Probable
Starters:
Guilford College Quakers
T.C. Anderson – Sr. – Guard
Clay Henson – Jr. Guard
Tyler Sanborn –Sr. -- Center
Rhett Bonner – Sr, -- Guard
Martin Stephenson – Jr. – Forward
Williams College Ephs
Alex Rubin – Sr. – Guard
James Wang – Soph. – Guard
Joe Geoghegan – Sr. – Center
Blake Schultz – Sr. Forward
Harlan Dodson – Jr. – Forward
COACHES:
Guilford – Tom Palombo -- 247-118 (.676)
Williams – Mike Maker – 46-10 (.821)
NCAA TOURNAMENT
HISTORY:
Guilford in the NCAA Tournament:
Appearances: 4
Appearances in Semifinals: 1st
Record: 12-3 (.800)
Williams in NCAA Tournament:
Appearances: 11
Appearances in Semifinals: 5
Record: 29-9 (763)
STREAKS: Guilford enters with an 11-game
win streak, while the Ephs are riding a school record in-season
20-game streak.
MOST VISITS to SALEM: This is the fifth
time the Ephs have advanced to the National Semifinals and Finals
at the Salem Civic Center. No other team has made as many trips to
Salem as has Williams.
Ephs are 5-3 in Salem
1997 – 3rd
1998 – 3rd
2003 -- Champions
2004 – 2nd
| GUILFORD | vs. | WILLIAMS |
| 81.7 | Points per Game | 85.2 |
| 66.5 | Points Allowed | 64.5 |
| +15.2 | Avg. Margin of Victory | +20.7 |
| 1387 (43.3) | Rebounds (Avg.) | 1142 (38.1) |
| 1012 (31.6) | Opp. Rebounds (Avg.) | 1023 (34.1) |
| +11.7 | Rebound Margin | +7.2 |
| 930-1956 (.473) | FG % (Avg.) | 880-1676 (.525) |
| 784-1960 (.400) | FG Defense % (Avg.) | 727-1850 (.393) |
| 235-620 (.379) | 3-pt FG % (Avg.) | 294-642 (.458) |
| 275-846 (.325) | Opp’s 3-pt FG% (Avg.) | 188-579 (.325) |
| 518-728 (.712) | FT % (Avg.) | 503-654 (.769) |
| 453 (12.7) | Assists (Avg.) | 468 (15.6) |
| 239 (6.6) | Steals (Avg.) | 157 (5.2) |
| 68 (2.8) | Blocks (Avg.) | 131 (4.4) |
| 364 (12.5) | Turnovers (Avg.) | 348 (11.6) |
| -0.4 | Turnover Margin | -1.0 |
| 474 (14.8) | Fouls (Avg.) | 434 (14.5) |
Top Scorers:
Tyler Sanborn 19.6 -- Blake Schultz 19.0
Clay Henson 17.9 -- James Wang 17.3
Top Rebounders:
Tyler Sanborn 14.1 -- Joe Geoghegan 8.2
Martin Stephenson 3.9 -- Troy Whittington
6.0
EPH MILESTONES: Blake Schultz needs 10 points to
become the Ephs 4th all-time leading scorer and surpass Art
Pidoriano '84 (1,492). Joe Geoghegan needs six rebounds to move
into third all-time in rebounds and move pastDrew DeMuth '03 (748).
EPHS THEN and NOW: James Wang and Troy Whittington Ephs have dramatically improved their contribution levels from last season.
| 2008-09 | 2009-10 | ||
| James Wang | Minutes Played | 243 | 919 |
| Troy Whittington | 322 | 535 | |
| James Wang | Points | 124 | 518 |
| Troy Whittington | 121 | 375 | |
| James Wang | Assists | 32 | 136 |
| Troy Whittington | Rebounds | 103 | 179 |
| Troy Whittington | Blocks | 44 | 72 |
FIRST EPH NAMED MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER at FINAL
FOUR:
Ben Coffin '04, 2003
FIRST EPH NAMED to ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM at FINAL
FOUR:
Michael Nogelo '98, 1996-97 & 1997-98
NCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM at FINAL FOUR:
1997: Michael Nogelo '98
1998: Michael Nogelo '98
2003: Ben Coffin '04 & Michael Crotty '04
2004: Michael Crotty '04 & Tucker Kain '05
MOST POINTS IN ONE NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME:
Michael Nogelo '98, 38
vs. Wilkes, 3/21/98.
MOST POINTS ONE TOURNAMENT: Michael Nogelo
'98, 178 in six games -- an
NCAA record.
MOST REBOUNDS IN ONE NCAA GAME: 21, Ben
Coffin '04 vs. Keene State,
3/13/04.
MOST ASSISTS IN ONE NCAA GAME: 14, Michael
Crotty '04 vs. Salem State
3/6/2004.
MOST REBOUNDS IN ONE NCAA TOURNAMENT: 65,
Michael Nogelo '98,in
six games 1998.
MOST ASSISTS IN ONE NCAA TOURNAMENT: 48, Michael
Crotty '04, in
five games in 2003
Williams has participated in all three NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments:
NCAA Division I Tournament, 1959 (0-1):
Canisius 73, Williams 60 (Madison Square Garden)
NCAA Division II Tournament, 1959 & 1961
(2-3):
1959
LeMoyne 72, Williams 66
Buffalo 78, Williams 52
1961
Williams 74, Rochester 72
Williams 75, Bates 68 (Regional Champions)
Wittenberg 64, Williams 51 (Quarterfinals)
NESCAC: Prior to the 1993-94 academic year was NESCAC teams, by agreement, were not permitted to play in NCAA team postseason events. In the 17 years that NESCAC teams have been “dancing,” the conference has made 10 appearances in Salem -- Williams 5, Amherst 3, Connecticut College 1, and Trinity 1.
EPHNOTES: In advancing to Salem Mike Maker’s Ephs set a Williams record for consecutive in-season wins: 20
This is only the third time the Ephs have won 29 games in a season: 2003 (31-1/NCAA Champions), 2004 (30-2/NCAA Runner-up)
Blake Schultz and sophomore guard James Wang have both scored over 500 points this season, which is only the second time in Eph history: Michael Nogelo ’98 (599) and Matt Hunt ’99 (530) in 1998. Schultz has scored 570 and Wang has tallied 518.
Senior forward and co-captain Blake Schultz (Atherton, CA) is the second Eph to win the Jostens Trophy. Michael Nogelo ’98 was the first Eph to win the Jostens Trophy. Schultz will graduate ranked in the top ten all-time at Williams in points and rebounds.
NATIONAL LEADERS: Williams has won 13 of the 14 Directors’ Cups for overall athletic excellence awarded in NCAA Division III, including the last 11 in a row.
