2015-16 Yearbook Schedule & Stats
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YORK LIONS 2015-16 YEARBOOK SCHEDULE & STATS 2015-16 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 2014-15 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME DATE OPPONENT RESULTS Sat. Nov. 7 at Queen’s 8pm Sat. Nov. 8 at Lakehead L 72-60 Fri. Nov. 13 at Nipissing 8pm Wed. Nov. 12 vs. Waterloo W 67-60 Sat. Nov. 14 at Laurentian 8pm Fri. Nov. 14 vs. Laurier L 77-68 Fri. Nov. 20 vs. Brock 8pm Wed. Nov. 19 at Guelph W 93-85 Sat. Nov. 21 vs. McMaster 8pm Sat. Nov. 22 at McMaster L 97-62 Fri. Nov. 27 at Waterloo 8pm Wed. Nov. 26 at Queens L 86-84 Sat. Nov. 28 at Laurier 8pm Sat. Nov. 29 vs. Algoma W 110-75 Fri. Jan. 8 at Toronto 1pm Fri. Jan. 9 vs. Laurentian W 83-66 Wed. Jan. 13 at Ryerson 6pm Sat. Jan. 10 vs. Nipissing W 76-47 Sat. Jan. 23 vs. Queen’s 3pm Wed. Jan. 14 at Ryerson L 89-51 Fri. Jan. 29 at Carleton 8pm Sat. Jan. 17 vs. Queens W 76-63 Sat. Jan. 30 at Ottawa 8pm Fri. Jan. 23 vs. Ryerson L 99-74 Fri. Feb. 5 vs. Lakehead 8pm Sat. Jan. 24 vs. Toronto W 87-7 Sat. Feb. 6 vs. Guelph 8pm Fri. Jan. 30 at Western L 87-75 Fri. Feb. 12 vs. Windsor 8pm Sat. Jan. 31 at Windsor W 89-84 Sat. Feb. 13 vs. Western 8pm Sat. Feb. 7 at Brock W 101-89 Fri. Feb. 19 at Algoma 8pm Fri. Feb. 13 vs. Ottawa L 90-57 Fri. Feb. 26 vs. Toronto 8pm Sat. Feb. 14 vs. Carleton L 87-45 Sat. Feb. 27 vs. Ryerson 8pm Wed. Feb. 18 at Toronto W 81-72 Wed. Feb. 25 vs. Laurentian L 87-84 * * OUA First-round playoff game Final regular season record: 10-9 Final playoff record: 0-1 2014-15 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS # Player GP PPG RPG A STL BLK FG% 3FG% FT% 22 Nick Tufegdzich 19 19.1 10.1 33 17 35 53.4 35.3 74.2 8 Nathan Culbreath 19 15.9 5.5 23 20 9 51.1 39.2 72.5 3 Richard Iheadindu 19 13.0 3.9 27 21 1 36.4 36.4 72.0 5 Gene Spagnuolo 15 8.1 2.1 20 8 1 40.9 38.5 79.1 4 Phillip Gillen 17 5.4 2.6 43 28 1 32.1 21.2 80.0 10 Nidun Chandrakumar 17 4.6 3.2 31 10 7 43.8 35.5 57.9 9 Tristan Newman 11 4.5 2.5 17 11 0 31.9 41.2 81.3 6 O’Neil Halstead 17 3.8 1.9 11 9 0 40.4 38.7 68.8 20 Djordje Babic 8 2.6 0.8 1 1 0 34.8 30.8 50.0 13 Nana Adu-Poku 19 2.2 1.3 5 6 1 37.8 25.0 66.7 21 Jon Dulmage 18 1.9 2.0 5 3 5 30.4 15.8 26.7 7 Julio Vasquez 7 1.9 0.7 5 0 0 33.3 30.0 100.0 15 Othneil Russell 5 0.8 1.0 1 1 0 28.6 - - 0 Yonathan Kristos 9 0.8 1.0 6 1 1 25.0 20.0 100.0 14 Brian Viscara 2 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 - SEASON OUTLOOK An exciting veteran core and the addition of a pair of talented transfer The returning core is joined in the line-up by Hobbs and Reader, who players have the York University Lions men’s basketball team dreaming are new to the CIS but bring with them impressive basketball resumes. big about what is possible for the squad in the OUA this season. Their experiences south of the border give the squad additional talent and depth as the Lions push towards the top of the conference. There have been a lot of changes with teams across the conference and that has been mirrored within the Lions roster as well. In the off- The Lions have been trending upwards in recent years and are poised season they lost two of their top three scorers from last year in Nick to continue that trend again and make a deeper playoff run this season. Tufegdzich and Richard Iheadindu, but despite that the Lions are poised to be even more competitive with a new-look line-up that includes the “I think this team can have a playoff run. In the past we were capable return of two injured starters in Daniel Tulloch and Raheem Isaac, and but lacked some pieces. The way this team is composed, that isn’t a a pair of transfers from the NCAA, Tommy Hobbs and Shane Reader. lofty goal but a realistic goal. There’s an expectation to host a home playoff game and advance through multiple rounds. It won’t be easy, Those new pieces have translated into increased depth on the bench we are going to have to claw and scratch to get what we want. But our and a different style on the court, things that head coach Tom Oliveri group is highly-motivated, they believe they are a talented group and believes will be exciting and can lead to additional wins in the stand- they believe in each other.” ings. The door is open in the OUA for a new team to step up and make a name “We played a big chunk of our offence through Nick at the centre po- for itself, and if the Lions can put together their best play on game sition, whereas the scoring will be spread this year and we will play days, they could be the ones turning heads across the league when the a more up tempo style. We were only about seven deep because of season gets to the end. injuries, but this year if we can stay healthy our depth will be able to wear people down as games go on. We have the capability to shoot the ball and if we can get to double-digit threes in a game, we will be successful.” Tulloch missed all of last season with an injury but he is one of the most dynamic forwards in the OUA and his highlight-reel dunks are well-known across the conference. His career scoring average is over 15 points per game, and he will be a major part of the team’s success as he gets back to regular minutes on the floor. Like Tulloch, Isaac has also been snake-bitten by injury and missed al- most all of the last two seasons. He is looking to return to the form of his first two years, when he earned OUA all-rookie team honours in 2012 and finished fourth in team scoring as a sophomore in 2013. Fellow returnees Nathan Culbreath and Phillip Gillen were both OUA East all-rookie team members in 2013-14 and are coming off career years last season. Culbreath more than doubled his scoring average to nearly 16 per game and finished second on the team and 15th in OUA scoring, while Gillen was the team’s leader in assists and was fifth in scoring. They will both be looking to carry that momentum into this season as they grow into veteran players on the roster. I think this team can have a playoff run. In the past we were capable but lacked some pieces. The way this team is composed, that isn’t a lofty goal but a realistic goal. “ TOM OLIVERI - HEAD COACH THE COACHES Tom Gerard OLIVERI HEAD COACH CARLSE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Tom Oliveri took over the reins of the men’s basketball Gerard Carlse has been an assistant coach with the Lions program for the 2010-11 season after previous head coach men’s basketball team since 2007. Before coming to work Bob Bain retired following an illustrious 37-year career with the Lions he spent 12 seasons as head coach of the with the Lions. Oliveri was named the full-time perma- Centennial College basketball program, a stint that was nent replacement for the team in February 2011. highlighted by a silver-medal finish at the OCAA provin- cial championship in 2004-05. That result advanced the Prior to taking over as head coach of the program, Oliveri team to the CCAA national championship tournament, spent 13 years as an assistant with the team and one sea- where Centennial finished in fifth place. He also has pre- son as the head coach while Bain was on sabbatical. In vious experience in the OUA as an assistant with the Uni- addition to his work with the Lions, Oliveri is currently the head coach (Ontario versity of Toronto Varsity Blues in 1993-94. Central Region) for Canada Basketball’s Centre for Performance (CP). He is also the head coach of basketball development for the York South Silver Knights Carlse is the founding executive director of the Canadian Association of Bas- basketball club and is a certified teacher with the Toronto Catholic District ketball Coaches and has completed his master’s degree in sport science. He is School Board. an NCCP Level 3 certified coach, a former Ontario men’s U18 provincial team head coach (2000), a former director with Basketball Ontario and he has the A former York University student at both the undergraduate and graduate lev- formal designation of a Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC).