The Rollins men's basketball team is looking to get back on
track with a big win over conference foe Tampa. The Tars have yet
to defeat the Spartans in two years. Rollins is coming off of a
tough buzzer-beater loss to the Eckerd College Tritons 66-64 on
Saturday afternoon.
STORYLINES
Rollins will look to defeat the University of Tampa for
the first time in five meetings. The Tars last defeated the
Spartans on January 18, 2006.
SSC STANDINGS
Florida Southern won the regular season SSC title as Tampa and
Eckerd are tied for second place, Florida Tech comes in at No. 4
and Rollins is tied for fifth place with Lynn University.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Tars are unranked in the NABC Division II Coaches Poll, but
they are second in the Regional Poll on 2/27.
SERIES VS. TAMPA
The Spartans lead the All-Time series against the Tars
63-36.
LAST TIME OUT
The Rollins College Tars fell to the Eckerd Tritons 66-64 as Damone
Morris hit a half court shot at the buzzer to shock the Tars on
Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.' Just seconds before,
the Craig Reichel gave Rollins a one point lead with a three
pointer with three seconds to go.' Rollins drops to 19-8 overall
and 8-8 in SSC play.
SCOUTING THE TARS
All-American Jonny Reibel leads Rollins with 20.3 points per game
and 7.1 assists. Craig Reichel (12.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and Nick Wolf
(11.5 ppg and 7.4 rpg) have led the Tars in the front court, while
Kevin Hogan (12.7 ppg) and Jeremy Sharpe (13.0 ppg) have provided
support in the back court.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
The Spartans are led by Jeremy Black who is averaging 18.6 points
per game and 10.6 rebounds per contest. Rashad Callaway leads Tampa
in assists with 4.1 per game. Tampa ranks first in the Sunshine
State Conference in blocks with 4.52 per contest. The Spartans will
look to defeat the Tars for the sixth consecutive time.
TARS TIDBITS
Jonny Reibel remains at sixth on the Tars All-Time points list with
1,666 ... The Tars remain first in the SSC in three point field
goal percentage with 42.6% and first in three pointers per game
with 11.18 per contest ... Jonny Reibel has tallied 23 straight
games with 10 or more points ...' Hogan is second behind Scott
Martin on Rollins All-Time three point field goal percentage list
with 47.1 percent.
COMPLETE
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