2018-19 Liu Brooklyn Men's Basketball Roster
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2018-19 LIU Brooklyn Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2018-19 SCHEDULE #LIUMBB MEDIA CONTACT: CASEY SNEDECOR • [email protected] CELL: 646-872-8264 • OFFICE: 718-488-1307 (15-15, 9-9 NEC) NOVEMBER 6 COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE W, 109-76 9 BROWN UNIVERSITY W, 83-81 13 at Fairfield W, 89-87 18 at San Francisco1 L, 52-84 20 at Milwaukee1 L, 87-92 (OT) 24 NJIT L, 70-77 29 vs. University at Albany2 W, 80-77 NEC QUARTERFINALS: #6 LIU Brooklyn at #3 Sacred Heart 30 vs. Marist2 L, 53-70 Wednesday, March 6, 2019 • Fairfield, Conn. • Pitt Center • 6:00 p.m. DECEMBER THE MATCH UP 8 at Saint Peter’s W, 74-58 12 at Stony Brook L, 79-83 NO.3 SACRED HEART TEAMS NO.6 LIU BROOKLYN 21 BINGHAMTON3 L, 67-68 30 at Fordham W, 55-50 15-16, 11-7 NEC W-L 15-15, 9-9 NEC 80.5 PPG 74.6 JANUARY 78.6 Opp. PPG 73.4 3 at Sacred Heart* L, 75-79 +1.9 Margin +1.2 5 at Bryant* W, 79-70 .463 FG% .440 10 SAINT FRANCIS U.* L, 67-74 .443 FG% Def. .425 12 ROBERT MORRIS* W, 80-73 .364 3PT% .335 19 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON* W, 79-77 .368 3PT% Def. .338 21 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN* (ESPN3) L, 70-79 .759 FT% .703 24 at Mount St. Mary’s* L, 72-74 38.4 RPG 37.5 26 at Central Connecticut State* W, 84-71 34.0 Opp. RPG 37.0 31 at Fairleigh Dickinson* (ESPNU) L, 77-80 +4.4 Margin +0.5 14.9 Assists/Game 13.6 FEBRUARY 14.6 Turnovers/Game 14.8 2 at Wagner* L, 59-71 5.4 Steals/Game 7.0 7 MOUNT ST. MARY’S*3 W, 77-62 4.2 Blocks/Game 4.8 9 WAGNER* L, 65-68 14 at St. Francis Brooklyn* L, 76-83 QUICK HITTERS 16 SACRED HEART* W, 92-84 • The LIU Brooklyn men’s basketball team will head north for the quarterfinal round of the Northeast 21 at Robert Morris* L, 49-62 Conference men’s basketball championship tournament Wednesday night. The No. 6-seeded Blackbirds 23 at Saint Francis U.* W, 69-66 will take on No. 3 seed Sacred Heart in the Pitt Center March 6. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. 28 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE* W, 84-55 • LIU won four of their last five games in the regular season to clinch a spot in the playoffs, but had some help to move into the No. 6 seed spot. The Blackbirds finished the regular season with two emphatic wins MARCH at home, beating CCSU 84-55, and beating Bryant, 81-65, to finish the year 15-15 overall, and 9-9 in the 2 BRYANT* W, 81-65 NEC. 6 at No. 3 Sacred Heart4 6:00 p.m. • Sacred Heart also ended the season on the winning streak, beating their last three opponents to finish 9 NEC Semifinals TBA the year with an 11-7 record in league play, and 15-16 overall. 12 NEC Championship TBA • Sacred Heart was picked to finish ninth in the league’s preseason poll, but earned the No. 3 seed in the * Northeast Conference game tournament behind head coach Anthony Latina, NEC Defensive Player of the Year Jare’l Spellman, the All Times Eastern NEC’s Most Improved Player of the Year EJ Anosike, and first team All-NEC honoree Sean Hoehn. And Home games in BOLD two rookies, Cameron Parker and Korrem Ozier were both named to the NEC’s All-Rookie team. 1 – Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic 2 – Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic, Belfast, Ireland 3 - Game Played at the Barclays Center (Notes continuted on page 5) 4 - Northeast Conference Tournament 2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN MEN’S BASKETBALL • PROBABLE STARTERS/RESERVES #3 jashaun agosto #1 julian batts #23 raiquan clark #11 Eral Penn #24 ty flowers JR. | G | 6-0 | 165 JR. | G | 6-0 | 175 SR. | G/F | 6-6 | 195 SO. | F | 6-7 | 185 R-SO. | F | 6-9 | 200 10.4 ppg 8.7 PPG 19.4 ppg 5.9 ppg 13.7 ppg 3.0 rpg 4.0 rpg 6.8 rpg 4.3 rpg 6.7 rpg 5.0 apg 1.4 Spg 2.0 Apg 1.3 bPG 1.4 BPG NOTES: Had a career-high 28 NOTES: Led the Blackbirds NOTES: Named first team All- NOTES: Scored 11 points and NOTES: Named third team All- points in win over Bryant, along with 16 points on 6-of-11 NEC Tuesday; had 17 points in had nine rebounds and two NEC Tuesday; has team-best eight with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. shooting in loss at RMU. LIU’s win over Bryant Sat. blocks in win over Bryant. double doubles this season. NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. PPG RPG PLAYER NOTES 5 Shyheim Hicks G 6-1 186 So. 1.2 0.5 Had season-high seven points at Sacred Heart 10 Craig Owens Jr. G 6-3 210 Sr. 3.0 1.0 Had three assists in six minutes against CCSU. 22 Raul Frias G 6-1 165 Sr. 8.3 2.8 Had 15 points, including five three pointers against CCSU. Also had a career-high five steals. 30 Ashtyn Bradley G 6-4 185 Jr. 5.2 1.1 Had a career-high 18 points in win over CCSU, going 6-for-8 from three point range in 16 minutes. 2 Julius van Sauers G/F 6-8 210 R-Jr. 4.9 4.7 Had eight points, seven rebounds and two assists in win against Saint Francis U. 13 Ganlandou Cisse F/C 6-9 215 R-Jr. 1.2 1.5 Has come off the bench for the Blackbirds in 19 games. 21 Osumane Ndim C 7-0 235 Fr. 0.6 1.0 Offered spark off bench against SFU, scoring 4 pts, with 3 rebounds and 1 block in 7 minutes. 0 Virshon Cotton G 6-2 165 So. - - Will sit out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules. #BLACKBIRDNATION 2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 0 Virshon Cotton* G 6-2 165 So. Milwaukee, Wisc./Hillcrest Prep (Akron) 1 Julian Batts G 6-0 175 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Jeannette 2 Julius van Sauers F/G 6-8 210 R-Jr. Amsterdam, Netherlands/Apollo Amsterdam 3 Jashaun Agosto G 6-0 165 Jr. Seattle, Wash./Garfield 5 Shyheim Hicks G 6-1 186 So. Brockton, Mass./Springfield Commonwealth 10 Craig Owens Jr. G 6-3 210 Sr. Louisville, Ky./Trinity (West LA CC) 11 Eral Penn F 6-7 185 So. Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Francis Academy (Md.) 13 Ganlandou Cisse F/C 6-9 215 R-Jr.. Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic (Md.) 21 Ousmane Ndim C 7-0 235 Fr. Dakar, Senegal/Aspire Academy (Ky.) 22 Raul Frias G 6-1 165 Sr. Miami, Fla./Mater Academy 23 Raiquan Clark G/F 6-6 195 Sr. New Haven, Conn./Hillhouse 24 Ty Flowers F 6-9 200 R-So. Waterbury, Conn./Sacred Heart HS (UMass) 30 Ashtyn Bradley G 6-4 185 Jr. Fresno, Texas/Homeschool CYA Head Coach: Derek Kellogg (University of Massachusetts, 1999 – second season) Assistant Coaches: Marlon Williamson (Youngstown State, 2012 – second season) Jim Mack (Springfield, 2006 – fourth season) Ralph Auriental (St. Francis Brooklyn, 1999 – second season) Director of Basketball Operations: Matthew Vogel (University of Massachusetts, 2009 – second season) * Will sit out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules 2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN Men’s basketball 2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN MEN’S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER #0 VIRSHON COTTON* #1 JULIAN BATTS #2 JULIUS VAN SAUERS #3 JASHAUN AGOSTO Sophomore • Guard Junior • Guard Redshirt Junior • Forward/Guard Junior • Guard 6-2 • 165 6-0 • 175 6-8 • 210 6-0 • 165 Milwaukee, Wisc. Pittsburgh, Pa. Amsterdam, Netherlands Seattle, Wash. Pronunciation Guide #0 Virshon Cotton ver-SEAN #2 Julius van Sauers van SOURS #3 Jashaun Agosto #5 SHYHEIM HICKS #10 CRAIG OWENS JR. #11 ERAL PENN jay-SEAN Sophomore • Guard Senior • Guard Sophomore • Forward 6-1 • 186 6-3 • 210 6-7 • 185 #5 Shyheim Hicks Brockton, Mass. Louisville, Ky. Brooklyn, N.Y. SHY-heem #11 Eral Penn EEE-ral #13 Ganlandou Cisse gahn-LAHN-doo CEE-say #21 Ousmane Ndim oos-MAN DEEM #13 GANLANDOU CISSE #21 OUSMANE NDIM #22 RAUL FRIAS #22 Raul Frias Junior • Forward/Center Freshman • Center Senior • Guard rah-OOL free-AS 6-9 • 215 7-0 • 235 6-1 • 165 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal Miami, Fla. #23 Raiquan Clark ray-QUAN #30 Ashtyn Bradley ash-TIN * Will sit out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules #23 RAIQUAN CLARK #24 TY FLOWERS #30 ASHTYN BRADLEY Senior • Guard/Forward Redshirt Sophomore • Forward Junior • Guard 6-6 • 195 6-9 • 200 6-4 • 185 New Haven, Conn. Waterbury, Conn. Fresno, Texas #BLACKBIRDNATION 2019 NEC MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP #1 SAINT FRANCIS U Wednesday, March 6 7:00 PM Watch: NEC Front Row at Highest Remaining Seed #8 BRYANT Saturday, March 9 12 or 2 pm #2 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Watch: ESPN3, NEC Front Row Wednesday, March 6 Lowest Remaining Seed 7:00 PM Watch: NEC Front Row #7 WAGNER Tuesday, March 12 7:00 pm NEC Champion #3 SACRED HEART Watch: ESPN2, ESPN3 Wednesday, March 6 6:00 PM Watch: NEC Front Row 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 LIU BROOKLYN Saturday, March 9 12 or 2 pm #4 ROBERT MORRIS Watch: ESPN3, NEC Front Row Wednesday, March 6 3rd Highest Remaining Seed 7:00 PM Watch: NEC Front Row #5 ST.