Game 21: Manhattan (3-17, 1-8) vs. Fairfield (15-4, 8-1)
Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard (5,298) - Bridgeport, Conn.
Friday, January 28, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
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Scouting Report
Manhattan (3-17, 1-8 MAAC)
Manhattan is on the road for its next four games when they play at Fairfield (1/28), Marist (1/30), Siena (2/4) and Iona (2/7). The Jaspers are looking for their second MAAC victory since defeating Niagara 51-49 on Jan. 17 at Draddy Gymnasium.
George Beamon has led the Jaspers in scoring 11 times this season. His team-high 12 points against Saint Peter's on Sunday marked the fourth time in the last five games Beamon topped the Jaspers' scoring column. The 6'4" wing from Roslyn, N.Y. is fifth in the MAAC averaging 15.0 points per contest and eighth with a 7.0 rebounding average.
Freshman Rhamel Brown has joined Beamon as one of the most consistent Jaspers as of late. Brown's intensity on both ends of the court have made him one of the top rookies in the MAAC. His 8.5 rebounds per contest rank third overall in the conference. The 6'6" 215-pound forward from Brooklyn tops the conference with 48 blocks (2.5 per game) and 4.6 offensive rebounds. Offensively, Brown continues to develop and has scored in double-figures in four of the last six contests, including a career-high 20 point explosion on Jan. 7 against Loyola. Brown leads the team with a 48.2% field goal mark.
Demetrius Jemison has joined Brown in the blocks for the last 11 games since receiving an NCAA graduate transfer waiver on Dec. 10. The 6'8" Birmingham, Ala. native has not missed a start during this stretch and he has averaged 10.4 points and 8.2 rebounds.
Freshman point guard Michael Alvarado is working his way back into game flow since missing nearly two weeks in early January with an injury. Alvarado is the Jaspers second leading scorer averaging 10.6 points per game. The Bronx native also holds the seventh best free-throw shooting mark in the MAAC shooting 80.2% from the charity stripe this season.
Fairfield (15-4, 8-1 MAAC)
The Stags have backed up their top ranking in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll now standing 8-1 in league play. Fairfield has won 14 of its last 15 contests, which included a stretch of 11 consecutive victories.
Derek Needham, the 2010 MAAC Rookie of the Year, leads the Stags with 13.8 points per game. The sophomore point guard is second in the conference averaging 5.1 assists per contest.
Junior Ryan Olander, a 7'0" center from Mansfield, Conn., has been the Stags top threat in the post. Olander is second on the team with 9.7 points per game. Additionally, he is tied for fifth in the MAAC with a 7.5 rebounding average through 19 starts.
Freshman Maurice Barrow has been named MAAC Rookie of the Week two of the last three weeks. The 6'5" 210-pound forward from Christ the King High School averaged 9.7 points and 9.0 rebounds helping Fairfield to three wins last week. He is averaging 6.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and has shot 47.9% from the field starting 13 of 19 appearances this season.
Fairfield is the top defensive team in the MAAC, limiting opponents to just 54.8 points per game. The Stags have also held their opposition to 38.8% shooting and 30.5% from beyond the arc, figures which both rank second in the MAAC.
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