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IU Men's Basketball in a game last season

Men's Basketball 11/8/2024

Men's Basketball to Open 2024-25 Campaign at the Bears Bash Tip-off Tournament at Ursinus

Men's Basketball at the Bear Bash Tip-Off Tournament
Friday, November 8^th vs. Ursinus| 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 9^th vs Washington & Lee or Wilkes | 1 or 3 pm
Hellerich Hall | Collegeville, Pa.

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THE STORYLINE

The Immaculata men's basketball team will open the 2024-25 season at the Bear Bash Tip-off Tournament hosted by Ursinus College.
Immaculata will play the host Ursinus on Friday night before taking on the winner or loser of the Washington & Lee vs Wilkes game on Saturday.

THE SERIES HISTORY

Immaculata and Ursinus are meeting for the sixth time in their series that began in 2005. Immaculata is 1-4 all-time vs Ursinus.
Immaculata and Wilkes have played each other twice in 2005 and in 2006 with Wilkes winning both games.
Immaculata and Washington & Lee have never played each other in men's basketball.

LAST MEETING

Ursinus defeated Immaculata 79-43 in their last meeting on December 10, 2022, at Ursinus. Tyler Tillery scored 13 points to lead Immaculata.
Immaculata fell to Wilkes 78-72 in their last meeting on November 27, 2006. Current Immaculata assistant coach Kyle Finklea scored 19 points and current Head Coach Jayson Hyman scored 18 points and had seven rebounds.

A LOOK BACK AT 2023-24

The Mighty Macs got off to a quick start in 2023-24 winning the Stevenson Tournament defeating Notre Dame of Maryland 66-46, and Stevenson 66-64.
Immaculata followed that up with wins over Albright, Penn State Berks, and Mississippi University for Women.
Immaculata would finish the season 6-6 in Atlantic East Conference play to earn the fifth seed in the AEC Tournament.
Immaculata would defeat Neumann University on their home floor in the AEC Quarterfinals 67-64, to advance to the AEC Semifinals for a fifth consecutive season.
Immaculata fell to eventual Champion Marymount in the semifinals.

Mighty Mac Notes

Seniors Dylan Crews, John Flood, and John Proctor will be counted on to the lead the Mighty Macs.
Sophomore Dinero Washington saw significant playing time as a freshman and will be expected to play a significant role in the team's success this season.
Idan Zuker, Robbie Logan, Mandon Seapoe, Ryan Straub, Jayden Williams, Jalen Flowers, and Tyler Scarpulla will be looked to for bigger roles this season.
Immaculata welcomes five new players this season including freshman Robbie Conyer, Samuel Jankowski, Domenic Vacchiano, and David Tan.

SCOUTING URSINUS

Ursinus finished the 2023-24 season 13-13 overall, and 9-9 in the Centennial Conference.
Ursinus fell to Swarthmore 80-65 in the Centennial Conference Tournament First Round.
Ursinus returns their leading scorer Senior guard Trevor Wall who averaged 19 PPG with 93 rebounds, 65 assists, and 30 steals.

SCOUTING WILKES

Wilkes finished the 2023-24 season 19-8 overall, and 11-7 in the Landmark Conference.
Wilkes fell to Catholic in the Landmark Semifinals 93-88 in OT.
Wilkes returns their leading scorer junior forward Lucas Lesko who average 16.9 PPG, and had 148 rebounds, 35 assists, 39 blocks, and 18 steals.

SCOUTING WASHINGTON & LEE

Washington & Lee finished 2023-24 18-10 overall, and 10-6 in the ODAC.
The Generals fell in the ODAC Championship Game to Hamden Sydney 81-56.
Washington & Lee return junior forward John Loughlin who scored 137 points with 93 rebounds, 25 assists, and 11 steals.

UP NEXT

The Immaculata men's basketball team will be back in action on Monday, November 11^th when they visit Moravian. Tipoff is at 8:00 pm.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Dylan Crews: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#5 John Flood: G; 6' 2"; Junior

#3 Jalen Flowers: G; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#1 John Proctor: G; 6' 5"; Junior

#24 Ryan Straub: G; 6' 2"; Junior

#21 Tyler Tillery: F; 6' 5"; Graduate Student

#0 Dinero Washington: G; 5' 10"; Freshman

#33 Idan Zuker: G; 6' 2"; Freshman

#15 Tyler Scarpulla: G; 5' 11"; Freshman

#10 Mandon Seapoe: G; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#2 Dylan Crews
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#5 John Flood
: 6' 2"; Junior
: G

#3 Jalen Flowers
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: G

#1 John Proctor
: 6' 5"; Junior
: G

#24 Ryan Straub
: 6' 2"; Junior
: G

#21 Tyler Tillery
: 6' 5"; Graduate Student
: F

#0 Dinero Washington
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: G

#33 Idan Zuker
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: G

#15 Tyler Scarpulla
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: G

#10 Mandon Seapoe
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: G

Immaculata University

Men's Basketball to Open 2024-25 Campaign at the Bears Bash Tip-off Tournament at Ursinus

Players Mentioned

#2 Dylan Crews

#5 John Flood

#3 Jalen Flowers

#1 John Proctor

#24 Ryan Straub

#21 Tyler Tillery

#0 Dinero Washington

#33 Idan Zuker

#15 Tyler Scarpulla

#10 Mandon Seapoe

Players Mentioned

#2 Dylan Crews

#5 John Flood

#3 Jalen Flowers

#1 John Proctor

#24 Ryan Straub

#21 Tyler Tillery

#0 Dinero Washington

#33 Idan Zuker

#15 Tyler Scarpulla

#10 Mandon Seapoe

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