Work Samples 2009-10 LIU Brooklyn Basketball Media Guide | Page 11

Season Outlook
fter putting together two of the best seasons in recent memory the Long Island University men’s basketball team has put itself in position to be one of the elite teams in the Northeast Conference in 2009-10. The Blackbirds posted a 12-6 record in league play last season, which was good enough to tie for second place, and posted a winning record for the ?rst time in over a decade. This all came on the heels of the previous season which saw LIU post the ?fth-best non-league record in NEC annals (8-3). The success head c ?6????fW''??27V?F?fFVBGW&??r??2F??R??'&?????6??V?B?F?f?FV?G22F?R&?w&?6VV?2F?6GW&R?G2??'7B?VwVRF?F?R6??6R??r?????F?&VR?V"7F'FW"???6?2?2F?RFVfV?6?fR?VFW"f?"F?R&?6?&?&G2?F?Rb?wV&B?2??&?fVB?ffV?6?fV??B&?7G27G&??r???&?V?Bv?RF?B&?f?FW2&??6RF?F?R??WW?( ?Ff?B?2??R?bF?R??7B6??WF?F?fR??W'2?( ?fR&VV?&?V?B?( ?fW''?6?B?( ?R?2&V6??R?W"FVfV?6?fR?VFW"?B&V??6&W2&?WBv?????r??^( ?26???WFR??W"?B??2&??G?F?&V&?V?B?BFVfV?B?26??WF???rvRF?&?fR???( ????F?&??v?76V???&6?6?W'B??FVBv?F?W?W&?V?6R?VG2F?R&WGW&?VW2?Bv?F?w&?W?b??V?r?BF?V?FVBg&??F6?W'BF??WFW2F?R&?6?&?&G2??RF?6??F??VRF?R&?w&?( ?266V?BgFW"??6??r?W7BGv?6V???'2g&???7B?V.( ?27VB???vWfW"??Rv????fRF?F?W7BF?G&???bV?f?&W6VV???76W2F?F?R&?7FW"??F?R?fg6V6???W&??2F???F?2??F?V????B?V62fvv????&vV?F???&WGW&?VBF?F?V?"???R6?V?G&?W2f?"f??&V6??2?v???R6?????&R?V??&??B?2?WBf?"???F^????FR??V?B?bF??Rf?"?V?F?&V6??2?FW7?FRF?R??76W2?F?&VRW?W&?V?6VB7F'FW'2?6V???"??F?&??v?76V??B?V???'2Ff?B??6?2?B???R????6???&WGW&?F??VBF?Rv??( ?F?RW?V7FF???2&RF?R6?R??F?RV?B?( ?fW''?6?B( ?F?????N( ?2v???rF?&RF?ffW&V?B&?BF?vWBF?W&R??7B?V"vR?B??F?R?V6W2F?&R??R?bF?R&W7BFV?2??F?R?VwVRg&??7F'BF?????6??v?W&V2??r?F?????Bv???&RFWfV???V?B&?6W72?Bv^( ????fR??R6??RF?W7F?V?G2GW&??rF?R6V6???( ?v?F?V?v?B??W'2g&???7B?V"&WGW&???r??F?F??B??F?W"F?V?FVB&V7'V?F??r6?72??F?Rg&??fW''??B??27Ffbv???v?&?F?6??F??VRF?R7V66W72?bF?R???r?6??B?V?( ?2&6?WF&??&?w&??wV&G2fW''??BF?R&?6?&?&G2v???&V???&6?6?W'B?VF??VB'?v?76V?F??26V6???F?Rb?f??B????BwV&B?2V&?VB6?Wr?b??F?f?GV?66??FW2???6?VF??r????T2f?'7BFV??B????WBf?'7BFV?????'2?7B?V"???R?bF?RF???W'2??F?R?WG&???F?&V?BF?RV?VW7F???VB?VFW"f?"?R?v?76V?v???6WBF?RF??Rf?"F?R7VB2?B6???V?vRF?R?VwV^( ?2V?FR?Ff?B??6?2( ?F?W&R&R??FgV??b7F'2??F??2?VwVR?B?^( ?2??R?bF?V??( ?fW''?6?B?( ?R?2&V6V?fVB??F?f?GV?66??FW2?'WBv?N( ?2??7B???'F?BF??????r?2v?????r6?????6???( ???6?2?B????6??&?V?B?WBF?RG&???b&WGW&???r7F'FW'2??F?R&6?6?W'B?B?fR&?F?77V?VB??7&V6VB?VFW'6??&??W22WW&6?76?V??Bb?R?????6??6??6R?F6?W&?&?V?2f?"??6??rFV?2v?F???2&??G?F?6???Bg&??F?R??6?FR?B?7BW6???W"wV&G2????&?fVBFVfV?FW"?????6???26??v?F?R&??G?F?GF6?F?Rv?72v?F?6??6&VW"F?V&?R?F?v?B&V&?V?F??rv?W2?v??6?v????V??fg6WBF?R??76W2??F?Rg&??F6?W'B?( ???R?Bw&VB?fg6V6???B&V??F?v?FV?VB??2v?R?( ?fW''?6?B?( ?^( ?2&V6??RG'VR66?&W"?B?2v?&???r?&B??F?RFVfV?6?fR6?FR?bF?R??&??"2vV???&?F????R?BFf?B?fR??VB??WFW22?bF?W?&Rv???rF?&R6V???'2?F?W??fR??B?bW?W&?V?6R?B???rv?B?BF?W2F?v???W&R?( ?6?????&R?6?V?7V??&?V?G2?WBF?RV'FWB?b&WGW&???rwV&G2gFW"6??v??r&??6R????2&????R6??v??F?vW&?W2?WG6?FR6???FW"?7V??7F'FVB?"?bv?W2?7B6V6???Bv2????rvV??&Vf?&R&V??r6??vVB'?????W'??Gv?F?&?Vv?F?R?V"??R??vVBF?6??R&6??FR??F?R?V"?'WB?2??&?fVB??2&????F??r?BV?6??W72?B?2??6VBf?"'&V??WB6??v??( ?^( ?2??w&VB6?R?B?^( ?2v?&?VB&V???&B?( ?fW''?6?B?( ?v^( ?&RW?V7F??r&?rF???w2?WB?b???v?F???2W??FVBv?R?( ?( ???f?W"?b?W"&WGW&???rwV&G2?fR??VB?6??G&?'WFVB?B???rv?B?BF?W2F?v???( ?fW''?6?B?( ?F??( ?B???r?bF?W&^( ?2FVWW"&6?6?W'B??F?R6??fW&V?6R?v^( ?&Rv???rF???F?F?V?"7G&V?wF?2?B&V???F?V?2F?Rg&??F6?W'BFWfV??2?( ?g&W6??V?6?&W?w&?v?B??"???B?W'B??6W?&?V?B?WBF?RwV&G2f?"?R?w&?v?B6?R??F?&W?6Rfvv????B6??V?B&R&?RF?6?FR??F?F?R&??R2&6?W???BwV&B??VgB??FVBwV&B?w&?v?B?76W76W2w&VBV?6??W72?B6?W'B?f?6????B2?RFG2F?F?R6???VvRv?R??2&??G?F???F?RF?R&??v??????rF?R&?6?&?&G2F?F?F?ffW&V?BF???w2?ffV?6?fV????6W?????VBF?RFV?2v?????B6??V?B&?f?FRFWF???F?R&6?6?W'B???2v?&?WF??2?BV?W&w?v???&R?6?F?fRf?"F?RFV??#?????r?6??BV??fW'6?G?&6?WF&???????r?6??B&?6?&?&G2(
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