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A WEEK ON THE ROAD
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team went 2-0 last week with NE10 wins over AIC and Pace. This week, the Owls head to Orangeburg, N.Y. on Thursday to face Dominican College in a non-conference matchup, with the game set to start at 7 p.m. Next, the Owls will face Caldwell on Dec. 16 with the game set to start at 12 p.m.
ALL-TIME VS. DOMINICAN
The Owls lead the all-time series against the Chargers, 4-1.
Last Meeting: SCSU 99, Dominican 69 (11/14/15)
ALL-TIME VS. CALDWELL
The Owls lead the all-time series against the Cougars, 2-1.
Last Meeting: Caldwell 75, SCSU 63 (12/19/16)
TWO OWLS EARN CONFERENCE HONORS
Freshman
Ulyen Coleman and junior
Isaiah McLeod of the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team have earned NE10 Conference honors for their performances in last week's matchups for the Owls. Coleman was tabbed as the NE10 Rookie of the Week while McLeod was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll.
LAST TIME OUT
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Jerry Luckett, Jr. led the team with 29 points as the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team cruised past Pace University, 94-79 on Dec. 9.
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Isaiah McLeod added a double-double with 25 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, while
Ulyen Coleman had 16 points for the Owls.
- The Owls went into the half ahead, 44-42 courtesy of a late three-pointer from Jesper Sandager. Pace hung within striking distance for most of the second half, before the Owls used a 14-5 run to pull away for good.
MAKING AN IMPACT
Freshman
Tyler Douglas has started at point guard for the last five games and leads the Owls in assists this season.
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW FACES
Freshman
Ulyen Coleman currently ranks third on the club with 11.9 points per game and is also averaging 5.1 rebounds a game. Junior
Luke Beesley notched his first double-double as an Owl (14 points, 13 rebounds) against Adelphi and had a career-high 16 points against AIC.
FIRST CONFERENCE WIN OF THE YEAR
A 25-point performance from
Isaiah McLeod and 21 points from
Jerry Luckett, Jr. led the Owls past cross-town rival New Haven, 75-67, for its first NE10 conference win of the season.
MCLEOD EARNS WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SPOT
Isaiah McLeod averaged 23 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 53.9 percent from beyond the arc to help the Owls record their first conference win of the season against NE10 rival the University of New Haven.
CAPTAINS LEAD THE WAY FOR THE OWLS
Captains
Jerry Luckett, Jr. and
Isaiah McLeod led the Owls to their first win of the season. These two combined for 47 of the Owls 82 points in the victory over No. 24 Merrimack.
MCLEOD NAMED TO NE10 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Isaiah McLeod averaged 21.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Owls last week. He capped the two-game stretch by scoring a career-high 28 points and adding 10 rebounds in a win over No. 24 nationally ranked Merrimack. The double-double was the third of his collegiate career. McLeod also had 14 points and seven rebounds against Concordia.
WALLACE NAMED CHICK-FIL-A OF NORTH HAVEN ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Joey Wallace averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game during the opening week for the Owls. He had 10 points and six rebounds in the season opener against Saint Rose and followed that up with a career-high 21 points and six rebounds against Le Moyne.
SYRACUSE EXHIBITION GAME
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
Five 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 and
Jesper Sandager.
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 44-12 (.786) at home since the start of the 2013-14 season and 40-5 in NE10 play (.900) in league games.
UP NEXT
Southern Connecticut is back in action on Dec. 19 to face the University of the Sciences at Moore Field House, with tip off set for 3:30 p.m.
