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BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY Game 2016-17 MEN’s BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 18 Bloomsburg Sports Information Office Interim Director / Basketball Contact: David Leisering • e-mail: [email protected] • office: 570-389-4413 at Lock Haven University • Wednesday, January 25, 2017 • 7:30 PM • Thomas Fieldhouse BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES 2016-17 Schedule 11/5 at Rider (exhibition) L 68-83 11/11 at PSU Hazleton W 87-47 11/15 LINCOLN W 87-81 11/19 PITT-JOHNSTOWN* L 70-71 11/20 #24 INDIANA (PA)* L 61-63 11/26 at Wilmington W 84-81 12/3 at Mercyhurst* L 68-74 12/4 at Gannon* L 66-79 12/10 at Clarion* L 70-77 BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES LOCK HAVEN BALD EAGLES 12/18 FELICIAN W 79-70 (9-8, 5-8 PSAC EAST) (9-8, 5-8 PSAC EAST) 12/30 at West Chester* W 88-73 Head Coach: John Sanow (Indiana (PA) ‘87) Head Coach: Mike Nestor (Shippensburg ‘99) 1/3 CHEYNEY* W 104-63 Career Record at BU: 127-159 (11th Season) Career Record at LHU: 54-94 (6th Season) 1/6 at #14 Shippensburg* L 75-79 1/9 EDINBORO* W 97-84 Bloomsburg leads the all-time series, 98-35 1/11 MANSFIELD* W 86-79 1/14 MILLERSVILLE* W 78-77 PROBABLE STARTERS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 1/18 at #13 Kutztown* L 92-98 1/21 EAST STROUDSBURG* L 85-99 MALIK SNEED Has started each of the last nine games ... averaging 4.4 1/25 at Lock Haven* 7:30 PM points while ranking third on the team in rebounding (5.6) 1/28 at Cheyney* 1:00 PM 6-7 | 200 | Senior | Forward ... leads team (tied for fourth in the PSAC) in blocks per Washington, D.C. | Springarn 0 2/1 WEST CHESTER* 7:30 PM game (1.8) ... 22nd in PSAC in rebounding ... double fig- G–GS PPG RPG APG BPG ures in scoring twice ... double-double at Lincoln (11/15) ... 2/4 SHIPPENSBURG* 3:00 PM 17-9 4.4 5.6 1.0 1.8 averaging 8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in last three games 2/8 at Millersville* 7:30 PM 2/15 at Mansfield* 7:30 PM Leads team (11th in PSAC) in assists per game (4.4) ... 2/18 at East Stroudsburg* 3:00 PM DONELL DIGGS tied for third in PSAC in assist-turnover ratio (2.4) ... third 2/22 KUTZTOWN* 7:30 PM 5-11 | 170 | Senior | Guard in PSAC in free-throw percentage (87.9%) ... returned to 2/25 LOCK HAVEN* 1:00 PM Washington, D.C. | Takoma Academy 3 starting lineup against East Stroudsburg (1/21) ... aver- 2/27 at PSAC First Round TBA G–GS PPG RPG APG FT aging 6.8 points and 5.0 assists in last five games after 3/1 at PSAC Quarterfinals TBA 14-10 8.5 2.1 4.4 51-58 missing three games due to injury 3/4 at PSAC Semifinals TBA 3/5 at PSAC Championship TBA YAHMIR GREENLEE Has started the last eight games after missing first nine contests ... has hit double figures in scoring in all eight * PSAC contest 5-8 | 160 | Senior | Guard games ... second on team in scoring (16.8) ... career-highs Philadelphia, Pa. | Boys Latin 4 in assists (9) and steals (4) in win at West Chester (12/30) G–GS PPG RPG APG SPG ... poured in career-high 25 points at Kutztown (1/18) ... 8-8 16.8 2.0 3.6 1.3 averaging 8.4 points and 2.2 assists in 26 career games FOLLOW THE HUSKIES /BUHuskies All-PSAC East First Team (2015-16) ... preseason All- Christian mortellite PSAC East ... PSAC East Player of the Week (1/17) ... 6-5 | 220 | Redshirt Junior | Forward PSAC East Co-Player of the Week (11/28) ... third in PSAC Hammonton, N.J. | Hammonton 15 in scoring (22.6) ... leads PSAC (second in DII) in threes per G–GS PPG RPG APG 3FG game (4.1) ... second in PSAC in FT shooting (88.2%) ... @GoBUHuskies 17-17 22.6 6.1 2.3 69-154 15th in BU history in points (1,256) and fifth in threes (186) First season at BU after transferring from Valley Forge Mil- carnell mcgirt itary Academy ... returned to starting lineup at Kutztown /BUHuskies 6-7 | 190 | Junior | Forward (1/18) ... third on team in scoring (12.5) and leads in re- Philadelphia, Pa. | Roman Catholic 32 bounding (7.2) ... leads team with five double-doubles ... G–GS PPG RPG BPG SPG eighth in PSAC in rebounding ... averaging 15.9 points and 17-10 12.5 7.2 1.0 1.2 7.8 rebounds over last nine games www.BUHuskies.com 2016-17 BLOOMSBURG MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 LAST TIME OUT ... UNIVERSITY FACTS Bloomsburg went above its season average in points on Saturday afternoon but could not stop East Stroudsburg Location Bloomsburg, Pa. University and the highest-scoring offense in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) as the Huskies Founded 1839 dropped a 99-85 decision at the Nelson Field House. The game was back-and-forth for much of the first half, Enrollment 9,754 however, the Warriors were able to build an eight-point lead, 50-42, at halftime. The Huskies could never recover Nickname Huskies in the second half as East Stroudsburg led from start to finish to earn the 14-point win. Christian Mortellite led the Colors Maroon and Gold Huskies with 26 points while Carnell McGirt added 19 points and seven rebounds. Yahmir Greenlee was also in double figures with 16. Quindell Brice led four Warriors in double figures with 19 points. Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference PSAC (Eastern Division) STARTING FIVE ... Arena Nelson Field House 1 - Redshirt junior Christian Mortellite continues his rapid ascent up Bloomsburg’s all-time scoring list. The President Dr. David Soltz sharpshooter currently sits in 15th place on the school’s all-time list with 1,256 career points. He jumped ahead Director of Athletics Dr. Michael McFarland of Craig Phillips (1987-91), Adam Bohman (1999-03), and Jon Bardsley (1978-82) during the loss against East Stroudsburg and now trails Aaron Carter (1998-02) by 16 points to move into a tie for 14th place. He has scored TEAM FACTS at least 20 points in 15 of the 17 games this season and has 35 career 20-point efforts in 69 collegiate games. Basketball Coaching Staff He has hit double figures in 53 of his last 55 games and has been held to under 10 points in a game only nine Head Coach John Sanow (IUP ‘87) times in his career. Record at Bloomsburg 127-159 (11th Season) Overall Record Same 2 - Bloomsburg has found its stride offensively and has moved to sixth in the PSAC in scoring offense at 81.0 Assistant Coach Michael Hamlin (Bloomsburg ‘11) points per game. Head coach John Sanow moved juniors Carnell McGirt and Kyle-Michael Rose to the bench for the Felician game on December 18 and, since then, Bloomsburg has averaged 87.0 points over its last nine Years At Bloomsburg 2nd Season contests (McGirt has rejoined the starting lineup for the last two games). Prior to the lineup change, the Huskies Volunteer Assistant Saige Spece averaged only 74.1 points per contest. Student Manager Anthony DeHaarte, Jr. Student Manager Joshua Tanner 3 - Senior Yahmir Greenlee has sparked the Huskies’ offense as he has started the last eight games after miss- Basketball Team Information ing the first nine games of the season. Greenlee finished with then-career-highs in points (15), assists (9), and 2015-16 Overall Record 17-10 steals (4) while tying a career-best in rebounds (4) in the victory at West Chester on December 30. He broke Postseason Results Lost in First Round of PSAC his career-high with 19 points at Shippensburg, broke it again with 21 points against Mansfield, and then broke 80-78 at Shippensburg it one final time with 25 points at Kutztown last Wednesday. All told, Greenlee has hit double figures in all eight Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 games and is averaging 16.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.3 steals. He had posted a previous high Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/9 of 14 points in a win at Mansfield on February 6, 2016 and hit double digits in scoring only twice last season. 4 - This season, the bench has produced a total of 388 points - an average of 22.8 points per game. Production PROGRAM HISTORY certainly increased when the Huskies were bringing juniors Carnell McGirt and Kyle-Michael Rose off the bench. First Year of Basketball 1901-02 In fact, Bloomsburg’s bench outscored West Chester, 34-8; Cheyney, 41-29; Shippensburg, 34-8; Edinboro, 42- All-Time Record 1310-937 10; Mansfield, 31-0; and Millersville, 32-5, in a six-game stretch. All told, Bloomsburg’s reserves have outscored All-Time PSAC Record 513-395 the opponent in nine of the last eleven games and by a margin of 286-166. The opposition has totaled 320 bench PSAC Championships 2 points (18.8 per game) this season. (1952-53; 1978-79) PSAC East Championships 9 5 - Bloomsburg had three players post a double-double in the win at Wilmington - Christian Mortellite (28 pts, NCAA Tournament Appearances 8 11 reb), Kyle-Michael Rose (17 pts, 12 reb), and Carnell McGirt (12 pts, 11 reb). It marked the first time multiple Huskies’ players had a double-double since February 10, 2016 against Kutztown - Mortellite (25 pts, 13 reb) and PSAC Tournament Appearances 21 Malik Garner (20 pts, 10 reb).