The back nine of the America East schedule has begun and if the Black Bears hold any hopes of moving up the leader board, the climb must begin Saturday at Maryland-Baltimore County.
Immediately following the game with the seventh-place Retrievers, UMaine will have four straight contests against the teams directly above it in the standings.
Thanks to the recent five-game skid, ascending to the No. 3 seed for the conference tourney is a longshot at best. It's not, however, inconceivable for the Black Bears to get to the No. 4 spot currently occupied by Albany.
UMaine's remaining America East schedule:
Feb. 4: at UMBC
Feb. 6: Vermont
Feb. 9: at Boston U.
Feb. 11: Albany
Feb. 15: at Hartford
Feb. 22: New Hampshire
Feb. 26: at Stony Brook
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AE Honor Roll
Player of the Year:
Gerardo Suero, Albany
Rookie of the Year
Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Coach of the Year
Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook
First Team
1.) G - Gerardo Suero, Albany
2.) F - Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook
3.) F - Matt Glass, Vermont
4.) G - Bryan Dougher, Stony Brook
5.) G - Daryl Partin, Boston U.
Second Team
6.) C - Dallis Joyner, Stony Brook
7.) G - Sandro Carissimo, Vermont
8.) C - Alasdair Fraser, Maine
9.) G - Andres Torres, Hartford
10.) G - D.J. Irving, Boston U.
Third Team
G - Alvin Abreu, New Hampshire
F - Brian Voelkel, Vermont
F - Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
G - Mike Black, Albany
G - Dave Coley, Stony Brook
All Rookie
Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Four McGlynn, Vermont
Justin Edwards, Maine
Nate Sikma, Hartford
Ben Dickinson, Binghamton
Gerardo Suero, Albany
Rookie of the Year
Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Coach of the Year
Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook
First Team
1.) G - Gerardo Suero, Albany
2.) F - Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook
3.) F - Matt Glass, Vermont
4.) G - Bryan Dougher, Stony Brook
5.) G - Daryl Partin, Boston U.
Second Team
6.) C - Dallis Joyner, Stony Brook
7.) G - Sandro Carissimo, Vermont
8.) C - Alasdair Fraser, Maine
9.) G - Andres Torres, Hartford
10.) G - D.J. Irving, Boston U.
Third Team
G - Alvin Abreu, New Hampshire
F - Brian Voelkel, Vermont
F - Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
G - Mike Black, Albany
G - Dave Coley, Stony Brook
All Rookie
Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Four McGlynn, Vermont
Justin Edwards, Maine
Nate Sikma, Hartford
Ben Dickinson, Binghamton
2012 America East Tournament
Chase Arena
University of Hartford
March 1
First Round
Binghamton 73, UMBC 67 OT
March 3
Quarterfinals
1.) Stony Brook 78, Binghamton 69
4.) Albany 63, New Hampshire 45
2.) Vermont 50, BLACK BEARS 40
3.) Hartford 53, Boston U. 49
March 4
Stony Brook 57, Albany 55
Vermont 77, Hartford 73 (2OT)
March 10
Championship
Vermont 51, Stony Brook 43
University of Hartford
March 1
First Round
Binghamton 73, UMBC 67 OT
March 3
Quarterfinals
1.) Stony Brook 78, Binghamton 69
4.) Albany 63, New Hampshire 45
2.) Vermont 50, BLACK BEARS 40
3.) Hartford 53, Boston U. 49
March 4
Stony Brook 57, Albany 55
Vermont 77, Hartford 73 (2OT)
March 10
Championship
Vermont 51, Stony Brook 43
America East Standings
- Stony Brook 14-2, 22-10
- Vermont 13-3, 24-12
- Boston U. 12-4, 16-16
- Albany 9-7, 19-15
- New Hampshire 7-9, 13-16
- Hartford 7-9, 9-22
- BLACK BEARS 6-10, 12-17
- Maryland-Balt. County 3-13, 4-26
- Binghamton 1-15, 2-29
AE in the RPI (Feb. 20)
- 134. Vermont
- 159. Stony Brook
- 189. Boston U.
- 213. Albany
- 289. New Hampshire
- 292. BLACK BEARS
- 312. Hartford
- 338. Maryland-Baltimore County
- 344. Binghamton
- America East: 31
Season Leaders
Scoring
Justin Edwards, 13.9
Alasdair Fraser, 12.9
Raheem Singleton, 7.9
Mike Allison, 7.1
Killian Cato, 4.1
Xavier Pollard, 3.6
Andrew Rogers, 3.6
Rebounding
Fraser, 7.8
Allison, 6.9
Edwards, 5.6
Singleton, 3.3
Assists
Singleton, 3.4
Rogers, 3.3
Edwards, 3.3
FG Percentage
Fraser, .543
Allison, .521
Pollard, .513
Edwards, .425
Cato, .377
Singleton, .371
Rogers, .345
3-PT Percentage
Cato, .347
Singleton, .291
Edwards, .262
Rogers, .258
Justin Edwards, 13.9
Alasdair Fraser, 12.9
Raheem Singleton, 7.9
Mike Allison, 7.1
Killian Cato, 4.1
Xavier Pollard, 3.6
Andrew Rogers, 3.6
Rebounding
Fraser, 7.8
Allison, 6.9
Edwards, 5.6
Singleton, 3.3
Assists
Singleton, 3.4
Rogers, 3.3
Edwards, 3.3
FG Percentage
Fraser, .543
Allison, .521
Pollard, .513
Edwards, .425
Cato, .377
Singleton, .371
Rogers, .345
3-PT Percentage
Cato, .347
Singleton, .291
Edwards, .262
Rogers, .258
Non-conference results
About Me
- Dan King
- Fan of UMaine hoops since the late-'80s. Francois Bouchard would be the No. 1 draft choice on my personal all-time Black Bears team. Have attended every America East Tournament since 2000 with my brother-in-law, Steve. We are interested in all things Black Bears basketball and America East. * This blog is not affiliated with the University of Maine.
Steve's Preseason AE Picks
- 1. Stony Brook
- 2. Boston U.
- 3. Albany
- 4. Black Bears
- 5. Vermont
- 6. New Hampshire
- 7. Hartford
- 8. Maryland-Balt. County
- 9. Binghamton
Dan's Preseason AE Picks
- 1. Boston U.
- 2. Stony Brook
- 3. Albany
- 4. Vermont
- 5. New Hampshire
- 6. Black Bears
- 7. Hartford
- 8. Maryland-Balt. County
- 9. Binghamton
America East Coaches Poll
- 1. Boston University
- 2. Stony Brook
- 3. BLACK BEARS
- 4. New Hampshire
- 5. Vermont
- 6. Hartford
- 7. Binghamton
- 8. Albany
- 9. Maryland-Balt. County
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