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1 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL Schedule/Results November 11 at Loyola (exhibition) L, Salisbury $ W, vs. McDaniel (at Villa Julie) $ W, at Villa Julie $ L, (OT) 26 at Furman L, at Swarthmore * W, December 3 Muhlenberg * W, McDaniel * W, at Dickinson * 2 pm January 3 John Jay ^ 8 pm 4 St. Mary s/buffalo St. winner ^ 6 or 8 pm 7 at Washington College * 2 pm 10 at Haverford * 8 pm 12 Ursinus * 8 pm 14 at Muhlenberg * 2 pm 18 Franklin & Marshall * 7:30 pm 21 Dickinson * 5 pm 25 at Gettysburg * 7:30 pm 28 Washington College * 2 pm February 1 Swarthmore * 7 pm 4 Haverford * 4 pm 8 at McDaniel * 7 pm 11 at Ursinus * 3 pm 15 Gettysburg * 7 pm 18 at Franklin & Marshall * 4 pm 22 Centennial Opening Round TBA 25 Centennial Semifinals TBA 26 Centennial Finals TBA Home games in bolde * Centennial Conference game $ Pride of Maryland Tournament, Nov ^ Blue Jay Invitational, Jan. 3-4 Men s Basketball Contact Info: Basketball SID: Patrick Reed Office Phone: (410) Office Fax: (410) reedpm@jhu.edu Internet: Just the facts Blue Jays (4-2, 2-0) vs. Dickinson (3-3, 1-1) December 10, 2005, 2 p.m. Kline Center (2,000), Carlisle, Pa. Head coaches: Dickinson - Dennis Csensits (fourth season) Johns Hopkins - Bill Nelson (20th season) records: Dickinson (5-13, Centennial) Johns Hopkins (11-7, Centennial) Radio: None The series: Hopkins leads, Game 6: With a three-game win streak under its belt, Johns Hopkins (5-2, 3-0 Centennial) will hit the road on Saturday to face Dickinson (3-4, 2-1) in a Centennial Conference men s basketball game at 2 p.m. at the Kline Center. All three of the Blue Jays wins during this stretch are of the conference variety, including a pair of wins at home over Muhlenberg (69-56) and McDaniel (80-59). Hopkins led off conference play with a win at Swarthmore. Throughout the early part of the conference schedule, the Blue Jays have been led by junior Danny Nawrocki, who is averaging 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in Centennial games. For his efforts, Nawrocki was named conference player of the week on Tuesday. Over the last seven meetings, Hopkins has taken six, including three in Carlisle. Since the inception of the Centennial Conference in , the Blue Jays are 9-3 at the Kline Center. Johns Hopkins Probables Starters Cl. Ht. Wt Highlights PG #15 Jeff Thompson Sr ppg; 24.0 minutesgm SG #5 T.J. Valerio Jr ppg; 2.0 3pt FGs/gm SG #31 Bobby Sharafeddin Sr ppg; 2.43 apg F #55 Matt Griffin Jr ppg; 5.3 rebs/gm F #45 Danny Nawrocki Jr ppg; 8.4 rebs/gm Top Reserves Cl. Ht. Wt Highlights #25 Terence Coppola So ppg; 16.2 minutes/gm #33 Chris Morley Jr ppg; 5.1 rebs/gm #41 Zack Armen Jr minutes/gm #35 Kevin Roach So ppg; 12.9 minutes/gm #23 Scott Weisenfeld Fr minutes/gm; 2.71 apg

2 Johns Hopkins Basketball Quick Facts First season: All-time record: Affiliations: NCAA Division III Centennial Conference Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) First Centennial season: All-time Centennial record: record: (11-7, CC) Home court: Larry Goldfarb Gymnasium Capacity: 1,200 Team colors: Columbia Blue/Black Last postseason apperance: (ECAC) Last NCAA appearance: (F&M 81, JHU 66) NCAA Tournament appearances: Eight ( , , , , , , , ) ECAC Tournament appearances: Three Basketball Staff Head Coach Bill Nelson (SUNY Brockport 65) Career record: (26th season) Hopkins record: (20th season) Assistant Coaches Bob McCone (Millersville 71), 18th season Ed Richardson (Frostburg State 75), 20th season Danny Burruss (Johns Hopkins 03), First season Basketball Athletic Trainer: Brad Mountcastle Hopkins Since Year Overall Conference* Postseason / /6-2 NCAA: Final /3-5 NCAA: Second round /5-3 NCAA: First round /4-4 NCAA: First round /7-1 NCAA: First round / / /4-4 ECAC Champions /6-2 NCAA: Second round /6-2 NCAA: First round /6-2 ECAC: First round / ECAC South: First round Total /62-42 Against non-conference opponents: (.603) At Goldfarb Gym: (.794) Against Division I opponents: 1-1 *Johns Hopkins conference affiliations: 1986-present: Mid Atlantic Conference, Southeast University Athletic Association Centennial Conference present Dickinson Probables Starters Cl. Ht Highlights G - #25 Matt Keys Sr points/game G - #20 Brad Litchfield Sr points/game G - #5 Mark Harrison So minutes/game G - #32 Jon Skvarka Jr rebounds/game F - #42 Travis Doll Sr FGs Top Reserves Cl. Ht Highlights #45 Dan Sarsfield Jr minutes/game #21 Mike Geosits Fr points/game #40 Cory Kenny Fr points/game Last time out: A 21-point, 16-rebound performance by Danny Nawrocki lifted Johns Hopkins past Mc- Daniel, 80-59, on Tuesday night at Goldfarb Gym. Nawrocki, the reigning conference player of the week, delivered his second game with 20 or more points this season and his team-leading third double-double (points-rebounds). Hopkins jumped out to a lead at the half, holding McDaniel to only 22.6 percent shooting from the field. A pair of three-pointers by the Green Terror to open the second half closed the lead to 10, at However, a 12-4 Hopkins run in the first six minutes of the period put the game out of reach. The Blue Jays would later raise their advantage to as much as 27, going up with 5:28 remaining. Hopkins finished the game shooting 54.4 percent (31-57) from the field, while the Green Terror made only 33.3 percent (20-60) of their field goals. The Blue Jays out-rebounded the Green Terror, 53-21, including 16 Hopkins offensive boards. Three other scorers reached double figures for Hopkins, including Matt Griffin with 15. Griffin was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw stripe. Scouting the Red Devils Dickinson took down the league s other remaining undefeated team, Franklin & Marshall, with a win on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Mayser Center. The Red Devils claimed their second consecutive win in Lancaster by shooting 50 percent (24-48) from the field and knocking down 8-of-15 from behind the three-point arc. Matt Keys led the way for the Red Devils, scoring 24 points and pulling down eight rebounds. Keys leads Dickinson with 14.3 points per game this season. In seven games this season, Dickinson has only played the F&M game away from Carlisle. After Saturday s contest with the Blue Jays, the Red Devils will play six of their next seven on the road, beginning with a matchup against Division I Lafayette on Dec. 20. Last meeting Johns Hopkins guard T.J. Valerio hit a three-pointer with eight seconds remaining and Dickinson s Matt Keys misfired from three-point range at the buzzer as the Blue Jays picked up their seventh win in eight games with a victory over the host Red Devils on Jan 22, After the Red Devils gained a lead with 20 seconds left, Hopkins worked the ball to Valerio, who wasted little time launching what proved to be the game-winning three-pointer. Dickinson used a timeout to set up one final play, but Keys was off the mark and the Blue Jays picked up their third straight win in Carlisle. Matt Griffin scored a career-high 22 points in just 23 minutes to lead the way for the Blue Jays, who count three one-point wins in their last four games. Valerio contributed 11 points off the bench. Brad Litchfield had game-highs of 16 points and eight rebounds, while Keys added 12 points. 300 and counting Head coach Bill Nelson is entering his 20th season at Hopkins, sporting a (.626) record. Nelson earned his 300th win in a win at Cal Tech on Dec. 31, Under his guidance, Hopkins has compiled 10 consecutive winning seasons, including five 20 win campaigns and six NCAA Tournament appearances. Nelson has logged 25 career seasons, including two at Rochester Institute of Technology and four at Nazareth, giving him a career record. 500 times The Nov. 26 game at Furman marked the 500th time that the Blue Jays have taken the court with head coach Bill Nelson at the helm. Since 1919, Hopkins has played in 1,625 games. Nelson s tenure with the Blue Jays has spanned over 30 percent of the games that the program has played since its inception. Sideline staples In a revolving-door world of assistant coaches, Bob McCone and Ed Richardson will

3 Hopkins by the Numbers: Season The Blue Jays are Overall Home Road Neutral Non-Conference Home Non-Conference Away Non-Conference Neutral Centennial Conference Home Centennial Conference Away leading at the half trailing at the half tied at the half shooting at or above 40% shooting under 40% opponents shooting at or above 40% opponents shooting below 40% outrebounding the opposition outrebounded by opposition same rebounds as opposition more turnovers than opposition fewer turnovers than opposition same turnovers as opposition in November in December in January in Feburary on Sunday on Tuesday on Wednesday on Thursday on Friday on Saturday in day games in night games in overtime games in games decided by 5 points or less in games decided by 6-10 points in games decided by points in games decided by points in games decided by more than 20 points patrol the Hopkins sideline once again. McCone signed on with the Blue Jays in the season, the first time a Nelson-guided team qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Richardson has been alongside Nelson for 310 Hopkins wins, entering his 20th season with the Blue Jays program. Joining McCone and Richardson this season is former Blue Jay guard Danny Burruss, who appeared in 61 games for Hopkins from Masters of their domain From the through the season, Hopkins has racked up a record in Goldfarb Gym, the second-most home wins among Centennial Conference teams. In Bill Nelson s 19 seasons, Hopkins is on the Goldfarb floor. Making his mark After two complete seasons, Danny Nawrocki s name appears in the Hopkins record book, as a career scoring average of 12.7 places him 11th all-time. Nawrocki also has an opportunity to finish his career among the leaders in field goal percentage, as he s made 60.9 of his attempts in two seasons. Dan Jackson ( ) heads up the all-time list with a 60.9 career percentage entering this season. Lock-down defense Last season, Hopkins held its opponents to 40.2 percent shooting from the field, while the Blue Jays enjoyed 46.7 percent shooting. Behind the arc, Hopkins has been even tougher to score on, as opponents only hit on 25.9 percent of their chances last season, leading the Centennial Conference in both categories. Hopkins held its opponents to fewer than 60 points seven times in Nationally, the Blue Jays ranked 40th in Division III scoring defense (64.2 ppg), 43rd in field goal percentage defense, In , Hopkins opponents have shot 43.9 percent from the arc, but only 33.3 percent from behind the three-point arc. Seasoned juniors Coming into the season, the junior class and its six members (Armen, Griffin, Morley, Nawrocki, Valerio) have collected the most minutes along with the most points and rebounds of any of the three returning classes of players. Entering the season, the juniors have made a combined 67 starts, as opposed to the sophomores 27 and the 25 for the seniors. On the scoresheet, the third-year players have been the most dominant, collecting 1,347 points, while the sophomores and seniors have combined for 577 points. The juniors have also cleaned the glass, collecting 790 boards, while the sophomores and seniors have 303 total rebounds. Minimizing the losses Hopkins only loses one player from its starting lineup in : Eric Toback. A First Team All-Centennial Pick last season, Toback was the team s leading scorer with 14.5 points per game. Toback closed out his career 12th on the Hopkins career scoring list with 967 points. Inside contribution This season, the Blue Jays are getting a siginificant scoring boost inside from Matt Griffin and Danny Nawrocki. Since last season, Hopkins is 11-3 in games where Griffin scores 10 or more points. Nawrocki has scored in double figures in each game this season, scoring 18.3 points per game in conference play. All-tournament A pair of Blue Jays got Pride of Maryland All-Tournament nods, as Matt Griffin and T.J. Valerio led Hopkins to a 2-1 record during the tournament. Valerio scored 51 points during the three-game stretch, while Griffin averaged 16 points per game, shooting 69.2 percent from the field. For both Griffin and Valerio, this was their first career all-tournament nod. Charity stripe success After hitting on only 61.6 percent of their tries from the line in , the Blue Jays connected on 76.2 (16-22) percent of their attempts in the season opener against Salisbury and 77.3 percent of their tries (17-22) against Villa Julie. Since then, Hopkins has gone 73.1 percent at the line for the season, including a season-best 77.3 percent in a loss at Villa Julie on Nov. 20. The Blue Jays are 73.1 percent in conference games. Individually, Matt Griffin produced a team-best 7-for-7 at the stripe in a home win over McDaniel on Dec. 6. Overtime struggles Hopkins loss at Villa Julie in the Pride of Maryland Tournament was their fourth overtime loss in five tries since the season. The Blue Jays picked up their only overtime win this decade last season in an win over Frostburg State on Nov. 19.

4 Zack Armen 6-7, 200 Manhasset, NY/Manhasset Phil Beggans #41 #13 / 6-3, 185 Ocean, NJ/Ocean Township Scored a season-best 6 points (3-8 FG) in a win at Swarthmore. His 15 minutes were also a season-high. Career-high 2 steals at Swarthmore. Made his first collegiate field goal by hitting on a three-pointer in a loss at Furman. Played a season-high two minutes against the Paladins. Armen s Career Highs Points 10 three times (last at Gettysburg 1/5/05) Rebounds 7 at Dickinson, 1/22/05 3 at Cal Tech, 12/31/04 2 at Swarthmore, 11/30/05 1 at Gettysburg, 1/5/05 Terence Coppola Sophomore 5-11, 170 Scotia, NY/Scotia-Glenville #25 Beggans Career Highs Points 3 at Furman, 11/26/05 Rebounds 6 at Swarthmore 11/30/05 1 twice (last at Swarthmore, 11/26/05) 1 at Furman, 11/26/05 Matt Griffin 6-7, 228 Glen Mills, PA/Penncrest #55 Season-high 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3ptFG) in a win at home over McDaniel. Had his second-best effort against the Green Terror in the first meeting, with 8 points (3-4 FG, 1-2 3ptFG). Season-high 23 minutes in an overtime loss at Villa Julie. Has made a three-point field goal in six of seven games this season. Scored in double-figures in five of Hopkins first seven games. Had 15 points (4-10 FG) in a win at home over McDaniel, including a seasonbest 7-of-7 from the free-throw stripe. Career-high 23 points (7-11 FG, 9-11 FT) in an overtime loss at Villa Julie. Pulled in a season-high eight rebounds (5 offensive) against the Mustangs. One of two Blue Jays to score in double figures (10 points, 5-9 FG) against Division I Furman. Coppola s Career Highs Points 22 vs. Dickinson, 12/4/04 Rebounds 8 vs. Ursinus, 1/15/05 5 at Washington, 2/5/05 3 twice (last at Dickinson 1/22/04) 1 vs. McDaniel, 12/6/05 Griffin s Career Highs Points 23 at Villa Julie, 11/20/05 Rebounds 9 at F&M, 2/22/05 4 vs. Haverford, 2/12/05 4 vs. Muhlenberg, 1/29/05 2 at Cal Tech, 12/31/04

5 Collin Kamm 6-1, 170 Shark River Hills, NJ/St. Rose JOHNS HOPKINS BASKETBALL Chris Ludgate #11 #53 Center 6-10, 245 Summit, NJ/Blair Academy Scored 4 pts (2-3 FG) in a season-opening win over Salisbury. Season-high 9 minutes in a loss at Furman. Season-high 4 minutes in a loss at Furman. Scored his first career points (1-1 FG) in a win at home over McDaniel. Kamm s Career Highs Points 4 vs. Salisbury, 11/19/05 Rebounds 1, twice (last vs. Muhl, 12/3/05) Chris Morley 6-6, 220 North Salem, NY/North Salem #33 Ludgate s Career Highs Points 2 vs. McDaniel, 12/6/05 Rebounds 1 at Furman, 11/26/05 1 at Furman, 11/26/05 Danny Nawrocki 6-6, 242 Syosset, NY/Chaminade #45 Career-high 15 points (5-7 FG, 5-8 FT) in a win over McDaniel in the Pride of Maryland Tournament. His previous career-best was 6, set last season. Pulled in a career-high 11 rebounds, including a game-high 5 offensive boards in a home win over McDaniel. One of two Blue Jays to record 3 offensive rebounds in a loss at Division I Furman. Only Blue Jay to score in double figures in each of seven games. Also has at least five rebounds in each game. Posted three double-doubles this season, with the last coming in a home win over McDaniel (21 points, 16 rebounds). Named Centennial Conference Player of the Week Dec. 6, after scoring 17.5 points/game in his first two conference outings (at Swarthmore, Muhlenberg). Averaging 18.7 points/game in Centennial games. Scoring leader in each of Hopkins last four games. Morley s Career Highs Points 15 vs. McDaniel, 11/19/05 Rebounds 11 vs. McDaniel, 12/6/05 2 twice (last vs. Villa Julie, 11/18/05) 2 four times (last vs. Muhl 12/3/05) 2 at Cal Tech, 12/31/04 Nawrocki s Career Highs Points 25 vs Frostburg, 11/19/04 Rebounds 18 at McDaniel, 1/21/04 4 twice (last vs. Haverford, 2/12/05) 3 four times 4 four times (last at Muhl, 1/13/05)

6 Doug Polster Sophomore 6-1, 165 Bernardsville, NJ/Bernards # JOHNS HOPKINS BASKETBALL Ryan Purcell 6-4, 190 Schaumburg, IL/Schaumburg #51 Scored a season-high 9 points (3-5, 3ptFG) in a season-opening win against Salisbury. Also pulled in a career-high 3 rebounds. Posted 8 points (2-3, 3ptFG, 2-2 FT) in a win at Swarthmore. Connected on his first two career field goal attempts, knocking down a threepointer in his debut at Furman, and a short jumper at Swarthmore. Polster s Career Highs Points 12, at Cal Tech, 12/31/04 Rebounds 3 vs. Salisbury, 11/18/05 1 three times 2, twice (last vs. Muhl, 12/3/05) Kevin Roach Sophomore 6-5, 215 Derwood, MD/Col. Zadok Magruder #35 Purcell s Career Highs Points 3 at Furman, 11/26/05 Rebounds 2 at Furman, 11/26/05 1 vs. McDaniel, 12/6/05 Bobby Sharafeddin Senior 6-4, 200 Silver Spring, MD/Barrie School #31 Logged at least 15 minutes in four of seven games this season. Season-high 5 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 FT) in a win over McDaniel in the Pride of Maryland Tournament. Season-high 14 points (5-7 FG, 2-4 3pt FG, 2-2 FT) in a win over McDaniel in the Pride of Maryland Tournament. Picked up a season-high 4 assists in a home win over McDaniel. Had a 14-point (4-4 FT) night in an exhibition loss at Loyola. Roach s Career Highs Points 8 vs. Ursinus, 1/15/05 Rebounds 10 vs. McDaniel, 1/19/05 4 twice 2 at Swarthmore, 12/8/04 2 vs. Washington, 1/8/05 Sharafeddin s Career Highs Points 16 vs. Keystone, 11/20/04 Rebounds 6 twice (last at Washington, 2/5/05) 5 vs. Dickinson, 12/4/04 2 vs. Muhlenberg, 1/29/05 1 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 12/6/03

7 Jeff Thompson Senior 6-1, 180 Binghamton, NY/Loomis Chaffee #15 T.J. Valerio 6-4, 200 Blue Bell, PA/St. Joseph s Prep #5 Season-high 33 minutes in an overtime loss at Villa Julie. Twice scored a season best 4 points (vs. McDaniel, at Villa Julie). Handed out a season-high 6 assists in a win over McDaniel in the Pride of Maryland Tournament. Season-high 6 rebounds in a home win over McDaniel. Scored a career-high 11 points (4-5 FG, 2-4 3ptFG) against Muhlenberg, including the game s first seven points. Scored in double figures in five of seven games this season. Opened up the season with a career high 29 points (8-13 FG, 6-9 3pt FG, 7-8 FT) against Salisbury, Has made a three-pointer in each of seven games this season. Scored a game-high 23 points in an exhibition loss at Loyola. Thompson s Career Highs Points 11 vs. Muhlenberg, 12/3/05 Rebounds 7 at Washington, 2/5/05 9 at Muhlenberg 1/13/05 4 vs. Washington College, 2/7/04 1 twice (last at Gettysburg, 1/5/05) Valerio s Career Highs Points 29 vs. Salisbury, 11/18/05 Rebounds 7 vs. Haverford, 2/24/05 5 vs Frostburg, 11/19/04 3 vs. Muhlenberg, 12/3/05 Scott Weisenfeld 5-10, 165 Mt. Kisco, NY/Horace Greeley #23 Only freshman to appear in each of seven games this season. Passed out a game-high 4 assists in his debut against Salisbury. Career-high 6 points (1-1 FG, 4-6 FT) and 5 assists in a win over McDaniel. Weisenfeld s Career Highs Points 6 vs. McDaniel, 11/20/05 Rebounds 5 at Swarthmore, 11/30/05 5 vs. McDaniel 11/20/05 3 at Swarthmore, 11/30/05