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Summer Preview Table Of Contents/Media Information 2008-09 Men’s Basketball 2009 NEC Basketball Tournament Northeast Conference Following an 18-game regular season, the eight-team 399 Campus Drive, 1st Floor NEC Tournament will be conducted for a fifth con- Somerset, NJ 08873 Phone (732) 469-0440 secutive year in a playoff format with all games being Fax (732) 469-0744 played at the home of the higher seed. After the www.northeastconference.org quarterfinals, teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals. Quarterfinal play takes place on Thurs- day, March 5, followed by the semifinal round on Sunday, March 8. The championship game, to be televised by ESPN2, will be contested on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 pm. Providing Opportunities. Building Futures. Table Of Contents Northeast Conference Staff Men’s Basketball Directory _______________ 4 NEC Team Capsules ___________________ 5-7 Commissioner 2008-09 League Notes _______________ 8-12 Brenda Weare 2007-08 Season Review ________________ 13 [email protected] Ext. 1 NEC Men’s Basketball Signings _______ 14-16 2008-09 NEC Composite Schedule ______ 17 Associate Commissioner (PR/Television) Central Connecticut St. University _____ 18-19 Ronald Ratner [email protected] Fairleigh Dickinson University ________ 20-21 Ext. 6 Long Island University ______________ 22-23 Monmouth University _______________ 24-25 Assistant Commissioner (Marketing/Operations) Andrew Alia Mount St. Mary’s University __________ 26-27 [email protected] Quinnipiac University _______________ 28-29 Ext. 4 Robert Morris University _____________ 30-31 Assistant Commissioner (Compliance) Sacred Heart University ______________ 32-33 Joyce Bell St. Francis (NY) College ______________ 34-35 [email protected] Saint Francis (PA) University _________ 36-37 Ext. 2 Wagner College ____________________ 38-39 Director of Sports Services 2007-08 Individual Statistics ________ 40-41 Robert Morris’ Jeremy Chappell Michelle Boone 2007-08 Team Statistics _____________ 42-44 2007-08 Second Team All-NEC [email protected] 2007-08 Individual Statistics (Conf. Only) __ 45-46 Leading Active NEC Scorer With 1,290 Points Ext. 5 2007-08 Team Statistics (Conf. Only) ___ 47-49 Assistant Director of Communications www.northeastconference.org Ralph Ventre [email protected] Ext. 7 2008-09 NEC Championship Dates Media Relations Intern Championship Date Site/Host Jaclyn Swierc Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Nov. 1 Holmdel Park (West Long Branch, NJ) [email protected] Field Hockey Nov. 7-8 High Seed Ext. 8 Women's Soccer Nov. 7, 9 High Seed Men's Soccer Nov. 14, 16 High Seed Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials Women's Volleyball Nov. 22-23 High Seed Edgar Cartotto IWomen's Swimming Feb. 12-14 Yale University ndoor Track & Field Feb. 21-22 P.G. County Sports Complex (Landover, MD) The Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Mar. 5, 8 & 11 High Seeds Women's Basketball Mar. 7, 8 Sacred Heart (quarterfinals and semifinals) Men’s Basketball Summer Preview Mar. 15 Higher Seed (championship) Men’s & Women’s Tennis Apr. 17-19 Mercer County Tennis Center (tentative) is designed to assist members of the media. (West Windsor, NJ) Further information can be requested by con- Women's Lacrosse Apr. 24, 26 High Seed tacting Ron Ratner at the NEC or the individual Women’s Golf Apr. 24-26 TBA NEC sports information directors. Men's Golf May 1-3 TBA Outdoor Track & Field May 2-3 Mon mouth University All rosters and schedules listed in the NEC Sum- Softball May 8-9 High Seed mer Preview are tentative and subject to change. Baseball May 21-23 TBA 3 Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Contacts Summer Preview NEC Staff Title Name E-Mail Phone Number Commissioner Brenda Weare [email protected] (732) 469-0440 - Ext. 1 Associate Commissioner (PR/Television) Ron Ratner [email protected] (732) 469-0440 - Ext. 6 Assistant Commissioner (Compliance) Joyce Bell [email protected] (732) 469-0440 - Ext. 2 Assistant Commissioner (Marketing/Operations) Andrew Alia [email protected] (732) 469-0440 - Ext. 4 Director of Sports Services Michelle Boone [email protected] (732) 469-0440 - Ext. 5 Asst. Director of Communications Ralph Ventre [email protected] (732) 469-0440 - Ext. 8 Coordinator of Basketball Officials Edgar Cartotto NEC Fax Number (732) 469-0744 NEC Website www.northeastconference.org NEC Basketball Membership Information Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Charles “CJ” Jones (860) 832-3038 David Langford (201) 692-2208 John Suarez (718) 488-1030 Asst. AD/Sports Information Sports Information Director Sports Information Director Tom Pincince (860) 832-3089 Sara Naggar (201) 692-2499 Jeff Mead (718) 488-1420 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Howie Dickenman (860) 832-3093 Tom Green (201) 692-9063 Jim Ferry (718) 488-3499 Sports Information Fax (860) 832-3084 Sports Information Fax (201) 692-9361 Sports Information Fax (718) 488-3302 Monmouth Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Dr. Marilyn McNeil (732) 571-3415 Lynne Robinson (301) 447-5000 Jack McDonald (203) 582-8621 Sports Information Director Sports Information Director Asst. Sports Information Director Chris Tobin (732) 263-5180 Mark Vandergrift (301) 447-5384 Greg Ott (203) 582-5387 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Dave Calloway (732) 571-7584 Milan Brown (301) 447-5388 Tom Moore (203) 582-3784 Sports Information Fax (732) 571-3535 Sports Information Fax (301) 447-5300 Sports Information Fax (203) 582-5385 Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis (NY) Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Dr. Craig Coleman (412) 262-8302 C. Donald Cook (203) 365-7649 Irma Garcia (718) 489-5486 Sports Information Director Sports Information Director Sports Information Director Jim Duzyk (412) 262-8314 Gene Gumbs (203) 396-8127 David Gansell (718) 489-5369 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Mike Rice (412) 262-8297 Dave Bike (203) 371-7848 Brian Nash (718) 489-5265 Sports Information Fax (412) 262-8557 Sports Information Fax (203) 365-7696 Sports Information Fax (718) 797-2140 Saint Francis (PA) Wagner Bryant (to become core member of NEC in 2012-13) Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Bob Krimmel (814) 472-3280 Walt Hameline (718) 390-3488 Director of Athletics Bill Smith (401) 232-6559 Sports Information Director Sports Information Director Bob Volkert (814) 472-3128 John Beisser (718) 390-3227 Sports Information Director [email protected] [email protected] Jason Sullivan (401) 232-6072 [email protected] Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Don Friday (814) 472-3286 Mike Deane (718) 390-3462 Tim O’Shea (401) 232-6077 Sports Information Fax (814) 472-3196 Sports Information Fax (718) 390-3347 Sports Information Fax (401) 232-6361 4 Summer Preview NEC Team Capsules 2008-09 Men’s Basketball Central Connecticut State tiste, is back in the fold, and may have been the league’s biggest presence (4.7 ppg) to the backcourt. Up front, the Blackbirds Central Connecticut State’s ability to surprise last season. A nondescript rookie in 2006-07 who quietly must wrestle with the losses of Kellen Allen (13.4 ppg), a terrific withstand roster turnover and re- averaged 4.6 ppg, Baptiste became FDU’s most reliable player as a post-up player, and Eugene Kotorobai (10.5 ppg), a versatile per- main a contender year in and year sophomore. He finished third in the NEC with 18.5 ppg and at 6’3”, former who was just as effective on the boards (team-leading 7.1 out is a testament to 13th year head ranked eighth in rebounding with 6.3 per outing. A punishing, rpg) as he was spotting up from outside the arc (team-high 71 coach Howie Dickenman’s system, physical player on forays into the lane, Baptiste also has the skills to treys). Cushioning the blow somewhat will be the return of a pair as well as the mental and physical pull up from mid-range and hit regularly from downtown (31 three- of starters in senior forward Ron Manigault and junior center Au- toughness of the players he recruits. pointers). He is also a gritty performer who missed just three games rimas Adomaitis. Though measuring just 6’4”, Manigault holds his Faced with significant manpower losses following the Blue Devils’ after suffering a fractured jaw in late January, and ended the year ground in the post and is the team’s most active player around the third NEC championship in 2006-07, Dickenman restocked the with a 14.2 ppg scoring improvement, the biggest bump of any hoop. In the New York City native’s first year at LIU, he averaged 5.0 cupboard with a collection of ready for prime-time players to com- player in the conference and second in the nation. Baptiste will ppg and is the team’s leading returning rebounder after hauling pliment Tristan Blackwood, a first team all-star who would go on to also benefit from the return of junior point guard Cameron Tyler, down 5.6 per outing in 2007-08. At a rugged 6’8” and 235 lbs., graduate as the league’s all-time three-point king with 328 shots who sat out 2007-08. Tyler, who made a leap similar to Baptiste Adomaitis (3.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg) clogs the lane on defense and has a from outside the arc. While Blackwood provided veteran leader- between his freshman and sophomore years, averaged 14.3 ppg soft touch around the rim.