Bracketology - November 7th

Midwest                                                                                      East     
1 Indiana                                                                               1 Louisville
16 Charleston Southern/Jackson State                               16   Stony Brook
                                                                                            /Savannah State  
Detroit                                                                                      Lexington
8  Xavier                                                                                    8  Miami
 9  Arkansas                                                                             9 St. Louis

5 Gonzaga                                                                           5 Notre Dame
12 Stanford                                                                         12 Davidson

Salt Lake                                                                                Dayton

4 Georgetown                                                                       4 Wisconsin
13 Utah State                                                                       13 Creighton

6 VCU                                                                                6 Florida State
11 Harvard                                                                      11 George Mason

Kansas City                                                                          Lexington

3 Michigan State                                                                   3 Missouri
14 Lehigh                                                                          14 Oral Roberts

7 Butler                                                                              7 UNLV
10 Kansas State                                                                  10 St. John

Philadelphia                                                                         San Jose

2 Syracuse                                                                          2 UCLA
15 Robert Morris                                                                  15 Montana


West                                                                                     South
1 Ohio State                                                                           1 Kentucky
16 Mercer                                                                              16 Valparaiso

Detroit                                                                                   Philadelphia 

8 Cal                                                                                     8 Minnesota
9 Pitt                                                                                   9 Colorado State

5 Cincinnati                                                                        5 Baylor
12 Marshall/Georgia                                                          12 Tennessee

Dayton                                                                                    Salt Lake

4 UNC                                                                                 4 Arizona
13 Middle Tennessee                                                       13 Houston/San Diego State

6 Texas                                                                                 6 New Mexico
11 Marquette                                                                        11 Memphis 

Kansas City                                                                              San Jose

3 Duke                                                                                  3 Michigan
14 Loyola                                                                           14 South Dakota State

7 St. Mary's                                                                    7 Oklahoma State
10 Murray State                                                              10 Temple

Austin                                                                                Austin 

2 Kansas                                                                          2 NC State
15 Cal State Fullerton                                                  15 Belmont

Bold team indicates predicted Conference Champion

On the bubble 
Mississippi State
Seton Hall
Northwestern
Iona

Next On the List                                                                     Big East 8
BYU                                                                                     BigTen 6
Drexel                                                                                  ACC 5
Bradley                                                                                 SEC 4
Washington                                                                            A-10 5
                                                                                            CUSA 3
                                                                                             Pac-12 4
                                                                                         Mountain West 3

2012-2013 NBA Predictions

Western Conference                                                                        Eastern Conference

Lakers   62-20                                                                                               Heat 64-18

 Mavericks 55-27                                                                                          Celtics 57-25

Thunder   54-28                                                                                           Bulls 51-31

Clippers 53-29                                                                                              Pacers 43-39

Grizzlies 49-33                                                                                              76ers 41-41

Spurs 48-34                                                                                                  Hawks 39-43

Rockets 46-36                                                                                               Knicks 38-44

Timberwolves 41-41                                                                                    Nets 37-45

Nuggets 41-41                                                                                              Bucks 36-46

 Jazz  40-42                                                                                                      Magic 32-50

Warriors 38-44                                                                                             Raptors 29-53

Trailblazers 34-48                                                                                       Cavilers 27-55

Suns 31-51                                                                                                    Pistons  22-60

Hornets 26-56                                                                                               Bobcats 18-64

Kings 21-61                                                                                                   Wizards 16-66

Western Conference Quarter Finals              Eastern Conference Quarter Finals

Lakers over Timberwolves 4-1                                                        Heat over Nets 4-0

Mavericks over Rockets 4-3                                                       Celtics over Knicks 4-1

Spurs over Thunder 4-2                                                              Bulls over Hawks 4-1

Grizzlies over Clippers 4-3                                                        Pacers over 76ers 4-3

Western Conference Semi Finals                        Eastern Conference Semi Finals

Lakers over Grizzlies 4-3                                                             Heat over Pacers 4-2

Mavericks over Spurs 4-3                                                            Celtics over Bulls 4-3

Western Conference Finals                                              Eastern Conference Finals

Lakers over Mavericks 4-3                                                               Heat over Celtics 4-1

NBA Finals

Lakers over Heat 4-2

My Physical Education Career, Assignment #1, PHED 2110

Elementary School

            My career as an athlete started at a very young age. When I was five years old I remember playing T-ball, which is a modified game of softball. I enjoyed Softball because I loved watching baseball games on television. Other sports I played at a young age were Soccer and Basketball. As my elementary years wore on, I was greatly influenced by the game of basketball thanks to NBA stars that played for the then local Vancouver Grizzlies team such as Mike Bibby and Shareef Abdur-Rahim.

In Grade four, I was still playing soccer, softball and basketball, when I started to play Volleyball at Bondar Elementary in Abbotsford B.C. The teacher who told me to play Volleyball was my Grade four teacher Ms. Greenway. I enjoyed Volleyball because it was a no contact sport.

Middle School

In my middle school years, I was really getting into basketball and enjoyed playing every chance I got. The event that I looked forward to the most in basketball was March Madness, which is a huge basketball tournament in the States for the NCAA. The tournament was inspirational because the best teams rarely won. As an athlete on my school’s basketball team, I was also not the best. Every year in middle school I was on the basketball team or involved with the basketball team. During these years, I also continued to play Softball and Volleyball. In addition, I started to be a part of the Cross-Country team at Chief Dan George Middle School.

High School

In Grade 9 at W.J. Mouat Secondary, I decided to put an end to most of my sports except for basketball. I was part of the basketball team that year. I never got any playing time, however, I enjoyed every minute of being at practice, on the bench and listening to the coach’s pep talks in the locker room. I continued to be a part of the basketball team until Grade 11. For grade ten P.E., I was very fortunate to have Mr. Kelly as my P.E. teacher. Mr. Kelly, wasn’t only a excellant P.E. teacher, he was and still is arguably one the best high school football coach in  Canada. In fact, he told me when University of Washington’s head coach Tyrone Willingham was fired in 2008 that he was going to apply for the new head-coaching job. His inspiration, along with the equipment manager John “Opa”  Smeyster’s dedication to the football program made me want to be apart of the football team in Grade 11 and 12. 

College Years

While still being part of my high school’s football team last year, I was also involved with the John Maclure Community School’s P.E. department. During my year at UFV, I helped set up the gym class and was a mentor/leader for every grade in the school. I continued to reach out to the kids at the Elementary school because of the inspiration of Opa, a volunteer at my high school before his passing in June of 2011. Opa was a mentor to everyone at my high school and cheered everyone up when they were down.