Sacred Heart Pioneers 2014-15 Men's Basketball
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Sacred Heart Pioneers 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Game 4: Sacred Heart (1-2, 0-0 NEC) vs. James Madison (2-1, 0-0 CAA) November 26th, 2014 - 2:00 pm James Madison University Convcation Center (6,426) - Harrisonburg, Vir. Video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/jmu/ Audio: SHU Sports Network Live Stats: jmustats.com Twitter Updates: @SHUBigRed General Information 2014-15 Schedule Location: ....................................... Fairfield, Connecticut 06825 11/14 vs. Hartford # W, 71-53 Founded: .................................................................................1963 11/20 UMass Lowell L, 57-54 Enrollment: ...........................................................................3,700 1/23 at #20 Ohio State (Big Ten Network) L, 106-48 President: ......................................................... Dr. John J. Petillo 11/26 at James Madison 7:00 PM Executive Director of Athletics: .....................Bobby Valentine 11/30 Campbell 3:30 PM Deputy Director of Athletics: ............................... Brad Hurlbut 12/3 at Colgate 7:00 PM Sr. Associate AD/SWA ........................................Meghan Miller 12/6 Holy Cross 3:30 PM Affiliation: ........................................................ NCAA Division I 12/8 at Lafayette 7:00 PM Colors: ................................ Red (Pantone Red 200 C) & White 12/14 Mitchell 3:30 PM Nickname .........................................................................Pioneers 12/20 New Hampshire 5:00 PM 12/23 at Rutgers 7:30 PM Team Information 12/28 at Brown 2:00 PM Conference: ....................................................................Northeast 12/30 Yale 7:00 PM Home Court: ..............................William H. Pitt Center (2,067) 1/3 St. Francis Brooklyn* 3:30 PM 2013-14 Record: ..................................................................... 5-26 1/5 Central Connecticut State* 7:00 PM 2013-14 NEC Record: ............................................... 2-14 (10th) 1/8 at LIU Brooklyn* 7:00 PM Starters Returning/Lost: ...........................................................2/3 1/10 Saint Francis U * 3:30 PM Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................7/6 1/16 at Saint Francis U * 7:00 PM Newcomers: ...................................................................................8 1/18 at Robert Morris * 1:00 PM 1/22 Fairleigh Dickinson * (FCS, ESPN 3) 7:00 PM Program History 1/24 at Bryant * 4:00 PM All-Time Record ................................... 776-637 (.549), 50 years 1/29 at Wagner * 7:00 PM All-Time Division I Record ............... 160-281 (.363), 16 years 1/31 Mount St. Mary’s* (ESPN 3) 2:00 PM All-Time NEC Record ........................ 107-165 (.393), 15 years 2/5 Wagner* 7:00 PM NEC Championships ...................................................................0 2/7 Bryant * 3:30 PM NEC Regular Season Championships .......................................0 2/12 at Mount St. Mary’s * (MASN, FCS, ESPN 3) 7:00 PM NEC Tournament Appearances .................................................6 2/14 at St. Francis Brooklyn* 4:00 PM Highest NEC Finish .................................2nd 2006-07, 2008-09 2/19 Robert Morris * 7:00 PM Coaching Staff 2/21 at Central Connecticut State* 3:30 PM Head Coach: .......................... Anthony Latina (Brandeis ‘95) 2/26 at Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:00 PM Career Record: ......................................6-28 (.176), 2nd year 2/28 LIU Brooklyn * 3:30 PM Record at SHU: ..............................................................Same # - Connecticut 6 Classic at TD Bank Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. Office: ..............................................................203-365-4757 * - Northeast Conference Assistant Coach: Johnny Kidd (Central Connecticut State ‘85) Bold indicates home games at the William H. Pitt Center Assistant Coach: .....Kevin Papcas (Central Connecticut State ‘00) Sacred Heart Probable Starters... Assistant Coach: .................. Kyle Steinway (Providence ‘03) No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG 4 Phil Gaetano G Sr. 5.0 2.7 4.7 Athletic Communications 1 Cane Broome G Fr. 8.0 3.7 2.3 Associate AD/External Affairs: ....................... Chris O’Connor 2 Evan Kelley G R-Sr. 9.3 4.3 2.0 Athletic Communications GA/MBB Contact: ZacharyDurham 5 De’Von Barnett F So. 9.3 5.0 1.0 Office: .............................................................203-365-4813 Cell: ..................................................................302-650-9962 33 Filip Nowicki C Fr. 5.7 5.7 - E-mail: [email protected] Off the Bench... No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG Press Row: ......................................................203-396-8297 3 Cole Walton C R-So. 4.0 2.0 - Assistant Director: ............................................Katie Sullivan 10 Jordan Allen F R-Jr 7.5 4.0 0.5 Assistant Director: ................................................Mike Haase Web: .............................................. SacredHeartPioneers.com 11 Chris Robinson G Fr. 2.0 1.5 - Facebook: ........................... Sacred Heart University Pioneers 21 Brett Buser G Fr. - - - Twitter: .............................................................@SHUBigRed 24 Vince Fritz G Fr. 2.0 - - Instagram: ............................................................SHUBigRed 30 Eyimofe Edukugho F R-Jr. - 3.0 - 31 Stever Glowiak G R-Sr. 6.7 3.7 0.7 34 Tevin Falzon F Jr. 5.3 5.7 - including 42.4 percent from three point range. James Madison has Game Information: four players averaging in double figures, led by Jackson Kent at 15.3 Date / Time: Nov. 26, 2014 / 2:00 pm EST per game. Kent also leads JMU with 11 three pointers in four games, Video: portal.stretchinternet.com/jmu shooting 61.6 percent from deep. Yohanny Dalembert, Ron Curry, Live Stats: jmusports.com and Winston Grays also average at least 10 points. The leading re- Audio: SHU Sports Network bounder, Tom Vadnovich, grabs an average of 6 per game to go along with 9.5 points. Curry is the leading assist man at 4.5 per contest. Twitter Updates: @SHUBigRed All-Time Series: 0-0 50th Season... The Sacred Heart University men’s basketball team is At Sacred Heart -- playing its 50th season in 2014-15. The program’s first season came in At James Madison: -- 1965-66. All-time, Sacred Heart is 776-637 (.550). Neutral: -- Offensive Rebounding... Despite the loss to Ohio State on Sunday, Playoffs: -- the Pioneers offensively outrebounded the Buckeyes, 20-14, in the First Meeting: -- contest. Last Meeting: -- SHU Head Coach: Anthony Latina (Brandeis ‘95) Hot and Cold... Sacred Heart shot 58.8 percent (30-51) from the field in its opening night, 71-53, victory over Hartford, only to follow that Latina’s Career Record: 6-28 (.176), Second Season up with a 35.3 percent shooting performance in the home opening Latina’s Record at SHU: Same loss to UMass Lowell on Thursday, and a 25.4 percent in a loss at James Madison Head Coach: Matt Brady (Siena) Ohio State on Sunday. The shooting woes at Ohio State on Sunday Brady’s Record at James Madison: 100-103 (.493) was the lowest shooting percentage for the Pioneers since the opening night loss to Fairfield last season, when they shot 24.6 percent from Brady’s Career Record: 173-153 (.531) he field. Today’s Match-Up... Failing to reach 50... Sunday night was the first time SHU has failed SHU vs. JMU to reach fifty points in a game since December 30, 2012, when they 1-2 Record 3-1 were held to 38 points in a 77-38 loss at George Washington. 57.7 PPG 71.0 Giving Up 100... The 106 points the Pioneers surrendered on Sunday 72.0 Opp PPG 70.3 were the most the team has given up since the 122 they gave up in a 38.5 % FG% 46.2 % 2OT defeat at Holy Cross on November 13 of last year. Prior to the 45.7 % Opp FG% 46.0 % game, the Pioneers had led the NEC scoring defense averaging at 55.0 points allowed per contest. 22.9 % 3-pt FG% 42.4 % 32.4 % Opp 3-pt FG% 33.3 % Failing to find the Range... The Pioneers rank last in the NEC in 62.7 % FT% 74.2 % both 3 pt FG per game (2.67) and 3 pt FG percentage (.229). Sacred 38.7 Rebounding Avg. 29.5 Heart made just 1 three-pointer in its season opener, followed by two +3.3 Rebound Margin -1.5 in its home opener. The two games without at least three 3-pointers already surpasses its total of one game without at least three 3-point- 11.7 Assists Avg. 12.8 ers in 2013-14. 17.0 Turnovers Avg. 13.0 - 6.3 Turnover Margin + 0.5 Double Digit Scorers... After having three double digit scorers in 4.0 Steals Avg. 6.3 the season-opening victory over Hartford, the Pioneers have only had two in the previous two games. Evan Kelley scored ten vs. UMass 3.7 Blocks Avg. 2.0 Lowell, while Filip Nowicki led the team with ten at Ohio State. Setting the Scene... The Sacred Heart University men’s basketball Currently, the Pioneers do not have a player that averages in double will make a trip to Harrisonburg, Vir. for a non-conference matchup digits. with the Dukes of James Madison on Wednesday afternoon. Tip is scheduled for 2 pm. Losing as of Late... The Pioneers are 2-16 in their last 18 games. Series History... The two teams will be meeting for the first time ever. Assisted by Gaetano... With five assists on Sunday night, Phil Gaeta- no passed Velton Jones of RMU to move into eighth place all-time on All-Time vs. CAA... The Pioneers are 2-7 all-time vs. teams that are the NEC career assists list. If he continues his career average of six per currently in the CAA, but only 1-1 in the Division I era. Last season game through the season, he will end the year in third place with 732. they defeated Hofstra for one of their five wins on the year: He is currently the active leader in the NEC in assists. 6. Courtney Prtichard WC 563 2000-2004 December 21, 2002: Lost to Northeastern, 94-71 7. Andre Van Drost WC 560 1982-1987 December 4, 2013: Defeat Hofstra, 73-59 8. Phil Gaetano SHU 559 2011-2014 9. Forest Grant RMU 555 1981-1984 Scouting James Madison... The Dukes come into Wednesday’s 10. Velton Jones RMU 551 2009-2013 matchup with a 3-1 record after most recently defeating Colgate, 77-71, on Monday to extend their current winning streak to three - Gaetano currently sits in fourth place for most assists in games.