2018-19 PREVIEW GUIDE - NCBBA

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2018-19 PREVIEW GUIDE

Team Name: University at Albany

Mascot: Great Danes

Location: Albany, NY

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Coach/Manager: Christopher Bonelli Captains: Spencer Kranyak, Karim Diouf,

Daniel Haye

2017-18 Performance:

Record: N.A.

Tournament Rankings/Results: 1st at Springfield College, Placed at UMass Amherst

Notables:

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 8 Returners - Starters: Kojo Dadzie, Spencer Kranyak,

Karim Diouf, Daniel Haye, Melick Lubin

Players to Watch: Kojo Dadzie, Karim Diouf, Daniel Haye,

New additions: Michael Cleary, Melick Lubin, Mark Barry, John Mhilli

Biggest Rival: Binghamton

Best Player Nickname: Spencer "King Skrayyy" Kranyak

2018-19 Season Outlook: Make some noise in the North Atlantic Conference and win the division as a

new team



Head Coach Quote: "Be Great Today"



Team Name: Berkshire Community College Falcons Mascot: Falcon Location: 1350 West Street, Pittsfield MA, 01201 Captain(s)/Coach(s): Coaches: Jeff Wallace; Tim Kettles Captain: Chris Harrington 2017-18 Performance: Record: 11-11 overall, 7-8 conference (3rd Place) Tournament Rankings/Results: UMASS NIRSA 3-1 (Final 4 Finish) Notables: 9 consecutive wins in spring semester including 58-57 win over UALBANY Number of Returning Players (Include starters): (1) Chris Harrington Players to Watch: Ellis Greene; Tavon Reiners; Chris Harrington

New additions (13): Josh Sampson; DeShane Johnson; Gus Adorno; Mike Hruby; Bryce Solomon; Brett Steinman; Donald Monsees; Matthew McCarron; Ellis Green; Matt Dermody; Tavon Reiners; Matt Reynolds; Rafael Rivera Biggest Rivals: UAlbany; Skidmore Best Player Nickname: Goose 2018-19 Season Outlook: Our goal is to build upon our late season success from our first year in the NCBBA. A top three finish with a winning record is a realistic team goal. Head Coach Quote: We ask that all coaches and players show growth individually and collectively so that we are a better team at the conclusion of the season than we are now.





Team Name: Canisius College

Mascot: Golden Griffins

Location: Buffalo, NY

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach - Kevin Bailey / Captains - Isaiah Lee, Jonathan Trapp


Record: N/A

Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A

Notables: N/A

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 0

Players to Watch: All Of Them

New additions: The Entire Team

Biggest Rival: To Be Determined

Best Player Nickname: N/A

2018-19 Season Outlook: Excited for the opportunity to be part of the NCBBA and compete at the

highest level of intercollegiate club athletics



Head Coach Quote: "They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish

they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain




Team Name: Drew University

Mascot: Rangers

Location: 36 Madison Ave. Madison, NJ 07940

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Nick Kessler, Jordan Hubbard


Record: 0-0


Notables: N/A

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): N/A

Players to Watch: Idris Mustafa, Shad Coles, Marco Nandalal

New additions: Brand new team! All of our team members are new additions.

Biggest Rival: None yet.

Best Player Nickname: N/A

2018-19 Season Outlook: This is Drew's first full year in the NCBBA and we're looking forward to

developing our team and taking the first steps in the league. We've been practicing together now for two

semesters and can't wait to get on the court in official games.




Team Name: Ithaca College Men's Club Basketball

Mascot: Bomber

Location: Ithaca

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Sammy Meminger


Record: 10-3

Tournament Rankings/Results: Lost first round in nationals

Notables: Nationals apperance

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 6 with 3 starters

Players to Watch: Sammy Meminger, Steven Stage, Kevin Weber

New additions: 6

Biggest Rival: Syracuse

Best Player Nickname:

2018-19 Season Outlook: Back to nationals

Head Coach Quote:



Team Name: Lafayette College

Mascot: Leopards

Location: Easton, PA

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Ryan Green

2017-18 Performance: • Record: 9-9 • Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A • Notables: Ordep Gonzalez hit a buzzer-beater against Montclair State.

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 8 returners- Gonzalez, Green, Halpin, Hroncich, Messman, Pogue, Varischetti, Zhuo (2 Starters- Gonzalez and Hroncich)

Players to Watch: Ordep Gonzalez (’20), Ian Hroncich (’19), Grant Dennis (’20), Joseph Varischetti (’20)

New additions: John Griffith (’21), Eric Silverstein (’21), Austin Whiteman (’22), Antonio Debellis (’22)

Biggest Rival: Lehigh University

Best Player Nickname: “Big Joe” Varischetti

2018-19 Season Outlook: While we lose three starters to graduation, we return a youthful lineup of role players from last year that will have to grow into their bigger roles. However, we do return our two best scorers from last year,



Ordep Gonzalez (’20) and Ian Hroncich (’19). All in all, we will be looking to build off of the positive momentum of last year, as games that we had depth at, we had a very good success rate.

Head Coach Quote:





Team Name: Monmouth University

Mascot: Hawks

Location: West Long Branch, NJ

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach - Rob Panasuk, Captains - Cooper Bower & Mike Venezia


Record: 10-8 Overall, 10-8 In-Conference

Tournament Rankings/Results: -

Notables: -

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 10-15 Returners from 17-18 season

Players to Watch: Michael Venezia, Kevin Walsh, Tyler Stoner

New additions: TBD

Biggest Rival: Montclair State

Best Player Nickname: TBD

2018-19 Season Outlook: Veteran team leadership and a solid group of seniors. Everyone is on board

with winning and being competitive.



Head Coach Quote: The first couple years of our club were for "ironing out the kinks", now its time to

buckle down and win some games.




Team Name: Montclair State

Mascot: Red Hawks

Location: Montclair, NJ

Captain(s)/Coach(s):

Adrian Perry- Head Coach

Demetri Noel-Jeune- Assistant Coach

Ethan Koontz- Captain

Sidney Dawkins- Captain


Record: 15-14


Notables: Competed in the NIRSA National Championship Series at Ohio State University


Ethan Koontz

Sidney Dawkins

Omar Hussein

Aaron Hayward

David Viah (Spring)

David Bridges (Spring)

Brendan Rudolph (Fall

Players to Watch: Everyone. A lot of talent

New additions: A lot of new faces across the roster.

Most Notable: Deion Adjei, Buster Younis, Zach Massung, CJ Keeling, Jordan Pitts, Jaylen Adams,

Ryan Dolce



Biggest Rival: Rowan and St. John's

Best Player Nickname: Buster "2Wavy" Younis

2018-19 Season Outlook: With a strong returning cast and an abundance of talent and hunger, the Red

Hawks look to get after it and take a legitimate swing at 1st place in the North Atlantic Region South. We

also look forward to competing at Nationals once again, whether it be for the NCBBA at Indiana

University or for NIRSA at Witchita State University. Stay Tuned…

Head Coach Quote:

"Till the Clock says 0:00"

"Who's trying to win a 'chip"


Team Name: Nazareth Men’s Club Basketball Mascot: Golden Flyer Location: Rochester, NY Captain(s)/Coach(s): Kyle Cangemi and Spenser Lincoln

2017-18 Performance: ● Record: New Team ● Tournament Rankings/Results: New Team ● Notables: New Team

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 11 Players Players to Watch: Daniel Collins, Peter Miles, Kyle Cangemi, Spenser Lincoln

New additions: New Team Biggest Rival: St. John Fisher Best Player Nickname: None 2018-19 Season Outlook: New team in a new league, want to try an go above .500 in our first season. Head Coach Quote: “As a new member of NCBBA, I want us to be able to compete with all of the teams we play, and have a respectable record. The ultimate goal would be to be above .500 and make the tournament”.


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Team Name: Niagara University

Mascot: Purple Eagle

Location: Niagara University, NY

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach - Bill Clingersmith / Assistant Coaches: Eric Hall / Captains: Ben

Tashjian, William Alfieri, Daniel Elliott


● Record: 9-12 (7-11 conference)

● Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A

● Notables: Participated in the 2018 NCBBA Championships at Ohio State University

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 8 returners: Ben Tashjian, William Alfieri, Daniel

Elliott, Chase Johnson, Nate Nashwinter, Jose Gomez, Hamlet Margarin, Alexander Bock

Players to Watch: Jack Ferris, Ben Tashjian, Thomas Scahill

New additions: Thomas Scahill, Jack Ferris, JaVaughn Johnson, Khail Oneal

Biggest Rival: St. Bonaventure

Best Player Nickname: Will “The Rat” Alfieri

2018-19 Season Outlook: Strong leadership from returning players and great influx of talent from

newcomers. Very deep and talented at the guard positions. Our goal is to not lose a game all season.

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Head Coach Quote: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't want to work hard.




Team Name: University of Rochester Men's Club Basketball

Mascot: Yellow Jacket

Location: Rochester, NY

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Captains- Roland Cruz and Colton Hardy; Head Coach- Jacob Vigran


Record: 3-12

Tournament Rankings/Results: 6th in conference

Notables: n/a

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): Starters- Jonathan Roman, Onur Bagoren, Michael

Holmes, Others- Justin Cavanaugh, Roland Cruz, Sonam Topgyal, Carlton Mckenzie, Jacob Vigran

Players to Watch: John Likanje

New additions: John Likanje , Thayalan Kundralan, Nate Connolly, Colton Hardy, Jose Manuel Torres,

Mathew Taruno

Biggest Rival: n/a

Best Player Nickname: n/a

2018-19 Season Outlook: Strong leadership and support coming from John Likanje

Head Coach Quote: Going into the second year in the league, we look to utilize the knowledge of what it

takes to win games in the league to improve as a team. With the key additions, we look to win more

games and improve our record.


2018-19 PREVIEW GUIDE Team Name: Rutger’s Men's Club Basketball

Mascot: Scarlet Knight

Location: New Brunswick, NJ

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Sam Wakai (Coach)/Timothy Bradley (Captain)

2017-18 Performance: • Record: 5-13 • Tournament Rankings/Results: 6th place in Mid-Atlantic South Conference • Notables: Won tough fought games at Montclair State, and won multiples game against Monmouth

University. Won on a buzzer beater against Lafayette by 1.

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 8 returning players, (3 starters)

Players to Watch: Timothy Bradley, Sam Wakai, Kayto Jenkins, Dylan Okine

New additions: Kayto Jenkins, Dylan Okine, Mounssif Mahin, Rob Gaudenzi

Biggest Rival: Monmouth University

Best Player Nickname: Tb12

2018-19 Season Outlook: After a tough 2017-2018 season we have reestablished out e-board and have begun serious pre-season workouts and practice routines. We have lost a few players but have maintained out core group heading into the season. With adding key big men to our roster and also adding a couple of new guards we look to make a run at the conference title this year.

Head Coach Quote: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” - this quote describes out team perfectly. In the past a lot of our players relied on pure talent and never truly got us far. However, this year we have established a chemistry and a work ethic that the returning guys and the new guys have bought into.





Team Name: St. Bonaventure

Mascot: Bonnies

Location: St. Bonaventure, New York

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Captain: Patrick Coyne

Coach: Tim Wroblewski, Colden Dwaileebe


Record: 6-6

Tournament Rankings/Results:

Notables:


Players to Watch: Ray Gabeau, Antonio McIntyre, Patrick Coyne, Ini Inkpot, Adonis Towe

New additions: Chris Wilson, Nelson Samuels, Floyd Samuels, Pat Jordan

Biggest Rival: Syracuse

Best Player Nickname: Tone

2018-19 Season Outlook:

Head Coach Quote: "Let's make some memories."




Team Name: St. John's University

Mascot: Red Storm

Location: Queens, NY

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach- Martino Pepe, Assistant Coaches Aziza Fullerton-Brubaker and

Lance Lane, Team Manager Rodney Gregory


Record: 16-4 Overall

Tournament Rankings/Results: Eliminated by UMBC as an At-Large bid in the Mid Atlantic

Conference regional playoff, In Week 15 Top 20 NCBBA Poll we were ranked 3rd in the Nation

behind Syracuse and Ohio State

Notables: Ended the season very poorly losing our last 4 games. Had lost three games total the

previous two seasons.

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 5 Returners-Chris Hurley, Tanner Perez, Noah Lasky,

Garpue Barchue, David Agyapong (2 Starters-Barchue, and Agyapong)

Players to Watch: 6-8 Jalen Rosemond, 6-4 Gardner Williams, 6-4 William Hoey

New additions: Freshman-Jalen Rosemond, Gardner Williams, Kameron Johnson, Chris Capodanno,

Kyle Denault Sophmores-Sam Williams, Joshua Harriot, 6-9 Jaheel Pryce, Joshua Allotey Junior-

William Hoey Seniors-Tanner Gregory, Leonardo Viola

Biggest Rival: Monmouth University

Best Player Nickname: "JR" Garpue Barchue



2018-19 Season Outlook: We are looking to be the North Atlantic Conference Champions giving us 3

regional titles in 4 years. We are also looking to regain our National noteriety by making our 3rd trip to

the National Championchip Tournament in 4 years. Our goal as a unit is to Win the National

Championchip and that remain our standard here at St. John's University.

Head Coach Quote: We all are just trying to be great. Right now we are in a collective process of figuring

out how to get there.




Team Name: Syracuse University

Mascot: Orange

Location: Syracuse, NY

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach Ryan Beaury


Record: 18-4, 15-3 in NCBBA

Tournament Rankings/Results:

Notables: Lost in NCBBA North Atlantic Regional Finals after 2 starters tore

muscles/ligaments in semis

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 12, 4 starters

Players to Watch: Joe Pasquale, Jon Radner, Jack Henkels,

New additions: Tyler Muttilainen, Ephraim Ozabor, Jared Maharaj, Lex Kronbichler, Lucas Fleiser

Biggest Rival: Ithaca

Best Player Nickname: Ephraim Ozabor "Juice", Lex Kronbichler "Lauri Markannen", Lucas Fleiser

"Bryce Alford", Tyler Porfido "Pickles"

2018-19 Season Outlook: The Orange will lose two-time 1st team all-region SF Nate Segal after the first

semester due to graduation, but the team brings in the height to get them back to the dominance in side

from two years ago, as Joe Pasquale returned mid-season last year after a stint with the varsity football



team. The newcoming class may be the strongest in team history and the team gets G Jon Radner back

from abroad to make his first appearnce with the club team.

Head Coach Quote: "We lost only one player from last year's team that nearly went to nationals. With a

strong returning class coupled with some talented newcomers, it could be the strongest Syracuse Club

Basketball team in history."

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