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2014-15 BINGHAMTON SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2014-15 BEARCAT BASKETBALL NOTES OVERALL: 5-25 AMERICA EAST: 4-11 HOME: 4-9 • AWAY: 1-14 • NEUTRAL: 0-2 NOVEMBER 1 Sat. MANSFIELD (exhib.) W 66-60 7 Fri. OSWEGO ST. (exhib.) W 75-74 BINGHAMTON 14 Fri. !@ Notre Dame (ESPN3) L 39-82 17 Mon. !@ Providence (Fox Sports 1) L 45-66 19 Wed. HARTWICK W 82-51 GAME 31 22 Sat. ! Manhattan (ESPN3) L 63-78 Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 - 2 p.m. 23 Sun. ! Navy (ESPN3) L 68-70 25 Tue. @ Army L 54-80 Events Center, Vestal, N.Y. 29 Sat. CORNELL L 54-68 DECEMBER 3 Wed. @ Boston University L 65-77 6 Sat. PENN L 70-79 BINGHAMTON BINGHAMTON UMBC 8 Mon. CALDWELL L 52-63 BEARCATS RETRIEVERS 11 Thu. @ Colgate L 44-65 vs. 14 Sun. @ Boston College (ESPN 3) L 49-63 LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT 20 Sat. ST. BONAVENTURE L 51-69 L, 64-52 at Stony Brook (2/21) UMBC L, 67-49 vs. Albany (2/25) 22 Mon. @ Mt. St. Mary’s L 68-69 30 Tue. BUFFALO L 50-76 JANUARY LEADERS SERIES HISTORY LEADERS 2 Fri. *@ UMass Lowell L 40-50 PPG Binghamton leads 14-12 PPG 7 Wed. *@ Hartford L 59-69 10 Sat. *MAINE W 65-46 W. Rodriguez 11.3 C. Joyce, 13.3 RPG 14 Wed. *@ Albany (ESPN 3) L 58-73 RPG LAST MEETING 17 Sat. *NEW HAMPSHIRE (ot) L 66-73 W. Rodriguez, 5.3 C. Joyce, 5.7 19 Mon. *@ Vermont L 44-64 Binghamton 68, UMBC 56 (1-28-15) APG 25 Sun. *STONY BROOK L 54-61 APG 28 Wed. *@ UMBC W 68-56 M. Beck II, 2.5 J. Grant, 4.0 31 Sat. UMASS LOWELL W 76-69 CURRENT SERIES FEBRUARY HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 3 Tue. *HARTFORD (ESPN 3) L 61-62 STREAK 7 Sat. * @ Maine L 64-67 Tommy Dempsey Aki Thomas 10 Tue. * ALBANY L 46-62 At Bing.: 3rd season (10-50) Won 2 At UMBC: 3rd season (20-60) 14 Sat. * @ New Hampshire L 48-66 Overall: same 18 Wed. * VERMONT W 57-55 Overall: 217-167 (12 yrs.) 21 Sat. * @ Stony Brook (ESPN3) L 52-64 28 Sat. * UMBC 2 p.m. MARCH QUICK HITS 4 Wed. @ No. 3 Stony Brook (AE Quart.) TBA 8 Sun. American East Semifinals TBA • The Bearcats (5-25, 4-11 AE) play their final game of the regular season 14 Sat. America East Final TBA when they host UMBC (4-24, 2-13 AE) on Senior Day Saturday at the Events Center. Jabrille Williams, Robert Mansell and Chris Rice will be honored in a ! Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament game pre-game ceremony. * America East game • Binghamton will carry the No. 6 seed into Wednesday’s quarterfinals and will ESPN 3 - Game televised by ESPN Regional (AETV) play on the road at No. 3 Stony Brook. It will be the third time in the last four BROADCAST INFORMATION years the two teams have met in the tournament quarterfinals. Radio: WNBF 1290 AM (wnbf.com) • A win over the Retrievers would give BU its highest AE win total since the Roger Neel (play-by-play) 2009-10 season (5 years) and would complete a season-sweep of UMBC. Live Video: bubearcats.tv Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/bing- • Freshman forward Willie Rodriguez averaged 16.5 ppg. and 7.0 rpg. in two games last week. In AE play, Rodriguez is averaging 12.1 points and ranks sec- ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ond in the league in double-doubles (3). Only two freshman across the entire Men’s Basketball Contact: John Hartrick Office: 607-777-6800 country have logged more minutes than Rodriguez (31.4/game). Cell: 607-222-6474 Fax: 607-777-4597 • Six-foot-9 sophomore Nick Madray, who has missed the last 17 games with Email: [email protected] an ankle injury, is getting closer to a possible return to the lineup. Binghamton has missed his size and firepower, as well as fellow 6-9 frontcourt player and leading scorer Dusan Perovic (11.5 ppg.), who suffered a season-ending ACL injury at practice on Jan. 5. STAY CONNECTED • Binghamton has statistically the youngest team in the entire country @BU_Bearcats (StatSheet.com). It’s 14 players have a combined 10 years of collegiate experi- ence. There are only two upperclassmen on the roster (1 senior, 1 junior). /BinghamtonAthletics • Binghamton is one of just three teams across the entire nation whose top /BinghamtonAthletics two scorers (Rodriguez, Walker) are both freshmen. Central Florida and UMass /BinghamtonAthletics Lowell are the other two teams. Counting the injured Perovic, BU is the only team in the country whose top THREE scorers are all freshmen. University’s mobile app. www.bubearcats.com 2014-15 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com UNIVERSITY FACTS LAST TIME OUT School: Binghamton University Saturday night on Long Island, Host Stony Brook used an 11-1 run Location: Vestal, N.Y. midway through the second half to create a double-digit cushion and Founded: 1946 as Triple Cities College of Syracuse Univ. the Seawolves fended off Binghamton down the stretch 64-52 in an Enrollment: 16,077 (12,997 undergraduates) ESPN3 game at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena. Binghamton Nickname: Bearcats outrebounded the eighth-ranked rebounding team in the nation but Colors: Dark Green, Black and White 17 turnovers and 4-for-17 shooting from beyond the arc factored into Affiliation: Division I Conference: America East in the loss. Stony Brook drilled 9-of-19 from beyond the arc. Freshman Home Court: Events Center forward Willie Rodriguez recorded his third double-double of the sea- Capacity: 5,142 son with 15 points and 11 rebounds and classmate Romello Walker Varsity Sports: 21 tallied a team-high 17 points. Rodriguez added five assists. Rodriguez President: Harvey G. Stenger had a putback with 12:41 that brought BU to within six, 45-39. But Dir. of Athletics: Patrick J. Elliott the Seawolves hit three three-pointers to spark the 11-1 run. The Website: www.bubearcats.com Bearcats couldn’t pull it back within single digits the rest of the way. MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS SCOUTING UMBC Head Coach: Tommy Dempsey Alma Mater: Susquehanna, ‘97 The Retrievers have been hampered by injuries and defections and as Record at BU: 10-50, third season few as seven scholarship players have been available to play during Overall Record: 217-167 (12 seasons) the spring semester. UMBC is coming off a 67-49 home loss to Albany Assistant Coaches: Ben Luber, Herb Courtney, on Wednesday. Before that, they defeated Maine at home, 73-66, to Bryan Goodman complete a season sweep of the Black Bears. Junior forward Cody Dir. Bask. Oper. Chretien Lukusa Phone: 607-777-6369 Joyce (13.3 ppg., 5.7 rpg.) leads the team. He had 14 points in the 2013-14 Record: 7-23 (.233) loss to Albany and is shooting 52 percent for the season. UMBC’s five 2013-14 AE Record: 4-12 (.250), 6th place starters all played 32+ minutes against the Great Danes and only 2013-14 Post-Season: AE Quarterfinals seven players were utilized. Starters R/L: 4/1 Letterwinners R/L: 8/6 ALL-TIME SERIES MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY At home, this is the best matchup historically, for the Bearcats in the All-Time Record: 632-911 (.413, 67 years) America East. Binghamton leads the all-time series 14-12 and has Division I Record: 148-239 (13 years) won eight of 12 meetings against the Retrievers at the Events Center. NCAA Appearances: One (2009, DIvision I) America East: 91-121 (.429) The Bearcats were dominant early in the series but UMBC has won six America East Championships: One (2009) of the last eight regular season games. Binghamton’s winning edge in BINGHAMTON SPORTS INFORMATION the series has come from three postseason wins over the Retrievers, Associate AD/SID: John Hartrick (MBB contact) with the most notable being in the 2009 championship game. Bing- Phone: 607-777-6800 hamton will look for the season sweep after winning 68-56 in Balti- Assistant SID: David O’Brian more one month ago. In that game, Binghamton forced 18 turnovers Phone: 607-777-6478 and led from start to finish in a 68-56 win at the RAC Arena. It was e-mail: [email protected] BU’s first road win of the season. Freshmen forward Willie Rodriguez Cell: 607-222-6473 Assistants: Brian Vail tallied 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists and classmate Bob- Phone: 607-777-2956 by Ahearn contributed 11 points and six rebounds as the Bearcats email: [email protected] received balanced production throughout their lineup. Sophomore Cell: 614-537-0617 guard Marlon Beck and junior Karon Waller added nine points apiece. Assistants: Dave Van Gorder Phone: 607-777-4956 email: [email protected] Cell: 607-237-3103 SID fax: 607-777-4597 Press Row Phone: 607-777-6340 Game 31 • Saturday, February 28, 2015 • vs. UMBC • 2 p.m. (Senior Day) • Events Center • Vestal, N.Y. 2 2014-15 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com MEDIA INFORMATION BINGHAMTON ON TV PRESS ROW Both the Binghamton men’s and women’s The Events Center working press row is located basketball programs have enjoyed additional courtside on the east side of the building. The exposure on regional and national television official scorer, timekeeper, public address an- in recent years. Several of the top sports nouncer and both teams are located opposite press row. Monitors will display in-game statis- cable channels in the Northeast have carried tics on press row.