2006-07 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 15 • February 26, 2007) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Central Connecticut State* 15-2 .882 18-11 .621 W1 9-4 9-4 0-3 Tuesday, February 20 2. Sacred Heart* 11-6 .647 15-13 .536 W3 8-2 6-10 1-1 LONG ISLAND 82, MONMOUTH 78 SACRED HEART 86, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 82 Quinnipiac* 11-6 .647 13-13 .500 W1 8-5 5-8 0-0 4. Fairleigh Dickinson* 9-8 .529 14-14 .500 L2 6-7 7-7 1-0 Thursday, February 22 5. Mount St. Mary's* 9-9 .500 10-19 .345 L1 7-5 3-14 0-0 CCSU 88, ROBERT MORRIS 86 6. Robert Morris* 8-9 .471 16-10 .615 L2 10-3 6-7 0-0 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 82, WAGNER 77 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 73, QUINNIPIAC 72 Wagner* 8-9 .471 11-17 .393 W1 7-7 4-10 0-0 8. Monmouth 7-10 .412 12-17 .414 L2 8-5 3-11 1-1 Friday, February 23 9. Long Island 6-11 .353 10-18 .357 L1 6-7 4-11 0-0 SACRED HEART 82, MONMOUTH 75 St. Francis (NY) 6-11 .353 8-21 .276 W2 4-7 4-12 0-2 11. Saint Francis (PA) 4-13 .235 7-21 .250 W2 5-9 2-12 0-0 Saturday, February 24 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 72, LONG ISLAND 56 * Clinched NEC Tournament berth. Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament. ST. FRANCIS (NY) 56, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 55 QUINNIPIAC 81, ROBERT MORRIS 75 Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week WAGNER 91, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 63 Tristan Blackwood, Central Connecticut State Saturday, February 19 Jr., G, 6-0, 170 lbs., Toronto, Ontario/Eastern Commerce Blackwood put on a virtuoso performance in CCSU’s 88-86 win over Robert Morris last Thursday en-route to his second Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week award of the season. The junior guard scored an NEC single-game season-high 40 points and tied a 16-year old league record with 10 three-pointers (in 17 attempts) in the contest. Blackwood, who also scored his 1,000th career point in the game, added three rebounds, five assists and a steal as the NEC regular season champion Blue Devils improved to 15- 2 in league play this season. The ten trifectas matched the total of the Mount’s Scott Murphy, who established the long-standing conference mark on February 7, 1991 against Wagner, and fell one shy of the CCSU record of 11 set by Marc Rybczyk versus LIU Home Team Underlined on November 26, 1991 (prior to the Blue Devils’ entry into the NEC). Blackwood’s 40 points were the most scored in an NEC contest since Quinnipiac’s Rob Monroe tallied 40 against Sacred Heart on February 3, 2005 and marked the 25th time in NEC history that a player has scored 40 points in a league game. Likewise, the Toronto, Ontario native became the fifth CCSU player to hit the 40-point Choice Hotels Choice Hotels mark (second in the Division I era) and recorded the highest single-game point total for a Blue Devil competitor since Obet Vasquez scored 41 against Radford on December 12, 1990. With a CCSU record 102 three-pointers, Blackwood is tied for fourth on the NEC Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week NEC’s single-season list and needs 15 more to break the record held by Long Island’s Charles Jones, who hit 116 in 1997-98. Nov. 13 Chris Weyhe, QU Nov. 13 Chauncey Hardy, SHU Blackwood, who averages 16.7 ppg (third in NEC), leads the league in free throw percentage (.921; sixth nationally) and made three- Nov. 20 A.J. Jackson, RMU Nov. 20 Jeremy Goode, MSM pointers (3.5 per game, seventh nationally). He also ranks first in the conference with 19.5 ppg in league play. Nov. 27 A.J. Jackson, RMU Nov. 27 Devin Sweetney, SFPA Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week Dec. 4 Javier Mojica, CCSU Dec. 4 Devin Sweetney, SFPA Dec. 11 Joey Henley, SHU Dec. 11 Chauncey Hardy, SHU Devin Sweetney, Saint Francis (PA) Dec. 18 Tony Lee, RMU Dec. 18 Devin Sweetney, SFPA Fr., G, 6-6, 180 lbs., Washington, D.C./Riverdale Baptist Jan. 2 Tony Lee, RMU Jan. 2 Jhamar Youngblood, MU Sweetney wins his league-leading fourth Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week award for his role in the Red Flash’s 2-0 week. He Jan. 8 Manny Ubilla, FDU Jan. 8 Kelly Beidler, MSM averaged 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as Saint Francis won for the third time in the last four games. In a 73-72 road Jan. 15 Victor Akinyanju, QU Jan. 15 Jeremy Goode, MSM victory over second place Quinnipiac on Thursday, Sweetney tallied eight points and eight boards. Playing the role of spoiler against visiting Long Island on Saturday, the Red Flash earned a 72-56 win as Sweetney secured his sixth double-double of the season - the Jan. 22 Jarrid Frye, SHU Jan. 22 Joe Seymore, CCSU most by an NEC freshman since the Mount’s Pat Atangana recorded six in 2000-01 - with 13 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high tying Jan. 29 Tristan Blackwood, CCSU Jan. 29 Jeremy Goode, MSM five assists. The Washington, D.C. product currently leads all NEC freshman with 12.8 ppg (18th in NEC), 7.7 rpg (second in NEC), an Feb. 5 Andre Harris, FDU Feb. 5 Jaytornah Wisseh, LIU 84.2 percent accuracy rate from the stripe (fourth in NEC) and his aforementioned six double-doubles (third in NEC). Sweetney’s 357 Feb. 12 Javier Mojica, CCSU Feb. 12 Jhamar Youngblood, MU points this season rank fifth among freshmen in school history, while his 216 rebounds are the most for a Red Flash player since Reiner Feb. 19 Obie Nwadike, CCSU Feb. 19 Jhamar Youngblood, MU Mougnol pulled down 230 in 2001-02. If his .842 free throw percentage holds up, it would be a Saint Francis rookie record. Feb. 26 Tristan Blackwood, CCSU Feb. 26 Devin Sweetney, SFPA This Week’s Schedule 2007 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament

Monday, February 26 (all games held at higher seed) FDU at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm Quarterfinals Championship LONG ISLAND at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm Thursday, March 1 Wednesday, March 7 MONMOUTH at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm QUINNIPIAC at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm #8 Seed at #1 Central Connecticut State, 7:00 pm at 7:00 pm (ESPN2) WAGNER at CCSU 7:00 pm #7 Seed at #2 Seed, Time TBA NEC Website #6 Seed at #3 Seed, Time TBA For all the latest news, scores, statistics and notes, visit END OF REGULAR SEASON #5 Seed at #4 Seed, Time TBA the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org Semifinals Sunday, March 4 Standings and statistics are updated daily. Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed, Time TBA or 4:00 pm on MSG Network 3rd Highest Remaining Seed at 2nd Highest Remaining Seed, Time TBA or 4:00 pm on MSG Network 2006-07 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island (18-11, 15-2 NEC) (14-14, 9-8 NEC) (10-18, 6-11 NEC) John Thompson Challenge (at Michigan) N 14 at Providence L 71-96 N 11 Binghamton W 73-59 N 10 vs. Michigan L 40-60 N 18 at Seton Hall W 76-71 N 17 at Minnesota L 54-70 N 11 vs. Eastern Michigan L 69-76 N 21 at St. Peter’s W 72-65 N 21 at Columbia L 63-90 N 12 vs. Davidson L 64-91 N 28 UW-Green Bay L 67-76 N 25 Old Westbury W 105-50 N 18 at New Hampshire W 73-66 D 2 Canisius W 85-83 (2 OT) N 28 at St. John’s L 46-64 N 25 St. Bonaventure L 57-60 D 5 at Drexel L 58-80 N 30 at Hartford L 49-64 N 29 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 77-64 D 9 at QUINNIPIAC W 80-75 D 2 New Hampshire W 70-62 (OT) D 2 at Lehigh L 52-55 D 11 Mercy W 86-59 D 7 at MONMOUTH W 74-71 D 6 Delaware W 63-60 D 16 at Stony Brook L 58-82 D 9 Harvard L 79-87 D 9 vs. Massachusetts (at Mohegan Sun Arena) L 66-79 D 22 Rider L 72-74 D 13 at Penn State L 45-66 D 14 Harvard L 65-72 College of Charleston Tournament D 15 at Binghamton L 80-91 D 16 La Salle L 73-86 D 29 vs. IUPUI W 61-58 D 28 Vermont L 48-55 D 31 at St. Peter’s W 72-61 D 30 at Charleston L 67-71 J 4 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 76-78 (4 OT) D 30 at UMBC W 66-52 J 6 WAGNER W 96-95 (OT) J 4 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 80-61 J 8 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 52-68 J 11 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 91-84 J 11 ROBERT MORRIS W 59-56 J 6 at ROBERT MORRIS L 48-64 J 13 ROBERT MORRIS L 66-70 J 13 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 71-63 J 13 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 72-60 J 18 at CCSU L 56-60 J 15 at CCSU L 48-61 J 15 LONG ISLAND W 61-48 J 20 at LONG ISLAND W 74-73 J 18 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 60-56 J 20 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 73-74 J 25 QUINNIPIAC L 63-64 J 22 at WAGNER L 74-88 J 20 MONMOUTH W 49-46 J 27 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 65-74 J 25 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 69-61 J 27 at QUINNIPIAC L 71-73 (OT) J 30 at SACRED HEART W 91-88 J 27 SACRED HEART W 103-96 (OT) J 30 WAGNER L 77-80 F 1 at ROBERT MORRIS W 84-79 J 29 at QUINNIPIAC W 65-54 F 2 at SACRED HEART L 72-80 F 1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 74-62 F 5 MONMOUTH W 64-63 F 9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 69-71 F 5 CCSU L 75-96 F 5 at LONG ISLAND W 96-75 F 11 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 82-79 (OT) F 10 QUINNIPIAC W 94-71 F 12 at MONMOUTH W 84-71 F 15 LONG ISLAND L 75-80 F 15 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 80-75 F 12 at SACRED HEART W 80-66 F 17 QUINNIPIAC L 68-70 F 15 at MONMOUTH W 70-65 F 17 CCSU W 66-60 F 20 SACRED HEART L 82-86 F 20 MONMOUTH W 82-78 F 17 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 60-66 F 24 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 56-72 F 22 ROBERT MORRIS W 88-86 F 24 at WAGNER L 63-91 F 26 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 26 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 26 WAGNER 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 7 Championship M 7 Championship

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

Monmouth Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac (12-17, 7-10 NEC) (10-19, 9-9 NEC) (13-13, 11-6 NEC)

Cox Communications Classic @ Old Dominion N 10 at West Virginia L 42-50 N 10 at #18 Connecticut L 46-53 N 10 at Old Dominion L 40-54 N 14 James Madison W 81-70 (2 OT) N 15 Concordia W 92-77 N 11 vs. Clemson L 65-77 N 18 at La Salle L 60-66 N 22 Lehigh W 71-55 N 12 vs. Arkansas State W 69-67 (OT) N 20 at Binghamton L 59-66 N 26 New Hampshire L 59-64 N 18 at Houston L 80-89 N 27 American L 46-59 N 29 at Colgate L 71-80 N 20 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 54-71 N 29 Maine L 65-68 N 25 St. Peter’s W 51-50 D 2 at Brown L 74-80 D 2 at Loyola (MD) L 66-83 D 7 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 73-78 N 28 at Penn L 66-80 D 7 QUINNIPIAC W 78-73 N 30 at Rider W 67-66 D 9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 75-80 D 16 at North Carolina State L 65-80 D 4 at Seton Hall L 49-83 D 18 at Dartmouth L 53-56 D 18 at Winthrop L 59-74 D 7 LONG ISLAND L 71-74 D 23 Vermont L 87-101 D 9 Hartford L 75-76 D 22 at Lafayette L 56-58 D 28 at Maryland L 50-91 D 31 at Fordham L 66-67 D 29 Lehigh W 67-39 J 4 at ROBERT MORRIS L 68-86 D 31 Loyola Marymount W 81-53 J 4 at LONG ISLAND W 78-76 (4 OT) J 4 WAGNER W 69-58 J 6 at MONMOUTH L 56-62 J 6 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 89-82 J 6 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 62-56 J 8 SACRED HEART W 91-80 J 11 at WAGNER W 80-72 J 11 at SACRED HEART L 57-74 J 11 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 72-54 J 13 MONMOUTH W 71-51 J 13 at QUINNIPIAC L 51-71 J 13 CCSU L 63-71 J 18 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 74-72 J 20 at CCSU L 46-49 J 18 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 67-63 J 25 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 64-63 J 22 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 57-69 J 20 at ROBERT MORRIS L 78-81 (OT) J 27 LONG ISLAND W 73-71 (OT) J 25 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 71-66 J 25 WAGNER W 80-70 J 29 CCSU L 54-65 J 27 ROBERT MORRIS W 76-68 J 27 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 74-65 F 1 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 73-70 (OT) F 3 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 69-60 F 1 at CCSU L 62-74 F 5 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 63-64 F 3 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 70-62 F 3 at QUINNIPIAC L 62-70 F 8 SACRED HEART W 79-75 F 8 at WAGNER W 70-63 F 8 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 58-43 F 12 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 71-84 F 10 at CCSU L 71-94 F 15 CCSU L 65-70 F 10 ROBERT MORRIS L 60-65 F 17 at LONG ISLAND W 70-68 F 17 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 61-60 F 15 at SACRED HEART L 51-79 F 22 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 72-73 F 17 MONMOUTH L 60-61 F 20 at LONG ISLAND L 78-82 F 24 ROBERT MORRIS W 81-75 F 23 SACRED HEART L 75-82 F 22 at WAGNER W 82-77 F 24 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 55-56 F 26 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 26 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 7 Championship M 7 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS 2006-07 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis (NY) (16-10, 8-9 NEC) (15-13, 11-6 NEC) (8-21, 6-11 NEC)

N 13 Florida International W 96-72 N 10 at Fordham L 68-70 BCA Invitational (at Syracuse) N 17 at Marshall W 73-69 NIT Season Tip-Off (Charlotte, NC) N 10 at #20 Syracuse L 51-83 N 21 New Hampshire W 77-64 N 14 vs. #2 North Carolina L 81-103 N 11 vs. UTEP L 52-54 N 26 at Maine W 55-43 N 15 vs. Iona W 68-61 N 12 vs. Penn L 56-86 N 18 Maine L 60-79 N 29 at #2 Pittsburgh L 53-67 N 19 at Lehigh L 63-72 N 22 at UMass L 49-63 D 2 Duquesne W 73-72 N 21 Albany W 90-71 N 29 at #20 Connecticut L 46-89 N 26 at Fordham L 49-76 D 7 at SACRED HEART L 74-90 D 2 at Columbia L 71-76 N 29 at CCSU L 64-77 D 9 at WAGNER L 60-72 D 4 Yale W 90-80 D 2 at Fairfield L 64-68 (OT) D 16 Youngstown State W 79-78 D 7 ROBERT MORRIS W 90-74 D 5 at St. John’s L 42-59 D 20 at Canisius W 81-77 D 9 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 103-91 D 7 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 50-54 D 30 Goucher W 83-38 D 17 at Boston College L 68-101 D 12 at Hofstra L 64-67 J 4 QUINNIPIAC W 86-68 D 20 at Harvard W 95-75 D 17 at Hartford L 52-58 J 6 CCSU W 64-48 D 31 at Army L 58-59 D 21 Manhattan W 76-73 (OT) D 30 Columbia W 67-58 J 11 at LONG ISLAND L 56-59 J 6 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 63-58 J 8 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 80-91 J 6 SACRED HEART L 58-63 J 13 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 70-66 J 8 at LONG ISLAND W 68-52 J 18 SACRED HEART L 82-84 J 11 MONMOUTH W 74-57 J 18 at ROBERT MORRIS W 84-82 J 11 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 54-72 J 20 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 81-78 (OT) J 13 WAGNER L 66-73 J 23 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 94-75 J 20 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 72-64 J 27 at CCSU L 96-103 (OT) J 18 at QUINNIPIAC L 72-74 J 20 at WAGNER W 66-51 J 27 at MONMOUTH L 68-76 J 30 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 88-91 J 22 MONMOUTH W 69-57 F 1 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 79-84 F 2 LONG ISLAND W 80-72 F 3 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 76-68 J 25 CCSU L 61-69 F 5 at WAGNER L 76-80 F 1 QUINNIPIAC L 70-73 (OT) F 10 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 65-60 F 8 at QUINNIPIAC L 75-79 F 17 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 97-102 (OT) F 3 at MONMOUTH L 60-69 F 10 WAGNER W 81-79 F 9 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 71-69 F 18 WAGNER W 71-63 F 12 CCSU L 66-80 F 11 LONG ISLAND L 79-81 (OT) F 22 at CCSU L 86-88 F 15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 79-51 F 15 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 74-81 F 24 at QUINNIPIAC L 75-81 F 20 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 86-82 F 17 at ROBERT MORRIS W 102-97 (OT) F 26 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 23 at MONMOUTH W 82-75 F 24 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 56-55 NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) F 26 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 26 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm M 1 Quarterfinals NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 4 Semifinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 7 Championship

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

St. Francis (PA) Wagner (7-21, 4-13 NEC) (11-17, 8-9 NEC)

N 18 Lock Haven W 94-60 N 10 Lafayette L 70-76 N 20 St. Bonaventure W 76-54 N 14 at Manhattan L 60-63 N 25 La Salle L 60-69 N 18 at UMES W 82-76 N 27 at Howard L 69-75 N 20 at William & Mary L 53-77 N 29 Bucknell L 56-60 N 25 Vermont L 69-77 N 28 Brown L 61-66 D 4 at Liberty L 67-84 D 2 Yale W 72-65 D 7 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 54-50 D 5 at Columbia L 44-70 D 9 at SACRED HEART L 91-103 D 9 ROBERT MORRIS W 72-60 D 16 Liberty W 70-56 D 15 Union W 105-64 D 19 at Akron L 44-79 D 19 at Purdue L 56-95 D 22 Duquesne L 71-72 D 21 at Indiana State L 86-92 (OT) D 30 at Georgia Tech L 43-87 J 4 at MONMOUTH L 58-69 J 2 at American L 63-73 J 6 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 95-96 (OT) J 4 CCSU L 61-80 J 11 QUINNIPIAC L 72-80 J 6 QUINNIPIAC L 82-89 J 13 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 73-66 J 11 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 84-91 J 20 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 51-66 J 22 LONG ISLAND W 88-74 J 13 at LONG ISLAND L 60-72 J 25 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 70-80 J 18 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 63-67 J 27 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 83-67 J 20 SACRED HEART L 64-72 J 30 at LONG ISLAND W 80-77 J 23 ROBERT MORRIS L 75-94 F 5 SACRED HEART W 80-76 J 25 at MONMOUTH L 66-71 F 8 MONMOUTH L 63-70 J 27 at WAGNER L 67-83 F 10 at SACRED HEART L 79-81 F 3 at ROBERT MORRIS L 68-76 F 17 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 57-54 F 8 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 43-58 F 18 at ROBERT MORRIS L 63-71 F 15 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 81-74 F 22 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 77-82 F 17 WAGNER L 54-57 F 24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 91-63 F 26 at CCSU 7:00 pm F 22 at QUINNIPIAC W 73-72 NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) F 24 LONG ISLAND W 72-56 M 1 Quarterfinals F 26 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS 2007 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship

#1 Central Connecticut State

Thursday, March 1 Monmouth (54-53) Time TBA at Highest Remaining Seed #8 Quinnipiac Sunday, March 4 Wagner (63-60) Time TBA or 4:00 pm (MSG) #2 CCSU

Thursday, March 1 Lowest Remaining Seed Time TBA Wagner (69-65)

#7 Sacred Heart Wednesday, March 7 7:00 pm #3 Monmouth ESPN2 NEC Champion

Thursday, March 1 Fairleigh Dickinson (78-60) Time TBA 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 Long Island Sunday, March 4 6 Time TBA or 4:00 pm (MSG) #4 Mount St. Mary’s Fairleigh Dickinson (70-62)

Thursday, March 1 3rd Highest Remaining Seed Time TBA Long Island (76-67) #5 Robert Morris

2007 NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship

#1 Long Island

Saturday, March 3 St. Francis (PA) (77-57) Time TBA Highest Remaining Seed #8 St. Francis (NY) Tuesday, March 6 St. Francis (NY) (72-65) Time TBA #2 Quinnipiac

Saturday, March 3 Lowest Remaining Seed Time TBA Quinnipiac (75-68)

#7 Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday, March 10 3:00 pm #3 Robert Morris FSN-NY NEC Champion

Saturday, March 3 Sacred Heart (76-56) Time TBA 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 Mount St. Mary’s Tuesday, March 6 Monmouth (67-54) Time TBA #4 Monmouth

Saturday, March 3 3rd Highest Remaining Seed Time TBA Robert Morris (72-39) #5 Long Island Around The League

• CCSU junior guard Tristan Blackwood became the third Blue Devil to hit the 1,000-point milestone this season during his 40-point effort on Thursday against Robert Morris. He enters play this week with 1,015 points. He joined teammates Javier Mojica (1,226) and Obie Nwadike (1,191). • CCSU senior forward Obie Nwadike moved up three spots to fifth place on the NEC's career rebounding chart with 928. He moved past FDU's Greg Foster (916 from 1982-84), Marist's Ted Taylor (923 from 1981-85) and FDU's Rahshon Turner (927 from 1994-98) last week. CCSU's Ron Robinson is the all-time leader with 1,022 (2000-04) and the Blue Devils' Corsley Edwards is fourth with 966 (1998-02). • CCSU senior forward Obie Nwadike is the only player in the nation ranked in the top-25 in rebounding who measures under 6’6” and the only one in the top-50 who isn’t at least 6’5” tall. The 6’4” Nwadike is one of just eight players in the country - he ranks fifth - putting up double digits in rebounds with 10.7 rpg. The NEC’s leading glass sweeper is also the only player on the circuit who averages a double-double, adding 14.3 ppg. • If CCSU beats Wagner on Monday in its final game of the regular season, it will finish with 16 league wins, tying the Blue Devils for third most in league history. • FDU senior forward Andre Harris, who leads the NEC with 18.6 ppg, is the only player in the conference to score in double figures in each game this season (28). • FDU has qualified for the NEC Tournament for the 25th time in 26 years of NEC Tournament play, the most appearances of any team in the conference. • Long Island senior guard James Williams hit five three-pointers last week to raise his career total to 275, third on the NEC's all-time list. He passed Wagner's Dedrick Dye (269 from 1999-03) and CCSU's Justin Chiera (274 from 2002-06) to reach third. • Long Island senior guard James Williams raised his career point total to 1,686 to move into 22nd place on the NEC career chart. • Monmouth senior forward Marques Alston established an NEC record for career games played when he took to the court for the 125th time on Friday against Sacred Heart. He broke former teammate Chris Kenny's record of 124. • With 164 blocks, Monmouth senior center John Bunch needs three more rejections to become the school's career leader. Steve Wreidt, who played four seasons compared to two for Bunch, holds the record with 166. • When Monmouth guard Jhamar Youngblood scored 31 points against Sacred Heart on Friday, it marked the most points by an NEC freshman since St. Francis (NY)’s John Quintana hit for 31 on February 22, 2003. • On Saturday, Mount St. Mary's guard Jeremy Goode established the school’s freshman record for assists in a season with 144, breaking Chris McGuthrie’s mark of 143 set during the 1992-93 season. • Quinnipiac junior guard DeMario Anderson has averaged 23.2 ppg on 58.0 percent shooting from the floor over the last five games. • Quinnipiac has posted an 11-3 record since January 6. • Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart will enter the NEC Tournament with the highest seeds in their respective histories, either second or third. • Robert Morris senior guard Derek Coleman eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau against Quinnipiac on Saturday, becoming the 16th player in school history to accomplish the feat. RMU junior guard Tony Lee joined Coleman in the 1,000-point club in the same game, becoming the 17th player in school history to turn the trick. Coleman enters this week's play with 1,009 career points, while Lee is just a point behind him with 1,008. • Robert Morris guard Tony Lee became the sixth player in NEC history, and the first as a junior, to hit career totals of 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists. He did so on Saturday against Quinnipiac, and enters play this week with 1,008 points, 520 rebounds and 261 assists. • With 430 career assists, Robert Morris senior Derek Coleman has moved into 24th place on the NEC's career list. • Sacred Heart has won three straight and four of its last five games. The Pioneers' 15 overall wins and 11 NEC wins are both school records. • Over his last seven outings, Sacred Heart junior forward Brice Brooks has averaged 14.0 ppg, 8.1 rpg and shot at a 58.5 percent clip from the floor. Prior to this hot streak, he had averaged 7.8 ppg and 4.9 rpg. • St. Francis (NY) junior forward Robert Hines has posted six straight 20+ point games - the longest such streak by an NEC player this season - averaging 24.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.5 apg, while shooting 37-42 (.881) from the line over that span. • Saint Francis (PA) has won three of its last four games after losing 15 straight. The Red Flash's win over second place Quinnipiac on Thursday snapped a 10-game road losing streak. • Saint Francis (PA)'s Marquis Ford leads the NEC with 51.0 percent shooting from three-point range. His success rate from long range currently ranks third in school history, just behind former Dallas Maverick Mike Iuzzolino, who had three-point field goal percentages of .516 and .528 in 1989-90 and 1990-91, respectively. No other player in school history has topped 50.0 percent from three-point territory. • Wagner junior forward James Ulrich helped the Seahawks clinch an NEC playoff berth on Saturday with a career-high 28 points and added 10 boards in his sixth double-double effort of the year. He averaged 21.5 ppg and 11.0 rpg for the week. NEC Men’s Basketball 2007 NEC Basketball Tournament Facts/Figures Schedule

NEC In RPI Rankings College InsiderInsider Mid-MajorMid-Major PollPoll 2007 NEC (thru games of 2/25) (December 22) (2/19) Men’s Basketball Tournament School Rank Change Rank/TeamSchool Record Pts.RecordPrev. all games to be held at home of higher seed 1. Southern Illinois (30) 23-5 774 1 teams will be reseeded following quarterfinals CCSU 159 +7 2.TBA Winthrop Gonzaga (1) (31) 23-4 731 7-2 3 Fairleigh Dickinson 214 -17 3.2. Butler Creighton24-4 707 7-0 2 4. Davidson 23-4 676 4 Long Island 309 +1 5.3. Old Dominion East Tennessee State 21-7 640 7-2 7 Thursday, March 1 Sunday, March 4 Wednesday, March 7 Monmouth 253 -20 6. Appalachian State 21-6 585 11 7.4. Akron Wichita State 20-5 553 7-2 10 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Mount St. Mary’s 275 +3 8.5. VCU Southern Illinois 22-6 541 7-1 5 Times TBA TBA 7:00 pm (ESPN2) Quinnipiac 245 -4 9. Drexel 20-7 495 13 6. College of Charleston 6-1 4:00 pm (MSG) Robert Morris 190 -9 10. Creighton 18-9 477 6 11.7. Hofstra Illinois-Chicago 20-8 433 9-2 9 Sacred Heart 163 +29 12. Santa Clara 20-7 429 14 St. Francis (NY) 289 +6 13.8. Gonzaga Utah State18-10 422 5-1 8 14.9. Wright Murray State State21-8 345 8-1 19 St. Francis (PA) 323 +7 15. Missouri State 19-9 342 12 2007 NEC Tournament Men’s Championship Bracket 16.10. South Bradley Alabama 20-8 255 7-3 16 Wagner 297 -3 17. Holy Cross 20-8 233 17 18. Marist 21-7 211 23 March 1 March 4 March 7 NEC 28/31 conferences 19. Bradley 19-10 207 NR 20. Long Beach State 18-7 203 18 TBA 21. Sam Houston State 18-8 160 20 (#1 vs. #8) 22. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 19-5 144 21 Highest Remaining Seed 23. Vermont 21-6 93 24 24. Cal State Fullerton 18-7 76 15 TBA 25. Bucknell 18-8 63 NR TBA Lowest Remaining Seed (#2 vs. #7) Close Games Double-Doubles Teams will be reseeded 7:00 PM (five points or less) (top-10) for semifinals (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament TBA Automatic Bid School Rec. Player Total (#3 vs. #6) 2nd Highest Remaining Seed Obie Nwadike, CCSU 15 Central Connecticut State 5-2 TBA Fairleigh Dickinson 9-8 Andre Harris, FDU 9 TBA 3rd Highest Remaining Seed Long Island 5-5 A.J. Jackson, RMU 6 (#4 vs. #5) Monmouth 5-6 Devin Sweetney, SFPA 6 James Ulrich, WC 6 Mount St. Mary’s 4-6 Javier Mojica, CCSU 5 Quinnipiac 6-6 Aubin Scott, LIU 4 Robert Morris 6-5 Victor Akinyanju, QU 3 NEC Men’s Basketball Sacred Heart 4-6 John Bunch, MU 3 vs. the competition St. Francis (NY) 4-8 Michael Peeples, FDU 3 St. Francis (PA) 2-5 NEC vs... Wagner 3-5 America East 7-12 Ohio Valley 0-0 NEC Coaching Records ACC 0-6 Pac 10 0-0 Atlantic Sun 0-0 Patriot 2-9 Year Conf. Games Overall Record Atlantic 10 2-10 SEC 0-0 Coach (School) Hired Rec. Pct. Rec. Pct. Big East 1-9 Southern 0-2 Howie Dickenman (CCSU) 1997 116-67 .634 174-144 .547 Big Sky 0-0 Southland 0-1 Tom Green (FDU) 1984 253-162 .610 392-306 .562 SWAC 0-0 Dave Calloway (MU) 1998 104-73 .588 142-139 .505 Big South 1-2 Mark Schmidt (RMU) 2001 57-52 .523 81-89 .476 Big Ten 0-4 Sun Belt 2-0 Mike Deane (WC) 2003 34-37 .479 394-283 .582 Big-12 0-0 WCC 1-0 Milan Brown (MSM) 2003 33-39 .458 40-75 .348 Big West 0-0 WAC 0-0 Joe DeSantis (QU) 1998 70-97 .419 117-186 .386 Colonial 2-4 Overall 40-80 Jim Ferry (LIU) 2002 36-53 .404 157-106 .597 Conference USA 1-2 Bobby Jones (SFPA) 1999 57-90 .388 78-144 .351 Division II 3-0 Brian Nash (SFNY) 2005 13-22 .371 18-38 .321 Division III 3-0 Dave Bike (SHU) 1999 51-96 .347 441-400 .524 Horizon 1-1 Independent 0-0 NEC Past Champions Ivy 4-10 MAAC 8-4 2006 Monmouth 1998 Fairleigh Dickinson 1990 Robert Morris Mid-American 0-2 2005 Fairleigh Dickinson 1997 Long Island 1989 Robert Morris Mid-Con 1-0 2004 Monmouth 1996 Monmouth 1988 FDU 2003 Wagner 1995 Mount St. Mary's 1987 Marist MEAC 1-1 2002 Central Connecticut St. 1994 Rider 1986 Marist Missouri Valley 0-1 2001 Monmouth 1993 Rider 1985 Fairleigh Dickinson Mountain West 0-0 2000 Central Connecticut St. 1992 Robert Morris 1984 Long Island NAIA 0-0 1999 Mount St. Mary’s 1991 St. Francis (PA) NEC Men’s Basketball 2006-07 NEC In NCAA Statistics Preseason Poll/All-Conference Teams

Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll NEC In NCAA Statistics (Top-30 - thru games of 2/22/07) 1. Monmouth (6) 7. Fairleigh Dickinson 2. Robert Morris (5) 8. St. Francis (NY) Ind. Category Rank Player School Statistics 3. Long Island 9. Sacred Heart Rebounds 5th Obie Nwadike CCSU 10.7 rpg Assists 26th Derek Coleman RMU 5.5 apg 4. Central Connecticut State 10. Mount St. Mary's Quinnipiac FG% 22nd Tony Lee RMU .602 11. Saint Francis (PA) FT% 6th Tristan Blackwood CCSU .921 6. Wagner 3PFG Made 7th Tristan Blackwood CCSU 3.5/game 27th Joey Mundweiler WC 3.1/game Northeast Conference Preseason All-Conference Team Blocks 10th John Bunch MU 3.2 bpg Steals 6th Tony Lee RMU 2.9 spg

Name School Pos. Class Team Category Rank School Statistics Marques Alston Monmouth F Sr Scoring 29th Sacred Heart 77.4 ppg Jarrid Frye Sacred Heart G Sr FT% 13th Robert Morris .753 A.J. Jackson Robert Morris F Sr Blocks 24th Monmouth 5.1 bpg Obie Nwadike CCSU F Sr Steals 15th Sacred Heart 9.4 spg James Williams Long Island G Sr Ind. Game Highs Rank Player School Statistics Points 15th Tristan Blackwood CCSU 40 vs. Robert Morris (2/22/07) NEC Men’s Basketball 3PFG Made 4th Tristan Blackwood CCSU 10 vs. Robert Morris (2/22/07) 10th Jamaal Womack SFNY 9 vs. Robert Morris (2/17/07) Foreign Born Players 22nd Luke Granato SHU 8 vs. North Carolina (11/14/06) 22nd Tristan Blackwood CCSU 8 vs. Sacred Heart (1/27/07) Name School Cl Hometown, Country FT% 1st Devin Sweetney SFPA 1.000 (12-12) vs. Liberty (12/16/06) Tristan Blackwood CCSU Jr Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1st James Ulrich WC 1.000 (12-12) vs. FDU (2/24/07) Jemino Sobers CCSU Sr Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 1st Jamal Smith WC 1.000 (11-11) vs. FDU (1/6/07) Lawrence Brown FDU Fr Portsmouth, England Rebounds 8th Victor Akinyanju QU 21 vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (2/3/07) Aurimas Adomaitis Long Island Fr Kaunas, Lithuania Blocks 7th John Bunch MU 10 vs. St. Francis (NY) (2/3/07) Eugene Kotorobai Long Island Jr Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Steals 7th Tony Lee RMU 8 vs. Duquesne (12/2/06) Esa Maki-Tulokas Long Island Sr Forrsa, Finland Tyrone Mattison Long Island So Toronto, Ontario, Canada Team Game Highs Rank School Statistics Paulius Morkeliunas Long Island So Kaunas, Lithuania FG% 2nd LIU .724 vs. Old Westbury (11/25/06) FT% 13th Mount St. Mary’s .950 vs. Saint Francis (PA) (1/18/07) Deki Delic Monmouth Sr Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro Adam Dobriansky Monmouth Fr Winnipeg, Maintoba, Canada Corey Hallett Monmouth Sr Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada NEC Milestone Performers Alex Nunner Monmouth So Leibnitz, Austria Yanov Simpson Monmouth Fr Kfar Saba, Israel 1,000+ Points Etienne Labrecque Quinnipiac Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada Ifeanyi Ehirim Robert Morris So Toronto, Ontario, Canada Player Team Cl Pts. Bas Rozendaal Robert Morris Fr Ymuiden, Holland James Williams LIU Sr 1,686 Colson Senat Robert Morris Jr Montreal, Quebec, Canada Jarrid Frye SHU Sr 1,228 Javier Mojica CCSU Sr 1,226 Liam Potter Sacred Heart So Lincolnshire, England Obie Nwadike CCSU Sr 1,191 Sami Pekkola St. Francis (NY) Jr Lahti, Finland Dejan Delic MU Sr 1,156 Bass Yessoufou St. Francis (NY) Jr Ivory Coast Marcus Alston MU Sr 1,124 Bassirou Dieng Saint Francis (PA) So Dakar, Senegal Andre Harris FDU Sr 1,124 Mislaw Jukic Saint Francis (PA) Fr Zagreb, Croatia Mark Porter WC Jr 1,052 Mychael Kearse MSM Sr 1,025 22 players representing 11 countries. Tristan Blackwood CCSU Jr 1,015 Derek Coleman RMU Sr 1,009 NEC Men’s Basketball Tony Lee RMU Jr 1,008 2005-06 Standings 500+ Rebounds School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Player Team Cl Pts. 1. Fairleigh Dickinson* 14-4 .778 20-12 .625 Obie Nwadike CCSU Sr 928 Mychal Kearse MSM Sr 708 2. Central Connecticut St.* 13-5 .722 18-11 .621 Aubin Scott LIU Sr 562 3. Monmouth*^ 12-6 .667 19-15 .559 Andre Harris FDU Sr 534 4. Mount St. Mary's* 11-7 .611 13-17 .433 Marques Alston MU Sr 528 5. Robert Morris* 10-8 .556 15-14 .517 Jarrid Frye SHU Sr 520 6. Long Island* 9-9 .500 12-16 .429 Tony Lee RMU Jr 520 7. Sacred Heart* 8-10 .444 11-17 .393 8. Quinnipiac* 7-11 .389 12-16 .429 250+ Assists St. Francis (NY) 7-11 .389 10-17 .370 Player Team Cl Pts. 10. Wagner 6-12 .333 13-14 .481 Derek Coleman RMU Sr 430 11. St. Francis (PA) 2-16 .111 4-24 .143 Mark Porter WC Sr 342 James Williams LIU Sr 338 * NEC Tournament participants ^ NEC Tournament champion Tristan Blackwood CCSU Jr 327 Jarrid Frye SHU Sr 266