2008-2009 Long Island Brooklyn Blackbirds

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2008-2009 Long Island Brooklyn Blackbirds Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Aurimas Adomaitis Jr PF 6-8 231 Apr 5, 1987 Kaunas Lithuania N/A
- Miguel Bocachica RS-Fr GF 6-5 190 Mar 7, 1990 Philadelphia (PA) United States / Puerto Rico Imhotep Charter School
- Julian Boyd Fr F 6-7 230 Feb 2, 1990 San Antonio (TX) United States William Howard Taft High School
- Michael Culpo Fr PG 6-1 180 Mar 6, 1989 Pittsfield (MA) United States St. Andrew's High School
- Lucas Faggiano Fr G 6-2 185 Mar 21, 1989 Bahia Blanca Argentina N/A
- David Hicks So PG 6-0 190 Aug 1, 1988 Mendota Heights (MN) United States South Kent School
- Booker Hucks RS-Fr F 6-6 210 Oct 29, 1990 Bay Shore (NY) United States Bay Shore High School
- Kyle Johnson So G 6-4 210 Dec 31, 1988 Ajax Canada / England West Hill Collegiate Institute
- Ron Manigault Sr F 6-4 210 Nov 1, 1989 New York (NY) United States N/A
- Tyrone Mattison Sr PG 6-0 195 Jul 17, 1986 Toronto Canada N/A
- Arnold Mayorga Fr F 6-7 225 Jun 27, 1989 London Canada H.B. Beal Secondary School
- John Scott Jr G 6-3 240 Oct 3, 1988 Albany (NY) United States Albany High School
- Ike Udanoh RS-So F 6-8 229 Aug 2, 1989 Detroit (MI) United States Warren Woods Tower High School
- Jamal White Fr G 6-4 206 Sep 15, 1990 Roosevelt (NY) United States Roosevelt High School
- Jaytornah Wisseh Jr PG 6-1 180 Jan 21, 1988 Brooklyn (NY) United States Benjamin Banneker Academy

Recent Long Island Brooklyn Blackbirds History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2019-2020 12-14 (7-6) 5th (NEC) N/A N/A
2018-2019 16-16 (9-9) 5th (NEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 18-17 (10-8) 4th (NEC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 20-12 (13-5) 2nd (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 16-15 (9-9) 6th (NEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 12-18 (8-10) 7th (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 9-20 (4-12) 9th (NEC) N/A N/A
2012-2013 20-14 (12-6) 2nd (NEC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 25-9 (16-2) 1st (NEC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 27-6 (16-2) 1st (NEC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 14-17 (11-7) 4th (NEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 16-14 (12-6) 2nd (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 15-15 (7-11) 7th (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 10-19 (6-12) 10th (NEC) N/A N/A
2005-2006 12-16 (9-9) 6th (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 14-15 (10-8) 4th (NEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 8-19 (4-14) 11th (NEC) N/A N/A
2002-2003 9-19 (7-11) 8th (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A

2008-2009 Long Island Brooklyn Blackbirds Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jaytornah Wisseh NABC All-District (18) First Team
Jaytornah Wisseh All-NEC First Team
Julian Boyd NEC Rookie of the Year
Julian Boyd NEC All-Rookie Team

2008-2009 Long Island Brooklyn Blackbirds Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Wisseh D. Hicks R. Manigault K. Johnson A. Adomaitis
Rotation L. Faggiano   J. Boyd I. Udanoh  
Rotation M. Culpo        
Lim PT T. Mattison J. Scott A. Mayorga    
Lim PT   J. White      

2008-2009 Long Island Brooklyn Blackbirds Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jaytornah Wisseh 30 34.8 15.2 3.7 4.3 1.6 0.1 3.2
Kyle Johnson 30 28.7 13.8 5.2 0.6 0.8 0.1 2.2
Julian Boyd 30 23.2 10.5 6.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.1
David Hicks 30 28.5 8.3 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.5
Michael Culpo 22 16.5 6.2 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 1.0
Lucas Faggiano 15 24.3 6.1 2.4 3.0 1.3 0.1 2.2
Ron Manigault 30 29.7 5.7 8.7 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.5
Aurimas Adomaitis 30 15.9 4.9 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.8
Ike Udanoh 4 15.5 3.5 2.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.8
Tyrone Mattison 28 7.6 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4
Arnold Mayorga 28 7.8 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2
John Scott 8 2.8 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
Jamal White 5 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

2008-2009 Long Island Brooklyn Blackbirds Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jack Perri Associate Head Coach 2007-2008 Associate Head Coach (Long Island, 2005 to 2007)
Jason Harris Director of Basketball Operations 2008-2009 N/A
Danny O'Connor Head Athletic Trainer 2001-2002 N/A