2015-16 BINGHAMTON SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015-16 BEARCAT BASKETBALL NOTES OVERALL: 2-4 AMERICA EAST: 0-0 HOME: 1-2 • AWAY: 1-2 • 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 7 28 Sat. BOSTON UNIV. L 65-75 Sat., Dec. 5, 2015 - noon (ESPNU) DECEMBER 1 Tue. COLGATE W 69-50 Breslin Center 5 Sat. @ Michigan State (ESPN U) noon 7 Mon. @ Oakland (ESPN3) 7 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. 12 Sat. @ Buffalo 2 p.m. 15 Tue. ST. FRANCIS 7:30 p.m. BINGHAMTON NO. 3 MICHIGAN ST. 22 Tue. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7 p.m. BEARCATS (2-4) BINGHAMTON SPARTANS (8-0) 29 Tue. @ Mt. St. Mary’s 7 p.m. JANUARY LAST TIME OUT vs. LAST TIME OUT 2 Sat. @ Pennsylvania 1 p.m. W, 69-50, vs. Colgate (12/1) NO. 3 MICHIGAN ST. W, 71-67 vs. No. 24/22 6 Wed. *STONY BROOK (ESPN 3) 7 p.m. Louisville (12/2) 9 Sat. * @ New Hampshire 1 p.m. 13 Wed. *HARTFORD 7 p.m. LEADERS SERIES HISTORY 18 Mon. * @ Albany 7 p.m. PPG LEADERS 21 Thu. *VERMONT 7 p.m. First Meeting PPG 24 Sun. * @ UMass Lowell 2 p.m. W. Rodriguez 17.0 27 Wed. *UMBC 7 p.m. RPG D. Valentine, 20.5 30 Sat. * @ Maine 2 p.m. W. Rodriguez, 7.2 BU VS. BIG TEN RPG FEBRUARY D. Valentine, 8.4 3 Wed. * @ Stony Brook 7 p.m. APG 0-2 (losses to Michigan in ‘04, ‘12) 6 Sat. * NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 p.m. E. Davis, 3.2 APG 8 Mon. * ALBANY (ESPN 3) 7 p.m. D. Valentine, 8.4 11 Thu. * @ Hartford 7 p.m. 17 Wed. * @ Vermont 7 p.m. HEAD COACH BU vs. NATIONALLY 20 Sat. * UMASS LOWELL 4:30 p.m. Tommy Dempsey RANKED OPPONENTS HEAD COACH 24 Wed. * @ UMBC 7 p.m. At Bing.: 4th season (16-73) 0-10 (last game 93-65 loss to No. 4 Tom Izzo 27 Sat. * MAINE 2 p.m. Overall: 223-193 (13 yrs.) At MSU: 21st season MARCH Syracuse on 12/7/13) (502-199) 2 Wed. America East Quarterfinals TBA Overall: same (ESPN 3) 7 Mon. America East Semifinals TBA (ESPN 3) QUICK HITS 12 Sat. America East Finals TBA • The Bearcats have won two of their last three after starting the season 0-3. (ESPN 2) • The team is making a two-game, four-day trip through the state of Michigan. * America East game After the game in East Lansing, BU will head east to Rochester to face Oakland HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS. All times are EST and Monday night on ESPN3. are subject to change. • At. No. 3, Michigan State is tied for the highest-ranked opponent BU has ever ESPN 3 - espn3.com faced, with the other No. 3 being Michigan in the 2012-13 season. BROADCAST INFORMATION • Binghamton is making its first-ever appearance on ESPNU. The program has appeared twice on ESPN2 — in the 2009 America East championship game and Radio: WNBF 1290 AM (wnbf.com) again the following November in a regular-season game at Pitt (CBE Classic). Roger Neel (play-by-play) • Binghamton’s rotation features no seniors and just two juniors. The team’s TV: ESPNU (Jason Benetti PxP, Sean Harrington Analyst) underclassmen account for 84% of the minutes and 83% of the scoring. Of the team’s eight players averaging double-digit minutes, seven are underclassmen. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS • Sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez is the reigning America East Conference Men’s Basketball Contact: John Hartrick co-Player of the week after posting back-to-back 20-plus point performances last Office: 607-777-6800 week. Rodriguez (17.0 ppg., 7.2 rpg.) leads the America East in scoring and is fifth Cell: 607-222-6474 in rebounding. Fax: 607-777-4597 Email: [email protected] LAST TIME OUT • On Tuesday, BU used a 20-6 first-half run to pull away early from visiting Col- gate, 69-50, snapping a four-game losing streak in the all-time series. STAY CONNECTED • Binghamton put the defensive clamps on a Colgate team that was shooting 45 percent entering the game, holding the Raiders to just 29 percent. @BU_Bearcats • Senior guard Marlon Beck led three players in double figures with 14 points. • BU got to the line, converting 25-of-36 free throw attempts. /BinghamtonAthletics /BinghamtonAthletics A WIN OVER MICHIGAN STATE WOULD: • be the single greatest regular-season win in basketball program history /BinghamtonAthletics • be the biggest upset win in any sport in the school’s 69-year athletics history • be the first-ever win over a ranked opponent, Big Ten opponent and reigning University’s mobile app. Final Four opponent www.bubearcats.com 2015-16 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com UNIVERSITY FACTS School: Binghamton University ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE Location: Vestal, N.Y. • Made NCAA tournament 18 straight years — third-longest active streak Founded: 1946 as Triple Cities College of Syracuse Univ. • Thirteen Sweet Sixteen appearances during that span Enrollment: 13,412 • 2000 NCAA Champions Nickname: Bearcats • Seven Final Four appearances (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015) Colors: Dark Green, Black and White • HC Tom Izzo is eight-time National Coach of the Year Affiliation: Division I • Six former Spartans are currently in the NBA Conference: America East • Nine of the team’s top-11 scorers return from a 27-12 team that reached Home Court: Events Center the NCAA Final Four last season Capacity: 5,142 • Senior guard Denzel Valentine is a preseason All-American and leads Varsity Sports: 21 the Big Ten in scoring (20.5 ppg.) and assists (8.4 apg.) and is second in President: Harvey G. Stenger rebounding (8.4 rpg.) Dir. of Athletics: Patrick J. Elliott Website: www.bubearcats.com ALL-TIME SERIES VS. MICHIGAN STATE/BIG TEN/BCS SCHOOLS • This is the first-ever meeting between Binghamton and Michigan State. MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS • Binghamton is 0-2 vs. the Big Ten, having lost twice to Michigan (2004 and 2012). Head Coach: Tommy Dempsey • Binghamton does own two wins vs. BCS schools: a 79-74 win at then- Alma Mater: Susquehanna, ‘97 ACC member Miami on Dec. 20, 2006, and a 66-56 win over BIG EAST Record at BU: 16-76 (fourth season) member Rutgers on Dec. 6, 2008. Overall Record: 223-193 (13 seasons) Assistant Coaches: Ben Luber (Associate Head Coach), BINGHAMTON VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Herb Courtney, Bryan Goodman • Binghamton is 0-10 all-time against ranked teams and 0-5 vs. Top-5 Dir. Bask. Oper. Chretien Lukusa • The last time BU played a ranked opponent was Dec. 7, 2013 — a 93-65 Phone: 607-777-6369 loss to No. 4 Syracuse. 2014-15 Record: 6-26 (.188) • Binghamton has played four games against Syracuse teams that were 2014-15 AE Record: 5-11 (.313), 7th place ranked. The schools are approximately 70 miles apart in Central New York. 2014-15 Post-Season: AE Quarterfinals • The closest game BU has played vs. a ranked opponent was a 21-point Starters R/L: 5/0 loss to No. 19 Syracuse (75-54) on Dec. 13, 2003. Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY DEMPSEY MOVING NEEDLE ON REBUILD PROJECT All-Time Record: 638-937 (.405, 68 years) • HC Tommy Dempsey enters his fourth season at the helm Division I Record: 154-265 (14 years) • His rebuilding climb was steep after program lost 42 of 46 games prior to NCAA Appearances: One (2009, Division I) his arrival in 2012, including 26 straight to start the 2011-12 season. America East: 96-132 (.421) • Binghamton won 23 games and reached the NCAAs in 2008-09 before America East Championships: One (2009) roster and coach upheaval sent the program into a tailspin. BINGHAMTON SPORTS INFORMATION • Dempsey averaged more than 18 wins a season as HC at Rider and produced 2008 NBA Lottery pick Jason Thompson. Associate AD/SID: John Hartrick (MBB contact) • Dempsey’s Bearcats had their best conference finish in five years last Phone: 607-777-6800 winter and his 2015-16 team was picked to finish in the middle of the pack Associate SID: David O’Brian (5th of 9) this season. Phone: 607-777-6478 e-mail: [email protected] NEXT UP Cell: 607-222-6473 • Binghamton heads 1.5 hours east to Rochester, Mich. and a Monday Assistants: Brian Vail night tilt with Horizon League foe Oakland. Phone: 607-777-2956 email: [email protected] STILL A YOUNG TEAM Cell: 614-537-0617 • Binghamton had the youngest team in the nation last season (Statsheet. Assistants: Dave Van Gorder com) and still has 11 underclassmen (out of 15) on the roster. Phone: 607-777-4956 • The Bearcats were the only team in the country whose top three scorers email: [email protected] were all freshmen (Rodriguez, Perovic, Walker). Cell: 607-237-3103 • All five starters return this season (sophomores Rodriguez, Walker, Mc- Press Row Phone: 607-777-6340 Fadden, Ahearn and junior Beck). • The roster features just one senior (Waller, injured) and two healthy up- perclassmen (Beck, Rinaldi). Game 7 • Sat., Dec. 5, 2015 • at No. 3 Michigan State • noon (ESPNU) • Breslin Center • East Lansing, Mich. 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- PRESS ROW Rookie honors after averaging 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in his The Events Center working press row is located first collegiate season.