CONTENTS AND QUICK FACTS MEDIA GUIDE OVERVIEW ON THE COVER (ACROSS BOttOM, L TO R): TABLE OF CONTENTS SENIORS MAtt BASFORD, DANIEL FALCON, Inside-Front.....2006-07-Schedule/Credits- JASON BOONE, CHAEL CLARK, 1- -.................Table-of-Contents/Quick-Facts MICHAEL DECORSO -2- -.................A-Distinguished-Private-University -3- -.................Senior-Administration-Bios -4-7--.................Athletic-Administration-Bios -8- -.................Head-Coach-Joe-Nesci -9- -.................Assistant-Coaches -10-11-...............Looking-Ahead:-2006-07-Preview -12- -.................Media-Information/Broadcast-Schedule -13- -.................The-Squad:-2006-07-Roster -14-22-..............Meet-the-Team:-Player-Bios 23- -.................Looking-Back:-2005-06-Season-Review -24- -.................2005-06-Results/Statistics -25- -.................2005-06-UAA-Honors-and-Awards -26- -.................2005-06-UAA-Leaders -27- -.................UAA-Record-Book- -28-31-..............The-Record-Book-(UAA/NYU/Coles) -32-33-..............NYU-vs.-Opponents/Team-Awards-/All-Met-Awards -34- -.................NYU-Yearly-Records ON THE BACK COVER: 2006-07 PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN -35- -.................Violets-in-the-Pros/NYC-Hall-of-Fame SENIOR JASON BOONE 36- -.................NYU-Athletics-Hall-of-Fame- 37- -.................Varsity-Athletes-Reunion 38-39-..............Meet-the-2006-07-Opponents -40- -.................Facilities:-Coles-and-Palladium Inside-Back-.....2006-07-Team-Picture NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS Location------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New-York,-NY Founded------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1831 Enrollment-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------40,004 President------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John-Sexton Nickname--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Violets Colors-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purple-and-White Mascot----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bobcat National Affiliation--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NCAA-Division-III Conference----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- University-Athletic-Association Home-Court-(Capacity)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coles-Sports-Center-(1,900) Head-Coach-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joe-Nesci- Alma-Mater------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brooklyn-College-(1979) -Overall-Record-(Years)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 315-147-(19th-Season) Assistant-Coaches-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seth-Peloso-(5th-season) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Randie-Torgalski-(3rd-season) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cal-Ramsey-(24th-season) Basketball Office Phones----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(212)-998-2053,-2057 2006-07-Captain-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason-Boone 2006-07-Assistant-Captains------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt-Basford,-Chael-Clark 2005-06-Record---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18-7 2005-06-UAA-Record-(Finish)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-7-(4th-place) Letterwinners-Returning/Lost------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9/8 Starters-Returning/Lost--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4/1 Newcomers------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 0607_MENS_MG_v8.indd 1 11/9/2006 5:54:37 PM NEW YORK UNIVERSITY A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE UNIVERSITY he- founding- of- New- York- - Students- come- to- the- the- narrow,- winding- streets- of- the- University-in-1831-by-a-group- University-from-all-50-states-and-150- Village- and- discover- shops- and- Tof- eminent- private- citizens- foreign- countries,- and- when- they- boutiques,- restaurants- and- cafes,- was- a- historic- event- in-American- arrive at NYU they find a remarkable theatres-and-galleries. education. In-the-early-19th-century,- “campus- of- the- city.” Twenty-six- - The-Jerome-S.-Coles-Sports- a-major-emphasis-in-higher-education- residence- halls- offer- a- warm- and- &- Recreation- Center- and- the- was- on- the- study- of- Greek- and- friendly-home-away-from-home. In- Palladium-Athletic- Facility- enable- Latin,-with-little-attention-to-modern- addition-to-encountering-outstanding- all- NYU- students- –- from- varsity- or- contemporary- subjects. The- faculty- in- the- classroom- and- an- athletes-to-those-wishing-to-swim-or- founders- of- New- York- University- extraordinary- range- of- academic- workout-between-classes-–-to-take- intended- to- enlarge- the- resources,-newcomers- part- in- an- active- sports- program. scope-of-higher-education-to- find- themselves- in- a- For- those- who- are- sports- fans,- meet-the-needs-of-persons- dynamic- setting- for- these-venues-offer-exciting-athletic- aspiring- to- careers- in- study-and-learning. events- pitting- NYU- teams- against- business,-industry,-science,- - Violet- banners- their- competitors,- many- of- whom- and- the- arts,- as- well- as- are- members- of- the- University- law,- medicine,- and- the- Athletic- Association,- a- league- ministry. The- opening- of- of- eight- major- urban- research- the- University- of- London- universities- with- an- emphasis- on- in- 1828- convinced- New- academic-achievement,-stretching- Yorkers- that- their- city,- too,- should- from-Brandeis-University-in-Boston- have-a-university. to-Emory-University-in-Atlanta. The- first- president- of- New- The- success- of- York-University’s-governing-council,- New-York-University-grad- Albert-Gallatin,-and-his-co-founders- uates-can-be-seen-in-their- said-that-the-new-university-was-to- exceptional- record- of- be-a-“national-university”-that-would- c o l o r f u l l y - m a r k - t h e- admission- to- the- nation’s- provide- a- “rational- and- practical- buildings- housing- NYU. most-prestigious-graduate- education- for- all.” The- result- of- Behind-these-banners-are- and-professional-schools;- the-founders’-foresight-is-today-an- unsurpassed- resources:- in- the- number- of- careers- institution- of- higher- education- at- eight-libraries-holding-well- launched;- and- in- the- the- forefront- of-America’s- urban- over-three-million-books;-the-Courant- achievements- of- alumni- who- are- research-universities. Of-the-more- Institute- of- Mathematics;- Tisch- leaders-in-business,-government-and- than-3,000-colleges-and-universities- School-of-the-Arts;-the-Institute-of-Fine- the-arts---every-sphere-of-public-life. in-America,-New-York-University-is- Arts;-cultural-and-foreign-language- - New-York-University-graduates- one- of- the- 58- private- institutions centers;- sophisticated- computer- are- represented- in- positions- of- that-are-members- facilities;- and- art- leadership and influence throughout of-the-distinguished- galleries. These- the- nation:- Jonas- Salk,- developer- Association- of- resources,- among- of the first polio vaccine; John J. American- Uni- many-others,-blend- Creedon,-President-of-Metropolitan- versities. Among- with-the-educational- Life- Insurance- Company;-Albert- its- stellar- –- and- environment-of-one- Sabin,- developer- of- the- oral- polio- accessible-–-faculty- of-the-greatest-cities- vaccine;- Lamar-Alexander,- former- are- recipients- of- in-the-Western-World. governor-of-Tennessee-and-one-time- the- Nobel,- Abel,- New-York-City-–-the- presidential-candidate;-Laurence-A.- and-Pulitzer-Prizes;- international- center- Tisch, former Chief Executive Officer the- MacArthur,- of- finance,- culture- of-CBS;-Alan-Greenspan,-the-long- Guggenheim,- and-communications- time-chair-of-the-Federal-Reserve;- a n d - F u l b r i g h t- –-offers-unmatched- Dr.- Robert- K.- Jarvik,- developer- of- Fellowships;- and-Academy- and- internship- possibilities- and- job- the first