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Men's Basketball Opens Up The Season Against Post, Goldey-Beacom

Southern Connecticut State University Owls (0-0, 0-0 NE10)
vs Post University Eagles (0-0, 0-0 CACC)
Date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2019
Time: 5 PM
Location: Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium (Bridgeport, Conn.)
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vs Goldey-Beacom College Lightning (0-0, 0-0 CACC)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019
Time: 11 AM
Location: Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium (Bridgeport, Conn.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team will open up the 2019-20 season by playing in the Bridgeport Conference Challenge for the second consecutive year. The Owls begin the season against Post University on Friday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. before playing Goldey-Beacom on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m.
 
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Owls fans can find the latest news, scores and highlights at the Official Website of the Southern Connecticut men's basketball team, SouthernCTOwls.com/SCSUMBB or on Twitter and Instagram at @SCSU_MBB. 
 
All-Time vs. Post
  • The Owls are 8-1 all-time against the Eagles. The last time these two teams faced each other was on Nov. 10, 2018 in Bridgeport, Conn., with the Eagles securing a 103-102 victory. Taurus Adams II scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds. 

All-Time vs. Goldey-Beacom
  • The Owls are 1-0 all-time against the Lightning. The Owls last played Goldey-Beacom on Nov. 10, 2012 in their season opener, with Southern winning 94-77 at Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium. Trevon Hamlet led all scorers with 28 points and grabbed five rebounds. 

What You Need To Know
  • Southern was picked to finished third in the Southwest Division in the 2019-20 NE10 Preseason Coaches Poll. 
  • The Owls went 19-12 last season, and won multiple NE10 Conference Tournament games for the first time since 2014. Southern defeated Stonehill in the first round before upsetting top-seeded Saint Anselm to advance to the tournament's semifinals. 
  • Scott Burrell enters his fourth season as head coach. His 75 wins over his first four years are the most successful opening four-year stretch for any Owls' coach in program history.
  • C.J. Seaforth (Hamden, Conn.) led all returning players a season ago in scoring with 422 points, rebounds with 95, and assists with 71 in 29 games played, averaging of 14.6 points per game, 3.3 rebounds per game, and 2.4 assists per game. 
  • Seaforth shot 44.6 percent from the field, 41.3 percent from beyond the arc, and 88.5% from the free throw line. Seaforth was tied for third place in most three-pointers made in the conference last season with 89 as well. 
  • Southern also returns Ulyen Coleman (Brockton, Mass.), the 2017-18 NE10 Rookie of the Year. Coleman averaged 14.5 points per game and shot 47.1 % from the field and 44.4% from three.
  • Taurus Adams II (Milwaukee, Wisc.), Mikey Mozzicato (Wethersfield, Conn.), Zack Penn (New Hartford, Conn.), and Isaiah Boissard (Walden, N.Y./Western Texas) also return for the Owls. 
  • Southern welcomes in Gregory Jones (Richmond, Va.), a transfer from James Madision, and Khalil Richard (Baltimore, Md.), a transfer from Siena. 
  • The Owls also bring in Lyron Bennett (Boston, Mass.), Levar Allen (Richmond, Va.), Chris Wright (Milford, Conn.), Jamaal Waters (New Britain, Conn.), Judah James (Danbury, Conn.), Matt Muckerman (New Milford, Conn.), and Elmin Redzepagic (Wolcott, Conn.). 
 
Up Next
The Owls take on the Caldwell Cougars of the CACC on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. in a non-conference road matchup in Caldwell, N.J. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Trevon Hamlet

#5 Trevon Hamlet

F
6' 6"
Senior
Taurus Adams II

#13 Taurus Adams II

F
6' 7"
Junior
Ulyen Coleman

#10 Ulyen Coleman

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Mikey Mozzicato

#25 Mikey Mozzicato

G
6' 4"
Freshman
Isaiah Boissard

#23 Isaiah Boissard

G
6' 3"
Junior
Zack Penn

#33 Zack Penn

F
6' 7"
Freshman
C.J. Seaforth

#3 C.J. Seaforth

G
6' 1"
Junior
Khalil Richard

#21 Khalil Richard

G
6' 0"
Junior
Chris Wright

#14 Chris Wright

F
6' 5"
Sophomore
Levar Allen

#5 Levar Allen

G
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Trevon Hamlet

#5 Trevon Hamlet

6' 6"
Senior
F
Taurus Adams II

#13 Taurus Adams II

6' 7"
Junior
F
Ulyen Coleman

#10 Ulyen Coleman

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Mikey Mozzicato

#25 Mikey Mozzicato

6' 4"
Freshman
G
Isaiah Boissard

#23 Isaiah Boissard

6' 3"
Junior
G
Zack Penn

#33 Zack Penn

6' 7"
Freshman
F
C.J. Seaforth

#3 C.J. Seaforth

6' 1"
Junior
G
Khalil Richard

#21 Khalil Richard

6' 0"
Junior
G
Chris Wright

#14 Chris Wright

6' 5"
Sophomore
F
Levar Allen

#5 Levar Allen

6' 1"
Freshman
G