Paul Martello

Paul Martello
11 Paul Martello
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    155
  • Hometown:
    York, Pa.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    So
  • Nickname:
    Paul
  • High School:
    York Catholic
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    5.0
  • fg %
    44.2
  • 3pt %
    40.0
  • ft %
    76.0
  • reb/g
    1.6
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

2016-17 (Sophomore): Saw the court in 25 games for the Eagles... averaged 5 points per game with a shooting percentage of 44.2... added 25 assists and 17 steals... season-high 13 points againts Moravian (2/11).

2015-16 (Freshman): Saw the court in four games for Eagles.

High School: 2014 York County All Star team honorable mention... 2015 York Catholic most outstanding player award.

Personal: Career objective is business administration... son of Christopher and Monica Martello... sisters are Julia and Domenica.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 14
Games started 3 2
Minutes 386 259
Minutes per game 15.4 18.5
FG 38-86 27-58
FG Pct 44.2 46.6
3PT 10-25 8-16
3PT Pct 40.0 50.0
FT 38-50 29-34
FT Pct 76.0 85.3
Off rebounds 8 5
Def rebounds 32 21
Total rebounds 40 26
Rebounds per game 1.6 1.9
Personal fouls 44 30
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 25 14
Turnovers 44 27
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.5
Steals 17 11
Blocks 0 0
Points 124 91
Points per game 5.0 6.5
Points per 40 min 12.8 14.1
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 Scranton L, 64-61
Feb 8 Elizabethtown L, 62-58
Feb 11 Moravian L, 82-66
Feb 15 Goucher W, 58-52
Feb 18 at Drew W, 71-67
Mar 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 71-57
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 18 vs. Penn St.-Altoona W, 90-53 - 10 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 19 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 75-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Washington and Jefferson W, 85-59 - 20 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 6
Nov 27 Marymount (Va.) W, 69-53 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Dec 3 at Scranton L, 78-61 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 5 Carnegie Mellon W, 62-58 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 9 St. Joseph's (VT) W, 93-60 - 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 10 Case Western Reserve L, 66-60 - 11 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 19 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 74-72 - 9 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 29 vs. Alvernia L, 66-57 - 8 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 vs. St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 65-54 - 7 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 3 Lancaster Bible W, 77-55 - 15 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Jan 7 Catholic L, 65-64 - 13 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 at Goucher W, 75-61 - 15 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 14 Drew L, 88-73 - 17 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 8-8 100.0 11
Jan 18 Susquehanna L, 74-59 - 18 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Jan 21 at Moravian L, 99-97 - 20 3-7 42.9 1-2 50.0 6-7 85.7 13
Jan 25 at Elizabethtown W, 72-65 - 14 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 28 at Catholic W, 81-71 - 18 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 11
Feb 1 at Susquehanna L, 83-57 - 17 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 4 Scranton L, 64-61 - 19 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 8 Elizabethtown L, 62-58 - 24 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 11 Moravian L, 82-66 - 23 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 7-8 87.5 13
Feb 15 Goucher W, 58-52 1 28 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 5
Feb 18 at Drew W, 71-67 1 31 4-9 44.4 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 11
Mar 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 71-57 1 19 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 18 vs. Penn St.-Altoona W, 90-53 - 10 0 1 1 1 3 0 0
Nov 19 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 75-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Washington and Jefferson W, 85-59 - 20 1 2 3 1 3 0 0
Nov 27 Marymount (Va.) W, 69-53 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 at Scranton L, 78-61 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 5 Carnegie Mellon W, 62-58 - 9 1 0 1 2 1 2 0
Dec 9 St. Joseph's (VT) W, 93-60 - 17 0 1 1 4 1 1 0
Dec 10 Case Western Reserve L, 66-60 - 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 19 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 74-72 - 9 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Dec 29 vs. Alvernia L, 66-57 - 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 30 vs. St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 65-54 - 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 3 Lancaster Bible W, 77-55 - 15 0 3 3 1 2 0 0
Jan 7 Catholic L, 65-64 - 13 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Jan 11 at Goucher W, 75-61 - 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 14 Drew L, 88-73 - 17 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Jan 18 Susquehanna L, 74-59 - 18 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Jan 21 at Moravian L, 99-97 - 20 2 5 7 0 4 1 0
Jan 25 at Elizabethtown W, 72-65 - 14 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
Jan 28 at Catholic W, 81-71 - 18 0 3 3 3 1 0 0
Feb 1 at Susquehanna L, 83-57 - 17 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
Feb 4 Scranton L, 64-61 - 19 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Feb 8 Elizabethtown L, 62-58 - 24 0 3 3 2 6 2 0
Feb 11 Moravian L, 82-66 - 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 Goucher W, 58-52 1 28 0 2 2 5 1 0 0
Feb 18 at Drew W, 71-67 1 31 0 4 4 1 2 4 0
Mar 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 71-57 1 19 0 2 2 1 4 2 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 18 vs. Penn St.-Altoona W, 90-53 - 3 - 0.3
Nov 19 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 75-68 - - - -
Nov 22 Washington and Jefferson W, 85-59 - 2 - 0.3
Nov 27 Marymount (Va.) W, 69-53 - 1 - -
Dec 3 at Scranton L, 78-61 - 0 0 -
Dec 5 Carnegie Mellon W, 62-58 - 1 - 2.0
Dec 9 St. Joseph's (VT) W, 93-60 - 3 - 4.0
Dec 10 Case Western Reserve L, 66-60 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 19 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 74-72 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 29 vs. Alvernia L, 66-57 - 1 - -
Dec 30 vs. St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 65-54 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 3 Lancaster Bible W, 77-55 - 0 - 0.5
Jan 7 Catholic L, 65-64 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 11 at Goucher W, 75-61 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 14 Drew L, 88-73 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 18 Susquehanna L, 74-59 - 4 - 1.0
Jan 21 at Moravian L, 99-97 - 4 0 0.0
Jan 25 at Elizabethtown W, 72-65 - 3 0 0.0
Jan 28 at Catholic W, 81-71 - 2 - 3.0
Feb 1 at Susquehanna L, 83-57 - 4 - 0.5
Feb 4 Scranton L, 64-61 - 4 - 0.0
Feb 8 Elizabethtown L, 62-58 - 3 - 0.3
Feb 11 Moravian L, 82-66 - 0 - -
Feb 15 Goucher W, 58-52 1 2 - 5.0
Feb 18 at Drew W, 71-67 1 1 - 0.5
Mar 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 71-57 1 1 - 0.3
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2015-16 4 1.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.0 0.8
2016-17 25 15.4 1.5-3.4 0.4-1.0 1.5-2.0 5.0
2017-18 29 20.4 2.4-4.7 0.9-2.0 2.2-3.1 8.0
2018-19 25 27.6 3.6-8.8 1.9-5.3 2.5-3.2 11.6
Total 83 20.2 2.4-5.3 1.0-2.6 2.0-2.7 7.8
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2015-16 4 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
2016-17 25 3 386 38-86 44.2 10-25 40.0 38-50 76.0 124
2017-18 29 - 593 70-135 51.9 27-57 47.4 64-91 70.3 231
2018-19 25 25 689 90-220 40.9 48-133 36.1 62-79 78.5 290
Total 83 28 1675 198-441 44.9 85-215 39.5 167-224 74.6 648
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2015-16 4 7 1.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2016-17 25 386 15.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2017-18 29 593 20.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 47.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
2018-19 25 689 27.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 83 1675 20.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2015-16 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
2016-17 25 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.8 0.7 0.0
2017-18 29 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.1 0.0
2018-19 25 0.0 2.3 2.4 1.6 2.4 1.3 0.1
Total 83 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.9 1.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2015-16 4 - 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2016-17 25 3 8 32 40 25 44 17 0
2017-18 29 - 6 35 41 47 51 33 1
2018-19 25 25 1 58 59 39 59 32 2
Total 83 28 15 125 140 112 155 82 3
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2015-16 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016-17 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017-18 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018-19 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 83 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 25 15.4 1.5-3.4 0.4-1.0 1.5-2.0 5.0
Conference 14 18.5 1.9-4.1 0.6-1.1 2.1-2.4 6.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 16.6 1.5-3.2 0.4-0.9 1.7-2.2 5.0
Away 9 16.1 1.9-4.1 0.6-1.0 1.4-1.9 5.8
Neutral 3 8.3 0.7-2.3 0.0-1.3 1.0-1.3 2.3
Result
Wins 13 15.0 1.8-3.2 0.4-1.0 1.2-1.8 5.1
Losses 12 15.9 1.2-3.8 0.4-1.0 1.9-2.2 4.8
Month
November 3 10.7 1.0-1.0 0.3-0.3 0.7-2.0 3.0
December 7 9.0 0.9-2.1 0.1-0.7 0.9-1.1 2.7
January 8 16.3 1.9-3.5 0.5-0.9 2.4-2.6 6.6
February 6 23.7 2.3-5.7 0.7-1.7 1.8-2.3 7.2
March 1 19.0 0.0-6.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-1.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 25 3 386 38-86 44.2 10-25 40.0 38-50 76.0 124
Conference 14 2 259 27-58 46.6 8-16 50.0 29-34 85.3 91
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 1 216 19-42 45.2 5-12 41.7 22-29 75.9 65
Away 9 2 145 17-37 45.9 5-9 55.6 13-17 76.5 52
Neutral 3 - 25 2-7 28.6 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Result
Wins 13 2 195 23-41 56.1 5-13 38.5 15-23 65.2 66
Losses 12 1 191 15-45 33.3 5-12 41.7 23-27 85.2 58
Month
November 3 - 32 3-3 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-6 33.3 9
December 7 - 63 6-15 40.0 1-5 20.0 6-8 75.0 19
January 8 - 130 15-28 53.6 4-7 57.1 19-21 90.5 53
February 6 2 142 14-34 41.2 4-10 40.0 11-14 78.6 43
March 1 1 19 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 25 386 15.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 14 259 18.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 216 16.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 9 145 16.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 55.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 25 8.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 13 195 15.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 12 191 15.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 3 32 10.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 7 63 9.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 130 16.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 57.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 142 23.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 1 19 19.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 25 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.8 0.7 0.0
Conference 14 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.0 1.9 0.8 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.6 0.5 0.0
Away 9 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.8 2.1 1.1 0.0
Neutral 3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 13 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.5 0.8 0.0
Losses 12 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.6 2.1 0.6 0.0
Month
November 3 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.7 2.0 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.0
January 8 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.6 1.8 0.6 0.0
February 6 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 25 3 8 32 40 25 44 17 0
Conference 14 2 5 21 26 14 27 11 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 1 5 14 19 16 21 7 0
Away 9 2 2 17 19 7 19 10 0
Neutral 3 - 1 1 2 2 4 0 0
Result
Wins 13 2 3 19 22 18 19 10 0
Losses 12 1 5 13 18 7 25 7 0
Month
November 3 - 1 3 4 2 6 0 0
December 7 - 2 3 5 7 5 4 0
January 8 - 3 15 18 5 14 5 0
February 6 2 2 9 11 10 15 6 0
March 1 1 0 2 2 1 4 2 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Seth Brewer
Men’s Hoops Victorious Over Drew 71-67 In Regular Season Finale

MADISON, NJ- The Juniata men’s basketball team traveled to New Jersey for its final regular season game of the season on Saturday. The Eagles held off Drew 71-67.

Trevor Clune finished with eight points on the night for the Eagles.
Eagles Defeat Goucher 58-52 To Stop Winless Streak

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata men’s basketball team saw its four-game winless streak come to an end as the Eagles defeated visiting Goucher 58-52 on Wednesday night at Memorial Gym. The win evens JC’s overall record at 12-12 and improves its Landmark record to 4-9. The Gophers slip to 5-19 and 2-11 in the conference.

Dennis Fisher scored 11 points and grabbed a season-best nine rebounds against the Greyhounds.
Juniata Men Fall to Moravian 82-66 on Senior Day

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata men’s basketball team hosted Moravian on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day. The Greyhounds led 44-29 at halftime on their way to an 82-66 win.

Damon Rickens had his first double-double of the season with a 12 point and 13 rebound effort.
Tough Defensive Battle Goes E-Town’s Way Over Juniata Men 62-58

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata and Elizabethtown men’s basketball teams both found themselves locked into a defensive struggle on Wednesday night at Memorial Gym. The Eagles trailed by one point with 23 seconds left but the Blue Jays converted three of four free throws to come out with a 62-58 victory.

Brandon Martinazzi led the Eagles with 17 points against Scranton.
Valiant Effort Falls Short for Eagles Against Scranton 64-61

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Trailing by 14 points late in the second half against Scranton, the Juniata men’s basketball team had their work cut out for them. A 21-7 run slashed the deficit to just two points with 11 seconds left but a Seth Brewer (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) three-point attempt with time expiring fell short as the Royals held off the Eagles 64-61 on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gym.

Marcus Lee scored 18 points to lead Juniata.
Men's Hoops Fall to #19 Susquehanna 83-57

SELINSGROVE, Pa.- Juniata led early in the first half but host Susquehanna got off a big run in the second as the Eagles dropped an 83-57 decision to the River Hawks on Wednesday night. The loss puts JC’s record at 11-8 overall and 3-6 in the Landmark. SU is now 17-2 overall and 7-2 in the conference.

Paul Martello scored 11 points in 18 minutes off of the bench for Juniata
Men’s Hoops Triumphs at Catholic 81-71

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Juniata men’s basketball team was out to exact some revenge on Landmark rival Catholic for an earlier loss this month on their home floor. The Eagles were able to follow through as they defeated the Cardinals 81-71 on Saturday afternoon at the Raymond A. Dufour Athletic Center. It was the first road win for JC at Catholic since February 2009.

Brandon Martinazzi had the first double-double of his career with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Men’s Hoops Drops Double OT Heartbreaker to Moravian 99-97

BETHLEHEM, Pa.- Juniata led 97-90 with 2:35 left in double overtime but host Moravian outscored the Eagles 9-0 to come out with a 99-97 victory on Saturday night. The Greyhounds’ Sean Hanna sank a pair of free throws with one second left to break a 97-97 tie.

Marcus Lee poses with head coach Greg Curley after scoring the 1,000th point of his career.
Lee Reaches 1,000 Point Milestone but Eagles Fall to Rangers

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Four Eagles reached double figures but visiting Drew got 29 points from Riley Collins as the Rangers took down Juniata 88-73 on Saturday night at Memorial Gym. The loss brings JC’s record to 9-6 overall and 1-3 in the Landmark while Drew improves to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

Seth Brewer scored 11 points and also picked up five rebounds, five assists, and three steals. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Men’s Hoops Defeat St. Joseph’s 65-54 At DeSales

CENTER VALLEY, Pa.- Juniata used an 18-4 run in the second half to pull away as it defeated St. Joseph’s of Brooklyn 65-54 in the consolation game of the Al Senavitis Memorial Tournament hosted by DeSales University on Friday night. The Eagles finish the 2016 portion of their schedule with a record of 7-4.

Marcus Lee scored 22 points to lead the Eagles and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Case Western Wins Doc Greene Tournament with 66-60 Win Over Juniata

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Case Western Reserve went on a 14-2 run midway through the second half to take a lead it would not surrender as the Spartans defeated Juniata 66-60 to claim the championship of the 25th annual Doc Greene Tournament. The loss puts the Eagles record at 5-3 overall while Case improves to 3-4 on the season.

Men’s Basketball Eyes Returns to Landmark Tournament in 2016-17
Men’s Basketball Eyes Returns to Landmark Tournament in 2016-17

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Last week, the Landmark Conference released its 2016-17 men’s basketball preseason poll. Juniata was slated to finish fourth and received two first place votes. It should seem like no surprise considering the Eagles were fourth last year and returned to the LC playoffs for the first time in three seasons. JC got out to a program-best 8-0 start and won nine of its first 10 games on its way to a 16-11 finish and qualified for the both the Landmark and ECAC Tournaments.