EASTERN DIVISION 2015-16 PSAC East Capsules #1 KUTZtown golden bears (teams listed in order of predicted finish according to coaches’ poll) Quick Hits • Finishing one win shy of advancing to its first Elite Eight in program history Quick Facts in its fourth-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015-16, Kutztown Overall Record (2014-15) .................................................23-7 seeks to make back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for just the Home ......................................................................................14-1 second time in school history (2009-10). Away ..........................................................................................7-5 • As the defending PSAC East champions, KU is looking to win consecutive Neutral ......................................................................................2-1 Division titles for the first time since winning three in a row from 2007-08 Conference Record/Finish ..............................18-4/1st East to 2009-10. Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................4/1 • Kutztown won 20+ games for the fifth time in program history in 2015-16. Four of those five seasons have come in the previous nine years. History • Defending PSAC East Athlete of the Year Josh Johnson will attempt to PSAC Titles...........................................................................None become the first Golden Bear in school history to defend the award. NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) .......................4 (4-5) Johnson already has his name all over the KU record book as he ranks in Last NCAA Appearance ...................................................2016 the top-12 in program history in seven career statistical categories. He is Overall All-Time Record ................................729-895 (.448) currently sixth in rebounds (666), seventh in blocks (94), eighth in field goal percentage (58.8), ninth in field goals made (486), 11th in scoring Head Coach average (14.1) and 12th in points (1,245) and free throws made (264). Bernie Driscoll (17th season) • KU hade three players (Johnson, Ryan Connolly, Anthony Lee) earn All- Career Record: 260-193 (17th season) PSAC honors for the second year in a row. Record at Kutztown: same • 2015-16 All-PSAC East Second Teamer Connolly’s 67 3-pointers last year were the fourth most by a Golden Bear in single-season history, while his 2015-16 Team Statistics/League Rank 152 career 3-pointers rank ninth. Offense Defense • Austin Beidelman currently ranks eighth in program history with 274 Scoring: 83.7/2nd Scoring: 73.5/10th career assists. FG Pct: 47.2/6th FG Pct: 40.9/2nd Returning Starters 3Pt Pct: 35.9/6th 3Pt Pct: 33.6/7th F Josh Johnson Sr. 14.4 PPG 8.5 RPG FT Pct: 71.3/5th G Anthony Lee R-So. 13.0 PPG 4.8 RPG Reb: 41.0/2nd Reb. Margin: 5.8/3rd F Ryan Connolly R-Sr. 12.2 PPG 3.6 RPG Ast/TO Ratio: 1.13/4th G Austin Beidleman Sr. 8.7 PPG 3.9 RPG #2 WEST CHESTER golden rams Quick Facts Quick Hits Overall Record (2015-16) .................................................23-7 • Last season, the Golden Rams made the NCAA tournament for the eighth Home ......................................................................................13-4 time in program history with an overall record of 23-7. Away ........................................................................................10-2 • Sophomore Matt Penecale set a freshman record for assists in a single Neutral ......................................................................................0-1 season (143) … that number ranks fifth overall in a single season in West Conference Record/Finish ............................17-5/2nd East Chester basketball history. Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................4/2 • Sophomore Malik Jackson earned Freshman of the Year and Second Team honors in the Eastern Division while averaging 15.7 points per game. History • West Chester has played for the conference championship in three of the PSAC Titles...................................................................................1 past five campaigns. NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) .......................7 (0-7) Last NCAA Appearance ...................................................2016 Returning Starters Overall All-Time Record .....................1,366-1,059-2 (.562) G Malik Jackson So. 15.7 PPG 2.8 RPG G Matt Penecale So. 10.3 PPG 3.5 RPG Head Coach G Tyrell Long Jr. 5.4 PPG 2.8 RPG Damien Blair (9th season) F Josh Trumpy Jr. 4.0 PPG 2.1 RPG Career Record: 149-77 (9th season) Record at West Chester: same 2015-16 Team Statistics/League Rank Offense Defense Scoring: 80.9/3rd Scoring: 72.8/7th FG Pct: 43.5/10th FG Pct: 41.5/4th 3Pt Pct: 35.8/7th 3Pt Pct: 30.3/3rd FT Pct: 67.2/17th Reb: 43.4/1st Reb. Margin: 8.5/2nd Ast/TO Ratio: 0.80/15th 3 EASTERN DIVISION Quick Facts #3EAST STROUDSBURG warriors Overall Record (2015-16) .................................................21-7 Home ......................................................................................10-3 Quick Hits Away ........................................................................................10-4 • ESU (21-7) missed the PSAC Final Four for the first time since 2009 last winter. Neutral ......................................................................................1-0 The Warriors advanced 6 straight years (2010-15), matching California (1992- Conference Record/Finish .............................16-6/3rd East 97) for the most consecutive Final 4’s in the last 35 years. Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................3/2 • ESU’s 152 wins since the start of the 2010 season rank 2nd in the PSAC and 3rd in the Atlantic Region. • ESU head coach Jeff Wilson (253-146, 15th season) is 12th in PSAC history in History career wins. Wilson has guided ESU to the 2012 and 2014 PSAC championships PSAC Titles...................................................................................3 and is one of 3 current PSAC coaches with multiple conference titles (Joe NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) .......................5 (3-5) Lombardi, IUP, 3 and John T. Reilly, Gannon, 2). • ESU leads DII in turnover margin (+5.30) since the start of the 2012-13 season. Last NCAA Appearance ...................................................2014 The Warriors have ranked in the top 15 in DII in each of the last 4 years. Overall All-Time Record ............................ 1,049-994 (.513) • ESU has led the PSAC in scoring for 4 straight seasons and set a school record (88.0 ppg) in 2015-16. Head Coach • Senior forward Rasheed Moore can become ESU’s first 4-time All-PSAC East Jeff Wilson (15th season) selection. Moore has 1,155 career points and 578 rebounds, on track for the Career Record: 253-146 (16th season) top 5 in school history in both categories. Record at East Stroudsburg: same • Sophomore Kitt Najee Walls led the PSAC in assists (5.4) last season, ranking 23rd in DII and 3rd among DII freshmen. 2015-16 Team Statistics/League Rank Offense Defense Scoring: 88.0/1st Scoring: 72.3/5th Returning Starters FG Pct: 48.7/2nd FG Pct: 41.0/3rd F Rasheed Moore Sr. 13.1 PPG 7.1 RPG 3Pt Pct: 35.9/5th 3Pt Pct: 30.2/2nd F Steve Harris Sr. 9.5 PPG 8.3 RPG FT Pct: 68.0/14th G Kitt Najee Walls So. 7.7 PPG 2.1 RPG Reb: 39.7/4th Reb. Margin: 2.9/6th Ast/TO Ratio: 1.24/2nd Quick Facts #4 SHIPPENSBURG raiders Overall Record (2015-16) .................................................20-9 Quick Hits Home ......................................................................................12-2 • SHIP returns seven players from the 2015-16 team after losing six seniors Away ..........................................................................................8-6 to graduation. Three of the team’s five starters are back - including Neutral ......................................................................................0-1 postseason honorees junior Dustin Sleva and senior Abe Massaley. Conference Record/Finish ......................................15-7/4th • SHIP went 20-9 last season - finishing tied for the second-most wins in Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................3/2 school history. The Raiders reached the PSAC Semifinals for the first time since the 2005-2006 season. History • Chris Fite enters his second season guiding the Raiders. Fite, who spent PSAC Titles...................................................................................1 seven seasons as an assistant at IUP, is the 10th head coach in the team’s NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) .......................2 (0-3) history and just the third in 44 years. Last NCAA Appearance ...................................................2006 • Dustin Sleva was named to the All-PSAC East First Team and 2016 NABC Overall All-Time Record ............................ 869-1,079 (.446) All-District Second Team after finishing the only player in Division II men’s basketball to average at least 15 points and 11 rebounds while having Head Coach made at least 40 three pointers on the year. He led the Raiders in almost Chris Fite (4th season) every statistical category, averaging a double-double, scoring 15.8 points Career Record: 36-46 (4th season) per game and grabbing 11.0 rebounds per game. Record at Shippensburg: same • Abe Massaley was named to the All-PSAC East Second Team after averaging 13.6 points per game and leading the team in assists with 135. 2015-16 Team Statistics/League Rank Massaley proved to be a clutch