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THE WEEK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team will play a pair of Northeast-10 Conference games this week beginning with a road contest at Assumption on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., followed by a home game against Saint Rose on Nov. 27 at 3:30 p.m. Fans who can't make it live can follow the action with live stats at www.southernctowls.com.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
For the second time in three games, five Owls scored in double figures in the 77-67 win over Adelphi. Trevon Hamlet paced the Owls with 21 points and seven rebounds. Dominique Langston added 16 points and seven rebounds. Kyle Callanan scored 13 points to go along with six rebounds. Luke Houston chipped in 10 points and six rebounds while Greg Langston contributed a well-rounded effort with 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
REBOUNDS EQUAL SUCCESS
The Owls are now 2-0 on the season when they bring down more rebounds than their opponent, as they outrebounded Adelphi by a 46-34 margin en route to a 77-67 victory.
THE BLOCK PARTY CONTINUES
Trevon Hamlet finished last season ranked No. 19 in the nation in blocks per game with 2.3 and has picked up right where he left off by swatting away eight shots through the Owls' first three games of the season.
FRESHMEN FACTOR
Freshmen Kyle Callanan and Luke Houston have quickly made an impact for the Owls. After playing his way into a starting role, Callanan is averaging 9.3 points per game while Houston averages 7.7 points per contest, good for the fourth and fifth best scoring averages on the team, respectively.
AGAINST THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
SCSU brings an all-time record of 12-28 into its game against Assumption, while it will carry a 5-19 record into Sunday's game against Saint Rose. The Owls went 1-1 versus both squads last season.
SETTLING IN
Sophomore Dominique Langston has quickly settled into a starting role with the Owls after transferring to SCSU earlier this year. Langston has started all three games for the Owls, and is averaging 11.7 points per game to go along with a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game.
LANGSTON EARNS NE-10 HONORS
Greg Langston was named to the Northeast-10 Weekly honor roll for his play during the opening weekend. Langston averaged 25.5 points per game to go along with four rebounds in each of the two games.
BIG DEFICIT, NO PROBLEM
Trailing by 22 points with 9:44 remaining at Saint Rose on Dec. 4 2010, the Owls strung together one of the biggest comebacks in program history. Southern Connecticut chipped away at the Saint Rose lead, but still trailed by three points with less than 30 seconds left in regulation. Greg Langston knocked down a three-pointer to even the game at 83-83 before converting a running jumper at the buzzer to give the Owls an 85-83 win.
HARRIS NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN
Senior guard Chris Harris has been selected as team captain for the Owls in 2011-12.
IN SEASON OPENERS
With the victory over Post, the Owls are now 26-36 all-time in season openers.
IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls have been selected eighth in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll. They finished tied for 10th in the regular season standings last season.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome eight newcomers to the squad for the 2011-12 season - Ryan Belote, Kyle Callanan, Kevin Clark, Jose Cruz, Luke Houston, Dominique Langston, Tylon Smith and Rashamell Vereen.
VETERAN PRESENCE
Southern Connecticut returns six players from last year's squad - seniors Chris Harris and Kieran Ramsey, junior Trevon Hamlet and sophomores Joe Groski, Lenzie Harrison and Greg Langston.
HAMLET RECEIVES PRESEASON HONORS
Junior forward Trevon Hamlet has earned preseason All-American honors by The Sporting News. Last season as a sophomore, Hamlet collected All-ECAC and All-Northeast-10 Conference honors after averaging 17.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 blocks per game.
OWLS FINISH WITH FINE CAMPAIGN
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team took a key step forward during the 2010-11 season. The Owls closed the year with 12 wins and qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament.
REACHING THE POST-SEASON
The berth in the NE-10 Tournament was the third for the Owls since joining the league, but the first in nine years. The Owls qualified in 2000-01 and 2001-02, but lost in the first round on both occasions.
THAT'S QUITE A TURNAROUND
The Owls posted the third-highest win turnaround in all of Division II last season. Only Georgia Southwestern and Adams State (Colo.) posted better win improvements than the Owls, who finished the year 10 wins better than the year prior.
HAMLET EARNS POST-SEASON RECOGNITION
Forward Trevon Hamlet earned All-ECAC and All-Northeast-10 Conference honors after a fine sophomore season in which he averaged 17.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 blocks per contest for the Owls.
OWLS RANK AMONG THE NCAA LEADERS
The Owls closed the year ranked No. 8 in all of Division II in field goal percentage defense (.388) and No. 15 in blocked shots/game (4.6). Trevon Hamlet closed the year ranked No. 19 with 2.3 blocks per game.
A GRAND ACCOMPLISHMENT
Thanks to a season-high 30 point effort at Assumption on Feb. 23 2010, Trevon Hamlet went over the 1,000 point mark for his collegiate career. Hamlet tallied 540 points as a freshman at Post University and tallied 475 points as an Owl in 2010-11.
IT'S SIMPLE...SHOOT BETTER AND WIN
The Feb. 23 game against Assumption marked the first time on the season that the Owls shot better from the field than their opponent, yet lost. The Owls finished the year 9-1 when shooting better than their opponents and 3-14 when shooting worse than the opposition.
DEFENSE CAN TELL THE STORY
The Owls merited just 64.8 points per game in their 12 wins, but allowed 75.9 points per game in their 15 losses in 2010-11.
OWLS IN THE REGIONAL RANKINGS
Southern Connecticut was present in the NCAA Regional rankings for most of the latter half of the season, peaking as high as No. 7 in the rankings.
WELCOME TO THE DOUBLE DIGIT CLUB
Southern Connecticut reached double figures in victories last year for the first time since the 2001-02 season. That year's club finished 14-13, also the last time that the Owls posted a winning record.
THE CENTURY CLUB
Southern Connecticut reached the 100-point plateau in the Assumption game for the first time since Feb. 10, 2001, a 124-123 triple overtime loss against Pace.
ON DECK
The Owls will host Pace on Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
