Oswego State Men's Basketball 2011-2012
Oswego State Men’s Basketball 2011-2012
About SUNY Oswego Quick Facts Founded: 1861 Location: Oswego, NY, 13126
At SUNY Oswego we foster liberal and professional learning in a dynamic, interactive, and supportive environment. SUNY Oswego offers an opportunity for students to pursue unlimited horizons. With a student body of more than 8,400 learners, we are large enough to offer more than 100 programs of study yet small enough for students to form quality relationships with each other and caring faculty. Our learner-centered approach stresses quality education and experience inside and outside the classroom on our scenic, 690acre lakeside campus. Students pursue bright futures through programs in our College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media, and the Arts; and School of Education – as well as innovative interdisciplinary programs that cross traditional boundaries. Oswego opens doors to the future with internships and study-abroad opportunities that consistently rate among the highest in the SUNY system.
Enrollment: 7,400 undergraduate students 1,100 graduate students Nickname: Lakers School Colors: Hunter Green and Gold Home Court: Max Ziel Gymnasium Conference: State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Affiliation: NCAA Division III President: Deborah F. Stanley Athletic Director: Timothy G. Hale Athletics Phone: 315.312.3056
Laker Men’s Basketball Head Coach: Jason Leone Phone: 315.312.2379 Email: [email protected] Assistant Coaches: Seth Eisner, Bill Farden, Kenny Sturges Athletic Trainers: Gary Fulsaas , Anthony Wendt Equipment Manager: Rhonda Tay lor 2010-11 Overall Record: 24-5 (NC AA Second Round) 2010-11 SUNYAC Record: 17-1 Website: athletics.oswego.edu
2010-11 Season in Review
It was a banner year for Oswego State, as the Lakers finished the season at 24-5 overall for the second-most wins in school history to make thei r first appearance in the NCAA Tournam ent in the 88-year history of the prog ram with two seniors on the squad. Oswego State advanced to the second roun d of the NCAA Tournament after defeatin g Wells College, 64-58, in front of a packed house at Max Ziel Gymnasium befo re falling to Rhode Island College . The Lakers went on a 16-game win stre ak during the year and earned the first-ever No. 1 seed in the conference tour nament after posting a 17-1 SUN YAC record. Chad Burridge became the 15th player in school history to become a member of the 1,000-point club during a sea son where he averaged 18.4 poin ts and 6.7 rebounds per game. He went on to earn SUNYAC Player of the Yea r, while teammate Hayden Ward was nam ed to the All-SUNYAC Third Team.
Meet the Coach Jason Leone takes over the Oswego State men’s basketball program in 2011-12. Leone, a Syracuse, N.Y. native, had previously been the head coach at Keystone College in La Plume, Pa., where he led the program to an overall record of 71-35 over the past four seasons. In 2010-11, Leone guided Keystone to an overall record of 21-6 with wins over NCAA qualifiers Oswego State and Gwynedd-Mercy, en route to achieving the program’s firstever NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Ranking. In addition to amassing a .670 winning percentage, Leone’s squads never finished below third place in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) and qualified for postseason play all four years.
Coach Jason Leone E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 315.312.2379 Career Record: 71-35 at Keystone College Returning Player Accolades: Chad Burridge 2010-11 NABC First Team All-America, DIII News All-America Fifth Team, NABC East District Player of the Year, ECAC Division III Upstate Player of the Year, BCANY Division III Men’s Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com East Region First Team, SUNYAC Player of the Year Hayden Ward 2010-11 Third Team All-SUNYAC
Ten players received All-CSCA honors under Leone’s guidance and recruited and coached the program’s second all-time leading scorer, Tercel Taylor. His players have been equally as successful in the classroom, as he has coached 22 CSAC All-Academic Team selections and has had his squads post a team GPA over 3.0 in six of his eight semesters as head coach. Prior to coaching at Keystone, Leone served as the assistant coach at Division II Mercyhurst College for four seasons from 2003-2007. During that span, Mercyhurst compiled a mark of 61-50, including a record of 37-20 over a twoyear span, which was the best two-year mark at Mercyhurst since 1986. Before joining Mercyhurst, Leone served as the assistant coach at Clarkson University where the Golden Knights earned an ECAC title berth. Leone was responsible for three recruiting classes while at Clarkson and those efforts were rewarded following the 2003-04 season with the team’s first ever league title. As a player, Leone began his career at NCAA Division I Lafayette College, were he played for two seasons before transferring to the University of Rochester, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics in 1999. The three-time Dean’s List honoree was a captain of the 1998-99 squad that qualified for the NCAA tournament. On the court, Leone won the UAA individual scoring title with Rochester following the 199798 season, and later earned Second Team AllUAA recognition. During his senior campaign in 1998-99, he was named First Team All-UAA. The Christian Brothers Academy graduate is the fourth all-time leading scorer at the school with 1,223 points and was inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.
Facilities city sium - 3,500 capa na ym G el Zi ax M er 2006 a - Opened Octob re A e Ic r te en C Campus ng well and separate divi s ne la ix S l oo ed Fall 2008 Laker P ated and expand ov en R m oo R ll, Weight Training e fields for baseba tic ac pr d an e am plex - G osse, Laker Field Com ld, field hockey, soccer, and lacr fie d an softball, track is courts with two including six tenn 40-ft by 80-ft area a re A e ic ct ra Wrestling P e circles regulation practic
In the classroom Today’s student-athletes are faced with many challenges both on and off the playing field. With this in mind, Oswego State is proud to have developed one of the leading NCAA Challenging Athletic Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS)/Life Skills programs in the country, consisting of five commitment areas: * Athletic excellence * Academic excellence * Personal development * Career development * Service Oswego State has two staff members dedicated to academic support programs for its student-athletes, such as the Student-Athlete Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) programs in addition to the CHAMPS/Life Skills program.
2010-2011 Team Roster Ht.
Yr.
Sunday Bamgbose F/G G Sean Michele
6-1
Fr.
5-9
Jr.
6-4
Jr.
5
Conor Monaghan G G Ryan Sheridan
6-3
Jr.
10
Alex Mirabito
G
6-0
So.
11
Jose Uribe
G
6-3
Sr.
21
Chad Burridge
F
6-7
Jr.
22
Brian Gebhardt
G
5-11
Jr.
23
Andy Falvey
C
6-8
Fr.
24
Chris Gilkes
F
6-1
So.
32
Craig Anderson
G
6-1
Fr.
33
Kevin Kucel
G
5-7
Sr.
34
Hayden Ward
F
6-6
So.
40
Brenden Nollet
F
6-7
So.
42
Ryan Gleason
F
6-1
Jr.
No.
Name
1 3 4
Pos.
Hometown/Previous Team Bronx, NY / Samuel Gompers HS East Rochester, N.Y. / East Rochester Brooklyn, N.Y. / Xavier HS Blauvelt, N.Y. / Tappan Zee HS Oneonta, N.Y. / Oneonta HS Queens, N.Y. / Newtown HS Hannibal, N.Y. / Hannibal HS Fairport, N.Y. / Nazareth College Cicero, NY / Cicero North Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. / Fowler HS Manhattan, NY / West 50th Street Gloversville, NY / Chaminade Montauk, N.Y. / East Hampton HS Hannibal, N.Y. / Hannibal HS Auburn, NY / Auburn HS
2011-2012 Schedule TIME 7 p.m. OPPONENT DATE ASSIC . Lawrence CL St LL BA ET SK S BA Nov. 15 4 p.m. MAX ZIEL MEN’ s 8 p.m. onia vs. Well ed Fr Nov. 18 A 2 p.m. AC ITH Nov. 18 6 p.m. onia vs. Ithaca ed Fr Nov. 19 7 p.m. LS EL W Nov. 19 8 p.m. COBLESKILL 22 v. No 4 p.m. POTSDAM* 2 Dec. 8 p.m. ATTSBURGH* PL Dec. 3 8 p.m. ockport* Br Dec. 6 4 p.m. edonia* Fr Dec. 9 8 p.m. lo State* ffa Bu Dec. 10 8 p.m. NOVIA ZE CA American Dec. 16 7 p.m. iv. of Texas-Pan Un Jan. 3 8 p.m. dgar Evers Me Jan. 9 4 p.m. NEW PALTZ* 13 Jan. 8 p.m. EONTA* ON Jan. 14 8 p.m. RTLAND* CO Jan. 21 8 p.m. seo* ne Ge Jan. 24 4 p.m. burgh* tts Pla Jan. 27 8 p.m. am* tsd Po Jan. 28 KPORT* 8 p.m. OC BR Jan. 31 8 p.m. rtland* Co Feb. 4 4 p.m. Oneonta* 10 Feb. 8 p.m. New Paltz* 11 Feb. 8 p.m. NESEO* GE Feb. 14 4 p.m. ALO STATE* FF BU Feb. 17 TBA ONIA* ED FR Feb. 18 Tournament ds TBA AC NY SU un Ro Feb. 21, 24-25 First and Second AA NC Mar. 2-3 in BOLD TYPE Home Contests AC Contest NY SU s ote *-Den to change ct bje su le Schedu u .ed go we .os athletics
About SUNY Oswego Quick Facts Founded: 1861 Location: Oswego, NY, 13126
At SUNY Oswego we foster liberal and professional learning in a dynamic, interactive, and supportive environment. SUNY Oswego offers an opportunity for students to pursue unlimited horizons. With a student body of more than 8,400 learners, we are large enough to offer more than 100 programs of study yet small enough for students to form quality relationships with each other and caring faculty. Our learner-centered approach stresses quality education and experience inside and outside the classroom on our scenic, 690acre lakeside campus. Students pursue bright futures through programs in our College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media, and the Arts; and School of Education – as well as innovative interdisciplinary programs that cross traditional boundaries. Oswego opens doors to the future with internships and study-abroad opportunities that consistently rate among the highest in the SUNY system.
Enrollment: 7,400 undergraduate students 1,100 graduate students Nickname: Lakers School Colors: Hunter Green and Gold Home Court: Max Ziel Gymnasium Conference: State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Affiliation: NCAA Division III President: Deborah F. Stanley Athletic Director: Timothy G. Hale Athletics Phone: 315.312.3056
Laker Men’s Basketball Head Coach: Jason Leone Phone: 315.312.2379 Email: [email protected] Assistant Coaches: Seth Eisner, Bill Farden, Kenny Sturges Athletic Trainers: Gary Fulsaas , Anthony Wendt Equipment Manager: Rhonda Tay lor 2010-11 Overall Record: 24-5 (NC AA Second Round) 2010-11 SUNYAC Record: 17-1 Website: athletics.oswego.edu
2010-11 Season in Review
It was a banner year for Oswego State, as the Lakers finished the season at 24-5 overall for the second-most wins in school history to make thei r first appearance in the NCAA Tournam ent in the 88-year history of the prog ram with two seniors on the squad. Oswego State advanced to the second roun d of the NCAA Tournament after defeatin g Wells College, 64-58, in front of a packed house at Max Ziel Gymnasium befo re falling to Rhode Island College . The Lakers went on a 16-game win stre ak during the year and earned the first-ever No. 1 seed in the conference tour nament after posting a 17-1 SUN YAC record. Chad Burridge became the 15th player in school history to become a member of the 1,000-point club during a sea son where he averaged 18.4 poin ts and 6.7 rebounds per game. He went on to earn SUNYAC Player of the Yea r, while teammate Hayden Ward was nam ed to the All-SUNYAC Third Team.
Meet the Coach Jason Leone takes over the Oswego State men’s basketball program in 2011-12. Leone, a Syracuse, N.Y. native, had previously been the head coach at Keystone College in La Plume, Pa., where he led the program to an overall record of 71-35 over the past four seasons. In 2010-11, Leone guided Keystone to an overall record of 21-6 with wins over NCAA qualifiers Oswego State and Gwynedd-Mercy, en route to achieving the program’s firstever NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Ranking. In addition to amassing a .670 winning percentage, Leone’s squads never finished below third place in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) and qualified for postseason play all four years.
Coach Jason Leone E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 315.312.2379 Career Record: 71-35 at Keystone College Returning Player Accolades: Chad Burridge 2010-11 NABC First Team All-America, DIII News All-America Fifth Team, NABC East District Player of the Year, ECAC Division III Upstate Player of the Year, BCANY Division III Men’s Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com East Region First Team, SUNYAC Player of the Year Hayden Ward 2010-11 Third Team All-SUNYAC
Ten players received All-CSCA honors under Leone’s guidance and recruited and coached the program’s second all-time leading scorer, Tercel Taylor. His players have been equally as successful in the classroom, as he has coached 22 CSAC All-Academic Team selections and has had his squads post a team GPA over 3.0 in six of his eight semesters as head coach. Prior to coaching at Keystone, Leone served as the assistant coach at Division II Mercyhurst College for four seasons from 2003-2007. During that span, Mercyhurst compiled a mark of 61-50, including a record of 37-20 over a twoyear span, which was the best two-year mark at Mercyhurst since 1986. Before joining Mercyhurst, Leone served as the assistant coach at Clarkson University where the Golden Knights earned an ECAC title berth. Leone was responsible for three recruiting classes while at Clarkson and those efforts were rewarded following the 2003-04 season with the team’s first ever league title. As a player, Leone began his career at NCAA Division I Lafayette College, were he played for two seasons before transferring to the University of Rochester, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics in 1999. The three-time Dean’s List honoree was a captain of the 1998-99 squad that qualified for the NCAA tournament. On the court, Leone won the UAA individual scoring title with Rochester following the 199798 season, and later earned Second Team AllUAA recognition. During his senior campaign in 1998-99, he was named First Team All-UAA. The Christian Brothers Academy graduate is the fourth all-time leading scorer at the school with 1,223 points and was inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.
Facilities city sium - 3,500 capa na ym G el Zi ax M er 2006 a - Opened Octob re A e Ic r te en C Campus ng well and separate divi s ne la ix S l oo ed Fall 2008 Laker P ated and expand ov en R m oo R ll, Weight Training e fields for baseba tic ac pr d an e am plex - G osse, Laker Field Com ld, field hockey, soccer, and lacr fie d an softball, track is courts with two including six tenn 40-ft by 80-ft area a re A e ic ct ra Wrestling P e circles regulation practic
In the classroom Today’s student-athletes are faced with many challenges both on and off the playing field. With this in mind, Oswego State is proud to have developed one of the leading NCAA Challenging Athletic Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS)/Life Skills programs in the country, consisting of five commitment areas: * Athletic excellence * Academic excellence * Personal development * Career development * Service Oswego State has two staff members dedicated to academic support programs for its student-athletes, such as the Student-Athlete Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) programs in addition to the CHAMPS/Life Skills program.
2010-2011 Team Roster Ht.
Yr.
Sunday Bamgbose F/G G Sean Michele
6-1
Fr.
5-9
Jr.
6-4
Jr.
5
Conor Monaghan G G Ryan Sheridan
6-3
Jr.
10
Alex Mirabito
G
6-0
So.
11
Jose Uribe
G
6-3
Sr.
21
Chad Burridge
F
6-7
Jr.
22
Brian Gebhardt
G
5-11
Jr.
23
Andy Falvey
C
6-8
Fr.
24
Chris Gilkes
F
6-1
So.
32
Craig Anderson
G
6-1
Fr.
33
Kevin Kucel
G
5-7
Sr.
34
Hayden Ward
F
6-6
So.
40
Brenden Nollet
F
6-7
So.
42
Ryan Gleason
F
6-1
Jr.
No.
Name
1 3 4
Pos.
Hometown/Previous Team Bronx, NY / Samuel Gompers HS East Rochester, N.Y. / East Rochester Brooklyn, N.Y. / Xavier HS Blauvelt, N.Y. / Tappan Zee HS Oneonta, N.Y. / Oneonta HS Queens, N.Y. / Newtown HS Hannibal, N.Y. / Hannibal HS Fairport, N.Y. / Nazareth College Cicero, NY / Cicero North Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. / Fowler HS Manhattan, NY / West 50th Street Gloversville, NY / Chaminade Montauk, N.Y. / East Hampton HS Hannibal, N.Y. / Hannibal HS Auburn, NY / Auburn HS
2011-2012 Schedule TIME 7 p.m. OPPONENT DATE ASSIC . Lawrence CL St LL BA ET SK S BA Nov. 15 4 p.m. MAX ZIEL MEN’ s 8 p.m. onia vs. Well ed Fr Nov. 18 A 2 p.m. AC ITH Nov. 18 6 p.m. onia vs. Ithaca ed Fr Nov. 19 7 p.m. LS EL W Nov. 19 8 p.m. COBLESKILL 22 v. No 4 p.m. POTSDAM* 2 Dec. 8 p.m. ATTSBURGH* PL Dec. 3 8 p.m. ockport* Br Dec. 6 4 p.m. edonia* Fr Dec. 9 8 p.m. lo State* ffa Bu Dec. 10 8 p.m. NOVIA ZE CA American Dec. 16 7 p.m. iv. of Texas-Pan Un Jan. 3 8 p.m. dgar Evers Me Jan. 9 4 p.m. NEW PALTZ* 13 Jan. 8 p.m. EONTA* ON Jan. 14 8 p.m. RTLAND* CO Jan. 21 8 p.m. seo* ne Ge Jan. 24 4 p.m. burgh* tts Pla Jan. 27 8 p.m. am* tsd Po Jan. 28 KPORT* 8 p.m. OC BR Jan. 31 8 p.m. rtland* Co Feb. 4 4 p.m. Oneonta* 10 Feb. 8 p.m. New Paltz* 11 Feb. 8 p.m. NESEO* GE Feb. 14 4 p.m. ALO STATE* FF BU Feb. 17 TBA ONIA* ED FR Feb. 18 Tournament ds TBA AC NY SU un Ro Feb. 21, 24-25 First and Second AA NC Mar. 2-3 in BOLD TYPE Home Contests AC Contest NY SU s ote *-Den to change ct bje su le Schedu u .ed go we .os athletics
