LIU Brooklyn at Fairfi eld University - November 13, 2018 - 7:00 PM - Webster Bank Arena - Bridgeport, Conn. 2018-19 Schedule LIU Fairfi eld Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Brooklyn University 11/6 at #22/24 Purdue L, 57-90 11/10 Bucknell W, 60-58 Team Information Team Information 11/13 LIU Brookklyn (WBA) 7:30 pm 2018-19 Record: 2-0 overall, 0-0 Northeast Conf. 2018-19 Record: 1-1 overall 0-0 MAAC 11/17 Wagner (WBA) 1 pm 11/23 vs. Longwood# 6 pm (ET) Last Game: Brown, W 83-71 Last Game: at Bucknell, W, 60-58 11/24 at Seattle# 6 pm (ET) Head Coach: Derek Kellogg Head Coach: Sydney Johnson 11/25 vs. Denver# 3 pm (ET) Overall Record: 175-154 (11th Season) Overall Record: 174-179 (11th Season) 12/1 at Army West Point 1 pm Record at School: 20-17 (2nd Season) Record at School: 108-126 (8th Season) 12/6 Oakland (AH) 7 pm 2018-19 Statistical Leaders 2018-19 Statistical Leaders 12/9 at Old Dominion 1 pm Minutes: Jashaun Agosto (32.0) Minutes: Landon Taliaferro (37.5) 12/16 at Boston College 1 pm 12/22 at New Hampshire 1 pm Points/Game: Raiquin Clark (18.5) Points/Game: Neftali Alvarez (16.0) 1/3 Rider (AH) * 7 pm Rebounds/Game: Raul Frias (9.5) Rebounds/Game: Neftali Alvarez (5.0) 1/5 at Iona * 1 pm Three Pointers: Raul Frias (6) Three Pointers: Three tied with 4 1/7 Niagara (AH) * 7 pm Assists: Clark/Batts/Agosto (7) Assists: Landon Taliaferro/Neftali Alvarez (5) 1/10 Saint Peter’s (WBA) * 7 pm Blocks: Julius Van Sauers (3) Blocks: Jonathan Kasibabu (2) 1/13 at Quinnipiac * 2 pm Steals: Raquin Clark/Julian Batts (7) Steals: Neftali Alvarez (4) 1/17 at Monmouth * 7 pm Field Goal % - Raiquin Clark (.583 - 14 of 24) Field Goal % -Neftali Alvarez (.500 - 13 of 26) 1/19 Canisius (AH) * 1 pm Free Throw % - Jashuan Agosto (.900 - 9 of 10) Free Throw % - Taj Benning (.889 - 8 of 9) 1/24 Siena (WBA) * 7 pm 1/27 Iona (AH) * 1 pm Three Point % - Julian Batts (.500 - 4 of 8) Three Point % - Taliaferro/Alvarez (.500 - 5 of 10) 1/31 at Manhattan * 7 pm 2/2 at Marist * 7 pm 2/4 at Siena * 7 pm Team Comparison 2/9 Monmouth (WBA) * 1 pm 2/15 at Canisius * 7 pm Category LIU FFD 2/17 at Niagara * 2 pm Points Per Game 96.0 58.5 2/24 Manhattan (AH) * 3 pm Points Allowed Per Game 78.5 74.0 3/1 Marist (AH) * 7 pm Field Goal Percentage .451 .385 3/3 at Saint Peter’s * 1 pm Opponent FG Percentage .379 .444 Three Point Field Goal Percentage .299 .368 WBA - Webster Bank Arena; AH - Alumni Hall Free Throw Percentage .712 .731 * - MAAC Game; # - Elgin Baylor Classic (Seattle) Rebounds Per Game 52.5 26.0 Rebounding Margin +10.5 -14.5 Turnovers Per Game 18.5 12.5 Turnover Margin +0.0 +1.0 Around The Rim

Probable Starters Player Notes No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Neftali Alvarez Fr. G 6-2 165 Catano, P.R./Miami Christian Scored game-winner with 3 seconds left in regulaton at Bucknell 2 Taj Benning So. G 6-3 185 Fair Lawn, N.J.//Bergen Catholic Made all seven free throws attempts in win over Bucknell 25 Landon Taliaferro Jr. G 6-3 185 Boulder, Colo./Boulder Averaging 2.5 three pointers per game 13 Jonathan Kasibabu Sr. F 6-8 240 Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo/Westown Set personal best with a pair of three pointers at Purdue 15 Wassef Methnani So. F 6-8 208 Kairoun, Tunisia/The Knox Schoo1 Earned start at Purdue, his fi rst Feb. 17, 2018 (Quinnipiac) Off The Bench 1 Felix Lemetti Fr. G 6-1 170 Stockholm, Sweden/Fryshuset Gymnasium Tallied his fi rst points as a Stag against Bucknell 5 Aidas Kavaliauskas Jr. G 6-1 175 Kaunas, Lithuania/SPIRE Academy Made his fi rst FG of the season on his fi rst attempt at Bucknell 10 Thomas Nolan R-So. G 6-3 195 Trumbull, Conn./Fairfi eld Prep Played two minutes in 2018-19 opener at Purdue 11 Calvin Whipple Fr. G 6-4 185 Leominster, Mass./Northfi eld-Mount Hermon Made his Fairfi eld debut at Purdue, playing two minutes 12 Kevin Senghore-Peterson So. F 6-6 220 Kinna, Sweden/Myerscough Coll. Top 3 17-18 games came on road - 17 (Wagner), 9 (Purdue), 8 (Marist) 14 Matija Milin Sr. F 6-9 220 Belgrade, Serbia/Sports Gymnasium Contributed a pair of points in 16 minutes off the bench at Bucknell 24 Jesus Cruz So. G 6-3 210 Columbia, Puerto Rico Led all reserves with 10 points at Bucknell 30 Omar El-Sheikh So. F 6-7 195 Cairo, Egypt/The Knox School Has not appeared in a game this season Head Coach: Sydney Johnson, (8th Season) Assistant Coaches: Tyson Wheeler (10th season), Mitch Buonaguro (4th season), Tom Parrotta (4th season) Director of Basketball Operations: Stephen Elmore (2nd season); Asst. Director of Basketball Operations: Liam Curry (1st season) 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Scou ng Fairfi eld: The Stags picked Series History: Fairfi eld and LIU Brook- Series History up a road split with their last-second vic- lyn will meet for the 15th me in a series tory over Bucknell University last Saturday that dates back to the 1959-60 season. Fairfi eld Leads The Series 9-5 night. Fairfi eld won the game off Ne ali Fairfi eld won the fi rst-ever mee ng that Stags Record in Fairfi eld 7-1 Alvarez’s layup with three seconds left season, pulling away with an 87-59 deci- Stags Record in Brooklyn 2-3 in regula on to secure a 60-58 decision sion. The Stags won the fi rst three games in Stags Record In Neutral Se ng 0-1 over the Bison. Alvarez’s basket raised the this series before LIU collected a 54-45 win Game By Game Results freshman’s point total to 16, his second during the 1962-63 season. Fairfi eld owns 1959-60 Fairfi eld 87, LIU 59 H straight game with that amount. Fairfi eld a 7-1 record at home against LIU Brooklyn 1960-61 Fairfi eld 88, LIU 83 A led by as many as 15 points in the fi rst with a 2-3 road and a 0-1 neutral record. 1961-62 Fairfi eld 65, LIU 52 H half and by 10 markers at hal ime before In last year’s mee ng, Tyler Nelson led 1962-63 LIU 54, Fairfi eld 45 H Bucknell was able to make its run in the all Fairfi eld scorers with 17 points as the 1963-64 Fairfi eld 75, LIU 72 H second half. Landon Taliaferro (12 points) Stags edged the Blackbirds, 76-73. Jerome 1964-65 LIU 76, Fairfi eld 72 A and Jesus Cruz (10 points) also reached Segura also reached double fi gures with 14 1973-74 Fairfi eld 88, LIU 62 H double fi gures for Fairfi eld. Alvarez enters points. Joel Hernandez led all scorers in the 1974-75 LIU 87, Fairfi eld 72 A 1975-76 Fairfi eld 111, LIU 93 H tonight’s home opener as the team’s top game with 23 points while Raiquan Clark 1976-77 LIU 64, Fairfi eld 61 N scorer, averaging 16 points per game. Talia- added 19 points to the Blackbirds’ cause. 1976-77 LIU 74, Fairfi eld 72 A ferro is the team’s other student-athlete in 1977-78 Fairfi eld 72, LIU 56 H double fi gures, averaging 11.5 points per Game Winner: Ne ali Alvarez scored 1998-99 Fairfi eld 85, LIU 60 H game. He joins Alvarez as the only Stags the game-winning basket at Bucknell, 2017-18 Fairfi eld 76, LIU Brooklyn 72 A to have 10 or more points in both games breaking a 58-58 e with three seconds this season. Alvarez is also the team leader le in regula on. He went coast to coast to Last Mee ng (December 10, 2017) in several other statistical categories, win the game a er the Bison ed the game Fairfi eld (76) with a layup of their own. He fi nished the Player FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pts Rebs A TO BL S registering team bests with fi ve rebounds Kasibabu 2-2 0-0 4-6 8 6 1 0 0 0 per game and two steals per contest. The game with 16 points, his second straight Milin 3-8 1-4 0-0 7 0 1 2 0 0 performance with that point total. To cap Segura 7-9 0-0 0-1 14 3 6 4 0 0 Stags received support from the bench at Nelson 6-18 1-6 4-4 17 5 0 1 0 1 Bucknell with 17 points, six points be er off the night, Alvarez set his personal best Cruz 4-7 1-3 0-0 8 5 3 1 0 0 than the home team’s reserves. Four dif- with seven rebounds. Nolan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peterson 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 5 0 1 0 0 ferent players came off the bench to score Methnani 4-6 0-2 1-2 9 2 0 1 0 1 for Fairfi eld - Cruz, Kavaliauskas (3 points), Front Runner: Jonathan Kasibabu re- Flavors Jr. 4-8 2-5 2-2 12 1 1 1 0 0 jected two shots at Bucknell, pu ng him El-Sheikh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Leme (2), and Milin (20). Totals 30-61 5-21 11-15 76 33 12 12 0 2 the team lead for that blocks. The senior Scou ng LIU Brooklyn: The Blackbirds is looking to be the program’s top shot Summary FG 3PT FT 1st Half 15-30 (.500) 3-10 (.300) 3-4 (.750) have started the season with a pair of wins, blocker for the fourth straight season. He 2nd Half 15-31 (.484) 2-11 (.182) 11-15 (.733) defeating New Rochelle in the season was tops as a freshman with 38 blocks, as opener (109-76) and Brown University in a sophomore with 44, and as a junior with LIU Brooklyn (73) Player FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pts Rebs A TO BL S their last ou ng. The team has shown li le 35. Kasibabu enters tonight’s ac on with Coleman 2-6 0-3 2-2 6 8 0 1 1 1 diffi culty in scoring points, averaging 91 119 career blocks in 98 career games. Clark 7-12 0-0 5-8 19 7 0 4 1 2 Hernandez 8-18 2-3 5-9 23 9 2 2 0 1 points per game. With that type of team Ba s 2-3 1-2 5-8 10 6 4 1 0 1 scoring poten al, LIU Brooklyn has a group Wire To Wire: Fairfi eld never trailed in Agosto 3-10 0-2 8-9 14 4 2 3 0 0 of individuals who have combined to make the game against Bucknell and only faced Van Sauers 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 a ed score in the fi rst minute of the game Penn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 it one of the highest scoring teams in the Robinson 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na on. Raiquan Clark leads the team in (2-2) and the last minute of the game (58- Frias 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 58). The Stags opened up a 15-point lead Totals 22-54 3-14 25-37 72 38 8 11 2 6 scoring with 18 points per game, ne ng 58 percent of his fi eld goal a empts. He during the fi rst half, brought a 10-point Summary FG 3PT FT lead into the locker room at hal ime, and 1st Half 12-28 (.429) 2-9 (.222) 9-11 (.818) has connected on 14 of 18 shots inside 2nd Half 10-26 (.385) 1-5 (.200) 16-26 (.615) the three-point arc. Julian Ba s is next ended up winning the game on Ne ali Al- in line with a 14.5 scoring average, while varez’s layup with three seconds remaining Jashuan Agosto, Ty Flowers, and Raul Frias in regula on. averaging 12 points every forty minutes. Freshman Leader: Neftali Alvarez Frias represents the team’s top three-point is the fi rst freshman to lead the team in shoo ng threat with six shots from behind scoring in his fi rst two games since Greg the arc, helping the Blackbirds average 10 Nero accomplished the task during the three-point fi eld goals per game. He also 2006-07 campaign. Nero tallied the most the team’s top rebounder with 9.5 caroms points in each of his fi rst six games with per contest. LIU Brooklyn will play its fi rst the program, becoming the fi rst Fairfi eld road game of the season tonight, winning student-athlete to complete that task. fi ve road games last season. Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Alvarez posted team-highs against Purdue Purdue on November 6, giving the Stags 2018-19 MAAC Standings (16 points) and Bucknell (16 points). their biggest lead against a ranked oppo- (Game thru November 11) nent since the 2008-09 season. The Stags Big Men: Fairfi eld’s three forwards suf- jumped out to a 16-7advantage in the fi rst Team Overall Pct. MAAC Pct. fered through foul trouble in the Bucknell six minutes of a game against #13 Memphis Iona 1-0 1.000 0-0 .000 game with Kasibabu and Methnani fouling on November 15, 2008. Fairfi eld has held Fairfi eld 1-1 .500 0-0 .000 out and Peterson gaining four fouls. The trio fi ve-point leads against other ranked oppo- Marist 1-1 .500 0-0 .000 combined for four points in a combined 38 nents since that Memphis game including Saint Peter’s 1-1 .500 0-0 .000 a fi ve-point edge against #3 Louisville (9-4) Siena 1-1 .500 0-0 .000 minutes played, all of which were tallied by Canisius 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Methnani. on November 23, 2013 and #25 Maryland Niagara 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 (12-7) on November 17, 2009. Quinnipiac 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 At The Line: Taj Benning used a career- Manhattan 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 best seven free throws (in 7 attempts) Paint Points: Fairfield held its own Rider 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 to register a personal-best nine points at against Purdue and Bucknell when it came Monmouth 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 Bucknell. The guard stayed on the fl oor for to paint points. The Stags were even with nearly the en re game, also establishing Purdue with 24 paint points each and also Upcoming Schedule a career-high 37 minutes which was more equaled Bucknell’s inside numbers with 22 Tuesday, November 13 than his previous best of 26 minutes. points each. At Purdue, Ne ali Alvarez was Marist at Lehigh - 7 pm responsible for nearly half of the team’s Canisius at Bucknell - 7 pm Off The Bench: Jesus Cruz led all paint points with 10, followed by Ma ja LIU Brooklyn at Fairfi eld - 7:30 pm reserve scorers with 10 points but more Milin and Jonathan Kasibabu with six paint Iona at New Mexico - 9 pm importantly scored those points when points each. Wednesday, November 14 Bucknell managed to pull within a posses- Saint Peter’s at Bryant - 7 pm sion. On two occasions, Cruz scored points November Numbers: The Stags own a Niagara at Loyola Chicago - 8 pm that eff ec vely turned a one-possession 20-26 record during the month of Novem- Thursday, November 15 game into a two-possession game late in ber under Head Coach Sydney Johnson. West Virgina vs. Monmouth - 7 pm the second half. The sophomore led all re- Fairfi eld owns a 10-5 record at home, a 4-15 Har ord at Quinnipiac - 7 pm serve scorers with 1- points, ne ng three record on the road (including a 0-5 mark Friday, November 16 of seven fi eld goals and all four free throws. against na onally-ranked teams), and a 6-6 Coastal Carolina vs. Manha an - 4:30 pm neutral site slate. Norfolk State vs. Siena - 8:30 pm All In: Landon Taliaferro became the Niagara at Wyoming - 9 pm fi rst Stag this year to play all 40 minutes in Preseason MAAC Poll: The Stags were Monmouth at Myrtle Beach Invita onal the win at Bucknell which translated into his selected seventh in the 2018-19 MAAC Pre- Saturday, November 17 second straight double-fi gure game with a season Coaches’ Poll, collec ng 50 points Stony Brook/Holy Cross vs. Siena - TBA personal high 12 points. He also picked up in the ranking. Rider University earned the Wagner at Fairfi eld - 1 pm his fi rst steal of the season and added two top spot with 121 points by receiving all Albany at Canisius - 3:30 pm more three pointers to his total which gave 11 fi rst-place votes. Canisius garnered the Manha an at Northern Kentucky - 7 pm him fi ve baskets from behind the arc. second-place slot with 105 points with Iona College and Quinnipiac University tying for Recent Results Double Digits: Jesus Cruz hit double third place with 94 points. Thursday, November 8 fi gures for third me as a reserve when he Siena 69, George Washington 61 ne ed 10 markers at Bucknell. The guard Next Level: Tyler Nelson, Fairfi eld’s all- Friday, November 9 also reached double digits twice last year, me scoring leader with 2,172 points, was Colgate 87, Monmouth 74 pos ng 10 points at Purdue and a personal- the third-pick overall in last month’s NBA G- Iona 72, Albany 68 best 11 points at Marist. He has 10 games League Dra . He is the eighth player under Saturday, November 10 with 10 or more points as a starter, all com- Head Coach Sydney Johnson to sign with Delaware 78, Saint Peter’s 75 ing last season a professional team with the other seven Marist 82, Columbia 76 playing overseas. The guard was taken by Fairfi eld 60, Bucknell 58 New Look Lineup: Three of Fairfi eld’s the Greensboro Swarm a er he gained NBA Villanova 86, Quinnipiac 53 star ng fi ve received their fi rst career start experience as part of the Minnesota Tim- Monday, November 12 in the Purdue game. Taj Benning, Landon berwolves Summer League Team. He played Monmouth at Saint Joseph’s - 7 pm Taliaferro, and Neftali Alvarez were the in all four games for the Timberwolves over St. Bonaventure at Niagara - 7 pm rookies while Wassef Methnani made his the summer. In addi on to his scoring re- Manha an at UMBC - 7 pm fourth career start a er earning three nods cord, Nelson also established the standard last season. Jonathan Kasibabu started 31 of his 32 appearances a year ago.

Lead Change: Fairfield scored the fi rst six points of the game against #22/24 Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball for career three-point fi eld goals with 315 ship game to Canisius in 1996, Manha an 2018-19 By The Numbers and broke the mark for most points in a in 2003, Siena in 2010, Loyola in 2012,and season a er ne ng 732 markers a year Iona in 2018. Largest Margin of Victory ago. Nelson led the Metro Atlan c Athle c 2 at Bucknell (60-58) Conference (MAAC) in scoring with 22.2 Non-Conference Slate: The Stags will Largest Non-Conference Margin of Victory points per game which also ranked 13th in compete against teams from 10 conferenc- 2 at Bucknell (60-58) Division I. es including the Big Ten and the ACC during Largest Conference Margin of Victory its 2018-19 non-conference schedule. The Strong Finish: Fairfi eld put together slate will prove nothing but challenging for Largest Non-Conference Margin of Defeat 33 vs #22/24 Purdue (90-57) a seven-game winning streak at the end the Fairfi eld University men’s basketball Largest Halftime Lead of the 2017-18 season, the longest streak team in 2018-19 which includes fi ve teams 10 at Bucknell (38-28) under Head Coach Sydney Johnson. Be- that won 20 or more games (Purdue, Buck- Largest Halftime Deficit fore that streak, the Stags won six straight nell, Wagner, Sea le, and Old Dominion) 17 vs. #22/24 Purdue (44-27) games under Johnson during the 2015-16, and two others that won 19 games a year Largest Lead 2012-13, and 2011-12 seasons. The team’s ago. Fairfi eld will play three home games 15 at Bucknell (36-21) run included the last four regular-season during the 2018-19 non-conference slate games and three contest in the 2018 and nine games away from campus which 2018-19 Specialty Stats MAAC Tournament before seeing it end includes a three-game mul ple team event in the conference tle game against Iona. in Sea le. Specialty Statistics FFD OPP Points in the paint 46 (23.0) 46 (23.0) The streak was the program’s longest win Points off turnovers 17 (8.5) 27 (13.5) streak since an 11-gamer under Head Interna onal Fare: The Stags’ roster Second chance points 14 (7.0) 22 (11.0) Coach Ed Cooley in the 2010-11 campaign. numbers 13 this year with four student- Fastbreak points 7 (3.5) 12 (6.0) Fairfi eld ended the regular-season with athletes hailing from the con nental Unit- Bench points 27 (13.5) 40 (20.0) four straight wins for the fi rst me since ed States and nine players coming from the 1985-86 squad defeated Army, New Puerto Rico and overseas. With seven play- Record When.... Hampshire, Manha an, and Holy Cross. ers coming from overseas, the Stags rank second in Division I for most interna onal Category 2017-18 2018-`19 Five Spot: Last season, the Stags post- players behind Saint Mary’s (Calif.) which Scoring 49 or less 0-0 0-0 Scoring 50-59 points 0-3 0-1 ed a 17-16 overall record which marked the has 10 student-athletes from overseas. Scoring 60-69 points 2-4 1-0 fi h winning season in seven campaigns Fairfi eld has one player from Connec cut Scoring 70-79 points 9-5 0-0 under Head Coach Sydney Johnson. He is (Nolan), Massachuse s (Whipple), New Scoring 80-89 points 2-4 0-0 ed for the second-most winning seasons Jersey (Benning), and Colorado (Taliaferro). Scoring 90 or more points 4-0 0-0 by a Fairfi eld Head Coach, equaling the The rest of the roster includes Puerto Rico Outrebounding the opponent 7-4 0-0 total set by Fred Barakat who picked up (Alvarez and Cruz), Sweden (Leme and Outrebounded by opponent 9-12 1-1 fi ve winning seasons in his 11 years at the Senghore-Peterson), Lithuania (Kavaliaus- Rebounds are equal 0-0 0-0 helm. George Bisacca, who brought the kas), Democra c Republic of Congo (Kasi- Shooting 50 percent or better 3-0 0-0 Stags into the Division I realm, has the most babu), Serbia (Milin), Tunisia (Methnani), Shooting 40-49.9 percent 11-12 1-0 winning seasons in school history with and Egypt (El-Sheikh). Shooting 39.9 percent or less 3-4 0-1 eight over his 10 seasons as the program’s head coach. Tough To Replace: Tyler Nelson (104) Leading at halftime 12-1 1-0 Trailing at halftime 5-13 0-1 and Ferron Flavors Jr. (95) combined for Tied at halftime 0-2 0-0 Number One: Jonathan Kasibabu led 199 three pointers last season ranked the conference with his .675 fi eld goal among the top 10 for best teammate total Shooting more FTs than opponent 8-2 0-0 percentage in 2017-18. Over the last 10 in Division I last year. Shooting less FTs than opponent 9-14 1-1 Shooting same amount of FTs 0-0 0-0 games, Kasibabu made 41 of 57 fi eld goal a empts (.719 fi eld goal percentage) in- 100 Or Bust: Fairfield reached the Overtime Record 2-2 0-0 cluding his 4 for 6 performance at Siena 100-point mark three mes last season all (February 21). Kasibabu also leads the of them coming at home. The run was the Final margin is 3 points or less 4-4 1-0 most 100-point games in in a single season Final margin is 4-7 points 3-4 0-0 MAAC in fi eld goal percentage for confer- Final margin is 8-10 points 4-1 0-0 ence games only, shoo ng 69.6 percent since the 1977-78 team posted triple digits Final margin is 11-19 points 6-5 0-0 from the fl oor (64 of 92). in four diff erent games, defea ng Bridge- Final margin is 20 or more points 0-2 0-1 port (100-89), American (105-88), Hofstra Championship Appearance: Fairfi eld (112-86), and Holy Cross (123-103). played in its eighth MAAC championship game with its 2018 appearance. In those eight championship games, the Stags earned the crown three mes (1986, 1987, and 1997). The Stags lost the Champion-

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #2 Taj Benning Sophomore  6-3  185  Bergen Catholic  Fair Lawn, N.J. 2018-19 Season Highs Career Highs Points - 9 at Bucknell, 11/10 Points - 9 at Bucknell, 11/10/18 Rebounds - 4 at Purdue, 11/6 Rebounds - 5 at Wright State, 11/26/17 Assists - 1 at Purdue, 11/6 Assists - 3 twice-recent vs. Rider, 1/23/18 Steals - N/A Steals - 1 three times-recent at Canisius, 2/12/18 FG - 1 twice-recent at Bucknell, 11/10 FG - 3 vs. Rider, 1/23/18 3 PT FG - N/A 3 PT FG - 2 vs. Rider, 1/23/18 FT - 7 at Bucknell, 11/10 FT - 7 at Bucknell, 11/10 Min - 37 at Bucknell, 11/10 Min. - 37 at Bucknell, 11/10

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

At The Line: Taj Benning used a career-best seven free throws Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue 24 1-9 0-4 1-2 3 4 1 2 0 0 (in 7 a empts) to register a personal-best nine points at Bucknell. at Bucknell 37 1-4 0-1 7-7 9 2 0 1 0 0 The guard stayed on the fl oor for nearly the en re game, also LIU Brooklyn establishing a career-high 37 minutes which was more than his Wagner previous best of 26 minutes. vs Longwood at Seattle vs Denver Ge ng The Nod: Sophomore Taj Benning earned his fi rst at Army career start in the Purdue game, playing 24 minutes at the guard Oakland posi on. He fi nished the game with two points and an assist during at Old Dominion his debut with the star ng fi ve. Benning served as a reserve in 25 at Boston College at New Hampshire appearances last season, averaging 1.6 points per game. Rider at Iona Niagara Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Canisius Siena Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball

2017-18 Season Statistis Benning’s Biography 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 Loyola Md. 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2017-18 at Purdue 16 1-2 0-0 1-3 3 3 1 2 1 0 Taj Benning appeared in 25 games as a reserve during his freshman cam- vs Jacksonville 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 2 0 0 0 paign, making his debut in the season opener against Penn. He made vs Gardner Webb 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 his fi rst of fi ve three point fi eld goals in that game, fi nishing his fi rst at Wright State 25 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 5 3 1 0 0 collegiate game with three points. He scored in 12 of his appearances, at Wagner 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 highlighted by a season-high eight points in a personal-best 26 minutes at Houston 12 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 played against Rider at Webster Bank Arena. His point total surpassed at LIU-Brooklyn DNP his previous high of seven points established at Rider a few weeks ear- Old Dominion 14 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 New Hampshire 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 lier. Benning rated as one of the team’s top free throw shooters at 75 Saint Peter’s 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 percent, ne ng 15 of his 20 a empts which included two 4-for-4 perfor- at Manhattan DNP mances (at Rider and vs. Siena). He concluded the season with more as- at Rider 25 1-3 1-2 4-4 7 2 2 0 2 1 sists (20) than turnovers (16) and also secured 1.4 rebounds per contest. at Iona 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 His best performance around the glass came at Wright State when he Manhattan 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 posted fi ve caroms in 25 minutes. For the season, Benning averaged 1.6 at Marist 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per ou ng. Niagara 18 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Rider 26 3-6 2-2 0-0 8 3 3 3 0 0 vs. Quinnipiac 16 0-2 0-1 2-2 2 2 1 1 0 0 Before Fairfi eld Iona DNP Taj Benning is a highly-decorated guard who looks to make an imme- at Monmouth DNP diate impact as a freshman. As a sophomore at Bergen Catholic High Siena 11 0-0 0-0 4-4 4 0 0 0 1 0 School, Benning helped the basketball team capture the Bergen County at Niagara 12 2-2 1-1 2-3 7 1 1 2 1 0 championship, earning a spot on the All-Tournament team. He also re- at Canisius 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 1 ceived berths to the All-Big North Conference fi rst team as well as the Marist 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 All-Bergen County second team. In his junior season, Benning also cap- Quinnipiac DNP tured All-Tournament honors a er leading the high school to a semifi nal at Siena DNP Monmouth 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 appearance. He ended the year with spots on the All-County and All- vs. Marist t7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3 0 0 League fi rst teams. As a senior, Benning garnered an honorable men- vs. Niagara DNP on berth to the All-State team in addi on to fi rst team accolades for vs. Quinnipiac DNP All-County and All-League. He was also honorable men on MSG Varsity vs. Iona 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tristate.

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #5 Aidas Kavaliauskas Junior  6-1  175  SPIRE Academy  Kaunas, Lithuania 2018-19 Season Highs Career Highs Points - 3 at Bucknell, 11/10 Points - 14 three times-recent at Niagara Rebounds - N/A Rebounds - 5 three times-recent vs. Marist, 3/1/18 Assists - 1 at Bucknell, 11/10 Assists - 12 vs. Iona, 1/29/18 Steals - 1 at Purdue Steals - 3 three times-recent vs. Marist, 3/1/18 FG - 1 at Bucknell, 11/10 FG - 6 twice-recent at Niagara, 2/10/18 3 PT FG - 1 at Bucknell, 11/10 3 PT FG - 2 five times-recent vs. Quinnipiac, 2/17/18 FT - N/A FT - 2 three times-recent vs. Monmouth, 2/24/18 Min - 7 at Bucknell, 11/10 Min. - 40 vs. Iona, 1/29/18

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

First Shot: Aidas Kavaliauskas scored his fi rst points of the 2018-19 season Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST on his fi rst a empt which came behind the three-point arc at Bucknell. The at Purdue 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 guard posted his points in the fi rst half which provided Fairfi eld with a 27-14 at Bucknell 7 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 0 1 2 0 0 LIU Brooklyn lead with six minutes le . Two possessions earlier, Kavaliauskas set up Wassef Wagner Methnani for his fi rst assists of the season which also gave Fairfi eld a 13-point vs Longwood lead with seven minutes remaining in the fi rst half. at Seattle vs Denver at Army Oakland at Old Dominion at Boston College at New Hampshire Rider at Iona Niagara Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Canisius Siena Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball 2017-18 Season Statistics Kavaliauskas Biography Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP 2017-18 Loyola Md. DNP at Purdue DNP Aidas Kavaliauskas did not join the lineup un l January when he received vs Jacksonville DNP the nod at Rider. He posted six points with a pair of assists in his 16 min- vs Gardner Webb DNP utes of work, making both of his shots inside the arc as well as both free at Wright State DNP throw a empts. The guard posted three double-doubles in his fi rst eight at Wagner DNP games as a Stag, beginning with his 14-point, 10-assist night at Marist. In at Houston DNP his next appearance, Kavaliauskas did it again with 14 points and 11 as- at LIU-Brooklyn DNP sists, becoming the fi rst Stag to have back-to-back double-doubles with Old Dominion DNP points and assists since Joe DeSan s accomplished the task in February, New Hampshire DNP Saint Peter’s DNP 1978. He added one more with 10 points and 12 assists against Iona in at Manhattan DNP late January. Kavaliauskas averaged 4.6 assists (92 in 20 games), an aver- at Rider 16 2-3 0-1 2-2 6 0 2 0 0 0 aged buoyed by eight games of six or more assists. He also averaged 1.8 at Iona 17 1-2 1-1 0-0 3 3 4 0 0 0 steals per game by picking up two or more steals in eight games. He shot Manhattan 28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 47 percent from the fl oor (42 of 90). Kavaliauskas averaged 5.4 points at Marist* 39 6-7 2-2 0-0 14 3 10 2 0 3 and 2.8 rebounds per game thorough his 20 appearances. Niagara* 37 5-8 2-4 2-3 14 2 11 1 1 3 Rider* 38 2-6 0-3 0-0 4 3 6 3 0 1 Before Fairfi eld vs. Quinnipiac* 30 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 3 0 0 Iona* 40 4-12 2-5 0-0 10 5 12 2 0 2 Aidas Kavaliauskas brings an impressive basketball resume to Fairfi eld at Monmouth* 39 1-6 1-4 0-0 3 3 3 8 0 2 University, including a year at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. Kaval- Siena* 31 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 4 1 0 2 iauskas, a 6-1, 175-pound guard, was named the Best Point Guard of at Niagara* 25 6-7 2-2 0-0 14 4 6 2 0 2 the European Youth Basketball League in 2014.Kavaliauskas helped his at Canisius* 39 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 3 4 0 1 team capture the Holland Nordic Tournament championship in 2013. Marist* 35 3-3 1-1 0-0 7 4 6 1 0 1 His interna onal experience includes playing with the Lithuanian Junior Quinnipiac* 32 2-7 2-2 0-0 6 0 6 5 0 2 Na onal Team in 2011. He was also a member of the European-A Cham- at Siena* 37 5-6 1-2 1-2 12 5 4 1 0 1 pionship Team in that same year. Also in 2011, he was selected to the Monmouth 27 0-3 0-2 2-2 2 4 2 1 0 0 vs. Marist* 31 3-6 1-4 0-0 7 5 6 2 0 3 Jordan Brand Classic Camp in 2011, which was for the top 50 players in vs. Niagara* 24 0-3 0-0 1-3 1 2 3 1 0 0 Europe. vs. Quinnipiac* 21 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 4 0 1 vs. Iona* 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 * - starter

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Thomas Nolan #10 Redshirt Junior  6-3  195  Fairfi eld Prep  Fairfi eld, Conn.

2018-19 Season Career Highs Points - N/A 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 - 1 at Purdue, 11/6 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 - N/A FT - 1 at Purdue, 11/18 Min. - 2 at Purdue, 11/6 Min. - 35 at Monmouth, 1/22/17

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

Season Debut: Thomas Nolan opened up his third year in a Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stags uniform with an appearance at Purdue, the second straight at Bucknell DNP season that he gained an appearance against the Boilermakers. LIU Brooklyn Nolan scored his only points of last season against Purdue as well. Wagner This year, Nolan played two minutes and took two shots from the vs Longwood at Seattle fl oor with one steal. vs Denver at Army Oakland at Old Dominion at Boston College at New Hampshire Rider at Iona Niagara Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Canisius Siena Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball

2017-18 Season Statistics Nolan’s Biography Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP Loyola Md. DNP 2017-18 at Purdue 4 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas Nolan stepped onto the court in nine games during the sea- vs Jacksonville DNP son, serving as a reserve in each of those contests. His fi rst ac on of the vs Gardner Webb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 season was a season-high four-minute s nt against na onally-ranked at Wright State DNP Purdue, making one free throw on two a empts. He also saw me at at Wagner DNP Houston, as well as in fi ve MAAC games. He averaged 1.1 minutes per at Houston 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 game (10 minutes in nine appearances). at LIU-Brooklyn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Old Dominion DNP New Hampshire DNP 2016-17 Saint Peter’s DNP Aft er a redshirt year in 2015-16, Nolan became involved during at Manhattan DNP the 2016-17 season by gaining entry into 16 games. He did not at Rider DNP score in his fi rst fi ve appearances, but hit the scoreboard with six at Iona DNP points as a reserve at Iona in early January. One game later, Nolan Manhattan DNP at Marist 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 earned his only start of the season at Monmouth, and responded Niagara 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 with a career-high 11 points by making three three-point fi eld Rider DNP goals. He also set up career-bests with four rebounds and two vs. Quinnipiac DNP assists in 35 minutes against the Hawks. Nolan scored points in Iona DNP at Monmouth DNP seven games, all of which came over his fi nal 11 appearances of Siena DNP the season. Th e guard ended the season with 30 points (1.9 ppg), at Niagara 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 rebounds (0.8 rpg), and eight assists (0.5 apg). at Canisius DNP Marist DNP Quinnipiac DNP 2015-16 at Siena DNP Nolan sat out the 2015-16 season as a redshirt student-athlete. Monmouth DNP vs. Marist 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Before Fairfi eld vs. Niagara DNP Nolan stayed close to home as a graduate of Fairfi eld Preparatory vs. Quinnipiac DNP vs. Iona DNP School. He was an All-State fi rst team selection (Class LL) in 2015 aft er securing All-State second team accolades as a junior. He is 2016-17 Season Statistics a two-time Connecticut Post All-Star Selection and also collect- Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST ed two berths to the New Haven Register All-Star teams in 2014 Sacred Heart 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 and 2015. He secured the SCC Tournament Most Valuable Player at Dartmouth 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Wagner DNP award in 2014. With his play, Fairfi eld Prep posted a 25-2 record at Loyola Md. DNP and captured their fi rst state LL championship since 1997. Army-West Pt. DNP at Rider 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Siena DNP Bucknell DNP at NC State 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Boston Col. DNP at Penn DNP Iona DNP at Manhattan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Canisius DNP Siena DNP Saint Peter’s DNP at Iona 28 2-7 2-5 0-0 6 2 0 1 0 0 at Monmouth* 35 4-10 3-9 0-0 11 4 2 1 0 1 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 Niagara 16 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 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 Rider DNP at Quinnipiac DNP at Saint Peter’s 16 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Monmouth 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 at Canisius DNP at Niagara 9 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 at Siena DNP at UMBC 4 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #12 Kevin Senghore-Peterson Sophomore  6-6  220  Myerscough College  Frolunda, Sweden 2018-19 Season Highs Career Highs Points - N/A Points - 17 at Wagner, 12/1/17 Rebounds - N/A Rebounds-8-twice-recent vs. New Hampshire, 12/22/17 Assists - N/A Assists - 2 twice-recent at Iona, 1/7/18 Steals - N/A Steals - N/A FG - N/A FG - 6 at Wagner, 12/1/17 3 PT FG - N/A 3 PT FG - 2 at Wagner, 12/1/17 FT - N/A FT - 4 at Marist, 1/13 /18 Min - 6 at Bucknell, 11/10 Min. - 29 vs. Marist, 2/15/18

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

First Time: Kevin Senghore-Peterson posted his fi rst minutes of Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue DNP the season with a six-minute s nt at Bucknell. The sophomore played at Bucknell 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 most of the game in foul trouble which limited his me on the court. LIU Brooklyn He fi nished the game with one fi eld goal a empt and four fouls. Wagner vs Longwood at Seattle vs Denver at Army Oakland at Old Dominion at Boston College at New Hampshire Rider at Iona Niagara Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Canisius Siena Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball

2017-18 Season Statistics Senghorn-Peterson’s Biography 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 Loyola Md. 11 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2017-18 at Purdue 24 4-7 1-3 0-2 9 6 1 2 0 0 Kevin Senghore-Peterson was one of the team’s top reserves in 2017-18, vs Jacksonville 24 3-4 0-1 0-0 6 8 1 1 0 0 collec ng 24 apperances in his inaugural season. The forward played in vs Gardner Webb 12 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 2 0 1 0 0 the team’s fi rst 17 games and posted points on 12 of those dates. During at Wright State 25 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 0 that run, Senghore-Peterson tallied 17 points by making six of 10 fi eld at Wagner 28 6-10 2-4 3-4 17 4 2 0 1 0 goals and a season-best two three pointers at Wagner. His best game at Houston 17 0-2 0-1 3-4 3 3 0 2 0 0 a er that performance was an eight-point eff ort at Marist. Senghore- at LIU-Brooklyn 18 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 5 0 1 0 0 Peterson notched a season-high eight rebounds twice, the fi rst coming Old Dominion 12 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 0 New Hampshire 28 3-7 0-2 0-0 6 8 1 1 0 0 against Jacksonville and the second in the New Hampshire game. For the Saint Peter’s 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 season, Senghore-Peterson averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per at Manhattan 12 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 game, shoo ng 45 percent from the fl oor. at Rider 24 1-3 1-1 2-4 5 6 1 2 0 0 at Iona 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 1 2 0 Before Fairfi eld Manhattan 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Senghore-Peterson brings a great deal of interna onal experience to the at Marist 26 2-3 0-0 4-6 8 6 1 1 1 0 Fairfi eld University basketball team, playing with the Sweden na onal Niagara DNP program since 2013. During his fi ve years with the program, the forward Rider DNP vs. Quinnipiac DNP averaged 9.9 points and 8.6 rebounds. He has the ability to dominate Iona DNP a game as illustrated by his nine double-digit scoring games and seven at Monmouth DNP contests with 10 or more rebounds. He posted a personal-best 18 points Siena 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 against Finland during the 2013 campaign and registered an impressive at Niagara 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 rebounds (16 defensive) against Switzerland during the 2014 season. at Canisius DNP Marist 29 1-4 1-1 1-4 4 3 2 0 2 1 Quinnipiac 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 at Siena 16 2-2 0-0 1-6 5 3 0 0 0 0 Monmouth 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Marist 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Niagara DNP vs. Quinnipiac DNP vs. Iona DNP

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Jonathan Kasibabu #13 Senior  6-8  240  Westtown School (Pa.)  Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo

2018-19 Season Career Highs Points - 14 at Purdue, 11/6 Points - 22 vs. Quinnipiac, 2/17/18 Rebounds - 8 at Purdue, 11/6 Rebounds - 15 twice-recent vs. Quinnipiac, 2/17/18 Assists - 1 at Purdue, 11/6 Assists - 5 at Marist, 2/9/17 Steals - 2 at Bucknell, 11/10 Steals - 2 five times-recent at Bucknell, 11/10/18 FG - 4 at Purdue, 11/6 FG - 9 vs. Quinnipiac, 2/17/18 3 PT FG - 2 at Purdue, 11/6 3 PT FG -2 at Purdue, 11/6 FT - 4 at Purdue, 11/6 FT - 9 vs. Monmouth, 2/24/18 Min - 27 at Purdue, 11/6 Min - 42 at Wagner, 11/19

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

Long Range Pair: Landon Taliaferro and Jonathan Kasibabu Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST enjoyed their me behind the three-point line against Purdue as at Purdue 27 4-9 2-3 4-6 14 4 1 3 0 1 the duo combined to make 5 of 7 long-range jumpers. Taliaferro at Bucknell 14 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 3 0 3 2 2 connected three mes on his four a empts while Kasibabu net- LIU Brooklyn Wagner ted two of his three a empts from behind the arc. The rest of the vs Longwood team struggled from three-point range, combining for three three at Seattle pointers in 15 tries. For Kasibabu, the two three pointers were a vs Denver career high a er making one three pointer in a game 19 mes. at Army Oakland at Old Dominion Personal Best: Jonathan Kasibabu posted 14 points in the at Boston College season opener against Purdue, a point total which surpassed his at New Hampshire three previous season opening point totals combined. The forward Rider tallied no points or rebounds in his career debut against Yale in at Iona Niagara 2014-15 and followed with six points and eight rebounds in the Saint Peter’s 2015-16 season opener against Sacred Heart. Last season, Kasibabu at Quinnipiac tallied two points and fi ve rebounds in the fi rst game of 2017-18 at Monmouth versus Penn. The senior made four fi eld goals, two of which three Canisius Siena pointers, and four free throws against the Boilermakers. Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball

Niagara* 16 2-4 1-1 2-3 7 8 3 0 2 0 Kasibabu’s Biography Rider* 19 2-2 0-0 3-10 7 2 0 1 1 1 vs. Quinnipiac* 23 5-5 1-1 5-7 16 7 3 0 1 0 2017-18 Iona* 16 4-4 0-0 2-2 10 6 0 1 1 0 at Monmouth* 21 2-3 1-1 4-4 9 9 3 1 1 1 Jonathan Kasibabu played in all but one game as a junior, missing the Marist Siena* 18 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 4 1 0 0 0 home game on February 15. He scored in all of his other 32 appearances which at Niagara* 14 5-5 0-0 1-3 11 4 0 1 0 0 included 16 double-fi gure eff orts. Th e forward hit the 20-point mark twice at Canisius* 18 5-7 0-0 2-4 12 2 1 2 3 0 in 2017-18, fi rst with a personal-best 22 points against Quinnipiac in mid- Marist DNP February. He also hit 20 points in the regular-season fi nale against Monmouth, Quinnipiac 35 9-13 1-1 3-5 22 15 1 0 2 1 completing his third double-double of the season with 10 rebounds. He also col- at Siena* 16 4-6 0-1 5-6 13 5 1 0 0 1 lected a double-double at Manhattan (14 points, 13 rebounds) and Quinnipiac Monmouth* 27 5-7 1-2 9-12 20 10 4 1 1 0 (22 points, season-high 15 rebounds). Th e eff ort was the fi rst of fi ve straight vs. Marist* 18 5-6 0-0 1-1 11 3 1 1 2 0 games with 10 or more points, a stretch that ran through the fi rst two MAAC vs. Niagara* 26 3-3 0-0 4-4 10 5 2 2 1 1 tournament games. He was even more eff ective defensively with his team-best vs. Quinnipiac* 25 1-2 0-0 4-4 6 8 2 1 2 1 vs. Iona* 19 2-4 0-0 0-1 4 7 0 2 1 1 35 blocks in 31 games, placing him among the MAAC leaders for most of the season. He posted 10 games with two or more blocks, rejecting a season-high 2016-17 Season Statistics (* - starter) three shots against New Hampshire and at Canisius. Kasibabu was named the Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST MAAC Student-Athlete of the Week on January 29 for his performance on the Sacred Heart* 32 2-4 0-0 2-2 6 8 0 2 2 1 court and in the classroom. at Dartmouth* 13 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2 2 1 at Wagner* 42 2-2 0-0 4-7 8 6 3 0 3 1 2016-17 at Loyola Md. 23 4-7 0-2 0-0 10 3 0 3 2 0 Jonathan Kasibabu continued his development as one of the top big men in Army-West Pt. 11 2-3 0-0 1-2 5 3 0 0 0 0 the MAAC, as he posted 4.9 rebounds per game which placed him 19th in at Rider 9 1-1 0-0 2-3 4 2 1 3 0 1 the MAAC, while his 1.4 blocks per contest was fi ft h-best among the confer- at Siena 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 3 0 0 Bucknell 17 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 3 1 2 0 1 ence leaders. Kasibabu started the year with four straight multi-block games at NC State 24 3-5 1-2 0-0 7 6 0 1 0 0 and went on to register two or more rejections in 11 more games to bring his vs. Boston Col. 22 3-4 0-0 4-6 10 8 2 4 2 0 season total to 15. Kasibabu led the team in fi eld goal percentage, netting 76 of at Penn 15 1-4 0-1 1-3 3 6 0 0 0 0 130 shots in 2016-17 for a .585 mark. Over his fi nal 10 games, Kasibabu shot Iona 10 2-4 1-1 0-0 5 1 3 0 0 0 60.7 percent from the fl oor (34 of 56), highlighted by his 6 of 7 performance at at Manhattan 18 5-5 0-0 3-8 13 9 2 2 5 0 Niagara that led to a career-high tying 16 points. He just missed a double-dou- Canisius 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 1 0 ble at Niagara with a nine rebounds, a mark he would surpass one game later Siena 28 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 3 2 1 2 0 with 10 caroms at Siena. Kasibabu was a member of the starting lineup in the Saint Peter’s 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 fi rst three games of the year, came off the bench for 19 straight outings, before at Iona 6 2-2 0-0 0-1 4 2 1 1 0 2 starting the fi nal nine games of the campaign. His best bench performance at Monmouth 15 3-4 0-0 2-4 8 2 0 1 2 1 Marist 24 2-5 0-0 2-2 6 9 0 3 4 1 included 13 points, nine rebounds, and a career-best fi ve blocks at Manhattan. Manhattan 18 5-8 1-1 2-2 13 6 0 1 2 1 Niagara 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 7 0 2 2 0 2015-16 Quinnipiac 14 2-3 0-1 0-4 4 2 1 2 0 1 Jonathan Kasibabu led all Stags with 181 rebounds in 2015-16 which broke out at Marist* 31 4-7 1-2 1-2 10 8 5 1 1 1 to 5.5 rebounds per game. The forward was ranked in three MAAC sta s cal Rider* 13 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 1 2 categories, namely rebounding (16th with 5.5 per game), blocked shots (7th at Quinnipiac* 18 3-6 0-1 2-2 8 3 1 0 4 0 with 1.2 per game), and eighth in off ensive rebounding (2.1 per game). He at Saint Peter’s* 28 6-8 0-0 1-1 13 8 1 0 0 0 was among the top rebounders during the MAAC tournament by averaging Monmouth* 23 1-3 0-0 4-6 6 7 2 1 3 1 8.0 per contest, highlighted by nine against Monmouth. He posted 10 or more at Canisius* 30 6-9 0-0 0-0 12 7 2 3 2 0 rebounds in fi ve games, two of which completed a double-double. THe totaled at Niagara* 32 6-7 1-1 3-5 16 9 0 1 1 0 at Siena* 33 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 10 3 2 3 2 19 rejec ons over those 10 games (1.9 per game). He tallied four blocks in the at UMBC* 19 5-8 0-1 0-0 10 3 5 2 0 0 MAAC tournament quarterfi nal game against Saint Peter’s, tying his season high set earlier at Marist. Kasibabu was the team’s most accurate shooter 2015-16 Statistics (* - starter) with a .514 fi eld goal percentage, the only Stag who made more than half of Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST his a empts for the season. He earned the MAAC rookie of the week award vs. Yale 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 1 on November 23. at N. Carolina* 20 0-3 0-0 0-1 0 10 1 2 0 1 at Northwestern* 20 3-5 1-2 5-6 12 5 1 2 1 0 Before Fairfi eld Sacred Heart* 36 5-10 0-0 2-2 12 15 2 3 3 1 Kasibabu a ended Wes own School (Pa.) where he earned All-Friends School at UMES* 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 1 League fi rst team honors. He was voted team captain by his teammates and Columbia* 22 3-6 0-0 0-0 6 4 1 1 1 0 at Iona* 17 3-3 0-0 1-1 7 4 1 3 0 0 helped the team post a post a 25-8 record and capture the 2015 Friends School Rider* 29 7-9 0-1 0-0 14 8 2 1 2 1 League tle. Before his me in the United States, Kasibabu was selected to Wagner* 14 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 1 1 3 1 0 the Euroleague Nike Interna onal Junior Tournament All-Tournament team Loyola Md.* 22 3-3 1-1 1-1 8 7 2 3 1 0 in 2014 and was one of 12 players who were designated Top Prospect that at Bucknell* 13 1-2 0-0 4-5 6 4 0 1 1 1 showed best poten al at the same tournament. at Manhattan* 5 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 3 0 0 0 0 Dartmouth* 13 1-1 0-0 3-6 5 3 0 1 0 0 2017-18 Season Statistics (* - starter) at Siena* 19 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 5 1 1 0 0 Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Rider* 23 4-7 0-0 0-0 8 1 0 0 1 0 Penn* 18 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 5 0 5 0 0 Monmouth* 14 2-3 0-0 2-4 6 3 0 2 0 0 Loyola Md.* 21 4-5 0-1 4-4 12 2 0 2 0 0 Niagara* 18 2-3 0-0 5-6 9 6 0 1 3 0 at Purdue* 16 1-4 0-1 1-2 3 0 2 1 1 0 Saint Peter’s* 30 5-11 1-1 5-6 16 10 1 2 1 1 vs Jacksonville* 24 5-6 1-2 2-5 13 2 0 2 0 0 at Marist* 28 4-5 0-0 2-3 10 3 2 4 4 1 vs Gardner Webb* 31 6-10 1-2 2-2 15 6 3 2 2 1 Iona* 17 2-3 0-0 2-3 6 6 3 1 2 1 at Wright State* 26 3-7 1-2 2-2 9 5 0 3 2 0 Canisius* 29 4-6 0-0 1-2 9 9 1 1 2 0 at Wagner* 15 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 4 1 2 0 1 Quinnipiac* 24 4-8 0-1 0-0 8 7 0 0 2 0 at Houston* 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 3 0 1 at Monmouth* 24 3-7 0-0 0-1 6 9 1 2 1 0 at LIU-Brooklyn* 14 2-2 0-0 4-6 8 6 1 0 0 0 Manhattan* 17 4-6 0-0 1-2 9 10 1 4 2 1 Old Dominion* 30 2-5 0-2 2-4 6 9 2 2 2 0 at Quinnipiac* 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 1 New Hampshire* 22 4-4 0-0 2-2 10 6 1 1 3 0 Marist* 14 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 1 0 Saint Peter’s* 30 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 8 1 4 1 0 at Canisius* 8 1-3 1-1 0-0 3 3 1 3 0 0 at Manhattan* 31 6-9 0-1 2-3 14 13 0 1 2 0 at Niagara* 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 at Rider* 22 4-10 1-3 4-5 13 8 1 2 1 2 Siena* 24 4-8 1-2 2-6 11 7 1 1 2 0 at Iona* 23 5-6 0-0 0-2 10 1 1 4 1 0 at Saint Peter’s 18 1-5 0-1 1-2 3 6 0 1 1 1 Manhattan* 22 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 7 1 1 1 0 vs. Saint Peter’s* 25 3-4 0-1 1-2 7 7 1 1 4 1 at Marist* 13 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 5 1 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 LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Matija Milin #14 Senior  6-9  215  Sports Gymnasium  Belgrade, Serbia 2018-19 Season Career Highs Points - 8 at Purdue, 11/6 Points - 21 vs. Iona, 1/2/17 Rebounds - 3 at Purdue, 11/6 Rebounds - 12 vs. UMBC, 3/15/17 Assists - N/A Assists - 4 twice-recent vs. Saint Peter’s ,3/5/16 Steals - 1 at Purdue, 11/6 Steals - 2 twice-recent vs. New Hampshire, 12/22/17 FG - 4 at Purdue, 11/6 FG - 10 vs. Iona, 1/2/17 3 PT FG - N/A 3 PT FG - 4 vs. Old Dominion, 12/17/17 FT - N/A FT - 7 at Siena, 1/7/16 Min - 19 at Purdue Min - 40 twice-recent vs. Iona, 1/2/17

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game Second Half Surge: Ma ja Milin played three fi rst-half minutes Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue 19 4-6 0-0 0-1 8 3 0 0 0 1 without a emp ng a shot against Purdue. In the second half, the at Bucknell 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 senior posted eight points by connec ng on four of six fi eld goal LIU Brooklyn a empts and secured three off ensive rebounds. He led all Stags Wagner with those off ensive caroms, represen ng nearly half of the team’s vs Longwood at Seattle eight second-half off ensive rebounds. Milin played 16 of the fi nal vs Denver 20 minutes of that game. at Army Oakland at Old Dominion at Boston College at New Hampshire Rider at Iona Niagara Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Canisius Siena Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Iona 15 4-6 1-2 0-0 9 6 2 2 0 0 at Monmouth 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 1 Milin’s Biography Siena 6 2-2 0-0 1-2 5 1 0 0 0 0 at Niagara 10 0-5 0-1 0-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2017-18 at Canisius DNP Matija Milin continued to assist his teammates both as a starter and as a reserve, Marist DNP off ering consistency from either role. He began the year in the staring lineup, pick- Quinnipiac DNP ing up starts in the fi rst 14 games and 16 of the fi rst 17 contests. He came off the at Siena DNP bench against Niagara on January 20 and remained in that role for the rest of the Monmouth DNP season. He averaged 7.6 points as a starter (121 points in 16 games) and 3.7 points vs. Marist 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 per contest (37 in 10 games). He collected a season-best 18 points in his second start vs.. Niagara 3 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 of the season, making seven of 10 shots from the fl oor against Loyola. He completed vs. Quinnipiac DNP his only double-double of the season in that game with a season-best 11 rebounds. vs Iona DNP Milin tallied 10 or more points in fi ve games, four of which came as a starter. He netted 15 points against Niagara in his fi rst game as a reserve, playing 27 minutes. 2016-17 Season Statistics (* - starter) Milin missed seven of the last nine games of the campaign, coming off the bench Opponent GP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pts. Reb. A TO BL ST against Marist and Niagara in the MAAC tournament. He ended the season with a Sacred Heart* 29 5-11 1-5 0-0 11 5 0 2 1 0 6.0 scoring average and a 4.2 rebounding average. 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 2016-17 at Loyola Md.* 26 7-10 1-2 0-1 15 7 1 3 0 0 Matija Milin began the year as a starter, getting the nod through the fi rst 15 games Army-West Pt.* 34 3-4 3-4 0-0 9 6 0 2 0 1 of the campaign. He came off the bench for the remainder of the regular season, at Rider* 29 1-8 0-3 1-2 3 4 2 2 0 1 not earning a start until the MAAC tournament quarterfi nal game against Siena. at Siena* 32 5-9 1-3 0-0 11 5 3 4 1 1 He added another start at UMBC in the CIT tournament as well, posting a double- Bucknell* 20 2-8 0-3 0-0 4 3 0 4 0 0 double with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. As a reserve, Milin reached at NC State* 24 3-8 0-4 0-0 6 3 2 2 0 2 double fi gures twice – 14 points at Iona and 11 points vs. Rider. He would tack on vs. Boston Col.* 9 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 one more double-digit eff ort as a starter when he posted a double-double against at Penn* 28 3-6 1-4 0-0 7 3 2 0 0 1 UMBC in the CIT fi rst round, recording 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in Iona* 40 10-15 1-3 0-0 21 9 0 0 0 1 37 minutes. Th e performance against UMBC was one point shy of his personal at Manhattan* 4 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 0 best of 21 points, set against Iona, playing a career-high tying 40 minutes against Canisius* 32 6-9 3-6 0-0 15 7 0 2 0 0 the Gaels. Milin ended the season with an 8.3 scoring average and a .483 fi eld goal Siena* 24 3-6 0-3 0-2 6 2 1 0 0 1 percentage. His fi eld goal percentage was third among his teammates. Saint Peter’s 15 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 3 0 1 1 0 at Iona 37 6-13 2-6 0-0 14 6 2 0 1 1 2015-16 at Monmouth 15 1-4 1-2 2-2 5 1 2 1 1 0 Milin developed into one of the top sixth-men in the MAAC during the 2015-16 Marist DNP campaign, coming off the bench in all regular-season games. He garnered his fi rst Manhattan DNP start in the MAAC quarterfi nal game against Saint Peter’s and remained among Niagara 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 the starting fi ve in the next two postseason games against Monmouth and New Quinnipiac 24 3-5 1-2 1-2 8 5 2 0 0 0 Hampshire. Milin reached double fi gures for the fi rst time as a Stag with 11 points at Marist 8 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 at Maryland-Eastern Shore which started a run of fi ve straight double-digit scor- Rider 23 5-11 1-3 0-0 11 4 1 0 1 0 ing games. During that run, Milin posted his only double-double of the season at Quinnipiac 15 2-5 1-3 0-1 5 4 2 1 1 0 with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Columbia. He fell one rebound short of a at Saint Peter’s 18 2-4 0-2 0-0 4 4 0 2 0 1 double-double in three other games – Manhattan (19 pts.), Saint Peter’s (10 pts.) Monmouth 28 2-7 0-2 2-2 6 6 0 2 0 0 and Monmouth (16 pts.). Th e latter two in that list came in the MAAC tournament at Canisius 33 4-6 1-2 0-1 9 4 2 1 0 1 which enabled him to be the team’s top rebounder in the MAAC tournament with at Niagara 26 1-7 1-4 0-0 3 6 0 0 0 1 a 9.0 average. Milin was named the MAAC rookie of the week when he averaged 16 at Siena* 26 5-7 1-3 3-4 14 0 0 2 0 1 points in a 1-1 week against Siena and at Saint Peter’s in the fi nal week of the season. at UMBC* 37 7-12 4-7 2-3 20 12 1 2 1 0 Th e forward later surpassed that fi ve-game run of double-digit scoring when he hit the 10-point mark six times over the fi nal four regular-season games and the two 2015-16 Statistics (* - starter) MAAC tournament dates. Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST vs. Yale 14 3-4 0-1 2-3 8 1 0 2 1 0 Before Fairfi eld: at N. Carolina 19 4-8 1-2 0-1 9 4 0 3 0 0 Milin, a 6-9, 220-pound forward, came to Fairfi eld from Belgrade, Serbia and was at Northwestern 14 1-4 0-2 3-4 5 4 0 0 0 0 ranked as a high major player at the 2015 UBA Showcase in Istanbul, Turkey. He Sacred Heart 21 3-7 0-2 0-0 6 6 1 2 1 0 was a member of the Serbian Junior National Team from 2011-14 and was also a at UMES 17 4-5 2-3 1-2 11 1 2 3 0 0 member of KK Zeman (Serbia) Junior Team. Columbia 38 3-6 0-3 4-5 10 11 3 0 1 0 at Iona 21 6-11 1-5 0-0 13 6 0 0 1 1 Rider 28 6-12 0-3 1-2 13 5 4 2 0 0 2017-18 Statistics (* - starter) Wagner 18 4-10 1-6 1-2 10 2 0 1 0 0 Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Loyola Md. 19 2-2 1-1 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 0 Penn* 29 3-5 0-0 3-4 9 5 3 1 0 0 at Bucknell 13 2-3 2-3 1-1 7 0 1 1 1 1 Loyola Md.* 33 7-10 2-3 2-3 18 11 0 1 0 1 at Manhattan 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 1 0 at Purdue* 28 2-5 1-4 0-0 5 4 2 3 1 0 Dartmouth 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs Jacksonville* 10 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 3 2 2 0 0 at Siena 12 0-1 0-0 7-8 7 1 1 0 0 0 vs Gardner Webb* 25 2-7 1-3 3-4 8 6 3 1 0 1 at Rider 22 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 4 0 2 0 0 at Wright State* 23 3-6 0-1 0-0 6 8 2 2 0 0 Monmouth 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2 1 0 at Wagner* 5 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Niagara DNP at Houston* 33 4-9 1-4 0-0 9 7 2 0 0 0 Saint Peter’s 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 at LIU-Brooklyn* 18 3-8 1-4 0-0 7 0 1 2 0 0 at Marist 20 5-5 0-0 2-3 12 3 1 0 0 0 Old Dominion* 31 5-8 4-6 2-2 16 5 0 0 0 1 Iona 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 New Hampshire* 21 2-6 0-2 2-2 6 3 1 1 0 2 Canisius 12 1-4 0-1 1-1 3 3 0 2 0 0 Saint Peter’s* 23 4-7 2-4 1-2 11 7 2 1 0 0 Quinnipiac DNP at Manhattan* 27 4-10 0-3 1-1 9 8 0 4 0 0 at Monmouth 14 3-5 1-2 1-4 8 3 0 1 1 1 at Rider* 4 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 Manhattan 36 7-12 1-1 4-7 19 9 3 4 0 0 at Iona 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 at Quinnipiac 30 7-10 2-3 2-3 18 7 3 0 0 0 Manhattan* 23 5-8 0-2 0-0 10 5 2 1 0 2 Marist 11 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 at Marist* 14 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 4 1 1 0 0 at Canisius 22 4-5 0-1 2-2 10 2 0 0 1 1 Niagara 27 7-9 0-1 1-3 15 8 2 1 0 0 at Niagara 30 5-12 1-3 2-3 13 3 3 2 1 1 Rider 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Siena 28 5-7 1-3 5-7 16 5 2 2 0 0 vs. Quinnipiac 13 1-3 1-1 0-0 3 5 1 1 0 1 at Saint Peter’s 33 4-11 3-7 5-7 16 6 1 0 0 0 Iona 15 4-6 1-2 0-0 9 6 2 2 0 0 vs. Saint Peter’s* 40 4-12 0-3 2-2 10 9 4 0 0 1 at Monmouth 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 1 vs. Monmouth* 37 7-15 2-7 0-0 16 9 2 1 1 2 Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #15 Wassef Methnani Sophomore  6-8  208  The Knox School  Kairoun, Tunisia 2018-19 Season Highs Career Highs Points - 4 at Bucknell, 11/10 Points - 20 vs. Penn, 11/11/17 Rebounds - 4 at Purdue, 11/6 Rebounds - 9 twice-recent at Marist, 1/13/18 Assists - 1 twice-recent at Bucknell, 11/10 Assists - 5 at Rider, 1/5/18 Steals - N/A Steals - 2 vs. Quinnipiac, 3/4/18 FG - 2 at Bucknell, 11/10 FG - 8 twice-recent at Canisius, 2/12/18 3 PT FG - 1 at Purdue, 11/6 3 PT FG - 2 three times-recent vs. Iona, 3/8/18 FT - N/A FT - 2 twice-recent vs. Rider, 1/23/18 Min - 18 at Bucknell, 11/10 Min. - 26 twice-recent at Canisius, 2/12/18

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

Adversity: Wassef Methnani spent most of the Bucknell Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue 12 1-6 1-3 0-0 3 4 1 1 0 0 game on the bench due to foul trouble but s ll managed to score at Bucknell 18 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 1 1 2 1 0 a season-high four points before fouling out a er playing 18 min- LIU Brooklyn utes. He also earned his fi rst block of the season which came four Wagner minutes into the game. vs Longwood at Seattle vs Denver Co-Leader: Wassef Methani was one of three Stags to grab a at Army co-leading four rebounds in the game at Purdue. The sophomore Oakland reached the number despite playing with foul trouble for most at Old Dominion of the game before fouling out in the second half. Methnani also at Boston College at New Hampshire scored three points in the game, all coming off a three-point fi eld Rider goal. at Iona Niagara New Look Lineup: Three of Fairfi eld’s star ng fi ve received Saint Peter’s their fi rst career start in the Purdue game. Taj Benning, Landon at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Taliaferro, and Ne ali Alvarez were the rookies while Wassef Canisius Methnani made his fourth career start a er earning three nods Siena last season. Jonathan Kasibabu started 31 of his 32 appearances Iona a year ago. at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball

2017-18 Season Statistics Methnani’s Biography 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 Loyola Md. 16 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 7 4 4 2 1 2017-18 at Purdue 12 2-7 0-3 0-0 4 3 0 5 1 0 Wassef Methnani emerged as a viable option both off ensively and defen- vs Jacksonville 16 2-6 0-3 0-0 4 4 0 0 0 0 sively as a freshman. Th e forward averaged 6.4 points and 3.6 rebounds vs Gardner Webb 11 2-5 1-2 0-0 5 1 1 3 0 1 per game in addition to posting nearly a block per contest (25 in 30 at Wright State 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 games). Methnani averaged 11 points per game during the team’s MAAC at Wagner 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 0 tournament run, coming off the bench to score 15 points in the quarter- at Houston 12 0-5 0-1 0-0 0 6 0 2 0 0 fi nals and 14 points in the championship game. He shot 59 percent from at LIU-Brooklyn 19 4-6 0-2 1-2 9 2 0 1 0 1 the fl oor during the postseason (16 of 27) and was above 50 percent in Old Dominion 13 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 4 0 4 1 0 New Hampshire 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 three of the four outings. Accuracy was not a problem for Methnani dur- Saint Peter’s DNP ing his freshman campaign, shooting 48 percent overall (75 of 156). He at Manhattan 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 1 was even eff ective from long range with 16 three pointers (45 attempts) at Rider 24 3-10 1-5 1-2 8 9 5 1 3 0 and made at least one shot from behind the arc in each MAAC tourna- at Iona* 21 3-8 0-2 0-0 6 6 1 1 0 1 ment game. He made eight of 13 three point tries over his fi nal 10 games Manhattan 15 2-5 1-1 0-0 5 2 3 1 1 0 (62 percent). Methnani collected one block in 14 games, highlighted by at Marist 23 3-7 1-1 0-2 7 9 0 2 0 0 his fi ve rejections against Quinnipiac in the MAAC semifi nals. Methnani Niagara DNP posted 10 or more points in fi ve games, starting with his season high of 20 Rider 17 5-8 2-2 2-2 14 4 2 0 1 0 vs. Quinnipiac 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 2 0 0 points against Penn in his fi rst collegiate game. He just missed a double- Iona DNP double in that game with eight rebounds, surpassing that with nine car- at Monmouth 8 1-1 0-0 4-4 6 1 0 2 0 0 oms twice (at Rider and at Marist) later in the season. Siena 10 2-5 0-0 5-7 9 4 1 2 1 0 at Niagara 14 4-7 1-1 0-0 9 2 1 1 2 0 Before Fairfi eld: at Canisius 26 8-11 1-2 1-2 18 5 1 2 2 1 Methnani joined the Fairfi eld University men’s basketball program aft er Marist* 11 3-8 0-0 2-2 8 2 0 2 0 0 spending one season at Th e Knox School. He played at Knox along with Quinnipiac* 7 1-2 1-1 0-0 3 2 0 2 1 0 current teammate Omar El-Sheikh. Methnani developed into one of the at Siena 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Monmouth 10 1-1 0-0 1-1 3 0 2 2 0 1 program’s top big men, especially with his defensive abilities. Th e forward vs. Marist 14 2-5 1-2 3-4 8 8 0 0 0 0 was among the team’s top shot blockers at Th e Knox School. He brings vs. Niagara 14 6-8 1-1 2-2 15 5 0 1 1 0 international experience to the program, having represented Tunisia in vs. Quinnipiac 15 2-3 1-2 2-2 7 0 0 2 5 2 several international tournaments, including a 14-point, fi ve-rebound ef- vs. Iona 21 6-11 2-4 0-2 14 8 0 0 1 1 fort against Rwanda in the FIBA Afrobasket 2017 tournament. * - starter

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #24 Jesus Cruz Sophomore  6-5  210  Loomis Chaffee  Carolina, Puerto Rico 2018-19 Season Highs Career Highs Points - 10 at Bucknell, 11/10 Points - 21 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/27 Rebounds - 4 at Bucknell, 11/10 Rebounds - 13 vs. Marist, 3/1 Assists - N/A Assists - 4 four times-recent vs. Marist, 2/15/18 Steals - N/A Steals - 5 at Manhattan, 12/30 FG - 3 at Bucknell, 11/10 FG - 8 vs. Niagara, 1/20 3 PT FG - N/A 3 PT FG - 3 twice-recent vs. Niagara, 1/20 FT - 4 at Bucknell, 11/10 FT - 7 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/27 Min - 26 at Bucknell, 11/10 Min. - 42 at Iona, 1/29

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

Off The Bench: Jesus Cruz led all reserve scorers with 10 points but Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST more importantly scored those points when Bucknell managed to pull within at Purdue 17 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 a possession. On two occasions, Cruz scored points that eff ec vely turned a at Bucknell 26 3-7 0-1 4-4 10 4 0 0 0 0 one-possession game into a two-possession game late in the second half. The LIU Brooklyn Wagner sophomore led all reserve scorers with 1- points, ne ng three of seven fi eld vs Longwood goals and all four free throws. at Seattle vs Denver Double Digits: Jesus Cruz hit double fi gures for third me as a reserve at Army when he ne ed 10 markers at Bucknell. The guard also reached double digits Oakland twice last year, pos ng 10 points at Purdue and a personal-best 11 points at at Old Dominion Marist. He has 10 games with 10 or more points as a starter, all coming last at Boston College season. at New Hampshire Rider at Iona Niagara Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Canisius Siena Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball 2017-18 Season Statistics Cruz’s Biography 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 Loyola Md. 21 1-4 0-0 3-4 5 2 1 1 0 2 2017-18 at Purdue 26 4-9 2-4 0-1 10 5 2 1 0 4 Jesus Cruz played in all 33 games as a freshman which included 24 starts. vs Jacksonville 20 3-10 1-6 0-0 7 1 0 2 0 2 Aft er coming off the bench i his fi rst four collegiate games, Cruz started vs Gardner Webb* 40 4-11 1-6 2-3 11 6 4 1 0 4 the next nine games from the guard position. He averaged 9.3 points per at Wright State* 29 5-6 2-3 3-5 15 5 2 1 0 1 game during that stretch of starts (84 points), a run which included a at Wagner* 26 2-9 0-2 3-4 7 2 1 2 1 1 16-point eff orst at Houston. He would surpass that game scoring total at Houston* 30 6-11 3-5 1-3 16 4 1 0 0 1 just once when he registered a double-double with 21 points and 10 re- at LIU-Brooklyn* 28 4-7 1-3 0-0 9 5 3 1 0 0 bounds against Quinnipiac at the Nassau Coliseum. Cruz posted 10 or Old Dominion* 17 1-1 1-1 2-3 5 4 0 2 0 0 New Hampshire* 26 4-9 0-4 1-1 9 5 1 2 0 0 more points i 14 games including three in the MAAC tournament. Th e Saint Peter’s* 26 4-10 1-2 0-0 9 1 0 0 0 1 guard averaged 10 points per game in his four MAAC tournament ap- at Manhattan* 16 1-5 0-1 1-2 3 0 2 2 0 5 pearances, highlighted by a 14-point night against Iona in the conference at Rider 14 2-5 1-2 0-0 5 2 0 2 1 1 championship game. He also averaged 6.5 rebounds per game, setting a at Iona 10 3-4 0-0 0-1 6 3 1 2 0 1 personal-best with 13 rebounds against Marist in the Stags’ fi rst game of Manhattan 18 2-5 1-2 1-2 6 4 2 2 0 1 the event. Cruz was especially eff ective defensively, placing among the at Marist 30 5-8 0-2 1-2 11 5 1 0 0 1 MAAC leaders with 1.6 per game. He grabbed four or more steals in four Niagara* 20 8-10 3-5 0-0 19 5 2 1 1 1 games which included a fi ve-steal eff ort at Manhattan in December. For Rider* 24 6-11 1-3 1-4 14 2 1 1 0 1 vs. Quinnipiac* 36 7-14 0-2 7-8 21 10 1 7 1 4 the season, Cruz averaged 9.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.6 Iona* 42 3-8 1-1 1-2 8 4 4 2 0 1 steals per game. at Monmouth* 37 5-12 2-5 1-3 13 4 2 1 0 2 Siena* 25 4-10 0-3 0-0 8 5 4 1 0 1 Before Fairfi eld at Niagara* 33 2-10 0-4 0-0 4 6 1 1 0 0 Cruz comes off a successful stint with Puerto Rico at the FIBA U-19 tour- at Canisius* 13 2-6 1-2 0-2 5 4 1 0 0 2 nament, helping his team placed ninth in the championship tournament. Marist* 27 4-10 1-4 1-1 10 7 4 0 0 1 He fi nished eighth in scoring with a 13.4 scoring average and second in Quinnipiac* 35 5-8 0-2 0-2 10 6 0 1 0 3 steals for the tournament. Th e guard attended St. Francis School in Puer- at Siena* 38 2-9 1-4 1-2 6 3 1 0 1 2 Monmouth 26 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 6 0 4 0 1 to Rico before enrolling at Immaculata-LaSalle High School in Miami. vs. Marist* 31 1-10 0-4 1-2 3 13 1 1 0 3 From there, Cruz spent a year at the Loomis Chaff ee School where he also vs. Niagara* 29 5-11 2-3 0-0 12 3 0 1 0 1 played basketball. vs. Quinnipiac* 40 5-10 0-4 1-1 11 6 1 3 0 1 vs.Iona* 31 5-13 1-5 3-5 14 4 1 1 0 2

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #30 Omar El-Sheikh Sophomore  6-7  213  The Knox School  Cairo, Egypt 2018-19 Season Highs Career Highs Points - N/A Points - 15 vs. Iona, 1/29/18 Rebounds - N/A Rebounds - 9 at Wagner, 12/1/17 Assists - N/A Assists - 3 at Wagner, 12/1/17 Steals - N/A Steals - 2 twice-recent vs. Quinnipiac, 2/17/18 FG - N/A FG -7 vs. Iona, 1/29/18 3 PT FG - N/A 3 PT FG - N/A FT - N/A FT - 5 twice-recent vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/28/17 Min - N/A Min. - 26 vs, Quinnipiac, 2/17/18

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

First & Last: Omar El-Sheikh secured six rebounds as a reserve Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue DNP in the Monmouth game on February 24, which ed his high for at Bucknell DNP a home game. He also grabbed six caroms in the MAAC opener LIU Brooklyn against Saint Peter’s. El-Sheikh was consistent on the boards re- Wagner gardless of loca on last year, averaging 3.0 rebounds at home (27 vs Longwood at Seattle in nine games), 3.1 caroms on the road (28 in nine games), and 2.0 vs Denver in neutral games (eight in four games). at Army Oakland Pairing Up: Omar El-Sheikh came off the bench to score eight at Old Dominion points and grab a team-high eight rebounds at Canisius on Febru- at Boston College at New Hampshire ary 12, his best single-game total since securing a career-best nine Rider caroms against Wagner in his collegiate debut. The performance at Iona also marked the second me he led the team in rebounding for a Niagara game, also hi ng the mark at Wagner. Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Shooter’s Touch: Omar El-Sheikh found his touch from the Canisius fl oor over the fi nal 10 regular-season games, making 20 of his last Siena 36 fi eld goal a empts (.568) which included a career-best seven Iona fi eld goals in nine a empts against Iona on January 29. at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Career High: Omar El-Sheikh recorded a career-high for scoring Monmouth when he came off the bench to register 15 points against Iona on at Canisius January 29. The eff ort was his third double-digit game, an 11-point at Niagara Manhattan night at Wagner in his debut and an 11-point game against Saint Marist Peter’s in his MAAC debut. Against Iona, he made seven of nine at Saint Peter’s shots and also added a personal-best two steals in 18 minutes.

Dynamic Debut: Fairfi eld witnessed another dynamic debut in the Wagner game as Omar El-Sheikh played his fi rst game as a Stag. The freshman just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds along with three assists, three blocks, and a steal without a turnover in 24 minutes of work. In the season opener, Wassef Methnani turned heads with his dynamic debut that included 20 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks.

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball

2017-18 Season Statistics El-Sheikh’s Biography Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST Penn DNP Loyola Md. DNP 2017-18 at Purdue DNP Omar El-Sheikh made his Fairfi eld debut in game seven and it was quite vs Jacksonville DNP impressive. Th e forward just missed a double-double in his fi rst collegiate vs Gardner Webb DNP game by netting 11 points and securing nine rebounds in the team’s two- at Wright State DNP point loss to Wagner. It was the fi rst of three double-digit scoring perfor- at Wagner 24 3-4 0-0 5-7 11 9 3 0 3 1 mances, registering 11 points against Saint Peter’s and a personal-best 15 at Houston 12 1-4 0-1 1-3 3 1 0 4 1 0 points in 18 minutes against Iona. He fi nished the season as one of two at LIU-Brooklyn 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Stags to shoot better than 50 percent from the fl oor (.509, 29 of 57), join- Old Dominion 4 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 New Hampshire DNP ing Jonathan Kasibabu for that honor. He scored in 16 of his 23 appear- Saint Peter’s 21 3-4 0-0 5-9 11 6 1 3 1 1 ances as a freshman. He was also strong defensively with nine blocks and at Manhattan 8 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 steals. For the season, El-Sheikh posted 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds at Rider 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 2 0 0 per game. at Iona 11 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 Manhattan DNP Before Fairfi eld at Marist DNP El-Sheikh came to the Fairfi eld University basketball program aft er Niagara 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 2 0 0 spending last season at Th e Knox School, a teammate of Stags clasmate Rider 3 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 vs. Quinnipiac 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 5 0 1 0 1 Wassef Methnani. El-Sheikh’s most recent time on the hardwood came Iona 18 7-9 0-0 1-2 15 4 1 1 0 2 over the summer when he played in the FIBA U-19 world championship at Monmouth 9 2-3 0-1 0-0 4 2 0 0 1 0 in Egypt. El-Sheikh averaged 8.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in Siena 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 his six appearances for the national team. He placed 16th in rebounding at Niagara 4 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 2 0 1 0 1 among tournament players, highlighted by his 10-carom night against at Canisius 23 4-6 0-1 0-2 8 8 1 4 2 0 Japan. Marist 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 1 0 0 Quinnipiac 26 3-5 0-0 2-4 8 4 1 2 0 2 at Siena 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Monmouth 11 0-1 0-0 2-4 2 6 0 1 1 0 vs. Marist 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Niagara 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Quinnipiac DNP vs.. Iona

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #0 Neftali Alvarez Freshman  6-2  165  Miami Christian  Catano, P.R. 2018-19 Season & Career Highs Points - 16 twice-recent at Bucknell, 11/10 Rebounds - 7 at Bucknell, 11/10 Assists - 1 at Bucknell, 11/10 Steals - 2 twice-recent at Bucknell, 11/10 FG - 7 at Purdue, 11/6 3 PT FG - 3 at Bucknell, 11/10 FT - 1 at Bucknell, 11/10 Min. - 31 at Bucknell, 11/10

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

Game Winner: Ne ali Alvarez scored the game-winning basket Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue 30 7-14 2-5 0-0 16 3 0 4 0 2 at Bucknell, breaking a 58-58 e with three seconds le in regula- at Bucknell 31 6-12 3-5 1-2 16 7 1 4 0 2 on. He went coast to coast to win the game a er the Bison ed LIU Brooklyn the game with a layup of their own. He fi nished the game with 16 Wagner points, his second straight performance with that point total. To cap vs Longwood at Seattle off the night, Alvarez set his personal best with seven rebounds. vs Denver at Army Dynamic Debut: Freshman Ne ali Alvarez showed his capabili- Oakland es with a team-best 16 points at Purdue, his fi rst game in a Stags at Old Dominion uniform. The guard took a team-high 14 shots and made seven of at Boston College at New Hampshire those a empts. He also led the team with a pair of steals in his Rider debut. Alvarez is the fi rst Fairfi eld freshman to lead the team in at Iona scoring in his debut since Greg Nero who tallied 14 points against Niagara American University at Alumni Hall to start the 2006-07 campaign. Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac The American game was also the head coaching debut for Ed at Monmouth Cooley, a game which ended in a 59-54 double over me loss for Canisius the Stags. Siena Iona at Manhattan Before Fairfi eld: Ne ali Alvarez joins the Fairfi eld University at Marist men’s basketball program a er last season at Miami Chris an where at Siena he helped the school capture two state tles. In his junior season, Monmouth at Canisius Alvarez ne ed the game-winning three pointer in the fi rst of those at Niagara tles. He averaged a double-double last season with 27 points and 11 Manhattan assists per game which caused the Miami Herald to select him as the Marist 5A-1A Player of the Year. He was one of nine fi nalists for Florida’s Mr. at Saint Peter’s Basketball award, an honor bestowed to the top player in the state. He also garnered All-State honors both as a junior and as a senior.

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #1 Felix Lemetti Freshman  6-1  170  Fryshuset Gymnasium  Stockholm, Sweden 2018-19 Season & Career Highs Points - N/A Rebounds - N/A Assists - 2 at Purdue, 11/6 Steals - N/A FG - N/A 3 PT FG - N/A FT - N/A Min. - 22 at Purdue, 11/6

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

Scoreboard: Felix Leme tallied his fi rst points as a Stag when Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue 22 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 he made a jumper in the fi rst half which gave Fairfi eld its biggest at Bucknell 5 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 lead of 15 points at Bucknell. The guard scored his points within his LIU Brooklyn fi ve minutes of play a er going scoreless in 22 minutes of ac on Wagner at Purdue. vs Longwood at Seattle vs Denver Before Fairfi eld: Felix Leme brings a wealth of interna onal at Army experience to the Fairfi eld University basketball program, playing Oakland in the European Champioinships over the last few seasons. He was at Old Dominion one of the team’s top scorers, averaging double fi gures in each of at Boston College at New Hampshire his campaigns. His scoring average ranged from 12 to 18 points Rider during his me with the Swedish Na onal Team. His ability to score at Iona and to make plays will make him a valuable player especially with Niagara his experience and capability. Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Canisius Siena Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #11 Calvin Whipple Freshman  6-4  185  Northfi eld-Mount Hermon  Leominster, Mass. 2018-19 Season & Career Highs Points - N/A Rebounds - N/A Assists - N/A Steals - N/A FG - N/A 3 PT FG - N/A FT - N/A Min. - 2 at Purdue, 11/6

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

Before Fairfi eld: Calvin Whipple joins the Fairfi eld University men’s Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST basketball program a er spending the last four seasons at Northfi eld Mount at Purdue 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hermon. He developed into one of the program’s top three-point shooters at Bucknell DNP over his four years, capping his career with 84 three pointers for Northfi eld LIU Brooklyn Wagner Mount Hermon. He was a regular in the star ng lineup with 34 starts in 35 vs Longwood appearances as a senior, averaging just under 10 points per game. He was at Seattle part of Northfi eld Mount Hermon’s 2016 and 2018 New England (NEPSAC) vs Denver Regular Season and Postseason Championship teams. He garnered a nomina- at Army on for the McDonald’s All-America team as well. He was also selected as an Oakland ESMARK All-American, given to student-athletes in recogni on for outstand- at Old Dominion ing athle c, educa onal and community service achievements by high school at Boston College student-athletes across the United States in 16 major sports programs. at New Hampshire Rider at Iona Niagara Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac at Monmouth Canisius Siena Iona at Manhattan at Marist at Siena Monmouth at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Marist at Saint Peter’s

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball #25 Landon Taliaferro Junior  6-3  185  Boulder  Boulder, Colo. 2018-19 Season & Career Highs Points - 12 at Bucknell, 11/10 Rebounds - 6 at Bucknell, 11/10 Assists - 3 at Purdue, 11/6 Steals - 1 at Bucknell, 11/10 FG - 5 at Bucknell, 11/10 3 PT FG - 3 at Purdue, 11/6 FT - N/A Min. - 40 at Bucknell, 11/10

Notebook 2018-19 Game By Game

All In: Landon Taliaferro became the fi rst Stag this year to Opponent MP FG-A 3pt-A FT-A Pt. Reb. A TO BL ST at Purdue 35 4-6 3-4 0-0 11 1 3 0 0 0 play all 40 minutes in the win at Bucknell which translated into his at Bucknell 40 5-15 2-6 0-2 12 6 1 0 0 1 second straight double-fi gure game with a personal high 12 points. LIU Brooklyn He also picked up his fi rst steal of the season and added two more Wagner three pointers to his total which gave him fi ve baskets from behind vs Longwood at Seattle the arc. vs Denver at Army Holding Court: Landon Taliaferro played a game-high 35 Oakland minutes in his Fairfi eld debut against Purdue. The junior earned a at Old Dominion start and played 17 minutes in the fi rst half and came back with 18 at Boston College at New Hampshire minutes in the second half. He was the only student-athlete to play Rider 30 minutes in the game with Ryan Cline leading the Boilermakers at Iona with 29 minutes played. Niagara Saint Peter’s Long Range Pair: Landon Taliaferro and Jonathan Kasibabu at Quinnipiac at Monmouth enjoyed their me behind the three-point line against Purdue as Canisius the duo combined to make 5 of 7 long-range jumpers. Taliaferro Siena connected three mes on his four a empts while Kasibabu net- Iona ted two of his three a empts from behind the arc. The rest of the at Manhattan at Marist team struggled from three-point range, combining for three three at Siena pointers in 15 tries. For Kasibabu, the two three pointers were a Monmouth career high a er making one three pointer in a game 19 mes. at Canisius at Niagara Manhattan Before Fairfi eld: Landon Taliaferro joins the Fairfi eld University Marist men’s basketball program a er spending the previous two seasons at Saint Peter’s at Laramie County Community College. In his fi rst year at Laramie County, Taliaferro averaged seven points per game but saw that scoring average grow to 22 points per contest by the end of his second and fi nal year with the program. His scoring average rose primarily from his ability to shoot long range, leading NJCAA in three-pointers made with 130 during the 2017-18 season, including a game in which he ne ed 10 three pointers. He shot 49 percent from the fl oor and 48 percent from behind the arc. He posted six games with 30 or more points, highlighted by his 38-point eff ort against Western Wyoming Community College. He le the school a er being named to the Region IX First Team.

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 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 eighth 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 17-1617-16 9-99-9 Fairfi eld posted 41 victories under Coach Johnson in his fi rst 2018-192018-19 1-11-1 0-00-0 two seasons and 071 wins overall. His 41 wins through his fi rst TotalsTotals 108-126108-126 62-7262-72 two campaigns es him for the most by any Fairfi eld men’s basketball coach through his fi rst two seasons. The Stags three postseason wins in 2012-13 were the most by any team in J Johnsonohnson aatt PPrincetonrinceton school history. Fairfi eld also led the MAAC in scoring defense SeasonSeason OverallOverall I Ivyvy at 61.1 ppg in his inaugural season. 2007-082007-08 6-236-23 3-113-11 Since his arrival, eight Fairfi eld student-athletes have signed 2008-092008-09 13-1413-14 8-68-6 professional contracts, namely Rakim Sanders (Israel), Ryan Olander.(Lithuania), Derek Needham (Lithuania), Colin Nickerson (Canada), Maurice Barrow (Austria), Marcus Gilbert (Italy), Amadou Sidibe (Spain), and Tyler 2009-102009-10 22-922-9 11-311-3 Nelson (NBA G-League). 2010-112010-11 25-725-7 12-212-2 At Princeton, Johnson led the Tigers to the 2010-11 Ivy League championship and an automa c berth TotalsTotals 66-5366-53 34-2234-22 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 advanced to postseason play, playing in the College Basketball Invita onal (CBI) in 2009-10. During his tenure, C Careerareer CCoachingoaching TTotalsotals Johnson owned a 66-53 record as the Tigers’ head coach. Overall:Overall: 174-179174-179

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 LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball 2018-19 Fairfi eld University Basketball Roster

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. High School Hometown

0 Neftali Alvarez Fr. G 6-2 165 Miami Christian Catano, P.R.

1 Felix Lemetti Fr. G 6-1 170 Fryshuset Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden

2 Taj Benning So. G 6-3 185 Bergen Catholic Fair Lawn, N.J.

5 Aidas Kavaliauskas Jr. G 6-1 175 SPIRE Academy Kaunas, Lithuania

10 Thomas Nolan R-Jr. G 6-3 195 Fairfi eld Prep Trumbull, Conn.

11 Calvin Whipple Fr. G 6-4 185 Northfi eld-Mount Hermon Leominster, Mass.

12 Kevin Senghore-Peterson So. F 6-6 220 Myerscough Coll. Frolunda, Sweden

13 Jonathan Kasibabu Sr. F 6-8 240 Westtown (Pa.) Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo

14 Matija Milin Sr. F 6-9 215 Sports Gymnasium Belgrade, Serbia

15 Wassef Methnani So. F 6-8 208 The Knox School Kairoun, Tunisia

24 Jesus Cruz So. G 6-5 210 Loomis Chaffee Carolina, Puerto Rico

25 Landon Taliaferro Jr. G 6-3 185 Boulder Boulder, Colo.

30 Omar El-Sheik So. F 6-7 213 The Knox School Cairo, Egypt

Head Coach: Sydney Johnson (Princeton ’97) Eighth Season Assistant Coaches: Tyson Wheeler (Rhode Island ’98) 10th Season, Mitch Buonaguro (Boston College ’75) Fourth Season, Tom Parrotta (Fordham ’88) Fourth Season Director of Basketball Operations: Steven Elmore (Princeton ’12) Second Season Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Liam

Pronunciation Guide

#0 Neftali Alvarez (Neff-tal-ee Alvarez) #14 Matija Milin (Mah-tee-uh Mill-in)

#1 Felix Lemtti (Felix Luh-met-ee) #15 Wassef Methnani (Wah-sif Meth-non-ee)

#5 Aidas Kavaliauskas (Eye-dis Cav-uh-lau-skus) #25 Landon Taliaferro (Tal-uh-fair-oh)

#13 Jonathan Kasibabu (Cas-ah-ba-boo)

Game Notes - The LIU Brooklyn Game - November 13, 2018 2018-19 Fairfield Men's Basketball Stats Fairfield Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2018) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0

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 00 Neftali Alvarez 2-2 61 30.5 13-26 .5 0 0 5-10 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 9 10 5.0 5 0 1 8 0 4 32 16.0 25 Landon Taliaferro 2-2 75 37.5 9-21 .4 2 9 5-10 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1 6 7 3.5 0 0 4 0 0 1 23 11.5 13 Jonathan Kasibabu 2-2 41 20.5 4-10 .4 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 6-8 .7 5 0 2 5 7 3.5 8 1 1 6 2 3 16 8.0 02 Taj Benning 2-2 61 30.5 2-13 .1 5 4 0-5 .0 0 0 8-9 .8 8 9 3 3 6 3.0 3 0 1 3 0 0 12 6.0 24 Jesus Cruz 2-0 43 21.5 4-12 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 4-4 1.000 3 3 6 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.0 14 Matija Milin 2-0 35 17.5 5-8 .6 2 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 4 1 5 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 5.0 15 Wassef Methnani 2-2 30 15.0 3-10 .3 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 2.5 10 2 2 3 1 0 7 3.5 05 Aidas Kavaliauskas 2-0 13 6.5 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 1.5 01 Felix Lemetti 2-0 26 13.0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 1.0 12 Kevin Peterson 2-0 11 5.5 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11 Calvin Whipple 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10 Thomas Nolan 1-0 2 2.0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 Team 3 3 6 2 Total...... 2 400 42-109 .3 8 5 14-38 .3 6 8 19-26 .7 3 1 17 35 52 26.0 40 3 12 25 3 10 117 58.5 Opponents...... 2 401 52-117 .4 4 4 19-51 .3 7 3 25-37 .6 7 6 27 54 81 40.5 37 - 31 27 12 7 148 74.0

TEAM STATISTICS FFD OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 117 148 11/06/18 at Purdue L 57-90 14323 Points per game 58.5 74.0 11/10/18 at Bucknell W 60-58 3183 Scoring margin -15.5 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 42-109 52-117 * - Conference game Field goal pct .3 8 5 .4 4 4 3 POINT FG-ATT 14-38 19-51 3-point FG pct .3 6 8 .3 7 3 3-pt FG made per game 7.0 9.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 19-26 25-37 Free throw pct .7 3 1 .6 7 6 F-Throws made per game 9.5 12.5 REBOUNDS 52 81 Rebounds per game 26.0 40.5 Rebounding margin -14.5 - ASSISTS 12 31 Assists per game 6.0 15.5 TURNOVERS 25 27 Turnovers per game 12.5 13.5 Turnover margin +1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 1.1 STEALS 10 7 Steals per game 5.0 3.5 BLOCKS 3 12 Blocks per game 1.5 6.0 ATTENDANCE 0 17506 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 2-8753 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Fairfield 65 52 117 Opponents 72 76 148 2018-19 Fairfield Men's Basketball Stats Fairfield Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 11, 2018) 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 at Purdue 11/06/18 57-90 L 22-60 .3 6 7 8-22 .3 6 4 5-9 .5 5 6 10 15 25 25.0 17 8 12 0 5 57 57.0 at Bucknell 11/10/18 60-58 W 20-49 .4 0 8 6-16 .3 7 5 14-17 .8 2 4 7 20 27 26.0 23 4 13 3 5 60 58.5 Fairfield 117 42-109 . 3 8 5 14-38 . 3 6 8 19-26 . 7 3 1 17 35 52 26.0 40 12 25 3 10 117 58.5 Opponents 148 52-117 . 4 4 4 19-51 . 3 7 3 25-37 . 6 7 6 27 54 81 40.5 37 31 27 12 7 148 74.0

Games played: 2 Rebounds/game: 26.0 Points/game: 58.5 Assists/game: 6.0 FG Pct: 38.5 Turnovers/game: 12.5 3FG Pct: 36.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 FT Pct: 73.1 Steals/game: 5.0 Blocks/game: 1.5 2018-19 Fairfield Men's Basketball Stats Fairfield Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Nov 11, 2018) All games

00 01 02 05 10 11 12 Opponent Date Score ALVAREZ,NE LEMETTI,FE BENNING,TA KAVALIAUSK NOLAN,THOM WHIPPLE,CA PETERSON,K at Purdue 11/06/18 57-90 L 1 6 - 3 - 0 0 - 0 - 2 3 - 4 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 at Bucknell 11/10/18 60-58 W 1 6 - 7 - 1 2 - 0 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 3 - 0 - 1 DNP DNP 0 - 0 - 0

13 14 15 24 25 Opponent Date Score KASIBABU,J MILIN,MATI METHNANI,W CRUZ,JESUS TALIAFERRO at Purdue 11/06/18 57-90 L 1 4 - 4 - 1 8 - 3 - 0 3 - 4 - 1 2 - 2 - 0 1 1 - 1 - 3 at Bucknell 11/10/18 60-58 W 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 4 - 1 - 1 1 0 - 4 - 0 1 2 - 6 - 1 2018-19 Fairfield Men's Basketball Stats Fairfield Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 11, 2018) 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 Purdue 27/44 30/46 57-90 (33) 22-60/32-59 .367/.542 8-22/14-30 .364/.467 5-9/12-15 .556/.800 25/40 (15) 8/17 12/13 0/3 5/4 17/17 Bucknell 38/28 22/30 60-58 +2 20-49/20-58 .408/.345 6-16/5-21 .375/.238 14-17/13-22 .824/.591 27/41 (14) 4/14 13/14 3/9 5/3 23/20

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category