*********** XEG COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM GENERATOR ***********
*********** by Mike Tingle (MTingle@1340wgau.com) ***********


Thank you for taking the time to check out the XEG basketball team generator.  Let's get down to brass tacks.

To use the generator successfully:

*** 1. Enter the full team name in the "school name" field, ie "UAB Blazers", "Georgia Bulldogs", NOT "University of Illinois Fighting Illini".

*** 2. In the Abbr. section, Enter a 2-4 letter abbreviation for your school in ALL CAPS, ie "UAB", "UGA", etc.

*** 3. In the school.bmp field, Type in the name of your school's logo, as it will be listed on your computer, ie "UAB.bmp" or "CAL.bmp".  Not just "UAB" or "CAL".

As for finding that logo, do a quick image search online, and find something no smaller than 50 x 50, and no larger than 100 x 100.  Make sure you have the .bmp file saved in the same directory as all of your teams.

*** 4. In the OPPG, DPPG, PFPG, and RPI fields, enter the following:

OPPG: Your team's average points scored per game.
DPPG: Your team's average points allowed per game.
PFPG: Your team's average total fouls per game.
RPI: Your team's current RPI.

I use www.statfox.com to get my average team information, and I use www.warrennolan.com to get my team RPIS.

*** 5. On to the next few fields.  Player name is self explanatory.  

G = total number of games played by a player.
F = total number of fouls by a player.
STL = total number of steals by a player.
BLK = total number of blocks by a player.
PPG = points per game for a player.
COACH = The coach's name.

Here's where things get REALLY sticky.  The team generator is for generating rosters for teams with 14 players.  If you have ANY less, DO NOT LEAVE ANY FIELDS BLANK OR THE GENERATOR WILL NOT FUNCTION.  Instead, simply type the word EMPTY in each blank name field, and enter the number 10 in each additional field. 

Once ALL FIELDS (Coach and above) ARE FULL, click the PREVIEW button.  The box below the coach will fill with the code for the team. 

If your team has the full 14 players, just click SAVE, enter the team name, (starting with a 2-digit code for the year, ie 06CHARLOTTE for this year's 49ers), and you're all done!  Go play, enjoy.

If your team does not have the full 14 players, the END of the code will look something like this:

...Mike Wilson,3,-1,-3,EMPTY,5,-13,-3,EMPTY,5,-5,-3,EMPTY,5,-5,-3,EMPTY,5,-5,-3,EMPTY,5,-5,-3,Willie Charleston,FUL.bmp

In the above file, Mike Wilson is the last player on the roster.  Then there are 5 "EMPTY"s, the coach (Wilie Charleston), and the team abbreviation, FUL.bmp. To make the team usable, you have to delete each EMPTY and his "stats" (5,-13,-3 or 5,-5,3), however, you MUST keep the commas.  The end result should look like this:

...Mike Wilson,3,-1,-3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Willie Charleston,FUL.bmp

You're good to go now.  Click SAVE, enter the team name, (starting with a 2-digit code for the year, ie 06CHARLOTTE for this year's 49ers), and you're all done!  Go play, enjoy.

That's it.  That's all there is.  If you have any questions or comments, e-mail me at MTINGLE@1340WGAU.COM. or post something at tabletop-sports.com.  I WELCOME everyone to make their own teams and post them at that website in the downloads section.  Just mention that they're for use with Mike Tingle's XEG College Basketball so nobody gets confused, and I'm happy. :)  Free, quality sports simulators for EVERYONE.  That's the dream here at XEG.  Have fun!