Game Notes

THIS WEEK
Sat., Dec. 12 - vs. Stony Brook 2 p.m. EDT (Colgate All-Access)

The Colgate University men's basketball team (0-8) will play host to Stony Brook (6-2) on Saturday, Dec. 12,  2 p.m. at Cotterell Court. The Raiders are 0-2 all-time against the Seawolves with the last meeting during the 2006-07 season.

LIVE STATS
Live stats for all home games can be found on the Colgate athletic website:
www.gocolgateraiders.com

RADIO INFORMATION
Eric Malanoski (play-by-play) will broadcast Saturday's contest locally on WKXZ 93.9 FM and www.gocolgateraiders.com. The pre-game show kicks off at 1:45 p.m.

SCOUTING COLGATE (0-8)
The Raiders are coming of a tough road loss, 76-67, to Rutgers. The loss was the eighth straight for Colgate, the most to start a season since the 1996-97 team that finished 12-16.
Senior guard Kyle Roemer (Martinez, Calif.) is Colgate's leading scorer with 16.8 points per game, while sophomore Yaw Gyawu (Lilburn, Ga.) is averaging 15.0 per game. Roemer is averaging 5.1 rebounds per game, while Gyawu averaging 4.4 per game. Freshman point guard Mitch Rolls (Coffeyville, Kan.) leads the team in assists and steals with 31 and 11.

SCOUTING STONY BROOK (6-2)
The Seawolves are off to their best start since the 1992-93 season (6-2), after rallying from a 12-point second half deficit for a 63-60 victory over Columbia last Saturday.
Stony Brook is led by senior El-Amin Muhammad and sophomore Bryan Dougher who are averaging 12.9 and 12.3 points per game, respectively, while sophomore Tommy Brenton leads the Seawolves in rebounds with 10.4 per game.

THE DAVIS FILE
Head coach Emmett Davis (St. Lawrence, 1984) is in his 12th year in charge at Colgate, owning the most wins in school history with 148.
During coach Davis' decade long tenure, the Colgate program has been a model of consistency.  In nine of his 11 seasons, Davis has led the Raiders to either the upper division of the Patriot League standings or advanced the team to the semifinals or finals of the conference tournament.  From 2001-2004 the Raiders finished with three consecutive regular season winning records (2001-02…17-10, 2002-03…14-13, and 2003-04…14-13) and in 2007-08 the Raiders tied the school record for wins in a season with 18. 
Davis reached another career milestone in November 2005, as Colgate defeated Matt Doherty's Florida Atlantic team 78-74 earning coach Davis his 100th career victory making him just the fifth coach in school history to win 100 games.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
The Raiders have been selected fifth in the Patriot League preseason poll in voting done by the league coaches and sports information directors.
Holy Cross notched 13 first-place votes and 95 points overall to claim the top spot, and were followed in order by Lehigh (78), Bucknell (63), Army (59), Colgate (51), American (45), Navy (43) and Lafayette (14).

The Raiders made the Patriot League semifinals for the second straight time last season, and have five starters back in the lineup. That group includes the top three scorers from last year, as Mike Venezia (10.8 ppg), Ben Jonson (10.4) and Yaw Gyawu (10.2) all averaged in double figures. The Raiders also bring back senior guard/forward Kyle Roemer, a Second-Team All-Patriot League pick in 2007-08 who missed the 2008-09 season with an injury.

THE SERIES WITH STONY BROOK
This will be the third meeting between Colgate and Stony Brook. The Raiders are 0-2 all-time against the Seawolves with the last meeting during the 2006-07 season.

UP NEXT
Colgate will host UTSA on Sunday, Dec. 20. The Raiders are 0-2 all-time against the Roadrunners, including last seasons, 76-66, loss in San Antonio.