1983-84
Fairfield University Basketball Schedule
NOVEMBER
Fri. 25
Sat. 26
Wed. 30
SPARTAN CUTLASS CLASSIC
Fairfield vs. Western Michigan
Michigan St. vs. Central Michigan
SPARTAN CUTLASS CLASSIC
Consolation game
Championship game
Brown University
DECEMBER
Sat. 3
Tues. 6
Sat. 10
Sat. 17
Thur. 22
Thur. 29
ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY
CONNECTICUT
NAVY
NORTHEASTERN
Canisius
New Hampshire
JANUARY
Wed. 4
Sun. 8
Wed. 11
Sat. 14
Wed. 18
Sat. 21
Mon. 23
Wed. 25
Sat. 28
Mon. 30
NIAGARA
Holy Cross *
LA SALLE *
FORDHAM *
Army*
IONA *
MARIST
ST. PETER'S *
Manhattan *
Lehigh
FEBRUARY
East Lansing. Ml
East Lansing. Ml
Providence. AI
Fairfield
New Haven
Fairfield
Fairfield
Buffalo. NY
Durham. NH
Fairfield
Worcester, MA
Fairfield
Fairfield
West Point, NY
Fairfield
Fairfield
Fairfield
Riverdale, NY
Bethlehem, PA
7:00
9:00
6:00
8:00
7:30
2:00
8:00
7:30
7:30
7:35
7:30
8:00
7:30
8:00
3:00
7:15
7:30
8:00
8:00
3:00
8:00
Sat. 4 HOLY CROSS* Fairfield 7:30
Wed. 8 La Salle * Philadelphia 7:00
Sat. 11 Fordham* Bronx, NY 3:00
Mon. 13 Yale New Haven 7:30
Wed. 15 ARMY * Fairfield 8:00
Sat. 18 lona * New Rochelle, NY 2:00
Wed. 22 St. Peter's * Jersey City, NJ 8:00
Sat. 25 MANHATTAN * Fairfield 2:00
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
February 27-28: First round games, New Haven, Ct. Coliseum
March 1 & 3: Semis and Finals, Meadowlands Arena, NJ
* Conference game
Fairfield University
Index
About the University ..... . ......... 2 & 3
Coaches
Terry O'Connor .......... ~- .............. 4
Assistants ...... . .. ...... ........... ....... 6
Athletic Director, C. Donald Cook .... 7
Alumni Hall .. . . .. .... . .... . ... ..... ...... . 8
Athletic Department Staff ........ .. .... 10
1983-84 Outlook ........ .. ........ .. .... 12
Player Profiles
Jerry Johnson .. ........ ... .. ....... ..... 14
Vin Cazzetta ...................... .. ..... 15
John Leonard .. . .......... . ........ ...... 16
Jay Byrne ................................ 17
Tim O'Toole ............................ 18
Tony George ...................... ...... 19
Pat Verina ................. .. ............. 20
Ed Golden ..... . . .......... .. ... .. .. ...... 21
Jeff Gromos ............................. 22 l Kevin Mcleod ............ . ............. 23
Eric Port mann .. ........ .. ............... 24
Chip Simenz .. ........... .. ........ .. .... 25
A. J. Wynder .............. . ............ .. 26
Roster .... . ................................ 28
Team Photo .. .. ..... .... .. ......... . .. ... 29
Media .... . ..... . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . ..... . .. .... 30
Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer . ... .... 31
Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-43
Composite MAAC Schedule .... ...... 44
Records
1982-83 Final stats ...................... 46
All-time opponents ............... .. .... 47
Year-by-year ........................ .48-51
Individual Records ..... . .......... .. 52-55
All-time lettermen ................. ...... 56
Data
Location . .. .......... . Fairfield, Ct .. 06430
Phone ...................... (203) 255-5411
SID home phone ........... (203) 754-3913
Asst. SID home phone ... .. (203) 932-4763
Nickname .. ....... .. . .. . ... ..... ...... Stags
Colors .... . . . ..... .. . .. . ....... Red & White
Conference . ...... . ......... Metro Atlantic
1982-83 Record ....... . ........ . . . .... 13-15
Founded ... . ................... .. ..... . 1942
President ..... Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J.
Enrollment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .............. 2800
Home Court .. .. .. .. .. Alumni Hall (3022}
Directory
Athletic Department
C. Donald Cook ..... .. Athletic Director
Terry O'Connor .. .. .. Asst. Athletic Dir.
Joe Kahn . . .. .... . . .. . Business Manager
Ray Van Stone ..... Sports Info. Director
Larry Wielk ............... .. Assistant SID
Richard Van Stone ...... Grad Asst. SID
Tamma O'Mara . . . Asst. Recreation Dir.
Steve Bushee ...................... Trainer
Beth Dolan ......................... Trainer
Mary Rowe ............... ....... Secretary
Janice Buswell . . ........ ....... Secretary
Marie Mondo .............. SID Secretary
Basketball Staff
Terry O'Connor .. .. .. . .. ... . Head coach
Ed Janka .. .... .. .. .. .... Assistant Coach
Joe DeSantis . .. . . . ... .. Assistant Coach
Jim Kish ....... .. . ... Part-time Assistant
Ron Ross .................. Grad Assistant
John Convert ito ....... Student manager
Note to the Media
Press seating at Alumni Hall is limited.
but on most nights we can accomodate
all those requesting credentials. Members
of the print media are requested to notify
the sports information office at least two
days prior to the game they are planning
to cover. Visiting radio stations are urged
to contact the Sl D office as soon as their
schedules are arranged. Phone lines
should be arranged through the Southern
New England Telephone Co., 1175
Woodend Road, Stratford, Ct., 06492,
(203) 377-9088.
There is plenty of working space and
phone lines for print media. A limited
parking space is reserved for the media
in the rear of Alumni Hall. The press
entrance to Alumni Hall is also at the
rear of the building.
PHOTO CREDITS: Ed Brinsko, John
Voorhees. Pam Benepe, Bill Greenfield,
Kevin Wolfthal, Wayne Ratzenberger,
Ron Cioffi and Millie Madrick. Cover by
Pat Carolan.
About Fairfield Oniversity
LOCATION
Fairfield University is situated on
a rolling, wooded 200-acre campus
overlooking Long Island
Sound in the historic town of
Fairfield in southwestern Connecticut,
part of the college corridor
between New York City and
Boston. The town of Fairfield
with a population of 59,000 is
about an hour from New York
City and three hours from Boston
, accessible by interstate
highways, trains and buses. Within
easy reach are Bridgeport, 10
minutes away, and New Haven.
30 minutes. Fairfield County is
basically a residential area with
many commuters to New York
City. It is also the center for
internationally known corporate
headquarters many of which
cooperate with the University on
internship programs and employment
opportunities.
HISTORY
In 1942, Fairfield University was
chartered as the 26th Jesuit institution
of higher learning in the
United States. The university is
comprised of three parcels of
land. an estate on which Mailands.
now know as McAuliffe
Hall. was the main house; 104
acres of land that included
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Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley
Hearthstone Hall since renamed
Bellarmine Hall; and a small parcel
of land at North Benson and
Barlow Roads. Fairfield College
Preparatory School opened classes
in 1942 at McAuliffe Hall.
Berchmans Hall was completed
in 1947 for the arrival of the first
university class of 303 male students.
The first class was graduated
in 1951 and the first women
undergraduates were admitted in
1970.
Fairfield offers an excellent aca-demic
program with a core curriulum
in the liberal arts that is
required for all undergraduate
students to develop the whole
person. The inheritor of a tradition
of learning and service that
dates back to 1540 when the
Society of Jesus was founded.
Fairfield offers a rich and varied
range of programs in the College
of Arts and Sciences. the School
of Business and the School of
Nursing. Graduate work has been
offered since 1950 for men and
women and now includes the
graduate courses of the School
of Graduate and Continuing Education,
the Graduate School of
Corporate and Political Communication
and the Master of
Science in Financial Management
program of the School of Business.
Diverse programs are also
available in the evenings and on
weekends for adults to attend
credit or non-credit classes as
part-time students.
ENROL.l..MENT AND ADMISSIONS
There are 2,800 full-time undergraduates
at the University; 1,000
students in the graduate programs;
3,000 pursuing credit and noncredit
courses in continuing education;
and 950 students at Fairfield
College Preparatory School,
which is located on the Fairfield
University campus. The undergraduate
faculty is comprised of
151 full-time members, 81 parttime
and Includes 19 Jesuits.
Fairfield University admits students
without regard to sex. race.
color. religion, national or ethnic
origin or physical handicap.
Applicants for full-t ime undergraduate
study are required to
take the College Board's Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) and
Achievement Tests or equivalent
ACT examination.Transfer students
are accepted.
BUILDINGS
Fairfield University's attractive
campus features 26 buildings,
including eight residence halls
plus townhouses for upperclass
students; a spacious library containing
174,000 books, 217 ,000
microfilms and 1,400 current
periodical titles plus a comprehensive
media center; a science
center: nursing building; modern
buildings for classes; a faculty
office building that promotes
private faculty-student conferences;
gymnasium; campus center:
and recreational complex.
ATHLETIC FACJLmES
Alumni Hall is the home gymnasi
urn for the Stags and Lady Stags
basketball teams which play Division
1 major college schedules.
Other facilities include a football
field, baseball and softball diamonds,
rugby, lacrosse. soccer.
track and intramural fields, indoor
and outdoor tennis courts. indoor
and outdoor basketball courts
and game rooms. The modern
Recreational Complex stresses
personal physical fitness with a
25 meter swimming pool, indoor
track, tennis courts, volleyball,
badminton . racquetball and
squash. exercise rooms, saunas,
whirlpool and locker facilities.
Inter collegiate and intramural
sports include basketball, baseball,
soccer, tennis, golf, softball,
swimming and ice and field hockey.
Club sports include football,
fencing, rugby, skiing. judo, lacrosse.
and volleyball.
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TeQY
O'Connor
Head Coach
Hometown: Hyde Park, N.Y.
Date of Birth: April 27, 194 7
Alma Mater: Niagara, 1969
Season: Third
In accessing the Fairfield fortunes
for the upcoming season, one preseason
magazine called it "The four
freshmen, second year."
Actually there are six freshmen,
but the point is well taken. Fairfield
goes into the 1983-84 season with
another strong freshman class, Terry
O'Connor's second outstanding recruiting
effort. That is two-for-two
for the 36-year-old O'Connor, who
is well on his way to molding his own
team at Fairfield.
O'Connor, who is in his third season
with the Stags, now has 10 of his
own recruits among the 13 players
on the Fairfield roster.
The results in O'Connor's first two
seasons are encouraging, especially
the 1982-83 season when O'Connor's
first recruiting class contributed
enormously. Four new players were
introduced to the program, two became
starters (Tony George and Pat
Verina) and the other two became
the first two players off the bench
(Tim O'Toole and Jay Byrne.)
O'Connor got theStagsofftotheir
best start in ten years when they
won their first four games, including
an always cherished victory over the
University of Connecticut.
At one point, O'Connor had the
Stags ranked second to Boston College
in New England and also receiving
votes in the Widmer Poll of eastern
college teams.
The Stags, however, finished with
a 13-15 mark after a February slump.
But with a few breaks in the closing
month of the season, when the team
dropped three games in overtime, a
.500 record or better was well within
reach.
O'Connor saw lack of depth as the
main reason for the late season
slump, a problem only solved by
more recruiting.
So the staff went out and brought
in six new players. All will help, with
the chances of having two more
freshmen in the starting lineup a definite
possibility.
Since his first day as head coach
at Fairfield, O'Connor promised an
expanded recruiting effort. He has
kept that promise. Last year's freshman
class had players from California
and Ohio. This year's freshman
class has another California recruit,
two from Wisconsin and one from
Illinois.
The new players, and O'Connor's
personal enthusiasm, have rekindled
the basketball spirit at Fairfield.
Student support is as strong as ever
and the Stag Booster Club is operating
at a pace surpassing even the
Fairfield NIT years.
O'Connor, the seventh basketball
coach in the Stags' 35-year history.
is a 1969 Niagara University graduate.
He earned his MS in physical
education from Syracuse University
in 1971 and it was while a graduate
student that O'Connor launched his
coaching career.
While a grad student, O'Connor
coached both the freshman and later
the junior varsity teams at Bishop
Grimes High School in Syr.acuse. In
1972 he became the head coach at
Phoenix (NY) Central High School,
leading the team to a 20-1 record
and the Oswego County League and
playoff titles. He was named the
league's Coach of the Year.
The following season he took over
as the head coach at Cayuga County
Community College in Auburn, N.Y.
O'Connor served in that capacity for
five years. After a 5-17 record his
first year, the team improved to 14-9
his second year and then to 18-7 his
third season. That year, and for the
next two years, Cayuga went to the
NJCAA regional tournament.
In 1977. O'Connor was named the
assistant coach at Harvard U niversity.
At Harvard he joined the staff of
Frank Mclaughlin and he spent four
seasons with the Crimson program.
During that time, Harvard enjoyed
some of its finest basketball ever.
The 1980-81 season, O'Connor's last
at Harvard, produced a 16-win season.
the most wins for a Harvard
team since the mid 1940's.
O'Connor also has some international
coaching experience. He
directed the Jamaican National
Basketball team in 197 4 and then the
following year he took his Cayuga
team on a tour of Jamaica.
While at Harvard, O'Connor toured
with the team on a trip to China,
including a game in Peking.
Above, O'Connorwatches as the Stags
battle OConn at the New Haven Coli·
seum. Below, it's a post-game interview
with WTNH's Bob Picozzi.
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... Coaching Staff
ED JANKA Assistant Coach
The number one man on Terry O'Connor's staff, Ed Janka has been involved in college
basketball coaching for 15 years.
The Chicago native, a loyal Cub fan, played college basketball at Marquette under
legendary coach AI McGuire. As a senior. Janka worked for McGuire as an assistant coach.
That was during the 1968 season and the Warriors came up with a record of 23-6 and were
ranked in the top ten in both wire service polls.
After graduation from Marquette in 1968, Janka began coaching on the high school level.
After two years as the head coach at Weber High School in Chicago, Janka returned to
Marquette as an assistant to McGuire for the 1972-73 season. That was also a good one for the Warriors as the
team went 25-4 and were ranked among the nation's top five.
Janka got the head coaching position at John Carroll University in 1973, and in 1977 he left to coach in the
Italian pro league. He returned for a one-year stint at Oberlin before coming to Fairfield with O'Connor in 1981.
JOE DeSANTIS Assistant Coach
One of the greatest players in Fairfield basketball history, Joe DeSantis is now in his
second season as a full-time assistant coach.
Joe came to Fairfield from Tolentine High School in the Bronx and made an immediate
impact on the program. He averaged better than 16 points a game as a freshman, tops in
New England and was named the UPI Rookie of the Year.
By his senior season he was a first team All-East, AII-ECAC and honorable mention
All-America. During his senior year DeSantis was named the MVP in three tournaments. He ,
walked off with that honor in the New Orleans Classic, the Providence Industrial National
Classic and the Boys' Club Classic at Fairfield.
DeSantis holds five Stag scoring records. He is the school's all time leading scorer with 1 ,916 points in addition
to holding the career record for field goals and field goal attempts.
Joe was one of the top foul shooters in the nation as a junior when he made 116 of 130 for a .892 percentage, a
Fairfield single season record. He also holds the career free throw-percentage record of .849.
DeSantis was a second round pick in the 1979 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. He passed up the NBA
camp and played professional basketball in Italy after graduation. He later played a season in the Continental
League before joining the Stag coaching staff.
JI.MKISH Part-time Assistant Coach
As a part- time coach, Jim Kish lends very valuable assistance in practices and games. He
spends a lot of time after practice has officially ended, working with individual players on
special problem areas.
Coach Kish, who is the Supervisor of Physical Education in the City of Bridgeport school
system, had a remarkable record as a high school coach.
He directed the Harding High School team for ten seasons and closed his career with a
record of 174-48. His Harding team twice claimed the Connecticut State championship and
two other times reached the finals before losing. Over his last six seasons as head coach,
Harding posted a record of 123-23, a winning percentage of .848.
Two former players are now in the NBA. Wes Mathews is a member of the San Diego Clippers and John Bagley
plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kish, a 1957 graduate of the University of Bridgeport, is now in his sixth year with the Fairfield basketball
progam.
RON ROSS Graduate Assistant
Ron Ross is a graduate student in education at Fairfield and a part-time basketball coach.
A native of Dennison, Ohio, Ross is a substituted teacher in the Bridgeport Public School
System. He was a scholastic cage standout at Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School
and played a year of varsity basketball at Lehigh.
He later transferred to and graduated from Dayton in 1980.
After graduation, Ross returned to Central Catholic as the junior varsity and assistant
varsity basketball coach before joining the Fairfield staff as a grad assistant in 1982.
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C. Donald Cook
Athletic Director
Don Cook, the athletic director at Fairfield since
1971 , oversees the university's 12 intercollegiate
sports as well as the intramural programs and general
recreational activities of the Fairfield student
body.
The42-year-old native of Mount Vernon, N.Y. has
guided Fairfie•d's athletic program through a period
of growth that has seen the women's softball and
men's swimming teams become the most recent
additions to the intercollegiate ranks. There are
currently four women's intercollegiate sports. In
addition to softball, Fairfield fields varsity teams in
women's basketball, field hockey and tennis.
Men's varsity sports are basketball, baseball,
hockey, soccer, golf, tennis, cross country and
swimming.
The physical development of the facilities at Fairfield
has also been a major concern of the athletic
director. Among the projects Cook has supervised
are the renovation of Alumni Hall, home to Fairfield
basketball, the construction of the multipurpose
recreation complex (dedicated in 1979) and the
rebuilding of the baseball field, now one of the finest
collegiate facilities in the northeast.
Cook, a 1963 graduate of Fairfield, was recently
named to the Fairfield University Athletic Hall of
Fame. Cook was cited for his accomplishments as a
player, a coach, and an administrator.
Cook was one of the founders of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and served as the
first president. Later he served as chairman of the expansion committee that last year added La
Salle and Holy Cross to the original group of six. Now Cook is the chairman of the MAAC
executive committee.
Within the ECAC, Cook has served in many capacities. He has worked on many tournament
selection committees, both in basketball and baseball. He is a past chairman of the ECAC
Baseball Committee, which designed selection procedures for post season tournaments. Cook
is also the ECAC representative to the U.S. Baseball Federation and president of the executive
committee of the ECAC baseball umpires bureau. Cook is now in his fourth season on the
ECAC eligibility committee.
Cook also finds time to be the head coach of the Fairfield baseball team, a post he has held for
17 seasons.
Annually playing one of the toughest schedules among Division I teams in the northeast,
Cook has directed the Stags to four ECAC post season regional playoffs in the last seven years.
A total of 11 former players have gone on to play professional baseball and last summer Cook
delighted in seeing one former player, Keefe Cato, reach the major leagues. Cato worked his
way through the Cincinnati chain and earned a spot in the majors last summer.
Cook enrolled at Fairfield as an undergraduate in 1959. He was a catcher on the baseball team
forth ree seasons. He was an AII-ECAC pick in 1962 and was the team's co-captain as a senior.
Cook won Fairfield's Senior Athlete Award.
He received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1963, a master's degree in guidance and
counseling in 1967 and, in 1977, an MA in communications from the university's Graduate
School of Corporate and Political Communications.
Don and wife Donna live in Fairfield. The couple have two children, Chris, 18, and Courtney, 12. 7
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ALUMNI
HALL
Home for Fa.rfield
University basketball is
Alumni Hall, a 3.022-
seat facility near the
center of the Fairfie ld
campus. The building
opened in the late SO's
as a 1500-seat gym and
prior to the 1972-73
season the building was
renovated and I he seating
improved to its
current capacity.
The Stags have traditionally
been tough to
beat in their own building.
The Stags were 8-
4 at home last year and
three of those four
losses were 1n overtime.
Since 1972 Fairfield is
119-33 at home and
during the 1976-77 season
the team was a
perfect 13-0 at Alumni
Hall. Dunng the 1977-
78 season the Stags
were 17-1 at home.
At one po1nt during
that season the Stags
had a 26-game home
court w1nn1ng streak
going. which was at
the time the longest in
the country.
Recreatior:t Complex
Sports are so popular at Fairfield
that, in addition to its gymnasium,
the University has erected a new
Recreational Complex which is used
primarily for recreation and physical
conditioning as well as for competitive
sports. This facility features
a 25-meter swimming pool, weight
rooms, an indoor jogging area, and
four courts that can be used interchangeably
for badminton, basketball,
tennis, and volleyball. There
are also racquetball courts, a multipurpose
room, saunas, a whirlpool,
and locker rooms.
The intramural program, which is
operated by the Recplex staff, offers
a wide variety of individual and team
sports. Students, staff and alumni
take part in activities ranging from
tennis, racquetball, golf and jogging
to flag football, volleyball, softball,
basketball and water polo. Leagues
are organized to accommodate the
needs of both the highly competitive
and recreational player.
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Working for the Stags
Athletic Department Secretaries, left: to right, Marie .Mondo, .Mary Rowe,
Janice Buswell.
Fairfield Trainer Steve Bushee. Tamma O'.Mara
Left to right: Myra Daniels, Sue Mo«:om, Katie Parsells, Mike Olekslnskl. Ann Dezendorf,
John Patrizl, Carol Ann O'Hanlon, Kim Smyth, Kathy Schuh. Missing: Sally Anne French.
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Joe Kahn John Convertito
Looking Back At 1982-83
Young Stags Fall Short of .500 Season
The Stags got out of the gate
quickly in 1982, winning their first
four games, the best start by a Fai rfield
team in ten years. Included in
that four-game stretch was a 98-81
victory over the University of Connecticut,
the first win over UConn
since the 1977-78 season.
By mid season the Stags were still
standing at 10-5, having overcome a
stretch of that saw Fairf ield on the
roadfornineof11 games in December
and early January. In New England,
only Boston College was ranked
higher by the UPI coaches poll.
This remarkable start for coach
Terry O'Connor and company came
with just one senior on the team and
two freshmen in the start ing lineup
since opening day.
As the season wore on, however,
the Stags' lack of depth became a
serious problem. Not only in terms
of the season, but in individual games
as well.
In the first half of the season, Fairfield
played in and won three overtime
games. Over the second half of
the season, the Stags were in three
more overtime contests, but lost all
three, all at home, and all in the
conference.
An overtime loss to St. Peter's by
the score of 69-661aunched a sevengame
losing streak and dropped the
Stags from 12-6 to 12-13.
The season ended in the opening
round of the MAAC playoffs. But the
Stags did not go down without a
fight, battling the Peacocks of St.
Peter's down to the wire before bowing,
70-67.
There were several stars for the
Stags a year ago, the brightest being
Pete DeBisschop, the team captain
and its only senior.
Pete DeBisschop goes up for an
easy basket.
DeBisschop was later drafted in
the fifth round by the Seattle SuperSonics
and played very well in the
NBA exhibition season in an effort
to become the first Fai rfield eager to
earn a spot on an NBA roster.
The 6-foot-11 native of Cheshire,
who earned his degree in economics
last spring, was named for many
honors after his senior season. Pete
was picked by the U.S. Basketball
Writers as a first team District I AllAmerica,
he was an All-East selection
by Basketball Weekly, an AllMetro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
pick for the second year in a row.
a second team All-Met New York by
the Met Basketball Writers, and an
honorable mention AP All-America.
Pete had an outstanding year statistically,
getting 19.4 points and 8.5
rebounds a game and shooting .627
from the floor. He finished the season
as the seventh all-time leading
scorer at Fairfield. In 110 games he
scored 1 ,219 points with a career
field goal percentage of .578.
Other players had their sh ining
moments as well. Jerry Johnson,
this year's captain, led the team in
scoring four times, highlighted by a
22-point, 14-rebound effort in a loss
at Navy.
Tony George and Pat Yerina
stepped into the starting lineup on
opening day and remained starters
for the entire season. George had
some remarkable games, including
a 31-point effort against St. Joseph's,
setting a record for points scored by
a freshman in a varsity game. Yerina
had a team high 22 against Maine.
Also, freshmen Tim O'Toole and
Jay Byrne became the first two players
off the bench and provided some
excellent backup help for Coach
O'Connor.
For a club with just one senior, the
final record of 13-15, along with a
fine recruiting year, made a promise
of better things to come.
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Outlook for 1983-84 Season
If depth was the problem a year
ago, Coach O'Connor and staff have
taken the steps to solve that problem.
There are six newcomers to the
Fairfield lineup for the 1983-84 season,
a couple of whom could earn
spots in the starting lineup on Nov.
25 when the Stags face Western
Michigan at Michigan State's Tournament.
Others could provide the
bench strength needed to compete
on the difficult Fairfield schedule.
Those six newcomers will join a
solid core of veterans, including three
returning starters and three key
reserves.
Still, with just two seniors and one
junior on the roster. the Stags are a
young club, but one which could
develop quickly and prove to be a
difficult foe for its Metro Atlant ic
Athletic Conference opponents.
The starters who are gone are
center Pete DeBisschop, a fifth round
draft pick of the Seattle SuperSonics.
and point guard Bobby Hurt.
Returning to the starting lineup are
Tim O'Toole drives to the basket.
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forwards Jerry Johnson and Pat Verina.
and guard Tony George.
George was the team's second
leading scorer last season with a 14
point per game average. There are
several players on hand this season
to join George in the backcourt.
Tim O'Toole returns for his second
season and if his freshman season is
any indication, he is in line for an
outstanding career at Fairfield.
O'Toole was the first guard eft the
bench a year ago and he always
sparked the club with his hustling
style. That style also earned him the
Pat Burke Award for hustle and extra
effort.
T1No backcourt newcomers are A.J.
Wynder. a transfer from UMass who
has been granted a full four years of
eligibi lity with the Stags, and Ed
Golden.
Wynder is lightning quick and
can play either guard spot, as the
shooter or the ball handler. Golden
is basically a point guard, very intelligent
and a strong ball handler.
With Wynder and Golden joining
George and O'Toole, the Stags appear
to be very solid in the backcourt.
At forward. the Stags are also
deeper and bigger. In addition
to veterans Johnson, Verina and
sophomore Jay Byrne, there is some
good size in the freshman forwards.
Jeff Gromos. 6-foot-8. and Eric
Portmann, 6-foot-7, will both see
a lot of pl::1ying time and Portmann
could emerge as the team's defensive
center. Chip Simenz and John
Leonard will help out at small
forward, and play a little guard as
well.
On offense. the Stags will have a
hard time replacing DeBisschop and
may go with three forwards. Kevin
Mcleod, a 6-foot-11 center from
San Diego is not projected as a starter
and is not being asked to fill
DeBisschop's shoes. Mcleod, however,
does have the potential of
eventually developing into a valuable
player at Fairfield.
" Last season," said O'Connor. "we
·were too thin, we just did not have
enough players to cope with our
schedule. We were going with just
seven players and four of them were
freshmen.
"With a good recruiting year. we
will be in better shape this year. Now
we have 11 or 12 guys who can play.
not seven. You can't play our schedule
with seven.
"We will be looking to run more
and press more. We think the freshmen
will help right away, if they
don't. we could be in trouble.
"We would like to see Jerry Johnson
have another fine year. perhaps
improve on his rebounding stats.
Also we want Pat Verina to play the
way he did the first 10-12 games last
year, scoring and going to the boards.
and we expect Tony George to
improve his scoring as he gets his
confidence back.
" I think the conference is going to
be very tough, with lona sti ll the
favorite. La Salle and Holy Cross will
be up there. Fordham is young like
us. and St. Peter's is very good.
Everyone will be better."
The Players
Tony George takes a jumper during a game against lona during the 1982-83 season.
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Jerry Johnson
6-foot-5, 21 0 pounds, captain, senior forward, New York City
52 A veteran of 80 varsity games at Fairfield,
Johnson is the captain of the 1983-84 team.
Jerry has improved his stats each year and
last season he developed into a solid starting forward.
He averaged 10.8 points a game and was a
shade better in conference games with an 11 .5 per
game average. His scoring output more than tripled
his average after two seasons.
Johnson also made dramatic improvement in field
goal percentage. After two seasons he was shooting
under 40 percent, but last season he improved to
.496 and in ten conference games he was an outstanding
.531 from the floor, making 52 of 98 shots
against MAAC opponents.
Johnson has always been a reliable rebounder.
He was second on the Stags in that category last
year and one of his goals this year is to finish among
the top rebounders in the MAAC. He was in the top
ten last year with a 5.8 rebound per game average.
Last season against Navy, Johnson set new personal
career highs when he scored 22 points and
hauled in 14 rebounds. He was in double figures in
15 games as a junior. He had 17 points and seven
rebounds against Boston College, 15 points and 12
rebounds against Manhattan, 17 points and nine
rebounds against lona and nine points and 13
rebounds against New Hampshire.
Johnson came to Fairfield after an outstanding
scholastic career at Rice High School in Manhattan.
He was a first team All-New York City pick by both
the Daily News and the New York Post.
Johnson is an economics major and last year won
the Jerry Lade man Award as the Stags' top scholarathlete.
He spent the past summer working for the
Marketing Corporation of America. Also enjoys
baseball and football,.and intramural softball. Interested
in sales or banking after graduation.
Born: November 3, 1962.
Year G FG-FGA FG%
Fr. 25 20-53 .377
So. 27 54-137 .397
Jr. 28 125-252 .496
Totals 80 199-442 .450
14
FT-FTA FT%
4-6 .667
14-36 .389
52-81 .642
70-123 .569
REB-AVG PTS-AVG
46-1.8 44-1 .8
116-4.3 122-4.5
161-5.8 302-10.8
323-4.0 468-5.9
Vin Cazzetta
6-foot-2, 180 pounds, senior guard, Simsbury, Ct.
2 0 A reserve guard who saw action in eight
games last season, Vinny Cazzetta is now
in his third season with the Stags. While his
playing time has been limited, Vinny plays a valuable
role with the Stags. He works hard in practice,
and is very well liked and helps keep morale high.
A talented athlete, Vinny played both varsity basketball
and baseball at Northwest Catholic High
School in West Hartford.
At Northwest, Cazzetta averaged 15 points a
game as a senior along with nine assists and a 55
percent field goal percentage. He was an All-Hartford
County pick after his senior season .
As a freshman at Fairfield , Cazzetta did not play
basketball but was a member of the varsity baseball
team.
Cazzetta is majoring in accounting and is interested
in a career in athletic management in either
professional or college sports. He is planning on
grad school. Music and dancing are among his special
interests.
His father, Vince, is a former college and pro basketball
coach. He directed Elgin Baylor at the University
of Seattle and later was the ABA Coach of the
Year in 1968 when he led Pittsburgh to a league title.
Born: January 7, 1961 .
Year G FG-FGA FG%
So. 7 0-1 .000
Jr. 7 1-4 .250
Totals 14 1-5 .200
FT-FTA
1-2
1-2
2-4
FT% REB-AVG PTS-AVG
.500 0-0.0 1-0.1
.500 0-0.0 3-0.4
.500 0-0.0 4-0.3
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John Leonard
6-foot-5, 190 pounds, junior guard/ forward, Troy, N.Y.
14 A former All-Stater at Catholic Central
High School in Troy, N.Y., Leonard is a
talented performer both as a guard and a
forward.
He appeared in 19 games as a sophomore. His
best scoring effort was a nine-point game in a win
over UConn. He also had eight against Navy although
perhaps his finest effort was a three-point, sixrebound
performance in a double-overtime victory
over Hofstra. One of the best leapers on the team , he
can be very effective around the basket and has the
knack for scoring on the offensive boards.
At Catholic Central , Leonard enjoyed an outstanding
senior season. He was named the region 's
Outstanding Player by the Troy Times Record . He
paced his team to a 23-3 record and a New York
State Class A sectional championship. Catholic
Central bowed to powerful Mount Vernon in Class A
semifinals. Named the MVP in his conference as a
senior, Leonard led the team in scoring (18 ppg),
rebounding (10 rpg) , assists, steals and blocked
shots.
Leonard is a math major who is interested in
teaching after graduation. He played in the Empire
State Games this past summer and his team won a
silver medal. Worked at the Siena College basketball
camp for three weeks. He was recruited by his
high school's track coach to high jump as a senior
and won the conference championship with a leap
of 6-foot-4. Born: March 26, 1963.
Year G FG-FGA FG%
Fr. 22 14-36 .389
So. 19 19-36 .528
Totals 41 33-72 .458
FT-FTA
5-16
8-18
13-34
FT% REB-AVG PTS-AVG
.313 27-1 .2 33-1 .5
.444 26-1.4 46-2.4
.382 53-1.3 79-1.9
Jay Byrne
6-foot-6, 205 pounds, sophomore forward, Franklin, Ohio
34A series of injuries hampered Jay's development
as a freshman last season. He still
managed to appear in 27 games, missing
just one. While Jay's scoring average was 3.6 points
a game, he did score in double figures in three of the
last six games of the season.
Against the University of New Hampshire, he had
a season high of 14 points along with five rebounds
and against American University at the Meadowlands
he had 10 points and eight rebounds. Byrne
also had 10 points against Fordham. Jay had a season
high of eight rebounds against Utica.
A fine shooter, Byrne was .474 from the field and
.806 (25-31) from the foul line.
Jay was forced to miss three weeks of preseason
drills again this year after having surgery on his
knee.
Byrne's high school stats are most impressive. He
played 77 games at Fenwick High School in Middletown,
Ohio and was in double figures in every game.
He finished his career with 1,963 points, a career
average of 25.5. As a senior Byrne scored at a 27
point per game clip, shooting 52 percent from the
floor and 75 from the line. Jay also got 10.7 rebounds
a game as Fenwick posted a 21-7 record in winning
the Ohio Class A state championship. Byrne was
named the Most Valuable Player in the state tournament.
He was also a two-time All-State selection.
Jay is a marketing major. He played tight end for
two seasons on Fenwick's football team and likes to
play golf. Born: March 6, 1964.
Year
Fr.
G
27
FG-FGA
36-76
FG%
.474
FT-FTA
25-31
FT% REB-AVG PTS-AVG
.806 52-1 .9 97-3.6
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Tim O'Toole
6-foot-3, 190 pounds, sophomore guard, White Plains, N.Y.
12 As the first guard off the bench as a freshman
a year ago, O'Toole was very impressive.
He plays the game as hard as it can be
played, and always sparked the team when he came
off the bench. Aggressive both offensively and defensively,
O'Toole averaged 5.8 points and 2.1
rebounds, was third on the team in steals and fourth
in assists.
Tim scored in double figures four times, including
an 11-point effort in the season opener at Niagara
and an outstanding 21-point performance against
Navy. He finished the year shooting 50 percent from
the floor and 71 percent from the foul line.
O'Toole played scholastic basketball at Archbishop
Stepinac High School. He averaged 21 points a
game as a senior and sparked his team to an 18-7
record and a second place finish in Division II of the
New York Catholic Conference. O'Toole was named
to the All-Archdiocese team in the New York City
area as well as being named a first team AllWestchester
County and a second team AII-CHSAA
by the New York Post.
O'Toole played in the Empire State Games last
summer in addition to spending three weeks at the
Five-Star camp and playing in the New York City
Summer League.
Tim is an economics major. He won the Pat Burke
Award last season, an award presented to the player
showing the most desire and hustle. O'Toole also
played golf in high school and enjoys jogging and
tennis. Born: March 5, 1964.
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Year
Fr.
G
27
FG-FGA
45-90
FG%
.500
FT-FTA
66-93
FT% REB-AVG PTS-AVG
.710 56-2.1 156-5.8
Tony George
6-foot-3. 195 pounds. sophomore guard, East Orange. N.J.
11 George wasted little time last year establishing
himself as one of the top freshman
players in the East. In his second game as a
collegiate player he poured in 23 points to spark the
Stags to a victory over Canisius. Two games later, at
the New Haven Coliseum, he impressed the entire
state of Connecticut by pouring in 28 points to help
the Stags to a 98-81 victory over UConn.
The effort against UConn launched an incredible
week that also saw George score 20 points at Notre
Dame and 31 at St. Joseph's in Philadelphia. The
31-point effort against St. Joseph's set a record for
most points scored by a freshman in a varsity game
at Fairfield.
George, a powerful guard. finished the season
with a 14.2 point per game average. He led the team
in assists with 120 and was second on the team in
steals with 37 . Tony got 3.3 rebounds a game with a
season high of seven. against both Army and Manhattan.
Had a season high of nine assists against
Yale and had eight against both Fordham and Army.
George was a scholastic standout at East Orange,
N.J. High School, and was very actively recruited .
He averaged 24 points a game as a senior and was
the team's MVP. He was a first team All-New Jersey
pick, large schools, after his senior year and was a
second team All-Stater as a junior. A three-year
starter at East Orange, George was also a Street &
Smith All-America pick .
Tony is a marketing major. He enjoys music and
movies. Born: April 29, 1964.
Year
Fr.
G
28
FG-FGA
153-376
FG%
.407
FT-FTA
92-121
FT% REB-AVG
.760 92-3.3
PTS-AVG
398-14.2
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Pat Verina
6-foot-5, 200 pounds, sophomore forward, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
32Pat did a remarkable job for the Stags last
year, stepping into the starting lineup on
opening day and holding that spot for 28
games.
Verina, a very intelligent player with a fine shooting
touch from the corners. was the team's top scorer in
three games last year. He had a season high of 22 in
a game at Maine. and was also the team's top scorer
with 20 against Brown and 13 in one meeting with St.
Peter's. Pat was an All-Tourney pick in the Bankers
Classic. after scoring 16 points and getting nine
rebounds in the championship game victory over
Drexel.
Verina played scholastic basketball at Crespi
Carmelite High School in Encino and scored 18
points a game during his senior year. His team
posted a 23-3 record his senior year and was the top
ranked team in the San Fernando Valley area. The
team also reached the quarterfinals of the California
Interscholastic Athletic Federation tournament in
Class 4A, large schools.
Pat was an All-Southern California pick and a
two-time All-Del Ray Conference selection.
Verina enjoys fishing and golf and was on his high
school track team as a high jumper and a triple
jumper. Pat is a business major. Born: February 27,
1964.
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Year
Fr.
G
28
FG-FGA
101-206
FG%
.490
FT-FTA
36-48
FT% R EB-AVG PTS-AVG
.750 11 5-4.1 238-8.5
Ed Golden
6-foot-2, 175 pounds, freshman, guard, Paramus, NJ
24 Ed Golden was an outstanding athlete at
Bergen Catholic High School in New Jersey
where he played basketball, baseball
and soccer.
An outstanding point guard, Golden averaged 18
points and nine assists a game last year for coach
Chris Donfield. Bergen Catholic posted an 18-0
record in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic
Conference. Bergen Catholic advanced to the
semifinals of the state tournament before bowing to
Immaculate of Somerville despite a 27-point effort
by Golden. The team finished with an overall record
of 23-3.
Golden started every game for Bergen Catholic
for three seasons. He scored over900 points and set
school records for assists and steals. A two-time
All -Bergen County pick , Golden was the leading
vote getter on the All-Conference team as a senior.
He was named to play in the New Jersey NorthSouth
All-Star game.
Golden was a pitcher-third baseman for Bergen
Catholic but a bout with mono kept him off the
diamond last spring.
He is expected to give the Stags some leadership
off the bench this year. He is a very smart player and
a good ball handler. He is a good shooter and makes
his foul shots.
Golden is undecided about his major. He was
born March 9, 1965.
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JeffGromos
6-foot-8, 215 pounds, freshman, forward, Joliet, ILL.
3 5 The Stags were in need of some bigger
forwards and Gromos is expected to help
fil l the need. He is a fine shooter from the
corners and can rebound .
Gromos played two and a half years of varsity
basketball for coach Mike Gillespie at Joliet Catholic
High School. As a senior he averaged 21 points and
10 rebounds a game. His team finished at 17-10 after
winning a regional state title and reaching the tourney
quarterfinals.
Jeff was a two-time all conference selection, an
All-Chicago area pick and was named to play in the
McDonald's City vs. Suburban Chicago All-Star
game.
Gromos played varsity baseball at Joliet Catholic
and last spring had a 4-3 record as the team's
number one pitcher.
An accounting major, Gromos was born August
14, 1965.
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Kevin Mcleod
6-foot-11 , 225 pounds, freshman center, San Diego, Calif.
5 3Kevin comes to Fairfield without a great
deal of playing experience on the high
school level. He is not under any pressure
to become an immediate contributor to the program
and is not being asked to fill the shoes of the
graduated Pete DeBisschop.
Mcleod began playing organized basketball as a
sophomore at James Madison High School in San
Diego, where he also played two years of varsity
football as a tight end.
His last two seasons of varsity basketball were
both interrupted. His junior year the family moved to
Indiana and then after moving back to San Diego,
Kevin had an injury that put him on the sidelines as a
senior.
In preseason drills at Fairfield, Kevin has shown
some rebounding ability and has been working hard
to improve his stamina and strength. Such hard
work and improvement is what the coach ing staff is
looking for, with the hope that a few seasons from
now, Mcleod will be ready to play a more prominent
role with the Stags.
Kevin, whose father, at 6-foot-9, played at Dayton,
is a math major. He was born January 25, 1965.
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Eric Portmann
6-foot-7, 205 pounds, freshman, forward, Sheboygan, WI
30 Half of the Stags' Sheboygan connection,
Portmann figures to see a lot of playing
time as a freshman .
Last season at North High School, Portmann
averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds as he teamed
with Chip Simenz to lead coach Tom Desotel l's
team to an 18-3 record.
Portmann, an aggresive player who is willing to
work down low around the basket, was the all -time
leading rebounder at North High School, and the
second all -time leading scorer, second only to
Simenz. He was a two-time All-Fox River Conference
selection and an honorable mention all-state
pick.
Eric could emerge as the Stags' defensive center
as he did play some high post in high school. He is a
good shooter from the high post area.
Portmann also competed in track while in high
school. He ran both the half mile and 800 meters for
three seasons. He ran in a 10 kilometer road race in
Fairfield in the fall along with the rest of the basketball
players and the only player to finish in front of
him was Tim O'Toole.
Eric captained the basketball team at North High
School last year and was a two-time member of the
National Honor Society. He was born November 5,
1964 and is a marketing major.
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Chip Simenz
6-foot-5, 210 pounds, freshman, guard, Sheboygan, WI
2 5 Chip Simenz is the all-time leading scorer
at North High School in Sheboygan and
last year was a unanimous Fox River Valley
Conference all-star pick as well as an all-state pick
by both the AP and UPI.
Simenz averaged 18.5 points and 11 rebounds a
game last season as he teamed with Eric Portmann
in guiding North High School to a fifth place finish in
the Wisconsin large school state tournament.
Called by North HS coach Tom Desotell the best
one-two punch in the state last year, Simenz and
Port mann lifted North from the ranks of the alsorans
to a record of 24-4 in its conference the last two
seasons, and the school's first conference title in 38
years.
Simenz is a playersimilarto the Stags' sophomore
Pat Verina. He is a guard, but also big enough at 6-5
to play some at the small forward spot. He plays
extremely hard, and is not shy about diving for loose
balls and taking a charge.
Chip was also an outstanding scholastic tennis
player, winning a conference title and finishing
fourth in the state as a senior.
Simenz is a business major. He was born October
27, 1964.
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A. J. Wynder
6-foot-2, 160 pounds, freshman guard, Newington, Ct.
2 3 A very important addition to the Stags for
the 1983-84 season, A.J. is a transfer from
UMass. He played just two games there last
season before leaving for personal reasons. The
NCAA has declared him eligible for the coming season
and he will have four full seasons with the Stags.
Wynder, who is the quickest player on the team ,
was a highly recruited player at St. Agnes High
School in Rockville Center, Long Island. He was an
All-State selection after scoring 20 points a game
and leading his team to a 24-4 record and a second
place finish in the Class 8 state tournament. Wynder
was also an All-Long Island and two-time AllNassau-
Suffolk County pick.
Wynder can handle either guard spot. At the point
he can run the offense. or when needed, he can
easily fill the role of shooting guard.
In high school , Wynder captured the New York
State high jump championship, with a leap of 6-foot-
1 0. He tried at seven-foot but nipped the bar with his
heel. A.J. hopes to be able to continue to compete as
a high jumper.
Wynder worked hard on his game this past summer
in the very competitive Pearl Street Summer League
in Waterbury, Ct. He was the league's co-Player of
the Year.
A.J., who now lives in Newington, Ct., is an
accounting major. Born: September 11 , 1964.
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27
The 83-84 Stags
Front row: lim O'Toole, Vin
Cazzetta, Tony George, head
coach Teny O'Connor, captain
Jeny Johnson, John Leonard,
A.J. Wynder and Ed Golden.
Back row: Manager John
Convertito, assistant coach
Ron Ross, assistant coach
Joe DeSantis, Chip Simenz,
Pat Verina, Kevin Mcleod,
Jeff Gromos, Eric Portmann,
Jay Byrne, assistant coach
Ed Janka, and trainer Steve
Bushee.
Numerical Roster
No. Name
11 Tony George
12 Tim O'Toole
14 John Leonard
20 Vin Cazzetta
23 A. J. Wynder
24 Ed Golden
25 Chip Simenz
30 Eric Portmann
32 Pat Verina
34 Jay Byrne
35 Jeff Gromos
52 Jerry Johnson
53 Kevin Mcleod
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No. Name Hgt.
34 Jay Byrne 6-6
20 Vin Cazzetta 6-2
24 Ed Golden 6-2
35 Jeff Gromos 6-8
52 Jerry Johnson 6-5
14 John Leonard 6-5
53 Kevin Mcleod 6-11
11 Tony George 6-3
12 Tim O'Toole 6-3
30 Eric Portmann 6-7
25 Chip Simenz 6-5
23 A.J. Wynder 6-2
32 Pat Verina 6-5
19.83-84 Stags
Wgt. Cl. Pos. Age High School Hometown
205 So. F 18 Fenwick Franklin, OH
180 Sr. G 21 Northwest Catholic Simsbury, CT
175 Fr. G 18 Bergen Catholic Paramus. NJ
215 Fr. F 18 Joliet Catholic Joliet. IL
210 Sr. F 21 Rice New York City, NY
190 Jr. F 20 Catholic Central Troy, NY
225 Fr. c 18 James Madison San Diego. CA
195 So. G 19 East Orange East Orange, NJ
190 So. G 19 Archbishop Stepinac White Plains, NY
205 Fr. F 19 North Sheboygan, WI
210 Fr. G 18 North Sheboygan. WI
160 Fr. G 19 St. Agnes Newington, CT
200 So. F 19 Crespi Carmelite Thousand Oaks, CA
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30
Stags on Radio and 1V
Fairfield University basketball enters a new era
in te levision this season with all Stag home games
to be televised live with several road games set to
be broadcast as well.
Southern Connecticut Cablevision will be producing
the broadcasts and has put together a
network of eight cable systems in Connecticut.
Live Stag basketball will be seen in all parts of
Connecticut with more than 255,000 subscribers.
In addition to home games, the road games to
be picked up include Holy Cross, Yale, lona and
St. Peter's. The television package will have Connectiuct
Bank and Trust as the major sponsor.
Southern Connecticut Cable will also present
the Terry O'Connor Show, to be presented twice
a week and feature basketball talk with guests.
Again this season, all games home and away
will be broadcast by WNAB-1450 AM and WVOF-
88.5 FM.
The WNAB series will also include a pregame
and postgame show featuring head coach Terry
O'Connor. Splitting the duties behind the mike
will be Bob Heussler and Tom Naples. Citytrust
and Coca Cola are the major sponsors.
Stags in Tournaments
This season, Fairfield continues a tradition in
playing in some of the finest inseason basketball
tournaments in the country, with the Stags appearing
in the Spartan Cutlass Classic at Michigan
State.
In recent seasons, Fairfield has participated in
the University of Virginia Cavalier Classic and the
Utah Classic.
Three seasons back, the Stags opened the season
in the IPTAY Classic at Clemson, bowing to
the host Tigers in the title game.
Another tourney stops in recent seasons have
been at the Holiday Festival at Madison Garden,
the Quaker City Classic at the Palestra, the Industrial
National Classic at Providence, the Milwaukee
Classic at Marquette, the Motor City Classic
at Detroit, the Joe Lapchik Torunament at St.
John's and the New Orleans Classic.
The Stags won the New Orleans Classic in
1978, beating host University of New Orleans in
the title game.
In coming seasons, the Stags will be at Bradley,
Marquette and Syracuse for tourney action.
.Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, a
conference which consists of eight outstanding
academic institutions that play major college
basketball, is entering its third competitive
year.
Originally, when the Conference was formed
in October, 1980, the MAAC consisted of six
schools: Army (U.S. Military Academy) , Fairfield
University, Fordham University, I on a College,
Manhattan College and St. Peter's
College.
Holy Cross College and La Salle College,
two schools with long and proud traditions of
academic and athletic success, became MAAC
members in July, 1983.
The MAAC has achieved much on and off
court success in its first years of existence. The
Conference men's basketball tournament
champion will be eligible for consideration to
the 1984 NCAA tournament. The MAAC has
fulfilled the two year waiting period required
for such consideration.
For the third consecutive year, the MAAC
men's basketball tournament semifinals and
finals will be held at the Byrne Meadowlands
Arena, home of the NBA's New Jersey Nets.
This year, for the first time, the opening round
games of the tournament wil l be held at the
New Haven Coliseum, an outstanding arena.
The women's basketball championship game
wil l be held at the Byrne Meadowlands Arena
for the second straight year. Opening rounds
of the MAAC women's tournament will be
played at campus sites.
Six MAAC teams have reached post-season
play during the past two years. lona College
(MAAC tournament champion). St. Peter's
College (regular season champion) and Fordham
University participated in the 1982 NIT.
Fordham (MAAC tournament champion) and
lona (regular season champion) returned to
compete in the 1983 NIT.
St. Peter's, the MAAC women's basketball
champion for two consecutive years, represented
the Conference in the 1982 Women's
NCAA championship tournament.
Over the years, MAAC schools have written a
proud basketball history. The eight MAAC
teams have made a combined total 21 NCAA
and 63 NIT appearances. During the last two
years, victories have come over teams representing
the Pac 10, the Sun Belt, the Big East,
the Big Ten and the Atlantic 10.
The MAAC, which receives a great deal of
media attention in the powerful Northeast corridor,
has allied itself with two outstanding
arenas and one of the world's most prestigious
tennis facilities (the West Side Tennis Club in
Forest Hills, N.Y.) .
The Conference is also associated with some
of the finest corporations in the world. The
MAAC, in a relatively short period of time, has
become a respected and recognized member
of the collegiate athletic world.
1982-83
MAAC Standings
Regular Season Playoff Results
Team Con f. Overall First Round
W-L W-L St. Peter's 70, Fairfield 67
I on a 8-2 22-9 Army 74, Manhattan 69
Fordham 7-3 19-11 Semifinals
St. Peter's 7-3 22-5 Fordham 66, St. Peter's 52
Manhattan 4-6 15-13 lona 65, Army 53
Army 2-6 11-18 Finals
Fairfield 2-6 13-15 Fordham 54, lona 53
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The Scouting Report
The season will get under way
with a meeting of the Mac's. The
Stags of the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (the MAAC) will take on
Western Michigan of theM id-A me rica
Conference (the MAC). That. will be
in the Spartan Cutlass Classic at
Michigan State, the opening round
of which will be played Nov. 25.
Joining the Stags and the Broncos
will be the host Spartans and the
Chippewas of Central Michigan, also
of the MAC.
After that tournament appearance,
the Stags have a slate of non- league
games that is indeed attractive. The
Hawks of St. Joseph's University,
Navy, Connecticut and Northeastern
are among the December rivals,
with the game against Connecticut
slated at the New Haven Coliseum.
The first home game will be the
Dec. 3 meeting with St. Joseph, one
of the teams considered a favorite in
the Atlantic 10 this season.
Two of the reasons why are 6-
foot-7 forward Bob Lojewski and 6-
foot-6 swing man Lonnie McFarland.
Both threw in 25 points last year
when the Hawks beat the Stags,
110-83.
Another interesting home game
will occur the following Saturday
when Navy makes its first appearance
ever in Alumni Hall. The Middies
and the Stags played a barn
burner last year at Navy, with the
Mids taking a 110-103 decision.
Navy is an early season favorite in
the ECAC South Conference along
with James Madison and William
and Mary. Stag fans will get a close
look at sharp shooting guard Bob
A maine, who had 37 (15 of 19 from
the floor) against Fairfield last year.
Navy also has a talented sophomore
forward in 6-foot-7 Vernon Butler.
Conference play gets under way
on January 8 when the Stags travel
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to Holy Cross, one of two new teams
in the MAAC this year. The second
conference game is against the other
newcomer, La Salle.
The conference looks quite strong
this year, with lona again pegged as
the team to beat. Coach Pat Kennedy's
Gaels have the devastating
twosome of guard Steve Burtt and
forward Gary Springer back for their
senior seasons. In fact the Gaels
have everyone back from a team that
posted a 22-9 record last year and
went to the NIT.
La Salle has one of the finest players
in the country in 6-foot-3 junior
guard Steve Black. Black came back
from an injury last season to spark
the Explorers to the East Coast Conference
championship and a trip to
the NCAA tournament.
Along with Black, the Explorers of
coach Lefty Ervin have powerful 6-
foot-9 Albert "Truck" Butts, a 12
point, nine rebound performer a year
ago.
Defending champion Fordham has
lost a lot to graduation but Coach
Tom Penders has some talented
freshmen to go along with such
veterans as Tony Mel ntosh and Jerry
Hobbie.
Holy Cross won 17 games last
year and narrowly missed getting an
NCAA spot when it bowed to Boston
University by one point in the ECAC
regional. Pat Elzie, Darren Maloney,
Jim Runcie and 6-9 Ernie Floyd will
team to make the Crusaders of
Coach George Blaney an MAAC
contender.
Then there is St. Peter's, with its
top two scorers returning from a
team that went 22-51ast year. Returning
for Coach Bob Dukiet are Shelton
Gibbs, one of the premier players
in the conference, and Tommy
Best.
Army proved to be the surprise
team in the conference last year as
the Cadets, under rookie Coach Les
Wothke won 11 games. including an
upset over Manhattan in the opening
round of the MAAC playoffs. The
Cadets have three starters back
including AII-MAAC pick Randy
Cozzens.
Manhattan continued its improvement
last year, finishing above .500
at 15-13. But the Jaspers of Gordie
Chiesa have just one starter returning.
Pat Verina looks for an open man.
The Opponents
Ray Hall of Canisius pleads his case with referee Edgar Cartotto during a game at Alumni Hall in
December of 1982.
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Spartan Cutlass Classic
Western .Michigan University
LOCATION· Kalamazoo. Ml
CONFERENCE: Mid-American
NICKNAME: Broncos
COLORS: Brown and Gold
ARENA (capacity): Read Fieldhouse (8,250)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Tom Wonderling
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR John Beatty
SID OFFICE PHONE: 616 383-{)947
SID HOME PHONE: 616 372-1651
HEAD COACH: Vernon Payne
GRADUATE OF: Indiana (1968)
YEARS AND RECORD AT WESTERN MICHIGAN: 1 yr: 5·23
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 6 yrs: 65·96
ASSISTANT COACHES: Wall Wesley. Joe Haklin
RECORD LAST YEAR: 5·23
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Did not meet
SERIES VS. STAGS: 1st Meeting
LETTERMEN LOST: Three
LETTERMEN RETURNING· Seven
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Cordell Eley. Jr .. G. 6·0. 18.1: Kelvin Oliver. Jr .. F·C.
6-6. 11 .2: Larry Blahnik. Sr .. F. 6-8. 6.4, Tim Waun, Sr .. G-F. 6-4. 4.5: Joel
Tucker. so .. G. 6· 1. 4.4
TOP NEWCOMERS: Steve Amundson, Fr .. G, 6·4: Randy Bolden. Fr .. G. 6· 2:
Booker James. Fr .. G-F, 6-3: Jim Manuel. Fr .. F. 6-7: Tom Pullins. Fr .. F. 6-7:
Gregg Rapp, Fr .. G-F. 6·5: Anthony Stewart. Fr .. G. 6·0
Central .Michigan University
LOCATION: Mt Pleasant, Ml
CONFERENCE: Mod·Amencan
NICKNAME: Chippewas
COLORS· Maroon and Gold
ARENA (capacoty)· Rose Arena (6.000)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Ted KJolhede
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Fred Stabley. Jr.
SID OFFICE PHONE 517 774-3277
SID HOME PHONE. 517 773·2591
HEAD COACH: Dick Parfoll
GRADUATE OF: Central Michogan ( 1953)
YEARS AND RECORD AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN: 12 yrs: 173·145
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 12 yrs. 173-145
ASSISTANT COACHES: Dave Ginsberg, Ralph Pim
RECORD LAST YEAR: 10-17
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Did not meet
SERIES VS. STAGS: Fairfield. 1·0
LAST MEETING VS. STAGS: Dec. 28, 1973. Fairfield. 69·66
LETTERMEN LOST: Seven
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Seven
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Derek Boldon, Jr .. F. 6·6, 7.6: Kim Thompson. Sr., C.
6-7, 7.3: Jefl Heide. Jr .. G-F, 6· 4. 6.4: Rob Koch. Sr .. F. 6-7.3.7: Peter Lambropoulos.
So .. G. 6-2. 3.2
TOP NEWCOMERS: Dan Majerle. Fr .. F. 6-6: Eric Nordmann. Fr .. F. 6-7. James
Murray. Fr .. G. 6· 5: Jefl Bellamy. Fr .. F. 6-7: Greg Washington. So .• G. 6· 2: Anthony
Scott. Jr .. G. 6-4; Steve Schmid t, Jr .. G·F. 6-3
.Michigan State University
LOCATION· East Lansmg. Ml
CONFERENCE Big Ten
NICKNAME: Spartans
COLORS: Green and White
ARENA (capacoty). Jenson Foeld House (10.004)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Doug Weaver
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Nock Vosta
SID OFFICE PHONE 517 355·2271
SID HOME PHONE: 517 332-1602
HEAD COACH Jud Heathcote
GRADUATE OF Washington State (1950)
YEARS AND RECORD AT MICHIGAN STATE: 7 yrs: 116·85
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL. 12 yrs: 196·138
ASSISTANT COACHES: Edgar Wilson. Mike Deane
RECORD LAST YEAR: 17-13
SERIES VS. STAGS: Never met
LETTERMEN LOST: Two
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Ten
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Sam Vincent, Jr .. G. 6-2. 16.6: Scotl Skiles. So .. G.
6·1. 12.5: Kevin Willis, Sr .. C. 7·0, 13.3: Ben Tower. Sr .. F. 6·8. 5.9. Patrick Ford.
So .. G·F, 6·5. 4.7
TOP NEWCOMERS: Barry Fordham, Fr .. F. 6·8: Darryl Johnson. Fr .. G, 6-2: Ken
Johnson. Jr .. F. 6·8: Greg Pedro. Fr .• G·F. 6-4
PAYNE
PARFITT
HEATHCOTE
At Michigan State
Nov. 25-26
ELEY
THOMPSON
VINCENT
LOCATION: West Point, NY
CONFERENCE: Metro Atlantic
NICKNAME: Cadets, Black Knights
COLORS: Black, Gold. Gray
Army
ARENA (capacity): Army Field House (3.500)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Carl F. Ullrich
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Bob Kinney
SID OFFICE PHONE: 914 938-3303
SID HOME PHONE: 914 564-0696
HEAD COACH: Les Wothke
GRADUATE OF: Greenville College (1961)
YEARS AND RECORD AT ARMY: 1 yr; 11-18
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 9 yrs; 151-90
ASSISTANT COACHES: Les Fertig, Randy Ayers, Dave Skibinski
RECORD LAST YEAR: 11-18
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fairfield 60-55 (OT); Army 57-55 (OT)
SERIES VS. STAGS: Fairfield , 6-2
LETTERMEN LOST: Two
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Nine
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Randy Cozzens, Jr., G, 6-4. 16.7;
Kenny Schwartz, So. F. 6-7. 14.1; Scott Milliren. Jr .. G-F. 6-3.
6.9; Mark Michaelson. So .. F. 6-7. 5.2; Drew O'Donnell, Jr., F,
6-5, 3.3.
TOP NEWCOMERS: Kevin Houston, Fr., G. 6-0; Mike Yeager.
Fr., F. 6-6: Ron Steptoe, Fr., G-F, 6-4: Eric Mobley, Fr., F. 6-6.
LOCATION: Providence, AI
CONFERENCE: Ivy League
NICKNAME: Bruins
Brown
COLORS: Seal Brown, Cardinal Red, White
ARENA (capacity): Marvel Gym (3,000)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: John Parry
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Phil Langan
SID OFFICE PHONE: 401 863-2219
SID HOME PHONE: 401 231-9399
HEAD COACH: Mike Cingiser
GRADUATE OF: Brown (1962)
YEARS AND RECORD AT BROWN: 2 yrs. 14-38
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 2 yrs. 14-38
ASSIST ANT COACHES: Bil l Raynor. Phi l Ness
RECORD LAST YEAR: 9-17
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fairfield 66-59
SERIES VS. STAGS: Fairfield. 3-1
LETTERMEN LOST: Two
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Twelve
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Michael Waitkus, So., G, 6-2.
14.0: Stark Langs. Jr .. C. 6-10. 12.2: John McBride. Sr .. F. 6-4.
10.1: Todd Mulder. Jr.. F. 6-6, 8.2; Alex Bynum. Sr .. G. 5-7.
9.6: Jim Turner. So., C. 6-10, 3.6; Darren Brody, So .. G, 5-10,
3.2.
TOP NEWCOMERS: Pat Lynch. Fr .. G. 6-5: Dan Taylor. Fr., G,
5-10: Todd Murray, Fr .. F. 6-6; Ira James, Sr., F, 6-4.
WOTliKE
COZZENS
#
CINGISER
WAm<US
Ar Army, Jan. 18, 7:15
Ar Fairfield, Feb. 15. 8:00
November
26 @ San Diego
December
I Holv Cro~s
3 Har'vard
5 Delaware
10 Me rchant Marine
13 @ Yale
29-:10 @ To ledo Cla ~•ic
January
2 @ J;tck~om i lle
4 @ Stct>on
7 l.a Salle
II @ 1-mdham
14 lona
16 Dartmouth
I K Fairfield
21 @ St. Peter'~
24 Colgate
26 Manhattan
2K @ Huly Crns'
Februaq•
I ·@ 'l:orth~te rn
4 @ La Salle
K r~~rdham
II @ lona
15 @ !-airfield
I X S1. l'e ter 's
21 @ Manhattan
25 Na' y
A r Brown. Nov. 30, 7:30
November
26 New Hampshire
:10 1-'airficld
December
:1 Manhattan
7 @ Bo>ton College
9- 10 @ lona Tourname nt
29-JO @E. Montana To urne~
J anuar)
10 @ 1-lo f, tm
16 @ Yale
20 Co rnell
21 Columbia
25 Yale
2X Hntndic>
Jl Rhudcbland
February
J l'cnn State
4 l>ri nceton
J() @ Hanard
II @ Dartmouth
17 @ Columbia
II\ @ Co rne ll
24 Dartmouth
25 Hanard
~l arch
2 @ Princcwn
J @ l'cnn State
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Canis ius
LOCATION: Buffalo. NY
CONFERENCE: ECAC North Atlantic
NICKNAME: Golden Griffins
COLORS: Blue and Gold
ARENA (capacity): Buffalo Memorial Aud. (1 6.476)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Daniel P. Starr
SPORTS IN FOR MATION DIRECTOR: John Maddock
SID OFFICE PHONE: 716 883-7000
SID HOME PHONE: 716 876-0959
HEAD COACH: Nick Macarchuk
GRADUATE OF: Fairfield (1 964)
YEARS AND RECORD AT CANISIUS: 6 yrs; 73-87
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 6 yrs; 73-87
ASSISTANT COACHES: Stan Pelcher, Bil l Genian
RECORD LAST YEAR: 11-17
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 80-65
SERIES VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 15-8
LETTERMEN LOST: Three
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Nine
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Ray Hall, Jr., G. 6-3. 19.9; Robert
Turner. Sr., G, 6-3. 15.1; Derrick Russell , So., F, 6-7. 2.6; Mike
Smrek, Jr., C, 7-0, 4.5; Greg Martinsen, Jr., F. 6-5, 4.0; Mike
Trivisonno, Jr .. G, 5-10, 3.6; Ed Becton. Sr .. C, 6-7. 2.8.
TOP NEWCOMERS: Lamont Gilbert, Jr .. F, 6-7; Tim Harvey, Jr.,
F-C. 6-6; Chris Heinold, Fr .. F. 6-6; Nick Macarchuk. Fr .. G.
6-3; Egal Yaffe, So .. G. 6-3.
MACARCHOK
HALL
Connecticut
LOCATION: Storrs, CT
CONFERENCE: Big East
NICKNAME: Huskies
COLORS: Nat'l Flag Blue and White
ARENA (capacity): UConn Field House (4,660); Hartford Civic
Center (1 5,425)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: John L. Toner
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Tim Tolokan
SID OFFICE PHONE: 203 486-3531
SID HOME PHONE: 203 487-0426
HEAD COACH: Dom Perno
GRADUATE OF: UCONN (1964)
YEARS AND RECORD AT UConn: 6 yrs; 101-68
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 6 yrs; 101-68
ASSISTANT COACHES: Greg Ashford, Howie Dickenman.
Steve Siegrist
RECORD LAST YEAR: 12-16
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 98-81
SERIES VS. STAGS: UConn. 9-4
LETTERMEN LOST: One
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Eight
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Earl Kelley, So .. G, 6-1 . 16.7; Karl
Hobbs. Sr., G, 5-8, 11 .8; Vernon Giscombe, Sr .. G. 5-11, 9.4;
Eddie Williams. So., F. 6-6, 7.6; Tim Coles. So .. F. 6-7. 5.3;
Larry Blucher. Jr., C-F. 6-9, 2.9; Vincente lthier, Sr .. G. 6-1 ,
2.2; Mike Vaughn, Jr .. C-F. 6-8. 5, 1.0.
TOP NEWCOMERS: Alvin Frederick, Jr., G-F, 6-5; Ray Broxton.
Jr .. F, 6-7; Ken Henry, Fr., F, 6-6; Gerry Gesselink. Fr .. G-F,
6-7
PERNO
KEUEY
At Canisius, Dec. 22, 7:35
No-ember
25-26 @ Sl. J nhn·, I nurnamo:111
JO Auffalt>
December
J @ Mar~la11<.l
7 Au I fain Slalo:
I 0 @ S1. Hnmt\ cnlun:
17 S1. l· ra 11ci,, ~y
22 htirl'iel<.l
2X @ Maine
J I Kc111 Stale
January
4 Cornell
7 @ ~c" llamr"htrc
10 C'olgalo:
12 "'"" Hamr"tmc
H> Svracu'o:
II.) @ l.a Sa lk
2X @ :>liagara
JO @ Vo:rmnm
Februar)
2 An,llln llni\cr,il\
4 -.:onho:a,l.:rn ·
7 @ ('otgalc
It Maim:
14 @ Sl. Franct,, I'J\
I X :\iagara
2J @ Bo,wn U11i \cr,i ty
25 @ 1orthcasl.:rn
March
J Vermont
At New Haven Coliseum.
Dec. 6. 8 p.m.
December
I Ya le
J @ Ohin State
t\ @ l·airtidd
X U.S. International
10 Ao,wn l ' ni\o:r, il\
I J Hruol..l~ 11 C'nllcg~
15 @ Ma,,achlhClh
2X-29 II Conn Tnurno:) ( II CCI
J anuary
4 (icorgclll\\ 11 ( HCC.:t
7 @ P in sburgh
10 (i_il St. John\
14 Sewn Hall
IX Synu:u"! ( H ('(')
21 @ Pn" ide nee
25 :\c" Hamp,hirc
27 Vilanma ( I-ICC!
.' I @ Bo,wn Cnllcgo:
Ftbruary
4 @ Go:orgcln\\ n
K l'ilbburgh
II S1. .Jo hn\ I H(.'('J
15 @ Scln11l-lall
I K @ Syracu,c
2U Pnn ide nee
25 @ H oi~ C'm"
2X @ Villanma
March
J Bo,lon C'nllcgc ( II('(')
II('(' - Han lord Ci\'ic Co:nlcr
Fordham
LOCATION: Bronx, NY
CONFERENCE: Metro Atlantic
NICKNAME: Rams
COLORS: Maroon and Gold
ARENA (capacity): Rose Hill Gym (3,000)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: David F. Rice
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Joe Pagnotta
SID OFFICE PHONE: 212 579-2445
SID HOME PHONE: 212 445-3093
HEAD COACH: Tom Penders
GRADUATE OF: Connecticut (1967)
YEARS AND RECORD AT FORDHAM: 5 yrs, 74-70
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 12 yrs, 171-148
ASSISTANT COACHES: Bob Quinn, Howie Evans
RECORD LAST YEAR: 19- 11
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fordham 60-58: 68-66
SERIES VS. STAGS: Fordham. 12-6
LETTERMEN LOST: Four
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Six
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Tony Mcintosh, Jr., G. 6-2, 7.4;
Dave Roberson, Sr., F, 6-5, 7.1; Jerry Hobbie, Jr., G, 6-2, 4.9;
Don McCormick, So., F, 6-5, 4.3; Goran Skoko, So .. C, 6-
10,1.0: Steve Samuels, Jr., F, 6-7,4 .0.
TOP NEWCOMERS: Eric Brooks, Fr., G, 5-9: George Jones. Fr.,
G. 6-3: Chris Edwards, Fr., F, 6-8; Peter Magee, Fr., C. 6-9;
Frank Williams, Fr., F, 6-6; Joe Franco, Fr .. G. 6-4
PENDERS
JYk:INTOSH
Holy Cross
LOCATION: Worcester, MA
CONFERENCE: Metro Atlantic
NICKNAME: Crusaders
COLORS: Royal Purple and White
ARENA (capacity): Hart Center (4.000)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ron Perry
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Gregg Burke
SID OFFICE PHONE: 617 793-2583
SID HOME PHONE: 617 832-6616
HEAD COACH: George Blaney
GRADUATE OF: Holy Cross (1961)
YEARS AND RECORD AT HOLY CROSS: 11 yrs, 191-122
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 16 yrs. 255-171
RECORD LAST YEAR: 17-13
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Did not meet
SERIES VS. STAGS: Holy Cross 12-8
LAST MEETING VS. STAGS: 1-17-82. Fairfield 76-67
LETTERMEN LOST: Three
LETTERMEN RETURNING Nine
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Walter Coates, Jr., F-C, 6-8, 2.2:
Pat Elz ie. Sr .. F. 6-8, 9.6; Ernie Floyd, Sr., C, 6-9. 9.3; Larry
Westbrook. Jr .. G, 6-2. 6.7: Darren Maloney. Jr .. F. 6-7, 12.1;
Brian Reale, So .. G, 6-3. 6.1 : Jim Runcie, Jr .. G. 6-2. 13.8.
TOP NEWCOMERS: Dennis Ahern, Fr., F. 6-7
BLANEY
ELZIE
At Fairfield, Jan. 14, 3:00
At Fordham, Feb. II , 3:00
November
25-27 Great /\Iaska Shooto ut
29 @Santa Clara
December
2-J @ Stanford In vi tationa l
7 Columbia
10 @ Yale
12 Sl. Francis. NY
22 @ Sewn Hall
27-29 @ Holiday Festiva l
J anua ry
4 @ Holstra
7 @ lona
I I Army
14 @ fairfield
16 Siena
IX @ S1. Peter's
2 1 Manhall<tn
25 @ Holy C'ros~
21< @ La Salle
February
I @Notre Dame
4 lona
6 l.a Salle
H @ 1\rmv
I I !-airfield
U @ LIU
15 S1. Peter's
ll! @ Manhauan
22 Holy Cross (MSG)
At Hoi ~) Cross, Jan. 8, 7:30
A r Fairfield, Feb. 4, 7:30
Ncn •ember
27 Dartmouth
D<•cembcr
I @ 1\rmy
() Hanard
10 @ Pnwidcncc
17 @ Bo,wn C<l lkgc
19 1\>,umption
22 @ Manhauan
27-.'0 @ Rainbow Classic
.January
4 @ Yale
6 ~otn: Dame
X Fairfield
I I @ S1. Peter's
1J @ Manhauan
16 UMass
21 @ l.;o Salle
25 fordham
24 Colg<llc
21< 1\nm
February ·
I @ lona
4 @ 1-airlicld
7 New Hamp~hirc
X S1. Peter's
I I @ Mar4ueuc
15 lona
IX @ l.a Salk
22 @ F11rdham (MSGl
25 Connecticut
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LOCATION: New Rochelle, NY
CONFERENCE: Metro Atlantic
NICKNAME: Gaels
COLORS: Maroon and Gold
Ion a
ARENA (capacity): MULCAHY CENTER (3,200)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Rick Mazzuto
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Ron Ritz
SID OFFICE PHONE: 914 636-2100
SID HOME PHONE: 914 664-2127
HEAD COACH: Pat Kennedy
GRADUATE OF: King's College. PA (1975)
YEARS AND RECORD AT IONA: 3 yrs: 61-32
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 3 yrs; 61-32
ASSISTANT COACHES: Kenny Williamson, Rich Petriccione,
Tony lati
RECORD LAST YEAR: 22-9
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: lona 80-73.85-71
SERIES VS. STAGS: lona 21-12
LETTERMEN LOST: One
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Eleven
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Steve Burtt, Sr .. G. 6-2. 23.2; Gary
Springer, Sr., F, 6-7, 13.3; Bob Coleman, Jr., C, 6-9. 9.7: Rory
Grimes. Jr., G. 5-9,9.7: Tony Hargraves, Jr., F, 6-4,8.3: Arnie
Russell. Jr .. F, 6-7, 5.0.
NEWCOMERS: Chris O'Gorman, Fr .. F. 6-9: Mike Zona, Fr .. F.
6-5: Chris Green, Fr., G, 5-10; Ed Harris, So., G, 6-4; Wendell
Walters, Jr., F, 6-7.
LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA
CONFERENCE: Metro Atlantic
NICKNAME: Explorers
COLORS: Blue and Gold
ARENA (capacity): Palestra (9,208)
La Salle
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: William Bradshaw
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Bill Hunt
SID OFFICE PHONE: 215 951-1516
SID HOME PHONE: 215 331-3410
HEAD COACH: Dave " Lefty" Ervin
GRADUATE OF: La Salle (1968)
YEARS AND RECORD AT LA SALLE: 4 yrs; 70-49
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 4 yrs; 70-49
ASSISTANT COACHES: Marcel Arribi, Joe Mihalich. Sam
Rines
RECORD LAST YEAR: 18-14
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Did not meet
SERIES VS. STAGS: La Salle, 1-0
LAST MEETING VS. STAGS: Dec. 28, 1972, La Salle, 108-96
LETTERMEN LOST: Five
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Eight
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Steve Black, Jr., G, 6-3. 20.1;
Ralph Lewis, Jr., F. 6-5, 13.1; Albert Butts. Jr., F. 6-9, 12.3;
Chip Greenberg. So., G, 6-4, 11 .3; Dallas Philson, Jr .. G, 5-11 ,
7 .0; Pete Tiano, Jr., G. 6-3, 2.0: Gary Jones, So., G. 6-2, 1.3.
TOP NEWCOMERS: Larry Koretz, Fr., F, 6-8: Rich Tarr, Fr., G.
6-2: Victor Moran, Fr., F, 6-7.
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KENNEDY
B<.IRTT
ERVIN
BLACK
A r Fairfield. Jan. 21, 7:30
Ar lona, Feb. 18, 2:00
November
2!! Morgan Stat~
J)ecember
J-4 @ Snacu,~ l ournam~n t
7 Detroit
9- 10 Manul. Hanmer CI:I,\IC
IJ @ Mari,t
2.l l'airlc igh Didin, on
27-29 @ Holida\ h,ti\011
Januar) ·
2 @ St. 1-'ranci,, 1'1\
7 fordham
I I Manhanan
14 @ Arm~
I!! Hoi\· Cro's
21 @ !-'airfield
2J New Orlean'
26 La Salk
2X St. Pe ter·,
Februar)
4 @ 1-ordham
X @ Manhattan
II 1\rm\ ·
15 @ Holy Cru"
IX !'airfield
22 l.a Salle Spectrum
25 @ St. Peter·,
At FairfieLd, ]an. 11, 8:00
At La SaLLe, Feb. 8, 7:00
November
JO Vcrmunt
J)ecember
J @ Youngstown
6 @ Monmouth
lS St. J oseph\
10 1\rnn
17 Villano'a
2X-29 @ MaJ1Iand Tnurnamcnt
J anuar)
4 :'\otrc Dame
7 @ Army
II @ rairficltl
14 St. Peter\
17 @ Manhatwn
19 Ca ni siu>
21 Holy Cros'
24 Pcnn,vlvaniil
26 @ lon'a
2X Fordham
February
I @ St. P.:tcr\
4 Louisville
6 @ rordham
X Fairfield
II @ DaH<ln
15 Manhanan
IX @ Holy Cro"
22 lo na
25 T~mple
LOCATION: Bethlehem. PA
CONFERENCE: East Coast
NICKNAME: Engineers
COLORS: Brown and White
Lehigh
ARENA (capacity): Stabler Center (5,800)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Bill Leckonby
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Joe Whritenaur
SID OFFICE PHONE: 215 861-3174
SID HOME PHONE: 215 866-3672
HEAD COACH: Tom Schneider
GRADUATE OF: Bucknell (1969)
YEARS AND RECORD AT LEHIGH: 1st Season
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 1st Season
ASSISTANT COACHES: Dennis Hartzell. Fran McCaffery
RECORD LAST YEAR: 10-16
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 66-58
SERIES VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 4-0
LETTERMEN LOST: Seven
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Two
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Paul Wickman, Jr., F, 6-6, 4.5;
Terry Moran. Sr., C, 6-9. 2.9: Mike Androlewicz, So .. G. 6-3,
1.2; Mark Murphy, So .. G. 6-2, 1.4
TOP NEWCOMERS: Seamus Dowling. Fr. F, 6-5: Raymond Lee.
Fr., G. 5-10; Mike Polaha. Fr .. G. 6-1.
SCHNEIDER
WICKMAN
.Manhattan
LOCATION: Riverdale. NY
CONFERENCE: Metro Atlantic
NICKNAME: Jaspers
COLORS: Kelly Green and White
ARENA (capacity): Draddy Gym (3,000)
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: David Goldberg
SID OFFICE PHONE: 212 920-0228
SID HOME PHONE: 212 263-5957
HEAD COACH: Gordon Chiesa
GRADUATE OF: St. Thomas Aquinas (1973)
YEARS AND RECORD AT MANHATTAN: 3 yrs, 26-29
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 7 yrs, 119-97
AS SIST ANT COACHES: Brad McAlester, Jeff Brown
RECORD LAST YEAR: 15-13
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Manhattan 78-72: Fairfield 71-63
SERIES VS STAGS: Fairfield 12-10
LETTERMEN LOST: Six
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Six
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Tim Cain. Jr .. F, 6-7. 17.7; J im
Haulier. Jr .. G. 6-1 , 3.3: John Haulier. Jr .. G. 6-1. 1.6: Bill
Mclellan. Jr., C-F, 6-8, 2.7; Maurice Williams, So., F, 6-5. 2.9;
Steve Klemick. So., G. 6-2, 1.0
TOP NEWCOMERS: Mike Brown. Jr .. F. 6-4: Ed Lawson. Fr., G.
6-1 : Chris Schiano. Fr., C-F. 6-8: Sean Hall, Fr .. C-F. 6-9
CHIESA
CAIN
AI Lehigh, Jan. 30, 8:00
November
26 Kut/lown
29 @ HofSira
December
~ @ Drexel
7 Navy
10 @ Notre Dame
29-30 @ Albright Invitational
January
J @ l'rinccton
7 Hofstra
I I Orcxcl
17 @ Columbia
Ill @ Wagner
21 American
25 @ Rider
2X @ Towson State
~0 !-'ai rfield
February
I l.al'aye lle
4 @ Delaware
ll Bucknell
I I Rider
I J @ Harvard
15 @ l.a Salk
l l! @ l.afaycllc
22 D.:! a W<trc
25 @ Hut:kncll
29 Towson State
March
2 @ American
A 1 Manhattan, Jan. 28, 3:00
A 1 Fairfield, Feb. 25, 2:00
November
29 St. Francis. i'Y
December
J @ Brown
7 @ Sewn Hall
10 Wagner
14 @ St.John's
17 Harvard
2 1 @ Hnly Cross
29-JIJ @ Siena 'lounwmcnt
January
J Columbia
7 @ St. Peter's
II @ lona
14 Hn l\ Cros~
IX l.a Salle
2 1 @ fordh~tm
2ft @ Arm~
2X Fairlicltl
31 Yak
February
4 @ St. Peter'>
X lona
II Hofstra
IJ @ L.al'an:llc
15 @ l.a s;tlk
I X Ford ham
21 Arnw
22 :'\otr~ Damc(MS(i)
25 @ f' airlicld
39
LOCATION: Poughkeepsie, NY
CONFERENCE: ECAC
NICKNAME: Red Foxes
COLORS: Red and White
•
Marist
ARENA (capacity): McCann Center (3,000)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ron Petro
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Jay Williams
SID OFFICE PHONE: 914 471-3240
SID HOME PHONE: 914 229-8903
HEAD COACH: Ron Petro
GRADUATE OF: Manhattan (1963)
YEARS AND RECORD AT MARIST: 17 yrs; 217-221
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 17 yrs: 217-221
ASSISTANT COACHES: Don Kelbick, AI Skinner
RECORD LAST YEAR: 14-15
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Did not meet
SERIES VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 1-0
LAST MEETING VS. STAGS: Jan. 9. 1980, Fairfield, 86-79
LETTERMEN LOST: Four
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Eight
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Tom Meekins, Sr .. G, 5-10, 11 .0;
Bruce Johnson, Jr., G. 5-11 . 9.5; Ted Taylor, Jr., C. 6-8, 5.6:
John Donovan, Sr., C. 7-1 , 2.8: Gil Padilla. Jr., F, 6-7. 3.2:
Steve Eggink, Jr., F. 6-5, 6.9
TOP NEWCOMERS: Charles Wynn, Fr., G. 6-5; Mark Johnson,
Fr., G, 6-3: Mark Shamley, Fr .. F, 6-6
LOCATION: Anapolis, MD
CONFERENCE: ECAC- SOUTH
NICKNAME: Mi ds, Midshipmen
COLORS: Navy Blue and Gold
Navy
ARENA (capacity): Halsen Field House (5 ,000)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: J.O. Coppedge
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Thomas F. Bates
SID OFFICE PHONE: 301 268-6226
SID HOME PHONE: 301 647-5977
HEAD COACH: Paul Evans
GRADUATE OF: Ithaca College (1967)
YEARS AND RECORD AT NAVY: 3 yrs. 39-41
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 10 yrs. 165-91
ASSISTANT COACHES: Pete Herrmann. John Fitzpatrick,
Dave Laton, Lt. Hank Kuzma
RECORD LAST YEAR 18-11
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Navy, 110-103
SERIES VS. STAGS: Navy, 1-0
LETTERMEN LOST: Three
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Nine
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Vernon Butler, So., F. 6-7, 11 .6;
Gary Price, Sr .. F, 6-6.4.5: Cliff Mauer. Sr.. C, 6-10. 10.0; Rob
Romaine. Sr .. G. 6-2. 12.0: Kylor Whitaker, So., G, 6-6, 2.5
TOP NEWCOMERS: Warren Buller. Fr., F. 6-7: Kevin Coyne, Fr.,
G. 6-4: Willie Jeff. Fr .. G. 5-8: David Robinson, Fr., C, 6-9
40
PETRO
JOHNSON
EVANS
At Fairfield . .lan.23. 8:00
'ovember
26 @ No tre Darn~
December
J @Utica
6 @ Fairleigh Dic ~im n n
9- 10 Auto Dcalc:r:> C' la~,j~
I 3 luna
17 @ St. Peter\
20 l.ong b la nd
22 UMa"
Januar)
J @ U. of South I-I mid a
6-7 @ Fir>t Fcd~:ral C'la.,ic
IU St. Fra ncis. '\Y
13 @ Siena
19 l.oyola , MD
23 @ Fairfield
26 @ St. fran cis. I' i\
2X @ Robert Morris
February
2 1-'airlcigh l> ickcn:.on
4 Wagner
X @ St. 1-'ra nci~. ~ y
II @ Lo ng bl:1nd
IX Siena
21 @ Wagner
23 @ Ln~ ola. M J)
!\l arch
I St. Fr<~ nci>. I'A
3 Ro bert Morri>
A 1 Fairfield. Dec. 10, 7:30
November
25 St. Lawre nce
26 Yale
2X California Stat~:
JO VM I
December
J @ Brookl yn
5 1"\o rth Ca rolina
7 @ Le high
Ill @ Fairfield
27-JO @ Rainho \\ C'la"n:
January
3 @ San Diego State
7 @ St. Mary\
II R i~hrn o nd
14 @ James Madl'on
1(> 1-airlc igh Did ciNH1
1 X Lafavcuc
21 William & Man
2J @ Ddawurc ·
25 @ i\mcricun
2X @ George Ma,nn
JO Ea>l Carnlin:1
Fehruar)
t. Penn Stat~:
X @ Richmond
II .lame> Madi,on
IJ Camphcll
IX @ William & M ar~
20 @ East Ca rnhna
25 @ i\ rm~
Ma rch
J Geo rge M a>nn
Niagara
LOCATION: Niagara Falls, NY
CONFERENCE: ECAC- North Atlantic
NICKNAME: Purple Eagles
COLORS: Purple and Gold
ARENA (capacity): Taps Gallagher Center (4.000)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Peter Lonergan
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Ray Kist
SID OFFICE PHONE: 716 285-1212
SID HOME PHONE: 716 877-6150
HEAD COACH: Pete Lonergan
GRADUATE OF: St. Bonaventure (1966)
YEARS AND RECORD AT NIAGARA: 3 yrs, 41-43
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 8 yrs, 111-104
ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Daley. Wally Thompson. Bi ll
Agronin
RECORD LAST YEAR: 11-18
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fairfield , 79-69
SERIES VS. STAGS: Niagara. 6-4
LETTERMEN LOST: Two
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Eleven
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Mike Curran Sr., G, 6-3, 14.6:
Rick Townsend. Jr., G-F, 6-4, 13.7: Joe Alexander, So., F. 6-5,
10.4: Greg Mitchell. Jr .. F, 6-6, 6.3: Leon Blalock. So .. G-F.
6-5. 5.8
TOP NEWCOMERS: Joe Arlauckus. Fr., F-C. 6-8: Gary Bossert,
Fr., G, 5-9: Sean Dodds, Fr., C. 6-10: Doug Fogt, Fr .. F. 6-8:
Ricky Prince. Fr., F-C, 6-6
LONERGAN
CURRAN
A 1 Fairfield, Jan. 4, 8:00
No••ember
2!! Sl. .John Fisher
December
J @Colgate
7 S1. Bonaventure
10 @ Ohio University
I J Du4uesne
20-21 @ South Florida Tourney
23 @ St. J ohn's
Januar)
4 @ !-airfield
7 Bul falo
9 @ Drexel
14 :O.:c\1 Hamp~hire
II! @ Vermont
20 @ New Hamp>hire
25 Cornell
2!! Canisim.
F ebruary
2 @ M11inc
4 Boston University
6 orthcas tcrn
9 Elmira
U Maine
18 @ Cani>ius
22 @ Cle\cland State
25 @ Bo>ton Uni\Cr>it}
27 @ 'orthcas tern
March
I Vermont
J Colgate
New Hampshire A 1 New Hampshire.
Dec. 29, 7:30
LOCATION: Durham, NH
CONFERENCE: ECAC North Atlantic
NICKNAME: Wildcats
COLORS: Blue and White
ARENA (capacity): Lundholm Gym (3,500)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Andrew Mooradian
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Bill Knight
SID OFFICE PHONE: 603 862-1850
SID HOME PHONE: 603 772-2453
HEAD COACH: Gerry Friel
GRADUATE OF: Oswego State (1965)
YEARS AND RECORD AT NEW HAMPSHIRE: 14 yrs. 143-212
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 14 yrs. 143-212
ASSISTANT COACHES: Bob Berry. Ron Layne
RECORD LAST YEAR: 16-12
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 72-62
SERIES VS STAGS: Fairfield. 3-0
LETTERMEN LOST: Four
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Nine
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Dan Nolan, Sr .. F, 6-7, 16.1: AI
McClain, Sr., G, 6-2, 12.8; Dirk Koopman. So .. C, 6-7, 4.2:
Rodney Johnson. So., G. 6-2. 3.9: Mike Dinneen, Sr., G-F,
6-4. 3.5
TOP NEWCOMERS: Todd Black. Fr .. G. 6-3: Andy Johnston.
Fr .. G, 6-1 : Greg Steele, Fr .. F. 6-7
FRJEL
McClAIN
No••ember
26 @ Brown
29 @ Ma>sachusctb
December
J @ 13nswn College
6 Rhode bland
9-10 @ Marshall Tournament
29 Fairfield
Januar)
2 Hanard
5 :0.: orthea>tern
7 <:ani,ius
12 @ Cani>ius
14 @ :'\iagar;~
20 i'\iagara
2J @ Dartmouth
25 @ Connecticut
2X Yak
Fehrua ry
I @ Vermont
4 Maine
7 @ Ho ly Cro,.
9 @ 1\onhea,u:rn
15 Bo>ton Uni\'Cr>itv
19 Colgme ·
22 @ Princeton
24 Vermont
27 @ Bo>tOn Unh·crsit)
29 @ Colgate
March
J @ Maine
41
Northeastern
LOCATION: Boston, MA
CONFERENCE: ECAC - North Atlantic
NICKNAME: Huskies
COLORS: Red and Black
ARENA (capacity): Matthews Arena (6,500)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Joseph P. Zabilsk i
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Jack Grinold
SID OFFICE PHONE: 617 437-2691
SID HOME PHONE: 617 782-5268
HEAD COACH: Jim Calhoun
GRADUATE OF: American International (1967)
YEARS AND RECORD AT NORTH EASTERN: 11 yrs, 175-118
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 11 yrs, 175-1 18
ASSISTANT COACHES: Tom McCorry, Keith Motley
RECORD LAST YEAR: 13-15
SERIES VS. STAGS: Northeastern, 2-1
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Did not meet
LAST MEETING VS. STAGS: Jan. 3, 1981 , Northeastern 79-69
LETTERMEN LOST: Three
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Eleven
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Mark Halsel, Sr., F, 6-6, 19.5;
Roland Braswell, Sr., F-C, 6-8, 13.2; Enndy Basquiot, So., G,
6-4, 10.4; Skeeter Bryant, Jr., G. 6-3, 1 0.2; Glen Mi ller, Sr., G,
6-2, 6.3
TOP NEWCOMERS: Reggie Lewis, Fr., F, 6-7; Wes Fuller, Fr.,
G-F, 6-5; Todd Grain, Fr., F, 6-7; Andre LaFleur, Fr., G, 6-2;
Kevin Lee, Fr., F-C, 6-8
. . i~ •••
CA.UiO(JN
HALSEL
fa~ • • •
•. s:::.
!?•A •- -·- • • St. Peter's
-~ ~
LOCATION: Jersey City, NJ
CONFERENCE: Metro Atlantic
NICKNAME: Peacocks
COLORS: Blue and White
ARENA (capacity): Yanitelli Center (3,600)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Wi lliam A. Stein
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: J ohn Paquette
SID OFFICE PHONE: 201 333-4400
SID HOME PHONE: 201 865-8066
HEAD COACH: Bob Dukiet
GRADUATE OF: Boston College (1970)
YEARS AND RECORD AT ST. PETER'S: 4 yrs; 81-32
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 4 yrs; 81-32
ASSISTANT COACHES: Ted Fiore, Bob Ryan, Ron Ganulin
RECORD LAST YEAR: 22-5
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: St. Peter's, 69-66 (OT), 58-48. 70-67
SERIES VS. STAGS: St. Peter's, 22-14
LETTERMEN LOST: Four
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Five
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Shelton Gibbs, Jr., F, 6-3, 19.0;
Tommy Best,. Sr., F, 6-6, 15.3; Phil Jamison, Sr., G. 6-1 . 9.5:
Anthony Green, Sr., C, 6-6, 5.9; Jim Murray, Sr., G, 6-0, 4.2
TOP NEWCOMERS: Leonard Hayes, Jr., G, 6-0; Ed Tarpey, Fr.,
F, 6-5; Darren Rowe, Fr .. F, 6-7: Jeff Usher, Fr., C, 6-7; Larry
Clark, So., C, 6-7; Norman Luckett, Jr., G, 6-0
42
D<JKIET
GIBBS
A 1 Failjleld, Dec. 17, 7:30
No,•ember
25-26 @ 1-"rc,no Stat.: l"ourney
December
.I @ Vcrmom
6 Suffoll..
X Merrimack
10 @ Cornell
17 @ !-airfield
28-29 @ Rochester ·1 ourncy
30 Hanford
.lanuary
J Maine
5 @ l"e\\ Hampshire
7 Ea:-.1 Carolina
I I V.:rmont
16 @ Maine
IX @ Uoswn College
21 @ Colgate
28 Uti<:a
February
I Armv
4 @ C:1nbius
ti @ Niagara
9 New Hampshire
I I @ Boston lJ nivc rsity
IX Colgate
25 Canisius
27 Niagara
March
I Boswn University
At Fairfield, Jan. 25, 8:00
A t St. Pr!ler 's, Feb. 22, 8:00
November
26 Muhlenberg
December
I Michigan St. ( Meadnwl:trHb)
·' @ St. hanci'
6 @ Utica
10 Ddawan: State
I J Sel()n Hall
17 Mari't
22 Howard
2X @ Arkansas
.lanuano
J • Brooklyn
7 Ma nha.llan (Meadowlands)
I I Huh· Cros'
14 @ 1:u Sal!.:
16 Drexel
Ill Fnrd harn
2 I Arm\'
25 @ hiirficld
28 @ h lllll
February
I l.a Salle
8 @ Holy Cros>
I I M a nhanan
15 @Ford ham
II:< @Army
20 @ Delaw<m: Sta le
22 Fairfield
25 lu na
St. Joseph's
LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA
CONFERENCE: Atlantic 10
NICKNAME: Hawks
COLORS: Crimson and Gray
ARENA (capacity): Palestra (9,200)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Michael L. Schultz
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Robin Deutsch
SID OFFICE PHONE: 215 879-7447
SID HOME PHONE: 215 878-2970
HEAD COACH: Jim Boyle
GRADUATE OF: St. Joseph's (1964)
YEARS AND RECORD AT ST. JOSEPH'S: 2 yrs: 40-18
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 2 yrs: 40-18
ASSISTANT COACHES: Brad Greenberg, Mark Dearborn
RECORD LAST YEAR: 15-13
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: St. Joseph, 110-83
SERIES VS. STAGS: St. Joseph, 11-4
LETTERMEN LOST: Three
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Nine
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Bob Lojewski, Jr., F. 6-7, 18.2:
Tony Costner. Sr .. C. 6-10, 15.2: Maurice Martin. So., G-F.
6-6. 10.4: Wayne Williams. So .. G, 6-3. 7.8: Geoff Arnold, So ..
G. 6-1 . 3.2
TOP NEWCOMERS: Jim Carr. Fr .. C-F, 6-8: Jack Concannon.
Fr .. F, 6-6: James Flint. Fr., G. 5-9
1
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I
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II
BOYlE
LOJEWSKI
Yale University
LOCATION: New Haven, CT
CONFERENCE: Ivy League
NICKNAME: Elis, Bulldogs
COLORS: Yale Blue and White
ARENA (capacity): Payne Whitney Gym (3, 1 00)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Frank B. Ryan
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Mark Curran
SID OFFICE PHONE: 203 436-1646
SID HOME PHONE: 203 772-3206
HEAD COACH: Tom Brennan
GRADUATE OF: Georgia (1971)
YEARS AND RECORD AT YALE: 1 yr. 12-14
YEARS AND RECORD OVERALL: 2 yrs, 18-30
ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Mucci. Steve Yarnel l
RECORD LAST YEAR: 12-14
LAST YEAR VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 90-87
SERIES VS. STAGS: Fairfield, 4-3
LETTERMEN LOST: Two
LETTERMEN RETURNING: Nine
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Butch Graves, Sr., G. 6-3. 23.3:
Chris Kelly, Jr .. F. 6-7. 11 .3; Gerry Parker, Sr., F. 6-6, 6.1:
Peter Foley, Sr., G, 6-5, 4.2: Bart Williams, Sr .. G. 5-11 , 3.3
TOP NEWCOMERS: Ricky Ewing, Fr., C. 6-11 : Chris Dudley,
Fr .. F. 6-8: Chad Luddington. Fr .. F-C, 6-8: Byron Taylor, Fr ..
F. 6-6: Ken Wheeler, Fr., G, 6-2
BRENNAN
ORAVES
A 1 Fairfield, Dec. 3, 2:00
No•·embcr
26 Wheeling
~() VillatHl\a
December
~ @ Fairricld
X I aSallr
1.' Sl. ll<•na' cnt urc
29-~() @ Cahk Car Cla~'ic:
Januar)
4 I cmplc (Spectrum )
4 @ W. Virginia
10 Widcm:r
12 R u tgc~
14 U of l'cnn"'hama
19 U Ma~' .
21 @ G.:orgc Wa,hington
26 @ ll uf Rhode bland
21\" J>.:nn StaH:
Fehrurtry
2 l>uquc,nc
4 @ Penn State
7 l>c l>aul
9 Cic<Hge \Va, hington
II @ I >uquc>ne
16 @liMa,,
IX l ' ul Rhode l'l;tnd
2.l (n St. lk>na\cnturc
25 (<t Rutgcn.
March
I W. Vtrginm
.' lc mpl.:
At Yale, Feb. 13, 7:30
November
26 @ Na\}'
29 @ (.'lar~
December
I @ liConn
10 1-'ordham
1.' Anm
29-.'() @ t..fcrrill 1.~ nch Cla,,ic
J anuar)
4 Hoh C"ro,~
9 Vermo nt
16 Hrm\n
20 ('ulumhta
21 Cornell
25 @ Brown
2K @ N.:" Hampshire
February
.' Princeton
4 l'cnrl\}h:tnia
I() @ Dartnwuth
II @ Hanard
D htirfi <'ld
17 @ C'roncll
IX @ Columbia
24 Har\ ard
25 Dartmouth
March
2 @ l'cnn') h ania
.l @ Princ.:ton
43
1983- 1984
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NOVEMBER
25-26 Fairfield@ Michigan
Composite Schedule
22 Holy Cross@ Manhattan
Fordham@ Seton Hall
Fairfield@ Canisius
27-29 ECAC Holiday Festival
Fordham vs. St. John's
lona vs. No. Carolina
23 Marist @ Fairfield
New Orleans@ lona
44
State Tournament, Fairfield vs.
W. Mich igan, Michigan St. vs.
Central Michigan
25 Fordham@ Alaskan Shootout
26 Muhlenberg @St. Peter's
27 Army @ San Diego
Dartmouth @ Holy Cross
28 Morgan St. @ lona
29 Fordham @Santa Clara
St. Francis (NY) @Manhattan
30 Fairfield @ Brown
La Salle/Vermont@ Palestra
DECEMBER
Holy Cross @ Army
St. Peter's/ Michigan St. @
Meadowlands
2-3 Fordham @ Stanford
Tournament
3 Harvard@ Army
St. Joseph's@ Fairfield
La Salle@ Youngstown St.
Manhattan @ Brown
St. Peter's@ St. Francis (NY)
3-4 lona @ Carrier Classic
lona vs. Robert Morris
Syracuse vs. Duquesne
5 Delaware @ Army
6 Fairfield vs. Connecticut @
New Haven
Harvard @ Holy Cross
La Salle @ Monmouth
St. Peter's @ Utica
7 Columbia@ Fordham
Detroit @ lona
Manhattan@ Seton Hall
9-10 Manufacturers Hanover
Classic @ lona
111.-Chicago vs. St. Francis, Pa.
lona vs. Brown
10 Army@ La Salle (Palestra)
Navy @ Fairfield
Fordham @Yale
Wagner@ Manhattan
Delaware St. @ St. Peter's
Holy Cross@ Providence
12 St. Francis (NY) @Fordham
13 Army@ Yale
lona@ Maris!
Manhattan@ St. John's
Seton Hall @ St. Peter's
17 Northeastern @ Fairfield
Holy Cross@ Boston College
La Salle/Villanova @ Palestra
Harvard at Manhattan
19 Assumption@ Holy Cross
28 St. Peter's @ Arkansas
28-29 La Salle@ Maryland Invitational
29 Fairfield@ New Hampshire
27, 29 Holy Cross@ Rainbow
Classic
& 30 Tennessee, UAB, Hawaii, Holy
Cross
29-30 Army@ Blade Tournament
Manhattan@ Siena Tournament
Manhattan, Siena, Ohio U.,
Dartmouth
JANUARY
2 Army @ Jacksonville
3 Brooklyn @ St. Peter's
Columbia @ Manhattan
4 La Salle/ Notre Dame@Spectrum
Army @ Stetson
Niagara @ Fairfield
Fordham @ Hofstra
Holy Cross@ Yale
6 lona/Louisville@ MSG
Notre Dame @ Holy Cross
(Worcester Centrum)
7 La Salle @ Army
Fordham @ lona
St. Peter's/ Manhattan @ Meadowlands
8 Fairfield@ Holy Cross
11 Army@ Fordham
La Salle@ Fairfield
Holy Cross @ St. Peter's
Manhattan @ lona
14 lona @ Army
Fordham @ Fairfield
Holy Cross/ Manhattan @ Glen
Falls Civic Center
La Salle/ St. Peter's @ Palestra
16 Dartmouth @ Army
Siena@ Fordham
U. Mass.@ Holy Cross
19 La Salle @ Manhattan
18 Fairfield@ Army
Fordham @ St. Peter's
Monmouth @ Holy Cross
19 La Salle/ Canisius@ Palestra
21 Army@ St. Peter's
lona@ Fairfield
Manhattan @ Fordham
Holy Cross/ La Salle@ Palestra
MAAC PLAYOFFS
24 La Salle/Penn@ Palestra
Colgate @ Army
25 St. Peter's @ Fairfield
Fordham @ Holy Cross
26 La Salle @ lona
Manhattan @ Army
27 Colgate@ Holy Cross
28 Army @ Holy Cross
Fairfield@ Manhattan
Fordham/ La Salle@ Palestra
St. Peter's @ lona
30 Fairfield @ Lehigh
31 Yale@ Manhattan
FEBRUARY
Army @ Northeastern
Holy Cross @ lona
Fordham @ Notre Dame
La Salle @ St. Peter's
4 Army @ Manhattan
lona @ Fordham
La Salle/ Louisville@ Spectrum
Holy Cross@ Fairfield
6 La Salle@ Fordham
Holy Cross @ Providence
7 lona @ Manhattan
New Hampshire@ Holy Cross
8 Fordham @ Army
Fairfie.ld/ La Salle@ Palestra
St. Peter's @ Holy Cross
11 Army @ lona
Fairfield@ Fordham
Holy Cross@ Marquette
La Salle @ Dayton
Manhattan@ St. Peter's
13 Fairfield@ Yale
Marist @ St. Peter's
15 Army @ Fairfield
St. Peter's@ Fordham
lona@ Holy Cross
La Salle/ Manhattan @
Spectrum
18 St. Peter's @ Army
Fairfield @ lona
Fordham@ Manhattan
HolyCross/La Salle@
Meadowlands
22 Fairlield@ St. Peter's
Holy Cross/ Fordham @ MSG
lona/La Salle@ Palestra
Manhattan/Notre Dame@ MSG
25 Navy @ Army
Manhattan @ Fairfield
Connecticut@ Holy Cross
lona@ St. Peter's
La Salle/Temple@ Palestra
Feb. 27-28 First Round, New Haven Coliseum Mar. 1 & 3 Semi and Finals, Meadowlands Arena
The Records
The Stags' Aip Williams, the captain of the 1979-80 team, goes for two of his
1,371 career points. 45
1982- 1983 Final Stats
(Record: 13-1 5) (MAAC: 2-8)
NAME GP-GS FG-FGA FG% FT·FTA FT% REB-AVG PF-OQ A TO BL ST PTS-AVG
Pete DeB1sschop 28-28 203-324 .627 137-180 .761 237-8.5 96-4 43 63 22 16 543-19 4
MAAC STATS 10-10 62-104 .596 50-71 .704 85-8.5 38-2 14 22 8 3 174-17 4
Tony George 28-28 153-376 .407 92-121 .760 92-3.3 70-3 120 99 4 37 398-14 2
MAACSTATS 10-10 54-144 .375 20-30 .667 35-3.5 27-1 42 27 4 21 128-12 8
Jerry Johnson 28-28 125-252 .496 52-81 .642 161-5.8 96-7 14 56 9 19 302-10 8
MAACSTATS 10-10 52-98 .531 11 -18 .611 58-5.8 30-4 2 17 2 8 115-115
Bobby Hurt 28-28 90-179 .503 67-103 .650 63-2.3 72-3 115 81 5 49 247-8.8
MAACSTATS 10-10 20-56 .357 14-21 .667 20-2.0 25-1 49 26 0 12 54-54
Pat Verina 28-28 101-206 .490 36-48 .750 115-4.1 84-5 34 39 2 11 238-8.5
MAACSTATS 10-10 32-64 .500 11 -14 .786 35-3.5 39-3 1 1 14 0 4 75-4.5
Tim O'Toole 27-0 45-90 .500 66-93 .710 56-2.1 55-0 40 37 1 25 156-5.8
MAAC STATS 10-0 17-35 .486 18-27 .667 22-2.2 20-0 15 9 1 11 52-5.2
Jay Byrne 27-0 36-76 .474 25-31 .806 52-1 .9 30-{) 20 20 2 5 97-3.6
MAACSTATS 10-0 12-24 .500 10-14 .714 15-1.5 15-0 5 8 0 1 34-3 4
John Leonard 19-{) 19-36 .528 8-18 .444 26-1 .4 31-0 11 14 5 8 46-2.4
MAACSTATS 4-0 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 4-1.0 4-0 1 4 0 2 6-1 .5
Don Wilson 1-{) o-o .000 1-2 .500 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0
MAAC STATS o-o o-o .000 o-o .000 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-00
Craig Golden 22-Q 5-24 .208 8-14 .571 35-1.6 22-{) 2 6 1 0 18-0.8
MAAC STATS 7-{) 0-2 .000 o-o .000 6-0.9 3-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0
Brendan Potter 7-Q 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 5-{).7 2-0 0 2 1 0 4-Q 6
MAAC STATS 1-Q o-o .000 o-o .000 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Vin Cazzetta 7-Q 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 o-o.o 0-0 0 2 0 2 3-Q 4
MAACSTATS 1-Q 1-1 1.000 o-o 000 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-2 0
Greg Schwartz 3-Q 0-1 .000 0-0 000 1-Q.3 2-0 0 0 0 0 o-oo
MAAC STATS o-o o-o .000 0-0 000 o-o.o 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Stag Totals 779-1572 .496 495-695 712 1014-36 2 559-22 399 419 52 172 2053-73.3
MAAC Totals 253-533 .475 134- 195 687 318-31 8 201-11 139 127 15 60 640-64 0
Opponents Totals 837-1604 .522 411-583 .705 918-32.8 650-23 432 380 106 200 2085-74.5
MAAC Opponents 258-507 .509 157-222 .707 313-31.3 188-6 139 125 27 65 673-67 3
Team Rebounds 113-4.0 Dead Ball Rebounds: 58-2.1
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Series Records With All Opponents
Acadia 1-0 Kings Point 4-2 St. Bonaventu re 5-12
Adelphi 5-5 LaSalle 0-1 St. Francis (NY) 12-7
Albright 0-1 Lehigh 4-0 St. Francis (Pa.) 5-5
AIC 6-1 LeMoyne 0-4 St. John's 0-3
American 3-4 Long Island Univ. 7-5 St. Joseph's (Pa.) 4-1i
Army 6-2 Loyola (La.) 1-0 St. Leo 0-1
Arnold 4-6 Loyola (Md.) 2-0 St. Mary's (Calif.) 1-1
Assumption 6-13 Maine 1-1 St. Michael's 5-2
Baltimore 0-1 Manhattan 12-10 St. Peter's 14-22
B1 scayne 0-1 Marist 1-0 St. Thomas Seminary 1-0
Boston College 9-19 Marshall 2-0 Seton Hall 6-1 1
Boston University 4-5 Massachusetts 3-3 Siena 3-0
Bridgeport 40-13 Merrimack 4-0 South Alabama 0-1
Brooklyn 7-4 Mt. St. Mary 0-1 South Carolina 0-3
Brooklyn Poly Tech 2-2 Murray State 0-1 Southern Conn. 26-2
Brown 3-1 Montclair State 5-0 Spring field 0-1
Buffalo 4-0 Navy 0-1 Stonehill 20-1
California 1-0 New York A.C. 1-6 Texas A & M 0-1
Canisius 15-8 NYU 1-0 Towson State 0-1
Catholic 1-0 New Hampshire 3-0 Tufts 0-1
Central Conn. 12-3 Newark 1-0 Tulane 1-0
Central Michigan 1-0 New Orleans 1-0 Upsala 0-2
CCNY 5-0 Niagara 4-6 U.S. International 0-1
Cleveland State 2-0 Northeastern 1-3 Utica 2-0
Clemson 0-1 Northwestern 1-0 Utah 0-1
Colgate 1-1 North Texas State 1-0 Vermont 7-1
Concordia 1-0 Notre Dame 0-3 Villa Madonna 1-0
Connecticut 4-9 Ohio University 2-1 Villanova 3-4
Cornell 2-0 Pittsburgh 0-1 Virginia 0-1
Cortland State 0-2 Penn State 0-1 Virginia Commonwealth 1-Q
Curry 1-0 Pratt 2-1 Virginia Union 0-1
C.W. Post 0-1 Princeton 0-1 Virginia Tech 0-1
Dayton 0-2 Providence 5-27 Wagner 2-0
Delaware 1-0 Quonset Point 1-1 Western Conn. 1-Q
Detroit 1-1 Rhode Island 0-2 William & Mary 1-0
Drexel 3-0 Rice 1-0 Xavier (Ohio) 2-0
Duquesne 2-4 Rider 12-7 Yeshiva 6-2
East Carolina 1-1 Rochester 1-0 Yale 4-3
Eastern Conn. 4-0 Rutgers 0-1 35 Seasons 454-386
Fairleigh Dickinson 14-6 St. Anselm's 6-10
Florida 0-1
Fordham 6-12 Georgetown 4-11 All-Time
Hawaii 1-1 Hartford 7-0 Coaching Records
Hofstra 10-4
Holy Cross 8-12
Record
Coach Years (Seas.) Pet.
Houston 0-1
Hunter 7-1 Joe Dunn 1948-49 9-14 (1) .391
Illinois State 0-1
Bob Noonan 1949-50 5-16 (1) .238
J1m Hanrahan 195D-58 82-79 (8) .509
lona 12-21 George Bisacca 1958-68 151-87 (10) .634
Iowa State 0-1 Jim Lynam 1968-70 23-29 (2) .442
Kent State 1-0 Fred Barakat 1970-81 1 60-1 28 ( 11 ) . 556
Kings (Pa.) 3-0 Terry o ·connor 1981 - 24-33 (2) .421
George Blsacca
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1948-49 (9- 14)
Coach: J oe Dunn
Ca ptain: Mickey McBride
Fr O P~
47 Brool..l)n 75
4J Prall 4(>
.'X l'r01 idcncc Sf>
47 Hanlord .n
59 St. Thoma' 47
63 Arnold 55
4J LeMoyne 51
C\X Mt. St. M;~ry·, 79
SJ St. 1\n...:lm', IU
45 King' Pnint 49
C\7 Ne11 Ha1cn 64
42 St. l"ranci, ( '· Y.l 66
5X Bridgeport 54
44 PHI\ ide nee 4K
71 Hartford 64
45 Arnold 5K
52 Ne11 Hu1cn 42
SJ ;\lcw Y or~ 1\.C. 75
61 Willimantic 55
71 St. An,clm'• !D
55 Bridgcport 46
4J Ne11 York A.C. 60
J(> Brook I) n Pol) 5!<
1949-50 (5·16)
Co ach: Bob 'ouna n
Capta in: Jack Sullivan
Fr OP~
511 Broo~l) n l'nl) 65
50 Hobtr.l C\0
56 Broo~l)n 74
59 PrO\idcnce 60
61 Hartford 54
52 Arnold !<4
!<J Danbury S ta te 44
C\5 St. i\rhclm'• K6
411 lona (1(1
59 Bridgeport 64
6X Hartford C\J
56 New Haven 60
7() NYU-SD 42
55 l'rO\ ide nee IIJ
56 Ne11 Britain (>!!
42 Kings Point 69
65 l'rall 52
59 St. An.o:lm\ 72
64 Arnold M
54 Bridgeport 511
4J Holy Cro" X9
1950-51 ( 16·11 )
Co ach: Jim Ha nrahan
Captain: c;ame Captain'
1-T OPP.
61< Bruo~lyn Pol) 40
49 Broo~lyn 6J
67 Concordra J7
SX :->cw Ha1cn 54
61 PrO\ idencc X I
55 Arnold 67
51 luna 54
68 Willimantic SC\
72 St. Anselm·, 7J
65 Hofstra 4X
48
Stags Year-by-Year Results
64 Bridgeport 57
60 Prall 50
45 llanford J7
64 Pro1 rdencc K2
!D Willimantic 77
(>I Sl. l'etcr·, C\7
70 King' !'oint SJ
t>7 :'\c11 York A.C. 70
711 Hartfurd 44
62 :-..:11 Briwin 61
-15 Sl. 1\rhclm\ 42
51 Hobtr.t 71
46 Arnold 57
70 :\c11 H;l\en t>O
53 Bridgeport 52
55 l ulh • 65
6l< St. i\n~.:~m·, • M
*i'\1\ 113 Tournament
1951-52 ( 10-9)
Coach: Jim Hanrahan
Ca ptain: Joe Kehoe
f l ' OPP.
95 Brooklyn Poly KJ
!!5 Willimantic State 61
47 Rider SJ
411 St. Pcter·, 45
52 Sl. Francis (Pa.) 74
66 Bridgeport !!5
52 luna 62
61 ;-,;..-\\ Ha1en State 54
l<9 i\rnuld 66
511 PrO\ idcncc 64
55 Bo,ton College 75
77 St. i\m,elm·, 79
55 !'\~\\ Brita in Statc 51
49 Sl. Franci, (NYl 66
65 Nc11 H;l\en State 51
104 Arnold 69
6X Pro' ide nee 67
(>2 !'\e11 Yor~ A.C. 64
XK Bridgeport 79
1952-53 (9-9)
Coach: Jim Ha nrahan
Captains: Norm Fahey
S tan S uchens ki
H I OPP.
6X Arnold t>J
74 Hartfurd 62
6X St. M ichaer, 50
67 l.eMo~nc 69
7 J Pru1 ide nee 65
6J Bridgeport 67
5J luna 7!<
6J St. Franci~ (:'\Yl 74
(>2 Rider 67
72 i\ddphr <J2
64 i\ rnold X2
(>9 Stonehill 51
92 :'\c11ark 5J
60 :-.:e11 llr itain 1>7
II 0 PrO\ ide nee XX
67 :'\ew Bri tain 64
X I /'\ell Ha1en (l()
(>2 Bridgeport 74
19S.l-54 I 12·11)
Coach: Jim Hanrahan
Capta in': Bob Markovic
1•aul Frauenhofer
Fl' OPP.
70 Addphr 59
X6 Mcrrimad 55
55 Qunn,et Purnt 74
69 PrO\ idenl·e 72
SJ St. .John\ 75
67 Rider 59
74 Pro1 ide nee 62
72 Manhalla n !<4
79 Bridgeport 6J
69 Swnehill 56
62 St. 1\n,dm\ 64
6J lnna 77
X7 :'\e11 Brit:ti11 57
7J :'\cw Ihn en 59
71! Curry 47
XX Qunn,ct Point 79
74 LeMoyne !<6
79 St. Michael'~ 7X
6X Nc11 Britain 74
72 llridgeport 70
195-'·55 ( 12·8)
Coach: Jim llanrahan
Ca pta in': Bob Ger.,.e in
Jack O'Connell
1-T OPP.
7t> Bo,ltln College 65
St> St. John·, 1!2
!<9 King.' Point 63
5!! St. Michael·, 44
7J Rider 51!
67 lona M
XO 'e" Y ur~ 1\.C. X5
67 S t. 1\n,clm\ 4J
X I Bridgcpurt 6 I
M St. Franci,INYl 70
67 Manhattan 1!2
XO Cort lund State K7
65 I.e M nyne 79
M New Britain S ta tc 54
57 l'rn1 ide nee 65
76 New Briwin Swte 59
92 Stonehill 57
67 i\"um ption 50
76 Ne11 11:1\en Swte 60
76 Bridgeport 52
1955-56 (6-10)
Coach: Jim Ha nrahan
Captain: ten Paolrtla
Fl OPP.
.W llnhtr.t 52
49 luna 63
47 St.l-rancr,(:'\\1 X5
54 Prmidenc,· 7J
60 Cortland State 71
6(1 Rider 77
72 :'\ell llawn Statc 5.'
63 llridgepnrt 65
X2 Ne11 Britain State 72
XU Mcrrimad 71
70 Swnehill 65
7K New Britain 74
71 '\,·" Y or~ 1\.C. !IX
50 i\"umption f>5
f>K Fairleigh DidirNin 72
II I Bridgo:port 57
1956-57 (5- 15)
Coach: Jim Hanra han
Captain: Pedro Tagatac
1-T Ol'P.
77 :'\e11 Britain Swtc 70
1>2 Fairleigh L>ic~inMIIl 72
5J St. l· ranci> (:'\Yl 71
64 Setun Hall 5J
59 :'\c11 Y urk 1\.C. 56
54 Bn,tnn College 75
67 St. Pete r's l)l
92 AIC l!K
54 Br idgcpnn 70
59 lo na 76
49 Yc,h ilil 59
77 Brnnl..tyn K I
4K St. Michael's 7K
75 Hunter X9
72 Rider 71!
51 i\"umprinn (>7
51< Bridgeport 59
6.' Pro' ide nee 71
66 '\c11 Britain State 61
75 St. 1\nsclm\ 92
1957-58 ( 12-9)
Coach: Jim Hanrahan
Capta in: Fran H aole~
(>() Pro1idence lO
X6 :'\e11 Britain State 51!
64 i\>SUnlption 73
6J Hunter (II
(17 Rider 72
K4 Nc11 Haven State 59
69 Brooklyn 6 7
64 Boston College 71
70 Kings Point 55
64 i\ IC 70
611 Bridgeport 5X
611 St. Michael's 67
109 Merrimack 53
9K Stonehill 70
X5 Yc,hila 62
5-I /\delphi M
(>J luna 69
X7 Fairleigh l>idinson 7J
XI St. Fr.tnci>I:"Y) 7J
6 7 St. l>eter\ 74
72 Bndgcport 76
1958-59 ( 11 -11 )
Coach: George Bisacca
Captains: [d Oisko .,.ski
F rank McGu ... ·an
XI Sctun Hall 45
!<0 Hunter 60
70 Yeshi1·a 72
J2 P rovidence M
St> Bnsron Coll.:ge 66
K2 Kings Puint 56
67 lona 99 59 Providence HI 1963-64 ( 14-11) K2 Fairleigh Dickinson 65
72 'ew Ha,cn Stale 52 67 Albright • 85 Coach: George Bisacca 1!2 Holy Cross 61
XI! llridgcporl 71 66 Virginia Union • 70 Captains: Wall Do nnelly 101! Stonehill 66
ll l St. l'cter's 106 • NC 1\1\ College Division Larry Rafferty 90 Southern Conn 58
62 /\~>umption 63 82 iagara 65
70 Fairleigh Dickinson 74 FU OPP. 55 Villanova 61
7.1 St. Michacr~ 93 1961··62 (20-5) 91 Assumption 72
76 Adelphi 78 Coach: George Bisacca (I~ Piusburgh 82 62 Providence 74
K9 Rider 82 Captain: Bob Jenkins 61.} Boston College 63 X7 Bridgeport H!l
YX Brook lyn 82 5X Providence 77 100 American Univ. 79
76 St. Franei> (NY) 66 FU OPP. 66 /\delphi n 65 St. Bonaventure 55
91! AIC 90 75 I.IU 72 84 Canisius 78
YK cw Britain Stale 89 ID St. Peter·s 7J 105 Wagner • 89 75 Georgetown 77
1<4 Bridgcport H6 6!l Southern Conn. 63 KX M:•s.achuseus • 89 75 Rider 72
92 Siena X4 82 Georgetown 9!l 61 Fairleigh Dickin,on 82 Ill Bridgeport 60
64 Up~ala 1!5 79 Ye~hi\a 71 !II Seton Hall 95
77 Bo•lon College 9K 1<2 Bridgeport 69
XH /\delphi 72 74 CCNY 69 1966-67 ( 12·9)
1959-60 ( 17-9) XX St. Franci> ( Yl 76 93 St. Anselm's 1!2 Coach: George Bisacca
Coach: George Bisacca 64 /\ IC 59 95 Hunter 52 Captains: Bill Pritz
Captain: Harry Hyra 92 f-ordham 86 104 Stonchill 72 Charlie Phillips
1!4 Bridgeport n 66 Brooklyn 65
FU OPP. 96 Seton Hull 100 79 Rider 64 F ll OPP.
60 Stonchill 57 73 Georgetown 79
53 Holy Cros> 72 65 I. Ill 52 8J Southern Conn. 69 1!2 Niagara 85
64 Assumption 77 71! CCNY 57 70 /\>sump! ion 76 76 Boston College 93
XJ Sl. Francis ( Y) 59 9 1 lona 1!5 1!9 Yeshiva 69 HI! St. Joseph·s 68
60 Siena 48 76 Hunter 56 1!6 St. Peter"~ 90 1!6 Loyola (New Orleans)• 61!
69 Yeshi\a 64 54 A>>umption 4l! 69 Fordham 51! 66 Canisius • 1!7
M /\delphi 74 K7 Brooklyn 61 100 Bridgeport 80 72 Holy Cross 68
6() lona 47 89 Fairleigh Dickinson HI 59 lona 60 65 Massachuesus 60
67 Bo,ton College 78 96 Bridg.:port 92 112 Holy Croos 93 !<0 Canisius 77
75 Bridgeport 7J 65 l>rovidencc !<K • Wagner Holiday 76 Sl. Pete r's 78
74 Georgetown 91 71! Rider 76 70 Bridgeport 63
61' Villa Madonna 65 67 St. Anselm's 65 75 Fairleigh Dickinson 67
7!< 1-airleigh Dickinson 69 X6 Rochester • 75 1964·65 ( 14-7) 93 Georgetown X2
67 /\IC 57 69 Nonheaslcrn • ISO Coach: George Bisacca 71 Providence 1!9
74 Up, a lu 90 C 1\1\ College Division Captain: J oel Pascale 79 Rider 63
94 Brooklyn 1!0 90 St. Bonaventure 92
75 CC y 51! Fll OPI' . 75 American Univ. 94
!17 I.IU 59 1962-63 (11-13) 1!7 Stonehill 65
74 St. Peter·, 83 Coach: George Bisacca 64 St. Joseph·s 95 1!6 Bridgeport 65
62 Hunter 52 Captains: Bob Huller 7J f-ordham 70 90 East Carolina 67
HI Southern Conn. 76 Nick Macarchuk 93 Seton Hall 1!3 75 St. Francis ( Pa.) 85
70 Rider 61 72 LIU 76 83 Assumption 1!9
94 Bridgeport 72 Fll OPP. K9 Holy Cross 92 • Queen City Classic
57 l'rovidence 100 65 l'ro' ide nee 72
IOU Bridgeport 94 61< Yc,hiva 63 88 Rider 77
56 Drexel • 44 54 St. Franci> (NY) 57 63 lona 51! 1967-68 ( 16·10)
74 American Univ. • 75 K.l /\de lphi 61! II 0 Bridgepon 75 Coach: George Bisacca
• NC/\1\ College Division !!6 Southern Conn. 45 69 Fairleigh Dickinson 60 Captain: Bill Jones
45 F••irleigh Dickinson 39 611 St. Bonaventure 118
56 Canisius 1!5 Xt! Boston College 96 FU OPP.
1960·61 ( 17-7) 70 Sl. Peter's 1!2 1!4 Canisius 67
Coach: George Bisacca 65 Fnrdham 7K KJ St. 1>e1er"s 77 65 Canisius 54
Captain: Art Crawford 7X Stonehill 77 97 Stone hill 69 96 Stonehill 60
45 LIU 54 93 Southern Conn. 49 65 St. Peter's 81!
n OPP. 115 /\ IC 69 1!8 Georgetown 84 76 Bo>ton College 96
K6 Bridgeport 71 51! St. Anselm·s 71! 63 Villanova 62
70 Bo,IOn College 83 69 lona 91 93 /\delphi 85 79 St. Mary's (Cal.) 60
6.1 St. l>eter"s 1!2 91 S.:l<ln Hall 9J xu Bridgepon 71 61 George10wn 71!
9() Rider K2 63 St. Anselm's 71! 95 Assumption 9 1 72 American Univ. 83
97 Stonchill !!5 71 CCNY 62 55 Fordham 62
(>.1 Ye>hila 50 64 Bo>tun College 61! 65 Holy Cross 6J
K.l Hunter 70 75 II unter 56 1965·66 ( 19-5) 66 Bridgeport 5!!
97 Brooklyn 71 !!() Brooklyn 59 Coach: George Bisacca XJ Manhauan 79
96 Fairleigh Dickinson 1!2 57 /\s>urnption 70 Captains: Mike Branch KK Niagura 85
<).j lona 79 79 Rider KO Pat Burke 76 Houston 101!
76 c.w. l'o'' 7K 61 Gcorgcwwn 79 74 Rider 67
9-1 Bridgeport 90 93 Bridgepon 1!5 Fl' OPP. 1!4 Fairleigh Dickinson 78
XX Adelphi 59 65 Prm ide nee 1!5 70 Dayton 95
XX I.IU X3 74 St. Joseph ·s 100 74 Xavier (Ohio) 60
7(> CCNY 47 100 Bo>lon College 93 IOK Southern Conn. 72
Yl Sl. 1-ranci' (NY) I!J 1<9 St. Peter's X2 76 Bridgeport 74
75 Southern Conn. 62 76 St. Anselm·s 61 1!7 St. Francis (Pa.) 82
lQ "••umplion 76 90 Xavier (Ohio) l! l 71! St. J oscph·s 112
1!4 St. Mic hael\ 7J 61! DUlJUesne 65 67 Duquesne 90
Y4 Holy Cm>s 122 100 St. Francis (l>a.) 94 74 Providence 61
X7 Bridgeport 75 100 Massuehuseus 1!2 74 Assumption 61
94 1\ IC 64 K4 Acadia 43 69 St. Bonaventure 70
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1968-69 (10-16) 82 Massachuselts • 95 72 St. Bonaventure 60 84 Cleveland State 75
Coach: J im Lynam 83 Springfield • 89 85 Holy Cross 82 78 UMass 67
Captain: Jim Brown 78 Manhaltan 71 65 lona (OT) 70 95 Canisius 77
65 Canisius 63 56 Fairleigh Dickinson 43 72 LIU 87
FU OPP. 74 Niagara 88 86 Boston Univ. 78 ECAC
79 St. Peter"s 66 55 Manhattan 69 73 St. Bonaventure 78
76 Stonehill 63 77 Bridgeport 66 94 Canisius 83 67 iagara 72
87 Fairleigh Dickinson 88 74 Vermont 86 81 Assumption 109 • VCU Cla>sic
77 St. Joseph·s 69 88 Connecticut 72 91 Bridgeport 62 • • Garden Classic
70 King·s (Pa.) 65 65 Georgetown 78 NIT
91 St. Francis (Pa.) 92 48 St. Bonaventure 69 80 Marshall 76
69 Boston College 81 60 Villanova 97 76 Virginia Tech 77
85 Vermont 64 70 Holy Cross 81 • Queen City Classic 1975-76 (12-1 4)
79 Holy Cross 102 82 Hofstra 67 Coach: Fred Barakat
84 lona 76 91 King·s (Pa) 64 Captain: Danny Odoms
71 Bridgeport 77 55 Fairleigh Dickinson 64 1973-74 (17-9)
93 American Univ. 7.' 67 lona 48 Coach: Fred Barakat FU OPP.
75 St. Leo·s 79 106 Stonehill 110 Captains: John Ryan
70 Fordham 82 67 Assumption 93 Ric hie O'Connor 78 iagara • (OT) 83
45 Villanova 66 59 Fordham 75 78 Ohio Univ. • 76
72 Georgetown 76 • Hall of Fame FU OPP. 73 UMass 74
75 Duquesne 85 94 Wagner 68
80 St. Bonaventure 105 79 Northeastern 59 67 Army 63
89 Manhaltan 71 1971-72 (12·13) 97 St. Francis (NY) 82 80 Boston College 78
77 East Carolina 93 Coach: Fred Barakat 88 LIU 62 91 Seton Hall 73
75 Assumption 90 Captains: George Groom 57 St. Francis ( Pa) 67 70 Canisius 72
99 Southern Conn. 84 Bob Kelly 68 Boston College 76 58 Rider 70
80 St. Peter"s 82 84 Villanova 58 50 Georgetown 81
94 Bridgeport 88 FU OPP. 77 William & Mary 57 89 Stonehill 74
63 Providence 92 69 Central Mich. • 66 57 Boston Univ. 58
75 Niagara 99 99 Southern Conn. 78 65 Detroit • 73 78 St. Francis ( Y) 76
90 Canisius 78 79 Fordham 81 71 Hofstra 61 78 Holy Cross 89
76 Connecticut 69 58 Biscayne •• (,7 86 Buffalo 82
86 Cornell 74 64 Seton Hall •• 69 74 Seton Hall •• 80
1969-70 ( 13-13) 69 South Carolina • 87 75 Georgetown 71 107 Canisius •• 87
Coach: Jim Lynam 96 LaSalle • 108 103 Cleveland State 61! 61 Hofstra 76
Captains: Frank Magaletta 78 Boston College 100 84 Buffalo 58 69 Manhaltan 79
Jim HtsSel 87 St. Francis ( Y) 73 59 St. Joseph·) 68 96 St. Peter's 99
83 St. Peter"s 82 68 lona 47 77 St. Bona,·enturc 80
FU OPP. 75 Providence 87 68 Manhatl<ln 81 Ill Long Island Univ. 93
68 Niagara 67 82 St. Bona ve nture 75 75 St. Joseph 74
69 Southern Conn. 77 80 St. Francis ( Pa) 74 62 Fairleigh Dickinson 44 87 lona 62
64 Connecticut 65 71 Boston University 56 81 Canisius 93 68 Penn State 76
74 Boston College 69 68 Fairleigh Dickinson 50 91 Ohio Univ. 80 70 UConn 72
74 Hofstra 58 71! St. Joseph's 97 86 Marshall 63 • Hall of Fame Classic
71 St. Peter's 58 75 Manhattan 92 51 St. Peter's 47 •• Garden Classic
88 King's (Pa.) 65 71 Colgate 78 95 Holy Cross 75
92 Bridgeport 72 70 Bridgeport 76 NIT
85 Vermont 70 70 Seton Hall 77 65 Hawaii 66
70 Canisius • 83 78 lona 66 • Motor City Classic 1976-77 (16-11)
82 Tulane • 80 91 Canisius 107 •• Miami Bc;1ch Classic Coach: Fred Barakat
56 Providence 76 86 Vermont 60 Captain: Steve Balkun
59 Villanova 87 76 St. Bonaventure 95
76 Bridgeport 63 86 Holy Cross 82 1974-75 (13-14) FU OPP.
88 lona 82 107 Assumption 121 Coach: Fred Barakat
88 Stonehill 73 • Quaker City Captain: Ray Kelly 92 orthwestcrn • 74
69 St. Joseph's 78 65 St. John·s • 87
49 Fairleigh Dickinson 47 FU OPP. 68 Manhattan 66
65 Niagara 71 1972-73 (18-9) 86 St. Francis 84
54 Holy Cross 69 Coach: Fred Barakat 61 Northe;mern 67 106 Montclair State 74
62 Duquesne 101 Captain: George Groom 74 Manhattan 86 69 Seton Hall 77
69 St. Francis (Pa) 75 67 Brown 73 69 Georgetown •• 79
71 Manhattan 69 FU OPP. 90 St. Peter's 78 61 LIU •• 64
70 Georgetown 95 110 St. Francis ( ' Yl 87 108 Lehigh ••• 74
76 Canisius 73 75 Southern Conn. 46 57 Texas A&M • 62 101 Hofstra ••• 91
76 Assumption 101 82 Seton Hall 71 72 St. Peter's • 73 91 St. J oseph 101
59 St. Bonaventure 86 104 St. Francis ( Y) 60 86 Buffalo 69 85 Hawaii 79
• Queen City Classic 77 St. Francis (Pa) 54 76 Georgetown 65 95 Yale 57
57 Providence 93 86 Cornell 76 84 Siena 76
83 Murray State • 88 56 St. Joseph (OT) 63 94 Merrimack 76
1970-71 (9-15) 91 Kent State • 79 78 UConn 87 87 lona 92
Coach: Fred Bara kat 58 South Carolina 69 87 Seton Hall •• !!9 94 Boston Univ. 74
Captain: Mark Frazer 82 South Alabama 83 79 Manhattan •• 86 94 Stone hill 84
79 Brown 69 91 Hofstra 64 72 LIU 74
FU OPP. 71 Colgate 53 71 lona (OT) 70 92 Canisius 81
69 St. Joseph·s 96 74 St. Bonaventure 80 87 St. Peter·s 73
82 Southern Conn 65 69 Boston College 65 76 St. francis ( Pa) 61 93 Buffa lo 83
56 Boston College 59 65 Fordham 57 80 Boston College 74 68 St. Bonaventure 73
54 Providence 84 67 Detroit (2 OT) 63 Il l Villanova 71! 101 Boston College 76
67 St. Joseph·s 89 I 06 St. Peter·s 70 61 Ohio Univ. l!O 75 UConn 87
50
ECAC
J I Providence
66 UConn
• Joe Lapchick Tourney
•• Holiday Festival (MSG)
***Boys' Club Classic
1977-78 (22-5)
Coa ch: Fred Bara kat
Captain: Steve Balkun
44
72
FU OPP.
100 Loyola (MD)
98 Bridgeport
85 Stonehill
76 Boston College
90 Duquesne
82 Vermont
95 Montclair State
88 Canisius
72 Catholic •
105 American Univ. •
69 South Carolina
73 Yale
112 Hofstra
123 Holy Cross
7!!
96
90
!!9
82
77
Il l
86
92
72
63
h9
93
FU
lona
St. Francis (NY)
New Hampshire
Boston Univ.
Manhauan
Seton Hall
St. Peter's
St. Joseph (Pa)
St. Bonaventure
LIU
Connect icut
ECAC
Rhode Island
NIT
Dayton
• Boys' Club Classic
1978-79 ( 17-9)
Coa ch: Fred Ba rakat
Captains: J oe DeSantis
Mark Young
89
86
65
79
84
67
65
69
64
88
75
72
86
103
76
87
55
!!3
78
99
71
62
81
56
57
71
108
OPP.
96 North Texas State • 85
58 New Orleans • 51
86 Bridgeport 72
79 Sewn Hall 96
67 UConn 68
74 Montclair State 59
99 Florida (2 OTJ •• 109
81 California** 58
76 Boston Univ. (OT) 84
98 Southern Conn. 62
72 Delaware... 70
88 Lc high • • • 69
<JO New Hampshire 70
57 Yale 58
D Ho ly Cross 76
82 St. Bonaventure con 83
89 lona 97
70 Fordham 65
77 Canisius 69
!0 Manhauan 72
100 Army 82
71 Hofstra 65
71 St. Peter's 63
68 Duquesne (OT) 69
99 Vermont 74
93 Boston College 81
• New Orleans Classic
... Industrial a tional C lassic
••• Boys' Club Classic
FU
1979-80 ( 11-16)
Coach: Fred Baraka t
Captain: Flip Williams
I 02 Bridgeport
53 Boston College
72 Boston Univ.
57 Connecticut
84 Stone hill
59 Notre Dame
57 Rhode Is land •
69 St. Mary's (Calif) •
51 Baltimore • •
65 Drexel ••
86 Marist
44 St. Peter's
101 Montclair State
56 Manhattan
57 Holy Cross
72 Yale
55 Southern Conn.
55 St. Bonaventure
69 Canisius
52 Towson State
70 Fordham
62 Seton Hall
52 Army
66 Vermont
67 Hofstra
5J lona
ECAC
42 St. Peter's ••
• Milwaukee Classic
•• Boys' Club Classic
OPP.
66
77
92
66
63
69
74
82
65
62
79
64
72
55
59
77
54
54
79
54
85
63
51
65
66
74
54
FU
1980-81 ( 13-13)
Coach: Fred Barakat
Captain: Mike Palazzi
OPP.
79 Rice • 72
71 Clemson • 99
87 Bridgeport 77
61 Army 65
50 UConn 72
68 Stonehill 53
65 Seton Hall 63
67 Brown** 57
46 Iowa State** 47
76 Rider (OT) *** 75
69 Northeastern • • • 79
43 lona 60
48 St. Peter's 44
59 Boston University 62
87 Montclair State 66
61 Fordham 70
74 Yale 62
55 St. Peter's 57
73 Canisius 58
55 Fordham 53
59 U.S. International 68
55 Notre Dame 57
49 Ho lyCross(MSG) 61
57 Rutgers 87
86 Fairleigh Dickinson 71
68 Manha11an 65
• Clemson Tournament
•• Elm City Classic
••• Bankers' C lassic
Frank Magaletta
1981-82 ( 11-18)
Coach: T erry O'Connor
Captain: Ken Daniels
FU OPP.
66 Virginia •
58 Va. Commonwealth •
96 Bridgeport
90 Maine
71 Connecticut
65 Utah ••
7 3 Illinois State ••
73 Boston College (2 on
81 Canisius
49 Princeton (OT)
75 Loyola (MD) ***
67 Lehigh •••
74 Holy Cross
63 St. Peter's
61 Army
62 Yale
64 lona
81 Manhattan (OT)
59 Fordham
64 Army
44 St. Peter's
56 Fordham (OT)
78 Utica
100 lona (5 OTs)
56 Boston Univ.
50 Manhattan
61 Manhattan t
50 St. Peter's t
54 Ford ham t
• Virginia Classic
• • Utah Classic
*** Bankers' Classic
t MAAC P layoffs
1982-83 ( 13-1 5)
Coach: T erry O'Connor
Capta in: Pete DeBisschop
107
54
89
60
75
71
81
79
95
50
70
66
67
78
51
71
78
85
64
55
58
58
62
102
76
47
55
56
76
FU OPP.
79 Niagara 69
80 Canisius 65
66 Lehigh 58
98 Connecticut 81
70 Notre Dame 92
83 St .Joseph 110
92 Hofst ra (2 OT) 88
79 Boston College 99
84 Maine 95
73 Vermont 68
75 Utica • 55
64 Drexel COn* 60
60 Army (OT) 55
58 Fordham 60
71 Manhallan 63
73 lona 80
90 Yale 87
66 Brown 59
66 St. Peter's (OT) 69
103 Navy 110
55 Army (On 57
48 St. Peter's 58
66 Fordham (OT) 68
72 Manha11an 78
71 lona 85
72 New Hampshire 62
72 American Univ. • • 84
67 St. Peter's t 70
• Bankers' Classic
.. Meadowlands Arena
t MAAC Playoffs
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The Record Book
Individual
Single Game
30-Plus Points Games
George Groom, Assumption, 1972, 41
Jim Brown, Southern Conn., 1965, 39
Pete DeBisschop, Hofstra, 1982, 39
George Groom. Holy Cross, 1972, 38
Joe DeSantis. Bridgeport, 1977, 38
Harry Hyra. Central Conn., 1959, 37
Wayne Gibbons, UConn, 1969, 36
Stan Suchenski. Providence, 1953, 36
Joe DeSantis, Loyola, Md .. 1977.36
Pete DeBisschop, Yale, 1983, 36
George Groom. Niagara, 1971, 35
Frank Magaletta. Bridgeport, 1969, 35
Pat Burke. Georgetown, 1965, 34
Jim Brown, Stonehill, 1965, 34
Art Crawford, Upsala. 1960, 34
Mark Young, Army, 1979, 34
George Groom, Stonehill, 1971 , 33
Larry Cirina. Niagara, 1968. 33
Bob Hutter. St. Peter's, 1961, 33
Ed Diskowski, St. Michael's, 1958, 33
Jack O'Connell. St. Francis, 1955,33
Mark Young, St. Bonaventure. 1979. 33
George Groom. Manhattan. 1971 , 32
Frank Magaletta, Kings, 1968, 32
Larry Cirina. St. Bonaventure, 1967, 32
Pat Burke, Assumption. 1965, 32
Nick Macarchuk, Rider. 1963. 32
Bob Hutter. Assumption, 1961 , 32
Pat Kelly, Bridgeport, 1960, 32
Joe DeSantis, Hofstra, 1977, 32
Joe DeSantis, Montclair St., 1977, 32
Joe DeSantis. Lehigh, 1979, 32
Mark Young. Dayton. 1979 NIT. 32
Richie O'Connor, Marshall, 1974,31
George Groom, Bridgeport, 1973, 31
George Groom, Providence. 1972, 31
Mike Branch. St. Anselm's, 1964, 31
Pat Burke, CCNY. 1964, 31
Bob Marcovic. Brooklyn Poly. 1951 , 31
Mark Young. St. Peter's, 1979, 31
Tony George, St. Joseph's, 1983, 31
Ray Kelly, Boston Univ .. 1973. 30
Frank Magaletta, lona, 1970. 30
Mike Branch, Yeshiva, 1964, 30
Mike Branch, Stonehill. 1964. 30
Nick Macarchuk, Rochester, 1962. 30
Fran Hanley, FDU. 1958, 30
Frank McGowan, AIC, 1957, 30
Jack O'Connell, Stonehill, 1955. 30
Mark Plefka, LIU, 1976, 30
Mark Young, Canisius, 1976, 30
Joe DeSantis. St. Joseph's, 1977, 30
Joe DeSantis, Boston Col., 1979, 30
Pete DeBisschop, Boston Col. 1983, 30
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Assists
John Ryan, 23, William and Mary, 12/22/73
John Ryan. 22. Villanova. 12/ 20/73
John Ryan, 21 . Cleveland St., 1/ 26/74
John Ryan, 17, L.I .U., 12/6/73
John Ryan, 17, Bridgeport, 3/5/73
John Ryan. 16, St. Francis (NY). 12/6/72
John Ryan. 16, St. Bonaventure, 2/7/73
Joe DeSantis, 16, Buffalo, 1/ 29/77
John Ryan. 15, St. Francis (NY). 12/4/73
John Ryan. 15, Ohio U., 2/ 18/74
Joe DeSantis, 15, Lehigh. 1/6/79
Pat Burke
Rebounds
Art Crawford, 28, AIC, 59-60
Mark Frazer. 27, Bridgeport, 1 i19171
Mike Branch, 25, Rider, 2/15/64
Mike Branch, 24, Wagner, 12/27/63
Mike Branch, 24, Bridgeport, 3/ 3/66
Sol Crenshaw, 24, Assumption, 3/2/68
Jim Brown. 23. So. Conn., 2/ 17/65
Craig Moorer, 22. Holy Cross. 3/ 2/74
Mark Frazer, 22, St. Peter's, 1/16/71
Art Kenney, 22, Bridgeport, 1/ 21 /67
Mike Branch, 22, Stonehill, 2/ 10/64
Mike Branch, 22, St. Anselm's, 2/ 5/64
Most Free Throws
Mark Young, 15, St. Peter's, 2/7/79
Mark Young, 15. Delaware. 1/5/79
Wayne Gibbons. 15, Vermont, 12/ 21 /69
Wayne Gibbons, 15, lona. 1/ 6/69
Jim Pavel, 15, Merrimack. 2/56
Ray Kelly, 14, Boston U, 2/ 20/73
Mark Young, 14. Dayton, 3/ 10/78
Mark Young, 14, Army, 2/ 10/79
Mark Young, 14. Holy Cross. 1/ 22/76
Pete DeBisschop, 14, Yale, 1/29/83
Most Free Throw Attempts
Mark Young, 19. St. Peter's, 2/ 7/79
Mark Young, 19, Dayton. 3/ 10/78
Mark Young, 18. Holy Cross. 1/22/76
Mark Young, 17. Delaware, 1/ 5/79
Ray Kelly, 17, Boston U, 2/ 20/73
Mark Young, 16, California, 12/ 16/78
Pete DeBisschop, 15, Yale, 1/ 29/83
Mark Young, 15, Army, 2/ 10/79
Wayne Gibbons, 15. Vermont, 12/ 21 /69
Mark Young, 14, Boston U, 12/23/78
Flip Williams. 14, Holy Cross, 1/ 21 /78
Hank Foster, 14, Manhattan, 2/ 27/82
Field Goals
George Groom. 18. Assumption. 3/ 6/72
George Groom, 18, Holy Cross, 3/ 4/72
Pete DeBisschop. 17, Hofstra. 12/ 18/82
Bob Hutter. 15, St. Peter's, 12/ 4/ 61
Jim Brown, 15, Stonehill, 2/ 15/65
LarryCirina. 15.St. Bonaventure,2/ 15/67
Larry Cirina, 15, Niagara, 1/ 26/68
George Groom. 15, Niagara. 11/ 13/ 71
Joe DeSantis, 15, Bridgeport. 11/30/77
Joe DeSantis, 15, Loyola (Md.), 11 / 28/77
Individual
Single Season
Points
Name Points Year
Frank Magaletta 546 69-70
Joe DeSantis 544 77-78
Mark Young 543 78-79
Pete DeBisschop 543 82-83
Mike Branch 529 63-64
George Groom 529 71-72
George Groom 498 72-73
Kim Fisher 488 77-78
Pat Burke 479 63-64
Hank Foster 474 81-82
Joe DeSantis 472 76-77
Mike Branch and Jim Brown
Rebounds
Name REB Year
Mike Branch 404 63-64 Free Throws Aeld Goal Percentage
Art Crawford 382 59-60 Name Free throws Year Name FGP Year
Mark Frazer 377 70-71 Mark Young 193 78-79 Mark Young .629 77-78
Mike Branch 366 65-66 Wayne Gibbons 174 69-70 Pete DeBisschop .627 82-83
Nick Macarchuk 357 61-62 Mark Young 163 77-78 Hank Foster .609 81-82