2009:

PF Mark Anderson (JUCO) - As as frosh last year at Sinclair C.C., he was named second team Division II JUCO All-American after leading the nation in scoring.  He was also the conference leader in rebounding and named conference player of the year.  

WF Drew Barham - AAU teammate of Drew Kelly.  Pure shooter!

PG Delano Collins - Quick point guard from Detroit who may end up playing football in college.

PG Chris Colvin - Colvin comes from the same high school as Dwight McCombs (Chicago Whitney Young).  Will go to a high major school.

2G/SF/PF Bill Edwards, Jr. - Bill is a player Miami has been recruiting for a long time.  As a junior last season, Bill was GMC player of the year.

SF Marquis Horne - Horne is a Juby Johnson clone.  High school teammate of Orlando Williams.  Also plays AAU with Williams, Danny McElroy, and Carl Jones. 

PG Carl Jones - Lightning quick point guard.  Will go high major.

PF/C Reggie Keely - Strong power forward from Northeast Ohio.  Similar to former Ohio player Gary Trent. 

PF Drew Kelly - High major football recruit at tight end, but may end up playing basketball.

PF Danny McElroy - Originally committed to UC, has opened up his recruitment.  Similar player to former Miami star Danny Horace in that he is a total warrior.

C Drew McGhee - Maybe the best center in the state of Ohio.  Very skilled for a 6-10 player.

SF Chris Read - Shooter out of Indianapolis.  High school teammate of Larry Smith.

CG Allen Roberts - Roberts is the first cousin of Bill Edwards.  Edwards and Roberts are both high school and AAU teammates.

2G Colt Ryan - Like Edwards, Miami has been recruiting Colt Ryan for a very long time.  Colt is known as a shooter who can also drive.  Miami is only a 50 minute drive from his Batesville, Indiana home.

PF Jon Smith - Ranked as one of the top power forwards in Ohio.

PG Larry Smith - Before a knee injury, Smith was rated as a top 150 recruit nationally.

2G Matt Vogrich - Pure shooter out of Chicago who also can throw it down.  Getting serious high major looks.

CG Orlando Williams - Great kid who can play any of the guard positions.  Williams has great fundamentals around the basket. 

NOTE:  The above list may be incomplete as there are likely others that Miami has offered that we are not aware of at this time.

To younger Miamians, Pont was mostly the stuff of lore, whether for his groundbreaking play as a halfback at Miami from 1949-1951, for his stint as a Navy submariner, or for his work as a fine coach, who led Miami to a 43-22-2 mark, including a sterling 25-8-2 record on league play over seven seasons before departing for Yale.  Pont is one of only three Miami football players ever to have his jersey retired. 

On the national scene, Pont is probably best known as the miracle worker who led Indiana University to its only Rose Bowl appearance.  That feat garnered him national coach of the year honors in 1967.  It was still foremost in Terry Hoeppner’s mind when he followed Pont’s footsteps from Oxford to Bloomington, seeing possibilities where others saw only problems.  Pont also coached at Northwestern in the early 1970s.

In his later years, Pont, still unable to get football out of his blood, started a football program from scratch at the College of Mount Saint Joseph and even spent fifteen years teaching the game in Japan.  He was also a constant presence in and around Oxford and a living link between the Cradle of Coaches tradition and a new generation of Miamians.  They—and we—will mourn his loss today.  

EDIT:  I’d encourage everyone to watch Bake’s excellent tribute to Coach Pont.  Miami’s sports information office and Pete Conrad also have well-written obits. 

MHT.com Deveroes Information Thread

CURRENT MIAMI PLAYERS LISTED: Sr. PG Carl Richburg, Sr. C Tyler Dierkers, Fr. C Vince Legarza, Fr. PG Kramer Soderberg, Fr. PF Julian Mavunga, and RS-So. PF Sean Mock.

PAST MIAMI PLAYERS LISTED: Ron Harper, Monty St. Clair, Nathan Peavy, Doug Penno, and Danny Horace.  

Team rosters have not been released yet, but those are fluid. 

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THE FOLLOWING IS COPIED FROM THE LEAGUE WEBSITE 

2008 TEAMS

Brick Street

Cintas

Clovernook Health Care

John H. Flessa Law Office

Game Day Communications

Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

OHC

Stan Litz Law Office

McCluskey Chevrolet

Slats

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2008 PLAYERS include

Xavier: CJ Anderson,  Derrick Brown, Charles Bronson, Adroin Graves, Dante Jackson, BJ Raymond, Andrew Taylor.

Cincinnati: Nick Aldridge, Kenny Belton, Rashod Bishop, Larry Davis, Dion Dixon, Yancey Gates, Anthony McClain, Brandon Miller, Alvin Mitchell, Steve Toyloy, Deonte Vaughn, Darnell Wilkes, Mike Williams, Cashmere Wright.

Miami: Tyler Dierkers, Vince Legarza, Julian Mavunga, Carl Richburg, Kramer Soderberg.

Dayton: Marcus Johnson, Charles Little, Mickey Perry,  Chris Wright.

Northern Kentucky: Scott Bibbins, Billy Finnell, Dennis Gagai, Brad Hosler, Matt Koman, Dustin Maguire, David McFarland, Tony Rack, Corey Sorrel, Jonathon Van Hoose, Eric Wilke, DeAaron Williams.

Cincinnati State: TBA

Other Schools: Brandon Hassell (Penn State), Matty Owens (Thomas More), Matthew Pilgrim (Kentucky), Mike Pilgrim (Arkansas-Monticello), Quantez Robertson (Auburn), Tyrone Robinson (Southwestern Illinois), BJ Walker (Oklahoma City)...

Professional: Ron Allen, Erik Daniels, Jamaal Davis, Billy Edwards (father of Miami's #1 recruiting target Bill Edwards, Jr.), Damon Flint, Danny Horace, Robert Hite, Jack Jennings, Nathan Peavy, Doug Penno, Paul McMillian (Miami-Hamilton), Monty St. Clair, Eric Taylor, Keith Waleskowski...

Legends Past: D'Juan Baker, Corie Blount, Steve Gentry, Tarrice Gibson, Ron Harper, Tyrone Hill,  Melvin Levett, Louis Orr, Nick Van Exel…

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SCHEDULE

REGULAR SEASON

  Sunday, June 15

Noon      McCluskey Chevrolet vs Brick Street

1pm       Clovernook Health Care vs. Stan Litz Law Office

2pm       Cintas vs Game Day Communications

3pm         OHC vs John H. Flessa Law Office

Bye:         Slats, Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

Tuesday, June 17

6:30pm   Clovernook Health Care vs. Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

7:30pm               OHC  vs Brick Street

8:30pm  McCluskey Chev. vs Stan Litz Law Office

Bye: Cintas, Game Day Communications, John H. Flessa Law Office, SLATS

Saturday, June 21

Noon McCluskey Chevrolet vs. Clovernook Health Care

1pm    Brick Street  vs Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

2pm        OHC  vs  Stan Litz Law Office

3pm   John H. Flessa Law Office vs Game Day Communications

4pm                          Cintas vs SLATS           

 Sunday, June 22

Noon              Cintas vs. Clovernook Health Care

1pm  Goodies Barbecue Restaurant vs McCluskey Chevrolet

2pm      John H. Flessa Law Office vs  Brick Street

3pm                          OHC vs SLATS

4pm        Stan Litz Law Office vs Game Day Communications                       

Tuesday, June 24

6:30pm Game Day Communications vs. Clovernook Health Care

7:30pm      Stan Litz Law Office vs SLATS

8:30pm  Cintas vs Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

Bye: McCluskey Chevrolet, Brick Steet, John H. Flessa Law Office, OHC

Saturday, June 28

Noon         Cintas vs Brick Street

1pm     McCluskey Chevrolet vs John H. Flessa Law Office

2pm        Stan Litz Law Office vs Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

3pm           OHC vs. Game Day Communications

4pm           Clovernook Health Care vs SLATS

Sunday, June 29

Noon   McCluskey Chevrolet vs Cintas

1pm      Clovernook Health Care vs Brick Street

2pm  Stan Litz Law Office vs John H. Flessa Law Office

3pm       OHC vs. Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

4pm    Game Day Communications vs. SLATS                      

Tuesday, July 1

6:30pm          Game Day Communications vs Brick Street

7:30pm   SLATS vs  John H. Flessa Law Office

8:30pm            OHC  vs Cintas

Bye: Clovernook Health, McCluskey Chev., Stan Litz Law, Goodies BBQ

Tuesday, July 8

6:30pm  Clovernook Health Care vs John Flessa Law Office

7:30pm McCluskey Chevrolet vs OHC

8:30pm SLATS vs Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

Bye: Brick Street, Game Day Communications, Cintas, Stan Litz Law Office

Saturday, July 12

11am  Stan Litz Law Office vs Brick Street

Noon      McCluskey Chevrolet vs SLATS

1pm  Goodies Barbecue Restaurant vs Game Day Communications        

2pm    Cintas vs John H. Flessa Law Office

Bye:        OHC, Clovernook Health Care

Sunday, July 13

Noon   SLATS vs Brick Street          

1pm     Clovernook Health Care vs. OHC

2pm     Stan Litz Law Office vs Cintas

3pm  John H. Flessa Law Office vs Goodies Barbecue Restaurant

4pm McCluskey Chevrolet vs Game Day Communications

***End of regular season***

TOURNAMENT

Tuesday, July 15

 Quarter-Finals

Thursday, July 17

  Quarter-Finals

Saturday, July 19

Semi-Finals

Saturday, July 26

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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2007 Deveroes Summer Basketball League Awards

League Co-MVP

Nathan Peavey, Miami 2003-2007, Brick Street
Jamual Warren, Cincinnati, Mike Albert Leasing

Tournament MVP

Josh Duncan, Xavier, Stan Litz Law Office

Top Newcomer

Kenny Hayes, Miami, Brick Street
 
Mr. Excitement

C. J. Anderson, Xavier, Goodies BBQ Restaurant

All League

*Kenny Hayes, Miami, Brick Street
*Nathan Peavey, Miami 2003-2007, Brick Street
*Trent Calloway, Cincinnati State, Cintas
*Marvin Gentry, Cincinnati, John Flessa Law Office
*C. J. Anderson, Xavier, Goodies BBQ Restaurant
*B. J. Raymond, Xavier, Innovative Marketing
*Josh Duncan, Xavier, Stan Litz Law Office
*Adam Waleskowski, Florida St. 2001-2005, Stan Litz Law Office
*Keith Waleskowski, Dayton 1999-2004, Stan Litz Law Office
*Adam Hyranciuk, Cincinnati, Mike Albert Leasing
*Jamual Warren, Cincinnati, Mike Albert Leasing
*Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati, SLATS
*Mike Williams, Cincinnati, SLATS

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2008-2009 Post-Season Honors

Stanley Burrell, Xavier; Defensive Player of the Year,
3rd Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference
Michael Bramos, Miami; 2nd Team All-Mid-American Conference
D'Angelo Dean, Arkansas-Monticello; Freshman of the Year, Gulf South Conference
Josh Duncan, Xavier; 2nd Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference
Dennis Gagai, Northern Kentucky;
Freshman of the Year, Great Lakes Valley Conference
Kenny Hayes, Miami; Honorable Mention All-Mid-American Conference
Drew Lavender, Xavier; 2nd Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference
Harrison Morton, Northern Kentucky; 2nd Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Norman Plummer, Southern Indiana; 1st Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati; 1st Team All- BIG EAST Conference
Kevin Weybright, Christian Brothers; 1st Team All-Gulf South Conference

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06/13/08 UPDATE: 

Update—muhoopsjunkie has informed me that Kenny Hayes will be playing and not going to IMG in Florida...but not for Brick Street. Due to the 2 returning players from the same team rule, Hayes has to play for someone else (Dierkers and Richburg already on Brick Street).

He also said Brick Street will have Dierkers, Richburg, Soderberg, Mavunga, Legarza, Danny Horace, Nate Peavy, and Doug Penno.

Also, I received an email for Deveroes. Below is a copy of part of the email:

Player Team Assignments

Listed below are the team assignments of some of your favorite players:

Brick Street - Carl Richburg, Tyler Dierkers, Kramer Soderberg, Matty Owens

Cintas - Kenny Frease, Brad Redford, Brad Loesing, Quinn McDowell, Derek Hellermann

Clovernook Health Care - Rashad Bishop, Nick Aldridge, Andrew Taylor, Jamel McLean, Terrell Holloway, Jamual Warren

John H. Flessa Law Office - Alvin Mitchell, Kenny Belton, BJ Raymond

Game Day Communications - Derrick Brown, Mark Lyons

Goodies Barbecue Restaurant - Darnell Wilkes, Larry Davis, Adrion Graves, CJ Anderson, Robert Hite

OHC - Anthony McClain, Dante Jackson, Jason Love, Mickey Perry, Marcus Johnson

Stan Litz Law Office - Brian Walsh, Michael Davenport

McCluskey Chevrolet - Tony Rack, Dennis Gagai, David McFarland

SLATS - Mike Williams, Deonta Vaughn, Cashmere Wright, Yancey Gates, Dion Dixon, Steve Toyloy

Pat Sovacool is competing in the 5,000 meter run, with the preliminaries on Wednesday and the finals on Friday.  Pat won the 5,000 meter MAC title in May and finished fifth at both the Penn Relays and the NCAA Regional Championships.

Kevin Dwyer is competing in the decathlon, which begins with five events on Wednesday and concludes with the final five events on Thursday.  Kevin won the decathlon at the MAC Championships this year.

Kristina Bolterstein is competing in the high jump, which takes place on Wednesday.  Kristina won the MAC high jump title in May and finished fifth at the NCAA Regional Championships.

Good luck to these three highly accomplished Miamians in their quest for a national title.

BACKCOURT

2009 6-1 PG Orlando Williams - offers from Miami, BGSU.

2010 6-3 2G Jordan Siebert - Already offered by Miami, Xavier, BGSU, and Miami-FLA.

FRONTCOURT

2009 6-6 SF Marquis Horne - no known offers yet, but besides Miami, he has received interest from BGSU, Tennessee Tech, Missouri, Xavier, and Wisconsin.

2009 6-6 PF/SF Stephon Johnson - was once ranked by Hoopscoop as #62 in the nation.

2009 6-7 PF Danny McElroy - Recently decommitted to UC.  Is ranked by Hoops Report as the #131 player in the nation.

Davin Anderson: 6-1 from Harmony Prep.  Played high school ball in Louisville.  As a H.S. senior last year, Kentucky Preps ranked him #20 in the state (Rodney Haddix was #8 btw).  They wrote about him, "Versatile guard. Explosive in transition. Has handles, can lead breaks. On-ball D is an asset. Can finish strong at basket, limited shooting range. Must learn to get others involved. Shot selection suspect."

Javonte Clanton:  Originally from Columbus (Reynoldsburg), he signed with Niagara in 2006 and played 4 games in the 2006-07 season before going JUCO.  He spent the last season at Blinn (J.C.) where he signed with Big XII's Colorado.  He was just recently released from his LOI by Colorado and is looking to come back home.  While playing for Blinn, Clanton averaged 10.5 ppg, 2.5 apg and shot 54% from the field.  Javonte said in a Rivals.com story last week, "I've gotten a lot of calls from schools like Bowling Green, Miami-Ohio, Morehead State, Gardner-Webb, Western Carolina, Cincinnati, and Youngstown State so far. I'm not sure what I'll do about visits yet but I'll play that by ear."
Clanton MHT.com Thread Discussion

Lonnie Hayes:  Hayes was the PG for Harmony Prep this past season.  Harmony was undefeated until losing to Gutierrez and Findlay Prep in the Prep School National Championship quarterfinals.  Hayes is orginally from Cincinnati Hughes High School.  One of Rivals.com best unsigned backcourt players.   Miami was interested at one time.
Hayes MHT.com Thread Discussion   

Mike Porrini:  Originally from Massillon, Ohio, Porrini signed with Larry Hunter and Western Carolina.  At some point after Christmas, Porrini (and fellow Ohioian Cam Miller) left the team.  Porrini would be available to play halfway through next season after sitting out a year.  Miami had interest in him in high school.
Porrini MHT.com Thread Discussion

Shavar Richardson: 6'2" Combo Guard from New Creations Christian in Richmond, Indiana.  Originally from the Bronx.  School website bio read, "Shavar is able to score the ball from all over. Shavar brings a swagger that we needed and is a winner who will teach others that same drive. He played his AAU basketball for team Odom and is currently being recruited at the Division One level."

Kramer Soderberg:  Son of former Wisconsin and SLU head coach Brad Soderberg.  Was selected the Gatorade player of the year for Missouri and also the St. Louis Post-Dispatch player of the year, averaged 24.4 points and made 63 3-pointers while leading the Warriors to a second-place finish in Missouri’s Class 4.  Nearly a 50% 3 point shooter.  Offered by UWGB, La Salle, Miami, Wichita State.
Soderberg MHT.com Thread Discussion    

Another 2008 high school point guard in the MHT.com database is Chris Crockett of Columbus.  There has not been much discussion of this player in the last year.  Crockett MHT.com Thread Discussion

Entry fee for the event is $250 per person and includes greens fee, cart, range balls, lunch, beverages, dinner and a player gift. The format is a four-person scramble with Gross and Net Divisions.

According to Coach John Wiler, “We rely on private gifts and fund raising events to operate the golf program, so your support is vital for our success.  The proceeds from this event offset scholarship costs and provide educational opportunities for our student-athletes.  Your participation will directly impact a very deserving group of student-athletes who represent Miami in a first class manner.”

You can download a brochure (6.1 MB) and an entry form (393K) here.

In addition to excelling in the classroom both teams excelled on the track, with both squads finishing in the top 10 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet - the women finished eighth while the men finished ninth. 

Congratulations to the fine student athletes of Miami's men's and women's cross country teams.

Projected Starters:

G Brandon McPherson, 6'1 Jr.  10 pts, 2 ass.  49% FG, 44% 3PFG, 78% FT.  Far and away Valpo's best guard.  Can score a variety of ways.  Surprisingly only plays 24 minutes a game because Valpo is significantly better with him on the floor because he can change the pace of the game offensively and the way he pressures the ball defensively.  In transition, he likes to pull up for the 3 when leading the break.

G Jake Diebler, 6'3 Jr.  5 pts, 3 reb.  36% FG, 38% 3PFG, 75% FT.  Jon Diebler's big brother, Jake is more of a glue guy than a big-time scorer, but with everyone else, he can shoot the 3.  His low shot release sometimes gets him into trouble.  Only averages 3 boards a game, but he does a good job of helping out on the glass.  Plays extremely hard defensively.

F Shawn Huff, 6'7 Sr.  12 pts, 5 reb.  46% FG, 45% 3PFG, 87% FT.  Not sure he's 6'7, but a very strong, athletic player.  He can put it on the floor and take you inside.  He's able to post up smaller guys and score effectively.  And he's strong enough to drive hard, step back and hit the perimeter shot.  Very good at finishing around the basket.

F Samuel Haanpaa, 6'8 So.  10 pts, 3 reb.  44% FG, 43% 3PFG, 83% FT.  Think a slower, less athletic version of Keith Van Horn and Hanno Mottola.  He and Huff are from Finland and while Huff has a very American game, Haanpaa is the prototypical European player.  Clever with the ball, shoots it well, good at shooting on the move.  But he needs time to get his shot off and isn't a strong defender or rebounder.  May not start because he missed the Loyola game with an illness

C Urule Igbavoba, 6'9 Jr.  10 pts, 7 reb.  53% FG, 61% FT.  Athletic, plays with a lot of energy, very agile for a big man.  To make things even more awkward, he's a lefty.  As required by Valpo's offense, he's a very good passer from the high post.  He can drive from the elbow to the basket and finish under control.  He likes to spin left around the basket.  He can also hit a pull-up jumper.

Off the Bench:

G Jarryd Loyd, 6' Sr.  12 pts, 4 ass, 3 reb.  45% FG, 42% 3PFG, 62% FT.  The 6th man who is basically a 6th starter.  He and McPherson in the backcourt together are a lethal combination.  Good slasher, likes to go to the crossover dribble, which is also good.  Can hit the 3 and create other shots for himself.  Hit a lot of clutch shots in the Butler game.

C Bryan Bouchie, 6'11 Fr.  7 pts, 3 reb.  50% FG, 27% 3PFG, 49% FT.  Good post player for a freshman.  Stronger than Igbavoba, he can also finish with his left hand and possess a spin move on the block.  You have to honor his 3 point shot, he can hit it.

G Howard Little, 6'4 Fr.  3 pts, 2 reb.  33% FG, 22% 3PFG, 65% FT.  Guard of the future.  Can't let him catch the ball with space behind the 3 point line, he'll drain it.  Have to make him put it on the floor.

G/F Michael Rogers, 6'6 Fr.  2 pts, 2 reb.  43% FG, 29% 3PFG, 40% FT.

Valpo has good shooters, so they look to get good perimeter shots with a lot of movement without the ball.  They run a lot of different sets, but there are a couple that they will run repeatedly.  Their post players are good passers, so they'll pop out and catch the first pass at the high post.  They'll look for a wing coming off the point guard's screen where he'll get a shot or reverse the ball to the other wing coming from the high post who down screened for him.  They also run a well-designed player where they'll dribble handoff and send one of their bigs to the block off a double screen, which is sometimes open.  But what they're really looking for is the wing, one of the screeners in the double screener, getting screened by the other screener for a jump shot.  If Valpo wants to get the ball inside, they'll put everyone on one side of the floor and throw the lob over the top.  Or, they'll go high pick and roll, dribble over to the side and the screener rolls all the way to the block.  And they'll run a little triangle action to work it inside-out either for a basket inside or a kick-out 3.  Valpo averages 25 made field goals a game, 15 are assisted.  That shows you how well they move the ball.

Defensively, Valpo will put a lot of ball pressure on the point guard.  This makes it harder for the other team to initiate their offense, but also masks their defensive deficiencies.  They have a lot of athleticism, but they're not overly quick and don't anticipate passes well, so they don't create a lot of turnovers.  They only force 13 turnovers a game.  Plus, they're not a particularly good rebounding team, so ball pressure is applied to try and force the worst shot possible.  When the defense breaks down, everyone sucks into the lane hard to help, leaving people wide open on the perimeter to shoot the ball.  Butler did this throughout the 2nd half and Valpo kept getting burned by it.  Another way they'll look to make things hard for the opponent's offense is by playing a token 2-2-1 3/4 court press, which is meant to slow the other team's progress up the floor, not necessarily steal the ball.

Valpo wants a pretty game.  They want to show their ability to score and shoot the ball while playing solid defense.  If they don't shoot the ball well, it puts a lot of pressure on their defense, which isn't good enough to win games by itself.  Valpo plays 7 guys for the most part, so depth shouldn't be an issue.  Offensively, dribble penetration and ball movement for open shots has to be the main focus.  We should've done more of this the other night.  If we penetrate and kick, we should get a lot of open looks.  Defensively, we have to communicate better with screens, this lost us the game the other night.  We have to be much sharper defensively on and away from the ball.  If we're not, Valpo will put on a shooting clinic.  Valpo is 21st nationally in shooting the 3 (40%)

Projected Starters:

G Andy Robinson, 6'1 Jr.  13 pts, 3 reb.  39% FG, 37% 3PFG, 76% FT.  1st meeting:  2 points, 0/7 shooting, 0/4 from 3.

G Byron Mulkey, 6' So.  6 pts, 2 reb.  40% FG, 33% 3PFG, 81% FT.  1st meeting:  7 pts, 3/5 shooting

F Greg Gamble, 6'4 Jr.  8 pts, 4 reb.  45% FG, 66% FT.  1st meeting:  7 pts, 3/8 shooting, 7 boards

F Jawaan Alston, 6'8 Fr.  2 pts, 3 reb.  39% FG, 31% FT.  1st meeting:  3 pts, 4 boards

F Kambi Laleye, 6'9 So.  2 pts, 3 reb.  41% FG, 53% FT. 

Off the Bench:

G Sean Smiley, 6'1 So.  9 pts, 2 reb.  32% FG, 32% 3PFG, 80% FT.  1st meeting:  13 pts, 3/10 shooting, 3/9 from 3, 5 boards.

G Rodney Pierce, 6'2 So.  8 pts, 3 ass.  37% FG, 32% 3PFG, 56% FT.  1st meeting:  9 pts, 4/10 shooting, 1/1 from 3, 3 boards, 4 turnovers.

F Calvin Betts, 6'3 So.  9 pts, 7 reb.  51% FG, 30% 3PFG, 66% FT.  1st meeting:  12 pts, 5/9 shooting, 9 boards.

F Max Boudreau, 6'7 So.  7 pts, 3 reb.  51% FG, 54% FT.  1st meeting:  2 pts, 1 board.

F Brian Addison, 6'8 Jr.  2 pts, 2 reb.  43% FG, 31% FT.  1st meeting:  2 pts, 3 boards.

In the first meeting, neither team played particularly well and we were fortunate to win as Bramos didn't play.  Both teams shot under 40% and under 25% from 3.  The key stat from the game was Buffalo committed 17 turnovers while we only committed 9.  Kenny scored 20, TPo had 18 and 4 assists while EPo had 10 and 7 rebounds.  Dierkers added 5 points and 9 boards. 

Buffalo wants to play helter-skelter basketball and lengthen the game.  They are one of the 50 worst shooting teams in Division 1 and in the bottom 3rd in overall offensive efficiency.  While they force 17 turnovers a game, they commit 17 turnovers a game.  Defensively, they give up 76 points a game and are one of the worst 2 point defensive field goal percentage teams in Division 1.  However, they rank 32nd in 3 point field goal percentage defense.  Slowing the game down and taking care of the ball will be the two main keys.  We can't afford to get into a shootout, especially after Tuesday night.  One more key stat from the first meeting was points off turnovers.  We had the edge 20-5.  With Bramos back, if this stat can be a draw, because Buffalo will force some turnovers and make a couple of runs, we should be in good shape.