Saturday, December 22
Hamden, CT
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Stony Brook
Men's Basketball Set To Host Stony Brook on Saturday in Non-Conference Finale
12/21/2018 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Quinnipiac (5-5) vs. Stony Brook (10-3)
Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 | 2:00 PM
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Stony Brook
Tickets: CLICK HERE
Stream: ESPN3 (PxP: Jonny Wincott | Color: Bill Mecca)
Radio: WQUN (AM 1220) (PxP: Steve Lenox | Color: Michael Zahn)
Live Statistics: QuinnipiacBobcats.com
Live Updates: @QU_MBB
All-Time Series vs. Stony Brook: 0-1
Last Meeting vs. Stony Brook: L, 71-61 (Dec. 1, 2018)
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball wraps up 2018-19 non-conference action on Saturday, hosting Stony Brook from the People's United in Hamden at 2:00 p.m.
SCOUTING STONY BROOK
FEELING HOT, HOT, HOT
SECOND SEASON OF THE DUNLEAVY ERA
MILESTONES
Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 | 2:00 PM
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Stony Brook
Tickets: CLICK HERE
Stream: ESPN3 (PxP: Jonny Wincott | Color: Bill Mecca)
Radio: WQUN (AM 1220) (PxP: Steve Lenox | Color: Michael Zahn)
Live Statistics: QuinnipiacBobcats.com
Live Updates: @QU_MBB
All-Time Series vs. Stony Brook: 0-1
Last Meeting vs. Stony Brook: L, 71-61 (Dec. 1, 2018)
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball wraps up 2018-19 non-conference action on Saturday, hosting Stony Brook from the People's United in Hamden at 2:00 p.m.
SCOUTING STONY BROOK
- The Seawolves enter action at 10-3 overall in 2018-19, earning impressive wins at George Washington, South Carolina, and Rhode Island. Stony Brook is off to its hottest start in the program's Division I Era, earning 10 non-conference wins for the first time in DI program history.
- Saturday's matchup is the second between the two programs this year. The Bobcats and Seawolves also squared off on Long Island on Dec. 1, as Cameron Young led the way with 29 points for Quinnipiac in the 71-61 loss.
- Jeff Boals is in his third year as the Seawolves head coach, posting a 41-36 overall record. He arrived at Stony Brook after spending seven seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State. A member of Thad Matta's staff from 2009-16, Boals helped guide Ohio State to seven postseason appearances, including six NCAA Tournaments. The Buckeyes, who won or claimed a share of three Big 10 titles, advanced to the Final Four in 2012. Ohio State went 193-62 during Boals' time in Columbus.
- Akwasi Yeboah (20.0 ppg), Miles Latimer (12.4 ppg) and Elija Olaniyi (11.6 ppg) are the Seawolves' three leading scorers this year.
- Quinnipiac men's basketball earned its fifth non-conference win of the year on Wednesday night, cruising past Bethune-Cookman by the final score of 87-63 on Lender Court at the People's United Center in Hamden.
- The Bobcats' 24-point win marks the largest margin of victory in the Baker Dunleavy era, surpassing the previous largest win of 11 points vs. Lafayette on Dec. 8, 2018 (88-77).
- Six Bobcats scored in double figures in the victory, led by 18 points from Cameron Young. Kevin Marforecorded his second double-double of the season, posting 15 points and 13 rebounds.
FEELING HOT, HOT, HOT
- Quinnipiac has shot 86-for-172 over its last three games (50.0%), assisting on 48 of 86 baskets.
- The Bobcats have converted on 10+ 3-pointers in six of 10 games this season.
- Cameron Young leads the MAAC in scoring (18.1 points per game).
- Kevin Marfo leads the MAAC in rebounding (8.9 rebounds per game).
SECOND SEASON OF THE DUNLEAVY ERA
- The 2018-19 season marks the second year at the helm of the Bobcats' program for Baker Dunleavy, a very successful former player and coach under Jay Wright at Villanova.
- During his playing days – behind future NBA guards Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry – the Wildcats were an Elite Eight team in 2005-06. In 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).
- In his first season with the Bobcats, Dunleavy led the program to the MAAC semifinals for just the second time since Quinnipiac joined the conference in 2013-14. Quinnipiac went 12-21 in 2017-18 (7-11 MAAC), topping No. 10 Siena and No. 2 Canisius in the MAAC Tournament to advance to the Semifinal Round.
- Dunleavy agreed to a five-year contract extension through the 2022-23 season, Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation Greg Amodio announced in August. The second-year head coach was named to The Athletic's list of "30 Coaches to Watch" in early November.
- After being hired as the Quinnipiac head coach in March of 2017, Baker Dunleavy quickly assembled a very successful coaching staff.
- Associate Head Coach Tom Pecora, an assistant to Jay Wright at Hofstra (before taking over the head coaching duties when Wright left for Villanova), was a part of seven 20-win seasons with Hofstra (four as a head coach, three as an assistant) and was part of two 26-win teams (one as a head coach, one as an assistant), the program's highest win total at the Division I level.
- Shaun Morris, who was an associate head coach at Boston University for Joe Jones (another of Jay Wright's former assistants at Villanova), helped the Terriers to their winningest season ever (24) in 2013-14.
- Anthony Goins, meanwhile, was an assistant down the road at Yale under James Jones (Joe's brother), where he helped Yale to its winningest season in school history (23) in 2015-16. Dunleavy, Pecora, Morris and Goins have combined to be a part of 15 seasons of 20 wins or more at the Division I level as coaches.
- 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 the only father-son combination currently serving as head coaches at the Division I level. Baker's older brother, Mike Jr., had a 16-year NBA career (most recently with the Atlanta Hawks) after winning a national title in college with Duke in 2001. Mike Jr. was recently hired as a pro scout for the Golden State Warriors.
MILESTONES
- Cameron Young surpassed 800 career points, raising his total to 803 over his career in Hamden.
- Aaron Robinson grabbed two rebounds in the win, giving him 100 for his career.
- Tyrese Williams grabbed six rebounds of his own, giving him 50 so far in his first collegiate season.
- Travis Atson needs 10 more points to reach 100 for the season.
- Rich Kelly has 180 career assists.
- Jacob Rigoni surpassed 400 career points, raising his total to 403.
- Abdulai Bundu has 549 career rebounds, and 590 career points.
- Senior guard Cameron Young was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA in May of 2018, as the Bobcats leading scorer from a season ago will return as a graduate student in 2018-19, and was selected to the 2018 Preseason All-MAAC First Team.
- Young has led Quinnipiac in scoring once again in 2018-19, averaging a league-best 18.1 points per game to go along with 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists. The Los Angeles-native has recorded double-digit point totals in nine of 10 games this season, and leads the MAAC with 51 free throws made.
- He went 15-for-18 from the free throw line on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Stony Brook, becoming one of just eight players in college basketball to make 15+ FT's in a game so far this season.
- Young was a second-team All-MAAC selection last season under first-year head coach Baker Dunleavy after leading the Bobcats in scoring at 18.8 points per game, which ranked fourth in the MAAC. He averaged 20.9 points per game in MAAC games, which ranked second in the league, and was a MAAC All-Tournament Team selection after helping the Bobcats win two games, including an upset over regular season co-champion Canisius in the quarterfinals. His 622 points set a new Quinnipiac single-season scoring record at the Division I level, as did his 184 made free throws.
- With Young's return, the Bobcats boast the top returning scorer in the conference, since the league's top three scorers this past season (Tyler Nelson of Fairfield / Kahlil Dukes and Matt Scott of Niagara) were all seniors. Young is also one of four returning players who were named to the All-MAAC first or second teams for the 2017-18 season (along with Isaiah Reese of Canisius, Dimencio Vaughn of Rider and Rickey McGill of Iona) as the Bobcats look to build off last year's MAAC Semifinals appearance in Dunleavy's second season at the helm.
- Rick Kelly also returns for the Bobcats after an impressive rookie campaign. After missing the Bobcats' first five games of the season due to injury, Kelly played in his first game of the year at Stony Brook on Saturday, Dec. 1. He has recorded 9.2 points, 5.0 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game over his first five contests.
- Kelly has been selected to the 2018 Preseason All-MAAC Third Team.
- Kelly earned a spot on the 2017-18 MAAC All-Rookie squad, tallying 11.1 points, a team-high 4.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds per contest during his first year at Quinnipiac while handling the starting point guard duties all year and averaging 34 minutes per game. The sophomore guard started in 32 total games, finishing third on the program's Division I single-season assist list with 155. He tallied double-digit points totals in 13 games.
- To help cement the honors, Kelly had a 40-point explosion against Fairfield on Feb. 17, in which he shattered his previous high of 22 points. He became only the second Bobcat to score 40 points in a Division I game, falling one shy of Rob Monroe's school DI record of 41 points set against Longwood in 2004-05. Back on Dec. 4, Kelly had 22 points and 10 assists against Columbia, the first 20-point, 10-assist game for a Bobcat since Monroe had 25 points and 12 assists against FDU.
- Freshman guard Tyrese Williams – a 6-1 guard from New York (Cardinal Hayes HS) – has made a major impact for the Bobcats over his first 10 collegiate games.
- Williams has started in all 10 games for QU, stuffing the stat sheet with 9.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest. The first-year guard has recorded four-straight games of double-digit scoring.
- Jacob Rigoni returns to the Bobcats as a sophomore in 2018-19 after playing in all 33 games last season. The native of Adelaide, Australia – Rigoni averaged 9.8 points per game in 2017-18, including 11.5 points per contest in MAAC play.
- Rigoni shot 43.2 percent from 3-point distance last year during MAAC play, ranking No. 1 in the conference. He made 75 3-pointers, placing second on Quinnipiac's Division I single-season list.
- Rigoni has recorded 8.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest this year – starting in all 10 games. He posted a career-best 23 points in Quinnipiac's road win at New Hampshire on Nov. 20.
- The Bobcats have two transfers currently playing key roles in 2018-19. Kevin Marfo (George Washington) and wing Travis Atson (Tulsa) sat out last season per NCAA regulations after playing their freshman year at other schools.
- Kevin Marfo leads the MAAC in rebounding (8.9 rpg) so far in 2018-19, ranking No. 56 nationally in that category. The junior has also posted 7.1 points per contest.
- The big man has recorded two double-doubles so far this season for the Bobcats.
- He played in 23 of 35 George Washington games in 2016-17, recording 2.7 points and 2.8 assists per game. The forward posted a season-high 18 points and nine rebounds on Dec. 4, 2016, shooting 6-for-10 from the floor.
- Travis Atson's presence has been felt at Quinnipiac, as well, as the junior has posted 9.0 points per game this year – ranking fourth on the team. He scored a season-best 16 points in Quinnipiac's road contest at UMass on Nov. 28.
- Atson scored 35 points in just 133 minutes as a freshman at Tulsa, including a 10-point performance off the bench on Nov. 28, 2016. He played in 22 total games in 2016-17, starting three times.
- Few athletes have overcome such significant odds to reach the college level as senior 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 played in all 33 games for Quinnipiac last year, recording 5.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. As a junior, he shot 55.0 percent from the floor.
- Seniors Aaron Robinson and Andrew Robinson are the first twins in Quinnipiac men's basketball history. Both brothers made an impact off the bench in 2017-18, as Andrew scored 5.9 PPG before having his season cut short to injury while Aaron recorded 3.1 PPG in 30 contests for the Bobcats.
- Aaron has played in all eight Bobcats' games this year, recording a season-high 15 points off the bench for Quinnipiac at UMass on Nov. 28. Aaron has averaged 6.3 points per game.
- Guard Cameron Young (Los Angeles, Calif.) was selected to the 2018 Preseason All-MAAC First Team, as announced by the conference office on Oct. 23 during the Men's and Women's Basketball Preseason Awards Show on ESPN3.
- Sophomore guard Rich Kelly (Shelton, Conn.) also earned an individual honor, being selected to the 2018 Preseason All-MAAC Third Team.
- The Bobcats were picked to finish tied for third place in the Preseason Coaches' Poll. Quinnipiac received 94 total points in the vote, finishing behind Rider (121 points) and Canisius (105 points) and tied with Iona (94 points).
- The Bobcats' non-conference schedule features 11 games, including five at home at the People's United Center, five away, and a neutral site game against Drexel (Dec. 16) at Mohegan Sun Arena as part of the Hall of Fame Showcase. The 11-game slate concludes on Dec. 22 with a home game against Stony Brook, before the Bobcats head into the MAAC schedule after the holiday break.
- Quinnipiac's first home game of conference play will be played against Monmouth on Jan. 10 at the People's United Center. The Bobcats' MAAC opener will take place at Draddy Gymnasium on Thursday, Jan. 3 against the Jaspers of Manhattan College, and will be followed by another road game at defending MAAC Co-Regular Season champion Rider on Saturday, Jan. 5.
- Quinnipiac went 12-21 in 2017-18 (7-11 MAAC), before topping No. 10 Siena and No. 2 Canisius in the MAAC Tournament to advance to the Semifinal Round.
- Out of the Bobcats' 30 games in the regular season during 2017-18, almost half (13) were decided by two points or less or in double overtime, going 7-6 in those contests (7-3 in the ones decided in less than two overtimes). The Bobcats had four one-point wins last year (over Dartmouth, Siena, Marist, and Manhattan) and three two-point wins (over UMass, Columbia, and Monmouth).
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