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randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #332

Feb 2, 2010: #8 UCLA (20-3, 9-2) @ Colorado ()

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangle
Defense: m2m, presses half the time
Key Players: Sr SF Russ Strong 10.7 ppg
Notes: 1-4 in their last 5 games, averaging just 59 ppg

1st Half

Missed a lot of easy close range shots. We could have been trailing at the break, but we made it up partly because of our offensive rebounding

Halftime: Up 40-32

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 37%, COL 50%
Off Rebs: UCLA 9, COL 2

Key Players

UCLA: PF Emeka Dixon 17 pts, 4 3s

2nd Half

COL tightening up on their defense

10:10, Up 50-45

We started getting positive results from our penetrations

4:05, Up 64-53

COL scored 5 unanswered pts. Up 8. COL in the penalty. We split our FTs. Up 9. COL missed. Just one and a half minute left. 2 more FTs. Up 10. We begin to slow down the game. More fouls on COL, and we were steady from the line down the stretch

Final Score: UCLA - 73, Colorado - 64

Box Scores

Dixon 23, 2, 3, 5 tos, 4 3s

McFadden 19, 12, 1, 2 stls (*)

Milton 10, 3, 2

Cleveland 9, 4, 3

Shehan 6, 1, 3

Brunson 5, 1, 0

Condill 1, 7, 3, 2 stls

Blevins 0, 2, 0

Irvin 0, 2, 0

McAfee 0, 1, 0

Holliway 0, 0, 1

Williams 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 39-43%

Rebs: +1

TOs: -5

Pts in paint: +10

2nd chance: +1

Fast break: -2

Post game observations

(+): Although we're not making them at the beginning, we continued to attack the rim, and eventually got rewarded in the end to stave off COL's run

Pac 12 Standings

Stanford, 11-1 (W7)
Arizona St, 11-1 (W1)
UCLA, 10-2 (W4)
Washington, 7-5 (L1)
Oregon, 7-5 (W1)
Washington St, 5-7 (L2)
Arizona, 5-7 (L1)
California, 4-8 (W1)
Colorado, 4-8 (L2)
USC, 4-8 (L1)
Oregon St, 2-10 (W1)
Utah, 2-10 (L1)

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #333

Feb 6, 2010: Arizona St (17-4, 11-1) @ #5 UCLA (21-3, 10-2)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, flex
Defense: 1-3-1, presses on occasion
Key Players: Jr C Rico Nealy 12.9 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Notes: We los in our 1st meeting, 78-88, in a game where we committed 21 turnovers. AZST one of the most efficient offensive teams in the country, shooting 46.9% FG and 41.3% 3PT (#6 Nat'l)

1st Half

This time around, we minimized our turnovers. We also didn't let AZST get good looks from the perimeter

Halftime: Up 35-21

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 43%, AZST 35%
TOs: UCLA 6, AZST 11

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 7 pts, 7 rebs, 2 stls

2nd Half

We were in control much of the 2nd half, despite our below average shooting performance. AZST still can't get enough shots from beyond the arc to make a big run. One other thing we did well was to control the defensive boards, thereby limiting AZST to get 2nd chance opportunities

Final Score: Arizona St - 58, UCLA - 69

Box Scores

McFadden 21, 8, 1, 2 stls, 5 3s (*)

Cleveland 12, 3, 0, 2 3s

Dixon 8, 3, 4, 2 3s

Blevins 8, 3, 0

Condill 6, 7, 1

Shehan 4, 3, 1, 2 stls

Brunson 4, 2, 2, 7 tos

Milton 3, 3, 2

McAfee 3, 2, 2, 2 stls

Irvin 0, 1, 1

Team Stats

FG: 41-41%

Rebs: -4

TOs: -5

Pts in paint: +8

2nd chance: +3

Fast break: +12

Post game observations

(+): Had a big advantage in outside shooting; we shot 10-24 3PT (42%), while AZST just 3-7 3PT (43%)
(-): 2nd time in 3 games that PG backup Jon Brunson had 6+ turnovers; he needs to correct this, as he is a vital part of our 2nd unit

Pac 12 Standings

Stanford, 12-1 (W8)
UCLA, 11-2 (W5)
Arizona St, 11-2 (L1)
Washington, 8-5 (W1)
Oregon, 8-5 (W2)
Washington St, 6-7 (W1)
Arizona, 6-7 (W1)
California, 4-9 (L1)
Colorado, 4-9 (L3)
USC, 4-9 (L2)
Oregon St, 2-11 (L1)
Utah, 2-11 (L2)

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #334

Feb 9, 2010: #5 UCLA (22-3, 11-2) @ Oregon (16-8, 8-5)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, flex
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: So C Greg Bruton 11.4 pg, 6.5 rpg
Notes: OR starting to get it's stride after an inconsistent start; they've won 7 of their last 9. We won against them earlier in the season, 76-67

1st Half

Our offense can be considered very good, but we are just barely keeping up with OR. We have to turn this game around on the defensive end

Halftime: Down 46-50

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 50%, OR 59%
Asts: UCLA 9, OR 16

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 14 pts, 4 3s

2nd Half

Still no sign of OR slowing down; they are shooting almost 65% FG. Furthermore, they have also made 16-18 FTs.

9:49, Down 64-76

We continued to apply pressure on the offensive end, but our defense simply had no answer to OR's explosive offense. OR with 6 players in double figures

Final Score: UCLA - 84, Oregon - 96

Box Scores

McFadden 23, 3, 0, 5 3s

Cleveland 21, 4, 1, 3 tos, 3 3s

Blevins 9, 2, 0

McAfee 6, 7, 0

Shehan 6, 2, 1

Dixon 5, 2, 1

Brunson 4, 4, 10, 6 tos

Condill 4, 3, 1

Irvin 4, 1, 0

Holliway 2, 0, 1

Dixon 0, 1, 2, 3 tos

Williams 0, 0, 0

Moore 0, 0, 0

Roberts 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 47-61%

Rebs: -2

TOs: +3

Pts in paint: -12

2nd chance: +4

Fast break: -12

Post game observations

(-): Our biggest hole on defense is on transition, where we gave up 22 fast break pts

Pac 12 Standings

Stanford, 13-1 (W9)
Arizona St, 12-2 (W1)
UCLA, 11-3 (L1)
Oregon, 9-5 (W3)
Washington, 8-6 (L1)
Arizona, 7-7 (W2)
Washington St, 6-8 (L1)
USC, 5-9 (W1)
California, 4-10 (L2)
Colorado, 4-10 (L4)
Oregon St, 3-11 (W1)
Utah, 2-12 (L3)

randy · April 30, 2015

Norton update

SG Jim McFadden ranks #4 in the list of Norton semifinalists

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #335

Feb 13, 2010: Arizona (12-11, 7-7) @ #5 UCLA (22-4, 11-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 out
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Sr SG Doug Whitworth 21.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Notes: As many as 6 teams from the Pac 12 can possibly make it to the NCAA tournament, including ARIZ who has won 3 of their last 4 (just 60 opp ppg in that span). We won our 1st meeting, 85-65, in a game where we scored 38 pts in the paint

1st Half

ARIZ keeping up with us offensively. We only started to pull away late in the 1st half, when our running game started to click. Still a close game, and we have to make sure we shut down ARIZ on their offense

Halftime: Down 42-34

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 54%, ARIZ 48%
Fast break: UCLA 11, ARIZ 4

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 9 pts

2nd Half

Defense improving in a relatively low-scoring 2nd half, but we still maintain a comfortable lead

9:14, Up 60-44

ARIZ got to within 8 late in the game, but used the clock as our ally and held on for the win

Final Score: Arizona - 58, UCLA - 69

Box Scores

McFadden 20, 9, 1, 2 stls, 2 3s

McAfee 8, 3, 0

Cleveland 8, 2, 1, 2 3s

Brunson 7, 3, 3, 3 stls

Dixon 7, 2, 4

Blevins 6, 1, 1

Irvin 5, 1, 0

Condill 2, 6, 1

Shehan 2, 3, 0

Milton 2, 1, 0

Williams 2, 1, 0

Holliway 0, 0, 0

Roberts 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 39-45%

Rebs: -1

TOs: -14

Pts in paint: +20

2nd chance: +10

Fast break: +11

Post game observations

(+): Only 8 turnovers, as opposed to ARIZ's 22 errors. I don't mind not shooting well, but as long as we keep the ball, we give ourselves a chance
(-): Just 6-25 3PT (24%)

Pac 12 Standings

Stanford, 14-1 (W10)
Arizona St, 13-2 (W2)
UCLA, 12-3 (W1)
Washington, 9-6 (W1)
Oregon, 9-6 (L1)
Arizona, 7-8 (L1)
USC, 6-9 (W2)
Washington St, 6-9 (L2)
California, 5-10 (W1)
Colorado, 4-11 (L2)
Oregon St, 3-12 (L1)
Utah, 2-13 (L4)

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #336

Feb 16, 2010: #5 UCLA (23-4, 12-3) @ California (11-15, 5-10)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffle
Defense: m2m, presses half of the game
Key Players: So SG Mitch Lindquist 11.3 ppg
Notes: Their only other double digit scorer is out for the season.

1st Half

The undermanned CAL team having decent offensive performance to keep themselves close in the game. Our defense has to do a better job. We're not shooting well from the outside, so I Instructed the team to take the ball more inside

Halftime: Up 33-30

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 41%, CAL 45%

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 12 pts, 3 rebs

2nd Half

Slightly better defense on our part, but our shooting still not good enough. Still a close game

8:29, Up 55-46

Crucial turnovers on our part allowing CAL to creep in further

3:57, Up 60-56

We made a couple of stops. 4 unanswered pts gave us an 8 pt lead. But CAL converts a 3 pt play opportunity. Timeout

2:17, Up 64-59

Jumper by PG Emeka Dixon is good, Up 7. CAL turns it over. But we also threw the ball away on our end. CAL made a FG. Up 5. Timeout

0:53, Up 66-61

CAL started to give up fouls. 2 FTs by PG Emeka Dixon. Up 7. CAL's center hits a 3! Up 4. Another 2 FTs for Dixon. Up 6. A missed 3 by CAL. Dixon with 2 more FTs to finish the game. We had to work hard on this one

Final Score: UCLA - 72, California - 64

Box Scores

McFadden 22, 4, 0, 2 stls, 2 blks, 4 tos, 2 3s (*)

McAfee 9, 6, 1, 2 stls

Shehan 8, 4, 0, 3 tos

Dixon 8, 1, 6, 3 stls

Blevins 6, 7, 1

Cleveland 6, 1, 0, 3 tos

Brunson 5, 1, 2, 4 tos

Condill 4, 3, 1

Milton 2, 4, 0

Irvin 2, 0, 0

Williams 0, 0, 0

Holliway 0, 0, 0

Roberts 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 42-47%

Rebs: +3

TOs: -5

Pts in paint: -4

2nd chance: +7

Fast break: +3

Post game observations

(+): The effort showed by our big men in getting offensive rebounds made a lot of difference; we scored 16 2nd chance points
(-): We committed 16 turnovers

Pac 12 Standings

Stanford, 15-1 (W11)
UCLA, 13-3 (W2)
Arizona St, 13-3 (L1)
Oregon, 10-6 (W1)
Washington, 9-7 (L1)
Arizona, 8-8 (W1)
USC, 7-9 (W3)
Washington St, 6-10 (L3)
California, 5-11 (L1)
Colorado, 5-11 (W1)
Oregon St, 3-13 (L2)
Utah, 2-14 (L5)

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #337

Feb 20, 2010: Utah (4-22, 2-14) @ #5 UCLA (24-4, 13-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffle
Defense: m2m, presses most of the game
Key Players: So SF Michael Daniels 9.5 ppg
Notes: UTAH ranks last in the conference in almost all offensive categories. We won our previous meeting, 72-46

1st Half

UTAH made 5 of its 1st 6 shots; hey shot 5-24 FG after that. We're also not not shooting well in this game, esp from the outside

Halftime: Up 25-23

Key stat(s)

Paint: UCLA 16, UTAH 8

Key Players

UCLA: PG Emeka Dixon 9 pts

2nd Half

Both teams still struggling to make shots, combining for 4-30 3PT

9:51, Up 40-34

We made a small run, forcing UTAH to call a timeout. It may not seem much, but it can be considered a luxury already

4:19, Up 50-39

We forced UTAH to some crucial turnovers late in the game, preventing any possible rally

Final Score: Utah - 44, UCLA - 54

Box Scores

Milton 10, 6, 0 (*)

McFadden 10, 5, 0

Dixon 9, 2, 1

Blevins 7, 6, 2, 2 stls

Shehan 6, 5, 1

Brunson 5, 1, 2

Condill 2, 3, 1

Cleveland 2, 2, 3, 3 tos

Irvin 2, 0, 0

McAfee 1, 3, 0

Team Stats

FG: 37-33%

Rebs: -8

TOs: -10

Pts in paint: +14

2nd chance: -5

Fast break: -3

Post game observations

(+): We just happened to the team which sucked less in this game.
(-): Shooting slump continues; we shot just 11-61 3PT (18%) over the past 3 games including today

Pac 12 Standings

Stanford, 16-1 (W12)
UCLA, 14-3 (W3)
Arizona St, 14-3 (W1)
Oregon, 11-6 (W2)
Washington, 10-7 (W1)
Arizona, 8-9 (L1)
USC, 8-9 (W4)
Washington St, 6-11 (L4)
California, 5-12 (L2)
Colorado, 5-12 (L1)
Oregon St, 3-14 (L3)
Utah, 2-15 (L6)

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #338

Feb 23, 2010: Oregon St (8-18, 3-14) @ #5 UCLA (25-4, 14-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 out
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: So SG Stephan Horton 8.6 ppg
Notes: Their leading scorer, SG Darcel Nelson (15.2 ppg) is injured.

1st Half

On paper, this should be easy work for us. But our performance have not been noteworthy as of late. ORST led by as many as 10 in the early goings. Our offense remains flat, and took us a while to get back on track

Halftime: Tied at 29

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 42%, ORST 38%
Fast break: UCLA 4, ORST 12

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 18 pts

2nd Half

Another poor start. We trailed by as many as 8 earlier

11:23, Down 41-46

We are now showing some urgency on defense. ORST already in the penalty, but we need to knock down down our FTs; we missed 6 already

6:33, Down 50-52

SG Jim McFadden fouled out. ORST just scored 2 FTs to break the deadlock. Timeout

2:19, Down 56-58

We threw the ball away. Another foul on us. 2 more FTs for ORST. Down 4. We went to the line, but could only manage a split. Down 3. ORST missed. Timeout

1:17, Down 57-60

We missed a 3, but got the ball back and C Mel McAfee scored on a put back. Down 1. Plenty of time left, as long as we can get a stop. ORST missed. Timeout

0:39, Down 59-60

PF Justin Blevins goes inside. Got blocked. I was complaining for a foul. Ball out of bounds in favor of ORST. We gave up a foul, when the pass went to ORST's C Josh Hall, who is 3-5 FT today. 1-and-1 for Hall. But Hall makes both. Damn. Timeout

0:22, Down 59-62

SG Tre Cleveland fires up a 3. Missed. But PF Justin Blevins was there for the put back. Down 1. We gave up a quick foul. ORST's SG Stephan Horton goes to the line for a 1-and-1. Makes both. Down 3. We have no timeouts left. 0:09 to go. ORST presses. PG Emeka Dixon has to hurry up. Dixon shoots a 3. BANG, at the buzzer! That is Dixon's 1st FG of the game! We go to OT

End of Regulation: Tied at 64

2nd Half

Got down by 4 early. Drive by SF Jordan Milton gets us to within 2. Turnover by ORST. PG Jon Brunson missed on a jumper. We forced ORST to a bad shot. We get another chance. We go inside. PF Justin Blevins got blocked. C Mel McAfee recovers. Blocked also. Where's the foul ref? ORST finally recovers the ball. Traveling on ORST. I used my only remaining timeout

1:45, Down 66-68

SF Jordan Milton gets closer. Missed. Out of bounds. Our ball. We get another chance. Milton tries again, drives, and this time he scores!

1:25, Tied at 68

Ball stolen by C Mel McAfee. SG Tre Cleveland fakes a 3, drives, and scores! Smart play by Cleveland. Timeout ORST

0:57, Up 70-68

Foul called. We didn't need that. ORST splits. Up 1. We grab the rebound. 0:49 left. This time its PG Emeka Dixon who attacks the lane. Missed. Timeout ORST

0:33, Up 70-69

We just need 1 stop. ORST missed! We get the defensive board. We were able to give it to PG Emeka Dixon. ORST's foul came a bit late. Dixon to the line. No problems for Dixon making 2 FTs. Timeout ORST

0:05, Up 72-69

We press. ORST puts up a wild 3. Missed. It was more of a relief rather than satisfaction on my part. We escape what could have been a shocking home loss.

Final Score: Oregon St - 69, UCLA - 72

Box Scores

McFadden 21, 3, 0, 4 tos, 2 3s (*)

Blevins 15, 6, 0

Brunson 8, 0, 3

McAfee 7, 3, 1, 4 tos

Milton 6, 5, 1

Cleveland 6, 3, 3, 2 stls

Dixon 5, 3, 2

Shehan 2, 3, 0

Condill 2, 3, 0

Irvin 0, 2, 0

Roberts 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 41-43%

Rebs: -7

TOs: -10

Pts in paint: +4

2nd chance: -1

Fast break: -1

Post game observations

(+): For the most part of the game, it seems like only SG Jim McFadden was putting in enough effort. When McFadden fouled out towards the end of regulation, the rest of the team took it upon themselves to make up for their poor performance, and salvaged this win

Pac 12 Final Standings

Stanford, 17-1 (W13)
UCLA, 15-3 (W4)
Arizona St, 15-3 (W2)
Oregon, 12-6 (W3)
Washington, 10-8 (L1)
Arizona, 9-9 (W1)
USC, 8-10 (L1)
Washington St, 6-12 (L5)
California, 6-12 (W1)
Colorado, 5-13 (L2)
Oregon St, 3-15 (L4)
Utah, 2-16 (L7)

randy · April 30, 2015

Norton update

SG Jim McFadden is #6 in th elist of Norton finalists, assuring him of All-American honors

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #339

Pac 12 tournament

Mar 10, 2010: (7) USC (13-17, 8-10) vs (2) #4 UCLA (26-4, 15-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 out
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Sr SF Michael Holmes 15.3 ppg
Notes: 2-0 against SCAL this season; we averaged 79 ppg in those games

1st Half

Early foul trouble for SCAL, which we capitalized by going to the line a number of times. But SCAL shot the ball from the field, and they are still within striking distance

Halftime: Up 47-35

Key stat(s)

FT: UCLA 9-13, SCAL 2-4
TOs: UCLA 2, SCAL 9

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 15 pts, 4 rebs

2nd Half

We started to pull away, as SCAL's turnovers continue to pile up

11:53, Up 65-45

It's been a while that we did this good on the offensive side, esp our 3PT shooting

Final Score: USC - 65, UCLA - 90

Box Scores

McFadden 39, 5, 1, 8 3s (*)

Cleveland 10, 0, 2, 2 3s

Condill 8, 2, 0

McAfee 6, 7, 0

Shehan 6, 6, 0

Milton 6, 5, 2

Blevins 5, 3, 1

Brunson 5, 0, 4

Dixon 3, 2, 8

Roberts 2, 3, 0

Davenport 0, 0, 0

Williams 0, 0, 0

Irvin 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 48-49%

Rebs: +2

TOs: -13

Pts in paint: -4

2nd chance: +8

Fast break: +1

Post game observations

(+): Breaking out of our shooting slump, esp SG Jim McFadden; shot 12-24 3PT (50%)

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #340

Pac 12 tournament Semifinals

Mar 11, 2010: (3) Arizona St (22-6, 15-3) vs (2) #4 UCLA (27-4, 15-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, flex
Defense: 1-3-1, presses on occasion
Key Players: Jr SF Adam Settles 15.2 ppg
Notes: Split season series; we turned the ball over a lot on the game we lost. Settles scored 27 pts in each of their last 2 games

1st Half

Early turnovers problems for us, and that's what it took for AZST to establish a 13 pt lead. We cut our deficit down to 2, but our defense not able to make enough stops at the latter part of the 1st half

Halftime: Down 30-38

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 43%, AZST 52%
TOs: UCLA 9, AZST 6

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 10 pts, 3 rebs
AZST: SF Adam Settles 14 pts

2nd Half

We can't make any breakthrough, both on offense and defense

9:48, Down 40-54

We cut it down to 7 with less than 3 mins remaining. But we could only score 1 more FG the rest of the game. AZST got our number this season

Final Score: Arizona St - 70, UCLA - 61

Box Scores

McFadden 17, 6, 2, 3 stls, 2 3s

Cleveland 9, 1, 1

Brunson 8, 2, 2

Dixon 7, 1, 5, 3 tos

Blevins 6, 5, 0

Shehan 4, 4, 1, 3 tos

Milton 4, 3, 2

Irvin 4, 0, 0

Condill 2, 7, 3

McAfee 0, 5, 1

Davenport 0, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 38-50%

Rebs: +4

TOs: -4

Pts in paint: +2

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: Even

Post game observations

(-): Won most aspects of the game; we just didn't shoot well. We need consistent 2nd or 3rd soring options behind SG Jim McFadden

Pac 12 Tournament Finals

#14 Stanford def Arizona St

randy · April 30, 2015

2010 Selection Show

Rank: #6, RPI: #2

We're in the West Regionals (San Jose). 1st Round Matchup:

(1) UCLA vs (16) Boston or (16) North Dakota St

Teams in the West Regionals

(1) #6 UCLA
(2) #11 Arkasnas
(3) #21 Pittsburgh
(4) #13 Xavier
(5) #22 New Mexico
(6) Washington
(7) Indiana
(8) Pepperdine
(9) Santa CLara
(10) Minnesota
(11) Temple
(12) Louisiana Tech
(13) Cal St Bakersfield
(14) New Orleans
(15) Valparaiso
(16) Boston or North Dakota St

Other Ranked Teams

East

(1) #3 Duke
(2) #7 St John's
(3) #9 Kentucky
(4) #23 Kansas
(5) #14 Houston
(6) #20 Iowa

Midwest

(1) #2 Syracuse, defending champs
(2) #5 Villanova
(3) #12 Stanford
(4) #19 Purdue
(5) #10 Toledo
(6) #25 Marshall

South

(1) #4 LSU
(2) #17 Wake Forest
(3) #16 Georgetown
(4) #24 Virginia
(5) #15 Southern Illinois

On Probation

#1 UNLV
#8 Memphis
#18 Georgia Tech

Pac 12 Teams in postseason tournaments

NCAA: (1) UCLA, (3) Stanford, (6) Arizona St, (6) Washington, (9) Oregon
NIT: (1) Arizona

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #341

2010 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round

Mar 17, 2010: (16) Boston (15-19, 5-11) vs (1) #4 UCLA (27-5, 15-3)

Scouting Report

Offense:
Defense:
Key Players: Jr PF Shawn Stephens 15.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Notes: BOS played good defense during the AEC tournament, giving up just 57 opp ppg. Stephens is slightly injured, but he'll play

How they got here

Automatic selection (Champs, America East tournament)
(1st Rd) Def North Dakota St, 77-75 (BOS bench 35 pts)

1st Half

BOS staying dangerously close to us, and we could end up on the wrong end of a monumental upset. BOS has successfully slowed down the game, and their deliberate offense has produced plenty of outside shots for them. We need to do a better job in contesting their shots

Halftime: Up 39-34

Key stat(s)

3PT: UCLA 5-9, BOS 6-12
TOs: UCLA 5, BOS 12

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 11 pts
BOS: PF Shawn Stephens 7 pts, 3 rebs

2nd Half

Starting to apply the handcuffs on BOS; they have shot just 3-9 FG and committed 8 turnovers in the 2nd half so far

11:03, Up 53-40

BOS is not yet done, as our offense has become quiet as well

5:15, Up 58-49

SG Jim McFadden scored 4 pts to kick start a small 7-0 run, but that was enough to give us a 16 pt lead with 3 mins left. We slowed down, and just wilted the clock away

Final Score: Boston - 49, UCLA - 65

Box Scores

McFadden 22, 3, 0, 2 stls, 2 3s (*)

Milton 10, 2, 1, 2 3s

Blevins 10, 1, 2, 4 stls

Brunson 7, 1, 2, 3 tos

Dixon 5, 2, 6, 3 tos

Cleveland 5, 1, 3

Condill 3, 4, 0

McAfee 3, 3, 1

Shehan 0, 4, 2

Davenport 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 47-42%

Rebs: -8

TOs: -15

Pts in paint: +28

2nd chance: -5

Fast break: +8

Post game observations

(+): Great 2nd half defense, limiting BOS to just 6 made FGs. BOS with a total of 25 turnovers

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #342

2010 NCAA Tournament 3rd Round

Mar 19, 2010: (8) Pepperdine (20-11, 10-6) vs (1) #4 UCLA (28-5, 15-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangle
Defense: m2m, presses half of the game
Key Players: Sr C Tre James 15.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg (#2 Nat'l), 2.5 bpg (#3)
Notes: With James anchoring their defense, no surprise that PEPP allows opponents just 40.4% FG

How they got here

Automatic selection (Champs, West Coast tournament)
(2nd Rd) Def Santa Clara, 88-53 (James 26 pts, 17 rebs, 4 blks; STCL 30% FG)

1st Half

Our defensive game plan of clogging the lane to force C Tre James out of the paint did not work. PEPP were hitting their jump shots; when they made 9 of their 1st 12 shots, we were forced to adjust. The adjustments didn't help us either, as PEPP started attacking the lane and drawing a lot fouls. I got warned for excessive complaining

Halftime: Down 30-43

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 39%, PEP 54%
FT: UCLA 1-4, PEPP 11-14

Key Players

UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 10 pts, 3 rebs
PEPP: C Tre James 7 pts, 7 rebs, 5 blks

2nd Half

We started to work our way back. A big development came when PEPP's C Tre James picked up his 4th foul, and has to sit for some time

13:09, Down 48-53

This is our best chance to come back, but we have not taken advantage. We're missing even easy inside shots

8:47, Down 54-59

Our deficit increased to 9 again, but we came back immediately. C Chris Condill scoring our last 4 pts. As poor as we have played today, we'er down by just 1 possession

4:06, Down 64-67

A turnover by PG Jon Brunson, only his 1st of the game, but very crucial as it lead to an easy basket by PEPP. Down 5. On the next play, PEPP's Tre James picks up his 5th foul. Both teams in the penalty. C Chris Condill splits.

3:28, Down 65-69

A steal by PF Justin Blevins, outlet to PG Jon Brunson who scores on the break. Down 2! Another turnover by PEPP. Brunson drives, puts up a floater, scores, plus a foul! But Brunson missed the FT that could have given us the lead. We have missed 7 FTs already. Oh geez

2:26, Tied at 69

PEPP scores on a jumper from the left corner. Timeout

1:55, Down 69-71

We need to attack. SG Jim McFadden goes inside. Missed. McFadden gets it back. Another shot. Missed again. McFadden just 8-26 FG today. PEPP with the rebound. Foul called. I wanted to shout at the refs, but can't risk a T. PEPP makes both. It's slipping away. Timeout

1:11, Down 69-73

We need any kind of basket. SG Jim McFadden missing a 3. PEPP with the ball. PEPP with a huried 3. Miss. Timeout

0:42, Down 69-73

We look a for a quick 3. SG Tre Cleveland missed. We give up a foul. PEPP made 2 FTs. Down 6. We even turned the ball over on consecutive possessions. Season ended early. Lots of work to do in the off season

Final Score: Pepperdine - 78, UCLA - 69

Box Scores

McFadden 20, 6, 2, 3 3s

Brunson 13, 4, 6

Condill 9, 6, 1

Cleveland 8, 3, 3, 2 3s

Blevins 8, 3, 1

McAfee 5, 2, 0

Davenport 2, 2, 0

Shehan 2, 1, 1

Dixon 2, 0, 4

Milton 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 43-50%

Rebs: -10

TOs: -6

Pts in paint: +12

2nd chance: -8

Fast break: +2

Post game observations

(+): Program went back to relevancy in my 1st season. Expectations may have been set higher because of being a (1) seed, but in reality, lots of work to do to rebuild our lineup

randy · April 30, 2015

Major Upsets

2nd Round

(14) Long Beach St def (3) #9 Kentucky

3rd Round

(9) Maryland def (1) #2 Syracuse
(8) Pepperdine def (1) #4 UCLA

Sweet 16

(9) Maryland def (5) #10 Toledo
(5) #14 Houston def (1) #3 Duke
(6) #20 Iowa def (2) #7 St John's

Elite 8

(9) Maryland def (2) #5 Villanova

randy · April 30, 2015

NCAA Final 4

East: (6) #20 Iowa
Midwest: (9) Maryland
South: (1) #4 LSU
West: (2) #11 Arkansas

(6) #20 Iowa def (9) Maryland, 70-61

(1) #4 LSU def (2) #11 Arkansas

Finals

(1) #4 LSU def (6) #20 Iowa, 64-51. LSU wins their 3rd national title.

randy · April 30, 2015

2010 Awards

National

1st Team: Jr SG Jim McFadden

Conference

POY: Jr SG Jim McFadden
DPOY: Jr SG Jim McFadden
1st Team: Jr SG Jim McFadden
I won my 6th Pac 12 COY

randy · April 30, 2015

2009-10 Individual Stats and Rankings (Nat'l Rank)

Points

SG Jim McFadden - 21.5 ppg (#7)
PG Emeka Dixon - 9.3
SG Tre Cleveland - 8.7
PF Justin Blevins - 6.3
PG Jon Brunson - 5.9
SF Jordan Milton - 5.7
C Mel McAfee - 5.3
C Chris Condill - 5.0
PF Roderick Shehan - 3.5
SF David Davenport - 3.2
PF Julian Irvin - 2.3
SF Chris Williams - 1.8
PG Keith Holliway - 1.2

Rebounds

SG Jim McFadden - 5.9 rpg
C Chris Condill - 5.3
C Mel McAfee - 3.8
PF Roderick Shehan - 3.1
SG Tre Cleveland - 3.1
PF Justin Blevins - 3.0

Assists

PG Emeka Dixon - 3.7 apg
PG Jon Brunson - 3.7

Steals

SG Jim McFadden - 1.3 spg

Blocks

SG Jim McFadden - 0.6 bpg

Turn overs

PG Emeka Dixon - 2.6 topg
PG Jon Brunson - 2.6

3pt shots made

SG Jim McFadden - 107 (#21)
PG Emeka Dixon - 46
SG Tre Cleveland - 46
PG Jon Brunson - 25
SF Jordan Milton - 14
SF David Davnport - 4
PG Keith Holliway - 3
PF Julian Irvin - 2
SF Chris Williams - 2

FG % (min: 30 FGA)

C Chris Condill - 62.1% (72 of 116)
C Mel McAfee - 62.0
PF Justin Blevins - 55.6
PF Julian Irvin - 53.3
PF Roderick Shehan - 46.3
SF David Davenport - 44.9
PG Jon Brunson - 43.0
PG Emeka Dixon - 42.7
SF Jordan Milton - 40.6
SG Tre Cleveland - 40.4
SG Jim McFadden - 39.0

FT% (min: 20 FTA)

PG Emeka Dixon - 88.0% (44 of 50)
PF Roderick Shehan - 84.0
PF Julian Irvin - 83.3
PF Justin Blevins - 76.6
SG Tre Cleveland - 76.5
SG Jim McFadden - 73.5
SF Jordan Milton - 71.4
PG Jon Brunson - 69.7
C Mel McAfee - 52.6
C Chris Condill - 51.5

3PT% (min: 10 3PA)

PG Emeka Dixon - 37.1% (46 of 124)
SG Jim McFadden - 36.3
PG Jon Brunson - 35.2
SG Tre Cleveland - 34.8
SF David Davenport - 30.8
SF Jordan Milton - 24.1

Minutes

SG Jim McFadden - 29.1 mpg
SG Tre Cleveland - 21.9
PG Emeka Dixon - 21.7
C Chris Condill 20.3
C Mel McAfee - 17.8
PG Jon Brunson - 17.5
PF Justin Blevins - 17.1
SF Jordan Milton - 16.4
PF Roderick Shehan - 16.2
SF David Davenport - 15.2
PF Julian Irvin - 7.5
PG Keith Holliway - 4.2
SF Chris Williams - 3.0

randy · April 30, 2015

2009-10 Team Stats, Rankings

Team

Points: 75.1 (#8)
Rebounds: 31.8 (#102)
Assists: 16.4 (#13)
Steals: 7.6 (#22)
Blocks: 1.6 (#276)
TOs: 11.1 (#1)
FG%: 44.9 (#107)
3PT%: 35.2 (#155)
FT%: 72.3 (#164)

Opposition

Points: 66.0 (#137)
FG%: 45.3 (#246)
3PT%: 35.2 (#214)
TOs: 17.4 (#10)

Efficiency

Offense: 54.3 (#6)
Defense: 47.7 (#280)

randy · April 30, 2015

Graduating Players

1. PG Jon Brunson

Regular season: 117 G, 5.8 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 2.3 apg, 88 3s, 42% FG, 65% FT
Post season: 7 G, 8.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 7 3s, 46% FG, 67% FT
GPA: 3.2

2. SG Tre Cleveland

Regular season: 95 G, 8.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.6 apg, 119 3s, 43% FG, 85% FT
Post season: 7G, 9.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 12 3s, 40% FG, 100% FT
GPA: 3.1

3. SF David Davenport

Regular season: 104 G, 6.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 75 3s, 43% FG, 82% FT
Post season: 7 G, 3.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, 3 3s, 56% FG
GPA: 3.5

4. PF Roderick Shehan

Regular season: 108 G, 1.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 44% FG, 76% FT
Post season: 7 G, 0.4 ppg, 0.7 rpg
GPA: 3.3

randy · April 30, 2015

Final Set of Recruits

HS Seniors

SG Dickey Walton, 6-4, #38 (SCR: A, STL: B, OUT: B, OVR: A
PG Eugene Tucker, 6-0, #68 (PAS: A, HND: B. OUT: B. OVR: B
SF David Fuhs, 6-8, #94 (SCR: B, PAS: B, DEF: B, OVR: B
C Anthony Burton, 7-1, #153 (REB: B, BLK: B, INS: B, OVR: B

randy · April 30, 2015

Coaching Stats as of 2010 (10 years)

Ratings

Offense: 55(+5)
Defense: 55 (+5)
Recruiting: 43 (+5)
Scouting: 23 (+3)
Development: 55 (+5)
Reputation: 64 (+4)

Record

Overall W-L: 290-52 (0.848)
NCAA App: 10
NCAA Titles: 2
Final 4s: 2
Sweet 16s: 7
NCAA W-L: 25-8
Conf Titles: 5
Nat'l COY: 2
Conf COY: 10
20-Wins: 10

randy · April 30, 2015

2010 Draft (former players at Washington)

#46: Sr SG Winston Waldon
#56: Sr SF Pat Canal

randy · April 30, 2015

2010-11 UCLA Lineup

Starters

1: Sr PG Emeka Dixon, 6-5, 3/5/4.5 (Logan, UT)
2: Sr SG Jim McFadden, 6-0, 4.5/5.0 (Tujunga, CA) (*)
3: Jr SF Chris Williams, 6-6, 3.0/4.0 (Madera, CA)
4: Jr PF Justin Blevins, 6-8, 2.0/4.0 (Rocky Ford, CO)
5: Jr C Chris Condill, 6-9, 3.5/4.0 (Oakman, AL)

Reserves

5: Fr C Anthony Burton, 7-1, 3.0/4.0 (Pine Bluff, AR)
1/2: Fr SG Dickey Walton, 6-4, 2.5/5.0 (San Jose, CA)
1/2: Fr PG Eugene Tucker, 6-0, 1.5/4.0 (Greenwood, SC)
3: Fr SF Dave Fuhs, 6-8, 2.5/4.0 (Tahoe City, NV)
3/4: So SF Jordan Milton, 6-7, 2.0/4.0 (Madill, OK)
1/2: So PG Keith Holliway, 6-1, 1.0/4.0 (Detroit, MI)
4/5: Jr PF Julian Irvin, 6-8, 1.5/3.5 (Garrison, ND)

Walk-ons

4/5: Jr C Larry Roberts, 6-8, 3.0/3.5 (Oceanside, CA)
1/2: Sr SG Edmond Mohr, 6-1, 3.0/3.0 (North Hills, CA)
4/5: Fr PF Doug Mourant, 6-8, 2.0/4.0 (Livingston, CA)

(*) Norton candidate

randy · April 30, 2015

Career Game #343

Start of Season

Nov 14, 2010: #14 UNLV (0-0) @ UCLA (0-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, outside, 5 out
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: So PG Dexter McConnell
Notes: UNLV was the #1 ranked team at the end of last season, but they were on probation

1st Half

Our defense shut down UNLV on 2nd chance and fast break pts. Good start for C Chris Condill, who is very active on offense

Halftime: Up 29-25

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 48%, UNLV 40%
Paint: UCLA 18, UNLV 8

Key Players

UCLA: C Chris Condill 10 pts, 4 rebs

2nd Half

We're getting our pts mostly inside the paint. The players are very disciplined in our defensive rotations

10:50, Up 40-33

UNLV got to within 2, as they intensified their defense against our penetrations. PG Emeka Dixon came back to the floor, and he immediately scored 5 pts in a 7-0 run, forcing UNLV to call a timeout

4:57, Up 47-38

After UNLV got a basket, we scored another 7 unanswered pts to go up by 14 with just over 2 mins remaining. We slowed down the game. UNLV cut our lead to 8, but not enough time for them

Final Score: UNLV - 46, UCLA - 54

Box Scores

Dixon 12, 4, 5, 3 stls (*)

McFadden 11, 5, 0, 4 tos

Condill 10, 8, 1, 3 tos

Williams 9, 2, 1, 4 tos

Blevins 6, 5, 1

Walton 4, 1, 1

Burton 2, 2, 0

Fuhs 0, 1, 0

Tucker 0, 0, 1

Roberts 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 49-38%

Rebs: +3

TOs: +1

Pts in paint: +14

2nd chance: Even

Fast break: +7

Post game observations

(+): Just 6 3PT attempts, stark contrast to last season where we had to depend a lot on our 3pt shooting to win games
(-): We committed 19 turnovers

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