Game Date: Mar 15th, 2043

East Central

Team: East Central Tigers [ID #409]

Location: Ada, OK (Plains)

Conference: I.1 [Division 1]

President: Tali
          [since November 18th 2021 | last seen January 31st 2025]

Coach: Clifford Church

Arena: Kerr Activities Center

Rank: #18

Rating: 439.64 - Overall Position: #14

Fan Mood: 126.45

Alumni Mood: 142.00

Prestige: 114

Team Notes:

• Mar 15 2043: Made the national tournament field.
• Feb 26 2043: 2-star prospect Demarco Dunbar committed.
• Dec 20 2042: 3-star prospect Freddy Collins committed.
• Dec 04 2042: 5-star prospect Chip Wagner committed.
• Nov 27 2042: 4-star prospect Alberto Estrella committed.
• Oct 18 2042: Tanner Beckett was hired as the new assistant coach.
• Oct 18 2042: Assistant coach Theo Lloyd was let go.
• Jun 24 2042: Brandon Huntley was signed as a free agent by Golden State.
• Jun 24 2042: Dexter York was drafted round #1, pick #6 by Indiana.
• Mar 09 2042: Made the national tournament field.

Record:

Wins: 28 Losses: 15 Pct: .651     Conf Wins: 18 Conf Losses: 12 Conf Pct: .600 Conf Rank: 5     Last10: 6-4 Streak: L1

Pts Ave: 85.5 - 80.3     Pts Diff: +5.2     Team Power Index: 150.0

Press Releases:

Mar 29 2042: ECU's Graduating Class of 2042 - by Tali on December 12th, 2024

199/13 "Duke" Dexter York (4* 6' 4½" 195 lbs SF SG pg) 2038 NR #57
181/13 "MOTH" Brandon Huntley (5* 6' 4½" 215 lbs SG pg sf pf) 2039 NR #23
172/13 "Lord" Neil Beaumont (4* 6' 1½" 195 lbs PG SG) 2038 NR #67
156/11 "Sticky" Ricky O'Neil (2* 6' 9" 235 lbs PF C) 2038 SR #16

3 of them watched the promotion to LL3 whilst redshirting and then all 4 were involved in 2 promotions from LL3 to LL1 and 2 seasons in Legends for 4th and 5th placed finishes.

The Duke played SG as a freshmen and then split time at both SG and SF for his final 3 years. Eventually playing about two thirds of his time at SG. He was a very good perimeter defender (OFG:.406 OeFG:..489), a steady scorer (14.7ppg @eFG:.571) and generally did most things well. Some knocked his passing, but even that finished with career 1.9apg to 1.6topg.

Lord Beaumont might be the best guard I've ever not started for a season. He was behind former great "Sezz" Jayson Simon for 2 years, and then Kendrick Dix joined the team and leap-frogged him. He was a steady combo guard that averaged 16+mpg, about two thirds at PG and one third at SG. Until his senior year he was a reliable 3-point threat, but his outside shot abandoned him as a senior.

Sticky only started as a senior, behind some quality bigs for much of his career. A genuine ranged threat, he was solid defensively and on the glass, but his speed, driving and passing sometimes resulted in taking too many contested shots.

A year after that trio signed they were joined by 5-star Huntley. With Duke and Lord already on the team he was named "Master Of The Hunt", which was shortened to MOTH. Despite being a bit undersized for the position he played mostly and SF and even played some PF as a senior. A great secondary play-maker, defender and decently efficient low-volume scorer he was a luxury glue-guy who won a starting position early in his sophomore season and only relinquished it very late to the fast developing Lonnie Cushman.


As their collective stars rose, the quality of the frontcourt slowly degraded which was certainly a factor in them not having the senior year that they might have hoped for. Still, they were part of a number of very good teams and particularly epic backcourts. Truly their four seasons were a golden age for the East Central Tigers program.


Mar 30 2041: 2041 Legends Debut and Sweet Sixteen - by Tali on October 17th, 2024

2041 Highlights
Finished 4th in Legends
Finished the season #8 in the Top 25 Poll
TPI Rank #4 (164.5)
31-15 Overall record (.591 RPI)
National Tournament Sweet Sixteen (Eliminated by national champs Alabama)


End of Season Depth Chart
Dix(190) - York(190) - Huntley(174) - Day(158) - Dial(126)
Beaumont(169) - Cushman(170) - York(190) - O'Neil(144) - Day(158)
Huntley(174) - Beaumont(169) - Cushman(170) - James(136) - O'Neil(144)


Mar 31 2040: 2040 Golden Year - Promotion to Legends. - by Tali on August 21st, 2024

2040 Highlights
Won II.2 (22-8, two games clear of Gardner-Webb, Marist and Colby who were all 20-10)
Won II.2 Conference Tournament.
Finished the season #9 in the Top 25 Poll.
TPI rank #21 (158.5)
33-12 overall record (.601 RPI)
Signed overall #2 recruit Lonnie Cushman


End of Season Depth Chart

Simon(173) - York(174) - Huntley(161) - Day(154) - Sawyer(168)
Dix(175) - Beaumont(158) - York(173) - O'Neil(132) - Dial(111)
Beaumont(158) - Dix(175) - James(134) - Sawyer(168) - Day(154)


Apr 02 2039: 2039 The Rollercoaster Continues - by Tali on June 27th, 2024

ECU's recent history has been full of highs and lows.

Since 2033 ECU have double promoted, double demoted, and have just completed double-promoting again.

This season's recruiting has been a microcosm of that experience.

ECU won the services of the #1 recruit in the nation Kendrick Dix.

All attention then turned to long-time lead Brady Hoppe, but the big man went with LL6 Tulsa. Leaving a gaping hole in the Tiger's long-term frontcourt plans.

Greg Pinckney is a workman-like forward who was acquired late and cheap when another team ran out of scholarships.

Almost as heartbreaking as Hoppe was 4-star guard/wing Stephen Scarpa who developed off court troubles as a senior and was not able to sort them out in time to enroll.


Apr 02 2029: 2029 Graduating Class - by Tali on December 16th, 2022

First full class I recruited with ECU. They took the team from LL6 to LL3 next season. Graduate with a bag of records. Oishi/Paige are quite possibly my favourite backcourt ever.


Nathan "Tasty" Oishi
2878 Points (#2) - .518/.357/.811 (#5 FT%)
662 FTM (#1)
412 Rebounds
813 Assists (#2)
335 Steals (#1)
51 Blocks
44 POTG (#1)
+2036 (#1)


Roman Paige
2553 Points (#5) - .438/.365/.874 (#1 FT%)
400 3PM (#3)
431 FTM (#5)
448 Rebounds
616 Assists (#6)
242 Steals (#2)
31 Blocks
22 POTG (#9)
+1762 (#2)


"Dig" Doug Christensen
1206 Points - .558/.250/.693
1535 Rebounds (#3)
181 Assists
112 Steals
164 Blocks (#7)
15 POTG (T13)
+1670 (#3)



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