Merrimack marks D-I hoops arrival with record-setting season | |
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) About 25 miles north of Boston, in a 1,500-seat gymnasium in a quiet nook just off State Route 125, Joe Gallo is busy teaching basketball. Arms folded as he walks the length of the court, Gallo watches as a ball gets away from one of his players during a practice drill and ricochets off the bottom of the retractable bleachers. “We don’t stop competing!” Gallo shouts. “Compete! Compete! Compete!” MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Lord | 10.8 | |||
| Rebounds: | J. Hayes | 4.7 | |||
| Assists: | J. Hayes | 6.4 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | J. Hayes | 69.3% | |||
| 3P%: | D. Jensen | 43.5% | |||
| Steals: | J. Hayes | 3.9 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Minor | 1.0 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Northeast Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Merrimack | 14-4 | 20-11 |
| Saint Francis U | 13-5 | 22-10 |
| Robert Morris | 13-5 | 20-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 12-6 | 20-13 |
| LIU | 9-9 | 15-18 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-9 | 11-19 |
| Bryant | 7-11 | 15-17 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 7-11 | 13-18 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 7-11 | 11-21 |
| Wagner | 5-13 | 8-21 |
| Central Connecticut State | 3-15 | 4-27 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 62.8 (339) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 7.9 (311) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.8 (206) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.9% (274) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.1% (270) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.9% (146) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 60.2 (8) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 20.9 (353) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.3 (160) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.2% (137) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.0% (183) | ||||
| 3P%: | 30.2% (44) | ||||
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