Wednesday, January 10
Hamden, CT
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Marist College
QU Men's Basketball Welcomes Marist For Wednesday Night Home Tilt
1/9/2018 10:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 | 7:00 PM | TD Bank Sports Center, Hamden, Conn. | ESPN3
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS vs. MARIST COLLEGE RED FOXES
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
All-Time Series vs. Marist: Quinnipiac leads 5-4
Current Streak: Marist - 1 straight
Last Year's Meetings: Split 1-1
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac men's basketball team will try to get back above .500 in the MAAC by defending its home court when it entertains Marist on Wednesday evening for a 7 p.m. contest at the TD Bank Sports Center. The game will feature the league's top two scorers in conference games only in Marist's Brian Parker (24.0 ppg) and Quinnipiac's Cameron Young (21.8 ppg).
QUINNIPIAC -- IT RHYMES WITH CARDIAC
Remarkably, Quinnipiac has been in eight games decided by two points or less in its first 14 contests this year (going 5-3), with its five wins coming by a combined eight points. The tight wins include both MAAC victories, a 78-76 win over Monmouth on Dec. 28 and a 71-70 win over Siena on Jan. 1. Here is a look at how the eight dramatic finishes ended:
Nov. 11: Dartmouth 78-77 W (Chaise Daniels blocked game-winner in final second)
Nov. 17: Colorado 69-70 L (Buffaloes made 3 at buzzer)
Nov. 29: UMass 68-66 W (Cameron Young dribbled out last 6 seconds)
Dec. 4: Columbia 89-87 W (Rich Kelly made winning layup with 4.8 left, Columbia missed three at buzzer)
Dec. 7: Hartford 75-77 L (Quinnipiac missed winning 3 at buzzer)
Dec. 18: Drexel 71-72 L (Drexel made winning three-pointer with 2.4 seconds left, Quinnipiac missed winning 3 at buzzer)
Dec. 29: Monmouth 78-76 W (Monmouth missed tying 3, then made 1 FT with 0.2 left on rebounding foul).
Jan. 1: Siena 71-70 W (Abdulai Bundu blocked Siena's game-winner in final second)
2-0 START A RARITY
A 2-0 start in league play may seem like a modest hot streak, but the Bobcats historically have gotten out of the blocks slowly. Quinnipiac's 2-0 start this year marked the first time it has won its first two league games since the 2007-08 team started 2-0 in the Northeast Conference. The loss to Canisius on Friday prevented the Bobcats from starting out 3-0 for the first time since the 1999-2000 team began the year 7-0 in the NEC in its second season at Division I.
KELLY EARNS SECOND MAAC ROOKIE OF WEEK
Freshman guard Rich Kelly was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 26 after tallying 21 points, 16 assists and one turnover in a pair of games. Kelly signed with Quinnipiac in April, when he projected to be an understudy in a crowded backcourt, But after four of last year's guards transferred, Kelly suddenly ascended into a starting role, and he has played like a veteran, ranking second in the MAAC in assists (5.9 apg). He earned his first MAAC Rookie of the Week Award after a 22-point, 10-assist effort in a win at Columbia (including the winning layup on a drive with 4.8 seconds left), marking the first 20-point, 10-assist game for a Bobcat in 13 years:
QU Points-Assists Double-Doubles Since 2004-05
Rich Kelly vs. Columbia (12/4/17) 22 pts 10 ast
Dave Johnson vs. Niagara (12/22/11) 13 pts 10 ast
Deontay Twyman vs. Buffalo (3/14/11) 14 pts 10 ast
James Feldeine vs. Monmouth (2/25/10) 19 pts 11 ast
James Johnson vs. Monmouth (12/6/08) 12 pts 10 ast
Rob Monroe vs. FDU (1/12/05) 25 pts 12 ast
Rob Monroe vs. UConn (12/30/04) 16 pts 10 ast
Rob Monroe vs. Longwood (11/27/04) 15 pts 14 ast
YOUNG NO LONGER RESTLESS
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 used a three-guard lineup, playing only eight minutes all season and not scoring a point. With a new roster and a new coaching staff this season, Young has seized his new chance, emerging as Quinnipiac's leading scorer (17.4 ppg), a figure which ranks him fifth in the MAAC. In league games only, he is averaging 21.8 points, ranking him second behind Marist's Brian Parker (24.0 ppg). Young has the five highest-scoring games for the Bobcats this year, as well as seven of the team's 11 games of 20 or more points:
Quinnipiac's 20-Point Games
Cameron Young vs. Hartford 27
Cameron Young vs. Siena 26
Cameron Young vs. Colorado 26
Cameron Young vs. Liberty 26
Cameron Young vs. Drexel 24
Chaise Daniels vs. Maine 24
Cameron Young vs. Canisius 23
Rich Kelly vs. Columbia 22
Chaise Daniels vs. Dartmouth 21
Jacob Rigoni vs. Columbia 20
Cameron Young vs. Monmouth 20
MILESTONE WATCH
Senior forward Chaise Daniels is coming off a 16-point effort on Sunday at Saint Peter's and is closing in on becoming the first Bobcat in three years to reach the 1,000-point plateau. He enters the Marist game with 894 career points, needing 106 more to become the 39th player in Quinnipiac history with 1000 points and the 13th at the Division I level (since 1998-99). He also has 467 career rebounds, 33 shy of 500 and already ranks third all-time in blocks (all divisions) with 140.
A LONG ROAD TO HAMDEN
Few athletes have overcome such significant odds to reach the college level as junior forward Abdulai Bundu. Bundu was born in 1996 in Sierra Leone in the middle of a civil war, just before his parents won an immigration lottery to come to the United States. However, they could not secure visas for Abdulai and his brother and had to make the agonizing decision to leave them behind with family and try to bring them over later. Abdulai survived four refugee camps, before he was finally reunited with his parents in Maryland in 2003 at age 7. Bundu's hustle plays at both ends helped Quinnipiac to a win over Siena on Monday, leaping out of bounds to save an offensive rebound that led to the winning points with 1:37 left and then coming from a weak side help position for the clinching block at the buzzer. He is also coming off a career-best 16 rebounds in Friday's loss to Canisius.
DOWNTOWN DOWN UNDER
In addition to the strong performance from Rich Kelly (see above) this season, fellow freshman Jacob Rigoni has provided a big lift to the Bobcats scoring off the bench. Rigoni had 20 points in a win at Columbia and 18 on six three-pointers in a win over Monmouth. Rigoni has been particularly efficient from the three-point line all year, where he leads the MAAC by a wide margin, shooting 52.9 percent from beyond the arc (27-51).
TWIN KILLING
Juniors Aaron Robinson and Andrew Robinson are the first twins in Quinnipiac men's basketball history. Andrew (11) and Aaron (8) combined for 19 points in a Nov. 29 win over UMass, two behind their combined best of 21 in a loss to Maine, when Andrew tied his career-high with 17 and Aaron had 4. Aaron redshirted last season after limited action as a freshman, while Andrew scored 164 points over his first two seasons.
A GRADUATE JUNIOR?
Isaiah Washington (8.7 ppg) has started every game in the backcourt this season as a rare graduate transfer with junior eligibility. Washington graduated in three years from Penn State, including one redshirt season, and is pursuing his MBA while playing his final two years with the Bobcats. He made his Quinnipiac debut a special one, scoring 18 points in a 78-77 win over Dartmouth.
THE ELDER STATESMAN
Fifth-year senior Alain Chigha graduated in May with a degree in sociology and is currently in grad school at Quinnipiac, joining graduate transfer Isaiah Washington (see above) in the MBA program. Chigha is a native of Cameroon, but came over to the United States to attend prep school in Florida at age 15 knowing only two words in English ("yes" and "no").
TARCA EARNS SCHOLARSHIP
Fourth-year walk-on senior Greg Tarca was named a team co-captain earlier this season, along with fifth-year senior Alain Chigha (see above). Tarca was able to drop the "walk-on" from his title on Saturday, Dec. 16, though, when the program surprised him with a full scholarship at the team's Secret Santa party.
DUNLEAVY ERA BEGINS WITH WIN
Quinnipiac's 78-77 win over Dartmouth on Nov. 11 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. His father Mike is a long time NBA coach who is currently the head coach at Tulane, making the Dunleavys one of two father-son coaching combinations in Division I, along with Tubby Smith (Texas Tech) and G.G. Smith (Loyola-Maryland).
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.
BOBCATS INK FOUR IN FALL SIGNING PERIOD
Quinnipiac earned four commitments from guards in the fall signing period. Tyree Pickron, a 6-2 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 represent the QU Class of 2022.
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. In addition, 6-7 freshman wing Nathan Davis is also redshirting this season, which will give the Bobcats seven new players total next season, including the four incoming freshmen (see above).
NEXT UP
The Bobcats will be right back in action on Friday night for a tough road contest at MAAC co-leader Rider, beginning at 7 p.m.
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS vs. MARIST COLLEGE RED FOXES
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
All-Time Series vs. Marist: Quinnipiac leads 5-4
Current Streak: Marist - 1 straight
Last Year's Meetings: Split 1-1
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac men's basketball team will try to get back above .500 in the MAAC by defending its home court when it entertains Marist on Wednesday evening for a 7 p.m. contest at the TD Bank Sports Center. The game will feature the league's top two scorers in conference games only in Marist's Brian Parker (24.0 ppg) and Quinnipiac's Cameron Young (21.8 ppg).
QUINNIPIAC -- IT RHYMES WITH CARDIAC
Remarkably, Quinnipiac has been in eight games decided by two points or less in its first 14 contests this year (going 5-3), with its five wins coming by a combined eight points. The tight wins include both MAAC victories, a 78-76 win over Monmouth on Dec. 28 and a 71-70 win over Siena on Jan. 1. Here is a look at how the eight dramatic finishes ended:
Nov. 11: Dartmouth 78-77 W (Chaise Daniels blocked game-winner in final second)
Nov. 17: Colorado 69-70 L (Buffaloes made 3 at buzzer)
Nov. 29: UMass 68-66 W (Cameron Young dribbled out last 6 seconds)
Dec. 4: Columbia 89-87 W (Rich Kelly made winning layup with 4.8 left, Columbia missed three at buzzer)
Dec. 7: Hartford 75-77 L (Quinnipiac missed winning 3 at buzzer)
Dec. 18: Drexel 71-72 L (Drexel made winning three-pointer with 2.4 seconds left, Quinnipiac missed winning 3 at buzzer)
Dec. 29: Monmouth 78-76 W (Monmouth missed tying 3, then made 1 FT with 0.2 left on rebounding foul).
Jan. 1: Siena 71-70 W (Abdulai Bundu blocked Siena's game-winner in final second)
2-0 START A RARITY
A 2-0 start in league play may seem like a modest hot streak, but the Bobcats historically have gotten out of the blocks slowly. Quinnipiac's 2-0 start this year marked the first time it has won its first two league games since the 2007-08 team started 2-0 in the Northeast Conference. The loss to Canisius on Friday prevented the Bobcats from starting out 3-0 for the first time since the 1999-2000 team began the year 7-0 in the NEC in its second season at Division I.
KELLY EARNS SECOND MAAC ROOKIE OF WEEK
Freshman guard Rich Kelly was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 26 after tallying 21 points, 16 assists and one turnover in a pair of games. Kelly signed with Quinnipiac in April, when he projected to be an understudy in a crowded backcourt, But after four of last year's guards transferred, Kelly suddenly ascended into a starting role, and he has played like a veteran, ranking second in the MAAC in assists (5.9 apg). He earned his first MAAC Rookie of the Week Award after a 22-point, 10-assist effort in a win at Columbia (including the winning layup on a drive with 4.8 seconds left), marking the first 20-point, 10-assist game for a Bobcat in 13 years:
QU Points-Assists Double-Doubles Since 2004-05
Rich Kelly vs. Columbia (12/4/17) 22 pts 10 ast
Dave Johnson vs. Niagara (12/22/11) 13 pts 10 ast
Deontay Twyman vs. Buffalo (3/14/11) 14 pts 10 ast
James Feldeine vs. Monmouth (2/25/10) 19 pts 11 ast
James Johnson vs. Monmouth (12/6/08) 12 pts 10 ast
Rob Monroe vs. FDU (1/12/05) 25 pts 12 ast
Rob Monroe vs. UConn (12/30/04) 16 pts 10 ast
Rob Monroe vs. Longwood (11/27/04) 15 pts 14 ast
YOUNG NO LONGER RESTLESS
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 used a three-guard lineup, playing only eight minutes all season and not scoring a point. With a new roster and a new coaching staff this season, Young has seized his new chance, emerging as Quinnipiac's leading scorer (17.4 ppg), a figure which ranks him fifth in the MAAC. In league games only, he is averaging 21.8 points, ranking him second behind Marist's Brian Parker (24.0 ppg). Young has the five highest-scoring games for the Bobcats this year, as well as seven of the team's 11 games of 20 or more points:
Quinnipiac's 20-Point Games
Cameron Young vs. Hartford 27
Cameron Young vs. Siena 26
Cameron Young vs. Colorado 26
Cameron Young vs. Liberty 26
Cameron Young vs. Drexel 24
Chaise Daniels vs. Maine 24
Cameron Young vs. Canisius 23
Rich Kelly vs. Columbia 22
Chaise Daniels vs. Dartmouth 21
Jacob Rigoni vs. Columbia 20
Cameron Young vs. Monmouth 20
MILESTONE WATCH
Senior forward Chaise Daniels is coming off a 16-point effort on Sunday at Saint Peter's and is closing in on becoming the first Bobcat in three years to reach the 1,000-point plateau. He enters the Marist game with 894 career points, needing 106 more to become the 39th player in Quinnipiac history with 1000 points and the 13th at the Division I level (since 1998-99). He also has 467 career rebounds, 33 shy of 500 and already ranks third all-time in blocks (all divisions) with 140.
A LONG ROAD TO HAMDEN
Few athletes have overcome such significant odds to reach the college level as junior forward Abdulai Bundu. Bundu was born in 1996 in Sierra Leone in the middle of a civil war, just before his parents won an immigration lottery to come to the United States. However, they could not secure visas for Abdulai and his brother and had to make the agonizing decision to leave them behind with family and try to bring them over later. Abdulai survived four refugee camps, before he was finally reunited with his parents in Maryland in 2003 at age 7. Bundu's hustle plays at both ends helped Quinnipiac to a win over Siena on Monday, leaping out of bounds to save an offensive rebound that led to the winning points with 1:37 left and then coming from a weak side help position for the clinching block at the buzzer. He is also coming off a career-best 16 rebounds in Friday's loss to Canisius.
DOWNTOWN DOWN UNDER
In addition to the strong performance from Rich Kelly (see above) this season, fellow freshman Jacob Rigoni has provided a big lift to the Bobcats scoring off the bench. Rigoni had 20 points in a win at Columbia and 18 on six three-pointers in a win over Monmouth. Rigoni has been particularly efficient from the three-point line all year, where he leads the MAAC by a wide margin, shooting 52.9 percent from beyond the arc (27-51).
TWIN KILLING
Juniors Aaron Robinson and Andrew Robinson are the first twins in Quinnipiac men's basketball history. Andrew (11) and Aaron (8) combined for 19 points in a Nov. 29 win over UMass, two behind their combined best of 21 in a loss to Maine, when Andrew tied his career-high with 17 and Aaron had 4. Aaron redshirted last season after limited action as a freshman, while Andrew scored 164 points over his first two seasons.
A GRADUATE JUNIOR?
Isaiah Washington (8.7 ppg) has started every game in the backcourt this season as a rare graduate transfer with junior eligibility. Washington graduated in three years from Penn State, including one redshirt season, and is pursuing his MBA while playing his final two years with the Bobcats. He made his Quinnipiac debut a special one, scoring 18 points in a 78-77 win over Dartmouth.
THE ELDER STATESMAN
Fifth-year senior Alain Chigha graduated in May with a degree in sociology and is currently in grad school at Quinnipiac, joining graduate transfer Isaiah Washington (see above) in the MBA program. Chigha is a native of Cameroon, but came over to the United States to attend prep school in Florida at age 15 knowing only two words in English ("yes" and "no").
TARCA EARNS SCHOLARSHIP
Fourth-year walk-on senior Greg Tarca was named a team co-captain earlier this season, along with fifth-year senior Alain Chigha (see above). Tarca was able to drop the "walk-on" from his title on Saturday, Dec. 16, though, when the program surprised him with a full scholarship at the team's Secret Santa party.
DUNLEAVY ERA BEGINS WITH WIN
Quinnipiac's 78-77 win over Dartmouth on Nov. 11 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. His father Mike is a long time NBA coach who is currently the head coach at Tulane, making the Dunleavys one of two father-son coaching combinations in Division I, along with Tubby Smith (Texas Tech) and G.G. Smith (Loyola-Maryland).
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.
BOBCATS INK FOUR IN FALL SIGNING PERIOD
Quinnipiac earned four commitments from guards in the fall signing period. Tyree Pickron, a 6-2 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 represent the QU Class of 2022.
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. In addition, 6-7 freshman wing Nathan Davis is also redshirting this season, which will give the Bobcats seven new players total next season, including the four incoming freshmen (see above).
NEXT UP
The Bobcats will be right back in action on Friday night for a tough road contest at MAAC co-leader Rider, beginning at 7 p.m.
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