Men's Basketball



#20 - Pat Luptowski
Position: G
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Keene, N.H.
High School: Keene
College: Adelphi
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170

Profile: Transferred to the Hilltop from Adelphi University (N.Y.)... A solid addition to the backcourt who should make an immediate contribution... Is a tremendous three-point shooting threat... A smart player who plays hard and has a knack for finding the open shot.

2008-2009: Started all 30 games... Averaged 11.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game... Led the team in three-point shooting at 41.9 percent, hitting 83 of 198 attempts... Shot 44.6 percent overall from the field... Was 28th in the Northeast-10 in scoring, third in three-point shooting percentage and third in three-pointers made per game... Scored in double digits in 18 games, including his first 10... Had a career-high 21 points twice, coming vs. UMass Lowell on 12-3-08 and Holy Family on 12-30-08... Hit seven three-pointers in each of those games, including hitting 7-of-10 vs. Holy Family... Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll three times... Had five assists vs. Nyack on 11-15-08.

2007-2008: Played in 30 games last season for Adelphi, starting four... Averaged 17.4 minutes per game with 6.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game... Shot 45.6 percent from the field (62-for-136), as well as a team-best 44.7 percent from behind the three-point arc... His three-point shooting percentage ranked him second in the East Coast Conference, while he ranked 15th in the ECC in three-pointers made per game... He also shot 81.5 percent from the free throw line... Named as the East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week... Honor Roll student in both semesters at Adelphi.

Previous: Honor Roll student during every semester at Keene High School... All-time leading scorer at Keene High School... Three-time Offensive Player of the Year... Second Team All-State as a junior... First Team All-State as a senior... Runner-up Player of the Year as a senior.

Coach Dickson on Luptowski: "We are extremely pleased to add Pat to our roster and he gives our backcourt another experienced player. He has already proven he can be a productive player at this level and has a year under his belt at Adelphi. He can really shoot the basketball and has very good instincts for the game. Pat will not make a lot of mistakes on either end of the court and we think he fits in perfectly with our overall style of play."

Personal: Son of Al Luptowski and Molly Kelly... His father, Art, is the men's basketball head coach at American International College... Majoring in business at Saint Anselm.