The Tars are coming off of a home upset by Lynn University 77-68
on Saturday, January 19. The No. 8 Rollins men's basketball team
will look to take down the 2006-07 Co-SSC regular season champion
Barry University Buccaneers and give head coach Tom Klusman is
499th win.
STORYLINES
Rollins will look to defeat Barry University as they went 2-0
against the Buccaneers in the 2006-07 season.
SSC STANDINGS
Florida Southern is first in the conference standings with a 5-1
record while Tampa and Lynn check in with a 4-2 record with Rollins
following close behind with a 3-2 record.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Tars were chosen eighth in the last NABC/Division II
Coaches Poll released on January 22.
SERIES VS. BARRY
Rollins leads the all-time series between the Buccaneers
32-12.'
LAST TIME OUT
No. 4 Rollins fell to Lynn University 77-68 on Saturday afternoon.
Craig Reichel was the Tars' leading scorer as he notched 17 points
and six rebounds shooting 50 percent from the floor. Nick Wolf
registered 14 point and six boards going 5-8 from the field while
Jonny Reibel totaled 12 points and nine assists. Kevin Hogan
tallied 10 points and one steal in the Tars' loss.
SCOUTING THE TARS
All-American Jonny Reibel leads Rollins with 19.8 points per game
and 7.8 assists. Craig Reichel (13.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg) and Nick Wolf
(11.4 ppg and 7.0 rpg) have led the Tars in the front court, while
Kevin Hogan (13.1 ppg) and Jeremy Sharpe (11.3 ppg) have provided
support in the back court.
SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS
Barry is 6-11 overall and 0-5 in conference play. They are led this
season by Karega Tucker who is averaging 15.7 points per game and
5.1 boards.
TARS TIDBITS
Jonny Reibel needs only five assists to break the Rollins career
assists record held by Eric Faber with 615 ... Kevin Hogan and
Jonny Reibel have had 11 straight games with at least one
three-pointer ... Reibel has had 12 consecutive games with 10
points or more this season ... Jeremy Sharpe has notched 10 or more
points in 12 out of 16 games for the Tars ... Reibel is currently
15th on the Tars' All Time points list with 1,436 ... Hogan is 10th
on the Tars All Time list in three point field goals with 159 ...
Rollins is 3-0 against ranked opponents this season.
COMPLETE
GAME NOTES (pdf)