2017-18 Bryant University Basketballgame Notes Game Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 4:30 P.M
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2017-18 BRYANT UNIVERSITY BASKETBALLGAME NOTES GAME SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 AT 4:30 P.M. HACKENSACK, N.J. 31 Bryant (3-27, 2-15 NEC) Fairleigh Dickinson (11-17, 8-9 NEC) ROTHMAN CENTER BROADCAST INFORMATION 2017-18 SCHEDULE Watch: NEC Front Row Listen: N/A NOVEMBER Live Stats: FDUKnights.com Fri 10 at --/rv Georgia SEC Network + L, 79-54 Follow Along on Twitter: @BryantHoops Tue 14 at NC State ACC Network Extra L, 95-72 Sat 18 Navy NEC Front Row L, 79-71 Tue 21 at Rutgers BTN Plus L, 83-54 PROBABLE STARTERS Fri 24 at Hartford ESPN3 W, 78-73 Sun 26 Brown NEC Front Row L, 81-67 POS NO NAME CL HT WT PPG RPG/APG QUICK HITS Wed 29 at Yale ESPN3 L, 84-67 G 0 Ikenna Ndugba So. 6-0 185 13.8 4.6 apg 5 games of 20+ pts in NEC play DECEMBER G 1 Hunter Ware Jr. 6-2 185 4.6 3.2 rpg Season-high 15 pts vs SHU (2/22) Sat 2 at New Hampshire ESPN3 L, 75-59 F 2 Brandon Carroll R-Fr. 6-7 210 6.1 3.9 rpg NEC Rookie of the Week (2/12) Wed 6 at Albany 1 ESPN3 L, 84-68 G 11 Adam Grant So. 6-1 180 16.1 3.3 rpg 20+ pts in 7 of 8 Jan. games (23.0 ppg) Sat 9 at Memphis 1 ESPN3 L, 90-72 G 21 Tanner Johnson So. 6-5 205 6.4 1.7 rpg Career-high 19 pts vs FDU (1/27) Mon 11 at rv/rv Louisville 1 ESPNU L, 102-59 Sun 17 Siena 1 NEC Front Row L, 87-68 Fri 22 at Dartmouth Ivy League Network L, 75-58 OFF THE BENCH Fri 29 Robert Morris * NEC Front Row L, 68-54 Sun 31 Saint Francis U * NEC Front Row ot L, 86-82 POS NO NAME CL HT WT PPG RPG/APG QUICK HITS F 3 Bosko Kostur R-Sr. 6-7 220 10.0 3.7 rpg 8th in Bryant's Div. I history in points (871) JANUARY Thu 4 at Mount St. Mary’s * NEC Front Row L, 96-80 F 5 Ryan Layman Fr. 6-7 200 2.7 2.5 rpg Six games of 6+ rebounds Sat 6 at Sacred Heart * NEC Front Row W, 79-74 G 10 Taylor McHugh Jr. 6-2 175 3.8 1.9 apg Season-high 11 pts at Albany (12/6) & SFU (12/31) Thu 11 Wagner * NEC Front Row L, 71-62 F 13 Monty Urmilevicius R-Fr. 6-8 220 3.9 3.6 rpg 1st-career double-double vs CCSU (1/25) Sat 13 at Central Connecticut * NEC Front Row L, 80-76 F 20 Gus Riley Sr. 6-8 235 1.6 2.0 rpg Career-high 11 reb vs FDU (1/27) Thu 18 at LIU Brooklyn * NEC Front Row L, 83-79 C 24 Dren Dedushaj Fr. 7-1 245 -- -- Bryant’s first 7-footer since Alex Herzing (2010-12) Sat 20 at St. Francis Brooklyn * NEC Front Row L, 85-80 F 33 Aram Martin R-Sr. 6-10 230 2.2 1.3 rpg 22 min, 6 pts, 6 reb at Rutgers (11/21) Thu 25 Central Connecticut * ESPN3 L, 80-74 F 54 Sabastian Townes So. 6-5 240 11.4 4.0 rpg Career-high 23 pts vs St. Francis Brooklyn (2/1) Sat 27 Fairleigh Dickinson * NEC Front Row L, 89-78 FEBRUARY Thu 1 St. Francis Brooklyn * NEC Front Row L, 73-69 THE PARTICULARS Sat 3 LIU Brooklyn * NEC Front Row L, 84-71 The Bryant University men’s basketball team closes out the INSIDE THE SERIES Thu 8 at Wagner * CBS Sports Network L, 96-76 2017-18 season with a Saturday afternoon contest in New Div. I Series Record: 8-8 Sat 10 Mount St. Mary’s * NEC Front Row W, 79-77 Jersey against Fairleigh Dickinson. In Smithfield: 4-5 2 Thu 15 at Robert Morris * NEC Front Row L, 83-60 In Hackensack: 4-3 Sat 17 at Saint Francis U * NEC Front Row L, 89-56 Saturday's game will be the final game in the coaching career At Neutral Site: 0-0 Thu 22 Sacred Heart * NEC Front Row L, 94-84 of Bryant head coach Tim O'Shea, who will retire following First Meeting: Jan. 17, 2009 (W, 56-43) Sat 24 at Fairleigh Dickinson * NEC Front Row 4:30 PM Saturday's game. O'Shea led the Bulldogs for 10 seasons and Last Meeting: Jan. 27, 2018 (L, 89-78) worked as a Division I coach for 34 years before announcing Home games in bold his retirement earlier this month. TALE OF THE TAPE * Northeast Conference game 1 - Houzz Gotham Classic Presented by TicketIQ BRYANT ..................... vs. ........................... FDU SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS 2 - Game played at Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3-27 .................. OVERALL RECORD ................ 11-17 All times Eastern and subject to change Fairleigh Dickinson is 11-17 and 8-9 in the NEC entering the All home and select road games broadcast on WOON 1240 AM 2-15 .............. CONFERENCE RECORD ............... 8-9 National rankings listed as AP/Coaches final day of the regular season. The Knights can finish either L3 ................................ STREAK .............................. L2 sixth or seventh based on Saturday's results. 337 ....................RPI (NCAA - 2/23) .................... 257 341 ......................KENPOM (2/23) ...................... 285 Darnell Edge leads FDU with 14.0 points per game while 273 ...................... SOS (KENPOM) ...................... 278 Mike Holloway Jr. has added 13.4. Darian Anderson scored 69.5 .................. POINTS PER GAME ................. 73.8 13.1 points per game in 15 contests before suffering a sea- 83.2 .................. SCORING DEFENSE ................. 75.5 BRYANT AT A GLANCE son-ending injury. Holloway has grabbed 7.0 rebounds per -13.7 ................. SCORING MARGIN .................. -1.7 game, which ranks fifth in the NEC. Location (Founded/Enrollment): Smithfield, Rhode Island (1863/3,400) .410 ............ FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ........... .448 President: Hon. Ronald K. Machtley (Navy '70) .493 ............... FIELD GOAL DEFENSE .............. .438 THE SERIES Director of Athletics: Bill Smith (Colgate '90) .339 ............ 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE ........... .335 Nickname (Colors): Bulldogs (Black & Gold) The all-time series is even at 8-8 with five of the 16 previous .406 ................... 3-POINT DEFENSE .................. .350 Conference: Northeast Conference meetings decided by three points or less. The Bulldogs are .694 ........... FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .......... .726 Home Arena (Capacity): Chace Athletic Center (2,600) 4-3 all-time in Hackensack. 32.3 ............... REBOUNDS PER GAME ............. 33.9 Head Coach: Tim O’Shea (Boston College ‘84) -7.6 ............... REBOUNDING MARGIN .............. -3.7 Record at Bryant/Career Record: 96-209 (10th) / 216-304 (17th) The Knights recorded an 89-78 victory in Smithfield in the first 13.5 .................. ASSISTS PER GAME ................. 13.3 Assistant Coaches: Happy Dobbs, Frankie Dobbs, Mike Allen meeting of the year (1/27). Sophomore Adam Grant scored Director of Basketball Operations: Anthony Notar 12.8 .............. TURNOVERS PER GAME ............. 13.6 25 points in the contest while sophomore Tanner Johnson Program Record (first varsity season): 719-806 (1963) -0.4 ..................TURNOVER MARGIN ................. +1.2 Athletic Communications Contact: Miles McQuiggan (Quinnipiac '12) added a career-high 19 points on six made three-pointers. 5.9 .................... STEALS PER GAME .................... 7.3 Cell Phone: 401-622-2192 1.4 .................... BLOCKS PER GAME ................... 3.3 Email: [email protected] 2017-18 BRYANT UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL NUMERICALROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last School) 0 Ikenna Ndugba So. G 6-0 185 Boston, Mass./Brooks School 1 Hunter Ware Sr. G 6-2 185 Powder Springs, Ga./North Cobb Christian 2 Brandon Carroll R-Fr. F/G 6-7 210 Brewster, N.Y./Iona Prep 3 Bosko Kostur R-Sr. G/F 6-7 220 Melbourne, Australia/Hallam Senior College 5 Ryan Layman Fr. F/G 6-7 200 Wrentham, Mass./Tilton School 10 Taylor McHugh Jr. G 6-2 175 Centreville, Va./Virginia Episcopal School 11 Adam Grant So. G 6-1 180 Franklin, Va./Norfolk Collegiate School 13 Monty Urmilevicius R-Fr. F/C 6-8 220 Kaunas, Lithuania/The John Carroll School 20 Gus Riley Sr. F/C 6-8 235 Nelson, New Zealand/Nayland College 21 Tanner Johnson So. G 6-5 205 Lexington, Ky./Worcester Academy 23 Malik Smith * So. F 6-6 240 Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights (UNC Asheville) 24 Dren Dedushaj Fr. C 7-1 245 Brooklyn, N.Y./Winchendon School 33 Aram Martin R-Sr. C 6-10 230 San Antonio, Texas/Miller School of Albemarle (Brown) 54 Sabastian Townes So. F 6-5 240 Chesapeake, Va./Norfolk Collegiate School * will redshirt in 2017-18 due to NCAA transfer rules Head Coach: Tim O’Shea (Boston College ’84), 10th season Associate Head Coach: Happy Dobbs (Villanova ’84), seventh season Assistant Coaches: Frankie Dobbs (Bryant ‘13), fifth season Mike Allen (Ohio ‘09), third season ROSTER BREAKDOWN Director of Operations: Anthony Notar (Providence ‘15), first season BULLDOGS BY CLASS Seniors .......................................................... 4 Juniors .......................................................... 1 Sophomores ................................................ 5 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Freshmen ..................................................... 4 0 IKENNA NDUGBA I-KEN-uh Nuh-DOO-bah BULLDOGS BY POSITION 3 BOSKO KOSTUR BOSH-koh KAH-stur Guards .......................................................... 6 13 Monty URMILEVICIUS urm-uh-LAV-itch-iss Forwards ......................................................... 7 24 Dren DEDUSHAJ De-DOO-shy Centers ............................................................ 1 BULLDOGS BY STATE/COUNTRY United States ............................................... 11 Georgia .................................................... 1 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Kentucky .................................................. 1 Massachusetts ........................................ 2 2 Brandon Carroll R-Fr. F/G 6-7 210 Brewster, N.Y./Iona Prep New York ................................................. 2 24 Dren Dedushaj Fr. C 7-1 245 Brooklyn, N.Y./Winchendon School Ohio ........................................................