2017-18 BINGHAMTON SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2017-18 BEARCAT BASKETBALL NOTES OVERALL: 11-17 AMERICA EAST: 2-11 HOME: 7-6 • AWAY: 3-10 • NEUTRAL: 1-1 NOVEMBER 10 Fri. MORGAN STATE (ESPN3) W 76-59 13 Mon. @ Cornell (Ivy League Network) L 84-94 BINGHAMTON 16 Thu. @ George Mason (A-10 Net.) L 57-69 18 Sat. @ Evansville (ESPN3) L 61-66 21 Tue. + Montana State (CBS Digital) L 64-74 GAME 29 22 Wed. +SCSUN (CBS Digital) W 70-65 Wed., Feb. 21, 2018 - 7 p.m. 26 Sun. HARTWICK (ESPN3) W 97-65 29 Wed. @ Delaware State W 85-64 Patrick Gym (3,228) DECEMBER Burlington, Vt. 2 Sat. COLGATE (ESPN3) W 76-65 6 Wed. ARMY WEST POINT (ESPN3) W 71-66 BINGHAMTON VERMONT 9 Sat. @ Loyola (Patriot League Net.) W 77-64 BEARCATS CATAMOUNTS 17 Sun. @ Sacred Heart (NEC Front Row) W 51-48 (11-17, 2-11 AE) Binghamton 19 Tue. @ Penn State (BTN Plus) L 65-80 (22-6, 12-1 AE) 22 Fri. LIU BROOKLYN (ESPN3) L 66-74 LAST TIME OUT vs. LAST TIME OUT 30 Sat. ELMIRA (AETV) W 113-65 L, 69-74, @ Lowell (2/18) L, 68-69, vs. Hartford JANUARY Vermont (2/18) 6 Sat. *MAINE (ESPN3) L 73-76 LEADERS 10 Wed. *@ New Hampshire (ESPN3) L 67-71 13 Sat. *@ Hartford (ESPN3) L 65-97 PPG LEADERS 15 Mon. *ALBANY (ESPN3) W 79-66 Show 14.4 SERIES HISTORY PPG 18 Thu. *@ Stony Brook (ESPN3) L 66-77 RPG Vermont leads 31-8 Bell-Haynes, 14.9 21 Sun. *UMASS LOWELL (ESPN3) L 71-79 24 Wed. *@ UMBC (ESPN3) L 57-69 Bruce 8.7 RPG 27 Sat. *NEW HAMPSHIRE (ESPN3) L 52-57 APG VIDEO Henson, 5.6 31 Wed. *VERMONT (ESPN3) L 54-68 Rose 2.9 APG ESPN3 FEBRUARY Bell-Haynes, 3.9 3 Sat. *@ Maine (ESPN3) L 79-81 (ot) HEAD COACH AUDIO 8 Thu. *UMBC (ESPN3) L 68-78 HEAD COACH Tommy Dempsey wnbf.com (Roger Neel) 15 Thu. *STONY BROOK (ESPN3) W 69-57 At Bing.: 6th season (36-121) John Becker 18 Sun. *@UMass Lowell (ESPN3) L 69-74 At UVM: 7th season (139-68) 21 Wed. *@ Vermont (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Overall: 243-235 (15 yrs.) 24 Sat. *HARTFORD (ESPN3) 4 p.m. 27 Tue. *@ Albany (ESPN3) 7 p.m. QUICK HITS MARCH • This is Binghamton’s 71st season of basketball, 17th at the Division I level 3 Sat. America East Quarterfinals (E3) TBA • BU went 9-6 in non-conference play, tying the record for wins (9) set last year 6 Tue. America East Semifinals (E3) TBA 10 Sat. America East Champ. (ESPN2) 11 a.m. • BU was picked to finish T-6th (of 9) in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll + Cancun Challenge at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya • With three regular season games remaining (1 home, 2 away), BU sits one * America East game game outside a top-8 playoff spot and will need two wins (minimum) to have a HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS chance to overtake Maine or UMass Lowell for the final spot ESPN 3 - espn3.com BROADCAST INFORMATION Last time out • BU held UMass Lowell to 38% shooting but the hosts used 24-of-33 free throw Radio: WNBF 1290 AM (wnbf.com) accuracy to hold off the Bearcats 74-69 on Sunday Roger Neel (play-by-play) ESPN3 (home games): Tim Heiman (PbP) • Junior guard J.C. Show tallied 15 points and eight rebounds Doug Walsh (color) • Junior center Thomas Bruce earned his ninth double-double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS • Sophomore guard Fard Muhammad netted 14 points in 26 minutes Men’s Basketball Contact: John Hartrick • Freshman wing Albert Odero added 12 points, five boards and three assists Office: 607-777-6800 Cell: 607-222-6474 Binghamton in the America East Fax: 607-777-4597 • The Bearcats are 104-156 (40%) in 16 years of America East play Email: [email protected] • BU is 63-67 (48%) at home and 41-89 (32%) on road vs. America East foes • BU won AE regular season and tournament titles in 2009 STAY CONNECTED 70 is magic number on scoreboard Binghamton is 9-4 when scoring 70 or more points and is 10-5 when holding oppo- @BinghamtonMBB nents to less than 70. The Bearcats are 0-12 once an opponent reaches 70. /BinghamtonAthletics Rebounding is telling statistic /binghamtonmbb Binghamton is 10-5 when outrebounding opponents and 1-12 when outrebounded. /BinghamtonAthletics www.bubearcats.com 2017-18 Binghamton Bearcats Basketball www.bubearcats.com A win over Vermont would ... UNIVERSITY FACTS • Give BU a season split with the Catamounts School: Binghamton • Snap an eight-game BU losing streak in Burlington and be just the third road University win in 18 tries at Patrick Gym Location: Vestal, N.Y. Founded: 1946 as Triple Cities College of • Be BU’s first conference road win this season Syracuse University Enrollment: 13,632 About Vermont Nickname: Bearcats • Premier program in AE with 10 consecutive seasons of 20 or more wins Colors: Dark Green, Black and White • Had 33-game AE win streak snapped with 69-68 loss to Hartford on Sunday Affiliation: Division I • The loss also snapped UVN’s 15-game win streak, longest in the nation Conference: America East • Have RPI of 54 and ranked ninth in Mid-Major Top 25 Home Court: Events Center • Lost leading scorer and rebounder and projected AE Player of Year Anthony Capacity: 5,142 Varsity Sports: 21 Lamb to injury in December but haven’t missed beat President: Harvey G. Stenger • Have no one in the AE top-8 scoring or rebounding but lead league with 50% Dir. of Athletics: Patrick J. Elliott team shooting Website: www.bubearcats.com All-time series vs. Vermont MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS Vermont owns a commanding 31-8 advantage in the all-time series and the Head Coach: Tommy Dempsey Catamounts have won 15 of the last 17 (and five in a row) after BU had rattled Alma Mater: Susquehanna, ‘97 off three wins in a row from 2008-10. Vermont has a 15-2 advantage on its home Record at BU: 36-118 (sixth season) Overall Record: 243-235 (15 seasons) floor. On Jan. 31 in Vestal, the Catamounts put four players in double figures Assistant Coaches: Bryan Goodman (Associate and surged past BU in the second half for a 68-54 win. A 3-pointer from senior Head Coach), Herb Courtney, Willie Rodriguez brought BU to within three, 36-33, 4:48 into the second half. Chretien Lukusa But Vermont countered with a three to start an 18-7 run that sealed the win. Dir. Bask. Oper. Pete Corasaniti Phone: 607-777-6369 Binghamton drew no closer than 10 the rest of the way. Redshirt freshman wing 2016-17 Record: 12-20 (.375) Tyler Stewart led the Bearcats with 12 points, with eight coming in the first half. 2016-17 AE Record: 3-13 (.188), T-8th Rodriguez, junior guard J.C. Show and sophomore guard Fard Muhammad 2016-17 Post-Season: AE Quarterfinals each wound up with nine points. Binghamton’s last win in Patrick Gym came on Starters R/L: 5/0 Letterwinners R/L: 11/2 Feb. 4, 2009 and it was an epic comeback. In the team’s championship season, the Bearcats rallied from 25 points down in the second half (with 55 pts.) to stun a sellout crowd and post an 85-83 win. The comeback still ranks among the larg- est in NCAA history. All-TimeMEN’S Record: BASKETBALL 638-937 HISTORY (.405, 68 years) Division I Record: 174-307 (16 years) Muhammad has amped up offense NCAA Appearances: One (2009, Divi- Sophomore guard Fard Muhammad is averaging 14.0 points over his last four sion I) games, including an 18.0 average in his last two. On Feb. 15 against Stony America East: 104-156 (.400) Brook, Muhammad hit 6-of-9 field goals (5-of-8 3s) en route to a career-high America East Championships: One (2009) 22 points. Muhammad also pulled down a career-high eight rebounds. He also BINGHAMTON SPORTS INFORMATION became the fourth different Bearcat to score 20 or more points this season. On Sunday at Lowell, Muhammad scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Associate AD/SID: John Hartrick (MBB contact) Phone: 607-777-6800 Stewart injury forces BU into 10th different starting lineup Associate SID: David O’Brian Redshirt freshman wing Tyler Stewart sustained an injury against UMBC on Phone: 607-777-6478 Feb. 8 and after starting four straight games, he was replaced by freshman e-mail: [email protected] Cell: 607-222-6473 Albert Odero in the lineup against Stony Brook. It marked BU’s 10th different Assistants: Leigh Martino (second. MBB) starting lineup this season. Last season BU used 15 different starting lineups. Phone: 607-777-2956 email: [email protected] Cell: 607-427-0971 Senior Yacob has career end early with final-season injury Assistants: Sydney Harbaugh Senior Yosef Yacob is done for the remainder of the season and his career Phone: 607-777-4956 after sustaining a leg injury. Yacob appeared in four games this season as he email: [email protected] attended graduate school at Binghamton. His career spanned five seasons with Cell: 315-317-0718 one injury redshirt campaign (2015-16). Last season he shot 42% from three- Press Row Phone: 607-777-6340 point range in 28 games. Yacob totalled 667 points and 145 assists in 91 career games and was a career 74% free throw shooter.