Jan. 8, 2009
• Navy Game Notes (1-8-09) | Game Promotions
BUCKNELL (3-11) at NAVY (10-4)
Saturday, January 10, 2009 • 5:00 pm (ET)
Annapolis, Md. • Alumni Hall (5,710)
Television: ESPNU
TV Talent: Bob Socci and John Feinstein
Radio: WNAV (1430 AM); WFED (1050 AM)
SIRIUS: Channel 144
Radio Talent: Pete Medhurst and Michael Heary
Live Video: None
Gametracker: www.NavySports.com
Tickets: 1-800-US4-NAVY or available at game
Series: Navy leads, 30-25
Last Meeting: March 5, 2008 (Bucknell 87, Navy 86; 3 ot)
Navy Opens League Saturday Against Bucknell in Alumni Hall
• Coming off its best non-conference record in years, Navy looks to continue its momentum on Saturday against Patriot League rival Bucknell in the league opener for both teams. Tip-off is slated for 5:00 pm and will be televised nationally by ESPNU with Bob Socci and John Feinstein calling all the action. On the radio waves, Pete Medhurst and Michael Heary will handled the Navy call on WNAV (1430 AM), WFED (1050 AM) and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Channel 144). The game will not be streamed online due to contractual obligations between ESPNU and the Patriot League.
• Navy enters the contest with an 11-4 record after Monday night's 66-62 victory over Elon. The win was Navy's third in a row and second straight over Southern Conference opponents, as it also defeated Wofford last Friday night, 75-70.
• Four players were in double figures on Monday night, led by Chris Harris' 14 points. Kaleo Kina and Clif Colbert added 13 points and Adam Teague tallied 11. Colbert led the Mids with seven rebounds.
• Bucknell enters the contest with a 3-11 overall record after falling to Cornell, 75-64, on Tuesday night. The Bison have lost five straight games against the 91st-toughest schedule in the country.
• Bucknell trailed by just three at halftime, but Cornell, the Ivy League favorite, quickly pushed the lead to double-digits in the second half and led by as many as 22 points before the Bison rallied late.
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Top Tidbits
• Navy's opens its 18th year of play in the Patriot League on Saturday against Bucknell. Navy owns a 7-10 record in Patriot League openers and has lost seven straight league openers.
• The last three league-opening losses have come to Bucknell. Navy is 4-5 against Bucknell in Patriot League openers. Including this year, 10 of Navy's 18 league openers have come against the Bison.
• Navy is 7-0 at home this year. Its seven-game home winning streak is the longest since the 1999-00 team won 16 straight home games.
• Navy enters the game on a three-game winning streak. For the second year in a row, Navy enters league play on at least a three-game win streak. Last year's team had a four-game winning streak entering Patriot League play.
• Navy's 11 non-conference wins equaled the most for the program since joining the Patriot League in 1991-92. The 1998-99 and 1999-00 teams also won 11 non-conference games.
• Navy head coach
Billy Lange won his 100th career game last Monday night in the Mids' 66-62 victory over Elon. He owns a 100-89 record in his seventh season as a collegiate head coach.
• Two of the three top scorers in the Patriot League wear Navy uniforms.
Kaleo Kina leads the league at 19.2 ppg, and
Chris Harris is third at 16.1 ppg. In addition,
Adam Teague is 13th at 10.9 ppg.
Next Up
• Navy will take to the road for the first time in conference play to battle Lehigh on Wednesday, Jan. 14, in an early-season league contest. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 pm in Bethlehem's Stabler Arena.
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