2015-16 BINGHAMTON SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015-16 BEARCAT BASKETBALL NOTES OVERALL: 1-3 AMERICA EAST: 0-0 HOME: 0-1 • 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 5 28 Sat. BOSTON UNIV. 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 - 4 p.m. DECEMBER 1 Tue. COLGATE 7 p.m. Events Center, Vestal, N.Y. 5 Sat. @ Michigan State (ESPN U) noon 7 Mon. @ Oakland 7 p.m. 12 Sat. @ Buffalo 2 p.m. BINGHAMTON 15 Tue. ST. FRANCIS 7:30 p.m. BINGHAMTON BOSTON UNIV. 22 Tue. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7 p.m. BEARCATS (0-3) vs. TERRIERS (2-3) 29 Tue. @ Mt. St. Mary’s 7 p.m. JANUARY LAST TIME OUT BOSTON UNIV. LAST TIME OUT 2 Sat. @ Pennsylvania 1 p.m. W, 81-75 @ CCSU (11/24) L, 82-62 @ No. 1 Kentucky 6 Wed. *STONY BROOK (ESPN 3) 7 p.m. (11/24) 9 Sat. * @ New Hampshire 1 p.m. SERIES HISTORY 13 Wed. *HARTFORD 7 p.m. LEADERS Boston leads 21-5 18 Mon. * @ Albany 7 p.m. PPG LEADERS 21 Thu. *VERMONT 7 p.m. PPG 24 Sun. * @ UMass Lowell 2 p.m. W. Rodriguez 16.5 27 Wed. *UMBC 7 p.m. RPG LAST MEETING J. Papale, 17.2 30 Sat. * @ Maine 2 p.m. W. Rodriguez, 6.8 Boston 77, Bing 65 (12-2-2014) RPG FEBRUARY N. Dieudonne, 5.8 3 Wed. * @ Stony Brook 7 p.m. APG 6 Sat. * NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 p.m. E. Davis, 3.5 APG 8 Mon. * ALBANY (ESPN 3) 7 p.m. CURRENT SERIES K. Foreman, 5.2 11 Thu. * @ Hartford 7 p.m. STREAK 17 Wed. * @ Vermont 7 p.m. HEAD COACH 20 Sat. * UMASS LOWELL 4:30 p.m. Tommy Dempsey Lost 9 HEAD COACH 24 Wed. * @ UMBC 7 p.m. At Bing.: 4th season (16-73) Joe Jones 27 Sat. * MAINE 2 p.m. Overall: 223-193 (13 yrs.) At Boston: 5th season MARCH (72-60) 2 Wed. America East Quarterfinals TBA Overall: 158-168 (11 yrs.) (ESPN 3) 7 Mon. America East Semifinals TBA (ESPN 3) QUICK HITS 12 Sat. America East Finals TBA • After getting its first win in five tries against CCSU on Tuesday, Binghamton (ESPN 2) looks to find success against another historically tough opponent in former Ameri- * America East game ca East foe Boston University. The Terriers are 21-5 all-time vs. the Bearcats. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS. All times are EST and • Saturday’s game is the first of back-to-back home games against Patriot are subject to change. League foes before BU hits the road for three straight. ESPN 3 - espn3.com • Sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez ranks fourth in the America East in scor- BROADCAST INFORMATION ing (16.5 ppg.) and sixth in rebounding (6.8 rpg.). • Freshman guard Everson Davis (9.5 ppg.) ranks seventh in the AE in assists Radio: WNBF 1290 AM (wnbf.com) (3.5 apg.) Roger Neel (play-by-play) • Freshman center Thomas Bruce is tied for fourth in the AE in blocks (1.3 bpg.). Live Video: bubearcats.tv Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/bing- • Binghamton’s scoring and minutes are still heavily weighted in youth. Under- classmen (Fr. & So.) account for 85% of both categories. No seniors appear on ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS either list. Men’s Basketball Contact: John Hartrick Office: 607-777-6800 LAST TIME OUT Cell: 607-222-6474 • Binghamton received a career-high 27 points from Willie Rodriguez and held Fax: 607-777-4597 Email: [email protected] off host CCSU 81-75 on Tuesday in New Britain, Conn. for its first win. • The Bearcats shot a season-high 53% and hit 10-of-18 three-pointers. • The Bearcats sank 10-of-12 free throws in the final 0:53 to seal the win. • Junior guard Marlon Beck (17 pts.) and sophomore center Dusan Perovic (11 STAY CONNECTED pts.) also reached double figures. • Binghamton handed out a season-high 18 assists. @BU_Bearcats A WIN OVER BOSTON WOULD: /BinghamtonAthletics • be Binghamton’s second straight victory /BinghamtonAthletics • be just the sixth vs. Boston in 27 all-time meetings • snap a nine-game losing streak (five straight at home) to the Terriers /BinghamtonAthletics • give the Bearcats back-to-back non-conference wins (Div. I) for the first time since 2010-11 (Manhattan-Cornell) University’s mobile app. www.bubearcats.com 2015-16 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com UNIVERSITY FACTS School: Binghamton University ABOUT BOSTON Location: Vestal, N.Y. • Boston is coming off an 82-62 road loss to No. 1 Kentucky on Tuesday. Founded: 1946 as Triple Cities College of Syracuse Univ. • The Terriers were within seven at half and within single digits before a Enrollment: 13,412 22-5 Wildcats run midway through the second half provided the margin. Nickname: Bearcats • Senior guard and leading scorer John Papale (17.2 ppg.) tallied 15 pts. Colors: Dark Green, Black and White • Earlier in the season, Boston knocked off three-time reigning America Affiliation: Division I East champion Albany at home, 69-64. Conference: America East • The team also beat South Florida on the road, 78-66. Its other losses Home Court: Events Center came against Northeastern (87-84 in OT) and at NJIT (90-76). Capacity: 5,142 • Four of Boston’s first five opponents won 20+ games last season. Varsity Sports: 21 • The Terriers return every single player from a 13-17 team and were President: Harvey G. Stenger picked to finish third (of 10) in the PL Preseason Poll. Dir. of Athletics: Patrick J. Elliott • Junior Cedric Hankerson is a reigning all-conference selection who Website: www.bubearcats.com ranked third in the PL in scoring (15.9 ppg.). • Boston has played postseason (national) in four of the last five years. MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS • The school made the move from the America East to the Patriot League in 2013-14 and promptly won 24 games and a regular season title. Head Coach: Tommy Dempsey Alma Mater: Susquehanna, ‘97 ALL-TIME SERIES VS. BOSTON Record at BU: 16-76 (fourth season) • The Terriers own a commanding 21-5 cushion in the head-to-head series, Overall Record: 223-193 (13 seasons) which began in 2002. Assistant Coaches: Ben Luber (Associate Head Coach), • Boston has won nine straight games, including each of the last five by Herb Courtney, Bryan Goodman double digits. Dir. Bask. Oper. Chretien Lukusa • Last season, host Boston withstood a school-record 34 points from Du- Phone: 607-777-6369 san Perovic to post a 77-65 win on Dec. 2. 2014-15 Record: 6-26 (.188) • In that game, Boston put four players in double figures, hit 14 threes and 2014-15 AE Record: 5-11 (.313), 7th place received 21 game points from Cedric Hankerson. The Bearcats trailed by 11 2014-15 Post-Season: AE Quarterfinals at the break and despite 29 second-half points from Perovic, Binghamton Starters R/L: 5/0 couldn’t rally, thanks to 64% shooting in the second half by the Terriers. Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 • Binghamton is just 6-27 all-time against teams from the Patriot League. MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY All-Time Record: 638-937 (.405, 68 years) NEXT UP Division I Record: 154-265 (14 years) • Binghamton stays at home to host Colgate on Tuesday night before play- NCAA Appearances: One (2009, Division I) ing three straight tough road games. America East: 96-132 (.421) • The Bearcats are 2-10 all-time against the Raiders and have lost four America East Championships: One (2009) straight in the series. BINGHAMTON SPORTS INFORMATION STILL A YOUNG TEAM Associate AD/SID: John Hartrick (MBB contact) • Binghamton had the youngest team in the nation last season (Statsheet. Phone: 607-777-6800 com) and still has 11 underclassmen (out of 15) on the roster. Associate SID: David O’Brian • The Bearcats were the only team in the country whose top three scorers Phone: 607-777-6478 were all freshmen (Rodriguez, Perovic, Walker). e-mail: [email protected] • All five starters return this season (sophomores Rodriguez, Walker, Mc- Cell: 607-222-6473 Fadden, Ahearn and junior Beck). Assistants: Brian Vail • The roster features just one senior (Waller) and two healthy upperclass- Phone: 607-777-2956 men (Beck, Rinaldi). email: [email protected] Cell: 614-537-0617 RODRIGUEZ COMING OFF STRONG FRESHMAN SEASON Assistants: Dave Van Gorder • Sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez earned America East All-Rookie Phone: 607-777-4956 honors after averaging 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in his first collegiate email: [email protected] season. Cell: 607-237-3103 • Rodriguez logged more minutes per game (31.6) than all but three fresh- Press Row Phone: 607-777-6340 men across the country. • Rodriguez twice earned America East Rookie of the Week honors (Dec. 29 and March 1). • Rodriguez ranked second in the America East with three double-doubles and finished among the top-10 in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals Game 5 • Sat., Nov. 28, 2015 • vs. Boston University • 4 p.m. • Events Center • Vestal, N.Y. 2 2015-16 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com MEDIA INFORMATION SUPER SOPHOMORE CLASS PRESS ROW • Binghamton’s five sophomores averaged 25 minutes per game as The Events Center working press row is located freshmen and that class produced four of the team’s top six scorers courtside on the east side of the building. The official scorer, timekeeper, public address an- (Rodriguez, Perovic, Walker, McFadden) nouncer and both teams are located opposite • Rodriguez, Walker and Perovic combined to garner four America press row.