BINGHAMTON
Record: 10-9 (1-3 America East)
Last Game: W, 79-66, vs. Albany 1/15
Last 10: 5-5
Last Meeting: Stony Brook 70-60 on 3/1/17 in AE quarters; Woodhouse 24, Yeboah 21
CM Unofficial Line: Stony Brook -4
KenPom RPI: Stony Brook 210, Binghamton 255
KenPom Prediction: Stony Brook 72, Binghamton 66
Listen/Watch:TV:
http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3245071/binghamton-vs-stony-brook-m-basketballStony Brook radio:
http://www.943theshark.com/listenlive.aspxNotables:6-3/205 rjr G JC Show 14.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 spg, .353 3-pt FG%, .846 FT%
6-9/225 jr F Thomas Bruce 12.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.8 bpg, .593 FG%
6-6/200 sr F Willie Rodriguez 10.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, .521 FG%, .395 3-pt FG%
6-0/180 so G Fard Muhammad 7.3 ppg, .425 3-pt FG%
6-3/185 jr G Everson Davis 7.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, .523 FG%
6-1/175 jr G Timmy Rose 6.9 ppg, 3.6 apg, .538 FG%, .448 3-pt FG%
I watched the second half of tonight's BU/UA game, and it left me very uneasy going into this one. BU looks pretty darn good.
A couple changes from last year's team, at least the one we saw. One is that Show is healthy. He missed all but the first 12 games last year with a ruptured triceps muscle, and has come back to lead the team in scoring. He can get into the paint and dish it, but more likely will bomb away from deep. The other major change is the emergence of Bruce, who is a handful down on the block. He has worked on his footwork inside and looked like a solid third option offensively, and he's a true difference maker defensively.
Between those two and all-time leading D-I scorer Willie Rodriguez, BU has a very strong nucleus. I'm really surprised they're 1-3 and that Hartford blew their doors off. Not long ago, the Bearcats had ripped off seven straight wins, including a nice win over a pretty good Army team that handled Columbia and UMBC.
Check out Binghamton's shooting the last five years ...
2017-18: .479 FG/.372 3s
2016-17: .437/.362
2015-16: .390/.285
2014-15: .396/.309
2013-14: .380/.320
First of all, yuck. But what a difference this year – they're shooting it nearly 10 percentage points better from the floor than they did back in '13-14. The balance has really been key. They're going to go at least nine deep, and in addition to Show and Rodriguez, they have guys like Muhammad, Davis and Rose who can really knock down shots. Granted, some of these numbers are skewed by two throwaway wins over Elmira and Hartwick, but still, they've got some punch.
BU showed a lot of 2-3 zone against UA and I expect we'll see some also. We have to get it to the free throw line for open 15 footers or for a dish out to the perimeter. That's prime territory for Akwasi. He gutted them in last year's conference tournament with 21 big points.
Very little out of Hills East grad Jordan McRae to this point. Conrad McRae's son, Shaun Ellis' stepson.