I just picked this game up again... it's been a while since I updated my progress in this thread. I had a word file recording all of my progress but when my laptop crashed I lost all of that, so here's the best I can do from posts on OS.(can someone move this to the Sports Gaming forum?).
Connecticut
2012-13: 23-10, lost in the second round. Had no backcourt whatsoever, so this was a tough season to grind out.
2013-14: 34-4, National Champions. Brought in 3 5* G's, all of which made major contributions right off the bat. Had a dominant frontcourt coming back and beat fellow Big East school Louisville in the NCAA title game.
2014-15: 33-5, Elite Eight. Had some remnants of the dominant front court left, and had a great season as my backcourt played outstanding.
2015-16: 38-2, National Champions. Just an overall dominant team. First one consisting of all my guys, and they were just unreal. Great backcourt, great frontcourt, on a whole 'nother level than most teams. Won the NC 108-66 over Washington State.
2016-17: 39-1, National Champions. Even better than last year's squad, and that's saying something. I'm pretty sure the lone game we lost was the only time we didn't win by double digits all year. This is the best team I've fielded to date in any basketball game.
2017-18: 26-9, Sweet 16. A rebuilding year for us with a couple of 4 year starters leaving the squad, but we still made a nice run in the NCAA's thanks to our dominating PF whose name escapes me.
2018-19: 29-8, Final Four. We had a SF named Connor (last name was something Jewish I think) who was just incredible. Won all of the major NPOTY honors and carried us to the Final Four on his back. We got beat by a better team in that game though, because we didn't have much offense outside of Connor.
At this point, Thad Matta finally got fired and I took over an Ohio State team coming off a 3-27 season and one that hadn't made the tourney in almost 8 years.
Ohio State
2019-20: 17-14, missed NCAA's. With how poor of a roster I had, I was forced to lean on my lone good player, my C. Pretty sure he won conference POTY for his efforts.
2020-21: 25-11, second round. I pulled in a pretty decent recruiting class that made an immediate impact, taking this team back to the tourney for the first time in a decade.
2021-22: 29-8 Elite Eight. I landed a stud 5* SF and 5* SG who both came in and started immediately. They both made immediate impacts, and I had a great team, but unfortunately we got beat by Florida 68-62 in the elite Eight when we just couldn't keep up with them from behind the arc.
2022-23: 35-4, National Champions. Everything came together this year. With an entire lineup full of former 5*'s, we had a great year, capped off with a 20 point win in the national championship game.
And 4 of my 5 starters are back for next year, with the lone defection at C being replaced by a guy who is just as good.
My 2023-24 squad:
PG Garry Kent, 6'0 180, Sr 85 ovr
SG Jared Palmer, 6'7 211, Jr 88 ovr
SF Aly Norman, 6'7 238, Sr 86
PF J.B. Gordon, 6'8 219, Jr 89 ovr
C Brennan Brittian, 7'0 245, Jr 81 ovr
Bench:
SG Rylan Dalgran, 6'4 213, Sr 84 ovr
PG Torin Hailey, 6'1 200, Jr 81 ovr
PF Jitim Chalmers, 6'10 236, So, 80 ovr
SF Christano Ngoundou, 6'4 209, So 79 ovr
PF Joaquim Kelly, 6'7 210, rFr 78 ovr
C Hyman Garlepp, 7'2 276, rFr 72 ovr
5* PG Nic Del Rosario, 6'0 171, 77 ovr
My career coaching stats to date:
Texas State: 43-18
Gonzaga: 89-13
Connecticut: 222-39
Ohio State: 106-37
Total: 460-107
4 National Championships: (2014, 2016, 2017, 2023)
9 Regular Season Championships
10 Conference Tourney Championships
15 NCAA Tournaments
11 Sweet 16's
6 Final 4's
1 Pre-season #1
14 20-win seasons
8 Conference COY
4 National COY
27 All-Conference Players
8 All-American Players
2 National POY's
20 Pro Draftees
