Dartmouth Ready for Showdown Against Vermont Tuesday Night

Tuesday, December 6

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

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Dartmouth Ready for Showdown Against Vermont Tuesday Night

12/5/2022 4:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Big Green are coming off consecutive convincing home victories

By: Justin Lafleur

GAME 10
Dartmouth (4-5, 0-0 Ivy) vs. Vermont (4-7, 0-0 America East)
Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 – 7 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Leede Arena
All-Time Series: Dartmouth, 57-48
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Setting the Scene
Winners of three of the last four for the first time since winning four-of-five to end last season, the Dartmouth men's basketball team closes out a three-game homestand on Tuesday night when the Big Green host Vermont. Opening tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on NESN and ESPN+. Last time out, Dartmouth ended the first half on a 13-0 run, on the way to a 79-54 win over CSU Bakersfield, the first victory over the Roadrunners in program history. This came a game after ending the first half on a 14-0 run in Wednesday's 99-41 victory over NVU-Johnson.

Tuesday is also Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Night where all men's and women's basketball season ticket holders and Friends of Dartmouth Basketball are welcome to a pregame reception in the Wielgus Lounge where there will be complimentary food and drink, and will be able to hear a Chalk Talk from one of the coaches.

For the third time in four games played last week (between Sunday and Saturday), sophomore Ryan Cornish led the Big Green in scoring. He finished the afternoon with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Junior Dusan Neskovic returned from injury and finished with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Senior Dame Adelekun posted 14 points and 14 rebounds, good for his first double-double of the season and fourth of his career. He became the first Big Green player to post a double-double since he had 17 points and 15 boards last season (Feb. 4) at Yale. Since the calendar turned to 2020, Adelekun is the only Dartmouth player with 14+ points and 14+ rebounds in the same game, happening in that game at Yale and in Saturday's win.

The victory over CSU Bakersfield marked head coach David McLaughlin's 50th at Dartmouth. Three-pointers have proved important for the Big Green, especially as of late, as they were 13-of-29 from behind the arc on Saturday. They've made 26 threes over the last two games, the most since the start of last season at Georgetown (16) and hosting NVU-Lyndon (14). It's also the first time with 13+ made threes consecutively since those two contests.

Sophomore Romeo Myrthil also made three 3-pointers on four attempts Saturday, scoring a career-high 11 points. He came off the bench for the first time this season, as junior Izaiah Robinson earned his first-career start (and went on to have a strong performance with seven points, four assists and two rebounds). Adelekun's five assists were a team high and tied a career high as well. Dartmouth also improved to 4-0 when leading at the half and won its third straight home game for the first time since February of 2020.

Tuesday's game will mark Dartmouth's final home contest until after the Christmas holiday. The Big Green will be looking to snap a 13-game losing streak in the all-time series. Following Tuesday, Dartmouth closes out its pre-holiday schedule with games at Central Connecticut State (Dec. 9), Boston University (Dec. 13), South Florida (Dec. 16) and UMass (Dec. 20).

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— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) December 5, 2022

With a win...
- The Big Green would snap a 13-game losing streak against Vermont and improve to 58-48 all-time against the Catamounts.
- Dartmouth would win its fourth consecutive home game and improve to 4-1 at home. It would mark the first four-game winning streak at home for the Big Green since the start of the 2019-20 season when they beat Maine on Dec. 8 (78-52), Sacred Heart on Dec. 10 (82-73), Boston University on Dec. 13 (78-68) and New Hampshire on Dec. 30 (76-68).

Last Time Out
HANOVER, N.H. (12/3/22) – Trailing 28-27 late in the first half, the Dartmouth men's basketball team ended the half on a 13-0 run – and doubled up CSU Bakersfield 52-26 the rest of the way – in picking up a convincing 79-54 victory on Saturday afternoon in Leede Arena. With its third win in the last four games, the Big Green improve to 4-5 while the Roadrunners fall to 4-4. Sophomore Ryan Cornish led Dartmouth in scoring for the third time in the last four contests, finishing with 18 points on the afternoon.

Scouting Vermont
Defending America East Champion Vermont stands 4-7 on the young season, recording wins over Brown (80-65), Ball State (78-73), NVU-Lyndon (101-63) and Merrimack (66-43). The Catamounts enter having won two straight for the first time this season. Dylan Penn (11.8 points per game) and Aaron Deloney (11.7) are first and second on the team in scoring, respectively. Robin Duncan leads the Catamounts with 6.6 rebounds per game, while his 27 assists also lead the team.

Vermont was picked first in the America East preseason poll, five points ahead of Bryant in second. Penn and Finn Sullivan were both named preseason All-Conference. This season, Sullivan is third on the Catamounts in scoring, averaging 8.8 points per contest.

All-Time Against The Catamounts
Dartmouth leads the all-time series against Vermont, 57-48, but Vermont has won 13 straight. The last Big Green victory came on Nov. 27, 2007 at home via a 76-75 final, which snapped an eight-game losing streak to UVM. There have been a number of close calls, and single-digit games — including five points on Dec. 2, 2015, three on Jan. 14, 2015 and two on Dec. 12, 2012. Overall, the Catamounts have won 21 of the last 22. UVM's 13 straight wins tied the longest win streak by either side in the all-time series. Dartmouth won the first 13 meetings spanning 1900 to 1934. The Big Green won 29 of the first 31 all-time meetings.

3-Point Prowess
Dartmouth knocked down double-figure 3-pointers in three of the first four games of the season (11 at Fordham, 10 vs. Bryant and 13 against MCLA). That made it seven times in eight games with 10+ treys dating back to the end of 2021-22. (The Big Green had nine at Quinnipiac in game four.) It marked the first time the Big Green had double-digit made threes in their first three games of the season since 2018-19.

Dartmouth made 13 treys in consecutive games vs. NVU-Johnson and CSU Bakersfield. The 26 made threes were the most since the start of the 2021-22 season at Georgetown (16) and hosting NVU-Lyndon (14). It was also the first time with 13+ made threes consecutively since those two contests.

Overall, the Big Green have reached double-figure made threes in five of nine games this season. Dartmouth's 10.2 made 3-pointers per contest stand 21st nationally and second in the Ivy League.

Tough Schedule
Dartmouth's nonleague schedule has been challenging, with the seven Division I opponents thus far posting a combined 41-21 record (following games Dec. 4). Every team has a .500 or better record. The Big Green's first three DI opponents of the year (Fordham, Bryant and Quinnipiac) are currently a combined 22-6.

Fordham: 8-1
Bryant: 7-3
Quinnipiac: 7-2
Incarnate Word: 5-5
UTSA: 5-3
Grambling State: 5-3
CSU Bakersfield: 4-4
Total: 41-21

Balanced Scoring
Through eight games, six different Big Green players have led the team in scoring. Here is a rundown.

Ryan Cornish: 3 - at UTSA (11/27), vs. Grambling State (11/28), vs. CSU Bakersfield (12/3)
Brandon Mitchell-Day: 2 - vs. Bryant (11/11), vs. Incarnate Word (11/25)
Cade Haskins: 1 - at Quinnipiac (11/15).
Robert McRae III: 1 - vs. MCLA (11/12)
Dusan Neskovic: 1 - at Fordham (11/7)
Jayden Williams: 1 - vs. NVU-Johnson (11/30)

Big Green in the Lone Star State
Dartmouth picked up a 78-77 overtime win at UTSA on Sunday, Nov. 27, marking the program's first-ever win in the state of Texas. The Big Green also played Incarnate Word in the 210 San Antonio Shootout, as the Cardinals and Roadrunners marked the fifth and sixth Texas schools Dartmouth has ever played (the others being Houston, Rice, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech). There are 24 current Division I men's basketball programs in the state. Dartmouth is now 3-5 all-time against Texas schools, also owning wins over Houston (Dec. 12, 1957 at home by an 84-64 final) and Texas A&M (Dec. 17, 1989 by a 64-51 final).

Welcome to Dartmouth!
Head coach David McLaughlin announced in August the addition of three student-athletes in the Class of 2026 — Brandon Mitchell-Day, Jackson Munro and Jayden Williams.

Mitchell-Day, a 6-8, 205-pound forward from Creve Coeur, Missouri, was the conference player of the year for Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day (MICDS) this past winter, scoring over 1,000 points in his prep career. Twice he was named all-state and all-district, and he played AAU ball for Gateway Basketball on the Under Armour Rise Circuit.

A 6-8, 220-pound forward from Wilmette, Illinois, Munro is a product of New Trier High School, which he helped advance to the Illinois State Sectional finals by averaging around 16 points and nine rebounds a game. The Chicago Sun-Times First Team All-State selection was also a two-time All-Central Suburban League performer and named the New Trier/Thanksgiving Tournament MVP. On the AAU circuit, he made a name for himself playing with Fundamental U.

Williams, a product of Windermere Prep in Florida, was All-Florida First Team this past year along with all-district and All-Region 3 honors to his name. The 6-6, 185-pound wing averaged about 18 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest, helping the Lakers post a 20-8 record during the season. He also played AAU ball as a member of 1Family.

Captains Revealed
Last May, Dartmouth men's basketball head coach David McLaughlin revealed the three captains that will lead his squad during the 2022-23 season — rising seniors Dame Adelekun, Jackson Blaufeld and Cam Krystkowiak.

Adelekun, a 6-8, 220-pound power forward from Gastonia, North Carolina, emerged as a force in the frontcourt when Ivy League play began at the beginning of the calendar year. Injuries had limited him to just 15 games in his career while averaging just over one point. But in conference games last winter, he produced 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game over the 14 contests while shooting 63.6 percent from the floor and blocking a team-high 10 shots. Those numbers led to him earning the team's Rudy LaRusso '59 Award as the most improved player as well. A 6-4, 195-pound shooting guard from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Blaufeld may have seen limited action during his career with just 17 games under his belt, but he is one of the most positive and vocal teammates the Big Green have ever seen. His work ethic in practice is unmatched, whether he is putting in extra time to improve his own game or helping his teammates get better with his intense energy and dogged determination when matching up against them. Krystkowiak, the son of former NBA player Larry Krystkowiak, is working on making a name for himself as the third captain for the Big Green next season. The 6-9, 210-pound power forward from San Diego, California, finally got a chance to play this past winter after missing his entire freshman season due to an injury. With the skills to play in the post and on the perimeter, he showed what he could do right out of the gate with nine points in the season opener at Boston College and five more with four rebounds in the win at Georgetown, including his first 3-pointer. But it was his 20-point performance in a six-point loss at California that put all of his talent on display.

Follow Along
Tuesday's game will be televised on NESN and ESPN+, with streamed on ESPN+, with Bob Lipman and Dave Faucher on the call, while there will also be an audio broadcast available on DartmouthSports.com, with Justin McIsaac and Bill Murphy on the call.

What's Ahead?
After Tuesday's game, Dartmouth hits the road on Friday to face Central Connecticut State at 7 p.m.