Big Mistake. Huge. We have to go get ready for the CAA semifinals now.
So you didn’t think Darlinstone Dubar was an all-CAA first-teamer or that Jaquan Carlos was one of the 15 best players in the league, huh? Big mistake. Huge.
Dubar and Carlos appeared to play with the proverbial chips on their shoulders Sunday night, when they led the Flying Dutchmen to a thorough 73-58 win over Delaware in the CAA Tournament quarterfinals. With the win the Dutchmen advance to the semifinals against…Stony Brook. Well this is gonna be SOMETHING, isn’t it? Make sure to stop by later today for the in-depth Quirky breakdown of the win over the Blue Hens and a look ahead to the Seawolves, but in the meantime, here’s the boilerplate postgame material in the postgame Keep It Perky!
THE MOST RECENT GAME SUMMARIZED IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Darlinstone Dubar (23 points, 11 rebounds) posted a double-double and Jaquan Carlos (18 points, five rebounds, five assists) had another stat-stuffer of a game as the Dutchmen pulled away from Delaware over the final 25-plus minutes. The Dutchmen held four one-possession leads and the Blue Hens took a sextet (that’s six), of four-point leads, the last at 29-25 on Christian Ray’s jumper with 5:59 left, before the Dutchmen began asserting themselves on both ends of the floor. Tyler Thomas, who opened the game in a 2-for-11 slump, drained a 3-pointer to begin a 14-0 run bridging the halves in which Delaware was 0-for-7 from the field with three turnovers. Delaware pulled within eight points three times before Carlos’ jumper put the Dutchmen ahead by double digits for good at 46-36 with 17:06 left. Dubar scored 19 of his points in the final 25-plus minutes and finished a robust 9-of-11 from the field, including 8-of-8 from inside the 3-point line. He also added a team-high two blocks and tied Thomas for the team lead with three steals. Thomas scored 20 points despite going 6-of-22 from the field. Pretty good day when the league Player of the Year and one of the nation’s top five scorers is your third-best player. Jacco Fritz, limited to 22 minutes by first-half foul trouble, scored six points while Silas Sunday had five points and two rebounds in 18 key minutes.
3 STARS OF THE GAME (vs. Delaware, 3/10)
3: Darlinstone Dubar
2: Jaquan Carlos
1: Tyler Thomas
SEASON STANDINGS
Tyler Thomas 65
Darlinstone Dubar 58
Jaquan Carlos 35
Jacco Fritz 14
German Plotnikov 10
Bryce Washington 6
Silas Sunday 2
KiJan Robinson 2
WAS THIS A UNICORN SCORE?
No! But it’s just the third 73-58 win in program history and the first since a victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 30, 2020 — the first win and second game of that very weird pandemic-shortened season. The first 73-58 win happened way back in the 1951-52 season.
The Dutchmen have recored seven unicorn score victories this season after recording 12 unicorn scores last season, 11 unicorn scores in 2021-22, no unicorn scores in 2020-21, 13 unicorn scores in 2019-20 and 10 unicorn scores in 2018-19. The term unicorn score was coined by Mets superfan, historian and blogger Greg Prince to describe a score by which the Mets had never previously won. You may also know it as a “Scorigami,” a term popularized in the NFL.
WHO HAD THE KEITH HERNANDEZ?
Darlinstone Dubar recorded his third straight Keith Hernandez Sunday night when he gave the Dutchmen the lead for good at 30-29 with a dunk out of the under-four media timeout with 3:58 left in the first half. Dubar is the only player in history (dating back to last year) to record the Keith Hernandez in three consecutive victories. He also had three Keith Hernandezes in as many games from Feb. 11-16, 2023. This stretch of three Keith Hernandezes spans four games for the Dutchmen.
Darlinstone Dubar go-ahead layup vs. St. Joseph’s (NY), 11/6/23 (14:30 left 1H)
Jaquan Carlos tie-breaking 3-pointer vs. Buffalo, 11/20/23 (19:33 left 1H)
Tyler Thomas tie-breaking free throw vs. Wright State, 11/21/23 (4:16 left 2H)
Darlinstone Dubar tie-breaking jumper vs. High Point, 11/22/23 (4:47 left OT)
Darlinstone Dubar tie-breaking layup vs. South Florida, 11/30/23 (19:42 left 1H)
Jacco Fritz tie-breaking jumper vs. Iona, 12/6/23 (12:37 left 1H)
Tyler Thomas tie-breaking 3-pointer vs. Norfolk State, 12/16/23 (13:45 left 2H)
Tyler Thomas go-ahead 3-pointer vs. Delaware, 1/6/24 (17:46 left 1H)
Bryce Washington go-ahead 3-pointer vs. Hampton, 1/18/24 (5:24 left 2H)
Darlinstone Dubar go-ahead jumper vs. Stony Brook, 1/22/24 (6:52 left 2H)
Darlinstone Dubar tie-breaking layup vs. William & Mary, 1/25/24 (19:47 left 1H)
Tyler Thomas go-ahead jumper vs. Stony Brook, 2/1/24 (:0.4 left 2H)
Jacco Fritz tie-breaking layup vs. Towson, 2/3/24 (2:16 left 2H)
Silas Sunday tie-breaking layup vs. Hampton, 2/8/24 (3:48 left 2H)
Darlinstone Dubar tie-breaking 3-pointer vs. North Carolina A&T, 2/10/24 (17:16 left 1H)
Tyler Thomas tie-breaking layup vs. Northeastern, 2/17/24 (18:08 left 1H)
Tyler Thomas tie-breaking 3-pointer vs. Drexel, 2/22/24 (9:43 left 2H)
Darlinstone Dubar tie-breaking layup vs. Not Twitter Guy, 2/24/24 (12:18 left 1H)
Darlinstone Dubar go-ahead 3-pointer vs. UNC Wilmington, 2/29/24 (9:42 left 1H)
Darlinstone Dubar go-ahead dunk vs. Delaware, 3/10/24 (3:58 left 1H)
SEASON STANDINGS
Darlinstone Dubar 9
Tyler Thomas 6
Jacco Fritz 2
Silas Sunday 1
Bryce Washington 1
Jaquan Carlos 1
ALL-TIME STANDINGS (or at least since last season)
Tyler Thomas 16
Darlinstone Dubar 14
Aaron Estrada 4
Warren Williams 3
Jacco Fritz 2
Jaquan Carlos 2
German Plotnikov 2
Silas Sunday 1
Bryce Washington 1
The Keith Hernandez is bestowed upon the player who scores the points that put the Dutchmen ahead for good in a victory. The stat pays homage to Hernandez, the World Series-winning Cardinals and Mets first baseman who had a record 129 game-winning RBIs when the stat was inexplicably discontinued after the 1988 season.
THE FLYING DUTCHMEN AFTER THIRTY-TWO GAMES
With Sunday’s win, the Dutchmen improved to 20-12. This ties the 2023-24 team for the 11th-best record in school history through 32 games. This is the first time the Dutchmen have opened 20-12 since 2014-15 and the second time overall in school history. This is after the Dutchmen were 14-10 after 24 games, 15-10 after 25 games, 15-11 after 26 games, 16-11 after 27 games, 17-11 after 28 games, 18-11 after 29 games, 19-11 after 30 games and 19-12 after 31 games, all for the first time since 2017-18. That was pretty quirky! Here is how some notable Hofstra teams have fared through 32 games:
NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT TEAMS
2019-20 (IT COUNTS TO US): 24-8 (most recent 24-8 start, beat Drexel in the CAA quarterfinals)
The 1975-76 team, Hofstra’s first to reach the NCAA Tournament, completed its season in 30 games (18-12), as did the 1976-77 team (23-7). The 1999-2000 NCAA Tournament team completed its season in 31 games (24-7), as did the 2000-01 team (26-5).
All four Hofstra teams to reach the NCAA Tournament at the Division II level completed their seasons in 30 games or fewer. The 1958-59 team finished 20-7 while the 1961-62 team ended up 24-4, the 1962-63 team finished 23-7 and the 1963-64 team went 23-6.
NIT TEAMS
1998-99: 22-10 (season ended with a loss to Rutgers in the first round of the NIT)
2005-06: 26-6 (beat Saint Joseph’s, 77-75, in the second round of the NIT)
2006-07: 22-10 (season ended with a loss to DePaul in the first round of the NIT)
2015-16: 24-8 (beat William & Mary in the CAA semifinals, final win of season)
2018-19: 26-6 (most recent 26-6 start, beat James Madison in the CAA quarterfinals)
2022-23: 24-8 (most recent 24-8 start, win in 32nd game marked final win of 12-game winning streak that ended in the CAA Tournament semifinals OH NO YOU DON’T)
The 2004-05 NIT team completed its season at 21-9.
Some other notable 32-game records — in fact, all of them!
2021-22: 21-11 (season ended with a loss to Charleston in the CAA quarterfinals)
2016-17: 15-17 (season ended with loss to Delaware in CAA first round)
2014-15: 20-12 (beat James Madison in CAA quarterfinals, final win of season)
2013-14: 10-22 (beat UNC Wilmington in CAA first round, final win of season)
2012-13: 7-25 (season ended with loss to Delaware in CAA quarterfinals, worst 32-game record in school history)
2011-12: 10-22 (season ended with loss to Georgia State in CAA first round)
2010-11: 21-11 (lost to Old Dominion in CAA semifinals, final win of season)
2009-10: 19-13 (beat Georgia State in CAA first round, final win of season)
2008-09: 21-11 (season ended with loss to Old Dominion in CAA quarterfinals)
2001-02: 12-20 (season ended with loss to VCU in CAA semifinals)
Hofstra has never been (deep breath) 32-0, 31-1, 30-2, 29-3, 28-4, 27-5, 25-7, 23-9, 18-14, 17-15, 16-16, 14-18, 13-19, 11-21, 9-23, 8-24, 6-26, 5-27, 4-28, 3-29, 2-30, 1-31 or 0-32 through 32 games.
Seventy-one seasons were completed in fewer than 32 games:
1936-37 (7-10)
1937-38 (10-4)
1938-39 (10-8)
1939-40 (12-9)
1940-41 (13-7)
1941-42 (15-6)
1942-43 (15-6)
1943-44 (7-12)
1944-45 (8-13)
1945-46 (12-7)
1946-47 (18-6)
1947-48 (13-6)
1948-49 (18-8)
1949-50 (17-9)
1950-51 (18-11)
1951-52 (26-3)
1952-53 (20-7)
1953-54 (15-9)
1954-55 (19-7)
1955-56 (22-4)
1956-57 (11-15)
1957-58 (15-8)
1958-59 (20-7)
1959-60 (23-1)
1960-61 (21-4)
1961-62 (24-4)
1962-63 (23-7)
1963-64 (23-6)
1964-65 (11-14)
1965-66 (16-10)
1966-67 (12-13)
1967-68 (13-12)
1968-69 (12-13)
1969-70 (13-13)
1970-71 (18-8)
1971-72 (11-14)
1972-73 (8-16)
1973-74 (8-16)
1974-75 (11-13)
1975-76 (18-12)
1976-77 (23-7)
1977-78 (8-19)
1978-79 (8-19)
1979-80 (14-14)
1980-81 (12-15)
1981-82 (12-16)
1982-83 (18-9)
1983-84 (14-14)
1984-85 (14-15)
1985-86 (17-13)
1986-87 (10-18)
1987-88 (6-21)
1988-89 (14-15)
1989-90 (13-15)
1990-91 (14-14)
1991-92 (20-9)
1992-93 (9-18)
1993-94 (9-20)
1994-95 (10-18)
1995-96 (9-18)
1996-97 (12-15)
1997-98 (19-12)
1998-99 (22-9)
1999-2000 (24-7)
2000-01 (26-5)
2002-03 (8-21)
2003-04 (14-15)
2004-05 (21-9)
2007-08 (12-18)
2017-18 (19-12)
2020-21 (13-10)
(Well) more than half the previous Hofstra seasons were completed by this point.
Full records not available for the following seasons: 1936-37, 1941-42, 1942-43.
This feature is inspired by Greg Prince, who measures how the current Mets compare, record-wise, to previous teams through the same point in the season.
NUMBER TEN THROUGH NINETY-NINE
With Sunday’s win, Speedy Claxton improved to 66-33 (.667) as head coach. That’s tied for the second-best known winning percentage for a Hofstra coach through his first 99 games at the helm.
Paul Lynner 67-32 (.677, 99th game was the 15th game of his fourth season in 1965-66)
Frank Reilly 66-33 (.667, 99th game was the 28th game of his fourth season in 1950-51)
Butch van Breda Kolff I 66-33 (.667, 99th game was the 24th game of his fourth season in 1958-59)
SPEEDY CLAXTON 66-33 (.667, 99th game was the 32nd game of his third season in 2023-24)
Joe Mihalich 54-45 (.545, 99th game was the 32nd game of his third season in 2015-16)
Dick Berg 50-49 (.505, 99th game was the 17th game of his fourth season in 1983-84)
Butch van Breda Kolff II 49-50 (.495, 99th game was the 14th game of his fourth season in 1991-92)
Roger Gaeckler 43-56 (.434, 99th game was the 27th game of his fourth season in 1975-76)
Tom Pecora 43-56 (.434, 99th game was the ninth game of his fourth season in 2004-05)
Jay Wright 41-58 (.414, 99th game was the 17th game of his fourth season in 1997-98)
A loss for Butch van Breda Kolff I in his 99th game and wins for Frank Reilly and Speedy Claxton create the three-way tie for second, one game behind Paul Lynner. And Jay Wright remains the losingest head coach in program history, this time through 99 games. Should probably move on from him!
The records are incomplete for Jack McDonald’s first stint from 1936 through 1943 as well as the tenure of Jack Smith (1943-46). But not Frank Reilly (1947-55) anymore!
Smith finished 27-32 in his three seasons while Mo Cassara finished 38-59 in his three seasons. Three coaches had one-season tenures lasting at Hofstra. McDonald went 18-6 in the lone season of his second stint in 1946-47 while Joe Harrington went 14-14 in 1979-80 and Mike Farrelly went 13-10 in 2020-21.
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