Please allow me some days to travel back home, get acclimated with some work and to double check all of the scores of the top 6 or so Michigan selectors so that I can verify that my current tally is correct (or incorrect). I will then pay out the winnings to those that finish in the Top 3.
As a note - if you have not yet paid your entry fee - please do so NOW!!! I will be paying out the winners in a few days, so it would be great if I did not have to chase you down!
Sure. Congratulations Florida, you won a nearly unwatchable rock fight. In person, it was an even more brutal watch. Foul after foul in the second half. So many missed shots throughout the game. And Houston, what the hell were you doing in the last 10 minutes of that game?!
We were trying to figure out what was going on inside the stadium in the second half of this mess. After a poorly played, but efficient 1st half (4 total fouls called), we could only assume that CBS called down to the floor to remind the refs that they had ad sales to get through.
The 2nd half of that game opened with 5 fouls on Florida inside of the first 3 minutes of play. Then a technical foul on the Florida bench. Ten next 12 fouls called in the game went against Houston putting their two big men on the bench and tilting the action in favor of Florida. Apparently, working the refs really does work!
Florida came from 12 points down in the 2nd half to win this, and their defense down the stretch was outstanding. Still, what in the fu&k was Houston doing offensively in that game? Their offense consisted of dribbles and handoffs 25 feet away from the basket for the majority of the shot clock, then an awful and contested shot heaved at the rim with the hope of an offensive rebound. It seemed to be the most reliable play they had for the last 12 minutes of the game.
Worse to watch was the ending. Houston's last three possessions in the game ended without a shot.
What did we just watch?!
I don't know, but I guess I was just happy to be in person to watch 7' 9" Olivier Rioux cut down his portion of the net without using the ladder. Again, he is a walk-on and a redshirt at the University of Florida. That is insane.
Sports are insane.
Congratulations Gary Ventimiglia! With three blocks won including the final, he is our big winner in the block squares pool. A list of all of the winners during the tournament is provided below.
I will be closing the tournament throughout the day. If you are a winner, you will receive your award via the method you paid your donation to the tournament.
As always, it has been a joy to host this tournament and I hope that those of you reading the posts enjoyed the engagement. We will see you down the road.
--Your Commissioner
There is a lot going on in the blog right now with two tournament pools and a chronical of our trip to San Antonio to attend the Final Four. If you are reading the Chronicles, you have probably noticed that the Southwestern Central University Scorpions have a prominent role in the proceedings.
I have been asked. So, let's go ahead and answer some frequently asked questions
Who are the Southwestern Central Scorpions?
Southwestern Central University is the brainchild of this blogs founders. We represent as a small National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school approximately located near the Northeastern Panhandle of Oklahoma. The Fighting Scorpions don the red and black as primary colors and boast a proud basketball tradition dating back nearly 20 years.
Is Southwestern Central is a fake college?
That depends. While we do not play a traditional schedule of games, or maintain academic facilities and a paid faculty, our administration is serious about our status as a premier, small school basketball power.
How was Southwestern Central founded?
Glad you asked! In 2007, Sinickal, Pepster and Hopps were at the Final Four in Atlanta GA. During an unplanned social event at a bar called Jack's and Jill's, your blog team was having an animated debate about the future professional prospects of University of Kansas freshman center Cole Aldrich. After a Final Four debut with 7 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks in a win against Tyler Hansbrough and the North Carolina Tarheels, this is exactly the debate you are supposed to have. Anyway, some assistant coaches overhear our conversation and ask us where we coach. An idea was born.
Did the Southwestern Central coaching staff really attend the National Association of Basketball Coaches Convention?
Well, sort of. In 2015, the Southwestern Central coaches did arrive in Indianapolis IN with the intention of crashing the convention. We were able to get into the convention center and wandered by a conference session on Managing Player Social Media Use. We ultimately decided to go a different direction with our time at the final four.
Do you really hold an annual coaches meeting?
Of course we do! Generally in conjunction with the Final Four. The planning meeting occurs on the Sunday of the weekend and involves good food and drink. It is a great way for us to understand evolution in the game such as the intricacies of working in the transfer portal as an NAIA school.
How many Final Fours have you been to as a coaching staff?
For Sinickal, this is the 17th Final Four attended in person. As you know this is my favorite event every year. As for Southwestern Central, the staff has attended nine Final Fours together since 2015. The staff has changed over the years as we have added and lost coaches, but Sinickal and Pepster have attended all of them.
Which was your favorite Final Four?
Does the University have gear, and is there a place for fans of the Scorpions to purchase?
Of course we have gear. In fact, below are some additional pictures from coaches meetings over the years. While our primary colors are red and black, we have several alternate uniforms. Those are in black, green and blue. Unfortunately, there is no team store yet, and we have not made gear available to the public.
What's next for the Scorpions?
We will continue to represent the university at upcoming Final Fours and we will continue to innovate in our look and feel as a basketball factory.
We look forward to the remaining chronicles here in San Antonio, then next year in Indianapolis IN!
--Sinickal
That was something you just didn't know could happen. A Duke basketball star was called for a late foul then missed a late shot to tie a game late? What? I was there and I still don't believe what I saw.
Houston is a relentless defensive team. It looks like there are 7 defenders on the floor at times. Here are some notes from the 2nd half of that game:
Here are the standings after the championship game. Although I do not expect anything to change, I do want to take the weekend to double-check to finalize everything, especially since we have a tie for third, so I have to go calculate the tiebreaker. But, I didn't want everyone to think I forgot about the pool while in Arizona. Congratulations - at least for now - to Dan Barsky of Miami, Florida, Paul Cummings of Palm City, Florida, Jim Coleman of Boynton Beach, Florida and Brigadier General Kareem "Monty" Montague, of Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii. 3 of those 4 will win a portion of the proceeds, and have been notified separately of the situation and of the timing.
Final Pool Results/Standings
Twelve consecutive NCAA Tournament games won by double digits.
A win differential of +140. The highest in tournament history (they were +120 last year).
Lost three guys from the 2023 team to the NBA and came back better.
THIS is what a dominance looks like.
The UConn men's team now has six National Championships in the last 25 years. The is tied for third all time with North Carolina, and trailing Kentucky with eight and UCLA with eleven. The notable piece here is how good UConn has been in era of the 64/68 team tournament. There have been two dominant teams since 1995 when the tournament expanded to 64 teams, Duke with five championships and UConn with six. No other team has more than three. And considering that UConn has done this with three different coaches, it is absolutely incredible what is going on in Storrs.
Oh, and just for giggles, the men's and women's teams combined are 17-1 in national championship games!
Purdue? Well, lets just add them to the long line of Big Ten "almost got one's." The Big Ten has now lost its last eight finals game appearances since Michigan State's national championship win in 2000. Unfortunately for the Big Ten, that isn't even the most recent national championship for one of its schools as the University of Maryland beat Indiana (yup, a Big Ten school) in 2002. They then joined the Big Ten in 2014.
I have spent years in this space trashing the Big Ten as a conference, and Virginia and Purdue as underachieving dogs in this tournament, but if you are gambling on them annually in this tournament, you likely also live on the streets since you can't afford anything else.
Congratulations to Andrew Capuana for winning the final game this year! With another successful Block Squares Pool in the books, we move on to the Master's. This truly is the best week in sports.
Thanks everyone! And see you next year.
--Your Tournament Host
Purdue was the other winner today meaning that we a pretty group going to Phoenix. Two 1-Seeds, a 4-Seed and an 11-Seed that we can't really call a Cinderella.
That's all I have today as I have an early morning tomorrow and all day meetings. However, I am looking forward to Friday when I head to Phoenix for the near annual tradition of attending the Final Four!
As for the pool, the results from the Elite 8 are below.
By now you have heard or read everything you need to about UCONN delivering a 30-0 run last night to batter a good Illinois team. Illinois went 50 real time minutes and more than 9 game minutes without a point. During that period, Illinois missed 17 consecutive shots and for the game shot 25%. This for the most efficient offense in the country coming into the game. How bad was it? How about some social media...
And then there was Donovan Clingan. On shots he contested, Illinois was 0-19. He also had a pretty good game offensively. Again, the hyperbole from social media...
Two days ago, I raved about this team noting that I watched a beating in which nothing was memorable. Last night, UCONN decided to make me pay attention.
I don't have much on the Alabama game except the shot chart from that game against Clemson. Just look at this! It is simply amazing.
The game has changed my friends. And Alabama, welcome to your first Final Four.
For the Block Squares Pool, Scott Walters and Devin McDonough were our two winners last night.
And just a reminder, I will start sending payouts tonight and tomorrow for the first four rounds.
--Your Commissioner
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The NCAA Tournament is maybe my favorite major sporting event. For three weeks, we get a single elimination tournament that always delivers no matter what type of fan you are. Small school alumni can root for their team to make national news as a Cinderella team, the gambling is uncomplicated and inclusive, and more often than not, we end March with the best college basketball teams fighting for the title of Champion (cue Luther Vandross).
This year is no exception. The Sweet 16 produced some exciting basketball between some really good teams. At times the games turned into rock fights, but for the most part it was a fun two days! And yesterday, we confirmed that there is another juggernaut in the bracket. Yes, Purdue! A perennial dog in this tournament, Zach Edey and the Boilermakers appear to have finally figured it out and they are laying waste to opponents in this years tournament.
The other notable takeaway for me last night was the ankle injury to Jamal Shead. I am not going to say that Houston wins that game against Duke last night if he is able to play, but it was a completely different team after he left. All credit to Duke however. They had to fight through a stifling defense to pull that out.
And finally, N.C. State. That's it, that's the take.
For the Block Squares Pool, we keep introducing new people to the winners circle! Winners from last night are below.
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Well, maybe I should say that Connecticut keeps rolling. I kept looking up at that game last night and UConn lead kept growing. I have no idea what happened in that game. Literally nothing stands out about the game and I can't remember a single play. And they just keep annihilating teams. And this has been going on for two years. Here is UConn's run as a 4-Seed in the 2023 tournament:
Let me quickly get a couple of things off my chest.
As you have noticed, there is a second NCAA tournament pool blogging in this space. Yes, your tournament host shares this blog with another person who calls himself a tournament host also. He is much wordier than me and he likes to take my content and throw it into his blog posts without credit. Hey Pepster, I see you. You had better start acknowledging me by name.
More importantly, your tournament host is in the win column! That is correct, in the 100th game played since I started running this pool, I am in the winners bracket. Adding to this celebration, I also won game number 102. Suck it people! I am getting ready to go on a run so hide your money and your feelings.
Regarding the NCAA tournament games, nothing really earth shattering happened yesterday. The Big East and ACC continue to churn out wins, and NC State as the only double digit seed to advance is recalling memories of 1983. None of that really held my attention yesterday, but this person did.
I should start by giving thanks. I had to fly back to Washington DC from Phoenix AZ yesterday and I was able to watch most of the early window on live television on the airplane. Thank you Delta.
Round 1 is now complete and I think the biggest takeaway has to be the bizarro world we are in that has the Big Ten performing well and the SEC being the dog of the power conferences. The SEC went 3-5 over the last two days and all five losses were loud!
I am writing this from a classroom in downtown Phoenix AZ where I am a team coach for an internal leadership development academy in my agency. This is important to this post because the
topics today are empathy and managing stress.
Do you want to know what my takeaways are so far?
First, I
have no empathy for fans of Virginia. Be better you sorry pieces of crap! Last
year in this space, I wrote a post titled “Virginia is a Dumpster Fire” where I
commented that the fact that Virginia sandwiched a National Championship run in
2019 between two first round exits should be the subject of 30 for 30. This year, they didn't even wait until the first round to give a performance worthy of 1960's NIT play. That
team truly is hot garbage and I can’t be empathetic.
My second takeaway is
that gambling sucks. Or maybe it is that I suck at gambling and this is
stressing me out! There have been a number of exercises in this class to help
me manage stress and these don’t work at all. I need to just put my fist
through a wall. Thanks Kentucky.
With that, the first day of games is complete and we have
our first 16 winners in the block pool.
On to Day 2!
Your Commissioner.
Are you excited for the Final Four?
Ah, storylines. Every year I hear people talking about how refreshing it would be if March were truly madness. The tournament would be so much better if Duke wasn't winning every year and we got some new teams to root for. What about the Cinderella's and true underdogs?
Well, you got it. And now we will see if that is what you really wanted.
My guess is that you don't want this. I am heading to Houston this weekend for the Final Four, and I am going to guess that game tickets will not be that expensive and TV ratings won't be overwhelming. I mean, I think the ratings will be better than a LIV tournament, but that isn't saying much.
There is a reason that four of the five most watched non-NFL sporting events of 2022 were the Alabama-Georgia BCS Championship Game, the UNC-Duke Final Four semi-final, the Kansas-UNC Final Four final, and Celtics-Warriors Game 6 in the NBA finals. Familiarity and sustained success matters, and people tune in to both root for and against "important" teams.
In other words, congratulations on getting this Final Four.
Your tournament host is in Los Angeles this week and didn't get to watch much of any of the Elite 8 games. What that means is that I was spared having to watch Wooga Poplar make a free throw with 5 seconds left in the Miami-Texas game to take me out of the money.
I. HATE. GAMBLING.
With that Emily Lawson continues her streak of winning a box in every round of the tournament so far. And for some of us, there are only three opportunities left. Here are the full results from the Elite 8.
Stakes double again on Saturday to 400 units per win. Good luck out there.
First of all, nobody picked North Carolina in the Final Four (or St. Peter's for that matter), so the only game of consequence was the Kansas-Miami bout. We actually did have 2 entries with Miami in the Final Four, but that did not come to fruition, and I do not award an "Almost Selection of the Day" award. Given that Kansas was a 1 seed, it wouldn't have been a stretch for the half or so of us that had them in the Final Four, so I am just going to not give the award. I will just say that if you had Kansas, you made up some ground, if you did not, you lost some ground, and leave it at that. The top of the standings stayed mostly the same with Day Yi 2 of Forest Hills, New York, and Jeremy Spuhler of St. Petersburg, Florida, remaining in first and second place respectively, but we have a new entrant in third place, as Dawn Lamb (Keith) of Delray Beach, Florida has risen into the show position.
I point out that since nobody selected North Carolina the North Carolina/St. Peter's game had no consequences in our pool, but it sure did for the bookmakers, especially in New Jersey. See, a New Jersey law does not allow the Jersey books to accept bets on games involving New Jersey schools, and an additional law requires that all futures bets have a winner. So, anybody that made a future bet on North Carolina to win the eastern bracket would have paid out EVEN IF ST. PETER'S WON THE GAME. As it turns out, St. Peter's was not an option, and North Carolina advanced the furthest in the tournament in that quadrant. I thank my friend Todd Betzag of Tampa, Florida (not in the pool) for circulating the story, which can be found, HERE. The article also mentions just how much money sports books stood to lose on a St. Peter's victory.
Our champions list remains the same, with only Kansas in play today. Our champions are: Auburn, Arizona, Baylor, DUKE, Gonzaga, Illinois, KANSAS, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas Tech, VILLANOVA, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin.
Since the games were SOOOOOO bad yesterday, my heart just really isn't in it to add a history section. I try my best to let the outcome of the games, or a play, or player, or team dictate what story I bring forth in this write-up, and I really hope the connection between on the court and the tournament memories are understandable, or at least you can see them. Today, I feel like if I wrote anything about North Carolina, Kansas, Miami or St. Peter's, it would just seem forced.
But, you all deserve something for putting up with my updates (hell, for just reading the rules), so in lieu of a story, I am just going to ask a tournament trivia question, which was posited to me by Silas Nichols of Washington, D.C. (answer to come in the next update, or maybe just later this week). And, if I get enough responses via comments on the blog, I may make this a regular/semi-regular addition to the update.
Three people have won the NCAA basketball championship as both a player and a coach. Can you name them?
As far as on the Court ...
Players of the Day
Honorable Mention. Justin Moore, Villanova - He didn't play yesterday, but the official news of his torn Achilles might have more effect on the Final Four than anything that did happen yesterday. His surgery reportedly went well according to Villanova Coach Jay Wright.
5. K.C. Ndefo, St. Peter's - Ndefo finished with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks. That is filling up the stat sheet for a team that lost 69-49 (and it wasn't that close).
4. Brady Manek, North Carolina - Finished with 19 points (on 7-11 shooting, including 4-6 from three-point range) and 8 rebounds, even chipping in 1 assist in North Carolina's victory.
5. Ochai Agbaji, Kansas - Another stat sheet stuffing performance by the first-team All-American as he scored a game-high 18 points, had 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals.
2. Armando Bacot, North Carolina - Scored 20 points and had 22 rebounds. 22!!!
1. Christian Pulisic, USMNT - Scored a hat trick as the US Men's National Team annihilated Panama 5-1 and put the national team on the brink of qualifying for the World Cup. So long as the US loses by 5 goals or better against Costa Rica on Wednesday night (or ties or wins the game), the US will qualify for Qatar.
Stats of the Day
5. K.C. Ndefo from St. Peter's had 6 blocks, giving him 14 for the tournament. Ndefo is 6'7", 195. By contrast, Mark Williams from Duke has 16 blocks in the tournament and he is 7'1", 245.
4. Kansas outscored Miami 47-15 in the second half!
3. The four schools in the Final Four have won 9 of the last 20 titles! (Duke - 3, North Carolina - 3, Villanova - 2, Kansas -1)
2. Armando Bacot of North Carolina had 22 rebounds!!!
1. Christian Pulisic had a hat trick against Panama, scoring 3 of the 5 goals for the US.
Best Social Media Posts
2. Bill Walton on twitter (possibly - or I just made it up) - This game is HORRIBLE!!!
1. Charles Barkley on twitter (possible - or I just made it up - Just TURRIBLE!
STANDINGS
Remember, please double-check your scores, and let me know if you think I made a mistake.
WOW!!! That is all I can say. Jalen Suggs - welcome to the pantheon of NCAA Tournament memorable last second shots, joinging the likes of Kris Jenkins, Lorenzo Charles, Christian Laettner, Bryce Drew, Tate George, Danny Ainge and Ali Faroukmanesh.
I, and many others, expected one close game and one blowout last night, and that is exactly what we got - in reverse order. Baylor, for the majority of the year the number 2 ranked team in the country, just annihilated Houston from the get-go, whereas UCLA gave Gonzaga everything they could handle, taking the Bulldogs to overtime, which culminated in the Jalen Suggs banked-in game-winning three- pointer at the buzzer from Damian Lillard territory.
So, we get the game between the teams that have basically been the best 2 teams all year. Who would have thought it?
With Houston out of the tournament, only 2 chamions remain in our pool, and, obviously, whether Gonzaga or Baylor wins will determine the winners of the pool. If Gonzaga wins, then our current leader, William Pujals of Charlotte, North Carolina wins the pool, with Brent Bellinger 1 of Austin, Texas in second and Measha Williams 3 of Houston, Texas in third. If Baylor wins, Edy Pecan of the Greater West Palm Beach, Florida and Steven Usma 3 of Miami, Florida tie for first, and Brian Hinaman of Parrish, Florida finishes third. I have not yet done the computation to break the tie, so if Baylor wins, our winners will be surprised too! Matt Hopps of Quincy, Massachusetts, currently sits tied for second, but has Michigan as the winner.
While we await tomorrow night's final between Gonzaga and Baylor, Houston joins the rest of our dismissed champions: Alabama, Florida, Florida STate, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Michgan State, Ohio State and Virginia.
Most entrants had at least 1 game correct. If you had both, you rocketed up the standings. If you had zero, you fell.
Stats of the Day
3. As Juwan Howard was the first person to be a number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament as a player and a coach, I then wanted to see if any players of the year had success as coaches on the college level. As it turns out, South Carolina women's basketball coach was a Naismith Award winner as player of the year, and has also coached in the Final Four.
2. Speaking of South Carolina women's basketball, although the Gamecocks lost in the Final Four to Stanford, in the Elite 8 South Carolina held Texas to 0 points for the entire fourth quarter. ZERO POINTS!!!
1. This is the fifth time that the NCAA championship game has been played by the teams ranked 1 and 2 in the preseason poll since 1961 (when the preseason poll started). It is, however, the first time since Duke defeated Arizona in 2001.
Players of the Day
8. Marcus Sasser, Houston. Sasser was the only Cougar not overwhelmed by Baylor, scoring 20 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
7. Cody Riley, UCLA. Riley had 14 points and 10 rebounds, but 6 important points late in the game to keep UCLA close.
6. Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga. The freshman phenom finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 asissts, 2 steals and 1 block.
5. Jared Butler, Baylor. In an ominous sign for Baylor opponents, Butler is starting to find his shot, finishing 4-5 from 3 points range for 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
4. Joel Ayayi, Gonzaga. For long stretches of the game, Ayayi was Gonzaga's best player. He scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
3. Drew Timme, Gonzaga. He finished with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, but had 6 straignt Gonzaga points to start overtime.
2. Johnny Juzang, UCLA. Scored 29 points on 12-18 shooting, and 3-6 from three point range. Also added 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. He has been the best player in the tournament.
1. Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga. Just for the last buzzer-beating shot that put Gonzaga into the finals and kept UCLA out of the second overtime.
Plays of the Day
3. Under ordinary circumstances, Andrew Nembhard's three-pointer to send the game into overtime would have been the big shot in a game. It barely registers last night, which is why I want to mention it.
2. Under ordinary circumstances, Jalen Suggs' block of Cody Riley's dunk with the game tied 77-77 and 2:01 left, and then his subsequent half-court pass to a streakng Drew Timme would be a player's most memorable play of their college career. Click through to watch this amazing play. But then ...
1. Jalen Suggs calls GAME!!!
Jalen Suggs' shot was preceded by Johnny Juzang's missed shot, offensive rebound putback to tie the game at 90. Not only did Suggs win the game and rip the heart out of UCLA fans everywhere, he deprived Juzang of his place in tournament history. Which reminds me ..
The 2016 Final Four took place in Houston, at NRG Stadium about 4,286 miles outside of town. (OK, slight exaggeration, but it is about as far out of town as a stadium can get and still be listed as being in the same city. At least State Farm Stadium says it is in Glendale, Arizona and not Phoenix.) This was a rather boring Final Four as Villanova just dumptrucked Oklahoma 95-51, whil Syracuse kept is semi-final game relatively close, losing to North Carolina 83-66. But, then we get to the Finals between Villanova and North Carolina. That game happened on April 4, 2016, exactly 5 years ago. Villanova won 77-74 behind Phil Booth's 20 points off the bench, whereas North Carolina was led by Marcus Paige's 21 and Joel Berry II's 20 points. But, this ending was very similar to last night's game.
North Carolina led by 5 at halftime, before Villanova gradually caught up and then took the lead late. North Carolina then eventually completed their comeback from being down 6 with 1:52 left in the game. The Tar Heels comeback culminated in a Marcus Paige double-clutch off-balance three-pointer to tie the game with 4.7 seconds left. Paige was all set to be remembered by history. Then, Kris Jenkins happened. To quote Villanova coach Jay Wright when Jenkins put up the shot, Bang! And yes, he said it before the ball had even went through the hoop. BANG indeed!
And yes, your Tournament Host was there. Here is the court immediately after the shot, from behind the Villanova basket.
I would also be remiss if I did not mention a bit about the immediate past history of the Baylor Bears men's basketball team. While the Bears' women's team has had a ton of recent success, being champions in 2005, 2012, and 2019, and adding another Final Four in 2010, and Elite 8s in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021, Baylor's men's team has not been in a Final Four since 1950, and the Final game since 1948, where they lost to the Kentucky Wildcats. (See, I made a Kentucky reference without menting the Johnny Juzang transfer.)
Scott Drew took over the program in 2003, and has been the head coach for 18 years. But what was the state of Baylor men's basketball in 2003 when Drew arrived? In about as awful a place as any team could be. See, in the summer of 2003, June 12 to be exact, Baylor player Patrick Dennehy was murdered by Carlton Dotson, his teammate on the Bears. Dennehy and Dotson were concerned about their safety earlier in the summer, so they each purchased two pistols and a rifle, and practiced shooting outside of Waco, Texas. Dennehy spoke to one of his friends and mentioned that some threats were made to Dotson, but that they would be going out to a party the next night, but neither arrived at the party. Over the next few days, Dennehy didn't call his partents of Father's Day, his roomate came home and found his dogs not fed, and nobody had seen Dennehy in over a week. A missing person's report was filed, and on June 25, Dennehy's Tahoe was found in a shopping mall in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with its license plate removed. Ultimately, the police were led to Dotson, who spoke with the FBI, and on July 25, Dennehy's body was found in a gravel pit outside of Waco, Texas. Dotson ultimately pled guilty in 2005, and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. He is eligible for parole later this year.
For more information on this story, Showtime produced a documentary about it called Disgraced.
Not many coaches would have wanted to walk into a situation like that, except Scott Drew did, and now he is in the National Championship game.
Now, on to the standings. As always, feel free to let me know if you think your score is incorrect, and I will be happy to double-check it.
1. William Pujals - 119 - Gonzaga
