2019-20 LIU sharks Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2019-20 SCHEDULE MEDIA CONTACT: CASEY SNEDECOR • [email protected] CELL: 646-872-8264 (12-15, 7-7 NEC) NOVEMBER (2-6) GAME 28: at FDU 5 at Rhode Island L, 65-76 Friday, February 21, 2020 • Hackensack, N.J. • Rothman Center • 8 p.m. • NEC Front Row 8 UMASS LOWELL L, 74-87 13 at George Mason L, 74-80 18 at Delaware State W, 92-84 1 THE MATCH UP 22 at San Diego State L,64-81 1 24 at No. 12Texas Tech L, 66-96 FDU TEAMS LIU 28 vs. University of North Florida12 L, 92-95 29 vs. Cal Poly12 W, 82-69 8-17, 6-8 NEC W-L 12-15, 7-7 NEC 71.3 PPG 76.6 DECEMBER (3-2) 74.3 Opp. PPG 77.0 7 at Army W, 85-72 -3.0 Margin -0.4 14 at Rider L, 74-89 .446 FG% .444 20 DELAWARE W, 82-75 (OT) 22 SAINT PETER’S3 L, 58-69 .451 FG% Def. .439 28 CENTENARY W, 125-84 .355 3PT% .348 .349 3PT% Def. .340 JANUARY (5-3) .733 FT% .710 4 at Mount St. Mary’s* (CBSSN) L, 73-82 (2 OT) 33.1 RPG 34.2 9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE* W, 90-78 36.2 Opp. RPG 39.9 11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON* W, 84-70 -3.2 Margin -5.6 15 at St. Francis Brooklyn* (SNY) W, 69-66 11.7 Assists/Game 14.6 18 at Bryant* W, 74-60 20 at Wagner* L, 64-72 12.9 Turnovers/Game 14.1 23 SAINT FRANCIS U.* W, 86-81 6.3 Steals/Game 6.7 25 ROBERT MORRIS* L, 66-71 3.3 Blocks/Game 3.7 FEBRUARY (2-4) SHARK BITES 1 at Merrimack* L, 59-70 • The LIU men’s basketball team is set to square off with local foe Fairleigh Dickinson Friday. The Sharks 6 MOUNT St. MARY’S* L, 63-67 (12-15, 7-7 NEC) will be looking to snap a two game losing skid when they head across the Hudson, 8 MERRIMACK* W, 67-64 (OT) Friday, February 21 at 8 p.m. 13 at Central Connecticut State* W, 90-75 • Most recently, LIU fell to St. Francis Brooklyn at home Tuesday night, in the 45th annual Battle of 15 SACRED HEART* L, 72-80 Brooklyn, 87-77. The Sharks were led by a season-high 30 points from sophomore Jermaine Jackson Jr. 18 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN* (ESPNU) L, 77-87 • Jackson shot 10-for-19 from the field, including five three pointers. He also had four rebounds, three 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson* 8:00 p.m. assists and two steals. 23 at Saint Francis U.* 4:00 p.m. • Senior Raiquan Clark chipped in 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals. 27 WAGNER* 7:00 P.M. • Sophomore Virshon Cotton, and seniors Jashaun Agosto and Julian Batts all had nine points for LIU. 29 at Sacred Heart* 3:30 p.m. • Several Sharks are chasing milestones this season. Clark, who hit the all-time program mark on February 8th, is now chasing 2000 career points. He would be just the seventh player in NEC history to MARCH reach 2,000 career points, and the first for LIU. He needs just 73 points to hit that mark. 4 NEC Quarterfinals TBA • Batts is nine points away from his 1,000th career point. He also hit the mark in high school, and would 7 NEC Semifinals TBA become the first player from his hometown to hit the mark on both levels. 10 NEC Championship TBA • Redshirt junior Ty Flowers is also chasing membership to the 1,000-point club. Flowers currently needs * Northeast Conference game 31 points to hit the career mark. All Times Eastern - Home games in BOLD • Agosto is 25 assists away from 500, and having reached 1,000 points last season, will look to join a 1 – Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational prestigious point guard club. 2 – Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev. 3 - Game Played at the Barclays Center • FDU is 8-17 this season, but 6-8 in conference, including a recent win over league-leading Robert Morris, 72-71. Most recently, however, the Knights fell to CCSU, 76-75. • Last time the two teams faced off, LIU took the win in Brooklyn, 84-70. • Up next, the Sharks head west, to face off against Saint Francis U., Sunday, February 23 at 4 p.m. 2019-20 LIU MEN’S BASKETBALL | PROBABLE STARTERS/RESERVES #3 JASHAUN AGOSTO #1 JULIAN BATTS #0 VIRSHON COTTON #23 RAIQUAN CLARK #24 TY FLOWERS SR. | G | 6-0 | 165 SR. | G | 6-0 | 175 R-SO. | G | 6-2 | 165 SR. | G/F | 6-6 | 195 R-JR. | F | 6-9 | 200 10.2 ppg 7.8 ppg 9.3 ppg 20.2 ppg 14.8 ppg 3.8rpg 3.2 rpg 2.3 rpg 7.4 rpg 10.3 rpg 3.9 apg 1.9 apg 1.8 apg 0.9 bpg 1.7 bpg NOTES: Returned against NOTES: Was a perfect 3-for-3 NOTES: Led LIU with 14 points NOTES: Had 22 points to lead NOTES: Had 21 points and 13 CCSU; had his second career from the field against CCSU, against SHU, going 5-for-8 from all scorers at CCSU Thursday; rebounds in win against Blue double double, with 14 points for 10 points; needs just nine the field with 4 assists. needs just 73 points to reach Devils; 13th double double of the 2,000 career points. season; needs just 31 pts to hit and 10 rebounds. points to hit 1,000 point mark. 1,000 career points. NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. PPG RPG PLAYER NOTES 10 Jermaine Jackson Jr. G 5-10 172 So. 10.3 3.1 (APG) Led LIU with 30 points against SFBK, going 10-for-19 from the field. 12 Brandon Bridgewater G 6-0 163 Fr. 1.0 1.5 Walk on from Brooklyn, N.Y.; Played first game vs. Centenary (2 pts, 3 rebs, 1 block) 15 Devin Nicholson G 6-2 180 So. 3.6 0.4 Walk on from Staten Island; Had career-high 18 pts vs Centenary, going 6-for-9 from 3pt range 30 Ashtyn Bradley G 6-4 185 Jr. 5.5 1.3 Not with team due to injury 4 Jack Ballantyne F 6-9 240 So. 2.4 2.2 Set new career highs vs. Centenary, with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists 13 Ganlandou Cisse F/C 6-9 215 R-Sr. 0.0 1.5 Has come off the bench in six games so far this season 21 Osumane Ndim C 7-0 235 Fr. 1.3 1.8 Had career-high three blocks in LIU’s defensive efforts in win over Merrimack #FINSUP 2019-20 LIU MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER Pronunciation Guide NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL #0 Virshon Cotton 0 Virshon Cotton G 6-2 165 R-So. Milwaukee, Wisc./Hillcrest Prep (Akron) ver-SEAN 1 Julian Batts G 6-0 175 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Jeannette (St. Thomas More) 2 Alex Rivera* G 6-1 185 R-So. Lowell, Mass./Lowell HS (UMass Lowell) #3 Jashaun Agosto 3 Jashaun Agosto G 6-0 165 Sr. Seattle, Wash./Garfield jay-SEAN 4 Jack Ballantyne F 6-9 240 So. Shelby Township, Mich./Dakota (Detroit Mercy) 5 Tre Wood* G 6-1 165 R-So. Upper Marlboro, Md./St. John’s College HS (UMass) #4 Jack Ballantyne 10 Jermaine Jackson Jr. G 5-10 172 So. Shelby Township, Mich./Dakota (Detroit Mercy) rhymes with Valentine 11 Eral Penn F 6-7 185 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Francis Academy 12 Brandon Bridgewater G 6-0 163 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Sunset Park #11 Eral Penn 13 Ganlandou Cisse F/C 6-9 215 R-Sr. Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic EEE-ral 15 Devin Nicholson G 6-2 180 So. Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea 21 Ousmane Ndim C 7-0 235 So. Dakar, Senegal/Aspire Academy #13 Ganlandou Cisse 23 Raiquan Clark G/F 6-6 195 R-Sr. New Haven, Conn./Hillhouse gahn-LAN-doo CEE-say 24 Ty Flowers F 6-9 200 R-Jr. Waterbury, Conn./Sacred Heart HS (UMass) 30 Ashtyn Bradley G 6-4 185 Sr. Fresno, Texas/Homeschool CYA #21 Ousmane Ndim oos-MAN DEEM Head Coach: Derek Kellogg (Third Year) Assistant Coaches: Marlon Williamson (3rd Year), Jim Mack (6th Year), Ralph Auriantal (3rd Year) #23 Raiquan Clark Director of Basketball Operations: Matthew Vogel (Third Year) ray-QUAN Student Managers: Maxime Tondre, Rocky Ndiaye, Gilberto DeLeon * Will sit out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules #30 Ashtyn Bradley ash-TIN 2019-20 LIU SHARKS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 LIU MEN’S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER #0 VIRSHON COTTON #1 JULIAN BATTS #2 ALEX RIVERA* #3 JASHAUN AGOSTO R-Sophomore • Guard Senior • Guard Redshirt Freshman • Guard Senior • Guard 6-2 • 165 5-11 • 175 6-1 • 185 5-11 • 150 Milwaukee, Wisc. Jeannette, Pa. Lowell, Mass. Seattle, Wash. #4 JACK BALLANTYNE #5 TRE WOOD* #10 JERMAINE JACKSON JR. #11 ERAL PENN Sophomore • Forward Redshirt Freshman • Guard Sophomore • Guard Junior • Forward 6-9 • 240 6-1 • 165 5-10 • 172 6-7 • 185 Shelby Township, Mich. Upper Marlboro, Md. Shelby Township, Mich. Baltimore, Md. #12 BRANDON BRIDGEWATER #13 GANLANDOU CISSE #15 DEVIN NICHOLSON #21 OUSMANE NDIM Freshman • Guard Redshirt Senior • Forward/Center Sophomore • Guard Sophomore • Center 6-0 • 163 6-9 • 215 6-2 • 180 7-0 • 235 Brooklyn, N.Y.