Coaching Legacy of Scott Ellis (CH2K8)

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07-08 NCAA Tournament

Final Four

1. Memphis 85 vs. 2. Kansas 78

4. Oregon 68 vs. 6. UCLA 72

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07-08 NCAA Tournament

Championship Game

1. Memphis 94 vs. 6. UCLA 98

UCLA is your 07-08 National Champion!

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07-08 Awards

National Champion
UCLA

Player of the Year
PF Franck Hayes (UNC) 23.8 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.1 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.0 BPG

Mid-Major Player of the Year
PF Steven House (UNCG) 25.3 PPG, 13.2 RPG, 0.1 APG, 2.0 SPG, 2.0 BPG

Coach of the Year
Memphis Coach (National Runner-up, Overall #1 Seed)

Defensive Player of the Year
C Ransom Franklin (Alabama A&M) 8.4 PPG, 14.1 RPG, 0.5 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.9 BPG

Big Man of the Year
PF Franck Hayes (UNC) 23.8 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.1 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.0 BPG

Freshman of the Year
PF Rex Stafford (Kansas State) 18.1 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.7 SPG, 1.8 BPG

First Team All-American
PG Tommie Page (UVA) 18.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 7.2 APG
SG Ramon Delfico (TENN) 23.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.9 APG
SF Denham Defares (SYR) 14.4 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 1.1 APG
PF Franck Hayes (UNC) 23.8 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.1 APG
C Sam Pattrik (UTAH) 20.9 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 0.6 APG

Second Team All-American
PG Ken Capel (UGA) 11.0 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 7.5 APG
SG Cam Dooley (UNO) 22.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.1 APG
SF Jess Harrison (TTU) 17.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.9 APG
PF Devin Dillard (ALA) 17.0 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 1.6 APG
C Aaron Nevill (NEB) 21.8 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 0.4 APG

Freshman All-American
PG Damond Diakhate (USC) 15.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 4.4 APG
SG Brandin Nystrom (ARIZ) 11.5 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 3.8 APG
SF Deng Steele (KSU) 13.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.3 APG
PF Rex Stafford (KSU) 18.1 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.4 APG
C Jarrett Cripe (UCLA) 15.7 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 0.2 APG

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07-08 NEC Conference Awards

Conference Champions
St. Francis (PA) 23-9 (15-3)

Conference Coach of the Year
Sacred Heart Coach (Finished 2nd in the regular season)

Conference Player of the Year
PG Matthew Green (SFPA) 19.4 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 1.2 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG

Conference Freshman of they Year
PF Rudolph Fischer (MONM) 8.6 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.4 BPG

First-Team All-Conference
PG Matthew Green (SFPA) 19.4 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 1.2 APG
SG Cam Horton (SHU) 9.2 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 6.4 APG
SF Taj Lagana (SFPA) 12.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.0 APG
PF Marc Cox (SHU) 15.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.5 APG
C Richie Restrepo (QUIN) 8.2 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 0.7 APG

Second-Team All-Conference
PG Teddy Hacker (CCSU) 18.8 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 4.0 APG
SG Joe Whitworth (QUIN) 14.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 0.6 APG
SF Deki Hoyer (LIU) 9.9 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 0.4 APG
PF Raul Beauford (RMU) 15.5 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 0.6 APG
C Zach Sola (WAG) 7.2 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.5 APG

Freshman All-Conference
PG Marko Victoriano (MONM) 10.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 4.5 APG
SG Rudy George (QUIN) 10.2 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 0.6 APG
SF J.P. McLaughlin (CCSU) 5.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 0.7 APG
PF Rudolph Fischer (MONM) 8.6 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.5 APG
C Zach Sola (WAG) 7.2 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.5 APG

St. Francis (PA) Award Recap
Matthew Green - Conference Player of the Year
Matthew Green & Taj Lagana 1st Team All-Conference

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Transfer News

St. Francis (PA) announced that Sophomore Guard Dannorriss Wilder and Sophomore Forward Romas Dalida will transfer from the program.

Wilder will transfer to Alcorn State while Romas Dalida will transfer to Maryland Eastern Shore.

Coach Ellis: "I just want to say thanks to both Romas and Dannorriss for all the hard work they put in this past year. I appreciate and respect both of there decisions and I wish them nothing but the best of luck."

Wilder appeared in 20 games this season, averaging 0.8 PPG. Dalida played in 21 games and averaged 0.6 PPG.

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07-08 Final Team Stats

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Stats - 07-08
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
M. Green	32	25.7	19.4	1.9	1.2	1.3	0.1	0.9	1.8
T. Lagana	32	26.0	12.3	6.0	2.0	2.0	0.3	1.2	2.0
E. Eisentrout	32	14.3	10.1	2.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.4
E. Matthews	32	25.5	9.7	3.2	3.9	2.4	0.0	2.6	2.0
A. Konare	32	24.4	8.1	6.8	0.7	1.3	1.0	0.9	2.2
P. Vaitiekus	32	14.1	4.3	3.3	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.5	1.5
D. Fadpie	32	23.9	3.9	4.9	1.4	1.4	0.3	1.5	2.0
O. Severovas	32	10.7	2.9	2.0	1.8	1.2	0.0	1.1	1.0
L. Bragg	31	7.7	1.9	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.3
F. Power	31	6.4	1.2	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4
D. Wilder	20	2.8	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
R. Dalida	21	3.5	0.6	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3

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Signing Period

St. Francis (PA) had three scholarships available due to a couple of transfers and landed 3 prospects.

1. 3 Star Center (Overall 246, Pos. 21) Chas Daley 6'10 from New York City, NY.

2. 3 Star SF (Overall 418, Pos. 94) Kalu Bradley 6'5 from Seattle, WA.

3. 2 Star Center (Overall 463, Pos. 46) Otis Graham 6'8 from San Antonio, TX.

Coach Ellis on his first recruiting class:
"I'm extremely happy and excited to have these three men join my team. All 3 of them have a chance to earn significant minutes next season. I can't wait for our first practice."

Chas Daley is a big center and will come in and be St. Francis' biggest player. He is raw in his post game but is very athletic. He has a high vertical leap, he is an outstanding shot blocker and is very fast for his size.

Lalu Bradley is a jack of all trades, master of none. He has good size for the small forward position, he doesn't particularly shoot the ball well from the outside but he can use his quickness to get in the paint and use his body to finish. He also is an outstanding defender.

Otis Graham is more polished offensively than Chas is but he doesn't have the height nor the defense that Chas brings. Otis is a back to the basket post player who can use an array of moves to beat his defender. He is not a strong shot blocker and appears to be very raw on the defensive end.

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Recruiting Class Rankings

Top 10:

1. Duke
2. UCLA
3. Utah State
4. Boston College
5. Arizona
6. Clemson
7. Marquette
8. North Carolina
9. Georgetown
10. Texas Tech

NEC Rankings:
1. St. Francis (PA)
2. Sacred Heart
3. Robert Morris
4. Central Connecticut State
5. Long Island
6. Fairleigh Dickinson
7. Wagner
8. Monmouth
9. Mount St. Mary's
10. Quinnipiac
11. St. Francis (NY)

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08-09 St. Francis (PA) Schedule

@ Princeton
UMBC
Vermont
@ Florida State
@ Miami (FL)
@ Florida
Quinnipiac
Long Island
Binghamton
Drexel
@ UMASS
@ Maine
@ Fairleigh Dickinson
@ Mount St. Mary's
Monmouth
Wagner
@ Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
@ Central Connecticut State
@ Monmouth
Fairleigh Dickinson
@ St. Francis (NY)
Mount St. Mary's
Central Connecticut State
@ Wagner
@ Sacred Heart
St. Francis (NY) - Senior Night
@ Quinnipiac

All conference games are in red

Coach Ellis on the schedule:
"I think this is a very challenging schedule but our guys are very excited about the Florida tour we are going on. We will be down in Florida for a week traveling to FSU, Miami, and Florida. Our non-conference schedule will be difficult but it will help us get ready for our conference slate."

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08-09 Conference Preseason Predictions

1. St. Francis (PA)
2. Sacred Heart
3. Robert Morris
4. Fairleigh Dickinson
5. Wagner
6. Central Connecticut State
7. Mount St. Mary's
8. Monmouth
9. Quinnipiac
10. Long Island
11. St. Francis (NY)

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Preseason Top 25 Poll

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 20, 2008
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Memphis	0-0
2	North Carolina	0-0
3	Providence	0-0
4	Duke	0-0
5	Louisville	0-0
6	Tennessee	0-0
7	Texas	0-0
8	Villanova	0-0
9	Connecticut	0-0
10	UCLA	0-0
11	Arizona	0-0
12	Marquette	0-0
13	Oklahoma State	0-0
14	Michigan State	0-0
15	Gonzaga	0-0
16	Washington	0-0
17	Alabama	0-0
18	LSU	0-0
19	Stanford	0-0
20	Florida State	0-0
21	Kentucky	0-0
22	Georgetown	0-0
23	Illinois	0-0
24	Indiana	0-0
25	Georgia Tech	0-0

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08-09 St. Francis (PA) Roster

Starters:
PG - Ellis Matthews (SR) 5'10, 66 Overall
SG - Matthew Green (SR) 5'10, 67 Overall
SF - Kalu Bradley (FR) 6'5, 67 Overall
PF - Taj Lagana (JR) 6'6, 68 Overall
C - Chas Daley (FR) 6'11, 71 Overall
Bench:
C Otis Graham (FR) 6'8, 64 Overall
SG Dommanic Fadipe (SR) 6'4, 63 Overall
SG Emanuel Eisentrout (SR) 6'5, 60 Overall
PF Aloysius Konare (SR) 6'9, 59 Overall
PF Paulius Vaitiekus (JR) 6'8, 57 Overall
PG Olli Severovas (SO) 6'1, 56 Overall
SG Lodrick Bragg (SR) 6'3, 56 Overall
Red-shirting:
SF Fran Power (JR) 6'7, 56 Overall
C Jermaine Knox (SO) 6'10, 51 Overall (walk-on)

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St. Francis (PA) vs. Princeton
November 9th, 2008 @ Jadwin Gym

St. Francis (PA) opened up the 08-09 season with a win at Princeton, 70-60.

Both teams struggled from the field early, as both teams went 4 minutes without scoring a single point to open the game. Eventually both teams started to gather momentum and started to trade baskets back and forth. Princeton hit a buzzer beating 3 to take a 3 point lead at half.

The second half started and both teams couldn't pull away from each other until St. Francis went on a 12-0 run to take a 10 point lead with 5 minutes remaining. The Red Flash would cruise the remainder of the way, sealing the victory.

Both teams shot below 40% from the field tonight as the Red Flash shot 38% while the Tigers shot 35%. The big reason difference between the two teams tonight was turnovers, the Tigers had 10 while the Red Flash only had 3.

Matthew Green scored 20 points tonight as he looks to defend his Conference Player of the Year award. Taj Lagana scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Chas Daley scored 8 points grabbed 7 rebounds in his college debut.

The Tigers were led by 6'10 Center Antonio Karis as he had a massive double-double, 14 points and grabbed 18 rebounds. Armond Keeler was the only other Tiger to score double-digits as he chipped in 15 points.

St. Francis (1-0) welcomes UMBC to the DeGol Arena to kick off the home opener for the Red Flash.

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash at Princeton Tigers
Nov 9, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
St. Francis (PA) (0-0)	29	41	70
Princeton (0-0)	32	28	60

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Matthews	25	3-9	2-8	0-0	7	4	4	0	0	8
M. Green	24	7-18	5-14	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	20
K. Bradley	21	2-10	1-5	4-4	3	1	1	0	1	9
T. Lagana	23	3-7	0-0	4-4	7	0	1	0	1	10
C. Daley	22	4-9	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	0	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
O. Graham	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2
D. Fadipe	14	0-1	0-1	1-2	4	5	0	0	1	1
E. Eisentrout	16	3-6	3-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	9
A. Konare	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
P. Vaitiekus	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	0	1
O. Severovas	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
L. Bragg	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		24-64	11-34	11-14	37	14	9	1	3	70

Princeton Tigers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
P. Zeigler	31	2-13	2-10	0-0	3	4	0	0	2	6
A. Keeler	28	4-13	3-12	4-4	0	1	0	0	1	15
J. Stewart	26	3-7	1-4	2-4	4	3	0	0	3	9
L. Bryan	26	1-6	0-1	0-0	10	2	0	0	0	2
A. Karis	23	5-9	0-0	4-7	18	0	1	0	2	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Robbins	7	0-2	0-1	0-2	1	0	0	0	1	0
D. Lang	15	2-3	1-1	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	7
L. Mackell	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
O. Horner	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	4
M. Callahan	11	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	1	0	3
L. Ewing	-- DID NOT PLAY --
B. Harrison	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		20-58	7-30	13-21	42	13	3	2	10	60

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Brutal loss to end your first season but congrats on earning the tourney bid. Fun follow so far. Daley should be a big-time player for you going forward.

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Brutal loss to end your first season but congrats on earning the tourney bid. Fun follow so far. Daley should be a big-time player for you going forward.

Thanks man! And yeah, I’ve been playing this game for 10 years now and that might be the biggest whopping I’ve taken so far. I was surprised I landed Daley, thankfully neither Buffalo or Penn State offered him because they were ahead of me all season long.


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