Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Conferences, Players, and Stats

It is time to introduce the conferences.  I have chosen 31 conferences from the NCAA and 1 additional athletic division, the NAIA.  The 31 conferences, and one additional collegiate division, are as follows:
  1. The Sun Belt
  2. The Big West
  3. The Big South
  4. The West Coast
  5. The Patriot
  6. The Summit
  7. The Missouri Valley
  8. The Pac 10
  9. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
  10. The Ivy League
  11. The Colonial Athletic
  12. The Southeastern Conference (SEC)
  13. The Big 12
  14. The Big East
  15. The Southern Conference
  16. The Atlantic 10
  17. Conference USA
  18. The Metro Atlantic
  19.  The American East
  20.  The Big 10
  21.  The Mountain West
  22.  The Horizon
  23.  The Big Sky
  24.  The Mid-American
  25.  The Atlantic Sun
  26.  The MEAC
  27.  The Ohio Valley
  28.  The Southland
  29.  The SWAC
  30.  The Northeast
  31.  The NAIA
  32.  The Western Athletic Conference
Let me introduce each team and the conference from which it came.  With each player named the following information will also be provided (if possible):  their school, height, their career statistical averages for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and 3-point percentage.  Unfortunately, pre 1980 players don’t usually have the statistical data recorded that players who played after that date have.  And, if the player was from the 1930s, 40s, and 1950s the statistical information is limited to points per game and rebounds, and in a few rare situations, only points per game.   So, as I previously mentioned all numbers in red are statistical averages for all players of that position.  
I also recorded most post-season awards they may have won.  For example:  Tony Dunkin of Coastal Carolina is the only player in NCAA history, for any conference, to win the Player of the Year award (POY) for four consecutive years.  If, at the end of the season, those who saw him play voted for this person to join the elite POY club, then that has to mean something.  Therefore the computer program will take this into account when that player’s team plays their scheduled opponent.
Now it is time to introduce each conference’s thirteen players, as chosen by moi.
The Sun Belt


The Sun Belt Conference was established in 1976.  The current members are:  Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Middle Tennessee State, University of South Alabama, Troy University, Western Kentucky, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas State, University of Denver, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Louisiana at Monroe, and North Texas.
Past members are:  UAB, University of Central Florida, Jacksonville, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, University of New Orleans, North Carolina at Charlotte, University of South Florida, Old Dominion, VCU, Utah State, and Texas Pan-American.
The Team
Head Coach:
J. D. Barnett (VCU) / Winning percentage of 73%
Assistant Coach:
Darrin Horn (Western Kentucky) / Winning percentage of 70%
Guards:
  1. Chico Fletcher (Arkansas St.) 5’ 6” Guard, 14.8 ppg / 2.8 rpg / 8.3 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-Point / 2x all conference selection, 2x POY
  1. Derik Fisher (Univ Ark LR) 6’ 1” Guard, 12.4 ppg / 4.3 rpg / 4.2 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-Point / all conference selection / POY
  1. Bo McCalebb (Univ NO) 6’ 0” Guard, 20.9 ppg / 4.7 rpg / 3.0 apg / 1.95 spg / .25 blpg / 33% 3-point / all conference selection / POY
  1. Chad Kinch (UNC Charlotte) 6’ 4” Guard / 18.0 ppg / 3.7 rpg / / 3.9 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-Point / 3x all conference selection
  1. Courtney Lee (W. Kentucky) 6’ 5” Guard / 17.6 ppg / 5.2 rpg / 2.2 apg / 1.9 spg / .25 blpg / 40% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / POY
Forwards:
6.  Muntrelle Dobbins  (Univ Ark. Little Rock) 6’ 6” Forward/Guard 14.4 ppg / 11.4 rpg / 1.3 apg / .7 spg / 1.9 blpg / 33.5% 3-Point / POY / Basketball Weekly HM All American
7.  Charlie Bradley  (Univ. San Fran) 6’ 6” Forward/Guard 19.7 ppg / 5.4 rpg / 1.8 apg / 1.2 spg / 1.1 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / POY / Member of the Sun Belt All Decade Team
8.  Hector Romero  (Univ. NO) 6’ 7” Forward / 19.3 ppg / 10.0 rpg / 2.0 apg / 1.2 spg / 1.1 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / POY
9.  Terry Catledge (Univ. South Alabama) 6’ 8” Forward / 21.7 ppg / 10.8 rpg / 1.8 apg / 1.1 spg / .7 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 2x POY
10.  Cedric Maxwell (Univ. N. Carolina Charlotte) 6’ 8” Forward / 22.3 ppg / 12.1 rpg / 1.8 apg / 1.2 spg / 1.1 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / NIT MVP / all conference selection / POY
Centers:
11.  Wayne Cooper (Univ. NO)  6’ 10” Center / 14.5 ppg / 10.8 rpg / .9 apg / 1.0 spg / 1.9 blpg / 30.2% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / POY
12.  Ervin Johnson (Univ. NO) 6’ 11” Center / 13.1 ppg / 10.5 rpg / 1.1 apg / .9 spg / 2.4 blpg / 30.2% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / POY
13.  Chris Gatling (Old Dom) 6’ 10” Center / 21.3 ppg / 10.1 rpg / 1.1 apg / 1.7 spg / 2.3 blpg / 30.2% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 2x POY / Member of the Sun Belt All Decade Team
The Big West


The Big West conference was created in 1969.  When it was created it went by the name Pacific Coast Athletic Association.  In 1988 the PCAA changed its name to the Big West Conference.  The current members are:  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, Univ. of Pacific, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, and UC Santa Barbara.
Past members include: Boise St., California State University, UNLV, UN Reno, California State Los Angeles, Univ. of Idaho, New Mexico State, University of North Texas, Fresno St., Utah St., San Diego St., and San Jose St.
The Team
Head Coach:
Jerry Tarkanian (Long Beach St.) / Winning percentage of 87%
Assistant Coach:
Stew Morril (Utah State) / Winning percentage of 76%
Guards:
  1. Josh Akognon (Cal. State Fullerton) 5’ 11’’ Point Guard / 22.0 ppg / 3.3 rpg / 1.5 apg / 1.2 spg / .1 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / POY
  1. Jerry Pender (Fresno St.) 6’ 2” Guard / 22.4 ppg / 8.3 rpg / 3.5 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / all conference selection
  1. Leon Wood (Cal. State Fullerton) 6’ 3” Guard / 20.6 ppg / 2.3 rpg / 3.9 apg / 1.5 spg / .2 blpg / 44% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 2nd team AP All American
  1. Isaiah Rider (UNLV) 6’ 5” Guard / 24.9 ppg / 7.1 rpg / 2.9 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 40% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / POY / 2nd team AP All American
  1. Cedric Ceballos (Cal St. Fullerton) 6’ 6” Guard / 22.1 ppg / 10.7 rpg / 1.6 apg / 1.6 spg / .4 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / 2x all conference selection
Forwards:
  1. Larry Johnson (UNLV) 6’ 6” Forward / 21.6 ppg / 11.2 rpg / 2.5 apg / 1.9 spg / 1.2 blpg / 35% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / 2x POY / 2x Consensus All American / NABC POY / Naismith Award Winner / Sporting News POY / USBWA POY / Wooden Award Winner
  1. Ed Ratleff (Long Beach St.)  6’ 6” Forward / 21.4 ppg / 8.4 rpg / 1.8 apg / 1.2 spg / 1.1 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 2x POY / 2x 1st Team AP All American
  1. Ron Cornelius (Pacific) 6’ 9” Forward / 17.9 ppg / 8.4 rpg / 1.2 apg / .5 spg / .4 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / POY


  1. Kevin Magee (UC Irvine) 6’ 8” Forward / 26.3 ppg / 12.3 rpg / .3 apg / 1.2 spg / 1.1 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 2x POY / 2x 1st team AP All American / 2nd team USBWA All American / 2nd team NABC All American / 2nd team UPI All American
  1. Armen Gilliam (UNLV) 6’ 9” Forward / 17.3 ppg / 8.3 rpg / .5 apg / 1.1 spg / .9 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / POY/ Consensus 2nd team All American
Centers:
  1. Mate Milisa (Long Beach St.) 6’ 11” Center / 16.4 ppg / 6.4 rpg / 2.0 apg / 1.3 spg / .7 blpg / 40% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / POY
  1. Eric Franson (Utah St.)  6’ 8” Center / 15.7 ppg / 9.12 rpg / .9 apg / .6 spg / .5 blpg / 30.2% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / POY
  1. Johnny Rogers (Cal. Irvine) 6’ 10” Center / 21.2 ppg / 8.0 rpg / .9 apg / .6 spg / .7 blpg / 30.2% 3-point / 2x all conference selection




The Big 12
The Big 12 conference officially came into existence in 1994.  But, because the core of the Big 12 was a group of schools called the Big 6, I have decided to use the history of the Big 6 as well.  Later the conference became the Big 7 and then the Big 8.  When the four Texas schools (Texas, Baylor, Texas A & M, and Texas Tech) joined in 1994 the Big 12 was born.
The current members of the Big 12 are: Kansas, Kansas St., Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Iowa St., Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor, TCU, and West Virginia.
Former members are:  Missouri, Nebraska, and Colorado.
No other conference caused as much indecision for me than the Big 12.  I actually formed 2 separate teams because there were five players that caused me to second-guess myself over and over again.
The Team
Head Coach:
Bill Self (Kansas) / Winning percentage of 82%
Assistant Coach:
Roy Williams (Kansas) / Winning percentage of 81%
Guards:
  1. Jo Jo White (Kansas) 6’ 0’’ Point Guard / 15.3 ppg / 4.9 rpg / 3.9 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / 3x All Big 8 conference selection / 2x Consensus All American
  1. T. J. Ford (Texas) 6’ 0” Guard / 12.9 ppg / 3.8 rpg / 2.1 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / Consensus All American / Sporting News POY / Naismith Award Winner / Wooden Award Winner / (Very interesting point, T. J. was named the National Player of the year by 3 respected organizations yet he was not even chosen POY for the Big 12 conference)
  1. Mike Evans (Kansas St.) 6’ 1” Guard / 18.1ppg / 3.4 rpg / 3.9 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / 4x all conference selection / 2x POY
  1. Willie Smith (Missouri) 6’ 2” Guard / 23.9 ppg / 5.6 rpg / 3.9 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / POY
  1. Rolando Blackman (Kansas St.) 6’ 6” Shooting Guard / 15.2 ppg / 5.0 rpg / 2.7 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / POY
  1. Darnell Valentine (Kansas) 6’ 1” Guard / 15.4 ppg / 3.6 rpg / 3.9 apg / 1.8 spg / .25 blpg / 39.5% 3-point / 4x all conference selection
Forwards:
  1. Jeff Grayer (Iowa St.) 6’ 5” Forward / 20.0 ppg / 7.3 rpg / 2.0 apg / 1.4 spg / .5 blpg / 33% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / AP All American
  1. Wayman Tisdale (Oklahoma) 6’ 9” Forward / 25.6 ppg / 10.1 rpg / .9 apg / .9 spg / 2.0 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 3x POY / 3x Consensus All American
  1. Danny Manning (Kansas) 6’ 10” Forward / 20.1 ppg / 8.1 rpg / 2.3 apg / 1.7 spg / 1.4 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 3x POY / 3x Consensus All American / NABC POY / Naismith POY / Wooden Award POY / NCAA MVP


  1. Bob Boozer (Kansas St.) 6’ 8” Forward / 21.9 ppg / 10.7 rpg / 1.8 apg / 1.2 spg / 1.1 blpg / 33.5% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 2x POY / 2x Consensus All American


Centers:
  1. Clyde Lovellette  (Kansas) 6’ 9” Center / 24.4 ppg / 11.2 rpg/ .9 apg / 1.0 spg / 1.9 blpg / 30.2% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 2x Consensus All American / Helms POY
  1. Bryant “Big Country” Reeves (Oklahoma St.)  7’ 0” Center / 17.4 ppg / 8.5 rpg / 1.0 apg / .5 spg / 1.5 blpg / 30.2% 3-point / 3x all conference selection / 2x POY / 2x AP All American
  2. Wilt Chamberlain (Kansas) 7' 1" Center / 29.9 ppg / 18.3 rpg / 1.9 apg / 1.0 spg / 1.9 blpg30.2% 3-point / 2x all conference selection / 2x Consensus All-American (unfortunately I am forced to say that Wilt Chamberlain only had 1.9 blocks per game. Common sense tells me that Wilt was probably closer to 4.0 blocks per game.)


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