2011-12 NAVY MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES vs. LONGWOODCOLGATE • JANUARY • NOV. 11, 21, 2011 2012 Chris Forman, Men’s Basketball Sports Info Contact MIDSHIPMEN 566 Brownson Road | Annapolis, MD 21402 [email protected] | www.NavySports.com BASKETBALL Office: 410-293-8774 | Cell: 413-687-4590 2011-12 Press Row: 410-263-3929 | Fax: 410-293-8954 Twitter: @NavyAthletics (#GoNavy) 2011-12 Schedule / Results Overall: 3-15 | Patriot League: 0-4 | Non-Conference: 3-11 Navy Midshipmen (3-15 / 0-4 PL) Home: 2-7 | Away: 1-8 | Neutral: 0-0 18 Colgate Raiders (5-13 / 0-4 PL) Date Opponent Time / Result GAME NO. Nov. 11 at Longwood W, 78-70 Date Saturday, January 21, 2012 Navy Colgate Nov. 13 Penn State Altoona W, 88-54 Tipoff 2:00 pm (ET) Record 3-15 5-13 (Time-Warner Sports) Nov. 16 at Siena L, 56-65 Location Hamilton, N.Y. Conf. Rec. 0-4 0-4 Nov. 19 at Quinnipiac L, 54-78 Arena Cotterell Court (3,100) Last Five 0-5 0-5 Nov. 22 Tulane L, 55-57 Television None Last Ten 0-10 2-8 Nov. 25 at Albany L, 62-69 Video Patriot League All-Access Streak Loss-11 Loss-8 Nov. 27 Mount St. Mary’s W, 64-56 Radio WNAV (1430 AM, 99.9 FM, wnav.com) Coach Ed DeChellis Matt Langel Nov. 30 at Md.-Eastern Shore L, 46-59 Live Stats www.NavySports.com At School 3-15 (1st year) 5-13 (1st year) Series Colgate leads, 25-24; Navy is 8-14 at Cotterell Court. Career 222-246 (16th year) 5-13 (1st year) Dec. 3 at Elon L, 48-51 Note Navy looking for third win in row for first time since 2001-02. vs. Opp. 1-0 0-0 Dec. 6 Monmouth L, 67-69 Dec. 10 at [10] Missouri (Fox Sports Midwest) L, 59-84 Dec. 22 at Presbyterian L, 42-58 NAVY LOOKS FOR FIRST LEAGUE WIN AT COLGATE ON SATURDAY Series History Dec. 30 Mercer L, 56-65 • Navy begins a two-game roadswing on Saturday when it travels to snowy Hamilton, N.Y., to face Overall Colgate leads, 25-24 Colgate at 2:00 pm. Both the Midshipmen and Raiders enter the contest winless in the Patriot First Dec. 29, 1950 (Gate, 63-59) Last Feb. 26, 2011 (Navy, 75-55) League and are looking for their first Patriot League victory of the season. Jan. 1 Norfolk State L, 65-71 At Colgate Colgate leads, 14-9 Jan. 7 * Lafayette L, 63-65 • Navy is just 0-1 on the road in league play after playing three of its first four Patriot League contests Ed DeChellis vs. Colgate 1-0 Jan. 11 * at Holy Cross L, 69-73 at home. Navy’s road loss came at Holy Cross on Jan. 11, by a 73-69 margin. Three of Navy’s four Matt Langel vs. Navy 0-0 Jan. 14 * Army (CBSSN) L, 62-75 league losses have come by fewer than seven points. Current Streak Navy, 2 Jan. 18 * American L, 60-67 Jan. 21 * at Colgate (Time-Warner Sports) 2:00 pm HOW TO CATCH THE GAME Last Five Meetings 2-26-11 Annapolis, Md. W 75-55 Jan. 26 * at Lehigh (CBSSN) 7:00 pm • The contest will be aired on Time-Warner Sports in New York with Steve Flamisch and Danny 1-29-11 Hamilton, N.Y. W 81-78 •• Jan. 28 * Bucknell 7:00 pm Liedka handling the call courtside. The game will be streamed online on NavySports.com as part 2-27-10 Hamilton, N.Y. L 73-85 of the Patriot League and Navy All-Access packages. 1-30-10 Annapolis, Md. W 100-91 Feb. 4 * at Lafayette 1:00 pm • Pete Medhurst will handle the radio call on WNAV (1430 AM, 99.9 FM, wnav.com), beginning 3-4-09 Annapolis, Md.^ L 59-64 • Feb. 8 * Holy Cross 7:00 pm with the Navy basketball pregame show at 1:45 pm. ^ - Patriot League Tournament Feb. 11 * at Army (CBSSN) 2:00 pm • Live stats are available on NavySports.com and as always, fans can receive text message updates Statistical Comparison Feb. 15 * at American (Comcast) 7:30 pm via the Navy Athletics’ official Twitter page at twitter.com/NavyAthletics(.) Category Navy Colgate Feb. 18 * Colgate 7:00 pm Overall Record 3-15 5-13 Feb. 22 * Lehigh 7:00 pm MEET THE RAIDERS Scoring Offense 60.8 63.3 Feb. 25 * at Bucknell 7:00 pm • Colgate enters the game with a 5-13 overall record and an 0-4 league record, losing eight games Scoring Defense 65.9 75.3 Scoring Margin -5.1 -12.0 Feb. 29 # Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA in a row by an average of 15.8 points per game. The Raiders have dropped their four league games Field Goal Pct. .422 .424 by a combined 79 points. Field Goal Pct. Defense .467 .456 Mar. 3 # Patriot League Semifinals TBA • Sophomore Pat Moore leads a balanced Colgate attack with a 10.4 ppg average. Mike Venezia Three-Point Pct. .280 .385 Mar. 7 # Patriot League Finals (CBSSN) 7:00 pm chips in at 10.1 ppg and five other players average between 5.8 and 9.6 points per game. Three-Point Pct. Defense .364 .365 All times Eastern | Home games in bold. • Colgate has struggled with turnovers, averaging 16.6 turnovers per game to opponents’ 10.9 per Free Throw Percentage .708 .702 * Patriot League Game Rebounds / Game 30.3 33.5 game. Foes are also shooting 45.6 percent from the field against the Raiders. # Patriot League Tournament played at campus sites. Rebound Margin -1.1 -1.6 Assists / Game 12.9 12.0 On Radio THE SERIES Steals / Game 7.4 3.8 • This will be the 50th meeting between the two teams with Colgate owning a 25-24 series advan- Blocks / Game 1.7 2.2 • WNAV (1430 AM, 99.9 FM, wnav.com) Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 0.90 0.72 tage. Navy swept last season’s series, winning at Colgate, 81-78, in double overtime in late January, • Announcers Pete Medhurst Turnovers / Game 14.3 16.6 then dominating in the home finale, 75-55, in late February. After a stretch from 2002 to 2008 where Turnovers Forced / Game 14.4 10.9 On Television Colgate won 12-of-13 meetings, Navy has won five of the last seven encounters with the Raiders. Turnover Margin +0.17 -5.61 • Time-Warner Sports (New York) Navy’s Projected Starters (based on last game) • Announcers Steve Flamisch, Danny Liedka No. Name VL Pos. Year Ht. Wt. G / GS Pts. Rebs. Asts. Min. Online 31 J.J. Avila * F So. 6-7 246 18 / 18 16.5 7.0 2.8 33.2 • Navy All-Access 12 Jordan Brickman G Jr. 5-11 193 18 / 14 4.7 1.3 2.7 24.5 22 Isaiah Roberts * G So. 6-1 175 18 / 13 5.2 1.3 1.8 21.6 What’s Next 23 Donya Jackson G Fr. 6-3 212 17 / 1 3.2 1.5 0.2 10.5 at Lehigh 25 Jordan Sugars *** G Sr. 6-3 219 18 / 18 11.9 5.1 1.2 31.1 Jan. 26, 2012 • Bethlehem, Pa. • 7:00 pm Television: CBS Sports Network Colgate’s Projected Starters (based on last game) Video: NavySports.com (All-Access) No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Wt. G / GS Pts. Rebs. Asts. Min. Radio: WNAV (1430 AM), WFED (1500 AM) 22 Brandon James F Jr. 6-6 218 18 / 3 5.8 4.3 1.0 15.2 vs. Bucknell 1 Nick Pascale C Sr. 6-10 256 18 / 18 6.7 5.7 1.0 19.4 Jan. 28, 2012 • Annapolis, Md. • 7:00 pm Video: NavySports.com (All-Access) 2 Mitch Rolls G Jr. 6-0 173 18 / 18 9.6 1.7 2.3 28.6 Radio: WNAV (1430 AM), WFED (1500 AM) 5 Pat Moore G So. 6-5 186 18 / 18 10.4 3.4 1.6 26.1 Live Stats: NavySports.com 12 Mike Venezia G Sr. 6-1 188 18 / 18 10.1 2.9 1.8 33.3 GAME #19 vs. COLGATE • HAMILTON, N.Y. • COTTERELL COURT (3,100) www.NAVYSPORTS.com 2011-12 NAVY MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES vs. COLGATE • JANUARY 21, 2012 Patriot League Standings NAVY NOTEBOOK Rk. Team (pres. rank) PL Overall Streak ! Navy’s skid, now at 11 games, continued on Wednesday with a 67-60 loss to American at Alumni Hall. The 11-game losing streak is the 1. Bucknell (1) 4-0 14-6 W-6 fourth-longest losing streak in school history (15 in 1989, 13 in 2004 and 12 in the 1992-93 seasons combined). It is the third-longest single- 2. American (5) 3-1 12-7 W-2 season streak in school history. 3. Holy Cross (3) 2-1 8-9 L-1 ! Navy has also lost six straight home games, tied for the fourth-longest home losing streak in school history. The school record is seven set Lafayette (4) 2-1 7-11 L-1 three times, the last time coming in the 2004 season. Navy will have to upset Bucknell on Jan. 28 to avoid tying that mark. 5. Lehigh (2) 2-2 14-6 L-1 Army (8) 2-2 9-10 W-2 ! Navy enters the Colgate game having lost eight straight road games after winning its season opener at Longwood, 78-70, on Nov.