MONARCHS HOST CROSS-TOWN RIVAL WILKES IN FREEDOM CONFERENCE FINALE
WILKES-BARRE – The King's College men's basketball team looks to play spoiler Saturday when the Monarchs host cross-town rival Wilkes University in Scandlon Gymnasium for their Freedom Conference finale. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The Monarchs will honor its two senior captains, Kevin Conroy and Adam Brasky, prior to the contest. Brasky (left) will also play the National Anthem before the game on his saxaphone.
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WRKC will audio webcast the game at: http://wrkc.kings.edu/list/current.html
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http://webcam.kings.edu/view/viewer_index.shtml?id=4
King's (14-10) was eliminated from playoff contention following an 86-81 defeat against Misericordia on Tuesday. It marks only the second time the Monarchs have failed to reach the conference tournament in head coach J.P. Andrejko's 10 years at the helm.
Conroy leads the Monarch attack averaging 19.0 points (3rd in Freedom) and 5.8 rebounds, shooting 52.2 percent (152-291) from the field. Conroy will cap-off an outstanding career, ranking seventh on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,404 points entering the game. Heading into his final game in the Red and Gold, Conroy also owns school records for free throws made in a single-season (165) and free throws attempted in a career (696). He is also four made free throws away from surpassing the mark of 465 career foul shots made set by Jeff Thomas from 1989-92. Conroy has made 462 free throws during his time at King's.
Freshman guard Kyle Hammonds follows with 13.0 points and 4.9 rebounds, canning 50 three-pointers. Sophomore guard Matt Fiorino contributes 11.0 points on a conference-best 47.6 percent (60-126) from behind the arc. Junior point-guard Kyle Stackhouse runs the offense averaging 8.9 points, a team-high 7.0 rebounds, and 4.3 assists. King's averages 75.2 points (2nd in Freedom), while yielding 69.2 points each contest.
Wilkes (15-8) clinched a playoff spot in next week's conference tournament with an impressive 72-64 victory at DeSales University on Tuesday. The Colonels stand 8-5 in league play and are currently locked in a three-way tie for second place with both Misericordia and Delaware Valley. Senior sharpshooter Chris DeRojas leads Wilkes averaging 17.6 points (4th in Freedom) shooting 41.5 percent (51-123) from long range. Junior center Kendall Hinze follows with 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds, while junior guard Matt Mullins adds 12.3 points. Wilkes averages 73.7 points per-game, while allowing 64.6 points each tilt.
Wilkes posted a 61-58 win in the Marts Center on January 15th in the teams' first meeting this season.
