2017-18 Boston University Men's Basketball Notes
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2017-18 BU SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 2017-18 BoSToN uNIvErSITY mEN’S BASkETBAll NoTES NOVEMBER (0-2 = H: 0-2) Fri. 10 NORTHEASTERN L, 59-65 MON. 13 ALBANY L, 74-88 Sun. 19 @ UConn + (SNY/E3) 6 p.m. Wed. 22 @ Maine 2 p.m. Sun. 26 WHEATON COLLEGE 4 p.m. Wed. 29 @ New Hampshire 7 p.m. DECEMBER Tue. 5 @ Miami (Fla.) 7 p.m. Fri. 8 @ Bethune-Cookman 7 p.m. Wed. 13 @ UMass Lowell 5 p.m. Sun. 17 ELON 1 p.m. GAME #3 Thu. 21 @ Harvard 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. Fri. 29 ARMY WEST POINT * 7 p.m. JANUARY XL Center – Hartford, Conn. Tue. 2 @ Bucknell * 7 p.m. Boston University (0-2) at UConn (2-0) Fri. 5 @ Loyola Maryland * 7 p.m. Mon. 8 LEHIGH * 7 p.m. AUDIO: GoTerriers.com/tsrn – Doug Brown (PxP), Brian Maurer (color) Thu. 11 COLGATE * 7 p.m. TV: ESPN3/SNY – Gary Apple (PxP), Tim Welsh (color) Sun. 14 @ Holy Cross * % 1 p.m. GAME PREVIEW his career total to 995, five shy Wed. 17 AMERICAN * 7 p.m. • The Terriers are going on their of becoming the 36th Terrier to Sat. 20 @ Navy * 2 p.m. first road trip of the season, reach the 1,000-point milestone Wed. 24 @ Lafayette * 7 p.m. starting with a visit to UConn’s XL ... Classmate and Nov. 10 leading Sun. 28 BUCKNELL * (CBSSN) 12 p.m. Center in Hartford followed by a scorer Cheddi Mosely (12 pts.) is Wed. 31 LOYOLA MARYLAND * 7 p.m. visit to Maine on Wednesday. the next closest at 766. FEBRUARY • UConn is hosting its third • Nick Havener scored a career- Sat. 3 @ Lehigh * 2 p.m. straight contest and already owns All-Time Series: UConn, 42-13 high 19 points vs. Albany with a a win over the Patriot League, a career-tying eight FGs to lead team Wed. 7 @ Colgate * 7 p.m. Active Streak: UConn, 5 games 70-58 victory over Colgate. Last Meeting: LA, 49-51 (11/30/16) in scoring (13.5 ppg) despite only Sat. 10 HOLY CROSS * % 1 p.m. averaging 20.5 mpg ... He’s already Wed. 14 @ American * 7 p.m. SEASON UPDATES fouled out twice after fouling out Sat. 17 NAVY * 12 p.m. • BU is on its longest losing streak to open a season (2g) four times last season. Wed. 21 LAFAYETTE * 7 p.m. since starting 0-5 in 2012-13 ... That squad finished 17-13 • In Monday’s loss to Albany, the Great Danes shot 57.1 Sat. 24 @ Army West Point * 2 p.m. & reached the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. FG% and scored 56 points in the paint against BU’s 32, Tue. 27 PL First Round ^ TBA • BU opened a season with two home games for second marking the most by an opponent since Kentucky had 58- MARCH time in three years and only has two more home non- 16 advantage in an 82-62 win on Nov. 24, 2015. Thu. 1 PL Quarterfinals ^ TBA conference contests left – Wheaton College (Nov. 26) and • In the 65-59 loss to the Huskies, BU shot 40.4 FG% Elon (Dec. 17) ... Both will make their first-ever trips. while holding the Huskies to 40.0 FG% ... The defeat Sun. 4 PL Semifinasl ^ TBA • The Terriers’ first five schedule Division I opponents are dropped BU to 95-15 (.863) all-time under head coach Wed. 7 PL Final ^ TBA former conference opponents with four from the America Joe Jones in games when BU finished with a higher FG%. East (Northeastern, Albany, Maine and UNH) and UConn All Times Eastern from the Yankee Conference during the 1970s. PRESEASON NOTES Home Games in CAPS at Case Gym “The Roof” • After losing three starters from last year’s squad, BU • BU was selected second in the Patriot League preseason * - Patriot League game started two freshmen in the season opener for the first poll despite losing three starters after going 18-14 (12-6 + - Hartford, Conn. time since 2012 ... Guard Javante McCoy and forward PL) last season ... The Terriers have matched or surpassed % - Turnpike Trophy Walter Whyte combined for 16 points, six rebounds, five the expectations all four years since joining the PL. ^ - Hosted by higher seed assists and three steals in 53 minutes of action. • Coach Jones ranks No. 2 all-time at BU with 107 wins. • McCoy became the first BU rookie to reach double • The Terriers went 12-5 at home last season compared figures with 15 points vs. Albany ... He’s led the Terriers to their 6-9 road record with key wins over Northeastern, in assists in each of the first two games. LIU Brooklyn and Loyola Maryland in the PL quarterfinals • Freshman Sukhmail Mathon came off the bench in ... They are scheduled to host 13 games this season. his debut to post a team-high five rebounds alongside • The Terriers ranked third in the PL last season averaging sophomore Max Mahoney, who was one point shy of tying 73.1 ppg ... They also shot 44.3 FG% and held opponents his personal best with 11 total. to a PL-best 42.5 FG%, which marked the first time since • Cedric Hankerson tallied combined 18 points to increase 2004-05 that BU led a conference in defensive FG%. BoSToN uNIvErSITY TErrIErS RETURNING STARTERS No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG ?PG PLAYER NOTES 30 G Javante McCoy 6-5 180 Fr. 11.0 1.5 3.0(a) 15p vs. Albany; Leads BU in asts.; 2017 NEPSAC All-District 1st Team 21 G Cedric Hankerson 6-5 225 Sr. 9.0 3.0 0.5(s) 5 points away from 1,000-point milestone; 2015 All-PL 2nd Team 05 F Walter Whyte 6-6 210 Fr. 9.0 3.5 1.5(s) 2x NEPSAC Player of the Year; No. 2 recruit in Conn. by ESPN.com 02 F Tyler Scanlon 6-7 215 So. 3.0 2.5 2.0(s) ‘17 All-PL Rookie; 45.2 3FG% in PL; 19p (5 3FGs) at HC; 15p,9r at NCSU 01 F Nick Havener 6-8 225 Sr. 13.5 3.5 2.5(b) Career-high 19p vs. Albany; Two foul outs; Owns five career dbl-dbls BENCH No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG ?PG PLAYER NOTES 00 G Eric Johnson 6-2 195 Sr. 0.0 0.5 -- 11p,5r in PL semis; 12p (4 3FGs) vs. Laf.; 5s at Lehigh; 5a vs. Army 13 G Will Goff 6-3 190 Sr. 0.0 1.0 -- Career-high 4 3FGs vs. Lafayette (+ 6 rebs.) & at Navy; 14p vs. WNE MBB SID: Scott Ellis 14 G Andrew Petcash 6-4 200 Fr. 0.0 0.0 -- 3x All-Section First Team at Pine Richland (Pa.) OFFICE PHONE: 617-353-2163 15 G Cheddi Mosely 6-3 195 Sr. 7.5 3.0 0.5(s) Had team-high 12 pts. vs. Northeastern; Averages career 10.7 ppg CELL PHONE: 617-599-6988 23 G Destin Barnes 6-6 205 So. 6.0 4.0 1.5(a) Career-high 7 rebs. vs. Albany w/ 10 pts.; Has four 10+ pts. games EMAIL: [email protected] 24 G Kamali Chambers 5-11 180 Jr. 1.0 0.5 1.0(a) Career-high 16 points vs. Western New England last season 41 C Sukhmail Mathon 6-10 225 Fr. 1.0 3.0 0.5(b) 5 rebs. vs. Northeastern; No. 13 recruit in N.H. by N.E.R.R. FAX: 617-353-5286 51 F Max Mahoney 6-8 235 So. 11.0 5.0 1.0(b) 12p, 5r vs. Lafayette; 10p, 6r vs. Lehigh; Game-high 9r vs. Maine NINE-TImE coNfErENcE rEG. SEASoN chAmpIoN (1980,‘83,’90,’97,’98, 2002,’03,’04,’14) SEvEN-TImE NcAA TourNAmENT pArTIcIpANT (1959, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011) 2017-18 boston university men’s basketball www.GoTerriers.com NCAA Tournament: 1959, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011 BU-UCONN SERIES HISTORY while 6-foot-10 center Sukhmail Mathon nearly • T-10th with VCU ... Xavier leads at 35 seasons ... • UConn owns a 43-12 advantage in an all-time averaged a double-double at Holderness School ... Wisconsin and Norfolk St. are t-8th at 19 seasons. series that dates back to 1930 but is only facing BU Guard Andrew Petcash averaged 19.9 ppg and 5.6 for the 5th time since 1990 NCAA 1st Rd. matchup rpg en route to his third All-Section First Team POSTSEASON HISTORY ... Both programs were members of the Yankee award in Pennsylvania. • The Terriers made their 16th appearance in the Conference during the mid-1970s. 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament • Both teams shot under 33 FG% last season at the BOMBS AWAY and claimed a postseason victory for first time since XL Center with the Huskies prevailing, 51-49 ... The • Currently riding streak of 655 games with at least 2010 with a 69-66 win at A-10 foe Fordham before Terriers only return 15 points from that game. one made 3FG ... Run began following 0-for-10 falling at NJIT in the second round ... 7-NCAA, • BU is seeking its first win over the AAC since performance vs. Vermont on 2-10-96. 6-NIT, 2-CIT, 1-CBI. winning at South Florida (78-66) on Nov. 21, 2015. • By winning 2014 PL regular season title, BU • BU last beat UConn at home in 1986 during 3-POINT SHOOTING returned to the NIT for first time since 2005.