BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY Game 2017-18 MEN’s BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 13 Bloomsburg Sports Information Office Interim Director / Basketball Contact: David Leisering • e-mail: [email protected] • office: 570-389-4413 Intern: Jake Miller • e-mail: [email protected] • office: 570-389-2767 vs West Chester University • Monday, January 8, 2018 • 7:30 PM • Nelson Field House BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES 2017-18 Schedule 11/5 at Penn State (exhibition) L 67-84 11/10 PENN STATE HAZLETON W 94-55 11/15 at Georgian Court W 70-59 11/18 at Pitt-Johnstown* L 65-92 11/19 at IUP* L 81-83 (OT) 11/21 HOLY FAMILY W 86-67 11/29 at Felician W 87-80 12/2 CALIFORNIA (PA)* L 79-94 12/3 SLIPPERY ROCK* L 74-77 BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES #23 WEST CHESTER GOLDEN RAMS 12/9 CLARION* W 83-80 (7-5, 3-5 PSAC EAST) (12-0, 8-0 PSAC EAST) 12/30 at Lock Haven* W 87-76 Head Coach: John Sanow (Indiana (PA) ‘87) Head Coach: Damien Blair (West Chester ‘06) 1/3 at Kutztown* L 92-97 Career Record at BU: 140-168 (12th Season) Career Record at WCU: 176-92 (10th Season) 1/6 CHEYNEY* W 110-59 1/8 WEST CHESTER* 7:30 PM West Chester leads the all-time series, 67-66 1/10 at Millersville* 7:30 PM 1/13 at East Stroudsburg* 3:00 PM PROBABLE STARTERS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) RESERVES 1/17 at Seton Hill* 7:30 PM 1/20 MANSFIELD* 1:00 PM NAME GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Austin Harriott 12-3 23.6 7.5 5.8 1.8 1/24 SHIPPENSBURG* 7:30 PM HASHIM MOORE Matthew Kachelries 12-2 19.1 5.3 2.7 2.0 1/27 at West Chester* 3:00 PM 6-5 | 225 | Graduate Student | Forward Ethan Houston 6-0 9.2 4.0 3.2 0.2 Sunrise, Fla. | The Hun School 0 Nicholas King 5-0 7.0 3.6 0.6 0.6 1/31 KUTZTOWN* 7:30 PM Myles Bunyon 6-1 7.3 3.2 0.5 1.3 2/3 LOCK HAVEN* 3:00 PM G–GS PPG RPG APG SPG Darius Robinson-Wallace 2-0 8.5 3.0 2.0 1.0 2/7 at Cheyney* 7:30 PM 12-10 10.6 5.3 1.6 1.2 Peyton Mortellite 7-0 10.3 2.6 1.9 1.0 Billy Warren 3-0 5.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 2/10 MILLERSVILLE* 3:00 PM 2/14 EAST STROUDSBURG* 5:30 PM KHARY MAURAS STARTING FIVE 2/21 at Mansfield* 7:30 PM 6-1 | 170 | Sophomore | Guard - The Huskies trail the all-time series against West Chester, 67- 2/24 at Shippensburg* 3:00 PM Reading, Pa. | Reading 3 66. Bloomsburg won two-of-three against the Golden Rams last year, but West Chester ended the Huskies’ season in the open- G–GS PPG RPG APG SPG ing round of the PSAC tournament at the Nelson Field House. 2/26 PSAC First Round TBA 12-10 12.1 4.3 3.9 1.2 2/28 PSAC Quarterfinals TBA - Christian Mortellite has moved into third on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,751 career points. He trails only the school’s 3/3 PSAC Semifinals TBA all-time leading scorer, Mike Ellzy (1,911) and Jerry Radocha 3/4 PSAC Championship TBA Christian mortellite (1,778). With 14 games left in the regular season, Mortellite * PSAC contest 6-6 | 220 | Redshirt Senior | Forward needs to average 11.5 points per game to break the record. Hammonton, N.J. | Hammonton 15 - Kyle-Michael Rose became the seventh player to record 100 G–GS PPG RPG APG SPG career blocks with three swats against Cheyney on Saturday. FOLLOW THE HUSKIES 12-11 22.3 8.4 3.3 1.5 He is tied Seth Buckwalter (1997-01) for sixth on the all-time list and needs seven to tie Elwood Vines (1992-93) for fifth. He is tied for second in the PSAC, and 14th in the country, in blocks /BUHuskies per game (2.6). The senior is also enjoying his finest season SAM SAXTON offensively as he is second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg). 6-3 | 195 | Redshirt Sophomore | Guard He came in averaging 5.6 points per game during his first two York, Pa. | Central York 25 seasons. G–GS PPG RPG APG SPG - The Huskies had five double-digit scorers in the win over @GoBUHuskies 11-11 7.2 2.6 1.9 0.7 Cheyney on Saturday - four of whom were freshmen. Nicholas King and Matthew Kachelries had 11 points while Myles Bunyon and Ethan Houston chipped in 10 each. The point totals were career-highs for Bunyon, Houston, and King, while Kachelries KYLE-MICHAEL ROSE fell short of the 18 he scored against Holy Family. /BUHuskies 6-7 | 190 | Senior | Forward Middletown, Del. | Sanford School 35 - Mortellite became the school’s all-time leader in career three-pointers made with his 238th career make at IUP on No- G–GS PPG RPG BPG SPG vember 19. Mortellite now has 265 makes for his career. The 12-12 12.5 5.3 2.6 0.7 all-time Bloomsburg record (men or women) is held by Dana Wieller (2009-13) who hit 332 during her career. www.BUHuskies.com 2017-18 BLOOMSBURG MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 THE SERIES ... UNIVERSITY FACTS West Chester leads the all-time series against Bloomsburg, 67-66. The Huskies won both regular-season games against the Location Bloomsburg, Pa. Golden Rams last year - 88-73 at West Chester on December 30 and 83-73 in Bloomsburg on February 1. However, West Ches- Founded 1839 ter won the game that really counted - an 84-77 decision at the Nelson Field House in the first round of the PSAC tournament. Enrollment 9,754 Nickname Huskies THE LAST TEN MEETINGS Colors Maroon and Gold DATE LOCATION RESULT HUSKIES OF NOTE Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference PSAC (Eastern Division) 2/27/17 at Bloomsburg L 77-84 PSAC First Round - Yahmir Greenlee (21 pts) Arena Nelson Field House 2/1/17 at Bloomsburg W 83-73 Christian Mortellite (30 pts), Yahmir Greenlee (23 pts) President Dr. Bashar W. Hanna 12/30/16 at West Chester W 88-73 Christian Mortellite (21 pts, 10 reb), Yahmir Greenlee (15 pts, 9 ast) Director of Athletics Dr. Michael McFarland 2/3/16 at Bloomsburg L 64-87 Alex Prislupsky (12 pts), Christian Mortellite (11 pts, 7 reb) 12/16/15 at West Chester L 76-81 Malik Garner (16 pts), Christian Mortellite (15 pts) 2/11/15 at West Chester L 82-88 Christian Mortellite (37 pts), Jon Riles (20 pts) TEAM FACTS 1/10/15 at Bloomsburg W 74-71 Jon Riles (18 pts, 9 ast) Basketball Coaching Staff 3/4/14 at West Chester L 89-99 PSAC Quarterfinals - Dontahe Jordan (23 pts, 9 reb), Alssene Saintilus (23 pts) Head Coach John Sanow (IUP ‘87) 2/19/14 at Bloomsburg L 68-81 Dontahe Jordan (16 pts) Record at Bloomsburg 140-168 (12th Season) 1/18/14 at West Chester W 77-76 Lorenzo Christmas (19 pts), Dontahe Jordan (13 pts, 13 reb) Overall Record Same Assistant Coach Michael Hamlin (Bloomsburg ‘11) LAST TIME OUT ... Years At Bloomsburg 3rd Season Five players hit double figures and all twelve players that appeared in the game scored at least two points as Bloomsburg posted a Volunteer Assistant Saige Spece lopsided 110-59 victory over visiting Cheyney on Saturday afternoon at the Nelson Field House. Redshirt senior Christian Mortellite Student Manager Joshua Tanner paced the Huskies with 26 points and 10 rebounds in just 25 minutes of action. He shot 9-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from beyond Basketball Team Information the arc. It was his fourth double-double of the season and he moved to within 27 points of tying Jerry Radocha (1973-77) for second 2016-17 Overall Record 15-12 on the school’s all-time scoring list. Mortellite was joined in double figures by a quartet of freshmen - Matthew Kachelries and Nich- 2016-17 PSAC East Record 11-11 olas King each scored 11 points while Myles Bunyon and Ethan Houston added 10 points apiece. The totals for King, Bunyon, and Postseason Results Lost in First Round of PSAC Houston established new career-highs while Kachelries fell short of his career-best of 18 points against Holy Family on November 21. 84-77 vs West Chester Starters Returning/Lost 1/4 West Chester improved to 12-0 overall with a 72-63 victory over visiting Mansfield University on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Letterwinners Returning/Lost 4/6 Rams are one of just five times in the country to remain unblemished at the conclusion of the weekend and moved them to within one win of tying the program record for most consecutive victories. Mansfield tied the game at 45-45 with just under ten minutes left in PROGRAM HISTORY regulation but West Chester outscored the Mountaineers, 27-18, to close out the contest. Jackson Hyland paced the Golden Rams First Year of Basketball 1901-02 with 16 points while Frank Rokins, Matt Penecale, and Tim Toro added 12 points apiece. Penecale added a game-high seven assists All-Time Record 1323-946 while Toro pulled down a game-high nine boards. All-Time PSAC Record 522-399 PSAC Championships 2 SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG ..