Norville Carey (201-F-93) and the sixth-seeded Rider University men's basketball team edged 11th-seeded Manhattan, 69-68, in the MAAC Championship First Round on Thursday March 2, 2017 at the Times Union Center. Senior guard Jimmie Taylor (Branford, FL/Suwannee) knocked down the game-winning three with four seconds left and Manhattan's Zavier Turner went the length of the court but his buzzer-beating attempt was late.
With the win, the Broncs (18-14) advanced to face third-seeded Iona on Saturday at 7:00 PM. Manhattan ends the season at 10-22.
Taylor led the Broncs with 16 points, while Tyere Marshall (Philadelphia, PA/Martin Luther King/Putnam Science) scored a career-high 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line in 12 minutes before fouling out.
Carey (Virgin Islands/Red Lion Christian [Southern Miss]) and Kahlil Thomas (Parkway, FL/Blanche Ely) added 12 points apiece for the Broncs.
Aaron Walker, Jr, led Manhattan with 18 points off the bench, while Zane Waterman added 15 points. Turner (11) and Tyler Wilson (10) also finished in double figures for the Jaspers.
Eral Penn(201-F) and the LIU Brooklyn men's basketball team will travel to Dayton, Ohio this week, to face fellow No. 16 seed Radford as one of the First Four games in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The two teams will face off in the first game of the bracket, Tuesday, March 13 at 6:40 p.m. EST, which will be broadcast live on TruTV. Penn, a 6-foot-7 freshman is averaging two points an three rebounds in his first season. The winner of the LIU Brooklyn Radford matchup will face No. 1 Villanov... [read more]
Eral Penn (201-F) and the LIU Brooklyn men's basketball team will travel to Dayton, Ohio this week, to face fellow No. 16 seed Radford as one of the First Four games in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The two teams will face off in the first game of the bracket, Tuesday, March 13 at 6:40 p.m. EST, which will be broadcast live on TruTV. Penn, a 6-foot-7 freshman is averaging two points an three rebounds in his first season.
The winner of the LIU Brooklyn Radford matchup will face No. 1 Villanova in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 15.The Blackbirds punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament by earning the Northeast Conference's automatic bid Tuesday. LIU upset top-seeded Wagner, 71-61 in the NEC championship to win their sixth overall title, and first since 2013. That year, the Blackbirds were named a No.16 seed, and traveled to Dayton to face No. 16 seed James Madison as one of the First Four games in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In that game, LIU rallied from a 12-point, first-half deficit to take a one-point lead five minutes into the second half against James Madison, but were unable overcome poor shooting and fell to the Dukes, 68-55.
--- Franklyn Penn Jr. (188-G-97) was named WESTERN JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE honorable mention after a stellar freshman campaign at New Mexico Junior College. The 6-foot guard put in norms of 12.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in 30 games played.
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Beast Mode were tamed by Shut Down and Buzzer Beaters humbled by Hotter Than July when play in the Sea Cows Bay Basketball Club (SCBBC) Easter League continued on Sunday March 11, 2018 at the Sea Cows Basketball Court. Shut Down amassed 45 points to Beast Mode's 37 in the game for players 16-18 years of age. Shaquon L.C. George top scored for the winners with 13 points while both Raphael E. Singh and Jamar Thomas netted 12 points and Kymal T. Panchoo 8. Beast... [read more]
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Beast Mode were tamed by Shut Down and Buzzer Beaters humbled by Hotter Than July when play in the Sea Cows Bay Basketball Club (SCBBC) Easter League continued on Sunday March 11, 2018 at the Sea Cows Basketball Court. Shut Down amassed 45 points to Beast Mode's 37 in the game for players 16-18 years of age.
Shaquon L.C. George top scored for the winners with 13 points while both Raphael E. Singh and Jamar Thomas netted 12 points and Kymal T. Panchoo 8.
Beast Mode's fight was led by Evanson M. Cottoy who sunk 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Donnar J. Henry had 10 points and Adrian Taylor 8. Ryan W. Adams was big on defense, pulling 16 rebounds and also scored 6 points. It's Hotter than July
Game 2 was for players in the 13-15 age division and saw Hotter Than July beat Buzzer Beaters 47- 30.
Panchoo led the charge for Hotter Than July with 17 points and 17 rebounds.
Donnar J. Henry had 9 points and Jason E. Audain Jr 6 points.
The top scorer for Buzzer Beaters was Shaquon L.C. George, who basketed 10 points and pulled 8 rebounds. Jamar A. Thomas scored 7 and Bhron A. Smith 5.
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands- Virgin Islands' basketball player plying his trade in the Netherlands, Norville Carey(201-F-93, college: Rider, agency: Slash Sports) aka 'Banana', again played a solid role as New Heroes Den Bosch defeated hosts Forward Lease Rotterdam in the Dutch Basketball League on Saturday March 10, 2018. Carey, coming off the bench, knocked down 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in his 18 minutes of play at Topsportcentrum Rotterdam. New Heroes won 98-80. Mike Miksulak and... [read more]
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands- Virgin Islands' basketball player plying his trade in the Netherlands, Norville Carey (201-F-93, college: Rider, agency: Slash Sports) aka 'Banana', again played a solid role as New Heroes Den Bosch defeated hosts Forward Lease Rotterdam in the Dutch Basketball League on Saturday March 10, 2018. Carey, coming off the bench, knocked down 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in his 18 minutes of play at Topsportcentrum Rotterdam.
New Heroes won 98-80.
Mike Miksulak and Nick Oudendag were the top scores for New Heroes, with 17 each.
Trevor Setty had a game high 30 points for the home side, Forward Lease Rotterdam.
Carey was also involved in an alley-oop with Oudendag that drew loud cheers.
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