2015-2016 HOLY CROSS MEN’S BASKETBALL FACT BOOK 1947 NCAA CHAMPIONS 1954 NIT CHAMPIONS 12 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1947, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1977, 1980, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS / QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2015-2016 SCHEDULE Media Information . 3-4 Nov. 5 ASSUMPTION (exhibition) ..................7:05 p.m. Opponent Information . 5-6 Nov . 13 at Marist . 7:00 p .m . 2015-2016 Season Preview . 7 Nov . 16 at Brown . 7:00 p .m . Player Profiles . 8-25 Nov. 19 NEW HAMPSHIRE ........................7:05 p.m. Basketball Staff . 26-29 Nov . 22 at Quinnipiac . 2:00 p .m . Support Staff . 30 Nov. 25 SACRED HEART ..........................1:05 p.m. 2015-2016 Roster . 31 Nov. 29 HARVARD ................................1:05 p.m. The Patriot League . 32 Dec . 2 at Rhode Island . 7:00 p .m . 2014-2015 Final Statistics . 33-35 Dec. 5 ALBANY..................................2:05 p.m. 2014-2015 Box Scores . 36-39 Dec . 9 at Kansas . 8:00 p .m . Single-Game Records . 40-41 Dec . 12 at Hartford . 7:00 p .m . Single-Season Records . 42-43 Dec. 21 MAINE ...................................7:05 p.m. Career Records . 44-45 Dec. 30 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * ...................7:05 p.m. Team Records . 46-47 Jan . 2 at Navy * . 1:00 p .m . Year-By-Year Leaders . 48-51 Jan. 6 COLGATE *...............................7:05 p.m. Hart Center Records . 52-55 Jan . 9 at Bucknell * . 2:00 p .m . 1,000-Point Scorers . 56-63 Jan . 13 at Lafayette * . 7:00 p .m . Overtime Records . 63 Jan. 16 LEHIGH * ................................1:05 p.m. Postseason Tournaments . 64-67 Jan. 20 ARMY WEST POINT * .....................7:05 p.m. Regular Season Tournaments . 68-69 Jan . 24 at American * . 1:00 p .m . The Last Time . 70-71 Jan. 27 LOYOLA (MD.) * ..........................7:05 p.m. Tradition of Excellence . 72-76 Jan. 30 NAVY * ...................................1:05 p.m. National Championship Teams . 77 Feb . 3 at Colgate * . 7:00 p .m . All-Time Head Coaches / Coaching Records . 78-81 Feb. 6 BUCKNELL * .............................1:05 p.m. Hall of Fame Inductees . 82 Feb. 10 LAFAYETTE *.............................7:05 p.m. Crusaders in the Professional Ranks . 83 Feb . 15 at Lehigh * . 7:30 p .m . Honors & Awards . 84-86 Feb . 17 at Army West Point * . 7:00 p .m . Year-By-Year Records . 87-89 Feb. 21 AMERICAN * ............................12:05 p.m. All-Time Series Records . 90-91 Feb . 24 at Loyola (Md .) * . 7:30 p .m . Series History vs . 2015-2016 Opponents . 92-95 Feb . 27 at Boston University * . 12:00 p .m . All-Time Letterwinners . 96-98 Mar . 1 Patriot League First Round All-Time Results . 99-114 Mar. 3 Patriot League Quarterfinals Mar. 6 Patriot League Semifinals ADMINISTRATION Mar . 9 Patriot League Championship Game President . Rev . Philip L . Buroughs, S .J . * Patriot League games Director of Athletics . Nathan Pine Home games listed in BOLD CAPS Senior Associate Director of Athletics . Joseph Bertoletti Associate Director of Athletics . Rosemary Shea Associate Director of Athletics . Brendan Sullivan BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS Assistant Director of Athletics . Ryan Colton Head Coach . Bill Carmody Athletic Department Phone . (508) 793-2571 Alma Mater . Union, 1975 Ticket Office Phone . (508) 793-2573 Record at Holy Cross . First Season Athletic Department Fax . (508) 793-3863 Overall Record . 284-245 / 17 Seasons Office Phone . (508) 793-2323 Office Fax . (508) 793-2229 GENERAL COLLEGE INFORMATION Assistant Coach . Kevin Driscoll Location . Worcester, Mass . Assistant Coach . Joe Kennedy Founded . .1843 Assistant Coach . Freddie Owens Enrollment . 2,904 Director of Operations . Matt Fava Denomination . Roman Catholic, Jesuit Athletic Trainer . Wally Trisdale Nickname . Crusaders Strength & Conditioning . Shepard Allen Color . Royal Purple Secretary . Janet LaMachia National Affiliation . NCAA Division I 2014-2015 Record . 14-16 overall (8-10 Patriot League / Sixth) Conference . Patriot League Home Court (Capacity) . Hart Center (3,600) College Web Site . www .holycross .edu Letterwinners Returning / Lost . 8 / 4 Athletics Web Site . www .goholycross .com Starters Returning / Lost . 3 / 2 2 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS MEN’S BASKETBALL FACT BOOK MEDIA INFORMATION Charles Bare Jim Wrobel Jim Sarkisian Greg Celona PARKING CONTACT INFORMATION Parking at the Hart Center is on a first-come, first-served basis. The park- ing lots in front of the Hart Center are ordinarily able to handle all of your parking needs . Members of the media are encouraged to arrive at least one For information on Holy Cross basketball, or any other varsity athletic hour before tipoff in order to ensure the availability of parking . team, please contact the Holy Cross athletic media relations office: Charles Bare, Director . cbare@holycross .edu GAME DAY SERVICES Jim Wrobel, Assistant Director . jwrobel@holycross .edu Pregame press notes and flip cards are available in the media room ap- Jim Sarkisian, Assistant Director . jsarkisi@holycross .edu proximately one hour before tipoff . A pregame meal will also be available Greg Celona, Assistant . gcelona@holycross .edu approximately one hour before tipoff . E-mail service is available after the Kristen Kearnan, Secretary . kkearnan@holycross .edu game with advanced notice to the athletic media relations staff . Halftime Office Phone . (508) 793-2583 statistics, final statistics and play-by-play are provided. Complete books Office Fax . (508) 793-2309 are available approximately 15 minutes after the game . Press Box Phone . (508) 793-3980 Mailing Address . One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610 E-Mail Address . athleticmedia@holycross .edu POSTGAME PROCEDURES The Holy Cross basketball locker room is closed to the media . Mem- bers of the media should submit player requests to Charles Bare by the CREDENTIALS & SCOUTING PASSES five-minute mark of the second half. For games at the Hart Center, a post- All requests for working media credentials should be made to Charles game press conference will be held in the Bud Ryan Room following a Bare at least one week in advance, preferably in writing . All requests re- 10-minute cooling off period . Requests for interviews with the opposing ceived one week in advance will be mailed, while all others will be left at team should be made with that school’s sports information director . the will call window, which is located at the entrance to the Hart Center . Every effort will be made to accommodate all members of the media, but COACH & PLAYER INTERVIEWS as space is limited, we may not be able to honor all requests . Personal interviews with head coach Bill Carmody, his staff and players can be arranged through Charles Bare . Players are available in person and RADIO BROADCASTS for phone interviews on most days, subject to the individual student-ath- Holy Cross has installed analog phone lines which can be used by visiting lete’s academic responsibilities . Arrangements for all interviews should radio . Those wishing to install their own lines may contact Verizon at be made at least 24 hours in advance . Home phone numbers will not be (508) 792-4000 . Any radio station or reporting service seeking in-game given out . or post-game reports must make arrangements through the athletic media relations office. HOLY CROSS ON THE INTERNET Information on Holy Cross basketball and all 26 other varsity sports is TELEPHONES available through the Holy Cross Athletics home page at “www .GoHoly- There is one community telephone on press row for use by the media . To Cross .com” . All notes and statistics will be available through the site . In order a private phone, contact Verizon at (508) 792-4000 . addition, Crusader radio broadcasts can be heard on the internet, with in- formation on broadcast locations available on the Holy Cross Athletics home page . INTERNET ACCESS There is high speed wireless internet access available for members of the media to use in the Hart Center arena . 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS MEN’S BASKETBALL FACT BOOK 3 MEDIA INFORMATION DIRECTIONS TO THE HART CENTER 2015-2016 TRAVEL INFORMATION From the East or West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) to Exit Marist: Travel via charter bus . Depart Worcester on the day of Nov . 12, 10 . After the exit, follow I-290 East toward Worcester . Take Exit 11 (Col- return following the game on Nov . 13 . Courtyard Poughkeepsie, 2641 lege Square / Southbridge Street) off of I-290 . Cross over to the right lane South Road / Route 9, Poughkeepsie, N .Y ., 12601 . Phone: (845) 485- immediately after coming off the ramp to College Square. Take the first 6336 . right (before the traffic light) onto College Street. Go up the hill and enter the campus at the last gate on the left (Gate 7). Take the first right and the Quinnipiac: Travel via charter bus . Depart Worcester on the day of Nov . Hart Center is located at the top of the hill . 21, return following the game on Nov . 22 . Courtyard New Haven Wall- From the North: Take I-495 South to I-290 West (Exit 25B) . Follow ingford, 600 Northrop Road, Wallingford, Conn ., 06492 . Phone: (203) I-290 West to Exit 11 (College Square / Southbridge Street) . Bear left 284-9400 . coming off the ramp onto Southbridge Street. Take the first right (before the traffic light) onto College Street. Go up the hill and enter the campus Kansas: Travel via commercial air . Depart Worcester on the day of Dec . at the last gate on the left (Gate 7). Take the first right and the Hart Center 8, return following the day of Dec . 10 . Oread Hotel, 1200 Oread Avenue, is located at the top of the hill . Lawrence, Kan ., 66044 . Phone: (785) 843-1200 . From the Southeast: Take I-495 North to the Massachusetts Turnpike Hartford: Travel via charter bus . Depart Worcester on the day of Dec . 11, West (I-90) . Take Exit 10 off of the Massachusetts Turnpike . After the return following the game on Dec .