2010-11 MEN’SMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALLBASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 399 Campus Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873 MBB Contacts: Ron Ratner, Associate Commissioner/Ben Shove, Director of Sports Services Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected]/[email protected] Bryant (2012-13) • Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (Week 11 • January 31, 2011)

Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral Thursday, January 27 1. Long Island 8-2 .800 16-5 .762 W2 6-2 10-3 0-0 WAGNER 80, BRYANT 75 (OT) 2. Central Connecticut State 7-3 .700 14-7 .667 W4 9-1 4-6 1-0 CCSU 71, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 52 LONG ISLAND 97, FDU 89 3. Quinnipiac 6-4 .600 14-7 .667 W2 8-4 5-3 1-0 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 62, MONMOUTH 61 Wagner 6-4 .600 10-11 .476 L1 5-3 5-8 0-0 QUINNIPIAC 69, ROBERT MORRIS 61 5. St. Francis (NY) 5-5 .500 10-11 .476 W2 7-1 3-8 0-2 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 88, SACRED HEART 86 (OT) Robert Morris 5-5 .500 9-12 .429 L2 6-1 3-11 0-0 Saturday, January 29 BRYANT 62, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 60 Saint Francis (PA) 5-5 .500 7-14 .333 L1 6-1 1-13 0-0 CCSU 75, WAGNER 71 Bryant 5-5 .500 7-15 .318 W1 4-6 2-8 1-1 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 86, FDU 77 Mount St. Mary's 5-5 .500 7-16 .304 L2 5-3 2-13 0-0 LONG ISLAND 74, MONMOUTH 69 SACRED HEART 84, ROBERT MORRIS 75 Home Team 10. Sacred Heart 4-6 .400 9-12 .429 W1 4-5 5-6 0-1 QUINNIPIAC 75, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 55 Underlined 11. Monmouth 2-8 .200 6-16 .273 L2 3-9 1-7 2-0 Fairleigh Dickinson 2-8 .200 4-16 .200 L4 3-7 1-9 0-0 This Week’s Schedule Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament Monday, February 1 NJIT at FDU 7:00 pm Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Co-Players of the Week Thursday, February 3 BRYANT at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm , Long Island CCSU at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm So., F, 6-7, 240 lbs., San Antonio, TX/William H. Taft FDU at WAGNER 7:00 pm Boyd stood out last week for the first place Blackbirds, who are 8-2 in league play and have won ten of their last 11 outings. The 6’7” SACRED HEART at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm MONMOUTH at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm sophomore averaged 22.0 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 steals in a pair of road wins. He also shot 56.7 percent from QUINNIPIAC at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm the field and 66.7 percent from three-point range. Boyd was unstoppable on Thursday, finishing with career-highs of 34 points and Saturday, February 5 16 rebounds in a 97-89 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. He converted 14-21 shots from the floor and sank both of his three-point BRYANT at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm attempts. Boyd scored nine straight points early in the first half, capped off by a three-pointer that broke a 9-9 tie and gave LIU the CCSU at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm lead for good. He went on to tally 21 first half points and finished the game with a season-high eight offensive rebounds. Two days FDU at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm later, Boyd tallied 10 points, grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and added a career-high three blocks as the Blackbirds won their QUINNIPIAC at LONG ISLAND 4:30 pm school record tenth road game of the year, a 74-69 decision over Monmouth. The San Antonio, TX product leads the NEC with 8.4 MONMOUTH at WAGNER 7:00 pm rebounds per game and has posted four double-doubles. He ranks fourth in the league in percentage (.503) and is LIU’s SACRED HEART at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:30 pm second-leading scorer at 11.8 ppg. Choice Hotels Choice Hotels James Johnson, Quinnipiac NEC Players of the Week NEC Rookies of the Week Jr., G, 6-0, 195 lbs., Queens, NY, Bishop Loughlin Nov. 15 Justin Rutty, QU Nov. 15 Alex Francis, BU With the Bobcats needing a spark, Johnson was up to the task last week, averaging 24.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in Latif Rivers, WC Quinnipiac’s 2-0 week. The 6’0” guard shot 55.2 percent from the floor and 52.6 percent from three-point territory, where he made Nov. 22 , CCSU Nov. 22 Alex Francis, BU 10-19 shots. On Thursday, the Bobcats snapped a three-game losing streak with a 69-61 win over Robert Morris in a rematch of Julian Norfleet, MSM the 2010 NEC Championship game. In exacting a measure of revenge against the Colonials, it was Johnson who willed his team to Nov. 29 Jerrell Thompson, SHU Nov. 29 Ike Azotam, QU victory with a career-high 38 points, to go along with eight rebounds and three assists. He hit 12-21 shots from the floor, 7-13 from Latif Rivers, WC beyond the arc and 7-8 from the line. The 38 points were the most scored by an NEC player since Wagner’s Joey Mundweiler hit Dec. 6 Akeem Bennett, SFNY Dec. 6 Latif Rivers, WC Kamil Svrdlik, FDU for 39 against Monmouth on February 28, 2009 and the most by a Quinnipiac player since Rob Monroe dropped 40 versus Sacred Dec. 13 Justin Rutty, QU Dec. 13 Dominique Langston, QU Heart on February 3, 2005. Johnson followed with 11 points, four assists and three trifectas in a 75-55 win over Saint Francis (PA) Dec. 20 Shane Gibson, SHU Dec. 20 Naofall Folahan, WC on Saturday. A Brooklyn native, Johnson has been a fixture in the NEC individual rankings this season. He leads the conference in Jan. 3 Shane Gibson, SHU Jan. 3 , LIU /TO ratio (2.61), ranks third in made three-pointers (2.5/game), fourth in scoring (16.9 ppg), fifth in steals (1.7 spg), sixth Alex Francis, BU in assists (3.9 apg) and 11th in percentage (.829). Jan. 10 Tyler Murray, WC Jan. 10 Latif Rivers, WC Jan. 17 Karon Abraham, RMU Jan. 17 Alex Francis, BU Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week Jan. 24 Ken Horton, CCSU Jan. 24 Latif Rivers, WC Alex Francis, Bryant Umar Shannon, SFPA Jan. 31 Julian Boyd, LIU Jan. 31 Alex Francis, BU Fr., F, 6-6, 205 lbs., Harlem, NY/Holderness Prep (NH) James Johnson, QU The honors keep rolling in for Francis, who now matches Wagner’s Latif Rivers with his fifth Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award of the season. Francis averaged 20.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and shot 60.9 percent from the field in Bryant’s 1-1 week. On Follow the NEC Saturday, he came through for Bryant in the clutch, sinking a finger roll at the buzzer to cap a 14-2 game-ending run and give the Bulldogs a 62-60 victory over visiting Mount St. Mary’s. Francis finished the game with a game and career-high 25 points, grabbed For all the latest men’s basketball news, visit the NEC website at nine rebounds and made three steals. He hit 10-13 shots from the field to help Bryant even its NEC record at 5-5. Two days earlier, www.northeastconference.org and via social media at: Francis tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and a pair of assists in an 80-75 overtime setback to Wagner. The native has twitter.com/NECsports taken the league by storm, ranking in the top-10 in scoring (tenth, 14.5 ppg), rebounding (third, 8.0 rpg), field goal percentage facebook.com/NECsports (sixth, .496) and double-doubles (fourth with five). He leads the NEC freshman class in all four categories. youtube.com/NECsports 2010-11 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Bryant Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson (7-15, 5-5 NEC) (14-7, 7-3 NEC) (4-16, 2-8 NEC)

at World Vision Basketball Classic Connecticut 6 Classic at Moehegan Sun Arena N 18 Stony Brook L 59-66 N 12 at Cleveland State L 57-71 N 13 vs. Hartford W 64-62 N 20 Albany L 46-72 N 13 vs. Kent State L 49-90 N 15 at Army W 101-87 N 27 at North Carolina State L 67-77 N 14 vs. Iona W 74-72 N 20 at UMBC W 82-74 N 29 at Longwood W 83-78 N 20 Army L 66-76 N 22 at Penn State L 61-77 D 2 BRYANT W 78-68 N 27 MONMOUTH W 54-50 (OT) D 4 CCSU W 48-46 N 24 Harvard L 66-69 N 29 at Providence L 57-92 N 28 at Lehigh L 68-88 D 8 at #6 Connecticut L 54-78 D 4 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 46-48 D 11 at Iona L 66-87 D 2 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 68-78 D 7 at Dayton L 61-63 D 14 at Rutgers L 65-79 D 8 Yale L 53-75 D 11 at Albany L 63-64 D 18 at Saint Peter’s L 57-60 D 11 at Columbia L 72-76 D 19 Niagara W 74-71 J 2 Lafayette L 92-98 (2OT) D 19 at Boston College L 77-93 D 22 New Hampshire W 71-50 J 6 SACRED HEART L 50-67 D 23 at Michigan L 71-87 D 29 Brown W 67-51 J 8 QUINNIPAIC L 56-66 D 29 Oberlin W 71-42 J 3 Massachusetts W 92-63 J 13 at ROBERT MORRIS L 65-83 D 31 at Brown L 71-84 J 6 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 61-43 J 15 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 55-69 J 3 at MONMOUTH L 57-66 J 8 LONG ISLAND L 67-72 J 17 Houston Baptist W 75-64 J 13 at SACRED HEART W 88-75 J 6 LONG ISLAND L 55-75 J 20 at BRYANT L 71-74 J 15 at QUINNIPIAC L 68-73 J 22 at CCSU L 67-72 (OT) J 8 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 67-64 J 20 at MONMOUTH W 66-47 J 13 at QUINNIPIAC W 69-61 J 27 LONG ISLAND L 89-97 J 22 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 72-67 (OT) J 29 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 77-86 J 15 at SACRED HEART W 72-59 J 27 MOUNT ST. MARY'S W 71-52 F 1 NJIT 7:00 pm J 20 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 74-71 J 29 WAGNER W 75-71 J 22 MONMOUTH L 76-81 (OT) F 3 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 3 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 5 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 27 WAGNER L 75-80 (OT) F 5 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 9 BRYANT 7:00 pm F 9 at MONMOUTH 7:45 pm J 29 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 62-60 F 12 MONMOUTH 2:00 pm F 3 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 12 at BRYANT 4:00 pm F 17 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 17 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 5 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 19 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 9 at CCSU 7:00 pm F 19 QUINNIPIAC 3:30 pm F 24 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 24 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 12 CCSU 4:00 pm F 26 at LONG ISLAND 2:00 pm F 26 at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm F 17 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) F 19 SACRED HEART 2:00 pm M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals F 24 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals F 26 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:30 pm M 9 Championship M 9 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS

Long Island Monmouth Mount St. Mary’s (16-5, 8-2 NEC) (6-16, 2-8 NEC) (7-16, 5-5 NEC)

N 12 Norfolk State W 87-64 N 16 Stony Brook (ESPN Hoops Marathon) L 49-51 at Global Sports Main Event Tournament N 16 at Texas State W 91-67 N 19 Lehigh W 69-68 N 13 at Dayton L 52-67 N 20 at Manhattan W 91-80 N 27 at CCSU L 50-54 (OT) N 15 at Cincinnati L 59-69 N 23 at Fordham W 82-70 N 29 at Davidson L 53-69 N 20 Savannah State W 68-62 (OT) N 27 at Saint Peter’s L 62-65 Basketball Travelers Invitational N 22 at Niagara L 63-65 D 2 ROBERT MORRIS L 69-70 D 3 at Eastern Michigan W 64-63 at Global Sports Main Event Tournament D 4 vs. Idaho L 66-69 N 27 Florida A&M W 70-61 D 4 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 81-67 N 29 Navy L 68-81 D 8 Iona L 82-88 D 5 vs. North Dakota W 57-52 D 8 Princeton L 61-64 D 2 at SACRED HEART W 66-52 D 11 Lafayette W 85-80 D 4 at QUINNIPIAC L 75-77 D 13 at Northwestern L 65-81 D 11 Hartford W 78-74 (2 OT) D 7 at Penn State L 53-57 D 19 Army W 91-85 D 15 at Rider L 54-74 D 11 at Loyola (MD) L 42-65 D 18 Rutgers L 56-79 D 28 at NJIT W 89-82 D 18 at Albany L 57-77 D 22 #8 Villanova L 36-76 D 20 American L 64-69 D 30 at Navy W 96-86 D 29 at Harvard L 69-74 J 6 at BRYANT W 75-55 D 23 at Northwestern L 47-70 J 3 BRYANT W 66-57 D 29 at Vermont L 61-68 (OT) J 8 at CCSU W 72-67 J 6 QUINNIPIAC L 70-72 J 2 at Tech L 34-99 J 13 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 91-69 J 8 SACRED HEART L 65-80 J 6 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 63-56 J 15 WAGNER W 84-54 J 13 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 54-70 J 8 ROBERT MORRIS L 48-51 J 20 at ROBERT MORRIS W 83-67 J 15 at ROBERT MORRIS L 57-60 J 13 at LONG ISLAND L 69-91 J 22 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 71-86 J 20 CCSU L 47-66 J 15 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 70-61 J 27 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 97-89 J 22 at BRYANT W 81-76 (OT) J 20 SACRED HEART W 61-45 J 29 at MONMOUTH W 74-69 J 27 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 61-62 J 22 QUINNIPIAC W 72-63 F 3 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm J 29 LONG ISLAND L 69-74 J 27 at CCSU L 52-71 F 5 QUINNIPIAC 4:30 pm F 3 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 29 at BRYANT L 60-62 F 3 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 5 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:45 pm F 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 12 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 12:00 pm F 9 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 17 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 12 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 2:00 pm F 17 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:45 pm F 12 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 19 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 17 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 19 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 19 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 24 BRYANT 7:00 pm F 24 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 26 CCSU 2:00 pm F 24 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 26 at SACRED HEART 3:30 pm F 26 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 3 Quarterfinals NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 9 Championship M 9 Championship M 9 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS 2010-11 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Quinnipiac Robert Morris Sacred Heart (14-7, 6-4 NEC) (9-12, 5-5 NEC) (9-12, 4-6 NEC) Connecticut 6 Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena N 13 Saint Peter’s W 55-30 Connecticut 6 Classic at Harbor Yard N 13 vs. Yale W 84-75 N 16 at Kent State (ESPN Hoops Marathon) L 59-62 N 13 vs. Fairfield L 45-62 N 16 Hartford W 66-64 N 19 Duquesne W 69-63 N 15 at Fordham L 51-69 N 20 Vermont L 75-79 N 23 at #5 Pittsburgh L 53-74 N 17 at Massachusetts L 65-73 N 23 at Dartmouth W 69-52 N 29 at Cleveland State L 53-58 N 20 at Brown L 67-81 N 29 Maine W 75-67 D 2 at LONG ISLAND W 70-69 N 23 New Hampshire W 50-42 D 1 Massachusetts L 64-66 D 4 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 63-65 D 2 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 52-66 D 4 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 77-75 D 7 at West Virginia L 49-82 D 4 WAGNER L 68-73 (OT) D 7 Lehigh W 84-78 D 11 Youngstown State W 90-60 D 6 at Lafayette L 71-76 D 11 Rhode Island W 73-66 D 18 at Appalachian State L 66-71 D 8 Hartford W 56-55 D 22 at Niagara W 88-63 D 22 at Arizona L 56-82 D 11 at Stony Brook W 75-66 D 29 at Boston University W 82-81 D 30 at Morgan State L 66-67 D 19 at Yale W 71-62 J 3 WAGNER L 68-73 J 2 at Ohio W 79-76 (OT) D 21 at Providence L 76-84 J 2 Holy Cross W 77-75 J 6 at MONMOUTH W 72-70 J 6 at WAGNER L 78-83 (OT) J 8 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 66-56 J 6 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 67-50 J 8 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 51-48 J 8 at MONMOUTH W 80-65 J 13 BRYANT L 61-69 J 13 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 83-65 J 15 CCSU W 73-68 J 13 CCSU L 75-88 J 15 MONMOUTH W 60-57 J 15 BRYANT L 59-72 J 17 at Brown L 78-87 J 20 LONG ISLAND L 67-83 J 20 at WAGNER L 80-90 J 20 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 45-61 J 22 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 54-51 J 22 at WAGNER W 79-76 J 22 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 63-72 J 27 at QUINNIPIAC L 61-69 J 27 ROBERT MORRIS W 69-61 J 27 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 86-88 (OT) J 29 at SACRED HEART L 75-84 J 29 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 75-55 J 29 ROBERT MORRIS W 84-75 F 3 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 3 BRYANT 7:00 pm F 3 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 5 at LONG ISLAND 4:30 pm F 5 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 7:00 pm F 5 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:30 pm F 9 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 9 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 9 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 14 at SACRED HEART 7:30 pm F 12 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 8:30 pm F 14 QUINNIPIAC 7:30 pm F 17 at BRYANT 7:00 pm F 17 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 17 at CCSU 7:00 pm F 19 at CCSU 3:30 pm F 19 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 19 at BRYANT 2:00 pm F 24 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 24 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 26 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 4:00 pm F 26 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 26 MONMOUTH 3:30 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 9 Championship M 9 Championship M 9 Championship

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St. Francis (NY) Saint Francis (PA) Wagner (10-11, 5-5 NEC) (7-14, 5-5 NEC) (10-11, 6-4 NEC)

N 12 at Boston College L 49-79 N 12 at American L 52-62 N 12 Lafayette W 63-58 N 15 at South Florida L 71-74 N 15 Colgate W 69-66 N 15 at Lehigh L 57-73 N 21 Howard W 70-52 N 17 at Lafayette L 68-72 N 21 at Stony Brook W 58-54 N 24 at Brown L 63-67 N 20 Bucknell W 68-67 N 26 at Hofstra L 63-67 D 2 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 57-44 N 24 at Hartford L 55-60 N 29 at Bucknell W 77-73 D 4 ROBERT MORRIS W 65-63 N 27 at Youngstown State L 63-91 D 1 at St. John’s L 61-69 D 7 Colgate W 68-57 D 2 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 44-57 D 4 at SACRED HEART W 73-68 (OT) D 10 at Canisius W 76-58 D 4 at LONG ISLAND L 67-81 D 7 at ColumbiaFol L 71-77 D 14 Dartmouth W 69-61 D 13 at Lehigh L 61-79 D 11 Saint Peter’s L 50-51 MSG Holiday Festival D 15 at Ohio L 58-87 D 17 Princeton L 57-69 D 20 vs. Northwestern L 61-92 D 18 Drexel L 57-61 D 21 at #24 Texas A&M L 51-86 D 21 vs. Davidson L 69-76 D 23 at Cincinnati L 58-94 D 30 Albany W 80-65 D 30 NJIT W 72-47 J 2 at North Carolina L 54-103 J 3 at QUINNIPIAC W 73-68 J 3 at Hartford L 74-82 J 6 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 56-63 J 6 ROBERT MORRIS W 83-78 (OT) J 6 at CCSU L 43-61 J 8 at WAGNER L 53-81 J 8 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 81-53 J 8 at BRYANT L 64-67 J 13 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 56-72 J 13 WAGNER W 72-56 J 13 MONMOUTH W 70-64 J 15 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 69-55 J 15 at LONG ISLAND L 54-84 J 15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 61-70 J 20 QUINNIPIAC W 90-80 J 20 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 56-75 J 20 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 75-56 J 22 LONG ISLAND W 86-71 J 22 SACRED HEART L 76-79 J 22 at ROBERT MORRIS L 51-54 J 27 at BRYANT W 80-75 (OT) J 27 at MONMOUTH W 62-61 J 27 at SACRED HEART W 88-86 (OT) J 29 at QUINNIPIAC L 55-75 J 29 at CCSU L 71-75 J 29 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 86-77 F 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 3 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 3 CCSU 7:00 pm F 5 BRYANT 7:00 pm F 5 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 5 SACRED HEART 4:30 pm F 9 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 9 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 9 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 12 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 12 LONG ISLAND 12:00 pm F 12 ROBERT MORRIS 8:30 pm F 17 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 17 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 17 at MONMOUTH 7:45 pm F 19 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 12:00 pm F 19 at WAGNER 12:00 pm F 19 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 24 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 24 CCSU 7:00 pm F 24 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 26 BRYANT 4:30 pm F 26 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 26 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 3 Quarterfinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 6 Semifinals M 9 Championship M 9 Championship M 9 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC-TV Gears Up For NEC Men’s Basketball Notes: The NEC’s television package takes a week off before resuming (through games of January 29) for the league’s annual Rivalry Week from February 9-14. A total of seven games will air over the six-day period, beginning LIU Maintains Slim Lead In NEC Standings on February 9th as Central Connecticut State hosts Bryant on Heading into the final month of regular season play, Long Island main- MSG at 7:00 pm. On February 12th, an MSG Network double- tained a slim one-game lead over Central Connecticut State in the NEC header features the annual Battle of Brooklyn (Long Island at standings following a pair of road wins last week. The Blackbirds, St. Francis (NY) at noon) and the Garden State Rivalry Series who were picked third in the NEC preseason coaches poll, are now 8- (Monmouth at Fairleigh Dickinson at 2:00 pm). That same day, 2 in league play, with the Blue Devils all alone in second with a 7-3 mark after a 2-0 week. LIU has won ten of FSN-Pittsburgh, FCS, ESPN3 and ESPN Full Court air a double- its last 11 games, while CCSU is 10-2 in its last 12 outings. header pitting Western Pennsylvania rivals Robert Morris and Saint Francis (PA) in Loretto. The women tipoff at 6:00 pm, followed by the men at 8:30 pm. The return of 2009-10 NEC Player of the Year Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Acad- Rivalry Week concludes on February 14th with a Constitution State doubleheader as Quinnipiac emy) seemed to give Quinnipiac a shot in the arm last week as the Bobcats beat Robert Morris on Thursday visits Sacred Heart on MSG. The women start things off at 5:00 pm and the men tipoff at 7:30 pm. to snap a three-game losing skid, then stopped Saint Francis (PA) to improve to 6-4 against NEC competition. The Bobcats are tied with Wagner for third place. Rivalry Week Announcing Assignments: CCSU-BU (2/9): Dave Popkin (play-by-play), Joe DeSantis (color), Paul Dottino (sideline) The logjam occurs in fifth place with no less than five teams - Bryant, Mount St. Mary’s, Robert Morris, St. LIU-SFNY (2/12): Popkin (play-by-play), (color), Tara Petrolino (sideline) Francis (NY) and Saint Francis (PA) - tied at 5-5. Minus Bryant, which is ineligible for the NEC Tournament, MU-FDU (2/12): Dottino (play-by-play), Terry O’Connor (color), John Schmeelk (sideline) the remaining quartet of contenders are just one game out of a coveted top-four spot - and the right to host RMU-SFPA (2/12 - men/women): Matt Harmon (play-by-play), Pam Roecker (color) an NEC quarterfinal game - but also on the cusp of not qualifying for the eight-team playoff field. QU-SHU (2/14 - women): Dottino (play-by-play), Petrolino (color), Schmeelk (sideline) QU-SHU (2/14 - men): Popkin (play-by-play), O’Connor (color), Dottino (sideline) NEC: Nation’s Most Improved Conference The Northeast Conference is enjoying a terrific bounce-back season and is currently tied with the Big South The league’s 2010-11 television package includes eight prime time contests and four NEC as the nation’s most improved league according to the conference RPI rankings. The NEC is currently ranked Tournament games. In total, the league will air 17 men’s games and five women’s contests, 20th among the nation’s 31 conferences, a nine-spot improvement from 2009-10. The Big South has im- including four as part of men/women doubleheaders. For the first time, both NEC men’s proved from 26th a year ago to 17th this season. Below are the five biggest jumps in the nation this season: semifinal playoff games will be broadcast live. As part of its Championship Week coverage, the NEC men's title game runs live on ESPN2 for the 24th straight year on Wednesday, March 9 Conference 2009-10 RPI 2010-11 RPI Improvement at 7:00 pm. For the fourth year in a row, ESPNU airs the NEC Women’s Championship game NEC 29th 20th +9 on Sunday, March 13th at 3:00 pm. Big South 26th 17th +9 Ivy League 22nd 14th +8 NEC Month-By-Month Leaders Atlantic Sun 24th 18th +6 With January coming to a close, here are the leaders in various categories for the first three C-USA 13th 8th +5 months of the season.

Oh What A Night: 3-For-30 November December January Scoring Mike Scott, FDU (18.8) Justin Rutty, QU (20.5) Ken Horton, CCSU (21.0) There were three standout individual performances last Thursday that warrant recognition, all coming in wins Rebounding Justin Rutty, QU (9.8) Justin Rutty, QU (9.8) John Galvin, FDU (9.6) for their respective teams. Each player scored at least 30 points on the evening, and in doing so, became the Assists Mike Scott, FDU (6.3) Frankie Dobbs, BU (6.4) Shemik Thompson, CCSU (5.9) first trio of NEC players to reach 30 on the same day since Saint Francis (PA)’s Darshan Luckey (38), FDU’s *FG% Kamil Svrdlik, FDU (.593) Raven Barber, MSM (.788) John Galvin, FDU (.640) Tamien Trent (36), FDU’s Gordon Klaiber (34), Mount St. Mary’s Landy Thompson (32) and St. Francis *3PFG% Kyle Johnson, LIU (.611) Gary Cox, MU (.579) Shane Gibson, SHU (.492) (NY)’s Tory Cavalieri (30) all produced big numbers on February 21, 2005. *FT% Latif Rivers, WC (1.000) Ricky Cadell, SFNY (.962) Mislav Jukic, SFPA (.955) 3PFG Latif Rivers, WC (3.0/g) Shane Gibson, SHU (3.3/g) Shane Gibson, SHU (3.3/g) Quinnipiac junior guard James Johnson (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Loughlin), the Choice Hotels NEC Steals Mike Scott, FDU (2.3) Akeem Bennett, SFNY (3.0) Akeem Bennett, SFNY (2.8) Co-Player of the Week, poured in a career-high 38 points in the Bobcats’ 69-61 win over Robert Morris. The D. Speech, CCSU (2.3) 38 points were the most scored by an NEC player since Wagner’s Joey Mundweiler hit for 39 against Mon- Blocks Ken Horton, CCSU (2.0) Naofall Folahan, WC (2.0) Will Felder (1.8) mouth on February 28, 2009 and the most by a Quinnipiac player since Rob Monroe dropped 40 versus Kamil Svrdlik, FDU (2.0) Sacred Heart on February 3, 2005. Johnson hit 12-21 shots from the floor, including 7-13 from beyond the * Minimums: FG - 3.0/game, FT - 2.0/game, 3PFG - 1.0/game arc and 7-8 from the line. He also pulled down eight rebounds and dished for three assists. LIU Road Warriors Long Island sophomore forward Julian Boyd (San Antonio, TX/William H. Taft) established a pair With wins at Fairleigh Dickinson and Monmouth last week, Long Island improved to 10-3 on of career-highs with 34 points and 16 rebounds in 31 minutes of play as the Blackbirds won at Fairleigh the road in 2010-11. The ten road wins are the most in the nation this season. No other team Dickinson, 97-89. Boyd converted 14-21 from the field and was 2-2 from three-point range. He is the first in the country has more than eight wins away from home. The 76.9 percent win percentage NEC competitor to score at least 30 points and snare at least 15 rebounds in the same game since A.J. Jackson away from home ranks the Blackbirds 12th in the country. The ten road wins are also a of Robert Morris recorded 30 points and 15 rebounds at Marshall on November 17, 2006. It had not been single-season program record. done in an NEC game since FDU’s James Felton finished with 31 points and 15 caroms against St. Francis (NY) on February 2, 2002. Boyd shared Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week honors with Johnson. CCSU’s Dickenman Hits Milestone Win Central Connecticut State head coach picked up his 150th career NEC last Saint Francis (PA) sophomore guard Umar Shannon (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City) also set a new Thursday with a 71-52 triumph over Mount St. Mary’s. Following a 75-71 win over Wagner career-high with 30 points as the Red Flash outlasted Sacred Heart, 88-86, in overtime. Shannon made a on Saturday, Dickenman enters play this week with a 151-97 mark versus NEC rivals over his career-high five trifectas and had 19 of his game-high 30 points in the second half and overtime. He was 8-16 15-year career in New Britain. The 151 league wins rank him second all-time behind FDU’s from the field, 5-9 from downtown and 9-12 from the free throw line. For Shannon, it marked his fourth Tom Green, who posted a 263-189 record from 1983-2009. Likewise, Dickenman’s .609 straight 20-plus point performance. winning percentage in NEC play is eighth in conference history and second among coaches with at least 100 NEC wins behind Monmouth’s Wayne Szoke (109-65 (.626) from 1988-98). Rutty’s Return Sparks Bobcats In NEC Title Game Rematch After missing seven games with an injured right elbow, Quinnipiac senior forward Justin Rutty (New- Feeding Frenzy: SHU’s Thompson Dishes For 15 burgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) returned to the hardwood last Thursday and helped spark the Sacred Heart senior guard Jerrell Thompson (Plainfield, NJ/Plainfield) had a day Bobcats to a 69-61 win over Robert Morris in a rematch of the 2010 NEC title game. The Bobcats, who were to remember on Saturday, dishing for a career-high 15 assists in an 84-75 win over Robert 3-4 in Rutty’s absence, exacted a measure of revenge with the win over RMU. The Colonials won their second Morris. The 15 dimes were the most by an NEC player since Long Island’s Antawn Dobie straight NEC championship last season with a 52-50 victory over the Bobcats at the TD Bank Sports dished for 15 in a 142-140 double overtime setback to St. Francis (NY) on February 22, last March. 2003. It was the most assists in a regulation game since Dobie had 17 helpers in an 89-76 Rutty came off the bench and finished with six points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of play. It was the ninth win over the Terriers earlier that season on December 15, 2002. The 15 assists tied Thomp- game this season that the reigning NEC Player of the Year pulled down at least 10 boards. son for 12th on the NEC’s all-time single-game list, set a new Sacred Heart DI record and marked the third highest total in the NCAA this season. LIU’s Hicks Joins NEC 1,000-Point Club NEC Men’s Basketball Long Island senior guard David Hicks (Mendota Heights, MN/South Kent NCAA Statistics Prep (CT)) became the 170th player in NEC history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career in a 97-89 win over FDU last Thursday and enters play this week with 1,024 points. There are now eight active players in the conference with NEC In NCAA Statistics membership in the NEC’s millennium club with Mount St. Mary’s senior guard Jean (Top-30 - thru games of 1/30) Cajou (Fairfax, VA/Paul VI) next in line with 987 points. Ind. Category Rank Player School Statistics St. Francis (NY) senior guard Ricky Cadell (New York, NY/The Patterson 3PFG 27th Shane Gibson Sacred Heart 2.8/game School (NC)) is the active leader with 1,495 points, followed by Quinnipiac senior FT% 4th Latif Rivers Wagner .935 forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) with 23rd Robby Ptacek CCSU .889 1,375 points. Next on the list is Long Island senior guard Kyle Johnson (Ajax, Steals 10th Akeem Bennett St. Francis (NY) 2.7 spg Ontario/West Hill) (1,310). CCSU senior guard Shemik Thompson (Mil- Assist-Turnover Ratio 21st James Johnson Quinnipiac 2.61 ton, DE/Cape Henlopen) (1,208) joined the 1,000-point club on November 26th Jason Brickman Long Island 2.55 22, while his teammate, senior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossin- Team Category Rank School Statistics ing) (1,208) did the same on December 22. Quinnipiac junior guard James Scoring Offense 9th Long Island 81.8 ppg Johnson (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Loughlin) (1,057) and Mount St. Mary’s 3PFG% 15th Wagner .402 senior forward Shawn Atupem (Newport News, VA/Woodside) (1,009) FT% 6th Wagner .776 both hit 1,000 on January 22nd. Bryant senior forward Cecil Gresham (Bloom- 18th CCSU .756 field, CT/Maine Central Institute) has 1,256 career points, with 372 coming Margin 11th Quinnipiac +7.6 rpg in BU’s tenure as a member of the NEC. Ind. Game Highs Rank Player School Statistics CCSU junior guard Robby Ptacek (Bayport, NY/Blue Point) (894), St. Assists 3rd Jerrell Thompson Sacred Heart 15 vs. Robert Morris (1/29/11) Francis (NY) junior forward Stefan Perunicic (Belgrade, Serbia/Dimitrije 3PFG 8th Karon Abraham Robert Morris 8 vs. Youngstown State (12/11/10) Tucovic) (755), Robert Morris sophomore guard Karon Abraham (Pater- 3PFG% 13th Frankie Dobbs Bryant .778 (7-9) vs. FDU (1/20/11) son, NJ/Harp Academy) (737), Wagner junior guard Chris Martin (Sick- FT% 1st Latif Rivers Wagner 12-12 (1.000) vs. Quinnipiac (1/20/11) 1st Justin Rutty Quinnipiac 11-11 (1.000) vs. Lehigh (12/7/10) lerville, NJ/Winslow Township (Apex Academies)) (731), FDU senior 1st Mike Scott FDU 11-11 (1.000) vs. Rutgers (12/15/10) guard Terence Grier (Cranford, NJ/Cranford (URI)) (730), FDU senior 1st Robby Ptacek CCSU 10-10 (1.000) vs. Wagner (1/29/11) guard Mike Scott (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Learning Center (TCU)) 1st David Hicks LIU 10-10 (1.000) vs. FDU (1/27/11) (720), St. Francis (NY) senior guard Akeem Bennett (Long Island, NY/ 1st Latif Rivers Wagner 10-10 (1.000) vs. Hofstra (11/26/10) West Hempstead) (707) and Monmouth junior guard Will Campbell (Will- ingboro, NJ/Paul VI) (707) have all eclipsed 700 points for their respective Team Game Highs Rank School Statistics careers. 3PFG Made 6th Bryant 17 vs. Monmouth (1/22/11)

NEC 30th Anniversary: Those That Shaped The Conference Monmouth As the NEC celebrates its 30th Anniversary season, the Conference is paying homage to those Alex Blackwell  One of the NEC’s all-time greats, who helped shape the conference. In each of the six weeks leading to the end of the regular Blackwell was a three-time first team all-NEC hon- season, the best-of-the best in men’s hoops will be acknowledged on a school-by-school oree and a member of the league’s 25th Anniversary basis. This week, Long Island and Monmouth are spotlighted: team. He was named NEC Rookie of the Year and NEC Tournament MVP as a sophomore in 1989-90. Long Island Blackwell is 13th on the NEC’s career scoring chart Charles Jones  A pure scorer who lit up the Schwartz Center in his two years with the Blackbirds. Jones, with 1,749 points and pulled down 679 rebounds who was named to the NEC 20th and 25th Anniversary teams, became only the seventh player in NCAA history in his three seasons. He won a gold medal repre- 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 senting the United States at the 1991 World Univer- in 1997-98. He joined Marist’s as the only two-time winners of the NEC Player of the Year award. sity Games and spent the 1992-93 season with the Jones was also selected as the NYC-Metro Player of the Year after leading LIU to the 1997 NEC title. Despite after signing as a free agent. Blackwell went on to enjoy a long professional playing just two years, he ranks 11th in league history with 1,772 points. He signed with the Chicago Bulls as career in the CBA, Europe and South America. a free agent in 1998-99 and went on to play for the LA Clippers in 1999-00. Jones also played professionally in the USBL, as well as overseas in Italy and Greece John Giraldo  Giraldo was the floor general for the Hawks during their mid-90s renais- sance. He was a three-time NEC all-star, including two straight first team selections as a junior

Carey Scurry  One of the top big-men in NEC annals, Scurry was recognized on the NEC All-Decade, 20th and senior. Along with teammate Corey Albano, Giraldo helped lead the Hawks to their first and 25th Anniversary teams. He was chosen as the NEC Player of the Year in 1984-85 and was a two-time first NEC title in 1996. With 1,749 points, he ranks 14th on the league’s career scoring list and is team all-star. He tied Hakeem Olajuwon for the national rebounding crown in 1983-84 with 13.5 per game. also 18th in assists with 492. Scurry also sparked the Blackbirds to their first NEC title in 1984. Despite playing only three seasons, he remains one of just two players in NEC history to pull-down 1,000 career rebounds (1,013) and ranks Blake Hamilton  Hamilton was chosen to the All-NEC first team twice in his career and second all-time in the conference. Scurry scored 1,413 career points. Taken in the second round of the NBA was the 2004-05 NEC Player of the Year. In his four years, the Hawks won two NEC regular Draft by Utah in 1985, he played four years with the Jazz, one with the Knicks and then for several years in season crowns and posted a 54-20 record in league play. The combo forward piled up 1,433 France. points and 508 rebounds.

Antawn Dobie  Dobie is one of three players in NEC history to win scoring and assist titles over the course William Lewis  One of the most versatile players in NEC history, Lewis is one of just five of his career. He led the league with 21.2 ppg as a junior in 2001-02, then paced the NEC with 7.4 apg the competitors in conference annals to shoot 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the following season. A two-time first team All-NEC pick, the cat-quick guard set the NEC single-game mark with line in a season, a feat he accomplished three straight years. He is also one of seven NEC 53 points against St. Francis (NY) in 2003. He finished his career with 1,627 points and 497 assists. players to finish his career as a member of the 1,000-point, 500-rebound, 250-assist club. He recorded 1,517 points, 514 rebounds and 271 assists from 1988-92 and was a three-

Joe Griffin  Griffin earned dual honors in 1994-95 as the NEC Player of the Year and the Haggerty Award time NEC all-star. winner, which goes to the top player in the NYC-Metro area. He was twice tabbed to the All-NEC first team and ranks ninth in conference history with 1,830 points. Rahsaan Johnson  Johnson helped revitalize the Hawks’ fortunes upon his arrival in 1999. An All-NEC award winner on three occasions, he was named the NEC Player of the Year

Freddie Burton  A three-time All-NEC award winner, Burton was one of the top interior players of his era. in 2000-01. That season he led the Hawks to their second NEC championship. A year earlier, He compiled 1,540 points and ranks 11th on the NEC career rebounding chart with 836 boards in three he set a new NEC Tournament scoring record with 40 points against St. Francis (NY) in the seasons from 1986-89. quarterfinals. He tallied 1,628 points and 418 assists in three seasons. QU Off To The Races of any current player in the conference. Horton has recorded 26 games of 20 or more points After beating Robert Morris on Thursday to snap a three-game losing streak, Quinnipiac built on the momen- and three of 30 or more. His teammates, junior guard Robby Ptacek (Bayport, NY/Blue tum with an eye-catching start to its game against Saint Francis (PA) on Saturday. The Bobcats scored the first Point) and senior guard Shemik Thompson (Milton, DE/Cape Henlopen) are also 22 points of the contest as the Red Flash did not light up the scoreboard until the 11:23 mark of the first half. on the 20-point games list with 14 and 11, respectively. Quinnipiac, which hit nine of its first 12 shots from the floor in the opening spurt, led by 22 at the half and never saw that lead dip below 16 points in a 75-55 victory. Most Games - 20+ Points (active players) Ken Horton, CCSU 26 Charting Rutty’s Climb Up NEC Career Rebounding List Ricky Cadell, SFNY 24 Quinnipiac senior forward/center Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NJ/Newburgh Free Academy) made a Justin Rutty, QU 21 triumphant return from elbow surgery last week and continued his climb up the NEC’s career rebounding Kyle Johnson, LIU 16 chart. Coming off the bench, Rutty pulled down 15 boards in two Quinnipiac wins to jump two spots to sixth Robby Ptacek, CCSU 14 all-time with 932 career rebounds. He passed Marist’s Ted Taylor (923) and FDU’s Rahshon Turner (927) Mike Scott, FDU 11 on the week. Next up is CCSU’s , who hauled in 966 rebounds from 1998-02. Shemik Thompson, CCSU 11 Karon Abraham, RMU 10 In his quest to become the NEC’s career rebounding leader, Rutty is now 90 behind former CCSU great Rob Robinson, who pulled down 1,022 caroms from 2000-04. Most Games - 30+ Points (active players) Ken Horton, CCSU 3 NEC Career Leaders - Rebounds Ricky Cadell, SFNY 2 1. Ron Robinson CCSU 1,022 2000-04 Justin Rutty, QU 2 2. LIU 1,013 1982-85 1 apiece - Karon Abraham, RMU, Julian Boyd, LIU, Shane Gibson, SHU, James Johnson, QU, 3. Obie Nwadike CCSU 980 2003-07 Chris Martin, WC, Latif Rivers, WC, Umar Shannon, SFPA and Jerrell Thomson, SHU 4. Eric Taylor SFPA 967 1994-98 5. Corsley Edwards CCSU 966 1998-02 Did You Know? 6. Justin Rutty QU 932 2007-11 Wagner has now doubled its overall (five to ten) and NEC (three to six) win totals from a year 7. Rahshon Turner FDU 927 1994-98 ago. 8. Ted Taylor MAR 923 1981-85 9. Greg Foster FDU 916 1982-84 Quotes of the Week 10. Durell Vinson WC 893 2003-08 Quinnipiac junior guard James Johnson, after scoring a career-high 38 points in a 69-61 Home Court Mastery win over Robert Morris, which beat the Bobcats, 52-50, in the 2010 NEC title game: While playing at home carries many advantages, a 10-year study of records in league play indicate the home court edge in the NEC may not be as significant as most believe. Since the start of the 2000 season, home “Personally I had that 52-50 burned in my mind ever since,” said Johnson, who fin- teams have won 59.4 percent of the games during the NEC portion of the schedule. Over the last five ished with five points that game. “I have a video of them celebrating on our court on seasons, that number dwindles to 56.8 percent. Over the first 60 games of the 2010-11 conference season, my phone. I feel like I let the team down that game and I took that personally. I felt like home teams have won 58.3 percent of the games with a 35-25 record. Compare this to the national average tonight I closed the book. I talked to (former teammate) James Feldeine before the game of 70.9 percent. Saint Francis (PA) is the lone team with a perfect record at home in league play at 4-0 and he was like, ‘Go get it for us.’ I said I would and that’s what I did.” entering play this week. Bryant head coach Tim O’Shea, after the Bulldogs fell to Wagner, 80-75, in overtime on 10-Year Study: Home Records In NEC Play Thursday: 2010-11: 35-25 .583 2009-10: 67-41 .620 “I said that this was a game between the two most improved teams in the league, and 2008-09: 60-39 .606 that’s what it was,” said O’Shea. “Anybody who likes college basketball and walked in 2007-08: 45-54 .455 the gym and saw that game would say it was a good Division I game.” 2006-07: 57-42 .576 2005-06: 63-36 .636 Saint Francis (PA) head coach Don Friday following the Red Flash’s fifth straight win, an 88- 2004-05: 60-39 .606 86 overtime triumph at Sacred Heart on Thursday: 2003-04: 64-35 .646 2002-03: 69-39 .639 “This is a great win for our program,” said Friday. “What I’m most proud of is that 2001-02: 68-52 .567 Sacred Heart punched us in the mouth a little there in the second half, and we re- Totals 588-402 .594 sponded. The ending to regulation was disappointing, but we bounced back again. It shows that our team is making strides.” SFNY’s Cadell Approaching 1,500 Points, Takes Aim At School Scoring Mark St. Francis (NY) senior guard Ricky Cadell (New York, NY/The Patterson School (NC)) is not only CCSU head coach Howie Dickenman on the play of junior forward Ken Horton after miss- the NEC’s leading active scorer with 1,495 points, but he is also taking aim at the Terriers’ all-time scoring ing the 2009-10 season with an injury: record held by Darrwin Purdie. Purdie scored 1,613 points from 1985-89 and was a two-time All-NEC performer. Cadell, who is fifth in the league with 16.0 ppg, needs 119 points to overtake Purdie with eight games “He's the best player in the league,” said Dickenman. “He's got an inside game, he's got remaining in the regular season. He is also five points shy of becoming the 55th player in NEC annals to reach an outside game, he's making good decisions. He's very tough to defend. We knew he'd the 1,500-point mark. Cadell ranks fourth on the school’s career list and second among active NEC perform- be Kenny when he came back, but he's been Kenny-plus." ers with 208 trifectas. Monmouth head coach , following a 74-69 loss to first place Long Island on FDU’s Galvin Revitalized Saturday: FDU senior forward John Galvin (Weston, CT/Weston) is not only enjoying perhaps the finest stretch of his career, but his numbers since mid-January rank him among the best in the NEC over that span. After “At least we still have a chance at this playoff thing,” said Calloway. “I would normally averaging 4.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg and shooting 50.0 percent from the field over the first 14 games of the season, the say that 6, 7, or 8th seeds would have to have a lot of things go their way to make a run, Weston, CT native has averaged 14.5 ppg, 11.3 rpg and hit 67.9 percent of his field goal attempts over his last and that still might be the case. But for some reason this year I just feel like if you can six outings. Galvin has four double-doubles over the six-game stretch, and last week scored a career-high 24 just get in you can make a run - every game is close.” points against LIU and grabbed a career-best and NEC single-game season-high 17 rebounds versus St. Francis (NY). In NEC play, he ranks first in the league in FG percentage (.631) and fourth in rebounding (8.7 rpg). Sacred Heart forward Nick Greenbacker, on scoring a career-high 17 points while hitting 3-3 from beyond the arc in an 84-75 win over Robert Morris on Saturday: CCSU’s Horton Leads 20-30 Contingent Central Connecticut State junior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) has amassed 1,208 “My job really isn't to score 17 points, its do the little things,” stated Greenbacker. "Re- career points to rank fourth among active NEC players. He has also posted the most 20 and 30-point games bound, take charges and get loose balls. 17 points is just gravy.” Bryant (7-15, 5-5 NEC) Last Week’s Results: Wagner 80, Bryant 75 (OT); Bryant 62, Mount St. Mary’s 60 This Week: at Robert Morris (Thursday); at Saint Francis (PA) (Saturday) Bryant dropped its second straight game by five points in overtime on Thursday with an 80-75 setback to Wagner, but evened its NEC record at 5-5 on Saturday with a buzzer beating 62-60 win over Mount St. Mary’s...The win over the Mount also marked the Bulldogs’ fourth victory of the season claimed in the final five seconds of regulation...Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week Alex Francis (Harlem, NY/Holderness Prep) was the hero, dropping in a finger roll as time expired off a feed from sophomore guard Frankie Dobbs’ (Berea, Ohio/St. J3 at MONMOUTH L 57-66 J6 LONG ISLAND L 55-75 Edward (Ohio U.))...The Bulldogs trailed by 13 with under nine minutes to play and were behind by ten with under five minutes on the clock, but went on a 14-2 run to close out the game...It J8 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 67-64 was Bryant’s first-ever victory over the Mountaineers...Francis has now earned rookie honors five times on the year, tying him with Wagner’s Latif Rivers for most in the conference...Francis J13 at QUINNIPIAC W 69-61 scored a career-high and game-best 25 points, hitting 10-13 shots from the floor, and snared nine boards. He also had three steals...On the week, he averaged 20.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg and shot J15 at SACRED HEART W 72-59 60.9 percent from the field...Against Wagner, Francis paced the Bulldogs with eight rebounds and added 16 points...Senior forward Cecil Gresham (Bloomfield, CT/MCI) scored 21 J20 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 74-71 points and contributed nine rebounds versus the Mount...The Bulldogs used a 7-2 run in the final minutes, highlighted by a Gresham three-pointer with 19 seconds to play, to force overtime J22 MONMOUTH L 76-81 (OT) against Wagner...Gresham led the team with 18 points and Bryant had five players record double-digit points for the first time this season. Dobbs finished with 12, while sophomore guard J27 WAGNER L 75-80 (OT) Raphael Jordan (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll) and freshman guard Corey Maynard (Adelaide, Australia/AIS) had 10 apiece...Gresham averaged 19.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg on the J29 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 62-60 week. He hit six trifectas and was a perfect 13-13 mark from the free throw line...Dobbs averaged 4.5 apg in the two games, while Jordan averaged 2.5 spg...Gresham now has 1,256 points F3 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm in his career...Francis ranks in the NEC top-10 in scoring (tenth, 14.5 ppg), rebounding (third, 8.0 rpg), field goal percentage (sixth, .496) and double-doubles (fourth with five). He leads F5 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm the NEC freshman class in all four categories...Dobbs is the league leader with 5.4 apg. He is also sixth in made three-pointers (2.3/game) and seventh in three-point percentage F9 at CCSU 7:00 pm F12 CCSU 4:00 pm (..403)...Gresham is fourth in the league in three-pointers (2.5/game), sixth in three-point accuracy (.409) and is averaging 13.5 ppg...Bryant plays its next three on the road, beginning with a trip to western Pennsylvania to meet Robert Morris on Thursday and Saint Francis (PA) on Saturday. Central Connecticut State (14-7, 7-3 NEC) Last Week’s Results: CCSU 71, Mount St. Mary’s 52; CCSU 75, Wagner 71 This Week: at Saint Francis (PA) (Thursday); at Robert Morris (Saturday)

The Blue Devils have now won four in a row and 10 of their last 12 games with home wins over Mount St. Mary’s (71-52) and Wagner (75-71) last week...CCSU sits alone in second place with a 7-3 NEC record, one game behind Long Island...The two games last week marked the only meetings of the season between the teams, giving the Blue Devils tiebreaker superiority against both the Mount and Wagner...CCSU led Wagner by as many as 24 points five minutes into the second half, but needed to hold off a furious Seahawk rally in the closing minutes. The J3 Massachusetts W 92-63 Blue Devils hit only one field goal over the final 14:52, but made 18-21 second half free throws against the foul-plagued Seahawks...CCSU made 27-34 from the stripe against Wagner...CCSU J6 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 61-43 is now 9-1 at home, the most home wins for the Blue Devils since winning 13 in 2006-07...The win on Thursday against the Mount marked the 150th regular season NEC win for head coach J8 LONG ISLAND L 67-72 J13 at SACRED HEART W 88-75 Howie Dickenman. He is only the second coach in league history to reach the milestone. FDU’s Tom Green won 263 NEC games from 1983-2009...Junior guard Robby Ptacek (Bayport, J15 at QUINNIPIAC L 68-73 NY/Blue Point) had his most productive game of the season against Wagner with 25 points, six boards and two assists. He was on fire in the first half hitting 6-8 from the floor and scoring J20 at MONMOUTH W 66-47 15 points, including three straight trifectas at one point. He followed up with an impressive second half performance from the free throw line, hitting 10-10 from the stripe. He had 13 points J22 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 72-67 (OT) and seven rebounds against the Mount. On the week, Ptacek averaged 19.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg. He shot 52.4 percent from the floor, 57.1 percent (4-7) from outside the arc and was a perfect J27 MOUNT ST. MARY'S W 71-52 12-12 from the line...Junior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) contributed 15.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.0 spg and 1.5 bpg on the week. He recorded his sixth double- J29 WAGNER W 75-71 double of the season in the win over the Mount with 18 points and 11 rebounds...Senior guard Shemik Thompson (Milton, DE/Cape Henlopen) averaged 12.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 7.0 apg F 3 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm and 3.5 spg in an impressive all-around week...The Blue Devils averaged 73 points in the two wins. CCSU is now 9-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points in a game...Horton leads F5 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 9 BRYANT 7:00 pm the NEC with 18.0 ppg, and ranks second with 8.3 rpg and six double-doubles. He is also fourth in blocks (1.3 bpg) and fifth in free throw percentage (.854)...Horton and Thompson have F 12 at BRYANT 4:00 pm both amassed 1,208 points for their respective careers. Ptacek has compiled 894 points...Thompson is second in the NEC with 5.1 apg and also ranks third in steals with 1.9 per outing...Ptacek is seventh on the circuit with 15.6 ppg...The Blue Devils head west this week with games at Saint Francis (PA) on Thursday and Robert Morris on Saturday.

Fairleigh Dickinson (4-16, 2-8 NEC) Last Week’s Results: Long Island 97, FDU 89; St. Francis (NY) 86, FDU 77 This Week: vs. NJIT (Tuesday); at Wagner (Thursday); at Mount St. Mary’s (Saturday)

The Knights struggles continued last week as they dropped a pair of conference games at Stratis Arena. FDU fell to first place Long Island, 97-89, on Thursday, before losing to St. Francis (NY), 86-77, on Saturday...In each game the Knights trailed by double digits in the first half before rallying to within four points in the second stanza...Senior forward John Galvin (Weston, CT/Weston) had arguably has the best week in his four-year FDU career. He averaged 22.0 ppg and 13.0 rpg. He scored a career-high 24 points (22 in the second half), grabbed nine J6 SACRED HEART L 50-67 rebounds and dished out a career-high five assists against Long Island, then scored 20 more points and ripped down a career-best 17 rebounds versus St. Francis...Galvin’s 17 boards were J8 QUINNIPAIC L 56-66 the most in the NEC this season and the highest single-game total in the league since former teammate Alvin Mofunanya and Sacred Heart’s Liam Potter each grabbed 17 rebounds on February J13 at ROBERT MORRIS L 65-83 11, 2010...Senior forward Kamil Svrdlik (Prerov, Czech Republic/Tomas Bata) picked up his sixth double-double of the season with 21 points and a team-high 14 rebounds against J15 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 55-69 J17 Houston Baptist W 75-64 Long Island. He also recorded a career-best four assists...Freshman guard Tyler Reynolds (Eugene, OR/Sheldon) chipped in a career-high 14 points and knocked down a personal- J20 at BRYANT L 71-74 best four three-point field goals versus the Blackbirds...The Knights tied a season high in assists with 18 versus LIU...Senior guard Mike Scott (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Learning J22 at CCSU L 67-72 (OT) Center (TCU)) scored a career-high 24 points and established a new career-mark in free throws made with 13 (on 17 attempts) versus St. Francis...Scott scored his 700th career point J27 LONG ISLAND L 89-97 and now has 720 points in his FDU career...Svrdlik scored his 600th point on Saturday and has 607 in his career...Svrdlik (7.5 rpg) and Galvin (6.7 rpg) rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in J29 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 77-86 the NEC in rebounding...Svrdlik is also second in field goal percentage (.566) and blocks (1.5 bpg)...In NEC play, Galvin ranks first in field goal percentage (.631) and third in rebounding F1 NJIT 7:00 pm F3 at WAGNER 7:00 pm (8.7 rpg)...Scott currently ranks sixth in the NEC in scoring (15.8 ppg), fourth in assists (4.6 apg) and steals (1.8 spg), and sixth in free throw percentage (.847)...Svrdlik is second on the F5 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm circuit with six double-doubles, while Galvin’s four ranks him fifth...The Knights will play three games next week starting with their final non-conference tilt of the season when they host NJIT F9 at MONMOUTH 7:45 pm on Tuesday. FDU will then hit the road for games at Wagner on Thursday and Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday. Long Island (16-5, 8-2 NEC) Last Week’s Results: Long Island 97, FDU 89; Long Island 74, Monmouth 69 This Week: vs. Sacred Heart (Thursday); vs. Quinnipiac (Saturday) Long Island swept road games at Fairleigh Dickinson (97-89) and Monmouth (74-69) last week to remain atop the NEC standings with an 8-2 record...The victories improved LIU’s record to 10-3 on the road, setting a single-season program record for wins...The 10 road wins are also the most in country at this time...The Blackbirds have won ten of their last 11 games entering play this week...The 16 victories on the year ties the 2008-09 team (16-14) for the most wins in a season since going 21-11 in 1997-98...The Blackbirds scored a season-high 97 points in D30 at Navy W 96-86 the win at FDU, their sixth 90-point outing of the year...LIU shot a season-best 81.1 percent (30-37) from the foul line against the Knights...Senior guard David Hicks (Mendota Heights, J6 at BRYANT W 75-55 MN/South Kent Prep (CT)) scored 21 points against FDU to become the 29th player in LIU history to hit the 1,000-point milestone. He has 1,024 career points...Sophomore forward J8 at CCSU W 72-67 Julian Boyd (San Antonio, TX/William H. Taft) was named Choice Hotels NEC Co-Player of the Week after he averaged 22.0 ppg, 12.5 rpg and 2.0 bpg in the two wins. He shot J13 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 91-69 56.7 percent from the floor. Boyd opened his week with the best game of his young career, finishing with career-highs of 34 points and 16 rebounds (eight offensive, a season-high) against J15 WAGNER W 84-54 FDU. He shot 14-21 from the floor and sank both of his three-point attempts. He scored nine straight points early in the first half, capped off by a three-pointer that broke a 9-9 tie and gave J20 at ROBERT MORRIS W 83-67 LIU the lead for good. He went on to tally 21 first half points. In the win over Monmouth, he scored 10 points, grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and added a career-high three blocks...LIU J22 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 71-86 blocked a season-high nine shots against the Hawks, including three from Boyd and sophomore forward Kenny Onyechi (Sugar Land, TX/Kempner)...The Blackbirds have won seven J27 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 97-89 of the last eight meetings against Monmouth...Sophomore guard C.J. Garner (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) matched a season-high with six assists in the Monmouth win...Freshman J29 at MONMOUTH W 74-69 guard Jason Brickman (San Antonio, TX/Clark) averaged 5.0 apg last week and has posted 33 assists against just six turnovers over the last five conference games...Brickman ranks F3 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm second in the NEC with a 2.55 assist-turnover ratio and is third in the league with 4.6 apg...The Blackbirds continue to lead the league in scoring (81.8 ppg), field goal percentage (.463) F5 QUINNIPIAC 4:30 pm and scoring margin (+8.4)...Sophomore forward (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) leads five players in double figures with 12.0 ppg. Boyd (11.8 ppg), Johnson F9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm (11.0 ppg), Hicks (10.8 ppg) and Garner (10.2 ppg) all rank in the NEC top-30 in scoring...Boyd leads the NEC with 8.4 rpg...The Blackbirds have made 421 foul shots as a team, while F12 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 12:00 pm opponents have just 379 attempts from the line...Sophomore guard Michael Culpo (Pittsfield, MA/St. Andrew’s Prep (RI)) is second (.429) and Johnson is fifth (.418) on the circuit in 3PFG%...Johnson ranks first among active NEC players with 224 career trifectas...LIU returns home to host Sacred Heart on Thursday and Quinnipiac on Saturday. Monmouth (6-16, 2-8 NEC)

Last Week’s Results: St. Francis (NY) 62, Monmouth 61; Long Island 74, Monmouth 69 This Week: at Mount St. Mary’s (Thursday); at Wagner (Saturday)

Monmouth lost a pair of tightly contested games last week. The Hawks fell at home to St. Francis (NY), 62-61, on, Thursday, then came up just short in a 74-69 defeat to league leader Long Island on Saturday...The Hawks have had 14 of their 22 games decided by five points or less, posting a 5-9 mark in those contests. Monmouth has dropped five of their eight NEC games by J3 BRYANT W 66-57 five or fewer points, losing those games by a combined 15 points...Sophomore forward Marcus Ware (Vineland, NJ/Vineland South) established a new career-best against LIU on J6 QUINNIPIAC L 70-72 Saturday with 20 points. Ware became the fifth Monmouth player this season to score 20 or more in a game...Ware also had 18 points (7-10 FG) and seven boards against St. Francis. On J8 SACRED HEART L 65-80 the week, he averaged 19.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg and shot 53.6 percent from the field...Ware has scored 56 points in his last three games (18.7 ppg) after averaging 3.9 ppg over the first 18 games J13 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 54-70 of the year...Senior James Hett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell), who has played in 112 career games for the Blue and White, now has 455 career assists, the J15 at ROBERT MORRIS L 57-60 third-highest mark in Monmouth history. He leads all active NEC players and ranks 26th on the league’s all-time chart. He needs four more dimes to tie RMU’s Javier Smith (1994-98) for J20 CCSU L 47-66 25th place...Junior center Phil Wait (Manchester, England/Proctor Academy (St. John’s)) averaged 8.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg off the bench last week...Senior forward R.J. Rutledge J22 at BRYANT W 81-76 (OT) J27 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 61-62 (Baldwin, NY/Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Northfield Mount Herman Prep (MA))) contributed 11.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.5 apg on the week. He hit six shots from long J29 LONG ISLAND L 69-74 range...Ware tied the game against St. Francis on a layup with 16 seconds to play. The Terriers won on a free throw with 1.2 seconds to play...Hett ranks fourth in the NEC in assist-to-turnover F3 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm ratio (2.22), a category he has led the league in each of the last two years. Hett also ranks 10th in the conference with 3.7 apg...Sophomore forward Ed Waite (Fort Lauderdale, FL/ F5 at WAGNER 7:00 pm Pine Crest) leads the team and ranks ninth in the NEC with 6.0 rpg. He is also Monmouth’s top scorer at 9.5 ppg...Sophomore guard Jesse Steele (Milford, NJ/Oak Hill Academy F9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:45 pm (Army)) is shooting 44.7 percent from three-point range and has hit 21 treys in ten games. He is averaging 9.5 ppg...The Hawks travel to Mount St. Mary’s on Thursday, then head back F12 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 2:00 pm north to Staten Island for a matchup against Wagner on Saturday. Mount St. Mary’s (7-16, 5-5 NEC) Last Week’s Results: CCSU 71, Mount St. Mary’s 52; Bryant 62, Mount St. Mary’s 60 This Week: vs. Monmouth (Thursday); vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Saturday) Mount St. Mary’s dropped a pair of road games last week to fall back to .500 (5-5) in NEC play. The Mountaineers lost at Central Connecticut State, 71-52, on Thursday before dropping a heartbreaker at the buzzer to Bryant, 62-60, on Saturday...In the Bryant game, the Mount led 57-46 with 7:46 remaining before the Bulldogs rallied D29 at Vermont L 61-68 (OT) for the win...The Mountaineers are now 2-13 on the road this season and 0-6 in games decided by five points or less...Junior guard Lamar Trice (Philadelphia, J2 at Virginia Tech L 34-99 J6 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 63-56 PA/Imhotep Charter), who leads the Mount and ranks 13th in the NEC in scoring at 13.7 ppg, averaged 14.5 points on the week. He had 17 points against CCSU J8 ROBERT MORRIS L 48-51 on 6-9 shooting from the floor, including 3-5 from three-point range...Freshman guard Julian Norfleet (Virginia Beach, VA/Landstown) paced the Mount with J13 at LONG ISLAND L 69-91 13 points and six boards versus Bryant...Freshman guard Josh Castellanos (Orlando, FL/Orlando Christian Prep) had six assists against just one turnover J15 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 70-61 J20 SACRED HEART W 61-45 coming off the bench against the Bulldogs...Sophomore forward Raven Barber (Edgewood, MD/Paul VI (VA)) hit the game-tying layup with 17 seconds J22 QUINNIPIAC W 72-63 remaining against Bryant. The Bulldogs won the game on a layup as time expired...Barber leads the NEC in field goal percentage, converting 64.3 percent of his J27 at CCSU L 52-71 opportunities...Senior guard Jean Cajou (Fairfax, VA/Paul VI) needs 13 points to reach 1,000 for his career...Junior forward Danny Thompson (Spring- J29 at BRYANT L 60-62 dale, MD/C.H. Flowers) ranks tenth on the circuit with 5.9 rpg...Norfleet ranks first among NEC freshman with 44 treys...The Mount begins a three-game homestand F3 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm against Monmouth on Thursday with Fairleigh Dickinson playing at Knott Arena on Saturday. The Mountaineers will have five of their next six games at home, where the F9 WAGNER 7:00 pm team is 22-3 over its past 25 games against NEC opponents. F12 at WAGNER 7:00 pm

Quinnipiac (14-7, 6-4 NEC) Last Week’s Results: Quinnipiac 69, Robert Morris 61; Quinnipiac 75, Saint Francis (PA) 55 This Week: at St. Francis (NY) (Thursday); at Long Island (Saturday) Quinnipiac snapped a three-game losing streak on Thursday, avenging its 2010 NEC Tournament Championship loss to Robert Morris with a 69-61 victory. The Bobcats went on to beat Saint Francis (PA), 75-55, on Saturday...Quinnipiac scored the first 22 points of the game against Saint Francis, which was held scoreless over the first 8:37 of the contest...Junior guard James Johnson (Queens, NY/Bishop Loughlin), the Choice Hotels NEC Co-Player of the Week, erupted for a career-high 38 points, including seven three-pointers, and a season-high eight J6 at MONMOUTH W 72-70 rebounds against Robert Morris, then finished with 11 points, four assists and three trifectas against the Red Flash. He helped limit red-hot Saint Francis guard Umar Shannon to three points J8 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 66-56 in Saturday’s win. On the week, Johnson averaged 24.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 3.5 apg. He hit 10-19 from three-point range (.526) and shot 55.2 percent from the floor (16-29). He also made J13 BRYANT L 61-69 7-9 free-throw attempts (.778)...The 38 points against RMU were the most scored by an NEC player since Wagner’s Joey Mundweiler hit for 39 against Monmouth on February 28, 2009 J15 CCSU W 73-68 and the most by a Quinnipiac player since Rob Monroe dropped 40 versus Sacred Heart on February 3, 2005...A 22-0 run to start the game enabled the Bobcats to cruise in the win over J17 at Brown L 78-87 Saint Francis...The return of senior forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) gave the Bobcats extra bounce in their step last week. After missing seven games J20 at WAGNER L 80-90 with an elbow injury, Rutty returned in a reserve role to average 9.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg in 18.0 minutes per outing...Rutty jumped two spots on the NEC’s all-time rebounding list into sixth place J22 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 63-72 with 932 boards...Senior guard Deontay Twyman (Olney, MD/Norwood (Polk CC, Ball State) continued his strong play, averaging 12.5 ppg...Sophomore guard Dave Johnson J27 ROBERT MORRIS W 69-61 (Jackson, NJ/St. Mark’s) was inserted into the starting lineup and averaged 8.0 apg on the week. He tallied a career-high 10 assists against Saint Francis and also finished with five points, J29 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 75-55 six rebounds and three steals...Freshman forward Ike Azotam (Boston, MA/John D. O’Bryant (Marianapolis Prep)) averaged 8.5 rpg on the week, including 11 against Robert F3 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm Morris...After failing to make a and blocking just one shot against Robert Morris, the Bobcats turned up the defensive intensity against Saint Francis, recording ten steals and four F5 at LONG ISLAND 4:30 pm F9 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm blocks...The Bobcats lead the NEC and rank 11th nationally in rebound margin at +7.6 per game...Johnson leads the NEC in assist/TO ratio (2.61), ranks third in made three-pointers (2.5/ F14 at SACRED HEART 7:30 pm game), fourth in scoring (16.9 ppg), fifth in steals (1.7 spg), sixth in assists (3.9 apg) and 11th in free throw percentage (.829)...Twyman is averaging 13.2 ppg...The Bobcats play two games in Brooklyn this weekend, facing St. Francis (NY) on Thursday, before a Saturday pairing with league-leading Long Island. Robert Morris (9-12, 5-5 NEC) Last Week’s Results: Quinnipiac 69, Robert Morris 61; Sacred Heart 84, Robert Morris 75 This Week: vs. Bryant (Thursday); vs. CCSU (Saturday) Robert Morris dropped a pair of road games last week, falling at Quinnipiac, 69-61, on Thursday before suffering an 84-75 defeat at Sacred Heart two days later...The Colonials have now dropped three of their last four after winning four of their previous five outings...Sacred Heart’s 84 points are the most scored by an RMU opponent this season. The Pioneers shot 61.9 percent from the field, the highest by a Robert Morris opponent since Mount St. Mary’s converted 63.0 percent of its shots in RMU’s 81-78 overtime victory on January 20, 2007...Redshirt sophomore J2 at Ohio W 79-76 (OT) guard Velton Jones (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic) averaged 20.0 ppg and 6.0 apg last week and has now led the Colonials in scoring in four straight games. Jones finished J6 at WAGNER L 78-83 (OT) with 18 points against the Bobcats and established a career-high with 22 points versus the Pioneers while also adding a season-high nine assists...Jones hit 14-16 shots from the line against J8 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 51-48 Quinnipiac in a rematch of the 2010 NEC title game. The 14 free throws are the third highest single-game total in school history and the most converted since former Colonial A.J. Jackson J13 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 83-65 (2003-08) finished 15-18 at the charity stripe in a 95-90 win over Wagner on January 2, 2006...Over his last six games, Jones has averaged 15.7 ppg and 3.7 apg...Sophomore guard Karon J15 MONMOUTH W 60-57 Abraham (Paterson, NJ/Harp Academy) averaged 14.5 points in two games last week, scoring 10 at Quinnipiac and 19 at Sacred Heart. He snapped an 0-10 drought from beyond J20 LONG ISLAND L 67-83 the arc by hitting his first three-point attempt against the Pioneers and finished 5-12 from long range in the game...Abraham has hit at least five three-pointers in a game six times this season J22 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 54-51 and on 10 occasions in his career...Junior forward Lawrence Bridges (Detroit, MI/Columbus State CC) recorded his first career double-figure scoring game with 12 points against J27 at QUINNIPIAC L 61-69 the Pioneers, finishing 6-7 from the floor...Senior guard Gary Wallace (Montclair, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) recorded 11 points against the Pioneers...The Colonials allowed opponents J29 at SACRED HEART L 75-84 F3 BRYANT 7:00 pm to shoot just 29.3 percent (89-304) from beyond the arc in their first 15 games, a figure that led the NEC, but in the last six contests opponents have shot 44.2 percent (53-120) from long F5 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 7:00 pm range...Freshman guard Anthony Myers (Washington, DC/Charis Prep) leads the Colonials and is seventh in the NEC with 3.8 apg. He is also sixth in the league with a 1.82 assist- F9 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm to-turnover ratio...Abraham is eighth in the NEC in scoring (15.3 ppg), second in made three-pointers (2.7/game) and eighth in three-point percentage (.397)...Johnson ranks fourth in the F12 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 8:30 pm NEC in rebounding (7.6 rpg)...RMU enters the final month of the regular season with five of its final eight games at home, starting with Bryant on Thursday and CCSU on Saturday. Sacred Heart (9-12, 4-6 NEC) Last Week’s Results: Saint Francis (PA) 88, Sacred Heart 86 (OT); Sacred Heart 84, Robert Morris 75 This Week: at Long Island (Thursday); at. St. Francis (NY) (Saturday) Sacred Heart started the week by dropping to 0-5 at home in NEC play by losing their second overtime game this season, 88-86, to Saint Francis (PA). The Pioneers rebounded on Saturday with a blistering offensive performance to beat Robert Morris, 84-75...Sacred Heart shot a season-high 61.9 percent (26-42) against the Colonials, and for the first time this season had five players score in double figures...Junior forward Nick Greenbacker (Manchester, CT/East Catholic) had a career-day, scoring a career-high 17 points and tied his personal-best with J2 Holy Cross W 77-75 six rebounds in the win over RMU. He made 7-9 shots and hit his first career three-pointer, finishing 3-3 from behind the arc. Greenbacker's previous high was nine points, set earlier this J6 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 67-50 season at Lafayette...Sacred Heart also dished out a season-high 21 assists versus the Colonials, led by senior guard Jerrell Thompson (Plainfield, NJ/Plainfield) who passed out J8 at MONMOUTH W 80-65 J13 CCSU L 75-88 a career-high 15 in the win. The 15 dimes established a new Sacred Heart Division I record (previous mark: Drew Shubik with 12 versus Providence on December 19, 2007) and represented J15 BRYANT L 59-72 an NEC single-game season-high...Sophomore guard Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/Killingly) averaged 20.5 ppg, shooting 58.3 percent from the field. He hit for 22 points (8-14 FG) J20 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 45-61 with four rebounds, two assists and a steal in the overtime loss to the Red Flash. Gibson helped send the game to overtime, hitting a leaner and drawing a foul with 15 seconds left. He buried J22 at WAGNER W 79-76 the free throw to tie the game at 77-77. Gibson finished with a team-high 19 points against RMU, making 6-10 shots and 3-5 from long range...Gibson has led SHU in scoring in 13 of 21 J27 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 86-88 (OT) games including six of the last seven. He is averaging a league-best 20.2 ppg in NEC play and ranks second overall in scoring with 17.5 ppg. He also leads the conference in made three- J29 ROBERT MORRIS W 84-75 pointers (2.8/game), ranks fourth in three-point percentage (.418) and seventh in free throw accuracy (.845)...Freshman guard Chris Evans (Stamford, CT/Stamford (Taft School) F3 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm averaged 12.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg on the week. He netted 11 points with four rebounds against the Red Flash, then made 5-8 from the field in a 14-point effort versus the Colonials. He also F5 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:30 pm pulled down six boards in the win...On the season, Evans is averaging 9.4 ppg - third among NEC freshman - and is a bucket better in NEC games at 11.0 ppg...Thompson is third in the NEC F9 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm with 2.0 spg, and also ranks third in free throw percentage (.857) and fifth in assists (3.9 apg)...Sacred Heart remains the league leader with 8.3 steals per game...Head coach Dave Bike F14 QUINNIPIAC 7:30 pm now has 504 career wins...The Pioneers head back on the road Thursday to take on first place Long Island, then remain in Brooklyn for a Saturday matchup at St. Francis (NY). St. Francis (NY) (10-11, 5-5 NEC) Last Week’s Results: St. Francis (NY) 62, Monmouth 61; St. Francis (NY) 86, FDU 77 This Week: vs. Quinnipiac (Thursday); vs. Sacred Heart (Saturday) St. Francis (NY) snapped a three-game losing skid with a pair of road victories at Monmouth (62-61) and Fairleigh Dickinson (86-77) last week...The Terriers have now J3 at Hartford L 74-82 climbed into a five-way tie for fifth place in the NEC standings with a 5-5 record...Junior guard Justin Newton (Queens, NY/Poly Prep) hit the game-winning free J6 at CCSU L 43-61 throw with 1.2 seconds remaining to give the Terriers the victory over the Hawks. After senior guard Ricky Cadell (New York, NY/The Patterson School) J8 at BRYANT L 64-67 J13 WAGNER W 72-56 misfired on a potential game-winning three-point attempt with the score knotted at 61-61, Newton skied for the offensive rebound and was fouled. He hit the first of two J15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 61-70 shots for the one-point margin...Cadell led all scorers with 20 points against the Hawks and junior forward Travis Nichols (Brooklyn, NY/Food & Finance) came J20 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 56-75 off the bench to deliver 16 key points...St. Francis became the only NEC team this season to shoot under 30 percent (29.7 percent) and come out with a victory...On J22 at ROBERT MORRIS L 51-54 Saturday, senior guard Akeem Bennett (Long Island, NY/West Hempstead) scored a career-high 28 points and classmate Cadell added 20 as the Terriers J27 at MONMOUTH W 62-61 defeated FDU for the fourth straight time in Hackensack, NJ...Bennett hit 9-15 field goals, was 3-5 from three-point range and converted 7-9 from the foul line...Cadell J29 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 86-77 went 4-7 from long distance and was 6-6 from the line against the Knights...Nichols added 10 points versus FDU for his second-straight double-figure performance off F3 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm the bench...The Terriers shot a season-high 52 percent en-route to their highest scoring output of the season...St. Francis also scored a season-best 49 points in the F5 SACRED HEART 4:30 pm opening stanza against the Knights as they made 8-16 three-point attempts...The 86 points were the most scored by the Terriers in a regulation game since hitting for 88 F9 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm at FDU on January 12, 2008...The Terriers, who did not reach 70 points in any regulation games last season, have already hit the mark seven times in 2010-11...Cadell F12 LONG ISLAND 12:00 pm is five points shy of 1,500 for his career and needs 119 points to become the Terriers all-time leading scorer (Darrwin Purdie, 1,613)...Cadell now ranks fifth in he league in scoring (16.0 ppg) and is also fifth in three-point field goal makes (2.4/game)...Bennett is 11th in scoring (14.3 ppg) and leads the league in steals (2.70 spg). He is tenth nationally in swipes...Sophomore forward Akeem Johnson (Brooklyn, NY/Susan S. McKinney) is third on the circuit in field goal percentage (.535) and ranks 11th in rebounding (5.6 rpg.)...The Terriers, who are 7-1 at home, will host Quinnipiac on Thursday and Sacred Heart on Saturday. Saint Francis (PA) (7-14, 5-5 NEC) Last Week’s Results: Saint Francis (PA) 88, Sacred Heart 86 (OT); Quinnipiac 75, Saint Francis (PA) 55 This Week: vs. CCSU (Thursday); vs. Bryant (Saturday) Saint Francis (PA) earned a split on its Connecticut road swing last week to remain at .500 in league play. The Red Flash defeated Sacred Heart, 88-86, in overtime on Thursday before falling at Quinnipiac, 75-55, on Saturday...Saint Francis trailed the Pioneers by ten points in the second half, but came back behind the play of sophomore guard Umar Shannon (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City), who set a new career-high with 30 points. He made a career-high five trifectas and had 19 of his game- J2 at North Carolina L 54-103 high 30 points in the second half and overtime. He was 8-16 from the field, 5-9 from downtown and 9-12 from the free throw line...The 30-point outing marked the fourth J6 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 56-63 straight 20+ point performance for Shannon...Freshman forward Scott Eatherton (Hershey, PA/Hershey) continued his strong play of late, averaging 10.5 ppg J8 at WAGNER L 53-81 on 75.0 percent (9-12) shooting from the floor. He also blocked five shots in two games. Eatherton led the Red Flash with 11 points in 17 minutes off the bench against J13 MONMOUTH W 70-54 Quinnipiac...Eatherton has averaged 11.0 ppg on 70.8 percent shooting over his last four contests. The 44 points in that span nearly double the 25 he had scored in J15 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 69-55 his previous 15 outings...Sophomore point guard Chris Johnson (Newport News, VA/Denbigh) contributed 10.0 ppg and 5.0 apg on the week...Sophomore J20 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 75-56 J22 LONG ISLAND W 86-71 guard Anthony Ervin (Chesterfield, VA/Fork Union Military Academy) hit 3-5 shots from downtown in the win over the Pioneers...Junior forward Jon J27 at SACRED HEART W 88-86 (OT) Taylor (Bowie, MD/Montgomery College-Germantown) sank 4-5 from the field, and finished with nine points and eight boards against Sacred Heart...The Red J29 at QUINNIPIAC L 55-75 Flash shot 50.0 percent from the floor in the win...On the week, Saint Francis converted 15-33 (45.5 percent) from three-point range...Quinnipiac raced out to a 22-0 F3 CCSU 7:00 pm lead on Saturday, as the Red Flash didn’t score until a Kameron Ritter (Niskayuna, NY/Christian Brothers Academy) three-pointer 8:37 into the game...Sophomore F5 BRYANT 7:00 pm forward Will Felder (Cleveland, OH/Lutheran East) ranks sixth in the NEC with 1.3 bpg and seventh with 6.6 rpg...Shannon is ninth in the league in scoring at F9 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F12 ROBERT MORRIS 8:30 pm 14.6 ppg...Johnson sits seventh in the conference with 3.8 apg...Saint Francis ranks third in the NEC in free throw percentage, hitting at a 72.9 percent clip...The Red Flash return home this week, welcoming CCSU on Thursday and Bryant on Saturday. Wagner (10-11, 6-4 NEC) Last Week’s Results: Wagner 80, Bryant 75 (OT); CCSU 75, Wagner 71 This Week: vs. FDU (Thursday); vs. Monmouth (Saturday) Wagner went 1-1 last week, defeating Bryant in overtime, 80-75, on Thursday, before dropping a 75-71 decision at CCSU on Saturday...The Seahawks are 6-4 in the NEC and sit in a third place tie with CCSU...Wagner has now doubled its overall (five to ten) and NEC (three to six) win totals from a year ago...Wagner is 7-4 in games decided by five points or less, including 4-2 in NEC tilts...The Seahawks are also 3-0 in overtime games, all coming in league play, and all won by five or more points...Freshman guard Latif Rivers (Elizabeth, NJ/Avon Old Farms J3 at QUINNIPIAC W 73-68 (CT)) scored six of his team-best 16 points in OT against Bryant, and has scored 18 points in three OT games this season, going 3-3 from the floor and 11-12 from the line in extra time...The J6 ROBERT MORRIS W 83-78 (OT) Seahawks are also 5-0 in games in which they make at least 10 three-pointers...Wagner won the battle of the boards for first time in the last seven games, recording a season-best +13 J8 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 81-53 advantage against Bryant...The Green & White, who have committed the most fouls in the nation this season, recorded fewer fouls than the opposition for the first time all year against the J13 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 56-72 Bulldogs...Joining Rivers in double-digits against Bryant were freshman forward Orlando Parker (Orlando, FL /Orlando Christian Prep) (12 points, nine rebounds), junior guard J15 at LONG ISLAND L 54-84 Chris Martin (Sicklerville, NJ/Apex Academies) (11 points), sophomore guard Danny Mundweiler (Overland Park, KS/Olathe East) (11 points) and junior guard Tyler J20 QUINNIPIAC W 90-80 Murray (Toronto, Ontario/Eastern Commerce) (11 points)...Led by Mundweiler, Wagner reserves hit all eight of their shots after halftime against Bryant...Wagner nearly rallied J22 SACRED HEART L 76-79 from a 24-point second half deficit versus the Blue Devils. Down 21 with 9:32 to play, the Seahawks ripped off an 18-4 run, cutting the CCSU lead to single digits at 68-61 with 2:47 to play. J27 at BRYANT W 80-75 (OT) Wagner would get no closer than four the rest of the way out...Defensively, the Seahawks allowed CCSU to convert just one field goal over the final 14:52 of the game as the Blue Devils were J29 at CCSU L 71-75 pressured into 10 straight missed shots...Parker matched his career-high with 15 points, on 7-10 shooting, with 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the year...Parker has now notched F3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm double-figures in scoring while pacing the team on the glass in each of the last six games, averaging 11.7 ppg and a team-best 8.2 rpg, while shooting 51.9 percent from the floor during that time...Parker had a big week with 13.5 ppg and a team-best 9.5 rpg. He converted at a 60.0 percent clip from the floor...On the year, Parker is averaging 6.8 ppg and 5.2 rpg while shooting F5 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm 53.6 percent from the field...Murray scored 19 of his team-high 20 points after intermission against CCSU...Murray has reached 20 points or more in eight games this year and is third in the F9 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm NEC in scoring (17.2 ppg). He leads the league in three-point percentage (.474)...Rivers is the NEC leader and ranks fourth in the country in free throw accuracy, converting 93.5 percent F12 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm of his attempts. He is also 12th in the league in scoring (14.2 ppg)...Freshman center Naofall Folahan (Benin Republic, West Africa/Wilraham & Monson Academy (MA)) ranks first in the conference with 1.6 bpg...Wagner is sixth in the country in FT percentage (.776)...Wagner hosts FDU on Thursday and Monmouth on Saturday this week. NEC Men’s Basketball 2011 NEC Basketball Tournament Facts/Figures Schedule

NEC In RPI Rankings NECCollege Active Insider Leaders Mid-Major Poll 2011 NEC (thru games of 1/30) (December 22) 1,000+ Points or Closing In Men’s Basketball Tournament Ricky Cadell SFNY Sr 1,495 all games to be held at home of higher seed School Rank Change Justin RuttySchool QU Sr Record1,375 Kyle Johnson LIU Sr 1,310 teams will be reseeded following quarterfinals CCSU 146 +5 CecilTBA Gresham Gonzaga (31) BU Sr 7-2 1,256 (372 in NEC) Fairleigh Dickinson 316 -2 Ken2. Horton CreightonCCSU Jr 7-01,208 Shemik Thompson CCSU Sr 1,208 Thursday, March 3 Long Island 140 +3 James3. Johnson East Tennessee QU State Jr 7-21,057 David Hicks LIU Sr 1,024 Quarterfinals Monmouth 291 -12 4. Wichita State 7-2 Shawn Atupem MSM Sr 1,009 Times TBA Mount St. Mary’s 237 -5 Jean5. Cajou Southern Illinois MSM Sr 7-1 987 Wednesday, March 9 Quinnipiac 168 +6 500+6. Rebounds College or of Closing Charleston In 6-1 Sunday, March 6 Championship Robert Morris 127 -10 Justin Rutty QU Sr 932 7. Illinois-Chicago 9-2 7:00 pm (ESPN2) Sacred Heart 271 -12 Kyle Johnson LIU Sr 594 Semifinals Ken8. Horton Utah StateCCSU Sr 5-1 492 St. Francis (NY) 269 +24 John Galvin FDU Sr 468 12:00 pm (MSG) David9. Hicks Murray State LIU Sr 8-1 430 St. Francis (PA) 241 +29 Shemik Thompson CCSU Sr 410 2:00 pm (FCS, ESPN3) Wagner 124 +4 Shawn10. Atupem Bradley MSM Sr 7-3 407 250+ Assists or Closing In 2011 NEC Tournament Men’s Championship Bracket James Hett MU Sr 455 NEC 20/31 Shemik Thompson CCSU Sr 427 James Johnson QU Jr 340 March 3 March 6 March 9 Jerrell Thompson SHU Jr 269 Mike Scott FDU Sr 265 Ricky Cadell SFNY Sr 230 Highest Remaining Seed TBA Close Games Double-Doubles (#1 vs. #8) TBA (five points or less) (top-10) Lowest Remaining Seed

School Rec. TBA Teams will Player Total (#2 vs. #7) 7:00 PM Bryant 4-4 be reseeded Justin Rutty, QU 7 for semifinals (ESPN2) NCAA Central Connecticut State 5-5 Ken Horton, CCSU 6 Tournament Fairleigh Dickinson 2-3 Kamil Svrdlik, FDU 6 Automatic Bid 2nd Highest Remaining Seed Alex Francis, BU 5 Long Island 3-2 TBA Monmouth 5-9 Julian Boyd, LIU 4 (#3 vs. #6) TBA John Galvin, FDU 4 Mount St. Mary’s 0-6 3rd Highest Remaining Seed Quinnipiac 5-3 Will Felder, SFPA 3 Akeem Johnson, SFNY 3 Robert Morris 5-6 TBA Russell Johnson, RMU 3 (#4 vs. #5) Sacred Heart 3-4 Orlando Parker, WC 3 St. Francis (NY) 3-3 Mike Scott, FDU 3 Saint Francis (PA) 3-3 Wagner 7-4 NEC Men’s Basketball vs. the competition NEC Coaching Records NEC vs... Year Conf. Games Overall Record Coach (School) Hired Rec. Pct. Rec. Pct. America East 12-9 MAAC 6-9 (QU) 2007 42-22 .656 143-107 .572 ACC 0-5 Mid-American 2-3 Howie Dickenman (CCSU) 1997 151-97 .609 231-203 .532 Atlantic Sun 0-0 MEAC 3-1 Atlantic 10 4-5 Missouri Valley 0-0 Dan Hurley (WC) 2010 6-4 .600 10-11 .476 Big East 0-13 Mountain West 0-0 Dave Calloway (MU) 1998 124-118 .512 175-222 .441 Big Sky 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 (SFNY) 2010 5-5 .500 10-11 .476 Big South 0-0 Pac 10 0-0 (RMU) 2010 5-5 .500 9-12 .429 Big Ten 0-7 Patriot 12-10 Robert Burke (MSM) 2010 5-5 .500 7-16 .304 Big-12 0-1 SEC 0-0 (LIU) 2002 74-80 .481 218-158 .580 Big West 0-0 Southern 0-3 Dave Bike (SHU) 1999 88-124 .415 504-455 .526 Colonial 0-2 Southland 1-0 Conference USA 0-0 SWAC 0-0 Greg Vetrone (FDU) 2009 12-16 .400 15-37 .288 Division III 1-0 Summit 0-0 Don Friday (SFPA) 2008 17-29 .370 107-105 .505 Great West 4-0 Sun Belt 0-0 Tim O’Shea (BU) 2008 6-22 .214 137-159 .463 Horizon 1-3 WCC 0-0 Independent 2-0 WAC 0-0 NEC Past Champions Ivy 5-11 Overall (DI only) 52-82

2010 Robert Morris 2000 Central Connecticut St. 1990 Robert Morris 2009 Robert Morris 1999 Mount St. Mary’s 1989 Robert Morris 2008 Mount St. Mary’s 1998 Fairleigh Dickinson 1988 FDU 2007 Central Connecticut St. 1997 Long Island 1987 Marist 2006 Monmouth 1996 Monmouth 1986 Marist 2005 Fairleigh Dickinson 1995 Mount St. Mary's 1985 Fairleigh Dickinson 2004 Monmouth 1994 Rider 1984 Long Island 2003 Wagner 1993 Rider 1983 Robert Morris 2002 Central Connecticut St. 1992 Robert Morris 1982 Robert Morris 2001 Monmouth 1991 St. Francis (PA) NEC Men’s Basketball 2010-11 NEC Basketball Preseason Poll/All-Conference Teams Composite Schedule Of Television Broadcasts

Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced its 2010-11 basketball televi- sion package back in November, a lineup that will feature 20 regionally 1. Quinnipiac (11) 7. St. Francis (NY) produced games and two national postseason broadcasts on the ESPN family 2. Robert Morris Saint Francis (PA) of networks. Regional broadcast partners for the upcoming year include 3. Long Island (1) 9. Sacred Heart flagship station Madison Square Garden Network (MSG), along with FSN- 4. CCSU 10. Monmouth Pittsburgh, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Fox College Sports (FCS), 5. Mount St. Mary's 11. Wagner Cox Sports and Connecticut Sports Network (CTSN). The 2010-11 package 6. Fairleigh Dickinson 12. Bryant includes eight prime time contests and four NEC Tournament games. In total, the league will air 17 men’s games and five women’s contests, Northeast Conference Preseason All-Conference Team including four as part of men/women doubleheaders. For the first time, both NEC men’s semifinal playoff games will be broadcast live. Name School Pos. Class Karon Abraham Robert Morris G So Date Matchup Carrier Time Akeem Bennett St. Francis (NY) G Sr Jan. 8 Saint Francis (PA) at Wagner 7:00 pm MSG+, FCS, FSN-Pitt (TD-10:00 pm) Ken Horton CCSU F Jr Jan. 20 Sacred Heart at Mount St. Mary's 7:00 pm MASN, FCS, CTSN, ESPN3, ESPN FC Justin Rutty Quinnipiac F/C Sr Jan. 27 Robert Morris at Quinnipiac 7:00 pm MSG, FSN-Pitt Mike Scott FDU G Sr Jan. 29 LIU at Monmouth (women) 11:30 am MSG LIU at Monmouth (men) 2:00 pm MSG NEC Men’s Basketball Foreign Born Players NEC Rivalry Week (Feb. 9-14) Feb. 9 Bryant at CCSU 7:00 pm MSG+, Cox (TD-9:00 pm) Name School Cl Hometown, Country Feb. 12 LIU at St. Francis (NY) 12:00 pm MSG Corey Maynard Bryant Fr Adelaide, Australia Monmouth at FDU 2:00 pm MSG Claybrin McMath Bryant So Adelaide, Australia Femi Akinpetide Sacred Heart So Sydney, Australia Robert Morris at Saint Francis (PA) (w))6:00 pm FSN-Pitt, FCS, ESPN3, ESPN FC Kyle Johnson Long Island Sr Ajax, Ontario Robert Morris at Saint Francis (PA) (m) 8:30 pm FSN-Pitt, FCS, ESPN3, ESPN FC Troy Joseph Long Island Fr Ajax, Ontario Arnold Mayorga Long Island Jr London, Ontario Feb. 14 Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart (women) 5:00 pm MSG Robinson Odoch-Opong Long Island Fr Quebec, City, Quebec Yann Charles Robert Morris Fr Longueuil, Quebec Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart (men) 7:30 pm MSG Adam Chmielewski St. Francis (NY) Fr Montreal, Quebec Daniel Witczak Saint Francis (PA) Fr Georgetown, Ontario Tyler Murray Wagner Jr Toronto, Ontario Feb. 19 St. Francis (NY) at Wagner 12:00 pm MSG Kamil Svrdlik Fairleigh Dickinson Sr Prerov, Czech Republic Sacred Heart at Bryant 2:00 pm MSG, Cox (TD-2/20 @12:00 pm) Kristijan Krajina Mount St. Mary’s So Osijek, Croatia Mislav Jukic Saint Francis (PA) Sr Zagreb, Croatia Feb. 24 Mount St. Mary's at Robert Morris 7:00 pm MSG, FSN-Pitt, MASN Mathias Seilund Fairleigh Dickinson Fr Dragoer, Denmark Devan Bailey CCSU So Helsby, England Feb. 26 CCSU at LIU (women) 11:30 am MSG, Cox (CT only) Sam Fernley Fairleigh Dickinson Jr Sheffield, England CCSU at LIU (men) 2:00 pm MSG, Cox (TD-8:00 pm) Daniel James Monmouth Fr Sheffield, England Phil Wait Monmouth Jr Manchester, England FDU at Quinnipiac 4:00 pm MSG Raheem May Thompson Quinnipiac So London, England Mar. 6 NEC Semifinal Game (men) 12:00 pm MSG Richard Clark St. Francis (NY) Jr Berkshire, England Ben Mockford Fairleigh Dickinson So Shoreham-by-Sea, England NEC Semifinal Game (men) 2:00 pm FCS, ESPN3, ESPN FC Clayfell Harris Wagner Sr London, England Ayotunde Oyeniyi Fairleigh Dickinson Fr Nigeria Mar. 9 NEC Men's Championship Game 7:00 pm ESPN2, ESPN3 Joel Gierbolini Long Island Jr Carolina, Puerto Rico Mar. 13 NEC Women's Championship Game 3:00 pm ESPNU, ESPN3 Papa Lo Bryant Jr Thies, Senegal Stefan Perunicic St. Francis (NY) Jr Belgrade, Serbia Milos Trivic St. Francis (NY) Fr Belgrade, Serbia Marco Porcher Fairleigh Dicinson Fr Benalmadena Costa, Spain Carrier Region Sorena Orandi Saint Francis (PA) Sr Vastra Frolunda, Gothenburg, Sweden MSG Network Three states in NY metro area Milos Nikolic Long Island Sr Lugano, Switzerland Mehmet Sahan Sacred Heart Sr Istanbul, Turkey MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) MD, DE, VA and DC, plus portions of PA, WV and NC Vlad Kondratyev Bryant So Nikolayev, Ukraine FSN-Pittsburgh Western PA, portions of WV, OH and MD Naofall Folahan Wagner Fr Benin Repiblic, West Africa Connecticut Sports Network Connecticut & Rhode Island 34 players from 16 countries Cox Sports Connecticut & Rhode Island FCS (Fox College Sports) Digital cable systems NEC Men’s Basketball ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 Nationwide 2008-09 Standings ESPN Full Court Nationwide PPV Package

School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Quinnipiac* 15-3 .833 23-10 .697 NEC Basketball Broadcast Team Robert Morris*^ 15-3 .833 23-12 .657 3. Mount St. Mary's* 12-6 .667 16-15 .516 Tim Capstraw Color 12th year 4. Long Island* 11-7 .611 14-17 .452 Paul Dottino Play-By-Play, Sideline 12th year 5. Fairleigh Dickinson* 10-8 .556 11-21 .344 Dave Popkin Play-By-Play 11th year 6. Central Connecticut State* 9-9 .500 12-18 .400 Saint Francis (PA)* 9-9 .500 11-19 .367 Terry O’Connor Color 9th year 8. Monmouth* 8-10 .444 12-19 .387 Pam Roecker Color 9th year St. Francis (NY) 8-10 .444 11-18 .379 Joe DeSantis Color 4th year 10. Sacred Heart 7-11 .389 14-15 .483 Matt Harmon Play-By-Play/Sideline 2ndyear 11. Wagner 3-15 .167 5-26 .161 Tara Petrolino Color/Sideline 2nd year 12. Bryant 1-17 .056 1-29 .033 John Schmeelk Sideline 1st year * NEC Tournament participants ^ NEC Tournament champion Joey Wahler Play-By-Play 1st year NEC Signees NEC Preseason Notes Here is a list of announced 2011-12 men’s basketball signees from the early signing period. This list will be updated periodically. Preseason All-NEC Team The preseason all-NEC team is comprised of three guards and two forwards: Robert Morris Long Island sophomore guard Karon Abraham (Paterson, NJ/Harp Academy), St. Francis (NY) Gerrell Martin G 6-2 Bronx, NY/Wings Academy senior guard Akeem Bennett (Long Island, NY/West Hempstead (W. Oklahoma St.)), Central Connecticut State junior forward Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining), Monmouth Quinnipiac senior forward/center Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Acad- Mykel Harris F Lexington Park, MD/The Phelps School emy) and Fairleigh Dickinson senior guard Mike Scott (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Andrew Nicholas G/F 6-6 Wrightsville, PA/Eastern York Learning Center (College of Eastern Utah, UTEP)). Rutty was voted the NEC Player Austin Tillotson G 6-0 York, PA/Eastern York of the Year last season and is a two-time first team All-NEC pick. Bennett was a second team honoree in 2009-10, while Horton was named to the second team in 2008-09 before sitting out Mount St. Mary’s last season. Abraham, who is the reigning NEC Rookie of the Year and was the 2010 NEC Taylor Danaher C 6-10 200 Fredericksburg, VA/ Tournament MVP, is the first sophomore to be selected preseason All-NEC since Saint Francis Fredericksburg Christian School (PA)’s Darshan Luckey in 2003-04.

Quinnipiac Quinnipiac Picked To Win Northeast Conference Title Ousmane Drame F 6-7 Boston, MA/New Mission (Marianapolis (CT) Prep) After capturing its first-ever Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season crown a year ago, Zaid Hearst G 6-4 Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook (Salisbury (CT) School) Quinnipiac has been picked unanimously to win the 2010-11 NEC men’s basketball champion- ship, based on voting conducted by the league’s head coaches. Sacred Heart Phil Gaetano G 5-11 Wallingford, CT/Sheehan Two-time defending NEC Tournament champion Robert Morris was tabbed second, followed by Long Island in third. Central Connecticut State was picked fourth, ahead of Mount St. Mary’s Saint Francis (PA) in fifth and Fairleigh Dickinson in the sixth spot. St. Francis (NY) and Saint Francis (PA) tied for Ollie Jackson G 6-4 180 Dallas, TX/L.G. Pinkston seventh in the poll, and were followed by Sacred Heart in ninth, Monmouth in tenth, Wagner in eleventh and Bryant in twelfth. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team. Wagner Marcus Burton G 6-0 Matthews, NC/David W. Butler Quinnipiac becomes the NEC’s first unanimous favorite since Long Island in 1997-98. It also Mario Moody F 6-7 Orange, NJ/East Orange Campus marks the second time in its 13-year history with the conference that the Bobcats have been installed as the preseason favorite. After reaching the 2003 NEC Tournament semifinals, the Northeast Conference 30th Anniversary Bobcats were picked to win it all in 2003-04, but faltered in league play, finishing in tenth place.

Phelan, Bailey Inducted Into Inaugural Northeast Conference Hall of Fame Class NEC Preseason Poll As part of its year long 30th Anniversary celebration, the inaugural Northeast Conference (NEC) Hall of Fame 1. Quinnipiac (11) induction class was announced in early December. Among the eight inductees were legendary Mount St. 2. Robert Morris Mary’s basketball head coach and Wagner basketball player . Both will be 3. Long Island (1) honored during NEC television broadcasts this season. 4. CCSU 5. Mount St. Mary's The iconic coach known for his trademark bow-tie, Phelan was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball 6. Fairleigh Dickinson Hall of Fame in 2008, the most prestigious honor of his legendary career. His 830 wins at Mount St. Mary’s 7. St. Francis (NY) rank fifth all-time among NCAA Division I coaches, while his 1,354 games coached is the all-time NCAA record. Saint Francis (PA) Phelan is the only person to coach 49 years at one school and ranks second all-time in the NCAA for most 9. Sacred Heart seasons coached. He led the Mount to the 1962 NCAA College Division National Championship, one of five 10. Monmouth Final Four appearances (1957, 1961, 1962, 1981 and 1985) for the program under his watch. After the 11. Wagner Mount transitioned to Division I and the NEC in 1989, he guided the Mount to NEC championships and NCAA 12. Bryant bids in 1995 and 1999. He also led the Mountaineers to the Postseason NIT in 1996 and won his 800th career game on national television as the Mount defeated CCSU in the 1999 NEC title game. In 2006, the Knott NEC Rivalry Week Arena floor was renamed "Coach Jim Phelan Court" and the number "830" were retired in his honor. Back for a second season, NEC Rivalry Week will take place from February 9th to the 14th. The Likewise, the NEC Coach of the Year was renamed in his honor back in 2003. innovative concept of playing back-to-back games against a local rival in a 48-hour span is the only one of its kind among the nation's 31 NCAA Division I conferences. This year’s pairings The most prolific scorer in NEC men’s basketball history, Bailey was previously selected to the NEC All- are as follows: Long Island-St. Francis (NY), Fairleigh Dickinson-Monmouth, Robert Morris- Decade team, 20th Anniversary and 25th Anniversary teams. His 2,591 career points are nearly 300 more Saint Francis (PA), Quinnipiac-Sacred Heart, CCSU-Bryant and Mount St. Mary’s-Wagner. There than the next closest NEC player and his single-season point totals of 854 points as a junior and 788 as a will be seven Rivalry Week games televised, including CCSU-Bryant (Feb. 9), LIU-St. Francis senior rank him third and fourth, respectively, on the all-time conference list. Bailey led the nation in scoring (NY) (Battle of Brooklyn on Feb. 12), FDU-Monmouth (Garden State Rivalry Series on Feb. 12), (29.4 ppg) and was named the NEC Player of the Year as a junior in 1985-86. He won the NEC scoring title Robert Morris-Saint Francis (PA) (DH on Feb. 12) and Quinnipiac-Sacred Heart (DH on Feb. 14). again as a senior (28.1 ppg) in 1986-87 and finished his career as a three-time first team all-league per- former. Not just a shooter from the outside, the 6’2" guard also tallied 136 dunks over course of his career, Look Who’s Back including a legendary slam over 7’4" Marist center Rik Smits. The Trenton, NJ native was chosen by the Atlanta The NEC welcomes back just two of its 10 all-conference performers this season. Similarly, only Hawks in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft. Bailey is currently a school teacher in the Trenton, NJ three of the NEC’s top-ten returning scorers and 14 of the top-30 will suit up in 2010-11. On area. the other hand, 35 of the league’s 60 starters (58.3 percent) return.

Happy Anniversary! Returning All-Conference Players The 2010-11 season marks the 30th year of Northeast Conference men’s basketball. Founded in 1981 as 1st team - Justin Rutty (QU) (NEC Player of the Year) the basketball only ECAC-Metro Conference, the league began sponsoring additional sports in 1985 and 2nd team - Akeem Bennett (SFNY) changed its name to the Northeast Conference in 1988. As membership and sport sponsorship continued NEC Rookie of the Year - Karon Abraham (RMU) to grow over the next decade, the NEC has expanded its base to six states, 23 championship sports and now has access to NCAA automatic bids or play-in access in 14 sports. NEC’s Postseason Duo The NEC sent two teams to the postseason for the fourth time in the last five years when Robert Morris represented the conference in the 2010 NCAA Tournament and co-regular season champion Quinnipiac was selected to participate in the Postseason NIT. In first round NCAA action in Providence, RI, the Colonials nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. Seeded 15th, Robert Morris led #2 Villanova for most of the game and was up by eight with Rutty’s Record Hunt four minutes to play before the Wildcats rallied to force overtime and eventually prevailed, 73-70. Quinnipiac senior forward Justin Rutty is set to embark on a senior season that could see him close Quinnipiac made its first ever Division I postseason appearance in an 81-61 setback to Virginia Tech out his career as the NEC’s all-time leading rebounder. With 808 caroms, Rutty ranks 15th on the in Blacksburg, VA. In 2008-09, Robert Morris hung tough with second-seeded Michigan State, league’s career chart. He needs 30 boards to crack the top-10 and 215 on the year to break the all- holding a 28-26 advantage late the first half before eventually succumbing, 77-62, in a first round time mark of 1,022 set by CCSU’s Ron Robinson from 2000-04. Long Island’s Carey Scurry is the only NCAA Tournament matchup. That same week in the inaugural College Insider Tournament, Mount other player in conference annals to collect 1,000 rebounds, snaring 1,013 in just three seasons from St. Mary’s fell victim to a late James Madison rally in a 69-58 defeat in Harrisonburg, VA. In 2007-08, 1982-85. With 1,158 points, Rutty can also zero in on becoming the first player in league annals to Mount St. Mary’s defeated Coppin State, 69-60, before dropping a 113-74 decision to #1 seed North finish his career with 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds. Carolina in the NCAA Tournament, while Robert Morris came up just short in its first round Postsea- son NIT game, falling at Syracuse, 87-81. In 2005-06, Monmouth advanced to the NCAA Tournament RMU’s Abraham Shines Under Bright Lights Of March and defeated Hampton, 71-49, prior to a 58-45 setback to #1 seed Villanova. That same year, Fairleigh Along with Quinnipiac’s Justin Rutty, the NEC player with the highest public profile entering the Dickinson dropped an 80-77 encounter at Manhattan in the Postseason NIT. 2010-11 season is Robert Morris sophomore guard Karon Abraham. Abraham’s rise to stardom as a freshman was nothing short of spectacular, culminating with a March to remember. When veteran Back-To-Back Quest Continues Ends Jimmy Langhurst went down with a knee injury last December, it was the 5’9” Abraham It had been 15 long years since an NEC program captured back-to-back conference tournament titles, who was called upon to fill his shoes. Despite his lack of experience, he immediately became the top but Robert Morris finally turned the trick last season with its 52-50 win over Quinnipiac in the con- offensive option for the Colonials based on his ability to score from virtually anywhere on the court. ference title game in Hamden. A year earlier, the Colonials defeated Mount St. Mary’s by the same two- With a quick first step, incredible elevation on his shot and unlimited shooting range, he ended the year point margin, 48-46, in Moon Township. Not since 1993 and 1994 when Rider claimed league as RMU’s leading point producer with 13.6 ppg, a figure that also led all NEC freshman performers. crowns had a program been able to repeat, though FDU and Mount St. Mary’s came within a hair’s He also paced the NEC in free throw shooting (.851), and ranked second in made three-pointers (85) length of doing so. The Knights fell to Monmouth on a last second layup in the 2006 NEC title game, and three-point percentage (.443). As a result, Abraham was picked unanimously as NEC Rookie of while the Mount lost to Robert Morris in the aforementioned game on a shot with 2.2 seconds to play. the Year, then went on to earn NEC Tournament MVP honors after averaging 17.7 ppg in the Colonials’ run to a second straight conference title. But it was his performance in RMU’s 73-70 overtime loss RMU’s Record-Setting Run to Villanova in the NCAA Tournament that made him a household name. Abraham finished the day with Robert Morris is coming off a remarkable three-year stretch in which it achieved unparalleled success a game-high 23 points, including five shots from downtown. His two highlight reel plays - a four-point and rewrote the NEC recordbook. play after a banked-in three-pointer, followed by a circus shot reverse layup - had the crowd on its feet, as did his 25’ three-pointer that cut Villanova’s lead to one with 10 seconds to play in overtime. • In three seasons under former coach Mike Rice, the Colonials posted a 46-8 (.852) record in NEC Abraham, along with classmates Velton Jones and Russell Johnson, will look to lead a new-look play, the best three-year span in league history in terms of wins and winning percentage. Colonial team to a third straight NEC championship this season. • RMU became the second team in NEC history to post three straight 20-win seasons. Long Island won exactly 20 games each year from 1981-84. 2010 Northeast Conference Tournament Review The 2010 NEC Tournament was the sixth straight held with the higher seed hosting all games. Follow- • The Colonials are in the midst of a record-setting run. The Colonials now hold the NEC mark for ing the quarterfinals, teams were reseeded so that the highest remaining seed played the lowest re- most wins over two (50, 2007-09), three (73, 2007-10), four (90, 2006-10) and five (105, 2005- maining seed...Second-seeded Robert Morris won its second straight NEC Tournament champion- 10) year periods in conference annals. ship with a 52-48 win over top-seeded Quinnipiac at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, CT...The • The Colonials have posted a 73-30 record over the last three years. 3,607 fans in attendance set an NEC title game record...RMU has won seven NEC crowns, the most in • RMU is 7-1 in NEC Tournament play over its last three appearances. league history. FDU and Monmouth are tied for second with four apiece...The Colonials became the • RMU has won the most NEC titles (seven) - FDU and Monmouth are second with four apiece - and first team to repeat as NEC champion since Rider in 1993 and 1994...In three of the last five years, the has collected a league-high 29 NEC Tournament victories. two participants in the NEC title game have combined to score 100 or fewer points...The Colonials are now 7-2 in NEC championship tilts...RMU and Mount St. Mary’s met for the fifth straight year in the NEC Bobcat Breakthrough via Bobcat Boardroom Tournament with the Colonials coming out on top of the semifinal matchup, 80-62. RMU is now 3-2 Quinnipiac’s enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2009-10 by earning a share of its first-ever NEC in the five postseason meetings between the two programs....In 15 NEC championship games pitting regular season championship, establishing a school record with 23 wins and competing in the post- the top two seeds, the #1 seed has won 10 times...The title game marked just the third time in the last season for the first time since its move to Division I in 1998-99. The secret to the Bobcats’ success nine years that the two top seeds met in the title contest...RMU freshman guard Karon Abraham earned was its ability to control the glass. Quinnipiac ended the year ranked second in the nation in rebound MVP honors after he averaged 17.7 ppg and shot 8-16 from outside the arc in three games. Abraham margin at +8.5 per game, which represented the second-best single-season mark in NEC history joined Monmouth’s Alex Blackwell (1990) and Rider’s Charles Smith (1994) as the only three players behind FDU’s +9.1 rpg margin in 1997-98. Sparked by Justin Rutty, who finished eighth nationally to win both NEC Rookie of the Year and NEC Tournament MVP honors in the same season...RMU is with 11.0 rpg, the Bobcats outrebounded 30-of-33 opponents on the year. Quinnipiac was also the 29-19 (.596) all-time in NEC Tournament play. The 29 wins are the most in NEC history...CCSU has sixth-best team across the country in rebound percentage (.568), which measures the percentage of earned an NEC Tournament berth 12 straight years, the longest current run in the conference...With opponents’ missed shots that are rebounded successfully. RMU winning its quarterfinal game over CCSU, #1 seeds are now a perfect 27-0 in their opening game of the NEC Tournament since the league scrapped a divisional format in 1984...Saint Francis (PA) 23-Wins In Perspective qualified for the tourney following a four-year drought. With Quinnipiac and Robert Morris both concluding the 2009-10 campaign with 23 wins, the two programs tied for sixth on the NEC’s all-time single season victory list. CCSU holds the record with a Stat Leaders Return 27-win season in 2001-02. It also marked just the second time in league history that two teams posted A total of five NEC individual offensive statistical leaders from last season return in 2010-11, including at least 23 wins in the same year. In 2007-08, the Colonials won 26 games and Wagner was victorious Quinnipiac senior center Justin Rutty, who paced the conference and ranked eighth nationally in in 23 contests. rebounding at 10.9 per game.

Near Perfect At TD Category Player Stats Quinnipiac was a perfect 14-0 at the TD Bank Sports Center in 2009-10 before falling to Robert Morris Rebounding Justin Rutty, QU 10.9 in the NEC title game. FT% Karon Abraham, RMU .851 3PFG% Michael Culpo, LIU .463 QU’s Rutty - An Unstoppable Force Blocks Kenny Onyechi, LIU 2.1 Quinnipiac senior forward Justin Rutty, the 2009-10 NEC Player of the Year, has an opportunity to Asst./TO Ratio James Hett, MU 2.34:1 go down as one of the league’s all-time great big men. The 6’7”, 240 lb. post player enters his senior year already ranked 15th on the NEC career rebounding list (808) and has accumulated 1,158 CCSU’s Decade Of Dominance career points. Last season, Rutty averaged 15.3 ppg and led the NEC for the second straight season Central Connecticut State won three NEC Tournament championships over the last decade, and was with 10.9 rpg. He paced the circuit with 17 double-doubles to boost his career total to 30, the most also the most dominant team in the conference in terms of regular season success. Over the last ten among active league players. Rutty also ranked second in field goal percentage (.542). On a national years, the Blue Devils have won 115 league games, with Robert Morris second with 111 victories. basis, he finished eighth in rebounding and for the second year in a row, was the second-best offensive Monmouth (105) and Wagner (100) are the other teams to average 10 wins per season since 2000. rebounder in the country with 4.9 per game. Robert Morris registered seven 10-win seasons over the ten-year span, the most in the conference. 10-Year Study: Records In NEC Play CCSU 115-69 .625 FDU 90-94 .489 LIU 83-101 .451 MU 105-79 .571 MSM 83-101 .451 QU 88-96 .478 RMU 111-73 .603 SHU 82-102 .446 SFNY 92-92 .500 SFPA 67-117 .364 WC 100-84 .543

Top Returning Scoring Duos The NEC will feature just three schools with duos that combined to score at least 25.0 ppg last season. Topping the list is the St., Francis (NY) guard combination of Ricky Cadell and Akeem Bennett. Cadell was the league’s seventh leading scorer last season with 15.9 ppg, while Bennett ranked ninth with 14.5 ppg for a combined 30.4 ppg.

School Player PPG Player PPG Combined PPG St. Francis (NY) Ricky Cadell 15.9 Akeem Bennett 14.5 30.4 CCSU Ken Horton* 16.5 Shemik Thompson 13.0 29.5 Quinnipiac Justin Rutty 15.3 James Johnson 12.1 27.4

* 2008-09 stats