N TOINE A AGUDIO 2 0 0 7 - 08 HOFSTRA MEN ' S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE IN LOVING MEMORY RYAN JOHNSON WILLEM “B UTCH ” VAN BREDA KOLFF 1927-2007 Hofstra Basketball Coach 1955-62 and 1988-94 215-134 (.616) record in 13 seasons Two NCAA Tournament Appearances (1959 and 1962) HofstraBASKETBALL2007-08 2007-08 HofsTRa Men’s BASKETBall SCHEDULE November 1 Thu. NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (Exhibition Game) 7 p.m. 10 Sat. at College of the Holy Cross 7 p.m. 17 Sat. MANHATTAN COLLEGE (Fox Sports New York) 4 p.m. 21 Wed. at St. Francis (N.Y.) College 7 p.m. December 1 Sat. UNC WILMINGTON* 4 p.m. 5 Wed. at Fordham University 7 p.m. 12 Wed. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY 7 p.m. 15 Sat. UNC CHARLOTTE 4 p.m. 22 Sat. at University of Rhode Island 2 p.m. Aeropostale Holiday Festival (Madison Square Garden) 28 Fri. vs. Virginia Tech (MSG-TV) 6:30 p.m. 29 Sat. vs. Marist/St. John’s (MSG-TV) TBA January 2 Wed. at Old Dominion University* 7 p.m. 5 Sat. JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY* (MSG-TV) 4 p.m. 10 Thu. at UNC Wilmington* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 12 Sat. at Virginia Commonwealth University* (SNY-TV) Noon 17 Thu. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 19 Sat. at Drexel University* (SNY-TV) Noon 23 Wed. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY* (YES Network) 7 p.m. 26 Sat. at Northeastern University* 1 p.m. 28 Mon. LONGWOOD COLLEGE 7 p.m. 30 Wed. at Towson University* 7 p.m. February 2 Sat. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE* 4 p.m. 6 Wed. at College of William & Mary* 7 p.m. 9 Sat. GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY* (MSG-TV) 4 p.m. 13 Wed. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY* 7 p.m. 16 Sat. at James Madison University* (SNY-TV) Noon 20 Wed. TOWSON UNIVERSITY* 7 p.m. 23 Sat. at ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday TBA 27 Wed. at University of Delaware* 7 p.m. March 1 Sat. DREXEL UNIVERSITY* (SNY-TV) Noon 7-10 Fri.-Mon. Colonial Athletic Association Tournament (@ Richmond, VA) TBA Home games in Bold CAPS. *Colonial Athletic Association game All dates and times subject to change. www.hofstra.edu/sports HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HofstraBASKETBALL2007-08 HofstraBASKETBALL2007-08 TABle of cONTENTS 2007-08 Schedule ..................................................................1 Table of Contents ..................................................................2 Hofstra Facilities ...................................................................4 Hofstra Game Day ................................................................6 Media Following ...................................................................8 2007-08 Quick Facts ...........................................................10 Media Information .............................................................. 11 STAFF ................................................................................12 Tom Pecora .........................................................................12 Van Macon ..........................................................................14 David Duke .........................................................................15 Mike Kelly ..........................................................................16 John Corso ..........................................................................17 Terry Ryan/Joe Makovec/Team Managers ..........................18 2007-08 OUTLOOK..........................................................19 2007-08 Roster ....................................................................19 Radio/TV Chart ...................................................................20 2007-08 Preview .................................................................21 2007-08 Notebook ..............................................................24 MEET THE PRIDE ..........................................................26 Antoine Agudio ...................................................................26 Ryan Johnson ......................................................................28 Mike Davis-Sabb ................................................................30 Greg Johnson ......................................................................32 Zygis Sestokas ....................................................................34 Arminas Urbutis ..................................................................36 Mantas Leonavicius ............................................................38 Charles Jenkins ...................................................................40 Greg Washington .................................................................42 Dane Johnson ......................................................................44 Nathaniel Lester ..................................................................46 Darren Townes ....................................................................48 Kevin Nee ...........................................................................50 TEAM PHOTO .................................................................52 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION .....................................54 This is Hofstra .....................................................................54 Hofstra University Heritage ................................................56 Hofstra University President ...............................................58 University Senior Administration/Trustees .........................59 Director of Athletics ............................................................60 Athletics Administration and Head Coaches ......................61 University Academic Support .............................................63 Athletic Training .................................................................64 Strength and Conditioning ..................................................65 Basketball Academic Program ............................................66 Long Island and New York City .........................................67 HOFSTRA BASKETBALL HOMES .............................68 David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex .................68 Madison Square Garden ......................................................70 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HofstraBASKETBALL2007-08 HofstraBASKETBALL2007-08 TABle of cONTENTS OFF THE COURT ............................................................71 Basketball Banquet .............................................................71 2007-08 CAA Composite Schedule ..................................106 Tip-Off Reception ...............................................................72 Mid-Day Mania ...................................................................72 TRADITION AND RECORDS .....................................108 Hofstra in the Community ..................................................73 Hofstra Tradition ...............................................................108 Coaches versus Cancer Golf Tournament ...........................74 Hofstra in the NCAA Tournament .................................... 110 Hofstra in the NIT ............................................................. 112 2007-08 OPPONENTS ......................................................75 Holiday Festival ................................................................ 114 Holy Cross/Manhattan/Saint Francis (NY) .........................75 Hofstra in the NBA ........................................................... 116 UNC Wilmington/Fordham/Stony Brook ...........................76 Where Are They Now ....................................................... 117 Charlotte/Rhode Island/Virginia Tech .................................77 NIT/Haggerty Award Winners .......................................... 118 St. John’s/Marist/Old Dominion .........................................78 ESPN Bracket Buster Ad .................................................. 119 James Madison/Virginia Commonwealth/George Mason ..79 Hofstra Basketball Alumni ................................................120 Drexel/Northeastern/Longwood .........................................80 Hofstra Record Book ........................................................122 Towson/Delaware/William & Mary ....................................81 All-Time Series Records ...................................................128 Georgia State/Tom Pecora Basketball Camp ......................82 Year-by-Year Statistics/Coaching Records .......................130 Opposing Publicists ............................................................83 Hofstra All-Time Results ..................................................131 2007-08 NCAA Bracket ....................................................141 2006-07 SEASON IN REVIEW .......................................84 Media Outlets ....................................................................142 2006-07 Box Scores ............................................................84 Hofstra Campus Map/Getting To Hofstra .........................143 2006-07 Statistics and Results ............................................95 Speedy Claxton .................................................................144 2006-07 Game-by-Game Team Statistics ...........................96 2006-07 Game-by-Game Individual Statistics ....................97 The Last Time .....................................................................97 2006-07 Team Highs and Lows ..........................................98 2006-07 Trivia .....................................................................99 The Colonial Athletic Association ....................................100 2006-07 Colonial Athletic Association Review ................101 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HofstraBASKETBALL2007-08 HofstraBASKETBALL2007-08 HOFSTRa