2010-11 MEN’SMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALLBASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 399 Campus Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873 MBB Contacts: Ron Ratner, Associate Commissioner/Ben Shove, Director of Sports Services Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected]/[email protected] Bryant (2012-13) • Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Basketball Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (Week 13 • February 14, 2011)

Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral Wednesday, February 9 1. Long Island 12-2 .857 20-5 .800 W6 9-2 11-3 0-0 CCSU 71, BRYANT 55 2. Central Connecticut State* 10-4 .714 17-8 .680 L1 10-1 6-7 1-0 MONMOUTH 68, FDU 57 LONG ISLAND 87, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 76 3. Wagner 9-5 .643 13-12 .520 W1 8-3 5-9 0-0 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 71, WAGNER 57 4. Quinnipiac 8-5 .615 16-8 .667 W1 9-4 6-4 1-0 QUINNIPIAC 59, SACRED HEART 54 ROBERT MORRIS 78, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 68 5. Robert Morris 8-6 .571 12-13 .480 W2 8-2 4-11 0-0 Saturday, February 12 Mount St. Mary's 8-6 .571 10-17 .370 L1 8-3 2-14 0-0 BRYANT 85, CCSU 80 (OT) 7. Bryant 7-7 .500 9-17 .346 W1 5-6 3-10 1-1 MONMOUTH 62, FDU 51 LONG ISLAND 82, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 80 8. St. Francis (NY) 6-8 .429 11-14 .440 L2 8-3 3-9 0-2 WAGNER 70, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 65 Home Team 9. Saint Francis (PA) 5-9 .357 7-18 .280 L5 6-4 1-14 0-0 ROBERT MORRIS 78, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 73 Underlined 10. Sacred Heart 4-9 .308 9-15 .375 L3 4-5 5-9 0-1 11. Monmouth 4-10 .286 8-18 .308 W2 4-9 2-9 2-0 This Week’s Schedule 12. Fairleigh Dickinson 2-12 .143 4-21 .160 L9 3-9 1-12 0-0 Monday, February 14 QUINNIPIAC at SACRED HEART 7:30 pm * Clinched NEC Tournament berth. Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament. Thursday, February 17 QUINNIPIAC at BRYANT 7:00 pm Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player of the Week SACRED HEART at CCSU 7:00 pm ROBERT MORRIS at FDU 7:00 pm Ken Horton, Central Connecticut State LONG ISLAND at WAGNER 7:00 pm Jr., F, 6-6, 195 lbs., Ossining, NY/Ossining SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at MONMOUTH 7:45 pm ST. FRANCIS (NY) at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm Horton has been practically unstoppable as of late, as evidenced by his back-to-back Choice Hotels NEC Player of Saturday, February 19 the Week accolades. Horton, who has collected weekly honors four times on the year, averaged 25.0 points, 13.5 SACRED HEART at BRYANT 4:00 pm rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 4.5 steals as the second place Blue Devils split a pair of games with Bryant during NEC QUINNIPIAC at CCSU 3:30 pm Rivalry Week. He shot 58.8 percent from the floor and 90.0 percent from the line. In CCSU’s 71-55 win over the SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at FDU 7:00 pm LONG ISLAND at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm Bulldogs on Thursday, he finished with 23 points, 11 boards and six blocks, and established a career-high with six ROBERT MORRIS at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm steals as the Blue Devils stretched their win streak to seven and won for the 10th time in 11 games at home. ST. FRANCIS (NY) at WAGNER 12:00 pm Horton went on to post a game-high 27 points and grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds on Saturday, but CCSU came Choice Hotels Choice Hotels up short in overtime after staging a late comeback to send the game past regulation. The Ossining, NY native NEC Players of the Week NEC Rookies of the Week added three steals and finished 11-17 from the field in the 85-80 setback. The two double-doubles pushed his Nov. 15 Justin Rutty, QU Nov. 15 Alex Francis, BU league-leading total to ten. Horton also leads the NEC in scoring (19.1 ppg), rebounding (8.9 rpg) and blocks Latif Rivers, WC (1.6 bpg). He also ranks third in free throw percentage (.870), and seventh in field goal percentage (.490) and Nov. 22 Ken Horton, CCSU Nov. 22 Alex Francis, BU Julian Norfleet, MSM steals (1.6 spg). Horton’s 1,307 career points rank 14th on CCSU’s all-time list. Nov. 29 Jerrell Thompson, SHU Nov. 29 Ike Azotam, QU Latif Rivers, WC Dec. 6 Akeem Bennett, SFNY Dec. 6 Latif Rivers, WC Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week Kamil Svrdlik, FDU Dec. 13 Justin Rutty, QU Dec. 13 Dominique Langston, QU Ike Azotam, Quinnipiac Dec. 20 Shane Gibson, SHU Dec. 20 Naofall Folahan, WC Fr., F, 6-6, 225 lbs., Boston, MA/John D. O’Bryant (Marianapolis Prep) Jan. 3 Shane Gibson, SHU Jan. 3 Jason Brickman, LIU Azotam is now a two-time Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week honoree after posting career-highs with 16 points Alex Francis, BU Jan. 10 Tyler Murray, WC Jan. 10 Latif Rivers, WC and 13 rebounds in Quinnipiac’s 59-54 win over visiting Sacred Heart last Wednesday. He shot 7-10 from the floor Jan. 17 Karon Abraham, RMU Jan. 17 Alex Francis, BU and was 2-3 from the line, including a key free throw with 34 seconds to play that gave the Bobcats a two-point Jan. 24 Ken Horton, CCSU Jan. 24 Latif Rivers, WC Umar Shannon, SFPA edge. Of his 13 boards, seven came on the offensive glass which is the seventh-highest single-game total in the Jan. 31 Julian Boyd, LIU Jan. 31 Alex Francis, BU league this season. The double-double was Azotam’s second of the year and lifted his season averages to 5.1 ppg James Johnson, QU Feb. 7 Ken Horton, CCSU Feb. 7 Jason Brickman, LIU and 5.7 rpg. The Boston, NA product ranks second among all NEC freshman in rebounding and is 12th overall. Latif Rivers, WC Feb. 14 Ken Horton, CCSU Feb. 14 Ike Azotam, QU Follow the NEC For all the latest men’s basketball news, visit the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org and via social media at: twitter.com/NECsports facebook.com/NECsports youtube.com/NECsports 2010-11 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Bryant Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson (9-17, 7-7 NEC) (17-8, 10-4 NEC) (4-21, 2-12 NEC)

at World Vision Basketball Classic Connecticut 6 Classic at Moehegan Sun Arena N 18 Stony Brook L 59-66 N 12 at Cleveland State L 57-71 N 13 vs. Hartford W 64-62 N 20 Albany L 46-72 N 13 vs. Kent State L 49-90 N 15 at Army W 101-87 N 27 at North Carolina State L 67-77 N 14 vs. Iona W 74-72 N 20 at UMBC W 82-74 N 29 at Longwood W 83-78 N 20 Army L 66-76 N 22 at Penn State L 61-77 D 2 BRYANT W 78-68 N 27 MONMOUTH W 54-50 (OT) D 4 CCSU W 48-46 N 24 Harvard L 66-69 N 29 at Providence L 57-92 N 28 at Lehigh L 68-88 D 8 at #6 Connecticut L 54-78 D 4 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 46-48 D 11 at Iona L 66-87 D 2 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 68-78 D 7 at Dayton L 61-63 D 14 at Rutgers L 65-79 D 8 Yale L 53-75 D 11 at Albany L 63-64 D 18 at Saint Peter’s L 57-60 D 11 at Columbia L 72-76 D 19 Niagara W 74-71 J 2 Lafayette L 92-98 (2OT) D 19 at Boston College L 77-93 D 22 New Hampshire W 71-50 J 6 SACRED HEART L 50-67 D 23 at Michigan L 71-87 D 29 Brown W 67-51 J 8 QUINNIPAIC L 56-66 D 29 Oberlin W 71-42 J 3 Massachusetts W 92-63 J 13 at ROBERT MORRIS L 65-83 D 31 at Brown L 71-84 J 6 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 61-43 J 15 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 55-69 J 3 at MONMOUTH L 57-66 J 8 LONG ISLAND L 67-72 J 17 Houston Baptist W 75-64 J 13 at SACRED HEART W 88-75 J 6 LONG ISLAND L 55-75 J 20 at BRYANT L 71-74 J 15 at QUINNIPIAC L 68-73 J 22 at CCSU L 67-72 (OT) J 8 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 67-64 J 20 at MONMOUTH W 66-47 J 13 at QUINNIPIAC W 69-61 J 27 LONG ISLAND L 89-97 J 22 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 72-67 (OT) J 29 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 77-86 J 15 at SACRED HEART W 72-59 J 27 MOUNT ST. MARY'S W 71-52 F 1 NJIT L 62-64 (OT) J 20 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 74-71 J 29 WAGNER W 75-71 J 22 MONMOUTH L 76-81 (OT) F 3 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 86-79 F 3 at WAGNER L 57-61 F 5 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 59-70 J 27 WAGNER L 75-80 (OT) F 5 at ROBERT MORRIS W 80-58 F 9 BRYANT W 71-55 F 9 at MONMOUTH L 57-68 J 29 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 62-60 F 12 MONMOUTH L 51-62 F 3 at ROBERT MORRIS L 38-91 F 12 at BRYANT L 80-85 (OT) F 17 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 17 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 5 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 70-69 F 19 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 9 at CCSU L 55-71 F 19 QUINNIPIAC 3:30 pm F 24 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 24 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 12 CCSU W 85-80 (OT) F 26 at LONG ISLAND 2:00 pm F 26 at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm F 17 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) F 19 SACRED HEART 2:00 pm M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals F 24 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals F 26 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:30 pm M 9 Championship M 9 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS

Long Island Monmouth Mount St. Mary’s (20-5, 12-2 NEC) (8-18, 4-10 NEC) (10-17, 8-6 NEC)

N 12 Norfolk State W 87-64 N 16 Stony Brook (ESPN Hoops Marathon) L 49-51 at Global Sports Main Event Tournament N 16 at Texas State W 91-67 N 19 Lehigh W 69-68 N 13 at Dayton L 52-67 N 20 at Manhattan W 91-80 N 27 at CCSU L 50-54 (OT) N 15 at Cincinnati L 59-69 N 23 at Fordham W 82-70 N 29 at Davidson L 53-69 N 20 Savannah State W 68-62 (OT) N 27 at Saint Peter’s L 62-65 Basketball Travelers Invitational N 22 at Niagara L 63-65 D 2 ROBERT MORRIS L 69-70 D 3 at Eastern Michigan W 64-63 at Global Sports Main Event Tournament D 4 vs. Idaho L 66-69 N 27 Florida A&M W 70-61 D 4 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 81-67 N 29 Navy L 68-81 D 8 Iona L 82-88 D 5 vs. North Dakota W 57-52 D 8 Princeton L 61-64 D 2 at SACRED HEART W 66-52 D 11 Lafayette W 85-80 D 4 at QUINNIPIAC L 75-77 D 13 at Northwestern L 65-81 D 11 Hartford W 78-74 (2 OT) D 7 at Penn State L 53-57 D 19 Army W 91-85 D 15 at Rider L 54-74 D 11 at Loyola (MD) L 42-65 D 18 Rutgers L 56-79 D 28 at NJIT W 89-82 D 18 at Albany L 57-77 D 22 #8 Villanova L 36-76 D 20 American L 64-69 D 30 at Navy W 96-86 D 29 at Harvard L 69-74 J 6 at BRYANT W 75-55 D 23 at Northwestern L 47-70 J 3 BRYANT W 66-57 D 29 at Vermont L 61-68 (OT) J 8 at CCSU W 72-67 J 6 QUINNIPIAC L 70-72 J 2 at Virginia Tech L 34-99 J 13 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 91-69 J 8 SACRED HEART L 65-80 J 6 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 63-56 J 15 WAGNER W 84-54 J 13 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 54-70 J 8 ROBERT MORRIS L 48-51 J 20 at ROBERT MORRIS W 83-67 J 15 at ROBERT MORRIS L 57-60 J 13 at LONG ISLAND L 69-91 J 22 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 71-86 J 20 CCSU L 47-66 J 15 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 70-61 J 27 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 97-89 J 22 at BRYANT W 81-76 (OT) J 20 SACRED HEART W 61-45 J 29 at MONMOUTH W 74-69 J 27 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 61-62 J 22 QUINNIPIAC W 72-63 F 3 SACRED HEART W 81-69 J 29 LONG ISLAND L 69-74 J 27 at CCSU L 52-71 F 5 QUINNIPIAC W 84-74 F 3 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 54-56 J 29 at BRYANT L 60-62 F 3 MONMOUTH W 56-54 F 9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 87-76 F 5 at WAGNER L 60-63 F 9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 68-57 F 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 70-59 F 12 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 82-80 F 9 WAGNER W 71-57 F 17 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 12 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 62-51 F 17 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:45 pm F 12 at WAGNER L 65-70 F 19 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 17 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 19 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 19 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 24 BRYANT 7:00 pm F 24 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 26 CCSU 2:00 pm F 24 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 26 at SACRED HEART 3:30 pm F 26 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 3 Quarterfinals NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 9 Championship M 9 Championship M 9 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS 2010-11 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Quinnipiac Robert Morris Sacred Heart (16-8, 8-5 NEC) (12-13, 8-6 NEC) (9-15, 4-9 NEC) Connecticut 6 Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena N 13 Saint Peter’s W 55-30 Connecticut 6 Classic at Harbor Yard N 13 vs. Yale W 84-75 N 16 at Kent State (ESPN Hoops Marathon) L 59-62 N 13 vs. Fairfield L 45-62 N 16 Hartford W 66-64 N 19 Duquesne W 69-63 N 15 at Fordham L 51-69 N 20 Vermont L 75-79 N 23 at #5 Pittsburgh L 53-74 N 17 at Massachusetts L 65-73 N 23 at Dartmouth W 69-52 N 29 at Cleveland State L 53-58 N 20 at Brown L 67-81 N 29 Maine W 75-67 D 2 at LONG ISLAND W 70-69 N 23 New Hampshire W 50-42 D 1 Massachusetts L 64-66 D 4 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 63-65 D 2 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 52-66 D 4 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 77-75 D 7 at West Virginia L 49-82 D 4 WAGNER L 68-73 (OT) D 7 Lehigh W 84-78 D 11 Youngstown State W 90-60 D 6 at Lafayette L 71-76 D 11 Rhode Island W 73-66 D 18 at Appalachian State L 66-71 D 8 Hartford W 56-55 D 22 at Niagara W 88-63 D 22 at Arizona L 56-82 D 11 at Stony Brook W 75-66 D 29 at Boston University W 82-81 D 30 at Morgan State L 66-67 D 19 at Yale W 71-62 J 3 WAGNER L 68-73 J 2 at Ohio W 79-76 (OT) D 21 at Providence L 76-84 J 2 Holy Cross W 77-75 J 6 at MONMOUTH W 72-70 J 6 at WAGNER L 78-83 (OT) J 8 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 66-56 J 6 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 67-50 J 8 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 51-48 J 8 at MONMOUTH W 80-65 J 13 BRYANT L 61-69 J 13 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 83-65 J 15 CCSU W 73-68 J 13 CCSU L 75-88 J 15 MONMOUTH W 60-57 J 15 BRYANT L 59-72 J 17 at Brown L 78-87 J 20 LONG ISLAND L 67-83 J 20 at WAGNER L 80-90 J 20 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 45-61 J 22 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 54-51 J 22 at WAGNER W 79-76 J 22 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 63-72 J 27 at QUINNIPIAC L 61-69 J 27 ROBERT MORRIS W 69-61 J 27 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 86-88 (OT) J 29 at SACRED HEART L 75-84 J 29 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 75-55 J 29 ROBERT MORRIS W 84-75 F 3 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 74-60 F 3 BRYANT W 91-38 F 3 at LONG ISLAND L 69-81 F 5 at LONG ISLAND L 74-84 F 5 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE L 58-80 F 5 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 51-78 F 9 SACRED HEART W 59-54 F 9 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 78-68 F 9 at QUINNIPIAC L 54=59 F 14 at SACRED HEART 7:30 pm F 12 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 78-73 F 14 QUINNIPIAC 7:30 pm F 17 at BRYANT 7:00 pm F 17 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 17 at CCSU 7:00 pm F 19 at CCSU 3:30 pm F 19 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 19 at BRYANT 2:00 pm F 24 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 24 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 26 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 4:00 pm F 26 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 26 MONMOUTH 3:30 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 9 Championship M 9 Championship M 9 Championship

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St. Francis (NY) Saint Francis (PA) Wagner (11-14, 6-8 NEC) (7-18, 5-9 NEC) (13-12, 9-5 NEC)

N 12 at Boston College L 49-79 N 12 at American L 52-62 N 12 Lafayette W 63-58 N 15 at South Florida L 71-74 N 15 Colgate W 69-66 N 15 at Lehigh L 57-73 N 21 Howard W 70-52 N 17 at Lafayette L 68-72 N 21 at Stony Brook W 58-54 N 24 at Brown L 63-67 N 20 Bucknell W 68-67 N 26 at Hofstra L 63-67 D 2 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 57-44 N 24 at Hartford L 55-60 N 29 at Bucknell W 77-73 D 4 ROBERT MORRIS W 65-63 N 27 at Youngstown State L 63-91 D 1 at St. John’s L 61-69 D 7 Colgate W 68-57 D 2 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 44-57 D 4 at SACRED HEART W 73-68 (OT) D 10 at Canisius W 76-58 D 4 at LONG ISLAND L 67-81 D 7 at ColumbiaFol L 71-77 D 14 Dartmouth W 69-61 D 13 at Lehigh L 61-79 D 11 Saint Peter’s L 50-51 MSG Holiday Festival D 15 at Ohio L 58-87 D 17 Princeton L 57-69 D 20 vs. Northwestern L 61-92 D 18 Drexel L 57-61 D 21 at #24 Texas A&M L 51-86 D 21 vs. Davidson L 69-76 D 23 at Cincinnati L 58-94 D 30 Albany W 80-65 D 30 NJIT W 72-47 J 2 at North Carolina L 54-103 J 3 at QUINNIPIAC W 73-68 J 3 at Hartford L 74-82 J 6 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 56-63 J 6 ROBERT MORRIS W 83-78 (OT) J 6 at CCSU L 43-61 J 8 at WAGNER L 53-81 J 8 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 81-53 J 8 at BRYANT L 64-67 J 13 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 56-72 J 13 WAGNER W 72-56 J 13 MONMOUTH W 70-64 J 15 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 69-55 J 15 at LONG ISLAND L 54-84 J 15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 61-70 J 20 QUINNIPIAC W 90-80 J 20 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 56-75 J 20 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 75-56 J 22 LONG ISLAND W 86-71 J 22 SACRED HEART L 76-79 J 22 at ROBERT MORRIS L 51-54 J 27 at BRYANT W 80-75 (OT) J 27 at MONMOUTH W 62-61 J 27 at SACRED HEART W 88-86 (OT) J 29 at QUINNIPIAC L 55-75 J 29 at CCSU L 71-75 J 29 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 86-77 F 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 61-57 F 3 QUINNIPIAC L 60-74 F 3 CCSU L 79-86 F 5 BRYANT L 69-70 F 5 MONMOUTH W 63-60 F 5 SACRED HEART W 78-51 F 9 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 57-71 F 9 at LONG ISLAND L 76-87 F 9 at ROBERT MORRIS L 68-78 F 12 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 70-65 F 12 LONG ISLAND L 80-82 F 12 ROBERT MORRIS L 73-78 F 17 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 17 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 17 at MONMOUTH 7:45 pm F 19 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 12:00 pm F 19 at WAGNER 12:00 pm F 19 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 24 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 24 CCSU 7:00 pm F 24 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 26 BRYANT 4:30 pm F 26 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 26 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 9 Championship M 9 Championship M 9 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS Keystone Clash NEC Men’s Basketball Notes: Robert Morris swept Saint Francis (PA) (78-68 and 78-73) for the third straight year and has (through games of February 12) now won seven straight against its Western Pennsylvania rivals. Both games were competitive with the Colonials making decisive runs with under ten minutes left in each contest. RMU shot LIU, CCSU Clinch Playoff Spots 53.7 percent from the field on the week, including 50.0 percent (14-28) from outside the arc. Long Island and Central Connecticut State became the first two teams The sweep overshadowed a pair of terrific performances from Red Flash sophomore guard to clinch spots in the eight-team NEC playoff field. The league-leading Umar Shannon (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City), who averaged 24.0 ppg. Blackbirds have now qualified for NEC Tournament play in each of the last four seasons, while second place CCSU has made the postseason 13 straight years, the longest current Key Player: Robert Morris sophomore guard Velton Jones (Philadelphia, PA/North- streak in the conference. LIU is guaranteed a home game in the NEC quarterfinals. east Catholic), who averaged 15.5 ppg, 5.0 apg and 2.5 spg. New England Knockout Standings Breakdown Bryant salvaged a split with red-hot CCSU on Saturday, upending the Blue Devils in overtime, Long Island’s last-second win over St. Francis (NY) coupled with CCSU’s overtime setback at Bryant on 85-80, in Smithfield. The Blue Devils rallied from five down in the last 30 seconds of regula- Saturday has give the Blackbirds a two-game cushion in the NEC standings. The Blackbirds (12-2 NEC) have tion, knotting the game at 74-74 on a Shemik Thompson (Milton, DE/Cape Hen- won six straight and 14-of-15, while the Blue Devils had their seven-game win streak - their longest in four lopen) three-pointer with 1.6 seconds to play. Bryant sophomore guard Frankie Dobbs seasons - snapped. CCSU (10-4 NEC) will have to make up at least one game prior to its showdown with LIU (Berea, Ohio/St. Edward (Ohio U.)) scored six points in OT to help lead the Bulldogs in both team’s regular season finale on February 26 in an NEC-TV broadcast. to their sixth win by five points or less this season. CCSU rolled to a 71-55 win in New Britain on Thursday behind a Herculean effort by junior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/ Wagner (9-5 NEC) is one win (or a Sacred Heart or Saint Francis (PA) loss) shy of clinching an NEC Tour- Ossining), who had 23 points, 11 rebounds, six steals and six blocks. nament berth, one season after finishing 3-15 in NEC play and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2005-06. The Seahawks are one-half game ahead of Quinnipiac (8-5 NEC), which plays Sacred Heart Key Players: Horton, who averaged 25.0 ppg, 13.5 rpg, 4.5 spg and 3.5 bpg, and Bryant on Monday, and a game ahead of fourth place Mount St. Mary’s (8-6 NEC) and Robert Morris (8-6 NEC). The senior swingman Cecil Gresham (Bloomfield, CT/MCI), who had 27 points in Saturday’s four-team pack, along with CCSU, are battling for one of the remaining three quarterfinal home games that are win. awarded to the top four seeds in the tourney. North-South Showdown Bryant is alone in seventh with a 7-7 mark, but the Bulldogs are ineligible for the postseason until 2012-13. Mount St. Mary’s and Wagner, while not traditional rivals, had a pair of hotly contested games. The seventh spot currently defaults to St. Francis (NY) (6-8 NEC). Saint Francis (PA) (5-9 NEC) and Sacred The Mount won at home on Thursday, 71-57, in a game much closer than the final score Heart (4-9 NEC) are also battling for one of the eight tournament slots. Monmouth (4-10) and FDU (2-12) indicated. The Mountaineers closed the game on a 22-10 run after Wagner was within two are on the outside looking in. points with under seven minutes to play. Saturday’s game went to the final seconds, with the host Seahawks sealing things at the line for a 70-65 win. LIU’s 20-20 Vision Key Players: Mount St. Mary’s senior forward Shawn Atupem (Newport News, VA/ Long Island won its 20th game on Saturday with a spine-tingling 82-80 win over St. Francis (NY). For the Woodside) hit all nine of his shots from the field and averaged 14.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg, while Blackbirds, it marks their first 20-win season since going 21-11 in 1997-98. LIU is also one of just 24 teams Wagner junior guard Tyler Murray (Toronto, Ontario/Eastern Commerce) aver- nationwide with 20 victories. aged 14.5 ppg and 4.0 apg. History-Making Season For CCSU’s Horton? Connecticut Collision CCSU junior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) could become just the second player in Quinnipiac dropped Sacred Heart, 59-54, in their lone meeting last Wednesday. The two NEC history to finish as the league leader in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. He ranks first in all three teams play the back end of the set in Fairfield on Monday evening on NEC-TV. The Bobcats categories entering play this week with 19.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg and 1.6 bpg. LIU’s Carey Scurry accomplished the limited the Pioneers to just one field goal over the last 12 minutes to rally from a nine-point rare triple in 1984-85 with 21.1 ppg, 14.1 rpg and 2.9 bpg. deficit.

Rivalry Week Wrapup Key Player: Quinnipiac freshman forward Ike Azotam (Boston, MA/John D. O’Bryant The second NEC Rivalry Week featured six pairs of rivals squaring off in home- (Marianapolis Prep)) finished with 16 points and 13 boards, hitting 7-10 from the field. and-home contests. The pairings included Long Island-St. Francis (NY), Fair- leigh Dickinson-Monmouth, Robert Morris-Saint Francis (PA), Quinnipiac- NEC-TV Closes Out Rivalry Week Sacred Heart, CCSU-Bryant and Mount St. Mary’s-Wagner. There is still one game NEC Rivalry Week wraps up on Monday with a Connecticut Collision as Quinnipiac visits left to be played, however, as Quinnipiac visits Sacred Heart on Monday evening. Sacred Heart in a doubleheader set to air on MSG Network. The women start things off at 5:00 The innovative concept of playing back-to-back contests against a local rival in pm and the men tipoff at 7:30 pm. Saturday brings more doubleheader action on MSG as a 48-hour span is the only one of its kind among the nation's 31 NCAA Division Wagner hosts St. Francis (NY) at noon and Bryant welcomes Sacred Heart at 2:00 pm. I conferences. This Week’s Announcing Assignments: Here are some quick recaps on each of the series: QU-SHU (2/14 - women): Paul Dottino (play-by-play), Tara Petrolino (color), John Schmeelk (sideline) Battle of Brooklyn QU-SHU (2/14 - men): Dave Popkin (play-by-play), Terry O’Connor (color), Dottino (side- An instant classic. That’s what is being said about Long Island’s 82-80 win at St. Francis (NY) on Saturday. In line) a game that featured 24 lead changes and 19 ties, the game fittingly came down to the final shot. LIU sophomore SFNY-WC (2/19- men): Dottino (play-by-play), Tim Capstraw (color), Petrolino (sideline) guard C.J. Garner (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) took the ball the length of the court, drove SHU-BU (2/19 - men): Matt Harmon (play-by-play), Joe DeSantis (color), Schmeelk (sideline) toward the baseline and hit a runner with 0.6 seconds to play to lift the Blackbirds to an exciting 82-80 win over borough rival St. Francis (NY). Coupled with an 87-76 home victory on Wednesday, it marked the first The league’s 2010-11 television package includes eight prime time contests and four NEC time since 2008-09 and just the second since 1997-98 that the Blackbirds swept the Terriers. Tournament games. In total, the league will air 17 men’s games and five women’s contests, including four as part of men/women doubleheaders. For the first time, both NEC men’s Key Player: Garner, who averaged 14.5 ppg and was the named the Lai-Lynch MVP for Saturday’s win. semifinal playoff games will be broadcast live. As part of its Championship Week coverage, the Garden State Rivalry Series NEC men's title game runs live on ESPN2 for the 24th straight year on Wednesday, March 9 Two teams that have struggled in recent weeks battled for the Governor Codey Trophy. Monmouth snapped at 7:00 pm. For the fourth year in a row, ESPNU airs the NEC Women’s Championship game a four-game losing skid on Wednesday with a 68-57 home win over Fairleigh Dickinson, then earned the on Sunday, March 13th at 3:00 pm. sweep at the Rothman Center on Saturday with a second 11-point win, this time by a 62-51 final score. The Hawks had four double figure scorers on Saturday and committed just 17 turnovers total in the two games Kings Of New York while dishing for 33 assists. FDU had swept the series in each of the last two years. Likewise, Monmouth had Long Island sports the best record among the 19 New York Metropolitan area Division I not beaten the Knights twice since the 2002-03 season. teams this season. At 20-5, the Blackbirds are ahead of Hofstra (17-9), St. John’s (15-9), Columbia (13-9), Iona (16-10), Saint Peter’s (15-11) and Wagner (13-12). Key Player: Monmouth junior forward Mike Myers-Keitt (Waterbury, CT/Fairfield Prep (Mari- anapolis Catholic (CT))), who scored 15 points in each game, and averaged 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists. LIU Earns Spot In Mid-Major Top-25 Poll NEC Men’s Basketball Long Island cracked the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 poll for the first NCAA Statistics time in school history last Monday, checking in at #25 in the rankings. The last NEC team prior to LIU to claim a spot in the poll was Robert Morris, which reached #23 in February, 2009. NEC In NCAA Statistics Prior to that, Robert Morris reached #12 in the poll on March 3, 2008, the best- (Top-30 - thru games of 2/13) ever ranking for an NEC team. The Colonials also hit #14 on December 4, 2006. Mount St. Mary’s was tabbed #22 in the 2008-09 preseason poll, Fairleigh Dickin- Ind. Category Rank Player School Statistics son reached #25 on February 20, 2006 and CCSU advanced to #13 in 2001-02. 3PFG% 22nd Karob Abraham RMU .422 The poll, now in its 12th year, is voted on by coaches and is made up of teams from FT% 4th Latif Rivers Wagner .927 23rd Robby Ptacek CCSU .888 the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Steals 11th Akeem Bennett St. Francis (NY) 2.7 spg Colonial, Great West, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Assist-Turnover Ratio 22nd Jason Brickman Long Island 2.57 Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt and West Coast. Team Category Rank School Statistics Scoring Offense 9th Long Island 82.1 ppg Mount Flying Under The Radar 3PFG% Defense 21st Long Island .302 Under first year head coach Robert Burke, Mount St. Mary’s has slowly climbed the FT% 8th Wagner .777 NEC standings following a 2-3 start. The Mountaineers have won six of their last 9th CCSU .774 nine games and has been especially tough at Knott Arena, where they have won five Rebound Margin 9th Quinnipiac +8.3 rpg straight and are 6-1 in NEC play on the year. The Mount is currently tied for fifth Turnover Margin 26th St. Francis (NY) 3.0 place with an 8-6 conference ledger. The key to the program’s success has been its Won-Loss Percentage 20th Long Island .800 defensive effort. Mount St. Mary’s currently ranks first in the NEC in scoring defense in league play, allowing just 62.1 ppg. Burke’s squad has held seven NEC oppo- Ind. Game Highs Rank Player School Statistics nents under the 60-point mark on the year. Assists 4th Jerrell Thompson Sacred Heart 15 vs. Robert Morris (1/29/11) 3PFG 8th Karon Abraham Robert Morris 8 vs. Youngstown State (12/11/10) FDU’s Svrdlik Honored For Work On Court, In Classroom 3PFG% 14th Frankie Dobbs Bryant .778 (7-9) vs. FDU (1/20/11) Fairleigh Dickinson senior forward Kamil Svrdlik (Prerov, Czech Repub- FT% 1st Latif Rivers Wagner 12-12 (1.000) vs. Quinnipiac (1/20/11) lic/Tomas Bata)) was recently named a Capital One First Team Academic All- 1st Justin Rutty Quinnipiac 11-11 (1.000) vs. Lehigh (12/7/10) District II performer, as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America 1st Mike Scott FDU 11-11 (1.000) vs. Rutgers (12/15/10) 1st Umar Shannon Saint Francis (PA) 10-10 (1.000) vs. CCSU (2/3/11) (CoSIDA). By earning first team honors, Svrdlik advances to the national ballot 1st Robby Ptacek CCSU 10-10 (1.000) vs. Wagner (1/29/11) where CoSIDA’s Academic All-America Committee and the CoSIDA Board of Direc- 1st David Hicks LIU 10-10 (1.000) vs. FDU (1/27/11) tors will vote for the Academic All-America teams. Svrdlik currently carries a 3.46 1st Latif Rivers Wagner 10-10 (1.000) vs. Hofstra (11/26/10) grade point average majoring in Mathematics. He ranks second in the NEC in blocks (1.6 bpg), third in field goal percentage (.520) and fourth in rebounding Team Game Highs Rank School Statistics (7.4 rpg). 3PFG Made 6th Bryant 17 vs. Monmouth (1/22/11) Win Streak 12th Long Island 6

NEC 30th Anniversary: Those That Shaped The Conference Sacred Heart As the NEC celebrates its 30th Anniversary season, the Conference is paying homage to those Joey Henley

Henley was the face of Sacred who helped shape the conference. In each of the six weeks leading to the end of the regular Heart basketball for much of the past decade. He had season, the best-of-the best in men’s hoops will be acknowledged on a school-by-school two seasons wiped out due to injuries, but performed basis. This week, Robert Morris and Sacred Heart are spotlighted: at a high level when healthy. He was named to the NEC All-Rookie team in 2003-04, and was a second team Robert Morris all-star in 2004-05 and first team honoree in 2008- Myron Walker

RMU’s all-time leading scorer is also the fifth highest point producer in NEC history with 09. Henley was also the driving force for the Pio- 1,965 points from 1990-94. He was the 1991-92 NEC Player of the Year and a three-time first team all-star. neers in their first trips to the NEC championship Walked led the Colonials to their fifth NEC championship in 1992, walking with away with NEC Tournament MVP honors in the process. That same season, he paced the conference in scoring with 19.8 ppg. game in 2007. His final totals included 1,397 points and 647 rebounds. Jeremy Chappell

There is little that Chappell couldn’t do a basketball court. The NEC Rookie of the Year in 2005-06, he earned second team All-League honors as a junior and closed out his storybook career Maurice Bailey

Bailey remains Sacred Heart’s leading scorer in its Division I era with in 2008-09 by being named NEC Player of the Year and leading Robert Morris to its first NEC title since 1992. 1,422 points in three seasons from 2001-04. He led the NEC with 20.2 ppg as a senior in With career totals of 1,875 points, 681 rebounds, 338 assists, 266 steals and 243 three-point field goals, 2003-04 and was subsequently named to the All-NEC second team. Chappell is the only player in conference history to compile 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 250 steals and 200 three-pointers. Drew Shubik

Shubik was one of the key figures in Sacred Heart’s ascension in the second half of this decade. He excelled in all facets of the game, finishing his career with 1,029 Chipper Harris

One of the pioneers of NEC hoops, Harris was named the NEC Tournament MVP in 1983 after taking the Colonials to their second straight title. The following season he shared NEC Player of the points, 485 rebounds and 441 assists. He was tabbed to the All-NEC second team in 2007- Year honors. In three years in the conference, he accumulated 1,623 points, 436 assists and an unheard of 08 while leading the Pioneers to their second straight NEC title game appearance. 382 steals, or 4.2 spg. Jarrid Frye

A smooth performer who played multiple positions, Frye earned back-to- Tony Lee

RMU’s resurgence in the later half of the past decade coincided with Lee’s arrival on campus. back All-NEC nods, including first team accolades as a senior in 2006-07. He graduated with He was the 2007-08 NEC Player of the Year and a two-time NEC all-star. Despite measuring just 6’0”, he 1,287 points, 524 rebounds and 276 assists and is one of just seven players in conference regularly ranked among NEC rebounding leaders and finished with 1,489 points, 750 rebounds and 485 history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists. assists. He is one of just two players in the history of the conference - joining former teammate Jeremy Chappell - to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists and 250 steals in his career. Lee is also one of six players Kibwe Trim

Trim evolved into a dominating big man in the NEC by his senior year in in NCAA history to post back-to-back triple-doubles. 2005-06. That season, he led the league in scoring at 19.2 ppg and earned a spot on the All-

Vaughn Luton

Luton claimed NEC Player of the Year honors in 1988-89 as the Colonials won the first NEC first team. Trim compiled 1,237 points and 626 rebounds from 2001-06. of back-to-back conference championships. Luton, a two-time NEC all-star, played three years for the Colo- nials, finishing with 1,134 points and 517 rebounds. A Guard’s World 21. Tony Lee RMU 485 2004-08 The NEC has traditionally been considered a guard-oriented league, and the 2010-11 season will do little to 22. Wade Timmerson RMU 484 1988-92 dispel that label. Through Sunday, nine of the top-10 scorers in the conference are backcourt performers. 23. James Hett MU 472 2007-11 CCSU senior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining), who leads the league with 19.1 ppg, is the 24. Tory Cavalieri SFNY 469 2002-05 only non-guard to crack the top-10. Likewise, 21 of the NEC’s top-30 scorers reside in the backcourt. 25. Riley Inge MSM 466 1993-96

NEC’s Free Throw Frenzy Charting Rutty’s Climb Up NEC Career Rebounding List The NEC has certainly made its mark at the charity stripe this season. Wagner is ranked eighth in the country Quinnipiac senior forward/center Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NJ/Newburgh Free Acad- in free throw accuracy at 77.7 percent, followed by CCSU in ninth at 77.4 percent. Both programs are emy) pulled down six boards last week and remains in sixth place on the NEC all-time list with threatening to break the NEC’s single-season mark of 77.1 percent set by Monmouth in 1990-91. 952 career rebounds. Next up is CCSU’s Corsley Edwards, who hauled in 966 rebounds from 1998-02. Similarly, Long Island leads the nation in free throws attempted (770) and free throw attempts per game (30.8). The Blackbirds also rank fourth in Division in made free throws per game (19.7). LIU has made more free In his quest to become the NEC’s career rebounding leader, Rutty is now 70 behind former throws (493) than their opponents have attempted (436). CCSU great Rob Robinson, who pulled down 1,022 caroms from 2000-04. NEC Career Leaders - Rebounds Individually, Wagner freshman guard Latif Rivers (Elizabeth, NJ/Avon Old Farms (CT)) is fourth 1. Ron Robinson CCSU 1,022 2000-04 nationally in free throw accuracy, converting at a 92.7 percent clip. 2. Carey Scurry LIU 1,013 1982-85 3. Obie Nwadike CCSU 980 2003-07 LIU At Home Away From Home 4. Eric Taylor SFPA 967 1994-98 With an 11-3 record away from home in 2010-11, Long Island is tied with Belmont (11-4) for the most road 5. Corsley Edwards CCSU 966 1998-02 wins in the nation. The 78.6 percent win percentage away from home ranks the Blackbirds 12th in the country. 6. Justin Rutty QU 952 2007-11 The 11 road wins are a single-season program record and the most by an NEC team since Robert Morris won 7. Rahshon Turner FDU 927 1994-98 14 in 2007-08. 8. Ted Taylor MAR 923 1981-85 9. Greg Foster FDU 916 1982-84 CCSU’s Ptacek On Verge On Joining NEC 1,000-Point Club 10. Durell Vinson WC 893 2003-08 CCSU junior guard Robby Ptacek (Bayport, NY/Blue Point) is now just 42 points shy of becoming the tenth active NEC player and 172nd in league history to score 1,000 points in his career. Ptacek has scored Did You Know? 958 points and could hit the millennium mark this week when the Blue Devils take on Sacred Heart and Mount St. Mary’s is now 22-3 over its past 25 NEC regular season home games, the best mark Quinnipiac. in the conference over that span.

St. Francis (NY) senior guard Ricky Cadell (New York, NY/The Patterson School (NC)) is the active CCSU’s Horton Leads 20-30 Contingent leader with 1,534 points, followed by Quinnipiac senior forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NY/New- Central Connecticut State junior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) has burgh Free Academy) with 1,411 points. Next on the list is Long Island senior guard Kyle Johnson amassed 1,257 career points to rank fourth among active NEC players. He has also posted the (Ajax, Ontario/West Hill) (1,365). CCSU senior guard Shemik Thompson (Milton, DE/Cape most 20 and 30-point games of any current player in the conference. Horton has recorded Henlopen) (1,270) joined the 1,000-point club on November 22, while his teammate, senior forward Ken 29 games of 20 or more points and four of 30 or more. His teammates, junior guard Robby Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) (1,307) did the same on December 22. Quinnipiac junior guard Ptacek (Bayport, NY/Blue Point) and senior guard Shemik Thompson (Milton, James Johnson (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Loughlin) (1,100) and Mount St. Mary’s senior forward DE/Cape Henlopen) are also on the 20-point games list with 15 and 12, respectively. Shawn Atupem (Newport News, VA/Woodside) (1,056) both hit 1,000 on January 22, with LIU senior guard David Hicks (Mendota Heights, MN/South Kent Prep (CT)) (1,062) doing the same Most Games - 20+ Points (active players) on January 27. Mount St. Mary’s senior guard Jean Cajou (Fairfax, VA/Paul VI) (1,022) reached the Ken Horton, CCSU 29 plateau on February 5. Bryant senior forward Cecil Gresham (Bloomfield, CT/Maine Central Ricky Cadell, SFNY 24 Institute) has 1,326 career points, with 442 coming in BU’s tenure as a member of the NEC. Justin Rutty, QU 22 Kyle Johnson, LIU 16 FDU senior guard Terence Grier (Cranford, NJ/Cranford (URI)) (792), St. Francis (NY) junior Robby Ptacek, CCSU 15 forward Stefan Perunicic (Belgrade, Serbia/Dimitrije Tucovic) (792), Robert Morris sophomore Shemik Thompson, CCSU 12 guard Karon Abraham (Paterson, NJ/Harp Academy) (784), FDU senior guard Mike Scott (Phila- Mike Scott, FDU 11 delphia, PA/Franklin Learning Center (TCU)) (779), St. Francis (NY) senior guard Akeem Ben- Karon Abraham, RMU 11 nett (Long Island, NY/West Hempstead) (759), Wagner junior guard Tyler Murray (Toronto, James Johnson, QU 10 Ontario/Eastern Commerce) (759), Wagner junior guard Chris Martin (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Shane Gibson, SHU 10 Township (Apex Academies)) (757) and Monmouth junior guard Will Campbell (Willingboro, Most Games - 30+ Points (active players) NJ/Paul VI) (707) have all eclipsed 700 points for their respective careers. Ken Horton, CCSU 4 Ricky Cadell, SFNY 2 SFNY’s Cadell Continues Chase For School Scoring Mark, Enters NEC Top-50 Justin Rutty, QU 2 St. Francis (NY) senior guard Ricky Cadell (New York, NY/The Patterson School (NC)), one of just 1 apiece - Karon Abraham, RMU, Julian Boyd, LIU, Shane Gibson, SHU, James Johnson, QU, 55 players in NEC annals who has reached 1,500 points in his career, is now just 80 points shy of passing Chris Martin, WC, Latif Rivers, WC, Umar Shannon, SFPA and Jerrell Thomson, SHU Darrwin Purdie to become the school’s all-time scoring leader. The New York City native has racked up 1,534 career points, while Purdie scored 1,613 points from 1985-89 and was a two-time All-NEC performer. Cadell, Quotes of the Week who ranks seventh in the NEC this season with 15.0 ppg, also cracked the top-50 on the league’s all-time scoring list. He currently ranks 49th and could move into the top-40 by season’s end. Cadell is also fourth Wagner head coach Dan Hurley, on a looming matchup with first place Long Island on on the school’s career chart and second among active NEC performers with 212 trifectas. Thursday: MU’s Hett Continues Chart Climb “We’re treating LIU as a big game,” said Hurley. “It’s No. 1 in the league against No. 3, Monmouth senior point guard James Hett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) has been one of and the kids are excited. I hope we have a big crowd. The players deserve it, they’ve held the league’s top distributors over the course of his four years in West Long Branch, and as such, recently up their end of the bargain.” moved into the NEC top-25 in career assists. Last week, the Staten Island native passes the Mount’s Riley Inge (466 assists) and St. Francis (NY)’s Tory Cavalieri (469) to move into 23rd place all-time with 472 helpers. Long Island sophomore guard C.J. Garner commenting on his game-winning shot as time Next up on the list is Robert Morris guard Wade Timmerson, who had 484 assists from 1988-92. was expiring to beat St. Francis (NY) on Saturday: NEC Career Leaders - Assists “Whoever watches me knows that's a shot I go to a lot,” said Garner. “My teammates 18. John Giraldo MU 492 1992-96 pretty much know that shot while everyone else is like, ‘What the hell is he doing?’ I 19. Jamal Ragland SFPA 488 1997-01 wanted the ball at the end of the game. I just had something in me that I knew I just 20. Derric Thomas MU 488 1985-88 wanted the ball and you see what I did.” Bryant (9-17, 7-7 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: CCSU 71, Bryant 55; Bryant 85, CCSU 80 (OT) This Week: vs. Quinnipiac (Thursday); vs. Sacred Heart (Saturday on MSG) The Bulldogs earned their first-ever Division I win over Central Connecticut State and scored the most single-game points in the program's DI history with an 85-80 overtime victory over the visiting Blue Devils on Saturday. The win avenged a 71-55 loss at CCSU on Wednesday to kick off NEC Rivalry Week...The Bulldogs led the entire second half on Saturday before CCSU tied the score at 74-74 with a last-second surge, forcing the overtime session. The Bulldogs quickly went down by four, 80-76, in extra time, but a three-pointer from sophomore guard Frankie J15 at SACRED HEART W 72-59 Dobbs (Berea, OH/St. Edwards) and a jumper by senior swingman Cecil Gresham (Bloomfield, CT/MCI) with 58 seconds to go gave the home side the lead for good...The 85 J20 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 74-71 points was not only a new Division I program record, but it was also the first time the 2010-11 team has broken the 80-point barrier...The Bulldogs shot 50.9 percent from the floor in the J22 MONMOUTH L 76-81 (OT) win with a 46.2 percent mark (12-26) from long range...On the week, Gresham paced the Black and Gold with 19.0 ppg. He led the Bulldogs with a game-high 27 points on 10-19 shooting J27 WAGNER L 75-80 (OT) in Saturday's win, and also chipped in with a career-high and game-best seven assists...Freshman forward Alex Francis (Harlem, NY/Holderness Prep) averaged a double-double J29 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 62-60 on the week with 11.0 ppg and 10.5 rpg. He posted a pair of double-doubles with 12 points with 10 rebounds on Wednesday and 10 points and 11 boards on Saturday...Francis ranks 13th F3 at ROBERT MORRIS L 38-91 in the NEC in scoring (13.7 ppg), third in rebounding (8.0 rpg) and second in double-doubles (seven)...Freshman guard Matt Lee (Bloomfield, NJ/Westtown) scored a team-high F5 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 70-69 F9 at CCSU L 55-71 15 points in Wednesday’s setback...Freshman guard Corey Maynard (Adelaide, Australia/Sacred Heart College HS) had a stellar week of his own, shooting a team-best 57.1 percent F12 CCSU W 85-80 (OT) from the floor and 55.6 percent (5-9) from three-point range on the week with 11.0 ppg. He scored a career-high 16 points in Saturday's victory off 6-9 shooting (3-5 from beyond the F17 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm arc)...Dobbs shot 50.0 percent with four triples and 19 points against CCSU on Saturday, playing all but one minute of the overtime affair. He finished with six assists...Saturday's win also F19 SACRED HEART 2:00 pm marked the Bulldogs' first overtime victory in three tries this season...Gresham has five 20-point games on the season and owns the Bulldogs' top three scoring games of the 2010-11 F24 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm campaign...Gresham ranks 11th in the NEC with 14.2 ppg. He is third in the league in three-pointers (2.5/game) and fourth in three-point accuracy (.414)...Dobbs is second in the conference F26 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:30 pm with 5.2 apg. He is also seventh in made three-pointers (2.2/game) and fifth in three-point percentage (.400)...The Bulldogs return home for the final time this season to host Quinnipiac on Thursday and Sacred Heart on Saturday. Central Connecticut State (17-8, 10-4 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: CCSU 71, Bryant 55; Bryant 85, CCSU 80 (OT) This Week: vs. Sacred Heart (Thursday); vs. Quinnipiac (Saturday)

The Blue Devils went 1-1 during NEC Rivalry Week in a pair of games with Bryant. On Wednesday, CCSU earned a 71-55 victory for its seventh straight win and 10th victory in 11 games. The triumph also earned the Blue Devils a spot in the NEC Tournament for the 13th straight year, the longest active streak in the league...On Saturday, the Blue Devils used a three-pointer by senior guard Shemik Thompson (Milton, DE/Cape Henlopen) with 1.6 seconds to play to force overtime, but after leading by four in the extra frame, CCSU gave up nine straight J15 at QUINNIPIAC L 68-73 points and lost 85-80, snapping its longest winning streak in four seasons...CCSU remained in second place with a 10-4 conference record, but fell two games behind first place Long Island...The J20 at MONMOUTH W 66-47 Choice Hotels J22 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 72-67 (OT) 17 wins on the season are the sixth highest total in the school's Division I history...Junior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) won his second consecutive J27 MOUNT ST. MARY'S W 71-52 NEC Player of the Week award and fourth of the season after he averaged 25.0 ppg, 13.5 rpg, 3.5 bpg and 4.5 spg in a pair of outstanding all-around efforts...Horton finished with 23 points J29 WAGNER W 75-71 and 11 boards, and established career-highs with six steals and six blocks in Wednesday’s victory, which was the 10th win in 11 games at home on the year. He went on to post a game-high F 3 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 86-79 27 points and grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds on Saturday...Horton shot 58.8 percent from the field and 90.0 percent from the line...Horton leads the NEC with 10 double-doubles, 19.1 F5 at ROBERT MORRIS W 80-58 ppg, 8.9 rpg and 1.6 bpg. He is also third in free throw percentage (.870), and seventh in field goal percentage (.490) and steals (1.6 spg)...Horton has four consecutive double-doubles F 9 BRYANT W 71-55 and seven in his last eight games...Horton’s 50 points on the week gave him 1,307 for his career, moving him from 16th to 14th place all-time for the Blue Devils...Junior guard Robby Ptacek F 12 at BRYANT L 80-85 (OT) F 17 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm (Bayport, NY/Blue Point) averaged 13.0 ppg and Thompson contributed 11.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 6.5 apg in the two games...Ptacek is sixth in the NEC with 15.7 ppg...Thompson leads the F 19 QUINNIPIAC 3:30 pm league with 5.2 apg and ranks second with 1.9 spg...CCSU is ninth nationally in free throw shooting (.774)...The Blue Devils will play their final two regular season home games this week, F 24 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm hosting Sacred Heart on Thursday and Quinnipiac on Saturday. On Saturday, CCSU will honor Thompson, its only senior. Thompson enters the week fourth all-time in school history in both F 26 at LONG ISLAND 2:00 pm assists (449) and steals (191), and with 1,297 career points, ranks 15th on the career chart. He is the only person in school history with 1,200 career points, 400 career assists and 175 career steals. Fairleigh Dickinson (4-21, 2-12 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Monmouth 68, FDU 57; Monmouth 62, FDU 51 This Week: vs. Robert Morris (Thursday); vs. Saint Francis (PA) (Friday) FDU’s struggles continued during NEC Rivalry Week as Monmouth swept the Knights to take home the Governor Codey trophy with a pair of 11-point victories. The Hawks won at home by a 68-57 final count on Wednesday, then posted a 62-51 win at the Rothman Center on Saturday...In Wednesday’s outing, FDU led by 11 in the second half before the Hawks reeled off 12 straight points to take the lead and eventually outscored the Knights by a 36-14 margin to close out the game...FDU has now lost nine J20 at BRYANT L 71-74 straight games and has dropped 12 in a row in conference play after starting the year 2-0...The Knights took an early seven-point lead on Saturday before the Hawks J22 at CCSU L 67-72 (OT) stormed back to take control of the game late in the first half...Prior to the game, senior forward John Galvin (Weston, CT/Weston) was honored for grabbing his J27 LONG ISLAND L 89-97 500th career rebound in Wednesday’s contest. He currently ranks fourth among active NEC players with 513 boards...Senior guard Mike Scott (Philadelphia, J29 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 77-86 F1 NJIT L 62-64 (OT) PA/Franklin Learning Center (TCU)) averaged 12.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 3.5 apg last week. He scored 15 on Wednesday, tying him for team game-high honors with F3 at WAGNER L 57-61 classmate Terence Grier (Cranford, NJ/Cranford)...Galvin led the Knights with 13 points, and finished with seven boards and three blocks on Saturday...Senior F5 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 59-72 forward Kamil Svrdlik (Prerov, Czech Republic/Tomas Bata) (7.4 rpg) and Galvin (7.1 rpg) rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in the NEC in rebounding...Svrdlik F9 at MONMOUTH L 57-68 also ranks second in the league in blocks (1.6 bpg) and third in field goal percentage (.520)...In NEC play, Galvin ranks first in field goal percentage (.607) and third F12 MONMOUTH L 51-62 in rebounding (8.8 rpg)...Scott currently ranks eighth in the NEC in scoring (15.0 ppg), fourth in assists (4.6 apg), eighth in steals (1.5 spg), and tenth in free throw F17 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F19 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm percentage (.805)...Svrdlik is fifth on the circuit with six double-doubles, while Galvin’s four place him sixth on the list...FDU will conclude its home schedule this week F24 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm with a pair of games against the two Pennsylvania schools. Robert Morris comes to town on Thursday, followed by Saint Francis PA on Saturday. Galvin, Grier, Scott and F26 at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm Svrdlik will all be honored before Saturday’s game on Senior Night. Long Island (20-5, 12-2 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Long Island 87, St. Francis (NY) 76; Long Island 82, St. Francis (NY) 80 This Week: at Wagner (Thursday); at Mount St. Mary’s (Saturday) Long Island swept both games with St. Francis (NY) during NEC Rivalry Week...The Blackbirds won at home, 87-76, on Wednesday, then edged the Terriers on the road, 82-80, in the “Battle of Brooklyn” on Saturday...It was the first time since 2008-09 and just the second since 1997-98 that LIU defeated its borough rival in both meetings...The first place Blackbirds now have a two-game edge in the NEC standings and have clinched a home game in the NEC Tournament...LIU became the first NEC team this season to be ranked in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major J15 WAGNER W 84-54 poll. The Blackbirds entered at #25 last week...Long Island has 20 wins for the first time since 1997-98 (21-11)...Sophomore guard C.J. Garner (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) J20 at ROBERT MORRIS W 83-67 hit the game-winner on Saturday on a runner with 0.6 seconds to play. Garner scored seven of his 12 points in the final 2:35 and was named the Lai-Lynch MVP of the game. He added five J22 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 71-86 assists, four rebounds, three steals and just one turnover in the contest...The game on Saturday was a tooth-and-nail affair that featured 24 lead changes and 19 ties...Sophomore forward J27 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 97-89 Julian Boyd (San Antonio, TX/Taft) scored 14 points in the second half to finish with a team-high 19 for the game...Long Island was outrebounded by a season-high nine boards (47- J29 at MONMOUTH W 74-69 38) in Saturday’s win...The Blackbirds shot 60 percent from the field in the second half at St. Francis...LIU has shot better than 50 percent from the field after halftime in 15 games, and averages F3 SACRED HEART W 81-69 44.1 points and shoots 50.8 percent in the second half on the season...Sophomore forward Jamal Olasewere (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) led the team in scoring last week F5 QUINNIPIAC W 84-74 with 15.0 ppg. He scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half in Wednesday’s victory...LIU set season-highs for rebounds (51) and rebounding margin (+21) on Thursday...LIU is 11-3 on the F9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 87-76 road this year and leads the nation in road wins...The Blackbirds rank first in the country in free throw attempts (770) and free throw attempts per game (30.8)...LIU has made 493 foul F12 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 82-80 shots, while its opponents have attempted 436...The Blackbirds rank ninth nationally in scoring (82.1 ppg) and have five players averaging between 10.2 and 12.5 ppg...LIU also leads the F17 at WAGNER 7:00 pm league in field goal percentage (.466) and scoring margin (+8.5)...Boyd paces the team with 12.5 ppg and ranks second in the NEC with 8.7 rpg...Boyd has posted four double-doubles in F19 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm the last six games and ranks second in the NEC with seven on the year...Junior guard Michael Culpo (Pittsfield, MA/St. Andrew’s (RI)) moved into the top-10 all-time at Long Island F24 BRYANT 7:00 pm with 130 career three-pointers...Freshman guard Jason Brickman (San Antonio, TX/Clark) leads the NEC with a 2.57 assist-turnover ratio. He also ranks third with 4.8 apg...Johnson F26 CCSU 2:00 pm lifted his career totals to 1,365 points and 232 three-pointers. He is the NEC’s active leader in treys...Senior guard David Hicks (Mendota Heights, MN/South Kent Prep (CT)), who had 14 on Saturday, has amassed 1,062 points...Johnson is the NEC leader in three-point shooting (.436) Culpo is sixth (.396) on the chart...LIU will play its final two road games of the regular season at Wagner on Thursday and at Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday. Monmouth (8-18, 4-10 NEC)

Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Monmouth 68, FDU 57; Monmouth 62, FDU 51 This Week: vs. Saint Francis (PA) (Thursday); vs. Robert Morris (Saturday)

Monmouth put together its first win streak of the season last week with by sweeping the Garden State Rivalry Series from Fairleigh Dickinson. The Hawks won at home, 68-57, on Wednesday, then defeated the Knights in Hackensack, 62-51, on Saturday...Monmouth’s two wins over FDU snapped the Knights’ four-game win streak in the series and marked the first time the Hawks J15 at ROBERT MORRIS L 57-60 swept the series since the 2002-03 season...For just the third time this season, at least four Hawks scored in double-figures on Saturday...In Monmouth’s win on Wednesday, the Hawks tied J20 CCSU L 47-66 a season-high with 19 assists on 28 field goals...Monmouth committed just 17 turnovers total in the two games while dishing for 33 assists...Monmouth recorded its largest margins of victory J22 at BRYANT W 81-76 (OT) this season with the two 11-point wins. The Hawks’ previous high was a nine-point win over Bryant...In five of Monmouth’s eight victories, the Hawks have come back from at least nine J27 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 61-62 points down, including Wednesday’s home win...Sophomore forward Marcus Ware (Vineland, NJ/Vineland South) established another new career-high on Wednesday with 24 points J29 LONG ISLAND L 69-74 on 9-15 from the floor and 6-7 from the line. He added five boards and three steals...Ware had his streak of six straight double-figure scoring games halted on Saturday, but contributed five F3 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 62-64 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in the road victory. For the week, he averaged 14.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.0 apg and 2.5 spg. He committed just one turnover in 54 minutes of F5 at WAGNER L 60-63 action...Junior forward Mike Myers-Keitt (Waterbury, CT/Fairfield Prep (Marianapolis Catholic (CT))), who led three Monmouth players in double-figures on the week, F9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 68-57 F12 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 62-51 added 15 points in each victory...Sophomore forward Ed Waite (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Pine Crest) added 10.0 ppg and a team-best 7.0 rpg...Senior point guard James Hett (Staten F17 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:45 pm Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell), who had seven assists at FDU on Wednesday, has had four games this season with at least seven helpers...Hett ranks third in the NEC in assist-to-turnover F19 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm ratio (2.30), a category he has led the league in each of the last two years. Hett also ranks seventh in the conference with 3.8 apg...Hett leads all active NEC players and is 23rd on the league’s F24 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm all-time assist list with 472 assists...Waite leads the team and ranks 10th in the NEC with 5.8 rpg...The Hawks lead the nation with 16 games decided by five points or less. Seven of Monmouth’s F26 at SACRED HEART 3:30 pm 10 losses in NEC play have been by five points or less as well...The Hawks wrap up their home slate when Saint Francis (PA) visits on Thursday, followed by Robert Morris on Saturday. Mount St. Mary’s (10-17, 8-6 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Mount St. Mary’s 71, Wagner 57; Wagner 70, Mount St. Mary’s 65 This Week: vs. St. Francis (NY) (Thursday); vs. Long Island (Saturday) The Mount split its home-and-home series with Wagner as part of NEC Rivalry Week, posting a 71-57 victory at home on Wednesday before falling, 70-65, in the return game in Staten Island three days later...Mount St. Mary’s is tied with Robert Morris for fourth place with an 8-6 league record...The Mountaineers shot a season-high 68.8 J13 at LONG ISLAND L 69-91 percent (11-16) in the first half of the 14-point home victory over the Seahawks...After Wagner rallied to tie the game in the second half, senior forward Shawn Atupem J15 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 70-61 (Newport News, VA/Woodside) took over, scoring eight points and dishing out an assist on the other basket in an 11-5 run that helped the Mount regain control J20 SACRED HEART W 61-45 of the game. Atupem finished the game with 16 points and seven rebounds, hitting all six of his shots from the floor while going 4-4 at the charity stripe...In the rematch, J22 QUINNIPIAC W 72-63 the Mount rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to cut the Wagner lead to 66-65 on a junior guard Lamar Trice’s (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep Charter) three- J27 at CCSU L 52-71 J29 at BRYANT L 60-62 pointer with 1.4 seconds left. After a pair of free throws, the Mount turned the ball over to fall just short in its comeback bid...Atupem averaged 14.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg while F3 MONMOUTH W 64-62 shooting a perfect 100 percent from the field (9-9) and 83.3 percent from the line (10-12) on the week. He added 12 points and seven boards in Saturday’s F5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 72-59 setback...Senior guard Jean Cajou (Fairfax, VA/Paul VI) has come on of late, averaging 10.0 points over the past three games, including a season-high 13-point F9 WAGNER W 71-57 effort in Wednesday’s win...With the home win over Wagner, the Mount is now 22-3 over its past 25 NEC regular season home games, the best mark in the conference F12 at WAGNER L 65-70 over that span...After shooting just 27.4 percent from three-point range in non-conference games, the Mount is shooting 36.6 percent from long distance in NEC play. F17 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F19 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm Likewise, Mount St. Mary's is shooting 40.7 percent (37-91) from three-point territory over the past six games...Freshman guard Julian Norfleet (Virginia Beach, F24 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm VA/Landstown) leads all NEC freshman with 53 trifectas...Junior forward Danny Thompson (Springdale, MD/C.H. Flowers) ranks ninth on the circuit with F26 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm 5.9 rpg...Atupem (1,056) and Cajou (1,022) have combined for nearly 2,100 career points...The Mount leads the NEC in scoring defense in league play, allowing just 62.1 ppg...The Mount closes out its home slate this week by hosting St. Francis (NY) on Thursday and first place Long Island on Saturday. Quinnipiac (16-8, 8-5 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Quinnipiac 59, Sacred Heart 54 This Week: at Sacred Heart (Monday on MSG); at Bryant (Thursday); at CCSU (Saturday) Quinnipiac won the first of its two NEC Rivalry Week games against Sacred Heart, 59-54, on Wednesday night in Hamden...The Bobcats (8-5 NEC) are in fourth place in the NEC standings, one-half game behind Wagner and one-half game ahead of the Mount and Robert Morris...Freshman forward Ike Azotam (Boston, MA/John D. O’Bryant (Marianapolis Prep)) and Lance Brown (Teaneck, NJ/Paterson Catholic (Fordham)) each contributed double-doubles in the victory. J17 at Brown L 78-87 Azotam had 16 points and 13 rebounds while Brown finished with 13 points and 13 boards...Azotam, who shot 7-10 from the field, was named Choice Hotels NEC J20 at WAGNER L 80-90 Rookie of the Week for the second time this season...Senior guard Deontay Twyman (Olney, MD/Norwood (Polk CC, Ball State) also contributed 15 J22 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 63-72 points...Quinnipiac entered the game as the top rebounding offense in the league, and proved more potent than Sacred Heart, which possesses the NEC’s top rebounding J27 ROBERT MORRIS W 69-61 defense. The Bobcats outrebounded the Pioneers, 44-25, to jump to #9 in the country in rebounding margin (+8.3). Quinnipiac posted a 19-6 edge on the offensive J29 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 75-55 glass, leading to a 23-4 advantage in second-chance points...The Bobcats also rank first in the nation in rebounds per game (42.4) and offensive rebounds per game F3 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 74-60 F5 at LONG ISLAND L 74-84 (16.0)...Senior guard James Johnson (Queens, NY/Bishop Loughlin) tied Kason Mims (’04) for the longest consecutive starts streak in Quinnipiac Division F9 SACRED HEART W 59-54 I history at 88 straight games...Senior forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) is also nearing a milestone, as he’s just three field goals F14 at SACRED HEART 7:30 pm away from passing Bill Romano (’02) for the most field goals made in a career among Quinnipiac Division I players...Rutty remained sixth on the NEC’s career rebounding F17 at BRYANT 7:00 pm chart. He has amassed 952 career boards and is 66 shy of matching Ron Robinson’s (CCSU, 2000-04) record of 1,022...Johnson is fourth in the NEC in scoring (16.5 F19 at CCSU 3:30 pm ppg), second in assist/TO ratio (2.39), fourth in made three-pointers (2.4/game), sixth in steals (1.6 spg), seventh in free throw percentage (.830) and eighth in assists F24 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm (3.8 apg)...Rutty averages 14.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg and is shooting 52.0 percent from the field...The Bobcats return to action Monday, when they complete NEC Rivalry Week F26 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 4:00 pm at Sacred Heart in an MSG televised game. Quinnipiac then remains on the road, taking on Bryant on Thursday and CCSU on Saturday. Robert Morris (12-13, 8-6 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Robert Morris 78, Saint Francis (PA) 68; Robert Morris 78, Saint Francis (PA) 73 This Week: at FDU (Thursday); at Monmouth (Saturday) Robert Morris swept a pair of games from Saint Francis (PA) in the Keystone Clash portion of Rivalry Week in the NEC, earning a 78-68 win at the Sewall Center on Wednesday, followed by a 78-73 victory at DeGol Arena on Saturday...The Colonials have won seven straight over the Red Flash and 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two programs...The victory in Loretto marked the program’s seventh straight win at DeGol Arena, the longest winning streak in school history on a conference opponent’s home court...Redshirt sophomore guard Velton Jones (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic) averaged 15.5 ppg, 5.0 apg and 2.5 spg in the sweep while shooting 56.3 percent from the field, including 57.1 percent (4-7) from long J15 MONMOUTH W 60-57 range...In Wednesday’s win, Jones contributed 16 points, four rebounds and four assists as the Colonials improved to 8-2 at home on the season. Three nights later, he paced Robert Morris J20 LONG ISLAND L 67-83 with 15 points, six assists and four steals...Over his last 10 games, Jones is averaging 14.9 points, tops for RMU over that span, and 4.0 apg...Jones also owns the longest active streak for Robert J22 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 54-51 Morris in both consecutive games played (60) and consecutive starting assignments (45)...Sophomore forward Lijah Thompson (Philadelphia, PA/Monsignor Bonner) and J27 at QUINNIPIAC L 61-69 J29 at SACRED HEART L 75-84 sophomore guard Karon Abraham (Paterson, NJ/Harp Academy) each averaged 13.0 points in the sweep...Abraham scored 20 points in the win at the Sewall Center to lead the F3 BRYANT W 91-38 Colonials, while Thompson recorded 16 points at home and added 10 in Loretto...Redshirt sophomore forward Russell Johnson (Chester, PA/Chester) finished with 13 points off the F5 CCSU L 58-80 bench in the win at DeGol Arena, including a three-pointer with 1:18 to play that helped keep the Red Flash at bay...RMU shot 53.7 percent from the floor in the sweep and held a 66-45 (+21) F9 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 78-68 edge in rebounding...The Colonials ended Wednesday’s game with more free throw attempts than their opponent for just the sixth time this season. Robert Morris 5-1 in such contests...Junior F12 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 78-73 forward Lawrence Bridges (Detroit, MI/Columbus State CC) shot 63.6 percent (7-11) from the field in averaging 8.5 ppg. In four games as a starter, he is averaging 7.8 ppg while F17 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm shooting 68.4 percent from the floor...Freshman guard Anthony Myers (Washington, DC/Charis Prep) leads the Colonials and is sixth in the NEC with 4.0 apg. He is also fifth on the F19 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm circuit with a 1.94 assist-to-turnover ratio...Abraham is ninth in the NEC in scoring (14.6 ppg). He leads the league in made three-pointers (2.7/game) and ranks third in three-point F24 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm percentage (.422)...Johnson ranks sixth in the NEC in rebounding (7.1 rpg)...Robert Morris continues a three-game road trip with a pair of games in the Garden State this week, visiting F26 WAGNER 7:00 pm Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday and Monmouth on Saturday. The Colonials wrap up the regular season the following week at home. Sacred Heart (9-15, 4-9 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Quinnipiac 59, Sacred Heart 54; Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac This Week: vs. Quinnipiac (Monday on MSG); at CCSU (Thursday); at Bryant (Saturday on MSG) Sacred Heart dropped a tightly contested 59-54 decision in the first half of its NEC Rivalry Week home-and-home series with Quinnipiac on Wednesday...SHU is now 4- 9 in league play, one-half game behind Saint Francis (PA) for the eighth NEC playoff spot...The Pioneers held a 10-point lead in the second half but went over eight minutes without scoring a point as the Bobcats stormed back for the win...Sophomore guard Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/Killingly) regained his shooting stroke, J15 BRYANT L 59-72 registering his eighth 20-point performance of the year with 21 points. He shot 8-17 from the field and added six rebounds and two assists...Freshman forward Louis J20 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 45-61 Montes (Brockton, MA/Brockton) earned his first start of the year and finished with 11 points on 4-7 shooting, including 2-4 from outside the arc...The Pioneers J22 at WAGNER W 79-76 J27 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 86-88 (OT) have held second half leads in three of their last five games only to see them slip away in losses. Along with the game last week, Sacred Heart was up six with 15 minutes J29 ROBERT MORRIS W 84-75 to go at first place Long Island only to see it wiped away en-route to an 81-69 loss. The Pioneers also led Saint Francis (PA) at home by 10 with 14:40 remaining in the F3 at LONG ISLAND L 69-81 second half before falling in overtime to the Red Flash, 88-86...There have been nine different players to start games this season for the Pioneers, including three freshman: F5 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 51-78 Montes, along with guards Chris Evans (Stamford, CT/Stamford (Taft School) and Evan Kelley (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk)...Gibson and senior guard F9 at QUINNIPIAC L 54-59 Jerrell Thompson (Plainfield, NJ/Plainfield) have been the only two constants in the starting lineup this season. The Pioneers have had nine different lineups F14 QUINNIPIAC 7:30 pm in 24 games this season...Gibson is the NEC’s second-leading scorer with 17.1 ppg. He also ranks second in three-pointers made (2.6/game) and ninth in three-point F17 at CCSU 7:00 pm accuracy (.390)...Thompson is third in the NEC with 1.9 spg, and also ranks fourth in free throw percentage (.860) and eighth in assists (3.8 apg)...Evans ranks third F19 at BRYANT 2:00 pm among NEC freshman with 9.5 ppg...Sacred Heart remains the league leader with 8.2 steals per game...Head coach Dave Bike now has 504 career wins...The Pioneers F24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm close out NEC Rivalry Week on Monday at home versus Quinnipiac. The game will be broadcast live by MSG Network. Sacred Heart then plays its final two road games F26 MONMOUTH 3:30 pm of the season, travelling to CCSU on Thursday and Bryant on Saturday. St. Francis (NY) (11-14, 6-8 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Long Island 87, St. Francis (NY) 76; Long Island 82, St. Francis (NY) 80 This Week: at Mount St. Mary’s (Thursday); at Wagner (Saturday on MSG) St. Francis (NY) dropped home-and-home contests against NEC leader Long Island during Rivalry Week. The Terriers fell at LIU, 87-76, on Wednesday before coming up short at home, J15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 61-70 82-80, on a late shot on Saturday...St. Francis is now positioned in seventh place with four games remaining before the NEC Tournament...Junior forward Travis Nichols (Brooklyn, NY/ J20 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 56-75 Food & Finance) came off the bench to pace four Terriers in double-figures with 15 points on 5-8 shooting, including 3-6 from long-range, on Wednesday...Classmate Stefan Perunicic J22 at ROBERT MORRIS L 51-54 (Belgrade, Serbia/Dimitrije Tucovic) went 4-7 from three-point range en-route to 14 points...Senior guard Akeem Bennett (Long Island, NY/West Hempstead, NY) (four J27 at MONMOUTH W 62-61 steals, seven assists) and freshman guard Adam Chmielewski (Montreal, Canada/Champlain St. Lambert) added 12 and a season-high 10 points, respectively...The Blackbirds J29 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 86-77 shot 51.7 percent and the Terriers were outrebounded by a season-high 21 caroms (51-30)...LIU guard C.J. Garner hit an acrobatic game-winning jumper with 0.6 seconds left to give LIU F3 QUINNIPIAC L 60-74 the victory against the Terriers in the 36th Annual “Battle of Brooklyn” on Saturday afternoon at the Pope Center...Bennett, who recorded his second double-double of the season and sixth F5 SACRED HEART W 78-51 of his career, scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds...Nichols added his first career double-double with 12 points and a career-best 11 rebounds off the bench...It was the F9 at LONG ISLAND L 76-87 first time this season that two Terriers recorded double-doubles in the same contest...Junior guard Dre Calloway (Harlem, NY/Lincoln (CO)) (13 points, seven assists), Perunicic F12 LONG ISLAND L 80-82 (10 points) and sophomore center Akeem Johnson (Brooklyn, NY/Food & Finance) (10 points, nine rebounds) were also in double-figures...Nichols has reached double-figures F17 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm in six straight games and has averaged 14.0 ppg in just 20.0 mpg during the stretch. He’s also shooting 61 percent from the field, 48 percent from three-point distance, and is averaging 5.3 F19 at WAGNER 12:00 pm rpg...Cadell, who is seventh in the NEC in scoring at 15.0 ppg, has failed to reach double-figures in scoring in three consecutive contests and is shooting just 24.4 percent (10-41) during the F24 CCSU 7:00 pm stretch....Cadell did manage to move into third on the Terriers’ all-time scoring list with 1,534 points and is now 80 points shy of claiming the top spot...Freshman center Matt Milk (Wantagh, F26 BRYANT 4:30 pm NY/Fort Lauderdale (FL) Pine Crest) has hit 13 of his last 19 field goal attempts...Perunicic needs three treys to reach 200 for his career...Cadell and Perunicic have combined to drain 408 career bombs and are the most prolific long-range tandem in school history...The Terriers are 9-2 when they sink at least 15 attempts from the line and are 2-12 when they fail to hit the mark...St. Francis leads the NEC in turnover margin (+2.96)...The Terriers are now 1-10 when they yield 70 or more points...Bennett, who has come up with at least two steals in 11 straight contests, leads the circuit (and ranks 11th nationally) in steals at 2.71 per game, and is also 12th in scoring (14.1 ppg) and 13th in rebounding (5.5 rpg)...Johnson is third on the circuit in FG percentage (.530) and ranks 13th in rebounding (5.5 rpg)...The Terriers will travel to Mount St. Mary’s on Thursday and Wagner on Saturday this week. Saint Francis (PA) (7-18, 5-9 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Robert Morris 78, Saint Francis (PA) 68; Robert Morris 78, Saint Francis (PA) 73 This Week: at Monmouth (Thursday); at FDU (Saturday) The Red Flash participated in NEC Rivalry Week against two-time defending league champion Robert Morris, and came out on the short end with two losses. The Colonials won a 78-68 contest on Wednesday in Moon Township, and then defeated Saint Francis, 78-73, on Saturday at DeGol Arena...Sophomore guard Umar Shannon (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City) continued his offensive explosion over the past month with two more 20-point performances. He shot 53.1 percent from the field and 52.6 percent (10-19) from long distance in averaging 24.0 ppg on the week...Shannon scored 18 of his game-high 23 points in the second half on Wednesday at RMU when he hit 7-13 from the floor and converted 5-9 from long distance. The J15 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 69-55 five treys tied a career high. Shannon again scored 18 second half points as part of a game-high 25 point effort on Saturday. He set career-highs with 10 field goals and 19 field goal attempts J20 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 75-56 and matched his personal best with five trifectas...Shannon has reached 20 or more points in seven of his last nine games, and his 57 long balls on the season are the most for a Red Flash J22 LONG ISLAND W 86-71 player since Cale Nelson hit 57 in 2007-08. With four regular season games remaining, Shannon is on pace to enter the top-10 on the school’s single-season list...Shannon is fifth in the NEC J27 at SACRED HEART W 88-86 (OT) with 15.9 ppg, and ranks fifth in made three-pointers (2.3/game) and tenth in 3PFG percentage (.388)...Sophomore guard Chris Johnson (Newport News, VA/Denbigh) averaged J29 at QUINNIPIAC L 55-75 12.0 ppg, 4.5 apg, 2.0 spg and 2.0 rpg on the week, while shooting 72.7 percent from the field (8-11) and 4-4 from outside the arc. He had 11 points (career-high three 3PFG) and five F3 CCSU L 79-86 assists on Wednesday, then added 13 points and four assists on Saturday...Johnson’s 43 steals on the season are the most by a Red Flash player since Erick Wills had 43 in 2003-04...Sophomore F5 BRYANT L 69-70 forward Will Felder (Cleveland, OH/Lutheran East) averaged 11.5 ppg in the two games. He had 16 points and was 4-5 from the field, including a perfect 3-3 from long distance, F9 at ROBERT MORRIS L 68-78 on Wednesday...Felder now has 58 career blocks, moving him into a tie for 10th on the school’s all-time list. He matched Bassirou Dieng, who played at Saint Francis from 2006-08. Felder’s F12 ROBERT MORRIS L 73-78 32 blocks this season are tied for seventh (with Lou Schmitt, 1982-83) on the single-season chart...SFU made a season-high 14 three-pointers during Wednesday’s win, and shot 51.9 percent F17 at MONMOUTH 7:45 pm (14-27) from beyond the arc. It marked the third-highest three-point field goal total for a single-game in school history. The Red Flash made 15 against Mount St. Mary’s on January 21, F19 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm 1992, and fired a program record 19 against LIU on February 25, 1989...The Red Flash averaged 58.9 ppg through the first 15 games of the season, and failed to reach the 70-point plateau F24 WAGNER 7:00 pm each time. Since that point, they are averaging 73.2 ppg and have scored 70 or more points six times in the last 10 outings... Saint Francis is shooting 47.9 percent from the field and 40.3 F26 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm percent from outside the arc over the last 10 games...Felder ranks sixth in the NEC with 1.3 bpg and seventh with 6.6 rpg...Johnson is fifth in the league with 4.3 apg...Saint Francis ranks third in the NEC in FT percentage, hitting at a 72.8 percent clip...Saint Francis makes its final regular season road trip when it visits Monmouth on Thursday and FDU on Saturday. Wagner (13-12, 9-5 NEC) Last Week’s Results: NEC Rivalry Week: Mount St. Mary’s 71, Wagner 57; Wagner 70, Mount St. Mary’s 65 This Week: vs. Long Island (Thursday); vs. St. Francis (NY) (Saturday on MSG) Wagner split a pair of games with Mount St. Mary’s during NEC Rivalry Week, losing the first matchup in Emmitsburg on Wednesday by a 71-57 count before besting the Mountaineers, 70- 65, in Staten Island on Saturday...With the split, the Green & White are on the verge of clinching an NEC playoff berth with a win or a Saint Francis (PA) or Sacred Heart loss. The Seahawks are 9-5 in league play after missing out on the postseason a year ago...Wagner improved to an NEC-best 10-4 in games decided by five points or less, including 7-2 during league play...Wagner J15 at LONG ISLAND L 54-84 shot 66.7 percent (12-18) from the floor in the second half on Saturday and hit 80.0 percent (16-20) from the line after halftime...Junior guard Tyler Murray (Toronto, Ontario/Eastern J20 QUINNIPIAC W 90-80 Commerce) turned in a solid game, scoring eight of the first 10 Wagner points of the game en-route to a team-best 16 while handing out a game-high six assists against just one J22 SACRED HEART L 76-79 turnover...Murray has now led the team in scoring 13 times this season while going for double-figures in 24 of the 25 games...The freshmen trio of Naofall Folahan (Benin Republic, J27 at BRYANT W 80-75 (OT) West Africa/Wilbraham and Monson Academy (MA)), Orlando Parker (Orlando, FL/Orlando Christian Prep) and Latif Rivers (Elizabeth, NJ/Avon Old Farms J29 at CCSU L 71-75 (CT)) scored 25 of the Green & White's 41 second-half points on Saturday while going 8-11 from the floor and 9-10 from the line. The trio had just two points on 1-9 shooting in the opening F3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 61-57 stanza...Rivers, Parker and junior guard Chris Martin (Sicklerville, NJ/Apex Academies) all had 10 points...Sophomore forward Josh Thompson (Richland, NJ/St. Augustine F5 MONMOUTH W 63-60 Prep) scored nine points with a team-high five rebounds off the bench, pacing the reserves, which notched 17 points after recording a season-low matching four in the first game against F9 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 57-71 Mount St. Mary's...The Seahawks now lead the all-time series by a 27-17 margin while snapping a four-game losing streak to the Mountaineers...Wagner handed out 15 assists in the win F12 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 70-65 and is now 11-1 (7-1 NEC) when notching at least 14 assists...In the first game of the week, Wagner shot a season-low 29.2 percent in the first half and the Mount would end up posting the F17 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm best FG percentage (.558) against the Seahawks on the year...Rivers paced the team in scoring with 16 points while Murray (13 points) and Parker (12 points) each recorded double- F19 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 12:00 pm figures...Murray averaged a team-best 14.5 ppg and 4.0 apg on the week while Rivers also chipped in with 13.0 ppg, 3.5 apg and 3.5 rpg. Parker notched 11.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 2.0 spg...Murray F24 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm ranks third in the NEC with 16.9 ppg and is second in 3PFG percentage (.426)...Rivers is the NEC leader and ranks fourth in the country in free throw accuracy, converting 92.7 percent of his attempts. He is also 10th in the league in scoring (14.5 ppg)...Folahan ranks third in the conference with 1.5 bpg...Wagner tops the NEC and ranks eighth in the country in FT percentage F26 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm (.777)...Wagner next hosts LIU on Thursday in a game televised by Time Warner Cable before closing out the home portion of its regular season against St. Francis (NY) on Saturday at noon in game that will be televised by MSG. The Seahawks are 6-1 at home during NEC play and with a pair of wins would avenge prior losses to both teams. NEC Men’s Basketball 2011 NEC Basketball Tournament Facts/Figures Schedule

NEC In RPI Rankings NECCollege Active Insider Leaders Mid-Major Poll 2011 NEC (thru games of 2/13) (December 22) 1,000+ Points or Closing In Men’s Basketball Tournament Ricky Cadell SFNY Sr 1,534 all games to be held at home of higher seed School Rank Change Justin RuttySchool QU Sr Record1,411 Kyle Johnson LIU Sr 1,365 teams will be reseeded following quarterfinals CCSU 144 -16 CecilTBA Gresham Gonzaga (31) BU Sr 7-2 1,326 (442 in NEC) Fairleigh Dickinson 331 -8 Ken Horton CCSU Jr 1,307 Shemik2. CreightonThompson CCSU Sr 7-01,270 Thursday, March 3 Long Island 108 +17 James Johnson QU Jr 1,100 David3. Hicks East Tennessee LIU State Sr 7-21,062 Quarterfinals Monmouth 278 +11 Shawn4. Atupem Wichita State MSM Sr 7-21,056 Jean Cajou MSM Sr 1,022 Times TBA Mount St. Mary’s 230 +11 Robby5. Ptacek Southern IllinoisCCSU Jr 7-1 958 Wednesday, March 9 Quinnipiac 146 +7 500+6. Rebounds College or of Closing Charleston In 6-1 Sunday, March 6 Championship Robert Morris 133 +7 Justin Rutty QU Sr 952 Kyle7. Johnson Illinois-Chicago LIU Sr 9-2 621 Semifinals 7:00 pm (ESPN2) Sacred Heart 258 +11 Ken Horton CCSU Sr 539 John8. Galvin Utah State FDU Sr 5-1 513 12:00 pm (MSG) St. Francis (NY) 257 +9 David Hicks LIU Sr 450 Saint Francis (PA) 274 -11 Shemik9. MurrayThompson StateCCSU Sr 8-1 434 2:00 pm (FCS, ESPN3) Shawn10. Atupem Bradley MSM Sr 7-3 426 Wagner 139 -1 Julian Boyd LIU So 408 250+ Assists or Closing In 2011 NEC Tournament Men’s Championship Bracket NEC 19/31 James Hett MU Sr 472 Shemik Thompson CCSU Sr 449 James Johnson QU Jr 350 March 3 March 6 March 9 Mike Scott FDU Sr 287 Jerrell Thompson SHU Jr 278 Ricky Cadell SFNY Sr 237 Highest Remaining Seed TBA Close Games Double-Doubles (#1 vs. #8) TBA (five points or less) (top-10) Lowest Remaining Seed

School Rec. TBA Teams will Player Total (#2 vs. #7) 7:00 PM Bryant 6-4 be reseeded Ken Horton, CCSU 10 for semifinals (ESPN2) NCAA Central Connecticut State 5-6 Julian Boyd, LIU 7 Tournament Fairleigh Dickinson 2-5 Alex Francis, BU 7 Automatic Bid 2nd Highest Remaining Seed Justin Rutty, QU 7 Long Island 4-2 TBA Monmouth 5-11 Kamil Svrdlik, FDU 6 (#3 vs. #6) TBA Will Felder, SFPA 4 Mount St. Mary’s 1-7 3rd Highest Remaining Seed Quinnipiac 5-3 John Galvin, FDU 4 Akeem Johnson, SFNY 3 Robert Morris 6-6 TBA Russell Johnson, RMU 3 (#4 vs. #5) Sacred Heart 3-4 Orlando Parker, WC 3 St. Francis (NY) 3-4 Mike Scott, FDU 3 Saint Francis (PA) 3-5 Wagner 10-4 NEC Men’s Basketball vs. the competition NEC Coaching Records NEC vs... Year Conf. Games Overall Record Coach (School) Hired Rec. Pct. Rec. Pct. America East 12-9 MAAC 6-9 Tom Moore (QU) 2007 44-23 .657 145-108 .573 ACC 0-5 Mid-American 2-3 Dan Hurley (WC) 2010 9-5 .643 13-12 .520 Atlantic Sun 0-0 MEAC 3-1 Atlantic 10 4-5 Missouri Valley 0-0 Howie Dickenman (CCSU) 1997 154-98 .611 234-204 .534 Big East 0-13 Mountain West 0-0 Andrew Toole (RMU) 2010 8-6 .571 12-13 .480 Big Sky 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Robert Burke (MSM) 2010 8-6 .571 10-17 .370 Big South 0-0 Pac 10 0-0 Dave Calloway (MU) 1998 126-120 .512 177-224 .441 Big Ten 0-7 Patriot 12-10 Jim Ferry (LIU) 2002 78-80 .494 222-158 .584 Big-12 0-1 SEC 0-0 Glenn Braica (SFNY) 2010 6-8 .429 11-14 .440 Big West 0-0 Southern 0-3 Dave Bike (SHU) 1999 88-127 .409 504-458 .524 Colonial 0-2 Southland 1-0 Conference USA 0-0 SWAC 0-0 Greg Vetrone (FDU) 2009 12-20 .375 15-41 .268 Division III 1-0 Summit 0-0 Don Friday (SFPA) 2008 17-33 .340 107-109 .495 Great West 4-1 Sun Belt 0-0 Tim O’Shea (BU) 2008 8-24 .250 139-161 .463 Horizon 1-3 WCC 0-0 Independent 2-0 WAC 0-0 NEC Past Champions Ivy 5-11 Overall (DI only) 52-83

2010 Robert Morris 2000 Central Connecticut St. 1990 Robert Morris 2009 Robert Morris 1999 Mount St. Mary’s 1989 Robert Morris 2008 Mount St. Mary’s 1998 Fairleigh Dickinson 1988 FDU 2007 Central Connecticut St. 1997 Long Island 1987 Marist 2006 Monmouth 1996 Monmouth 1986 Marist 2005 Fairleigh Dickinson 1995 Mount St. Mary's 1985 Fairleigh Dickinson 2004 Monmouth 1994 Rider 1984 Long Island 2003 Wagner 1993 Rider 1983 Robert Morris 2002 Central Connecticut St. 1992 Robert Morris 1982 Robert Morris 2001 Monmouth 1991 St. Francis (PA) NEC Men’s Basketball 2010-11 NEC Basketball Preseason Poll/All-Conference Teams Composite Schedule Of Television Broadcasts

Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced its 2010-11 basketball televi- sion package back in November, a lineup that will feature 20 regionally 1. Quinnipiac (11) 7. St. Francis (NY) produced games and two national postseason broadcasts on the ESPN family 2. Robert Morris Saint Francis (PA) of networks. Regional broadcast partners for the upcoming year include 3. Long Island (1) 9. Sacred Heart flagship station Madison Square Garden Network (MSG), along with FSN- 4. CCSU 10. Monmouth Pittsburgh, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Fox College Sports (FCS), 5. Mount St. Mary's 11. Wagner Cox Sports and Connecticut Sports Network (CTSN). The 2010-11 package 6. Fairleigh Dickinson 12. Bryant includes eight prime time contests and four NEC Tournament games. In total, the league will air 17 men’s games and five women’s contests, Northeast Conference Preseason All-Conference Team including four as part of men/women doubleheaders. For the first time, both NEC men’s semifinal playoff games will be broadcast live. Name School Pos. Class Karon Abraham Robert Morris G So Date Matchup Carrier Time Akeem Bennett St. Francis (NY) G Sr Jan. 8 Saint Francis (PA) at Wagner 7:00 pm MSG+, FCS, FSN-Pitt (TD-10:00 pm) Ken Horton CCSU F Jr Jan. 20 Sacred Heart at Mount St. Mary's 7:00 pm MASN, FCS, CTSN, ESPN3, ESPN FC Justin Rutty Quinnipiac F/C Sr Jan. 27 Robert Morris at Quinnipiac 7:00 pm MSG, FSN-Pitt Mike Scott FDU G Sr Jan. 29 LIU at Monmouth (women) 11:30 am MSG LIU at Monmouth (men) 2:00 pm MSG NEC Men’s Basketball Foreign Born Players NEC Rivalry Week (Feb. 9-14) Feb. 9 Bryant at CCSU 7:00 pm MSG+, Cox (TD-9:00 pm) Name School Cl Hometown, Country Feb. 12 LIU at St. Francis (NY) 12:00 pm MSG Corey Maynard Bryant Fr Adelaide, Australia Monmouth at FDU 2:00 pm MSG Claybrin McMath Bryant So Adelaide, Australia Femi Akinpetide Sacred Heart So Sydney, Australia Robert Morris at Saint Francis (PA) (w))6:00 pm FSN-Pitt, FCS, ESPN3, ESPN FC Kyle Johnson Long Island Sr Ajax, Ontario Robert Morris at Saint Francis (PA) (m) 8:30 pm FSN-Pitt, FCS, ESPN3, ESPN FC Troy Joseph Long Island Fr Ajax, Ontario Arnold Mayorga Long Island Jr London, Ontario Feb. 14 Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart (women) 5:00 pm MSG Robinson Odoch-Opong Long Island Fr Quebec, City, Quebec Yann Charles Robert Morris Fr Longueuil, Quebec Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart (men) 7:30 pm MSG Adam Chmielewski St. Francis (NY) Fr Montreal, Quebec Daniel Witczak Saint Francis (PA) Fr Georgetown, Ontario Tyler Murray Wagner Jr Toronto, Ontario Feb. 19 St. Francis (NY) at Wagner 12:00 pm MSG Kamil Svrdlik Fairleigh Dickinson Sr Prerov, Czech Republic Sacred Heart at Bryant 2:00 pm MSG, Cox (TD-2/20 @12:00 pm) Kristijan Krajina Mount St. Mary’s So Osijek, Croatia Mislav Jukic Saint Francis (PA) Sr Zagreb, Croatia Feb. 24 Mount St. Mary's at Robert Morris 7:00 pm MSG, FSN-Pitt, MASN Mathias Seilund Fairleigh Dickinson Fr Dragoer, Denmark Devan Bailey CCSU So Helsby, England Feb. 26 CCSU at LIU (women) 11:30 am MSG, Cox (CT only) Sam Fernley Fairleigh Dickinson Jr Sheffield, England CCSU at LIU (men) 2:00 pm MSG, Cox (TD-8:00 pm) Daniel James Monmouth Fr Sheffield, England Phil Wait Monmouth Jr Manchester, England FDU at Quinnipiac 4:00 pm MSG Raheem May Thompson Quinnipiac So London, England Mar. 6 NEC Semifinal Game (men) 12:00 pm MSG Richard Clark St. Francis (NY) Jr Berkshire, England Ben Mockford Fairleigh Dickinson So Shoreham-by-Sea, England NEC Semifinal Game (men) 2:00 pm FCS, ESPN3, ESPN FC Clayfell Harris Wagner Sr London, England Ayotunde Oyeniyi Fairleigh Dickinson Fr Nigeria Mar. 9 NEC Men's Championship Game 7:00 pm ESPN2, ESPN3 Joel Gierbolini Long Island Jr Carolina, Puerto Rico Mar. 13 NEC Women's Championship Game 3:00 pm ESPNU, ESPN3 Papa Lo Bryant Jr Thies, Senegal Stefan Perunicic St. Francis (NY) Jr Belgrade, Serbia Milos Trivic St. Francis (NY) Fr Belgrade, Serbia Marco Porcher Fairleigh Dicinson Fr Benalmadena Costa, Spain Carrier Region Sorena Orandi Saint Francis (PA) Sr Vastra Frolunda, Gothenburg, Sweden MSG Network Three states in NY metro area Milos Nikolic Long Island Sr Lugano, Switzerland Mehmet Sahan Sacred Heart Sr Istanbul, Turkey MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) MD, DE, VA and DC, plus portions of PA, WV and NC Vlad Kondratyev Bryant So Nikolayev, Ukraine FSN-Pittsburgh Western PA, portions of WV, OH and MD Naofall Folahan Wagner Fr Benin Repiblic, West Africa Connecticut Sports Network Connecticut & Rhode Island 34 players from 16 countries Cox Sports Connecticut & Rhode Island FCS (Fox College Sports) Digital cable systems NEC Men’s Basketball ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 Nationwide 2008-09 Standings ESPN Full Court Nationwide PPV Package

School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Quinnipiac* 15-3 .833 23-10 .697 NEC Basketball Broadcast Team Robert Morris*^ 15-3 .833 23-12 .657 3. Mount St. Mary's* 12-6 .667 16-15 .516 Tim Capstraw Color 12th year 4. Long Island* 11-7 .611 14-17 .452 Paul Dottino Play-By-Play, Sideline 12th year 5. Fairleigh Dickinson* 10-8 .556 11-21 .344 Dave Popkin Play-By-Play 11th year 6. Central Connecticut State* 9-9 .500 12-18 .400 Saint Francis (PA)* 9-9 .500 11-19 .367 Terry O’Connor Color 9th year 8. Monmouth* 8-10 .444 12-19 .387 Pam Roecker Color 9th year St. Francis (NY) 8-10 .444 11-18 .379 Joe DeSantis Color 4th year 10. Sacred Heart 7-11 .389 14-15 .483 Matt Harmon Play-By-Play/Sideline 2ndyear 11. Wagner 3-15 .167 5-26 .161 Tara Petrolino Color/Sideline 2nd year 12. Bryant 1-17 .056 1-29 .033 John Schmeelk Sideline 1st year * NEC Tournament participants ^ NEC Tournament champion Joey Wahler Play-By-Play 1st year NEC Signees (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) and Fairleigh Dickinson senior guard Mike Here is a list of announced 2011-12 men’s basketball signees from the early signing period. This list will be Scott (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Learning Center (College of Eastern Utah, updated periodically. UTEP)). Rutty was voted the NEC Player of the Year last season and is a two-time first team All- NEC pick. Bennett was a second team honoree in 2009-10, while Horton was named to the Long Island second team in 2008-09 before sitting out last season. Abraham, who is the reigning NEC Gerrell Martin G 6-2 Bronx, NY/Wings Academy Rookie of the Year and was the 2010 NEC Tournament MVP, is the first sophomore to be Monmouth selected preseason All-NEC since Saint Francis (PA)’s Darshan Luckey in 2003-04. Mykel Harris F Lexington Park, MD/The Phelps School Andrew Nicholas G/F 6-6 Wrightsville, PA/Eastern York Quinnipiac Picked To Win Northeast Conference Title Austin Tillotson G 6-0 York, PA/Eastern York After capturing its first-ever Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season crown a year ago, Quinnipiac has been picked unanimously to win the 2010-11 NEC men’s basketball champion- Mount St. Mary’s ship, based on voting conducted by the league’s head coaches. Taylor Danaher C 6-10 200 Fredericksburg, VA/ Fredericksburg Christian School Two-time defending NEC Tournament champion Robert Morris was tabbed second, followed Quinnipiac by Long Island in third. Central Connecticut State was picked fourth, ahead of Mount St. Mary’s Ousmane Drame F 6-7 Boston, MA/New Mission (Marianapolis (CT) Prep) in fifth and Fairleigh Dickinson in the sixth spot. St. Francis (NY) and Saint Francis (PA) tied for Zaid Hearst G 6-4 Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook (Salisbury (CT) School) seventh in the poll, and were followed by Sacred Heart in ninth, Monmouth in tenth, Wagner in eleventh and Bryant in twelfth. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team. Sacred Heart Phil Gaetano G 5-11 Wallingford, CT/Sheehan Quinnipiac becomes the NEC’s first unanimous favorite since Long Island in 1997-98. It also marks the second time in its 13-year history with the conference that the Bobcats have been Saint Francis (PA) installed as the preseason favorite. After reaching the 2003 NEC Tournament semifinals, the Ollie Jackson G 6-4 180 Dallas, TX/L.G. Pinkston Bobcats were picked to win it all in 2003-04, but faltered in league play, finishing in tenth place. Wagner Marcus Burton G 6-0 Matthews, NC/David W. Butler NEC Preseason Poll Mario Moody F 6-7 Orange, NJ/East Orange Campus 1. Quinnipiac (11) 2. Robert Morris Northeast Conference 30th Anniversary 3. Long Island (1) 4. CCSU 5. Mount St. Mary's Phelan, Bailey Inducted Into Inaugural Northeast Conference Hall of Fame Class 6. Fairleigh Dickinson As part of its year long 30th Anniversary celebration, the inaugural Northeast Conference (NEC) Hall of Fame 7. St. Francis (NY) induction class was announced in early December. Among the eight inductees were legendary Mount St. Saint Francis (PA) Mary’s basketball head coach Jim Phelan and Wagner basketball player Terrance Bailey. Both will be 9. Sacred Heart honored during NEC television broadcasts this season. 10. Monmouth 11. Wagner The iconic coach known for his trademark bow-tie, Phelan was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball 12. Bryant Hall of Fame in 2008, the most prestigious honor of his legendary career. His 830 wins at Mount St. Mary’s rank fifth all-time among NCAA Division I coaches, while his 1,354 games coached is the all-time NCAA record. NEC Rivalry Week Phelan is the only person to coach 49 years at one school and ranks second all-time in the NCAA for most Back for a second season, NEC Rivalry Week will take place from February 9th to the 14th. The seasons coached. He led the Mount to the 1962 NCAA College Division National Championship, one of five innovative concept of playing back-to-back games against a local rival in a 48-hour span is the Final Four appearances (1957, 1961, 1962, 1981 and 1985) for the program under his watch. After the only one of its kind among the nation's 31 NCAA Division I conferences. This year’s pairings Mount transitioned to Division I and the NEC in 1989, he guided the Mount to NEC championships and NCAA are as follows: Long Island-St. Francis (NY), Fairleigh Dickinson-Monmouth, Robert Morris- bids in 1995 and 1999. He also led the Mountaineers to the Postseason NIT in 1996 and won his 800th Saint Francis (PA), Quinnipiac-Sacred Heart, CCSU-Bryant and Mount St. Mary’s-Wagner. There career game on national television as the Mount defeated CCSU in the 1999 NEC title game. In 2006, the Knott will be seven Rivalry Week games televised, including CCSU-Bryant (Feb. 9), LIU-St. Francis Arena floor was renamed "Coach Jim Phelan Court" and the number "830" were retired in his honor. (NY) (Battle of Brooklyn on Feb. 12), FDU-Monmouth (Garden State Rivalry Series on Feb. 12), Likewise, the NEC Coach of the Year was renamed in his honor back in 2003. Robert Morris-Saint Francis (PA) (DH on Feb. 12) and Quinnipiac-Sacred Heart (DH on Feb. 14). The most prolific scorer in NEC men’s basketball history, Bailey was previously selected to the NEC All- Look Who’s Back Decade team, 20th Anniversary and 25th Anniversary teams. His 2,591 career points are nearly 300 more The NEC welcomes back just two of its 10 all-conference performers this season. Similarly, only than the next closest NEC player and his single-season point totals of 854 points as a junior and 788 as a three of the NEC’s top-ten returning scorers and 14 of the top-30 will suit up in 2010-11. On senior rank him third and fourth, respectively, on the all-time conference list. Bailey led the nation in scoring the other hand, 35 of the league’s 60 starters (58.3 percent) return. (29.4 ppg) and was named the NEC Player of the Year as a junior in 1985-86. He won the NEC scoring title again as a senior (28.1 ppg) in 1986-87 and finished his career as a three-time first team all-league per- Returning All-Conference Players former. Not just a shooter from the outside, the 6’2" guard also tallied 136 dunks over course of his career, 1st team - Justin Rutty (QU) (NEC Player of the Year) including a legendary slam over 7’4" Marist center Rik Smits. The Trenton, NJ native was chosen by the Atlanta 2nd team - Akeem Bennett (SFNY) Hawks in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft. Bailey is currently a school teacher in the Trenton, NJ area. NEC Rookie of the Year - Karon Abraham (RMU) Happy Anniversary! NEC’s Postseason Duo The 2010-11 season marks the 30th year of Northeast Conference men’s basketball. Founded in 1981 as The NEC sent two teams to the postseason for the fourth time in the last five years when Robert the basketball only ECAC-Metro Conference, the league began sponsoring additional sports in 1985 and Morris represented the conference in the 2010 NCAA Tournament and co-regular season changed its name to the Northeast Conference in 1988. As membership and sport sponsorship continued champion Quinnipiac was selected to participate in the Postseason NIT. In first round NCAA to grow over the next decade, the NEC has expanded its base to six states, 23 championship sports and now action in Providence, RI, the Colonials nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tournament has access to NCAA automatic bids or play-in access in 14 sports. history. Seeded 15th, Robert Morris led #2 Villanova for most of the game and was up by eight with four minutes to play before the Wildcats rallied to force overtime and eventually prevailed, NEC Preseason Notes 73-70. Quinnipiac made its first ever Division I postseason appearance in an 81-61 setback to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. In 2008-09, Robert Morris hung tough with second-seeded Preseason All-NEC Team Michigan State, holding a 28-26 advantage late the first half before eventually succumbing, 77- The preseason all-NEC team is comprised of three guards and two forwards: Robert Morris sophomore 62, in a first round NCAA Tournament matchup. That same week in the inaugural College guard Karon Abraham (Paterson, NJ/Harp Academy), St. Francis (NY) senior guard Akeem Insider Tournament, Mount St. Mary’s fell victim to a late James Madison rally in a 69-58 defeat Bennett (Long Island, NY/West Hempstead (W. Oklahoma St.)), Central Connecticut State junior in Harrisonburg, VA. In 2007-08, Mount St. Mary’s defeated Coppin State, 69-60, before drop- forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining), Quinnipiac senior forward/center Justin Rutty ping a 113-74 decision to #1 seed North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament, while Robert Morris came RMU’s Abraham Shines Under Bright Lights Of March up just short in its first round Postseason NIT game, falling at Syracuse, 87-81. In 2005-06, Mon- Along with Quinnipiac’s Justin Rutty, the NEC player with the highest public profile entering the mouth advanced to the NCAA Tournament and defeated Hampton, 71-49, prior to a 58-45 setback to 2010-11 season is Robert Morris sophomore guard Karon Abraham. Abraham’s rise to stardom #1 seed Villanova. That same year, Fairleigh Dickinson dropped an 80-77 encounter at Manhattan in as a freshman was nothing short of spectacular, culminating with a March to remember. When veteran the Postseason NIT. shooting guard Jimmy Langhurst went down with a knee injury last December, it was the 5’9” Abraham who was called upon to fill his shoes. Despite his lack of experience, he immediately became the top Back-To-Back Quest Continues Ends offensive option for the Colonials based on his ability to score from virtually anywhere on the court. It had been 15 long years since an NEC program captured back-to-back conference tournament titles, With a quick first step, incredible elevation on his shot and unlimited shooting range, he ended the year but Robert Morris finally turned the trick last season with its 52-50 win over Quinnipiac in the con- as RMU’s leading point producer with 13.6 ppg, a figure that also led all NEC freshman performers. ference title game in Hamden. A year earlier, the Colonials defeated Mount St. Mary’s by the same two- He also paced the NEC in free throw shooting (.851), and ranked second in made three-pointers (85) point margin, 48-46, in Moon Township. Not since 1993 and 1994 when Rider claimed league and three-point percentage (.443). As a result, Abraham was picked unanimously as NEC Rookie of crowns had a program been able to repeat, though FDU and Mount St. Mary’s came within a hair’s the Year, then went on to earn NEC Tournament MVP honors after averaging 17.7 ppg in the Colonials’ length of doing so. The Knights fell to Monmouth on a last second layup in the 2006 NEC title game, run to a second straight conference title. But it was his performance in RMU’s 73-70 overtime loss while the Mount lost to Robert Morris in the aforementioned game on a shot with 2.2 seconds to play. to Villanova in the NCAA Tournament that made him a household name. Abraham finished the day with a game-high 23 points, including five shots from downtown. His two highlight reel plays - a four-point RMU’s Record-Setting Run play after a banked-in three-pointer, followed by a circus shot reverse layup - had the crowd on its feet, Robert Morris is coming off a remarkable three-year stretch in which it achieved unparalleled success as did his 25’ three-pointer that cut Villanova’s lead to one with 10 seconds to play in overtime. and rewrote the NEC recordbook. Abraham, along with classmates Velton Jones and Russell Johnson, will look to lead a new-look Colonial team to a third straight NEC championship this season. • In three seasons under former coach Mike Rice, the Colonials posted a 46-8 (.852) record in NEC play, the best three-year span in league history in terms of wins and winning percentage. 2010 Northeast Conference Tournament Review • RMU became the second team in NEC history to post three straight 20-win seasons. Long Island The 2010 NEC Tournament was the sixth straight held with the higher seed hosting all games. Follow- won exactly 20 games each year from 1981-84. ing the quarterfinals, teams were reseeded so that the highest remaining seed played the lowest re- • The Colonials are in the midst of a record-setting run. The Colonials now hold the NEC mark for maining seed...Second-seeded Robert Morris won its second straight NEC Tournament champion- most wins over two (50, 2007-09), three (73, 2007-10), four (90, 2006-10) and five (105, 2005- ship with a 52-48 win over top-seeded Quinnipiac at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, CT...The 10) year periods in conference annals. 3,607 fans in attendance set an NEC title game record...RMU has won seven NEC crowns, the most in • The Colonials have posted a 73-30 record over the last three years. league history. FDU and Monmouth are tied for second with four apiece...The Colonials became the • RMU is 7-1 in NEC Tournament play over its last three appearances. first team to repeat as NEC champion since Rider in 1993 and 1994...In three of the last five years, the • RMU has won the most NEC titles (seven) - FDU and Monmouth are second with four apiece - and two participants in the NEC title game have combined to score 100 or fewer points...The Colonials are has collected a league-high 29 NEC Tournament victories. now 7-2 in NEC championship tilts...RMU and Mount St. Mary’s met for the fifth straight year in the NEC Tournament with the Colonials coming out on top of the semifinal matchup, 80-62. RMU is now 3-2 Bobcat Breakthrough via Bobcat Boardroom in the five postseason meetings between the two programs....In 15 NEC championship games pitting Quinnipiac’s enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2009-10 by earning a share of its first-ever NEC the top two seeds, the #1 seed has won 10 times...The title game marked just the third time in the last regular season championship, establishing a school record with 23 wins and competing in the post- nine years that the two top seeds met in the title contest...RMU freshman guard Karon Abraham earned season for the first time since its move to Division I in 1998-99. The secret to the Bobcats’ success MVP honors after he averaged 17.7 ppg and shot 8-16 from outside the arc in three games. Abraham was its ability to control the glass. Quinnipiac ended the year ranked second in the nation in rebound joined Monmouth’s Alex Blackwell (1990) and Rider’s Charles Smith (1994) as the only three players margin at +8.5 per game, which represented the second-best single-season mark in NEC history to win both NEC Rookie of the Year and NEC Tournament MVP honors in the same season...RMU is behind FDU’s +9.1 rpg margin in 1997-98. Sparked by Justin Rutty, who finished eighth nationally 29-19 (.596) all-time in NEC Tournament play. The 29 wins are the most in NEC history...CCSU has with 11.0 rpg, the Bobcats outrebounded 30-of-33 opponents on the year. Quinnipiac was also the earned an NEC Tournament berth 12 straight years, the longest current run in the conference...With sixth-best team across the country in rebound percentage (.568), which measures the percentage of RMU winning its quarterfinal game over CCSU, #1 seeds are now a perfect 27-0 in their opening game opponents’ missed shots that are rebounded successfully. of the NEC Tournament since the league scrapped a divisional format in 1984...Saint Francis (PA) qualified for the tourney following a four-year drought. 23-Wins In Perspective Stat Leaders Return With Quinnipiac and Robert Morris both concluding the 2009-10 campaign with 23 wins, the two A total of five NEC individual offensive statistical leaders from last season return in 2010-11, including programs tied for sixth on the NEC’s all-time single season victory list. CCSU holds the record with a Quinnipiac senior center Justin Rutty, who paced the conference and ranked eighth nationally in 27-win season in 2001-02. It also marked just the second time in league history that two teams posted rebounding at 10.9 per game. at least 23 wins in the same year. In 2007-08, the Colonials won 26 games and Wagner was victorious in 23 contests. Category Player Stats Rebounding Justin Rutty, QU 10.9 Near Perfect At TD FT% Karon Abraham, RMU .851 Quinnipiac was a perfect 14-0 at the TD Bank Sports Center in 2009-10 before falling to Robert Morris 3PFG% Michael Culpo, LIU .463 in the NEC title game. Blocks Kenny Onyechi, LIU 2.1 Asst./TO Ratio James Hett, MU 2.34:1 QU’s Rutty - An Unstoppable Force Quinnipiac senior forward Justin Rutty, the 2009-10 NEC Player of the Year, has an opportunity to CCSU’s Decade Of Dominance go down as one of the league’s all-time great big men. The 6’7”, 240 lb. post player enters his senior Central Connecticut State won three NEC Tournament championships over the last decade, and was year already ranked 15th on the NEC career rebounding list (808) and has accumulated 1,158 also the most dominant team in the conference in terms of regular season success. Over the last ten career points. Last season, Rutty averaged 15.3 ppg and led the NEC for the second straight season years, the Blue Devils have won 115 league games, with Robert Morris second with 111 victories. with 10.9 rpg. He paced the circuit with 17 double-doubles to boost his career total to 30, the most Monmouth (105) and Wagner (100) are the other teams to average 10 wins per season since 2000. among active league players. Rutty also ranked second in field goal percentage (.542). On a national Robert Morris registered seven 10-win seasons over the ten-year span, the most in the conference. basis, he finished eighth in rebounding and for the second year in a row, was the second-best offensive 10-Year Study: Records In NEC Play rebounder in the country with 4.9 per game. CCSU 115-69 .625 FDU 90-94 .489 Rutty’s Record Hunt LIU 83-101 .451 Quinnipiac senior forward Justin Rutty is set to embark on a senior season that could see him close MU 105-79 .571 out his career as the NEC’s all-time leading rebounder. With 808 caroms, Rutty ranks 15th on the MSM 83-101 .451 league’s career chart. He needs 30 boards to crack the top-10 and 215 on the year to break the all- QU 88-96 .478 time mark of 1,022 set by CCSU’s Ron Robinson from 2000-04. Long Island’s Carey Scurry is the only RMU 111-73 .603 other player in conference annals to collect 1,000 rebounds, snaring 1,013 in just three seasons from SHU 82-102 .446 1982-85. With 1,158 points, Rutty can also zero in on becoming the first player in league annals to SFNY 92-92 .500 finish his career with 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds. SFPA 67-117 .364 WC 100-84 .543 Top Returning Scoring Duos The NEC will feature just three schools with duos that combined to score at least 25.0 ppg last season. Topping the list is the St., Francis (NY) guard combination of Ricky Cadell and Akeem Bennett. Cadell was the league’s seventh leading scorer last season with 15.9 ppg, while Bennett ranked ninth with 14.5 ppg for a combined 30.4 ppg.

School Player PPG Player PPG Combined PPG St. Francis (NY) Ricky Cadell 15.9 Akeem Bennett 14.5 30.4 CCSU Ken Horton* 16.5 Shemik Thompson 13.0 29.5 Quinnipiac Justin Rutty 15.3 James Johnson 12.1 27.4

* 2008-09 stats