Athletic Department
C. Donald Cook ..... ............................................................................................ Athletic Director
Fred Barakat ........................................................................ .. Assistant Athletic Director
Ray Van Stone ................ .............. .............................. . .... Sports Information Director
Larry Wielk ......................................................... Assistant Sports Information Director
Phil Samko ................................................................................................. Head Athletic Trainer
Joe Kahn ............................. ..................................... . .................... . ..... Business Manager
Tamma O'Mara ............ ...........•.............. ................................. Asst. Recreation Director
Mary Rowe .... .. ............................... ......................... Athletic Department Secretary
Basketball . Staff
Fred Barakat ..... ............................. .................................................................................... Head Coach
Jack Phelan ........... .................................................................................................. Associate Coach
Bob Baroni ........................................... .. .......................... ................. ............... ... Assistant Coach
Jim Kish .............. .. .......... ............................................................................................... Assistant Coach
Greg Mathi8 .......................................................................................................... Manager
Paul Holmes ............................................................................................................................... Manager
Janet Canapa ............................................. ........................ .. ............................................ Statistician
Joe Mulvey ......................................................... . ................................................................ Statistician
Data
Location . ..................................................... ............................................... Fairfield, ... Conn . . 06430
Nickname ................................................................................................................. ......................•.......... Stags
Colors ......................................................................................... .......... .............................. Red & White
Conference .............................................................................. ECAC Met New York, NCAA
Founded ......................... ................... ......... ..... ...... ... . ..... ...... ....... ..............•......... .................. 1941
President ........................... , ........................................................... Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J.
Enrollment ....... ...... .......... ..... ................................ ..... ................................................................... 2800
Home Court .............. ! .... .... . ............................................ ......... Fairfield Gymnasium (3022)
Phone .............................. ........ ............................................... .... . .............................. (200) 255-5411
Joe Kahn Mary Rowe Tamma O'Mara Greg Mathis Paul Holmes
Fairfield University
On a lovely wooded campus of 200 acres, Fairfield University was
founded to carry on a tradition of higher learning. Chartered in 1945
by t he state o.f Connecticut, the University traces its heritage to the
ideals developed when St. Ignatius Loyola founded the Society of Jesus
in 1540.
Fairfield University, as one of 28 universities and colleges operated
by the Jesuit Order in the United States, today is coeducational
and has an enrollment oi about 2,800 undergraduates in the College of
Arts and Sciences, the School of Nursing and the School of Business.
This University grew from an initial freshmen class of 303 men who
were admitted in 1947. The first commencement was held on June 10,
1951. The first women were admitted in September, 1970.
Back in 19491 the first summer session was held for undergraduates
and in 1950 graauate courses were established leading to a Master of
Arts degree in Education.
The Graduate School of Education was joined in 1966 by an"Other
master's program when the Graduate School of CorPorate and Political
Communication opened. These two schools now enroll almost 1,000 stu·
dents. A third graduate program is scheduled to begin in January, 1981,
offering a Master of Science degree in Financial Management.
Meanwhile, education for adults has also flourished, starting in 1963
with the opening of the Bureau of Business and Public Administration
which offered professional improvement programs for the corporate
.and business sector. The Center for Lifetime Learning followed in 1972
to award bachelor's degrees and in 1975 the Connecticut Center of Continuing
Education opened to benefit adults concerned with satisfying
intellectual curosity, developing a skill or pursuing a new career. These
adult-oriented divisions subsequently merged to form the School of Con·
tinuing Education which recognizes learning as a lifelong process. Today
the School has 1,200 part-time students seeking degrees and about 1,900
non-credit students.
The university comprises 300 full-time and part-time members, the
majority o.f them laymen from many faiths and creeds. About 80 percent
hold doctorate degrees.
The academic, social and ethical development of these students
takes place on a campus that has 22 buildings including eight residence
halls. Among the newer structures are the prize winning Campus Center,
Bannow Science Center, School of Nursing, the Recreational Complex
Nyselius Library with more that 300,000 volumes, and the rejuvenated
Playhouse. Currently under construction is a new $2.1 million faculty
office-classroom building, the first step in a $5.1 million construction·
renovation program. The new building will provide the faculty with
private offices for research and individual conferences with students.
The overall renovation project will lead to more dorm rooms, classrooms,
and the conversion of Bellarmine Hall, the Jesuit residence on campus,
into a central administrative complex for the University.
The Fairfield University campus also houses the Center .for Financial
Studies, an example of cooperation between university and industry.
The center was built on campus to accommodate classes of the National
Association of Mutual Savings Banks and will be an added resource for
Fairfield programs. The classes for the new Master's degree in Financial
Management will also be held in the center.
As a result of its growing reputation for high academic standards,
t he University now has undergraduate students from 29 states, the District
of Colombia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand and Spain.
- ATHLETIC DIRECTOR--
C. Donald Cook
Don Cook, a graduate of Fairfield University, has been the
school's athletic director since 1971.
In addition to directing the university's 10 intercollegiate
sports, as well ·as supervising the recreation complex and intramural
program, Cook is also the school's varsity baseball roach.
The 38-year-old Cook has also taken on a wide variety of
tasks within the Eastern College Athletic Conference and in the
newly created Metro Athletic Conference, a body that will begin·
opera:tion in 1981-82 and conduct championships in five sports.
His list of committee responsibilities is staggering. Most
recently he was named to the ECAC Eligibility Committee, the
NCAA Credentials Committee and the ECAC Committee on
Amateurism.
He is currently beginning his third year as th<e Chairman
of the EC.AIC Baseball Committee, a group which established
guidelines foc the selection of teams to post season tournaments.
Cook is .also chairman of the ECAC baseball selection committee
and t he ECAC representative to the U.S. Baseball Federation.
Cook has been the baseball coach at Fairfield since 1966 as
well. In recent seasons he has developed a program that matches
up with any in the East.
In the last four years, the Stag baseball team has been invited
to post season tournament competition three times. Three
stars of recent Fairfield teams are now playing professional
baseball on the minor league level.
Cook, a baseball standout himself at Fairfield as an undergr-
aduate, holds a BSS in economics. In 1967 he earned his MA
in counseling and guidance from the University and three years
ago he got his MA in human communications at the Fairfield
Graduate School of Corporate and Political Communication.
Cook and wife Donna live in Fairfield with children Ohris
and Courtney.
- HEAD COACH------:
Fred Barakat
Fred Barakat has completed one decade as the head basketball
coach at Fairfield University -.md it has been ten solid years of growth
and success.
Keeping Fairfield, a small Jesuit school of just 2800 students,
among the E>astern elite as far as Division I basketball is concerned
has been no easy task. Yet, Barakat and the Stags have endured, and
quite well at that.
With just five more victories, Barakat will have a career total
of 152 wins and slip past George Bisacca's record total of 151.
Since taking over ten years ago, Barakat has guided the Fairfield
fortunes up the ladder in the East. The growth in stature or the
basketball program, within the strict academic framework of the
University, has been matched by the subsequent growth in Barakat's
personal r eputation.
He is considered, by his peers, to be among the finest motivators,
strategists and r ecruiters in the game. As a speaker, whether at a
basketball clinic, a civic luncheon or booster club affair, Barak:at is
always an exciting and inspiring performer.
Barakat, 41 years old, came to Fairfield in 1970, at a time when
the basketball program was struggling.
The Stags had made a name for themselves as a New England
Division II power, winning the Lambert Cup in 1962, and in 1964 the
team made the move to Division I status.
The transition was a smooth one under coach Bisacca and the
Stags enjoyed four successful seasons of Division I play.
However, after Bisacca's resignation in 1968, the program began
to skid.
In 1970, Fairfield kicked off the decade with Barakat, a rookie
head coach, taking over. He came to Fairfield after three years as
an assistant at Assumption, his Alma Mater, and one year as the
assistant at UConn.
Three short seasons later the Stags were upsetting Marshall before
a packed house at Madison Square Garden in the opening round
of the NIT.
That year, the 1972-73 season, the Stags went 18-9, lost by one
point to Virginia Tech in rthe NIT quarter finals and moved into a
spot alongside the best in the East.
Since then Barakat has kept the Stags in that position.
Fairfield is now a veteran of three NIT's and has qualified for
four ECAC regional playoff spots in the last six years, all under the
direction of coach Barakat.
The Stags have seen some other remarkable seasons with Barakat
at the helm. His 1977-78 team won a school record 22 games while
losing just five. That team was ranked among the East's top ten and
among the nation's top 30 according to The Sporting News and Basketball
Weekly. That edition of the Stags also ranked among the top 10
teams in the nation in team offense with a scoring average of 86.5
points a game.
The 1978-79 team finished as the number two team in the
nation,behind only UCLA, in team field goal percentage (.540) and
third in the nation in team free throw percentage (.770).
Barakat is a native of Union City. N.J. and is a 1961 graduate of
Assumption College. At Assumption, he sparked a team that became
a Division II national power. He captained the Greyhounds as a senior
and was named to the Little All-America team. He was also an outstanding
catcher on the baseball 1team.
Following his graduation with a B.A. in History,
and a brief tryout with the Knicks, Barakat
returned to New Jersey to coach at Hasbrouck
Heights High SchooL
After five seasons on the high school level,
Barakat returned to Worcester, Mass. and Assumption
College to assist his former coach Andy
Laska.
In 1969 he shifted to the University of Connecticut
to assist Dee Rowe before moving on to
Fairfield the following year.
Barakat, who is also kept very busy as the
assistant athletic director at Fairfield, earned his
M.A. in personnel and guidance from Montclair
Stale in 1966. He is also a member of the ProKeds
Advisory Staff.
He has served on the National Coaches Association
East-West All.Star game selection committee
and is a member of both the New England
and 1\fet New York Basketball Coaches Associations.
Fred and wife Florence have four children.
The oldest, 19-year-old Nancy is a sophomore at
Fairfield. Younger children are Christie (13),
Amy (12) and Ricky (6).
- ASSOCIATE COACH----1
Jack Phelan
Coach Phel·an is a 26-year-old native of Hartford, Ct., and
is coach Barakat's only full time assistant coach.
Now in his second season with the Stags, Phelan was an
outstanding scholastic p~ayer in Connecticut, earning All-State
honors at Northwest Catholic High School in Hartford.
Af·ter a year at St. Thomas More Pr.ep, he launched a stellar
career in basketball at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pa. He
graduated from St. Francis in 1977.
At St. Francis, Phelan, a 6-foot-3 guard, was the team's top
scorer as a junior. His 20 field goals in a game against Duquesne
during his senior season is •a school record.
Fairfield fans know of his talent on the court, having
watched him perform for 'Vhe Red Flash in the first Boys' Club
Classic at Fairfield. His two-game effort there netted him AllTournament
honors.
His senior year •at St. Francis saw the Red Flash knock off
North Carolina-charlotte and its star Cornlbread Maxwell, a
team that was headed for the NCAA Final Four.
·The 26-year-old Phelan was drafted by the NBA Golden
state Warriors in the sixth round of the NBA draft. Perhaps a
more dramatic indication of his outstanding athletic ability was
the fact that he was signed to a two-year contract by the Pitts
burgh steelers of the NFL and survived the rugged Steeler
training camp right up .until the first exhibition game.
During the 1977-78 season coach Phelan served as the
assistant coach at Niagara and the following season he returned
to St. Francis to take an assistant coaching position.
Last year he took over as the Stag associate coach, replacing
Brendlan Suhr, who is now an assistant with the Atlanta
Hawks of the NBA.
Jack .and Patty Phelan live in Stratford and have a oneyear-
old son named Kenny.
Bob Baroni ASSISTANT COACH
Bob Baroni, ·a 1967 graduate of the University
of Dayton, is now in his third year as an
assistant coach of the Stags.
Coach Baroni works in all aspects of the
game, on the court with the team at practices and
on the bench for games. He also spends many
hours on the road in scouting and recruiting.
Prior to joining the Fairfield staff, Baroni
was the head basketball coach at Masuk High
School in Monroe, Conn. At Masuk, Baroni had
his team in the semi·finals of the state schoolboy
tournament twice.
During Baroni's reign at Masuk, he coached
former Duke University All-America Mike Gminski,
now the starting center for the New York Nets.
Bob and wiie Lynette have two children, Robby who is five-yearsold,
and one-year-old Danielle.
Jim Kish ASSISTANT COACH
Coach Kish is also entering his third season
as a Stag assistant coach.
Kish, a 1957 graduate of the University of
Bridgeport, served as the head basketball coach
at Harding high school in Bridgeport, Conn., before
joining the staff .at Fairfield.
While at Harding, Kish developed one of the
finest schoolboy programs in New England. In
ten seasons his teams posted a record of 17848
and won two Connecticut Class L championships
and finished as the runner-up four times. His last
six seasons as head coach saw Harding put together
a record of 128-23.
One of the stars at Harding during coach
Kish's tenure was Wes Matthews, an All-America at Wisconsin and now
a starter for the Washin~ton Bullets.
Coach Kish and w1fe Mary have f-our daughters, Maureen, Patty,
Sheila and Kerry.
Phil Samko HEAD TRAINER
The head athletic trainer at Fairfield University
is 26-year-old Phil Samko.
Sam oversees the health and well being of not
only the basketball team1 but all of the intercollegiate
teams at the Umversity.
A graduate of the University of Connecticut,
where he also worked as an assistant trainer, Sam
holds a bachelors degree in physical therapy and
biology.
Sam is a native of Worchester, Mass., where
he also works at the PGA t<>umament at the
Pleasant Valley Country Club, helping with the
needs of the pro golfers at that tour st<>p. He
assists his father at that event. Sam's father spent
many years as the head trainer at Holy Cross.
ECAC Regional
rolJNOE 0 \q ~~
The Stags are members of the Met New York-New Jersey region of
the ECAC and will be competing for a spot in the regional post-season
tournament.
With Fairfield in the Met region are Army, Fairleigh Dickinson,
Fordham, Iona, Long Island University, Manhattan, St. Fz-ancis, st.
Peter's, Siena and Wagner.
Six teams will be selected for the tournament. The top two seeds
will draw first round byes. The first round games will be played on
Tuesday, March 3, with the third .and fourth seeded teams hosting the
sixth and fifth seeded teams, respectively·
The semi-finals and finals will be played March 7-8 at the Nassau
Coliseum in Long Island.
The team winning the regional tournament will receive <a berth in
the NCAA Championship. Iona is the defending regional champion.
The Stags on Radio and Television
All Flairfield University basketball games, at home and on the road,
will be broadcast over the Stag Basketball Network.
This will be the sixth consecutive season the network has been on
the air.
The broadcasting team of Bob Ritzert and Bill Carroll will be together
for the third year in .a row.
Ritzert, who handles the pl•ay-by-play, is the sports and news director
at radio station WNAB in Bridgeport. The Voice of the Stags
handled the team during the 1971 - 1974 seasons and later returned to
the mike in 1978.
Carroll is the director of the network and takes care of the color
commentary. He is a veteran sports broadcaster in the Fairfield County
area and also co-chairman of the Bankers' Classic.
Major home games this year will be televised by channel-49 in
Bridgeport, part of the Connecticut Public Television network. The station
studios are located on the University campus.
Stags' Outlook for 1980-1981
"When you come to see the Stags this year", Fred Barakat was saying
to a group of fans, "be sure to pick up a program on the way in."
A program would be needed, the coach advised because there are a
lot of new faces in Fairfield uniforms.
The Stags lost three players to graduation from last year's 11-16
team, and guard Rich Broggini was forced to forego his senior season
because 'Of a chronic back injury.
Coming in, meanwhile, are seven new players.
Among the seven is 6-foot-6 sophomore forward Henry Foster. He
is back with the team aft~r sitting out a season. As a freshman during the
1978-79 season, Foster was a starter, getting seven points and five rebounds
a game and showing outstanding potential.
His return is <>ne of the reasons the Stags can be expected to be much
improved as <a rebounding team.
Another reason the Stags wiU be more potent under the hoop is a
~foot-8 junior forward named Rich Wejnert.
He is a transfer from the University of South Carolina who sat
out last season waiting to be eligible this year. Fairfield fans have been
waiting anxiously for Wejnert to become eligible.
There are sound reasons for their expectations. Wejnert was a bona
fide scholastic All-American at St. Anthony's high school in Jersey City,
N.J. He was highly recruited by the big schools, and chose South Carolina.
He started for the Gamecocks as a freshman. Midway into his
sophomore year he decided he would rather be closer to home.
Wejnert is a scorer and a rebounder, more help up front for coach
Barakat.
The addition of Foster and Wejnert will supplement the big man
corp of 6-foot-6 senior Mike Palazzi and centers Pete DeBisschop (~footH)
<and Mickey Herzing (6.Joot-10).
Palazzi is a three-year veteran and the most experienced player on
the team. DeBisschop started most games last year and Herzing (knock
on wood) has shaken the injury hex that has plagued him in the past.
There is one other forward, a 6-foot-6 freshman named Jerry Johnson.
He was a first team All-New York City selection and looks to be a strong
rebounder.
The Stags are deep in the guard spot with six people after playing
time.
Freshman Bobby Hurt is most impressive as the point guard. He
moves like a jet, handles the baU and penetrates, a pure point guard.
Veteran guards include Ken Daniels, a starter at point guard for
a while last year, Rich D'Antonio, a player who matured very weU over
the last seven games last year and Spencer Harrison a player who can get
points on the board in a hurry, and is t he top scorer returning from
last season. Mike Aldridge, a trallbier from Florida, adds depth to the
backcourt.
Freshman Joe Sharkey, a 6-foot 4 shooter will also see plenty of
action and he could also help out up front.
S<> there will be a lot of new faces, and they all can play. After last
year's lowly mark, things are looking up again at Fairfield.
40 Mike
Palazzi
~6, 218-pounds
Senior, Forward
Hometown:
Worcester, Mass.
Date of Birth:
April 1, 1959
Ma.jor: Accoun.ting
Capbain of the Stags, Mike is a three-year veteran, having played
in 76 games over the last three seasons _ .. Leading Fairfield rebounder
in seven games last year ... Had career high of 16 points in last year's
season opener against the University of Bridgepot-t ... Career high in
rebounds was 13 as Q sophomore against Boston College . . . Had 15
points (six-of-six from the floor) in regular season game at St. Peter's
... Top rebounder in ECAC playoff game at St. Peter's ... Only senior
on the team .. . Played scholastic basketball at St. John's in Shrewsbury,
Mass .... High school coach was Charlie Bibaud ... Son of Togo and
Virginia Palazzi ... Father was All-American at Holy Cross and played
several seasons in the NBA.
Year G FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB-AVG PTS-AVG
Fr. 23 18-37 .486 19-30 .633 41-1.8 55-2.4
So. 26 55-107 .5 14 15-25 .600 90-3.5 125-4.8
J r. 27 75-175 .429 35-50 .700 114-4.2 185-6.9
Totals 76 148-319 .464 69-105 .657 245-3.2 365-4.8
22
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Rich
Wejnert
6-8, 215 pound
Junior, Forward
Hometown:
Toms River, N.J.
Date of Birth:
June 23, 1959
Major: Finance
Stags' captain along with Mike Palazzi ... Transfer from the Unj.
versity of South Carolina ... Can score and rebound ... Has two full
seasons of eligibility remaining ... rated by Eastern Basketball Magazine
among the top two transfers eligible to play in the East this season . . .
Highly recr uited after very successful scholastic campaign at St. An-thony's
high school in Jersey City, N.J .... Impressive credentials in·
elude first team All-State, first team All-County and McDonald's scho·
lastic All-America ... Senior season slats at St. Anthony's include a 24
point per game average and 17 rebounds per game mark ... IDgh school
cooch was Bob Hurley ... Son of Louis and Marguerite Wejnert .
Lives in Fairfield with wife Gayle, who works for Citizen's Bank.
24 Rich
D'Antonio
6-4, 190-pounds
Junior, Guard
Hometown:
Lynbrook, N.Y.
Date of Birth:
August 22, 1960
Major: Economics
Big, strong guard, contending this season for the point guard spot
. . . Has also been positioned as the small forward ... His playing time
increased considerably over the final third of last season ... Rich drew
a starling assignment against Fordham and responded with career high
point effort of 14 ... Goes to the foul line ... Against Fordham
he was 10-of-12 from the foul line ... Good passer, gets the ball inside
well ... Had team high eight assists in ECAC playoff with St. Peter's
... Over the last seven games of last season Rich averaged 6.1 points
per game .. . All time leading scorer at Lynbrook High ... Scholastic
career high of 38 points against Malverne . . . High school coach was
Billy Metk:iff ... Son of Rita D'Antonio.
Year G FG-FGA FGo/o FT-FTA
Fr. 19 7-17 .412 5-9
So. 23 14-33 .424 33-45
Totals 42 21-50 .420 38-54
FTo/o
.556
.733
.704
REB-AVG
9-0.5
21-0.9
30.07
PTS-AVG
19-1.0
61-2.7
80.1.9
25 Ken
Daniels
6-3, 180-pounds
Junior, Guard
Hometown:
East Orange, N.J.
Date of Birth:
July 24, 1960
Major: Economics
Played as the Stags' number one point guard most of his sophomore
season . . . will be shifted to second guard spot this year . . . Low
shooting percentage last year from the floor not an accurate reading of
his shooting potential ... Over final four games of last season he was
10 of 16 from the floor, much higher than his season percentage ... In
season finale against St. Peter's in ECAC playoff, Ken made four-of
seven shots from long range ... Career high of 13 points against Stonehill
... Super game against Hofstra with 13 assists . .. Good speed and
jumping ability . . . Tenacious defensive player . . . Played scholastic
basketball at East Orange High School, one of New Jersey's finest progr.
ams ... High school coach was Kenny Macklin .. Son of Henry and
Gwen Daniels.
Year
Fr.
So.
Total
G
20
25
45
FG-FGA
6-12
28-83
34-95
FG%
.500
.337
.358
FT-FTA
3-5
26-36
29.41
FT%
.600
.722
.707
REB-AVG
4-0.2
27-1.1
31-07
PTS-AVG
15-0.8
82-3.3
97-2.2
13 Mickey
6-10, 230-pounds
Junior, Ce nter
Hometown:
Pawling, N.Y.
Date of Birth:
Dec. 10, 1958
Major:
Economics &
Education
Mickey Herzing's college basketball career has been a most frustrating
one indeed .. . An assortment of injuries, most notably to his left
knee, have kept him sidelined more often than n()t . . . His left knee has
had three operations, leaving virtually no cartilage le~ . . . The last
operation was in August of 1979 .. . Last year he played in 16 games
.. Pre-season practices have gone well, with no further injury to the
knee ... The swelling has remained minimal, as has the pain .. . Very
dedicated, works as hard as anyone on his game ... With a break health-wise,
he can become a very capable college center ... Aggressive, will
not shy away from the action under the boards ... Played scholastic
basketball at Trinity-Pawling Prep . . . Coach was Miles Hubbard . . .
Son of Wilhelmine A. Herzing.
Year G
Fr. 6
So. 16
Totals 22
FG-FGA
4-5
3-12
7-17
FG%
.800
.250
.412
FT-FTA
5-7
2-5
7-12
FT%
.714
.400
.583
REB-AVG
4-0.7
22-1.4
26-1.2
PTS-AVG
13-2.2
8-0.5
21-0.9
21 Mike
Aldridge
6-0, 170-pou nds
Sophomore, Guard
Hometown:
Wantagh, N.Y.
Date of Birth:
March 22, 1960
Major: Economics
Transfer student from the University of Florida . .. Three seasons
of eligibility remaining, including this season . .. A strong shooting
guard, can also play some point guard ... Saw limited action as a fresh-man
while at Florida . .. Played against Stags in 1978 Industrial National
Classic at Providence ... Best outing at Florida was a 14-point perfor-mance
in 17 minutes of playing time against Mississippi St·ate ... Played
scholastic basketball at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, L.I. . .
Team won three straight Long Island Catholic League titles . . . AllLeague
twice, League MVP as a senior ... Averaged 22 points a game
his senior season . . . Career high as scholastic player was 38 points,
scored against St. Anthony's . .. High School coach was Bob McKillop
... Son of William and Jane Aldridge.
53 Pete
DeBisschop
6-11 , 229-pounds
Sophomore, Center
Hometown:
Cheshire, Ct.
Date of Birth:
Oct. 21, 1961
Major: Economics
Pete started at center as a freshman for the Stags last season .. .
His progress was considered quite satisfactory by the coaching staff . . .
Averages of five points .and 3.5 rebounds are very good freshman stats
. .. Had a season high of 13 points ... Reached that figure twice, getting
13 in the Boys' Club Classic against Drexel and also against Montclair
State ... Also had a season high 10 rebounds against Drexel ... Had
eight rebounds and 12 points in fine effort in one-point loss to Holy
Cross in New Haven Coliseum ... He was five-of-seven from the floor
with six rebounds against Fordham's seven-footer Dud Tonga! .. . Pete
was a scholastic all-stater at Cheshire High School . . . Senior season
averages were 22 points and 14 rebounds, setting single season scoring
record with 523 points ... High school coach was Joe Chandler ...
Pete is the son of Peter and Elaine DeBisschop.
Year
Fr.
G
27
FG-FGA
62-129
FG%
.481
FT-FTA FT% REB-AVG PTS-AVG
19-34 .559 92-3.5 143-5.3
30 Henry
Foster
6-6, 21 5-pounds
Sophomore, Forward
Hometown:
Pl ainf ield, N.J.
Date of Birth:
Nov. 5, 1960
Major: Economics
Hank was a starter as a freshman, playing the first 20 games of the
1978-79 season ... Returning to the team this season, although he was
eligible to return for the second semester last year, after sitting out
academic probation ... Showed a great deal of potential as a freshman
... In college debut against North Texas Slate, had eight points (fourof-
six field goal attempts) and five rebounds ... Against Fordham. Hank
brought the Stags from behind with a career high 17 ooints (seven-ofnine
field goals) and eight rebounds ... Strong rebounder, aggressive
around the basket ... Against UConn made all six field goals tries . ..
Scored the winning basket at the buzzer to beat Delaware in Boys' Club
Classic, also had eight rebounds in that game ... Played scholastic ball
at Painfield High School . . . High school coach was Rico Parenti . ..
Son of Henry and Sharon Foster.
Year G FG·FGA FG% FT·FTA FT% REB·AVG PTS-AVG
(78-79)
Fr. 20 56-103 .544 29-46 .630 100.5.0 141-7.0
20 Spencer
Harrison
6-0, 180-pounds
Sophomore, Guard
Hometown:
Waterbury, Ct.
Date of Birth:
Nov. 29, 1960
Major: Economics
Very impressive freshman season, brought to an early end by a
hand injury in 22nd game of season ... Against Seton Hall was knocked
into the front row of the bleachers under the basket and suffered broken
thumb ... Third leading scorer on team last year, leading scorer r&urning
for this season ... Game's top scorer twice, with career high of 18
against Montclair State and 14 against Drexel ... Also had 16 against
Boston University and Marist ... Capable of getting points on the board
quickly ... Six-for-10 .from long range against UConn ... Five-for-five
from floor against Bridgeport in college cage debut .. . From Holy Cross
high in Waterbury . . . Broke all school scoring records, with 1,290 in
three seasons and 798 as a senior .. . Top scorer in Connecticut as high
school senior with 29.9 per game average ... First team All-State, AllCounty
and All-League ... High school coach was Tim McDonald .. .
Son of Arthur and Margaret Harrison.
Year
Fr.
G
22
FG-FGA
72-178
FG%
.404
FT-FTA
41-59
FT%
.695
REB-A VG PTS-A VG
40-1 .8 185-8.4
10
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Bobby
Hurt
5-11 , 160 pounds
Freshman, Guard
Hometown:
Montclair, N.J.
Date of Birth:
April 5, 1962
Major: Liberal Arts
A pure point guard, quick as lightning, can direct the fast break or
set up an offense 0 0 0 Could be a starter from the first game on 0 0 0 Size
could be a handicap, but speed may just overcome that 0 0 0 Loves to
play the game, very enthusiastic player, capable of leading team even
as a freshman o 0 0 Not just a ball handler. can also shoot with accuracy
from the outside 0 0 0 Highly regarded scholastic player in New Jersey
0 0 0 First team All-County and third team All-State 0 0 0 Averaged 19.1
points per game as a senior, five rebounds and team was 19·4 0 0 0 Career
high of 28 points came twice, against Passaic Valley and East Orange
o 0 0 Had a 10 rebound game against East Orange 0 0 0 Captained the New
Jersey All-Star team that appeared in the Bridgeport JCC Schoolboy
Classic 0 0 0 Broke all assists records at Montclair High School 0 0 0 High
school cooch was Bob Lester 0 0 0 He is the son of Robert Willis and
Edith Hurt.
52 Jerry
Johnson
6-6, 208 pounds
Freshma-n, Forward
Hometown:
New York City
Date of Birth:
Nov. 3, 1962
Major: Marketing
Comes to Fairfield with outstanding scholastic credentials . . . A
first team All-New York City selection by both the New York Daily
News and the New York Post ... Averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds
a game for Rice High School in the City . .. Team had a 20-8 record his
senior year . . . Scored a career high of 27 points against Mater Christi
... Had a career high of 17 rebounds against Cardinal Hayes ... Very
good rebounding instincts, goes after the ball .. . Coaches feel that he
can step right in and help the Stags in the front court ... Jerry is a
National Honor Society student ... Was impressive in scholastic tournaments
last year ... MVP in the Long Island Lutheran Tournament ...
All-Tourney pick in both the Mount Vernon Classic and the Norfolk (Va.)
Catholic High School tournament ... Played under coach Harry Barile
at Rice ... Son of Jerry and Paulette Johnson.
34 Joe
Sharkey
6-4, 205 pounds
Freshman, Guard
Hometown:
Bayonne, N.J.
Date of Birth:
May 11, 1962
Major: Liberal Arts
Prolific shooter, excelJent range on the jumper ... Scored 23 points
a game last season for Marist High School in Bayonne . .. Team reached
the finals of the New Jersey Parochial Class "A" State tournament ...
Also (.>Ulled down 13 rebounds a game ... First team All-Hudson County
selectiOn ... Winner of Sloan Memorial A ward as Bayonne's outstanding
athlete ... Outstanding scorer even as high school junior with 19 point
per game average ... Can also play some small fonvard with his size
and aggressive style . . . Scored a scholastic career high of 43 points
against Lincoln high school ... Had a career high of 22 rebounds against
Bergen Catholic ... Considered to be one of the best outside shooters
ever recruited to Fairfield ... Zone busting potential ... Another
freshman who could step right into the lineup and play ... Played at
Marist under coach James Devaney .. . Son of Charles and Elizabeth
Sharkey.
14
42
23
6-1, 180-pounds
Freshman guard
Philadelphia, Pa.
Terry
Carter
Terry Carter was the starting point guard
on the Overbrook High School team in Philadelphia
last season. That club was considered the
finest high school combine in the country with
6-foot-10 center Tony Costner, the Dapper Dan
MVP now at St. Joseph in Philly.
Carter .averaged eight points and three rebounds
a game, with a career high of 17 points.
He is a liberal arts major.
5-10, 162-pounds
Freshman guard
New York City
Pat
Dunleavy
Pat played last year at Power Memorial High
School in New York City.
He played the point guard spot, scoring seven
points a game with a season high of 13 markers
against LaSalle.
Pat is a pre-med major.
5-10, 150-pounds
Freshman guard
Teaneck, N.J.
Tom
Landers
Tom played varsity basketball and tennis at
Don Bosco Prep in Rumsey. N.J.
Last season he had an outstanding campaign,
getting 17 points a game with a season high of 29
against Suffern, N.Y.
Tom was a second team All-<Jounty pick at
Don Bosco and he is majoring in business at
Fairfield.
1980-81 Stags
No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age C'lass Hometown High School
10 Robert Hurt G 5-11 160 18 Fr. Montclair, N.J. Montclair
13 Mickey Herzing c 6-10 230 21 Jr. Pawling, N.Y. Trinity-Pawling
14 Terry Carter G 6-1 180 18 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. Overbrook
20 Spencer Harrison G 6-0 180 20 So. Waterbury, Ct. Holy Cross
21 Mike Aldridge G 6-0 170 20 So. Wantagh, N.Y. Holy Trinity
22 Rich Wejnert F 6-8 215 21 Jr. Toms River, N.J. St. Anthony's
23 Tom Landers G 5-10 150 18 Fr. Teaneck, N.J. Don Bosco Prep
24 Rich D'Antonio G 6-4 190 20 Jr. Lynbrook, N.Y. Lynbrook
25 Ken Daniels G 6-3 180 20 Jr. East Orange, N.J. East Orange
30 Henry Foster F 6-6 215 20 So. Plainfield, N.J. Plainfield
34 Joe Sharkey G 6-4 205 18 Fr. Bayonne, N.J. Marisrt
40 Mike Palazzi F 6-6 218 21 Sr. Worcester, Mass. St. John's Prep
42 Pat Dunleavy G 5-10 162 18 Fr. New York, N.Y. Power Memorial
52 Jerry Johnson F 6-6 208 17 Fr. New York, N.Y. Rice High School
53 Pete DeBisschop c 6-11 229 19 So. Cheshire, Ot. Cheshire
Front row: Tom Landers, Pat Dunleavy, Bobby Hurt, oo-captain Mik.e Palazzi, c~aptain Rich Wejnert, Spencer
Harriso.n, Mike Aldridge. Standing: trainer Phil Samko, manager Paul Holmes, manager Greg Mathis, Ken Daniels,
Joe Sharkey, Jerry Johnson, Mickey Herzing, Pete DeBisschop, Henry Foster, Rich D'Antonio, Terry Carter, associate
coach Jack Phelan, assistant coach Jim Kish, aasistant coach Bob Baroni, head coach Fred Barakat.
Tournaments For The Stags
This year Fairfield will take part in three in-season tournaments,
including the season-opener at the IPTA Y Classic .at Clemson.
The Stags will meet Rice University in the first game of the tournament
and the first game of the 1980-81 season.
Later in the season (Dec. 29-30) the Stags will be playing in the
Inaugural Elm City Classic at the New Haven Coliseum.
Joining Fairfield in that event will be Iowa State, coached by former
Michigan coach Johnny Orr, Brown University and East Carolina. This
event promises to be an outstanding one ·and the Coliseum plans to make
this one of the premiere holiday tournaments in the East.
On Jan. 2-3 the Stags will play host to the Bankers' Classic. On the
Fairfield campus, a tournament previously called the Boys' Club Classic.
Northeastern, Rider and Towson State will make up the field.
Since Fred Barakat took over as the head coach at Fairfield in 1970,
the Stags have played in some of the top tournaments in the country.
Among the tournaments Fairfield has played in .are the Quaker
City Classic in Philadelphia, the Holiday Festival at Madison Square
Garden, the Industrial National Classic in Providence, the Milwaukee
Classic at Marquette, the Motor City Classic in Detroit, the Miami Beach
Classic, the Joe Lapchick Tournament at St. John's, the New Orleans
Classic, the Virgini•a Commonwealth Classic and the Hall of Fame Classic
in Springfield.
The Stags won the New Orleans Classic (1978) and finished second in
the Lapchick Tournament (1976) and the Motor City Classic (1973).
Fairfield has also won three of four Boys' Club Classic titles. This
year's first "Bankers' Classic" is co-sponsored by a group of Fairfield
County Banks, with proceeds still directed to the Boys' Clubs o.f Bridgeport.
-----Friday, Saturday, Nov. 28-29-----
----at IPTAY CLASSIC, Clemson, S.C.---
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Location: Clemson, S.C.
Nickname: Tigers
Head coach: Bill Foster
Graduate of: Carson Newman, 1956
Season: Sixth
Record: 9747
Location: Houston, Texas
Nickname: Owls
Head Coach: Mike Schuler
Graduate of: Ohio University, 1962
Season: Fourth
Record: 18-61
Overall Record: 295-117, 15 seasons
Record last year: 23-9
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Series record vs. Stags: 0.()
Conference: Atlantic Coast
AD: Bill McLellan
SID: Bob Bradley
Phone: Office (803) 656-2114
SID's Home: (803) 654-5419
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Larry Nance Sr. 6-10
Horace Wyatt Jr. 6-10
Fred Gilliam So. 6-8
Avg.
13.9
8.0
6.6
Overall record: 31·123, six seasons
Record last year: 6-23
Last year vs. Stags: did not meet
Series vs. Stags: (}.{)
Conference: Southwest
AD~ Augie Erfurth
SID: Bill Whitmore
Phone: Office (713) 5274034
SID's Home: (713) 782-7928
Top Players
Ricky Pierce
Bobby Tudor
Kenny Austin
Cl. Ht.
Jr. 6-5
Jr. 6-5
So. 6-8
Avg.
19.2
11.8
10.8
(lOHXELJ, l ' .\'IJ'f<,'US/'IT --------- -
Location: Ithaca, N.Y.
Nickname: Big Red
Head Coach: Tom Miller
Graduate of: Army, 1970
Season: First
Record last year: 5-19
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Last meeting: 1974-75, F, 86-76
Series record vs. Stags: F, 2-0
Conference: Ivy League
AD: Dick Schultz
SID~ Dave Wohlhueter
Phone: Office (607) 256-3752
SID's Home: (607) 273-5891
Top Players
Larry Oeding
Mike Allen
Mike Lucas
Cl. Ht.
Jr. 6-7
Sr. 6-3
Sr. 6-7
Avg.
7.5
11.0
13.8
---- Wednesday, Dec. 3, 8:00 p.m.
---C.Yl1TRSTTI" OF RHTTJ(JF:POHT ---
Location: Bridgeport, Ct.
Nickname: PurplP. Knights
Head Coach: Brur.e Webster
Graduate of: Rutgers, 1959
Season: 16th
Record~ 247-115
Record last year: 14-13
Last year vs. Stags: F, 102-66
Series vs. Stags: F, 38-13
Conference: Independent
AD: Francis W. Poisson
SID: Richard P. Ondek
Phone: Office (203) 576-4527
SID's Home: (203) 268-5049
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Carlton Hurdle Sr. 6-5
Steve Markoski Jr. 6-5
Kevin O'Neill Sr. 6-2
Avg.
20.6
16.2
10.5
----- Saturday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.----_.
JR.lfr
Head Coach: Pete GaudP.t
Graduate of: BU, 1966
Season: First
Record last year: 9-17
Last year vs. Stags: F, 52-51
Series rP.cord vs. Stags:· F, 3-0
Conference: ECAC Met New York
AD: Carl F. Ullrich
SID: Bob Kinney
Phone: OfficP. (914) 938-3303
SID's Home: (914) 564-0696
Top Players
Bob Brown
Marty Coyne
Mike Spencer
Cl.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Ht. Avg.
6-5 16.4
6-5 15.6
6-3 7.6
--Tuesday, Dec. 9, Hartford Civic Center, 8:00p.m. -
--- ------CCO-:.lN---------
Location: Storr s, Ot
Nickname: Huskies
Head Coach: Dom PPrno
Graduate of: UConn, 1964
Season: Fourth
Record: 52-32
Record last year: 20-9
Last year vs. Stags: UC, 66-57
Series record vs. Stags: UC, 7-3
Conference: Big East
AD: John Toner
SID: Joe Soltys
Phone: Office (203) 486-3531
SID's Home: (203) 4294004
Top Players Cl. Ht. Avg.
l\1ike McKay Jr. 6-5 16.7
Corny Thompson Jr. ~ 15.8
Chuck Aleksinas J r. 6-11 Trans
-----Thursday, Dec. 11, 8:00 p.m.-----
--- --STONEHILL COLLEGE-- - --
Location: North Easton, Mass.
Nickname: Chieftains
Head Coach: Tom Folliard
Graduate of: Providence, 1962
Season: Third
Record: 30-22
Overall record: 204-110, 12 seasons
Record last year: 18-10
Last year vs. Stags: F, 84-63
Series vs. Stags: F, 19-1
Conference: Northeast Seven
AD: Tom Folliard
SID: Robert F. Richards
Phone: Office (617) 238-1081
SID's home: (617) 583-4119
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Bob Reitz So. 6-4
Ted Stephens Sr. 6-3
Roland Fiore So. 6-4
Avg.
14.0
12.5
12.0
--- - --Monday, Dec. 22, 8:00 p.m.-----
-------at SETOY HALL-------
Location: South Oran_ge, N.J.
Nickname: Pirates
Head Coach: Bill Raftery
Graduate of: LaSalle, 1964
Season: 11th
Record: 143-125
Overall record: 209-167, 15 years
Record last year: 14-13
Last year vs. Stags: SHU, 63-62
Series vs. StJags: SHU, 11-5
Conference: Big East
AD: Richard Regan
SID: Larry Keefe
Phone: Office (201) 762-9000
SID's home: (201) 731-7026
Top Players Cl.
Dan Callandrillo Jr.
Daryl Devero Jr.
Howard McNeil Jr.
Ht. Avg.
6-2 19.4
6-6 17.4
6-9 12.5
-----Wednesday, Jan. 7, 8:00 p.m.-----
- ----- at I ONA COJJ,EGE -------
Location: New Rochelle, N.Y.
Nickname: Gaels
Head Coach: Pat Kennedy
Graduate of: Kings, 1975
Season: First
Record last year: 29-5
Last year vs. Stags: I, 74-53
Series record vs. Stags: I, 16-12
Conference: ECAC Met New York
AD: Rick Mazzuto
SID: Ron Bertovich
Phone: Office (914) 636-2100
SID's Home: (914) 235-3538
Top Players
Kevin Vesey
Jeff Williams
Gary Springer
Cl.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Ht. Avg.
6-10 2.5
6-4 3.0
6-7
----Monday, Tuesday, December 29-30 ----
--EL.ll CITY CLA SI C) Neu- !Im;en Coliseum--
BROTVS CSIVERSTTr ------ -----
Location: Providence, R.I.
Nickname: Bruins
Head Coach: Joe Mullaney
Graduate of: Holy Cross, 1949
Season: Third
Record: 20-32
Overall record: 309-131, 17 seasons
Record last year : 12-14
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Last meeting: 1975-76, B, 73-67
Series record vs. Stags: 1-1
Conference: Ivy League
AD: John Parry
SID: Phil Langan
Phone: Office (401) 863-2219
Top Players Ct. Ht.
Bob Stanley Sr. 6-7
Scott McCarthy Sr. 6-6
Ira James So. 6-4
Avg.
8.0
6.8
7.4
EAST CAROLINA------- -----
Location: Greenville, N.C.
Nickname: Pirates
Head Coach: Dave Odum
Graduate of: Guilford, 1965
Season: Second
Record: 16-11
Record last year: 16-11
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Last meeting: 1968-69, EC, 93-77
Series vs. Stags: 1-1
Conference: Independent
AD: Dr. Keean Karr
SID: Keen Smith
Phone: Office (919) 757-6491
SID's Home: (919) 756-8639
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Michael Gibson Jr. 6-8
David Underwood Jr. 6-6
Mark McLauran Jr. 6-6
Avg.
5.9
5.0
2.0
TOWA STA'l'E "CNIFERSiTY--- -------
Location: Ames, Iowa
Nickname: Cyclones
Head Coach: J ohnny Orr
Graduate of: Beloit, Wis.
Season: First
overaii record: 248-1~, 15 seasons
Record last year: 11-15
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Series vs. Stags: 0-0
Conference: Big Eight
AD: Lou McCullough
SID: Butch Henry
Phone: Office (515) 294-3372
SID's Home: (515) 232-3243
Top Players Cl. Ht. Avg.
Robert Estes Jr. 6-6 12.4
Charles Harris Sr. 6-3 6.1
J on Ness Sr. 6-2 6.5
------Friday-Saturday, Jan. 2-3 ------
----BANKERS' CLASSIC, at Fairfield ---
Location: Towson, Md.
Nickname: Tigers
Head Coach: Vince Angotti
Graduate of: Lock Haven, 1961
Season: 14th
Record: 201-126
Record last year: 10-16
Last year vs. Stags: TSU, 54-52
Series vs. Stags: TSU, 1·0
Conference: ECAC South
AD: Joseph H. McMullen
SID: Peter Schlehr
Phone: -Office (301) 321-2232
SID's Home: (301) 838-9221
Top Players
Donald Leslie
J oe Miller
Mark Cooley
Cl.
So.
Sr.
So.
Ht.
6-2
6~
6-5
Avg.
10.8
8.5
5.2
.YOHTT!F:ASTF:RX c~r!T"ER, JTr-- -----Location:
Boston, :Mass.
Nickname: Huskies
Head Coach: James Calhoun
Graduate of : AlC, 1967
Season: Ninth
Record: 115-90
Record last year: 19-8
Last year vs. Sbags: Did not meet
Last meeting: 1974-75, NU, 67-61
Series vs. Stags: NU, 2-1
Conference: ECAC North
AD: Joe Zabilski
SID: Jack Grinold
Phone: Office (617) 437-2691
SID's Home: (617) 782-5268
Top Players Cl. · Ht.
Pete Harris Sr. 6-1
Perry Moss Jr. 6·2
Chip Rucker Sr. 6-7
Avg.
20.8
11.3
11.0
Hl!JF:R COLT,EGF: -------------
Location: Lawrenceville, N.J .
Nickname: Broncos
Head Coach: John Carpenter
Graduate of: Penn State, 1958
Season : 15th
Record: 177-186
Record last year: 10-18
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Last meeting: 1975-76, RC, 70-58
Series record: F, 11-7
Conference: East Coast Conference
AD: John B. Carpenter
SfD: Peter Manetas
Phone: Office (609) 896-5138
SID's Home: (609) 392-1266
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Ray Burke So. 6-3
Tom O'Hara So. 6-3
Vaughn Coats So. 6-5
Avg.
9.6
8.7
8.2
- Sat., Jan. 17, home, 7:30 & Tues., Feb. 3, away, 8 p.m.-
- ----ST. PETER'S COTJjEGE - ----
Location: Jersey City, N.J.
Nickname: Peacocks
Head Coach: Bob Dukiet
Graduate of: Boston College, 1970
Season: Second
Record last year: 22-9
Series record vs. Stags: SPC, 15-13
Last year: SPC, 64-44 & 54-42
Conference: ECAC Met New York
AD: John B. Wilson
SID: Richard Ensor
Phone: Office (201) 333-4400
SID's Home: (201) 333-4657
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Kevin Rogers Sr. 6-6
Mark Murphy Sr. 6-4
William Brown Jr. ~
Avg.
13.3
11.0
7.2
-----Monday, Jan. 19, 8:00 p.m. - --- -
- --- -BOSTON f'SIVERSITY -----
Location: Boston, Mass.
Nickname: Terriers
Head Coach: Rick Pitino
Graduate of: UMass, 1974
Season: Third
Record: 38-18
Record last year: 21-9
Last year vs. Stags: BU, 92-72
Series vs. Stags: F, 4-3
Conference: ECAC North
AD: John Simpson
SID: Ed Carpenter
P'hone: Office (617) 353-2872
SID's Home: (617) 731-2936
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Johnnie Ray Wall Jr. 6-2
Arturo Brown So. 6-5
Tony Sims So. 6-5
Avg.
8.6
8.0
Trans
---- - Wednesday, Jan. 21 , 8:00p.m. - ---
----JJO:VTCLAIR STATF: COLLEGE----
Location: Upper Montclair. N.J.
Nickname: Indians
Head Coach: Oliver Gelston
Graduate of: Panzer, 1953
Season: 13th
Record: 185-134
Overall record: 310-195, 25 seasons
Rec-ord last year: 9-12
Last year vs. Stags: F, 101-72
Series record vs. Stags: F, 4-{)
Conference: New Jersey State
AD: William P. Dioguardi
SID: James Daly
Phone: Office (201) 893-5249
Top Players
Jeff Johnson
Ed Riche
Pete Glacy
Cl.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Ht.
64
6-4
6-7
Avg.
21.6
13.6
9.4
--Sat., Jan. 24, away, 8:00p.m. & Wed., Feb. 11,
home, 8:00 p.m.
---------F'ORDHAM---------
··,
Location: Bronx, N.Y.
Nickname: Rams
Head Coach: Tom Penders
Graduate of: UConn, 1969
Season: Third
Record: 18-39
Overall record: 115-117, 9 years
Record last year: 11-17
Last year vs. Stags: F, 85-70
Series vs. Stags: Fordham, 6-5
Conference: ECAC Met New York
AD: Dave Rice
SID: Larry Baldwin
Phone: Office (212) 733-6052
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Bill Calhoun Jr. 6-6
Ed Bona So. 6-8
Mark Murphy So. 6-1
Avg.
12.0
8.8
8.7
-----Tuesday, J an. 27, 8:00 p.m.
------YALE UNIVERSITY------
Location: New Haven, Ot.
Nickname: Elis, Bulldogs
Head Coach: Ray Oarazo
Graduate of: Penn, 1964
Season: Sixth
Record: 48-82
Record last year: 16-10
Last year vs. Stags: Y, 77-72
Series vs. Stags: 2-2
Conference: Ivy League
AD: Dr. Frank Ryan
SID: Larry Eldridge
Phone: Office (203) 436-1646
SID's Home: (203) 86f>.6410
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Steve Leondis So. 6-4
Tim Daaleman Jr. 6-8
Regis O'Keefe Sr. 6-0
Avg.
15.9
13.1
7.6
Saturday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.----------
CANISIUS COLLEGE------
Location: Buffalo, N.Y.
Nickname: Golden Griffins
Head Coach: Nick Macarchuk
Graduate of: Fairfield, 1964
Season: Fourth
Record: 32-47
Record last year: 13-14
Last year vs. Stags: C, 79-69
Series record vs. Sbags: F, 13-7
Conference: ECAC North
AD: Dr. Daniel Starr
SID: Jerry Kissel
Phone: Office (716) 883-7000
SID's Home: (716) 895-1859
Top Players
Barry Moore
Brian Toohey
Glenn Dixon
Cl.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Ht.
6-6
6-8
6-8
Avg.
12.8
8.9
6.2
-----Friday, Feb. 13, 8:00p.m.-----
- --D.S. ISTERYATIOSAL UXIVER ITY- --
Location: San Diego, Ca.
Nickname: Gulls
Head Coach: Fred Goss
Graduate of: UCLA, 1966
Season: Second
Record: 7-18
Record last year: 7-18
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Series record vs. Stags: 0-0
Conference: Independent
AD: Dr. AI S. Palmiotto
SID: Diedre Moriarity
Phone: Office (714) 271-4300
Top Players
John Greer
Don Robinson
Mark Bryant
Cl.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Ht.
6-7
6-8
6-5
Avg.
9.2
8.7
7.9
Monday, Feb. 16, 8:00 p.m.
----at NOTRE DAME U.VJVERSITY - - --
Location: South Bend, lnd.
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Head Coach: Digger Phelps
Graduate of: Rider, 1963
Season: Ninth
Record: 183·78
Overall record: 209.S1, 10 seasons
Record last year: 22-6
Last year vs. Stags: NO, 69-59
Sel'ies record vs. Stags: NO, 1-0
Conference: Independent
AD: Edward W. Krause
SID: Roger 0. Valdiserri
Phone: Office (219) 283-7516
SID's Home: (219) 277--3523
Top Players Cl.
Tracy J ackson Sr.
Kelly Tripucka Sr.
Orlando Woolridge Sr.
Ht.
6-6
6-6
6-9
Avg.
15.1
18.0
12.2
-----Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:00 p.m.-----
---HOLY CROSS, at .lladison qum·e Ga1·de11 ---
Location: Worchester, l\1ass.
Nickname: Crusaders
Head Coach: George Blaney
Graduate of: Holy Cross, 1961
Season: Ninth
Record: 138-88
Overall record: 202-147, 13 years
Record last year: 19-11
Last year vs. Stags: HC, 59·57
Series record vs. Stags: HC, 11-7
Conference: ECAC Nortb
AD: Ronald Perry
SID: Dave Senko
Phone: Office (617) 793-2583
SID's Home: (617) 799-6897
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Garry Witts Sr. 6-7
Ernie Floyd So. 6-9
Kevin Greaney Jr. 6-5
Avg.
11.6
9.7
8.1
(NOTE: Second game Is Seton Hall vs. Rutgers, 9 p.m.)
----- Saturday, Feb. 21 , 8:00p.m.-----
--- - ---at RUTGERS--------
Location: New Brunswick, N.J.
Nickname: Scarlet Knights
Head Coach: Tom Young
Graduate of: Maryland, 1958
Season: 8th
Record: 149-57
Overall record: 344-182, 20 years
Record last year: 14-14
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Series record: 0-0
Conference: Eastern Athletic
AD: Frederick E. Gruninger
SID: Robert E. Smi th
Phone: Office (201) 932-7971
SID's Home: (201) 5454126
Top Players Cl. Ht.
Kelvin Troy Sr. 6-5
Roy Hinson So. 6-9
Clarence Tillman Jr. 6-7
Avg.
18.9
9.7
Trans
-----Tuesday, Feb. 24, 8:00 p.m.-----
-----F AIRLR!GJJ DICKINSON-----
Location: Rutherford, N.J.
Nickname: Knights
Head Coach: J. Donald Feeley
Graduate of: Bridgeport, 1961
Season: First
Overall record: 240-111, 13 seasons
Record last year: 13-14
Last year vs. Stags: Did not meet
Last meeting: 1973-74, F. 62-44
Series record vs. Stags: F, 13-6
Conference: ECAC Met New York
AD: Stan Wright
SID: Jim Ogle, Jr.
Phone: Office (201) 692-2244
SID's Home: (201) 549-4615
Top Players
Ken Webb
Paul Jackson
Glenn Snape
Cl.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Ht. Avg.
6-7 13.7
6-7 11.9
6-{) 7.4
-----Saturday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.--- - -
-----MANHATTAN COLLEGE----- -
Location: Riverdale, N.Y.
Nickname: Jaspers
Head Coach: Brian Mahoney
Graduate of: Manhattan, 1971
Season: Third
Record: 10-42
Record last year: 4-22
Last year vs. Stags: F, 56-55
Series record vs. Stags: 8-8
Conference: ECAC Met New York
AD: John J. Powers
SID: Paul Schneider
Phone: Office (212) 548-1400
SID's Home: (212) 548-1183
Top Players Cl.
John Leonard Jr.
Deucey Hughes Sr.
Brinton Huggins Jr.
Ht. Avg.
6-1 13.0
6-2 8.7
6-5 6.8
Metro Atlantic Conference
The basketball season next year, the 1981-a2 campaign, will offer
a dynamic new dimension for Fairfield University and its fans.
Next year rthe Stags will be playing in the newly-formed Metro
Atlantic Conference. Joining Fairfield in this conference will be Army,
Iona, Manhattan. St. Peter's and Fordham.
The Stags will be meeting each of the other five conference teams
twice, on a home-and-home basis. In addition a post season playoff will
be conducted to crown the conference champion.
It is hoped that in the future, the Metro Atlantic Conference champion
will be awarded an automatic berth to the NCAA basketball tournament.
The Metro Atlantic Conference will be eligible for consideration
for an automatic bid in the 1983-84 season.
All six schools will continue to be members of the Eastern Colle~e
Athletic Conference (ECAC), although beginning next season they will
not take part in ECAC regional basketball playoffs.
"We are very happy after many months of hard work that we have
been able to develop such an attractive array of academic institutions
with outstanding reputations as major college basketball schools," said
Fairfield athletic director C. Donald Cook.
"We expect to have .a well-balanced, COilll>etitive league in a common
geographic area and have the distinction of sharing with all of the
schools comparable philosophical and academic attitudes toward inter-collegiate
athletics," Cook said, "and in addition, the conference will
form a sound competitive base from which we can develop our brood
base sports programs."
"I'm really excited about playing in the new conference," said Fairfield
head coach Fred Barakat, "I believe the conference will enhance
the spirit and enthusiasm of the students, players and alumni and only
lead to very positive results."
In announcing the formation of the Metro Atlantic Conference this
past October, the group also announced that Jim McDermott will serve
as the acting commissioner of the conference.
McDermott served 25 years as the basketball coach and athletic director
at Iona College.
While the conference currently has six members, there are several
other schools showing a strong interest in coming aboard, and it is possible
that there could be more than six by the time the conference
begins play next season.
The Record Book
SINGLE GAME - INDIVIDUAL
' lOST POINTS 41, George Groom, vs. Assumption, 1972
:\lOST FIELD GOALS 18, George Groom, vs. Assumption, 1972
18, George Groom, vs. Holy Cross, 1972
:\lOST FREE THROWS 15, Mark Young, vs. Delaware, 1979
15, Mark Young, vs. St. Peter's, 1979
15, Wayne Gibbons, vs. Iona, 1969
15, Wayne Gibbons, vs. Vermont, 1969
15, Jim Pavel, vs. Merrimack, 1959
:\lOST REBOUNDS 28, Art Crawford, vs. AIC, 1960
:\lOST ASSISTS ........... 23, John Ryan, vs. William & Mary, 1973
THE RECORD BOOK (Cont.)
SINGLE GAME - TEAM
MOST POINTS ........... ...... .... .... ....•..... 123, vs. Holy Cross, 1978
FEWEST POINTS 31, vs. Providence, 1977
MOST FIELD GOALS ...... . ... 49, vs. Merrimack, 1958
MOST FREE THROWS .... ... 42, vs. Merrimack, 1956
HfGHEST FG PERCENTAGE .686 (46/ 67) vs. St. Francis, N.Y., 1975
HIGHEST FT PERCENTAGE ... 1.000 (11!11) vs. Providence, 1965
MOST REBOUNDS H············-························ ............... 88, vs. Bridgeport, 1966
SINGLE SEASON - INDIVIDUAL
MOST POINTS HH··········· ·············-····-····-· ............. ..... 546, ~ank Magaletta, 69-70
MOST FIELD GOALS ........... ... .... 224, George Groom, 71-72
MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
MOST FREE THROWS .....
MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED
MOST REBOUNDS ......... .
MOST ASSISTS ................... ... •
HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE
224, Frank Magaletta, 69-70
511, Frank Magaletta, 69-70
193, A1ark Young, 78-79
. .... 283, Mark Young, 78-79
_ .•..... 404..t Alike Branch, 63-64
·- ..... 3u1, John Ryan, 73-74
........... 21.2, Mike Branch, 63-64
21.2, George Groom, 71-72
HIGHEST REBOUNDING AVERAGE 18.2, Art Crawford, 59-60
HIGHEST ASSIST AVERAGE ............. 11.6, John Ryan, 73-74
HIGHEST FT PERCENTAGE ..... .. .... .892 (116/130), Joe DeSantis, 76-77
HIGHEST FG PERCENTAGE ...................... . 629 (149/ 237), Mark Young, 77-78
CAREER - INDIVIDUAL
MOST POINTS ......... .. . .......... 1,916, Joe DeSantis, 75-79
MOST FIELD GOALS ...... 727, Joe DeSantis, 75-79
MOST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1,483, Joe DeSantis, 75-79
HIGHEST FG PERCENTAGE .558, Mark Young, 75-79
MOST FREE THROWS .543, Mark Young, 75-79
MOST FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 697, Mark Young, 75-79
HIGHEST FT PERCENTAGE .849, Joe DeSantis, 75-79
MOST REBOUNDS ........ ... .. 978, Mike Branch, 63-66
MOST ASSISTS .......... ...... . 675, John Ryan, 71-74
HIGHEST SCORING PERCENTAGE 19.8, George Groom, 70-73
HIGHEST REBOUNDING AVERAGE ... 16.3, Mike Branch, 63-66
SINGLE GAME - OPPONENT
MOST POINTS (Team) .............. .. . ................... 122, Holy Cross, 1961
FEWEST POINTS (Team) ............ , ............................... 37, Hillyer, 1948, 1951
37, Concordia, 1950
MOST FIELD GOALS (Team) ... .... 49, Holy Cross, 1961
MOST FREE THROWS (Team) ........ 37, East Carolina, 1969
MOST REBOUNDS (Team) 65, St. Bonaventure, 1969
MOST POINTS (Individual) 48, Elvin Hayes, Houston, 1968
MOST FIELD GOALS (Individual) 18, Elvin Hayes, Houston, 1968
18, Ed Siudat, Holy Cross, 1968
MOST FREE THROWS Ondividual) 16. Bob Singer, Brooklyn, Col., 1960
MOST REBOUNDS (Individual) 28, Marvin Barnes, Providence, 1972
MOST ASSISTS (Individual) 14, Jim Schofield, Canisius, 1974
14, Tom Haggerty, St. Joseph, 1976
SINGLE SEASON - TEAM
MOST POINTS ........................................................................................ .
SCORING AVERAGE ...................................................................... ..
MOST FIELD GOALS ... ....... ... .. . ........................................... .
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
MOST FREE THROWS
MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED
2336
86.5
864
.540
.770
608
809
77-78
77-78
77-78
78-79
78-79
77-78
77-78
Series Records With All Opponents
Acadia 1-0 A1ar shall 2-0
Adelphi ~5 Massachusetts 3-3
Albright 0-1 Merrimack 4-0
AIC 6-1 Mt. St. Mary 0-1
American 3·3 Murra~ State 0-1
Army 3-0 Monte air State 4-0
Arnold 46 New Haven 12-1
Assumption 6-13 New York A.C. 1-6
Baltimore 0-0 NYU 1-0
Biscayne 0-1 New Hampshire 2-0
Boston College 9-17 Newark 1-0
Boston University 43 New Orleans 1-0
Bridgeport 29-13 Niagara 3-6
Brooklyn 7-4 Northeastern 1-2
Brooklyn Poly Tech 2-2 Nor thwestern 1-0
Brown 1-1 North Texas State 1-0
Buffalo 4-0 Notre Dame 0-1
California 1-0 Ohio University 2-1
Canisius 13-7 Pittsburgh 0-1
Catholic 1-0 Penn State 0-1
Central Conn. 12-3 Pratt 2-1
Central Michigan 1-0 Providence ~27
CCNY 5-0 Quonset Point 1-1
Cleveland State 2-0 Rhode Island 0-2
Colgate 1-1 Rider 11-7
Concordia 1-0 Rochester 1-0
Connecticut 3·7 St. Anselm's 6-10
Cornell 2-0 St. Bonaventure ~12
Cortland State 0-2 St. Francis (N.Y.) 12-7
Curry 1-0 St. Francis (Pa.) ~5
C.W. Post 0-1 St. John's 0-3
Dayton 0.2 St. Joseph (P.a.) 4-10
Delaware 1-0 St. Leo Q-1
Detroit 1-1 St. Mary's (Calif.) 1-1
Drexel 1-0 St. Michael's ~2
Drexel Tech 1-0 St. Peter's 13-15
Duquesne 2-4 St. Thomas Seminary 1-0
East Carolina 1-1 Seton Hall ~11
Eastern Conn. 4-0 Siena 3-0
F-airleigh Dickinson 13-6 South Alabama 0-1
Florida 0-1 South Carolina 0-3
Fordham 5-6 Southern Conn. 14-1
Georgetown 4-11 Sprintfield 0-1
Hawaii 1-1 Stone ill 19-1
Hillyer 7-0 Texas A&M 0-1
Hofstra 9-4 Towson State 0..1
Holy Cross 7-11 Tufts ()..1
Houston 0-1 Tulane 1-0
Hunter 7-1 Upsala 0..2
Ion a 12-16 Vermont 6-1
Kent State 1-0 Villa Madonna 1-0
Kings (Pa.) 3-0 Villanova 1-0
Kings Point 4-2 Virginia Union 0-1
LaSalle 0-1 Virginia Tech 0..1
Lehigh 2-0 Wagner 2-0
LeMoyne 0-4 Western Conn. 1-0
Long Island Univ. 7-5 William & Mary 1-0
Loyola (La.) 1-0 Xavier (Ohio) 2-0
Loyola (Md.) 1-0 Yeshiva 6-2
Manhattan 8-8 Y.ale 2-2
Marist 1-6 32 Seasons 417-340
STAGS YEAR BY YEAR --_______,
Division I Record
1965-66 (19-5)
Coach: George Bisacca
74 St. Joseph's 100
100 Boston College 93
89 St. Peter's 82
76 St. Anselm's 61
90 Xavier (Ohio) 81
68 Duquesne 65
100 St. Francis (Pa.) 94
100 Massachusetts 82
84 Acad1a 43
82 F.D.U. 65
82 Holy Cross 61
108 Stonehlll 66
90 Southern Conn. 58
82 Niagara 65
55 Villanova 61
91 Assumption 72
62 Providence 74
87 Bridgeport 88
100 American U. 79
65 St. Bonaventure 55
84 Canlsius 78
75 Georgetown 77
75 Rider 72
111 Bridgeport 60
1966-67 ( 12-9)
Coach: George Blsacca
82 Niagara 85
76 Boston College 93
88 St. Joseph's 68
86 Loyola (New Orleans)• 68
66 Canlsius• 87
72 Holy Cross 68
65 Massachusetts 60
80 Canisius 77
76 St. Peter's 78
70 Bridgeport 63
75 F.D.U. 67
93 Georgetown 82
71 Providence 89
79 Rider 63
90 St. Bonaventure 92
75 American U. 94
87 Stonehlll 65
86 Bridgeport 65
90 East Carolina 67
75 St. Francis (Pa.) 85
83 Assumption 89
•Queen City Tournament
1967-68 (16-1 0)
Coach: George Blsacca
65 Canisius 54
96 Stonehlll 60
65 St. Peter's
76 Boston College
63 Villanova
79 St. Mary's (Cal.)
61 Georgetown
72 American U.
55 Fordham
65 Holy Cross
66 Bridgeport
83 Manhattan
88 Niagara
76 Houston
74 Rider
84 F.D.U.
70 Dayton
74 Xavier (Ohio)
108 Southern Conn.
76 Bridgeport
87 St. Francis (Pa.)
78 St. Joseph's
67 Duquesne
74 Providence
74 Assumption
69 St. Bonaventure
1968-69 (1 0-16)
Coach: Jim Lynam
88
96
62
60
78
83
62
63
58
79
85
108
67
78
95
60
72
74
82
82
90
61
61
70
76 Stonehlll 63
87 F.D.U. 88
77 St. Joseph's 69
70 Kings (Pa.) 65
91 St. Francis (Pa.) 92
69 Boston College 81
85 Vermont 64
79 Holy Cross 102
84 Iona 76
71 Bridgeport 77
93 American U. 73
75 St. Leo's 79
70 Fordham 82
45 VIllanova 66
72 Georgetown 76
75 Duquesne 85
80 St. Bonaventure 105
89 Manhattan 71
77 East Carolina 93
75 Assumption 90
99 Southern Conn. 84
80 St. Peter's 82
94 Bridgeport 88
75 Niagara 99
90 Canlsius 78
63 Providence 92
1969-70 (13-13)
Coach: J im Lynam
69 Southern Conn. 77
S4 Connecticut 65 69 South Carolina• tT
74 Boston Colleee 69 96 LaSalle• 108
74 Hofstra 58 78 Boston College 100
71 St. Peter's 58 87 St. Francis (N.Y.) 73
88 Kings (Pa.) 65 83 St, Peter's 82
92 Bridgeport 72 75 Providence tT
85 Vermont 70 68 Niagara 87
70 Canlslus• 83 80 St. Francis (Pa.) 74
82 Tulane• 80 71 Boston U. 56
56 Providence 76 68 F .D.U. 50
59 VlUanova 87 78 St. Joseph's W1
76 Bridgeport 63 75 Manhattan 82
88 Iona 82 71 Colgate 78
88 Stonehill 73 70 Bridgeport 76
69 St. Joseph's 78 70 Seton Hall 77
65 Niagara 71 78 Iona 86
49 F.D.U. 47 91 Canlslus 107
62 Duquesne 101 86 'vermont 80
54 Holy Cross 69 76 St. Bonaventure 95
69 St. Francis (Pa.) 75 86 Holy Cross 82
71 Manhattan 69 107 Assumption 121
70 Georgetown 95 •Quaker City Classic
76 Canistus 73
76 Assumptioo 101
59 St. Bonaventure 80
1972-73 (18-9)
•Queen City Tourney Coach: Fred Barakat
75 Southern Conn. 46
1970-71 (9-15) 82 Seton Hall 71
104 St. Francis (N.Y.) 60
Coach: Fred euakat 77 St. Francis (Pa.) 54
82 Southern Conn. 65 57 Providence 93
56 Boston College 59 83 Murray St. • 88
54 Providence 84 91 Kent St. • 79
67 St. Joseph's 89 58 South Carolina 69
82 Massachusetts• 95 82 South Alabama 83
83 Springfield• 89 79 Brown 89
78 Manhattan 71 71 Colgate 53
65 Canlslus 63 69 St. Joseph's 96
74 Niagara 88 69 Boston College 65
79 St. P eter's 56 65 Fordham 57
77 Bridgeport 56 67 Detroit (2-0T) 83
74 Vermont 8S 106 St. Peter's 70
88 Connecticut 72 72 St. Bonaventure 60
65 Georgetown 78 85 Holy Cross 82
48 St. Bonaventure 89 65 Iona (OT) 70
60 VIllanova 97 56 F.D.U. -'3
70 Holy Cross 81 86 Boston U. 78
82 Hofstra 87 55 Manhattan 89
91 Kings (Pa.) S4 94 Canlslus 83
55 F .D.U. 64 81 Assumption 109
67 Iona 48 91 Bridgeport 82
106 Stooehill 110
67 Assumption 93 NIT
59 Fordham 75
•Hall of Fame Clasalc 80 Marshall 78
76 VIrginia Tech 77
1971-72 (12-13) •Queen City Tournament
Coach: Frad Barakat 1973-7 4 (17 -9)
99 Southern Conn. 78
79 Fordham 81 Coach: Fred Barakat
76 Connecticut 69 79 Northeastern 59
86 Cornell 74 97 St. Francis (N.Y.) 82
88 L.I.U. 62
57 St. FrancL• (Pa.) 67
68 Boston College 76
84 Vinanova 58
77 wuua.m & Mary 57
69 Central Mich. • 66
65 Detroit• 73
71 Hofstra 61
58 Biscayne• • 67
64 Seton Hall• • 69
75 Georgetown 71
103 Cleveland St. 68
84 Buffalo 58
59 St. Joseph's 68
68 Iona 47
68 Manhattan 81
82 St. Bonaventure 75
62 F.D.U. 44
81 Canlsius 93
91 Ohio u. 80
86 Marshall 63
51 St. Peter's 47
95 Holy Cross 75
NIT
65 Hawall 86
•Motor City Classic
••Miami Beach Classic
1974-75 (13-14)
Coach: Fred Barakat
61 Northeastern 67
74 Manhattan 86
67 Brown 73
90 St. Peter's 78
110 St. Francis (N.Y.) 87
57 Texas A&M• 62
72 St. Pete r's• 73
86 Bu£faio 69
76 Georgetown 65
86 Cornell 76
56 St. Joseph (0T) 63
78 UConn 87
87 Seton Hall" • 89
79 Manhattan•• 86
91 Hofstra 64
71 Iona (OT) 70
74 St. Bonavent1.1re 80
76 St. Francis (Pa.) 61
80 Boston College 74
81 Villanova 78
61 Ohio U. 80
84 Cleveland St. 75
78 UMass 67
95 Canisius 77
72 L.I.U. 87
ECAC Tournament
73 St. Bonaventure 78
67 Niagara 72
•vcu Classic
••Garden Classic
1975-76 (12-14)
Coach: Fred Barakat
78 Niagara• (OT) 83
78 Ohio u.• 76
73 UMass 74
94 Wagner 68
67 Army 63
80 Boston College 78
91 Seton Hall 73
70 Canlsius 72
58 Rider 70
50 Georgetown 81
89 Stonehill 74
57 Boston U. 58
78 St. Francis (N.Y.) 76
78 Holy Cross 89
86 Buffalo 82
74 Seton Han•• 80
107 Canislus• • 87
61 Hofstra 76
69 Manhattan 79
96 st. Peter's 99
77 St. Bonaventure 80
111 L.I.U. 93
75 St. Joseph 74
87 Iona 62
68 Penn State 7t
70 UConn 72
•Hall of Fame Classic
••Garden Classic
1976-77 (16-11)
Coach : Fred Barakat
92 Northeastern• 74
65 st. John's• 87
68 Manhattan 66
86 at St. FranciS 84
106 Montclair State 74
69 at Seton Hall 77
69 Georgetown• • 79
61 L.I.u.•• 64
108 Lehigh • •• 74
101 Hofstra••• 91
91 at St. Joseph 101
85 Hawaii 79
95 Yale 57
84 Siena 76
94 Merrtmack 76
87 at Iona 92
94 Boston Unlv. 74
94 Stonehill 84
72 at L.I.U. 74
92 Canlslus 81
87 St. Peter's 73
93 at Buffalo 83
68 at St. Bonaventure 73
101 Boston College 76
75 at UConn 87
ECAC Tour nament
31 Providence 44
66UConn n
•Joe Lapchlck Tourney
••Hollday Festival (MSG)
•• •Boys• Club Classic
1977-78 (22-5)
Coach: Fred Barakat
100 Loyola, Md. 89
98 Bridgeport 86
85 Stonehlll M
76 Boston College 79
90 Duquesne 84
82 Vermont 67
95 Montclair State 65
88 Canlsius 69
n Cathollc• 64
105 American• 88
69 South Carollna 75
73 Yale 72
112 Hofstra 86
123 Holy Cross 103
78 Iona 76
96 St Francis, (N.Y.) 87
90 New Hampshire 55
89 Boston U. 83
82 Manhattan 78
77 Seton Hall 99
81 St. Peter's 71
86 St. Joseph's (Pa.) 62
92 St. Bonaventure 81
72 L.I.U. 56
63 Connecticut 57
ECAC
69 Rhode Island 71
NIT
93 Dayton 71
•Boys• Club Classic
1978-79 ( 17-9)
Coach : Fred Barakat
96 North Texas St. • 85
58 New Orleans• 51
86 Bridgeport 72
79 at Seton Hall 96
67 at UConn 68
74 Monclalr St. 59
99 Florida (2 OT) .. • 109
69 Callfom!a•• 58
76 Boston U. (OT) 84
98 Southern Conn. 62
72 Delaware• • •
88 Lehigh •••
90 New Hampshire
57 Yale
73 at Holy Cross
70
69
70
58
76
82 St. Bonaventure
89 at Iona
(OT) 83
70 at Fordham
77 CanJsius
83 at Manhattan
100 Army
71 at Hofstra
71 St. Peter's
68 at Duquesne
99 at Vermont
93 Boston College
• New Orleans Classic
97
65
69
72
82
65
63
69
74
81
•• Industrial National Classic
•• • Boys' Club Classic
1979-80 (11-16)
Coach : Fred Barakat
102 Bridgeport 66
53 at Boston College 77
72 at Boston U. 92
57 Connecticut 66
84 Stonehill 63
59 at Notre Dame 69
57 Rhode Island• 74
69 St. Mary's (Callf.) • 82
51 Baltimore•• 65
65 Drexel•• 62
86 Marist 79
44 at St. Peter's 64
101 ltlontelalr St. 72
56 at Manhattan 55
57 Holy Cross 59
72 at Yale 77
55 Southern Conn. 54
55 St. Bonaventure 54
69 at Canislus 79
52 Towson State 54
70 Fordham 85
62 Seton Hall 63
52 at Army 51
66 Vermont 65
67 Hofstra 66
53 Iona 74
42 at St. Peters••• 54
• Milwaukee Classic
• •Boys' Club Classic
• • • ECAC Regional Playof fs
1979-80 Final Stats
Name (CarHr Points) G FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REBS.AVG ASST PTS-AVG
Flip Williams (1371) ................ 2:1 190-349 .544 6&.118 .559 117-4.3 106 446-16.5
Barry Gunderson (604) ............ 27 139-239 .582 79-99 .798 133-4.9 47 357-13.2
Spencer Harrison (185) ......... 22 72-178 .404 41-59 .695 40-1.8 22 185-8.4
Mike Palazzi (365) ................... 27 7!>-175 .429 35-50 .700 114-4.2 6 185-6.9
Pete DeBisschop (143) ........... 2:1 62-129 .481 19-34 .559 94-3.5 14 143-5.3
Rich Broggini (201) ............ 24 38-83 .458 32-38 .842 28-1.2 61 108-4.5
Ken Daniels (97) ........................ 25 28-83 .337 2&.36 .722 27-1.1 54 82-3.3
Tom Macko (90) ............. .............. 24 29-59 .492 10-22 .455 67-2.8 7 68-2.8
Rich D'Antonio (80) ................ 23 14-33 .424 33-45 .733- 21-0.9 24 61-2.7
Robert Jackson (59) .................. 26 2(}.66 .303 19-31 .613 742.8 8 59-2.3
Mickey Herzing (21) .................. 16 3-12 .250 2-5 .400 22-1.4 0 8-0.5
Other ......................................................... 12 13-27 .481 0-0 .000 28-2.3 4 2&.2.2
Team Rebounds 83-3.1
Dead Ball Rebounds 54-2.0
stag Totals .................... ....... .. 27 683-1433 .477 362-537 .674 902-33.4 353 1728-64 .. 0
Opponents Totals ....... - ...... _ .. 27 709-1481 .479 403-562 .717 954-35.3 361 1821-67.4
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1980-1981 ~
at IPTAY Tournament
Fri.-Sat., Nov. 28-29 Clemson vs. Cornell 7:00p.m.
Fairfield vs. Rice 9:00p.m.
Wed., Dec. 3 Bridgeport 8:00p.m.
Sat., Dec. 6 Army 7:30p.m.
Tues., Dec. 9 at UConn 8:00p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 11 Stonehill 8:00p.m.
Mon., Dec. 22 a:t Seton Hall 8:00p.m.
at Elm City Classic
Mon.-Tues., Dec. 29-30 Faidield vs. Brown 6:00p.m.
Iowa State vs. East Carolina 8:00p.m.
Bankers' Classic
Fri.-Sat., Jan. 2-3 Faidield vs. Rider 6:00p.m.
Towson State vs. Northeastern 8:00p.m.
Wed., Jan. 7 at Iona 7:30p.m.
Sat ... Jan. 17 St. Peter's 7:30p.m.
Mon .. Jan. 19 Boston University 8:00p.m.
Wed., Jan. 21 Montclair State 8:00p.m.
Sat., Jan. 24 at Fordham 8:00p.m.
Tues., Jan. 27 Yale 8:00p.m.
Tues., Feb. 3 at St. Peter's 8:00p.m.
Sat., Feb. 7 Canisius 7:30p.m.
Wed., Feb. 11 Fordham 8:00p.m.
Fri., Feb. 13 U.S. International 8:00p.m.
Mon., Feb. 16 at Notre Dame 8:00p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 19 Holy Cross (MSG) 7:00p.m.
Sat., Feb. 21 at Rutgers 8:00p.m.
Tues., Feb. 24 Fairleigh Dickinson 8:00p.m.
Sat., Feb. 28 Manhattan 7:30p.m.
