• Sat, 02/25 | Men's Basketball vs. Mount St. Mary's L, 71-62 (Final) BX | RC
  • Thu, 02/23 | Men's Basketball vs. Wagner L, 86-73 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 02/18 | Men's Basketball at Saint Francis (PA) L, 76-61 (Final) BX | RC
  • Thu, 02/16 | Men's Basketball at Robert Morris L, 69-40 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 02/11 | Men's Basketball vs. Sacred Heart L, 72-46 (Final) BX | RC
  • 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 LIU Brooklyn 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
 
December 19, 2007

Men's Basketball Returns to Action Friday At Adelphi

December 19, 2007

MEN'S BASKETBALL BACK IN ACTION FRIDAY AT ADELPHI

Game Notes (pdf)

BRYANT UPDATE
* The Bryant men's basketball team, idle for exams since a 59-56 loss to Stonehill back on Dec. 12, will hit the road Friday for a non-conference game at Adelphi.  Tip-off is set for 7 pm.  It will be the only game for the Bulldogs during a span of 16 days as Bryant will return to action Friday, Dec. 28 hosting Post University in the Bryant Holiday Classic at the Chace Athletic Center. 

* This will be the only meeting of the year between Bryant and Adelphi. The two teams last meet in the first round of the NCAA Division II Regional tournament in Waltham, Mass.  Bryant, behind 25 points from Orlando Baeza (Palmdale, CA), rolled to a 77-55 win in the game.  Baeza is redshirting this season due to an injury. 

* Senior guard Jon Ezeokoli (South Orange, NJ) leads the Bulldogs with 14.6 ppg on the season while sophomore guard Chris Birrell (Scituate, RI) is the only other player averaging double figures this season as the transfer from CCRI comes into Friday's game scoring 11.3 ppg.  Birrell leads the conference with 24 steals and is shooting 81 percent at the line (21-26).  The Bulldogs shot just 35 percent from the floor in the loss to Stonehill. Freshman Barry Latham (Taunton, Mass.) had 11 pts and five blocks in the game.  Ezeokoli led the way with 19 points.

LOOKING AT ADELPHI
The Panthers come into the game with the country's 13th-best scoring defense in allowing just 59.1 points per game.  Opponents are shooting just 38.4 percent from the floor on the season.  Adelphi is coming off a 56-52 win over Caldwell College back on Dec. 15.  Richard Byrd is averaging 12.4 ppg. 

REPEAT OF LAST YEAR?
*The Bulldogs were 5-4 last year at this time after nine games into the season - including a loss at Stonehill.  The Bulldogs would go on to win 9 of its next 10 in advancing to the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive year.

COMING UP
* Following Christmas break, the Bulldogs will host the Bryant Holiday Classic Dec. 28-29 with Assumption, Philadelphia, and Post University competing. The Bulldogs will open with Post University on Friday at 5 pm before facing Philadelphia in Saturday's 7 pm game.

BULLDOGS ON TV
* In addition to the Bulldogs appearing on NE10.tv each night, the Feb. 2 game at Bentley will be broadcast live online on CSTV.com.  For the second consecutive year, Bryant will also play live to the local community with an appearance on Cox Sports TV-3 February 16 when the Bulldogs host Southern Connecticut. 

NOTABLES
* Former Bryant standout Chris Burns of Merrimack, NH is playing for the Albany Patroons of the CBA. He has not played yet this season due to an injury but recently rejoined the team. 

* Burns joins other former teammates now playing professionally:  Romauld Augustin (Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA Developmental League); Mike Williams (Irish National Team);  Mario Correia (Africa); John Williams (France). 

 

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