Rhode Island College

2013-14 Rhode Island College Junior All-Little East Forward Chris Burton Men's Basketball 1

The 2013-14 Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Team Front Row (left to right): Tom DeCiantis, Michael Palumbo, Austin Cilley, Jazz Robinson, Stephen Edmonds, Nyheem Sanders, Anthony Williams, Eric Alleyne, John Gause, Terrance Tribble, Thiwat Thiwat. Back Row (left to right): Assistant Coach Anthony Leonelli, Victor Smith, Jacob Page, Mike Neal, Ja'Karri McCalop, Chris Burton, Brian Daniels, Labson Abwoch, Assistant Coach Mike Romano, Head Coach Bob Walsh. The 2013-14 Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Roster # Name Year Position Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School 1 Ja'Karri McCalop Freshman Center 6-7 290 Glastonbury, Conn./East Hartford 2 Eric Alleyne Junior Guard 5-10 180 Watertown, Mass./Brimmer & May 3 John Gause Freshman Guard 6-0 185 Mount Vernon, N.Y./Sacred Heart 4 Thiwat Thiwat Freshman Forward 6-4 200 Portland, Maine/Deering 5 Tom DeCiantis Senior Guard 6-5 195 North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown 10 Anthony Williams Freshman Guard 5-8 160 Waldorf, Md./North Point 11 Brian Daniels Freshman Forward 6-4 245 Elmsford, N.Y./Briarcliff Manor 13 Chris Burton Junior Forward 6-6 195 New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 20 Stephen Edmonds Freshman Guard 5-9 150 Attleboro, Mass./Marianapolis Prep 21 Nyheem Sanders Senior Guard 6-1 190 Pawtucket, R.I./St. Andrew's 22 Jazz Robinson Sophomore Guard 6-3 180 Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael Academy 23 Austin Cilley Freshman Guard 5-7 150 Westerly, R.I./Westerly 24 Michael Palumbo Senior Guard 5-10 165 Providence, R.I./Classical 35 Terrance Tribble Freshman Forward 6-3 185 White Plains, N.Y./Valhalla 41 Jacob Page Junior Forward 6-4 195 Brookline, Mass./Brookline 44 Labson Abwoch Freshman Forward 6-7 185 Westbrook, Maine/Deering 45 Mike Neal Sophomore Center 6-6 205 Pawtucket, R.I./Shea 50 Victor Smith Junior Center 6-6 215 Providence, R.I./Mt. Pleasant Head Coach: Bob Walsh Assistant Coaches: Mike Romano, Anthony Leonelli Captains: Tom DeCiantis, Jacob Page, Nyheem Sanders 2

Meet the Head Coach Head Coach Bob Walsh Bob Walsh begins his ninth season as Rhode Island College's head men s basketball coach. He has presided over one of the most successful periods in the program's storied history as RIC has made eight consecutive trips to the postseason and seven straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Walsh has led RIC to the Sweet 16 three times and the Elite Eight once. He owns a 184-54 (.773) record and has won five Little East Conference Regular Season Championships and five Tournament Championships. In 2012-2013, Walsh led the Anchormen to a 26-4 overall record and a 13-1 mark in Little East Conference play to win the league s Regular Season Championship. Rhode Island College defeated UMass Dartmouth and Southern Maine to become the first team in conference history to advance to seven straight Little East Conference Tournament Championship games. The Anchormen utilized their hallmark defensive pressure to outlast Keene State, 60-53, and capture the program's fifth LEC Conference Championship trophy. After dispatching Hobart, 62-59, in overtime in the First Round of the 2013 NCAA Div. III Men s Basketball Tournament, the Anchormen fell in overtime to Morrisville State in the Second Round, 66-61. For his efforts, Walsh received the Jim Baron Div. III Coach of the Year by the Rhode Island Basketball Media and was named the Little East Conference Coach of the Year as well. He was also named one of 15 finalists for the 2013 Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year, which is presented annually to the top Div. III men's basketball coach. In 2011-12, Walsh was honored by Rhode Island College with the Alumni Staff Award. He led the Anchormen to a 23-7 overall record and a 10-4 (second place tie) mark in the Little East Conference. The Anchormen notched their sixth consecutive 20-win campaign and earned their sixth straight NCAA Div. III Tournament appearance. After knocking off Salem State in the first round, 77-60, RIC s season came to an end with a 77-67 loss to Staten Island in the second round of the tournament. RIC played in the Little East Tournament Championship Game for the sixth straight campaign. In 2010-11, RIC posted a 21-8 overall record and an 11-3 (first place tie) mark in the Little East Conference. The Anchormen reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Div. III Tournament for the third time in five years, with the season coming to an end in a 78-74 loss to Amherst in the sectional round on March 11. Rhode Island College shared the 2011 Little East Conference Regular Season Championship with Western Connecticut, marking the program s fifth regular season championship in the past seven years (2010, 09, 07, 05). After a first-round bye, Rhode Island College defeated Keene State (102-92 2OT) on Feb. 25 and then defeated Eastern Connecticut (62-49) on Feb. 26 to win the Little East Tournament title for the fourth time in the last five years (2010, 08, 07). In 2009-10, Rhode Island College posted a 12-2 record in the Little East Conference, capturing the program s fourth regular season championship. After a first-round bye, Rhode Island College defeated UMass Dartmouth (74-72) on Feb. 26 and then defeated Western Connecticut (81-80) on Feb. 27 to win the Little East Tournament title. The Anchormen picked up two wins in the NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16. In 2008-09, RIC went 23-6 and posted a 13-1 mark in the Little East Conference, establishing a new program record for league wins in a season en route to the Anchormen's third Regular Season Championship in the past five seasons. Rhode Island College, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight campaign, was selected as a four-team host site for the second time in three years. In 2007-08, the Anchormen posted a 23-7 overall record and an 11-3 (second place) mark in the Little East Conference. Rhode Island College won the LEC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season where it won its first round game. In 2006-07, Walsh led Rhode Island College to a 27-4 overall record, establishing the best season in school history for wins. The Anchormen went 12-2 (first place) in the Little East Conference, capturing the program's first-ever LEC Regular Season Championship. The Anchormen hosted the Little East Tournament for the first time in program history, going undefeated with a 3-0 mark to win the tourney title and advance to the NCAA Tournament. RIC advanced to the Sweet 16 and then to the Elite 8 where the Anchormen lost to the eventual National Champion (Amherst). It was the program's first appearance in the NCAAs in 28 years. Walsh led the Anchormen to a 19-10 overall record and a 9-5 (third place) finish in the Little East Conference during his first season at the helm in 2005-06. He led RIC back to the Championship Game of the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Men's Basketball Championship for the second consecutive season where the Anchormen hosted the title contest for the first time in school history. Walsh, 40, spent seven seasons as an assistant coach with the Providence College basketball program prior to coming to RIC. The hard-working assistant joined Head Coach Tim Welsh's staff in 1998 after spending the 1997-98 campaign as an assistant coach at the University of San Diego. At San Diego, Walsh's duties included developing an individual workout system, working with the team's guards and post players, scouting upcoming opponents and coordinating the school's off-season improvement program. Walsh got his start in college coaching when he served as an administrative assistant on Welsh's staff at Iona from 1994-1996 while working on his Master's Degree in Mass Communications and Public Relations. In two seasons at Iona, the New York native organized office recruiting, coordinated scouting, handled the team's travel and directed the Gaels' study hall and academic improvement programs. Prior to joining the staff at Iona, Walsh served as a student assistant coach at his alma mater, Hamilton College. A 1994 graduate, Walsh has a bachelor of arts degree in sociology. 3

Meet the Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach Mike Romano Mike Romano enters his second season as an assistant men s basketball coach at Rhode Island College. He assists Head Coach Bob Walsh with all facets of the RIC men s basketball program including recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching. Mike has great basketball experience and refuses to let anyone outwork him, Walsh said. He helps our program in all phases and we are very lucky to have him." Romano came to Rhode Island College after spending two years at Marist College as a Graduate Manager for the men s basketball program. From 2010-2012, he aided the coaching staff and the Director of Basketball Operations with basketball and administrative duties, while also assisting in on-campus recruiting. Prior to his time with the Red Foxes, Romano worked as an assistant men s basketball coach at his alma mater, Western Connecticut State University. During the 2009-2010 season, Romano aided in day-to-day basketball operations, organized and handled the team s film exchange program, and actively recruited potential student-athletes. Furthermore, Romano has spent parts of the past four off seasons working with the Hoop Group, where he was a member of the Hoop Group Elite Office Staff in addition to staffing the Hoop Group's Jam Fest AAU tournaments. After spending three seasons as the Assistant Boys Basketball Coach at Webutuck High School from 2004-2007, Romano made his collegiate coaching debut in 2008 at Dutchess Community College, where he was a volunteer assistant men s basketball coach for the 2008-2009 season. Romano has also worked as the Director of Basketball Operations for Elite Basketball of the Hudson Valley and has been a staff member for a wide variety of basketball camps and tournaments, including the GymRat Challenge AAU Basketball Tournament, the Reebok Headliner NY/NJ and Philadelphia Tryout Camps and the Villanova Boys Basketball Camps. Romano earned a bachelor s degree in history from Western Connecticut State University and is working on his M.Ed. at Marist College. 2006-07 Five-Time Little East Conference Tournament Champions 2007-08 2010-11 2009-10 2012-13 4

Meet the Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach Anthony Leonelli Anthony Leonelli begins his second season as an assistant men s basketball coach. He assists Head Coach Bob Walsh with all facets of the RIC men s basketball program including recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching. Anthony has a great impact on our program, said Walsh. He has extensive experience recruiting in New England and everyone on the recruiting trails knows who he is. He s a relentless hustler with a great mind for the game, and he ll help our players a great deal. We are happy to have him on board. Leonelli joined the Rhode Island College staff after spending the 2011-12 season as the assistant men s basketball coach at WPI. During his time with the Engineers, Leonelli was instrumental in the program s recruiting efforts as well as skill development among the team s post players. Furthermore, Leonelli was an assistant director for WPI basketball camp during back-to-back summers. Prior to his time with WPI, Leonelli spent six seasons as the assistant men s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Aside from leading Wentworth s recruiting efforts, Leonelli was responsible for practice planning, designing off-season workouts, monitoring academic progress, game preparation, film exchange, travel plans and also skill development, particularly with the wings and guards. Leonelli has also spent time as a student assistant at the University of Akron, where he assisted the Division I program in off-season student workouts, monitoring academic progress, filming and administrative tasks. Prior to that, Leonelli was an assistant basketball coach at Millbury High School, where he was responsible for player development, the scouting of opponents and in-game coaching. Aside from his coaching duties, Leonelli is the founder and owner of 508 Athletics, which provides recreational athletic opportunities to adult Central Massachusetts athletes as well as elite instruction and consulting to Central Massachusetts scholastic athletes. He is responsible for the day-to-day operation of over 10 sports leagues as well as instructional programs. After playing collegiate baseball at Division II Franklin Pierce College, Leonelli went on to graduate with a bachelor s degree from UMass Boston in 2008. He currently resides in Roslindale, Mass. Five Little East Conference Regular Season Championships in the Walsh Era 2006-07 2010-11 2008-09 2009-10 5 2012-13

6 Senior Guard Michael Palumbo

2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Result/Time Oct. 11 at Vanier (exhibition) + Win, 73-63 Oct. 12 at Jean De Brebeuf (exhibition) + Loss, 71-80 Oct. 13 at Alma Academy (exhibition) + Win, 76-58 Nov. 2 at Providence (exhibition) Loss, 65-97 Nov. 15 vs. Skidmore ^ 8 p.m. Nov. 16 Consolation/Championship ^ 2/4 p.m. Nov. 21 LASELL 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Brandeis 3 p.m. Nov. 26 at Bridgewater State 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at MIT 1 p.m. Dec. 5 ELMS 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at Eastern Connecticut * 3 p.m. Dec. 10 SALVE REGINA 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 UMASS BOSTON * 3 p.m. Jan. 5 JOHNSON & WALES 2 p.m. Jan. 9 TUFTS 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Keene State * 3 p.m. Jan. 14 SOUTHERN MAINE * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Plymouth State * 3 p.m. Jan. 21 at Western Connecticut * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 EASTERN CONNECTICUT * 3 p.m. Jan. 28 UMASS DARTMOUTH * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Amherst 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at UMass Boston * 3 p.m. Feb. 8 KEENE STATE * 3 p.m. Feb. 11 WESTERN CONNECTICUT * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Southern Maine * 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at UMass Dartmouth * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 PLYMOUTH STATE * 3 p.m. Feb. 25 LEC Quarterfinals TBA Feb. 28 LEC Semifinals TBA Mar. 1 LEC Finals TBA + Preseason game played in Montreal, Quebec ^ Babson Invitational game Home games in BOLD * Little East Conference game 7

Final 2012-13 Men's Basketball Statistics 2012-13 Little East Conference Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2013 NCAA Tournament Overall record: 26-4 Conf: 13-1 Home: 14-3 Away: 12-1 Neutral: 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 21 Nyheem Sanders 25-13 550 22.0 93-238.391 23-86.267 77-96.802 14 46 60 2.4 55 0 46 58 3 45 286 11.4 03 Tahrike Carter 30-30 962 32.1 115-285. 404 20-83. 241 71-110. 645 50 149 199 6.6 54 1 111 94 10 51 321 10.7 35 Chris Burton 30-21 799 26.6 115-242.475 3-11.273 81-130.623 58 138 196 6.5 68 1 32 54 42 77 314 10.5 12 Tom DeCiantis 30-17 684 22.8 84-221. 380 49-128. 383 42-66. 636 28 71 99 3.3 72 1 35 57 4 23 259 8.6 33 Steven Roberts 24-0 421 17.5 71-155.458 0-1.000 44-61.721 45 62 107 4.5 50 1 15 34 22 9 186 7.8 24 Michael Palumbo 30-0 447 14.9 45-149. 302 28-90. 311 24-35. 686 9 19 28 0.9 29 1 21 18 1 16 142 4.7 15 Ethan Gaye 20-17 378 18.9 31-77.403 2-17.118 25-37.676 24 36 60 3.0 35 0 23 26 0 23 89 4.5 02 Alex Cruz 29-14 443 15.3 48-108. 444 5-14. 357 25-60. 417 30 38 68 2.3 35 0 21 21 3 26 126 4.3 23 Mike Neal 25-23 423 16.9 37-77.481 0-1.000 14-29.483 34 45 79 3.2 48 0 10 39 6 10 88 3.5 41 Jacob Page 30-15 356 11.9 20-68. 294 5-27. 185 10-18. 556 35 38 73 2.4 28 0 10 30 1 13 55 1.8 44 Ryan Lawton 11-0 98 8.9 7-16.438 1-5.200 4-7.571 10 10 20 1.8 11 0 4 5 4 4 19 1.7 05 Randy Casey 29-0 328 11.3 18-40. 450 1-4. 250 8-16. 500 9 26 35 1.2 27 0 19 22 2 9 45 1.6 11 Fernando Torres 5-0 10 2.0 3-5.600 0-1.000 0-0.000 0 1 1 0.2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1.2 04 Kadeem Francis 16-0 85 5.3 6-22. 273 1-7. 143 0-0. 000 3 9 12 0.8 9 0 6 10 0 4 13 0.8 01 Trevor Morgera 10-0 21 2.1 2-11.182 0-7.000 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 0.6 5 0 0 1 1 0 6 0.6 22 Jazz Robinson 12-0 45 3.8 2-9. 222 2-6. 333 0-1. 000 2 8 10 0.8 5 0 4 5 1 2 6 0.5 Team 66 66 132 3 Total... 30 6050 697-1723. 405 140-488. 287 427-668. 639 419 766 1185 39.5 533 5 358 477 100 312 1961 65.4 Opponents... 30 6050 598-1582.378 132-476.277 355-557.637 330 744 1074 35.8 543-320 585 120 249 1683 56.1 TEAM STATISTICS RICMBB OPP SCORING 1961 1683 Points per game 65.4 56.1 Scoring margin +9.3 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 697-1723 598-1582 Field goal pct. 405. 378 3 POINT FG-ATT 140-488 132-476 3-point FG pct. 287. 277 3-pt FG made per game 4.7 4.4 FREE THROWS-ATT 427-668 355-557 Free throw pct. 639. 637 F-Throws made per game 14.2 11.8 REBOUNDS 1185 1074 Rebounds per game 39.5 35.8 Rebounding margin +3.7 - ASSISTS 358 320 Assists per game 11.9 10.7 TURNOVERS 477 585 Turnovers per game 15.9 19.5 Turnover margin +3.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.5 STEALS 312 249 Steals per game 10.4 8.3 BLOCKS 100 120 Blocks per game 3.3 4.0 ATTENDANCE 11240 5342 Home games-avg/game 17-661 13-411 Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Rhode Island College 923 1016 22 1961 Opponents 755 904 24 1683 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/15/12 at Lasell W 72-63 200 11/17/12 BRANDEIS W 48-46 425 11/20/12 BRIDGEWATER STATE W 56-53 525 11/25/12 at Bates W 45-43 75 11/29/12 MIT W 68-44 703 * 12/01/12 PLYMOUTH STATE W 68-54 225 12/04/12 at Salve Regina W 66-42 276 12/06/12 at WPI L 68-79 600 * 12/08/12 EASTERN CONNECTICUT L 68-76 752 12/19/12 at JWU W 65-52 277 01/03/13 WHEATON W 86-42 336 * 01/05/13 UMASS BOSTON W 63-49 315 * 01/08/13 at Southern Maine W 71-66 259 * 01/12/13 KEENE STATE W 58-55 500 * 01/15/13 at UMass Dartmouth W 70-64 250 * 01/19/13 at Plymouth State W 57-54 150 * 01/22/13 WESTERN CONNECTICUT W 56-51 375 * 01/26/13 at Eastern Connecticut W 60-50 800 01/29/13 AMHERST L 65-74 750 01/31/13 at Clark University W 74-63 353 * 02/02/13 at UMass Boston W 81-50 102 * 02/05/13 UMASS DARTMOUTH W 71-60 274 * 02/10/13 SOUTHERN MAINE W 64-46 250 * 02/13/13 at Western Connecticut W 69-60 500 * 02/16/13 at Keene State W 86-64 1500 02/19/13 UMASS DARTMOUTH W 62-58 853 02/22/13 SOUTHERN MAINE W 61-47 953 02/23/13 KEENE STATE W 60-53 1600 03/02/13 HOBART COLLEGE Wot 62-59 1751 03/09/13 MORRISVILLE STATELot 61-66 653 * - Conference game 8

9 Senior Guard Nyheem Sanders

Meet the Team #44 Labson Abwoch Forward, 6-7, 185, Freshman Westbrook, Maine/Deering High School: Lettered in basketball while at Deering High School...2013 graduate. Personal: Born January 21, 1995... undecided about a major. #2 Eric Alleyne Guard, 5-10, 180, Junior Watertown, Mass./Brimmer & May School Sophomore Year (2012-13): Played in 33 games, starting 30 of them, for MassBay Community College...averaged 7.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Freshman Year (2010-11): Played in 14 games, starting four of them, while at Palm Beach Atlantic University...averaged 3.4 points per game while adding in 1.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in addition to 0.7 steals per contest...registered double-figures in scoring during three games including a season-high of 13 points in his first collegiate start at Saint Leo on Dec. 17. High School: Lettered in basketball while at Brimmer & May School...2010 graduate...named his team MVP in 2009-10...honored as the Team's Most Improved Player in 2008-09 and 2007-08...selected to the St. Sebastian's All-Tournament Team...chosen as a McDonald's All-American Nominee. Personal: Born January 27, 1991...marketing major. Eric Alleyne's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2010-11 14/04 16-38 6-16 10-13 14 1.0 22 18 0 10 48 3.4 2012-13 33/30 68-177 38-98 83-116 64 1.9 153 61 49 1 257 7.8 2 Years 47/34 84-215 44-114 93-129 78 1.7 175 79 49 11 305 6.5 #13 Chris Burton Forward, 6-6, 195, Junior New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle Sophomore Year (2012-13): Named Second Team All-Little East and to the league s All-Defensive Team...played in 30 games, starting 21 of them...averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, a team-high 2.6 steals, a team-high 1.4 blocks and 1.1 assists per game on the year...led the LEC in steals, ranked fourth in blocked shots, seventh in rebounding and ninth in field goal percentage (.475)...reached double digits in scoring 19 times and recorded four double-doubles...tallied a career-high 20 points against Clark University on Jan. 31...corralled a career-high 14 rebounds on Feb. 10 against Southern Maine...swiped a career-high eight steals against Keene State on Feb. 23...dished out a career-high five assists against Western Connecticut on Feb. 13...blocked a season-high four shots on three occasions. Freshman Year (2011-12): Played in 28 games, starting one of them... averaged 2.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals per game... registered 20 blocked shots on the year...recorded season-highs of 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists on Jan. 7 against UMass Boston...blocked a season-high four shots on Jan. 28 against Eastern Connecticut...came up with a season-high three steals in a win over Brandeis on Nov. 27. High School: Lettered in basketball while at New Rochelle High School...2011 graduate. Personal: Born June 24, 1993...communications major. Chris Burton's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2011-12 28/01 32-81 0-4 12-24 76 2.7 17 16 20 13 76 2.7 2012-13 30/21 115-242 3-11 81-130 196 6.5 32 54 42 77 314 10.5 2 Years 58/22 147-323 3-15 93-154 272 4.7 49 70 62 90 390 6.7 10

Meet the Team #23 Austin Cilley Guard, 5-7, 150, Freshman Westerly, R.I./Westerly High School: Two-time All-State and three-time All-Division selection while at Westerly High School...2013 graduate... Westerly's all-time leading scorer...holds the program record for the most threepointers made in a game, season and career. #11 Brian Daniels Forward, 6-4, 245, Freshman Elmsford, N.Y./Briarcliff Manor High School: Earned All-State honors while at Briarcliff Manor High School...2013 graduate. Personal: Born November 18, 1994... undecided about a major. Personal: Born January 19, 1995... business management major. #5 Tom DeCiantis Guard/Forward, 6-5, 195, Senior North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown Junior Year (2012-13): Played in 30 games, starting 17 of them...averaged 8.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 0.8 steals per game...knocked down a teamhigh 49 three-pointers and ranked ninth in the Little East Conference in both three-point shooting percentage (.383) and three-pointers per game (1.6)...posted 12 double-digit scoring efforts and tallied a season-high 19 points on two occasions...also hauled in a season-high seven rebounds on three occasions, swiped a season-high three steals on three occasions and dished out a season-high four assists on two occasions. four points against Southern Maine on Feb. 12 and three rebounds against Emmanuel on Jan. 20. High School: Earned All-State and All-League honors while at North Kingstown High School...2010 graduate. Personal: Born May 7, 1992...history major. Tom DeCiantis' Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2010-11 12/00 6-15 2-6 1-3 10 0.8 6 7 0 4 15 1.3 2011-12 30/30 69-178 40-113 29-45 90 3.0 43 53 6 24 207 6.9 2012-13 30/17 84-221 49-128 42-66 99 3.3 35 57 4 23 259 8.6 3 Years 72/47 159-414 91-247 72-114 199 2.8 84 117 10 51 481 6.7 Sophomore Year (2011-12): Played in 30 games, starting all of them... averaged 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game, while draining a team-high 40 three-pointers on the season...recorded double-digit scoring efforts on nine different occasions, including a season-high 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting in RIC s, 77-60, win over Salem State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...hauled in a season-high six rebounds against Plymouth State on Dec. 3...registered three steals against Bridgewater State on Nov. 22...handed out three assists on six occasions. Freshman Year (2010-11): Played in 12 games..averaged 1.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.3 steals per game...posted season highs of 11

12 Senior Guard/Forward Tom DeCiantis

Meet the Team #20 Stephen Edmonds Guard, 5-9, 150, Freshman Attleboro, Mass./Marianapolis Prep High School: Lettered in basketball while at Marianapolis Prep...2013 graduate. Personal: Born November 11, 1993... undecided about a major. #3 John Gause Guard, 6-0, 185, Freshman Mount Vernon, N.Y./Sacred Heart High School: Westchester County Honorable Mention selection while at Sacred Heart High School...2013 graduate. Personal: Born April 20, 1995...criminal justice major. #1 Ja'Karri McCalop Center, 6-7, 290, Freshman Glastonbury, Conn./East Hartford High School: Earned All-State and All-Conference honors while at East Hartford High School...McDonald's All- American nominee...totaled over 1,000 career points and rebounds...named Conference Player of the Year. Personal: Born October 25, 1992... social work major. #45 Mike Neal Center, 6-6, 205, Sophomore Pawtucket, R.I./Shea Freshman Year (2012-13): Named to the Little East Conference All-Rookie Team...played in 25 games, starting 23 of them...averaged 3.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game...posted a season-high 12 points in his collegiate debut against Lasell in Nov. 15 and gathered a seasonhigh nine rebounds against Keene State on Jan. 12. School...2012 graduate. High School: Earned All-League and All-Division honors while at Shea High Personal: Born January 20, 1994...communications major. Mike Neal's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 25/23 37-77 0-1 14-29 79 3.2 10 39 6 10 88 3.5 1 Year 25/23 37-77 0-1 14-29 79 3.2 10 39 6 10 88 3.5 13

Meet the Team #41 Jacob Page Forward, 6-4, 195, Junior Brookline, Mass./Brookline Sophomore Year (2012-13): Played in 30 games, starting 15 of them...averaged 1.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.4 steals per game...tallied season-highs of 11 points and eight rebounds against Lasell on Nov. 15...recorded a season-high three steals against Keene State on Feb. 16 and a season-high two assists against UMass Boston on Feb. 2. Freshman Year (2011-12): Played in 30 games, starting one of them...averaged 1.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists on the season...dropped a season-high eight points against Johnson and Wales on Nov. 29...corralled a season-high five rebounds on Dec. 3 against Plymouth State...swiped a pair of steals against Lasell on Nov. 19. High School: Earned All-Conference All-Star honors as a senior at Brookline High School...2010 graduate. Personal: Born June 10, 1992...sociology major. Jacob Page's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2011-12 30/01 12-42 6-19 17-21 37 1.2 14 18 1 9 47 1.6 2012-13 30/15 20-68 5-27 10-18 73 2.4 10 30 1 13 55 1.8 2 Years 60/16 32-110 11-46 27-39 110 1.8 24 48 2 22 102 1.7 #22 Jazz Robinson Guard, 6-3, 180, Sophomore Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael Academy Freshman Year (2012-13): Played in 12 games...averaged 0.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game... recorded a season-high three points on two occasions...registered season-highs of five rebounds and three assists against UMass Boston on Feb. 2. #24 Michael Palumbo Guard, 5-10, 165, Senior Providence, R.I./Classical Junior Year (2012-13): Played in 30 games...averaged 4.7 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.5 steals per game for the season...posted five doubledigit scoring efforts on the year and finished with a season-high 13 points against Eastern Connecticut on Jan. 26...also recorded a season-high four rebounds on two occasions, a season-high four assists against Bridgewater State on Nov. 20, and a season-high three steals against Bates on Nov. 25. Sophomore Year (2011-12): Played in 27 games, starting one of them...averaged 5.1 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, while sinking 30 three-pointers on the year...posted six double-digit scoring efforts, including a season-high 15-point outing on Feb. 9 against Bates in which he went 5-for-8 from downtown...also recorded a season-high four rebounds in that same game. Freshman Year (2010-11): Played in 14 games...averaged 1.4 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.4 steals per game...scored his season-high of five points in the NCAA Second Round victory over Penn State-Behrend on March 4 and also grabbed three rebounds in a win over Southern Maine on Feb. 12. High School: Earned All-State and All-Division honors while at Classical High School...2010 graduate...received the Al Morro Award...Rhode Island playoffs and finals MVP. Personal: Born January 25, 1992...communications major. Mike Palumbo's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2010-11 14/00 7-28 4-18 2-2 10 0.7 4 8 0 5 20 1.4 2011-12 27/01 45-98 30-67 18-27 27 1.0 21 26 1 9 138 5.1 2012-13 30/00 45-149 28-90 24-35 28 0.9 21 18 1 16 142 4.7 3 Years 71/01 97-275 62-175 44-64 65 0.9 46 52 2 30 300 4.2 High School: Lettered in basketball while at St. Raphael Academy...2011 graduate...member of the 11 R.I. State Championship Team. Personal: Born March 23, 1993...marketing major. Jazz Robinson's Career Statistics Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 12/00 2-9 2-6 0-1 10 0.8 4 5 1 2 6 0.5 1 Year 12/00 2-9 2-9 0-1 10 0.8 4 5 1 2 6 0.5 14

Meet the Team #21 Nyheem Sanders Guard, 6-1, 190, Senior Pawtucket, R.I./St. Andrew's School Junior Year (2012-13): Played in 25 games, starting 13 of them...averaged a team-high 11.4 points per game to go along with 2.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game...ranked second in the LEC in steals per game and ranked fifth in free throw shooting (.802)...scored in double figures 16 times on the season... registered season-highs of 20 points and six rebounds against Johnson & Wales on Dec. 19...also dished out a season-high five assists against Hobart on March 2 and notched a season-high six steals against WPI on Dec. 6. #50 Victor Smith Center, 6-6, 215, Junior Providence, R.I./Mt. Pleasant Sophomore Year (2012-13): Played at Bristol Community College. Freshman Year (2011-12): Played in 24 games while at Bristol Community College...averaged 9.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. High School: Lettered in basketball while at Mt. Pleasant High School...2007 graduate. Personal: Born December 2, 1989...psychology major. Sophomore Year (2010-11): Played in seven games while at Southern Connecticut...averaged 4.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Freshman Year (2009-10): Played in 30 games, starting 23 of them, for Post University...averaged 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game...named the CACC Rookie of the Week once on the season. High School: Earned All-State honors while at St. Andrew's School...2009 graduate...selected to play in the N.E. High School All-Star Game in 09. Personal: Born December 29, 1990...communications/public relations major. Nyheem Sanders' Career Statistics (at Post + and S. Conn. St. *) Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2009-10 + 30/23 113-284 44-135 65-96 120 4.0 96 67 4 53 335 11.2 2010-11 * 07/00 8-34 3-13 10-15 23 3.3 14 9 0 5 29 4.1 2012-13 25/13 93-238 23-86 77-96 60 2.4 46 58 3 45 286 11.4 3 Years 62/36 214-556 70-234 152-207 203 3.3 156 134 7 103 650 10.4 #4 Thiwat Thiwat Forward, 6-4, 200, Freshman Portland, Maine/Deering High School: Was an Honorable Mention All-Star, a Maine McDonald's All-Star and received the Randall Award while at Deering High School...2013 graduate. Personal: Born October 4, 1994... undecided about a major. 15

Meet the Team #35 Terrance Tribble Forward, 6-3, 185, Freshman White Plains, N.Y./Valhalla High School: Earned All-State, All-Conference, All-League and All- Section honors while at Valhalla High School...2013 graduate. Personal: Born June 28, 1995...criminal justice major. #10 Anthony Williams Guard, 5-8, 160, Freshman Waldorf, Md./North Point High School: Lettered in basketball while at North Point High School...2013 graduate. Personal: Born May 2, 1995...sociology major. Rhode Island College Men's Basketball All-Americans Alex Butler 1996 & 1997 Troy Smith 1990 Rick Wilson 1970 & 1971 16 Tahrike Carter 2013

All-Time Rhode Island College Men s Basketball Records 1,000 Point Club Name Total Points Final Year Ricky Wilson 2,653 1972 Alex Butler 2,398 1997 Richard Rouleau 2,183 1968 Mike Van Leesten 1,901 1965 Mike Chapman 1,723 1984 Troy Smith 1,719 1990 Ray Huelbig 1,472 1971 Mike Creedon 1,468 1970 Mason Choice 1,382 2012 Jesse Ferrell 1,312 1989 Kenny Bliss 1,311 1998 Kinsey Durgin 1,290 2007 Ron Felber 1,247 1961 Claude Gladu 1,240 1962 William McCaughey 1,229 1965 Kamari Williams 1,223 2007 Chris O Toole 1,210 1991 Tirrell Hill 1,197 2009 Carlo DeTommaso 1,178 1977 Roland Blais 1,172 1955 Larry Gibson 1,131 1975 Charlie Wilkes 1,094 1964 Chris Ward 1,093 1981 Mike Akinrola 1,084 2012 Elbert Hines 1,064 1975 Cesar Palomeque 1,054 1977 Eric Britto 1,047 1984 Antone Gray 1,041 2011 Frank Mitchell 1,030 1959 Eric Fuller 1,027 1979 Karl Augenstein 1,001 1972 17

All-Time Rhode Island College Men s Basketball Records MOST GAMES PLAYED IN A CAREER NAME GAMES YEARS Tahrike Carter 118 2009-13 Mason Choice 116 2009-12 Cameron Stewart 115 2005-09 Kinsey Durgin 115 2003-07 Tirrell Hill 114 2005-09 Kaseem Johnson 112 2005-09 John Weir 111 2003-07 Kamari Williams 110 2003-07 Darius Debnam 107 2007-11 Kevin Payette 107 2001-06 Troy Smith 107 1986-90 Career and Seasonal Records CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS NAME REBOUNDS YEARS Mike Van Leesten 1,494 1961-65 Troy Smith 1,184 1986-90 Bill McCaughey 1,129 1962-65 Carlo DeTommaso 942 1973-76 Donald Suggs 880 1970-74 Jack Wheeler 857 1961-65 Mike Chapman 832 1980-84 Karl Augenstein 801 1970-72 Kaseem Johnson 752 2005-09 Ricky Wilson 703 1968-72 Rett Mancinelli 688 1984-88 HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE NAME FGM FGA PCT YEARS Karl Augenstein 465 755.615 1970-72 Jesse Ferrell 548 919.596 1986-89 Troy Smith 670 1,124.596 1986-90 Dana Smith 359 603.595 1984-86 Les Jordon 248 419.591 1967-71 Mike Akinrola 432 753.574 2009-12 Mike Chapman 686 1,200.571 1980-84 Leon Harris 245 432.567 1982-84 Carlo DeTommaso 490 867.565 1973-76 Richard Ethier 378 681.555 1981-85 Ricky Wilson 995 1,819.547 1968-72 HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON NAME FGM FGA PCT SEASON Les Jordon 139 207.671 1970-71 Karl Augenstein 173 262.660 1970-71 Karl Augenstein 188 286.657 1971-72 Troy Smith 207 320.646 1989-90 Mason Choice 92 147.626 2008-09 Troy Smith 247 394.626 1988-89 Jesse Ferrell 188 302.622 1987-88 Dana Smith 137 222.617 1984-85 Mike Chapman 182 295.616 1980-81 Carlo DeTommaso 129 210.614 1973-74 Mike Chapman 191 312.612 1982-83 HIGHEST CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE NAME FTM FTA PCT YEARS Ken Payette 146 175.834 1998-01 Brian Stanko 139 167.832 2002-07 Cesar Palomeque 228 280.814 1973-76 Eric Fuller 211 261.808 1977-79 Dan Comella 84 104.807 1986-90 Kamari Williams 268 335.800 2003-07 Chris Ward 183 229.799 1977-81 Will Robinson 148 186.796 1998-99 Jake Grimes 101 127.795 2009-10 Alex Butler 469 593.790 1993-97 Andre Daley 180 233.773 2002-05 MOST REBOUNDS IN A SEASON NAME REBOUNDS SEASON Bill McCaughey 554 1964-65 Mike Van Leesten 432 1961-62 Mike Van Leesten 392 1964-65 Bill McCaughey 382 1963-64 Troy Smith 378 1988-89 Troy Smith 371 1989-90 Carlo DeTommaso 365 1975-76 Carlo DeTommaso 359 1974-75 Art Sultzer 348 1968-69 Troy Smith 347 1987-88 CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS NAME ASSISTS YEARS Chris Ward 652 1977-81 Dwight Williams 438 1981-85 Antone Gray 420 2007-11 Michael Kolesnik 376 1989-93 Sean Siembab 374 1993-97 Tom Campbell 358 1985-89 Sal Maione 344 1974-77 Kenny Bliss 336 1994-98 Greg Lucas 314 1985-87 Tahrike Carter 313 2009-13 MOST ASSISTS IN A SEASON NAME ASSISTS SEASON Tom Campbell 239 1988-89 Chris Ward 188 1978-79 Chris Ward 180 1979-80 Greg Lucas 179 1986-87 Chris Ward 161 1977-78 Dwight Williams 142 1982-83 Dwight Williams 139 1983-84 Sal Maione 136 1975-76 Greg Lucas 135 1985-86 Reggie Pitts 135 1993-94 HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON NAME FTM FTA PCT SEASON Eric Fuller 94 103.912 1977-78 Ken Payette 85 96.885 2000-01 Kamari Williams 106 122.869 2004-05 Dana Smith 59 70.842 1984-85 Chris Ward 79 94.840 1978-79 Cesar Palomeque 89 106.839 1974-75 James Gallogly 41 49.836 1974-75 Alex Butler 126 151.834 1995-96 Dwight Williams 70 86.813 1983-84 Cameron Stewart 52 64.813 2007-08 Chris Ward 34 42.809 1981-82 18

All-Time Rhode Island College Men s Basketball Records Game Records MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME NAME FGA OPPONENT DATE Alex Butler 38 Plymouth St. 02/12/95 Chris Brown 33 UMass Boston 02/13/94 Ricky Wilson 32 North Adams 12/20/69 Alex Butler 30 UMass Boston 02/13/94 Alex Butler 29 Nyack College 01/05/96 Alex Butler 28 Southeastern U. 01/07/97 Dick Rouleau 28 Boston St. 02/27/67 Alex Butler 27 Barry U. 01/03/97 Alex Butler 27 Roger Williams 11/30/95 Eric Fuller 27 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79 MOST 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME NAME 3PTFGM OPPONENT DATE Todd Keefe 8 Fitchburg St. 12/07/89 Carlos Brown 7 Springfield 11/17/07 Brian Stanko 7 Keene State 03/03/06 Brian Stanko 7 Coast Guard 03/01/06 Kamran Alemdar 7 Western Connecticut 02/11/03 Ken Sperry 7 Stevens Institute 11/22/86 Ken Sperry 7 Bryant College 12/01/87 many tied with 6 MOST 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME NAME 3PTFGA OPPONENT DATE Ken Sperry 13 Southern Maine 12/05/87 Michael Kolesnik 13 Westfield State 01/21/93 Alex Butler 13 UMass Boston 02/13/94 Tom DeCiantis 12 Hobart 03/02/13 Brian Stanko 12 Coast Guard 03/01/06 Kamran Alemdar 12 Western Connecticut 02/24/04 Kamran Alemdar 12 Bridgewater St. 01/08/04 Ken Payette 12 Webber College 01/02/01 Michael Kolesnik 12 Wheaton College 02/04/93 Alex Butler 12 Nyack College 01/05/96 MOST FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAME NAME FTM OPPONENT DATE Ken Jernigan 19 Keene St. 12/05/98 Alex Butler 18 Eastern Connecticut 02/04/97 Tirrell Hill 16 Keene St. 12/08/07 Frank Mitchell 16 Boston Teacher s 02/03/58 Ricky Wilson 16 Quinnipiac 12/04/69 Dwight Williams 16 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/05/83 Dick Rouleau 15 Quinnipiac 02/15/67 Ron Clement 14 Westfield State 01/17/65 Antone Gray 13 Eastern Connecticut 12/05/09 Ken Jernigan 13 Eastern Connecticut 01/13/01 Sal Maione 13 Roger Williams 1976-77 Eric Fuller 13 Roger Williams 11/28/78 MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME NAME FTA OPPONENT DATE Ricky Wilson 23 Boston St. 02/28/72 Ricky Wilson 23 Eastern Connecticut 12/08/69 Alex Butler 21 Eastern Connecticut 02/04/97 Tirrell Hill 20 Keene St. 12/08/07 Ken Jernigan 20 Keene St. 12/05/98 Michael Chapman 20 Babson College 02/11/82 Dwight Williams 20 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/05/83 Will Robinson 17 Southern Maine 01/12/99 Troy Smith 17 Lowell 12/29/88 MOST POINTS IN A GAME NAME REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE Ricky Wilson 54 North Adams 12/20/69 Alex Butler 52 Plymouth State 02/12/95 Richard Rouleau 47 Worcester State 02/13/68 Richard Rouleau 51 Boston State 02/27/67 Eric Fuller 41 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79 Jesse Ferrell 39 LaVerne 01/09/88 Bill McCaughey 38 Salem State 03/03/65 MOST REBOUNDS IN A GAME NAME REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE Karl Augenstein 33 Rutgers 02/21/70 Bill McCaughey 31 Worcester St. 12/15/64 Bill McCaughey 28 Fitchburg St. 01/08/63 Carlo DeTommaso 27 Keene St. 02/11/75 Ron Clement 26 Danbury St. 02/05/66 Bill McCaughey 25 Danbury St. 02/08/64 Jim Sala 25 Worcester St. 12/05/67 Carlo DeTommaso 25 Boston St. 12/06/75 Troy Smith 24 Suffolk 02/18/88 Chris Brown 24 UMass Boston 02/13/94 MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME NAME ASSISTS OPPONENT DATE Tim Mercer 18 U. of Maine 01/23/76 Tom Campbell 15 Salve Regina 01/18/89 Kamari Williams 14 Ursinus 11/20/04 Sal Maione 14 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/06/75 Tom Campbell 14 Framingham St. 12/07/88 Chris Ward 13 Keene St. 12/08/77 Greg Carlovich 13 Bryant College 01/30/79 Greg Lucas 13 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/01/86 Tom Campbell 13 Amherst College 02/08/89 Reggie Pitts 13 Southern Maine 01/29/94 MOST BLOCKS IN A GAME NAME BLOCKS OPPONENT DATE Carlo DeTommaso 16 Plattsburg St. 03/16/76 Jesse Ferrell 8 Bridgewater St. 11/25/86 Jesse Ferrell 8 Plymouth St. 12/06/86 Derek Smaw 6 Bridgewater St. 11/24/87 Jesse Ferrell 6 Bryant College 11/19/88 Jesse Ferrell 6 Pumona-Pitzer 01/10/89 Jesse Ferrell 6 Amherst College 03/08/89 Patrick Smalley 6 UMass Dartmouth 01/14/92 MOST STEALS IN A GAME NAME STEALS OPPONENT DATE Dana Smith 9 Eastern Nazarene 12/06/84 Chris Burton 8 Keene State 02/23/13 Bobby Bailey 7 Eastern Connecticut 01/06/07 Ken Sperry 7 Plymouth St. 12/06/86 Sean Siembab 7 Salve Regina 12/09/93 Derrick Campbell 7 Bridgewater St. 01/21/95 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME NAME FGM OPPONENT DATE Ricky Wilson 24 North Adams 12/20/69 Dick Rouleau 20 Worcester St. 02/13/68 Alex Butler 19 Plymouth St. 02/12/95 Dick Rouleau 18 Boston St. 02/27/67 Dick Rouleau 16 Danbury 01/07/67 Michael Green 16 UMass Boston 01/27/78 Eric Fuller 16 Lyndon State 1977-78 Eric Fuller 16 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79 Jesse Ferrell 16 Nova University 01/10/87 Ronald Ashley 16 Roger Williams 01/18/92 Ronald Ashley 16 Roger Williams 12/07/93 19