Northeast Conference Announces 25Th Anniversary Men's Basketball
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Northeast Conference 200 Cottontail Lane • Vantage Court North • Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 469-0440 • Fax (732) 469-0744 • www.northeastconference.org For Immediate Release January 5, 2006 Northeast Conference Announces 25th Anniversary Men’s Basketball Team Somerset, NJ -- As part of its year long Silver Anniversary celebration, the Northeast Confer- ence 25th Anniversary Men’s Basketball Team was announced today by Commissioner John Iamarino. The ten-member team was voted on by a blue ribbon panel consisting of current and former NEC coaches, administrators and media members. Long Island and St. Francis (PA) had two players selected to the team, with one honoree apiece from Central Connecticut State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Monmouth, Wagner and former NEC members Loyola (MD) and Marist. The 25th Anniversary team also includes: • Three players selected to the NEC All-Decade team and 20th Anniversary team (Terrance Bailey, Carey Scurry and Rik Smits) • All five players selected to the NEC All-Decade team (Joe Anderson, Terrance Bailey, Carey Scurry, Rik Smits and Desi Wilson) • All five players selected to the NEC 20th Anniversary team (Terrance Bailey, Mike Iuzzolino, Charles Jones, Carey Scurry and Rik Smits) • Seven players with NBA playing experience (Alex Blackwell, Corsley Edwards, Mike Iuzzolino, Charles Jones, Mike Morrison, Carey Scurry and Rik Smits) • Six players who were NBA draft picks (Terrance Bailey, Corsley Edwards, Mike Iuzzolino, Mike Morrison, Carey Scurry and Rik Smits) • Seven players who were named NEC Player of the Year (Terrance Bailey, Corsley Edwards, Mike Iuzzolino, Charles Jones, Carey Scurry, Rik Smits and Desi Wilson) • Four players who were three-time first team All-NEC selections (Joe Anderson, Terrance Bailey, Alex Blackwell and Rik Smits) • One Academic All-American of the Year (Mike Iuzzolino) The NEC’s 25th Anniversary Men’s Basketball Team, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Player School Years Hometown Joe Anderson St. Francis (PA) 1987-91 Alexandria, VA Terrance Bailey Wagner 1983-87 Trenton, NJ Alex Blackwell Monmouth 1989-92 Toms River, NJ Corsley Edwards CCSU 1998-02 Baltimore, MD Mike Iuzzolino St. Francis (PA) 1989-91 Altoona, PA Charles Jones Long Island 1996-98 Brooklyn, NY Mike Morrison Loyola (MD) 1985-89 Takoma Park, MD Carey Scurry Long Island 1982-85 Brooklyn, NY Rik Smits Marist 1984-88 Eindhoven, Holland Desi Wilson Fairleigh Dickinson 1988-91 Glen Cove, NY (NEC 25th Anniversary Men’s Basketball Team; 1-of-3) Central Connecticut State University • Fairleigh Dickinson University • Long Island University Monmouth University • Mount St. Mary’s University • Quinnipiac University Robert Morris University • Sacred Heart University • St. Francis (NY) College St. Francis (PA) University • Wagner College Joe Anderson, St. Francis (PA) A terrific all-around force for the Red Flash, who captured their lone NEC crown in his senior year...Previously selected to the NEC All-Decade team...As a senior, passed legendary Maurice Stokes to become the leading scorer in St. Francis (PA) history with 2,301 points...Also the second leading scorer in NEC history...Led conference in scoring as a sophomore with 22.0 points per game...Holds NEC record for most points by a sophomore with 654 in 1988-89...A three-time first team all-NEC selection who averaged at least 20 points per game in three of four seasons...Red Flash improved from seven wins in freshman campaign to 24 as a senior...Anderson currently works for a marketing firm in Maryland. Terrance Bailey, Wagner The most prolific scorer in NEC history...Previously selected to the NEC All-Decade team and 20th Anniversary team...Bailey’s 2,591 career points are nearly 300 more than the next closest NEC player and his single-season point totals of 854 points as a junior and 788 as a senior rank him third and fourth, respectively, on the all-time conference list...Named NEC Player of the Year for the 1985-86 season and was a three-time first team league all-star...Led nation in scoring as a junior in 1985-86 with 29.4 ppg. Also topped NEC in scoring as a junior and senior...Not just a shooter from the outside, the 6-2 guard also tallied 136 dunks over course of his career...Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1987 draft but did not play in the NBA...Currently works as a preschool teacher in Trenton. Alex Blackwell, Monmouth A dynamic inside persence during one of the glory periods for Monmouth hoops in the early 90’s...A three-time first team all-NEC honoree...Named NEC Newcomer of the Year and NEC Tournament Most Valuable Player as a sophomore in 1989-90...Established Monmouth single-season record with 660 points in 1990-91...Tied for first on Monmouth’s career scoring chart and stands 12th in NEC history with 1,749 points. Also ranks fourth on the Hawks’ all-time rebound chart with 679...Won a gold medal representing the United States at the 1991 World University Games...Spent the 1992-93 season with the Los Angeles Lakers after signing as a free agent...Named to the CBA all-star team in 1995- 96...Spent the last ten years playing in Europe and South America and remains active, currently playing in Brazil. Corsley Edwards, Central Connecticut State The lone honoree who has competed since the turn of the millennium...Named the 2001-02 NEC Player of the Year...A three-time all-NEC selection, including first team honors as a junior and senior...Finished as the Blue Devils’ second all-time leading scorer and 15th in NEC history with 1,731 points. Also ranks fourth on the league’s career rebounding chart and sixth at CCSU with 966 boards...Won two NEC titles while at CCSU...Part of 2001-02 team that set a conference record with 27 victories, including an NEC-best 19 straight at one point...Became the first NEC player drafted in 11 years when chosen by the Sacramento Kings in the second round in 2002...Played for the New Orleans Hornets in 2003-04...Named to the CBA All-Rookie team and competed in the CBA All-Star game in 2003...Won CBA title and was named playoff MVP with the Sioux City Skyforce in 2005...Currently playing professionally in Spain. Mike Iuzzolino, St. Francis (PA) One of the deadliest shooters in NEC history...Previously selected to the NEC 20th Anniversary team...Tabbed NEC Player of the Year and postseason tournament MVP in 1991 after leading the Red Flash to a school-record 24 wins and the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament berth...Two-time first team all-NEC selection after transferring from Penn State...Scored 1,346 points and twice led the conference in three- point percentage...Shot 52.3 percent from three-point range and hit 182 trifectas in two years with the Red Flash...Established school records with 772 points and 24.1 ppg in 1990-91...Two-time first team GTE Academic All-American...Named Academic All-American of the Year for men’s basketball in 1991...Drafted in the second round of the 1991 NBA draft by Dallas and played two seasons for the Mavericks, averaging 9.0 ppg...Enjoyed long professional career, first competing in the CBA, followed by a six-year stint in Italy and two more seasons in Spain...Currently serves as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Duquesne. Charles Jones, Long Island A pure scorer who lit up Long Island’s Schwartz Center in his two years with the club from 1996-98...Previously selected to the NEC 20th Anniversary team...After transferring from Rutgers, became only the seventh player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring in back-to- back seasons, averaging 30.1 ppg in 1996-97 and 29.0 ppg as a senior in 1997-98...Joined Marist’s Rik Smits as the only two-time winners of the NEC Player of the Year award...Selected as New York Metropolitan Player of the Year after a junior campaign that saw the Blackbirds capture the NEC championship...Despite playing just two years, ranks third on Long Island’s all-time scoring list and tenth in NEC history with 1,772 points...Maintains the top-two positions on the NEC single-season scoring list with 903 and 869 points, respectively...Holds six NEC single-season records (scoring, scoring average, field goals, field goal attempts, three-pointers, three-point attempts)...Signed with the Chicago Bulls as a free agent in 1998-99 and went on to play for the Los Angeles Clippers in 1999-00...Has played professionally in the USBL, as well as overseas in Italy and Greece...Recently suited up in the ABA for the Strong Island Sound and in the CBA for the Albany Patroons. (NEC 25th Anniversary Men’s Basketball Team; 2-of-3) Mike Morrison, Loyola (MD) A lightning quick guard who was one of the top NEC guards of the 80s...The fourth all-time leading scorer for Loyola (MD) and 20th on the NEC’s career list...Tabbed to the All-NEC first team as a junior and senior...Finished second in the conference in scoring with 22.3 points per game in 1987-88 and third with 21.8 points per game in 1988-89...Scored more than 20 points 34 times during career...Became the first Greyhound of the modern era drafted by the NBA, going to the Phoenix Suns in the second round in 1989. Played with Phoenix in 1989-90 and saw considerable action as the Suns advanced to the NBA Western Conference finals...Also played in the CBA and Global Basketball League before heading overseas to compete in both Australia and Venezuela.