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For Immediate Release: February 10, 2011 BROWN (8-12, 1-5 Ivy) vs. DARTMOUTH (5-15, 1-5 Ivy) - Friday, February 11, 2011; Hanover, NH; 7:00 p.m. and HARVARD (16-4, 5-1 Ivy) – Saturday, February 12, 2011; Boston, MA; 7:00 p.m. • Radio: WPRV-AM 790 Brown’s Probable Starters: Forward 3 Dockery Walker, freshman, forward (6.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg) Forward 33 Tucker Halpern, sophomore (11.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg) Guard 14 Matt Sullivan, sophomore, guard (6.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg) Guard 22 Sean McGonagill, freshman (10.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg) Guard 31 Garrett Leffelman, senior (9.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg) Key Reserves: 11 Adrian Williams, senior, guard (7.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg) 23 Andrew McCarthy, sophomore (5.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg) 5 Tyler Ponticelli, sophomore, forward (2.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg) 1 Chris Taylor, senior, forward (1.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg) 2 Josh Biber, freshman, forward (1.3 ppg, 0.8 rpg) The Records: Brown (8-12, 1-5) split games with Columbia and Cornell last week, beating the Lions, 87-79, while falling to the Big Red, 91-79. Dartmouth (5-15, 1-5 Ivy) lost both games last week, 78-47 at Penn, and 68-53 at Princeton. Harvard (16-4, 5-1) dropped its first league game of the season, falling to first place Princeton, 65-61, before rebounding for an overtime victory over Penn, 83-82. The Crimson have not lost at home this season. McGonagill Named Ivy Player and Rookie of the Week: Sean McGonagill (Brookfield, IL) was named the Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Week for his record-setting 39-point performance against Columbia, and the heroic circumstance surrounding his spectacular play against the Lions. To understand the enormity of McGonagill’s record-setting 39-point performance on Friday, you have to go back 48-hours to Brown’s practice on Wednesday evening. McGonagill collided with two teammates while chasing a loss ball and came away with a severely lacerated front lip that required plastic surgery and 20 stitches, along with some major dental work. He sat out practice on Thursday, while recovering from the trauma, and was presented with a protective mask on Friday that wound have to be worn in order to compete. McGonagill’s response was nothing short of phenomenal, tying the Pizzitola Sports Center and Brown freshman scoring record with 39 points vs. Columbia, while connecting on 15 of 19 field goals, to shatter the Pizzitola record for field goals in a game. The Brown vs. Dartmouth Series Record: Brown and Dartmouth will be meeting for the 141st time, dating back to 1901-1902, with the Big Green holding a 75-65 series advantage. Brown has won the last three games over Dartmouth, including a 76-57 decision on 2/27/10 in Hanover, NH. Dartmouth’s last win over Brown came on 2/6/09, a 63-61 overtime win over the Bears in Hanover. The Brown vs. Harvard Series Record: Brown and Harvard have met 162 times, dating back to the 1900-1901 season, with the Crimson holding an 88-74 series advantage. Harvard swept the Bears last season, including a 91-71 victory on 2/6/10.The Bears last win over the Crimson came on 3/6/09 when Brown earned a 61-59 win over the Crimson in Providence. Williams 6th In All-Time Treys: Senior guard Adrian Williams (Atlanta, GA) scored 20 points in Brown’s win over Columbia, connecting on 7 of 11 field goals, including 3 of 7 treys. Williams exploded for 22 points against Penn on 6 of 10 shooting from the field, including 6 of 8 from behind the three-point arc. The six treys are ninth in the Brown record book, and second most in the Ivy League this season. His 32 treys are second on the Brown team, and he now ranks 6th in all-time three-point field goals at Brown with 146 career treys. Williams came off the bench to score 14 points against Bryant, hitting 5 of 8 field goals, including 4 of 7 from behind the three-point arc. Williams provided some much needed offense in Brown’s win over Sacred Heart, scoring 12 points on 4 of 7 shooting from behind the three-point arc. He provided the same lift against Fordham, hitting 3-of-4 field goals, including 2 of 3 from behind the three-point arc. Williams played in all 31 games a year ago and tossed-in a season high 17 points against Kean, hitting 5 of 7 treys. He also connected on 5-of-7 treys in scoring 15 points against Dartmouth. His 42 treys led last year’s team after hitting a team high 58 treys two years ago. Brown Record Book - Individual 3-Pointers Made 1. 232, Damon Huffman (2004-2008) 2. 215, Brian Lloyd (1992-1996) 3. 201, Rick Lloyd (1988-1992) 4. 165, Mark McAndrew (2004-2008) 5. 158, Earl Hunt (1999-2003) 6. 146, Adrian Williams (2007-present) 7. 143, Mike Martin (2000-2004) 8. 141, Patrick Powers (2000-2004) 9. 137, Peter Sullivan (2007 – present) 10. 129, Chuck Savage (1988-1992) Seven Non-League Wins – 3rd Best All-Time: Head Coach Jesse Agel’s seven non-league victories are the third highest win total for a Brown team since the Ivy League began play in 1954-1955. Brown’s 2001-2002 team (9 wins) holds the school record for non-league victories. Getting An Assist: While the Bears fell short of the school record for assists in a game (33), Brown ran its offense to near perfection against Bryant on 12/31/10, with 26 assists on 29 field goals (.896). The 26 assists are the most by any Ivy team this season. Head Coach Jesse Agel: Bears’ head Coach Jesse Agel begins his third season at the helm of the Bears’ basketball program with a goal of building the basketball program into an annual contender for the Ivy League Championship. Before taking over the reins of the program, the 48-year-old Agel (pronounced A-gull) was an assistant at Brown for two years, helping the Bears register a school- record 19 victories in 2007-2008, while gaining a berth in the post-season College Basketball Invitational. During his 17-year stint at Vermont, Agel was the architect of the Catamount’s recent success on the basketball court. A 1984 graduate of Vermont, Agel was the associate head coach at Vermont for eight years under head coach Tom Brennan. Peter Sullivan Sidelined Indefinitely: Senior All-Ivy forward Peter Sullivan (Wilmette, IL), Brown’s 11th all-time career leading scorer with 1,257 points, was injured against Princeton on 1/28/11, and was unable to play Brown’s last three games. He hopes to return to the lineup in two weeks. Sullivan had started 94 consecutive games for the Bears and had played in every game in his Brown career, totaling 105 games. Sullivan scored 22 points on 12 of 12 shooting from the free throw line against Quinnipiac, the 17th time he’s scored 20 or more points in his Brown career. Sullivan, who scored 24 points against Army, has made more free throws (93), than any other Ivy player has attempted. Sullivan leads the Bears in scoring (13.1 ppg.) and rebounding (5.7 rpg), eighth best in the Ivy League. He registered a game high 21 points against Maine, connecting on 13 of 13 free throws. He also scored 20 points with a career four steals and a team high eight rebounds against New Hampshire. Sullivan came through in a big way against Sacred Heart, scoring 26 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the field, handing out five assists and grabbing a game high eight rebounds. Sullivan opened the season by scoring 17 points in Brown’s win over Fordham, and handed out a career high five assists against Rhode Island. He is the fourth player in Brown basketball history to score 1,000 or more points prior to his senior year. He joins Earl Hunt ‘03 (2,041), Arnie Berman ‘72 (1,668) and Jason Forte ’05 (1,597) as the only Brown players to have reached the 1,000-point milestone as juniors. He was the only Brown player to start all 31 games last season, setting a new Brown record for games started in a season, while averaging 12.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Sullivan scored 20 or more points six times last season, including a career high 28 points against Holy Cross, connecting on 12 of 12 free throws against the Crusaders. PETER SULLIVAN’S CAREER STATISTICS G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGAPCT FT FTA PCT PTS AVG REB AVG A 2007-08 29 77 147 .524 39 81 .481 61 75 .813 254 8.8 79 2.7 23 2008-09 28 135 335 .404 48 156 .308 82 113 .726 400 14.3 137 4.9 46 2009-10 31 113 263 .430 38 106 .358 116 151 .768 380 12.3 138 4.5 45 2010-11 17 58 149 .389 12 49 .250 95 118 .805 223 13.1 97 5.9 33 Total 105 383 894 .428 137 392 .349 354 457 .776 1,257 12.0 451 4.3 147 Brown’s Top 20 All-Time Scorers Peter Sullivan’s 20 Point Games 1. 2,041 Earl Hunt (1999-03) 11/26/08 26 vs. Army 2. 1,668 Arnie Berman (1969-72) 11/29/08 20 vs.

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