Widener 2011-12 Men's Basketball Guide

Day Date Opponent Time Tue. Nov. 15 Swarthmore 8:00 pm Fri.-Sat. Nov. 18-19 Widener Tip-Off Classic Fri. Nov. 18 Widener vs. Penn State Mont Alto 6:00 pm

SUNY Cortland vs. Delaware Valley 8:00 pm Sat. Nov. 19 Consolation/Championship 1:00p/3:00p Tue. Nov. 22 at Richard Stockton 7:00 pm Sat. Nov. 26 vs. Cabrini 2:15 pm (Coaches vs. Cancer in Aston, PA) Wed. Nov. 30 Alvernia * 8:00 pm Sat. Dec. 3 Albright * 3:00 pm Fri.-Sat. Dec. 9-10 Heritage’s Dairy Farm Classic (Glassboro, NJ) Fri. Dec. 9 vs. Berkeley College 6:00 pm Sat. Dec. 10 vs. Rowan/Penn St. Brandywine 1:00p/3:00p Sun. Dec. 18 at Occidental 10:00 pm Mon. Dec. 19 at Whittier 10:30 pm Wed. Jan. 4 Neumann 7:00 pm Sat. Jan. 7 at DeSales 3:00 pm Wed. Jan. 11 at Elizabethtown * 8:00 pm Sat. Jan. 14 at Messiah * 7:00 pm Wed. Jan. 18 Arcadia * 8:00 pm Sat. Jan. 21 Lycoming * 3:00 pm Wed. Jan. 25 at Lebanon Valley * 8:00 pm Sat. Jan. 28 at Alvernia * 3:00 pm Wed. Feb. 1 Elizabethtown * 8:00 pm Sat. Feb. 4 Messiah * 3:00 pm Wed. Feb. 8 at Arcadia * 8:00 pm Sat. Feb. 11 at Lycoming * 3:00 pm Tue. Feb. 14 Lebanon Valley * 8:00 pm Sat. Feb. 18 at Albright * 3:00 pm Wed. Feb. 22 Commonwealth Conference Semifinals Sat. Feb. 25 Commonwealth Conference Final * Commonwealth Conference game Home Games in Bold All Times are Eastern Schedule is subject to change

2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS Widener University...................................................................IFC Table of Contents / Quick Facts / Directions................................1 Head Coach Chris Carideo...........................................................2 Assistant Coaches I. Simon, B. Leahy, N. Miller, C. McDevitt..........3 2011-12 Roster.............................................................................4 2011-12 Preview...........................................................................5 The 2011-12 Pride...................................................................6-11 2010-11 Stats..............................................................................12 2010-11 Results..........................................................................13 All-Time Letterwinners..........................................................14-15 Records..................................................................................16-17 All-Time Coaches / History...................................................17-18 Support / C. Alan Rowe Locker Room / Facilities..................19-20

Andrew Radomicki Directions to Widener • From Philadelphia: Take I-95 South to I-476 North and MacDade Boulevard. Turn west onto MacDade Boulevard and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener University sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

From Western and Northern PA: Follow the PA Turnpike to Exit 331A, I-476. Take I-476 South toward Chester to Exit 1. Turn west onto MacDade Blvd. and follow the Widener Univ. sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Blvd. becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Ave., Route 320 South, and follow the Widener Univ. sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

From New York, Northern New Jersey and New England: Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 2. Proceed on Route 322 West across the Commodore Barry Bridge. Coming off the bridge, follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

GENERAL INFORMATION Address.......................................................... One University Place ......................................................................... Chester, PA 19013 Enrollment.................................................... 3,200 undergraduates Founded..................................................... 1821, Wilmington, DE Colors.......................................................... Widener Blue & Gold Nickname...............................................................................Pride Affiliation..........................................................NCAA Division III Conference.................................Middle Atlantic (Commonwealth) 2010-11 Records......................... 13-13 (8-6 Commonwealth, 3rd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................ 10/3 (Starters, 3/2) ADMINISTRATION President.....................................................Dr. James T. Harris III Athletic Director............................................................Jack Shafer Assistant A.D./Sr. Woman Admin....... Larissa Gillespie ‘98, M ‘00 Assistant Athletic Director................................... Chris Carideo ‘96 Athletic Trainer................................. A.J. Duffy III, MS, ATC, PT Equipment Manager................................................. Charlie Evans Team Physician........................................... Dr. L. Luke Cellini ‘59 Team Orthopedic Consultant......................Dr. James M. Zurbach Sports Information Director..................................... Derek Crudele Office Phone............................................................ 610-499-4436 Fax........................................................................... 610-499-4481 Cell/Home Phone.................................................... 215-880-4377 E-Mail........................................................ dacrudele@widener.edu Web Address.............................................www.WidenerPride.com Sports Information Hotline.................................610-499-4600 (2) COACHING STAFF Head Coach.............................................................. Chris Carideo Alma Mater................................................................. Widener ‘96 E-mail......................................................... cjcarideo@widener.edu Overall Record (Seasons)............................................ 173-101 (10) Record at School (Seasons)............................................... 87-50 (5) Assistants................................................. Ian Simon ‘01, Bill Leahy, ................................................Nyere Miller ‘09, Chris McDevitt ‘11 Phone....................................................................... 610-499-4454 From Delaware, Maryland and Washington, DC: Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At first traffic light, turn left over bridge.

Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

From Southern New Jersey: Take the Atlantic City Expressway to I-295 South to the Commodore Barry Bridge. Follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

From Harrisburg: Follow I-76 East (exiting the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Valley Forge) to Exit 331A (I-476 South). Follow I-476 South to Exit 1 (MacDade Boulevard). Go right off the exit onto MacDade Boulevard West and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener University sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

Credits: The 2011-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide was produced by the Widener University Sports Information Department. Photography by John Ferko ‘80, Greg Carroccio, Al Zacharka and Mike Landis. Printed by Gazette Printing; Indiana, PA. Information current as of October 2011.

2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL

COACHING STAFF

Chris Carideo • Head Coach Chris Carideo has built a great reputation for himself as a player and a coach for Widener. His desire to see Widener among the nation’s elite has placed the team among the upper echelon with bigger and better things on the horizon.

Carideo’s run has seen him become the only Widener coach in any sport to lead his program to the NCAA Tournament in his first three years. The Pride followed their 15-13 record in 2006-07 with a 23-6 mark in 2007-08 and a second consecutive Commonwealth Conference title. The third straight crown in 200809 saw the Pride again win the league with a 23-6 record and host an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in eight years.

Over five seasons, he owns an 87-50 record at Widener and already is the third winningest coach in school history.

In the summer of 2010, Carideo was the head coach for a group of Division II and III players from around the country that took part in a tour to play games against professional competition in Europe.

He went on a return trip to Europe in 2011 taking with him three of Widener’s players.

One of the most decorated athletes in Widener University history, Carideo is just the program’s third coach in the last 47 years.

He entered after five successful seasons as head coach of the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. Second on the Academy’s wins list with an 86-51 mark, Carideo helped guide the Mariners to NCAA Tournament appearances in 2002 and 2003, including a trip to the second round in 2003. USMMA won the Skyline Conference regular season and tournament championships in 2002 and 2003, with the first championship earning Carideo Coach-of-the-Year honors.

The Ocean City, NJ native averaged more than 17 victories per season for a team which ranked fifth nationally in rebounding margin in 2004. Also at USMMA, he was an assistant to the associate athletics director, a P.E. instructor, a minority recruiter for the Academy and helped coordinate camps and clinics.

As an assistant coach at USMMA in 2000-01, he helped the team to a 22-8 mark and the school’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament “Sweet 16.” He also was an assistant at Widener in 1995-96 and again from 1998-2000, a part of the 2000 Middle Atlantic Conference championship team.

Carideo began coaching after one of the most storied athletic careers in school annals from 1991-95, capped with an All-America campaign his senior season. He became the eighth player in the program’s history so honored after being named first team All-MAC all four seasons.

He graduated after hitting 402 three-pointers, then an NCAA Division III record and now third best, and still holds the nation’s top mark by hitting a 3-pointer in 75 straight games. Carideo is second in school history with 2,067 points, fourth with 699 baskets and owns the top four single-season marks in 3-pointers made and attempted.

His All-America campaign witnessed him score 616 points for the second best mark in school history and net 113 three-pointers (first). This helped Widener finish 18-9 and advance to the NCAA Tournament.

Carideo in 1991-92 led the country by shooting 95.5 percent from the line.

After graduating in 1996 with a B.A. in Psychology and Secondary Education, Carideo played one season professionally for the Trenton Flames of the International Basketball League.

Chris Carideo Year-By-Year 2001-02 (USMMA) $.......................... 24-4 2002-03 (USMMA) $.......................... 21-9 2003-04 (USMMA)........................... 15-11 2004-05 (USMMA)........................... 16-11 2005-06 (USMMA)........................... 10-16 2006-07 &......................................... 15-13 2007-08 &........................................... 23-6 2008-09 &........................................... 23-6 2009-10............................................. 13-12 2010-11............................................. 13-13 at Widener (5 seasons).......................... 87-50 Total (10 seasons)..........................173-101 $ Skyline Conference champions; NCAA Tournament participants & Commonwealth Conference champions; NCAA Tournament participants

Widener’s Winningest MBB Coaches 1. C. Alan Rowe (1965-98).................536 2. David Duda (1998-2006)................143 3. Chris Carideo (2006-pres.).............. 87

WIDENER PRIDE

COACHING STAFF

Ian Simon Assistant Coach

Ian Simon is in his ninth season as a full-time member of Widener’s athletic department. Simon coordinates fundraising efforts for the athletic department as well as all the fundrasing duties for the men’s basketball squad.

He also plays a key role in all the team camps hosted by the squad and is an active member in the squad’s dayto-day operations. One of the school’s top recruiters, he has helped Widener to four NCAA Tournament berths, three Commonwealth Conference titles and a 2006 appearance in the “Sweet 16.” Prior to joining Widener in 2003, he was a graduate assistant coach one season at Gettysburg College. Simon is a 2001 graduate of Widener University with a degree in Sport Management.

Bill Leahy Assistant Coach

Bill Leahy is in his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Pride. Over his first four seasons, Widener owns a 72-37 record with two Commonwealth Conference Championships. In the summer of 2010, Leahy enjoyed the unique experience of serving as the co-coach for a group of Division II and III players from around the country that took part in a tour to play games against professional competition in Europe. He coordinated and assembled the team with head coach Chris Carideo. The team traveled to Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Great Britain.

Leahy came to Widener after one year as an assistant at Cabrini, his alma mater. As an undergraduate, Leahy earned a finance degree from Cabrini and played varsity basketball for coach John Dzik, the school’s all-time leader in coaching victories. As a player, he helped the Cavaliers win the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. He also was named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll. He and his wife Alicia make their home in Ardmore.

Nyere Miller Assistant Coach

Nyere Miller, after a distinguished four-year career, is in his third year as an assistant coach for the Pride.

Miller was a major reason why Widener won three Commonwealth Conference titles and competed in the NCAA Tournament all four years. He finished second in school history with 257 steals and holds two of the top three single-season marks, including a team-record 92 in 2007-08. A tremendous leader and great teammate, his guidance as a captain helped him to be named MVP of the 2008 conference tournament. Miller averaged 9.1 points per game in 2008-09 after averaging a career-best 12.3 points in 2007-08.

Chris McDevitt Assistant Coach

Chris McDevitt is in his first year as an assistant coach for the Pride, bring the total of Widener alums on the staff to four. McDevitt had a strong four-year career in which he recorded 569 points, 113 three-pointers, 197 baskets, 150 rebounds, 145 assists and competed in 96 contests. He was a part of two Commonwealth Conference championship teams (2008, 2009) and helped the Pride host an NCAA Tournament sub-regional in 2009. McDevitt in March 2010 was one of four Widener student-athletes who participated at the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis. In the summer of 2010, he went on a tour of Europe along with several other players as part of an eight-day trip that included sightseeing, basketball and fun. McDevitt graduated Widener in 2011 with a degree in Sport Management.

2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL

ROSTER No.

Name

Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School

Major

1 *

Andrew Radomicki

So. G

5-9

155 Media, PA/Penncrest

History

3

Dillon Fields

Fr. G

6-0

165 Medford, NJ/Shawnee

Education/Math

5 *

Rodney Brown

So. F

6-1

155 Lake Valley, NJ/Pemberton

Criminal Justice/Sociology

10 *

Trey Severs

Jr.

G

6-0

185 Ocean City, NJ/Ocean City

Sport Management

12

Rob McPherson

Jr.

F

6-5

190 Bowie, MD/Caldwell College

Business Marketing

13 **

Devon Armstrong

Jr.

G

6-1

155 Shillington, PA/Holy Name

Business Management

14

Ryan Abel

Fr. G

6-3

180 Huntingdon Valley, PA/Lower Moreland Exploratory Studies

20

Lamar Jackson

Jr.

G

5-9

160 Philadelphia, PA/Shippensburg U.

Sociology

21 *** Perry Wright

Sr. F

6-3

195 Severn, MD/Cardinal Gibbons

Business Management

23 *** Brian Smith

Sr. G

5-9

185 Baltimore, MD/Overlea

Criminal Justice

24 *

Bob Makor

So. F

6-3

210 Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic

Business Marketing

32

Greg Lawson

Fr. F

6-6

200 Mount Holly, NJ/Medford Tech

Criminal Justice

34 *

Connor Dean

So. F

6-3

175 Woodbine, NJ/St. Augustine Prep

Psychology/Pre-Physical Therapy

35 *

Bill Giberson

So. F

6-3

220 Hammonton, NJ/St. Augustine Prep

Hospitality Management

44 *** Jack Brennan

Sr. C

6-7

235 Stratford, NJ/Sterling

Hospitality Management

53 **

Jr.

6-7

210 West Grove, PA/Avon Grove

Accounting

Adam Ahern

C

Head Coach: Chris Carideo (Widener ’96), sixth season Assistants: Ian Simon ‘01, Bill Leahy, Nyere Miller ’09, Chris McDevitt ‘11 Managers: Celina Smith, Nicole Newby, Alyssa Pomponio, Max McCarthy

Celina Smith Manager

By Class Seniors (3): Jack Brennan Brian Smith Perry Wright Juniors (5): Adam Ahern Devon Armstrong Rob McPherson Lamar Jackson Trey Severs Sophomores (5): Rodney Brown Connor Dean Bill Giberson Bob Makor Andrew Radomicki Freshmen (3): Ryan Abel Dillon Fields Greg Lawson

WIDENER PRIDE

PREVIEW Widener’s men’s basketball team has enjoyed a great amount of success during its over 100 years of existence. That prestige has carried over into the recent past and lies with many of the returning players. It is those players along with many talented newcomers that will help lead the squad back to the NCAA Tournament.

Widener went on a great run to end the regular season, winning its last four games that included a thrilling double-overtime triumph against Lycoming that secured third place outright in the league.

Jack Brennan, picked second team All-Commonwealth Conference last year, is one of three seniors on the squad who hopes to continue making a major impact. A talented center who is more than capable of making big plays at any time, Brennan a season ago closed fourth in the conference with 7.3 rebounds per game, 10th with 13.6 points per game, ninth with 21 blocks and fifth with a .552 field goal percentage.

Brennan, along with sophomore Andrew Radomicki and junior transfer Rob McPherson played oversees last summer as part of a tour through Germany and the Czech Republic that involved basketball, sightseeing and fun.

Senior Brian Smith also looks to be part of the charge. A talented guard who is an exciting player to watch, closed eighth in the conference in assists and hit two game-winning 3-pointers. One of those was a 65-foot shot against Lebanon Valley that was highlighted on ESPN’s SportsCenter.

Senior forward Perry Wright also is one who will have to come through this season for the Pride. A great scorer and a great presence inside, the Severn, MD product finished 17th in the conference

last season with 10.4 points per game and fifth with 1.6 steals per game.

Junior Adam Ahern certainly will give Brennan and Wright some help down low. The West Grove, PA native saw his minutes go up last season and hopes for more of the same in 2011-12.

Radomicki stepped in at point guard last season and seeks to take his game even further this season. He gained more confidence as the season progressed, finishing 12th in the conference with 2.2 assists per game and third on the team with 24 steals.

Sophomore Bob Makor started the last five games a season ago at forward and scored in double figures six times during the campaign.

Sophomores Rodney Brown, Connor Dean and Bill Giberson also look for more playing time at forward.

Junior Trey Severs played nine games at guard and will be gunning for more touches this season. Junior Devon Armstrong also hopes to be more of a factor in 2011-12.

Widener brings in five newcomers that include McPherson, Dillon Fields, Ryan Abel, Lamar Jackson and Greg Lawson.

The Pride begin their 102nd campaign November 15 at home versus Swarthmore as part of the “320 Challenge.” They then host their annual Widener Tip-Off Classic which includes Penn State Mont Alto, Delaware Valley and SUNY Cortland.

Conference play begins November 30 at home against Alvernia and ends February 18 at Albright.

The top four teams in the league compete in the conference tournament from February 22-25.

The 2011-12 Pride • Front Row (L-R): Dillon Fields, Lamar Jackson, Brian Smith, Andrew Radomicki, Devon Armstrong, Trey Severs. Middle Row (L-R): Rodney Brown, Bob Makor, assistant coach Bill Leahy, head coach Chris Carideo, assistant coach Ian Simon, Ryan Abel, Perry Wright. Back Row (L-R): Connor Dean, Greg Lawson, Jack Brennan, Adam Ahern, Rob McPherson, Bill Giberson.

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THE 2011-12 PRIDE

Jack Brennan

44

Senior • Forward/Center • 6-7 • 235 • Stratford, NJ • Sterling Career Highs Points. .............. 22, at Gwynedd-Mercy (12/9/09) Rebounds.......... 14, four times, last vs. Etown (1/22/11) Assists. .............. 6, at Elizabethtown (2/12/11)

3-Pointers......... 1, 10 times, last vs. Albright (2/2/11) Steals................ 3, twice, last at Swarthmore (11/15/10) Blocks............... 4, twice, last vs. Etown (1/22/11)

As a Junior in 2010-11: Named second team All-Commonwealth Conference... One of two players for Widener to start all 26 games...

Led the team and finished fourth in the conference with 7.3 rebounds per game... Paced the team and closed 10th in the conference with 13.6 points per game... Led the team and ended ninth in the conference with 21 blocks... Finished fifth in the conference with a .552 field goal percentage and fourth on the team with 49 assists... Recorded three double-doubles... Scored in double figures 20 times, including the first eight games of the season... Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in three straight games (1/19-1/27)... Posted season highs of 21 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks vs. Elizabethtown (1/22)... Went on a tour of Germany and the Czech Republic during the summer of 2011 that included five games.

As a Sophomore in 2009-10: Started all 25 games... Ended fourth in the conference with 2.64 offensive rebounds per game and 11th with a .485 field goal percentage... Led the team with 11.5 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game, 112 field goals and 21 blocks... Posted four double-doubles... Scored a career-high 22 points at Gwynedd-Mercy (12/9)... Shot 9-of-12 from the field with 20 points and 14 rebounds vs. Neumann (11/28)... Recorded four blocks vs. Rowan (11/21).

As a Freshman in 2008-09: Scored a season-best 16 points (7-of-8 FG) vs. Penn State Brandywine (11/21)... Also poured in nine points vs.

Albright (1/7) and Messiah (1/24)... Hauled in a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Albright (1/7).

Personal: Majoring in Hospitality Management.

GP-GS FG-A 2008-09 29-0 47-96 2009-10 25-25 112-231 2010-11 26-26 133-241 Totals 80-51 292-568

Pct. .490 .485 .552 .514

3FG-A 1-8 5-21 4-9 10-38

Pct. .125 .238 .444 .263

FT-A 15-34 58-96 83-119 156-249

Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. .441 111-3.8 19 28 7 11 110 3.8 .604 164-6.6 47 61 21 17 287 11.5 .697 190-7.3 49 72 21 14 353 13.6 .627 465-5.8 115 161 49 42 750 9.4

Perry Wright

21

Senior • Forward • 6-3 • 195 • Severn, MD • Cardinal Gibbons Career Highs Points. .............. 25, at Alvernia (1/19/11) Rebounds.......... 7, twice, last at Leb. Val. (2/5/11) Assists. .............. 8, at Elizabethtown (2/12/11)

3-Pointers......... 4, at Lycoming (2/20/10) Steals................ 4, twice, last vs. Lycoming (2/19/11) Blocks............... 3, vs. Albright (2/2/11)

As a Junior in 2010-11: Competed in 25 contests with three starts... Closed second on the team and 17th in the conference with 10.4 points per game... Finished tied for fifth in the conference with 1.6 steals per game... Ended fifth on the team with 47 assists... Scored in double figures 13 times, 10 of which came off the bench... Dropped a career-high 25 points at Alvernia (1/19)... Recorded four steals three times...

Dished eight assists at Elizabethtown (2/12).

As a Sophomore in 2009-10: Played in 22 games... Closed 13th in the conference in with a .472 field goal percentage... Finished second on the team with 8.7 points per game... Scored in double figures 10 times... Shot 7-of-11 from the field with 15 points vs. St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn (11/20)... Went 6-of-9 from the field with 14 points vs. Arcadia (12/2)... Scored a career-high 17 points (4-4 3FG) at Lycoming (2/20).

As a Freshman in 2008-09: Scored 13 points and added three steals in conference semifinals against Messiah (2/25)... Also scored 10 points (5-for-5 FG) vs. Penn State Brandywine (11/21).

Personal: Majoring in Business Management.

GP-GS FG-A 2008-09 21-0 25-48 2009-10 22-2 75-159 2010-11 25-3 97-247 Totals 68-5 197-454

Pct. .521 .472 .393 .434

3FG-A 0-2 19-45 28-92 47-139

Pct. .000 .422 .304 .338

FT-A 13-15 22-30 38-47 73-92

Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. .867 17-0.8 14 8 1 12 63 3.0 .733 61-2.8 22 27 3 30 191 8.7 .809 67-2.7 47 46 5 39 260 10.4 .793 145-2.1 83 81 9 81 514 7.6

WIDENER PRIDE

THE 2011-12 PRIDE

Brian Smith

23

Senior • Guard • 5-9 • 185 • Baltimore, MD • Overlea Career Highs Points. .............. 31, at Neumann (12/11/10) Rebounds.......... 18, vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) Assists. .............. 8, twice, last vs. Central Penn (1/3/11)

3-Pointers......... 5, at Neumann (12/11/10) Steals................ 6, twice, vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) Blocks............... 1, three times, last at Lycoming (2/20/10)

As a Junior in 2010-11: Played in all 26 games with 20 starts... Banked in a 65-foot shot to complete Widener’s comeback in a stunning victory over Lebanon Valley (1/15). The shot was voted the number three play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays of the Day.... Also banked in a 30-footer to help the Pride upend Elizabethtown (2/12) for the third buzzer-beater of his career... Led the team and closed eighth in the league with 3.1 assists per game... Finished third on the team and 16th in the conference with 5.1 rebounds per game... Closed tied for fifth in the conference with 1.6 steals per game... Ended 27th in the conference with 8.1 points per game... Scored a career-high 31 points at Neumann (12/11)... Hauled in a career-high 18 rebounds, and added season highs of eight assists and six steals vs. Central Penn (1/3).

As a Sophomore in 2009-10: Played in all 25 games... Finished fourth in the conference with 2.5 steals per game... Led the team with 50 steals... Shot a team-high .793 from the free throw line... Hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer at Lebanon Valley (1/16)... Totaled a career-high 14 points vs. Immaculata (11/18), Lycoming (12/5) and Lebanon Valley (1/16)... Notched six steals at Elizabethtown (1/23)...

Recorded eight assists vs. St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn (11/20)... Hauled in nine rebounds vs. Swarthmore (12/7).

As a Freshman in 2008-09: Scored nine points vs. King’s (11/16) and Penn State Brandywine (11/21)... Also grabbed seven rebounds against Penn State Brandywine (11/21)... Had three steals vs. York-PA (11/22) and Arcadia (1/20).

Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice.

GP-GS FG-A 2008-09 20-3 17-44 2009-10 25-20 64-183 2010-11 26-20 73-202 Totals 71-43 154-429

Pct. .386 .350 .361 .359

3FG-A 6-26 29-94 31-98 66-218

Pct. .231 .309 .316 .303

FT-A 12-16 23-29 34-60 69-105

Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. .750 48-2.4 31 24 0 15 52 2.6 .793 81-3.2 55 36 3 50 180 7.2 .567 132-5.1 80 50 0 41 211 8.1 .657 261-3.7 166 110 3 106 443 6.2

Adam Ahern

53

Junior • Center • 6-7 • 210 • West Grove, PA • Avon Grove Career Highs Points. .............. 12 vs. Lycoming (12/5/09) Rebounds.......... 15, vs. Central Penn (1/33/11) Assists. .............. 2, at Immaculata (12/8/10)

3-Pointers......... 1, four times, last vs. Etown (2/13/10) Steals................ 1, three times, last vs. Cabrini (11/20/10) Blocks............... 2, vs. Richard Stockton (11/23/10)

As a Sophomore in 2010-11: Played in 22 contests with three starts... Scored a season-high 10 points over 12 minutes on 5-of-7 shooting at Elizabethtown (2/12)... Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Central Penn (1/3).

As a Freshman in 2009-10: Played in 18 games... Scored 12 points vs. Lycoming (12/5)... Recorded 10 points and seven rebounds at Arcadia (2/16)... Hauled in eight rebounds vs. St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn (11/20).

Personal: Majoring in Sport Management.

GP-GS 2009-10 18-0 2010-11 22-3 Totals 40-3

FG-A 19-49 41-82 60-131

Pct. .388 .500 .458

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3FG-A 4-14 0-1 4-15

Pct. .286 .000 .267

FT-A 9-10 5-10 14-20

Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. .900 40-2.2 4 5 4 2 51 2.8 .500 68-3.1 5 21 8 1 87 4.0 .700 108-2.7 9 26 12 3 138 3.5

THE 2011-12 PRIDE

Devon Armstrong

13

Junior • Guard • 6-1 • 155 • Shillington, PA • Holy Name Career Highs Points. .............. 6, vs. St. Joseph’s-Bklyn. (11/20/09) Rebounds.......... 1, vs. Alvernia (1/20/10) Assists. .............. 0

3-Pointers......... 2, vs. St. Joseph’s-Bklyn. (11/20/09) Steals................ 0 Blocks............... 1, vs. Alvernia (1/20/10)

As a Sophomore in 2010-11: Did not compete in notching his second letter.

As a Freshman in 2009-10: Played in five games for first letter... Scored six points vs. St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn (11/20).

Personal: Majoring in Business Management.

GP-GS 2009-10 5-0 2010-11 0-0 Totals 5-0

FG-A 2-4 0-0 2-4

Pct. .500 .000 .500

3FG-A 2-4 0-0 2-4

Pct. .500 .000 .500

FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. .000 1-0.2 0 0 1 0 6 1.2 .000 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 .000 1-0.2 0 0 1 0 6 1.2

Trey Severs

10

Junior • Guard • 6-0 • 185 • Ocean City, NJ • Ocean City Career Highs Points. .............. 14, vs. DeSales (1/27/11) Rebounds.......... 2, vs. DeSales (1/27/11) Assists. .............. 1, four times last vs. Albright (2/2/11)

3-Pointers......... 4, vs. DeSales (1/27/11) Steals................ 1, at Lebanon Valley (2/5/11) Blocks............... 0

As a Sophomore in 2010-11: Competed in nine games... Scored a season-high 14 points off the bench on 5-of-11 shooting vs. DeSales (1/27)... Finished with 11 points at Lebanon Valley (2/5).

In 2009-10: Did not play due to injury and granted a medical red-shirt.

Personal: Majoring in Sport Management.

GP-GS FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. 2009-10 DNP -- Injury 2010-11 9-0 10-25 .400 7-19 .368 6-6 1.000 3-0.3 4 4 0 2 33 3.7 Totals 9-0 10-25 .400 7-19 .368 6-6 1.000 3-0.3 4 4 0 2 33 3.7

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Rodney Brown

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Sophomore • Forward • 6-1 • 155 • Lake Valley, NJ • Pemberton Career Highs Points. .............. 8, vs. Misericordia (1/2/11) Rebounds.......... 3, vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) Assists. .............. 3, vs. Albright (2/2/11)

3-Pointers......... 2, vs. Misericordia (1/2/11) Steals................ 2, twice, last vs. Etown (1/22/11) Blocks............... 2, at Messiah (1/29/11)

As a Freshman in 2010-11: Competed in 13 games with three starts... Scored a season-high eight points in first collegiate game vs. Misericordia (1/2).

Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice/Sociology.

GP-GS 2010-11 13-3

FG-A 9-28

Pct. .321

3FG-A Pct. 3-11 .273

FT-A Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. 12-13 .923 13-1.0 8 9 3 8 33 2.5

Connor Dean

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Sophomore • Forward • 6-3 • 175 • Woodbine, NJ • St. Augustine Prep Career Highs Points. .............. 2, vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) Rebounds.......... 0 Assists. .............. 0

3-Pointers......... 0 Steals................ 0 Blocks............... 0

As a Freshman in 2010-11: Played in two contests for first letter... Scored two points against Central Penn (1/3).

Personal: Majoring in Psychology/Pre-Physical Therapy.

GP-GS 2010-11 2-0

FG-A Pct. 1-1 1.000

3FG-A Pct. 0-0 .000

FT-A Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0

Bill Giberson

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Sophomore • Forward • 6-3 • 220 • Hammonton, NJ • St. Augustine Prep Career Highs Points. .............. 6, vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) Rebounds.......... 4, vs. Lebanon Valley (1/15/11) Assists. .............. 1, at Immaculata (12/8/10)

3-Pointers......... 0 Steals................ 1, three times, last at Immaculata (12/8/10) Blocks............... 1, at Arcadia (12/1/10)

As a Freshman in 2010-11: Competed in 10 contests... Scored a season-high six points in six minutes vs. Central Penn (1/3)... Grabbed four rebounds over four minutes vs. Lebanon Valley (1/15).

Personal: Majoring in Hospitality Management.

GP-GS 2010-11 10-0

FG-A 5-15

Pct. .333

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3FG-A Pct. 0-0 .000

FT-A Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. 5-12 .417 19-1.9 1 8 1 3 15 1.5

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Bob Makor

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Sophomore • Forward • 6-3 • 210 • Philadelphia, PA • Northeast Catholic Career Highs Points. .............. 17, at Lebanon Valley (2/5/11) Rebounds.......... 6, twice, last vs. Lycoming (2/19/11) Assists. .............. 3, vs. Lycoming (2/19/11)

3-Pointers......... 0 Steals................ 4, vs. Lycoming (2/19/11) Blocks............... 2, vs. Misericordia (1/2/11)

As a Freshman in 2010-11: Played in 23 games, starting the last five... Scored in double figures six times... Dropped a season-high 17 points at Lebanon Valley (2/5)... Scored 16 points and recorded season highs of six rebounds, three assists and four steals vs. Lycoming (2/19).

Personal: Majoring in Business Marketing.

GP-GS 2010-11 23-5

FG-A 50-114

Pct. .439

3FG-A Pct. 0-0 .000

FT-A Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. 42-80 .525 57-2.5 17 43 3 19 142 6.2

Andrew Radomicki

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Sophomore • Guard • 5-9 • 155 • Media, PA • Penncrest Career Highs Points. .............. 13, vs. Lycoming (2/19/11) Rebounds.......... 6, at Lycoming (1/8/11) Assists. .............. 7, twice, last vs. Cabrini (11/29/10)

3-Pointers......... 3, vs. Arcadia (2/15/11) Steals................ 5, vs. Messiah (12/4/10) Blocks............... 0

As a Freshman in 2010-11: One of two for Widener to start all 26 contests... Finished second on the team and 12th in the conference with 2.2 assists per game... Closed third on the team with 24 steals... Scored in double figures five times... Dished a season-high seven assists in consecutive games vs. Richard Stockton and Cabrini (11/23-11/29)... Dropped a season-high 13 points vs. Lycoming (2/19)... Recorded five steals vs. Messiah (12/4)... Totaled 10 points, six rebounds and six assists at Lycoming (1/8)... Went on a tour of Germany and the Czech Republic during the summer of 2011 that included five games.

Personal: Majoring in History.

GP-GS 2010-11 26-26

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FG-A 54-133

Pct. .406

3FG-A Pct. 16-40 .400

FT-A Pct. Reb.-Avg. A TO B ST Pts. Avg. 30-38 .789 61-2.3 58 61 0 24 154 5.9

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THE 2011-12 PRIDE Ryan Abel

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Freshman • Guard • 6-3 • 180 • Huntingdon Valley, PA • Lower Moreland Personal: Majoring in Exploratory Studies.

Lamar Jackson

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Junior • Guard • 5-9 • 160 • Philadelphia, PA • Shippensburg U. Personal: Majoring in Sociology.

Rob McPherson

Dillon Fields

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Freshman • Guard • 6-0 • 165 • Medford, NJ • Shawnee Personal: Majoring in Education/Math.

Greg Lawson

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Freshman • Forward • 6-6 • 200 • Mount Holly, NJ • Medford Tech Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice.

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Junior • Forward • 6-5 • 190 • Bowie, MD • Caldwell College Personal: Majoring in Business Management... Went on a tour of Germany and the Czech Republic during the summer of 2011 that included five games.

Jack Brennan

Brian Smith

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2010-11 STATS Overall Stats Player GP-GS Min.Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3GA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D Rebs. Avg. A TO Blk. S Pts. Avg. Jack Brennan 26-26 745-28.7 133-241 .552 4-9 .444 83-119 .697 58-132 190 7.3 49 72 21 14 353 13.6 Perry Wright 25-3 583-23.3 97-247 .393 28-92 .304 38-47 .809 20-47 67 2.7 47 46 5 39 260 10.4 Jarrell Nelson 25-23 657-26.3 94-187 .503 0-2 .000 29-49 .592 50-83 133 5.3 43 48 18 11 217 8.7 Chris McDevitt 26-16 592-22.8 77-180 .428 49-121 .405 16-26 .615 9-55 64 2.5 57 30 0 18 219 8.4 BJ Smith 26-20 653-25.1 73-202 .361 31-98 .316 34-60 .567 40-92 132 5.1 80 50 0 41 211 8.1 Onyi Ezeala 5-5 99-19.8 12-24 .500 3-8 .375 12-17 .706 3-10 13 2.6 6 16 2 7 39 7.8 Bob Makor 23-5 332-14.4 50-114 .439 0-0 .000 42-80 .525 27-30 57 2.5 17 43 3 19 142 6.2 Andrew Radomicki 26-26 680-26.2 54-133 .406 16-40 .400 30-38 .789 15-46 61 2.3 58 61 0 24 154 5.9 Woody Redding 10-0 165-16.5 11-25 .440 5-10 .500 16-20 .800 3-8 11 1.1 25 17 0 11 43 4.3 Adam Ahern 22-3 237-10.8 41-82 .500 0-1 .000 5-10 .500 23-45 68 3.1 5 21 8 1 87 4.0 Trey Severs 9-0 67-7.4 10-25 .400 7-19 .368 6-6 1.000 1-2 3 0.3 4 4 0 2 33 3.7 Rodney Brown 13-3 126-9.7 9-28 .321 3-11 .273 12-13 .923 6-7 13 1.0 8 9 3 8 33 2.5 Nick Moore 25-0 283-11.3 21-46 .457 0-1 .000 17-34 .500 25-45 70 2.8 9 18 20 6 59 2.4 Bill Giberson 10-0 61-6.1 5-15 .333 0-0 .000 5-12 .417 7-12 19 1.9 1 8 1 3 15 1.5 Connor Dean 2-0 4-2.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 Terrance Talib 2-0 6-3.0 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 Derrick Williams 1-0 5-5.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Justin Grotevant 2-0 7-3.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Widener 26 5300 689-1553 .444 146-412 .354 345-533 .647 336-659 995 38.3 409 455 81 204 1869 71.9 Opponents 26 5300 653-1527 .428 135-408 .331 400-569 .703 298-636 934 35.9 392 428 100 209 1841 70.8

Widener plays its home games at Schwartz Center, which was built in 1971 and sports a weight room, swimming pool and classrooms for our student-athletes. Renovations have included new scoreboards and bleachers.

COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE Stats Player GP-GS Min.Avg. FG-FGA Jack Brennan 14-14 412-29.4 81-140 Perry Wright 13-3 331-25.5 56-128 Jarrell Nelson 13-11 353-27.2 48-90 Chris McDevitt 14-8 346-24.7 37-90 Andrew Radomicki 14-14 392-28.0 35-81 BJ Smith 14-10 367-26.2 37-104 Bob Makor 13-4 189-14.5 29-63 Woody Redding 2-0 28-14.0 4-7 Adam Ahern 13-3 150-11.5 27-49 Nick Moore 13-0 148-11.4 15-24 Trey Severs 5-0 32-6.4 3-8 Rodney Brown 10-3 104-10.4 6-21 Justin Grotevant 1-0 3-3.0 0-0 Terrance Talib 1-0 4-4.0 0-1 Connor Dean 1-0 2-2.0 0-0 Bill Giberson 4-0 15-3.8 0-4 Widener 14 2875 378-810 Opponents 14 2875 351-818

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Pct. 3FG-3GA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D Rebs. Avg. A TO Blk. S .579 2-5 .400 37-53 .698 37-64 101 7.2 33 40 12 8 .438 15-49 .306 26-34 .765 11-30 41 3.2 31 26 4 20 .533 0-0 .000 7-15 .467 20-40 60 4.6 31 23 12 7 .411 23-63 .365 11-16 .688 4-33 37 2.6 34 15 0 10 .432 14-27 .519 22-27 .815 6-31 37 2.6 34 34 0 19 .356 13-50 .260 18-32 .563 12-55 67 4.8 37 29 0 20 .460 0-0 .000 25-49 .510 16-15 31 2.4 7 27 0 13 .571 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 1-1 2 1.0 3 4 0 1 .551 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 9-23 32 2.5 2 13 4 0 .625 0-1 .000 7-13 .538 11-24 35 2.7 6 11 15 4 .375 2-7 .286 6-6 1.000 0-1 1 0.2 2 3 0 1 .286 1-6 .167 8-9 .889 5-5 10 1.0 8 7 2 6 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-8 8 2.0 0 4 1 1 .467 71-211 .336 171-262 .653 156-353 509 36.4 228 241 50 110 .429 83-244 .340 196-276 .710 153-332 485 34.6 220 227 38 113

Pts. Avg. 201 14.4 153 11.8 103 7.9 108 7.7 106 7.6 105 7.5 83 6.4 10 5.0 57 4.4 37 2.8 14 2.8 21 2.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 998 71.3 981 70.1

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2010-11 RESULTS Date Opponent W/L Score Top Scorer Top Rebounder FGM-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. O-D Rebs.

11/15 at Swarthmore L 72-74 Nelson, 18 Nelson, 9 30-73 .411 2-11 .182 10-24 .417 21-23 44

Brennan, 9 11/19 ADRIAN !

W 62-47 Nelson, 14 Nelson, 6 18-41 .439 3-8 .375 23-31 .742 11-21 32 11/20 ROWAN !

L 80-90 McDevitt, 16 Brennan, 9 29-38 .426 7-18 .389 15-28 .536 17-21 38 11/23 RICHARD STOCKTON W 77-72 (ot) Redding, 15 Brennan, 10 21-59 .356 7-21 .333 28-35 .800 15-26 41

Brennan, 15 11/29 CABRINI W 74-70 Brennan, 20 Brennan, 9 26-59 .441 8-13 .615 14-21 .667 18-26 44 12/1 at Arcadia * W 65-45 Brennan, 14 McDevitt, 4 28-50 .560 5-13 .385 4-8 .500 6-20 26

Nelson, 4 12/4 MESSIAH * W 80-72 Brennan, 20 Nelson, 9 32-54 .593 4-7 .571 12-25 .480 11-29 40 12/8 at Immaculata L 69-70 McDevitt, 15 Nelson, 11 27-59 .458 7-14 .500 8-16 .500 12-29 41 12/11 at Neumann W 91-79 Smith, 31 Nelson, 11 33-61 .541 8-18 .444 17-22 .773 14-31 45 12/20 GWYNEDD-MERCY L 81-89 Brennan, 18 Brennan, 8 29-68 .426 8-23 .348 15-21 .714 12-18 30 1/2 vs. Misericordia # L 54-67 Nelson, 9 Smith, 8 18-52 .346 5-18 .278 13-22 .591 7-23 30

Wright, 9 Brennan, 8 1/3 vs. Central Penn # W 88-67 McDevitt, 22 Smith, 18 30-82 .366 5-22 .227 23-34 .676 35-42 77 1/8 at Lycoming * W 75-74 Brennan, 13 Brennan, 8 29-60 .483 10-22 .455 7-9 .778 12-29 41

Wright, 13 1/12 at Albright * L 74-82 Brennan, 16 Brennan, 9 31-61 .508 7-20 .350 5-9 .556 8-25 33

Smith, 16 1/15 LEBANON VALLEY * W 71-70 Smith, 16 Brennan, 9 27-64 .422 6-18 .333 11-20 .550 13-30 43

Brennan, 16 1/19 at Alvernia * L 63-80 Wright, 25 Brennan, 14 26-76 .342 3-19 .158 8-12 .667 23-23 46 1/22 ELIZABETHTOWN * L 75-76 (ot) Brennan, 21 Brennan, 14 29-68 .426 5-20 .250 12-22 .545 15-26 41 1/27 DESALES L 67-77 Severs, 14 Brennan, 10 26-71 .366 9-20 .450 6-11 .545 13-22 35 1/29 at Messiah * L 54-59 Wright, 17 Wright, 7 18-42 .429 3-11 .273 15-21 714 10-23 33 2/2 ALBRIGHT * L 72-75 Brennan, 21 Ahern, 6 25-66 .379 7-15 .467 15-20 .750 10-24 34

Brennan, 6 2/5 at Lebanon Valley * L 77-91 Makor, 17 Wright, 7 27-57 .474 4-13 .308 19-29 .655 12-24 36 2/9 ALVERNIA * W 69-50 Makor, 16 Smith, 8 28-54 .519 1-9 .111 12-17 .706 8-24 32 2/12 at Elizabethtown * W 65-62 Nelson, 16 Brennan, 6 26-48 .542 7-11 .636 6-8 .750 7-22 29 2/15 ARCADIA * W 65-62 Brennan, 18 Smith, 10 23-49 .469 6-18 .333 13-19 .684 10-29 39 2/19 LYCOMING * W 93-83 (2ot) Brennan, 20 Makor, 6 29-61 .475 3-15 .200 32-43 .744 11-25 36 2/23 at Lebanon Valley % L 56-58 Brennan, 12 Brennan, 5 24-50 .480 6-15 .400 2-6 .333 5-24 29

Wright, 5 * Commonwealth Conference game; ! Widener Tip-Off Classic (Chester, PA); # Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (York, PA) % Commonwealth Conference Tournament

Season Highs

Perry Wright

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Points................................. 31........................................ BJ Smith at Neumann (12/11/10) Rebounds........................... 18...................................... BJ Smith vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) Field Goals......................... 11.......................................Perry Wright at Alvernia (1/19/11) FG Pct (min. 5 made)........ .875 (7-8)..............Jack Brennan vs. Lebanon Valley (1/15/11) 3-Pointers........................... 5..............................Chris McDevitt vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) .......................................... 5.......................................... BJ Smith at Neumann (12/11/10) .......................................... 5............................... Chris McDevitt at Immaculata (12/8/10) .......................................... 5.................................. Chris McDevitt vs. Cabrini (11/29/10) 3-Pt Pct (min. 3 made)....... .750 (3-4)............. Chris McDevitt at Elizabethtown (2/12/11) Free Throws....................... 9....................... Jack Brennan vs. Richard Stockton (11/23/10) FT Pct (min. 7 made)........ 1.000 (7-7).....................Perry Wright vs. Lycoming (2/19/11) Assists................................. 8.................................... Jarrell Nelson vs. Lycoming (2/19/11) .......................................... 8............................... Perry Wright at Elizabethtown (2/12/11) .......................................... 8........................................ BJ Smith vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) Steals.................................. 6........................................ BJ Smith vs. Central Penn (1/3/11) Blocked Shots..................... 4.................................... Jarrell Nelson vs. Lycoming (2/19/11) .......................................... 4..............................Jack Brennan vs. Elizabethtown (1/22/11) .......................................... 4.......................................... Nick Moore at Alvernia (1/19/11)

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Carrie Addis..................... 1997-99 Ron Abrogast................... 1964-67 Jim Adams........................ 1982-83 Bob Adelmann................. 1958-62 Carl Adelmann................. 1951-55 Adam Ahern.................. 2009-pres.

Christian Albert............... 1992-96 Red Allen......................... 1920-24 Gyp Allen......................... 1920-24 Jody Ambrosino............... 1952-56 Ricky Anger..................... 2007-09 Bill Appelgate................... 1931-32 Jay Armitage..................... 1986-87 Devon Armstrong......... 2009-pres.

Aaquil Atkins................... 2008-10 Greg Baker....................... 1978-82 Joe Barr............................ 1984-87 Stan Bastian..................... 1917-18 Paul Baziotes.................... 1956-58 Al Becker.......................... 1972-73 Marv Becker..................... 1955-58 Inny Biasiotto................... 1938-40 Brandon Blakey................ 2002-06 Al Boandl......................... 1936-40 Wayne Bond.................... 1923-24 Mike Borden.................... 1964-67

Manny Bosio.................... 1946-50 Tom Boswell.................... 1955-57 Daeshawn Branch............ 2005-06 Bill Brandenberger........... 1969-72 Jack Brennan................. 2008-pres.

Joe Brickley...................... 1986-88 Mike Briscella................... 2005-06 Bill Britten....................... 1931-33 Jay Brown......................... 1956-59 Rodney Brown.............. 2010-pres.

John Bryant...................... 1921-22 Frank Buck....................... 1936-37 Phil Bugg......................... 1983-87 Alfred Buono.................... 1922-25 Chris Burke...................... 1981-85 George Burke................... 1962-64 Dave Burris...................... 1985-87 George Burton................. 1939-42 Bill Butts.......................... 1938-41 Ed Callan......................... 1977-79 Leon Campuzano.. 1916-17, 19-21 Chris Carideo................... 1991-95 Dick Cartwright............... 1965-67 Ralph Catillo.................... 1987-91 Ernie Chartier.................. 1968-69 Jan Cihocki.................. 1999-2000

David Clark..................... 2004-06 Frank Clark...................... 1935-36 Steve Clark....................... 1981-84 Kris Clarkson................... 2002-06 Eddie Cobbs.................... 1987-88 Dennis Comey................. 1994-98 Clinton Cole.................... 2007-08 Jim Cook......................... 1929-33 Jeff Cooney...................... 1990-91 Walt Coppock.................. 1922-23 Bill Corcoran.................... 1980-84 Jimmy Coyle.................... 1972-76 Chuck Creighton............. 1979-82 Crothers........................... 1918-19 Bill Crow.......................... 1918-22 Bob Csaszar...................... 1960-63 Jim Culver........................ 1950-52 Tony D’Arco.................... 1952-53 John Dalgaard.................. 1956-58 Rick David....................... 1975-77 Connor Dean................ 2010-pres.

Frank DeLuca.................. 1998-01 Don Denovan.................. 1963-64 Lou DeRogatis................. 1979-83 Aaron Desir...................... 2004-05 Ed Diffendal.................... 1953-55 John Dischert................... 1979-80 Roger Donaphon............. 1973-74 Joe Donnelly.................... 1982-83 Mike Donohoe................. 1974-78 Gregg Donovan................ 1978-79 David Douglas................. 2003-07 Dave Doyle...................... 2002-05 Leo Doyle........................ 1979-82 Earl Dowling.................... 1971-72 Francis Downey............... 1962-65 Tom Driscoll.................... 1957-61 Brian Duffy...................... 1988-92 Bill Dunn......................... 1955-58 Kofi Dwebeng.................. 2004-05 Michael Edge................... 1987-89 Bobby Edmunds.............. 2006-10 Ken Elliot......................... 1965-67 William Elliott................. 1922-24 Bob Evans........................ 1967-68 Jon Evans......................... 2006-08 Onyi Ezeala...................... 2008-11

Phil Martelli graduated as Widener’s assists leader before becoming an assistant coach on Widener’s 1978 Final Four team and head coach at Saint Joseph’s U.

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Pat Feamster..................... 1988-89 Kevin Farnan.................... 1986-87 Wilfred Farrell.................. 1936-39 Franklyn Featherman....... 1945-46 Ronnie Fields................... 2001-02 James Finch...................... 1931-34 Jason Finn........................ 1986-89 Sean Finnegan.................. 2002-03 Kyle Fischer...................... 2002-03 Dan Fitzpatrick................ 1983-86 Jim Fitzpatrick.................. 1974-77 Ed Flanagan..................... 1967-70 Mark Fleet........................ 1984-86 Jay Fleming...................... 1992-93 Essien Ford....................... 2003-07 Mike Forman................... 1996-97 Joe Fox............................. 1978-80 Al Fral.............................. 1967-69

John Franklin................... 1995-98 David Frasch.................... 1998-99 Jon Freedman................... 1985-86 John Friel......................... 1977-79 Wayne Fullerton............... 1948-51 Franny Gallagher.............. 1947-49 Rex Gardecki.................... 1938-39 Chris Gardler................... 1987-88 Joe Glenn......................... 1939-41 John Gamble.................... 1966-69 Chris Gardler................... 1986-88 Cedric Geter.................... 1969-72 Bill Giberson................. 2010-pres.

Lamont Givens................. 1970-72 Stan Goldhaber................ 1962-63 Vince Gorman................. 1958-61 Fran Grandieri.................. 2000-02 Gordon Granger............... 1945-47 Josh Grant........................ 1996-97 Donte Greene................... 2009-10 Tom Greenfield................ 1977-81 Justin Grotevant............... 2008-11 Dick Grove....................... 1959-61 Bob Guaglione................. 1981-85 Wyatt Haas...................... 2005-07 Bill Hamilton................... 1962-63 Kevin Haney.................... 1996-97 Jamie Hargadon............... 1972-75 Brion Harris..................... 1970-72 Davin Harrison................ 1991-92 Bryan Harrity................... 2007-08 Ed Harvey........................ 1916-19 Ray Hashorva................... 1958-59 Charlie Haydt.................. 1966-67 Sean Hayes................... 1999-2000 Joe Hearn......................... 1954-56 John Henry...................... 1951-55 Carl Hess......................... 2000-01 Matt Hickson................... 1989-93 Bill Higginbotham........... 1977-79 Chris Hightower.......... 1997-2001 Al “Cappy” Hill................ 1955-57 Nate Himmons................ 1992-93 Joe Hockenberry.............. 1988-91 Robb Holman.................. 1993-97 Andrew Holmes............... 2002-03 Peter Holmes.................... 1994-95 Tom Homa...................... 1984-85 Lou Horner.......1958-59, 1960-62 Adrian Horton................. 1957-59 Hueston........................... 1922-23 Archie Hughes.................. 1975-77 Wellington Hughes.......... 1992-96 Al Ingber.......................... 1946-48 Mike Innocenzo............... 1984-85 Ed Irving.......................... 1959-60 Steve Jaeger...................... 1981-83 Jakobs.............................. 1939-41 Dennis James................... 1974-78 T.J. Jankowski.................. 1984-85 Antonio Johnson.............. 1991-92 D.J. Johnson................ 1998-2000 Jamarr Johnson................. 2006-10 Brian Johnston................. 1990-91

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Charles Jones.................... 2007-09 Fred Jones........................ 1954-56 James Jones...................... 2006-08 Joe Jones........................... 1984-87 John Jones........................ 1989-93 Leon Jones....................... 1980-84 Maurice Jones................... 2000-01 Steve Jones....................... 1975-78 Tracy Jones....................... 2005-09 Jimmy Joyce..................... 1950-52

Alan Meszaros.................. 1965-66 Ron Michael.................... 2002-06 Alfonso Miller.................. 1995-97 Larry Miller...................... 1939-43 Nyere Miller..................... 2005-09 Curt Mills........................ 1958-61 Frank Monaghan.............. 1994-95 Nick Moore................... 2010-pres.

Al Moretti........................ 1967-69 Tim Morrissey.................. 1987-91

Jack Karkosky................... 1961-62 Ed Kawal.......................... 1931-33 Gene Kelly....................... 1996-98 Joe Kelly........................... 1970-73 Joe Kielb.......................... 1964-65 Woody Kimmel................ 1992-96 Kimmerle......................... 1917-18 Timmy King.................... 1968-71 Patrick Kirby.................... 2006-07 David Kline...................... 1993-97 Jack Klotz......................... 1952-56 Pat Knapp........................ 1972-75 Bob Knozelmann............. 1963-66 Mike Konanec.................. 2002-03 Ron Kulbok..................... 1969-72 Greg Kullich..................... 1958-59 Fred Kreider..................... 1932-34 Scott Kreitler.................... 1988-89 Harry Krieg...................... 1923-24 Dave Kucharczuk............. 1989-91

Naylor.............................. 1917-18 Drew Nelson.................... 1988-89 Jarrell Nelson.................... 2007-11 Albert Niblo..................... 1920-21 Travis Nieland.................. 1968-70 Chuck Noble.................... 1966-67

Mike LaFlamme............... 1965-68 Ed Lapinski...................... 1976-79 Walt Layer........................ 1928-32 Doug Leaman.................. 1956-57 Elmer Leyrer.................... 1936-37 Wally Lockwood.............. 1933-36 Art Lux............................ 1947-50 Jeff Macalis....................... 1992-95 Doug Macauley................ 1990-94 Bob Makor.................... 2010-pres.

Frank Malinski......1932-33, 35-36 Tom Mann....................... 1972-76 Phil Martelli..................... 1972-76 Bob Marx......................... 1949-52 Mastello........................... 1922-23 Bilal McAfee..................... 2000-03 John McBreen.................. 1954-56 Hugh McCaffery.............. 1923-24 Jeff McCants.................... 1984-85 Mike McCarry................. 1980-81 Brian McCarthy............... 1986-87 John McCarthy................ 1935-36 Skip McCauley................. 1966-68 Craig McClellan............... 1982-83 Hakim McCoy................. 2000-01 Kevin McDermott............ 1984-85 Chris McDevitt................ 2007-11 Bob McElroy.................... 1959-60 Danny McFadden............ 1934-37 Jon McGaunn.................. 1988-91 Russ McGuiney................ 1934-36 Matt McManus................ 2009-10 Steve McManus................ 1997-98 Roswell McMullen........... 1957-58 Markiese Merceir...1998-99. 00-03

Luke O’Boyle........1990-91, 92-93 Brian O’Connor............... 2006-07 Tim Ogden...................... 1997-98 Greg Olenski.................... 1981-85 Mike O’Neil..................... 1995-98 Dave Ordille.................... 1976-80 John Ostick...................... 1970-71 Steve Pahls........................ 1967-70 Lou Palkovics........1958-60, 61-62 Ray Palmer....................... 1992-94 Josh Passaretti................... 2006-09 J. Dewey Peters................ 1916-17 Dexter Perry..................... 1988-89 Willie Philo...................... 1982-83 Gary Piff.......................... 1959-61 Willie Piff......................... 1938-40 Pleet................................. 1917-18 Lee “Bud” Pollock............ 1935-36 Bill “Reds” Pollock........... 1933-34 J. “Hank” Pool......1916-17, 19-21 Howard Pressman............ 1979-81 Ian Progin........................ 1997-98 David Quinn.................... 1994-95 Andrew Radomicki....... 2010-pres.

Gary Rainey..................... 1965-66 Alex Rakoff...................... 2002-03 Woody Redding............... 2010-11 Sol Reilly.......................... 1920-22 Wally Rice........................ 1969-72 Hal Richards.................... 1917-19 Riley................................. 1923-24 Kyle Robinson.................. 2001-02 Jeff Rogers........................ 1989-90 Jason Rosseel.................... 1994-98 Mike Rotondo.................. 1976-78 Jim Rowe......................... 1982-85 Ed Ruhno........................ 1969-70 Larry Rusiewicz................ 1950-53 Jeff Rogers........................ 1989-90 Nelson Sack...................... 1961-62 Trevor Sawyer................... 1994-96 Bob Scarlett...................... 1935-36 Gene Schraeder................ 1936-40 Joe Sekerah....................... 1936-37 Matt Sheaffer................... 2001-05 Vince Shervin................... 1975-78

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Matt Sosna in 2009 was named second team CoSIDA Academic All-America, the MAC Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete, the Philadelphia Inquirer Men’s Basketball All-Academic Player of the Year and the South Jersey Small College Player of the Year.

Marv Shipps..................... 1963-64 George Shicora................. 1965-68 Moses Sickles.................... 1918-19 Mike Siuchta................ 1998-2002 Jim Skalski....................... 1986-87 Brian Smith................... 2008-pres.

Dave Smith...................... 1978-81 Godfrey Smith................. 1931-32 Jamal Smith...................... 1993-94 James Smith..................... 1931-32 Tavaris Smith................... 2007-08 Terry Smith ..........2002-04, 05-07 Wes Smith........................ 1940-43 Mort Sniberman............... 1954-56 Cy Sobeck........................ 1934-36 Matt Sosna....................... 2005-09 Frank Spang..................... 1935-39 Art Stang.......................... 1957-59 Jesse Staten....................... 1972-74 Lou Stevens...................... 1984-88 Mal Stevens...................... 1933-37 Craig Stewart................... 2006-10 Casey Stitzel..................... 2001-05 Tim Storino..................... 1985-86 Jerry Stretch..................... 1964-66 Mike Studzinski............... 1967-70 Oliver Swan...................... 1955-58 Joe Swards........................ 1935-36 James Swigget................... 2001-02 Mike Swoyer................ 1998-2000 Steve Swymer................... 1970-71 Terrance Talib................... 2009-11 Jovan Tankard.................. 2000-03 Frank Taylor..................... 1979-80 John Taylor...................... 1987-88 Malcolm Thomas............. 2003-07 Marcus Thompson........... 2003-05 Brooke Tidswell................ 2002-06 Nick Trainer..................... 1961-64 Walter Trump................... 1918-20 Mark Tucker..................... 1975-79 Joe Tyson.......................... 1996-98

Walt Udovich................... 1948-49 Don Undercuffler............. 1968-69 Chris Usilton.................... 2000-01 Willie Van Buren.............. 1989-90 Tim Vanderslice............... 2007-09 Mike Valsheff................... 1970-73 Cliff Voskamp.................. 1917-20 John Walker..................... 1959-60 Glenn Walrath.................. 1969-70 Ed Walsh.......................... 1954-55 Shaun Waples........1996-97, 99-01 Stacy Warren.................... 1987-88 Branden Washington........ 2007-08 Jim Weaver....................... 1931-35 Earl Wentzel..................... 1950-53 Tim Whalen................. 1999-2003 Mike Wineberg................ 1996-97 Whitaker.......................... 1916-17 Chris White..................... 2009-10 Derrick Williams.............. 2009-11 Mike Williams.................. 1980-81 Chaz Williamson.......... 1998-2002 Brett Wiltsey.................... 1995-96 Robert Windsor............... 1990-92 Oscar Winneberger.......... 1916-17 Frank Wiseley................... 1980-83 Matt Wolk........................ 1992-93 Walter Wood.................... 1941-42 Dennis Woodbury............ 1972-76 Worst............................... 1921-22 Perry Wright.................. 2008-pres.

Jack Wynn........................ 1967-69 Bill Yarnall........................ 1964-65 Craig Young..................... 1973-75 Walt Zimmerman............. 1981-82 Dave Znacko.................... 1989-91 Geno Zuecca.................... 1960-63 John Zyla......................... 1968-71

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RECORDS Points (Game) 1. Earl Wentzel 48 v. Delaware (1/19/52) 2. Earl Wentzel 47 v. Ursinus (2/11/53) 3. Earl Wentzel 44 v. King’s (1/23/52) 4. Geno Zuecca 41 v. Swarthmore (2/20/63) 5. John Dalgaard 39 v. W. Chester (12/11/57) Lou Stevens 39 v. Haverford (12/2/87) Points (Season) 1. Lou Stevens 2. Chris Carideo 3. Dennis James 4. Lou DeRogatis Kris Clarkson 1,000-Points Club 1. Lou Stevens 2. Chris Carideo 3. Dennis James 4. Leon Jones 5. Lou DeRogatis 6. Mike Siuchta 7. Wally Rice 8. Brian Duffy 9. Chaz Williamson 10. Essien Ford 11. Mark Tucker 12. Malcolm Thomas 13. Frank DeLuca 14. Jimmy Coyle 15. John Jones 16. Casey Stitzel 17. David Kline 18. Kris Clarkson 19. Earl Wentzel 20. Dennis Comey 21. Geno Zuecca 22. Bob Guaglione 23. Dennis Woodbury 24. Tom Greenfield 25. Markiese Merceir

661 616 610 590 590

(1986-87) (1994-95) (1977-78) (1982-83) (2002-06)

2,140 (1984-88) 2,067 (1991-95) 1,889 (1974-78) 1,781 (1980-84) 1,673 (1979-83) 1,583 (1998-2002) 1,493 (1969-72) 1,485 (1988-91) 1,433 (1998-2002) 1,374 (2003-07) 1,317 (1975-79) 1,268 (2003-07) 1,235 (1998-2001) 1,218 (1972-76) 1,206 (1989-93) 1,189 (2001-05) 1,153 (1993-97) 1,139 (2002-06) 1,107 (1949-53) 1,097 (1994-98) 1,078 (1960-63) 1,062 (1981-85) 1,052 (1973-76) 1,048 (1977-81) 1,010 (1998-99, 00-03)

Field Goals Made (Game) 1. Earl Wentzel 20 v. King’s (1/23/52) 2. Earl Wentzel 18 v. Ursinus (2/11/53) Geno Zuecca 18 v. Swarthmore (2/20/63) 4. Lou Stevens 17 v. Johns Hopkins (2/6/88) 5. Dennis James 16 v. Gettysburg (2/25/78) Field Goals Made (Season) 1. Lou Stevens 251 2. Dennis James 249 3. Wally Rice 237 4. Leon Jones 233 5. Lou DeRogatis 229

(1986-87) (1977-78) (1971-72) (1983-84) (1982-83)

Field Goals Made (Career) 1. Lou Stevens 821 2. Dennis James 795 3. Leon Jones 772 4. Chris Carideo 699 5. Lou DeRogatis 635

(1984-88) (1974-78) (1980-84) (1991-95) (1979-83)

Field Goals Attempted (Game) 1. Earl Wentzel 39 v. King’s (1/23/52) 2. John Dalgaard 34 v. W. Chester (12/11/57) Geno Zuecca 34 v. Swarthmore (2/20/63)

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4. Lou Stevens 31 v. Johns Hopkins (2/6/88) 5. Doug Leamon 29 v. Delaware (12/12/56) Wally Rice 29 v. Swarthmore (2/10/71) Field Goals Attempted (Season) 1. Wally Rice 526 2. Chris Carideo 502 3. Earl Wentzel 491 4. Wally Rice 484 5. Leon Jones 470

(1971-72) (1994-95) (1951-52) (1970-71) (1983-84)

Field Goals Attempted (Career) 1. Chris Carideo 1,698 2. Dennis James 1,608 3. Leon Jones 1,462 4. Lou Stevens 1,461 5. Wally Rice 1,343

(1991-95) (1974-78) (1980-84) (1984-88) (1969-72)

Field Goal Percentage (Game) (min. 9 att.)

Kris Clarkson 1.000 (9-9) v. Moravian (2/2/05) Kris Clarkson .917 (11-12) v. Juniata (12/7/02) Kris Clarkson .909 (10-11) v. Susqu. (12/3/05) Jesse Staten .909 (10-11) v. Monmouth (2/23/84) Kris Clarkson .900 (9-10) v. E-town (12/4/02) Kris Clarkson .889 (8-9) v. Messiah (1/14/03) Matt Sheaffer .889 (8-9) v. E-town (12/4/02) Field Goal Percentage (Season) Chris Burke .679 (114-168)

(1983-84)

Field Goal Percentage (Career) Chris Burke .604 (337-558)

(1981-85)

Three-Pointers Made (Game) 1. Casey Stitzel 10 v. Juniata (12/4/04) Three-Pointers Made (Season) 1. Chris Carideo 113 2. Chris Carideo 110 3. Chris Carideo 94 4. Chris Carideo 85 5. Casey Stitzel 79 Three-Pointers Made (Career) 1. Chris Carideo 402 2. Casey Stitzel 207 3. Dennis Comey 197 4. Frank DeLuca 191 5. Essien Ford 173

(1994-95) (1993-94) (1991-92) (1992-93) (2002-03) (1991-95) (2001-05) (1994-98) (1998-2001) (2003-07)

Three-Pointers Attempted (Game) Chris Carideo 19 v. Saint Joseph’s (1/17/95) Three-Pointers Attempted (Season) 1. Chris Carideo 307 2. Chris Carideo 296 3. Chris Carideo 226 4. Chris Carideo 204 5. Nyere Miller 201

(1993-94) (1994-95) (1991-92) (1992-93) (2007-08)

Three-Pointers Attempted (Career) 1. Chris Carideo 1,033 (1991-95) 2. Dennis Comey 549 (1994-98) 3. Casey Stitzel 513 (2001-05) 4. Essien Ford 490 (2003-07) 5. Mike Siuchta 487 (1998-2002) Three-Point Percentage (Game) (min. 6 att.)

1. Nyere Miller 1.00 (7-7) v. Arcadia (1/20/09)

2. Tim Morrissey 1.00 (6-6) v. Wilkes (1/7/89) Three-Point Percentage (Season) Casey Stitzel .492 (29-59) Tim Morrissey .468 (29-62) Casey Stitzel .451 (79-175) Matt Sosna .444 (32-72) Bobby Edmunds .435 (27-62) Essien Ford .417 (50-120) Chris Carideo .417 (85-204)

(2001-02) (1988-89) (2002-03) (2008-09) (2006-07) (2005-06) (1992-93)

Free Throws Made (Game) 1. Earl Wentzel 20 v. Delaware (1/19/52) 2. Lou Stevens 15 v. Phila. Textile (1/26/87) 3. Bob Csaszar 14 v. Rutgers-Camden (12/10/63) Free Throws Made (Season) 1. Lou Stevens 157 2. Lou DeRogatis 141 3. Lou DeRogatis 132 4. Geno Zuecca 124 5. Lou Stevens 123

(1986-87) (1981-82) (1982-83) (1962-63) (1984-85)

Free Throws Made (Career) 1. Lou Stevens 492 2. Lou DeRogatis 403 3. Mike Siuchta 316 4. Dennis James 299 5. Wally Rice 269

(1984-88) (1979-83) (1998-2002) (1974-78) (1969-72)

Free Throws Attempted (Game) 1. Earl Wentzel 28 v. Delaware (1/19/52) 2. Earl Wentzel 22 v. Delaware (2/7/53) Free Throws Attempted (Season) 1. Kris Clarkson 208 2. Lou DeRogatis 207 3. Lou Stevens 201 4. Lou DeRogatis 179 5. David Kline 178

(2005-06) (1982-83) (1986-87) (1981-82) (1996-97)

Free Throws Attempted (Career) 1. Lou Stevens 673 2. Lou DeRogatis 558 3. Dennis James 452 4. Mike Siuchta 447 5. Wally Rice 400

(1984-88) (1979-83) (1974-78) (1998-2002) (1969-72)

Free Throw Percentage (Season) Chris Carideo .952 (80-84) Casey Stitzel .921 (70-76) Casey Stitzel .864 (63-73) Dave Smith .851 (40-47)

(1991-92) (2003-04) (2002-03) (1979-80)

Free Throw Percentage (Career) Skip McCauley .813 (65-80)

(1966-68)

Rebounds (Game) 1. Marv Becker 35 v. Dickinson (1/18/58) Marv Becker 35 v. Drexel (2/14/58) Rebounds (Season) 1. Marv Becker 2. Bob Marks 3. Bob Adelmann 4. Mike Studzinski 5. Joe Kelly

450 429 415 330 320

(1957-58) (1951-52) (1961-62) (1969-70) (1971-72)

WIDENER PRIDE

RECORDS / ALL-TIME COACHES Rebounds (Career) 1. Dennis James 2. Bob Adelmann 3. Lou Stevens 4. Mike Studzinski 5. Joe Kelly Assists (Game) 1. Dave Ordilla 2. Mike Donohoe Chris Gardler 4. Greg Olenski Phil Martelli

1,112 1,107 877 876 824

(1974-78) (1959-62) (1984-88) (1968-70) (1971-73)

15 v. Ursinus (11/30/77) 13 v. Swarthmore (2/4/76) 13 v. Trenton St. (1/8/88) 12 v. Cheyney (2/6/84) 12 v. Monmouth (2/23/74)

Assists (Season) 1. Greg Olenski 2. Mike Donohoe 3. Phil Martelli Mike Donohoe

164 156 151 151

(1984-85) (1977-78) (1974-75) (1975-76)

Assists (Career) 1. Mike Donohoe 2. Chaz Williamson 3. Phil Martelli

506 490 421

(1975-78) (1998-2002) (1972-76)

Blocks (Game) 1. Chris Burke 14 v. Washington (2/16/83) 2. Chris Burke 11 v. Muhlenberg (12/7/83) Blocks (Season) 1. Chris Burke

153

(1983-84)

Blocks (Career) 1. Chris Burke

375

(1981-85)

Steals (Game) 1. Greg Olenski 2. Nyere Miller Nyere Miller Nyere Miller 5. Bill Corcoran Kris Clarkson

9 8 8 8 7 7

v. Kean (12/28/84) v. Elizabethtown (2/10/07) v. York-PA (11/22/08) v. PSU Brandywine (11/21/08) v. St. Francis-PA (1/5/81) v. Susquehanna (1/28/06)

Steals (Season) 1, Nyere Miller 2. Chaz Williamson 3. Nyere Miller 4. Kris Clarkson 5. Leon Jones

92 87 85 83 78

(2007-08) (2001-02) (2005-09) (2002-06) (1983-84)

Steals (Career) 1. Chaz Williamson 2. Nyere Miller 3. Dennis Comey 4. Kris Clarkson 5. Bobby Edmunds

259 257 194 193 192

(1998-2002) (2005-09) (1994-98) (2002-06) (2006-10)

Widener All-Americas

Wally Rice...........................................1972 Dennis James............................1977, 1978 Mark Tucker........................................1979 Lou DeRogatis..........................1982, 1983 Leon Jones..........................................1984 Bob Guaglionie...................................1985 Lou Stevens.........................................1988 Chris Carideo......................................1995 Kris Clarkson......................................2006 Charles Jones.......................................2009

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Unknown Coach 1905-06......................................................... 4-1 1906-07......................................................... 6-3 1907-08......................................................... 0-2 1910-11......................................................... 3-0 1911-12......................................................... 2-1 1913-14......................................................... 7-1 1914-15......................................................... 2-3 1915-16......................................................... 5-0 1916-17......................................................... 4-6 1917-18......................................................... 0-4 10 seasons...................................... 33-21 (.611) Sydney Pool 1908-09........................................... 9-0 (1.000) Frank Griffin 1912-13............................................. 6-1 (.857) Si Pauxtis 1918-19............................................. 4-7 (.364) Frank Griffin 1919-20......................................................... 6-6 1920-21......................................................... 9-2 2 seasons.......................................... 15-8 (.652) Frank McNichol 1921-22....................................................... 10-3 1922-23......................................................... 9-5 2 seasons.......................................... 19-8 (.704) Lew Martin 1923-24......................................................... 7-6 1924-25......................................................... 6-4 2 seasons........................................ 13-10 (.565) Lon Jourdet 1925-26......................................................... 6-5 1926-27......................................................... 6-9 2 seasons........................................ 12-14 (.462) Jesse Gibney/Pop Elliott 1927-28......................................................... 6-7 1928-29......................................................... 7-8 1929-30....................................................... 10-5 3 seasons........................................ 23-20 (.535) Jud Timm 1930-31......................................................... 9-7 1931-32......................................................... 9-4 1932-33....................................................... 12-5 1933-34......................................................... 9-6 1934-35......................................................... 8-9 1935-36....................................................... 4-13 1937-38....................................................... 7-10 7 seasons........................................ 58-54 (.518) Bill Burk 1936-37............................................. 8-9 (.417) Ziddy Trautwein 1938-39....................................................... 7-10 1939-40....................................................... 8-12 1940-41......................................................... 5-9 1941-42......................................................... 8-7 1942-43......................................................... 7-9 1945-46......................................................... 3-9 6 seasons........................................ 38-56 (.404) Wilmer Fryer 1946-47........................................... 2-14 (.125) Woody Ludwig 1947-48....................................................... 12-9 1948-49....................................................... 16-6 1949-50....................................................... 10-8 1950-51....................................................... 8-11 1951-52....................................................... 15-5

1952-53......................................................... 9-6 6 seasons........................................ 69-44 (.614) Francis Gallagher 1953-54....................................................... 6-11 1954-55....................................................... 9-10 1955-56....................................................... 8-11 3 seasons........................................ 23-32 (.418) Charles Hall 1957-58....................................................... 8-10 1958-59....................................................... 10-9 1959-60....................................................... 12-8 1960-61....................................................... 7-11 1961-62 (MAC champs)............................... 18-4 1962-63..................................................... 10-12 1963-64....................................................... 5-15 1964-65....................................................... 2-17 8 seasons........................................ 72-86 (.456) C. Alan Rowe 1965-66....................................................... 8-11 1966-67....................................................... 9-11 1967-68....................................................... 13-8 1968-69....................................................... 19-4 1969-70....................................................... 20-6 1970-71..................................................... 15-10 1971-72 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 19-9 1972-73..................................................... 16-11 1973-74..................................................... 12-12 1974-75 (NCAA)......................................... 19-8 1975-76 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 22-7 1976-77 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 20-9 1977-78 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 26-5 1978-79..................................................... 15-12 1979-80..................................................... 14-12 1980-81..................................................... 16-10 1981-82 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 23-6 1982-83 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 21-8 1983-84....................................................... 18-9 1984-85 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 25-7 1985-86..................................................... 15-12 1986-87 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 26-4 1987-88..................................................... 13-11 1988-89..................................................... 11-14 1989-90....................................................... 9-16 1990-91..................................................... 12-13 1991-92..................................................... 15-11 1992-93..................................................... 14-12 1993-94..................................................... 11-13 1994-95 (NCAA)......................................... 18-9 1995-96..................................................... 10-13 1996-97 (MAC champs, NCAA)................... 23-6 1997-98....................................................... 9-15 33 seasons.................................. 536-324 (.623) David Duda 1998-99..................................................... 14-11 1999-2000 (MAC champs, NCAA)............... 24-4 2000-01 (CC champs, NCAA)...................... 21-6 2001-02....................................................... 19-8 2002-03..................................................... 11-14 2003-04....................................................... 18-8 2004-05..................................................... 13-11 2005-06 (NCAA)......................................... 23-6 8 seasons...................................... 143-68 (.678) Chris Carideo 2006-07 (CC champs, NCAA).................... 15-13 2007-08 (CC champs, NCAA)...................... 23-6 2008-09 (CC champs, NCAA)...................... 23-6 2009-10..................................................... 13-12 2010-11..................................................... 13-13 5 seasons........................................ 87-50 (.635) Total...................................... 1170-826 (.586) (101 seasons • 1,996 games)

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HISTORY Celebrating over a century of existence, Widener University’s men’s basketball program has taken its rightful place as one of the nation’s preeminent squads. Boasting over 1,000 victories, nine All-Americas and two Final Four appearances, the program has helped several players to be drafted by the NBA and launch the coaching careers of others.

The most recognizable face of Widener basketball, C. Alan Rowe helped put the school on the map during his 33-year tenure as coach (1965-98). The winningest coach in school history in any sport, Rowe amassed a 536-324 record during a span which he guided eight All-Americas. He helped mold a team to two Final Four trips, three Mid-Atlantic Regional titles in the NCAA Tournament and twice ranked as high as second in the nation.

Wally Rice, the program’s first All-America, helped then Pennsylvania Military College with the building blocks for what would become a power. He led the Pioneers in 1972 to the school’s first NCAA Tournament berth in what was then known as the College Division before being drafted that year by the Boston Celtics.

The arrival of Dennis James in 1974 marked the beginning of the program’s most prolific four-year run. The future Philadelphia 76ers draftee from unheralded Southern High School helped the team to an 87-29 record, the best over a four-year period, and in the process became the program’s first two-time All-America (1977, 1978).

The Pioneers made the NCAA Tournament all four of James’ years, including a magical run to the 1978 NCAA final that included a third straight Middle Atlantic Conference Southern Division title and a 21-game winning streak. A home victory against Kean secured the team’s first Final Four appearance and Widener upended Stony Brook in the semifinals before bowing to North Park in the title game. Mark Tucker, who would be named All-America in 1979, played a key role on a squad that was assisted by present Saint Joseph’s coach and 1976 Widener alum Phil Martelli.

Lou DeRogatis, the program’s most recent two-time All-America, led a new charge that produced NCAA Tournament appearances in 1982 and 1983. Leon Jones was tabbed AllAmerica in 1984 and Bob Guaglionie earned the same honor the following year.

The 1984-85 season not only produced the school’s second Final Four trip, but it announced the arrival of Lou Stevens as one of the school’s most dynamic players. Stevens was named to the all-tournament team during a run in which Widener topped Lycoming, Scranton and WPI en route to the semifinals.

Stevens graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,140 points and in 1988 was tabbed All-America as well as the Division III Player of the Year. Stevens also was named MVP of the Mid-Atlantic Regional in 1985 and 1987.

The 1994-95 campaign brought the Pioneers back into the NCAA Tournament following an eight-year hiatus and it also was the final year for present head coach Chris Carideo.

Named All-America after being picked first team All-MAC four times, he graduated with a then NCAA record 402 three-pointers and a 75-game streak with at least one 3-pointer.

He is second in school history with 2,067 points and fourth with 699 baskets.

Widener went through its longest drought without an All-America at 11 years before Kris Clarkson helped Widener get back into the national spotlight. The Overbrook HS product arrived in 2002 with Division III talent and graduated with Division I explosiveness. His dominant presence in the paint helped him score 590 points his senior season and be named first team All-America as well as Mid-Atlantic Region Player of the Year.

The 2005-06 squad notched the school’s first 20-win season in five years and clinched its first berth in the “Sweet 16” since 1987. The Pioneers held off Catholic in the first round before a stunning 71-69 victory at ninth-ranked York (PA) in the second round.

The 2006-07 season produced back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the second time in the last 24 years. The run to the show was even more incredible as the newly named Pride won two road games to clinch their first Commonwealth Conference title since 2001.

Senior Essien Ford was the hero in both conference tournament tilts. His tying 3pointer with 9.4 seconds left in regulation propelled Widener to a 91-84 double-overtime semifinal win at Messiah. The Pride in the final at Juniata again rallied from a 14-point deficit and Ford provided the drama, nailing a 3-pointer at the buzzer in a thrilling 63-60 victory.

The 2007-08 team did something no other Widener squad ever did, win an NCAA Tournament game in three consecutive years. The Pride rolled to a 23-6 record and, just like in 2007, won two road games in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament. Widener avenged two regular-season losses against Albright by winning in the semifinals before a victory at Lycoming for the title.

A fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth and third straight league title were achieved in 2008-09, thanks in large part to All-America and conference Player of the Year Charles Jones. The Pride notched their first home NCAA Tournament win in 12 years in addition to a school-record four straight seasons with a victory in the big dance.

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NCAA Tournament Results (19-19) 1972 (College Division • now Division II) 3/7 v. Philadelphia U. (1R) L 62-67 1975 (Division III) 3/7 v. Scranton (1R) L 55-59 3/8 v. Franklin & Marshall (R3P) W 69-50 1976 v. Mansfield (1R) W 65-54 v. Scranton (RF-16) L 65-70 1977 3/4 v. Scranton (1R) L 51-59 3/5 v. Franklin & Marshall (R3P) L 71-89 1978 3/3 v. Upsala (1R) W 47-39 3/4 v. Slippery Rock (RF-16) W (ot) 63-60 3/10 v. Kean (Q) W 55-49 3/17 v. Stony Brook (S) W 48-38 3/18 v. North Park (F) L 57-69 1982 v. Dickinson (1R) W 61-53 v. Ursinus (RF-16) L 53-63 1983 v. Grove City (1R) W 56-52 v. Scranton (RF-16) L (3ot) 69-74 1985 3/1 v. Lycoming (1R) W 54-52 3/2 v. Scranton (RF-16) W (ot) 55-53 3/9 v. WPI (Q) W 41-38 3/15 v. Potsdam State (S) L 38-54 3/16 v. Nebraska Wesleyan (3P) L 44-48 1987 v. Scranton (1R) W 67-56 v. Franklin & Marshall (RF-16) W 53-50 v. Richard Stockton (Q) L (ot) 65-68 1995 3/2 v. Wilkes (1R) L 60-70 1997 3/6 v. Dickinson (1R) W 70-62 3/8 v. Salisbury (2R) L 65-77 2000 3/4 v. Franklin & Marshall (2R) L 62-65 2001 3/3 v. Catholic (2R) L 67-69 2006 3/3 v. Catholic (1R) W 61-59 3/4 v. York-PA (2R) W 71-69 3/10 v. William Paterson (SS-16) L 45-52 2007 3/1 v. King’s (1R) W 76-63 3/3 v. Amherst (2R) L 70-87 2008 3/7 v. Averett (1R) W 87-78 3/8 v. St. Mary’s-MD (2R) L 74-83 2009 3/6 v. VA Wesleyan (1R) W 74-66 3/7 v. Salem State (2R) L 67-69 (1R) First Round, (2R) Second Round, (R3P) Regional Third-Place, (SS) Sectional Semifinals, (RF) Regional Final, (Q) Quarterfinals, (S) Semifinals, (3P) Third-Place Game, (F) Final

All-Tournament Teams

Dennis James Lou Stevens

1978 1985

WIDENER PRIDE

SUPPORT / C. ALAN ROWE LOCKER ROOM The athletic training staff is located in the Wellness Center, which opened in the spring of 2006. The staff is responsible for the conditioning and rehabilitation of over 500 Widener University’s student-athletes representing 20 sports. The staff consists of two full-time athletic trainers as well as several graduate and athletic training student interns. The athletic trainers have at their disposal a bevy of equipment ranging from separate MD exam rooms, two walk-in whirlpools with one cold plunge and one warm, up-to-date electromodalities and rehabilitation equipment.

The department is headed by A.J. Duffy, in his 22nd year in this capacity at Widener and 30th in collegiate athletics. Duffy is primarily responsible for the football and men’s lacrosse teams as well as overseeing the entire athletic training staff. He also teaches athletic training classes at Widener and Temple University. He has been very active in the profession, serving various elected offices since 1993. Among those areas include President of the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society. Duffy also has given A.J. Duffy III talks on both the regional and national level. Duffy has been cited as the 2002 Interboro Education Association Volunteer of the Year, the 2002 NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer, the 2003 EATA Cramer Award Athletic Trainer winner, the 2005 Philadelphia Sports Medicine Congress Ted Quedenfeld Award recipient, the 2007 Donald 610-499-4445 Grover Award winner by the ECAC and the 2011 Division III Athletic Trainer of the Year. Prior to arriving at Widener, Duffy was an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Michigan from 1984-90 and an assistant at Temple University from 1981-83. He earned his B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1980, his M.S. from the University of Arizona in 1981 and his Physical Therapy Certificate from Drexel University (Hahnemann) in 1984. Duffy and his wife, Monica, a Widener graduate in Nursing, reside in Norwood, PA with their sons, Joseph, 22, and Connor, 20.

Cassandra Benitez is in her first year as Widener’s assistant athletic trainer. Benitez arrives after one year as the assistant athletic trainer at Virginia State University. She worked with a bevy of teams and approximately 300 student-athletes, helping evaluate and prevent all injuries in addition to revamping the school’s concussion protocol. She also worked with the soccer teams and the baseball squad at Virginia Commonwealth University in addition to the field hockey and football teams at the University of Richmond. Benitez also has assisted at Deep Run High School and with the Special Olympics of Virginia in track & field. Benitez graduated from Columbus State University in 2006 with a B.S. in Exercise Science. She received her M.S. in Athletic Training from Virginia Commonwealth in 2010.

The equipment staff is located primarily on the lower level of Schwartz Athletic Center. The football and men’s lacrosse teams have their equipment room located at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium. The staff is comprised of two full-time managers as well as a plethora of student workers. The staff has played a major role in providing upgraded locker rooms at both Schwartz Center and Quick Stadium as well as maintaining the equipment rooms to meet the needs of Widener’s student-athletes. Charlie Evans is in his fourth year and Nader Kawash is in his first year. Evans, the equipment room director, entered after eight years at West Chester University, serving as the lone support for the department’s 23 teams. His tenure from 2000-08 had him oversee mostly Division II teams and some Division I. This came after he was the equipment manager at Franklin & Marshall College from 1989-99. He was the primary contact for the department’s 26 varsity sports.

Evans has been a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association since 1994. Kawash enters after serving the last three years as an assistant equipment manager for Kent State. He also had worked for the University of Southern California, the University of Virginia, the Tennessee Titans, Temple University, the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles.

C. Alan Rowe Locker Room Widener’s men’s basketball locker room in 2008 was renamed the “C. Alan Rowe Locker Room.” The change comes in honor of the legendary coach, who roamed the sidelines for 33 seasons in leading the squad to 536 victories and two Final Four appearances.

The locker room features plenty of amenities with new carpeting, lockers, chairs and a flat-screen television. It is located on the first floor of Schwartz Center, which has been Widener’s home since 1971.

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FACILITIES Schwartz Athletic Center is home to our men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s swimming, and men’s and women’s indoor track teams. It also houses Widener’s athletic administration and coaching staff in a third-floor suite. Schwartz Center offers members of the Widener community access to a gymnasium, weight room, multi-purpose field house with a new resurfaced floor and a championship size eight-lane swimming pool.

The center is open from Noon-8:00 pm Monday through Friday and from Noon-5:00 pm on weekends. The facility is closed Saturdays of home football games and the Borislow Weight Room and swimming pool are subject to proper staffing.

Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium is home to our football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s lacrosse and track and field squads. Opened in 1994, the field received a major facelift in 2005 with the installation of FieldTurf, lights, a new scoreboard and refurbished locker rooms. The 4,000-seat stadium has hosted NCAA events and conference championships.

The Wellness Center, opened in April 2006, resonates with Widener’s school spirit and pride, providing an inviting and motivating atmosphere that promotes better health. The stateof-the-art 20,000 square-foot facility is located adjacent to Schwartz Center. The center also houses our athletic trainers and provides student-athletes the opportunity to rehabilitate and condition in one of the area’s finest collegiate facilities.

The baseball team plays its home games at a on-campus field that opened in 2006 adjacent to Schwartz Center. The facility sports dugouts, bleachers, scoreboard, press box, three batting cages, four pitchers mounds and the same grass used by the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The field is one of the finest college baseball facilities in the Philadelphia area.

The softball team plays its home games on a beautiful field which opened in 2006 just off Bullens Lane. The facility features dugouts, a scoreboard and ample seating area for spectators.

Edith R. Dixon Field is home to our field hockey and women’s lacrosse squads. Equipped with artificial turf, lights and a new scoreboard, the field is easily accessible for fans and students.

Opened in 2005, the field also is home for our intramural teams.

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