2010-11 men's basketball media guide

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Table of ConTenTsTable of Contents/Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 .

Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

sT. franCis CollegePresident Brendan J . Dugan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About St . Francis College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

sT. franCis College aThleTiCsQuick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

St . Francis College Department of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

The sT. franCis College experienCeAttending College in NYC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Terriers in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Professional Sports Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

This is Brooklyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Education Comes First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

season previewOutlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19

Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

TV & Radio Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The CoaChesHead Coach Glenn Braica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23

Assistant Coach Andy Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Assistant Coach Clive Bentick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Assistant Coach Danny Nigro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The playersMeet the Terriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Akeem Bennett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Ricky Cadell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Alexander Harrington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Richard Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Justin Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Stefan Perunicic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Akeem Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Dre Calloway/Adam Chmielewski/Matt Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Ben Mockford/Travis Nichols/Milos Trivic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

2009-2010 Statistics/Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

program hisTory History of the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Battle of Brooklyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

All-Time Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41

Historical Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

All-Time Record Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-44

About the Northeast Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-49St. Francis College180 Remen StreetBrooklyn Heights, NY 11201

St. Francis College . 180 Remsen Street . Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201

CREDITS The 2010-2011 St . Francis College men’s basketball guide is a publication of the St . Francis College Department of Athlet-ics . It was written and edited by David Gansell, director of sports information and marketing,; Jim Hoffman, compliance director; Richard Relkin, St . Francis College director of media relation, and Ron Ratner, Northeast Conference Associate Commissioner . This guide was designed and composed by register Graphics Photography by Greg Armstrong

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MEDIA INFORMATION

IntervIews:

St. Francis College and visiting locker rooms are closed to the media. For any special interview requests, please contact David Gansell, Director of Sports Information and Marketing. Interviews will be conducted in a designated area.

MedIa servIces

All media covering event will receive a game program and notes, complete play-by-play, halftime box score and complete final statistics.

telephones:

Phone lines are available in the Pope Physical Education Center for radio/internet broadcasts on a first-come, first-served basis. Broadcasts can be done from the 2nd floor, behind the scorer’s table or at a designated table on the court. Internet/Radio stations needing phone lines, please contact the sports information office at (718) 489-5369 at least three days prior to game day.

st. FrancIs college webcasts:

St. Francis College will broadcast the men’s and women’s home basketball games and select away games live over www.SFCathletics.com through Stretch Internet. For specific game information please check the St. Francis College – Athletics website prior to the game – SFCathletics.com

SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICEDavid Gansell

Director of Sports Information and Marketing

180 Remsen Street

Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201

Office: (718) 489-5369

Press Row: (718) 489-5412

Fax: (718) 797-2140

Cell: (718) 930-4237

Email: [email protected]


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TERRIER SPORTS NETWORK (TSN)St. Francis (NY) will continue its partnership with Stretch Internet for

audio streaming on SFCathletics.com during the 2010-2011 campaign. In addition, streaming video of all home games can be seen on www.SFCathletics.com.

In addition to broadcasting most men’s and women’s basketball games live, the network will air Terrier contests and special events throughout the year. Numerous podcasts featuring interviews with coaches and student-athletes will also air on TSN. All broadcasts will be free of charge for Terrier fans.

“I’m delighted that we will continue to work with Stretch Internet this season for all of our internet broadcasts,” said Garcia. “We’re really looking forward to giving all of our student-athletes the exposure that they deserve. We certainly feel that we are now on the cutting edge in terms of web broadcasting and videostreaming.”

This will be the ninth season that Terrier athletics can be heard online, but only the fourth season through Stretch. Interested parties will need QuickTime audio in order to hear the transmission, which can be down-loaded from Stretch’s website, www.stretchinternet.com.

St. Francis College play-by-play announcer Seth Cantor begins his sec-ond season as the voice of the Terriers.

All archived shows can be heard through Itunes, and fans will have the ability to purchase old broadcasts through the Stretch Internet website.


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PRESIDENT BRENDAN J. DugANAfter 40 years in commercial banking,

Brendan J. Dugan decided to return to his alma mater, St. Francis College, as President in 2008. He had served as Chairman of the College’s Board of Trustees before that, and as a member of the Board played a leading role in the College’s $40 million fundraising Campaign for Big Dreams.

President Dugan’s last banking posi-tion was Chairman & CEO of Sovereign Bank’s Metro NY/NJ Division. Sovereign had recently acquired Independence Bank where Mr. Dugan worked since 2003. Prior to joining Independence, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Citibank Commercial Markets (2001-2003), President of Eu-ropean American Bank (1991-2001) and President and Chief Executive Officer of NatWest USA (1974-1991). While at each of these institutions, Mr. Dugan helped develop and manage the implementation of growth strategies in the areas of Commercial and Retail Banking, Leasing and Real Estate Lending, all of which are integral to the New York economy.

Mr. Dugan is also a Director of Cox and Company, a manufacturer of aerospace parts for military and civil applications.

Reflecting a commitment to community involvement, Mr. Dugan is a board member of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Re-gional Plan Association, Partnership for New York City, the Downtown Brooklyn Partner-ship, and the Futures in Education Endow-ment Fund. He also serves on the Finance Council of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. In the past he was active with the New York Bankers Association and was a member of its Board of Directors and Legis-lative Policy Committee.

Community organizations bestowing honors upon him in the past include the Greater Jamaica Development Corp., the Anti Defa-mation League of B’Nai Brith, Helen Keller Services for the Blind, the Crohns and Colitis Foundation, the American Jewish Congress, Neighborhood Housing Services, Good Shep-herd Services, Touro Law School, St. Francis College, the Brooklyn Chamber of Com-merce, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, The Boy Scouts of America, and Brooklyn Legal Services Corp.

He resides in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn with his wife, Barbara.


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ST. FRANCIS COllEgE St. Francis College was founded in 1859 as St. Francis Academy by a

group of newly arrived Franciscan Brothers from Ireland. The Brother’s mission was to educate young men from working-class families in the Brooklyn Diocese. St. Francis Academy provided a sound education with a rigorous curriculum and personal support, all for a modest tuition, characteristics that endure today.

In 1884, St. Francis College received its Charter from New York State establishing a literary college which could award diplomas, honors, and degrees. In 1926, St. Francis College built a larger campus near its origi-nal site in Cobble Hill, where it remained until the 1960s when the Col-lege relocated to its current site on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights. The new location and opening the College’s doors up to women for the first time led to an influx of students from all five boroughs of New York City and beyond, doubling the student population.

The cornerstone of the St. Francis College experience is academics. All students complete a core curriculum that offers a foundation for intellectual and professional growth; once completed, they choose from one of 74 majors, many in the liberal arts and others geared to specific professions, included a five year combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Accounting. An honors program serves students of high achievement and a broad scholarship program supports those who are likely to perform well academically.

An NCAA-Division I institution, St. Francis College offers students the opportunity to play for any of 19 varsity men’s and women’s athletic teams, including its men’s basketball team, whose program is among the oldest in New York City. Teams compete in many well-known New York City venues such as the USTA National Tennis Center, home of the U.S. Open, Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island and Aviator Sports at Floyd Bennett Field.

Today, first-generation college-goers and students of all backgrounds are among St. Francis College’s diverse population. Its Catholic-Francis-can heritage, central to life at the College, allows faculty and administra-tors to embrace, support, and encourage all students as they pursue fulfillment of their dreams.


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COllEgE INFORMATIONLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooklyn Heights, NYFounded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1859President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan J. Dugan ‘68Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,300Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TerriersColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red & BlueAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NortheastHome Court (Capacity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pope PE Center (1,200) Peter Aquilone CourtSchool Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.stfranciscollege.eduAthletics Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.SFCathletics.comFaculty Athletic Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jennifer Lancaster

ATHlETICSDirector of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irma Garcia ‘80Asst. Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Kurtin ‘00Senior Woman Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Meghan K. O’BrienAssistant Dir. of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Quigley ‘75Director of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim HoffmanDirector of Sports Info/Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David GansellAssistant Sports Info Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian D. Morales ‘08Director of Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Hovey, MED, MS, A.T.CAssistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tara Temple, A.T.C.Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Armando Rodriguez, A.T.C.Director of Strength and Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan BenfieldAthletics Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (718) 489-5490Athletics Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (718) 797-2140Sports Information Phone 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (718) 489-5369Sports Information Phone 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (718) 489-5491Sports Information Email 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Information Email 2 . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Medicine Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (718) 489-5216Press Row # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (718) 489-5412

COACHINg STAFFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn BraicaOverall Record at St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First SeasonOverall Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First SeasonAssistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . .Andy Johnston, Clive Bentick, Danny Nigro

TEAM INFORMATIONFinal 2009-2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-18NEC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10Place T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-8Ret/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/3

QuICK FACTSST. FRANCIS COllEgE COACHINg STAFFMen’s basketballHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn BraicaAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andy Johnston, Clive Bentick, Danny Nigro

woMen’s basketballHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda MilanoAsst. Coach . . . . . . John Thurston, Dionne Dodson, Christine Stragisher

woMen’s bowlIngHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn GugliaroAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Liu

Men’s and woMen’s cross country/track & FIeldHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kyle BrownAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . Laureen Kurtin, Anthony Liriano, Richard Squire

Men’s golFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Clarke

woMen’s golFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julio CampuzanoAsst. Coach (Volunteer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tonianne Campuzano

Men’s soccerHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom GiovattoAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sinan Selmani, Christopher Antonio

Men’s & woMen’s swIMMIng & dIvIngHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian GuideraAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Hartshorne, Irina Vyguzova,

Men’s tennIsHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Davis

woMen’s tennIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Velnik

woMen’s volleyballHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Micah AcobaAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramy Abdalla, Belgica Santana

Men’s water poloHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Igor SamardzijaAssistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Srdjan Mihaljevic, Predrag Predin

woMen’s water poloHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Meghan HusakAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBD


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Senior alexandra stein was named to the National Tenpins Coaches association all-america honorable Mention squad as well as all-nec First team selection while freshman Marissa gargiulo was named to the all-northeast conference rookie team.

The team ranked # 12 in the national tenpins coaches association poll.

Earned first tournament title in program history.

raised over $6,000 for breast cancer research.

Seniors semso nikocevic, Javier gonzalez and anthony Matos of the men’s soccer team were named to the nscaa all-north atlantic region 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team, respectively.

nikocevic and Matos gained First team all-northeast conference hon-ors while junior John sallhag and gonzalez were named to the confer-ence’s second team selections.

Finished the regular season in 2nd place with a semi-finals appear-ance in the northeast conference tournament for the first time in nearly ten years.

Men’s water polo finished the season with a record of 12-6 and ranked # 19 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Poll.

earned a 3.20 gpa in the fall semester and team cumulative gpa of 3.40.

Junior liliana rodriguez of the women’s volleyball team recorded her 1,000 career dig on October 9th while also leading the northeast confer-ence in that category.

Junior andrea dolnay of the women’s water polo team was named to the Maac all-preseason team as well as a Maac First team all-confer-ence pick.

Men’s cross country squad had three top 10 finishes with freshman paul gilhuley setting a new record with a time of 25:52. The women’s cross country team’s best performance came in the Fairfield Invite as they finished 6th.

the Men’s track and Field team was phenomenal this past season. paul and Joseph gilhuley each qualified for Junior nationals in the Steeplechase and 1500meters, respectively.

Fellow freshman aboshioma obemeata set the St. Francis College triple jump record.

senior dean brown won the northeast conference Indoor high Jump championship and claimed the northeast conference Men’s Indoor track scholar athlete of the year.

On the women’s side, sophomore dominique burrus was crowned the 2009 northeast conference long Jump champion at the northeast conference Indoor championships.

In the world of aquatics, the Men’s swimming and diving team defeated Manhattan college in the season opener while senior sonya Jaggernauth set a new pool record at Mount St. Mary’s.

The Men’s golf team defeated wagner in a head-to-head match on April while the women’s team picked up their first win, also against Wag-ner, on October 2nd. Juniors emily wisener and teresa dillilo finished 1 & 2 at the hofstra triangle Match. Wisener is the first Terrier to medal for the program.

The Men’s tennis team picked up three key northeast conference victories this season, one against St. Francis (PA) and twice against Wag-ner. The women’s tennis team went 1-1 at the northeast conference championships, defeating Wagner 4-0.

ST. FRANCIS COllEgE ATHlETICSSt. Francis College, a member of the Northeast Conference and

NCAA Division I, sponsors 19 varsity teams. Men compete in bas-ketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track, and water polo. Women compete in basketball, bowl-ing, cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track, water polo, and volleyball. St. Francis College teams have competed in such famous facilities as Madison Square Garden, the National

Tennis Center (annual home of the U.S. Open) and Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. Over the past several years, the men’s and women’s basketball teams have been featured in games televised regionally. The St. Francis athletic program has affiliations with the Northeast Conference (NEC), the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) and Metro Atlantic Ath-letic Conference (MAAC).

2009-2010 hIghlIghts

Alexandra Stein Semso Nikocevic Liliana Rodriguez Dean Brown


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ATHlETIC DEPARTMENT

IrMa garcIa, dIrector oF athletIcsIrma Garcia has been a part of St. Francis College

Athletics for the past 24 years as a student-athlete, coach and administrator. In the summer of 2007, Garcia was named the Terriers’ Director of Athletics. In fact, she is the first Hispanic female to lead a Division I program. Garcia’s leadership, compassion and dedication to the St. Francis College Department of Athletics has touched many and her induction to the College’s Hall of Fame in 2005 was a well deserved honor. In 1976, Garcia entered St. Francis College as a student-

athlete on the women’s basketball team to play for St. Francis Hall of Fame Coach Diane Nolan. Upon graduation, Irma began her career as a physical education teacher and girls’ basketball coach at St. Joseph by the Sea on Staten Island. Garcia returned to St. Francis in 1988 when she was

named the 8th women’s basketball coach in St. Francis College history. During Irma’s 11-year tenure, her players and teams received many individual and collective honors. Under her guidance, 12 of her women’s basketball players were honored on post-season Northeast Conference (NEC) teams (four NEC First-Team All-Conference Players, two NEC Second-Team All-Conference Players, five NEC All-Rookie Team Players, and one Newcomer of the Year). Five former players were inducted into the College’s Hall of Fame. Irma’s women’s basketball teams were also among the NCAA elite in the classroom. Her 1998-99 team was honored by the WBCA for having the 4th highest team grade-point-average among nearly 300 Division I women’s basketball teams in the country and the 1997-98 team ranked 23rd in the nation in team grade-point-average. Garcia also coached the first St. Francis women’s basketball player recruited to play professional basketball, Carolyn Harvey. After the 1997-98 season, Garcia was honored by her colleagues as the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year. In addition to her responsibilities as head women’s

basketball coach, Garcia also served as the College’s Department of Athletics Senior Woman Administrator. Her administrative responsibilities included monitoring student-athlete financial aid and she was the primary liaison to the College’s admissions and financial aid offices. Irma was also instrumental in fundraising for the then-new women’s basketball locker room.Following the 1998-99 season, Garcia retired from

coaching and was named the St. Francis College Associate Director of Athletics. In that role, she also was the Director of Student-Athlete Services and became the department’s business manager where she oversaw the athletic department’s budget and purchasing activities. Garcia earned a master’s degree from Brooklyn College in

2001 in Sports Administration. She is an active member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of

Athletics (NACDA), the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), American Council on Education (AEC), Board member of the Minority Opportunities Association (MOAA), Public Schools Athletic League, and sits on the NCAA’S MOIC Committee.She has recently been featured in the USA Today, New York

Daily News, Diversity Magazine, CAA News, ESPN.com and American Latino, a nationally syndicated TV show. Garcia was honored Oct. 1, 2008 at the White House, in

Washington D.C., as a 2008 Las Primeras Award Recipient by MANA, a national Latina organization, for becoming the first Hispanic woman to run an NCAA Division I athletic program. This past April, Garcia was recognized as one of the recipients of the 2010 “Mujeres Destacadas Award” by El Diario La Prensa, the premier publication serving New York-area Latinos. In addition she was the recipient of the ECAC’s 2009 Katherine Ley Award, which honors an ECAC woman athletics administrator who exemplifies the values and characteristics displayed by Katherine Ley. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will honor Garcia this fall at Brooklyn’s Borough Hall when he hosts Latin Heritage Night.

anthony kurtIn, assIstant athletIc dIrector oF busIness aFFaIrs and adMInIstratIonAnthony Kurtin, a St. Francis graduate was named

Assistant Director of Athletics for Business Affairs and Administration in June of 2007. Kurtin was head coach of the St. Francis Track and Field team for five years prior to his new appointment. He was named head coach at the age of 21, making him the youngest Division I college coach in the nation at that time. As a Psychology Major at St. Francis, Kurtin was team captain during both his junior & senior year. In his junior year he was named MVP for the terrier men’s cross-country team and received the Coaches Award for the Outdoor track & field season. As a senior, he once again received the Coaches Award for cross-country. “Anthony showed amazing skill in recruiting and mentoring

dozens of students,” said Irma Garcia. “His love of sports and care for the students will make him invaluable as our new Assistant Director.”Kurtin came back to St. Francis after teaching and

coaching at Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn. He also worked and coached with City Parks track & field camps, PAL, NATS Kids, and in the summer of 2005 was named Empire State Games head coach for the New York City track & field team. Kurtin also holds a Master’s Degree in Guidance and

Counseling from Brooklyn College. He is married to Assistant Track and Field Coach Laurie Kurtin and the couple welcomed their first child, JD, in January of 2008 and daughter Addison was born this past August.


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carl QuIgley, assIstant athletIc dIrectorCathal “Carl” Quigley’s long time association with St Francis

College began in 1971 as a freshman student athlete of the class of 1975. He graduated with a BA degree in Sociology and is a member of the Dun Scotus Honor society. He continued his education at Long Island University where he received his Masters Degree in Adapted Physical Education and Rehabilitation in 1979. Upon Carl’s graduation from St Francis College in 1975 he

was immediately hired as the water polo teams coach by athletic director Dan Lynch Sr. and Dean of Students John Clifford, he began working as a part time coach the following fall a position that he has maintained throughout his career. In 1979 Carl founded and organized the St Francis Youth

Water Polo Club under his direction the club has been most successful. Providing countless youngsters with the opportunity to play water polo at local, state (Empire State Games) and national competitions and even had one of our members play in three Olympic competitions. He was hired as assistant athletic director for aquatics in

1999. His responsibilities there included over seeing the men’s and women’s water polo teams and coordinating use of the colleges pool to some forty community groups. Some of which include CHSAA, PSAL and CYO swim teams, local summer camps, and special groups Brooklyn Special Olympics, the Young Adult Institute and the American Red Cross and on occasion a movie production company. He is currently serving on the NCAA Rules and Championship Committees as well as the Northeast Conference Swimming Committee and he has served as the President of the Collegiate Water Polo Association Board of Directors from 2001-2002 From 2000-2008, under Quigley, the men’s water polo team

has won six CWPA Northern Division Championships and the last five ECAC (Eastern Collegiate Athletic Association) Championships. The team also advanced to the NCAA National Championship Final Four in 2005. He has coached 16 All Americans here at the college and during that time and probably most importantly the men’s water polo team. Lastly, two members of those teams have won the prestigious NCAA Post-graduate Scholarship award namely Tamas Katona and Gergely Fabian. Quigley is married to St Francis alumnus Christabel class

of 1975 and they live in Belle Harbor with their two sons Bryan and Matthew.

davId gansell, dIrector oF sports InForMatIon & MarketIngDavid Gansell was hired as Director of Sports Information

& Marketing on August 15, 2007. Since joining the staff, new efforts have been made to enhance www.SFCathletics.com, and Terrier athletes and staff have been featured prominently in the local and national media. In addition, a corporate sponsorship program was established to generate additional revenue for the athletic department.Prior to arriving at St. Francis College, Gansell served as

the Assistant Director/Director of Media Relations at the

City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) for four years. In addition to his role of assisting with the conference’s daily operations, he was responsible for overseeing the entire media relations efforts of the league. He managed the conference’s website, issued weekly press releases, produced publications, handled championship administration, publicized student-athletes and teams, and assisted with sponsorship, advertising, and promotions. Gansell also played a key role in the conference’s television and internet radio efforts, and was instrumental in securing a partnership with Time Warner Cable (TWC). The past two years, the CUNYAC men’s and women’s basketball championship games were televised live in all five New York City boroughs by TWC. Previous to his appointment at CUNYAC, Gansell spent

seven years at former Northeast Conference rival University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he worked in the Sports Information Department. He served as Assistant Director and later was promoted to Associate Director. Gansell acted as the primary contact for numerous Retrievers’ teams, handling game operations and publicity. A 1995 graduate of UMBC, Gansell earned his Bachelor

of Arts degree in Sports Management and received a minor in writing. As a student, he interned in the UMBC Sports Information Office and performed an additional internship with the Baltimore Orioles Class A affiliate Frederick Keys. After graduating, he was hired as a Sports Information Intern at the University of Delaware, and six months later returned to his alma mater to accept a full-time role. Gansell also has served in various part-time capacities

with the Baltimore Stallions (Canadian Football League), Baltimore Ravens (National Football League), and the Baltimore Orioles Class AA affiliate Bowie Baysox (AA).

JIM hoFFMan, dIrector oF coMplIanceJim Hoffman is in his 19th year as a member of the St.

Francis College athletics staff, and his sixth as the Director of Compliance. In his position, he is responsible ensuring the department’s compliance with NCAA and Northeast Conference regulations, and serving as the department’s liaison to the Offices of Admissions, the Registrar, and Student Financial Services. Jim also completes various reports for the athletics department, including the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act reports, the Academic Performance Program census, and the annual federal Graduation Rate and NCAA Graduation Success Rate reports.Prior to being appointed as the Director of Compliance in

July, 2002, Jim spent nine years as the Sports Information Director, while handling additional duties in the areas of compliance and student-athlete eligibility. In this capacity, he coordinated publicity, publications, and record maintenance for all of the College’s sports programs, as well as serving as the department’s contact to the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse and NCAA Membership Services. Jim is a 1989 graduate of Fairfield University’s School of Business.


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don hovey, dIrector oF sports InJurIes & rehabIlItatIonDon Hovey has been working at St. Francis College since

1994. The West Point native is responsible for treating athletes for everything from muscle soreness to sprains, breaks and concussions. Hovey oversees a variety of duties, including caring for athletes who suffer in-game injuries and composing physical therapy and recovery regiments for injured athletes.Hovey has particular expertise in the latest innovations of

using microcurrents and laser technology in dealing with leg and muscle cramps. Among his other responsibilities, Hovey monitors certain events in the Empire State Games, an annual event that brings thousands of amateur athletes together in a variety of sporting competitions. He also established St. Francis College as an outreach site where students who are pursuing a career in medicine can earn hours towards their degree.Hovey earned two Master’s Degrees in Sports Medicine

from New York University and worked under Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Howard J. Levy, who works with the New York Jets (NFL) organization. He also taught Health at International schools for almost ten years.

Meghan o’brIen, senIor woMan adMInIstratorMeghan O’Brien was named Senior Woman Administrator

in July of 2009. O’Brien represents St. Francis College at Northeast Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) meetings as a gender-equity advocate, providing equal support for women’s sports as directed by Title IX. O’Brien, a native of Brooklyn, New York, has been a

member of the Athletics Senior staff for three years and will continue to assist the Athletic Director by handling all aspects of team travel for each of the Terriers 19 Division I sports. In addition, she is responsible for the supervision and assignment of student-workers in the office.A 2006 graduate of SUNY Oneonta, O’Brien earned her

Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Studies and received a minor in Sports Management. She got her start at St. Francis by interning in the Sports Information Office soon after graduating from Oneonta. She contributed to the development of both the men’s and women’s 2005-2006 basketball media guides, and helped maintain the athletics’ website providing daily updates, schedules, and news.

O’Brien also serves as the Event Coordinator for several of the department’s annual events, including the Student-Athlete Awards Banquet, as well as “Shoot for A Cure,” a fundraiser to support breast cancer awareness during the basketball season. In addition, O’Brien is the moderator of the SAAC

(Student-Athlete Advisory Committee), a group whose main focus is to provide the student-athlete population with an opportunity to more effectively communicate with the Athletic Department Administration. The group also works on various community service projects throughout the year and helps promote attendance at events.

brIan d. Morales, assIstant sIdBrian Morales was named Assistant Sports Information

Director at St. Francis College in July of 2009. Morales is the primary contact for 11 of the 19 Terrier teams: Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Bowling, Men’s & Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field, Golf and Tennis. Morales, a 2008 graduate of St. Francis College, is

responsible for preparing daily press release reports for each of 19 Division I sports. He helps maintain the Terriers website, SFCathletics.com and serves as the official scorer for home games; produces team media guides, game programs and other publications. He’s also the liaison between the media and the 11 sports assigned to him. Morales began working in the Athletics Department at St.

Francis during his senior year, while pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts (Film & Broadcasting). As a student-intern, Morales assisted in the preparation of all necessary equipment for the “Terrier Sports Network,” the audio/video streaming network of St. Francis College Athletics. Among many tasks assigned, he coordinated weekly pre and post game shows, filled with interviews, statistical information and special guests. To gain experience in broadcasting, Morales assisted host Nick Guerriero and Carl Coulanges with the half-time show, entitled “Pardon the Sarcasm.” The half-time show tackled many sports issue, while giving perspective from a college-student point of view.


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THERE’S NO PlACE lIKE NEW YORK CITYHow can you beat going to college in New York

City? In addition to the experience of receiving a superior liberal arts education, St. Francis College students also have the luxury of being in one of the world’s richest cities in terms of culture and diversity. With train lines just steps from the cam-pus, students are only a subway ride away from all that the city has to offer.


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TERRIERS IN THE COMMuNITYThe St. Francis College athletic department is committed to making a

difference in the community. Throughout the year, numerous teams are involved in clinics, fundraisers, and various other projects throughout New York City.


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gET YOuR NEW YORK SPORTS HERE!!!!!!!!The New York Metropolitan area boasts some of the most exciting

professional sports teams in the country.

The 27-time World Series Champion New York Yankees play at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.

The New York Mets (NL) play all their home games in near-by Queens at Citi Field

The New York Jets (AFC) and New York Giants (NFC) battle each Sunday at the new Meadowlands Stadium.

The New York Knicks (NBA), The New York Liberty (WNBA) and New York Rangers (NHL) each call the “World’s Most Famous Arena,” Madison Square Garden home.

All these great teams are a hop, skip and jump away from Brooklyn Heights.


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THIS IS BROOKlYNconey Island• Home of the World Famous, “Cyclone” and Astroland Park

• Every 4th of July, the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest takes places at this historic Surf Avenue establishment

• Is the home of the New York Mets’ Class A Minor League team, the Brooklyn Cyclones who play at MCU Park.

baM: brooklyn acadeMy oF MusIc• is a major performing arts venue known as

a center for progressive and avant garde performance.

• Founded in 1861 the first BAM facility at 176-194 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights was conceived as the home of the Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn.

• Featuring a line-up of world class performances of Opera, Theater and Dance as well as a movie theater that shows everything from box office hits to Sundance Film Festival entries.

brooklyn botanIc garden• Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, and Park Slope neighborhoods, the 52-

acre garden includes a number of specialty “gardens within the Garden,” plant collections, and the Steinhardt Conservatory, which houses the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, three climate-themed plant pavilions, a white cast-iron and glass aquatic plant house, and an art gallery.

• Founded in 1910, the Garden holds over 10,000 taxa of plants and each year welcomes over 900,000 visitors from around the world.

• A Brooklyn gem, with a fantastic collection of flowers, plants and trees, including an authentic Japanese Garden and Pond, Rock Garden and Bonsai Collection.

brooklyn MuseuM• Is the second largest art museum in New York City, and

one of the largest in the United States.

• One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes objects ranging from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, as well as the art of many other cultures.

• Approximately 500,000 patrons visit the museum each year.

• Located in Central Brooklyn, the museum is a half-hour from midtown Manhattan and about 15 minutes from downtown Brooklyn.

• From Star Wars to culture wars, the Brooklyn Museum collections runs from one of the finest collections of Ancient Egyptian Art to modern masterpieces.

prospect park• Almost 600 acres of parkland in the middle of

Brooklyn, complete with a lake, Audubon center and zoo.


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FRESHMAN STuDIESFreshMan seMInar (sFc 1001)SFC 1001 is a life lessons course designed for your first semester at St. Francis. Our Freshman Advisors help you develop academic and study skills and teach how to organize an academic plan to work towards your bachelor’s degree. SFC 1001 also supplies information on campus resources, assists in laying the groundwork for choosing your major and planning your career, eases the transition from high school to college, and generally helps you build a connection to the College, the campus and your fellow students.

acadeMIc enhanceMent centerThe Academic Enhancement Center is a resource for all students to help them get ahead in the classroom. Professional and peer student tutors help guide students in a variety of ways to get them on the right academic track. The center offers workshops, intensive reading and writing courses, one on one and group tutoring, computer resources and pre-collegiate summer programs to help incoming freshman make the transition from high school to college.

hdtv studIoSt. Francis College is one of only a handful of colleges in the U.S. with a State-of-the-Art High Definition Television Studio complete with HD Studio Cameras, HD Projector, Professional Switching and Character Generator equipment, a Chroma Key Wall as well as almost 20 Macin-tosh computers with Final Cut Pro editing software.Our alumni are pursuing careers in a variety of fields such as producing TV shows and news programs and acting in off-Broadway plays.

our proFessors understand our student-athletesSt. Francis College Adjunct Associate Professor Arthur Kimmel has co-

authored a book aimed at teaching student-athletes and their parents how to navigate college waters, The College Athletes Guide to Academic Success. Mathematics Assistant Professor Erez Shochat came to St. Francis

College to play Soccer, now he is a full time faculty member with dis-tinct insights in how to excel on the field and in the classroom.


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STRENgTH & CONDITIONINgthe new weIght rooM

The weight room was completely remodeled in the summer of 2006, giving it a more modern and updated appearance as well as a more func-tional layout. The upgrade allows the strength and conditioning staff, under the direction of Ryan Benfield, to train larger groups of student-athletes more efficiently.

New and updated features of the state of the art facility include:

• plate loaded and selectorized machines from nautilus, cybex, and tuff stuff.

• new multi-functional power racks with custom terrier platforms.

• separate room with wooden floor used for flexibility, speed, agility, and polymeric workouts.

• custom upholstery on all equipment

• rubber flooring throughout entire weight room

• state of the art sound system

• six flat-screen plasma televisions

• new lightning system

• state of the art ventilation system


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SPORTS MEDICINEThe Saint Francis College Sports Medicine Facility is staffed by three

full-time Certified Athletic Trainers. The facility is headed by Don Hovey, MED, MS, ATC. Don is assisted by Assistant Athletic Trainers, Armando Rodriguez ATC, and Tara Temple, ATC. The Sports Medicine Staff are responsible for the treatment and coordination of all health-related conditions that affect the student-athletes of Saint Francis College’s 19 varsity sports.


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st. FrancIs college has been buzzIng about the return oF glenn braIca to reMsen street. the terrIers’ long-tIMe assIstant was naMed the 17th coach In the hIstory oF the prograM last aprIl aFter brIan nash suddenly resIgned FroM hIs post.

You can make a strong case that the Terriers will compete for one of the top-spots in the Northeast Conference standings this season. Three starters will return to the fold, two of them, senior guards ricky cadell and akeem bennett, have added All Northeast Conference honors to their resumes. In fact, St. Francis is the only NEC program to return two players with All-Conference accolades under their belts. Cadell was a Second Team All-NEC selection as a sophomore in 2008-2009 and is the leading returning scorer on the circuit. Bennett also garnered Second Team honors in his initial campaign a season ago after transferring from Western Oklahoma State College. Junior point guard Justin newton, who started 26 contests, improved his game tremendously last season and developed into one of the surest ball handlers and top defenders in the league.

Perhaps no other team in the NEC will have as much talent and experience returning in the backcourt this season than the Terriers, who figure to start three guards on opening night. Cadell pumped in

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15.9 points per game last season and his 1,158 career points rank among the top-15 on the all-time school list. In fact, the Manhattan native has an opportunity to become the Terriers’ all-time leading scorer with a big senior season. Last year, he drained a career-high 72 treys and scored 20 or more points on eight different occasions. Bennet made an instant impact in his initial season and played three different positions last season, including the lead guard spot. One of the most well-rounded players in the league, there is little Bennett didn’t do on the court for the Terriers last season. The high-flying 6’3” Long Island native plays with a fearless swagger and isn’t afraid to mix it up underneath as evidenced by his team-best 6.4 rebounds per game. Bennett, who recorded five “double-doubles,” also led St. Francis (NY) with 4.0 assists per game, 2.2 steals per game, and ranked second in scoring with 14.0 points per game. Newton was second in the conference in assist-turnover ratio (101 assists/51 turnovers) and he also finished fourth in the NEC in steals (1.93 per game).

Two newcomers, adam chmielewski and dre calloway will push Newton for minutes at the point. Chmielewski is a combo guard who played at Champlain St. Lambert High School in Montreal, Canada. Chmielewski, who averaged 16.0 points and 8.0 assists per game last season, owns a terrific handle and has a great feel for the game. He helped lead the Cavaliers to the 2010 CCAA Men’s National Basketball Championships and scored a team-high 25 points against NAIT in the first game of the tournament. Lefty point guard Dre Calloway played at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado last season. He managed to average 7.0 points, 3.2 assists (3-1 assist/turnover ratio), and 1.0 steals per game for the Plainsmen despite missing a month due to sickness. Prior to Northeastern, the Manhattan (NY) native helped lead Lincoln High School (Denver, Colorado) to the Class 4A state finals in 2008 and scored 14 points in the championship game. Calloway, who began his high school career at Rice (NY) in 2004-2005, was a 2008 Denver Post All State 1st Team pick. He also attended Our Saviour Lutheran (NY) from 2005 through 2007.

There will be plenty of competition in the frontcourt as well with the graduation of Kayode Ayeni, Herman Wrice, and Nigel Byam. Sophomore akeem Johnson was a pleasant surprise last season after he was hurried into major minutes due to season-ending injuries to Byam (shoulder) and junior alexander harrington (knee). Johnson shot a league-high 57 percent in conference games and averaged 6.8 points in 22.4 minutes per outing during the conference slate. Harrington played in just eight contests last season due to the injury but showed flashes of solid play on both ends of the floor. Junior three-point specialist stefan perunicic is always a threat from anywhere on the court. His 147 treys over his first two seasons are on pace to establish a new

school mark in the category. Fellow countryman 6’8” Milos trivic is expected to compete for minutes after redshirting last season. The freshman enrolled at St. Francis last winter and was able to practice and travel with the team for the final two months of the season. Trivic plays with abundant energy and possesses a workman-like attitude on the floor. Junior richard clark is the tallest player on the roster at 6”10”. The coaching staff has been pleased with his work ethic and is hopeful that the Great Britain native can make an impact this season.

A newcomer to watch in the frontcourt will be junior transfer travis nichols. At just 6-4 and 215 pounds, Nichols is an extremely strong player who is skilled on the inside as well as the perimeter. This past summer he was the second leading scorer on the New York City team that participated in the Empire State Games. Nichols starred at Food & Finance High School in Manhattan, helping the squad reach the PSAL Class A finals in 2008. That season, Nichols poured in 23.5 points per game and was named to the NY Daily News All-Manhattan Second Team and was also a NY Post All-PSAL honorable mention pick. Last season, he averaged 5.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game at Gulf Coast (FL.) Community College. 6’8” freshman Matt Milk is expected to log quality minutes in the frontcourt. Milk is a rugged power forward/center who played three years at Upper Room Christian High School (Dix Hills, NY) before finishing up his prep career at Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pine Crest in 2009-2010. Milk, who was a teammate of Kentucky’s Brandon Knight last season, helped lead the Panthers to the Broward County Class 3A championship game and a 24-5 record, averaging 5.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game.

The 2010-2011 season will begin with a road trip to Atlantic Coast power Boston College on November 12 and South Florida of the Big East on November 15. The Terriers will make their home debut against Howard on November 21. The highlight of the non-conference schedule will be an appearance in the historic Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival on December 20 and December 21 along with St. John’s, Davidson, and Northwestern. “It’s great for our program to be able to play in the Garden on consecutive nights,” Braica said. “I’m thrilled that our fans will be able to watch us play against some of the best programs in the country on one of the biggest stages in the world.”

Coach Braica is excited about what he’s seen since taking over the program last spring and is looking forward to working with this group. “The guys came back to school in great shape and are working hard to prove that they are a good team. I think our students and alumni are going to enjoy watching us play.”


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no. name pos. yr. ht. wt. hometown/high school1 Dre Calloway G JR 6-0 170 Harlem, NY/Lincoln (Co.)

2 Stefan Perunicic F JR 6’6” 195 Belgrade, Serbia/Dimitrise Tucovic

3 *Ben Mockford G SO 6-2 180 Shoreham-by-Sea, England/Iona)Oak Hill Acd.

5 Adam Chmielewski G FR 6-0 175 Montreal, Canada/ Champlain St. Lambert

11 Ricky Cadell G SR 6’2” 180 New York, NY/The Patterson School

12 Milos Trivic F FR 6’8” 210 Belgrade, Serbia/Srednja Turisticka Skola

14 Travis Nichols G/F SO 6-4 190 Brooklyn, NY/Food & Finance

15 Justin Newton G JR 6’0” 190 Queens, NY/Poly Prep Country Day

20 Richard Clark C JR 6’9” 215 Berkshire, England/ Centros de Ensenanzas de Canarias (Canary Islands)

24 Akeem Bennett G/F SR 6’2” 180 Long Island, NY/West Hempstead

30 Akeem Johnson F SO 6’6” 200 Brooklyn, NY/Susan S. McKinney

33 Matt Milk F FR 6-8 220 Wantagh, NY/Fort Lauderdale (Fl.) Pine Crest

40 Alexander Harrington C SR 6’9” 220 Washington D.C./DuVal

*Will sit-out the 2010-2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules

Glenn Braica (First Year Head Coach) - Queens College ‘89

Andy Johnston (Third Year Assistant Coach) – New Hampshire ‘87

Clive Bentick (Fourth Year Assistant Coach) - Canisius College ‘01

Danny Nigro (First Year Assistant Coach) – St. Francis College ‘95

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1 Dre CallowayG • JR • 6-0 • 170 Harlem, NY

2010-2011 TERRIERS

2 Stefan PerunicicF • JR • 6’6” • 195Belgrade, Serbia 3

Ben MockfordG • SO • 6-2 • 180Shoreham-by-Sea, England 5

Adam ChmielewskiG • FR • 6-0 • 175Montreal, Canada

11 Ricky CadellG • SR • 6’2” • 180New York, NY 12

Milos TrivicF • FR • 6’8” • 210Belgrade, Serbia 14

Travis NicholsG/F • SO • 6-4 • 190Brooklyn, NY/Food & Finance 15

Justin NewtonG • JR • 6’0” • 190 Queens, NY/

20 Richard ClarkC • JR • 6’9” • 215Berkshire, England 24

Akeem BennettG/F • SR • 6’2” • 180Long Island, NY 30

Akeem JohnsonF • SO • 6’6” • 200Brooklyn, NY

33Matt MilkF • FR • 6-8 • 220Wantagh, NY 40

Alexander HarringtonC • SR • 6’9” • 220Washington D.C.


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Brooklyn- born Glenn Braica was named the 17th head coach in the history of the

St. Francis College men’s basket-ball program. Braica replaced Brian Nash, who resigned for per-sonal reasons on April 7, 2010

“This is a great day for St. Francis College basketball,” Garcia said at Braica’s introductory press confer-ence. “Glenn was a solid coach for us when he was here the first time. With Glenn calling the offense, the Terriers were in the top four in the conference almost every year. He knew how to win then, and now with six years in the Big East un-der his belt, he’s coming back with incredible experience that will give our program a huge lift toward the upper echelon of the Northeast Conference.”

Braica, who has spent the last six seasons as an assistant at St. John’s under Norm Roberts, is no stranger to St. Francis College. The native New Yorker patrolled the Terriers’ sidelines for 15 years and was the Associate Head Coach from the 2000-01 season to 2003-04 under Ron Ganulin. During Braica’s last seven years at St. Francis, the Terriers posted a 118-83 record, including an 88-42 mark in the NEC and captured two regular season titles. They finished with a .500 or better record in the league seven-straight years, at that time the longest active streak in the league. They also reached the NEC Semifinals five times and had two championship game appear-ances in Braica’s last five seasons.

“I’m extremely excited to be the new head coach at St. Francis Col-lege,” Braica said. “I would like to thank Irma and the administration for giving me this opportunity. “I believe that the experience I have gained in all facets of coaching has prepared me for the challenge of re-establishing St. Francis as one of the best programs in the Northeast Conference. It’s my desire to work with people of high integrity and caliber, people who understand the importance of academics and the values of

glENN BRAICAhead coach: FIrst season

hoMetown: brooklyn, n.y.

alMa Mater: Queens college


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St. Francis College. I will build a program that properly reflects the institution’s high expectations of its student-athletes in the class-room, on the court and in the community.”

“With Glenn we get a true Brook-lynite; someone who has spent his entire career making connections within the New York City basketball community,” added AD Garcia. “He’s someone who cares about his student-athletes not just when they play for him, but years later. He is their mentor for life.”

He served as the recruiting coordinator and was instrumental in on-court coaching, scouting, individual workouts, preseason and postseason conditioning, film exchange and the monitoring of each player’s academic progress. He was also heavily involved in player development at St. Fran-cis, and helped orchestrate the Terriers’ offensive system, which ranked first or second in the NEC in each of the last five seasons he was on staff. During his tenure the squad emerged from the league’s lower tier and went on to become one of the conference’s marquee programs, boasting two regular season conference championships. From 1998-2004, the Terriers had one player named the league’s Player of the Year, six first-team All-NEC selections, five second-team All-NEC honorees, two play-ers that lead the league in scoring, two NEC Rookies of the Year and a NEC Defensive Player of the Year. Braica recruited and coached sev-eral student-athletes that would go on to pro basketball careers during his time with the Terriers.

“Coach Nash built a great founda-tion here at St. Francis,” added Head Coach Braica. “We have a strong core of returning players and I look forward to building on what he started.”

Braica attended St. Agnes High School and Bishop Ford in Brooklyn in the early 1980s and graduated from Queens College in 1989. Braica began his coaching

career at New York City Tech as an assistant in 1988. He also served as a teacher at The Reece School and in the New York City Board of Education from 1989-1994.

When Norm Roberts became head coach at St. John’s, Braica, a teammate at Queens College, was his first hire. He is a proven recruit-er, scout and strategist, and was instrumental in helping St. John’s rebuild its program. Braica’s on-court instruction, particularly with the St. John’s guards and wing players and All-Metro selections Eugene Lawrence, DJ Kennedy, and Paris Horne, gave the Red Storm improved perimeter play over the last six seasons. He has a long list of successful recruits from New York City including Malik Boothe, Justin Burrell, Dwight Hardy, Sean Evans and Horne.

“I truly believe that Glenn has the whole package,” said Roberts. “He brings experience, tremen-dous coaching ability as well as the personality and demeanor to promote and elevate St. Francis College to the top of the Northeast Conference.”

Braica was also praised by Roberts for his ability to reach out to the community and Red Storm alumni, bringing former players back into the fold, a component that was lacking before his arrival. He was also one of the co-direc-tors of the Norm Roberts bas-ketball camp, helping to increase enrollment from 75 campers in 2004 to 260 kids per session in 2009.

From 2001-03, Braica was the head coach for the Empire State Games New York City men’s open team, which won gold medals in 2001 and 2002, as well as a silver medal in 2003. The teams included former St. John’s players Anthony Glover, Andre Stanley and Sharif Ford-ham and former Texas standout and current NBA player Royal Ivey.

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ANDY JOHNSTONassIstant coachFourth seasonhoMetown: brooklyn, nyalMa Mater: new haMpshIre

A veteran of 21 years coaching college basketball, Andy Johnston joined the St. Francis College men’s pro-

gram in the summer of 2008.

“Andy is experienced in all facets of coaching,” said Terriers head coach Glenn Braica. “I’m lucky to have him on

my staff.”

Prior to St. Francis (NY), Johnston was the head coach of Vantaa Pussihukat in Finland, a professional

team, finishing 20-8 on the season. Prior to going overseas, he served as an assistant coach at St. Bonaven-

ture during the 2006-07 season, where he was involved in all aspects of the program under former head

coach Anthony Solomon.

Previous to St. Bonaventure, Johnston spent four years at Long Island University-Brooklyn, including the

role of associate head coach during the 2005-06 season. Johnston was involved in all aspects of the LIU

program under head coach Jim Ferry, who was the 2004-05 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year.

Johnston has also been an assistant coach at Youngstown State, Army, Drexel and New Hampshire, and

spent four seasons as the head coach at American International.

Johnston was at Youngstown State from 2000-02, aiding in game-day preparations and academics. He was

a key figure in the Penguins’ recruiting efforts. In his first season with head coach John Robic,

Johnston helped guide Youngstown to a 19-11 overall mark and a record-tying 11 wins in league

play.

In 1999-2000, Johnston was an assistant coach at Army. It marked his second stint at West

Point, having first served as a Cadet assistant from 1993-95.

Johnston was head coach at American International in Springfield, Mass., from 1995-99. He

guided the school to the Northeast 10 Conference championship game in 1996. He also was an

assistant at the school from 1989-91.

Johnston was an assistant at Drexel from 1991-93, where he was part of the staff that re-

cruited current NBA veteran Malik Rose. Drexel reached the league championship game during

both seasons that Johnston served as an assistant.

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Johnston grew up in New Hampshire. He earned

a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of New Hampshire in

1987 and was a four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats. A three-year starter

at point guard, he led UNH in assists each of those seasons. As a senior,

he averaged 13.2 points per game and established a single-season school

record by shooting 50 percent (37-of-74) from three-point range. Following

his playing career, he served as an assistant coach at his alma mater for two

seasons.


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ClIvE BENTICKFourth seasonhoMetown: new york, nyalMa Mater: canIsIus ‘01

Clive Bentick will be entering his fourth season with St. Francis after one season on the sidelines at Le Moyne and two seasons at Canisius.

“Clive maintains great relationships with our current players and is involved in many aspects of

the program,” said head coach Glenn Braica. He’s got a great feel for St. Francis College.”

Bentick earned four letters on the Golden Griffin basketball team from 1997-2001. The New York City native finished 15th in the MAAC in scoring (13.6/gm) and fifth in assists (4.03/gm) as a senior. That year, he was named a MAAC Third Team All Conference Selection, and was named to the MAAC All-Tournament Team after leading the Griffs into the MAAC Championship contest, a run that included a 26-point effort and the game-winning bucket in a semifinal victory over Niagara.

Bentick ranks 39th on the Canisius all-time scor-ing list with 840 points and sixth in assists with 354. He recently received honorable mention honors on the Canisius College Post-1970s All-Century Team. In addition, he was a finalist for the 1998 NCAA Sports Person of the Year Award. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Man-agement and Marketing from Canisius in 2001 and graduated from Canisius with a Master’s


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DANIEl NIgROsecond seasonhoMetown: staten Island, n.y.alMa Mater: st. FrancIs (n.y.)

Daniel Nigro returns to his alma-mater for his second stint on the Terriers’ sidelines. Nigro, a 1995 graduate,

was an assistant coach under Ron Ganulin from 1996-1998.

“Danny has tremendous enthusiasm and passion for the game,” said St. Francis head coach Glenn Braica. “He loves

St. Francis College and will be a tremendous asset for our program.”

After graduating from Saint Francis College in 1995 with a B.A. in Physical Education, Nigro went on to com-

plete his Masters of Science in Sports Management from Brooklyn College in 1999.

Nigro most recently served as the head coach at NJCAA Division III Borough of Manhattan Community Col-

lege last season after leading NCAA Division III Polytechnic Institute of New York University from 2007 through

2009. He was also the head coach at NJCAA Division III Kingsborough Community College in 2000-2001 and

served as the interim Director of Athletics.

Nigro was the Assistant Athletic Director of the Division I Junior College Globe Institute of Technology from

2002-2003. From 1998-1999 he helped lead the United States Merchant Marine Academy to a Skyline Confer-

ence Championship in the NCAA Tournament as the Assistant Basketball Coach. He also was the director of

the Boys Basketball Athletic Conference of Independent Schools from 2003-2006.

Nigro was also the Boys Head Varsity Basketball Coach at Berkeley Carroll High School (2003-2006) and

coached at Poly Prep High School from 1992-1995 while he was an undergraduate.

Nigro resides in Staten Island with his wife, Anna, and two sons Daniel and Jayson.


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MEET THE TERRIERS


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category season hIghPTS 25 vs. Columbia, 1/11/10FG 8 (3x) latest at Columbia, 1/12/103PG 3 (2x) latest vs. Fairfield, 12/29/09FT 11 (2x) latest vs. Robert Morris, 1/9/10FTA 13 vs. Robert Morris, 1/9/10REB 12 vs. Monmouth, 2/18/10AST 10 vs. St. Francis (PA), 1/7/10BLK 4 vs. Monmouth, 2/18/10STL 5 vs. Dartmouth, 1/18/10MIN 40 vs. Brown, 11/13/09BENNETT’S CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s FgM-Fga Fg% 3FgM-3Fga 3Fg% FtM-Fta Ft% pts ppg reb rpg ast blk stl2009-10 29/26 130-333 .390 26-86 .302 135-208 .649 421 14.5 187 6.4 117 15 64totals 29/26 130-333 .390 26-86 .302 135-208 .649 421 14.5 187 6.4 117 15 64

#24 AKEEM BENNETTsenIor– 6’2”-185 – guardwest heMpstead hs/long Island, nyMaJor: crIMInal JustIce

2009-2010: Made an instant impact in his initial season on Remsen Street, earning Second

Team All Northeast Conference honors. Led the Terriers in rebounding (6.4 pg), assists

(4.0 pg), steals (2.2 pg), free throws made (135), and minutes (36.0 pg). Ranked second in

the league with 64 thefts…Scored 20 or more points in four different contests and reached

double-digits in 21 of 29 games.…Recorded at least two steals in 22 games…Was 5th in the

NEC with five “double-doubles”…Reached double-figures in free throw attempts in seven dif-

ferent contests… Paced the Terriers with 19 points in his St. Francis (NY) debut against Brown

on 11/13/09. Also added 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals…Led the team in scoring (18

points) and added 8 boards at Boston College on 11/17/09…Scored a team-high 21 points

against Canisius (11/21/09)…Pulled down 10 boards at Syracuse (12/13/09)… Enjoyed

his 2nd double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 assists against St. Francis (PA)

(1/7/10). In that game, became the first Terrier since January, 31 2004 to hand out 10 assists

(Tory Cavalieri)… Scored a season-high 25 points, 21 in the second half, on 8-of-13 shooting in

the victory at Columbia (1/11/10)… Dished out 8 assists in the victory at Wagner (1/16/10)…

Ripped down a season-best 12 boards and had four rejections against Monmouth (2/18/10)…

Hit four treys en route to 22 points in the victory against Long Island…Hit a game-winning

3-pointer in the home victory against Mount St. Mary’s (1/21/10).

background: Bennett was a two-year starter at Western Oklahoma State College in Altus,

Oklahoma. Bennett, who also played a year at Laurinburg Institute, a prep school in North

Carolina, will have two years of eligibility in a Terriers’ uniform…The lefty earned Second Team

All-Conference honors for the Pioneers last season after averaging 10.6 points, 5.1 rebounds,

and 2.1 steals per game…Once scored 53 points in a high school game.


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RICKY CADEll# 11, senIor, guard, 6’2”, 175new york, ny/ the patterson school (nc)MaJor: coMMunIcatIons

In 2009-2010 (Junior): Was the Terriers leading scorer for the second

straight season after averaging 15.9 points per game… Joined the 1,000

point club against Wagner (1/23)… Has a realistic shot to break the school’s

all-time scoring record held by Darwin Purdie (1,613 points) as he is just

456 points shy of eclipsing the mark….Is 7th on the all-time school list

with 157 treys…Scored 20 or more points seven different times… Returned

from his two-game suspension and scored 22 points vs. Canisius and 17 at

UMass…Gave the Terriers their first win of the season at Colgate (11/28)

when he drilled a buzzer-beater jumper…Hit a game-winning trey with 4

seconds remaining against Hartford (12/8)…Scored 18 of his season-high

29 points in the second half versus Robert Morris (1/9) and also added a

season-best seven rebounds…Scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the victory at Mount St. Mary’s (1/14)…Hit a

game-tying trey to force a 3rd overtime in a MSG televised game at LIU (2/6)…Scored 11 of his game-high 21 points in

the win at Bryant.

In 2008-2009 (sophomore): Earned Second Team All Northeast Conference honors after averaging 15.3 points and

3.4 assists per game…Was named to the All Metropolitan Writers Association Third Team…Played in all 30 games and

made 29 starts averaging 30.8 minutes per game…Seized the opportunity to elevate his game and take center stage

after a season-ending injury to Kayode Ayeni…Went on to average 17.7 ppg. and 3.4 rpg. while shooting a robust 47.7

percent from the field, including 40.9 percent from outside the arc, over his final 20 outings of the year…Tossed in a pair

of 30 point games, including a career-best 33 against Sacred Heart on February 26th, and helped the Terriers claim the

final NEC playoff spot…Finished seventh in the conference in scoring at 15.3 ppg, hit 56 three-pointers and drained 40.0

percent of his three-point attempts. In NEC games alone, he was the fourth-ranked point producer on the circuit with

16.8 ppg…Converted a career-high 12 field goals against Sacred Heart (2/26/09) en route to a career-best 33 points…

Connected on a career-high 7 treys against the Pioneers in 11 attempts…Also went 6-of-9 from downtown in a home win

against Monmouth (1/8/09)…Distributed a career-high 7 assists at Hartford (11/22/08)

In 2007-2008 (Freshman): Played in all 29 games and made 26 starts… Played 29.8 minutes per game…Averaged 9.3

points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists…Scored a season-high 20 points vs. Monmouth…Hit a season-high eight field goals

vs. Ohio for 19 points…Notched double digit points in 13 games (Ohio, Quinnipiac 2x, Albany, South Florida, Sacred

Heart 2x, Fairleigh Dickinson 2x, Monmouth, Saint Francis 2x, Robert Morris)…Scored double digits in six straight games

spanning from January10th – January 26th…Led the team in scoring on four occasions (Ohio, Monmouth, Saint Francis

2x)…Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds vs. Long Island at home… Played 53 minutes @ Saint Francis PA; a triple

overtime game…Converted a season-high nine free throws at Fairleigh Dickinson…Averaged 2.6 assists…Career-high six

assists vs. Quinnipiac…Led the team in assists in nine games (St. Johns, Ohio, Wagner, South Florida, Quinnipiac, Robert

Morris, Long Island 2x, Fairleigh Dickinson)…Averaged 1.1 steals…Came up with a season-high three steals on five occa-

sions (Manhattan, Ohio, Albany, Central CT, Robert Morris)…Cadell was named NEC Rookie of the Week for January 26th

after he averaged 15.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and converted at a 47.8 percent clip from the floor.

prep school: Finished his senior season averaging 15.0 points per game, 7.0 apg, and 5.0 rpg., for Patterson’s power-

house Prep team. The squad finished its national schedule with a 26-4 record. His career-high was set as a senior when

he scored 34 points versus Eldon Academy of Michigan.

category season hIgh PTS 33 vs. Sacred Heart, 2/26/09FG 12 vs. Sacred Heart, 2/26/093PG 7 vs. Sacred Heart, 2/26/09FT 9 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 1/12/08FTA 11 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 1/12/08AST 7 @ Hartford, 11/22/08STL 4 @ Ohio, 12/30/08

CADEll’S CAREER STATISTICS year gp FgM-Fga Fg% 3FgM-3Fga 3Fg% FtM-Fta Ft% pts ppg reb rpg ast blk stl07-08 26 99-253 .391 29-88 .330 44-59 .746 271 9.3 86 3.0 67 0 3308-09 30 152-326 .466 56-140 .400 98-140 .700 458 15.3 101 3.4 76 0 3109-10 27 146-370 .395 72-202 .356 65-98 .663 429 15.9 79 2.9 49 0 36totals 83 397-949 .418 157-430 .365 207-297 .696 1158 14.0 266 3.20 192 0 100


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category career hIghPTS 13 vs. Brown, 11/13/09FG 6 vs. Brown, 11/13/093PG - - -FT 3 vs. UMass, 11/24/09FTA 4 vs. UMass, 11/24/09REB 8 vs. Boston College, 11/17/09AST - - -BLK 2 vs. Canisius, 11/21/09STL 1 3x latest vs. UMass, 11/24/09

MIN 31 vs. UMass, 11/24/09

HARRINgTON’S CAREER STATISTICSyear gp/s FgM-Fga Fg% 3FgM-3Fga 3Fg% FtM-Fta Ft% pts ppg reb rpg ast blk stl*2009-10 8/2 16-36 .444 1-2 .500 6-15 .400 39 4.9 34 4.3 0 3 4totals 8/2 16-36 .444 1-2 .500 6-15 .400 39 4.9 34 4.3 0 3 4

#40 AlExANDER HARRINgTONsenIor-6’9”-200-Forward/centerduval hs/washIngton d.c.MaJor: coMMunIcatIons

2009-2010: Played in just 8 games due to a season-ending knee injury that

required surgery. Averaged 4.9 ppg. and 4.3 rpg.…Recorded 13 points and 6

rebounds in the season-opener against Brown…Followed that up with a season-high

eight caroms at Boston College…Notched 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting at UMass

and added 5 boards…Swatted two shots against Canisius.

scouting Harrington: Harrington’s length and high energy will give the Terriers’

frontcourt a whole new dimension in 2009-2010…Is expected to play big minutes

and challenge for a starting role…Is a tenacious rebounder and a skilled shot

blocker…Owns a nice shooting touch and possesses very good hands…Can get up

and down the floor extremely well in transition.

background: Harrington was a starter at Brown Mackie Junior College in Salina,

Kansas last season. He averaged 9.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per

game and played in all 32 games for the Lions. In addition, Harrington shot 56

percent from the field and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against Highland

College on February 28. He played at Baltimore City Community College during the

2007-2008 campaign.


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#20 RICHARD ClARKJunIor – 6’9” – cberkshIre, great brItaIn /centros de ensenanzas de canarIas acadeMyMaJor: econoMIcs/FInance

as a sophomore: Averaged 5.1 minutes per game…Played a

season-high 16 minutes at Robert Morris (1/30/10)…Scored 6 points

in 5 minutes at Dartmouth…Went 3-for-4 from the line against the

Green Wave…Hit both of his 3-point attempts against the Mount

(1/21/10)…Blocked a season-high two blocks at Boston College

(11/17/09).

as a Freshman: Played in 24 games and averaged 7.8 minutes per

game…Flashed his potential with a season-high effort of 7 points and

5 rebounds in just 14 minutes at Wagner on January 3, 2009…Scored

6 points on four other occasions…Recorded 6 points (2-4 3fga), 2

blocks, and 2 assists in 20 minutes in the victory at Fairleigh Dickin-

son on January 31, 2009…Went 2-of-3 from behind the arc at Long

Island on January 19. 2009…Converted 3-of-4 field goal attempts

against Bryant on February 19, 2009.

high school: Averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 caroms in 2007-08 for

Centros de Ensenanzas de Canarias Academy… Scored 21 points

and grabbed 10 rebounds against CB Gran Canaria, which helped his

team secure a spot in the Final Four…Clark competed for the 20 and

under English National Team in the summer of 2007.

category career hIghPoints 7 @ Wagner (1/3/09)Rebounds 5 @ Wagner (1/3/09)Assists 2 @ Fairleigh Dickinson (1/31/09)Steals 1 (2x) latest at Bryant (2/19/09) Blocks 2 @ Fairleigh Dickinson (1/31/09FG 7 (3x) latest @ St. Francis (PA) (12/6/08)3-Point FG 2 (2x) latest at Fairleigh Dickinson (1/31/09)

ClARK’S CAREER STATISTICSyear gp/s FgM-Fga Fg% 3FgM-3Fga 3Fg% FtM-Fta Ft% pts ppg reb rpg ast blk stl08-09 24/0 19-47 .404 8-26 .308 5-8 .625 51 2.1 27 1.1 5 3 309-10 21/0 8-33 .242 5-18 .278 4-6 .667 25 1.2 13 0.6 9 6 1totals 45/0 27-80 .338 13-44 .295 9-14 .643 76 1.7 40 .89 14 9 4


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category career hIghPTS 12 vs. Quinnipiac, 2/11/10FG 3 (2x) latest @ Quinnipiac, 2/11/103PG 2 vs. Albany, 12/22/08FT 5 vs. Quinnipiac, 2/11/10FTA 6 vs. Quinnipiac, 2/11/10REB 7 (2x) latest vs. Wagner, 1/23/10AST 10 vs. Wagner, 1/12/10BLK 3 @ Navy, 11/18/08STL 5 (2x), latest @ Columbia, 1/12/10MIN 43 @ Long Island, 2/6/10

NEWTON’S CAREER STATISTICSyear gp/s FgM-Fga Fg% 3FgM-3Fga 3Fg% FtM-Fta Ft% pts ppg reb rpg ast blk stl08-09 30/3 21-51 .412 5-21 .238 15-26 .577 62 2.1 55 1.8 52 4 2309-10 29/26 20-67 .299 5-24 .208 23-33 .697 68 2.3 109 3.8 101 1 56totals 59/29 41-118 .347 10-45 .222 38-59 .644 130 2.2 164 2.8 153 5 79

#15 JuSTIN NEWTONJunIor – 6’0” – gQueens, ny / poly prep hIgh schoolMaJor: ManageMent

as a sophomore: Finished 4th in the NEC in steals at 1.86 per game and was 7th

in assists (3.52)…Also was second in the NEC in assists-turnover ratio. (1.94)..

Returned to the starting lineup against Hartford (12/8) and played one of his finest

career-games Recorded a career-high 8 assists vs. just 1 turnover,…Also had six

rebounds and three steals in 38 minutes…Scored a season-high 12 points at Quin-

nipiac..Came up with a career-high five steals at Columbia (1/11/10)…Also had four

steals against Brown (11/13/09) and Wagner (1/23/10)…Handed out a career-high

10 assists against Wagner (10/23/09) against just one turnover.

as a Freshman: Played in all 30 games and made three starts at the lead guard

position…Played a season-high 29 minutes in the overtime loss at Hartford

(11/22/08)…Scored a season-best 9 points in the Northeast Conference quarterfinal

loss at Robert Morris on March 5, 2009…Handed out a season-high 5 assists against

Hartford and Bryant (2/19/09)…Grabbed 4 boards in 4 different contests…Came up

with 4 steals at Robert Morris on December 4, 2008…Was credited with 3 blocks and

4 assists at Navy (11/18/08)…Drilled both of his three-point opportunities against

Albany (12/22/08).

high school: Led Poly Prep Country Day School to a 25-1 record in his senior

season and a berth in the Private League Championship game. Newton averaged 17.5

points per game, 5.0 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per game and was a First

Team All State Class B selection in 2008…Named First Team All Ivy as a sophomore,

junior and senior at Poly Prep.


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#2 STEFAN PERuNICICJunIor – 6’6” – g/Fbelgrade, serbIahIgh school: dIMItrIJe tucovIcMaJor: busIness ManageMent

as a sophomore: Averaged 8.4 ppg and was

second on the squad behind Ricky Cadell with 60

treys…His 147 3-pointers are 7th on the all-time

SFC list…Reached double-digits in scoring in eight

contests…Struck for a season-high 22 points on 8-of-

15 shooting against Lafayette (12/22/09)…Went

6-of-12 from behind the arc against the Leopards…

Enjoyed a stellar performance against Canisius

(11/21/09) with 17 points on 4-of-7 shooting… Also went 3-for-6 from 3-point land and was a

perfect 6-of-6 from the foul line…Hit a pair of clutch shots in the triple-overtime victory in the

“Battle of Brooklyn” at Long Island (2/6/10)…Splashed a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in the

first overtime to extend the game… Pulled down a season-high 6 boards against Monmouth

(2/18/10)…Saved his best shooting performance of the season for the season-finali at Central

Connecticut State as he went 6-of-7 overall and was a perfect 4-for-4 from downtown.

as a Freshman: Was selected to the Northeast Conference All Rookie Team…Named the

Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on January 26, 2009…Ranked second

among NEC freshman in scoring at 10.8 ppg…. Played in all 30 games and averaged 29.0

minutes per game…Established himself as one of the premier long range shooters in the

conference by drilling 87 treys, which was good for second in the NEC…Set a new conference

mark for three-point field goals by a freshman…Connected on four or more three-point goals in

12 contests…Introduced himself to the league by exploding for a season-high 28 points in the

victory at Robert Morris on December 4, 2008…Hit 10-of-14 field goals against the Colonials

and was 7-of-11 from long range …Also eclipsed 20 points at Navy (21 points, 8-of-11 fga, 5-8

3fga) on November 18, 2008 and at Bryant (23 points, 7-10 fga, 7-of-9 3fga) on February 19,

2009…Pulled down a season-best 6 rebounds in the victory at Fairleigh Dickinson on February

14, 2009 and also grabbed 6 boards in the NEC quarterfinal loss at Robert Morris on March 5,

2009.…Came up with 3 steals at Wagner on January 3, 2009.

high school: Averaged 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists in his final season at Dimitrije

Tucovic…Helped his team reach the final eight in the regional championship…Once scored 59

points in a game.

category career hIghPTS 28 @ Robert Morris (12/4/08)FG 10 @ Robert Morris (12/4/08)3PG 7 @ Robert Morris (12/4/08) FT 6 vs. Canisius, 11/21/09FTA 6 vs. Canisius, 11/21/09REB 6 3x, latest @ Robert Morris, (3/5/09)AST 4 vs. Long Island, (2/28/09)BLK 2 vs. Monmouth (1/8/09)STL 3 @ Wagner, (1/3/09)MIN 40 @ Boston College, 11/17/09

PERuNICIC’S CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s FgM-Fga Fg% 3FgM-3Fga 3Fg% FtM-Fta Ft% pts ppg reb rpg ast blk stl08-09 30/30 105-275 .382 87-224 .388 28-40 .700 325 10.8 72 2.4 26 10 1709-10 29/13 80-234 .342 60-190 .316 23-41 .561 243 8.4 84 2.9 26 8 22totals 59/43 185-509 .363 147-414 .355 51-81 .630 568 9.6 156 2.6 52 18 39


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category career hIghPTS 14 vs. Quinnipiac (2/11/10) FG 7 vs. Quinnipiac(2/11/10)3PG ---FT 3 @ Columbia, 1/11/10FTA 6 @ Boston College, 11/17/09REB 11 @ Bryant (2/25/10)AST 1 vs. Bryant, 12/5/09BLK 3 vs. Robert Morris, 1/9/10STL 2 vs. Bryant, 12/5/09MIN 41 @ Long Island, 2/6/10

JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICSyear gp/s FgM-Fga Fg% 3FgM-3Fga 3Fg% FtM-Fta Ft% pts ppg reb rpg ast blk stl09-10 27/0 62-109 .569 0-0 .000 19-43 .442 143 5.3 75 2.8 4 9 11

totals 27/0 62-109 .569 0-0 .000 19-43 .442 143 5.3 75 2.8 4 9 11

#30 AKEEM JOHNSONsophoMore-6’6”-200-Forwardsusan s. MckInney hs/brooklyn, nyMaJor: crIMInal JustIce

as a Freshman: Averaged 7.7 ppg. over the last 15 contests and shot .617

percent (50-81) from the field…Shot 56.9 percent from the floor for the season…

Grabbed a season-high 11 boards against Bryant (2/25/10)…Scored 6 points

against Lafayette…Recorded 7 points in the win at Columbia (1/11)…Scored 9

points on 4-5 fga in the win at the Mount (1/14)…Scored a season-high 12 points

versus the Mount on 6-of-9 shooting (1/21/10)…Converted 7of-8 field goal at-

tempts en route to a season-high 14 points at Quinnipiac (2/11/10)…Also was in

double-digits in scoring against Long Island (2/4/10) and Sacred Heart (2/13/10).

background: Dominated the PSAL averaging 25.3 points and 12.1 rebounds at

Susan S. McKinney as a senior…Once scored 28 points and added 17 rebounds

and 3 blocks against Transit Tech.


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#1 DRE CAllOWAY 6-0, FreshMan, guardharleM, new yorklIncoln hIgh school (co.)MaJor: proFessIonal studIesLefty point guard Dre Calloway played at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado last season. He

managed to average 7.0 points, 3.2 assists (3-1 assist/turnover ratio), and 1.0 steals per game for the Plains-men despite missing a month due to sickness. Prior to Northeastern, the Manhattan (NY) native helped lead Lincoln High School (Denver, Colorado) to the Class 4A state finals in 2008 and scored 14 points in the cham-pionship game. Calloway, who began his high school career at Rice (NY) in 2004-2005, was a 2008 Denver Post All State 1st Team pick. He also attended Our Saviour Lutheran (NY) from 2005 through 2007.

#5 ADAM CHMIElEWSKI6-0, FreshMan, guardMontreal canadachaMplaIn st. laMbert hIgh schoolMaJor: ManageMentAdam Chmielewski is a combo guard who played at Champlain St. Lambert High School in Montreal, Canada.

Chmielewski, who averaged 16.0 points and 8.0 assists per game last season, owns a terrific handle and has a great feel for the game. He is almost never rattled by pressure and despite not being an explosive athlete finds ways to get into the lane and create. He helped lead the Cavaliers to the 2010 CCAA Men’s National Basketball Championships and scored a team-high 25 points against NAIT in the first game of the tournament. He also scored 19 points and added 10 assists against Ste. Foy in the collegiate provincial title game. Chmielewski

shot 35 percent from behind the arc and 80 percent from the line.

#33 MATT MIlK6-8, FreshMan, Forwardwantagh, new yorkFort lauderdale pIne crestMaJor: accountIngMatt Milk is a rugged forward who played three years at Upper Room Christian High School (Dix Hills, NY)

before finishing up his prep career at Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pine Crest in 2009-2010. Milk who was a team-mate of Kentucky bound Brandon Knight last season, helped lead the Panthers to the Broward County Class 3A championship game and a 24-5 record, averaging 5.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game. He recorded four double-doubles on the season and grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds with four rejections against rival Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Cardinal Gibbons. As a junior in 2008-09 at Upper Room Christian, Milk averaged a double-double of 10.2 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.


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#3 BEN MOCKFORD6-2, redshIrt, guardshorehaM-by-sea, englandoak hIll acadeMyMaJor: undeclaredSharpshooter Ben Mockford, a transfer from Iona College, must redshirt the 2010-2011 campaign and will

have three years of eligibility for the Terriers beginning with the 2011-2012 season. The England native played for Apex’ (Pennsauken, NJ) Red squad in 2008-09 after graduating from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, VA in 2008. Mockford, a lefty, averaged 31.5 points and six assists while shooting nearly 50% from behind the arc in his post graduate year with Apex. At Oak Hill, he connected on 35% of his three point attempts while playing for a squad that finished 34-4 overall and ranked No. 14 in the final national prep poll. His backcourt partner was NBA standout Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks. A widely respected talent in Great Britain and in Europe, Mockford spent three summers with the English national program. In 25 international appearances, he averaged 15.0 points per game. In 2007, he was the top scorer in an international tournament in France averaging 13 points and six assists with England’s U-18 team. In 2008, Mockford starred for Great Britain’s Under-20 European Championships team and was the youngest player on the squad at age 18. His two breakout efforts included a 6-for-9, 18-point performance from behind the arc against Norway and 7-of-10 with 29 points vs. Ireland. In 2009 in the same tournament in Macedonia, he averaged 12.6 points and drained 13 three pointers in his team’s five games.

#14 TRAvIS NICHOlS6-4, sophoMore, Forwardbrooklyn, new yorkFood & FInance hIgh schoolMaJor: econoMIcsTravis Nichols starred at Food & Finance High School in Manhattan, helping the squad reach the PSAL Class

A finals in 2008. That season, Nichols poured in 23.5 points per game and was named to the NY Daily News All-Manhattan Second Team and was also a NY Post All-PSAL honorable mention pick. Last season, he aver-aged 5.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game at Gulf Coast (FL.) Community College. He shot 45 percent from the floor and 35 percent from behind the arc. Nichols scored a season-high 18 points against both Albany Tech and Northwest Florida State. He will have three seasons of eligibility at St. Francis.

#12 MIlOS TRIvIC6-8, FreshMan, Forwardbelgrade, serbIasrednJa turIstIcka skolaMaJor: econoMIcs/FInanceJoined the program last January and was able to practice but did not see game action. Is expected to compete

for playing time in the Terriers’ frontcourt this season. Trivic played on the Under 18 and Under 15 Teams while in Serbia and won a gold medal with each squad. The team competed in Barcelona and Madrid in 2005 and 2009. Averaged 15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 6.5 assists for his Partisan Junior Team that won the national Serbian junior league in 2009… Was named the 2006 MVP of the Serbian Junior League after averaging 23.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.


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NORTHEAST CONFERENCEST. FRANCIS (NY) SEASON BOx SCORE All gAMESrecord: overall hoMe away neutralALL GAMES (11-18) (5-8) (6-10) (0-0)CONFERENCE (8-10) (4-5) (4-5) (0-0)NON-CONFERENCE (3-8) (1-3) (2-5) (0-0)

|-----total-----| |-----3-pts-----| |---------rebounds---------|## player gp-gs Min-- avg Fg-Fga pct 3Fg-Fga pct Ft-Fta pct off def tot avg pF Fo a to blk stl pts avg11 CADELL, Ricky 27-25 958 35.5 146-370 .395 72-202 .356 65-98 .663 22 57 79 2.9 65 3 49 73 0 36 429 15.922 BENNETT, Akeem 29-26 1044 36.0 130-333 .390 26-86 .302 135-208 .649 59 128 187 6.4 93 4 117 123 15 64 421 14.532 AYENI, Kayode 25-22 74 29.8 88-227 .388 20-83 .241 46-71 .648 41 80 121 4.8 71 4 38 56 12 22 242 9.702 PERUNICIC, Stefan 29-13 891 30.7 80-234 .342 60-190 .316 23-41 .561 15 69 84 2.9 72 2 26 51 8 22 243 8.430 JOHNSON, Akeem 27-0 478 17.7 62-109 .569 0-0 .000 19-43 .442 29 46 75 2.8 39 1 4 21 9 11 143 5.340 HARRINGTON, Alex 8-2 145 18.1 16-36 .444 1-2 .500 6-15 .400 12 22 34 4.3 16 0 0 7 3 4 39 4.933 WRICE, Herman 29-28 540 18.6 49-93 .527 0-1 .000 19-37 .514 49 62 111 3.8 91 3 7 47 27 15 117 4.021 BYAM, Nigel 7-3 95 13.6 11-23 .478 1-3 .333 3-6 .500 11 9 20 2.9 8 0 2 6 6 1 26 3.715 NEWTON, Justin 29-26 897 30.9 20-67 .299 5-24 .208 23-33 .697 32 77 109 3.8 80 4 101 51 1 56 68 2.320 CLARK, Richard 21-0 107 5.1 8-33 .242 5-18 .278 4-6 .667 6 7 13 0.6 9 0 0 5 6 1 25 1.2 TEAM 48 63 111 3.8 1 9 Total 29 5900 610-1525 .400 190-609 .312 343-558 .615 324 620 944 32.6 545 21 344 449 87 232 1753 60.4 Opponents 29 5900 648-1493 .434 192-555 .346 396-560 .707 314 707 1021 35.2 552 - 424 485 102 204 1884 65.0

by perIod 1st 2nd ot ot2 ot3 totalTeam 751 951 29 10 12 - 1753Opponents 909 937 20 10 8 - 1884

deadball rebounds: oFF deF totalSt. Francis (NY 93 8 101Opponents 66 6 72

teaM statIstIcs sFny oppSCORING 1753 1884 Points per game 60.4 65.0 Scoring margin -4.5 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 610-1525 648-1493 Field goal pct .400 .4343 POINT FG-ATT 190-609 192-555 3-point FG pct .312 .346 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 6.6FREE THROWS-ATT 343-558 396-560 Free throw pct .615 .707REBOUNDS 944 1021 Rebounds per game 32.6 35.2 Rebounding margin -2.7 -ASSISTS 344 424 Assists per game 11.9 14.6TURNOVERS 449 485 Turnovers per game 15.5 16.7 Turnover margin +1.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.9STEALS 232 204 Steals per game 8.0 7.0BLOCKS 87 102 Blocks per game 3.0 3.5WINNING STREAK 0 - Home win streak 0 -ATTENDANCE 6762 37657 Home games-Avg/Game......... 13-520 16-2354 Neutral site-Avg/Game....... - 0-0

by perIod 1st 2nd ot ot2 ot3 totalTeam........ 751 951 29 10 12 1753Opponents... 909 937 20 10 8 1884


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HISTORY OF THE MEN’S BASKETBAll PROgRAMSt. Francis College boasts the oldest basketball program among New York City’s colleges, putting its first players on

the court in 1896 only five years after Dr. James Naismith invented the game. The College’s first recorded game came in 1901 against Brown University. The boys from Brooklyn finished the 1901 season with a 13-1 mark.

St. Francis was a major player on the sports scene during the City’s college basketball glory days of the 1940s and 1950s. The 1942 squad averaged 59 points per game and in 1949 the Terriers became the first team in the New York City area to have its games broadcast on television. St. Francis defeated Seton Hall in the inaugural telecast on WPIX. In the ‘50s the team competed in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) several times and was ranked second in the nation in 1955, a season in which the Terriers strung together 18 consecutive wins.

In the 1953-1954 season, the Terriers accumulated the highest win total in the 105-year history of St. Francis basket-ball, 23 wins and 5 losses. That year, the St. Francis College Terriers participated in the NIT for the first time in school history, losing to Holy Cross in the quarterfinals. In 2003, the Terriers participated in the Preseason NIT for the first time in school history, losing to the University of Massachusetts in the first round.

The 1998-1999 team, had their first 20-win season in 43 years. Prior to the 1998-99 season, the last St. Francis team to surpass the 20-win mark was the 1955-1956 team led by head coach Daniel Lynch, with an overall record of 21-4.

In the last seven years, the Terriers have come close to winning their first Northeast Conference championship and earning an invitation to the NCAA basketball tournament. During that time the team has won two NEC regular season titles – including a share of the crown in 2003-04 – and has made five NEC Tournament semifinal and two champion-ship game appearances.

ST. FRANCIS COllEgE BASKETBAll HISTORYcoach years record winning pct.

Brian Nash 2005 -Present 26-61 .298

Ron Ganulin 1991-2005 (14) 187-207 .474

Rich Zvosec 1988-1991 (3) 38-48 .441

Bob Valvano 1984-1988 (4) 38-74 .339

Gene Roberti 1979-1984 (5) 43-92 .318

Lucio Rossini 1975-1979 (4) 55-48 .533

Jack Prenderville 1973-1975 (2) 18-32 .360

Lester Yellin 1969-1973 (4) 37-59 .385

Daniel Lynch 1948-1969 (21) 282-237 .543

Joseph Brennan 1941-1948 (7) 90-46 .661

Rody Cooney 1932-1041 (9) 116-77 .601

George Hinchcliffe 1930-1932 (2) 26-29 .472

Edward Keating 1928-1930 (2) 15-20 .429

J. Francis (Nip) Lynch 1926-1928 (2) 11-20 .354

Frank Brennan 1921-1926 (5) 64-38 .627

Br. Phillip 1920-1921 (1) 14-3 .824

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BATTlE OF BROOKlYN

Beginning in the 1975-76 season, an annual “Battle of Brooklyn” game was dedicated in tribute to William “Buck” Lai and the late Danny Lynch, former athletic direc-tors at LIU and St. Francis, respectively. The “Battle of Brooklyn” has been a tradition between the two schools in men’s basketball for 33 years. Each year a Most Valuable Player trophy, named in honor of the two men, is awarded at the conclusion of each contest.

The 2009-2010 Battle of Brooklyn was contested at Long Island and the Terriers pulled out a thrilling 88-84 triple overtime victory Akeem Bennett led the Terriers with 22 points and Ricky Cadell added 21 points.

st. Francis now has a battle record of 16-20 against lIu. the 36th annual battle of brooklyn will be on February 6, 2009 at st. Francis college

season Mvp trophy score

1975-76 Jerome Williams, SFC SFC, 83-79

1976-77 Gerard Trapp, SFC LIU, 114-92

1977-78 John N. Bailer, LIU LIU, 64-61

1978-79 Manny Figueroa, SFC SFC, 82-74

1979-80 Robert Cole, LIU LIU, 91-69

1980-81 Rudy Johnson, LIU LIU, 85-67

1981-82 Riley Clarida, LIU LIU, 98-82

1982-83 Kevin Henry, SFC SFC, 81-72

1983-84 Carey Scurry, LIU LIU, 88-81

1984-85 Walter Jordan, LIU LIU, 68-63

1985-86 Andre Ervin, LIU LIU, 76-66

1986-87 Darrwin Purdie, SFC SFC, 94-91 (OT)

1987-88 Glenn Daniels, LIU LIU, 66-63

1988-89 Freddie Burton, LIU LIU, 79-77 (OT)

1989-90 John Arnold, SFC SFC, 74-63

1990-91 Brent McCollin, LIU LIU, 117-115 (OT)

1991-92 Lynn Smith, SFC SFC, 97-94

1992-93 Lou Meyers, SFC SFC, 107-77

1993-94 Bryan Willcox, SFC SFC, 78-67

1994-95 Joe Griffin, LIU LIU, 74-61

1995-96 Dave Masciale, LIU LIU, 105-77

1996-97 Mike Campbell, LIU LIU, 68-64

Mike Campbell, LIU LIU, 86-71

1998-99 Ray Minlend, SFC SFC, 74-68

1999-00 Herberth Reyes, SFC SFC, 66-63

2000-01 Steven Howard, SFC SFC, 81-63

2001-02 Jason Morgan, SFC SFC, 108-94 (OT)

2002-03 Cliff Strong, SFC SFC, 142-140 (2OT)

2003-04 Brandon Thomas, LIU LIU, 78-75

2004-05 Allan Sheppard, SFC SFC, 77-68

2005-06 James Williams, LIU LIU, 67-64

2006-07 James Williams, LIU LIU, 82-79 (OT)

2007-08 Kayode Ayeni, SFC SFC, 67-64

2008-09 Ron Manigault LIU, 66-54

2009-10 Ricky Cadell SFC, 88-84 (3 OT)


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All-TIME SERIES RECORDSopponent record last wIn last lossAdelphi 28-6 80-69 (1983-84) 62-68 (1972-73)Akron 0-3 70-77 (2008-09)Albany 0-3 56-68 (2008-09)Albany Law 1-0 30-25 (1920-21) American 1-1 66-47 (1948-49) 64-89 (1973-74)Amherst 1-0 68-36 (1952-53) Appalachian State 1-0 68-63 (2003-04) Arizona 1-0 79-70 (1947-48) Army 4-6 69-52 (1995-96) 71-85 (1982-83)Army Black Knights 2-0 78-64 (2004-05) Arnold 1-0 65-40 (1939-40) Baldwin Wallace 2-0 77-65 (1952-53) Baltimore 5-1 73-68 (1982-83) 60-70 (1979-80)Baruch 1-0 59-42 (1986-87) Bentley 1-1 85-72 (1976-77) 72-93 (1978-79)Bethune-Cookman 1-0 97-93 (1989-90) Binghamton 1-4 71-67 (2001-02) 64-56 (2005-06)Blue Ridge 2-0 79-23 (1941-42) Boston College 3-4 71-62 (1952-53) 72-44 (2009-10)Boston University 0-7 79-89 (1993-94)Bradley 0-1 47-58 (1940-41)Brandeis 1-0 84-74 (1957-58) Bridgeport 8-4 102-83 (1965-66) 72-80 (1974-75)Brooklyn 33-11 83-71 (1991-92) 61-74 (1990-91)Brooklyn Army Base 5-0 71-60 (1945-46) Brooklyn Collegiate Club 1-0 45-15 (1922-23) Brooklyn Evening 1-1 28-27 (1933-34) 23-36 (1932-33)Brooklyn Law 3-0 49-23 (1923-24) Brooklyn Pharmacy 18-1 96-25 (1942-43) 34-35 (1930-31)Brooklyn Polytechnic 12-3 107-68 (71-72) 44-53 (1946-47)Brooklyn Polytechnic 0-2 19-21 (1930-31)Brown 3-1 65-64 (1997-98) 68-64 (2009-10)Bryant 3-0 69-60 (2009-10) Bucknell 2-5 75-71 (1976-77) 59-78 (1986-87)Buffalo 2-0 95-82 (1977-78) Butler 0-1 60-91 (1992-93)Caldwell 1-0 90-76 (1998-99) California-Irvine 0-1 57-67 (1999-00)California-Santa Barbara 1-0 67-57 (1982-83) California State-Northridge 0-1 79-88 (1999-00)Campbell 1-0 78-76 (1991-92) Canisius 3-7 59-53 (1982-83) 79-69 (2009-10)Cathedral 24-3 50-37 (1945-46) 20-28 (1931-32)Catholic 4-2 70-63 (1980-81) 63-64 (1976-77)Central Connecticut State 20-18 86-76 (2004-05) 68-56 (2009-10)Central Florida 0-1 79-80 (1987-88)Cincinnati 0-2 62-91 (1948-49)City College of New York 27-27 73-55 (1984-85) 70-74 (1971-72)CCNY Brooklyn 3-0 28-21 (1930-31) CCNY Commerce 1-0 36-28 (1930-31) Clark 3-0 32-15 (1924-25) Clemson 0-1 63-97 (1983-84)Coastal Carolina 0-1 49-61 (1986-87)Colgate 3-0 66-65 (2009-10) Colorado 0-1 61-79 (1992-93)Columbia 7-10 59-53 (2009-10) 64-83 (2007-08)Columbia K. of C. 6-5 30-29 (1931-32) 22-25 (1931-32)Concordia 1-0 69-67 (1989-90) Connecticut 4-1 84-81 (1977-78) 65-81 (1966-67)Cooper Union 12-0 34-20 (1931-32) Cooper Union Evening 4-0 45-29 (1923-24) Cornell 2-0 70-63 (2004-05) Cortland State 3-0 42-32 (1938-39) Creighton 3-0 99-75 (1955-56) Crescent 1-9 23-21 (1930-31) 19-37 (1933-34)C.W. Post 3-0 46-42 (1979-80) Dartmouth 0-3 65-64 (2009-10)

opponent record last wIn last lossDavis-Elkins 4-0 58-36 (1941-42) Dayton 0-2 60-84 (1956-57)Delaware 1-1 60-53 (1980-81) 67-80 (1991-92)Delaware State 1-3 73-68 (1995-96) 103-105 (1994-95)Detroit 0-2 81-84 (1976-77)DePaul 0-1 48-93 (1985-86)Dickinson 1-0 86-76 (1970-71) Dowling 1-0 75-62 (1985-86) Drexel 1-3 86-78 (1977-78) 57-80 (1980-81)Duquesne 1-6 64-63 (1999-00) 57-67 (2002-03)Eastern Michigan 0-1 85-107 (1989-90)Eastern Montana 0-1 47-60 (1981-82)East Stroudsburg 0-1 17-46 (1925-26)Equitable Life 3-0 68-57 (1953-54) Evansville 1-0 84-76 (1953-54) Fairfield 9-16 55-51 (2007-08) 65-58 (2009-10)Fairleigh Dickinson 33-48 82-72 (2008-09) 56-55 (2009-10)Farmingdale Agricultural 5-1 29-25 (1925-26) Florida International 0-2 76-95 (1999-00)Floyd Bennett NAS 0-3 46-56 (1944-45)Fordham 12-20 98-95 (1995-96) 49-76 (2006-07)Fort Monmouth 6-0 83-60 (1953-54) Gannon 2-6 95-84 (1977-78) 72-89 (1976-77)Geneva 3-1 66-51 (1948-49) 68-72 (1940-41)George Mason 0-1 70-102 (1993-94)Georgetown 1-0 77-52 (1953-54) George Washington 1-0 35-18 (1923-24) Georgia Tech 0-1 54-76 (1982-83)Gonzaga 0-1 51-65 (1981-82)Gustavus Alolphus 1-0 89-81 (1956-57) Hartford 3-4 63-60 (2009-10) 82-91 OT (2008-09)Harvard 0-4 68-79 (1994-95)Hawaii 1-0 76-54 (1949-50) Hofstra 11-20 60-57 (2007-08) 52-68 (2008-09)Holy Cross 3-14 52-48 (1944-45) 53-79 (1979-80)Howard 2-0 88-67 (2002-03) Hudson 5-0 63-52 (1941-42) Hunter (Uptown) 5-0 71-30 (1963-64) Hunter (Downtown) 4-0 95-62 (1986-87) Illinois-Chicago 0-1 68-61 (1981-82)Illinois Wesleyan 1-0 67-48 (1951-52) Iona 20-24 100-98 (1999-00) 102-94 (2000-01)Ithaca 5-1 69-59 (1957-58) 40-44 (1938-39)Jamaica Training 1-0 34-31 (1932-33) James Madison 0-1 81-90 (1978-79)John Marshall 5-2 69-53 (1948-49) 28-30 (1934-35)Kent State 0-2 71-73 (1950-51)Kentucky Wesleyan 0-1 69-71 (1953-54)King’s (Pennsylvania) 14-5 85-54 (1977-78) 53-66 (1973-74)Kings Point 2-0 54-47 (1947-48) Lafayette 2-4 79-64 (2004-05) 74-69 (2009-10)LaSalle 2-7 47-41 (1942-43) 50-59 (1947-48)Lehigh 5-1 100-91 (2001-02) 68-74 (2002-03)Lehman 2-0 68-58 (1970-71) LeMoyne 13-14 87-78 (1978-79) 66-74 (1976-77)Liberty 2-0 71-67 (1990-91) Lincoln (Pennsylvania) 1-0 44-23 (1937-38) Long Beach State 1-0 92-83 (1997-98) Long Island 36-54 88-84 (2009-10) 62-53 (2009-10)Loras 1-0 65-63 (1950-51) Louisiana State 0-1 57-62 (1946-47)Louisville 1-0 60-55 (1953-54) Loyola (Canada) 1-0 93-72 (1974-75) Loyola (Illinois) 1-0 41-39 (1936-37) Loyola (Maryland) 17-21 63-58 (1981-82) 82-88 (1988-89)Madison Square Institute 1-1 35-22 (1921-22) 30-32 (1921-22)Maine 0-4 82-85 (OT) (2007-08)


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opponent record last wIn last lossManhattan 35-50 70-68 (2008-09) 69-77 (2007-08)Marist 11-24 70-69 (1996-97) 43-52 (1995-96)Marquette 0-1 57-79 (1951-52)Marshall 3-2 41-38 (1939-40) 59-83 (1982-83)UMBC (Md.-Baltimore County.) 4-4 74-64 (2000-01) 66-69 (2002-03)Maryland-Eastern Shore 2-2 78-74 (1994-95) 61-63 (1995-96)Massachusetts 0-3 83-65 (2009-2010)Massachusetts Pharmacy 1-0 43-27 (1922-23) McGill 1-0 57-26 (1922-23) Medgar Evers 1-0 100-54 (1988-89) Memphis State 1-0 76-71 (1952-53) Mexico 1-0 94-59 (1949-50) Miami (Florida) 0-1 70-71 (1962-63)Monmouth 20-33 82-77 (2008-09) 51-49 (2009-10)Montana State 0-1 68-86 (2000-01)Montclair Athletic Club 1-1 36-25 (1930-31) 16-30 (1930-31)Montclair State 2-1 63-43 (1944-45) 44-53 (1942-43)Morgan State 3-4 87-69 (1995-96) 69-80 (1996-97)Morris Harvey 1-0 64-38 (1941-42) Mount St. Mary’s 25-26 63-60 (2009-10)) 57-68 (2008-09))Muhlenberg 3-2 70-64 (1951-52) 50-70 (1945-46)Navy 2-6 78-66 (1975-76) 63-75 (2008-09)Nevada-Reno 0-1 62-70 (1949-50)New Hampshire 1-1 66-64 (1971-72) 77-79 (1972-73)NJ Institute of Technology 5-0 48-39 (1946-47) New York Athletic Club 3-4 67-60 (1949-50) 62-65 (1948-49)New York Chiropractic 2-0 23-17 (1921-22) New York Maritime 2-0 75-48 (1950-51) New York University 3-22 95-90 (1956-57) 75-100 (1965-66)NYU-Engineering 2-0 35-28 (1932-33) NYU-Physical Education 2-0 23-19 (1932-33) Niagara 5-14 81-72 (1966-67) 59-79 (1991-92)North Carolina-Wilmington 0-1 47-53 (1981-82)Northeastern 3-1 87-77 (1979-80) 60-73 (1980-81)Northwestern 0-1 66-69 (1998-99)Notre Dame 0-2 88-99 (1998-99)Ohio 0-2 53-70 (08-09)Oral Roberts 0-1 67-90 (1976-77)Oklahoma City 1-0 92-91 (1978-79) Pace 27-4 66-59 (1986-87) 65-68 (1987-88)Panzer 3-1 80-70 (1954-55) 26-34 (1933-34)Paterson State 1-0 79-59 (1948-49) Penn State 0-3 56-86 (2006-07)Pepperdine 0-1 50-81 (1949-50)Pittsburgh 0-3 79-58 (2005-06 )Portland 1-0 85-77 (2000-01) Pratt Institute 11-4 114-33 (1987-88) 65-66 (1960-61)Providence 8-18 73-64 (1956-57) 48-108 (1993-94)Quantico Marines 0-1 73-83 (1950-51)Queens 24-3 95-73 (1999-00) 66-73 (1970-71)Quincy (Illinois) 0-1 82-84 (1954-55)Quinnipiac 10-9 70-66 (2005-06) 77-65 (2009-10)Radford 1-0 69-63 (2002-03) Regis 0-1 47-51 (1948-49)Rhode Island 0-1 42-57 (1940-41)Rider 17-19 74-65 (1996-97) 48-74 (1996-97)Roanoke 0-1 95-98 (1974-75)Robert Morris 23-37 87-79 (2008-09) 74-56 (2009-10)Rollins 1-0 93-81 (1971-72) Rutgers 0-3 50-97 (1994-95)Rutgers-Newark 7-0 55-53 (1948-49) Sacred Heart 11-8 73-63 (2007-08) 62-50 (2009-10)St. Benedict’s 1-0 69-40 (1948-49) St. Bonaventure 5-16 71-65 (1975-76) 59-73 (1984-85)St. Francis (Pennsylvania) 29-37 69-57 (2009-10) 71-63 (2009-10)St. John’s (Maryland) 1-2 23-15 (1931-32) 23-25 (1930-31)St. John’s (New York) 12-61 53-52 (2004-05) 61-69 (2008-09)

opponent record last wIn last lossSt. Joseph’s (Indiana) 0-1 47-57 (1940-41)St. Joseph’s (New York) 1-0 102-55 (1987-88) St. Joseph’s (Pennsylvania) 2-7 24-16 (1930-31) 70-78 (1956-57)St. Lawrence 2-0 33-26 (1936-37) St. Lawrence-Law 1-0 45-27 (1920-21) St. Michael’s 3-1 72-54 (1979-80) 69-95 (1971-72)St. Norbert’s 1-0 61-55 (1948-49) St. Peter’s 26-31 90-83 (2001-02) 58-70 (2004-05)St. Stephen’s 0-2 26-41 (1928-29)St. Thomas (Minnesota) 1-0 59-42 (1948-49) San Diego 0-1 78-86 (1997-98)San Diego State 0-1 72-91 (1988-89)San Francisco 0-1 42-73 (1949-50)San Jose State 0-1 63-78 (1979-80)Santa Clara 0-1 64-78 (1949-50)Savage 9-5 29-27 (1933-34) 24-29 (1931-32)Scranton 4-4 77-71 (1976-77) 67-69 (1975-76)Seattle 1-0 93-79 (1950-51) Seth Low 3-3 34-24 (1936-37) 34-35 (1936-37)Seton Hall 11-37 100-95 (1976-77) 61-88 (2008-09)Seventh Regiment 4-0 32-30 (1933-34) Siena 42-30 93-76 (1983-84) 56-64 (1985-86)Southampton 2-0 75-58 (1986-87) South Carolina 1-0 58-55 (1953-54) South Florida 1-2 51-47 (1996-97) 66-86 (2007-08)South Shore Athletic Club 2-0 35-31 (1929-30) SIU-Edwardsville 1-0 78-69 (1975-76) Springfield 2-2 44-36 (1935-36) 18-35 (1936-37)Springfield YMCA 3-1 38-37 (1923-24) 22-32 (1922-23)Spring Hill 1-0 74-65 (1950-51) Staten Island 1-0 68-66 (1987-88) Stetson 0-1 62-64 (1982-83)Stony Brook 1-0 90-73 (1999-00) Syracuse 0-3 75-51 (2009-10)Temple 1-1 71-62 (1953-54) 63-65 (1978-79)Tennessee 0-1 51-70 (1982-83)Tennessee State 0-1 73-79 (1992-93)Texas Southern 0-1 67-79 (1956-57)Texas Wesleyan 1-0 76-62 (1950-51) Toledo 0-2 73-85 (1949-50)Toronto 3-0 90-49 (1954-55) Towson 1-1 56-54 (1981-82) 63-69 (1980-81)U.S. International 1-1 92-78 (1988-89) 77-95 (1988-89)U.S. Navy Armed Guard 0-3 33-35 (1945-46)University Club 2-4 34-27 (1924-25) 11-39 (1926-27)Upsala 5-1 44-37 (1938-39) 22-24 (1925-26)UTEP 0-2 52-54 (2006-07)Utica 0-1 58-60 (1983-84)Vermont 3-2 75-71 (1991-92) 92-94 (1990-91)Villanova 6-12 51-48 (1962-63) 63-93 (1981-82)Virginia Commonwealth 1-0 65-61 (1978-79) Virginia State 0-1 73-85 (1980-81)Wagner 45-37 57-54 (2009-10)) 78-80 (2008-09)Webb Institute 1-0 45-12 (1927-28) West Chester (Pennsylvania) 1-0 66-61 (1978-79) Western Kentucky 0-1 55-78 (1953-54)Western Michigan 0-1 68-79 (1979-80)Westminster (Pennsylvania) 0-2 52-63 (1951-52)William and Mary 1-1 38-32 (1939-40) 60-80 (2003-04)William Paterson 1-0 69-65 (1984-85) Winthrop 1-1 58-56 (1988-89) 90-92 (1989-90)Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1-0 69-62 (1956-57) Wright State 0-3 82-101 (1989-90)Wyoming 0-2 52-59 (1979-80)Yale 3-1 79-64 (1999-00) 63-79 (1997-98)Yeshiva 7-1 91-68 (1960-61) 64-67 (1958-59)York (New York) 2-0 77-59 (1986-87)


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year coach record pct.

1901-02 Unknown 13-1 .929

1902-1920 Records incomplete or lost

1920-21 Br. Phillip 14-3 .824

1921-22 Frank Brennan 15-7 .682

1922-23 Frank Brennan 21-8 .724

1923-24 Frank Brennan 18-9 .667

1924-25 Frank Brennan 9-8 .529

1925-26 Frank Brennan 1-6 .143

1926-27 J. Francis (Nip) Lynch 2-12 .143

1927-28 J. Francis (Nip) Lynch 9-8 .529

1928-29 Edward Keating 9-8 .529

1929-30 Edward Keating 6-12 .333

1930-31 George Hinchcliffe 17-16 .515

1931-32 George Hinchcliffe 9-13 .409

1932-33 Rody Cooney 12-9 .571

1933-34 Rody Cooney 13-11 .542

1934-35 Rody Cooney 12-12 .500

1935-36 Rody Cooney 15-8 .652

1936-37 Rody Cooney 13-8 .619

1937-38 Rody Cooney 14-8 .636

1938-39 Rody Cooney 15-7 .682

1939-40 Rody Cooney 13-5 .722

1940-41 Rody Cooney 9-9 .500

1941-42 Joseph Brennan 16-2 .889







1948-49 Daniel Lynch 20-13 .606

1949-50 Daniel Lynch 6-18 .250

1950-51 Daniel Lynch 19-11 .633

1951-52 Daniel Lynch 20-8 .714

1952-53 Daniel Lynch 20-7 .741

1953-54 Daniel Lynch 23-5 .821

1954-55 Daniel Lynch 21-8 .724

1955-56 Daniel Lynch 21-4 .840

1956-57 Daniel Lynch 12-14 .462

1957-58 Daniel Lynch 14-9 .609

1958-59 Daniel Lynch 5-18 .217

1959-60 Daniel Lynch 13-8 .619

1960-61 Daniel Lynch 10-10 .500

1961-62 Daniel Lynch 8-15 .348

1962-63 Daniel Lynch 16-7 .696

1963-64 Daniel Lynch 10-16 .385

year coach record pct.

1964-65 Daniel Lynch 11-9 .550

1965-66 Daniel Lynch 5-17 .227

1966-67 Daniel Lynch 15-8 .652

1967-68 Daniel Lynch 7-16 .304

1968-69 Daniel Lynch 7-16 .304

1969-70 Lester Yellin 9-12 .429

1970-71 Lester Yellin 8-17 .320

1971-72 Lester Yellin 12-14 .462

1972-73 Lester Yellin 8-16 .333

1973-74 Jack Prenderville 11-13 .458

1974-75 Jack Prenderville 7-19 .269

1975-76 Lucio Rossini 13-13 .500

1976-77 Lucio Rossini 12-14 .462

1977-78 Lucio Rossini 16-9 .640

1978-79 Lucio Rossini 14-12 .538

1979-80 Gene Roberti 11-15 .423

1980-81 Gene Roberti 10-16 .385

1981-82 Gene Roberti 10-17 .370

1982-83 Gene Roberti 10-18 .357

1983-84 Gene Roberti 2-26 .071

1984-85 Bob Valvano 7-21 .250

1985-86 Bob Valvano 9-19 .321

1986-87 Bob Valvano 11-16 .407

1987-88 Bob Valvano 11-18 .379

1988-89 Rich Zvosec 14-16 .467

1989-90 Rich Zvosec 9-18 .333

1990-91 Rich Zvosec 15-14 .517

1991-92 Ron Ganulin 15-14 .517

1992-93 Ron Ganulin 9-18 .333

1993-94 Ron Ganulin 1-26 .037

1994-95 Ron Ganulin 9-18 .333

1995-96 Ron Ganulin 9-18 .333

1996-97 Ron Ganulin 13-15 .464

1997-98 Ron Ganulin 15-12 .556

1998-99 Ron Ganulin 20-8 .714

1999-2000 Ron Ganulin 18-12 .600

2000-01 Ron Ganulin 18-11 .621

2001-02 Ron Ganulin 18-11 .621

2002-03 Ron Ganulin 14-16 .467

2003-04 Ron Ganulin 15-13 .536

2004-05 Ron Ganulin 13-15 .464

2005-06 Brian Nash 10-17 .370

2006-07 Brian Nash 9-22 .290

2007-08 Brian Nash 7-22 .318

2008-09 Brian Nash 10-20 .333

2009-10 Brian Nash 11-18 .379

SEASON-BY-SEASON COACHINg RECORDS (1901-2010)


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All-TIME RECORD BOOKpoInts – careerDarrwin Purdie 1,613Dennis McDermott 1,578Manny Figueroa 1,532Al Inniss 1,503Jerome Williams 1,490Richy Dominguez 1,482Angel Santana 1,476John Conforti 1,435Gerard Trapp 1,434Vernon Stokes 1,336

poInts – seasonRay Minlend 680 1998-99Ken Lam 605 1971-72Steven Howard 587 2000-01Dennis McDermott 578 1972-73Dennis McDermott 571 1973-74John Conforti 560 1968-69Richy Dominguez 541 2000-01Robert Jackson 535 1983-84Nestor Cora 532 1977-78Darrwin Purdie 519 1986-87

rebounds – careerJerome Williams 1,018Darrwin Purdie 748Dennis McDermott 708Robert Jackson 675Heberth Reyes 666Richy Dominguez 651Manny Figueroa 636Cliff Strong 596Lorenzo Distant 589Gerard Trapp 578

rebounds – seasonJerome Williams 311 1974-75Jerome Williams 279 1975-76Manny Figueroa 271 1976-77Jerome Williams 268 1973-74Robert Jackson 263 1983-84Andre Kibbler 263 1987-88Dennis McDermott 258 1973-74Dennis McDermott 253 1971-72Lester James 251 1991-92Jack McCue 245 1971-72

FIeld goals Made – careerDarrwin Purdie 651Jerome Williams 650Dennis McDermott 629Gerard Trapp 613John Conforti 605Robert Jackson 537Richy Dominguez 527Angel Santana 474Lou Myers 457Lorenzo Distant 436

FIeld goals Made – seasonKen Lam 256 1971-72John Conforti 231 1968-69Dennis McDermott 229 1972-73Nestor Cora 227 1977-78Robert Jackson 226 1983-84Dennis McDermott 224 1973-74Gerard Trapp 216 1976-77John Conforti 215 1969-70Ray Minlend 210 1998-99Darrwin Purdie 208 1986-87

FIeld goals atteMpted-careerGerard Trapp 1,441Darrwin Purdie 1,376Dennis McDermott 1,339Jerome Williams 1,274John Conforti 1,267Angel Santana 1,254Richy Dominguez 1,106Robert Jackson 1,068Lou Myers 1,043Lorenzo Distant 1,000

FIeld goals atteMpted – seasonGerard Trapp 503 1976-77John Conforti 495 1968-69Ken Lam 494 1971-72Dennis McDermott 471 1972-73Dennis McDermott 464 1973-74Ray Minlend 452 1998-99Steven Howard 447 2000-01Robert Jackson 446 1983-84Nestor Cora 444 1977-78Darrwin Purdie 444 1987-88

FIeld goal % - career(Min. 100 Fg Made) Lester James .622 (296-476)Chris Sockwell .614 (290-472)Eric Greene .611 (143-234)Dennis Kwiecinski .570 (110-193)Heberth Reyes .549 (292-532)Chris Phillips .538 (243-452)Marlon Lewis .533 (114-214)Eric Thompson .527 (206-398)Jerome Williams .510 (650-1,274)Haluk Ayata .506 (137-271)

FIeld goal % – season(Min. 75 Field goals Made) Lester James .693 (149/215) 1990-91Eric Greene .641 (107/167) 1979-80Chris Sockwell .637 (135/212) 2002-03James Raftery .612 (115/188) 1962-63Terryl Coombs .611 (102/167) 1989-90Chris Sockwell .596 (155/260) 2001-02Heberth Reyes .594 (76/128) 1998-99Joe O’Neill .572 (99/173) 1985-86Earl Roberts .571 (136/238) 1969-70Heberth Reyes .571 (88/154) 1999-00

3-poInt Fg Made – careerANGEL SANTANA 294Jamaal Womack 220Mike Wilson 217ricky cadell 157Lou Myers 154Jason Morgan 151stefan perunicic 147Steven Howard 143Tory Cavalieri 134Henry LaLane 134

3-poInt Fg Made – seasonJason Morgan 100 2001-02Angel Santana 100 99-2000Steven Howard 92 2000-01Stefan Perunicic 87 2008-09Angel Santana 83 1998-99Mike Wilson 82 2003-04Tory Cavalieri 76 2004-05Jamaal Womack 72 2007-08ricky cadell 72 2009-10Bryan Willcox 66 1993-94

3-poInt Fg atteMpted – careerAngel Santana 822Jamaal Womack 610Mike Wilson 547ricky cadell 430Lou Myers 429Jason Morgan 414stefan perunicic 412Henry LaLane 403Steven Howard 394Tory Cavalieri 349

3-poInt Fg atteMpted- seasonAngel Santana 284 1999-2000Jason Morgan 277 2001-02Steven Howard 254 2000-01Jamaal Womack 229 2007-08Angel Santana 225 1998-99stefan perunicic 224 2008-09Bryan Willcox 205 1993-94ricky cadell 202 2009-10Mike Wilson 192 2003-04stefan perunicic 1 90 2009-10

3-poInt Fg % - career(Min. 20 3-point goals Made) Mike Wilson .392 (217-547)TORY CAVALIERI .384 (134-349)John Quintana .384 (84-237)John Thomas .382 (50-131)STEVE MICKENS .371 (109-294)Ron Arnold .368 (21-57)Jason Morgan .365 (151-414)ricky cadell .365 (157-430)Steven Howard .363 (143-394)stefan perunicic .363 (147-414


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3-poInt FIeld goal % – season(Min. 15 3-point Fg Made) John Quintana .457 (32/70) 2002-03Tanel Tein .452 (33/73) 1998-99Mike Wilson .427 (82-192) 2003-04John Thomas .422 (35/83) 1997-98Tory Cavalieri .420 (76/181) 2004-05Steve Mickens .415 (51/123) 1988-89Charles Hatcher .415 (17/41) 1991-92Kevin Israel .412 (21/51) 1989-90Richy Dominguez .411 (23/56) 1998-99Christian Brown .406 (52/128) 2004-05

Free throws Made – careerRichy Dominguez 337Dennis McDermott 320Ray Minlend 295Jim Luisi 293Darrwin Purdie 288Cliff Strong 288Thomas Carroll 261Steven Howard 250Roy Reardon 246Thomas Gallagher 241Kevin Henry 241

Free throws Made – seasonRay Minlend 229 1998-99Vernon Stokes 188 1952-53Steven Howard 153 2000-01John Thomas 150 1996-97Dan Mannix 148 1955-56Tom Gallagher 140 1948-49Richy Dominguez 135 2000-01Akeem Bennett 135 2009-10Jim Luisi 134 1949-50Brian Jones 127 1990-91

Free throws atteMpted – careerRichy Dominguez 522Cliff Strong 429Dennis McDermott 419Darrwin Purdie 416Thomas Carroll 406Ray Minlend 403Jim Luisi 399 (50-51 season not included)Thomas Gallagher 396John Conforti 380Gil Radday 352

Free throws atteMpted – seasonRay Minlend 305 1998-99Vernon Stokes 299 1952-53Tom Gallagher 228 1948-49Dan Mannix 212 1955-56Vernon Stokes 210 1950-51Akeem Bennett 208 2009-2010Jim Luisi 202 1949-50Richy Dominguez 193 2000-01Vernon Stokes 192 1951-52John Thomas 191 1996-97Steven Howard 179 2000-01

Free throw % - career(Min. 75 Ft Made) Steven Howard .820 (250-305)Edgar DeLaRosa .815 (150-184)Angel Santana .810 (234-289)Mike Wilson .806 (112-139)Tory Cavalieri .802 (202-252)John Quintana .797(137-172)Gerard Trapp .797 (208-261)Robert Bailey .791 (182-230)Kevin Henry .785 (241-307)John Arnold .781 (153-196)

Free throw % - season(Min. 40 Ft Made) Tory Cavalieri .863 (69/80) 2002-03Angel Santana .861 (68/79) 1996-97Steven Howard .855 (153/179) 2000-01Fred Schneider .854 (70/82) 1959-60Jim Paguaga .842 (64/76) 1985-86Tony Babin .841 (53/63) 1975-76John Arnold .828 (53/64) 1991-92Doug Smith .823 (75/91) 1967-68Gerard Trapp .816 (58/71) 1975-76John Quintana .816 (40/49) 2002-03

assIsts – careerGreg Nunn 534Tory Cavalieri 465Edgar DeLaRosa 393Rodney Henry 346Jim Paguaga 317Lynn Smith 301John Arnold 293Gerard Trapp 281Larry Wingate 271Jamaal Womack 266

assIsts – seasonJim Paguaga 223 1985-86Lynn Smith 185 1990-91Greg Nunn 184 1999-00Tory Cavalieri 169 2002-03Edgar DeLaRosa 167 1982-83Tory Cavalieri 162 2003-04Greg Nunn 157 2000-01Edgar DeLaRosa 154 1981-82Greg Nunn 151 1998-99Rodney Henry 139 1987-88Robert Hannafin 136 1974-75Larry Wingate 136 1976-77

blocks – careerJulian McKelly 244Heberth Reyes 186Richard Lugo 125Devon Neckles 109Robert Jackson 102Chris Sockwell 94Darrwin Purdie 85Lester James 78Herman Wrice 78Eric Thompson 53

blocked shots - seasonRichard Lugo 125 1996-97Julian McKelly 108 1982-83Heberth Reyes 71 2000-01Devon Neckles 52 2003-04Herman Wrice 51 2008-09Lester James 50 1990-91Chris Sockwell 48 2001-02Julian McKelly 48 1983-84Heberth Reyes 48 1998-99Heberth Reyes 46 1999-00Chris Sockwell 46 2002-03Julian McKelly 45 1981-82

steals – careerGreg Nunn 202Tory Cavalieri 194Lynn Smith 173Richy Dominguez 171Edgar DeLaRosa 160Jim Paguaga 157Rodney Henry 154Jamaal Womack 148Lou Myers 143Ron Arnold 135Darrwin Purdie 135

steals – seasonJim Paguaga 120 1985-86Lynn Smith 100 1990-91Jeff Myers 81 1992-93Ray Minlend 79 1998-99Tory Cavalieri 75 2003-04John Thomas 74 1997-98Lynn Smith 73 1991-92Greg Nunn 71 1998-99Edgar DeLaRosa 65 1982-83akeem bennett 64 2009-2010

bold- activeNOTE: All records contained in this section are based upon verifiable season-ending reports. Information for some seasons is incomplete or missing. If you have addi-tional information for these records please contact St. Francis College Athletics (718) 489-5369.


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The Northeast Conference will turn 30 years old this year. To honor the occasion,the league will launch a variety of promotions throughout the year.

· Establishment of NEC Athletic Hall of FameThe best of the best will be selected from a pool of student-athletes, coachesand administrators. Keep an eye out for the first induction class to beannounced this winter.

· NEC FlashbacksA look back at the performers, performances and special moments that havehelped define the conference over its 30 years. Special features will be producedfor the league website, along with video flashbacks and interviews with formerplayers, coaches and administrators during televised events.

· “I Was An NEC Athlete”Catching up with former NEC student-athletes, who will reminisce about thegames, people and moments that most stand out in their minds, and offerupdates on their lives post-graduation.

· NEC “Fan-Fare”NEC fans will be asked to send in their favorite NEC moments to share on theleague website and Facebook. In addition, trivia contests will give fans theopportunity to win Conference apparel.

Northeast ConferenceCelebrating 30 Years • 1981-2010

NEC Membership Tenure

1981-88

1988-97 1997-Present

20th Anniversary Logo

Northeast Conference Logo Evolution

NEC Sport Sponsorship Year Added

Men’s Basketball 1981

Men’s Golf 1985

Men’s Soccer 1985

Women’s Basketball 1986

Cross Country 1986

Men’s Tennis 1986

Baseball 1987

Softball 1987

Women’s Tennis 1987

Women’s Volleyball 1987

Men’s Indoor Track & Field 1988

Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1991

Outdoor Track & Field 1991

Women’s Soccer 1995

Football 1996

Field Hockey 1998

Women’s Golf 1998

Women’s Lacrosse 1998

Women’s Swimming 1999

Women’s Bowling 2009

Men’s Lacrosse 2011

NEC Sport Sponsorship

Originally founded as the ECAC Metro Athletic Conference in 1981, league administrators and schoolofficials decided the conference needed a facelift in 1988. The following names were bandied aboutbefore ultimately deciding on Northeast Conference.

North ShoreEastern

What Might Have Been

NortheasternNortheast

NorthernEastern Private Intercollegiate

Big NorthGreat North


Current Membership Year Joined

Bryant^ 2009

Central Connecticut St. 1997

Fairleigh Dickinson* 1981

Long Island* 1981

Monmouth 1985

Mount St. Mary’s 1989

Quinnipiac 1998

Robert Morris* 1981

Sacred Heart 1999

St. Francis (NY)* 1981

St. Francis (PA)* 1981

Wagner* 1981

* charter member ̂ official term begins in 2012

Former Members Tenure

Baltimore 1981-82

Loyola (MD) 1981-89

Marist 1981-97

Rider 1992-97

Siena 1981-84

Towson 1981-82

UMBC 1998-03



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Northeast ConferenceCelebrating 30 Years • 1981-2010

Reproduced below is the press release announcing that the ECAC-Metro Conference changed its name to the North-east Conference. The release was written and distributed by the NEC and is reproduced as it appeared in 1988.August 2, 1988

RUTHERFORD, NJ — The ECAC-Metro Conference, which began as an 11-school league in1981, has officially changed its name to the Northeast Conference, according to the an-nouncement made by Commissioner Chris Monasch.

The name change is effected August 1, 1988.

“We feel by going with a new name that we give ourselves our own identity,” saysMonasch, who is the Conference’s first full-time commissioner. “Now there is no confusionas to who we are. We are our own entity with a name that is easy to remember and whichgeographically describes where our membership is located. We feel that this is a newbeginning for us.”

The Northeast Conference is comprised of nine members - Fairleigh Dickinson Univer-sity, Long Island University, Loyola College (MD), Marist College, Monmouth College,Robert Morris College, St. Francis College (NY), St. Francis College (PA), and WagnerCollege. The Conference sponsors 12 sports - Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’sand Women’s Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Tennis,and Volleyball.

Since the Conference’s inception in 1981, it had been under the umbrella of theEastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), thereby maintaining an automatic bid to theNCAA Basketball Tournament without the customary two-year wait. In 1985, the Conferencebecame one of only five in the nation granted automatic bids to the NCAA Soccer Tourna-ment, a right it continues to hold today.

The Conference was originally under the direction of Frank Syzmanski, who remainedas its Executive Director until June, 1987. At that time, Chris Monasch was hired as theConference’s first full-time commissioner.

Under the direction of Commissioner Monasch, the Conference has continued to pros-per and grow, with its office staff doubling in the past year. The Northeast Conferenceboasts a full-time associate commissioner for compliance and a full-time assistant commis-sioner for public relations.

With the expansion of the Conference office, which enabled the league to becomeself-sufficient, “A new name and new identity became necessary,” says Monasch.The Northeast Conference plans to expand its scope once again, moving to largerand more centralized offices in Woodbridge, NJ, in September. The Conference iscurrently located in Rutherford, NJ.


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Northeast ConferenceHistorical Timeline

September, 1981 - ECAC-Metro Conference formedas a basketball-only entity with the following charterschools: University of Baltimore, Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity, Long Island University, Loyola (MD) Col-lege, Marist College, Robert Morris College, St. Francis(NY) College, Saint Francis (PA) College, Siena College,Towson State University and Wagner College. FrankSzymanski named the league’s first Executive Director.

July 1, 1985 - Monmouth College (later to be re-named Monmouth University) joins the conference.

March 2, 1982 - Robert Morris wins the inauguralECAC-Metro Basketball Tournament and receives theleague’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, wherethe Colonials fall to Indiana.

March, 1986 - Men's basketball player TerranceBailey of Wagner leads the nation in scoring with 854points and a 29.4 ppg average.

June 16, 1987 - Chris Monasch named first full-time Commissioner of the conference.

September, 1988 - Mount St. Mary's runner PeterRono wins 1988 Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal.

September, 1986 - Baseball, women's basketball,men's and women's cross country and softball areadded as championship sports.

March 16, 1994 -Mount St. Mary's women's bas-ketball becomes first NEC women's team to participatein NCAA Tournament.

June 29, 1982 - Long Island’s Riley Clarida be-comes the first NEC player drafted by an NBA teamwhen he is picked by the Utah Jazz in the ninth round.

March 15, 1983 - Robert Morris wins openinground NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game witha 64-54 win over Georgia Southern. The Colonials,who lost to Purdue in the next round, 55-53, were theNEC’s first team to win an NCAA game.

March 10, 1988 - Conference men's basketballfinal shown live by ESPN for the first time.

June 28, 1988 - Rik Smits of Marist is the secondoverall pick of the 1988 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.

August 1, 1988 - ECAC-Metro renamed NortheastConference on August 1, 1988, after gaining autonomyfrom the ECAC. League introduces new logo.

Summer, 1988 - League office relocates to Wood-bridge, NJ.

July 1, 1989 - Mount St. Mary's College (later to berenamed Mount St. Mary’s University) joins the confer-ence.

September, 1990 - Men's and women's outdoortrack and women's indoor track added as champion-ship sports.

November, 1990 - Rik Smits, formerly of Marist ,named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Decade. The1986-87 Marist Red Foxes named NEC Team of theDecade.

February, 1991 - Mount St. Mary's men’s basket-ball coach Jim Phelan nominated for the Basketball Hallof Fame.

March, 1991 - Saint Francis (PA) men's basketballplayer Mike Iuzzolino named GTE Academic All-Ameri-can of the Year.

Summer, 1992 - Fairleigh Dickinson sprinter Shar-lene Milwood and Mount St. Mary's decathlete RobPendergist compete in the United States Olympic TeamTrack and Field Trials.

July 1, 1992 -Rider College begins membership inthe NEC.

March 6, 1993 - In perhaps the most rememberedgame in league annals, Rider beats Wagner in men'sbasketball tournament final on ESPN behind DarrickSuber's last-second shot.

Summer, 1991 - Monmouth men's basketball playerAlex Blackwell becomes the first NEC player to everappear on a United States men's basketball national team,winning a gold medal at the World University Games.

Summer, 1995 - Mount St. Mary's women's basket-ball player Susie Rowlyk wins NCAA Post-GraduateScholarship.

September, 1995 - Women’s soccer added as cham-pionship sport.

Summer, 1987 - Conference gains first permanentheadquarters at FDU’s Rutherford campus.

September, 1987 - Men's indoor track, women'stennis and volleyball are added as championshipsports.

September, 1985 - Men's soccer, golf and tennisare added as championship sports with soccer receiv-ing an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

October 25, 1985 - Long Island’s Carey Scurry isthe first conference player to play in an NBA game whenhe suits up for the Utah Jazz after being drafted in thesecond round.

19951981

March 6, 2000 - Saint Francis (PA)'s women's bas-ketball team claims its record-setting fifth consecutiveNEC Tournament title and enters NCAA Tournamentfor fifth year in a row with its highest seed at #14.

November 20, 1999 - Robert Morris claims itsfourth straight championship in football and finishesthe season as the nation's top ranked I-AA non-schol-arship program.


July 1, 1997 - Central Connecticut State begins firstyear as full member of the NEC.

September, 1997 - NEC launches official leaguewebsite at www.northeastconference.org.

October 31, 1995 - Football, to begin in 1996 asNEC's 17th sport, is introduced at Giants Stadium pressconference.

March, 1996 - Monmouth goes to NCAA Tourna-ment, while Marist and Mount St. Mary's receive NITbids, giving the NEC three teams in men's basketballpostseason play for the first time.

June, 1996 - Monmouth wins men'sCommissioner's Cup and Mount St. Mary's winswomen's Commissioner's Cup, the first time thoseawards are formally presented.

September, 1996 - Former FDU star WagnerMarseille represents Haiti in the 1996 Summer Olym-pics in the 110-meter hurdles. FDU's Lance Gittensand Mount St. Mary's Cliff Wong run for Guyana in the400-hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

November 23, 1996 - NEC football completes firstseason of play as Robert Morris wins inaugural title,then goes on to capture the ECAC-Division I-AA non-scholarship bowl game.

April 7, 1997 - NEC presidents hire John Iama-rino, formerly Associate Commissioner of the Sun BeltConference, as the league's new Commissioner.

Summer, 1997 - NEC office moves to Piscataway, NJ.

Summer, 1997 - NEC introduces new logo, the sec-ond change in brand identity in league history.

March, 1997 - Long Island men’s basketball playerCharles Jones leads the nation in scoring with 30.1 ppg.

September, 1997 - NEC adds women’s lacrosse aschampionship sport.

Winter, 1998 - MSG Network and its affiliates tele-vise 13 NEC basketball games, the largest televisionpackage in the history of the league.

July 1, 1998 - UMBC and Quinnipiac begin firstyear as full members in the NEC.

September, 1998 - Field hockey, women's golf ,and women's swimming are added to bring NEC sportssponsorship to 21.

September, 1998 - Albany and Stony Brook joinNEC as associate members in football.

March, 1998 - Charles Jones of Long Island becomesjust the seventh men’s basketball player in NCAA historyto lead the nation in scoring for two straight years.

March, 1998 - NEC sends two teams to the postsea-son in men’s basketball with FDU competing in the NCAAtournament and LIU playing in the NIT. Competingagainst UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tourna-ment, FDU's Elijah Allen scores 43 points, the best singlegame performance in the 1998 tourney.

March 1, 1999 - Mount St. Mary's claims the men'sbasketball championship as head coach Jim Phelanrecords his 800th career win before a national televi-sion audience in the title game.

July 1, 1999 - Sacred Heart begins first year as fullmember in the NEC.

October 20, 1999 - A new football financial aidpackage is adopted, to take effect beginning in the 2000season.

October 31, 1999 - LIU's women's soccer team, injust the program's third year of existence, defeats South-west Texas, 1-0, in a play-in game to advance to NCAATournament.

March, 2000 - Saint Francis (PA) standout women'sbasketball player Jess Zinobile becomes the NEC's all-time scoring and rebounding leader. She is also thefirst-ever NEC player to be drafted by the WNBA.

March, 2000 - The NEC plays it's men's and women'sbasketball tournament at the Sovereign Bank Arena inTrenton, NJ, marking the first time the tournament takesplace at a neutral site.

November 14, 2000 - NEC celebrates 20th Anni-versary with selection of 20th Anniversary All-Time Bas-ketball Teams, and later in the year the 20th Anniver-sary All-Sport Teams.

May 21, 1999 - Long Island's softball team becomesthe league's first-ever women's team in any sport to winan NCAA tournament contest when they defeated Man-hattan, 4-3.

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February 28, 1999 - Neutrogena serves as firsttitle sponsor of NEC Basketball Tournament, whichtakes place entirely at Wagner’s Spiro Sports Center,which opened shortly before the tourney commenced.


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May 4, 2003 - Saint Francis (PA) claims the unof-ficial ‘Triple Crown’ of men’s track for a third consecu-tive year by taking home championships in cross coun-try, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.

March 21, 2002 - UMBC’s Lindsey Prather and CCSU'sTammie Repass become the first NEC athletes to compete atthe NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

April 20, 2002 - Sacred Heart’s DeVeren Johnsonbecomes the first NEC football player picked in the NFLdraft when Dallas selects him in the sixth round.

June 26, 2002 - CCSU's Corsley Edwards is cho-sen by the Sacramento Kings with the 58th and finalpick of the 2002 NBA Draft, marking the first time since1991 that an NEC player is drafted.

January 10, 2002 - FDU assistant soccer coachEthan Zohn captures the $1,000,000 grand prize on“Survivor Africa.”

November 17, 2002 - Fairleigh Dickinson cap-tures its third straight men's soccer title and reachesthe second round of the NCAA Tournament beforelosing to fourth seeded St. John's, 2-1, in double over-time.

November 23, 2002 - Albany defeats MAAC Cham-pion Duquesne, 24-0, to win the ECAC Football Classicand conclude the season as the nation's third rankedI-AA Mid-Major team.

March 12, 2003 - Wagner wins its first-ever NECMen's Basketball Championship, defeating St. Francis(NY) in a game which marked the first time in NCAAhistory that two New York City schools met with anNCAA automatic tournament berth at stake.

Winter, 2002 - The NEC televises 30 basketballgames - a record number for the conference - on itsflagship station MSG Network, as well as regional out-lets such as Fox Sports-New York, Fox Sports-Pitts-burgh, Fox Sports-New England and Comcast Sports-Net.

March, 2003 - NEC Men's Basketball Coach of theYear award renamed Jim Phelan Coach of the Yearaward, upon Phelan's retirement after 49 years at MountSt. Mary's. In honor of Phelan's historic career, March1, 2003 is declared as National Bow-Tie Day, with NCAAcoaches across the country donning bow-ties to rec-ognize Phelan.

November 14, 2003 - CCSU defeats Boston Col-lege, 1-0, to become the first women’s soccer team inleague history to win an NCAA Tournament match. TheBlue Devils would go on to lose to eventual nationalchampion UConn, 3-2, in double overtime.

November, 2003 - NEC sets new football atten-dance record.

September 20, 2003 - NEC televises first footballgame in league history as Stony Brook hosts Wagner.


November 19, 2000 - FDU's Stephen Ondieki earnsAll-American honors, finishing second at the NCAACross Country Championships. In the spring, Ondiekiwould go on to claim All-American status after finishingsixth in the 5K at the NCAA Men's Indoor Track & FieldChampionships.

June, 2001 - Monmouth outfielder Jason Law isselected first team ABCA/Rawlings All-American andLouisville Slugger All-American.

November 18, 2000 - Robert Morris wins its fifthconsecutive NEC football championship and ends theseason as the nation's top ranked I-AA Mid-Major pro-gram.

October, 2001 - Conference office moves to Somer-set, NJ.

November, 2001 - Fairleigh Dickinson capturessecond straight NEC men’s soccer title then proceedsto beat Boston College, Princeton and Seton Hall in theNCAA Tournament to advance to the Elite Eight, beforefalling to eventual national champion North Carolina,3-2, in triple overtime. FDU concludes the seasonranked #11 in the country by the NSCAA.

March 9, 2002 - UMBC’s Cleopatra Borel becomesthe first NEC athlete to win a national title when she claimsthe shot put crown at the NCAA Women’s Indoor Track& Field Championships.

December 1, 2001 - Sacred Heart wins first-everNEC football championship and caps off an undefeatedseason (11-0) with a 31-15 victory over Duquesne inthe ECAC Football Classic. The Pioneers end the yearranked #1 in the Sports Network’s inaugural I-AA Mid-Major poll.

March 6, 2002 - CCSU men's basketball wins anNEC record 19 straight games and also established leaguemarks for overall (27) and conference (19) wins. CCSUwins second league crown in three years, while Wag-ner qualifies for NIT.

2000 2003

November 16, 2003 - Fairleigh Dickinson cap-tures fourth straight NEC men’s soccer crown and fin-ishes ranked in the College Soccer News Top-30 forthe third straight year.

November 22, 2004 - Monmouth claims the SportsNetwork Cup, emblematic of the top mid-major foot-ball program in the nation, as five conference programsfinished in the final top-10 poll.

March, 2005 - The NEC Men's and Women's Bas-ketball Tournament returns "Back to Campus" for thefirst time since the 1996-97 season with all games playedat the home of the higher seed.

March 17, 2005 - FDU men’s basketball plays top-seed and eventual national runner-up Illinois to a first-half standstill, before falling to the Illini in the openinground of the NCAA Tournament.

March 12, 2005 - Saint Francis (PA) earns its fourthconsecutive women's basketball championship andninth crown in the last ten years.

June, 2005 - St. Francis (PA) ranks among the topprograms nationally with 19 Academic All-Americansover a seven-year span.

September 1, 2004 - The NEC launches Sports-manship Counts!, a program designed to reinforce andpromote the ideals and fundamentals of good sports-manship.

July 1, 2004 - The NEC launches first-ever onlinewebstore.

February 4, 2004 - NEC relaunches official web-site with new streamlined design and upgraded fea-tures.


2004 2007

December 2, 2005 - Long Island becomes the firstNEC volleyball team to win an NCAA Tournament match,defeating Cornell, 3-0.

January 2, 2006 - NEC Commissioner John Iama-rino resigns after nine years to become Commissionerof the Southern Conference.

November 21, 2005 - Quinnipiac’s Katie Gwytheris the first female in league history to capture crosscountry All-America honors after placing 12th at theNCAA Championship meet.

August 23, 2005 - NEC begins a year-long SilverAnniversary celebration with the unveiling of a 25thAnniversary logo.

January 5, 2006 - NEC celebrates 25th Anniver-sary with announcement of 25th Anniversary All-TimeBasketball Teams.

March, 2006 - CCSU's Jamie Crowley qualifies forthe NCAA Swimming Championships in three differentevents and goes on to compete in the US National Cham-pionships, along with teammate Lindsey Snyder.

March 14, 2006 - Monmouth becomes the firstNEC men’s basketball team in 23 years to win an NCAATournament game with a 71-49 win over Hampton.The Hawks would go on to battle top-seeded Villanovauntil the final minutes before losing, 58-45.

Spring, 2006 - Future household names Miles Aus-tin and Andrew Bailey join their respective professionalteams. Austin, a wide receiver from Monmouth, joinsthe Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. Bailey,a hurler from Wagner, is drafted by the Oakland A’s inthe sixth round of the MLB Draft.

December 2, 2006 - Monmouth hosts PFL cham-pion San Diego in the first Gridiron Classic. The gameairs nationally on CSTV (now CBS College Sports).

June 11, 2006 - LIU’s Bryan Steele finishes secondin the 400 meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Track &Field Championships. The second place finish ties forthe highest ever by an NEC men’s competitor.

August 1, 2006 - Brenda Weare, formerly of Con-ference USA, is named the third full-time Commissionerof the Northeast Conference.

November, 2006 - The inaugural NEC Count-down to Tipoff Basketball Preview Show airs region-ally throughout the Northeast and nationally on FCS.

April 29, 2007 - CCSU’s Justise Hairston (NewEngland) and Albany’s Rashad Barksdale (Philadel-phia) become the third and fourth NEC players cho-sen in the NFL Draft.

January 22, 2007 - Duquesne is announced as anassociate member in football beginning with the 2008season.

March 10, 2007 - Gardner Webb’s Terra Wilsonbecomes the NEC’s first-ever swimming All-Americanafter she places sixth in the nation in the 200 freestyle.

May 19, 2007 - Long Island wins its second NCAASoftball Tournament game with a 5-1 win over Colgate.

May 19, 2007 - In one of the greatest champion-ship finals in the history of the NEC, Quinnipiac outlastsLong Island to win its fourth straight NEC women’s ten-nis championship. The match lasts four hours and 45minutes.


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March 2, 2008 - The New York Times runs a 12-pagesupplement in its Sunday PLAY Magazine promoting theNEC Basketball Championship.

March 2, 2008 - Mount St. Mary’s knocks off Cop-pin State to become the third NEC school to win a gamein the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

April 25, 2008 - The NEC is awarded an automaticbid into the NCAA FCS playoffs beginning in 2010 whenthe bracket is expanded for the first time in 21 years.

April, 2008 - The NEC remains in Somerset, NJ, butmoves its central office to a larger and more modernworkspace.

May 15, 2008 - The NEC announces men’s lacrosseas a conference sport beginning with the 2011 season.

January 5, 2008 - The NEC’s first-ever nationally tele-vised regular season college basketball game takes place asQuinnipiac battles Robert Morris on ESPNU.

November 28, 2007 - CCSU becomes the second teamin league history to reach the round of 16 in the NCAA Men’sSoccer Tournament after defeating Harvard and Tulsa.

October 18, 2007 - Bryant University accepts an invi-tation to become the NEC’s 12th core member in 2012-13upon completion of a five-year NCAA reclassification period.

2007 2010

March, 2009 - NEC women’s basketball attendancerises over 20 percent after the Conference receivesone of 17 grants nationwide as part of the newly de-signed NCAA Women’s Basketball Grant Program.

March 12, 2009 - Robert Morris captures its recordsixth NEC men’s basketball title on a last second shot by Dal-las Green. The two-point win over Mount St. Mary’s rivetedthe ESPN nationwide audience, which more than triples overthe course of the contest.

December 6, 2008 - Albany wins the GridironClassic with a 28-0 victory over Jacksonville. The gameairs live on YES Network.

November 23, 2008 - Legendary Mount St. Mary’sbasketball coach Jim Phelan is inducted into the Na-tional Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

March 22, 2009 - Fairleigh Dickinson captures theinaugural NEC women’s bowling championship.

April 11, 2009 - FDU women’s bowling falls onewin short of reaching the NCAA title match, losing 4-3to Central Missouri in the semis. The Knights end theyear ranked third in the nation, one of four NEC schoolsto be nationally ranked over the course of the season.

Spring, 2009 - Along with its popular YouTubepage, the NEC continues to embrace new media initia-tives by launching Twitter and Facebook pages. TheConference also wraps up an extensive season-longwebcasting package with Pack Network.

May 16, 2009 - A week after winning its first NECsoftball championship, Sacred Heart defeats Cornell inthe NCAA Tournament.

November 9, 2009 - Noreen Morris, formerly ofNorthwestern University, is named the fourth full-timeCommissioner of the NEC.

May 27, 2009 - Sacred Heart establishes a new recordfor points in winning the newly renamed Brenda WeareCommissioner’s Cup for the second year in a row.

June 13, 2009 - NEC Commissioner Brenda Wearepasses away after a courageous battle with cancer.

November 4, 2009 -The NEC launches a satellitewebsite, NortheastConference.TV, the league’s new web-based media platform.

December 30, 2009 - Former Monmouth starMiles Austin is named to the NFC Pro Bowl squad afterleading the conference in receiving yardage for theCowboys.

November 19, 2009 - Playing at home, fifth-rankedMonmouth advances to the second round of the NCAAMen’s Soccer Tournament by beating UConn in penaltykicks. The Hawks end the year ranked 13th nationally.

December 15, 2009 - Monmouth’s Ryan Kinne isnamed a first team All-American in men’s soccer. He isthe first NEC player to earn first team honors in 25 years.

March 10, 2010 - Robert Morris becomes the firstNEC men’s basketball team to repeat as champion sincethe mid-90s with a 52-50 win over Quinnipiac in frontof an NEC Tournament record crowd at the TD BankSports Center.


April 27, 2008 - One of the wildest NEC champion-ship finishes in history occurs when Sacred Heart’sCarissa Hauser scores with three seconds left as thePioneers rally past Quinnipiac for a 15-14 victory andthe program’s first women’s lacrosse title.

May 16, 2009 - Monmouth tight end John Nalboneis selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round ofthe NFL Draft.

November 16, 2009 - Former Wagner pitcherAndrew Bailey is named American League Rookie ofthe Year for the Oakland A’s. He previously representedthe team in the 2009 MLB All-Star game.

January 12, 2008 - The NEC announces it will sponsorwomen’s bowling beginning in the 2008-09 season.

April 10, 2010 - Fairleigh Dickinson wins the NCAAWomen’s Bowling championship with a thrilling 4-3 winover Nebraska in the title match. The championship washistorical in nature as it marked the first such title for anNEC institution in a league-sponsored sport. By year’send, six league teams earned national rankings in the sport.

April, 2010 - FDU bowler Erica Perez is named anAll-American for the fourth time in her career and isfeatured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd.”

May 26, 2010 - Long Island’s Selma Babic becomesthe first player in NEC women’s tennis annals to com-pete in the NCAA Singles Tournament.

May 23, 2010 - Long Island women’s softball com-pletes an unprecedented season on the diamond bybecoming the first team in NEC history to reach an NCAARegional final in the sport. The Blackbirds defeatedUMass and Boston University to reach the final.

March 18, 2010 - Robert Morris becomes a house-hold name with its near upset of #2 seed Villanova in firstround action at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.Behind a scintillating performance from freshman KaronAbraham, the Colonials lead for the majority of the contestbefore succumbing in overtime, 73-70.

March 14, 2010 - Saint Francis (PA) defeats the #1, #2 and #4seeds to win its league record tenth NEC women’s basketball tourna-ment crown.

2010 2011

September 14, 2010 - The Monmouth men’s soc-cer team reaches #5 in the national rankings.

September 13, 2010 - The FDU national champi-onship women’s bowling team is honored by Presi-dent Barack Obama at the White House.


June 29, 2010 - The 2009-10 year ends with arecord total of 2,258 student-athletes named to the NECAcademic Honor Roll. That figure represents morethan half of the league’s competitors.

September 16, 2010 - The Northeast Conference begins a year-long celebration of its 30th Anniversary with the unveiling of its30th Anniversary logo.

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