DECEMBER 13, 2009 ST. FRANCIS, NY (3-5) @ SYRACUSE (9-0) SETTING THE STAGE: TERRIERS’ SCHEDULE TALE OF THE TAPE SFNY VS. SYRACUSE November 12 Brown L, 68-64 Series vs. Syracuse: The Orange lead the all-time 17 @ Boston College L, 72-44 21 Canisius L, 79-69 SFNY STATS SYRACUSE series, 2-0. Syracuse defeated the Terriers, 83-51, 24 @ UMASS L, 83-65 59.4 Scoring Avg. 89.8 28 Colgate w, 66-65 during the 2006-07 season (11/10/06). Ironically, it December 67.2 Scoring Def. 62.9 waswas the last time the Terriers faced a Top 20 team as 3 *CCSU L, 63-50 .386 FG% .553 5 *Bryant % W, 54-48 the Orange were ranked #20 at the time. 8 Hartford W, 63-60 .445 FG% Def. .364 13 Syracuse 1:00 pm .293 3-FG% .407 Latest Headline: Cadell Hits Game-Winner Again 22 Lafayette 7:30 pm 29 Fairfield 7:00 pm .327 3-FG% D .314 Junior guard Ricky Cadell hit a game-winning 3-point field January goal with four seconds remaining to give the Terriers a 63-60 7 *St. Francis (PA) 7:30 pm .620 FT % .626 9 *Robert Morris 4:30 pm 32.9 Rebound Avg. 39.9 win against Hartford on Tuesday evening. Cadell also hit a 11 Columbia 7:00 pm buzzer-beater jumper from the corner to beat Colgate, 66-65, 1 4 *Mt. St. Mary’s 7:30 pm 36.9 Reb. Opp. Avg. 35.8 16 *Wagner 7:00 pm 4.0 Reb. Margin +4.3 on November 28 in Hamilton, New York. 18 Dartmouth 7:00 pm 21 *Mt. St. Mary’s 7:30 pm 118 Turnovers 141 23 *Wagner 4:30 pm 124 Turn. Forced 185 Odds & Ends 28 *St. Francis (PA) 7:30 pm 30 *Robert Morris 7:00 pm 29 Blocks 70 February The Terriers have shot a higher percentage than their 4 *Long Island 7:30 pm 28 Blocks Ag. 14 opponent only one time this season (Colgate, 11/28) 6 *Long Island % 2:00 pm 66 Steals 127 11 *Quinnipiac 7:30 pm 13 *Sacred Heart 3:30 pm 49 Steals Ag. 78 18 *Monmouth 7:30 pm St. Francis (NY) is tied for last in the NEC in free throw 2 0 *Fairleigh Dickinson 4:30 pm 91 Assists 207 shooting at 62 percent. 25 *Bryant 7:30 pm 122 Assists Ag. 138 27 *CCSU 1:00 pm * Denotes Northeast Conference Game The Terriers are second in the NEC in steals (8.25 pg.). % Denotes Televised Game on MSG Head Coach Brian Nash has used 7 different starting line- PROJECTED STARTERS ups this season. G Justin Newton, SO, 6-0, Brooklyn, NY The Terriers have trailed with 5 minutes to go in the 2.3 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 3.1 apg. 2.4 spg. ballgame in seven of eight games this season. The only G Akeem Bennett, JR, 6-2, Long Island, NY exception was against Hartford this past Tuesday. 14.1 ppg., 5.6 rpg., 3.3 apg., 2.4 spg. G Ricky Cadell, JR, 6-2, New York, NY St. Francis picked up their first night win against Hartford 15.8 ppg., 1.5 rpg. after dropping their first four. They are 2-1 in afternoon F Stefan Perunicic, SO, 6-6, Belgrade, Serbia games. 9.6 ppg. 2.8 rpg. F Kayode Ayeni, SR, 6-5, Brooklyn, NY The Terriers are 3-0 when they outshoot their opponent 13.8 ppg., 5.8 rpg. from the foul line.and when they force more turnovers. OFF THE BENCH St. Francis is 3-1 in games decided by 5 or less points. C Herman Wrice, SR, 6-7, Philadelphia, PA 3.3 ppg., 4.4 rpg. MEDIA INFORMATION C/F Nigel Byam, SR, 6-7. Brooklyn, NY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE 4.3 ppg., 3.3 rpg. (Questionable with arm injury) David Gansell F Akeem Johnson, FR, 6-6, Brooklyn, NY Director of Sports Information and Marketing 1.5 ppg., 1.7 rpg. 180 Remsen Street F Richard Clark, SO, 6-9, Berkshire, England Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201 Office: (718) 489-5369 0.6 ppg., 0.4 rpg. Press Row: (718) 489-5412 F Alexander Harrington, JR, 6-9, Lanham, MD Fax: (718) 797-2140 4.9 ppg., 4.3 rpg. (Questionable with leg injury) Cell: (718) 930-4237 G Ricky Williams, SO, 5-11, Brooklyn, NY Email: [email protected] Walk-on this season. Has not seen action. served as the Saint’s recruiting coordinator. He was responsible for HEAD COACH opponent scouting and game day preparation as well as monitoring BRIAN NASH student-athlete academic performance and performing various community service and public speaking projects. The Saints finished the season 20-11 overall and 12-6 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic FIFTH SEASON Conference and in a three-way tie for the regular-season title in MACC. HOMETOwN: Nash’s professional coaching career began at Sacred Heart University (1993-94) before he moved on to work at St. Bonaventure University QUEENS, N.Y. from 1994 through 2000. ALMA MATER: A 1988 graduate of Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn, Nash played high school basketball under his father, Raymond Nash, a KEENE STATE 1963 St. Francis College graduate and St. Francis College Hall of COLLEGE Fame member. He went on to play basketball for four years at Keene COLLEGE State College in Keene, N.H., where he was team captain from 1990- 92. After graduating from Keene State College, Nash returned home to serve as assistant coach at his alma mater in Brooklyn. Now in his fifth season as Head Coach of the St. In addition to Nash’s coaching experience at the collegiate level, he Francis College Terriers, Brian Nash is extremely was also an assistant coach for the Empire State Games New York excited about the team that he’s assembled for City Region open men’s basketball team in 2005. In addition, he 2009-2010. “There’s no question that we have served as an assistant coach for the US All-Stars Touring Team in the talent to be one of the better teams in the Italy and Greece in 2001 and was an assistant coach for the US All- Northeast Conference this season,” said Nash. Stars vs. Ukrainian National Team in 1999. Nash has been a basketball “But I think what I like the most about our team instructor at Five-Star, Eastern Invitational and Metro Index basketball is that we have a good group of kids that will be camps. willing to work extremely hard day in and day out.” Professionally, Nash is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Last season, Nash did a terrific job of guiding the Terriers into the NEC Tournament after Nash resides in New Jersey with his wife, Kristen, son, Jack, and missing the cut in 2007-2008. The team lost one daughter, Abigail. of their top players and leaders, Kayode Ayeni, to a knee injury early in the season but Nash was able to get the most out of the rest of his Coach Years Record Winning Pct. roster to make up for the loss. Brian Nash 2005 -2009 38-86 .306 Nash has clearly infused a great deal of talent - into the program for this year and the immediate future. The Terriers have added Seton Hall Ron Ganulin 1991-2005 (14) 187-207 .474 transfer Mike Davis for next season and his addition will give St. Francis (NY) one of the most formidable frontcourts in the conference. Rich Zvosec 1988-1991 (3) 38-48 .441 Nash became the 16th head coach of the St. Bob Valvano 1984-1988 (4) 38-74 .339 Francis men’s basketball team back on March 30, 2005. He joins a legacy that dates back more Gene Roberti 1979-1984 (5) 43-92 .318 than a century. Nash, who played high school basketball in Brooklyn and has strong ties to Lucio Rossini 1975-1979 (4) 55-48 .533 the local area, came to St. Francis College from Seton Hall University, where he served as Jack Prenderville 1973-1975 (2) 18-32 .360 assistant coach under Louis Orr (2001-2005). Lester Yellin 1969-1973 (4) 37-59 .385 While at Seton Hall, Nash helped lead the Pirates to the 2nd round in the NCAA tournament in Daniel Lynch 1948-1969 (21) 282-237 .543 2004 and the 1st round of the NIT in 2003. During Nash’s four-year tenure at Seton Hall, he Joseph Brennan 1941-1948 (7) 90-46 .661 was primarily responsible for recruiting, opponent scouting, game day preparation, Rody Cooney 1932-1041 (9) 116-77 .601 organizing and instructing individual skill workouts, monitoring academic progress for George Hinchcliffe 1930-1932 (2) 26-29 .472 designated student-athletes and performing community service and public speaking engagements. Edward Keating 1928-1930 (2) 15-20 .429 Prior to Seton Hall, Nash was assistant basketball J. Francis (Nip) Lynch 1926-1928 (2) 11-20 .354 coach at Siena College (2000-2001) where he also Frank Brennan 1921-1926 (5) 64-38 .627 Br. Phillip 1920-1921 (1) 14-3 .824 FORMER SETON HALL BIG MAN MIKE DAVIS TRANSFERS TO ST. FRANCIS (NY) LAST TIME OUT VS. HARTFORD Junior guard Ricky Cadell’s 3-pointer with four seconds remaining lifted the host St. Francis St. Francis (NY) head coach (NY) Terriers to a 63-60 non-conference victory over the Hartford Hawks, Tuesday evening Brian Nash announced that at the Pope Physical Education Center.