2016-17 Wagner College Men’s Basketball game notes Game 29| Northeast conference quarterfinals | #6 fairleigh dickinson | staten island, NY |march 1, 2017 Game 29 | Northeast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals | #6 Fairleigh Dickinson (11-18; 9-9 NEC) vs. #3 Wagner College Seahawks (15-13; 11-7 NEC) Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | 7:00 p.m. | Spiro Sports Center (2,100) | Staten Island, NY 2016-17 Schedule Date Opponent Media Time/Result November (2-4) N.11 18|16 @UConn ^/ SNY W, 67-58 N.14 @UMass Lowell America East TV L, 87-76 #6 Fairleigh Dickinson University #3 Wagner College N.19 FAIRFIELD NEC FRONT ROW L, 70-64 (ot) Knights Seahawks N.22 @American Patriot League Network W, 73-65 N.26 RIDER NEC FRONT ROW L, 70-67 Location: Hackensack/Teaneck, NJ Location: Staten Island, NY N.30 @Massachusetts Atlantic-10 Network L, 62-55 2016-17 Record: 11-18 2016-17 Record: 15-13 Northeast Conf Record: 9-9 Northeast Conf. Record: 11-7 December (3-3; 1-1 NEC) 2015-16 Record: 18-15 2015-16 Record: 23-11 D.6 MONMOUTH NEC FRONT ROW L, 81-71 2015-16 Conf. Record: 11-7 2015-16 Conf. Record: 13-5 D.10 @ Morgan State None W, 68-66 D.17 @ Providence # Fox Sports 1 (FS1) L, 76-54 Head Coach: Greg Herenda Head Coach: Bashir Mason D.22 STATEN ISLAND NEC FRONT ROW W, 94-42 Years at Fairleigh Dickinson: Fourth Season Years at Wagner: Fifth Season D.29 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT* NEC FRONT ROW W, 71-46 Career Coaching Rec: 172-156 Career Coaching Rec: 86-68 D.31 @Mount St. Mary’s* NEC FRONT ROW L, 57-56 Record at Fairleigh Dickinson: 47-75 Record at Wagner: Same Career Conf. Rec: 29-41 Career Conf. Rec: 56-32 January (4-4; 4-4 NEC) Career Postseason Record: 3-1 Career Postseason Record: 4-4 J.5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON* CBS SPORTS NETWORK L, 70-69 Career Record vs. Wagner 3-7 Career Record vs. Fairleigh Dickinson: 8-4 J.7 SACRED HEART* NEC FRONT ROW W, 75-64 J.12 @Bryant* NEC FRONT ROW L, 77-66 BROADCAST INFORMATION... J.14 ROBERT MORRIS* NEC FRONT ROW W, 53-50 TV: MSG+; FCS Play-by-Play: Dave Popkin Color Analyst: Joe DeSantis Sidelines: Craig D’Amico J.19 @LIU Brooklyn* NEC FRONT ROW L, 76-69 Internet Stream: NEC Front Row Play-by-Play: Joey Wahler Color Analyst: John Jastremski Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/wagner/mbball J.21 @Sacred Heart* NEC FRONT ROW W, 67-62 J.26 SAINT FRANCIS U* NEC FRONT ROW L, 72-67 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (NEC) OPENING TIP... J.28 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN* NEC FRONT ROW W, 66-64 • The third-seeded Wagner Seahawks (15-13, 11-7 NEC) enter the NEC Tournament as the #3 seed or higher in five of the last six years and has advanced to the semis in four of the last five February (6-2; 6-2 NEC) seasons. The Seahawks are in search of the program’s second NEC Tournament championship, F.2 @Central Connecticut* NEC FRONT ROW W, 70-60 having also won it all back in 2003. F.4 @Fairleigh Dickinson* ESPNU W, 68-59 • Wagner has captured seven of its last nine games heading into its matchup with #6 Fairleigh F.9 @Saint Francis U* MSG+, FCS, Root W, 76-74 (ot) Dickinson Knights (11-18, 9-9 NEC) on Wednesday. • These two teams met in the 2016 NEC title game which saw the Knights capture their fifth F.11 @Robert Morris* NEC FRONT ROW L, 50-48 conference title on Wagner’s home court. F.16 MOUNT ST. MARY’S* ESPN3 W, 69-65 • FDU struggled down the stretch of the 2016-17 campaign, dropping eight of its last nine after an F.18 @St. Francis Brooklyn* NEC FRONT ROW W, 73-55 8-1 start in league play. F.23 BRYANT * NEC FRONT ROW W, 69-66 • The two teams split their two regular season meetings, F.25 LIU BROOKLYN* NEC FRONT ROW L, 88-84 (ot) • Wagner is 3-2 at the Spiro Sports Center in the last five meetings despite dropping the last two contests on its home floor. MARCH (0-0) SEAHAWKS PROBABLE STARTERS... M.1 #6 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON $ MSG+ FCS & NEC Front Row 7:00 PM No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) (2016-17 Stats) POS. PPG RPG A|BPG Notes M.4 Northeast Conf. Semifinals @Higher Seed TBA M.7 Northeast Conf. Championship @Higher Seed TBA 0 Corey Henson (6-3, 175, Jr.) G 14.3 2.6 2.9 (a) All-NEC Second Team selection; Second year in a row Home games in BOLDFACE CAPS 2 Connor Ferrell (6-3, 190, Fr.) G 5.7 2.3 0.7 (a) Averaging 6.0 ppg and 3.7 rpg over last seven games * - indicates Northeast Conference game | $- indicates NEC Tournament game 5 JoJo Cooper (6-0, 190, Jr.) G 8.3 5.1 3.5 (a) Collected his 300th assists on Saturday 308 for career ^ - indicates game played at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT 23 Michael Carey (6-5, 200, Sr.) G 12.6 9.0 1.6 (a) All - NEC First Team selec tion; 25 career double-doubles # - indicates game played at Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI /- indicates Preseason Ranking 35 Greg Senat (6-8, 270, Sr.) F 1.9 2.5 0.5 (b) First start of the season last Saturday; 7 pts, 7 rebs All times adjusted to Eastern Time Zone (ET) REST OF THE ROTATION... No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) (2016-17 Stats) POS. PPG RPG A|BPG Notes 1 Shack Scott (6-7, 210, Jr.) F 1.7 1.7 0.3 (b) Season-high 10 points at Morgan State (12/10) 3 Blake Francis (5-11, 155, Fr.) G 7.5 1.3 1.2 (a) 2nd in the NEC Three-Point FG PCT at 43.6i% 4 AJ Sumbry (6-7, 240, R-Soph.) F 4.1 3.8 1.2 (b) Career-high 5 blocks @ Bryant (1/12/17); 6th in NEC 10 Marquis Salmon (6-8, 210, R-Jr.) F 1.5 1.5 0.3 (b) Logged three minutes at Morgan State 11 Romone Saunders (6-3, 205, Jr.) G 15.0 2.0 2.0 (a) Officially listed as day-to-day with foot injry (11/11/16) MBB CONTACT: Brian D. Morales 15 Jamar Brown (6-8, 250, Fr.) F 1.0 1.0 --- First collegiate game @ American; 2 pts, 2 rebs (11/22) Cell: 646-342-4414 21 Elijah Davis (6-4, 225, Soph) G/F 2.7 1.9 0.5 (a) Career highs in points (13) & rebs (9) at Providence E-mail:[email protected] 24 Devin Liggeons (6-1, 190 Soph.) G 3.8 2.4 0.2 (a) Career-high 17 points in 18 minutes vs. CSI (12/22) Twitter: @Wagner_MBB @WagnerAthletics 34 Mike Aaman (6-8, 260 R-Sr.) F 10.1 6.2 1.2 (b) Sufferred season-ending injury vs. Bryant @WagnerGameday 2016-17 Wagner College Men’s Basketball game notes Game 29| Northeast conference quarterfinals | #6 fairleigh dickinson | staten island, NY |march 1, 2017 2017 NEC MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP #1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S Wednesday, March 1 7:00 pm Watch: NEC Front Row at Highest Remaining Seed #8 SACRED HEART Saturday, March 4 12 or 2 pm #2 LIU BROOKLYN Watch: MSG, FCS, NEC Front Row Wednesday, March 1 Lowest Remaining Seed 9:00 pm Watch: MSG+ FCS & NEC Front Row #7 ROBERT MORRIS Tuesday, March 7 7:00 pm #3 WAGNER Watch: ESPN2, ESPN3 NEC Champion Wednesday, March 1 7:00 pm Watch: MSG+, FCS & NEC Front Row 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Saturday, March 4 12 or 2 pm #4 SAINT FRANCIS U Watch: MSG, FCS, NEC Front Row Wednesday, March 1 3rd Highest Remaining Seed 7:00 pm Watch: NEC Front Row #5 BRYANT 2017 NEC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP #1 Sunday, March 5 Time TBD Watch: NEC Front Row at Highest Remaining Seed #8 Wednesday, March 8 7:00 pm #2 Watch: ESPN3, NEC Front Row Sunday, March 5 Lowest Remaining Seed Time TBD Watch: NEC Front Row #7 Sunday, March 12 1:00 pm # #3 Watch: ESPNU NEC Champion Sunday, March 5 Time TBD Watch: NEC Front Row 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 Wednesday, March 8 7:00 pm #4 Watch: ESPN3, NEC Front Row Sunday, March 5 3rd Highest Remaining Seed Time TBD Watch: NEC Front Row #5 wagner in the nec tournament Year Seed Opponent Date W/L Score Location 1982-1983 - #6N at #3N St. Francis Brooklyn 3/6/1983 W 67-65 Brooklyn Heights, NY at #2N Fairleigh Dickinson 3/8/1983 L 84-94 Teaneck, NJ 1983-1984 - #7 vs. #2 Robert Morris 3/8/1984 L 62-68 Poughkeepsie, NY 1984-1985 - #6 vs. #3 LIU Brooklyn 3/2/1985 L 68-89 Baltimore, MD 1985-1986 - #4 vs. #5 Saint Francis U 3/6/1986 W 100-83 Pittsburgh, PA vs. #1 Fairleigh Dickinson 3/7/1986 L 57-86 Pittsburgh, PA 1986-1987 - #4 #5 Robert Morris 3/4/1987 W 82-72 Staten Island, NY at #1 Marist 3/6/1987 L 57-59 Poughkeepsie, NY 1989-1990 - #6 at #3 Marist 2/27/1990 W 69-63 Poughkeepsie, NY vs.