HOFSTRA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2005-06 Postseason NIT Notes Junior guard Loren Stokes Sophomore guard Antoine Agudio First-Team All-CAA Second-Team All-CAA First-Team NABC All-District 2 Second-Team NABC All-District 2 1,440 Career Points (seventh at HU) 960 Career Points SPORTS NEWS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549-1090 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER (516) 463-6759 • FAX: (516) 463-5033 • [email protected] 2005-06 HOFSTRA MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES (24-6) Postseason NIT vs. Nebraska (19-13), Thursday, March 16 (Hofstra Arena) Hofstra Quick Facts 2005-06 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE/RESULTS Location: Hempstead, NY Enrollment: 13,400 November Founded: 1935 19 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W 64-51 Postseason Bid: Seventh (four NCAA, three NIT) – Division I 22 at Notre Dame L 50-69 Hofstra Coach: Tom Pecora (5th year), 79-71 (79-71 overall) 29 at St. John’s W 64-51 Nebraska Series: First meeting December 1 BINGHAMTON W 69-55 Streaks, Stats, and Storylines: 3 DELAWARE W 79-65 • Hofstra is making its seventh Division I Postseason 7 at Virginia Commonwealth L 64-87 appearance, including its second straight in the NIT. It has 14 STONY BROOK W 73-56 17 vs. Dartmouth (at MSG) W 74-59 earned three NIT bids (1999, 2005, 2006) and four to the 22 at St. Francis (N.Y.) W 73-57 NCAA Tournament (1976, 1977, 2000, 2001). 30 at La Salle W 71-70 January • Hofstra is hosting its first-ever Division I postseason 5 JAMES MADISON W 87-66 game. It enters the Postseason NIT with the nation’s 7 GEORGIA STATE W 69-53 second-longest home winning streak at 20 games. 12 at Towson L 91-94 14 UNC WILMINGTON W 92-87 (3 OT) • Hofstra’s current 24 wins ties for the second-highest total 19 at Old Dominion W 76-68 in the school’s 33 years at the Division I level. 21 at Northeastern L 73-89 26 TOWSON W 82-70 • Sophomore guard Antoine Agudio enters the NIT tied for 28 at Drexel W 76-75 (OT) February his own school record for three-pointers in a season with 2 OLD DOMINION W 65-63 82. He is also 40 points from becoming the first player in 4 at Delaware W 77-62 school history to reach 1,000 points as a sophomore. 9 at Georgia State W 76-70 11 NORTHEASTERN W 89-78 • Junior guard Loren Stokes (517 points) and sophomore 15 at UNC Wilmington L 68-77 guard Antoine Agudio (508 points) are the first Hofstra 18 SIENA W 76-62 teammates to have 500 points in the same season. 20 at William & Mary W 82-57 23 #25 GEORGE MASON W 77-66 • Junior guard Loren Stokes was the runner-up for the CAA 25 DREXEL W 70-68 Player of the Year Award for the second year in a row. March 4 vs. VCU (CAA quarterfinals) W 72-66 • Junior guard Carlos Rivera and junior guard Loren Stokes 5 vs. George Mason (CAA semis) W 58-49 6 vs. UNCW (CAA championship) L 67-78 were both named to the CAA All-Tournament team last 16 NEBRASKA (Postseason NIT) 7 p.m. weekend. Rivera matched his career high with 25 points in 20 NIT Second Round (if HU advances) TBA a semifinal win over George Mason, while Stokes scored 26 in the championship game loss to UNC Wilmington. Hofstra’s Tentative Starters Pos. No. Cl. Ht. Name PPG RPG APG • Hofstra is one of only four teams in the nation to have G 1 Jr. 6-3 Loren Stokes 17.2 4.9 2.8 five players score at least 25 points in a game this year. G 13 So. 6-3 Antoine Agudio 16.9 2.9 2.8 G 31 Jr. 6-2 Carlos Rivera 12.2 3.8 3.4 • The Pride had more wins (24) than any other team left out F 25 Sr. 6-8 Aurimas Kieza 11.3 7.5 1.6 of the NCAA Tournament. F 33 Sr. 6-7 Adrian Uter 9.2 7.8 0.7 Off The Bench • Hofstra’s three guards (Loren Stokes, Antoine Agudio, G 5 So. 6-2 Jorge Lebron 1.1 0.3 0.1 Carlos Rivera) averaged a combined 51.7 points in the G 20 Fr. 6-0 Greg Johnson 2.5 1.5 1.6 CAA Tournament. G/F 3 Fr. 6-5 Zygis Sestokas 1.3 0.6 0.1 F 15 Fr. 6-8 Arminas Urbutis 1.3 1.4 0.1 • Senior forward Adrian Uter has 55 blocked shots this F 45 Fr. 6-7 Mike Davis-Sabb 1.5 1.5 0.2 season, fourth all-time at Hofstra and just 10 shy of the F/C 23 Sr. 6-9 Kenny Harris 0.6 1.0 0.0 school record for blocks in a season. F/C 54 Fr. 6-8 Chris Gadley 1.6 2.6 0.2 Hofstra Milestone Watch CAA Championship Recap (UNCW 78, Hofstra 67): Junior guard T.J. Carter had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Career including 12 straight Seahawk points down the stretch, as Loren Stokes 1440 points 60 to 1,500 UNC Wilmington held off a furious second half rally and Loren Stokes 458 rebounds 42 to 500 defeated Hofstra 78-67 in the Colonial Athletic Association Antoine Agudio 960 points 40 to 1,000 championship game on Monday, March 6 at Richmond Antoine Agudio 164 three-pointers 28 to school record Coliseum. Junior guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) led Season Antoine Agudio 82 three-pointers 1 to new HU record Hofstra with 26 points, keying a second half run which saw Adrian Uter 55 blocked shots 10 to school record the Pride whittle a 23-point UNC Wilmington lead (53-30) Hofstra (Team) 196 three-pointers 4 to 200 down to three points at 62-59 with 4:00 left. However, Carter converted on three straight field goal attempts, the CAA Quarterfinal Recap (Hofstra 72, VCU 66): last a three-pointer with the shot clock winding down to Sophomore guard Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, make the score 70-63 with 1:22 left and effectively ice the NY) set a career high with 34 points, tying a Colonial game. The Seahawks shot 11-11 from the free throw line Athletic Association Tournament record, as Hofstra held on down the stretch to seal the win. UNC Wilmington also for a 72-66 win over Virginia Commonwealth in the CAA jumped out quickly in the first half, using a 19-3 run to take quarterfinals on Saturday, March 4 at Richmond Coliseum. a 22-5 advantage with 11:44 to go on a three-pointer from Agudio’s 34 points eclipsed his previous high of 30 set in a junior guard Temi Soyebo. The Seahawks stretched their February 4 win over Delaware. Agudio got hot right from first half lead up to as many as 20 points at 35-15 on a the opening tap, hitting three three-pointers in the first three three-point play from Carter, but Hofstra went on an 11-0 minutes of the game, helping the Pride jump out to a 10-0 run to pull within 35-26 with 43 seconds left in the half on lead. It was the fifth time this season that Hofstra has a free throw from junior guard Carlos Rivera (San German, started a game with at least a 10-0 run, and the first since a PR). However, senior guard John Goldsberry answered Jan. 5 win over James Madison. Hofstra maintained a 36- with a three-pointer to give the Seahawks a 38-26 lead 29 halftime lead, but had to withstand foul trouble to senior heading into the break. The second half saw the Seahawks center Adrian Uter (Queens, NY) who picked up his fourth once again jump out to a big run, which Carter capped off foul with 18:02 left and then fouled out 5:23 to play. Junior with a three-pointer to make the score 53-30, UNC guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) also fouled out with 2:37 Wilmington’s largest lead of the game. However, the Pride to play, leaving the Pride shorthanded down the stretch. responded with their backs to the wall in a big way, going Hofstra led by as many as 11 points in the second half on on a 24-5 run to pull within 62-59 with four minutes left. three occasions, the last coming at 57-46 on a tip-in from Back-to-back three-pointers from Stokes and Rivera pulled freshman guard Greg Johnson (Harlem, NY). VCU, Hofstra within 59-46. Two minutes later, sophomore guard though, got the lead down to six points at 58-52 with 5:23 Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY) buried a three to left on a pair of foul shots from freshman guard Eric get the lead back under double digits at 60-51 with 7:12 Maynor. The lead see-sawed between 6-8 points for the left. Senior forward Mitch Laue hit a 17-foot jumper to stop next four minutes, until two Maynor foul shots cut it to 65- the run, but the Pride scored the next eight points, including 60 with 1:30 left. A three-pointer from senior forward Nick five from senior forward Adrian Uter (Queens, NY) to George (28 points, 12 rebounds) got the Rams within 66-64 make the score 62-59.