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tuesday, august 10, 2004

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE ANNOUNCES
MEN'S BASKETBALL RECRUITS

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Four Massachusetts all-star performers head the list of men's basketball recruits announced by Assumption College Coach TOM ACKERMAN.

Guard MARQUIS VICTOR (Methuen, MA/Central Catholic) averaged 20.2 points leading his team to the North sectional championship and was subsequently named to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald-American and Lawrence Eagle-Tribune all-star teams . . . forward GREG TWOMEY (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable), who scored 1,712 points, and earned Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team and Lowell Sun Player-of-the-Year honors . . . former Boston Globe and Boston Herald all star guard JUSTIN DICK (Newton, MA/Boston English/Cheshire, CT Academy) who was also named one of Connecticut's top 25 players by the Hartford Courant . . . and forward MICHAEL FOTI (Franklin, MA/Franklin), who earned Boston Herald and MetroWest News all-scholastic honors head the newcomer list for the Hounds.

Also coming to the Greyhounds is all-Western Pennsylvania forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley Academy), S.U.N.Y.-Rockland standout guard AKERE BOMA (Minneapolis, MN/South) and Community College of Rhode Island standout forward JOSH MELUCCI (Cranston, RI/Cranston East).

The Greyhounds, who won 20 games in both 2001-02 (24-6) and 2002-03 (20-11), finished a disappointing 14-14 last year. Ackerman will have to replace his starting backcourt of three-time Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Player-of-the Year SHAHAR GOLAN (Givataim, Israel/David Kilay) and ROY GOFFER (Nes Ziona, Israel/Kiryat Sharet) (13.6 ppg, 57 three-pointers) along with forwards O MC GEE-SHARP (Honolulu, HI/Kaiser) (11.1 ppg, 4.6 reb), JAMES LAMBERT (Germantown, MD/St. John's Prospect Hall) and CHRIS MC LENDON (Rising Sun, MD/Rising Sun).

"Our recruiting needs were obvious," said Ackerman. "We needed to reload at the guard position---losing two outstanding players---and add substantial depth to our front court situation. Our goal was to make our team more athletic for next year to facilitate a more up-tempo style of play. The new year will obviously bring a new look to our team, but we feel very good about our new people."

The Greyhounds will open their season at Bloomfield, NJ College Monday November 15 before heading to the Shepherd, WV Tournament, Nov. 19-20.

COREY DIETHORN
6-foot-6, 200-pounds, Forward, Pittsburgh, PA (Sewickley Academy)

COACH: at Sewickley Academy (Win Palmer)
STATISTICS: scored 955 points in three varsity seasons . . . broke school record for blocks in two seasons . . . career high of 33 points . . . had triple-double in WPIAL semi
OTHER: team won Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championship . . . state finalist . . . named all-WPIAL first-team as junior and senior . . . first-team all-section as junior and senior . . . team Most Valuable Player as junior and senior . . . played in Pittsburgh Hoop Classic . . . Geneva College Round Ball . . .

MARQUIS VICTOR
6-foot-2, 180-pounds, Guard, Methuen, MA (Central Catholic High)

COACH: at Central Catholic High (Dick Licare)
STATISTICS: as senior averaged 20.2 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists . . . shot 125-for-145 at free throw line (.862) . . . scored 1,193 points in career . . . averaged 18.6 points in state tournament games . . .
OTHER: as senior named Boston Globe all-scholastic and to the Super Team . . . Boston Herald all-scholastic and to the Dream Team . . . all-Merrimack Valley Conference three times . . . Greater Lawrence Tournament MVP . . . three-time Lawrence Eagle-Tribune all-star and two-time Super Teamer . . . captain as senior . . . high school team was 61-13 in career . . . 10-3 in the state tournament . . . won North sectional championship as junior and senior (two Fleet Center trips) . . . as junior team finished 24-1 as state finalist . . . played in four Greater Lawrence Christmas Tournament title games winning three . . . named all-tourney twice and MVP once, averaging 26 points in 2003, with 35 points in title game.

GREG TWOMEY
6-foot-4, 190-pounds, Forward, Groton, MA (Groton-Dunstable High)

COACH: at Groton-Dunstable High (Keith Woods)
STATISTICS: team was amazing 84-10 in his career as four-year starter . . . as senior averaged 21 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.4 steals as team finished 25-1 as state finalist . . . as junior averaged 18.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.9 steals as team finished 21-2 . . . as sophomore averaged 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 steals as team finished 22-2 as state finalist . . . as freshman averaged 17 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 3.8 steals as team finished 16-5 . . .
OTHER: captain as junior and senior . . . career scoring leader with 1,712 points . . . 624 rebounds, 314 assists . . . team lost in state Division II final in 2004 (Walpole) and 2002 (Charlestown) . . . team won Clark University Tournament (2003, 2004) . . . team won Fitchburg Christmas Tournament (2001, 2002, 2003) and he was MVP twice (2001, 2002) . . . four-time Mid-Wach all-star . . . three-time Class C MVP . . . three-time Lowell Sun Player-of-the-Year/All-Star Team . . . two time Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team . . . Nashoba Publications 2004 Male Athlete-of-the-Year . . . 2003 MIAA Sportsmanship Award . . . 2004 MacDonald's All American nominee . . . team was state finalist in 2002, 04 . . . brother Ed played soccer at Assumption . . . also played soccer and was Mid-Wach all-star as junior and senior . . . National Honor Society.

MIKE FOTI
6-foot-5, 190-pounds, Forward, Franklin, MA (Franklin High)

COACH: at Franklin High (Dean O'Connor)
STATISTICS: as senior averaged 21.4 points, 11 rebounds . . . scored 1,112 points in career (first male to score 1,000 points at Franklin High in 31 years) . . . single game high of 30 points . . .
OTHER: all-Hockomock League first-team three times . . . Boston Herald all scholastic team as senior . . . two-time MetroWest News all-scholastic . . . MVP of Franklin High twice . . . two-time all-tournament at North Attleboro Tournament . . . two-time MVP Wareham Classic . . . team won the Hockomock League (2003, 2004) . . . advanced to the regional semifinals (2003, 2004) . . . three-year record of 57-12 . . . father Ed was Hall of Fame baseball player at Bentley College . . . Male Athlete-of-the-Year at Franklin High (2004) . . . two-time all-Hockomock League golf all-star (freshman, sophomore) . . . team won league title in freshman year . . . all-Hockomock League baseball (2004) . . . Franklin baseball MVP (2004).

JUSTIN DICK
6-foot-1, 175-pounds, Guard, Newton, MA (Boston English High and Cheshire, CT Academy)

COACHES: at Boston English (Barry Robinson) and at Cheshire Academy (David Cyphert) . . .
STATISTICS: as freshman averaged 17 points, 7 assists, 3 steals for Scituate . . . starting 15 of 23 games and leading team in scoring, steals and assists . . . as sophomore at Boston English High (team was 21-3) averaged 13 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals . . . had career best 31 points, 11 assists, 8 steals vs. Snowden High . . . had 22 points, 8 assists vs. Central Catholic (Marquis Victor's team) . . . lost final of City championship to Charlestown . . . played two years for Cheshire Academy (team was 16-6) advancing to Class B quarterfinal . . . averaged 23 points, 11 assists, 7 steals . . . had 33 points, 12 assist, 5 steals vs. Choate and 29 points, 6 steals vs. MacDuffie School as top games . . . second year team finished 21-5 and lost in the Class A tournament (17 points, 6 assists) . . . . averaged 22 points, 8 assists, 4 steals . . . top game was 37 points, 13 assists, 6 steals vs. Storm King, NY (including game-winning buzzer three-pointer) . . . also had 33 points, 7 assists vs. Choate . . . and 31 points (17-for-18 free throws) vs. Springfield College JV . . . did not play this past year as MIAA refused waiver for fifth year . . .
OTHER: named Boston Globe and Boston Herald honorable mention all-star as sophomore . . . named all-New England Class B basketball team twice . . . had tryout for USA Developmental team traveling to France after first Prep season . . . named team co-MVP at Cheshire . . . named one of Connecticut's Top 25 player by the Hartford Courant . . . summer after sophomore year AAU team won state, New England and 16-and-under national title (Auburn Hills, MI) and finished 63-0 . . . Eastern Invitational team lost in the title game of the open division . . . selected "Best Playmaker" at Five-Star Camp . . . also played football at Cheshire (1,300 yards rushing, 15 TDs) and earned all-New England honors in first season.

AKERE BOMA
6-foot-1, 175-pounds, Guard, Minneapolis, MN (South High)
S.U.N.Y.-Rockland (Suffern, NY)

COACHES: at South High (xxx), at SUNY-Rockland Community (Rob Kurzinsky)
STATISTICS: averaged 15.5 points per game over two years (50 games) . . . 204 rebounds and 106 assists . . . 67 three pointers . . . had 19 second-half points in 62-58 win at No. 9 ranked Sullivan CC (2-21-04) . . . had 22 points against No. 1 ranked Suffolk CC (1-17-04) . . . had 21 points at No. 3 ranked Nassau CC (12-18 03) . . . had career high 26 points vs. Mitchell (2-19-03) . . . had double-double (20 points, 10 rebounds) at Patrick Henry CC (1-12-03) . . .
OTHER: named Mid-Hudson Conference first-team all-star (2004) . . . named region XV all-region (2004) . . . led Rockland CC to regional quarterfinal twice (2003, 2004).

JOSH MELUCCI
6-foot-8, 205-pounds, Center, Cranston, RI (Cranston East High)
Community College of Rhode Island (Warwick, RI)

COACHES: at Cranston East High (Rick Harris), at Community College of Rhode Island (Vin Cullen)
STATISTICS: averaged 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks as team was 20-6 as senior . . . second-team all-division . . . MacDonald's all-America nominee . . . top game was 36 points vs. North Providence . . . averaged 10 points, 6 rebounds a freshman at CCRI (2000-01) . . . team finished season as regional champions . . . averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds as team finished in regional final in 2001-02.