ALBANY, N.Y. – Fresh off of a three-game win streak, the University at Albany men's basketball team is set to host rival Stony Brook on Saturday night for a Gold Out. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at SEFCU Arena. The matchup will be available on SNY and broadcast on ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team in Albany.
 
Game Info
Saturday, Jan. 22 – vs. Stony Brook
SEFCU Arena in Albany, N.Y.
7:00 p.m. EST
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Gold Out!
Fans who attend Saturday's game are asked to rock their gold in support of the Great Danes, who will be sporting new gold jerseys of their own. All fans in attendance will get their very own free gold pom-poms to wave during the game, creating an electric atmosphere at SEFCU Arena.
 
FREE with your ID
UAlbany students are welcome to SEFCU Arena and get in FREE with their student ID! Coach Dwayne Killings and the entire hoops team encourage the UAlbany student body to come out and support the Great Danes all season long.
 
Hear from Coach Dwayne Killings
"We have a big game at home against a really good Stony Brook team. They've done some really good things in the league... Very versatile, high-powered offense with a lot of confidence in that group... It will be a big test for us tomorrow night."
 
Leading the Pack

• The Great Danes come in to Saturday's game having won their last three conference games over UMass Lowell, NJIT, and UMBC.
• The Great Danes are averaging 61.1 ppg, with opponents averaging 65.5 ppg. The team is shooting 39.7% from the field, 29.5% from three, and 70.6% from the charity stripe.
• In conference-only games, UALbany sits second overall with the fewest amount of points allowed (61.8) and fifth in total offense (67.0).
• It was announced last week that De'Vondre Perry is out for the season due to injury. He was leading the team in points per gamr (12.8), field goal attempts per game (10.8), blocks per game (0.8), defensive rebounds per game (4.5), and minutes (33.0).
• Jamel Horton (10.2) and Matt Cerruti (10.5) are both averaging above 10 points per game. Horton is shooting 40.1% from the field and has dished out 62 assists on the year. Cerruti has been sharp from beyond the arc, shooting at a clip of 45.9% after 61 attempts.  
• Justin Neely, a four-time America East Rookie of the Week, leads the team in rebounds with 87 on the season – averaging 5.8 per contest. The rookie returned against UMBC last Wednesday after missing the previous two games.

 
Scouting Stony Brook
The Seawolves come into Saturday's game with an overall record of 10-6, having started off 3-1 in conference play. Interestingly, Stony Brook has already played 10 games at home – posting an impressive record of 9-1. On the road, however, the Seawolves sit at a mark of just 2-5.
 
Stony Brook started conference play with a win at home over Maine, 80-72, before falling to a tough Vermont team on the road, 65-98. The team is currently coming off of two-straight conference wins over UMBC (65-51 on Jan. 17) and Binghamton (74-74 on Jan. 19). Last time out against the Bearcats, Anthony Roberts knocked down 25 points in the win. Tykei Greene led with 12 rebounds, and the team itself hit a season-high 27 free throws.
 
On the year, Stony Brook is averaging 72.2 points per game with opponents averaging 79.9 per game. The team is shooting 43.4% from the field and 33.2% from beyond the arc. Roberts leads the team with 14.8 points per game, followed by Jahill Jenkins 13.8) and Greene (11.1).
 
Last Time Out
The Great Danes made it three in a row on Wednesday night when the team took down UMBC on the road, 66-54.

• Matt Cerruti led the team with 20 points, adding three steals, three assists, and two rebounds.
• Jamel Horton finished with 15 points, six rebounds, six assists, and a steal.
• Paul Newman collected a team-high eight rebounds, scoring seven buckets.
• UAlbany shot 44.1% (26-59) from the field and 27.3% (6-22) from three. UMBC shot 34.7% (17-49) from the field and 29.6% (8-27) from three.
• UAlbany won the rebounding battle, 40-26. The Great Danes collected 10 offensive boards compared to just three from the Retrievers.
• UAlbany led for 32 minutes and 32 seconds, 81.3% of the game.
• UMBC finished with 11 turnovers, UAlbany with nine.  
   

#AEHoops Notes (1.17.22)

• Vermont beat Stony Brook and UMBC last week to improve to 3-0 in #AEHoops play.
• The Catamounts, winners of four in a row and six of their last seven, improved 31 spots from last week's NCAA Net and rank 65th in the country, behind only Iona among regional peers.
• Vermont matched the conference's single-game record and set a new program standard by hitting 19 three-pointers in a 98-65 win over Stony Brook on Wednesday.
• UVM again flourished offensively on Saturday, scoring 86 points in an 86-69 victory at UMBC.
• Ben Shungu scored a career-high 29 points to lead UVM to a win over UNH on Thursday.
• Binghamton beat Maine, 73-65, on Sunday, dominating the glass in the process as it held a 42-28 rebounding edge.
• The Bearcats are 3-1 in league play and have won three of their last four overall.
• After starting 0-2 in conference play, UAlbany posted two wins last week, beating UMass Lowell and NJIT. The Great Danes were powered by their defense holding their two opponents to just 51.5 ppg in the two games.
• 10 conference games have been postponed to date. Every effort will be made to reschedule postponed games.
• Three teams (Vermont, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook) posted eight non-conference wins.
• UMass Lowell had its best-ever record entering conference play at 8-4, including wins at Dayton and George Washington.
• Vermont is 8-4 and finished non-league play with a .667 win percentage for the fourth time under John Becker.
• Stony Brook has won five of its last six to wrap up non-league play 8-5.
• America East teams beat two ACC squads in non-league play. UMBC trounced Pittsburgh, 87-77, on Nov. 27 while UAlbany beat Boston College, 61-57, on Dec. 13.
• The Catamounts finished non-league play with a .667 win percentage for the fourth time under John Becker.

 
Rookie Madness
Freshman Justin Neely has been named the America East Rookie of the Week four times this year, earning back-to-back titles on Nov. 22 and Nov. 29, on Dec. 13, and most recently on Dec. 27. The rookie is averaging over 18 minutes per game, fifth on the team, and leads the team in rebounds.
 
Postponements
UAlbany has had two games postponed this season due to COVID-19, a Dec. 28 matchup against Bucknell and a Jan. 2 matchup against Vermont. The America East announced yesterday that UAlbany's matchup with Vermont has been rescheduled to January 31 at 7:00 p.m. in Burlington. The Bucknell game has yet to be rescheduled.  
 
To view all America East schedule adjustments, click here.
 
Drive the Lane with UAlbany Hoops
It was recently announced that UAlbany had expanded its partnership with ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team and City Line Bar & Grill. Coaches Dwayne Killings and Colleen Mullen, along with select student-athletes, will join ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team's Charlie Voelker and Dan Bahl every Monday from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. live from City Line Bar & Grill for a weekly segment entitled 'Drive the Lane with UAlbany Hoops'. 
 
Fans are invited to come out to City Line Bar & Grill to join Coach Killings, Coach Mullen, student-athletes and the ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team crew. Food and drink specials will be available on a weekly basis as the teams embark on their new seasons and talk hoops every Monday. 
 
Meet Coach Killings
Dwayne Killings, a native of Amherst, Mass., begins his journey as Head Coach of the Great Danes after previously serving at Marquette University, where he spent the previous three seasons. While at Marquette, Killings served under Head Coach Steve Wojciechowski. In Killings' three years in Wisconsin, the Golden Eagles posted two winning seasons and made one appearance in the NCAA Tournament. In 2020, his recruiting class ranked in the top-20 nationally and he coached 2019-20 BIG EAST Player of the Year and AP All-American Markus Howard.
 
Roster Changes
The coaching staff isn't the only thing that's new for the Great Danes. The roster has had a complete transformation from last year's squad, which made it to the America East Quarterfinals as the No. 5 seed. Nine new student-athletes are suiting up in the purple and gold for 2021-22 - De'Vondre Perry, Matt Cerruti, Gerald Drumgole Jr., Paul Newman, Ny'Mire Little, Justin Neely, Aaron Reddish, Luke Fizulich, and Tairi Ketner. Returning for UAlbany is Will Amica, Trey Hutcheson, Jarvis Doles, Jamel Horton, Sam Shafer, and Chuck Champion.
 
Along with the coaching staff, these 22 men officially make up the 2021-22 UAlbany Great Danes. In total, 16 of these individuals are new to UAlbany.
 
Coaches' Poll
A completely new team, the Great Danes were picked to finish seventh in this year's America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 34 points. Stony Brook came in atop the list with 77 points and five first-place votes, just ahead of Vermont with 74 points and four first-place votes. New Hampshire rounded out the top three with 64 points and a single first-place vote.
 
Defending champion Hartford placed fourth with 56 points, UMBC placed fifth with 49 points, and UMass Lowell placed sixth with 43 points. Following the Great Danes' seventh-place spot was NJIT (23 points), Maine (16 points) and Binghamton (14 points).
 
Secure Your Tickets
This year marks a new chapter in history for the Great Danes, don't miss out! Season tickets for UAlbany basketball can be purchased by calling the UAlbany Ticket Office at (518) 442-DANE or by visiting UAlbanySports.com/Tickets.
 
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