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2017-18 Hofstra Men’s Basketball Game Notes Hofstra University Pride (16-11, 9-6 Colonial) vs. Drexel University Dragons (11-17, 5-10 Colonial) Saturday, February 17, 2018 - 4 p.m. David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex (5,052) Hempstead, New York #RoarWithPride 2017-18 Hofstra Men’s Basketball Schedule (16-11, 9-6 Colonial) TENTATIVE STARTING LINEUP November (4-3) Head Coach 10 Fri. ARMY WEST POINT W 77-74 JOE MIHALICH (pronounced mih-HAL-lick) 13 Mon. KENNESAW STATE W 75-57 85-75 at Hofstra (fifth season) Gildan Charleston Classic 350-278 Overall (20th season) (at TD Arena; Charleston, SC) 16 Thu. vs. Dayton (ESPNU) W 72-69 This is Coach Mihalich’s 629th overall game as 17 Fri. vs. Clemson (ESPNU) L 59-78 a head coach and his 161st at Hofstra. 19 Sun. vs. Auburn (ESPNU) L 78-89 25 Sat. at Siena L 76-85 30 Thu. MOLLOY W 107-72 #4 / Junior / Guard / 6-0 / 160 December (3-3) DESURE BUIE (pronounced de-ZHORE BOO-ee) 6 Wed. at Monmouth (ESPN3) W 85-84 Bronx, New York 9 Sat. at Rider W 88-82 5.3 ppg / 3.2 apg / 1.6 rpg / 0.7 spg / 0.1 bpg / 14 3’s 12 Tue. at Stony Brook (ESPN3) W 84-81 Notes: Chipped in with six points, six assists 20 Wed. MANHATTAN (at Adelphi) L 61-63 and two rebounds in win over William & Mary Long Island Hoops (at Nassau Coliseum; Uniondale, NY) 22 Fri. vs. #1 Villanova (Fox Sports 1) L 71-95 30 Sat. at William & Mary L 87-90 #3 / Junior / Guard / 6-1 / 185 January (6-3) JUSTIN WRIGHT-FOREMAN 2 Tue. at Northeastern W 71-70 Queens, New York 5 Fri. JAMES MADISON W 87-81 (OT) 24.3 ppg / 3.3 rpg / 3.0 apg / 0.7 spg / 0.3 bpg / 83 3’s 7 Sun. ELON L 76-89 Notes: Strong game with 19 points, seven 11 Thu. at Towson W 76-73 assists (career-high) & four rebounds vs. W&M. 13 Sat. at Drexel W 91-86 18 Thu. DELAWARE W 90-63 #5 / Sophomore / Guard / 6-5 / 197 20 Sat. at Charleston SportsLive L 70-76 25 Thu. NORTHEASTERN L 67-81 ELI PEMBERTON (pronounced PEM-ber-tun) 27 Sat. at Delaware W 64-59 Middletown, Connecticut February (3-2) 16.1 ppg / 4.5 rpg / 2.2 apg / 0.7 spg / 0.2 bpg / 48 3’s 1 Thu. UNCW SportsLive W 96-76 Notes: Scored a game-high 26 points and 3 Sat. CHARLESTON L 85-86 added five rebounds and two assists vs. Tribe. 8 Thu. at Elon W 67-48 10 Sat. at UNCW L 70-90 15 Thu. WILLIAM & MARY W 90-84 #15 / Sophomore / Forward / 6-8 / 200 17 Sat. DREXEL 4 p.m. STAFFORD TRUEHEART (pronounced TRUE-hart) 22 Thu. at James Madison 7 p.m. 24 Sat. TOWSON SportsLive 4 p.m. Lancaster, New York March (0-0) 3.8 ppg / 2.5 rpg / 0.8 bpg / 0.4 spg / 0.2 apg / 12 3s Colonial Athletic Association Championship Notes: Played 10 minutes against William & (North Charleston Coliseum; North Charleston, SC) Mary. 3 Sat. Opening Round 4 Sun. Quarterfinals 5 Mon. Semifinals (CBS Sports Network) #11 / Senior / Forward/Center / 6-9 / 260 6 Tue. Championship (CBS Sports Network) ROKAS GUSTYS (pronounced ROE-kuss goos-TEESE) Kaunas, Lithuania Home games in BOLD CAPS 12.1 rpg / 10.4 ppg / 1.5 apg / 0.9 spg / 0.4 bpg Notes: Tallied third career 20/20 game with 22 BROADCAST INFORMATION points and 21 rebounds vs. William & Mary. Streaming Video: GoHofstra.com/PrideProductions Streaming Audio: GoHofstra.com/PrideProductions Series Record: Hofstra is 40-46 all-time against Drexel in a series Radio: None Live Stats: HofstraStats.com that began during the 1958-59 campaign. Hofstra won the first- ever meeting, 70-64, in the Middle Atlantic Championships. 2017-18 Hofstra Men’s Basketball Team Guide: Heading into Saturday's game, the Hofstra/Drexel series ranks as GoHofstra.com/1718MBBGuide the Pride's second-most common opponent all-time as the two schools have met 86 times. Hofstra has only faced one team more Media Clippings: GoHofstra.com/clippings.aspx as the Pride has met Delaware 88 times. The two teams split the meetings a year ago and Hofstra won this season's earlier matchup, 91-86, in Philadelphia. /HofstraPride @HofstraPride /GoHofstra /hofstrapride /HofstraMBB @HofstraMBB /hofstrambb OFF THE BENCH Athletic Communications Contact: Stephen Gorchov #1 / Freshman Forward / Matija Radovic (Beograd, Serbia) Associate Director of Athletics for Communications Stats: 2.4 ppg / 2.0 rpg / 0.3 apg / 0.2 spg / 0.1 bpg / 14 3’s Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Notes: Had three rebounds in eight minutes at UNCW Cell Phone: (516) 523-5252 #2 / Junior Guard / Kenny Wormley (Landover, Maryland) E-mail: [email protected] Stats: 4.2 ppg / 1.4 apg / 1.3 rpg / 0.3 spg / 11 3’s Twitter: @StephenGorchov Notes: Played six minutes against William & Mary #12 / Graduate Forward / Joel Angus III (Brooklyn, New York) HOFSTRA/DREXEL - BY THE NUMBERS Stats: 4.9 ppg / 3.7 rpg / 0.4 apg / 0.4 spg / 0.2 bpg Notes: Played one minute against Charleston HOFSTRA DREXEL #20 / Freshman Guard / Jalen Ray (Hampton, Virginia) 78.5 Points Per Game 74.4 Stats: 6.1 ppg / 1.3 rpg / 1.1 apg / 0.8 spg / 0.1 bpg / 39 3’s 35.9 Rebounds Per Game 35.5 Notes: 13 points, including four three-pointers, vs. William & Mary 13.2 Assists Per Game 11.3 #23 / Sophomore Guard / Connor Klementowicz (Freehold, New Jersey) 5.0 Steals Per Game 5.2 Stats: 0.5 ppg / 0.2 apg / 0.2 rpg / 1 3’s 11.1 Turnovers Per Game 12.6 Notes: Played two minutes at UNCW 2.7 Blocked Shots Per Game 4.1 #33 / Senior Forward/Center / Hunter Sabety (Oceanside, New York) 45.9 Field Goal Percentage 44.6 Stats: 3.6 ppg / 2.6 rpg / 0.8 bpg / 0.3 apg / 0.2 spg 36.9 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 33.3 Notes: Four points and two rebounds in seven minutes vs. W&M 70.6 Free Throw Percentage 71.7 Head Coach Joe Mihalich: Now in his fifth season at the helm of the TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME Hofstra Men’s Basketball program, Joe Mihalich has engineered a Wright-Foreman (24.3) – Points – Isabell (20.0) strong resurgence of the Pride in four years. Mihalich has led Hofstra Gustys (12.1) – Rebounds – Williams (8.1) to 59 wins over the past three seasons and the Pride has averaged Buie (3.2) – Assists – Lee (3.4) more than 17 wins a season since Mihalich took over a program Gustys (0.9) – Steals – Mojica (1.5) coming off a seven-win campaign. Mihalich guided the Pride to 15 wins Sabety (0.8) – Blocks – Williams (2.9) during the 2016-17 season and saw four players earn honors from the Wright-Foreman (37.9) – Minutes – Lee (36.5) Colonial Athletic Association. The breakout year of Justin Wright- Foreman garnered him All-CAA Second Team accolades, while Family Coaching Tree: Hofstra Head Coach Joe Mihalich has spent freshman Eli Pemberton picked up CAA All-Rookie Team honors after his entire professional career in the coaching industry and his three a strong first season in a Hofstra uniform. Mihalich, who guided the sons have followed their father into the same profession. Niagara University to five postseason appearances during his tenure as the Purple Eagles head coach, was named the 12th head coach in Joe Mihalich Jr. the history of the Hofstra University Men’s Basketball program on April Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach 10, 2013. In four seasons at Hofstra, Mihalich has engineered a University of Pennsylvania masterful revitalization of the Pride Basketball program as he took over a program coming off a seven-win campaign and in only three years Matt Mihalich took the team to back-to-back 20-win campaigns and consecutive Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach postseasons appearances. The 2015-16 team went 24-10, winning the University of Harford regular season CAA title and advancing to the National Invitation Tournament. It marked the most wins for the program since the 2005- Tony Mihalich 06 season and the regular season conference title was the program's Assistant Cross Country and Track Coach first since joining the CAA in 2001. In addition, the NIT appearance George Mason University was the program's first since 2007. Mihalich came to Hofstra after leading the Purple Eagles since 1998. During that time he won 265 CAREER STATISTICS games, earned a pair of NCAA Tournament berths and made three Name (games/starts) PTS REBS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearances. Wormley (60/41) 265 124 99 29 3 with HU (26/13) 110 35 37 9 2 THE JOE MIHALICH FILE Wright-Foreman (86/43) 1,280 211 137 48 12 Birthdate: August 29, 1956 Buie (68/14) 260 86 144 47 4 Born: Washington, DC Pemberton (57/54) 816 222 119 41 9 Raised: Philadelphia, PA Gustys (116/94) 1,139 1,261 113 101 82 Education: B.S. in mathematics and education from La Salle, 1978 Angus III (51/46) 410 251 40 28 19 & M.Ed. in athletic administration from Temple, 1990 with HU (21/17) 103 78 8 8 5 Family: Wife, Mary; sons Joe and twins Matt (married to Brittney) Klementowicz (9/0) 6 2 1 0 0 and Tony (married to Maddie); grandson Matthew Charles (son of Sabety (101/39) 807 480 27 30 153 Matt and Brittney) with HU (59/4) 229 213 14 11 61 COACHING CAREER STUDENT-Athletes: Seniors Rokas Gustys and Hunter Sabety have Years Title School certainly left their mark on the court but both are shining in the 1978-81 Assistant Coach DeMatha Catholic HS classroom as well.