Bobcats Host Manhattan on Senior Day

Quinnipiac (16-12, 11-6 MAAC) vs. Manhattan (9-20, 7-10 MAAC)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 2:00 PM
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

All-Time Series vs. Manhattan: 6-6
Last Game vs. Manhattan: W, 63-59 on Jan. 3, 2019 at Manhattan

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HAMDEN, CONN. – Quinnipiac men's basketball is set for its 2018-19 regular-season finale on Sunday, as the Bobcats play host to MAAC foe Manhattan at the People's United Center at 2:00 p.m.

SENIOR DAY

Quinnipiac will honor its 2018-19 senior class (Abdulai Bundu, Aaron Robinson, Andrew Robinson, Cameron Young) with a short pregame ceremony on Sunday.
Over the past four seasons, the Bobcats' program has earned 46 total victories Quinnipiac has made four postseason appearances since this year's senior class joined the program, including a remarkable run to the MAAC semifinals for just the second time since the Bobcats' joined the conference in 2013-14.

POSTSEASON PICTURE

Quinnipiac enters action at 11-7 in the MAAC, needing a win to clinch the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tournament next weekend.
With a victory, the Bobcats would earn the status of "2018-19 MAAC Regular Season Co-Champions" along with Iona. The Bobcats have already clinched a first-round bye in the tournament.

SCOUTING MANHATTAN

The Jaspers enter with a 9-20 overall record, dropping three straight MAAC games. Manhattan is 7-10 in league play, tied for No. 8 with just one game before the 2019 MAAC Tournament.
The Bobcats are 6-6 all-time vs. the Jaspers, splitting a two-game series vs. Manhattan in 2017-18. Quinnipiac won the first meeting by one point in Hamden on Feb. 15, as Cameron Young had 27 points and senior guard Isaiah Washington (Williamsport, Pa.) converted on the game-winning lay-up with 6.7 seconds left. Manhattan took the second matchup on Feb. 25, as Young finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Bobcats in all three categories. The Bobcats won the previous matchup between the two programs earlier this year, topping the Jaspers on the road to open MAAC play. Tyrese Williams and Travis Atson both made 3-point field goals in the final two minutes of action, leading Quinnipiac men's basketball past Manhattan by the final score of 63-59
Pauly Paulicap leads the way offensively with 8.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per contest, while Warren Williams has added 8.4 points and 3.9 rebounds.
Steve Masiello is in his eighth year as Head Coach at Manhattan, posting a 125-130 career record and leading the Jaspers to two MAAC titles and three postseason appearances.

FEELING HOT, HOT, HOT

Quinnipiac has won eight of its last 11 games dating back to Jan. 25.

AMONG THE NATION'S BEST FROM THREE

Quinnipiac is averaging 11.1 3-point field goals per game, which ranks No. 4 nationally and best in the MAAC.
According to KenPom, 45.1 percent of the Bobcats offense comes via 3-pointers, which ranks No. 3 nationally.
The Bobcats have converted on 10+ 3-pointers in 21 of 28 games this season.
Quinnipiac has a new single-season Division I program record with 310 triples. The Bobcats previous record was set just a season ago, as the program converted on 303 shots from distance in 2017-18.

CHASING PROGRAM HISTORY

Cameron Young is averaging 19.0 PPG in his career at Quinnipiac, which is currently slightly higher than DeMario Anderson's mark of 18.6 PPG set from 2006-08.
Young has made 347 career free throws in his QU career, the program record is 389 set by Zaid Hearst.
Abdulai Bundu has played in 121 games in his career at Quinnipiac, needing just six more to tie the record of 127 games played by James Johnson.
Rich Kelly is shooting 85.9 percent from the free throw line this year, tied with the Bobcats' single-season Division I record set by Mikey Dixon (85.9 percent) in 2016-17.

RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE

Graduate guard Cameron Young scored a MAAC-record 55 total points, leading Quinnipiac men's basketball past Siena, 107-100, in triple overtime on Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Times Union Center.
Young's 55 points are the most of any student-athlete in the NCAA so far in 2018-19, and also sets a Quinnipiac Division I program record. The graduate guard shot 15-for-24 from the floor, grabbing 10 rebounds in 53+ minutes played.

CAMERON YOUNG'S HISTORIC DAY:

2018-19 NCAA single-game record for points
Third-most points by an NCAA Division I player in last 20 years
MAAC single-game record for points
Quinnipiac Division I record for points
Quinnipiac record for 3-pointers made
Most points ever scored in a game at the Times Union Center

INCREDIBLE CAM

Cameron Young scored 25 points in Quinnipiac's road win over Monmouth on Feb. 24, breaking his own Division I single-season scoring record (622) – which was set in 2017-18. Young now has 624 career points.
Young also broke the program's Division I single-season record for 3-pointers, surpassing James Johnson's total of 84 shots from distance in 2010-11. Young now has 85 made 3-point field goals this season.

COMEBACK 'CATS

Quinnipiac earned a wild comeback win on Tuesday, Feb. 12, downing Rider (98-88, OT) at the People's United Center in Hamden.
The Bobcats erased a nine-point deficit with just 49 seconds left in regulation, then outscored Rider 17-7 in overtime to earn a 98-88 win. Tyrese Williams hit a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, then Jacob Rigoni made three foul shots with less than two seconds remaining to force overtime.
The Bobcats outscored Rider 12-5 over the final 60 seconds of the contest, and 6-2 over the final 15 seconds. Quinnipiac then began the overtime period on a 10-0 run.
According to ESPN.com, Quinnipiac's win probability was 1.6 percent when the Broncs led by nine points with 49 seconds remaining in regulation.

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.
With the Bobcats' win over Rider on Feb. 12, Dunleavy has now defeated each MAAC opponent at least once over less than two seasons at Quinnipiac.

BUILDING A WINNING STAFF

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. As a head coach at Hofstra, Pecora compiled a 155-126 mark in nine seasons, leading the Pride to four postseason appearances (three NIT and one CBI), the most for any New York City team over that nine-year span. Pecora also had tremendous success in developing guards while at Hofstra. As an assistant, he recruited NBA guards Speedy Claxton and Norman Richardson, while as a head coach, he recruited three guards who scored over 2,000 career points -- Loren Stokes, Antoine Agudio and Charles Jenkins. Claxton, Richardson, Stokes and Jenkins all won their conference Player of the Year Awards, while Jenkins also played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers.
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. During his time with the Terriers, Morris helped guide his teams to three postseason berths, the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the 2013 CIT. In 2013-14, Morris helped the Terriers earn their first regular season league championship, capturing their first conference regular season title in 10 years, while finishing with 24 wins, the second-highest total in program history.
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. Goins joined the Bobcats after four very successful seasons at Yale, where the Bulldogs averaged over 20 wins a season in that span (82-42).
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.
Director of Operations Ryan Harkins is reunited with Head Coach Baker Dunleavy at Quinnipiac, after spending two years (2014-15, 2015-16) as a graduate assistant and video coordinator at Villanova while Dunleavy was the program's associate head coach. Harkins was on the staff for Villanova's 2016 national championship, when the Wildcats defeated North Carolina at the buzzer 77-74.

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 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.

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