2010-11 Long Island University Basketball Long Island (21-5, 13-2 NEC) at Mount St. Mary’s (10-18, 8-7 NEC) Saturday, February 19, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. Game Kno Arena • Emmitsburg, Md. TV: None • Web Audio: www.mountathle cs.com • Web Video: www.mountathle cs.com 27 Schedule & Results Long Island Lineup Overall: 21-5 (13-2 Northeast Conference) Head Coach: Jim Ferry (Keene State, 1990 - ninth season at LIU) November Projected Starters Fri. 5 Molloy College (exhibi on) W 93-51 Pos. No. Player Cl Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Notes Fri. 12 Norfolk State W 87-64 F 1 Jamal Olasewere So. 6-7 215 12.1 6.2 23.3 pts per 40 min in NEC play Tue. 16 at Texas State W 91-67 F 42 Julian Boyd So. 6-7 240 12.6 8.8 last 7 gms: 17.6 ppg, 11.1 rpg, .590 fg% Sat. 20 at Manha an W 91-80 G 00 Kyle Johnson Sr. 6-4 200 11.7 5.7 leads NEC in 3-pt fg pct (.436) Tue. 23 at Fordham W 82-70 G 12 C.J. Garner So. 5-10 160 9.8 1.5 averages 6.4 pts a er hal ime Sat. 27 at Saint Peter’s L 62-65 G 24 David Hicks Sr. 6-1 195 11.0 3.7 four 20-point games this season December Thu. 2 Robert Morris* L 69-70 Off The Bench Sat. 4 Saint Francis (Pa.)* W 81-67 Pos. No. Player Cl Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Notes Wed. 8 Iona L 82-88 F 2 Milos Nikolic Sr. 6-10 205 0.7 0.0 hit a 3-pointer vs. Mount St. Mary’s Sat. 11 Lafaye e W 85-80 F 10 Troy Joseph Fr. 6-6 195 - - - - redshirt candidate Mon. 13 at Northwestern L 65-81 G 11 Jason Brickman Fr. 5-10 165 5.6 2.0 10 ast, 0 to at Wagner in 32 minutes Sun. 19 Army W 91-85 Tue. 28 at NJIT W 89-82 G 15 Kurt Joseph So. 5-10 180 0.4 0.0 had a steal in fi rst game vs. Wagner Thu. 30 at Navy W 96-86 F 20 Booker Hucks So. 6-5 200 2.3 1.7 shoo ng .559 in 7.1 min/game January F 21 Arnold Mayorga Jr. 6-7 225 2.0 0.5 has come off bench in 22 games Thu. 6 at Bryant* W 75-55 G 22 Robinson Odoch Opong Fr. 6-3 200 1.9 0.6 scored 10 pts in season-opener Sat. 8 at Central Conn. St.* W 72-67 G 23 Michael Culpo Jr. 6-1 180 7.5 3.2 7th in NEC in 3-pt fg pct (.392) Thu. 13 Mount St. Mary’s* W 91-69 F 32 Kenny Onyechi So. 6-7 230 7.2 4.5 shoots .600 (60-100) from the fi eld Sat. 15 Wagner* W 84-54 Thu. 20 at Robert Morris* W 83-67 Sat. 22 at Saint Francis (Pa.)* L 71-86 Game Report Tale of the Tape Thu. 27 at Fairleigh Dickinson* W 97-89 Long Island Sat. 29 at Monmouth* MSG W 74-69 • The Blackbirds claimed a seventh vs. February straight win, downing Wagner, 83-79, Thu. 3 Sacred Heart* W 81-69 in over me on Thursday. 21-5 (W7) . Record (Streak) ....... 10-18 (L2) Sat. 5 Quinnipiac* 1 W 84-74 • David Hicks led the way with 21 points, 82.1 ....................... Scoring ....................... 60.6 Wed. 9 St. Francis (N.Y.)* W 87-76 Sat. 12 at St. Francis (N.Y.)* 2 MSG W 82-80 while Kyle Johnson had six of his 17 73.8 ................ Scoring Defense ................ 65.8 Thu. 17 at Wagner* TWC W ot 83-79 points in the extra session. .464 ................. Field Goal Pct. ................. .417 Sat. 19 at Mount St. Mary’s* 7:00 p.m. • Julian Boyd (15 pts, 12 reb) collected .430 . Field Goal Pct. (Defense) ......... .425 Thu. 24 Bryant* 7:00 p.m. his fi h double-double since Jan. 27. .362 ............. 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. ............. .325 Sat. 26 Central Conn. St.* MSG 2:00 p.m. • Long Island ranks third na onally in .303 .......... 3-Pt. FG Pct. (Defense) ........... .335 March rebounding and ninth in scoring. .645 ................ Free Throw Pct. ................ .692 Thu. 3 NEC Quarterfi nals 3 • LIU has an NCAA-best 12 road wins and 3 41.8 ................... Rebounding ................... 32.1 Sun. 6 NEC Semifi nals MSG is 15-1 da ng back to Dec. 19. Wed. 9 NEC Championship 3 ESPN2 7:00 p.m. +5.0 ............. Rebounding Margin .............. -3.2 • The Blackbirds have clinched a 14.7 ....................... Assists ....................... 11.8 All mes Eastern home game in the NEC Tournament 15.3 .................... Turnovers ..................... 14.9 Home games in bold quarterfi nals for the third straight year. * Northeast Conference game • LIU leads the Northeast Conference in -0.3 ............... Turnover Margin ................ -1.3 1 – Hall of Fame Day scoring (82.1), fi eld goal percentage 7.2 .......................... Steals .......................... 5.9 2 – Ba le of Brooklyn 3.6 ......................... Blocks .......................... 3.3 3 – Hosted by higher seed (.464) and scoring margin (+8.3). 108 ........................... RPI ........................... 230 Mount St. Mary’s Media Information • Mount St. Mary’s dropped its second straight, falling to St. Francis (N.Y.), 63-60. Men’s Basketball Contact .................................. Jeff Mead Offi ce Phone ................................. (718) 488-1420 • The loss snapped a fi ve-game home win streak for the Mountaineers. Cell Phone .................................... (917) 748-2010 • Lamar Trice scored a team-high 17 points and leads the team with 13.4 per game. Shawn Fax ................................................ (718) 780-3302 Atupem adds 10.3 points and grabs a team-high 5.0 boards per game. E-mail ......................................jeff [email protected] • In conference play, the Mount allows a league-low 62.1 points and shoots .451 from the Press Row ..................................... (718) 488-3338 fi eld, which is second to only Long Island (.461). Web Site ............................. www.liuathle c s.com Mailing Address: Athle cs Media Rela ons Series History One University Plaza, Wellness Center • Long Island leads the all- me series with Mount St. Mary’s, 23-22. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 • The Blackbirds won the fi rst mee n g of the year at home, 91-69, on Jan. 13. Broadcast Informa on • LIU has lost fi ve straight at Kno Arena, da n g back to a 72-66 win on Feb. 26, 2005. Audio for all LIU home games is streamed live at www.liuathle cs.com. Joey Wahler and Tim Up Next... Heiman will handle the play-by-play du es. LIU hosts Bryant on Thursday, Feb. 24, to open its fi nal two-game homestand of the year. Media Information LIU Among The Mid-Major Top 25 Quick Facts Assistant AD/Men’s Basketball Contact . Jeff Mead • Long Island is ranked No. 20 in the CollegeInsider. Founded ......................................................... 1926 Offi ce Phone ......................................... (718) 488-1420 com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Enrollment ................................................... 11,000 Home/Cell Phone .................................. (917) 748-2010 • LIU debuted at No. 25 on Feb. 7 a er ge ng votes Nickname ...............................................Blackbirds Fax ......................................................... (718) 780-3302 for the three weeks prior. Colors ............................................ Black and Silver E-mail ............................................... jeff [email protected] • The Blackbirds are also ranked 21st in the Conference ............................................. Northeast Assistant Director .................................Shawn Sweeney OmniRankings.com mid-major poll of Feb. 14. Arena .....Wellness, Recrea on and Athle c Center Media Rela o ns Assistant .................... Anna Pawlaczyk Capacity .................................................... 2,500 Website .......................................www.liuathle c s.com Blackbirds Among Big Apple’s Best President .............................. Dr. David J. Steinberg Provost .................................. Gale Stevens Haynes Media Workroom: The Long Island University offi ce • With its 21-5 record, Long Island has the most Director of Athle c s ............................ John Suarez of media rela ons and gameday media workroom wins among the 19 Division I schools in the New Senior Associate AD/SWA ...........Margaret Alaimo is located in the southwest corner of the Wellness, York City metropolitan area. Recrea o n and Athle c Center on the second fl oor • The Blackbirds have more wins than Hofstra (18- Team Informa on adjacent to the arena fl oor. Programs, game notes 9), Iona (17-10) and St. John’s (16-9). 2009-10 Overall Record .................................14-17 and media guides are available in the media room • Long Island has a 9-2 mark against area schools. 2009-10 Conference Record/Finish ..........11-7/4th and hal ime and fi nal box scores will be distributed Starters Returning/Lost .....................................4/1 along press row. Pushing The Pace Le erwinners Returning/Lost .........................10/3 Prac ce & Interview Policy: LIU prac ces are open • Long Island ranks ninth na onally in scoring at Program History to the media IF accompanied by a member of the 82.1 points per game. First Season of Basketball ..........................1928-29 LIU media rela ons staff . Please contact Jeff Mead • LIU ranks fourth na o nally in possessions per 40 All-Time Record ....................................1131-840-2 to determine the status of prac ce and gain access minutes (76.9) and is fi h in eff ec v e points (82.0), Northeast Conference Record ...................240-274 for interviews. Prac ces generally begin at either which is possessions per 40 minutes, mul plied by NCAA Appearances ............................................... 3 12:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. during the week. Please points per possession. Last NCAA Appearance ................................... 1997 make requests at least 24 hours in advance. Media • Long Island averages 1.06 points per possession.