Albertus Magnus College
Men's Basketball GNAC Tournament Preview

#2S Albertus Magnus (16-9, 14-4 GNAC)
Vs.
#3N Colby-Sawyer (10-16, 7-10 GNAC) 
Tuesday, Feb. 21 • 7:30 p.m. • Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center

POSTSEASON BEGINS
The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team has earned the No. 2 seed in the South Division in the upcoming Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament. The Falcons will square off against third-seeded Colby-Sawyer College from the North Division in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, February 21. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM inside the Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center.     

POSTSEASON NOTES

• This year marks Albertus' 22nd all-time appearance in the GNAC Tournament.
• The Falcons own a 37-13 overall record in the league tournament.
• Albertus has won eight GNAC Tournament Titles, with head coach Mitch Oliver leading them to seven championships.
• AMC has won seven consecutive home GNAC Tournament games. 

2022-2023 RECAP

• Albertus opened the season with a challenging non-conference schedule, which included contests against Amherst College, Mitchell College, 14th-ranked Keene State, and in-state, Division I neighbor Quinnipiac University.    
• The Falcons kicked off the month of December with their conference opener against Emmanual (Mass.) College and suffered a hard-fought 83-79 loss. 
• AMC then reeled off back-to-back victories over Dean College and Norwich University before losing to non-conference challenger Kean College. 
• After the Cougars' loss, Albertus rallied for four straight victories over Nichols College, Regis (Mass.) College, Anna Maria College, and Colby-Sawyer. 
• A home setback against No.1-ranked USJ-CT preceded a six-game winning streak, wherein the Falcons bulldozed their way through Lasell University, Elms College, Saint Joseph's College of Maine, Dean College, and Johnson & Wales University. 
• During their six-game winning streak, the Falcons also took down NESCAC challenger Connecticut College in a thrilling 73-70 overtime victory. 
• Albertus finished the regular season with a 4-2 stretch, defeating JWU, Elms, and Lasell for a second time while also taking down conference-opponent Rivier University.  

GNAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

QUARTERFINALS (at high seeds) - Tuesday, February 21 
GAME 1: #4S JWU at #1N Emmanuel - 5:30PM
GAME 2: #3N Colby-Sawyer at #2S Albertus Magnus - 7:30PM
GAME 3: #3S Regis at #2N Saint Joseph's Maine - 7:30PM
GAME 4: #4N Anna Maria at #1S St. Joseph CT - 7:00PM

SEMIFINALS - Thursday, February 23 
GAME 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
GAME 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, February 25 
GAME 7: at the highest remaining seed

SCOUTING ALBERTUS MAGNUS
Points Per Game: 82.6 PPG (2nd in GNAC)
Rebounds Per Game: 46.2 RPG (1st in GNAC)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 APG (10th in GNAC)
Scoring Defense: 75.4 PPG (8th in GNAC) 

ALBERTUS MAGNUS PLAYER & TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

• AMC is led by junior Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.), returners Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.), Terry Dawkins (The Bronx, N.Y.), and Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.), and freshman point guard Tazhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.).  
• Bonilla is second on the team with 285 points and leads the Falcon squad with 61 made three-pointers.
• Bonilla also cemented himself in the program-record books tallying 10 made three-pointers against Saint Joseph's College of Maine.  
• Dawkins has been an absolute menace in the paint for the Falcons, placing third in the conference with a career-high 427 points and fifth with 199 rebounds. 
• Dawkins also scored his 1,000th career point in the 102-83 victory over Lasell University earlier in the year. 
• Elsewhere, Washington has been equally dominant in the paint, leading the GNAC with 240 rebounds and 61 blocks, to go along with a career-best 242 points. 
• Crawford is fifth on the team with 160 points scored and set a career-high with 87 rebounds and 65 assists during the regular season. 
• On the sidelines, head coach Mitch Oliver earned his 300th career victory with a triumph over Dean College on January 22.          

SCOUTING COLBY-SAWYER
Points Per Game: 70.0 PPG (10th in GNAC) 
Rebounds Per Game: 34.8 RPG (12th in GNAC)
Assists Per Game: 11.6 APG (11th in GNAC)
Scoring Defense: 80.0 PPG (12th in GNAC) 

THIS YEAR VS. COLBY-SAWYER

• Game 1: 01/03/2023: Albertus Magnus 123 | Colby-Sawyer 94 BOX SCORE 
• The Falcons defeated Colby-Sawyer in memorable fashion earlier in the year, taking home the 123-94 victory, the 2nd-highest single-game score for the Falcons in program history. 
• Quick Highlights: Bonilla led all players with 21 points, while Washington recorded the double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Washington also set a career-high with eight blocks.