Jamal Olasewere goes to NCAA Tourney, makes poster
The LIU-Brooklyn senior forward's southpaw dunk made a James Madison defender look foolish.
LONG ISLAND U. BLACKBIRDS
Last Game
| Final - 3.20.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island U. Blackbirds | 31 | 24 | 55 |
| James Madison Dukes | 32 | 36 | 68 |
Stories
James Madison leads LIU Brooklyn, 32-31
Despite not having Rayshawn Goins on the floor in the first half, James Madison holds a slight lead over the Blackbirds at halftime.
James Madison/LIU-Brooklyn game thread.
In game discussion of the first round game that will produce IU's first NCAA opponent of 2013.
Olasewere's attacking style could cause trouble
Long Island's Jamal Olasewere has a two-dimensional offensive game, but those two dimensions can do quite a bit of damage.
Jack Perri, LIU hope to make noise
Jack Perri is taking LIU into the NCAA tournament in his first season as the program's head coach. Could he turn a few heads this March?
Rayshawn Goins to Sit First Half vs. LIU-Brooklyn
After having a roller coaster past 24 hours, James Madison senior Rayshawn Goins finally learned his fate on Monday afternoon. Due to his arrest, Goins won't be eligible for all 40 minutes, but he'll still be able to lend his team a hand.
Rayshawn Goins Might Not Be Allowed to Leave Va.
Could Rayshawn Goins be blocked from leaving Virginia? Documents appear to be unclear on the matter with a formal statement coming soon from the University.
2013 NCAA Tournament Preview: JMU vs. LIU-Brooklyn
Selection Sunday has come and gone, and we now know which matchups we're obsessing over for the next few weeks. LIU-Brooklyn vs. James Madison probably doesn't have many talking heads abuzz, but a pair of campuses are in a tizzy. Let's look at why.
NEC Championship will be decided Tuesday night
On Tuesday night, the NEC will crown a champion when Mount St. Mary's takes on LIU-Brooklyn. Each club knocked off a higher-seeded team on the road to reach the championship game.
LIU vs. MSM: Upsets set up Tuesday's NEC final
Neither Long Island nor Mount St. Mary's was supposed to be in Tuesday's NEC title game, but that's why they play the games.
Colonials hope to emerge from top-heavy NEC
Robert Morris won the NEC Tournament in 2009 and 2010, and they will look to do it again this year. The Colonials won the NEC regular season and will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead St. Eagles | Friday, November 09 2012 | loss 74 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Lafayette Leopards | Monday, November 12 2012 | loss 94 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Maryland Terrapins | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 74 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Kentucky Wildcats | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 75 - 104 | coverage |
| Columbia Lions | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 70 - 61 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Lafayette Leopards | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 71 - 60 | coverage |
| Hofstra Pride | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 88 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Rice Owls | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | win 97 - 70 | coverage |
| Manhattan Jaspers | Sunday, December 16 2012 | win 75 - 48 | coverage |
| @ St. Peter's Peacocks | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 67 - 80 | coverage |
| Seton Hall Pirates | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 58 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Lamar Cardinals | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 80 - 81 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Sacred Heart Pioneers | Thursday, January 03 2013 | loss 73 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Quinnipiac Bobcats | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 74 - 82 | coverage |
| Wagner Seahawks | Thursday, January 10 2013 | loss 75 - 86 | coverage |
| Mount St. Mary's, Md. Mountaineers | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 86 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 79 - 75 | coverage |
| Monmouth Hawks | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 75 - 65 | coverage |
| @ St. Francis, NY Terriers | Thursday, January 24 2013 | win 78 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Bryant Bulldogs | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 79 - 78 | coverage |
| St. Francis, Pa. Red Flash | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 82 - 62 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Robert Morris Colonials | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 57 - 60 | coverage |
| @ Cent. Connecticut St. Blue Devils | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 81 - 75 | coverage |
| St. Francis, NY Terriers | Sunday, February 10 2013 | win 83 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Monmouth Hawks | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 80 - 66 | coverage |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 92 - 67 | coverage |
| @ Mount St. Mary's, Md. Mountaineers | Thursday, February 21 2013 | loss 71 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Wagner Seahawks | Sunday, February 24 2013 | loss 92 - 94 | coverage |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 70 - 68 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Quinnipiac Bobcats | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 96 - 90 | coverage |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 91 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Wagner Seahawks | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 94 - 82 | coverage |
| Mount St. Mary's, Md. Mountaineers | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 91 - 70 | coverage |
| @ James Madison Dukes | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | loss 55 - 68 | coverage |
Roster
Long Island U. Blackbirds Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Boyd | 42 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Jason Brickman | 15 | GUARD | 165 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Kedar Edwards | 24 | GUARD | 190 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| C.J. Garner | 3 | GUARD | 160 | 5-10 | senior | |
| D.J. Griggs | 00 | GUARD | 170 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Booker Hucks | 20 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Troy Joseph | 5 | GUARD,FORWARD | 200 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Gerrell Martin | 4 | GUARD | 175 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Khalil Murphy | 34 | FORWARD | 235 | 6-8 | sophomore | |
| Jamal Olasewere | 1 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Kenny Onyechi | 32 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Gilbert Parga | 23 | GUARD,FORWARD | 205 | 6-4 | junior | |
| E.J. Reed | 33 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Brandon Thompson | 11 | GUARD | 185 | 6-1 | senior |
Stats
Long Island U. Blackbirds 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 | |
| Jamal Olasewere | 32 | 30.3 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 51.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 32.3 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 69.3 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 18.9 |
| Julian Boyd | 8 | 28.6 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 54.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 61.7 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 18.5 |
| C.J. Garner | 32 | 35.0 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 50.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 44.3 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 72.6 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| Jason Brickman | 34 | 36.5 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 45.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 46.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 79.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| Brandon Thompson | 34 | 26.4 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 39.7 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 76.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
| E.J. Reed | 34 | 19.4 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 50.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 38.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 59.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 7.7 |
| Booker Hucks | 28 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 42.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 93.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| Kenny Onyechi | 28 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 62.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Gerrell Martin | 32 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 44.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 41.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 93.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Troy Joseph | 29 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 44.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 42.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Khalil Murphy | 23 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 20.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| D.J. Griggs | 21 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 23.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 85.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
