Dec. 17, 2009
Whiteside's Triple Double Leads Marshall Past Brescia 105-54
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) — Hassan Whiteside recorded the first triple-double in Marshall men’s basketball history as the Thundering Herd (8-1) defeated Brescia 105-54 Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 in the Cam Henderson Center. Whiteside scored a game high 17 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and reset the school record for most blocks in a game with 11. Whiteside previously held the mark (9) with two other players (Latece Williams vs. Univ. of Charleston-11/17/00 and Omar Roland vs. UT-Chattanooga-1/13/90).
Whiteside also ties the Conference USA record for most blocks in a game (Gerrick Morris, USF vs. George Washington, 11/28/00). The Gastonia N.C. native’s triple-double is the 10th in the history of Conference USA and the 7-0 freshman joins Kenyon Martin (twice with Cincinnati) who turned in the feat with double digit blocks. Marshall also reset the school record for most blocks in a game as the Herd charted 17. The old mark of 13 was set earlier this year against Ohio University (Nov. 28).
Whiteside was 1-of-7 Marshall players to score in double figures. Cam Miller (So., Wheelersburg, Ohio) went 6-for-6 from the field, 4-of-4 from three-point range to score 16 points. Shaquille Johnson (So., Jacksonville, Fla.) scored 13 while Antonio Haymon (Jr., Washington, D.C.) had 12. Damier Pitts (So., Charlotte, N.C.) posted 11 while Chris Lutz (Sr., Bedford, N.H.) and Tyler Wilkerson (Sr., Lexington, Ky.) each had 10. Brescia led twice early on, but Herd mounted a 21-0 run with just over 10 minutes to play in the first half to take over the game. Marshall shot 61.5% from the field (40-of-65) compared to 25.6% (20-of-78) for the Bearcats, an NAIA program. The Thundering Herd dished out 20 assists compared 10 turnovers.
“I am happy for the victory coming off finals,” said Marshall head coach Donnie Jones. “I always worry as a coach how the team is mentally during finals. Brescia came out and played pretty well. We don’t want to take anything away from them, they played hard. I was worried about the mental edge starting the game but I thought we picked it up throughout the game. We gave up 28 offensive rebounds which I am not happy about, but they missed 58 shots so that created those opportunities, however, we have to rebound the ball better. Our bench played well and I was pleased we were able to get guys like Cam Miller and Antonio Hayman plenty of minutes, it’s a good opportunity for our young guys and our bench to play tonight. The most important thing is people talk about scheduling. These are Division II teams, but it gives you a chance to play people on your bench. I think our bench is much better. There are some guys out there that could be starters. Hassan and Antonio, people like that, could be in the starting line-up, but they play starters minutes. But right now we are trying to play to our level and not the level of our opponent. That is what we stress everyday. We try to play to our level, get better, and build on what we do. We have guys who love to play. As a coach, it is fun to coach because they love to play. Sometimes they don’t play to the level they should, but they just love to play.”
“My teammates and I were playing good defense,” Whiteside said. “Our guards did a good job of pressing them and forcing them to come down the lane. We did well tonight and made a statement that people need to respect the Herd.”
“We have to concentrate on our next game,” Lutz said. “High Point is going to be a tough match up for us. We have to come out focused and ready.”
Marshall hosts High Point on Sunday as part of a doubleheader with the Thundering Herd women’s program. The men’s game gets underway at 2 p.m. with the women’s matchup against UT-Martin is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.
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Whiteside's Triple Double Leads Marshall Past Brescia 105-54
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) — Hassan Whiteside recorded the first triple-double in Marshall men’s basketball history as the Thundering Herd (8-1) defeated Brescia 105-54 Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 in the Cam Henderson Center. Whiteside scored a game high 17 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and reset the school record for most blocks in a game with 11. Whiteside previously held the mark (9) with two other players (Latece Williams vs. Univ. of Charleston-11/17/00 and Omar Roland vs. UT-Chattanooga-1/13/90).
Whiteside also ties the Conference USA record for most blocks in a game (Gerrick Morris, USF vs. George Washington, 11/28/00). The Gastonia N.C. native’s triple-double is the 10th in the history of Conference USA and the 7-0 freshman joins Kenyon Martin (twice with Cincinnati) who turned in the feat with double digit blocks. Marshall also reset the school record for most blocks in a game as the Herd charted 17. The old mark of 13 was set earlier this year against Ohio University (Nov. 28).
Whiteside was 1-of-7 Marshall players to score in double figures. Cam Miller (So., Wheelersburg, Ohio) went 6-for-6 from the field, 4-of-4 from three-point range to score 16 points. Shaquille Johnson (So., Jacksonville, Fla.) scored 13 while Antonio Haymon (Jr., Washington, D.C.) had 12. Damier Pitts (So., Charlotte, N.C.) posted 11 while Chris Lutz (Sr., Bedford, N.H.) and Tyler Wilkerson (Sr., Lexington, Ky.) each had 10. Brescia led twice early on, but Herd mounted a 21-0 run with just over 10 minutes to play in the first half to take over the game. Marshall shot 61.5% from the field (40-of-65) compared to 25.6% (20-of-78) for the Bearcats, an NAIA program. The Thundering Herd dished out 20 assists compared 10 turnovers.
“I am happy for the victory coming off finals,” said Marshall head coach Donnie Jones. “I always worry as a coach how the team is mentally during finals. Brescia came out and played pretty well. We don’t want to take anything away from them, they played hard. I was worried about the mental edge starting the game but I thought we picked it up throughout the game. We gave up 28 offensive rebounds which I am not happy about, but they missed 58 shots so that created those opportunities, however, we have to rebound the ball better. Our bench played well and I was pleased we were able to get guys like Cam Miller and Antonio Hayman plenty of minutes, it’s a good opportunity for our young guys and our bench to play tonight. The most important thing is people talk about scheduling. These are Division II teams, but it gives you a chance to play people on your bench. I think our bench is much better. There are some guys out there that could be starters. Hassan and Antonio, people like that, could be in the starting line-up, but they play starters minutes. But right now we are trying to play to our level and not the level of our opponent. That is what we stress everyday. We try to play to our level, get better, and build on what we do. We have guys who love to play. As a coach, it is fun to coach because they love to play. Sometimes they don’t play to the level they should, but they just love to play.”
“My teammates and I were playing good defense,” Whiteside said. “Our guards did a good job of pressing them and forcing them to come down the lane. We did well tonight and made a statement that people need to respect the Herd.”
“We have to concentrate on our next game,” Lutz said. “High Point is going to be a tough match up for us. We have to come out focused and ready.”
Marshall hosts High Point on Sunday as part of a doubleheader with the Thundering Herd women’s program. The men’s game gets underway at 2 p.m. with the women’s matchup against UT-Martin is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.
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