UNIVERSITY

Men’s
Basketball

2001-02
The Rock (7-17,1-9)
VS. Edinboro (16-8,7-3)
Morrow Field House/Slippery Rock, Pa.
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
8 p.m.

GAME NOTES:
Hi h honors; Freshman forward Jerome Smalls was named PSAC-West
Division Rookie of the Week for Feb. 12-18. Smalls totaled 16 points and 20
rebounds in a 1-1 week for The Rock. He posted season-highs of 12 points and
13 rebounds in The Rock’s win over Pitt-Johnstown.
Disrupting the too; A
Rock win over Edinboro
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Sophomore point guard
Aaron Epps made his
first return Clarion a week
Freeman (12 0 ppg)
Tate (18 7 ppg)
ago. He scored a team(7.5
rpg)
Tate
(10.4 ip^
Zajac
high 17 points off the
Lewandowii (2.61 apg) Grabill (3.17 apg)
bench, but it wasn’t
enough to lift The Rock
to victory. Epps played
at Clarion during the ‘99-’00 season.
Spreading the wealth: Junior forward Dave Freeman, sophomore forward
Donteil Lewis and Aaron Epps have each led The Rock in scoring six times,
while senior guard Bryant Lewandowski has been The Rock’s leading scorer in
five games and freshman center Ben Zajac three games.
All-America opponent; Edinboro’s senior forward Kenny Tate was tabbed
by Division II Bulletin as
its pre-season national
player of the year. Tate
has done nothing thus far
to negate that honor and
currently has 1,497 career
points and 795 career
rebounds. He leads
Edinboro in points,
rebounds, minutes, and
steals.
Edinboro info:
Fighting Scot senior
guard Blake Johnson
will be unable to play due
to a recurring stress
fracture. He was averag­
ing 14.2 ppg and led the
team with 57 threepointers made. Freshman
point guard Dan Grabill
has also stepped up big for the Scots leading the team with 76 assists and also
leads the PS AC in three-point shooting percentage at 52.8%. Grabill has also
been named PSAC-West Rookie of the Week three times this season.
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The Rock men *s basketball game program was produced by
Shane Meling, Graduate Assistantfor Sports PromoHon & Information

The Rock men’s basketball roster
No
10
12
14
22
24
30
32
34
35
40
44

Name
Dave Johnson
Ryan Brown
Aaron Epps
Bryant Lewandowski
Dustin Hufhagel
Jon Sheffield
Dave Freeman
Chucky Frierson
Jerome Smalls
Donteil Lewis
Ben Zajac

Ht
5-8
5-10
6-0
6-2
6-1
5-10
6-4
6-6
6-2
6-7
6-8

M
160
180
165
195
180
165
190
210
175
210
220

Yr
Fr
Fr
So
Sr
Fr
Jr
Jr
Fr
Fr
So
Fr

Pos
G
G
G
G/F
G
G
F
F
F
F/C
F/C

Hometown/High School
Univ’ty Hgts, OH/Heights
Williamsport/Williamsport
Butler/Butler
Cleveland, OH/Butler, PA
Portersville/Slippery Rock
New Brighton/New Brighton
PittsbuigjhAlncentian
Cleveland, OH/Brunswick
Philadelphia/Roxborough
Akron, OH/Garfield
Prospect/Slippery Rock

Head Coach: Anthony Jones
Assistant Coach: Heath Bailey
Grad Assistant Coach: Romeo Lagmay, Jr.

Edinboro men’s basketball roster
00
1
3
5
11
14
15
23
24
30
44
52
55

Name
Kenny Tate
Blake Johnson
James Dickerson
Chris Summers
Dan Gralrill
Brandon Dominick
Derek Armstrong
Brandon Thompson
Brian Keller
Duke Gartrell
Ancfy Stritzinger
Jakim Donaldson
Aaron Bluey

M
6-3
6-0
6-4
6-3
5-10
5-8
6-3
6-6
6-1
6-2
6-8
6-6
6-2

M
210
185
190
220
155
170
185
230
170
180
220
190
185

Yr
Sr
Sr
Sr
Sr
Fr
Jr
Jr
So
Fr
Jr
Sr
Fr
Fr

Pos
F
G
F
F
G
G
F
C
G
G
C
F
G/F

Heatf Coach: Gary Walcavich
Assistant Coaches: Pat Cleary and Hugo Lopez

Hometown/High School
Philadelphia/New Mex. CC
Jamestown, NY/Jamestown
Richmond Heights, OH/RH
Farrell/Farrell
Edinboro/General McLane
Cleveland Hghts,OH/Heights
Montreal, CAN/Champlain
Philadelphia/Simon Gratz
Farrell/Farrell
Littlestown/Littlestown
Erie/Harbor Creek
Pittsbuigh/Oliver
Fairview/Fairview

PSAC standings
Western Division
Team
PSAC
California................................ 8-2......
lUP.......................................... 7-3......
Edinboro................................. 7-3......
Clarion.................................... 7-4......
Lock Haven........................... 4-6......
Shippensburg......................... 2-9......
Slippery Rock........................ 1-9.......

Overall
20-4
20-4
16-8
14-9
8-16
8-16
7-17

Eastern Division
West Chester.......................... 8-2.,
Millersville.............................8-2..
Cheyney.................................. 8-3 .,
Bloomsburg............................6-4..
Mansfield................................ 4-6..
Kutztown................................ 1-9.,
E. Stroudsburg....................... 1-10

16-8
15-9
15-8
13-11
9-14
4-19
4-19

February 16 scores
Cheyney 77, Mansfield 74
Edinboro 83, Shippensburg 75
West Chester 91, Millersville 80
(California 84, Lock Haven 60
Bloomsburg 77, East Stroudsburg 63
Clarion 82, Indiana 71
Slippery Rock 68, Pitt Johnstown 60
District of Columbia 77, Kutztown 60

February 23 games
West Chester at Bloomsbmg
Cheyney at Kutztown
California at Indiana
Lock Haven at Edinboro
Millersville at Mansfield
Shippensburg at The Rock
New Haven at Clarion

Todav^s games
Bloomsburg at Millersville
East Stroudsburg at West Chester
Clarion at Clalifomia
Edinboro at Slippery Rock
Indiana at Lock Haven
Mansfield at Kutztown
Shippensburg at Pitt Johnstown
Columbia Union at Cheyney

PSAC Championship Tournament
Quarterfinals - February 26
Western Division #4 seed at Western Division #1 seed
Western Division #3 seed at Western Division #2 seed
Eastern Division #4 seed at Eastern Division #1 seed
Eastern Division #3 seed at Eastern Division #2 seed
Semifinals - March 2
at highest remaining Eastern Division seed after quarterfinal round
Finals - March 3
at highest remaining Eastern Division seed after quarterfinal round

2001-02 Rock
Schedule & Results
Allegheny Power
Anaconda Sports, Inc.
ARAMARK, Campus Dining Services
Campus Side Apartments
Cellular One, Dobson Cellular Systems
The Cellular Store
Citizens National Bank
Coffaro’s Pizza
Countryside Carpet, Furniture & Storage
County Market, Grove City
Dingbats
Grove City Chevrolet-Buick
Kelly Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Hyundai
Keystone Rehabilitation Systems, Inc.
Luigi’s Pizza House
McDonald’s of Slippery Rock
Neely, Cashdollar & Associates, Financial Planning
Old Country Buffet
Preferred Physical Therapy
Preston Motors
SGA Bookstore
Seneca Printing Express
Slippery Rock Apartments
Slippery Rock Giant Eagle
The First National Bank of Slippery Rock
University Sportswear
Yellow Book, Inc.
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7 wins, 17 losses overall
1 win, 9 losses (7th place) in PSAC-Westem Division
Nov. 20........ .........at Youngstown State................... ............. 99-67 Loss
Nov. 24........ .........GENEm.................................... ............. 85-78 Loss
Nov. 26 ......... ........ at Gold^ Beacom, Del............................. 64-53 Win
Dec. 1........... .........#atKutztown.............................. ..............75-73 Win
Dec. 2........... .........#at East Stroudsburg.................................61-48 Loss
Dec. 5........... .........at St. \^ncent............................................ 72-56 Loss
Dec. 8........... .........GLENVILLE STATE...............................81-71 Win
Dec. 18........ .........at La Roche..................... ........... ..............69-68 Win
Dec. 20........ ..... #atMillersville........................... ..............70-48 Loss
Jan. 5........... .........#WEST CHESTER.................... ..............69-59 Loss
Jan. 6............ .........#CHEYNEY............................................ 63-47 Loss
Jan. 9............ .........*LCX:K HAVEN........................................61-49 Loss
Jan. 12......... .........#BLOOMSBURG...................... ..............65-43 Loss
Jan. 13......... .........#MANSFIELD........................... ..............73-67 Win
Jan. 16......... .........*at California, Pa......................... ..............85-70 Loss
Jan. 23......... .........♦INDIANA, PA.......................... ..............75-60 Loss
Jan. 26......... .........*at Shippensburg........................ ..............74-73 Win
Jan. 30......... .........*CLAWON...............................................77-55 Loss
Feb. 2............ .........*at Lock Haven.......................... ..............64-48 Loss
Feb. 4............ .........*atEdinboro............................... ..............80-66 Loss
Feb. 6........... .........*californiapa................... ..............67-56 Loss
Feb. 9........... .........*at Indiana, Pa............................. ..............67-50 Loss
Feb. 13......... .........*at Clarion.................................. ..............74-60 Loss
Feb. 16......... .........at Pitt Johnstown....................... ..............68-60 Win
Tonight......... ____ *EDINBORO............................
Feb. 23......... .........*SHIPPENSBURG.................... ..............3 p.m.
* PS AC Western Division games
# PS AC interdivisional “crossover” games

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