HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HOFSTRA MEN'S BASKETBALL 2003-04 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2003-04 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME NOTES (1-1, 0-0 CAA) November Hofstra (1-1) at Providence (0-0) 18 at Marist (Fox-TV)^ W 79-74 Saturday, Nov. 22 – 7:30 p.m. 20 at Georgia Tech^ L 56-75 22 at Providence 7:30 p.m. Providence, RI -- Dunkin’ Donuts Center 29 at Maryland (Raycom TV) 8 p.m. TV/Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) December 2 at St. John's 7:30 p.m. Streaks, Stats, and Storylines: 6 at Columbia (Fox-TV) 2 p.m. 10 at Monmouth 7 p.m. • The Pride is playing the second of four straight games 13 STONY BROOK 4 p.m. against Big East and ACC teams in a 12-day span. 23 ST. PETER'S 7 p.m. Hofstra faced Georgia Tech on Thursday in the 31 at Manhattan (Fox-TV) 5 p.m. Preseason NIT, falling 75-56, and plays Maryland (Nov. 29) and St. John’s (Dec. 2) next. January 3 at Delaware (Fox-TV)* 4 p.m. • Junior center Wendell Gibson is coming off a career- 5 VA. COMMONWEALTH* 7 p.m. high 19 points in Thursday’s loss to Georgia Tech, 7 TOWSON* 7 p.m. including 9-9 at the free throw line. 10 at Old Dominion* (Comcast TV) 7 p.m. 14 at George Mason* 7 p.m. • Senior forward Danny Walker, the Pride's only senior, 17 UNC WILMINGTON* 4 p.m. had a career-high 21 points against Marist in his first 21 at James Madison* 7 p.m. game back after missing last season with an injury. 24 WILLIAM & MARY* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. 28 DREXEL* 7 p.m. • Junior forward Kenny Adeleke averaged a double- 31 at Va. Commonwealth* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. double last year (16.1 ppg, 11.0 rpg). Adeleke entered the season second among active NCAA players in February career rebounding (9.34 rpg). Providence’s Ryan Gomes 4 at Delaware* 7 p.m. is fourth (8.91 rpg). 7 OLD DOMINION* 4 p.m. 11 at Drexel* 7 p.m. • Freshman guard Carlos Rivera has started both games 14 at William & Mary* 7 p.m. for the Pride this season, averaging 9.0 ppg. The last 18 GEORGE MASON* 7 p.m. Hofstra freshman to immediately become a full-time 21 JAMES MADISON* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. starter was Craig "Speedy" Claxton in 1996-97. 25 at Towson 7 p.m. 28 at UNC Wilmington* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. Pride’s Tentative Starters (with 2003-04 stats) March Po. No. Name Cl. PPG RPG APG CAA Tournament (at Richmond, VA) G 11 Gibran Washington So. 7.5 2.5 3.0 5 Opening Round TBA G 55 Carlos Rivera Fr. 9.0 1.0 1.5 6 Quarterfinals TBA F 23 Danny Walker Sr. 11.5 4.5 2.0 7 Semifinals TBA F 21 Kenny Adeleke Jr. 6.5 9.5 1.0 8 Championship (ESPN TV) TBA C 42 Wendell Gibson Jr. 17.5 7.0 0.5 Off The Bench HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS G 12 Woody Souffrant Jr. 3.0 2.5 6.5 G/F 1 Loren Stokes Fr. 1.0 1.5 0.5 * CAA game G/F 24 Michael Radziejewski Jr. 2.0 1.5 1.0 ^ Preseason NIT Game F 25 Aurimas Kieza So. 8.5 3.5 0.5 F/C 32 Brian Sisti Fr. 2.0 0.0 0.0 Note: Fox-TV games may be shown on MSG or Metro F/C 44 Omar Alston So. - - - Channel 1 Pride Amidst Tough Schedule…: The 2003-04 Hofstra Second Round (Georgia Tech 75, Hofstra 56): Guard Men's Basketball team is facing one of the most Marvin Lewis scored 23 points to lead four Yellow daunting schedules in its history. Tuesday's win over Jackets in double figures as the Georgia Tech Men’s Marist in the opening round of the Preseason NIT set up Basketball team captured a 75-56 win over Hofstra in the Georgia Tech Thursday's second round game at second round of the Preseason NIT on Thursday night at Georgia Tech. That game began a stretch of four Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Junior center Wendell straight road contests against Big East and ACC teams. Gibson (Far Rockaway, NY) had a career-high 19 points Saturday’s game at Providence is the second game in for the Pride in the loss. Georgia Tech broke the game that stretch, while Maryland (Nov. 29) and St. John's open with an 11-2 run early in the second half. The (Dec. 2) are upcoming. Yellow Jackets took a 36-27 lead into intermission, and after the teams exchanged baskets, Lewis hit a three- …But It Could Have Been Even Tougher: Had Hofstra pointer to start the 11-2 run which gave Georgia Tech a upset Georgia Tech Thursday, the Pride’s schedule 49-31 lead with 13:41 remaining. After another exchange would have gone from difficult to outrageously difficult. of baskets made the score 51-35, the Yellow Jackets The Pride would have then played #1 Connecticut in the added a 12-1 run to take its largest lead at 63-36 on a NIT semifinals next Wednesday, played in the dunk from forward Isma’il Muhammad. Hofstra kept the consolation/championship round on Friday (against game close in the first half, despite committing 15 either Utah or Texas Tech) and traveled to Maryland on turnovers and shooting only 34.8 percent from the floor Saturday. That would have forced the Pride to play three (8-23). Gibson had 11 of his 19 points in the first half, games in four days (and six games in 12 days) against marking the second game in a row in which he was in nothing but power conference programs. double figures by intermission. He also had 10 first-half points on his way to 16 in the Pride’s NIT opening round NIT Recaps: Opening Round (Hofstra 79, Marist 74): win over Marist on Tuesday. Gibson finished the day 5-7 Sophomore guard Gibran Washington (Jacksonville, FL) from the floor and 9-9 at the free throw line to establish hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:02 left in regulation his new career high of 19 points, surpassing his previous and Danny Walker (Brooklyn, NY) had a career-high 21 best of 17. Sophomore forward Aurimas Kieza points as Hofstra opened its 2003-04 season with a 79- (Marijampole, Lithuania) was the only other player in 74 win at Marist in the opening round of the Preseason double figures for the Pride, coming off the bench to tally NIT on Tuesday. Washington's three-pointer came from 10 points on 4-10 shooting from the floor. Point guard the right wing with the shot clock winding down and Jarrett Jack had a solid all-around game for Georgia Marist clinging to a 74-73 lead. Marist's Dennis Young Tech, tallying 11 points, 11 assists and six steals, his tried to answer with a three-pointer on the Red Foxes second straight game with double figures in assists. B.J. next possession, but was unable to connect. The Pride Elder had 13 points for the Yellow Jackets, while secured the defensive rebound and Walker was fouled Muhammad came off the bench to add 12. Hofstra held with 31 seconds left. Walker made the first, but missed the rebounding advantage 37-29, including a dominant the second, giving Marist a chance to tie. Pierre 28 of 34 on its defensive end. Monogan missed a three-pointer and Chris Handy missed a follow-up underneath the basket. Monogan got Hofstra Starts All-Floridian Backcourt: The Hofstra the offensive rebound and tried to kick it back out to the Men’s Basketball program has relied almost exclusively three-point line, but Washington stepped in for the steal on New York City and Long Island-area players in recent and drove the length of the floor to seal the game with a seasons. That has changes this fall as sophomore point breakaway lay-up. The lay-up gave Washington 10 guard Gibran Washington (Jacksonville, FL) and points on the night, setting a new career high for him as freshman shooting guard Carlos Rivera (Miami, FL) have well. The final flurry for Hofstra put an end to a game in both earned starting roles in the Hofstra backcourt. which neither team held more than a three-point lead Washington, who came off the bench last year as a over the final 17:36 of the game, until Washington's lay- freshman, had a career-high 10 points against Marist, up with five seconds left made the final spread 79-74. including five of the Pride's final six points in the final Hofstra also overcame a career-high 25 points from 1:02 to give Hofstra the victory. Washington also had Marist guard Brandon Ellerbee. Joining Walker and four assists and one turnover. Rivera, meanwhile, had Washignton in double figures for Hofstra were junior 10 points in his collegiate debut, while adding two forward Wendell Gibson (Far Rockaway, NY), who had assists and no turnovers. He added eight points in the 16 points, one shy of his career high, and freshman loss to Georgia Tech and comes into the Providence guard Carlos Rivera (Miami, FL), who had 10 points in game with a 9.0 ppg average thus far. Sophomore his collegiate debut.