2015-16 Hobart College Basketball Game Notes GAME 8 • HOBART (4-3) at HAMILTON (4-3) DECEMBER 10, 2015 • SCOTT FIELD HOUSE • CLINTON, NEW YORK
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2015-16 Hobart College Basketball Game Notes GAME 8 • HOBART (4-3) at HAMILTON (4-3) DECEMBER 10, 2015 • SCOTT FIELD HOUSE • CLINTON, NEW YORK 2015-16 SCHEDULE THE COACHES Date Opponent Time/Result HOBART STATESMEN HAMILTON COLLEGE Nov. 14 KEUKA W 77-61 Head Coach: Tim Sweeney Head Coach: Adam Stockwell 17 ROCHESTER W 87-70 Alma Mater: Rochester ’03 Alma Mater: Le Moyne ’96 21 at Scranton W 79-73 Overall Record: 22-11 (2nd season) Overall Record: 148-142 (12th year) 24 at Buffalo State L 78-98 Dec. 2 %ROBERTS WESLEYAN L 58-59 Record at Hobart: 22-11 (2nd season) Record at Hamilton: 59-46 (5th year) 4 %vs. Nazareth W 75-73 Record vs. Hamilton: 0-1 Record vs. Hobart: 3-8 5 %Third Round L 81-82 Assistant Coaches: Mark Linebaugh, Dennis Assistant Coaches: Stan Evans, Bryan 10 at Hamilton 7 p.m. Pysnack, Trey Blanding ’15 Mathews Jan. 2 *at Rensselaer 4 p.m. 3 *at Skidmore 4 p.m. 9 at Fisher 2 p.m. SERIES SNAPSHOT—Tonight’s game will be the 149th all-time meeting between Hobart and Hamilton. 15 *at St. Lawrence 8 p.m. The Continentals lead the series 94-54, but the Statesmen have won three of the past five meetings. 16 *at Clarkson 4 p.m. 19 *RIT 8 p.m. WHEN LAST WE MET—On Jan. 4, 2015, Hamilton slipped past Hobart 46-44 in Bristol Gym. The Con- 22 *BARD 8 p.m. 23 *VASSAR 4 p.m. tinentals closed the game on an 8-2 run over the final six minutes to escape with the victory. Joseph Lin 26 *at Union 8 p.m. led the visitors with a game-high 14 points and five assists. Jack Donnelly added 10 points, including five 29 *SKIDMORE 8 p.m. during the closing run. CONNOR REHBAUM ’15 scored a team-high 10 points for Hobart. Tightly con- 30 *RENSSELAER 4 p.m. tested from start to finish, both teams held their largest lead of the game in the first half—5 for Hamilton Feb. 5 *at Vassar 8 p.m. at the 18:17 mark and 7 for Hobart at the 6:17 mark. While turnovers were virtually even (the Statesmen 6 *at Bard 4 p.m. made one more miscue), the Continentals made more of their opportunities, doubling up the home team 12 *CLARKSON 8 p.m. 16-8 in points off turnovers. 13 *ST. LAWRENCE 4 p.m. 17 *at RIT 8 p.m. CLASSIC REWIND—Hobart is coming off a sixth place finish in the 50th and final Wendy’s College 19 *UNION 8 p.m. Classic. The Statesmen’s three games in the eight-team tournament were decided by a grand total of four 24 Liberty League Semifinal points. Hobart lost its opener to eventual champion, Division II Roberts Wesleyan 59-58. The Statesmen 27 Liberty League Championship % Wendy’s College Classic bounced back in the consolation semifinals to defeat Nazareth 75-73, but fell to Brockport 82-81 in the * Liberty League game fifth place game. All-time, Hobart played in 32 Wendy’s College Classics, posting a record of 35-54, win- ning the tournament title in 2011-12. LIBERTY LEAGUE STANDINGS INSTANT CLASSIC—First-year JAMAL LUCAS led Hobart in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots and was named to the Wendy’s All-Classic second team last week. Against Roberts Wesleyan, he had LEAGUE OVERALL School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Streak eight points, four rebounds and three blocked shots. Against Nazareth, Lucas notched 14 points and six Skidmore 0-0 - - - 5-1 .833 W5 rebounds. The following afternoon, he recorded a team-high 20 points and a game-high eight rebounds Rensselaer 0-0 - - - 4-1 .800 W2 against Brockport. For the week, he averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks, while making 21 Bard 0-0 - - - 3-2 .600 W1 of 28 free throws. Hobart 0-0 - - - 4-3 .571 L1 RIT 0-0 - - - 3-4 .429 L2 FREE IS GOOD—Hobart leads the Liberty League and ranks 17th in the nation in free throw percentage, St. Lawrence 0-0 - - - 3-4 .429 L2 connecting on 76.8 percent of its trips to the charity stripe. First-year COLIN DOUGHERTY is second Vassar 0-0 - - - 3-4 .429 L1 in the conference and 44th in the nation in free throw percentage (.909). The Lockport, N.Y., native has Clarkson 0-0 - - - 3-6 .333 L1 started all seven games this season, earning free throws in five of those contests. Dougherty was a perfect Union 0-0 - - - 1-4 .200 L4 10-for-10 at Scranton and went 9-for-9 against Nazareth. HWS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS BLOCK PARTY—Hobart blocked a season-high six shots against Roberts Wesleyan last week. The States- men haven’t rejected that many shots in a game since turning back eight shots in a 113-77 win over Rens- Winn-Seeley Gymnasium selaer on Jan. 25, 2014. 300 Pulteney St. Geneva, NY 14456 STOP THIEF—Junior PETE DRESCHER has been a prolific pilferer through the first seven games of the season. He has 17 steals so far this season and is second in the Liberty League and 40th in the nation in Director (basketball contact) ......... Ken DeBolt steals per game (2.8). Projected out over a 25-game season, Drescher is on pace for 61 steals which would Email ................................... [email protected] rank 10th on Hobart’s single season list. Office ...................................... (315) 781-3146 Cell ..........................................(315) 521-1383 FROM WAY DOWNTOWN—Hobart nearly matched the school record for 3-pointers made in its 87-70 Twitter ........................................@KenDeBolt win over Rochester on Nov. 17. The Statesmen were 17-of-33 (.515) from beyond the arc, one triple shy of Associate Director ........................ Paige Mullin the mark set against Union on Jan. 24, 2009. Against the Yellowjackets, Hobart got 3-pointers from seven Email [email protected] different players, including three each by PETE DRESCHER, SEAN McKINLESS, JAMAL LUCAS, and Office ......................................(315) 781-3538 COLIN DOUGHERTY. Assistant Director .......... Mackenzie Larsen ’12 Email [email protected] THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER—Hobart leads the Liberty League and is among the top-20 in the na- Office ...................................... (315) 781-3135 tion in 3-point shooting this season. The Statesmen have made 42.5 percent of their shots from beyond the arc (17th in the country), have made 74 3-pointers (18th), and are averaging 10.6 triples per game (19th). 2015-16 Hobart College statesmen THOMAS CAMPION • JR • G CAREER HIGHS 5-10 • 175 • Jamestown, N.Y. PTS: 21, at Ithaca, 11/18/14 REBS: 6, vs. Washington (Md.), 12/30/14 FGM: 7, twice ASSTS: 3, twice MIN FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 3FGM: 6, at Ithaca, 11/18/14 STLS: 4, vs. RIT, 12/6/14 1 17.7 .400 .381 1.000 5.4 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 FTM: 4 at Union, 1/28/14 BLKS: 1, ROBERTS WESLEYAN, 12/02/15 MATT WALSH • FY • F CAREER HIGHS 6-5 • 205 • Manheim, Pa. PTS: 17, Nazareth,12/4/15 REBS: 7,Nazareth, 12/4/15 FGM: 6, Nazareth, 12/4/15 ASSTS: 3, ROCHESTER, 11/17/15 MIN FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 3FGM: 5,Nazareth, 12/4/15 STLS: 2, ROCHESTER, 11/17/15 2 15.7 .500 .444 .538 7.2 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 FTM: 4, Robert Wesleyan, 12/2/15 BLKS: 1, twice SEAN MCKINLESS • FY • G CAREER HIGHS 6-2 • 185 • River Edge, N.J. PTS: 16, ROCHESTER, 11/17/15 REBS: 3, Brockport, 12/5/15 FGM: 4, at Buffalo State, 11/24/15 ASSTS: 3, ROCHESTER, 11/17/15 MIN FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 3FGM: 3, three times STLS: 3, at Buffalo State, 11/24/15 3 19.3 .486 .519 .882 9.3 1.0 1.6 0.7 0.3 FTM: 7, ROCHESTER, 11/17/15 BLKS: 1, twice PETE DRESCHER • JR • G CAREER HIGHS 6-2 • 185 • Fayetteville, N.Y. PTS: 17, KEUKA, 11/14/15 REBS: 9, twice FGM: 7, KEUKA, 11/14/15 ASSTS: 6, at Bard, 2/13/15 MIN FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 3FGM: 4, Brockport, 12/4/15 STLS: 5, KEUKA, 11/14/15 4 30.7 .382 .345 .333 7.7 4.4 2.4 2.4 0.1 FTM: 4, three times BLKS: 2, vs. Rochester, 12/4/13 COLIN DOUGHERTY • FY • G CAREER HIGHS 6-4 • 175 • Lockport, N.Y. PTS: 14, Nazareth, 12/4/15 REBS: 6, Nazareth, 12/4/15 FGM: 5, ROCHESTER, 11/17/15 ASSTS: 3, twice MIN FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 3FGM: 4, Robert Wesleyan, 12/2/15 STLS: 3, KEUKA, 11/14/15 5 24.0 .412 .438 .909 11.3 3.0 1.6 0.9 0.0 FTM: 10, at Scranton, 11/21/15 BLKS: — ANDREW RIVIELLO • SO • G CAREER HIGHS 5-9 • 165 • Lansdale, Pa. PTS: 6, at Buffalo State, 11/24/15 REBS: 2, twice FGM: 2, twice ASSTS: 2, at Buffalo State, 11/24/15 MIN FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 3FGM: 2, at Buffalo State, 11/24/15 STLS: 1, ROCHESTER, 11/17/15 10 6.8 .455 .444 .000 2.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 FTM: — BLKS: — KENAN WILLIAMS • JR • G CAREER HIGHS 5-8 • 145 • Brooklyn, N.Y. PTS: 3, twice REBS: 3, RENSSELAER, 1/25/14 FGM: 1, at Buffalo State, 11/24/15 ASSTS: 1, twice MIN FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 3FGM: 1, at Buffalo State, 11/24/15 STLS: 1, CLARKSON, 2/14/14 11 3.0 .333 .500 — 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 FTM: 3, CLARKSON, 2/14/14 BLKS: — ALEX LOYD • FY • F CAREER HIGHS 6-5 • 195 • Ormond Beach, Fla.