Big Sky Basketball, 2021-22

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Big Sky basketball season is now underway. The big news so far is that Sac State MBB coach Brian Katz abruptly retired because of health/family reasons after Sac's exhibition win over Simpson. He went 150-232 in 13 seasons with the Hornets.

https://hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/20 ... 1105nrsfji

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 76-91 NEV; Eagles lose fast-break points 14-2
  PSU 64-73 ORST; James Jean-Marie got a double-double in his Viking debut, but the Fighting Tinkles won second-half shooting 50%-33%
  jessup 59-89 SAC; The Hornet defense dominates the first half to give interim coach Brandon Laird a win in his unexpected debut
  eou 61-82 ISU; Zach Visentin goes 6/6 for the Bengals
  beth 74-116 SUU; Bethesda played 18 different players in this one
  wco 60-100 WEB; Wildcats win fast-break points 35-5
  NAU 52-81 UA; Wildcats win turnovers 21-6
  dick 27-74 UMT; Dickinson State, now coached by former Griz F/C Derek Selvig, shot just 22% and only had 2 FT attempts
  MSU 90-94 CU (OT); The Bobcats blow a 13-point second-half lead and can't regroup in overtime
  
  
  
  Women
  
  warpac 64-87 PSU; Esmerelda Morales set a PSU freshman record with 32 points (on 79% shooting) in her debut
  SAC 71-90 CAL; Pacific grad transfer Lianna Tillman scores 27 in her Hornet debut
  lcsc 46-95 IDA; Allison Kirby gets 10 points, 11 boards, and 7 assists
  ISU 34-91 UO; Ducks win shooting 61%-23%
  SUU 69-71 CSUF; The Titans overcome a 14-point deficit thanks to 51% shooting in the second half
  UND 57-72 WEB; Weber gets their first win of the season 3.5 months earlier than they did last year
  nwnaz 46-84 UMT; Teagan Thurman went 8/16 for the Nighthawks, but the rest of her team went 8/63
  carr 60-69 MSU; The Bobcats avoid the upset thanks to 40 bench points
  UNC 41-71 ASU; The Bears commit 32 turnovers

[SDHornet]

Wasn't planning on going to any MBB games, but may just go to start a "Let's Go Brandon" chant...you know to support Laird in his interim role.

WBB played Cal tough until they ran out of gas in the final 7ish minutes of the game. Was a 6 point game early in the 4th. Cal livestream was intermittent but the minutes I saw has showed this team is already way more talented than the past regimes waning seasons.

[AZGrizFan]

We're 1-0, baby!!!

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  LBSU 95-89 IDA (OT); The Vandals are dominated in overtime after blowing a 12-point lead with 7:20 to go in regulation
  UNC 67-65 PAC*; The Bears pull it out despite getting just 2 points from their bench
  
  * - Rainbow Classic (in Honolulu, HI)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NAU 62-73 UW; The 'Jacks commit 28 fouls to ruin an otherwise good defensive performance
  UNC 81-78 HAW*; The Bears nearly blew a 26-point lead, but still… they're 2-0
  
  * - Rainbow Classic
  
  
  Women
  
  SJSU 77-67 EWU; The Eagles shoot 32% in their first game with a new head coach in 20 years
  SUU 65-81 UCI; Madelyn Eaton scored a career-high 26, but no other T-Bird had more than 10
  MSU 47-72 GONZ; Bobcats lose points-in-the-paint 44-12

[SuperHornet]

Wasn't planning on going to any MBB games, but may just go to start a "Let's Go Brandon" chant...you know to support Laird in his interim role.

WBB played Cal tough until they ran out of gas in the final 7ish minutes of the game. Was a 6 point game early in the 4th. Cal livestream was intermittent but the minutes I saw has showed this team is already way more talented than the past regimes waning seasons.

I saw a guy at a Veteran's Day celebration in Lathrop wearing a "Let's Go Brandon" hat. People sure didn't waste any time making $$ off of that....

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 76-84 UCD; Three players had double-doubles for the Eagles, but they shot 32%
  egst 44-100 PSU; Vikings win points-in-the-paint 52-18
  gfu 85-95 IDA; The Vandals only played 8 guys, but they shot 70% from the field
  ISU 60-65 PEPP; The Bengals lose their 10th. straight DI non-conference game
  SUU 76-83 DIX; John Knight had 20 points, but he also had 8 of Suutah's 13 turnovers
  
  
  
  Women
  
  DIX 52-80 PSU; All five members of PSU's starting lineup—three are true freshmen—scored in double figures
  NAU 54-62 WSU; Cougs win turnovers 22-9
  UNC 50-61 CSU; Bears lose turnover 15-7

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 56-89 UTAH; Hornets lose the boards 58-29
  UMT 49-86 MSST; Montana's five starters went 6/31 and scored 21 points
  uhh 87-79 UNC (OT)*; Despite the DII loss, the Bears walk away as Rainbow Classic champions
  
  * - Rainbow Classic (in Honolulu, HI)
  
  
  Women
  
  parkaz 56-109 ISU; Bengals win assists 34-6
  WEB 46-67 UPORT; The Wildcats committed 30 turnovers with all 11 players committing at least 1
  MSU 42-80 UNLV; The Bobcats lose the boards by 23 and go 1/15 from the arc

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 51-77 SEA; Seattle U wins big despite (former EWU coach) Jim Hayford's resignation earlier this week
  rmc 52-81 MSU; The Bobcats hold Rocky to 28% shooting
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 48-67 PEPP; The Waves win the boards by 17
  SJSU 65-75 SAC; The Hornets get their first DI non-conference win in 3 years
  USD 66-46 IDA; The Vandals had 11 more turnovers (27) than baskets (16)
  NAU 65-72 UW; The 'Jacks trimmed a 20-point deficit down to 5 with about a minute left, but they couldn't get any closer
  GONZ 67-60 UMT; Gonzaga wins bench points 31-8

[SDHornet]

Women

SJSU 65-75 SAC; The Hornets get their first DI non-conference win in 3 years

New Hornet HC beats the old Hornet HC. Women are much improved and it's only been 2 games. Close game at half, SJSU comes out hot in the 3rd quater and builds a 16 point lead, Hornets buckle down a claw back into it and have a huge 4th qtr to get the win. What a difference having a coach that can recruit makes. Hornets should be competitive in a lot of games this season barring a rash of injuries.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  walwal 71-111 EWU; The Eagle shoot 73% inside the arc
  SAC 58-57 CP; Bryce Fowler, who had 14 points, gets game-winning and-one with 6 seconds left
  IDA 62-69 FRES; San Francisco transfer Trevante Anderson led Idaho in shot attempts, but he didn't have any makes (0/10)
  SUU 51-70 SMC; Marin & Fausett combine to go 5/26 from the field
  WEB 63-59 DUQ; Marquette transfer Koby McEwen nails 5 treys and scores 21
  benaz 48-97 NAU; Lumberjacks go 14/26 from the arc
  UMT 77-79 UND; The Griz blow a 14-point lead despite Brandon Whitney's career-high 30
  cocoll 53-93 UNC; McNeese transfer Dru Kuxhausen goes 8/14 from the arc

[AZGrizFan]

I believe the Griz led at one point by 16. Just atrocious, and more of the same from last year....I believe the bloom may be off the DeCuire rose...

[dbackjon]

I believe the Griz led at one point by 16. Just atrocious, and more of the same from last year....I believe the bloom may be off the DeCuire rose...

I was shocked when I saw the final score.

[SDHornet]

The Sac-CP game was a "who wants to lose" foul-fest. Almost unwatchable.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  EWU 57-64 GCU; Eagles lose second-chance points 20-0
  son 53-76 SAC; Lianna Tillman has another big game with 25 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, and 5 steals
  UVU 60-54 SUU; The Wolverine starters outrebounded Suutah's starters 35-12
  WEB 44-62 TXTECH; This game had 35 turnovers, but only 1 fast-break bucket
  UTRGV 58-60 UNC; The Bears pull it out despite losing points-in-the-paint 32-12

[Mvemjsunpx]

First saw this on eGriz…

[kalm]

First saw this on eGriz…

I don’t get it.

[Mvemjsunpx]

I don’t get it.

Because it looks like it cost about $20 to set up. I mean, either offer a real VIP club, or offer something else (swag?) to entice your VIP donors.
This is just cheap & lazy.

[kalm]

I don’t get it.

Because it looks like it cost about $20 to set up. I mean, either offer a real VIP club, or offer something else (swag?) to entice your VIP donors.
This is just cheap & lazy.

Oh…well sorry Mr Fancy Pants!

(It used to be in the mezzanine with booze and snacks and a better view)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Because it looks like it cost about $20 to set up. I mean, either offer a real VIP club, or offer something else (swag?) to entice your VIP donors.
This is just cheap & lazy.

Oh…well sorry Mr Fancy Pants!

(It used to be in the mezzanine with booze and snacks and a better view)

So why didn't they keep it there?

[SDHornet]

Because it looks like it cost about $20 to set up. I mean, either offer a real VIP club, or offer something else (swag?) to entice your VIP donors.
This is just cheap & lazy.

Oh…well sorry Mr Fancy Pants!

(It used to be in the mezzanine with booze and snacks and a better view)

Yeah I don't see this as a bad thing, more visibility for the booster club. But agree, why give the boosters a shittier view? Floor level seating is over-rated if you actually want to see the game.

Edit: Just read the ejizz thread. Does EWU not give booze and food at this VIP zone? Hell, even at BB pre-game socials for Hornet Club they'd give us food and booze.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  gfu 58-104 PSU; Vikings win points-in-the-paint 66-12 and points-off-turnovers 50-11
  MSU 74-91 SDKST; The Jackrabbits shoot 59%
  UNC 49-62 TEX*; The Bears outshot the Longhorns, but they lost rebounds and turnovers by 10 apiece
  
  * - Abe Lemons Classic
  
  
  Women
  
  UNLV 62-84 NAU; By extrapolative score comparison, NAU would beat the Bobcats by 60

[kalm]

Oh…well sorry Mr Fancy Pants!

(It used to be in the mezzanine with booze and snacks and a better view)

Yeah I don't see this as a bad thing, more visibility for the booster club. But agree, why give the boosters a shittier view? Floor level seating is over-rated if you actually want to see the game.

Edit: Just read the ejizz thread. Does EWU not give booze and food at this VIP zone? Hell, even at BB pre-game socials for Hornet Club they'd give us food and booze.

They always have in the past.

[AZGrizFan]

Oh…well sorry Mr Fancy Pants!

(It used to be in the mezzanine with booze and snacks and a better view)

Yeah I don't see this as a bad thing, more visibility for the booster club. But agree, why give the boosters a shittier view? Floor level seating is over-rated if you actually want to see the game.

Edit: Just read the ejizz thread. Does EWU not give booze and food at this VIP zone? Hell, even at BB pre-game socials for Hornet Club they'd give us food and booze.

Who are you over there (egriz)?