2016-2017 Holy Cross Men's Basketball
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DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE 1 College Street, Worcester, MA 01610 Phone: (508) 793-2583 • Fax: (508) 793-2309 www.GoHolyCross.com [email protected] 2016-2017 HOLY CROSS MEN’S BASKETBALL HOLY CROSS (9-10, 3-3 PL) vs. ARMY WEST POINT (8-10, 2-4 PL) JANUARY 18, 2017 • 7:00 P.M. CHRISTL ARENA (5,043) • WEST POINT, N.Y. GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS: 2016-2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Live Video Streaming: Patriot League Network; www.patriotleague.tv Holy Cross Radio: WEEI 1440 AM, Worcester; www.weei.com/holycross, internet; Dick Lutsk, play-by-play DATE OPPONENT ..................TIME / SCORE Unofficial Live Statistics: www.GoArmySports.com Nov. 13 at South Carolina # .....................L, 49-81 Series Record: Holy Cross leads, 62-21 Nov. 15 at #18 Syracuse # ......................L, 46-90 Last Meeting: Holy Cross 60, Army 38 (Patriot League Tournament Nov. 20 MASSACHUSETTS % ................L, 60-68 Semifinals; March 6, 2016; West Point, N.Y.) Nov. 22 at Harvard ...........................W, 63-52 Nov. 25 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE #. W, 73-57 PROBABLE HOLY CROSS STARTERS: Nov. 27 MONMOUTH # ......................L, 77-80 Nov. 30 at Albany ............................W, 55-49 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Dec. 3 at New Hampshire ......................L, 53-56 F 1 Karl Charles 6-6 200 So. 9.7 3.6 Dec. 7 at Maine .............................L, 53-55 F 21 Malachi Alexander 6-7 217 Sr. 14.2 5.4 Dec. 11 QUINNIPIAC .......................W, 75-57 C 42 Matt Husek 6-11 240 Sr. 6.8 2.4 Dec. 18 at Rhode Island ........................L, 54-65 G 2 Anthony Thompson 5-10 150 Sr. 6.3 2.6 Dec. 21 at Sacred Heart .......................W, 72-67 G 22 Robert Champion 6-6 203 Sr. 12.5 3.5 Dec. 23 MARIST ............................W, 68-59 Dec. 30 at Boston University * ..................L, 55-61 The Holy Cross men’s basketball team remains on the road this week, Jan. 2 NAVY * .............................W, 51-50 heading to Army West Point for a 7:00 p.m. game on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Jan. 5 at Colgate * ..........................W, 67-61 The contest can be seen online through the Patriot League Network, and Jan. 8 BUCKNELL * ........................L, 49-68 will also air live on WEEI 1440 AM in Worcester. Jan. 11 LAFAYETTE * ......................W, 71-54 This game is a re-match of last year’s Patriot League semifinals, in Jan. 14 at Lehigh * ...........................L, 51-68 which Holy Cross posted a 60-38 victory at Christl Arena. That win was Jan. 18 at Army West Point * ..................7:00 p.m. the third of four straight road victories for the Crusaders, who went on to Jan. 23 AMERICAN * .......................7:05 p.m. earn their sixth Patriot League Tournament crown. Jan. 25 at Loyola (Md.) * .....................7:30 p.m. Holy Cross has won five of its last eight games, but is coming off a Jan. 28 at Navy * ............................4:00 p.m. 68-51 setback at Lehigh on Saturday. The Crusaders lead the Patriot League Feb. 1 COLGATE * ........................7:05 p.m. in scoring defense (63.1 points per game), steals (8.8 steals per game), Feb. 6 at Bucknell * .........................7:00 p.m. assist-to-turnover ratio (1.30-to-1) and turnover margin (+4.8 turnovers Feb. 8 at Lafayette * .........................7:00 p.m. per game). Feb. 12 LEHIGH * .........................12:05 p.m. Senior forward Malachi Alexander leads the team by averaging Feb. 15 ARMY WEST POINT * ...............7:05 p.m. 14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. Senior guard Robert Feb. 19 at American * ........................2:00 p.m. Champion has also been playing well, averaging 12.5 points, 3.5 boards Feb. 22 LOYOLA (MD.) * ....................7:05 p.m. and 1.9 steals per contest. In addition, sophomore forward Karl Charles Feb. 25 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * .................TBA has added 9.7 points, 3.9 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game. Feb. 28 Patriot League First Round Army West Point enters the game with an overall record of 8-10 and Mar. 2 Patriot League Quarterfinals a 2-4 mark in the Patriot League. The Black Knights have won two of their Mar. 5 Patriot League Semifinals last three games, including a 53-49 victory at American on Saturday. Mar. 8 Patriot League Championship Game Sophomore guard Jordan Fox leads the team by averaging 12.8 points and 5.1 assists per game, while hitting 41.5 percent of his three-point field Home games played at the Hart Center goal attempts. Freshman center Matt Wilson has added 11.7 points and 5.4 at the Luth Athletic Complex unless otherwise noted * Patriot League games boards per contest, while sophomore forward John Emezie is chipping in # Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational with 9.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. % DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. Following the contest at Army, Holy Cross returns home to face All times listed are Eastern Standard Time American at 7:05 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23. The Holy Cross-American game will be shown live on the CBS Sports Network. 13 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: 1947, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1977, 1980, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016 2016-2017 HOLY CROSS MEN’S BASKETBALL ALEXANDER PLAYS PROMINENT ROLE: Senior forward Malachi MEDIA SERVICES & POLICIES Alexander is once again one of the top players for the Crusaders this year. Through 19 games played, Alexander has averaged 14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per contest, while hitting 39.4 percent of INTERVIEWS his three-point attempts. In the Lehigh game, he led the team with 15 points Personal interviews with head coach Bill Carmody, his staff and and four rebounds. Previously against Lafayette, Alexander recorded 19 players can be arranged through Charles Bare at (508) 793-2583 or points and six rebounds. He also had a huge game at Sacred Heart, posting [email protected]. Arrangements for all interviews should be a double-double with a career-high 38 points and 10 rebounds, while hitting made at least 24 hours in advance. Home phone numbers will not be seven of eight shots from three-point range. A few of Alexander’s other given out, and on game day, only postgame interviews will be granted. top performances this year have come against Colgate (18 points, eight rebounds), Navy (17 points, seven rebounds), Albany (17 points, seven POSTGAME PROCEDURES rebounds, three assists), Maine (16 points, six rebounds, three steals), South The Holy Cross basketball locker room is closed to the media. Carolina (15 points, six rebounds, two assists), Rhode Island (15 points, two Members of the media should submit player interview requests to rebounds, two steals), Massachusetts (14 points, three assists), Monmouth Charles Bare of Holy Cross by the five-minute mark of the second (13 points, five rebounds, five assists), Marist (12 points, four rebounds, half. For games at the Hart Center, a postgame press conference will four assists, four steals), South Carolina State (11 points, six rebounds) be held in the Bud Ryan Room on the second floor following a brief and New Hampshire (10 points, seven rebounds). Last season, he averaged cooling off period. 11.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest, while hitting 47.1 percent of his field goal attempts and 43.9 percent of his three-pointers. ARMY MEDIA INFORMATION Alexander was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2016 Patriot League Any media member wishing to speak to head coach Jimmy Allen or Tournament, after averaging 20.8 points and 7.5 rebounds in four games. an Army player should contact SID Kat Castner at (845) 938-7197 Over the course of his collegiate career, Alexander has now totaled 1,146 or [email protected]. points, 592 rebounds, 194 assists and 99 steals. STEALING THE SHOW: In 18 games played so far this season, Holy Cross THE SERIES WITH ARMY: This will be the 84th meeting between the has averaged a Patriot League-best 8.8 steals per contest. The Crusaders Crusaders and the Black Knights on the hardwood, with Holy Cross leading have reached double figures in steals nine times this year, with a high of the all-time series 62-21. The Crusaders have won 25 out of the last 32 16 steals against Quinnipiac. The 16 steals against the Bobcats were the meetings in the series, but hold just a 6-5 edge over the last 11 games. For most by Holy Cross in a single game since Nov. 12, 2006, when it had 16 games played at West Point, the Crusaders own a 25-15 advantage, with steals against Fairfield. Senior guard Robert Champion leads the team 12 victories in their last 15 visits. The schools first met on Feb. 22, 1926, with 36 steals, followed by sophomore forward Karl Charles (31 steals), with Army posting a 41-27 victory at West Point. senior guard Anthony Thompson (29 steals) and senior forward Malachi Alexander (28 steals). SERIES QUICK FACTS Overall. Holy Cross leads, 62-21 At West Point ...................Holy Cross leads, 25-15 At Christl Arena .................Holy Cross leads, 20-11 LEHIGH RECAP Bill Carmody vs. Army .............................2-1 Jimmy Allen vs. Holy Cross .........................0-0 Malachi Alexander totaled 15 points and four rebounds, but Holy Current Win Streak .................Holy Cross, one game Cross was defeated by Lehigh 68-51 at Stabler Arena on Jan. 14, In Overtime .................................Tied, 2-2 2017. Lehigh scored the first eight points of the day, but Holy Cross responded with an 8-0 run of its own to tie the score at 8-8.