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2007-08 MEN’SMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALLBASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Men’s Basketball Contact: Ron Ratner, Associate Commissioner Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected] Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Basketball Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (Week 14 • February 18, 2008) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Robert Morris* 12-2 .857 21-6 .778 W9 8-3 12-2 1-1 Monday, February 11 WAGNER 82, QUINNIPIAC 70 (OT) Wagner* 12-2 .857 19-6 .760 W4 10-2 9-4 0-0 3. Sacred Heart* 12-3 .800 15-11 .577 W1 8-3 7-8 0-0 Thursday, February 14 4. Quinnipiac* 9-5 .643 13-12 .520 L1 6-6 7-6 0-0 ROBERT MORRIS 80, CCSU 74 5. Mount St. Mary's* 9-6 .600 13-13 .500 W3 6-7 7-6 0-0 QUINNIPIAC 89, LONG ISLAND 86 6. Central Connecticut State* 8-7 .533 12-14 .462 L2 8-5 4-9 0-0 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 78, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 61 7. Long Island 5-9 .357 13-12 .520 W1 9-3 3-9 1-0 WAGNER 100, SACRED HEART 92 (OT) 8. St. Francis (PA) 4-10 .286 6-19 .240 L1 3-10 3-9 0-0 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 63, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 50 9. Fairleigh Dickinson 3-10 .231 7-16 .304 L1 3-6 4-8 0-2 Saturday, February 16 10. Monmouth 2-11 .154 5-20 .200 L6 1-10 2-9 2-1 LONG ISLAND 78, CCSU 64 11. St. Francis (NY) 2-13 .133 5-21 .192 L9 3-9 2-12 0-0 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 77, QUINNIPIAC 70 * Clinched NEC Tournament berth. Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament ROBERT MORRIS 73, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 65 SACRED HEART 73, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 57 WAGNER 68, MONMOUTH 61 Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week Durell Vinson, Wagner Sr., F, 6-7, 215 lbs., Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep Vinson captures Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after he helped carry the Seahawks Home Team Underlined into first place last week with three victories. Vinson averaged 15.7 ppg, 13.7 rpg and hit at a 62.9 percent clip from the floor as Wagner extended its win streak to four and its home win streak to eight games. On Monday, he hit 5-6 shots and finished with 11 points, six Choice Hotels Choice Hotels rebounds and three assists in an 82-70 overtime win at Quinnipiac. Playing a career-high 42 minutes on Thursday, Vinson recorded NEC Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week 17 points and 14 rebounds in a thrilling 100-92 double overtime victory over Sacred Heart. He closed out play last week with a 19- point, 19-rebound (11 offensive) performance as the Seahawks outlasted Monmouth, 68-61. The 19 boards were one off his career- Nov. 12 Durell Vinson, WC Nov. 12 Evann Baker, QU high established earlier this season. The Vineland, NJ product leads the NEC and ranks 13th nationally with 13.8 rpg. His two double- Nov. 19 Tony Lee, RMU Nov. 19 John Galvin, FDU doubles also gave him a league-best ten on the season and 24 over the course of his career. Vinson, who averages 13.6 ppg and is the Nov. 26 Mark Porter, WC Nov. 26 Kyle Johnson, LIU league’s top field goal shooter at 57.0 percent, has lifted his career rebound total 805, eighth in school history and 14th in NEC annals. Dec. 3 Jeremy Chappell, RMU Dec. 3 Ed Zajac, QU Dec. 10 Jeremy Goode, MSM Dec. 10 Evann Baker, QU Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week Dec. 17 Sean Baptiste, FDU Dec. 17 David Simmons, CCSU Shawn Atupem, Mount St. Mary’s Dec. 31 Tony Lee, RMU Dec. 31 David Hicks, LIU Fr., F, 6-7, 195 lbs., Newport News, VA/Woodside Jan. 7 Manny Ubilla, FDU Jan. 7 Justin Rutty, QU Atupem has come on strong off the bench for Mount St. Mary’s this month and was a key factor last week in victories over FDU and Jan. 14 DeMario Anderson, QU Jan. 14 Ken Horton, CCSU Quinnipiac that pushed the Mountaineers’ win streak to three. Atupem averaged 11.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 spg and shot 62.5 percent Jan. 21 DeMario Anderson, QU Jan. 21 Shemik Thompson, CCSU from the field as the Mount pulled to within one-half game of fourth place in the NEC standings with a 9-6 conference mark. He opened Jan. 28 Devin Sweetney, SFPA Jan. 28 Ricky Cadell, SFNY the week with a career-high 17-point effort (7-11 FG) at FDU on Thursday, including 10 consecutive points to cap a 12-0 first half Feb. 4 Drew Shubik, SHU Feb. 4 Ken Horton, CCSU run that allowed Mount St. Mary’s to take control of the game. Atupem followed with six points on 3-5 shooting as the Mount bested Feb. 11 Mark Porter, WC Feb. 11 Shemik Thompson, CCSU the visiting Bobcats by a 77-70 score on Saturday. The 6’7 forward, who hails from Newport News, VA, hit a key shot in the lane with Feb. 18 Durell Vinson, WC Feb. 18 Shawn Atupem, MSM 2:58 to play that gave the Mountaineers a five-point edge. Atupem, whose brother and teammate Sam was a two-time Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award winner in 2005-06, has averaged 8.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg and hit 66.7 percent of his shots over the last six contests. This Week’s Schedule 2008 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Monday, February 18 Saturday, February 23 (cont.) Saturday, March 1 All games at home of higher seed. Teams will be MONMOUTH at FDU& 7:30 pm SACRED HEART at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm ROBERT MORRIS at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm reseeded after quarterfinals. WAGNER at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm MONMOUTH at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm Thursday, February 21 FDU at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:00 pm QUINNIPIAC at WAGNER 7:00 pm CCSU at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at FDU 7:00 pm Thursday, March 6 Sunday, March 9 Wednesday, March 12 MT. ST. MARY’S at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm Upcoming Games Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship MONMOUTH at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm Sunday, March 2 Times TBA TBA, 7:00 pm (ESPN2) Thursday, February 28 ST. FRANCIS (NY) at LONG ISLAND^ 7:30 pm CCSU at SACRED HEART* 4:00 pm 4:00 pm (MSG) WAGNER at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm QUINNIPIAC at CCSU 7:00 pm LONG ISLAND at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm END OF REGULAR SEASON Saturday, February 23 ROBERT MORRIS at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm NEC Website LONG ISLAND at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm For all the latest news, scores, statistics and notes, visit MT. ST. MARY’S at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON at WAGNER 7:00 pm the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org & Televised on FSNY, FCS Standings and statistics are updated daily. ^ Televised on MSG, FCS * Televised on ESPNU 2007-08 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island (12-14, 8-7 NEC) (7-16, 3-10 NEC) (13-12, 5-9 NEC) N 11 at Princeton L 57-59 at NIT Season Tip-Off (at Syracuse) N 12 at Notre Dame L 50-82 N 14 Albany L 60-63 (OT) N 12 vs. Saint Joseph’s L 66-86 N 16 at Army W 64-54 N 17 New Hampshire L 70-78 N 13 vs. Siena L 66-88 N 20 Columbia W 70-60 N 20 at Binghamton W 68-65 (OT) N 16 at Lafayette W 98-92 N 24 Canisius W 70-63 N 25 at Lafayette L 54-71 N 19 at Rider L 70-85 N 28 at St. John’s L 56-68 N 28 at La Salle L 55-59 N 25 at St. John’s L 67-92 D 1 Hartford W 86-62 D 1 Lehigh W 65-55 D 8 at LONG ISLAND L 77-90 D 6 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 55-73 D 6 SACRED HEART L 52-68 D 10 Norfolk State W 80-64 D 8 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 90-77 D 8 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 59-60 D 15 Stony Brook W 74-71 D 10 at New Hampshire W 86-78 D 11 UMBC W 58-54 D 22 St. Peter’s W 85-74 D 13 Harvard W 88-77 D 16 Delaware W 81-48 D 30 at Charlotte L 59-65 D 20 St. Peter’s W 67-62 D 22 at UMass L 55-79 J 2 at Rhode Island L 63-94 at Central Florida Tournament D 30 at Vermont L 63-84 J 5 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 65-62 D 30 vs. Texas-Pan American W 95-83 D 31 at Central Florida L 69-78 J 3 at WAGNER L 60-68 J 10 ROBERT MORRIS L 59-64 J 7 SACRED HEART L 68-75 J 5 at ST.