. This happened a few years ago and I barely saved it. Stay tuned... Saved it!) Bobby is the new head coach at Dartmouth. Iā€™m thrilled! Then in a MAJOR shock Dave announced that he is taking a new coaching job. ā€œIā€™m the new head coach at Cranston Middle School. My family is moving back there in June and I plan to Coach Daveyā€™s team. I signed a contract to do that for his 6th, 7th and 8th grade years anā€™ then to coach him at Cranston High. UMass offered me the head coaching job. With Bobby and Dave both gone Iā€™m not sure. I got calls from schools all over the country. I always got some but folks knew I was sticking with Dave. When he made his announcement I said I was open to becoming a head coach. I traveled to visit Arizona ST, Berkeley, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma ST, Wisconsin, and Wake Forest. I then accepted the head coaching job atā€¦ UMass! Sandy loves it here, and so do I. Weā€™re losing all our big men except one, and a couple of guards, so a fourpeat wonā€™t be easy, but letā€™s see what happens- esp. to my 25-5 lifetime record! I signed a 5 year contract. I expect Iā€™ll retire when the contract is up. Iā€™ll be 67. Never know, of course. Jeffy also went with Dave so Iā€™m hiring a whole new staff. April 23: I ask for a facilities upgrade. Nope. We end up 38-1 again, with our 3rd title in a row. Dave retires at 650-224, .744. Not bad! Iā€™m at 25-5 unofficially. (Author's Note: I'll keep this going under the same name.)
  7. January 1, 2041: 81-52 at GW. 18, 27, 3. 8 and 50. 69-50 with Rutgers. 23, 14, 2 for Jam. 10 and 41. 75-51 with ST Bonnieā€™s. 18, 11 for Jam, 18 for Jeff. 14 and 32. 86-57 with ST Joeā€™s. Good team effort except only 21 RBs. At 6-6, 3-0 LaSalle, then at 4-8, 0-3 Duquesne. Weā€™re 14-1, 3-0. +19.4 PPG, +10.5 RBs, +5.3 TOs, +5.3 assists. #1 nationally in RBs and blocks, #2 in scoring, #3 in assists. Jam is 2nd nationally in both RBs and blocks. Jan. 8: 76-59 at LaSalle. 22, 12 for Jam, 11 and 36. 67-43 at Duquesne. 28, 19 for Jam, 9 and 46, never trailed. 9-5, 4-1 Davidson here, then at 8-5, 0-4 ST Bonnieā€™s. Jan. 15: 77-54 with Davidson. 5 and 33. We were a little flat tonight. Dave got on the guys pretty good after the game. ā€œAnā€™ I d*mn well will at practice too!ā€ 71-54 at ST Bonnieā€™s. 26, 12 for Jam, 8 and 45. 1-15, 0-7 Geo. Mason is here this week. Jan. 22: 78-56 over Geo. Mason. 8, 28. 7 guys played well. We dished to everyone tonight, 22 assists on 29 baskets. 3 this week, STL, 10-7, 5-3 is here. Then we go to 7-10, 4-4 Richmond, then 10-8, 4-5 VCU is here. Jan. 29: 93-64 with STL. 19 each for Jeff and Ram, 14, 11, 3, 7, 2 for Mel. 13, 36. 86-45 at Richmond. 7 in doubles, 5, 36. 76-47 with VCU. 26, 14 for Jam. 17, 39. ā€œTheyā€™ll hear about 17 TOs!ā€ 6-12, 2-7 Duquesne is here, then weā€™re at 13-6, 9-1 East Carolina. Weā€™re only 1 up on E. Car. 2 on URI, 4 or more on the rest. Jam is #2 on the Norton list, Jeff #9, Mel #14, Quin $17.
  8. Dec. 11: 79-43 over Cincy. Never a game. All 5 starters in double figures and Ty Padd and B.J. Lenn played great from the bench. We played everybody. 10 and 55. ā€œSh*t, this is too easy. I miss the struggle.ā€ ā€œBe careful what you ask for, Dave.ā€ Jeanā€™s friend from the hospital, Beth was here the other night when Dave came over. Theyā€™re both single. They hit it off. Letā€™s see what happens. At #18 Temple, 6-2. We beat them by 18 in the NIT. Dec. 18: 65-74. Couldnā€™t make a shot, 26.5%, 27.8% on threes. ā€œDonā€™t matter how good you are ya gotta make shots.ā€ 8-3 Oregon ST is here. Dec. 25: 67-48 over Ore. ST. 5 and 44, good games all around. A 4 game week to start conf. play. At 7-3 GW, then home for 3, 6-4 Rutgers (not in the A10), 8-1 ST Bonnieā€™s, and 6-3 ST Joeā€™s. It was a quiet XMas with Dave and the boys and our family. Sandy and Barb, whoā€™ve been together for quite a while, told us they plan to get married. Bobby dates, but thereā€™s never been anyone special. He says heā€™d love to meet the right person. He very much wants a family. Jeffy has been dating the same girl for almost a year. Heā€™s not saying anything about plans. ā€œI been seeinā€™ Beth. Goinā€™ over later this eveninā€™.ā€ Jean really likes Beth. Theyā€™ve been friends for years. Itā€™s sort of surprising Beth and Dave never met since both are here often- well, Dave all but lives here. Beth is about 10 years younger than Dave and I. She has two grown daughters.
  9. Nov. 20: 78-62 over N. Mex. ST. 20, 3, 3, 3 for Jeff Andt, 21, 3 for Mel Shep, 15, 7, 3, 3 for Quin Aka, 13, 5 for Jam Bard but he fouled out in only 25 min. 12 TOs, 32 RBs. #12 seed, #16 ranked Temple, 1-0, is next. 91-73 over #16 Temple. 17, 12, 2 for Jam, 19 each for Jeff and Quin, 14, 3 for Ram May. 12 and 38. #1 seed, #1 ranked Ohio ST in the semis. 87-74 over #1 Ohio ST. 19 each for Jeff and Quin, 14, 9 for jam. 12 and 34. We have LOTS of weapons, both inside and out. #2 seed, #4 ranked Louisville for the NIT title. 85-70 over #2 Louisville for the NIT title. 20 eaxch for Jam and Quin, 15, 3, 4 for Jeff, 13, 9, 3, 4, 4 for Mel Ship at PF. ā€œIā€™m guessinā€™ weā€™re gonna go a long way again this year.ā€ At 0-1 OK ST, and then at 1-1 KY this week. Nov. 27: 79-63 at OK ST. 20, 11 for Jam, big #s all around, 14 and 38. 71-59 at KY. 22, 13 for jam, 20, 5, 4 for Jeff but 9 TOs. 16 and 41. 1-2 LSU is here, then we go to 2-0 Memphis. Dec. 4: 92-50 with LSU. 21, 6, 8 for Jeff, 21 for Quin. 5 and 45. 64-51 at Memphis. 17, 5, 4 for Quin. 38 RBs, but 20 TOs. Home with 3-3 Cincinnati this week.
  10. June 6: Nobody in the transfer pool. #2 preseason behind Ohio ST. Jeffy finished his graduate work in statistics in May and he is now our scouting assistant. Heā€™s not that great with people but heā€™s magic with analysis and with numbers. Iā€™m the bench coach and Bobby is the recruiter, but he helps a lot at practice, too. He really is ready to be a #1. Hopefully in the spring. "Nah, I think weā€™ll win it again." June 26: Ric Hemp drafted #3. We have 6 to fill. At least 3 guards. Davey was with us for both weeks of kid camp. He was the best PF of all the kids except for a few h.s. jrs. And srs. Aug. 7: 7 on the Norton list: #3: PF Mel Shep, #4: C Jam Bard, #5: PG Jeff Andt, #6: SF Ram May, #12: SF Quin Aka, #25: SF Ty Padd, #30: PG Shay Span. ā€œNo woman on the horizon, Dave?ā€ ā€œI just ainā€™t interested. I guess I ainā€™t over May yet.ā€ ā€œItā€™s been a long time.ā€ ā€œI know, but inside it ainā€™t been very long at all.ā€ ā€œIf you meet the right person that will change.ā€ ā€œI already met the right person- twice.ā€ Aug. 21: We offer to 3 bigs, 3 guards. Sept.: 18: Got a PG, an SG, an SF, and a C. Lost 2. Going to the NIT against New Mex. ST. Mostly ranked teams before conf. play. Sept. 25: Got a PF but everyone else weā€™re watching signed elsewhere. Looking at some new guys. Oct. 2: Weā€™ve got 9 who could start for anybody. Only 3 guards though; the 4th isnā€™t ready. Weā€™re picked 1st in the A10 again. Oct. 9: Lost another recruit. Nov. 6: Frosh Jeff Andt and senior Quin Aka at the guards, backed by junior Shay Span. Frosh Ram May and senior Ty Padd will split the time at SF. SOph Jam Bard and frosh Mel Shep start inside, backed by senior B.J. Lenn. As was the case last year, senior Dave Mert is fighting for minutes. Weā€™re the #4 seed at the NIT, playing New Mex. ST.
  11. March 5: As expected, Ric declare for the draft. Weā€™re shocked that Jam didnā€™t! Jam is still #2 on the Norton list. March 6: Weā€™ll face #9 seed Fordham, 13-15, in the round of 8. March 7: 90-44 over Fordham in an immensely costly win. Ric Hemp broke his arm and heā€™ through for the season. Jam banged his head and only played 9 min. (but heā€™s fine and will be back for our next game), and Ricā€™s injury happened late in the first half. Shay Span at guard had 16, 5, 4, and Dave Mert, inside, had 17, 6, 3, 2. Those two, as well as B. J. Lenn, will get more minutes. ā€œI STILL think we can win the whole thing.ā€ #5 seed LaSalle, 16-13, 10-8, in the semis. March 8: 75-53 over LaSalle. 23, 5, 3, 3 for Quin, 16, 10 for Jam. We never trailed. #3 seed Dayton, 21-8, 12-6, for the title. March 9: 71-60 over Dayton for the title. 17, 7, 4 for Jam, 14, 3, 4 for Quin, 12 and 12 for Dave. 14 and 39. The big question is whether weā€™ll get the #1 seed. Sometimes they take a major injury into account. ā€œI donā€™t care. We gotta beat ā€˜em all anyways.ā€ March 12: #1 in the East! March 14: We play Milwaukee, winner of the play in. March 16: 73-54 over Milwaukee. 16, 8, 2, 1, 3 for Jam, 17, 2, 4, 2 for Quin, 14 for Shay, 9, 5, 2 for Jay. #8 seed DePaul, 25-8, is next. March 18: 89-66. 20 for Jam, 21 for Quin, 15 for Jay, 14 for Shay. We lose a guard and our RBs go down? All 4 games since Ric left. #4 seed, #18 ranked UConn in the Sweet Sixteen. Theyā€™re the only team that beat us this season. March 23: 67-57. Itā€™s amazing. B.J. Lenn fell and broke his leg! 25, 3, 3 for Shay, 11, 8, 2 for Jam, 11, 5, 5, 3 for Quin. 14 and 30. ā€œYeah, I guess ya could say we had our share a bad luck this post season. But Iā€™ll tell ya what, anā€™ alla you write this down. Donā€™t count us out. Weā€™re planninā€™ ta defend our title! My boys are ready ta take what weā€™re dealt and move on.ā€ #3 seed, #3 ranked Charlotte, 33-2, 15-1, is up in the Elite Eight. How does the #3 team get a #3 seed? March 25: 64-56 and weā€™re in the final four! 18, 15, 2, 2, 5 for Jam, 10, 11 for Dave, 11, 2, 6, 4 for Quin, 12, 3, 3 for Jay, 9, 7, 3, 4 for Ty Padd from the bench. 8 and 40. ā€œWe gotta play together and we are!ā€ Itā€™s #2 ranked Tennessee, 33-4 in the round of four. We beat them by only 4 to win the Coachesā€™ Classic. This wonā€™t be easy! Davey has been with us for the entire postseason and, of course, heā€™s here in Atlanta for the big games. March 31: ST Louis won the NIT. April 1: 89-70! We beat Tennessee and we play for the national title for the third straight year, looking to win it for the second! 26, 2, 5, 4 for POG Quin, 24 and great D for Jam, 12, 9 for ty from the bench. +5 TOs. #4 Louisville, 33-5, for the title. We beat them by 18 when we were at full strength. ā€œIf we win this d*mn thing people better say we earned it! Playinā€™ #2, 3, 4, right in a row, 2 guys out with injuries.ā€ April 3: 87-67! We never trailed! 24, 12, 4 blocks for Jam, 25, 3, 2, 2 for jay, 18, 4, 5, 3, 3 for Quin, 9, 9 for Dave, 5, 4, 9 for Shay who did all we asked after Ric went down, and 6, 9, 1, 3, 2 for Ty from the bench. What a year, and especially, what a postseason! We lose Ric, Dave, Jay, and Clif Perl, but we have some great guys back and some really promising kids coming in. B.J. will be healthy and ready in plenty of time. April 4: Awards: Jam got the Final Four MOP and 1st team. Iā€™m absolutely shocked that Ric didnā€™t make All American, even 2nd team. Dave got national COY again. In conf., Jam was POY, frosh OY, Def. POY, 1st team with Ric and Quin. I thought Jay might get 2nd, but it didnā€™t happen. ā€œAny chance we move, Dave?ā€ ā€œIt would be tough. Iā€™d love ta threepeat. Only Wooden ever did that.ā€ We stay. Dave said some very good schools called. Bobby got a couple of offers. He very much wants to be a head coach but he didnā€™t think the schools that called were the right ones. He and I discussed it while he was thinking it over, and I agreed. No hurry. April 23: We ask for a budget increase. Wow! $45,000 increase! I guess back to back titles counts for something! The A.D. says weā€™ve brought a lot of money and recognition to UMass. Dave and all of us also got raises. We end with another title and with only a loss to UConn early, 38-1. Dave is now 612-223, .733. Reputation is 91.
  12. Jam Bard is #2 on the Norton list and Quin Aka #25. No clue why Ric Hemp wasnā€™t nominated. Feb. 5: 68-47 with Richmond. 16, 14, 2, 2, 2 for Jam, 19 for Ric, 14, 4 for Jay. 11 and 35. 83-51 vs. E. Car. 20, 3, 1, 3 for Quin, 12, 12 for jam, 21 for Ric. 10, 33. At #19 Dayton, 17-5, 10-3, then here with 4-17, 0-12 Duquesne. Feb. 12: 65-55 at #19 Dayton. 15, 14, 3, 2, 6 for Jam. Seems like whenever we needed something he gave it to us. 14, 6, 3 for Ric. They played us tough. Our D made the difference. Dave got a T after a horrible call. It was his first of the season. 80-50 with Duquesne. 21, 12 for Jam, 15, 4, 7 for Ric14, 3, 5, 4 for Quin. 4 TOs all game. At 19-4, 12-2 URI Theyā€™re the only team that can catch us, 2 back with 4 to play. Then at STL, 14-9, 9-5. Tough week. Dave is letting the guys know that they need to bring it. Jam is still #2 on the Norton. Feb. 19: 77-69 at URI. 19, 2, 7 for Ric, 16, 7 for Jam, 16, 4, 2, 6 for Quin. We had to fight for this one, and we did! 92-65 at STL. 44, 16, 3 for Jam (WOW!). 8 and 37. Weā€™ve clinched the regular season. 8-18, 4-13 VCU here, then at 8-17, 3-13 Richmond to end the reg. season. Feb. 26: 71-55 with VCU. 20, 20 for Jam, 13, 3, 5 for Ric. 11 and 43. 72-51 at Richmond. 17, 12 for Jam, 21, 7, 6, 4 for Quin, 15, 3, 5 for Ric. 7 and 36. Jam is 2nd in RBs, 2nd in blocks nationally. As a team weā€™re 1st in scoring, RBs, assists, 2nd in blocks. 29-1, 18-0, 4 up on URI, 6 or more on the rest, #1, #1.
  13. January 1, 2040: 87-50 with Syr. 8, 15, 5, 2 for Jam, 18 for Ric, 17 for Quin. 9 TOs (+17). Clif Perl sprained a toe. About 10 days. 11-1 in the pre conf. season. 75-51 at Duquesne. 26, 10 for Jam, 18, 7, 3 for Ric. 4 and 30. 84-57 with Davidson. 22, 4, 7 for Ric, 17, 9, 2, 3, 6 for Jam, 15, 9, 4 for Quin. 11 and 34. 76-55 at LaSalle. 22, 19 for Jam, 12 each for Ric and Dave Mert. 13 and 51. Ric hurt his back. Day to day. 10-3 GW is here this week. Jan. 8: 86-52 over GW. 22, 19 for Jam. 7 and 52. At 5-9, 1-4 Geo. Mason this week. Jan. 15: 75-40 over Geo. Mason. 20, 2, 4, 3 for Quin, 17, 12 for Jam, 15, 3, 4, 2 for Shay. 5 TOs, 34 RBs. 9-6 ST Bonnieā€™s here, then at 7-8, 4-2 Fordham, then here with 13-2, 6-0 URI. Jan. 22: 94-62 with ST Bonnieā€™s. 24, 3, 7 for Ric, 18, 8, 4, 2, 3 for Jam. 10 and 32. 89-71 at Fordham. 27, 5 for Ric, 18, 5, 2 for Jam. 9 and 33. 79-38 with URI. 20, 4, 3, 2 for Quin, 13, 10 for Jam. 40 RBs. Home with 8-10, 3-6 ST Joeā€™s, then at 6-12, 2-7 VCU. Jam is leading the nation in rebounding, 4th in blocks, Ric is #5 in scoring. As a team weā€™re #1 in the country in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks. ā€œAinā€™t much challenge coachinā€™ this team. Ric anā€™ Jam might be the two best in the game right now anā€™ Quin ainā€™t all that far behind. Then we got about 5-6 others would start for anybody. Just donā€™t frig it up is all I gotta do!ā€ Jan. 29: 76-43 with ST Joeā€™s. 15, 10 for Jam, 16, 6 for Ric. 6 and 29. 60-53 at VCU. They played excellent D, denying, doubling the ballā€¦ We were never in danger but they made us look bad. Home with 7-13, 2-9 Richmond and 14-6, 9-2 East Carolina. 21-1. 10-0, 2 game lead, #1, #1.
  14. Dec. 11: 72-75 at UConn. 23, 7 for Ric, 8, 17 for Jam. Shots didnā€™t drop, 32.5%, 21.6% on threes. D could have been tighter. We took 10 more shots made 1 less FG. Dave was not happy. #22 Temple, 7-2, is here. Dec. 18: 84-60 over #22 Temple. Real balance, 7 guys scored between 6 and 18, 3 others scored. 8 and 36. #11 Louisville is here. Dec. 25: 81-63 over #11 Louisville. 22, 13 for Jam, 21, 9, 5 for Ric, 17, 5, 5, 4 for Quin. 14 and 41. 4 this week. Due to a glitch we play 5-4 Syracuse here, and 4-4 Duquesne there tomorrow. Then 2-6 Davidson is here and then we go to 3-5 LaSalle. XMas was better than last year. We took a moment to remember and talk about May but the rest of the day we tried very hard to have fun and to be positive.
  15. Nov. 20: 88-70 with UCLA. 31, 5, 6 for Ric Hemp. 17, 3, 3 for Quin Aka, 10, 8 for Jam Bard, 13, 4, 3 for Jay Howl. 6 TOs, 39 RBs. #14 seed Oregon, 1-0, next. 87-71 over Oregon. 25, 8 for Jam, 21, 9, 9 for Ric, 3 others in doublesw including 2 subs. 7 TOs, 32 RBs. Next is #2 seed, #6 ranked Ohio ST, in the semis. 89-71 over #6 Ohio ST. 25, 6 for Jam, 22, 5, 6 for Ric, 13 for Jay. 8 and 32. Itā€™s #4 seed, #3 ranked(?) Tenn., 3-0, for the title. 85-81 over #3 Tenn. for the title. 28, 9, 4 for Ric, 21, 9 for Jam, 19 for Quin, 12 for Shay. 14 and 34. ā€œWe got so many frigginā€™ weapons I donā€™t know if anybody can stop us. We didnā€™t play at all well tonight anā€™ we beat #3 in the country.ā€ 0-1 LSU here, then at 1-1 KY. Nov. 27: 72-51 with LSU. 18, 9, 2 for Ric, 14, 9 for Jam. 12 and 38. 89-68 at KY. 24, 14, 2 for Jam, 18, 2, 4 for Ric, 17, 4, 3 for Quin. 6 and 28. This week #6 Ohio ST, 4-1 is here, then we go to 0-3 Gonzaga. Dec. 4: 77-46 with #6 Ohio ST. 25, 5, 5, 2 for Ric, 13, 2, 2 for Jay, 5, 11, 4, 2 for Jam. 7 and 38. 87-68 at Gonzaga. 26, 11, 2 for Ric, 24, 7, 3, 2 for Jam, 12, 5 for Ty, 10, 4, 8, 2 for Quin. 12 and 40. At 3-3 UConn this week. No one except Tennessee has come close to challenging us so far. Dave is being tough on the guys, in order to keep them focused, he says. Davey is not 10 yet and heā€™s in 4th grade. Heā€™s playing with the 7th and 8th graders in the local kid basketball league and holding his own. He gets all As in school but still has trouble with his temper.