22000088--0099 DDeellaawwaarree SSttaattee MMeenn’’ss BBaasskkeettbbaallll GGaammee NNootteess Sports Media Relations: Paul Dodson (Men’s Basketball Contact) Media Relations Office: 302.857.6065; Dodson’s Office: 302.857.7365; Dodson’s E-mail: [email protected]; Dodson’s Cell: 813.545.2127 DSU Athletic Media Relations, 1200 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901 2008-09 Men’s Basketball Schedule 8 Game 110 1-8 Overall; 0-0 MEAC Home: 1-1, Away: 0-4, Neutral: 0-3 Dellaware State ((11--8)) at No.. 2 Connectiicut ((6--0)) November Dec.. 11,, 2008 7::30 p..m.. ((ET)) Hornet Classic Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Hartford, Conn. 14 WILMINGTON DOVER, DEL. W, 71-59 Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Hartford, Conn. 15 CHEYNEY DOVER, DEL. L, 64-67 Television - MyTV9 (Connecticut) - Bob Picozzi (play-by-play) and Ron Perry (analyst) call the action. Lori Mancini is producing the game. 17 at Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. L, 58-76 Radio - 1290 The Ticket & 1410 WDOV (Delaware State Radio Network) - Scott Klatzkin (play- 19 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio L, 42-62 by-play), in his first season, will call the action. Connecticut - WTIC-AM 1080 (UConn Radio Network) - Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play), Wayne 20 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio L, 42-70 Norman (analyst) call the action. Live Stats - N/A Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational Internet Broadcast - 1290theticket.com 22 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. L, 42-71 Tickets - 877.AtUCONN 25 at West Virginia Charleston, W.Va. L, 42-76 Records - Delaware State enters Monday’s game with a 1-8 record following a 69-65 loss to 28 vs. Oakland Las Vegas, Nev. L, 70-75 Longwood on Saturday, Nov. 29 during the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational. Connecticut 29 vs. Longwood Las Vegas, Nev. L, 65-69 enters Monday’s contest with a 6-0 record following an 88-58 win over Bryant on Saturday, Nov. 29. Rankings - Delaware State is not ranked in any national poll. Connecticut is ranked No. 2 in December this weeks AP Top 25 and No. 2 in this week’s ESPN/USA Today Top 25. 1 at [2/2] UConn Storrs, Conn. 7:30 p.m. Delaware State Coach Greg Jackson - Jackson (St. Paul’s, ‘80) is 133-120 (.526) in his ninth 4 UMES* DOVER, DEL. 5:30 P.M. season with the Hornets, 296-197 (.600) overall (18 years). Jackson has never faced Connecti - 6 at Richmond Richmond, Va. 7:00 p.m. cut. 12 at Maryland College Park, Md. 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun - Calhoun (American International College, ‘68) is 532-200 14 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. 2:00 p.m. (.727) in his 23rd season with the Huskies, 780-337 (.698) overall (37 seasons). - Kyle Muncy - [email protected] / 860.486.3531 (o) 20 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Media Contact Series - Monday will mark the first-ever regular season meeting between Delaware State and Connecticut. January Officials -Announced on game day. 10 S.C. State* Dover, Del. 4:00 p.m. 12 WINSTON-SALEM ST. DOVER, DEL. 7:30 P.M. Delaware State Faces No. 2 Connecticut 17 AT NORFOLK STATE* NORFOLK, VA. 6:00 P.M. Delaware State heads to Storrs, Conn., to face the No. 2-ranked Connecticut Huskies on Mon - 19 at N.C. A&T* Greensboro, N.C. 7:30 p.m. day, December 1. Tip off is slated for 7:30 p.m. The Hornets are looking to snap a current eight- 24 Bethune-Cookman* Dover, Del. 4:00 p.m. game losing skid and earn the team’s first road victory of the 2008-09 season. Monday’s contest 26 Florida A&M* Dover, Del. 7:30 p.m. also marks the end of the team’s current eight-game road swing, which lasted over 15 days and 31 Coppin State* Dover, Del. 4:00 p.m. had DSU in six different states. The Hornets dropped both of its contests in Las Vegas (75-70 vs. Oakland on Nov. 28 & 69-65 vs. Longwood on Nov. 29). Averaging 55.1 points-per-game, Delaware State enters Monday’s contest shooting 41.1 per - February cent (178-of-433) from the floor and 33.6 percent (46-of-137) from beyond the 3-point arc. Grab - 2 MORGAN STATE* DOVER, DEL. 7:30 P.M. bing 288 rebounds over the first nine games this season, DSU is averaging 32.0 7 at Hampton* Hampton, Va. 6:00 p.m. boards-per-game. 9 at Howard* Washington, D.C. 8:00 p.m. The Hornets are led offensively by senior Donald Johnson, who is averaging 10.6 points-per- 14 NORFOLK STATE* DOVER, DEL. 4:00 P.M. game. Johnson is shooting 40.5 percent (32-of-79) from the floor and has registered a team-high 16 N.C. A&T* DOVER, DEL. 7:30 P.M. 19 treys on 40.4 percent shooting from 3-point land. Coming off a career afternoon, Frisco San - 21 at Bethune-Cookman* Daytona Beach, Fla. 4:00 p.m. didge scored 21 points versus Longwood (11/29) to increase his season average to 9.9 points- per-game. Sandidge has pulled down 61 rebounds to average 6.8 boards-per-game. Leading 23 at Florida A&M* Tallahassee, Fla. 7:30 p.m. the team in rebounds is forward Arturo Dubois (67 rebounds). Dubois is averaging 8.4 rebounds- 28 at Morgan State* Baltimore, Md. 4:00 p.m. per-game after tallying a career-high 21 rebounds versus Longwood (11/29). Dubois also regis - tered four blocks during the contest to improve his season total to 18. The 6-foot-7 Dubois is also March averaging 9.1 points-per-game. 5 at UMES* Princess Anne, Md. 7:30 p.m. Just four wins shy of his 300th-career victory, Head Coach Greg Jackson will be looking to earn his first-ever win over the Connecticut Huskies. MEAC Tournament 9-14 MEAC Tournament Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA A Delaware State Win Vs. Connecticut Would ... Give DSU its first road win of the 2008-09 season. Give DSU its first-ever victory over the Huskies (first-ever meeting) *-MEAC Games Improve DSU’s overall record to 2-8. All Times Eastern Snap a current eight-game losing skid. Dates and Times Subject to Change Move Coach Jackson within three wins of his 300th-career victory. Home Games in BOLDED CAPS Improve Coach Jackson’s record at DSU to 134-120. Hornet Averages No Player (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos PPG RPG APG Noteable 0 Chad Wilson (6-0, 170, SO) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walk-on from Potomac State College 2 Trevor Welcher (5-11, 160, SO) G 5.1 2.7 2.1 Season-high 10 pts. at Kentucky (11/22) 4 Tramaine Johnson (6-1, 190, SR) G 0.3 0.9 0.3 Has played in seven games this season 11 Fred Bouie (6-0, 180, JR) G 7.5 1.5 1.5 Recorded career-high 5 assists vs Oakland (11/28) 20 Darrian David (6-3, 195, JR) G 2.7 1.0 0.0 Made Hornet debut vs. Wilmington (11/14) 21 Arturo Dubois (6-7, 240, SR) F 9.1 8.4 1.5 Grabbed career-high 21 boards vs. LU (11/29) 23 Greg Jackson, Jr. (6-1, 160, SO) G--- Is majoring in TV Production 30 Marcus Neal (6-5, 205, JR) G 6.8 4.1 1.6 Scored 12 pts. vs. Oakland (11/28) 32 Donald Johnson (6-4, 190, SR) G 10.6 2.6 0.7 Is averaging 14.5 ppg over the last two contests 33 Jerel Chavis (6-2, 190, SO) G--- Shot 44.1 percent from the field last season 34 Kris Douse (6-6, 215, JR) F 4.2 2.1 0.2 8 pts. and 4 reb. at Ohio State (11/20) 35 Jared Grady (6-2, 185, FR) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 Made DSU debut vs. Lehigh (11/17) 42 Greg Smith (6-7, 245, JR) F 1.5 1.0 0.0 Transfer from Metro CC 44 Terrence Parkes (6-6, 225, SO) F 2.4 2.4 0.4 Recorded 4 pts. and 4 reb. at Kentucky (11/22) 45 Sheridan Price (6-7, 210, SO) F 0.7 0.0 0.0 Made DSU debut at Kentucky (11/22) 55 Frisco Sandidge (6-6, 210, r-JR) F 9.9 6.8 1.8 Scored career-high 21 pts. vs. Longwood (11/29) Bold denotes probable starters Improve Coach Jackson’s overall record to Delaware State Men’s Basketball Team (1-8) DSU Quiick Facts 297-197. dropped its contest with the Longwood Lancers (4-4), 69-65, on Saturday, November 29 during GENERAL INFORMATION the final day of the Las Vegas Invitational. Location: . Dover, Del. A Look at UConn UConn is 6-0 on the season and ranked No. 2 Dubois, who registered his first double-double Founded: . 1891 of the season, scored 13 points along with his 21 Enrollment: . 3,756 in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today National Acting President: . Dr. Claibourne D. Smith Polls. The Huskies come off an 88-58 win over boards, while blocking four shots. The 6-foot-7 Athletics Director: . TBA Bryant Saturday that was preceded by a tri - forward converted 5-of-10 shooting from the floor Phone: . 302-857-6030 umphant trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, where and 3-of-6 from the free-throw line.