PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2006.07 PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CONTACT Rich Schepis, Media Relations Director PHONE 610.289.1963 E-MAIL [email protected] A MERICAN A RMY B UCKNELL C OLGATE H OLY C ROSS L AFAYETTE L EHIGH N AVY December 4, 2006 STANDINGS AS OF 12.3.06 PCOMING CHEDULE PATRIOT LEAGUE OVERALL U S Monday, December 4 W-L PCT H A STREAK W-L PCT H A N STREAK Lafayette at NJIT . 7 p.m. Army 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 L 9 6-2 .750 2-1 2-1 2-0 W 3 Howard at Navy . 7:30 p.m. Holy Cross 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W 4 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 0-0 L 1 Longwood at American . 7:30 p.m. Navy 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 L 4 6-2 .750 2-0 2-1 2-1 W 2 American 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W 2 5-2 .714 3-0 2-2 0-0 W 2 Wednesday, December 6 American at Howard . 7 p.m. Colgate 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W 1 3-3 .500 2-3 1-0 0-0 L 1 NJIT at Army . 7 p.m. Lehigh 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 L 2 4-6 .400 4-0 0-4 0-2 W 2 Holy Cross at No. 7/9 Duke . 7 p.m. Bucknell 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W 15 3-5 .375 0-2 1-3 1-0 W 1 Lehigh at Princeton . 7:30 p.m. Lafayette 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 L 1 2-6 .250 0-2 2-3 0-1 W 1 Elmira at Colgate . 8:30 p.m. Thursday, December 7 Streaks Date Back to 2004-05 Season Penn at Navy . 8 p.m. Lycoming at Lafayette . 8:30 p.m. SEVEN GAMES OVER Saturday, December 9 Lehigh at Miami (Fla.) . 1 p.m. With four weeks of the 2006-07 season in the books, the Patriot League boasts a American at Yale . 2 p.m. record of 35-28 on the strength of another strong weekend in which member Colgate at No. 21/21 Syracuse . 7 p.m. schools went 5-3. The weekend’s storyline continued to revolve around the Acade- mies as Army and Navy both improved to 6-2 on the season to force a three-way tie Monday, December 11 atop the Patriot League standings with Holy Cross. Columbia at Lafayette . 7 p.m. Haverford at Lehigh . 7 p.m. The Cadets quick start has also equaled individual accolades as Jarell Brown was the 2006-07 season’s inaugural Patriot League Anaconda Player of the Week selec- tion. This week however the Black Knights turned a feat it had not accomplished in five years, which was take home both Patriot League Anaconda Player and Rookie of LATEST RESULTS the Week nods. Sunday, December 3 Bucknell 60, George Mason 57 ANACONDA PLAYER OF THE WEEK Saturday, December 2 Army 63, The Citadel 55 JARELL BROWN, ARMY G, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio Northern Iowa 57, Bucknell 48 Brown earned his third career Patriot League Anaconda Player of Harvard 76, Colgate 64 the Week honor, and second this season after averaging 23.5 ppg Lafayette 72, St. Peter’s 69 in a 2-0 week for the Cadets. Brown posted back-to-back 20-point performances as Dayton 69, Holy Cross 53 Army pushed its record to 6-2, the program’s best start since 1978-79 when Mike Lehigh 55, CCSU 52 Krzyzewski was at the helm. Brown dropped in 24 points (going a perfect 6-6 from the line) in a four-point decision over VMI. He followed that performance with 23 Friday, December 1 points, four assists and a 7-7 night from the charity stripe against The Citadel. He Navy 61, Longwood 59 OT averaged 3.0 rpg and 3.0 apg. “TODAY’S SCHOLAR-ATHLETES, TOMORROW’S LEADERS” The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academ- ANACONDA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success CHRIS WALKER, ARMY F, Fr., Suwanee, Ga. is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting Walker became the first Cadet this season, and third Academy and graduating student-athletes that are aca- student-athlete, to capture Patriot League Anaconda Rookie of the demically representative of their class. Partici- Week honors. Walker averaged 17.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg while shooting 72.2 percent from pation in athletics at Patriot League institutions the field as Army went 2-0. One of two freshman to start every game this season for is viewed as an important component of a well- rounded education. the Black Knights, Walker poured in a career-high 23 points and added eight boards in the win over VMI. His 9.1 ppg is second-highest among all Patriot League 3773 Corporate Parkway, Suite 190 rookies, while his 5.4 rpg leads that category. Center Valley, Pa. 18034 610.289.1950; Fax 610.289.1952 www.patriotleague.com PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2006.07 December 4, 2006 www.patriotleague.com page 2 HONORABLE MENTION PERFORMANCES LAST WEEK PATRIOT LEAGUE NOTEBOOK JESPER ANDERSSON, LAFAYETTE TV HAT TRICK Fr., G, Norrkoping, Sweden Patriot League Basketball will be featured on television three times this week, with Knocked down career-high 18 points with games on back-to-back nights as Holy Cross takes on Duke Wednesday on ESPN2 six triples in three-point win over St. and Navy hosts Penn Thursday on CSTV ... Colgate closes out the week of televised Peter’s, which snapped a six-game Leop- action Saturday at Syracuse on Time Warner Central New York. ards’ slide. DONALD BROWN, BUCKNELL ‘TIS THE SEASON Sr., F, Central Islip, N.Y. With the holiday season quickly approaching, that can mean only one thing for col- Led Bison in scoring and rebounding in lege basketball - finals ... And due to finals, many Patriot League teams will have up two wins, including 16 points and nine to two weeks off between games ... Bucknell starts the earliest and are off until Dec. boards against George Mason ... Averaged 16 ... After Wedneday games this week, both Army and Holy Cross will not return to 11.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.3 bpg and 1.3 the hardwood until Dec. 16 and 19, respectively ... Navy will take a 10-day break be- spg in 2-1 week. tween game number nine and 10 on the season. PAT DOHERTY, HOLY CROSS HOME SWEET HOME So., G, Scranton, Pa. Patriot League teams boast a 17-8 record on home courts this season, with four Averaged 10.0 ppg, 2.3 apg and 1.3 spg in schools undefeated four weeks into the campaign ... Both Lehigh and Holy Cross are three contests ... Knocked down 57.1 per- a perfect 4-0 at home this season ... All four of the Mountain Hawks’ wins in 2006- cent of attempts from behind the arc (8-14) 07 have been at Stabler Arena ... American and Navy also possess unblemished ... Led Crusaders with 18 points in win records at home, as the Eagles are 3-0 and Mids 2-0. over Yale. COREY JOHNSON, NAVY QUOTABLE Jr., G, Anderson, Ind. "Jesper's been working out extra. He's been coming down to the gym between classes. Drained four free-throws and scored 11 of Coming into the game I decided we needed to get him at least 10 minutes. Today he his 12 points in the second half and over- got 18 minutes because he was 6-for-6." - Lafayette Head Coach Fran O’Hanlon on time in win over Longwood ... Scored eight the play of freshman Jesper Andersson, who before the St. Peter’s game was averag- points in final 3:00 as Mids trailed by ing 8.5 mpg and had hit two three-point baskets. Andersson finished 6-for-7 from seven ... Averaged 11.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg and beyond the arc with a career-high 18 points as Lafayette snapped a six-game slide 2.0 apg in two wins. with a 72-69 win over St. Peter’s. KALEO KINA, NAVY So., G, El Mirage, Ariz. Returned to lineup after leaving last game with concussion to scored 18 points in win over William & Mary ... Averaged 14.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 4.0 spg in two wins. PATRIOT LEAGUE IN THE POLLS (ESPN-USA TODAY/AP/COLLEGE INSIDER.COM) LINAS LEKAVICIUS, AMERICAN AMERICAN ARMY BUCKNELL COLGATE HOLY CROSS LAFAYETTE LEHIGH NAVY Sr., G, Silale, Lithuania Preseason Averaged 12.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg and connected -/-/RV - RV/RV/6 - -/-/RV - - - on 73.3 percent of his attempts from the 11.14 -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA field in a 2-0 week ... Scored 16 in win 11.21 -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA over NJIT. 11.28 -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/RV/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA JOSE OLIVERO, LEHIGH 12.5 -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA -/-/NA Sr., G, Fairfax, Va. 12.12 Averaged 21.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.0 apg and 12.19 1.7 spg in 2-1 week ... Drained career-high 12.26 32 points against Notre Dame ... Knocked down 10 triples on the week. 1.2 1.9 KEITH SIMMONS, HOLY CROSS 1.16 Sr., G, Kingston, N.Y.