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2013-14 Rhode Island

College

Junior All-Little East

Forward Chris Burton

Men's Basketball

The 2013-14 Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Team

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Front Row (left to right): Tom DeCiantis, Michael Palumbo, Austin Cilley, Jazz Robinson, Stephen Edmonds, Nyheem Sanders, Anthony Williams, Eric Alleyne, John Gause, Terrance Tribble, Thiwat Thiwat.

Back Row (left to right): Assistant Coach Anthony Leonelli, Victor Smith, Jacob Page, Mike Neal, Ja'Karri McCalop, Chris Burton, Brian Daniels, Labson Abwoch,

Assistant Coach Mike Romano, Head Coach Bob Walsh.

The 2013-14 Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Roster# Name Year Position Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School1 Ja'Karri McCalop Freshman Center 6-7 290 Glastonbury, Conn./East Hartford2 Eric Alleyne Junior Guard 5-10 180 Watertown, Mass./Brimmer & May3 John Gause Freshman Guard 6-0 185 Mount Vernon, N.Y./Sacred Heart4 Thiwat Thiwat Freshman Forward 6-4 200 Portland, Maine/Deering5 Tom DeCiantis Senior Guard 6-5 195 North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown10 Anthony Williams Freshman Guard 5-8 160 Waldorf, Md./North Point11 Brian Daniels Freshman Forward 6-4 245 Elmsford, N.Y./Briarcliff Manor13 Chris Burton Junior Forward 6-6 195 New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle20 Stephen Edmonds Freshman Guard 5-9 150 Attleboro, Mass./Marianapolis Prep21 Nyheem Sanders Senior Guard 6-1 190 Pawtucket, R.I./St. Andrew's22 Jazz Robinson Sophomore Guard 6-3 180 Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael Academy23 Austin Cilley Freshman Guard 5-7 150 Westerly, R.I./Westerly24 Michael Palumbo Senior Guard 5-10 165 Providence, R.I./Classical35 Terrance Tribble Freshman Forward 6-3 185 White Plains, N.Y./Valhalla41 Jacob Page Junior Forward 6-4 195 Brookline, Mass./Brookline44 Labson Abwoch Freshman Forward 6-7 185 Westbrook, Maine/Deering45 Mike Neal Sophomore Center 6-6 205 Pawtucket, R.I./Shea50 Victor Smith Junior Center 6-6 215 Providence, R.I./Mt. Pleasant

Head Coach: Bob WalshAssistant Coaches: Mike Romano, Anthony LeonelliCaptains: Tom DeCiantis, Jacob Page, Nyheem Sanders

Meet the Head Coach

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Head Coach Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh begins his ninth season as Rhode Island College's head men’s basketball coach. He has presided over one of the most suc-cessful periods in the program's storied history as RIC has made eight consecutive trips to the postseason and seven straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Walsh has led RIC to the Sweet 16 three times and the Elite Eight once.

He owns a 184-54 (.773) record and has won five Little East Conference Regular Season Championships and five Tournament Championships.

In 2012-2013, Walsh led the Anchormen to a 26-4 overall record and a 13-1 mark in Little East Conference play to win the league’s Regular Season Championship. Rhode Island College defeated UMass Dartmouth and Southern Maine to become the first team in conference history to advance to seven straight Little East Conference Tournament Championship games. The Anchormen uti-lized their hallmark defensive pressure to outlast Keene State, 60-53, and capture the program's fifth LEC Conference Championship trophy. After dispatching

Hobart, 62-59, in overtime in the First Round of the 2013 NCAA Div. III Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Anchormen fell in overtime to Morrisville State in the Second Round, 66-61.

For his efforts, Walsh received the Jim Baron Div. III Coach of the Year by the Rhode Island Basketball Media and was named the Little East Conference Coach of the Year as well. He was also named one of 15 finalists for the 2013 Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year, which is presented annually to the top Div. III men's basketball coach.

In 2011-12, Walsh was honored by Rhode Island College with the Alumni Staff Award. He led the Anchormen to a 23-7 overall record and a 10-4 (second place tie) mark in the Little East Conference. The Anchormen notched their sixth consecutive 20-win campaign and earned their sixth straight NCAA Div. III Tournament appearance. After knocking off Salem State in the first round, 77-60, RIC’s season came to an end with a 77-67 loss to Staten Island in the second round of the tournament. RIC played in the Little East Tournament Championship Game for the sixth straight campaign.

In 2010-11, RIC posted a 21-8 overall record and an 11-3 (first place tie) mark in the Little East Conference. The Anchormen reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Div. III Tournament for the third time in five years, with the season coming to an end in a 78-74 loss to Amherst in the sectional round on March 11. Rhode Island College shared the 2011 Little East Conference Regular Season Championship with Western Connecticut, marking the program’s fifth regular season championship in the past seven years (2010, ’09, ’07, ’05). After a first-round bye, Rhode Island College defeated Keene State (102-92 2OT) on Feb. 25 and then defeated Eastern Connecticut (62-49) on Feb. 26 to win the Little East Tournament title for the fourth time in the last five years (2010, ’08, ’07).

In 2009-10, Rhode Island College posted a 12-2 record in the Little East Conference, capturing the program’s fourth regular season championship. After a first-round bye, Rhode Island College defeated UMass Dartmouth (74-72) on Feb. 26 and then defeated Western Connecticut (81-80) on Feb. 27 to win the Little East Tournament title. The Anchormen picked up two wins in the NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16.

In 2008-09, RIC went 23-6 and posted a 13-1 mark in the Little East Conference, establish-ing a new program record for league wins in a season en route to the Anchormen's third Regular Season Championship in the past five seasons. Rhode Island College, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight campaign, was selected as a four-team host site for the second time in three years.

In 2007-08, the Anchormen posted a 23-7 overall record and an 11-3 (second place) mark in the Little East Conference. Rhode Island College won the LEC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season where it won its first round game.

In 2006-07, Walsh led Rhode Island College to a 27-4 overall record, establishing the best sea-son in school history for wins. The Anchormen went 12-2 (first place) in the Little East Conference, capturing the program's first-ever LEC Regular Season Championship. The Anchormen hosted the Little East Tournament for the first time in program history, going undefeated with a 3-0 mark to win the tourney title and advance to the NCAA Tournament. RIC advanced to the Sweet 16 and then to the Elite 8 where the Anchormen lost to the eventual National Champion (Amherst). It was the program's first appearance in the NCAAs in 28 years.

Walsh led the Anchormen to a 19-10 overall record and a 9-5 (third place) finish in the Little East Conference during his first season at the helm in 2005-06. He led RIC back to the Championship Game of the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Men's Basketball Championship for the second consecutive season where the Anchormen hosted the title contest for the first time in school history.

Walsh, 40, spent seven seasons as an assistant coach with the Providence College basketball program prior to coming to RIC.

The hard-working assistant joined Head Coach Tim Welsh's staff in 1998 after spending the 1997-98 campaign as an assistant coach at the University of San Diego.

At San Diego, Walsh's duties included developing an individual workout system, working with the team's guards and post players, scouting upcoming opponents and coordinating the school's off-season improvement program.

Walsh got his start in college coaching when he served as an administrative assistant on Welsh's staff at Iona from 1994-1996 while working on his Master's Degree in Mass Communications and Public Relations.

In two seasons at Iona, the New York native organized office recruiting, coordinated scouting, handled the team's travel and directed the Gaels' study hall and academic improvement programs. Prior to joining the staff at Iona, Walsh served as a student assistant coach at his alma mater, Hamilton College. A 1994 graduate, Walsh has a bachelor of arts degree in sociology.

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Meet the Assistant Coaches

Assistant Coach Mike Romano

Mike Romano enters his second season as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Rhode Island College. He assists Head Coach Bob Walsh with all facets of the RIC men’s basketball program including recruiting, scouting, administer-ing practice and game coaching.

“Mike has great basketball experience and refuses to let anyone outwork him,” Walsh said. “He helps our program in all phases and we are very lucky to have him."

Romano came to Rhode Island College after spending two years at Marist College as a Graduate Manager for the men’s basketball program. From 2010-2012, he aided the coaching staff and the Director of Basketball Operations with basketball and administrative duties, while also assisting in on-campus

recruiting.Prior to his time with the Red Foxes, Romano worked as an assistant men’s basketball coach at his alma

mater, Western Connecticut State University. During the 2009-2010 season, Romano aided in day-to-day basketball operations, organized and handled the team’s film exchange program, and actively recruited potential student-athletes.

Furthermore, Romano has spent parts of the past four off seasons working with the Hoop Group, where he was a member of the Hoop Group Elite Office Staff in addition to staffing the Hoop Group's Jam Fest AAU tournaments.

After spending three seasons as the Assistant Boys Basketball Coach at Webutuck High School from 2004-2007, Romano made his collegiate coaching debut in 2008 at Dutchess Community College, where he was a volunteer assistant men’s basketball coach for the 2008-2009 season.

Romano has also worked as the Director of Basketball Operations for Elite Basketball of the Hudson Valley and has been a staff member for a wide variety of basketball camps and tournaments, including the GymRat Challenge AAU Basketball Tournament, the Reebok Headliner NY/NJ and Philadelphia Tryout Camps and the Villanova Boys Basketball Camps.

Romano earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Western Connecticut State University and is working on his M.Ed. at Marist College.

Five-Time Little East Conference Tournament Champions

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Meet the Assistant Coaches

Assistant Coach Anthony Leonelli

Anthony Leonelli begins his second season as an assistant men’s basket-ball coach. He assists Head Coach Bob Walsh with all facets of the RIC men’s basketball program including recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching.

“Anthony has a great impact on our program,” said Walsh. “He has exten-sive experience recruiting in New England and everyone on the recruiting trails knows who he is. He’s a relentless hustler with a great mind for the game, and he’ll help our players a great deal. We are happy to have him on board.”

Leonelli joined the Rhode Island College staff after spending the 2011-12 season as the assistant men’s basketball coach at WPI. During his time with the Engineers, Leonelli was instrumental in the program’s recruiting efforts as well as skill development among the team’s post players. Furthermore, Leonelli was

an assistant director for WPI basketball camp during back-to-back summers.Prior to his time with WPI, Leonelli spent six seasons as the assistant men’s basketball coach and recruiting

coordinator at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Aside from leading Wentworth’s recruiting efforts, Leonelli was responsible for practice planning, designing off-season workouts, monitoring academic progress, game preparation, film exchange, travel plans and also skill development, particularly with the wings and guards.

Leonelli has also spent time as a student assistant at the University of Akron, where he assisted the Division I program in off-season student workouts, monitoring academic progress, filming and administrative tasks. Prior to that, Leonelli was an assistant basketball coach at Millbury High School, where he was responsible for player development, the scouting of opponents and in-game coaching.

Aside from his coaching duties, Leonelli is the founder and owner of 508 Athletics, which provides recre-ational athletic opportunities to adult Central Massachusetts athletes as well as elite instruction and consulting to Central Massachusetts scholastic athletes. He is responsible for the day-to-day operation of over 10 sports leagues as well as instructional programs.

After playing collegiate baseball at Division II Franklin Pierce College, Leonelli went on to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from UMass Boston in 2008. He currently resides in Roslindale, Mass.

Five Little East Conference Regular Season Championships in the Walsh Era

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2008-09

2010-11

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Senior Guard

Michael Palumbo

2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule

Date Opponent Result/TimeOct. 11 at Vanier (exhibition) + Win, 73-63Oct. 12 at Jean De Brebeuf (exhibition) + Loss, 71-80Oct. 13 at Alma Academy (exhibition) + Win, 76-58Nov. 2 at Providence (exhibition) Loss, 65-97Nov. 15 vs. Skidmore ^ 8 p.m.Nov. 16 Consolation/Championship ^ 2/4 p.m.Nov. 21 LASELL 7 p.m.Nov. 23 at Brandeis 3 p.m.Nov. 26 at Bridgewater State 7:30 p.m.Nov. 30 at MIT 1 p.m.Dec. 5 ELMS 7 p.m.Dec. 7 at Eastern Connecticut * 3 p.m. Dec. 10 SALVE REGINA 7:30 p.m.Dec. 14 UMASS BOSTON * 3 p.m.Jan. 5 JOHNSON & WALES 2 p.m.Jan. 9 TUFTS 7:30 p.m.Jan. 11 at Keene State * 3 p.m.Jan. 14 SOUTHERN MAINE * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Plymouth State * 3 p.m.Jan. 21 at Western Connecticut * 7:30 p.m.Jan. 25 EASTERN CONNECTICUT * 3 p.m.Jan. 28 UMASS DARTMOUTH * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Amherst 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at UMass Boston * 3 p.m.Feb. 8 KEENE STATE * 3 p.m.Feb. 11 WESTERN CONNECTICUT * 7:30 p.m.Feb. 15 at Southern Maine * 3 p.m.Feb. 18 at UMass Dartmouth * 7:30 p.m.Feb. 22 PLYMOUTH STATE * 3 p.m.Feb. 25 LEC Quarterfinals TBAFeb. 28 LEC Semifinals TBAMar. 1 LEC Finals TBA

+ Preseason game played in Montreal, Quebec^ Babson Invitational game

Home games in BOLD* Little East Conference game

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Final 2012-13 Men's Basketball Statistics

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2012-13 Men's BasketballRhode Island College Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2013)

All games

Overall record: 26-4 Conf: 13-1 Home: 14-3 Away: 12-1 Neutral: 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

21 Nyheem Sanders 25-13 550 22.0 93-238 . 3 9 1 23-86 . 2 6 7 77-96 . 8 0 2 14 46 60 2.4 55 0 46 58 3 45 286 11.403 Tahrike Carter 30-30 962 32.1 115-285 . 4 0 4 20-83 . 2 4 1 71-110 . 6 4 5 50 149 199 6.6 54 1 111 94 10 51 321 10.735 Chris Burton 30-21 799 26.6 115-242 . 4 7 5 3-11 . 2 7 3 81-130 . 6 2 3 58 138 196 6.5 68 1 32 54 42 77 314 10.512 Tom DeCiantis 30-17 684 22.8 84-221 . 3 8 0 49-128 . 3 8 3 42-66 . 6 3 6 28 71 99 3.3 72 1 35 57 4 23 259 8.633 Steven Roberts 24-0 421 17.5 71-155 . 4 5 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 44-61 . 7 2 1 45 62 107 4.5 50 1 15 34 22 9 186 7.824 Michael Palumbo 30-0 447 14.9 45-149 . 3 0 2 28-90 . 3 1 1 24-35 . 6 8 6 9 19 28 0.9 29 1 21 18 1 16 142 4.715 Ethan Gaye 20-17 378 18.9 31-77 . 4 0 3 2-17 . 1 1 8 25-37 . 6 7 6 24 36 60 3.0 35 0 23 26 0 23 89 4.502 Alex Cruz 29-14 443 15.3 48-108 . 4 4 4 5-14 . 3 5 7 25-60 . 4 1 7 30 38 68 2.3 35 0 21 21 3 26 126 4.323 Mike Neal 25-23 423 16.9 37-77 . 4 8 1 0-1 . 0 0 0 14-29 . 4 8 3 34 45 79 3.2 48 0 10 39 6 10 88 3.541 Jacob Page 30-15 356 11.9 20-68 . 2 9 4 5-27 . 1 8 5 10-18 . 5 5 6 35 38 73 2.4 28 0 10 30 1 13 55 1.844 Ryan Lawton 11-0 98 8.9 7-16 . 4 3 8 1-5 . 2 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 10 10 20 1.8 11 0 4 5 4 4 19 1.705 Randy Casey 29-0 328 11.3 18-40 . 4 5 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 8-16 . 5 0 0 9 26 35 1.2 27 0 19 22 2 9 45 1.611 Fernando Torres 5-0 10 2.0 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1.204 Kadeem Francis 16-0 85 5.3 6-22 . 2 7 3 1-7 . 1 4 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 9 12 0.8 9 0 6 10 0 4 13 0.801 Trevor Morgera 10-0 21 2.1 2-11 . 1 8 2 0-7 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 0.6 5 0 0 1 1 0 6 0.622 Jazz Robinson 12-0 45 3.8 2-9 . 2 2 2 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2 8 10 0.8 5 0 4 5 1 2 6 0.5

Team 66 66 132 3Total.......... 30 6050 697-1723 . 4 0 5 140-488 . 2 8 7 427-668 . 6 3 9 419 766 1185 39.5 533 5 358 477 100 312 1961 65.4Opponents...... 30 6050 598-1582 . 3 7 8 132-476 . 2 7 7 355-557 . 6 3 7 330 744 1074 35.8 543 - 320 585 120 249 1683 56.1

TEAM STATISTICS RICMBB OPPSCORING 1961 1683 Points per game 65.4 56.1 Scoring margin +9.3 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 697-1723 598-1582 Field goal pct . 4 0 5 . 3 7 83 POINT FG-ATT 140-488 132-476 3-point FG pct . 2 8 7 . 2 7 7 3-pt FG made per game 4.7 4.4FREE THROWS-ATT 427-668 355-557 Free throw pct . 6 3 9 . 6 3 7 F-Throws made per game 14.2 11.8REBOUNDS 1185 1074 Rebounds per game 39.5 35.8 Rebounding margin +3.7 -ASSISTS 358 320 Assists per game 11.9 10.7TURNOVERS 477 585 Turnovers per game 15.9 19.5 Turnover margin +3.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.5STEALS 312 249 Steals per game 10.4 8.3BLOCKS 100 120 Blocks per game 3.3 4.0ATTENDANCE 11240 5342 Home games-Avg/Game 17-661 13-411 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsRhode Island College 923 1016 22 1961Opponents 755 904 24 1683

Date Opponent Score Att.11/15/12 at Lasell W 72-63 20011/17/12 BRANDEIS W 48-46 42511/20/12 BRIDGEWATER STATE W 56-53 52511/25/12 at Bates W 45-43 7511/29/12 MIT W 68-44 703

* 12/01/12 PLYMOUTH STATE W 68-54 22512/04/12 at Salve Regina W 66-42 27612/06/12 at WPI L 68-79 600

* 12/08/12 EASTERN CONNECTICUT L 68-76 75212/19/12 at JWU W 65-52 27701/03/13 WHEATON W 86-42 336

* 01/05/13 UMASS BOSTON W 63-49 315* 01/08/13 at Southern Maine W 71-66 259* 01/12/13 KEENE STATE W 58-55 500* 01/15/13 at UMass Dartmouth W 70-64 250* 01/19/13 at Plymouth State W 57-54 150* 01/22/13 WESTERN CONNECTICUT W 56-51 375* 01/26/13 at Eastern Connecticut W 60-50 800

01/29/13 AMHERST L 65-74 75001/31/13 at Clark University W 74-63 353

* 02/02/13 at UMass Boston W 81-50 102* 02/05/13 UMASS DARTMOUTH W 71-60 274* 02/10/13 SOUTHERN MAINE W 64-46 250* 02/13/13 at Western Connecticut W 69-60 500* 02/16/13 at Keene State W 86-64 1500

02/19/13 UMASS DARTMOUTH W 62-58 85302/22/13 SOUTHERN MAINE W 61-47 95302/23/13 KEENE STATE W 60-53 160003/02/13 HOBART COLLEGE Wot 62-59 175103/09/13 MORRISVILLE STATE L o t 61-66 653

* - Conference game

2012-13 Little East Conference Regular Season & Tournament Champions2013 NCAA Tournament

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Senior Guard

Nyheem Sanders

Meet the Team

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Sophomore Year (2012-13): Named Second Team All-Little East and to the league’s All-Defensive Team...played in 30 games, starting 21 of them...averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, a team-high 2.6 steals, a team-high 1.4 blocks and 1.1 assists per game on the year...led the LEC in steals, ranked fourth in blocked shots, seventh in rebounding and ninth in field goal percentage (.475)...reached double digits in scoring 19 times and recorded four double-doubles...tallied a career-high

20 points against Clark University on Jan. 31...corralled a career-high 14 rebounds on Feb. 10 against Southern Maine...swiped a career-high eight steals against Keene State on Feb. 23...dished out a career-high five assists against Western Connecticut on Feb. 13...blocked a season-high four shots on three occasions.

Freshman Year (2011-12): Played in 28 games, starting one of them...averaged 2.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals per game...registered 20 blocked shots on the year...recorded season-highs of 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists on Jan. 7 against UMass Boston...blocked a season-high four shots on Jan. 28 against Eastern Connecticut....came up with a season-high three steals in a win over Brandeis on Nov. 27.

#13 Chris BurtonForward, 6-6, 195, Junior

New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle

High School: Lettered in basketball while at Deering High School...2013 graduate.

Personal: Born January 21, 1995...undecided about a major.

#44 Labson AbwochForward, 6-7, 185, FreshmanWestbrook, Maine/Deering

Sophomore Year (2012-13): Played in 33 games, starting 30 of them, for MassBay Community College...averaged 7.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Freshman Year (2010-11): Played in 14 games, starting four of them, while at Palm Beach Atlantic University...averaged 3.4 points per game while adding in 1.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in addi-tion to 0.7 steals per contest...registered double-figures in scoring during three

games including a season-high of 13 points in his first collegiate start at Saint Leo on Dec. 17. High School: Lettered in basketball while at Brimmer & May School...2010 graduate...named his team MVP in 2009-10...honored as the Team's Most Improved Player in 2008-09 and 2007-08...selected to the St. Sebastian's All-Tournament Team...chosen as a McDonald's All-American Nominee. Personal: Born January 27, 1991...marketing major.

Eric Alleyne's Career StatisticsYear GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2010-11 14/04 16-38 6-16 10-13 14 1.0 22 18 0 10 48 3.42012-13 33/30 68-177 38-98 83-116 64 1.9 153 61 49 1 257 7.82 Years 47/34 84-215 44-114 93-129 78 1.7 175 79 49 11 305 6.5

#2 Eric AlleyneGuard, 5-10, 180, Junior

Watertown, Mass./Brimmer & May School

High School: Lettered in basketball while at New Rochelle High School...2011 graduate.

Personal: Born June 24, 1993...communications major.

Chris Burton's Career StatisticsYear GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2011-12 28/01 32-81 0-4 12-24 76 2.7 17 16 20 13 76 2.72012-13 30/21 115-242 3-11 81-130 196 6.5 32 54 42 77 314 10.52 Years 58/22 147-323 3-15 93-154 272 4.7 49 70 62 90 390 6.7

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Meet the Team

High School: Two-time All-State and three-time All-Division selection while at Westerly High School...2013 graduate...Westerly's all-time leading scorer...holds the program record for the most three-pointers made in a game, season and career.

Personal: Born January 19, 1995...business management major.

#23 Austin CilleyGuard, 5-7, 150, Freshman

Westerly, R.I./Westerly High School: Earned All-State honors while at Briarcliff Manor High School...2013 graduate.

Personal: Born November 18, 1994...undecided about a major.

#11 Brian DanielsForward, 6-4, 245, Freshman

Elmsford, N.Y./Briarcliff Manor

Junior Year (2012-13): Played in 30 games, starting 17 of them...averaged 8.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 0.8 steals per game...knocked down a team-high 49 three-pointers and ranked ninth in the Little East Conference in both three-point shooting percentage (.383) and three-pointers per game (1.6)...posted 12 double-digit scoring efforts and tallied a season-high 19 points on two occa-sions...also hauled in a season-high seven rebounds on three occasions, swiped a

season-high three steals on three occasions and dished out a season-high four assists on two occasions.

Sophomore Year (2011-12): Played in 30 games, starting all of them...averaged 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game, while draining a team-high 40 three-pointers on the season...recorded double-digit scoring efforts on nine different occasions, including a season-high 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting in RIC’s, 77-60, win over Salem State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...hauled in a season-high six rebounds against Plymouth State on Dec. 3...registered three steals against Bridgewater State on Nov. 22...handed out three assists on six occasions.

Freshman Year (2010-11): Played in 12 games..averaged 1.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.3 steals per game...posted season highs of

#5 Tom DeCiantisGuard/Forward, 6-5, 195, Senior

North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown

four points against Southern Maine on Feb. 12 and three rebounds against Emmanuel on Jan. 20.

High School: Earned All-State and All-League honors while at North Kingstown High School...2010 graduate.

Personal: Born May 7, 1992...history major.

Tom DeCiantis' Career StatisticsYear GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2010-11 12/00 6-15 2-6 1-3 10 0.8 6 7 0 4 15 1.32011-12 30/30 69-178 40-113 29-45 90 3.0 43 53 6 24 207 6.92012-13 30/17 84-221 49-128 42-66 99 3.3 35 57 4 23 259 8.63 Years 72/47 159-414 91-247 72-114 199 2.8 84 117 10 51 481 6.7

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Senior Guard/Forward Tom DeCiantis

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Meet the Team

High School: Lettered in basketball while at Marianapolis Prep...2013 gradu-ate.

Personal: Born November 11, 1993...undecided about a major.

#20 Stephen EdmondsGuard, 5-9, 150, Freshman

Attleboro, Mass./Marianapolis PrepHigh School: Westchester County

Honorable Mention selection while at Sacred Heart High School...2013 gradu-ate.

Personal: Born April 20, 1995...crimi-nal justice major.

#3 John GauseGuard, 6-0, 185, Freshman

Mount Vernon, N.Y./Sacred Heart

High School: Earned All-State and All-Conference honors while at East Hartford High School...McDonald's All-American nominee...totaled over 1,000 career points and rebounds...named Conference Player of the Year.

Personal: Born October 25, 1992...social work major.

#1 Ja'Karri McCalopCenter, 6-7, 290, Freshman

Glastonbury, Conn./East Hartford Freshman Year (2012-13): Named to the Little East Conference All-Rookie Team...played in 25 games, starting 23 of them...averaged 3.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game...posted a season-high 12 points in his collegiate debut against Lasell in Nov. 15 and gathered a season-high nine rebounds against Keene State on Jan. 12.

High School: Earned All-League and All-Division honors while at Shea High

School...2012 graduate.

Personal: Born January 20, 1994...communications major.

Mike Neal's Career StatisticsYear GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2012-13 25/23 37-77 0-1 14-29 79 3.2 10 39 6 10 88 3.51 Year 25/23 37-77 0-1 14-29 79 3.2 10 39 6 10 88 3.5

#45 Mike NealCenter, 6-6, 205, Sophomore

Pawtucket, R.I./Shea

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Sophomore Year (2012-13): Played in 30 games, starting 15 of them...aver-aged 1.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.4 steals per game...tallied season-highs of 11 points and eight rebounds against Lasell on Nov. 15...recorded a season-high three steals against Keene State on Feb. 16 and a season-high two assists against UMass Boston on Feb. 2. Freshman Year (2011-12): Played in 30 games, starting one of them...averaged 1.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists

on the season...dropped a season-high eight points against Johnson and Wales on Nov. 29...corralled a season-high five rebounds on Dec. 3 against Plymouth State...swiped a pair of steals against Lasell on Nov. 19. High School: Earned All-Conference All-Star honors as a senior at Brookline High School...2010 graduate. Personal: Born June 10, 1992...sociology major.

Jacob Page's Career StatisticsYear GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2011-12 30/01 12-42 6-19 17-21 37 1.2 14 18 1 9 47 1.62012-13 30/15 20-68 5-27 10-18 73 2.4 10 30 1 13 55 1.82 Years 60/16 32-110 11-46 27-39 110 1.8 24 48 2 22 102 1.7

#41 Jacob PageForward, 6-4, 195, Junior

Brookline, Mass./Brookline Junior Year (2012-13): Played in 30 games...averaged 4.7 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.5 steals per game for the season...posted five double-digit scoring efforts on the year and fin-ished with a season-high 13 points against Eastern Connecticut on Jan. 26...also recorded a season-high four rebounds on two occasions, a season-high four assists against Bridgewater State on Nov. 20, and a season-high three steals against Bates on Nov. 25.

Sophomore Year (2011-12): Played in 27 games, starting one of them...averaged 5.1 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, while sinking 30 three-pointers on the year...posted six double-digit scoring efforts, including a season-high 15-point outing on Feb. 9 against Bates in which he went 5-for-8 from downtown...also recorded a season-high four rebounds in that same game.

Freshman Year (2010-11): Played in 14 games...averaged 1.4 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.4 steals per game...scored his season-high of five points in the NCAA Second Round victory over Penn State-Behrend on March 4 and also grabbed three rebounds in a win over Southern Maine on Feb. 12.

High School: Earned All-State and All-Division honors while at Classical High School...2010 graduate...received the Al Morro Award...Rhode Island playoffs and finals MVP.

Personal: Born January 25, 1992...communications major.

Mike Palumbo's Career StatisticsYear GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2010-11 14/00 7-28 4-18 2-2 10 0.7 4 8 0 5 20 1.42011-12 27/01 45-98 30-67 18-27 27 1.0 21 26 1 9 138 5.12012-13 30/00 45-149 28-90 24-35 28 0.9 21 18 1 16 142 4.73 Years 71/01 97-275 62-175 44-64 65 0.9 46 52 2 30 300 4.2

#24 Michael PalumboGuard, 5-10, 165, SeniorProvidence, R.I./Classical

Freshman Year (2012-13): Played in 12 games...averaged 0.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game...recorded a season-high three points on two occasions...registered season-highs of five rebounds and three assists against UMass Boston on Feb. 2.

High School: Lettered in basketball while at St. Raphael Academy...2011 graduate...member of the ’11 R.I. State Championship Team.

Personal: Born March 23, 1993...marketing major.

Jazz Robinson's Career StatisticsYear GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2012-13 12/00 2-9 2-6 0-1 10 0.8 4 5 1 2 6 0.51 Year 12/00 2-9 2-9 0-1 10 0.8 4 5 1 2 6 0.5

#22 Jazz RobinsonGuard, 6-3, 180, Sophomore

Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael Academy

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Junior Year (2012-13): Played in 25 games, starting 13 of them...averaged a team-high 11.4 points per game to go along with 2.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game...ranked second in the LEC in steals per game and ranked fifth in free throw shooting (.802)...scored in double figures 16 times on the season...registered season-highs of 20 points and six rebounds against Johnson & Wales on Dec. 19...also dished out a season-high five assists against Hobart on March 2 and

notched a season-high six steals against WPI on Dec. 6.

Sophomore Year (2010-11): Played in seven games while at Southern Connecticut...averaged 4.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Freshman Year (2009-10): Played in 30 games, starting 23 of them, for Post University...averaged 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game...named the CACC Rookie of the Week once on the season.

High School: Earned All-State honors while at St. Andrew's School...2009 graduate...selected to play in the N.E. High School All-Star Game in ’09.

Personal: Born December 29, 1990...communications/public relations major.

Nyheem Sanders' Career Statistics (at Post + and S. Conn. St. *)Year GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2009-10 + 30/23 113-284 44-135 65-96 120 4.0 96 67 4 53 335 11.22010-11 * 07/00 8-34 3-13 10-15 23 3.3 14 9 0 5 29 4.12012-13 25/13 93-238 23-86 77-96 60 2.4 46 58 3 45 286 11.43 Years 62/36 214-556 70-234 152-207 203 3.3 156 134 7 103 650 10.4

#21 Nyheem SandersGuard, 6-1, 190, Senior

Pawtucket, R.I./St. Andrew's School Sophomore Year (2012-13): Played at Bristol Community College.

Freshman Year (2011-12): Played in 24 games while at Bristol Community College...averaged 9.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.

High School: Lettered in basketball while at Mt. Pleasant High School...2007 graduate.

Personal: Born December 2, 1989...psychology major.

#50 Victor SmithCenter, 6-6, 215, Junior

Providence, R.I./Mt. Pleasant

High School: Was an Honorable Mention All-Star, a Maine McDonald's All-Star and received the Randall Award while at Deering High School...2013 graduate.

Personal: Born October 4, 1994...undecided about a major.

#4 �iwat �iwatForward, 6-4, 200, Freshman

Portland, Maine/Deering

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High School: Earned All-State, All-Conference, All-League and All-Section honors while at Valhalla High School...2013 graduate.

Personal: Born June 28, 1995...crimi-nal justice major.

#35 Terrance TribbleForward, 6-3, 185, FreshmanWhite Plains, N.Y./Valhalla

High School: Lettered in basketball while at North Point High School...2013 graduate.

Personal: Born May 2, 1995...sociol-ogy major.

#10 Anthony WilliamsGuard, 5-8, 160, FreshmanWaldorf, Md./North Point

Rhode Island College Men's Basketball All-Americans

Tahrike Carter2013

Alex Butler1996 & 1997

Troy Smith1990

Rick Wilson1970 & 1971

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All-Time Rhode Island College Men’s Basketball Records

1,000 Point ClubName Total Points Final YearRicky Wilson 2,653 1972Alex Butler 2,398 1997Richard Rouleau 2,183 1968Mike Van Leesten 1,901 1965Mike Chapman 1,723 1984Troy Smith 1,719 1990Ray Huelbig 1,472 1971Mike Creedon 1,468 1970Mason Choice 1,382 2012Jesse Ferrell 1,312 1989Kenny Bliss 1,311 1998Kinsey Durgin 1,290 2007Ron Felber 1,247 1961Claude Gladu 1,240 1962William McCaughey 1,229 1965Kamari Williams 1,223 2007Chris O’Toole 1,210 1991Tirrell Hill 1,197 2009Carlo DeTommaso 1,178 1977Roland Blais 1,172 1955Larry Gibson 1,131 1975Charlie Wilkes 1,094 1964Chris Ward 1,093 1981Mike Akinrola 1,084 2012Elbert Hines 1,064 1975Cesar Palomeque 1,054 1977Eric Britto 1,047 1984Antone Gray 1,041 2011Frank Mitchell 1,030 1959Eric Fuller 1,027 1979Karl Augenstein 1,001 1972

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MOST GAMES PLAYED IN A CAREERNAME GAMES YEARSTahrike Carter 118 2009-13Mason Choice 116 2009-12Cameron Stewart 115 2005-09Kinsey Durgin 115 2003-07Tirrell Hill 114 2005-09Kaseem Johnson 112 2005-09John Weir 111 2003-07Kamari Williams 110 2003-07Darius Debnam 107 2007-11Kevin Payette 107 2001-06Troy Smith 107 1986-90

CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERSNAME REBOUNDS YEARSMike Van Leesten 1,494 1961-65Troy Smith 1,184 1986-90Bill McCaughey 1,129 1962-65Carlo DeTommaso 942 1973-76Donald Suggs 880 1970-74Jack Wheeler 857 1961-65Mike Chapman 832 1980-84Karl Augenstein 801 1970-72Kaseem Johnson 752 2005-09Ricky Wilson 703 1968-72Rett Mancinelli 688 1984-88

HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGENAME FGM FGA PCT YEARSKarl Augenstein 465 755 .615 1970-72Jesse Ferrell 548 919 .596 1986-89Troy Smith 670 1,124 .596 1986-90Dana Smith 359 603 .595 1984-86Les Jordon 248 419 .591 1967-71Mike Akinrola 432 753 .574 2009-12Mike Chapman 686 1,200 .571 1980-84Leon Harris 245 432 .567 1982-84Carlo DeTommaso 490 867 .565 1973-76Richard Ethier 378 681 .555 1981-85Ricky Wilson 995 1,819 .547 1968-72

HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE IN A SEASONNAME FGM FGA PCT SEASONLes Jordon 139 207 .671 1970-71Karl Augenstein 173 262 .660 1970-71Karl Augenstein 188 286 .657 1971-72Troy Smith 207 320 .646 1989-90Mason Choice 92 147 .626 2008-09Troy Smith 247 394 .626 1988-89Jesse Ferrell 188 302 .622 1987-88Dana Smith 137 222 .617 1984-85Mike Chapman 182 295 .616 1980-81Carlo DeTommaso 129 210 .614 1973-74Mike Chapman 191 312 .612 1982-83

HIGHEST CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGENAME FTM FTA PCT YEARSKen Payette 146 175 .834 1998-01Brian Stanko 139 167 .832 2002-07Cesar Palomeque 228 280 .814 1973-76Eric Fuller 211 261 .808 1977-79Dan Comella 84 104 .807 1986-90Kamari Williams 268 335 .800 2003-07Chris Ward 183 229 .799 1977-81Will Robinson 148 186 .796 1998-99Jake Grimes 101 127 .795 2009-10Alex Butler 469 593 .790 1993-97Andre Daley 180 233 .773 2002-05

HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE IN A SEASONNAME FTM FTA PCT SEASONEric Fuller 94 103 .912 1977-78Ken Payette 85 96 .885 2000-01Kamari Williams 106 122 .869 2004-05Dana Smith 59 70 .842 1984-85Chris Ward 79 94 .840 1978-79Cesar Palomeque 89 106 .839 1974-75James Gallogly 41 49 .836 1974-75Alex Butler 126 151 .834 1995-96Dwight Williams 70 86 .813 1983-84Cameron Stewart 52 64 .813 2007-08Chris Ward 34 42 .809 1981-82

MOST REBOUNDS IN A SEASONNAME REBOUNDS SEASONBill McCaughey 554 1964-65Mike Van Leesten 432 1961-62Mike Van Leesten 392 1964-65Bill McCaughey 382 1963-64Troy Smith 378 1988-89Troy Smith 371 1989-90Carlo DeTommaso 365 1975-76Carlo DeTommaso 359 1974-75Art Sultzer 348 1968-69Troy Smith 347 1987-88

CAREER ASSISTS LEADERSNAME ASSISTS YEARSChris Ward 652 1977-81Dwight Williams 438 1981-85Antone Gray 420 2007-11Michael Kolesnik 376 1989-93Sean Siembab 374 1993-97Tom Campbell 358 1985-89Sal Maione 344 1974-77Kenny Bliss 336 1994-98Greg Lucas 314 1985-87Tahrike Carter 313 2009-13

MOST ASSISTS IN A SEASONNAME ASSISTS SEASONTom Campbell 239 1988-89Chris Ward 188 1978-79Chris Ward 180 1979-80Greg Lucas 179 1986-87Chris Ward 161 1977-78Dwight Williams 142 1982-83Dwight Williams 139 1983-84Sal Maione 136 1975-76Greg Lucas 135 1985-86Reggie Pitts 135 1993-94

Career and Seasonal Records

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MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAMENAME FGM OPPONENT DATERicky Wilson 24 North Adams 12/20/69Dick Rouleau 20 Worcester St. 02/13/68Alex Butler 19 Plymouth St. 02/12/95Dick Rouleau 18 Boston St. 02/27/67Dick Rouleau 16 Danbury 01/07/67Michael Green 16 UMass Boston 01/27/78Eric Fuller 16 Lyndon State 1977-78Eric Fuller 16 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79Jesse Ferrell 16 Nova University 01/10/87Ronald Ashley 16 Roger Williams 01/18/92Ronald Ashley 16 Roger Williams 12/07/93

Game RecordsMOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A GAMENAME FGA OPPONENT DATEAlex Butler 38 Plymouth St. 02/12/95Chris Brown 33 UMass Boston 02/13/94Ricky Wilson 32 North Adams 12/20/69Alex Butler 30 UMass Boston 02/13/94Alex Butler 29 Nyack College 01/05/96Alex Butler 28 Southeastern U. 01/07/97Dick Rouleau 28 Boston St. 02/27/67Alex Butler 27 Barry U. 01/03/97Alex Butler 27 Roger Williams 11/30/95Eric Fuller 27 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79

MOST 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAMENAME 3PTFGM OPPONENT DATETodd Keefe 8 Fitchburg St. 12/07/89Carlos Brown 7 Springfield 11/17/07Brian Stanko 7 Keene State 03/03/06Brian Stanko 7 Coast Guard 03/01/06Kamran Alemdar 7 Western Connecticut 02/11/03Ken Sperry 7 Stevens Institute 11/22/86Ken Sperry 7 Bryant College 12/01/87many tied with 6

MOST 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A GAMENAME 3PTFGA OPPONENT DATEKen Sperry 13 Southern Maine 12/05/87Michael Kolesnik 13 Westfield State 01/21/93Alex Butler 13 UMass Boston 02/13/94Tom DeCiantis 12 Hobart 03/02/13Brian Stanko 12 Coast Guard 03/01/06Kamran Alemdar 12 Western Connecticut 02/24/04Kamran Alemdar 12 Bridgewater St. 01/08/04Ken Payette 12 Webber College 01/02/01Michael Kolesnik 12 Wheaton College 02/04/93Alex Butler 12 Nyack College 01/05/96

MOST FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAMENAME FTM OPPONENT DATEKen Jernigan 19 Keene St. 12/05/98Alex Butler 18 Eastern Connecticut 02/04/97Tirrell Hill 16 Keene St. 12/08/07Frank Mitchell 16 Boston Teacher’s 02/03/58Ricky Wilson 16 Quinnipiac 12/04/69Dwight Williams 16 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/05/83Dick Rouleau 15 Quinnipiac 02/15/67Ron Clement 14 Westfield State 01/17/65Antone Gray 13 Eastern Connecticut 12/05/09Ken Jernigan 13 Eastern Connecticut 01/13/01Sal Maione 13 Roger Williams 1976-77Eric Fuller 13 Roger Williams 11/28/78

MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED IN A GAMENAME FTA OPPONENT DATERicky Wilson 23 Boston St. 02/28/72Ricky Wilson 23 Eastern Connecticut 12/08/69Alex Butler 21 Eastern Connecticut 02/04/97Tirrell Hill 20 Keene St. 12/08/07Ken Jernigan 20 Keene St. 12/05/98Michael Chapman 20 Babson College 02/11/82Dwight Williams 20 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/05/83Will Robinson 17 Southern Maine 01/12/99Troy Smith 17 Lowell 12/29/88

MOST REBOUNDS IN A GAMENAME REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATEKarl Augenstein 33 Rutgers 02/21/70Bill McCaughey 31 Worcester St. 12/15/64Bill McCaughey 28 Fitchburg St. 01/08/63Carlo DeTommaso 27 Keene St. 02/11/75Ron Clement 26 Danbury St. 02/05/66Bill McCaughey 25 Danbury St. 02/08/64Jim Sala 25 Worcester St. 12/05/67Carlo DeTommaso 25 Boston St. 12/06/75Troy Smith 24 Suffolk 02/18/88Chris Brown 24 UMass Boston 02/13/94

MOST ASSISTS IN A GAMENAME ASSISTS OPPONENT DATETim Mercer 18 U. of Maine 01/23/76Tom Campbell 15 Salve Regina 01/18/89Kamari Williams 14 Ursinus 11/20/04Sal Maione 14 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/06/75Tom Campbell 14 Framingham St. 12/07/88Chris Ward 13 Keene St. 12/08/77Greg Carlovich 13 Bryant College 01/30/79Greg Lucas 13 Southeastern Mass. U. 02/01/86Tom Campbell 13 Amherst College 02/08/89Reggie Pitts 13 Southern Maine 01/29/94

MOST BLOCKS IN A GAMENAME BLOCKS OPPONENT DATECarlo DeTommaso 16 Plattsburg St. 03/16/76Jesse Ferrell 8 Bridgewater St. 11/25/86Jesse Ferrell 8 Plymouth St. 12/06/86Derek Smaw 6 Bridgewater St. 11/24/87Jesse Ferrell 6 Bryant College 11/19/88Jesse Ferrell 6 Pumona-Pitzer 01/10/89Jesse Ferrell 6 Amherst College 03/08/89Patrick Smalley 6 UMass Dartmouth 01/14/92

MOST STEALS IN A GAMENAME STEALS OPPONENT DATEDana Smith 9 Eastern Nazarene 12/06/84Chris Burton 8 Keene State 02/23/13Bobby Bailey 7 Eastern Connecticut 01/06/07Ken Sperry 7 Plymouth St. 12/06/86Sean Siembab 7 Salve Regina 12/09/93Derrick Campbell 7 Bridgewater St. 01/21/95

MOST POINTS IN A GAMENAME REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATERicky Wilson 54 North Adams 12/20/69Alex Butler 52 Plymouth State 02/12/95Richard Rouleau 47 Worcester State 02/13/68Richard Rouleau 51 Boston State 02/27/67Eric Fuller 41 Eastern Nazarene 01/16/79Jesse Ferrell 39 LaVerne 01/09/88Bill McCaughey 38 Salem State 03/03/65