Rhode Island College

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1 Rhode Island College Junior All-Little East Forward Chris Burton Men's Basketball 1

2 The Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Team Front Row (left to right): Tom DeCiantis, Michael Palumbo, Austin Cilley, Jazz Robinson, Stephen Edmonds, Nyheem Sanders, Anthony Williams, Eric Alleyne, John Gause, Terrance Tribble, Thiwat Thiwat. Back Row (left to right): Assistant Coach Anthony Leonelli, Victor Smith, Jacob Page, Mike Neal, Ja'Karri McCalop, Chris Burton, Brian Daniels, Labson Abwoch, Assistant Coach Mike Romano, Head Coach Bob Walsh. The Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Roster # Name Year Position Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School 1 Ja'Karri McCalop Freshman Center Glastonbury, Conn./East Hartford 2 Eric Alleyne Junior Guard Watertown, Mass./Brimmer & May 3 John Gause Freshman Guard Mount Vernon, N.Y./Sacred Heart 4 Thiwat Thiwat Freshman Forward Portland, Maine/Deering 5 Tom DeCiantis Senior Guard North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown 10 Anthony Williams Freshman Guard Waldorf, Md./North Point 11 Brian Daniels Freshman Forward Elmsford, N.Y./Briarcliff Manor 13 Chris Burton Junior Forward New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 20 Stephen Edmonds Freshman Guard Attleboro, Mass./Marianapolis Prep 21 Nyheem Sanders Senior Guard Pawtucket, R.I./St. Andrew's 22 Jazz Robinson Sophomore Guard Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael Academy 23 Austin Cilley Freshman Guard Westerly, R.I./Westerly 24 Michael Palumbo Senior Guard Providence, R.I./Classical 35 Terrance Tribble Freshman Forward White Plains, N.Y./Valhalla 41 Jacob Page Junior Forward Brookline, Mass./Brookline 44 Labson Abwoch Freshman Forward Westbrook, Maine/Deering 45 Mike Neal Sophomore Center Pawtucket, R.I./Shea 50 Victor Smith Junior Center Providence, R.I./Mt. Pleasant Head Coach: Bob Walsh Assistant Coaches: Mike Romano, Anthony Leonelli Captains: Tom DeCiantis, Jacob Page, Nyheem Sanders 2

3 Meet the Head Coach Head Coach Bob Walsh Bob Walsh begins his ninth season as Rhode Island College's head men s basketball coach. He has presided over one of the most successful periods in the program's storied history as RIC has made eight consecutive trips to the postseason and seven straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Walsh has led RIC to the Sweet 16 three times and the Elite Eight once. He owns a (.773) record and has won five Little East Conference Regular Season Championships and five Tournament Championships. In , Walsh led the Anchormen to a 26-4 overall record and a 13-1 mark in Little East Conference play to win the league s Regular Season Championship. Rhode Island College defeated UMass Dartmouth and Southern Maine to become the first team in conference history to advance to seven straight Little East Conference Tournament Championship games. The Anchormen utilized their hallmark defensive pressure to outlast Keene State, 60-53, and capture the program's fifth LEC Conference Championship trophy. After dispatching Hobart, 62-59, in overtime in the First Round of the 2013 NCAA Div. III Men s Basketball Tournament, the Anchormen fell in overtime to Morrisville State in the Second Round, For his efforts, Walsh received the Jim Baron Div. III Coach of the Year by the Rhode Island Basketball Media and was named the Little East Conference Coach of the Year as well. He was also named one of 15 finalists for the 2013 Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year, which is presented annually to the top Div. III men's basketball coach. In , Walsh was honored by Rhode Island College with the Alumni Staff Award. He led the Anchormen to a 23-7 overall record and a 10-4 (second place tie) mark in the Little East Conference. The Anchormen notched their sixth consecutive 20-win campaign and earned their sixth straight NCAA Div. III Tournament appearance. After knocking off Salem State in the first round, 77-60, RIC s season came to an end with a loss to Staten Island in the second round of the tournament. RIC played in the Little East Tournament Championship Game for the sixth straight campaign. In , RIC posted a 21-8 overall record and an 11-3 (first place tie) mark in the Little East Conference. The Anchormen reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Div. III Tournament for the third time in five years, with the season coming to an end in a loss to Amherst in the sectional round on March 11. Rhode Island College shared the 2011 Little East Conference Regular Season Championship with Western Connecticut, marking the program s fifth regular season championship in the past seven years (2010, 09, 07, 05). After a first-round bye, Rhode Island College defeated Keene State ( OT) on Feb. 25 and then defeated Eastern Connecticut (62-49) on Feb. 26 to win the Little East Tournament title for the fourth time in the last five years (2010, 08, 07). In , Rhode Island College posted a 12-2 record in the Little East Conference, capturing the program s fourth regular season championship. After a first-round bye, Rhode Island College defeated UMass Dartmouth (74-72) on Feb. 26 and then defeated Western Connecticut (81-80) on Feb. 27 to win the Little East Tournament title. The Anchormen picked up two wins in the NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16. In , RIC went 23-6 and posted a 13-1 mark in the Little East Conference, establishing a new program record for league wins in a season en route to the Anchormen's third Regular Season Championship in the past five seasons. Rhode Island College, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight campaign, was selected as a four-team host site for the second time in three years. In , the Anchormen posted a 23-7 overall record and an 11-3 (second place) mark in the Little East Conference. Rhode Island College won the LEC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season where it won its first round game. In , Walsh led Rhode Island College to a 27-4 overall record, establishing the best season in school history for wins. The Anchormen went 12-2 (first place) in the Little East Conference, capturing the program's first-ever LEC Regular Season Championship. The Anchormen hosted the Little East Tournament for the first time in program history, going undefeated with a 3-0 mark to win the tourney title and advance to the NCAA Tournament. RIC advanced to the Sweet 16 and then to the Elite 8 where the Anchormen lost to the eventual National Champion (Amherst). It was the program's first appearance in the NCAAs in 28 years. Walsh led the Anchormen to a overall record and a 9-5 (third place) finish in the Little East Conference during his first season at the helm in He led RIC back to the Championship Game of the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Men's Basketball Championship for the second consecutive season where the Anchormen hosted the title contest for the first time in school history. Walsh, 40, spent seven seasons as an assistant coach with the Providence College basketball program prior to coming to RIC. The hard-working assistant joined Head Coach Tim Welsh's staff in 1998 after spending the campaign as an assistant coach at the University of San Diego. At San Diego, Walsh's duties included developing an individual workout system, working with the team's guards and post players, scouting upcoming opponents and coordinating the school's off-season improvement program. Walsh got his start in college coaching when he served as an administrative assistant on Welsh's staff at Iona from while working on his Master's Degree in Mass Communications and Public Relations. In two seasons at Iona, the New York native organized office recruiting, coordinated scouting, handled the team's travel and directed the Gaels' study hall and academic improvement programs. Prior to joining the staff at Iona, Walsh served as a student assistant coach at his alma mater, Hamilton College. A 1994 graduate, Walsh has a bachelor of arts degree in sociology. 3

4 Meet the Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach Mike Romano Mike Romano enters his second season as an assistant men s basketball coach at Rhode Island College. He assists Head Coach Bob Walsh with all facets of the RIC men s basketball program including recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching. Mike has great basketball experience and refuses to let anyone outwork him, Walsh said. He helps our program in all phases and we are very lucky to have him." Romano came to Rhode Island College after spending two years at Marist College as a Graduate Manager for the men s basketball program. From , he aided the coaching staff and the Director of Basketball Operations with basketball and administrative duties, while also assisting in on-campus recruiting. Prior to his time with the Red Foxes, Romano worked as an assistant men s basketball coach at his alma mater, Western Connecticut State University. During the season, Romano aided in day-to-day basketball operations, organized and handled the team s film exchange program, and actively recruited potential student-athletes. Furthermore, Romano has spent parts of the past four off seasons working with the Hoop Group, where he was a member of the Hoop Group Elite Office Staff in addition to staffing the Hoop Group's Jam Fest AAU tournaments. After spending three seasons as the Assistant Boys Basketball Coach at Webutuck High School from , Romano made his collegiate coaching debut in 2008 at Dutchess Community College, where he was a volunteer assistant men s basketball coach for the season. Romano has also worked as the Director of Basketball Operations for Elite Basketball of the Hudson Valley and has been a staff member for a wide variety of basketball camps and tournaments, including the GymRat Challenge AAU Basketball Tournament, the Reebok Headliner NY/NJ and Philadelphia Tryout Camps and the Villanova Boys Basketball Camps. Romano earned a bachelor s degree in history from Western Connecticut State University and is working on his M.Ed. at Marist College Five-Time Little East Conference Tournament Champions

5 Meet the Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach Anthony Leonelli Anthony Leonelli begins his second season as an assistant men s basketball coach. He assists Head Coach Bob Walsh with all facets of the RIC men s basketball program including recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching. Anthony has a great impact on our program, said Walsh. He has extensive experience recruiting in New England and everyone on the recruiting trails knows who he is. He s a relentless hustler with a great mind for the game, and he ll help our players a great deal. We are happy to have him on board. Leonelli joined the Rhode Island College staff after spending the season as the assistant men s basketball coach at WPI. During his time with the Engineers, Leonelli was instrumental in the program s recruiting efforts as well as skill development among the team s post players. Furthermore, Leonelli was an assistant director for WPI basketball camp during back-to-back summers. Prior to his time with WPI, Leonelli spent six seasons as the assistant men s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Aside from leading Wentworth s recruiting efforts, Leonelli was responsible for practice planning, designing off-season workouts, monitoring academic progress, game preparation, film exchange, travel plans and also skill development, particularly with the wings and guards. Leonelli has also spent time as a student assistant at the University of Akron, where he assisted the Division I program in off-season student workouts, monitoring academic progress, filming and administrative tasks. Prior to that, Leonelli was an assistant basketball coach at Millbury High School, where he was responsible for player development, the scouting of opponents and in-game coaching. Aside from his coaching duties, Leonelli is the founder and owner of 508 Athletics, which provides recreational athletic opportunities to adult Central Massachusetts athletes as well as elite instruction and consulting to Central Massachusetts scholastic athletes. He is responsible for the day-to-day operation of over 10 sports leagues as well as instructional programs. After playing collegiate baseball at Division II Franklin Pierce College, Leonelli went on to graduate with a bachelor s degree from UMass Boston in He currently resides in Roslindale, Mass. Five Little East Conference Regular Season Championships in the Walsh Era

6 6 Senior Guard Michael Palumbo

7 Men's Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Result/Time Oct. 11 at Vanier (exhibition) + Win, Oct. 12 at Jean De Brebeuf (exhibition) + Loss, Oct. 13 at Alma Academy (exhibition) + Win, Nov. 2 at Providence (exhibition) Loss, Nov. 15 vs. Skidmore ^ 8 p.m. Nov. 16 Consolation/Championship ^ 2/4 p.m. Nov. 21 LASELL 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Brandeis 3 p.m. Nov. 26 at Bridgewater State 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at MIT 1 p.m. Dec. 5 ELMS 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at Eastern Connecticut * 3 p.m. Dec. 10 SALVE REGINA 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 UMASS BOSTON * 3 p.m. Jan. 5 JOHNSON & WALES 2 p.m. Jan. 9 TUFTS 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Keene State * 3 p.m. Jan. 14 SOUTHERN MAINE * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Plymouth State * 3 p.m. Jan. 21 at Western Connecticut * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 EASTERN CONNECTICUT * 3 p.m. Jan. 28 UMASS DARTMOUTH * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Amherst 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at UMass Boston * 3 p.m. Feb. 8 KEENE STATE * 3 p.m. Feb. 11 WESTERN CONNECTICUT * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Southern Maine * 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at UMass Dartmouth * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 PLYMOUTH STATE * 3 p.m. Feb. 25 LEC Quarterfinals TBA Feb. 28 LEC Semifinals TBA Mar. 1 LEC Finals TBA + Preseason game played in Montreal, Quebec ^ Babson Invitational game Home games in BOLD * Little East Conference game 7

8 Final Men's Basketball Statistics Little East Conference Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2013 NCAA Tournament Overall record: 26-4 Conf: 13-1 Home: 14-3 Away: 12-1 Neutral: 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 21 Nyheem Sanders Tahrike Carter Chris Burton Tom DeCiantis Steven Roberts Michael Palumbo Ethan Gaye Alex Cruz Mike Neal Jacob Page Ryan Lawton Randy Casey Fernando Torres Kadeem Francis Trevor Morgera Jazz Robinson Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS RICMBB OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Rhode Island College Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/15/12 at Lasell W /17/12 BRANDEIS W /20/12 BRIDGEWATER STATE W /25/12 at Bates W /29/12 MIT W * 12/01/12 PLYMOUTH STATE W /04/12 at Salve Regina W /06/12 at WPI L * 12/08/12 EASTERN CONNECTICUT L /19/12 at JWU W /03/13 WHEATON W * 01/05/13 UMASS BOSTON W * 01/08/13 at Southern Maine W * 01/12/13 KEENE STATE W * 01/15/13 at UMass Dartmouth W * 01/19/13 at Plymouth State W * 01/22/13 WESTERN CONNECTICUT W * 01/26/13 at Eastern Connecticut W /29/13 AMHERST L /31/13 at Clark University W * 02/02/13 at UMass Boston W * 02/05/13 UMASS DARTMOUTH W * 02/10/13 SOUTHERN MAINE W * 02/13/13 at Western Connecticut W * 02/16/13 at Keene State W /19/13 UMASS DARTMOUTH W /22/13 SOUTHERN MAINE W /23/13 KEENE STATE W /02/13 HOBART COLLEGE Wot /09/13 MORRISVILLE STATELot * - Conference game 8

9 9 Senior Guard Nyheem Sanders

10 Meet the Team #44 Labson Abwoch Forward, 6-7, 185, Freshman Westbrook, Maine/Deering High School: Lettered in basketball while at Deering High School graduate. Personal: Born January 21, undecided about a major. #2 Eric Alleyne Guard, 5-10, 180, Junior Watertown, Mass./Brimmer & May School Sophomore Year ( ): Played in 33 games, starting 30 of them, for MassBay Community College...averaged 7.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Freshman Year ( ): Played in 14 games, starting four of them, while at Palm Beach Atlantic University...averaged 3.4 points per game while adding in 1.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in addition to 0.7 steals per contest...registered double-figures in scoring during three games including a season-high of 13 points in his first collegiate start at Saint Leo on Dec. 17. High School: Lettered in basketball while at Brimmer & May School graduate...named his team MVP in honored as the Team's Most Improved Player in and selected to the St. Sebastian's All-Tournament Team...chosen as a McDonald's All-American Nominee. Personal: Born January 27, marketing major. Eric Alleyne's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG / / Years 47/ #13 Chris Burton Forward, 6-6, 195, Junior New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle Sophomore Year ( ): Named Second Team All-Little East and to the league s All-Defensive Team...played in 30 games, starting 21 of them...averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, a team-high 2.6 steals, a team-high 1.4 blocks and 1.1 assists per game on the year...led the LEC in steals, ranked fourth in blocked shots, seventh in rebounding and ninth in field goal percentage (.475)...reached double digits in scoring 19 times and recorded four double-doubles...tallied a career-high 20 points against Clark University on Jan corralled a career-high 14 rebounds on Feb. 10 against Southern Maine...swiped a career-high eight steals against Keene State on Feb dished out a career-high five assists against Western Connecticut on Feb blocked a season-high four shots on three occasions. Freshman Year ( ): Played in 28 games, starting one of them... averaged 2.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals per game... registered 20 blocked shots on the year...recorded season-highs of 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists on Jan. 7 against UMass Boston...blocked a season-high four shots on Jan. 28 against Eastern Connecticut...came up with a season-high three steals in a win over Brandeis on Nov. 27. High School: Lettered in basketball while at New Rochelle High School graduate. Personal: Born June 24, communications major. Chris Burton's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG / / Years 58/

11 Meet the Team #23 Austin Cilley Guard, 5-7, 150, Freshman Westerly, R.I./Westerly High School: Two-time All-State and three-time All-Division selection while at Westerly High School graduate... Westerly's all-time leading scorer...holds the program record for the most threepointers made in a game, season and career. #11 Brian Daniels Forward, 6-4, 245, Freshman Elmsford, N.Y./Briarcliff Manor High School: Earned All-State honors while at Briarcliff Manor High School graduate. Personal: Born November 18, undecided about a major. Personal: Born January 19, business management major. #5 Tom DeCiantis Guard/Forward, 6-5, 195, Senior North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown Junior Year ( ): Played in 30 games, starting 17 of them...averaged 8.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 0.8 steals per game...knocked down a teamhigh 49 three-pointers and ranked ninth in the Little East Conference in both three-point shooting percentage (.383) and three-pointers per game (1.6)...posted 12 double-digit scoring efforts and tallied a season-high 19 points on two occasions...also hauled in a season-high seven rebounds on three occasions, swiped a season-high three steals on three occasions and dished out a season-high four assists on two occasions. four points against Southern Maine on Feb. 12 and three rebounds against Emmanuel on Jan. 20. High School: Earned All-State and All-League honors while at North Kingstown High School graduate. Personal: Born May 7, history major. Tom DeCiantis' Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG / / / Years 72/ Sophomore Year ( ): Played in 30 games, starting all of them... averaged 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game, while draining a team-high 40 three-pointers on the season...recorded double-digit scoring efforts on nine different occasions, including a season-high 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting in RIC s, 77-60, win over Salem State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...hauled in a season-high six rebounds against Plymouth State on Dec. 3...registered three steals against Bridgewater State on Nov handed out three assists on six occasions. Freshman Year ( ): Played in 12 games..averaged 1.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.3 steals per game...posted season highs of 11

12 12 Senior Guard/Forward Tom DeCiantis

13 Meet the Team #20 Stephen Edmonds Guard, 5-9, 150, Freshman Attleboro, Mass./Marianapolis Prep High School: Lettered in basketball while at Marianapolis Prep graduate. Personal: Born November 11, undecided about a major. #3 John Gause Guard, 6-0, 185, Freshman Mount Vernon, N.Y./Sacred Heart High School: Westchester County Honorable Mention selection while at Sacred Heart High School graduate. Personal: Born April 20, criminal justice major. #1 Ja'Karri McCalop Center, 6-7, 290, Freshman Glastonbury, Conn./East Hartford High School: Earned All-State and All-Conference honors while at East Hartford High School...McDonald's All- American nominee...totaled over 1,000 career points and rebounds...named Conference Player of the Year. Personal: Born October 25, social work major. #45 Mike Neal Center, 6-6, 205, Sophomore Pawtucket, R.I./Shea Freshman Year ( ): Named to the Little East Conference All-Rookie Team...played in 25 games, starting 23 of them...averaged 3.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game...posted a season-high 12 points in his collegiate debut against Lasell in Nov. 15 and gathered a seasonhigh nine rebounds against Keene State on Jan. 12. School graduate. High School: Earned All-League and All-Division honors while at Shea High Personal: Born January 20, communications major. Mike Neal's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG / Year 25/

14 Meet the Team #41 Jacob Page Forward, 6-4, 195, Junior Brookline, Mass./Brookline Sophomore Year ( ): Played in 30 games, starting 15 of them...averaged 1.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.4 steals per game...tallied season-highs of 11 points and eight rebounds against Lasell on Nov recorded a season-high three steals against Keene State on Feb. 16 and a season-high two assists against UMass Boston on Feb. 2. Freshman Year ( ): Played in 30 games, starting one of them...averaged 1.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists on the season...dropped a season-high eight points against Johnson and Wales on Nov corralled a season-high five rebounds on Dec. 3 against Plymouth State...swiped a pair of steals against Lasell on Nov. 19. High School: Earned All-Conference All-Star honors as a senior at Brookline High School graduate. Personal: Born June 10, sociology major. Jacob Page's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG / / Years 60/ #22 Jazz Robinson Guard, 6-3, 180, Sophomore Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael Academy Freshman Year ( ): Played in 12 games...averaged 0.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game... recorded a season-high three points on two occasions...registered season-highs of five rebounds and three assists against UMass Boston on Feb. 2. #24 Michael Palumbo Guard, 5-10, 165, Senior Providence, R.I./Classical Junior Year ( ): Played in 30 games...averaged 4.7 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.5 steals per game for the season...posted five doubledigit scoring efforts on the year and finished with a season-high 13 points against Eastern Connecticut on Jan also recorded a season-high four rebounds on two occasions, a season-high four assists against Bridgewater State on Nov. 20, and a season-high three steals against Bates on Nov. 25. Sophomore Year ( ): Played in 27 games, starting one of them...averaged 5.1 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, while sinking 30 three-pointers on the year...posted six double-digit scoring efforts, including a season-high 15-point outing on Feb. 9 against Bates in which he went 5-for-8 from downtown...also recorded a season-high four rebounds in that same game. Freshman Year ( ): Played in 14 games...averaged 1.4 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.4 steals per game...scored his season-high of five points in the NCAA Second Round victory over Penn State-Behrend on March 4 and also grabbed three rebounds in a win over Southern Maine on Feb. 12. High School: Earned All-State and All-Division honors while at Classical High School graduate...received the Al Morro Award...Rhode Island playoffs and finals MVP. Personal: Born January 25, communications major. Mike Palumbo's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG / / / Years 71/ High School: Lettered in basketball while at St. Raphael Academy graduate...member of the 11 R.I. State Championship Team. Personal: Born March 23, marketing major. Jazz Robinson's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG / Year 12/

15 Meet the Team #21 Nyheem Sanders Guard, 6-1, 190, Senior Pawtucket, R.I./St. Andrew's School Junior Year ( ): Played in 25 games, starting 13 of them...averaged a team-high 11.4 points per game to go along with 2.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game...ranked second in the LEC in steals per game and ranked fifth in free throw shooting (.802)...scored in double figures 16 times on the season... registered season-highs of 20 points and six rebounds against Johnson & Wales on Dec also dished out a season-high five assists against Hobart on March 2 and notched a season-high six steals against WPI on Dec. 6. #50 Victor Smith Center, 6-6, 215, Junior Providence, R.I./Mt. Pleasant Sophomore Year ( ): Played at Bristol Community College. Freshman Year ( ): Played in 24 games while at Bristol Community College...averaged 9.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. High School: Lettered in basketball while at Mt. Pleasant High School graduate. Personal: Born December 2, psychology major. Sophomore Year ( ): Played in seven games while at Southern Connecticut...averaged 4.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Freshman Year ( ): Played in 30 games, starting 23 of them, for Post University...averaged 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game...named the CACC Rookie of the Week once on the season. High School: Earned All-State honors while at St. Andrew's School graduate...selected to play in the N.E. High School All-Star Game in 09. Personal: Born December 29, communications/public relations major. Nyheem Sanders' Career Statistics (at Post + and S. Conn. St. *) Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG / * 07/ / Years 62/ #4 Thiwat Thiwat Forward, 6-4, 200, Freshman Portland, Maine/Deering High School: Was an Honorable Mention All-Star, a Maine McDonald's All-Star and received the Randall Award while at Deering High School graduate. Personal: Born October 4, undecided about a major. 15

16 Meet the Team #35 Terrance Tribble Forward, 6-3, 185, Freshman White Plains, N.Y./Valhalla High School: Earned All-State, All-Conference, All-League and All- Section honors while at Valhalla High School graduate. Personal: Born June 28, criminal justice major. #10 Anthony Williams Guard, 5-8, 160, Freshman Waldorf, Md./North Point High School: Lettered in basketball while at North Point High School graduate. Personal: Born May 2, sociology major. Rhode Island College Men's Basketball All-Americans Alex Butler 1996 & 1997 Troy Smith 1990 Rick Wilson 1970 & Tahrike Carter 2013

17 All-Time Rhode Island College Men s Basketball Records 1,000 Point Club Name Total Points Final Year Ricky Wilson 2, Alex Butler 2, Richard Rouleau 2, Mike Van Leesten 1, Mike Chapman 1, Troy Smith 1, Ray Huelbig 1, Mike Creedon 1, Mason Choice 1, Jesse Ferrell 1, Kenny Bliss 1, Kinsey Durgin 1, Ron Felber 1, Claude Gladu 1, William McCaughey 1, Kamari Williams 1, Chris O Toole 1, Tirrell Hill 1, Carlo DeTommaso 1, Roland Blais 1, Larry Gibson 1, Charlie Wilkes 1, Chris Ward 1, Mike Akinrola 1, Elbert Hines 1, Cesar Palomeque 1, Eric Britto 1, Antone Gray 1, Frank Mitchell 1, Eric Fuller 1, Karl Augenstein 1,

18 All-Time Rhode Island College Men s Basketball Records MOST GAMES PLAYED IN A CAREER NAME GAMES YEARS Tahrike Carter Mason Choice Cameron Stewart Kinsey Durgin Tirrell Hill Kaseem Johnson John Weir Kamari Williams Darius Debnam Kevin Payette Troy Smith Career and Seasonal Records CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS NAME REBOUNDS YEARS Mike Van Leesten 1, Troy Smith 1, Bill McCaughey 1, Carlo DeTommaso Donald Suggs Jack Wheeler Mike Chapman Karl Augenstein Kaseem Johnson Ricky Wilson Rett Mancinelli HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE NAME FGM FGA PCT YEARS Karl Augenstein Jesse Ferrell Troy Smith 670 1, Dana Smith Les Jordon Mike Akinrola Mike Chapman 686 1, Leon Harris Carlo DeTommaso Richard Ethier Ricky Wilson 995 1, HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON NAME FGM FGA PCT SEASON Les Jordon Karl Augenstein Karl Augenstein Troy Smith Mason Choice Troy Smith Jesse Ferrell Dana Smith Mike Chapman Carlo DeTommaso Mike Chapman HIGHEST CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE NAME FTM FTA PCT YEARS Ken Payette Brian Stanko Cesar Palomeque Eric Fuller Dan Comella Kamari Williams Chris Ward Will Robinson Jake Grimes Alex Butler Andre Daley MOST REBOUNDS IN A SEASON NAME REBOUNDS SEASON Bill McCaughey Mike Van Leesten Mike Van Leesten Bill McCaughey Troy Smith Troy Smith Carlo DeTommaso Carlo DeTommaso Art Sultzer Troy Smith CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS NAME ASSISTS YEARS Chris Ward Dwight Williams Antone Gray Michael Kolesnik Sean Siembab Tom Campbell Sal Maione Kenny Bliss Greg Lucas Tahrike Carter MOST ASSISTS IN A SEASON NAME ASSISTS SEASON Tom Campbell Chris Ward Chris Ward Greg Lucas Chris Ward Dwight Williams Dwight Williams Sal Maione Greg Lucas Reggie Pitts HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON NAME FTM FTA PCT SEASON Eric Fuller Ken Payette Kamari Williams Dana Smith Chris Ward Cesar Palomeque James Gallogly Alex Butler Dwight Williams Cameron Stewart Chris Ward

19 All-Time Rhode Island College Men s Basketball Records Game Records MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME NAME FGA OPPONENT DATE Alex Butler 38 Plymouth St. 02/12/95 Chris Brown 33 UMass Boston 02/13/94 Ricky Wilson 32 North Adams 12/20/69 Alex Butler 30 UMass Boston 02/13/94 Alex Butler 29 Nyack College 01/05/96 Alex Butler 28 Southeastern U. 01/07/97 Dick Rouleau 28 Boston St. 02/27/67 Alex Butler 27 Barry U. 01/03/97 Alex Butler 27 Roger Williams 11/30/95 Eric Fuller 27 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79 MOST 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME NAME 3PTFGM OPPONENT DATE Todd Keefe 8 Fitchburg St. 12/07/89 Carlos Brown 7 Springfield 11/17/07 Brian Stanko 7 Keene State 03/03/06 Brian Stanko 7 Coast Guard 03/01/06 Kamran Alemdar 7 Western Connecticut 02/11/03 Ken Sperry 7 Stevens Institute 11/22/86 Ken Sperry 7 Bryant College 12/01/87 many tied with 6 MOST 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME NAME 3PTFGA OPPONENT DATE Ken Sperry 13 Southern Maine 12/05/87 Michael Kolesnik 13 Westfield State 01/21/93 Alex Butler 13 UMass Boston 02/13/94 Tom DeCiantis 12 Hobart 03/02/13 Brian Stanko 12 Coast Guard 03/01/06 Kamran Alemdar 12 Western Connecticut 02/24/04 Kamran Alemdar 12 Bridgewater St. 01/08/04 Ken Payette 12 Webber College 01/02/01 Michael Kolesnik 12 Wheaton College 02/04/93 Alex Butler 12 Nyack College 01/05/96 MOST FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAME NAME FTM OPPONENT DATE Ken Jernigan 19 Keene St. 12/05/98 Alex Butler 18 Eastern Connecticut 02/04/97 Tirrell Hill 16 Keene St. 12/08/07 Frank Mitchell 16 Boston Teacher s 02/03/58 Ricky Wilson 16 Quinnipiac 12/04/69 Dwight Williams 16 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/05/83 Dick Rouleau 15 Quinnipiac 02/15/67 Ron Clement 14 Westfield State 01/17/65 Antone Gray 13 Eastern Connecticut 12/05/09 Ken Jernigan 13 Eastern Connecticut 01/13/01 Sal Maione 13 Roger Williams Eric Fuller 13 Roger Williams 11/28/78 MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME NAME FTA OPPONENT DATE Ricky Wilson 23 Boston St. 02/28/72 Ricky Wilson 23 Eastern Connecticut 12/08/69 Alex Butler 21 Eastern Connecticut 02/04/97 Tirrell Hill 20 Keene St. 12/08/07 Ken Jernigan 20 Keene St. 12/05/98 Michael Chapman 20 Babson College 02/11/82 Dwight Williams 20 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/05/83 Will Robinson 17 Southern Maine 01/12/99 Troy Smith 17 Lowell 12/29/88 MOST POINTS IN A GAME NAME REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE Ricky Wilson 54 North Adams 12/20/69 Alex Butler 52 Plymouth State 02/12/95 Richard Rouleau 47 Worcester State 02/13/68 Richard Rouleau 51 Boston State 02/27/67 Eric Fuller 41 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79 Jesse Ferrell 39 LaVerne 01/09/88 Bill McCaughey 38 Salem State 03/03/65 MOST REBOUNDS IN A GAME NAME REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE Karl Augenstein 33 Rutgers 02/21/70 Bill McCaughey 31 Worcester St. 12/15/64 Bill McCaughey 28 Fitchburg St. 01/08/63 Carlo DeTommaso 27 Keene St. 02/11/75 Ron Clement 26 Danbury St. 02/05/66 Bill McCaughey 25 Danbury St. 02/08/64 Jim Sala 25 Worcester St. 12/05/67 Carlo DeTommaso 25 Boston St. 12/06/75 Troy Smith 24 Suffolk 02/18/88 Chris Brown 24 UMass Boston 02/13/94 MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME NAME ASSISTS OPPONENT DATE Tim Mercer 18 U. of Maine 01/23/76 Tom Campbell 15 Salve Regina 01/18/89 Kamari Williams 14 Ursinus 11/20/04 Sal Maione 14 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/06/75 Tom Campbell 14 Framingham St. 12/07/88 Chris Ward 13 Keene St. 12/08/77 Greg Carlovich 13 Bryant College 01/30/79 Greg Lucas 13 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/01/86 Tom Campbell 13 Amherst College 02/08/89 Reggie Pitts 13 Southern Maine 01/29/94 MOST BLOCKS IN A GAME NAME BLOCKS OPPONENT DATE Carlo DeTommaso 16 Plattsburg St. 03/16/76 Jesse Ferrell 8 Bridgewater St. 11/25/86 Jesse Ferrell 8 Plymouth St. 12/06/86 Derek Smaw 6 Bridgewater St. 11/24/87 Jesse Ferrell 6 Bryant College 11/19/88 Jesse Ferrell 6 Pumona-Pitzer 01/10/89 Jesse Ferrell 6 Amherst College 03/08/89 Patrick Smalley 6 UMass Dartmouth 01/14/92 MOST STEALS IN A GAME NAME STEALS OPPONENT DATE Dana Smith 9 Eastern Nazarene 12/06/84 Chris Burton 8 Keene State 02/23/13 Bobby Bailey 7 Eastern Connecticut 01/06/07 Ken Sperry 7 Plymouth St. 12/06/86 Sean Siembab 7 Salve Regina 12/09/93 Derrick Campbell 7 Bridgewater St. 01/21/95 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME NAME FGM OPPONENT DATE Ricky Wilson 24 North Adams 12/20/69 Dick Rouleau 20 Worcester St. 02/13/68 Alex Butler 19 Plymouth St. 02/12/95 Dick Rouleau 18 Boston St. 02/27/67 Dick Rouleau 16 Danbury 01/07/67 Michael Green 16 UMass Boston 01/27/78 Eric Fuller 16 Lyndon State Eric Fuller 16 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79 Jesse Ferrell 16 Nova University 01/10/87 Ronald Ashley 16 Roger Williams 01/18/92 Ronald Ashley 16 Roger Williams 12/07/93 19