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Men's Basketball Hosts The College Of Saint Rose For Senior Day On Saturday, Feb. 22

Southern Connecticut State University Owls (14-10, 9-8 NE10)
vs. The College of Saint Rose Golden Knights (5-21, 2-15 NE10)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: James Moore Field House (New Haven, Conn.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team will host The College of Saint Rose for their final home game of the season on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Southern will honor Taurus Adams II (Milwaukee, Wisc.) as part of their Senior Day celebrations.
 
With Southern's win over University of New Haven on Wednesday, Feb. 19, Southern clinched a spot in the Northeast 10 Conference Tournament for the 10th consecutive season. Southern is currently tied for third place with Pace in the Southwest Division with a 9-8 conference record, but holds the tie-breaker over the Setters by virtue of their 2-0 season record against them. Adelphi sits in second place with a record of 11-6, while Southern is one-up in the loss column to New Haven, who have a record of 9-9. Southern also has the tie-breaker over New Haven based off their season sweep of the Chargers. The top five teams in each division play in the conference tournament, with the top three teams in each division automatically earning a spot in the quarterfinals and the top two teams hosting a quarterfinals game. 

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All-Time Against Saint Rose: 19-23
The Last Time They Met: Southern won against Saint Rose, 78-65, on the road on Dec. 10, 2019. Adams II finished with a double-double, scoring 24 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. C.J. Seaforth (Hamden, Conn.) finished with 18 points, shooting 7-for-11 and knocked down four three-pointers. Richard recorded 17 points and five rebounds.
 
Last Time Out
  • Southern defeated New Haven, 73-67, on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
  • Lyron Bennett (Boston, Mass.) scored a game-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, and recorded six rebounds and seven assists.
  • Adams II finished with 19 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.
  • Southern recorded a season-high seven blocked shots.
 
Player Notes
  • Over his last five games, Bennett is averaging 14.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game. He's also hit on 52.9 percent of his shots from the field 53.0 percent of his three-point attempts in that span.
  • Bennett is shooting 50.0 percent (19-38) from three-point range since Nov. 26, a span of 17 games.
  • Bennett has scored in double-figures in four games of the five games this month. 
  • Adams II is averaging 17.2 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game since Dec. 4 against New Haven, a span of 14 games, while also recording six double-doubles and shooting 60.7 percent from the field.
  • Since the start of January, Adams II is shooting 50.0 percent (12-24) from three-point range.
  • Adams II has scored in double-figures in 16 of his 19 games played.
  • Greg Jones (Bronx, N.Y.) has scored at least 15 points in seven of his last nine games.
  • Jones is averaging 16.0 points per game and shooting 50.8  percent from the field over his last 15 games, dating back to Dec. 10 against Saint Rose.
  • Jones has made 37 of his last 40 free throw attempts dating back to Jan. 8 against Adelphi.
  • Over the last seven games, Isaiah Boissard (Walden, N.Y.) is shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from three-point range, averaging 14.0 points.
  • C.J. Seaforth (Hamden, Conn.) has scored at least 15 points in nine of his 20 games played this season.  
  • Over his last 13 games, Khalil Richard (Baltimore, Md.) is averaging 10.6 points per game and shooting 43.9 percent from the field.
  • Zack Penn (New Hartford, Conn.) is the only player to have appeared in every game for Southern this season, and is shooting 48.4 percent from the field and pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game since Jan. 22. 
  • Levar Allen (Richmond, Va.) is shooting 46.6 percent from the field over his last five games, in his way to averaging 8.4 points per game.
  • Boissard and Jones were named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the 14th week of the season for their performances against Pace and Le Moyne.
 
Team Notes
  • The Owls have made the NE10 Tournament in 10 consecutive seasons dating back to 2010-11, the longest current steak among NE10 programs.
  • Southern has also made the NE10 Tournament in seven straight seasons since the NE10 adopted the Northeast and Southwest Divisions prior to the start of the 2013-14 season.
  • The Owls are 24th nationally in free throw percentage at 77.6 percent. 
  • Southern is third in the NE10 in rebounds per game (38.3) and offensive rebounds per game (11.2). 
  • Defensively, the Owls are holding opponents to 44.0 percent shooting and 34.8 percent from beyond the arc (both fifth lowest in the conference), while holding opponents to 73.7 points per game (fifth lowest in the conference). 

NE10 Rankings
  • Adams II is second in offensive rebounds per game with 3.8, and fourth in rebounds per game with 8.9. 
  • Adams II is tied for ninth in field goal percentage, as he's shooting 53.8 percent from the field.
  • Jones is fourth in blocks per game with 1.3, recording 29 total in 22 games, and eighth and rebounds per game with 7.5. 
  • Jones ranks second in the NE10 in free throw percentage at 90.2, among players that have made at least two free throws per game and played in 60 percent of their team's games. 
  • Seaforth is tied five in steals per game (1.5). 
  • Bennett is tied for 10th in assists per game with 3.5, which is first among freshman in the conference. 

DII Rankings
  • Jones is tied for 10th in free throw percentage.
  • Adams II seventh in offensive rebounds per game. 

Up Next
Southern wraps up the regular season with a road game against Adelphi University on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Taurus Adams II

#13 Taurus Adams II

F
6' 7"
Senior
C.J. Seaforth

#3 C.J. Seaforth

G
6' 1"
Junior
Isaiah Boissard

#23 Isaiah Boissard

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Greg Jones

#1 Greg Jones

F
6' 7"
Junior
Khalil Richard

#21 Khalil Richard

G
6' 0"
Junior
Zack Penn

#33 Zack Penn

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Levar Allen

#5 Levar Allen

G
6' 1"
Freshman
Lyron Bennett

#4 Lyron Bennett

G
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taurus Adams II

#13 Taurus Adams II

6' 7"
Senior
F
C.J. Seaforth

#3 C.J. Seaforth

6' 1"
Junior
G
Isaiah Boissard

#23 Isaiah Boissard

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
G
Greg Jones

#1 Greg Jones

6' 7"
Junior
F
Khalil Richard

#21 Khalil Richard

6' 0"
Junior
G
Zack Penn

#33 Zack Penn

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Levar Allen

#5 Levar Allen

6' 1"
Freshman
G
Lyron Bennett

#4 Lyron Bennett

6' 0"
Freshman
G