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Men's Basketball Returns Home to Face Centenary in AEC Matchup on Saturday

Men's Basketball at Centenary
Wednesday, January 18th| 3:00 pm
Alumnae Hall | Immaculata, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata men's basketball team (6-11, 1-3 AEC) returns to Alumnae Hall on Saturday when they host Centenary for an AEC matchup at 3 p.m.
  • Immaculata enters Saturday's game after earning their first AEC win of the season at Pratt Institute on Wednesday evening.
  • Centenary (11-6, 0-2 AEC) enters Saturday's game after falling at Neumann on Wednesday evening 85-57.
THE SERIES HISTORY
  • Immaculata and Centenary are meeting for the 30th time in their series that began in 2007.
  • Immaculata is 18-11 all-time vs Centenary and has won the last four meetings with the Cyclones.
  • Immaculata and Centenary first played in men's basketball on November 29, 2007, at Centenary. Immaculata won 80-58 that day. Current Immaculata Head Coach Jayson Hyman collected a double-double that day scoring 19 points and had a career-high 16 rebounds. Current Immaculata Assistant Coach Kyle Finklea led all scorers with 20 points.
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata defeated Centenary 107-77 in their last meeting on February 10, 2024, at Alumnae Hall.
  • Gregory Vlassopoulos scored 19 points, shooting 5-6 from behind the arc. Dinero Washington scored 14 points, and Tyler Tillery had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • John Proctor scored 14 points on 6-11 shooting with a pair of assists and steals. He collected a game-leading 11 rebounds, including five offensive boards in the win over Pratt.
  • Dylan Crews scored 14 points, with five rebounds, three assists, and one blocked shot. Eight of his points came at the free throw line on Wednesday.
  • Jalen Flowers had 11 points on the Wednesday, shooting 3 for 5 from beyond the arc. All three of Flowers' three-pointers came in an import stretch of 2:22 in the second half.
  • Mandon Seapoe scored eight points on Wednesday, along with four rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
  • Idan Zuker scored eight points on only three field goal attempts while adding two assists and a block to his stat line on Wednesday.
  • Samuel Jankowski had seven rebounds, including six defensive rebounds on Wednesday.
  • Immaculata shot 41.8% from the field on Wednesday.
SCOUTING CENTENARY
  • Sophomore guard Kenneth Rankin leads Centenary's offense averaging 13.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, and has added 20 steals this season. He scored a season-high 25 points vs TCNJ on 11/8.
  • Sophomore guard Naire Preston is averaging 12.9 PPG and has added 13 steals. He scored a season-high 25 points vs St. Joseph's (L.I.) on 11/19.
  • Junior guard Justin Carbone is averaging 10.4 PPG, 2.8 RPG, and has 13 steals. He scored season-high 25 points vs FDU-Florham on 11/9.
  • As a team Centenary is shooting 42.8% from the field, 32.8% from behind the arc, and 69.4% from the stripe.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
  • On Saturday there will be a matchup of two players who have been named AEC Player of the Week this season. Mandon Seapoe leads Immaculata averaging 11.2 PPG, and was named AEC Player of the Week on 12/8, and Kenneth Rankin of Centenary who is averaging 13.7 PPG, and was named AEC Player of the Week on 12/22.
  • With only five teams qualifying for the AEC Tournament this season, every AEC game is important. Centenary currently occupies fifth place with a 1-2 conference record. Immaculata is currently sixth at 1-3.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
  • Immaculata is 3-4 this season at Alumnae Hall.
  • Immaculata is 6-4 this season when they shoot 40% or better from the field.
  • Immaculata is 5-5 this season when they shoot 30% or better from three-point range.
  • Immaculata is 7-6 this season when they score 66 or more points in a game.
UP NEXT
  • The Immaculata men's basketball team will be back in action on Wednesday, January 22nd when the host Marywood at Alumnae Hall for an Atlantic East Conference game at 6 p.m.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Tyler Tillery

#21 Tyler Tillery

F
6' 5"
Graduate Student
Gregory Vlassopoulos

#13 Gregory Vlassopoulos

G
6' 5"
Senior
Dylan Crews

#2 Dylan Crews

G
5' 10"
Senior
Jalen Flowers

#3 Jalen Flowers

G
6' 2"
Junior
John Proctor

#1 John Proctor

G
6' 5"
Senior
Mandon Seapoe

#10 Mandon Seapoe

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Dinero Washington

#0 Dinero Washington

G
5' 10"
Sophomore
Idan Zuker

#33 Idan Zuker

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Samuel Jankowski

#22 Samuel Jankowski

F
6' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tyler Tillery

#21 Tyler Tillery

6' 5"
Graduate Student
F
Gregory Vlassopoulos

#13 Gregory Vlassopoulos

6' 5"
Senior
G
Dylan Crews

#2 Dylan Crews

5' 10"
Senior
G
Jalen Flowers

#3 Jalen Flowers

6' 2"
Junior
G
John Proctor

#1 John Proctor

6' 5"
Senior
G
Mandon Seapoe

#10 Mandon Seapoe

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Dinero Washington

#0 Dinero Washington

5' 10"
Sophomore
G
Idan Zuker

#33 Idan Zuker

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Samuel Jankowski

#22 Samuel Jankowski

6' 5"
Freshman
F