Rider University Men s Basketball Game Notes Rider University Broncs (2-2, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Southern Methodist University (4-0, 0-0 Con. USA) Moody Coliseum (8,000) Dallas, Texas Wednesday, November 21, 2012 7:30pm Rider Radio: 107.7 FM The Bronc www.gobroncs.com Rider University 2012-2013 Men s Basketball Schedule November Sat. 3 SCRANTON (EXHIBITION) W 76-59 Fri. 9 ROBERT MORRIS Night of Champions W 79-54 Tue. 13 STONY BROOK (ESPN) L 46-54 Sat. 17 MONMOUTH W 65-62 Mon. 19 at # South Carolina (FoxSportsSouth) L 76-88 Wed. 21 at # Southern Methodist 8:30 p.m. Fri. 23 vs. # Jacksonville in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 4:30 p.m. Sun. 25 vs. # Wisconsin-Milwaukee in PV, Mexico 4:30 p.m. Thu. 29 LA SALLE (Academic Achievement Night) 7 p.m. December Sat. 1 at Drexel 12 noon Fri. 7 *at Siena (Time Warner Cable) 7 p.m. Sun. 9 * FAIRFIELD 2 p.m. Thu. 20 at Princeton 7 p.m. Fri. 28 at Rutgers 7:30 p.m. Mon. 31 at Delaware 2 p.m. January Fri. 4 *at Loyola Maryland 7:30 p.m. Sun. 6 * SIENA 2 p.m. Thu. 10 *at Manhattan (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Sun. 13 * LOYOLA MARYLAND 2 p.m. Thu. 17 *at Saint Peter s (ESPN3) 8:30 p.m. Sun. 20 * IONA 2 p.m. Fri. 25 * CANISIUS 7 p.m. Sun. 27 * MANHATTAN 4 p.m. February Fri. 1 *at Fairfield 7 p.m. Sun. 3 *at Marist 2 p.m. Thu. 7 * NIAGARA 7:30 p.m. Sat. 9 *at Iona (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Thu. 14 * SAINT PETER S 7 p.m. Sun. 17 * MARIST (ESPN3) 4 p.m. Sat. 23 BRACKETBUSTER TBA Thu. 28 *at Niagara (Time Warner Cable) 7 p.m. March Sat. 2 *at Canisius 2 p.m. Fri.-Mon. 8-11 at MAAC Championship, MassMutual Center TBA Springfield, Mass. Bronc Probable Starters # name cl pos ht wt pts/rebs 5 Jonathon Thompson sr g 6-4 190 10.5 4.5 10 Anthony Myles jr g 6-5 200 11.0 2.3 11 Nurideen Lindsey jr g 6-3 180 19.0 4.0 13 Daniel Stewart jr f 6-7 210 10.3 7.3 25 Junior Fortunat so c 6-9 235 2.8 5.0 First Off the Bench 14 Shawn Valentine fr f 6-7 190 2.5 3.0 21 Dera Nd-Ezuma jr c 6-10 215 2.8 2.5 2 Zedric Sadler fr g 6-2 190 3.8 0.5 Mustang Probable Starters # name cl pos ht wt pts/rebs 1 Ryan Manuel so g 6-4 175 14.3 4.5 2 Shawn Williams jr f 6-7 225 8.8 5.5 12 Nick Russell jr g 6-4 200 16.3 4.8 15 Cannen Cunningham so c 6-9 220 7.3 4.5 21 Jalen Jones so g 6-7 210 19.0 8.0 First Off the Bench 11 London Giles sr g 6-3 185 3.8 1.8 5 Uche Ofoegbu fr f 6-4 200 0.5 1.8 22 Brian Bernardi fr g 6-2 180 3.8 0.8 Tonight s Opponent Southern Methodist University has an enrollment of 11,000 with 2,000 living on campus, located in Dallas Texas. SMU is a member of Conference USA but has announced it will join the BIG EAST in the fall of 2013. SMU has 17 varsity sports and has won the Conference USA Director s Cup 10 straight years.
SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director: Bud Focht Office Phone: 609-896-5138 Cell: 609-209-1535 Home: 215-946-9203 e-mail: focht@rider.edu Assistant SID: Brian Solomon Office Phone: 609-896-5135 Cell: 609-929-4068 Home: 856-642-0112 e-mail: bsolomon@rider.edu Press Row Phone: 609-895-5657 Sports Information Administrative Assistant: Lynn Rugg Office Phone: 609-895-5778 Fax: 609-896-0341 Rider Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Lawrenceville, NJ Enrollment: 5,665 (4,675 undergraduate) Founded: 1865 Academic Units: College of Business Administration; College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences; College of Continuing Studies; and Westminster Choir College Colors: Cranberry, White, Grey Nickname: Broncs Athletic Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) President: Mordechai Rozanski, Ph.D. Athletic Director: Don Harnum 609-896-5054 Associate Athletic Director/SWA: Karin Torchia 609-896-5249 Associate Athletic Director: Greg Busch 609-895-5642 Assistant Athletic Director: Brian Keane Faculty Athletic Representative: Kelly Bidle, Ph.D Academic Support Coordinator: Sonya Hurt Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Lengle Assistant Athletic Trainers Henry Minarick, Karen Cote, Gina Dain Events Coordinator: Blake Burkey Home Court: Alumni Gymnasium (1650) Athletics Fax: 609-896-0341 Athletics Hotline: 609-219-2000 Athletics Home Page: www.gobroncs.com Pronunciation Guide #2 ZED rick #3 ja MAL na wanna meek ah #11 nuri #15 ka LEAL #20 BURR sis #21 DARE ah N.D. ah ZOOM ah #25 4 2 not #32 pa rare ah 2012-13 RIDER UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Class Pos Ht Wt 2 Zedric Sadler fr G 6-2 190 3 Jamal Nwaniemeke fr G 6-2 180 5 Jonathon Thompson sr G 6-4 190 10 Anthony Myles jr G 6-5 200 11 Nurideen Lindsey jr G 6-3 180 12 Myles Melville fr G 6-3 195 13 Daniel Stewart jr F 6-7 210 14 Shawn Valentine fr F 6-7 190 15 Khalil Alford fr G 6-4 200 20 Emerson Bursis so F 6-5 195 21 Dera Nd-Ezuma sr C 6-10 215 24 Derrick Stewart fr F 6-6 190 25 Junior Fortunat so F 6-9 220 32 Tommy Pereira jr G 6-2 175 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kevin Baggett (St. Joseph s 89) Associate Head Coach: Mike Witcoskie (Susquehanna 01) Assistant Coach: Michael Cotton (Boston College 00) Assistant Coach: Lou Rowe (James Madison 06) Director of Basketball Operations: John Griffin (Bucknell 08) Broncs Live on the Internet For the ninth consecutive year, Rider University s men s basketball games will be broadcast live via the Internet. In conjunction with WRRC 107.7 FM The Bronc, all games will be available via the Internet link located at www.gobroncs.com. On the Air Tonight s game and every Rider basketball game is broadcast on WRRC radio, 107.7 FM The Bronc, with Daryl Fein, Kevin Bannon and Steve Rudenstein. Live Stats are also available on the Internet for all Rider home games and several away games on the Rider Web site.
SMU Basketball SMU has turned out 21 NBA draft picks and has won 14 Conference Championships. The Mustangs have been to 10 NCAA Tournaments and have had three All-Americans. SMU plays in the 8,000 seat Moody Coliseum. Young Mustangs SMU is one of the youngest teams in the nation with just 11 years of experience between 11 players. SMU This Year SMU is 4-0 for the first time since 2001-01. The Mustangs won their first game under Larry Brown, a 73-58 victory over Loyola Marymount. They then defeated TCU 64-61 and Texas State 78-75 before hosting Malone Monday night as part of the Hoops for Hope Classic. Against Texas State SMU had 11 blocked shots. Against Malone, a Division II team from Canton, Ohio, SMU s Jalen Jones scored 20 points in the 81-47 blowout. H M M b L M N 2 Head Mustang SMU is coached for the first year by Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. Brown has won an NCAA Title (Kansas in 1988) and an NBA Title (Detroit Pistons 2004). He is the sixth winningest coach in NBA history with almost 1100 victories and took teams to the playoffs 18 times. He coached the Charlotte Bobcats to the playoffs in 2010. He coached for seven years on the college level (Kansas and UCLA), compiling a 180-61 record and took three teams to the Final Four. He also coached the US Olympic team to a bronze medal in 2004.
Bronc Briefs **Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, between Princeton and Trenton, between New York City and Philadelphia. **Rider is in its 16 th season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. **Rider began the 2008-09 season ranked 21 st in the nation among Mid-Majors according to CollegeInsider.com **The Broncs advanced to the MAAC Championship Game in 2008 and were selected to play in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational. ** Rider won a program-record 59 games between 2009 and 2011. Rider in Season Openers The Broncs won the 2012-13 season opener vs. Robert Morris on November 9. Rider won the 2009-10 season opener at Mississippi State, but has lost the last two. The Broncs lost the opener last season at Robert Morris. Rider is 4-7 in the last 11 season openers. Rider lost the 2010-11 season opener at UMass. Rider lost the 2008-09 opener at St. Joseph s and the 2007-08 opener at Murray State. In 2006-07 Rider lost the opener at NJIT. The Broncs lost to Bucknell in both the 2005-06 and 2004-05 openers. Rider beat Brown in the 2003-04 opener and beat Monmouth in the 2002-03 season opener. Home Sweet Home-Rider in Broncs Zoo Rider begins the season with three home games. Rider played a lucky 13 home games last season. The Broncs have won 152 of their last 210 games in Alumni Gymnasium (.726), including 2-1 this year and 8-5 last year. Rider was 9-5 at home in 2010-11. In 2007-08 and 2008-09 the Broncs put together back-to-back 11-2 home records. The 1993-94 season was the best in Alumni Gym history, when Rider was 13-2, which included three wins in the Northeast Conference Championship tournament. Percentage-wise, 2001-02 was the best year in the Broncs Zoo, as Rider went 9-1. The Broncs were 10-2 in Alumni Gym in both 1997-98 and 2000-01. Ready For Prime Time Rider is 0-1 on national (ESPN) TV so far this year. Last year the Broncs were 1-0 on ESPN2, 3-5 on ESPN3, 0-1 on ESPN, 0-2 on ESPNU and 0-4 on Comcast. In 2011-12 the Broncs were 6-4 on T.V. In 2007-08 Rider was a best-ever 7-3 on national television. Rider in Home Openers The Broncs won the 2012-13 home opener vs. Robert Morris on November 9. The Broncs lost to Drexel in Alumni Gym at 6am on November 15, 2011 in the first home game last year. Rider won five home openers in a row before that and has won 14 of the last 17 home openers. ESPN3 On January 10, January 17, February 9 and February 17 Rider will play on ESPN3. ESPN3 is ESPN s live multiscreen sports network, a 24/7 destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually and accessible online via WatchESPN.com. It is currently available to approximately 70 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks. It is also accessible through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold level members and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app through an affiliated provider.
Head Coach Kevin Baggett Kevin Baggett was named the Rider head coach on May 24, 2012 after serving 16 years on the Division I level as an assistant. Baggett was an assistant for two years at Rider before being named Associate Head Coach in 2006-07. Baggett hails from Burlington, NJ and was a 2006 inductee into the South Jersey Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Saint Joseph s University 1985-86 team that compiled a 26-6 record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He received his bachelor s degree in marketing from Saint Joseph s in June, 1989. Baggett came to Rider from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where he served as assistant coach from 2004-06. Baggett has also served as an assistant coach at James Madison, Howard, Western Kentucky and Coastal Carolina. Rider in Exhibitions Rider defeated nationally ranked Division III Scranton 76-59 on November 3. In that game Daniel Stewart and Junior Fortunat combined for 29 points and 21 rebounds. The Broncs defeated Division II East Stroudsburg 74-61 last season in an exhibition game. In 2010-11 Rider played Division III TCNJ and won 80-42, In 2009-10 the Broncs beat Division II West Chester 75-52 and Rider beat East Stroudsburg 69-55 prior to the 2008-09 season. Good Morning In the last six years the Broncs are 2-2 in games that have started before noon. Rider defeated Florida A&M November 24, 2009 in a 10am tip off. On November 23, 2007 the Broncs defeated Penn State 82-73 in the Old Spice Classic at Disney World in a game that began at 10:30am. Last season Rider lost to Drexel in a 6am tip as part of the ESPN Marathon. And Away We Go Rider is 0-1 on the road this year. The Broncs were 5-10 in away games last season, not including 0-3 on neutral court. Rider was 11-6 in away games in 2010-11. The Broncs finished the 2009-10 regular season 8-8 on the road. The Broncs finished 7-8 on the road in 2008-09, including the postseason game at Liberty and were 5-4 in the MAAC. Rider finished the regular season 9-5 in away games in 2007-08 and was 3-2 on neutral court for a 12-7 record away from Alumni Gym. The Broncs were 7-9 on the road in 2006-07. Rider in Non-Conference Games Rider is 2-2 in non-conference games this year, 2-0 vs. NEC, 0-1 vs. the SEC and 0-1 vs. America East. The Broncs were 3-10 in non-conference games last year. Rider was 9-4 in non-conference games in 2010-11. The Broncs finished the regular season 7-6 in nonconference games in 2009-10. The Broncs were 6-6 in non-conference games in 2008-09, including the postseason game at Liberty. Rider finished the regular season 8-4 in non-conference games in 2007-08. Rider was 7-6 in non-conference games in 2006-07. Old Building, New Look When the Rider campus moved from downtown Trenton to the suburbs of Lawrenceville 53 years ago, the first building that was built on the old Pate Farm was The Alumni Gymnasium. The 1958 commencement officially opened the new building. Most of the original floor still remained until a heavy rain storm flooded the building during the summer of 2009 and a new floor was inserted during September and October. The new floor was first used November 4, 2009. The building also had the original heating system until the summer of 2012 when The Broncs Zoo was refurbished. Looking for Some Afternoon Delight Rider is 1-0 in afternoon games this year. Rider was 5-4 in afternoon games last season. The Broncs were 8-3 in afternoon games in 2010-11. Rider was 5-5 in afternoon games in 2009-10. The Broncs were 12-3 in afternoon games in 2008-09.
Youth Be Served The Broncs have seven new faces on the roster this season and return just two starters. Half A Grand Daniel Stewart compiled his 500th career point in his 53rd game and now has 646 career points and 479 rebounds. Veteran Jon Thom Senior point guard Jonathon Thompson, no relation to Jason 08 and Ryan 10, is a veteran of 98 Rider games and has compiled 282 assists (16th most ever at Rider) and just 151 turnovers. Last season he played over 32 minutes per game, a team-high. He ended 2011-12 on a high note, compiling 77 points, 18 assists and 19 rebounds in the last five games of the season, including a career-high 19 points in MAAC quarterfinal vs. Fairfield.. Sibling Rivalry The Stewart brothers, junior Daniel and freshman Derrick, are the third set of brothers to play for Rider in the last five years, joining the Mansell brothers, Harris 09 and Patrick 11, and the Thompson brothers, Jason 08 and Ryan 10. The Thompson brothers compiled 3919 points and 1905 rebounds at Rider. Jason was the 12 th player selected in the 2008 NBA draft and has played 300 games for the Sacramento Kings. Ryan played in the NBA D league before heading to Italy and is now playing in Belgium. Harris Mansell graduated with over 1300 points while Patrick was a three-point specialist off the bench. With Daniel as a senior and Derrick a sophomore, Neumann-Goretti High School was 30-1 and ranked second in the nation in 2009-10. Myles to Go...to Free Throw Line Anthony Myles shot a team-high.862 from the foul line as a sophomore, after shooting just.537 from the line as a freshman. Myles put together back-to-back 20 point games to start the 2011-12 season, at Robert Morris and at Pitt, making nine of 10 foul shots. Bursis the Politician Sophomore Emerson Bursis attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, working as a surrogate for his grandmother, Ann Bursis, the State Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. A member of the 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll, Bursis is an Economics and Finance double major who plans on attending law school upon graduation. Junior Varsity Junior Fortunat attended Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia his junior and seniors years, but it took the native of Montreal until December 9 of last year for the NCAA to clear him to play. After missing the first nine games of the season, Fortunat entered the Rider game at Florida and just 14 seconds into his collegiate career threw down a thunderous two-handed dunk. Philadelphia to Oklahoma to Queens to New Jersey Nurideen Lindsey took a different route to Rider. After compiling over 1300 points at Overbrook High without playing as a senior, Lindsey finished sixth in the nation (NJCAA) in scoring at Redlands Community College, averaging 22.3 points per game. At St. John s last year he averaged 11.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists, starting the first nine games of the 2011-12 season before transferring to Rider. MAAC Honors Nuri Lindsey was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week for all games played the opening week of the 2012-13 season. Lindsey compiled 26 points and five assists in his Rider debut, leading the Broncs to victory over Robert Morris in the 2012-13 season opener. Giving Thanks for ComcastSportsNet On Thanksgiving, ComcastSportsNet will be running a feature story on Rider junior Nuri Lindsey and the trials and tribulations he has endured on his way to Rider.
Where is the Love Boat? The Broncs will take part in the Hoops for Hope Classic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Thanksgiving Week. Puerto Vallarta was a frequent stop for television s Love Boat back in the 1970s. The Classic begins November 19 at South Carolina and features a stop at SMU November 21 before playing Jacksonville November 23 and UW Milwaukee November 25. South of Border Broncs Rider traveled to Cancun, Mexico three years ago to take part in the Cancun Challenge. The Broncs lost at Virginia and at Kentucky on the way to Mexico, where they beat Florida A&M before losing to Sam Houston. South of the Border Rider played in the Cancun Challenge in 2009-10, losing at Virginia and at Kentucky before traveling to Mexico, where Rider defeated Florida A&M and lost to Sam Houston State in Cancun. First Year Head Coaches Along with first year head coach Kevin Baggett, South Carolina and Southern Methodist also have first-year head coaches. Rider faced SC s Frank Martin in the 2008 Old Spice Classic when he coached Kansas State and had Michael Beasley. Rider trailed by just four points with 3:31 remaining before losing by 13. SMU is led for the first time by legendary coach Larry Brown.
Consistent Over the last six seasons, Rider s 111 wins is the most in the Metropolitan New York/New Jersey area, ahead of LIU (107), Hofstra (106) and Seton Hall (100), and the third most in the MAAC, behind Siena (124) and Fairfield (114). Consistent, Part 2 Since joining the MAAC in 1998, Rider has compiled a record of 151-119 in conference games, a winning percentage of.559. Only conference members Iona (.593) and Siena (.592) have better all-time winning percentages in MAAC games. Last Time Out Despite 26 points by Nurideen Lindsey, the Broncs lost at South Carolina Monday night in the first game of the Hoops for Hope Classic. SC (3-0) made 13 (of 27) three-point field goals, scoring 44 points in each half. Rider scored 10 straight points, five by junior Anthony Myles (Dover, DE/Poly-Tech), to cut the lead to 86-76 with 1:00 left, but that was as close as the Broncs could get. Myles finished with 13 points. Next Time Out The Broncs now travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to take on Jacksonville and Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Rider Alumni Former Broncs you may have heard of: Jason Thompson 08. Graduated from Rider in 2008 and was the 12 th player picked in the 2008 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Jason has played in close to 300 NBA games. He is a career 49 percent field goal shooter and has shot over 66 percent from the foul line. He has averaged 7.2 rebounds per game and 1.3 assists, along with his 10.5 ppg average. At Rider Thompson played 122 games and compiled 2,040 points and 1,171 rebounds. Richard Digger Phelps 64. Played basketball and golf at Rider, coached basketball at University of Notre Dame, currently works with ESPN, member of Rider Athletics Hall of Fame. Clair Bee. An accounting professor, founded Rider varsity sports in 1928-29 and coached football, basketball and baseball. Compiled a 53-7 three-year record in basketball before moving on to LIU, where he won National Championships. A member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Bee wrote the popular Chip Hilton books and invented the shot clock and the threesecond rule. Dick Kuchen 66. Graduated from Rider as the career leader in rebounds and was fifth in career scoring, made the winning fouls shots as Rider upset NYU. Was the head coach at Cal-Berkley and Yale. Harry Gamble 52 Captained the last football team at Rider (1951) and went on to be President of the Philadelphia Eagles. Jack Armstrong. An All-American pitcher for Rider in 1985 as a sophomore, went on to start the 1990 Major League All-Star game as a rookie pitcher for the World Champion Cincinnati Reds. r s Jack Madden 65. Graduated from Rider as the career leader in points and rebounds in basketball and was 20-5 as a Bronc pitcher on the baseball team. Went on to enjoy a long career as an NBA referee, including 25 NBA championship series games.
Bronc Trivial Pursuit This season Rider s record when At home 2-1 On the road 0-1 At neutral sites 0-0 In overtime 0-0 Scores more than 60 points 2-1 Wins opening tap 1-1 Scores first 1-2 Leading at halftime 2-0 Leading with 5 minutes left 2-0 Leading with 10 minutes left 2-0 Out rebounds opponent 2-0 Has more free throw attempts 1-0 Has less turnovers 1-2 Shoots 50% or better from field 1-1 Opponent shoots 50% or better from field 0-1 Plays at night 1-1 Plays in afternoon 1-0 Plays in the morning 0-1 Bronc Trivial Pursuit 2 Last season Rider s record when At home 8-5 On the road 5-10 At neutral sites 0-4 In overtime 1-2 Scores more than 60 points 13-14 Wins opening tap 9-10 Scores first 12-6 Leading at halftime 11-2 Leading with 5 minutes left 9-3 Leading with 10 minutes left 11-3 Out rebounds opponent 8-2 Has more free throw attempts 10-8 Has less turnovers 9-5 Shoots 50% or better from field 7-2 Opponent shoots 50% or better from field 1-3 Plays at night 8-13 Plays in afternoon 5-5 Plays in the morning 0-1 Bronc Trivial Pursuit 3 2010-11 Rider s record when At home 9-5 On the road 11-5 At neutral sites 3-1 In overtime 0-2 Scores more than 60 points 22-6 Wins opening tap 14-7 Scores first 11-8 Leading at halftime 16-3 Leading with 5 minutes left 22-1 Leading with 10 minutes left 18-2 Out rebounds opponent 11-4 Has more free throw attempts 13-1 Has less turnovers 12-2 Shoots 50% or better from field 9-2 Opponent shoots 50% or better from field 1-4 Plays at night 15-7 Plays in afternoon 8-4 Plays in the morning 0-0 Bronc Trivial Pursuit 4 In 2009-10 Rider s record when At home 7-6 On the road 8-9 At neutral sites 2-1 In overtime 0-3 Scores more than 60 points 15-11 Wins opening tap 7-2 Scores first 10-6 Leading at halftime 9-2 Leading with 5 minutes left 14-1 Leading with 10 minutes left 10-1 Out rebounds opponent 10-4 Has more free throw attempts 12-6 Has less turnovers 12-7 Shoots 50% or better from field 6-1 Opponent shoots 50% or better from field 2-6 Plays at night 10-10 Plays in afternoon 6-6 Plays in the morning 1-0
#2 ZEDRIC SADLER FR., G, 6-2, 195, DETROIT, MICH./CODY Player Pts... 7, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Rebs... 1, twice, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 Assists... 1, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 Steals... 1, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 Blocks... 1, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 FGM... 2, twice, latest at South Carolina 11/19/12 FGA... 6, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 3FGM... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 3FGA... 3, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 FTM... 2, at South Carolina 11/19/12 FTA... 2, twice, latest at South Carolina 11/19/12 Mins... 18, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 #3 JAMAL NWANIEMEKA FR., G, 6-2, 180, PHILADELPHIA, PA./CONWELL EGAN CATHOLIC Pts... 0 Rebs... 3, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 Assists... 0 Steals... 0 Blocks... 0 FGM... 0 FGA... 2, twice, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 3FGM... 0 3FGA... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 FTM... 0 FTA... 0 Mins... 5, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 #5 JONATHON THOMPSON SR., G, 6-4, 190, ORLANDO, FLA./JONES Pts... 19, vs. Fairfield 3/3/12 Rebs... 8, twice, latest vs. Canisius 1/22/12 Assists... 11, vs. Marist 1/6/12 Steals... 4, three times, latest vs. StonyBrook 11/13/12 Blocks... 3, twice, latest vs. Fairfield 3/3/12 FGM... 7, at Marist 2/25/11 FGA... 11, vs. Princeton 12/14/11 3FGM... 4, vs. Fairfield 3/3/12 3FGA... 7, vs. Fairfield 3/3/12 FTM... 6, at Loyola 2/16/11 FTA... 7, three times, latest vs. Fairfield 3/3/12 Mins... 40, vs. Fairfield 2/26/12
#10 ANTHONY MYLES JR., G, 6-5, 200, DOVER, DEL./POLY-TECH Player Pts... 21, vs. Iona 2/15/12 Rebs... 8, twice, latest vs. Marist 1/6/12 Assists... 4, three times, latest at Niagara 2/11/12 Steals... 3, three times, vs. StonyBrook 11/13/12 Blocks... 3, four times, latest vs. Iona 2/15/12 FGM... 8, vs. Iona 2/15/12 FGA... 14, twice, latest at South Carolina 11/19/12 3FGM... 4, three times, latest vs. Iona 2/15/12 3FGA... 8, at Robert Morris 11/11/11 FTM... 7, at Robert Morris 11/11/11 FTA... 8, at Robert Morris 11/11/11 Mins... 39, vs. Penn 11/17/11 #11 NURIDEEN LINDSEY JR., G, 6-3, 180, PHILADELPHIA, PA./OVERBROOK at Rider Pts... 26, twice, latest at South Carolina 11/19/12 Rebs... 4, twice, latest vs. StonyBrook 11/13/12 Assists... 5, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Steals... 3, at South Carolina 11/19/12 Blocks... 0 FGM... 10, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 FGA... 15, twice, latest at South Carolina 11/19/12 3FGM... 3, vs. StonyBrook 11/13/12 3FGA... 6, vs. StonyBrook 11/13/12 FTM... 7, at South Carolina 11/19/12 FTA... 9, at South Carolina 11/19/12 Mins... 36, vvs. StonyBrook 11/13/12 #12 MYLES MELVILLE FR., G, 6-3, 195, PLANO, TEXAS/CHESHIRE ACADEMY Pts... 0 Rebs... 0 Assists... 0 Steals... 0 Blocks... 0 FGM... 0 FGA... 0 3FGM... 0 3FGA... 0 FTM... 0 FTA... 0 Mins... 1, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12
Pts... 26, vs. Penn 11/17/11 Rebs... 15, at Loyola 2/16/11 Assists... 4, at Manhattan 12/2/10 Steals... 3, at Manhattan 12/2/10 Blocks... 5, at Siena 1/24/11 FGM... 9, twice, latest at Marist 12/4/11 FGA... 12, at Pitt 11/13/11 3FGM... 0 3FGA... 1, vs. TCU 11/17/10 FTM... 18, vs. Penn 11/17/11 FTA... 24, vs. Penn 11/17/11 Mins... 40, vs. Penn 11/17/11 Player #13 DANIEL STEWART JR., F, 6-7, 210, PHILADELPHIA, PA./NEUMANN-GORETTI #14 SHAWN VALENTINE FR., F, 6-7, 190, SICKLERVILLE, N.J./PHELPS Pts... 8, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 Rebs... 6, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Assists... 1, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Steals... 1, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Blocks... 1, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 FGM... 3, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 FGA... 4, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 3FGM... 2, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 3FGA... 3, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 FTM... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 FTA... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Mins... 19, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 #15 KHALIL ALFORD FR., G, 6-4, 200, RALEIGH, N.C./FISHBURNE MILITARY Pts... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Rebs... 1, vs. StonyBrook 11/13/12 Assists... 0 Steals... 1, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Blocks... 0 FGM... 1, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 FGA... 2, twice, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 3FGM... 0 3FGA... 1, twice, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 FTM... 0 FTA... 0 Mins... 5, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12
Player #20 EMERSON BURSIS SO., F, 6-5, 195, SCOTRUN, PA./POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST Pts... 2, twice, latest vs. St. Peter s 1/26/12 Rebs... 1, vs. St. Peter s 1/26/12 Assists... 0 Steals... 0 Blocks... 0 FGM... 1, twice, latest vs. St. Peter s 1/26/12 FGA... 1, twice, latest vs. St. Peter s 1/26/12 3FGM... 0 3FGA... 0 FTM... 0 FTA... 0 Mins... 3, twice, latest vs. St. Peter s 1/26/12 #21 DERA ND-EZUMA SR., C, 6-10, 215, NIGERIA/LIFE CENTER Pts... 14, at Marist 12/4/11 Rebs... 6, at Marist 12/4/11 Assists... 2, twice, latest vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Steals... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Blocks... 2, twice, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 FGM... 6, at Marist 12/4/11 FGA... 9, at Marist 12/4/11 3FGM... 0 3FGA... 0 FTM... 2, three times, latest at Marist 12/4/11 FTA... 4, at Canisius 2/9/12 Mins... 25, at Canisius 2/9/12 #24 DERRICK STEWART FR., F, 6-6, 205, PHILADELPHIA, PA./NEUMANN-GORETTI Pts... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Rebs... 0 Assists... 0 Steals... 0 Blocks... 0 FGM... 0 FGA... 1, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 3FGM... 0 3FGA... 0 FTM... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 FTA... 2, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Mins... 4, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12
Player #25 JUNIOR FORTUNAT SO., F/C, 6-9, 235, QUEBEC, CANADA/ROMAN CATHOLIC Pts... 10, vs. Siena 1/29/12 Rebs... 9, twice, latest vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 Assists... 1, twice, latest at Albany 2/18/12 Steals... 1, six times, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 Blocks... 3, vs. Robert Morris 11/9/12 FGM... 5, vs. Siena 1/29/12 FGA... 9, vs. Siena 1/29/12 3FGM... 0 3FGA... 0 FTM... 4, vs. Iona 2/15/12 FTA... 5, vs. Canisius 1/22/12 Mins... 30, vs. Iona 2/15/12 #32 TOMMY PEREIRA JR., G, 6-2, 190, NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND/CANARIAS Pts... 9, five times, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17-12 Rebs... 3, vs. UMBC 12/8/10 Assists... 2, vs. Lafayette 11/14/10 Steals... 2, at Northern Iowa 3/15/11 Blocks... 1, at La Salle 12/22/10 FGM... 3, four times, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 FGA... 7, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 3FGM... 3, five times, latest vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 3FGA... 7, vs. Monmouth 11/17/12 FTM... 0 FTA... 0 Mins... 20, vs. UMBC 12/8/10
Rider 1,000 Point Scorers Player years Games Points Avg. 1. Darrick Suber 1990-93 116 2,219 19.1 2. Jerry Johnson 2002-05 116 2,047 17.6 3. Jason Thompson 2005-08 122 2,040 16.7 4. Ryan Thompson 2007-10 128 1,879 14.1 5. Mario Porter 1999-02 114 1,782 15.6 6. Alberto Baptiste 1977-80 107 1,756 16.4 7. Ron Simpson 1986-88 83 1,735 20.9 8. Charles Smith 1994-96 88 1,693 19.2 9. Deon Hames 1993-96 118 1,589 13.5 10. Justin Robinson 2008-11 130 1,480 11.4 11. Novar Gadson 2009-12 127 1,475 11.6 12. Greg Burston 1996-99 113 1,472 13.0 13. Ed Titus 1985-88 113 1,390 12.3 14. Jack Cryan 1963-66 77 1,387 18.1 15. Mike Ringgold 2008-11 133 1,386 10.4 16. Jack Madden 1957-59 77 1,341 17.3 17. Leo Chester 1954-57 91 1,332 14.6 18. Derrick Lamar 1982-85 111 1,325 11.9 19. Harris Mansell 2006-09 120 1,317 11.0 20. Edwin Muniz 2003-06 115 1,309 11.3 21. Tom O Hara 1980-83 110 1,279 11.6 22. Jim Cleveland 1989-91 112 1,211 10.8 23. Bill Katz 1970-72 69 1,194 17.3 24. Russ Stroemel 1974-76 78 1,166 14.9 25. Mark Wilcox 1991-94 116 1,136 9.8 26. Terrance Mouton 2004-07 119 1,131 9.5 27. Dick Kuchen 1964-66 74 1,127 15.2 28. Fred Lee 1980-84 118 1,109 9.4 29. Chuck Simon 1974-77 101 1,096 10.8 30. Doug Endres 1962-64 76 1,056 13.6 31. Michael Crawford 1998-01 114 1,023 9.0 32. Rich Wallace 1968-70 67 1,003 14.6
RIDER CAREER REBOUND LEADERS 1. Jason Thompson 2005-08 122 1,171 9.6 2. Chuck Simon 1974-77 101 874 8.6 3. Dick Kuchen 1964-66 74 822 11.1 4. Wayne Spells 1974-78 101 804 8.0 5. Mike Ringgold 2008-11 133 789 5.9 6. Jack Madden 1957-59 77 777 10.1 7. Steve Jefferson 1970-72 78 773 9.9 8. Ryan Thompson 2007-10 128 734 5.7 9. Novar Gadson 2009-12 127 726 5.7 10. Randy Getchis 1961-63 76 719 9.5 11. Mario Porter 1999-02 114 706 6.2 12. Ron Anderson 1956-58 71 697 9.8 13. Derrick Lamar 1982-85 111 652 5.9 14. Jonathan McClark 1998-01 114 642 5.6 15. Jabaar Jones 1992-95 117 639 5.5 16. Alberto Baptiste 1977-80 107 638 5.9 17. Greg Cisson 1966-68 55 633 11.5 18. William Kinsel 1990-93 96 619 6.4 19. Jim Cleveland 1988-91 112 616 5.5 20. Charles Smith 1993-96 88 578 6.5 RIDER CAREER ASSIST LEADERS 1. Deon Hames 1993-96 118 598 5.1 2. Fred Lee 1980-84 118 567 4.8 3. Norm Hobbie 1974-77 94 495 5.3 4. Jack Cryan 1963-66 77 478 6.2 5. Jerry Johnson 2002-05 116 421 3.6 6. Justin Robinson 2008 11 130 394 3.0 7. Ryan Thompson 2007-10 128 393 3.1 8. Mark Wilcox 1991-94 116 360 3.1 9. Lee Nesmith 1985-88 106 331 3.2 10. Barry Spears 1970-72 77 316 4.1 11. Terrance Mouton 2004-07 119 316 2.7 11. Rich Weise 1979-82 97 314 3.2 13. Marcus Pryor 1990-91 57 305 5.4 14. Michael Crawford 1998-01 114 298 2.6 15. Kevin Finefrock 1996-99 108 295 2.7 16. Jonathon Thompson 2010-- 98 282 2.8 16. Darrick Suber 1990-93 116 275 2.4