Taylor Green

Men's Basketball 2/24/2017 10:21:00 AM Dan Graham, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men's Hoops to Honor Four Seniors in Season Finale Versus Clarion

Edinboro (7-18, 5-16 PSAC West) will honor four seniors as part of Senior Day on Saturday when they host Clarion (7-20, 4-17 PSAC West) in the season finale. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots look for a season sweep of the Golden Eagles after posting an 82-66 win at Clarion on January 18.
The Fighting Scots will honor seniors Mikael Anderson, Sheldon Brogdon, Malachy Onwudiegwu and Chibunna Ukandu prior to tip-off.
Saturday's game will be Edinboro and Clarion's first meeting at McComb Fieldhouse since last year's PSAC Tournament first-round game. The Golden Eagles defeated the Fighting Scots by an 83-69 score.
Despite head coach Pat Cleary playing with just seven players in seven of the last eight games because of injuries, his team remained in the PSAC Tournament picture up until last Saturday. The Fighting Scots battled playoff-bound Slippery Rock down to the wire on Wednesday, but came up just short, 64-60.
Redshirt junior guard Jaymon Mason scored 28 points against The Rock for his 14^th 20-point game of the season. The 6'3" guard, who ranks second in the PSAC and 10^th in NCAA Division II with 23.2 ppg., moved into fifth place all-time at Edinboro in career scoring with 1,513 points. He needs 40 points to pass Kenny Tate for fourth all-time. He has scored 579 points this season, good for seventh in a season.
Junior guard/forward Maceo Baston and redshirt junior forward Jon Girvin have been welcome additions to Edinboro this year. Baston, a transfer from Southwestern Community College, has started the last eight games, scoring in double digits in six of them, with two 20-point games. Girvin, a member of the football team who joined the team in early December, has started the last 14 games and is Edinboro's leading rebounder at 5.9 rpg. The 6'5" forward grabbed eight rebounds against Slippery Rock after gathering a career-high 13 rebounds at Mercyhurst last Saturday.
Clarion is 0-12 on the road this season and 0-1 at neutral sites. The Golden Eagles began the year at 5-4, but have lost 16 of their last 18 contests, including a stretch where they lost 13 in a row.
Saturday's contest will feature the sons of two of the top all-time PSAC career scorers. Clarion's Kwame Morton Jr.'s father, Kwame Morton Sr., is second all-time with 2,543 points as a player at Clarion, while Edinboro's Jaymon Mason's father, Tyrone Mason, is 14^th all-time with 1,954 points. Mason did that while playing just three seasons at Edinboro.
Mikael Anderson, the team's second-leading scorer (13.3 ppg.) and rebounder (5.6), missed the Slippery Rock game due to an injury and has now missed five of the last eight games. Edinboro has lost 51 games due to injuries this season.

On the Radio/TV

The Edinboro-Clarion game can be heard on WFSE-FM 88.9, with Drew Patrick on the play-by-play and Mike Lantinen handling color commentary. The game will also be carried on ETV.

All-Time Series vs. Clarion

Edinboro leads 101-72: Edinboro has won more games against Clarion than against any other opponent in program history.
First Meeting: 1928-29 – Edinboro 58, Clarion 27
Last Meeting: 2016-17 – Edinboro 82, Clarion 66
Current Streak: Edinboro won the last meeting.
Cleary vs. Clarion: 6-2

Last Meeting
1/19/17 – Edinboro 82, Clarion 66 at Clarion University BOX | RECAP

Clarion led by as much as 13 points in the first half, but Edinboro closed the gap to 41-39 at intermission thanks to a 23-2 run. Mikael Anderson opened the second half with a go-ahead 3-pointer, which ignited a 16-0 Edinboro run that put the Fighting Scots ahead for good. Clarion got no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Edinboro outscored Clarion in the second half, 43-25. It marked the first time this season the Fighting Scots held an opponent to under 40 points in the second half.
Jaymon Mason finished with 36 points, including 20 points in the first half. Mikael Anderson netted 21 second-half points to finish with 24 points.
Edinboro shot 57.1 percent in the second half (16-for-28), while Clarion shot 32.1 percent (9-for-28).
Justin Grant led Clarion with 15 points, along with six rebounds. Cameron Grumley tallied 12 points, while Manny Powell finished with 11 markers. Jamal Bailey, a former Fighting Scot, led both sides with 11 rebounds.

Last Time Out
2/22/17 – Slippery Rock 64, Edinboro 60 at McComb Fieldhouse BOX | RECAP

Edinboro trailed, 43-35, with 13:10 left to play before using a 16-6 run to take a 51-49 lead with 6:34 remaining. Khyree Wooten answered for Slippery Rock by banking in a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to put The Rock back up by one.
The game was tied just one more time at 52-52 before SRU went ahead for good on a Vinny Lasley jumper with 5:52 to go.
Jaymon Mason finished with a game-high 28 points, adding six assists and five rebounds. Maceo Baston recorded 13 points with six rebounds, while Jon Girvin grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Andre Frederick had 10 points while going 4-for-4 from the floor and 2-for-2 at the line.

2/22/17 – No. 2 Indiana (Pa.) 74, Clarion 58 at Clarion University BOX | RECAP

Clarion shot just 6-of-27 in the first half, while Indiana (Pa.) made six first-half 3-pointers as they opened up a 38-17 lead at halftime. The Golden Eagles got no closer than 16 points in the second half.
The Golden Eagles shot 38.5 percent for the game (20-for-52) and were 3-of-13 from 3-point range, while the Crimson Hawks shot 47.5 percent (29-for-61) and made 11-of-18 trifectas. Clarion turned the ball over 23 times, which Indiana (Pa.) converted into 33 points.
Cameron Grumley had a game-high 22 points, while BJ Andrews recorded 17 points. Akeem Williams had seven rebounds, while Jamal Bailey grabbed six boards.

The Head Coaches
Edinboro: Pat Cleary, Edinboro '99 (46-58, 4th Year)

Pat Cleary was introduced as Edinboro's tenth head coach on March 26, 2013 after head coach Greg Walcavich announced his retirement. Cleary served as Walcavich's assistant coach for 14 years.
Cleary's teams have improved each year since his appointment, with his 2015-16 team earning the third seed in the PSAC West Tournament with a 15-11 overall record and 14-8 league mark.
He made the playoffs for the first time in 2014-15 with a 14-13 record, a four-game improvement over his first year, after being chosen to finish eighth in the PSAC West preseason poll. His first Boro squad finished 10-16 in 2013-14.

Clarion: Marcess Williams (31-52, 3^rd year; Career: 189-151, 12^th year)

Marcess Williams, in his second season in 2015-16, led Clarion to the PSAC Tournament for the first time since 2009-10 and posted a PSAC first round win over Edinboro.
Williams inherited a Golden Eagles team that won just 11 games in the two years prior to his arrival. His first-year squad finished 10-16, a five-game improvement over the previous year, and further improved to 14-16 in 2015-16.
Williams previously served nine years as the head coach at Penn State-Beaver. The Lions won three straight PSUAC Championships (2009-11) and six straight PSAC West titles (2009-14) under Williams. They finished as USCAA Division 2 National runners-up in 2009.

The Fighting Scots
Last Game's Starters

P / No.	Player	Ht/Wt/Yr	Hometown	PPG / RPG
F / 15	Maceo Baston	6-5/185/Jr.	Brownstown Twp., Mich.	6.6 / 3.4
F / 23	Mike Beck	6-3/215/Jr.	Erie, Pa.	6.9 / 3.2
F / 33	Jon Girvin	6-5/246/R-Jr.	Pittsburgh, Pa.	3.9 / 5.8
G / 5	Jaymon Mason	6-3/185/R-Jr.	Edinboro, Pa.	23.2 / 4.8
G / 24	Sheldon Brogdon	6-0/175/R-Sr.	Warren, Ohio	11.4 / 2.4

Top Reserves

C / 42	Andre Frederick	6-9/260/Jr.	Detroit, Mich.	5.6 / 3.7
G / 10	Chibunna Ukandu	6-1/200/R-Sr.	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	4.1 / 1.5
F / 3	Mikael Anderson	6-5/208/Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	13.3 / 5.6

Players to Watch
Jaymon Mason (G, R-Jr.)

Scored a game-high 28 points against Slippery Rock on Wednesday for his 14^th 20-point game of the season. Also had six assists and five rebounds.
Ranks second in the PSAC and 10th in NCAA Division II in scoring at 23.2 ppg.Is also fourth in the PSAC in 3-point field goal percentage at 40.8 percent (69-for-169), fifth in assists (5.4), and fifth in 3-pointers made per game (2.8).
Scored a career-high 40 points at Pitt-Johnstown on February 4, becoming the first Fighting Scot to score 40 points in a game since Blake Johnson in 2001.
Has nine 30-point games this season and 13 for his career.
Recorded three straight 30-point games for the first time in his career between January 18-25.
Has played all 40 minutes in the last 14 games and has played at least 38 minutes in 18 of the last 19 contests.
Was named to the Division II Bulletin All-American preseason team after earning All-American honorable mention accolades last season. The 2015 PSAC West Freshman of the Year was selected to the PSAC West preseason team after being named to the NABC first team and All-PSAC West first team in 2015-16.

Mikael Anderson (F, Sr.)

Sat out Wednesday's contest with an injury, missing his fifth game in the last eight contests.
Has five 20-point games this season, including a career-high 29 points at Indiana (Pa.) on January 14.
Second on the team in scoring (13.3 ppg.) and third in rebounding (5.6 ppg.) in his first year as a starter.
Recorded his first career double-double against West Chester on December 4 with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Maceo Baston (G/F, Jr.)

Has started the last eight games, averaging 14.8 ppg. in that span.
Scored 13 points against Slippery Rock on Wednesday, marking his sixth game in double digits.
Posted a pair of 20-point games, including a career-high 24 points against fourth-ranked Indiana (Pa.) on February 11.

Sheldon Brogdon (G, R-Sr.)

Ranks third on the team in scoring at 11.4 ppg., and has made 55-of-147 3-pointers, good for 12^th in the PSAC in 3-pointers made per game (2.3).
Has started the last 17 games at guard after not starting a game previously in his career.
Comes off a disappointing scoreless effort against Slippery Rock, but in the previous four games had averaged 17.0 ppg.
Scored a career-high 31 points against Daemen, making 7-of-9 3-pointerrs, and had 30 points vs. Cheyney (7-of-14) 3-pointers).

Jon Girvin (F, R-Jr.)

Has started the last 14 games in place of Jack Frank. Grabbed a game-high eight rebounds on Wednesday against Slippery after grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds last Saturday at Mercyhurst.
Joined the team in early December after starting all 11 games at defensive end for the football team in 2016.
Leads the team in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. Collected a pair of 11-rebound games against Cheyney on December 10 and against Seton Hill on February 8.

News and Notes

Edinboro was eliminated from playoff contention with last Saturday's 81-71 defeat at Mercyhurst. The Fighting Scots remained competitive this far into the season despite injuries and illness causing them to dress just seven players in seven of the last eight games.
In regards to the injuries, the Fighting Scots have been without players for a combined 51 games. Senior guard Malachy Onwudiegwu, who worked his way into the starting lineup in early December, has missed the last 17 games. Junior center Jack Frank, after starting the first 11 games, has missed the last 14 games. Sophomore guard Mike Sims Jr. became a solid performer off the bench before an injury last month has benched him the last 11 games. Senior forward Mikael Anderson has missed five of the last eight contests due to injury. Chibunna Ukandu returned for Wednesday's game after missing two games because of illness.
The seven wins are the fewest by an Edinboro team since 1980-81, when the Fighting Scots finished with a 7-17 record.

Scouting Clarion

Clarion, after starting the year at 5-4, has lost 16 of its last 18 contests, including a stretch where they lost 13 games in row. The Golden Eagles are 0-12 on the road and 0-1 at neutral sites.
Head coach Marcess Williams' squad handed Edinboro an 83-69 defeat in their last visit to McComb Fieldhouse, that coming in the first round of the PSAC Tournament on February 27, 2016.
Senior guard BJ Andrews was an All-PSAC West preseason selection after being named to the All-PSAC West first team last year. He is third on the team in scoring and rebounding at 13.2 ppg. and 4.6 rpg., respectively.
Junior guard Cameron Grumley and junior forward Jamani Pierce are tied for the team lead in scoring at 13.6 ppg.
Cameron Grumley leads Division II in free throw percentage at 95.5 percent (84-for-88). The 5'11" guard posted 22 points against second-ranked Indiana (Pa.) on Wednesday.
Jamani Pierce, a transfer from Illinois Central, is Clarion's leading rebounder at 5.9 rpg.
Senior guard Manny Powell is Clarion's fourth-leading scorer at 10.1 ppg., and ranks ninth in the PSAC in assists per game (4.6).
Senior forward Jamal Bailey is a former Edinboro player. He played for the Fighting Scots for one year in 2012-13, playing in 24 games and averaging 2.9 ppg. and 3.4 rpg.

Last Game's Starters

P / No.	Player	Ht/Wt/Yr	Hometown	PPG / RPG
F / 15	Jamani Pierce	6-6/210/Jr.	Harvey, Ill.	13.6 / 5.9
F / 33	Akeem Williams	6-7/225/Sr.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	4.9 / 5.0
G / 1	Cameron Grumley	5-11/185/Jr.	Johnsonburg, Va.	13.6 / 4.4
G / 0	BJ Andrews	6-4/195/Sr.	Pikesville, Md.	13.2 / 4.6
G / 21	Justin Grant	6-5/200/Sr.	Washington, D.C.	8.2 / 3.9

Top Reserves

G / 3	Manny Powell	5-9/155/Sr.	Columbus, Ohio	10.1 / 2.1
F / 24	Kwame Morton Jr.	6-9/185/R-Fr.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	5.2 / 1.6
F / 4	Jamal Bailey	6-5/215/Sr.	Philadelphia, Pa.	4.3 / 4.0

Mason in the Record Books SEASON RECORDS | CAREER RECORDS

SEASON SCORING: Sixth with 23.2 ppg. and seventh with 579 points.
SEASON 3-POINTERS: 11^th with 66 3-pointers.
CAREER SCORING: Fifth all-time with 1,513 points. Needs 40 points to pass Kenny Tate for fourth all-time.
CAREER 3-POINTERS: Sixth with 164 3-pointers made. Eighth with 418 3-point attempts.
CAREER FREE THROWS MADE: Second with 395 made free throws. Needs eight free throws to pass Bryan Theriot for number one all-time. Seventh with 466 free throw attempts.
CAREER ASSISTS: Ninth with 307 assists.
40-POINT GAMES: Scored 40 points at Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday, becoming the first Fighting Scot to score 40 points in a game since Blake Johnson scored 43 points against Shippensburg on February 27, 2001.
30-POINT GAMES: Has nine 30-point games this season and 13 for his career. His father, Tyrone Mason, holds the school records with 12 in one season (1994-95) and 24 for his career.
1,000 CAREER POINTS: Became the 28^th Fighting Scot to reach the 1,000 career-point milestone at Millersville on November 19. He reached the milestone in 55 games, which is fourth-fastest at Edinboro. Only Adam Cheek (49 games) Tyrone Mason (51 games), Jaymon's father, and Kenny Tate (51 games) have reached the mark faster.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Mikael Anderson: G/F; 6' 5"; Senior

#24 Sheldon Brogdon: G; 6' 0"; Redshirt Senior

#5 Jaymon Mason: G; 6' 3"; Junior

#11 Chibunna Ukandu: G; 6' 1"; Redshirt Senior

#21 Jack Frank: C; 6' 8"; Sophomore

#42 Andre Frederick: C; 6' 9"; Junior

#4 Malachy Onwudiegwu: G; 6' 1"; Senior

#33 Jon Girvin: F; 6' 5"; Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

#3 Mikael Anderson
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G/F

#24 Sheldon Brogdon
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#5 Jaymon Mason
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

#11 Chibunna Ukandu
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#21 Jack Frank
: 6' 8"; Sophomore
: C

#42 Andre Frederick
: 6' 9"; Junior
: C

#4 Malachy Onwudiegwu
: 6' 1"; Senior
: G

#33 Jon Girvin
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Junior
: F

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Men's Hoops to Honor Four Seniors in Season Finale Versus Clarion

Players Mentioned

#3 Mikael Anderson

#24 Sheldon Brogdon

#5 Jaymon Mason

#11 Chibunna Ukandu

#21 Jack Frank

#42 Andre Frederick

#4 Malachy Onwudiegwu

#33 Jon Girvin

Players Mentioned

#3 Mikael Anderson

#24 Sheldon Brogdon

#5 Jaymon Mason

#11 Chibunna Ukandu

#21 Jack Frank

#42 Andre Frederick

#4 Malachy Onwudiegwu

#33 Jon Girvin