2015-16 BINGHAMTON SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015-16 BEARCAT BASKETBALL NOTES OVERALL: 5-17 AMERICA EAST: 2-7 HOME: 3-7 • AWAY: 2-10 • NEUTRAL: 0-0 NOVEMBER 6 Fri. SUNY COBLESKILL (exhib.) W 92-53 13 Fri. @ St. Bonaventure L 53-63 BINGHAMTON 15 Sun. ARMY L 60-75 18 Wed. @ Cornell L 59-76 24 Tue. @ Central Connecticut State W 81-75 GAME 23 28 Sat. BOSTON UNIV. L 65-75 Sat., Feb. 6, 2016 - 4 p.m. DECEMBER 1 Tue. COLGATE W 69-50 Dr. Bai Lee Court, Events Center 5 Sat. @ No. 3 Michigan St. (ESPN U) L 33-76 7 Mon. @ Oakland (ESPN3) L 72-83 Vestal, N.Y. 12 Sat. @ Buffalo (ESPN3) L 64-80 15 Tue. ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) L 61-67 BINGHAMTON NEW HAMPSHIRE 22 Tue. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL L 49-66 BEARCATS BINGHAMTON WILDCATS 29 Tue. MT. ST. MARY’S W 62-53 (5-17, 2-7 AE) (12-9, 5-3 AE) JANUARY vs. 2 Sat. @ Penn L 45-80 LAST TIME OUT NEW HAMPSHIRE LAST TIME OUT 6 Wed. *STONY BROOK (ESPN 3) L 52-62 W, 84-81, at UMBC (1/30) 9 Sat. * @ New Hampshire L 43-58 L 76-51 @ Stony Brook (2/6) 13 Wed. *HARTFORD L 72-76 SERIES HISTORY LEADERS 18 Mon. * @ Albany L 59-80 LEADERS 21 Thu. *VERMONT L 52-61 Binghamton leads 17-13 PPG 24 Sun. * @ UMass Lowell W 64-57 PPG T. Leissner, 14.7 27 Wed. *UMBC W 66-57 W. Rodriguez 14.4 RPG 30 Sat. * @ Maine L 63-74 RPG STREAK FEBRUARY Lost 3 I. Camara, 9.3 3 Wed. * @ Stony Brook L 51-76 W. Rodriguez, 6.5 APG 6 Sat. * NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 p.m. APG J. Smith, 3.8 8 Mon. * ALBANY (ESPN 3) 7 p.m. E. Davis, 2.5 LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD 11 Thu. * @ Hartford 7 p.m. HEAD COACH 17 Wed. * @ Vermont 7 p.m. UNH 58, Binghamton 43 20 Sat. * UMASS LOWELL 4:30 p.m. HEAD COACH (Jan. 9, 2016 in Durham, N.H.) Bill Herrion 24 Wed. * @ UMBC 7 p.m. Tommy Dempsey At UNH: 11th season (117-181) 27 Sat. * MAINE 2 p.m. At Bing.: 4th season (16-73) Overall: 355-349 (24 yrs.) MARCH 2 Wed. America East Quarterfinals TBA Overall: 223-193 (13 yrs.) (ESPN 3) 7 Mon. America East Semifinals TBA QUICK HITS (ESPN 3) 12 Sat. America East Finals TBA • Binghamton begins a two-home-games-in-three-days stretch when BU faces the (ESPN 2) foe its historically had the most success against in the America East (UNH). • Junior guard Marlon Beck (9.9 ppg.) is coming off a 4-for-5 performance from * America East game beyond the arc. He ranks second in the AE in threes/game (2.5) and has moved up HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS. All times are EST and are subject to change. to fourth on BU’s all-time made 3s list (146). ESPN 3 - espn3.com • Sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez is fourth in the AE in scoring (14.4 ppg.) and seventh in rebounding (6.5 rpg.). BROADCAST INFORMATION • Freshman center Thomas Bruce is averaging 6.6 points (on 55% FG) and 4.8 rebounds in league play. Radio: WNBF 1290 AM (wnbf.com) Roger Neel (play-by-play) • Binghamton’s current rotation features no seniors and just two juniors. The 11 underclassmen gives BU the eighth-highest underclassmen percentage in the country (73.3%). ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS LAST TIME OUT Men’s Basketball Contact: John Hartrick • On Wednesday, league-leading and unbeaten Stony Brook used a 23-3 run Office: 607-777-6800 midway through the second half to pull away from the visiting Bearcats 76-51. Cell: 607-222-6474 • Binghamton led 28-27 at the half before the Seawolves hit eight threes and shot Fax: 607-777-4597 Email: [email protected] 58 percent in the final 20 minutes. • Sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez just missed a double-double with a game- high 16 points and nine rebounds. • Junior guard Marlon Beck added 12 points (4-of-7 FG), nine of which came in STAY CONNECTED the first half. @BU_Bearcats NEXT UP • Binghamton finishes up a three-games-in-six-days stretch when two-time reign- /BinghamtonAthletics ing America East champion Albany pays a visit to the Events Center on Monday. /BinghamtonAthletics That 7 p.m. game will be shown on ESPN3 — the fifth time this season that the Bearcats have been covered by the ESPN family of networks. /BinghamtonAthletics University’s mobile app. www.bubearcats.com 2015-16 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com UNIVERSITY FACTS A WIN OVER UNH WOULD School: Binghamton • Snap a three-game losing streak to the Wildcats in the series. University • Give BU a split of the season series. Location: Vestal, N.Y. • Raise BU’s record head-to-head to 18-13 — it’s most success against Founded: 1946 as Triple Cities College of any America East program. Syracuse University Enrollment: 13,412 Nickname: Bearcats ABOUT UNH Colors: Dark Green, Black • UNH has won four of its last five games — wins over Maine, Lowell, Hart- and White ford and most recently, at UMBC on Wednesday (84-81). Affiliation: Division I • The Wildcats are scoring and giving up 72.3 points per game. Conference: America East Home Court: Events Center • UNH returns four starters and nine lettermen from a 19-13 team that Capacity: 5,142 finished fourth in the AE (11-5) and lost to Albany by a bucket in the semis. Varsity Sports: 21 • Reigning AE Rookie of the Year Tanner Leissner leads the team in scor- President: Harvey G. Stenger ing (14.7 ppg., 3rd in AE) and is second in rebounding (6.3 rpg.). Dir. of Athletics: Patrick J. Elliott Website: www.bubearcats.com • The Wildcats are putting 72 points on the board per game and rank sec- ond in the AE in rebounding (39.6/game). MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UNH Head Coach: Tommy Dempsey • Binghamton leads the series 17-13 — it’s best mark vs. any team in the Alma Mater: Susquehanna, ‘97 Record at BU: 16-76 (fourth season) America East. Overall Record: 223-193 (13 seasons) • UNH has won three straight and eight of the last 10 however. Assistant Coaches: Ben Luber (Associate Head • On Jan. 9 in Durham, UNH ended the game with a 25-9 run and posted a Coach), Herb Courtney, Bryan 58-43 win at Lundholm Gym. Goodman Dir. Bask. Oper. Chretien Lukusa • In that game, sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez produced a double- Phone: 607-777-6369 double with 20 points and 11 rebounds but BU was just 3-of-20 on threes. 2014-15 Record: 6-26 (.188) 2014-15 AE Record: 5-11 (.313), 7th DAVIS MAKING IMPACT DURING FRESHMAN SEASON place • Freshman guard Everson Davis (10.5 ppg.) has been a key contributor in 2014-15 Post-Season: AE Quarterfinals Starters R/L: 5/0 his first collegiate season. Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 • Davis ranks fourth among freshmen scorers in the AE. • Davis has scored in double figures 12 times in 20 games. • He is logging 30.8 minutes per game. MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY • Davis earned America East Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 22. All-Time Record: 638-937 (.405, 68 years) Division I Record: 154-265 (14 years) DEMPSEY MOVING NEEDLE ON REBUILD PROJECT NCAA Appearances: One (2009, Divi- • HC Tommy Dempsey enters his fourth season at the helm sion I) • His rebuilding climb was steep after program lost 42 of 46 games prior to America East: 96-132 (.421) his arrival in 2012, including 26 straight to start the 2011-12 season. America East Championships: One (2009) • Binghamton won 23 games and reached the NCAAs in 2008-09 before BINGHAMTON SPORTS INFORMATION roster and coach upheaval sent the program into a tailspin. Associate AD/SID: John Hartrick (MBB contact) • Dempsey averaged more than 18 wins a season as HC at Rider and Phone: 607-777-6800 produced 2008 NBA Lottery pick Jason Thompson. Associate SID: David O’Brian • Dempsey’s Bearcats had their best conference finish in five years last Phone: 607-777-6478 e-mail: [email protected] winter and his 2015-16 team was picked to finish in the middle of the pack Cell: 607-222-6473 (5th of 9) this season. Assistants: Brian Vail Phone: 607-777-2956 STILL A YOUNG TEAM email: [email protected] • Binghamton had the youngest team in the nation last season (Statsheet. Cell: 614-537-0617 Assistants: Dave Van Gorder com) and still has 11 underclassmen (out of 15) on the roster. Phone: 607-777-4956 • The Bearcats were the only team in the country whose top three scorers email: [email protected] were all freshmen (Rodriguez, Perovic, Walker). Cell: 607-237-3103 • All five starters return this season (sophomores Rodriguez, Walker, Mc- Press Row Phone: 607-777-6340 Fadden, Ahearn and junior Beck). • The roster features no seniors and two upperclassmen (Beck, Rinaldi). Game 23 • Sat., Feb. 6, 2016 • vs. UNH • 4 p.m. • Dr. Bai Lee Court, Events Center • Vestal, N.Y. 2 2015-16 Binghamton Bearcat Basketball www.bubearcats.com MEDIA INFORMATION RODRIGUEZ COMING OFF STRONG FRESHMAN SEASON • Sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez earned America East All-Rookie hon- PRESS ROW The Events Center working press row is located ors after averaging 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in his first collegiate season. courtside on the east side of the building. The • Rodriguez logged more minutes per game (31.6) than all but three fresh- official scorer, timekeeper, public address an- men across the country.