ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men's basketball team is set to take the long drive north to the University of Maine for a Saturday matchup with the Black Bears. Tip-off is set for 2:00 pm from The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium and will be broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team in Albany.
 
Game Info
Saturday, Feb. 18 – at Maine
2:00 p.m. EST
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Leading the Pack

• Gerald Drumgoole Jr. continues to lead the Great Danes in scoring, averaging 15.5 points per game. That mark places him third in the entire conference behind Bryant's Gross-Bullock (17.6) and New Hampshire's Daniels (15.5). Drumgoole Jr. is also averaging 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.1 steals.
• Jonathan Beagle has now won the conference's Rookie of the Week Award seven times. That mark ties him with Jon Iati (2003-04) for the most in UAlbany's history. The rookie is averaging 12.0 points and posting 7.2 rebounds per game. Beagle is coming off a game in which he posted a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds.  
• Sarju Patel dropped 13 points, all in the second half, in Wednesday's win over UMBC. He has scored in double figures 11 time this season and is currently shooting 39.2% from the field.  
• Freshman Marcus Jackson has made himself a main stay in the Great Danes' starting lineup, starting in 17 of 25 games. The rookie hasn't been taking very many shots but has been effective while doing so – shooting at a clip of 47.1%.
• UAlbany is averaging 66.8 points per game with opponents averaging 75.4 points.
• The Great Danes are shooting 41.1% from the field, 32.2% from beyond the arc, and 70.9% from the charity stripe.
• UAlbany averages 33.5 rebounds per game with opponents averaging 34.1.

 
Last Time Out
The UAlbany men's basketball team rode a total team effort en route to an 81-74 home victory over UMBC on Wednesday night. Five Great Danes finished in double figures, led by seven-time America East Rookie of the Week Jonathan Beagle with 16 points and 15 rebounds.

• Jonathan Beagle posted a commanding double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds. The rookie added a team-high four assists and team-high two steals.
• Gerald Drumgoole Jr. also finished with 16 points, adding two rebounds and two assists while going 5-11 from the field.
• Trey Hutcheson was lights-out from three, hitting four long balls and finishing with 14 points – a season-high.
• Sarju Patel scored all of his 13 points in the second half, aiding the Great Danes down the stretch. He finished with a team-high two steals.
• Da'Kquan Davis posted 12 points and tied the team-high with four assists.
• UAlbany shot 46.0% (29-63) from the field and went 10-30 from three. UMBC shot 35.6% (21-59) from the field and went 6-25 from beyond the arc.
• UAlbany won the rebounding war, 41-32.
• UAlbany finished with 12 turnovers, UMBC had eight.

 
Scouting Maine
Maine comes into Saturday's game with an overall record of 10-15 with a 4-8 conference mark. The black Bears have dropped their last two outings, a 65-74 home loss to Vermont on Feb. 8 and a 50-65 road loss to NJIT on Feb. 11. Maine's last victory came on its home court, an 84-49 bludgeoning of UMBC on Feb. 4. The team will come into the weekend with an entire week's worth of rest.

• The Black Bears' offense is led by Gedi Juozapaitis, who averages 15.0 points per game and is currently shooting 45.2% from the field and 40.0% from three-point range.
• Kellen Tynes follows closely behind, averaging 13.9 points. He has more made field goals (138) than anybody on the team and has on of Maine's best shooting percentages at 49.1%. He also leads the team with 77 steals and sits second in assists (95) while averaging 4.4 rebounds.
• Peter Filipovity is the team's best rebounder, taking in 6.1 boards per game. He's averaging in 9.9 points while shooting 48.8% from the field.
• Maine is averaging 69.1 points per game with opponents averaging 69.2 points.
• As a team, the Black Bears are shooting 46.3% from the field, 35.0% from beyond the arc, and 73.4% from the free throw line.

 
Last Time Against Maine
UAlbany last played Maine on Jan. 28, a home matchup in which the Black Bears won by a score of 72-68. The Great Danes led by as much as 13 in the first half, shooting 50.0% from the field in the first frame. Maine's response, shooting 57.1% in the second half, along with 15 UAlbany turnovers, was too much to overcome for the Great Danes.

• Freshman Jonathan Beagle led the team with 16 points, shooting a team-best 7-11 from the field. He finished with six rebounds and two assists.
• Gerald Drumgoole Jr. and Aaron Reddish both finished with 14 points. Drumgoole Jr. led the team in assists (7) and steals (1), playing all 40 minutes. Reddish returned to the starting lineup and made impactful threes late in the game to keep UAlbany alive.
• Sarju Patel and Marcus Jackson each finished with 10 points. Patel went 4-7 from the field, finishing with three rebounds and an assist. Jackson led the team in rebounds with eight. Both players finished with a block.
• The Great Danes shot 52.0% (26-50) from the field and 38.9% (7-18) from beyond the arc. Maine shot 50.9% (28-55) from the field and 22.7% (5-22) from deep.
• UAlbany won the rebounding war, 30-24.
• The Great Danes finished with 15 turnovers compared to the Black Bears' seven.

 
#AEHoops Notes (Feb. 13)
The America East men's basketball season is two-thirds of the way complete the standings are as tight as ever. Five teams are within one game of second place as stretch run begins and teams battle for a top four seed and the right to host a Jersey Mike's #AEPlayoffs game.

• Vermont extended its win streak to seven games with a pair of wins last week.
• The Catamounts top the league standings at 9-2, two games up on second-place Binghamton.
• The Bearcats posted back-to-back wins and have won three of their last four overall to leap into second place at 7-4.
• Four teams have five losses, led by UMBC, which beat both NJIT and Bryant last week.
• UMass Lowell won its 20th game last week, a first for the program at the Division I level.
• Bryant's Sherif Gross-Bullock scored an America East season-high 39 points vs. UMBC on Saturday.
• Maine's 10 wins are its most since the 2012-13 season. The Black Bears beat UMBC on Saturday.

 
Conference positioning will again prove key for the Jersey Mikes #AEPlayoffs. Every round of the Jersey Mikes #AEPlayoffs will take place on the higher seed's home court and earning home court advantage will prove crucial once again. The league champion will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, where America East teams have won nine games all-time, including UMBC's historic upset of Virginia in 2018. 

2022-23 Weekly Award Winners (Feb. 13)
Co- Player of the Week
Sherif Gross-Bullock, Bryant – Sr., Guard, Washington, D.C.

• Averaged a league-high- 31.0 points and added 3.5 assists per game in a 1-1 week for Bryant.
• Shot 57 percent from the field (21-of-37).
• Scored an America East season-high 39 points vs. UMBC on Saturday.
• This is Gross-Bullock's third career #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.

 
Co-Player of the Week
Finn Sullivan, Vermont – Sr., Guard, San Diego, Calif.

• Averaged 23.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in a 2-0 week.
• Shot 54 percent from the field (19-of-35).
• Had 21 points and 10 boards in a win over Maine on Wednesday and a game-high 25 points vs. UMass Lowell on Saturday.
• This is Sullivan's first career #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.

 
Rookie of the Week
Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany – Fr., Forward, Hudson Falls, N.Y.

• Averaged 14.0 points and 9.0 rebounds over two games last week.
• Had 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting and nine boards at Binghamton on Saturday.
• This is Beagle's seventh Rookie of the Week honor of the season.
• His seven Rookie of the Week honors are tied for third-most in conference history and the most since Sam Sessoms collected seven for Binghamton during the 2018-19 season.

 
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