No Further This March

Thursday @ Laval

BU          18      9     21     19   -   67
UL          16     26    21     19   -   82


The second quarter was our undoing. It has kind of been a theme the last couple of games after solid first quarters. After executing well in the first, we got a little sloppy with our passing & shot selection in the 2nd quarter. Laval capitalized and put us into a bit of a hole.

The beginning of the 3rd quarter was a continuation of the 2nd as we struggled defensively and Laval went on a 3 point shooting barrage. They pushed their lead up to 23 points with about 2 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. Much like the last time we played there we went on a run to close the lead to 9 in a 6 minute span before missing an open lay-up that would have cut the lead to 7 and may have changed the course of the game. On the ensuing possession Laval came down and knocked in a 3 point shot which effectively ended our run. We never challenged the lead again, but our guys continued to play hard.

All in all, the effort was good, but we did not have much left in the tank. Can you call not making the playoffs a successful season? Maybe...this group was very young, got better with each passing week and showed flashes of brilliance at times. If we don't stand pat and come back a much better team next season then I think we can say this past season was definitely a success!

Abdul...17 pts, 6 rebounds, 4 assists

Freshman sensation Abdul Kamane led us with 17 points, 6 rebounds, a season high 4 assists (could have been more if we made a few more shots!) and zero turnovers. Abdul is starting to figure some things out and should be a dominant player for seasons to come. Pete & Jona added 14 & 11 respectively. Nick had 10 points and 12 rebounds to end his freshman season with a double-double. By the way, Nick finished 2nd in the league in rebounding at 7.6 per game while Abdul was 3rd with 7.3 per game.

This completes our season...4-12 in league play + 3 other CIS wins that all came against teams that made the playoffs in other conferences along with 2 wins over NCAA D3 schools. A 9 win season was not what we were looking for, but it could have been worse! It is actually much better than the first season for the core of last year's championship team. Regardless, it was a fun group to coach and our best days should be ahead of us.

I will keep you updated on post season awards & recruiting updates etc...
Rod