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HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY2004-05 MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME NOTES

Hofstra at Florida InternationalSunday, Nov. 21, 2 p.m.

Miami, FL – Golden Panther Arena

TV/Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM)

Streaks, Stats, and Storylines:• Hofstra begins its 2004-05 season hoping to improve to 4-1on opening day in the last five years. The only blemish was a69-61 loss to nationally ranked Gonzaga in 2002-03.

• The Pride also opened its 2000-01 season at FloridaInternational, when it won the FIU Tip-Off Classic with winsover Northern Illinois and FIU. The Pride finished that seasonwith a 26-5 record, its best ever at the Division I level.

• Hofstra has won the last five road games it has played inFlorida, dating back to a loss to Division II Florida Southern in1998-89.

• Sophomore guard Loren Stokes finished last season byscoring in double figures in each of his last 15 games (and 20of 21 after becoming a starter on Dec. 23).

• Hofstra features five players who have previously playedbasketball in Florida: Aurimas Kieza (Florida Air Academy),Adrian Uter (Broward C.C.), Gibran Washington (JacksonvilleMandarin HS), Carlos Rivera (Miami Christian HS), and JorgeLebron (Florida Prep Academy).

• Senior forward Michael Radziejewski needs one three-pointerto become the 11th player in Hofstra history with 100 three-pointers in a career.

• Hofstra needs 18 wins this season to reach 1,000 in thehistory of the program, which is 982-745 all-time.

Pride’s Tentative Starters (with 2003-04 stats)Po. No. Name Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APGG 1 Loren Stokes 6-3 So. 12.9 4.4 2.8G 11 Gibran Washington 6-0 Jr. 5.4 2.5 2.7G 13 Antoine Agudio 6-3 Fr. - - -F 25 Aurimas Kieza 6-8 Jr. 7.3 4.0 0.4F 33 Adrian Uter 6-7 Jr. - - -Off The BenchG 5 Jorge Lebron 6-2 Fr. - - -G 12 Woody Souffrant 5-11 Sr. 3.3 1.2 1.8G 31 Carlos Rivera 6-2 So. 10.8 4.0 2.3F 24 Michael Radziejewski 6-5 Sr. 3.7 2.5 1.0F/C 23 Kenny Harris 6-9 Jr. - - -C 42 Wendell Gibson 6-7 Sr. 14.3 6.2 1.0

Hofstra – FIU Quick FactsSeries Record: Hofstra leads 3-0Last Meeting: 2000-01 (Hofstra 78, FIU 50 – at FIU)Hofstra Coach: Tom Pecora (4th year), 34-56 (34-56 overall)FIU Coach: Sergio Rouco (first year)

HOFSTRA MEN’S BASKETBALL2004-05 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

November21 at Florida International 2 p.m.24 LA SALLE 7:30 p.m.27 at Binghamton 7 p.m.

December1 COLUMBIA 7 p.m.4 at James Madison* 7 p.m.6 at Longwood 7 p.m.11 ST. JOHN’S (Fox-TV) 4 p.m.17 at Dartmouth 7 p.m.27 at Stony Brook 7 p.m.30 at Syracuse 7 p.m.

January5 at William & Mary* 7 p.m.8 DREXEL* 4 p.m.12 at UNC Wilmington* 7 p.m.15 at Virginia Commonwealth* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m.19 OLD DOMINION* 7 p.m.22 DELAWARE* (Fox-TV) 4 p.m.26 at George Mason* 7 p.m.29 at Towson* 4 p.m.31 WILLIAM & MARY* 7 p.m.

February2 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH* 7 p.m.5 at Drexel* (Fox-TV) 8 p.m.9 JAMES MADISON* 7 p.m.12 UNC WILMINGTON* 4 p.m.16 TOWSON* 7 p.m.19 at Delaware* (MSG-TV) 2 p.m.23 at Old Dominion* 7 p.m.26 GEORGE MASON* 4 p.m.

MarchCAA Tournament (at Richmond, VA) 5 Opening Round TBA6 Quarterfinals TBA7 Semifinals TBA8 Championship (ESPN TV) TBA

HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS* CAA game

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Scouting Florida International: The GoldenPanthers enter their first season under head coachSergio Rouco, who was an assistant coach at theUniversity of Texas-El Paso last winter. FloridaInternational finished last season with a 5-22 record, andlost its two four scorers from a year ago, including twodouble-digit scorers in Carlos Morban (12.0 ppg) andMarcus Robinson (10.1 ppg). It does, however, getsenior swingman Junior Matias (14.8 ppg) back from amedical redshirt last season. Junior forward IvanAlmonte, a transfer from Southeastern Iowa CommunityCollege, heads the list of new comers to the GoldenPanthers this season.

Hofstra vs. Florida International: Hofstra andFlorida International have played each other three times,with the Pride capturing all three meetings. The lastmeeting came in 2000-01 in the championship game ofthe FIU Tip-Off Classic, with the Pride capturing a 78-50win. Hofstra, which also defeated Northern Illinois in theopening round of the FIU Tip-Off Classic, went on to a26-5 record that season, its best ever at the Division Ilevel. The Pride also defeated FIU 84-75 in 1984-85.

Last Meeting: Senior forward Norman Richardson had21 points and eight rebounds as the Hofstra Men’sBasketball team defeated Florida International 78-50 inthe championship game of the FIU Tip-Off Classic onSaturday, Nov. 18, 2000. Richardson, who also had 14points in Hofstra’s 81-57 win over Northern Illinois in thesemifinals, was named the tournament’s MVP. FloridaInternational led 18-11 with 10:38 left in the first half, butthe Pride defense held the Golden Panthers without afield goal over the next 10:07, outscoring FIU 30-5 overthat span to take a 41-23 lead. Hofstra led 43-26 at thebreak and increased its lead to as many as 34 points onits way to the win. Sophomore guard Rick Apodacachipped in with 17 points for the Pride, while seniorforward Roberto Gittens added a double-double with 10points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Senior guardJason Hernandez chipped in with seven assists and noturnovers for the Pride, while Carlos Arroyo led theGolden Panthers with 18 points.

Reunited: Two of the players who figured prominentlyin the last Florida International-Hofstra game have sincebeen reunited. Former Hofstra guard Rick Apodaca andformer Florida International guard Carlos Arroyo are nowteammates on the Puerto Rican National team, whichparticipated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,Greece. The Puerto Rican team upset the United Statesin the opening game of the Olympics and went on toqualify for the medal round. Apodaca became the firstHofstra student-athlete to compete in an Olympics.

Hofstra-FIU By the Numbers (2003-04 Stats)Hofstra FIU 70.7 Points Per Game 56.171.1 Opps. Points Per Game 68.2-0.4 Scoring Margin -12.139.0 Rebounds Per Game 32.533.5 Opps. Rebs Per Game 34.1+5.5 Rebounding Margin -1.613.1 Assists Per Game 9.07.6 Steals Per Game 5.916.0 Turnovers Per Game 19.03.8 Blocks Per Game 2.943.3 Field Goal Pct. 40.443.1 Opps. FG Pct. 45.033.1 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. 28.937.6 Opps. 3-Pt. FG Pct. 35.164.5 Free Throw Pct. 63.9

Homecoming Of Sorts: The Hofstra Men’sBasketball team features five players who havepreviously played in Florida before joining the Pride.Junior forward Aurimas Kieza is a native of Marijampole,Lithuania, but played his senior year of high school atFlorida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida, where heaveraged 22 points and 13 rebounds. Incoming transferAdrian Uter (Queens, NY) was a standout at BrowardCommunity College for the last two seasons, whileleading all of junior college in rebounding last winter(15.7 rpg). Junior guard Gibran Washington previouslyplayed at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, wherehe averaged 23 points, six rebounds and five assists as asenior. Sophomore guard Carlos Rivera (see below) willbe returning closest to his alma mater as he previouslyplayed at Miami Christian, where he led his team to a 38-2record, a state championship and a #11 ranking in thenation. Rivera is a native of San German, Puerto Rico,along with incoming freshman Jorge Lebron, whoaveraged just over 30 points per game last season atFlorida Prep Academy in Lake Suzy.

Rivera Returns: Sophomore guard Carlos Rivera (SanGerman, PR) made quite a name for himself in the Miamiarea during his scholastic days. Rivera played for twoseasons at Miami Christian, where he led his team to aFlorida state championship as a senior. The Victorsfinished the 2001-02 season with a 38-2 record,including 29 straight wins to close out the year. Riveraset a Florida state high school record with 131 three-pointers that season, including 10 in one game. Heaveraged 21.9 points, six rebounds and five assists pergame, and poured in 22 points in the state championshipgame victory. Rivera then prepped for one season atBridgton Academy in Maine before coming to Hofstra.

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Exhibition Game Recap (Hofstra 77, N.Y. Tech53): Junior forward Aurimas Kieza (Marijampole,Lithuania) had 20 points and 10 rebounds as the HofstraMen's Basketball team took over in the second half for a77-53 win over New York Tech in an exhibition game onWednesday evening at Hofstra Arena. New York Techled 33-28 at the break, but the Pride exploded in thesecond stanza, outscoring the Bears 49-20 afterintermission. Hofstra scored the first five points of thesecond half to tie it, and after two free throws by CedricPriso gave New York Tech a 37-36 lead, Hofstra went ona 17-0 run, capped off by a pair of free throws by redshirtfreshman guard Antoine Agudio (Huntington Station,NY/Walt Whitman), to pull ahead 53-37. Hofstra trailed byas many as eight points in the first half at 33-25, but Kiezaended the opening stanza with a three-pointer to cut thelead to 33-28 and give the Pride the momentum headinginto the locker room. Agudio finished with 15 points forthe Pride in his first full game after redshirting last seasonwith an injury. Incoming forward Adrian Uter (Queens,NY) chipped in with 12 points and eight rebounds, whilesophomore guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) also added12. Senior swingman Michael Radziejewski (JacksonHeights, NY) added a game-high 11 rebounds forHofstra, which outrebounded the Bears 51-32. NewYork Tech was led by Michael Smith and PatrickTunstead, who each had 13 points.

Stokes Named Team MVP In 2003-04:Sophomore guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo, NY) earned arare honor for a freshman last season when he wasnamed the Hofstra Men’s Basketball Most ValuablePlayer at the team’s year-end awards banquet. Stokesaveraged 12.9 points per game overall, but really cameon in the second half of the year and was a key part ofHofstra’s 6-2 finish to the regular season. Stokesaveraged 16.0 points after becoming a starter ninegames into the year (see note at right) and led the Pridewith 23 points in its CAA Tournament loss to ODU.

Stokes In Conference: Sophomore guard LorenStokes (Buffalo, NY) finished the 2003-04 regularseason averaging 15.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.7assists in CAA games. He ranked third in scoring in theentire CAA in conference games, trailing only William &Mary senior forward Adam Hess (20.0 ppg) and VCUsenior guard Domonic Jones (16.3 ppg), both of whomhave graduated. Stokes also ranked in the top 15 inrebounding (14th) in CAA games and in the top 10 inassists (8th), joining Hess as the only two players in theCAA to rank in the top 15 in each of the three majorstatistical categories in conference games. Stokes wasfirst among CAA freshmen in scoring, third in reboundingand third in assists in league play.

Stoke-ing The Fire: Sophomore Loren Stokes(Buffalo, NY) began his college career last season byaveraging 4.6 points in his first eight games coming offthe bench. Since becoming a starter (on Dec. 23), heraised his game to another level, averaging 16.0 points inthe final 21 games. He scored in double figures 20 timesin his 21 starts, including the last 15 in a row to end theseason. The only exception was an eight-point game atOld Dominion on Jan. 10, although he bounced back toscore a career-high 26 in the regular season rematch withthe Monarchs on Feb. 7 and then added a game-high 23points against Old Dominion in the opening round of theCAA Tournament. He also had a 25-point effort in a winat William & Mary. What was most remarkable aboutStokes’ performance as a starter, though, was hisconsistency: in his 21 games as a starter last season, hescored between 12-18 points 16 times.

Loren Stokes As A Starter:

Opponent (Date) P-R-A (points- rebs-assists)St. Peter's (12/23) 16-6-2Manhattan (12/31) 15-4-2Delaware (1/3) 17-4-2VCU (1/5) 13-7-7Towson (1/7) 16-2-3Old Dominion (1/10) 8-6-1George Mason (1/14) 16-7-7UNCW (1/17) 17-9-2JMU (1/21) 18-11-4William & Mary (1/24) 16-5-9Drexel (1/28) 15-2-5VCU (1/31) 10-6-1Delaware (2/4) 14-4-6Old Dominion (2/7) 26-1-4Drexel (2/11) 18-9-3William & Mary (2/14) 25-4-3George Mason (2/18) 14-4-1James Madison (2/21) 12-7-4Towson (2/25) 16-2-3UNCW (2/28) 12-4-2Old Dominion (3/6) 23-5-3 PPG RPG APGTotals (21 games) 337-109-74 16.0 5.2 3.5Previous 8 games 37-18-8 4.6 2.3 1.0Season Totals 374-127-82 12.9 4.4 2.8

Family Ties: Sophomore guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo,NY) may be a familiar name to those who follow thecollege basketball scene. His older brother, Leonard,was a four-year player at Cincinnati, where he earnedsecond-team All-Conference USA honors as a senior.Leonard finished his Cincinnati career with 1,318 points,ranking him 17th in Bearcat history, including a career-high 39 in an NCAA Tournament loss to UCLA as a juniorin 2001-02.

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Kieza Steps Up: Sophomore guard Loren Stokes(Buffalo, NY) wasn’t the only Pride player to come onstrong at the end of last season. Junior forward AurimasKieza (Marijampole, Lithuania) came off the bench for thefirst 20 games of the season, averaging 3.3 points and2.4 rebounds per game. However, injuries began to taketheir toll, and Kieza was pressed into starting duty for thefirst time on Feb. 4 against Delaware. From that point on,Kieza started the final nine games, helping the Pride to a6-3 record. He averaged 15.4 points and 7.0 reboundsin those nine games, and earned the CAA Player of theWeek Award on Monday, Feb. 23 after averaging 19.5points and 8.0 rebounds in a 2-0 week. He also came upbig in the clutch on several occasions, scoring 10 pointsin the final 3:26 of regulation to lead Hofstra to a 63-61win over Delaware on Feb. 4. He knocked downconsecutive threes to turn a 48-48 tie into a 54-48 Pridelead, and then shot 4-of-4 from the foul line in the final 26seconds of the game to help seal the win. He then hit ahuge three-pointer with 1:30 left in the Pride’s 80-79comeback win over Old Dominion, cutting the lead to 79-77. Against Towson on Feb. 25, Kieza scored eightpoints in a pivotal 11-2 Hofstra run that gave the Pride itslargest lead at 62-51 with 2:30 to play.

Radziejewski One Shy Of 100 Threes: Seniorforward Michael Radziejewski (Jackson Heights, NY)enters the 2004-05 season with 99 three-pointers in hiscareer, needing only one to become the 11th player inschool history to record 100 three-pointers. He alsoneeds seven three-pointers to reach the top 10 on theschool’s all-time list, tying Anthony Davis, who playedfrom 1995-99. Norman Richardson (1997-2001) holdsthe all-time record with 192 (see chart below).Radziejewski is the last link to Hofstra’s 2000-01 NCAATournament team, which finished 26-5 after opening itsseason by winning the FIU Tournament. Radziejewskiredshirted that season as a freshman.

Hofstra All-Time Three-Point FG LeadersName Years 3FG1) Norm Richardson 1997-01 1922) Rick Apodaca 1999-03 1903) Jason Hernandez 1998-01 1624) Tim Beckett 1995-99 1585) Frank Walker 1986-90 1576) Demetrius Dudley 1991-93 1267) Carlos Dicenta 1985-89 1238) John Mavroukas 1991-95 1199) Errol Flanigan 1988-91 11110) Anthony Davis 1995-99 10611) Michael Radziejewski 2001-pres. 9 9

Changing Roles: Senior forward MichaelRadziejewski (Jackson Heights, NY) began the 2002-03season as the Pride’s starting shooting guard, beforeeventually sliding over to the small forward position. Thisyear, he is likely going to see time at power forward insome smaller line-ups, at least until senior centerWendell Gibson (Far Rockaway, NY) comes back from hisseason-ending knee injury.

Souffrant Sixth In Assists: Senior point guardWoody Souffrant (Brooklyn, NY) currently ranks sixth all-time at Hofstra in career assists with 321. He needs 34more to move into a tie for fifth place with Rich Laurel(1973-77). The all-time record of 660 is held by Craig“Speedy” Claxton (see chart below):

Hofstra All-Time Assist LeadersName Years Assists1) Craig Claxton 1996-00 6602) Robby Weingard 1981-85 6063) Darius Burton 1993-97 5604) Frank Walker 1986-90 5225) Rich Laurel 1973-77 3556) Woody Souffrant 2001-pres. 3 2 17) Leroy Allen 1983-87 3058) Eric Harvey 1979-83 3049) Rick Apodaca 1999-03 30010) Jason Hernandez 1998-01 296

A Quick Starter: Sophomore guard Carlos Rivera(San German, PR/Miami Christian) started his first 21collegiate games before being injured in a Feb. 4 winover Delaware. To find the last freshman to begin hiscareer as a regular starter, you have to go back to currentGolden State Warrior Speedy Claxton in 1996-97. Riverascored a personal-best 23 points on Monday, Jan. 5against VCU, shooting 6-of-9 from three-point territory,setting a Hofstra freshman record for three-pointers in agame. Rivera finished the season averaging 10.8 pointsper game before his injury.

M*A*S*H* Unit: One of the first objectives for theHofstra Men’s Basketball team this season is to simplyget everyone close to healthy again. A year ago, thePride lost starters Carlos Rivera (San German, PR) andWendell Gibson (Far Rockaway, NY) to season-endingknee injuries within one week of each other. Both are stilltrying to return to full speed following their rehabilitationand neither played in the Pride’s exhibition game onWednesday. Last year, Hofstra players missed 78 gamesas a result of illness or injuries, while in 2002-03,members of the Pride combined to miss 103 games.

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Gibson Injury Derails Strong Season: Seniorcenter Wendell Gibson (Far Rockaway, NY) was on hisway to an All-CAA caliber season when he was lost forthe season with a knee injury on Jan 28. Gibson was hurtwith 31 seconds left in a home loss to Drexel aftermatching his career high with 26 points before the injury.He had really stepped up his play for the Pride during the2003-04 season, leading the team in scoring (14.3 ppg)and field goal percentage (60.7 percent). His productionacross the board also visibly improved from his first twoseasons, particularly in field goal percentage (seefollowing note):

Wendell Gibson's Career StatisticsYear P P G RPG FG% F T %2003-04 14.3 6.2 60.7 77.02002-03 6.1 6.0 41.1 68.02001-02 6.4 5.3 44.1 73.2

Gibson From The Field: Senior center WendellGibson (Far Rockaway, NY) not only put up impressivescoring numbers last year prior to his injury, but he alsodid so in extremely efficient fashion. Gibson shot 60percent or better from the floor in 12 of his 19 games,including nine games of 70 percent or better. Gibsonranked third in the CAA and 12th in the nation in field goalpercentage (.607) at the time of his injury.

Gibson On The Boards: Junior center WendellGibson (Far Rockaway, NY) averaged 6.2 rebounds pergame before his season-ending injury, but his impactwent far beyond the numbers. At the time of his injury,Hofstra ranked fifth in the country in rebounding margin(+8.2 per game). After his injury, Hofstra was nearly deadeven in the rebounding department, tallying only onemore board than its opponents combined over the final10 games.

The Sixth Borough?: Sophomore guard CarlosRivera (San German, PR) and freshman guard JorgeLebron (San German, PR) have continued a recentHofstra lineage of Puerto Rican guards. In 2002-03,shooting guard Rick Apodaca, a current member of thePuerto Rican national team, concluded a career whichsaw him finish ninth at Hofstra in scoring (1,422 points).In 2000-01, Hofstra started an All-Puerto Rican backcourtof Apodaca and Jason Hernandez, who also scored over1,000 career points (at both UNH and Hofstra), on its wayto a 26-5 final record. That Hernadez-Apodaca backcourtstarted together for Hofstra in its last meeting with FIU inthat 2000-01 season. Rivera and Lebron grew up in thesame neighborhood of San German and have knowneach other since they were in grade school.

Chairmen Of The Boards: The Pride has developeda reputation as an exceptionally strong rebounding teamin recent years. Hofstra has led the CAA in reboundingmargin in each of its first three seasons in the league(+4.0 in 2001-02, +6.1 in 2002-03, +5.5 in 2003-04),after also leading the America East Conference theprevious year. Hofstra has only been outreboundedseven times in each of the last two seasons, whilewinning the battle of the boards at least a combined 42times. Since the start of the Tom Pecora era in 2001-02,Hofstra has been outrebounded only 22 times in 90games (24.4 percent of the time). Since the start of the2000-01 season, Hofstra has been outrebounded only28 times in 121 games (23.1 percent of the time).

Hofstra’s Battle Of the Boards – (2000-04)Year Games H U O p p . Even2003-04 29 20 7 22002-03 29 22 7 02001-02 32 23 8 12000-01 31 24 6 1Totals 120 89 28 4

Dominating The Glass: There have been 18 times inthe previous two years when Hofstra has held a double-digit rebounding advantage, including nine times in2003-04 (eight in CAA games). Hofstra went through astretch last January where it outrebounded its opponentby 10 or more six times in eight games. Here is a list ofthe double-digit rebounding margins for the Pride in the2003-04 season:

Date Opponent Rebounds Result 2/21 James Madison 47-33 (+14) W 65-612/18 George Mason 44-29 (+15) W 67-571/28 Drexel 45-26 (+19) L 81-821/24 William & Mary 49-31 (+18) W 98-711/21 at JMU 48-29 (+19) W 69-661/10 at Old Dominion 47-28 (+19) L 66-711/7 Towson 47-23 (+24) W 85-561/5 VCU 46-35 (+11) W 66-6112/23 Saint Peter's 47-24 (+23) W 87-77

The Newest Board Member: If Hofstra is going tocontinue its recent dominance in the reboundingdepartment, it will need to rely heavily on incoming juniorcollege power forward Adrian Uter (Queens, NY). Uterled the entire nation in rebounding last year at BrowardCommunity College in Florida, averaging 15.7 boards togo along with his 18.2 points per contest. He played hishigh school basketball at Springfield Gardens in Queens,NY, where he averaged 15 points and 15 rebounds agame.

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Last Year’s Season Opener (Hofstra 79, Marist74): Sophomore guard Gibran Washington hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:02 left in regulation andDanny Walker had a career-high 21 points as Hofstraopened its 2003-04 season with a 79-74 win at Marist inthe opening round of the Preseason NIT on Tuesday,Nov. 18. Washington's three-pointer came from the rightwing with the shot clock winding down and Maristclinging to a 74-73 lead. Marist's Dennis Young tried toanswer with a three-pointer on the Red Foxes nextpossession, but was unable to connect. The Pridesecured the defensive rebound and Walker was fouledwith 31 seconds left. Walker made the first, but missedthe second, giving Marist a chance to tie. PierreMonogan missed a three-pointer and Chris Handymissed a follow-up underneath the basket. Monogan gotthe offensive rebound and tried to kick it back out to thethree-point line, but Washington stepped in for the stealand drove the length of the floor to seal the game with abreakaway lay-up. The lay-up gave Washington 10 pointson the night, setting a new career high for him as well.The final flurry for Hofstra put an end to a game in whichneither team held more than a three-point lead over thefinal 17:36 of the game, until Washington's lay-up withfive seconds left made the final spread 79-74. Hofstraalso overcame a career-high 25 points from Marist guardBrandon Ellerbee. Joining Walker and Washignton indouble figures for Hofstra were junior forward WendellGibson, who had 16 points, one shy of his career high,and freshman guard Carlos Rivera, who had 10 points inhis collegiate debut.

Hofstra In Season Openers: Hofstra captured itsseason-opening contest last year over Marist 79-74 inthe opening round of the Preseason NIT. The Pride is39-29 all-time starting out a season, including 17-14 in its30 previous years at the Division I level.

Possible Milestone In Reach: Hofstra began itsMen’s Basketball program in the 1936-37 season,compiling a 7-10 record under head coach JackMcDonald. Since then, the Pride has averaged 15 wins aseason and comes into this year with a 982-745 all-timerecord. With 18 wins this winter, Hofstra will pick up the1,000th victory in the history of its program.

Apodaca Makes Hofstra History: Former Hofstrashooting guard Rick Apodaca became the first Pridestudent-athlete to ever compete in an Olympic Gameswhen he played for the Puerto Rican Men’s Basketballteam in Athens, Greece this summer. Former Pridewrestler Nick Gallo was an alternate on the 1976 UnitedStates Wrestling team that traveled to the SummerOlympics in Montreal, but he did not compete.

CAA Standings: Here are the final Colonial AthleticAssociation standings from the 2003-04 season:

Team Conf. Streak Overall StreakVCU 14-4 W5 23-8 L1Drexel 13-5 L1 18-11 L3George Mason 12-6 W3 23-10 L1Old Dominion 11-7 L1 17-12 L1Hofstra 10-8 L1 14-15 L2Delaware 10-8 W1 16-12 L1UNC Wilmington 9-9 W1 15-15 L1Towson 4-14 W1 8-21 L1William & Mary 4-14 L2 7-21 L3James Madison 3-15 L6 7-21 L7

CAA Preseason Poll: Hofstra was picked to finishseventh in the preseason Colonial Athletic Associationmedia poll, which was voted on at CAA Media Day onOct. 29 in Richmond, Virginia. Old Dominion was pickedto win the conference, while four schools received first-place votes. Sophomore guard Loren Stokes (Buffalo,NY) was chosen to the Preseason All-CAA SecondTeam.

2004-05 CAA Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll

School (First Place Votes) Points1. Old Dominion (13) 2162. Drexel (5) 2033. George Mason (4) 1894. Virginia Commonwealth (2) 1855. Delaware 1376. UNC Wilmington 1247. Hofstra 1008. William & Mary 589. James Madison 5410. Towson 38

Agudio, Stokes Win Gold: One boost to the Pride’sline-up this season is the return of redshirt freshmanAntoine Agudio (Huntington Station, NY), who missed allof last season with an injury suffered in a preseasongame. Agudio and sophomore guard Loren Stokes(Buffalo, NY) were the top two scorers on the Long Islandteam that captured the gold medal at the 2004 EmpireState games this summer. Agudio averaged 22.8 pointsper game, while Stokes averaged 21.5 points.

Next Up: The Pride returns to Hofstra Arena onWednesday, Nov. 24 for its 2004-05 home openeragainst La Salle. That game will be the second part of adoubleheader with the women’s team, which takes onColgate at 5 p.m. Hofstra will also be sponsoring aThanksgiving Food Drive for needy Long Island familiesas part of the doubleheader.

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Odds And Ends: Some strange, unusual, and sometimesrelevant facts regarding Hofstra basketball:

Loving The Sunshine State: Hofstra has won the lastfive road games that it has played in Florida. Hofstra opened upthe 2000-01 season with wins at Florida International and atFlorida Atlantic. Hofstra also swept an early-season road trip toFIU and FAU in 1996-97, and captured the Stetson HatterClassic in 1990-91 with wins over Stetson (before beatingMississippi in the championship game). Hofstra did drop twoneutral site games at South Florida’s tournament in 2001-02(against Illinois-Chicago and Bucknell).

Defense Tells The Story: Hofstra has won 36 straightgames when holding opponents to less than 60 points, datingback to a 58-45 loss to Rutgers at the Postseason NIT in 1999.Last year, the Pride was 3-0 when keeping its opponents belowthe 60 mark.

Then Again, So Does Offense: The Pride is 25-1 the last26 times it has scored 80 or more points, and is also 25-1 thelast 26 times it has or shot 50 percent from the field or better.The Pride lost 82-81 to Drexel last season on Jan. 28, the firsttime it had scored 80 and lost since an 85-81 defeat toDelaware on Jan. 9, 2000.

Closing Time: It has proven to be very difficult foropponents to come from behind late against the Pride in recentyears. Since the start of the 1999-2000 campaign, Hofstra is78-2 when leading with 2:00 left in the game (11-0 last year).The Pride managed to come back and win twice last year whentrailing with 2:00 left.

Beyond The Arc: Hofstra has made at least one three-pointer in 228 straight games, dating back to a loss at BostonUniversity in 1996-97.

Beyond The Arc (Part II): A telltale sign in the 2003-04season was the Pride's three-point shooting. Hofstra shot 39.9percent from beyond the arc in its 13 wins, but only 27.1percent in its losses. As a team, Hofstra was a perfect 7-0 lastyear in games when it shot 40 percent or better from three-point land.

Working Overtime: The Pride has won its last eightovertime games, dating back to a 71-70 loss to Boston Univ. in1990-91.

Mom Always Said It Was Good To Share: Hofstrafinished 7-1 last season when it has 15 or more assists. ThePride is also 18-7 under head coach Tom Pecora when itsassist-to-turnover ratio is an even 1:1 or higher.

The Comforts Of Home: The Pride clearly preferred thefriendly confines of Hofstra Arena last year. Hofstra scored 80or more points five times at home, and only cone on the road(at St. John’s, which was a 20-mile road trip). Hofstra averaged75.8 points at home and 67.5 points on the road.

Hofstra Signs Seven: The Hofstra Men’s Basketballprogram signed seven high school players to nationalletters of intent during the fall signing period. The sevenplayers include:

Chris Gadley, 6-8, F/C (Amherst, NY/Amherst Central HS)Dane Johnson, 6-8, F/C (Brooklyn, NY/Robeson HS)Greg Johnson, 6-0, G (Harlem, NY/Holderness (NH) School)Vic Morris, 5-11, G (Queens, NY/Cardozo HS)Sal Patricio, 6-2, G (Queens, NY/Florida Prep Academy)Arminas Urbutis, 6-9, F (Kaunas, Lithuania/Montverde (FL)Greg Washington, 6-9, C (Islip, NY/Florida Air Academy)

Chris Gadley is a 6-8 power forward from Amherst, NY(outside of Buffalo). He averaged 18 points, 12.5 rebounds andsix blocks a game for Amherst Central High School lastseason, while earning fourth-team All-Western New Yorkhonors from the Buffalo News. He is ranked 21st among thebest scholastic prospects in New York by Insiders Report. Dane Johnson is a 6-8 center at Paul Robeson High Schoolin Brooklyn, NY, where he averaged 13 points and eightrebounds per game in 2003-04. Among his highlights lastseason were a pair of buzzer-beaters in big tournamentvictories, including a dramatic follow-up dunk at the buzzer toupset top-seeded Grady High School in the second overtime atthe Brooklyn Borough Championship Tournament. Greg Johnson, a native of Harlem, NY, has played the lastthree years at The Holderness School in New Hampshire,where he led his team to a New England Prep School Class CChampionship last season. A 6-0 point guard, he averaged 14points and six assists a game as a junior, while reaching the1,000-point plateau in only two and a half years. Vic Morris, a 5-11 point guard, averaged 18 points per gamefor Cardozo High School last winter, and was chosen the NewYork Public School Athletic League (PSAL) Preseason Playerof the Year by Real Scout Basketball. He was an honorable-mention All-Queens selection by the Daily News last year. Sal Patricio, a 6-2 shooting guard, is playing this season atFlorida Prep Academy after starring a year ago at Bryant HighSchool in Queens. Patricio averaged 30 points per game atBryant, while earning second-team All-Queens honors from theDaily News.   Arminas Urbutis is a 6-9 combination forward who traveledfrom his native Lithuania last season to star at MontverdeAcademy in Montverde, Florida. He averaged 17.5 points and12.3 rebounds last season for Montverde, which enters the2004-05 campaign ranked 21st in the nation by USA Today. Greg Washington is a 6-9 center who will be attendingFlorida Air Academy this season. He previously played atnearby Central Islip High School on Long Island. He wasranked among the top 300 recruits in the nation by HoopScoop.

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2004-05 Hofstra UniversityMen's Basketball Roster

NumericalNo. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Junior College1 Loren Stokes G So. 6-3 175 Buffalo, NY/St. Thomas More3 Justin Jones G So. 6-0 185 Alpharetta, GA/Maine Central Institute5 Jorge Lebron G Fr. 6-2 180 San German, PR/Florida Prep Academy11 Gibran Washington G Jr. 6-0 205 Jacksonville, FL/Mandarin12 Woody Souffrant G Sr. 5-11 170 Brooklyn, NY/William E. Grady13 Antoine Agudio G/F Fr. 6-3 180 Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman21 Ryan Johnson G/F Fr. 6-4 210 Massapequa, NY/St. Thomas More23 Kenny Harris F Jr. 6-9 200 Bronx, NY/St. John the Baptist/L.A. CC24 Michael Radziejewski F Sr. 6-5 205 Jackson Heights, NY/Christ the King25 Aurimas Kieza F Jr. 6-8 215 Marijampole, Lithuania/Florida Air Academy31 Carlos Rivera G So. 6-2 200 San German, PR/Bridgton Academy32 Brian Sisti F/C Fr. 6-8 235 Northport, NY/Northport33 Adrian Uter F/C Jr. 6-7 225 Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens/Broward CC42 Wendell Gibson C Sr. 6-7 255 Far Rockaway, NY/Archbishop Molloy-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Head Coach: Tom PecoraAssistant Coaches: Tom Parrotta, Van Macon, David Duke

AlphabeticalNo. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Junior College13 Antoine Agudio G/F Fr. 6-3 180 Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman42 Wendell Gibson F/C Sr. 6-7 255 Far Rockaway, NY/Archbishop Molloy23 Kenny Harris F Jr. 6-9 200 Bronx, NY/St. John the Baptist/L.A. CC21 Ryan Johnson G/F Fr. 6-4 210 Massapequa, NY/St. Thomas More3 Justin Jones G So. 6-0 185 Alpharetta, GA/Maine Central Institute25 Aurimas Kieza F Jr. 6-8 215 Marijampole, Lithuania/Florida Air Academy5 Jorge Lebron G Fr. 6-2 180 San German, PR/Florida Prep Academy24 Michael Radziejewski F Sr. 6-5 205 Jackson Heights, NY/Christ the King31 Carlos Rivera G So. 6-2 200 San German, PR/Bridgton Academy32 Brian Sisti F/C Fr. 6-8 235 Northport, NY/Northport12 Woody Souffrant G Sr. 5-11 170 Brooklyn, NY/William E. Grady1 Loren Stokes G So. 6-3 175 Buffalo, NY/St. Thomas More33 Adrian Uter F/C Jr. 6-7 225 Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens/Broward CC11 Gibran Washington G Jr. 6-0 205 Jacksonville, FL/Mandarin-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Head Coach: Tom PecoraAssistant Coaches: Tom Parrotta, Van Macon, David Duke

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE5 Jorge Lebron HOR-hay luh-BRON11 Gibran Washington jib-RON12 Woody Souffrant soo-FRAHNT13 Antoine Agudio uh-GOO-dee-oh24 Michael Radziejewski RAD-jee-ESS-kee25 Aurimas Kieza or-EEM-is key-ASIA (like the continent)33 Adrian Uter YOU-ter42 Wendell Gibson when-DELL

Coach Tom Pecora puh-CORE-uh

Hofstra University Basketball HOFSTRA Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 06, 2004) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES........... (14-15) (8-3) (6-11) (0-1) CONFERENCE.......... (10-8) (7-2) (3-6) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (4-7) (1-1) (3-5) (0-1)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42 Gibson, Wendell..... 19-19 577 30.4 102-168 .607 0-0 .000 67-87 .770 51 67 118 6.2 60 3 19 54 15 9 271 14.3 21 Adeleke, Kenny...... 29-27 844 29.1 143-308 .464 2-17 .118 107-165 .648 122 145 267 9.2 88 4 28 92 29 37 395 13.6 01 Stokes, Loren....... 29-21 847 29.2 143-313 .457 11-34 .324 77-137 .562 39 88 127 4.4 77 1 82 87 7 37 374 12.9 55 Rivera, Carlos...... 21-21 645 30.7 82-203 .404 47-129 .364 15-22 .682 20 63 83 4.0 60 4 48 47 4 30 226 10.8 23 Walker, Danny....... 27-23 677 25.1 77-211 .365 20-71 .282 47-70 .671 43 84 127 4.7 67 4 32 28 31 26 221 8.2 25 Kieza, Aurimas...... 27-9 489 18.1 69-152 .454 34-87 .391 25-36 .694 43 64 107 4.0 49 2 12 27 13 13 197 7.3 11 Washington, Gibran.. 29-21 696 24.0 57-161 .354 23-74 .311 21-35 .600 22 51 73 2.5 76 3 79 54 4 42 158 5.4 24 Radziejewski, Mike.. 24-2 417 17.4 31-90 .344 19-56 .339 8-14 .571 18 43 61 2.5 49 2 24 21 5 7 89 3.7 12 Souffrant, Woody.... 27-1 439 16.3 31-87 .356 14-45 .311 12-20 .600 11 22 33 1.2 26 0 49 38 0 17 88 3.3 32 Sisti, Brian........ 3-0 11 3.7 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 3 3 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.3 44 Alston, Omar........ 21-1 148 7.0 9-29 .310 1-2 .500 6-10 .600 13 23 36 1.7 28 1 5 8 2 2 25 1.2 03 Justin Jones........ 5-0 10 2.0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.6 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0.4 TEAM................ 52 41 93 3.2 1 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total............... 29 5800 747-1727 .433 171-516 .331 385-597 .645 435 696 1131 39.0 584 24 380 463 110 220 2050 70.7 Opponents........... 29 5800 698-1619 .431 231-614 .376 436-631 .691 324 648 972 33.5 567 - 404 443 108 231 2063 71.1

TEAM STATISTICS HOFSTRA OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND --------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------ SCORING.................. 2050 2063 11/18/03 at Marist College W 79-74 2950 Points per game........ 70.7 71.1 11/20/03 at Georgia Tech L 56-75 918 Scoring margin......... -0.4 - 11/22/03 at Providence L 56-69 8163 FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 747-1727 698-1619 11/29/03 at Maryland L 72-87 17950 Field goal pct......... .433 .431 12/2/03 at St. John's W 81-64 4164 3 POINT FG-ATT........... 171-516 231-614 12/5/03 at Columbia W 58-55 - 3-point FG pct......... .331 .376 12/10/03 at Monmouth L 79-87 2069 3-pt FG made per game.. 5.9 8.0 12/13/03 STONY BROOK L 69-70 3424 FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 385-597 436-631 12/23/03 SAINT PETER'S W 87-77 1947 Free throw pct......... .645 .691 12-31-03 at Manhattan L 58-65 1085 REBOUNDS................. 1131 972 *1/3/04 at Delaware L 59-66 4260 Rebounds per game...... 39.0 33.5 *1/5/04 VA. COMMONWEALTH W 66-61 1210 Rebounding margin...... +5.5 - *1/7/04 TOWSON W 85-56 1329 ASSISTS.................. 380 404 *01-10-04 at Old Dominion Monarchs L 66-71 5708 Assists per game....... 13.1 13.9 *1/14/04 at George Mason L 76-84 2464 TURNOVERS................ 463 443 *1/17/04 UNC-WILMINGTON L 73-76 3070 Turnovers per game..... 16.0 15.3 *1/21/04 at James Madison W 69-66 3075 Turnover margin........ -0.7 - *1-24-04 WILLIAM & MARY W 98-71 2415 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.8 0.9 *1/28/04 DREXEL L 81-82 1159 STEALS................... 220 231 *1/31/04 at Virginia Commonwealth L 69-81 6069 Steals per game........ 7.6 8.0 *2/4/04 DELAWARE W 63-61 1650 BLOCKS................... 110 108 *2/7/04 OLD DOMINION W 80-79 2526 Blocks per game........ 3.8 3.7 *2/11/04 at Drexel Dragons L 69-92 1831 WINNING STREAK........... 0 - *2/14/04 at William and Mary W 78-69 1896 Home win streak........ 4 - *2/18/04 GEORGE MASON W 67-57 1704 ATTENDANCE............... 23390 74525 *2/21/04 JAMES MADISON W 65-61 2956 Home games-Avg/Game.... 11-2126 17-4089 *02/25/04 at Towson W 67-61 806 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 1-5017 *02-28-04 at UNC Wilmington L 56-64 6100 $3/6/04 vs Old Dominion L 68-82 5017 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------------------------------ ---- ---- ---- HOFSTRA....................... 946 1104 - 2050 Opponents..................... 950 1113 - 2063