USA EAST COAST
PLAYER INFORMATION
#2 BRYAN RIVERS
6-1 Jr.
Guard
Pace
2016 – Started 26-of-28 games for the Pace University Setters in
the 2015-16 season averaging 12.8 points per game and led the
team in assists for the second straight year. Named Met
Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Weekly Honorable
Mention in February after scoring a career-high 28 points against
Adelphi. CVC Player of the Year at the Peddie School in New Jersey.
#3 MATT FARRELL
6-1 Jr.
Guard
Notre Dame
2016 – First four career starts came in Notre Dame’s run to the Elite
Eight in the 2015-16 NCAA Tournament where he finished with 26.8
minutes played, 6.5 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. A career
88% free-throw shooter who played in 28 games last season for the
Fighting Irish. Won two state titles in high school in New Jersey and
was twice named Ocean County player of the year.
#4 JEVON CARTER
6-2 Jr.
Guard
West Virginia
2016 – Named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team for the second time in
as many years. Appeared in every game for the Mountaineers and
averaged 9.5 points per contest while leading the team in steals as well
as assists for the second straight season. Led West Virginia in 3-pt. field
goals during freshman year. Ranked top-75 amongst senior high school
guards in 2014 by ESPN.
#5 JEVON THOMAS
6-1 Jr.
Guard
Seton Hall
2016 – Sat out the 2015-16 season after transferring to Seton Hall
from Kansas State. At Kansas State, led the team in assists and was
second in steals during sophomore campaign. Averaged 4.5 points
per game in 25.8 minutes per game. Started 25-of-31 games. Rated
as the No. 22 and No. 26 best high school point guard in the country by
Scout.com and Rivals.com, respectively.
#11 NYKOLAS KING
6-3 Sr.
Guard
Lycoming
2016 – Two-time Second Team All-MAC Commonwealth selection.
Started 25-of-27 games for MAC Commonwealth Champion
Warriors and led team with 12.7 points per game and 6.5 rebounds
per game. Scored in double figures 20 times, and tallied three doubledoubles. Career averages of 5.0 rebounds per game and 9.9 points per
game on 43.6% shooting.
#12 STERLING BROWN
6-6 Sr.
Forward
SMU
2016 – Started 29-of-30 games for SMU averaging 10.1 points, 4.4
rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. Shot 60.2% from the field and
53.6% from beyond the arc, good for 2nd and 1st in the AAC. His 60.2%
3-pt. shooting is an SMU single-season school record. State of Illinois
Mr. Basketball Finalist as a senior in High School and was named AllState third team averaging 13.4 points a game.
#13 NICK BAER
6-7 So.
Forward
Iowa
2016 – Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week in December. Appeared
in all 33 games and averaged 4.8 points and 2.6 boards per game,
scoring in double figures five times. Ranked second on the team in
blocks. One of four freshman nationally to record 13+ points, 7+
rebounds, and 6+ blocks in a single game. Conference Player of the
Year and First Team All-State as a high school senior.
#15 MYLES CARTER
6-9 So.
Forward
Seton Hall
2016 – Appeared in 10 games for the Pirates and had two points and
a clutch block in the Big East quarterfinals against Creighton.
Reached the Chicago Class 4A Sectional Championship game
during senior year at St. Rita’s of Cascia. Named All-Catholic
League South Selection as a senior in high school. Rated No. 50 best
high school power forward by ESPN.
#20 HARRY FROLING
6-11 Fr.
Forward
SMU
2016 – Incoming freshman at SMU. Played with the Townsville
Crocodiles in Australia’s National Basketball League during the 201516 season. Invited to play for the World team as one of the top-12
international players at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore.
Rated as a four-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. Ranked
as the 16th best center of the class of 2016 by 247Sports.
#21 MARTINAS GEBEN
6-10 Jr.
Forward
Notre Dame
2016 – Part of a Notre Dame team that reached the Elite Eight in the
2016 NCAA Tournament. Shot 55% from the field as a freshman.
1,000-point scorer at St. Maria Goretti High School. Second Team
All-Baltimore Catholic League honors and selected to play in the 41st
Annual Capital Classic All-Star Game. Earned Baltimore Catholic
League Player of the Year honors in 2012-13 campaign.
COACH INFORMATION
GUY RANCOURT
Head Coach
Lycoming College
Entering his 9th season as head coach of Lycoming College. Has lead the
warriors to the NCAA Tournament twice, one MAC Commonwealth
title, four MAC Commonwealth title games, earned two Commonwealth
Conference Coach of the Year honors and one D3Hoops.com Middle
Atlantic Region Coach of the Year award. Prior to coming to Lycoming
Rancourt spent three years at Stony Brook University and a two year
stint at Florida State University.
FRED HILL
Assistant Coach
Seton Hall
Fred Hill enters his second year as an assistant at Seton Hall. Hill is in his
second stint as an assistant coach for the Pirates where he helped bring in
the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation to South Orange in 2000-01.
Hill was instrumental in guiding Seton Hall to the postseason in his three
years (1998-2001) under head coach Tommy Amaker, which included a
run to the Sweet 16 in 2000. Hill helped guide four different programs to
nine consecutive postseason appearances from 1998-2006.
MICHAEL LARKIN
Assistant Coach
St. Michael's
Enters his fifth season as a men's basketball coach at Saint Michael's
in 2016-17, and the second as the associate head coach. Larkin served as
a graduate intern in 2010-11 and 2011-12 at Rutgers University at
Newark, helping the Division III Scarlet Raiders post a cumulative 3321 mark while twice competing in the Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Metro Tournament, including advancing to the
2011 title game.
NICK FRIEDMAN
Assistant Coach
Miami
Nick is entering his second season as Graduate Assistant at the
University of Miami. Before joining the Hurricanes Nick interned with
the Miami Heat under Assistant to the Head Co0ach, Rich Fernando, as
a SportVu Operator. Over the past three years Nick has run one to three
month long off-season workout regimens for the following NBA players,
Shaun Livingston, Brandon Rush, Earl Clark, Damien Wilkins and
Darius Miller.
USA EAST COAST
NUMERICAL ROSTER
NO.
2
3
4
5
11
12
13
15
20
21
NAME
Bryan Rivers
Matt Farrell
Jevon Carter
Jevon Thomas
Nykolas King
Sterling Brown
Nick Baer
Myles Carter
Harry Froling
Martinas Geben
HT.
6-1
6-1
6-2
6-1
6-3
6-6
6-7
6-9
6-11
6-10
CL.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
POS.
Guard
Guard
Guard
Guard
Guard
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
SCHOOL
Pace
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Seton Hall
Lycoming
SMU
Iowa
Seton Hall
SMU
Notre Dame
Head Coach: Guy Rancourt (Lycoming)
Assistant Coaches: Fred Hill (Seton Hall)
Michael Larkin (St. Michael’s)
Nick Friedman (Miami)
Director of Operations: Maria Valentyn (St. Michael’s)
Director of Communications: Eric Schreiner (Louisville)
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
NO.
13
12
4
15
3
20
21
11
2
5
NAME
Nick Baer
Sterling Brown
Jevon Carter
Myles Carter
Matt Farrell
Harry Froling
Martinas Geben
Nykolas King
Bryan Rivers
Jevon Thomas
HT.
6-7
6-6
6-2
6-9
6-1
6-11
6-10
6-3
6-1
6-1
CL.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
POS.
Forward
Forward
Guard
Forward
Guard
Forward
Forward
Guard
Guard
Guard
SCHOOL
Iowa
SMU
West Virginia
Seton Hall
Notre Dame
SMU
Notre Dame
Lycoming
Pace
Seton Hall
Head Coach: Guy Rancourt (Lycoming)
Assistant Coaches: Fred Hill (Seton Hall)
Michael Larkin (St. Michael’s)
Nick Friedman (Miami)
Director of Operations: Maria Valentyn (St. Michael’s)
Director of Communications: Eric Schreiner (Louisville)
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