Looks much improved from last year under first year coach Mark Fox. They lost three players, their top sorer included after coach Jones was fired. But they seem to have compensated.
Beat down Pepperdine who was favored. Won by 16 and led by as much as 19. 87-71 final.
Matt Bradley went off from the ARC. 25 pts total and 5 made threes in the second half. Last year he shot 57% from the ARC. Yikers!! This game made 5 for ONLY 7 taken.
Andre Kelly was very effective underneath. 16 pts - 10 rebounds in only 23 minutes.
Doesn't look like they have any bigs who can step out for the three. Fox is a defensive minded coach but it looks like he stepped into a situation where he has scorers.
This will be a much tougher game than many on this board believe.
Go Rebels.
Beat down Pepperdine who was favored. Won by 16 and led by as much as 19. 87-71 final.
Matt Bradley went off from the ARC. 25 pts total and 5 made threes in the second half. Last year he shot 57% from the ARC. Yikers!! This game made 5 for ONLY 7 taken.
Andre Kelly was very effective underneath. 16 pts - 10 rebounds in only 23 minutes.
Doesn't look like they have any bigs who can step out for the three. Fox is a defensive minded coach but it looks like he stepped into a situation where he has scorers.
This will be a much tougher game than many on this board believe.
Go Rebels.
