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GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University men's basketball team hosts Montclair State University in the first round of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m.
The Profs are the fourth seed (16-9) and the Red Hawks (13-12) are seeded fifth. Rowan ended its conference schedule with an 11-7 record while Montclair State finished with a 10-8 NJAC mark. In the other first round game, number six Stockton University (14-10) travels to the third seed New Jersey City University (19-6) for a 3 p.m. tip-off.
Tickets:
$5 for adults and $2 for students, children and senior citizens.
The first 200 Rowan students with ID for each game will receive a free ticket provided by Rowan Athletics, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the ProfPack. Athletic passes and IDs are not accepted for postseason games.
The Series:
Rowan leads the all-time series 70-52. Montclair State has won two straight games versus Rowan.
Regular Season:
Montclair State won 92-78 (Dec. 10) at Rowan.
game story box score
The Red Hawks defeated the visiting Profs, 83-77 (Jan. 28).
game story box score
Last Meeting In The NJAC Tournament:
Rowan was the second seed from the South Division in the 2007-08 NJAC Championship Tournament while Montclair State was the third seed from the North Division. The Red Hawks won the first round game, 83-72 in Glassboro.
NCAA Region Rankings:
Rowan was ranked seventh in the NCAA Atlantic Region.
region rankings (Feb. 15)
The Teams:
| Rowan |
Stat |
Montclair State |
| 87.2 ppg |
Scoring Offense |
68.3 ppg |
| +0.8 |
Scoring Margin |
+0.1 |
| 41.3 |
FG% |
40.8 |
| 70.4 |
FT% |
62.8 |
| 32.1 |
3-PT FG% |
31.1 |
| 38.0 |
Rebounding Offense |
42.3 |
| -9.9 |
Rebounding Margin |
+8.1 |
The Coaches:
Rowan
Joe Crispin
first season, 16-9
Montclair State
Marlon Sears
second season, 24-26
Rowan's Probable Starting Five
F #23
Shawn Wilson - 19.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg
F #25 Tomas Malmsjo - 4.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg
F #24
Gary Carthan - 6.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg
G #21
Nick DePersia - 14.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.0 spg
G #4
Rob DePersia - 10.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.4 apg
First Profs Coming Off The Bench
F #3
TJ Booth - 6.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg
G #13
Josh Borrelli - 6.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg
G #14
DaRon Curry - 6.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Montclair State's Probable Starting Five
F #11 Vince Anfield - 5.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg
F #0 Justin Porter - 6.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg
F #1 Brandon Channer - 14.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.6 spg
G #20 Jarrett Bogus - 7.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg
G #5 Jordan Roberson - 6.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg
First Red Hawks Coming Off The Bench
G #10 Jovanni Chatham - 8.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.3 apg
G #23 Daniel Ramis - 7.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg
C #34 Jaleel Christmon - 3.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
NJAC Weekly Honors:
Rowan
Guard
Nick DePersia was named the NJAC Player of the Week twice and forward
Shawn Wilson one time. Guard
Jeff Haddock has been selected the Rookie of the Week two times.
Montclair State
Guard/forward Justin Porter was a two-time NJAC Rookie of the Week selection while forward Brandon Channer was the Player of the Week one time.
NJAC Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, Feb. 21 – semifinals
game 3 – winner of Rowan/Montclair State at #1 Ramapo College (23-2), 7 p.m.
game 4 – winner of Stockton/New Jersey City at #2 The College of New Jersey (18-7), 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24 – final
winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4 at higher seed, 7 p.m.
