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TYLER NEVILLE - MAINE MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT mar. 7, 2020 - at vermont- game notes OFFICE: (207) 581-4849 | CELL: (910) 478-7784 | [email protected] @Blackbearsmbb #BlackBearNation

SCHEDULE/RESULTS TALE OF THE TAPE Date Opponent Time 9-21 / 5-11 AE record/conf. 24-7 / 14-2 AE 61.8 points per game 71.6 Oct. 27 HUSSON # W, 76-50 68.3 opponent points per game 59.3 Nov. 3 MCGILL # W, 70-63 -6.5 scoring margin +12.3 Nov. 6 MERRIMACK W, 84-64 40.8 field goal percentage 44.9 28.0 3-point field goal percentage 32.9 Nov. 10 at Harvard L, 46-67 71.4 free throw percentage 71.6 Nov. 16 at Portland L, 62-71 34.1 rebounds per game 37.0 Nov. 19 at #25 Washington L, 53-72 +0.7 REBOUND MARGIN +4.6 13.9 ASSISTS PER GAME 13.8 Nov. 24 MAINE MARITIME^ W, 90-50 15.1 TURNOVERS PER GAME 11.4 Nov. 27 at #7 Virginia L, 26-46 3.5 BLOCKS PER GAME 3.4 Dec. 1 at Connecticut L, 40-60 6.9 STEALS PER GAME 5.9 Dec. 4 at Northeastern L, 63-78 Dec. 7 at C. Conn. State W, 66-64 HOW TO FOLLOW MAINE PROJECTED STARTERS Dec. 11 DARTMOUTH L, 44-77 0 - F - ANDREW FLEMING Dec. 15 QUINNIPIAC L, 61-81 29 GP/ 29 GS, 14.4 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.7 APG, 49.1/31.3/66.7, 34.7 MPG Patrick Gymnasium 2019 America East Third Team Dec. 20 at UMass L, 53-74 Burlington, Vt. Dec. 29 at Hawaii L, 51-91 Jan. 2 COLUMBIA W, 75-72 (OT) 2 - G - JA’SHONTE WRIGHT-MCLEISH - Montreal, Canada Jan. 5 STONY BROOK* L, 52-73 29 GP / 7 GS, 2.6 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.7 APG, 33.7/14.0/50.0, 14.4 MPG Jan. 8 at unh* L, 51-57 uvmathletics.com/ Jan. 11 at UAlbany* L, 70-76 5 - F - NEDELJKO PRIJOVIC - Belgrade, Serbia Jan. 15 UMASS LOWELL* W, 104-98 (OT) @BlackbearsMbb 30 GP / 29 GS, 10.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 41.8/32.5/73.7, 30.6 MPG Jan. 19 BINGHAMTON* W, 86-63 Jan. 22 VERMONT* L, 57-59 Jan. 25 at UMBC* L, 53-63 10 - F - STEPH INGO - Mississauga, Ontario Feb. 1 HARTFORD*^^ L, 49-55 29 GP / 12 GS, 4.6 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 0.9 APG 41.1/22.9/71.9, 18.8 MPG Feb. 5 at Vermont* L, 52-77 FEB. 8 AT BINGHAMTON* W, 82-75 25 - G - SERGIO EL DARWICH - Dekwaneh, Lebanon Feb. 12 at UMass Lowell* L, 63-71 24 GP / 23 GS, 14.9 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.1 APG, 42.2/30.1/85.0, 33.3 MPG Feb. 16 UALBANY* L, 60-66 2019 America East Third Team Feb. 22 at Stony Brook* L, 46-54 Feb. 26 NEW HAMPSHIRE* L, 70-77 Feb. 29 UMBC* W, 74-48 the maine line Mar. 3 at Hartford* W, 71-65 Mar. 7 at vermont $ 7:00 pm ’YOFFS # - Exhibition Maine heads to Burlington for the fifth straight postseason, as they’ll ^ - Played at the Portland Expo ^^ - Played at Memorial Gymnasium, Orono Campus * - America East Game take on the juggernaut Catamounts in the first round of the postsea- $ - America east tournament son. Maine gave Vermont a run for their money in the first meeting this season in Maine, as the Cats prevailed by a 59-57 final that saw Andrew @BlackBearsmBB | #BLACKBEARNATION Fleming’s buzzer beater attempt sail wide. The second meeting in Bur- lington was more to form of the recent history in this matchup, with UVM controlling the game end-to-end in a 77-52 victory. #BlackBearNation 1 2019-20 MAINE BLACK BEARS MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Previous School 0 Andrew Fleming Sr. F 6-7 Norway, Maine / Oxford Hills 1 Mykhailo Yagodin R.So. G 6-5 Odessa, Ukraine / South Plains College 2 Ja’Shonte Wright-McLeish Fr. G 6-4 Montreal, Canada / Collége Jean-Brébeuf 3 Vilgot Larsson Jr. F 6-8 Stockholm, Sweden / Korrespondengymnasiet 4 Ata Turgut Fr. F 6-9 Ankara, Turkey / Ted Ankara Kolejliler 5 Nedeljko Prijovic R.Jr. F 6-8 Belgrade, Serbia / Texas State / Lee Academy 10 Stephane Ingo R.Fr. F 6-9 Mississauga, Canada / Second. Catholique Sainte-Famille 12 Veljko Radakovic Fr. F 6-9 Novi Sad, Serbia / Lee Academy 13 Miks Antoms Jr. F 6-8 Riga, Latvia / Archbishop Carroll 15 Taylor Schildroth Fr. G 6-0 Blue Hill, Maine / George Stevens Academy 21 Precious Okoh Fr. G 6-1 Brockton, Mass. / Bradford Christian Acad. 22 Solomon Iluyomade R.So. F 6-7 London, Eng. / City of London Acad. 25 Sergio El Darwich Sr. G 6-4 Dekwaneh, Lebanon / W. Texas Col. / Lee Acad. 44 Peter Stumer Fr. G 6-6 Sodertalje, Sweden / Alviks Basketbollklubb

Head Coach: Richard Barron (Kenyon College ‘91), Second Season Assistant Coaches: Edniesha Curry, Kevin Reed, Igor Vrzina Director of Operations and Sports Performance: Matt Marshall Athletic Trainer: Brian Schopieray Student Assistants: Alan Molnar, Vinh Lahm

pronunciation guide LAST TIME OUT

#1 – Mee-hi-low Ya-go-din Maine picked up a significant win to wrap up their regular season on

typically goes by “Misha” - (Me-shah) Tuesday night, taking down Hartford on the road by a 71-65 final score.

#2 – Jah-Shawn-Tay This one featured 10 different lead changes, but all in the first half. A #3 – Vill – got Nedeljko Prijovic three-ball sent Maine into the break with a 35-30 ad- #5 – Ned-yel-coe Pree-yo-vich vantage that they never gave up, cruising through the second half to seal #10 - Steff-ON up their first win over Hartford since 2017. #12 – Vel-coe Rad-ah-coe-vick

#13 – Miks (rhymes with flicks) Nedeljko Prijovic set the pace in this one, scoring 16 of his game-high 22 #15 – Shill-d-roth points in the first half. He finished with six rebounds, five assists, three

#21 – Oh-coe steals, two blocks, and a blistering 8-10 mark from the field overall.

#22 – Il-yo-mah-day The second half belonged to Sergio El Darwich, as the senior dropped in #25 – El Dar (rhymes with far)- vitch 18 of his 20 points in the second half shooting 6-8 from the field in the #44 – Steam-mur final half, alongside a perfect 6-6 mark at the free throw line down the Edniesha – Ed-nee-sha stretch. Igor Vrzina – Ee-gore Vriz-nah (rhymes with frizz)

Orono - Or-UH-no Andrew Fleming and Stephane Ingo each dropped in ten points to round out the double-digit scorers, with Ingo completing his second straight #BlackBearNation 2 series history last 10 quick facts 2/5/20...... L,77-52 Overall...... Vermont, 75-70 1/22/20...... L, 59-57 General Information 3/9/19...... L, 73-57 Streak...... UVM, +19 School...... The University of Maine 2/6/19...... L, 86-63 1/9/19...... L, 73-49 Last 5 meetings...... UVM, 5-0 Location...... Orono, Maine 04469 3/3/18...... L, 75-60 Last Meeting...... 2/5/20, at UVM, 77-52 2/27/18...... L, 74-62 Founded...... 1865 1/15/18...... L, 83-62 3/1/17...... L, 86-41 Enrollment ��11,168 Last Win...... 1/22/13, 71-68 2/1/17...... L, 74-53 Nickname...... Black Bears Colors...... Blue (PMS 289 and 292) & White double-double with ten boards on the evening. Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... America East Maine shot over 50% from the field for the sixth time this season, going Facility ��Cross Insurance Center (5,800) 28-54 (51.9%) altogether. President...... Joan Ferrini-Mundy Director of Athletics ��Ken Ralph MAINE LEADERS Athletic Dept. Telephone ��(207) 581-1052 A pair of All-Conference selections lead Maine, starting with Andrew Deputy Director of Athletics...... Brian Faison Fleming, who has registered double-digit scoring totals in 21 of his 29 Senior AD - External Ops...... Tyson McHatten appearances, ranks among the league leaders in points per game (14.4, Senior AD - Development �� Seth Woodcock 10th), rebounds per game (6.2, 13th), and assists per game (2.7, 8th). Asst. AD for Finance �� Matt Curtis He also ranks in the top-ten in field goal percentage, minutes per game, Director of Compliance...... Samantha Hegmann and blocks per game. Sergio El Darwich joins Fleming in double-fig- History ures, leading the team and ranking ninth in the conference with 14.9 First Year of Men’s Basketball...... 1904–05 points per game overall and has been even better in conference play, Program Record �� 962-1,162 (.453) 100th Season ranking seventh with 17.1 points per conference game. He also ranks NCAA Tournaments...... None fourth in assists per game with 4.1 and second in steals with 1.8. Last Post-Season Game...... March 9, 2019 America East Tournament...... Quarterfinals A LOOK AT THE CATAMOUNTS Result...... Vermont 73, Maine 57 The premier player in the conference, now two-time America East Player of the Year Anthony Lamb leads Vermont, sitting seventh in the Athletic Communications conference in scoring (16.5 ppg), fifth in rebounds per game (7.3), third Asst. Direct. of Ath. Comms...... Tyler Neville in blocked shots per game (1.3), and fourth in free throw percentage Office Phone...... 207.581.4849 (81.1%). E-Mail...... [email protected] Web Site ...... www.GoBlackBears.com Stef Smith is the second option on the Catamount roster, averaging Twitter and Instagram...... @BlackBearsMBB 14.2 points per game on a 46.4/44.5/75.3 shooting line. He’s eleventh in the conference in scoring and eighth in field goal percentage. Mailing Address: University of Maine As a team, Vermont leads the confernece in assist to turnover ration Athletic Media Relations (1.22), fewest turnovers, opponents field goal percentage (37.8, fifth -na 5747 Memorial Gym Orono, ME 04469-5747 tionally), scoring margin (+12.3, tenth nationally), and scoring defense (59.3, fifth nationaly).

#BlackBearNation 3 Of the five major conference awards, Vermont took home five. Player of the Year (Lamb), Defensive Player of the Year (Shungu), Sixth Man (Davis), and Coach of the Year.

MOVE THE BALL Maine ranks first in the America East and seventh in the nation in assist to field goal percentage, registering an assist on 61.8% of their field goal makes this year. The next closest America East team is Albany, who sits at 56th overall with an assist on 56.4% of their field goals.

LIVING UP TO THE HYPE After being the first Black bear since 2012 to be named Preseason All-Conference in the America East, Andrew Fleming delivered the first chance he got, dominating the opener against Merrimack with 37 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and two blocks in Maine’s 84-64 victory, playing all 40 minutes end-to-end. The 37 points were just one shy of his career-high, and he did it on a 66.6% mark from the field while going 13-15 from the free-throw line.

RARE AIR If all that wasn’t enough, Fleming also made history on opening night by becoming the 31st member of the Maine basketball 1,000 career points club. He’s the first since Aaron Calixte, who achieved the feat during the 2017-18 season, and just the second since the 2011 season. He joins current assistant coach Kevin Reed in the club, who’s fourth all-time in program history with 1,601 career points. In his career, Fleming also has eclipsed 600 total rebounds, just the 30th Black Bear to accomplish that feat.

CAREER POINTS, MAINE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY Name Gms Points 1. Rufus Harris, 1976–80 103 2,206 2. Bob Warner, 1972–76 96 1,758 3. Gerald McLemore, 2008-12 116 1,657 4. Kevin Reed, 2002-2005 119 1,601 5. Francois Bouchard, 1989–94 114 1,541 6. Casey Arena, 1992–96 110 1,531 7. Roger Lapham, 1975–79 100 1,523 8. Jim Stephenson, 1966–69 67 1,518 9. Andrew Fleming, 2016- 116 1,406 10. Skip Chappelle, 1959–62 66 1,352 11. Jeff Cross, 1980–84 100 1,337 12. Matt Rossignol, 1985–89 111 1,297 13. Peter Gavett, 1970–73 72 1,294 14. Allen Ledbetter, 1995–99 113 1,258 15. Jim Boylen, 1983–87 103 1,244

#BlackBearNation 4 INGO AIR CONTROL Redshirt freshman Stephane Ingo put up five blocks on December 1st against UConn, not only a career-high for the young Canadian, but the first time a Black Bear has reached five blocks in a single game since Mike Allison accomplished the feat on January 30th of 2013 against UNH.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR Maine features one of the youngest rosters in the America East this season with seven freshmen on their bench this year. Of those seven, six different nations are represented, as Maine features players from Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Serbia, Turkey, and the United States. Overall, Maine has representatives from ten different countries, with Lebanon, Latvia, Ukraine, and England being represented as well.

TRAILBLAZING CURRY - NEW YORK TIMES Assistant Coach Edniesha Curry is the only full-time female coaching men’s basketball in NCAA Division I. Across all of Division I men’s sports, only 4% of coaches are female. Even in just women’s sports, only 42% of coaches are female. Coach Curry, along with Head Coach Carol Hutchins of Michigan University softball and Meredith Flaherty a 4th year PhD candidate at the University of Florida Department of Sport Management, discussed the issue with the New York Times in an interview available here; https://nyti.ms/36b4URH

BUCKETS AND BOARDS AT AN ALL-TIME RATE Andrew Fleming has eclipsed both 1,200 career points and 650 career rebounds in his career, one of only seven players in Maine history to hit that level.

Name Career Points Career Rebounds Years Played Rufus Harris 2,206 806 1976-80 Bob Warner 1,758 1,304 1972-76 Kevin Reed 1,601 732 2002-05 Francois Bouchard 1,541 792 1989-94 Andrew Fleming 1,406 723 2016- Jeff Cross 1,337 894 1980-84 Allen Ledbetter 1,258 1,017 1995-99

BIG WINS BACK ON THE MENU In the second year of Coach Richard Barron’s tenure, Maine has two 20+ point wins against America East foes in one season for the first time since 2003-04 with Saturday’s 26-point win over UMBC and January’s 23-point victory over Binghamton.

#BlackBearNation 5 including a run to the Sweet 16 in 2008-09; in the two seasons Barron was with the Bears’ staff. richard barron Barron began his Division I head coaching career at Princeton as he spent six seasons at the helm of the Tigers’ program. After taking over the program fresh off a 2-25 season prior to his arrival, Barron guided the Tigers to an 11-16 record in his first HEAD COACH | 2nd SEASON season, making Princeton one of the most improved teams in the country that year. During his six years at Princeton, Barron managed the Tigers to an Ivy League title in 2005-06, setting a school record for overall wins (21-7) and conference wins (12-2). kenyon ‘91 Barron mentored five different players to All-Ivy League honors while at Princeton. Before his time at Princeton, Barron spent five seasons at the Richard Barron, the 22nd head coach of Maine men’s basketball enters his second sea- University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn, compiling a 77-48 son at the helm in 2019-20. record during his tenure. In his final season at the University of the South, Barron guided the squad to its first ever conference Barron previously served as a Special Assistant to the Director Athletics at UMaine since championship and a No. 8 national ranking in Division III. December 1, 2017. He was the head coach of the UMaine women’s basketball team from 2011 to 2017 before taking a medical leave of absence in January 2017. Prior to his time coaching the Sewanee women, Barron was the assistant men’s coach at Sewanee for four years. Barron came In 2018-19, Barron completed his 18th season as a head coach. The 2018-19 season was to the University of Maine with an 11-year head coaching career not Barron’s first coaching men. His first collegiate coaching position from 1991-95 was record of 152-139. an assistant coach for the University of the South-Sewanee men’s team. He took his first head coaching position the following season in 1996, taking the helm of the University Barron, who grew up in both Florida and Tennessee, graduated of the South-Sewanee women’s team, where he posted a 77-48 record. from Kenyon College with a B.S. in biology. He graduated cum laude after being named to the dean’s list all eight semesters. As head coach of the UMaine women’s team, he brought the program back to its Barron played both basketball and baseball while at Kenyon. winning ways, putting together a winning season in his third season in 2013-14. Barron put together back-to-back 20 win seasons in 2014-15 and 2015-16, and was named the Barron and his wife, Maureen, a former Princeton softball coach, America East Coach of the Year after the 2015 season. are the proud parents of twin daughters, Lane and Rae, and The Black Bears went to the postseason for three consecutive seasons after going 4-24 younger son, Billy. in 2013-14. In seven seasons at Maine, Barron compiled a record of 85-89, along with an overall head coaching record of 232-228. In the America East, Barron owns a record of 46-34 and two regular season championships (2014-15 and 2015-16). It was upward and onward in 2015-16 under Barron’s leadership as the Black Bears continued the climb to greatness. The team that had regained respect throughout the Northeast was now opening eyes on a national level as Maine earned a No. 14 ranking in the College Insider Mid-Major Top-25. Barron’s defensive philosophy proved to be one of the top in the country as Maine finished the season ranked as the No. 5 rated team in terms of scoring defense, limiting opponents to just 51.1 points per game. The Black Bears built off their defensive success as Barron guided Maine to its first back-to-back coaching experience 20+ win season since 2003-04, 2004-05.

The year would see Maine reach the America East Championship game and once again return to the WNIT after a 26 win campaign, one short of the school record. The Black Head Coaching Experience Bears went undefeated on their home court, moving their home win streak to 19-0. The home crowds continued to grow as Maine was top in the conference and second in New England, only to UConn, in attendance (2,008). University of Maine, 2018-present Barron’s mentoring throughout the 2014-15 season guided the Black Bears to their highest achievement of success in over 10 years as Maine reached the 20-win plateau University of Maine (Women), 2011-17 for the first time since 2004-05 and totaled its highest amount of wins (23) in 11 years. The success of 2014-15 brought Maine back into the national picture as it reached a #19 Princeton University (Women), 2001-07 ranking in the College Insider Mid-Major Top-25, returned to the WNIT for the first time since 2005 and captured the 2015 America East Regular Season Co-Championship. Sewanee (Women), 1996-2001 It took Barron just three year’s to return the Black Bears to the winning ways which they were so used to in year’s past. In his third season at the helm of the team, Barron led Maine to a 17-15 record, a 10-6 league record and its first postseason win since 1999; a 77-47 home drubbing of Bucknell in the opening round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI). Maine’s 17 wins was a +13 over the previous season; one of the top three turnarounds in the country in terms of win totals. Maine’s total wins (17) and Assistant Coaching Experience America East conference victories (10) were its most since the 2004-05 season. The Black Bears finished fourth in the league standings; their highest regular season finishing mark NC State (Women), 2009-11 since placing first in 2005.. Following the 2011-12 season, Coach Barron proved to Black Bear nation why he is Baylor University (Women), 2007-09 known for his fantastic recruiting. Coach Barron, along with his staff, introduced a nine-member 2012-13 signing class to the University of Maine, which received national attention as the class was ranked 36th best in the nation by Blue Star Basketball’s Na- Sewanee (Men), 1992-1996 tional Scouting director Chris Mennig. Barron came to the University of Maine women’s team after a two-year stint at North Carolina State where he served as an assistant coach under Kellie Harper. In Barron’s first year with the Wolfpack, the Tennessee native helped guide the team to the NCAA Tour- nament with a 20-14 record. A team that was predicted to finish ninth in the preseason, ended up finishing tied for fifth in the ACC standings while making it to the 2010 ACC Tournament Finals. Barron is well renowned for his fantastic recruiting as he spent two seasons at Baylor prior to his time at NC State as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator with the Bears. During his time at Baylor, Barron was responsible for landing the consensus top-ranked player (Brittney Griner) and the top ranked recruiting class of 2009 while also assisting in coaching the Bears to the Big 12 Tournament Championship. Baylor compiled a 54-13 record to go along with two trips to the NCAA tournament, #BlackBearNation 6 KEVIN REED EDNIESHA CURRY ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH • Seccond Season • Second season • University of Oregon '02 • University of Maine '07

Edniesha Curry returns to Orono for her second season as an Kevin Reed enters his second season as an assistant coach assistant coach with Maine men’s basketball team in 2019- of the in 2019-20. 20. Curry is the only woman currently serving as a full-time assistant coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. On March 30, 2018, head coach Richard Barron announced that Kevin Reed has been hired on as an assistant coach of She previously served as a player development and assistant Maine men’s basketball. coach for the UMaine women’s basketball team from July 2015 to May 2017 under Coach Barron. Since leaving Reed, a 2007 UMaine graduate and the fourth leading UMaine, she worked with the NBA Assistant Coaches’ scorer in program history, returns to Orono after serving Program and worked with the Atlanta Classical Academy as as the AD and the head boy’s basketball coach at Bangor the Women’s Athletic Program Manager. Christian since 2010. With the NBA ACP, she gained experience working at the Reed, a former standout student-athlete at UMaine, ranks NBA Draft Combine and the NBA G League Showcase which fourth all-time in school history career points (1,601) and included player development and scouting duties. eight in career rebounds (732), and third in steals (225). He holds the Black Bear record for career games played Before coming to UMaine, Curry was the head basketball (119) and was honored by the America East all four of his coach across Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Prior to that, she seasons as a Black Bear. was the head coach for the WCBA’s Shanxi Flames Women’s Profession Club in Taiyuan, China. After Reed’s successful career as a Black Bear, he played overseas for three seasons in both Belgium and Germany. After her professional basketball career, she was a He returned to the states in 2010, and took the helm of the marketing assistant with NBA and WNBA Global Basketball Bangor Christian boy’s basketball program the same year. with Adidas.

Reed graduated from UMaine in 2007 with a bachelor of A graduate of the University of Oregon in 2002, Curry was science degree in human development and family relations. drafted by the Charlotte Sting with the 41st overall pick in the WNBA draft. She played in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks along with teams overseas in Greece, Poland, Israel, and Hungary from 2002 to 2009.

Curry stared in her collegiate career at Cal State Northridge, becoming the school’s all-time leader in 3-pointers with 168. She led the Matadors in scoring for three-consecutive seasons, averaging 15.3 points per game as a junior for the Matadors. She transferred to Oregon in 2000, earning All- Pac 10 honorable mention as a senior. She led the Ducks to a WNIT Championship, averaging 9.8 points per game while dishing out a total of 104 assists.

Curry holds a bachelor science degree in sociology from the University of Oregon, and earned an MBA from American InterContinental University in 2006. #BlackBearNation 7 IGOR VRZINA MATT MARSHALL ASSISTANT COACH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & SPORTS PERFORMANCE • Second season • First season • Abilene Christian '07 • Appalachian State, CU-Colorado Springs

Igor Vrzina heads into his first season as an assistant coach Matt Marshall has been with the University of Maine Sports with Maine men’s basketball in 2018-19. Vrzina previously Performance staff since August 2016. In July of 2019 he served as the head boy’s basketball coach at Lee Academy was also hired on as the Director of Operations for Men's in Lee, Maine. Basketball where he is responsible for managing all of the teams travel accommodations. Coach Marshall works In four seasons at the helm of the Pandas, Vrzina put directly with Men’s Basketball and Women’s Soccer for all together an impressive record of 98-51. of their performance needs. During his time here he has also worked with Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Throws, Vrzina reunites with several of his former players in and Football. Miks Antoms, Sergio El Darwich, Nedeljko Prijovic, Ilija Stojiljkovic, and Lewis Wang who all attended Lee Academy Coach Marshall came to UMaine from the University of before coming to UMaine. Kansas where he assisted with Men’s Basketball, among other Olympic sports. Before coming to the Pine Tree State, he served as an assistant coach for BC Grifoni in Ukraine 2010 to 2011 and Prior to his stint at Kansas, he worked for the University of as an administrative assistant for the Illinois State University Colorado Colorado Springs where he was the first sports men’s basketball team from 2008 to 2010. performance coach designated by the school. During his time there he was responsible for the development of the He was a student-athlete at Hill College and the University Men’s Basketball and Women's Softball Programs. Marshall of Idaho before landing at Abilene Christian University. also had stints at Colorado College, Wake Forest University, He was team captain for the Wildcats in his lone season in and Front Range Weightlifting Club. Texas. Matt received his Masters in Sports Medicine from the Vrzina holds a bachelor of science degree from Abilene University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and a Bachelors Christian University in international studies. in Exercise Science from Appalachian State University, both with a concentration in strength and conditioning. Coach Marshall holds certifications through the NSCA & USAW as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), as well as a Level I Sports Performance Coach.

#BlackBearNation 8 ANDREW CAREER TOTALS Double-Doubles...... 12 FLEMING 10+ point games...... 41 FORWARD 20+ point games...... 9 10+ rebound games...... 15 SR | 6-7 | 222 SOUTH PARIS, MAINE | OXFORD HILLS 0

#BlackBearNation 9 MYKHAILO YAGODIN GUARD R.SO | 6-5 | 195 ODESSA, UKRAINE | SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE 1

#BlackBearNation 10 JA'SHONTÉ WRIGHT-MCLEISH GUARD FR | 6-4 | 185 MONTREAL, CANADA | COLLÈGE JEAN-DE-BRÉBEUF 2

#BlackBearNation 11 VILGOT LARSSON FORWARD JR | 6-8 | 215 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN | HILL COLLEGE 3

BEFORE MAINE: Spent his freshman season at Hill College (JUCO) in 2017-18 … Helped the Rebels to a 21-9 record, starting in 26 games … Averaged 6.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists … Made 47.2 percent of field goal attempts … Registered double-figures in scoring in five contests … Represented Sweden at four FIBA European Championships in 2017 (U20 Division A), 2016 (U18 Division A), 2015 (U18 Division B) and 2014 (U16 Division B) … In seven games at the 2017 U20 Division ‘A’ Championships, Larsson averaged 5.9 points and 3.7 rebounds. In Sweden’s final game against Montenegro, he registered 10 points (2-3 3PT, 4-4 FT) and six rebounds in a team-high 31 minutes of work. Came to Hill College from Korrespondensgymnasiet. #BlackBearNation 12 ATA TURGUT FORWARD FR | 6-9 | 220 ANKARA, TURKEY | TED ANKARA KOLEJLILER 4

BEFORE MAINE: Turgut, a native of Ankara, Turkey attended and played for Ted Ankara Kolejliler of the Basketbol Gençler Ligi since 2014. In 2018-19, Turgut averaged 7.3 points per game, while bringing down 4.3 rebounds and distributing 1.03 assists per game in the U-19 league. He shot 48.7 percent from the floor, and has showed the ability to shoot from long distance, draining nearly 30 percent of his attempts from the 3-point line.

Last season, he posted double-figures in 11 contests for Ted Ankara, including a 22-point performance against Tarsus Amerikan, where Turgot shot 6-of-9 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from long range. He converted 6-of-8 attempts from the free throw line, while also collecting five rebounds.

#BlackBearNation 13 NEDELJKO PRIJOVIC FORWARD R.JR | 6-8 | 210 BELGRADE, SERBIA | TEXAS STATE | LEE ACADEMY 5

#BlackBearNation 14 STEPHANE INGO FORWARD R.FR | 6-9 | 200 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO | GOULD ACADEMY (MAINE) 10

#BlackBearNation 15 VELJKO RADAKOVIC FORWARD FR | 6-9 | 210 NOVI SAD, SERBIA | LEE ACADEMY 12

BEFORE MAINE: Radakovic, a forward from Novi Sad, Serbia follows the footsteps of several current Black Bears that have made their way from Lee Academy to Orono. As a member of KK Crvena Zvezda MTS U19 last season, Radakovic scored 5.7 points per game, while shooting 44.9 percent from the field in 18 games played. Off the glass, Radakovic provided 2.5 boards per game. He helped the squad to a 20-2 record. He also played in the U19 ABA League and U18 ANGT.

BARRON ON RADAKOVIC: "Veljko is a long skilled big man who fits well with our style of play. He can stretch the floor with his shooting and passing, has excellent footwork and passing skills in the post, and has played at a very high level in Serbia, one of Europe's top basketball nations."

#BlackBearNation 16 MIKS ANTOMS FORWARD JR | 6-8 | 245 RIGA, LATVIA | LEE ACADEMY (MAINE) 13

#BlackBearNation 17 TAYLOR SCHILDROTH GUARD FR | 6-0 | 175 BLUE HILL, MAINE | GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY 15

BEFORE MAINE: Schildroth, a three-time Bangor Daily News All-Maine guard, helped lead George Stevens Academy to three Class C titles. The powerhouse Eagles went 64-2 in his tenure, graduating in 2018. In his senior season, Schildroth averaged 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists per game, as he was named a finalist for both Mr. Maine Basketball and Maine Gatorade Player of the Year. Against Lee Academy on January 6, 2017, Schildroth dropped a GSA record 61 points. He shot 20-of-36 shooting from the field, while going 12-of-21 from beyond the arc. The performance is believed to be ranked the sixth-best scoring performance in state history, and the most points by a Mainer this century.

#BlackBearNation 18 PRECIOUS OKOH GUARD FR | 6-1 | 185 BROCKTON, MASS. | BRADFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 21

#BlackBearNation 19 SOLOMON ILUYOMADE FORWARD R.SO | 6-7 | 225 LONDON, ENGLAND | LARAMIE COUNTY CC 22

SOPHOMORE (2018-2019): Saw action in one game for the Black Bears ... Played ten minutes against Denver (11/6), getting three rebounds ... Missed rest of season due to injury.

BEFORE MAINE: Spent his freshman season at Laramie County Community College in 2017-18 … Appeared in 28 games, making 12 starts, while averaging 6.3 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds … Shot 47.8 percent from the floor, posting three double-doubles ... Recorded a season-high 16 points (7-11 FG), along with collecting 11 assists … Put together a 14-point, 16-rebound performance against Southern Idaho … Attended City of London Academy before heading to Laramie County. #BlackBearNation 20 CAREER TOTALS Double-Doubles...... 1 SERGIO 10+ point games...... 34 20+ point games...... 8 EL DARWICH 10+ assists games...... 2 GUARD SR | 6-4 | 205 DEKWANEH, LEBANON | LEE ACADEMY 25

#BlackBearNation 21 PETER STUMER GUARD FR | 6-6 | 185 SÖDERTÄLJE, SWEDEN | ALVIKS BASKETBOLLKLUBB 44

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MIKS SERGIO ANDREW SOLOMON STEPHANE 13 ANTOMS 25 EL DARWICH 0 FLEMING 22 ILUYOMADE 10 INGO

VILGOT PRECIOUS NEDELJKO VELJKO 3 LARSSON 21 OKOH 5 PRIJOVIC 12 RADAKOVIC

TAYLOR PETER ATA JA’SHONTE MYKHAILO 15 SCHILDROTH 44 STUMER 4 TURGUT 2 WRIGHT-MCLEISH 1 YAGODIN

#BlackBearNation 23 2019-20 Maine Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Overall Team Statistics as of Mar 06, 2020 All games

Team Statistics MAINE OPP Scoring 1854 2048 Points per game 61.8 68.3 Scoring margin -6.5 - Field goals-att 669-1638 703-1647 Field goal pct .408 .427 3 point fg-att 197-703 235-738 3-point FG pct .280 .318 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 7.8 Free throws-att 319-447 407-537 Free throw pct .714 .758 F-Throws made per game 10.6 13.6 Rebounds 1024 1003 Rebounds per game 34.1 33.4 Rebounding margin +0.7 - Assists 417 379 Assists per game 13.9 12.6 Turnovers 452 378 Turnovers per game 15.1 12.6 Turnover margin -2.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.0 Steals 208 227 Steals per game 6.9 7.6 Blocks 104 69 Blocks per game 3.5 2.3 Winning streak 2 - Home win streak 1 - Attendance 10711 54087 Home games-Avg/Game 12-893 17-3182 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-1440

Score by Periods Team 1st 2nd OT TOT Maine 899 927 28 1854 Opponents 969 1060 19 2048

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Game Records Record Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES 9-21 5-7 3-14 1-0 CONFERENCE 5-11 3-5 2-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-10 2-2 1-8 1-0

Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 25 EL DARWICH, Sergio 24-23 799:23 33.3 128-303 .422 34-113 .301 68-80 .850 20 105 125 5.2 52 1 98 76 8 42 358 14.9 00 FLEMING, Andrew 29-29 1005:35 34.7 161-328 .491 26-83 .313 70-105 .667 43 138 181 6.2 68 1 79 73 23 43 418 14.4 5 PRIJOVIC, Nedeljko 30-29 919:02 30.6 115-275 .418 55-169 .325 28-38 .737 36 129 165 5.5 48 0 48 59 20 30 313 10.4 03 LARSSON, Vilgot 25-23 639:10 25.6 55-146 .377 17-59 .288 30-46 .652 31 54 85 3.4 60 1 31 42 3 14 157 6.3 10 INGO, Stephane 29-12 545:21 18.8 51-124 .411 8-35 .229 23-32 .719 55 89 144 5.0 64 2 25 32 39 11 133 4.6 1 YAGODIN, Mykhailo 26-8 368:17 14.2 38-98 .388 23-73 .315 18-24 .750 12 27 39 1.5 32 0 25 18 3 7 117 4.5 21 OKOH, Precious 29-4 442:03 15.2 32-107 .299 10-56 .179 20-27 .741 11 25 36 1.2 50 3 22 41 0 6 94 3.2 44 STUMER, Peter 26-7 353:02 13.6 22-63 .349 13-47 .277 18-26 .692 5 40 45 1.7 41 0 17 29 1 7 75 2.9 2 WRIGHT-MCLEISH, Ja'Shonte 29-7 418:03 14.4 29-86 .337 6-43 .140 11-22 .500 13 33 46 1.6 51 1 20 9 0 26 75 2.6 12 RADAKOVIC, Veljko 10-0 60:46 6.1 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 7-11 .636 1 1 2 0.2 11 0 4 6 0 4 22 2.2 13 ANTOMS, Miks 27-7 331:28 12.3 21-54 .389 0-2 .000 16-26 .615 28 42 70 2.6 32 0 38 30 7 10 58 2.1 22 ILUYOMADE, Solomon 11-0 79:29 7.2 6-20 .300 1-6 .167 10-10 1.000 4 9 13 1.2 20 0 4 7 0 2 23 2.1 11 KIZILKAYA, Agah 6-1 45:24 7.6 3-9 .333 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.5 1 0 4 5 0 3 8 1.3 15 SCHILDROTH, Taylor 12-0 42:58 3.6 1-10 .100 1-9 .111 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 1 0 2 4 0 3 3 0.3 Team 33 36 69 21 Total 30 6050 669-1638 .408 197-703 .280 319-447 .714 293 731 1024 34.1 531 9 417 452 104 208 1854 61.8 Opponents 30 6049 703-1647 .427 235-738 .318 407-537 .758 279 724 1003 33.4 467 6 379 378 69 227 2048 68.3

Score by Periods Team 1st 2nd OT TOT Maine 899 927 28 1854 Opponents 969 1060 19 2048

#BlackBearNation 25 2019-20 Maine Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Team Game-by-Game as of Mar 06, 2020 All games

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Merrimack 11/06/2019 84-64 W 28-50 .560 6-18 .333 22-27 .815 11 28 39 39.0 15 21 13 6 4 84 84.0 at Harvard 11/10/2019 46-67 L 17-50 .340 4-15 .267 8-13 .615 10 20 30 34.5 17 9 16 1 8 46 65.0 at Portland 11/16/2019 62-71 L 25-56 .446 5-17 .294 7-14 .500 8 20 28 32.3 17 14 12 2 6 62 64.0 at Washington 11/19/2019 53-72 L 21-51 .412 9-27 .333 2-4 .500 6 29 35 33.0 17 18 20 2 2 53 61.3 vs Maine Maritime 11/24/2019 90-50 W 36-68 .529 8-29 .276 10-15 .667 14 34 48 36.0 13 26 12 6 14 90 67.0 at Virginia 11/27/2019 26-46 L 8-43 .186 5-26 .192 5-5 1.000 11 21 32 35.3 13 7 21 2 5 26 60.2 at UConn 12/01/2019 40-64 L 14-40 .350 4-16 .250 8-11 .727 5 29 34 35.1 14 11 28 9 5 40 57.3 at Northeastern 12/04/2019 63-78 L 23-47 .489 7-22 .318 10-14 .714 9 17 26 34.0 17 16 16 3 3 63 58.0 at Central Conn. St. 12/07/2019 66-64 W 24-53 .453 10-29 .345 8-16 .500 9 27 36 34.2 20 17 15 3 5 66 58.9 Dartmouth 12/11/2019 44-77 L 17-49 .347 5-18 .278 5-10 .500 9 20 29 33.7 16 14 14 2 2 44 57.4 Quinnipiac 12/15/2019 61-81 L 23-57 .404 5-18 .278 10-13 .769 7 22 29 33.3 17 13 13 2 10 61 57.7 at Massachusetts 12/20/2019 53-74 L 19-48 .396 4-16 .250 11-18 .611 8 27 35 33.4 11 12 21 4 11 53 57.3 at Hawaii 12/29/2019 51-91 L 20-55 .364 6-22 .273 5-5 1.000 6 16 22 32.5 23 9 12 1 5 51 56.8 Columbia 01/02/2020 75-72 Wot 28-67 .418 6-30 .200 13-21 .619 9 28 37 32.9 23 13 11 4 8 75 58.1 Stony Brook 01/05/2020 52-73 L 19-54 .352 5-24 .208 9-12 .750 12 22 34 32.9 15 13 22 2 5 52 57.7 at New Hampshire 01/08/2020 51-57 L 16-56 .286 7-30 .233 12-19 .632 8 21 29 32.7 14 7 11 2 9 51 57.3 at Albany (NY) 01/11/2020 70-76 L 23-59 .390 12-36 .333 12-18 .667 11 22 33 32.7 35 15 17 4 4 70 58.1 UMass Lowell 01/15/2020 104-98 Wot 34-65 .523 11-25 .440 25-33 .758 10 25 35 32.8 25 22 13 3 7 104 60.6 Binghamton 01/19/2020 86-63 W 34-64 .531 10-25 .400 8-10 .800 15 28 43 33.4 15 24 10 3 8 86 61.9 Vermont 01/22/2020 57-59 L 18-46 .391 6-23 .261 15-16 .938 7 18 25 33.0 18 11 16 1 9 57 61.7 at UMBC 01/25/2020 53-63 L 17-53 .321 7-28 .250 12-16 .750 12 20 32 32.9 19 9 10 3 8 53 61.3 Hartford 02/01/2020 49-55 L 18-58 .310 4-24 .167 9-14 .643 14 29 43 33.4 16 7 15 6 7 49 60.7 at Vermont 02/05/2020 52-77 L 17-46 .370 5-19 .263 13-15 .867 3 26 29 33.2 21 9 15 2 3 52 60.3 at Binghamton 02/08/2020 82-75 W 30-51 .588 9-22 .409 13-21 .619 6 29 35 33.3 16 19 16 8 10 82 61.3 at UMass Lowell 02/12/2020 63-71 L 22-59 .373 4-19 .211 15-17 .882 13 19 32 33.2 24 9 14 1 8 63 61.3 Albany (NY) 02/16/2020 60-66 L 22-63 .349 8-30 .267 8-12 .667 14 21 35 33.3 13 14 12 4 11 60 61.3 at Stony Brook 02/22/2020 46-54 L 17-60 .283 7-27 .259 5-6 .833 11 31 42 33.6 19 12 17 3 6 46 60.7 New Hampshire 02/26/2020 70-77 L 23-55 .418 5-20 .250 19-26 .731 10 28 38 33.8 22 14 13 7 9 70 61.0 UMBC 02/29/2020 74-48 W 28-61 .459 6-23 .261 12-13 .923 14 29 43 34.1 13 15 12 4 7 74 61.5 at Hartford 03/03/2020 71-65 W 28-54 .519 7-25 .280 8-13 .615 11 25 36 34.1 13 17 15 4 9 71 61.8 Total 1854 669-1638 .408 197-703 .280 319-447 .714 293 731 1024 34.1 531 417 452 104 208 1854 61.8 Opponents 2048 703-1647 .427 235-738 .318 407-537 .758 279 724 1003 33.4 467 379 378 69 227 2048 68.3

Maine Averages Games Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ FG Pct FT Pct Played game Pct game game game ratio game game 30 61.8 40.8 28.0 71.4 34.1 13.9 15.1 0.9 6.9 3.5

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Game Records Record Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES 9-21 5-7 3-14 1-0 CONFERENCE 5-11 3-5 2-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-10 2-2 1-8 1-0

Team Box Score Extended Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A A/G TO TO/G A/TO BLK BLK/G STL STL/G PTS AVG 25 EL DARWICH, Sergio 24-23 799:23 33.3 128-303 .422 34-113 .301 68-80 .850 20 105 125 5.2 52 1 98 4.08 76 3.17 1.29 8 0.33 42 1.75 358 14.9 00 FLEMING, Andrew 29-29 1005:35 34.7 161-328 .491 26-83 .313 70-105 .667 43 138 181 6.2 68 1 79 2.72 73 2.52 1.08 23 0.79 43 1.48 418 14.4 5 PRIJOVIC, Nedeljko 30-29 919:02 30.6 115-275 .418 55-169 .325 28-38 .737 36 129 165 5.5 48 0 48 1.60 59 1.97 0.81 20 0.67 30 1.00 313 10.4 03 LARSSON, Vilgot 25-23 639:10 25.6 55-146 .377 17-59 .288 30-46 .652 31 54 85 3.4 60 1 31 1.24 42 1.68 0.74 3 0.12 14 0.56 157 6.3 10 INGO, Stephane 29-12 545:21 18.8 51-124 .411 8-35 .229 23-32 .719 55 89 144 5.0 64 2 25 0.86 32 1.10 0.78 39 1.34 11 0.38 133 4.6 1 YAGODIN, Mykhailo 26-8 368:17 14.2 38-98 .388 23-73 .315 18-24 .750 12 27 39 1.5 32 0 25 0.96 18 0.69 1.39 3 0.12 7 0.27 117 4.5 21 OKOH, Precious 29-4 442:03 15.2 32-107 .299 10-56 .179 20-27 .741 11 25 36 1.2 50 3 22 0.76 41 1.41 0.54 0 0.00 6 0.21 94 3.2 44 STUMER, Peter 26-7 353:02 13.6 22-63 .349 13-47 .277 18-26 .692 5 40 45 1.7 41 0 17 0.65 29 1.12 0.59 1 0.04 7 0.27 75 2.9 2 WRIGHT-MCLEISH, Ja'Shonte 29-7 418:03 14.4 29-86 .337 6-43 .140 11-22 .500 13 33 46 1.6 51 1 20 0.69 9 0.31 2.22 0 0.00 26 0.90 75 2.6 12 RADAKOVIC, Veljko 10-0 60:46 6.1 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 7-11 .636 1 1 2 0.2 11 0 4 0.40 6 0.60 0.67 0 0.00 4 0.40 22 2.2 13 ANTOMS, Miks 27-7 331:28 12.3 21-54 .389 0-2 .000 16-26 .615 28 42 70 2.6 32 0 38 1.41 30 1.11 1.27 7 0.26 10 0.37 58 2.1 22 ILUYOMADE, Solomon 11-0 79:29 7.2 6-20 .300 1-6 .167 10-10 1.000 4 9 13 1.2 20 0 4 0.36 7 0.64 0.57 0 0.00 2 0.18 23 2.1 11 KIZILKAYA, Agah 6-1 45:24 7.6 3-9 .333 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.5 1 0 4 0.67 5 0.83 0.80 0 0.00 3 0.50 8 1.3 15 SCHILDROTH, Taylor 12-0 42:58 3.6 1-10 .100 1-9 .111 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 1 0 2 0.17 4 0.33 0.50 0 0.00 3 0.25 3 0.3 Total 30 6050 669-1638 .408 197-703 .280 319-447 .714 293 731 1024 34.1 531 9 417 13.90 452 15.07 0.92 104 3.47 208 6.93 1854 61.8 Opponents 30 6049 703-1647 .427 235-738 .318 407-537 .758 279 724 1003 33.4 467 6 379 12.63 378 12.60 1.00 69 2.30 227 7.57 2048 68.3

Score by Periods Team 1st 2nd OT TOT Maine 899 927 28 1854 Opponents 969 1060 19 2048

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