MEN’S LOCATION

• Southern Tier of Upstate New York along Pennsylvania border

• Just a few hours drive from Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Toronto and Washington, D.C. BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY • Enrollment is 17,768 • No. 1 in Northeast and No. 7 in country among public universities (Wall Street Journal, 2015) • No. 7 among public universities for “Return on Investment” (Wall Street Journal, 2015) • No. 18 “Best Colleges for Business Majors” (Money Magazine , 2017) • No. 36 “Top Public Schools in United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2017) • More than 140 undergraduate academic offerings ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

“THE PREMIER PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN THE NORTHEAST” – Fiske Guide to Colleges

Freshmen Applications: Average SAT score: 1370 Student-Faculty Ratio: 20-1 Freshmen Retention Rate: 30,300 Average HS GPA: 3.7 91% (National avg. 65.7%) Top 20 in nation in smallest classes – U.S. News & World Freshmen Enrolled: 2,667 Average ACT: 28-31 Report STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS CENTER

• Student-Athlete Success Center (SASC) offers an array of academic advising, tutoring and career planning • Two full-time staff members and a learning specialist dedicated to men’s basketball • Staff provides individual skills instruction for at-risk student-athletes and 75 tutors each semester COACH DEMPSEY & GRADUATION

Coach Dempsey’s student-athletes have a proven track record of academic accomplishment

• Four NCAA Public Recognition Awards for having a team APR score in the top 10% of the country • Every four-year player in his program has graduated on time LIVING AT BINGHAMTON

• Named one of Top-30 Best College Towns (College Reviews, 2014) • More than 90 percent of freshmen and half of all undergraduates live on campus • Residence halls, dining facilities, lounges and study rooms create a close-knit neighborhood feel OFF-CAMPUS LIVING

•20 Hawley Street, University Lofts and University Club are premier off-campus housing complexes

• Each complex has been renovated in the last three years

• All three feature amenities including fitness center, movie theater, game room, parking and private courtyard ALUMNI

Our 100,000+ alumni worldwide recently raised $101.22 million to help enhance educational opportunities for our students. Tony Kornheiser Karl Ravech ‘90 ‘70 Billy Baldwin ‘85 Scott Krug ‘96 (Host of EMMY (Co-host of ESPN’s (Actor and the (Vice President & CFO, award-winning EMMY award- co-chair of Bold, Financial Operations for Baseball Tonight winning Pardon the Brilliant, Binghamton) the New York Yankees) and ESPN Interuption, PTI) sportscaster) BINGHAMTON BASKETBALL

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Tommy Dempsey – Head Coach Susquehanna-1997 From Scranton, Pa.

• 17 years as a college basketball head coach • Produced 1st Round NBA Draft pick Jason Thompson

2000-2002: Keystone College HC 55-8 record 2002-2003: Lackawanna College HC 33-4 record 2005-2012: Rider University HC 119-105 record May 2012: Named Head Coach at Binghamton WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING...

Ed Cooley, Head Coach, Providence College “Tommy Dempsey is one of the brightest young coaches in America! I admire his ability as a mentor and a program builder. I know he will do great things at Binghamton University and do it the right way. Tommy is a proven winner and an even better person!”

Former Rider player & 8 year NBA veteran Jason Thompson “It was a tremendous honor being coached by Coach Dempsey. I was fortunate enough to be a part of his first head coaching job. I was with him at the beginning stages of building the program at Rider as we both worked extremely hard to resurrect the program. Together, we earned Coach of the Year and Player of the Year honors en route to winning a championship. It doesn’t get any better than that.”

Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger “When I met with him, I saw an educator, a basketball coach and, more importantly, a leader. His track record of coaching success and academic standards reinforces my belief that he will develop the kind of student- athletes who will serve as leaders on and off the court.” ASSISTANT COACHES

BRYAN GOODMAN LEVELL SANDERS BRIAN JOHNSON PATRICK NORRIS Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Coord. of Player From Choctaw, Okla. From Brooklyn, N.Y. From Baltimore, Md. Development From Binghamton, N.Y. • Four-year letterwinner at Barat • Five-year head coach in the • Played at University of Delaware College (Lake Forest, Ill.) (Coach of Year) • All-star guard who scored more • Promoted to coordinator • 18 seasons as a Division I • Played at Seton Hall University than 1,000 career points position assistant coach • All-BIG EAST guard who scored • Former head coach at Southern • Former team manager at • Previously coached at CSU- 1,399 career points Vermont College University of Notre Dame for Mike Brey Bakersfield, Oklahoma and • Played professionally for 15 • Named Maryland Junior College Bucknell years, primarily in the Czech Coach of Year in 2017 • Was part of Notre Dame’s ACC Championship and Elite 8 team • Coached former No. 1 draft pick Republic • Begins first season at Blake Griffin at Oklahoma in 2015 • Begins first season at Binghamton • Holds master’s degree from • Begins seventh season at Binghamton Binghamton Binghamton • Begins second season at Binghamton PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED

JASON THOMPSON BLAKE GRIFFIN PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE WORLD

Ireland Golden State Belgium • Czech Republic Warriors Detroit Pistons • • • • • Romania • • • • Italy • • Spain • • • Toronto Raptors Los Angeles Clippers Croatia • Japan Phoenix Suns Puerto Rico TEAM ROSTER

2019-20 Bearcats

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/HS/Last School

0 Richard Caldwell Jr. G 6-4 190 Philadelphia, Pa./Mt. Pleasant/Lamar CC

1 Hakon Hjalmarsson Fr. G 6-3 175 Reykjavik, Iceland/Menntaskolinn

2 Brenton Mills Fr. G 6-3 180 Allen, Texas/Allen

3 Sam Sessoms So. G 6-0 190 Philadelphia, Pa./The Shipley School

4 Jevon Brown Jr. G 6-5 200 Toronto, Ontario/SW Christian Acad.

5 Pierre Sarr Sr. F 6-8 215 Dakar, Senegal/Roselle/Monmouth

10 Leo Gallagher So. G 5-10 170 Binghamton, N.Y./Seton Catholic

11 Dan Petcash Fr. G 6-4 190 Pittsburgh, Pa./Pine-Richland

12 Alex Brodsky Jr. G 6-5 200 Woodcliff Lake, N.J./Dwight Englewood

15 Ador Athuai Fr. C 6-11 190 Twic, South Sudan/The Knox School

20 George Tinsley Fr. F 6-6 200 Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Hts.

21 Ogheneyole Akuwovo So. F 6-9 230 Delta State, Nigeria/Ranney/Howard

24 Michael Besselink R-Fr. G 6-7 210 Helsinki, Finland/Intl. School of Helsinki

44 Yarden Willis So. C 7-0 230 Roswell, Ga./Weber/Seward CC = BASKETBALL FACILITIES

Events Center - Dr. Bai Lee Court West Gym - Additional Practice Facility

• 5,142-seat Events Center for practice and games • “One of the most beautiful mid-sized facilities in the nation” – Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.com • One of the few Mid-Major basketball programs to have a separate practice facility STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

• Our players train in a 3,000 square foot student-athlete only Weight Room • Strength Coach Bill Bacon is an NSCA certified coach, former mixed martial arts champion and previously worked with athletes at University of Maryland SPORTS MEDICINE

• Provides elite health care for student-athletes in areas of injury prevention, nutrition, hygiene, substance abuse, etc. • Monitor student-athletes with yearly physicals, medical questionnaires and orthopedic baseline examinations • Expansive facilities in the Events Center and West Gym to provide rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and treatment • Basketball team is supported by dedicated team trainer, Director of Sports Medicine and Team Doctor AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE

ALBANY BINGHAMTON HARTFORD MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE UMASS LOWELL UMBC STONY BROOK VERMONT OUR VISION BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY

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