2011-12 Hofstra Men's Basketball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com
2011-12 Hofstra Men's Basketball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com
2011-12 Hofstra Men's Basketball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com
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Schedule<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong>’s schedule this year is loaded with home games as the<br />
Pride will play at the Mack Sports Complex 17 times. The Pride<br />
has some tough mid-major opponents <strong>com</strong>ing in to the Mack<br />
Sports Complex, including Long Island University (the reigning<br />
Northeast Conference champions),<br />
Florida Atlantic (the reigning Sun<br />
Belt regular season champions) and<br />
Iona (the MAAC and CollegeInsider.<br />
<strong>com</strong> Tournament runners-up). Other<br />
home games include St. Francis (N.Y.),<br />
Manhattan, Binghamton and Colgate,<br />
as well as a to-be-determined opponent<br />
in the ESPN BracketBuster weekend in<br />
February. <strong>Hofstra</strong> will also travel to the<br />
TicketCity Legend’s Classic, where it<br />
will face Oregon State in the first round,<br />
and then Rhode Island, Cleveland State<br />
and Boston University in the next set of<br />
games.<br />
Overview<br />
Head Coach Mo Cassara took over the<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> program last year and faced<br />
some daunting challenges, but they were<br />
made easier with a player of Jenkins’<br />
caliber to build around. In addition<br />
to his impressive numbers, Jenkins<br />
was an unselfish player who made his<br />
teammates better and instilled a solid<br />
work ethic in the program.<br />
<strong>2011</strong>-20<strong>12</strong> Outlook<br />
Cassara and his staff have a new<br />
challenge this year, which is to make<br />
sure that Jenkins’ legacy isn’t restricted<br />
to his now-retired jersey number in<br />
the rafters. They will have to mold<br />
the players remaining into a team<br />
that can continue to play at the high<br />
level that allowed the Pride to tie for<br />
second last year in the Colonial Athletic<br />
Association, two games ahead of Final<br />
Four participant VCU. Fortunately,<br />
there are plenty of experienced players<br />
to build around, as Moore and Lester are<br />
both fifth-year seniors, Imes and Mejia<br />
have seen plenty of game action, and<br />
McMillan, Nwaukoni and McLendon<br />
all got their feet wet with meaningful<br />
minutes last winter. Replacing Jenkins<br />
won’t be easy, but the Pride has a deep<br />
nucleus that can share the burden and<br />
make sure that <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Basketball</strong><br />
remains a CAA contender.<br />
Stephen Nwaukoni<br />
30 <strong>2011</strong>-20<strong>12</strong> HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
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