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Awards (Week Ending 12/3/00) National Freshman of the Week: C Brandon Braun

Career Game #6 Dec 3, 2000: Delaware St (4-1) @ Eastern Kentucky (3-3) Last game of our 3-game road trip, before we finish non-conference schedule with a 5-game home stand Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, inside, not many freedom, flexDefense: m2m, press at pointsKey Players: C Owen Doss 7.2 ppg, 5.0 rpgNotes: EKU committing 17.3 topg1st Half EKU really wanting this game to be a track fest. At first we were able to keep up and took advantage of EKU's turn overs. But our short rotation has taken a toll towards the end of the 1st half and EKU took the lead. EKU had 7 players scoring at least 4 pts in the 1st half Halftime: Down 40-44 Key stat(s) FTshooting: DELST 5-9, EKU 13-15Off rebounds: DELST 9, EKU 1Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 14 pts, 7 rebs 2nd Half C Brandon Braun has scored 12 of our 21 pts in the 2nd half. But we can't make stops, and EKU still shooting an 63% FG at this stage of the game. PLus we can't make our FTs; 9 misses already 10:42: Down 61-68 Both teams in the penalty, and we continue to miss from the charity stripe. But we started to make some stops.3:44: Down 72-77 Had a chance to cut the deficit down further, but C Brandon Braun missed down low. On the return play, EKU hits a dagger 3. Down 8. SG Kevin Stokes hits a jumper. Down 6. EKU awarded a 1-and-1, but missed the front end. Timeout2:30: Down 74-80 We ran a play on C Brandon Braun, but he missed again. Loose ball, last touched by EKU and we retain possession. This time we go C Jamal Swift, but his kick out pass was stolen. UKU called for a charge. Still have a chance. Timeout1:44: Down 74-80 One more go with C Brandon Braun on the low post, but he missed for the 3rd straight time, perhaps fatigue setting in. EKU missed; we get the rebound. C Jamal Swift drives, had a good look, but the ball rimmed out. UKU hits a shot, plus a foul. They made the bonus FT. Timeout0:49: Down 74-83 No choice but to go for 3s and foul. We missed 3 attempts from beyond the arc Final Score: Delaware St - 74, Eastern Kentucky - 89 Box Scores Braun 30, 10, 3, 2 stls Stokes 19, 1, 3 Jefferson 9, 4, 0 Swift 5, 7, 3, 5 stls, 2 blks Petteway 4, 1, 4, 3 tos, fouled out Warley 3, 2, 2 Murphy 2, 2, 0 Ward 2, 1, 1 Perry 0, 2, 0 Team Stats FG: 45-58% Rebs: -1 Asts: -4 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +24 2nd chance: +6 Fast break:: +6 Post game observations (+): Only 9 turn overs(-): We won the possession battle, but we cant afford our opponents to shoot almost 60% FG

Career Game #5 Nov 30, 2000: Delaware St (3-1) @ NC-Asheville (2-2) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5-outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr SG Jaron Bollman 20.5 ppgNotes: UNCA last in nation with 9.5 apg1st Half Game was slowed down due to the number of fouls. Teams combined for 23 fouls and 37 FT attempts. C Brandon Braun with a double double but had to bleed for his pts, 4-11 FG, 4-7 FT. SG Kevin Stokes once again providing firepower off the bench, with a game high 14 pts. Both our starting and back up PG have 4 fouls each Halftime: Up 41-32 Key stat(s) FG shooting: DELST 50%, UNCA 30%Turn overs: DELST 7, UNCA 4Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 12 pts, 12 rebs 2nd Half Had to start our 3rd string PG in the 2nd half, 5-5 walk on Lee Ely. C Brandon Braun very active on offense and has already scored 9 of 21 pts here in the 2nd half. UNCA already in the penalty 10:00: up 59-46 The 3rd 3PT shot by SF Anthony Jefferson gave us a 23 pt lead with 3 mins remaining. No chance for UNCA anymore. UNCA's SG Jaron Bollman limited to just 4 pts on 1-11 FG, 16 pts below his average prior to this game Final Score: Delaware St - 82, NC-Asheville - 60 Box Scores Braun 26, 15, 0, 3 tos (*) Stokes 16, 5, 4, 2 3s Swift 14, 8, 1, 2 blks Jefferson 11, 2, 0, 3 3s Perry 4, 1, 5 Ward 4, 0, 0 Murphy 3, 4, 2 Petteway 3, 2, 4, fouled out Warley 1, 2, 0 Ely 0, 1, 3 Whiting 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 55-33% Rebs: +10 Asts: +7 TOs: +4 Pts in paint: +22 2nd chance: +4 Fast break:: +13 Post game observations (+): We went to the line 37 times (making 25)(-): Too many fouls by our PGs;

Awards (Week Ending 11/26/00) National Freshman of the Week: C Brandon Braun

Career Game #4 Nov 26, 2000: Delaware St (3-0) @ Northwestern St (0-3) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, lots of freedom, triangleDefense: m2m, some pressKey Players: Jr SF Eddy Flanigan 19.3 ppg, 5.7 rpgNotes: NWST shooting just 38% FG1st Half As expected, this is turning out to be a grind-it-out type of game. Lots of fouls on both sides, but we got the raw end of the deal, with both C Brandon Braun and PG Sidney Petteway having 3 each. Outside of Braun, the rest of the team shot just 5-20 FG. Halftime: Down 34-37 Key stat(s) FG shooting: DELST 36%, NWST 41%Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 18 pts, 9 rebsNWST: SF Eddy Flanigan 10 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half C Brandon Braun dominant early in the 2nd half, but he eventually picked up his 4th foul. Our other starting big man, C Jamal Swift, also with 4 fouls. Our offense got stalled, while NWST caught fire from the outside 10:43: Down 46-56 We went down by 15. Sensing that the game is slipping away, I had no choice but to bring back C Brandon Braun. Braun tried his best to get us back into the game, but NWST's shooting continues to wax hot. Still down by 14 with 3 mins left. Not gonna do it; we didn't make enough stops in the 2nd half NWST's SF Eddy Flanigan finished with 27 pts, 7-14 3PT Final Score: Delaware St - 72, Northwestern St - 81 Box Scores Braun 35, 13, 1, 3 stls Stokes 14, 3, 2, 2 stls Swift 6, 3, 1, 2 blks Whiting 4, 0, 0, 2 stls Jefferson 3, 3, 1 Petteway 3, 1, 3, 4 tos Perry 3, 0, 5 Murphy 2, 6, 0 Ward 2, 5, 0 Warley 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 46-53% Rebs: +5 Asts: +1 TOs: +1 Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: +12 Fast break:: +10 Post game observations (+): 13 offensive rebounds, resulting to 18 2nd chance pts(-): 2nd half defense was sub par, allowing NWST to score 44 pts

Awards (Week Ending 11/19/00) National Player of the Week and National Freshman of the Week: PF Brandon Braun

Career Game #3 Nov 23, 2000: Texas San Antonio (1-1) @ Delaware St (2-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, high postDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Fr SG Jermain Frederick 15 ppgNotes: 4 players scoring double figures; both games going to OT1st Half It is our inside game vs UTSA's outside offense, and so far we're winning. We should have been in a much better position had we done a better job in the FT line; 7 missed FTs already. But I liked the way we were able to keep our turn overs in check Halftime: Up 38-30 Key stat(s) Fast break pts: DELST 10, UTSA 2Turn overs: DELST 1, UTSA 8Key Players DELST: PF Brandon Braun 16 pts,96 rebs; PG Sidney Petteway 8 pts, 2 3sUTSA: SG Jermaine Frederick 13 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half We got into foul trouble, including 3 fouls on PF Brandon Braun and has to sit. Instead of folding, our 3PT shooting came alive and even increased our lead 11:50: Up 56-39 We increased our lead to 22. UTSA able to reduced it to 13, but a well-rested PF Brandon Braun was consistent towards the end. SG Ron Warley scored all of 11 pts in the 2nd half. This has been our best defensive effort so far this season. UTSA's SG Jermaine Frederick limited to just 5 pts in the 2nd half Final Score: Texas-San Antonio - 58, Delaware St - 77 Box Scores Braun 28, 13, 1, 2 stls (*) Swift 11, 7, 1 Petteway 11, 5, 7, 2 3s Warley 11, 2, 3, 3 3s Jefferson 5, 4, 0, 2 stls Whiting 4, 0, 0 Ward 2, 1, 2, 3 stls Perry 2, 0, 4 Stokes 2, 0, 2 Murphy 1, 3, 0 Team Stats FG: 49-33% Rebs: -2 Asts: +11 TOs: -11 Pts in paint: +32 2nd chance: +9 Fast break:: +12 Post game observations (+): Our perimeter defense allowing UTSA to shoot just 27% 3PT; 20 assists to go along with just 6 turn overs(-): FT shooting seems to be our weakness, just 7-17 FT today

Career Game #2 Nov 19, 2000: Delaware St (1-0) @ Utah St (2-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, triangleDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Sr SG Keith Cole (25 ppg, 69% 3PT)Notes: UTST made 24 3s in 2 games1st Half UTST having trouble stopping our inside game, particularly C Brandon Braun, as we raced to an early 17-4 lead. UTST stayed close by making their outside shots, but we pulled away when our 2nd unit was on the floor. For the 2nd straight game, we scored 50+ pts in the 1st half Halftime: Up 52-35 Key stat(s) Pts in the paint: DELST 30, UTST 12Rebounds: DELST 18, UTST 8Key Players DELST: PF Brandon Braun 26 pts, 6 rebs; SG Kevin Stokes 10 pts off the bench 2nd Half UTST trying to shoot their way back into this game (8 3s already), but we continue to eat up their interior defense to keep ourselves in control. C Brandon Braun with 39 pts 10:55: Up 70-54 I momentarily took out C Brandon Braun because of 3 fouls, and UTST able to take advantage. I had to call a timeout, and bring Braun back in. We are in the penalty7:03: Up 70-61 C Brandon Braun and SG Kevin Stokes scored 4 pts each to keep our scoreboard running. We are leading by 13 with 2:31 left, and it was enough buffer for us to slow down the game and hold on for the win. UTST's Keith Cole held below his average, 16 pts, 4 3s Final Score: Delaware St - 80, Utah St - 72 Box Scores Braun 43, 10, 2 (*) Stokes 19, 4, 1, 2 3s Swift 6, 7, 0, 2 blks Perry 5, 3, 3 Petteway 3, 3, 8 Whiting 2, 3, 1 Murphy 2, 1, 0 Warley 0, 4, 1 Jefferson 0, 2, 4 Ward 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 49-51% Rebs: +15 Asts: +4 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: +28 2nd chance: +8 Fast break:: +8 Post game observations (+): Dominant inside game by Braun, and Stokes' contributions off the bench were significant(-): We allowed UTST 51% FG and 45% 3PT

Career Game #1 Nov 16, 2000: Duquesne (0-0) @ Delaware St (0-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, less freedom, shuffleDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr SF Eugene Jackson1st Half What an explosive 1st half. C Brandon Braun picked up 2 quick fouls and had to sit early but fortunately, our shooters were on target today. Halftime: Up 51-36 Key stat(s) 3PT shooting: DELST 6-11 3PTRebounds: DELST 25, DUQ 11Key Players DELST: PG Sidney Petteway 16 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half Started the 2nd half on a 10-2 run; C Brandon Braun scored 8 pts during that span. We led by as many as 24, but DUQ rallied to cut it down to 9 with less than 6 mins left, forcing me to call a time out. We're in the penalty 5:23: Up 79-70 DUQ could only score a FT in their last 3 possessions. SG Ron Warley hit a 3 to start a 7-1 run 3:32: Up 86-71 C Bradon Braun scored inside, and hit 2 FTs the following play, to seal the win. The reserves finished the game. After only playing 5 mins in the 1st half, Braun has been dominant here in the 2nd half, scoring 23 of his 25 pts Final Score: Duquesne - 75, Delaware St - 92 Box Scores Braun 25, 3, 0 (*) Petteway 21, 2, 8, 4 3s Swift 16, 12, 4 Jefferson 12, 2, 2, 2 3s Warley 8, 4, 2, 3 stls, 2 3s Ward 6, 3, 0 Stokes 4, 4, 1 Murphy 0, 4, 1 Perry 0, 2, 4 Whiting 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 56-40% Rebs: +11 Asts: +8 TOs: Even Pts in paint: +36 2nd chance: -2 Fast break:: +9 Post game observations (+): Rest of the team stepped up when Braun had to sit most of the 1st half due to foul trouble(-): We shot just 8-21 FT (38%)

2000-01 Delaware St Lineup Starters 1: Jr PG Sidney Petteway, 6-3, 1.5/3.5 (Newark, DE) 2: So® Ron Warley, 6-1, 1.0/3.5 (San Diego, CA) 3: So Anthony Jefferson, 6-8, 1.5/3.0 (Canandaigua, NY) 4: Fr C Brandon Braun, 6-8, 3.5/4.5 (Woodside, DE) (*) 5: Jr C Jamal Swift, 6-10, 1.5/3.0 (Delmar, DE) Reserves 4/5: So® William Murphy, 6-8, 1.0/2.5 (Black Mountain, NC) 1: Fr® PG Brandon Perry, 5-8, 1.0/3.0 (Riverton, KS) 2: Fr SG Kevin Stokes, 6-3, 1.0/2.5 (Prestonsburg, KY) 3/4: Fr SF Gary Whiting, 6-8, 0.5/3.5 (Shelton, CT) 4/5: Fr C Matt Ward, 6-10, 0.5/1.0 (Rosendale, WI) Walk-ons 4/5: Jr® Chris Hawkins, 6-8, 1.0/3.0 (Milford, DE) 1: So PG Lee Ely, 5-5, 0.5/0.5 (Wilmington, DE) Suspended (ready to play by December) 1/2: So SG Lewis Lepore, 6-0, 3.0/4.0 (Franklin, WV) (**) Transfers (ineligible to play this season) 3: Jr SF Nick Fleming (last: Tulsa), 6-6. 3.5/4.0 (Comanche, OK) 4/5: Jr C Jason Winter (last: New Mexico and Seton Hall), 6-10, 3.0/4.5 (San Fernando, CA) (*) Norton candidate (**) Will start at 2 once he gets eligible before start of conference play Scorers: Braun, Lepore Outside Shooters: Lepore, Jefferson Inside Scorers: Braun, Murphy, Swift FT shooters: Lepore, Stokes, Ely Rebounders: Braun, Swift, Murphy Defenders: Braun, Petteway, Stokes

Recruits (incoming for 2000-01 season) HS Seniors C Brandon Braun (rank: #24); Woodside, DESG Kevin Stokes (rank: #816); Prestonburg, KYSF Gary Whiting (#1095); Shelton, CTC Matt Ward (#1113); Rosendale, WI Junior College PG Sidney Petteway (#835); Newark, DEC Jamal Swift (#1478); Delmar, DE

Year: 2000 1st Job: Delaware St ... i just love starting with schools that have low minimum SAT scores History Team Prestige: 4 Conf Prestige: 7 (MEAC) Historical W-L: 863-893 (0.491) NCAA Appearances: 8 (have not made it to Sweet 16) Conf Championships: 8 (last: 1998)

Redoing another dynasty in DDSCB2 (for some reason, accessing the Wolverine Forum site is intermittent from my location) Background: - simmed for 50+ years, in order to generate historical data - allows conference movement - allows undegrads to declare early