There were four games for RPI boostability last night for the Friars. The result of those games was 0-4. PC’s RPI at 54 (was 52).
A new portion of this daily post will include the 10 teams with the biggest impact (5 positive plus PC themseleves, 5 negative) on PC’s RPI. This value is via RPI Forecast. For an explanation of this value,click here.
Wednesday night was the first time I was able to see 2014 big man Paschal Chukwu in person. The game was for the SCC championship and the Jesuits were facing Hillhouse, the team that beat them in overtime in this very game last year. Chukwu scored the first two points for Prep with an impressive right baby hook but his scoring, 18 points in total, the rest of the night would mainly come at the free throw line (4/8 FT) or via dunks (5, including 3 alley oops). He played all 32 minutes and completely shut down any paint shooting from Hillhouse. He blocked 3 shots in the first half and Hillhouse really didn’t attempt to even shoot inside the free throw line while Chukwu was protecting the rim. I had his total for blocks plus shots altered at 8 and that doesn’t include shots not even attempted out of fear of being blocked. Fairfield Prep won the SCC Championship for the first time ever and before the game, Chukwu was named SCC Player of the Year.
Joe Lunardi has PC as the second of the “First Four Out” category. (updated on 3/6).
Jerry Palm has PC as a 12 seed playing Nebraska in a First Round play-in game in the Midwest Region (updated on 3/6).
Bracket Matrix, which updated yesterday at 9:56pm, has PC’s average seed as a 12 but they are the first team listed in the “First Four Out” category and are only in 45 of 98 brackets.
There were two games for RPI boostability last night for the Friars. The result of those games was 2-0 in favor of PC. PC’s RPI at 52 (was 51).
A new portion of this daily post will include the 10 teams with the biggest impact (5 positive plus PC themseleves, 5 negative) on PC’s RPI. This value is via RPI Forecast. For an explanation of this value,click here.
Paschal Chukwu and the Jesuits of Fairfield Prep will look to avenge their loss last year in the SCC finals as they will take on reigning champ, Hillhouse. It took overtime last year to determine a winner between these two and I think that’s a possibility tonight. Chukwu got into early foul trouble in the semifinal game which turned into often foul trouble, eventually fouling out with 5 minutes remaining in the game against Wilbur-Cross. Despite being on the bench for a large chunk of that game, Chukwu still managed 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks. Click here for a summary of the SCC playoffs.
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