Sunday, November 26
Hamden, CT
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
University of Maine
QU Men's Basketball Entertains Maine In Sunday Matinee (2 PM)
11/24/2017 9:23:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017 | 2 PM | TD Bank Sports Center, Hamden, Conn. | ESPN3
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS vs. MAINE BLACK BEARS
Watch It Live: ESPN3
Follow Live Stats: QuinnipiacBobcats.com
Listen Live: AM 1220 WQUN
Updates: @QU_MBB
Tickets: 203-582-3905 or tickets@quinnipiac.edu
Game Notes: Quinnipiac
Promotion: Superhero Day (meet Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman)
Giveaway: Free Quinnipiac mittens to first 500 fans
All-Time Series vs. Maine: Quinnipiac leads 6-3
Current Streak: Quinnipiac - 1 straight
Last Meeting: Quinnipiac 85-75 (2016-17 at Maine)
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac men's basketball team returns home to the TD Bank Sports Center to face Maine on Sunday for a 2 p.m. contest. The Bobcats were last in action a week ago at the Paradise Jam in Lynchburg, Virginia, where they nearly picked up a big win over Pac 12 opponent Colorado before falling when the Buffaloes had a game-winning three-pointer bounce off the rim and in at the buzzer.
LAST GAME (LIBERTY 84, QUINNIPIAC 72)
Quinnipiac held a five-point lead early in the second half, but Liberty was able to use a couple of scoring runs to take control and earn an 84-72 win over Quinnipiac on the final day of the Paradise Jam on Sunday. Senior guard Cameron Young had 26 points to match his career high, which he set two days prior against Colorado, and freshman guard Rich Kelly had a personal-best 18 points in the loss. Quinnipiac shot 67 percent in the first half (14-21) to take a 39-35 lead and went ahead 45-40 early in the second on a three-pointer from Andrew Robinson (Takoma Park, Md.), but a 9-1 Liberty run gave the Flames the lead for good.
COLORADO SPOILS BOBCAT UPSET BID AT BUZZER
The Quinnipiac men's basketball team nearly pulled a big upset on the opening day of the Paradise Jam on Friday. Nov. 17, but fell at the buzzer to Colorado 70-69. The game-winning three-pointer from freshman point guard McKinley Wright bounced off the rim, high up into the air and in on as the final buzzer sounded. Senior guard Cameron Young (Los Angeles, Calif.) had a huge day for the Bobcats with 26 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, all career highs. The Bobcats held a 60-47 lead at the final media timeout with 3:56 to go, but were outscored 23-9 over the final stretch, culminating in two three-pointers from Wright in the final 16 seconds to complete the comeback.
DUNLEAVY ERA BEGINS WITH WIN
Quinnipiac's 78-77 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in the season opener marked the debut of Head Coach Baker Dunleavy, who was hired in March. Dunleavy had a very successful career at Villanova as both a player and a coach under Jay Wright. During his playing days, the Wildcats were an Elite Eight team in 2005-06, behind future NBA guards Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry. During his four seasons as an associate head coach from 2013-17, Villanova compiled an overall record of 129-17, including a national title in 2016 and four straight BIG EAST regular season titles. He is only the seventh head coach in Quinnipiac's history (since 1951-52), and its third at the Division I level.
FAMILY TIES
Quinnipiac head coach Baker Dunleavy's father, Mike, is currently the head coach of Tulane after a long NBA coaching career, including stops with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. Mike and Baker are one of two father-son combinations currently serving as head coaches at the Division I level, along with Tubby Smith (Texas Tech) and G.G. Smith (Loyola). Baker's older brother, Mike, has had a 16-year NBA career (most recently with the Atlanta Hawks) after winning a national title in college with Duke in 2001.
BROTHERLY LOVE
Quinnipiac is the only Division I team in the nation with two sets of brothers on the roster. Junior twins Aaron Robinson and Andrew Robinson are in their third seasons with the Bobcats, while graduate student Sam Donahue and his younger brother Matt, a freshman, both joined the Quinnipiac roster this season. After redshirting last year, Aaron Robinson saw his first action of the season against Wake Forest on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Paradise Jam and set up the program's first twin-to-twin basket with a skip pass to Andrew for a three-pointer in the second half.
BOBCATS INK FOUR IN FALL SIGNING PERIOD
Quinnipiac earned four commitments from guards in the fall signing period, who will help to give the Bobcats great perimeter weaponry over the next four seasons. Tyree Pickron, a 6-guard from Philadelphia (Archbishop Wood HS), Tyrese Williams, a 6-1 guard from New York City (Cardinal Hayes HS), Matthew Balanc, a 6-3 guard out of Silver Spring, Maryland (Springbrook HS), and Savion Lewis, a 5-11 point guard out of Huntington Station, New York (Half Hollow Hills East HS) will join the Bobcats next season as members of the Class of 2022.
MILESTONE WATCH
Senior forward Chaise Daniels enters the Liberty game with 796 points, on pace to become the 39th member of Quinnipiac's 1000-point club and 13th at the Division I level. The last players to do it were Zaid Hearst and Ousmane Drame in 2014-15, both of whom are currently playing professionally in Europe. Daniels could finish in the top 10 in Quinnipiac's Division I history in scoring, in the top five in rebounding, and in second place in blocked shots.
BREAKOUT SEASON FROM YOUNG
Senior guard Cameron Young, a traditional three-man at 6-6, 205, was the odd man out in the Quinnipiac rotation last year when the Bobcats relied on a three-guard lineup. With a new roster and a new coaching staff, Young has seized his new chance this year, earning a starting nod on opening day. He has since emerged as Quinnipiac's leading scorer (16.4 ppg) and rebounder (6.8 rpg) through the first five games, setting career highs in everything in the Bobcats' near-upset over Colorado with 26 points, 12 rebounds and five assists on Nov. 17 at the Paradise Jam. He matched the 26 points two days later against Liberty in the Paradise Jam finale, including five three-pointers.
A GRADUATE JUNIOR?
Transfer shooting guard Isaiah Washington is expected to have a big impact on the Quinnipiac backcourt this season as a rare graduate transfer with junior eligibility. Washington graduated in only three years from Penn State, including one redshirt season. Washington is pursuing his MBA at Quinnipiac while playing his final two years with the Bobcats, and he made his debut a special one, scoring 18 points in a 78-77 win over Dartmouth, after his previous high scoring total in college was nine. He also had 16 points in a narrow loss to Colorado on Nov. 17.
THE ELDER STATESMAN
Fifth-year senior Alain Chigha is back for his final campaign with the Bobcats. Chigha graduated in May with a degree in sociology and his currently pursuing a MBA. Chigha is a native of Yaounde, Cameroon, but came over to the United States to attend prep school in Florida at age 15, knowing only the words "yes" and "no" in English. He has only been home to see his family in Cameroon three times in the eight years since. He and senior guard Greg Tarca were named team co-captains.
INTO THE FIRE
The first commitment that Baker Dunleavy had after being named to the head coaching position was local point guard Rich Kelly, a Shelton, Connecticut native. Kelly originally signed on to a crowded backcourt and projected to be an understudy, but after four of last year's guards transferred out, Kelly quickly ascended into a major starting role. He has looked like a veteran in the early going, with 17 assists in the first two games, and currently ranking second in the MAAC with 5.8 assists per game through five contests. He had a personal-best 18 points on Sunday against Liberty in the Paradise Jam finale.
A LONG ROAD TO HAMDEN
Many athletes have overcome obstacles to become college athletes, but few have beaten such long odds as junior forward Abdulai Bundu. Bundu was born in 1996 in Sierra Leone in the middle of a civil war. His parents won an immigration lottery to escape the war and come to the United States, but could not secure visas for Abdulai (11 months) and his older brother (7) and had to make the agonizing decision to leave them behind with family and try to bring them over later. He survived four refugee camps before he was finally reunited with his parents in Maryland in 2003 when he was seven years old.
A WINNING STAFF
All four coaches on the current Quinnipiac staff have been a part of helping prior schools to their winningest seasons in program history. Head Coach Baker Dunleavy was part of a 35-win season at Villanova (the national title year of 2015-16). Tom Pecora helped Hofstra to a Division I record 26 wins as an assistant in 2000-01 and matched it as a head coach in 2005-06, Shaun Morris was part of a Boston University staff that won a school-record 24 games in 2013-14, and Anthony Goins helped Yale set a new program high with 23 wins in 2015-16.
WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR
Quinnipiac has two transfers sitting out this year who are expected to fill big roles over the next three seasons. Big man Kevin Marfo (George Washington) and wing Travis Atson (Tulsa) will sit out this season per NCAA regulations. Martin is projected to step into the role Chaise Daniels will leave vacated after graduation, while Atson will help fill the void left open by senior wings Cameron Young and Alain Chigha.
NEXT UP
The Bobcats will be right back in action at home on Wednesday night, when they welcome UMass out of the Atlantic 10 Conference for a 7 p.m. contest.
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS vs. MAINE BLACK BEARS
Watch It Live: ESPN3
Follow Live Stats: QuinnipiacBobcats.com
Listen Live: AM 1220 WQUN
Updates: @QU_MBB
Tickets: 203-582-3905 or tickets@quinnipiac.edu
Game Notes: Quinnipiac
Promotion: Superhero Day (meet Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman)
Giveaway: Free Quinnipiac mittens to first 500 fans
All-Time Series vs. Maine: Quinnipiac leads 6-3
Current Streak: Quinnipiac - 1 straight
Last Meeting: Quinnipiac 85-75 (2016-17 at Maine)
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac men's basketball team returns home to the TD Bank Sports Center to face Maine on Sunday for a 2 p.m. contest. The Bobcats were last in action a week ago at the Paradise Jam in Lynchburg, Virginia, where they nearly picked up a big win over Pac 12 opponent Colorado before falling when the Buffaloes had a game-winning three-pointer bounce off the rim and in at the buzzer.
LAST GAME (LIBERTY 84, QUINNIPIAC 72)
Quinnipiac held a five-point lead early in the second half, but Liberty was able to use a couple of scoring runs to take control and earn an 84-72 win over Quinnipiac on the final day of the Paradise Jam on Sunday. Senior guard Cameron Young had 26 points to match his career high, which he set two days prior against Colorado, and freshman guard Rich Kelly had a personal-best 18 points in the loss. Quinnipiac shot 67 percent in the first half (14-21) to take a 39-35 lead and went ahead 45-40 early in the second on a three-pointer from Andrew Robinson (Takoma Park, Md.), but a 9-1 Liberty run gave the Flames the lead for good.
COLORADO SPOILS BOBCAT UPSET BID AT BUZZER
The Quinnipiac men's basketball team nearly pulled a big upset on the opening day of the Paradise Jam on Friday. Nov. 17, but fell at the buzzer to Colorado 70-69. The game-winning three-pointer from freshman point guard McKinley Wright bounced off the rim, high up into the air and in on as the final buzzer sounded. Senior guard Cameron Young (Los Angeles, Calif.) had a huge day for the Bobcats with 26 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, all career highs. The Bobcats held a 60-47 lead at the final media timeout with 3:56 to go, but were outscored 23-9 over the final stretch, culminating in two three-pointers from Wright in the final 16 seconds to complete the comeback.
DUNLEAVY ERA BEGINS WITH WIN
Quinnipiac's 78-77 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in the season opener marked the debut of Head Coach Baker Dunleavy, who was hired in March. Dunleavy had a very successful career at Villanova as both a player and a coach under Jay Wright. During his playing days, the Wildcats were an Elite Eight team in 2005-06, behind future NBA guards Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry. During his four seasons as an associate head coach from 2013-17, Villanova compiled an overall record of 129-17, including a national title in 2016 and four straight BIG EAST regular season titles. He is only the seventh head coach in Quinnipiac's history (since 1951-52), and its third at the Division I level.
FAMILY TIES
Quinnipiac head coach Baker Dunleavy's father, Mike, is currently the head coach of Tulane after a long NBA coaching career, including stops with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. Mike and Baker are one of two father-son combinations currently serving as head coaches at the Division I level, along with Tubby Smith (Texas Tech) and G.G. Smith (Loyola). Baker's older brother, Mike, has had a 16-year NBA career (most recently with the Atlanta Hawks) after winning a national title in college with Duke in 2001.
BROTHERLY LOVE
Quinnipiac is the only Division I team in the nation with two sets of brothers on the roster. Junior twins Aaron Robinson and Andrew Robinson are in their third seasons with the Bobcats, while graduate student Sam Donahue and his younger brother Matt, a freshman, both joined the Quinnipiac roster this season. After redshirting last year, Aaron Robinson saw his first action of the season against Wake Forest on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Paradise Jam and set up the program's first twin-to-twin basket with a skip pass to Andrew for a three-pointer in the second half.
BOBCATS INK FOUR IN FALL SIGNING PERIOD
Quinnipiac earned four commitments from guards in the fall signing period, who will help to give the Bobcats great perimeter weaponry over the next four seasons. Tyree Pickron, a 6-guard from Philadelphia (Archbishop Wood HS), Tyrese Williams, a 6-1 guard from New York City (Cardinal Hayes HS), Matthew Balanc, a 6-3 guard out of Silver Spring, Maryland (Springbrook HS), and Savion Lewis, a 5-11 point guard out of Huntington Station, New York (Half Hollow Hills East HS) will join the Bobcats next season as members of the Class of 2022.
MILESTONE WATCH
Senior forward Chaise Daniels enters the Liberty game with 796 points, on pace to become the 39th member of Quinnipiac's 1000-point club and 13th at the Division I level. The last players to do it were Zaid Hearst and Ousmane Drame in 2014-15, both of whom are currently playing professionally in Europe. Daniels could finish in the top 10 in Quinnipiac's Division I history in scoring, in the top five in rebounding, and in second place in blocked shots.
BREAKOUT SEASON FROM YOUNG
Senior guard Cameron Young, a traditional three-man at 6-6, 205, was the odd man out in the Quinnipiac rotation last year when the Bobcats relied on a three-guard lineup. With a new roster and a new coaching staff, Young has seized his new chance this year, earning a starting nod on opening day. He has since emerged as Quinnipiac's leading scorer (16.4 ppg) and rebounder (6.8 rpg) through the first five games, setting career highs in everything in the Bobcats' near-upset over Colorado with 26 points, 12 rebounds and five assists on Nov. 17 at the Paradise Jam. He matched the 26 points two days later against Liberty in the Paradise Jam finale, including five three-pointers.
A GRADUATE JUNIOR?
Transfer shooting guard Isaiah Washington is expected to have a big impact on the Quinnipiac backcourt this season as a rare graduate transfer with junior eligibility. Washington graduated in only three years from Penn State, including one redshirt season. Washington is pursuing his MBA at Quinnipiac while playing his final two years with the Bobcats, and he made his debut a special one, scoring 18 points in a 78-77 win over Dartmouth, after his previous high scoring total in college was nine. He also had 16 points in a narrow loss to Colorado on Nov. 17.
THE ELDER STATESMAN
Fifth-year senior Alain Chigha is back for his final campaign with the Bobcats. Chigha graduated in May with a degree in sociology and his currently pursuing a MBA. Chigha is a native of Yaounde, Cameroon, but came over to the United States to attend prep school in Florida at age 15, knowing only the words "yes" and "no" in English. He has only been home to see his family in Cameroon three times in the eight years since. He and senior guard Greg Tarca were named team co-captains.
INTO THE FIRE
The first commitment that Baker Dunleavy had after being named to the head coaching position was local point guard Rich Kelly, a Shelton, Connecticut native. Kelly originally signed on to a crowded backcourt and projected to be an understudy, but after four of last year's guards transferred out, Kelly quickly ascended into a major starting role. He has looked like a veteran in the early going, with 17 assists in the first two games, and currently ranking second in the MAAC with 5.8 assists per game through five contests. He had a personal-best 18 points on Sunday against Liberty in the Paradise Jam finale.
A LONG ROAD TO HAMDEN
Many athletes have overcome obstacles to become college athletes, but few have beaten such long odds as junior forward Abdulai Bundu. Bundu was born in 1996 in Sierra Leone in the middle of a civil war. His parents won an immigration lottery to escape the war and come to the United States, but could not secure visas for Abdulai (11 months) and his older brother (7) and had to make the agonizing decision to leave them behind with family and try to bring them over later. He survived four refugee camps before he was finally reunited with his parents in Maryland in 2003 when he was seven years old.
A WINNING STAFF
All four coaches on the current Quinnipiac staff have been a part of helping prior schools to their winningest seasons in program history. Head Coach Baker Dunleavy was part of a 35-win season at Villanova (the national title year of 2015-16). Tom Pecora helped Hofstra to a Division I record 26 wins as an assistant in 2000-01 and matched it as a head coach in 2005-06, Shaun Morris was part of a Boston University staff that won a school-record 24 games in 2013-14, and Anthony Goins helped Yale set a new program high with 23 wins in 2015-16.
WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR
Quinnipiac has two transfers sitting out this year who are expected to fill big roles over the next three seasons. Big man Kevin Marfo (George Washington) and wing Travis Atson (Tulsa) will sit out this season per NCAA regulations. Martin is projected to step into the role Chaise Daniels will leave vacated after graduation, while Atson will help fill the void left open by senior wings Cameron Young and Alain Chigha.
NEXT UP
The Bobcats will be right back in action at home on Wednesday night, when they welcome UMass out of the Atlantic 10 Conference for a 7 p.m. contest.
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