GAME #28
ART U (4-23, 2-15 PWC) vs. Notre Dame de Namur (11-13, 6-10 PWC)
March 3, 2012 at 2:00 PM
San Francisco, CA -- Kezar Pavilion
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TIPPING OFF
The Knights finished off a 1-2 week last week, starting off with a loss to Hawaii Pacific in which
Czar Robotham scored 20 points and dished three assists. They rebounded on Thursday, getting their fourth win of the year against Hawaii Hilo in a thrilling 74-71 victory to match their program record for conference wins. But then the week ended on a low note against Grand Canyon, despite another good performance from Robotham, who had 17 points and three assists in the loss.
LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN
William Overton, Jr. was named to the PacWest Top 10 Honor Roll for men's basketball last week for the seventh time this year as he averaged 16.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest, putting up 24 points and pulling down four rebounds in the win over Hilo. He also shot 51.3% (20 for 39) from the field, and was 9 for 11 (81.8%) from the line to rank eighth in free throw shooting in the league for the week. Overton has only been held under 10 points four times this year, scoring in double-digits in 21 of 25 games.
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HONORING HUNTER HAYDEN
The Urban Knights will honor their sole senior tonight, as captain
Hunter Hayden takes the floor for the final time. Hayden will end his career as the all-time leader in a number of statistical categories for the men's basketball program. Hayden has logged the most games played, with tonight marking the 105th time he has taken the floor. He also leads the Knights in minutes (2236), rebounding average (5.8/g), and blocks (79) in program history. And last week, against Hawaii Pacific, Hayden became the first Urban Knight to record 600 points AND 600 rebounds. His 607 rebounds are the most in program history.
OUT FOR REVENGE
Academy of Art came away from Belmont almost exactly a month ago on the wrong end of an overtime, buzzer-beating shocker against the Argonauts.
Ameer Shamsud-din made the game-tying free throws with under 30 seconds to play to force the extra period, but NDNU made a layup with 0.5 seconds left on the clock to shock the Knights. Shamsud-din led all scorers in that game with 24 points, and Hayden had a double-double. Trent Henwood made the winning bucket for the Argos, Micah Dunhour had 18 points, and Wesley White had a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds.
RECORDS: MADE TO BE BROKEN
This year alone, the Urban Knights have seen many program records fall to the wayside in front of their high-powered offense. Hayden's accomplishments aside, ART U has new records in a number of categories on both sides of the ball. Overton became the program leader in scoring earlier this year, since surpassing the 800-point mark in career points, and has also set the single-season record for rebounds at 172 with one game to play. Robotham has set the new single-season assists record, with 104, and has the career assists mark with 177.
Ameer Shamsud-din set the single-season records for 3-pointers made (51) and scoring (447 points), while BJ Prema also set the record for career 3-pointers with 65.