American University Men s Basketball Game Notes

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Game 1 American (0-0) at #12 Oklahoma (0-0) 2008-09 Schedule November Fri. Mon. Wed. Sat. Tu...
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2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

Game 1 American (0-0) at #12 Oklahoma (0-0)

2008-09 Schedule November Fri. Mon. Wed. Sat. Tue. Sat.

14 17 19 22 25 29

at Oklahoma (ESPN360/ESPN Full Court) 7 p.m. ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) (1500/820 AM) 7:30 p.m. at Howard 7 p.m. at Jacksonville 7 p.m. at Stony Brook 7 p.m. at Fairfield 7:30 p.m.

December Mon. Sat. Wed.

1 6 17

MOUNT ST. MARY’S (1500/820 AM) (MASN) 9 p.m. at Georgetown (MASN) 1 p.m. at George Washington (1050 AM) 7:30 p.m.

Sat. Mon. Mon.

20 22 29

at UMBC (MASN) at Maryland (1500/820 AM) (CSN) at Manhattan

7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m.

January Fri. Mon. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat.

2 5 10 14 17 24 28 31

4 7 11 14 18 21 25 28

4 8 13

TV: ESPN360 & ESPN Full Court Bob Carpenter (play-by-play), Charlie Spoonhour (analyst)

AU Quick Hits • The defending Patriot League Champion American University men’s basketball team opens its 83rd season of play on Friday. The Eagles hold an all-time record of 1,016-956 (.515) and are 44-38 (.537) all-time in season openers. • American made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Div. I Tournament in 2008. The Eagles earned a No. 15 seed in the tournament and were defeated in the first round by No. 2 seed Tennessee, 72-57. Prior to its trip to the ‘Big Dance,’ AU was one of 33 Div. I team’s to have never reached the NCAA Tournament.

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.

• The Eagles finished last season with an overall record of 21-12, marking the team’s first 20-win season since 1989-90 (20-9). AU’s 21 wins represented the team’s highest win total since 1981-82 (21-9).

ARMY* (1050 AM) at Lehigh* (MASN) at Bucknell* COLGATE* (1050 AM) (ESPNU) at Army* HOLY CROSS* (1500/820 AM) NAVY* (1050 AM) (CBS College) at Lafayette*

7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m.

• American returns nine letterwinners, including three starters, from last season’s PL Championship squad. Guards Garrison Carr (18.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg) and Derrick Mercer (12.4 ppg, 4.03 apg) return to anchor the back-court and will be joined by Bryce Simon (7.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg), Brian Gilmore (8.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg) and Jordan Nichols (4.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg) in the front-court. Starting forwards Cornelio Guibunda and Travis Lay were both lost to graduation.

March Wed. Sun. Fri.

Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 • 8 p.m. ET Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Okla.

BROWN (1500/820 AM) COLUMBIA (1500/820 AM) LEHIGH* (1050 AM) BUCKNELL* at Colgate* (MASN) at Holy Cross* (ESPNU) at Navy* LAFAYETTE* (1050 AM)

February Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat.

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PL Quarterfinals (1050 AM) PL Semifinals (1050 AM) PL Championship (1050 AM) (ESPN2)

TBA TBA 4:45 p.m.

BOLD CAPS indicates home game * indicates Patriot League opponent

Athletic Communications Men’s Basketball Contact ..................................Nancy Yasharoff Phone ................................................................. (202) 531-0162 E-mail ...................................... [email protected] Website................................................................ AUEagles.com Mailing Address .....................................................Bender Arena 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20016

• With a 10-4 Patriot League record in 2007-08, American matched its best-ever finish in the conference. AU also recorded a 10-4 PL record during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons and advanced to the PL Championship Game in both seasons.

Projected Starters POS NO NAME C 4 Frane Markusovic F 14 Brian Gilmore F 15 Frank Borden G 5 Garrison Carr G 3 Derrick Mercer

HT 6-10 6-8 6-4 5-11 5-9

WT 240 220 180 165 180

YR KEY STATS Sr. 1.5 ppg/0.5 rpg Sr. 8.9 ppg/3.9 rpg Sr. 2.6 ppg/1.9 rpg Sr. 18.1 ppg/3.4 rpg Sr. 12.4 ppg/4.03 apg

Reserves POS NO NAME G 0 Simon McCormack G 1 Matthew Wilson F 13 Riley Graft G 21 Nick Hendra G 22 Steve Luptak G 25 Joe Hill F 32 Stephen Lumpkins F 33 Bryce Simon F 44 Jordan Nichols C 50 Mike Technow

HT 6-4 6-2 6-10 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-8 6-6 6-5 6-9

WT 185 175 190 210 185 185 215 200 235 230

YR Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr.

KEY STATS ---2.4 ppg/1.1 rpg 0.8 ppg/0.5 rpg --7.0 ppg/4.0 rpg 4.1 ppg/3.5 rpg --

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2008-09 Patriot League Preseason Poll 1. American ... (14 first-place votes) 98 points 2. Lehigh ......................................................... 75 3. Holy Cross .............................................(2) 68 4. Colgate ....................................................... 67 5. Bucknell ...................................................... 47 6. Navy ........................................................... 46 7. Army ........................................................... 29 8. Lafayette ..................................................... 18

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• Under Head Coach Jeff Jones, AU has an overall record of 125-113 (.525) and a PL record of 62-36 (.633). The Eagles have appeared in four PL Championship Games, won three PL Regular Season Championships and have never finished below .500 in the PL. • The Eagles finished last season as winners in 10 or their last 12 games. This streak included three wins in the PL Tournament, six wins at home in Bender Arena and a season-high six game winning streak (2/2 - 2/20).

Preseason Honors

Preseason Awards

• AU was picked first in the 2008-09 PL Preseason Poll. The Eagles received 14 of 16 first-place votes from conference coaches and Sports Information Directors.

Garrison Carr .. PL Preseason Player of the Year .......................................Preseason All-PL Team

• CollegeInsider.com ranked AU at No. 23 on its Preseason Mid-Major Top 25. American is the only PL team represented on the poll.

Derrick Mercer ... CollegeInsider.com Preseason .........................................Mid-Major All-America .......................................Preseason All-PL Team

• Rivals.com listed American at No. 65 on its Preseason Top 65 Countdown. American is the only PL team represented on the countdown.

• Derrick Mercer was named to the CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-America Team and to the Preseason All-PL Team. Last year, Mercer was chosen as CollegeInsider.com’s PL MVP and was an All-PL Second Team selection. • Garrison Carr was named the PL Preseason Player of the Year and selected to the Preseason All-PL Team. The senior was also named the eighth best threepoint shooter in college basketball by ESPN.com. Last year, Carr was named the PL Tournament MVP and was an All-PL First Team selection.

Team Stats Comparison

21-12............... Overall Record .............. 23-12 10-4............. Conference Record .............. 9-7 64.8 ................. 2007-08 Points .................67.9 62.1 .............2007-08 Opp. Points .............63.8 32.2 .............. 2007-08 Rebounds ..............35.4

Milestone Watch

29.5 ..........2007-08 Opp. Rebounds..........32.8

• Garrison Carr (839 pts.) and Derrick Mercer (910 pts.) are on pace to become just the 27th and 28th players in AU history to record 1,000 career points this season.

44.0 .................2007-08 FG Pct..................44.2 41.5 ............ 2007-08 Opp. FG Pct. ............41.4 40.8 ............. 2007-08 3-Point Pct. .............34.8 35.0 ........ 2007-08 Opp. 3-Point Pct. ........32.6

• Garrison Carr set new AU and PL records last season with 135 made three-point baskets and scored 606 total points, the seventh highest total in school history. Carr enters this season ranked second in the PL in career three-point percentage (42.2%, 188-446), third at AU in career three-pointers (188), and tied for first at AU in career free-throw percentage (87.3%, 117-134).

Patriot League Record Books • With 384 career assists, Derrick MerMost Assists, Career 8. Craih Kowadla, Lafayette ...................... 435 9. Derrick Mercer, American................... 383 10. Victor Mikel, Navy ................................. 379 Best 3-Point Percentage, Career 1. Andy Smith, Army ............... 42.4 (100-236) 2. Garrison Carr, American .. 42.1 (185-439) 3. Keith Simmons, Holy Cross ....41.9 (194-463) Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Season 1. Garrison Carr, American ........................135

73.9 ......... 2007-08 Free Throw Pct. .........68.1 73.7 .....2007-08 Opp. Free Throw Pct. .....72.7 17.8 .......... 2007-08 Personal Fouls ..........17.0 11.8 .................2007-08 Assists.................12.5 13.9 .............. 2007-08 Turnovers ..............12.9 2.6 ............ 2007-08 Blocked Shots ............3.6

cer ranks fifth all-time at AU and ninth 4.6 ....................2007-08 Steals....................6.5 all-time in the PL. Mercer also enters this season having played in 92 career games, including 90 starts, and is on pace to set a new AU record in both categories. • Jordan Nichols has recorded 74 career blocks and ranks sixth all-time at AU.

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Team Records

Individual Records GAME

GAME

Points:...................................... 54, Willie Jones at Evansville, 3/13/60* Points At Home: ...........40, Kermit Washington vs Georgetown, 2/24/73 Field Goals: .............................19, Russell Bowers vs La Salle, 2/9/80 Field Goals Attempted: .............41, Willie Jones at Evansville, 3/13/60 Three-Point Field Goals: ............................................. 9, Nathan Smith ....................................................................vs. George Mason, 1/25/97 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: .......................... 15, Garrison Carr .......................................................................... vs. Tennessee, 3/21/08 .......................15, Ronald Hearns vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 2/29/00 Free Throws: ............................18, Willie Jones at Evansville, 3/13/60 ......................................... 18, Robert Lindquist vs Loyola (Md.), 2/5/62 Free Throws Attempted: ............22, Willie Jones at Evansville, 3/13/60 Rebounds: ...................34, Kermit Washington vs Georgetown, 2/6/71 Assists: ...................................19, Andres Rodriguez, at Navy, 1/14/04 Blocks: .........................10, Kermit Washington vs Georgetown, 2/6/71 Steals: .................................... 9, Linas Lekavicius at Bucknell, 1/10/04 * former NCAA record

Points: ................................... 128, vs. Florida International, 1/16/89 Opponent Points: ....................................... 127, Syracuse, 1964-65 Largest Combined Score: ..............226, (La Salle 123, American 103), 2/3/79 Victory Margin: .......................61, vs. Marymount (123-62), 12/9/95 Loss Margin: .................................... 60, Syracuse (127-67), 12/2/64 Field Goal Percentage: ................697, (23-33) vs. South Alabama, 12/29/81 Rebounds: ...............................................88, vs. Lafayette, 12/29/72 Free Throw Percentage: ............1.000, (19-19) vs. Temple, 1960-61 ..........................................1.000, (16-16) vs. William & Mary, 2/28/98 .......................................................... 1.000, (14-14) vs. Drexel, 1/4/78 .......................................................1.000 (10-10) vs. Colgate, 2/23/03 Assists: ...................................................31, vs. St. Mary’s, 12/13/78 ...................................................................... 31, vs. Catholic, 12/3/75 ..............................................................31, vs. Loyola (Md.), 12/11/74 Blocks: ..............................13, vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 2/29/00 Steals: ........................................................ 21, vs. Stetson, 12/28/78 Personal Fouls: ..........................................35, vs. Bucknell, 1/12/80

SEASON

SEASON

Points: ................................................... 726, Russell Bowers, 1979-80 Points Per Game: ................................. 26.9, Russell Bowers, 1979-80 Field Goals: .......................................... 288, Russell Bowers, 1979-80 Field Goals Attempted: ......................... 548, Russell Bowers, 1979-80 Consecutive Field Goals Made: ...................25, Ray Voelkel, 1978-79* Three-Point Field Goals: .......................... 135, Garrison Carr, 2007-08 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: ............299, Garrison Carr, 2007-08 Free Throws: ..............................................204, Willie Jones, 1958-59 Free Throws Attempted: .............................256, Willie Jones, 1958-59 Rebounds: .......................................512, Kermit Washington, 1970-71 Rebounds Per Game: ......................20.5, Kermit Washington, 1970-71 Assists: .................................................. 247, Gordon Austin, 1982-83 Blocks: ....................................................... 61, Sean Stevens, 1990-91 Steals: ..................................................... 95, Jarion Childs, 1999-2000 Disqualifications:............................................ 10, Robin Hoey, 1979-80 * NCAA record

Points: ................................................ 2,373, in 1980-81 (30 games) Field Goals: ............................................................... 909, in 1980-81 Field Goals Attempted: ......................................... 1,834, in 1988-89 Field Goal Percentage: ...........................523 (863-1648), in 1981-82 Free Throw Percentage: .......................................... .750, in 1964-65 Rebounds: .............................................................. 1,610, in 1957-58 Points Per Game Average: ................. 85.2, in 1972-73 ( 26 games) Personal Fouls: ......................................................... 643, in 1983-84 Disqualifications: ...................................... 28, in 1979-80 & 1983-84 Victories: ..................................................................... 24, in 1980-81 Losses: ........................................................................ 22, in 1983-84

CAREER Points: ................................................ 2,056, Russell Bowers, 1978-81 Points Per Game: ................................. 22.1, Russell Bowers, 1978-81 Field Goals: .......................................... 880, Russell Bowers, 1978-81 Field Goals Attempted: ....................... 1,614, Russell Bowers, 1978-81 Three-Point Field Goals: .......................... 293, Nathan Smith, 1994-98 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted:............... 731, Nathan Smith, 1994-98 Free Throws: .............................................612, Willie Jones, 1957-60 Free Throws Attempted: ............................814, Willie Jones, 1957-60 Rebounds: ....................................1,478, Kermit Washington, 1970-73 Rebounds Per Game: .....................20.1, Kermit Washington, 1970-73 Assists: ................................................... 691, Gordon Austin, 1979-83 Blocks: ............................................126, Saliou-Binet Telly, 1997-2001 Steals: ................................................... 295, Jarion Childs, 1999-2000 Personal Fouls: ...................................... 348, Brian Gilgeous, 1989-93

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2008-09 Roster Numerical No Name 0 McCormack, Simon 1 Wilson, Matthew 3 Mercer, Derrick 4 Markusovic, Frane 5 Carr, Garrison 13 Grafft, Riley 14 Gilmore, Brian 15 Borden, Frank 21 Hendra, Nick 22 Luptak, Steve 25 Hill, Joe 32 Lumpkins, Stephen 33 Simon, Bryce 44 Nichols, Jordan 50 Technow, Mike

Ht./Wt. 6-4/185 6-2/175 5-9/180 6-10/240 5-11/170 6-10/190 6-8/220 6-4/180 6-3/210 6-3/185 6-2/185 6-8/215 6-6/200 6-5/235 6-9/230

Pos. G G PG C G F F G G G G F F F C

Year Hometown/High School FR New Castle, N.H./Northfield Mount Hermon School (Mass.) SO The Woodlands, Texas/The John Cooper School SR Jersey City, N.J./St. Anthony HS SR Solin, Croatia/Kent School (Conn.) SR Bellevue, Wash./Issaquah HS FR Janesville, Wisc./Janesville-Parker HS SR Chesapeake, Va./Fork Union Military Academy SR Anthony, N.M./Gadsden HS SO New York, N.Y./Xavier HS SO Munster, Ind./Munster HS FR Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Germantown Academy FR Redwood City, Calif./Junipero Serra HS SR Syracuse, Kan./Syracuse HS SR Glen Dale, Md./DeMatha Catholic HS FR Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community HS

Alphabetical No Name 15 Borden, Frank 5 Carr, Garrison 14 Gilmore, Brian 13 Grafft, Riley 21 Hendra, Nick 25 Hill, Joe 32 Lumpkins, Stephen 22 Luptak, Steve 4 Markusovic, Frane 0 McCormack, Simon 3 Mercer, Derrick 44 Nichols, Jordan 33 Simon, Bryce 50 Technow, Mike 1 Wilson, Matthew

Ht./Wt. 6-4/180 5-11/170 6-8/220 6-10/190 6-3/210 6-2/185 6-8/215 6-3/185 6-10/240 6-4/185 5-9/180 6-5/235 6-6/200 6-9/230 6-2/175

Pos. G G F F G G F G C G PG F F C G

Year Hometown/High School SR Anthony, N.M./Gadsden HS SR Bellevue, Wash./Issaquah HS SR Chesapeake, Va./Fork Union Military Academy FR Janesville, Wisc./Janesville-Parker HS SO New York, N.Y./Xavier HS FR Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Germantown Academy FR Redwood City, Calif./Junipero Serra HS SO Munster, Ind./Munster HS SR Solin, Croatia/Kent School (Conn.) FR New Castle, N.H./Northfield Mount Hermon School (Mass.) SR Jersey City, N.J./St. Anthony HS SR Glen Dale, Md./DeMatha Catholic HS SR Syracuse, Kan./Syracuse HS FR Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community HS SO The Woodlands, Texas/The John Cooper School

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Season/Career Highs #0 • Simon McCormack Season

Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

#1 • Matthew Wilson Career-High

Season

Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

#3 • Derrick Mercer

#4 • Frane Markusovic

Season

Season

Category Career-High Points 28 vs UMBC (12/1/07) Rebounds 7 three times (last at Georgetown, 12/29/07) FG Made 10 vs UMBC (12/1/07) FG Atts 16 vs. Holy Cross (3/5/08) 3 FG Made 4 Two times (last at Georgetown, 12/29/07) 3 FG Atts 7 at Georgetown (12/29/07) FT Made 12 at St. Francis (Pa.) (11/10/07) FT Atts 13 at Mount St. Mary’s (11/27/06) Assists 11 vs. Morgan State (11/14/06) Blocks 2 vs. Lehigh (2/3/07) Steals 4 Three times (last vs. Colgate, 2/28/07) Minutes 43 vs. Army (1/18/06)

Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

#5 • Garrison Carr

#13 • Riley Graft

Season

Season

Category Career-High Points 32 at Lafayette (2/2/08) Rebounds 8 Two times (last vs Lehigh, 2/10/08) FG Made 10 Two times (last at Lafayette, 2/2/08) FG Atts 21 vs. Tennessee (3/21/08) 3 FG Made 7 at Dayton (12/19/07) 3 FG Atts 15 vs. Tennessee (3/21/08) FT Made 8 Two times (last vs. Army, 3/9/08) FT Atts 8 Two times (Last vs. Army, 3/9/08) Assists 4 Two times (last vs. Army, 3/9/08) Blocks 1 at Mount St. Mary’s (11/26/07) Steals 3 at Army (1/23/08) Minutes 40 10 times (last vs. Colgate (3/12/08)

Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

#14 • Brian Gilmore

#15 • Frank Borden

Season

Season

Category Career-High Points 26 vs Lehigh (2/10/08) Rebounds 8 at Maryland (3/1/08) FG Made 10 vs Lehigh (2/10/08) FG Atts 14 two times (last vs Lehigh 2/10/08) 3 FG Made 4 at Morgan State (11/17/07) 3 FG Atts 8 at Morgan State (11/17/07) FT Made 9 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) FT Atts 12 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) Assists 7 vs. Holy Cross (3/5/08) Blocks 2 Two times (last vs. Army, 3/9/08) Steals 4 vs. Tennessee (3/21/08) Minutes 32 vs Lehigh (2/10/08)

Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

Career-High

Career-High 6 at Lafayette (2/2/08) 1 four times, last at Lafayette (2/2/08) 3 at Lafayette (2/2/08) 3 at Lafayette (2/2/08) n/a n/a 2 at NJIT (11/24/07) 2 at NJIT (11/24/07) n/a 1 vs Bucknell (2/13/08) n/a 11 vs Bucknell (2/13/08)

Career-High

Career-High 10 at NJIT (11/24/07) 4 Two times (last vs Tennessee 3/21/08) 4 at NJIT (11/24/07) 7 at NJIT (11/24/07) 1 nine times (last vs. Lafayette 3/1/08) 3 at Dayton (12/19/07 4 at Morgan State (11/20/07) 4 at Morgan State (11/20/07) 3 Two times (last vs. Colgate (3/14/08) 1 Four times (last at Lehigh, 1/12/08) 5 at NJIT (11/24/07) 33 vs. Tennessee (3/21/08)

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes #21 • Nick Hendra

#22 • Steve Luptak

Season

Season

Category Career-High Points 11 vs. Army (3/9/08) Rebounds 5 vs. Army (3/9/08) FG Made 4 vs. Army (3/9/08) FG Atts 8 vs Navy (1/30/08) 3 FG Made 1 Two times (last vs. Army 3/9/08) 3 FG Atts 4 at Bucknell (1/16/08) FT Made 2 three times (last vs. Colgate (3/14/08) FT Atts 4 at Georgetown (12/29/07) Assists 2 Three times (last vs. Colgate (3/14/08) Blocks 1 two times (last vs. Tennessee 3/21/08) Steals 1 at Maryland (12/22/07) Minutes 20 vs Colgate (3/12/08)

#25 • Joe Hill Season

Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

Career-High 3 Three times (last vs Navy, 1/30/08) 2 Two times (last vs Navy, 1/30/08) 1 Four times (last vs. Navy, 1/30/08) 2 Three times (last vs. Navy, 1/30/08) 1 Three times (last vs Navy, 1/30/08) 2 at Georgetown (12/29/07) n/a n/a 1 Two times (last vs Colgate, 1/19/08) n/a n/a 7 Three times (last vs Navy, 1/30/08)

#32 • Stephen Lumpkins Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

Career-High

Season

Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

#33 • Bryce Simon

#44 • Jordan Nichols

Season

Season

Category Career-High Points 19 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) Rebounds 9 Two times (last at Columbia, 1/6/08) FG Made 6 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) FG Atts 11 Two times (last at UMD, 12/22) 3 FG Made 5 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) 3 FG Atts 8 Two times (last vs. Lafayette, 3/1) FT Made 5 Three times (last at Lafayette 2/2) FT Atts 7 at Lafayette (2/2/08) Assists 6 vs. Holy Cross (1/26/08) Blocks 1 Three times (last at Lafayette, 2/2/08) Steals 2 Four Times (last at Colgate, 2/17/08) Minutes 38 vs Colgate (1/19/08)

#50 • Mike Technow Season

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Category Points Rebounds FG Made FG Atts 3 FG Made 3 FG Atts FT Made FT Atts Assists Blocks Steals Minutes

Career-High

Career-High

Category Career-High Points 11 Two times (last vs Howard, 12/4/07) Rebounds 10 Four times (last vs. St. Francis [Pa.], 1/2/07) FG Made 5 at Maryland (12/23/05) FG Atts 9 vs. George Mason (12/5/05) 3 FG Made n/a 3 FG Atts 1 vs Army (2/20/08) FT Made 7 vs. Holy Cross (1/26/08) 8 vs. Holy Cross (1/26/08) FT Atts Assists 2 Two times (last vs Jacksonville, 12/7/07) Blocks 6 at Holy Cross (1/21/06) Steals 3 vs. George Mason (12/5/05) Minutes 33 vs. Army (1/18/06)

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2007-08 Statistics 2007-08 Overall Season Stats (21-12) TOTAL ##

Player

5

Carr, Garrison

GP

GS

Min

Avg

FG FGA

33

32

1187

36.0

190

448

3-PTS Pct

3FG

.424

135

FGA

REBOUNDS Pct

FT FTA

Pct

299 .452

91 102

.892

Off Def 22

Tot Avg

89 111

3.4

PF FO 61

A

TO

Blk

Stl

Pts Avg

0

57

73

1

23

606 18.4 408 12.4

3

Mercer, Derrick

33

32

1250

37.9

137

326

.420

36

83 .434

98 157

.624

16

91 107

3.2

64

2

133

97

0

32

14

Gilmore, Brian

32

0

720

22.5

87

183

.475

30

86 .349

80 102

.784

38

87 125

3.9

63

0

57

44

7

28

284

8.9

33

Simon, Bryce

32

31

848

26.5

64

178

.360

43

115 .374

52

.743

24 104 128

4.0

65

3

67

57

3

16

223

7.0

34

Lay, Travis

33

33

689

20.9

69

151

.457

1

4 .250

54

79

.684

50

83 133

4.0

39

0

22

40

3

8

193

5.8

44

Nichols, Jordan

33

1

583

17.7

48

76

.632

0

1 .000

39

50

.780

44

71 115

3.5

87

2

10

29

30

14

135

4.1

32

Guibunda, Cornelio

33

32

451

13.7

33

56

.589

0

0 .000

22

31

.710

34

79 113

3.4

79

0

12

20

35

8

88

2.7

15

Borden, Frank

30

3

438

14.6

27

78

.346

9

28 .321

16

19

.842

13

43

56

1.9

72

2

16

46

4

16

79

2.6

00

Motnii, Constantin

12

0

164

13.7

15

29

.517

0

0 .000

21

27

.778

11

20

31

2.6

21

0

5

17

2

1

51

4.3

21

Hendra, Nick

16

0

122

7.6

15

41

.366

2

14 .143

7

13

.538

5

12

17

1.1

20

1

7

16

1

1

39

2.4

4

Markusovic, Frane

8

0

32

4.0

5

5 1.000

0

0 .000

2

2 1.000

1

3

4

0.5

8

0

0

2

1

0

12

1.5

22

Luptak, Steve

14

0

42

3.0

4

8

.500

3

6 .500

0

0

.000

2

5

7

0.5

1

0

2

0

0

0

11

0.8

25

Penny, Romone

21

1

73

3.5

4

8

.500

1

2 .500

2

3

.667

1

4

5

0.2

7

0

2

5

0

5

11

0.5

52 112

TM

70

3.4

0

Total

TEAM 33

698 1587

.440

260

638 .408

484 655

.739

321 743 1064 32.2

60

587

10

12

Opponents

33

685 1652

.415

206

588 .350

473 642

.737

319 656 975 29.5

611

-

FT FTA

Pct

390 458

87 152

374 403 125

211

2140 64.8 2049 62.1

2007-08 Patriot League Games (10-4) TOTAL ##

Player

05

3-PTS 3FG FGA

REBOUNDS

GP

GS

Min

Avg

FG FGA

Pct

Pct

Carr, Garrison

14

14

533

38.1

88 199

.442

60

133 .451

58

63

.921

03

Mercer, Derrick

14

13

519

37.1

45 120

.375

13

32 .406

47

76

14

Gilmore, Brian

14

0

326

23.3

44

77

.571

17

33 .515

39

51

33

Simon, Bryce

14

14

419

29.9

30

78

.385

22

52 .423

25

34

Lay, Travis

14

14

288

20.6

29

60

.483

0

1 .000

32

Guibunda, Cornelio

14

14

247

17.6

22

33

.667

0

44

Nichols, Jordan

14

0

241

17.2

19

27

.704

21

Hendra, Nick

4

0

39

9.8

6

16

04

Markusovic, Frane

4

0

20

5.0

5

15

Borden, Frank

12

0

113

9.4

9

15

22

Luptak, Steve

6

0

15

2.5

2

25

Penny, Romone

9

1

40

4.4

2

TM

TEAM

Off Def

A

TO

Blk

Stl

Pts Avg

11

43

Tot Avg 54

3.9

PF FO 27

0

21

44

0

10

294 21.0

.618

3

41

44

3.1

29

1

59

42

0

13

150 10.7

.765

15

39

54

3.9

28

0

27

23

2

15

33

.758

9

47

56

4.0

27

0

35

26

3

8

107

7.6

27

48

.563

29

38

67

4.8

16

0

11

14

1

1

85

6.1

0 .000

19

23

.826

20

50

70

5.0

41

0

8

9

21

4

63

4.5

0

1 .000

21

24

.875

9

29

38

2.7

37

1

3

14

9

5

59

4.2

.375

1

7 .143

0

3

.000

3

2

5

1.3

7

1

2

3

0

0

13

3.3

5 1.000

0

0 .000

0

0

.000

1

1

2

0.5

3

0

0

0

1

0

10

2.5

.600

3

4 .750

4

6

.667

3

10

13

1.1

24

1

4

15

1

5

25

2.1

4

.500

1

2 .500

0

0

.000

2

1

3

0.5

1

0

1

0

0

0

5

0.8

5

.400

1

2 .500

2

2 1.000

1

3

4

0.4

3

0

2

4

0

4

7

0.8

28

24

52

3.7

0

144 10.3

7

Total

14

301 639

.471

118

267 .442

242 329

.736

134 328 462 33.0

243

4

173 201

38

65

962 68.7

Opponents

14

296 740

.400

100

285 .351

196 255

.769

151 247 398 28.4

278

-

171 163

40

94

888 63.4

FT FTA

Pct

2007-08 Postseason PL & NCAA Games (3-1) TOTAL ##

Player

05

3-PTS Pct

3FG FGA

REBOUNDS

GP

GS

Min

Avg

FG FGA

Pct

A

TO

Blk

Stl

Pts Avg

Carr, Garrison

4

4

160

40.0

25

56

.446

18

37 .486

12

12 1.000

2

12

14

3.5

6

0

10

6

0

5

80 20.0

14

Gilmore, Brian

4

0

107

26.8

13

29

.448

3

11 .273

14

19

.737

8

10

18

4.5

10

0

11

3

2

7

43 10.8

03

Mercer, Derrick

4

4

159

39.8

13

45

.289

5

12 .417

2

10

.200

2

12

14

3.5

8

0

13

11

0

4

33

33

Simon, Bryce

3

2

43

14.3

8

15

.533

4

9 .444

0

0

.000

1

6

7

2.3

1

0

2

4

0

1

20

6.7

21

Hendra, Nick

3

0

43

14.3

7

15

.467

1

5 .200

4

4 1.000

2

7

9

3.0

7

0

3

5

1

0

19

6.3

44

Nichols, Jordan

4

0

103

25.8

8

12

.667

0

0 .000

8

.800

11

9

20

5.0

13

1

3

6

4

2

24

6.0

34

Lay, Travis

4

4

54

13.5

5

14

.357

0

0 .000

1

1 1.000

2

3

5

1.3

3

0

2

5

0

0

11

2.8

32

Guibunda, Cornelio

4

4

56

14.0

4

6

.667

0

0 .000

1

4

.250

7

6

13

3.3

6

0

0

1

6

3

9

2.3

15

Borden, Frank

4

2

74

18.5

1

8

.125

0

3 .000

2

2 1.000

4

11

15

3.8

14

1

6

7

0

0

4

1.0

04

Markusovic, Frane

1

0

0

0.0

0

0

.000

0

0 .000

0

0

.000

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

25

Penny, Romone

1

0

1

1.0

0

0

.000

0

0 .000

0

0

.000

0

0

0

0.0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0.0

22

Luptak, Steve

2

0

0

0.0

0

0

.000

0

0 .000

0

0

.000

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

TM

TEAM................

6

5

11

2.8

0

10

Off Def

Tot Avg

PF FO

8.3

3

Total..........

4

84 200

.420

31

77 .403

44

62

.710

45

81 126 31.5

69

2

50

52

13

22

243 60.8

Opponents......

4

77 178

.433

20

66 .303

64

82

.780

28

79 107 26.8

66

-

39

48

16

26

238 59.5

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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2007-08 Results Overall: 21-12 • Patriot League: 10-4 • Home: 11-4 • Away: 10-7 • Neutral: 0-1 DATE 11/10/07

TIME 7 p.m.

OPPONENT at SAINT FRANCIS

SCORE W, 75-68

ATTEND 1159

HIGH POINTS (22)Mercer, Derrick

11/13/07

7 p.m.

at Loyola (Md.)

W, 67-71

1332

(23)Mercer, Derrick

11/15/07 11/18/07

8 p.m. 2 p.m.

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

L, 52-60 W, 64-56

1484 841

(18)Carr, Garrison (15)Simon, Bryce

11/17/09 11/24/07 11/26/07 12/1/07 12/4/07 12/7/07 12/19/07 12/22/07 12/29/07 1/4/08

7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m.

at Morgan State at NJIT at Mount St. Mary’s UMBC HOWARD UNIVERSITY JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY at Dayton at Maryland at Georgetown at Brown

L, 54-62 W, 73-50 W, 66-45 L, 68-83 W, 66-54 W, 52-50 L, 56-63 W, 67-59 L, 51-78 L, 55-68

892 801 958 1213 1136 2041 12508 17950 10564 937

(18)Carr, Garrison (15)Carr, Garrison (17)Lay, Travis (28)Mercer, Derrick (17)Carr, Garrison (17)Mercer, Derrick (26)CARR, Garrison (18)Mercer, Derrick (17)Mercer, Derrick (12)Lay, Travis

1/06/08 1/12/08

2 p.m. 7:05 p.m.

at Columbia at Lehigh*

W, 69-56 W, 71-54

526 1368

(24)Carr, Garrison (24)Carr, Garrison

1/16/08 1/19/08

7 p.m. 2 p.m.

at Bucknell* COLGATE UNIVERSITY*

L, 62-66 W, 65-57

3714 1661

(30)Carr, Garrison (22)Carr, Garrison

1/23/08 1/26/08 1/30/08 2/02/08 2/06/08 2/10/08 2/13/08 2/17/08

7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 12:02 p.m.

at Army* HOLY CROSS* NAVY* at Lafayette* at Holy Cross* LEHIGH* BUCKNELL* at Colgate*

W, 66-53 L, 64-66 L, 66-77 W, 87-76 W, 62-46 W, 82-74 W, 68-64 W, 68-60

483 3994 1012 2748 1516 1989 1858 530

(17)Carr, Garrison (17)Carr, Garrison (16)Gilmore, Brian (32)Carr, Garrison (22)Garrison Carr (26)Gilmore, Brian (24)Carr, Garrison (24)Carr, Garrison

2/20/08 2/27/08 3/1/08 3/5/08 3/9/08 3/14/08 3/21/08

7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 12:15 p.m.

ARMY* at Navy* LAFAYETTE* HOLY CROSS $ ARMY $ COLGATE UNIVERSITY # vs Tennessee N

W, 49-40 L, 68-83 W, 84-72 W, 62-60 W, 72-60 W, 52-46 L, 57-72

1332 3191 2432 1865 1965 3044 14420

(16)Carr, Garrison (20)Carr, Garrison (19)Simon, Bryce (16)Mercer, Derrick (23)Carr, Garrison (17)Carr, Garrison (26)Carr, Garrison

* - indicates Patriot League Game $ - indicates Patriot League Tournament Game # - indicates Patriot League Championship N - indicates NCAA Tournament Game ATTENDANCE SUMMARY HOME AWAY NEUTRAL TOTAL

GAMES 15 17 1 33

TOTALS 27,867 61,177 14,420 103,464

AVG/GAME 1,858 3,599 14,420 3,135

HIGH REBOUNDS (5)Motnii, Constantin (5)Lay, Travis (3)Nichols, Jordan (3)Simon, Bryce (3)Lay, Travis (9)Simon, Bryce (7)Mercer, Derrick (15)Carr, Garrison (7)Nichols, Jordan (4)Borden, Frank (8)Motnii, Constantin (6)Lay, Travis (8)Carr, Garrison (7)Simon, Bryce (5)Nichols, Jordan (9)Nichols, Jordan (7)Mercer, Derrick (7)Lay, Travis (7)Simon, Bryce (9)Simon, Bryce (6)Gilmore, Brian (6)Lay, Travis (8)Lay, Travis (6)Nichols, Jordan (6)Lay, Travis (10)Guibunda, Cornelio (7)Guibunda, Cornelio (9)Lay, Travis (10)Guibunda, Cornelio (7)Guibunda, Cornelio (8)Carr, Garrison (4)Carr, Garrison (4)Gilmore, Brian (4)Simon, Bryce (4)Lay, Travis (7)Guibunda, Cornelio (10)Lay, Travis (6)Gilmore, Brian (5)Mercer, Derrick (8)Nichols, Jordan (5)Carr, Garrison (8)Borden, Frank

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Eagles Record in 2007-08 When... Eagles win opening tip................................................................................ 10-6 Opponent wins opening tip .................................................................11-6 Eagles lead at halftime ............................................................................... 19-7 Eagles trail at halftime.......................................................................... 2-5 Eagles tied at halftime.......................................................................... 0-0 Eagles lead with 5:00 left............................................................................ 18-1 Eagles trail with 5:00 left .................................................................... 3-10 Eagles tied with 5:00 left ...................................................................... 0-1 Eagles outrebound opponent ..................................................................... 12-5 Opponent outrebounds the Eagles ...................................................... 9-6 Eagles tie opponent in rebounds ......................................................... 0-1 Eagles shoot 50% or better from the field .................................................... 7-1 Opponent shoots 50% or better from the field ..................................... 1-2 Eagles shoot 40% or better from 3-point range .......................................... 15-5 Opponent shoots 40% or better from 3-pt............................................ 5-4 Eagles shoot better than opponent from 3-pt..................................... 17-8 Eagles have better FG% than opponent .................................................... 18-4 Opponent has better FG% than the Eagles ........................................ 3-8 Eagles and opponent shoot equal FG% .............................................. 0-0 Eagles have more FT attempts .................................................................. 17-1 Opponent has more FT attempts ........................................................3-11 Eagles and opponent have equal FT attempts .................................... 1-0 Eagles’ bench outscores opponent ............................................................ 16-5 Opponent’s bench outscores Eagles’................................................... 4-7 Bench scoring is equal ......................................................................... 1-0 Following an Eagle win ............................................................................... 13-9 Following an Eagle loss ....................................................................... 8-3 Eagles commit fewer turnovers than opponent .......................................... 13-1 Eagles commit more turnovers than opponent .................................. 8-10 Eagles and opponent commit equal turnovers..................................... 1-0 Two or fewer Eagles score in double figures ................................................ 7-6 Three Eagles score in double figures .................................................. 8-6 Four Eagles score in double figures .................................................... 5-0 Five or more Eagles score in double figures........................................ 1-0

Eagles score 59 points or less...................................................................... 3-6 Eagles score between 60-69 points ....................................................11-6 Eagles score between 70-79 points ..................................................... 4-0 Eagles score between 80-89 points ..................................................... 3-0 Eagles score between 90-99 points ..................................................... 0-0 Eagles score 100 points or more ......................................................... 0-0 In games decided by three points or less ..................................................... 2-1 In games decided by 4-10 points ......................................................... 9-5 In games decided by 11-20 points ....................................................... 8-5 In games decided by 21-29 points ....................................................... 2-1 In games decided by 30 points or more ............................................... 0-0 In November games ..................................................................................... 4-3 In December games............................................................................. 3-3 In January games ................................................................................ 4-4 In February games ............................................................................... 6-1 In March games ................................................................................... 4-1 Monday games ............................................................................................. 1-0 Tuesday games.................................................................................... 1-2 Wednesday games .............................................................................. 5-4 Thursday games .................................................................................. 0-1 Friday games ....................................................................................... 2-2 Saturday games ................................................................................... 7-3 Sunday games ..................................................................................... 5-0 Afternoon games .........................................................................................11-4 Evening games .................................................................................. 10-8 Against ranked teams ................................................................................... 0-2 Televised games ........................................................................................... 7-3 Overtime games ........................................................................................... 0-0 Tournament games ....................................................................................... 3-1

The Last Time... An American Player ...

An American Team ...

scored 30-39 points ..............................................Garrison Carr (32) at Lafayette (2/2/08) scored 40+ points .................................Brian Gilgeous (40) at Mount St. Mary’s (2/17/93) attempted 20+ field goals................................Garrison Carr (21) vs. Tennessee (3/21/08) made 10+ free throws .......................... Derrick Mercer (12) at St. Francis (Pa.) (11/10/07) recorded 15+ rebounds....................Jason Thomas (16) at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/29/03) recorded 30+ rebounds............................. Kermit Washington (31*) vs. La Salle (2/21/73) registered 10+ assists ............................. Derrick Mercer (11) vs. Morgan State (11/14/06) made 5+ three-pointers.....................................Garrison Carr (6) vs. Tennessee (3/21/08) blocked 5+ shots ..............................................Jordan Nichols (6) at Holy Cross (1/21/06) had 5+ steals ............................................................. Frank Borden (5) at NJIT (11/24/07) had a double-double ................................ Travis Lay (14 pts./10 rebs.) vs. Navy (2/27/08) had two consecutive double-doubles ......................................................Jernavis Draughn ....................................................................vs. Bowling Green (16 pts/11 rebs) (12/29/03) ............................................................. & vs. E. Tennesee St. (20 pts/ 11 rebs) (12/30/03) had consecutive 30-point games ........................ Patrick Doctor - 31 at Bucknell (2/13/02) ....................................................................................................& 30 vs. Lehigh (2/16/02) led the team in pts., rebs., and asts. ............ Derrick Mercer (17/7/5) at Georgetown (12/29/07) recorded a triple-double ....................Russell Bowers (32/13/10) vs. St. Mary’s (12/13/79) played the entire game ........Garrison Carr and Derrick Mercer (40) vs. Colgate (3/14/08) * School Record

had a 20+ point win...................................................at Mount St. Mary’s (66-45) 11/26/07 had a 30+ point win........................................................................... Army (72-37) 1/21/05 had a 40+ point win................................................................Marymount (123-62) 12/9/95 had a 50+ point win................................................................Marymount (123-62) 12/9/95 scored 100+ points ............................................................. vs. Catholic (101-66) 11/23/96 combined with an opponent to score 200+ points ....... vs. George Mason (103-101) 2/25/95 recorded 50+ rebounds.............................................................. vs. Lafayette (50) 1/30/04 had three players foul out ........................... vs. Lafayette (five players fouled out) 2/19/05 hit 10+ three-pointers .................................................................vs. Lafayette (10) (3/1/08) had 20+ assists ............................................................................... vs. Lafayette (2/23/07) had 4 players in double-figures ..........................................................vs. Howard (12/4/07) had 5 players in double-figures ......................................................... vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) had 6 players in double-figures ................................................................. vs. Yale (1/3/04) had a single-overtime win .......................................................AU 64, Colgate 58 (2/11/07) had a double-overtime win ................................................... AU 59, Fairfield 54 (11/10/06) had a single-overtime loss ...................................... Holy Cross 69, American 64 (1/20/07) lost when scoring 75+ points ................................. Longwood 81, American 79 (12/30/06) had a 20+ win season ...................................................2007-08 (21-12) Coach Jeff Jones played in the NCAA Tournament ............................................................................2007-08

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

American 75, St. Francis (Pa.) 68 DeGol Arena • Loretto, Pa. Nov. 10, 2007

American 67, Loyola (Md.) 71 Reitz Arena • Baltimore, Md. Nov. 13, 2007

Fairfield 60, American 52 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Nov. 15, 2007

The American University men’s basketball team built up a big halftime lead, on the strength of hot shooting from junior guard Garrison Carr, then rode stellar second-half performances from Constantin Motnii and Derrick Mercer to open its season with a 75-68 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) at DeGol Arena. The Eagles built up a 19-point halftime cushion, 42-23 on the strength of 60-percent first half shooting. Carr led the offensive charge, hitting six-of-eight shots and five-of-seven three pointers, with 17 first-half points. Meanwhile, Mercer contributed 10 first-half points. Despite the deep deficit, the Red Flash would not go away in the second period. SFU went on an 8-0 run from the 13-minute mark and the 10-minute mark, fueled by Cale Nelson’s three made free throws after getting fouled outside the arc. Then the pace of the game slowed, as each team became more deliberate in their possessions. American’s lead buoyed between nine and 11 points for much of the next six minutes, until a pair of free throws by Devin Sweetney cut the lead to seven, followed by a three-pointer by Steve Profeta, which cut the margin to four, the closest the Red Flash got since the 17:19 mark of the first half. A layup by Motnii, two of his 12 second-half points, pushed the lead back to six with just over a minute remaining. SFU made it a free throw game down the stretch, fouling Mercer four times and Motnii once in the last 60 seconds. Mercer responded with an eight-for-eight performance from the line in the last minute, adding to four-for-four night he already had, to finish 12-for-12 from the line. Motnii also hit both of his attempts, and the Eagles as a team finished 17-of-18 (92.9 percent) from the line, preventing any hope of a Red Flash comeback.

Just as in its season-opener, the American University men’s basketball team opened up a big halftime lead. However, this time, the Eagles were unable to hold on to that lead and lost at Loyola (Md.), 71-67, in Reitz Arena. American built up an early lead in the opening period with defense and hot shooting. The Eagles held the hosts scoreless for the first 4:55 of the contest while accumulating eight points of their own. American’s lead ballooned to as large as 17 points when Mercer hit a layup and the ensuing and-one free throw at the 8:12 mark of the period. However, the Greyhounds staged a comeback on the strength of their outside shooting. LC hit six three-pointers in the final six minutes of the stanza to begin to pull back into the game. At the 2:42 mark, Michael Tuck hit a three to pull within eight points, the first time the Greyhounds were within single digits since the 10:17 mark. With seconds left in the half, Marquis Sullivan hit a three-pointer to cut the margin to seven, 40-33. Loyola stormed back, starting right from the whistle to start the second half. The Greyhounds outscored the Eagles, 18-6, over the first 10 minutes of the period to erase a seven-point halftime deficit and give the hosts a five-point lead. Loyola took its first lead of the game on a fortunate bounce. With AU up, 46-44, with 11:33 left, Loyola tossed up an alley-oop pass for Omari Israel. The pass missed its mark, but Isreal got just enough of it while being fouled to knock it into the hoop and earn the extra free throw. Israel canned the freebie and the Greyhounds never again lost the lead. American managed a comeback of its own, and with just under a minute left junior guard Garrison Carr nailed his fifth three of the game to pull American to within one, 62-61. However, the Greyhounds hit nine free throws in the final minute to ice the game away.

After taking a nine-point lead into the locker room at halftime, the American University men’s basketball team faltered in the second half and lost its second straight game, 60-52, to Fairfield in Bender Arena. The Eagles shot the lights out in the first half, connecting on 55 percent of their attempts from the field and 57.1 percent from behind the arc. The backcourt tandem of Derrick Mercer and Garrison Carr supplied the bulk of the offensive as each scored 11. Mercer was 4-5 from the field while Carr was 3-4 from threepoint land. AU held Fairfield to just eight first half field goals and took a 30-21 lead into the locker room. The second half proved to be a completely different ballgame as the Stags came out of the break with a 14-0 run. Fairfield regained the lead just four and a half minutes into the half when Jonathan Han found Mike Evanovich behind the arc for his only three pointer of the game. AU’s scoring drought ended with a Carr jumper and after his and-one free throw the Eagles were back to within two, down 33-35. The Eagles regained the lead minutes later on a Mercer jumper but could not hold it as they were outscored 19-9 in the game’s final eight minutes.

American (1-0) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 4-9 0-0 Lay, Travis 1-2 1-2 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-2 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 5-8 12-12 Carr, Garrison 8-15 0-0 Motnii, Constantin 5-7 4-4 Borden, Frank 1-3 0-0 Hendra, Nick 0-1 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 25-48 17-18

Reb 4 5 0 3 3 5 3 0 0 0 4 27

Ast 4 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0

PF 3 3 3 1 3 2 2 1 0 2

TP 10 3 2 22 21 14 3 0 0 0

13

20

75

Saint Francis (0-1) FG-A FT-A Sweetney, Devin 5-9 3-4 Dieng, Bassirou 5-10 6-7 Berry. Chris 7-7 1-3 Ford, Marquis 0-4 4-4 Nelson, Cale 0-2 3-3 Orandi, Sorena 0-0 0-0 McFarland, Chris 0-0 0-0 Surprenant, Grant 0-0 0-0 Jackson, Kyle 3-4 0-0 Jukic, Mislav 0-0 0-0 Profeta, Steve 1-6 1-2 Hoffman, Kurt 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 22-43 18-23

Reb 4 2 6 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 22

Ast 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

PF 5 3 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2

TP 14 16 18 4 3 0 0 0 7 0 4 2

11

20

68

Halftime: American 42, St. Francis 23. 3-Point Goals: American 8-17 (Simon 2-5, Mercer 0-1, Carr 5-10, Borden 1-1); St. Francis 6-17 (Sweetney 1-4, Dieng 0-1, Berry 3-3, Ford 0-1, Nelson 0-2, Jackson 1-2, Profeta 1-4). Turnovers: American 9, St. Francis 11.

American (1-1) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 1-5 0-0 Lay, Travis 3-6 4-4 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 8-11 6-10 Carr, Garrison 6-14 2-2 Motnii, Constantin 0-1 2-4 Gilmore, Brian 2-3 0-0 Borden, Frank 0-0 0-0 Hendra, Nick 1-2 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 1-2 0-0 Team Totals 22-44 14-20

Reb 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 21

Ast 2 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0

PF 5 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 0

TP 3 10 0 23 19 2 6 0 2 0 2

12

22

67

Loyola (Md.) (2-1) FG-A FT-A Israel, Omari 2-5 2-3 Brown, Gerald 8-16 12-14 Lewis, Tony 0-0 0-0 Harvey, Brett 0-0 0-0 Rudolph, Brian 2-3 2-4 Reid, Isaac 1-1 0-0 Sullivan, Marquis 3-9 2-4 Manning, Greg 0-0 0-0 Fofana, Hassan 0-0 0-0 Miles, Joe 0-2 1-2 Tuck, Michael 5-10 1-2 Team Totals 21-46 20-29

Reb 5 3 2 1 5 1 4 0 2 1 5 2 31

Ast 1 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0

PF 4 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 19

TP 6 32 0 0 6 3 10 0 0 1 13

11

71

Halftime: American 40, Loyola (Md.) 33. 3-Point Goals: American 9-17 (Simon 1-5, Mercer 1-1, Carr 5-9, Gilmore 2-2); Loyola (Md.) 9-21 (Brown 4-9), Reid (1-1), Sullivan (2-7), Tuck (2-4). Turovers: American 18, Loyola (Md.) 13.

Fairfield (1-2) FG-A FT-A Hawkins, Yorel 1-5 0-0 Edney, Warren 3-6 0-1 Johnson, Anthony 7-11 0Nero, Greg 4-9 7-8 Han, Jonathan 4-8 6-7 Johnson, Devin 0-1 0-0 Jordan, Lyndon 0-1 0-0 O’Sullivan, Marty 0-1 0-0 Allen, Herbie 0-0 0-0 Grzeck, Sean 0-0 0-0 Diakhate, Mamadou 0-0 0-0 Middleton, Geoff 0-1 0-0 Evanovich, Mike 1-5 5-5 Team Totals 20-48 08-24

Reb 3 4 5 6 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 34

Ast 1 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

PF 4 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TP 2 6 14 15 15 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8

13

19

60

American (1-2) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 0-6 3-5 Lay, Travis 1-2 0-0 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 6-11 4-6 Carr, Garrison 6-14 2-3 Motnii, Constatin 0-1 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 1-5 1-2 Borden, Frank 2-4 0-0 Hendra, Nick 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 2-4 0-0 Team Totals 18-47 10-16

Reb 9 1 1 0 3 3 4 1 0 6 3 31

Ast 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

PF 4 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 0 3

TP 3 2 0 17 18 0 3 5 0 4

6

20

52

Halftime: American 30, Fairfield 21. 3-Point Goals: American 6-21 (Simon 0-6, Mercer 1-2, Carr 4-9, Gilmore 0-2, Borden 1-2); Fairfield 2-10 (Edney 0-1, Han 1-3, Johnson 0-1, Evanovich 5-5). Turnovers: American 16, Fairfield 13.

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Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Stony Brook 56, American 64 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Nov. 18, 2007

American 54, Morgan State 62 Hill Field House • Baltimore, Md. Nov 17, 2007

American 73, NJIT 50 Fleisher Athletic Center • Newark, NJ Nov. 24, 2007

In the American University men’s basketball team’s first three games, the Eagles went on the offensive, trying to outscore their opponents. However, against Stony Brook, AU pulled out all the stops on defense, holding the Seawolves to just 34 percent shooting in a 64-56 AU victory in Bender Arena. American put up its best defensive effort when it needed it most. After the visitors took the lead, 42-40, at the 14:56 mark of the second half on a layup by Demetrius Young, the Eagles clamped the Seawolves down, forcing them to miss their next nine shots from the floor and turn the ball over five times over the next 9:31. By that point, American had taken 55-45 lead and then hit seven-of-eight free throws down the stretch to salt the game away. American had held a 33-29 lead at halftime, its smallest halftime lead of the season. Despite shooting just 36.4 percent in the second half, the Eagles allowed Stony Brook to just 29.2 percent shooting in the second stanza. Most of American’s first-half offense came via the three-pointer. Twenty-four of the Eagles’ first 27 points came on three-pointers.

Garrison Carr had 18 points, including four threepointers, but the Morgan State Bears pulled away from a one-point game late in a 62-54 AU loss at the Hill Field House. American had whittled down leads as large as eight points early in the second period to just one point with 7:46 left in the game. The lead bounced back-and-forth from three to five points until MSU leading scorer Reggie Holmes hit a dagger of a three-pointer with just under five minute remaining. The Eagles got it back to within four on a Carr three-pointer, but the Bears ran away with it from there. American went into halftime trailing 25-23. The Bears had built up a nine-point lead with just 4:27 left in the stanza when Jerrel Green hit a long three-pointer after the Eagles had switched to a 2-3 zone. However, the Eagles clawed their way back into it before half, mostly from the free throw line, taking advantage of MSU’s 12 first-half fouls and the double-bonus. Garrison Carr started it off with a pair of free throws, then Travis Lay hit a leaning shot while being fouled and added the free throw to make it a four point game. Carr sandwiched four free throws around a Derrick Mercer bucket to make it a two-point deficit at the break. American stayed in it despite shooting just 23 percent in the opening period, thanks in large part to a nine-of-11 performance from the free throw line.

Everybody got into the act for the American University men’s basketball team on Saturday. The team’s defense forced a season-high 26 points and 11 players scored in a 73-50 win over New Jersey Institute of Technology at Fleisher Athletic Center. The Eagles built up a 34-18 halftime lead on the strength of stifling defense and balanced scoring. American forced 16 NJIT turnovers in the opening period, compared to just two for the Eagles, leading to 19 AU points. The Eagles only slightly outshot the Highlanders in the opening period - 44.8 percent to 44.4 percent - but had 11 more shots. Meanwhile, American got scoring from eight different players, led by Garrison Carr’s nine first-half points on three three-pointers. As a team, American hit five-of-10 first-half three-point attempts. Derrick Mercer had eight points in the first period, hitting three-of-five shots, while Frank Borden also hit three-of-five to finish with six points in the earlier epoch. The second half was much the same. The Eagles forced 17 turnovers, allowing them six more shots, as both teams shot 50 percent in the latter period. As a result, AU outscored NJIT, 39-32, in the second half and cruised to the win. Four Eagles scored in double-figures, led by Carr’s 15 points. Borden, Mercer and Travis Lay each had 10 points. Borden set a career-high, while Mercer added six assists and just one turnover. As a team, AU had just 11 turnovers and has had just 20 turnovers in its last two games. Frane Markusovic and Steve Luptak each made their American debuts on Saturday. Markusovic hit a pair of free throws in three minutes to finish with two points and Luptak had a rebound in five minutes of action.

Stony Brook (0-4) FG-A FT-A Paul, Jermol 5-11 2-2 Coba, Andrew 1-1 0-1 Lucas, Ricky 5-10 6-7 Beauford, Mitchell 1-6 0-0 Martin, Chris 1-5 2-2 Cox, Marques 0-1 0-0 Young, Demetrius 3-6 0-0 Castellanos, Eddie 0-3 1-2 Carter, Nick 1-3 3Tyree, Michael 1-6 2-2 Neto, Emanuel 0-1 2-4 Team Totals 18-53 16-22

Reb 3 2 2 2 3 1 7 3 1-2 2 8 2 36

Ast 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2

PF 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 2

TP 14 2 17 2 4 0 6 1 1 5 2

7

16

56

American (2-2) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 4-6 5-6 Lay, Travis 3-5 1-1 Mercer, Derrick 3-8 2-2 Carr, Garrison 6-15 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-2 0-0 Motnii, Constantin 1-2 2-2 Gilmore, Brian 2-4 5-7 Borden, Frank 1-4 0-1 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 20-49 15-19

Reb 4 5 7 3 2 4 5 2 1 2 35

Ast 0 1 8 3 0 1 0 0 1

PF 2 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 1

TP 15 7 11 15 0 4 9 3 0

14

17

64

Halftime: American 33, Stony Brook 29. 3-Point Goals: American 9-26 (Simon 2-4, Mercer 3-4, Carr 3-12, Gilmore 0-3, Borden 1-3); Stony Brook 4-12 (Paul 2-3, Lucas 1-4, Beauford 0-1, Tyree 1-4). Turnovers: American 17, Stony Brook 15.

American (2-3) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 0-6 0-2 Lay, Travis 3-6 1-1 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 6-14 0-2 Carr, Garrison 4-14 6-6 Motnii, Constantin 1-2 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 0-6 1-2 Borden, Frank 1-4 4-4 Penny, Romone 1-1 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 2-3 0-0 Team Totals 18-56 12-17

Reb 2 6 2 1 1 4 4 2 0 7 6 35

Ast 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0

PF 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 4 0 4

TP 0 7 0 13 18 2 1 7 2 4

5

16

54

Morgan State (3-1)FG-A FT-A Coly, Boubacar 4-4 0-2 Kately, Marquise 2-9 0-2 Moore, Chris 3-3 0-0 Green, Jarrell 4-7 1-2 Smith, Jamar 5-12 6-8 Holmes, Reggie 5-11 3-4 Aujla, Karanvir 0-0 0-0 Stokes, Rodney 0-1 0-0 Hemsley, Gilroy 1-1 0-1 Team Totals 24-48 10-18

Reb 9 3 4 4 3 6 0 2 1 3 35

Ast 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0

PF 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 0

TP 8 4 6 10 16 16 0 0 2

9

16

62

Halftime: Morgan State 25, American 23. 3-Point Goals: American 6-19 (Simon 0-2, Lay 0-1, Mercer 1-3, Carr 4-8, Gilmore 0-4, Borden 1-1); Morgan State 4-9 (Green 1-1, Smith 0-2, Holmes 3-6). Turnovers: American 9, Morgan State 11.

American (3-3) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 1-2 0-0 Lay, Travis 4-6 2-3 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 4-8 1-3 Carr, Garrison 5-13 0-0 Motnii, Constatin 1-5 2-2 Markusovic, Frane 0-0 2-2 Gilmore, Brian 2-5 3-3 Borden, Frank 4-7 2-2 Hendra, Nick 1-4 1-2 Luptak, Steve 0-1 0-0 Penny, Romone 1-1 0-1 Nichols, Jordan 3-3 0-0 Team Totals 26-55 13-18

Reb 0 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 4 0 1 1 3 3 26

Ast 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1

PF 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0

TP 3 10 0 10 15 4 2 8 10 3 0 2 6

12

19

73

NJIT (0-5) FG-A FT-A Milosevic, Nesho 1-5 4-6 Stonkus, Dan 5-7 5-7 Wilson, Jheryl 1-4 0-2 Garris, Justin 3-10 0-0 Peters, Kraig 4-6 2-2 Epps, Tyler 1-3 0-0 Magnus, Courcy 1-1 0-0 Jefferson, Rey 0-0 0-0 Skema, Paulius 1-1 0-0 Edwards, Kyle 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 18-38 11-18

Reb 6 4 1 1 3 2 4 1 0 2 6 30

Ast 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

PF 5 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 3

TP 6 15 2 6 13 2 2 0 2 2

9

23

50

Halftime: American 34, NJIT 18. 3-Point Goals: American 8-19 (Simon 1-2, Mercer 1-1, Carr 5-9, Gilmore 1-3, Borden 0-2, Hendra 0-1, Luptak 0-1); NJIT 3-11 (Wilson 0-1, Garris 0-4, Peters 3-4, Epps 0-2). Turnovers: American 11, NJIT 26.

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 7

Game 8

Game 9

American 66, Mount St. Mary’s 50 Knott Arena • Emmitsburg, MD. Nov. 26, 2007

UMBC 83, American 68 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Dec. 1, 2007

Howard 54, American 66 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Dec. 4, 2007

Senior forward Travis Lay scored a career-high 17 points to lead the American University men’s basketball team to a 66-45 win over Mount St. Mary’s at Knott Arena. Four Eagles scored in double-digits, led by Lay’s five-of-eight performance from the field and career-high seven-ofseven showing from the line, as American slowly built up a lead and maintained it throughout. The Eagles weren’t spectacular - shooting just 39 percent as a team - but they were methodical on offense and played lock-down defense. AU held the Mount to just 31.4 percent shooting and held MSM leading scorer Chris Vann to just eight points, well below his season average of 20.2 points per game, on three-of-11 shooting. Only Jeremy Goode scored in double-digits for the hosts, with 10 points. Meanwhile, Lay had 17 points, Garrison Carr had 12 and Brian Gilmore and Constantin Motnii each had 10 points. Motnii tallied a career- and game-high eight rebounds, while Lay added seven boards. Meanwhile, Derrick Mercer scored eight points - the first time this season he’s been held to single-digits - but added seven assists and six rebounds.

The American University men’s basketball team got a career-high 28 points from junior point guard Derrick Mercer and a career-high 13 points from junior forward Bryce Simon, but the Eagles couldn’t keep up with UMBC’s powerful offense in the second half in a 83-68 loss in Bender Arena. Mercer was everywhere on offense, hitting 10-of-12 shots including a career-high three three-pointers, while adding five assists, four rebounds and two steals. Meanwhile, Simon hit a career-high three three-pointers to finish with 13 points and four rebounds. UMBC jumped all over the Eagles to begin the game, going up 7-0 before an American timeout. However, AU righted its ship coming out of the timeout and went on its own run, 14-2, to grab a five-point lead. American controlled much of the rest of the first half, building leads as large as 11 points late in the period. UMBC eventually whittled the lead down to four points on consecutive three-pointers by Brian Hodges and Jay Greene, but Mercer hit a threepointer at the buzzer to give AU a 41-34 halftime lead. American shot 52 percent in the opening period, including six three-pointers. Mercer led the way, hitting six-of-seven shots in the first 20 minutes. The Eagles turned the ball over just four times in the first half. Meanwhile, the Retrievers shot 44 percent in the opening stanza. However, the second half was a different story. American shot just 39 percent while UMBC upped its percentage to 48.3 percent. As a result, the Retrievers made a comeback. They opened the second period with a 9-2 run that tied the score at 43 a piece. UMBC took just its second lead of the game when Ray Barbosa hit a pair of free throws, and built on that lead with three-pointers from Greene and Hodges. UMBC made nine threepointers in the game, six of them in the second half in just 11 attempts.

Garrison Carr came off the bench to score 17 points and American beat Howard 66-54 for the Eagles’ 1,000th all-time victory.The Eagles (5-4) opened the second half with 10 straight points while holding the Bison (3-6) scoreless for nearly seven minutes to lead 44-30.Brian Gilmore and Jordan Nichols each scored 11 points and Bryce Simon added 10 points for the Eagles, who have won three of their last four.Eugene Myatt led the Bison with a game-high 22 points and Jeron Smith added 12 points.The 5-11 Carr led the way from long range with four 3-pointers and a game-high eight rebounds.Trailing 18-7 with 13:25 remaining in the first half, Carr’s first 3-pointer sparked a 15-0 run and the Eagles led 34-30 at the halftime. Carr had 11 points in the first half while Myatt’s 14 points paced the Bison, who have lost two straight overall.

American (4-3) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 1-5 2-2 Lay, Travis 5-8 7-7 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-2 0-1 Mercer, Derrick 4-12 0-0 Carr, Garrison 4-15 2-2 Motnii, Constatin 2-3 6-8 Gilmore, Brian 2-5 2-2 Borden, Frank 2-5 0-0 Luptak, Steve 0-1 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 22-57 19-22

Reb 2 7 6 6 5 8 2 3 1 0 1 3 45

Ast 1 0 1 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

PF 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 0 1 1

TP 5 17 0 8 12 10 8 4 0 0 0

9

17

66

Mt. St. Mary’s (0-4)FG-A FT-A Atupem, Sam 0-3 6-6 Mitchell, Markus 2-4 0-0 Goode, Jeremy 4-10 2-3 Vann, Chris 3-11 0-1 Holland, Will 1-7 2-2 Cajou, Jean 2-8 1-1 Brown, Pierre 1-2 0-0 Atupem, Shawn 0-1 0-1 Jackson, Tayvon 1-2 0-0 Loughry, Jason 2-3 0-0 Team Totals 16-51 11-14

Reb 3 7 2 0 6 1 1 1 4 2 6 29

Ast 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

PF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 3

TP 6 4 10 8 4 5 2 0 2 4

9

15

45

Halftime: American 31, Mount St. Mary’s 24. 3-Point Goals: American 3-15 (Simon 1-3, Mercer 0-2, Carr 2-9, Borden 0-1); Mount St. Mary’s 2-11 (Goode 0-1, Vann 2-5, Holland 0-4, Cajou 0-1). Turnovers: American 9, Mount St. Mary’s 10.

UMBC (5-1) FG-A FT-A Johnson, Cavell 3-7 0-0 Proctor, Darryl 5-8 4-5 Greene, Jay 6-11 3-4 Hodges, Brian 3-9 10-11 Barbosa, Ray 5-11 4-4 Spadafora, Matt 1-3 1-1 Fry, Justin 2-5 2-3 Eshietedoho, Uwem 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 18-38 11-18

Reb 9 1 1 3 6 2 5 0 8 35

Ast 1 1 5 5 1 0 0 0

PF 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 0

TP 6 14 21 19 14 3 6 0

13

15

83

American (4-4) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 4-11 2-2 Lay, Travis 2-5 2-2 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 10-12 5-7 Carr, Garrison 4-12 0-0 Motnii, Constatin 1-2 2-3 Gilmore, Brian 0-2 0-0 Borden, Frank 0-5 0-0 Hendra, Nick 0-0 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 3-4 1-2 Team Totals 24-53 12-16

Reb 4 6 0 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 5 2 27

Ast 1 1 0 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0

PF 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 0 1 3

TP 13 6 0 28 10 4 0 0 0 0 7

12

20

68

Halftime: American 41, UMBC 34. 3-Point Goals: American 12-16 (Simon 3-8, Lay 0-1, Mercer 3-4, Carr 2-7, Gilmore 0-1, Borden 0-2); UMBC 9-19 (Greene 6-10, Hodges 3-6, Barbosa 0-2, Spadafora 0,1). Turnovers: American 11, UMBC 8.

Howard (3-6) FG-A Walker, Adam 2-9 Riley, Kyle 1-4 Smith, Jeron 6-12 Myatt, Eugene 8-16 Kirkpatrick, Paul 0-2 White, Curtis 1-2 Mukole, Kandi 3-5 Thomas, Anthony 0-1 Cooper, Nate 0-3 Team Totals 21-54

FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-6 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0

Ast 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1

6-11

Reb 6 3 5 1 7 1 4 0 0 5 32

PF 5 2 3 3 3 1 4 1 3

TP 4 3 12 22 0 5 0 0 0

8

25

54

American (5-4) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 2-5 5-6 Lay, Travis 1-5 2-2 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-2 1-2 Borden, Frank 1-5 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 2-6 5-9 Motnii, Constatin 0-0 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 3-4 4-4 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 4-5 3-6 Carr, Garrison 6-9 1-3 Team Totals 19-41 21-32

Reb 7 4 2 2 3 0 4 0 4 8 0 34

Ast 3 1 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 1

PF 5 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 2

TP 10 4 1 3 9 0 11 0 11 17

12

17

66

Halftime: American 34, Howard 30. 3-Point Goals: American 2-7 (Simon 1-4, Borden 1-2, Mercer 0-1, Gilmore 1-2, Carr 4-6) Howard 4-10 (Walker 0-2, Riley 1-3, Smith 0-2, Myatt 3-5, White 1-2, Mukole 1-2, Thomas 0-1) Turnovers: American 12, Howard 10.

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 10

Game 11

Game 12

Jacksonville 50, American 52 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Dec. 7, 2007

American 56, Dayton Flyers 63 UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio Dec. 19, 2007

American 67, Maryland 59 Comcast Center • College Park, Md. Dec. 22, 2007

The American University men’s basketball team came back from seven points down with 3:41 left and junior forward Brian Gilmore hit a pair of free throws with 2.9 seconds left to give AU a 52-50 win over Jacksonville University in Bender Arena. In a game televised live by the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the Eagles provided plenty of drama. AU was down, 48-41, when JU leading scorer Ben Smith converted a three-point play with just under four minutes on the clock. However, Garrison Carr, who on an off-night was scoreless up to that point, hit a jumper to make the lead five points and then nabbed a steal on the ensuing Dolphins’ possession. Jordan Nichols then converted a pair of free throws, Bryce Simon hit one-of-two from the charity stripe and Gilmore completed the comeback with a layup with 1:33 left to tie the score at 48, setting up the final drama. Jacksonville made the first play, when Ayron Hardy hit a tough layup with 1:17 left to give the visitors a 50-48 lead. Again, Carr stepped up, hitting a 17foot jumper to knot the score at 50 a piece. The Dolphins had the ball with just under 50 seconds left with a chance to re-take the lead, but they turned the ball over with 31 seconds left, giving American a chance at the last shot. The Eagles took advantage of that opportunity, working the ball around until just over 10 seconds remaining, when Derrick Mercer dished it off to Carr. Carr drove the lane and pulled up for a jumper, but his shot was rejected by Hardy. On the ensuing loose ball, Gilmore tracked it down and was fouled with just under three seconds remaining, and he went to the line and calmly sank two free throws for the final margin. Jacksonville had a last chance, but its full-court heave ended up in the hands of Gilmore, who ran out the final ticks.

Junior guard Garrison Carr netted a career-high 26 points, including a career-high seven threepointers, but the American University men’s basketball team couldn’t hold on to a halftime lead in a 63-56 loss at Dayton at UD Arena. American held a 23-22 lead at halftime, the 10th time in 11 games the Eagles have led at the half. The Eagles opened the second period with a three-pointer by Carr to open up a four-point advantage, but the Flyers scored the next four buckets for an 8-0 run, taking a four-point lead. Dayton never trailed again. Dayton started pulling away in the latter half of the second stanza, going ahead by 12 with 5:24 remaining. However, Carr caught fire, hitting three-pointers on four straight possessions on a 12-5 AU run to trim the deficit to five points with 3:34 left, but UD’s Brian Roberts hit a three-pointer with 3:15 remaining and AU got no closer than six the rest of the way.

The American University men’s basketball team defeated the Maryland Terrapins for the first time in 80 years and 14 meetings when they shocked UMD, 67-59, at the Comcast Center. Derrick Mercer had 18 points, Bryce Simon 17 points and Brian Gilmore added 12 points. Maryland jumped out to an 8-2 lead 3:30 into the game, staggering the Eagles, but Simon hit a threepointer to make it a two point game. Mercer hit a three-pointer at the 6:27 mark, making it a onepoint game, then Gilmore canned a layup just 21 seconds later to give AU its first lead. After a three-pointer by Garrison Carr, American had a four-point lead, 15-11, with 5:12 left in the first. However, the Terrapins then went on a 6-0 run, finished with a pair of free throws by Landon Milbourne with 3:49 remaining in the first that gave UMD a 17-15 lead. The Eagles again took that punch, and responded with a 10-3 run to end the period, punctuated by a layup with two seconds remaining from Mercer, to give the Eagles a 25-20 halftime lead. The Eagles held Maryland to just 21 percent (5-of-24) in the first half and outrebounded the Terrapins in the opening period, 23-18. American was poised and ready to open the second period when they scored five of the first six points to grab a 30-21 lead. The lead bounced back-and-forth between five and 12 points for the remainder of the game. When Eric Hayes hit a three-pointer with 15:53 left to make it a five-point game, Simon hit a three-pointer in response. Then again with 14 minutes left, Greivis Vasquez hit one of his five second-half threes, but Mercer again hit a three to make it another eight-point game. With 48 seconds left, Vasquez hit another three-pointer to make it a five-point game, but the Eagles proceeded to hit seven-of-eight free throws in the last 43 seconds to seal the win.

Jacksonville (3-5) FG-A Hardy, Ayron 3-6 McMillan, Andre 2-8 Colbert, Lehmon 5-8 Allen, Marcus 1-5 Smith, Ben 4-10 Cohn, Travis 1-1 Kohlheim, Paul 1-3 Brooks, Aric 0-1 Lukasiak, Szymon 0-0 Jefferson, Evan 2-4 Team Totals 19-46

FT-A 0-0 0-0 5-6 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2

Ast 3 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

7-11

Reb 2 5 4 4 2 0 3 0 0 2 3 25

PF 3 2 3 4 3 1 3 1 3 1

TP 7 4 17 3 10 2 2 0 0 5

10

24

50

American (6-4) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 0-2 1-2 Lay, Travis 0-2 0-0 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-2 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 5-8 7-7 Carr, Garrison 2-12 0-0 Motnii, Constatin 2-4 3-4 Gilmore, Brian 5-8 2-2 Borden, Frank 2-4 0-0 Hendra, Nick 0-0 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-1 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-1 4-6 Team Totals 17-44 17-21

Reb 7 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 3 7 33

Ast 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2

PF 1 0 1 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 0

TP 1 0 2 17 4 7 13 4 0 0 4

10

14

52

Halftime: American 27, Jacksonville 22. 3-Point Goals: American 1-11 (Simon 0-1, Carr 0-6, Gilmore 1-3, Borden 0-1), Jacksonville 5-13 (Hardy 1-2, McMillan 0-2, Colbert 2-3, Allen 0-1, Smith 1-3, Jefferson 1-2) Turnovers: American 18, Jacksonville 19.

American (6-5) FG-A Simon, Bryce 1-2 Lay, Travis 0-1 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 4-13 Carr, Garrison 9-19 Motnii, Constatin 2-2 Gilmore, Brian 2-7 Borden, Frank 1-5 Luptak, Steve 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 1-1 Team Totals 20-50

FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ast 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 1

PF 5 2 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 0 4

TP 3 0 0 9 26 4 7 5 0 0 2

5-6

Reb 0 3 0 3 3 1 4 4 0 0 5 1 24

11

24

56

Dayton (9-1) FG-A FT-A Wright, Chris 3-6 0-1 Binnie, Jimmy 1-4 0-2 Huelsman, Kurt 2-4 1-3 Roberts, Brian 4-13 1-2 Johnson, Marcus 1-6 4-4 Perry, Mickey 0-1 0-0 Sandoval, Andres 2-2 1-2 Thomas, Stephen 0-0 0-0 Warren, London 2-2 1-2 Little, Charles 2-5 5-10 Cordeiro, Thiago 4-5 3-4 Team Totals 21-48 16-30

Reb 7 5 11 1 4 0 0 2 1 3 4 1 39

Ast 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0

PF 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 0

TP 6 3 5 12 6 0 6 0 5 9 11

9

15

63

Halftime: American 23, Dayton 22. 3-Point Goals: American 11-27 (Simon 1-1, Mercer 1-3, Carr 7-14, Gilmore 1-6, Borden 1-3), Dayton 5-13 (Wright 0-1, Binnie 1-1, Roberts 3-7, Johnson 0-2, Perry 0-1, Sandoval 1-1). Turnovers: American 15, Dayton 12.

American (7-5) FG-A FT-A Mercer, Derrick 8-14 0-0 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-4 0-0 Simon, Bryce 5-11 4-6 Lay, Travis 0-5 2-2 Carr, Garrison 2-9 2-2 Motnii, Constatin 0-0 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 2-7 7-8 Hendra, Nick 0-1 0-0 Luptak, Steve 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 4-6 0-0 Team Totals 22-57 15-18

Reb 2 8 4 1 3 0 8 0 0 9 5 40

Ast 3 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

PF 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 3

TP 18 2 17 2 8 0 12 0 0 8

11

13

67

Maryland (6-6) FG-A FT-A Milbourne, Landon 1-7 2-2 Dupree, Braxton 1-4 2-2 Hayes, Eric 6-11 0-0 Gist, Eric 1-4 1-4 Vasquez, Greivis 9-15 4-5 Bowie, Adrian 0-1 0-0 Tucker, Cliff 0-2 1-2 Burney, Jerome 0-0 0-0 Gregory, Dino 0-1 0-0 Neal, Dave 1-6 0-0 Osby, Bambale 0-2 1-2 Team Totals 19-53 11-17

Reb 5 5 1 4 5 1 2 0 0 4 1 5 33

Ast 3 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

PF 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 3

TP 4 4 16 3 28 0 1 0 0 2 1

13

16

59

Halftime: American 25, Maryland 20. 3-Point Goals: American 8-19 (Mercer 2-2, Simon 3-7, Carr 2-7, Gilmore 1-3), Maryland 10-24 (Milbourne 0-1, Hayes 4-8, Gist 0-1, Vasquez 6-9, Bowie 0-1, Tucker 0-2, Neal 0-2). Turnovers: American 12, Maryland 13.

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 13

Game 14

Game 15

American 51, Georgetown 78 Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. Dec. 29, 2007

American 55, Brown 68 Pizzitola Center • Providence, RI Jan. 4, 2008

American 69, Columbia 56 Levien Gym • New York, N.Y. Jan. 6, 2008

The American University men’s basketball team couldn’t repeat history, as the No. 8 Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Eagles, 78-51, in the Verizon Center. Georgetown began taking control of the game in the second half, when it stretched a 10point halftime lead through efficient offense and solid defense. The Hoyas allowed the Eagles to shoot just two-for-nine to begin the half while hitting six-of-eight to begin the period. That made the lead 22 points by the 12-minute media timeout. AU got no closer than 20 the rest of the way. American trailed at the half, 38-28, just the second time all season the Eagles have not been in front at the break. AU led for a good portion of the first period, getting ahead by as many as six points with 12:53 left. The Eagles gained their advantage mostly from behind the three-point line, where they hit their first five attempts, three by Garrison Carr and two by Derrick Mercer. American stayed ahead until the 8:52 mark, when GU’s Chris Wright hit a three-pointer from the corner to give the hosts a 22-21 advantage. That launched a 13-2 Hoyas run over the next 4:49 that resulted in a nine-point advantage for GU. Mercer hit his third three-pointer of the period to cut the lead to four, but DaJuan Summers answered with a three-pointer of his own to extend the lead to seven, and Jessie Sapp hit another GU three with 1:09 to produce the halftime margin.

The American University men’s basketball team shot just 39 percent as a team and never could find a rhythm in a 68-55 loss to Brown at the Pizzitola Center. The Eagles dug themselves an early hole and couldn’t recover, eventually finding themselves down by 13 (30-17) with just under three minutes remaining. AU clawed its way back to within seven at halftime when Travis Lay hit a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer - the first trey of his career - to make the score 33-26. American got within six points several times in the second half, the last time with 7:43 left on a three-pointer by Brian Gilmore, but could never get any closer. The Bears held off the Eagles by hitting 14-of-17 from the free throw line in the last half.

Junior guard Garrison Carr hit five three-pointers and scored 19 points in the first half to carry the American University men’s basketball team to a big halftime lead that they would never relinquish in the second half in a 69-56 win over Columbia at the Levien Gym. The Eagles built up a 12point halftime lead based on hot shooting from Carr and stifling team defense. Carr hit five-ofsix three-point attempts and scored 19 points in the first period. As a team, the Eagles hit sevenof-12 three-point attempts in the opening frame and shot 57 percent as a team. Meanwhile, AU’s defense allowed the Lions to shoot just six-of-23 (26 percent). Only a nine-of-12 effort from the line for CU kept the hosts within striking distance in the first 20 minutes. The Lions never truly threatened the lead in the second half, as American again stifled Columbia’s offense, allowing just 39 percent shooting in the second stanza. Meanwhile, though AU’s offense slowed a bit, shooting just 35 percent in the second period, the Eagles picked themselves up with a 15-for-17 performance from the line in the later period.

American (7-6) FG-A Mercer, Derrick 6-13 Guibunda, Cornelio 2-2 Simon, Bryce 0-5 Lay, Travis 3-7 Carr, Garrison 5-9 Gilmore, Brian 0-3 Borden, Frank 1-4 Hendra, Nick 0-2 Luptak, Steve 1-2 Penny, Romone 0-0 Markusovic, Frane 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-0 Team Totals 18-47

FT-A 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ast 5 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

PF 2 4 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0

TP 17 4 0 7 16 0 2 2 3 0 0 2

5-10

Reb 7 2 3 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 26

14

19

51

Georgetown (9-1) FG-A FT-A Wallace, Jonathan 4-5 0-0 Summers, DaJuan 6-9 3-3 Sapp, Jessie 1-4 0-0 Ewing, Patrick 1-1 1-2 Hibbert, Roy 6-9 2-4 Macklin, Vernon 4-5 0-1 Wright, Chris 4-4 4-4 Rivers, Jeremiah 0-3 0-0 Jansen, Byron 0-0 0-0 Freeman, Austin 1-5 2-2 Crawford, Tyler 1-2 0-0 Wattad, Omar 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 29-48 12-16

Reb 1 0 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 5 3 0 4 28

Ast 1 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 0 3 1 0

PF 1 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0

TP 11 16 3 4 14 8 13 0 0 4 2 3

20

13

78

Halftime: American 28, Georgetown 38. 3-Point Goals: American 10-23 (Mercer 4-7, Carr 5-7, Simon 0-1, Gilmore 0-3, Borden 0-2, Hendra 0-1, Luptak 1-2), Georgetown 8-16 (Wallace 3-4, Summers 1-4, Sapp 1-2, Ewing 1-1, Wright 1-1, Rivers 0-1, Freeman 0-1, Crawford 0-1, Wattad 1-1). Turnovers: American 21, Georgetown 14.

American (7-7) FG-A Simon, Bryce 1-6 Lay, Travis 5-10 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-2 Mercer, Derrick 4-14 Carr, Garrison 3-10 Gilmore, Brian 4-8 Borden, Frank 1-2 Luptak, Steve 1-1 Nichols, Jordan 1-1 Team Totals 21-54

FT-A 2-2 1-2 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ast 3 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 0

PF 2 1 4 2 4 2 3 0 4

TP 4 12 2 11 9 10 2 3 2

5-9

Reb 7 7 3 6 1 6 1 2 2 2 37

11

22

55

Brown (8-5) FG-A FT-A Skrelja, Chris 2-3 1-1 MacDonald, Mark 2-6 0-1 McAndrew, Mark 1-9 5-7 Huffman, Damon 9-13 8-9 Sullivan, Peter 4-9 4-5 Friske, Scott 0-1 0-0 Gruber, Steve 0-0 0-0 Williams, Adrian 2-5 2-3 Kane, Sean 0-0 0-0 Mullery, Matt 1-4 0-0 Team Totals 21-50 20-26

Reb 11 2 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 4 2 32

Ast 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

PF 0 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 2

TP 5 4 8 29 14 0 0 6 0 2

13

12

68

Halftime: American 26, Brown 33. 3-Point Goals: American 8-22 (Simon 0-2, Lay 1-1, Mercer 1-5, Carr 3-7, Gilmore 2-6, Luptak 1-1), Brown 6-19 (MacDonald 0-2, McAndrew 1-4, Huffman 3-4, Sullivan 2-5, Friske 0-1, Williams 0-2, Mullery 0-1). Turnovers: American 14, Brown 9.

American (8-7) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 2-4 3-4 Lay, Travis 4-7 2-3 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-1 1-1 Mercer, Derrick 4-9 4-5 Carr, Garrison 7-13 4-5 Gilmore, Brian 3-6 0-0 Borden, Frank 0-3 2-2 Hendra, Nick 0-0 0-0 Luptak, Steve 0-0 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Markusovic, Frane 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-3 2-2 Team Totals 21-46 12-22

Reb 9 3 0 2 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 35

Ast 4 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

PF 0 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4

TP 9 10 3 12 24 7 2 0 0 0 0 2

13

15

69

Columbia (6-8) FG-A FT-A Baumann, John 5-13 0-0 Nwachukwu, Ben 1-4 5-6 Loscalzo, Brett 3-6 0-0 Matsui, K.J. 3-7 0-0 Montgomery, Mack 3-5 2-4 Ampim, Asenso 0-1 1-2 Sweet, Kashif 0-0 0-0 Foley, Patrick 2-6 1-2 Bulger, Kevin 1-2 0-0 Trepanier, Dan 0-0 0-0 Bova, Joseph 0-7 2-2 Scott, Niko 0-3 2-2 Miller, Jason 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 18-54 13-18

Reb 10 5 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 29

Ast 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0

PF 4 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0

TP 11 7 9 9 8 1 0 5 2 0 2 2 0

9

19

56

Halftime: American 36, Columbia 24. 3-Point Goals: American 9-20 (Simon 2-3, Mercer 0-3, Carr 6-9, Gilmore 1-4, Borden 0-1), Columbia 7-25 (Baumann 1-4, Loscalzo 3-6, Matsui 3-6, Montgomery 0-2, Foley 0-1, Bova 0-3, Scott 0-3). Turnovers: American 13, Columbia 8.

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 17

Game 18

American 71, Lehigh 54 Stabler Arena • Bethlehem, Pa. Jan. 12, 2008

American 62, Bucknell 66 Sojka Pavilion • Lewisburg, Pa. Jan. 16, 2008

Colgate 57, American 65 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Jan. 19, 2008

Recent history in the series between the American University men’s basketball team and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks would suggest that the contest at Stabler Arena would be a close one. After all, five of the last seven matchups were decided by four or fewer points. However, American wasn’t concerned with recent history, and turned a 10-point halftime cushion into a 71-54 blowout to open the Patriot League season with a win. American staked itself a 10-point halftime cushion, 35-25, by holding the hosts to just 31 percent shooting and hitting on 59 percent of its shots. Junior guard Garrison Carr led the charge in the first half, hitting five-of-six three-pointers to tally 15 first-half points. American allowed the Mountain Hawks to score just eight field goals in the opening period, but Lehigh managed to stay within striking distance with an eight-for-eight performance from the free throw line. Lehigh hit just one field goal in the last 6:37 of the first half and just two field goals in the last 12 minutes of the period. It was the 13th time in 16 games the Eagles have led at halftime. American opened that 10-point halftime cushion up in the second half. By the 12-minute media timeout the Eagles were up 46-32, and at the eight minute media timeout, American held a 21-point advantage. Again, American’s defense was the story, allowing just two Mountain Hawk field goals in the first 13:32 of the second half.

The American University men’s basketball team held an 11-point halftime lead, but Bucknell came back from that deficit to extend their home winning streak in the Patriot League to 37 games in a 66-62 Bison win at Sojka Pavilion. Garrison Carr scored 18 of his career-high 30 points in the first half to carry the Eagles to a 36-25 halftime lead. Carr hit four three-pointers in the opening period. However, the Bison turned up their defense in the second half, holding the Eagles scoreless for big stretches. The key period came over a 10-minute stretch between the 12:15 mark and the 2:00 mark when American scored just four points. In that time, the Bison turned a seven-point deficit (50-43) into a four-point lead (58-54). Carr scored 12 of the Eagles’ 26 points in the second stanza. The Bison also came back in the second half on the strength of 50 percent shooting. American had a chance to come back late, but Bucknell managed to seal the game with solid free throw shooting. Justin Castleberry led the way, hitting six-of-six from the charity stripe in the last 30 seconds.

The American University men’s basketball team built up a big halftime lead on the strength of eight first-half three-pointers, weathered an offensive slump in the second half and then hit its free throws in the last 20 seconds to seal a 65-57 Patriot League win over Colgate at Bender Arena. The Eagles found themselves up, 42-28, at halftime after hitting 54.5 percent of their field goals and 53.3 percent of their three-pointers in the first half. Junior guard Garrison Carr played a huge role for the Eagles in the opening stanza, scoring 16 points, including four three-pointers. After going scoreless for the first 2:23, a layup by starting center Cornelio Guibunda opened up a 17-2 run over the next four minutes. Colgate only got to within two more times in the first half. However, the second half was a different story. Colgate adjusted its defense to shut down the Eagles, and as a result American was able to score just four field goals in the latter half. Despite the field goal drought, the Eagles were able to hang on to the lead through solid free throw shooting. American hit 15-of-22 from the charity stripe to help maintain its advantage. Still, the Raiders slowly and methodically whittled away the Eagles’ lead. Though the Eagles had made just three second half field goals up to that point, no field goal was bigger than their next one. Junior forward Jordan Nichols finished a tough move under the basket with a layup with just 31 ticks left to push the lead back to four points, 61-57, and the Raiders were forced to foul in the waning seconds. American responded, with Derrick Mercer hitting four-offour from the line to seal the victory.

American (9-7) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 2-6 2-2 Lay, Travis 3-6 1-2 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-1 1-2 Mercer, Derrick 5-12 4-5 Carr, Garrison 7-12 4-4 Gilmore, Brian 3-6 2-2 Borden, Frank 0-2 2-2 Luptak, Steve 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 1-3 0-0 Team Totals 22-48 16-19

Reb 5 6 2 3 1 6 0 0 4 1 28

Ast 3 0 0 8 1 4 0 0 0

PF 1 0 3 3 4 1 3 0 3

TP 7 7 3 16 24 10 2 0 2

16

18

71

Lehigh (7-8) FG-A FT-A Carrington, Zahir 2-9 7-10 White, Bryan 4-8 0-0 Hall, Marquis 4-10 3-4 Keefer, Rob 4-8 4-4 Szalachowski, Matt 1-4 0-0 Small, Prentice 1-4 1-4 Hunter, Brian 0-0 0-0 Shamis, Matt 1-1 0-0 Buchberger, Dave 0-4 0-0 Anderson, Phil 1-3 0-0 Team Totals 18-51 15-22

Reb 4 11 5 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 6 36

Ast 0 0 4 2 1 4 0 0 1 0

PF 3 3 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 1

TP 11 8 13 12 2 3 0 2 0 3

12

15

54

Halftime: American 35, Lehigh 25. 3-Point Goals: American 11-18 (Simon 1-3, Mercer 2-4, Carr 6-8, Gilmore 2-2, Borden 0-1), Lehigh 3-11 (White 0-1, Hall 2-3, Keefer 0-1, Szalachowski 0-1, Buchberger 0-3, Anderson 1-2). Turnovers: American 7, Lehigh 11.

American (9-8) FG-A Simon, Bryce 0-4 Lay, Travis 2-6 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-1 Mercer, Derrick 5-10 Carr, Garrison 10-20 Gilmore, Brian 1-3 Hendra, Nick 3-7 Penny, Romone 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 2-2 Team Totals 23-53

FT-A 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

Ast 1 0 2 3 3 3 2 0 0

PF 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 4

TP 1 4 0 12 30 2 7 0 6

7-8

Reb 3 8 6 4 3 3 2 0 4 4 37

14

15

62

Bucknell (7-9) FG-A FT-A Mastropaolo, Darren 4-8 1-2 Tyree, Stephen 4-6 0-0 Castleberry, Justin 3-6 9-11 Griffin, John 3-8 3-4 Vegotsky, Jason 2-5 3-3 O’Brien, Todd 1-3 0-0 Thomas, Rob 3-5 0-0 Shazier, Darryl 0-0 0-0 Boon, G.W. 2-6 0-0 Behan, Patrick 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 22-48 16-20

Reb 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 5 22

Ast 2 5 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 1

PF 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1

TP 9 8 15 11 7 2 8 0 6 0

14

13

66

Halftime: American 36, Bucknell 25. 3-Point Goals: American 9-23 (Simon 0-4, Mercer 2-2, Carr 6-12, Gilmore 0-1, Hendra 1-4), Bucknell 6-16 (Castleberry 0-2, Griffin 2-5, Vegotsky 0-2, Thomas 2-3, Boon 2-4). Turnovers: American 13, Bucknell 6.

Colgate (9-8) FG-A FT-A Woodhouse, Alex 1-6 4-6 Chones, Kendall 5-11 7-8 Roemer, Kyle 3-9 0-0 Pounds, Tim 2-5 0-0 Waddy, Daniel 2-7 2-2 Vinson, Trevaron 0-0 0-0 Venezia, Mike 1-4 2-2 Morse, Willie 2-5 0-0 Jonson, Ben 0-0 0-0 Minchella, Peter 2-3 1-2 Team Totals 18-50 16-20

Reb 4 10 0 2 9 0 0 1 0 2 2 30

Ast 1 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 1

PF 2 3 4 2 4 0 1 2 1 4

TP 6 17 9 4 7 0 5 4 0 5

8

23

57

American (10-8) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 2-4 2-4 Lay, Travis 1-6 1-4 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-2 3-4 Mercer, Derrick 2-7 8-10 Carr, Garrison 5-11 8-8 Markusovic, Frane 0-0 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 1-1 1-2 Hendra, Nick 0-1 0-0 Luptak, Steve 1-2 0-0 Penny, Romone 1-2 2-2 Nichols, Jordan 2-2 0-0 Team Totals 16-38 25-34

Reb 2 6 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 4 27

Ast 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

PF 1 1 4 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 4

TP 8 3 5 13 22 0 3 0 2 5 4

11

20

65

Halftime: American 42, Colgate 28. 3-Point Goals: American 8-17, (Simon 2-2, Lay 0-1, Mercer 1-2, Carr 4-8, Hendra 0-1, Luptak 0-1, Penny 1-2), Colgate 5-18 (Roomer 3-7, Waddy 1-4, Venezia 1-4, Morse 0-2, Minchella 0-1). Turnovers: American 9, Colgate 12.

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 19

Game 20

Game 21

American 66, Army 53 Christl Arena • West Point, N.Y. Jan. 23, 2008

Holy Cross 66, American 64 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Jan. 26, 2008

American 66, Navy 77 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Jan. 30, 2008

The American University men’s basketball team used a tried-and-true formula at Army: build up a big halftime lead, weather a second half comeback attempt and hit free throws at the end to salt away a victory. American did just that, winning over the Black Knights, 66-53, to move to 11-8 overall and 3-1 in the Patriot League. American built a 12-point halftime lead, 37-25, thanks in large part to junior forward Brian Gilmore. Gilmore matched his career-high (13 points) in the first half alone, hitting five-of-five from the field, including three-of-three from three-point range. Junior center Cornelio Guibunda also had a big first half, notching six points, four off offensive rebounds, and six total rebounds. Guibunda’s four second-chance points contributed to the Eagles’ nine second chance points in the opening period. The Eagles shot 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from the field in the first stanza, including five-of-10 from outside the arc. Meanwhile, American held the Black Knights to just 38.1 percent (eight-of-21) in the opening period. The only thing keeping the hosts close in the first half was free throw shooting, in which they hit seven-of-eight. Jarell Brown had nearly half of Army’s first half points, hitting five-of-12 shots for 12 points. American allowed the Black Knights to within six points several times in the second half, but never any closer. In the end, the Eagles sealed the win from the free throw line, hitting 12-of-14 in the last five minutes. American’s last 12 points came via free throws. American is now 92-of-112 (.821) as a team from the free throw line in the last five minutes and overtime. Junior guard Garrison Carr is 16-of-16 on the season, including six-of-six tonight.

Garrison Carr had 17 points and four three-pointers but Holy Cross came up with more late-game plays in a 66-64 loss to the Crusaders in front of 3,994 fans in Bender Arena in the annual “Phil Bender” game. In a game that featured eight ties and 13 lead changes - in the second half alone - Holy Cross freshman point guard Andrew Beinert hit a 19-foot jumper with 19 seconds left and Colin Cunningham hit one-of-two free throws with 0.6 seconds left to seal the win. American had a shot to win the game but junior guard Derrick Mercer’s leaner on the right side of the lane caromed off the rim. American started the game off slow, finding itself in a 7-0 hole just over two minutes in after the Crusaders’ senior center Tim Clifford hit a three-pointer. However, the Eagles eventually recovered and a Brian Gilmore jumper with 8:38 left in the half gave AU its first lead of the game at 14-13. Three times over the next eight minutes, American pulled out to a four-point lead, including after a three-pointer by Garrison Carr with 10 ticks left in the half. But the Crusaders’ Colin Cunningham hit a three-pointer of his own with just four seconds left in the half to pull within one at the break, 30-29. American pulled out to another four-point lead when it opened the second half with a deep three-pointer from Bryce Simon. The Eagles looked as if they would pull away from the Crusaders when Mercer hit a layup at the 13:27 mark to give the hosts a sixpoint advantage (41-35), but Clifford hit a pair of free throws and Lawrence Dixon hit a threepointer over the next 1:33 to again make it a one-point game. A three-pointer from Carr with 8:06 left in the game gave American a five-point bulge, 50-45. Cunningham hit a layup at the 7:35 mark and the Eagles turned the ball over on their next possession. Forward Greg McCarthy then hit a layup while being fouled and completed the three-point play to tie the game up at 50.

Navy’s Greg Sprink scored a career-high 36 points, including hitting 17-of-18 free throws, and the Midshipmen came back from a two-point halftime deficit to defeat the American University men’s basketball team, 77-66, at Bender Arena. The loss to the Mids was the first for the Eagles in Bender Arena since 1991 and just the second in the last 16 overall meetings. With the game tied at 42 a piece, Navy’s Chris Harris hit his third three-pointer of the evening to put the visitors up, 45-42, at the 15:16 mark of the second half. The Midshipmen never trailed again, eventually building up a lead of eight points with just over 10 minutes remaining. American wouldn’t quit, though, and put together 9-3 run over the next 2:37 that got the Eagles within two points with 7:23 left. Navy’s Harris answered with another bucket to put his team up four, and on the ensuing possession, American’s chance to pull within one ended when Brian Gilmore’s three-point attempt missed its mark. Harris’ jumper then became part of a 7-0 run for USNA and AU never got within five the rest of the way. American held a 37-35 lead at halftime, thanks in part to a defense that held the Mids to just 32.1 shooting in the opening period.

American (11-8) FG-A FT-A Mercer, Derrick 3-7 5-6 Carr, Garrison 4-14 6-6 Guibunda, Cornelio 3-3 2-4 Simon, Bryce 2-4 2-2 Lay, Travis 0-2 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 5-6 3-4 Borden, Frank 1-1 0-0 Hendra, Nick 0-0 0-0 Luptak, Steve 0-0 0-0 Penny, Romone 1-1 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 20-39 18-22

Reb 4 3 10 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 33

Ast 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0

PF 1 3 3 4 0 1 3 1 0 0 1

TP 12 17 8 7 0 16 2 0 0 2 2

7

17

66

Army (8-10) FG-A FT-A Richard, Cleveland 2-3 3-5 Nelson, Marcus 1-4 3-4 Brown, Jarell 9-23 2-2 Bates, Corban 0-0 0-0 Williams, Doug 1-2 2-2 Hedgecock, Nathan 0-0 0-0 Hence, Jeremy 0-0 0-0 Sizemore, Jon 1-2 0-0 Thompson, Tyrell 1-2 2-2 Miller, Josh 2-6 2-2 Royal, Rickey 0-0 0-0 Carter, Grant 0-1 0-0 Walker, Chris 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 17-44 14-17

Reb 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 16

Ast 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0

PF 4 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1

TP 7 5 24 0 4 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0

11

18

53

Halftime: American 37, Army 25. 3-Point Goals: American 8-19 (Mercer 1-3, Carr 3-10, Simon 1-2, Gilmore 3-4), Army 5-15 (Nelson 0-2, Brown 4-10, Miller 1-2, Carter 0-1). Turnovers: American 17, Army 12.

Holy Cross (10-8) FG-A FT-A Cunningham, Colin 3-9 1-3 McCarthy, Greg 3-7 3-3 Clifford, Tim 9-11 5-7 Cruze, Kyle 4-9 0-0 Beinert, Andrew 2-9 0-0 Dixon, Lawrence 1-7 0-0 May, Adam 0-0 0-0 Keister, Andrew 3-6 1-1 Jones, Josh 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 25-58 10-14

Reb 4 2 3 8 3 3 0 5 0 6 34

Ast 2 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 0

PF 1 5 4 3 0 3 0 2 0

TP 8 10 24 10 4 3 0 7 0

12

18

66

American (11-9) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 4-8 2-2 Lay, Travis 1-1 2-5 Guibunda, Cornelio 2-4 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 3-11 2-4 Carr, Garrison 4-12 5-5 Gilmore, Brian 4-5 5-5 Borden, Frank 0-0 0-0 Luptak, Steve 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-0 7-8 Team Totals 18-41 20-26

Reb 2 0 7 3 4 4 1 0 3 6 29

Ast 6 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1

PF 4 0 1 0 2 2 5 0 3

TP 14 4 4 8 17 17 0 0 7

14

19

64

Halftime: American 29, Holy Cross 30. 3-Point Goals: American 8-18 (Simon 4-6, Mercer 0-1, Carr 4-10, Gilmore 0-1), Holy Cross 6-18 (Cunningham 1-2, McCarthy 1-1, Clifford 1-2, Cruze 2-4, Beinert 0-5, Dixon 1-2, Keister 0-2). Turnovers: American 10, Holy Cross 6.

Navy (10-11) Veazey, Mark Sprink, Greg Harris, Chris Garcia, Romeo Kina, Kaleo Young, Derek Colbert, Clif Brigham, Bryce Topercer, T.J. Richards, Brian Teague, Adam Team Totals

FG-A FT-A 2-4 0-0 8-18 17-18 5-11 2-2 2-4 2-2 3-8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-6 2-4

Ast 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

22-57 24-27

Reb 4 3 3 4 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 4 31

PF 3 4 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 2

TP 4 36 15 7 7 0 0 0 3 0 5

10

19

77

American (11-10) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 0-2 0-0 Lay, Travis 6-9 3-4 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-3 2-2 Mercer, Derrick 3-9 0-0 Carr, Garrison 3-14 2-2 Gilmore, Brian 6-13 3-4 Borden, Frank 1-2 0-0 Hendra, Nick 3-8 0-3 Luptak, Steve 1-2 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 24-63 10-15

Reb 3 9 5 6 4 6 2 3 2 0 7 47

Ast 2 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0

PF 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 5 0 1

TP 0 15 4 8 11 16 3 6 3 0

12

23

66

Halftime: American 37, Navy 35. 3-Point Goals: American 8-24 (Simon 0-2, Mercer 2-3, Carr 3-10, Gilmore 1-5, Borden 1-1, Hendra 0-2, Luptak 1-1), Navy 9-26 (Sprink 3-7, Harris 3-9, Garcia 1-1, Kina 0-2, Topercer 1-1, Teague 1-6). Turnovers: American 17, Navy 8.

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 22

Game 23

Game 24

American 87, Lafayette 76 Kirby Sports Center • Easton, Pa. Feb. 2, 2008

American 62, Holy Cross 46 Hart Center • Worcester, Mass. Feb. 6, 2008

Lehigh 74, American 82 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Feb. 10, 2008

It was Garrison Carr’s day. The junior guard scored a career-high 32 points, hit six three-pointers to set the American University single-season three-pointers made record with 89, and led the Eagles to an 87-76 win at first-place Lafayette at the Kirby Sports Center. American had a 10-point halftime lead and never let the Leopards get back into it in the second stanza. Carr was a big part of that, scoring 16 points in the latter period, including hitting six-of-six free throws late to extend his free throws made streak to 37. In fact, the Eagles secured their victory by scoring their last 19 points from the free throw line. As a team, AU hit 20-of-26 from the charity stripe in the second half. American staked itself a 40-30 halftime lead after shooting 57.7 percent and holding the Leopards to just 36 percent shooting in the opening period. Lafayette opened the game with a 10-2 run, but the Eagles then held LC scoreless from the 15:05 mark to the 9:47 mark to get back into the contest with a 14-2 run of their own. Garrison Carr had eight points during that stretch, including a pair of three-pointers. Overall, Carr hit four three-pointers in the first half. His fourth trey, at the 4:06 mark, gave him 87 on the season, breaking the school single-season record for three-pointers set by Frank Ross in the 1986-87 season, the first in which the NCAA instituted the three-point rule. Carr had 16 points in the opening stanza.

Garrison Carr scored 16 second half points to help the American University men’s basketball team extend a three-point halftime lead into a 62-46 win at Holy Cross in the Hart Center. American ran away from its slim halftime lead by shooting 66.7 percent (14-of-21) in the latter stanza, while holding the hosts to just 26.7 percent (eight-of-30) shooting in the period. Overall, the Crusaders shot just 31.5 percent (17-of-54), compared to the Eagles’ 53.7 percent (22-of-41). This is the second straight game in which American has shot over 50 percent, after knocking off first-place Lafayette on Saturday thanks to 56.3 percent shooting. After a first half which flew by in just over 30 minutes, thanks to just seven called fouls and only one free throw attempt, American led, 21-18. Jordan Nichols led the Eagles in the opening frame with seven points, hitting three-offour shots and converting on an and-one opportunity. AU held the hosts to 37.5 percent (nine-of24) shooting, but led the Crusaders stay close by turning the ball over 11 times, leading to 14 points off of turnovers. The win snaps an eight-game slide against Holy Cross. American last defeated the Crusaders in the 2003-04 season, when the Eagles swept the series. That was also the only other time in school history the Eagles won in the Hart Center.

The American University men’s basketball team took sole possession of first place in the Patriot League as junior forward Brian Gilmore scored a career-high 26 points to lead American to a 8274 win over Lehigh in Bender Arena. The Eagles, who move to 14-10 overall and 6-3 in the PL, are in first place in the league for the first time since the 2003-04 season, when AU shared the regular season league title with Lehigh. The win was American’s third in a row, its longest win streak of the season. American continued the offensive tear it’s been on as of late. The Eagles shot over 50 percent for the third straight game, this time surpassing the 60 percent barrier by hitting 30-of49 shots (.612). The Eagles’ hot shooting in the first half (17-of-25; 68.0 percent) gave them a 4231 advantage at the break. Junior guard Garrison Carr was a big part of that, hitting his first seven shots and scoring 17 points in the opening period. Meanwhile, Gilmore was also on fire, hitting five-of-six from the floor. Gilmore and Carr combined for 30 of the Eagles 42 first-half points. AU built its lead to as large as 19 points in the second period on a layup by Carr at the 14:27 mark. The Eagles’ lead held between 13 and 17 points for much of the second half, until the Mountain Hawks made a late charge, getting to within six points with just under a minute left on a desperation three-pointer by Marquis Hall that banked in. However, the Eagles hit five-of-six free throws in the last 45 seconds to seal the win.

American (12-10) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 3-6 5-7 Lay, Travis 1-2 2-5 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-3 4-4 Mercer, Derrick 3-12 2-4 Carr, Garrison 10-16 6-6 Markusovic, Frane 3-3 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 2-2 3-6 Borden, Frank 1-1 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 3-3 2-2 Team Totals 27-48 24-34

Reb 5 8 10 1 5 1 2 1 1 3 37

Ast 1 2 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 13

27

87

Lafayette (14-8) FG-A FT-A Schmidt, Everest 0-1 3-4 Betlet, Matt 6-10 0-0 Gruner, Michael 2-3 0-0 Brown, Andrew 6-15 5-6 Abdullah, Bilal 4-10 6-9 Cummins, Paul 1-2 0-0 Wheeler, Ben 0-0 0-0 Kari, Jeff 0-1 0-0 Visockas, Deirunas 1-4 1-2 Mintz, Jared 0-2 2-4 Detmer, Ted 1-2 5-7 Koltun, Marek 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 21-50 22-32

Reb 3 4 3 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 6 0 2 28

Ast 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

PF 5 4 1 4 3 2 0 4 0 1 4 1

TP 3 16 5 22 16 2 0 0 3 2 7 0

10

PF 4 2 4 4 1 1 4 2 5

29

TP 12 4 6 8 32 6 9 2 8

76

Halftime: American 40, Lafayette 30. 3-Point Goals: American 9-19 (Simon 1-4, Mercer 0-3, Carr 6-10, Gilmore 2-2), Lafayette 12-27 (Betley 4-7, Gruner 1-1, Brown 5-11, Abdullah 2-4, Cummins 0-1, Kari 0-1, Visockas 0-2). Turnovers: American 14, Lafayette 13.

American (13-10) FG-A Simon, Bryce 1-5 Lay, Travis 2-3 Guibunda, Cornelio 2-2 Mercer, Derrick 2-5 Carr, Garrison 8-14 Gilmore, Brian 3-6 Borden, Frank 1-1 Penny, Romone 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 3-5 Team Totals 22-41

FT-A 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-3 1-2 3-4 2-2 0-0 1-1

Holy Cross (10-8) FG-A Cunningham, Colin 0-5 Keister, Andrew 1-5 Clifford, Tim 6-14 Cruze, Kyle 5-9 Beinert, Andrew 1-7 Dixon, Lawrence 1-1 May, Adam 1-4 Paterick, Zach 0-0 Doherty, Pat 0-5 Vander Baan, Alex 0-0 McCarthy, Greg 0-1 Meister, Eric 2-3 Team Totals 17-54

FT-A 0-0 0-0 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2

9-14

8-11

Reb 3 3 7 4 6 3 2 1 3 1 33

Ast 5 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 0

PF 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 1

TP 3 5 4 5 22 12 4 0 7

15

12

62

Reb 4 4 2 6 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 27

Ast 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 1

PF 0 2 3 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2

TP 0 3 18 11 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 4

13

16

46

Halftime: American 21, Holy Cross 18. 3-Point Goals: American 9-21 (Simon 1-4, Mercer 0-1, Carr 5-11, Gilmore 3-5), Holy Cross 4-19 (Cunningham 0-1, Keister 1-3, Clifford 1-4, Cruze 1-3, Beinert 1-4, May 0-2, Doherty 0-2). Turnovers: American 21, Holy Cross 13.

Lehigh (7-8) FG-A FT-A Carrington, Zahir 4-7 3-6 White, Bryan 4-7 3-5 Hall, Marquis 7-14 2-2 Keefer, Rob 6-11 3-5 Szalachowski, Matt 2-2 0-0 Small, Prentice 0-2 0-0 Shamis, Matt 2-5 0-0 Buchberger, Dave 2-5 2-2 Gourlay, John 0-0 0-0 Safstrom, Phil 0-0 0-0 Anderson, Phil 0-3 1-2 Team Totals 27-56 14-22

Reb 3 7 0 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 5 1 26

Ast 2 1 4 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0

PF 3 4 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1

TP 11 11 20 16 4 0 4 7 0 0 1

14

18

74

American (14-10) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 2-5 3-4 Lay, Travis 0-1 2-4 Guibunda, Cornelio 5-5 1-1 Mercer, Derrick 1-6 1-5 Carr, Garrison 9-15 0-2 Gilmore, Brian 10-14 3-3 Borden, Frank 2-2 0-2 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 1-1 2-2 Team Totals 30-49 12-23

Reb 4 2 4 4 8 6 0 0 3 3 34

Ast 3 1 1 7 3 2 1 1 0

PF 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 4

TP 9 2 11 4 22 26 4 0 4

19

17

82

Halftime: American 42, Lehigh 31. 3-Point Goals: American 10-17 (Simon 2-2, Mercer 1-2, Carr 4-9, Gilmore 3-4), Lehigh 6-15 (Hall 4-7, Keefer 1-2, Buchberger1-3, Anderson 0-3). Turnovers: American 12, Lehigh 8.

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 25

Game 26

Game 27

Bucknell 64, American 68 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Feb. 13, 2008

American 68, Colgate 60 Cotterell Court • Hamilton, N.Y. Feb. 17, 2008

Army 40, American 49 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Feb. 20, 2008

On a night junior guard Garrison Carr broke the Patriot League single-season three-pointers made record, the American University men’s basketball team followed Carr’s lead and defeated Bucknell, 68-64, in Bender Arena. Carr finished with 24 total points and five three-pointers to give him 103 on the season. He becomes the first ever Patriot League player to eclipse 100 three-pointers since the PL became an all-sport conference in 1990. The previous record was 98 by Mark Lueking from Army, who did it in 1995-96. Meanwhile, American repeated it’s tried and true pattern from many games earlier this season: build up a big halftime lead (AU led, 35-24), hold off a charge by the opponents (Bucknell got to within three late), and seal the victory with solid free throw shooting down the stretch. AU did just that to open up a 1 ½ game lead on its closest competitor in the race for the league regular season title. American’s bench helped the Eagles stake its big halftime lead, as the reserves hit four-ofseven shots and outscored the Bucknell bench in the opening period, 13-2. Overall, American shot 50 percent (11-of-22) in the first half, compared to the Bison’s 40 percent (10-of-25). Fans who watched the Eagles build up an 11-point halftime lead only to lose, 66-62, in the first meeting this season must have grimaced when the Eagles, after building a 16-point lead to start the second half, gave up a 12-0 run to the Bison to make it a four-point game with 14:28 left. However, the Eagles defense stiffened and did not let up another point for another 4:13. Meanwhile, American got one-of-two free throws from Derrick Mercer, then Carr hit a dagger - a three-pointer over a defender to give American an eight-point advantage with just over 10 minutes left. Carr again silenced the Bucknell faithful in attendance with another three, this time at the 9:31 mark, to pad the cushion to nine points.

The American University men’s basketball team found itself in an unusual place: trailing at halftime, 34-25, at Colgate. However, the Eagles rebounded in the second half, taking the lead at the 13:20 mark on one of six three-pointers by Garrison Carr, and AU never looked back in a 68-60 win at Cotterell Court that puts American 1 ½ games up on its next closest competition for first place in the Patriot League. American trailed at the half, 34-25. It was just the fourth time this season the Eagles weren’t ahead at the break, and the second largest halftime deficit - behind the 10-point hole at Georgetown - AU has faced this season. American had led, 21-15, at the 9:39 mark when Brian Gilmore hit a three-pointer. However, the Eagles went scoreless for more than seven minutes after Gilmore’s make, turning a six-point lead into a nine-point deficit. Colgate built up its lead with solid shooting, hitting 13-of24 (54.2 percent) and four-of-eight (50 percent) from behind the arc. Meanwhile, the Eagles shot 10-of-25 (40 percent) from the field in the opening period. The Eagles’ comeback started early in the second half, when Bryce Simon hit a threepointer to open the stanz and then Travis Lay completed a three-point play to cut the deficit to three points just 1:52 into the half. The comeback was complete when Carr hit a three at the 13:20 mark to make the score 42-40 in favor of AU. American never trailed again, thank in large part to 10 more points from Carr over the last 6:32 of the game. The Eagles also were solid from the free throw line to close out the win, hitting sevenof-10 down the stretch to seal it.

The American University men’s basketball team won its sixth straight game and guaranteed itself a home game in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament with a 49-40 win over Army in Bender Arena. The Eagles won despite shooting a season-low 28.2 percent and scoring a season-low 49 points. However, American’s defense stepped up and held the Black Knights to just 40 points, also a season-low points allowed for the Eagles. The Eagles held Army’s Jarell Brown, the league’s second-leading scorer coming into the game at 19.3 ppg, to just 12 points on fourof-14 shooting. American grinded out the win by working its way to the line 31 times, compared to Army’s seven attempts, making 23 (74.2 percent) and outrebounded the visitors, 38-29. As has been true for nearly the whole season for the Eagles, American built up a big halftime lead and then held off any hope of a charge from the Black Knights in the second stanza. AU held Army to just five-of-20 shooting in the first half and just 14 first-half points, building up a 23-14 lead. It would have been a 23-11 lead at the break, save for a half-court shot by Army’s Corban Bates that hit the rim twice and then fell through. At halftime, Army had 14 points and 10 turnovers. However, in a plodding game, the Black Knights found a bit of a rhythm, scoring eight points between the 12:52 mark and the 11:00 mark of the second half to turn a six-point deficit into a 32-all tie. But American then held Army scoreless over the next 4:04 to build up a modest five-point lead (37-32). After the Black Knights’ Doug Williams hit a jumper in the lane to make the score 37-34 in favor of AU, Garrison Carr hit a jumper of his own to retake a five-point lead and Army never got closer than five again.

Bucknell (7-9)

FG-A FT-A 2-3 1-2 Thomas, Rob 3-8 2-2 Griffin, John 8-13 0-0 Shazier, Darryl 4-9 0-0 Tyree, Stephen 3-4 5-7 O’Brien, Todd 1-5 0-0 Castleberry, Justin 0-2 0-0 Vegotsky, Jason 1-6 3-3 Boon, G.W. 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 22-51 11-14

Reb 3 3 2 2 7 3 0 0 0 7 27

Ast 1 4 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 14

24

64

American (15-10) FG-A FT-A Mercer, Derrick 2-6 8-10 Carr, Garrison 7-15 5-6 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-1 2-2 Simon, Bryce 3-9 2-2 Lay, Travis 0-0 2-2 Markusovic, Frane 2-2 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 1-4 6-8 Borden, Frank 1-1 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 18-39 25-30

Reb 3 4 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 2 5 25

Ast 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

PF 1 0 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 3

TP 12 24 4 10 2 4 8 2 0 2

12

16

68

Mastropaolo, Darren

PF 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2

TP 5 8 24 8 11 2 0 6 0

Halftime: American 35, Bucknell 24. 3-Point Goals: American 7-23 (Mercer 0-3, Carr 5-11, Simon 2-6, Gilmore 0-3), Bucknell 9-23 (Thomas 0-2, Griffin 8-12, Tyree 0-1, Castleberry 0-1, Vegotsky 1-6, Boon 0-1). Turnovers: American 16, Bucknell 18.

American (16-10) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 2-4 1-2 Lay, Travis 1-3 4-5 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-1 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 7-12 2-4 Carr, Garrison 7-15 4-4 Markusovic, Frank 0-0 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 2-5 0-0 Borden, Frank 0-2 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 2-3 2-2 Team Totals 22-45 13-17

Reb 4 4 2 1 3 0 4 3 1 4 26

Ast 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 7

12

68

Colgate (12-13) FG-A Pounds, Tim 1-3 Jonson, Ben 2-4 Chones, Kendall 4-8 Roemer, Kyle 8-16 Waddy, Daniel 3-9 Woodhouse, Alex 0-1 Vinson, Trevaron 0-0 Venezia, Mike 3-6 Morse, Willie 1-4 Minchella, Peter 0-0 Team Totals 22-51

Reb 2 5 3 3 5 0 0 2 3 0 4 27

Ast 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0

PF 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 3 2 2

TP 2 6 10 20 7 0 0 8 7 0

8

16

60

FT-A 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 9-10

PF 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 2

TP 6 6 2 18 24 0 6 0 6

Halftime: American 25, Colgate 34. 3-Point Goals: American 11-21 (Simon 1-3, Mercer 2-3, Carr 6-12, Gilmore 2-3), Colgate 7-17 (Chones 0-1, Roemer 4-7, Waddy 0-2, Venezia 2-4, Morse 1-3). Turnovers: American 11, Colgate 14.

Army (11-14) FG-A Williams, Doug 4-7 Richard, Cleveland 3-8 Sizemore, Jon 1-3 Miller, Josh 0-2 Brown, Jarell 4-14 Nelson, Marcus 0-4 Thompson, Tyrell 3-6 Royal, Rickey 0-1 Bates, Corban 1-1 Walker, Chris 0-0 Team Totals 16-46

FT-A 1-4 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ast 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 0

3-7

Reb 11 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 3 0 2 29

PF 2 0 2 5 4 1 5 2 2 1

TP 9 6 2 2 12 0 6 0 3 0

11

24

40

American (17-10) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 1-5 3-4 Lay, Travis 3-7 2-4 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-1 4-4 Mercer, Derrick 1-8 4-8 Carr, Garrison 4-14 6-6 Gilmore, Brian 1-1 1-1 Borden, Frank 0-0 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-2 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-1 3-4 Team Totals 11-39 23-31

Reb 6 5 7 2 2 5 1 2 4 4 38

Ast 3 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1

PF 1 1 4 3 1 1 2 1 0

TP 6 8 6 7 16 3 0 0 3

6

14

49

Halftime: American 26, Army 14. 3-Point Goals: American 4-17 (Simon 1-4, Mercer 1-3, Carr 2-9, Nichols 0-1), Army 5-17 (Richard 0-1, Brown 4-12, Nelson 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Royal 0-1, Bates 1-1). Turnovers: American 13, Army 14.

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

AMERIC AN

Game 28

Game 29

Game 30

American 68, Navy 83 Alumni Hall • Annapolis, MD Feb. 27, 2008

Lafayette 72, American 84 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Mar. 3, 2008

The American University men’s basketball team got 20 points from Garrison Carr and shot 48 percent as a team, but the Eagles couldn’t overcome another big game from Navy’s Greg Sprink, who finished with 34 points, in a 83-68 loss in Alumni Hall. AU trailed by eight at halftime, but slowly whittled the lead away. American held the Midshipmen scoreless for more than six minutes, between the 14:30 mark and the 8:14 mark of the second period, while scoring 10 points during that stretch to take its first lead, 53-51, with 9:10 left on a pair of free throws by Carr. However, Sprink took over for Navy, scoring 11 of his 34 total points in the final seven minutes. Carr, who scored 17 points in the second half, tried to help the Eagles keep up, but his seven points over that same stretch were not enough. Navy sealed the win by hitting 11-of-12 free throws over the last 1:05. American trailed at halftime, 41-33, despite shooting 52.2 percent (12-of-23) as a team and outrebounding the Midshipmen, 2211, in the opening period. However, AU had 10 turnovers to Navy’s one, and as such, the Mids had 12 more shots. Navy hit 42.9 percent (15-of35) in the opening period, including 10-of-25 (40 percent) from behind the arc, to give the host its advantage. Navy’s Greg Sprink led the way with 16 first-half points, while American’s Travis Lay kept the Eagles in the game with 10 points in the opening period. The Eagles trailed by as many as 12 twice, 28-16 at the 8:52 mark and 41-39 at the 3:10 mark, both times as a result of Sprink three-pointers.

The American University men’s basketball team clinched its third Patriot League Regular Season Championship with an 84-72 victory over visiting Lafayette in Bender Arena. The Eagles win, paired with a Navy loss at Colgate, gives AU the outright lead in the conference and the No. 1 seed in the PL Tournament. The Eagles clinched the victory down the stretch by hitting 11 of 14 free throws in the game’s final 1:35. Travis Lay, who was honored before the game during a senior night ceremony, hit three free-throws and a layup to help seal the victory and Carr iced the Leopards with two final free throws with 14 seconds remaining on the clock. AU began the second half with a nine-point lead, 33-24, and extended their margin to as many as 12 points three time in the half’s first 2:30. The Eagles lead began to shrink after the 17:29 mark though as AU found itself on the wrong end of a 16-6 run which was capped off by a dunk by Everest Schmidt and tied the game for the first time since the 13:27 mark in the first half, 49-49. AU came back from the run undeterred and scored the games next 15 points to go ahead for good, 64-49. Simon began the run with two three-point baskets and was complemented by five points from Bryan Gilmore. American took its first lead in the game at the 16:59 mark of the first half off the hot hand of Simon, 8-7, who scored each of AU’s first eight points. Lafayette came back briefly after that basket to tie the score at 14, but it was all AU from there. American scored the game’s next nine points capped off by a Carr three to take a 2516 lead midway through the period. The Eagles lead grew to double-digits with 3:44 remaining in the half when Mercer connected on a jump shot, 31-21, and reached as many as 12 points on a Jordan Nichols layup at 2:14, 33-21.

Holy Cross 60, American 62 Patriot League Quarterfinals Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Mar. 5, 2008

American (17-11) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 2-7 0-0 Lay, Travis 5-6 4-6 Guibunda, Cornelio 2-4 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 3-7 5-10 Carr, Garrison 7-17 2-2 Gilmore, Brian 2-5 3-3 Borden, Frank 1-2 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 2-2 0-0 Team Totals 24-50 14-21

Reb 6 10 4 2 4 4 2 0 4 3 39

Ast 3 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1

PF 1 1 2 5 3 1 1 1 4

TP 5 14 4 11 20 7 3 0 4

13

19

68

Navy (16-12) Biles, Ben Sprink, Greg Harris, Chris Garcia, Romeo Kina, Kaleo Brown, Greg Colbert, Clif Richards, Brian Teague, Adam Veazey, Mark Team Totals

Reb 0 5 1 4 4 0 5 2 2 1 6 30

Ast 0 7 7 0 3 0 1 0 0 0

PF 2 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 3

TP 2 34 13 2 17 0 6 2 6 1

18

20

83

FG-A 1-1 11-24 4-9 0-6 5-12 0-0 1-3 1-2 2-6 0-0

FT-A 0-0 6-6 1-2 2-2 4-4 0-0 4-4 0-2 0-0 1-2

25-63 18-22

Halftime: American 33, Navy 41. 3-Point Goals: American 6-15 (Simon 1-2, Mercer 0-1, Carr 4-9, Gilmore 0-2, Borden 1-1), Navy 15-38 (Sprink 6-15, Harris 4-7, Garcia 0-2, Kina 3-7, Colbert 0-1, Teague 2-6). Turnovers: American 21, Navy 8.

Lafayette (15-14) FG-A FT-A Gruner, Michael 3-6 2-2 Schmidt, Everest 1-4 0-0 Brown, Andrew 3-7 0-0 Abdullah, Bilal 7-13 7-7 Betley, Matt 8-16 1-2 Cummins, Paul 0-2 0-0 Kari, Jeff 1-6 4-4 Visockas, Deirunas 0-2 0-0 Mintz, Jared 0-1 0-0 Detmer, Ted 1-4 2-2 Koltun, Marek 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 24-61 16-17

Reb 3 5 1 8 4 0 4 2 2 2 0 6 35

Ast 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0

PF 1 2 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 4 0

TP 8 2 7 23 21 0 7 0 0 4 0

13

25

American (18-11) FG-A FT-A Penny, Romone 0-0 0-0 Guibunda, Cornelio 1-2 0-0 Simon, Bryce 6-9 5-8 Lay, Travis 4-8 3-5 Carr, Garrison 3-10 5-6 Gilmore, Brian 3-6 9-12 Borden, Frank 1-1 0-0 Luptak, Steve 0-0 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 5-8 5-7 Nichols, Jordan 1-2 2-3 Team Totals 24-46 26-35

Reb 0 1 3 3 5 6 0 0 4 2 5 29

Ast 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 7 0 14

The American University men’s basketball team took on Holy Cross who AU hadn’t beaten on its home court since 2004. The Eagles, however, overcame both a six-point halftime deficit and their old nemesis, the Crusaders, with clutch plays down the stretch for a 62-60 win. With the score 60-59 in favor of Holy Cross after the Crusaders’ Colin Cunningham hit two free throws at the 1:19 mark, the visitors had a chance to put the game away. HC guard Pat Doherty was fouled with 47 seconds left and went to the line for two free throws. However, Doherty, an 80 percent free throw shooter entering the game who had already hit his first four attempts, missed both attempts. Junior forward Bryce Simon came down with a towering rebound to give the Eagles a chance. The Eagles took advantage of the opportunity. With the clock ticking down past 30, then past 20, AU found junior forward Brian Gilmore under the basket. Gilmore pump-faked, got HC senior center up the air, then went up and hit the layup while being fouled. That gave American a 61-60 lead, and the ensuing free throw by Gilmore gave the hosts a two-point advantage with just 18.3 seconds left. Things looked good for the Eagles, but they still had to come up with a defensive stop. It looked like American had done just that when the ball rolled out of bounds with the seconds ticking off. The referees awarded the ball to the Crusaders with 1.3 seconds left, but on the inbounds play HC was unable to get off a final shot before the buzzer, setting off a wild celebration by the Eagles and their fans. Things looked bleak for the Eagles in the first half. AU faced deficits as large as 11 points and trailed for the entire half. American was able to cut into the lead a bit with a 7-2 run in the last four minutes of the opening half to go into the locker room trailing, 28-22. Top-seeded American didn’t let that lead last long, opening the second half with consecutive threepointers, one by junior guard Garrison Carr and the other by Simon, to tie the game at 28 just 1:30 into the frame. A tie ballgame became a common theme over the game’s next 12 minutes, as the two teams locked the score up five more times during that half. Holy Cross pulled ahead by five on a three-pointer by center Tim Clifford and a layup by Cunningham. But the Eagles then ripped the lead back for themselves, hitting a pair of three-pointers from Carr and Gilmore. With 5:51 left, AU led, 51-50. Like a boxing match, each team took a punch then returned one over the next four-and-a-half minutes. Clifford hit a layup to give HC a one-point lead, then junior guard Derrick Mercer hit a three-pointer to make it a two-point advantage in favor of American. Clifford answered again with two free throws. Simon came back with a jumper in the lane, off a feed from Gilmore. The Crusaders tied the game for the eighth time (56-56) with two from the charity stripe by Doherty at the 2:25 mark. Then HC put itself up two with another two free throws, this time by Kyle Cruze. Simon made another huge play, grabbing an offensive rebound off his own missed jumper. After getting fouled, Simon then hit a three-pointer on the inbounds play to give AU a 59-58 lead with 1:40 left. Finally, Cunningham hit his two free throws, setting up the final drama.

Reb 4 2 6 4 4 2 0 3 0 5 30

Ast 3 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0

PF 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 1

TP 20 0 23 5 7 0 0 5 0

72

Holy Cross (15-14)FG-A FT-A 6-6 Cunningham, Colin 6-14 Meister, Eric 0-2 0-0 Clifford, Tim 10-17 2-3 Cruze, Kyle 1-4 2-2 Doherty, Pat 1-4 4-6 Dixon, Lawrence 0-1 0-0 Beinert, Andrew 0-0 0-0 Keister, Andrew 2-2 0-0 McCarthy, Greg 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 20-44 14-17

11

12

60

PF 0 3 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 2

TP 0 2 19 11 13 16 3 0 16 4

American (19-11) FG-A Simon, Bryce 5-10 Lay, Travis 2-5 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 7-16 Carr, Garrison 5-9 Gilmore, Brian 4-6 Borden, Frank 0-2 Nichols, Jordan 2-3 Team Totals 25-51

Reb 4 0 1 5 4 4 1 3 1 23

Ast 2 1 0 4 3 7 1 1

PF 0 1 2 2 0 3 2 4

TP 12 4 0 16 14 10 0 6

19

14

62

14

84

Halftime: American 22, Holy Cross 28. 3-Point Goals: American 9-15 (Simon 2-5, Mercer 2-3, Carr 4-5, Gilmore 1-2), Holy Cross 6-16 (Cunningham 2-6, Clifford 1-2, Cruze 1-4, Doherty 1-2, Dixon 0-1, Keister 1-1). Turnovers: American 8, Holy Cross 10.

Halftime: American 33, Lafayette 24. 3-Point Goals: American 10-15 (Simon 5-8, Carr 2-4, Gilmore 1-1, Borden 1-1, Mercer 1-1), Lafayette 8-25 (Gruner 0-2, Brown 1-2, Abdullah 2-7, Betley 4-9, Cummins 0-2, Kari 1-2, Visockas 0-1). Turnovers: American 20, Lafayette 20.

FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-3 4-5 1-1 0-0 2-2 3-5

2008-09 American University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

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Game 31

Game 32

Game 33

Army 60, American 72 Patriot League Semifinals Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Mar. 9, 2008

Colgate 46, American 52 Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Patriot League Championship Mar. 14, 2008

American 57, Tennessee 72 NCAA Men’s 1st Round BJCC Arena • Birmingham, AL Mar. 21, 2008

The American University men’s basketball team proved the playoffs can be no different than the regular season, just on a bigger scale, versus Army in Bender Arena. What the Eagles did so many times during the regular season - build up a big firsthalf lead, weather a second-half comeback, then hit free throws down the stretch to capture the win - worked again in the Patriot League Semifinals in a 72-60 win over the Black Knights. The win gives AU a berth in the Patriot League Championship Game for the fourth time in this, the Eagles seventh season in the conference, and their first trip to the title game since 2004. American made the championship tilt in each of its first three seasons in the league. AU will face Colgate, 54-40 winners over Bucknell in the other semifinal. The victory also gives American its first 20win season since the 1989-90 season, in which AU Hall-of-Fame Coach Ed Tapscott led the Eagles to a 20-9 mark. The Eagles opened the game with an 18-4 run over the first 8:17. AU hit four three-pointers during that stretch, including two by junior guard Garrison Carr. American maintained that lead for much of the first half, stretching the advantage to as much as 17 at the 9:32 mark on a Carr three-pointer. The hosts led by 15 when junior forward Bryce Simon hit a layup and a three-pointer consecutively to make the score 30-15 with 4:45 left in the opening period. Army’s Tyrell Thompson converted a three-point play with 40 ticks left in the first to make it a 12-point game at the half. AU outshot the visitors 55.6 percent to 33 percent and outrebounded the Black Knights, 15-8, in the opening half. The Eagles again extended their lead to 17 (49-32) on another three-pointer by Carr - his fifth of the game, which put him in the NCAA’s all-time single-season top-25 for three-pointers made with 126 this season - at the 11:01 mark. However, a simple act turned the momentum of the game over the next six minutes. On consecutive Army possessions, Black Knight guard Cleveland Richard hit a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 13 points, but more importantly, those free throws launched a 21-8 run in favor of the visitors that made the score 57-53 AU with 4:38 left in the game. During the stretch, Richard scored eight points and the Black Knights hit two three-pointers, the second by Jarell Brown to cap the run. With the score getting tighter and time winding down, a surprising player stepped up for the Eagles. Freshman Nick Hendra, who had not gotten in a game in since Jan. 30 versus Navy, a stretch of nine games, hit a floating jumper in the lane to right the Eagles’ ship. Hendra, who played 16 minutes, was clutch all game, hitting four-of-six shots and one-of-two three-pointers to finish with a career-high 11 points to go with five rebounds and an assist. Hendra also contributed a highlight-reel dunk in the second half, in which he completely jumped over an Army defender. Hendra’s jumper restarted the Eagles’ engines. On the next Army possession, Carr nabbed a steal and was fouled on the other end, then made both free throws to stretch the lead to eight points with 2:52 left. Army got no closer than six points the rest of the way. The Eagles hit 11of-14 free throws in the last three minutes to seal the victory.

Not one American University men’s basketball player was alive the last time the Eagles made the NCAA Tournament. Not even Head Coach Jeff Jones was able to watch the 1960 AU team led by AU Hall-of-Famer Willie Jones, one of only two players to have their jersey retired with a banner hanging in the rafters of Bender Arena - complete a three-year run to the NCAA College Division Final Four. The success of those 1957-60 teams led AU to consider a move to NCAA Division I. The Eagles moved to D-I in 1967. Forty-one years later, despite three trips to the NIT, the Eagles had still not made it to the Division I Tournament, one of 48 D-I schools nationwide not to do so. No longer, though. After American defeated Colgate, 52-46, in the Patriot League Championship Game in Bender Arena, the Eagles will finally be able to hoist another banner next to Jones’: 2008 NCAA Division I Tournament. In a back-and-forth game which featured eight ties and no lead larger than single digits, the Eagles and the Raiders were tied with 2:52 left in the contest on a free throw by Colgate’s Daniel Waddy. Just 14 seconds later, junior guard Garrison Carr hit a pair of free throws to give the Eagles a two-point advantage. But the elation from the lead didn’t last long. Colgate’s Kyle Roemer hit a 24-foot three-pointer with a man in his face at the 2:20 mark to rip back a one-point advantage. Just 26 seconds later, junior guard Frank Borden - starting just his second game all season in place of the injured Bryce Simon - made a huge play, driving the lane and dishing the ball to Jordan Nichols under the basket, giving the Eagles the lead, 47-46, again. It was Borden’s third assist of the game, all to Nichols, all on drives to the basket. The Raiders had a chance to regain the lead on the next possession, but 6-9 starting center Cornelio Guibunda swatted away a Waddy shot in the lane and Borden came up with the rebound. On the ensuing AU possession, junior forward Brian Gilmore made the first of four monumental plays. After a miss from three-point range from Carr, Gilmore dove out of bounds to save the rebound, flinging it back up court to Mercer. Mercer drove the lane and was fouled, but with a chance to give the Eagles some breathing room, Mercer missed both free throws. Gilmore came up huge again on the next Colgate possession. He ripped down a rebound on another Waddy miss - this time with the shot clock about the expire - and then was fouled. Gilmore calmly sank two free throws to push the advantage to three points with 31.2 seconds left. As if he hadn’t already done enough, Gilmore made one more huge play. With just over 20 seconds left to play and the Eagles clinging to a three-point lead, Gilmore got his hand on the ball and knocked it away from the Raiders’ Alex Woodhouse. Gilmore came up with the loose ball and dished it off to Mercer, who was fouled. Mercer redeemed himself from earlier, hitting both free throws to give American a five-point advantage. As the seconds ticked off the clock on Colgate’s final possession, Roemer fired up a threepointer that missed, and Gilmore yet again came down with the board. He was fouled, and went to the line. But before he got there, he looked up at the scoreboard, then turned to the crowd,

Patriot League champion American was within one point with six minutes to go against No. 5 Tennessee, but the Eagles were outscored, 22-8, down the stretch and fell to the Vols, 72-57, in East Region first-round action of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at the BJCC Arena. The Eagles led by as many as four points early in the first half, but went to the break down, 29-22. They were still down six early in the second half when Garrison Carr nailed back-to-back three-pointers to tie the score at 40 with 11:22 left. Tennessee came right back with a 10-0 run to pull ahead, 50-40, with 7:55 to go. American did not give in, going on a 9-0 run that brought the Eagle fans and non-partisan supporters to their feet. The Eagles used a trio of three-pointers to make the surge, with a trey by Brian Gilmore sandwiched around a pair by Carr. The Eagles cut the gap to 50-49 on Carr’s three with exactly six minutes to play. Tennessee dashed American’s upset bid in the final minutes. JaJuan Smith hit a three-pointer just 15 seconds after the Eagles closed to within one, and Wayne Chism built the Volunteer advantage to 57-51 on a trey with 4:19 to play. The Eagles were within 59-53 and had a pair of shots to cut the deficit with under three minutes to play, but could not convert. Tennessee hit 11-of-15 foul shots in the final 2:13 to seal the win. The Eagles showed they would be able to play with the favored Volunteers right from the opening tip. American opened up an 11-7 lead less than four minutes into the contest, and never trailed by more than the seven-point deficit that it faced at the half. Carr posted an outstanding individual effort for the Eagles. The First-Team All-League and Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player selection led all scorers with 26 points, connecting on 9-of-21 shots from the floor and 6-of-15 from three-point range while playing all 40 minutes of the contest. Gilmore joined Carr in double figures with 13 points and also pulled in six rebounds. Derrick Mercer added nine points. A substantial rebounding advantage helped American stay close. The Eagles held a 39-27 edge on the glass, and pulled in 18 offensive boards. Frank Borden recorded a game-high eight rebounds, while Cornelio Guibunda notched seven. American also played strong defense on Tennessee star Chris Lofton. The Eagles held Lofton to a season-low five points, and kept him without a three-point field goal for just the third time this season.

smiled and clapped his hands. Army (14-16) FG-A FT-A Williams, Doug 0-3 4-4 Richard, Cleveland 4-7 4-4 Nelson, Marcus 2-2 2-4 Miller, Josh 5-9 2-2 Brown, Jarell 4-17 4-5 Hodgson, Ryan 0-0 0-0 Thompson, Tyrell 2-3 4-5 Royal, Rickey 0-0 0-0 Carter, Grant 1-4 0-0 Bates, Corban 0-1 0-0 Walker, Chris 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 18-47 20-24

Reb 0 1 1 5 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 17

Ast 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

PF 1 3 5 1 4 0 2 1 1 2 2

TP 4 12 6 12 15 0 8 0 3 0 0

8

22

60

Colgate (18-14) FG-A Woodhouse, Alex 4-5 Chones, Kendall 5-12 Roemer, Kyle 5-11 Pounds, Tim 0-3 Waddy, Daniel 1-6 Vinson, Trevaron 0-0 Venezia, Mike 2-3 Morse, Willie 0-1 Jonson, Ben 0-1 Minchella, Peter 0-0 Team Totals 17-42

American (20-11) FG-A FT-A Simon, Bryce 3-5 0-0 Lay, Travis 1-3 1-1 Guibunda, Cornelio 0-0 1-2 Mercer, Derrick 1-7 0-2 Carr, Garrison 5-10 8-8 Gilmore, Brian 2-3 5-6 Borden, Frank 1-1 2-2 Hendra, Nick 4-6 2-2 Luptak, Steve 0-0 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 3-3 4-5 Team Totals 20-38 23-28

Reb 3 0 2 4 3 4 2 5 0 8 3 34

Ast 0 1 0 5 4 2 0 1 0 0

PF 1 0 2 2 1 3 4 2 0 1

TP 8 3 1 3 23 9 4 11 0 10

13

16

72

Halftime: American 32, Army 20. 3-Point Goals: American 9-20 (Simon 2-4, Mercer 1-3, Carr 5-10, Gilmore 0-1, Hendra 1-2), Army 4-23 (Richard 0-2, Miller 0-2, Brown 3-13, Thompson 0-1, Carter 1-4, Bates 0-1). Turnovers: American 17, Army 8.

FT-A 0-0 3-4 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ast 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0

PF 3 1 3 3 3 0 1 0 2 0

TP 8 13 17 0 3 0 5 0 0 0

8-10

Reb 16 6 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 33

7

16

46

American (21-11) FG-A FT-A Lay, Travis 1-3 0-0 Guibunda, Cornelio 2-3 0-0 Mercer, Derrick 1-10 1-3 Carr, Garrison 6-16 3-7 Borden, Frank 0-2 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 3-9 5-6 Hendra, Nick 2-7 2-2 Nichols, Jordan 3-3 1-1 Team Totals 18-53 12-17

Reb 2 3 2 5 4 4 1 4 5 30

Ast 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 1

PF 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 3

TP 2 4 5 17 0 11 6 7

9

13

52

Halftime: American 27, Colgate 24. 3-Point Goals: American 4-17 (Mercer 1-3, Carr 3-7, Borden 0-2, Gilmore 0-3, Hendra 0-2), Colgate 4-8 (Roemer 3-5, Waddy 0-1, Venezia 1-2). Turnovers: American 5, Colgate 16.

American (21-12) FG-A Lay, Travis 1-3 Guibunda, Cornelio 2-3 Mercer, Derrick 4-12 Carr, Garrison 9-21 Borden, Frank 0-3 Markusovic, Frane 0-0 Gilmore, Brian 4-11 Hendra, Nick 1-2 Luptak, Steve 0-0 Penny, Romone 0-0 Nichols, Jordan 0-3 Simon, Bryce 0-0 Team Totals 21-58

FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-2 6-15 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

Ast 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

6-12

Reb 3 7 3 2 8 0 6 3 0 0 5 0 2 39

PF 2 1 4 3 5 0 2 3 0 1 5 0

TP 2 4 9 26 0 0 13 2 0 0 1 0

9

26

57

Tennessee (30-4) FG-A FT-A Smith, Tyler 4-8 6-8 Chism, Wayne 6-10 2-3 Smith, JaJuan 7-12 1-2 Lofton, Chris 1-7 3-4 Howell, Jordan 0-2 0-0 Smith, Ramar 0-0 4-6 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 Tabb, Josh 0-0 0-0 Prince, J.P. 1-3 6-8 Crews, Duke 2-2 0-0 Williams, Brian 1-1 0-0 Childress, Ryan 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 22-45 22-31

Reb 7 7 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 27

Ast 6 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

PF 2 5 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0

TP 14 16 19 5 0 4 0 0 8 4 2 0

13

16

72

Halftime: American 22, Tennessee 29. 3-Point Goals: American 9-25 (Mercer 1-3, Carr 6-15, Borden 0-1, Gilmore 2-5, Hendra 0-1), Tennessee 6-19 (T. Smith 0-1, Chism 2-3, J. Smith 4-8, Lofton 0-5, Howell 0-2). Turnovers: American 22, Tennessee 14.

2007-08 Team Game Highs/Lows Points

High Low

87 at Lafayette (2/2/08) 49 vs. Army (2/20/08)

83 at Navy (2/27/08) 40 vs. Army (2/20/08)

FG Made

High Low

30 vs. Lehigh (2/10/08) 11 vs. Army (2/20/08)

29 at Georgtown (12/29/07) 16 twice (last at Mount St. Mary’s (11/26/07))

FG Attempts

High Low

63 vs. Navy (1/30/08) 38 twice (last vs. Colgate (1/19/08)

63 at Navy (2/27/08) 38 at NJIT (11/24/07)

FG %

High Low

.612 vs. Lehigh (2/10/08) .282 vs. Army (2/20/08)

.604 at Georgetown (12/29/07) .314 at Mount St. Mary’s (11/26/07)

3-Pt. FG Made

High Low

11 three times (last at Colgate (2/17/08)) 15 at Navy (2/27/08) 1 vs. Jacksonville (12/7/07) 2 twice (last vs. Fairfield (11/15/07))

3-Pt. FG Attempted

High Low

27 at Dayton (12/19/07) 11 vs. Jacksonville (12/7/07)

38 at Navy (2/27/08) 8 vs. Colgate (3/14/08)

3-Pt. FG %

High Low

.667 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) .091 vs. Jacksonville (12/7/07)

.500 twice (last at Georgetown (12/29/07)) .174 vs. Army (3/9/08)

Free Throws Made

High Low

26 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) 3 vs. Holy Cross (3/5/08)

24 twice (last vs. Navy (1/30/08)) 3 vs. Army (2/20/08)

Free Throws Att.

High

35 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08)

32 at Lafayette (2/2/08)

Low

5 vs. Holy Cross (3/5/08)

7 vs. Army (2/20/08)

Free Throw %

High Low

.944 at Saint Francis (11/10/07) .500 at Georgetown (12/29/07)

.941 vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) .429 vs. Army (2/20/08)

Rebounds

High Low

47 vs. Navy (1/30/08) 21 at Loyola (Md.) (11/13/07)

39 at Dayton (12/19/07) 16 at Army (1/23/08)

Assists

High Low

19 twice (last vs. Holy Cross (3/5/08)) 20 at Georgetown (12/29/07) 5 at Morgan State (11/17/07) 7 twice (last vs. Stoney Brook (11/18/07))

Steals

High Low

11 at NJIT (11/24/07) 0 at Dayton (12/19/07)

13 vs. Fairfield (11/15/07) 1 twice (last at Mount St. Mary’s (11/26/07))

Blocked Shots

High Low

6 vs. Army (3/9/08) 0 twice (last at Saint Francis (11/10/07))

12 at Morgan State (11/17/07) 0 vs. Bucknell (2/13/08)

Turnovers

High Low

27 at Lafayette (2/2/08) 5 vs. Colgate (3/14/08)

26 at NJIT (11/24/07) 6 twice (last at Bucknell (1/16/08))

Fouls

High Low

26 vs. Tennessee (3//21/08) 29 at Lafayette (2/2/08) 12 twice (last at Holy Cross (2/6/08)) 12 twice (last at Brown (1/4/08))

3 Mercer

4 Markusovic

5 Carr

14 Gilmore

15 Borden

21 Hendra

22 Luptak

25 Penny

32 Guibunda

33 Simon

34 Lay

44 Nichols

Opponent at Saint Francis at Loyola Fairfield Stoney Brook at Morgan State at NJIT at Mount St. Mary’s UMBC Howard Jacksonville at Dayton at Maryland at Georgetown at Brown at Colgate* at Lehigh* at Bucknell* Colgate* at Army* Holy Cross* Navy* at Lafayette* at Holy Cross* Lehigh* Bucknell* at Colgate* Army* at Navy* Lafayette* Holy Cross $ Army $ Colgate # vs Tennessee N

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2007-08 Scoring Summary

P-R-A 14-5-1 2-0-0 0-3-0 4-4-1 2-4-1 4-3-0 10-8-0 4-1-0 0-0-1 7-2-1 4-1-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

P-R-A 22-3-2 23-1-3 17-0-2 11-7-8 13-1-3 10-2-6 8-6-7 28-4-5 9-3-4 17-2-2 9-3-3 18-2-3 17-7-5 11-6-2 12-2-6 16-3-8 12-4-3 13-3-4 12-4-1 8-3-4 8-6-2 8-1-6 5-4-3 4-4-7 12-3-6 18-1-3 7-2-1 11-2-4 16-4-7 16-5-4 3-4-5 5-2-1 9-3-3

P-R-A DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-1-0 DNP DNP DNP 6-1-0 DNP DNP 4-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0

P-R-A 21-3-4 19-2-3 18-3-2 15-3-3 18-1-0 15-2-1 12-5-0 10-1-1 17-8-1 4-2-1 26-3-2 8-3-1 16-1-2 9-1-3 24-5-2 24-1-1 30-3-3 22-2-1 17-3-1 17-4-1 11-4-1 32-5-2 22-6-2 22-8-3 24-4-2 24-3-0 16-2-0 20-4-1 13-5-3 14-4-3 23-3-4 17-5-1 26-2-2

P-R-A DNP 6-0-3 3-4-0 9-5-0 1-4-1 8-2-3 10-4-0 0-3-1 11-4-3 13-4-1 7-4-2 12-8-2 0-0-1 10-6-1 7-5-1 10-6-4 2-3-3 3-0-0 16-4-3 10-3-2 16-6-4 9-2-1 12-3-3 26-6-2 8-2-1 6-4-1 3-5-0 7-4-2 16-6-1 10-4-7 9-4-2 11-4-1 13-6-1

P-R-A 3-3-1 0-1-0 5-1-0 3-2-0 7-2-0 10-4-0 4-3-0 0-1-3 3-2-1 4-2-1 5-4-0 DNP 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 DNP DNP 2-0-1 0-1-0 3-2-0 2-1-0 4-2-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-3-1 0-1-0 3-2-1 3-0-0 0-1-1 4-2-0 0-4-3 0-8-2

P-R-A 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 3-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-2-2 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 7-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 6-3-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 11-5-1 6-1-2 2-3-0

P-R-A DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-1 0-0-0 3-0-0 3-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 2-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0

P-R-A 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 5-0-0 2-1-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0

P-R-A 2-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-6-1 0-0-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 2-8-0 4-2-2 2-3-0 3-0-0 3-2-0 0-6-2 5-2-0 8-10-1 4-7-0 4-5-2 6-10-1 4-7-0 11-4-1 4-3-0 2-2-0 6-7-0 4-4-1 2-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 4-3-0 4-7-0

P-R-A 10-4-4 3-3-2 3-9-1 15-4-0 0-2-0 3-0-1 5-2-1 13-4-1 10-7-3 1-7-2 3-0-2 17-4-4 0-3-2 4-7-3 9-9-4 7-5-3 1-3-1 8-2-3 7-7-0 14-2-6 0-3-2 12-5-1 3-3-5 9-4-3 10-3-3 6-4-2 6-6-3 5-6-3 19-3-0 12-4-2 8-3-0 DNP 0-0-0

P-R-A 3-5-1 10-3-1 2-1-1 7-5-1 7-6-0 10-3-0 17-7-0 6-6-1 4-4-1 0-2-0 0-3-0 2-1-1 7-5-0 12-7-2 10-3-0 7-6-0 4-8-0 3-6-2 0-1-0 4-0-0 15-9-1 4-8-2 5-3-1 2-2-1 2-2-0 6-4-0 8-5-1 14-10-0 11-3-3 4-0-1 3-0-1 2-2-0 2-3-0

P-R-A 0-0-0 2-3-0 4-6-0 0-2-0 4-7-0 6-3-1 0-1-0 7-5-0 11-4-0 4-3-2 2-5-1 8-9-0 0-1-0 2-2-0 2-6-0 2-4-0 6-4-0 4-6-0 2-1-0 7-3-1 0-0-0 8-1-0 7-3-0 4-3-0 2-2-0 6-1-0 3-4-1 4-4-1 4-2-0 6-3-1 10-8-0 7-4-1 1-5-1

* - indicates Patriot League Game $ - indicates Patriot League Tournament Game # - indicates Patriot League Championship N - indicates NCAA Tournament Game

jeff JONES Head Coach 9th Season at American • 125-113 17th Season Overall • 271-217 In eight seasons as head coach of the AU men’s basketball team, Jeff Jones has engineered one of the most remarkable turnarounds in school history. The transformation of the men’s program culminated last season in the Eagles’ first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament, when Jones led AU to Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Championships. The Eagles finished the 2007–08 campaign with a 21-12 overall record. The highlight of an outstanding year was the NCAA Tournament. In the first round matchup in Birmingham, Ala., AU played a tightly contested game against Tennessee, trailing by only one point, 50-49, with six minutes to play before the Volunteers pulled away. American earned its first NCAA appearance with a 52-46 win over Colgate in the Patriot League Championship Game. The prelude to the tournament appearance was another milestone in the team’s transformation, the Eagles’ 67-59 victory over regional foe and national basketball powerhouse Maryland in College Park. “Last year was very gratifying for the school and the program. We intend on building on the momentum that we started last year,” commented Jones. During his tenure at AU, Jones has compiled a record of 125-113 guiding American to three regular-season championships and four appearances in the Patriot League Tournament Championship Game. He has developed 15 players who have been named All-Patriot League, 16 players who have gone on to play professionally, two players who received the Patriot League Rookie of the Year award, Andre Ingram (2004) and Derrick Mercer (2006), and one player, Patrick Doctor, who earned the Patriot League Player of the Year award for the 2001-2002 season. Such success reflects his impeccable basketball pedigree: A star point guard who held the record for assists at the University of Virginia, the Owensboro, Ky., native is a member of the Apollo High School Hall of Fame. He is still the only person to win National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Championships as both a player and coach. It’s not an exaggeration to say that basketball is in his blood: his father, Bob, coached Kentucky Wesleyan University, leading the team to the 1973 NCAA Division II title. One of the most respected teachers in the collegiate ranks, Jones left the University of Rhode Island, where he served as an assistant on Jerry DeGregorio’s staff during the 1999–2000 season, to take the helm of American basketball in April 2000. He became the 17th coach in the school’s history. In just his second season at AU, Jones led the Eagles to the second-best turnaround in NCAA Division I history, finishing with an 18-12 overall record. The 11-game improvement from 2000–01 was second only to Bob Knight’s Texas Tech squad that had a 14-game turnaround. The 18 victories were the highest win total for the program since 1989–90 (a performance the team would repeat in 2003–04), and its first winning campaign since 1990–91. During the 2001-02 season the Eagles captured the Patriot League regular-season title, fashioning a 10-4 record in the process. The top seed in the league tournament, the Eagles advanced to the championship game, where they fell to Holy Cross, 55-52, before the largest championship crowd in league history, at the time, and just the second sellout in the history of AU’s Bender Arena. The game was played in front of a national audience on ESPN. That same season AU gained national recognition with a 77-72 win at Florida State, becoming the first Patriot League school to ever defeat a member of the renowned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). During the 2002–03 season, Jones led the Eagles to a victory over crosstown rival George Washington and a regular season win over Holy Cross. The Eagles finished second in the regular season and reached the Patriot League championship game for a second time. In 2003–04 Jones guided the Eagles to their second Patriot League regular season title in three years and led AU to the Patriot League championship

AU Highlights: • 2008 NCAA Tournament appearance • 2008 Patriot League Champions • 2002, 2004, 2008 Patriot League Regular Season Champions • 4 appearances in Patriot League Championship game (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008) • Second-most total wins, Patriot League wins and PL Tournament wins of any PL team in last four seasons • Led Eagles to second-biggest turnaround in NCAA in just second year at AU during 2001-02 season • Developed one Patriot League Player of the Year, two PL Rookies of the Year, and 15 All-Patriot League selections • Directed AU to wins over ACC (Florida State, Maryland) and Atlantic-10 (George Washington) opponents • 16 former AU players have gone on to play professionally • Team was invited to play in 2004-05 Preseason NIT and 2003-04 Rainbow Classic in Hawaii

Career Highlights: • 16 years of head coaching experience, eight at American • 38 former players have gone on to play professional basketball • Six career NCAA Tournament appearances • Led AU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008 • One NCAA Elite Eight appearance • Two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances • 1992 NIT championship • Four-year starter as point guard at Virginia • Played in 1981 Final Four • Only individual to win NIT Championships as a player and coach • Member of the National Basketball Coaches Association Board of Directors • Named to the 2007 NABC Silver Anniversary All-America Team • Member of 2008 Operation Hardwood coaching staff

game for the third straight year. AU finished with its third consecutive winning season for the first time in 13 years and had a six-game winning streak for the first time in 14 years. The Eagles earned an invitation to the Rainbow Classic, where they went 2-1, including a win over NCAA tourney team East Tennessee State.

The Eagle Has Landed Jones also led the Eagles to a winning season in 2004–05, as American finished with a 16-12 record and an 8-6 mark in the Patriot League, good for third place. With the winning record, Jones had guided AU to above.500 marks in four straight seasons―the first time that had happened since the 1974–75 season, when AU completed a string of five straight winning seasons. Jones’s reputation helped the Eagles get invited to the 2004–05 Preseason NIT. In 2006–07 a resurgent AU team achieved a 16-14 record. The winning record marked a period of nearly unprecedented success at AU, as five of the previous six teams had winning seasons, a record accomplished only four times before in the team’s history. Other notable 2006–07 achievements: • The Eagles got off to their best start in 17 years with a 7-2 opening mark. • Jones had a personal highlight with his 100th win at AU when the Eagles knocked off Colgate in a thrilling overtime game. • American went on to the Patriot League semifinals, where eventual league champ Holy Cross won on a last-second basket. • Jones joined the exclusive 250-win club.

Coaching Experience Head Coach, American

2000-present

Assoc. Head Coach, Rhode Island

1999-2000

Head Coach, Virginia

1990-98

Assistant Coach, Virginia

1986-90

Part-time Asst. Coach, Virginia

1982-86

Year-by-Year Coaching Record Year

School

Record

Postseason

1990-01

Virginia

21-12

NCAA First Round

1991-92

Virginia

20-13

NIT Champions

1992-93

Virginia

21-10

NCAA Sweet 16

1993-94

Virginia

18-13

NCAA Second Round

1994-95

Virginia

25-9

NCAA Elite 8

1995-96

Virginia

12-15



1996-97

Virginia

18-13

NCAA First Round

1997-98

Virginia

11-19



2000-01

American

7-20



2001-02

American

18-12



2002-03

American

16-14



2003-04

American

18-13



2004-05

American

17-11



2005-06

American

12-17



2006-07

American

16-14



2007-08

American

21-12

NCAA First Round

Overall Record

271-217 Seven postseason aps.

Other Career Highlights: • When he became the University of Virginia’s eighth head coach at age 29, Jones was the youngest coach in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In eight years at the helm, he compiled a record of 146-104 for a .584 winning percentage. He led Virginia to six postseason appearances (five NCAA, one NIT), one regular-season ACC championship, and four 20win campaigns. Virginia’s win over Virginia Tech during the 1994–95 regular season gave Jones his 100th career victory, making him the second-fastest coach in school history and fifth-fastest in ACC history to accomplish the feat. He also directed the Cavaliers to five of their top six seasons for fieldgoal percentage defense. • Virginia made its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in seven seasons under Jones in 1996–97. Finishing that season with an overall mark of 18-13, the Cavaliers fell to Iowa in a West Region first-round game. • The 1994–95 season saw Jones lead Virginia to a final mark of 25-9. The program advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight and earned a share of its first ACC regular-season crown since 1983. Virginia finished that season ranked eighth in the final CNN/USA Today poll, and 13th in the final Associated Press media poll. Those were the highest final national rankings by a Virginia team since 1983. • In 1992–93 Jones became the only coach in conference history to win at least 20 games in each of his first three seasons. He led Virginia to a 21-10 record (9-7 ACC) and a trip to the 1993 East Region semifinals in the NCAA Tournament. • In 1991–92, Jones’s Cavaliers posted a 20-13 record and went on to win the NIT championship. As a result, Jones became the first person to win an NIT title as both a player and a coach; he is still the only person to accomplish the feat. • In his first season as head coach at Virginia, Jones led the 1990–91 squad to a 21-12 overall record. He was the only rookie coach in the nation that year to have his team in the NCAA Tournament. Before his eight-year run as head coach, Jones was a full-time assistant on Terry Holland’s staff at UVa, from 1986 to 1990, a part-time assistant for three seasons, and a graduate assistant for one. During his eight seasons as an assistant, Jones was a part of the Cavaliers’ overall record of 162-95 (.630), participating in six NCAA Tournaments while advancing to the Final Four in 1984 and the Final Eight in 1989. Virginia also competed in one NIT during his tenure.

A Big-Time Player Before his coaching career, Jones made his mark on the national college basketball scene as a player. After starring at Apollo High School in Owensboro, Kentucky, he went on to become point guard for the University of Virginia from 1978–82. As a four-year starter for the Cavaliers, Jones was known as a leader and prolific passer. With Jones directing a potent offense, UVa compiled an overall record of 102-28 (.785) while he led the Cavaliers to two NCAA Tournaments and two NITs. Virginia captured the 1980 NIT title and advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 1981. He graduated from Virginia in 1982 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. Jones finished his career as Virginia’s all-time assist leader (598) while also setting the single-season record with 200 assists the 1979-80 season. Later, as head coach, he saw both of those records eclipsed by his own player, John Crotty. Jones served as team captain as a senior during the 1981–82 season and played in 129 games during his career. During that time he averaged 6.6 points and 4.6 assists per game while shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 74.3 percent from the free-throw line. Jones and his wife, Danielle, live in Arlington, Va. He is the father of three children, Meghann, Madison Perry, and Jeffrey Robert.

frank BORDEN,

#15

Senior • Guard • 6-4 • 180 Anthony, N.M. • Gadsden High School • Audio Production 2007-2008: Played in 30 games, starting in three … played a career-high 33 minutes and eight rebounds vs. Tennesse (3/21) … scored a career-high 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and five steals at NJIT (11/24) … recorded a block in four games … shot 4-of-4 from the FT line at Morgan State (11/17) ... also a member of AU’s track and field team ... holds the school record in the high jump (6’4.75”). Played For: Cochise College - Jerry Carrillo ... Gadsden HS - Mike Harper Before American: Averaged 14.4 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game at Cochise College in Douglas, Ariz. ... offered Division I track and field scholarships coming out of high school ... opted to pursue his love of basketball and enrolled at Cochise to play for Coach Jerry Carrillo ... compiled a 48-16 record at Cochise ... was named Third Team All-ACCAC following the 2006-07 season and also won the Cochise team award for academic performance for his efforts in the classroom ... named MVP of Cochise College in 200607 season ... named Most Improved Player for Cochise in the 2005-06 season ... at Gadsden High School, Borden was the team’s MVP in 2004 and 2005 and was named All-State after the 2004-05 season. Personal: Son of Veronica Ortiz and the late Frank Borden ... has three sisters, Alice, who played volleyball at New Mexico State, Jennifer, and Georgina ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... earned 14 letters in four sports in high school ... 2003 16U AAU National Champion in the decathlon ... finished 6th in 2004 18U AAU decatholon ... majoring in audio production. Favorite sports movie: Favorite sports team: Hidden talents: Favorite spot on campus:

Glory Road Dallas Cowboys Guitar Player/Songwriter Music Studio

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

Opponent S FG at Saint Francis 1-3 at Loyola (Md.) 0-0 FAIRFIELD 2-4 at Morgan State 1-4 STONY BROOK 1-4 at NJIT 4-7 at Mount St. Mary’s 2-5 UMBC 0-5 HOWARD * 1-5 JACKSONVILLE 2-4 at Dayton Flyers 1-5 at Maryland at Georgetown 1-4 at Brown 1-2 at Columbia 0-3 at Lehigh * 0-2 at Bucknell * COLGATE * at Army * 1-1 HOLY CROSS * 0-0 NAVY * 1-2 at Lafayette * 1-1 at Holy Cross * 1-1 LEHIGH * 2-2 BUCKNELL * 1-1 at Colgate * 0-2 ARMY * 0-0 at Navy * 1-2 LAFAYETTE * 1-1 HOLY CROSS 0-2 ARMY 1-1 COLGATE * 0-2 vs Tennessee * 0-3

3 P FT-A O/D/T PF TP A TO B 1-1 0-0 0/3/3 2 3 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 1 0 0 2 0 1-2 0-0 0/1/1 1 5 0 1 0 1-1 4-4 0/2/2 4 7 0 0 0 1-3 0-1 0/2/2 4 3 0 4 1 0-2 2-2 3/1/4 3 10 0 1 1 0-1 0-0 1/2/3 3 4 0 2 1 0-2 0-0 0/1/1 3 0 3 1 0 1-2 0-0 1/1/2 2 3 1 2 0 0-1 0-0 0/2/2 2 4 1 5 0 1-3 2-2 0/4/4 2 5 0 3 0 ------ DNP -----0-2 0-0 1/0/1 3 2 0 2 0 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 3 2 0 0 0 0-1 2-2 0/1/1 1 2 0 0 0 0-1 2-2 0/0/0 3 2 0 0 1 ------ DNP ----------- DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 3 2 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 5 0 0 1 0 1-1 0-0 0/2/2 3 3 0 2 0 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 2 2 0 0 0 0-0 2-2 1/1/2 1 4 0 7 0 0-0 0-2 0/0/0 1 4 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 1 2 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 1/2/3 1 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 2 0 0 1 0 1-1 0-0 1/1/2 1 3 1 2 0 0-0 2-2 0/0/0 1 3 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 2 0 1 1 0 0-0 2-2 0/2/2 4 4 0 1 0 0-2 0-0 1/3/4 3 0 3 0 0 0-1 0-0 3/5/8 5 0 2 5 0

S 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0

M 18 13 18 26 21 24 23 22 19 14 20

1 1 1 0

14 8 11 14

0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 9 8 16 16 9 8 12 7 5 4 9 12 20 33

Borden’s Career Highs Category ..............................................................................Career-High Points..................................................................... 10 vs. NJIT (11/24/07) Rebounds ....................................4, two times (last vs. Tennessee 03/21/08) FG Made.................................................................. 4 vs. NJIT (11/24/07) FG Atts..................................................................... 7 vs. NJIT (11/24/07) 3 FG Made .....................................1, nine times (last vs. Lafayette 03/01/08) 3 FG Atts.....................................................3 at Dayton Flyers (12/19/07) FT Made ......................................................4 at Morgan State (11/17/07) FT Atts .........................................................4 at Morgan State (11/17/07) Assists ........................................ 3, two times (last vs. Colgate 03/14/08) Blocks ............................................1, four times (last at Lehigh 01/12/08) Steals....................................................................... 5 vs. NJIT (11/24/07) Minutes .........................................................33 vs.Tennessee (03/21/08)

Year 2007-08 TOTAL

GP GS Min Avg 30 3 438 14.6 30 3 438 14.6

Total FG FGA Pct 27 78 .346 27 78 .346

3-point FG FGA Pct 9 28 .321 9 28 .321

FT 16 16

FTA Pct 19 .842 19 .842

Rebounds Off Def Tot Avg 13 43 56 1.9 13 43 56 1.9

PF 72 72

FO Ast 2 16 2 16

TO Blk 46 4 46 4

Stl 16 16

Pts Avg 79 2.6 79 2.6

garrison CARR,

#5

Senior • Guard • 5-11 • 170 Bellevue, Wash. • Issaquah High School • Marketing 2007-2008: All-Patriot League First Team honoree … started 32 of 33 games … played all 40 minutes in 11 games, including all PL Tournament games … averaged 18.4 points per game, ranking him third in the conference … scored double-digits in 30 of 33 games … led the league in free throw percentage (89.2 percent), 3-point FG percentage (45.2 percent), and 3-point FG made (135) … his 135 made treys set a new PL and AU single season record … has 188 career 3-point field goals, ranking him third all-time … scored a career-high 32 points at Lafayette (2/2/08) on 10-of-16 shooting, including six threes … recorded a career-high seven three-pointers at Dayton (12/19) … was a career-best 8-of-8 from the free throw line against Colgate (1/19) and in the PL semifinal against Army (3/9) … grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Howard (12/4) and Lehigh (2/10) … tied his career-high of four assists at St. Francis (11/10) and in the PL semifinal against Army (3/9) … grabbed a career-high three steals at Army (1/23) … named Patriot League Anaconda Player of the Week three times, all during the conference portion of the schedule … named POTW (1/14) after scoring 24 points, including 6-of-8 from behind the arc at Lehigh … named POTW (2/11) after averaging 22.0 ppg. 7.0 rpg. and 2.5 apg. … named POTW (2/18) after averaging 24.0 ppg., 3.5 rpg., and 1.5 steals per game. 2006-07: Played in 26 games ... hit 22 three-pointers, third-most on the squad ... 22 of 32 field goals were from outside the arc ... missed only two free throws all season (12-14) ... tallied a seasonhigh 15 points in a win over Morgan State (11/14) ... hit 5-of-7 treys in that game ... had 14 points against Bucknell (1/9) while playing a season-high 29 minutes ... had two steals in four games, versus Yale (12/9), Maryland (12/23), Lehigh (1/6) and Bucknell (1/9) ... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2005-06: Played in 28 games for the Eagles ... tallied in doubledigits four times ... finished the season as the Eagles’ top threepoint threat, hitting 31 treys at a .419 clip ... set a career-high in leading the Eagles to a win over Towson with 25 points, hitting 8-of13 shots and 6-of-10 three-point attempts (12/10) ... tallied his first career double-digit point game with 13 points at La Salle, hitting 5-of-6 shots (11/26) ... hit 4-of-8 treys, finishing with 14 points in just 17 minutes of action, in a win at St. Francis (Pa.) (1/2) ... tallied 13 points with three three-pointers in a win versus Lafayette (1/28).

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

Opponent at Saint Francis at Loyola (Md.) FAIRFIELD at Morgan State STONY BROOK at NJIT at Mount St. Mary’s UMBC HOWARD JACKSONVILLE at Dayton Flyers at Maryland at Georgetown at Brown at Columbia at Lehigh * at Bucknell * COLGATE * at Army * HOLY CROSS * NAVY * at Lafayette * at Holy Cross * LEHIGH * BUCKNELL * at Colgate * ARMY * at Navy * LAFAYETTE * HOLY CROSS ARMY COLGATE vs Tennessee

S * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

FG 8-15 6-14 6-14 4-14 6-15 5-13 4-15 4-12 6-9 2-12 9-19 2-9 5-9 3-10 7-13 7-12 10-20 5-11 4-14 4-12 3-14 10-16 8-14 9-15 7-15 7-15 4-14 7-17 3-10 5-9 5-10 6-16 9-21

3P 5-10 5-9 4-9 4-8 3-12 5-9 2-9 2-7 4-6 0-6 7-14 2-7 5-7 3-7 6-9 6-8 6-12 4-8 3-10 4-10 3-10 6-10 5-11 4-9 5-11 6-12 2-9 4-9 2-4 4-5 5-10 3-7 6-15

FT-A 0-0 2-2 2-3 6-6 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-3 0-0 4-5 4-4 4-4 8-8 6-6 5-5 2-2 6-6 1-2 0-2 5-6 4-4 6-6 2-2 5-6 0-0 8-8 2-2 2-2

O/D/T 0/3/3 0/2/2 0/3/3 1/0/1 1/2/3 1/1/2 2/3/5 0/1/1 1/7/8 0/2/2 0/3/3 1/2/3 0/1/1 1/0/1 1/4/5 0/1/1 0/3/3 0/2/2 0/3/3 1/3/4 2/2/4 2/3/5 0/6/6 0/8/8 1/3/4 1/2/3 1/1/2 1/3/4 2/3/5 0/4/4 0/3/3 2/3/5 0/2/2

PF 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 0 4 2 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 3

TP 21 19 18 18 15 15 12 10 17 4 26 8 16 9 24 24 30 22 17 17 11 32 22 22 24 24 16 20 13 14 23 17 26

A TO B 4 2 0 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 5 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 2 3 0 2 5 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 4 0 3 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0

S 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1

M 37 34 38 24 38 28 35 24 31 33 33 35 34 33 37 30 40 38 39 37 34 40 40 40 40 40 37 40 38 40 40 40 40

Carr’s Career Highs Category ..............................................................................Career-High Points............................................................... 32 at Lafayette (02/02/08) Rebounds .....................................8, two times (last vs. Lehigh 02/10/08)

Played For: Issaquah HS - Jeff Patrick

FG Made ................................... 10, two times (last vs. Lafayette 02/02/08)

Before American: Earned four varsity letters playing for head coach Jeff Patrick at Issaquah HS ... averaged 28 ppg, 4.0 apg, 4.0 rpg and 2.0 spg in his senior season ... was named First Team All-State after senior season and Second Team All-State after junior season ... was a two-time team MVP.

FG Atts......................................................... 21 vs. Tennessee (03/21/08)

Personal: Son of Gary Carr and Cita Carter ... has one sister, Johanna ... father played cornerback for the University of Washington football team ... majoring in marketing.

FT Atts ............................................ 8, two times (last vs. Army 03/09/08)

Flying Checkers Patriot League Championship

Steals........................................................................3 at Army (01/23/08)

Favorite super power: Favorite board game: Best memory as an AU athlete: Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 TOTAL

GP 28 26 33 87

GS 0 0 32 32

Min 272 283 1187 1742

Avg 9.7 10.9 36.0 20.0

Total FG 45 32 190 267

FGA 113 102 448 663

Pct .398 .314 .424 .403

3-Point FG FGA 31 74 22 73 135 299 188 446

Pct .419 .301 .452 .422

FT 14 12 91 117

3 FG Made................................................ 7 vs. Dayton Flyers (12/19/08) 3 FG Atts...................................................... 15 vs. Tennessee (03/21/08) FT Made ......................................... 8, two times (last vs. Army 03/09/08) Assists ............................................ 4, two times (last vs. Army 03/09/08) Blocks ............................................... 1, at Mount Saint Mary’s (11/26/07) Minutes ................................................40, 10 times (last vs. Colgate 03/14/08)

FTA 18 14 102 134

Pct .778 .857 .892 .873

Rebounds Off Def 7 18 2 16 22 89 31 123

Tot 25 18 111 154

Avg 0.9 0.7 3.4 1.8

PF 22 25 61 108

FO 0 0 0 0

Ast 16 17 57 90

TO 21 19 73 113

Blk 0 0 1 1

Stl 6 13 23 42

Pts 135 98 606 839

Avg 4.8 3.8 18.4 9.6

brian GILMORE,

#14

Senior • Forward • 6-8 • 220 Chesapeake, VA • Fork Union Military Academy • Business 2007-2008: Played in 32 games … averaged 22.5 minutes per game … scored 8.9 points per game … played a career-high 32 minutes against Lehigh (2/10) in which he registered career-highs in FG made (10-14) and points (26) … hit a career-best four three-point baskets at Morgan State (11/17) … converted 9-of-12 from the free throw line against Lafayette (3/1) … totaled a careerhigh eight rebounds at Maryland (12/22) … tallied a careerbest seven assists in the PL quarterfinal against Holy Cross (3/5) … recorded a career-high two blocks against Howard (12/4) and in the PL semifinal against Army (3/9) … had a career-high four steals against Tennessee (03/21). 2006-07: Played in 27 games, starting three ... scored a career-high 11 points at Longwood (12/30), including three three-pointers ... had two five-rebound games, at Richmond (11/17) and Mount St. Mary’s (11/27) ... set career marks for shooting percentage (.440) and three-point percentage (.320). 2005-06: Played in 28 games, starting one ... earned his first career start at Ohio (12/3) ... picked up a career-high six rebounds at Vermont (12/29) ... grabbed 10 rebounds in two games versus Yale (1/9) and Bucknell (1/11) ... scored 27 points over a four-game stretch, including a then career-high eight points versus Holy Cross, between Jan. 14 and Jan. 28 ... in that Holy Cross game, had eight points in 12 minutes before going down with an ankle injury ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Played For: Fork Union MA - Fletcher Arritt ... Norfolk Collegiate School - Jim Markey ... Great Bridge HS - Gary Obenour

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

Opponent S FG at Saint Francis at Loyola (Md.) 2-3 FAIRFIELD 1-5 at Morgan State 4-14 STONY BROOK 2-7 at NJIT 2-5 at Mount St. Mary’s 4-6 UMBC 0-2 HOWARD 3-4 JACKSONVILLE 5-8 at Dayton Flyers 2-7 at Maryland 2-7 at Georgetown 0-3 at Brown 4-8 at Columbia 3-6 at Lehigh * 3-6 at Bucknell * 1-3 COLGATE * 1-1 at Army * 5-6 HOLY CROSS * 4-5 NAVY * 6-13 at Lafayette * 2-2 at Holy Cross * 3-6 LEHIGH * 10-14 BUCKNELL * 1-4 at Colgate * 2-5 ARMY * 1-1 at Navy * 2-5 LAFAYETTE * 3-6 HOLY CROSS 4-6 ARMY 2-3 COLGATE 3-9 vs Tennessee 4-11

3 P FT-A O/D/T PF ------ DNP -----2-2 0-0 0/0/0 1 0-2 1-2 3/1/4 2 4-8 6-6 1/0/1 1 0-3 5-7 1/4/5 1 1-3 3-3 0/2/2 2 0-0 2-2 2/2/4 1 0-1 0-0 2/1/3 1 1-2 4-4 0/4/4 2 1-3 2-2 2/2/4 2 1-6 2-2 0/4/4 4 1-3 7-8 1/7/8 3 0-3 0-0 0/0/0 2 2-6 0-0 2/4/6 2 1-4 0-0 0/5/5 1 2-2 2-2 1/5/6 1 0-1 0-0 2/1/3 2 0-0 1-2 0/0/0 4 3-4 3-4 2/2/4 1 0-1 2-2 1/2/3 4 1-5 3-4 2/4/6 3 2-2 3-6 0/2/2 4 3-5 3-4 1/2/3 2 3-4 3-3 1/5/6 1 0-3 6-8 1/1/2 1 2-3 0-0 0/4/4 1 0-0 1-1 1/4/5 1 0-2 3-3 1/3/4 1 1-1 9-12 2/4/6 2 1-2 1-1 2/2/4 3 0-1 5-6 1/3/4 3 0-3 5-6 1/3/4 2 2-5 3-6 4/2/6 2

TP A TO B S

M

6 3 1 9 8 10 0 11 13 7 12 0 10 7 10 2 3 16 10 16 9 12 26 8 6 3 7 16 10 9 11 13

17 20 17 17 21 14 13 25 27 28 24 17 25 22 25 19 12 28 26 27 14 23 32 29 31 20 18 22 23 29 29 27

3 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 0 3 2 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 7 2 1 1

4 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 2 4

Gilmore’s Career Highs

Before American: Played at Fork Union Military Academy under Fletcher Arritt ... earned the Leadership Award at Fork Union ... played at Norfolk Collegiate School for coach Jim Markey ... named Best Offensive Player at Norfolk in 2003 and 2004 ... played at Great Bridge High School, earning five letters in basketball, soccer, volleyball, and swimming ... named MVP at Great Bridge in 2001-02 and 2002-03.

Category ..............................................................................Career-High Points................................................................. 26 vs. Lehigh (02/10/08) Rebounds .......................................................... 8 at Maryland (12/22/07) FG Made............................................................ 10 vs. Lehigh (02/10/08) FG Atts........................................14, two times (last vs. Lehigh 02/10/08) 3 FG Made...................................................4 at Morgan State (11/17/07) 3 FG Atts......................................................8 at Morgan State (11/17/07)

Personal: Son of Frank and Dee Gilmore ... has six siblings, Meredith, Grayson, Caroline, Holly, Joy and Ross ... majoring in business.

FT Made .......................................................... 9 vs. Lafayette (03/01/08) FT Atts ........................................................... 12 vs. Lafayette (03/01/08) Assists ...........................................................7 vs. Holy Cross (03/05/08)

Favorite music artists: Favorite board game: Favorite spot on campus: Favorite place to eat in D.C.: Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 TOTAL

GP 28 27 32 87

GS 1 3 0 4

Min 342 278 720 1340

Avg 12.2 10.3 22.5 15.4

Total FG 22 22 87 131

FGA 70 50 183 303

Journey and Queen Cranium Beach Volleyball Courts Clyde’s Pct .314 .440 .475 .432

3-Point FG FGA 5 28 8 25 30 86 43 139

Pct .179 .320 .349 .309

FT 6 8 80 94

Blocks ............................................. 2, two times (last vs. Army 03/09/08) Steals............................................................. 4 vs. Tennessee (03/21/08) Minutes .............................................................. 32 vs. Lehigh (02/10/08)

FTA 14 17 102 133

Pct .429 .471 .784 .707

Rebounds Off Def 29 39 15 35 38 87 82 161

Tot 68 50 125 243

Avg 2.4 1.9 3.9 2.8

PF 29 23 63 115

FO 0 0 0 0

Ast 11 7 57 75

TO 29 14 44 87

Blk 3 0 7 10

Stl 5 7 28 20

Pts 55 60 284 399

Avg 2.0 2.2 8.9 4.6

frane MARKUSOVIC,

#4

Senior • Center • 6-10 • 240 Solin, Croatia • Kent School (Conn.) • Criminal Justice 2007-2008: Played in eight games … saw a season-high 11 minutes against Bucknell (2/13) … scored a career-high six points at Lafayette (2/2) on 3-of-3 shooting from the field … recorded first career block against Bucknell (2/13) … went 2-of-2 from the free-throw line at NJIT (11/24). Played For: Collin County Community College - Jim Sigona ... Kent School - Donald Gowan Before American: Attended the University of South Florida as a freshman... attended Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas, where he played for Coach Jim Sigona... played a large role in a successful year for CCCC, which finished with a 19-11 record before losing in the first round of the Region V tournament ... attended the Kent School in Connecticut for one year of prep school. Personal: Son of Josip and Mariana Markusovic... has a brother, Ivica... majoring in criminal justice. Favorite sports movie: Remember the Titans Favorite athlete: Dirk Nowitzki Favorite board game: Monopoly Favorite memory as an AU athlete: Winning the Patriot League Tournament

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

Opponent S FG at Saint Francis at Loyola (Md.) FAIRFIELD at Morgan State STONY BROOK at NJIT 0-0 at Mount St. Mary’s UMBC HOWARD JACKSONVILLE at Dayton Flyers at Maryland at Georgetown 0-0 at Brown at Columbia 0-0 at Lehigh * at Bucknell * COLGATE * 0-0 at Army * HOLY CROSS * NAVY * at Lafayette * 3-3 at Holy Cross * LEHIGH * BUCKNELL * 2-2 at Colgate * 0-0 ARMY * at Navy * LAFAYETTE * HOLY CROSS ARMY COLGATE vs Tennessee 0-0

3 P FT-A O/D/T PF TP A TO B ------ DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP -----0-0 2-2 0/1/1 1 2 0 2 0 ------ DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/1/1 2 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 2 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP ----------- DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP -----0-0 0-0 1/0/1 1 6 0 0 0 ------ DNP ----------- DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 1 4 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0/0/0 1 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0

S

M

0

3

0

7

0

2

0

3

0

4

0 0

11 2

0

1

Markusovic’s Career Highs Category ..............................................................................Career-High Points................................................................. 6 at Lafayette (02/02/08) Rebounds ..................................1, four times (last at Lafayette 02/02/08) FG Made............................................................ 3 at Lafayette (02/02/08) FG Atts............................................................... 3 at Lafayette (02/02/08) 3 FG Made.......................................................................................... N/A 3 FG Atts............................................................................................. N/A FT Made ....................................................................2 at NJIT (11/24/07) FT Atts .......................................................................2 at NJIT (11/24/07) Assists ................................................................................................ N/A Blocks ................................................................1 vs. Bucknell (02/13/08) Steals.................................................................................................. N/A Minutes ............................................................ 11 vs. Bucknell (02/13/08)

Year 2007-08 TOTAL

GP GS Min Avg 8 0 32 4.0 8 0 32 4.0

Total FG FGA Pct 5 5 1.000 5 5 1.000

3-point FG FGA Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

FT 2 2

FTA Pct 2 1.000 2 1.000

Rebounds Off Def Tot Avg 1 3 4 0.5 1 3 4 0.5

PF 8 8

FO Ast 0 0 0 0

TO Blk 2 1 2 1

Stl 0 0

Pts Avg 12 1.5 12 1.5

derrick MERCER,

#3

Senior • Guard • 5-9 • 180 Jersey City, N.J.• St. Anthony High School • Audio Production 2007-2008: Was an All-Patriot League Second Team selection … started 32 of 33 games for the Eagles … missed only start against Lafayette to allow all the seniors to start … played all 40 minutes in 14 games, including each PL Tournament game … averaged 12.4 points per game, ranking him 12th in the conference … scored in double-digits in 21 games … shot .420 from the field, good for seventh in the league … ranked third in assists in the PL with 4.03 helpers per game … ranked third in three-point shooting percentage, shooting a .434 clip from beyond the arc … held the fourth-best assist-turnover ratio in the league (1.40) … scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-12 from the field, including 3-of-4 from behind the arc, against UMBC (12/1) … shot a career-best 12-of-12 from the free-throw line at St. Francis in the season-opener (11/10) … grabbed a career-high seven rebounds twice vs. Stonybrook (11/18) and at Georgetown (12/29) … tallied a season-best eight assists on two occasions, against Stony Brook (11/18) and at Lehigh (1/12) … recorded a season-high three steals in the PL semifinal win over Army … was named Patriot League Anaconda Player of the Week the opening week of the season after averaging 22.0 points per game in a 1-1 week for the Eagles. 2006-07: Played in all 30 games, starting 29 ... only start missed was Lafayette (2/23), a game in which he played 37 minutes and tallied a season-high 17 points, adding nine assists and six rebounds ... played at least 35 minutes in half of the team’s games, and finished second on the team in minutes per game with 32.9 and playing over 40 minutes in four games ... tallied a career-high 11 assists in an early-season win over Morgan State (11/14) ... had seven double-digit point games, including four in the month of February ... hit 9-of-13 free throw attempts in a win at Mount St. Mary’s (11/27) ... grabbed a career-high seven rebounds at Lehigh (1/6) ... racked up nine assists in three separate games, including twice against Lafayette (1/27 and 2/23) and once against Longwood (12/30) ... grabbed four steals against Colgate at home in the Patriot League quarterfinals, helping the Eagles advance to the PL semifinals (2/28) ... blocked a career-high two shots against Lehigh (2/3). 2005-06: Played and started in all 29 games for the Eagles ... hit 6-of-7 shots, including 4-of-4 three-pointers, in a career-high 19-point effort at Army (2/15) ... opened his AU career with seven points and seven assists in his first career start at Washington (11/19) ... played 43 minutes in an overtime win over Army, tallying 13 points and five rebounds (1/18) ... tallied doubledigit points nine times ... had four five-plus rebound games on the season, including a career-high six boards at Loyola (11/29) and versus Lafayette in the Patriot League Tournament (3/3) ... nabbed a season-high four steals at home versus Navy (2/23) ... hit 6-of-10 shots, including 3-of-5 treys, in a 17point outing at Navy (1/25) ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Year to become American’s second-ever PL ROY in five years in the league.

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

Opponent at Saint Francis at Loyola (Md.) FAIRFIELD at Morgan State STONY BROOK at NJIT at Mount St. Mary’s UMBC HOWARD JACKSONVILLE at Dayton Flyers at Maryland at Georgetown at Brown at Columbia at Lehigh * at Bucknell * COLGATE * at Army * HOLY CROSS * NAVY * at Lafayette * at Holy Cross * LEHIGH * BUCKNELL * at Colgate * ARMY * at Navy * LAFAYETTE * HOLY CROSS ARMY COLGATE vs Tennessee

S * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

FG 5-8 8-11 6-11 6-14 3-8 4-8 4-12 10-12 2-6 5-8 4-13 8-14 6-13 4-14 4-9 5-12 5-10 2-7 3-7 3-11 3-9 3-12 2-5 1-6 2-6 7-12 1-8 3-7 5-8 7-16 1-7 1-10 4-12

3P 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-3 3-4 1-1 0-2 3-4 0-1 0-0 1-3 2-2 4-7 1-5 0-3 2-4 2-2 1-2 1-3 0-1 2-3 0-3 0-1 1-2 0-3 2-3 1-3 0-1 1-1 2-3 1-3 1-3 1-3

FT-A 12-12 6-10 4-6 0-2 2-2 1-3 0-0 5-7 5-9 7-7 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-5 4-5 4-5 0-0 8-10 5-6 2-4 0-0 2-4 1-3 1-5 8-10 2-4 4-8 5-10 5-7 0-0 0-2 2-6 0-2

O/D/T 1/2/3 0/1/1 0/0/0 0/1/1 0/7/7 0/2/2 3/3/6 1/3/4 0/3/3 0/2/2 0/3/3 0/2/2 2/5/7 3/3/6 1/1/2 0/3/3 0/4/4 0/3/3 0/4/4 0/3/3 1/5/6 0/1/1 0/4/4 1/3/4 0/3/3 0/1/1 0/2/2 0/2/2 1/3/4 2/3/5 0/4/4 0/2/2 0/3/3

PF 1 3 2 5 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 2 2 0 4

TP 22 23 17 13 11 10 8 28 9 17 9 18 17 11 12 16 12 13 12 8 8 8 5 4 12 18 7 11 16 16 3 5 9

A TO B 2 3 0 3 2 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 8 3 0 6 1 0 7 2 0 5 4 0 4 3 0 2 4 0 3 2 0 3 3 0 5 5 0 2 2 0 6 6 0 8 1 0 3 2 0 4 2 0 1 5 0 4 1 0 2 4 0 6 5 0 3 2 0 7 1 0 6 5 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 4 8 0 7 3 0 4 1 0 5 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 0

S 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0

M 35 40 40 36 40 31 37 40 40 39 38 40 38 40 38 40 39 35 35 39 40 40 31 38 38 40 32 36 36 40 40 40 39

Mercer’s Career Highs Category ..............................................................................Career-High Points..................................................................28 vs. UMBC (12/01/07) Rebounds.........................................7, three times (last at Georgetown 12/29/07)

Played For: St. Anthony - Bob Hurley

FG Made.............................................................10 vs. UMBC (12/01/07)

Before American: Starting point guard for prestigious St. Anthony (N.J.) program under head coach Bob Hurley ... averaged 15.0 ppg, 8.0 apg and 4.0 rpg in his senior season ... named First Team All-County and Second Team All-State ... member of the National Honor Society.

FG Atts........................................................16 vs. Holy Cross (03/05/08)

Personal: Son of Derrick and Jacqueline Mercer ... has one sister, Tabitha ... majoring audio production.

FT Made .................................................... 12 at Saint Francis (11/10/07)

He Got Game Dallas Cowboys and Boston Celtics Five Guys Bender Arena

Assists ..................................................... 11 vs. Morgan State (11/14/06)

Favorite sports movie: Favorite sports teams: Favorite place to eat in D.C.: Favorite spot on campus:

3 FG Made ..................................... 4, two times (last at Georgetown 12/29/07) 3 FG Atts....................................................... 7 at Georgetown (12/29/07) FT Atts ....................................................... 12 at Saint Francis (11/10/07) Blocks .................................................................. 2 vs. Lehigh (02/03/07) Steals....................................... 4, three times (last vs. Colgate 02/28/07) Minutes ................................................................. 43 vs. Army (01/18/06)

Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 TOTAL

GP 29 30 33 92

GS 29 29 32 90

Min 967 987 1250 3204

Avg 33.3 32.9 37.9 34.8

Total FG 77 90 137 304

FGA 169 188 326 683

Pct .456 .479 .420 .445

3-point FG FGA 25 56 10 42 36 83 71 181

Pct .446 .238 .434 .392

FT 41 92 98 231

FTA 60 127 157 344

Pct .683 .724 .624 .672

Rebounds Off Def 17 61 13 62 16 91 46 214

Tot 78 75 107 260

Avg 2.7 2.5 3.2 2.8

PF 70 69 64 203

FO 0 0 2 2

Ast 109 142 133 384

TO 76 77 97 250

Blk 2 4 0 6

Stl 30 35 32 97

Pts 220 282 408 910

Avg 7.6 9.4 12.4 9.9

jordan NICHOLS,

#44

Senior • Forward • 6-5 • 235 Glen Dale, MD • DeMatha Catholic High School • Business 2007-2008: Played in all 33 games, including a start against Stony Brook (11/18) … ranked sixth on AU’s all-time career blocks with 74 blocks ... played a season-high 32 minutes against Army in the PL seminfinals … tied his career-best in points with 11 against Howard (12/4) on 4-of-5 shooting … recorded a season-high nine rebounds at Maryland (12/22) … shot a career-best 7-of-8 from the free throw line against Holy Cross (1/26) … recorded ten total assists and 14 steals … had four three-block games, recording 30 total on the season. 2006-07: Played in 23 games, starting three ... registered eight blocks on the season ... tied his career-high with 10 rebounds versus St. Francis (Pa.) (1/2) ... had a seven-rebound game vs Loyola (Md.) (11/20) ... had two blocked shots each verus Loyola (Md.), St. Francis (Pa.) and Lafayette. 2005-06: Immediate contributor for the Eagles as a freshman, playing in all 29 games and starting six ... finished the season averaging 4.4 ppg and 4.4 rpg ... opened his AU career with seven points in just 12 minutes at Washington (11/19) ... registered the first of three double-digit rebound games with 10 boards, including seven offensive rebounds, in his first career start in the BB&T Classic game versus Final Four participant George Mason (12/5) ... had eight points, including a 4-for-4 showing from the line, and nine rebounds, including four offensive boards, against Howard (12/12) ... started a string of six games in December ... notched a career-high 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, adding seven rebounds, at Maryland (12/23) ... tallied five offensive rebounds and seven total boards in a win at St. Francis (Pa.) (1/2) ... again registered 10 boards, including four offensive rebounds, to go along with five blocks and six points against Yale (1/9) ... had five offensive rebounds and his third double-digit rebounding effort, with 10, against Army (1/18) ... racked up a career-high six blocks at Holy Cross (1/21) ... in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament, scored nine points, on 7-of-9 free throws, and seven rebounds in a win over Lafayette (3/3) ... finished the season with 127 rebounds, including more offensive boards (64) than defensive rebounds (63) ... his 36 blocks on the season tied him for the sixth-most single-season blocks in school history and put him just 17 blocks out of the school’s all-time top-10.

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

3 P FT-A O/D/T 0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0-0 0-0 0/3/3 0-0 0-0 4/2/6 0-0 0-0 4/3/7 0-0 0-0 1/1/2 0-0 0-0 2/1/3 0-0 0-0 1/0/1 0-0 1-2 2/3/5 0-0 3-6 0/4/4 0-0 4-6 2/1/3 0-0 0-0 1/4/5 0-0 0-0 3/6/9 0-0 0-0 1/0/1 0-0 0-0 1/1/2 0-0 2-2 2/4/6 0-0 0-0 1/3/4 0-0 2-2 1/3/4 0-0 2-2 2/4/6 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 0-0 7-8 1/2/3 0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0-0 2-2 0/1/1 0-0 1-1 0/3/3 0-0 2-2 1/2/3 0-0 0-0 0/2/2 0-0 2-2 1/0/1 0-1 3-4 0/4/4 0-0 0-0 1/3/4 0-0 2-3 1/1/2 0-0 2-2 1/2/3 0-0 4-5 4/4/8 0-0 1-1 3/1/4 0-0 1-2 3/2/5

PF TP A TO B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 1 3 4 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 3 3 11 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 3 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 4 6 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 1 2 1 7 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 4 1 2 1 2 4 0 1 3 4 6 1 1 1 1 10 0 3 2 3 7 1 0 1 5 1 1 2 0

S 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0

M 9 18 22 19 6 17 2 21 20 18 19 23 17 9 19 18 23 19 21 22 11 14 17 12 14 16 15 11 28 22 32 26 23

Nichol’s Career Highs Category ..............................................................................Career-High

Played For: DeMatha Catholic - Mike Jones

Points........................................ 11, two times (last vs. Howard 12/04/07)

Before American: Earned three varsity letters at DeMatha Catholic HS ... played for head coach Mike Jones ... earned the “Unsung Hero” award.

Rebounds......................................... 10, four times (last vs. St. Francis [Pa.] 01/02/07) FG Made............................................................ 5 at Maryland (12/23/05) FG Atts.................................................... 9 vs. George Mason (12/05/05)

Personal: Son of Denise and Alvin Nichols ... has two brothers, Jerome and Jason ... Jerome played football at Wake Forest ... has a wingspan of 7’3” ... majoring in business.

3 FG Made.......................................................................................... N/A 3 FG Atts................................................................. 1 vs. Army (02/20/08) FT Made ........................................................7 vs. Holy Cross (01/26/08)

Lupe Fiasco I-Pod Flying Dwight Howard

Favorite music artist: Must-have item on road trip: Favorite super power: Favorite athlete:

Opponent S FG at Saint Francis 0-1 at Loyola (Md.) 1-2 FAIRFIELD 2-4 at Morgan State 2-3 STONY BROOK * 0-2 at NJIT 3-3 at Mount St. Mary’s 0-1 UMBC 3-4 HOWARD 4-5 JACKSONVILLE 0-1 at Dayton Flyers 1-1 at Maryland 4-6 at Georgetown 0-0 at Brown 1-1 at Columbia 0-3 at Lehigh * 1-3 at Bucknell * 2-2 COLGATE * 2-2 at Army * 1-1 HOLY CROSS * 0-0 NAVY * 0-1 at Lafayette * 3-3 at Holy Cross * 3-5 LEHIGH * 1-1 BUCKNELL * 1-1 at Colgate * 2-3 ARMY * 0-1 at Navy * 2-2 LAFAYETTE * 1-2 HOLY CROSS 2-3 ARMY 3-3 COLGATE 3-3 vs Tennessee 0-3

FT Atts ...........................................................8 vs. Holy Cross (01/26/08) Assists ...................................2, two times (last at Jacksonville 12/07/07) Blocks ............................................................. 6 at Holy Cross (01/21/06) Steals...................................................... 3 vs. George Mason (12/05/05) Minutes ................................................................. 33 vs. Army (01/18/06)

Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 TOTAL

GP 29 23 33 85

GS 6 3 1 10

Min 497 268 583 1348

Avg 17.1 11.7 17.7 15.9

Total FG 43 9 48 100

FGA 97 24 76 197

Pct .443 .375 .632 .508

3-pint FG FGA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000

FT 41 7 39 87

FTA 63 12 50 125

Pct .651 .583 .780 .696

Rebounds Off Def 64 63 21 37 44 71 129 171

Tot 127 58 115 300

Avg 4.4 2.5 3.5 3.5

PF 57 35 87 179

FO 2 1 2 5

Ast 6 7 10 23

TO 29 22 29 80

Blk 36 8 30 74

Stl 14 5 14 33

Pts 127 25 135 287

Avg 4.4 1.1 4.1 3.4

bryce SIMON,

#33

Senior • Forward • 6-6 • 200 Syracuse, Kan • Syracuse High School • Health Promotion 2007-2008: Started 31 games for the Eagles … played a career-high 38 minutes against Colgate (1/19) … scored a career-best 19 points against Lafayette (3/1) on 6-of-9 from the floor, including five three-pointers … tallied double-digit points in 10 games … recorded a career-best nine rebounds against Fairfield (11/15) and at Columbia (1/6) … posted a career-best six assists against Holy Cross (1/26) … recorded three blocks and 16 steals on the season. Played For: Pratt Community College - Trevor Rolffs ... Syracuse HS - Andy Coleman Before American: Averaged 12.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 3.6 apg for Pratt Community College and Coach Trevor Rolfs ... helped lead Pratt to a 25-8 record and a second place finish in the west division of the always strong Jayhawk Conference... was the Valedictorian at Syracuse High School in 2005 with a 4.0 grade point average, was a Presidential Scholar at Pratt and attended Pratt on a Phi Theta Kappa scholarship... was named to the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association AllState Second Team for Class 2A, Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State, was a unanimous selection to the Hi-Plains All-League Team and was named to the Garden City Telegram All-Area First Team. Personal: Son of Marva and John Simon.. has two siblings, Amy and Misty.. hometown has a population of 1,606, which is less than one-third of the size of American’s undergraduate population... majoring in health promotion. Favorite sports movie: Favorite athlete: Must-Have item on road trip: Favorite place to eat in Washington:

Hoosiers Muhammad Ali I-Pod Rio Grande

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

Opponent at Saint Francis at Loyola (Md.) FAIRFIELD at Morgan State STONY BROOK at NJIT at Mount St. Mary’s UMBC HOWARD JACKSONVILLE at Dayton Flyers at Maryland at Georgetown at Brown at Columbia at Lehigh * at Bucknell * COLGATE * at Army * HOLY CROSS * NAVY * at Lafayette * at Holy Cross * LEHIGH * BUCKNELL * at Colgate * ARMY * at Navy * LAFAYETTE * HOLY CROSS ARMY COLGATE vs Tennessee

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FG 4-9 1-5 0-6 0-6 4-6 1-2 1-5 4-11 2-5 0-2 1-2 5-11 0-5 1-6 2-4 2-6 0-4 2-4 2-4 4-8 0-2 3-6 1-5 2-5 3-9 2-4 1-5 2-7 6-9 5-10 3-5 0-0

3 P FT-A O/D/T PF 2-5 0-0 1/3/4 3 1-5 0-0 1/2/3 5 0-6 3-5 2/7/9 4 0-2 0-2 1/1/2 0 2-4 5-6 2/2/4 2 1-2 0-0 0/0/0 1 1-3 2-2 0/2/2 2 3-8 2-2 0/4/4 2 1-4 5-6 0/7/7 5 0-1 1-2 0/7/7 1 1-1 0-0 0/0/0 5 3-7 4-6 2/2/4 3 0-1 0-0 0/3/3 2 0-2 2-2 2/5/7 2 2-3 3-4 3/6/9 0 1-3 2-2 1/4/5 1 0-4 1-2 1/2/3 2 2-2 2-4 1/1/2 1 1-2 2-2 0/7/7 0 4-6 2-2 0/2/2 4 0-2 0-0 0/3/3 2 1-4 5-7 2/3/5 4 1-4 0-0 0/3/3 1 2-2 3-4 1/3/4 1 2-6 3-2 1/2/3 2 1-3 1-2 1/3/4 1 1-4 3-4 0/6/6 1 1-2 0-0 1/5/6 1 5-8 2-2 0/3/3 2 2-5 0-0 1/3/4 0 2-4 0-0 0/3/3 1 ------ DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0

TP 10 3 3 0 15 3 5 13 10 1 3 17 0 4 9 7 1 8 7 14 0 12 3 9 10 6 6 5 19 12 8

A TO B 4 2 0 2 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 6 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 3 2 0 3 3 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0

S 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1

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Simon’s Career Highs Category ..............................................................................Career-High Points............................................................. 19 vs. Lafayette (03/01/08) Rebounds ..................................9, two times (last at Columbia 01/06/08) FG Made.......................................................... 6 vs. Lafayette (03/01/08) FG Atts......................................11, two times (last at Maryland 12/22/07) 3 FG Made....................................................... 5 vs. Lafayette (03/01/08) 3 FG Atts...................................8, two times (last vs. Lafayette 03/01/08) FT Made ..................................5, three times (last at Lafayette 02/02/08) FT Atts ............................................................... 7 at Lafayette (02/02/08) Assists ...........................................................6 vs. Holy Cross (01/26/08) Blocks ......................................1, three times (last at Lafayette 02/02/08) Steals........................................... 2, four times (last at Colgate 02/17/08) Minutes .............................................................38 vs. Colgate (01/19/08)

Year 2007-08 TOTAL

GP GS Min Avg 32 31 848 26.5 32 31 848 26.5

Total FG FGA Pct 64 178 .360 64 178 .360

3-point FG FGA Pct 43 115 .374 43 115 .374

FT 52 52

FTA Pct 70 .743 70 .743

Rebounds Off Def Tot Avg 24 104 128 4.0 24 104 128 4.0

PF 65 65

FO Ast 3 67 3 67

TO Blk 57 3 57 3

Stl 16 16

Pts Avg 223 7.0 223 7.0

nick HENDRA,

#21

Sophomore • Guard • 6-3 • 210 New York, N.Y. • Xavier High School • International Business 2007-2008: Played in 16 games … played a career-high 20 minutes against Colgate in the PL Championship Game (3/14) … recorded a career-best 11 points and five rebounds in the PL semifinal against Army on 4-of-6 shooting, including a memorable dunk … made two three-point baskets at Bucknell (1/16) and in the PL semis against Army (03/09) … recorded two assists in three games, including at Georgetown (12/29), at Bucknell (01/16) and vs. Colgate (03/14) … recorded first career steal at Maryland (12/22). Played For: Xavier HS - Joe McGrane Before American: Enjoyed a stellar senior year at Xavier High School in New York City playing for Coach Joe McGrane, leading his team to a 21-6 record while averaging 18.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 4.7 apg ... was recognized for his exceptional play by being named All-State Second Team for Class `A’ by the New York Sportswriters Association, First Team AllManhattan by the New York Daily News and Third Team AllNew York City by the New York Post ... was also named to the All-CHSAA South Division Team for two straight years .. was selected as Xavier High School’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Personal: Son of Carla and Tony Hendra ... has a brother, Sebastian, and a sister, Lucy ... majoring in international business. Jay-Z Piano and Trumpet Teleportation Scrabble

Favorite music artist: Hidden talents: Favorite super power: Favorite board game:

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

Opponent at Saint Francis at Loyola (Md.) FAIRFIELD at Morgan State STONY BROOK at NJIT at Mount St. Mary’s UMBC HOWARD JACKSONVILLE at Dayton Flyers at Maryland at Georgetown at Brown at Columbia at Lehigh * at Bucknell * COLGATE * at Army * HOLY CROSS * NAVY * at Lafayette * at Holy Cross * LEHIGH * BUCKNELL * at Colgate * ARMY * at Navy * LAFAYETTE * HOLY CROSS ARMY COLGATE vs Tennessee

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1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 3-7 0-1 0-0 3-8

4-6 2-7 1-2

3 P FT-A O/D/T PF TP A TO B 0-0 0-0 0/0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/1/1 3 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP ----------- DNP -----0-1 1-2 0/0/0 1 3 1 4 0 ------ DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 2-4 0/2/2 1 2 2 4 0 ------ DNP -----0-0 0-0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP -----1-4 0-0 0/2/2 1 7 2 1 1 0-1 0-0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/0/0 1 0 0 0 0 ------ DNP -----0-2 0-3 3/0/3 5 6 0 2 0 ------ DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP ----------- DNP -----1-2 2-2 1/4/5 2 11 1 0 0 0-2 2-2 0/1/1 2 6 2 1 0 0-1 0-0 1/2/3 3 2 0 4 1

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Hendra’s Career Highs Category ..............................................................................Career-High Points.................................................................... 11 vs. Army (03/09/08) Rebounds ............................................................... 5 vs. Army (03/09/08) FG Made................................................................. 4 vs. Army (03/09/08) FG Atts.................................................................... 8 vs. Navy (01/30/08) 3 FG Made...................................... 1, two times (last vs. Army 03/09/08) 3 FG Atts............................................................. 4 at Bucknell (01/16/08) FT Made .................................. 2, three times (last vs. Colgate 03/14/08) FT Atts .......................................................... 4 at Georgetown (12/29/07) Assists ..................................... 2, three times (last vs. Colgate 03/14/08) Blocks ................................... 1, two times (last vs. Tennessee 03/21/08) Steals................................................................. 1 at Maryland (12/22/07) Minutes .............................................................20 vs. Colgate (03/14/08)

Year 2007-08 TOTAL

GP GS Min Avg 16 0 122 7.6 16 0 122 7.6

Total FG FGA Pct 15 41 .366 15 41 .366

3-point FG FGA Pct 2 14 .143 2 14 .143

FT 7 7

FTA Pct 13 .538 13 .538

Rebounds Off Def Tot Avg 5 12 17 1.1 5 12 17 1.1

PF 20 20

FO Ast 1 7 1 7

TO Blk 16 1 16 1

Stl 1 1

Pts Avg 39 2.4 39 2.4

steve LUPTAK, #22 Sophomore • Guard • 6-3 • 190 Munster, Ind. • Munster High School • Business Management 2007-2008: Played in 14 games … saw a career-high 20 minutes vs. Colagte in the PL Championship Game (03/14) … scored three points at Georgetown (12/29), at Brown (01/04), and against Navy (01/30) … picked up two rebounds at Brown (01/04) and against Navy (01/30) … dished out two assists against Colgate (3/14). Played For: Munster HS - Mike Hackett Before American: Finished an outstanding career at Munster High School by helping the team to a 21-4 record before losing in the playoffs to the eventual Indiana State Champion, East Chicago High ... averaged 12.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 1.5 spg in his senior season and was Coach Mike Hackett’s defensive stopper ... set school record for three-pointers with eight in one game ... was named First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Area by the Munster Times, Second Team All-Area by the Post-Tribune and Honorable Mention Academic All-State. Personal: Son of Mary and Ronald Luptak ... has two brothers, David and Jeffrey ... David played four years of baseball for Earlham College ... carried a 3.94 grade point average in high school ... majoring in business management. Favorite sports movie: Remember the Titans Favorite music artist: The Fray and Chris Brown Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant Must-Have items on road trips: I-Pod and Cell Phone

2007-08 Game-by-Game Date 11/10 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/26 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/27 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/14 3/21

Opponent at Saint Francis at Loyola (Md.) FAIRFIELD at Morgan State STONY BROOK at NJIT at Mount St. Mary’s UMBC HOWARD JACKSONVILLE at Dayton Flyers at Maryland at Georgetown at Brown at Columbia at Lehigh * at Bucknell * COLGATE * at Army * HOLY CROSS * NAVY * at Lafayette * at Holy Cross * LEHIGH * BUCKNELL * at Colgate * ARMY * at Navy * LAFAYETTE * HOLY CROSS ARMY COLGATE vs Tennessee

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Luptak’s Career Highs Category ..............................................................................Career-High Points..................................................................6 vs. Colgate (03/14/08) Rebounds ....................................... 2, two times (last vs. Navy 01/30/08) FG Made.............................................................2 vs. Colgate (03/14/08) FG Atts................................................................7 vs. Colgate (03/14/08) 3 FG Made....................................1, three times (last vs. Navy 01/30/08) 3 FG Atts..................................... 2, two times (last vs. Colgate 03/14/08) FT Made .............................................................2 vs. Colgate (03/14/08) FT Atts ................................................................2 vs. Colgate (03/14/08) Assists ................................................................2 vs. Colgate (03/18/08) Blocks ................................................................................................. N/A Steals.................................................................................................. N/A Minutes .............................................7 three times (last vs Navy 1/30/08)

Year 2007-08 TOTAL

GP GS Min Avg 14 0 42 3.0 14 0 42 3.0

Total FG FGA Pct 4 8 .500 4 8 .500

3-point FG FGA Pct 3 6 .500 3 6 .500

FT 0 0

FTA Pct 0 .000 0 .000

Rebounds Off Def Tot Avg 2 5 7 0.5 2 5 7 0.5

PF 1 1

FO Ast 0 2 0 2

TO Blk 0 0 0 0

Stl 0 0

Pts Avg 11 0.8 11 0.8

matthew WILSON, #1 Sophomore • Guard • 6-2 • 175 The Woodlands, TX. • The John Cooper School • Business Management 2007-2008: Redshirted after transferring from NYU. Played For: The John Cooper School - Mike Cooper & Harold Wilder Before American: As a freshman at NYU, played in 28 games, starting 13 ... averaged 14 minutes per game ... averaged 2.1 ppg and 2.0 apg ... earned four varsity basketball letters playing under head coach Michael Cooper ... earned the TAPPS Conference 4A Freshman of the Year award ... was named Team MVP, First Team All-District and First-Team All-County after his sophomore season ... named All-South Zone SPC and Honorable Mention All-SPC in his junior season ... after senior season, was named All-South Zone SPC ... earned All-Tournament Team nods at the Wilder Classic, Magnolia Tournament, and the Conroe Winter Tournament ... was the captain and Team MVP in his senior season, leading his squad to a 31-3 overall record and the SPC State Championship ... JCS was ranked the No. 1 private school in Texas ... was named a Greater Houston Area Private School All-Star ... averaged 13.8 ppg, 6.7 apg, 4.2 spg and 5.8 rpg in his final season. Personal: Son of Wendy and Leland Wilson ... has a twin brother, Chadd, who plays basketball at Rice University ... has four relatives that played college athletics, including his uncle, Arnold Young, who played basketball at Howard University ... was a National Achievement Finalist ... was a nominee for Student of the Year at Cooper School ... won the Athletic Leadership Award in his senior year ... was involved with Habitat for Humanity for four years ... majoring in business administration. Favorite video game for Nintendo: Goldeneye Favorite sports movie: Cinderella Man Favorite board game: Monopoly Favorite place to eat out in Washington: Uno’s Chicago Pizzeria

riley GRAFFT, #13 Freshman • Forward • 6-10 • 190 Janesville, WI.• Janesville-Parker High School • Business Played For: Janesville-Parker HS - Jim Lemire Before American: Earned eight varsity letters, two football, three basketball, three track … first team All-Big-8 in basketball, two time MVP for basketball … was named captain as a senior and recorded 17 ppg, 12 rpg, and 3 bpg ... as a junior placed third in state, as a senior placed fifth in high jump. Personal: Son of Heidi and Jim Grafft... has two brothers, Jay and Charlie, and a sister, Britten... carried a 3.79 grade point average in high school... plans on majoring in business. Favorite sports movie: Favorite music artist: Favorite sports team: Favorite super power:

Friday Night Lights Lil’ Wayne and Michael Jackson Milwaukee Brewers Flying

joe HILL, #25 Freshman • Guard • 6-2 • 185 Plymouth Meeting, PA. • Germantown Academy College of Arts and Sciences Played For: Germantown Academy - Jim Fenerty Before American: Earned eight varsity letters, four basketball, four track and field … captain of basketball team as a senior ... named Honorable Mention Southeastern Pennsylvania by the Philadelphia Inquirer, First Team All-Inter-Ac and won the Philadelphia InterAc Championship as a junior and senior ... averaged 14 ppg, 6 apg, and 3 rpg. Personal: Son of Joan and Joe Hill ... has one sister, Rachelle ... carried a 3.7 grade point average in high school.. undecided major. Favorite video game for Nintendo: Donkey Kong Hidden talent: Can Put Foot Over Head Favorite athlete: Scottie Pippen Favorite place to eat out in Washington: Five Guys

stephen LUMPKINS, #32 Freshman • Forward • 6-8 • 215 Redwood City, CA. • Junipero Serra High School • Business Played For: Junipero Serra HS - Chuck Rapp Before American: Earned four varsity letters, two basketball, two baseball … named basketball MVP junior and senior year … two time San Mateo County Player of the Year, All Metro, two-time All-WCAL, San Francisco Examiner Player of the Year, two-time league leading scorer … senior year was captain, averaged 22 ppg, 11 rpg, and 3 bpg. Personal: Son of Sue and Larry Lumpkins... has a brother, Adam, and sister, Allison, ... father played basketball at Northwestern University ... majoring in business. Favorite video game for Wii: Favorite music artist: Favorite athlete: Hidden talent:

Bowling Journey and Tom Petty Larry Bird Singer and Comedian

simon McCORMACK, #0 Freshman • Guard • 6-4 • 185 New Castle, N.H. • Northfield Mt. Hermon School (Mass.) • Business Played For: Northfield Mount Hermon School - John Carroll Before American: Earned eight varsity letters, five basketball, three track … McDonalds All-American nominee … twice named basketball MVP (2004-2005 & 2007-2008) … senior year was a captain, started every game and averaged 12 ppg, 7 rpg, 7 apg. Personal: Son of Becky Varner and Tom McCormack… has a brother, Ben, and sister, Jess… majoring in business. Favorite sports movie: Favorite music artist: Favorite board game: Must-Have item on road trip:

He Got Game T-Pain Life Blackberry

mike TECHNOW, #50 Freshman • Center • 6-9 • 240 Boca Raton, FL. • Boca Raton Community HS • Health Promotion Played For: Boca Raton Community HS - Manny Bloom Before American: Earned five varsity letters, four basketball, one volleyball … named FirstTeam All-Conference and Second Team All-County as a senior … recorded 13 ppg, 10 rpg, and 3.5 bpg. Personal: Son of Suzanne and David Technow ... has two sisters, Katy and Allie ... majoring in health promotion. Favorite video game for Nintendo: Madden ‘08 Favorite music artist: Rick Ross and Johnny Cash Favorite spot on campus: TDR (school cafeteria)

2008-09 Radio/Television Roster

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Simon McCormack Matthew Wilson G • FR • 6-4 • 185 New Castle, N.H.

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G • SO • 6-2 • 175 The Woodlands, Texas

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Derrick Mercer

Frane Markusovic

Garrison Carr

PG • SR • 5-9 • 180 Jersey City, N.J.

C • SR • 6-10 • 240 Solin, Croatia

G • SR • 5-11 • 170 Bellevue, Wash.

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Riley Grafft

Brian Gilmore

Frank Borden

Nick Hendra

Steve Luptak

F • FR • 6-10 • 190 Janesville, Wisc.

F • SR • 6-8 • 220 Chesapeake, Va.

G • SR • 6-4 • 180 Anthony, N.M.

G • SO • 6-3 • 210 New York, N.Y.

G • SO • 6-3 • 185 Munster, Ind.

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Joe Hill

Stephen Lumpkins

Bryce Simon

Jordan Nichols

Mike Technow

G • FR • 6-2 • 185 Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

F • FR • 6-8 • 215 Redwood City, Calif.

F • SR • 6-6 • 200 Syracuse, Kan.

F • SR • 6-5 • 235 Glen Dale, Md.

C • FR • 6-9 • 230 Boca Raton, Fla.

Jeff Jones

Kieran Donohue

Jason Williford

Mike Brennan

Eddie Jackson

Head Coach Ninth Season

Assistant Coach Ninth Season

Assistant Coach Fourth Season

Assistant Coach Second Season

Dir. of Basketball Operations Third Season