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2009-10 Bloomsburg University Men s Basketball 1,208 All-Time Victories 8 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2009-10 Schedule Bloomsburg Huskies November Sat 14 at Binghamton L 49-54 (Exhibition) Mon 16 at

1 Bloomsburg University Men s Basketball 1,208 All-Time Victories 8 NCAA Tournament Appearances Schedule Bloomsburg Huskies November Sat 14 at Binghamton L (Exhibition) Mon 16 at Chestnut Hill 8:00 p.m. Sat 21 at Slippery Rock 3:00 p.m. Mon 30 PSU-HAZLETON 7:00 p.m. At Chestnut Hill Griffins Monday, November 16, :00 P.M. Philadelphia, PA /Ann Rusnack Sorgenti Arena December Thu 3 WILMINGTON 7:00 p.m. Mon 7 PSU WILKES-BARRE 7:00 p.m. Thu 10 CHESTNUT HILL 7:00 p.m. Sat 12 PITT-JOHNSTOWN 3:00 p.m. Tue 29 at Goldey Beacom 8:00 p.m. January Sat 2 LOCK HAVEN 3:00 p.m. Sun 3 EDINBORO 3:00 p.m. Sat 9 at Gannon 3:00 p.m. Sun 10 at Clarion 3:00 p.m. Wed 13 *at Cheyney 3:00 p.m. Sat 16 *WEST CHESTER 3:00 p.m. Wed 20 *EAST STROUDSBURG 7:30 p.m. Sat 23 *at Millersville 3:00 p.m. Wed 27 *at Shippensburg 8:00 p.m. Sat 30 *KUTZTOWN 3:00 p.m. February Wed 3 *MANSFIELD 7:30 p.m. Sat 6 *CHEYNEY 3:00 p.m. Wed 10 *at East Stroudsburg 8:00 p.m. Sat 13 *at West Chester 3:00 p.m. Wed 17 *SHIPPENSBURG 7:30 p.m. Sat 20 *MILLERSVILLE 3:00 p.m. Wed 24 *at Mansfield 7:30 p.m. Sat 27 *at Kutztown 3:00 p.m. *Denotes PSAC East game Connect With The Huskies Facebook Bloomsburg University Athletics Twitter twitter.com/busportsinfo YouTube youtube.com/busportsinfo BU Website buhuskies.com Husky Hotline (570) 389-BUBU RADIO: WHLM 930 AM INTERNET LIVE AUDIO: WHLM.com AT A GLANCE The Huskies open up their season as they travel to Philadelphia to take on Chestnut Hill. The Huskies, picked to finish eighth in the PSAC East preseason coaches poll, will look to rely on a core group of sophomores along with some key seniors. LAST TIME OUT BU fell to Division I Binghamton University on Saturday afternoon in its final exhibition before tonight s season opener. The Huskies began the game on an 8-0 run and led most of the first half. The BU defense played tough, not allowing the Bearcats to score until the 14:40 mark of the first half. Fr. F Ed Hall led all scorers with 11 points and added 9 rebounds and Sr. G Greg Elliott added 10 points for the Huskies. THE CAPTAINS Sr. G Ruben Britt, Sr. G Greg Elliott and So. G Jesse Betar have been named tri-captains for the Huskies season. Britt led the Huskies in scoring with 13.2 ppg last season after transferring BLOOMSBURG COACHING STAFF John Sanow Head Coach 4th Season Brad Karli Assistant Coach 1st Season Ken Broomer Assistant Coach 1st Season Michael Hamlin Assistant Coach 4th Season

2 Bloomsburg Quick Facts Location...Bloomsburg, Pa. President... Dr. David L. Soltz Founded Enrollment...9,400 Athletics Affiliation... NCAA Division II Conference...Pennsylvania State...Athletic Conference School Colors... Maroon & Gold Team Nickname... Huskies Arena...Nelson Field House Capacity...1,745 Athletic Director... Mary Gardner Athletic Department Head Coach...John Sanow Basketball Office Sports Information Sports Information Director Tom McGuire Office Intern/Asst. Sports Information Director Ryan Rebholz Office PSAC East Standings LEAGUE OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Kutztown Cheyney West Chester Mansfield East Stroudsburg Millersville Shippensburg Bloomsburg PSAC West Standings LEAGUE OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Gannon* Slippery Rock IUP Edinboro California Mercyhurst Lock Haven Clarion *PSAC Champion from Division I Coppin State. He also totaled 91 rebounds and 20 steals. Elliott sat out last season after coming to BU from Champlain College-St. Lambert in Montreal, Quebec. Averaging 12.0 points and 4.0 boards per game, he helped lead his team to two third place finishes at the CCAA National Championships. Betar averaged 7.3 ppg and had 65 assists and 32 steals while playing 24 games as a freshman last season. He earned PSAC East Freshman of the Week honors for games ending Jan. 24 and shot 37.5 percent from three-point range. IN THE MIDDLE So. F Larry Webster tied for second on the team in scoring last year with 12.2 ppg and was first in rebounds (9.1 pg) and blocks (34). Webster was named PSAC East Freshman of the Week five times last season and shot 58.9 percent from the field. BEYOND THE ARC Three players shot over 37.0 percent from three-point range during the season. So. G Jordan Wartman led the Huskies shooting 41.2 percent (14-34) from beyond the arc. Betar shot 37.5 percent (15-40) and So. G Ronnie Benson 37.1 percent (39-105). As a team, BU hit seven three-pointers in a game 15 times, including going 7-of-10 in a win over Lock Haven. PLAYING D Six different Huskies registered at least 20 steals last season, helping BU rack up 224 steals on the season. 10 times the Huskies made at least 10 steals, including a season-high 23 in a win over Penn State-Hazleton. Drew Jerry, who has graduated, led the Huskies with 34 steals last season while Betar was second with 32. So. G Trevon Johnson was third on the team with 29 steals in just nine games. THE FRESHMEN Four true freshmen will look for playing time for the Huskies in G Jamar Smack, G/F Dontahe Jordan, F Ed Hall and F Jesse Walsh. Smack was a two-year starter at State College and is the only point guard in school history to lead his team to two consecutive district championships. As a senior, Jordan was third team all-state, leading his team to a District 4 Championship. He totaled 738 points and 477 rebounds in his high school career. Hall is an all-league player from just outside of Washington, D.C. who averaged 16 points and 11 boards as a senior. Walsh is a four-time first team Lackawanna League and averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks per game for his career.

SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS Chestnut Hill returns all five starters from last year s team and welcome in six new freshmen. The Griffins will be led on the court by Sr.

3 SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS Chestnut Hill returns all five starters from last year s team and welcome in six new freshmen. The Griffins will be led on the court by Sr. G Julian McFadden, who led the team in scoring (11.6 ppg) and assists (3.3 apg) last season. So. G Ryan Cook was a four-time conference freshman of the week and was second on the team in scoring (11.3 ppg). GRIFFINS KEY PLAYERS Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Julian McFadden Sr. G 5-10 Ryan Cook So. G 6-2 Trenton Davidheiser Jr. F 6-4 Dan Comas So. F Bloomsburg Roster # Name Pos. PPG RPG APG Blk Stl Notes 2 Trevon Johnson (6-1, 162, So.) G mpg in 9 games in Ruben Britt (6-3, 200, Sr.) G Led team in scoring; 76.1 FT% 5 Greg Elliott (6-3, 195, Sr.) G Sat out last year after transfer 34 Earl Knight (6-6, 220, Jr.) F Stats are from at Coppin St. 54 Larry Webster (6-7, 212, So.) F time FOW; 58.9 ( ) FG% 12 Jamar Smack (5-10, 175, Fr.) G ppg, 3:1 ast-to ratio as senior 20 Jesse Betar (5-10, 166, So.) G (15-40) 3FG%; 71.6 (48-67) FT% 21 Jordan Wartman (6-1, 175, So.) G Played 19 games; 41.2 (14-34) 3FG% 30 Dontahe Jordan (6-4, 178, Fr.) G/F Career: 13 ppg, 8 rpg, 94 stl, 81 ast 32 Ed Hall (6-7, 205, Fr.) F ppg, 11 rpg, 2 spg as a senior 50 Trenton Epps (6-6, 228, So.) F Stats from at Holy Family 55 Jesse Walsh (6-7, 255, Fr.) F Career: 23 ppg, 10 rpg, 5 bpg *Stats are from BU season unless noted otherwise Probable Starters in Maroon

4 BLOOMSBURG MEN S BASKETBALL CAREER HIGHS CAREER 2 Trevon Johnson So. G, 6-1, Snow Hill, MD/Snow Hill Minutes 37 2 times Points 20 at Wilmington (12/3/08) Rebounds 6 2 times Assists 6 2 times Steals 6 at Penn State-Hazleton (11/22/08) Blocks 1 at Pitt Johnstown (11/29/08) 3 Ruben Britt Sr. G, 6-3, Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional Minutes 36 vs. Goldey-Beacom (12/14/08) Points 21 at Pitt Johnstown (11/29/08) Rebounds 6 5 times Assists 3 3 times Steals 2 7 times Blocks 2 vs. Cheyney University (1/14/09) 10 Ronnie Benson So. G, 6-4, Harleysville/Souderton Area Minutes 37 vs. Goldey-Beacom (12/14/08) Points 17 at Penn State-Hazleton (11/22/08) Rebounds 11 vs. Mercy College (11/22/08) Assists 3 vs. Wilmington (12/17/09) Steals 2 7 times Blocks 1 3 times 20 Jesse Betar So. G, 5-10, Altoona/Altoona Minutes 33 vs. Clarion (1/11/09) Points 19 at East Stroudsburg (1/29/09) Rebounds 6 at Lock Haven (1/3/09) Assists 6 at Shippensburg (2/18/09) Steals 4 at West Chester (1/17/09) Blocks 0 21 Jordan Wartman So. G, 6-1, Mahanoy City/Mahanoy City Minutes 24 2 times Points 15 at Edinboro (1/4/09) Rebounds 4 at Millersville (2/21/09) Assists 2 vs. Gannon (1/10/09) Steals 3 vs. East Stroudsburg (2/11/09) Blocks 0

5 33 Adon El Sr. F, 6-5, Philadelphia/St. John Neuman Minutes 41 at Clarion (12/2/07) Points 19 vs. Briaircliffe (11/24/07) Rebounds 14 vs. Shippensburg (12/18/07) Assists 5 at Davis and Elkins (12/8/07) Steals 2 at Clarion (12/2/07) Blocks 5 vs. Shippensburg (12/18/07) 41 Dan Hoover So. F, 6-6, Lansdale/North Penn Minutes 31 2 times Points 23 vs. Mercy College (11/22/08) Rebounds 15 vs. Mercy College (11/22/08) Assists 3 4 times Steals 3 vs. Wilmington (12/17/08) Blocks 2 2 times 54 Larry Webster So. F, 6-7, Elkton, MD/Elkton Minutes 38 at Millersville (2/21/09) Points 23 vs. Wilmington (12/17/08) Rebounds 17 at Millersville (2/21/09) Assists 3 2 times Steals 3 2 times Blocks 4 vs. Wilmington (12/17/08)

Bloomsburg University Men s Basketball

2009-10 Bloomsburg University Men s Basketball 1,214 All-Time Victories 8 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2009-10 Schedule Bloomsburg Huskies (6-9, 0-3) November Sat 14 at Binghamton L 49-54 (Exhibition) Mon