Program - Gotham Classic

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About Gotham Classic

The 2015 Gotham Classic Showcase Round at Madison Square Garden will feature perennial ACC power Pittsburgh and Atlantic regular season champion Davidson. Both will also host three games between December 9-23 against talented teams Eastern Washington, Morehead State, and Western Carolina.

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2015 Field

Pittsburgh Panthers

Pittsburgh Panthers – Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Head coach Jamie Dixon has guided the Panthers to 307 wins in 12 seasons at the helm of the program, winning at least 20 games in 11 of those campaigns…he has also led Pitt to the postseason all 12 seasons, including 10 NCAA Tournament berths and a trip to last year’s NIT…the Panthers enter the 2015-16 season with four starters returning, including leading scorer Jamel Artis (13.6 ppg, 6.0 rpg) and leading rebounder Michael Young (7.3 rpg, 13.4 ppg), both of whom will be juniors…Pittsburgh has been to 25 NCAA Tournaments with one trip to the Final Four.
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Davidson Wildcats

Davidson Wildcats – Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Atlantic 10 Conference)
The Wildcats are coming off their first season as a member of the Atlantic 10…after being picked 12th in the league’s preseason poll, Davidson won the A-10 regular season title and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament…four starters return for the Wildcats, led by the back court of junior Jack Gibbs (16.2 ppg, 120 assists) and senior Brian Sullivan (12.7 ppg, 124 assists)…head coach Bob McKillop will enter his 27th season at Davidson, having amassed 496 victories…the Wildcats have participated in 13 NCAA Tournaments, eight of which have come during McKillop’s tenure.
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Eastern Washington Eagles

Eastern Washington Eagles – Head Coach: Jim Hayford (Big Sky Conference)
EWU posted a 26-9 record en route to winning a share of the Big Sky Conference regular season championship, the league’s postseason tournament championship, and earning a NCAA Tournament berth for the second time ever (2003-04)…head coach Jim Hayford, the Big Sky co-Coach of the Year, welcomes back five letterwinners and three 2014-15 redshirts, including senior forward Venky Jois, a first-team all-league honoree who averaged of 16.7 ppg and 7.7 rpg…forward Bogdan Bliznyuk was named the Big Sky’s Freshman of the Year for averaging 8.7 ppg and 4.0 rpg last season.

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Morehead State Eagles

Morehead State Eagles – Head Coach: Sean Woods (Ohio Valley Conference)
The Eagles went 17-17 and advanced to the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament last season…senior guard Brent Arrington leads a group of six returning players from a year ago after averaging 11.1 ppg to go along with 77 assists and 65 steals…he’s joined in the back court by junior Corban Collins (8.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg)…head coach Sean Woods is in his fourth season at Morehead State…the 35 wins over his first two seasons are the most by any Eagles’ coach in history.
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Western Carolina Catamounts

Western Carolina Catamounts – Head Coach: Larry Hunter (Southern Conference)
Head coach Larry Hunter, who has won 664 games in 35 seasons as a head coach, welcomes back 10 players, including four starters, from a team that went 15-17 a year ago in advancing to the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament…leading the way is senior guard Mike Brown, who was the Catamounts’ second leading scorer at 13.8 ppg and their leading rebounder at 6.3 rpg…also back is senior guard Rhett Harrelson, who averaged 11.8 ppg and handed out 73 assists.
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SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Showcase Round

	December 20
Pittsburgh vs. Davidson (MSG) New York, N.Y.
12pm ET
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12/09/15

	December 9
Eastern Washington at Davidson Davidson, N.C.
8:30pm ET
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12/11/15

	December 11
Eastern Washington at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa.
7pm ET
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12/12/15

	December 12
Western Carolina at Davidson Davidson, N.C.
7pm ET
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12/13/15

	December 13
Morehead State at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa.
4pm ET
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12/14/15

	December 14
Eastern Washington at Western Carolina Cullowhee, N.C.
7pm ET
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12/17/15

	December 17
Morehead State at Eastern Washington Cheney, Wash.
9:05 ET
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12/20/15

	December 20
Western Carolina at Morehead State Morehead, Ky.
4pm ET
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12/23/15

	December 23
Morehead State at Davidson Davidson, N.C.
1pm ET
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	December 23
Western Carolina at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa.
7pm ET
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History

Single Game

POINTS

43 – David Holston (Chicago St.), vs. St. Bonaventure; Nov. 9, 2006

FIELD GOALS

14 – Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis), vs. Connecticut; Nov. 16, 2007

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

29 – Andrew Goudelock (Charleston), vs. Rhode Island; Nov. 19, 2010

3-POINT FIELD GOALS

9 – Pete Lisicky (Penn St.), vs. Penn; Dec. 9, 1995

3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

16 – Omar Cook (St. John’s), vs. Kansas; Nov. 10, 2000

FREE THROWS

20 – Evan Bruinsma (Detroit), vs. Stony Brook; Nov. 23, 2013

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS

22 – Evan Bruinsma (Detroit), vs. Stony Brook; Nov. 23, 2013

TOTAL REBOUNDS

21 – Jameel Warney (Stony Brook), vs. Detroit; Nov. 23, 2013

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

11 – Jameel Warney (Stony Brook), vs. Detroit; Nov. 23, 2013

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS

14 – Jameel Warney (Stony Brook), vs. FAU; Nov. 23, 2013

14 – Evan Turner (Ohio St.), vs. James Madison; Nov. 12, 2009

ASSISTS

14 – Aaron Fitzgerald (UC Irvine), vs. Miss. Valley St; Nov. 11, 2005

TURNOVERS

10 – Evan Turner (Ohio St.), vs. North Carolina; Nov. 19, 2009

10 – Chris Lowe (Massachusetts), vs. Southern Illinois; Nov. 12, 2008

10 – Justin Gray (Wake Forest), vs. George Mason; Nov. 11, 2005

BLOCKS

9 – Mamadou Ndiaye (UC Irvine), vs. Washington, Nov. 14, 2013

9 – Mickell Gladness (Alabama A&M), vs. Central Arkansas; Nov. 7, 2007

STEALS

7 – Garrett Lever (Seattle), vs. Maryland; Nov. 8, 2010

7 – Andy Rautins (Syracuse), vs. North Carolina; Nov. 20, 2009

Single Game

POINTS
105 – Maryland, vs. Seattle; Nov. 8, 2010

FIELD GOALS
43 – Syracuse, vs. N. Colorado; Nov. 11, 2004

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
85 – Duke, vs. Stanford; Nov. 11, 1999

3-POINT FIELD GOALS
16 – Niagara, vs. Oregon St.; Nov. 9, 2012

3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
44 – Hampton, vs. Maryland; Nov. 7, 2006

FREE THROWS
40 – Hofstra vs. Marshall, Nov. 18, 2012
40 – Duke, vs. Southern Illinois; Nov. 21, 2008

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
57 – Hofstra vs. Marshall, Nov. 18, 2012

TOTAL REBOUNDS
66 – Wake Forest, vs. Texas Tech; Nov. 18, 2005

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
31 – Villanova, vs. Marquette; Nov. 15, 2002

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
46 – Wake Forest, vs. Texas Tech; Nov. 18, 2005

ASSISTS
29 – North Carolina, vs. N.C. Central; Nov. 11, 2009
29 – Ohio State, vs. Alcorn St.; Nov. 9, 2009

TURNOVERS
32 – Albany, vs. Syracuse; Nov. 9, 2009

BLOCKS
15 – Connecticut, vs. Buffalo; Nov. 8, 2007

STEALS
21 – Syracuse, vs. Albany; Nov. 9, 2009

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