Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball
CNU Invitational
11/27 #1 R-MC v. #24 NJCU, 2 pm
11/28 #1 R-MC at CNU, 4 pm
The Series: R-MC v. New Jersey City
This will be the first meeting between R-MC and the Gothic Knights.
The Series: R-MC leads CNU 19-10
The Yellow Jackets and Captains first met in the 1976-77 season, with R-MC posting a 91-67 victory. The Yellow Jackets won the first nine encounters. R-MC is 10-4 at home and 9-6 on the road vs. CNU. R-MC won the most recent meeting, taking a 79-62 triumph on Dec. 7, 2019. The Captains won the previous seven meetings, including a 72-61 win in Newport News in 2018.
Head Coach Josh Merkel
Seventh season at Randolph-Macon
2021-22 5-0, 0-0 ODAC
2020-21 12-0, 3-0 ODAC
2019-20 28-2, 15-1 ODAC
2018-19 27-4, 15-1 ODAC
2017-18 18-8, 12-4 ODAC
2016-17 17-9, 13-3 ODAC
2015-16 13-14, 8-8 ODAC
Overall at R-MC 120-37 (.764)
ODAC: 66-17 (.795)
Home: 61-9 (.871)
Away: 44-20 (.688)
Neutral: 15-8 (.652)
Overall (11 years): 186-78 (.705)
Four seasons at Salisbury
2014-15 21-8, 14-4 CAC
2013-14 14-12, 9-7 CAC
2012-13 19-8, 9-3 CAC
2011-12 12-13, 5-11 CAC
Overall at SU: 66-41 (.617)
CAC: 37-25 (.597)
Home: 31-17 (.646)
Away: 27-19 (.587)
Neutral: 8-5 (.615)
2021-22 Schedule (5-0, 0-0 ODAC)
MMI Tipoff Tournament (Frederick,Md.)
11/5 v. Carnegie Mellon W 70-61
11/6 at Hood W 84-63
11/10 Mary Washington W 57-53
Great Lakes Invitational (Marietta,Ohio)
11/19 v. #13 Emory W 88-74
11.20 at #3 Marietta W 82-74
CNU Classic (Newport News, Va.)
11/27 v. #24 New Jersey City 2:00 pm
11/28 at Chris. Newport 4:00 pm
12/1 Virginia Wesleyan* 7:00 pm
12/4 at #20 Roanoke* 2:00 pm
Fink's Jewelers Coaches Tournament
12/29 Rosemont 7:00 pm
12/30 TCNJ/Averett
1/5 at Hampden-Sydney* 7:00 pm
1/8 Guilford* 2:00 pm
1/11 Eastern Mennonite* 7:00 pm
1/15 Lynchburg* 2:00 pm
1/19 at Shenandoah* 7:00 pm
1/22 at Ferrum* 4:00 pm
1/25 Bridgewater* 7:00 pm
1/29 at Washington & Lee* 2:00 pm
2/2 at Randolph* 7:00 pm
2/5 #20 Roanoke* 2:00 pm
2/9 at Bridgewater* 7:00 pm
2/12 Shenandoah* 2:00 pm
2/26 Hampden-Sydney* 7:00 pm
2/19 at Guilford* 4:00 pm
Win Streak
R-MC owns a 22-game win streak. The Yellow Jackets won the final five games of the 2019-20 campaign before going 12-0 this past season. R-MC is 5-0 so far this season.
Anthony: National Player of the Week
Senior Buzz Anthony was named USBWA National Player of the Week on Nov. 23. He scored a career-high 32 points in an 88-74 win over #13 Emory. Anthony recorded his second double-double of the year with 15 points and 13 assists in an 82-74 win over #3 Marietta.
Last Meeting
Miles Mallory recorded his second double-double with a season-high 21 points and matching his season best with 10 rebounds as No. 9 R-MC defeated No. 18 CNU 79-62. The Captains had the first two buckets of the game before jumpers by Korey Turner and Buzz Anthony tied the score at 4-4. A layup by David Funderburg gave the Yellow Jackets their first lead at 8-7 with 14:35 left in the first half. CNU led 16-14 before a jumper by Terry Woods and a three-pointer by Daquan Morris put R-MC on top 19-16 with eight minutes left in the first period. The Captains had a layup with 6:55 left to take a 21-19 lead. That would be the final field goal of the half for CNU. The Yellow Jackets scored 13 straight points to take a 32-21 advantage with 1:30 left. Ian Robertson had a layup and a trey to highlight the run. The Captains hit a pair of free throws before a layup by Woods with 8.9 seconds remaining to make it 34-23 at the break. Woods paced R-MC with eight points, while Robertson added seven. Mallory hit four straight shots as R-MC went up 47-33 with 14:30 left in the second half. Anthony hit two jumpers and four free throws as the Yellow Jackets took a 55-41 advantage with 9:15 remaining. Mallory had a steal and a layup as the lead grew to 22 at 76-54 with 2:20 left. R-MC would eventually register the 79-62 victory. The Yellow Jackets had three score in double figures. Mallory went 9 for 13 from the floor and 3 for 4 from the free throw line for his 21 points. Anthony went 7 for 8 on free throws as part of his 18 points. Woods was 5 for 7 from the field for 10 points. R-MC shot 42% from the floor in the first half (15-36) and 68% in the second half (17-25) for 52.5% for the game (32-61).
Last Time Out
Buzz Anthony recorded his second double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 assists to lead No. 1 R-MC past No. 3 Marietta 82-74.
How It Happened:
- Anthony had a triple and a jumper as R-MC took a 5-0 lead. The Pioneers hit a pair of threes to go up 6-5 three minutes in. Ian Robertson and Will Coble hit treys to cap a 13-2 spurt as R-MC went ahead 18-8 with 12:40 left in the first half. MC scored 10 straight to tie it before a layup by Miles Mallory ended the run and put the visitors up 20-18 with 5:45 left. The Pioneers scored five in a row to take a three-point edge before Ben Cerrato had a steal and layup to make it a one-point game at 23-22. MC hit a free throw and Daniel Mbangue made a free throw as R-MC trailed 24-23 at the half.
- David Funderburg had a follow, while Cerrato hit a trey and a layup as R-MC scored the first seven points of the second half to go up 30-24 with 17:40 left. A triple by MC cut the deficit to three before a three-point play by Josh Talbert sparked an 8-2 spurt as R-MC took a 38-29 advantage with 15:25 left. MC cut the deficit to three at 52-49 before two layups by Mallory were sandwiched around a Pioneer free throw, and Robertson nailed a trey for a 59-50 lead with 6:25 remaining. A jumper by Anthony capped a 7-3 spurt as R-MC took a 71-60 lead with 2:35 left. Mallory went 6 for 6 from the free throw line in the final 1:20, and Cerrato had a dunk at the buzzer to make the final 82-74.
D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25
# School (No. 1 votes) Rec Pts Pr
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1
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R-MC (19)
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12-0
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618
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1
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2
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Yeshiva (3)
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7-0
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533
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3
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3
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Marietta
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12-1
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496
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5
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4
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Illinois Wesleyan (1)
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8-1
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463
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4
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5
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UW-Platteville
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8-2
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417
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9
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6
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Wheaton (Ill.)
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12-1
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411
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8
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7
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Trine
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17-1
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386
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6
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8
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Swarthmore (1)
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0-0
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344
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9
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St. Joseph (Conn.)
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2-2
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316
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--
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10
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Elmhurst
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7-3
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313
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--
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11
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Tufts
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0-0
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282
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--
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12
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Mary Hardin-Baylor
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16-4
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280
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--
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13
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Emory
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0-0
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278
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--
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14
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Johns Hopkins
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0-0
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276
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--
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15
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UW-La Crosse
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8-3
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261
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13
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16
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Dubuque
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14-0
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250
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7
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17
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UW-Oshkosh
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5-2
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235
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12
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18
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Washington U.
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0-0
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224
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19
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Whitworth (1)
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12-5
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214
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14
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20
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Roanoke
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10-2
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159
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21
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Mount Union
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8-4
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157
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--
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22
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Wittenberg
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1-7
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101
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--
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23
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Maryville (Tenn.)
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10-2
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96
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24
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New Jersey City
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7-1
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92
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15
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25
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Brandeis
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0-0
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85
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Others receiving votes: St. John's 69; Berry 61; Colby 57; Rochester 50; RPI 49; Virginia Wesleyan 47; DeSales 46; Linfield 43; Christopher Newport 38; Buena Vista 38; Amherst 37; Brockport 37; DePauw 32; WPI 25; Pacific Lutheran 21; St. John Fisher 19; North Central (Ill.) 18; Pomona-Pitzer 17; Heidelberg 13; Trinity (Texas) 13; Nebraska Wesleyan 11; Centenary (La.) 10; Middlebury 9; TCNJ 9; St. Mary's (Minn.) 9; Babson 8; Wooster 8; Lynchburg 8; Albion 7; Springfield 7; Stevens 7; Ithaca 5; Wabash 3; Ripon 2; Centenary (N.J.) 1; Hendrix 1; Lycoming 1; Utica 1; Williams 1.
D3hoops.com Team of the Week
Buzz Anthony, Nov. 22
Miles Mallory, Nov. 15
ODAC Player of the Week
Buzz Anthony, Nov. 22
Miles Mallory, Nov. 15
Preseason All-Americans
D3hoops.com Preseason All-America
Buzz Anthony: All-America 1st Team Miles Mallory: All-America 2nd Team
Career Steals
Buzz Anthony now owns the R-MC program record with 195 career steals.
2021-22 ODAC Preseason Poll
1 Randolph-Macon (11), 121 pts.
2 Roanoke (1), 102 pts.
3 Virginia Wesleyan, 98 pts.
4 Lynchburg, 94 pts.
5 Guilford, 88 pts.
6 Washington and Lee, 66 pts.
7 Ferrum, 58 pts.
8 Hampden-Sydney, 57 pts.
9 Bridgewater, 42 pts.
10 Randolph, 28 pts.
11 Eastern Mennonite, 27 pts.
12 Shenandoah, 11 pts.
Daunting Defense
R-MC was first in the ODAC and fourth in the nation in scoring defense a season ago, allowing 58.2 points per contest. R-MC led the nation in scoring defense two seasons ago at 57.3 points per game. This year, the Yellow Jackets are allowing 65.0 points per outing.
Scoring Margin
Last season, the Yellow Jackets topped the ODAC and were fourth in the nation in scoring margin at 20.5. This season, R-MC has a scoring margin of 11.2.
Take Care of the Ball
A season ago, R-MC led the ODAC and were seventh in the nation in turnovers per game in 9.7. The Yellow Jackets were first in the conference and seventh in the country in assist/turnover ratio at 1.64. R-MC was tops in the league and 15th in the nation in turnover margin at 4.3. This season, the Yellow Jackets have committed 10.8 turnovers per game with assist/turnover ratio of 1.35. The turnover margin for R-MC is 1.4.
2021-22 Leading Scorers
R-MC had 3 players lead in scoring:
Buzz Anthony 2-0
Miles Mallory 2-0
Ian Robertson 1-0
2021-22 Leading Rebounders
R-MC had 3 players lead on the boards:
Miles Mallory 3-0
Daniel Mbangue 2-0
David Funderburg 1-0
2020-21 Leaders in Assists
R-MC had 2 players lead in assists:
Buzz Anthony 4-0
Daniel Mbangue 1-0
Career Blocks
1 Pat Holland (1988-91) 174
2 Jordan Brown (2007-11) 136
3 Troy Smith (1989-93) 130
4 Jared Mills (1999-03) 121
5 Brandon Braxton (2006-10) 115
6 Miles Mallory (2019- ) 109
7 Akeem Holmes (2011-15) 105
8 Jesse Hellyer (1981-85) 104
9 Jon Nowell (2015-19) 88
10 Joe Hassell (2012-15) 83
Starting Lineups
R-MC has used three starting lineups:
Anthony, Morris, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 2-0
Anthony, Mbangue, Talbert, Robertson, Mallory 1-0
Anthony, Cerrato, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 2-0
Seeing Double
R-MC has had 3 double-doubles:
Buzz Anthony, 11/20/21 at Marietta
15 points, 13 assists
Buzz Anthony, 11/10/21 vs. UMW
16 points, 12 assists
Miles Mallory, 11/10/21 vs. UMW
20 points, 13 rebounds
The last time R-MC had two double-doubles in one game was 11/28/18, an 84-76 win over W&L. Buzz Anthony had 13 points & 13 assists, and Montese Adams had 15 points & 13 boards.
R-MC had 3 double-doubles in 2020-21:
Miles Mallory, 1/30/21 vs. H-SC
17 points, 11 rebounds
Josh Talbert, 2/2/21 at Shenandoah
14 points, 14 rebounds
Buzz Anthony, 2/26/21 at VWU
19 points, 11 rebounds
R-MC had 8 double-doubles in 2019-20:
Buzz Anthony, 3/7/20 vs. TCNJ
25 points, 13 assists
Miles Mallory, 2/15/20 vs. W&L
12 points, 10 rebounds
Miles Mallory, 1/22/20 at VWU
11 points, 14 rebounds
Miles Mallory, 1/11/20 vs. Ferrum
19 points, 11 rebounds
Miles Mallory, 12/7/19 vs. CNU
21 points, 10 rebounds
Buzz Anthony, 12/1/19 at Randolph
15 points, 10 rebounds
Miles Mallory, 11/16/19 at Messiah
12 points, 10 rebounds
Corey Bays, 11/10/19 at St. Mary's
18 points, 11 rebounds
Anthony has 8 career double-doubles:
Buzz Anthony, 2/6/19 vs. H-SC
17 points, 10 assists
Buzz Anthony, 11/28/18 vs. W&L
13 points, 13 assists
Buzz Anthony, 1/18/18 vs. H-SC
11 points, 10 assists
Buzz Anthony, 1/13/18 vs. W&L
15 points, 10 assists
1,000-Point Scorers
1. Fletcher Johnson (1970-75) 2,216
2. Frank Kaminski (1960-64) 1,997
3. Irv Sentz (1962-66) 1,790
4. Jack Whitcomb (1948-52) 1,733
5. Matt Meehan (1995-99) 1,574
6. Justin Wansley (2002-06) 1,566
7. Jesse Hellyer (1981-85) 1,561
8. Jared Mills (1999-03) 1,560
9. Charles Boyd (1984-89) 1,529
10. Buzz Anthony (2017- ) 1,524
11. Kurt Axe (1992-96) 1,521
12. Troy Smith (1989-93) 1,493
13. David Kagey (1987-91) 1,478
14. Kenny Joyner (1954-58) 1,476
15. Stan Trimble (1962-66) 1,393
16. Paul Gartlan (1977-81) 1,362
17. Todd Bowden (1985-89) 1,341
18. Joey Allen (1973-77) 1,320
19. Bryan Vacca (1979-83) 1,318
20. Justin Short (2005-09) 1,313
21. Bob Minutella (1963-67) 1,312
22. Carl Koenig (1957-61) 1,294
23. Paul Feeley (1973-75) 1,284
24. Danny Jones (2007-11) 1,277
25. Kurt Bergmann (2000-04) 1,276
26. Mike Boyer (1982-87) 1,259
27. Kevin Wood (1975-78) 1,222
27. Dale Kurowsky (1967-71) 1,217
29. Charles Weston (1966-70) 1,208
29. Red Cohn (1949-53) 1,208
31. Pat Holland (1988-91) 1,205
32. Stewart Nelson (1977-81) 1,137
33. Jordan Brown (2007-11) 1,122
34. Dan Prescott (1990-94) 1,116
35. Andre Simon (2010-14) 1,107
36. Paul Zuidema (1971-75) 1,092
37. Phil Hawley (2003-07) 1,049
38. Rod Wood (1981-85) 1,043
39. Ryan Stein (2000-04) 1,016
40. Jim Smith (1953-57) 1,015
41. Frank Farren (1964-69) 1,005
Career Assists
1 Paul Jez (1971-75) 747
2 Rod Wood (1981-85) 621
3 Buzz Anthony (2017- ) 603
4 Paul Gartlan (1977-81) 466
5 Todd Bowden (1985-89) 444
6 Mike Boyer (1982-87) 368
7 Dave Kagey (1987-91) 359
8 Justin Short (2005-09) 351
9 Tim Smith (1999-03) 334
10 Nathan Davis (1992-96) 329
11 Justin Moyer (2001-05) 313
12 Kurt Axe (1992-96) 312
Career Steals
1 Buzz Anthony (2017- ) 195
2 Tim Smith (1999-03) 192
3 Jordan Brown (2007-11) 189
4 Mike Boyer (1982-87) 178
5 Ryan Stein (2000-04) 177
6 Paul Gartlan (1977-81) 170
7 Charlie Boyd (1984-89) 152
8 Kurt Axe (1992-96) 150
9 Dave Kagey (1987-91) 142
10 Todd Bowden (1985-89) 133
11 Dave Meleski (1977-81) 121
Career Free Throw Percentage
1 Bryan Vacca (1979-83) 87.9
2 Buzz Anthony (2017- ) 87.4
3 Kurt Axe (1992-96) 85.0
4 Jeff Taylor (1988-92) 84.4
5 Justin Moyer (2001-05) 84.2
6 Irv Sentz (1962-66) 83.9
7 Reed O'Brien (1975-78) 82.8
7 Stewart Nelson (1977-81) 82.8
9 Dan Prescott (1990-94) 82.5
10 Charlie Boyd (1984-89) 82.1
11 Carl Koenig (1957-61) 81.5
11 Matt Meehan (1995-99) 81.5
