http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/players/jamal_olasewere/122078 Recent articles about Jamal Olasewere en-us The feel-good story for Mount Saint Mary's was cut short in the championship game of the Northeast Conference tournament. C.J. Garner scored 31 points and LIU Brooklyn punched its ticket for the NCAA tournament with a 91-70 win over Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night - the Blackbirds' third straight conference title. The fifth-seeded Mountaineers came in riding a nine-game win streak after upsetting top-seeded Robert Morris for a chance to play in the finals. A win for Mount St. Mary's would have topped an impressive turnaround for the team, which started a dismal 2-6 in conference play. Third-seeded LIU (20-13) was coming off a season in which four of its players were suspended in the fall for their role in a fight and reigning NEC player of the year Julian Boyd tore his ACL in December. So, beating the fifth-seeded Mountaineers (18-14) was perhaps the sweetest victory in the three-peat. ''Me and C.J. talked about everything we've been through from the suspensions, your player Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:41:08 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_earns_ncaa_berth_with_northeast_title/13127575 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_earns_ncaa_berth_with_northeast_title/13127575 LIU Brooklyn earns NCAA berth with Northeast title http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_brooklyn_earns_ncaa_berth_with_northeast_title/13127575 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png C.J. Garner scored a career-high 31 points and LIU Brooklyn punched its ticket for the NCAA tournament with a 91-70 win over Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night in the finals of the Northeast Conference tournament. Jamal Olasewere added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Blackbirds (20-13), who became the only team to win three straight conference tournament titles. Coach Jack Perri also became the third coach in the conference to win the title in his first year on the job. After a frantic back-and-forth first half, LIU Brooklyn opened the second half with a 35-31 lead. Led by a decisive dunk by Olasewere and a three-point play from Garner, the Blackbirds went on a 13-4 run to go ahead by 13 only 6 minutes into the half. LIU Brooklyn didn't allow Mount St. Mary's to pull closer than 12 the rest of the way. Sam Prescott scored 21 points for the Mountaineers (18-14). The enthusiastic LIU Brooklyn crowd, which spent much of the second half chanting ''Brooklyn Three-peat'', stormed t Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:01:18 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_earns_trip_to_big_dance/13126177 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_earns_trip_to_big_dance/13126177 LIU Brooklyn earns trip to Big Dance http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_brooklyn_earns_trip_to_big_dance/13126177 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png C.J. Garner scored 23 points, Jamal Olasewere posted a double-double, and four others scored in double figures to lead Long Island Brooklyn past Wagner 94-82 Saturday in the Northeastern Conference semifinals. Olasewere finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds for his third double-double in four games and became the Blackbirds' all-time points leader with 1,836. Booker Hucks added 14 points, E.J. Reed 13 and Troy Joseph 12 for LIU Brooklyn, which shot 65.3 percent (32 of 49), its highest since shooting 72.4 percent on Nov. 25, 2006, against Old Westbury. LIU Brooklyn (19-13) led 9-8 before Hucks hit back-to-back 3-pointers to launch a 23-3 run. Hucks converted three treys during the run, Olawsewere added another, and Garner tallied two steals and three-point play. The Blackbirds led 49-29 at the break and made 16 of 22 second-half shots to seal the win. Jonathon Williams scored 23 points for Wagner (19-12). Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:20:42 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_94_wagner_82/13096429 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_94_wagner_82/13096429 LIU Brooklyn 94, Wagner 82 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_brooklyn_94_wagner_82/13096429 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere scored 20 points and made a pair of crucial plays as LIU Brooklyn fended off St. Francis Brooklyn 83-75 Sunday, sweeping the season series. Trailing by one with 1:23 remaining, Olasewere took a feed from Jason Brickman and converted on a spin move in the paint to push the Blackbirds (13-11, 8-4 Northeast Conference) ahead for good. He also made a bank shot for an 80-75 lead with 28 seconds left. The Terriers (9-14, 5-7) missed 3-point attempts on their next two trips while the Blackbirds hit 3 of 4 free throws. C.J. Garner added 17 points and Jason Brickman 14 with nine assists for LIU Brooklyn, which hit 9 of 18 3-pointers compared to St. Francis' 2 of 11. The Blackbirds have won eight of nine since a six-game losing streak, including 78-68 over St. Francis on Jan. 24. Akeem Johnson's season-high 22 points led the Terriers. Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:43:04 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_83_st_francis_ny_75/12885799 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_83_st_francis_ny_75/12885799 LIU Brooklyn 83, St. Francis (NY) 75 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_brooklyn_83_st_francis_ny_75/12885799 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and grabbed a last-second rebound to preserve LIU Brooklyn's 79-78 victory over Bryant Saturday. The Blackbirds (10-10, 5-3), the two-time defending Northeast Conference champs, trailed 49-42 at halftime before rallying. Bryant (13-6, 6-2) got 25-points from Dyami Starks, who hit six 3-pointers. Frankie Dobbs added 11 points and Alex Francis 16. But Francis missed a critical late free throw. Olasewere, who got help from teammates E.J. Reed (15 points), Booker Hucks (14) and Jason Brickman (11), led the second-half surge. Bryant last led 69-67 with 8:32 left after Vlad Kondratyev's basket. Two baskets by Kenny Onyechi and Olasewere's last bucket put LIU Brooklyn up 79-74 with 2:17 left. Francis, however, hit a layup, then another as he was fouled with a second left to make it 79-78. But he missed the free throw and Olasewere grabbed the rebound. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:27:44 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_79_bryant_78/12762205 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_79_bryant_78/12762205 LIU Brooklyn 79, Bryant 78 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_brooklyn_79_bryant_78/12762205 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere scored 26 points, leading four players in double figures, to help LIU-Brooklyn beat Rice 97-70 on Wednesday night. Olasewere, who was 8 of 12 from the field, had eight rebounds. C.J. Garner scored 16 points, and Brandon Thompson had 14, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Julian Boyd added 13 points. Jason Brickman had nine assists. Rice led by a point at the 14:14 mark, but E.J. Reed scored on a layup, giving LIU Brooklyn a 14-13 lead. Rice would come within a point, but would not regain the lead. The Blackbirds (4-4) led 51-45 at halftime. The Blackbirds shot 64.8 percent from the field for the game, while Rice shot 50 percent. Tamir Jackson scored 26 points for Rice (2-6). Julian DeBose added 18 points and had seven rebounds. Austin Ramljak had six assists. LIU-Brooklyn has won four consecutive games. Rice entered the game after an 11-day break for final exams. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:33:03 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_97_rice_70/12425773 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_97_rice_70/12425773 LIU Brooklyn 97, Rice 70 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_brooklyn_97_rice_70/12425773 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The star of the Long Island University Brooklyn basketball team and three other players were suspended Friday after they were arrested on assault charges following a campus brawl. Julian Boyd, a forward named the Northeast Conference player of the year last year, high scorers Jamal Olasewere and Troy Joseph, and a fourth player, C.J. Garner, were arrested Thursday. They were arraigned on charges of assault and harassment Friday and released on their own recognizance. Boyd, 22, who was out for a season with a heart ailment, and Olasewere, 21, were the soul of the Blackbirds - high-scorers and tough performers in a team that is a melting-pot of players from all over the country who typified New York's street smarts and swagger. Olasewere was an NEC all-conference selection last year. The fight broke out during a welcome-back party for students at the Brooklyn campus last weekend. Initially, there was an altercation between members of the basketball and track teams. Then, a second fight broke out between Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:55:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_suspends_four_after_brawl/11778676 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_suspends_four_after_brawl/11778676 LIU suspends four after brawl http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_suspends_four_after_brawl/11778676 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere led five players in double figures with 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds as LIU Brooklyn beat Sacred Heart 80-68 on Thursday night. Julian Boyd had 16 points while Brandon Thompson and Michael Culpo chipped in with 11 apiece. Jason Brickman finished with 12 points and 13 assists for the Blackbirds, who advance to the Northeast Conference semifinals on Sunday against Quinnipiac. LIU led by just one, 21-20, after Louis Montes converted a layup for Sacred Heart. But Culpo, Olasewere, and Boyd combined to score 14 unanswered and give the Blackbirds a 35-20 lead with 2:32 left in the first half. Sacred Heart cut the deficit to 41-40 in the second half but Boyd rattled off five straight points to put LIU ahead for good. Shane Gibson led Sacred Heart with 22 points, but the All-NEC First Team member had seven of the Pioneers 17 turnovers. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:13:20 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_80_sacred_heart_68/10211557 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_80_sacred_heart_68/10211557 LIU 80, Sacred Heart 68 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_80_sacred_heart_68/10211557 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere tallied 27 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Culpo hit six 3-pointers en route to 20 points as LIU Brooklyn beat Sacred Heart 103-91 on Thursday night. The Blackbirds (20-7, 14-1) led 79-73 with just 35 seconds left to play after Jason Brickman converted one of two free throws. But Louis Montes made a layup and Shane Gibson sank two deep treys while LIU went just 2 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds to send the game into overtime. The Blackbirds dominated overtime, scoring the first 10 points and converting 12 of 15 free throws during the period. C.J. Garner, who finished with 17, made six free throws in overtime and his jumper with 36 seconds left gave LIU a 103-89 lead. Gibson led Sacred Heart (13-15, 7-8) with 24 and Justin Swidowski chipped in with 23. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:23:13 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_103_sacred_heart_91/9964420 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_103_sacred_heart_91/9964420 LIU 103, Sacred Heart 91 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_103_sacred_heart_91/9964420 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere scored 17 points to lead five LIU-Brooklyn players in double figures in a 95-81 win over Central Connecticut State on Saturday. Leading 56-51 early in the second half, LIU put the game out of reach with a 17-2 run to lead 73-53 after a layup by Michael Culpo with 10:44 remaining. LIU built a 24-point lead and CCSU could get no closer than 15 points the rest of the way. The Blackbirds, who lead the Northeast Conference, have won 21 straight at home and four in a row against the Blue Devils. Julian Boyd and C.J. Garner each added 16 points, Jason Brickman had 14 and Culpo 13 for the Blackbirds (17-7, 11-1), who have won 12 of their past 13 games. Ken Horton had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and Robby Ptacek chipped in with 24 points for the Blue Devils (10-12, 7-5). Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:14:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_defeats_central_connecticut_st_95_81/9768856 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_brooklyn_defeats_central_connecticut_st_95_81/9768856 LIU-Brooklyn defeats Central Connecticut St. 95-81 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_brooklyn_defeats_central_connecticut_st_95_81/9768856 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere scored 26 points to lead five Long Island players in double figures in a 97-76 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday night. The Blackbirds made 19 of 28 field goal attempts in the second half and shot 59.7 percent (37 of 62) for the game. Olasewere, who also grabbed 10 rebounds, made 11 of 16. Julian Boyd added 17 points, Kenny Onyechi had 12, Brandon Thompson 11 and C.J. Garner 10 for the Blackbirds (15-7, 9-1 Northeast Conference), who have won 10 of their past 11 games. Jason Brickman had a career-high 12 assists for LIU. A 13-0 run in the first half gave LIU the lead good at 17-9. Leading 48-36 at halftime, the Blackbirds scored the first 10 points of the second half and led by at least 12 points the rest of the way. Ollie Jackson led St. Francis (5-16, 4-6) with 24 points. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:29:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_97_st_francis_pa_76/9652015 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_97_st_francis_pa_76/9652015 LIU 97, St. Francis (Pa.) 76 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_97_st_francis_pa_76/9652015 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Long Island University to its eighth consecutive victory, 77-62 over Mount St. Mary's on Thursday night. Jason Brickman added 17 points, getting 14 of them in the second half, and C.J. Garner had 16 for the Blackbirds (13-6, 7-0 Northeast Conference), who never trailed. The win was LIU's second of the season against the Mountaineers (4-14, 2-5), whom they defeated 85-76 Dec. 3 in Emmitsburg, Md. LIU led 39-24 at the half and stretched that to 22 points, 72-50, on a free throw by Olasewere with 4:41 remaining. That point gave the junior forward 1,000 points in his career. The Blackbirds scored 24 points off 19 Mount St. Mary's turnovers while allowing 12 points off 13 of theirs. Danny Thompson scored 20 points to pace the Mountaineers, and Josh Castellanos added 10. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:04:59 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_77_mount_st_marys_62/9460895 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_77_mount_st_marys_62/9460895 LIU 77, Mount St. Mary's 62 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_77_mount_st_marys_62/9460895 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Long Island University remained undefeated in Northeastern Conference play with a 79-75 victory Saturday over Quinnipiac. Olasewere scored seven points in the first 5:06 of the second half, when the Blackbirds (10-6, 4-0) took a 50-45 lead after a 37-37 first half. After LIU had increased its lead to 73-60 with 5:04 remaining, the Bobcats (8-7, 1-3) ran off the next nine points, including seven by Ike Azotam, who led Quinnipiac with 17 points and 11 rebounds. A layup by Julian Boyd made it 75-69 with 1:41 left, and he added three free throws down the stretch to help keep the Blackbirds in front. Boyd added 17 points and nine rebounds for LIU and Jason Brickman had 12 points and 10 assists. James Johnson had 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Quinnipiac, which outrebounded LIU 61-38. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:13:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_79_quinnipiac_75/9194932 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_79_quinnipiac_75/9194932 LIU 79, Quinnipiac 75 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_79_quinnipiac_75/9194932 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere and Julian Boyd each tallied double-doubles to lead Long Island University over Sacred Heart 87-81 on Thursday night and push the Blackbirds' winning streak to a season-high four games. Olasewere scored 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Boyd had 12 points and 12 boards for the Blackbirds (9-6, 3-0 Northeast Conference). C.J. Garner added 18 points and Jason Brickman 16 for Long Island, which blew a game-opening 21-7 advantage but pulled ahead for good with a second-half run. After overcoming the early deficit, the Pioneers stayed close to the Blackbirds for the entire second half and led 69-68 with 3:35 left. But Long Island came out of a timeout and put together a 7-0 run for a 76-69 advantage with just more than a minute left. Shane Gibson scored 28 points to lead Sacred Heart (7-9, 1-2), which has lost three of four. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:36:47 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_87_sacred_heart_81/9159229 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_87_sacred_heart_81/9159229 LIU 87, Sacred Heart 81 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_87_sacred_heart_81/9159229 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamal Olasewere scored 18 points and C.J. Garner scored all 15 of his in the second half as Long Island University defeated Wagner 78-73 Thursday night in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams. Olasewere scored seven points during an 11-2 run when the Blackbirds (3-4) built a 15-point lead, 69-54, with 3:29 remaining. Garner scored the final seven points for the defending conference champions after the Seahawks had closed the gap to 71-63 with 1:19 remaining. Julian Boyd and Jason Brickman scored 11 points each and Olasewere pulled down 11 rebounds for the Blackbirds. Tyler Murray scored 19 points and Jonathon Williams 16 to lead Wagner. Murray, who came into the game second in the NCAA in 3-point shooting at 64 percent (16 of 25) was 5 of 7 from beyond the arc, but his teammates were just 3 of 18 from that distance. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:07:06 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_78_wagner_73/8455663 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/liu_78_wagner_73/8455663 LIU 78, Wagner 73 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/liu_78_wagner_73/8455663 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png