GAME #34
CollegeInsider.com Tournament Second Round
Cleveland State (19-14) at NJIT (19-11)
Monday, March 23 | 7:00 p.m. EST | Estelle & Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center
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THE OPENING TIP:
• Cleveland State continues play in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament with a second round game at NJIT on Monday (March 23) at 7:00 pm.
• The Vikings are 19-14 this season and advanced with an 86-57 win at Western Michigan in the first round on Wednesday.
• It was CSU's first postseason win since a 63-60 win over Vermont in the first round of the NIT (3/15/2011).
• NJIT is 19-11 this season and won its first round game, 84-77, on Monday night over New Hampshire.
• The Vikings will be going after their 20th win on Monday night. A win would give CSU its 11th season of 20 wins, incuding six of the last eight years.
THE NJIT SERIES:
• Monday's game will be the first-ever meeting between CSU and NJIT in men's basketball.
• The Highlanders will be the 260th opponent in CSU history.
• CSU has won its last four games against first-time opponents.
• It is the fourth time this year CSU will play an opponent for the first time in program history.
• CSU played Jacksonville State (Nov. 19), Savannah State (Nov. 22) and Mount Vernon Nazarene (Dec. 15) for the first time in school history this season.
CSU IN THE POSTSEASON:
• This marks the ninth time that CSU has played in a postseason tournament with CSU going 7-9 all-time in postseason play.
• CSU is 3-3 all-time in the NCAA Championship with a Sweet 16 apperance in 1986 and a second round showing in 2009.
• The Vikings have played in the NIT five times (1987, 1988, 2008, 2011, 2012), posting a 3-5 record.
• CSU is 1-1 in the CollegeInsider.com tournament with appearances in 2014 and this season.
GRADY, LEWIS & LEE EARN ALL-LEAGUE HONORS:
• Anton Grady and Trey Lewis were both named to the five-member first team All-Horizon League team that was announced on March 3.
• Grady and Lewis are the first CSU teammates to earn first team all-league in the same season since 1993 when Gravelle Craig and Sam Mitchell were first team All-Mid-Continent Conference picks.
• Grady and Charlie Lee were also named to the five-member All-Horizon League Defensive team.
• Grady and Lee are the first CSU players to be named to the all-league defensive team since 2011-12 when D'Aundray Brown and Trey Harmon were voted to the team.
LEWIS SETS THREE-POINT RECORD:
• Trey Lewis has made a CSU single-season school record 95 three-pointers this year.
• He broke the old CSU single season record of 81 three's set by Bryn Forbes last season.
• Lewis is ranked 20th in the nation with his 95 three-pointers this year.
• Lewis has 152 three-pointers in his CSU career, ranking eighth all-time at CSU.
• Lewis is 12 three-pointers shy of moving past Jermaine Robinson (2000-04) into sixth place on the CSU all-time list.
GRADY, LEE & LEWIS REACH 1,000 POINTS:
• Charlie Lee and Anton Grady both reached 1,000 career points in the Feb. 4 win over Youngstown State.
• Lee became the 21st player in school history to reach the milestone with a three-pointer late in the first half.
• Grady became the 22nd player in CSU history with 1,000 points when he hit two free throws early in the second half.
• Trey Lewis reached 1,000 career points in the Feb. 20 win at Green Bay. Lewis has 979 points in his two seasons at CSU after totaling 111 points as a freshman at Penn State in 2011-12.
20-20 VISION:
• The Vikings enter Monday's game with a 19-14 record, needing one win to reach 20 victories.
• CSU has won 20 games in a season 10 times in school history.
• If the Vikings reach 20 wins, they would reach the mark for the sixth time in the last eight seasons.
40-40-40:
• Anton Grady is the first player in CSU history to tally at least 40 assists, steals and blocks in a season. He has 56 assists, 45 blocks and 50 steals.
• It is the third time in Grady's career that he has had at least 20 in each category in a season (2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15).
• Grady had 33 assists, 45 blocks and 29 steals as a freshman in 2011-12 and 53 assists, 30 blocks and 23 steals last season.
LEE REACHES 100 ASSISTS:
• Charlie Lee has 108 assists this year, his third straight season of at least 100 assists.
• Lee is the fourth player in school history with three straight seasons of 100 assists.
• Craig Caldwell had 100 assists in four straight seasons (1991-95), while Franklin Edwards (1978-81) and Shawn Hood (1983-86) both had 100 assists in three straight seasons.
GENERAL LEE:
• Charlie Lee is third in school history with 458 assists, needing two more to move into second place and six more to become the all-time leader in school history.
• He is also sixth in CSU history with 167 career three-pointers and third in school history with 3,596 minutes played.
• Lee has scored 1,149 points in his career, ranking 17th in school history.
LEE AT THE LINE:
• Charlie Lee ranks second in the league and 19th in the nation in free throw percentage (69-79; .873).
• His .873 percentage is third best in a season in CSU history.
• Lee set the CSU single season school record by shooting .904 (85-94) at the free throw line last season, becoming the first player in school history to shoot better than 90-percent from the free throw line in a season.
• Lee is 262-of-299 at the charity stripe for his career with his .876 percentage best in school history.
GRADY HITS EXCLUSIVE NUMBERS:
• Anton Grady is the only player in CSU history with 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 100 steals and 100 blocks for a career.
• Grady is currently at 1,147 points, 713 rebounds, 128 blocks and 115 steals for his career.
• He is one of nine CSU players with 700 career rebounds.
SCORING & DISHING IT OUT:
• Charlie Lee became just the fourth player in school history to record 1,000 points and 400 assists in a career.
• He has 1,149 points and 458 assists during his career.
• The other players in CSU history with 1,000 points and 400 assists in a career are Ken "Mouse" McFadden, Franklin Edwards and Norris Cole.
GRADY DOUBLES UP (AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN):
• Anton Grady posted his 10th double-double of the season with 21 points and 14 rebounds in the fist round of the CIT at Western Michigan (March 18). He also had a career-high tying six assists.
• Grady has recorded 10 double-doubles this year and has 20 for his career.
• Grady's 10 double-doubles are the second most in the Horizon League this year and rank 50th in the country.
• His eight double-doubles were the most in Horizon League games, three more than anyone else in the league.
GRADY IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN:
• Anton Grady was the only player in the Horizon League ranked in the top-six in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, steals and blocks in league only games.
• Grady was sixth in scoring (15.5), first in rebounding (9.4), second in steals (1.8), third in blocks (1.9) and fourth in field goal percentage (.541).
• He grabbed at least 10 rebounds in 10 of the 16 league games this season.
30 FOR 30:
• Trey Lewis is one of just three players in the Horizon League with two 30-point games this year (Keifer Sykes of Green Bay and Khalil Felder of Oakland).
• Lewis had a career-high 32 points in a win over Mount Vernon (Dec. 15) and had 30 points in a victory over Detroit (Jan. 23).
• He is the first CSU player with multiple 30-point games in a season since Norris Cole had two (41 vs. Youngstown State and 35 at Old Dominion) in 2010-11.
POSTSEASON RECORDS:
• Charlie Lee set a CSU postseason record with eight three-pointers at Western Michigan on Wednesday (March 18).
• Lee's .727 (8-11) percentage from three-point at WMU was also a CSU postseason record.
• Anton Grady's 14 rebounds at WMU were tied for the second best by a CSU player in the postseason, while his 13 defensive rebounds were the most by a Viking in the postseason.
UP NEXT:
• A win would send CSU into the third round of the CollegeInsider.com tournament. The third round games will be announced when all second round games are complete.