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NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow's Office Player of the Week: Devin Haid, CCSU
NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow's Office Rookie of the Week: Juan Cranford, Jr., SFU
Previous NEC Releases: December 16 | December 9 | December 2 | November 25 | November 18 | November 11 | Preseason Poll Release
 
NEC/ATLANTIC TOMORROW'S OFFICE MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Devin Haid, CCSU
Jr., G, 6-5, 190 lbs.
Wooster, OH/Wooster (Notre Dame College/Cuyahoga CC)
Haid etched his name into NEC history as the first player in nearly 13 years - and just the third ever - to earn NEC Player of the Week honors three weeks in a row. The junior guard averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game, while shooting a red-hot 66.7 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from three-point range during a 2-0 week for the Blue Devils. On Wednesday, Haid’s layup with 46 seconds left provided the winning margin in CCSU’s gritty 64-63 road victory over Fairfield. He followed up on Saturday by igniting CCSU’s 90-83 triumph over MAAC preseason favorite Quinnipiac, matching his career high with 24 points on 8-11 from the field and 5-8 from beyond the arc. Over his last three games, the Wooster, OH product is averaging 20.3 ppg on 60.5 percent shooting, raising his season average to 12.6 ppg, good for fifth in the NEC.

NEC/ATLANTIC TOMORROW'S OFFICE MEN'S BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Juan Cranford, Jr., Saint Francis U
Fr., G, 6-3, 205 lbs.
Dayton, OH/Wayne
Having hit his stride over the last month, Cranford, Jr. was at his efficient best last week, when he averaged 17.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists over a busy three-game stretch for the Red Flash. He was lights out, shooting a scorching 80.0 percent from the field and 68.8 percent from three-point territory. Cranford kicked off the week on Tuesday with a career-high 21 points on 8-11 shooting against a Maryland squad receiving votes in the top-25 poll. Two days later, he went a perfect 5-5 from the field and 3-3 from deep in SFU’s win over Franciscan. He capped the week on Saturday by drilling 5-7 from three-point range and 7-9 overall in a 19-point effort at Robert Morris. The Dayton, OH native has now scored in double figures in seven straight games, leading SFU with 14.7 ppg over that span to raise his season average to 9.8 ppg. He is the leading freshman scorer on the circuit.

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS
 
Jayden Brown (CSU, Sr, F)
Last week: 14.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg, 55.0 FG%, 50.0 3P%

- Posted his first career double-double, recording 16 points and a career-best 12 boards to help lead CCSU to a 64-63 win at Fairfield.

Devin Haid (CCSU, Jr, G)
Last week: 18.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 spg, 66.7 FG%, 54.5 3P%

- Matched his career-high with 24 points on 8-11 shooting, including a 5-8 mark from downtown in Saturday’s 84-80 win at Quinnipiac.
- Haid has reached double-digits in six straight games and has is averaging 20.3 ppg on 60.5 percent shooting over his last three outings.
- Won his third straight NEC POW honor.

Jo’el Emanuel (FDU, Jr, F)
Last week: 13.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.0 spg

- Registered first double-double of the season and second of his career, finishing with 14 points and a career-high tying 11 boards at Minnesota on Saturday.

Shadrak Lasu (LIU, Fr, F)
Last week: 12.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.5 bpg, 64.3 FG%, 66.7 FT%

- Produced his second career double-double in a one-point setback to Lehigh on Saturday, tallying a career-best 16 points while snaring 10 caroms.
- Blocked a career-high four shots vs. Mount St. Mary’s on Wednesday.
- Leads all NEC freshmen and ranks second overall with 6.4 rpg.

AJ Dancler (LEM, So, G)
Last week: 15.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 50.0 FG%, 41.7 3P%

- Amassed a career-high 20 points to spark the Dolphins’ 80-76 triumph at Dartmouth.
- Hit a dagger three-pointer with 41 seconds to play that sealed the win. He shot 4-6 from beyond the arc and 8-12 overall.

Dwayne Koroma (LEM, R-Jr, F)
Last week: 16.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 spg, 81.3 FG%, 100.0 3P%

- Rang up a career-high 22 points on 9-11 shooting, highlighted by a 3-3 mark from three-point territory. He also added a team-high eight boards.
- Koroma, who ranks second in the nation in field goal accuracy at 75.5 percent, has made 34 of his last 43 shots from the floor, a 79.1 percent success rate.

Juan Cranford, Jr. (SFU, Fr, G)
Last week: 17.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.0 apg, 80.0 FG%, 68.8 3P%

- Posted a career-high 21 points on 8-11 from the floor and 3-6 from long range at Maryland on Tuesday, then hit 5-7 3P shots and scored 19 at RMU on Saturday.
- Has hit double-digits in scoring in seven straight games, averaging 14.7 ppg during the stretch.
- The NEC ROW ranks first among NEC freshman scorers at 9.8 ppg.

Louie Semona (STO, So, F)
Last week: 18.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 62.5 FG%, 57.1 3P%

- Finished two points shy of his career-best, scoring a game-high 22 points in Stonehill’s 90-83 win over UNH on Sunday. He shot 9-12 from the floor and added a personal-best six boards in a 22-minute stint off the bench.
- Averaging 16.6 ppg over his last six contests.

Chas Stinson (STO, Jr, G)
Last week: 14.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 3.0 spg, 57.9 FG%

- Starred down the stretch for the Skyhawks in their 90-83 win over UNH on Saturday, finishing with six points, two assists and two steals in the last five minutes.
- Scored 16 points and added five assists and three steals.
- Leads the NEC with 2.2 spg.

#NECMBB BY THE NUMBERS
 
2-0 - The NEC is 2-0 this season against prohibitive MAAC preseason favorite Quinnipiac. Stonehill rolled over the Bobcats, 88-74, on December 1, and CCSU posted an 84-80 win over QU on Saturday.

6 - There are 6 NEC teams that have won at least 80 percent of their home games. Stonehill (6-0) and CCSU (4-0) are unbeaten at home, while FDU, Mercyhurst, Saint Francis U and Wagner have posted 4-1 marks.

9 - Three NEC teams (Stonehill, FDU & SFU) are averaging at least 9 made 3P per game this season. The NEC has never had more than one team hit that mark in a single season.

14 - NEC newcomers have taken the league by storm, occupying 14 of the top 20 spots on the scoring leaderboard. Leading the pack is LIU’s Malachi Davis, who ranks second overall with 16.9 ppg.

#NECMBB FAST BREAK

CCSU
Sophomore forward Max Frazier threw down four dunks in CCSU’s 84-80 victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday. 

Chicago St.
Sophomore forward Max Frazier threw down four dunks in CCSU’s 84-80 victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday. 

FDU
The Knights limited La Salle and Minnesota to a combined 8-38 from three-point land last week, a paltry 21.1 percent success rate.

Le Moyne
Redshirt junior forward Dwayne Koroma, who entered Sunday’s game at Notre Dame 2-7 from 3P range this season and 8-26 for his career, went a perfect 3-3 from outside the arc vs. the Fighting Irish.

LIU
Senior forward Jamal Fuller recorded his second 20+ point outing of the season on Saturday, compiling a game-high 20 points on 8-13 shooting in a 60-59 loss to Lehigh.

Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst leads the NEC in free throw percentage by a wide margin, shooting 77.2 percent from the charity stripe, a figure that ranks the Lakers 33rd in the nation. MU shot 81.3 percent from the line last week.

Saint Francis U
Senior Brendan Scanlon, a walk-on who suffered a leg injury during the 2023-24 preseason, finally made it back to the hardwood against Franciscan last Thursday. He finished with a career-high six points on 3-4 from the floor.

Stonehill
Stonehill turned the ball over just eight times at UMass Lowell and nine times vs. UNH last week, their two lowest single-game totals of the season.

Wagner
Senior guard Javier Ezquerra took over as the NEC assist leader last week, averaging 8.5 per game in a 1-1 week. His 11 dimes in Saturday’s win over Penn. St- Fayette were a career-high.
   
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Here’s all you need to know from the seventh week of the 2024-25 season...

>> CCSU REACHES NEW NON-CONFERENCE MILESTONE
 
Following victories over Fairfield and MAAC favorite Quinnipiac last week, CCSU entered unchartered territory when it comes to the program’s non-conference success.
 
At 8-4, CCSU has set a school record for non-conference wins since joining the NEC. The Blue Devils previously won seven non-conference games on three occasions: 2017-18 (7-6), 2010-11 (7-4) and 1999-00 (7-2).
 
With a win over D3 Johnson & Wales this Sunday, the Blue Devils will tie the NEC record for most regular season non-conference wins currently shared by five teams.
 
NEC Most Non-Conference Wins In Season*
School                         Record      Season
St. Francis Brooklyn           9-6         2013-14
Wagner                         9-2         2011-12
Robert Morris                  9-4         2011-12
Robert Morris                  9-4         2007-08
Monmouth                       9-3         1991-92
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CCSU                           8-4         2024-25
St. Francis Brooklyn           8-5         2018-19
Bryant                         8-7         2013-14
Robert Morris                  8-5         2012-13
LIU                            8-3         2010-11
Quinnipiac                     8-3         2010-11
Wagner                         8-3         2008-09
LIU                            8-3         2007-08
Robert Morris                  8-1         2006-07
Monmouth                       8-3         1990-91
Saint Francis U                8-4         1990-91
LIU                            8-3         1986-87
 
* Does not include postseason wins/losses. Including postseason games, RMU holds the record with 11 wins in 2011-12 (+2 wins in CIT)
 
>> STONEHILL KEEP IT CLEAN AT HOME, MATCH NEC RECORD
 
When Stonehill capped off an unbeaten non-conference home slate with a 90-83 victory over New Hampshire on Saturday, they claimed a spot in the NEC recordbook as well.
 
In compiling a 6-0 mark at Merkert Gymnasium, the Skyhawks tied the NEC record for the most non-conference home wins in a season without a loss. Siena went 6-0 at home during the NEC’s (then ECAC Metro) inaugural 1981-82 campaign.
 
Stonehill also matched the program’s best-ever start at Merkert Gymnasium. In 2019-20, the Skyhawks also won its first six games at home.
 
At 4-0, CCSU is also unbeaten at home this season with one game at Detrick Gym remaining.
 
NEC Undefeated Teams In Regular Season Non-Conference Play
Stonehill               6-0             2024-25
Siena                   6-0             1981-82
 
SFBK                    5-0             2019-20, 2018-19, 1987-88
Wagner                  5-0             2017-18
Wagner                  5-0             2015-16
LIU                     5-0             2007-08
Robert Morris           5-0             2006-07, 2005-06, 1987-88
CCSU                    5-0             1998-99
FDU                     5-0             1990-91
Saint Francis U         5-0             1989-90
Monmouth                5-0             1988-89
 
Le Moyne                4-0             2023-24
Merrimack               4-0             2023-24
Wagner                  4-0             2022-23, 2005-06, 2000-01
Saint Francis U         4-0             2018-19, 2017-18
Robert Morris           4-0             2012-13, 2003-04
Quinnipiac              4-0             2011-12, 1999-00
CCSU                    4-0             2010-11
SFBK                    4-0             2010-11
Sacred Heart            4-0             2009-10
FDU                     4-0             2003-04, 2002-03, 1997-98, 1988-89
Marist                  4-0             1995-96
Mount St. Mary’s        4-0             1989-90
 
LIU                     3-0             2021-22, 2011-12
Wagner                  3-0             2021-22, 2012-13, 2002-03
CCSU                    3-0             2018-19, 2017-18, 2001-02
Mount St. Mary’s        3-0             2015-16, 2012-13
Saint Francis U         3-0             2014-15
Robert Morris           3-0             2010-11, 1998-99, 1988-89
Sacred Heart            3-0             2010-11
Quinnipiac              3-0             2009-10, 2004-05
FDU                     3-0             2007-08
Monmouth                3-0             2003-04, 1999-00
SFBK                    3-0             2001-02, 1999-00, 1988-89
Marist                  3-0             1994-95, 1989-90
Rider                   3-0             1995-96, 1993-94
 
CCSU                    2-0             2009-10
Sacred Heart            2-0             2006-07
Saint Francis U         2-0             2003-04, 1998-99, 1996-97
Mount St. Mary’s        2-0             2002-03, 1995-96
Wagner                  2-0             2001-02, 1999-00
Monmouth                2-0             2000-01, 1990-91, 1989-90
Quinnipiac              2-0             2000-01, 1998-99
LIU                     2-0             1997-98, 1995-96, 1991-92, 1989-90, 1982-83
SFBK                    2-0             1996-97
Robert Morris           2-0             1990-91
FDU                     2-0             1983-84
Loyola (MD)             2-0             1983-84
Baltimore               2-0             1981-82
 
UMBC                    1-0             2001-02
FDU                     1-0             2000-01
Monmouth                1-0             1998-99
SFBK                    1-0             1998-99
LIU                     1-0             1995-96
Wagner                  1-0             1992-93
Robert Morris           1-0             1992-93, 1982-83, 1983-84
 
>> RARE AIR: TERRENCE BROWN’S SCORING LEAP
 
How rare is it for a player to boost his scoring average by more than 13 points from season to season?
 
In the NEC, it’s almost unheard of.
 
This year, FDU sophomore guard Terrence Brown (Minneapolis, MN/Columbia Heights) has taken his scoring to another level, raising his average by 13.4 points, from 7.8 ppg in 2023-24 to a league-leading 21.2 ppg this season. Brown not only tops the NEC but also ranks 11th nationally. And with conference play on the horizon, his production could climb even higher after building his scoring numbers during a demanding non-league schedule that featured games against Miami (FL), Creighton, Nebraska, Villanova and Minnesota.
 
To put this in perspective, only four players in NEC history have improved their scoring averages by more than 13.4 points from one season to the next. The all-time record belongs to St. Francis Brooklyn’s Ray Minlend, who jumped from 8.8 ppg in 1997-98 to a conference-best 24.3 ppg in 1998-99, a remarkable 15.5 point leap.

Across the NEC’s 44-year history, just 32 players have achieved a double-digit scoring increase from season to season.
 
NEC Players with a 10+ Point Scoring Increase from Season to Season
Ray Minlend (SFBK)            8.8 ppg (1997-98)     24.3 ppg (1998-99)       +15.5
Sidney Sanders Jr. (FDU)      4.6 ppg (2012-13)     19.1 ppg (2013-14)       +14.5
Sean Baptiste (FDU)           4.6 ppg (2006-07)     18.5 ppg (2007-08)       +13.9
Tyler Thomas (SHU)            5.6 ppg (2019-20)     19.1 ppg (2020-21)       +13.5
Dean Borges (WC)              13.3 ppg (1986-87)    25.4 ppg (1987-88)       +12.1
Ramiir Dixon-Conover (SFU)    4.0 ppg (2019-20)     15.5 ppg (2020-21)       +11.5
Lamar Trice (MSM)             1.9 ppg (2009-10)     13.3 ppg (2010-11)       +11.4
Karl Sanders (SFBK)           1.9 ppg (2000-01)     13.1 ppg (2001-02)       +11.2
Chris Jackson (WC)            1.1 ppg (1998-99)     12.3 ppg (1999-00)       +11.2
Raiquan Clark (LIU)           6.2 ppg (2016-17)     17.3 ppg (2017-18)       +11.1
Tony Rice (WC)                8.4 ppg (1993-94)     17.5 ppg (1994-95)       +11.1
Bobby Joe Hatton (MAR)        1.4 ppg (1995-96)     12.4 ppg (1996-97)       +11.0
Fabian Jack (LIU)             2.4 ppg (1990-91)     13.4 ppg (1991-92)       +11.0
Andre Harris (FDU)            7.9 ppg (2005-06)     18.8 ppg (2006-07)       +10.9
Maurice Carter (RMU)          8.2 ppg (2001-02)     19.1 ppg (2002-03)       +10.9
Lamont Street (WC)            6.7 ppg (1992-93)     17.6 ppg (1993-94)       +10.9
Ike Azotam (QU)               5.1 ppg (2010-11)     15.8 ppg (2011-12)       +10.7
Izett Buchanan (MAR)          14.8 ppg (1992-93)    25.4 ppg (1993-94)       +10.6
Joe Griffin (LIU)             4.9 ppg (1990-91)     15.5 ppg (1991-02)       +10.6
Wesley Fluellen (RMU)         6.2 ppg (1999-00)     16.7 ppg (2000-01)       +10.5
Izett Buchanan (MAR)          7.0 ppg (1990-91)     17.5 ppg (1991-92)       +10.5
Matt Mobley (CCSU)            6.8 ppg (2013-14)     17.2 ppg (2014-15)       +10.4
Scott Murphy (MSM)            1.7 ppg (1989-90)     12.0 ppg (1990-91)       +10.3
Pat Burke (WC)                9.3 ppg (1987-88)     19.6 ppg (1988-89)       +10.3
Mike Morrison (LOY)           11.9 ppg (1986-87)    22.2 ppg (1987-88)       +10.3
Ansley Almonor (FDU)          3.5 ppg (2021-22)     13.6 ppg (2022-23)       +10.1
E.J. Anosike (SHU)            4.2 ppg (2017-18)     14.3 ppg (2018-19)       +10.1
Blake Francis (WC)            7.2 ppg (2016-17)     17.3 ppg (2017-18)       +10.1
Scott Eatherton (SFU)         3.9 ppg (2010-11)     14.0 ppg (2011-12)       +10.1
Frantz Pierre-Louis (WC)      4.1 ppg (1994-95)     14.2 ppg (1995-96)       +10.1
Robert Brown (LIU)            9.4 ppg (1982-83)     19.5 ppg (1983-84)       +10.1
Dachon Burke (RMU)            7.6 ppg (2016-17)     17.6 ppg (2017-18)       +10.0
 
>> HAID’S HAT TRICK
 
CCSU junior guard Devin Haid (Wooster, OH/Wooster (Notre Dame College/Cuyahoga CC)) has entered rarefied air with his third straight NEC Player of the Week honor.
 
Haid is now just the third player in the NEC’s 44-year history to achieve this feat, joining an exclusive club alongside CCSU legend Ken Horton and Mount great Chris McGuthrie, the 1995-96 NEC Player of the Year.
 
Winners of 3 Straight NEC POW Awards
Devin Haid (CCSU) - Dec. 9, 16 & 23, 2024
Ken Horton (CCSU) - Feb. 7, 14 & 21, 2011
Chris McGuthrie (MSM) - Dec. 11, 18 & 25, 1995
 
>> KOROMA’S MASTERCLASS IN EFFICIENCY
 
Le Moyne redshirt junior forward Dwayne Koroma (Berlin, Germany/Bishop Walsh (MD) (Iona/Salt Lake CC/UT Arlington)) continued his torrid shooting stretch last week, building on one of the most efficient starts in the nation nearly two months into the season.
 
Here’s a closer look at Koroma’s eye-popping numbers:
 
- Shot 81.3 percent from the field last week, including a 9-11 mark at Notre Dame.
- Ranks second nationally in field goal accuracy at 75.5 percent.
- Ranks second in the nation in eFG% (.771) and ninth in TS% (.732).
- Has made at least 64 percent of his shot attempts in 13-of-14 games this season.
- Has shot at least 75 percent from the floor six times, including the last four in a row. During that span he is converting at a 79.2 percent clip.
- He combined to shoot 20-25 (.800) in games against Syracuse, UConn and Notre Dame.
- Koroma leads the NEC with 27 dunks on the year.
 
>> CCSU ONE-POINT WONDERS
 
CCSU has mastered the art of the nailbiter, winning seven consecutive games decided by exactly one point under head coach Pat Sellers.
 
The latest heart-stopper came Wednesday night when the Blue Devils edged in-state rival Fairfield, 64-63, at the Leo D. Mahoney Arena.
 
Last 7 CCSU Games Decided By One Point
CCSU 64, Fairfield 63 (12/18/24)
CCSU 68, Sacred Heart 67 (2/24/24)
CCSU 73, Wagner 72 (2/22/24)
CCSU 63, Saint Francis U 62 (2/1/24)
CCSU 69, Wagner 68 (1/27/24)
CCSU 58, Wagner 57 (2/16/23)
CCSU 67, FDU 66 (2/28/22)
 
The Blue Devils sealed their latest victory thanks to the late-game heroics of Preseason All-NEC senior guard Jordan Jones (Florence, SC/Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School (Coker)). Jones knotted the game at 58-58 with a layup at the 3:21 mark and followed with another layup to give CCSU a lead it would never relinquish. Moments later, Jones zipped a pinpoint pass to senior forward Jayden Brown (Providence, RI/Tilton School (NH)), who extended the lead to 62-58 with on a layup.
 
After a Fairfield jumper trimmed the margin to two, junior guard Devin Haid (Wooster, OH/Wooster (Notre Dame College/Cuyahoga CC)) drove to the rim for a layup with 46 seconds on the clock, rebuilding the four-point advantage.
 
Fairfield had one final possession with 14 seconds remaining, trailing by one. Having committed just two team fouls in the second half, CCSU used three fouls to shave eight seconds off the clock. With a chance to win it on the game’s final play, Fairfield’s contested three-point attempt at the horn was off the mark, nailing down another dramatic win for the Blue Devils.
 
Brown posted his first career double-double, logging a game-high 16 points, along with a game and career-best 12 boards. He added three blocks.
 
The Blue Devils are now 4-4 on the road this season, having won three of their last four away games.
 
>> SILENT AT THE STRIPE
 
CCSU’s win over Fairfield last Wednesday featured just one made free throw. The Blue Devils went 1-1 from the line and Fairfield was 0-2 from the stripe.

The last game nationally with one or fewer free throws made came on November 18, 2018 when Holy Cross (0-1) and Siena (0-2) did not make a single shot from the line in HC’s 57-45 win.
 
The last game that featured three or fewer combined free attempts was Michigan State’s 62-41 victory over Ohio St. on February 12, 2023. The Spartans were 1-1 from the line, while the Buckeyes made 1-2.
 
>> STOCKING STUFFERS
 
CCSU sophomore forward Max Frazier (Pittsboro, NC/Northwood (Siena)) set new career-highs with 17 points and nine rebounds during the Blue Devils’ 84-80 conquest of Quinnipiac on Saturday. He converted 7-8 shots from the floor.
 
FDU sophomore guard Jameel Morris (Willingboro, NJ/Trenton Catholic) comes off his most productive week of the season, averaging 10.0 ppg on 70.0 percent shooting. He matched career-highs in points (13) and steals (three) at La Salle last Wednesday.
 
Saint Francis U junior guard Riley Parker (Mandurah, Australia/Mandurah Catholic College) caught fire from long range at Robert Morris on Saturday, sinking all five of his attempts on his way to a game-high 21 points. For the week, Parker shot 8-11 from outside the arc to raise his season 3P percentage to 39.0 percent.
 
When Saint Francis U lost to Maryland, 111-57, on Tuesday, then turned around and posted a 104-47 win over Franciscan on Thursday, it was the first time since the 1971-72 season the Red Flash allowed 100 points and scored 100 points in back-to-back games.
 
A total of 34 players saw action in Saint Francis U’s win over Franciscan last Thursday. The Red Flash used 16 players and 19 Barons saw action.
 
Stonehill has shot at least 40 percent from deep in 7-of-14 games this season. The Skyhawks rank first in the NEC from distance, boasting a 38.3 percent success rate.
 
Wagner senior guard Javier Ezquerra (San Juan, Puerto Rico/IMG Academy) registered his 100th career steal last week. He is the NEC active leader in assists (320), steals (101) and three-pointers (117).
 
>> QUOTE OF THE WEEK
 
Saint Francis U head coach Rob Krimmel opined on walk-on Brendan Scanlon’s (State College, PA/Saint Joseph’s) long-awaited return to the court last Thursday against Franciscan, after missing over a year due to injury.
 
“To see Brendan Scanlon out on the basketball court again and competing is very impressive and special. It’s something as a head coach I will always remember because of what he had to go through to get back on the basketball court. He’s such a hard worker. He loves the game of basketball, and to see him out there having success was a really neat way to end the game and surely an opportunity for our guys to celebrate him and all that he’s meant to the program for four years.”