Three of a Kind

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Just a quick check on if anyone is reading and liking this dynasty.

 

I'm following along. Interesting perspective on three different guys and their journey. Easy to read and follow, great job.

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Cool!!!!! Glad your enjoying it. It has been fun, really looking forward to see where they all end up and where their careers take them.

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2029 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 11th year) – The Bears begin the season by losing their first seven games, including a 75-63 loss to Tharby's Rhode Island club. Brown is now 6-17 all-time against RI.

 

Brown is 3-14 after dropping the first two games of the Ivy League slate, but then they win 12 straight conference games to finish 12-2 (Penn finished second at 9-5), winning the first ever championship in the school's history. A few years ago, before the IL added the league tourney, that would have gave them an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

 

They are the top seed in the IL Tournament, but get upset in the opening round by (8) Canisius 96-70, despite 21 points from senior Kerry Patterson.

 

However the Bears get an invite to the NIT Tournament and receive the No. 8 seed in the West Region – Brown's first ever post season appearance. They fall to top-seed West Virginia 87-60 to finish the season 15-16.

 

Hannan is named Ivy League Coach of the Year – the second time in his career - the other being in 2025.

 

Patterson (16.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.0 apg) and junior John Doran (15.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.9 apg) are fourth and sixth respectively in the IL in scoring and are named to the IL Second Team. Newcomer Justin Feaster (7.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg) is selected IL Freshman of the Year.

 

Not a bad season for Hannan and Brown.

 

Lovat (Head Coach, Delaware State, 4th year) – DSU ends the season 15-15 overall and 9-7 (tied for second) in the MEAC. They did give league regular season champ Hampton their only league loss.

 

In the conference tournament they are the fourth seed and lose to (5) South Carolina State 78-65.

 

Arthur Gilson (6.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg) and Parker Granger (6.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg) make the All-Freshman Team, so things may be looking up for DSU and Lovat.

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Rhode Island, 5th year, 16th overall) – The Rams get off to a 7-2 start, including putting five players in double figures in the win over Brown. Tharby is now 4-0 against Hannan.

 

RI ends 8-8 in the league and gets the No. 8 seed in the A10 Tournament. Junior Toby Tillis scores 24 and Ahmad Fowler adds 13 points and 15 rebounds in the Rams opening round, 75-72 victory over Umass. In the second round they run into the third ranked team in the country and top-seed LaSalle, but they had given them one of their three losses on the year. No magic this time however, they commit 17 turnovers and shoot just 33% and fall 72-52 to finish the season 17-14.

 

Tillis (17.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.5 apg) finishes second in the A10 in scoring and is named to the Second Team.

 

National Final – #9 Duke (22-7) defeats #8 Michigan State (29-9) 80-76 in the championship contest.

 

Notable Games:

 

January 31 – St. Joseph's Daniel Verduzro ties a NCAA record by grabbing 27 rebounds, 13 offensive, in a 73-63 Atlantic 10 win over Xavier.

 

Independent East Texas State goes 0-29 on the year with NCAA worst -17.2 scoring margin.

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2030 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 12th year) – The Bears end a solid season 19-13 overall and 10-4 (second place) in the Ivy League.

 

IL Tourney they get the No. 2 seed and defeat (7) Dartmouth 64-53 in the opening round behind 20 points from senior John Doran. In round two they fall to (3) Canisius 75-67 with Pedro Folse scoring 20 points and grabbing seven rebounds off the bench.

 

Doran (14.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.8 apg) earns First Team All-Ivy League honors.

 

Hannan loses Doran and six other seniors to graduation.

 

Lovat (Head Coach, George Mason, 1st year, 5th overall) – Lovat leaves Delaware State, where he was 60-64 in four seasons, for George Mason, who reached the Final Four in 2029. The former head coach, Richard Reeder retired after winning 20+ games in five of the last six seasons. Lovat has only one returning starter.

 

GM and Lovat win their season opener 94-86 over Arizona State at the Preseason NIT.

 

The Patriots finish the season 19-15 overall and 10-8 in the CAA – receive No. 5 seed in the conference tournament. They start with an opening round 80-72 win over (12) Winthrop, with senior Kevin Castro scoring 19 points and snaring seven rebounds.

 

In round two they trail 26-22 to (4) Delaware at half, but regroup to take a low scoring 44-41 decision, with Castro leading the way with 19 points, six boards.

 

In the semifinals they pick up a 79-63 victory over (9) Old Dominion with junior Fabian Williams netting 21 points.

 

They met (3) Hofstra in the championship game and behind Williams' 26 points and Castro's 22 markers they punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 72-64 win.

 

The Patriots get the 15th seed in the West Region and get over-matched by (2) Marquette 62-36. Castro is 1-of-10 shooting for just two points, while Williams scores just seven on 2-of-11 from the floor.

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Southern Methodist, 1st year, 17th overall) – Tharby also takes a new job, leaving Rhode Island for SMU of Conference USA. The former coach was fired after four sub par seasons.

 

They fall in the season opener 96-84 to #10 Utah State.

 

The Mustangs end the year 13-18 and 6-10 in C-USA, they get No. 9 seed for the conference tourney. They blow by (8) Kent State 103-74 in the opening round, with senior Michael Walker scoring a game-high 28 points.

 

They then fall in the second round to top-seed Houston 82-76 after leading 44-32 at halftime. Walker nets 21 points in the loss.

 

Junior Lance Massie (23.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg) is leads C-USA and is second in the nation in scoring – he is named to the C-USA First Team. He is also less than 200 points away from becoming the school's all-time leading scorer.

 

National Final – #4 Virginia (33-6) routs #9 Alabama (30-8) 89-55 in the championship game.

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

Tharby's former team, Rhode Island, finishes #23 in the final poll after winning the A10 tournament and finishing 25-9 on the season. Casey Julius, who took over for Tharby, is named the NCAA Coach of the Year. Maybe Tharby should have stayed, lol.

 

November 9th – Illinois-Chicago 105, California 100 (ot). UIC's Walker Russell hits 13-of-30 from the arc, good for 48 points. The 30 attempts in a NCAA record. California's Jayson Battaglia scores 27 points and grabs 26 rebounds in defeat.

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2031 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 13th year) – The Bears start the season 2-10 and finish 12-18 overall and 9-5 in the Ivy League standings. They had a school record 19 wins in 2030 and have had back-to-back post season appearances.

 

On Christmas Eve, Hannan gets his first coaching match-up with Lovat and George Mason. The Bears drop a road 65-57 to the Patriots – Hannan is now 0-5 verses his former teammates.

 

Brown gets the No. 2 seed in the Ivy League Tournament, but shoots just 32% (6-for-26 3s) and gets upset by (7) Princeton 68-62.

 

Senior Pedro Folse (18.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg) leads IL in scoring and is named to the First Team All-Ivy League. Freshman Dennis Hampton is selected to the All-IL Freshman Team..

 

Lovat (Head Coach, George Mason, 2nd year, 6th overall) – The Patriots are #7 in the Mid-Major Preseason Poll.

 

Finished the season 14-16, 10-8 in the CAA and won their last four conference games.

 

Get the 7th seed in loop tourney and fall to (10) Delaware in the final seconds of their 58-57 opening round loss.

 

Senior Riley Morris (9.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg) is a First Team All-CAA pick. Freshman John Chung (4.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg) makes the CAA All-Freshman Team.

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Southern Methodist, 2nd year, 18th overall) – The Mustangs end the campaign 16-15 overall, 9-7 in C-USA, snapping a steak of seven consecutive non-winning seasons. SMU won seven straight games to end regular season.

 

Receive the No. 4 seed in C-USA Tournament, but are defeated 75-59 by (5) Houston in the opening round.

 

Senior guard Lance Massie leaves SMU as it's all-time leading scorer (2,316).

 

National Final – Auburn (27-10), unranked entering the post season, is the No. 7 seed in the East Region. The Tigers upset #1 Villanova 103-86 in the Region Finals and then #3 Wisconsin 87-58 in the semifinals of the Final Four. Finally they defeat #22 Arizona (24-11) 99-92 in the championship game.

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

December 21st – Fairfield out lasts St. Francis (NY) in probably one of the craziest games in this dynasty so far, winning 138-137 in six overtimes.

 

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Fairfield 138, St. Francis-NY 137 (6 OT)

 

FAIRFIELD (138) – Odom 5-13 3-6 13, Tippett 3-9 8-8 14, Sheppard 4-9 2-2 11, Needham 6-11 3-6 16, Warfield 3-8 2-2 10, Ream 6-10 4-8 16, Machado 4-5 0-0 11, Valdovinos 4-7 3-7 14, Reavis 1-2 6-6 9, Turner 3-8 3-8 10, Poucin 0-3 3-4 3, Gause 1-3 0-0 2, Landis 4-5 0-0 9. Totals 44-93 37-57 138.

 

ST. FRANCIS-NY (137) – Sudduth 1-3 3-5 5, Nguyen 8-10 2-3 20, Huynh 7-11 1-2 19, Rees 3-13 8-8 16, Glover 3-9 14-22 20, McCoy 4-10 13-15 23, Yen 2-6 4-4 9, Dewberry 3-4 5-8 11, Hoag 2-4 6-8 10, Cloninger 0-0 1-2 1, Allard 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 34-74 58-79 137.

 

Halftime – Fairfield 45, St. Francis-NY 43.

End of Regulation – Tied at 88

End of 1 OT – Tied at 94

End of 2 OT – Tied at 101

End of 3 OT – Tied at 116

End of 4 OT – Tied at 121

End of 5 OT – Tied at 130

 

3-point goals – Fairfield 13-33 (Sheppard 1-5, Needham 1-5, Warfield 2-4, Machado 3-4, Valdovinos 3-6, Reavis 1-2, Turner 1-3, Gause 0-2, Landis 1-2); St. Francis-NY 11-37 (Sudduth 0-1, Nguyen 2-4, Huynh 4-5, Rees 2-9, Glover 0-6, McCoy 2-7, Yen 1-4, Allard 0-1). Rebounds – Fairfield 47 (Odom 11); St. Francis-NY 65 (Nguyen 20). Assists – Fairfield 27 (Warfield 10); St. Francis-NY 20 (Glover 9). Steals – Fairfield 12 (Sheppard 3, Turner 3); St. Francis-NY 9 (Huynh 2, Rees 2, Yen 2). Blocks – Fairfield 0, St. Francis-NY 4 (Sudduth 3). Turnovers – Fairfield 20, St. Francis-NY 29. Total fouls (fouled out) – Fairfield 50 (Tippett, Sheppard, Needham, Warfield, Ream, Machado, Reavis, Poucin); St. Francis-NY 38 (Sudduth, Nguyen, Huynh, Rees, Hoag).

 

Records: Fairfield 4-7; St. Francis-NY 3-7.

 

*Total of 13 players fouled out and 16 players scored in double figures.

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2032 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 14th year) – Brown and Hannan finish the year a disappointing 10-21 overall and 5-9 in the Ivy League after a 3-11 start.

 

In the IL Tournament they get the No. 7 seed and upset second-seeded Penn 64-48 - the "highlight" of the season. However they can't pull off the surprise in their semifinal game with (3) Princeton, ending the season with a 88-72 loss to the Tigers.

 

Senior Justin Feaster (11.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.8 spg) in named to the IL Second Team.

 

Lovat (Head Coach, George Mason, 3rd year, 7th overall) – The Patriots begin the season 2-4, but all four losses are to teams ranked in the Top 10.

 

They end the season 17-14 overall and 12-6 in the CAA, after beginning the conference slate 10-2.

 

They get the third seed and a first round bye in the CAA Tourney, but are quickly upset by (6) Delaware 76-72 in the second round.

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Southern Methodist, 3rd year, 19th overall) – The Mustangs and Tharby have a great season – finishing 24-9 overall and 12-4 (2nd place) in C-USA. They are ranked #20 in the final NCAA Top 25 Poll. They go 14-4 in their last 18 games.

 

On January 26th they set a school record for points in game in a 114-69 win over Central Florida. Tharby picks up career win number 300 on February 9th in a 64-56 win at Virginia Tech.

 

SMU gets the No. 3 seed for the C-USA Tournament and defeat (6) Tulsa 67-62 in the first round behind 18 points from Michael Walker. They then knock off (2) #12 UL-Lafayettte 66-57 in the semifinals. They then run by seventh ranked and top-seed UAB 79-56, after leading 44-33 at halftime, with Walker netting 21 points. It's SMU's first trip to the NCAA Tournament since a Sweet 16 run in 2024.

 

The Mustangs receive the No. 3 seed in the West Region, but are upset by (14) Sacramento State 93-68 to end the season.

 

Senior Pepe Vazquez (9.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg) is selected to the C-USA Second Team.

 

National Final – #5 Tennessee (33-5) runs out to a 41-23 halftime lead over #8 South Carolina (33-7) and goes onto a 76-53 win.

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

NCAA Tournament, #1 Pittsburgh (31-4) is upset by (16) Liberty (20-14) 71-70 as the Panthers can't avoid the upset by missing a three-pointer at the final horn. Pitt doesn't score a single point in the 2:56 of the loss.

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2033 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 15th year) – Brown ends the year 13-17 overall and 7-7 in the Ivy League.

 

They get the No. 5 seed in the league tourney, but lost junior and second leading scorer Daniel Martinez to injury in the regular season finale. They lose to (4) Yale 83-59.

 

Martinez (10.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg) earns All-Ivy League Second Team honors. Center Andy Gish (8.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg) is selected to the All-Freshman Team.

 

Lovat (Head Coach, George Mason, 4th year, 8th overall) – It was a pretty solid season for the Patriots as they finish 18-13 overall and win the school's seventh regular season CAA Championship with a 12-6 mark.

 

GM is the top-seed in the CAA Tournament and after a first round bye, they defeat (8) Delaware 86-72. However they fall in the semifinals to (4) Winthrop 62-51.

 

They get an invite to the NIT Tournament and are the seventh-seed in the East Region, where they have their season end with a 76-67 loss to (2) Binghamton.

 

Senior Carl Gainey (13.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.1 apg) is named CAA Second Team.

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Southern Methodist, 4th year, 20th overall) – The Mustangs end the campaign 18-14 overall and 7-9 in a very tough C-USA (the nation's top RPI conference).

 

They are the No. 8 seed in the loop tourney and get by (9) Southern Mississippi in the opening round 58-47. They then see their season end with a 74-63 loss to (1) UAB. Tharby says good-bye to six seniors.

 

Senior point guard Michael Walker leaves SMU fifth on the school's all-time scoring list at 1,767.

 

National Final – #11 Alabama (32-7) 71, #1 Tennessee (34-6) 64. Tennessee beat Dayton in the opening round 72-28, holding them to just 18% shooting and leading 47-16 at half.

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

None of the Top 3 teams in the preseason poll (Kentucky, Virginia, and Pittsburgh) reach the Final Four.

 

A little flashback to UMKC (where all three coaches played). Since 2022, UMKC has had only one season with at least 10 victories.

 

Prior to the 2033 season, Clay Truesdale, one of Tharby's assistants at Fairleigh Dickinson, is hired at UMKC. Another of is assistants at FD, Merle Oliva, is hired as the head coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

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2034 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 16th year) – The Bears returned four starters, but suffer through their fourth straight losing season, starting 1-6 and ending 13-17 (7-7 Ivy League). The highlight of the season was defeating IL newcomer UMass 74-71, one of only two losses in the league for the Minutemen. UMass replaced Canisius, who left for the A10.

 

Brown gets the No. 5 seed for the league tourney and falls for the third time this season to (4) Harvard 66-58 in the opening round. Brown now leads all-time series 39-33.

 

Senior center Daniel Martinez (13.9 ppg, 7.1 rpg) selected to the All-IL Second Team, while sophomore Isaac Reason in second in the league in scoring (15.1 ppg).

 

Umass, ranked #12 in the final poll, makes an immediate impact in the the league by winning both the regular season and tournament titles, placing four players on the First Team, and sweeping the POY, FOY, and COY awards.

 

Hannan picks up career win #200 on December 15th with a 74-44 win over Central Connecticut State.

 

Lovat (Head Coach, St. Francis-NY, 1st year, 9th overall) – Lovat and his staff leave George Mason after four seasons (three of four winning campaigns) for Brooklyn and St. Francis-NY. The Terriers, whose former head coach retired after 16 years there, are members of the Northeast Conference and just two seasons ago reached the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.

 

SF-NY losses thier first three games, including a crazy 119-115 overtime loss to Siena, despite 39 points (9-of-18 3s) by senior Bret McCoy. The effort was the third highest point total in a game in school history.

 

The Terriers and Lovat end the season 14-18 overall, 8-10 in the Northeast. Get the No. 10 seed in the loop tourney and move past (7) Manhattan 66-65 in the first round. They then fall to top-seed Central Connecticut State 67-64 in the second round.

 

McCoy (21.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 142 three-pointers) is sixth in the nation in scoring, a second team All-NEC pick and leaves the school's all-time leading scorer (2,031).

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Southern Methodist, 5th year, 21st overall) – The Mustangs get off to a 9-0 start, including a win over #15 Oklahoma. However they then go 2-11 over their next 13 games and finish the season 16-15 overall, 6-10 in C-USA.

 

In the C-USA Tournament SMU is the tenth-seed and gets a slim 61-60 victory over (7) Central Florida. They then are beaten by ninth-ranked and No. 2 seed Virginia Tech 69-60 in round two.

 

Senior guard Jack Marchese (19.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.5 spg) is named a Second Team All-American and a First Team All-C-USA selection. He leaves SMU with 1,322 career points, 12th on the all-time list.

 

National Final – #3 Syracuse (35-5) wins their second national title, the other back in 2010, with a 82-71 victory over unranked UConn (25-13).

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

Preseason Top 3 poll 1. Iowa, 2. Wisconsin, 3. Kentucky – none reach the Final Four.

 

NCAA Tournament – (16) St. Francis-PA upsets #2 ranked and top-seed Tennessee 63-49 in the first round of the West Region.

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2035 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 17th year) – The Bears end another disappointing season 10-21 overall and a last place 3-11 in the Ivy League.

 

In the loop tournament, Brown gets the No. 8 seed, but then pulls off their highlight game of the year by knocking off top-seed Columbia 94-86. Six players score in double figures, led by Mark Brown's 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Bears hit 52% from the floor.

 

Their season ends with a 69-61 loss to eventual champion (4) Princeton despite a game-high 22 points from Isaac Reason.

 

James Gist (5.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.7 apg) named to IL All-Freshman Team.

 

IL member UMass saw their senior point guard Bernard McAuley (11.4 ppg, 9.4 apg, 2.3 spg) win the IL and NCAA's Player of the Year award. In the two games verses Brown, he averages 16 points, six rebounds, nine assists, and three steals.

 

Lovat (Head Coach, St. Francis-NY, 2nd year, 10th overall) – SFNY ends the year 15-16, 8-10 in the Northeast Conference. The Terriers are 16th in the nation in scoring (77.6).

 

They get No. 7 seed in NEC Tourney and fall to (10) Central Connecticut State 93-77.

 

Allan Williams is named to the All-Freshman team.

 

NEC member Mount St. Mary's guard John Hurley leads the NCAA in scoring (25.9).

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Southern Methodist, 6th year, 22nd overall) – The Mustangs begin the season with a third place finish at the Island Invitational in South Padre, Texas. They end the season 16-16 overall and 7-9 in Conference USA.

 

In the C-USA tournament they get the No. 9 seed and defeat (8) Memphis 79-75 in the opening round. They then have their season end with a 80-56 second round loss to #12 and top-seed Virginia Tech.

 

Richard Rimmer (6.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg) selected to All-Freshman team.

 

National Final – #2 Washington State (36-4) defeats #1 Arizona (34-5) 80-77 to take home their first ever national championship.

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

Long-time Pittsburgh and the NCAA's all-time wins leader, head coach Dennis Jackson wins his 900th career coaching game late in the season. In his 35 years, he has a record of 909-333 (.732). He has had only one non-20+ win season in his coaching career.

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2036 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 18th year) – The Bears and Hannan snap a streak of five straight losing seasons with a final record of 16-14 (7-7 Ivy League).

 

In the IL tourney they receive the No. 5 seed and lose to (4) UMass 83-72. No. 7 Penn wins the IL tournament.

 

Senior center Andy Gish (11.7 ppg, 9.8 rpg) finishes second in the league in rebounding and is selected to the First Team All-Ivy League. Gish ends his Brown U. career second all-time on the school's rebound list (950), behind Claude Pilgrim (1,163; 2005-2008).

 

Also senior guard Isaac Reason leads the IL in scoring (19.2) and concludes his career with 1,800 points, second all-time behind Henry Crawford (1,821; 2023-2026).

 

Lovat (Head Coach, St. Francis-NY, 3rd year, 11th overall) – Lovat's team suffers through two separate eight-game losing streaks and ends with the second worst record, 6-25, in school history. They finish 4-14 in the Northeast Conference and are 328th in the nation in FG% (.404) and second to last in points allowed (82.2).

 

As the 12th seed in the NEC tournament, they lose to (5) Monmouth 72-60.

 

Senior forward Hyman Freeman (14.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.7 apg) is pick to the league's Second Team.

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Southern Methodist, 7th year, 23rd overall) – Tharby is on the “warm seat” and the board wants nothing less than a trip to the post season.

 

The Mustangs are 11-4 in the pre-conference season, but drop their first 14 league games and finish the season 13-18 overall and 2-14, last place, in C-USA. Things are not looking good for to much more of a stay at SMU for Tharby.

 

They are the 12th seed in the C-USA tourney, and quickly fall to (5) Southern Mississippi 69-58.

 

National Final – #1 Tennessee beats Oklahoma in a thrilling 78-77 title game. The Vols, who won their first 30 games of the season, get a rebound bucket with :25 left, then survive a last second missed three-pointer by the Sooners (27-9).

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

NCAA Tournament West Region, (16) East Tennessee State upsets fifth-ranked and top-seed Fresno State 68-56.

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2037 season

 

Hannan (Head coach, Brown University, 19th year) – The Bears enter the season with no seniors on the roster and finish 13-17 overall and another 7-7 slate in the Ivy League, winning their last four games.

 

Brown U. is the four-seed in the IL tourney and lose to (5) Harvard 79-61.

 

Lovat (Head Coach, St. Francis-NY, 3rd year, 11th overall) – The Terriers end the campaign 15-17 overall and 8-10 in the NEC.

 

They are the No.8 seed in the league tournament and defeat (9) Central Connecticut State 85-74 in the first round. They then see their season end with a 77-67 defeat to (5) Quinnipac in round two.

 

Tharby (Head Coach, Southern Methodist, 7th year, 23rd overall) – It looked as if Tharby and SMU, with all five starters returning, had turned things around to begin the season as they went 7-3 to begin the year and were 10-4 entering conference play.

 

However they struggle from there and end 16-15 overall, 6-10 in C-USA. The only thing that could help keep Tharby's job now is to win the loop tourney, but that dream ends quickly as the ninth-seeded Mustangs fall to (8) Central Florida 69-57 in the opening round. Not looking good for Tharby, but we will see.

 

National Final – #5 Virginia (32-5) runs by Cinderella UL-Lafayette (27-10) 76-55 in the title game.

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

There was two #16 over #1 upsets in the NCAA Tournament. In the West Region, Weber State surprised #3 Tennessee 93-89 and in the East, Florida Gulf Coast got by #1 UAB 67-57.

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2038 season

 

Tyler Hannan's father passes away a week after the 2037 season ends and he decides that he will have to retire from coaching (19 years head coach at Brown U.) to take care of the family farm that has been the Hannan's for over 150 years. He also starts his own sports clothing store on the side in Chattanooga.

 

Here is a run down of his playing and coaching career. He hangs up the whistle at the age of 55.

 

2000 – Freshman at UMKC – 11.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg. All-Summit League Freshman Team

2001 – Sophomore at UMKC – 10 ppg, 7.4 rpg

2002 – Junior at UMKC – 14.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg. All-Summit League First Team (Went over 1,000 career points.

2003 – Senior at UMKC – Dislocated patella in third game of season, red-shirted.

2004 – RS Senior at UMKC – 12.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg.

Finished Career at UMKC seventh on career list in points (1,461) and rebounds (887).

2005 – Volunteer Coach at UMKC

2006-2011 – Lead Scout at Pepperdine

2012-2017 – Recruiting Coordinator at Hartford

2018 – Recruiting Coordinator at St. Joseph's

2019-2037 – Head Coach at Brown University.

 

Career record at Brown U. - 250-327 overall, 131-135 in Ivy League.

 

Lovat (Assistant Coach, Vanderbilt) – Lovat is fired from St. Francis-NY after four losing seasons (50-76) there and without any really good offers for another head coaching job, he takes an assistant position at Vanderbilt.

 

Vandy is coached by Larry Weston, who in his second year at Vanderbilt and went 16-15 in season one. Weston coached against Hannan for 13 years at Havard and spent time under Syracuse legendary coach Dennis Jackson while at Pittsburgh.

 

The Commodores finish ranked #19 in the polls after going 25-11 and 11-5 in the SEC East. They lose to Kentucky in the finals of the SEC Tournament. Weston is named SEC Coach of the Year.

 

Tharby (Assistant coach, South Carolina) – Tharby gets the ax at SMU after seven seasons. His career head coaching record stands at 388-364. As did Lovat, Tharby finds nothing to his liking as far as head coaching jobs go.

 

He does take a assistant job at South Carolina, in the SEC East with Vanderbilt. SC is coached by Jude Tubbs who has been there six seasons and taken the Gamecocks to the NCAA Tournament every season, including winning a National Title in 2031. They were 23-8 in 2037.

 

SC ends ranked #19 and finishes 21-11 overall, 8-8 in the conference. They also take both games from Vandy, 69-62 and 58-54. They are upset in the first round of the SEC Tournament by Arkansas.

 

Seven SEC teams end the season in the NCAA Top 25 Poll.

 

National Final – Tennessee (31-7) beats Wisconsin (27-12) 93-77 in the championship.

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

Navy's Doyle Marino finishes his career third on the NCAA all-time scoring list at 2,841.

 

Longtime Pittsburgh head coach and now skipper at Syracuse Dennis Jackson needs four more wins to reach 1,000 for his career. Coach Izaguirre is now 26th on that list with 572.

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2039 season

David Tharby, now 56-years old, decides that the 2038 season as an assistant at South Carolina will be his last on the college basketball scene. He has lost the fire that once drove him on and off the court and steps down at SC.

 

He becomes partners with Hannan in the retail business and opens his own shop in Lexington, Kentucky.

 

Here is a look at his playing and coaching career.

 

2000 – Freshman at UMKC – 15.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg. Summit League Freshman of the Year and Named to All-American Freshman Team

2001 – Sophomore at UMKC – 19.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg. Summit League Player of the Year

2002-2004 – Played with Professional team in Italy

2005 – Tore ACL/MCL in summer, cut for Italian team – Volunteer Coach at UMKC during rehab

2006-2008 – Assistant Coach at Lakeview High School

2009-2011 – Assistant Coach at Georgetown

2012-2013 – Assistant Coach at Villanova

2014-2024 – Head Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson

2025-2029 – Head Coach at Rhode Island

2030-2037 – Head Coach at Southern Methodist

2038 – Assistant Coach at South Carolina

 

His final head coaching record stands at 388-364.

 

That just leaves Lovat as the last remaining coach in this dynasty.

 

Lovat (Assistant Coach, Vanderbilt) – Vandy finishes 17-13 overall and 8-8 in the SEC East.

 

Junior guard Oren Murphee leads the nation in scoring at 28.3 ppg and is named First Team All-SEC and Second Team All-American.

 

National Final – #9 Texas defeats #4 Tennessee 84-76.

 

Notable Games/Events:

 

Syracuse Dennis Jackson gets his 1,000 career coaching win on December 4th with a 77-37 win over Yale.

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2040

 

Well unfortunately following the 2040, in which Cody Lovat is again the assistant coach at Vanderbilt, he too decides to give up coaching and retires.

 

Here is his career player and coaching records.

 

2000 – Freshman at UMKC – 11.1 ppg, 2.1 apg. All-Summit League Freshman Team

2001 – Sophomore at UMKC – 10.6 ppg, 3.0 apg.

2002 – Junior at UMKC – 11.1 ppg, 2.8 apg. Went over 1,000 career points

2003 – Senior at UMKC – 13.4 ppg, 4.3 apg. Lead Summit League in assists.

2004 – Summer worked at Ad Agency, quit job in December to follow UMKC.

2005 – Volunteer Coach at UMKC

2006-2008 - Lead Scout at Troy

2009-2014 – Lead Scout and Recruiting Coordinator at Georgia. Fired in 2014.

2015 – Lead Scout at Virginia Tech

2016-2021 – Lead Scout and Recruiting Coordinator at Delaware

2022 – Recruiting Coordinator at New Orleans

2023-2025 – Coaching Assistant at Temple

2026-2029 – Head Coach at Delaware State

2030-2033 – Head Coach at George Mason

2034-2037 – Head Coach at St. Francis-NY

2038-2040 – Coaching Assistant at Vanderbilt

 

Career head coaching record ends at 178-194.

 

Well I though this dynasty would end a little better than it did. I thought at least one of these guys would eventually land a job at a top school and stay a while, but that didn't happen. Then they all went and retired in quick order.

 

I'm planning on starting another dynasty in the near future, but if there is any info that anyone would like to know or are curious about regarding this one please let me know and I'll post that info.

 

Thanks for reading!!!

[Emark]

Thanks for this perspective. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[hoxltc]

I wish I could have kept going with this dynasty. Guess I'll have to come up with another idea and start another one!! Thanks for reading all!!