January 8, 2011
Edmond Memorial Bulldogs
33-48, 10-1
The streak is over! Two teams both 10-0, battling in the championship game. A year ago we were playing in the 7th place game and a year later we are in the finals. Edmond Memorial is ranked #1 in 6A and I now know why. They are very good and well coached! We jumped out to an early lead at 13-6 after the first quarter. It was a back and forth game in the second quarter with the score tied at 20 at the half. In the third quarter the game got physical and they put a lot of pressure on our guards and we didn’t handle that very well. They took us out of our offense and we struggled! I am still proud of my young team and the fight they put up. Losing is never good, however; I believe this game showed that we are close to being one of the best teams in the State if we continue to work hard and be fundamentally sound. We need to take better care of the ball, block out on both ends and be more detailed and then we will have a chance to compete with the elite teams.

January 7, 2011
Southmoore Sabercats
50-49, 10-0
WOW, what a game! My point guard is questionable and my center has the flu, needless to say I was a little nervous going into the game. We played well early but struggled in the second quarter and were down three at the half. We had a great third quarter outscoring them 20-12. The fourth quarter belonged to Southmoore, we couldn’t guard their two outstanding players. We were down five points with 9.2 seconds when we finally made a three point shot on our third offensive rebound. I called timeout to set our defense. We came out in a full court press needing a still, and it happened. I called another timeout to set our inbounds play. 8.2 seconds, our ball under our basket down two points. We ran a back door cut and then slipped Kolin high to the three point line for a three. He made the shot with 1.9 seconds to left for the win. Two Tulsa television stations showed our game highlights and one interviewed Kolin after the game. I was so excited for the team.

January 6, 2011
Bishop Kelley Comets
44-32, 9-0
This game was in the First round of the Skiatook Tournament. It’s always good to get that first win under your belt in tournament play. This is a great tournament, close to Bartlesville for our fans, hospitality is great, and the competition is awesome. Ramon hurt his foot right before the half and did not play in the second half. Kelley took advantage of this and made a game out of it in the second half, their kids never quit! We were lucky to hold on and get the win.

January 4, 2011
NOAH Jaguars
68-34, 8-0
Happy New Year! What a great way to kick off the season half of the season. This game allows us to knock off all the rust from the Winter break. We can use this game for conditioning and to work on our offensive timing. It also allows me to play the entire bunch which is good for the guys that don’t get much varsity playing time.

December 17, 2010
Tahlequah Tigers
51-33, 7-0
7-0, what a perfect Christmas gift, it’s going to be a good Christmas. We were bad tonight, didn’t guard and didn’t shoot the ball very well, that’s a bad combination! We took the Tigers for granted and weren’t as sharp as we should have been. This is a good lesson for the team; we are not good enough to take anyone for granted.
I feel so blessed to coach this team, they work so hard in practice, they are very coachable, and they are fun to be around.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Remember the true meaning of Christmas and pray for the less fortunate families during this time. May God bless you and your family as he has me and my family!

December 11, 2010
Bishop Kelley Invitational Finals
Bishop McGuinness Irish
40-34, 6-0

Bishop Kelley Invitational CHAMPIONS! We opened the game by making five three pointers out of our first six possessions. McGuinnes has a nice team and a highly recruited big man, which I think we did a good job containing him. I am so happy for my team to win a tournament and see the rewards of their hard work pay off. We played a solid game on both ends of the court. This was an outstanding tournament put on by the Bishop Kelley basketball staff. They were a very gracious host and everything was first class!

December 10, 2010
Bishop Kelley Invitational Semi-finals
Stilwell Indians
56-38, 5-0
We are in the finals! This was a solid win against a quality team. This might have been our best game to date defensively. We shot 42.9% from the three point line and only gave up 25.5 % from the field. That combination will win you a lot of games. We move onto the finals versus Bishop McGuinness, another outstanding program with a rich tradition in basketball.

December 9, 2010
Bishop Kelley Invitational
Cascia Hall Commandos
61-48, 4-0
It’s a WIN and we advance to play in the semifinals. I didn’t feel like we played very smart at times and our defense wasn’t very good. We forced 31 turnovers but committed 21, which is too many. We must take advantage of our opponents’ turnovers and not just give the ball back to them.

December 7, 2010
Skiatook Bulldogs
58-28, 3-0
WOW, this team can really guard! When we shoot the ball well as we did tonight we are pretty good. Game got out of hand late and I felt bad about the final score, but we were trying to work on some offensive plays.

December 3, 2010
Owassso Rams
43-33, 2-0
This was our first road test of the year and we passed the test. Owasso had only had their football players for a few days. I expect a little different team next time we play them. Our defense was really good tonight and that is a good thing because our offense wasn’t very good. I believe that all good teams play really good defense. You may have games where the ball just doesn’t go in for you, but you can play good defense every single game and still have a chance to win.

November 30, 2010
Sand Springs Sandites
53-49, 1-0
The Season Opener, It was pretty but it was a win! I assume we had a little first game jitters working against us in this game. A team can scrimmage and scrimmage but when you put a crowd in the stands, turn on the game clock, and add officials it’s a whole different story. Sand Springs has a great player that made the game closer than I would have liked, he scored 21 of their 49 points. I thought our defense was pretty good for three quarters but we gave up to many points in the fourth quarter.

November 17, 2010
The difference a day makes! As good as were yesterday in our scrimmages we were that bad today! I believe the team was feeling good about themselves and didn’t bring their A game to the court. They thought they were pretty good, they learned a valuable lesson. I really didn’t want to scrimmage on back to back days but this was the only dates that Bixby and Inola could come. In defense of my team we are a little banged up right now, nothing serious just a few hurt ankles and bruises. Coach Barkley at Inola was my high school coach and Scott Padek at Bixby is one of my closest buddies in coaching, they are outstanding people and great coaches.

November 16, 2010
Coaches versus Cancer Scrimmage at Union High School
This is always a great day of scrimmages and for a great cause. The Oklahoma offices of the American Cancer Society have done a great job promoting the Coaches versus Cancer program. We scrimmaged Broken Arrow and Union, two of the top programs in Oklahoma and we walked away feeling good about our team. Last year they kicked us pretty good but this year we had some success. The difference a year makes.

October 21, 2010
Today was our annual Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Meeting in Shawnee. The board asked me to speak to the coaches, I find it to be an honor that they would want to hear something that I have to say about basketball. This is a fun filled day for me as I get the opportunity to see people that I don’t get to see throughout the year. The clinic is not as well attended as it has been in the past, but I can understand. Basketball season is the longest of any sport and coaches have used the fall break as a time to spend with their families and go on a mini vacation

October 1, 2010
I have been waiting on this day for seven months. Last season was my first losing season in Bartlesville. Last year’s team really over achieved and they were a great bunch to be around, winning 11 games was a testament of their hard work and being coachable. However; I am ready to get in the gym and start working. This year/s team will be very young as far as grade wise but they are a very talented group.
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