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Clarion University Golden Eagles Men s Basketball Notes Clarion U. Golden Eagles Rich Herman Chris Rossetti 222 Ralston Hall Clarion University Clarion, Pa. 16214 814-393-2334 www.clariongoldeneagles.

1 Clarion University Golden Eagles Men s Basketball Notes Clarion U. Golden Eagles Rich Herman Chris Rossetti 222 Ralston Hall Clarion University Clarion, Pa Mercyhurst Lakers (12-5, 2-2 PSAC-W) at Clarion Golden Eagles (11-6, 3-1 PSAC-W) 8 p.m, Jan. 27, 2010 W.S. Tippin Gym, Clarion, Pa. ABOUT CLARION Location: Clarion, Pa. (62 miles east of Ohio boarder on Interstate 80; 1 1/2 hours NE of Pittsburgh) Nickname: Golden Eagles Head Coach: Ron Righter (22nd season) Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference- Western Division (PSAC-West) Last time out: Beat Slippery Rock Next up: Edinboro at home, 3 p.m. Saturday Clarion vs. Mercyhurst Series (since 1966): Clarion leads Last game: Feb. 18, 2009: Clarion at Clarion About Mercyhurst Location: Erie, Pa. Nickname: Lakers Head Coach: Gary Manchel Conference: PSAC-West Last time out: Beat Lock Haven Next up: at California, 3 p.m., Saturday Last time out - Clarion 76, S. Rock 73 Jan. 23, 2010 at Tippin Gym, Clarion, Pa. Clarion used an 8-1 run midway through the 2nd half to erase a deficit and take the lead for good at The Rock closed to within 1, 66-65, with 3:52 to play before the Eagles scored five straight points to regain the momentum. Lloyd Harrison led Clarion with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Shameel Carty (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Paul McQueen (14 points, 11 rebounds) each had double-doubles and Jamar Harrison added 17 points, 7 rebounds. Lloyd Harrison Player of the Week Lloyd Harrison is the PSAC-West Co-Player of the Week with IUP s Darryl Webb after avg ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.5 apg, 2.5 spg for the week & hitting the game-winning shot at Cal Wed. Eagles have won 11 of last 12 vs. Hurst Clarion has won 11 of its past 12 meetings vs. Mercyhurst dating back to the season. Last year, Clarion split a pair of games with Mercyhurst in the Lakers first year in the PSAC-West losing at Mercyhurst before winning at Clarion. Clarion looks for 4-1 PSAC-West start Clarion is looking for its first 4-1 start in PSAC- West play since starting 4-1 in Bettering 2009 The Golden Eagles have already bettered there 2009 PSAC win total with three victories while tying the 2009 total wins with 11. With 11 victories, Clarion has double-digit wins for the 23rd straight year and for the 39th time in the last 40 seasons. Home is where the heart is Clarion is 7-1 at home this season. Tonight s game is the 5th in a stretch of 8 of 11 at Tippin Gym. So far, the Eagles have gone 3-1 during the stretch. The win over The Rock assured Clarion of a winning season at home. It s the 40th straight season that Clarion will have a winning home mark. Winning the close ones Clarion is 3-0 in games decided by 6 points or less this year and have won 16 of its last 24 games decided by 6 or less points. All the latest scores, news and notes concerning Clarion University athletics is just a mouse click away on the Clarion athletics web site

2 This date in Clarion History Jan. 27, 1979 Clarion 76, at Slippery Rock 58 Clarion used a 10-0 run late in the 1st half to erase a 9-point deficit and gain a halftime lead on an Alvin Gibson jumper and then outscored defending PSAC-West champion Slippery Rock in the 2nd half to improve to in the PSAC-West. Reggie Wells led the Eagles with 22 points despite being saddled with 3 1st half fouls. Mike Sisinni added 17 points including 10 in the 2nd half with Mark Lockridge adding 12 and Gibson 11. About the 1979 Season Joe DeGregorio s Eagles went 22-6, 9-1 PSAC- West winning title. Clarion lost at Cheyney in the PSAC title game before beating PSU-Behrend in the 1st round of the NAIA District 18 playoffs. Clarion lost to Point Park in the D-18 second round. Wells led Clarion with 19.5 ppg, 9.9 rpg on his way to a school-record 2,011 points (now 2nd) and the 2nd most rebounds in school history, 1,120 (still 2nd). Sisinni added 11.2 ppg and 160 assists, at the time the 2nd most in school history (now T-6th) on his way to a school record 603 helpers (now 2nd). Gibson (11.6 ppg), Lockridge (10.1 ppg), Jeff Ebner (10.5 ppg) and Dan Chojnacki (9.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 99 assists) also played key roles for the Golden Eagles. Golden Eagle player notes Lloyd Harrison steps up in the clutch Lloyd Harrison played a key role in Clarion s two 3-point PSAC-West wins last week while being at his best in the clutch. In addition to hitting the game-winning 3-pointer at the horn to beat Cal79-76 Wed., Lloyd scored 17 of his 21 points in the 2nd half while also handing out assists on two baskets late in the game that erased a 2-point deficit and gave Clarion a lead in the final minute. Then Sat. in the win over Slippery Rock, Lloyd scored 9 of his 20 points and dished out 3 assists after the game was tied at 50. Lloyd has 10 straight double-digit games including 3 20-plus contests with 2 in a row. Lloyd is 3rd in the PSAC in assists (5.0 apg). Jamar Harrison back in range Sr. SG Jamar Harrison has regained his range after a mini-2 game slump that saw him score just 12 points Jan Since then, he has 3 straight double-digit games while avg ppg and shooting 62.5% 20 of 32 from the floor. On the year, Jamar has 15 double-digit games including 8 of 15 or more points and 5 of 20 or more points while shooting at least 50% 11 times. He ranks 13th in the PSAC in scoring (15.4 ppg), 9th in shooting (55.6%) & 2nd in steals (2.3 spg) Clarion Roster NO. PLAYER POS. HT/WT YR. HOMETOWN/HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Lloyd Harrison G 6-1/195 JR. Detroit, Mich./Southwestern 2 Mike Nealis C 6-8/230 SO. Drexel Hill/Episcopal Acad./U-Sciences 3 Brandyn Mungo G/F 6-6/185 FR. Westland, Mich./Renaissance 5 Jordan Lessane G 5-9/160 FR. Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon 10 David Colbert G/F 6-5/205 FR. Youngstown, Ohio/Christian 12 Greg Parker G 6-3/195 SR. Chester/Cardinal O Hara/Cal-Pa 15 Shameel Carty G/F 6-3/185 JR. Queens, N.Y./Holy Cross 22 Jamar Harrison G 6-3/180 JR. Washington, D.C./Dunbar 31 Mike Sherry G 6-1/185 JR. Pittsburgh/Chartiers Valley 32 Paul McQueen F 6-5/225 SO. Garfield Hts., Ohio/Garfield Hts. 35 Denzil Dennison F 6-2/190 FR. Ruther Glen, Va./Caroline 44 Julius Berry F 6-7/215 JR. Wilmington, N.C./Waterloo East HEAD COACH: Ron Righter (22nd at Clarion ; 24th-Overall ) ASSISTANT COACH: Al Modrejewski G.A. COACH: Brett Sheaffer VOL. ASSISTANT: Donnie Rubin Pronunciation Guide Nealis - Kneel-iz Colbert - Coal-bert Brandyn - Bran-don Shameel - Sha-meal Lessane - La-sane Modrejewski - Mod-ra-jes-key Sheaffer - Shaffer

3 The Last Time It Happened Team Clarion scores 100 points: Dec. 12, 2009: Clarion 117, Ohio St.-Newark 64 Opponent scores 100 points: Feb. 4, 2006: IUP 100, Clarion 70 Clarion overtime win: Nov. 20, 2008: Clarion 94, Wheeling Jesuit 92 Clarion overtime loss: Feb. 22, 2009: Slippery Rock 95, Clarion 90 Multiple overtimes: Dec. 2, 2007: Clarion 69, Bloomsburg 67, 2 overtimes Individual Clarion Double-Double: Paul McQueen (14 p, 11 r); Shameel Carty (15 p, 12 reb) vs. The Rock, Jan. 23, 2010 Opponent player Double-Double: Maron Brown (18 points, 11 rebounds), Slippery Rock, Jan. 23, 2010 Clarion player with 25 points: 25-Jamar Harrison vs. OSU-Newark, Dec. 12, 2009 Opponent player with 25 points: 26-George Johnson, Gannon, Jan. 16, 2010 Clarion player with 30 points: 30-Mike Sherry vs. Shippensburg, Jan. 26, 2008 Opponent player with 30 points: 31-Ryan Washington, Kutztown, Jan. 3, 2010 Clarion player with 15 rebounds: 18-Shameel Carty vs. Penn College, Dec. 5, 2009 Opponent player with 15 rebounds: 17-Justin Moore, Edinboro, Feb. 28, 2009 Clarion player with 10 assists: 11-Lloyd Harrison at Salem International, Dec. 11, 2009 Opponent player with 10 assists: 12-Kyle Camper, Slippery Rock, Feb. 22, 2009 Clarion player to win/ tie game in last 10 sec.: Lloyd Harrison, Jan. 20, Hits 3-pointer from the top of the circle at the horn; Clarion 79, at California 76 Opp. player to win/tie game in last 10 sec.: Matt Schaefer, Slippery Rock, March 1, pointer at the horn at the end of regulation to tie the game at 78. Clarion 93, at Slippery Rock 90 Men Season Highs TEAM LEADERS CLARION OPPONENT Most Points: 124, Clarion 124, PSU-NK 50 (11/17/09) Most Points: 98, Kutztown 98, Clarion 72 (1/3/10) Least Points: 60, IUP 76, Clarion 60 (1/13/10) Least Points: 48, Clarion 110, Penn College 48 (12/5/09) Most Rebs: 55, vs. OSU-Newark (12/12/09) Most Rebs: 44, Mansfield (1/9/10) Most Turn.: 21 at East Stroudsburg (1/2/10) Most Turn.: 32, PSU-New Kensington (11/17/09) Least Turn: 7 at Salem International (12/11/09) Least Turn: 10, IUP (1/13/10) Best FT%: 85.7 (24-28) at California (1/20/10) Best FT%: 80.0 (12-15), Pitt-Johnstown (12/7/09) Best FG%: 66.7 (28-42) at Shepherd (11/20/09) Best FG%: 64.3 (36-56), Kutztown (1/3/10) 66.7 (48-72) vs. PSU-New Kensington (11/17/09) Worst FG%: 38.6 (22-57) vs. Mansfield (1/9/10) Worst FG%: 30.8 (20-65), Penn College (12/5/09) Clarion Individual Leaders Most Points 28, Lloyd Harrison at Shepherd (11/20/09) Most Reb: 18, Shameel Carty vs. Penn College (12/5/09) Most Assists: 11, Lloyd Harrison vs. Salem Int. (12/11/09) Most 3-Fg: 5, Brandyn Mungo vs. PSU-N. Ken. (11/17/09) 5, Mike Sherry vs. Salem Int. (12/11/09) Most FT.: 9, Lloyd Harrison 9-14 at Shep. (11/20/09) Most Blocks: 4 Shameel Carty vs. Penn College (12/5/09) 9, Shameel Carty 9-10 at Cal (1/20/10) Most Steals: 7, Jamar Harrison vs. Salem Int. (12/11/09) 7, Jamar Harrison vs. PSU-DuBois (12/20/09) 7, Mike Sherry vs. Bloomsburg (1/10/2010)

4 Clarion Individual Season/Career Highs Julius Berry Points: 6 (twice) last vs. PSU-DuBois 12/20/09 Rebounds: 7 vs. OSU-Newark 12/12/09 Assists: 1 (3 times) last vs. Mansfield 1/9/10 Blocks: 1 (7 times) last at IUP 1/13/10 Steals: 4 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 Shameel Carty Points: 24 at California 1/20/10 24 (twice) last at California 2/20/10 Rebounds: 18 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 18 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 Assists: 4 (twice) last vs. PSU-DuBois 12/20/09 5 at Wheeling Jesuit 11/20/08 Blocks: 4 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 4 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 Steals: 4 vs. Gannon 1/16/10 4 (twice) last vs. Gannon 1/16/10 David Colbert Points: 7 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 Rebounds: 3 vs. Waynesburg 12/30/09 Assists: 2 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 Blocks: N/A Steals: 1 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 Denzil Dennison Points: 12 vs. OSU-Newark 12/12/09 Rebounds: 13 vs. OSU-Newark 12/12/09 Assists: 3 at Shepherd 11/20/09 Blocks: 2 at Kutztown 1/3/10 Steals: 3 at Kutztown 1/3/10 Jamar Harrison Points: 25 vs. OSU-Newark 12/12/09 Rebounds: 7 (3 times) last vs. S. Rock 1/23/10 Assists: 6 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 Blocks: 2 vs. PSU-DuBois 12/20/09 Steals: 7 vs. PSU-DuBois 12/20/09 Lloyd Harrison Points: 28 at Shepherd 1120/09 Rebounds: 9 (twice) last vs. S. Rock 1/23/10 Assists: 11 at Salem International 12/11/09 Blocks: N/A Steals: 7 at Salem International 12/11/09 Continued next page

5 Clarion Individual Season/Career Highs Continued Jordan Lessane Points: 11 (twice) last at Pitt-Johnstown 12/7/09 Rebounds: 4 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 Assists: 4 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 Blocks: N/A Steals: 3 (twice) last vs. Waynesburg 12/30/09 Paul McQueen Points: 23 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 23 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 Rebounds: 11 vs. Slippery Rock 1/23/10 11 (twice) last vs. S. Rock 1/23/10 Assists: 3 (twice) last vs. S. Rock 1/23/10 3 (3 times) last vs. S. Rock 1/23/10 Blocks: 2 (5 times) last vs. Gannon 1/16/10 1 (7 times) last vs. Gannon 1/16/10 Steals: 3 (twice) last vs. Bloomsburg 1/10/10 3 (twice) last vs. Blooms. 1/10/10 Brandyn Mungo Points: 22 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 Rebounds: 4 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 Assists: 3 (twice) last vs. OSU-Newark 12/12/09 Blocks: 1 (twice) last at Pitt-Johnstown 12/7/09 Steals: 2 (4 times) last vs. OSU-New. 12/12/09 Mike Nealis Points: 12 vs. OSU-Newark 12/12/09 Rebounds: 4 vs. Waynesburg 12/30/09 Assists: 2 at Kutztown 1/3/10 Blocks: NA Steals: NA Greg Parker Points: 8 (twice) last vs. Waynesburg 12/30/09 8 (4 times) last vs. Waynes. 12/30/09 Rebounds: 7 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 7 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 Assists: 4 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 4 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 Blocks: 1 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 1 vs. PSU-New Kensington 11/17/09 Steals: 5 vs. Waynesburg 12/30/09 5 vs. Waynesburg 12/30/09 Mike Sherry Points: 17 at Salem International 12/11/09 30 vs. Shippensburg 1/26/08 Rebounds: 5 at Pitt-Johnstown 12/7/09 8 at Mercyhurst 1/28/09 Assists: 5 (twice) last vs. Bloomsburg 1/10/10 7 vs. Shippensburg 1/26/08 Blocks: 1 vs. Penn College 12/5/09 2 at Edinboro 1/30/08 Steals: 7 vs. Bloomsburg 1/10/10 7 vs. Bloomsburg 1/10/10 3-pointers: 5 at Salem International 12/11/09 8 vs. Shippensburg 1/26/08

6 Clarion Men s Basketball Overtime Games Since Overtime Records Total OT Games: 17 Total Record: 9-8 Home: 5-5 Away: 2-3 Neutral: OT Record: OT Record: 3-1 Regular Season: 8-8 PSAC Playoffs: 1-0 PSAC-West Reg. Season: 5-3 Largest Margin of Victory: 6 (2 times); Edinboro , 2/9/2000 & Slippery Rock 60-54, 1/25/2006 Largest Margin of Loss: 11; at Edinboro 85-74, 1/12/2000 Most Total Points Scored: 100; Edinboro, 2/9/2000 Most Total points Allowed: 98; UDC, 2/2/2004 Most Points Scored in 1 OT: 15 (2 times); Slippery Rock, 1/25/2006 & Slippery Rock, 3/1/2008 Most Points Allowed in 1 OT: 22; at Cheyney, 12/19/2001 Least Points Scored in 1 OT: 3 (2 times); at Edinboro, 2/12/2000 & UDC, 2/2/2004 Most Points Scored in Multiple OT: 24; Edinboro 2/9/2000 Most Points Allowed in Multiple OT: 18 (2 times); Edinboro 2/9/2000; California 2/21/2001 Consecutive OT Wins: 4; 2/10/ /20/08 Consecutive OT Loses: 3; 12/19/2001-2/2/2004 Most OT Games-Season: 3; & Games Since Last OT: 18, vs. Slippery Rock 2/22/2009 Game-By-Game ALL GAMES (9-8) Date Opponent Clar Opp. W/L Reg. OT 12/10/99 vs. Tusculum* W NA 2/12/00 at Edinboro L NA 2/9/00 Edinboro (2 OT) W /21/01 California (2 OT) L /3/01 vs. W. Chester** W NA 12/19/01 at Cheyney L NA 1/11/03 at Cheyney L NA 2/2/04 Univ. of DC^ L NA 2/5/05 IUP (2 OT) W /25/06 Slippery Rock W NA 12/19/06 Cheyney L NA 1/6/07 E. Stroudsburg L NA 2/10/07 Shippensburg W NA 12/2/07 Bloom. (2 OT) W /1/08 at Slippery Rock W NA 11/20/08 at Wheeling Jes W NA 2/22/09 vs. Slippery Rock L NA SINGLE OVERTIME (6-7) Date Opponent Clar Opp. W/L Reg. 12/10/99 vs. Tusculum* W /12/00 at Edinboro L /3/01 vs. W. Chester** W /19/01 at Cheyney L /11/03 at Cheyney L /2/04 Univ. of DC^ L /25/06 Slippery Rock W /19/06 Cheyney L /6/07 E. Stroudsburg L /10/07 Shippensburg W /1/08 at Slippery Rock W /20/08 at Wheeling Jes W /22/09 vs. Slippery Rock L DOUBLE OVERTIME (3-1) Date Opponent Clar Opp. W/L Reg. OT 2/9/00 Edinboro W /21/01 California L /5/05 IUP W /2/07 Bloomsburg W *at West Virginia Tech **at Edinboro (PSAC Title Game) ^Later forfeited to Clarion GAME NOTES vs. Mercyhurst - Jan. 27, 2010 Contact: Chris Rossetti, Asst. SID/Sports Web Director crossetti@clarion.edu (F)

7 THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Clarion Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 23, 2010) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE 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 22 HARRISON, Jamar HARRISON, Lloyd CARTY, Shameel MCQUEEN, Paul SHERRY, Mike MUNGO, Brandyn LESSANE, Jordan DENNISON, Denzil PARKER, Greg COLBERT, David NEALIS, Mike BERRY, Julius Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS CLAR-M 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 Totals Clarion Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/17/09 PENN ST.-NEW KENSINGTON W /20/09 at Shepherd University W /21/09 vs Central State L /5/09 PENN COLLEGE W /7/09 at Pitt-Johnstown L /11/09 at Salem International W /12/09 vs Ohio State-Newark W /20/09 PENN ST.-DUBOIS W /30/09 WAYNESBURG W /2/10 at East Stroudsburg L /3/10 at Kutztown L /9/10 MANSFIELD L /10/10 BLOOMSBURG W * 1/13/10 at IUP L * 1/16/10 GANNON W * 1/20/10 at California W * 1/23/10 SLIPPERY ROCK W * 1/27/10 MERCYHURST 8 p.m. * 1/30/10 EDINBORO 3 p.m. * 2/3/10 at Lock Haven 8 p.m. * 2/6/10 IUP 8 p.m. * 2/10/10 CALIFORNIA 8 p.m. * 2/13/10 at Gannon 3 p.m. * 2/17/10 at Mercyhurst 7:30 p.m. * 2/20/10 at Slippery Rock 3 p.m. * 2/24/10 LOCK HAVEN 8 p.m. * 2/27/10 at Edinboro 3 p.m. * - Conference game

Men s Basketball Notes

Clarion University Golden Eagles Men s Basketball Notes Clarion U. Golden Eagles Rich Herman Chris Rossetti 222 Ralston Hall Clarion University Clarion, Pa. 16214 814-393-2334 www.clariongoldeneagles.com