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A NEW YEAR BEGINS
Coming off its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team begins its 2017-18 regular season at home against Saint Rose on Wednesday, Nov. 15, with tip off set for 7:30 in Moore Field House. Next, the Owls head on the road to Syracuse, N.Y. to face Le Moyne on Saturday, Nov. 18, with tip off set at 3 p.m.
ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ROSE
The Golden Knights lead the all-time series against the Owls, 22-15. These teams actually met three times last year, including a meeting in the NCAA second round in which the Golden Knights were victorious.
Recap
ALL-TIME VS. LE MOYNE
The Dolphins lead the all-time series against the Owls. 21-18. LeMoyne won both matchups between the teams last year.
Recap
LAST TIME OUT
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team led by as many as 15 points in the first half and held a 29-24 lead at the half before host Syracuse came back to secure an 84-59 win over the Owls in exhibition action on Nov. 6, 2017.
- Junior
Isaiah McLeod led the Owls with 18 points, three rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes.
- Senior
Jerry Luckett, Jr. recorded 14 points, six rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes.
- Junior
Joey Wallace scored eight points along with six rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes.
RECAPPING LAST YEAR
The Owls are coming off a year in which they finished with 18 wins and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA berth was Southern's fourth in a row. The Owls elevated as high as No. 4 in the national rankings last season.
THE CAPTAINS
Southern Connecticut coach
Scott Burrell has announced that senior
Jerry Luckett, Jr. and juniors
Isaiah McLeod and
Joey Wallace will serve as team captains for the 2017-18 season.
BURRELL OFF TO A GREAT START
Owls' coach
Scott Burrell enters his third season as head coach in 2017-18. His first two seasons at SCSU have produced back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths, and his 40 wins over that span are the most successful opening two-year stretch for any Owls' coach in program history. He was also named the 2016 ECAC Coach of the Year after leading the Owls to 22 wins and a NCAA berth in his first season.
A NEW FACE ON THE SIDELINES
The Owls welcome veteran college coach
Mark Fogel as an assistant coach for the 2017-18 season. He joined the Owls after two years as the Director of Basketball Operations at nearby Quinnipiac University. Fogel brings experience as a coach across multiple NCAA divisions and junior college levels to the Owls.
WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns six players from last year's squad - seniors
Jerry Luckett, Jr. and
Bernard Brantley, juniors
Isaiah McLeod and
Joey Wallace and sophomores
Taurus Adams II and
Noah Miree.
• In total, the Owls have three of their top four scorers back from a year ago. Luckett, Jr. was second on the team with an average of 15.1 points per game and also led the squad with 7.1 rebounds a contest. McLeod averaged 11.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, while Wallace posted averages of 10.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game (team-high). Wallace's 41 steals also led the team in that department.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Six newcomers have joined the Owls' squad for the 2017-18 season - juniors
Walter King (transfer from NYIT) and
Luke Beesley (transfer from Parkland College) and freshmen
Ulyen Coleman,
Tyler Douglas,
Jesper Sandager and
Aaron Spann.
LOSING SOME PRODUCTION
Two of the most productive players in SCSU history finished up their eligibility at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season.
• Two-time All-America guard Michael Mallory capped his career with 11 school records and departed as the all-time leading scorer in the history of both SCSU and the Northeast-10 Conference with 2,515 points.
• Forward Austin Carter was the 2016 NE10 Defensive Player of the Year and finished eighth in career rebounds with 658.
• In addition, the 2017 senior class, which also included Michael Bozzuto,
Kayjuan Bynum, Dominic Migliaro and Jonathan Paul, was the winningest class in school history with 94 victories.
MALLORY OFF TO THE PRO RANKS
Former Owls' All-American guard signed a professional contract with the KK Blokotehna Gevgelija in Macedonia during the off-season. As of Oct. 31, he was averaging 14.7 points, 5.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game for the club.
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW LOGO
In conjunction with the 2017 Homecoming Weekend festivities, the Southern Connecticut State University athletic department announced a redesign of its Owl logo, effective Oct. 21, 2017. SCSU partnered with Phoenix Design Works of Maplewood, New Jersey for the development of the new athletics logos.
FACING SOME TOUGH COMPETITION
The Owls will face five teams that reached the NCAA Division II Tournament a year ago – LeMoyne, Merrimack, Southern New Hampshire, Saint Rose and Saint Anselm.
RECENT SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS
The Owls have been victorious in their last seven season-opening games dating back to the 2010-11 season, defeating Holy Family, Molloy, Goldey Beacom, Post, Chestnut Hill, Dominican and Dowling.
THRIVING IN THE CLASSROOM
For the third year in a row, the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team was recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches as a recipient of the 2016-17 Team Academic Excellence Award for its success in the classroom. In addition, six members of the team were selected as honorees for the 2017 NABC Honors Court - Michael Bozzuto,
Bernard Brantley,
Kayjuan Bynum,
Jerry Luckett, Jr., Michael Mallory and Jonathan Paul.
TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY
The Owls are 43-12 (.782) at home since the start of the 2013-14 season and 39-5 in NE10 play (.886) in league games.
UP NEXT
SCSU heads on the road against Concordia College on Tuesday, Nov. 21, with tip off set for 7 p.m.
