HOFSTRA MEN S BASKETBALL NOTES vs. Charlotte Saturday, Nov. 11, 3:30 p.m. (Halton Arena) HOFSTRA SCHEDULE/RESULTS

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1 SPORTS NEWS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER (516) FAX: (516) HOFSTRA MEN S BASKETBALL NOTES vs. Charlotte Saturday, Nov. 11, 3:30 p.m. (Halton Arena) Hofstra Charlotte Quick Facts Series Record: Charlotte leads 2-1 Current Streak: Hofstra 1 straight Last Meeting: : Hofstra 77, Charlotte 70 Hofstra Coach: Tom Pecora (6th year), (81-72 overall) Charlotte Coach: Bobby Lutz (9th year), ( ) TV/Radio: WRHU Radio (88.7 FM) Streaks, Stats, and Storylines: Hofstra comes into the season after tying the school record with 26 wins in , including capturing the first two Division I postseason wins in school history by reaching the NIT quarterfinals. The Pride was picked to finish first in the Colonial Athletic Association s official preseason poll and is in the also receiving votes category in both national polls, placing 34 th in the AP poll and 35 th in the coaches poll. Hofstra is also third in the collegeinsider.com mid-major poll. Senior guard Loren Stokes was named the Preseason Player of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association and was one of 50 preseason candidates for the Wooden Award. Hofstra enters the new season with the highest scoring three-man backcourt combination in America. Senior Loren Stokes (17.4 ppg), junior Antoine Agudio (17.2 ppg) and senior Carlos Rivera (11.7 ppg) combined to average 46.3 points last year. Loyola (Ill.) has the second-highest scoring three-man backcourt at 43.2 points per game. Senior guard Loren Stokes enters ranked in seventh place in Hofstra history with 1,497 points. Junior guard Antoine Agudio became the first sophomore in school history to reach the 1,000 point plateau last year. He enters the new season with 1,018 points. Junior guard Antoine Agudio needs only 19 three-pointers to tie the Hofstra career record of 192. Agudio broke the school record for three-pointers in a season with 82, then broke his own record last year with 91. Senior guard Carlos Rivera has 796 career points, needing 204 to become the third 1,000-point scorer in the Hofstra backcourt this season. Hofstra s perimeter players have a combined 3,455 career points entering this season. Hofstra s frontcourt players, though, have only a combined 112 career points HOFSTRA SCHEDULE/RESULTS November 11 at Charlotte 3:30 p.m. 18 at Manhattan 2 p.m. 23 vs. Hawaii (at Alaska Shootout) 9:30 p.m. 24 at Great Alaska Shootout TBA 25 at Great Alaska Shootout TBA 29 at Siena 7:30 p.m. December 2 GEORGIA STATE* 4 p.m. 5 at Stony Brook 7 p.m. 12 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 8 p.m. 22 at Syracuse 7 p.m. 28 St. Joseph s (at Holiday Festival) 6:30 p.m. 29 at Holiday Festival TBA January 3 at UNC Wilmington* 9:30 p.m. 6 DELAWARE* 4 p.m. 8 OLD DOMINION* 7 p.m. 11 at Drexel* 8 p.m. 13 at Northeastern* 12 p.m. 18 TOWSON* 7 p.m. 20 WILLIAM & MARY* 4 p.m. 24 at Georgia State* 7 p.m. 27 at Towson* 4 p.m. 29 at Delaware* 7 p.m. 31 VA. COMMONWEALTH* 7 p.m. February 3 NORTHEASTERN* 4 p.m. 8 DREXEL* 7 p.m. 10 at George Mason* 4 p.m. 13 at Old Dominion* 7 p.m. 17 ESPN Bracket Busters TBA 22 UNC WILMINGTON* 7 p.m. 24 at James Madison* 7 p.m. March 2-5 CAA Tournament (Richmond, VA) TBA *CAA Game Hofstra s Tentative Starters stats Pos. No. Cl. Name PPG RPG APG G 1 Sr. Loren Stokes G 13 Jr. Antoine Agudio G 31 Sr. Carlos Rivera F 45 So. Mike Davis-Sabb F 54 So. Chris Gadley Off The Bench G 5 Jr. Jorge Lebron G 11 Fr. Sal Patricio - - G 20 So. Greg Johnson G/F 3 So. Zygis Sestokas F 15 So. Arminas Urbutis F 25 Fr. Mantas Leonavicius F 32 Fr. Greg Washington - - -

2 Hofstra Milestone Watch Career Loren Stokes 1497 points 3 to 1500 Loren Stokes 477 rebounds 23 to 500 Loren Stokes 279 assists 21 to 300 Loren Stokes 279 assists 11 to 10 th at HU Antoine Agudio 173 three-pointers 19 to school record Carlos Rivera 796 points 204 to 1000 Carlos Rivera 136 three-pointers 14 to 500 Tom Pecora 81 wins 19 to 100 Pride Boasts Nation s Highest Scoring Backcourt: Hofstra s three-man backcourt of senior Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY), junior Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY) and senior Carlos Rivera (San German, PR) is the highest scoring three-man backcourt combination in the country heading into this season. The threesome averaged a combined 46.3 points per game last year, with Stokes averaging 17.4, Agudio right behind with 17.2 and Rivera chipping in with The second-highest three-man backcourt in the nation is Loyola (Illinois), which averaged a combined 43.2 points per game last year. The Pride s three guards also have a combined 3,311 career points, which is easily the highest career total in the country as well. Stokes and Agudio averaged 34.6 points per game last year, which was behind only Virginia s combination of Sean Singletary and J.R. Reynolds (34.7 ppg) amongst twoman backcourts in the nation. Towson s Gary Neal (26.1) and Tim Crossin (8.9) averaged 35.0 points per game, but Neal did not play in enough games to qualify for the NCAA leaders. Top Scoring Three-Man Backcourts Returning School (Players) PPG Hofstra (Loren Stokes, Antoine Agudio, Carlos Rivera) 46.3 Loyola (Ill.) (Blake Schilb, J.R. Blount, Majak Kou) 43.2 Towson (Gary Neal, Tim Crossin, Velmar Coleman) 41.1 Virginia (Sean Singletary, J.R. Reynolds, Mamadi Diane) 40.7 IUPUI (George Hill, David Barlow, Matt Burks) 37.7 In Guards We Trust: There is no question that the Hofstra backcourt is the key to its potential success in Led by the three returning starting guards (see above), Hofstra has a combined 3,455 career points amongst its perimeter players. After losing graduated seniors Adrian Uter and Aurimas Kieza, though, Hofstra only has 112 career points combined in its frontcourt. Hofstra Career Backcourt Loren Stokes 1497 Antoine Agudio 1018 Carlos Rivera 796 Greg Johnson 78 Jorge Lebron 36 Zygis Sestokas 29 Ryan Johnson 1 Total 3455 Frontcourt Chris Gadley 48 Mike Davis-Sabb 35 Arminas Urbutis 29 Total 112 Thousand Point Club Getting More Crowded: Senior guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) became the 26th player in school history to score 1,000 career points when he converted on a fast-break lay-up early in the Pride s win over Stony Brook on Dec. 14. Stokes reached 1,000 points in only his 66 th career game, the fastest player to reach that milestone since David Taylor back in Stokes is currently alone in seventh place on the school s all-time list with 1,497 points. Junior guard Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY) reached that milestone even faster last year when he scored his 1,000 th career point against Saint Joseph s in the Postseason NIT, only his 62 nd career game. Agudio became the first sophomore in school history to score his 1,000 th point and currently ranks tied for 26 th in school history with 1,018 points. Senior guard Carlos Rivera (San German, PR) is on pace to join his teammates in the 1,000-point club this season, as he enters the year with 796 points, putting him on track to reach 1,000 in January. Hofstra 1,000-Point Club Name Years 1) Steve Nisenson ,222 2) Rich Laurel ,102 3) Bill Thieben ,045 4) Craig Speedy Claxton ,015 5) David Taylor ,818 6) Norman Richardson ,677 7) Loren Stokes 2003-pres. 1,497 8) Frank Walker ,437 9) Leroy Allen ,435 10) Rick Apodaca ,422 11) Ken Rood ,368 12) Dave Bell ,330 13) Kenny Adeleke ,296 14) Barry White ,286 14) Mike Tilley ,286 16) Roberto Gittens ,240 17) Demetrius Dudley ,220 17) John Mills / ,220 19) Ted Jackson ,159 20) Wandy Williams ,132 21) Richie Swartz ,107 22) Derrick Flowers ,069 23) Darius Burton ,060 24) Percy Johnson ,045 25) James Shaffer ,022 26) Antoine Agudio 2004-pres. 1,018 26) John Irving ,018 Stokes Climbing The Charts: Senior guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) is moving up many of the Pride s career charts and should end his career this year with his name prominently displayed in the Hofstra record books. If he matches his statistics from a year ago, he will finish his career with over 2,000 points, 600 rebounds, 350 assists, and 200 steals. He is already in the top 15 in points (seventh), steals (ninth) and assists (11 th ) and could reach the top 15 in rebounds by season s end as well. Loren Stokes On Hofstra s Career Lists Stat Total School Rank 1,497 Seventh Rebounds from 15th th 143 Ninth

3 Hofstra Picked To Win CAA: Hofstra was picked to finish first in the official CAA preseason poll of conference coaches and media representatives, it was announced at CAA media day on Oct. 25. Hofstra was followed by George Mason, Drexel and Old Dominion in the top four. Stokes Named Preseason Player Of The Year: Senior guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) was named the CAA Preseason Player of the Year in a vote of conference coaches and media representatives. Stokes is a two-time first-team All-CAA selection, but has just missed the conference s major awards in all three seasons. As a freshman, he was a runner-up for the Rookie of the Year Award to William & Mary s Corey Cofield. As a sophomore, he was runner-up to Old Dominion s Alex Loughton for the Player of the Year Award, while last year, he was the runner-up to Northeastern s Jose Juan Barea. Stokes was joined on the All-CAA Preseason First Team by junior guard Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY). Loren Stokes Antoine Agudio T.J. Carter Dominick Mejia Gary Neal Will Thomas CAA Preseason First Team Hofstra (Player of the Year) Hofstra UNC Wilmington Drexel Towson George Mason Stokes One Of 50 Candidates For Wooden Award: Senior guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) was one of 50 players named to the list of preseason candidates for the John Wooden Award. The Wooden award is given to the top player in NCAA Division I Men s Basketball at the conclusion of the season. Stokes Named Preseason All-American By College Insider: Senior guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) was one of 16 players named to the Preseason All-America team by collegeinsider.com. He was one of only two mid-major players selected for the All-America team, joining Eastern Washington s Rodney Stuckey. Stokes has been on the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-America team in each of the last two years. Junior guard Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY) was named to the collegeinsider.com preseason Mid-Major All-America team this year College Insider Preseason All-America Team Joakim Noah Florida (Player of the Year) Loren Stokes Hofstra Arron Afflalo UCLA Morris Almond Rice Corey Brewer Florida Glen Davis LSU Jared Dudley Boston College Jeff Green Georgetown Tyler Hansborough North Carolina Jarrius Jackson Texas Tech Dominic James Marquette Brandon Rush Kansas Sean Singletary Virginia Ronald Steele Alabama Rodney Stuckey Eastern Washington Alando Tucker Wisconsin Stokes, Agudio Make Hofstra History: A year ago, senior guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) and junior guard Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY) became the first pair of Hofstra teammates to score 500 points in the same season. Stokes finished the season with 574 points, with Agudio close behind with 566. Speedy Claxton and Norman Richardson came close in , but Richardson fell just shy with 490 points, while Claxton tallied 706. Agudio Breaks Own Record: Junior guard Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY) made 82 three-pointers as a freshman in , breaking the old school record of 81, which was set by Demetrius Dudley in (see chart below). Agudio then came back as a sophomore and broke his own single-season record with 91 last winter, passing the mark during the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. Hofstra Single-Season Three-Point FG Leaders Name Year 3FG 1) Antoine Agudio ) Antoine Agudio ) Demetrius Dudley ) Carlos Dicenta ) Rick Apodaca ) Norman Richardson ) Frank Walker ) Jason Hernandez ) John Mavroukas ) Norman Richardson A Three-For-All: Only 11 players in Hofstra history had made 100 three-pointers in a career prior to last season, but the list became much more crowded when the Pride had a player make his 100 th three-pointer in three consecutive games. Junior guard Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY) became the 12th player in school history to make 100 three-pointers in a career when he knocked down a trey in the first half against La Salle on Friday, Dec. 30. One game later, senior forward Aurimas Kieza (Marijampole, Lithuania) knocked down his 100 th career three-pointer in the Pride s win over James Madison on Jan. 5. Senior guard Carlos Rivera (San German, PR) then joined the club in a Jan. 7 win over Georgia State. Agudio enters the season with 172 three-pointers, putting him in third place all-time, only 19 shy of tying the school record in only his junior season. Rivera moved into the top 10 with two threepointers against Drexel on Jan. 28, and now has 136 (alone in seventh place, 21 shy of moving into a tie for sixth). Hofstra Top 10 Three-Point Shooters Name Years 3FG 1) Norman Richardson ) Rick Apodaca ) Antoine Agudio 2004-pres ) Jason Hernandez ) Tim Beckett ) Frank Walker ) Carlos Rivera 2003-pres ) Aurimas Kieza ) Demetrius Dudley ) Michael Radziejewski

4 Highlights: Hofstra had one of its most memorable seasons in school history a year ago, when it finished Some of the top highlights from the campaign: ~ Tied the school record for wins in a season ~ Reached the quarterfinals of the Postseason NIT ~ Picked up the first Division I Postseason wins in school history with victories over Nebraska and St. Joseph s in the NIT ~ Defeated St. John s for the third season in a row, all by double-digit margins ~ Defeated a nationally ranked team for the first time in school history (#25 George Mason) ~ Finished with the highest year-end RPI ranking in school history (31) ~ Finished the regular season with a perfect 13-0 record at home. Pride Receives Votes In Preseason Poll: Hofstra enters the season in contention for a spot in the national top 25. The ESPN/USA Today coaches poll had Hofstra in the also receiving votes category with 20 points, essentially ranking the Pride 35 th in the nation. The Associated Press, poll, meanwhile, gave the Pride 24 points, putting it 34 th in the nation. Hofstra Third In Mid-Major Poll: Hofstra was ranked third in the preseason collegeinsider.com mid-major poll, it was announced on Tuesday. Creighton, which was nationally ranked in both the USA Today and Associated Press poll, was given the top spot, while Gonzaga was ranked second. Four CAA teams were ranked in all, including George Mason at #7, Drexel at #15 and Old Dominion at #21. Lithuanian Connection: Hofstra features three players on its roster this season from Lithuania. Forward Arminas Urbutis (Kaunas, Lithuania) and swingman Zygis Sestokas (Vilnius, Lithuania) came to Hempstead last year. Urbutis played for two seasons at Montverde Academy in Florida, while Sestokas played at Statesville Christian High School in North Carolina. Forward Mantas Leonavicius (Vilnius, Lithuania), who also played at Statesville Christian where he was teammates with Sestokas, joined the Pride this year. Graduated forward Aurimas Kieza was Hofstra s first Lithuanian, playing for the Pride from , and averaging 11.1 points per game last season. Home, Sweet Home: Hofstra had a 21-game home winning streak snapped in the NIT quarterfinals by Old Dominion last year, which ranked second in the nation at the time behind Gonzaga. The Pride s last loss at Hofstra Arena was a defeat to Old Dominion on Jan. 19, 2005 (when the Pride missed a potential winning shot at the buzzer). The 18-game streak gives Hofstra the third-longest active home winning streak in the nation through Monday s games The Pride is all-time at the renamed Mack Sports Complex since the building opened on January 2, The Pride is also in its last 97 overall home games, dating back to in the old Physical Fitness Center, where it won its final 16 games before it switched facilities. Hofstra also won its first 10 games at Hofstra Arena in to stretch its home court win streak to 26 games, which ranked as the third-longest in the nation at that time. The Big 2-0: Hofstra comes into the season after reaching the 20-win plateau in each of the last two seasons. The Pride has reached 20 wins seven times at the NCAA Division I level, including five times in the last eight years with Tom Pecora on the staff (the last two as a head coach, the first three as an assistant to Jay Wright). Hofstra 20-Win Seasons Division I Year Rec. Coach Roger Gaeckler Butch van Breda Kolff Jay Wright Jay Wright Jay Wright Tom Pecora Tom Pecora Getting Better All The Time: The Hofstra Men s Basketball team has improved its CAA record every season since joining the league in , one year after winning an America East Conference championship in the season. That team had seven seniors on it, though, leaving Hofstra without a senior on the entire roster as it ventured into a new conference. The Pride s inaugural season in the CAA saw it finish tenth at 5-13 in conference play, although it reached the semifinals of the CAA Tournament. The following year saw the Pride improve to 6-12 in league play (ninth place), while the campaign saw Hofstra surge above.500 to a 10-8 finish, good for fifth place. Last year, the Pride s CAA record jumped to 12-6, tying it for fourth place, while this year s team is currently 12-4 and in third, needing one more conference win to guarantee yet another improvement. Hofstra s Conference Records - CAA Year CAA Record Place Overall Rec rd th th th th Hofstra Earns Third Straight Win Over St. John s: Junior guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) had 19 points and the Hofstra defense held St. John's to only 11 points in the second half as it pulled away for a win on Nov. 29 at Carnesecca Arena. Hofstra did not allow a point in the final 8:06 of the contest as it closed with a 14-0 run. Hofstra s starting five played the entire second half and held St. John s to only 11 points after intermission, the Pride s best defensive half during the shot clock era (since ). St. John s has long been known as the premier college basketball program in the New York metropolitan area, but the Pride has been able to perhaps steal the crown of late. St. John s completely dominated the series in the 1900 s, winning all 19 meetings. In the 2000 s, though, the Pride has won four of the six meetings, including the last three in a row (all three coming by double-digit margins). Hofstra first broke through in December of 2000, when it captured an win at Nassau Coliseum. St. John s bounced back to win the next two meetings, but Hofstra went into Alumni Hall in and came away with an win, the second-worst loss that the Red Storm has ever suffered at its on-campus facility. The Pride added a win at Hofstra Arena in

5 Hofstra Individual Player Season/Career Highs #1 Loren Stokes Career Season 32 at Northeastern (1/21/06) Rebounds 11 (twice) 9 vs. W&M (1/24/04) 4 (four times) Three-Pointers 3 (twice) #3 Zygis Sestokas Career Season 10 vs. Stony Brook (12/14) Rebounds 3 vs. Dartmouth (12/17) 2 vs. JMU (1/5) 1 (three times) Three-Pointers 2 (twice) #5 Jorge Lebron Career Season 8 at GMU (1/26/05) Rebounds 5 at GMU (1/26/05) 1 (three times) 1 (three times) Three-Pointers 1 (three times) #11 Sal Patricio Career Season Rebounds Three-Pointers #13 Antoine Agudio Career Season 34 vs. VCU (3/4/06) Rebounds 9 vs. Columbia (12/22/04) 7 (three times) 4 at La Salle (12/30) Three-Pointers 6 (three times) #15 Arminas Urbutis Career Season 7 (twice) Rebounds 6 vs. UNCW (1/14) 1 (twice) 2 vs. Georgia St. (1/7) Blocks 0 #20 Greg Johnson Career Season 12 vs. FIU (11/19) Rebounds 5 (twice) 5 at W&M (2/20) 2 (eight times) Three-Pointers 1 (twice) #25 Mantas Leonavicius Career Season Rebounds Three-Pointers Blocks #31 Carlos Rivera Career Season 25 (twice) Rebounds 11 vs. St. Peter s (12/23/03) 10 at St. Francis (12/22/05) 5 (twice) Three-Pointers 6 vs. VCU (1/5/04) #32 Greg Washington Career Season Rebounds Blocks #45 Mike Davis-Sabb Career Season 16 vs. JMU (1/5) Rebounds 6 vs. JMU (1/5) 4 vs. JMU (1/5) 1 (four times) Blocks 2 vs. Georgia St. (1/7) #54 Chris Gadley Career Season 5 vs. Towson (1/26) Rebounds 11 at Towson (1/12) 2 at Towson (1/12) 2 at Northeastern (1/21) Blocks 4 at Northeastern (1/21) Odds And Ends: Some strange, unusual, and sometimes relevant facts regarding the Hofstra Men s Basketball program: Defense Tells The Story: Hofstra is 55-2 in the last 57 games when it has held its opponents to less than 60 points (9-0 last season). In a strange coincidence, both losses in that stretch have been in the Postseason NIT, a loss to Saint Joseph s in 2005 and a loss to Rutgers in It almost happened again last year in the NIT, but Old Dominion hit enough foul shots in the final minute to capture a win over the Pride in the quarterfinals. Hofstra has won 66 regular season games in a row when holding opponents below 60. Just Give Us The Damn Ball: Hofstra won the opening tap a remarkable 28 times in 33 games last season. It won the tap a remarkable 18 straight times, before seeing the streak snapped in the NIT quarterfinals against Old Dominion. Homewreckers: Hofstra won 21 straight home games over the and seasons before seeing the streak end with a loss to Old Dominion. The Pride s last previous home loss was also to Old Dominion on Jan. 19, However, turnabout is fair play as Old Dominion also has a 28-2 home record over the last two seasons. The team that has given it both home losses? Hofstra. The Pride defeated the Monarchs on Senior Day in to ruin the Monarchs perfect 14-0 home record, then won at the Constant Convocation Center again last year. Closing Time: Hofstra is since when leading with 2:00 to play. Two of those four losses came in consecutive home games in , including a Jan. 19 loss to Old Dominion (67-66) and a Jan. 8 loss to Drexel (84-81, OT). Beyond The Arc: Hofstra has made at least one three-pointer in 290 straight games, dating back to a loss at Boston University in The Pride s streak was in jeopardy against Florida International on opening day last season, but Antoine Agudio finally knocked one down with 8:45 to play. Working Overtime: Hofstra is 11-1 in its last 12 overtime games, after defeating Drexel in overtime on Jan. 28. An loss to Drexel at home in was the first overtime loss for the Pride since the season. The Pride has won a pair of CAA tripleovertime games in the last two years, a win over UNC Wilmington last year and a win over James Madison in , the longest games in school history. Who Figured A Half-Hour Could Matter So Much?: Hofstra had a 26-7 record on the season. Strangely, it was 0-3 in games that started at 7:30 p.m., instead of the normal 7 p.m. start time. Saved By The Buzzer: Hofstra s Aurimas Kieza accomplished a rare feat under Head Coach Tom Pecora when he made a game-winning buzzer-beater on Feb. 2 vs. Old Dominion. Over Pecora s five seasons, only two meaningful buzzer-beaters have gone in, with a game-winning three-pointer from Carlos Rivera against Columbia in being the other. Overall, Hofstra (2-13) and opponents (0-12) have combined to shoot 2-25 on meaningful buzzer-beaters in the Pecora Era, good for a rather underwhelming eight percent shooting. That figure does not even count desperation shots of 30+ feet. Steal Away: Hofstra had 11 steals in its win over Towson on Jan. 26. The Pride has now won 17 straight games dating back to when reaching double figures in steals (including 5-0 last season).

6 The Last Time It Happened... TEAM-GAME Hofstra scored points : 95 vs. James Madison, 2/9/05 (95-88, 3 OT) Hofstra scored 100 points or more : 103 at UMBC, 2/29/92 (103-87) Opponent scored points : 94 by GMU, 1/26/05 (94-78) Opponent scored 100 points or more : 100 by Drexel, 1/6/96 (100-71) Held an opponent to less than 50 points : 40 vs. Columbia, 12/22/04 (64-40) Held an opponent to less than 40 points : 34 vs. Rider, 1/18/89 (48-34) Hofstra was held below 50 points : 44 at St. Joseph s, 3/16/05 (53-44) Hofstra was held below 40 points : 37 by Drexel, 2/28/99 (55-37) 50 percent from the field :.520 at Towson, 2/19/05 (26-50) 60 percent from the field :.600 vs. Towson, 1/7/04 (36-60) 80 percent or better from the foul line :.929 at Maryland, 11/29/03 (13-14) 90 percent or better from the foul line :.929 at Maryland, 11/29/03 (13-14) 100 percent from the foul line : at American (P.R.), 11/29/97 20-point win : vs. George Mason, 2/26/05 30-point win : vs. New Hampshire, 2/18/00 20-point loss : at Drexel, 2/11/04 30-point loss : at Old Dominion, 3/1/03 Overtime win : vs. Illinois State, 11/25/01 Double-overtime win : vs. NE Illinois, 3/6/94 Triple-overtime win : vs. Drexel, 2/9/05 Overtime loss : vs. Drexel, 1/8/05 Win on Last-Second Shot : at Columbia, 12/6/03 (Carlos Rivera) Loss on Last-Second Shot : vs. Northeastern, 1/3/95 (Damon Singletary) 5-game winning streak : 7 games 10-game winning streak : 18 games INDIVIDUAL-GAME 25 or more points 31 by Loren Stokes vs. Drexel, 3/5/05 (CAA) 30 or more points 31 by Loren Stokes vs. Drexel, 3/5/05 (CAA) 35 or more points 40 by Craig Claxton at Maine, 1/21/00 40 or more points 40 by Craig Claxton at Maine, 1/21/00 Opponent with 30 or more points 38 by Keydren Clark (St. Peter's), 12/23/03 Opponent with 35 or more points 38 by Keydren Clark (St. Peter's), 12/23/03 Opponent with 40 or more points 42 by Eddie Benton (Vermont), 12/8/95 Two players with 20 points or more 30/21 by Loren Stokes/Michael Radziejewski vs. JMU, 2/9/05 Three players with 20 points or more 21/20/20 by Speedy Claxton/Lawrence Thomas/Tim Beckett vs. Delaware, 1/7/97 Five players in double figures win vs. UNC Wilmington, 2/12/05 Two players with 10 or more rebounds 11/10 by Loren Stokes/Wendell Gibson at JMU, 1/21/04 Three players with 10 or more rebounds 11/11/10 by Danny Walker/Wendell Gibson/Kenny Adeleke vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/17/01 20 rebounds 20 by Kenny Adeleke vs. UNCW, 2/15/03 More than 20 rebounds 21 by John Irving vs. Lehigh, points and 20 rebounds 25/20 by David Taylor vs. Wagner, double-double (Pts.- Rebs.) 14/11 by Adrian Uter vs. George Mason, 2/26/05 Two players with double-doubles (pts./rebs) 18/11 & 18/10 by Loren Stokes/Wendell Gibson at JMU, 1/21/04 double-double (Pts.-) 10/12 by Gibran Washington at St. John's, 12/2/ percent from the field (min. 5 made) 6-6 by Kenny Adeleke vs. Illinois State, 11/25/ percent from foul line (min. 5 made) 8-8 by Gibran Washington at Delaware, 2/19/ percent from foul line (min. 10 made) by Danny Walker vs. JMU, 2/8/ percent from three-point line (min. 3 made) 4-4 by Michael Radziejewski vs. Drexel, 3/5/05 (CAA) 100 percent from three-point line (min. 5 made) 5-5 by Michael Radziejewski vs. Drexel, 2/5/03 Six or more three-pointers 6 by Antoine Agudio vs. W&M, 1/31/05 Five or more three-pointers 5 by Antoine Agudio vs. Old Dominion, 3/6/05 (CAA) Two players with five or more three-pointers 5/5 by Danny Walker/Carlos Rivera at St. John's, 12/2/03 Eight assists exactly 8 by Woody Souffrant at GMU, 1/26/05 Nine assists exactly 9 by Loren Stokes vs. William & Mary, 1/24/04 Ten assists exactly 10 by Woody Souffrant vs. Delaware, 1/26/02 More than 10 assists 12 by Gibran Washington at St. John's, 12/2/03 Five steals or more 6 by Gibran Washington at Delaware, 2/19/05 Five blocks or more 9 by Adrian Uter vs. Towson, 2/16/05

7 Hofstra Men's Basketball Roster Numerical No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Prep School 1 Loren Stokes G Sr Buffalo, NY/Turner-Carroll/St. Thomas More 3 Zygis Sestokas G/F So Vilnius, Lithuania/Statesville (N.C.) Christian 5 Jorge Lebron G Jr San German, PR/Florida Prep Academy 11 Sal Patricio G Fr Queens, NY/Bryant/Florida Prep 12 Ryan Johnson G/F Jr Massapequa, NY/St. John the Baptist 13 Antoine Agudio G Jr Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman 15 Arminas Urbutis F So Kaunas, Lithuania/Montverde (Fla.) Academy 20 Greg Johnson G So Harlem, NY/Holderness School (N.H.) 21 Anthony Errico G Fr Massapequa, NY/Massapequa 22 Charles Jenkins G Fr Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens 25 Mantas Leonavicius F Fr Vilnius, Lithuania/Statesville Christian (N.C.) 31 Carlos Rivera G Sr San German, PR/Miami Christian/Bridgton Acad. 32 Greg Washington F/C Fr Brentwood, NY/Central Islip/Winchendon 45 Mike Davis-Sabb F So Bronx, NY/All Hallows 54 Chris Gadley F/C So Amherst, NY/Amherst Head Coach: Tom Pecora Assistant Coaches: Van Macon, David Duke, Michael Kelly Alphabetical No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Prep School 13 Antoine Agudio G Jr Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman 45 Mike Davis-Sabb F So Bronx, NY/All Hallows 21 Anthony Errico G Fr Massapequa, NY/Massapequa 54 Chris Gadley F/C So Amherst, NY/Amherst 22 Charles Jenkins G Fr Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens 20 Greg Johnson G So Harlem, NY/Holderness School (N.H.) 12 Ryan Johnson G/F Jr Massapequa, NY/St. John the Baptist 5 Jorge Lebron G Jr San German, PR/Florida Prep Academy 25 Mantas Leonavicius F Fr Vilnius, Lithuania/Statesville Christian (N.C.) 11 Sal Patricio G Fr Queens, NY/Bryant/Florida Prep 31 Carlos Rivera G Sr San German, PR/Miami Christian/Bridgton Acad. 3 Zygis Sestokas G/F So Vilnius, Lithuania/Statesville (N.C.) Christian 1 Loren Stokes G Sr Buffalo, NY/Turner-Carroll/St. Thomas More 15 Arminas Urbutis F So Kaunas, Lithuania/Montverde (Fla.) Academy 32 Greg Washington F/C Fr Brentwood, NY/Central Islip/Winchendon Head Coach: Tom Pecora Assistant Coaches: Van Macon, David Duke, Michael Kelly PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 3 Zygis Sestokas ZHEE-giss (hard g ) shuh-stalk-iss 5 Jorge Lebron HOR-hay luh-bron 11 Sal Patricio puh-treece-ee-oh 13 Antoine Agudio uh-goo-dee-oh 15 Arminas Urbutis AR-min-iss ur-boot-iss 20 Greg Johnson JOHN-son 21 Anthony Errico uh-ree-koh 25 Mantas Leonavicius MAHN-tiss LIE-in-iv-uh-chiss 45 Mike Davis-Sabb SAB (rhymes with jab )

8 31 Carlos Rivera At Hofstra: : Colonial Athletic Association All-Tournament Team Appeared in all 33 games for the Pride, including 31 starts Averaged 11.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and a team-high 3.5 assists per game Named to the All-Tournament team at the CAA Championship Played all 120 minutes during the CAA Tournament without committing a turnover Had 24 assists and five turnovers in six games during postseason play (CAA and NIT) Had a career-high tying 25 points and 10 rebounds in a CAA semifinal win over George Mason Added 16 points and eight rebounds in a CAA title game loss to UNC Wilmington Scored a team-high 22 points in a home win over Northeastern Set a career high with 25 points in a road loss at Towson Tallied 11 points and 10 assists in a road win over St. Francis (N.Y.), the first points-assists double-double for a Hofstra player since December of 2003 Scored 20 points with a season-high five steals in a home win over UNC Wilmington Shot from the free throw line in the final two minutes of a road win over Old Dominion Averaged 12.9 points and 3.7 rebounds in conference games : Appeared in 25 games, including 19 starts Missed five games with injuries, including three straight games late in the regular season Averaged 7.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game Scored 15 points in Hofstra s CAA Semifinal loss to Old Dominion, including four three-pointers Totaled 15 points in a road win at Towson, when he connected on his final five shots from the floor Matched his season high with 16 points in a narrow road loss at seventh-ranked Syracuse Had a season-high tying 16 points in a road win at William & Mary Also scored 16 points in a home win over La Salle, when he hit four three-pointers in the first eight minutes of the game Tallied 15 points in a home overtime loss to Drexel, including a then-career-high seven free throws Averaged 6.9 points and 3.1 rebounds in conference games : Started the first 21 games, before a knee injury prematurely ended his season...averaged 10.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game...led the Pride with 47 three-pointers in 137 attempts... Hit at least one three-pointer in 19 of his 21 games...averaged 11.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in CAA games...twotime winner of the CAA Rookie of the Week Award...Earned the award the first time after scoring 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting (5-of-6 on threes) in the Pride's win at St. John's, and then hitting the game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer in Hofstra's win over Columbia...Scored 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting in the Pride's win over eventual CAA Champion Virginia Commonwealth...Hit six three-pointers in the VCU game, setting a Hofstra record for three-pointers by a freshman and falling one shy of the overall school record...scored 22 points in the rematch at VCU later in the season...had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a home win over Saint Peter's, earning him Rookie of the Week honors from the CAA. High School/Personal Prepped during the season at Bridgton Academy in Maine, after previously playing at Miami Christian High School for head coach Arturo Alvarez...Led Bridgton Academy to a 25-7 record last winter...had a spectacular career at Miami Christian, where he helped the Victors set a Florida State record with 38 wins as a senior, when his club finished 38-2 and was ranked #11 in the final USA Today scholastic poll...led the team to 29 straight wins to close out the season...named MVP of the Florida State Tournament, including 22 points in a championship game victory...named first team All- State...Averaged 21.9 points six rebounds and five assists a game as a senior, after tallying 16 points and six rebounds a game as a junior...set a Florida state record with 131 three-pointers, including 10 in one game...started playing basketball at age five...born February 5, Carlos Rivera's Career Statistics Year G/GS FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT Reb. Avg. PF A TO BS S TP AVG / / / Totals 79/ point FG: 03-04: (.364), 04-05: (.348), 05-06: (.320); Totals: (.343)

9 1 Loren Stokes At Hofstra: Preseason CAA Player of the Year One of 50 Preseason candidates for John Wooden Award, given to the top player in Division I One of 16 players on Preseason collegeinsider.com All-American team Enters the season in seventh place on the Pride s all-time scoring list (1,497) Could become only the fifth 2,000-point scorer in school history On pace to finish his career with 2,000 points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals, which would rank him in the top 15 in school history in all four categories : First-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association First-Team All-Metropolitan New York First-Team NABC All-District College Insider Mid-Major All-America team CAA All-Tournament Team Played and started in all 33 games Averaged a team-high 17.4 points, to go along with 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game Averaged 19.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in the postseason (CAA and NIT) Scored 26 points in the CAA championship game against UNC Wilmington Had 23 points and nine rebounds in an NIT first round win over Nebraska Tallied 22 points in an NIT second round win over Saint Joseph s Set a career high with 32 points in a road loss at Northeastern Had a streak of four straight games with 25 or more points, the first player to accomplish that feat at Hofstra since Craig Claxton had six in a row in the 2000 season Scored 30 points in a triple-overtime win over UNC Wilmington, including 14 in the overtime sessions Scored 27 points in a road win at Old Dominion Tallied 29 points and 10 rebounds in a home win over Stony Brook Had 31 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds in a home win over Towson Scored 26 points in a home win over #25 George Mason Had 19 points and five assists in a road win over St. John s Scored in double figures 30 times in 33 games Averaged 18.7 points and 4.6 rebounds in conference games Averaged 22.5 points in nine games against the top five teams in the CAA : First-Team All-CAA CAA All-Defensive Team First-Team All-Metropolitan New York First-Team NABC All-District College Insider Mid-Major All-America team Played and started all 30 games Averaged 18.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game Ranked second in the CAA in scoring and steals, ninth in rebounding and fifth in assists One of only three players in the country to rank in the top of his conference in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals Led Hofstra in all four categories Led Hofstra in scoring 20 times, rebounding 13 times, assists 13 times, and steals 15 times Scored in double figures in 28 of 30 games, including the first 19 in a row, giving him a stretch of 34 straight games in double figures dating back to his freshman season The 34 straight games was the eighth longest streak in the nation when it was snapped in a home win over VCU, when he had eight points, eight rebounds and seven assists Scored a career-high 31 points, to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists, in a CAA Quarterfinal round win over Drexel Eclipsed his previous high of 30, which he set in a triple-overtime home win over James Madison Shot 221 free throws on the year, almost triple the total of his closest teammate Started out the season by hitting the game-winning shot with five seconds left in a win at Florida International Had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in a home win over UNC Wilmington Scored 24 points in a home win over St. John s, shooting from the field Had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a win at Towson Was runner-up in the CAA Player of the Year voting Named the CAA Player of the Week four different times Averaged 18.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists in CAA games : Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team...Played in all 29 games, starting 21...Averaged 12.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists...averaged a team-best 15.7 points in Colonial Athletic Association games, ranking him third in the conference...two-time CAA Rookie of the Week selection...scored in double figures in 20 of his 21 starts, including the last 15 in a row...averaged 16.0 points per game as a starter after averaging only 4.6 points in his first eight games off the bench...scored a game-high 23 points in the Pride's loss to Old Dominion at the CAA Tournament...Tallied a season-high 26 points in a home win over Old Dominion, helping the Pride to a one-point victory...scored 25 points in a road win at William & Mary, helping him earn CAA Rookie of the Week honors on February 16...Contributed 16 points and nine assists in a home win over William & Mary...Named CAA Rookie of the Week on January 19 after averaging 16.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in a pair of games. High School/Personal Prepped during the season at St. Thomas More in Connecticut, after previously playing for four seasons at Turner/Carroll High School in Buffalo for head coach Fajri Ansari...Helped St. Thomas More to a 24-6 record last season, while averaging 20 points, six rebounds and five assists per game...averaged 25.5 points as a senior at Turner/Carroll, when he was named the Western New York Player of the Year...Brother, Leonard, played for four seasons at the University of Cincinnati...Started playing basketball at age seven...born November 12, Loren Stokes' Career Statistics Year G/GS FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT Reb. Avg. PF A TO BS S TP AVG / / / Totals 92/ point FG: 03-04: (.324), 04-05: (.302), 05-06: (.351); Totals: (.329)

10 13 Antoine Agudio At Hofstra: Preseason All-CAA First Team Preseason College Insider Mid-Major All-America Team Enters the season with 1,018 career points, ranking him tied for 26 th all-time in school history Also has 173 career three-pointers, ranking him third all-time, just 19 shy of the school record after only two seasons : Second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association Second-team NABC All-District Third-team All- Metropolitan New York Averaged 17.2 points per game, to go along with 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists Broke his own school record for three-pointers in a season with 91 Became the first sophomore in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau in an NIT second round win over Saint Joseph s Scored a career-high 34 points in a CAA quarterfinal win over VCU, which also tied a CAA Tournament record Scored 21 points in an NIT opening round win over Nebraska and 24 in a second round win over Saint Joseph s Tied a career high with six three-pointers in consecutive games against Georgia State and Towson Scored 30 points in a road win over Delaware Scored 19 points in a regular season finale win over Drexel, while hitting all five of his three-point attempts Scored 23 points, including the game-winning shot in the paint in the final minute, in a road win over La Salle Had 29 points and seven assists in a road loss at Towson Matched the seven assists in a home win over #25 George Mason Scored 24 points, while hitting five three-pointers, in a win over Dartmouth at Madison Square Garden Scored 26 points on 7-10 shooting in a road loss to UNC Wilmington Averaged 17.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in conference games Averaged a team-high 19.3 points in the Postseason NIT : CAA Rookie of the Year (unanimous choice) Third-team All-CAA CAA All-Tournament Team Started all 30 games, the first Hofstra freshman to start every game since Speedy Claxton in Averaged 15.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game Broke the Hofstra record for three-pointers in a season with 82, edging the previous record of 81 (held by Demetrius Dudley) with a three-pointer in the Pride s NIT loss to Saint Joseph s Set another school record with 51 minutes played in a triple-overtime win over James Madison Finished the year as the third-highest freshman scorer in school history (15.1 ppg) Ranked eighth in the country among freshmen in scoring Shot.423 from behind the arc, ranking him third in the CAA Named CAA Rookie of the Week eight times in 16 weeks Matched his season-high 22 points in a losing effort in the CAA semifinals against Old Dominion, hitting five of his 11 three-point shots Also had 19 points in a CAA quarterfinal win over Drexel Led the Pride with 16 points on 7-14 shooting in an NIT loss to Saint Joseph s First scored 22 points in a road win at Binghamton Had 21 points, including 6-of-12 shooting from beyond the arc, in a home win over William & Mary The six three-pointers tied a Hofstra freshman record set the previous season by Carlos Rivera, one shy of the overall school record Scored 19 points and added seven assists in a home win over St. John s Tallied 20 points on 8-12 shooting in a loss at George Mason Had 20 points, including five three-pointers, in his college debut, a win at Florida International Hit at least one three-pointer in 28 of the Pride s 30 games Had a streak of 15 straight games with at least two three-pointers snapped when he was 0-2 in a win at Delaware Had 17 points on 5-8 shooting from three-point territory in a narrow loss at seventh-ranked Syracuse Scored in double figures in 28 of 30 games, including the last 16 in a row Averaged 14.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in CAA games. High School/Personal Lettered in basketball at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, New York Chosen first-team All-New York State as a senior...two-time All-Long Island selection...averaged 24.9 points a game as a senior and 22 points per game as a junior...scored 1,156 points in his two seasons...led Walt Whitman to a pair of Long Island Championships and a berth in the New York State semifinals as a senior...scored 34 points in a losing effort in the state semifinals as a senior...led Long Island to an open division championship at the 2004 Empire State Games in Binghamton Averaged a team-best 22.8 points per game in four contests at the Empire States, including three straight games of 26 points Joined Hofstra teammate Loren Stokes (21.5 ppg) in winning an Empire State Games gold medal Has two sisters...chose Hofstra over West Virginia, Providence, Siena, Rider and Kent State...Began playing basketball at age 14...Born January 20, Antoine Agudio s Career Statistics Year G/GS FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT Reb. Avg. PF A TO BS S TP AVG / / Total 63/ point FG: 04-05: (.423), 05-06: (.421); Totals: (.422)

11 Hofstra Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 22, 2006) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (26-7) (14-1) (9-5) (3-1) CONFERENCE... (14-4) (9-0) (5-4) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (12-3) (5-1) (4-1) (3-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Stokes, Loren Agudio, Antoine Rivera, Carlos Kieza, Aurimas Uter, Adrian Johnson, Greg Gadley, Chris Davis-Sabb, Mike Urbutis, Arminas Sestokas, Zygis Lebron, Jorge Harris, Kenny Johnson, Ryan TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS HOFSTRA OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /19/05 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W per game /22/05 at Notre Dame L Scoring margin /29/05 at St. John's W FIELD GOALS-ATT /01/05 BINGHAMTON W Field goal pct *12/03/05 DELAWARE W POINT FG-ATT *12/07/05 at Virginia Commonwealth L point FG pct /14/05 STONY BROOK W pt FG made per game /17/05 vs Dartmouth W FREE THROWS-ATT /22/05 at St. Francis College NY W Free throw pct /30/05 at La Salle W REBOUNDS *01/05/06 JAMES MADISON W Rebounds per game *01/07/06 GEORGIA STATE W Rebounding margin *01/12/06 at Towson L ASSISTS *01/14/06 UNC WILMINGTON W O per game *01/19/06 at Old Dominion W TURNOVERS *01/21/06 at Northeastern L Turnovers per game *01/26/06 TOWSON W Turnover margin *01/28/06 at Drexel W OT Assist/turnover ratio *02/02/06 OLD DOMINION W STEALS *02/04/06 at Delaware W per game *02/09/06 at Georgia State W BLOCKS *02/11/06 NORTHEASTERN W Blocks per game *02/15/06 at UNC Wilmington L WINNING STREAK /18/06 SIENA W Home win streak *02/20/06 at William and Mary W ATTENDANCE *02/23/06 GEORGE MASON W Home games-avg/game *02/25/06 DREXEL W Neutral site-avg/game $03/04/06 vs VCU W $03/05/06 vs George Mason W SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total $03/06/06 vs UNC Wilmington L ^03/16/06 NEBRASKA W Hofstra ^03/20/06 at Saint Joseph's W OT Opponents ^03/22/06 OLD DOMINION L $ = CAA Tournament ^ = Postseason NIT * = Conference game