• Wed, 02/08 | Men's Basketball at Sacred Heart L, 79-77 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 02/04 | Men's Basketball at St. Francis (NY) L, 80-67 (Final) BX | RC
  • Thu, 02/02 | Men's Basketball at Long Island L, 75-70 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 01/28 | Men's Basketball vs. Monmouth L, 78-68 (Final) BX | RC
  • Thu, 01/26 | Men's Basketball vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L, 66-63 (Final) BX | RC
  • Mon, 01/23 | Men's Basketball vs. Brown L, 67-60 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 01/21 | Men's Basketball vs. Quinnipiac L, 78-71 (Final - OT) PR | BX | RC | LS | V | A | T
  • Thu, 01/19 | Men's Basketball at Central Connecticut L, 69-51 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 01/14 | Men's Basketball at Mount St. Mary's L, 64-60 (Final) BX | RC
  • Thu, 01/12 | Men's Basketball at Wagner L, 78-61 (Final) BX
 

January 29, 2007

Men's Basketball Hits The Road Wednesday To Face Saint Anselm; Bulldogs Ranked No. 25 Nationally

Bryant Basketball 

January 29, 2007

#25 BRYANT MEN VISIT SAINT ANSELM WEDNESDAY; HOSTS FOURTH-RANKED BENTLEY SATURDAY
"Black Out at the Chace" Scheduled For Saturday
Coach Max Good On The SCORE AM790 in Providence Friday

 
 The Bulldogs visit Saint Anselm Wednesday night and hosts fourth-ranked Bentley on Saturday in a battle of the top two teams in the region.  Tipoff Saturday is 3:30 p.m.  


UPDATE  (Game Notes in PDF)

Bryant (14-5, 11-4 NE-10) puts its seven-game win streak on the line this Wednesday when the Bulldogs travel to Manchester, NH to face the Hawks of Saint Anselm (12-9, 8-8 NE-10).  This will be the second meeting of the year between Bryant and Saint Anselm with the Bulldogs pulling out an 84-80 victory in Smithfield back on Nov. 21.  Chris Burns (Merrimack, NH) had 20 points ... The Bulldogs will host third-ranked Bentley College on Saturday for "Black Out at the Chace" where Bryant is 10-0 this season. Bryant head coach Max Good will appear on AM790 THE SCORE in Providence on Friday afternoon.  In other news on Tuesday, Bryant cracked the Top-25 national poll for the first time since the final poll of the 2004-2005 season. 


STORY LINES  

*  Chris Burns entered last week ranked 16th nationally with 3.6 three-point field goals per game. 

*  Bryant is 4-5 away from home this year.

*  Bryant is 14-5 after 19 games this year.  The Bulldogs were 13-6 at this time last year.

* The Bulldogs are 7-1 in the month of January and have won 9 of its last 10. 

* During the current win streak, Chris Burns is averaging 20.9 ppg and has made 34 three's in seven games.

* Bryant is out-rebounding opponents by an average of 35 to 31 during the streak. 

* In addition, Bryant is averaging 9 three's per game in the last seven games. 

* After 19 games last year, John Williams had 62 three's.  Chris Burns has made 70 this season.

BULLDOGS NO. 2 IN FIRST REGIONAL POLL
The Bryant men's basketball team is currently No. 2 in the first NCAA regional poll (Jan. 24) behind only Bentley College.  Eight teams are selected for the NCAA Regional Tournament with the three regional conference champions earning an automatic bid. 

NEXT UP
The Bulldogs will visit Saint Anselm on Jan. 31 before hosting fourth-ranked Bentley on Saturday, Feb. 3.  Bentley defeated Bryant 61-49 earlier this season.  

            Wed. - Jan. 31 - at Saint Anselm, 7:30 pm
           Sat. - Feb. 3 - #4 BENTLEY, 3:30 pm

WINNING WHEN IT MATTERS MOST
Max Good's Bulldogs have found success in the winter months leading up to conference and NCAA playoff time.  The Bulldogs, who have advanced to three-straight NCAA Championships, are currently 7-1 in the month of January.  Since the 2003-04 season, Bryant has a 27-12 record in the month of January and 18-6 record in the month of February.  Last year, Bryant was 8-1 in February. 

Since 2003-04:
Record in January -      27-12
Record in February -    18-6

BRYANT SENIORS HAVE .704 WINNING PERCENTAGE

Bryant's senior class of Chris Burns (Merrimack, NH), Dan Hammond (Brunswick, Maine), Nate Sudlow (Brooklyn, NY) have been involved in more than 80 wins during their four year careers.  The trio bring a combined record of 83-34 (.706) into Saturday's game vs. Le Moyne. 

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