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www.monroecollegemustangs.com MONROE COLLEGE MUSTANGS QUICK FACTS about the monroe mustangs The Monroe College Athletic Department fields teams in fourteen sports: baseball, men's Campus Locations basketball, women's basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men's and women’s soccer, Bronx, NY football, softball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's volleyball. New Rochelle, NY All Monroe teams are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association and Castries, St. Lucia participate in NJCAA Region XV. Monroe Mustangs men’s basketball, football, men’s and Founded: 1933 women’s soccer, and baseball and women’s volleyball are Division I programs as are all of the track Enrollment: 7,250 and field and cross country teams. Monroe women’s basketball and softball compete in Division II. President BASEBALL: Launched in 2005, Mustang baseball has established itself as a powerhouse. In 2006, they played in the playoffs Stephen J. Jerome in just their second season and in 2007 they advanced to the first round of the Region XV playoffs. 2008 was a turning point Athletic Director as they finished third in the Regional tournament winning the first of their two consecutive Region XV championships. Bert Shillingford Mustangs have gone on to play in Division I and II, as well as the ACBL, an elite summer league. Monroe baseball players come Sports Development and from the Caribbean, Canada, and elsewhere. There is also a strong local contingent. Former Monroe players have gone on to Information play in the NCAA and signed with Major League teams: the Oakland A’s, Toronto Blue Jays, The LA Dodgers, and Arizona Gary Axelbank Diamondbacks. Director of Facilities MEN’S BASKETBALL: Monroe College Mustang men's basketball is firmly established as an NJCAA powerhouse. Since Mark Goodman the 1991-92 season, the Mustangs have a remarkable .742 winning percentage. Monroe Mustang basketball alumni have gone Team Colors on to star in European professional basketball and the NCAA Division I at a number of colleges including Boise State, University Royal Blue & Gold of Oregon, University of Idaho, Southern Illinois, University of Houston, Iowa State, St. John's, University of Utah, St. Peter's, Cornell, and LIU. Over the years nine Mustangs have been named All-Americans and in 2004-05 two Monroe players were MEN’S BASKETBALL recognized as Academic All-Americans. Former Mustang Orlando Sanchez has signed with the NY Knicks. Affiliation MEN’S SOCCER: In 2009 the Mustangs truly came of age finishing with an overwhelming 16-1-1 record. They followed NJCAA Division I that up in 2010 with a 19-2 record, Region and District Championships, and a fourth-place finish in the NJCAA Division I Men’s National Tournament. In 2011 they were 14-2-1 as national finalists. In 2012 and 2014 they won Region championships. The Region: Region XV Mustangs typically consist of players not only from the NY metro area, but from all over the nation and the world. There is also Head Coach a popular men’s JV soccer team and soccer academy. Traditionally, emphasis of teamwork on the Mustang soccer team breeds Jeff Brustad (13th, Oneonta) a family-type atmosphere that means success both on and off the field. Assistant Coaches MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND Dana Warner FIELD: The Monroe College track and field teams made their debut in the fall of 2007. In the 2009 outdoor national Archie Weston III championships Monroe athletes placed third in the high jump, fifth in the long jump, and sixth in the discus and hammer throws. JV Coach At the 2010 outdoor nationals a Monroe All-American took second in the men's discus and tenth in the women’s discus, and Chris Neely Monroe women finished fifth in the 100m and the 200m. They also competed in the Outdoor Track and Cross Country JV Assistant Coach nationals in 2011, and were Men’s Northeast District Outdoor Champs, and had a national champion in discus. In 2012-13 Davonne Buckson Monroe fielded gold medalists in discus and the triple jump. They hosted the 2014 NJCAA Indoor National Championships at JV Volunteer Coach the Armory in Manhattan. They’ve won three gold medals at the Penn Relays in the past two years. The 2014 men’s and Winston Shaw women’s cross country teams won Region Championships. 2013-14 Record: 23-7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Established as a varsity sport in 1998, the Monroe women are four-time national Overall Record champions, most recently in 2012. Last year they won the Region and District titles and played in the national tournament. 543-188 (.742) They have made eleven consecutive national tournament appearances, have had streaks of six consecutive Region XV (since 1991) Championships, an NJCAA record 69 consecutive home wins, and an incredible 139 consecutive conference winning streak. They won 30 or more games in six straight seasons. The winning percentage for the Monroe women since 2001 is .781. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL In 2004-05 the Monroe women were named as an NJCAA Academic All-American team and two players were honored as Academic All-Americans. Affiliation NJCAA Division II WOMEN’S SOCCER: Monroe’s newest varsity team started in the fall of 2009 and has now become a nationally-ranked powerhouse. The Monroe women won Region titles in 2010 and 2011 and were national finalists in 2011. In 2012, Monroe Region: Region XV women’s soccer moved up to Division I and became a top-ten ranked team within their first month. They won Region and Head Coach District titles in 2013 and played in the national tournament. In addition to drawing student athletes from all over the globe, the James Robinson, Jr. (4th Season) Monroe women apply their dedication and commitment to community service, with assistance to the disabled and other local organizations. The 2014 Monroe Women are Region Champions. Assistant Coaches Samera Marsh SOFTBALL: In its first year of varsity play in 2004, the Monroe women finished 10-9, won the important games down the Mike Tuitt stretch of the season, and clinched a playoff spot. With that first season under their belts, Monroe went on to make the Region 2013-14 Record: 23-12 Championship game in just their second year of varsity play. They repeated as region finalists in 2006 and in 2007 they again made the playoffs, advancing to the semi-final round. In 2008 they were Region XV finalists. In 2010, their first as a Division II Achievements National Tournament team, they won the Region Championship. In 2013 and 2014 they were Region finalists. Region XV Champions WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: In their first year of Division II play in 2009, the Monroe women won the District District 3 Champions championship and played in the National Tournament, proof that Monroe College women's volleyball was on the rise. In 2004 Overall Record they finished 21-4 and played all the way to the Region XV championship game. In 2005 and again in 2006 they were a Region 372-104 (.781) XV playoff team. Under a highly-regarded new coach in 2011, they were 29-4. They won Region and District titles in 2012 and (since 2001) 2013 and finished in the National To urnament as one of the nation’s top teams. The 2014 Monroe women are Region Home Court Champions and their season featured a 23-match win streak that included 66-straight set wins. Monroe Athletic Complex 19 Lecount Place New Rochelle, NY MONROE COLLEGE CONTACT table of contents INFORMATION MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER & TEAM . .4 COLLEGE ADDRESS 434 Main Street THE COACHES . .5 New Rochelle, NY 10801 THE PLAYERS . .6-9 COLLEGE PHONE 2014-2015 SCHEDULE . .10 914-632-5400 MONROE’S ATHLETIC COMPLEX (MAC) . .11 BASKETBALL HISTORY . .12-13 COLLEGE WEB SITE www.monroecollege.edu ATHLETICS WEB SITE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL www.monroecollegemustangs.com ROSTER & TEAM . .14 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT THE COACHES . .15 145 Hugenot Street New Rochelle, NY 10801 THE PLAYERS . .16-20 2014-2015L SCHEDULE . .21 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Bert Shillingford BASKETBALL HISTORY . .22-23 91 4-740-6430 office 917-939-7169 cell 91 4- 81 5-1265 fax MEN’S JV BASKETBALL [email protected] ROSTER & TEAM . .24 SPORTS INFORMATION THE COACHES . .25 Gary Axelbank THE PLAYERS . .25-26 914-740-6758 office 917-576-0341 cell 2014-2015 SCHEDULE . .27 646-393-8914 fax [email protected] MEN’S BASKETBALL Jeff Brustad 914-74 0- 6427 office 917-577-2658 cell [email protected] WOMEN’S BASKETBALL James Robinson, Jr. 914-384-7657 cell [email protected] WWW.MONROECOLLEGE.EDU www.monroecollegemustangs.com MUSTANGS 2014-2015 M EN ’S BASKETBALL ROSTER FIVE NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS • FIVE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS • TEN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Back Row Standing: (L to R) Assistant Coaches Archie Weston III and Dana Warner, Thomas Rivera, Shakeem Wilson, Will Tavares, Maurice Hart, Jaylen Benton, Lawahn Lewis and Head Coach Jeffrey Brustad. Front Row Sitting: (L to R) TJ Danns, Khalifa Ndiaye, Shackquiel Scott, Lukas Landgren, Ran Tut and Keith Harris. NO. NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN / HS 1 Will Tavares G Fr. 6’6” 205 Providence, RI / Bishop Hendricken 2 Thomas Rivera G So. 6’0” 170 New York, NY / Eastside 3 Jaylen Benton G So. 6’2” 185 Columbus, OH / Westerville North 4 Shackquiel Scott F R-Fr. 6’7” 215 Patterson, NJ / Passaic Tech 5 Khalifa Ndiaye F So. 6’8” 215 Dakar, Senegal / St. Benedict’s 10 Maurice Hart G R-So. 6’5” 185 Asbury, NJ / Asbury Park 11 Lawahn Lewis G Fr. 6’1” 180 Brooklyn, NY / Progress 12 Shakeem Wilson G So.