KING'S MEN'S BASKETBALL SET FOR SUSQUEHANNA TIP-OFF TOURNEY
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College men's basketball team will open its 2010-11 campaign Friday when the Monarchs travel to Selinsgrove, Pa. to compete in the Susquehanna University Tip-Off Tournament. King's plays Bridgewater State University at 6:00 p.m., while host Susquehanna plays Penn Tech in the night cap at 8:00 p.m. The championship game will begin at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, with the consolation contest set for 1:00 p.m.
Fans unable to attend the tournament can follow the action through LiveStats at the following link: http://www.susqu.edu/athletics/livestats/xlive.htm
King's Tournament Notes:
The King's men's basketball team enters the 2010-2011 campaign after posting a 12-14 overall record a year ago, including an 8-6 mark in league play. The Monarchs made a trip back to the Freedom Conference Tournament after not qualifying in 2008-09. This season, tenth-year head coach J.P. Andrejko returns three starters and eight letterwinners who are expected to continue to build on the success of last season. Leading the list of veterans is senior co-captain center/forward Kevin Conroy who earned first-team All-Freedom Conference status for the second consecutive year. The 6-5, 240-pound Conroy enjoyed a solid junior year, averaging 14.9 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 50.4 percent from the floor. Conroy enters his senior campaign needing just 52 points to become the 25th player to reach the 1,000 point plateau in school history. The Monarchs also welcome back senior co-captain Adam Brasky, who has played in 68 games over the course of his three-year career; Kyle Stackhouse, who averaged 9.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists; Nick Reisig, 5.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 29 three-pointers; Dan Maguschak, 6.5 points and 3.2 rebounds; Matt Fiorino, 4.7 points and 27 three-pointers; and Mike McCready, 4.7 points and 3.2 rebounds. King's averaged 67.2 points per-game, while allowing 67.5 each contest.
Bridgewater State Notes:
The Bridgewater State men's basketball team enters the 2010-2011 season as the two-time defending Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference champion after finishing 19-8 least season. The Bears stand 1-0 entering the tournament following a 95-64 season opening victory against Western New England College on Tuesday. Bridgewater is led by the senior duo of guard Judah Jackson and forward Nicholas Motta. Last season Motta averaged 18.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.9 steals in 27 games on his way to being named the MASCAC Player of the Year. Motta was also a second team selection on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-Northeast Region Team, the D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Team and the ECAC Division III All-New England Team. Jackson posted 16 points and four assists in the win against Western New England, while Motta followed with 10 points and five rebounds.
Penn College of Technology Notes:
Penn College enters the tournament with an 0-2 overall record after falling 80-68 against Arcadia University on Monday. Senior center Greg Solyak led the Wildcat attack with 26 points, while junior guard Leroy Joiner added 19 rebounds in the defeat. The Wildcats roster is a mixture of youth and veteran presence, comprised of seven underclassmen including five rookies and two sophomores.
Susquehanna University Notes:
The Crusaders return four starters, including its top two scorers in junior guard Spenser Spencer and reigning Landmark Rookie of the Year forward Harvey Pannell from a squad that finished 15-11 in 2009-2010. Spencer claimed his second All-League award following his sophomore campaign in which he led the team in scoring, averaging over 15 points per-game and 1.8 rebounds per-game. Spencer also made a team-high 54 three-pointers and was at the top of the Landmark Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.92). Pannell averaged 10.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in his first season as a Crusader.
