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2012-2013 Men's Basketball Archive

2012-13 CSAC MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL
Pl	Team	Pts	11-12 Rec (CSAC)
1)	Cabrini (9)	95	31-2 (18-0)
2)	Gwynedd-Mercy	88	17-10 (12-6)
3)	Keystone (1)	82	21-6 (14-4)
4)	Neumann	72	13-14 (9-9)
5)	Immaculata	51	11-16 (8-10)
6)	Rosemont	43	13-13 (9-9)
7)	Marywood	40	8-17 (7-11)
8)	Centenary	39	12-13 (8-10)
9)	Baptist Bible	28	3-22 (3-15)
10)	Cairn	12	4-21 (2-16)

2012-13 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll

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ASTON, Pa.: The Colonial States Athletic Conference men’s basketball coaches have selected three-time defending CSAC champion Cabrini College as preseason favorite for the 2012-13 campaign. The Cavaliers garnered nine of a possible 10 first-place votes, and 95 points total, to top the 10-team coaches’ poll.

Following Cabrini, Gwynedd-Mercy College took second in the poll with 88 points, while 2011-12 conference runner-up Keystone College placed third, with 82 points and one first-place tally.

“We are honored to be recognized by the CSAC coaches,” said fifth-year Cabrini head coach Marcus Kahn, the 2011-12 conference Coach of the Year. “Our student-athletes have worked hard over the summer and during the preseason, and we are looking forward to opening the season. The CSAC is one of the deepest and most balanced leagues in our region, and it will take our best effort night in and night out to be competitive.”

Behind Keystone, Neumann University was selected fourth, with 72 points, followed by Immaculata University (51), Rosemont College (43), Marywood University (40), Centenary College (39), Baptist Bible College (28), and Cairn University (12).

Cabrini had a season for the record books in 2011-12, finishing with a 31-2 record, including an undefeated 18-0 CSAC mark. Cabrini defeated Keystone College to win its third straight CSAC tournament, and went on to win five games in the NCAA Division-III National Tournament, before being edged in the National Championship game by Wisconsin-Whitewater, 63-60.

Despite the graduation of two-time All-American and CSAC Player of the Year Cory Lemons, the Cavaliers return seven players from a season ago, including starters Fran Rafferty, AJ Williams, and Goran Dulac, as well as key sixth-man Jeremy Knowles, who was an All-CSAC pick last season. Knowles averaged 12.2 points, with 54 three-pointers and 50 steals. Rafferty averaged 9.6 points, posting a .513 field goal percentage, while Williams averaged 9.1 points and Dulac 6.0 points and 5.8 rebounds.

Gwynedd-Mercy went 17-10 overall, and 12-6 in the conference, qualifying for the ECAC South tournament. Senior Frank Champion, leads a host of returnees for the Griffins. The forward was an All-CSAC pick last year after averaging 10.1 points and 7.1 rebounds, while blocking 38 shots and posting a .554 field goal percentage. Sophomore guard Justin Knight is also back, after enjoying a solid freshman campaign in which he averaged 7.5 points and 4.6 rebounds.

Keystone finished 21-6 overall (14-4 CSAC), and ranked fifth in NCAA Division-III in scoring offense, averaging 90.5 points per game. The Giants look to replace a pair of first team All-CSAC picks in graduated forwards Malcolm Boone and Kenneth Hardnett. Senior guard Mike Kelly earned Honorable Mention All-CSAC honors, averaging 13.8 points and 4.1 assists, while another key returnee is sophomore guard Dan Candameres, who was named 2011-12 CSAC Rookie of the Year after averaging 10.2 points as a freshman.

A full slate of CSAC action on Dec. 1st opens the conference schedule, with final regular season games scheduled for Feb. 13th. The CSAC tournament will begin three days later, with the conference championship taking place on Feb. 22nd.

2012-2013 Player of the Week Awards
November 11, 2012
Mike Kelly / Sr / Keystone College / New Hartford, NY / New Hartford HS

Kelly averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds for the Giants at the Messiah College Tip-Off Tournament. On Friday, against defending Commonwealth Conference champion Messiah, he posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, as Keystone won 82-79. ?The next night, he posted 27 points, going 6-for-10 on three-pointers, while adding six rebounds and five steals in a 103-100 overtime loss to Dickinson.

Derrick Carter / Sr / Rosemont College / Port Norris, NJ / Millville HS (Honor Roll)

Carter led the Ravens to a 72-68 season-opening win over Eastern on?Thursday night. The senior forward posted game-highs of 23 points and seven rebounds, going 2-for-3 from behind the arc and adding two assists.

Aaron Goodman / FY / Cabrini University / Newtown Square, PA / Council Rock HS (Honor Roll)

Goodman averaged 19.0 points and 10.5 rebounds, shooting .630 (17-27) from the floor, in Cabrini’s opening weekend. On Friday, he scored 21 points, including six in overtime, while adding 11 rebounds in an 89-77 OT win over The Apprentice School. On Saturday, against #2 ranked Virginia Wesleyan, he posted another double-double, with 17 points and 11 boards.

November 26, 2012
Andy Charles / Jr / Centenary University / West Orange, NJ / Montclair HS

Charles exploded for 22 points and 24 rebounds to lead Centenary to its first win of the year, a 72-71 triumph over Misericordia, on?Saturday afternoon. He went 9-for-16 from the floor and 2-for-4 from long distance, while 10 of his boards were on the offensive end. The 24 rebounds are the most by a CSAC player in a single game since at least the 2006-07 campaign.

Fran Rafferty / Jr / Cabrini University / King of Prussia, Pa. / Upper Merion HS (Honor Roll)

Rafferty averaged 20.5 points and 5.5 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a pair of decisive non-conference wins on the week. In Tuesday’s 80-66 win over rival Eastern, Rafferty bucketed 19 points, going 10-for-11 from the foul line and adding six rebounds. In Saturday’s 81-60 win over Widener, Raffety scored 22 points, on the strength of a career- best 6-for-8 showing from behind the three-point line.

December 3, 2012
Andy Charles / Jr / Centenary University / West Orange, NJ / Montclair HS

Charles earns his second straight CSAC Player of the Week nod after leading the Cyclones to a 3-0 week. The junior averaged 20.3 points and 15.3 rebounds, while shooting a collective .656 (22-for-32) from the floor. In Monday’s win over The College of N.J., Charles scored 24 points, going 7-for-9 from the floor and grabbing 21 rebounds. In Thursday’s CSAC win over Marywood, Charles eclipsed 20 points and 20 boards for a third straight game, scoring 25 and grabbing 20 boards. He wrapped up the week with 19 points, on a 6-for-7 effort from the field, in a CSAC win over Cairn on Saturday.

Seth Heinicke / So / Cairn University / Ivyland, Pa. / Calvary Christian (Honor Roll)

Heinicke averaged 34.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Highlanders. In?Wednesday’s win over Penn?St-Abington, he erupted for a career-high 40 points, the sixth most by a Cairn player in program history, while grabbing 11 rebounds. He followed that up with a game-high 29 points, going 10-for-10 from the foul line and dishing four assists, in Saturday’s defeat to Centenary.

December 10, 2012
Nelson Torres / Sr / Immaculata University / Marlton, N.J. / Cherokee HS

Torres averaged 18.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists as the Mighty Macs went 3-0 in conference play on the week. In Monday’s 64-60 win over Rosemont, the senior scored 18 points, with nine rebounds and five assists. Two nights later, he tallied 22 points to lead Immaculata to a 66-60 win at Cabrini, handing the Cavaliers their first home loss in 44 games. In Saturday’s 76-59 win over Cairn, Torres ended the week with 16 points and five rebounds, going 7-for-11 from the floor. For the week, he posted a .538 field goal percentage (21-for 39).

Frank Champion / Sr / Gwynedd Mercy University / Northfield, N.J. / Mainland HS (Honor Roll)

Champion helped the Griffins to three conference wins on the week, averaging 11.3 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting .619 from the field. In Monday’s win over Marywood, Champion scored 14 points, on 6-for-7 shooting, while adding six rebounds. Two nights later, in a 64-59 win over Neumann, the senior recorded a double-double, with 15 points and 11 boards, while adding four blocked shots. He wrapped up the week with five points and five rebounds in abbreviated action in an 83-69 win over Keystone.

December 17, 2012
Darnell Artis / FY / Gwynedd Mercy University / Philadelphia, Pa. / LaSalle College HS

Artis led the Griffins to an 85-79 win over Baptist Bible on?Saturday, allowing Gwynedd-Mercy to stay undefeated (4-0) in CSAC play. The freshman bucketed a game-high, and career-high, 26 points, while adding five rebounds and five assists. He connected on 8-for-14 attemps from the field, including a 3-for-6 showing from long range, while going 7-for-8 from the foul line.

Miles Dargan / So / Keystone College / Orlando, Fl. / Wekiva HS (Honor Roll)

After recording one assist and one block in 14 minutes in a 75-73 loss to Hilbert College on Wednesday, Dargan scored a game-high 27 points and assisted on the game-winning basket as Keystone defeated #16 Scranton on Saturday, 94-93 in overtime. He connected on 7-13 field goals, including six three-pointers (with two in overtime), while going 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the Giants' first-ever win over a nationally-ranked opponent

Fran Rafferty / Jr / Cabrini University / King of Prussia, Pa. / Upper Merion HS (Honor Roll)

Rafferty led the Cavaliers to an 89-73 CSAC?win over Rosemont on Monday, scoring 21 points, to go with three rebounds and two assists. The junior went 7-for-12 from the floor in the victory, and tied a career-high with four three-pointers.

January 7, 2013
Aaron Walton-Moss / So / Cabrini University / Camden, N.J. / Camden HS

Walton-Moss averaged 16.3 points, while posting a 58.1 field goal percentage, in three games over the Christmas break. In last Sunday’s 87-69 win over Wesleyan, the sophomore scored 26 points, going 10-of-12 from the field, in just 15 minutes of play. Three days later against Wesley, Walton-Moss scored 15 points, with two blocks and two steals, before wrapping up the week with eight points, three assists, and two steals in 15 minutes of play in a win over Cairn. In addition to the 49 points, he also totaled 11 rebounds, seven assists, and five rebounds, while going 18-for-31 from the field, and 4-for-8 from long range.

Max Hughes / Sr / Centenary University / Nazareth, Pa. / Notre Dame Green Pond (Honor Roll)

Hughes was named to the All-Tournament Team at the DeSales University Red Robin Holiday Invitational after averaging 16.0 points on a 10-for-16 effort from the field in two games. In Centenary’s win over Drew in the tourney opener, Hughes went for 19 points, shooting 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-6 from long range. The next night, in the tourney championship against DeSales, Hughes scored 13 points, going 4-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-4 from downtown, while adding three assists.

January 14, 2013
Justin Knight / So / Gwynedd Mercy University / Mays Landing, N.J. / Oakcrest HS

Knight helped the Griffins remain undefeated in CSAC play, averaging 13.0 pts and 4.3 rebounds, while shooting .650 (13-20) from the floor and .667 (6-9) from three-point range, in three victories.    In Monday’s win over Centenary, Knight scored 18 points, going 5-8 from the floor and 3-4 from long distance, before scoring 11 points, with six assists and four steals, in Wednesday’s win over Rosemont. He wrapped the week up with 10 points, on 3-5 from the field and 2-4 from three-point range, in just 11 minutes in Saturday’s victory over Cairn.

Jeremy Knowles / Sr / Cabrini University / Antioch, Ca. / Pittsburgh HS (Honor Roll)

Knowles led Cabrini to a pair of CSAC wins, averaging 16.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists and shooting an even .500 from the field (10-for-20). In Cabrini’s win over Neumann on Wednesday, the senior recorded 18 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes, before posting 14 points and five boards in Saturday’s victory over Marywood.

Mike Kelly / Sr / Keystone College / New Hartford, NY / New Hartford HS (Honor Roll)

Kelly led Keystone to a 3-0 CSAC, averaging 13.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.0 steals, and 2.6 assists. In Monday’s 86-71 win at Marywood, Kelly scored eight points and led all players with 10 rebounds before netting 15 points and a team-best seven assists in a 101-73 win over Cairn. Kelly closed the week by scoring a game-high 18 points to go along with nine rebounds and six steals to lead the Giants to a 62-51 win over Neumann on Saturday as Keystone moved to 5-1 in the CSAC with their fourth-straight win.

January 21, 2013
Mark Blount / Jr / Neumann University / Philadelphia, Pa. / William Penn HS

Blount led the Knights to three CSAC?wins on the week, averaging 18.7 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 5.0 blocks, while shooting 66.7 percent from the field. In Monday’s win over Immaculata, the junior scored 16 points, with 12 rebounds and four blocks. Two nights later, in an 86-68 win over Rosemont, Blount posted a dominant performance, scoring 25 points, on an 11-for-14 effort from the floor, while adding 17 rebounds and seven blocks. He wrapped up the week with 15 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks in a Saturday afternoon win against Cairn.

Kendall Harris / So / Marywood University / Brentwood, N.Y. / Pocono Mountain East (PA) (Honor Roll)

Harris led Marywood to a 2-1 week, averaging 24.7 points and 7.7 rebounds. In a narrow loss to Centenary on Monday, Harris bucketed 20 points, with four rebounds and two blocks. Two days later, in a 76-64 win over Cairn, Harris went 12-for-13 from the field en-route to a 31-point, 5-rebound showing. On Saturday in a win over Rosemont, he ended the week with a 23-point, 14-rebound double-double.

Duncan Lunsford / So / Keystone College / Marietta, Ga. / Sprayberry HS (Honor Roll)

In three games, Lunsford averaged 24.3 points and 5.3 rebounds, while shooting 63 percent from the field, for 2-1 Keystone. ?In Monday’s win over Rosemont, he came off the bench to post 21 points, four rebounds, and four assists. In Wednesday’s loss to Immaculata, he posted a game-high 28 points, on 10-for-13 shooting, to go with seven boards. He wrapped up the week with 24 points and five boards in Saturday’s win over Cabrini in a re-match of the 2012 CSAC?Championship.

Aaron Walton-Moss / So / Cabrini University / Camden, N.J. / Camden HS (Honor Roll)

Walton-Moss averaged 19.5 points and 15.5 rebounds during a 1-1 week for Cabrini. In Wednesday’s win over Gwynedd-Mercy, the sophomore scored 21 points, going 9-for-12 from the field, while adding 14 rebounds and three assists. On Saturday, in a loss to Keystone, Walton-Moss narrowly missed a triple-double, posting 18 points, 17 rebounds, and eight assists, along with two steals and two blocked shots.

January 28, 2013
Nelson Torres / Sr / Immaculata University / Marlton, N.J. / Cherokee HS

Torres averaged 15.0 points and 4.7 rebounds for the Mighty Macs during their 3-0 week. In Monday’s win over Rosemont, Torres posted game-highs of 19 points and five assists, while also grabbing five rebounds. He scored 18 points with five boards in Wednesday’s defeat of Marywood, before wrapping up the week with eight points and five rebounds - while hitting the game-winning jumper with 2.5 seconds remaining- in Saturday’s win over Baptist Bible. With his 14 rebounds on the week, Torres became Immaculata’s all-time career leader, as he enters this week with 477 career boards.

Andy Charles / Jr / Centenary University / West Orange, N.J. / Montclair HS (Honor Roll)

Charles led Centenary to a 2-1 week, averaging 13.3 points and 9.7 rebounds. He opened the week with 16 points and 11 boards in Monday’s win over Cairn, before netting 11 points, with five rebounds and three steals, in a loss to Cabrini on Wednesday. On Saturday against Gwynedd-Mercy, he posted his school-record-tying eighth double-double of the year, with 13 points and 13 rebounds, as the Cyclones posted a 76-75 win.

February 4, 2013
Andy Charles / Jr / Centenary University / West Orange, N.J. / Montclair HS

Charles led the Cyclones to a 2-0 record on the week, averaging 20.5 points and 9.0 rebounds, while shooting .556 (15-for-27) from the floor. In?Wednesday’s 75-74 win over Baptist Bible, Charles posted game-highs of 24 points (shooting 9-for-15 from the field) and 11 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the year.   He ended the week with 17 points and seven rebounds in an 86-71 win over Rosemont on Saturday afternoon.

Mark Blount / Jr / Neumann University / Philadelphia, Pa. / William Penn HS (Honor Roll)

Blount averaged 16.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 5.0 blocks for the Knights during their 1-1 week. In Wednesday’s loss to CSAC-leading Cabrini, the junior scored 13 points, on 6-for-9 shooting, while grabbing four rebounds and blocking six shots. On Saturday, Blount erupted for 19 points, 18 rebounds, and six blocked shots in a 78-67 victory over Keystone.

Luke Peterson / Jr / Clarks Summit University / Clarks Summit, Pa. / Abington Heights HS (Honor Roll)

Peterson helped Baptist Bible to a 1-1 week, averaging 19.0 points, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 rebounds, while shooting .618 (11-for-18) from the field and a staggering .780 (7-for-9) from behind the arc. In Wednesday’s narrow loss to Centenary, Peterson scored 23 points, going 6-for-8 from the field and 5-for-6 from long range, while adding five assists, four rebounds, and three steals. He wrapped up the week with 15 points (including a 2-for-3 mark from behind the arc) and three assists in Saturday’s 76-67 win over Marywood.

February 11, 2013
Mark Blount / Jr / Neumann University / Philadelphia, Pa. / William Penn HS

Blount led the Knights to a 3-0 week, averaging 16.7 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks. In Monday’s win over Marywood, Blount posted 17 points, 15 rebounds, and seven blocks, before scoring 15 points with 14 rebounds two days later against the Pacers. He wrapped up the week with 18 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks, and three assists in Saturday’s CSAC?victory over Centenary.

Duncan Lunsford / So / Keystone College / Marietta, Ga. / Sprayberry HS (Honor Roll)

In two games for the Giants, Lunsford averaged 29.0 points and 6.5 rebounds. In Wednesday’s overtime loss to Baptist Bible, the sophomore netted 32 points, going 11-for-18 from the field and 9-for-10 from the foul line. On Saturday, Lunsford scored 26 points with seven boards as the Giants came from behind to defeat Immaculata.

Abe Valentine / FY / Clarks Summit University / Elyria / Open Door (Honor Roll)

Valentine averaged 21.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists for the Defenders during their 2-0 week. In Wednesday’s comeback, overtime victory over Keystone, Valentine scored 28 points, going 9-for-14 from the field and 5-for-8 from long range, while adding five rebounds and five assists. He wrapped up the week with 15 points, four assists, and four rebounds in the Defenders’ 78-64 win over Cairn on Saturday.

2012-2013 Weekly Reports

2012-2013 Season Statistics

Championship Information

Seed                      Team
1                           Cabrini College
2                             Gwynedd-Mercy College
3                             Keystone College
4                             Immaculata University
5                             Neumann University
6                             Centenary College

2012-13 CSAC CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round: Saturday, February 16, 2013
#1 Cabrini College and #2 receive first round byes
#3 KEYSTONE 94, #6 Centenary 69
#5 Neumann 66, #4 IMMACULATA 40

Semi-Finals: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
#1 CABRINI 90, #5 Neumann 77
#3 Keystone 83, #2 GWYNEDD-MERCY 76

Championship: Friday,  February 22, 2013 @ 7:00pm
#1 CABRINI 90, #3 Keystone 74 -

NCAA DIVISION-III NATIONAL TOURNAMENT - COMPLETE BRACKET

First Round: Saturday March 2, 2013 - 7:00pm
Cabrini College 80, HAMPDEN-SYDNEY 78 -

Second Round: Saturday March 9, 2013 - 7:00pm
Cabrini College 84, OHIO WESLEYAN 81 -

Third Round: Saturday March 16, 2013 - 7:00pm
Cabrini College 70, WOOSTER 63 -

Elite Eight: Friday, March 22, 2013 - 5:30pm - Salem, Va.
Amherst 101, Cabrini 82 - BOX SCORE

2012-13 ALL-CSAC TEAMS

FIRST TEAM ALL-CSAC
Pos	Name	Yr	Team	Hometown/High School
F	Mark Blount	Jr	Neumann	Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn
F	Frank Champion	Sr	Gwynedd-Mercy	Northfield, N.J./Mainland
G/F	Duncan Lunsford	So	Keystone	Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry
G	Nelson Torres	Sr	Immaculata	Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
G	Aaron Walton-Moss	So	Cabrini	Camden, N.J./Camden

SECOND TEAM ALL-CSAC
G/F	Derrick Carter	Sr	Rosemont	Port Norris, N.J./Millville
F	Andy Charles	Jr	Centenary	W. Orange, N.J./Montclair
G	Justin Knight	So	Gwynedd-Mercy	Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest
F	Fran Rafferty	Jr	Cabrini	King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion
G	Greg Westry	Sr	Keystone	Delray Beach, Fla./Boca Raton

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CSAC
G	Ryan Corrigan	Jr	Marywood	Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
C	Dan Dodd	Jr	Baptist Bible	Vestal, N.Y./Central Baptist
F	Mike Kelly	Sr	Keystone	New Hartford, N.Y./New Hartford
G	Luke Peterson	Jr	Baptist Bible	Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights
F	Brandon Smith	Jr	Immaculata	Philadelphia, Pa./Central

CSAC SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
	David Osborn	Sr	Baptist Bible	Fort Wayne, Ind. / Homestead
	Brad Fagan	Fr	Cabrini	Swedesboro, N.J. / Kingsway Regional
	Barron Lacy	Sr	Cairn	Upper Darby, Pa / Homeschool
	Djovan Beausejour	So	Centenary	Doylestown, PA / Central Bucks East
	Brendan Stanton	Sr	Gwynedd-Mercy	Harleysville, Pa. / Lansdale Catholic
	T.J. Klinger	Sr	Immaculata	Audubon, Pa. / Methacton
	Rob Nelson	Sr	Keystone	Highland Mills, N.Y./Monroe Woodbury
	Shane Kellaher	So	Marywood	Dayton, Md./Glenelg
	Terrance Clark	Sr	Neumann	Middletown, Del./Middletown
	Justin Chaney	Sr	Rosemont	Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown

2012-2013 Player of the Year: Aaron Walton-Moss (Camden, N.J./Camden), Cabrini College
2012-2013 Rookie of the Year: Darnell Artis (Philadelphia, Pa./LaSalle College HS), Gwynedd-Mercy College
2012-2013 Coach of the Year: Marcus Kahn, Cabrini College