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February 24, 2003

Rhode Island College Men’s Basketball Update #12

(13-12 Overall, 5-9 in the Little East Conference)

Providence, RI--Head Coach Michael Kelly’s team is 13-12 overall and 5-9 in the Little East Conference. RIC fell to UMass-Dartmouth, 101-90, on Feb. 18 and to Plymouth State, 78-75, on Feb. 22 to close out the regular season.

In upcoming action, the Anchormen will play at Plymouth State on Feb. 25 in the opening round of the Little East Conference Tournament. RIC is the seventh seed, while the Panthers are the second seed. RIC and PSC split the regular season series (1-1).

Junior guard Kamran Alemdar (Stockholm, Sweden) has played in 25 games, starting 24 of them. He is averaging 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He scored a team-high 25 points in the loss vs. Plymouth State.

Junior forward Johnafer White (Boston, MA) has played in 24 games, starting 21 of them. He is averaging 13.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

Junior guard Andre Daley (Boston, MA) has played in 25 games, starting 22 of them. He is averaging 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

Sophomore forward Jason Harris (Bedford, MA) has played in 25 games, starting 24 of them. He is averaging 9.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

Junior guard Lester Carter (Boston, MA) has played in 25 games, starting seven of them. He is averaging 11.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.

Freshman guard K.C. Grandfield (Dartmouth, MA) has played in 25 games, starting all of them. He is averaging 5.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 4.9 assists per game.

Freshman forward Brian Stanko (Swansea, MA) has played in 20 games, starting two of them. He is averaging 8.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. He had 15 points and six rebounds in the loss vs. Plymouth State.

Senior forward Mike Costigan (Pawtucket, RI) has played in 25 games, starting one of them. He is averaging 1.2 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.

Freshman guard Gandhi Arias (Hartford, CT) has played in 17 games. He is averaging 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game.

Sophomore forward Brendan Mullen (Fairhaven, MA) has played in 15 games. He is averaging 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.

Sophomore forward Brendan Baker (South Yarmouth, MA) has played in 19 games. He is averaging 1.0 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.

Sophomore forward Mike Bartunek (Durham, CT) has played in six games. He is averaging 2.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.

Sophomore forward Raleigh Brennan (Middletown, RI) has played in four games this season. He is averaging 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.

Junior guard Matt Records (East Greenwich, RI) has played in three games. He is averaging 0.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game.

Junior forward Dan Bower (Sackets Harbor, NY) has played in two games, he is averaging 1.0 rebounds per game.

Sophomore forward Harry Grigsby (Providence, RI) has played in eight games, he is averaging 0.2 points 0.5 rebounds per game.

Sophomore guard Dante Phillips (South Yarmouth, MA) severely injured his knee in practice and is out for the remainder of the season. He has played in one game, averaging 3.0 points per game.

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