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1 Rhode Island Rams Basketball The Duquesne Game February 28, :30 p.m. Cox Overall, 1-13 in Atlantic W FAIRFIELD L at Tulsa L vs. Missouri (GAS) L Alaska Anchorage (GAS) L Florida State (GAS) L at Providence L at Akron L VALPARAISO W YALE W NORTHEASTERN L at Connecticut W SIENA L HARTFORD (2 OT) L ST. JOSEPH'S L at Duquesne L XAVIER (PCC) L FORDHAM L at St. Bonaventure L at St. Joseph's W LA SALLE (2 OT) L MASSACHUSETTS (PCC) L at Temple L at La Salle L DAYTON L GEO. WASHINGTON (PCC) L at Xavier L at Massachusetts Feb. 28 DUQUESNE, 7:30 Mar. 3 at Fordham, 2:00 Mar at Atlantic 10 Tournament Atlantic 10 MediaFax To access the Atlantic 10's Media Fax system, call (201) from your fax machine's handset and follow the voice prompts. Atlantic 10 Conference Release Statistics Schedule and Results Rhode Island Release and Statistics Statistics Only Roster Last Box Score Senior Night. Emotions run high as the school's faithful bids farewell to the team's departing seniors. On Feb. 28, Rhode Island will bid farewell to Andrew Wafula, Tiger Womack and Mike Jilling. Coach Jerry DeGregorio and his staff will also be making their final appearance at Keaney Gymnasium. On Feb. 10, DeGregorio announced his resignation effective at the end of the season. Wafula has become a crowd favorite as a hard-working, dedicated player. Jim Harrick's first recruit at Rhode Island, Wafula has shown dramatic improvement from his first season when he played in just seven games and scored only six points. A year ago, he started 20 of 29 games for the Rams. This year, the native of Kampala, Uganda is averaging 4.0 points and 2.4 rebounds. His 82 rejections make him the eighth most prolific shot blocker in Rhode Island annals. Womack transferred to Rhode Island after two seasons at LSU. He played in just 13 games last year after suffering a broken foot, averaging 6.5 points and 6.5 rebounds. Academically ineligible the first semester, the Baton Rouge, La. native is averaging 8.1 points and 5.1 boards in 14 contests. A two-year member of the team, Mike Jilling has provided a steady, positive influence. He played in just four games in his career, scoring two points in a game against La Salle on Jan. 15, But his contributions go far beyond points and rebounds. His attitude and work ethic are a model for the rest of the squad. Capsule Summary Opponent:Duquesne Dukes. Series: Duquesne leads the series by a margin. Tip-off: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. Arena: Keaney Gymnasium (3,385 capacity). Officials: Joe DeMayo (referee), Joe Lindsay (umpire-1) and Ray Perone (umpire-2). Tickets: Call TicketMaster (401) for tickets. Prices: Adults: $15.00, Children: $7.50, Seniors: $7.50. TV: Cox-3 with Mike Montecalvo and Don Coyne. Radio: WHJJ-AM (920) and WRIU-FM (90.3). Next Up: Saturday, March 3, at 2:00 at Fordham televised on the Atlantic 10 TV Network (Fox Sports New England).

2 Probable Rhode Island Starters P No.-Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts. Reb. Notes G 2-Dinno Daniels Jr. New Orleans, La Had 13 pts. and 4 asts. 2/17 at Xavier G 33-Zach Marbury Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y Had 21 pts. and 6 boards 2/20 at UMass C 54-Marcus Evans Jr. Detroit, Mich Had 7 pts, 9 boards 2/17 at Xavier F 21-Andre Scott Fr. Mitchellville, Md Registered 8 pts. 2/20 at UMass F 14-Tavorris Bell Jr. Hempstead, N.Y Had 21 pts. and 6 steals 2/10 vs. Dayton Off the Bench F 1-Tiger Womack Sr. Baton Rouge, La Had 6 pts., 8 boards 2/17 at Xavier C 4-Andrew Wafula Sr. Kampala, Uganda Had 8 pts. and 8 boards 2/20 at UMass G 20-Brian Woodward So. Queens, N.Y Will miss rest of season with knee injury G 32-Mike Jilling Sr. Portsmouth, R.I Walk-on. Back : broken thumb healed G 23-Steve Mello Fr. Bristol, R.I pts. (2 treys) 2/14 vs. G. Washington F 44-Lazare Adingono So. Yaounde, Cameron Tallied 7 pts. 2/14 vs. G. Washington G 55-Howard Smith So. Killeen, Texas Had 9 pts. and 4 asts. 2/6 at La Salle The Pride of New England Rhode Island is the second winningest basketball team in New England. The list as of Feb. 21, 2001: 1. Connecticut (97th year) 1, Rhode Island (92nd year) 1, Yale (105th year) 1,185-1, Dartmouth (99th year) 1,143-1, Providence (73rd year) 1, Next Game The Rams closes out the regular season on Saturday, March 3 at 2:00 p.m. at Fordham. The game will be televised on the Atlantic 10 TV Network (Fox Sports New England). Convocation Center Update Ground breaking for the new 8,000-seat Convocation Center took place on Oct. 14 as part of the Homecoming festivities. Part of Meade Stadium was demolished to make room for the largest capital project in the 108-year history of the University. The new facility is expected to host its first event in the fall of 2002.Financing for the $54 project will include $18 million in state dollars, $15 million in private gifts, and the remainder in revenue bonds. The initial plans for the Convocation Center, rendered by HOK Sports, were unveiled in June of The Kansas City-based sports facility design firm is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. Global Spectrum will manage the facility. -2- At Keaney Gymnasium Rhode Island has a (.656) record at Keaney Gymnasium (3,385 seats and 500 standing room), since the facility opened in The arena is named for Frank Keaney, inventor of the fast break and the Keaney Ring. A member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, his high-scoring, fast-paced teams posted a (.764) record from A chemist, he also invented the University's distinctive light blue school color. The Rams have a 5-5 record at Keaney Gymnasium in At the Civic Center Rhode Island has a (.432) record at the Providence Civic Center (12,641) since it opened in The Rams are (.486) in home games at the city-owned facility and 2-16 as the visitor vs. Providence. The Rams are 0-4 at the Civic Center in This Date in Rhode Island History Rhode Island has a (.571) record in games played on Feb. 28. The Rams are 11-4 at home (1-0 at the Civic Center), 4-7 on the road and 1-1 on neutral courts. Rhode Island is 4-2 in Atlantic 10 games. In the first game ever on this date, the Rams won, 49-46, over Connecticut in In 1970, Connecticut won a slow-down game, In the last Feb. 28 game, Rhode Island beat George Washington, 94-78, in the 1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament.

3 The DeGregorio Chronicle Hometown: New Britain, Conn. Birthdate: February 19, 1962 Education: B.A., St. John's, 1988 M.A. candidate, Hofstra Coaching: Assistant, Hofstra, Assistant, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Assistant/Head Coach, Mattatuck C.C., Head Coach, St. Thomas Aquinas High, Assistant, Rhode Island, Head Coach, Rhode Island, 1999-present Jerry DeGregorio is in his second season as head coach at Rhode Island after two years as an assistant. He was elevated to the head job on April 15, On Feb. 10, he announced his resignation, effective at the end of the season. The 38-year old DeGregorio's first Rhode Island team posted On the Air WHJJ-AM (920) in East Providence is the Rams-on-Radio flagship station. Airtime is 7:00 p.m. with Steve McDonald (playby-play) and Don Kaull (color analyst). Campus radio station WRIU-FM (90.3) will air the game live throughout South County with sports director Brian Pernicone and Mike Parente. The game broadcast can be heard live over the Internet at Click on the FANSOnly/ESPN icon to log on. The game can be heard by phone on Teamline. Call (800) Enter your Mastercard/VISA number and expiration date. Rhode Island's code is Charges apply a 5-25 log as lack of depth and experience caught up with the Rams. A lifelong New York Yankee fan, the former high school history teacher has a book collection with more than 1,000 titles. His favorite subjects are presidential politics, the War Between the States and the Vietnam War. TV Schedule In , a total of 18 Rhode Island games will be televised: Nov. 20 at Tulsa (Cox-3) Dec. 2 at Providence (WJAR-TV) Dec. 11 YALE (Cox-3) Dec. 26 at Connecticut (Cox-3) Dec. 28 SIENA (Cox-3) Dec. 30 HARTFORD (Cox-3) Jan. 6 ST. JOSEPH'S (Cox-3) Jan. 13 XAVIER (WSTR-TV, Ohio) Jan. 17 FORDHAM (Cox-3) Jan. 21 at St. Bonaventure (A-10 TV) Jan. 27 LA SALLE (A-10 TV) Jan. 30 MASSACHUSETTS (A-10 TV) Feb. 4 at Temple (A-10 TV) Feb. 10 DAYTON (Cox-3) Feb. 17 at Xavier (WSTR-TV, Ohio) Feb. 20 at Massachusetts (ESPN2) Feb. 28 DUQUESNE (Cox-3) Mar. 3 at Fordham (A-10 TV) Revolving Door A total of 21 different players have worn the Rhode Island uniform during Coach Jerry DeGregorio's two-year tenure as head coach. Twenty-one different players have started games for the Rams during that span. I Say Gov'nah Rhode Island governor Lincoln Almond ('58), the first University of Rhode Island graduate to ever hold the state's highest office, is a season ticket holder and regularly attends Ram games. He was elected in 1994 and was reelected in Almond played a pivotal role in Rhode Island's successful effort for a new arena. Early Signees Rhode Island signed five players during the early-signing period: Lazare Adingono (Luh-CZAR-ay A-DING-uh-no) F, 6-7, 210, Yaounde, Cameroon University of Cameroon Currently playing at URI Olivier Harangar (Oh-Liv-ee-yaw Ha-RONG-uh) F, 6-9, 230, Douala, Cameroon University of Cameroon William Gradit F, 6-5, 200, Strausborg, France Laurenburg (N.C.) Institute Rudolph Murciette C, 7-0, 220, Paris, France Laurenburg (N.C.) Institute Darnell Tyler F, 6-8, 245, Tallahassee, Fla. Tallahassee Junior College The Last Time The Rams Scored 100 Points Rhode Island defeated Fordham, , on Feb. 11, 1997 in New York. The Rams have not scored 100 points in 132 straight games. The Rams Allowed 100 Points Rhode Island defeated West Virginia, (2 OT), on Feb. 14, 1994 in Kingston. The Rams have not allowed 100 points in 218 straight games. -3-

4 Double-Doubles and Double-Figure Scoring Zach Marbury has scored double figures in 23 of Rhode Island's 26 games. The following is a list of double-doubles (double-figure scoring games in parenthesis): Lazare Adingono0 (0) Tavorris Bell 2 (18) 11,Massachusetts, 2/20 Dinno Daniels 0 (17) 13, Xavier, 2/17 Marcus Evans 2 (3) 10, Yale, 12/11 Mike Jilling 0 (0) Zach Marbury 1 (23) 21, Massachusetts, 2/20 Steve Mello 0 (1) 10, Fordham, 1/17 Andre Scott 0 (2) 10, La Salle, 1/27 Howard Smith 0 (2) 11, Northeastern, 12/16 Andrew Wafula 0 (1) 12, La Salle, 1/27 Tiger Womack 0 (5) 14, La Salle, 1/27 Brian Woodward 1 (3) 17, Siena, 12/28 Late Free Throws The Rams are (.683) from the free throw line in the final 4:00 of play and (.690) from the line for the season Last 4:00 Season Lazare Adingono 2-2 (1.00) 4-5 (.800) Tavorris Bell (.773) (.710) Dinno Daniels (.833) (.771) Marcus Evans 3-6 (.500) (.610) Mike Jilling 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Zach Marbury (.611) (.688) Steve Mello 0-2 (.000) 7-11 (.636) Andre Scott 3-7 (.429) (.531) Howard Smith 4-7 (.571) (.730) Andrew Wafula 4-4 (1.00) (.750) Tiger Womack 0-0 (.000) 4-8 (.500) Brian Woodward 1-2 (.500) 5-8 (.625) The Ram's Record... At home 5-8 On the road 0-14 Day games 1-4 Night games 4-18 When the Rams win the tip-off 4-11 When the Rams score first 4-10 When the Rams lead at halftime 3-4 Shoot 50%-plus from the field 2-0 Shoot 70%-plus from the free throw line 3-8 Make more three-pointers 2-3 Outrebound the opponent 2-1 Overtime 1-1 Basketball Coach Search Committee Members of the search committee charged with finding a replacement for Coach Jerry DeGregorio, who resigned on Feb. 12 effective at the end of the season are: chair Ron Petro (director of athletics), Bob Beagle (vice president, University Advancement), Dr. Judith Swift (Faculty Athletic Committee chair, professor of Communication Studies), Abu Bakr (former player and director, Professional Development) and Joe Formicola (athletic booster and benefactor). The first meeting of the search committee was held on Feb. 19 with President Robert Carothers. It was decided at that time that Petro would serve as the sole spokesperson for the University concerning the search. A list of more than 50 people was compiled and reviewed by the committee. Each committee member received a list of potential candidates to contact. The following characteristics were identified as being ideal for the next men s basketball coach: 1. One who will make a commitment to the University for a minimum of three years. 2. One who has been a successful winning coach. 3. One with an outstanding personal and professional record. 4. One who will develop a team and a program that represents the University among students, faculty and staff, alumni, boosters and the community in a positive manner. 5. One with a commitment to and experience with external relations. 6. One who is committed to and has experience with instilling academic integrity and academic values among his players. Youth Movement Seven Rhode Island staff members are expecting the birth of a total of 10 children. Lisa White, wife of coordinator of sports communications John White, is expecting triplets. Harold (assistant football coach) and Dee Nichols (compliance administrative assistant) are expecting twins. Head women's track coach Laurie Feit-Melnick is also expecting. The wives of baseball coach Frank Leon, assistant football coach Bryan Durrington and weight coach Chris Kennedy are all expecting. On Feb. 18, basketball assistant Billy Reid became the father of a son, Noah. -4-

5 Atlantic 10 Conference Call The Atlantic10 Conference Call is scheduled for each Monday from Dec. 11-March 5. You can participate by calling Ray Cella at (215) for the number and code. 10:00 a.m. Atlantic 10 Update 10:10 a.m. John Chaney, Temple 10:20 a.m. Darrelle Porter, Duquesne 10:30 a.m. Bob Hill, Fordham 10:40 a.m. Skip Prosser, Xavier 10:50 a.m. Bruiser Flint, Massachusetts 11:00 a.m. Jerry DeGregorio, Rhode Island 11:10 a.m. Oliver Purnell, Dayton 11:20 a.m. Speedy Morris, La Salle 11:30 a.m. Jim Baron, St. Bonaventure 11:40 a.m. Tom Penders, George Washington 11:50 p.m. Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's 12:00 p.m. Women's Basketball Report Points and Rebounds by Class Rhode Island loses just 11.6 percent of its scoring punch and 14.5 percent of its rebounding this year. The breakdown by class: Class Scoring Rebounding Seniors (3) % % Juniors (4) 1, % % Sophomores (3) % % Freshmen (3) % % Tavorris Bell and the All-time Scoring List 40. Bruce Blount ( ) 1, Dave Stenhouse ( ) 1, Mike Brown ( ) 1, Dick Hole ( ) 1, Bill Rutledge ( , 42) 1, Tavorris Bell (1998-present) 1, Tom Harrington ( ) 1,064 Coaching Know-How Coach Jerry DeGregorio boasts a staff in which all three assistants played in the NBA. George Blaney spent time with the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers. Tom Garrick toiled with the Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves and the Dallas Mavericks. Billy Reid played with the Golden State Warriors. By the Numbers Last year the Rams made a habit of falling behind in the early going. The same has been true in 14 of Rhode Island's 22 losses in : 11/20 at Tulsa :30 11/25 Florida State :28 12/2 at Providence :07 12/6 at Akron :24 12/26 at Connecticut :47 1/10 at Duquesne :02 1/13 Xavier :24 1/21 at St. Bonaventure :29 1/24 St. Joseph's :06 1/30 Massachusetts :08 2/4 Temple :38 2/6 La Salle :59 2/10 Dayton :46 2/14 George Washington :46 The Rams have been outrebounded 43.4-to (14.0) the last nine games. The Rams have been outrebounded in 23-of-27 games including the last 15. The last time the Rams outrebounded an opponent was Dec. 28, 34-30, vs. Siena. Ten Ram opponents have made 10 or more three-pointers. Rhode Island is last in the Atlantic 10 in three-point goals made (4.33 per game) and percentage (.271) and last in three-point goals allowed (7.7) and opponent's percentage (.394). Rhode Island has not had a halftime lead in the last nine games. Prior to forging a tie Feb. 17 at Xavier, the Rams had trailed at the half in the previous seven games by an average of 13. Eleven players have started games for the Rams. Only walk-on Mike Jilling and newcomer Lazare Adingono, have not started... yet. Dinno Daniels and Marcus Evans are the only two players to appear in every game for the Rams. Although the Rams have lost the last two home season finales, Rhode Island is 7-2 in the final home game of the season dating back to Fordham Blues After beating Fordham eight straight times, Fordham has beaten the Rams four straight times. -5- The Rams are 5-5 at Keaney Gymnasium and 0-17 off-campus. They have lost 21 straight road games since a Jan. 15, win at La Salle.

6 Last Meeting: Duquesne 83 Rhode Island 69 Jan. 10, Pittsburgh, Pa. Duquesne (7-9, 1-2) scored the game s first 12 points and held off a second half Rhode Island (4-11, 0-2) charge to defeat the Rams, 83-69, before 4,048 fans at the Palumbo Center. Charles Stanfield scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half to stake the Dukes to a lead at intermission. Rhode Island closed to with 12:10 left on two Marcus Evans free throws. But the Dukes scored the game s next six points and led, 61-51, with 10:19 left. The Rams got no closer than seven the rest of the way. Coach Jerry DeGregorio fell ill prior to the game and assistants George Blaney and Tom Garrick handle the coaching duties. Rhode Island FG 3FG FT Reb. F Pts. Womack Marbury Scott Daniels Smith Wafula Mello Evans Team 2 TOTALS (.481)(.286) (.765) Duquesne FG 3FG FT Reb.F Pts. Smith Stanfield May Wallace Forney Tann Hunter Midgley Lovelace Clark Team 1 TOTALS (.478)(.250) (.762) Halftime: Duquesne 41, Rhode Island 30. Career Stax vs. Duquesne GRebounds Points Lazare Adingono Tavorris Bell Dinno Daniels Marcus Evans Mike Jilling Zach Marbury Steve Mello Cedric Rogers Andre Scott Howard Smith Andrew Wafula Tiger Womack Brian Woodward The Series with Duquesne Series Record: Duquesne leads the series that began on Jan. 13, 1966 by a margin. Record at URI: Rhode Island leads Last game: the Rams won, 68-56, on Jan. 18, Record at Duquesne: Duquesne leads Last game: the Dukes won, 83-69, on Jan. 10, Neutral Courts: Duquesne leads 1-0. Last game: the Dukes won, 82-69, on March 5, 1995 in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament, Coach John Carroll's final victory at Duquesne. First Meeting: Jan. 13, Rhode Island won, , in Kingston. Coach Ernie Calverley's Rams finished the season with a 20-8 mark. Last Meeting: Jan. 10, Wayne Smith scored 25 points and Duquesne scored the game s foirst 12 points to defeat the Rams, 83-69, before 4,048 at the Palumbo Center. DeGregorio vs. the Dukes: 1-1 (.500). Largest URI Win: 32. Rhode Island won on Jan. 13, 1966 at Keaney Gymnasium. Largest Duquesne Win: 21. Duquesne won on Feb. 14, 1971 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Overtime Games: None. Notes: Rhode Island's win in 1996 snapped a fivegame Duquesne winning streak... the Rams then reeled off five straight wins before losing, 83-69, on Jan. 10, in that game, Coach Jerry DeGregorio fell ill prior to game time and George Blaney and Tom Garrick handled the coaching chores... the Dukes beat the Rams three times in the Rams have won seven of the last nine at home and six of the last eight games in Pittsburgh... the Rams were 9-6 versus the Dukes in the 90s. -6-

7 Rhode Island Updated Player Sketches 44- Lazare Adingono Season High Points: 19, Fairfield (11-18) Season High Rebounds: 10, Fairfield (11-18) Name is pronounced Luh-CZAR-ee A-DING-uh-no. Signed a grant-in-aid during the summer of Arrived in the United States in Jan.after raising the necessary funds to make the journey. Forced to sit out waiting paperwork from University of Cameroon. Saw his first action on Jan. 21 at St. Bonaventure and tallied three points in 19 minutes of play. Sat out the Jan. 27 game with La Salle to clear up a paperwork snafu with the INS. Scored five points and grabbed a rebound, dished out an assist and made a steal on Feb. 10 vs. Dayton. Scored seven points against George Washington on Feb Tavorris Bell Season High Points: 29, Florida State (11-25) Season High Rebounds: 11, Siena (12-28) Came off the bench to register a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in an win over Fairfield on Nov. 18 in the season-opener. Scored 20 points in an loss at Tulsa on Nov. 20. Tallied 25 points vs. Missouri in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout on Nov. 22. Tallied 28 points and 10 boards Nov. 24 at Alaska Anchorage. Named to the all-tournament team at the Great Alaska Shootout after scoring a career-high 29 points vs. Florida State on Nov. 25. Added 27 points against Providence on Dec. 2. Leading scorer with 22 in a Dec loss at Akron. Had 16 points and seven rebounds before spraining his ankle vs. Valparaiso on Dec. 9. Had 24 points in a Dec win over Northeastern. Had 19 points and nine boards on Dec. 26 at Connecticut. Followed it up with 23 points and 11 rebounds in an upset win over Siena on Dec. 28. Declared academically ineligible on Jan. 6. But was reinstated and resumed play on Feb. 4. Scored his 1,000th career point on Feb. 6 at La Salle. Finished with 26 points. Tallied 21 points with six steals Feb. 10 vs. Dayton. 2- Dinno Daniels Season High Points: 21, at Tulsa (11-20), Xavier (1-13) Season High Rebounds: 4, at Tulsa (11-20), Temple (2-4), at Massachusetts (2-20) Had 11 points in the season-opener Nov. 18 vs. Fairfield Had a team-high 21 points at Tulsa on Nov. 20. Tallied 17 points vs. Florida State in the Great Alaska Shootout on Nov. 25. Tallied 16 points vs. Valparaiso on Dec. 9. Had 17 points and 7 assists in a Dec vs. Yale. Tallied 17 points in a Dec. 30 loss to Hartford. Tied career-high with 21 points on Jan. 13 vs. Xavier. Tallied 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting Jan. 17 vs. Fordham. 54- Marcus Evans Season High Points: 13 Fairfield (11-18) Season High Rebounds: 10, Fairfield (11-18), Yale (12-11) Registered a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in an season-opening win over Fairfield on Nov. 18. Had nine rebounds vs. Missouri on Nov. 24 in the Great Alaska Shootout. Had seven points and six rebounds Dec. 6 at Akron. Vs. Yale, had 10 points and 10 boards on Dec. 12. Tallied eight points and grabbed eight rebounds on Jan. 10 at Duquesne. Grabbed nine rebounds and added five points vs. Dayton on Feb. 10 Had nine points and seven rebounds at Xavier on Feb Mike Jilling Season High Points: 2, Fairfield (11-18) Season High Rebounds: 0 Walk-on who earned a spot on the roster last season. Scored a basket vs. Fairfield in an season opening win over Fairfield on Nov. 18. Suffered a broken thumb and missed the last month. Played in the closing moments of the Feb. 20 game at Massachusetts. 33-Zach Marbury Season High Points: 38, La Salle (1-27) Season High Rebounds: 11, Xavier (1-13) Brother of Stephon Marbury of the New Jersey Nets. Tallied 21 points in an season-opening victory over Fairfield on Nov. 18. Had 17, 18 and 15 points in three games at the Great Alaska Shootout, Nov Scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Providence on Dec. 2. Had 24 points and 7 rebounds in a win over Yale. Made 12-of-13 points and had 21 points in an win over Northeastern on Dec. 16. Scored 17 points at Connecticut on Dec. 26. On Dec. 30 vs. Hartford, had game-high 21 points (13-16 free throws). Had 21 points on Jan. 6 vs. St. Joseph's including 11-of- 14 free throws. Registered his first double-double: 25 points, 11 boards on Jan. 13 vs. Xavier. Tallied a career-high 38 points (17-of-20 free throws) in a (2 OT) win over La Salle on Jan. 27. Had 22 points (the only Ram to score double figures) on Jan. 30 vs. Massachusetts. Missed the Feb. 14 George Washington game with the flu and a kidney infection. Had 21 points (10-0f-13 free throws) on Feb. 20 at Massachusetts. -7-

8 34- Steve Mello Season High Points: 10, Fordham (1-17) Season High Rebounds: 4, St. Bonaventure (1-21) Became eligible Dec. 26 at the end of the first semester. Played just 11 minutes in Rhode Island's upset of Siena on Dec. 28 but scored seven points with three assists. Scored a basket vs. Xavier on Jan. 13. Had10 points and two steals Jan. 17 vs. Fordham. Tallied seven points vs. Massachusetts on Jan. 30. Had six points on two treys Feb. 14 vs. George Washington. 21- Andre Scott Season High Points-10, at Duquesne (1-10), La Salle (1-27) Season High Rebounds- 14, Missouri (11-24) Had six points and 14 rebounds on Nov. 24 vs. Missouri in the Great Alaska Shootout. Missed the Connecticut (Dec. 26) and Siena (Dec. 28) game with a thigh bruise. Played just two minutes on Dec. 30 vs. Hartford. Scored 10 points at Duquesne on Jan. 10. Had 10 points and six boards in a (2 OT) win over La Salle on Jan. 27. Had nine points and six rebounds Feb. 14 vs. George Washington. Had five points and seven boards at Xavier on Feb Howard Smith Season High Points: 13, Tulsa (11-20) Season High Rebounds: 7, at Tulsa (11-20), Hartford (12-30), La Salle (1-27) Had 13 points at Tulsa on Nov. 20 on 5-of-7 shooting from the field. Dished out seven assists off the bench at Providence. Registered six points and six rebounds Dec. 6 at Akron. Hit 3-for-3 treys in a Dec win vs. Northeastern. Had 6 points, 7 boards and 7 assists Dec. 30 vs. Hartford. Earned a start against St. Joseph's on Jan. 6 and had four points, rebounds and assists. Had eight assists, six points and six boards Jan. 10 at Duquesne. Had nine assists and seven rebounds on Jan. 27 vs. La Salle. His three free throws at the end of overtime tied to score. Had six points and two blocked shots Feb. 10 vs. Dayton. Had eight points and eight boards Feb. 20 at Massachusetts. 1-Tiger Womack Season High Points: 15, St. Joseph's (1-6), at Duquesne (1-10) Season High Rebounds: 9, St. Joseph's (1-6) Transferred to Rhode Island after two years at LSU. First name is Leroy. Became eligible on Dec. 26 after the first semester. Had seven points with two long three-pointers at Connecticut on Dec. 26. Followed it up with 8 boards vs. Hartford on Dec. 30. Earned a start against St. Joseph's on Jan. 6 and had 15 points and nine boards. Followed it up with a 15-point-8-rebound performance on Jan. 10 at Duquesne. Had 14 points and three blocked shots on Jan. 13 vs. Xavier. Indefinitely suspended on Feb. 10. Reinstated on Feb. 14. Dressed for the Feb. 14 George Washington game but did not play. 20- Brian Woodward Season High Points: 19, Fairfield (11-18) Season High Rebounds: 10, Fairfield (11-18) Registered a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in his first collegiate game, an win over Fairfield on Nov. 18. Suffered a sprained right knee four minutes into the game at Tulsa on Nov. 20 and missed the next eight games. Played on Dec. 26 at Connecticut and had 16 points in 35 minutes of action. Registered 17 points with six assists on Dec. 28 vs. Siena. Re-injured his knee on Dec. 30. Has played in just five games. Not expected to play again this season. 4-Andrew Wafula Season High Points: 12, La Salle (1-27) Season High Rebounds: 8, St. Joseph's (1-6), at Massachusetts (2-20) For two years, he pronounced his last name as Wa- FOOL-uh to people would spell it correctly. Then said that the proper pronunciation is waff-a-luh. Born in Uganda but family was forced to flee the country during Idi Amin's reign. The family returned in 1980 after Amin's overthrow. Had a monster jam in the first half vs. Missouri on Nov. 22 in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout. Had eight points vs. state rival Providence on Dec. 2. Had six points and five boards Dec. 16 vs. Northeastern. Earned a start against St. Joseph's on Jan. 6 and had five points and eight rebounds. -8-