2004 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament
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Men’s Basketball Media Packet 2004 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Presented By Choice Hotels International March 6-7 and 10, 2004 Wagner College Staten Island, NY (finals Held at Home Of Higher Seed) 2003-04 MEN’SMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALLBASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Men’s Basketball Contact: Ron Ratner, Associate Commissioner Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected] Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • St. Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Basketball Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (through end of regular season) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Monmouth* 12-6 .667 18-11 .621 L1 12-0 4-10 2-1 Monday, February 23 St. Francis (NY)* 12-6 .667 15-12 .556 W1 8-4 6-7 1-1 FDU 86, MONMOUTH 64 WAGNER 70, ST. FRANCIS (PA) 66 3. Fairleigh Dickinson* 11-7 .611 16-11 .593 L1 10-3 6-8 0-0 4. Robert Morris* 10-8 .556 13-14 .481 L1 9-3 4-11 0-0 Tuesday, February 24 St. Francis (PA)* 10-8 .556 13-14 .481 W2 10-1 3-13 0-0 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 75, LIU 66 Wagner* 10-8 .556 13-15 .464 W1 5-6 6-9 2-0 Thursday, February 26 7. Central Conn. St.* 9-9 .500 12-13 .480 W1 5-7 6-6 1-0 ST. FRANCIS (PA) 69, CCSU 49 8. Sacred Heart 8-10 .444 12-15 .444 L4 8-4 4-11 0-0 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 85, SACRED HEART 75 Mount St. Mary's* 8-10 .444 10-18 .357 W3 6-6 4-11 0-1 ROBERT MORRIS 68, QUINNIPIAC 66 10. Quinnipiac 5-13 .278 9-20 .310 W1 6-6 2-11 1-3 11. Long Island 4-14 .222 8-19 .296 L3 6-6 1-13 1-0 Friday, February 27 MONMOUTH 87, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 82 * Clinched NEC Tournament berth. Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament. Saturday, February 28 CCSU 77, ROBERT MORRIS 68 Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week FDU 75, LIU 64 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 57, WAGNER 38 Landy Thompson, Mount St. Mary’s ST. FRANCIS (PA) 78, QUINNIPIAC 62 So., G, 6-1, 178 lbs., Germantown, MD/Archbishop Spalding Home Team Underlined With its back against the wall, Thompson led Mount St. Mary’s to consecutive road wins for the first time in four years last week, and kept his team’s playoff hopes alive entering the final game of the regular season. Thompson Choice Hotels Choice Hotels averaged 21.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, hit 7-17 (.417) shots from three-point range and was a perfect 9-9 from the NEC Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week line. In an 85-75 win at Sacred Heart on Thursday, he tallied 24 points, including 6-12 from beyond the arc, and Nov. 24 Rob Monroe, QU Nov. 24 Esa Maki-Tulokas, LIU added four rebounds. He followed with an 18-point, five-rebound effort as the Mountaineers stopped Wagner, 57- Dec. 1 Rob Monroe, QU Dec. 1 Evan Meekins, LIU 38, on Saturday. Thompson surpassed the 900-point plateau last week and now has 920 points in just 54 career Dec. 8 Dwayne Byfield, MU Dec. 8 Marques Alston, MU games (17.0 ppg). In 2003-04, the Germantown, MD product ranks second in the NEC in scoring at 18.5 ppg and Dec. 15 Ron Robinson, CCSU Dec. 15 Esa Maki-Tulokas, LIU Dec. 22 Darshan Luckey, SFPA Dec. 22 DeMario Anderson, CCSU third in made three pointers with 68. Jan. 5 Tory Cavalieri, SFNY Jan. 5 Mychal Kearse, MSM Jan. 12 Maurice Bailey, SHU Jan. 12 Joey Henley, SHU Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week Jan. 19 Blake Hamilton, MU Jan. 19 James Williams, LIU Mychal Kearse, Mount St. Mary’s Jan. 26 Chad Timberlake, FDU Jan. 26 Obie Nwadike, CCSU Feb. 2 Gordon Klaiber, FDU Feb. 2 Joey Henley, SHU Fr., G, 6-4, 185 lbs., Charlotte, NC/Providence Day Feb. 9 Ron Robinson, CCSU Feb. 9 Javier Mojica, CCSU Kearse captures his league-leading third NEC Rookie of the Week honor this season after making key contributions Feb. 16 Aaron Thomas, RMU Feb. 16 Derek Coleman, RMU in two Mount St. Mary’s road wins last week. Kearse once again posted strong all-around numbers, averaging 9.5 Feb. 23 Jason Osborne, SFPA Feb. 23 Mychal Kearse, MSM points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals. In an 85-75 win at Sacred Heart on Thursday, he tallied 14 points, Mar. 1 Landy Thompson, MSM Mar. 1 Mychal Kearse, MSM six rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals, and added five points, five boards, two assists and two steals in a 57- 38 triumph at Wagner two days later. On the season, Kearse leads all NEC rookies in steals (1.4 spg) and ranks 2004 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament third in rebounding (5.5 rpg). The Charlotte, NC native has also raised his scoring average to 6.5 ppg. March 6-7 (at Wagner College), March 10 (at higher seed) This Week’s Schedule 2004 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Monday, March 1 Saturday, March 6 Wednesday, March 10 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 63, FDU 57 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals at Wagner NEC Tournament Championship QUINNIPIAC 90, LIU 80 #2 St. Francis (NY) vs. #7 CCSU (12:00 pm) (at home of higher seed) MOUNT ST. MARY’S 68, MONMOUTH 62 #3 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. #6 Wagner (2:30 pm) 7:00 pm (ESPN2) WAGNER 100, SACRED HEART 93 #1 Monmouth vs. #8 Mount St. Mary’s (5:30 pm) #4 Robert Morris vs. #5 St. Francis (PA) (8:00 pm) Saturday, March 6 Sunday, March 7 Wednesday, March 10 END OF REGULAR SEASON Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Sunday, March 7 12:00, 2:30, 5:30, 8:00 pm 5:00 pm, 8:00 pm (Metro-TV) 7:00 pm (ESPN2) NEC Tournament Semifinals at Wagner #2/#7 vs. #3/#6 (5:00 pm) NEC Website #1/#8 vs. #4/#5 (8:00 pm) (Metro-TV) For all the latest news, scores, statistics and notes, visit the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org Standings and statistics are updated daily. 2004 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Presented by Choice Hotels International Quarterfinals and Semifinals at Wagner College, Staten Island, NY Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship #2 St. Francis (NY) Saturday, March 6 St. Francis (NY) 12:00 pm #7 Central Connecticut State Sunday, March 7 St. Francis (NY) (72-65) 5:00 pm #3 Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday, March 6 Wagner 2:30 pm #6 Wagner Wednesday, March 10 7:00 pm Monmouth (67-64)) ESPN2 NEC Champion #1 Monmouth (at higher seed) Saturday, March 6 Monmouth 5:30 pm #8 Mount St. Mary’s Sunday, March 7 Monmouth (67-54) 8:00 pm #4 Robert Morris Metro-TV Saturday, March 6 UMBC 8:00 pm #5 St. Francis (PA) 2004 NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Presented by Choice Hotels International Quarterfinals and Semifinals at Wagner College, Staten Island, NY Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship #1 St. Francis (PA) Friday, March 5 St. Francis (NY) 12:00 pm #8 Mount St. Mary’s Sunday, March 7 St. Francis (NY) (72-65) 12:00 pm #4 Quinnipiac Cablevision Systems Friday, March 5 Wagner 2:30 pm #5 Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday, March 13 2:00 pm Monmouth (67-64)) Fox Sports-NY NEC Champion #2 Sacred Heartand (at higher seed) Friday, March 5 Monmouth 5:30 pm #7 Long Island Sunday, March 7 Monmouth (67-54) 2:30 pm #3 Monmouth Friday, March 5 UMBC 8:00 pm #6 Wagner 2003-04 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are local. Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island (12-13, 9-9 NEC) (16-11, 11-7 NEC) (8-19, 4-14 NEC) Mohegan Sun Classic at CCSU N 22 at Nebraska L 64-80 N 21 at Lehigh W 66-54 N 29 Charleston Southern W 66-55 N 25 at Morgan State L 75-76 N 29 Hartford W 64-63 N 30 Loyola Marymount L 57-58 N 29 American W 55-54 D 3 Delaware L 76-89 D 9 vs. Massachusetts (at Mohegan Sun) W 53-52 D 1 Cabrini W 90-68 D 5 at Binghamton L 52-66 D 21 at Providence L 67-72 D 6 at Florida State L 46-83 D 8 at SACRED HEART (MSG) L 87-89 D 31 Niagara L 74-79 D 13 at LONG ISLAND W 76-73 D 10 Albany W 78-65 J 5 at Loyola (MD) W 67-62 D 20 at St. Peter’s L 77-88 D 13 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 73-76 D 22 Buffalo W 79-64 J 9 at Brown L 58-79 D 20 at Rutgers L 54-80 J 12 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (Fox-NY) W 80-68 D 30 Rider W 67-60 J 4 at Army W 57-48 at College of Charleston Tournament J 17 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 57-69 D 29 at College of Charleston L 59-86 J 19 at LONG ISLAND W 79-60 J 10 at SACRED HEART L 69-73 D 30 vs. Norfolk State W 72-68 J 22 WAGNER L 67-73 J 12 at WAGNER W 57-55 J 6 at Texas A&M L 63-89 J 24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 77-84 J 17 ROBERT MORRIS (MSG) L 58-62 J 26 at SACRED HEART L 69-72 J 19 ST.