Quick Facts Centenary College
Coaching Staff
Location: Hackettstown, N.J.
Head Coach: Tim Fusina
Established: 1867
Alma Mater: California University (PA.) ‘07
Enrollment: 1,200
Coaching Record: 7-18 (2nd season)
President: Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite
Phone: (908) 852-1400, ext. 2199
Nickname: Cyclones
Email: fusinat@centenarycollege.edu
Colors: Navy Blue & Grey
Assistant Coach: Anthony Lorenzo
Affiliations: NCAA Division III & ECAC
Alma Mater: Rutgers University
Athletic Administration
Alma Mater: Catholic University ‘09
Athletic Director: Billie Jo Blackwell
Assistant Coach: Zach Liu
Associate Athletic Director: Josh Huber
Alma Mater: University of Pittsburgh ‘08
Sports Information
Men’s Basketball History First Division III Season: 1992
SID: Iris Correa
All-Time Record: 180-357 (22 Seasons)
Email: correar@centenarycollege.edu
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
Office: (908) 852-1400, ext. 2372
Conference Championships: 0
Fax: (908) 813-8295
Conference Tournament Appearances: 5 (95-96,
Web Site: www.centenarycyclones.com
03-04, 04-05, 08-09, 09-10, 12-13)
Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/centenary/mbball
ECAC Tournament Appearances: 1 (95-96)
Athletic Training Head Athletic Trainer: Dana Baffuto Email: baffutod@centenarycollege.edu Phone: (908) 852-1400, ext. 2190 Asstistant Athletic Trainer: Eddie Giroux Asstistant Athletic Trainer: Kevin Davies
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Assistant Coach: Sean Stolzenthaler
Coaches in field goal percentage defense (.423). From 2008-2013, Fusina served as the assistant men’s basketball coach at Washington & Jefferson College. He helped guide W&J to one of the most successful peHead Coach riods in proTim Fusina gram history as 2nd Season the Presidents Tim Fusina begins his second season as head coach of claimed the the Centenary College men’s 2009 ECAC South Region basketball team for the championship 2014-2015 season. and earned 20 victories for just the second During the 2013-2014 seatime in team history during son, Fusina’s squad posted his tenure. Under Fusina’s a 7-18 overall record, including 6-12 in CSAC play. tutelage, five of his players garnered all-conference acThe Cyclones earned their fifth-straight winning home colades. mark, compiling a record of 7-5 in Hackettstown. Under Prior to arriving at Washington & Jefferson, FuFusina’s guidance, Centesina spent two seasons as nary ranked second in the an assistant coach at the league in scoring defense (68.6 ppg) and tied for third University of Pittsburgh-
Greensburg. At UPG, he coordinated recruiting and prepared scouting reports, while aiding in game planning and preparation. A native of Charleroi, Pa., Fusina earned his bachelor’s (2007) and master’s (2008) degrees in sport management from California University of Pennsylvania. Fusina is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Basketball Coaches (NABC). In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, he has also served as an instructor at numerous summer basketball camps.
Coaches
Assistant Coach Anthony Lorenzo
Anthony Lorenzo joins the 2014-2015 Centenary College Men’s Basketball program for his first year as an assistant Coach. Lorenzo is a 2014 graduate of Rutgers University where he was a member of the Women’s Basketball Program as Head Student Basketball Manager. As the manager, Lorenzo assisted the coaches with practice agendas, workout drills, shootout camps and scouting. He currently is a recruiter for the Hoop Group Elite in Neptune, NJ and also an assistant coach for the 9th Grade High School in Highland Park, NJ. As the assistant coach at Highland Park, Lorenzo ran tryouts, coached teams in weekly practices, lead demonstrator for drills and skills clinics while implementing strategies for practice. He owns a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and Sport Studies, Sports Management from Rutgers University.
The 2014-15 season will be the third for Sean Stolzenthaler as assistant men’s basketball coach at Centenary College. Stolzenthaler joined the men’s basketball coaching staff after coaching at Allentown High School (N.J.), serving as the assistant varsity coach and head coach of the JV squad. Stolzenthaler was a four-year starting point guard at Catholic University from 2005-09. He led the Landmark Conference in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio during his junior and senior seasons.
Assistant Coach Sean Stolzenthaler Third Season
Stolzenthaler continued his playing career in 2010 on the USA Select Pro Basketball Tour Team playing in Hungary, Finland, and England. He has also worked basketball camps including the Hoop Group and the Pocono Invitational Camp, coaching some of the top middle and high school players on the east coast. In addition, Stolzenthaler has coached the Mid-Jersey Mavericks AAU team.
Coaches
Zachary Liu enters his second season as an assistant coach for the Centenary College men’s basketball team during the 2014-15 academic year. Liu previously coached in the collegiate ranks as an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg during the 2007-08 season. At UPG, Liu scouted and recruited high school athletes and assisted with game planning.
Assistant Coach Zach Liu Second season
Liu has served locally as an assistant varsity and head junior varsity coach at Wachtung Hills High School (2008-10) and at Warren Hills Middle School (2010-13). He is currently the program director at Hoop Nation, LLC in Colonia, N.J., and the director of the Hoops Camp at Wachtung Hills in Warren. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in 2008 from the University of Pittsburgh, Liu earned his master’s degree in physical education from Manhattanville College in 2013.
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The Cyclones 1 Zach Duymich Sophomore - Guard - Millstone Township, N.J. - Allentown High School
2013-14 (Freshman): Made appearances in all 25 games, including two starts... averaged 4.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game...ranked second on the team with 38 assists, 20 steals and 10 blocks...scored season-best 13 points versus Marywood (2/8)...named to CSAC All-Academic Team High School and Personal Data: Two-time basketball team MVP at Allentown High School…competed for the basketball squad all four years of high school… earned honorable mention accolades from the Colonial Valley Conference during junior and senior seasons…undecided on major
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Paul Jones
Sophomore - Forward - Trenton, N.J. - Ewing High School
2013-14 (Freshman): Played in 23 games, including nine starts...averaged 5.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game...shot 40 percent from the field...tied for third on the team with eight blocks and added 10 steals...scored season-best 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting against Gwynedd Mercy (1/15)
High School and Personal Data: Four-year varsity team member for the Ewing High School basketball team…garnered second team all-county accolades…business management major at Centenary
The Cyclones 4 Djovan Beausejour Senior - Guard - Doylestown, Pa. - Central Bucks East High School
2013-14 (Junior): One of two players to start all 25 games...finished third on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg) and second in rebounding (5.2 rpg)...shot 83 percent from the free throw line and 39 percent from the field...tallied 28 assists, 17 steals and eight blocks...scored career-high 22 points against Marywood (2/8)...recorded first double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds versus Cabrini (1/11)
2012-2013 (Sophomore): Played in 25 games, starting in eight...averaged 19.7 minutes per game...finished shooting 40-126 (.317) from the field and 15-59 (.254) from three...recorded 117 points, 74 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 10 blocks... named to the CSAC All-Sportsmanship Team. 2011-2012 (Freshman): Played in 20 games for the Cyclones, averaging 9.4 minutes per game...recorded 46 points, 19 rebounds, nine assists, six steals, and three blocks. High School and Personal Data: Played three years of varsity basketball for Central Bucks East High School…awarded most improved player junior year…led the team in scoring his senior year…named to Third Team All-Suburban One League…recipient of the Jeff Frantrik Foundation Scholarship for persistence and love of the game
5 Rashaan Spencer Freshman - Guard - Hackettstown, NJ - Mount Olive High School
High School and Personal Data: Played three years of basketball at Mount Olive High School… First team all-conference and all- county junior and senior year… Team Offensive MVP two years.. Team was Morris County Champs two years… Son of Stephanie Gibson & Irvin Spencer.. Sports Management major in hopes of being an Athletic Director
The Cyclones 11 Anthony Bailey Junior - Guard - Florida, NY - SS Seward High School
Sophomore(2013-2014): Played basketball at Orange County Community College… Mid- Hudson Conference 2nd team… Averaged 16.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 4.5 APG Freshman(2012-2013): Played basketball for Orange County Community College High School and Personal Data: Three sport athlete at S.S. Seward Institute… played four years of basketball advancing to section championship game two times… Junior year New York 4th team all- state while averaging 19.8 PPG… Captain of all three teams his senior year… Son of Joanne and Raymond Bailey... Majoring in Elementary Education in hopes of being a 5th grade teacher
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Ryan Stolte
Sophomore - Guard - Monroe Township, N.J. - Monroe Township High School
2013-14 (Freshman): Made 14 appearances as a freshman...tallied 19 points and 11 rebounds...drained 7-of16 field goals, including 3-of-5 three-pointers...named to CSAC All-Academic Team High School and Personal Data: Four-year member of the basketball team at Monroe Township High School…Earned the D.J. Blish Scholarship Award… majoring in criminal justice
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Kyle Smith
Sophomore - Guard - Monroe Township, N.J. - Monroe Township High School
2013-14 (Freshman): Appeared in all 25 games in a reserve roll...posted 72 points and 34 assists...made 20 three-pointers, finishing third on the team...shot 85 percent from the free throw line
High School and Personal Data: Earned 10 varsity letters at Hudson Catholic High School, including three in basketball…also competed in soccer, football and baseball…holds school record for longest field goal at 42 yards…led basketball, soccer and baseball teams to multiple sectional championships…played for New York state championship in basketball four-straight years and claimed state title during sophomore season…earned soccer team’s Core Values Award, given annually to someone who represents the team and school to the highest of their ability…majoring in criminal justice.
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Justin Charles
Freshman - Guard - Hawthorne, NJ - Hawthorne High School
High School and Personal Data: Unknown
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Miles McLeod
Freshman - Forward - Teaneck, NJ - Teaneck High School
High School and Personal Data: Played four years of basketball at Teaneck High School… four time county champion and four time state sectional champion… personally two time 2nd team all- league recipient… Also received the Stephen King Memorial Scholarship… Son of Charlene and Mark McLeod… majoring in sports management in hopes of becoming an athletic director
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Justen Davis
Sophomore - Forward - Edison, N.J. - Wardlaw-Hartridge High School
2013-14 (Freshman): Played in 11 games off the bench...recorded 16 points and 14 rebounds...shot 41 percent from the field
High School and Personal Data: Four-year varsity basketball member of the Wardlaw-Hartridge High School team…captained the squad for two years…also played one year of varsity baseball…scored 1,295 points and grabbed 1,002 rebounds during scholastic career…named to the GMC All-Gold Division for three-straight years…GMC Senior All Star during senior season…major is sport management
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Josh Case
Senior - Forward - Catasauqua, Pa. - Catasauqua High School 2013-14 (Junior): Appeared in 24 games and made 16 starts...averaged 10.4 points per game, good for second on the team...paced the Cyclones in rebounding (7.5 rpg) and field goal percentage (.463)...drilled nine three-pointers...blocked 43 shots, the fourth-highest, single-season total in school history...tallied at least one block in 17-of-24 games...scored career-high 24 points against Baptist Bible (2/1)...set career high with 16 rebounds versus Mt. St. Mary (12/9)...named to CSAC Weekly Honor Roll (1/27) 2012-13 (Sophomore): Played in 18 games, starting in seven...averaged 12.6 minutes per game...shot 30-65 (.462) from the field, 1-5 (.200) from three, and 15-30 (.500) from the line...posted 76 points, 57 rebounds, 12 assists, eight blocks, and five steals. High School and Personal Data: Was a three-sport athlete for Catasauqua High School... Played four years of basketball, soccer, and track and field.... For basketball received first team all-league for two years.... earned first team all-area... 1,000-point scorer.... competed in high jump and received the district gold medal... Runner-up leagues two years... received two district gold medals for soccer....majoring in business management in hopes to run his own business.
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Jason Sutten
Freshman - Forward - Teaneck, N.J. - Teaneck High School
High School and Personal Data: Played two years of varsity basketball and three years of varsity football‌ Son of Keli and George Sutton‌ majoring in sports management
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Andy Charles
Senior - Forward - West Orange, N.J. - Montclair High School 2012-2013 (Junior): Named Second Team All-Conference...played and started in all 26 games...averaged 29.9 minutes, 14.7 points, and 9.8 rebounds per game...posted 11 double-doubles including three consecutive games with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds... shot team-high 137-275 (.498) from the field....recorded total 381 points, 256 rebounds, 40 steals, 26 assists, and 25 blocks...named five time Cyclone of the Week, three time CSAC Player of the Week, three time ECAC South Player of the Week, CSAC Weekly Honor Roll (12/28/2013), and D3Hoops.com Team of the Week (12/5/2012)...currently ranked fifth in Centenary All-Time record books in rebounds (435) and fourth in blocks (63). 2011-2012 (Sophomore): Played in 24 games, starting in 14...averaged 24.2 minutes per game...scored 201 points for an average 8.4 per game...picked up 141 rebounds, 18 assists, 32 blocks, and 42 steals...recorded a double-double against Keystone on Feb. 11th with 19 points and 13 rebounds...two-time Cyclone of the Week. 2010-11 (Freshman): Played in 13 games, starting one…averaged 11.5 minutes, 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds…shot 11-for-23 (.478) from the floor, 3-for-8 (.375) from three and 11for-12 (.917) from the line…also recorded six blocks and four steals. High School and Personal Data: Three-sport athlete at Montclair High School…played four years of basketball…served as team captain…selected Second Team All-County… competed with the volleyball team for three years…also played two years of soccer.
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Hamp Smith
Freshman - Guard - Allentown, PA - William Allen High School
High School and Personal Data: Played four years of basketball for William Allen High School… son of Ellen Cannizzaro and Hamp Smith Sr… majoring in sports management in hopes of owning his own professional basketball team
Schedule at Scranton
at John Carroll
Moravian
Baruch
November 15 7:30 pm
November 19 7 pm
November 16 2 pm November 22 2 pm
at Cairn
at Keystone
Cabrini
at Mt. St. Mary
Rutgers Newark
Penn State Abington
Neumann
at Baptist Bible
Gwynedd Mercy
Marywood
at Immaculata
Rosemont
at Neumann
Keystone
at Cabrini
Cairn
November 24 7 pm December 6 4 pm
December 20 2 pm January 7 7 pm
January 14 8 pm January 19 6:30 pm January 24 3:30 pm
January 31 4 pm
December 3 8 pm December 8 7 pm
December 22 2 pm January 10 2 pm January 17 2 pm
January 21 7 pm January 28 8 pm
February 4 7 pm
Schedule Immaculata
at Gwynedd Mercy
Baptist Bible
at Marywood
February 7 12 pm
February 14 2 pm
at Rosemont February 18 8 pm
February 11 7 pm February 16 7 pm
2014-2015 Roster No. Name 1 2 4 5 11 12 13 15 21 23 30 31 33 34
Yr. Pos.Ht. Hometown/High School
Zachary Duymich So. Paul Jones So. DJ Beausejour Sr. Rashaan Spencer Fr. Anthony Bailey Jr. Ryan Stolte So. Kyle Smith So. Justin Charles Fr. Myles McCleod Fr. Justen Davis So. Josh Case Sr. Jason Sutton Fr. Andy Charles Sr. Hamp Smith Jr. Fr.
G F G G G G G G F F F F F G
6-2 6-3 6-4 5-9 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-5 6-0
Millstone Twp., N.J./Allentown Trenton, N.J./Ewing Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks E Hackettstown, NJ / Mount Olive Florida, NY / SS Seward Monroe, N.J./Monroe Township Warwick, N.Y./Burke Catholic Hawthorne, NJ / Hawthorne Teaneck, NJ / Teaneck Edison, N.J./Wardlaw-Hartridge Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua Teaneck, NJ / Teaneck West Orange, NJ / Montclair Allentown, PA / William Allen
Reeves Gym
The John M. Reeves Student Recreation Center completed a $5 million expansion and renovation in January 2007. The athletic facility was expanded to 30,000 square feet and includes a 1,200 seat gymnasium with two full-sized multipurpose courts, a fitness center/weight-room, locker rooms, a pool with separate locker room facilities, indoor batting cages, new athletic staff offices and athletic training facilities.