SLIPPERY ROCK MEN’S BASKETBALL ROCK GAME NOTES Jon Holtz, Director of Athletic Communication | [email protected] | Office: 724.738.4925 | Cell: 585.734.2185 2018-19 ROCK MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE GAME 8 - THE ROCK (2-5) vs WEST CHESTER (6-3) 11/9 vs. Notre Dame College [1] L, 77-75 Saturday Dec. 8 • Morrow Field House • Slippery Rock, Pa. SLIPPERY ROCK “THE ROCK” 11/10 vs. Fairmont State University [1] L, 82-79 Location ........Slippery Rock, Pa. Record ................................2-5 11/14 CARLOW UNIVERSITY W, 108-70 Venue ...... Morrow Field House PSAC West Record ..............0-1 11/17 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA L, 64-59 Capacity...........................3,000 Acting Head Coach ...Ian Grady 11/24 at Daemen College L, 78-71 Record (Year) ..............2-5 (1st) 11/27 OHIO UNIVERSITY EASTERN W, 115-75 All-Time Series Record 12/3 at East Stroudsburg University* L, 82-66 vs. West Chester ...............6-13 WEST CHESTER “GOLDEN RAMS” 12/8 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY* 3 p.m. Current Streak .............SRU W1 Record ................................6-3 12/15 at Salem University 4 p.m. Last Meeting ........Dec. 3, 2016 PSAC East Record ................2-0 12/18 LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY* 7:30 p.m. Result .............. SRU won 71-69 Head Coach ....... Damien Blair ................. Game played at SRU 12/19 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY* 7:30 p.m. Record (Year) .. 188-105 (11th) 1/2 SETON HILL UNIVERSITY* 7 p.m. QUICK HITS 1/5 at Mercyhurst University 3 p.m. • The Slippery Rock University men’s basketball team will look earn its 1/9 at California University (Pa.) 7:30 p.m. first victory against a Division II team this season when it hosts West 1/12 INDIANA UNIVERSITY (PA)* 3 p.m. Chester University at Morrow Field House today for a Pennsylvania State 1/16 CLARION UNIVERSITY* 7 p.m. 1/19 at Mansfield University* 5 p.m. Athletic Conference crossover contest. 1/23 UNIVERSITY OF PITT-JOHNSTOWN* 7:30 p.m. • SRU has won its last two games against WCU at Morrow Field House. 1/26 at Edinboro University* 3 p.m. • LAST TIME OUT: Slippery Rock lost on the road at East Stroudsburg 1/30 at Gannon University* 7:30 p.m. University, 82-66, on Dec. 3 while West Chester increased its winning 2/2 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (PA)* 3 p.m. streak to four games with a 97-34 victory at home over the Williamson 2/6 at Indiana University (Pa.)* 7:30 p.m. College of the Trades on Dec. 5. 2/9 at Seton Hill University* 3 p.m. • RECORDS: Slippery Rock comes into today’s game at 2-5 on the season 2/13 MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY* 7:30 p.m. overall and 0-1 in the PSAC. West Chester enters Morrow Field House at 2/16 at Clarion University* 3 p.m. 6-3 overall and a perfect 2-0 in league games. 2/20 EDINBORO UNIVERSITY* 7:30 p.m. • Slippery Rock needs a win against the Golden Rams to avoid its third 2/23 at University of Pitt-Johnstown* 3 p.m. two-game losing streak of the season. 3/2 GANNON UNIVERSITY* 3 p.m. • A win against West Chester would also help Slippery Rock avoid starting its PSAC schedule with an 0-2 record for a third straight year. [1] Joe Retton Classic at Fairmont, W. Va. • Following today’s game, SRU will close out its 2018-19 crossover Home Games in BOLD CAPS schedule against Lock Haven (Dec. 18), Bloomsburg (Dec. 19) and * Denotes PSAC Games Mansfield (Jan. 19). • Slippery Rock is 14-11 in crossover games against the PSAC East dating THE ROCK STAT COMPARISON GOLDEN RAMS back to the 2014-15 season. SRU was 4-2 against PSAC East schools a year 81.9..................................Points per Game ....................................82.9 ago with wins against Mansfield, Millersville, Bloomsburg and Lock Haven 75.4............................. Opp. Points per Game ...............................68.1 to go with losses to Shippensburg and Kutztown. +6.4 ................................... Scoring Margin ...................................+14.8 SLIPPERY ROCK PROBABLE STARTERS 44.6....................................Field Goal Pct. ......................................45.0 ## Player Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Hometown 42.5............................... Opp. Field Goal Pct. .................................42.2 25 Amante Britt G Fr. 5.3 2.1 3.0 Wilkinsburg, Pa. 33.9......................................3-Point Pct. ........................................35.8 5 Nolen Gerald G Sr. 6.7 3.4 2.0 Jamestown, N.C. 31.9..................................Opp. 3-Point Pct. ...................................33.5 4 John Warren II G Sr. 4.8 2.4 1.6 Hopkins, Minn. 8.4................................... 3-Pointers Made* .....................................9.1 23 Vinny Lasley F R-Sr. 6.7 8.9 1.7 Tama, Iowa 70.1...................................Free Throw Pct. ....................................65.1 11 Micah Till F R-Jr. 21.0 7.7 1.9 Up. Marlboro, Md. 72.8.............................. Opp. Free Throw Pct. ................................72.1 9.7................................. Free Throws Made* .................................13.5 RESERVES 42.0...............................Rebounds Per Game .................................44.6 ## Player Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Hometown 37.9.......................... Opp. Rebounds Per Game ............................31.9 10 Jared Armstrong G Jr. 18.1 1.6 1.9 Philadelphia, Pa. +4.1 ............................... Rebounding Margin ...............................+12.7 44 Julius Palmer C Sr. 8.2 6.4 0.2 Detroit, Mich. 14.7.........................................Assists* ...........................................17.9 22 Nick Barney G Jr. 4.7 0.0 0.3 Midland, Pa. 14.7...................................... Turnovers* ........................................15.1 12 Nik Cazacu G Fr. 4.3 2.6 1.0 Athens, Greece 16.3..................................Opp. Turnovers* ....................................18.1 24 Will Bounds F Fr. 4.3 4.6 0.3 Gainesville, Va. +1.6 ..................................Turnover Margin ....................................+3.0 14 Jason Fowlkes G Fr. 3.3 1.0 0.7 Strabane, Pa. 5.0.....................................Blocked Shots* .......................................2.3 2 Andre Seadey G R-So. 2.0 0.7 2.0 Centerville, Va. 6.6........................................... Steals* ...........................................10.8 21 Marice Wright C Sr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Clarksville, Tenn. 2-1 ..................................... Home Record ....................................... 5-0 1 Ray Hinton G Jr. - - - Johnstown, Pa. 0-3 ......................................Away Record ........................................ 1-2 3 Donovan Walker G Sr. - - - Burtonsville, Md. 0-1 ............................... Neutral Court Record ................................. 0-1 33 Zay Craft G Jr. - - - Midland, Pa. * Per game averages SLIPPERY ROCK MEN’S BASKETBALL 1 Ray Hinton 2 Andre Seadey 3 Donovan Walker 4 John Warren II 5 Nolen Gerald 10 Jared Armstrong Guard, Jr., 6-1 Guard, R-So., 6-1 Guard, Sr., 6-0 Guard, Sr., 6-6 Guard, Sr., 6-3 Guard, Jr., 5-10 Johnstown, Pa. Centerville, Va. Burtonsville, Md. Hopkins, Minn. Jamestown, N.C. Philadelphia, Pa. 11 Micah Till 12 Nic Cazacu 14 Jason Fowlkes 20 Nick Barney 21 Marice Wright 23 Vinny Lasley Forward, R-Jr., 6-7 Guard, Fr., 6-4 Guard, Fr., 6-3 Guard, Jr., 6-2 Center, Sr., 6-11 Forward, R-Sr., 6-6 Upper Marlboro, Md. Athens, Greece Strabane, Pa. Midland, Pa. Clarksville, Tenn. Tama, Iowa 24 Will Bounds 25 Amante Britt 33 Zay Craft 44 Julius Palmer Aaron Kollar Ian Grady Forward, Fr., 6-7 Guard, Fr., 5-9 Guard, Jr., 6-3 Center, Sr., 6-10 Graduate Assistant Acting Head Coach Gainesville, Va. Wilkinsburg, Pa. Midland, Pa. Detroit, Mich. Second Season First Season 2018-19 SLIPPERY ROCK ROSTER No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (Last School) 1 Ray Hinton Guard 6-1 200 Jr. Johnstown, Pa. / Ferndale Area (Garrett) 2 Andre Seadey Guard 6-1 170 R-So. Centerville, Va. / Wakefield (Northern Virginia) 3 Donovan Walker Guard 6-0 175 Sr. Burtonsville, Md. / Springbrook (Louisiana-Monroe) 4 John Warren II Guard 6-6 180 Sr. Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins (Augustana) 5 Nolen Gerald Guard 6-3 185 Sr. Jamestown, N.C. / Oak Ridge Military Academy (Augustana) 10 Jared Armstrong Guard 5-10 185 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Fork Union (Butler CC) 11 Micah Till Forward 6-7 260 R-Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Wise (Harford) 12 Nik Cazacu Guard 6-4 200 Fr. Athens, Greece / Knox School 14 Jason Fowlkes Guard 6-3 165 Fr. Strabane, Pa. / Canon McMillan 20 Nick Barney Guard 6-2 205 Jr. Midland, Pa. / Beaver Area (CCBC) 21 Marice Wright Center 6-11 215 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. / Northwest (Alabama State) 23 Vinny Lasley Forward 6-6 210 R-Sr. Tama, Iowa / South Tama (Marshalltown) 24 Will Bounds Forward 6-7 210 Fr. Gainesville, Va. / Battlefield 25 Amante Britt Guard 5-9 180 Fr. Wilkinsburg, Pa. / Woodland Hills 33 Zay Craft Guard 6-3 195 Jr. Midland, Pa. / Lincoln Park (Clarion) 44 Julius Palmer Center 6-10 215 Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Western International (Oakland) Acting Head Coach:Ian Grady (First season, Fairmont State ’09) Graduate Assistant Coach: Aaron Kollar HOME COURT ADVANTAGE TILL CLIMBING THE ROCK SCORING RECORD BOOK Few teams in the region dominate at home like Slippery Rock does at With seven points against the East Stroudsburg, Till moved to within Morrow Field House. Since 2008-09, Slippery Rock is an outstanding 11 points of passing James Richardson (1998-00) for 39th place in SRU 114-31 (.786) at home overall, and 35-5 (.875) when hosting non- history for points in a career at 787. At his current pace of 21.0 points conference foes. per game, Till would finish the season with 1,293 career points, which would send him into his senior season in 2019-20 ranked eighth in EAST STROUDSBURG RECAP program history and just 41 points away from surpassing Bob Byler Slippery Rock dropped its PSAC opener by an 82-66 score at East (1960-64) for seventh place. Stroudsburg on Dec. 3. PINPOINT ACCURACY Slippery Rock led 17-16 with 12:40 to play in the first half before East Junior guard Jared Armstrong is shooting 59 percent from the field this Stroudsburg closed the period on a 23-12 run to lead 39-29 at the break.