A Sea Of Red

University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama



UNA Hoops Official Site




Tony Pujol
1st Season as UNA Head Coach


2018-2019 Schedule/Results

• Overall .......... 7-13
  A-SUN ........... 4-1
  AWAY ............ 1-12
  
  NOV 06 - @ SAMFORD .......................................... L 74-91
  NOV 10 - BLUE MOUNTAIN ................................... W 72-59
  NOV 13 - @ SAINT LOUIS ...................................... L 58-69
  NOV 17 - @ PITTSBURGH ..................................... L 66-71
  NOV 20 - MARTIN METHODIST ............................. W 80-68
  NOV 24 - @ TROY ................................................. L 58-77
  NOV 28 - @ TOLEDO ............................................. L 59-80
  DEC 01 - JACKSONVILLE STATE ............................ L 65-76
  DEC 04 - @ UAB ..................................................... L 67- 73
  DEC 13 - HUNTINGDON ........................................ W 90-58
  DEC 15 - @ UNC-GREENSBORO ............................ L 48-53
  DEC 18 - @ JACKSONVILLE STATE ........................ L 50-64
  DEC 21 - @ VMI ...................................................... L 68-89
  DEC 28 - @ #7 GONZAGA ...................................... L 51-96
  DEC 30 - @ EASTERN ILLINOIS ............................. L 70-81
  JAN 05 - @ NORTH FLORIDA* ............................... L 67-96
  JAN 08 - FLORIDA GULF COAST* ........................... W 61-56
  JAN 12 - NJIT* ...................................................... W 61-55
  JAN 16 - @ JACKSONVILLE* ................................. W 91-88
  JAN 19 - STETSON* .............................................. W 63-62
  JAN 21 - @ LIBERTY* ............................................ 7:00 PM ET
  JAN 24 - KENNESAW STATE*
  JAN 27 - @ NJIT*
  FEB 02 - @ LIPSCOMB*
  FEB 06 - @ FLORIDA GULF COAST*
  FEB 09 - NORTH FLORIDA*
  FEB 16 - LIBERTY*
  FEB 20 - @ KENNESAW STATE*
  FEB 23 - @ STETSON*
  FEB 26 - JACKSONVILLE*
  MAR 01 - LIPSCOMB*
  
  ASUN Tournament
  MAR 04-10

Key Players

• 
  #2 Christian Agnew
  6' 2" 180 lbs Freshman Guard
  Thru 20 Games: Averaging 10.3 Pts, 3.1 Rebs & .8 Assists
  
  
  
  #3 Jamari Blackmon
  6' 0" 195 lbs Freshman Guard
  Thru 20 Games: Averaging 15.7 Pts, 3.5 Rebs, 2.8 Assists & 1.5 Steals + 46-of-156 (29.5%) on 3-Pt Attempts
  
  
  
  #11 Kendarius Smith
  5' 10" 170 lbs Senior Guard (JUCO Transfer)
  Thru 20 Games: Averaging 12.3 Pts, 4.3 Rebs & 2.5 Assists + 42-of-129 (32.6%) on 3-Pt Attempts

A pleasant surprise so far but we should beat them soundly.

I'll be curious to see how the attendance is for this game. Fantastic turnout on Saturday, but how will it be on a weekday game? Especially since many residential students take online classes and online homework is due on Monday nights.

I’ll be thrilled with 4000.

Upon my initial scan of their schedule, it appears they have played a lot of low scoring games. Sounds as if they drain the shot clock.

Pacheco-Ortiz, a prototypical point guard for McKay, Flames

http://www.aseaofred.com/pacheco-ortiz- ... ay-flames/

Much lighter crowd tonight . But much better than usual

Offense is struggling. Much like the start of last game.

Pretty awful half of basketball. I fully expect the team to turn it completely around 2nd half.

PAFlame wrote:Pretty awful half of basketball. I fully expect the team to turn it completely around 2nd half.

I couldn't hear what McKay said going into the lock room but I am guessing he's not pleased.

Better half time speech - Gill or McKay ?

Liberty wins 72-47

What a second half!

The beat goes on as we plow through the A-Sun up to this point.

This team is certiantly a 2nd half team.

Great 2nd half that was much needed. Ever since those 2 St. Pete games Myo has really stepped it out. Did what we should do to a team like that. Can't overlook Jacksonville Sunday to set-up that game with Lipscomb.

Our schedule is going to be really difficult down the stretch 4 of the last 5 on the road including Lipscomb, North Florida, NJIT & North Alabama with a home game with KSU sandwiched in there. I think FGCU being so down really messed up the scheduling as that was probably looked at as a very tough road game to start conference play.

Flames remain unbeaten in ASUN play, move to 10-0 at home

http://www.aseaofred.com/flames-remain- ... 0-at-home/

Hopefully we'll have a much bigger/louder crowd next Tuesday!! Where have our cheerleaders been? The band seems to have taken on both the music and now the cheerleading.

Thye finished 7th in Division I Nationals over the weekend.

We have some really dumb fans. And these weren't students but adults.. Some behind me had a very low basketball iq. They started saying that they couldn't believe that mayo made a free throw because he sucks at them. I turned around and told them he shoots 70%. They then said but he sucked last year..... But he shot it better at 80%...

thepostman wrote:This team is certiantly a 2nd half team.

I've been wondering if the fact that McKay plays so many players hasn't contributed to the team having more energy in the second half.

Kricket wrote:

thepostman wrote:This team is certiantly a 2nd half team.

I've been wondering if the fact that McKay plays so many players hasn't contributed to the team having more energy in the second half.

It's a combination of depth and Henry Barrera.

oldflame wrote:

Kricket wrote:

thepostman wrote:This team is certiantly a 2nd half team.

I've been wondering if the fact that McKay plays so many players hasn't contributed to the team having more energy in the second half.

It's a combination of depth and Henry Barrera.

One thing I noticed was that una only brought 10 players. At the end they had to throw in #4, lanky white kid because their bigs and team were gassed.

Wvflame2013 wrote:We have some really dumb fans. And these weren't students but adults.. Some behind me had a very low basketball iq. They started saying that they couldn't believe that mayo made a free throw because he sucks at them. I turned around and told them he shoots 70%. They then said but he sucked last year..... But he shot it better at 80%...

I'm just glad they are there.
If they keep coming to games, they will also begin to follow the team and get "coached up" on stuff like that.

To paraphrase Ballcoach, you're only as good as your last free throw.

I said we have depth, and in terms of the way minutes are distributed to our top 9 players, that is true. Fact is though, with Preston and Price redshirting, we only have 11 available and Zach and Brendon aren't playing much. It's no secret I'm a Newton fan, and I really believe if he can keep making FTs the way he did tonight, he will start to get more meaningful minutes.