2015-16 Liu Brooklyn Men's Basketball Game Notes
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2015-16 LIU BROOKLYN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Media Contact: Dan Lobacz • [email protected] • Office: 718-488-1420 • Cell: 607-237-5849 2015-16 SCHEDULE GAME 1: LOYOLA (MD.) NOVEMBER Monday, Nov. 16 • Baltimore, Md. • Reitz Arena • 7:30 p.m. 16 at Loyola (Md.) 7:30 p.m. 19 MAINE 7:00 p.m. THE MATCHUP 22 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL1 12:00 p.m. LIU BROOKLYN TEAMS LOYOLA MD. 25 at Florida International 7:00 p.m. 2014-15 Season 2014-15 29 at Dartmouth 2:00 p.m. DECEMBER 12-18 W-L 11-19 67.4 PPG 58.8 3 UMASS LOWELL 7:00 p.m. 71.2 Opp. PPG 66.2 8 at Fordham 7:00 p.m. -3.8 Margin -7.4 12 at Niagara 3:00 p.m. .392 FG% .382 18 SAM HOUSTON STATE 7:00 p.m. .433 FG% Def. .443 22 INCARNATE WORD1 7:00 p.m. .324 3PT% .325 29 at UMass 7:00 p.m. .304 3PT% Def. .329 JANUARY .689 FT% .671 2 at Mount St. Mary’s* 2:00 p.m. 37.4 RPG 34.9 4 at Central Connecticut* (MSG) 7:00 p.m. 38.1 Opp. RPG 33.7 7 ROBERT MORRIS* 7:00 p.m. -0.7 Margin +1.2 9 SAINT FRANCIS U.* 4:30 p.m. 11.5 Assists/Game 9.7 14 at Wagner* 7:00 p.m. 13.7 Turnovers/Game 12.9 16 at Bryant* 4:00 p.m. 2.5 Blocks/Game 3.1 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson* 7:00 p.m. 5.7 Steals/Game 5.5 23 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN* (ESPN3) 8:00 p.m. 27 SACRED HEART* (MSG) 7:00 p.m. 30 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON* 4:30 p.m. QUICK HITTERS FEBRUARY •The LIU Brooklyn men’s basketball team opens the 2015-16 season on Monday evening with a road 4 MOUNT ST. MARY’S* 7:00 p.m. contest at Loyola (Md.). 6 at Sacred Heart* 3:30 p.m. •The Blackbirds return eight letterwinners from last season’s team, including a pair of Northeast 11 WAGNER* 7:00 p.m. Conference All-Rookie Team members in 2014-15: Martin Hermannsson and Nura Zanna. 15 at St. Francis Brooklyn* (ESPNU) 1:00 p.m. •Head coach Jack Perri returns for his fourth season at the helm of LIU Brooklyn with his largest roster to 18 at Robert Morris* 7:00 p.m. date, which includes 13 scholarship players and three walk-ons. 20 at Saint Francis U.* 1:00 p.m. •Perri welcomed eight newcomers to the team this year, including junior transfers Jerome Frink and Aakim 25 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT* 7:00 p.m. 27 BRYANT* 4:30 p.m. Saintil, who figure to play a large role with the team. MARCH •Juniors Iverson Fleming, Glenn Feidanga and Joel Hernandez are the most experience players on a 2 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals roster that features zero seniors. 5 NEC Tournament Semifinals •Loyola (Md.) is coming off a 86-71 loss to Tennessee State in its season opener on Friday, Nov. 13. 8 NEC Tournament Finals •The Greyhounds were led by junior guard Tyler Hubbard, who scored a team-high 21 points. Hubbard is the top returning scorer from a season ago (10.8 ppg). * Northeast Conference game •The two teams have met 16 times previously, with all of those meetings coming during the period of time All Times Eastern Home games in BOLD when Loyola was a member of the Northeast Conference from 1981-89. 1 – Game played at Barclays Center •The Greyhounds have won 10 of the 16 games contested between the two schools, with the Blackbirds (Brooklyn, N.Y.) taking a 79-66 victory in the last meeting during the 1988-89 season. 2015-16 LIU BROOKLYN MEN’S BASKETBALL No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Notes 3 Iverson Fleming Jr. G 6-1 160 4.7 1.1 1.4 Played in 58 games over his first two seasons; Career-high 22 pts. at NJIT in 2013-14 11 Joel Hernandez Jr. G 6-3 180 8.0 4.0 0.8 Ranked fifth on team in scoring (8.0 ppg) in ‘14-15; Career-best 18 pts. vs. Wagner 13 Nura Zanna R-So. F 6-7 240 8.5 6.3 0.4 NEC All-Rookie Team selection; Team-high 6.3 rpg; 47.4 FG% ranked 9th in NEC 15 Martin Hermannsson So. G 6-3 170 10.1 3.8 3.3 Team’s top returning scorer; Played for Iceland this summer at FIBA Eurobasket 33 Jerome Frink Jr. F 6-7 230 ---- ---- ---- Played two seasons at FIU; Ranked 10th in Sun Belt in rebounding (6.3 rpg) as sophomore 0 Kwe Askew Fr. F 6-7 205 ---- ---- ---- Second Team All-State selection as a senior at Stamford (Conn.) HS 2 Trevon Woods So. G/F 6-6 200 2.3 1.5 0.2 Named Team’s Most Improved Player at Athletic Awards Banquet 4 Trevin Woods So. G/F 6-6 205 4.2 3.5 0.3 Double-double with 13 pts., 12 rebs. vs. Sacred Heart; 13 pts. in road win at Robert Morris 12 Mitchell McMullen Fr. G 5-8 165 ---- ---- ---- Walk-on from Texas; Played for Samuel Clemens HS, who appeared in two Texas Final Fours 14 Mark Parisi So. G 5-11 165 0.0 0.5 0.0 Walk-on from Archbishop Molloy HS in Queens; Played in three games in ‘14-15 20 Aakim Saintil Jr. G 6-0 165 ---- ---- ---- Transfer from Williston State JC in North Dakota; Played first collegiate season at S. Alabama 22 Raul Frias Fr. G 6-1 165 ---- ---- ---- Third Team All-State selection in Florida; Averaged 19.1 ppg as senior at Mater Academy 23 Glenn Feidanga Jr. F/C 6-8 240 4.1 3.6 0.1 Key reserve played in 17 games last year due to injury; 9 pts., 10 rebs. in home win vs. RMU 24 Raiquan Clark Fr. G/F 6-4 170 ---- ---- ---- Walk-on from New Haven, Conn.; Played post-grad year at Trinity-Pawling in New York 44 Ganlandou Cisse Fr. F/C 6-9 215 ---- ---- ---- Played two years of HS basketball at Roselle Catholic; Helped Lions to NJ State TOC title 53 Julius van Sauers Fr. F/G 6-8 210 ---- ---- ---- Played for Netherlands U18 & U20 National teams; Averaged 11.1 ppg at 2015 Euro U20’s 2015-16 LIU BROOKLYN MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 0 Kwe Askew F 6-7 205 Fr. Stamford, Conn./Stamford 2 Trevon Woods G/F 6-6 200 So. Houston, Texas/Fort Bend Austin 3 Iverson Fleming G 6-1 160 Jr. North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick 4 Trevin Woods G/F 6-6 205 So. Houston, Texas/Fort Bend Austin 11 Joel Hernandez G 6-3 180 Jr. Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck 12 Mitchell McMullen G 5-8 165 Fr. Schertz, Texas/Samuel Clemens 13 Nura Zanna F 6-7 240 RSo. Kaduna, Nigeria/Coral Springs (Fla.) Christian 14 Mark Parisi G 5-11 165 So. Queens, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy 15 Martin Hermannsson G 6-3 170 So. Reykjavik, Iceland/Reykjavik 20 Aakim Saintil G 6-0 165 Jr. West Orange, N.J./Williston State C.C. 22 Raul Frias G 6-1 165 Fr. Miami, Fla./Mater Academy 23 Glenn Feidanga F/C 6-8 240 Jr. Bangui, Central African Republic/The Rock School (Fla.) 24 Raiquan Clark G 6-4 170 Fr. New Haven, Conn./Hillhouse 33 Jerome Frink F 6-7 230 RJr. Jersey City, N.J./Florida International 44 Ganlandou Cisse F/C 6-9 215 Fr. Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic (N.J.) 53 Julius van Sauers F/G 6-8 210 Fr. Amsterdam, Netherlands/Apollo Amsterdam Head Coach: Jack Perri (Bentley ‘98), Fifth Year Assistant Coaches: Kenyon Spears (First Year), Chuck Bridge (Fifth Year), Jim Mack (Second Year) Director of Basketball Operations: Alvin Vivican (First Year) QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION 2015-16 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Founded ...................................................................... 1926 Assistant AD/Men’s Basketball Contact................Dan Lobacz PRESEASON COACHES POLL Enrollment .................................................................. 8,527 Office Phone ...................................................(718) 488-1420 Nickname .............................................................Blackbirds Home/Cell Phone ............................................(607) 237-5849 1. Mount St. Mary’s (6) Colors .........................................................Black and Silver Fax ..................................................................(718) 780-3302 2. Robert Morris (3) Conference ...........................................................Northeast E-mail ................................................... [email protected] 3. Bryant (1) Home Court ...............................Steinberg Wellness Center Assistant Director ..........................................Casey Snedecor 4. LIU Brooklyn Capacity ...................................................................... 2,000 Media Relations Assistant .....................................Emily Nassi 5. St. Francis Brooklyn Athletics Web Site ..............................www.liuathletics.com Website .................................................. www.liuathletics.com 6. Wagner President .................................................Dr. Kimberly Cline 7. Sacred Heart Provost ..............................................Gale Stevens Haynes MEDIA WORKROOM: The LIU Brooklyn office of media 8. Saint Francis U Director of Athletics ...........................................Brad Cohen relations and gameday media workroom is located in the 9. Fairleigh Dickinson Deputy AD/SWA ........................................Margaret Alaimo southwest corner of the Steinberg Wellness Center on the 10. Central Connecticut Head Athletic Trainer ...............................Courtney Civitano second floor adjacent to the arena floor. Programs, game notes and media guides are available in the media room ( ) First place votes COACHING STAFF and halftime and final box scores will be distributed along Head Coach ......................................................... Jack Perri press row. Alma Mater, Year ............................................Bentley, 1998 2015-16 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Career Record ...................................61-61 (Four seasons) PRACTICE & INTERVIEW POLICY: LIU practices are open PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Record at LIU ..................................41-52 (Three seasons) to the media IF accompanied by a member of the LIU media Name Cl.