Men's Basketball Hosts Ivy Favorite Yale in Sunday Matinee
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ALBANY, N.Y. – In one of its top non-conference match-ups, University at Albany men's basketball (3-3) welcomes Yale (3-2) to SEFCU Arena on Sunday for a 2:00pm tip. The Great Danes are looking to get above .500 for the first time in 2015-16.
CAN I GET YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
UAlbany men's basketball will host an autograph session at SEFCU Arena directly following Sunday's 2:00pm game.
LINKED-IN
TV: America East TV Live Stats: UAlbany Sports Twitter: @UAlbany_MBBGame Notes: UAlbany | Yale
LAST TIME OUT
W, 74-73, NJIT
Leading Scorer: Joe Cremo (18)
Players in Double-Digits: Cremo (18), Ray Sanders (15), Evan Singletary (14)
Leading Rebounder: Mike Rowley (10)
Points of Note: Season-high field goal percentage (.532, 25-47)
SCOUTING YALE
UAlbany posts a two-game edge in the series against Yale, leading 4-2 going into the fifth meeting. The Danes took a 64-60 victory last season in New Haven behind a late-game three from Evan Singletary. Brown's squad handed the Bulldogs their first home loss of the year on Dec. 20. In 2013, the Purple & Gold welcomed Yale to SEFCU Arena, emerging with a 70-62 win. UAlbany held Yale to a 31.6% (18-57) clip from the field.
The Bulldogs are coached by UAlbany alum James Jones in his 17th season. After starting out on a three-game winning streak, Yale has lost its last two at SMU 71-69 and at Duke 80-61. Both SMU and Duke are currently nationally ranked. Jones's squad was picked to win the Ivy League, and received one vote in the preseason national AP Poll.
BY THE NUMBERS
| UAlbany |
Category |
Yale |
| 74.0 |
Points Per Game |
75.6 |
| 151-328 |
FG-Attempts |
128-298 |
| .460 |
FG% |
.430 |
| 24-96 |
3-Pt FG-Attempts |
36-94 |
| .250 |
3-PT FG % |
.383 |
| 118-172 |
FT-Attempts |
86-121 |
| .686 |
FT % |
.711 |
| 19.7 |
FT Made Per Game |
17.2 |
| 11.2 |
Assists Per Game |
16.2 |
| 12.7 |
Turnovers Per Game |
13.2 |
| +3.2 |
Turnover Margin |
+0.2 |
| 7.5 |
Steals Per Game |
6.2 |
| 1.7 |
Blocks Per Game |
5.0 |
| 35.8 |
Rebounds Per Game |
40.0 |
| W1 |
Streak |
L2 |
| Evan Singletary (13.8 PPG) |
Leading Scorer |
Makai Mason (18.6 PPG) |
| Mike Rowley (7.2 RPG) |
Leading Rebounder |
Nick Victor (8.0 RPG) |
DIVISION I LEADING CAREER SCORERS
| 1. J. Wilson '07 |
2,164 |
| 2. Ambrose '11 |
1,582 |
| 3. Black '13 |
1,542 |
| 4. Levine '06 |
1,270 |
| 5. Rowley '15 |
1,194 |
| 6. Hooley '16 |
1,179 |
| 7. B. Wilson '08 |
1,178 |
| 8. Iati '08 |
1,142 |
| 9. Aronhalt '12 |
1,091 |
| 10. Johnson '03 |
1,022 |
MOHAWK HONDA SLAM DUNK EXPRESS
Don't blame the weather for why you couldn't make the game, jump on the campus bus loop to be dropped off at SEFCU Arena. Shuttles run to and from the Dutch Parking Lot, and for students at the following locations and times:
PICK UP LOCATIONS: Freedom, Liberty, Collins Circle, Social Science Building
SUNDAY TIMES: Freedom Apts: 1:35p; Collins Circle (for State/Colonial): 1:39p; Liberty Terrace: 1:44p
SPREADING THE LOVE
Through the first six games, five different Great Danes have led the squad in scoring, including Peter Hooley, Mike Rowley, Ray Sanders, Evan Singletary and Joe Cremo. Hooley had 18 against Kentucky, Rowley notched 15 at Boston U., Sanders rallied for a career-high 24 against Colgate, Singletary recorded 14 at USF, and Cremo knocked in 18 points against NJIT.
SANDERS STEALING THE SHOW
With 12 steals through the first six games, Ray Sanders is nearly 1/3 of the way to his single-season total of 45 from 2014-15. The senior America East All-Defensive team selection is seventh in Division I program single-season steals.
WHAT CAN ROWLEY DO FOR YOU?
Mike Rowley has posted eight rebounds or more in his last three games, and gone for nine assists in his last three. He brought down a career-high 10 rebounds to go with a career-best five assists on Friday against NJIT.
