FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON MEN’S BASKETBALL 2016 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON MEN’S BASKETBALL FDUKNIGHTS.COM FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 2015-16 FDU MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM THE CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES & COACHING STAFF @FDUKNIGHTS FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 FDU MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER # NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN / HIGHSCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL 1 Stephan Jiggetts R-So. G 6-1 205 Forestville, Md. / Bishop McNamara 2 Darian Anderson So. G 6-1 170 Washington, D.C. / St. John's College 3 DaRon Curry Fr. G 6-0 170 Deptford, N.J. / Phelps School 5 Earl Potts Jr. So. G/F 6-6 200 Severn, Md. / Archbishop Spalding 13 Tyrone O'Garro R-Jr. F 6-6 210 Newark, N.J. / Saint Peter's Prep 15 Marques Townes So. G 6-4 210 Edison, N.J. / St. Joseph (Metuchen) 20 Dondre Rhoden Fr. F 6-6 230 Ridgefield Park, N.J. / Ridgefield Park / Putnam Science 21 Myles Mann R-Jr. F 6-6 250 Atlanta, Ga. / Westlake 22 Darnell Edge Fr. G 6-1 175 Saugerties, N.Y. / Saugerties 23 Ghassan Nehme Fr. G 6-3 175 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Cheyenne Mountain 24 Mike Schroback So. G 5-10 175 Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. / Hasbrouck Heights 34 Mike Holloway Fr. F 6-7 245 Pittsgrove, N.J. / Arthur P. Schalick 35 Malik Miller Fr. C 6-9 215 Troy, N.Y. / Catholic Central Head Coach: Greg Herenda (Third Season, Merrimack ’83) Associate Head Coach: Bruce Hamburger Assistant Coaches: Dwayne Lee, Winston Smith Director of Basketball Operations: Pete Lappas DaRon Curry: duh-ron Stephan Jiggetts: Stuh-FON Jigg-etts Mike Schroback: SCHROW-back Marques Townes: Marcus Ghassan Nehme: GUH – saun Nahm-E Greg Herenda: Her-EN-duh FDUKNIGHTS.COM FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON • Stephan Jiggetts • So. • G • 6-1 • 1 • Forestville, Md. / Bishop McNamara • Player Profile 2015-16 (Entering the NCAA Tournament): Has seen action in 31 games for the Knights this season, making 30 starts…Is averaging 11.2 points per game and is one of four FDU players averaging double-dig- it points on the season…Has totaled 96 assists compared to 78 turnovers and also picked up 35 steals… Averaging 2.3 rebounds per game on the season…Shooting 37.3% (101-of-271) from the field and 36.1% (35-of-97) from behind the arc…Has connected at a 73.3% (110-of-150) rate at the free throw line so far this season…Averaging 31.4 minutes per game…Scored a season and career-high 27 points on February 20 against Sacred Heart...Set a career-high with six assists at Temple on December 2 and then passed that mark with seven assists against Saint Francis U in the NEC Quarterfinals on March 2…Scored 20 points and grabbed a season-high six rebounds on January 21 against LIU Brooklyn, was 10-of-11 at the free throw line in that game…Has scored 10+ points on 19 occasions this season and 20+ points four times…Has 12 games with at least four assists, including a stretch of five straight between February 4 and February 18. 2014-2015: Played in 20 games, after sitting out during the Fall Semester due to NCAA transfer rules… Averaged 16.4 minutes a game…Averaged 5.3 points per game…Scored a career-high 17 points against Wagner (2/14), later matching this total versus Mount St. Mary’s (2/21)…Led the Knights in scoring on two occasions (Feb. 14 at Wagner and Feb. 21 at Mount). 2013-14: Transfered from Albany after the first semester and sat out the second semester... Bishop McNamara: Four-year letterwinner... Averaged 18.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a senior... Scored 1,000 career points... Was forth in both assists and scoring in school history... Team Captain as a senior... Named First Team All-Washinton Catholic Athletic Conference... Personal: Son of Stephen and Tenisha Jiggetts... Born May 20, 1995... Has two sisters, Tenisha and Shan- tell... Business Administration major. Coach Herenda on Jiggetts (Prior to 2014-15 Season): "Stephan is a lead guard that will add another di- mension to our backcourt. Steph has great vision of the floor, shoots the three and can finish with this strength around the basket. He will see minuyrd sy both the point guard and scoring guard postions.” @FDUKNIGHTS FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON MEN’S BASKETBALL • Darian Anderson • So. • G • 6-1 • 170 • 2 • Washington, D.C. / St. John's College • Player Profile 2015-16 (Entering the NCAA Tournament): Named Second Team All-Northeast Conference…Named to the NEC All-Tournament Team…Has started all 32 games for the Knights this season…Leads FDU and ranks fifth in the NEC in scoring at 15.4 points per game…Leads the team and ranks fifth in the NEC in assists per game at 3.7…Leads the team and ranks second in the NEC in steals per game at 1.81…Also col- lected 3.5 rebounds per game…Totaled 118 assists and 58 steals on the season…Is shooting 41.2% (178-of- 432) from the field and 33.6% (46-of-137) from long range…Is connecting at a 81.1% (90-of-11) clip at the free throw line…Scored a career-high 32 points against LIU Brooklyn on January 21 with 28 coming in the second half as the Knights erased a 15-point deficit to win 101-95…Also had a career-high nine rebounds in the game…Turned in an incredible performance in the NEC Championship Game with 28 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals…Opened the season with 21 points at nationally ranked Villanova, his brother Dwayne’s alma mater…Scored in double figures in 25 of FDU’s 32 games this season, including nine games with 20+ points...Had a season-high eight assists at Temple on December 2. 2014-2015: Played in 29 games, starting all of them… Averaged 29.2 minutes per game…Averaged 11.4 points per game, good for second on the team…Lead the team in total assists (86) and steals (51)…Had an excellent game versus Sacred Heart (2/26), setting career-highs in points with 27 and assists with 11… In that same game, also recorded five rebounds, two steals, and shot 52.6 (10 of 19) percent…Shot a perfect 4-4 from beyond the arc in a 23 point effort against Towson (12/29)…For the victory versus FDU Florham, recorded 18 points, three steals, nine assists, and four rebounds. St. John’s: Named Second Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference First Team as a sophomore and junior and Second Team as a senior... Averaged 13.6 points per game as a junior. Coach Herenda on Anderson (Prior to 2014-15 Season): “Darian is a very quick athletic guard that can play the scoring guard and also share some time at the point. Defennsively, Darian possisses a great nose for the ball and will be able to steal the basketball and start our fastbreak. Darian can also shoot the ball with range as well as create off the dribble.” FDUKNIGHTS.COM FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON • Earl Potts Jr. • So. • G/F • 6-6 • 200 • 5 • Severn, Md. / Archbishop Spalding • Player Profile 2015-16 (Entering the NCAA Tournament): Named Most Valuable Player of the NEC Tournament...Named Sec- ond Team All-Northeast Conference and NEC Most Improved Player…Is second on FDU in scoring at 14.7 points per game and leads the team in rebounding at 6.3 rpg…Ranks sixth in the NEC in scoring and 10th in rebounding… Is shooting 51% (175-of-343) from the floor and 39.7% (62-of-156) from long range on the season…Also connecting at a 72.2% (57-of-79) clip at the free throw line…Ranks eighth in the NEC in field goal percentage and third in the conference in three-point field goal percentage…Has totaled 47 assists, 36 steals and 10 blocks on the season…Scored a career-high 29 points on December 2 at American Athletic Conference member Temple…Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against Saint Francis U on January 28…Has recorded a team best six double-doubles so far this season… Picked up his first of the year with 11 points and 11 rebounds against FDU-Florham, had 20 points and 11 rebounds against Sacred Heart on January 7, 13 points and 12 rebounds against Saint Francis U on January 28, 22 points and 11 rebounds in an 82-79 overtime victory against Wagner on February 4, 18 points and 10 rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s on February 25 and 15 points and 10 rebounds in a quarterfinal win over Saint Francis U on March 2… Hit the game-tying and game-winning three-pointers in overtime against Wagner on February 4…Averaged 20.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in the NEC Tournament, including a 27-point, seven-rebound and four-assist performance in the championship game…Grabbed double-digit rebounds six times and scored double-digit points 25 times…Scored 20+ points on eight occasions. 2014-2015: Played in 29 games, making 17 starts as a freshman…Averaged 18.1 minutes per game…First start came against Towson (12/29), a win for the Knights…In the Towson game, recorded eight points, one steal, one block, one rebound, and shot a perfect two-of-two from the free throw line…Scored a career high 22 points (nine of 12 FGM) and collected six rebounds in a loss versus Robert Morris (2/7)…Ended the season averaging 6.6 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game.