QUINNIPIAC MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 GAME NOTES @/QU_MBB /QU_MBB /QUAthletics SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 28 FRIDAY, MAR. 1, 2019 (7:00 PM) OVERALL: 15-12 (10-6 MAAC) THE MATCHUP Date Opponent Time/Score NOVEMBER QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS SAINT PETER’S PEACOCKS vs 10 at No. 9 Villanova L, 86-53 @QU_MBB @PeacocksMBB 15 Hartford L, 68-54 20 at New Hampshire W, 69-63 25 Maine W, 58-50 2018-19 QUICK COMPARISON 28 at Massachusetts L, 69-62 15-12 (10-6 MAAC) ......RECORD ..... 8-20 (5-11 MAAC) 1 at Stony Brook L, 71-61 73.6 ............... POINTS PER GAME .............. 62.4 DECEMBER 36.3 ........... REBOUNDS PER GAME ............32.6 5 at Dartmouth W, 64-59 42.2% ..............FIELD GOAL PCT. ........ .... 42.5% 8 Lafayette W, 88-77 36.7% ............ THREE-POINT PCT. ........... 32.3% 16 Drexel ^ L, 92-83 19 Bethune-Cookman W, 87-63 COACHING STAFF: QUINNIPIAC COACHING STAFF: SAINT PETER’S 22 Stony Brook L, 76-73 HEAD COACH: Baker Dunleavy HEAD COACH: SHAHEEN HOLLOWAY JANUARY RECORD AT QUINNIPIAC: 27-33 (2ND Year) RECORD AT SAINT PETER’S: 8-20 (1ST Year) 3 at Manhattan * W, 63-59 5 at Rider * L, 72-67 QUINNIPIAC PROBABLE STARTERS 10 Monmouth * W, 89-83 (2OT) 13 Fairfield * W, 80-78 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 17 Canisius * L, 65-63 *2018-19 STATISTICS* STARTERS HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN PPG APG RPG 19 Niagara * L, 75-72 G 22 Rich Kelly 6-1 175 So. Shelton, Conn. 13.5 4.3 2.6 25 at Marist * W, 92-78 G 5 Tyrese Williams 6-3 185 Fr. Beacon, N.Y. 9.5 2.4 4.5 27 Saint Peter’s * W, 77-58 G 1 Cameron Young 6-6 205 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. 23.1 1.9 5.1 FEBRUARY F 25 Jacob Rigoni 6-6 190 So. Adelaide, Australia 9.9 1.4 3.9 1 at Canisius * L, 75-70 F 34 Abdulai Bundu 6-7 215 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. 5.4 0.4 5.6 3 at Niagara * W, 84-73 8 at Iona * W, 66-65 GAME INFORMATION 12 Rider * W, 98-88 (OT) 15 Marist * L, 63-61 Jersey City, NJ – Quinnipiac men’s CHASING PROGRAM RECORDS 17 at Siena * W, 107-100 (3OT) basketball returns to action on Friday, • Cameron Young scored 25 points in 19 Iona * L, 81-77 traveling to Saint Peter’s for the Quinnipiac’s road win over Monmouth on penultimate game of the regular season. Feb. 24, breaking his own Division I single- 24 at Monmouth * W, 68-56 season scoring record (622) – which was set MARCH RIGHT IN THE THICK OF THINGS in 2017-18. Young now has 624 points. 1 at Saint Peter’s * 7:00 PM • Quinnipiac is currently 10-6 in MAAC • The Bobcats have 294 made 3-point field 3 Manhattan * 2:00 PM play, sitting in second place in the league goals so far this season, needing just 10 more standings heading in to the final weekend to set the new Quinnipiac single-season * - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Game of the regular season. The Bobcats are Division I record. ^ - Game Played at Mohegan Sun Arena one of four teams (Rider, Siena, Canisius, • Cameron Young is averaging 18.9 PPG in Quinnipiac) with 10 wins – sitting just his career at Quinnipiac, which is currently ALL TIMES EASTERN & SUBJECT TO CHANGE behind 11-win Iona. slightly higher than DeMario Anderson’s • Quinnipiac has won seven of its last 10 mark of 18.6 PPG set from 2006-08. games dating back to Jan. 25. • Young has made 343 career free throws in his QU career, the program record is 389 set BROADCAST: PEACOCKS ALL-ACCESS THREE-POINT SUCCESS by Zaid Hearst. • Quinnipiac is averaging 10.9 3-point • Abdulai Bundu has played in 120 games in field goals per game, which ranks No. 8 his career at Quinnipiac, needing just seven RADIO: AM 1220 WQUN nationally and best in the MAAC. more to tie the record of 127 games played. (PXP: STEVE LENOX | COLOR: MICHAEL ZAHN) • According to KenPom, 44.4 percent of • Rich Kelly is shooting 85.5 percent from the the Bobcats offense comes via 3-pointers, free throw line this year, close to the Bobcats’ which ranks No. 5 nationally. single-season Division I record set by Mikey Dixon (85.9 percent) in 2016-17. Game 28: at Saint Peter’s QUICK FACTS 2018-19 QUINNIPIAC MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER President ............. Dr. Judy Olian >> Numerical Roster Dir. of Athletics ..Greg Amodio No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Last School Location .......... Hamden, Conn. 0 Aaron Robinson G Sr. 6-6 215 Takoma Park, Md. / Springbrook / Putnam Science Nickname ...................... Bobcats 1 Cameron Young G Gr. 6-6 205 Los Angeles, Calif. / Westchester / Arizona Western Enrollment ........................10,000 2 Matt Balanc G Fr. 6-3 175 Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook Facility ..People’s United Center 3 Savion Lewis G Fr. 6-1 160 Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills East Affiliation ....... NCAA Division I 5 Tyrese Williams G Fr. 6-3 185 Beacon, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes Conference ....................... MAAC 10 Tyree Pickron G Fr. 6-3 180 Philadelphia, Pa. /Archbishop Wood Catholic TEAM HISTORY 14 Andrew Robinson G Sr. 6-6 215 Takoma Park, Md. / Springbrook / Putnam Science 15 Travis Atson G Jr. 6-5 205 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Notre Dame Prep / Tulsa ‘18-19 RECORD: 15-12 21 Nathan Davis F So. 6-7 190 Denver, Colo. / J.K. Mullen / New Hampton Prep ‘18-19 CONFERENCE RECORD: 10-6 22 Rich Kelly G So. 6-1 175 Shelton, Conn. / Fairfield Prep / Cheshire Academy ‘18-19 HOME: 7-6 ‘18-19 AWAY: 8-5 23 Kyle Atkins G Fr. 6-0 160 White Plains, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac ‘18-19 NEUTRAL: 0-1 25 Jacob Rigoni F So. 6-6 190 Adelaide, Australia / Mercedes College 32 Jack Higgins G Fr. 6-1 170 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven ALL-TIME RECORD: 959-891 34 Abdulai Bundu F Sr. 6-7 215 Upper Marlboro, Md. / Largo ALL-TIME (DIVISON I) : 261-325 45 Kevin Marfo F Jr. 6-8 245 Bergenfield, N.J. / Worcester Acad. / Geo. Washington BEST START TO SEASON: 8-0 (‘69-70) LONGEST WIN STREAK: 12 (‘79-80) >> Alphabetical Roster 23 Kyle Atkins G Fr. 6-0 160 White Plains, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac RECORD AT BURT KAHN COURT: 3 Travis Atson G Jr. 6-5 204 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Notre Dame Prep / Tulsa 254-185 (.580) 1970-2008 2 Matt Balanc G Fr. 6-3 175 Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook 34 Abdulai Bundu F Sr. 6-7 215 Upper Marlboro, Md. / Largo RECORD AT PEOPLE’S UNITED CENTER: 105-72 (.673) 2007-Current 21 Nathan Davis F So. 6-7 190 Denver, Colo. / J.K. Mullen / New Hampton Prep 32 Jack Higgins G Fr. 6-1 170 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven ROSTER BREAKDOWN 22 Rich Kelly G So. 6-1 175 Shelton, Conn. / Fairfield Prep / Cheshire Academy 3 Savion Lewis G Fr. 6-1 160 Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills East LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 9 45 Kevin Marfo F Jr. 6-8 245 Bergenfield, N.J. / Worcester Acad. / Geo. Washington LETTERWINNERS LOST: 5 10 Tyree Pickron G Fr. 6-3 180 Philadelphia, Pa. /Archbishop Wood Catholic FRESHMEN: 6 25 Jacob Rigoni F So. 6-6 190 Adelaide, Australia / Mercedes College SOPHOMORES: 3 0 Aaron Robinson G Sr. 6-6 215 Takoma Park, Md. / Springbrook / Putnam Science JUNIORS: 2 14 Andrew Robinson G Sr. 6-6 215 Takoma Park, Md. / Springbrook / Putnam Science SENIORS/GRADUATES: 4 5 Tyrese Williams G Fr. 6-3 185 Beacon, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes 1 Cameron Young G/F Gr. 6-6 205 Los Angeles, Calif. / Westchester / Arizona Western MARYLAND: 4 NEW YORK: 4 NEW JERSEY: 2 >> Coaching Staff CALIFORNIA: 1 Head Coach: Baker Dunleavy (Villanova ‘06 • 2nd Season) COLORADO: 1 Associate Head Coach: Tom Pecora (Adelphi ‘83 • 2nd Season) CONNECTICUT: 1 Assistant Coach: Shaun Morris (Lycoming ‘05 • 2nd Season) PENNSYLVANIA: 1 Assistant Coach: Anthony Goins (Saint John’s ‘08 • 2nd Season) AUSTRALIA: 1 Dir. of Basketball Operations: Ryan Harkins (Marist ‘14 • 2nd Season) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brijesh Patel (Connecticut ‘02/’04 • 11th Season) >> Pronunciations Balanc – BA-lanc Bundu – “Abdul Eye” BOON-doo MEDIA POLICIES Rigoni – RIG-oh-nee MEDIA CREDENTIALS Dunleavy - dun-LEAVE-ee Quinnipiac’s post-game interviews will take place in the press conference room at the People’s United Center during all home games. The locker room is closed Pecora - puh-CORE-uh following the game. The SID of the visiting school will handle all interview request for the visiting coaches and players, and designate an interview area. Goins - GO-ins INTERVIEW REQUEST POLICY All interview requests for Quinnipiac student-athletes, coaches and administrators should be made with the Quinnipiac Athletic Communications office. Please Quinnipiac - KWIN-uh-pee-ack contact Nick Solari, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications and men’s basketball contact, at (802) 681-3847 or by email at [email protected] 2 WWW.QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.COM @QU_MBB Game 28: at Saint Peter’s MAAC STANDINGS LEAGUE/NATIONAL RANKINGS 3 WWW.QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.COM @QU_MBB Game 28: at Saint Peter’s BUILDING A WINNING STAFF GAME NOTES • After being hired as the Quinnipiac head coach in March of 2017, Baker Dunleavy quickly assembled a very SECOND SEASON OF THE DUNLEAVY ERA successful coaching staff. • The 2018-19 season marks the second year at the helm of the • Associate Head Coach Tom Pecora, an assistant to Jay Bobcats’ program for Baker Dunleavy, a very successful former Wright at Hofstra (before taking over the head coaching player and coach under Jay Wright at Villanova.