Path to the Hall of Fame (DDSCB2)

randy · March 18, 2015

Career Game #55

Current streaks on the line

6 game win streak
3 game road win streak

Feb 8, 2002: #12 Delaware St (20-3, 9-2) @ Coppin St (7-15, 1-10)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Sr PG Anthony Drayton 16.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Notes: Outside of Drayton, no other CSC player averaging more than 8 ppg. CSC shooting just 39.1% FG (4th worst Nat'l)

1st Half

CSC has surprisingly shot the ball well, while we were struggling with our shooting. A total of 30 fouls have been called in the 1st half. Both teams missing 8 FTs each

Halftime: Down 39-42

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 31%, CSC 50%
Off Rebs: DELST 11, CSC 5

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 13 pts, 5 rebs

2nd Half

We came out firing at the start of the 2nd half. SF Nick Flemin scoring 13 of his 15 pts here in the 2nd half

11:22, Up 63-55

CSC made a couple of 3s to stay close. C Brandon Braun,s coreless in the 2nd half, has fouled out.

7:22, Up 72-68

SF Nick Fleming continues to was hot, scoring 8 more pts as part of a 10-2 run. PG Sidney Petteway also has fouled out

4:35, Up 82-70

CSC had a chance to cut their deficit to 8, but missed 2 FTs. We were leading by 12 with just over a minute remaining. We slowed down, chew up a lot of time, and hold on. Good game by SF Nick Fleming

Final Score: Delaware St - 88, Coppin St - 80

Box Scores

Fleming 23, 4, 0, 2 3s (*)

Winter 13, 7, 3, 3 tos

Braun 13, 5, 0, fouled out

Swift 11, 5, 1, 3 stls

Lepore 9, 4, 3, 2 blks

Turner 7, 3, 5, 2 stls

Stokes 7, 0, 1

Murphy 4, 1, 0

Petteway 1, 3, 3, fouled out

Jefferson 0, 2, 0

Team Stats

FG: 45-48%

Rebs: -6

Asts: +2

TOs: -6

Pts in paint: +22

2nd chance: +4

Fast break: +10

Post game observations

(+): Only 8 turn overs.
(-): Defense was sub par against the worst shooting team in the conference

MEAC Conference Standings

Lipscomb, 10-2 (W3)
Delaware St, 10-2 (W7)
Norfolk St, 9-3 (W1)
Florida A&M, 8-4 (W3)
Howard, 7-5 (L1)
Belmont, 6-6 (W2)
North Carolina A&T, 5-7 (W1)
Morgan St, 5-7 (L3)
Quinnipiac, 4-8 (L1)
MD Eastern Shore, 4-8 (L5)
Bethune-Cookman, 3-9 (L2)
Coppin St, 1-11 (L2)

randy · March 18, 2015

Career Game #56

Current streaks on the line

7 game win streak
16 game home win streak

Feb 11, 2002: Florida A&M (18-5, 8-4) @ #12 Delaware St (21-3, 10-2)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, not many freedom, motion
Defense: 2-3, press at points
Key Players: Sr C Donte Patrick 8.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg
Notes: Conference leading scorer PG Gershone Carroll likely done for the rest of the season witha broken foot

1st Half

FLAM still a tough team to crack, even without their leading scorer. We have outplayed them in the 1st half in every way possible, and yet we only have a 5 pt lead

Halftime: Up 39-34

Key stat(s)

3PT: DELST 7-16, FLAM 4-7
Turn overs: DELST 6, FLAM 10

Key Players

DELST: SG Lewis Lepore 14 pts, 4 3s

2nd Half

Our defense stepping up. FLAM has yet to score a FG in the 2nd half

13:48, Up 47-35

We have not exactly shot the ball well also here in the 2nd half, but we have taken control of the game because of our defense. FLAM still with just 1 made FG in the 2nd half

7:58, Up 57-42

It was almost became unnoticeable that C Brandon Braun did not make a single FG in this game, but the collective offensive performance of our guards were more than enough today

Final Score: Florida A&M - 52, Delaware St - 80

Box Scores

Lepore 21, 1, 2, 5 3s

Petteway 16, 4, 6, 2 stls, 4 3s (*)

Fleming 16, 2, 1, 2 stls, fouled out

Stokes 12, 5, 1, 3 tos, 2 3s

Jefferson 5, 1, 1

Braun 4, 10, 0

Winter 2, 5, 3, 3 stls

Swift 2, 5, 0

Murphy 2, 1, 2

Turner 0, 0, 2, fouled out

Team Stats

FG: 43-34%

Rebs: +3

Asts: +6

TOs: -12

Pts in paint: +6

2nd chance: +7

Fast break: +12

Post game observations

(+): Made 12 3s. Limited FLAM to just 2 fast break pts
(-): Our big men almost a non factor on offense

MEAC Conference Standings

Lipscomb, 11-2 (W4)
Delaware St, 11-2 (W8)
Norfolk St, 9-4 (L1)
Howard, 8-5 (W1)
Florida A&M, 8-5 (L1)
Belmont, 7-6 (W3)
North Carolina A&T, 6-7 (W2)
Morgan St, 5-8 (L4)
MD Eastern Shore, 5-8 (W1)
Quinnipiac, 4-9 (L2)
Bethune-Cookman, 3-10 (L3)
Coppin St, 1-12 (L3)

randy · March 18, 2015

Career Game #57

Current streaks on the line

8 game win streak
4 game road win streak

Feb 15, 2002: #9 Delaware St (22-3, 11-2) @ Bethune-Cookman (9-15, 3-10)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, inside, not many freedom, triangle
Defense: 2-3, press at points
Key Players: Jr C Diego Daniels 10.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Notes: BETH scoring just 58.3 ppg (#343 Nat'l)

1st Half

Much better job this time by our big men playing against the zone. But our defense need to improve, allowing a low scoring team 40 pts in the 1st half

Halftime: Up 46-40

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 42%, BETH 61%
Turn overs: DELST 3, BETH 12

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 13 pts, 7 rebs

2nd Half

Made some improvements on defense. BETH now with 17 turn overs

13:55, Up 61-45

BETH went down by as many 23, but they made a big run. Up by only 9 with less than 4 mins remaining, We made an 8-2 run to go up with a more comfortable 15 pt lead. BETH unlease a flurry of outside in the dying seconds of the game, but not enough time for them to compete a comeback

Final Score: Delaware St - 87, Bethune-Cookman - 83

Box Scores

Braun 21, 15, 1, 3 stls (*)

Winter 19, 8, 1, 2 stls

Stokes 15, 5, 2, 3 3s

Fleming 10, 2, 1, 2 stls

Swift 8, 5, 2

Lepore 7, 1, 1

Turner 5, 0, 4

Murphy 2, 2, 0

Petteway 0, 0, 5, 2 stls

Jefferson 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 42-59%

Rebs: +8

Asts: -1

TOs: -15

Pts in paint: +20

2nd chance: +20

Fast break: +15

Post game observations

(+): 22 offensive rebounds, producing 25 2nd chance pts
(-): Allowed BETH to shoot 59% FG

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 12-2 (W9)
Lipscomb, 11-3 (L1)
Norfolk St, 9-5 (L2)
Florida A&M, 9-5 (W1)
Howard, 8-6 (L1)
Belmont, 8-6 (W4)
North Carolina A&T, 6-8 (L1)
Morgan St, 6-8 (W1)
MD Eastern Shore, 6-8 (W2)
Quinnipiac, 4-10 (L3)
Bethune-Cookman, 3-11 (L4)
Coppin St, 2-12 (W1)

randy · March 18, 2015

Norton Award Update

C Brandon Braun is currently #5 on the list of Norton semi finalists

randy · March 18, 2015

Career Game #58

Current streaks on the line

9 game win streak
5 game road win streak

Feb 18, 2002: #9 Delaware St (23-3, 12-2) @ Howard (13-12, 8-6)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: 3-2, rarely press
Key Players: So PG Lou Foreman 13.8 ppg, 3.6 apg
Notes: HOW averaging just over 11 3pt shot attempts per game

1st Half

We have not defended the paint well, allowing HOW to get a lot of inside pts and shoot a high percentage of their shots.

Halftime: Down 35-39

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 44, HOW 68%

Key Players

DELST: SG Lewis Lepore 13 pts, 3 3s

2nd Half

We still can't make stops. HOW shooting close to 70% FG now, and we have 5 team fouls already

15:52, Down 38-48

Got some shots going but can't sustain momentum due to our fouls. HOW not only shooting well from the field, but also from the line at 17-20 FT

9:37, Down 47-62

Finally we have an extended run going, Cut down our deficit to 6 earlier. HOW made a basket. We got fouled. SF Nick splits his FTs. C Brandon Braun comes up with an offensive rebound, but he missed a follow up. Down 7. We get a steal, and scored on the break.

3:10, Down 61-66

We got called for foul. I am getting warned by the refs for complaining. HOW splits. Timeout

2:52, Down 61-67

C Jason Winter able to free himself down low and scores inside. Down 4. Another foul on us, against a PF attempting a jump shot. I didn't see any contact there, but the refs say otherwise. HOW splits. Down 5. SG Lewis Lepore drives. Blocked, no foul. I was furious with the no call. HOW gets the ball. We get the ball back with a steal. Lepore shoots a 3 from top of the key. It's good! Down 2. We forced HOW to take a tough shot with their shot clock winding down. They made it! Timeout

0:59, Down 66-70

HOW fouls. PG Sidney Petteway sinks 2 FTs. Down 2. HOW missed. Loose ball. HOW retains possession. 0:43 left, 0:22 on the shot clock. HOW missed a 3. But they get the offensive rebound, and converts on the 2nd try. Damn, we wasted that. Timeout

0:34, Down 68-72

Not necessarily we need a 3, but I have 3 shooters on the floor. C Brandon Braun takes a quick shot inside. Missed, but got fouled. Split. Down 3, 0:22 left We give up the quick foul. HOW converts both FTs. Timeout

0:20, Down 69-74

Now we need a 3. We missed. That's about it. Upset not because we couldn't make stops at a crucial time, but we dug ourselves a big hole in the 2nd half (down by as many as 17).

Final Score: Delaware St - 69, Howard - 74

Box Scores

Lepore 25, 2, 1, 3 stls, 5 3s

Braun 14, 7, 3, 3 stls

Winter 13, 4, 1, 2 stls

Fleming 7, 3, 0

Stokes 4, 1, 0

Petteway 2, 3, 3, 4 tos

Murphy 2, 2, 0

Turner 2, 0, 2

Swift 0, 1, 1

Jefferson 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 43-52%

Rebs: -13

Asts: -2

TOs: -6

Pts in paint: -2

2nd chance: -4

Fast break: Even

Post game observations

(+): Forced 20 turn overs on HOW
(-): We got outworked on the boards today

MEAC Conference Standings

Lipscomb, 12-3 (W1)
Delaware St, 12-3 (L1)
Florida A&M, 10-5 (W2)
Norfolk St, 9-6 (L3)
Howard, 9-6 (W1)
Belmont, 9-6 (W5)
Morgan St, 7-8 (W2)
MD Eastern Shore, 6-9 (L1)
North Carolina A&T, 6-9 (L2)
Quinnipiac, 5-10 (W1)
Bethune-Cookman, 3-12 (L5)
Coppin St, 2-13 (L1)

randy · March 18, 2015

Career Game #59

Current streaks on the line

17 game home win streak

Feb 22, 2002: Lipscomb (20-6, 12-3) @ #9 Delaware St (23-4, 12-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5-out
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: So PG Linton McKenzie 13.3 ppg
Notes: It all comes down to this game; winner gets 1-seed in the tournament, loser gets 2-seed

1st Half

LIPS with 5 turnovers on its 1st 5 possessions, and our defensive pressure was the story of the 1st half. LIPS had to contend themselves taking outside shots; 3 of their 7 made FGs were from deep. Everyone contributed on offense, with 8 players scoring at least 3 pts each.

Halftime: Up 38-20

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 52%, LIPS 33%

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 10 pts, 2 rebs

2nd Half

LIPS with a quick 10-2 run to start the 2nd half, and reduced our lead to 10. We responded and restored order with 12 unanswered pts to get the lead back up to 22. We kept our comfortable lead as LIPS continue to have problems protecting the ball. Still a 22 pt lead with 5 mins to go. The reserves finished the game

Final Score: Lipscomb - 53, Delaware St - 65

Box Scores

Braun 15, 2, 2, 4 stls, 2 blks (*)

Stokes 13, 1, 1, 2 stls

Winter 9, 3, 1

Swift 6, 6, 1

Fleming 6, 4, 2

Turner 6, 2, 2, 4 tos

Petteway 4, 1, 4

Lepore 3, 3, 2, 2 stls

Murphy 3, 1, 0

Ward 0, 1, 0

Whiting 0, 0, 1

Jefferson 0, 0, 0

Perry 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 47-38%

Rebs: -12

Asts: +4

TOs: -15

Pts in paint: +34

2nd chance: -4

Fast break: +8

Post game observations

(+): Forced 25 turn overs on LIPS
(-): We gave up 14 offensive rebounds

MEAC Conference Final Standings

Delaware St, 13-3 (W1)
Lipscomb, 12-4 (L1)
Florida A&M, 11-5 (W3)
Norfolk St, 10-6 (W1)
Howard, 9-7 (L1)
Belmont, 9-7 (L1)
Morgan St, 8-8 (W3)
North Carolina A&T, 7-9 (W1)
MD Eastern Shore, 6-10 (L2)
Quinnipiac, 5-11 (L1)
Bethune-Cookman, 3-13 (L6)
Coppin St, 3-13 (W1)

randy · March 18, 2015

Career Game #60

MEAC Tournament

Current streaks on the line

3 game conference tournament win streak (defending champs)

Mar 2, 2002: (8) North Carolina A&T (16-12, 7-9) vs (1) #9 Delaware St (24-4, 13-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, some freedom, motion
Defense: m2m, press a lot
Key Players: Jr SG Joey Evans 12.3 ppg
Notes: We escaped with a narrow 74-71 road win against NCAT earlier in the season, by hitting our FTs late in the game

1st Half

We're playing good defense, and controlling the boards. We just need to make more of our shots. NCAT made 5 3s.

Halftime: Up 29-25

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 32%, NCAT 41%
TOs: DELST 3, NCAT 14

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 13 pts, 5 rebs

2nd Half

Our shooting has a slight improvement, but that was enough to give us a double digit lead

11:37, Up 43-29

Missing a lot of shots again. We have no problems dumping the ball to our big men, but we have missed quite a number of inside shots; C Brandon Braun 8-21 FG, and C Jason Winter 0-11 FG. We are in the penalty

3:47, Up 45-37

C Brandon Braun missed another shot. NCAT missed. On our next play, C Jason Winter had 2 shots inside, but he missed both also. We get a steal. Timeout.

2:12, Up 45-37

SG Kevin Stokes called for steps. NCAT hits a jumper. Up 6. Finally we get a much needed basket, a 3 by SG Lewis Lepore. Up 9. NCAT answers with a FG as well. Timeout

1:10, Up 48-41

We can slow down. NCAT had to give up 6 straight fouls to get into penalty. SG Kevin Stokes hits 2 FTs. Up 9. Timeout NCAT

0:48, Up 50-41

We were called for a foul. No need for that. NCAT splits. Up 8. SG Kevin Stokes scores 2 from the line again. Up 10. NCAT not able to score until the final buzzer. Defense saved us today. NCAT was 0-5 3PT in the 2nd half.

Final Score: North carolina A&T - 42, Delaware St - 52

Box Scores

Braun 19, 11, 0, 2 stls (*)

Stokes 12, 3, 1, 2 stls

Lepore 9, 0, 2, 2 stls, 3 3s

Murphy 4, 3, 0

Fleming 3, 5, 3, 4 stls

Turner 2, 1, 0

Swift 2, 1, 0

Winter 1, 9, 0, 0-13 FG

Petteway 0, 2, 4

Jefferson 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 28-36%

Rebs: -1

Asts: Even

TOs: -17

Pts in paint: +14

2nd chance: +9

Fast break: +14

Post game observations

(+): Scored 20 fast break pts, representing almost 40% of our offensive production
(-): Very poor FG shooting on our inside shots

randy · March 18, 2015

Career Game #61

MEAC Tournament Semi Finals

Current streaks on the line

4 game conference tournament win streak (defending champs)

Mar 3, 2002: (5) Howard (16-13, 9-7) vs (1) #9 Delaware St (25-4, 13-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: 3-2, rarely
Key Players: So PG Lou Foreman 14.1 ppg (20 ppg tournament)
Notes: Split season series with HOW

1st Half

Another sub par shooting performance on our half court offense, but we more than made it up by getting pts on the break, and crashing the offensive glass

Halftime: Up 45-24

Key stat(s)

Fast break: DELST 18, HOW 2
Off Rebs: DELST 11, HOW 3

Key Players

DELST: SG Lewis Lepore 11 pts, 5 rebs

2nd Half

Our lead was never threatened the 3ntire 2nd half, and we cruise our way to the conference tournament finals

Final Score: Howard - 59, Delaware St - 76

Box Scores

Lepore 16, 6, 1, 2 stls

Braun 14, 11, 1, 2 stls (*)

Fleming 13, 2, 1

Stokes 8, 2, 0, 2 3s

Swift 7, 7, 0

Winter 6, 8, 0

Murphy 5, 1, 0

Perry 3, 0, 2

Petteway 2, 2, 6, 4 tos

Turner 2, 2, 3

Ward 0, 1, 0

Jefferson 0, 0, 0

Whiting 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 42-44%

Rebs: +11

Asts: Even

TOs: -13

Pts in paint: +26

2nd chance: +17

Fast break: +26

Post game observations

(+): 21 2nd chance pts and 30 fast break pts; that's a combined 51 pts which almost matched the entire output of HOW
(-): 2nd consecutive game that our half court offense hasn't been effective

randy · March 18, 2015

Career Game #62

MEAC Tournament Finals

Current streaks on the line

5 game conference tournament win streak (defending champs)

Mar 4, 2002: (2) Lipscomb (22-7, 12-4) vs (1) #9 Delaware St (26-4, 13-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5 out
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: So PG Linton McKenzie 14.5 ppg
Notes: 1-1 season series. Round 3 today to settle the score

1st Half

We're attacking the basket and finally, we're consistently making our shots. Up 17-2 early, Lead grew to 20. However our shooting faltered in the end, and LIPS 5 3s helped them get closer.

Halftime: Up 36-27

Key stat(s)

Fast break: DELST 12, LIPS 4
FG: DELST 46%, LIPS 32%

Key Players

DELST: SF Nick Fleming 11 pts, 2 stls

2nd Half

We locked down on defense, and created some separation. SF Nick Fleming with 19 pts

11:27, Up 50-36

LIPS able to cut our lead down to 9 earlier.

7:20, Up 53-43

We got into penalty. LIPS 2 FTs cut down our lead to 8. And then it was down to 6 with a LIPS basket. Teams traded a FG each. This is far from over

3:19, Up 55-49

We missed another shot. Our FG% had a meteoric drop after the initial part of the game. But we get the ball back on a steal, and scores on the break. Up 8. Foul. LIPS made 2 FTs. Up 6. SG Kevin Stokes drives and scores. Up 8. We played good defense forcing a miss. SF Nick Fleming drives, but got blocked. LIPS with the ball. Another foul. Split by LIPS, Timeout

1:15, Up 59-52

We're planning to use some clock, but LIPS gave up 4 fouls to get into penalty. We made sure the ball gets into SG Kevin Stokes, our best FT shooter. Stokes nails both FTs. Up 9, less than a minute. Should be difficult for LIPS now. We added 4 more FTs. Wasn't easy, but we got the job done

Back to back MEAC Tournament Champs!

Final Score: Lipscomb - 54, Delaware St - 65

Box Scores

Fleming 19, 3, 3, 4 stls (*)

Stokes 18, 2, 1, 2 3s

Braun 9, 4, 0

Lepore 9, 1, 1

Winter 6, 12, 0

Swift 2, 6, 0

Petteway 2, 1, 5, 2 stls

Turner 0, 4, 3

Murphy 0, 1, 0

Jefferson 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 39-30%

Rebs: +1

Asts: +5

TOs: -9

Pts in paint: +32

2nd chance: Even

Fast break: +14

Post game observations

(+): Just 6 turn overs. Also limited LIPS to just 4 fast break pts.
(-): Shot poorly from the outside, 3-16 3PT

randy · March 18, 2015

Norton Award Update

C Brandon Braun currently #2 among Norton finalists

randy · March 18, 2015

2002 Selection Show

Rank: #9, RPI: #4

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

(4) #9 Delaware St (27-4, 13-3) vs (13) James Madison (22-9, 13-5)

A good season for MEAC, having 3 teams in the NCAA tournament. Florida A&M will play in the 1st round (First Four), and Lipscomb qualified as a 12th seed

Teams in the West Regionals

(1) #1 Temple
(2) #8 Michigan St
(3) #10 Southern Illinois
(4) #9 Delaware St
(5) #25 Louisville
(6) #24 Marshall
(7) Seton Hall
(8) Bradley
(9) Creighton
(10) Northwestern
(11) Iowa St
(12) Charllote
(13) James Madison
(14) Prairie View
(15) South Carolina Upstate
(16) (Play In)

Other Ranked Teams

East

(1) #3 Syracuse
(2) #4 North Carolina
(3) #11 Gonzaga
(4) #22 LSU
(5) #15 Arizona
(6) #18 Memphis

Midwest

(1) #2 Kansas
(2) #13 Villanova
(3) #20 Utah
(4) #21 Oklahoma St
(5) #23 Stanford
(6) #19 TX Pan American

South

(1) #7 Iowa
(2) #12 Oregon
(3) #16 Duke
(4) #5 UNLV
(5) #14 Toledo
(6) #17 Boston

On Probation

#6 Georgia

randy · March 19, 2015

Career Game #63

2002 NCAA Tournament 2nd round (64)

Mar 17, 2002: (13) James Madison (22-9, 13-5) vs (4) #9 Delaware St (27-4, 13-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, shuffle
Defense: m2m, press a lot
Key Players: Jr SG Ronny DeManby 13.1 ppg, 41% 3PT
Strengths: 77.5% FT (#22), 13.8 topg (#101)
Weaknesses: 30.9% 3PT (#304)
Notes: Their 3-guard rotation scores almost half of their pts

How they got here

Champion CAA

1st Half

A poor start. Not only we're not shooting well, but we got into the penalty 7 mins into the game. PG Sidney Petteway picking up 3 early fouls. Trailed 12-28. SG Lewis Lepore's shooting, and C BRandon Braun's inside game, helped us comeback. Our defense need to improve in the 2nd half, and keep ourselves out of foul trouble. Both teams made 4 3s

Halftime: Down 37-40

Key stat(s)

Pts paint: DELST 18, JMU 6
FT: DELST 5-7, JMU 10-15

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 10 pts, 5 rebs

2nd Half

C Jason Winter scored 4 pts in an 8-2 run to start the 2nd half, and take the lead for the 1st time

15:22, Up 45-42

JMU tied the game earlier with a 3. C Brandon Braun responded by converting a 3pt play.

11:08, Up 52-49

SG Kevin Stokes scored our last 6 pts witha couple of 3s

7:31, Up 58-54

Extended our lead to 11 by making good defensive stops. JMU hit their last shot to stop their drought. PG Sidney Petteway has fouled out

3:44, Up 67-58

A turn over by JMU. We also threw the ball away. Miss by JMU. We miss a 3. Another turn over by JMU. And finally, C Jason Winter scores

2:06, Up 69-58

JMU had 2 shots. Both missed. PG Anthny Turner got fouled on the other end. JMU in the penalty. Turner gets 1 from the line. Up 12. We can slow down. JMU buries a 3.

0:53, Up 70-61

JMU started fouling, and we converted 7 of our next 8 FT attempts, and advance to the next round. A nice win, coming back from a 16 pt deficit

Final Score: James Madison - 68, Delaware St - 77

Box Scores

Braun 18, 13, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks (*)

Lepore 15, 6, 2, 4 tos, 4 3s

Stokes 15, 1, 2, 2 3s

Fleming 12, 4, 1

Winter 8, 3, 0

Turner 5, 1, 4

Petteway 2, 0, 4, fouled out

Murphy 2, 0, 0

Swift 0, 4, 3

Team Stats

FG: 50-38%

Rebs: -3

Asts: +3

TOs: -3

Pts in paint: +16

2nd chance: -1

Fast break: -2

Post game observations

(+): Committed only 8 turn overs. We played good defense after that slow start
(-): We gave up 15 offensive rebounds to JMU

randy · March 19, 2015

Major Upsets

(16) Gardner-Webb def (1) #7 Iowa - wow!
(14) Yale def (3) #16 Duke
(13) Marist def (4) #22 LSU

randy · March 19, 2015

Career Game #64

2002 NCAA Tournament 2nd round (32)

Mar 19, 2002: (5) #25 Louisville (20-10, 9-7) vs (4) #9 Delaware St (28-4, 13-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, princeton
Defense: 2-3, rarely press
Key Players: Fr PF Michael Eschmeyer 11.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg
Strengths: 38.8 rpg (#5), 57.3 opp ppg (#10), 36.8% opp FG (#5)
Notes: One of the best defensive teams, but offense is inconsistent at times. During their last 6 losses, they averaged just 52 ppg

How they got here

At large bid; 5th Big East
NCAA 2nd rd, def Charlotte 73-52 (5 players in double figures)

1st Half

Doing a good job defensively, forcing LVILLE to be a jump shooting team. Their best player, PF Michael Eschmeyer with only 2 pts. On the other hand, we had 4 players hitting a 3. We led by as many as 24, but LVILLE had a late surge to keep themselves within striking distance.

Halftime: Up 46-33

Key stat(s)

3PT: DELST 8-15, LVILLE 3-6
TOs: DELST 5, LVILLE 11

Key Players

DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 9 pts 3 3s
LVILLE: SF Wesley Jones 14 pts, 2 3s

2nd Half

SF Nick Fleming scored our 1st 6 pts of the 2nd half, before SG Kevin Stokes buried his 4th triple of the game

15:27, Up 55-39

Our defense remains consistent, forcing LVILLE to take a lot of contested outside shots and not giving an inch inside. Earlier SG Lewis Lepore became our 5th player in this game to hit a 3. SF Nick Fleming has scored 10 of his 16 pts here in the 2nd half

10:26, Up 62-43

Another 3 by SG Lewis Lepore earlier gave us a commanding 24 pt lead. LVILLE came up with a string of baskets, but C Brandon Braun and SG Kevin Stokes making sure we protect our lead.

3:58, Up 78-55

We started to chew up some clock. The 2nd unit played the last 3 mins. Our biggest win so far. A total team effort; 8 players scoring at least 6 pts each. We're going to the Sweet 16 for the 1st time in school history!

Final Score: Louisville - 61, Delaware St - 82

Box Scores

Stokes 19, 2, 5, 4 tos, 5 3s (*)

Fleming 18, 4, 3, 2 3s

Braun 12, 6, 1

Lepore 8, 0, 1, 2 stls

Turner 7, 2, 6

Winter 6, 6, 1

Swift 6, 6, 1

Petteway 6, 1, 4, 2 3s

Jefferson 0, 0, 0

Murphy 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 53-42%

Rebs: Even

Asts: +6

TOs: -6

Pts in paint: +6

2nd chance: Even

Fast break: -4

Post game observations

(+): We shot 12-21 3PT. But more importantly, everyone bought in to our defensive game plan.
(-): Went to the line just 4 times

randy · March 19, 2015

Major Upsets

(12) St John's def (4) #5 UNLV

randy · March 19, 2015

Career Game #65

2002 NCAA Tournament West Regionals Semi Finals (Sweet 16)

Mar 24, 2002: (4) #9 Delaware St (29-4, 13-3) vs (1) #1 Temple (34-1, 16-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, inside, some freedom, triangle
Defense: 1-3-1, rarely press
Key Players: Sr SG Dan Miles 22.0 ppg
Strengths: 77.6 ppg (#1), 17.8 apg (#1), 10.0 topg (#1), 54.8 opp ppg (#4), 39.5% opp FG (#13), 18.4 opp topg (#4)
Notes: Starting PF/C combo combine for 24.0 ppg and 16. rpg. They have the best offense, and ranks in the top 5 in defense! Only loss was a road game against Syracuse, 85-90, where they gave up 48 pts in the paint

How they got here

Won A10 Tournament
NCAA 2nd rd, def Navy 76-52 (Miles 19 pts)
NCAA 3rd rd, def Creighton 78-50 (Miles 23 pts)

1st Half

Our plan is to dump the ball to our big men, and let them operate inside. So far so good, with C Jason Winter and C Brandon Braun combining for 23 pts on 11-16 FG. Our defense has also held its own, forcing TEM to shoot low percentage shots. Problem is we gave up a lot fouls, with Braun and Winter having 3 each. We'l just continue what we are doing, hope our big men keeps away from foul trouble, and we could score a major upset here

Halftime: Up 32-28

Key stat(s)

Pts paint: DELST 26, TEMP 4
FTs: DELST 4-6, TEMP 14-18

Key Players

DELST: C Jason Winter 15 pts, 7-8 FG
TEMP: C Gerard Fife 10 pts, 4 rebs

2nd Half

We have 4 turn overs already in the 2nd half; we only committed 2 in the entire 1st half

14:41, Up 36-34

7 2nd half turn overs. Both teams have score very little. C Brandon Braun has 6 of our 8 2nd half pts

11:07, Up 40-34

We get our 1st 3 of the game, courtesy of SG Lewis Lepore, We get another inside basket, this time from C Jamal Swift. Swift added 2 more FTs. All of a sudden, we're ahead by double digits. TEMP got nailed at 34 for about 9 mins now. TEMP shooting a dismal 2-22 3PT

7:26, Up 47-34

TEMP's star player, SG Dan Miles held to just 6 pts and 2-17 FG. Miles trying to put his team back, scored 4 straight pts. Up 9. C Brandon Braun answers with a clutch inside basket. Up 11. Miles hits a 3 to get TEMP to within 8. Miles beginning to wax hot now. Teams traded misses. SG Kevin Stokes drives, and missed. Stokes has struggled today, 1-12 FG. TEMP gets a basket. Up 6. We miss again. And Miles puts up another 3, and just like that, TEMP has reduced this to a single possession game after being down by asmany as 13 a few minutes ago. Timeout

3:36, Up 49-46

We get it to C Jason Winter down low. Winter missed. But C Bandon Braun is there to collect the offensive rebound and scores the put back.. A much needed basket. Up 5. TEMP also scores inside, Up 3. We get it back to Braun, but he was called for steps. TEMP's SG Dan Miles hits a 3 to tie the game! Timeout

2:40, Tied at 51

C Brandon Braun gets the ball but he is being defended well. Braun made a bad pass, and TEMP scores on the break to take the lead. A 19-4 run by TEMP. Down 2. C Jason Winter with the ball. But Winter decided to kick out the pass. SG Lewis Lepore dives, missed. TEMP hits another 3! 22-4 run now by TEMP. Timeout

1:30, Down 51-56

C Jason Winter gets his 1st FG of the 2nd half. Down 3. Just need t play honest defense. C Brandon Braun gets a block, and we recover the ball. Timeout

0:41, Down 53-56

C Brandon Braun gets a quick 2. Good play. Down 1, 0:32 left. We had to give 2 fouls to get into penalty. TEMP to shoot 1-and-1. Split! Down 2. We have no timeouts left. C Jason Winter gets it inside, and Winter ties the game! 0:16 left. We still have to pay defense. 0:06 left. TEMP's SF Greg Marshall drives. Miss. But TEMP's Joel Route is there to pick up the offensive rebound. Route able to put up the shot before the buzzer. Shot goes in! Oh what a painful way to lose a game!

My players were devastated, but it was great effort, pushing the #1 team in the country to the limit.

Final Score: Delaware St - 57, Temple - 59

Box Scores

Braun 20, 9, 0, 3 tos

Winter 19, 7, 0, 2 blks

Lepore 9, 3, 1

Swift 4, 6, 1

Stokes 3, 4, 0

Murphy 2, 3, 0

Fleming 0, 8, 1

Petteway 0, 2, 3, 3 tos

Turner 0, 0, 8

Team Stats

FG: 38-32%

Rebs: +12

Asts: +3

TOs: +3

Pts in paint: +26

2nd chance: +7

Fast break: -1

Post game observations

(+): Limited the highest scoring team in the country to just 57 pts
(-): 11 2nd half turn overs

randy · March 19, 2015

2002 Final Four

(1) #3 Syracuse
(1) #2 Kansas
(6) #17 Boston
(1) #1 Temple

Championship

#1 Temple def #2 Kansas, 66-64, and win their 5th national title

randy · March 19, 2015

2002 Awards

National

1st Team: So C Brandon Braun

Conference

POY: So C Brandon Braun
DPOY: So C Brandon Braun
1st Team: So C Brandon Braun, Jr C Jason Winter
2nd Team: Jr SF Nick Fleming
I won MEAC COY

randy · March 19, 2015

Best Coaching Offers

Winston Salem St (Prestige: 10)

Will stay at Delaware St

randy · March 19, 2015

Final set of recruits

HS Senior

SG Dan Smith, rank #533 (SCR: B, DEF: B, STL: B, OVR: C)

Junior College

PF Jordan Legans, rank #37 (PAS: A, REB: A, DEF: B, OVR: A)

randy · March 19, 2015

2001-02 Individual Stats and Rankings (Nat'l Rank)

Points

C Brandon Braun - 18.2 ppg (#39)
SG Kevin Stokes - 12.1
C Jason WInter 10.8
SF Nick Fleming - 10.3
SG Lewis Lepore - 9.4
C Jamal Swift - 4.8
PG Sidney Petteway - 4.6
PG Anthony Turner - 3.5
SF Anthony Jefferson - 1.5
C William Murphy - 1.3

Rebounds

C Brandon Braun - 8.4 rpg (#15)
C Jason Winter - 8.3 (#19)
C Jamal Swift - 4.5
SF Nick Fleming - 3.6

Assists

PG Sidney Petteway - 4.9 (#21)
PG Anthony Turner - 4.0

Steals

C Brandon Braun - 1.7 spg (#48)
C Jason Winter - 1.4
SF Nick Fleming - 1.1
SG Lewis Lepore - 1.1
SG Kevin Stokes - 1.0

Blocks

C Jason WInter - 0.8 bpg

Turn overs

PG Sidney Petteway - 2.2 topg

3pt shots made

SG Lewis Lepore - 52
SG Kevin Stokes - 44
PG Sidney Petteway - 14
PG Anthony Turner - 14
SF Anthony Jefferson - 10
SF Nick Fleming - 4
C Brandon Braun - 1
PG Brandon Perry - 1

FG % (min: 30 FGA)

C Brandon Braun - 54.8% (218 of 398)
C William Murphy - 54.8
C Jamal Swift - 48.8
SG Lewis Lepore - 46.3
C Jason Winter - 45.2
PG Sidney Petteway - 44.7
SF Nick Fleming - 43.9
PG Anthony Turner - 38.8
SG Kevin Stokes - 37.9
SF Anthony Jefferson - 32.7

FT% (min: 20 FTA)

SG Kevin Stokes - 89.3% (50 of 56)
SG Lewis Lepore - 76.5
SF Nick Fleming - 69.8
PG Sidney Petteway - 65.9
C Brandon Braun - 64.0
PG Anthony Turner - 63.0
C Jason Winter - 59.0
C Jamal Swift - 54.5

3PT% (min: 10 3PA)

SG Lewis Lepore - 46.4% (52 of 112)
PG Anthony Turner - 32.6
SF Anthony Jefferson - 30.3
PG Sidney Petteway - 29.8
SG Kevin Stokes - 27.8
SF Nick Fleming - 23.5

Minutes

C Brandon Braun - 28.9
SF Nick Fleming - 24.5
C Jason Winter - 23.7
SG Kevin Stokes - 23.4
SG Lewis Lepore - 21.5
PG Sidney Petteway - 21.3
PG Anthony Turner - 17.0
C Jamal Swift - 16.8
SF Anthony Jefferson - 9.0
C William Murphy - 7.9

randy · March 19, 2015

2001-02 Team Stats, Rankings, +/- from last season

Team

Points: 76.1 (#3), -1.6
Rebounds: 34.8 (#21), +1.8
Assists: 16.4 (#16), -0.9
Steals: 8.3 (#14), +1.7
Blocks: 3.3 (#32), +0.7
TOs: 10.4 (#2), -2.1
FG%: 45.5 (#80), -3.0
3PT%: 34.0 (#203), -7.4
FT%: 66.8 (#313), +5.0

Opposition

Points: 62.9 (#54), -8.3
FG%: 41.2 (#39), -3.3
3PT%: 34.2 (#160), -5.2
TOs: 17.5 (#11), +1.8

Efficiency

Offense: 54.9 (#7), -1.7
Defense: 45.4 (#132), -6.5

randy · March 19, 2015

Coaching Stats as of 2002 (2 years)

Ratings

Offense: 12 (+6)
Defense: 12 (+6)
Recruiting: 8 (+4)
Scouting: 3 (+1)
Development: 12 (+6)
Reputation: 9 (+5)

Record

Overall W-L: 51-14 (0.785)
NCAA App: 2
Sweet 16: 1
NCAA W-L: 2-2
Conf Titles: 2
Conf COY: 2
20-Wins: 2

randy · March 19, 2015

Graduating Players

PG Sidney Petteway

Regular season: 60 G, 5.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 5.7 apg

Post season: 4 G, 3.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 3.8 apg

GPA: 3.1

C Jamal Swift

Awards: 2001 MEAC All-Conference 2nd Team

Regular season: 61 G, 6.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.9 bpg

Post season: 4 G, 3.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg

GPA: 3.6

randy · March 19, 2015

2002-03 Delaware St Lineup

Starters

1: So PG Anthony Turner, 1.0/2.0, 6-4 (Raleigh, NC)
2: Jr SG Kevin Stokes, 6-3, 2.0/3.5 (Prestonsburg, KY)
3: Sr SF Nick Fleming, 6-6. 3.5/3.5 (Comanche, OK)
4: Jr C Brandon Braun, 6-8, 4.5/5.0 (Woodside, DE) (*)
5: Sr C Jason Winter, 6-10, 4.0/4.5 (San Fernando, CA) (*)

Reserves

3/4: Jr PF Jordan Legans, 6-6, 4.0/4.5 (Nanty Glo, PA)
1/2: Sr SG Lewis Lepore, 6-0, 2.5/3.0 (Franklin, WV)
4/5: Sr® William Murphy, 6-8, 2.0/2.5 (Black Mountain, NC)
2/3: Fr SG Dan Smith, 6-5, 2.0/3.5 (Middletown, DE)
3/4: Sr Anthony Jefferson, 6-8, 2.0/3.5 (Canandaigua, NY)
1: Jr® PG Brandon Perry, 5-8, 2.0/2.5 (Riverton, KS)
4/5: Jr C Matt Ward, 6-10, 1.5/3.5 (Rosendale, WI)

Walk-ons

4/5: Jr PF Michael Spencer, 6-11, 1.0/1.0 (Wilmington, DE)
3/4: Sr SF Kurt Mells, 6-7, 2.5/2.5 (Wilmington, DE)

Transfers (ineligible to play this season)

4/5: So® PG Jack Nixon (from New Mexico St), 6-4, 1.5/3.5 (Eagle Point, OR)

(*) Norton candidate

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