BUCKNELL'S PROBABLE STARTERS: PPG RPG G- #05 Dan Blankenship (So., 6-2, 180) 8.4 2.1 G - #12 Bryan Bailey (Jr., 6-0, 170) 17.8 3.4 G - #14 Jake Ramage (Sr.*, 6-4, 190) 8.8 2.3 F - #32 Brian Werner (So., 6-8, 220) 8.7 5.4 F - #44 Boakai Lalugba (So., 6-6, 220) 14.2 7.7 KEY RESERVES G - #24 Matt Quinn (Fr., 6-5, 180) 1.0 0.9 F - #42 Jordan Hardenbergh (So., 6-5, 200) 2.4 2.3 F - #50 Jeremiah Bennett (Fr., 6-9, 210) 2.0 2.8 F - #10 Peter Santos (Jr., 6-5, 190) 2.3 2.1 F - #34 Ben Slater (Fr., 6-6, 225) 2.4 2.2 ABOUT THIS EVENING'S GAME: Bucknell (12-14, 4-8 PL) enters this evening's game following a thrilling 82-78 overtime victory over Lehigh on Wednesday night. Sophomore forward Brian Werner (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Chaminade) led the way with a career-high 23 points, three of which came on a 63-foot buzzer- beater that tied the game at 73-73. Bryan Bailey (Hempstead, N.Y./South Side) contributed 21 points, including two key free throws in the overtime session to help preserve the win. In addition to Lehigh, the Bison own victories this season over Lock Haven, St. Francis-PA, Drew, Rider, Cornell, UMBC, Mount St. Mary's, Lafayette, Army, American and Colgate. Setbacks have come against Rutgers, American, Iona, Penn State, Virginia, Canisius, Navy (twice), Colgate, Lafayette, Lehigh, Holy Cross (twice) and Army. Ironically, Albany (6-20) also enter's the game following an overtime win against Lehigh. The Great Danes topped the Moun- tain Hawks 81-74 at the Recreation & Convocation Center last Saturday. Antoine Johnson led the Albany attack, which included all five starters in double figures, with a game-high 33 points. In addition to Lehigh, Albany has wins this season over Green Mountain, Harvard, Cornell, Elon and Army. The Great Danes have suffered setbacks to Central Connecticut State, Catholic, Niagara, Vermont, Syracuse, Monmouth, California, Army, Utah State, Lib- erty, Md.-Eastern Shore, Texas Pan American, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Dartmouth (twice), Columbia, Stony Brook (twice), Colgate and Lafayette. BISON LOCKED IN FOR LEAGUE TOURNAMENT: Regardless of what happens in the other Patriot League games today, Bucknell is locked into the No. 6 seed for the upcoming championship tour- nament at the United States Naval Academy. The Bison finished BISON BASKETBALL 2000-2001 GAME NOTES Game 27: Saturday, February 24 • 7:30 p.m. Bucknell (12-14, 4-8) at Albany (6-20) Rec. & Convocation Center • Albany, N.Y. BUCKNELL BISON BASKETBALL 2000-2001 SCHEDULE/RESULTS November Sat. 18 LOCK HAVEN W, 85-77 Tues. 21 ST. FRANCIS (PA) W, 68-62 Sat. 25 at Rutgers L, 78-48 Mon. 27 DREW W, 82-62 Wed. 29 at American L, 60-58 December Sat. 2 at Iona L, 105-61 Tues. 5 RIDER W, 64-50 Sat. 9 at Cornell W, 75-59 Fri. 22 at Penn State L, 82-72 Thurs. 28 at Virginia L, 99-49 Sat. 30 at UMBC W, 70-68 January Wed. 3 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W, 73-58 Sat. 6 CANISIUS L, 81-58 Wed. 10 at Navy * L, 89-67 Sat. 13 at Lafayette * W, 74-71 (OT) Wed. 17 HOLY CROSS * L, 69-45 Sat. 20 ARMY * W, 73-59 Mon. 22 AMERICAN W, 61-51 Wed. 24 at Colgate * L, 63-62 Sat. 27 at Lehigh * L, 86-74 February Sat. 3 NAVY * L, 71-58 Wed. 7 LAFAYETTE * L, 62-60 Sat. 10 at Holy Cross * L, 58-49 Wed. 14 at Army * L, 60-55 Sun. 18 COLGATE * (PL TV) W, 71-60 Wed. 21 LEHIGH * W, 82-78 (OT) Sat. 24 at Albany 7:30 p.m. March Patriot League Championship Tournament at Navy, Annapolis, Md. Sat. 3 Quarterfinal Round TBA Sun. 4 Semifinal Round TBA PL Championship Game at Home Court of Highest Remaining Seed Fri. 9 Championship Game 4:30 p.m. * - Patriot League Game Home Games in BOLD CAPS Bucknell Athletic Communications Dir. of Athletic Communications: .............................. Todd Newcomb Newcomb's e-mail: .................................... [email protected]Newcomb's home phone: ............................................ 570-523-2015 Asst. Dir. of Athletic Communications: ....................... Kelli Sheesley Athletic Communications Intern: ........................................ Ryan Erb Athletic Communications Office Phone: ..................... 570-577-1227 Fax Phone: .................................................................. 570-577-1660 Press Row Phone: ....................................................... 570-577-1519 Bison Sports Hotline .................................................... 570-577-1919 Bucknell Web Site ...................................... www.BucknellBison.com
ABOUT THIS EVENING'S GAME: Bucknell (12-14, 4-8 PL) entersthis evening's game following a thrilling 82-78 overtime victoryover Lehigh on Wednesday night. Sophomore forward BrianWerner (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Chaminade) led the way with acareer-high 23 points, three of which came on a 63-foot buzzer-beater that tied the game at 73-73. Bryan Bailey (Hempstead,N.Y./South Side) contributed 21 points, including two key freethrows in the overtime session to help preserve the win.
In addition to Lehigh, the Bison own victories this season overLock Haven, St. Francis-PA, Drew, Rider, Cornell, UMBC, MountSt. Mary's, Lafayette, Army, American and Colgate. Setbacks havecome against Rutgers, American, Iona, Penn State, Virginia,Canisius, Navy (twice), Colgate, Lafayette, Lehigh, Holy Cross(twice) and Army.
Ironically, Albany (6-20) also enter's the game following anovertime win against Lehigh. The Great Danes topped the Moun-tain Hawks 81-74 at the Recreation & Convocation Center lastSaturday. Antoine Johnson led the Albany attack, which includedall five starters in double figures, with a game-high 33 points.
In addition to Lehigh, Albany has wins this season over GreenMountain, Harvard, Cornell, Elon and Army. The Great Danes havesuffered setbacks to Central Connecticut State, Catholic, Niagara,Vermont, Syracuse, Monmouth, California, Army, Utah State, Lib-erty, Md.-Eastern Shore, Texas Pan American, Texas A&M-CorpusChristi, Dartmouth (twice), Columbia, Stony Brook (twice),Colgate and Lafayette.
BISON LOCKED IN FOR LEAGUE TOURNAMENT: Regardless ofwhat happens in the other Patriot League games today, Bucknellis locked into the No. 6 seed for the upcoming championship tour-nament at the United States Naval Academy. The Bison finished
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Game 27: Saturday, February 24 • 7:30 p.m.Bucknell (12-14, 4-8) at Albany (6-20)
NovemberSat. 18 LOCK HAVEN W, 85-77Tues. 21 ST. FRANCIS (PA) W, 68-62Sat. 25 at Rutgers L, 78-48Mon. 27 DREW W, 82-62Wed. 29 at American L, 60-58
DecemberSat. 2 at Iona L, 105-61Tues. 5 RIDER W, 64-50Sat. 9 at Cornell W, 75-59Fri. 22 at Penn State L, 82-72Thurs. 28 at Virginia L, 99-49Sat. 30 at UMBC W, 70-68
JanuaryWed. 3 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W, 73-58Sat. 6 CANISIUS L, 81-58Wed. 10 at Navy * L, 89-67Sat. 13 at Lafayette * W, 74-71 (OT)Wed. 17 HOLY CROSS * L, 69-45Sat. 20 ARMY * W, 73-59Mon. 22 AMERICAN W, 61-51Wed. 24 at Colgate * L, 63-62Sat. 27 at Lehigh * L, 86-74
FebruarySat. 3 NAVY * L, 71-58Wed. 7 LAFAYETTE * L, 62-60Sat. 10 at Holy Cross * L, 58-49Wed. 14 at Army * L, 60-55Sun. 18 COLGATE * (PL TV) W, 71-60Wed. 21 LEHIGH * W, 82-78 (OT)Sat. 24 at Albany 7:30 p.m.
MarchPatriot League Championship Tournament at Navy, Annapolis, Md.
Remaining games include:Colgate at LafayetteLehigh at NavyArmy at Holy Cross
?? Bucknell's opponent if:Lehigh ......... Lafayette and Navy winLehigh ......... Colgate and Lehigh winLehigh ......... Lafayette and Lehigh winColgate ....... Colgate and Navy win*
* - Colgate and Lehigh would be tied at 6-6, and they split their games against eachother. After exhausting all other tie-break-ers, it would come down to the highestRPI. Colgate is currently 238 and Lehighis 246.
NEXT ACTION FOR THE BISON: Bucknellwill begin postseason play with a firstround game at the 2001 Patriot LeagueChampionship Tournament at the UnitedStates Naval Academy. The Bison arelocked into the #6 seed and will play at1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3. Their op-ponent has yet to be determined.
FINAL BACKCOURT CLUB RECEPTIONSCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 1:The final reception of the Backcourt Club,Bucknell's men's basketball support orga-nization, will be held on Thursday, March 1at the Brynwood on 6th beginning at 7:00p.m. The cost, payable at the door, is$7.00. The reception is open free to mem-bers of the media.
ON THE AIR: Every Bucknell men's bas-ketball game, home and away, can beheard on the Bison Sports Network. Theflagship station is WVLY-FM (100.9) inLewisburg and the affiliate in Williamsportis WWPA-AM (1340). The broadcast canalso be heard in Shenendoah on WMBT-AM (1530). Each broadcast begins 20minutes prior to tip-off. Doug Birdsong, theVoice of the Bison, will call every Bucknellgame this season with help from ChadMancini '01.
HEAR THE GAMES ON THE INTERNET:Every Bucknell basketball game will havea world-wide audience over the internet at
www.BucknellBison.com. To listen to theBison action live users will need stream-ing software (RealPlayer). The softwareis available free on www.broadcast.com.
TEAMLINE: Every Bucknell men's basket-ball game will also be carried byTEAMLINE. The Bucknell telephone num-ber for TEAMLINE is 800-846-4700 ext.1668.
THE LAST TIME THE BISON & THE GREATDANES MET: Dan Bowen led a list of fiveBucknell players in double-figures with 18points to lead the Bison past Albany, 72-61, on February 23 of last season.
In the first meeting ever between theschools, Bucknell shot 58.0 percent fromthe field. The Bison also did a fine job onthe glass, outrebounding the Great Danes36-to-22.
After Albany cut the margin to one sixminutes into the second half, the Bisonwent on a 14-4 run to take control.Bucknell's defense then took charge,holding Albany without a field goal fornearly seven minutes late in the period.
Bryan Bailey (16), Brian Muckle (12),Valter Karavanic (10) and Shaun Asbury(10) were the other Bison in double-digits.
Todd Cetnar paced Albany with 18points, and Steve Albany had 15.
BUCKNELL'S LAST TIME OUT: Sopho-more forward Brian Werner scored a ca-reer-high 23 points, including a 60-footheave at the buzzer that tied the game at73-73, to lead Bucknell to a thrilling 82-78overtime victory against Lehigh in DavisGymnasium on Wednesday evening.
After Ed Lacayo sank a pair of freethrows to give the Mountain Hawks a 73-70 lead with 0:02 remaining, Bucknellinbounded the ball to Werner who took onedribble along the right sideline before let-ting the ball fly just before the hornsounded. The shot swished through thenet 60-feet away sending the crowd into afrenzy and the game into the extra ses-sion.
Werner continued his hot hand on thefirst possession in overtime, sinking a 12-foot jumper to give the Bison the lead 75-73. After Lacayo tied the game on a layup,
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First Meeting: 2/23/00 (Bucknell, 72-61)Last Meeting: 2/23/00 (Bucknell, 72-61)Flannery vs. Albany: 1-0Beeten vs. Bucknell: 0-0Series Scores (*at BU):2/00, BU* 72-61
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Coach: Scott Beeten (Lehigh '71)Record at Albany (Yrs): 6-20 (1st)Record Overall (Yrs): 20-30 (2nd)Assistant Coaches: Mike Gatley,
Todd Beeten'99-'00 Record: 11-17Ret. Starters: Will Brand,
Karim Ouattara, Dave SchlossPROBABLE LINEUP:F - #20 Sam Hopes (11.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg)F - #22 Alex Barnhill (7.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg)C - #44 Will Brand (14.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg)G - #04 Antione Johnson (11.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg)G - #12 E.J. Gallup (17.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg)
HEAD COACH SCOTT BEETEN: Beeten isin his first season as the head coach of theAlbany program. A 1971 graduate of LehighUniversity, he was the Associate HeadCoach at the University of California-Berke-ley for three years prior to accepting the jobwith the Great Danes. He also served stintsas assistants at Penn (1983-88) and GeorgeWashington (1990-97). Beeten was athree-year starter in both basketball andbaseball for Lehigh. He was selected bythe St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB draft.
GREAT DANE CHALK TALK: Four ofAlbay's six wins this season have come athome. The Great Danes currently competeas an independent, but will be joining theAmerica East Conference for the 2001-2002 season. Will Brand, E.J. Gallup andAntoine Johnson have started all 26 games.Gallup, the team's leading scorer at 17.5points per game, has made 86 three-point-ers and has a team-high 45 steals. TheGreat Danes have played three OT gamesthis season (2-1), including a triple-OT gameagainst MD.-Eastern Shore (L, 102-96).
junior co-captain Bryan Bailey putBucknell in front to stay with a driving layupwith 3:16 remaining. Lehigh cut the leadto two at 80-78 with 1:07 remaining, butBailey made a pair of free throws with 0:17left to preserve the win.
Bucknell trailed by six with 0:35 left inregulation before Werner keyed the im-probable comeback. After Bailey sankone-of-two at the line to cut the margin tofive, 71-66, the Bison fouled ZlatkoSavovic, an 89% free throw shooter, with0:11 left. He missed both shots, and Bi-son forward Boakai Lalugba (East Or-ange, N.J./Bishop Francis Essex Catho-lic) immediately drove to the hoop and wasfouled with 0:07 remaining. Lalugba con-verted on one of the two attempts, but therebound went out of bounds to Bucknell.Werner caught the inbounds pass at thetop of the key and promptly nailed a three-pointer to cut the margin to one, 71-70, with0:04 left.
Bucknell used an 11-0 run early in thegame to gain a 13-3 edge, and led 32-23with 3:56 remaining in the opening halfbefore Lehigh rallied. The MountainHawks scored eight points at the freethrow line in a 10-2 outburst to cut the leadto one at 34-33 with 1:22 left. But layups byLalugba and Dan Blankenship(Moundsville, W.Va./Wheeling Park) gaveBucknell a 38-33 lead at the break.
Lehigh opened the second half byoutscoring the Bison 7-2 over the first 2:51to knot the game at 40-40. A three-pointerby Matt Logie, one of six he hit on the night,gave the Mountain Hawks their first leadsince the game’s opening minute. Lehigh
Upcoming ScheduleFeb. 24 BUCKNELL at Albany ................ 7:30
HOLY CROSS at ARMY ............ 3:15LEHIGH at NAVY ....................... 3:00COLGATE at LAFAYETTE .......... 2:30
End of Regular Season
Patriot League Weekly HonorsPlayer of the Week-2/19: Tim Szatko, Holy CrossRookie of the Week-2/19: Mark Linebaugh, Colg.
2000-01 PL STANDINGS
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Prior to his arrival at Bucknell, Flannerycoached for five seasons at Div. III LebanonValley. He posted a 95-43 mark with theDutchmen, and led them to a nationalchampionship in 1994.
As a point guard for then head coachCharlie Woollum, Flannery led the Bison inassists for four straight seasons. He was atwo-year captain, and finished his careerwith 505 assists.
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Carl Danzig (Baker '87)Don Friday (Lebanon Valley '90)Bryan Goodman (Barat '96)
1999-00 Record: 17-11, 8-4 Pat. LeagueStarters Returning (1): Bryan BaileyStarters Lost (4): Dan Bowen, ValterKaravanic, Brian Muckle, Dyrika CameronLettermen Returning (9): Bryan Bailey,Dan Blankenship, David Cohen, JordanHardenbergh, Boakai Lalugba, NyambiNyambi, Mike Seek, Brian Werner, ChrisZimmermanLettermen Lost (5): Dan Bowen, ValterKaravanic, Brian Muckle, Dyrika Cameron,Shaun AsburyNCAA Tourney Record: 0-2Home Court: Davis Gymnasium (2,300)All-Time Record: 1,097-1,001 (105 sea-sons)
No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School00 Davorin Skornik Fr. C 6-11 225 Cankarjeva, Slovenia/Berkely Prep3 Nyambi Nyambi Sr. G 6-1 175 Herndon, Va./Oakton5 Dan Blankenship So. G 6-2 180 Moundsville, W.V./Wheeling Park10 Peter Santos Jr. F 6-5 190 New Haven, Conn./Notre Dame12 Bryan Bailey Jr. G 6-0 170 Hempstead, N.Y./South Side14 Jake Ramage Sr. G 6-4 195 Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown23 Roland Webber Fr. G 6-3 180 Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore24 Matt Quinn Fr. G 6-5 180 Montville, Conn./St. Thomas More Prep31 Jack Namvou Fr. G-F 6-6 195 Yaounde, Cameroon/Georgetown Prep32 Brian Werner So. F 6-8 220 Rockville Centre, NY/Chaminade33 Chris Rodgers Fr. G 6-2 160 Norristown, Pa./Germantown Academy34 Ben Slater Fr. F 6-6 225 Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends42 Jordan Hardenbergh So. G 6-5 190 Herndon, Va./Bishop Ireton44 Boakai Lalugba So. F 6-6 220 East Orange, N.J./Bsp. Francis Essex Cath.50 Jeremiah Bennett Fr. F 6-9 210 Lookout, W.V./Fork Union Military Acad.54 Brian White Fr. F 6-7 225 Centreville, Va./Chantilly
Head Coach: Pat Flannery (Bucknell '80, seventh season)Assistant Coaches: Carl Danzig, Don Friday, Bryan Goodman
2000-2001 BUCKNELL BISON NUMERICAL ROSTER
stretched the advantage to five, 45-40, be-fore the Bison retaliated with a 6-0 run toregain the edge, 46-45 with 14:40 remain-ing. Another three by Logie with 5:54 leftgave Lehigh the lead back at 62-60 andseemed to put the Mountain Hawks in con-trol.
Werner added a career-high sevensteals and five rebounds, while Bailey,Lalugba and Blankenship each finished indouble-figures with 21, 13 and 11 points,respectively. Logie led the Lehigh attackwith a game-high 25 points, including asix-for-10 performance from beyond thearc. Alan Goff added 13 and Ed Lacayoand Matt Crawford each chipped in with12.
ALBANY'S LAST TIME OUT: Albany tookadvantage of 36 Lehigh turnovers en routeto an 81-74 overtime victory over the Moun-tain Hawks last Saturday in New York. TheMountain Hawks led 33-29 at the break,but the Great Danes rallied to take theirfirst lead with 17:04 left in regulation.
Albany pushed its lead to 61-55 on athree-pointer by E.J. Gallup. Lehigh tiedthe game at 61-61 when Matt Logie nailedback-to-back three-pointers. The Moun-tain Hawks missed two potential game-winning shots in the last 10 seconds.
In the extra session, Antione Johnsonscored 14 of his game-high 33 points tolead the Great Danes to the win. He talliedAlbany's first 13 points in the OT.
Will Brand, who had 11 points, madeall six of his free throws in the final 32 sec-onds as the Great Danes ended a three-game losing streak. Albany improved to
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TEAM TRENDS
Bucknell is ...
9-4 at home
3-10 on the road
0-0 at neutral sites
9-2 when it scores 70 or more points
3-12 when it scores below 70 points
10-3 when it led at halftime
1-10 when it trailed at halftime
1-1 when it was tied at halftime
6-4 when it outrebounded an opponent
6-8 when outrebound by an opponent
0-2 when tied with an opponent in rebs.
3-1 when Bucknell shoots 50% or better
9-13 when Bucknell shoots below 50%
1-6 when opp. shoot 50% or better
11-8 when opponents shoot below 50%
7-6 when Buck. has more FTA than opp.
4-8 when opp. has more FTA than Buck.
1-0 when Buck. and opp. shoot an equal
number of free throws
8-3 when Buck. has fewer turnovers
4-11 when opp. has fewer turnovers
5-7 on Saturdays
1-0 on Sundays
2-0 on Mondays
2-0 on Tuesdays
2-6 on Wednesdays
0-1 on Thursdays
0-0 on Fridays
3-2 in November
3-3 in December
4-5 in January
2-4 in February
3-4 in afternoon games
9-10 in evening games
0-1 in games decided by one point
3-3 in games decided by 5 or fewer pts.
3-2 in games decided by 6-10 pts.
6-8 in games decided by 11 or more pts.
2-0 in overtime games
2-1 when Santos, Lalugba, Skornik,
Bailey and Ramage start
1-2 when Santos, Werner, Lalugba,
Bailey and Ramage start
6-4 when Werner, Lalugba, Blankenship,
Bailey and Ramage start
3-5 when Werner, Hardenbergh,
Lalugba, Blankenship and Bailey start
0-2 when Werner, Webber, Lalugba,
Blankenship and Ramage start
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BUCKNELL WEEKLY HONORS
Patriot League Player of the WeekBoakai Lalugba, So., F ...................... 1/07/01
6-20 with the win, while the MountainHawks dropped to 12-13.
In addition to Johnson and Brand,Gallup, Sam Hopes and Alex Barnhill wereall in double-figures with 13, 10 and 10points, respectively.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SERIES:Bucknell enters this evening's game witha 1-0 lead in the series which began lastseason.
ALBANY A COMMON NAME AROUND THELEAGUE THIS YEAR: Tonight's game isAlbany's sixth against a Patriot Leagueopponent this season. The Great Daneshave a 2-3 record against the PatriotLeague, with overtime wins at homeagainst both Army and Lehigh. Theirlosses have come at Army, and at home toLafayette and Colgate.
BISON DEFENSE CLAMPS CAMPOLIETA:In the two games with Colgate this sea-son, Bucknell's defense did an excellentjob holding Red Raider all-league forwardPat Campolieta in check. In particular, thedefensive effort of Brian Werner, who wasmatched with Campolieta the majority ofthe time, was stellar. Campolieta madejust four-of-24 shots (.167) from the fieldand averaged 8.5 points and 7 rebounds.
WERNER & THE SHOT "HERD" ROUNDTHE PATRIOT LEAGUE: Sophomore BrianWerner nailed a 63-foot shot at the buzzerin the game against Lehigh on Feb. 21,forcing overtime in a game the Bisonwould go on to win, 82-78.
WERNER SETS PERSONAL HIGHS, TIESLEAGUE MARK: Brian Werner tallied ca-reer-high's in both points (23) and steals(7) in the overtime victory against Lehighon Wednesday. The seven thefts wereone shy of the school record, and tied thePatriot League record for steals in a con-ference game.
WERNER SETS PERSONAL STANDARDON THE BOARDS: Sophomore forwardBrian Werner set a new career-high with11 rebounds in Bucknell's win overColgate last Sunday. Seven of his 11boards were offensive caroms.
WERNER STEPS UP IN CONFERENCEPLAY: Sophomore Brian Werner has av-eraged 10.6 points and 6.2 rebounds inPatriot League play this season. Seven ofhis 11 double-figure scoring games thisseason have come in conference play.The 6'8" forward has achieved 60% of his
steals, 54% of his assists, and 44% of hisblocked shots in Patriot League play.
BLANKENSHIP TIES CAREER MARK:Sophomore guard Dan Blankenship tiedhis personal best with five rebounds inBucknell's win over Colgate on Feb. 18.
SLATER, QUINN & BENNETT PROVIDELIFT OFF BENCH: Although the point totalsmay not have been that high, freshmenBen Slater (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington
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Friends), Matt Quinn (Montville, Conn./St.Thomas More Prep) and JeremiahBennett (Lookout, W.Va./Fork Union Mili-tary Academy) provided key buckets inBucknell's win over Colgate last Sunday.Slater had a layup and Quinn nailed athree-pointer in the 14-2 run that gaveBucknell control for good in the secondhalf, while Bennett provided three-pointsthe conventional way to keep the Bisonclose in the first half. Quinn finished with aseason-high five points.
LEAGUE PLAY -- THE SECOND TIMEAROUND: Up until now, the Bison hadnever had a losing record in the secondhalf of the conference schedule since Pa-triot League competition began back in1990-91. Bucknell finished 2-4 in the sec-ond half this year, recording its first below.500 finish ever. Bucknell has posted a 48-22 (.686) mark during the "second half",and is 27-16 (.628) under Flannery.Year Second Half League Record1991 4-2 .6671992 6-1 .8571993 7-0 1.0001994 4-3 .5711995 4-3 .5711996 3-3 .5001997 5-1 .8331998 4-2 .6671999 5-1 .8332000 4-2 .6672001 2-4 .333Totals 48-22 .686
BISON CLINCH ANOTHER WINNING NON-LEAGUE RECORD: Bucknell's win overAmerican on January 22 was its eighthnon-conference victory of the season. Lastyear's club won nine non-league games,the most in the Pat Flannery era. Underhis guidance, the Bison have had at leastseven non-league wins in four of the last
seven seasons.
Season Non.-Conf. Record Pct.1994-95 2-10 .1671995-96 8-6 .5711996-97 7-7 .5001997-98 4-10 .2861998-99 5-9 .3571999-2000 9-6 .6002000-01 8-6 .571Overall 43-54 .443
BLANKENSHIP SETS CAREER-HIGH WITH8 ASSISTS AGAINST THE LEOPARDS:Sophomore guard Dan Blankenshiphanded out a career-high eight assists inBucknell's 62-60 setback againstLafayette on Feb. 7. His previous high ofsix came against Army earlier this sea-son.
JAKE REGAINING HIS FORM: Co-captainJake Ramage struggled with his shootingthe first five games back after his secondknee surgery in the past year, connectingon just 19.4 percent of his attempts fromthe field. However, the touch has begun toreturn as Ramage has shot 40.4 percentin the past six outings -- including connect-ing on 14-of-35 three-point attempts.
RAMAGE TOPS THE CENTURY MARK: Co-Captain Jake Ramage connected on twothree-point shots in the Orange and Blue'swin over Lehigh, lifting him past the cen-tury mark for his career. He became theninth player in school history to do so.
All-Time Three-PointersMike Bright 206Mike Joseph 183J.R. Holden 180Gordon Mboya 154Valter Karavanic 123Bill Courtney 119
BISON DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Two Bucknell players have posted double-doubles this season. The following is aplayer-by-player breakdown of these performances:
Boakai Lalugba (6) 19 points, 12 rebounds vs. Drew, 11/27/200020 points, 10 rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary's, 1/3/2001
23 points, 14 rebounds vs. Canisius, 1/6/200117 points, 16 rebounds at Lafayette, 1/13/200110 points, 10 rebounds at Colgate, 1/24/2001
13 points, 10 rebounds vs. Colgate, 2/18/2001
Brian Werner (2) 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary's, 1/3/200113 points, 11 rebounds vs. Colgate, 2/18/2001
A LOOK INSIDE THE POINTS
Current Bison With 30-Point Games30 - Bryan Bailey vs. Lock Haven ...... 11/18/00
Current Bison With 20-Point Games29 - Bryan Bailey vs. Army .................. 1/20/0128 - Bryan Bailey vs. Navy .................... 2/3/0126 - Bryan Bailey at UMBC ................. 12/30/0024 - Bryan Bailey vs. Drew ................. 11/27/0023 - Brian Werner vs. Lehigh ................. 2/21/0123 - Bryan Bailey at Lehigh ................... 1/27/0123 - Boakai Lalugba vs. Canisius ............ 1/6/0123 - Jake Ramage vs. GA. Southern .. 11/29/9822 - Bryan Bailey at Lafayette .............. 1/13/0121 - Bryan Bailey vs. Lehigh ................. 2/21/0121 - Boakai Lalugba at Cornell ............... 12/9/0020 - Boakai Lalugba vs. Mt. St. Mary's ... 1/3/0120 - Boakai Lalugba vs. Lafayette .......... 2/7/01
Games Led Bucknell In Scoring This YearBryan Bailey .................................................. 15Boakai Lalugba ................................................. 9Brian Werner .................................................... 3Jake Ramage ................................................... 2Dan Blankenship .............................................. 1
Games Led Buck. In Rebounding This YearBoakai Lalugba ............................................... 16Brian Werner .................................................... 8Jeremiah Bennett ............................................. 4Bryan Bailey .................................................... 3Jordan Hardenbergh ......................................... 2Peter Santos .................................................... 1
Double-Figure Scoring Games This YearBryan Bailey .................................................. 22Boakai Lalugba ............................................... 22Brian Werner .................................................. 11Dan Blankenship ............................................ 10Jake Ramage ................................................... 9Jordan Hardenbergh ......................................... 1
Double-Fig. Rebounding Games This YearBoakai Lalugba ................................................. 7Brian Werner .................................................... 2
Most Points in a Game This Year30 - Bryan Bailey ..... vs. Lock Haven, 11/18/00
Most Rebounds in a Game This Year16 - Boakai Lalugba ......... at Lafayette, 1/13/01
Most Assists in a Game This Year8 - Bryan Bailey .............. at American, 11/29/008 - Dan Blankenship ......... vs. Lafayette, 2/7/01
Most Blocked Shots in a Game This Year4 - Boakai Lalugba vs. St. Francis-PA, 11/21/004 - Brian Werner ................ at Rutgers, 11/25/00
Most Steals in a Game This Year7 - Brian Werner .................. vs. Lehigh, 2/21/01
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Dave Steigerwald 111Sekou Hamer 110Jake Ramage 101
SOLID START VITAL FOR BISON: WhenBucknell heads into the locker room with alead at the half, chances are a victory willfollow. The Bison are 10-3 when leadingat the break this season and 24-7 over thelast two years combined. On the flip side,the Bison are 1-10 this year when theyhave trailed at intermission. That wincame last Sunday when the Orange andBlue came back from a 33-31 halftimedeficit against Colgate.
SEVERAL BISON RANK AMONG THE TOP-10 STATISTICAL LEADERS FOR CONFER-ENCE PLAY: After the completion of regu-lar season conference play, a Bucknellplayer is listed among the top-10 in theconference statistics in 15 differentplaces. Bryan Bailey ranks second in theconference in scoring (19.7), while BoakaiLalugba is third in rebounding (7.4).Category Player RankScoring Bryan Bailey 2nd-19.7Scoring Boakai Lalugba 9th-13.2Reb. Boakai Lalugba 3rd-7.4Reb. Brian Werner 6th-6.2FG% Bryan Bailey 10th-.500FG% Boakai Lalugba 4th-.534Assists Dan Blankenship 4th-3.33Assists Bryan Bailey 9th-2.60Steals Bryan Bailey 5th-1.90Steals Boakai Lalugba 6th-1.83Steals Brian Werner 7th-1.753-Pt FG% Bryan Bailey 4th-.4673-Pt FG% Jake Ramage 10th-.3333-Pt FGM Jake Ramage 5th-1.603-Pt FGM Bryan Bailey 7th-1.40
FLANNERY'S BISON STILL PERFECT INOT: With overtime wins at home againstLehigh last Wednesday and at Lafayetteon Jan. 13, Bucknell is a perfect 8-0 inovertime games under the direction ofhead coach Pat Flannery. Five of the eightovertime wins have come on the road, andone was in the Patriot League Tourna-ment.Date Opponent Result11/24/95 @ San Francisco W, 68-651/31/96 @ Holy Cross W, 90-833/2/96 vs. Lafayette W, 56-5512/10/96 @ Princeton W, 74-621/23/99 vs. G. Mason (2OT) W, 96-862/20/00 @ Colgate W, 75-711/13/01 @ Lafayette W, 74-712/21/01 vs. Lehigh W, 82-78
BISON ANNUALLY AMONG PATRIOTLEAGUE'S LEADERS: Since the start ofPatriot League play in 1990-91, Bucknell
has posted just two losing records in theleague's regular season. Over this 11-year span, the Bison have finished eitherfirst or second five times:
Season Record Pct. Place1990-91 7-5 .583 fourth1991-92 11-3 .786 second1992-93 13-1 .929 first1993-94 6-8 .429 fifth1994-95 11-3 .786 first (t)1995-96 8-4 .667 third (t)1996-97 9-3 .750 second1997-98 8-4 .667 third1998-99 9-3 .750 second (t)1999-00 8-4 .666 third2000-01 4-8 .333 ??TOTALS 94-46 .671
NOBODY DOES IT BETTER: During theseven years that Pat Flannery has been atthe helm of the Bison program, the Bisonhave finished lower than third place in thePatriot League's regular season just once.Although the year referred to is this season,Bucknell owns a very impressive 57-29record (.663) under Flannery's direction inconference games. While that percentageis second to Navy's .786 over that span, it isthe best among active coaches in the Pa-triot League for performance in leaguegames.
Pat. League Winning % - Last Seven YearsW-L (94-95 to current) Win %
LALUGBA GARNERS PATRIOT LEAGUEPLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS: Sopho-more forward Boakai Lalugba was cho-sen as the Patriot League's Player of theWeek for the week ending on Sunday,January 7, 2001. Lalugba averaged 21.5points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bisonto a 1-1 week. He opened the week with20 points and 10 rebounds in a win overMount St. Mary's, and then followed thatperformance with 23 points and 14 re-bounds -- both career-highs -- in a loss toCanisius. It was the first such honor forLalugba in his young career.
RAMAGE RETURNS TO THE HARDWOOD:Co-captain Jake Ramage (Moorestown,N.J./Moorestown), who recently under-went arthroscopic lateral menisectomysurgery on his right knee, saw his first
game action since December 9 in the con-test against Holy Cross on January 17. Hereturned to the starting lineup one gamelater, and scored seven points inBucknell's win over Army (1/20/2001).
NUMBERS FROM THE BISON BENCH IM-PROVING: With such a young team,Coach Flannery has been forced to playhis starters an incredible number of min-utes. Over the first seven games of theseason, Bucknell's bench held its own,being outscored 135-124. But for a periodof about a month, from mid-January tomid-February, the bench scoring totalsnever reached double-figures. However,Bucknell's bench has turned the trend andhas been in double-figures in three of thelast four outings.
BAILEY & LALUGBA CONTINUE TO POSTDOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING TOTALS: Sofar this season, Bailey and sophomoreBoakai Lalugba have scored in double fig-ures in all but six contests. Bailey hasmanaged to score at least 10 points inevery game this season except for the Vir-ginia (7 pts) and Canisius (7 pts) contests.Lalugba has reached the 10-point plateauin every contest except for the Rutgers (2pts), American (9 pts), Iona (9 pts) andHoly Cross (1 pt.) games.
FLANNERY REACHES THE CENTURYMARK AT BUCKNELL: Head coach PatFlannery became just the third mentor inBucknell history to eclipse the 100-winmark when he led his team to victory atUMBC on Dec. 30. Currently in his seventhseason, Flannery reached the 100-win to-tal in the 180th game he coached for theBison -- quicker than both MalcolmMusser (188 games) and CharlieWoollum (202 games). Flannery currentlyranks third on the school's all-time winslist behind Woollum (318) and Musser(110) with 106.
FLANNERY GETS OVERALL WIN NUMBER200: Bucknell's 71-60 victory over Colgatelast Sunday was the 200th win in thecoaching career of Pat Flannery. He cur-rently has 106 wins at Bucknell, andnotched 95 victories while he was thehead coach at Lebanon Valley.
BISON CONTINUE TO DOMINATE INDAVIS: Bucknell University continues toenjoy great success playing at home inDavis Gymnasium. Last season the Bi-son went 8-4 at home, and this seasonthey finished 9-4 in Davis, raising their all-
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time record to 451-229 (66.3%) in the 62-plus years they have competed in the facil-ity.
BUCKNELL PLAYS SPOILER ON THEROAD: The Bison went into the RAC at theUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore Countyand handed the Retrievers their first homeloss in six ball games this season, 70-68,on December 30.
BISON RANKED 240 IN LATEST RPI:Bucknell is ranked 240 according to theRating Percentage Index (RPI) releasedon February 17. A team's RPI is derivedfrom three components: Division I win-ning percentage (25%); strength of sched-ule (50%); and opponent's strength ofschedule (25%). Games against non-Di-vision I opponents do not factor in the RPI.
BISON CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE AT THECHARITY STRIPE: In the last 19 games,Bucknell's free throw percentage hasfallen from 70.9% to 61.1%. The Bisonhave shot just 58.0% (287-495) at the freethrow line during that span, including sea-son-lows of 37.5% (6-16) in setbacks toCanisius (Jan. 6) and Army (Feb. 14).
JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM CONCLUDES ITSSEASON AT 4-4 WITH SPLIT AGAINST ST.THOMAS MORE: The junior varsity team,coached by Bryan Goodman, split a pair ofgames with St. Thomas More on February16 and February 17. The Bison lost 82-70on the 16th, and won 79-76 on the 17th.Roland Webber (Bay Shore, N.Y./BayShore) led the Orange and Blue on Fridaywith 20 points, while Brian White
(Centreville, Va./Chantilly) pacedBucknell's attack on Saturday with 30.Date Opponent W-L Score12/6 Penn St.-Hazleton W 100-791/15 Penn College W 65-581/19 Fork Union L 58-571/20 Fork Union L 69-491/30 at Scranton L 68-582/8 Scranton W 79-732/16 St. Thomas More L 82-702/17 St. Thomas More W 79-76
HOOPS TEAM RANKED FOURTH IN NCAAGRADUATION RATE STUDY: The men'sbasketball team has a graduation rate of91% which is fourth behind Stanford (100),Manhattan (92), and Northwestern (92).The national average for men's basketballplayer's was 43%. This year's rate mea-sured student-athletes who enrolled in theacademic years from 1990-91 to 1993-94and earned degrees within six years oftheir enrollment date. If a student-athletetransfers to another institution, the stu-dent-athlete is counted against aninstitution's graduation rate total.
ERASERS WORKING HARD ON CAREER-HIGHS: Jordan Hardenbergh and BrianWerner have both set career-highs thisseason for rebounds. Hardenberghsnagged six boards in the American con-test and topped that mark with nine re-bounds in the Rider contest.
Not to be out done by his classmate,Werner collected a career-high sevencaroms against Iona and then eight in theRider contest. He tied that mark with eightrebounds at Penn State, and set a newpersonal best with 10 caroms in the winover the Mount on Jan. 3.
BAILEY HAS A CAREER-NIGHT WITH THEBASKETBALL AT AMERICAN: Junior pointguard Bryan Bailey set a new career-highwhen he handed out a game-high eightassists in Bucknell's 60-58 setback atAmerican on November 29th. In addition,he collected a career-best four steals inthe outing.
LALUGBA BECOMING A FORCE ON THEGLASS -- SETS NEW CAREER-STAN-DARD: Sophomore forward BoakaiLalugba continues to assert himself onthe glass, and has improved his rebound-ing average to 7.7 caroms per game.
The 6'6," 220-pounder hauled down16 boards in Bucknell's overtime victory atLafayette on Jan. 13, establishing a newcareer-high. He is currently the second-leading rebounder in the Patriot League.
EIGHT CAREER-HIGHS SET BY BISON INDREW CONTEST: During the victoryagainst Drew on November 27, fiveBucknell men's basketball players eitherset or tied career records in certain statis-tical categories.
Blankenship tallied five assists andfive steals during the contest. His five as-sists tied his previous high set last yearversus Manhattan, and his five steals werean outright career-high.
Santos grabbed six boards versus theRangers, two better than his previous highof four rebounds. Freshman forward JackNamvou (Yaounde, Cameroon/Georgetown Prep) also set his career-high for rebounds by collecting fouragainst Drew.
Sophomore forwards, Werner andLalugba, set then career-high's for re-bounds with six and 12, respectively.Lalugba also handed out a career-highfour assists.
Rounding out the Bison setting career-highs was freshman forward JeremiahBennett (Lookout, W.V./Fork Union Mili-tary Academy) who snagged a then-per-sonal-best seven boards during the Drewvictory.
BISON IN ROAD OPENERS: Bucknell hasan all-time record of 39-66 (37.5%) inroad-opening games. Last year the Or-ange and Blue were victorious in theirroad-opener at the Pepsi-Marist Classicwhen they defeated Maine 79-69.
BISON IN SEASON OPENERS: In theirseason opener versus Lock Haven onNovember 18, the Bison improved theirall-time season-opener record with an 85-77 victory over the Bald Eagles. The Or-ange and Blue were able to fend off 70%shooting from Lock Haven to clinch thevictory. In the game, Bucknell had three in-dividuals finish in double figures and shot30-41 from the foul line.
Bucknell has an all-time record of 72-34 (67.9%) in season-opening games af-ter the Lock Haven contest. The Orangeand Blue are even more effective in home-openers with a record of 85-20 (80.9%).
FRESHMAN COMPLETE'S RELIGIOUSFAST, NOV.27-DEC.27: Freshman for-ward Namvou recently finished a month offasting referred to as Ramadan in theMuslim belief system. Ramadan is a timewhen Muslims concentrate on their faithand spend less time on the concerns oftheir everyday lives. It is a time of worshipand contemplation. The individual fastsduring the daylight hours and is only al-
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lowed to eat after a certain hour in theevening.
BAILEY AND LALUGBA HAVE CAREER-HIGHS IN LOCK HAVEN CONTEST: Baileyand Lalugba both set career-high pointtotals against Lock Haven in the season-opener.
Bailey scored 30 points in the contestto lead the Bison offensive attack, includ-ing 17-of-19 shooting from the free throwline. Lalugba outdid his previous career-high of 11 points by scoring 23 against theBald Eagles.
RAMAGE & BAILEY TO CAPTAIN 2000-2001 BISON: Senior guard Ramage andjunior guard Bailey will serve as captainsfor the 2000-2001 Bison.
Bailey started all 28 contests last sea-son and averaged almost 30 minutes pergame. He brings tremendous athleticismand great instincts to the table for the Bi-son. He is also the teams leading return-ing scorer after averaging 11.4 points pergame in 1999-00. Ramage returns to thehardcourt this year after sitting out last sea-son with a torn ACL. He will bring a deadlyoutside shot to the Bison offensive arse-nal, and will lead by example on the court.
WERNER NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE SECOND TEAM BYBASKETBALL NEWS 2000-01 PREVIEWMAGAZINE: Brian Werner was named tothe preseason All-League Second Teamby The Basketball News after a solid firstyear with the Orange and Blue. As a fresh-man, Werner averaged 3.5 points pergame and 2.4 caroms while only playingan average of 13.7 minutes per contest.Werner also garnered Patriot LeagueRookie-of-the-Week honors last seasonafter he scored a season-best 15 pointsagainst Lehigh.
2000-2001 PATRIOT LEAGUE PRE-SEASON POLL: Bucknell was selectedfifth in the Patriot League preseasoncoaches poll. Navy and Lafayette werepicked to finish at the top the league.
1. Navy (14) 1042. Lafayette (6) 903. Holy Cross 764. Colgate (1) 635. Bucknell 486. Lehigh 427. Army 19
BUCKNELL SETS THE STANDARD ACA-DEMICALLY: With the addition of recentlygraduated Valter Karavanic, who was a
asecond team selection last year,Bucknell has had 11 players earn Aca-demic All-America laurels, more than anyother institution in the Patriot League. Inaddition, Bucknell hoopsters have cap-tured four Patriot League Scholar-AthleteAwards (in the ten-year history of the con-ference) and have been named to the Pa-triot League Academic Honor Roll a totalof 40 times.
TWO BUCKNELL ALUMNI NAMED TO PA-TRIOT LEAGUE ALL-DECADE TEAM:Patrick King '92 and Mike Bright '93 werenamed to the Patriot League All-DecadeMen's Basketball Team in early Novem-ber. The team was named in honor of thePatriot League's 10th anniversary.
Both King and Bright played for the Bi-son during the Charlie Woollum era. Dur-ing King's senior year, the Orange andBlue made it to the Patriot League Cham-pionship contest. Bright followed suit andalso led the Bison all the way to the confer-ence championship as a senior. TheNCAA Tournament somehow alludedboth of these Bucknell greats.
Bright is third on the Bucknell all-timelist for points in a career with 1,670, aver-aging 14.3 per game during his career. Heis the only Bucknell player to knock downnine three-pointers in a contest.
King finished his career with 1,007points and the second best season pointtotal with 610 during the 1991-92 cam-paign. His career field goal percentage of.638 still stands as a benchmark for Bisonplayers to shoot for.
GET USED TO THE EAGLES: Bucknell bas-ketball fans should get used to seeing theAmerican University Eagles on the sched-ules. Beginning in the 2001-02 academicyear, American will join the Patriot Leaguein all sports except football.
The Orange and Blue had two con-tests with the Eagles this season -- on No-vember 29, 2000 at American (L, 60-58),and on January 22, 2001, in Davis Gymna-sium (W, 61-51).
NO ONE'S BEEN AROUND LONGER:Bucknell is in its 106th season of varsitybasketball. No other school in the nationhas played Dr. James Naismith's gamelonger. Only Minnesota and Yale havebeen playing varsity basketball as long asBucknell:
School 1st Season Yrs.BUCKNELL 1896 105Minnesota 1896 105
Bucknell improved its home-opener record to 85-20 (80.9%) with an 85-77victory over the Bald Eagle's of Lock Haven. The victory came as a result ofsome excellent individual performances and a defense that forced LockHaven into 25 turnovers. Junior Bryan Bailey scored 30 points in the con-test and sophomore Boakai Lalugba tallied 23 points to both set career-highs. The Bucknell defense forced Lock Haven into committing 25 turn-overs in the contest and record five blocks and ten steals in the victory.
In recording its second straight victory of the season, the Bucknell men'sbasketball team used a balanced scoring attack, placing four players indouble-figures, to build a 23-point second half advantage en route to a 68-82 victory over the Red Flash. The Bison held St. Francis to a 34.6% fieldgoal percentage (18-52) in the contest to build a healthy lead. The Red Flashstayed close to the Bison due to 11-15 shooting from behind the three-pointarc in the second stanza. Key free throws down the stretch guaranteed thevictory for the Bison and extinguished the St. Francis barrage of trifectas.The four in double-figures for Bucknell were Bailey (16), Ramage (13),Lalugba (12), and Blankenship (11).
Halftime: Bucknell 29, St. Francis 16. 3-point Goals: St. Francis 13-25(Fox 5-10, Ragland 3-4, Martin 3-4, Swoger 1-3, Crouch 1-3, Clifford 0-1);Bucknell 5-11 (Bailey 2-3, Ramage 2-6, Blankenship 1-1, Namvou 0-1).Officials: Murphy, Bryant, Faia. Attendance: 996
RUTGERS 78, BUCKNELL 48Louis Brown Athletic Center
New Brunswick, N.J. - Nov. 25, 2000
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The Bison suffered their first defeat of the season as a 13:00 minutedraught in the first period put them behind the eight-ball. Facing a 24-pointdeficit, Bucknell narrowed the gap to as little as 20 in the second stanza butfell to Rutgers, 78-48. Bryan Bailey led all Bison with 13 points.
In a return to the friendly confines of Davis Gymnasium, the Bucknell men'sbasketball team regained its confidence with an 82-62 victory over DrewUniversity. Scoring his first career double-double was sophomore BoakaiLalugba with 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. In addition to hisdouble-double, Lalugba also handed out a career-high four assists.
Washington, D.C. - Nov. 29, 2000Vladimir Buscaglia nailed two free throws with 40 seconds left to put Ameri-can up for good in a 60-58 victory for the Eagles. Bucknell got out to a greatstart, leading by as many as seven in the first half, before the Eagles ralliedfor a 35-32 lead at the break. They stretched that lead to nine in thesecond half before the Bison turned it up defensively and got back in theball game. A Jake Ramage three gave the Bison the lead 54-53, but withthe game knotted at 55-55, American made enough free throws down thestretch for the win. Ramage connected on five-of-seven three-point shotsand led the Bison with 19 points, while Boakai Lalugba hauled down acareer-high 13 rebounds.
New Rochelle, N.Y. - Dec. 2, 2000Greg Jenkins and Nakiea Miller combined for 47 of the Gaels points on 20-of-22 shooting from the field. Iona jumped out to a quick lead in the firststanza and never looked back leading by 22 at halftime and doubling thatlead by the time the final buzzer went off.
Lewisburg, Pa. - Dec. 5, 2000Tied at 24 a piece after 20 minutes, the Bison opened the second stanzawith a 15-4 run over the first seven minutes to build a lead that would stillsound at the final buzzer. Jake Ramage sparked the run with one of hisfour three-pointers in the contest, he would finish with 14 points. Leadingthe Bison in scoring was Boakai Lalugba with 15 points and 9 rebounds,but the real spark was provided from Jordan Hardenbergh. Hardenberghquelched a Rider rally with a three and would finish with career-high totalsof eight points and nine rebounds. The Bison served out 14 assists andcommitted only 12 turnovers in the contest.
Ithaca, N.Y. - Dec. 9, 2000After taking an early 13-point lead in the contest, 20-7, Cornell respondedwith a 19-6 run to knot the game at 26 apiece. The Bison would head intothe locker room with a 32-30 advantage. Looking for their first road win ofthe season, the Orange and Blue exchanged baskets with the Big Red formost of the second period before going on a 17-2 run in the last 7:17.Narrowly missing a double-double but getting his 500th career-point wasBryan Bailey with 20 points and nine rebounds. Leading the way for theBison in scoring for the second straight game was Boakai Lalugba with 21points.
University Park, Pa. - Dec. 22, 2000Only three-points down midway through the first stanza 15-12, the NittanyLions went on a 10-0 run to extend their lead to 13-points. Facing a 47-37 halftime deficit, the Bison would get as close as six but were downed inthe final minutes of the contest by some solid free throw shooting from theNittany Lions. For the first time since last season, all five Bucknell startersfinished in double-figures.
Halftime: Penn State 47, Bucknell 37. 3-point Goals: Bucknell 0-7 (Quinn0-2, Werner 0-1, Hardenbergh 0-1, Blankenship 0-1, Bailey 0-1, Bennett0-1); Penn State 9-25 (Crispin 6-10, Ivory 1-4, Tate 1-3, Watkins 1-3,Crispin 0-3, Smith 0-2).Officials: Drury, Greenwood, Jenkins. Attendance: 7197
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VIRGINIA 99, BUCKNELL 49University Hall
Charlottesville, Va. - Dec. 28, 2000The 8th ranked Cavaliers jumped out to a 45-17 halftime lead over theBison and never looked back as five scored in double figures. JeremiahBennett had a season-high nine rebounds in the contest for the Bison.
Halftime: Virginia 45, Bucknell 18. 3-point Goals: Bucknell 3-18 (Bennett1-2, Quinn 1-3, Blankenship 1-4, Namvou 0-1, Hardenbergh 0-2, Werner0-2, Bailey 0-2, Webber 0-2); Virginia 8-16 (Friel 3-8, Young 2-2, Mason 1-1, Lyons 1-1, Williams 1-2, Hall 0-1, Dondon 0-1).Officials: Wood, Cofer, Luckie. Attendance: 8392
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BUCKNELL 70, UMBC 68RAC Arena
Baltimore, Md. - Dec. 30, 2000The Bison held a two-point halftime advantage to the final buzzer as BryanBailey shot a career-best five-of-seven from behind the three-point arc.Bailey led the Bison with 26 points and Boakai Lalugba recorded 16 pointsand nine rebounds. UMBC got back into the game with clutch outsideshooting and narrowly missed a shot to tie in the final seconds. Bucknellwon the contest on the strength of 57.1% shooting from three-point land.Free-throw shooting was almost the achilles heel for the Bison as they shot42.9% from the charity stripe (12-28). With the victory, Coach Pat Flannerysurpassed the 100-victory plateau as head coach of the Bucknell Bison.Flannery now holds a 100-80 record at the helm of the Orange and Blueas the Bison return to Davis Gymnasium where they are undefeated in fourcontests this season.
Lewisburg, Pa. - Jan. 3, 2001Sophomores Boakai Lalugba and Brian Werner posted double-doublesto lead Bucknell to a 73-58 non-conference win over Mount St. Mary’s. TheBison jumped out to a 38-26 halftime lead after shooting 53.3% in theopening 20 minutes. Lalugba tallied 12 points and a half dozen caromsin the period, while freshman Jeremiah Bennett gave the Orange andBlue a boost off the bench with seven points and six rebounds. Bucknell’sdefense held the Mountaineers to just 28.6% shooting and forced 11 first-half turnovers. It was more of the same for Bucknell in the second half, asthe Bison shot 60% in the period to earn their seventh win of the season.
The Griffs placed four players in double-figures and connected on ninethree-point baskets to hand the Bison their first home loss of the season,81-58. Canisius led 39-27 at the break and used 8-0 and 10-0 runs in thesecond half to put the game out of reach. Boakai Lalugba led Bucknellwith his second straight double-double, tying his career-high with 23 pointsand setting a new career-standard with 14 rebounds.
Annapolis, Md. - Jan. 10, 2001Kyle Barker tallied a career-high 18 points to lead the Midshipmen to theirtenth straight win over the Bison in Alumni Hall. Navy ended the first halfon a 15-7 run to lead by eight at the break (43-35), and then used a 16-4 run midway through the second half to put the game out of reach.
Halftime: Navy 43, Bucknell 35. 3-point Goals: Bucknell 1-3(Hardenbergh 1-1, Blankenship 0-1, Webber 0-1); Navy 5-13 (J. Williams2-3, Barker 2-6, C. Williams 1-3, Jeanpierre 0-1). Officials: Pugh, Giallella,Tyburski. Attendance: 2,117
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BUCKNELL 74, LAFAYETTE 71 (OT)A.P. Kirby Sports Center
Easton, Pa. - Jan. 13, 2001Bryan Bailey's off-balance fade-away jumper with 11 seconds remainingin overtime sealed Bucknell's 74-71 victory over Lafayette. The win snappeda six-game losing streak against the Leopards. Bailey led all scorers with22 points, while Boakai Lalugba added his fourth double-double of theseason with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Bailey sent thegame into overtime when he made a layup with 18 seconds remaining. Inthe extra session, the Bison took the lead for good on a Dan Blankenshipthree-pointer and held their breath as a Tyson Whitfield three at the buzzerhit the rim and bounced away.
Holy Cross snapped its 10-game losing streak to the Bison with a convincingwin in Davis Gymnasium. The Crusaders shot 65.4% in the first half andled by 19 at the break. Holy Cross held a 34-24 edge on the boards andlimited the Bison to just 34% shooting from the field.
Lewisburg, PA - Jan. 20, 2001Bucknell held a 36-31 lead at the break and then used a 19-5 run midwaythrough the second half to break the game open against Army. BryanBailey led the Bison attack with 29 points on 8-of-10 shooting, while BoakaiLalugba added 16 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Lewisburg, PA - Jan. 22, 2001Bryan Bailey led three Bucknell players in double-figures with a game-high 19 points as Bucknell defeated future Patriot League member, Ameri-can University, 61-51 in Davis Gymnasium. The Bison defense did the jobin the first half, forcing 11 American turnovers and holding the Eagles to just14 points. In the second half Bucknell picked up the offense, shooting63.2% from the floor while stretching its lead to as much as 14 points.American cut the lead to three, 45-42, with 4:41 to go, but the Bisoncountered with eight straight points - including six from Bailey - to move backin front by 11 with 2:14 remaining. American could get no closer than ninethe rest of the way as Bucknell converted on all six of its free throw attemptsdown the stretch. The win avenged an earlier season loss to the Eagles.
Halftime: Buck. 22, American 14. 3-point Goals: American 1-8 (Buscaglia1-3, Hearns 0-3, Williams 0-1, Alexander 0-1); Bucknell 3-14 (Bailey 2-6,Blankenship 1-2, Ramage 0-2, Werner 0-2, Slater 0-1, Hardenbergh 0-1).Officials: DeMayo, Hull, Lindsay Jr. Attendance: 1,747
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COLGATE 63, BUCKNELL 62Cotterell Court
Hamilton, N.Y. - Jan. 24, 2001Colgate's Tim Sullivan drained a three-point shot with 15 seconds remain-ing to propel Colgate to a 63-62 win at Cotterell Court. Bucknell led almostthe entire second half before Sullivan added to his career-high 24 points.It was the first time all season Bucknell lost a game in which it had led athalftime (9-1). Brian Werner scored a layup to give Bucknell a 62-60 leadwith 36 seconds left, but Sullivan made good on what turned out to be thegame-winner after one of Colgate's 17 offensive rebounds. BoakaiLalugba tallied his fifth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10rebounds for Bucknell, while Bryan Bailey added 17 points.
Bethlehem, Pa. - Jan. 27, 2001Matt Logie connected on all four of his three-point attempts to lead Lehighto an 86-74 win over Bucknell with 18 points. Alan Goff connected on all12 of his free throw attempts and also had 18 for the winners. The Bisontrailed by seven at the break and cut the lead to four early in the secondhalf, but Lehigh used a 13-2 run to rebuild its margin. Lehigh shot 64%from long range and outrebounded the Bison, 39-28.
Lewisburg, PA - Feb. 3, 2001Navy began the second half with an 11-0 run to take control of a tiedballgame and go on to defeat Bucknell, 71-58, at Davis Gymnasium. TheBison did not score for over six minutes to begin the second half, and madejust 27.8% of their field goal attempts in the period. Bucknell, whichoutrebounded Navy 40-38, also struggled at the free throw line making just22-of-42 attempts. It was Navy's fourth straight win in the series. BryanBailey led the Bison with a game-high 28 points while Boakai Lalugbachipped in with 16 and six rebounds.
Halftime: Buck. 32, Navy 32. 3-point Goals: Navy 5-14 (Barker 3-6, Lewis1-2, J. Williams 1-2, Skipworth 0-2, Jeanpierre 0-2); Bucknell 4-10 (Bailey2-2, Ramage 2-5, Blankenship 0-2, Hardenbergh 0-1). Officials: McEvoy,Driscoll, Bova. Attendance: 2,287
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LAFAYETTE 62, BUCKNELL 60Davis Gymnasium
Lewisburg, PA - Feb. 7, 2001Lafayette senior center Frank Barr sank a five-foot jumper with 0:03 remain-ing to lift the Leopards to their third consecutive win in Davis Gymnasium.Bucknell led 30-24 at the break, but the Leopards opened the second halfwith a 16-4 run to turn the momentum in the game. On the strength ofsome key three-point baskets by Jake Ramage, the Bison hung in andregained the lead with an 8-1 run of their own. Trailing 57-53, Lafayetteused a 7-1 burst to push in front 60-58 on a Barr layup with 1:02 remaining.After Bryan Bailey sank a pair of free throws to knot the score at 60-60with 0:32 left, the Leopards set up for their game winning possession.Bucknell's Boakai Lalugba led all scorers in the contest with 20 points.
Worcester, Mass. - Feb. 10, 2001Playing without the services of the Patriot League's leading scorer, juniorpoint guard Bryan Bailey, the Bison battled to the wire at league-leadingHoly Cross but came up on the short end of a 58-49 score. Bailey sprainedhis right ankle in warmups and was unable to play. The Bison responded,and jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and led 22-16 with 7:18 to play in thefirst half before HC used a 16-5 run to take a 32-27 lead into the lockerroom at the break. After the Crusaders stretched the margin to 12 withseven straight to begin the second period, the Bison regrouped and puttogether a 17-6 outburst to close within one at 45-44 with 9:40 left. Trailing50-49 with 3:40 to go, Bucknell was outscored 8-0 down the stretch.
West Point, N.Y. - Feb. 14, 2001Freshman point guard J.P. Spatola scored seven of Army's final 13 points,including a key three-pointer that gave the Cadets the lead for good withless than three minutes remaining, to lead Army to a 60-55 win over theBison. It was Army's first win over Bucknell since Jan. 29, 1997 - a span ofnine games. Bucknell led 24-21 at the break, but Army battled back andSpatola broke the second period's only tie, 47-47, with a three-point basketwith 2:36 to play. Army made 10-of-12 foul shots down the stretch to shutthe door. The Bison, who played their second straight game withoutleading scorer Bryan Bailey, struggled at the free throw line, making just6-of-16 attempts.
Lewisburg, PA - Feb. 18, 2001Sophomore forwards Brian Werner and Boakai Lalugba each recordeddouble-doubles to lead Bucknell to a 71-60 victory over Colgate. The winsnapped a six-game losing streak for the Bison and was Pat Flannery’s200th victory as a head coach. Colgate led 33-31 at the break, but theBison used a 13-6 run to take a 48-43 lead with 10:20 left. After Colgatefought back to tie the game at 48-48 with 8:43 to play, the Orange andBlue assembled the game-turning 14-2 run over the next 5:37. Junior co-captain Bryan Bailey contributed four points in the pivotal stretch that putthe Bison up 62-50 with 3:06 to play. Colgate cut the margin to six twicein the last three minutes, but the Bison made three-of-five free throws downthe stretch to preserve the win.
Lewisburg, PA - Feb. 21, 2001Sophomore forward Brian Werner scored a career-high 23 points, includ-ing three on a 63-foot buzzer-beater that tied the game at 73-73 and sentit into the overtime session. After Ed Lacayo had given Lehigh a 73-70 leadwith 1.8 seconds left on a pair of free throws, Werner took the inboundspass, dribbled once and let it fly. Werner put Bucknell ahead in the OT witha jumper before fouling out. He also notched a career-best with sevensteals. Bryan Bailey finished with 21 points, including a key pair of freethrows to keep the Bison in front down the stretch.
#00 DAVORIN SKORNIKPoints: 2 three timesRebounds: 4 vs. St. Francis, 11/21/2000Blocks: 1 three times
#3 NYAMBI NYAMBIPoints: 4 vs. Holy Cross, 1/17/2001Assists: 1 at Army, 2/14/2001Steals: 2 vs. Holy Cross, 1/17/2001
#5 DAN BLANKENSHIPPoints: 13 twiceRebounds: 5 twiceAssists: 8 vs. Lafayette, 2/7/2001Steals: 5 vs. Drew, 11/27/2000
#10 PETER SANTOSPoints: 8 vs. St. Francis, 11/21/2000Rebounds: 6 vs. Drew, 11/27/2000Assists: 4 vs. St. Francis, 11/21/2000Steals: 2 vs. Iona, 12/2/2000
#12 BRYAN BAILEYPoints: 30 vs. Lock Haven, 11/18/2000Rebounds: 9 at Cornell, 12/9/2000Assists: 8 at American, 11/29/2000Steals: 4 twice3-Pt. Made: 5 at UMBC, 12/30/20003-Pt Att.: 7 at UMBC, 12/30/2000
#14 JAKE RAMAGEPoints: 19 at American, 11/29/2000Rebounds: 6 vs. Lafayette, 2/7/2001Assists: 3 at Army, 2/14/20013-Pt Made: 5 at American, 11/29/20003-Pt Att.: 7 twice
#31 JACK NAMVOUPoints: 7 twiceRebounds: 4 vs. Drew, 11/27/2000Steals: 1 twice
#32 BRIAN WERNERPoints: 23 vs. Lehigh, 2/21/2001Rebounds: 11 vs. Colgate, 2/18/2001Assists: 4 vs. Army, 1/20/2001Blocks: 4 at Rutgers, 11/25/2000Steals: 7 vs. Lehigh, 2/21/2001
#42 JORDAN HARDENBERGHPoints: 10 at Penn State, 12/22/2000Rebounds: 9 vs. Rider, 12/5/2000Steals: 2 at Penn State, 12/22/2000
#44 BOAKAI LALUGBAPoints: 23 twiceRebounds: 16 at Lafayette, 1/13/2001Assists: 4 twiceBlocks: 4 vs. St. Francis, 11/21/2000Steals: 4 twice
#50 JEREMIAH BENNETTPoints: 7 vs. Mt. St. Mary's, 1/3/2001Rebounds: 9 at Virginia, 12/28/2000Blocks: 3 vs. Lock Haven, 11/18/2000
SEASON, CAREER HIGHSSEASON CAREER
#00 DAVORIN SKORNIKPoints: 2 three timesRebounds: 4 vs. St. Francis, 11/21/2000Blocks: 1 three times
#3 NYAMBI NYAMBIPoints: 4 vs. Holy Cross, 1/17/2001Assists: 1 at Army, 2/14/2001Rebounds: 2 vs. Haverford, 1/5/2000
#5 DAN BLANKENSHIPPoints: 13 twiceRebounds: 5 twiceAssists: 8 vs. Lafayette, 2/7/2001Steals: 5 vs. Drew, 11/27/2000
#10 PETER SANTOSPoints: 10 vs. Carnegie Mellon, 1/2/99Rebounds: 6 vs. Drew, 11/27/2000Assists: 4 vs. St. Francis, 11/21/2000Steals: 2 vs. Iona, 12/2/2000
#12 BRYAN BAILEYPoints: 30 vs. Lock Haven, 11/18/2000Rebounds: 9 at Cornell, 12/9/2000Assists: 8 twiceSteals: 4 twice3-Pt. Made: 5 at UMBC, 12/30/20003-Pt Att.: 7 at UMBC, 12/30/2000
#14 JAKE RAMAGEPoints: 23 vs. Georgia Southern, 11/29/98Rebounds: 8 vs. Rider, 11/14/98Assists: 5 vs. St. Francis-PA, 12/3/983-Pt Made: 5 at American, 11/29/20003-Pt Att.: 11 vs. Cornell, 11/21/98
#31 JACK NAMVOUPoints: 7 twiceRebounds: 4 vs. Drew, 11/27/2000Steals: 1 twice
#32 BRIAN WERNERPoints: 23 vs. Lehigh, 2/21/2001Rebounds: 11 vs. Colgate, 2/18/2001Assists: 4 vs. Army, 1/20/2001Blocks: 4 twiceSteals: 7 vs. Lehigh, 2/21/2001
#42 JORDAN HARDENBERGHPoints: 10 at Penn State, 12/22/2000Rebounds: 9 vs. Rider, 12/5/2000Steals: 2 twice
#44 BOAKAI LALUGBAPoints: 23 twiceRebounds: 16 at Lafayette, 1/13/2001Assists: 4 twiceBlocks: 4 vs. St. Francis, 11/21/2000Steals: 4 twice
#50 JEREMIAH BENNETTPoints: 7 vs. Mt. St. Mary's, 1/3/2001Rebounds: 9 at Virginia, 12/28/2000Blocks: 3 vs. Lock Haven, 11/18/2000
OFF DEF TOT BenchFG Pct. 3-Pt. Pct. FT Pct. REB REB REB* A TO Bl S Pts.
RAMAGE SNAPSHOTAn outstanding long-range shooter, Ramage returns to the hardwoodafter missing last season with a torn ACL ... He has a quick release anda great ability to “stop and pop” on the run ... He will be relied upon as oneof the main point contributors as well as for leadership this season ... AnAll-Patriot League candidate.
COACH FLANNERY ON RAMAGE"Jake has worked very, very hard in the offseason to get back, and itsgreat to see him in the gym. He has outstanding range and a great feelfor the game. Every day it looks like he’s getting healthier and healthier,and if that continues the whole complexion of everything we do willchange with his great ability to score. His attitude is tremendous, and thefact that he was voted co-captain by his teammates after not beingaround the program for a year with the injury tells you the kind of respecthe demands.”
2000-01Has played in 19 games, starting 18 ... started the first eight games be-fore becoming sidelined with knee re-aggravation ... made his first ap-pearance since then vs. Holy Cross on 1/17 ... returned to starting lineupvs. Army (1/20/2001) and had seven points ... hit on career-best fivethree-pointers at American (11/29/00).
1999-2000Ramage missed the entire 1999-2000 season after suffering a torn ACLin a preseason scrimmage against Drexel.
1998-99Played in all 29 games, and started 13 ... Led team and conference with58 three-point baskets ... Averaged 11.0 ppg and 3.2 rpg ... Ranked 12thin the league in scoring and fifth in three-point field goal percentage (38.2)... Was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament team after averaging14.0 ppg and nailing eight three's in Bucknell's three tournament games.
1997-98Missed 12 games early in schedule with stress fracture in foot ... Playedin 14 games, averaging 3.9 ppg and 1.6 rpg ... Made two long three-pointers in final 11 seconds to propel BU to a 66-65 win at Holy Cross (2/18/98) ... Posted a career-high 10 points in 75-61 home win over Army
(2/21/98) ... Scored in team's final eight games ... Passed out career-highfour assists in BU's 60-56 Patriot League Tournament victory over HolyCross (2/28/98).
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONALEarned two Honorable Mention All-State selections at Moorestown HighSchool, averaging 19.3 ppg and 5.6 rpg ... Finished his career as a 1000-point scorer under coach Steve McGair ... McDonald's All-American nomi-nee as a senior ... Business Management major ... Son of Ann and MikeRamage ... (*) - has been granted a medical hardship by the Patriot Leagueand will return to play for Bucknell as a graduate student for the 2001-02season.
RAMAGE’S CAREER-HIGHSPoints: ......................... 23 ............. vs. Georgia Southern ............ 11/29/1998Rebounds: ................. 8 ............... vs. Rider ................................ 11/18/1998Assists: ........................ 8 ............... vs. St. Francis-PA ................... 12/3/1998Steals: ......................... 4 ............... vs. Holy Cross ....................... 2/27/1999Blocks: ........................ 1 ............... three timesFG Made: .................... 6 ............... eight timesFG Attempted: ............. 17 ............. at Cornell ............................... 11/21/19983-pt FG Made: ............ 5 ............... at American ........................... 11/29/20003-pt FG Attempted: ..... 11 ............. vs. Cornell ............................. 11/21/1998FT Made: .................... 8 ............... vs. Georgia Southern ............ 11/29/1998FT Attempted: ............. 8 ............... vs. Georgia Southern ............ 11/29/1998
2000-01 Bison -- The Captains
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BAILEY SNAPSHOTAfter seeing playing time in 23 games as a backup point guard during hisfreshman campaign, Bailey emerged as one of the surprise talents in thePatriot League last year ... He will be counted upon for leadership bothon and off the court as Bucknell’s only returning starter ... A tenaciouscompetitor with great ability to penetrate inside, Bailey’s confidence inhis offensive game continues to rise every time he steps on the hard-wood ... An All-Patriot League candidate.
COACH FLANNERY ON BAILEY"Bryan brings a tremendous amount of athleticism and some great in-stincts to our basketball program. He’s a heady player and a fierce com-petitor, and we’re looking for him to really be a leader on a team whereyoung players are going to have to contribute right away.”
2000-01Has played in and started 24 games at the point ... turned ankle inwarmups at Holy Cross missed two games ... team's leading scorer at17.7 ppg ... tallied career-highs in points (30), free throws (17) and freethrow attempts (19) vs. Lock Haven (11/18/2000) ... tied career-bestwith eight assists at American (11/29/2000) ... set career-standard withnine rebounds at Cornell (12/9/2000) ... set career-high's with five three-pointers on seven attempts at UMBC (12/30/2000) ... paced Bison with22 points in OT win at Lafayette (1/13/2001) ... led Bucknell with 29 pointson 8-of-10 shooting in win over Army (1/20/2001).
1999-2000Played in and started all 28 games for the Bison as the team’s point guard... Finished second on the team in scoring at 11.4 points per game, andwas 10th in the conference in scoring during Patriot League games(11.9) ... Was second on the team and fifth in the league in field goalpercentage at .491 ... Ranked sixth in the conference in overall assistswith 2.79 per game, and finished first in Patriot League play at 3.50 ...Scored in double-figures 17 times and led the Orange and Blue in scoringin seven contests ... Tallied a career-high 19 points against Princeton(12/7/99) after canning seven-of-nine shots from the field ... Had a ca-reer-high eight assists in win at Colgate (2/20/00), and was named to thePepsi-Marist Classic All-Tournament team after helping Bucknell win itsfirst in-season tournament title since 1989.
1998-99Played in 23 games on the varsity level ... Scored 41 points (1.8 ppg) andhanded out 20 assists in 240 minutes of action ... Tallied a season-highfive points against both Army (1/13/99) and Lafayette (1/27/99) ... Disheda season-high three assists in three games, including against Lafayettein the Patriot League Championship game ... Over the last 18 games of theseason, averaged over 12 minutes of play per game.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONALEarned two varsity letters in both basketball and football at South SideHigh School in Rockville Centre, NY ... Was a captain in both sports ...Earned All-Long Island First Team honors in basketball as a senior andwas the Class B Playoff MVP ... Earned Scholar-Athlete Award in football... Business Information Systems major ... Son of Eileen and Bentley Bailey.
BAILEY’S CAREER-HIGHSPoints: ......................... 30 ............. vs. Lock Haven ...................... 11/18/2000Rebounds: ................. 9 ............... at Cornell ............................... 12/9/2000Assists: ........................ 8 ............... twiceSteals: ......................... 4 ............... twiceBlocks: ........................ 2 ............... vs. Albany .............................. 2/23/2000FG Made: .................... 8 ............... three timesFG Attempted: ............. 18 ............. at Lafayette ........................... 1/13/20013-pt FG Made: ............ 5 ............... at UMBC ................................. 12/30/20003-pt FG Attempted: ..... 7 ............... at UMBC ................................. 12/30/2000FT Made: .................... 17 ............. vs. Lock Haven ...................... 11/18/2000FT Attempted: ............. 19 ............. vs. Lock Haven ...................... 11/18/2000
2000-01 Bison -- The Captains
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BLANKENSHIP SNAPSHOTA quick, athletic guard with superb playmaking ability, Blankenship willcontend for a starting spot in the Bison backcourt next to point guardBryan Bailey, as well as spell him at the point ... He gained valuable play-ing experience in the Bison system last year, and as a young player willbe asked to step up his game this season.
COACH FLANNERY ON BLANKENSHIP"Danny gives us several dimensions ... he can play the one, or he canplay the two. He’s a very smart player and the way that he competesevery day just makes everyone in the program better. He shoots the ballwell, is stronger than he was a year ago, and we expect him to be in thethick of things this season.”
2000-01Has played in all 26 games, while starting 20 ... grabbed career-best fivesteals vs. Drew (11/27/2000) ... hauled down career-best five reboundsat Virginia (12/28/2000) ... tallied career-high 13 points in win at Lafayette(1/13/2001) and tied that with 13 at Lehigh (1/27/01) ... set a new careerstandard with eight assists vs. Lafayette (2/7/2001) ... tied career-highwith five rebounds in win over Colgate (2/18/01).
1999-2000Stepped into a reserve roll immediately, and played in all 28 games withthe varsity ... Was one of six players, and the only freshman, to play inevery game ... Played a season-high 22 minutes against Manhattan in theArizona State Tournament and handed out a season-best five assists ...Posted a career-best seven points vs. Navy (1/12/00) ... Coverted onsix-of-seven free throws vs. Army (2/12/00).
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONALHelped lead Wheeling Park High School to the Ohio Valley Athletic Con-ference championship his senior year ... Named All-State Second Team,All-Valley Second Team and ALL-OVAC Second Team as a senior ...Was also a McDonald's All-American nominee after scoring 13.3 ppg andhanding out 7.2 apg that year ... During his sophomore year, WheelingPark was the state runner-up ... Was a member of the OVAC 4 x 800championship relay team ... Lettered three times in basketball and once intrack ... Enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program at Bucknell ... Son of
BLANKENSHIP’S CAREER-HIGHSPoints: ......................... 13 ............. twiceRebounds: ................. 5 ............... twiceAssists: ........................ 8 ............... vs. Lafayette .......................... 2/7/2001Steals: ......................... 5 ............... vs. Drew ................................. 11/27/2000Blocks: ........................ 1 ............... three timesFG Made: .................... 6 ............... at Lehigh ............................... 1/27/01FG Attempted: ............. 14 ............. at Lehigh ............................... 1/27/013-pt FG Made: ............ 2 ............... five times3-pt FG Attempted: ..... 4 ............... six timesFT Made: .................... 6 ............... vs. Army .................................. 2/12/2000FT Attempted: ............. 7 ............... vs. Army .................................. 2/12/2000
2000-01 Bison -- The Sophomores
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HARDENBERGH SNAPSHOTStrong, smart player that has nice touch and range on his jump shot ...Improved his foot speed in the offseason and will vye for minutes in thesmall forward spot.
COACH FLANNERY ON HARDENBERGH"Jordan, even as a sophomore, is one of our more experienced players.He had a great summer with us on our trip, and we are looking for him togive us some added range with our shooting. Being that he knows oursystem, he will have a great opportunity to see quality minutes this sea-son.”
2000-01Has played in 24 games, starting eight when co-captain Jake Ramagewas out with an injury ... posted career-best with nine rebounds againstRider (12/5/2000) ... had career-high 10 points at Penn State (12/22/2000).
1999-2000Saw limited action in eight games with the varsity, scoring 12 points,grabbing five rebounds, and making two steals in 22 minutes of play ...Scored a season-high seven points, and registered two steals and anassist in win over Haverford (1/5/00) ... Was the leading scorer on thejunior varsity team, averaging 15.1 points per game ... Tallied a season-high 27 points in a 95-90 overtime setback to Gettysburg (1/20/00).
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONALEarned three letters on the basketball team at Bishop Ireton High School... Led his team to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference playoffsfor the first time ever during his senior year ... He won the CardinalAward after leading Bishop Ireton in rebounds (6.6 rpg), assists (2.7apg), field goal percentage (51.0), free throw percentage (69.0) andthree-point percentage (50.0) ... In addition, he averaged 11.2 ppg ...Enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program at Bucknell ... Son of Gladelleand John Hardenbergh.
HARDENBERGH’S CAREER-HIGHSPoints: ......................... 10 ............. at Penn State ......................... 12/22/2000Rebounds: ................. 9 ............... vs. Rider ................................ 12/5/2000Assists: ........................ 2 ............... twiceSteals: ......................... 2 ............... at Penn State ......................... 12/22/2000Blocks: ........................ 1 ............... three timesFG Made: .................... 4 ............... at Penn State ......................... 12/22/2000FG Attempted: ............. 8 ............... at Penn State ......................... 12/22/20003-pt FG Made: ............ 1 ............... five times3-pt FG Attempted: ..... 3 ............... vs. Canisius ........................... 1/6/2001FT Made: .................... 2 ............... three timesFT Attempted: ............. 4 ............... at Rutgers .............................. 11/25/2000
LALUGBA SNAPSHOTLalugba comes into the season targeted as one of the starters at theforward position ... An exciting player who brings the crowd to their feetwith thunderous dunks, he should emerge as one of the top frontcourtplayers in the Patriot League ... He began playing basketball midwaythrough high school, and is still learning the game.
COACH FLANNERY ON LALUGBA"Boakai had an outstanding summer for us and played really well in Eu-rope. His athleticism, combined with the confidence that he’s gainingevery day in practice, will make him a real force to be reckoned with atthe forward position this season. He’s a great offensive rebounder andhe runs extremely well.”
2000-01Has played in and started all 26 games ... team's leading rebounder andsecond-leading scorer at 7.7 rebounds and 14.2 points per game ...ranks second in the Patriot League in rebounding ... has had six double-doubles this season ... posted career-highs in both points (23) and steals(3) against Lock Haven (11/18/2000) ... registered career-high fourblocked shots vs. St. Francis-PA (11/21/2000) ... tied his scoring highwith 23 markers vs. Canisius (1/6/2001) ... named Patriot League Playerof the Week after recording back-to-back double-doubles against MountSt. Mary's and Canisius ... hauled down career-high 16 rebounds in winat Lafayette (1/13/2001).
1999-2000Saw action in 21 games at the varsity level ... Had his best game of theseason against Navy, tallying 11 points and five rebounds ... Was namedto the Patriot League’s Weekly Honor Roll on January 17 ... Also playedsome with the junior varsity, averaging 12.8 points per game in four con-tests.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONALEarned two letters in basketball and three in football at Bishop FrancisEssex Catholic High School ... Averaged a double-double, 17.0 ppg and10.0 rpg, his senior season while leading his team to the Northern HillsConference championship in both his junior and senior years ... Also av-eraged 4.0 blocked shots and 2.0 assists per game ... Named team'sMVP as a senior and was First Team All-County and Third Team All-State
... Enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program at Bucknell ... Son of NyaliLalugba.
LALUGBA’S CAREER-HIGHSPoints: ......................... 23 ............. twiceRebounds: ................. 16 ............. at Lafayette ........................... 1/13/2001Assists: ........................ 4 ............... twiceSteals: ......................... 4 ............... twiceBlocks: ........................ 4 ............... vs. St. Francis-PA ................... 11/21/2000FG Made: .................... 11 ............. vs. Canisius ........................... 1/6/2001FG Attempted: ............. 19 ............. vs. Lock Haven ...................... 11/18/20003-pt FG Made: ............ 03-pt FG Attempted: ..... 0FT Made: .................... 7 ............... at Iona ................................... 12/2/2000FT Attempted: ............. 13 ............. vs. Navy ................................. 2/3/2001
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WERNER SNAPSHOTGifted power-forward with the ability to score inside and by steppingout to nail the jump shot ... Has good size and gained valuable experiencein the program last season ... Will be counted upon for production in thepaint and is penciled in as a starter entering preseason camp.
COACH FLANNERY ON WERNER"Brian is a real tough player who gives us a presence inside. He compli-ments Boakai very well and they played well together this summer. Heis very unselfish and has a great awareness of his teammates on thecourt, but we are going to ask him to look to score more this season, andhe is more than capable of providing that for our team.”
2000-01Has played in all 26 games, while starting 23 ... tied personal-best withfour blocked shots at Rutgers (11/25/2000) ... posted double-double vs.Mount St. Mary's with 10 points and 10 rebounds (1/3/2001) ... handedout a career-high four assists in win over Army (1/20/2001) ... haddouble-double with 13 points and career-high 11 rebounds in win overColgate (2/18/01) ... set career-standards with 23 points and sevensteals in OT win over Lehigh (2/21/2001) ... hit a 60-foot shot at thebuzzer to send that game into the extra session.
1999-2000Made an immediate impact to the program, playing in 25 games and start-ing two at the varsity level ... Scored in double figures twice, including aseason-best 15 points in a 73-56 win over Lehigh (2/16/00) and wasnamed Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... Hit on four-of-five shotsfrom the field and three-of-four from the free throw line to score 11points at Arizona State (12/28/99) ... started against Navy and Holy Cross... blocked a season-high four shots in 75-71 win at Colgate (2/20/00).
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONALWas named team MVP at Chaminade High School in both his junior andsenior years ... Garnered Catholic Conference MVP honors ... Was atwo-time First Team All-League selection and a First Team All-Long Is-land choice ... Was a McDonald's All-American nominee in his seniorseason after averaging 25.0 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 4.0 apg and 4.0 spg ... En-rolled in the Bachelor of Arts program at Bucknell ... Son of Marianne andJames Werner.
