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QUINNIPIAC MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES @/QU_MBB /QU_MBB /QUATHLETICS QUINNIPIAC GAME 1 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, 2020 (4:30 PM) MEN’S BASKETBALL THE MATCHUP SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 MAAC) QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON KNIGHTS vs @QU_MBB @FDUKnightsMBB DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE NOVEMBER 25 Fairleigh Dickinson 4:30 PM LAST YEAR: QUICK COMPARISON 29 Maine 1:00 PM 15-15 (10-10 MAAC) .....RECORD ......... 11-19 (9-9 NEC) DECEMBER 69.6 ............... POINTS PER GAME ...............72.2 2 Drexel ^ TBA 36.5 ........... REBOUNDS PER GAME ............33.6 4 Albany ^ TBA 41.7% ...............FIELD GOAL PCT. ........ .... 45.2% 18 Manhattan * TBA 35.7% ..................3-POINT PCT. ................. 35.7% 19 Manhattan * TBA JANUARY COACHING STAFF: QUINNIPIAC COACHING STAFF: FDU HEAD COACH: BAKER DUNLEAVY HEAD COACH: GREG HERENDA 1 at Marist * TBA TH TH 2 at Marist * TBA RECORD AT QUINNIPIAC: 43-51 (4 YEAR) RECORD AT FDU: 92-127 (8 YEAR) 8 Iona * TBA 9 Iona * TBA GAME INFORMATION 15 at Monmouth * TBA 16 at Monmouth * TBA HAMDEN, Conn. – After more than eight BAKER’S BOBCATS 22 Rider * TBA months without a game, Quinnipiac men’s • The 2020-21 season marks the fourth year 23 Rider * TBA basketball returns to the floor to begin the at the helm of the Bobcats’ program for 29 at Canisius TBA 2020-21 season on Wednesday, Nov. 25 – Baker Dunleavy, a very successful former 30 at Canisius TBA hosting NEC foe Fairleigh Dickinson at the player and coach under Jay Wright at People’s United Center (4:30 PM). Villanova. FEBRUARY • Quinnipiac has earned 43 total wins 5 Niagara * TBA LAST YEAR (2019-20) during Dunleavy’s first three seasons as a 6 Niagara * TBA • Quinnipiac went 15-15 (10-10 MAAC) collegiate head coach. 12 Saint Peter’s * TBA last season, winning three consecutive • During his playing days – behind 13 Saint Peter’s * TBA contests to end the regular season. future NBA guards Randy Foye and Kyle 19 at Siena * TBA • The Bobcats earned a first-round bye Lowry – the Wildcats were an Elite Eight 20 at Siena * TBA in the MAAC Tournament for the second team in 2005-06. In his four seasons as consecutive season under Head Coach an associate head coach from 2013-17, MARCH Baker Dunleavy (No. 5 seed). Villanova compiled an overall record of 129- 5 at Fairfield * TBA • The 2020 MAAC Tournament was 17, including a national title in 2016 and four 6 at Fairfield * TBA suspended due to the COVID-19 straight BIG EAST regular season titles. pandemic before Quinnipiac participated • He has been consistently ranked among * - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Game in postseason play. college basketball’s top young head coaches. ^ - Game Played at Mohegan Sun Arena Most recently, he earned a spot on Seth SCOUTING FDU Davis’ “40 under 40” list published by The ALL TIMES EASTERN & SUBJECT TO CHANGE • FDU went 11-19 (9-9 NEC) last season. Athletic in October of 2020. • The Knights won three straight games to conclude the regular season, then lost PRESEASON ALL-MAAC BOBCATS BROADCAST INFORMATION at LIU (73-72) in the NEC Tournament • The Bobcats are led by returning junior PLAY-BY-PLAY: STEVE LENOX Quarterfinals on March 4, 2020. Tyrese Williams (Preseason All-MAAC COLOR: BILL M ECCA • Fairleigh Dickinson was selected first in Second Team) and senior Jacob Rigoni SIDELINE: DIANNE NOLAN the NEC Preseason Poll. (Preseason All-MAAC Third Team). • Elyjah Williams (11.8 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 2.5 • Williams averaged 9.9 points, 3.2 APG) and Jahlil Jenkins (16.0 PPG, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game last year. APG, 3.0 RPG) each earned a spot on the • Rigoni recorded 8.6 points and 3.1 Preseason All-NEC Team. rebounds per game last season. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT // NICK SOLARI // [email protected] // CELL: (802) 681-3847 // OFFICE: (203) 582-7541 GAME 1: VS FDU QUICK FACTS 2020-21 QUINNIPIAC MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER President ............. Dr. Judy Olian >> Numerical Roster Dir. of Athletics ..Greg Amodio No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Last School Location .......... Hamden, Conn. 0 Bol Akot G FY 6-2 170 Manchester, N.H. / Proctor Academy Nickname ...................... Bobcats 1 Tymu Chenery G/F FY 6-6 187 Philadelphia, Pa. / Episcopal Enrollment ..................... 10,000+ 2 Matt Balanc G R-SO 6-3 175 Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook Facility ..People’s United Center 3 Savion Lewis G R-SO 6-1 160 Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills East Afiliation ....... NCAA Division I 4 Seth Pinkney C SO 7-0 200 Warminster, Pa. / Archbishop Wood Conference ....................... MAAC 5 Tyrese Williams G JR 6-3 185 Beacon, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes TEAM HISTORY 10 Tyree Pickron G JR 6-3 180 Philadelphia, Pa. / Archbishop Wood 11 Brendan Martin G JR 5-7 150 South Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville ‘19-20 RECORD: 15-15 15 Luis Kortright G FY 6-3 185 Manhattan, N.Y. / St. Raymond ‘19-20 MAAC RECORD: 10-10 20 Brendan McGuire F SO 6-7 190 Garden City, N.Y. / Chaminade ‘19-20 HOME: 9-5 ‘18-20 AWAY: 5-9 22 Elias King F SO 6-9 208 Sacramento, Calif. / Jesuit / Santa Monica ‘19-20 NEUTRAL: 1-1 23 JJ Riggins F R-FY 6-6 190 Philadelphia, Pa. / Imhotep 25 Jacob Rigoni F SR 6-6 190 Adelaide, Australia / Mercedes College ALL-TIME RECORD: 974-910 32 Jack Higgins G R-JR 6-1 170 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven ALL-TIME (DIVISON I) : 314-346 >> Alphabetical Roster BEST START TO SEASON: 8-0 (‘69-70) LONGEST WIN STREAK: 12 (‘79-80) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Last School 0 Bol Akot G FY 6-2 170 Manchester, N.H. / Proctor Academy RECORD AT BURT KAHN COURT: 2 Matt Balanc G R-SO 6-3 175 Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook 254-184 1970-2008 1 Tymu Chenery G/F FY 6-6 187 Philadelphia, Pa. / Episcopal 32 Jack Higgins G R-JR 6-1 170 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven RECORD AT PEOPLE’S UNITED CENTER: 116-78 2007-Current 22 Elias King F SO 6-9 208 Sacramento, Calif. / Jesuit / Santa Monica 15 Luis Kortright G FY 6-3 185 Manhattan, N.Y. / St. Raymond ROSTER BREAKDOWN 3 Savion Lewis G R-SO 6-1 160 Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills East 11 Brendan Martin G JR 5-7 150 South Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 10 20 Brendan McGuire F SO 6-7 190 Garden City, N.Y. / Chaminade NEWCOMERS: 4 10 Tyree Pickron G JR 6-3 180 Philadelphia, Pa. / Archbishop Wood FRESHMEN: 4 4 Seth Pinkney C SO 7-0 200 Warminster, Pa. / Archbishop Wood SOPHOMORES: 5 23 JJ Riggins F R-FY 6-6 190 Philadelphia, Pa. / Imhotep JUNIORS: 4 25 Jacob Rigoni F SR 6-6 190 Adelaide, Australia / Mercedes College SENIORS: 1 5 Tyrese Williams G JR 6-3 185 Beacon, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes NEW YORK: 5 PENNSYLVANIA: 4 >> Coaching Staf CALIFORNIA: 1 Head Coach: Baker Dunleavy (Villanova ‘06 • 4th Season) MARYLAND: 1 Associate Head Coach: Tom Pecora (Adelphi ‘83 • 4th Season) NEW HAMPSHIRE: 1 Assistant Coach: Shaun Morris (Lycoming ‘05 • 4th Season) NEW JERSEY: 1 Assistant Coach: Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph’s ’06 • 2nd Season AUSTRALIA: 1 Director of Basketball Operations: Ryan Harkins (Marist ‘14 • 4th Season) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brijesh Patel (Connecticut ‘02/’04 • 13th Season) >> Pronunciations Athletic Trainer: Sara MacDonough-Civitello (Johnson State ’00 • 7th Season) Quinnipiac – KWIN-uh-pee-ack Video Coordinator: David Feinstein (Daniel Webster ’14 • 2nd Season) #0 Bol Akot – “Bowl” Graduate Assistant: Bradley Jax (Babson ’18 • 2nd Season) #1 Tymu Chenery – Ty-“MOO “Shin”-urry SID/Athletic Communications: Nick Solari (Quinnipiac ’16 • 3rd Season) #2 Matt Balanc – BA-lanc #3 Savion Lewis – “Say”-vee-on POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCES #10 Tyree Pickron – “Pick- Ron #25 Jacob Rigoni – “RIG-oh-nee For Quinnipiac home events in 2020-21, all postgame press conferences will take place via Zoom following a 10-20 minute cooling period... Zoom calls will be recorded/made available to media upon request... All requests must be made at least 24 hours prior to the event... To request to join the postgame press conference for any specific game, please contact Nick Solari ([email protected]). 2 WWW.GOBOBCATS.COM @QU_MBB GAME 1: vs FDU GAME NOTES HAMDEN, Conn. – After more than eight months without a BAKER’S BOBCATS game, Quinnipiac men’s basketball returns to the floor to begin • The 2020-21 season marks the fourth year at the helm of the 2020-21 season on Wednesday, Nov. 25 – hosting NEC foe the Bobcats’ program for Baker Dunleavy, a very successful Fairleigh Dickinson at the People’s United Center (4:30 PM). former player and coach under Jay Wright at Villanova. Quinnipiac has earned 43 total wins during Dunleavy’s first LAST SEASON (2019-20) three seasons as a collegiate head coach. • Quinnipiac went 15-15 (10-10 MAAC) last season, winning • The Bobcats have earned a bye in the first round of the three consecutive contests to end the regular season. MAAC Tournament in two consecutive seasons, and QU • The Bobcats earned a first-round bye in the MAAC has been ranked fifth nationally in three-pointers per game Tournament for the second consecutive season under in each of the last two years. Head Coach Baker Dunleavy (No. 5 seed). The 2020 MAAC • During his playing days – behind future NBA guards Tournament was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry – the Wildcats were an Elite before Quinnipiac participated in postseason play.