2015-16 BINGHAMTON SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015-16 BEARCAT BASKETBALL NOTES OVERALL: 3-12 AMERICA EAST: 0-2 HOME: 2-5 • AWAY: 1-7 • NEUTRAL: 0-0 NOVEMBER 6 Fri. SUNY COBLESKILL (exhib.) W 92-53 13 Fri. @ St. Bonaventure L 53-63 BINGHAMTON 15 Sun. ARMY L 60-75 18 Wed. @ Cornell L 59-76 24 Tue. @ Central Connecticut State W 81-75 GAME 16 28 Sat. BOSTON UNIV. L 65-75 Wed., Jan. 13, 2016 - 7 p.m. DECEMBER 1 Tue. COLGATE W 69-50 Dr. Bai Lee Court, Events Center 5 Sat. @ No. 3 Michigan St. (ESPN U) L 33-76 7 Mon. @ Oakland (ESPN3) L 72-83 Vestal, N.Y. 12 Sat. @ Buffalo (ESPN3) L 64-80 15 Tue. ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) L 61-67 BINGHAMTON HARTFORD 22 Tue. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL L 49-66 BEARCATS BINGHAMTON HAWKS 29 Tue. MT. ST. MARY’S W 62-53 (3-12, 0-2 AE) (5-11, 0-1 AE) JANUARY vs. 2 Sat. @ Penn L 45-80 LAST TIME OUT HARTFORD LAST TIME OUT 6 Wed. *STONY BROOK (ESPN 3) L 52-62 L, 80-76, at UMass Lowell 9 Sat. * @ New Hampshire L 43-58 L, 58-43 @ UNH (1/9) 13 Wed. *HARTFORD 7 p.m. SERIES HISTORY (1/6) 18 Mon. * @ Albany 7 p.m. LEADERS 21 Thu. *VERMONT 7 p.m. Hartford leads 19-11 LEADERS 24 Sun. * @ UMass Lowell 2 p.m. PPG PPG 27 Wed. *UMBC 7 p.m. W. Rodriguez 14.1 P. Thomas, 15.0 30 Sat. * @ Maine 2 p.m. RPG STREAK FEBRUARY Lost 9 RPG 3 Wed. * @ Stony Brook 7 p.m. W. Rodriguez, 6.6 P. Thomas, 6.4 6 Sat. * NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 p.m. APG APG 8 Mon. * ALBANY (ESPN 3) 7 p.m. E. Davis, 2.7 11 Thu. * @ Hartford 7 p.m. LAST GAME J. Graham, 3.1 17 Wed. * @ Vermont 7 p.m. Hartford 62, Bing. 61 20 Sat. * UMASS LOWELL 4:30 p.m. HEAD COACH (Feb. 3, 2015 in Vestal, N.Y.) HEAD COACH 24 Wed. * @ UMBC 7 p.m. Tommy Dempsey John Gallagher 27 Sat. * MAINE 2 p.m. At Bing.: 4th season (16-73) At UH: 6th season (68--88) MARCH 2 Wed. America East Quarterfinals TBA Overall: 223-193 (13 yrs.) Overall: same (ESPN 3) 7 Mon. America East Semifinals TBA QUICK HITS (ESPN 3) 12 Sat. America East Finals TBA • Binghamton aims for its first conference win when the Bearcats continue their (ESPN 2) tight rivalry with Hartford. Half of the 30 games in the all-time series have been decided by six or fewer points, including five of the last eight matchups. * America East game • The Bearcats have dropped eight of their last nine and are trying to regain foot- HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS. All times are EST and are subject to change. ing before facing arguably the top two programs in the conference (Albany and ESPN 3 - espn3.com Vermont) in back-to-back games next week. • With his 20-point, 11-rebound performance at UNH, sophomore forward Willie BROADCAST INFORMATION Rodriguez (589 career points, 274 rebs.) moved past the halfway point in his jour- ney toward joining the 1,000-point, 500-rebound club. He would become the first Radio: WNBF 1290 AM (wnbf.com) Roger Neel (play-by-play) Bearcat to reach that plateau in the program’s Division I era. • Binghamton’s current rotation features no seniors and just two juniors. The team’s underclassmen account for 82% of the minutes and 83% of the scoring. Of the team’s eight players averaging double-digit minutes, seven are underclassmen. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS The 11 underclassmen gives BU the eighth-highest underclassmen percentage in Men’s Basketball Contact: John Hartrick the country (73.3%). Office: 607-777-6800 Cell: 607-222-6474 LAST TIME OUT Fax: 607-777-4597 Email: [email protected] • At New Hampshire on Saturday, sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half but it wasn’t enough as BU dropped a 58-43 decision. • Rodriguez notched his third double-double of the season and sixth in two years. STAY CONNECTED He grabbed 11 rebounds and added a pair of steals in 31 minutes. • Freshman center Thomas Bruce hit 5-of-5 from the floor for 10 points and added @BU_Bearcats seven boards in 33 minutes. Bruce had a dunk in each half and now has seven on the season. /BinghamtonAthletics • Freshman guard Everson Davis tallied eight points with a team-high three as- /BinghamtonAthletics sists. • The Bearcats shot just 36% and missed 17-of-20 three-point attempts. /BinghamtonAthletics NEXT UP University’s mobile app. • Binghamton next travels two hours east to face two-time defending America East champion Albany on Monday night. The Great Danes own a 10-game win www.bubearcats.com streak in the series between the two teams. 2015-16 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com UNIVERSITY FACTS School: Binghamton A WIN OVER HARTFORD WOULD University • give BU its first conference win of the season. Location: Vestal, N.Y. • snap a nine-game losing streak to the Hawks. Founded: 1946 as Triple Cities College of • give BU its third home conference win in the last four games, dating back Syracuse University Enrollment: 13,412 to last season. Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Dark Green, Black ABOUT HARTFORD and White • The Hawks dropped their America East opener at UMass Lowell on Affiliation: Division I Conference: America East Wednesday, 80-76. The host River Hawks shot 55% and made free throws Home Court: Events Center down the stretch to grab the back-and-forth affair. Capacity: 5,142 • Senior guard Taylor Dyson scored a career-high 27 points (nine 3s). Varsity Sports: 21 • Newcomer Pancake Thomas leads the team in scoring (15.0 ppg.) and President: Harvey G. Stenger Dir. of Athletics: Patrick J. Elliott rebounding (6.4 rpg.). Website: www.bubearcats.com • Hartford launches an average of 27 three-pointers per game (most in AE) and is hitting 35% (4th in AE). MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS • The Hawks graduated six seniors, including four starters, from a 14-16 Head Coach: Tommy Dempsey team of a year ago. They were picked to finish sixth in the Preseason Poll. Alma Mater: Susquehanna, ‘97 Record at BU: 16-76 (fourth season) ALL-TIME SERIES VS. HARTFORD Overall Record: 223-193 (13 seasons) • Thanks to nine straight wins, Hartford holds a 19-11 lead in the series. Assistant Coaches: Ben Luber (Associate Head Coach), Herb Courtney, Bryan • Five of the nine wins during the streak have come by six or fewer points. Goodman • The last four regular season games have been decided by a combined Dir. Bask. Oper. Chretien Lukusa 19 points. Phone: 607-777-6369 • Last year Hartford won by 10 at home and then a month later the Hawks 2014-15 Record: 6-26 (.188) 2014-15 AE Record: 5-11 (.313), 7th held off a spirited BU rally in the closing minute to win 62-61 in Vestal. place 2014-15 Post-Season: AE Quarterfinals DAVIS MAKING IMPACT DURING FRESHMAN SEASON Starters R/L: 5/0 • Freshman guard Everson Davis (10.9 ppg.) has been a key contributor in Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 his first collegiate season. • Davis ranks fourth among freshmen scorers in the AE. • Davis has scored in double figures 10 times in 15 games. MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY • He is logging 31.5 minutes per game. All-Time Record: 638-937 (.405, 68 years) • Davis earned America East Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 22. Division I Record: 154-265 (14 years) NCAA Appearances: One (2009, Divi- sion I) DEMPSEY MOVING NEEDLE ON REBUILD PROJECT America East: 96-132 (.421) • HC Tommy Dempsey enters his fourth season at the helm America East Championships: One (2009) • His rebuilding climb was steep after program lost 42 of 46 games prior to BINGHAMTON SPORTS INFORMATION his arrival in 2012, including 26 straight to start the 2011-12 season. • Binghamton won 23 games and reached the NCAAs in 2008-09 before Associate AD/SID: John Hartrick (MBB contact) Phone: 607-777-6800 roster and coach upheaval sent the program into a tailspin. Associate SID: David O’Brian • Dempsey averaged more than 18 wins a season as HC at Rider and Phone: 607-777-6478 produced 2008 NBA Lottery pick Jason Thompson. e-mail: [email protected] • Dempsey’s Bearcats had their best conference finish in five years last Cell: 607-222-6473 Assistants: Brian Vail winter and his 2015-16 team was picked to finish in the middle of the pack Phone: 607-777-2956 (5th of 9) this season. email: [email protected] Cell: 614-537-0617 Assistants: Dave Van Gorder STILL A YOUNG TEAM Phone: 607-777-4956 • Binghamton had the youngest team in the nation last season (Statsheet. email: [email protected] com) and still has 11 underclassmen (out of 15) on the roster. Cell: 607-237-3103 • The Bearcats were the only team in the country whose top three scorers Press Row Phone: 607-777-6340 were all freshmen (Rodriguez, Perovic, Walker). • All five starters return this season (sophomores Rodriguez, Walker, Mc- Fadden, Ahearn and junior Beck). • The roster features no seniors and two healthy upperclassmen (Beck, Rinaldi). Game 16 • Wed., Jan. 13, 2016 • vs. Hartford • 7 p.m. • Dr. Bai Lee Court at Events Center • Vestal, N.Y. 2 2015-16 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com MEDIA INFORMATION RODRIGUEZ COMING OFF STRONG FRESHMAN SEASON • Sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez earned America East All-Rookie hon- PRESS ROW The Events Center working press row is located ors after averaging 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in his first collegiate season.