Wagner Men's Basketball 2018 NIT Tournament Capsule

Wagner Seahawks

NEC (23-9, 14-4)

 
Big Wins: 12/1 Fairfield (78-76), 1/26 at St. Francis (91-61), 1/28 at Robert Morris (77-64)
Bad Losses: 12/31 at St. Francis Brooklyn (75-82), 2/11 at Fairleigh Dickinson (69-76), 2/24 at Mt. St. Mary’s (62-73)
Coach: Bashir Mason
 
Probable Starters:
Romone Saunders, Junior, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 1.9 apg, 6.3 rpg
Devin Liggeons, Junior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg
JoJo Cooper, Senior, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 6.3 apg, 5.3 rpg
Blake Francis, Sophomore, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 1.7 apg
AJ Sumbry, Junior, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.8 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Elijah Davis, Junior, Guard/Forward, 7.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Nigel Jackson, Freshman, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Shack Scott, Senior, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.1 (143rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.9 (62, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.7 (227, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (17, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.3 (114, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.4 (106, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.9 (192, 5)
Rebound Margin: 5.5 (34, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (185, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.8 (264, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NIT     First Round win over St. Bonaventure
2016    NIT     Second Round loss to Creighton
2003    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Pittsburgh
2002    NIT     First Round loss to Richmond
 
*all team stats through 3/4