GAME 6 • LEHIGH • BROOKLYN, N.Y. • SATURDAY, DEC. 6 • 2:00 P.M. • STEINBERG WELLNESS CENTER Men’s Basketball SID: Dan Lobacz LIU BROOKLYN E-mail: [email protected] O: 718-488-1420 C: 607-237-5849 2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL MBB Twitter: @LIUBasketball SIX NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES • 10 NIT APPEARANCES • 48 WINNING SEASONS • 21 20-WIN SEASONS • 1 NATIONAL TITLE 2014-15 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 19 at St. John’s1 (ESPN3) L, 53-66 25 at Saint Joseph’s1 L, 70-74 (ot) 27 vs. Stony Brook12 (ESPNU) L, 54-73 30 at Temple (ESPN3) L, 56-70 BLACKBIRDS HOST LEHIGH FOR SATURDAY MATINEE DECEMBER 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE (NEC Front Row) L, 56-72 •The LIU Brooklyn men’s basketball team finishes a quick two-game LIU BROOKLYN VS. LEHIGH 6 LEHIGH (NEC Front Row) 2:00 p.m. home stand on Saturday afternoon against Lehigh. Year H/A W/L Score 9 at Maine 7:00 p.m. •The Blackbirds are still searching for their first victory of the season after 2003-04 A W 66-54 14 NJIT (NEC Front Row) 3:30 p.m. a 72-56 loss to New Hampshire on Wednesday evening. 4 2004-05 H W 66-56 18 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (NEC Front Row) 7:00 p.m. •The game marks the second of five in the borough of Brooklyn for the 2013-14 A L 69-76 22 at New Hampshire 7:00 p.m. Blackbirds in the month of December. 28 HOFSTRA34 2:30 p.m. LIU BROOKLYN VS. PATRIOT LEAGUE JANUARY ON THE AIR Team W-L Last Meet 3 BRYANT* (NEC Front Row) 4:30 p.m. •The LIU-Lehigh game will be broadcast live and free of charge on the American 1-5 1987-88 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON* (NEC Front Row) 7:30 p.m. NEC Front Row Digital Network, with Ray Martel calling all of the action. Army 6-2 2010-11 8 SACRED HEART* (NEC Front Row) 7:00 p.m. •An audio broadcast of the game will also be available over the internet Boston Univ. 4-2 2013-14 10 at Wagner* (ESPN3) 4:00 p.m. on RedZoneMedia.com. Bucknell No Meetings 15 at Central Connecticut* (NEC Front Row) 7:00 p.m. Colgate 3-4 2002-03 17 MOUNT ST. MARY’S*4 (NEC Front Row) 1:30 p.m. SCOUTING REPORT Holy Cross 1-1 1985-86 22 at Bryant* (NEC Front Row) 7:00 p.m. •Lehigh has won three straight games, including an 86-74 road win at Lafayette 3-2 2012-13 (2) 24 at Fairleigh Dickinson* (NEC Front Row) 4:30 p.m. DePaul on Nov. 26. Lehigh 2-1 2013-14 29 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT* (NEC Front Row) 7:00 p.m. •The Mountain Hawks also downed Northeast Conference member Saint Loyola (Md.) 6-10 1988-89 31 at St. Francis Brooklyn* (MSG, FCS) 4:00 p.m. Francis U., 61-59, in their last outing on Dec. 3. Navy 2-3 2010-11 •Tim Kempton, who was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year last TOTALS 28-30 FEBRUARY season, leads the team at 14.3 points per game and is also pulling down 5 ROBERT MORRIS* (NEC Front Row) 7:00 p.m. 8.9 rebounds per contest. 7 SAINT FRANCIS U.* (NEC Front Row) 4:30 p.m. •Austin Price, who earned a spot next to Kempton on the Patriot League’s All-Rookie Team a year ago, is the only other 12 at Robert Morris* (NEC Front Row) 7:00 p.m. player averaging in double figures at 12.9 ppg. 14 at Saint Francis U.* (NEC Front Row) 1:00 p.m. 19 at Mount St. Mary’s* (NEC Front Row) 7:00 p.m. 21 WAGNER* (NEC Front Row) 4:30 p.m. BLACKBIRDS AGAINST PATRIOT LEAGUE COMPETITION 26 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN* (MSG+) 7:00 p.m. •LIU has faced nine of the 10 Patriot League teams in its history, with Bucknell standing as the lone team that the 28 at Sacred Heart* (NEC Front Row) 3:30 p.m. Blackbirds have not played. •Loyola (Md.) is a former member of the old ECAC Metro Conference (1981-88) that became the Northeast Conference MARCH in 1988. Before withdrawing from the league in 1989, the Blackbirds had met with the Greyhounds 16 times. 4 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals •LIU played two games against Patriot League opponents last season, falling to both Lehigh and Boston University. 7 NEC Tournament Semifinals 10 NEC Tournament Finals LAST TIME OUT •The Blackbirds struggled offensively in a 72-56 loss at the Steinberg Wellness Center. The scoring output was four shy * Northeast Conference game of the lowest by an LIU team in a game held at the Steinberg Wellness Center (52 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn - 1/8/07). All Times Eastern •The Icelandic duo of Elvar Fridriksson and Martin Hermannsson combined to score 23 points, hitting five of their nine Home games in BOLD attempts from three-point range. The rest of the Blackbirds shot just 1-for-14 from deep. 1 – NIT Preseason Tip-Off (Various Locations) •Redshirt freshman Nura Zanna had six points and six rebounds in eight foul-plagued, first-half minutes, before finishing 2 – Game played at Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) with nine points and a career-high 12 rebounds. 3 – Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 4 – Game played at Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) •LIU Brooklyn did connect on 18 of its 22 free-throw attempts and currently leads the NEC and ranks in the top 50 nationally (47th) in free throw shooting (73.9%). 2014-15 LIU BROOKLYN MEN’S BASKETBALL No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Notes 1 Landon Atterberry* Sr. F 6-6 210 7.4 6.2 1.2 SPG First career dbl-dbl. at St. John’s (12 pts., 11 rebs.); Ranked 4th in NEC in FG% (52.0) in ‘13-14 4 Gerrell Martin* Sr. G 6-3 185 7.4 4.0 0.6 SPG Team-high 14 pts. (4-8 3FG) at St. John’s; Second in the NEC in 3-pt. FG% (44.0) in ‘13-14 10 Elvar Fridriksson* Fr. G 6-0 165 8.6 2.0 4.2 Had 12 pts. (2-4 3FG) at Saint Joseph’s; 2x Young Player of Year in Iceland’s Dominos League 15 Nura Zanna* R-Fr. F 6-7 240 8.6 7.4 0.6 BPG Tallied 14 pts. (6-9 FG), 8 rebs. at Saint Joseph’s; NEC Rookie of the Week (11/24) 24 Martin Hermannsson* Fr. G 6-3 170 6.4 2.8 3.6 Dominos League POY in ‘13-14; Avg’d 18.4 ppg, 4.4 apg; Led team to Dominos League title 0 Trevin Woods Fr. G/F 6-6 205 3.0 2.8 0.6 BPG Broke out for 7 pts., 8 rebs. (5 off.) at St. Joe’s; All-district selection as junior at Fort Bend Austin 3 Iverson Fleming So. G 6-1 160 6.2 1.0 0.8 SPG Totaled 14 pts. at St. Joe’s; Named NEC Rookie of Week after 22-pt. showing at NJIT in ‘13-14 5 Trevon Woods Fr. G/F 6-6 200 0.5 0.5 0.0 Two-time all-district selection at Fort Bend Austion; Scored career-high 48 pts. as sophomore 11 Joel Hernandez So. G 6-3 180 8.6 3.8 0.8 SPG Team-high 15 pts. vs. Stony Brook; Missed first half of ‘13-14 due to injury 12 Jamil Hood Fr. G 6-1 175 1.2 1.6 0.4 Had 5 pts., 5 rebs. vs. Stony Brook; Led Green Tech to Class AA State Title; Named MVP 20 Chris Carter Sr. F 6-8 200 --- --- --- Missed most of last season due to foot injury; Career-high 12 pts. at Seton Hall in ‘13-14 23 Glenn Feidanga So. F/C 6-8 240 0.0 0.0 0.0 Played all 29 games as freshman; NEC Rookie of the Week after 15 pt./11 reb. vs. MSM in ‘13-14 32 Jonathan Tshibuy Jr. F 6-5 235 --- --- --- Canadian played two seasons at Missouri State-West Plains JC; Played HS at The Bullis School 2014-15 LIU BROOKLYN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 6 • LEHIGH • BROOKLYN, N.Y. • SATURDAY, DEC. 6 • 2:00 P.M. • STEINBERG WELLNESS CENTER QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION LIU AMONG NEC LEADERS Founded ...................................................................... 1926 Assistant AD/Men’s Basketball Contact................Dan Lobacz TEAM RANKINGS (THRU DEC. 2) Enrollment .................................................................. 8,527 Office Phone ...................................................(718) 488-1420 Scoring Offense 8th 57.8 Nickname .............................................................Blackbirds Home/Cell Phone ............................................(607) 237-5849 Scoring Defense 5th 71.0 Colors .........................................................Black and Silver Fax ..................................................................(718) 780-3302 Scoring Margin 8th -13.2 Conference ...........................................................Northeast E-mail ................................................... [email protected] Free Throw % 1st .739 Home Court ...............................Steinberg Wellness Center Assistant Director ..........................................Casey Snedecor Field Goal % 10th .344 Capacity ...................................................................... 2,000 Media Relations Assistant .....................................Emily Nassi Field Goal % Defense 4th .448 Athletics Web Site ..............................www.liuathletics.com Website .................................................. www.liuathletics.com 3-Pt. FG % 10th .255 President .................................................Dr. Kimberly Cline 3-Pt. FG % Defense 2nd .299 Provost ..............................................Gale Stevens Haynes MEDIA WORKROOM: The LIU Brooklyn office of media Rebounding Offense 2nd 36.2 Interim Director of Athletics ...............................Brad Cohen relations and gameday media workroom is located in the Rebounding Defense 10th 41.8 Senior Assoc. AD/SWA .............................Margaret Alaimo southwest corner of the Steinberg Wellness Center on the Rebounding Margin 8th -5.6 Head Athletic Trainer .................................Danny O’Connor second floor adjacent to the arena floor.