GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX NCAA 2K3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL, Manual

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• Once you have scouted the player, you will come away with some
new recruiting notes and you can now see his player caliber (5
stars being the best), player type, overall rating and his offensive
and defensive rating.
• Press the B button to return to the main Scouting Menu and
you can now select two more players whom you wish to scout
this week.
• Recruiting Map: The Recruiting Map Screen is a graphical
representation of the entire USA. Its purpose is to give you an
easy to read overview of which region the top prospects come
from and helps you concentrate your scouting on a particular
region. From this screen, you can select each region and each
state (highlighting the state is indicated by the light yellow color)
by moving the left thumbstick or directional pad. Once you have
selected a state, you can press the A button to view the potential
recruits from within that state and region.
• HS All Stars: Starting in week 12, the HS All Star games allow you
to play a new game each week with the top high school players
from around the nation. Each week, players from a different
region will go head to head, and you’ll have the chance to see
your future recruits in action. The Sega Sports HS All Star Game
stars the very best players in the nation. The schedule for the
games is as follows:
• Week 12: Western HS All Stars
• Week 13: Northern HS All Stars
• Week 14: Southern HS All Stars
• Week 15: Mid Eastern HS All Stars
• Week 16: South Eastern HS All Stars
• Week 17: North Eastern HS All Stars
• Week 18: Sega Sports HS All Stars
Once you have selected a game, the Scouting Options Screen
allows you to set your All Star game options before you advance to
the Team Select Screen. On the Team Select Screen, move the
Control Icon to the side of the team you wish to play as, and then
press the START button to begin the game.
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pad to increase or decrease a player’s rating for that attribute.
Press the A button again to unselect the player rating once you
have finished. Each team has 50 extra points to distribute as you
see fit. After that, if you want to boost a player’s rating in one
area, you’ll have to scavenge the points by decreasing another
player attribute.
Team Lineup: This is the screen where you can make team lineup
changes before you start your next game. The first five players on
the Team Lineup Screen are your starters. To move a player from
the starting lineup to the bench, highlight which starter you wish to
bench and press the A button. This will turn the selector arrow (to
the left of the player name) from white to yellow. With the starter
highlighted, select the bench player you want to start in his place
and then press the A button again to make the switch. Pull the left
or right trigger to scroll through and select a preset lineup.
Offensive Playbook/ Defensive Playbook: Refer to the Roster
Manager section of the manual on page 43 for how to set your
offensive and defensive playbook.
Scouting: The Scouting option will only appear after you have
completed the first 8 weeks of the season. In week 9, you are
allowed to access the Scouting option. After week 8, you are
allowed to scout 3 potential high school recruits a week to see if
they will be a good fit for your team. The HS All Stars game
becomes available to watch or play in week 12.
• Recruits: This screen shows you every eligible high school player
in the country from which you can select three players every
week to scout. There are four categories here, Rank, Players
name, Position, and Region. By default, this screen is sorted by
the ranking of the potential recruit, however you can sort each
column by the players you’ve already scouted, the position they
play, and the region they are from.
• To sort, first move the left thumbstick or directional pad left or
right to highlight one of the four categories (RANK, PLAYERS,
POS, REGION).
• Then pull the left or right trigger to cycle through the options
when appropriate.
• Once you have selected the player you want to scout, press the A
button to bring up his Player Card. If this is a player you have not
yet scouted, the Recruiting Notes will be left blank. Press the A
button again on the Player Card screen and confirm to scout
this player.