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A NEW SEASON BEGINS
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team kicks off its season with a game against Post University on Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. followed by a road game against Bridgeport on Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. Both games will take place at the University of Bridgeport.
IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls are 25-36 all-time in season-opening games. SCSU won its season opener last year, 77-57 over Chestnut Hill.
ALL-TIME AGAINST POST
The Owls bring a 6-0 all-time record into their game against Post.
ALL-TIME AGAINST BRIDGEPORT
Bridgeport leads the all-time series against the Owls with a 48-33 record. Sunday will be SCSU's 82nd game against Bridgeport, the most meetings against any opponent in program history.
DONNELLY VS. POST
SCSU head coach Michael Donnelly will face his old team for the first time on the sidelines when the Owls take on Post on Saturday.
LAST SEASON AGAINST BRIDGEPORT
SCSU defeated Bridgeport in a thriller in the second game of the 2010-11 season. Trevon Hamlet scored the go-ahead basket with 1:22 remaining and the Owls went on to win 59-56. Chazz McCarter led all Owls in scoring with 16 points, while Greg Langston added 15 and Hamlet and Dexton Williamson chipped in 10 apiece.
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, sophomore forward 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.
BECOMING OLD HAT
Freshman Greg Langston connected on his second buzzer-beater winning shot of the year in the win over Merrimack. He also hit the game-winner in the Owls' triumph at Saint Rose on Dec. 4.
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 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.
WINNING EARLY AND OFTEN
The Owls' 4-0 start was their first since the 1999-2000 season, when they won their first five games of the year.
WIN NO. 1 AND WIN NO. 100 ALL IN A WEEKEND
Owls' coach Michael Donnelly posted his first win on the SCSU sideline in the season opener against Chestnut Hill, and followed that up with his 100th win as a collegiate head coach thanks to Sunday's triumph over Bridgeport.
ON DECK
The Owls will host their home opener against Adelphi on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
