2009-10 MEN’SMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALLBASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 399 Campus Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873 Men’s Basketball Contact: Benjamin Shove, Director of Sports Services Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected] Bryant (2012-13) • Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Basketball Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (Week 14 • February 22, 2010) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Robert Morris* 14-2 .875 19-10 .655 L1 10-3 8-6 1-1 Thursday, February 18 BRYANT 53, WAGNER 51 2. Quinnipiac* 13-3 .812 19-8 .704 W1 11-0 7-8 1-0 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 85, CCSU 58 3. Mount St. Mary's* 10-6 .625 13-14 .481 W8 7-3 6-11 0-0 LONG ISLAND 68, FDU 62 Long Island* 10-6 .625 12-15 .444 W2 9-3 3-11 0-1 MONMOUTH 51, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 49 5. Saint Francis (PA)* 9-7 .562 11-16 .407 W4 9-5 2-11 0-0 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 73, QUINNIPIAC 68 ROBERT MORRIS 64, SACRED HEART 39 Fairleigh Dickinson* 9-7 .562 10-19 .345 W1 7-6 3-11 0-2 7. Monmouth 8-8 .500 12-16 .429 L1 8-5 4-9 0-2 Saturday, February 20 8. Central Connecticut State 7-9 .438 10-17 .370 W1 6-4 3-12 1-1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 74, BRYANT 45 CCSU 62, WAGNER 60 St. Francis (NY) 7-9 .438 10-17 .370 L4 5-8 5-9 0-0 FDU 56, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 55 10. Sacred Heart 6-10 .375 13-14 .481 L2 9-3 3-11 1-0 LONG ISLAND 83, MONMOUTH 74 11. Wagner 2-14 .125 4-25 .138 L6 1-10 2-14 1-1 QUINNIPIAC 87, ROBERT MORRIS 79 12. Bryant 1-15 .062 1-27 .036 L1 0-9 1-16 0-2 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 73, SACRED HEART 68 Home Team Underlined * Clinched NEC Tournament berth. Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament Choice Hotels Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week Nov. 16 Corey Hassan, SHU Nov. 16 Will Felder, SFPA Jaytornah Wisseh, Long Island Nov. 23 Jeremy Goode, MSM Nov. 23 Kenny Onyechi, LIU Sr., G, 6-1, 180 lbs., Brooklyn, NY/Banneker Academy Justin Rutty, QU Nov. 30 Jaytornah Wisseh, LIU Nov. 30 Ed Waite, MU Wisseh takes home his third Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week award this season after averaging 24.0 points, 7.5 assists, 5.5 Dec. 7 Devin Sweetney, SFPA Dec. 7 Jamal Olasewere, LIU rebounds and 2.0 steals in a pair of wins that clinched an NEC Tournament berth for the Blackbirds. He also shot 50.0 percent Dec. 14 Corey Hassan, SHU Dec. 14 Karon Abraham, RMU from the field and 77.8 percent from the line. Wisseh began his week on Thursday with a game-high 27 points, along with six Travis Taylor, MU rebounds and five assists in LIU's' 68-62 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson. He netted seven points during a 14-0 first half run that Dec. 21 Jaytornah Wisseh, LIU Dec. 21 Umar Shannon, SFPA gave the Blackbirds a ten-point lead and hit a key layup with 39 seconds left on the clock that stretched LIU's lead to five. Wisseh Jan. 4 Liam Potter, SHU Jan. 4 Karon Abraham, RMU then collected his fourth double-double of the year with 21 points and a season-high 10 assists in an 83-74 win over Monmouth Jan. 11 Sean Baptiste, FDU Jan. 11 Kenny Onyechi, LIU on Saturday. The Brooklyn, NY native scored all of his points in the second half, including LIU’s final 10 points over the last two Jan. 18 James Feldeine, QU Jan. 18 Karon Abraham, RMU Travis Taylor, MU minutes of the contest after the Hawks pulled to within three. Wisseh currently ranks third in the NEC with 17.6 ppg and leads the Jan. 25 Corey Hassan, SHU Jan. 25 Russell Johnson, RMU circuit with 5.7 apg. He has also joined the NEC’s exclusive 1,500-point, 500-assist club this season - just eight players in conference Feb. 1 Devin Sweetney, SFPA Feb. 1 Velton Jones, RMU history have reached the milestone - with 1,621 points (sixth all-time at LIU) and 516 dimes over the course of his career. Feb. 8 Sean Baptiste, FDU Feb. 8 Karon Abraham, RMU James Feldeine, QU Feb. 15 Kelly Beidler, MSM Feb. 15 Will Felder, SFPA Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week James Johnson, QU Will Felder, Saint Francis (PA) Feb. 22 Jaytornah Wisseh, LIU Feb. 22 Will Felder, SFPA Fr., F, 6-6, 200 lbs., Cleveland, OH/Lutheran East Felder earns his second consecutive Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award and third of the year as the Red Flash clinched an NEC Tournament berth for the first time since the 2004-05 season with two wins last week. Felder averaged 16.5 points and 6.0 rebounds, and shot 5-9 (.556) from three-point range as well as a perfect 10-10 from the charity stripe. He recorded a career- best 20 points and was 8-8 from the line as Saint Francis (PA) rallied from 15 down in the second half to stop second-place Quinnipiac, 73-68, at the Stokes Center on Thursday. Felder was responsible for the game's key play, drilling a three-pointer with 2010 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament 46 seconds remaining to boost the Red Flash lead to six. Two days later, he notched 13 points and five rebounds in a 73-68 win over Sacred Heart. Felder hit 3-4 shots from outside the arc and tallied eight of his points in the second stanza. During Saint Francis All games at home of higher seed. Teams will be (PA)'s four-game win streak, the Cleveland, OH product has averaged 14.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg, and shot 7-11 (.636) from long range reseeded after quarterfinals. along with 15-15 from the free throw line. On the year, Felder ranks second on the Red Flash with 9.2 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Thursday, March 4 Sunday, March 7 Wednesday, March 10 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Times TBA TBA, 7:00 pm (ESPN2) This Week’s Schedule 2:00 pm (MSG, FCS) Thursday, February 25 Saturday, February 27 LONG ISLAND at CCSU 7:30 pm ST. FRANCIS (NY) at CCSU 1:00 pm NEC Website ST. FRANCIS (NY) at BRYANT 7:30 pm LONG ISLAND at BRYANT 3:30 pm For all the latest news, scores, statistics and notes, visit FDU at SACRED HEART 7:45 pm QUINNIPIAC at FDU 7:30 pm the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org MONMOUTH at QUINNIPIAC 7:30 pm SACRED HEART at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at MT. ST. MARY’S 7:30 pm ROBERT MORRIS at MT. ST. MARY’S 4:00 pm Standings and statistics are updated daily. ROBERT MORRIS at WAGNER 7:00 pm SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at WAGNER 7:00 pm March 4, 7 & 10 2009-10 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Bryant Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson (1-27, 1-15 NEC) (10-17, 7-9 NEC) (10-19, 9-7 NEC) at Providence Tournament Connecticut 6 Classic at Harbor Yard N 13 at #6 Villanova L 61-84 N 13 at Providence L 53-96 N 13 at Fairfield L 58-67 at EBC Classic N 16 at Savannah State L 45-53 N 15 at Wichita State L 64-80 N 14 vs. Mercer L 56-80 N 21 Central Michigan W 62-53 N 15 vs. Bucknell L 56-59 CollegeInsider.com Skip Prosser Tournament at Citadel N 28 vs. Savannah State W 51-44 at EBC Classic N 20 at Harvard L 55-71 N 29 at Citadel L 53-67 N 23 at Eastern Kentucky L 39-68 N 25 Brown L 68-70 D 3 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 63-50 N 24 vs. Texas-San Antonio L 61-75 N 30 at Army L 58-64 N 25 vs. UC-Irvine L 54-75 D 5 at LONG ISLAND L 65-69 D 2 at Houston Baptist L 77-92 D 3 at LONG ISLAND L 46-62 D 9 at New Hampshire L 55-67 D 5 at QUINNIPIAC L 52-73 D 5 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 48-54 D 12 Albany W 70-68 (OT) D 7 Army L 40-61 D 9 at Yale L 54-69 D 22 at Northwestern L 54-74 D 9 at Lafayette L 57-73 D 12 Columbia L 57-69 D 30 UMBC W 89-86 (2 OT) D 12 at Missouri L 36-87 D 20 at Boston College L 46-72 J 2 vs. Holy Cross (at Mohegan Sun) L 53-70 D 19 Saint Peter’s L 68-83 J 4 at Colgate L 45-64 D 23 at St. John’s L 44-80 D 23 Iona L 60-82 J 7 at MONMOUTH L 42-55 J 2 SACRED HEART W 88-85 D 28 at Indiana L 42-90 J 9 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 74-83 J 7 BRYANT W 66-50 J 2 at Cornell L 49-75 J 11 Savannah State L 63-73 J 9 CCSU W 83-74 J 7 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 50-66 J 14 QUINNIPIAC L 45-76 J 14 at ROBERT MORRIS L 73-80 J 9 at MONMOUTH L 62-67 J 16 SACRED HEART W 88-65 J 16 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 52-54 J 14 SACRED HEART L 60-72 J 21 at SACRED HEART L 53-71 J 21 ROBERT MORRIS L 50-65 J 24 at QUINNIPIAC L 62-75 J 23 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 78-75 J 16 QUINNIPIAC L 66-80 J 28 at BRYANT W 67-55 J 21 at QUINNIPIAC L 59-84 J 28 MONMOUTH W 66-44 J 30 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 77-67 J 30 at CCSU L 67-77 J 23 at SACRED HEART L 60-84 F 4 MONMOUTH W 75-69 F 4 at Bryant W 60-34 F 6 at MONMOUTH W 71-65 J 28 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 55-67 F 6 BRYANT W 61-48 J 30 MONMOUTH L 46-50 F 8 Longwood L 81-83 F 11 ROBERT MORRIS L 60-69 F 11 WAGNER W 70-65 F 4 CCSU L 34-60 F 13 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 57-59 F 13 MOUNT ST.