Fairfi eld University at University of Houston - December 6, 2017 - 12 PM (ET) - H&PE Arena - Houston, Texas 2017-18 Schedule University of Fairfi eld Date Opponent (TV) Time Houston University 10/23 Hofstra (Exhib.)# W, 94-78 11/3 Bridgeport (Exhib.)# L, 86-88 Team Information Team Information 11/11 University of Pennsylvania W, 80-72 2017-18 Record: 6-1 overall, 0-0 NEC 2017-18 Record: 3-4 overall 11/14 Loyola University (Md.) W, 64-52 11/18 at Purdue University L, 64-106 Last Game: Arkansas, W, 91-65 Last Game: Wagner, L, 78-76 11/24 vs. Jacksonville University^ L, 84-92 Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson Head Coach: Sydney Johnson 11/25 vs. Gardner-Webb Univ.^ W, 75-64 Overall Record: 487-268 (25th Season) Overall Record: 159-166 (10th Season) 11/26 at Wright State University^ L, 57-58 Record at School: 62-31 (4th Season) Record at School: 93-113 (7th Season) 12/1 at Wagner University L, 76-78 2017-18 Statistical Leaders 2017-18 Statistical Leaders 12/6 at University of Houston 12:00 pm Minutes: Rob Gray (31.0) Minutes: Tyler Nelson (33.4) 12/10 at LIU-Brooklyn 3:30 pm 12/17 Old Dominion University# 1:00 pm Points/Game: Rob Gray (21.0) Points/Game: Tyler Nelson (20.0) 12/22 University of New Hampshire 7:00 pm Rebounds/Game: Devin Davis (7.7) Rebounds/Game: Matija Milin (5.4) 12/28 Saint Peter’s University* 7:00 pm Three Pointers: Wes Vanbeck (16) Three Pointers: Ferron Flavors Jr. (22) 12/30 at Manhattan College* 7:00 pm Assists: Rob Gray (25) Assists: Tyler Nelson (24) 1/5 at Rider University* 7:00 pm Blocks: Devin Davis (8) Blocks: Wassef Methnani (6) 1/7 at Iona College* 1:00 pm Steals: Wes Vanbeck (7) Steals: Jesus Cruz (16) 1/11 Manhattan College* 7:00 pm Field Goal % - Rob Gray (.494 - 43 of 87)) Field Goal % -Jesus Cruz (.400 - 22 of 55) 1/13 at Marist College* 7:00 pm Free Throw % - Rob Gray (.906 - 29 of 32) Free Throw % - Tyler Nelson (.844 - 38 of 45) 1/20 Niagara University* 1:00 pm 3-Point % - Ferron Flavors Jr. (.386 - 22 of 57) 1/23 Rider University* 7:00 pm Three Point % - Rob Gray (.452 - 14 of 31) 1/27 vs. Quinnipiac University!* 1:00 pm 1/29 Iona College* 7:00 pm 2/2 at Monmouth University* 7:00 pm Team Comparison 2/5 Siena College* 7:00 pm 2/10 at Niagara University* 3:00 pm Category UH FFD 2/12 at Canisius College* 7:00 pm Points Per Game 81.4 71.3 2/15 Marist College* 7:00 pm Points Allowed Per Game 66.4 74.4 2/17 Quinnipiac University* 1:00 pm Field Goal Percentage .496 .423 2/21 at Siena College* 7:00 pm Opponent FG Percentage .391 .439 2/24 Monmouth University* 1:00 pm Three Point Field Goal Percentage ,399 .300 Free Throw Percentage .682 .715 # - Alumni Hall; ! - Nassau Coliseum Rebounds Per Game 40.3 36.9 ^ - Wright State Tournament (Dayton, Ohio) * - MAAC Game Rebounding Margin +9.4 -0.7 Turnovers Per Game 13.1 13.6 Turnover Margin -2.1 -0/9 Stags Statistics
Probable Starters 2017-18 Statistics No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School GP/GS PPG RPG AST BLK ST 13 Jonathan Kasibabu Jr. F 6-8 240 Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo/Westown 7/7 7.9 3.4 0.8 0.7 0.3 14 Matija Milin Jr. F 6-9 220 Belgrade, Serbia/Sports Gymnasium 7/7 7.1 5.4 1.7 0.1 0.3 1 Jerome Segura Sr. G 5-11 175 Houston, Texas/Langham Creek 7/7 2.0 1.8 2.0 0.0 0.7 3 Tyler Nelson Sr. G 6-3 185 Bradford, Mass./Central Catholic 7/7 20.0 4.6 3.4 0.0 0.8 24 Jesus Cruz So. G 6-3 210 Columbia, Puerto Rico 7/3 8.7 3.4 1.4 0.3 2.3 Off The Bench 0 Olivier Cadieux So. G/F 6-4 205 Montreal, Canada/Brebeuf Jesuit 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 Taj Benning Fr. G 6-3 185 Fair Lawn, N.J.//Bergen Catholic 7/0 1.1 2.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 4 Jared Harper Sr. G 6-1 190 North Hollywood, Calif./Suffi eld Acad. 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 Aidas Kavaliauskas So. G 6-1 175 Kaunas, Lithuania/SPIRE Academy 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 Thomas Nolan R-Fr. G 6-3 195 Trumbull, Conn./Fairfi eld Prep 2/0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 Alonde Legrande Fr. G 6-6 185 Harlem, N.Y./Berkshire 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 Kevin Senghore-Peterson Fr. F 6-6 220 Kinna, Sweden/Myerscough Coll. 7/0 5.1 4.7 0.5 0.2 0.0 15 Wassef Methnani Fr. F 6-8 208 Kairoun, Tunisia/The Knox School 7/0 5.3 3.3 1.1 0.8 0.4 23 Ferron Flavors Jr. So. G 6-4 180 Federal Way, Wash./Stone Mountain CC 7/4 12.3 3.6 0.8 0.0 1.0 30 Omar El-Sheikh Fr. F 6-7 195 Cairo, Egypt/The Knox School 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 Aziz Essa Fr. F 6-9 250 Kuwait City, Kuwait/Brewster Acad. 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Head Coach: Sydney Johnson, (7th Season) Assistant Coaches: Tyson Wheeler (8th season), Mitch Buonaguro (3rd season), Tom Parrotta (3rd season) 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Scouting Fairfield: The Stags come On This Date: The Stags will play on Series History off a 78-76 setback at Wagner, the team’s December 6 for the second straight year, fifth straight game away from campus. falling to Bucknell by a 75-64 count at - Fairfi eld and Houston will play for the Fairfi eld has lost its last two contests by a home last season. Amadou Sidibe paced second me in program history with the total of three points, falling at Wright State the Stags in that game with 16 points and fi rst game coming during the 1967-68 by a 67-66 count on November 26. In last 15 rebounds. Sidibe graduated a er the season. Houston came away with a 108- Friday’s game, neither Fairfi eld or Wagner 2016-17 season and is currently playing 76 win over the Stags behind 48 points led by more than six points at any point professionally in Spain. Although this trip and 25 rebounds from Elvin Hayes. Frank of the game as the game featured 13 ed to Houston will earn some frequent fl yer Magale a led all Fairfi eld scorers with 21 scores and 12 lead changes. A er a three- mileage, the Stags picked up many more points while Solomon Crenshaw posted point fi eld goal by Ferron Flavors Jr. gave when they played Santa Clara on Decem- a double-double with 16 points and 11 Fairfi eld a 70-66 edge with fi ve minutes ber 6, 1996 as part of the Cable Car Classic rebounds. The game was played just remaining, Wagner scored on consecu- in San Francisco. Fairfi eld lost both games nine days a er Houston defeated UCLA ve possessions to start a 12-6 run which in that tournament, including a 64-60 71-69 to end the Bruins 47-game win- closed out the game and sent Wagner to setback against Santa Clara. Fairfi eld also ning streak. the win. Tyler Nelson led all scorers with played current AAC school Connec cut on this date during the 1983-84 season, falling - The Stags have played a number of 22 points in addi on to his eight rebounds by a 77-70 count as Fairfi eld’s all- me lead- Texas-based teams but most have come and four assists. Kevin Peterson came off ing scorer Tony George ne ed 17 points in a tournament se ng. Fairfi eld faced the bench to post a personal-best 17 points against the Huskies. Rice at the Clemson Tournament dur- with four rebounds, while Omar El-Sheikh ing the 1980-81 season and Texas A&M made his collegiate debut with 11 points in 24 minutes of work. Nelson remains Houston Homecoming: Senior Jerome at the VCU Classic during the 1974-75 Segura will return to his hometown on campaign. The Stags opened the 1978-79 the team’s top scorer with 20 points per game, which places third among the Metro Wednesday, hailing from Langham Creek season with a win over North Texas State High School. The guard has made quite an as part of the New Orleans Tournament. Atlan c Athle c Conference (MAAC) scor- ing leaders. Ferron Flavors Jr. con nues to impact on the Fairfi eld program since his arrival, dishing off 360 assists in 99 games - Fairfi eld played at Texas Chris an Uni- fi nd success as a reserve a er star ng the as a Stag. Segura fi nished sixth in the MAAC versity during the 1994-95 season, falling fi rst four games of the season, ne ng 12.3 last season with 4.1 assists per game and 91-82. The Stags won at Rice as part of points per contest. currently needs 54 more assists to break the 1992-93 campaign which resulted in into Fairfi eld’s top ten for career assists, an 83-72 setback. ScouƟ ng Houston: The Cougars reg- istered their fi h straight victory with a which would surpass Johnnie Jones’ 413 - Sam Houston State was the last Texas- commanding 91-65 win over Arkansas in assists from 1990-94. Segura was instru- bases school to cross paths with Fairfi eld. Houston. A er winning close games over mental in the Stags exhibi on game against The Stags hosted SHSU as part of the Liberty (68-66) and Wake Forest (78-73), Hofstra which served as a fundraiser for Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, but Houston has posted back-to-back double- Save The Children with more than $4,000 dropped a 74-60 win in the 2014-15 digit wins to improve its overall record being sent back to Houston as part of the season. to 6-1. Devin Davis recorded a double- organiza on’s hurricane relief campaign. double with 28 points and 10 rebounds, one of four double-fi gure scorers for the Bench Warrant: The Stags bench com- Cougars against Arkansas. Davis improved mi ed just one turnover in its combined his scoring average to 12.9 points per 95 minutes of work against Wagner as contest following his performance over four of the fi ve reserves did not commit a the weekend, but s ll trails Rob Gray in turnover on Friday night. Wassef Methnani the scoring column. Gray is ne ng 21.5 was the only player off the bench to suff er points every forty minutes despite com- a miscue as the Stags turned the ball over ing off an 11-point eff ort against Arkansas a season low eight mes against Wagner. which is his season low this year. Gray leads No Stag was responsible for more than two the team in practically every statistical turnovers overall in the game. category, including three-point fi eld goal Another Debut: Fairfi eld witnessed percentage (.452) and free throw percent- another dynamic debut in the Wagner age (.906). Davis represents the team’s top game as Omar El-Sheikh played his fi rst rebounder, collec ng 7.7 per game which game as a Stag. The freshman just missed includes two 10-rebound eff orts this sea- a double-double with 11 points and nine son (Wake Forest & UIW). rebounds along with three assists, three blocks, and a steal without a turnover in
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball 24 minutes of work. In the season opener, Long-Range Jumpers: Ferron Flavors 2017-18 MAAC Standings Wassef Methnani turned heads with his Jr. leads the team with 18 three-point fi eld (Games Through December 5) dynamic debut that included 20 points, goals which breaks down to 3.0 per game. eight rebounds, and three blocks. That per game average es him for third in Team MAAC Pct. Overall Pct. the MAAC, just 0.7 per game off the lead. Rider 0-0 .000 5-3 .625 Doubled Up: Freshman Kevin Seng- On the current road trip, the sophomore Saint Peter’s 0-0 .000 3-3 .500 hore-Peterson nearly doubled up his six- is shooting 42 percent (19 of 45) from Canisius 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 game total in one evening as the forward Fairfi eld 0-0 .000 3-4 .429 the three-point area, averaging 3.8 three Iona 0-0 .000 3-4 .429 established a personal best with 17 points pointers per game during the run. He has Manhattan 0-0 .000 3-5 .375 against Wagner. Senghore-Peterson came connected on four or more three pointers Monmouth 0-0 .000 3-5 .375 off the bench and ne ed his points in 28 in four of the last fi ve games, highlighted Niagara 0-0 .000 3-5 .375 minutes of work, connec ng on six of 10 by a personal-best fi ve fi eld goals against Quinnipiac 0-0 .000 3-6 .333 fi eld goal a empts which included a pair of Jacksonville. Siena 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 three pointers in four a empts. He entered Marist 0-0 .000 1-7 .125 the game with 19 points through his fi rst six Ball Control: Six of Fairfield’s nine games and only one three pointer in fi ve student-athletes who have at least one as- tries. sist have a posi ve assist-to-turnover ra o. Upcoming Schedule Tyler Nelson leads the way with 24 assists Wednesday, December 6 Top Of The MAAC: Jesus Cruz took against 17 turnovers, followed by Ma ja Fairfi eld at Houston - 12 pm over the lead in the Metro Atlan c Athle c Milin with 12 assists versus 10 turnovers. Houston Bap st at Saint Peter’s - 7 pm Conference for steals per game, entering Ferron Flavors Jr. (6 to 5), Omar El-Sheikh Siena at Louisville, - 7 pm the Houston game with 16 in seven ap- (3 to 0), Taj Benning (9 to 3), and Jerome Hofstra at Monmouth - 7 pm pearances (2.3 per contest). His 16 steals Segura (14 to 13) round out the six student- Saint Bonaventure at Canisius - 7 pm overall represent the most by any player athletes. Jesus Cruz is even with 10 assists Colgate at Marist - 7:30 pm in the conference, one more than Iona’s and 10 turnovers in his seven appearances. Rider at Robert Morris - 7 pm Rickey McGill and Rider’s Stevie Jordan. Thursday, December 7 Cruz picked up steal in the loss at Wagner One And Only: Jesus Cruz has at least Quinnipiac at Har ord - 7 pm last Friday night. one steal in each of his seven games this Saturday, December 9 season, including the team’s lone steal Kentucky vs. Monmouth - Noon Score For The Newcomers: Fairfi eld’s against Wright State. It did stop his streak Stetson at Marist - 1 pm newcomer class has excelled since making of multiple steal games which stood at Morgan State at Manha an - 7 pm its debut in early November. The group was fi ve before his one steal in the November Albany at Siena - 7:30 pm responsible for 49 of the team’s 76 points 28 game. Cruz’s season high stands at four Canisius at Evansville - 2 pm against Wagner with Kevin Senghore- steals in a game set at Purdue and also Iona at NJIT - 4:30 pm Peterson (17 points), Ferron Flavors Jr. (14 versus Gardner Webb. Hofstra at Rider - 7 pm points), and Omar El-Sheikh (11 points) leading the way. On the season, the new- AssisƟ ng The Starters: Fairfi eld’s start- comers are scoring 43.5 points per game, ing fi ve combined for 17 of the team’s 19 Recent Results accoun ng for 61 percent of the team’s assists against Gardner-Webb with Tyler Friday, December 1 scoring offense. Three of Fairfield’s top Nelson and Jesus Cruz leading the way with Marist 100, The Citadel 91 four scorers are playing their fi rst year with four each. Jonathan Kasibabu ed his career Wagner 78, Fairfi eld 76 the Stags, namely Flavors Jr. (12.3 ppg), El- high with three assists, the same number Manha an 70, Holy Cross 54 Sheikh (11.0 ppg), and Cruz (8.7 ppg). that Ma ja MIlin and Jerome Segura col- Saturday, December 2 lected in the game. The Stags picked up the Towson 56, Manha an 55 Role Reversal: When Head Coach Syd- 19 assists off 26 baskets. Siena 76, Robert Morris 74 ney Johnson reversed the roles of Ferron UConn 84, Monmouth 81 (OT) Flavors Jr. and Jesus Cruz, he could not have Outrebounded: Fairfi eld won a game Army West Points 82, Marist 75 imagined how the two would fl ourish in for the fi rst me this season when it was Iona 82, Fairleigh Dickinson 75 their new roles. Since the switch was made outrebounded by the opposi on. The Stags Lafaye e 79, Quinnipiac 58 prior to the Gardner-Webb game, Cruz secured 31 caroms while Gardner-Webb Drexel 89, Rider 77 is averaging 11 points and two steals per grabbed 33 rebounds. Three diff erent Stags Canisius 73, Dartmouth 60 game while Flavors Jr. owns a 11.3 scoring had six rebounds in the game, namely Jona- Monday, December 4 average in his three games off the bench. than Kasibabu, Ma ja Milin, and Jesus Cruz. Quinnipiac 89, Columbia 87 Cruz averaged 7.0 points as a reserve before ge ng the star ng nods, while Flavors Jr. 20/20: For the second me this season, owned a 13.0 scoring average as a starter the Stags enjoyed two student-athletes in the fi rst four games. with 20 or more points in a game. Tyler Nelson led all Fairfield scorers with 28
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball points while Ferron Flavors Jr. ne ed a Fabulous 50s: This year, the Stags have 2017-18 By The Numbers personal best 20 points in the loss against held the opposi on to under 60 points Jacksonville. Earlier in the year, Nelson (30 twice. Fairfi eld allowed Loyola Maryland to Largest Margin of Victory points) teamed up with freshman Wassef score 52 points in its win on November 14 12 vs. Loyola Maryland (64-52) Largest Non-Conference Margin of Victory Methnani (20 points) for the honor. and yielded 57 points to Wright Stage, the 12 vs. Loyola Maryland (64-52) 55th and 56th mes in Head Coach Sydney Largest Conference Margin of Victory NaƟ onal Stats: Jesus Cruz is ed for Johnson’s tenure that the opponent failed N/A 40th in Division I for steals per game, aver- to reach 60 points. Fairfi eld has done ex- Largest Non-Conference Margin of Defeat aging 2.29 per contest (as of December 4). 42 vs #19 Purdue (106-64) cep onally well in those games, pos ng a Largest Conference Margin of Defeat His 2.29 steals per game is the 18th highest 42-14 mark. The Stags saw its six-game win N/A average on the list with several individuals streak end when Wright State won 57-56 Largest Halftime Lead being ed at each average. Cruz has 16 on November 26. 15 vs. Gardner Webb (44-29) steals in seven games and represents 38 Largest Halftime Deficit 30 vs. #19 Purdue (58-28) percent of the team’s 42 steals to date. Preseason Poll: The Stags were se- Largest Lead lected fourth in the annual MAAC coaches 17 vs. Loyola Maryland (43-26) Scoring Leader: Senior Tyler Nelson preseason poll, garnering 85 points in has a chance to set the school scoring re- the ranking. Iona College was tabbed the 2017-18 Specialty Stats cord this season with 1,580 points, needing preseason favorite with 116 points which 427 points to surpass Tony George ‘86 who Specialty Statistics FFD OPP included nine fi rst place votes. Manha an Points in the paint 194 (27.7) 172 (24.5) ne ed 2,006 points during his four-year College collected the other two fi rst-place Points off turnovers 90 (12.9) 91 (13.0) career. Nelson, who tallied 604 points last votes and generated 104 points in the poll. Second chance points 76 (10.9) 74 (10.6) season in 31 games, has a minimum of 30 Monmouth University rounded out the Fastbreak points 51 (7.3) 44 (6.3) games on the docket this season which Bench points 155 (22.1) 111 (15.8) top three with 101 points, with Fairfi eld includes 29 regular-season game with at being next in line. The rest of the rankings least one MAAC tournament contest. The included Niagara taking fi h place with 76 2017-18 Record When.... senior could also set a school record for points, followed by Siena (63), Rider (50), career three-pointers, needing 59 baskets Category 2016-17 2017-18 Saint Peter’s (44), Canisius (42), Marist Scoring 49 or less 0-1 0-0 to eclipse Derek Needham’s mark of 281 (26), and Quinnipiac (19). Scoring 50-59 points 1-3 0-1 set from 2010-13. Scoring 60-69 points 2-5 1-1 Hurricane Relief: Fairfi eld and Hofstra Scoring 70-79 points 7-4 1-1 Sharing The Wealth: Head Coach played an exhibi on game to help raise Scoring 80-89 points 4-1 1-1 Sydney Johnson shared the minutes Scoring 90 or more points 2-0 0-0 funds for hurricane relief eff orts that have throughout the en re team against Purdue affected residents in Texas, Louisiana, Outrebounding the opponent 7-3 2-1 as no student-athlete played more than Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Outrebounded by opponent 9-11 1-3 28 minutes in the game. It’s the fi rst me Islands. The two teams raised $4,300 dur- Rebounds are equal 0-0 0-0 that at least one Fairfi eld student-athlete ing the event which benefi ed Save the Shooting 50 percent or better 7-1 1-0 did not play 30 minutes in a game since Children, which is based in Fairfi eld. The Shooting 40-49.9 percent 9-6 1-4 December, 2014 when the Stags played exhibi on game stemmed from an idea Shooting 39.9 percent or less 0-7 1-0 the University at Albany. Mike Kirkland brought forth by the Na onal Associa on and Marcus Gilbert played the most min- Leading at halftime 11-3 3-0 of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Trailing at halftime 5-11 0-4 utes that night with 28 minutes each. This Tied at halftime 0-0 0-0 year, Ma ja Milin, Tyler Nelson, and Ferron InternaƟ onal Flair: The Fairfi eld ros- Flavors Jr. were ed for the team high with ter features student-athletes from nine Shooting more FTs than opponent 7-1 3-0 28 minutes each. Nelson failed to play 30 countries plus one United States common- Shooting less FTs than opponent 8-11 0-4 Shooting same amount of FTs 1-1 0-0 minutes in a game for the fi rst me since wealth, giving CBS Sports’ Ma Norlander garnering 25 minutes against Monmouth reason to call the Stags one of the most in- Overtime Record 2-0 0-0 on January 22, 2017. terna onal rosters in the country. He listed the note as number 36 on his 50 fun facts Final margin is 3 points or less 4-1 0-2 On The Rebound: Freshman Kevin Final margin is 4-7 points 4-3 0-0 for the 2017-18 college basketball season. Final margin is 8-10 points 2-1 1-1 Senghore-Peterson leads the team in of- The Stags roster includes student-athletes Final margin is 11-19 points 2-6 2-0 fensive rebounding with 14 caroms in his from Canada, Lithuania, Sweden, Demo- Final margin is 20 or more points 4-3 0-1 seven appearances. Ma ja Milin is the next cra c Republic of Congo, Serbia, Tunisia, closest Stag with eight off ensive rebounds. Egypt, Kuwait, and the United States. Six Senghore-Peterson is eighth in the MAAC of Fairfi eld’s nine newcomers hail from for off ensive rebounding, averaging 2.0 per outside the United States. contest. He posted a personal best four off ensive caroms against Purdue.
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Olivier Cadieux #0 Sophomore 6-4 205 Brebeuf Jesuit Montreal, Quebec
2017-18 Season Career Highs Points - N/A Points - 5 vs. Army West Point, 11/26 Rebounds - N/A Rebounds - 4 three -recent vs. Saint Peter’s, 1/17 Assists - N/A Assists - 2 vs. Bucknell, 12/6 Steals - N/A Steals - 1 twice-recent vs. Saint Peter’s, 1/17 FG - N/A FG -2 vs. Army West Point, 11/26 3 PT FG - 3 PT FG - 1 three times-recent vs. Saint Peter’s, 1/17 FT - FT - 2 at NC State, 12/18 Min. - Min. - 20 twice-recent vs. Saint Peter’s, 1/17
Notebook 2017-18 Game By Game
Four On Th e Floor: Olivier Cadieux posted a career-high four Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP rebounds in three diff erent games as a freshman, beginning with Loyola Md. DNP the game at Wagner in mid-November. He also hit that mark at at Purdue DNP Rider and against Saint Peter’s. For the season, Cadieux is the top vs Jacksonville DNP returning rebounder among last year’s freshman class, collecting vs Gardner Webb DNP at Wright State DNP 18 rebounds in 18 appearances. at Wagner DNP at LIU-Brooklyn Five Spot: Olivier Cadieux netted a personal best fi ve points Old Dominion against Army West Point, making two of four fi eld goal attempts New Hampshire Saint Peter’s with one coming from behind the three-point line. His next best at Manhattan scoring performance would be three points which he accom- at Rider plished against Dartmouth, Rider, Bucknell, and Saint Peter’s. at Iona Manhattan at Marist Out Of Th e Lineup: Olivier Cadieux played in two of the Niagara team’s fi nal 12 games due to injury. He missed eight straight games Rider before gaining entry to the Monmouth game on February 21, but vs. Quinnipiac played just one minute in his return. He also gained entry in the Iona at Monmouth CIT tournament game against UMBC. Siena at Niagara Scoreboard: Olivier Cadieux scored his fi rst collegiate points at Canisius with a fi rst-half free throw at Dartmouth. Th e freshman later add- Marist Quinnipiac ed a basket in the second half. He became the fi rst member of the at Siena class of 2020 to score multiple points in a game in 2016-17. Monmouth
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball
2016-17 Season Statistics (* - starter) Cadieux’s Biography Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Sacred Heart 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2016-17 at Dartmouth 9 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 1 0 0 Olivier Cadieux made his debut with the Stags during the 2016-17 at Wagner 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 4 1 0 0 0 at Loyola Md. 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 season and ended the year with 18 appearances as a reserve. He Army-West Pt. 17 2-4 1-2 0-0 5 0 1 1 0 1 played in the fi rst nine games of the season and 16 of the fi rst 19 at Rider 20 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 4 0 2 0 0 contests. He played in just one game from January 31 through the at Siena 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 regular season due to injury, playing one minute when the Stags Bucknell 13 1-3 1-1 0-0 3 2 2 1 0 0 hosted Monmouth on February 21. He took the fl oor for the Stags’ at NC State 3 0-2 0-1 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 vs. Boston Col. DNP CIT fi rst round game against UMBC in which he scored a basket at Penn DNP in his one minute of action. Cadieux scored in eight of his 18 ap- Iona 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 pearances and secured at least one rebound in eight games as well. at Manhattan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 He posted a career-high fi ve points in the win over Army West Canisius 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Point, and grabbed a personal-best four rebounds three times, the Siena DNP Saint Peter’s 20 1-4 1-2 0-0 3 4 0 2 0 1 last of which came against Saint Peter’s in January. For the season, at Iona 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 the forward averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. at Monmouth 8 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Marist 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Before Fairfi eld Manhattan DNP Cadieux came to Fairfi eld University aft er a successful academic Niagara DNP and athletic career at Brebeuf Jesuit. On the court, Cadieux was Quinnipiac DNP at Marist DNP one of the program’s top scorers as a junior and senior, leading the Rider DNP league in with a scoring average that hovered around 20 points at Quinnipiac DNP per game. He showed his explosive ability with a 35-point perfor- at Saint Peter’s DNP mance against Champlain, the 2014-15 provincial champion. He Monmouth 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 averaged 16 points per game as a junior which ranked among the at Canisius DNP at Niagara DNP team leaders during season. at Siena DNP at UMBC 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Jerome Segura #1 Senior 5-11 175 Langham Creek Houston, Texas
2017-18 Season Highs Career Highs Points - 6 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 Points - 17 twice-recent vs. Sacred Heart, 11/11/16 Rebounds - 3 three times-recent vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Rebounds -7 at Niagara, 2/24/17 Assists - 6 vs. Jacksonville, 11/24 Assists - 11 twice-recent vs. Manhattan, 2/7/16 Steals - 1 twice-recent vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Steals - 4 vs Boston College, 12/21/16 FG - 2 vs. Jacksonville, 11/24 FG - 7 twice-recent vs. Sacred Heart, 11/11/16 3 PT FG - N/A 3 PT FG - 3 twice-recent vs. Saint Peter’s, 1/17/17 FT - 4 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 FT - 5 twice-recent vs. Canisius, 1/10/17 Min - 29 vs. Jacksonville, 11/24 Min - 45 twice-recent at Wagner, 11/19/16
Notebook 2017-18 Game By Game
300 & Counting: Jerome Segura entered this season with 342 Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST assists aft er dishing off 120 last season. In 2015-16, he placed 10th Penn* 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 4 0 0 on the Stags single-season assist list with 160 aft er dishing off 64 Loyola Md.* 23 1-5 0-1 4-6 6 3 1 2 0 1 assists as a freshman. Segura is looking to move into Fairfi eld’s top at Purdue* 18 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 0 vs Jacksonville* 29 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 3 6 2 0 3 10 for career assists, checking into tonight’s game with 360 assists vs Gardner Webb* 21 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 3 3 2 0 1 which is 54 shy of Johnnie Jones’ 413 assists from 1990-94. at Wright State* 11 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Wagner* 22 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 1 0 0 Double-Double: Jerome Segura picked up his fi rst career dou- at LIU-Brooklyn Old Dominion ble-double with 17 points and 10 assists in the win over Sacred New Hampshire Heart. He tied his personal highs for points, rebounds (6), and Saint Peter’s fi eld goals made (7). It was the fi rst double-double for a Fairfi eld at Manhattan student-athlete that included assists since Derek Needham tallied at Rider at Iona 20 points and 10 assists against Rider (January 30, 2010) during the Manhattan 2009-10 season. Needham also had 19 points and 14 assists against at Marist Sacred Heart earlier that year. Niagara Rider vs. Quinnipiac Iona at Monmouth Siena at Niagara at Canisius Marist Quinnipiac at Siena Monmouth
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Quinnipiac* 32 3-6 1-1 0-0 7 3 5 0 0 0 Segura’s Biography at Marist DNP Rider* 33 3-7 1-3 1-4 8 4 5 1 0 2 at Quinnipiac* 37 2-8 0-3 0-0 4 1 4 3 0 1 2016-17 at Saint Peter’s* 20 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 3 0 1 1 Monmouth* 18 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 0 Jerome Segura fi nished the 2016-17 season with the sixth-best assists per at Canisius* 27 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 2 4 2 0 1 game average in the MAAC, dishing off 4.1 per game. Th e guard registered a at Niagara* 37 3-5 0-1 0-0 6 7 6 3 0 1 team-best 122 assists, bringing his career total to 346 over his three years. For at Siena* 24 2-3 1-1 0-0 5 3 2 6 0 2 the third straight season, Segura recorded more assists than turnovers with at UMBC* 35 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 1 2 3 0 2 his 2016-17 totals standing at 122 to 77. With those numbers, Segura ranked 2015-16 Statistics (* - Starter) 11th in the conference with a +1.6 ratio. Segura dished off at least one assist Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST in 29 of his 30 appearances which included 12 games with fi ve or more as- vs. Yale* 19 1-5 0-0 2-2 4 4 6 3 0 3 sists. He was also listed among the league leaders for minutes played, averag- at N. Carolina* 33 2-7 0-1 0-1 4 5 8 6 0 0 at Northwestern* 30 3-8 0-2 0-1 6 4 5 3 0 0 ing 30.6 minutes per game over his 30 starts. He played every minute in three Sacred Heart* 35 6-12 1-1 2-2 15 3 7 6 0 2 games last season, collecting 40 minutes against Boston College and Rider as at UMES* 10 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 5 3 0 0 0 well as a personal-best 45 minutes at Wagner. Segura earned his fi rst double- Columbia DNP at Iona* 27 5-8 0-0 1-3 11 2 8 5 0 0 double of his career with a career-high tying 17 points and 10 assists in a Rider* 32 2-7 0-0 2-2 6 3 3 3 0 1 season-opening win against Sacred Heart. Segura would go on to pick up six Wagner* 36 7-12 0-2 3-5 17 5 3 3 0 2 more double-digit scoring totals in 2016-17, three coming in non-conference Loyola Md.* 29 4-10 1-1 0-1 9 2 4 3 0 0 play (Sacred Heart, Dartmouth, and Bucknell) and four occurring in MAAC at Bucknell* 34 5-9 1-1 3-6 14 2 9 2 0 2 at Manhattan* 37 2-3 0-0 0-2 4 3 6 4 0 3 play (at Rider, Iona, Siena, at Iona). Dartmouth* 32 4-6 0-2 0-0 8 1 9 3 0 2 at Siena* 20 2-5 1-1 0-0 5 2 4 2 0 1 2015-16 at Rider* 33 5-13 0-1 1-3 11 3 3 1 0 1 Monmouth* 25 1-4 0-2 0-1 2 2 6 2 0 0 Segura emerged as the team’s point guard from the beginning of the 2015-16 Niagara* 37 3-10 0-0 0-0 6 3 4 3 0 1 season, earning a start at the position in all 32 appearances as a sophomore. Saint Peter’s* 16 2-7 1-4 0-0 5 1 0 2 0 1 He posted a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in 24 of his 32 games and posted at Marist* 36 3-6 0-1 0-0 6 5 11 6 0 1 an equal number of assists and turnovers in fi ve other games. He recorded Iona* 37 3-5 1-2 0-0 7 0 7 4 0 1 Canisius* 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 a personal best 11 assists at Marist and later tied that mark at home against Quinnipiac 23 3-8 2-3 0-0 8 5 3 1 0 0 Manhattan. Segura also showed a knack for scoring when he scored a per- at Monmouth* 33 1-6 1-3 0-0 3 5 4 2 0 0 sonal best 17 points in the Wagner game, one of his nine double-digit point Manhattan* 36 1-4 0-1 2-4 4 6 11 3 0 1 totals a year ago. He fi nished the campaign strongly by scoring 10 or more at Quinnipiac* 45 5-9 0-1 3-6 13 3 5 5 0 3 Marist* 20 1-6 0-2 2-2 4 1 0 2 0 0 points in three of his fi nal fi ve games, averaging 9.8 points per game and at Canisius* 34 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 4 7 3 0 1 shooting 43.7 percent from the fl oor (21 of 48) during that run. He also re- at Niagara* 23 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 5 3 1 0 0 corded 20 assists against 11 turnovers during the fi nal fi ve contests. He ended Siena* 22 5-11 0-0 0-0 10 5 5 2 0 1 at Saint Peter’s* 39 6-12 1-1 0-1 13 2 8 2 0 0 the season with 160 assists which is the 10th highest single-season total in vs. Saint Peter’s* 37 2-8 1-1 0-0 5 0 2 3 0 2 Fairfi eld basketball history. vs. Monmouth* 37 6-8 1-2 1-2 14 2 4 3 0 1 New Hampshire 29 2-9 0-2 2-2 6 1 1 1 0 0 2014-15 2014-15 Statistics (* - Starter) Segura was a regular all season long, playing in all but one contest as a fresh- Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST man. He missed the Saint Peter’s game aft er playing in his fi rst 27 collegiate Central Conn. 12 1-3 1-1 0-0 3 1 2 2 0 0 games. He posted a career-high 13 points in a start at Saint Peter’s. He also at Duke 23 1-4 0-0 2-2 4 0 1 3 0 1 Wofford 18 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 3 2 1 0 0 reached double fi gures as a reserve with 11 points at Niagara in the regular- Sam Houston St. 21 3-10 0-2 1-1 7 1 3 4 0 0 season fi nale. Segura was sure-handed with the basketball and was one of South Dakota 10 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 only three Stags with more assists than turnovers (64 assists/60 turnovers). at Northeastern 16 3-7 0-2 1-2 9 3 3 2 0 0 He dished off nine assists against four turnovers in the team’s Buff alo week- Bucknell 4 0-1 0-1 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Manhattan 18 0-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 1 4 0 1 end, highlighted by six assists and two miscues against Canisius. Segura at Quinnipiac 17 1-4 1-2 0-0 3 1 1 1 1 2 earned his fi rst collegiate start at Siena on January 11, joining Tyler Nelson to Belmont 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 0 comprise an all-freshmen backcourt. at Albany 16 2-3 1-1 0-0 5 1 2 0 0 0 vs. Loyola Md. 23 2-3 0-0 2-6 6 1 3 1 0 0 2016-17 Statistics (* - Starter) Siena 25 4-6 1-1 0-0 9 1 2 2 0 0 Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Rider 27 3-6 1-3 1-2 8 1 5 3 0 0 Sacred Heart* 32 7-13 1-3 2-4 17 6 10 2 0 1 at Siena* 15 2-5 1-2 0-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 at Dartmouth* 29 5-6 0-0 0-0 10 5 5 2 0 2 at Iona* 30 4-8 0-2 1-2 9 2 4 5 0 1 at Wagner* 45 3-7 2-3 0-0 8 4 6 7 0 3 Marist* 13 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 1 5 0 1 at Loyola Md.* 37 3-9 0-0 0-2 6 4 4 3 0 0 at Monmouth* 16 2-8 0-3 2-2 6 0 4 2 0 0 Army-West Pt.* 32 2-6 0-0 3-4 7 4 8 6 0 0 Canisius* 26 1-10 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 1 at Rider* 40 4-8 1-2 5-7 14 2 2 3 0 3 at Marist* 14 3-7 1-3 1-2 8 0 0 2 0 0 at Siena* 15 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 3 0 0 Monmouth* 27 3-7 0-1 0-1 6 3 5 1 0 1 Bucknell* 37 3-7 1-1 3-5 10 5 3 4 0 0 at Rider* 33 5-9 3-4 0-1 13 1 1 3 0 1 at NC State* 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 3 0 0 at Saint Peter’s* 29 1-3 1-3 1-2 4 2 1 1 0 0 vs. Boston Col.* 40 3-7 0-1 2-3 8 4 6 4 0 4 Iona* 34 4-12 0-5 0-0 8 2 4 2 0 2 at Penn* 36 2-6 1-2 1-2 4 1 3 3 0 4 Quinnipiac* 37 4-9 0-2 0-0 8 0 1 2 0 1 Iona* 33 6-13 1-6 2-2 15 6 7 3 0 1 at Manhattan* 28 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 4 0 0 at Manhattan* 38 3-5 0-0 0-2 6 0 6 1 0 0 Niagara* 21 2-5 2-3 0-0 6 0 2 1 0 1 Canisius* 39 4-6 0-2 5-8 13 2 4 2 0 1 Saint Peter’s DNP Siena 18 1-7 0-3 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 at Canisius 28 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 6 2 0 2 Saint Peter’s* 38 4-10 3-7 2-2 13 3 3 2 0 1 at Niagara 33 5-11 1-3 0-2 11 4 3 2 0 0 at Iona* 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 0 vs. Saint Peter’s 16 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 at Monmouth* 28 0-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 0 Marist* 37 1-5 0-3 0-0 2 4 5 3 0 0 Manhattan* 26 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 3 4 2 0 1 Niagara* 34 1-6 0-2 0-1 2 3 6 0 0 1
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Tyler Nelson #3 Senior 6-2 180 Central Catholic Bradford, Mass.
2017-18 Season Highs Career Highs Points - 30 vs. Penn, 11/11 Points - 38 at Rider, 12/1/16 Rebounds - 8 at Wagner, 12/1 Rebounds - 8 twice-recent at Wagner, 12/1/17 Assists - 6 vs. Penn, 11/11 Assists - 12 at Quinnipiac, 2/17 Steals - 2 twice-recent at Wagner, 12/1 Steals -4 twice-recent at Quinnipiac, 2/13/16 FG - 9 vs. Penn, 11/11 FG - 11 at Iona, 1/20/17 3 PT FG - 4 vs. Jacksonville, 11/24 3 PT FG - 6 twice-recent vs. Manhattan, 1/31/17 FT - 12 vs. Penn, 11/11 FT -12 vs. Penn, 11/11 Min - 40 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Min - 48 at Quinnipiac, 2/13/16
Notebook 2017-18 Game By Game
One Of Three: Tyler Nelson is one of three student-athletes to hold a scoring Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST average of at least 20 points per game. He enters today’s ac on with a 20.0 scoring Penn* 37 9-18 0-4 12-13 30 7 6 0 0 1 average, joining Ma Sco (25.6 ppg) and Kahlil Dukes (21.0 ppg), both hail from Loyola Md.* 23 4-16 1-6 3-4 12 3 2 3 0 1 Niagara, for that dis nc on. Tyler Nelson entered the 2017-18 season as the top at Purdue* 28 6-13 3-5 1-1 16 6 2 4 0 0 returning scorer in the MAAC a er ne ng 19.5 points per game a year ago. He was vs Jacksonville* 36 8-18 4-11 8-8 28 4 4 0 0 2 second only to Monmouth’s Jus n Robinson, who tallied 19.7 points per ou ng. vs Gardner Webb* 40 8-16 3-6 7-10 26 1 4 1 0 0 Nelson was one of fi ve student-athletes in the MAAC to post 80 three-point fi eld at Wright State* 25 3-11 0-3 0-0 6 3 2 7 0 0 goals. at Wagner* 37 7-23 1-9 7-9 22 8 4 2 0 2 at LIU-Brooklyn Weekly Honors: Senior Tyler Nelson and freshman Wassef Methnani earned Old Dominion weekly honors from the Metro Atlan c Athle c Conference (MAAC) on Monday. New Hampshire Nelson secured the Player of the Week a er scoring 30 points in the team’s win Saint Peter’s over Penn. Methnani collected the Rookie of the Week following his 20-point, at Manhattan eight-rebound debut against the Quakers. at Rider at Iona It’s Been A While: Senior Tyler Nelson tallied 30 points in the season opener Manhattan against Penn, becoming the second Stag to score 30 points in a season opener. Mark Ple a ne ed 36 points against Loyola University in the 1977-78 opener, a game at Marist which Fairfi eld won by a 100-89 count. The Stags almost had two 30-point scorers Niagara in that game as Kim Fisher ne ed 28 points in the victory. Tony George, Fairfi eld’s Rider all- me leading scorer, just missed the mark with 29 points in the 1984-85 season vs. Quinnipiac opener which ended in a victory over Marist. Iona at Monmouth Career High: Tyler Nelson made 12 of 13 free throws in the Penn game, se ng Siena a personal best. The guard made 10 free throws twice in his career, both coming at Niagara a year ago. He made all 10 charity tosses in his career-high 38-point performance at Canisius in a win at Rider and connected on 10 of 11 in an over me victory at Wagner. His Marist 12 free throws in the Penn game are the most in a game by a Stag since Marcus Quinnipiac Gilbert ne ed 14 of 16 free throws against Saint Peter’s on February 7, 2015. Gilbert at Siena fi nished the game with 28 points. Monmouth Preseason Honors: Tyler Nelson was named the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year as well as a unanimous pick to the Preseason All-MAAC fi rst team. Nelson * - starter was an All-MAAC selec on in 2016-17 (fi rst team) and 2015-16 (second team). Watch Out: Tyler Nelson was placed on the Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list which is presented annually by CollegeInsider.com. The guard is one of 50 student-athletes under considera on for the honor. The award is named a er Lou Henson who coached 41 years. When he le the game in 2005 he was sixth all- me in career Division I wins with 779. He is the winningest coach at both Illinois and New Mexico State. He is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the Top Scorer: Tyler Nelson entered the 2017-18 season as the top returning game to take two schools to the Final Four. The 2017-18 Lou Henson Na onal Player scorer in the MAAC a er ne ng 19.5 points per game a year ago. He was second of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com only to Monmouth’s Jus n Robinson, who tallied 19.7 points per ou ng. Nelson was Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the men’s NCAA Basketball Championship. one of fi ve student-athletes in the MAAC to post 80 three-point fi eld goals, making 81 of 207 a empts (.391). Scoring Leader: Senior Tyler Nelson has a chance to set the school scoring record this season with 1,580 points, needing 427 points to surpass Tony George Rare Company: Tyler Nelson surpassed the 500-point mark in 2016-17 the ‘86 who ne ed 2,006 points during his four-year career. Nelson, who tallied 604 second straight season that he has hit that mark. He joins Marcus Gilbert, Troy points last season in 31 games, has a minimum of 30 games on the docket this Bradford, and Tony George as the only Stags to score 500 or more points in con- season which includes 29 regular-season game with at least one MAAC tournament secu ve seasons. Nelson posted his 60th three-point fi eld goal in the Rider game contest. The senior could also set a school record for career three-pointers, needing last year, becoming only the second Stag to record 60 or more three pointers in 59 baskets to eclipse Derek Needham’s mark of 281 set from 2010-13. three diff erent seasons. Derek Needham is the other Fairfi eld student-athlete to accomplish the task with 78 in 2012-13, 72 in 2011-12, and 72 in 2010-11.
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball
Nelson’s Biography Career Game By Game 2016-17 Manhattan* 33 7-13 6-8 0-0 20 2 4 4 0 2 Tyler Nelson earned All-MAAC honors aft er placing second in the MAAC for Niagara* 34 7-13 2-6 0-1 16 3 10 2 0 1 scoring with 19.5 points per game. He is the top returning scorers in the conference Quinnipiac* 31 10-20 2-6 7-7 29 2 1 0 1 2 at Marist* 37 7-13 2-4 1-2 17 6 6 2 1 2 with the departure of Monmouth’s Justin Robinson (19.7 ppg). Nelson became Rider* 38 6-13 2-7 2-2 16 5 8 6 0 0 the latest member of the Fairfi eld University 1,000-point club when he tallied the at Quinnipiac* 45 7-14 3-8 7-8 24 6 12 4 0 2 prestigious point against North Carolina State. Th e guard has netted 1,440 points at Saint Peter’s* 30 3-8 0-4 7-8 13 3 0 1 0 0 through his three-year career, including 604 points in 2016-17. Nelson needs 567 Monmouth* 35 9-18 5-11 2-2 25 0 3 2 0 1 points in 2017-18 to become the program’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing Tony at Canisius* 31 6-10 2-3 3-3 17 2 1 1 0 0 at Niagara* 38 2-10 0-2 5-6 9 3 3 3 0 0 George’s school record 2,006 points set (1982-86 seasons). Nelson scored in double at Siena* 33 6-20 4-13 9-12 25 4 4 1 0 1 fi gures 30 times in 2016-17, missing the mark with nine points against Niagara in at UMBC* 38 11-17 6-9 2-2 30 10 7 2 0 0 late February. Th e nine-point eff ort stopped his streak of 53 straight games with 10 or more points. He ended the season with 30 points against UMBC in the CIT 2015-16 Statistics (* - starter) fi rst round, his second 30-point eff ort of the season. He posted a career-high 38 Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST points against Rider in the MAAC opener, making six of 10 three pointers and all vs. Yale* 35 0-4 0-4 6-6 6 3 4 0 0 1 at N. Carolina* 24 3-11 2-8 2-2 10 2 0 2 0 1 10 free throw attempts. Nelson earned two MAAC player of the week honors, the at Northwestern* 35 3-12 0-7 5-5 11 0 5 1 0 1 fi rst of which came he scored 28 points at Dartmouth and followed with 23 points Sacred Heartv 37 4-11 2-6 6-8 16 4 5 1 0 0 in a overtime win at Wagner. He picked up another award aft er his 38-point eff ort at UMES* 31 8-16 4-10 0-0 20 8 9 0 0 2 at Rider and 23 markers at Siena. Nelson registered two buzzer-beating shots that Columbia* 44 3-16 1-8 4-4 11 1 5 4 0 2 won one game and sent another into overtime for Fairfi eld. In a one-week span, at Iona 33 3-9 2-6 2-2 10 5 2 2 0 0 Rider* 36 5-9 1-1 2-3 13 5 6 1 0 0 Nelson hit a three-point fi eld goal against Canisius (58-55) and sent the Quinnipiac Wagner* 33 4-8 1-4 0-0 9 0 0 1 0 2 game into overtime with a layup. Nelson’s 604 points in 2016-17 was his second Loyola Md.* 44 5-10 3-5 6-7 19 4 3 2 0 1 straight 500-point season, one of only four to accomplish that feat at Fairfi eld. at Bucknell* 33 8-15 4-8 5-6 25 2 4 3 0 3 at Manhattan* 37 6-14 4-9 3-4 19 5 2 2 0 3 2015-16 Dartmouth* 34 6-9 3-6 5-7 20 4 3 2 0 1 at Siena* 17 5-13 3-8 4-5 17 3 0 0 0 1 Tyler Nelson looks to become the Stags’ next 1,000-point scorer in 2016-17, need- at Rider* 35 5-9 1-3 9-9 20 0 3 0 0 1 ing just 164 points to reach the prestigious plateau. He comes off his best off ensive Monmouth* 33 6-11 0-4 0-0 12 3 3 4 0 3 season of his two-year career with a team-high 529 points which translated into Niagara* 39 8-14 5-8 6-6 27 5 5 0 0 2 a 16.0 scoring average. Th e guard earned a spot on the All-MAAC second team Saint Peter’s* 36 2-11 1-6 1-2 6 2 4 1 0 1 aft er placing sixth among the MAAC scoring leaders. He led the conference in at Marist* 36 5-8 2-5 9-10 21 3 3 1 0 3 free throw percentage at .880 (147 of 167), a number which was also good enough Iona* 37 8-15 2-6 4-5 22 2 1 1 0 0 Canisius* 38 6-12 1-5 9-9 22 4 3 1 0 0 for 14th in the nation. He netted 2.0 three pointers per game which was ranked Quinnipiac* 32 5-13 1-4 2-2 13 1 4 3 0 3 12th in the MAAC as his 66 long-range jumpers raised his career total to 130 in at Monmouth* 29 5-9 3-5 6-6 19 3 2 2 0 0 63 games. He netted three or more three pointers in 10 games during 2015-16, Manhattan* 23 2-4 0-2 8-8 12 4 0 2 0 0 giving him Nelson started all 33 games last season, giving him 63 career starts. at Quinnipiac* 48 3-12 1-5 6-6 13 2 1 4 0 4 Nelson led the team in steals with 44 which ranked 12th in the MAAC at 1.3 per Marist* 37 3-7 3-5 6-8 15 3 2 3 0 0 at Canisius* 34 7-11 4-7 4-6 22 3 2 1 0 1 game, and placed second among his teammates with 95 assists. Th e guard ended at Niagara* 34 4-12 2-5 3-4 13 1 2 2 0 2 the season with 15 straight double-digit scoring games including six with 20 or Siena* 40 3-9 2-6 8-9 16 3 3 2 0 1 more points. He netted 20-plus points 11 times, highlighted by his career-best of at Saint Peter’s* 39 7-16 4-7 7-7 25 5 2 1 0 2 27 markers against Niagara in Bridgeport. vs. Saint Peter’s* 36 6-14 0-3 3-3 15 5 2 1 0 1 vs. Monmouth* 36 4-10 2-6 0-0 10 4 2 2 0 0 2014-15 New Hampshire* 35 6-14 2-9 6-8 20 4 3 1 0 2 Nelson emerged as one of the MAAC’s top freshmen which was backed up by 2014-15 Statistics (* - starter) his appearance on the MAAC’s All-Rookie team. Th e guard became one of the Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST conference’s top three-point threats by netting 64 shots from behind the three- Central Conn. DNP point line, the most since Jermaine Clark’ posted 70 three pointers as a freshman. at Duke 11 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 Nelson averaged 17.5 points per game over the fi nal six regular-season games and Woff ord 20 2-4 1-2 2-2 7 3 0 3 0 1 Sam Houston St. 16 3-5 3-4 2-2 11 1 0 1 0 0 hit double-fi gures in each of those contests. Th e rookie scored 10 or more points in South Dakota* 41 8-11 4-7 4-4 24 1 2 0 0 2 15 games, second only to Marcus Glbert (27 games). He scored 24 points against at Northeastern* 32 2-8 1-5 2-2 7 0 3 5 0 1 South Dakota in his fourth career game, his only 20-point performance until he Bucknell* 25 1-9 0-3 1-1 3 3 0 2 0 0 reached the mark in back-to-back games late in the year (26 vs. Saint Peter’s and 23 Manhattan* 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Canisius). He was one of three Stags to have more assists (41) than turnovers (40). at Quinnipiac* 12 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Belmont* 30 4-9 4-7 2-2 14 3 2 0 0 0 at Albany&* 18 2-6 2-4 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Season Statistics (* - starer) vs. Loyola Md.* 18 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Siena* 28 2-4 1-3 2-2 7 2 2 1 0 4 Sacred Heart* 35 5-11 2-4 0-1 12 4 3 2 0 1 Rider* 19 1-6 0-5 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 at Dartmouth* 37 10-14 2-3 6-8 28 6 1 1 0 2 at Siena* 36 4-6 4-6 2-2 14 1 2 0 0 0 at Wagner* 42 6-17 1-6 10-11 23 1 1 3 0 0 at Iona* 32 5-12 5-10 0-0 15 3 1 1 0 0 at Loyola Md.* 32 4-10 2-5 3-4 13 1 3 3 0 2 Marist* 39 4-10 2-5 4-6 14 1 2 1 0 1 Army-West Pt.* 38 2-14 0-6 6-6 10 3 1 2 0 0 at Monmouth* 33 5-11 5-10 0-0 15 0 1 3 0 1 at Rider* 37 11-20 6-10 10-10 38 4 1 0 0 2 Canisius* 30 3-7 2-5 0-0 8 2 3 1 0 0 at Siena* 36 8-19 2-9 5-6 23 0 4 1 0 3 at Marist* 23 5-11 3-7 0-0 13 4 0 1 0 2 Bucknell* 35 4-11 2-4 2-2 12 3 2 2 0 2 Monmouth* 37 4-11 3-8 2-2 13 2 3 3 0 1 at NC State* 39 8-19 5-13 2-2 23 2 3 0 0 1 at Rider* 8 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 vs. Boston Col.* 35 5-13 2-9 8-10 20 3 5 3 1 3 at Saint Peter’s* 29 1-3 1-3 1-2 4 2 1 1 0 0 at Penn* 36 7-21 5-10 2-2 21 5 1 2 0 0 Iona* 27 3-9 1-6 2-2 9 1 3 1 0 0 Iona* 40 6-15 4-9 1-2 17 6 8 1 0 1 Quinnipiac* 39 4-9 3-6 4-4 15 3 4 1 0 2 at Manhattan* 39 3-8 1-3 9-10 16 0 7 1 0 0 at Manhattan* 37 4-7 3-6 3-3 14 4 2 4 0 0 Canisius* 39 6-13 4-8 8-9 24 1 1 7 0 2 Niagara* 34 5-13 3-9 0-1 13 3 2 0 0 2 Siena* 37 4-11 1-5 4-4 13 5 5 4 0 1 Saint Peter’s* 36 8-15 4-8 6-8 26 5 1 2 0 0 Saint Peter’s* 40 4-9 1-4 2-2 11 1 1 2 0 0 at Canisius* 33 7-12 4-7 5-6 23 1 3 5 0 2 at Iona* 34 11-16 4-6 1-1 27 1 3 2 0 2 at Niagara* 29 5-9 4-6 0-0 14 6 3 1 0 1 at Monmouth 25 5-15 0-3 1-2 11 1 1 2 1 1 vs. Saint Peter’s* 36 2-8 1-4 4-4 9 0 0 1 0 1 Marist* 40 6-17 3-9 6-8 21 5 2 3 0 1 Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Jared Harper #4 Senior 6-1 180 Suffi eld Academy N. Hollywood, Calif.
2017-18 Season Highs Career Highs Points - N/A Points - 2 at Saint Peter’s, 2/19/17 Rebounds - N/A Rebounds - 1 three times-recent vs. Saint Peter’s, 2/19/17 Assists - N/A Assists - 1 vs. Manhattan, 1/31/17 Steals - N/A Steals - N/A FG - N/A FG - 1 vs. Saint Peter’s, 2/19/17 3 PT FG - N/A 3 PT FG -1 vs. Saint Peter’s, 2/19/17 FT - N/A FT - 1 vs. Saint Peter’s, 2/19/17 Min - N/A Min - 3 twice-recent vs. Manhattan, 1/31/17
Notebook 2017-18 Game By Game Foursome: Jared Harper scored his fi rst points as a Stag with Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST his four-point performance at Saint Peter’s, He connected on his Penn DNP Loyola Md. DNP only fi eld goal attempt which was a three pointer. He also added a at Purdue DNP free throw later in the game. Harper picked up a rebound which vs Jacksonville DNP tied his career high. vs Gardner Webb DNP at Wright State DNP at Wagner DNP Passing By: Jared Harper tied his career high with three min- at LIU-Brooklyn utes of work as well as with one rebound in the team’s win over Old Dominion Manhattan on January 31. Th e guard also recorded his fi rst career New Hampshire assist in the game. Saint Peter’s at Manhattan at Rider Game Check: Jared Harper appeared in one game during the at Iona 2015-16 campaign, getting the nod against New Hampshire in the Manhattan CIT fi rst round game. He collected his fi rst career rebound in the at Marist Niagara game with no other stats. Rider vs. Quinnipiac Man of Steal: Jared Harper picked up his fi rst entry in the sta- Iona tistical record when he picked up a steal at Siena College on Janu- at Monmouth Siena ary 11, 2015. He did not attempt a fi eld goal or a free throw during at Niagara his four appearances. at Canisius Marist Quinnipiac at Siena Monmouth
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Harper’s Biography Career Game By Game
2016-17 at UMBC 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jared Harper appeared in 12 games as a junior, the most appearances in a 2015-16 Statistics season for the guard. His last appearance came against UMBC in the CIT fi rst Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST round in which he played a minute. In his last regular-season road appear- vs. Yale DNP at N. Carolina DNP ances, Harper tallied a career-high four points at Saint Peter’s, making his at Northwestern DNP only three-point fi eld goal a empt and one of two free throws. He also added Sacred Heart DNP a rebound in the game, one of his three for the season. He also grabbed a at UMES DNP carom at Monmouth and against Manha an. Harper a empted only one Columbia DNP at Iona DNP other shot in addi on to his three pointer at Saint Peter’s, tossing up a three- Rider DNP point try against Manha an. He played three minutes in that game against Wagner DNP the Jaspers, tying his season-best set two games earlier at Monmouth. Loyola Md. DNP at Bucknell DNP at Manhattan DNP 2015-16 Dartmouth DNP Harper spent most of the 2015-16 season on the injured list but did appear in at Siena DNP the team’s postseason game against New Hampshire. The guard played one at Rider DNP minute in that game and picked up a rebound in his brief appearance. Harper Monmouth DNP Niagara DNP has fully recovered from his injury and will be ready for the 2016-17 season. Saint Peter’s DNP at Marist DNP 2014-15 Iona DNP Canisius DNP Harper appeared in three games in his fi rst season with the program, earning Quinnipiac DNP playing me at Duke and at Siena in the regular season as well as the Saint at Monmouth DNP Peter’s game during the MAAC Tournament. He picked up one minute in Manhattan DNP each of those contest and did not a empt any shots in any of those contest. at Quinnipiac DNP Marist DNP at Canisius DNP Before Fairfi eld at Niagara DNP A mul -sport athlete in high school, Harper joined Fairfi eld University as Siena DNP a preferred walk-on a er a ending Suffi eld Academy. The guard a ended at Saint Peter’s DNP vs. Saint Peter’s DNP Campbell Hall High School before joining Suffi eld Academy. He showed his vs. Monmouth DNP all-around ability at Suffi eld last season, averaging six points, four assists,fi ve New Hampshire 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 rebounds, and two steals per game. The team ended the campaign with an 11-5 record and advanced to the New England Class B Quarterfi nals. Harper 2014-15 Season Statistics played football, basketball, and baseball while at Campbell Hall. In his fi nal Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST season at Campbell Hall, he helped the basketball team post a 16-12 record. Central Conn. DNP at Duke 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2016-17 Season Statistics Wofford DNP Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL Sam Houston St. DNP ST South Dakota DNP Sacred Heart 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Northeastern DNP at Dartmouth 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bucknell DNP at Wagner DNP Manhattan DNP at Loyola Md. DNP at Quinnipiac DNP Army-West Pt. DNP Belmont DNP at Rider 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Albany DNP at Siena DNP vs. Loyola Md. DNP Bucknell DNP Siena DNP at NC State 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rider DNP vs. Boston Col. DNP at Siena 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Penn DNP at Iona DNP Iona DNP Marist DNP at Manhattan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Monmouth DNP Canisius DNP Canisius DNP Siena DNP at Marist DNP Saint Peter’s DNP Monmouth DNP at Iona DNP at Rider DNP at Monmouth 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 at Saint Peter’s 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marist 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iona DNP Manhattan 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Quinnipiac DNP Niagara DNP at Manhattan DNP Quinnipiac DNP Niagara DNP at Marist 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Peter’s DNP Rider DNP at Canisius DNP at Quinnipiac DNP at Niagara DNP at Saint Peter’s 1 1-1 1-1 1-2 4 1 0 0 0 0 vs. Saint Peter’s 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monmouth 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Canisius DNP * - starter at Niagara DNP at Siena DNP
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Thomas Nolan #10 Sophomore 6-3 195 Fairfi eld Prep Fairfi eld, Conn.
2017-18 Season Career Highs Points - 1 at Purdue, 11/18 Points - 11 at Monmouth, 1/22/17 Rebounds - N/A Rebounds - 4 at Monmouth, 1/22/17 Assists - N/A Assists - 2 twice-recent at Marist, 2/9/17 Steals - N/A Steals - 2 vs. Niagara, 2/2/17 FG - N/A FG -4 at Monmouth, 1/22/17 3 PT FG - N/A 3 PT FG - 3 at Monmouth, 1/22/17 FT - 1 at Purdue, 11/18 FT - 1 at Purdue, 11/18 Min. - N/A Min. - 35 at Monmouth, 1/22/17
Notebook 2017-18 Game By Game
Scoring Points: Th omas Nolan added three more points to his Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP season total with his three pointer at UMBC. Nolan did not score Loyola Md. DNP in his fi rst fi ve appearances as a Stag, but recorded points in seven at Purdue 4 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 of his last 11 games played. During the 11-game run, Nolan aver- vs Jacksonville DNP aged 2.7 points per game (30 points, 11 games, 18.1 minutes played vs Gardner Webb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Wright State DNP per game). at Wagner DNP at LIU-Brooklyn Starting Lineup: Th omas Nolan earned his fi rst career start at Old Dominion Monmouth, setting personal bests in every statistical categories. New Hampshire Saint Peter’s He posted his fi rst double-digit performance with 11 points off at Manhattan a personal-best four fi eld goals, three of which were from three- at Rider point range. He played 35 minutes in the game which helped him at Iona pick up two assists and his fi rst career steal. Manhattan at Marist Niagara Game Time: Aft er playing 6 total minutes in the team’s fi rst 16 Rider games, Th omas Nolan collected 28 minutes of playing time in his vs. Quinnipiac appearance at Iona. Th e freshman made the most of his time with Iona at Monmouth six points, the fi rst points of his career. He made two of his fi ve Siena three pointers and grabbed a personal high two rebounds. at Niagara at Canisius Debut: Th omas Nolan made his Fairfi eld debut when he Marist Quinnipiac played a couple of minutes against Sacred Heart. He picked up a at Siena rebound in the game. He also gained a minute of action at Dart- Monmouth mouth and at Rider.
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2016-17 Season Statistics Nolan’s Biography Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Sacred Heart 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2016-17 at Dartmouth 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aft er a redshirt year in 2015-16, Th omas Nolan became involved at Wagner DNP at Loyola Md. DNP during the 2016-17 season by gaining entry into 16 games. He did Army-West Pt. DNP not score in his fi rst fi ve appearances, but hit the scoreboard with at Rider 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 six points as a reserve at Iona in early January. One game later, at Siena DNP Nolan earned his only start of the season at Monmouth, and re- Bucknell DNP sponded with a career-high 11 points by making three three-point at NC State 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Boston Col. DNP fi eld goals. He also set up career-bests with four rebounds and two at Penn DNP assists in 35 minutes against the Hawks. Nolan scored points in Iona DNP seven games, all of which came over his fi nal 11 appearances of at Manhattan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 the season. Th e guard ended the season with 30 points (1.9 ppg), Canisius DNP 13 rebounds (0.8 rpg), and eight assists (0.5 apg). Siena DNP Saint Peter’s DNP at Iona 28 2-7 2-5 0-0 6 2 0 1 0 0 2015-16 at Monmouth* 35 4-10 3-9 0-0 11 4 2 1 0 1 Nolan sat out the 2015-16 season as a redshirt student-athlete. Marist 14 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 1 Manhattan 20 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Before Fairfi eld Niagara 16 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Nolan stayed close to home as a graduate of Fairfi eld Preparatory Quinnipiac 8 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 at Marist* 27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 School. He was an All-State fi rst team selection (Class LL) in 2015 Rider DNP aft er securing All-State second team accolades as a junior. He is at Quinnipiac DNP a two-time Connecticut Post All-Star Selection and also collect- at Saint Peter’s 16 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ed two berths to the New Haven Register All-Star teams in 2014 Monmouth 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 and 2015. He secured the SCC Tournament Most Valuable Player at Canisius DNP at Niagara 9 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 award in 2014. With his play, Fairfi eld Prep posted a 25-2 record at Siena DNP and captured their fi rst state LL championship since 1997. at UMBC 4 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0
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Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Jonathan Kasibabu #13 Junior 6-8 240 Westtown School (Pa.) Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo
2017-18 Season Career Highs Points - 15 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Points - 16 twice-recent at Niagara, 2/26/17 Rebounds - 6 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Rebounds - 15 vs. Sacred Heart, 11/21/15 Assists - 3 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Assists - 3 three times-recent vs. Iona, 1/2/17 Steals - 1 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Steals - 2 at Iona, 1/20/17 FG - 6 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 FG - 7 vs. Rider, 12/4/15 3 PT FG - 1 three times-recent at Wright State, 11/26 3 PT FG -1 10 times-recent at Niagara, 2/26/17 FT - 4 vs Loyola, Md., 11/14 FT - 5 three times-recent vs. Saint Peter’s, 1/19.16 Min - 31 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Min - 42 at Wagner, 11/19
Notebook 2017-18 Game By Game
Second Half Surge: Jonathan Kasibabu averaged 12.3 points Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST per game during the team’s stay at the Wright State tournament last Penn* 18 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 5 0 5 0 0 weekend. The junior posted 13 points against Jacksonville, tying his Loyola Md.* 21 4-5 0-1 4-4 12 2 0 2 0 0 career high with that performance. One game later, the forward reset at Purdue* 16 1-4 0-1 1-2 3 0 2 1 1 0 the mark with 15 points in the victory against Gardner-Webb. He just vs Jacksonville* 24 5-6 1-2 2-5 13 2 0 2 0 0 vs Gardner Webb* 31 6-10 1-2 2-2 15 6 3 2 2 1 missed double fi gures with nine points in the Wright State game. Ka- at Wright State* 26 3-7 1-2 2-2 9 5 0 3 2 0 sibabu averaged 6.3 points per game through the fi rst three games of at Wagner* 15 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 4 1 2 0 1 the season but now averages nine points per contest for the season. at LIU-Brooklyn Old Dominion Season Highs: A er se ng his season-high with 13 points against New Hampshire Jacksonville on November 24, Jonathan Kasibabu reset his season-best Saint Peter’s at Manhattan with 15 points against Gardner-Webb. The junior just missed his season at Rider high of 16 points set on two diff erent occasions. The 28 points in back- at Iona to-back games represents his best two-game scoring total since hi ng Manhattan the same mark in two-game trip to Buff alo last season. He started the at Marist run with 12 points at Canisius and followed up with his career high 16 Niagara points at Niagara. Rider vs. Quinnipiac Iona Block Party: Jonathan Kasibabu posted a personal-best 44 blocked at Monmouth shots last season, placing fi h in the MAAC with 1.4 rejec ons per Siena game. The junior registered two or more blocks in 15 games highlighted at Niagara by a career-high fi ve blocks at Manha an. Over the last two seasons, at Canisius Kasibabu has 82 rejec ons which are more than any other Stag during Marist Quinnipiac that me. at Siena Monmouth High Percentage: Jonathan Kasibabu fi nished the 2016-17 season as the team’s most accurate shooter, making 58.5 percent of his at- * - starter tempts (76 of 130). The percentage would have been enough to lead the MAAC but Kasibabu did not have enough fi eld goals made to qualify for the conference sta s cal leaders. In the two exhibi on games this season, Kasibabu connected on 10 of 13 (.769 fi eld goal percentage) including 7 of 8 shoo ng against Bridgeport.
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball
2016-17 Season Statistics (* - starter) Kasibabu’s Biography Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Sacred Heart* 32 2-4 0-0 2-2 6 8 0 2 2 1 2016-17 at Dartmouth* 13 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2 2 1 Jonathan Kasibabu continued his development as one of the top big at Wagner* 42 2-2 0-0 4-7 8 6 3 0 3 1 men in the MAAC, ranking among the conference leaders in both re- at Loyola Md. 23 4-7 0-2 0-0 10 3 0 3 2 0 bounding and blocked shots. Th e sophomore posted 4.9 rebounds per Army-West Pt. 11 2-3 0-0 1-2 5 3 0 0 0 0 game which placed him 19th in the MAAC, while his 1.4 blocks per at Rider 9 1-1 0-0 2-3 4 2 1 3 0 1 at Siena 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 3 0 0 contest was fi ft h-best among the conference leaders. Kasibabu started Bucknell 17 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 3 1 2 0 1 the year with four straight multi-block games and went on to register at NC State 24 3-5 1-2 0-0 7 6 0 1 0 0 two or more rejections in 11 more games to bring his season total to vs. Boston Col. 22 3-4 0-0 4-6 10 8 2 4 2 0 15. Kasibabu led the team in fi eld goal percentage, netting 76 of 130 at Penn 15 1-4 0-1 1-3 3 6 0 0 0 0 shots in 2016-17 for a .585 mark. Over his fi nal 10 games, Kasibabu Iona 10 2-4 1-1 0-0 5 1 3 0 0 0 shot 60.7 percent from the fl oor (34 of 56), highlighted by his 6 of at Manhattan 18 5-5 0-0 3-8 13 9 2 2 5 0 7 performance at Niagara that led to a career-high tying 16 points. Canisius 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 1 0 Siena 28 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 3 2 1 2 0 He just missed a double-double at Niagara with a nine rebounds, a Saint Peter’s 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 mark he would surpass one game later with 10 caroms at Siena. Kasi- at Iona 6 2-2 0-0 0-1 4 2 1 1 0 2 babu was a member of the starting lineup in the fi rst three games of at Monmouth 15 3-4 0-0 2-4 8 2 0 1 2 1 the year, came off the bench for 19 straight outings, before starting Marist 24 2-5 0-0 2-2 6 9 0 3 4 1 the fi nal nine games of the campaign. His best bench performance Manhattan 18 5-8 1-1 2-2 13 6 0 1 2 1 included 13 points, nine rebounds, and a career-best fi ve blocks at Niagara 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 7 0 2 2 0 Manhattan. Quinnipiac 14 2-3 0-1 0-4 4 2 1 2 0 1 at Marist* 31 4-7 1-2 1-2 10 8 5 1 1 1 Rider* 13 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 1 2 2015-16 at Quinnipiac* 18 3-6 0-1 2-2 8 3 1 0 4 0 Jonathan Kasibabu led all Stags with 181 rebounds in 2015-16 at Saint Peter’s* 28 6-8 0-0 1-1 13 8 1 0 0 0 which broke out to 5.5 rebounds per game. The forward was ranked Monmouth* 23 1-3 0-0 4-6 6 7 2 1 3 1 in three MAAC sta s cal categories, namely rebounding (16th with at Canisius* 30 6-9 0-0 0-0 12 7 2 3 2 0 at Niagara* 32 6-7 1-1 3-5 16 9 0 1 1 0 5.5 per game), blocked shots (7th with 1.2 per game), and eighth at Siena* 33 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 10 3 2 3 2 in off ensive rebounding (2.1 per game). He was among the top at UMBC* 19 5-8 0-1 0-0 10 3 5 2 0 0 rebounders during the MAAC tournament by averaging 8.0 per contest, highlighted by nine against Monmouth. He posted 10 or 2015-16 Statistics (* - starter) Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST more rebounds in fi ve games, two of which completed a double- vs. Yale 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 1 double. The forward garnered 12 points and a personal-best 15 at N. Carolina* 20 0-3 0-0 0-1 0 10 1 2 0 1 caroms against Sacred Heart and followed up with 16 points and at Northwestern* 20 3-5 1-2 5-6 12 5 1 2 1 0 10 rebounds versus Saint Peter’s. He blocked at least one shot in Sacred Heart* 36 5-10 0-0 2-2 12 15 2 3 3 1 at UMES* 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 1 21 games, pu ng together a run of 10 straight games with a block. Columbia* 22 3-6 0-0 0-0 6 4 1 1 1 0 He totaled 19 rejec ons over those 10 games (1.9 per game). He at Iona* 17 3-3 0-0 1-1 7 4 1 3 0 0 tallied four blocks in the MAAC tournament quarterfi nal game Rider* 29 7-9 0-1 0-0 14 8 2 1 2 1 against Saint Peter’s, tying his season high set earlier at Marist. Wagner* 14 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 1 1 3 1 0 Loyola Md.* 22 3-3 1-1 1-1 8 7 2 3 1 0 Kasibabu was the team’s most accurate shooter with a .514 fi eld at Bucknell* 13 1-2 0-0 4-5 6 4 0 1 1 1 goal percentage, the only Stag who made more than half of his at Manhattan* 5 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 3 0 0 0 0 a empts for the season. He earned the MAAC rookie of the week Dartmouth* 13 1-1 0-0 3-6 5 3 0 1 0 0 award on November 23. at Siena* 19 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 5 1 1 0 0 at Rider* 23 4-7 0-0 0-0 8 1 0 0 1 0 Monmouth* 14 2-3 0-0 2-4 6 3 0 2 0 0 Before Fairfi eld Niagara* 18 2-3 0-0 5-6 9 6 0 1 3 0 Kasibabu a ended Wes own School (Pa.) where he earned All- Saint Peter’s* 30 5-11 1-1 5-6 16 10 1 2 1 1 Friends School League fi rst team honors. The 6-8 forward also at Marist* 28 4-5 0-0 2-3 10 3 2 4 4 1 Iona* 17 2-3 0-0 2-3 6 6 3 1 2 1 gained a en on when he was labeled a “Player to Watch” at the Canisius* 29 4-6 0-0 1-2 9 9 1 1 2 0 Chic-Fil-A Classic Holiday Tournament earlier in the season. He Quinnipiac* 24 4-8 0-1 0-0 8 7 0 0 2 0 was voted team captain by his teammates and helped the team at Monmouth* 24 3-7 0-0 0-1 6 9 1 2 1 0 post a post a 25-8 record and capture the 2015 Friends School Manhattan* 17 4-6 0-0 1-2 9 10 1 4 2 1 at Quinnipiac* 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 1 League tle. Before his me in the United States, Kasibabu was Marist* 14 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 1 0 selected to the Euroleague Nike Interna onal Junior Tournament at Canisius* 8 1-3 1-1 0-0 3 3 1 3 0 0 All-Tournament team in 2014 and was one of 12 players who were at Niagara* 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 designated Top Prospect that showed best poten al at the same Siena* 24 4-8 1-2 2-6 11 7 1 1 2 0 at Saint Peter’s 18 1-5 0-1 1-2 3 6 0 1 1 1 tournament. vs. Saint Peter’s* 25 3-4 0-1 1-2 7 7 1 1 4 1 vs. Monmouth* 21 0-3 0-0 3-4 3 9 1 4 0 1 New Hampshire* 22 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 7 0 0 1 1
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Matija Milin #14 Junior 6-9 215 Sports Gymnasium Belgrade, Serbia 2016-17 Season Career Highs Points - 18 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 Points - 21 vs. Iona, 1/2/17 Rebounds - 11 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 Rebounds - 11 twice-recent vs. Loyola Md., 11/14 Assists - 3 twice-recent vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Assists - 4 twice-recent vs. Saint Peter’s ,3/5/16 Steals - 1 twice-recent vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Steals - 2 at NC State, 12/18/16 FG - 7 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 FG - 10 vs. Iona, 1/2/17 3 PT FG - 2 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 3 PT FG - 3 three times-recent vs. Canisius, 1/10/17 FT - 3 twice-recent vs Gardner-Webb, 11/25 FT - 7 at Siena, 1/7/16 Min - 33 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 Min - 40 twice-recent vs. Iona, 1/2/17
Notebook 2017-18 Game By Game Top Spot: Ma ja Milin has emerged as one of the team’s top Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn* 29 3-5 0-0 3-4 9 5 3 1 0 0 rebounder so far, grabbing 5.4 caroms per contest. In comparison, Loyola Md.* 33 7-10 2-3 2-3 18 11 0 1 0 1 Milin averaged a personal-best 4.1 rebounds per game last year, at Purdue* 28 2-5 1-4 0-0 5 4 2 3 1 0 slightly higher than his 3.7 average as a freshman. He has been vs Jacksonville* 10 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 3 2 2 0 0 the team’s top rebounder three mes this year - Loyola Md. (11), vs Gardner Webb* 25 2-7 1-3 3-4 8 6 3 1 0 1 at Wright State 23 3-6 0-1 0-0 6 8 2 2 0 0 Gardner-Webb (6 - co-leader), and Wright State (8). at Wagner* 5 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 at LIU-Brooklyn Double-Double: Ma ja Milin secured the season’s fi rst double- Old Dominion double for Fairfi eld with his 18-point, 11-rebound performance New Hampshire against Loyola-Maryland. The eff ort represented the forward’s third Saint Peter’s at Manhattan career double-double, also picking one up against Columbia (10 at Rider points, 11 rebounds) as a freshman and another as a sophomore at Iona against UMBC (20 points, 12 rebounds) in last year’s season fi nale. Manhattan at Marist On His Mark: Matija Milin has found his touch over the last Niagara 17 appearances of 2016-17, shooting 48 percent from the fi eld (54 Rider of 112) and 50 percent or better in eight of those 17 games. His vs. Quinnipiac Iona shooting has certainly helped him put points on the board, averag- at Monmouth ing 7.8 points per game (133 points in 17 games). Siena at Niagara Career High: Matija Milin scored a career-high 21 points in at Canisius Marist the team’s win against Iona on January 2, 2017, reaching the mark Quinnipiac with a personal-best 10 fi eld goals in the game. He also surpassed at Siena his season high for rebounding with his nine caroms against the Monmouth Gaels. He played all 40 minutes in the Iona game, the second time he has achieved that distinction (Saint Peter’s in 2016 MAAC Tournament).
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball
2016-17 Season Statistics (* - starter) Milin’s Biography Opponent GP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pts. Reb. A TO BL ST Sacred Heart* 29 5-11 1-5 0-0 11 5 0 2 1 0 2016-17 at Dartmouth* 29 4-9 2-6 0-0 10 5 2 2 1 1 at Wagner* 23 3-7 3-6 2-4 11 1 0 1 0 0 Matija Milin began the year as a starter, getting the nod through at Loyola Md.* 26 7-10 1-2 0-1 15 7 1 3 0 0 the fi rst 15 games of the campaign. He came off the bench for Army-West Pt.* 34 3-4 3-4 0-0 9 6 0 2 0 1 the remainder of the regular season, not earning a start until the at Rider* 29 1-8 0-3 1-2 3 4 2 2 0 1 MAAC tournament quarterfi nal game against Siena. He added at Siena* 32 5-9 1-3 0-0 11 5 3 4 1 1 another start at UMBC in the CIT tournament as well, posting a Bucknell* 20 2-8 0-3 0-0 4 3 0 4 0 0 at NC State* 24 3-8 0-4 0-0 6 3 2 2 0 2 double-double with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. As a vs. Boston Col.* 9 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 reserve, Milin reached double fi gures twice – 14 points at Iona and at Penn* 28 3-6 1-4 0-0 7 3 2 0 0 1 11 points vs. Rider. He would tack on one more double-digit eff ort Iona* 40 10-15 1-3 0-0 21 9 0 0 0 1 as a starter when he posted a double-double against UMBC in the at Manhattan* 4 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 0 CIT fi rst round, recording 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in Canisius* 32 6-9 3-6 0-0 15 7 0 2 0 0 Siena* 24 3-6 0-3 0-2 6 2 1 0 0 1 37 minutes. Th e performance against UMBC was one point shy of Saint Peter’s 15 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 3 0 1 1 0 his personal best of 21 points, set against Iona, playing a career- at Iona 37 6-13 2-6 0-0 14 6 2 0 1 1 high tying 40 minutes against the Gaels. Milin ended the season at Monmouth 15 1-4 1-2 2-2 5 1 2 1 1 0 with an 8.3 scoring average and a .483 fi eld goal percentage. His Marist DNP fi eld goal percentage was third among his teammates. Manhattan DNP Niagara 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Quinnipiac 24 3-5 1-2 1-2 8 5 2 0 0 0 2015-16 at Marist 8 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ma ja Milin developed into one of the top sixth-men in the MAAC Rider 23 5-11 1-3 0-0 11 4 1 0 1 0 during the 2015-16 campaign, coming off the bench in all regular- at Quinnipiac 15 2-5 1-3 0-1 5 4 2 1 1 0 season games. He garnered his fi rst start in the MAAC quarterfi nal at Saint Peter’s 18 2-4 0-2 0-0 4 4 0 2 0 1 Monmouth 28 2-7 0-2 2-2 6 6 0 2 0 0 game against Saint Peter’s and remained among the star ng fi ve at Canisius 33 4-6 1-2 0-1 9 4 2 1 0 1 in the next two postseason games against Monmouth and New at Niagara 26 1-7 1-4 0-0 3 6 0 0 0 1 Hampshire. Milin reached double fi gures for the fi rst me as a at Siena* 26 5-7 1-3 3-4 14 0 0 2 0 1 Stag with 11 points at Maryland-Eastern Shore which started a at UMBC* 37 7-12 4-7 2-3 20 12 1 2 1 0 run of fi ve straight double-digit scoring games. During that run, 2015-16 Statistics (* - starter) Milin posted his only double-double of the season with 10 points Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST and 11 rebounds against Columbia. He fell one rebound short vs. Yale 14 3-4 0-1 2-3 8 1 0 2 1 0 of a double-double in three other games – Manha an (19 pts.), at N. Carolina 19 4-8 1-2 0-1 9 4 0 3 0 0 Saint Peter’s (10 pts.) and Monmouth (16 pts.). The la er two in at Northwestern 14 1-4 0-2 3-4 5 4 0 0 0 0 Sacred Heart 21 3-7 0-2 0-0 6 6 1 2 1 0 that list came in the MAAC tournament which enabled him to be at UMES 17 4-5 2-3 1-2 11 1 2 3 0 0 the team’s top rebounder in the MAAC tournament with a 9.0 Columbia 38 3-6 0-3 4-5 10 11 3 0 1 0 average. Milin was named the MAAC rookie of the week when he at Iona 21 6-11 1-5 0-0 13 6 0 0 1 1 averaged 16 points in a 1-1 week against Siena and at Saint Peter’s Rider 28 6-12 0-3 1-2 13 5 4 2 0 0 Wagner 18 4-10 1-6 1-2 10 2 0 1 0 0 in the fi nal week of the season. The forward later surpassed that Loyola Md. 19 2-2 1-1 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 0 fi ve-game run of double-digit scoring when he hit the 10-point at Bucknell 13 2-3 2-3 1-1 7 0 1 1 1 1 mark six mes over the fi nal four regular-season games and the at Manhattan 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 1 0 two MAAC tournament dates. He was also successful distribu ng Dartmouth 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Siena 12 0-1 0-0 7-8 7 1 1 0 0 0 the ball, pos ng at least one assist in 15 games and three or more at Rider 22 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 4 0 2 0 0 assists in six contests. Monmouth 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2 1 0 Niagara DNP Before Fairfi eld: Saint Peter’s 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 at Marist 20 5-5 0-0 2-3 12 3 1 0 0 0 Milin, a 6-9, 220-pound forward, came to Fairfi eld from Belgrade, Iona 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Serbia and was ranked as a high major player at the 2015 UBA Canisius 12 1-4 0-1 1-1 3 3 0 2 0 0 Showcase in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a member of the Serbian Quinnipiac DNP Junior Na onal Team from 2011-14 and was also a member of KK at Monmouth 14 3-5 1-2 1-4 8 3 0 1 1 1 Manhattan 36 7-12 1-1 4-7 19 9 3 4 0 0 Zeman (Serbia) Junior Team. at Quinnipiac 30 7-10 2-3 2-3 18 7 3 0 0 0 Marist 11 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 at Canisius 22 4-5 0-1 2-2 10 2 0 0 1 1 at Niagara 30 5-12 1-3 2-3 13 3 3 2 1 1 Siena 28 5-7 1-3 5-7 16 5 2 2 0 0 at Saint Peter’s 33 4-11 3-7 5-7 16 6 1 0 0 0 vs. Saint Peter’s* 40 4-12 0-3 2-2 10 9 4 0 0 1 vs. Monmouth* 37 7-15 2-7 0-0 16 9 2 1 1 2 New Hampshire* 15 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 4 0 1 0 0
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #2 Taj Benning Freshman 6-3 185 Bergen Catholic Fair Lawn, N.J. 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - 3 twice-recent at Purdue, 11/18 Rebounds - 5 at Wright State, 11/26 Assists - 3 at Wright State, 11/26 Steals - N/A FG - 1 three times-recent at Wright State, 11/26 3 PT FG - 1 vs. Penn, 11/11 FT - 1 at Purdue, 11/18 Min. - 25 at Wright State, 11/26
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Board Room: After not recording a rebound for the first Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn 9 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 0 me in his fi ve appearances against Gardner-Webb, Taj Benning Loyola Md. 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 responded with a career-high fi ve rebounds against Wright State at Purdue 16 1-2 0-0 1-3 3 3 1 2 1 0 on the following day. The freshman also picked up a personal-best vs Jacksonville 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 2 0 0 0 three assists in that same game, both numbers coming as part of vs Gardner Webb 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 at Wright State 25 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 5 3 1 0 0 his career-high 25 minutes played. at Wagner 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 at LIU-Brooklyn Key Three: Taj Benning scored the fi rst points of his Fairfi eld Old Dominion career with a three-point fi eld goal against Penn. The freshman’s New Hampshire long-range basket was part of the team’s 15-1 run that turned a Saint Peter’s at Manhattan 12-point defi cit into a two-point lead. Benning’s basket ed the at Rider game before Jesus Cruz’s jumper capped the run and gave the Stags at Iona the lead. The basket by Cruz also represented his fi rst points as a Manhattan Stag. at Marist Niagara Rider Before Fairfi eld: Taj Benning is a highly-decorated guard who vs. Quinnipiac Iona looks to make an immediate impact as a freshman. As a sopho- at Monmouth more at Bergen Catholic High School, Benning helped the bas- Siena ketball team capture the Bergen County championship, earning at Niagara a spot on the All-Tournament team. He also received berths to at Canisius Marist the All-Big North Conference fi rst team as well as the All-Bergen Quinnipiac County second team. In his junior season, Benning also captured at Siena All-Tournament honors a er leading the high school to a semifi - Monmouth nal appearance. He ended the year with spots on the All-Coun- ty and All-League fi rst teams. As a senior, Benning garnered an honorable men on berth to the All-State team in addi on to fi rst team accolades for All-County and All-League. He was also honor- able men on MSG Varsity Tristate.
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #5 Aidas Kavaliauskas Sophomore 6-1 175 SPIRE Academy Kaunas, Lithuania 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - Rebounds - Assists - Steals - FG - 3 PT FG - FT - Min. -
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Before Fairfi eld: Aidas Kavaliauskas brings an impressive bas- Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP ketball resume to Fairfi eld University, including a year at SPIRE Loyola Md. DNP Academy in Geneva, Ohio. Kavaliauskas, a 6-1, 175-pound guard, at Purdue DNP was named the Best Point Guard of the European Youth Basket- vs Jacksonville DNP ball League in 2014.Kavaliauskas helped his team capture the Hol- vs Gardner Webb DNP at Wright State DNP land Nordic Tournament championship in 2013. His interna onal at Wagner DNP experience includes playing with the Lithuanian Junior Na onal at LIU-Brooklyn Team in 2011. He was also a member of the European-A Champi- Old Dominion onship Team in that same year. Also in 2011, he was selected to New Hampshire Saint Peter’s the Jordan Brand Classic Camp in 2011, which was for the top 50 at Manhattan players in Europe. at Rider at Iona Manhattan at Marist Niagara Rider vs. Quinnipiac Iona at Monmouth Siena at Niagara at Canisius Marist Quinnipiac at Siena Monmouth
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #11 Alonde Legrand Freshman 6-6 185 BBerkshire Academy Harlem, N.Y. 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - Rebounds - Assists - Steals - FG - 3 PT FG - FT - Min. -
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Before Fairfi eld: Alonde Legrand joins the Fairfi eld University Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP men’s basketball program a er spending last season at Berkshire Loyola Md. DNP Academy in Massachuse s. He was the team’s leading scorer at at Purdue DNP Berkshire in 2016-17. He was among the team’s top shooters, es- vs Jacksonville DNP pecially from the outside, and represented the team’s top three- vs Gardner Webb DNP at Wright State DNP point shoo ng threat. The guard also gained experience with Riv- at Wagner DNP erside Hawks and Harlem United. at LIU-Brooklyn Old Dominion New Hampshire Saint Peter’s at Manhattan at Rider at Iona Manhattan at Marist Niagara Rider vs. Quinnipiac Iona at Monmouth Siena at Niagara at Canisius Marist Quinnipiac at Siena Monmouth
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #12 Kevin Senghore-Peterson Freshman 6-6 220 Myerscough College Frolunda, Sweden 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - 17 at Wagner, 12/1 Rebounds - 8 vs. Jacksonville, 11/24 Assists - 2 at Wagner, 12/1 Steals - N/A FG - 6 at Wagner, 12/1 3 PT FG - 2 at Wagner, 12/1 FT - 3 at Wagner, 12/1 Min. - 28 at Wagner, 12/1
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Doubled Up: Freshman Kevin Senghore-Peterson nearly dou- Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn 7 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 5 0 0 1 0 bled up his six-game total in one evening as the forward established Loyola Md. 11 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 a personal best with 17 points against Wagner. Senghore-Peterson at Purdue 24 4-7 1-3 0-2 9 6 1 2 0 0 came off the bench and ne ed his points in 28 minutes of work, vs Jacksonville 24 3-4 0-1 0-0 6 8 1 1 0 0 connec ng on six of 10 fi eld goal a empts which included a pair vs Gardner Webb 12 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 2 0 1 0 0 at Wright State 25 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 0 of three pointers in four a empts. He entered the game with 19 at Wagner 28 6-10 2-4 3-4 17 4 2 0 1 0 points through his fi rst six games and only one three pointer in fi ve at LIU-Brooklyn tries. Old Dominion New Hampshire On The Rebound: Freshman Kevin Senghore-Peterson leads Saint Peter’s at Manhattan the team in off ensive rebounding with 14 caroms in his seven ap- at Rider pearances. Ma ja Milin is the next closest Stag with eight off ensive at Iona rebounds. Senghore-Peterson is eighth in the MAAC for off ensive Manhattan rebounding, averaging 2.0 per contest. He posted a personal best at Marist Niagara four off ensive caroms against Purdue. Rider vs. Quinnipiac Slam Dunk: Freshman Kevin Senghore-Peterson won the Iona slam dunk contest at the team’s annual Red Sea Madness which at Monmouth offi cially ps off the basketball season on campus. The freshman Siena at Niagara used a variety of dunks to compete against his teammates but in at Canisius the end the judges selected Senghore-Peterson as the best. Marist Quinnipiac at Siena Before Fairfi eld: Kevin Senghore-Peterson brings a great deal Monmouth of interna onal experience to the Fairfi eld University basketball team, playing with the Sweden na onal program since 2013. During his fi ve years with the program, the forward averaged 9.9 points and 8.6 rebounds. He has the ability to dominate a game as illustrated by his nine double-digit scoring games and seven contests with 10 or more rebounds. He posted a personal-best 18 points against Finland during the 2013 campaign and registered an impressive 18 rebounds (16 defensive) against Switzerland during the 2014 season.
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #15 Wassef Methnani Freshman 6-8 208 The Knox School Kairoun, Tunisia 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - 20 vs. Penn, 11/11 Rebounds - 8 vs. Penn, 11/11 Assists - 4 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 Steals - 1 three times-recent vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 FG - 8 vs. Penn, 11/11 3 PT FG - 2 vs. Penn, 11/11 FT - 2 vs. Penn, 11/11 Min. - 26 vs. Penn, 11/11
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Weekly Honors: Senior Tyler Nelson and freshman Wassef Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn 26 8-13 2-4 2-2 20 8 1 2 3 1 Methnani earned weekly honors from the Metro Atlan c Athle c Loyola Md. 16 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 7 4 4 2 1 Conference (MAAC) on Monday. Nelson secured the Player of the at Purdue 12 2-7 0-3 0-0 4 3 0 5 1 0 Week a er scoring 30 points in the team’s win over Penn. Methnani vs Jacksonville 16 2-6 0-3 0-0 4 4 0 0 0 0 collected the Rookie of the Week following his 20-point, eight- vs Gardner Webb 11 2-5 1-2 0-0 5 1 1 3 0 1 at Wright State 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 rebound debut against the Quakers. at Wagner 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 0 at LIU-Brooklyn Dynamic Debut: Wassef Methnani registered 20 points in his Old Dominion fi rst game as a Stag, the best single-game scoring performance by New Hampshire a freshman in a season opener since Kyle Commodore posted 22 Saint Peter’s at Manhattan points in his debut in the 1995-96 campaign. Commodore scored at Rider all but one of his points from behind the three-point arc, making at Iona seven of nine shots from long range. Methnani connected on 8 of Manhattan 13 shots from the fi eld including two three pointers against Penn, at Marist Niagara which helped him earn MAAC Rookie of the Week. Rider vs. Quinnipiac Double-Double: Freshman Wassef Methnani secured a double- Iona double in the Bridgeport exhibi on when he posted 13 points and at Monmouth grabbed 11 rebounds in 22 minutes as a reserve. The forward/ Siena at Niagara center made six of nine fi eld goal a empts and grabbed nine de- at Canisius fensive rebounds in the eff ort. Methnani was the top rebounder Marist in the two exhibi on games, averaging 8.5 caroms per contest. Quinnipiac at Siena Monmouth Before Fairfi eld: Wassef Methnani joins the Fairfi eld Univer- sity men’s basketball program a er spending last season at The Knox School. He played at Knox along with current teammate Omar El-Sheikh. Methnani developed into one of the program’s top big men, especially with his defensive abili es. The forward was among the team’s top shot blockers at The Knox School. He brings interna onal experience to the program, having repre- sented Tunisia in several interna onal tournaments, including a 14-point, fi ve-rebound eff ort against Rwanda in the FIBA Afrobas- ket 2017 tournament.
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #23 Ferron Flavors Jr. Sophomore 6-4 180 Stone Mountain CC Federal Way, Wash. 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - 20 vs Jacksonville, 11/24 Rebounds - 9 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 Assists - 2 twice-recent vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14 Steals - 2 twice-recent vs Jacksonville, 11/24 FG - 7 vs Jacksonville, 11/24 3 PT FG - 5 vs Jacksonville, 11/24 FT - 3 vs. Penn, 11/11 Min. - 36 vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/14
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Role Reversal: When Head Coach Sydney Johnson reversed Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn* 30 2-7 1-5 3-4 8 7 2 2 0 1 the roles of Ferron Flavors Jr. and Jesus Cruz, he could not have Loyola Md.* 36 4-9 2-7 1-2 11 9 2 1 0 2 imagined how the two would fl ourish in their new roles. Since the at Purdue* 28 4-11 4-9 1-2 13 3 1 2 0 1 switch was made prior to the Gardner-Webb game, Cruz is averag- vs Jacksonville* 33 7-15 5-11 1-1 20 0 1 0 0 2 ing 11 points and two steals per game while Flavors Jr. owns a 11.3 vs Gardner Webb 18 2-6 2-6 0-0 6 3 0 0 0 1 at Wright State 31 5-16 4-11 0-0 14 3 0 0 0 0 scoring average in his three games off the bench. Cruz averaged 7.0 at Wagner 29 4-8 4-8 2-2 14 0 0 0 0 0 points as a reserve before ge ng the star ng nods, while Flavors at LIU-Brooklyn Jr. owned a 13.0 scoring average as a starter in the fi rst four games. Old Dominion New Hampshire Rising Stock: Ferron Flavors Jr. saw his scoring average improve Saint Peter’s at Manhattan in each of the fi rst four games this season. The sophomore started at Rider the year with nine points against Penn and followed up with 11 at Iona points versus Loyola. He surpassed that eff ort with a 13-point night Manhattan at Purdue before pos ng a season-high 20 points in the Jacksonville at Marist Niagara game. He is the only newcomer on Fairfi eld’s roster to hit double Rider fi gures three mes this year. vs. Quinnipiac Iona Top Rebounder: Although known for his scoring abili es, Fer- at Monmouth ron Flavors Jr. has been just as eff ec ve on the boards, averaging a Siena at Niagara co-leading eight rebounds per game for the Stags. He just missed at Canisius a double-double with his 11 points and nine rebounds against Marist Loyola. The nine rebounds are the most by a Fairfi eld newcomer Quinnipiac this season. at Siena Monmouth Flavorful: Ferron Flavors Jr., who came to Fairfi eld a er a sea- son at Stone Mountain Community College, was the only newcomer to average in double fi gures through the two exhibi on games, registering 16 points in each of the contests. The sophomore shot a empts. He played scholas c basketball at Federal Way High 58 percent from behind the three-point line, making seven of 12 School where he averaged 12 points and three rebounds per a empts. game as a senior, helping the team capture its second straight Washington state championship. He was named to the All-State Tournament team and named the tournament most valuable Before Fairfi eld: Ferron Flavors Jr. comes to the Fairfi eld Uni- player in 2016. He earned fi rst team All-City honors and was a versity basketball program a er spending last season with South member of the Associated Press All-State team (honorable men- Mountain Community College. During his stay, Flavors averaged on). 17.6 points and an assist per game during his 28 appearances. The guard ne ed 20 or more points in 12 games a year ago, post- ing a season high 28 points three mes. His last 28-point eff ort came in a 126-123 triple over me win against Tohono O’odham Community College, ne ng eight of his 12 three-point fi eld goal
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #24 Jesus Cruz Freshman 6-5 210 Loomis Chaffee Carolina, Puerto Rico 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - 15 at Wright State, 11/26 Rebounds - 6 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Assists - 4 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 Steals - 4 twice-recent vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25 FG - 5 at Wright State, 11/26 3 PT FG - 2 twice-recent at Wright State, 11/26 FT - 3 twice-recent at Wright State, 11/26 Min. - 40 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/25
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Role Reversal: When Head Coach Sydney Johnson reversed Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn 29 3-6 0-2 0-0 6 3 0 2 1 2 the roles of Ferron Flavors Jr. and Jesus Cruz, he could not have Loyola Md. 21 1-4 0-0 3-4 5 2 1 1 0 2 imagined how the two would fl ourish in their new roles. Since the at Purdue 26 4-9 2-4 0-1 10 5 2 1 0 4 switch was made prior to the Gardner-Webb game, Cruz is averag- vs Jacksonville 20 3-10 1-6 0-0 7 1 0 2 0 2 ing 11 points and two steals per game while Flavors Jr. owns a 11.3 vs Gardner Webb* 40 4-11 1-6 2-3 11 6 4 1 0 4 at Wright State* 29 5-6 2-3 3-5 15 5 2 1 0 1 scoring average in his three games off the bench. Cruz averaged 7.0 at Wagner* 26 2-9 0-2 3-4 7 2 1 2 1 1 points as a reserve before ge ng the star ng nods, while Flavors at LIU-Brooklyn Jr. owned a 13.0 scoring average as a starter in the fi rst four games. Old Dominion New Hampshire NaƟ onal Stats: Jesus Cruz is ed for 40th in Division I for steals Saint Peter’s at Manhattan per game, averaging 2.29 per contest (as of December 4). His 2.29 at Rider steals per game is the 18th highest average on the list with several at Iona individuals being ed at each average. Cruz has 16 steals in seven Manhattan games and represents 38 percent of the team’s 42 steals to date. at Marist Niagara Rider One And Only: Jesus Cruz has at least one steal in each of his vs. Quinnipiac seven games this season, including the team’s lone steal against Iona Wright State. It did stop his streak of mul ple steal games which at Monmouth stood at fi ve before his one steal in the November 28 game. Cruz’s Siena at Niagara season high stands at four steals in a game set at Purdue and also at Canisius versus Gardner Webb. Marist Quinnipiac First Time: Guard Jesus Cruz earned his fi rst career start in the at Siena Gardner-Webb game and responded by se ng personal bests with Monmouth 11 points and six rebounds as well as tying his career high with four steals. The freshman also played all 40 minutes in the game, the fi rst me that he went the distance in a contest. Cruz received the nod in lieu of Ferron Flavors Jr., who started the fi rst four games. more than 10 points. The guard also earned a steal along with Foursome: Jesus Cruz accounted for four of the Stags’ fi ve three rebounds steals at Purdue, becoming the most steals by a Stag since Jerome Segura picked up four steals against Boston College and Penn in Before Fairfi eld: Jesus Cruz comes off a successful s nt consecu ve games last season. The total was the most by a fresh- with Puerto Rico at the FIBA U-19 tournament, helping his team man since Cur s Cobb posted four steals against Marist during the placed ninth in the championship tournament. He fi nished eighth 2015-16 season. Earlier that season, freshman Jerry Johnson Jr. in scoring with a 13.4 scoring average and second in steals for accumulated fi ve steals in the win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. the tournament. The guard a ended St. Francis School in Puerto Rico before enrolling at Immaculata-LaSalle High School in Mi- Dynamic Debut: Jesus Cruz started his Fairfi eld career in the ami. From there, Cruz spent a year at the Loomis Chaff ee School Hofstra exhibi on game by garnering a spot in the star ng lineup where he also played basketball. and fi nished the game with 12 points, the only freshman to reach double fi gures and one of four Fairfi eld student-athletes to score Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #30 Omar El-Sheikh Freshman 6-7 195 The Knox School Cairo, Egypt 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - 11 at Wagner, 12/1 Rebounds - 9 at Wagner, 12/1 Assists - 3 at Wagner, 12/1 Steals - 1 at Wagner, 12/1 FG -3 at Wagner, 12/1 3 PT FG - N/A FT - 5 at Wagner, 12/1 Min. - 24 at Wagner, 12/1
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Another Debut: Fairfi eld witnessed another dynamic debut in Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP the Wagner game as Omar El-Sheikh played his fi rst game as a Stag. Loyola Md. DNP The freshman just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine at Purdue DNP rebounds along with three assists, three blocks, and a steal without vs Jacksonville DNP a turnover in 24 minutes of work. In the season opener, Wassef vs Gardner Webb DNP at Wright State DNP Methnani turned heads with his dynamic debut that included 20 at Wagner 24 3-4 0-0 5-7 11 9 3 0 3 1 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks. at LIU-Brooklyn Old Dominion Before Fairfi eld: Omar El-Sheikh comes to the Fairfi eld Uni- New Hampshire versity basketball program a er spending last season at The Saint Peter’s Knox School, a teammate of Stags classmate Wassef Methnani. at Manhattan at Rider El-Sheikh’s most recent me on the hardwood came over the at Iona summer when he played in the FIBA U-19 world championship Manhattan in Egypt. El-Sheikh averaged 8.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.3 at Marist assists in his six appearances for the na onal team. He placed Niagara Rider 16th in rebounding among tournament players, highlighted by his vs. Quinnipiac 10-carom night against Japan. Iona at Monmouth Siena at Niagara at Canisius Marist Quinnipiac at Siena Monmouth
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #35 Aziz Sultan Essa Freshman 6-9 250 Brewster Academy Kuwait City, Kuwait 2017-18 Season & Career Highs Points - Rebounds - Assists - Steals - FG - 3 PT FG - FT - Min. -
Notebook 2017-18 Game By Game
Before Fairfi eld: Aziz Sultan Essa joins the Fairfi eld University Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP basketball program a er spending two seasons at Brewster Acad- Loyola Md. DNP emy. In his senior season, the team won the 2017 Prep Na onal at Purdue DNP Championship with a 32-1 record. He also spent me at South vs Jacksonville DNP Kent School in Connec cut. Essa also has interna onal experi- vs Gardner Webb DNP at Wright State DNP ence, playing for his country from the me he was 12 years old at Wagner DNP through the age of 16. at LIU-Brooklyn Old Dominion New Hampshire Saint Peter’s at Manhattan at Rider at Iona Manhattan at Marist Niagara Rider vs. Quinnipiac Iona at Monmouth Siena at Niagara at Canisius Marist Quinnipiac at Siena Monmouth
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Sydney Johnson Sydney Johnson became the 12th head coach to oversee the Fairfi eld University men’s basketball program when he was introduced in April, 2011. Johnson joined the Stags program J Johnsonohnson aatt FFairfiairfi eldeld a er spending four seasons as the head coach at his alma mater SeasonSeason O Overallverall MAACMAAC Princeton University. 2011-122011-12 22-1522-15 12-612-6 Head Coach Sydney Johnson begins his seventh season 2012-132012-13 19-1619-16 9-99-9 at Fairfi eld University, leading the Stags to the postseason 2013-142013-14 7-257-25 4-164-16 in four of those campaigns. The 2011-12 Stags reached the MAAC Tournament Championship game, the CollegeInsider. 2014-152014-15 7-247-24 5-155-15 com Tournament (CIT) semifi nals, and defeated Arizona State, 2015-162015-16 19-1419-14 12-812-8 Old Dominion, and Iona, among others, en route to a 22-win season. In 2012-13, the Stags earned another postseason berth 2016-172016-17 16-1516-15 11-911-9 as a par cipant in the 2013 CIT. 2017-182017-18 3-33-3 0-00-0 Fairfi eld posted 41 victories under Coach Johnson in his fi rst TotalsTotals 93-11293-112 53-6353-63 two seasons and 90 wins overall. His 41 wins through his fi rst two campaigns es him for the most by any Fairfi eld men’s basketball coach through his fi rst two seasons. The Stags three J Johnsonohnson aatt PPrincetonrinceton postseason wins in 2012-13 were the most by any team in SeasonSeason OverallOverall I Ivyvy school history. Fairfi eld also led the MAAC in scoring defense 2007-082007-08 6-236-23 3-113-11 at 61.1 ppg in his inaugural season. 2008-092008-09 13-1413-14 8-68-6 Since his arrival, seven Fairfi eld student-athletes have signed 2009-102009-10 22-922-9 11-311-3 professional contracts, namely Rakim Sanders (Israel), Ryan Olander.(Lithuania), Derek Needham (Lithuania), Colin Nickerson (Canada), Maurice Barrow (Austria), Marcus Gilbert (Italy), and Amadou Sidibe (Spain). 2010-112010-11 25-725-7 12-212-2 TotalsTotals 66-5366-53 34-2234-22 At Princeton, Johnson led the Tigers to the 2010-11 Ivy League championship and an automa c berth to the NCAA tournament. Princeton took the University of Kentucky to the fi nal seconds before dropping a 59-57 decision in the NCAA tournament second round. It marked the second straight season that the program C Careerareer CCoachingoaching TTotalsotals advanced to postseason play, playing in the College Basketball Invita onal (CBI) in 2009-10. During his tenure, Johnson owned a 66-53 record as the Tigers’ head coach. Overall:Overall: 158-163158-163 Conference:Conference: 887-857-85 Johnson helped turn around the Princeton program in his four-year stay as the Tigers posted a 6-23 overall record and a 3-11 Ivy League slate in his fi rst season. A er improving to 13-14 overall and 8-6 in Ivy play in 2008-09, Johnson led Princeton to its fi rst 20-win season since 2004 when the team fi nished the year with a 22-9 overall record. This year, the Tigers ed the second-highest win total in Princeton history with a 25-7 mark.
Under his guidance, Princeton has become one of the top defensive teams in the country. The Tigers led the na on in scoring defense during the 2009-10 season, allowing fewer total points (1652) and fewest points per game (53.3) than any other Division I team that year.
Johnson was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year by Collegeinsider.com following the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.
Before taking over the Princeton program, Johnson was an assistant coach at Georgetown University under John Thompson III. He helped the Hoyas advance to the program’s fi rst Final Four in 22 years. Georgetown owned a 30-7 record that season, winning the Big East regular season and tournament tles. Georgetown advanced to the postseason in all three of his years as an assistant coach which included two NCAA tournaments and one NIT berth.
Johnson also experienced postseason play as a student-athlete, leading the Tigers to the NCAA tourna- ment during the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons. In the 1996 tournament, Princeton upset defending na onal champion UCLA to advance to the second round.
As a student-athlete, Johnson earned the 1997 Ivy League Player of the Year as well as an All-Ivy League fi rst team honors in 1995-96 and 1996-97. He is the only three- me captain in Princeton men’s basketball history. He earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 1997, but decided to con nue his basketball career overseas.
He was a starter for Gorizia Pallacanestro in Italy and helped the team capture the Italian Second Division championship. The following season, he was part of another championship team as Reggio Calabria won the league tle.
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball 2017-18 Fairfi eld University Basketball Roster
No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. High School Hometown
0 Olivier Cadieux So. G/F 6-4 205 Brebeuf Jesuit Montreal, Canada
1 Jerome Segura Sr. G 5-11 175 Langham Creek Houston, Texas
2 Taj Benning Fr. G 6-3 185 Bergen Catholic Fair Lawn, N.J.
3 Tyler Nelson Sr. G 6-3 180 Central Catholic Bradford, Mass.
4 Jared Harper Jr. G 6-1 180 Suffi eld Academy Los Angeles, Calif.
5 Aidas Kavaliauskas So. G 6-1 175 SPIRE Academy Kaunas, Lithuania
10 Thomas Nolan R-So. G 6-3 195 Fairfi eld Prep Trumbull, Conn.
11 Alonde Legrand Fr. G 6-5 185 Berkshire Harlem, N.Y.
12 Kevin Senghore-Peterson Fr. F 6-6 220 Myerscough Coll. Frolunda, Sweden
13 Jonathan Kasibabu Jr. F 6-8 240 Westtown (Pa.) Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo
14 Matija Milin Jr. F 6-9 215 Sports Gymnasium Belgrade, Serbia
15 Wassef Methnani Fr. F 6-8 208 The Knox School Kairoun, Tunisia
23 Ferron Flavors Jr. So. G 6-4 180 Stone Mountain CC Federal Way, Wash.
24 Jesus Cruz Fr. G 6-5 210 Loomis Chaffee Carolina, Puerto Rico
30 Omar El-Sheik Fr. F 6-7 195 The Knox School Cairo, Egypt
35 Aziz Sultan Essa Fr. F 6-9 250 Brewster Academy Kuwait City, Kuwait
Head Coach: Sydney Johnson (Princeton ’97) Seventh Season Assistant Coaches: Tyson Wheeler (Rhode Island ’98) Eighth Season, Mitch Buonaguro (Boston College ’75) Third Season, Tom Parrotta (Fordham ’88) Third Season Director of Basketball Operations: Steven Elmore (Princeton ’12) First Season Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Andrew Leone (Fairfi eld ’17) First Season
Pronunciation Guide
#0 Olivier Cadieux (Oh-live-ee-yea Cah-zhue) #14 Matija Milin (Mah-tee-uh Mill-in)
#1 Jerome Segura (Sah-gur-ah) #15 Wassef Methnani (Wah-sif Meth-non-ee)
#5 Aidas Kavaliauskas (Eye-dis Cav-uh-lau-skus) #35 Aziz Essa (Ah-zeez Es-suh)
#11 Alonde Legrand (Ah-lon-day La-grand)
#13 Jonathan Kasibabu (Cas-ah-ba-boo)
Game Notes - The Houston Game - December 6, 2017 2017-18 Fairfield Men's Basketball Fairfield University Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 01, 2017) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 3-4 2-0 0-4 1-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-4 2-0 0-4 1-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 Nelson, Tyler 7-7 234 33.4 45-115 .3 9 1 12-44 .2 7 3 38-45 .8 4 4 6 26 32 4.6 6 0 24 17 0 6 140 20.0 23 Flavors Jr., Ferron 7-4 205 29.3 28-72 .3 8 9 22-57 .3 8 6 8-11 .7 2 7 2 23 25 3.6 15 0 6 5 0 7 86 12.3 30 El-Sheikh, Omar 1-0 24 24.0 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 5-7 .7 1 4 2 7 9 9.0 4 0 3 0 3 1 11 11.0 24 Cruz, Jesus 7-3 191 27.3 22-55 .4 0 0 6-23 .2 6 1 11-17 .6 4 7 5 19 24 3.4 19 0 10 10 2 16 61 8.7 13 Kasibabu, Jonathan 7-7 151 21.6 20-35 .5 7 1 3-9 .3 3 3 12-17 .7 0 6 6 18 24 3.4 23 0 6 17 5 2 55 7.9 14 Milin, Matija 7-7 153 21.9 19-39 .4 8 7 4-14 .2 8 6 8-11 .7 2 7 8 30 38 5.4 16 0 12 10 1 2 50 7.1 15 Methnani, Wassef 7-0 95 13.6 16-38 .4 2 1 3-16 .1 8 8 2-2 1.000 5 18 23 3.3 15 0 8 15 6 3 37 5.3 12 Peterson, Kevin 7-0 131 18.7 15-28 .5 3 6 3-9 .3 3 3 3-8 .3 7 5 14 19 33 4.7 11 0 4 5 2 0 36 5.1 01 Segura, Jerome 7-7 139 19.9 5-19 .2 6 3 0-3 .0 0 0 4-7 .5 7 1 1 10 11 1.6 10 0 14 13 0 5 14 2.0 02 Benning, Taj 7-0 73 10.4 3-10 .3 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 1-3 .3 3 3 5 11 16 2.3 9 0 9 3 1 0 8 1.1 10 Nolan, Thomas 2-0 4 2.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 Team 9 14 23 Total...... 7 1400 176-416 .4 2 3 54-180 .3 0 0 93-130 .7 1 5 63 195 258 36.9 128 0 96 95 20 42 499 71.3 Opponents...... 7 1400 183-417 .4 3 9 66-175 .3 7 7 89-132 .6 7 4 62 201 263 37.6 126 - 94 89 18 47 521 74.4
TEAM STATISTICS FFD OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 499 521 11/11/17 PENN W 80-72 1672 Points per game 71.3 74.4 11/14/17 LOYOLA W 64-52 1231 Scoring margin -3.1 - 11.18.17 at Purdue L 64-106 14804 FIELD GOALS-ATT 176-416 183-417 11/24/17 at Jacksonville L 84-92 0 Field goal pct .4 2 3 .4 3 9 11/25/17 vs Gardner-Webb W 75-64 0 3 POINT FG-ATT 54-180 66-175 11/26/17 at Wright State L 56-57 3045 3-point FG pct .3 0 0 .3 7 7 12/1/17 at WAGNER L 76-78 793 3-pt FG made per game 7.7 9.4 FREE THROWS-ATT 93-130 89-132 * - MAAC game Free throw pct .7 1 5 .6 7 4 F-Throws made per game 13.3 12.7 REBOUNDS 258 263 Rebounds per game 36.9 37.6 Rebounding margin -0.7 - ASSISTS 96 94 Assists per game 13.7 13.4 TURNOVERS 95 89 Turnovers per game 13.6 12.7 Turnover margin -0.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.1 STEALS 42 47 Steals per game 6.0 6.7 BLOCKS 20 18 Blocks per game 2.9 2.6 ATTENDANCE 2903 18642 Home games-Avg/Game 2-1452 4-4660 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Fairfield University 237 262 499 Opponents 272 249 521 2017-18 Fairfield Men's Basketball Fairfield University Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 01, 2017) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg PENN 11/11/17 80-72 W 28-56 .5 0 0 4-17 .2 3 5 20-24 .8 3 3 7 40 47 47.0 22 13 16 5 5 80 80.0 LOYOLA 11/14/17 64-52 W 21-58 .3 6 2 5-23 .2 1 7 17-23 .7 3 9 12 33 45 46.0 14 11 14 2 8 64 72.0 at Purdue 11.18.17 64-106 L 24-60 .4 0 0 11-30 .3 6 7 5-13 .3 8 5 9 25 34 42.0 18 12 22 4 5 64 69.3 at Jacksonville 11/24/17 84-92 L 31-67 .4 6 3 11-38 .2 8 9 11-14 .7 8 6 6 23 29 38.8 21 16 9 0 9 84 73.0 vs Gardner-Webb 11/25/17 75-64 W 26-60 .4 3 3 9-26 .3 4 6 14-20 .7 0 0 10 21 31 37.2 14 19 11 2 9 75 73.4 at Wright State 11/26/17 56-57 L 22-55 .4 0 0 7-22 .3 1 8 5-7 .7 1 4 10 24 34 36.7 15 9 15 2 1 56 70.5 at WAGNER 12/1/17 76-78 L 24-60 .4 0 0 7-24 .2 9 2 21-29 .7 2 4 9 29 38 36.9 24 16 8 5 5 76 71.3 Fairfield University 499 176-416 . 4 2 3 54-180 . 3 0 0 93-130 . 7 1 5 63 195 258 36.9 128 96 95 20 42 499 71.3 Opponents 521 183-417 . 4 3 9 66-175 . 3 7 7 89-132 . 6 7 4 62 201 263 37.6 126 94 89 18 47 521 74.4
Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 36.9 Points/game: 71.3 Assists/game: 13.7 FG Pct: 42.3 Turnovers/game: 13.6 3FG Pct: 30.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 FT Pct: 71.5 Steals/game: 6.0 Blocks/game: 2.9 2017-18 Fairfield Men's Basketball Fairfield University Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 01, 2017) All games
01 02 03 10 12 13 14 Opponent Date Score SEGURA,JER BENNING,TA NELSON,TYL NOLAN,THOM PETERSON,K KASIBABU,J MILIN,MATI PENN 11/11/17 80-72 W 2 - 1 - 1 3 - 3 - 0 3 0 - 7 - 6 DNP 0 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 9 - 5 - 3 LOYOLA 11/14/17 64-52 W 6 - 3 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 1 2 - 3 - 2 DNP 0 - 5 - 0 1 2 - 2 - 0 1 8 - 1 1 - 0 at Purdue 11.18.17 64-106 L 0 - 0 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 1 6 - 6 - 2 1 - 0 - 0 9 - 6 - 1 3 - 0 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 at Jacksonville 11/24/17 84-92 L 4 - 3 - 6 0 - 3 - 2 2 8 - 4 - 4 DNP 6 - 8 - 1 1 3 - 2 - 0 2 - 3 - 2 vs Gardner-Webb 11/25/17 75-64 W 2 - 3 - 3 0 - 0 - 1 2 6 - 1 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 1 5 - 6 - 3 8 - 6 - 3 at Wright State 11/26/17 56-57 L 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 5 - 3 6 - 3 - 2 DNP 2 - 3 - 0 9 - 5 - 0 6 - 8 - 2 at WAGNER 12/1/17 76-78 L 0 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 1 2 2 - 8 - 4 DNP 1 7 - 4 - 2 1 - 4 - 1 2 - 1 - 0
15 23 24 30 Opponent Date Score METHNANI,W FLAVORS JR CRUZ,JESUS EL-SHEIKH, PENN 11/11/17 80-72 W 2 0 - 8 - 1 8 - 7 - 2 6 - 3 - 0 DNP LOYOLA 11/14/17 64-52 W 0 - 7 - 4 1 1 - 9 - 2 5 - 2 - 1 DNP at Purdue 11.18.17 64-106 L 4 - 3 - 0 1 3 - 3 - 1 1 0 - 5 - 2 DNP at Jacksonville 11/24/17 84-92 L 4 - 4 - 0 2 0 - 0 - 1 7 - 1 - 0 DNP vs Gardner-Webb 11/25/17 75-64 W 5 - 1 - 1 6 - 3 - 0 1 1 - 6 - 4 DNP at Wright State 11/26/17 56-57 L 2 - 0 - 0 1 4 - 3 - 0 1 5 - 5 - 2 DNP at WAGNER 12/1/17 76-78 L 2 - 0 - 2 1 4 - 0 - 0 7 - 2 - 1 1 1 - 9 - 3 2017-18 Fairfield Men's Basketball Fairfield University Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 01, 2017) All games
Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls PENN 36/33 44/39 80-72 +8 28-56/26-72 .500/.361 4-17/9-39 .235/.231 20-24/11-19 .833/.579 47/38 +9 13/14 16/9 5/3 5/6 22/21 LOYOLA 30/21 34/31 64-52 +12 21-58/18-56 .362/.321 5-23/7-25 .217/.280 17-23/9-12 .739/.750 45/36 +9 11/8 14/17 2/2 8/9 14/20 Purdue 28/58 36/48 64-106 (42) 24-60/38-74 .400/.514 11-30/19-31 .367/.613 5-13/11-17 .385/.647 34/42 (8) 12/23 22/9 4/5 5/11 18/16 Jacksonville 37/58 47/34 84-92 (8) 31-67/31-56 .463/.554 11-38/11-20 .289/.550 11-14/19-26 .786/.731 29/40 (11) 16/13 9/15 0/2 9/4 21/16 Gardner-Webb 44/29 31/35 75-64 +11 26-60/24-49 .433/.490 9-26/8-22 .346/.364 14-20/8-11 .700/.727 31/33 (2) 19/14 11/19 2/0 9/3 14/18 Wright State 29/36 27/21 56-57 (1) 22-55/23-53 .400/.434 7-22/2-12 .318/.167 5-7/9-12 .714/.750 34/32 +2 9/8 15/10 2/1 1/10 15/11 WAGNER 33/37 43/41 76-78 (2) 24-60/23-57 .400/.404 7-24/10-26 .292/.385 21-29/22-35 .724/.629 38/42 (4) 16/14 8/10 5/5 5/4 24/24
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Penn vs Fairfield Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics 11/11/17 1:00 pm at Bridgeport, Conn. - Webster Bank Arena Loyola vs Fairfield University 11/14/17 7:00 pm at Bridgeport, Conn. - Webster Bank Arena Penn 72 • 0-1 Loyola 52 • 0-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Rothschild, Max * 0-10-00-00334 0110014 22 Gregory, Cam f 3-60-01-21782 7020133 02 Woods, Antonio * 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 41 Langendoerfer, Ian f 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 21 04 Foreman, Darnell * 4-112-77-8000217420133 02 Walker, Andre g 9-215-114-4145427130138 21 Betley, Ryan * 7-18 3-11 3-4 4 6 10 4 20 0 2 2 1 32 05 Fives, James g 2-8 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 3 5 0 2 0 0 33 25 Brodeur, AJ * 6-120-41-4134213411035 10 Kostecka, Andrew g 1-40-23-40445 5131322 05 Donahue, Jackson 2-12 1-7 0-1 2 4 6 3 5 2 1 0 1 26 00 Hart, Isaiah 2-8 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 2 3 0 1 19 10 Wood, Caleb 3-63-40-00001 9010011 04 Provo, Nevell 0-30-20-00111 0110113 12 Goodman, Devon 4-10 0-4 0-1 0 3 3 3 8 3 1 0 2 28 15 Norton, Sam 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 Scott, Eddie 0-00-00-00110 00000 3 23 Holcombe, Brent 1-20-11-20441 3121119 14 Jones, Sam 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2 3 5 20 MacDonald, Matt 0-00-00-00000 00000 2 Totals 18-56 7-25 9-12 7 29 36 20 52 8 17 2 9 200 24 Simmons, Jarrod 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 40 Dwyer, Dan 0-00-00-10220 00000 3 FG % 1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 18-56 32.1% Deadball Team 6 2 8 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 7-25 28.0% Rebounds Totals 26-72 9-39 11-19 13 25 38 21 72 14 9 3 6 200 FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 9-12 75.0% 1
FG % 1st Half: 12-34 35.3% 2nd half: 14-38 36.8% Game: 26-72 36.1% Deadball Fairfield University 64 • 2-0 3FG % 1st Half: 4-21 19.0% 2nd half: 5-18 27.8% Game: 9-39 23.1% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 11-19 57.9% 1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Fairfield 80 • 1-0 13 Kasibabu, Jonathan f 4-50-14-4112412020021 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 14 Milin, Matija f 7-10 2-3 2-3 3 8 11 3 18 0 1 0 1 33 01 Segura, Jerome g 1-50-14-60331 6120123 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Nelson, Tyler g 4-16 1-6 3-4 2 1 3 1 12 2 3 0 1 31 01 Segura, Jerome * 1-20-00-00112 2140015 23 Flavors Jr., Ferron g 4-92-71-2099111210236 03 Nelson, Tyler * 9-18 0-4 12-13 0 7 7 1 30 6 0 0 1 37 02 Benning, Taj 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 13 Kasibabu, Jonathan * 1-20-10-00554 2050018 12 Peterson, Kevin 0-30-10-02351 0000011 14 Milin, Matija * 3-5 0-0 3-4 0 5 5 4 9 3 1 0 0 29 15 Methnani, Wassef 0-5 0-4 0-0 3 4 7 2 0 4 4 2 1 16 23 Flavors Jr., Ferron * 2-71-53-42573 8220130 24 Cruz, Jesus 1-40-03-41121 5110221 02 Benning, Taj 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 Team 0 2 2 12 Peterson, Kevin 0-20-00-11450 00010 7 Totals 21-58 5-23 17-23 12 33 45 14 64 11 14 2 8 200 15 Methnani, Wassef 8-13 2-4 2-2 1 7 8 4 20 1 2 3 1 26 24 Cruz, Jesus 3-60-20-01234 6021229 FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 21-58 36.2% Deadball Team 0 3 3 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 5-23 21.7% Rebounds Totals 28-56 4-17 20-24 7 40 47 22 80 13 16 5 5 200 FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 17-23 73.9% 2
FG % 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 14-23 60.9% Game: 28-56 50.0% Deadball Officials: D.J. Carstensen, Earl Walton, Andy O'Brien 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 4-17 23.5% Rebounds Technical fouls: Loyola-None. Fairfield University-None. FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 15-18 83.3% Game: 20-24 83.3% 0 Attendance: 1231
Officials: Paul Szeic, Brandon Cruz, William Flowers Jr. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Technical fouls: Penn-None. Fairfield-None. Loyola 21 31 52 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Attendance: 1672 LOYOLA 22 10 8 8 8 Fairfield University 30 34 64 FFD 28 15 9 7 5 In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Last FG - LOYOLA 2nd-00:18, FFD 2nd-01:02. Score tied - 4 times. Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Penn 33 39 72 Largest lead - LOYOLA by 8 1st-09:35, FFD by 17 2nd-15:29. Lead changed - 2 times. PENN 26 16 12 7 22 LOYOLA led for 08:55. FFD led for 26:46. Game was tied for 04:19. Fairfield 36 44 80 FFD 36 12 4 4 29
Last FG - PENN 2nd-00:22, FFD 2nd-00:25. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - PENN by 12 1st-08:16, FFD by 11 2nd-00:47. Lead changed - 3 times. PENN led for 14:53. FFD led for 22:34. Game was tied for 02:33.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Fairfield vs Purdue Fairfield vs Jacksonville 11.18.17 7:00 PM ET at West Lafayette, Ind. / Mackey Arena 11/24/17 4:30 pm at Wright State Nutter Center
Fairfield 64 • 2-1 Fairfield 84 • 2-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Kasibabu, Jonathan f 1-40-11-20003 3211016 13 Kasibabu, Jonathan f 5-61-22-5202313020024 14 Milin, Matija f 2-5 1-4 0-0 1 3 4 1 5 2 3 1 0 28 14 Milin, Matija f 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 10 01 Segura, Jerome g 0-10-00-00001 0120018 01 Segura, Jerome g 2-40-10-01231 4620329 03 Nelson, Tyler g 6-13 3-5 1-1 2 4 6 0 16 2 4 0 0 28 03 Nelson, Tyler g 8-18 4-11 8-8 1 3 4 2 28 4 0 0 2 36 23 Flavors Jr., Ferron g 4-114-91-2033213120128 23 Flavors Jr., Ferron g 7-155-111-1000420100233 02 Benning, Taj 1-2 0-0 1-3 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 0 16 02 Benning, Taj 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 10 Nolan, Thomas 0-10-11-20000 10000 4 12 Peterson, Kevin 3-40-10-02681 6110024 12 Peterson, Kevin 4-7 1-3 0-2 4 2 6 4 9 1 2 0 0 24 15 Methnani, Wassef 2-6 0-3 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 16 15 Methnani, Wassef 2-70-30-00333 4051012 24 Cruz, Jesus 3-101-60-00114 7020220 24 Cruz, Jesus 4-9 2-4 0-1 0 5 5 1 10 2 1 0 4 26 Team 0 1 1 Team 134 Totals 31-67 11-38 11-14 6 23 29 21 84 16 9 0 9 200 Totals 24-60 11-30 5-13 9 25 34 18 64 12 22 4 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 18-36 50.0% Game: 31-67 46.3% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 13-34 38.2% Game: 24-60 40.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-17 17.6% 2nd half: 8-21 38.1% Game: 11-38 28.9% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 11-30 36.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 3-3 100.0 Game: 11-14 78.6% 0 FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 5-13 38.5% 4,3 Jacksonville 92 • 2-3 Purdue 106 • 4-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 HOGAN, Jace f 9-140-04-5279222201037 12 Edwards, Vincent f 8-124-51-15611321210122 33 HELGELAND, Cody f 4-7 3-6 1-2 0 5 5 3 12 0 2 1 1 36 44 Haas, Isaac c 3-7 0-0 2-3 4 2 6 2 8 0 2 0 1 17 22 BAKKALI, Radwan c 2-40-00-02352 4100016 03 Edwards, Carsen g 6-112-44-4055218600020 01 NOTAE, JD g 6-11 2-4 0-0 1 6 7 2 14 0 2 0 3 27 11 Thompson, P.J. g 4-7 4-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 3 19 03 HARRIS, Devin g 5-102-212-1701010324550037 31 Mathias, Dakota g 8-86-61-2134023400222 00 RUBIO, Tanner 4-8 3-6 2-2 0 1 1 2 13 3 4 0 0 25 05 Ewing, Eden 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 02 ROMICH, Corey 1-21-20-00002 3220022 14 Cline, Ryan 0-70-30-00113 0510122 20 RICHMOND, Lee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 15 Luce, Tommy 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Team 213 20 Eastern, Nojel 2-61-30-30114 5330121 Totals 31-56 11-20 19-26 7 33 40 16 92 13 15 2 4 200 23 Taylor, Jacquil 2-6 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 1 5 1 0 0 2 13 FG % 1st Half: 22-34 64.7% 2nd half: 9-22 40.9% Game: 31-56 55.4% Deadball 24 Eifert, Grady 3-31-12-21230 9000017 3FG % 1st Half: 10-16 62.5% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 11-20 55.0% Rebounds 32 Haarms, Matt 2-4 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 0 5 1 1 5 0 17 FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 15-22 68.2% Game: 19-26 73.1% 2 Team 022 Totals 38-74 19-31 11-17 12 30 42 16 106 23 9 5 11 200 Officials: Tim Stewart, Anthony Burris, James Smith Technical fouls: Fairfield-None. Jacksonville-None. FG % 1st Half: 20-39 51.3% 2nd half: 18-35 51.4% Game: 38-74 51.4% Deadball Attendance: 3FG % 1st Half: 13-18 72.2% 2nd half: 6-13 46.2% Game: 19-31 61.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 11-17 64.7% 2,1 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Fairfield 37 47 84 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Officials: Larry Scirotto, Brooks Wells, Keith Kimble FFD 32 17 11 23 17 Jacksonville 58 34 92 JU 28 8 8 11 16 Technical fouls: Fairfield-None. Purdue-None. Attendance: 14804 Last FG - FFD 2nd-00:43, JU 2nd-06:03. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - FFD by 2 1st-19:39, JU by 22 2nd-18:04. Lead changed - 1 time. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast FFD led for 00:24. JU led for 38:25. Game was tied for 00:55. Fairfield 28 36 64 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench FFD 22 11 16 4 27 Purdue 58 48 106 PURDUE 22 28 15 4 24
Last FG - FFD 2nd-02:26, PURDUE 2nd-01:07. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - FFD None, PURDUE by 44 2nd-09:30. Lead changed - 0 times. FFD led for 00:00. PURDUE led for 39:21. Game was tied for 00:39. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Gardner-Webb vs Fairfield Fairfield vs Wright State 11/25/17 2:30 PM EST at Wright State Nutter Center 11/26/17 3:30 pm at Wright State Nutter Center
Gardner-Webb 64 • 2-5 Fairfield 56 • 3-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 25 LASTER, D.J. f 5-84-60-0033314010019 01 Segura, Jerome * 0-20-00-00002 0000011 31 NIANGANE, L'Hassane c 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 21 03 Nelson, Tyler * 3-11 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 2 7 0 0 25 04 TURNER, Christian g 1-30-10-02022 2420016 13 Kasibabu, Jonathan * 3-71-22-22354 9032026 05 O'REILLY, Liam g 5-11 1-6 0-1 0 6 6 1 11 6 6 0 0 38 14 Milin, Matija * 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 6 8 3 6 2 2 0 0 23 11 EFIANAYI, David g 5-101-33-4123314230033 24 Cruz, Jesus * 5-62-33-5055315210129 01 CORNWALL, Jaheam 2-5 1-2 3-4 0 2 2 0 8 0 2 0 1 26 02 Benning, Taj 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 2 2 3 1 0 0 25 02 JAMISON, Eric 0-10-10-00332 0020214 12 Peterson, Kevin 1-10-00-02130 2010025 10 JOHNSON, Nate 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 Methnani, Wassef 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 14 MILLER, Brandon 3-40-02-21234 8100015 23 Flavors Jr., Ferron 5-164-110-0033014000031 24 ZECK, Patrick 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 4 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 14 Team 2 0 2 Team 011 Totals 22-55 7-22 5-7 10 24 34 15 56 9 15 2 1 200 Totals 24-49 8-22 8-11 5 28 33 18 64 14 19 0 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 10-25 40.0% Game: 22-55 40.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd half: 14-24 58.3% Game: 24-49 49.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 7-22 31.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 8-22 36.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 5-7 71.4% 0,1 FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 8-11 72.7% 1 Wright State 57 • 4-3 Fairfield 75 • 3-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 MITCHELL, Justin * 8-140-15-6178221330235 13 Kasibabu, Jonathan f 6-101-22-2156315322131 03 HUGHES, Mark * 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 2 34 14 Milin, Matija f 2-7 1-3 3-4 2 4 6 2 8 3 1 0 1 25 11 LOVE, Loudon * 6-110-00-231013212021329 01 Segura, Jerome g 1-40-10-00332 2320121 13 BENZINGER, Grant * 3-12 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 7 2 0 0 2 35 03 Nelson, Tyler g 8-16 3-6 7-10 1 0 1 1 26 4 1 0 0 40- 22 ERNSTHAUSEN, Parker * 0-30-20-00001 0100125 24 Cruz, Jesus g 4-111-62-3246211410440 00 HALL, Jaylon 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 16 02 Benning, Taj 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 02 WINCHESTER, Everett 2-40-04-42352 8120025 10 Nolan, Thomas 0-00-00-00000 000000+ 12 WILBURN, Tye 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 Peterson, Kevin 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 12 Team 112 1 15 Methnani, Wassef 2-51-20-01010 5130111 Totals 23-53 2-12 9-12 7 25 32 11 57 8 10 1 10 200 23 Flavors Jr., Ferron 2-6 2-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 0 1 18 FG % 1st Half: 15-30 50.0% 2nd half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 23-53 43.4% Deadball Team 123 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 2-12 16.7% Rebounds Totals 26-60 9-26 14-20 10 21 31 14 75 19 11 2 9 200 FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 4-4 100.0 Game: 9-12 75.0% 1
FG % 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 26-60 43.3% Deadball Officials: Courtney Green, Steve Honacki, Edwin Young 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 9-26 34.6% Rebounds Technical fouls: Fairfield-None. Wright State-None. FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 14-20 70.0% 2,1 Attendance: 3045
Officials: Robert Riley, Chris Beaver, Edwin Young Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Technical fouls: Gardner-Webb-None. Fairfield-None. Fairfield 29 27 56 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Attendance: FFD 20 8 14 2 20 Wright State 36 21 57 WRSTM34148612 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Gardner-Webb 29 35 64 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Last FG - FFD 2nd-00:07, WRSTM 2nd-00:56. Score tied - 2 times. GWU22710219 Largest lead - FFD by 8 1st-08:52, WRSTM by 14 2nd-13:05. Lead changed - 6 times. Fairfield 44 31 75 FFD 28 20 13 6 13 FFD led for 14:22. WRSTM led for 22:18. Game was tied for 03:20.
Last FG - GWU 2nd-00:29, FFD 2nd-00:26. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - GWU by 5 1st-17:09, FFD by 16 1st-00:41. Lead changed - 2 times. GWU led for 03:31. FFD led for 34:14. Game was tied for 02:15.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics FAIRFIELD vs WAGNER 12/1/17 07:00 PM at Staten Island, NY (Spiro Sports Center)
FAIRFIELD 76 • 3-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Kasibabu, Jonathan f 0-10-01-20442 1120115 14 Milin, Matija f 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 01 Segura, Jerome g 0-10-00-10111 0210022 03 Nelson, Tyler g 7-23 1-9 7-9 0 8 8 0 22 4 2 0 2 37 24 Cruz, Jesus g 2-90-23-41124 7121126 02 Benning, Taj 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 12 Peterson, Kevin 6-102-43-4134317201028 15 Methnani, Wassef 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 9 23 Flavors Jr., Ferron 4-84-82-2000314000029 30 El-Sheikh, Omar 3-4 0-0 5-7 2 7 9 4 11 3 0 3 1 24 Team 538 Totals 24-60 7-24 21-29 9 29 38 24 76 16 8 5 5 200
FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 24-60 40.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 7-24 29.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 21-29 72.4% 4
WAGNER 78 • 5-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 JACKSON, Nigel f 5-74-50-2134414120117 04 SUMBRY, AJ f 1-2 0-0 4-9 2 8 10 1 6 0 1 4 0 20 03 FRANCIS, Blake g 6-142-85-5112319300040 10 COOPER, JoJo g 4-15 1-4 7-10 0 4 4 3 16 8 2 0 2 38 24 LIGGEONS, Devin g 2-51-22-22463 7121031 02 PLUMMER, Tyler 1-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 12 FREEMAN, Chase 1-11-10-00000 30000 2 15 BROWN, Jamar 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 21 DAVIS, Elijah 2-81-50-02794 5130126 22 MADRAY, Nick 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 9 Team 134 Totals 23-57 10-26 22-35 11 31 42 24 78 14 10 5 4 200
FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 23-57 40.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 10-26 38.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% 2nd half: 10-18 55.6% Game: 22-35 62.9% 7
Officials: Greg Evans; Ronnie Tyburski; Brandon Cruz Technical fouls: FAIRFIELD-Peterson, Kevin. WAGNER-DAVIS, Elijah. Attendance: 793
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast FAIRFIELD 33 43 76 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench FFD 28 7 9 5 44 WAGNER 37 41 78 WAGNER18813616
Last FG - FFD 2nd-05:09, WAGNER 2nd-01:39. Score tied - 13 times. Largest lead - FFD by 4 2nd-05:09, WAGNER by 6 1st-18:52. Lead changed - 12 times. FFD led for 07:30. WAGNER led for 27:46. Game was tied for 04:25.