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2015-16 wagner college men’s basketball 2015-16 Game Notes Game 8 | @ Monmouth University | Dec. 13| 2:00 p.m.| The MAC (4,000) 2015-16 Schedule Date: Sunday, Dec. 13 Time: 2:00 p.m. Date Opponent Media Time/Result Location: November (2-2) West Long Branch, NJ Arena: The MAC N.13 @ St. John’s ^ Fox Sports 1 Lost, 66-57 TV: ESPN3 N.15 @ Seton Hall # Fox Sports 1 Lost, 69-59 Wagner College Monmouth University Seahawks Hawks N.21 MAINE NEC FRONT ROW Won, 87-73 Radio: None Location: Staten Island, NY Location: West Long Branch, NJ N.28 STATEN ISLAND NEC FRONT ROW Won, 83-59 2015-16 Record: 5-2 Live Stats: 2015-16 Record: 5-3 www.gomuhawks.com December (3-0) Northeast Conf. Record: 0-0 MAAC Record: 1-1 2014-15 Record: 10-20 2014-15 Record: 18-15 D.2 MORGAN ST NEC FRONT ROW Won, 62-61 2014-15 Conf. Record: 8-10 Series vs. Monmouth 2014-15 Conf. Record: 13-7 Postseason: Overall: 0-0 Postseason: D.6 AMERICAN NEC FRONT ROW Won, 55-48 NEC Quarterfinals (Mar. 4, 2015) At Wagner: 0-0 MAAC Semifinals (3/8/15) At Monmouth: 0-0 D.8 @ Rider REDZONE MEDIA Won, 65-64 Lost, 91-68 @ Robert Morris Lost, 95-77 to Iona Neutral: 0-0 D.13 @ Monmouth ESPN 3 2:00 p.m. Head Coach: Bashir Mason Misc: 0-0 Head Coach: King Rice Years at Wagner: Fourth Season Streak: Lost 1 Years at Rider: Fifth Season D.18 @ Fairfield REDZONE MEDIA 7:00 p.m. Career Record: 53-46 Career Record: 56-80 Last Meeting: D.22 @ George Mason None 12:00 p.m. Record at Wagner: Same Record at Monmouth: Same Career Conf. Record: 32-20 12/20/14: MON 74, WC 66 Career Conf. Record: 33-43 D.30 UMASS-LOWELL NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 p.m. Career Record vs. Monmouth: 3-1 (Staten Island, NY Career Record vs. Wagner: 1-5 Spiro Sports Center) January (0-0; 0-0 NEC) J.2 @ Saint Francis U * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 p.m. STORY LINES... J.4 @ Robert Morris * NEC FRONT ROW 7:30 p.m. • After a thrilling, game-winning, slam dunk by redshirt senior guard Dwaun Anderson (Suttons Bay, MI/Suttons Bay [Michigan State]) on Tuesday evening, the Wagner men’s J.7 BRYANT* CBS SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 p.m. basketball team will look for its sixth straight win as they take on its second consecutive J.9 @ Sacred Heart * NEC FRONT ROW 3:30 p.m. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) foe in the Monmouth University Hawks this afternoon. J.14 LIU BROOKLYN * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 p.m. • The current Seahawk winning streak is the longest such streak since the 2013-14 campaign, J.16 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 p.m. in which the Green & White posted eight straight regular season wins, starting on February 6, 2014 at home against Fairleigh Dickinson. The Seahawks would tack on a ninth win in J.21 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 p.m. the Northeast Conference (NEC) quarterfinal round against Central Connecticut (3/5/14). J.23 SACRED HEART * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 p.m. • Monmouth garnered early national attention this season, stunning PAC-12 member UCLA on opening night, defeating the Bruins 84-81 on Nov. 13. In the opener of the AdvoCare J.28 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * MSG, or MSG+, FCS 9:00 p.m. Invitational, held at the HP Fieldhouse at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, the Hawks stunned then No. 17 ranked, Notre Dame, 70-68, and earned its second win over a J.30 @ Mount St. Mary’s * NEC FRONT ROW 3:00 p.m. PAC-12 school, USC, 83-73 on Nov. 29, which avenged its Nov. 16 loss to the Trojans (101- February (0-0; 0-0 NEC) 90). • WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Seahawks and Hawks will be facing off for the 60th time, F.4 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 p.m. with Monmouth holding a 33-26 edge in the head-to-head series that dates back to January F.6 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 p.m. 7, 1984. F.11 @ LIU Brooklyn * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 p.m. WAGNER SEAHAWKS AVERAGES (2015-16 STATISTICS) F.13 @ Bryant * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 p.m. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) POS. PPG RPG APG Notables F.18 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 p.m. 0 >Corey Henson (6-3, 175, Soph.) G 15.7 3.3 3.6 Scored career-high 24 pts vs. Maine (11/21) F.20 @ Central Connecticut * ESPN3 1:00 p.m. 1 Aaren Edmead (5-10, 165, Soph.) G 3.0 0.7 0.7 Hit two 3PT in the win over Morgan St (12/2) F.25 SAINT FRANCIS U * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 p.m. 2 >Dwaun Anderson (6-4, 210, R-Sr.) G 12.9 6.0 1.1 GW Dunk @ Rider earned #SCTop10 (No.5) F.27 ROBERT MORRIS * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 p.m. 3 >Henry Brooks (6-8, 240, Gr.) F 5.1 2.4 0.4 Season-high 8 pts at Seton Hall (11/15/15) March (0-0) 4 AJ Sumbry (6-8, 230, R-Soph.) F 1.4 1.3 0.1 Will redshirt in 15-16 (Quinnipiac transfer) M.2 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS & TBA 5 JoJo Cooper (6-1, 190, Soph.) G 1.7 1.1 2.1 Career-high 11 assists last season (11/20/14) M.5 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS & TBA 10 Marquis Salmon (6-8, 210, R-Soph.) F 0.0 1.0 0.0 Recorded first career blk @ St. John’s (11/13) M.8 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP & TBA 11 >Romone Saunders (6-3, 200, Soph.) G 5.3 3.1 2.3 Hit GW FT over Morgan State (12/2/15) Home games in BOLDFACE CAPS 21 Japhet Kadji (6-7, 215, Soph.) F 7.0 2.7 0.1 Career-high 14 pts @ St. John’s (11/13) * - indicates Northeast Conference game 23 >Michael Carey (6-5, 200, Jr.) G 8.7 8.1 0.6 1st career double-double vs. American (12/6) ^ - indicates game played at Carnesecca Arena, Queens, NY 24 Devin Liggeons (6-3, 190 Fr.) G 0.0 0.5 0.0 Appeared in his first game vs. Maine (11/21) # - indicates game played at Walsh Gymnasium, S. Orange, NJ 34 Mike Aaman (6-8, 240 R-Sr.) F 6.0 6.3 0.4 Season-high 18 pts vs. CSI (11/28/15) All times adjusted to Eastern time zone (ET) 35 Greg Senat (6-8, 245, Jr.) F 1.9 2.6 0.0 14-15 NABC Good Works Team nominee > - indicates probable starter 2015-16 wagner college men’s basketball 2015-16 Game Notes LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER: General Information • Redshirt senior guard Dwaun Anderson (Suttons Bay, MI/Suttons Bay [Michigan State]) Name Wagner College Location Staten Island, NY 10301 soared high to slam home a game-winning, one-handed put-back jam off a missed jumper Founded 1883 by sophomore guard Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic) to give Enrollment 2,100 Wagner a stirring 65-64 road victory over Rider. In winning their fifth straight game, the Colors Green & White Nickname Seahawks Seahawks improve to 5-2 on the season while the Broncs fall to 1-8. Affiliation NCAA Division 1 • Henson scored 13 points to pace Wagner offensively while Anderson added 12. Junior Conference Northeast guard Michael Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Lamar Consolidated/San Jacinto College) and Arena Spiro Sports Center (2,100) President Dr. Richard Guarasci sophomore forward Japhet Kadji (Douala, Cameroon / Gulliver Prep [IMG Academy]) Director of Athletics Walt Hameline added 11 apiece for Wagner. This marked the second time this season that Wagner has Website wagnerathletics.com placed four players in double figures. Athletic Department Phone (718) 390-3433 • Kadji made a layup and a three-pointer and Henson hit two free throws to put Wagner up Press Row Phone (718) 420-4433 61-56 with 2:47 left. Kahlil Thomas and Xavier Lundy each made a pair of free throws to pull Rider within one just more than a minute later. Coaching Staff • After a 10-foot jumper by Anderson made it 63-60 with 60 seconds to play, Lundy made Head Coach Bashir Mason, fourth season Alma Mater Drexel, 2007 back-to-back layups to give the Broncs a one-point lead with 12 seconds remaining. On Record at Wagner 53-46 Wagner’s ensuing possession, Anderson had a layup blocked out of bounds with six Career Record Same seconds left by Lundy and Seahawk head coach Bashir Mason then called a time out Associate Head Coach Mike Babul, fourth season (First Year as Associate HC) to design the final possession. From underneath the Seahawk basket, Carey lofted the Alma Mater Massachusetts, 2000 inbounds pass to an open Henson, whose three-point try bounded high off of the back Assistant Coach Marquis Webb, fourth season of the rim. Alma Mater Rutgers, 2007 Assistant Coach Scott Smith, sixth season • In traffic, Anderson, the athletic, 6-4, 210 former Mr. Basketball of his home state of Alma Mater Seton Hall, 1996 Michigan, then soared over a host of players from both teams to slam home the putback Director of Basketball Operations Richard Grant, first season jam.