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MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY 2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME #30
Mercyhurst LAKERS (21-8, 15-7 PSAC-West)
at
#4 Wheeling Jesuit CARDINALS
THE SERIES VS. WHEELING JESUIT Mercyhurst leads all-time series 7-6
(28-3, 20-2 MEC)
Saturday, March 12 at 6:00 PM McDonough Center Wheeling, WV
CONTACT INFORMATION Men’s Basketball Contact Office Phone Mailing Address E-mail Athletic Facebook Page Mercyhurst Twitter Page
Mercyhurst
Joshua Garrett (814) 824-2525 501 East 38th Street; Erie, Pa. 16546 [email protected] HurstAthletics @HurstAthletics
Projected Starters #1 Damon Jones - Guard #15 Kayode Ajenifuja - Forward #23 Jean Onana - Guard #33 Andy Hoying - Forward #55 H’ian Hale - Guard
Wheeling Jesuit
#1 Drake Goddard - Guard #2 Pat Moseh - Forward #24 Haywood Highsmith - Forward #25 Kyle Ritz - Forward #31 Eric Siefert - Guard
Home: 6-0 Away: 1-6 Neutral: 0-0
2015-16 SCHEDULE (21-8, 15-7 PSAC-W)
Date Opponent 11/13/15 11/18/15 11/21/15 11/22/15 11/24/15 12/1/15 12/4/15 12/5/15 12/12/15 12/16/15 12/19/15 12/20/15 1/3/16 1/6/16 1/9/16 1/13/16 1/20/16 1/23/16 1/27/16 1/30/16 2/3/16 2/6/16 2/13/16 2/17/16 2/20/16 2/24/16 3/1/16 3/5/16 3/6/16 3/12/16
Houghton College *Indiana University of Pennsylvania *Shippensburg *Kutztown at Daemen College (N.Y.) *Edinboro *at Bloomsburg *at East Stroudsburg at Notre Dame College *at Slippery Rock *Clarion Salem International University *Mansfield *Lock Haven *at University of Pitt-Johnstown *at Seton Hill *Gannon *at California University of Pennsylvania *Slippery Rock *at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania *at Indiana University of Pennsylvania *at Clarion University of Pennsylvania *University of Pitt-Johnstown *Seton Hill *California University of Pennsylvania *at Gannon Clarion (PSAC Quarterfinals) Shippensburg (PSAC Semifinals) at West Chester (PSAC Championship) at #4 Wheeling Jesuit (NCAA First Round)
Time
W 88-58 W 64-57 L 68-74 (OT) W 71-70 W 75-69 L 67-77 W 88-48 W 72-67 L 66-71 L 59-60 W 82-69 W 86-54 W 92-58 W 79-66 W 89-37 W 67-48 W 48-37 W 52-42 L 54-64 W 72-47 L 66-68 L 67-62 L 65-69 W 74-61 W 65-38 W 76-47 W 84-68 W 79-68 W 70-67 6:00 PM
2015-16 NCAA TOURNAMENT ATLANTIC REGION PARTICIPANTS TEAM OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE AFFILIATE LOCATION (1) #4 Wheeling Jesuit 28-3 MEC Wheeling, WV (2) #6 West Liberty 27-3 MEC West Liberty, WV (3) #16 Fairmont State 25-4 MEC Fairmont, WV (4) Kutztown 21-6 PSAC Kutztown, Pa. (5) West Chester 23-6 PSAC West Chester, Pa. (6) Virginia State 23-5 CIAA Petersburg, Va. (7) Concord 22-9 MEC Athens, WV (8) Mercyhurst 21-8 PSAC Erie, Pa. ( ) Divisional seed for NCAA Tournament # Rank in country (as of 3/8/16)
2015-16 Lakers No.
0 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 23 25 33 34 55
Name
Malcolm Walters Damon Jones Gerrae Williams Sean Broderick
Pos. Ht.
G G G G Kordell Holness-LightbodyG Dajuan Dent F Kevin Marsh F Richie Hobson G Justin Senou G Dwight Whitlock G Kayode Ajenifuja F Durrell McDonald G Nohah Vickers G Jean Onana G Sean Beins F Andy Hoying F Connor Polce C H’ian Hale G
6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-6 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-9 6-5 6-8 5-9
Numerical Roster Wt. Yr.
175 175 175 180 185 180 215 185 190 205 205 175 170 180 240 200 230 170
So. Sr. R-Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown / Last School
Chagrin Falls, Ohio / St. Edward Warrensville, Ohio / St. Peter-Chanel Aberdeen, Md. / Aberdeen Perth, Australia / Woodvale Secondary Montreal, Quebec / St. Francis Piscataway, N.J. / Oakland Hills Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman Amityville, NY / Amityville Memorial Rockville, Md. / Richmond Montgomery Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East Beltsville, Md. / High Point Henderson, Nev. / Green Valley Cambria Heights, NY / Campus Magnet Yaounde, Cameroon / Patterson School Kensington, Md. / St. John’s College Jackson Center, Ohio / Jackson Center Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central
Breakdown BY CLASS
Seniors................................ 7 Juniors................................. 5 Sophomores........................ 3 Freshmen............................ 3
BY STATE/COUNTRY
Michigan.............................. 1 New Jersey.......................... 1 Maryland ............................. 4 New York ............................ 2 Ohio ................................... 4 Pennsylvania....................... 2 Australia.............................. 1 Cameroon............................ 1 Quebec............................... 1 Nevada................................1
BY POSITION
No. Name
15 25 3 5 55 12 33 1 4 11 20 23 34 13 21 0 14 2
Kayode Ajenifuja Sean Beins Sean Broderick Dajuan Dent H’ian Hale Richie Hobson Andy Hoying Damon Jones
Ht.
F F G F G G F G Kordell Holness-LightbodyG Kevin Marsh F Durrell McDonald G Jean Onana G Connor Polce C Justin Senou G Nohah Vickers G Malcolm Walters G Dwight Whitlock G Gerrae Williams G
Wt.
6-5 6-9 6-3 6-7 5-9 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-8 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-2
Alphabetical Roster Pos. Yr.
205 240 180 180 170 185 200 175 185 215 175 180 230 190 170 175 205 175
Hometown / Last School
Sr. Beltsville, Md. / High Point Sr. Kensington, Md. / St. John’s College So. Perth, Australia / Woodvale Secondary Jr. Piscataway, N.J. / Oakland Hills Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central R-Jr. Amityville, N.Y. / Amityville Memorial Sr. Jackson Center, Ohio / Jackson Center Sr. Warrensville, Ohio / St. Peter-Chanel Fr. Montreal, Quebec / St. Francis Jr. Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman Sr. Henderson, Nev. / Green Valley Sr. Yaounde, Cameroon / Patterson School Fr. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland Jr. Rockville, Md. / Richmond Montgomery So. Cambria Heights, N.Y. / Campus Magnet So. Chagrin Falls, Ohio / St. Edward Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East R-Sr. Aberdeen, Md. / Aberdeen
Guard................................ 12 Forward............................... 5 Center..................................1
PRONUNCIATION
Sean Beins................. Bye-ns Jean Onana.............. O-na-na H’ian Hale........................ e-in Kayode Ajenifuja..... Ky-O-day .................. Uh-jen-uh-foo-juh Gerrae Williams.............. jur-a Jonathan Ouegnin..when-yun
Head Coach: Gary Manchel Assistant Coaches: A.J. Bender and Jonathan Ouegnin
2015-16 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14MERCYHURST MERCYHURST MERCYHURST MERCYHURSTMEN’S MEN’S MEN’S MEN’SBASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALLGAME GAME GAME GAMENOTES NOTES NOTES NOTES at East atCalifornia Indiana Stroudsburg at Wheeling (Pa.) at (Pa.) UPJ Clarion |||March March February March Jesuit | February 48|1|March ||73:30 26 3p.m. p.m. | 7:30 p.m. 23 12 | |PSAC PSAC |p.m. 36:00 | PSAC p.m. Tournament p.m. Tournament Tournament Contact: Contact: Contact: Contact: Brian Brian Brian Joshua Vail, Vail, Vail,Garrett, Assistant Assistant Assistant Graduate SID SID SID|||[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Assistant SID | [email protected] |||814.824.3338 814.824.3338 814.824.3338|||(f) (f) (f)814.824.3094 814.824.3094 814.824.3094
GARY MANCHEL
Gary Manchel, the eighth head coach in the history of the men’s program, enters his 13th season as the Laker leader in 2015-16. Manchel has revitalized the Laker program and continues to build on his impressive resume that includes 332 career wins. In the 2014-15 season, Mercyhurst won 20 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Lakers allowed 62.2 points per game, second-best in the PSAC. Manchel was announced as the PSAC Western Division Coach of the Year as he led his team to a second place finish in the conference. They again defeated IUP on the road in the regular season for the second time ever. Mercyhurst has now defeated the Crimson Hawks in each of the last five seasons-the only team to achieve that feat. Last season, The Lakers beat every other team in the PSAC Western Division for the second time in three years. In 2013-14, Manchel collected his 300th career win with a 66-62 win over Bloomsburg December 18. He guided the Lakers to a fifth straight PSAC Tournament appearance and outdid preseason expectations for a sixth consecutive time. The Lakers once again outdid preseason expectations in 2012-13, winning 16 games and finishing fifth in the PSAC Western Division. Luis Leao wrapped up an outstanding career as one of the top studentathletes in Manchel’s tenure. The 6-5 forward was named NABC All-
American, PSAC Western Division Athlete of the Year, and Capital One Academic All-America after putting 18.6 points and 6.7 rebounds as a senior. Mercyhurst had several highlight moments throughout the year. Jonathan Ouegnin made a fadeaway three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Lakers to a 70-67 overtime win against California (Pa.) February 2. The next weekend, Mercyhurst fell behind Slippery Rock by 18 points in the first half before rallying for a 60-57 victory. Next, the Lakers took down #11 IUP, 57-48, on February 16, marking Manchel’s third straight campaign with a win over the Crimson Hawks. Mercyhurst closed its home schedule with a recordsetting 44-36 win over #24 Gannon on February 22. The point total is the lowest in program history in a winning effort and the combined score is tied for the lowest in Mercyhurst annals. In the victory, Ouegnin had a thunderous dunk in the second half. The play earned national recognition, landing at #3 on ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays. Manchel guided the Lakers to a fourth straight conference tournament berth. In 2011-12, the Lakers won 18 games. The squad ran off six straight victories through the first round of divisional play. The streak included a 71-47 home win over nationallyranked Indiana (Pa.) on January 21. It was the Lakers’ first win over a Top 10 team since the 2006-07 campaign, when they beat Grand Valley State. Manchel also directed his group to a season sweep of crosstown rival Gannon. Mercyhurst beat Slippery Rock, 7769, on February 28, securing its first PSAC Final Four appearance since joining the league prior to the 2008-09 season. The win also exacted some revenge, as the Rock had eliminated Mercyhurst from the PSAC Tournament in 2011.
The Manchel File Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics University of Vermont ’85 Master’s Degree in Education Slippery Rock ’87
Playing Experience
University of Vermont, 1982-85
Coaching Experience
Head Coach: Mercyhurst, 2003-Present Assistant Coach: Ohio University, 2001-03 Head Coach: Mass.-Lowell, 1992-01 Assistant Coach: Yale, 1987-92 Graduate Assistant: Slippery Rock, 1986-87
Leao was named PSAC Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year as the student-athlete with the highest grade point average at the conference championship. In 2010-11, Mercyhurst posted its first 20-win season under Manchel as he was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Coach of the Year. It was the fourth 20-win campaign in the program’s history. The Lakers reeled off an 11-game winning streak mid-season and reached 17th in the NCAA rankings. Heiden Ratner and Luis Leao were both named first team All-PSAC West. After building the Lakers into one of the most consistent programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Manchel guided the Lakers in their first year as full-time member within the PSAC in 2008-09.
2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2013-14 at East at California Indiana Stroudsburg at Wheeling (Pa.) atUPJ Clarion |||March March February Jesuit | February 148|||March 373:30 26 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. 23|12 PSAC | 3|p.m. |6:00 p.m. PSAC Tournament p.m. Tournament Contact: Contact: Brian Joshua Vail, Assistant Garrett, Graduate SID | [email protected] Assistant SID | [email protected] | 814.824.3338 | (f) 814.824.3094
15-16 Mercyhurst Men's Basketball Mercyhurst Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 06, 2016) All games Overall record: 21-8 Conf: 15-7 Home: 10-4 Away: 10-4 Neutral: 1-0 ##
01 15 25 02 23 33 55 00 34 11 13 14 12 03 04 21
Player
JONES, Damon AJENIFUJA, Kayode BEINS, Sean WILLIAMS, Gerrae ONANA, Jean HOYING, Andy HALE, H'ian WALTERS, Malcolm POLCE, Connor MARSH, Kevin SENOU, Justin WHITLOCK, Dwight HOBSON, Richie BRODERICK, Sean HOLNESS-LIGHTBOD VICKERS, Nohah Team Total.......... Opponents......
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-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 Mercyhurst Opponents
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
gp-gs
29-29 29-28 20-1 29-24 28-5 29-29 29-28 29-0 19-0 22-0 25-1 7-0 10-0 6-0 6-0 14-0
753 714 355 647 599 844 792 354 141 244 203 38 35 21 17 66
29 29
5823 5826
26.0 24.6 17.8 22.3 21.4 29.1 27.3 12.2 7.4 11.1 8.1 5.4 3.5 3.5 2.8 4.7
MER-M 2080 71.7 +12.2 758-1590 .477 193-506 .381 6.7 371-535 .693 12.8 962 33.2 +2.7 417 14.4 376 13.0 +3.8 1.1 227 7.8 42 1.4 5874 14-420 -
1st 2nd 1025 1046 801 917
137-291 162-275 88-150 96-239 70-169 71-156 41-89 34-69 15-31 16-35 15-47 5-12 4-10 2-6 1-5 1-6
.471 .589 .587 .402 .414 .455 .461 .493 .484 .457 .319 .417 .400 .333 .200 .167
OT Totals 9 2080 8 1726
.293 .480 .417 .425 .462 .288 .433 .370 .000 .571 .217 .167 .667 .500 .000 .000
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119-164 52-72 17-25 37-50 31-40 33-49 31-60 16-22 11-15 8-14 13-18 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0
Date 11/13/15 11/18/15 11/21/15 11/22/15 11/24/15 12/1/15 12/04/15 12/05/15 12/12/15 12/16/15 12/19/15 12/20/15 1/3/2016 1/6/16 01/09/16 01/13/16 1/20/16 01/23/16 1/27/16 1/30/16 02/03/16 2/6/16 2/13/16 2/17/16 2/20/16 02/24/16 3/1/16 03/05/16 03/06/16
.726 .722 .680 .740 .775 .673 .517 .727 .733 .571 .722 .500 .500 .000 .500 .000
off
Rebounds def tot avg
pf dq
a
to blk stl
28 56 84 2.9 49 1 43 63 5 54 110 164 5.7 87 4 21 34 14 29 53 82 4.1 51 1 12 26 7 17 80 97 3.3 63 2 47 48 0 12 47 59 2.1 47 0 39 27 1 34 94 128 4.4 57 0 63 28 4 13 81 94 3.2 72 1 118 47 3 9 26 35 1.2 41 0 44 30 1 15 14 29 1.5 19 0 6 7 5 17 34 51 2.3 31 1 6 8 2 4 16 20 0.8 16 0 10 30 0 1 3 4 0.6 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 4 0.4 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0.7 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 5 0.4 6 0 5 5 0 36 65 101 15 758-1590 .477 193-506 .381 371-535 .693 272 690 962 33.2 548 10 417 376 42 588-1426 .412 157-495 .317 393-556 .707 241 643 884 30.5 524 - 287 487 75 OPP 1726 59.5 588-1426 .412 157-495 .317 5.4 393-556 .707 13.6 884 30.5 287 9.9 487 16.8 0.6 150 5.2 75 2.6 7695 14-511 1-547
24-82 12-25 10-24 51-120 43-93 17-59 13-30 10-27 0-0 4-7 5-23 1-6 2-3 1-2 0-2 0-3
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
Opponent HOUGHTON IUP-M SHIPPENSBURG KUTZTOWN at Daemen EDINBORO at Bloomsburg at East Stroudsburg at NOTRE DAME COLLEGE at Slippery Rock CLARION SALEM INTERNATIONAL at Mansfield LOCK HAVEN at Pitt-Johnstown at Seton Hill GANNON at California (PA) SLIPPERY ROCK at Edinboro at IUP-M at Clarion PITT-JOHNSTOWN SETON HILL CALIFORNIA (PA) at Gannon University CLARION vs Shippensburg at WEST CHESTER
W W L Wot W L W W L L W W W W W W W W L W L L L W W W W W W
34 26 7 30 18 18 53 13 2 5 9 2 2 1 3 4
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avg
14.4 13.4 10.2 9.7 7.6 6.6 4.3 3.2 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
227 2080 150 1726
71.7 59.5
Score 88-58 64-57 68-74 71-70 75-69 67-77 88-48 72-67 66-71 59-60 82-69 86-54 92-58 79-66 89-37 67-48 48-37 52-42 54-64 72-47 66-68 62-67 65-69 74-61 65-38 76-47 84-68 79-68 70-67
* - Conference game
pts
417 388 203 280 214 192 126 94 41 44 48 12 11 5 3 2
Att. 234 678 343 627 268 457 422 360 599 112 522 215 0 189 200 200 973 106 173 513 1335 416 235 212 278 1512 738 547 1105
Mercyhurst’s Record When... Playing at home......................................................................................................................................................10-4 Playing on the road.................................................................................................................................................10-4 Playing on a neutral court.........................................................................................................................................1-0 When leading at halftime........................................................................................................................................14-3 When tied at halftime...............................................................................................................................................0-2 When trailing at halftime..........................................................................................................................................6-3 When shooting 50% or better...................................................................................................................................11-1 When shooting less than 50%...................................................................................................................................9-7 When opponent shoots 50% or better........................................................................................................................1-2 When opponent shoots less than 50%....................................................................................................................19-6 When shooting more FT than opponent..................................................................................................................10-4 When shooting less FT than opponent.....................................................................................................................10-4 When shooting more 3s than opponent....................................................................................................................10-5 When opponent shoots more 3s................................................................................................................................9-3 When shooting 35% or better from 3.....................................................................................................................13-4 When shooting less than 35% from 3.......................................................................................................................7-4 When out-rebounding an opponent..........................................................................................................................15-1 When opponent has more rebounds..........................................................................................................................3-7 When recording 40 or more rebound........................................................................................................................2-0 When recording less than 40 rebounds....................................................................................................................18-8 When recording more assists than opponent...........................................................................................................17-3 When opponent has more assists...............................................................................................................................1-3 When recording 15 or more assists..........................................................................................................................12-2 When recording less than 15 assists..........................................................................................................................8-6 When recording more steals than opponent.............................................................................................................15-6 When opponent has more steals................................................................................................................................3-2 When recording more blocks than opponent............................................................................................................6-0 When opponent has more blocks..............................................................................................................................9-6 When recording 5 or more blocks..............................................................................................................................1-0 When recording less than 5 blocks..........................................................................................................................18-8 When committing less turnovers than opponent....................................................................................................15-6 When committing more turnovers than opponent.....................................................................................................3-2 When forcing 20 or more turnovers..........................................................................................................................3-0 When forcing less than 20 turnovers.......................................................................................................................17-8 When scoring less than 50 points..............................................................................................................................1-0 When scoring 50-59 points.......................................................................................................................................1-2 When scoring 60-69 points.......................................................................................................................................3-6 When scoring 70-79 points.......................................................................................................................................9-0 When scoring 80-89 points.......................................................................................................................................5-0 When scoring 90-99 points.......................................................................................................................................1-0 When scoring 100 or more points.............................................................................................................................0-0 When playing in overtime........................................................................................................................................1-0 When playing teams with winning records...............................................................................................................9-5 When playing teams with losing records..................................................................................................................8-1 When playing ranked teams......................................................................................................................................0-0 When four Lakers score in double figures.................................................................................................................6-0 2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2013-14 at East at California Indiana Stroudsburg at Wheeling (Pa.) atUPJ Clarion |||March March February Jesuit | February 148|||March 373:30 26 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. 23|12 PSAC | 3|p.m. |6:00 p.m. PSAC Tournament p.m. Tournament Contact: Contact: Brian Joshua Vail, Assistant Garrett, Graduate SID | [email protected] Assistant SID | [email protected] | 814.824.3338 | (f) 814.824.3094
MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY - PLAYER CAREER HIGHS through March 11, 2015
0 Malcolm Walters - Sophomore - Guard Points..........................................................10, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Assists............................................. 5, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Rebounds........................................4, 2x last vs Cal (Pa.), 2/20/16 Blocks.....................................................1, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Steals.................................................2, 3x last vs Cal (Pa.), 2/20/16 Field Goals Made............... 3, 5x last vs Shippensburg, 3/5/16 Field Goals Att.....................................6, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Made......................... 2, vs Shippensburg, 3/5/16 3-Field Goals Att. ....................................... 3, at Gannon, 2/24/16 Free Throws Made........................... 3, 2x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Free Throws Att.............................................. 4, vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Minutes...........................................................22, vs Clarion, 3/1/16
4 Kordell Holness-Lightbody - Freshman - Guard Points..................................................................................................n/a Assists....................................................1, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Rebounds...................................................2, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Blocks..................................................................................................n/a Steals............................................................1, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Field Goals Made............................................................................n/a Field Goals Att.....................................2, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Made........................................................................n/a 3-Field Goals Att. .....................................1, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Free Throws Made..........................................................................n/a Free Throws Att...............................................................................n/a Minutes.......................................................5, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16
1 Damon Jones - Junior - Guard Points..........................................................26, vs Clarion, 12/19/15 Assists...................................................... 4, 4x at Gannon, 2/24/16 Rebounds................................................ 7, vs. Cheyney, 12/17/14 Blocks......................................................2, at West Chester, 3/6/16 Steals..................................................................... 4, vs IUP, 11/18/15 Field Goals Made................................9, vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Field Goals Att......................18, at Notre Dame (OH), 12/12/15 3-Field Goals Made...................................4, vs Gannon, 1/20/16 3-Field Goals Att. .......................................8, vs Gannon, 1/20/16 Free Throws Made....................10, 3x last vs Clarion, 12/19/15 Free Throws Att.......................................16, vs Clarion, 12/19/15 Minutes...................................34, 2x last vs Kutztown, 11/22/15
5 Dajuan Dent - Junior - Forward Points..................................................................................................n/a Assists.................................................................................................n/a Rebounds..........................................................................................n/a Blocks..................................................................................................n/a Steals...................................................................................................n/a Field Goals Made............................................................................n/a Field Goals Att..................................................................................n/a 3-Field Goals Made........................................................................n/a 3-Field Goals Att. ............................................................................n/a Free Throws Made..........................................................................n/a Free Throws Att...............................................................................n/a Minutes..............................................................................................n/a
2 Gerrae Williams - R-Senior - Guard Points.......................................................26, at Seton Hill, 2/21/15 Assists........................................................... 8, at Urbana, 11/29/14 Rebounds...................................................8, at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Blocks............................................................. 2, vs Cal (Pa.), 1/28/15 Steals.............................................................3, 5x last at IUP, 2/3/16 Field Goals Made.....................................9, at Edinboro, 12/6/14 Field Goals Att.................................16, vs Shippensburg, 3/5/16 3-Field Goals Made................................8, at Seton Hill, 2/21/15 3-Field Goals Att. ...................... 9, 2x last at Seton Hill, 2/21/15 Free Throws Made.................................... 9, vs Edinboro, 2/7/15 Free Throws Att........................................10, vs Edinboro, 2/7/15 Minutes................................................. 37, at California, 11/19/14
11 Kevin Marsh - Junior - Forward Points..........................................................16, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Assists........................................................... 2, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Rebounds........................................... 4, 6x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Blocks..........................................................1, at Seton Hill, 1/13/16 Steals......................................... 1, 4x last at West Chester, 3/6/16 Field Goals Made...................................... 6, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Field Goals Att............................................ 7, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 3-Field Goals Made.................................. 2, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 3-Field Goals Att.......................2, 2x last vs Lock Haven, 1/6/16 Free Throws Made....................2, 2x last vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 Free Throws Att..................................4, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Minutes.....................................................24, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16
3 Sean Broderick - Sophomore - Guard Points.............................................. 3, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Assists.................................................................................................n/a Rebounds...................................... 1, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Blocks..................................................................................................n/a Steals........................................................1 vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Field Goals Made.....................................1, 3x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Field Goals Att.............................. 2, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 3-Field Goals Made.................... 1, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 3-Field Goals Att. ........................ 1, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Free Throws Made..........................................................................n/a Free Throws Att...............................................................................n/a Minutes.......................................................6, 3x last at UPJ, 1/9/16
12 Richie Hobson - Junior - Guard Points......................................................................13, vs. IUP, 3/4/14 Assists..........................................................2, vs. Urbana, 11/30/13 Rebounds...................................... 4, 3x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Blocks.....................................................1, 3x last vs. UPJ, 12/26/14 Steals............................................................1, 5x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Field Goals Made....................................................5, at IUP, 3/4/14 Field Goals Att............................................6, 3x last at IUP, 3/4/14 3-Field Goals Made................................................2, at IUP, 3/4/14 3-Field Goals Att. ....................................................2, at IUP, 3/4/14 Free Throws Made........................2, 3x last vs. Clarion, 1/22/14 Free Throws Att........................................2, 6x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Minutes................................................................17, at UPJ, 1/25/14
2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14MERCYHURST MERCYHURST MERCYHURSTMEN’S MEN’S MEN’SBASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALLGAME GAME GAMENOTES NOTES NOTES atSlippery Wheeling Jesuit 12 6:00 at East atCalifornia Indiana Stroudsburg at Indiana (Pa.) atat (Pa.) UPJ Edinboro Gannon Clarion |||March Rock (Pa.) March February March |||February |February 4February February 81|||March 73:30 26 3p.m. p.m. | 7:30 p.m. 23 8|19 15 |PSAC PSAC 3||p.m. |3|p.m. 7:30 7:30 PSAC 3p.m. p.m. Tournament Tournament p.m. p.m. Tournament Contact: Joshua Garrett, Assistant SID | [email protected] Contact: Contact: Contact: Brian Brian Brian Vail, Vail, Vail,Assistant Assistant AssistantGraduate SID SID SID|||[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |||814.824.3338 814.824.3338 814.824.3338|||(f) (f) (f)814.824.3094 814.824.3094 814.824.3094
MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY - PLAYER CAREER HIGHS through March 11, 2015
13 Justin Senou - Junior - Guard Points..............................................................12, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Assists................................................................ 3, vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Rebounds.................................................3, 2x last at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Blocks............................................................................................................. n/a Steals....................................................................3, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 Field Goals Made.......................................... 4, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Field Goals Att................................................ 6, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Made...................................... 2, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Att. .............................................4, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 Free Throws Made................................................5, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Free Throws Att.....................................................7, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Minutes................................................................. 21, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 14 Dwight Whitlock - Freshman - Guard Points................................................................. 7, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Assists............................................................................................................. n/a Rebounds......................................................... 3, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Blocks.............................................................................................................. n/a Steals...................................................................................... 2, at UPJ, 1/9/16 Field Goals Made........................................... 3, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Field Goals Att................................................. 5, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Made....................................... 1, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Att. ...................................................3, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Free Throws Made............................................................. 1, at UPJ, 1/9/16 Free Throws Att.................................................................. 2, at UPJ, 1/9/16 Minutes...........................................................11, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15
21 Nohah Vickers - Sophomore - Guard Points................................................................6, at Millersville, 12/20/14 Assists................................................ 2, 3x last at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Rebounds......................................... 1, 9x last at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Blocks............................................................................................................ n/a Steals.................................................................3, at Millersville, 12/20/14 Field Goals Made............................ 1, 5x last vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Field Goals Att................................................4, at Millersville, 12/20/14 3-Field Goals Made............................ 1, 3x last vs Seton Hill, 1/21/15 3-Field Goals Att. ..................................................2, vs Cal (Pa.), 1/28/15 Free Throws Made........................................4, at Millersville, 12/20/14 Free Throws Att.............................................4, at Millersville, 12/20/14 Minutes...................................................... 13, at Indiana (Pa.), 12/03/14 23 - Jean Onana - Senior - Guard Points.............................................................. 29, vs. Seton Hill, 11/20/13 Assists.............................................................4, 3x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Rebounds................................................................. 7, at Clarion, 2/23/14 Blocks.......................................................... 1, 3x vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Steals..........................................................4, 2x last at Urbana, 11/29/14 Field Goals Made....................................9, 3x last at Gannon, 2/24/16 Field Goals Att................................ 17, at East Stroudsburg, 12/21/13 3-Field Goals Made............................................ 5, vs Mansfield, 1/7/15 3-Field Goals Att. ..............................................10, 2x last at Cal, 2/5/14 Free Throws Made.........................................7, vs. Seton Hill, 11/20/13 Free Throws Att............................................... 9, vs. Seton Hill, 1120/13 Minutes................................................................33, 3x last at Cal, 2/5/14
15 Kayode Ajenifuja - Senior - Forward Points.....................................................................25, vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 Assists..................................................................................4, vs SRU, 1/27/16 Rebounds....................................................... 11, at Slippery Rock, 2/4/15 Blocks......................................................... 2, 4x last vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 Steals........................................................................ 4, at Seton Hill, 1/13/16 Field Goals Made........................................ 10, 2x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Field Goals Att.....................................................19, at Seton Hill, 1/13/16 3-Field Goals Made.....................................................3, vs Clarion, 3/1/16 3-Field Goals Att. .........................................................4, vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Free Throws Made.................................................... 10, at Clarion, 2/6/16 Free Throws Att......................................................... 13, at Clarion, 2/6/16 Minutes.................................................................34, vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 20 Durrell McDonald - R-Senior - Guard Points.............................................................................................................. n/a Assists............................................................................................................. n/a Rebounds...................................................................................................... n/a Blocks.............................................................................................................. n/a Steals............................................................................................................... n/a Field Goals Made ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Field Goals Att. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a 3-Field Goals Made ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a 3-Field Goals Att. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Free Throws Made ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Free Throws Att. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Minutes.......................................................................................................... n/a
25 Sean Beins - Junior - Forward Points............................................................. 24, vs. Cheyney, 12/17/14 Assists...................................................3, 2x last at Seton Hill, 2/21/15 Rebounds.............................................................. 10, vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Blocks.............................................................2, 2x last at SRU, 12/16/15 Steals................................................2, 2x last at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Field Goals Made....................................... 10, vs. Cheyney, 12/17/14 Field Goals Att............................................. 15, vs. Cheyney, 12/17/14 3-Field Goals Made.....................................4, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 3-Field Goals Att. .........................................6, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 Free Throws Made........................................ 6, 2x last at UPJ, 2/18/15 Free Throws Att...........................................................8, at UPJ, 2/18/15 Minutes...........................................................29, at Daemen, 11/24/15 33 Andy Hoying - Senior - Forward Points.............................................................................. 17, at UPJ, 1/25/14 Assists...............................................4, 4x last vs Shippensburg, 3/5/16 Rebounds...........................................10, 2x last vs Lock Haven, 1/6/16 Blocks.........................................................2, 3x last at Urbana, 11/29/14 Steals....................................................... 3, 3x last vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 Field Goals Made........................................ 6, 3x last at Clarion, 2/6/16 Field Goals Att............................................... 11, 2x last vs SRU, 1/27/16 3-Field Goals Made........................................... 3, vs. Mansfield, 1/4/13 3-Field Goals Att. ............................... 4, 10x last at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Free Throws Made...........................................5, 3x last vs UPJ, 2/13/16 Free Throws Att............................................................. 8, vs UPJ, 2/13/16 Minutes............................................................ 38, vs Lock Haven, 1/6/16
2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES at Wheeling Jesuit | March 12 | 6:00 p.m. Contact: Joshua Garrett, Graduate Assistant SID | [email protected]
MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY - PLAYER CAREER HIGHS through March 11, 2015
34 Conor Polce - Freshman - Center Points...................................................7, at Notre Dame (OH), 12/12/15 Assists.................................................................3, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 Rebounds....................................................... 6, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Blocks..................................................................2, 2x last vs SRU, 1/27/16 Steals.................................................................1, 2x last at SRU, 12/16/15 Field Goals Made............... 3, 2x last at Notre Dame (OH), 12/12/15 Field Goals Att................................................ 6, vs Houghton, 11/13/15 3-Field Goals Made ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a 3-Field Goals Att. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Free Throws Made................................2, 3x last at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Free Throws Att.....................................2, 6x last at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Minutes.........................................................15, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 55 H’ian Hale - Junior - Guard Points.......................................................10, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Assists.................................................................................. 9, at UPJ, 1/9/16 Rebounds...........................................................6, 5x last vs UPJ, 2/13/16 Blocks..........................................................1, 5x last vs Gannon, 1/20/16 Steals..................................................................6, vs. Seton Hill, 11/20/13 Field Goals Made.............................................4, vs Lock Haven, 1/6/16 Field Goals Att................................................................8, vs SRU, 1/27/16 3-Field Goals Made.................................... 2, 3x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 3-Field Goals Att. ................................................4, 5x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Free Throws Made.........................................6, vs. Seton Hill, 11/20/13 Free Throws Att...................................................8, at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Minutes........................................37, vs. Alderson Broaddus, 11/16/13
Game Notes for 3/12/16 | (8) Mercyhurst at (1) Wheeling Jesuit Mercyhurst
Wheeling Jesuit
- Sunday’s win over West Chester, 70-67, was the Lakers first ever PSAC Championship since joining the conference back in 2008. - Saturday’s game at Wheeling Jesuit will mark the programs second all-time trip to the NCAA Tournament. Mercyhurst has made the tournament in consecutive seasons, while seeking their first win at the big dance. - The Lakers are the best defensive team in the country, ranking 1st in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They are holding opponents to 59.5 points per game. - Mercyhurst shoots 47.7 percent from the field. - The Lakers hold opponents to 30.5 rebounds per game. - Senior guard Damon Jones averages 14.4 points per game -- Leads team. - Senior forward Kayode Ajenifuja is shooting 58.9 percent from the field -- Leads team. - H’ian Hale leads the team in assists with 118 total. He averages 4.1 assists per game.
- The Cardinals enter the NCAA Tournament as the number one seed in the Atlantic Region. - Wheeling lost to Notre Dame (OH) in the MEC Tournament Semifinals, 76-68, Saturday, March 5. - The Last time Wheeling and Mercyhurst faced-off against one another was back in 1983-84, where the Lakers defeat the Cardinals, 72-66, in Erie. - As a team, Wheeling averages 84.2 points per game, while they allow 73.0 ppg. - Justin Fritts, Eric Siefert, and Haywood Highsmith all average 14 points per game. The Cardinals have five players who average double figures scoring. - Highsmith leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 9.4 rebounds a game. - Siefert leads the team in assists with 133. (4.3 apg)
2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2013-14 at East at California Indiana Stroudsburg at Wheeling (Pa.) atUPJ Clarion |||March March February Jesuit | February 148|||March 373:30 26 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. 23|12 PSAC | 3|p.m. |6:00 p.m. PSAC Tournament p.m. Tournament Contact: Contact: Brian Joshua Vail, Assistant Garrett, Graduate SID | [email protected] Assistant SID | [email protected] | 814.824.3338 | (f) 814.824.3094
2015-16 Wheeling Jesuit University Men’s Basketball Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 34 41 42 44 45 - -
Name Pos. Drake Goddard G Pat Moseh F Tim Goff F TJ Payne-Taylor G Desi Wiseman G Mark Winters F Chase Lawson G Malik Grandy G Dominique Tham F Zack Duffy G Sam Peduto G Justin Fritts G Jordan Fair G Haywood Highsmith F Kyle Ritz F Eric Siefert G Curtis Perz G Bailey Mills G Matt Stewart F Christopher Snowden G Louie Brill G Joe Peduto G Josh Miller G Colton Huddelson G Ryan Richardson G
Ht. 6-2 6-5 6-8 5-5 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1
Wt. 202 202 195 149 155 245 180 187 215 175 195 195 160 215 220 190 180 160 220 176 195 190 185 170 180
Yr. So. So. Sr. R-So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Gr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown / Highschool Fort Washington, Md. / Maret School Springfield, Va. / Bishop Ireton Burton, Ohio / Berkshire Richmond, Va. / Banner Christian Waldorf, Md. / Westlake New Martinsville, WV / Magnolia Sardinia, Ohio / Eastern Brown Laurel, Md. / Chaplegate Christian Arlington, Va. / Wakefield Beaver Falls, Pa. / Beaver Falls Elementary Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley Mentor, Ohio / Mentor Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Harley Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley Cambridge, Ohio / Cambridge Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Bishop Hartley North Huntington, Pa. / Norwin Berkeley Springs, W. Va. / Berkeley Springs Pittsburgh, Pa. / Norwin Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley Gaithersburg, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley McMechen, W.Va. / Bishop Donahue Sarasota, Fl. / Impact Academy Shadyside, Ohio / Shadyside
Coaching Staff Name Title Danny Sancomb Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jesse Wukasch Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Ryan Kostur Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Benjamin Siefert Graduate Assistant Coach Adam Vincenzo Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Cole Cloud Student Assistant
2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES at Wheeling Jesuit | March 12 | 6:00 p.m. Contact: Joshua Garrett, Graduate Assistant SID | [email protected]
Mercyhurst LAKERS (21-8, 15-7 PSAC-West)
at
#4 Wheeling Jesuit CARDINALS
THE SERIES VS. WHEELING JESUIT Mercyhurst leads all-time series 7-6
(28-3, 20-2 MEC)
Saturday, March 12 at 6:00 PM McDonough Center Wheeling, WV
CONTACT INFORMATION Men’s Basketball Contact Office Phone Mailing Address E-mail Athletic Facebook Page Mercyhurst Twitter Page
Mercyhurst
Joshua Garrett (814) 824-2525 501 East 38th Street; Erie, Pa. 16546 [email protected] HurstAthletics @HurstAthletics
Projected Starters #1 Damon Jones - Guard #15 Kayode Ajenifuja - Forward #23 Jean Onana - Guard #33 Andy Hoying - Forward #55 H’ian Hale - Guard
Wheeling Jesuit
#1 Drake Goddard - Guard #2 Pat Moseh - Forward #24 Haywood Highsmith - Forward #25 Kyle Ritz - Forward #31 Eric Siefert - Guard
Home: 6-0 Away: 1-6 Neutral: 0-0
2015-16 SCHEDULE (21-8, 15-7 PSAC-W)
Date Opponent 11/13/15 11/18/15 11/21/15 11/22/15 11/24/15 12/1/15 12/4/15 12/5/15 12/12/15 12/16/15 12/19/15 12/20/15 1/3/16 1/6/16 1/9/16 1/13/16 1/20/16 1/23/16 1/27/16 1/30/16 2/3/16 2/6/16 2/13/16 2/17/16 2/20/16 2/24/16 3/1/16 3/5/16 3/6/16 3/12/16
Houghton College *Indiana University of Pennsylvania *Shippensburg *Kutztown at Daemen College (N.Y.) *Edinboro *at Bloomsburg *at East Stroudsburg at Notre Dame College *at Slippery Rock *Clarion Salem International University *Mansfield *Lock Haven *at University of Pitt-Johnstown *at Seton Hill *Gannon *at California University of Pennsylvania *Slippery Rock *at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania *at Indiana University of Pennsylvania *at Clarion University of Pennsylvania *University of Pitt-Johnstown *Seton Hill *California University of Pennsylvania *at Gannon Clarion (PSAC Quarterfinals) Shippensburg (PSAC Semifinals) at West Chester (PSAC Championship) at #4 Wheeling Jesuit (NCAA First Round)
Time
W 88-58 W 64-57 L 68-74 (OT) W 71-70 W 75-69 L 67-77 W 88-48 W 72-67 L 66-71 L 59-60 W 82-69 W 86-54 W 92-58 W 79-66 W 89-37 W 67-48 W 48-37 W 52-42 L 54-64 W 72-47 L 66-68 L 67-62 L 65-69 W 74-61 W 65-38 W 76-47 W 84-68 W 79-68 W 70-67 6:00 PM
2015-16 NCAA TOURNAMENT ATLANTIC REGION PARTICIPANTS TEAM OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE AFFILIATE LOCATION (1) #4 Wheeling Jesuit 28-3 MEC Wheeling, WV (2) #6 West Liberty 27-3 MEC West Liberty, WV (3) #16 Fairmont State 25-4 MEC Fairmont, WV (4) Kutztown 21-6 PSAC Kutztown, Pa. (5) West Chester 23-6 PSAC West Chester, Pa. (6) Virginia State 23-5 CIAA Petersburg, Va. (7) Concord 22-9 MEC Athens, WV (8) Mercyhurst 21-8 PSAC Erie, Pa. ( ) Divisional seed for NCAA Tournament # Rank in country (as of 3/8/16)
2015-16 Lakers No.
0 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 23 25 33 34 55
Name
Malcolm Walters Damon Jones Gerrae Williams Sean Broderick
Pos. Ht.
G G G G Kordell Holness-LightbodyG Dajuan Dent F Kevin Marsh F Richie Hobson G Justin Senou G Dwight Whitlock G Kayode Ajenifuja F Durrell McDonald G Nohah Vickers G Jean Onana G Sean Beins F Andy Hoying F Connor Polce C H’ian Hale G
6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-6 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-9 6-5 6-8 5-9
Numerical Roster Wt. Yr.
175 175 175 180 185 180 215 185 190 205 205 175 170 180 240 200 230 170
So. Sr. R-Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown / Last School
Chagrin Falls, Ohio / St. Edward Warrensville, Ohio / St. Peter-Chanel Aberdeen, Md. / Aberdeen Perth, Australia / Woodvale Secondary Montreal, Quebec / St. Francis Piscataway, N.J. / Oakland Hills Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman Amityville, NY / Amityville Memorial Rockville, Md. / Richmond Montgomery Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East Beltsville, Md. / High Point Henderson, Nev. / Green Valley Cambria Heights, NY / Campus Magnet Yaounde, Cameroon / Patterson School Kensington, Md. / St. John’s College Jackson Center, Ohio / Jackson Center Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central
Breakdown BY CLASS
Seniors................................ 7 Juniors................................. 5 Sophomores........................ 3 Freshmen............................ 3
BY STATE/COUNTRY
Michigan.............................. 1 New Jersey.......................... 1 Maryland ............................. 4 New York ............................ 2 Ohio ................................... 4 Pennsylvania....................... 2 Australia.............................. 1 Cameroon............................ 1 Quebec............................... 1 Nevada................................1
BY POSITION
No. Name
15 25 3 5 55 12 33 1 4 11 20 23 34 13 21 0 14 2
Kayode Ajenifuja Sean Beins Sean Broderick Dajuan Dent H’ian Hale Richie Hobson Andy Hoying Damon Jones
Ht.
F F G F G G F G Kordell Holness-LightbodyG Kevin Marsh F Durrell McDonald G Jean Onana G Connor Polce C Justin Senou G Nohah Vickers G Malcolm Walters G Dwight Whitlock G Gerrae Williams G
Wt.
6-5 6-9 6-3 6-7 5-9 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-8 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-2
Alphabetical Roster Pos. Yr.
205 240 180 180 170 185 200 175 185 215 175 180 230 190 170 175 205 175
Hometown / Last School
Sr. Beltsville, Md. / High Point Sr. Kensington, Md. / St. John’s College So. Perth, Australia / Woodvale Secondary Jr. Piscataway, N.J. / Oakland Hills Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central R-Jr. Amityville, N.Y. / Amityville Memorial Sr. Jackson Center, Ohio / Jackson Center Sr. Warrensville, Ohio / St. Peter-Chanel Fr. Montreal, Quebec / St. Francis Jr. Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman Sr. Henderson, Nev. / Green Valley Sr. Yaounde, Cameroon / Patterson School Fr. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland Jr. Rockville, Md. / Richmond Montgomery So. Cambria Heights, N.Y. / Campus Magnet So. Chagrin Falls, Ohio / St. Edward Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East R-Sr. Aberdeen, Md. / Aberdeen
Guard................................ 12 Forward............................... 5 Center..................................1
PRONUNCIATION
Sean Beins................. Bye-ns Jean Onana.............. O-na-na H’ian Hale........................ e-in Kayode Ajenifuja..... Ky-O-day .................. Uh-jen-uh-foo-juh Gerrae Williams.............. jur-a Jonathan Ouegnin..when-yun
Head Coach: Gary Manchel Assistant Coaches: A.J. Bender and Jonathan Ouegnin
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GARY MANCHEL
Gary Manchel, the eighth head coach in the history of the men’s program, enters his 13th season as the Laker leader in 2015-16. Manchel has revitalized the Laker program and continues to build on his impressive resume that includes 332 career wins. In the 2014-15 season, Mercyhurst won 20 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Lakers allowed 62.2 points per game, second-best in the PSAC. Manchel was announced as the PSAC Western Division Coach of the Year as he led his team to a second place finish in the conference. They again defeated IUP on the road in the regular season for the second time ever. Mercyhurst has now defeated the Crimson Hawks in each of the last five seasons-the only team to achieve that feat. Last season, The Lakers beat every other team in the PSAC Western Division for the second time in three years. In 2013-14, Manchel collected his 300th career win with a 66-62 win over Bloomsburg December 18. He guided the Lakers to a fifth straight PSAC Tournament appearance and outdid preseason expectations for a sixth consecutive time. The Lakers once again outdid preseason expectations in 2012-13, winning 16 games and finishing fifth in the PSAC Western Division. Luis Leao wrapped up an outstanding career as one of the top studentathletes in Manchel’s tenure. The 6-5 forward was named NABC All-
American, PSAC Western Division Athlete of the Year, and Capital One Academic All-America after putting 18.6 points and 6.7 rebounds as a senior. Mercyhurst had several highlight moments throughout the year. Jonathan Ouegnin made a fadeaway three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Lakers to a 70-67 overtime win against California (Pa.) February 2. The next weekend, Mercyhurst fell behind Slippery Rock by 18 points in the first half before rallying for a 60-57 victory. Next, the Lakers took down #11 IUP, 57-48, on February 16, marking Manchel’s third straight campaign with a win over the Crimson Hawks. Mercyhurst closed its home schedule with a recordsetting 44-36 win over #24 Gannon on February 22. The point total is the lowest in program history in a winning effort and the combined score is tied for the lowest in Mercyhurst annals. In the victory, Ouegnin had a thunderous dunk in the second half. The play earned national recognition, landing at #3 on ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays. Manchel guided the Lakers to a fourth straight conference tournament berth. In 2011-12, the Lakers won 18 games. The squad ran off six straight victories through the first round of divisional play. The streak included a 71-47 home win over nationallyranked Indiana (Pa.) on January 21. It was the Lakers’ first win over a Top 10 team since the 2006-07 campaign, when they beat Grand Valley State. Manchel also directed his group to a season sweep of crosstown rival Gannon. Mercyhurst beat Slippery Rock, 7769, on February 28, securing its first PSAC Final Four appearance since joining the league prior to the 2008-09 season. The win also exacted some revenge, as the Rock had eliminated Mercyhurst from the PSAC Tournament in 2011.
The Manchel File Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics University of Vermont ’85 Master’s Degree in Education Slippery Rock ’87
Playing Experience
University of Vermont, 1982-85
Coaching Experience
Head Coach: Mercyhurst, 2003-Present Assistant Coach: Ohio University, 2001-03 Head Coach: Mass.-Lowell, 1992-01 Assistant Coach: Yale, 1987-92 Graduate Assistant: Slippery Rock, 1986-87
Leao was named PSAC Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year as the student-athlete with the highest grade point average at the conference championship. In 2010-11, Mercyhurst posted its first 20-win season under Manchel as he was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Coach of the Year. It was the fourth 20-win campaign in the program’s history. The Lakers reeled off an 11-game winning streak mid-season and reached 17th in the NCAA rankings. Heiden Ratner and Luis Leao were both named first team All-PSAC West. After building the Lakers into one of the most consistent programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Manchel guided the Lakers in their first year as full-time member within the PSAC in 2008-09.
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15-16 Mercyhurst Men's Basketball Mercyhurst Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 06, 2016) All games Overall record: 21-8 Conf: 15-7 Home: 10-4 Away: 10-4 Neutral: 1-0 ##
01 15 25 02 23 33 55 00 34 11 13 14 12 03 04 21
Player
JONES, Damon AJENIFUJA, Kayode BEINS, Sean WILLIAMS, Gerrae ONANA, Jean HOYING, Andy HALE, H'ian WALTERS, Malcolm POLCE, Connor MARSH, Kevin SENOU, Justin WHITLOCK, Dwight HOBSON, Richie BRODERICK, Sean HOLNESS-LIGHTBOD VICKERS, Nohah Team Total.......... Opponents......
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-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 Mercyhurst Opponents
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
gp-gs
29-29 29-28 20-1 29-24 28-5 29-29 29-28 29-0 19-0 22-0 25-1 7-0 10-0 6-0 6-0 14-0
753 714 355 647 599 844 792 354 141 244 203 38 35 21 17 66
29 29
5823 5826
26.0 24.6 17.8 22.3 21.4 29.1 27.3 12.2 7.4 11.1 8.1 5.4 3.5 3.5 2.8 4.7
MER-M 2080 71.7 +12.2 758-1590 .477 193-506 .381 6.7 371-535 .693 12.8 962 33.2 +2.7 417 14.4 376 13.0 +3.8 1.1 227 7.8 42 1.4 5874 14-420 -
1st 2nd 1025 1046 801 917
137-291 162-275 88-150 96-239 70-169 71-156 41-89 34-69 15-31 16-35 15-47 5-12 4-10 2-6 1-5 1-6
.471 .589 .587 .402 .414 .455 .461 .493 .484 .457 .319 .417 .400 .333 .200 .167
OT Totals 9 2080 8 1726
.293 .480 .417 .425 .462 .288 .433 .370 .000 .571 .217 .167 .667 .500 .000 .000
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119-164 52-72 17-25 37-50 31-40 33-49 31-60 16-22 11-15 8-14 13-18 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0
Date 11/13/15 11/18/15 11/21/15 11/22/15 11/24/15 12/1/15 12/04/15 12/05/15 12/12/15 12/16/15 12/19/15 12/20/15 1/3/2016 1/6/16 01/09/16 01/13/16 1/20/16 01/23/16 1/27/16 1/30/16 02/03/16 2/6/16 2/13/16 2/17/16 2/20/16 02/24/16 3/1/16 03/05/16 03/06/16
.726 .722 .680 .740 .775 .673 .517 .727 .733 .571 .722 .500 .500 .000 .500 .000
off
Rebounds def tot avg
pf dq
a
to blk stl
28 56 84 2.9 49 1 43 63 5 54 110 164 5.7 87 4 21 34 14 29 53 82 4.1 51 1 12 26 7 17 80 97 3.3 63 2 47 48 0 12 47 59 2.1 47 0 39 27 1 34 94 128 4.4 57 0 63 28 4 13 81 94 3.2 72 1 118 47 3 9 26 35 1.2 41 0 44 30 1 15 14 29 1.5 19 0 6 7 5 17 34 51 2.3 31 1 6 8 2 4 16 20 0.8 16 0 10 30 0 1 3 4 0.6 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 4 0.4 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0.7 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 5 0.4 6 0 5 5 0 36 65 101 15 758-1590 .477 193-506 .381 371-535 .693 272 690 962 33.2 548 10 417 376 42 588-1426 .412 157-495 .317 393-556 .707 241 643 884 30.5 524 - 287 487 75 OPP 1726 59.5 588-1426 .412 157-495 .317 5.4 393-556 .707 13.6 884 30.5 287 9.9 487 16.8 0.6 150 5.2 75 2.6 7695 14-511 1-547
24-82 12-25 10-24 51-120 43-93 17-59 13-30 10-27 0-0 4-7 5-23 1-6 2-3 1-2 0-2 0-3
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
Opponent HOUGHTON IUP-M SHIPPENSBURG KUTZTOWN at Daemen EDINBORO at Bloomsburg at East Stroudsburg at NOTRE DAME COLLEGE at Slippery Rock CLARION SALEM INTERNATIONAL at Mansfield LOCK HAVEN at Pitt-Johnstown at Seton Hill GANNON at California (PA) SLIPPERY ROCK at Edinboro at IUP-M at Clarion PITT-JOHNSTOWN SETON HILL CALIFORNIA (PA) at Gannon University CLARION vs Shippensburg at WEST CHESTER
W W L Wot W L W W L L W W W W W W W W L W L L L W W W W W W
34 26 7 30 18 18 53 13 2 5 9 2 2 1 3 4
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avg
14.4 13.4 10.2 9.7 7.6 6.6 4.3 3.2 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
227 2080 150 1726
71.7 59.5
Score 88-58 64-57 68-74 71-70 75-69 67-77 88-48 72-67 66-71 59-60 82-69 86-54 92-58 79-66 89-37 67-48 48-37 52-42 54-64 72-47 66-68 62-67 65-69 74-61 65-38 76-47 84-68 79-68 70-67
* - Conference game
pts
417 388 203 280 214 192 126 94 41 44 48 12 11 5 3 2
Att. 234 678 343 627 268 457 422 360 599 112 522 215 0 189 200 200 973 106 173 513 1335 416 235 212 278 1512 738 547 1105
Mercyhurst’s Record When... Playing at home......................................................................................................................................................10-4 Playing on the road.................................................................................................................................................10-4 Playing on a neutral court.........................................................................................................................................1-0 When leading at halftime........................................................................................................................................14-3 When tied at halftime...............................................................................................................................................0-2 When trailing at halftime..........................................................................................................................................6-3 When shooting 50% or better...................................................................................................................................11-1 When shooting less than 50%...................................................................................................................................9-7 When opponent shoots 50% or better........................................................................................................................1-2 When opponent shoots less than 50%....................................................................................................................19-6 When shooting more FT than opponent..................................................................................................................10-4 When shooting less FT than opponent.....................................................................................................................10-4 When shooting more 3s than opponent....................................................................................................................10-5 When opponent shoots more 3s................................................................................................................................9-3 When shooting 35% or better from 3.....................................................................................................................13-4 When shooting less than 35% from 3.......................................................................................................................7-4 When out-rebounding an opponent..........................................................................................................................15-1 When opponent has more rebounds..........................................................................................................................3-7 When recording 40 or more rebound........................................................................................................................2-0 When recording less than 40 rebounds....................................................................................................................18-8 When recording more assists than opponent...........................................................................................................17-3 When opponent has more assists...............................................................................................................................1-3 When recording 15 or more assists..........................................................................................................................12-2 When recording less than 15 assists..........................................................................................................................8-6 When recording more steals than opponent.............................................................................................................15-6 When opponent has more steals................................................................................................................................3-2 When recording more blocks than opponent............................................................................................................6-0 When opponent has more blocks..............................................................................................................................9-6 When recording 5 or more blocks..............................................................................................................................1-0 When recording less than 5 blocks..........................................................................................................................18-8 When committing less turnovers than opponent....................................................................................................15-6 When committing more turnovers than opponent.....................................................................................................3-2 When forcing 20 or more turnovers..........................................................................................................................3-0 When forcing less than 20 turnovers.......................................................................................................................17-8 When scoring less than 50 points..............................................................................................................................1-0 When scoring 50-59 points.......................................................................................................................................1-2 When scoring 60-69 points.......................................................................................................................................3-6 When scoring 70-79 points.......................................................................................................................................9-0 When scoring 80-89 points.......................................................................................................................................5-0 When scoring 90-99 points.......................................................................................................................................1-0 When scoring 100 or more points.............................................................................................................................0-0 When playing in overtime........................................................................................................................................1-0 When playing teams with winning records...............................................................................................................9-5 When playing teams with losing records..................................................................................................................8-1 When playing ranked teams......................................................................................................................................0-0 When four Lakers score in double figures.................................................................................................................6-0 2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2013-14 at East at California Indiana Stroudsburg at Wheeling (Pa.) atUPJ Clarion |||March March February Jesuit | February 148|||March 373:30 26 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. 23|12 PSAC | 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MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY - PLAYER CAREER HIGHS through March 11, 2015
0 Malcolm Walters - Sophomore - Guard Points..........................................................10, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Assists............................................. 5, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Rebounds........................................4, 2x last vs Cal (Pa.), 2/20/16 Blocks.....................................................1, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Steals.................................................2, 3x last vs Cal (Pa.), 2/20/16 Field Goals Made............... 3, 5x last vs Shippensburg, 3/5/16 Field Goals Att.....................................6, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Made......................... 2, vs Shippensburg, 3/5/16 3-Field Goals Att. ....................................... 3, at Gannon, 2/24/16 Free Throws Made........................... 3, 2x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Free Throws Att.............................................. 4, vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Minutes...........................................................22, vs Clarion, 3/1/16
4 Kordell Holness-Lightbody - Freshman - Guard Points..................................................................................................n/a Assists....................................................1, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Rebounds...................................................2, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Blocks..................................................................................................n/a Steals............................................................1, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Field Goals Made............................................................................n/a Field Goals Att.....................................2, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Made........................................................................n/a 3-Field Goals Att. .....................................1, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Free Throws Made..........................................................................n/a Free Throws Att...............................................................................n/a Minutes.......................................................5, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16
1 Damon Jones - Junior - Guard Points..........................................................26, vs Clarion, 12/19/15 Assists...................................................... 4, 4x at Gannon, 2/24/16 Rebounds................................................ 7, vs. Cheyney, 12/17/14 Blocks......................................................2, at West Chester, 3/6/16 Steals..................................................................... 4, vs IUP, 11/18/15 Field Goals Made................................9, vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Field Goals Att......................18, at Notre Dame (OH), 12/12/15 3-Field Goals Made...................................4, vs Gannon, 1/20/16 3-Field Goals Att. .......................................8, vs Gannon, 1/20/16 Free Throws Made....................10, 3x last vs Clarion, 12/19/15 Free Throws Att.......................................16, vs Clarion, 12/19/15 Minutes...................................34, 2x last vs Kutztown, 11/22/15
5 Dajuan Dent - Junior - Forward Points..................................................................................................n/a Assists.................................................................................................n/a Rebounds..........................................................................................n/a Blocks..................................................................................................n/a Steals...................................................................................................n/a Field Goals Made............................................................................n/a Field Goals Att..................................................................................n/a 3-Field Goals Made........................................................................n/a 3-Field Goals Att. ............................................................................n/a Free Throws Made..........................................................................n/a Free Throws Att...............................................................................n/a Minutes..............................................................................................n/a
2 Gerrae Williams - R-Senior - Guard Points.......................................................26, at Seton Hill, 2/21/15 Assists........................................................... 8, at Urbana, 11/29/14 Rebounds...................................................8, at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Blocks............................................................. 2, vs Cal (Pa.), 1/28/15 Steals.............................................................3, 5x last at IUP, 2/3/16 Field Goals Made.....................................9, at Edinboro, 12/6/14 Field Goals Att.................................16, vs Shippensburg, 3/5/16 3-Field Goals Made................................8, at Seton Hill, 2/21/15 3-Field Goals Att. ...................... 9, 2x last at Seton Hill, 2/21/15 Free Throws Made.................................... 9, vs Edinboro, 2/7/15 Free Throws Att........................................10, vs Edinboro, 2/7/15 Minutes................................................. 37, at California, 11/19/14
11 Kevin Marsh - Junior - Forward Points..........................................................16, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Assists........................................................... 2, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Rebounds........................................... 4, 6x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Blocks..........................................................1, at Seton Hill, 1/13/16 Steals......................................... 1, 4x last at West Chester, 3/6/16 Field Goals Made...................................... 6, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Field Goals Att............................................ 7, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 3-Field Goals Made.................................. 2, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 3-Field Goals Att.......................2, 2x last vs Lock Haven, 1/6/16 Free Throws Made....................2, 2x last vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 Free Throws Att..................................4, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Minutes.....................................................24, 2x last at UPJ, 1/9/16
3 Sean Broderick - Sophomore - Guard Points.............................................. 3, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Assists.................................................................................................n/a Rebounds...................................... 1, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Blocks..................................................................................................n/a Steals........................................................1 vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Field Goals Made.....................................1, 3x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Field Goals Att.............................. 2, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 3-Field Goals Made.................... 1, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 3-Field Goals Att. ........................ 1, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Free Throws Made..........................................................................n/a Free Throws Att...............................................................................n/a Minutes.......................................................6, 3x last at UPJ, 1/9/16
12 Richie Hobson - Junior - Guard Points......................................................................13, vs. IUP, 3/4/14 Assists..........................................................2, vs. Urbana, 11/30/13 Rebounds...................................... 4, 3x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Blocks.....................................................1, 3x last vs. UPJ, 12/26/14 Steals............................................................1, 5x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Field Goals Made....................................................5, at IUP, 3/4/14 Field Goals Att............................................6, 3x last at IUP, 3/4/14 3-Field Goals Made................................................2, at IUP, 3/4/14 3-Field Goals Att. ....................................................2, at IUP, 3/4/14 Free Throws Made........................2, 3x last vs. Clarion, 1/22/14 Free Throws Att........................................2, 6x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Minutes................................................................17, at UPJ, 1/25/14
2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14MERCYHURST MERCYHURST MERCYHURSTMEN’S MEN’S MEN’SBASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALLGAME GAME GAMENOTES NOTES NOTES atSlippery Wheeling Jesuit 12 6:00 at East atCalifornia Indiana Stroudsburg at Indiana (Pa.) atat (Pa.) UPJ Edinboro Gannon Clarion |||March Rock (Pa.) March February March |||February |February 4February February 81|||March 73:30 26 3p.m. p.m. | 7:30 p.m. 23 8|19 15 |PSAC PSAC 3||p.m. |3|p.m. 7:30 7:30 PSAC 3p.m. p.m. Tournament Tournament p.m. p.m. Tournament Contact: Joshua Garrett, Assistant SID | [email protected] Contact: Contact: Contact: Brian Brian Brian Vail, Vail, Vail,Assistant Assistant AssistantGraduate SID SID SID|||[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |||814.824.3338 814.824.3338 814.824.3338|||(f) (f) (f)814.824.3094 814.824.3094 814.824.3094
MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY - PLAYER CAREER HIGHS through March 11, 2015
13 Justin Senou - Junior - Guard Points..............................................................12, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Assists................................................................ 3, vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Rebounds.................................................3, 2x last at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Blocks............................................................................................................. n/a Steals....................................................................3, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 Field Goals Made.......................................... 4, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Field Goals Att................................................ 6, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Made...................................... 2, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Att. .............................................4, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 Free Throws Made................................................5, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Free Throws Att.....................................................7, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Minutes................................................................. 21, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 14 Dwight Whitlock - Freshman - Guard Points................................................................. 7, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Assists............................................................................................................. n/a Rebounds......................................................... 3, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Blocks.............................................................................................................. n/a Steals...................................................................................... 2, at UPJ, 1/9/16 Field Goals Made........................................... 3, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Field Goals Att................................................. 5, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Made....................................... 1, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 3-Field Goals Att. ...................................................3, at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Free Throws Made............................................................. 1, at UPJ, 1/9/16 Free Throws Att.................................................................. 2, at UPJ, 1/9/16 Minutes...........................................................11, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15
21 Nohah Vickers - Sophomore - Guard Points................................................................6, at Millersville, 12/20/14 Assists................................................ 2, 3x last at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Rebounds......................................... 1, 9x last at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Blocks............................................................................................................ n/a Steals.................................................................3, at Millersville, 12/20/14 Field Goals Made............................ 1, 5x last vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Field Goals Att................................................4, at Millersville, 12/20/14 3-Field Goals Made............................ 1, 3x last vs Seton Hill, 1/21/15 3-Field Goals Att. ..................................................2, vs Cal (Pa.), 1/28/15 Free Throws Made........................................4, at Millersville, 12/20/14 Free Throws Att.............................................4, at Millersville, 12/20/14 Minutes...................................................... 13, at Indiana (Pa.), 12/03/14 23 - Jean Onana - Senior - Guard Points.............................................................. 29, vs. Seton Hill, 11/20/13 Assists.............................................................4, 3x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Rebounds................................................................. 7, at Clarion, 2/23/14 Blocks.......................................................... 1, 3x vs Houghton, 11/13/15 Steals..........................................................4, 2x last at Urbana, 11/29/14 Field Goals Made....................................9, 3x last at Gannon, 2/24/16 Field Goals Att................................ 17, at East Stroudsburg, 12/21/13 3-Field Goals Made............................................ 5, vs Mansfield, 1/7/15 3-Field Goals Att. ..............................................10, 2x last at Cal, 2/5/14 Free Throws Made.........................................7, vs. Seton Hill, 11/20/13 Free Throws Att............................................... 9, vs. Seton Hill, 1120/13 Minutes................................................................33, 3x last at Cal, 2/5/14
15 Kayode Ajenifuja - Senior - Forward Points.....................................................................25, vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 Assists..................................................................................4, vs SRU, 1/27/16 Rebounds....................................................... 11, at Slippery Rock, 2/4/15 Blocks......................................................... 2, 4x last vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 Steals........................................................................ 4, at Seton Hill, 1/13/16 Field Goals Made........................................ 10, 2x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Field Goals Att.....................................................19, at Seton Hill, 1/13/16 3-Field Goals Made.....................................................3, vs Clarion, 3/1/16 3-Field Goals Att. .........................................................4, vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Free Throws Made.................................................... 10, at Clarion, 2/6/16 Free Throws Att......................................................... 13, at Clarion, 2/6/16 Minutes.................................................................34, vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 20 Durrell McDonald - R-Senior - Guard Points.............................................................................................................. n/a Assists............................................................................................................. n/a Rebounds...................................................................................................... n/a Blocks.............................................................................................................. n/a Steals............................................................................................................... n/a Field Goals Made ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Field Goals Att. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a 3-Field Goals Made ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a 3-Field Goals Att. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Free Throws Made ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Free Throws Att. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Minutes.......................................................................................................... n/a
25 Sean Beins - Junior - Forward Points............................................................. 24, vs. Cheyney, 12/17/14 Assists...................................................3, 2x last at Seton Hill, 2/21/15 Rebounds.............................................................. 10, vs Clarion, 3/1/16 Blocks.............................................................2, 2x last at SRU, 12/16/15 Steals................................................2, 2x last at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Field Goals Made....................................... 10, vs. Cheyney, 12/17/14 Field Goals Att............................................. 15, vs. Cheyney, 12/17/14 3-Field Goals Made.....................................4, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 3-Field Goals Att. .........................................6, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 Free Throws Made........................................ 6, 2x last at UPJ, 2/18/15 Free Throws Att...........................................................8, at UPJ, 2/18/15 Minutes...........................................................29, at Daemen, 11/24/15 33 Andy Hoying - Senior - Forward Points.............................................................................. 17, at UPJ, 1/25/14 Assists...............................................4, 4x last vs Shippensburg, 3/5/16 Rebounds...........................................10, 2x last vs Lock Haven, 1/6/16 Blocks.........................................................2, 3x last at Urbana, 11/29/14 Steals....................................................... 3, 3x last vs Seton Hill, 2/17/16 Field Goals Made........................................ 6, 3x last at Clarion, 2/6/16 Field Goals Att............................................... 11, 2x last vs SRU, 1/27/16 3-Field Goals Made........................................... 3, vs. Mansfield, 1/4/13 3-Field Goals Att. ............................... 4, 10x last at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Free Throws Made...........................................5, 3x last vs UPJ, 2/13/16 Free Throws Att............................................................. 8, vs UPJ, 2/13/16 Minutes............................................................ 38, vs Lock Haven, 1/6/16
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MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY - PLAYER CAREER HIGHS through March 11, 2015
34 Conor Polce - Freshman - Center Points...................................................7, at Notre Dame (OH), 12/12/15 Assists.................................................................3, vs Kutztown, 11/22/15 Rebounds....................................................... 6, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 Blocks..................................................................2, 2x last vs SRU, 1/27/16 Steals.................................................................1, 2x last at SRU, 12/16/15 Field Goals Made............... 3, 2x last at Notre Dame (OH), 12/12/15 Field Goals Att................................................ 6, vs Houghton, 11/13/15 3-Field Goals Made ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a 3-Field Goals Att. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� n/a Free Throws Made................................2, 3x last at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Free Throws Att.....................................2, 6x last at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Minutes.........................................................15, at Bloomsburg, 12/4/15 55 H’ian Hale - Junior - Guard Points.......................................................10, 2x last at Mansfield, 1/3/16 Assists.................................................................................. 9, at UPJ, 1/9/16 Rebounds...........................................................6, 5x last vs UPJ, 2/13/16 Blocks..........................................................1, 5x last vs Gannon, 1/20/16 Steals..................................................................6, vs. Seton Hill, 11/20/13 Field Goals Made.............................................4, vs Lock Haven, 1/6/16 Field Goals Att................................................................8, vs SRU, 1/27/16 3-Field Goals Made.................................... 2, 3x last vs Clarion, 3/1/16 3-Field Goals Att. ................................................4, 5x last at UPJ, 1/9/16 Free Throws Made.........................................6, vs. Seton Hill, 11/20/13 Free Throws Att...................................................8, at Edinboro, 1/30/16 Minutes........................................37, vs. Alderson Broaddus, 11/16/13
Game Notes for 3/12/16 | (8) Mercyhurst at (1) Wheeling Jesuit Mercyhurst
Wheeling Jesuit
- Sunday’s win over West Chester, 70-67, was the Lakers first ever PSAC Championship since joining the conference back in 2008. - Saturday’s game at Wheeling Jesuit will mark the programs second all-time trip to the NCAA Tournament. Mercyhurst has made the tournament in consecutive seasons, while seeking their first win at the big dance. - The Lakers are the best defensive team in the country, ranking 1st in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They are holding opponents to 59.5 points per game. - Mercyhurst shoots 47.7 percent from the field. - The Lakers hold opponents to 30.5 rebounds per game. - Senior guard Damon Jones averages 14.4 points per game -- Leads team. - Senior forward Kayode Ajenifuja is shooting 58.9 percent from the field -- Leads team. - H’ian Hale leads the team in assists with 118 total. He averages 4.1 assists per game.
- The Cardinals enter the NCAA Tournament as the number one seed in the Atlantic Region. - Wheeling lost to Notre Dame (OH) in the MEC Tournament Semifinals, 76-68, Saturday, March 5. - The Last time Wheeling and Mercyhurst faced-off against one another was back in 1983-84, where the Lakers defeat the Cardinals, 72-66, in Erie. - As a team, Wheeling averages 84.2 points per game, while they allow 73.0 ppg. - Justin Fritts, Eric Siefert, and Haywood Highsmith all average 14 points per game. The Cardinals have five players who average double figures scoring. - Highsmith leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 9.4 rebounds a game. - Siefert leads the team in assists with 133. (4.3 apg)
2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2013-14 at East at California Indiana Stroudsburg at Wheeling (Pa.) atUPJ Clarion |||March March February Jesuit | February 148|||March 373:30 26 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. 23|12 PSAC | 3|p.m. |6:00 p.m. PSAC Tournament p.m. Tournament Contact: Contact: Brian Joshua Vail, Assistant Garrett, Graduate SID | [email protected] Assistant SID | [email protected] | 814.824.3338 | (f) 814.824.3094
2015-16 Wheeling Jesuit University Men’s Basketball Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 34 41 42 44 45 - -
Name Pos. Drake Goddard G Pat Moseh F Tim Goff F TJ Payne-Taylor G Desi Wiseman G Mark Winters F Chase Lawson G Malik Grandy G Dominique Tham F Zack Duffy G Sam Peduto G Justin Fritts G Jordan Fair G Haywood Highsmith F Kyle Ritz F Eric Siefert G Curtis Perz G Bailey Mills G Matt Stewart F Christopher Snowden G Louie Brill G Joe Peduto G Josh Miller G Colton Huddelson G Ryan Richardson G
Ht. 6-2 6-5 6-8 5-5 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1
Wt. 202 202 195 149 155 245 180 187 215 175 195 195 160 215 220 190 180 160 220 176 195 190 185 170 180
Yr. So. So. Sr. R-So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Gr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown / Highschool Fort Washington, Md. / Maret School Springfield, Va. / Bishop Ireton Burton, Ohio / Berkshire Richmond, Va. / Banner Christian Waldorf, Md. / Westlake New Martinsville, WV / Magnolia Sardinia, Ohio / Eastern Brown Laurel, Md. / Chaplegate Christian Arlington, Va. / Wakefield Beaver Falls, Pa. / Beaver Falls Elementary Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley Mentor, Ohio / Mentor Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Harley Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley Cambridge, Ohio / Cambridge Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Bishop Hartley North Huntington, Pa. / Norwin Berkeley Springs, W. Va. / Berkeley Springs Pittsburgh, Pa. / Norwin Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley Gaithersburg, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley McMechen, W.Va. / Bishop Donahue Sarasota, Fl. / Impact Academy Shadyside, Ohio / Shadyside
Coaching Staff Name Title Danny Sancomb Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jesse Wukasch Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Ryan Kostur Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Benjamin Siefert Graduate Assistant Coach Adam Vincenzo Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Cole Cloud Student Assistant
2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES at Wheeling Jesuit | March 12 | 6:00 p.m. Contact: Joshua Garrett, Graduate Assistant SID | [email protected]
