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Basketball Panthers ready to work Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming Basketball Panthers ready to workUPEI Mens BasketballHeadlines Roster Coaching Staff Schedule & Scores Standings & Stats Sponsors & Links History and Awards UPEI Mens Basketball Blog UPEI was the hottest team in the AUS over the second semester last year going on a five game winning streak late in the year and being nearly unbeatable at home With solid recruiting and improvement from within Coach Matthew Davies hopes the team will make the same sort of run this seasonThe AUS is wideopen with every team making some really intriguing additions to their rosters We believe we have the pieces that can play at a really exciting level it will just be a matter of how healthy we stay and how teamoriented we remain Davies headed into the offseason believing the team was only losing Andrew Black to graduation but Gamaliel Rose (family issues) and Jonathan Cooper (academics) both left the team in August after the majority of Davies recruiting was finished With the recruits he has brought in and two returning redshirts Davies feels they can be replacedUp front OCAA transfer Matt Fennell has made an impact in the frontcourt in the exhibition schedule The aggressive forward is an outstanding shooter who has quickly adjusted to playing CIS basketball averaging double figures in scoring so far In college it is more of an up and down game while here its a lot of halfcourt play and the players are much bigger after playing with so many guards in the OCAAHe believes winning this year will depend on the teams commitment to defenseI think it all starts on the defensive end were improving on our help defense really working on that end and learning each others gameSpeedy guard Terrence Brown will take over a lot of the ballhandling duties and will create open looks for his backcourt partner Nick Toews one of the best outside shooters in the league Davies is high on the potential of Brown Once Terrence gets comfortable with the AUS we expect him to be an impact player Coach Davies says Toews set a UPEI record last season hitting 9 three pointers scoring a season high 39 points against Acadia Tim Butler will spell both players as the hard nosed guard brings intensity off the bench Third year centre Manock Lual came into camp motivated to step up this season and has impressed early averaging 19 points and 9 rebounds over six games This offseason...