GAME 29 FEBRUARY 28, 2009

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1 Schedule NOVEMBER 14 at Wagner W 18 STONY BROOK (LSN) W 21 TEMPLE (LSN) L 23 RIDER L 25 at Colorado L 30 at Central Connecticut State L DECEMBER 4 at Hartford L 8 at Fordham L 17 ROBERT MORRIS (LSN) L 21 at Penn State (ESPNU) L 28 TOWSON W 30 PRINCETON (LSN) W JANUARY 2 MOUNT ST. MARY S (LSN) L 6 at Penn L 10 at Holy Cross* L 14 COLGATE* (LSN) W 17 NAVY* (LSN) W 21 at Bucknell* L 24 LEHIGH* (LSN) L 28 at Army* L 31 at American* L FEBRUARY 2 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 7 HOLY CROSS (LSN) L 11 at Colgate L 14 at Navy L 18 BUCKNELL (LSN) W 22 at Lehigh* (ESPNU) W 25 ARMY* (LSN) L 28 AMERICAN* (LSN) 2:00 p.m. MARCH 4 Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA (at site of top four seeds) 8 Patriot League Semifinals TBA (at site of top two seeds) All Times Eastern * Patriot League Game LSN - Lafayette Sports Network (RCN-4, WBPH-60) uvwxy denotes probable starters GAME 29 FEBRUARY 28, 2009 Matchup: American (20-7, 12-1) vs. Lafayette (8-20, 4-9) Tip-off: 2 p.m. Site: Easton, Pa. Arena: Kirby Sports Center (3,500) Television: LSN (RCN-4, WBPH-60), MASN Gary Laubach (Play-By-Play), John Leone (Color Analyst) and Dan Mowdy (Sideline) Radio: WSAN-AM Fox 1470 Dick Hammer (Play-By-Play), Scott Morse (Color Analyst) Internet: THE MATCHUP: Senior Andrew Brown will play his last game in Kirby Sports Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. when Lafayette hosts Patriot League regular season champion American. The Eagles have won eight straight contests over the Leopards, including a decision earlier this year in Washington, D.C. LAST TIME OUT: Army shot its way to a victory against Lafayette on Wednesday night at Kirby Sports Center. Julian Simmons 17 points backed the Black Knights scorching outing from the field as Army (9-18, 5-8) poured in 55 percent of its shots (29-of- 53). Meanwhile, the Leopards (8-20, 4-9) struggled to find the bottom of the net, hitting 31 percent for the night. Jared Mintz posted 12 points and six rebounds, and Michael Gruner added 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. SEEDING SCENARIOS: If the Leopards pull out a victory on Saturday, they can finish as high as a No. 5 seed or as low as a No. 8 seed in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal on March 4. A Lafayette loss would guarantee a No. 8 seeding. American has already locked up the No. 1 seed and is followed by Holy Cross at No. 2 and Navy at No. 3. DOUBLE THE DEFENSE: The Leopards face the conference s top two defensive teams in the league in back-to-back games. Heading into Wednesday s game, Army ranked second in the Lafayette Roster league for scoring defense, limiting teams to 61.7 points per game. American is the only team that ranks better, limiting opponents to 58.1 points per game. RISING STAR: Freshman Ryan Willen was named the Patriot League s Rookie of the Week on Monday. The Biology major picked up the program s first weekly accolade of the season. He ranks among the top rookies in the league statistically (see graphic on page 2). Just among the class of 2012, he ranks first for 3FG percentage (39.5%), second for rebounding (4.9), field goal percentage (43.0%) and free throw percentage (79.2%) and third for scoring (9.8 ppg). NEXT UP: The Leopards move on to the Patriot League Quarterfinals on March 4. KEEPING IT FRESH: The Class of 2012 made the most of its extended minutes against Army on Feb. 25. Freshman Alex Orchowski grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, breaking his career high. He matched his previous career high - 6, which he set at Colorado - in eight minutes of the first half. Guard Rob Delaney scored a career-high seven points during a career-high 17 minutes on the floor. Center J.D. Pelham drained two three-pointers from the top of the key for a career-high night in points (6) in seven minutes at the end of the game. He matched his career high in rebounds with four and swatted two shots. Lafayette also experimented with lineups during the second half of the Colgate game on Feb. 11. (C) denotes captain No. Name hometown/last School Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Misc. Notes 3 Andy Moore Austin, Texas/Northfield Mt. Hermon Fr. G mpg Clocked a career-high eight minutes vs. Army 4 Michael Gruner v Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman Jr. G spg Ranks second in the conference for steals/game 13 Ryan Willen x Cape Girardeau, Mo./Notre Dame Fr. F % 3FG Patriot League Rookie of the Week 14 Andrew Brown (C) u Littleton, Colo./Heritage Sr. G % FT Ranks as top 3-point shooter in school history 20 Ben Wheeler Herndon, Va./Chantilly So. G apg Has led team in assists twice this season 21 Jim Mower Harleysville, Pa./St. Joseph s Fr. G mpg Has played in 23 games off the bench 23 Jeff Kari (C) w Lisle, Ill./Lisle/East Carolina Univ. Jr. G apg Among league s top 10 assist leaders this year 24 Deirunas Visockas Los Angeles, Calif./University So. G mpg Suffered season-ending knee injury at American 30 Darion Benbow New York, N.Y./St. Raymond s So. F % FG Missed last two games with shoulder injury 32 Rob Delaney Westfield, N.J./Lawrenceville Fr. G mpg Posted career-high seven points vs. Army 33 Nick Petkovich Leesburg, Va./Bullis Prep Fr. G % FG Out for remainder of season with foot injury 34 Jared Mintz y Toronto, Canada/Vaughn Aca. So. F % FG Led team in pts. for 3rd time this year vs. Army 40 Alex Orchowski Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Fr. F mpg Grabbed career-high/game-high 8 reb. vs. Army 44 J.D. Pelham Cary, N.C./Green Hope Fr. C mpg Posted career-highs in pts, reb and blk vs. Army 54 Marek Koltun Krakow, Poland/Caravel Aca. Jr. LAFAYETTE C BASKETBALL % FG PAGE One of school s 1 top 15 single-season block leaders vs. Series: American leads 22-6 First Meeting: 02/02/1962 AU 84, LC 72 in Washington, D.C. Last Meeting: 01/31/09 AU 78, LC 65 in Washington, D.C. Last American Win: Same Last Lafayette Win: 02/19/05 LC 93, AU 89 (OT) in Easton Fran O Hanlon vs. American: 5-13

2 Basketball Quick Facts Head Coach: Fran O Hanlon (Villanova 70) Record at Lafayette: , 14th season Overall Record: same Assistants: Josh Loeffler (Swarthmore 03), Pete Schwethelm (Trinity 99), Pershin Williams (North Florida 05) COLLEGE Quick Facts Location: Easton, Pa. Founded: 1826 Enrollment: 2,382 Nickname: Leopards Colors: Maroon and White Affiliation: NCAA Division I Athletic Conference: Patriot League Home Arena: Kirby Sports Center (3,500) President: Daniel Weiss Director of Athletics: Bruce McCutcheon Assoc. A.D.: George Bright Asst. A.D.: Kaity McKittrick Athletic Communications Phone: Fax: Website: MBB SID: Philip LaBella labellap@lafayette.edu Office: Cell: MBB Contact: Jenna Marina marinaj@lafayette.edu Office: Cell: INTERVIEW POLICIES All interview requests should be directed to Phil LaBella or Jenna Marina. Interviews will be scheduled at times that do not conflict with the studentathletes class and practice schedules. Players will not be available on game day for interviews until after the game. Interview requests should be made MEDIA LUNCHEONS The men s and women s basketball teams will hold a media luncheon March 2 at noon in the Wilson Room of Pfenning Alumni Center. With fewer than seven minutes to go, five freshmen were on the floor: Alex Orchowski, Andy Moore, Rob Delaney, Jim Mower and J.D. Pelham. Sophomore Ben Wheeler was later joined by a quartet of freshmen (Ryan Willen, Mower, Orchowski, and Moore) with fewer than four minutes remaining. As a result, several of the rookies capitalized on the playing time. Mower posted his second double-digit game of the season (13 points). Moore chipped in four points, a career high, in six minutes, and Pelham grabbed four rebounds and converted his first field goal of the year in a season-high 14 minutes. CRASH THE BOARDS: Lafayette outrebounded its opponent for the eighth time this season on Wednesday, out muscling Army The total fell one shy of the Leopards season-best 42 against Lehigh on Jan. 24. Lafayette holds a 3-5 record when outrebounding opponents this season. CAREER DAY: Jared Mintz s performance against Lehigh on Feb. 22 culminated in his second career double-double. He sank a personal best 10-of-14 from the field en route to 21 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. He topped his career highs set earlier this season in his first double-double game (17 points, 10 rebounds) against Navy on Jan. 17. The sophomore joins Ryan Willen as the only other player to achieve the feat in a game this season. MAKING HIS MARK: With his two treys against Bucknell, senior Andrew Brown became one of the top five career three-point shooters in Patriot League history. He has since upped his total to 282 career three-pointers, surpassing Lafayette s Tyson Whitfield 01 for the No. 3 spot. He needs 13 more to claim the No. 2 spot currently occupied by Bucknell s Kevin Bettencourt (294, ). Army s Mark Lueking ( ) owns the record with 300. LEAGUE S LEADING FRESHMEN SCORING Player PPG 1. R.J. Evans (HC) Bryan Cohen (BU) Ryan Willen (LC) 9.8 Yaw Gyawu (CU) 9.8 REBOUNDING Player RPG 1. R.J. Evans (HC) Ryan Willen (LC) Bryan Cohen (BU) Enoch Andoh (BU) 3.7 STEALS Player SPG 1. R.J. Evans (HC) Ryan Willen (LC) Bryan Cohen (BU) Anthony Hill (CU) 0.6 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 3.0 made/gm) Player FG% 1. Yaw Gyawu (CU) Ryan Willen (LC) Bryan Cohen (BU).373 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (Min. 2.0 made/gm) Player FT% 1. Devin Brown (HC) Ryan Willen (LC) Yaw Gyawu (CU).624 3PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 1.0 made/gm) Player 3FG% 1. Ryan Willen (LC) Bryan Cohen (BU) Anthony Hill (CU) Julian Simmons (Army).311 PAIRING UP: Andrew Brown and Jared Mintz combined to score 47 of Lafayette s 68 points against Lehigh on Feb. 22. The last time two players each scored at least 20 points in a game occurred on March 1, 2008, when Bilal Abdullah posted 23 points and Matt Betley scored 21 in an loss to American in Washington, D.C. BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE: The Leopards have been solid from the free throw line as of late. Since conference play began, Lafayette has hit 75.2 percent from the line in 250 attempts. Senior Andrew Brown is the team s most consistent free throw shooter at 84.4 percent, and freshman Ryan Willen is right behind him at 79.2 percent. Lafayette is shooting a Patriot League best 74.0 percent (385-of-520) from the charity stripe this season, ranking 17th in the nation in games through Feb. 22. LAFAYETTE VS. THE PATRIOT LEAGUE: Lafayette has played 637 games against the seven members of the Patriot League, and has a record in all games against them. In Patriot League play, Lafayette is in the regular season and in the Patriot League Tournament. Under Fran O Hanlon, the Leopards are in conference regularseason play. American Army Colgate Lehigh Holy Cross Navy Bucknell LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL PAGE 2

3 Scouting the Eagles American clinched its second-consecutive Patriot League regular season championship on Wednesday with a win over Navy. The Eagles are riding a nine-game winning streak since losing their only league game at Holy Cross on Jan. 24. American is backed by a trio of seniors. Garrison Carr, the conference s second-leading scorer, paces the Eagles with 17.2 points per game. He is followed by Brian Gilmore (11.8 ppg), who is the team s leading rebounder with 5.6 rpg. Derrick Mercer is not far behind Gilmore in scoring with 11.4 ppg. American ranks as the top field goal percentage (46.0 percent) and three-point field goal percentage (37.2 percent) team in the conference. Oddly enough, they are the league s worst free throw shooting team (65.1 percent). Jeff Jones (Virginia 82) has amassed a record in his nine years at the helm of the program. He led the Eagles to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season. Statistical Comparison Lafayette STATISTICS american Record Record /3 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 8/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/2 6-4 Average Height of Starters Average Weight of Starters Scoring Average Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG% FG% Defense PT% PT% Defense FT% Rebound Average Rebound Against Average Rebounding Margin Turnover Average Forced Turnovers Avg Turnover Margin (364/461) Ast./Turn. Ratio 1.0 (349/346) vs. AMERICAN 78, Lafayette 65 JAN. 31, WASHINGTON, D.C.- Bogged down by foul trouble, Lafayette allowed American to pull away with a victory. The Eagles reached a double bonus situation by the eight-minute mark while Lafayette didn t get into a single bonus situation until 1:43 remaining. As a result, American converted 21-of-31 from the free throw line compared to Lafayette s 15-of-16. Three Leopards scored in double figures as Jeff Kari and Andrew Brown led the team with 12 points each. Ryan Willen contributed 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Brian Gilmore led four in double digits for American with 22 points. Lafayette hit 55.6 percent of its shots from the field in the first half but couldn t keep up the pace in the second. The Leopards converted 19.2 percent for a total of 37.7 percent for the day. With the score tied at six, Carr hit a three-pointer to spur the Eagles on a 15-3 run, 21-9, with 11:11 remaining. Freshman Jim Mower provided a much-needed boost off the bench in the first half, firing off eight points in five minutes of playing time. He converted a three-point play at 7:59 remaining that jolted the Leopards back to life. A pair of Brown free throws cut the deficit to one, and when Mower s three-pointer bounced into the basket at 1:53 remaining, he gave Lafayette a advantage. By halftime, the Leopards led Mercer helped the Eagles regain a lead with seven points in the first three-and-a- half minutes after the break. Lafayette was constantly at American s heels as the Leopards tied the score on two different occasions in the second half. Kari hit a three in transition to tie it at 55, but Carr answered with five straight points. Kari tied it again at 62, but the Eagles converted 5-of-6 from the free throw line with 6:42 remaining as part of a 15-0 run that lasted until 1:18 to go in the game. Lafayette (6-15, 2-5) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Willen, F Mintz, F Gruner. G Brown, G Kari, G Moore Wheeler Mower Visockas Benbow Delaney Petkovich Orchowski Pelham Koltun Totals % 40.0% 93.8% American (13-7, 5-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Gilmore, F Nichols, F Mercer, G Carr, G Borden, G Hendra Luptak Lumpkins Simon Totals % 33.3% 67.7% Halftime: LC 43, AU 39 Officials: Seneca, Koskinen, Giallella Attendance: LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL PAGE 3 The All-Time Series Date Site LC AU W/L 02/02/1962 A L 01/12/1963 H W 01/28/1964 A W 12/08/1964 H W 01/23/1967 H L 01/10/1968 A L 01/28/1969 H W 12/29/1969 N L 01/20/1971 H W 12/29/1971 N W 12/29/1973 H (OT) L 02/29/1974 H W 01/11/1978 A W 12/09/1978 H L 12/10/1979 A W 12/13/1980 H L 01/18/1982 A L 02/05/1983 H L 01/09/1984 A W 02/04/1984 H W 01/16/2002 A W 02/09/2002 H W 03/03/2002 N L 01/31/2003 H W 03/01/2003 A L 03/09/2003 N L 01/30/2004 A (OT) W 02/28/2004 H L 01/15/2005 A L 02/19/2005 H (OT) W 01/28/2006 A L 02/25/2006 H L 03/03/2006 N L 01/27/2007 H L 02/23/2007 A L 02/02/2008 H L 03/01/2008 A L 01/31/2009 A L Series Breakdown W L Home: 9 9 (18) Away: 6 9 (15) Neutral: 1 4 (5) Total: (38) Series Notes American has won seven straight against Lafayette, dating back to Since AU joined the league in , Lafayette is 5-13 against the Eagles.

4 LAFAYETTE S 3-POINT RECORD HOLDERS CAREER 3-POINT FG Player 3FG Years 1. Andrew Brown Tyson Whitfield Justin DeBerry Tim Bieg Brian Ehlers Paul Cummins CAREER 3-POINT FG ATT. Player ATT. Years 1. Andrew Brown Tyson Whitfield Justin DeBerry Tim Bieg Paul Cummins SINGLE SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Player 3FG Year 1. Andrew Brown Tyson Whitfield Craig Kowadla Tyson Whitfield Andrew Brown Justin DeBerry Andrew Brown POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Player ATT Year 1. Andrew Brown Tyson Whifield Tyson Whitfield Andrew Brown Craig Kowadla Justin DeBerry Mike Homer Andrew Brown Andrew Brown IN THE CLUTCH: Ryan Willen may only be a freshman, but under pressure, he possesses the poise needed to get the job done. In the first game of the season, Willen s clutch free throw shooting helped secure Lafayette s win at Wagner. In the last four minutes, the Seahawks went on an 8-3 run, closing in on Lafayette s lead 70-67, before fouling Willen with 11.4 seconds remaining. The rookie sank both free throws, making it a two-possession game. Willen finished with seven points and three rebounds. The rookie has maintained his cool into league play. Against Navy, Lafayette built a 12-point lead early in the second half before the Mids attempted a comeback. Kaleo Kina drove for a layup at 7:28, slicing the Leopards advantage to one point, but Willen came up with a big three on the next possession to stop the momentum and Lafayette went on to an win. As part of a career-high 20-point performance on Feb. 18, his last-second free throws stopped Bucknell from overcoming a 16-point second half deficit and secured Lafayette s seventh win of the season. STEPPING UP HIS GAME: Sophomore Jared Mintz s numbers are up since the start of league play. In the 11 league games he has played in, he averages 10.4 ppg, converting 59.5 percent of his shots in 74 attempts. He averages 4.7 rpg and has swatted nine shots. In non-conference play, Mintz averaged 8.1 ppg and 3.2 rpg and accumulated two blocks in 14 games. Mintz is second in the league in field goal percentage (56.9 percent) this year. FROM DOWNTOWN: After sinking 63 treys this season, Andrew Brown has solidified himself as Lafayette s all-time three-point leader, smashing Tyson Whitfield s mark of 271 in Brown s second three against Holy Cross on Feb. 7 broke the record and he hasn t slowed down. His career total to date rests at 282. Brown s hot hand from behind the arc last year helped him cement his name in the Lafayette record books. He owns the school record for most three-pointers in a game (nine), most three-point field goal attempts in a season (247) and most treys made in a season (99). ON THE SIDELINE: The all-time winningest coach in Lafayette history and the longest tenured coach in the Patriot League, Fran O Hanlon (Villanova, 70) is in his 14th season as the Leopards head coach. A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year recipient, O Hanlon has twice led Lafayette s program to the NCAA Tournament and lays claim to three Patriot League regular-season titles among his credentials. With a double-overtime victory over Lehigh on Feb. 18, 2007, O Hanlon became the winningest coach in Lafayette history and now holds an all-time record of on College Hill. O Hanlon s overall record does not necessarily tell an accurate story of the job he has done at Lafayette. The Philadelphia native inherited a 2-25 team when he took over in and won 7, 11, 19, 22 and 24 games over the next five seasons. From , Lafayette was overall and 31-5 in the conference with two NCAA Tournament appearances. In 1996, the Patriot League, which was originally founded based on the principle of need-based financial aid only, began allowing athletic scholarships. However, it was not until 2006 that Lafayette chose to do so. By no coincidence during that span, Lafayette posted a mark and was in the league Patriot League Standings league OVERALL W L Pct. W L Pct. American* Holy Cross* Navy* Lehigh Colgate Army Lafayette Bucknell * Clinched home game in PL quarterfinals Patriot League Composite Schedule Saturday, February 14 at American 69, Colgate 44 Bucknell 72 at Holy Cross 66 at Army 82, Lehigh 75 (3OT) at Navy 90, Lafayette 67 Wednesday, February 18 at Lehigh 49, Colgate 40 American 58 at Army 36 at Lafayette 71, Bucknell 68 at Holy Cross 74, Navy 69 Saturday, February 21 Delaware 81 at Bucknell 68 at Navy 59, Army 54 at American 56, Holy Cross 50 at Longwood 80, Colgate 75 Sunday, February 22 Lafayette 68 at Lehigh 66 Wednesday, February 25 Army 79 at Lafayette 55 at Bucknell 72, Lehigh 51 Holy Cross 50 at Colgate 58 at American 64, Navy 59 Saturday, February 28 American at Lafayette* p.m. Lehigh at Holy Cross* :30 p.m. Army at Bucknell* p.m. Colgate at Navy* p.m. Wednesday, March 4 Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA (at site of top four seeds) Sunday, March 8 Patriot League Semifinals TBA (at site of top two seeds) Friday, March 13 Patriot League Championship.....4:45 p.m LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL PAGE 4

5 Individual Highlights Games Leading LC in Scoring*: Brown (12), Kari (6), Willen (6), Mintz (3), Gruner(2), Mower (1) Games Leading LC in Rebounding*: Willen (9), Benbow (6), Mintz (6), Kari (5), Koltun (5), Gruner (3), Orchowski (1) Games Leading LC in Assists*: Brown (11), Kari (10), Gruner (8), Wheeler (2), Mintz (2), Willen (1) Games Leading LC in Steals*: Gruner (13), Kari (12), Brown (8), Willen (7), Petkovich (3), Mintz (3), Benbow (3), Wheeler (1), Delaney (1) Games Leading LC in Blocks*: Koltun (12), Mintz (5), Benbow (3), Petkovich (4), Orchowski (3), Willen (2), Kari (2), Pelham (2), Gruner (1), Games Leading LC in Minutes: Brown (15), Kari (7), Gruner (6), Mintz (2), Willen (1) 20+point Games: Brown (7), Kari (2), Willen (1) Double Figures Scoring: Brown (19), Willen (13), Kari (12), Mintz (11), Gruner (7), Mower (2) Double Figures Rebounds: Willen (3), Mintz (2) Double-Doubles: Willen vs. Stony Brook (15 pts., 10 reb.) Mintz vs. Navy (17 pts., 10 reb.) Willen vs. Lehigh (11 pts., 10 reb.) Willen at Navy (14 pts., 12 reb.) Mintz at Lehigh (21 pts., 12 reb.) *In the case of a tie, all eligible players are credited. SEEING DOUBLE: Freshman Ryan Willen posted the third double-double of his career at Navy on Feb. 14 with 14 points and a career-high/game-high 12 rebounds. With a trio of doubledoubles, the Cape Girardeau, Mo., native owns the most by a freshman and third overall in the conference. He is the first Lafayette freshman since to record more than one double-double in his rookie year. That season, Stefan Ciosici 00 posted doubledoubles in two of his first three games as a Leopard and went on to tally seven for the year. Willen s first double-double of the season (15 points, 10 rebounds; Stony Brook, 11/18/08) was the first doubledouble performance since Feb. 23, 2008, when Bilal Abdullah 08 tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds against Lehigh. His second double-double came against Lehigh (1/24) with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Even more impressive -- of those 10 rebounds, six were offensive. Willen has nearly achieved two more double-doubles throughout the year: 13 points and nine rebounds against Rider (11/23) and 17 points and seven rebounds vs. Holy Cross (2/7). A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY: Senior Andrew Brown is one of four active 1,000-point scorers in the Patriot League who also rank among the top assist men in conference annals. Brown, Navy s Kaleo Kina, American s Derrick Mercer and Lehigh s Marquis Hall are all part of a group of 14 players in Patriot League history to record at least 1,000 career points and 300 career assists. TO CATCH A THIEF: Junior guard Michael Gruner s quick hands have made him one of the conference leaders in steals this year. Despite a six-game layoff earlier this season due to injury, Gruner ranks second in the league with 1.8 steals per game. He also averages 7.7 points and 3.3 rpg and has led the team in scoring twice this season, most recently against Navy on Feb. 14 with 15 points. His career-high 16 points against Bucknell on Feb. 18 helped deliver Lafayette s first win after an eight-game losing skid. Gruner is a Marquis Scholar, the most prestigious academic scholarship awarded to Lafayette students. He was a mainstay in the starting lineup in and proved to be Lafayette s steadiest ballhandler, dishing out 72 assists to 46 turnovers for a 1.6 assist/ turnover ratio. LEOPARD LEADERSHIP: Senior guard Andrew Brown and junior guard Jeff Kari are serving as the team captains. Brown is the lone member of the class of 2009 and is Lafayette Record in When: Leopards win opening tip-off Opponent wins opening tip-off Leopards lead at halftime Leopards trail at halftime Leopards tied at halftime Leopards outrebound opponent Opponent outrebounds the Leopards Leopards tie opponent in rebounds Leopards shoot.500 or better from the field Opponent shoots.500 or better from the field Leopards shoot better FG% than opponent Opponent shoots better FG% than the Leopards Leopards and opponent shoot equal FG% Leopards commit fewer turnovers than opponent Leopards commit more turnovers than opponent Leopards and opponent commit equal turnovers Two or fewer Leopards score in double figures Three Leopards score in double figures Four Leopards score in double figures Five or more Leopards score in double figures Leopards score 59 points or fewer Leopards score between points Leopards score between points Leopards score between points Leopards score between points Leopards score 100 points or more In games decided by three points or fewer In games decided by 4-10 points In games decided by points In games decided by points In games decided by 30 points or more In November games In December games In January games In February games In March games Saturday games Sunday games Monday games Tuesday games Wednesday games Thursday games Friday games Afternoon games Evening games Televised games Single Overtime games Double Overtime games Tournament games Current Streak Longest Winning Streak of Season...2 Longest Losing Streak of Season...8 Smallest Margin of Victory... 1 (PRINCETON, 12/30/08) Largest Margin of Victory (NAVY, 1/17/09) Average Margin of Victory (50 pts. in 8 wins) Smallest Margin of Defeat... 1 (at Army, 01/28/09) Largest Margin of Defeat...28 (at Penn State 12/21/08) Average Margin of Defeat (257 pts. in 20 losses) Largest Halftime Lead (Twice Rider*, 11/23/08) Largest Halftime Deficit...20 (at Fordham, 12/8/08) Scoring By Half LAFAYETTE Most Points in 1st Half: 43, Three times (*at American, 1/31/09) Fewest Points in 1st Half: 19 (at Colgate, 2/11/09) Most Points in 2nd Half: 46 (at Penn, 01/06/09) Fewest Points in 2nd Half: 20 (HOLY CROSS, 2/07/09) Most Points in Overtime: Fewest Points in Overtime: OPPONENTS Most Points in the 1st Half: 51 (Hartford, 12/4/08) Fewest Points in the 1st Half: 21 (Princeton, 12/30/08) Most Points in the 2nd Half: 47 (Penn State, 12/21/08) Fewest Points in the 2nd Half: 23 (Temple, 11/21) Most Points in Overtime: Fewest Points in Overtime: LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL PAGE 5

6 the team s leading scorer (13.5 ppg). He has played in 115 games in his career. Kari played in 30 games in his first season on College Hill after transferring from East Carolina. After averaging 4.0 ppg and 1.7 rpg in , he is now averaging 10.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg. INJURY REPORT: Sophomore Deirunas Visockas suffered a season-ending knee injury at the three-minute mark against American on Jan 31. Visockas underwent knee surgery in the off season and missed the first 13 games while recovering. He saw his first minutes of the season against Penn on Jan. 6 and had averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.1 rpg in eight games off the bench. Freshman guard Nick Petkovich is out for the season with a foot injury. He averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.1 rpg in 6.8 minutes off the bench. Sophomore forward Darion Benbow, who has missed the last two games with a shoulder injury, will be out for American. BEAST ON THE BOARDS: Freshman forward Ryan Willen has consistently led the team in rebounding this season despite earning his first starting nod on Jan. 10. He averages 4.9 boards per game and is the first freshman since the season to lead the Leopards in rebounding. That year, Stefan Ciosici 00 brought down 7.6 rpg. IN WINS AND LOSSES: In their eight wins, the Leopards have held opponents to 41.0 percent from the field. In losses, however, Lafayette allows opponents to hit 48.9 percent from the floor. Free throws are a major factor as Lafayette averages five more made free throws than its opponents in wins. In losses, opponents hold the advantage with three more made free throws per game. The Leopards also control the boards in wins with a +0.8 rebounding margin over their opponents compared to their -4.6 margin in losses. BLOCK PARTY: Junior center Marek Koltun has 24 blocks on the season, surpassing his career total from his previous two seasons combined. He is tied with Craig White 91 for 15th place on the school s single-season blocks leader list in records dating back to With 37 stuffs to his name, he now ranks 20th among Lafayette s leading blockers in records dating back to He edged Winston Davis 04 (36) and needs two more to pass Dave Klaus 99 (38) for the No. 19 spot. TALE OF TWO HALVES: Lafayette put up its most points in the first half (43) for the third time this season against American on Jan. 31. However, in the second half, the Leopards were held to their lowest point total (22 points) after halftime at that point in the season. LIGHTING UP THE LINE: Five different Leopards sank every free throw they attempted against Navy (1/17). Jeff Kari led the team with a season best 8-of-8 production, followed by Jared Mintz (7-of-7), Andrew Brown (4-of-4), Michael Gruner (3-of-3) and Deirunas Visockas (2-of-2). Brown s team-best streak of 20-consecutive free throws broke at FDU (2/2). The streak spanned nine games dating back to Mount St. Mary s (1/2). SINKING THE MIDS: Lafayette s win over Navy on Jan. 17 snapped a five-game winning streak for the Midshipmen and gave them their first league loss in three games. Lafayette became the first team in 26 games to shoot better than 50.0 percent against Navy. The Leopards played some of their best basketball against Navy. Lafayette s 84 points were the most points scored in a game this season. The Leopards also produced season-best outings from the : THE STARTING FIVE (Bold denotes change) OPPONENT RESULT GUARD GUARD GUARD FORWARD FORWARD LINEUPS USED at Wagner W Brown Gruner Kari Benbow Koltun 1 STONY BROOK W Brown Wheeler Kari Benbow Koltun 2 TEMPLE L Brown Wheeler Kari Benbow Koltun 2 RIDER L Brown Wheeler Kari Benbow Koltun 2 at Colorado L Brown Wheeler Kari Benbow Koltun 2 at Central Conn. State L Brown Delaney Kari Benbow Koltun 3 at Hartford L Brown Wheeler Kari Benbow Koltun 3 at Fordham L Brown Wheeler Kari Benbow Koltun 3 ROBERT MORRIS L Brown Wheeler Kari Benbow Koltun 3 at Penn State L Brown Gruner Kari Benbow Koltun 3 TOWSON W Brown Gruner Kari Benbow Koltun 3 PRINCETON W Brown Gruner Kari Benbow Koltun 3 MT. ST. MARY S L Brown Gruner Kari Benbow Koltun 3 at Penn L Brown Gruner Kari Benbow Koltun 3 at Holy Cross L Brown Gruner Wheeler Willen Mintz 4 COLGATE W Brown Kari Wheeler Willen Mintz 5 NAVY W Brown Kari Wheeler Willen Mintz 5 at Bucknell L Brown Kari Wheeler Willen Mintz 5 LEHIGH L Brown Gruner Wheeler Willen Mintz 5 at Army L Brown Gruner Wheeler Willen Mintz 5 at American L Brown Gruner Kari Willen Mintz 6 at Fairleigh Dickinson L Brown Gruner Kari Willen Mintz 6 HOLY CROSS L Brown Gruner Kari Willen Koltun 7 at Colgate L Brown Gruner Kari Willen Koltun 7 at Navy L Brown Gruner Kari Willen Koltun 7 BUCKNELL W Brown Gruner Kari Willen Mintz 7 at Lehigh W Brown Gruner Kari Willen Mintz 7 ARMY L Brown Gruner Kari Willen Mintz 7 AMERICAN Probables Brown Gruner Kari Willen Mintz 7 Patriot League Tourn LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL PAGE 6

7 field (54.2 percent; 26-of-48) and the free throw line (27-of-30, 90 percent) up until that point in the season. The 15-point spread was the team s largest margin of victory for the season and its first victory of the season in games decided between points. The Leopards were previously 0-7 in such games and now hold a 1-10 record in those contests. 1,400 CLUB: When senior Andrew Brown chipped in a layup with 7:10 remaining against Lehigh on Feb. 22, the guard tallied his 1,400th career point, becoming the 10th player in school history to achieve the feat. He laid in one more basket in the game to finish with 1,410 points. The most recent player to score at least 1,400 points in his career was Brian Ehlers 00, who finished with 1,836 to rank as the third leading scorer in program history. HOW DOES HE DO IT?: Prior to his injury, freshman Nick Petkovich always seemed to make the most of his time on the floor. He grabbed three rebounds in one minute of playing time at Bucknell. Some of his other notable stat lines include Rider (7 pts, 1 ast, 1 blk in 9 mins), at Fordham (5 pts, 3 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk in 7 mins) and at Penn (9 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk in 13 mins). MIXING IT UP: Head coach Fran O Hanlon swapped the starting five against vs. Holy Cross (2/7), inserting Marek Koltun into the mix along with Andrew Brown, Ryan Willen, Michael Gruner and Jeff Kari. The quintet was the Leopards seventh starting lineup this season. BEHIND THE ARC: Lafayette is averaging 7.7 three-pointers per game, good enough to place the Leopards 45th in the nation through games of Feb. 22. In Lafayette ranked fifth in the nation with 10.0 three-pointers made per game. Individually this season, Andrew Brown leads the team with 63 three-pointers (2.3 per game) and made a season-high seven vs. Robert Morris on Dec. 17. CHIPPING IN: All 12 Lafayette players that recorded minutes against Colgate (1/14) scored in the game. The last time every player scored in one game was Feb. 16, 2008, when Lafayette lost to Navy, in Annapolis, Md. FIELD DAY: On Jan. 14, the Leopards pulled out their first win in games when the opponent shoots a better field goal percentage after an 0-9 drought. Colgate sank 44.2 percent from the field while Lafayette hit 40.8 percent. So what accounted for the win? The Leopards outrebounded the Raiders (37 to 33), swiped more steals (10 to six), converted more from the free throw line (82.8 percent to 52.0 percent) and swatted more shots (four to one). WHAT A WIN: Lafayette s win over Princeton on Dec. 30 was the program s 1200th in 99 seasons. PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT FOR BROWN: Senior guard Andrew Brown was selected to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team in late October. Brown was an All-Patriot League Second-Team pick at the end of the season after leading the Leopards in scoring 14 times and averaging a team-best 15.9 ppg. He also led the team in assists (85). SOARING UP THE SCORING CHARTS: Brown is climbing the career scoring list. This season his 379 points have catapulted him from 35th to ninth among career scoring leaders, and he now has 1,410 career points. He recently surpassed Walt Kocubinski 73 (1,401) and needs three points to catch Craig Kowadla 96 in eighth place. ASCENDING THE ASSISTS LIST: Brown is also moving up the career assists list. With five assists against Lehigh on Feb. 22, Brown increased his total to 87 for the season and 350 for his career, passing Brian Burke 02 (308) and claiming seventh place. He needs 22 more to tie Bob Falconiero 80 (372) for the sixth spot on the list. MOVING UP THE STEALS CHARTS: Brown continues to creep up the steals chart. He began the season with 97 career steals and has since increased his total to 123, matching Bilal Abdullah 08 (123) for 14th place. He needs three more to tie Craig Kowadla 96 (126) in the 13th spot. AT THE HALF: The Leopards entered halftime with a lead over Princeton on Dec. 30. The combined 44 points were the fewest at halftime of Lafayette s 28 games this season and the fewest since Jan. 13, On that date, Navy headed into the locker room with a lead over the Leopards. The Leopards have lost two games this CAREER ASSISTS Player AST. Years 1. Tony Duckett Craig Kowadla Matt Roberts Mike Whitman Justin DeBerry Bob Falconiero Andrew Brown CAREER SCORING Player PTS Seasons 1. Tracy Tripucka Otis Ellis* Brian Ehlers* Phil Ness* Stefan Ciosici* Todd Tripucka Gary Bennett* Craig Kowadla* Andrew Brown* Walt Kocubinski CAREER STEALS Player PTS Seasons 1. Tim Bieg Tony Duckett Justin DeBerry* Brian Ehlers* Otis Ellis Keith Brazzo* Bruce Stankavage* Matt Roberts Tyson Whitfield Ted Detmer Chet Brightful Mike Whitman Craig Kowadla Bilal Abdullah Andrew Brown* Michael Gruner Andrew Pleick * = four-year varsity career season (8-2) when leading at the half, falling to Rider after leading and to American after holding a advantage at the break. THE LOW OF LOWS: The Leopards held two conference foes to season-low production in back-to-back games. Lafayette held both Lehigh (1/24) and Army (1/28) to 19 field goals. The Leopards also limited the Mountain Hawks to 31.7 percent from the field and two assists before holding Army to 22 rebounds. All were season-low statistics for a Lafayette opponent this year. ABOUT LAFAYETTE COLLEGE: Located in Easton, Pa. (70 miles west of New York City and 60 miles north of Philadelphia) on the banks of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers, Lafayette is a small liberal arts school with a renowned engineering program. Lafayette, which has 23 Division I sports with a student body of 2,382 undergraduates, competes in the Patriot League with Army, Navy, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Colgate, American and Lehigh. Lafayette is the alma mater of Pete Carril and Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon. KEEP IT UP, KARI: Junior guard Jeff Kari has either set or tied his career high in points in five games this season. He set his career high with 15 points in the season opener at Wagner. He reset his career high against Stony Brook with 16 points, and again hit for LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL PAGE 7

8 16 points against Temple. He then bested that mark with a 21-point performance against Rider. His 19 points against Lehigh on Jan. 24 marked the fifth time this season he has led the Leopards in scoring, but Kari isn t just a scoring threat. He tied his career high in assists (seven) against Hartford and grabbed a career high in rebounds (nine) against Rider. In the Rider and Temple games, he led the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. Kari averages 10.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and is second on the team in both categories. THRIVING WITH THIRTY: Andrew Brown s 30-point production against Robert Morris on Dec. 17 was the fourth such game of his career. Brown first drained 30 points as a sophomore on Jan. 20, 2007, at archrival Lehigh. He accomplished the feat twice as a junior, scoring 32 at Mount St. Mary s on Dec. 21, 2007, before notching his career high against Army (34 points) on Jan 30, LOTS OF THREE BALLS AT HARTFORD (12/4): Lafayette made a season-high 15 three-pointers at Hartford on Dec. 4, which stands as a Patriot League best this year. It was the first time since Jan. 2, 2008 at Pittsburgh when they made 15 or more. Those 17 treys at Pitt were the most allowed by a Panther opponent in the program s history. In a related note, Lafayette s 21 assists at Hartford also marked the first time the team dished out 20+ assists since it recorded 21 assists against Army on Jan. 30, It stands as a season-high performance in WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?: Andrew Brown can distribute the ball. The Littleton, Colo. native led the team in assists his first three years on College Hill. Brown dished out 94 assists (3.1 apg) as a sophomore and started 27 of 30 games. He had 84 assists as a freshman, starting all but three games, and was the first freshman during the Fran O Hanlon era to lead the team in assists. Brown finished his junior year with a team-high 85 assists in 30 games (2.8 apg), despite taking a more active scoring role. This season, Brown has 87 assists through 28 games (3.1 apg). Brown can shoot the ball too. He averaged 9.3 ppg as a freshman when he hit 51 three-pointers and followed that by scoring 10.4 ppg while netting 69 three-pointers in his second season on College Hill. In , Brown led the Leopards in scoring 14 times and has continued that trend 12 times this season, averaging 13.5 ppg. Brown is stellar from the line. In his sophomore year, he shot 91 percent from the charity stripe, connecting on 42-of-46 attempts. Last season, Brown went to the line 82 times and hit for 83 percent. He reached the line a career-high 10 times in the season opener, connecting on eight, and is shooting 84.4 percent this season in 90 attempts. Brown makes big shots. Last year at Stony Brook, Brown went 7-for-8 at the line with five of those makes coming in overtime. Brown was responsible for the tying baskets that sent the Stony Brook and UMBC games to overtime. At Mount St. Mary s, Brown s ninth threepointer of the game came in overtime and gave Lafayette a win. With 48 seconds left in overtime at Navy, a Brown three claimed the lead for the Leopards (97-94) before they went on to win it D.C. DANDIES: Though players from 11 states and three countries are represented on Lafayette s roster, the Leopards do have a preference for the D.C. area. Prior to arriving on College Hill, three of Lafayette s guards attended schools within 25 miles of the nation s capital. Michael Gruner shined at Walt Whitman High School, where he led his team to a state championship. Sophomore Ben Wheeler played at Chantilly where he garnered first team all-district and second team all-region accolades his senior year. Freshman Nick Petkovich is the most recent addition from the D.C. area, an All-IAC Conference First- Team selection from Bullis Prep. IN THE RANKS: S e v e n of Lafayette s non-conference opponents were picked to finish within the top five of their respective leagues in the pre-season polls. At No. 1, Mount St. Mary s is the highest ranked non-conference opponent the Leopards will face. Lafayette will tip off against five opponents from the Northeast Conference -- the most of any one conference on the Leopards schedule. THE PRESEASON POLL: Lafayette was picked eighth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll voted on by the conference head coaches and sports information directors. Defending champion American was selected to repeat followed by Lehigh, Holy Cross, Colgate, Bucknell, Navy and Army. PRESEASON POLLS AMERICA EAST Hartford Stony Brook BIG 12 Colorado COLONIAL Towson 3rd 9th 12th 10th IVY LEAGUE Penn 6th Princeton 7th NORTHEAST Mount St. Mary s 1st Robert Morris 3rd Cent. Conn. State 4th Fairleigh Dickinson 4th Wagner 8th ATLANTIC 10 Temple 2nd Fordham 13th METRO ATLANTIC Rider 3rd LOOKING BACK: The last time Lafayette started off the season with a 2-0 record was in In that season, the Leopards defeated Dartmouth, 56-41, and Princeton, Lafayette went on to earn a 22-8 record, including a 10-2 record in the Patriot League, and secured a berth to the NCAA Tournament after winning its first Patriot League championship (against Bucknell). Even more impressive, Lafayette achieved all that success despite losing the preseason Player of the Year Stefan Ciosici for the entire season and the Rookie of the Year Tyson Whitfield for seven games in the middle of the conference schedule. WORKING OVERTIME IN : The Leopards set an NCAA single-season record with five overtime wins on the road (at Navy on Jan. 19, at Colgate on Jan. 16, at Princeton on Jan. 9, at Towson on Dec. 19 and at Stony Brook on Nov. 12) in The lone win at home in overtime came Nov. 20 vs. UMBC (87-84) to give the team a total of six overtime victories and tie the NCAA team record for overtime victories in a season. Wake Forest (6-1 in ) and Chattanooga (6-0 in ) share the mark. Fran O Hanlon is in overtime. BASKETBALL IQ: Lafayette placed a program-best five studentathletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll during the season. The distinction recognizes those who have earned a varsity letter and maintained a 3.2 GPA during the spring semester. Junior Michael Gruner and sophomores Deirunas Visockas and Ben Wheeler along with graduated players Matt Betley and Paul Cummins earned the nod. ON THE RADIO: The entire Lafayette men s basketball season will air on WSAN-AM 1470 The Fox. 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9 his 42nd season as the radio voice of Lafayette athletics, Dick Hammer will continue to call the play-by-play action. Joining Hammer courtside at home contests is Scott Morse, Lafayette Director of Athletic Communications and Promotions and Executive Director of the Maroon Club. Lafayette Sports Information Director Phil LaBella will join Hammer for road contests. LAFAYETTE ON TELEVISION: The Leopards have 15 games televised at home. Fourteen telecasts will be produced by the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN). The Leopards garnered national exposure on ESPNU when they visited Penn State on Dec. 21 and again when they traveled to Lehigh on Feb. 22. Emmy-nominated local sports broadcaster Gary Laubach handles all of LSN s play-by-play duties for the 12th straight season. Former Lafayette men s basketball coach John Leone provides color analysis for the 11th season and is joined by Dan Mowdy on the sidelines Television Schedule NOVEMBER 18 STONY BROOK (LSN) 7:00 p.m. 21 TEMPLE (LSN) 8:30 p.m. DECEMBER 17 ROBERT MORRIS (LSN) 7:00 p.m. 21 at Penn State (ESPNU) 4:00 p.m. 30 PRINCETON (LSN) 7:00 p.m. JANUARY 2 MOUNT ST. MARY S (LSN) 1:00 p.m. 14 COLGATE (LSN) 7:00 p.m. 17 NAVY (LSN) 1:00 p.m. 24 LEHIGH (LSN) 1:00 p.m. FEBRUARY 7 HOLY CROSS (LSN) 1:00 p.m. 18 BUCKNELL (LSN) 7:00 p.m. 22 at Lehigh (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. 25 ARMY (LSN) 7:00 p.m. 28 AMERICAN (LSN) 1:00 p.m LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL PAGE 9

10 Free Throws In the Last Five Minutes IN THE CLUTCH: Lafayette has shot 78.0 percent ( ) from the free throw line in the last five minutes of games this season Leopards In the Patriot League Ranks TEAM (top four only) Rank Stat... Output 1st FT% % 3FG Made pg 2nd Assists apg Scoring ppg 4th Steals spg Offensive Rebounds orpg INDIVIDUAL (top five only) Rank Player Stat... Output 2nd Jared Mintz FG% % Michael Gruner Steals spg 4th Andrew Brown 3FG Made pg Andrew Brown FT% % 5th Ryan Willen FT% % Ryan Willen 3FG% % *As of Feb. 27 PLAYER MADE - ATT. FT-% Rob Delaney % Deirunas Visockas % Jim Mower % Andrew Brown % Jeff Kari % Ryan Willen % Ben Wheeler % Alex Orchowski % Jared Mintz % Michael Gruner % Nick Petkovich % Andy Moore % Total % Inside the numbers... 1 Lafayette College alumnus in the National Basketball Hall of Fame -- Pete Carril 52 3 Schools on schedule who qualified for the post season in (Mt. St. Mary s, Temple, Robert Morris). 5 Victories on the road in the extra session for Lafayette in , setting a NCAA record. 6 Overtime wins for the Leopards in , tying the NCAA record. 9 Three-pointers by Andrew Brown, who set a single-game record vs. Mt. St. Mary s (12/21/07) and matched it against Army (1/30/08). 10 Guards featured on Lafayette s roster. 10a Season-low turnovers Lafayette committed vs. Penn State. 11 Underclassmen, making up three-fourths of the Leopards roster. 17 Lafayette s national ranking for free throw percentage. 23 Division I sports (FCS football) offered by Lafayette, a school with 2,403 students. 34 Career-high scoring mark for Andrew Brown, set in Rebounds vs. Lehigh (1/24), a season-high for Lafayette. 45 Lafayette s national ranking for three-pointers made per game. 205 Miles from American s campus in Washington, D.C. to Lafayette s campus in Easton, Pa. 194 Career wins for Fran O Hanlon which rank him first all-time at Lafayette. 282 Career three-pointers for Andrew Brown, who broke the record against Holy Cross (2/7/09). 1,370 Minutes the seven freshmen have clocked this season collectively, accounting for 24.5 percent of Lafayette s total minutes. 1,204 Wins all-time at Lafayette Year through which Fran O Hanlon s current contract runs LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL PAGE 10