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• Yale junior center Greg Mangano was the first player in school history to average a double-double for the season since Chris Dudley (17.6 ppg, 13.3 rpg) in 1986-87 and the first Ivy player since Harvard’s Kyle Snowden (15.1 ppg, 11.1 rpg in all games, 14.1 ppg, 10.8 rpg in Ivy games) in 1995-96. In addition, Mangano had a school record 85 blocks, which is the third-most in Ivy history. His 51 blocks in League games is an Ivy record as well.

• The Ivy League boasted multiple teams in the postseason for the third time in four years with Princeton making its 24th appearance in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and Harvard receiving its first-ever Postseason National Invitation Tournament (NIT) bid. Princeton’s 24 NCAA Tournament appearances lead the Ivy League, breaking a tie with Penn.

• Princeton made the 68th NCAA Tournament appearance for an Ivy League team and 54th for the League since the League’s first official season (1956-57). Since 1939, Ivy teams have combined for a 40-78 (.339) record in 68 appearances. Since 1957, the Ivy League has a 31-58 (.348) record in 54 appearances.

• Harvard made the Ivy League’s ninth Postseason NIT appearance and first for the League since Brown in 2003. League teams have combined for a 8-8 (.500) record in those nine appearances.

• The one-game playoff to determine the League’s NCAA Tournament automatic bid recipient was the eighth in Ivy men’s basketball history. Princeton has been involved in all eight playoffs, winning four (1963, 1981, 1996 and 2011). Princeton’s 63-62 victory was the third one-point win in League playoff history. The Tigers’ were on the losing end of previous two -- 1959 (Dartmouth 69, Princeton 68) and 1980 (Penn 50, Princeton 59).

• The League’s late-season appearances on ESPN3.com drew a combined 85,017 unique viewers: 13,494 for the March 5 Princeton-Harvard game, 17,074 for the March 8 Princeton-Penn game and 54,449 for the March 12 Harvard-Princeton playoff game.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Senior Shelley Pierson (Watervliet, N.Y.) posted team-highs with 16 points and seven rebounds, but the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team dropped a 68-57 decision to Franklin Pierce on Saturday afternoon at Moore Field House.

The Owls are now 6-10, 2-9 in Northeast-10 Conference play. The Ravens are 12-5, 8-3 in league action.

Franklin Pierce scored 10 of the first 11 points of the game. The lead stretched to 14, at 22-8, with 7:55 remaining in the first half. The Owls scored six in a row to get within eight at 22-14. However, Franklin Pierce scored 10 of the final 17 points to carry a 32-21 lead into halftime.

The Owls cut the lead into single digits in the opening minute of the second half on a layup from Milena Lazarevic (Gmunden,  Austria). The Ravens countered with a 12-4 to build its largest lead of the game, 44-27, with 13:57 remaining.

SCSU chipped away at the deficit, getting it back into single digits on two occasions. However, the Ravens were able to hang on from there for the win.

Keshia Primo (Mississagua, Ont.) finished with 10 points for the Owls, the only other SCSU player to reach double figures.

The Owls are back in action on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. when they host Saint Anselm.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Freshman Greg Langston (Stratford, Conn.) scored 16 of his 29 points during a decisive 28-6 second half spurt that lifted the Southern Connecticut State University men’s basketball team to an 84-75, come-from-behind win over Franklin Pierce on Saturday afternoon. The Owls trailed by 11 with 13:14 remaining, but turned the tides over the next 6:35 to surge past the Ravens for a Northeast-10 Conference victory.

The Owls are now 9-6, 6-5 in Northeast-10 Conference play. Franklin Pierce dropped to 5-11, 3-8 in league action.

Langston finished with 29 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Chazz McCarter (New Haven, Conn.) added 19 points, including five three-pointers, and seven rebounds. Chris Harris (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had 11 points and six rebounds, while Trevon Hamlet (Brooklyn, N.Y.) chipped in 11 points, five assists, four blocks and four rebounds.

Southern Connecticut was down seven at the break, 44-37. Franklin Pierce connected on a three-pointer on its first possession of the second half to extend its lead to 10. The Owls countered with a 6-0 spurt to close within four at 47-43, but the Ravens scored eight of the next nine points to build their largest lead of the game at 55-44.

From there, the Owls took control of the game. A 14-3 run tied the game at 58-58 before the hosts scored the next seven points to extend the run to 21-3 and build a 65-58 lead. The Ravens closed to within four with 2:24 left at 77-73, but Southern Connecticut scored seven of the final nine points to seal the win.

The Owls enjoyed a strong opening 13 minutes and held a 27-19 lead with 6:55 left in the first half. However, Franklin Pierce closed the half with a 25-10 run to take a 44-37 lead at the break.

Southern Connecticut is back in action on Wednesday night for a 7:30 p.m. start against St. Anselm.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore forward Trevon Hamlet (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led all scorers with 17 points, but the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team dropped a 57-54 decision to the University of New Haven on Sunday afternoon at Moore Field House.

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Watch the replay of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce  - Sports Council  2nd Annual Courtside Chat event: It took place on Wed. Oct. 27, 8 a.m., Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center, Albertus Magnus College, 700 Prospect St., New Haven. Coaches Micharl Donnelly, Southern Connecticut State University; Ted Hotaling, University of New Haven; James Jones, Yale University; Mitch Oliver, Albertus Magnus College; and Tom Moore, Quinnipiac University will share their strategies for the upcoming year.

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HAMDEN, Conn. – Three major publications have named the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team as the preseason favorite to win the Northeast Conference Championship. Athlon Sports, Lindy’s and The Sporting News each picked the Bobcats to win the league title.

“It’s an honor to be chosen as the favorite in the Northeast Conference this year by such prestigious national media outlets,” said Quinnipiac Head Coach Tom Moore. “The ranking is based on the accomplishments of last year’s team and the potential of some of our newcomers. Obviously, a lot of hard work will have to be done if we are to fulfill these predictions, and I expect the Northeast Conference race to be a highly-competitive one.”

In each publication, reigning NEC Player of the Year Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) was named as the favorite to win the award again in 2010-11. The Sporting News also named Moore to repeat as NEC Coach of the Year.

Junior James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) was also named to the All-NEC First and Second Teams, by The Sporting News and Lindy’s, respectively. Johnson was named the best playmaker in the league by Lindy’s, while Rutty took the best rebounder honors from the same publication.

The Sporting News likes the Bobcats to take a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Athlon picked Quinnipiac to defeat Stony Brook in the new “First Four” format. Under Athlon’s blueprint, the Bobcats would face top-seeded Purdue in the first round.

The Bobcats open the 2010-11 season Nov. 13, when they face local rival Yale at the Second Annual Connecticut 6 Classic. Quinnipiac faces the Bulldogs in the 8 p.m. nightcap of the event, to be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University head men’s basketball coach Michael Donnelly has announced the hiring of Greg Clark as an assistant coach.

Clark brings experience with programs at the Division I and Division III levels and has also served as a scholastic coach and camp clinician throughout the Northeast.

Most recently, Clark was the video coordinator for the men’s basketball program at the University of Delaware, his alma mater, during the 2009-10 academic year. In this role, he assisted the coaching staff with a variety of functions related to video and multimedia technology.

Prior to his stint at Delaware, Clark spent two seasons at Marymount (Va.) University, where he assisted with recruiting, student-athlete development, practice and game preparation among other duties.

Clark, who also has coaching experience at the high school level in Delaware and has served as a clinician at numerous camps, holds a bachelor’s degree from UD.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University men’s basketball coach Michael Donnelly has announced the addition of five newcomers for the upcoming 2010-11 season. The quintet consists of Trevon Hamlet (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Greg Langston (Stratford, Conn.), Chazz McCarter (New Haven, Conn.), Nyheem Sanders (Pawtucket, R.I.) and John Scurry (Albany, N.Y.).

Hamlet, a 6-foot-6 forward and transfer from nearby Post University, made an immediate impact in his first season with the Eagles last winter. The incoming sophomore averaged 18.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game en route to All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference laurels. Hamlet played scholastically at Bishop Loughlin High School.

Langston joins the Owls after a decorated scholastic career at St. Joseph’s High School in Trumbull, Conn., where he collected First-Team All-State honors as a senior. The 6-foot-2 guard/forward averaged 19 points, six rebounds and five assists per game in his final season, a squad in which his team posted a 23-4 mark. Langston scored 1,332 points in his scholastic career.

Elm City native McCarter is coming off a stellar stint at Gateway Community College, where he was a First-Team Junior College All-American. The Hillhouse High School graduate, a 6-foot-3 guard, averaged 22 points, 9.5 rebounds and five assists per contest last year. He also connected on 80 three-point field goals.

Sanders also averaged double figures last season as a freshman at Post University, but now brings his talents to SCSU. The 6-foot-2 sophomore guard averaged 11.2 points, four rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest in 2009-10. He played scholastically at St. Andrew’s School.

Scurry, a freshman in 2010-11, should provide a presence down on the blocks. The 6-foot-5 forward averaged a double-double as a senior – 16 points and 10 rebounds – at Bishop Maginn High School.

The Owls open the 2010-11 season on Nov. 13 against Chestnut Hill.

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Moore and the Bobcats men’s basketball team were featured in a report filed today by FoxSports.com’s Jason Belzer, highlighting the coaches in NCAA Division I who have had led the greatest academic turnarounds over the past three years. Moore’s teams improved by 219 Academic Progress Rate points since the 2006-07 academic year, the greatest improvement among NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs.

“I speak for everyone associated with our men’s basketball program when I say how proud we all are to be ranked first in APR improvement in Fox Sports’ recent survey of all Division I institutions,” said Moore. “We are proud of the academic culture which we have fostered here in our first three years. As much pride as we take from winning the 2009-10 Northeast Conference Championship, we take just as much pride in our numerous academic accomplishments. Alyssa Budkofsky, our men’s basketball academic advisor, has worked tirelessly on understanding and improving our APR. It is her dedication and work ethic, coupled with the commitment and sacrifices of our players, which are the driving force behind our significant improvement.”

Belzer subtracted each school’s APR in the 2006-07 academic year from the school’s 2008-09 APR, the latest publically available statistic, in reaching his findings. In order to qualify for his list, individuals needed to coach their team during the 2007-08 academic year and still lead their team today.

"This No. 1 ranking of Tom Moore and his staff truly represents how pleased and impressed we are with the incredible progress of our men's basketball program on the floor, in the classroom and in our community,” said Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald. “Alyssa Budkofsky, our Assistant Athletic Director for Men's Basketball Academic Support, also deserves considerable credit for this very good improvement in the academic progress of our men's basketball program. We are very grateful to all our coaches and staff for being always dedicated and concerned to the total development of our student-athletes."

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team will depart on a European Tour through The Netherlands, Belgium and France starting Saturday and running through Aug. 24. The team will play four games during the stretch, one each in The Netherlands and Belgium, as well as a pair of games in Paris.

“We’re extremely excited for our trip to Paris, Amsterdam and Belgium, beginning this weekend,” said Head Coach Tom Moore. “The basketball and cultural experiences should have a benefit to our team this year and provide a lifelong memory for the young men in our program. I want to thank President Lahey and my athletic director, Jack McDonald, as this trip is yet another example of their outstanding commitment to our program.”

After arriving in Amsterdam on Sunday morning, the team will spend two days getting acclimated to Europe before playing its first game, Tuesday night (Aug. 17) against the Meppel Red Giants. After traveling through Brugge to Ghent, Belgium, the Bobcats will then face St. Jan – Antwerp on Thursday night, Aug. 19.

The team then departs for Paris on Friday morning, Aug. 20, and will spend the remainder of the trip there. The Bobcats will face Charenton on Saturday, Aug. 21, before closing out the trip with a contest against Cergy on Aug. 23.

Docket Highlighted By Home Dates With Massachusetts, Rhode Island

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team will play a program-record 15 home dates in the 2010-11 regular season, highlighted by contests against Atlantic 10 foes Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition to nine home NEC games, the Bobcats also face Lehigh of the Patriot League and America East opponents Hartford, Maine and Vermont at the TD Bank Sports Center this season.

“I’m excited about the release of our 2010-11 home schedule at the TD Bank Sports Center, highlighted by non-conference games against perennial Atlantic 10 Conference powers UMass and URI,” said Quinnipiac Head Coach Tom Moore. “We’ll also host the University of Vermont, which won the 2010 America East Championship and played in the NCAA Tournament. Our NEC home schedule is again very challenging with visits from Robert Morris, Central Connecticut and Sacred Heart.”

“We’re hopeful that the enthusiasm and increased home attendance generated last year during our run to the NEC Championship will continue this season as we strive to take the next step and qualify for Quinnipiac’s first bid to the NCAA Tournament.”

The non-conference slate away from home features a season-opening meeting with Yale in the second annual Connecticut 6 Classic, tilts with Ivy League opponents Dartmouth and Brown, as well as trips to Niagara of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Boston University of the America East.

After getting things started against Yale in the Connecticut 6 on Nov. 13, the Bobcats play host to Hartford in their home opener, Nov. 16 at the TD Bank Sports Center. The game represents a rematch of one of the most exciting games to be played in the four-year history of the TD Bank Sports Center, when the Bobcats emerged with an 85-79 victory in Tom Moore’s Quinnipiac debut, Nov. 11, 2007. The pairing with the Hawks begins a stretch of seven of eight games the Bobcats will play on Lender Court.

After a Nov. 20 pairing at home against perennial New England power Vermont, the Bobcats play their first road contest of 2010-11, Nov. 23 at Dartmouth. Prior to final exams, the Bobcats will play the next five contests at home. The stretch begins Nov. 29 against Maine, before UMass becomes the first Atlantic 10 men’s basketball team to visit the TD Bank Sports Center on Dec. 1.

The Bobcats then jump head-first into Northeast Conference play, when they play host to league power Mount St. Mary’s, Saturday, Dec. 4. On Dec. 7, Quinnipiac plays host to Lehigh for the first time since a 71-55 victory on Nov. 22, 2006, at the Burt Kahn Court. The homestand wraps up with a marquee match-up against Rhode Island on Dec. 11.

Following first-semester final exams, the Bobcats return to action Dec. 22 at Niagara. A week later on Dec. 29, Quinnipiac travels to Boston University.

The Bobcats ring in the New Year by returning to NEC play with a home tilt against Wagner on Jan. 3. Following a road swing through New Jersey to face league foes Monmouth (Jan. 6) and Fairleigh Dickinson (Jan. 8), Quinnipiac returns home to face Bryant (Jan. 13) and Central Connecticut (Jan. 15).

One last regular-season non-conference match-up follows as the Bobcats travel to Brown on Jan. 17, before the weekend takes them through Staten Island, N.Y., and Emmitsburg, Md., to face Wagner and Mount St. Mary’s, respectively, on Jan. 20 and 22.

Having traveled to Western Pennysylvania to face Saint Francis (Pa.) and Robert Morris last season, the Bobcats enjoy the return trip from the Red Flash and Colonials on Jan. 27 and 29, respectively. Meanwhile, the Bobcats did not venture to Brooklyn last season and will make return engagements with St. Francis (N.Y.) and Long Island on Feb. 3 and 5, respectively.

NEC Rivalry Week follows on Feb. 10 and 12. The Bobcats face Sacred Heart on both dates, playing host to the Pioneers on Thursday, before heading down the Merritt Parkway on Saturday.

Return trips to Bryant and Central Connecticut are up next on Feb. 17 and 19, before the regular-season slate concludes with home pairings against Monmouth and Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 24 and 26.

The Northeast Conference Tournament once again takes place at home sites, with the higher seed in each match-up getting the honor of playing host. Following the quarterfinal-round games, the remaining teams will be re-seeded, with the highest-remaining seed playing the lowest in the semifinals.