Throughout the 2007-08 season, America East will provide a men's
basketball update that features notes on that day's matchups as well as recaps
of the previous days' action. Download the PDF for complete daily
update.
Yesterday's Results:
Tuesday, November 6
Tennessee-Martin 66, Maine 62 (at Memphis)
Lester Hudson hit a three pointer with 30 seconds remaining to push the Skyhawk’s lead to four and seal the victory... Senior Brian Andre led four Black Bears in double figures with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting... Junior Bernal had 13 points... Philippe Tchekane Bofia added 11 and Robby Hanzlik scored 10 in his first career start... Consolation game of the 2K Sports Classic benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer.
Upcoming Action:
Friday, November 9
St. Bonaventure at Boston University, 5 p.m.
Terriers
(12-18) are preseason No. 1 in America East led by sophomore class
including Tyler Morris (13.4 ppg) and Corey Lowe (14.1 ppg).
Hartford at St. Francis (N.Y.), 7 p.m.
Joe
Zeglinski (12.7 ppg) and Jaret Von Rosenberg (10.5 ppg) had immediate
impact for Hawks a year ago... Hawks (13-18) are picked sixth in
preseason coaches poll this season.
Vermont at George Mason, 7 p.m.
Catamounts
are coming off a 25-8 season and school's first NIT bid... Mike
Trimboli (15.8 ppg) is the top returning scorer in America East...
Vermont is one of two teams in the nation to have appeared in its
conference final a minimum of five-straight years (Gonzaga, 10-straight
WCC championship games)... game will air live on MASN.
Stony Brook at Villanova, 7 p.m.
Ricky
Lucas (15.2 ppg) and Mitchell Beauford (12.2 ppg) give the Seawolves
the top scoring duo in America East... Villanova head coach Jay Wright
is a two-time America East Coach of the Year (2000, 01)... Seawolves
(9-20 in 2006-07) are picked seventh in coaches poll.
Saturday, November 10
New Hampshire at Boston College, 4 p.m.
Mike
Christensen (13.1 ppg) and Tyrece Gibbs (9.5 ppg) lead the Wildcats
(10-20), picked eighth in coaches poll... game will air live on NESN.
Albany at Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Great
Danes (23-10) are two-time defending America East Champions... seniors
Brent Wilson (11.0 ppg) and Brian Lillis step up for two-time America
East Player of the Year Jamar Wilson, who has graduated.
Saint Peter's at UMBC, 8 p.m.
Retrievers
add three transfers to core which already includes America East active
scoring leader Brian Hodges (1,080 points) and Jay Greene (9.0 ppg, 5.3
apg)... Retrievers (12-19) are picked fifth in coaches poll... game
will air live on MASN.
Sunday, November 11
Vermont at Virginia, 1 p.m.
Second game in three nights for Catamounts.
Hartford at Quinnipiac, 4 p.m.
Game will air live on NESN.