2015-2016 Holy Cross Basketball Prospectus
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2015-2016 HOLY CROSS BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS SENIOR GUARD SENIOR GUARD ERIC GREEN CULLEN HAMILTON SENIOR FORWARD SENIOR FORWARD CHRISTOPHER MORGAN ISAIAH BAKER WWW.GOHOLYCROSS.COM 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION School . College of the Holy Cross Location . Worcester, Mass . Enrollment . 2,904 Founded . .1843 Denomination . Roman Catholic, Jesuit Nickname . Crusaders Color . Royal Purple President . Rev . Philip L . Boroughs, S .J . (Gonzaga, 1973) Athletic Director . Nathan Pine (Oregon State, 2000) Office Phone Number . (508) 793-2571 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach . Bill Carmody (Union, 1975) Record at Holy Cross / Seasons . First Season Career Record / Seasons . 284-245 / 17 Seasons Assistant Coach . Kevin Driscoll (Misericordia, 2004 / Third Season) Assistant Coach . Joe Kennedy (Northwestern, 2007 / First Season) Assistant Coach . Freddie Owens (Wisconsin, 2005 / First Season) Coordinator of Operations . Matt Fava (Connecticut College, 2009 / Second Season) Athletic Trainer . Wally Trisdale (New Hampshire, 2009 / Second Season) Strength & Conditioning Coach . Shepard Allen (Springfield, 2011 / Third Season) Equipment Manager . Ken Slough (Belmont Abbey, 1992 / First Season) Secretary . Janet LaMachia Basketball Office Phone Number . (508) 793-2323 Basketball Office Fax Number . (508) 793-2229 BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS National Affiliation . NCAA Division I Conference . Patriot League Home Court . Hart Center Capacity . 3,600 2014-2015 Record . 14-16 overall (8-10 Patriot League / Sixth) Last NCAA Tournament Appearance . 2007 First Round Last National Invitation Tournament Appearance . 2005 Second Round Letterwinners Returning / Lost . 8 / 4 Starters Returning / Lost . 3 / 2 Hart Center Press Row Phone . (508) 793-3980 MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Office Phone Number . (508) 793-2583 Office Fax Number . (508) 793-2309 Office E-Mail Address . athleticmedia@holycross .edu Office Mailing Address . 1 College Street, Worcester, Mass ., 01610 Director of Athletic Media Relations (Basketball Contact) . Charles Bare (Notre Dame, 1994) E-Mail . [email protected] Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations . Jim Wrobel (Massachusetts, 2000) Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations . Jim Sarkisian (Worcester State, 2012) Athletic Media Relations Assistant . Greg Celona (UMass Lowell, 2015) Athletic Media Relations Secretary . Kristen Kearnan Athletic Homepage . www .GoHolyCross .com Facebook . www.facebook.com/GoHolyCross Twitter . www .twitter .com/GoHolyCross YouTube . www.youtube.com/GoHolyCross 2 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2015-2016 ROSTER BREAKDOWN STARTERS RETURNING (3) No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown PPG RPG APG 21 Malachi Alexander 6-7 217 Jr. F Bowie, Md. 8.4 5.0 1.0 5 Cullen Hamilton 6-3 185 Sr . G Washington, D .C . 6 .6 2 .4 0 .9 42 Matt Husek 6-11 240 Jr . C Stewartsville, N .J . 3 .0 1 .1 0 .7 # OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5) No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown PPG RPG APG 25 Isaiah Baker 6-8 240 Sr . F Wyncote, Pa . 0 .0 0 .3 0 .0 22 Robert Champion 6-5 203 Jr. G Charlotte, N.C. 4.8 1.8 0.6 % 24 Eric Green 6-4 191 Sr. G / F Mountain House, Calif. 6.5 3.2 1.4 % 12 Christopher Morgan 6-7 215 Sr . F Gloucester, Va . 2 .7 1 .6 0 .2 # 2 Anthony Thompson 5-10 150 Jr . G Glenn Dale, Md . 5 .9 2 .2 2 .0 INCOMING PLAYERS (5) No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown PPG RPG APG Pat Benzan 5-11 170 Fr . G Wellesley, Mass . n / a n / a n / a Karl Charles 6-6 200 Fr . F Piscataway, N .J . n / a n / a n / a Jehyve Floyd 6-7 212 Fr . F Sayreville, N .J . n / a n / a n / a Marcellis Perkins 6-4 185 Fr . G / F Chesapeake, Va . n / a n / a n / a Matt Zignorski 6-2 170 Fr . G Sparta, N .J . n / a n / a n / a STARTERS LOST (2) No. Name Ht. Wt. Exp. Pos. Hometown PPG RPG APG 3 Justin Burrell 5-9 165 4L G Dumfries, Va . 9 .7 1 .8 4 .1 13 Malcolm Miller 6-6 190 4L F Laytonsville, Md . 14 .5 4 .9 1 .6 # OTHER LETTERWINNERS LOST (2) No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown PPG RPG APG 43 Taylor Abt 6-8 225 4L F Darnestown, Md. 3.1 2.9 0.8 # 44 Mitchell Hahn 6-8 205 1L F Fremont, Neb. 4.7 2.2 1.0 # denotes blocks per game % denotes steals per game 2015-2016 OPPONENTS Patriot League Home (9 games) Patriot League Away (9 games) American American Army Army Boston University Boston University Bucknell Bucknell Colgate Colgate Lafayette Lafayette Lehigh Lehigh Loyola (Md .) Loyola (Md .) Navy Navy Non-Conference Home (5 games) Non-Conference Away (6 games) Albany Brown Harvard Hartford Maine Kansas New Hampshire Marist Sacred Heart Quinnipiac Rhode Island 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 3 2015-2016 ROSTER 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS NUMERICAL BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 2 Anthony Thompson ** G Jr . 5-10 150 Glenn Dale, Md . / Bullis 5 Cullen Hamilton *** G Sr . 6-2 185 Washington, D .C . / Potomac (Va .) 12 Christopher Morgan *** F Sr . 6-7 215 Gloucester, Va . / Gloucester 21 Malachi Alexander ** F Jr. 6-7 217 Bowie, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt 22 Robert Champion ** G Jr. 6-6 203 Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic 24 Eric Green ** G / F Sr . 6-4 191 Mountain House, Calif . / St . Mark’s (Mass .) 25 Isaiah Baker *** F Sr . 6-8 240 Wyncote, Pa . / Shipley 30 Riley Criswell F Jr . 6-8 205 Carrollton, Ga . / Carrollton 42 Matt Husek ** C Jr . 6-11 240 Stewartsville, N .J . / Bethlehem Catholic (Pa .) Pat Benzan G Fr. 5-11 170 Wellesley, Mass. (Roxbury Latin) Karl Charles F Fr . 6-6 200 Piscataway, N .J . (Rutgers Prep) Jehyve Floyd F Fr . 6-7 212 Sayreville, N .J . (Sayreville War Memorial) Marcellis Perkins G / F Fr . 6-4 185 Chesapeake, Va . (Deep Creek) Matt Zignorski G Fr . 6-2 170 Sparta, N .J . (Pope John XXIII) 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS ALPHABETICAL BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 21 Malachi Alexander ** F Jr. 6-7 217 Bowie, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt 25 Isaiah Baker *** F Sr . 6-8 240 Wyncote, Pa . / Shipley Pat Benzan G Fr. 5-11 170 Wellesley, Mass. (Roxbury Latin) 22 Robert Champion ** G Jr. 6-6 203 Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic Karl Charles F Fr . 6-6 200 Piscataway, N .J . (Rutgers Prep) 30 Riley Criswell F Jr . 6-8 205 Carrollton, Ga . / Carrollton Jehyve Floyd F Fr . 6-7 212 Sayreville, N .J . (Sayreville War Memorial) 24 Eric Green ** G / F Sr . 6-4 191 Mountain House, Calif . / St . Mark’s (Mass .) 5 Cullen Hamilton *** G Sr . 6-2 185 Washington, D .C . / Potomac (Va .) 42 Matt Husek ** C Jr . 6-11 240 Stewartsville, N .J . / Bethlehem Catholic (Pa .) 12 Christopher Morgan *** F Sr . 6-7 215 Gloucester, Va . / Gloucester Marcellis Perkins G / F Fr . 6-4 185 Chesapeake, Va . (Deep Creek) 2 Anthony Thompson ** G Jr . 5-10 150 Glenn Dale, Md . / Bullis Matt Zignorski G Fr . 6-2 170 Sparta, N .J . (Pope John XXIII) * denotes letters won 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach: Bill Carmody (Union, 1975 / First Season) Assistant Coach: Kevin Driscoll (Misericordia, 2004 / Third Season) Assistant Coach: Joe Kennedy (Northwestern, 2007 / First Season) Assistant Coach: Freddie Owens (Wisconsin, 2005 / First Season) Coordinator of Operations: Matt Fava (Connecticut College, 2009 / Second Season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 21 Malachi Alexander . MAL-uh-ky 30 Riley Criswell . CRIZ-well Jehyve Floyd . juh-HIGH-vuh 42 Matt Husek . HEW-seck 4 2015-2016 HOLY CROSS BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS HEAD COACH BILL CARMODY Bill Carmody is in his first season as the head men’s basketball coach at the College of the Holy Cross in 2015-2016 . The 17th head coach in CARMODY’S COACHING EXPERIENCE the history of the program, Carmody has 32 years of Division I coaching Years School Position experience, including 17 seasons as a head coach with an overall record 1975-1976 Fulton-Montgomery C .C . Head Coach of 284-245 ( .537 winning percentage) . 1976-1980 Union Assistant Coach From 2000-2013, Carmody served as the head coach at Northwest- 1980-1981 Providence Assistant Coach ern University . In the four years from 2008-2012, he guided the Wildcats 1982-1995 Princeton Assistant Coach to four consecutive winning seasons, with his 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 1995-1996 Princeton Associate Head Coach teams both recording a school record 20 victories. Carmody, who previ- 1996-2000 Princeton Head Coach (92-25) ously spent four seasons as the head coach at Princeton University from 2000-2013 Northwestern Head Coach (192-220) 1996-2000, had led his teams to eight postseason tournament appearances 2015-present Holy Cross Head Coach - two trips to the NCAA Tournament and six trips to the National Invita- tion Tournament . In addition, he was selected as the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year in 2003-2004 . No . 7 Michigan State . Coupled with a win at No . 19 Purdue, Northwest-.