UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE GAME 5 NOVEMBER 13 @Northwestern Evanston, Ill. L, 57-79 18 SACRED HEART^ Lowell, Mass. W, 87-84 21 @Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. L, 57-83 24 WHEELOCK Lowell, Mass. W, 104-76 vs. 29 CORNELL Lowell, Mass. 2 p.m. DECEMBER UMass Lowell (2-2) 3 @LIU Brooklyn Brooklyn, N.Y. 7 p.m. Cornell (3-3) 5 @NJIT Newark, N.J. 2 p.m. 6 @Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2 p.m. Date: November 29, 2015 10 BOSTON U.^ Lowell, Mass. 7 p.m. Time: 2 p.m. 18 @CCSU New Britain, Conn. 7 p.m. Site: Lowell, Mass. (Costello Athletic Center) 20 @Connecticut Storrs, Conn. 4 p.m. 28 @Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. 7 p.m. Broadcast Information: This afternoon’s contest will be streamed 30 @Wagner Staten Island, N.Y. 7 p.m. live on AmericaEast.tv. An audio broadcast featuring Nick Anastos and Jim Borodawka will also be available live on the River Hawk JANUARY 6 HARTFORD* Lowell, Mass. 7 p.m. Network (900AM, 1250AM, 1590AM) and via the ESPN Radio app 9 @Stony Brook* Stony Brook, N.Y. 2 p.m. for mobile devices. Live, in-game statistics can be found on GoRiv- 13 MAINE* Lowell, Mass. 11 a.m. erHawks.com, as well. 16 @UMBC* Baltimore, Md. 12 p.m. 18 @Vermont* Burlington, Vt. 7 p.m. RIVER HAWKS BIG RED 21 NEW HAMPSHIRE*^ Lowell, Mass. 7 p.m. Record .............................................. 2-2 Record .............................................. 3-3 24 BINGHAMTON*^! Lowell, Mass 2 p.m. Streak ...............................................W1 Streak .................................................L1 Last 5|10 ................................... 2-2 | 2-2 Last 5|10 ................................... 3-2 | 3-3 27 @Albany* Albany, N.Y. 7 p.m. Head Coach ..................... Pat Duquette Head Coach ......................Bill Courtney Career Record .............................. 24-37 Career Record .............................. 53-98 FEBRUARY Record at UML ............................. 24-37 Record at CU ................................ 53-98 Web ....................... GoRiverHawks.com Web ........................CornellBigRed.com 3 @Hartford* W. Hartford, Conn. 7 p.m. 6 STONY BROOK* Lowell, Mass. 2 p.m. 8 VERMONT* Lowell, Mass. 7 p.m. 11 @Maine* Bangor, Maine 4 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS 14 UMBC* Lowell, Mass. 12 p.m. 17 @New Hampshire* Durham, N.H. 7 p.m. 20 @Binghamton* Binghamton, N.Y. 4:30 p.m. 24 ALBANY*^ Lowell, Mass. 7 p.m. All Times Eastern 4 10 11 12 22 HOME games in caps *America East Conference game ^ Tsongas Center game No. Name Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Of Note ! Doubleheader with UMass Lowell WBB 4 Ryan Jones Fr. G 9.5 1.5 Shooting 60% from 3pt range 10 Jahad Thomas R-So. G/F 12.0 8.5 One dbl-dbl in 2015-16 11 Isaac White Fr. G 10.0 3.8 Hit game-winner vs SHU 12 Josh Gantz R-Fr. G/F 6.8 1.8 1st dbl-dgt scoring game vs WC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 22 Matt Harris So. G 7.8 3.3 Season-high 16 pts at ND Contact: Ashley Robbins, Associate Director Key Reserves Office: 978-934-2306 | Cell: 508-826-4113 1 Keith Hayes Fr. G 7.3 1.8 Season-high 15 pts vs WC Email: [email protected] 5 Dontavious Smith R-Fr. F 6.3 4.5 Season-high 14 pts vs WC Web: GoRiverHawks.com 21 DJ Mlachnik Sr. G 2.5 1.0 Logged first pts of 15-16 at ND Social: @RiverHawkNation 24 Tyler Livingston Jr. F 8.5 1.8 Shooting 48% from the floor 30 Mark Cornelius Sr. G 3.8 1.8 2nd in the AE with 2.3 stls/game @RiverHawkMBB #UNITEDINBLUE UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Keith Hayes II Fr. G 5-11 170 Little Rock, Ark./McClellan 2 Jordan Shea R-Fr. G 6-4 195 Madison, Wis./Lodi 4 Ryan Jones Fr. G 6-3 163 Rio Rancho, N.M./Cleveland 5 Dontavious Smith R-Fr. F 6-8 195 Cullen, La./North Webster 10 Jahad Thomas R-So. G/F 6-2 220 Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport 11 Isaac White Fr. G 6-0 165 Ashland, Ohio/Ashland 12 Josh Gantz R-Fr. G/F 6-7 210 Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready 21 DJ Mlachnik Sr. G 6-2 180 Muskego, Wis./St. John’s Northwestern Military 22 Matt Harris So. G 6-1 205 Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep 23 Logan Primerano Fr. G/F 6-4 180 Peru, Ind./Peru 24 Tyler Livingston Jr. F 6-6 210 Hudson, N.H./Alvirne 30 Mark Cornelius Sr. G 6-3 195 Westford, Mass./Westford Academy 33 Donny Belcher III Fr. F 6-2 225 Irving, Texas/MacArthur Head Coach: Pat Duquette (third season, Williams ‘93) Assistant Coach: Biko Paris (third season, Boston College ‘11) Assistant Coach: Nick Leonardelli (third season, Dickinson ‘07) Assistant Coach: Louis Hinnant (second season, Boston College ‘06) Director of Operations: Tom O’Shea (first season, Vermont ‘86) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jahad Thomas ...................................................... Ja-HA-d Biko Paris ............................................................... BEE-co DJ Mlachnik ............................................... Ma-LATCH-nic Nick Leonardelli ............................................ LENNER-deli Logan Primerano ........................................PRIME-er-ano Louis Hinnant .................................................... HIN-nant ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Arkansas (1) ........................................... Keith Hayes II Freshman (8) ....................................Donny Belcher III Indiana (1) ........................................ Logan Primerano ............................................................. Josh Gantz (RS) Louisiana (1) ................................... Dontavious Smith ................................................................ Keith Hayes II Massachusetts (1) ................................Mark Cornelius .....................................................................Ryan Jones New Hampshire (1) .............................Tyler Livingston .......................................................... Logan Primerano New Mexico (1) ...........................................Ryan Jones ........................................................... Jordan Shea (RS) Ohio (2) .......................................................Josh Gantz .................................................. Dontavious Smith (RS) .................................................................... Issac White .................................................................... Issac White Pennsylvania (2) ......................................... Matt Harris Sophomore (2) ........................................... Matt Harris ............................................................... Jahad Thomas ........................................................Jahad Thomas (RS) Texas (1) ............................................Donny Belcher III Junior (1) .............................................Tyler Livingston Wisconsin (2) .............................................DJ Mlachnik Senior (2) ..............................................Mark Cornelius ...................................................................Jordan Shea ...................................................................DJ Mlachnik #UNITEDINBLUE UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS MEN’S BASKETBALL CORNELL SERIES HISTORY AE STANDINGS As of 11.27.15 All-Time Series: Cornell leads the all-time series, 1-0 # Team Conference Overall First Meeting: December 6, 2014 (CU, 71-60) Last Meeting: December 6, 2014 (CU, 71-60) - UMass Lowell faced a 71- 1. New Hampshire 0-0 3-2 60 setback at Cornell, ending a six-game win streak for the River Hawks. Mar- 2. Stony Brook 0-0 3-2 co Banegas-Flores tallied 18 points, while Chad Holley added a season-high 12 3. Albany 0-0 3-3 to pace UMass Lowell. The River Hawks trailed by just two at halftime, but the 4. Hartford 0-0 3-3 Big Red scored 10 straight early in the second to pull away en route to the win. 5. UMass Lowell 0-0 2-2 6. Vermont 0-0 2-4 7. Maine 0-0 1-3 NOTEBOOK 8. Binghamton 0-0 1-4 LOOKING AT UMASS LOWELL 9. UMBC 0-0 1-6 The River Hawks, who are currently 2-2 on the young season, host Cornell in a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 29, at the Costello Athletic Cen- ter. AE PRESEASON POLL Rk Team Points (FPV) LAST TIME OUT 1. Stony Brook 63 (7) Freshman Ryan Jones posted a team- and season-high 20 points to lead 3. Albany 55 (2) UMass Lowell to a 104-76 victory against Wheelock on Nov. 24. Jones 4. Vermont 49 drained a personal-best four, three-point field goals, while pacing five 6. New Hampshire 47 double-digit scorers for the River Hawks. Redshirt sophomore Jahad 5. Binghamton 32 Thomas logged his first double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Keith Hayes II, redshirt freshman Dontavious Smith 2. Hartford 24 and classmate Josh Gantz each tallied a personal-best for points to add to 7. UMBC 23 the offense and round out the double-digit scorers, as well. Play was sus- 9. UMass Lowell 19 pended for an hour and a half with 1:45 left in the first when Smith, who 8. Maine 12 forced a turnover and went up for a dunk on the fast-break, shattered the backboard in the process. ALL-TIME VS OPPONENTS LEADING THE FLOCK Northwestern .................................... 0-1 Through four games in 2015-16, Jahad Thomas leads the squad with 12.0 Sacred Heart .................................. 18-23 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Isaac White adds to the offense with a Notre Dame ....................................... 0-1 team-best 11 assists, and is UMass Lowell’s only other double-digit scorer, Wheelock ........................................... 1-0 averaging 10.0 points. Ryan Jones, who has posted 9.5 points per game, is Cornell ................................................ 0-1 first on the team from beyond the arc, shooting 60.0 percent (9-15) from LIU Brooklyn