2010-11 BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW NEWCOMERS Ron Anderson, Jr., F, 6-8, 225 Upper Marlboro, Md./Kansas State • Transferred from Kansas State and will have two years of eligibility remaining. • Averaged 5.2 points in 18.8 minutes per game for Kansas State in 2008-09. • Was Division II All-State as a prep senior at the McCallie School (Tenn.). LaVonte Dority, G, Fr., 6-0, 180 Chicago, Ill./Edwin G. Foreman • Transfer from Ohio State who will become eligible on Dec. 12, 2009. • In 10 games at Ohio State, he averaged 1.2 points in 13.1 minutes per game. • In high school, he led Flint Southwestern to three city championships. Shedrick Haynes, G, Jr., 6-0, 185 Sarasota, Fla./Lackawanna JC (Pa.) • Averaged 18.5 points and shot 42 percent from 3-point range for Lackawanna in 2009-10. • Made the Region XIX Division II AllRegion First Team. • Played prep basketball at Palmetto High School in Bradenton, Fla. Jordan Heath, G, Fr., 5-11, 180 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep • Is the son of head coach Stan Heath. Jawanza Poland, G, So., 6-4, 195 Wichita, Kan./Hutchinson JC • Was a redshirt at Hutchinson after playing one season at Cowley College. • Averaged 13.5 points and 3.6 rebounds at Cowley in 2008-09. • Was named the Kansas Jayhawk East AllConference Freshman of the Year. Hugh Robertson, G, Jr., 6-5, 195 Macon, Ga./Tallahasse JC • Averaged 11.6 points and 4.7 rebounds last season for Tallahassee JC. • Shot 48.3 percent from the floor and 38.3 percent from 3-point range. • Led his team to the 2010 FCCAA title game a spot on the all-tournament team.
2009-10 RESULTS (20-13, 9-9 BIG EAST)
(Home: 11-5/Away: 4-6/Neutral: 5-2) High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 13 at Southern Methodist W, 67-61 2,213 Gilchrist 23/Gilchrist 9 16 Virginia W, 66-49 4,193 Jones 22/Gilchrist, Famous 8 Charleston Classic, Charleston, S.C. 19 vs Davidson W, 65-58 2,115 Gilchrist 21/Famous 11 20 vs South Carolina L, 66-69 2,391 Gilchrist 19/Jones 9 22 vs UNC-Wilmington W, 74-66 2,531 Jones 28/Fitzpatrick, Gilchrist 6 25 Kent State W, 76-54 4,189 Gilchrist 19/Famous 8 27 Florida Atlantic W, 78-68 4,571 Gilchrist 27/Famous 9 DECEMBER 2 Hampton W, 74-55 2,753 Famous 16/Famous 10 13 Central Michigan L, 56-59 3.364 Jones 24/Mercer, Fitzpatrick 7 16 Central Florida W, 69-65 4,627 Jones 27/Famous 10 Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. 19 vs San Francisco W, 69-49 386 Jones 23/Famous 10 20 vs San Diego W, 69-60 452 Mercer 19/Famous 7 30 at LOUISVILLE L, 52-73 19,386 Famous 12/Fitzpatrick 11 JANUARY 5 NOTRE DAME - ESPNU L, 73-74 5,107 Jones 26/Mercer 10 10 at SYRACUSE L, 65-82 18,703 Jones 30/Famous 12 13 WEST VIRGINIA L, 50-69 6,110 Jones 28/Jones, Fitzpatrick 7 16 RUTGERS W, 73-64 4,764 Jones 20/Famous 12 20 at CINCINNATI - ESPN2 L, 70-78 7,306 Jones 21/Howard 10 23 at PROVIDENCE - ESPNU ot W, 109-105 9,184 Jones 46/Jones 10 28 SETON HALL - ESPN2 ot W, 76-74 3,786 Jones 28/Famous 14 31 PITTSBURGH W, 70-61 5,370 Jones 37/Fitzpatrick 10 FEBRUARY 3 at GEORGETOWN W, 72-64 12,207 Jones 29/Jones 8 7 at NOTRE DAME L, 62-65 8,520 Howard 23/Famous 8 13 at MARQUETTE L, 52-63 18,064 Jones 16/Famous 10 16 CINCINNATI - ESPNU W, 65-57 6,607 Jones 26/Gilchrist 6 20 ST. JOHN’S L, 58-74 5,823 Mercer, Jones 17/Famous 6 24 at VILLANOVA L, 49-74 6,500 Jones 12/Gilchrist 8 27 PROVIDENCE W, 99-93 5,061 Jones 26/Jones 9 MARCH 2 at DE PAUL - ESPNU W, 63-59 7,235 Jones 20/Famous 9 6 CONNECTICUT W, 75-68 8,317 Jones 20/Mercer 8 BIG EAST Championship Presented by New York Life, New York, N.Y. 9 vs DePaul - ESPN2 W, 63-59 19,375 Jones 20/Jones 9 10 vs Georgetown - ESPN L, 49-58 19,375 Jones 21/Gilchrist 8 National Invitation Tournament 16 vs North Carolina State - ESPN2 L, 57-58 3,502 Jones 24/Famous, Howard 7
Augustus Gilchrist 31