GAME INFORMATION COLLEGE QUICK FACTS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS POSSIBLE STARTERS OFF THE BENCH

Transcription

1 For Immediate Release November 20, 2000 Contact: Phil LaBella THE STORYLINE: Lafayette is coming off its third straight season-opening win, this time posting a victory over Cornell on Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y. The Leopards will look to parlay that momentum into tonight s contest at Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights come into the game with a 1-0 record, having won a close battle (64-61) over Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday. BARR TABBED AS PLAYER OF WEEK: Lafayette senior Frank Barr has been named the Patriot League Player of the Week. Barr wasted no time making a statement about the level of his play in the middle for the Leopards in The 7-0 center scored a career-high 16 points to lead all Lafayette scorers in a win at Cornell on Saturday in the Leopards season opener. Barr showed his shooting touch down the stretch, scoring five points in a 12-0 run that broke a tie and essentially sealed the game for Lafayette. Barr also went 6-for-7 from the line. Equally impressive was his defensive play. Barr used his 7-2 wing span to to block six Cornell shots while also pulling down six rebounds. A LITTLE ASSISTANCE: Junior Brian Burke did his share of passing in its season opening win over Cornell. The shooting guard dished out a careerhigh 11 assists, shattering his previous record by six. Only one other Lafayette player was credited with an assist in the game (Tim Bieg). Burke s mark will most likely rank him at or near the top in the NCAA s single-game highs thus far in the season. It was the first time since Jan. 24, 1996, that a Lafayette player (Craig Kowalda) passed for 10 or more assists. TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: Lafayette turned the ball over just seven times in the Leopards season opener at Cornell. The mark easily surpassed Lafayette s season low of 11, which Lafayette managed vs. Towson, Alabama State, Georgia Tech and Lehigh. ON THE RADIO: Tonight s game can be heard live on WEST-AM Stereo 1400, the 65th year of broadcasting Lafayette Athletics. Dick Hammer enters his 34th year of calling the play-by-play for Lafayette men s basketball. POSSIBLE STARTERS Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School PPG RPG F 44 Rob Worthington Jr. St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Academy C 54 Frank Barr Sr. Darby, Pa./Penn Wood G 14 Tim Bieg Sr. Haddonfield, N.J./Camden Catholic G 20 Reggie Guy Jr. Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township G 21 Winston Davis Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep OFF THE BENCH G 3 Drew Dawson Jr. Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity Catholic G 4 Paul Rorvig Fr. Odessa, Mo./Odessa G 10 Justin DeBerry Fr. Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic F 12 Scott Gearhart So. Darnstown, Md./Heights School G 13 Brian Burke Jr. Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Aca G 22 Tyson Whitfield Sr. Yakima, Wash./Eisenhower Questionable F 24 Sean Munson Fr. Berryville, Va./Clarke County F 30 Mick Kuberka Jr. West Seneca, N.Y./Bishop Timon-St. Jude G 32 Ben Saxton Fr. Walker Valley, N.Y./Pine Bush F 33 Rob Dill Fr. Isernhagen, Germany/Benjamin School F 34 Nash Ablo Sr. Rockville, Md./DeMatha F 40 Mike Farrell Fr. Daytona Beach, Fla./Father Lopez GAME INFORMATION Matchup: Lafayette (1-0) at Rutgers (1-0) Tip: 7:30 p.m. EST Site: Piscataway, N.J. Arena: Louis Brown Athletic Center Series: Rutgers leads, Streak: Rutgers, +2 Radio: WEST-AM Play-by-play: Dick Hammer TV: None COLLEGE QUICK FACTS Location... Easton, Pa. Founded Enrollment... 2,283 undergraduates Nickname... Leopards Colors... Maroon & White Affiliation... NCAA Division I (Football I-AA) Conference... Patriot League Home Arena... Allan P. Kirby Sports Center (3,500) President... Arthur J. Rothkopf 55 Director of Athletics... Eve Atkinson Head Coach... Fran O Hanlon (Villanova 70) Record at Lafayette (.579), sixth season Career Record (.579), sixth season Director of Athletic Communications... Scott Morse MBB SID/Publications Coordinator... Philip J. LaBella LaBella ... labellap@lafayette.edu Athletic Communications Intern... Pam Krewson Athletic Communications Phone... (610) Athletic Communications FAX... (610) Website... Press Row... (610) SCHEDULE AND RESULTS NOVEMBER (1-0) 18 at Cornell W 21 at Rutgers... 7:30 p.m. 25 at St. Peter s... 7:30 p.m. 27 ALBRIGHT (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 29 COLUMBIA (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. DECEMBER 2 at Rider... 4:00 p.m. 6 PRINCETON (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 11 at Fordham... 7:00 p.m. 20 SCRANTON... 8:00 p.m. 29 vs. La Salle at California Tourn.... 8:00 p.m. 30 vs. California/Yale at Calif. Tourn.... 8/10:30 p.m. JANUARY 3 at Marist... 7:30 p.m. 10 LEHIGH* (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 13 BUCKNELL* (LSN-TV)... 3:15 p.m. 17 at Navy* (LSN-TV)... 7:30 p.m. 20 PENNSYLVANIA (LSN-TV)... 3:15 p.m. 24 HOLY CROSS* (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 27 ARMY* (LSN-TV)... 3:15 p.m. 31 at Colgate*... 7:45 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 at Lehigh* (PL-TV)... 7:00 p.m. 7 at Bucknell*... 7:30 p.m. 11 NAVY* (LSN-TV/PL-TV)... 4:00 p.m. 14 at Albany... 7:30 p.m. 17 at Holy Cross* (LSN-TV)... 3:00 p.m. 19 STONY BROOK (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 21 at Army*... 7:30 p.m. 24 COLGATE (LSN-TV/PL-TV)... 2:30 p.m. MARCH PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT 3 Quarterfinals (PL-TV)... TBA 4 Semifinals (PL-TV)... TBA 10 Finals (ESPN)... 4:30 p.m. Office of Athletic Communications, 107 Kirby Sports Center, Easton, Pa (610) Fax: (610) Website: Hotline: (610)

2 THE COACH: Head Coach Fran O Hanlon (Villanova 70) is in his sixth season on College Hill. The and Patriot League Coach of the Year, O Hanlon has restored Lafayette to a championship level. O Hanlon has guided the Leopards to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, three straight Patriot League regularseason championships and two Patriot League Tournament titles. Following a pair of 20-win seasons that included a school record 24 wins last season, O Hanlon s career record stands at INJURY REPORT: Preseason All-Patriot League selection Tyson Whitfield is listed as doubtul for tonight s game. Whitfield sprained his ankle on Nov. 9 in practice when he went up for a rebound and came down on Mike Farrell s foot. Freshmen Paul Rorvig is also listed as questionable. Rorvig sprained his ankle in practice and did not make the trip to Cornell. Greg McCleary is out until January while he recovers from knee surgery he had over the summer. RUTGERS: The Scarlet Knights enter the game with a 1-0 record coming off a victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday afternoon. Four starters return from last year s squad which finished 19-9 and advanced to the N.I.T. for the second straight season. One of those returning starters is junior Rashod Kent whose 6-6, 265 frame poses matchup problems. Kent led Rutgers in its season opener with 18 points and a career-high 15 boards. Also returning to the starting lineup are senior guard Jeff Greer, sophomore guard Todd Billet and sophomore center Eugene Dabney. Junior forward Mike Tompson rounded out the starting five in the Rutgers opener. Freshman Mike Sherrod came off the bench to score 13 points, including two key free throws down the stretch vs. FDU Kevin Bannon (49-44) is in his fourth season as head coach. THE ALL-TIME SERIES: (Rutgers leads, 65-47) Tonight s game marks the 113th meeting between Lafayette College and Rutgers University. The two teams played two seasons ago, when Rutgers claimed an win on Jan. 25, The last Lafayette win came Dec. 31, 1988, as the Leopards notched a road victory. The first series meeting dates back to Feb. 24, 1917, when Lafayette recorded a decision on the road. Lafayette is all-time in New Brunswick/Piscataway. THE LAST MEETING: Rutgers 84, Lafayette 64 1/25/99 Piscataway, N.J. Lafayette battled with Rutgers for 30 minutes, but the Scarlet Knights proved too much for Lafayette in an Rutgers win. Lafayette, which held a lead early in the contest, trailed at halftime. Rutgers started the second half with a 7-3 run to open up a lead, but the Leopards reduced the deficit under 10 points for a five-minute stretch. Rutgers then scored 16-straight points to open up its biggest lead of the game. Rutgers had four players score in double figures led by Dahntay Jones 20 points. Brian Ehlers led Lafayette with 15 points, while Brian Burke scored a career-high 10 points. LAFAYETTE 13TH IN HOME WINNING STREAK: Lafayette is tied with Indiana State for 13th in the nation in home winning streaks. The Leopards have won 13 straight home games, culminating with their Patriot League Tournament Final win over Navy on March 10. The Leopards last lost at Kirby Sports Center on Dec. 6, 1999 in a two-point upset to Towson. Utah holds the longest current home winning streak with 52 straight games. LAFAYETTE VS. THE BIG EAST: Lafayette has played 205 games against the 14 current members of the Big East Conference, and has a (.382) record in those contests. Under Coach O Hanlon, the Leopards are 0-5 versus the Big East. Tonight s game is Lafayette s only regular-season game versus a Big East foe in Lafayette has played at least one Big East opponent in all but one of Fran O Hanlon s six seasons. Lafayette vs. the Big East: Boston College 0-1 Notre Dame 1-5 St. John s 6-4 Virginia Tech 0-0 Connecticut 0-3 Pittsburgh 6-14 Seton Hall 9-9 West Virginia 2-1 Georgetown 5-8 Providence 0-3 Syracuse 0-8 Miami 1-2 Rutgers Villanova 1-5 SCOUTING SERIES MEETINGS REPORT Date Site LC RU W/L 2/24/16 A W 1/12/17 A L 3/2/17 H W 1/28/21 A L 2/9/22 H L 12/15/23 A L 2/6/24 H W 1/17/24 H L 2/7/25 A L 1/9/26 H W 2/12/26 A L 2/16/27 H L 2/23/27 A L 1/11/28 H L 2/11/28 A L 2/6/29 H L/OT 2/16/29 A L 2/12/30 A L 2/26/30 H L 2/4/31 H L 2/14/31 A L 2/12/32 A W 2/17/32 H L 2/18/33 A L 2/10/34 A L 2/17/34 H L 2/9/35 H L 2/16/35 A L 2/15/36 A L 2/22/36 H W/OT 2/13/37 H L 2/22/37 A L 1/15/38 A L 2/9/38 H L 1/14/39 A L 2/15/39 H W 2/14/40 H W 2/21/40 A W 1/18/41 H W 2/12/41 A L 1/17/42 A L 2/11/42 H W 1/16/43 H W 2/10/43 A L 1/27/45 A W 2/14/45 H W 2/27/46 H W 3/6/46 A W 3/12/46 N W 2/26/47 A L 3/4/47 H W 2/25/48 H W 3/6/48 A W 2/9/49 A L 3/5/49 H W 2/11/50 H W 3/4/50 A L 2/10/51 A L 3/10/51 H L 2/9/52 H W Date Site LC RU W/L 2/14/53 A L 3/11/53 H W 2/13/54 H L 3/6/54 A W 2/12/55 A W 3/2/55 H W 2/11/56 H W 3/3/56 A W 2/9/57 A W 3/2/57 H W 2/8/58 A W 3/1/58 H W 2/7/69 H W 3/3/59 A L 1960 A L 1960 H W 1/7/61 H W 2/25/61 A W 1/6/62 A W/OT 2/24/62 H W 1/5/63 H W 1/31/63 A L 1/4/64 A W 2/22/64 H W 1/30/65 H L 2/27/65 A L 1/29/66 A L 2/26/66 H L 1/28/67 H L 2/25/67 A L 1/27/68 A L 2/24/68 H L 1/25/69 H L 2/22/69 A L 2/12/70 H L 3/2/71 A L 1/22/72 H W 1/20/73 A W/OT 12/13/74 H L 1/18/75 A W 1/24/76 H L 1/22/77 A L 1/21/78 H L 12/2/78 A W 12/12/81 A L 12/11/82 H L 12/10/83 A L 12/3/86 A L 12/2/87 A L 12/31/88 A W 11/30/89 A L 1/25/99 A L BREAKDOWN Total: (112) Home: (52) Away: (59) Neutral: 1-0 (1) STATISTICAL COMPARISON LAFAYETTE STATISTICS RUTGERS 72.0 Scoring Average Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG% FG% Defense PT% PT% Defense FT% Rebound Average Rebound Against Average Rebounding Margin Turnover Average Turnovers Avg. Forced Turnover Margin (13/7) Assist/Turnover Ratio (15/15) 1.0

3 PRESEASON POLLS: Despite winning back-to-back-toback Patriot League regular-season titles and returning three starters from last year s squad, Lafayette has been picked by all of the major trade publications to finish second to Navy in the Patriot League race. The same is true of the Patriot League s own Preseason Poll, where coaches, SIDs and media members picked Navy ahead of Lafayette. Preseason Poll 1. Navy (14) 2. Lafayette (6) 3. Holy Cross 4. Colgate (1) 5. Bucknell 6. Lehigh 7. Army (First-place votes) ALL-TIME AT LAFAYETTE: In the 90 seasons of men s basketball at Lafayette College, the Leopards hold an overall record of (.539) that spans all the way back to the first season in The Leopards hold a mark in the Patriot League and a 8-8 clip in the Patriot League Tournament for a combined record. RECENT PATRIOT LEAGUE DOMINANCE: Lafayette has found itself atop the Patriot League standings the last three seasons. Under Fran O Hanlon, the Leopards are in the Patriot League, and 31-5 over the past three seasons. Lafayette went 10-2 in and and 11-1 in A THREE-PEAT?: Repeating as Patriot League champions in and advancing to the NCAA Tournament was not an easy proposition for Lafayette, but the Leopards became the first team to accomplish the feat since Colgate in and No Patriot League team has ever gone to the NCAA Tournament in threestraight seasons. The Leopards have won three straight Patriot League regular-season titles, but lost to Navy in the conference tournament championship game in following a 19-9 season. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CUPBOARD : Some may have erroneously alluded to Lafayette s proverbial cupboard being bare following the graduation of seniors Stefan Ciosici and Brian Ehlers. A closer look reveals that three starters return for Lafayette in Patriot League Rookie of the Year Tyson Whitfield, underrated three-year starting point Tim Bieg and junior forward Rob Worthington. Seven-footer Frank Barr will move into the center spot, a starting position he occupied for much of the season. CUTTING THE RIBBON: Kirby Field House, the Leopards home since 1973, was dedicated as the new Allan P. Kirby Sports Center in June. The 27-year old structure underwent $2.5 million in renovations and received a tremendous facelift. It also saw the addition of a $24 million, 110,000 square-foot intramural and recreational sports facility. BOMBS AWAY: It s safe to say that three-point shooting has been an integral part of Lafayette s offense since Fran O Hanlon took over. The past three seasons, Lafayette squads have set team single-season records for three-pointers. Lafayette hit 238 three s in to break the mark of 207 which broke the mark of 187 which broke the record of 147. The Leopards hit a record 249 three s in O CAPTAINS MY CAPTAINS: Seniors Tim Bieg and Tyson Whitfield will serve as the team captains for the season. Bieg and Whitfield were elected to the leadership role in a vote by the players. Bieg has been a captain of the offense for three seasons, running the team from the point guard position. He and Whitfield will be looked to for major offensive and defensive contributions in addition to their leadership duties. YOUR ATTENDANCE PLEASE: Lafayette fans have led the Patriot League in home and overall attendance the last three seasons. In , Lafayette averaged 2,474 fans at home and 4,070 in all games. An average of 2,525 watched home games in and 3,196 for all games. The biggest game of the season saw over 4,021 people jam into the 3,500-seat Kirby Sports Center to witness an win over Navy in the Patriot League Tournament championship game on March 10. Lafayette boasted 19 LAST MEETING RUTGERS 84, LAFAYETTE 64 JAN. 25, 1999 BROWN ATH. CTR. The Leopards ran into a strong Big East opponent on its home court and managed to hang tough with Rutgers for more than 30 minutes, but the host Scarlet Knights proved too much for Lafayette in a 20-point victory. Lafayette, which held a lead early in the contest, trailed at halftime. Rutgers started the second half with a 7-3 run to open up a lead, but the Leopards reduced the deficit under 10 points for a five-minute stretch. Rutgers then scored 16-straight points to open up its biggest lead of the game. Rutgers had four players score in double figures led by Dahntay Jones 20 points. Brian Ehlers led Lafayette with 15 points, while Brian Burke scored a career-high 10 points. Rutgers (13-6) FG-A FT-A Reb Ast PF TP Jeff Greer, F Rob Hodgson, F Rashod Kent, C Geoff Billet, G Dahntay Jones, G Joel Salvi Earl Johnson Connor Fox Billy Collins Brian Samuels Alvydas Tenys Team 5 0 Totals Lafayette (13-6) FG-A FT-A Reb Ast PF TP Ross Harms, F Ted Cole, F Frank Barr, C Reggie Guy, G Brian Ehlers, G Mike Homer Brian Burke Tim Bieg Dave Klaus Michael Kuberka General Butler Nash Ablo Rob Worthington Team 2 2 Totals Halftime: Rutgers 43, Lafayette Point Goals: Lafayette 6-21 (Harms 0-1, Cole 0-2, Bieg 2-5, Guy 1-2, Homer 0-2, Burke 2-2, Klaus 0-2, Ehlers1-5); Rutgers 7-17 (Greer 2-7, Hodgson 1-1, Billet 2-5, Jones 1-1, Johnson 1-3). Turnovers: Lafayette 21, Rutgers 18. Officials: Valentine, Adams, Brophy. Attendance: 6,903 PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS (updated 11/20/00) LEAGUE OVERALL W L Pct. W L Pct. Lafayette Army Bucknell Colgate Navy Holy Cross Lehigh NOVEMBER 13 Navy 65 at Texas 79 (Preseason NIT) 17 Hobart 65 at Colgate Holy Cross 57 at Providence 63 Lafayette 72 at Cornell 62 Lock Haven 77 at Bucknell 85 Rice 69 at Navy Vermont 74 at Lehigh 67 Coast Guard 72 at Army Northeastern 66 at Navy Colgate at Arizona State... 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross at Harvard... 7:00 p.m. Lafayette at Rutgers... 7:30 p.m. Lehigh at Wagner... 7:30 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at Bucknell... 7:30 p.m. 22 New Hampshire at Army... 7:00 p.m. 25 Colgate at Northern Arizona... 7:05 p.m. Massachusetts at Holy Cross... 1:00 p.m. Lehigh at Harvard... 7:00 p.m. Bucknell at Rutgers... 7:30 p.m. Army at Duke... 9:00 p.m. Lafayette at St. Peter s... 7:30 p.m. 27 Coast Guard at Navy... 7:30 p.m. Drew at Bucknell... 7:30 p.m. Albright at Lafayette... 8:00 p.m. 28 Dartmouth at Holy Cross... 7:00 p.m.

4 MISCELLANEOUS (00-01) 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 less turnovers than opponent Leopards commit more turnovers than opponent Leopards and opponent commit equal turnovers Two or less 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 less 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 less 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 Overtime games Single Overtime games Double Overtime games Tournament games Current Streak... Won 1 Longest Winning Streak... 1 Longest Losing Streak... Closest Margin of Victory (72-62) at Cornell Largest Margin of Victory (72-62) at Cornell Average Margin of Victory (1 Win; 10 Points) Closest Margin of Defeat... Largest Margin of Defeat... Average Margin of Defeat... Largest Halftime Lead... Largest Halftime Deficit SCORING BY HALF LAFAYETTE Most Points in the 1st Half: 32 at Cornell Fewest Points in the 1st Half: 32 at Cornell Most Points in the 2nd Half: 40 at Cornell Fewest Points in the 2nd Half: 40 at Cornell OPPONENTS Most Points in the 1st Half: 32 at Cornell Fewest Points in the 1st Half: 32 at Cornell Most Points in the 2nd Half: 30 at Cornell Fewest Points in the 2nd Half: 30 at Cornell eight home games with over 2,000 fans and five home games in which Lafayette drew over 3,000. The largest crowd of the season came in Lafayette s NCAA Tournament first-round game vs. Temple, where 19,357 fans walked through the turnstiles at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. LAFAYETTE VS. THE PATRIOT LEAGUE: Lafayette has played 484 games against the six 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 8-8 in the Patriot League Tournament. Under Fran O Hanlon, the Leopards are in the Patriot League, and 31-5 over the past three seasons. Lafayette went 10-2 in both and with the Leopards losses coming to Bucknell and Navy in and two losses to Colgate in This past season Lafayette was 11-1 in Patriot League play. Army Colgate Lehigh Bucknell Holy Cross Navy PLAYER OF THE YEAR-PART FOUR?: Lafayette has been blessed over the last three seasons. Each of those Leopard squads featured the Patriot League Player of the Year. In , Stefan Ciosici won the award, followed by Brian Ehlers who captured the honor consecutively in and Time will tell if Tyson Whitfield or Tim Bieg have a shot at making it four in a row. PARDS ON THE WEB: The best source for information on the Lafayette basketball program is Lafayette athletics official website: The site is continuously updated and features live game audio, home in-game statistics, the latest press releases, game notes, schedules, rosters, statistics, players features, photos, fan polls and much more. This season, all of Lafayette men s basketball games will be broadcasted through the site. AT HOME IN KIRBY: Originally dedicated in June, 1973, Lafayette College s Kirby Sports Center enters its 27th season as the home of the Leopards, having played host to 325 men s basketball games. This past season, the Leopards recorded their 22nd winning season, posting a 14-1 mark under Head Coach Fran O Hanlon. Overall, Lafayette is (.706) in Kirby Field Sports Center, including one undefeated season ( ) and six one-loss campaigns ( , , , , and ). STEADY IMPROVEMENT IN THE O HANLON ERA: When Head Coach Fran O Hanlon took over the team beginning with the season, he inherited a 2-25 team. Since then, he has steadily built the Leopards into a championship program FEINSTEIN ON CAMPUS: John Feinstein, author of The Last Amateurs, made an appearance on campus on Friday, Nov. 17, for a book signing. Feinstein is a noted sports author who has written books about the PGA Tour, Indiana University basketball, ACC Basketball and most recently a book chronicling the Patriot League season. Feinstein, will again return to campus for a book signing Dec. 6, when Lafayette hosts Princeton. Feinstein will be available from 7-8 p.m. and at halftime of the men s contest. LAFAYETTE ON TELEVISION: Lafayette will feature the most expansive television package in the Patriot League for the third straight season. This season the program will have a minimum of 13 games televised, with the possible addition of three

5 more television games in the Patriot League Tournament. The Lafayette Sports Network will air 12 games to more than 5.2 million viewers in the Lehigh Valley, Pocono region and Philadelphia, central New Jersey, New York City and Boston. Locally the telecasts can be seen on RCN Cable channels 4 and 60, Service Electric Cable channel 51, Blue Ridge Cable channel 5 and broadcast channel 60. Lafayette will also be seen on the Patriot League TV network three times in the regular season and possible two more times in the Patriot League Tournament. Locally, the games are broadcasted on WFMZ-TV 69. LIVE GAME BROADCASTS ON WEB: All of Lafayette s men s basketball games can be heard live on Lafayette s website at Click sports. Click the audio/video button near the top of the page to get to the broadcast. WEST- AM s Dick Hammer will be calling the action for his 34th season Men s Basketball Television Lineup DATE OPPONENT AIR TIME Nov. 27 Albright (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Nov. 29 Columbia (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Dec. 6 Princeton (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 10 Lehigh (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 13 Bucknell (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Jan. 17 at Navy (LSN) 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 Pennslvania (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Jan. 24 Holy Cross (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 27 Army (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Feb. 3 at Lehigh (PL-TV) 7:00 p.m. Feb. 11 Navy (LSN/PL-TV) 4:00 p.m. Feb. 17 at Holy Cross (LSN) 3:00 p.m. Feb. 24 Colgate (LSN/PL-TV) 2:30 p.m. PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Mar. 3 Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 4 Semifinals TBA Mar. 9 Finals 4:30 p.m. STARTING LINEUPS at CORNELL Worthington, Barr, Bieg, Guy, Davis at RUTGERS Worthington, Barr, Bieg, Guy, Davis W (Projected starters) A PAIR OF 20s: Lafayette is coming off consecutive 20-win seasons. Last season, Lafayette set a school record with 24 wins (24-7). In , Lafayette rolled off 22 wins (22-8). The back-to-back 20 win seasons were the first since and GOING DEEP: In his six seasons at Lafayette, Fran O Hanlon has show a propensity for using his bench. O Hanlon very frequently goes 10 to 12 deep into the bench depending on the flow of the game, and at least 10 deep in every game. Lafayette s 1000-Point Scorers 1. Tracy Tripucka ( )... 1, Otis Ellis* ( )... 1, Brian Ehlers* ( )... 1, Phil Ness* ( )... 1, Stefan Ciosici* ( )... 1, Todd Tripucka ( )... 1, Gary Bennett* ( )... 1, Craig Kowadla ( )... 1, Walt Kocubinski ( )... 1, Keith Brazzo* ( )... 1, Bruce Stankavage* ( )... 1, Craig White* ( )... 1, Ron Reynolds* ( )... 1, Bill Anderson* ( )... 1, Chip Lundy ( )... 1, Stu Murray ( )... 1, Mike Whitman* ( )... 1, Bob Falconiero* ( )... 1, Chet Brightful* ( )... 1, Charley Ross ( )... 1, Matt Roberts* ( )... 1, Mike Bellamy* ( )... 1, Preston Denby ( )... 1, Dave Brown ( )... 1, Marty Zippel* ( )... 1, Tony Duckett* ( )... 1, Jim Radcliff ( )... 1, Andy Wescoe* ( )... 1, Jay Mottola ( )... 1, Stan Morse* ( )... 1, Dan Kristoff ( )... 1, Bob Mantz ( )... 1,005 * = four-year varsity career LAFAYETTE ON ESPN: Lafayette has made appearances on ESPN each of the last three seasons while playing in the Patriot League Tournament Finals. This season, ESPN will again televise the Patriot League Tournament Final on March 9 at 4:30 p.m. The game will be played at the highest remaining seed in the Tournament. Lafayette has hosted the Patriot League Final the last two seasons. PROJECTING A GRAND: Tyson Whitfield, who currently has 857 career points, should become the 33rd player in Lafayette men s basketball history to score 1,000 points. Whitfield needs just 143 points to reach the plateau that Brian Ehlers reached in and Stefan Ciosici passed in If Whitfield averages 15 points per game he would hit 1,000 career points in the final round of the Golden Bear Classic on Dec. 30. If he averages 10 points per game, he would hit a grand vs. Penn on Jan. 20. The only thing slowing his grand quest is an ankle injury that forced him to miss the season-opener. WEEKLY RADIO SHOW: Lafayette Sports Weekly, a comprehensive halfhour radio show will air live each Thursday at 7:00 p.m. from September through March on the Lafayette Sports Network s flagship radio station, WEST AM 1400 and on the world wide web at WEST-AM s Jack Logic will be joined each week by either Gary Laubach or John Leone, Lafayette Sports Network s television commentators, for an exciting half-hour devoted exclusively to Lafayette sports. Head coach Fran O Hanlon will be a featured guest during the basketball season. INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS Games Leading LC in Scoring: Barr (1) Games Leading LC in Rebounding: Bieg (1) Games Leading LC in Assists: Burke (1) Games Leading LC in Steals: Burke (1) Games Leading LC in Blocks: Barr (1) 20-point Games: none Double Figures Scoring: Barr (1), Bieg (1), Burke (1), Kuberka (1) Double Figures Rebounding: none Double-Doubles: Burke (1) in case of a tie, all players are credited with the game-high

6 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS The Last Time A Lafayette Player Scored 30+ points:...brian Ehlers (31) at Lehigh, 2/14/99 Scored 40+ points:...todd Tripuka (42) St. Joseph s, 12/3/75 Attempted 20+ field goals:...tyson Whitfield (22) at Bucknell, 2/27/00 Made 10+ Free Throws:...Brian Burke (11-11) Albany, 2/7/2000 Recorded 15+ rebounds:...stefan Ciosici (16) Lehigh, 3/5/2000 Recorded 30+ rebounds:...ron Moyer (33) Gettysburg, 12/9/70 Registered 10+ assists:...craig Kowadla (10) Lehigh, 1/24/96 Hit 5+ three pointers:...tyson Whitfield (5) Colgate, 2/23/2000 Blocked 5+ shots:...frank Barr (6) at Cornell, 11/18/2000 Had 5+ steals:...tyson Whitfield (6) vs. Navy, 3/10/2000 Had a double-double:...brian Burke (13 points, 11 assists) at Cornell, 11/18/2000 Had 3 consecutive double-doubles:...stefan Ciosici, 1/22/97, 1/25/99, 1/27/97 Led the team in points, rebounds, and assists:...brian Ehlers, (28 pts., 6 reb., 3 ast.), at Holy Cross, 1/19/2000 Played the entire game:...sam Gilbert at Maryland, 12/23/96 Hit a last second shot to win a game:...brian Ehlers vs. Colgate, 2/28/99 Hit a last second free throw to win a game:...ted Cole at Navy, 2/11/98 The Last Time A Lafayette Team Had a 20+ point win:...vs. Navy (87-61), 3/10/2000 Had a 30+ point win:...vs. Alabama State (88-54), 12/29/99 Had a 40+ point win:...colgate (92-51), 2/23/00 Had a 50+ point win:...swarthmore (104-47), 12/10/97 (record) Scored 100+ points:...swarthmore (104-47), 12/10/97 Combined with an opponent to score 200+ points:...albright (115-93), 12/13/76 Managed 50+ rebounds:...vs. St. Joseph s (52), 12/29/99 Had 2 players foul out:...at Princeton, 1/8/00, Stefan Ciosici and Frank Barr Hit 10 or more 3 pointers:...at Holy Cross (12), 1/19/2000 Had more three-point than two-point field goals:...at Holy Cross. 1/19/ , Three-point FGs, 8, Two-point FGs Had 4 players in double figures:...at Cornell, 11/18/2000 (Barr 16, Bieg 14, Burke 13, Kuberka 10) Had 5 players in double figures:...navy, 3/10/2000 (Ehlers 19, Whitfield 17, Ciosici 13, Burke 11, Bieg 10) Had 6 players in double figures:...at Army, 1/17/96 Had all 5 starters in double figures...bucknell, 2/7/98 Had 2 or more players record double figures in rebounds:...at Holy Cross, 2/6/99 (Cole 13; Barr 12; Ehlers 10) Had a single overtime win:...at Princeton (70-69), 1/8/2000 Had a single overtime loss:...vs. Bucknell (56-55), 3/2/96 Notched a double overtime win:...at Lehigh (90-87), 1/8/97 Had a double overtime loss:...vs. St. Joseph s (83-81), 12/29/99 Lost when scoring 75+ points:...vs. St. Joseph s (83-81), 12/29/99 Had a 20-win season: (24-7); (22-8) Played in the NCAA Tournament: , , FREE THROWS IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES AND OVERTIME MAKING THEM WHEN IT COUNTS: Free throw shooting has always been a key to winning close games and Lafayette was up to the task in The Leopards shot 73 percent ( ) in the last five minutes and in overtime sessions compared to its 72.0 percent season effort. This season Lafayette has hit 80 percent (8-10) of its free throws in the last five minutes of each game compared to its 78 percent mark for the entire season. PLAYER MADE / ATT. FT-% Frank Barr 2/2 100% Tim Bieg 1/2 50% Brian Burke 5/6 83% Total 8/10 80%