Kinda felt sorry for those Humbolt guys. They really should not have been on the court with this team.
If i'm the Humbolt St AD, I dont schedule a team like St. johns again. Next years scrimmage i go with a Seton Hall or Depaul.
They only lost by 20 to Cal
To add, it was reported that they were missing like six players (three starters?) due to injury. It'd be interesting to know how many guys didn't play in this game that played against Cal. The team we faced last night should not have been within 40 points of any high major.
Where was that reported?
the telecast for one
Nothing was mentioned about injuries in the Cal game. It sounded like these were long term injuries suffered in the past. Maybe St John's played better than Cal. That does not sound crazy to me.
Can't find the boxscore of the Cal game, but this is from the recap of that game posted on the Humboldt athletic web site. Definatly had the injuries for both games (and in all likelyhood, it's gonna be a long season for the Lumberjacks):
Humboldt State came into its first action against a collegiate opponent with almost a completely refurbished squad after injuries ended the season before it started for top returners Austin Bryan, Rocky Brown and Ethan Dillard. Another familiar face from the 2012-13 season – Brett McConnell – was also missing as he recovers from an injury suffered during the first week of practice.