2016-17 Men's Basketball Game Notes
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22016-17016-17 Men’sMen’s BasketballBasketball GameGame NotesNotes - NCAANCAA TTournamentournament FirstFirst FFourour MOUNT STORYLINES GAMEDAY INFO Mount St. Mary’s opened the second half with a 22-to-3 run to rally Date Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Tip Time 6:40 p.m. from an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat Saint Francis U, 71-61, in the Location Dayton, Ohio Northeast Conference Championship game at Knott Arena on March 7. Trail- Arena (Capacity) UD Arena (13,435) Watch truTV MMOUNTOUNT SST.T. MMARY’SARY’S NNEWEW OORLEANSRLEANS ing 31-23 at the half, the Mount scored the first eight points of the second Talent Brian Anderson, Clark Kellogg, Lewis Johnson Radio Mount Radio Network Overall NEC Overall SLC stanza to tie the game. Freshman Miles Wilson scored eight consecutive Talent Adam Pohl points ahead of a Junior Robinson three-pointer that made it 45-34. The National Radio Westwood One 19-15 14-4 Record 20-11 13-5 Talent Ted Emrich, Austin Croshere 11-4 7-2 Home 11-3 7-2 closest the Red Flash got the rest of the way was nine points. Elijah Long led the Mount with 24 points while Robinson added 22. Wilson finished SERIES INFO 8-11 7-2 Away 7-8 6-3 with his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Series First meeting in series history 0-0 0-0 Neutral 2-0 0-0 Last Mount Win ---- Elijah Long was named the Northeast Conference Tournament most Last New Orleans Win ---- 149 - RPI 154 - at Mount ---- 213 - KenPom 178 - valuable player after averaging 21.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the three games. He joins Silas Cheung (1995), Gregory Harris (1999), Jean at SFU ---- at Neutral Site ---- 2016-17 Schedule/Results Cajou (2008) and Rashad Whack (2014) as the Mount’s NEC Tournament Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Most Valuable players. THE NUMBERS Nov. 5 HOOD (Exhibition) W, 89-65 Nov. 11 at No. 20 West Virginia (Root Sports) L, 59-87 Category Mount New Orleans The Mount will be appearing in their fifth NCAA Division I men’s bas- Nov. 14 at No. 20 Iowa State L, 55-73 Record 19-15 20-11 Nov. 16 at Minnesota ^ (BTN+) L, 56-80 ketball tournament. The Mount played in the NCAA Tournament in 1995, Streak W4 W3 Nov. 18 at George Mason W, 78-76 ot 1999, 2008 and 2014. Scoring Offense 68.3 73.1 Nov. 21 at Southern Illinois ^ (ESPN3) L, 63-73 Scoring Defense 68.6 69.3 Nov. 23 at UT Arlington ^ L, 71-80 The Mountaineers will be appearing in the NCAA Opening Round for the Scoring Margin -0.3 +3.8 Nov. 26 at No. 25 Michigan (ESPN3) L, 47-64 third time, joining 2008 and 2014. Field Goal Pct. .444 .471 Nov. 28 at Arkansas (SEC+) L, 76-89 Field Goal Pct. Defense .448 .439 Dec. 3 at Loyola (MASN) L, 57-64 TRENDING 3-Point Pct. .357 .322 Dec. 7 UMBC L, 70-78 Mount St. Mary’s head coach Jamion Christian has led the Mount to 3-Point Pct. Defense .344 .310 Dec. 10 LEHIGH L, 71-90 the NEC title game in three of his five seasons at the helm of the program. Free Throw Pct. .675 .712 Dec. 19 at Bucknell L, 65-81 Overall, in 11 seasons as a Division I assistant and head coach, Christian’s Rebound Margin -7.4 +3.9 Dec. 22 COPPIN STATE W, 87-49 teams have advanced to the conference championship game six times. Assists per Game 11.1 15.8 Dec. 29 at LIU Brooklyn * W, 67-65 Turnovers per Game 13.1 16.8 Turnover Margin +1.8 -0.5 Dec. 31 WAGNER * W, 57-56 Mount St. Mary’s opened the 2016-17 season with a 1-11 record. Since Jan. 5 at Bryant * L, 71-72 Steals per Game 6.2 7.8 that time, the Mount is 18-4 while averaging 70.7 points per game and Blocks per Game 4.0 3.1 Jan. 7 at Central Connecticut * W, 77-68 shooting 47.7 percent from the field over that stretch. Jan. 12 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 77-70 Jan. 14 SAINT FRANCIS U * W, 78-72 MOUNT ST. MARY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Jan. 19 at Sacred Heart * W, 86-75 0 JUNIOR ROBINSON Points Rebounds Assists Minutes Jan. 21 at St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 55-47 Guard | Jr. | 5-5 | 165 14.1 1.6 2.9 33.1 Jan. 26 ROBERT MORRIS * (CBSSN) W, 48-47 Mebane, N.C. Last Game: Scored 22 points in the NEC Championship game vs. Saint Francis U. Jan. 28 SACRED HEART * W, 67-53 Eastern Alamance Note: Named to the NEC All-Tournament team after averaging 20.7 points in the three games. Feb. 2 BRYANT * (ESPNU) W, 77-70 55 ELIJAH LONG Points Rebounds Assists Minutes Feb. 4 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * L, 52-54 Guard | So. | 6-0 | 180 15.4 5.4 4.4 34.4 Feb. 9 at Robert Morris * W, 74-70 Mississauga, Ont. Last Game: Scored 24 points while adding nine rebounds in NEC Championship game. Feb. 11 at Saint Francis U * W, 81-62 John Carroll (Md.) Note: Named NEC Tournament MVP after averaging 21.7 points and 6.0 rebounds. Feb. 16 at Wagner * (ESPN3) L, 65-69 10 MILES WILSON Points Rebounds Assists Minutes Feb. 18 at Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 79-74 Guard | Fr. | 6-5 | 190 11.3 3.6 0.5 28.3 Feb. 23 LIU BROOKLYN * (CBSSN) L, 58-62 Baltimore, Md. Last Game: Recorded first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in NEC Championship game. Feb. 25 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * W, 77-62 Mount St. Joseph Note: NEC All-Rookie Team Selection; Averaged 10.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in the NEC Tournament. Mar. 1 SACRED HEART ! W, 76-73 5 CHRIS WRAY Points Rebounds Assists Minutes Mar. 4 ROBERT MORRIS ! (MSG) W, 75-66 Forward | Jr. | 6-8 | 200 7.1 5.9 1.5 29.0 Mar. 7 SAINT FRANCIS U ! (ESPN2) W, 71-61 Shelby, N.C. Last Game: Tallied 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals in NEC Championship game. Mar. 14 vs. New Orleans & 6:40 PM Mount St. Joseph Note: Leads the team in field goal percentage at 57.5 percent. HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Northeast Conference Game ! - NEC Tournament Game ^ - Golden Gopher Showcase Root Sports - Root Sports Pittsburgh MASN - Mid-Atlantic Sports 1 MAWDO SALLAH Points Rebounds Blocks Minutes BTN Plus - Big 10 Network Plus SEC Plus - SEC Network Plus CBSSN - CBS Sports Network Forward | So.-R | 6-9 | 235 6.1 5.4 1.2 20.2 & - NCAA Tournament Game Latri Kunda, Gambia Last Game: Finished with two rebounds in nine minutes in NEC Championship game. #MOUNTMAYHEM Fishburne Military Acad. Note: Averaged 6.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in the NEC Tournament. NNCAACAA TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT 11995,995, 11999,999, 22008,008, 22014,014, 22017017 2016-17 MOUNT BASKETBALL ROSTER COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Jamion Christian (Mount St. Mary’s ’04, 5th Season) No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School Assistant Coach: Will Holland (Mount St. Mary’s ‘10, 1st Season) 0 Junior Robinson G 5-5/165 Jr. Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance Assistant Coach: Graham Bousley (Wisconsin ‘12, 1st Season) 1 Mawdo Sallah F 6-9/235 So.-R Latri Kunda, Gambia/Fishburne Military School (Va.) Assistant Coach: Julian Boatner (William & Mary ‘14, 1st Season) Coordinator of Basketball Ops: Justine Miller (Mount St. Mary’s ‘13, 3rd Season) 3 Jonah Antonio G 6-5/175 Fr. Perth, Australia/Sunrise Christian Acad. (Kan.) Graduate Manager: Chris Moore (1st Season) 4 Khalid Nwandu G 6-3/180 Sr. York, Pa./Northeastern Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brendan O’Leary (2nd Season) 5 Chris Wray F 6-8/200 Jr. Shelby, N.C./Fishburne Military School (Va.) Athletic Trainer: Mark Myers (1st Season) 10 Miles Wilson G 6-5/190 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jamion Christian JAY-me-in Christian 11 Will Miller F 6-6/200 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Highland Park Mawdo Sallah MOW (rhymes with How)-doe SAL-luh 12 Charles Glover G 6-1/190 Jr.-R Bowie, Md./Gonzaga Khalid Nwandu KA-leed Na-WON-doo 20 Sean Gurdon G 6-1/170 So. Bowie, Md./Pine Forge Academy Chris Wray Ray Sean Gurdon Ger-dun 21 Randy Miller, Jr. G 6-3/190 Fr. Odenton, Md./Mount St. Joseph Jack Vukelich VOO-ka-litch 23 Greg Alexander G 6-4/215 Jr. Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan Ryan Gomes Gomes (rhymes with homes) 25 Bryce Thurston G 6-5/215 Fr.-R Baltimore, Md./Monteverde Academy (Fla.) 30 Jack Vukelich F 6-9/205 Fr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity 54 Ryan Gomes C 6-10/235 Fr. Westminster, Md./Friends School 55 Elijah Long G 6-0/180 So. Mississauga, Ont./John Carroll (Md.) 2016-17 TV CHART Junior Robinson Mawdo Sallah Jonah Antonio Khalid Nwandu Chris Wray 0 G, Jr., 5-5, 165 1 F, So.-R, 6-9, 235 3 G, 6-5, 175, Fr. 4 G, Sr., 6-3, 180 5 F, Jr., 6-8, 200 Mebane, N.C. Latri Kunda, Gambia Perth, Australia York, Pa. Shelby, N.C. Miles Wilson Will Miller Charles Glover Sean Gurdon Randy Miller, Jr. 10 G, Fr., 6-5, 190 11 F, Sr., 6-6, 200 12 G, Jr.-R, 6-1, 190 20 G, So., 6-1, 170 21 G, Fr., 6-3, 190 Baltimore, Md.