Denver Beats Albany, Ropes Were Ripped
Wes Berg had himself a day as did the official scorekeeper.
ALBANY, N.Y. GREAT DANES
Last Game
| Final - 3.22.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, N.Y. Great Danes | 26 | 35 | 61 |
| Duke Blue Devils | 35 | 38 | 73 |
Stories
NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Albany at (4) Denver
Everything you need to know about the Great Danes and Pioneers ahead of their first round game.
Albany Clinches NCAA Tournament Invitation
The Great Danes take home the America East crown with a 19-10 victory over UMBC.
America East Tournament Preview: 'Wolves-'Danes
Get your face ready for Seawolves-Great Danes.
I Want the Truth: Dispatches on America East Teams
Providing context to sports information department Twitter notes.
Dawg Sports Bracket Update: Jumble At The Top
Vineyarddawg provides an update on the Dawg Sports bracket group. Hope you didn't rely on any of his picks...
The Big Dogs That Couldn't: Albany Falls
Albany has nothing to hang its head about from their second round loss to Duke.
Duke opens NCAA's with match-up against Albany
The Duke Blue Devils will open up their 2013 NCAA Tournament on Friday with a match-up against Albany. Duke will look to bounce back from an opening round ACC Tournament loss against Maryland.
2013 NCAA Tournament Preview: Albany vs. Duke
The 15-versus-2 matchup in the NCAA Tournament doesn't typically produce a number of upsets; the teams are usually seeded in these spots for reasons. However, that doesn't mean Albany can't upset Duke with the help of a few flexible numbers.
Albany earns AEC's automatic bid
Albany found itself down by 10 points just two minutes into the America East championship, but the Great Danes rallied and held on at the end, and will be dancing as a result.
Vermont hosts Albany for NCAA berth
Albany got to the America East finals with a pair of late game-winners. Can they knock off Vermont in a road game after a six-day layoff?
Redux: The Albany Situation
I was originally skeptical about the Great Danes at the sunrise of the 2013 season. How are things going?
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne Dukes | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 69 - 66 | coverage |
| @ Ohio St. Buckeyes | Sunday, November 11 2012 | loss 60 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Washington Huskies | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 63 - 62 | coverage |
| UMKC Kangaroos | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 62 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Loyola, Md. Greyhounds | Sunday, November 18 2012 | loss 64 - 67 | coverage |
| @ S. Carolina St. Bulldogs | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 83 - 55 | coverage |
| Wagner Seahawks | Monday, November 26 2012 | win 66 - 63 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Siena Saints | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 69 - 56 | coverage |
| St. Francis, NY Terriers | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 77 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Colgate Red Raiders | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 67 - 61 | coverage |
| S. Carolina St. Bulldogs | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | win 70 - 61 | coverage |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats | Friday, December 21 2012 | loss 57 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Navy Midshipmen | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 71 - 61 | coverage |
| Brown Bears | Monday, December 31 2012 | win 57 - 50 | coverage |
| January | |||
| UMBC Retrievers | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 65 - 48 | coverage |
| @ Vermont Catamounts | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 45 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Binghamton Bearcats | Monday, January 07 2013 | win 71 - 59 | coverage |
| Maine Black Bears | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 76 - 63 | coverage |
| @ New Hampshire Wildcats | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 68 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Hartford Hawks | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 56 - 46 | coverage |
| Boston U. Terriers | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 80 - 85 | coverage |
| Vermont Catamounts | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 43 - 50 | coverage |
| Stony Brook Seawolves | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | loss 49 - 65 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Binghamton Bearcats | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 79 - 46 | coverage |
| @ UMBC Retrievers | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 79 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Maine Black Bears | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 52 - 66 | coverage |
| Hartford Hawks | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 75 - 49 | coverage |
| @ Boston U. Terriers | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 69 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Fairfield Stags | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 58 - 50 | coverage |
| New Hampshire Wildcats | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 56 - 49 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Stony Brook Seawolves | Sunday, March 03 2013 | loss 70 - 75 | coverage |
| Maine Black Bears | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 50 - 49 | coverage |
| @ Stony Brook Seawolves | Sunday, March 10 2013 | win 61 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Vermont Catamounts | Saturday, March 16 2013 | win 53 - 49 | coverage |
| @ Duke Blue Devils | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 61 - 73 | coverage |
Roster
Albany, N.Y. Great Danes Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Black | 10 | GUARD | 180 | 6-0 | senior | |
| Luke Devlin | 11 | FORWARD | 235 | 6-8 | junior | |
| DJ Evans | 3 | GUARD | 175 | 5-9 | junior | |
| Tanner Gibson | 1 | GUARD | 185 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Jayson Guerrier | 30 | GUARD,FORWARD | 210 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Peter Hooley | 12 | GUARD | 200 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Jacob Iati | 0 | GUARD | 165 | 5-10 | senior | |
| Gary Johnson | 20 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Blake Metcalf | 21 | CENTER | 235 | 6-9 | senior | |
| Chris Page | 24 | GUARD | 190 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| John Puk | 44 | CENTER | 235 | 6-10 | junior | |
| Sam Rowley | 14 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Dave Wiegmann | 22 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Reece Williams | 2 | GUARD | 190 | 6-1 | freshman |
Stats
Albany, N.Y. Great Danes Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Mike Black | 35 | 32.3 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 39.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 37.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 76.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 14.8 |
| Jacob Iati | 35 | 33.5 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 41.7 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 41.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 85.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 12.2 |
| Sam Rowley | 35 | 25.5 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 73.5 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 9.0 |
| Peter Hooley | 33 | 26.0 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 41.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 35.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 81.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| John Puk | 35 | 21.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 73.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 5.3 |
| Jayson Guerrier | 32 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 35.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 32.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 78.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Blake Metcalf | 35 | 19.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 59.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| Luke Devlin | 34 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 48.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Gary Johnson | 24 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 34.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| DJ Evans | 33 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 36.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 77.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Chris Page | 9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 29.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 18.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Reece Williams | 4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Dave Wiegmann | 17 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
