HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Hofstra - Manhattan Quick Facts 2003-04 MEN’S BASKETBALL Series Record: Manhattan leads 35-18 Last Meeting: 2002-03: Manhattan 93, @Hofstra 75 GAME NOTES Hofstra Coach: Tom Pecora (3rd season), 24-46 Manhattan Coach: Bobby Gonzalez (5th season), 75-49 Hofstra (4-5) vs. Manhattan (5-3) Wednesday, Dec. 31, 5 p.m. 2003-04 HOFSTRA MEN'S BASKETBALL Riverdale, NY -- Draddy Gymnasium SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-5, 0-0 CAA) November TV/Radio: Fox-TV, WRHU (88.7 FM) 18 at Marist^ (Fox-TV) W 79-74 20 at Georgia Tech^ L 56-75 Streaks, Stats, and Storylines: 22 at Providence L 56-69 • The Pride is playing its last non-league game of the year 29 at Maryland (Raycom TV) L 72-87 before opening CAA play at Delaware on Saturday. December 2 at St. John's W 81-64 • Junior forward Kenny Adeleke needs only four points 6 at Columbia (Fox-TV) W 58-55 to become the 25th Hofstra player in the 1,000-point 10 at Monmouth L 79-87 club. 13 STONY BROOK L 69-70 23 ST. PETER'S W 87-77 • Junior center Wendell Gibson (team-high 67.1 FG%) 31 at Manhattan (Fox-TV) 5 p.m. has shot 60 percent or higher in eight of nine games this season, and 70 percent or higher in six of nine. He's also January coming off his first double-double (20 points, 10 3 at Delaware (Fox-TV)* 4 p.m. rebounds) since his freshman season. 5 VA. COMMONWEALTH* 7 p.m. 7 TOWSON* 7 p.m. 10 at Old Dominion* (Comcast TV) 7 p.m. • Freshman guard Carlos Rivera earned the CAA Rookie 14 at George Mason* 7 p.m. of the Week Award for the second time this season on 17 UNC WILMINGTON* 4 p.m. Monday after tallying 15 points and 11 rebounds in the 21 at James Madison* 7 p.m. Pride's win over St. Peter's. The 11 rebounds tied the 24 WILLIAM & MARY* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. highest total for a Hofstra guard in the last 10 years. 28 DREXEL* 7 p.m. 31 at Va. Commonwealth* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. • Freshman guard Carlos Rivera has started all nine games, making him the first full-time freshman starter at February Hofstra since Speedy Claxton in 1996-97. 4 at Delaware* 7 p.m. 7 OLD DOMINION* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. • Hofstra achieved its second-highest point total in the 11 at Drexel* 7 p.m. 14 at William & Mary* 7 p.m. last three years in Tuesday's 87-77 win over St. Peter's. 18 GEORGE MASON* 7 p.m. Five players scored in double figures in the victory. 21 JAMES MADISON* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. 25 at Towson* 7 p.m. Pride’s Tentative Starters 28 at UNC Wilmington* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m. Po. No. Name Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APG G 11 Gibran Washington 6-0 So. 8.4 2.6 3.2 March G 55 Carlos Rivera 6-2 Fr. 10.4 3.3 2.4 CAA Tournament (at Richmond, VA) F 23 Danny Walker 6-6 Sr. 12.1 5.1 1.0 5 Opening Round TBA F 21 Kenny Adeleke 6-8 Jr. 10.6 7.9 0.9 6 Quarterfinals TBA C 42 Wendell Gibson 6-7 Jr. 15.3 6.8 0.9 7 Semifinals TBA Off The Bench 8 Championship (ESPN TV) TBA G 12 Woody Souffrant 5-11 Jr. 1.9 1.1 2.1 G/F 1 Loren Stokes 6-3 Fr. 5.9 2.7 1.1 HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS G/F 24 Michael Radziejewski 6-5 Jr. 1.8 2.0 0.9 * CAA game F 25 Aurimas Kieza 6-8 So. 3.4 1.6 0.2 ^ Preseason NIT F/C 32 Brian Sisti 6-8 Fr. 1.3 1.0 0.0 F/C 44 Omar Alston 6-8 So. 1.0 1.8 0.3 Fox-TV games may be shown on MSG or Metro Channel 1 Hofstra vs. Manhattan: The Jaspers hold a 35-18 Manhattan's Tentative Starters lead in the all-time series, including back-to-back wins in Po . No. Name Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APG the last two years (74-67 at Manhattan in 2001-02 and G 11 Kenny Minor 5-8 So. 3.6 1.0 1.3 93-75 at Hofstra last year). The last Hofstra win was 57-43 G 3 Luis Flores 6-2 Sr. 20.9 3.9 1.9 at Hofstra Arena in 2000-01. F 44 Peter Mulligan 6-5 Jr. 8.6 4.9 1.9 F 15 Dave Holmes 6-7 Sr. 13.1 8.1 1.3 Last Year's Meeting: (Manhattan 93, Hofstra C 51 Jason Benton 6-6 Sr. 5.9 4.9 0.8 75): Junior guard Luis Flores scored a game-high 30 Off The Bench points to lead Manhattan to a 93-75 win over Hofstra on G 5 Jason Wingate 6-0 So. 6.3 1.0 2.0 F 33 Mike Konovelchick 6-5 So. 6.6 2.5 1.0 Dec. 23 at Hofstra Arena. Flores shot 8-17 from the floor, F/C 21 Guy Ngarndi 6-8 Fr. 0.8 1.0 0.0 including 4-8 on threes, and a perfect 10-10 at the free throw line on his way to a 30-point effort. His effort offset Pride Faces Tough Schedule: The 2003-04 a strong showing from Hofstra sophomore forward Hofstra Men's Basketball team is facing one of the most Kenny Adeleke, who had 24 points and 19 rebounds. daunting schedules in its history. After a Nov. 18 win at Adeleke fell two shy of his career high in scoring and one Marist, Hofstra played a stretch of four straight road shy of his career best in rebounding. Sophomore guard contests against Big East and ACC teams. The Pride's Michael Radziejewski chipped in with a career-best 20 81-64 win over St. John's closed out the daunting four- points for the Pride on 7-10 shooting from the floor. game stretch, which also saw Hofstra fall to Georgia Tech Manhattan used a 13-2 run late in the first half to take a (75-56), Providence (69-56) and Maryland (87-72). In all, 33-20 lead on a Flores three-pointer. Hofstra closed to Hofstra opened with seven straight road games and will within 37-28 at intermission, but after an Adeleke jump play eight of its 10 non-conference games in the other hook made the score 41-32, Manhattan went on a 9-0 team's gym, concluding with the Manhattan game. run, keyed by two Flores three-pointers, to take a commanding 50-32 lead with 15:29 left. Sophomore Last Game (Hofstra 87, Saint Peter's 77): Junior guard Woody Souffrant and Radziejewski hit three- center Wendell Gibson scored 20 points and added 10 pointers to pull Hofstra back within 12, but a 13-5 Jasper rebounds to pace five players in double-figures as the run, capped off by Flores' fourth three-pointer, stretched Pride's balanced offense offset 38 points from Saint the lead up to 20 at 63-43. Joining Flores in double Peter's guard Keydren Clark on its way to an 87-77 win figures for Manhattan were freshman forward Mike on Tuesday, Dec. 23 at Hofstra Arena. Freshman guard Konovelchick with 13, junior forward Dave Holmes with Carlos Rivera also had a double-double for Hofstra with 11 and senior forward Jared Johnson with 10. Freshman 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Loren Stokes (16), forward Aurimas Kieza added 11 points for Hofstra. Danny Walker (16) and Kenny Adeleke (10) were all in double-figures as well. Gibson shot 7-of-8 from the floor Hofstra-Manhattan By the Numbers on his way to his second-career 20-point game and his Hofstra Manhattan first double-double since his freshman year. Stokes was 4-5 Overall Record 5-3 making his first career start in place of Walker, who had 70.8 Points Per Game 65.9 been suffering from the flu, and responded with a 73.1 Opps. Points Per Game 62.0 season-high 16 points. Walker added 16 points in his -2.3 Scoring Margin +3.9 first appearance off the bench since the 2000-01 38.1 Rebounds Per Game 32.6 season, including a career-high 11 foul shots. Clark did 32.4 Opps. Rebs Per Game 33.8 most of his damage for Saint Peter's in the second half, +5.7 Rebounding Margin -1.2 scoring 28 of his 38 points after the break. However, 12.9 Assists Per Game 10.1 Hofstra started the second half with a key 9-0 run to 6.8 Steals Per Game 8.8 stretch a 36-30 advantage at intermission into a 45-30 17.0 Turnovers Per Game 12.8 lead. Clark's shooting barrage enabled the Peacocks to 14.3 Opps. Turnovers Per Game 17.9 pull within eight points on two occasions, but a 15-3 -2.7 Turnover Margin +5.1 Pride run put Hofstra ahead 80-60 with 7:49 to go and 3.8 Blocks Per Game 2.8 Saint Peter's was unable to threaten thereafter. Clark's 44.6 Field Goal Pct. 39.4 38 points set a Hofstra Arena record for most points by 44.3 Opps.