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1997-98 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary

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Record: 144-139, .509 W-L% (12th of 30) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: -1.66 (14th of 30) ▪ SOS: -1.98 (16th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Iona
Tournament Champion: Iona

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Iona)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Conference Overall PTS/G SRS
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Iona* RT 15 3 .833 27 6 .818 80.2 69.6 8.6 -2.1
2 Rider  12 6 .667 18 10 .643 70.4 65.9 1.3 -3.3
3 Siena  10 8 .556 17 12 .586 83.3 80.1 0.3 -2.9
4 Niagara  10 8 .556 14 13 .519 72.3 70.4 0.5 -1.4
5 Loyola (MD)  9 9 .500 12 16 .429 76.5 79.2 -3.2 -0.6
6 Canisius  9 9 .500 13 14 .481 68.3 70.9 -3.1 -0.5
7 Manhattan  7 11 .389 12 17 .414 65.6 69.5 -4.7 -0.9
8 Marist  7 11 .389 11 17 .393 69.3 72.9 -7.2 -3.5
9 Fairfield  7 11 .389 12 15 .444 70.2 71.3 -2.8 -1.8
10 Saint Peter's  4 14 .222 8 19 .296 69.0 72.3 -6.2 -2.8

NCAA Tournament

First Round
Iona lost (63-61) versus Syracuse (South Regional)

Conference Leaders

Minimum Stat Requirements ▪ Stats include all games played
Games
1. Ivo Kresta-IONA 33
  Phil Grant-IONA 33
  Kashif Hameed-IONA 33
  Jason Young-IONA 33
  Tariq Kirksay-IONA 33
  Jamar Dunmore-IONA 33
  Donell Mitchell-IONA 33
8. John McDonald-IONA 32
9. Brandon Fields-SIENA 29
  Marcus Faison-SIENA 29
  Mars Mellish-MANH 29
  Alvin Anderson-MANH 29
  Melvin Freeny-SIENA 29
  Travis Lyons-MANH 29
  Durelle Brown-MANH 29
  Jim Cantamessa-SIENA 29
  Brendan O'Brien-MANH 29
  Scott Knapp-SIENA 29
  Corey Osinski-SIENA 29
  Kyle Crandall-MANH 29
  Steve McDowell-MANH 29
  Isaiah Stewart-SIENA 29
  Dave Deters-SIENA 29
Field Goals
1. Mike Powell-LOYMD 197
2. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 173
  Kashif Hameed-IONA 173
4. Travis Lyons-MANH 172
5. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 165
6. Ricky Bellinger-STPETE 159
7. Greg Burston-RIDER 156
8. Marcus Faison-SIENA 155
  John McDonald-IONA 155
10. Jamar Hunter-STPETE 153
Field Goal Attempts
1. Mike Powell-LOYMD 444
2. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 392
3. Ricky Bellinger-STPETE 381
4. Jamar Hunter-STPETE 375
5. Kashif Hameed-IONA 352
6. Greg Burston-RIDER 345
7. John McDonald-IONA 342
8. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 336
9. Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST 312
10. Jamie Cammaert-CANI 306
Field Goal Percentage
1. Travis Lyons-MANH .621
2. Jermaine Young-NIAG .606
3. Marcus Faison-SIENA .510
4. Kashif Hameed-IONA .491
5. Tariq Kirksay-IONA .491
6. Alvin Young-NIAG .478
7. Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST .471
8. Greg Burston-RIDER .452
9. Mike Powell-LOYMD .444
10. Jason Rowe-LOYMD .441
3-Point Field Goals
1. Scott Knapp-SIENA 76
2. Jim Cantamessa-SIENA 66
3. Jeff O'Connor-NIAG 60
4. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 57
5. Steve McDowell-MANH 55
  John McDonald-IONA 55
7. Donell Mitchell-IONA 48
8. Brendan O'Brien-MANH 46
  Mike Powell-LOYMD 46
10. Bo Larragan-MARIST 45
  Greg Burston-RIDER 45
3-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Scott Knapp-SIENA 198
2. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 168
3. Jeff O'Connor-NIAG 148
4. John McDonald-IONA 145
5. Steve McDowell-MANH 144
6. Mike Powell-LOYMD 140
7. Brendan O'Brien-MANH 139
8. Jamar Hunter-STPETE 130
9. Donell Mitchell-IONA 126
10. Greg Burston-RIDER 124
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Scott Knapp-SIENA .384
Free Throws
1. Mike Powell-LOYMD 207
2. Kashif Hameed-IONA 158
3. Travis Lyons-MANH 131
4. Alvin Young-NIAG 123
5. Marcus Faison-SIENA 118
6. Bo Larragan-MARIST 112
7. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 108
8. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 104
  Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST 104
10. John McDonald-IONA 101
Free Throw Attempts
1. Mike Powell-LOYMD 255
2. Kashif Hameed-IONA 215
3. Travis Lyons-MANH 180
4. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 162
5. Alvin Young-NIAG 155
6. Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST 153
7. Marcus Faison-SIENA 149
8. Ricky Bellinger-STPETE 145
9. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 134
10. Kevin McPeek-RIDER 133
Free Throw Percentage
1. Bo Larragan-MARIST .882
2. Jim Cantamessa-SIENA .878
3. Kevin Finefrock-RIDER .842
4. Mike Powell-LOYMD .812
5. Jamar Hunter-STPETE .805
6. John McDonald-IONA .795
7. Alvin Young-NIAG .793
8. Marcus Faison-SIENA .792
9. Melvin Freeny-SIENA .777
10. Jason Rowe-LOYMD .776
Total Rebounds
1. Roderick Platt-LOYMD 256
2. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 236
3. Travis Lyons-MANH 220
4. Kashif Hameed-IONA 201
5. Marcus Faison-SIENA 197
6. Jake Holmes-STPETE 191
7. Jamie Cammaert-CANI 180
8. Didier Boucard-FAIR 177
9. Jermaine Young-NIAG 162
10. Kevin Jobity-NIAG 159
Assists
1. Melvin Freeny-SIENA 163
2. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 152
3. Jeremiah Johnson-NIAG 127
4. Alvin Anderson-MANH 111
5. John McDonald-IONA 105
6. Kevin Thompson-CANI 102
  Bo Larragan-MARIST 102
8. Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST 93
9. Scott Knapp-SIENA 92
10. Jason Young-IONA 90
Steals
1. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 86
2. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 75
3. Marcus Faison-SIENA 64
4. Melvin Freeny-SIENA 63
5. Derrick Perry-RIDER 57
6. Mike Powell-LOYMD 55
7. Kyle Commodore-FAIR 54
8. Jeremiah Johnson-NIAG 50
9. Donell Mitchell-IONA 44
  Didier Boucard-FAIR 44
Blocks
1. Kashif Hameed-IONA 83
2. Didier Boucard-FAIR 56
3. Kevin Jobity-NIAG 53
4. Tomasz Cielebak-MARIST 36
5. Brendan O'Brien-MANH 35
6. Darren Fenn-CANI 34
7. Jamar Dunmore-IONA 29
  Ivo Kresta-IONA 29
9. Brian Carroll-LOYMD 26
  Jake Holmes-STPETE 26
Points
1. Mike Powell-LOYMD 647
2. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 507
3. Kashif Hameed-IONA 505
4. Travis Lyons-MANH 475
5. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 473
6. Marcus Faison-SIENA 468
7. John McDonald-IONA 466
8. Jamar Hunter-STPETE 437
9. Ricky Bellinger-STPETE 430
10. Alvin Young-NIAG 424
Points Per Game
1. Mike Powell-LOYMD 23.1
2. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 18.1
3. Ricky Bellinger-STPETE 16.5
4. Travis Lyons-MANH 16.4
5. Jamar Hunter-STPETE 16.2
6. Marcus Faison-SIENA 16.1
7. Alvin Young-NIAG 15.7
8. Kashif Hameed-IONA 15.3
9. Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST 14.9
10. John McDonald-IONA 14.6
Total Rebounds Per Game
1. Roderick Platt-LOYMD 9.1
2. Jake Holmes-STPETE 9.1
3. Travis Lyons-MANH 7.6
4. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 7.2
5. Marcus Faison-SIENA 6.8
6. Jamie Cammaert-CANI 6.7
7. Didier Boucard-FAIR 6.6
8. Kashif Hameed-IONA 6.1
9. Jermaine Young-NIAG 6.0
10. Kevin Jobity-NIAG 5.9
Assists Per Game
1. Melvin Freeny-SIENA 5.6
2. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 5.4
3. Jeremiah Johnson-NIAG 4.7
4. Alvin Anderson-MANH 3.8
5. Kevin Thompson-CANI 3.8
6. Bo Larragan-MARIST 3.6
7. Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST 3.3
8. Jamar Hunter-STPETE 3.3
9. John McDonald-IONA 3.3
10. Kevin Worley-CANI 3.2
Steals Per Game
1. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 3.1
2. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 2.3
3. Marcus Faison-SIENA 2.2
4. Melvin Freeny-SIENA 2.2
5. Derrick Perry-RIDER 2.0
6. Kyle Commodore-FAIR 2.0
7. Mike Powell-LOYMD 2.0
8. Jeremiah Johnson-NIAG 1.9
9. Didier Boucard-FAIR 1.6
10. Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST 1.5
Blocks Per Game
1. Kashif Hameed-IONA 2.5
2. Didier Boucard-FAIR 2.1
3. Kevin Jobity-NIAG 2.0
4. Tomasz Cielebak-MARIST 1.3
5. Darren Fenn-CANI 1.3
6. Jake Holmes-STPETE 1.2
7. Brendan O'Brien-MANH 1.2
8. Kolin Weaver-SIENA 1.0
9. John Tice-FAIR 0.9
10. Ivo Kresta-IONA 0.9
  Jamar Dunmore-IONA 0.9
Effective Field Goal Percentage
1. Travis Lyons-MANH .621
2. Jermaine Young-NIAG .606
3. Marcus Faison-SIENA .576
4. Tariq Kirksay-IONA .543
5. Greg Burston-RIDER .517
6. Jason Rowe-LOYMD .514
7. Alvin Young-NIAG .510
8. Bobby Joe Hatton-MARIST .502
9. Mike Powell-LOYMD .495
10. Kashif Hameed-IONA .493
True Shooting Percentage
1. Travis Lyons-MANH .655
2. Jim Cantamessa-SIENA .649
3. Jermaine Young-NIAG .628
4. Marcus Faison-SIENA .624
5. Kevin Jobity-NIAG .618
6. John McDonald-IONA .579
7. Kevin McPeek-RIDER .578
8. Scott Knapp-SIENA .577
9. Alvin Young-NIAG .575
10. Bo Larragan-MARIST .574
Offensive Win Shares
1. Travis Lyons-MANH 4.1
2. Mike Powell-LOYMD 3.3
3. Marcus Faison-SIENA 3.0
4. Jim Cantamessa-SIENA 2.9
5. John McDonald-IONA 2.6
6. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 2.5
7. Jermaine Young-NIAG 2.5
8. Alvin Young-NIAG 2.4
9. Jason Rowe-LOYMD 2.3
10. Kashif Hameed-IONA 2.3
Defensive Win Shares
1. Kashif Hameed-IONA 3.1
2. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 2.6
3. Didier Boucard-FAIR 1.7
4. Donell Mitchell-IONA 1.7
5. Ivo Kresta-IONA 1.4
6. Jake Holmes-STPETE 1.4
7. Derrick Perry-RIDER 1.3
8. Jamar Dunmore-IONA 1.2
9. John McDonald-IONA 1.2
10. Marcus Faison-SIENA 1.1
Win Shares
1. Kashif Hameed-IONA 5.4
2. Tariq Kirksay-IONA 5.1
3. Travis Lyons-MANH 4.8
4. Marcus Faison-SIENA 4.2
5. Mike Powell-LOYMD 3.8
6. Jim Cantamessa-SIENA 3.8
7. John McDonald-IONA 3.8
8. Donell Mitchell-IONA 3.3
9. Kevin Jobity-NIAG 3.3
10. Didier Boucard-FAIR 3.2