The Chestnut Hill College Men's Basketball team will host their first ever Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament game on Tuesday as they face the third seed from the North Division Felician University.
 

The Basics
CACC Tournament
Date:	March 1, 2022
Opponent:	#3N Felician University
Location:	Philadelphia, Pa.
Time:	5:30 PM
Arena:	Sorgenti Arena
Chestnut Hill Info (14-12, 11-7 CACC)
Roster	Schedule	Statistics
Felician Info (16-9, 11-16 CACC)
Roster	Schedule	Statistics
Video/Livestats:	https://griffinathletics.com/coverage

The Series:
Tuesday's game will be the 16^th meeting between the two teams and the first as part of the CACC Tournament.   Felician holds an 11-4 lead in the all-time series and defeated the Griffins at Sorgenti Arena on January 8, 86-77.  Chestnut hill is just 1-7 at home against the Golden Falcons with their only win coming in the 2014-15 season.

Conference Action
Chestnut Hill finished the regular season with an 11-7 conference record, clinching second place in the CACC south division.  Felician finished in third place in the CACC North division with an 11-6 conference record.

About the Griffins:
The Griffins enter Saturday's game with a 14-12 overall record and an 11-7 mark in CACC games. 

A trio of players are averaging double figures to lead the Griffins offense. Freshman MJ Iraldi is averaging 13.8 points per game.  The freshman guard/small forward is shooting 48.3% from the field. (32.3% from three-point range).  He is fourth on the team with 16 steals and is averaging 5.4 rebounds per game (4^th on the team).

Amir Warrick is the second Griffin scoring in double figures, averaging 13.3 points per game while shooting 48.3% from the field.  Warrick is second on the team averaging 5.6 rebounds/game, 14 blocks and 287 steals.  He is third on the team with 50 assists. 
 
Division I transfer Nigel Haughton is the team's leading rebounder and playmaker, averaging 7.2 rebounds per game and 3.1 assists per game.  The sophomore guard is also averaging 12.3 points/game and is shooting 43.0% from the field.  He is third on the team with 24 three-point baskets.   Haughton also leads the team with 36 steals and 86 assists.  He had the game winning basket with 12 seconds left in the win over USciences last Saturday. 
 
Conor Regan is averaging 9.7 points per game, is second on the team with 33 three-point field goals and fifth in rebounding (5.2/game) He leads the team in blocks with 22. He was named to the CACC weekly honor roll this week for his performance in the griffins two wins last week.
James Rider IV  is averaging 9.5 points per game.  Rider is third in the league in three-point field goal % shooting 43.3% (39-93).  He has made 29of 32 free throws for a 90.6% average.
 
Noah Charles is second on the team in assists with 58 and third in steals with 22 while averaging 4.1 points per game. 
 
David Erebor is averaging 6.2 points per game and is shooting 49.6% from the field.  Erebor is third on the team in rebounds, averaging 5.5 per game and third on the team with 13 blocks after his four-block effort vs. Caldwell. 
 
Trevonn Pitts is averaging 9.5 points per game and is fifth on the team with 12 steals but has missed several games due to an injury, hopeful to return come playoff time.

Last time Out
Philadelphia, Pa. - Nigel Haughton's driving layup with 12 seconds left gave the Chestnut Hill Men's Basketball team an 85-84 come-from-behind win over University of the Sciences Saturday afternoon at the Bobby Morgan arena in Philadelphia.

The win secured for the Griffins their first ever home Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament game finishing the regular season with a conference record of 11-7 and overall mark of 14-12.    USciences, playing in the final game in the 120-year history of the program finished their season at 4-20 overall and 4-14 in league play.  (The school is set to merge with Division I St. Joseph's University later in the spring).

Chestnut Hill will host #3N Felician University on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in Sorgenti Arena.

Haughton (Bel Air, Md.) finished the game just one assist shy of a triple double, scoring 16 points, equaling his career-high with 16 rebounds and dishing out nine assists.    Leading the team scoring wise was Amir Warrick (Washington, D.C.) with 21 points (8-15 FG).  Warrick also had seven assists and six rebounds.  Conor Regan (Mullica Hill, N.J.) added 18 points (7-9 FG) and MJ Iraldi (West Deptford, N.J.) chipped in 12 (6-9 FG).

The Griffins trailed by eight midway through the second half and were still behind by six 83=77 with 1:51 remaining when they began their comeback leading up to the Haughton layup.  Regan started the rally with a three-point field goal to close the gap to three USciences Tom Gardler (10 points) added a free throw to push the score back to 884-80 with 1:34 left.  Haughton added three free throws over the 48 seconds to cut the Devils' lead to one 84-83.  A defensive stop by the Griffins with 16 seconds left started a fast break that led to Haughton's game winning layup.    USciences' Sean Simon (20 points) missed a shot in the final second as the Griffins secured the win and the season sweep of the Devils

Chestnut Hill took a six-point lead into the locker room at halftime an increased that to 11, 53-42 with 16:51 left in the game before the Devils came storming back, outscoring the Griffins 31-12 over the next seven minutes to take a 73-65 lead with 9:02 left.   Haughton, Regan, and Warrick followed with back-to-back-to-back baskets to close the gap to two 73-71 with 7:49 left.  USciences pushed the lead back up to six twice over the next six minutes before the Griffins began their comeback in the final two minutes of action.
 
Regan Named to the CACC Men's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Chestnut Hill College Men's Basketball player Conor Regan was named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll for his performance in the Griffins two games last week.
Regan shot 75% from the field last week while averaging 17.5 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game leading the Griffins to a 2-0 week.
Opening the week against Georgian Court, Regan scored 17 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the field and a 7-for-9 effort from the free throw line.  He also grabbed nine rebounds.
Regan added 18 points in the win over USciences, making 7-of-9 shots from the field (2-3 from three point range).
For the week, Regan scored 35 points, had 13 rebounds, two blocks, two steals and an assist while making a total of 12 field goals (out of 16).

The complete list of Chestnut Hill Men's Basketball players who have received CACC or PSCBA accolades this season is below:
 

Week Ending 02/27	Conor Regan		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 02/20	MJ Iraldi		PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
			CACC Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 02/13	MJ Iraldi		CACC Rookie of the Week
			PSCBA Player of the Week
	Amir Warrick		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 02/06	James Rider IV		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 01/30	Amir Warrick		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 01/23	Nigel Haughton		PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
			CACC Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 01/16	Nigel Haughton		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 01/09	James Rider IV		PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
	Nigel Haughton		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 12/20	Amir Warrick		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 12/12	David Erebor		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 12/5	MJ Iraldi		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 11/28	Amir Warrick		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 11/21	MJ Iraldi		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 11/14	Nigel Haughton		CACC Weekly Honor Roll

 
First Win
Chestnut Hill Head Coach J.J. Butler earned his first win as a head coach on November 17 as his Griffins defeated Bloomsburg University 76-69.  Two newcomers MJ Iraldi and Nigel Haughton were the catalysts for the Griffins as was David Erebor on defense.  Iraldi and Haughton combined for 41 points while Erebor had four blocks and eight rebounds while also contributing 11 points.
 
Dynamic Duos
Four times this season the Griffins had two players score 20 or more points in a season when Conor Regan and Amir Warrick had 23 and 24 points respectively against Dominican Wednesday night.  This marks the 17^th time since the 2014-15 season that Chestnut Hill has had at least two players score 20 or more points in a single game.
One week earlier senior James Rider IV poured in a career high 31 points while teammate Conor Regan added 20.
Earlier this season the Griffins had two games with two players scoring 20 or more. When they played West Chester on November 21, Amir Warrick scored a team-high 23 points while Nigel Haughton added 22 against the Golden Rams. Chestnut Hill also had two players scored 20 or more points in their win over Bloomsburg as MJ Iraldi led the team with 21 points and Nigel Haughton added 20.  

Prior to this season, the last time this feat occurred was on February 18, 2020 when three members of this year's squad, Amir Warrick (28 points), Trevonn Pitts (20), and James Rider IV (20) all reached the 20-point mark.  

Impressive Debuts
Freshman MJ Iraldi made eight of 11 shots from the field en route to 19 points in his collegiate debut against Adelphi on November 13. The following day, Iraldi made seven of 14 shots including three three-point baskets as he led the Griffins with 17 points in their 66-61 loss at Pace.  Iraldi shot 56% from the field in the two games and 50% from beyond the arc (5-10).  He also grabbed nine rebounds in the two games.  
Nigel Haughton made his Chestnut Hill College debut in the Griffins' season opener against Adelphi, scoring 24 points.  The Towson University transfer connected on 10 of 12 shots from the field, including one three-point basket.  Haughton also grabbed five rebounds and recorded three assists and two steals.  He added 12 points and seven rebounds the next day in a 66-61 loss at Pace University

 

Griffins				Golden Falcons
74.2		Pts/game		83.6
74.3		Pts allowed/game		78.9
45.2		FG%		47.9
44.5		FG% Defense		47.2
32.8		3PT FG %		36.8
68.3		FT %		71.9
38.6		Rebounds/game		36.0
35.0		Rebounds allowed/gm.		36.3
3.6		Rebound margin		-0.3
12.3		Assists/game		13.9
6.1		Steals/game		7.0
2.8		Blocks/game		1.7

Scouting the Golden Falcons
Felician University finished the regular season with an 11-6 record in conference games and is 16-9 overall.
The Golden Falcons have one of the most potent offenses in the league, averaging 83.6 points per game.  Four players are averaging double figures for Felician, led by Justin Davis' 20.8 points per game average.   Davis is shooting 50.4% from the field and leads the team averaging 8.0 rebounds per game. 
Jaylon colon averages 15.9 points per game and is shooting 83.2% from the free throw line.  He is third on the team with 68 assists.  Dee-End McRae is shooting a team best 54.4% from the field and averaging 12.7 points per game.  He is second on the team with 6.6 rebounds per game.
Rounding out the Golden Falcons double figure scorers is Nas Amos.  Amos is shooting 41.3% from three point range, the best mark on the team and averaging 12.1 points per game.  He leads the team with 85 assists.
 
Last Time Out for Felician
RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Despite 22 points and seven rebounds from sophomore guard Nas Amos, the Felician University men's basketball team was defeated by visiting Post University, 89-76, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action on Saturday night at Job Gymnasium. The game marked the end of the regular season for both schools.

The game did not impact the final CACC standings. Post (19-8, 15-2 CACC) had already wrapped up the CACC North Division regular-season title earlier in the week and Felician was locked into the division's No. 3 seed by other league results on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Falcons will travel to Chestnut Hill College, the No. 2 seed from the South Division, on Tuesday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m. for a quarterfinal game of the 2022 CACC Championship tournament.
Amos topped five Felician double-figure scorers. Juniors Jaylen Colon (five rebounds, five assists), Justin Davis (eight rebounds) and Etnik Peci netted 14 points each and junior Dee-End McRae scored 12.
Felician (16-9, 11-6) fell behind, 27-11, after nine minutes of action. By halftime, however, the Golden Falcons had eliminated the entire deficit and evened the score at 43-43.
The hosts took their largest lead of the night, 60-52, following Colon's three-point field goal with 13:34 left in regulation time. But Post quickly scored the next nine points, capped by a three from D.J. Frechette (Nashua, N.H./Governor's Academy [Mass.]). A successful David Jasson (Chicago, Ill./Wilbur Wright JC) jump shot gave the Eagles the lead for good, 65-64, at the 8:52 mark, and by 5:04, the visitors were on top by 10 following a putback by Devonte McCall (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional.). The final margin was Post's largest of the second half.