College of Saint Rose Athletics

ABOUT HANUSCHAK: Outstanding all-around player…Has made 59 career starts…Enters the season tied for fifth (Clayton Longmire ’07) all-time with 93 career blocks and 13th with 562 rebounds, which leaves him 57 shy of the top-10…Has a nice touch around the basket…Is expected to again have a starting role in the frontcourt.

AS A JUNIOR: Started all of the team’s 31 contests…Finished fourth in the NE-10 in field goal percentage and was seventh in rebounding…Shot .563 percent (138-for-245) from the floor and hauled in a team-leading 8.7 boards on a regular basis…Scored 11.5 points per-game…Had seven “double-doubles” and was in twin-figures scoring on 20 occasions…Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team after averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds throughout two games…Chosen to the NE-10 weekly honor roll on three occasions (12/13/10, 2/21/11, 2/28/11)…Had a season-high 21 points, on 10-for-11 shooting, to go with eight rebounds and three blocks in a 92-82 NE-10 quarterfinal victory versus Saint Anselm (2/28/11)…Recorded 14 points and 16 rebounds, one shy of his career-best, during an 86-75 triumph at Southern Connecticut State (2/19/11)…Wound up with 19 points and 12 boards in an 81-73 season-opening victory versus Dominican (11/13/10).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Averaged 11.9 points and finished fifth in the NE-10 with a team-leading 8.5 rebounds per-game…Shot .682 percent (113-for-180), also the league’s fifth best mark…Wound up sixth with 1.4 blocks per-outing…Was named to the NE-10 weekly honor on six occasions…Was in double-figures scoring 15 times and had 10 or more rebounds throughout eight contests…Recorded seven “double-doubles”…Paced the squad in scoring on six occasions and was its top rebounder 18 times…Tossed in a career-high 23 points in a season-opening 90-62 victory versus Bloomfield (11/15/09)…Hauled in a career-high 17 boards during an 82-73 victory at Franklin Pierce (1/9/10)…Registered a season-best five blocks during a 75-70 setback to Southern New Hampshire (1/12/10).

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 27 games and made four starts, including the final three games of the year…Averaged 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds throughout 13.4 minutes of playing time…Finished with a season-high 12 points during an 88-79 OT setback at Saint Anselm (2/24/09) and followed that up with an 11 point, seven rebound effort in a first-round NE-10 Tournament loss at Southern New Hampshire (2/28/09).

HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded more than 1,300 points and 800 rebounds throughout two years at St. Andrews (RI)…Spent his first two years at Cumberland High School…First-team Providence Journal All-State pick as a senior…Was a key part of the 2006-07 team that won the New England Prep School (NEPSAC Class B) Championship…The club was ranked as high as #6 by HoopsUSA.com…Teamed with former Boston College star Rakim Sanders.

GENERAL: Played AAU ball for the Rhode Island Hawks…Said former Red Sox outfielder Rocco Baldelli is the athlete that he most admires…Baldelli is from the same hometown as Brian…Listed his family members as the people who have had the greatest impact on him…Favorite food is lobster…Favorite movie is “Scary Movie 3”…Is an avid Red Sox and New England Patriots fan…His father played baseball at the University of Rhode Island…Has a cousin who currently plays football at Iowa…Aspires to run his own business following his graduation from Saint Rose…Said winning the New England Championship in high school has been his sports moment to date.