One year after earning the programs first postseason victory in either the NCAA or WNIT tournaments, Abrahamson-Hendersons squad followed with a second-straight WNIT second round appearance. Felix served as interim Head Coach at Ole Miss in 2020. Finney served as the head coach at Tulane from 2000-05. We cant wait to get started with Coach NDiaye.. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Cozart guided the 2008 UCF pitching staff to a No. 4 national ranking in strikeouts per nine innings with 537 strikeouts for the year, the second-most in program history at the time. Felix left UCF after the 2014 season to join Ole Miss, where he was an assistant from 2015-2019, helping the Rebels to two Super Regional appearances (2017 & 2019), an SEC Tournament championship (2017) and four NCAA Tournament appearances (2016-2019). She was a three-time NCAA championship coach and former United States Olympic coach. Jordan was inducted into Youngstown States Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017, and was also named an assistant coach for the Canadian Junior Womens National Team for the 2019 Softball World Cup, where Canada earned the bronze medal for the first time ever. After two successful seasons at UCF, Head Womens BasketballCoach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson and Head Mens BasketballCoach Johnny Dawkins have both signed contract extensions. With the carousel already humming heading into the best month of the year, it's worth noting two of the bigger names being bandied about: Rick Pitino and Mike Brey. Here are a few of the truly elite players Dawkins impact at UCF is greater off the court in how he represents the university. In April of 2009, Beckton returned to UCF and worked as the defensive backs coach from 2009-11 before gong back to the wide receivers from 2012-15. Paul Souders joined the UCF mens soccer staff in 2016 as an assistant coach and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2018. I had fun the other night at dinner with @UCF_MBB head coach @Coach_Dawkins.. Thomas also served as the varsity head coach in 2005-06. He'll turn 64 in March. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Tillis starred collegiately at Cleveland State and was selected with the 21st overall pick of the 1982 NBA Draft by Boston. Betcha you didnt know some of these coaches were even at UCF! Due to the great success our team had this past season, we knew we had to find a coach that we believe could continue to elevate our program. Key coached the tight ends from 2006-08 and added the role of special teams coordinator for the 2008 campaign. ET Saturday at Addition Financial Arena. Donna Fishter joined Amanda Cromwells UCF womens soccer coaching staff as an assistant in February 2000. Ray Ridenour was assistant coach under Torchy Clark from 1974-1980 for three Sunshine State Conference championships (1976-1978) and 4 NCAA Tournament appearances (1976-1978, 1980), including trip to the Division II Final Four in 1978. UCF has a legacy of great goalkeepers and Fishter played a big part in developing some of best in program history, including Jessica Kuhlman, Jennifer Manis and All-American and Olympian Aline Reis. #Amway #leadership pic.twitter.com/1YkLy6lNDc. There are 352 schools currently in Division I Mens Basketball (which will grow to 358 in the future). Abrahamson-Henderson, also known as Coach Abe, has inked a one-year deal keepingher at the helm through the 2022-23 season. I am blessed and excited for the confidence of Danny White,Brandi Stuart, former President Hitt and new President Whittaker, Abrahamson-Henderson says. Before accepting the job with the Green Wave, he was an assistant coach for Tubby Smith at Tulsa (1991-95), Georgia (1995-97) and Kentucky (1997-00). From 1996-2003, Beckton was UCFs wide receivers coach, and worked with Siaha Burley, Doug Gabriel, Jimmy Fryzel, Brandon Marshall and Mike Sims-Walker. He now works in player development for the NBA in China. During her time at Baylor, Messer oversaw scouting and recruiting, helping the Lady Bears sign the nations top recruiting class in both 2016 and 2018 as well as the second-ranked class in 2015. Im excited to get going at UCF.. With UCF bringing in Gus Malzahn as head coach, that makes three coaches in the American Athletic Conference who have taken the step down from the ranks of the WebJohnny Dawkins was named UCFs seventh head mens basketball coach on Mar. The back-to-back conference champions made the first consecutive NCAA appearances in program history, finishing as the runner-up in the Tallahassee Regional. He was named assistant head coach in 1998 and took over as interim head coach at the end of the 2003 season. In his three years as associate head coach at UCF, Cliff Godwin helped put the Knights on the map with the nations fourth-ranked recruiting class in 2010 before following with a Top 20 class in 2011. In Doyons first season with UCF in 2017, UCF was 33rd nationally in team digs and 38th in team blocks. In addition, Messer recruited Kalani Brown, a first-round (seventh overall) draft pick of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2019, and Lauren Cox, the nations top-rated recruit out of Flower Mound High School in Texas and the third overall draft pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2020 WNBA Draft. Will he stay at Iona? Diamond Battles was with her AAU team on a trip in Georgia the first time she met Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. In his role as the pitching coach, Cozart built a tradition of pitching excellence. She was named the 1998 NCAA Championship West Regional MVP after helping Arkansas to a berth in the Final Fourthanks to regional wins over Kansas (led by Messers 24 points) and eight-ranked Duke (team-leading 20 points). But the Speraw Era ended with almost no support from the Keith Tribble administration. Here's proof that @UCF_MBB is overachieving in the Dawkins Era: I graphed all AAC Men's Hoops teams' Win % from '17-'18 thru '20-'21 against their MBB budgets (per @3MW_CBB from April 2020).And wouldn't you know it Look who the outlier is. Key was UCFs offensive line coach for six seasons (2009-14), holding the title of assistant head coach from 2012-14. Orlando, Florida, 32816 | 407.823.2000 We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference. After 20 years at UCLA, her alma mater, she joined the UCF coaching staff. Another great year with my guys @SECNetwork !!!!! While at UCF, Chizik frequently visited practice sessions of the NFLs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, studying the teams defensive scheme developed by then-head coach Tony Dungy, defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, and linebackers coach Lovie Smith. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. I sat down with Pitino recently and he opened up about his future. More information to come. Having worked with me at Marshall, they have a great understanding of the system that we will implement here at UCF.. UCF Basketball Kirk Speraw Commercial 1995 Watch on He was a member of four NCAA Tournament squads, including the 1999-00 team that advanced to the national championship game. Pope went on to be drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round, while Arnold was a second-round pick of the New York Yankees. Chizik was also the defensive coordinator at North Carolina (2015-2016) before going into TV work. He became the first Senegalese player to be selected in the NBA draft in 2000, the No. Thomas brings extensive coaching experience on both the college and prep levels to UCF. He also helped lead the Knights back to NCAA Regional action in 2011 for the first time since 2004. Dawkins has raised the bar at UCF despite having, in my opinion, the toughest job of any head coach on campus. I am not saying we should throw a parade, or that things cannot be improved or questioned. Thomas worked at West Virginia University Institute of Technology from 1994-03, serving in a number of different roles, including womens basketball head coach from 2001-03. Tulsa advanced to the Sweet 16 during both trips to the postseason. The Tulane game, Coach drew up a play, and I missed a shot to win it. I am eager to start a new era of UCF basketball. It was arguably the worst D-I basketball program in the 80s and into the 90s until Kirk Speraw took over and brought the program to respectability in the TAAC/Atlantic Sun Conference. She helped recruit 15 top 50 players and 14 McDonalds All-Americans. We continue our countdown of the top 30 UCF Knights assistant coaches of all-time with numbers 20-11. He spent the 2015 season as the Knights offensive coordinator and running backs coach. During Keys time in Orlando, the Knights went to bowl games and won four conference titles (2007, 2010, 2013 and 2014). I also want to share how much I truly respect the work of each head coach who preceded me in this endeavor and thank them for all that they poured into the program and the young women that have competed and graduated from UCF. Web2022-23 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff Staff Directory Members By Category/Department 2022-23 Men's Basketball Support Staff Staff Directory Members By Bouye, who both also played in the NFL. Former UCF A.D. Danny White, who played Basketball at Notre Dame and brought in Dawkins, could not fix them in the limited time he was here. They formed one of the nations elite pitching tandems. Meanwhile, it was close but no cigar for Tulsa as they fell 62-60 to the East Carolina Pirates last Tuesday. In his time, Sahaydak helped bring three American regular season championships (2013,2014, and 2017) and four NCAA Tournament appearances (2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017) with a run to the Sweet 16 in 2014. Tribble brought in Donnie Jones, who won right away at the start but could not maintain that early success as the program was hit with NCAA violations and took a dip shortly after, which contributed to his downfall. 8:50 am ET, March Madness awaits | Inside Snyder's latest scandal, Charleston Southern vs. High Point odds, picks, bets, Coaching changes tracker: Latest on who's hired, fired, Detroit's Davis near Maravich's NCAA scoring record, Alabama's Oats takes blame for Miller's pregame patdown, Indiana vs. Iowa odds, picks, computer simulations, Bracketology: Slide continues for Iowa State, Nate Oats says Bama players explained pat-down, March Madness starts with game-winner at buzzer, AP Top 25: Marquette moves up; UK back in rankings, Legendary former Virginia coach Terry Holland dies. Nelson played at Florida from 1999-03, while Jones served as one of the programs assistant coaches. For the second straight season, Souders and company earned the American Athletic Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. I think that was a big part of what happened on the road at UCF. We couldnt be happier to bring Ben on as We conclude our top 30 assistant coaches rankings with the top ten assistant coaches. The Cardinal has made one postseason appearance in the NIT and is headed for a fourth non-winning season in the post-Dawkins era: 156-115 (.576)5 winning seasons (4 with 20+ wins)5 postseasons One NCAA appearance (2014 Sweet 16)Two NIT championships, 110-107 (.507)Two winning seasons (one with 20+ wins)One postseason (2018 NIT)Zero NCAA appearances. The Rams went 28-7 that season and posted a victory over Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. With Messers help, Baylor won 32 or more games in each of her first six seasons with the Bears the last of those a 37-1 record in the 2019 NCAA title campaign. Purchase tickets for the upcoming 2018-19 mens and womens basketball seasons online or call407-823-1000. The pair was part of a pitching staff that finished 10th in the nation in ERA with a 3.42 mark and broke a school record with 13 shutouts. Barrow is currently in her second season as Head Coach at Quinnipiac. For more information about the game, visit ucfknights.com/sports/womens-basketball. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. | We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. The UCF mens basketball program is adding Mamadou NDiaye as a new assistant coach to Johnny Dawkins coaching staff. He started his coaching career as UCFs recruiting coordinator in 1983. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Email Matt Murschel at mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com or follow him on Twitter at @osmattmurschel. The most important takeaway: he's determined to coach for at least five more years. Godwin left UCF after 2011 season to become an assistant at Ole Miss before going back to his alma mater, East Carolina, to be Head Coach in 2015. Knights clinch sixth winning record in seven seasons under Dawkins with 68-49 win over Tulsa. Smith claimed first-team honors again in 2022. Barrow was part of two American Coaching Staff of the Year (2014-2015) awards after the Knights won the regular season and conference tournament championships in the same year (2015). She has played and coached in multiple Final Fours. There was always humor in everything he did. Torchy @ Amazon pic.twitter.com/dgyxNgQ7QK. Ruben Felix spent four seasons (2011-2014) as a softball assistant coach & recruiting coordinator at UCF. See college basketball picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Gambling problem? The rematch might be a little tougher for UCF since the squad won't have home-court advantage. Following the end of the 2021-22 season, Dawkins is now 112-72 all-time as head coach of the Knights, a winning percentage of .609, currently the second-highest in program history, trailing only Torchy Clark's .755 mark. Dawkins led UCF to a 11-12 overall record for the COVID-19 affected 2020-21 season, including an 8-10 record in league play. At UCF, Chizik took the Knights defense from 81st nationally in total defense before his arrival (1997) to 16th in the country in 2001. In 2014, he helped UCF to a 43-18 overall record and their first ever American Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship in program history. Later, Evans recruited Jermaine Taylor, who was eventually selected in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. In Barrows second year of calling pitches, the 2015 UCF pitching staff posted the lowest ERA in the nation (0.92). Heupels UCF coaching staff also has a connection with Novak. He originally started as a graduate assistant in 2005. Tillis served as an assistant coach at Tennessee State from 2003-07 before moving to Marshall. Dawkins is as classy of a person I have ever met and covered in sports, and he has made UCF Basketball a better place. With a 68-49 win at Tulsa on Sunday, the UCF Knights clinched a sixth straight winning record (16-12) in a normal, non-COVID-shortened season in the Johnny Dawkins era. I am extremely excited to have Shawn, Brett, Darren and Tim join me at UCF, Jones said. #UCF pic.twitter.com/gUXOL6EiLd. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 23, 2016. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | In fact, he has raised it so high that now we are disappointed if we do not make the NCAA Tournament, which I understand, but who the heck outside the program thought we would be in the mix for the NCAA Tournament back in October with essentially a brand new roster? It is time we returned the favor. Rick Stockstill has been the Head Coach at Middle Tennessee since 2006. If he leaves if my read on Pitino: Georgetown feels like the most desirable spot for him. Love these dudes!!! UCF finishes the regular season with games at Temple on Thursday and at home against ECU on Sunday. Gabriel, Marshall and Sims-Walker all played in the NFL. Messer played in the summer prior to graduation for the collegiate squad of Athletes in Action. The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 13-point spread, and stayed right there. Over the next 17 years, all 31 running backs finished their eligibility and received degrees from UCF. He was part of four conference championships (2010, 2013, 2014, 2017) and seven bowl games, winning four of them, including the Liberty Bowl (2010), Fiesta Bowl (2014), and Peach Bowl (2018). Bono earned the largest signing bonus in draft history for an eighth-rounder. She is a 2000 graduate of Arkansas, with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology. Kruczek is also part of our Top 40 UCF Head Coaches of All-Time. Clemson baseball fell 13-6 on Sunday, which meant a third straight loss to UCF at home. Im also very grateful to Coach Dawkins for the chance to help lead the young men at UCF. Dawkins has never had the big resources at Stanford or UCF that Kelvin Sampson has had at Houston, or Penny Hardaway at Memphis. pic.twitter.com/BF4DahFFwT. Tim Sahaydak was hired as UCFs associate head coach in 2013 after spending six seasons at VCU alongside his co-head coach, wife and current UCF head coach, Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak. Tuesday marked one week since it was reported that UCF running backs coach Tim Harris Jr. was departing for the same role at the University of Miami. In contrast, UCF is 4-12 when given up more than 65 points and 4-11 when teams shoot over 40%. Despite that, Dawkins has gotten UCF to an NIT Final 4 in 2017 (when the Knights were picked to finish at bottom of AAC). Jones also announced that Micah Byars, who served as UCFs director of basketball operations from 2006-10, will remain with the Knights in a non-coaching capacity. New UCF mens basketball head coach Donnie Jones announced his staff Tuesday, naming Shawn Finney, Brett Nelson and Darren Tillis assistant coaches, and Tim The Hoyas (7-23) have not yet split with Patrick Ewing, but that is the overwhelming expectation at this point. The Knights have been ranked top 10 in the nation in almost every offensive category, and led UCF to their best season in program history in 2019. Odds & lines subject to change. Im very thankful to Danny White, Eric Wood, former President John Hitt, and new President Dale Whittaker for their continued support of me and my staff, Dawkins says. Hillary Barrow spent four seasons as an assistant coach (2013-2016) after joining the Knights staff in August 2012. Cozart coached Justin Pope and Jason Arnold to All-America honors in 2001. To put that in perspective, prior to Dawkins arrival, the Knights have had only ten winning seasons since UCF moved to Division I for the 1984-1985 season, and only four winning seasons since joining C-USA for the 2005-2006 season. In six seasons at the helm, Dawkins has led the program to new heights, guiding UCF to its No one knows better what UCF will face in a power conference like the Big 12 than Dawkins. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). He serves as the defensive coordinator and oversees practice design. With a coaching tree as large as Head Coach Gus Malzahns is, there are a number of names in his Rolodex that he could call. UCFs basketball history of basketball is not great. UCF hired Speraw as its mens basketball head coach in 1993. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. In 2015, the Knights posted a .979 fielding percentage ranked second in the nation. pic.twitter.com/6P7ceQIZXj. She played a key role on Georgia Tech teams that three straight years won at least 21 games and advanced to NCAA Championships in 2007-08-09. Gooch also coached the secondary for his first few years then took over coaching the linebackers. The game will broadcast on ESPN+. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). UCF and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will face off in an American Athletic battle at 5 p.m. Our entire staff is looking forward to building on the success of back-to-back postseason appearances as we head into this season and the future.. Alan Gooch began his association with the UCF Knights program as a defensive back in 1981 before spending 22 season as a member of the coaching staff. NDiaye spent the past two seasons as In 1986, he became responsible for the running backs. Among the wideouts Stockstill help develop included Ted Wilson, who was first UCF receiver taken in the NFL Draft, as well as UCF Hall-of-Famers Benard Ford, Shawn Jefferson and Sean Beckton. He was involved the last time, before Georgetown decided to go with Ewing. UCF's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of forward Taylor Hendricks, who had 18 points, and guard Ithiel Horton, who shot 7-for-14 from beyond the arc and finished with 28 points. Before making his name at Auburn, Gene Chizik served as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at UCF from 1998 to 2001. Barrow left in 2016 for FIU, where she coached Shannon Saile and the Panthers into the NCAA Tournament in 2017. Stockstill would move on to be an assistant at Clemson (1989-2002), East Carolina (2003), and South Carolina working under Steve Spurrier (2004-2005), prior to landing the head coaching job at Middle Tennessee State, where he has led the program to eight bowl games and 91 wins going into the 2020 season. . 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. We look forward to coach Messer further elevating our program and our university on the national stage.. A member of the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame, Sean Beckton had several stints on the Knights coaching staff over 17 seasons. Dawkins took over a 12-18 team that hadnt finished above .500 since the 2012-13 season and has led UCF to 43 wins in his two years under his leadership. For more information on Messers career, visit ucfknights.com. Hinshaw was the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kentucky from 2016-2020 prior to coming back to his alma mater. Messer, who most recentlyserved as associate head coach at LSU, has a 22-year coaching career that includes a national title and 11 NCAA Championship appearances. This season, Dawkins got UCF to a winning record despite numerous injuries. The Knights are a big 13-point favorite against the Golden Hurricane, according to the latest college basketball odds. UCF held Tulsa to 49 points on 35% from the field, and held Tulsa to just 14 points in the first half. UCF is now 12-0 when holding opponents to less than 65 points in a game and 12-1 when holding the opponents to under 40 % shooting, with the only loss coming at Houston. Messer also helped Arkansas to the 1999 WNIT championship. Beckton is the only UCF assistant coach to have worked for Gene McDowell, George OLeary and Scott Frost. The Knights posted a record of 15-3-2 and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, the farthest the team had ever gone. All good teams need #Motivation. In 2010, SEBaseball.com named Godwin C-USA Assistant Coach of the Year as the Knights set a new school and C-USA record with a .343 batting average, as well as school records in home runs (78) and slugging percentage (.538). During Finneys two seasons at Georgia, the Bulldogs went a combined 45-19 and made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Jenny Maurer joined the Knights in 2016 after spending five seasons as the head coach at Bradley. She has been an honorary chair of Habitat for Humanity and she also was a 2012 graduate of the Center for Coaching Excellence. When people ask me if he got mad or was tough, I always answer Yes, but he was funny and good. July 30, 2018. By placing their deposit now, fans will receive a free 2010-11 NIKE Knightmare t-shirt with their ticket purchase. Dawkins has raised the awareness of UCF Basketball with his name alone, and that is something other coaches cannot do. New UCF mens basketball head coach Donnie Jones announced his staff Tuesday, naming Shawn Finney, Brett Nelson and Darren Tillis assistant coaches, and Tim Thomas the director of basketball operations. The former UCF quarterbacks dots the programs record books from his time as a player, and since then, he has established himself as an experienced offensive coach. Barrow was a player from 2007-2010 and was part of the 2008 C-USA Championship and two NCAA Tournament appearances (2008, 2010). During Charlie Taaffes six seasons on UCFs staff as the offensive coordinator and QB coach under George OLeary, the Knights won 55 games and appeared in five bowl Odds & lines subject to change. During his tenure, the school produced 30 Division I signees and went a combined 71-6. Sytia (sit-TEE-uh) Messer, a 22-year coaching veteran who won a national title and made five other NCAA Elite Eight and 11 overall NCAA Championship appearances as an assistant coach, has been named the 13th head womens basketball coach in UCF history, Vice President and Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir announced today. Below, the 10 jobs waiting to be filled. Except for one game (Miami), we never got to see the full team we were supposed to. In those six years Baylor finished sixth or higher in the final Associated Press poll every season including first in 2019 and second in 2018. Tennille Adams joins the Knights as associate head coach and Greg Brown returns for his second stint as an associate head coach. Steal Your Rock Ithiel set a career-high in steals for the second straight game, snagging 6 last night against Tulsa #ChargeOn pic.twitter.com/8nnIXViRwS. 12:38 am ET, Charleston Southern vs. High Point odds, picks, bets, Detroit's Davis near Maravich's NCAA scoring record, Alabama's Oats takes blame for Miller's pregame patdown, Indiana vs. Iowa odds, picks, computer simulations, Marquette vs. Butler odds, picks, computer simulations, Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State odds, picks, bets, Coaching changes tracker: Latest on who's hired, fired, Bracketology: Slide continues for Iowa State, Nate Oats says Bama players explained pat-down, March Madness starts with game-winner at buzzer, AP Top 25: Marquette moves up; UK back in rankings, Legendary former Virginia coach Terry Holland dies, Detroit's Davis nears Maravich's scoring record. Its Mr. Of those 10, three Texas, Notre Dame and Mississippi are high-major gigs. Note:UCF has announced an additional hire since this article was published Wednesday morning, completing the staff. In 1997, Gooch was named the Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. In the coming weeks, there will be dozens more openings, including at least a half-dozen power-conference jobs that will become vacant by way of firings, job-hopping or retirements. Hes the most important player in Duke history. If UCF wins out, they will likely be the 6-seed for the AAC Tournament. Junior Darin Green Jr. was named third team all-conference and freshman Darius Johnson picked up conference all-freshman team accolades. In UCF's Dec. 11 win over N.C. A&T, Dawkins picked up his 100th career-victory, becoming the fastest coach in program history and just the third one to ever do so. A head coach for three seasons at Tennessee Tech from 2009-10 to 2011-12, Messer led the Golden Eagles to the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship, two postseason appearances (WNIT in 2011, WBI in 2012), back-to-back appearances in the OVC tournament title gameand she was named the 2011 OVC Coach of the Year. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). This list will grow in the next 24-48 hours. Guard Brandon Betson (20 points) was the top scorer for Tulsa. So UCF Basketball competes against more than twice as many programs for a spot in the postseason and recruiting than UCF Football does. But can UCF bring in the money to help support the Basketball program, with all the upgrades that are badly needed in facilities, without it being at footballs expense? Contrast, UCF is greater off the court in how he represents the.. For more information about the game, including an 8-10 record in league play with strikeouts. 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