2017-18 Wagner College Men’s Basketball gAME NOTES // GAME INFORMATION Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 | 7:00 PM EST Site: Prudential Center (18,711) | Newark, NJ Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/setonhall/mbball/ TV: Fox Sports One (FS1) Talent: Brian Custer (PxP) | Vin Parise (Color) Wagner College #23 | #22 Seton Hall University Twitter: @Wagner_MBB | @WagnerAthletics | @WagnerGameday SEAHAWKS PIRATES Location: Staten Island, NY Location: South Orange, NJ // SCHEDULE [7-2; 0-0 NEC] 2017-18 Record: 7-2 2017-18 Record: 9-2 Date Opponent Media Time/Result Northeast Conf Record: 0-0 Big East Conf. Reccord: 0-0 NOVEMBER (4-1) 2016-17 Record: 16-14 2016-17 Record: 21-12 N.11 @ NJIT ESPN3 Won, 60-49 2016-17 Conf. Record: 11-7 2016-17 Conf. Record: 10-8 N.13 | RV @University of Missouri ! ESPN2 Lost, 99-55 NCAA RPI | KenPom Ranking: 62 | 231 NCAA RPI | KenPom Ranking: 22 | 18 N.18 AMERICAN NEC FRONT ROW Won, 71-70 N.21 COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND NEC FRONT ROW Won, 107-64 Head Coach: Bashir Mason Head Coach: Kevin Willard N.26 @ University of Hartford ESPN3 Won, 72-50 Years at Wagner: Sixth Season Years at Seton Hall: Seventh Season Career Coaching Rec: 94-71 Career Coaching Rec: 182-152 DECEMBER (3-1; 0-0 NEC) Record at Wagner: Same Record at Seton Hall: 137-104 D.1 FAIRFIELD NEC FRONT ROW Won, 78-76 Career Conf. Rec: 56-32 Career Conf. Rec | Conf Rec At SHU: 79-101 | 52-74 D.5 UMASS LOWELL NEC FRONT ROW Won, 90-72 Career Record vs. Seton Hall 0-1 Career Record vs. Wagner 1-0 D.10 MERCY COLLEGE NEC FRONT ROW Won, 75-41 D.16 @ Rider BroncVision Lost, 90-84 (ot) // SEAHAWK THREE POINTERS... D.20 #23|22 @ Seton Hall # Fox Sports 1 (FS1) 7:00 PM D.23 @ Dayton $ NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) 3:00 PM • The Wagner men’s basketball team gears up for the second game of their three- D.29 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 PM game road trip as they make the short drive to Newark, NJ, to tangle with #23 | D.31 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * NEC FRONT ROW 1:00 PM #22 ranked Seton Hall University Pirates at the Prudential Center. JANUARY (0-0; 0-0 NEC) • This evening’s contest marks the first-ever meeting between Wagner and Seton J.4 SACRED HEART * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 PM Hall at the Prudential Center. J.6 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 PM • Both teams are looking to bounce back after seeing their lengthy win streaks J.11 @ Bryant * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 PM J.13 @ LIU Brooklyn * NEC FRONT ROW 4:30 PM snapped on Saturday. The Green & White had its six-game win streak end in J.18 SAINT FRANCIS U * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 PM overtime at Rider while the Pirates saw its streak broken on the road at Rutgers. J.20 ROBERT MORRIS * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 PM J.26 @ Saint Francis U * ESPNU 7:00 PM J.28 @ Robert Morris * % NEC FRONT ROW 2:00 PM // PROJECTED STARTING FIVE [BASED OF LAST GAME PLAYED) # 10 JoJo COOPER • Averaging 13.0 ppg | 7.0 apg | 3.8 rpg in 32.8 mpg at home. FEBRUARY (0-0; 0-0 NEC) Senior | Guard | 6-0 | 195 • Leads the Northeast Conference in Assists (5.5 apg) | 2nd in Steals F.1 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 PM 13.2 ppg | 4.3 rpg | 6.1 apg | 34.0 mpg • Leads the conference in Assist/Turnover Ratio at 2.32 F.3 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 PM F.8 BRYANT * CBS SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM # 3 Blake FRANCIS • Team’s leading scorer at 19.6 (2nd in the NEC) F.11 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * CBS SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM Sophomore | Guard | 6-0 | 160 • Named to MBWA Men’s Division I Honorable Mention Team (12/12) 20.2 ppg | 2.3 rpg | 2.2 apg | 34.8 mpg • Has scored in double-figures in all eight games this season. F.15 @ Sacred Heart * NEC FRONT ROW 6:00 PM • Career-high 7 steals vs. Mercy | 8th most in the NCAA this season. F.17 LIU BROOKLYN * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 PM # 24 Devin LIGGEONS • Averaging 9.4 ppg | 6.2 rpg | 24.6 mpg in four starts this season. F.22 @ Central Connecticut * NEC FRONT ROW 7:00 PM • Scored a career-best 18 points vs. American (11/18/17). F.24 #RV @ Mount St. Mary’s * NEC FRONT ROW 4:00 PM Junior | Guard | 6-3 | 190 7.7 ppg | 5.7 rpg | 0.9 apg | 23.3 mpg • Corralled a career-high 10 rebounds in the Seahawk season- F.28 NEC Quarterfinals HIGHER SEED TBA opener against NJIT (11/11/17). # 0 Nigel • NEC Co-Rookie of the Week (December 4): 14 pts, 4-of-5 3PT MARCH (0-0; 0-0 NEC) JACKSON Freshman | Forward | 6-7 | 215 • Averaging 10.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 22.8 mpg over last five games M.3 NEC Semifinals HIGHER SEED TBA 7.6 ppg | 5.0 rpg | 1.0 bpg | 20.0 mpg • Recorded his first career double-double vs. CSI (11 pts, 14 rebs) M.6 NEC Championships HIGHER SEED TBA Home games in BOLDFACE CAPS # 4 AJ SUMBRY • Has rejected at least two shots in last six games. * - indicates Northeast Conference game R-Junior | Forward | 6-8 | 230 • Grabbed a season-high ten rebounds vs. Fairfield (12/1/17). ! - indicates game played at Mizzou Arena, Columbia, MO 6.4 ppg | 7.0 rpg | 2.0 bpg | 19.9 mpg • Third career double-figure scoring game as he finished with 10 points vs. Staten Island (11/21/17). # - indicates game played at the Prudential Center, Newark, NJ $ - indicates game played at UD Arena, Dayton, OH // SEAHAWKS RESERVES % - indicates game played at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA /- indicates Preseason Ranking No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) (2017-18 Stats) POS. PPG RPG A|S|BPG Notes 1 Shack Scott (6-6, 215, Sr.) F --- 1.0 --- Season debut vs. Mercy (12/10/17) All times adjusted to Eastern Time Zone (ET) 2 Tyler Plummer (6-3, 195, Fr.) G 2.7 2.6 0.6 (s) Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds vs. Mercy 5 * Lonnie Rivera (6-6, 195, Jr.) F 5.0 2.0 0.5 (a) Transfer from American; sitting out 2017-18 11 Romone Saunders (6-3, 205, R-Jr.) G 9.0 4.0 --- Made his season-debut @ Rider (12/16/17) 12 Chase Freeman G 3.2 0.8 1.1 (a) Career-high nine points, five assists vs. CSI (11/21) MBB CONTACT: Brian D. Morales 13 Tim Graham G/F --- --- --- Missed first eight games of the season (injury) 15 Jamar Brown (6-8, 250, Fr.) F 4.9 1.7 0.4 (b) Has two double-digit scoring games this season Cell: 646-342-4414 | Work: 718-390-3215 21 Elijah Davis (6-4, 230, Jr.) G/F 9.1 6.2 0.9(a) Averaging 15.0 ppg over last two games 22 Nick Madray (6-9, 230, Gr.) F 2.8 2.9 0.6 (b) Season-high 7 pts, 7 rebs vs. UMass Lowell (12/5) E-mail: [email protected] * - indicates sitting out 2017-18 season due to NCAA Transfer regulations 2017-18 Wagner College Men’s Basketball gAME NOTES // BY THE NUMBERS // LAST TIME OUT - RIDER UNIVERSITY (DECEMBER 16, 2017) • Free throws down the stretch proved to be the difference as the Wagner men’s basketball team saw its six-game winning streak snapped as Rider held on for a 90-84 2296: Amount of games Wagner basketball has played in overtime win at Alumni Gymnasium on Saturday. its 97 years (1127-1169) • Three Seahawks finished in double figures, led by sophomore guard Blake Francis, who poured in a career-high 25 points, eclipsing the 20-point mark for the fifth time in his career and fourth this season. In addition, Francis has now scored 17 or more points in all nine games. Senior guard JoJo Cooper notched his fifth career 1196: Amount of games Wagner basketball played at the double-double, finishing with 19 points and 11 assists, while redshirt junior forward AJ Sumbry notched the second double-double of his career, finishing with 12 Division I level (567-629) points and 13 rebounds, both of which are career highs. • The Seahawks welcomed redshirt junior guard Romone Saunders back to the lineup from injury. The 6-3 Maryland product made his season debut when he checked 567: All-time Division I program wins (567-628) into the contest at the 11:23 mark of the first half, and provided a lift, finishing with nine points on 3-of-6 shooting in 20 minutes of action. For Saunders, this marked his first action since November 11, 2016, when he scored 15 points in a win over then 18th-ranked UConn. 406: Straight games that the Wagner men’s basketball • Following a Wagner timeout, Francis was fouled by Vaughn with 17 seconds remaining in regulation. A 93 percent free shooter entering the game, Francis calmly team has recorded at least one made three-pointer in a knocked down a pair to give Wagner a 71-69 lead. When play resumed following a Rider time out, Cooper thought he had recorded a steal with six seconds left in game.