MBB: City University of New York Athletic Conference

[TheBeast]

yea csi beat york they play a hell of a game lastnight mike jones who mike jones was on point csi is now the number 2 seed and they earn that last night good job but to mark every time york lose a game they come back with monster winning streaks they only need four to win it all

[BaruchFan]

I read in an earlier post about how weak CUNY was and something about not doing well in the NCAA over the years. FYI - City Tech won an NCAA game two years ago againsrt Ursinius.

[TheBeast]

yea i remeber that as well that city tech won a ncaa game but tonigh city tech play york and they need to win to make to playooff i dontknow its gonna turn out bc win york loss a game they usllay go on a win streak so lets see wut happen

[Rhodes Scholar]

I read in an earlier post about how weak CUNY was and something about not doing well in the NCAA over the years. FYI - City Tech won an NCAA game two years ago againsrt Ursinius.

Winning a tournament game every five years or so doesn't exactly demonstrate that CUNY is a strong conference. I'm not looking to bash CUNY by pointing this out. I'm just trying to put some facts on the table.

Chcuk Taylor's earlier post was fair. I don't believe he was looking to ridicule the conference. I just think he was trying to offer an explanation of why CUNY has been unsuccessful against quality out-of-conference opposition.

[Coach AG]

DOLPHINS HOLD OFF MASCALL, BLOODHOUNDS
CSI captures #2 seed in 2007 CUNYAC Tournament   
Junior Gari Blackett exeplified the word "strong" Friday evening, tallying his 15th double-double of the 2006-2007 campaign with 22 points to go along with 16 rebounds

The College of Staten Island Men's Basketball Team (12-12 Overall, 9-4 CUNYAC) won their fifth consecutive game, defeating the John Jay College Bloodhounds (7-18 Overall, 6-7 CUNYAC) by a score of 79-76 Friday evening in New York, NY.

The Dolphins were clicking on all cylinders in the first half, connecting on 52% percent of their shots from the floor, including 6-of-7 shooting from downtown. CSI also made the most of their opportunites at the line, connecting on 11-of-12 attempts from the charity stripe. The Dolphins also did a fine job on the glass, outrebounding the Bloodhounds by a margin of 24-11. As the teams headed into the locker room at halftime, the Dolphins held a 16 point advantage, 43-27. Senior guard Mike Jones played a sensational first half, scoring 17 points to go along with three caroms. Junior forward Gari Blackett played a strong first twenty minutes, netting 10 points and grabbing nine rebounds, and junior guard Robert Mesjasz dropped in 10 points and dished two assists. For the Bloodhounds, it was former Dolphin Kelvin Luna pacing his squad with 14 points and two assists.

Things started well for CSI in the second half, as the Dolphins built a 22 point advantage, 60-38, with 12:45 remaining in the contest. From there, however, the Bloodhounds would go on a ferocious run.  Sophomore guard Godfrey Mascall put together a spectacular second half for John Jay, netting 27 of his game-high 29 points in the final period. His inspired effort helped his team climb to within three, 79-76, with 15.6 seconds remaining in the contest. Following a Bloodhound foul, freshman guard Christian Montervino headed to the line for CSI, with a chance to give the Dolphins a two-possession lead. Montervino, however, would misfire on both of his free-throws, giving the Bloodhounds one final chance to tie the game. John Jay's Vaughn Mason grabbed the rebound, and, instead of dishing the ball out to a teammate for a potential game-tying trey, attempted a layup and misfired. Blackett grabbed the rebound, and dished the ball to teammate Kyle Yocum, who threw the ball into the front-court as time expired.

For the Dolphins, it was Blackett leading the way with a tremendous effort, posting his 15th double-double of the season with 22 points to go along with 16 rebounds and four blocks. Jones finished with 21 points, his third consecutive 20-point outing, and Mesjasz scored 19 points, dished four assists, and snatched three caroms. For the Bloodhounds, it was Mascall leading the way for his squad, scoring a game-high 29 points to go along with five steals, four rebounds, and three assists. Luna also chipped in with 18 points and four assists.

With the victory, the Dolphins captured the #2 seed in the upcoming CUNYAC Tournament. The Tournament begins on February 18 for CSI, and their opponent is yet to be determined.

The Dolphins will return to action on Tuesday, February 18, as they play host to St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn, with tip-off scheduled for 7pm. It will also be senior night at the Sports and Recreation Center, with the Dolphins honoring their lone senior, Mike Jones.

[Coach AG]

I see York dropped its second straight tonite to versus the upbeat NYC Tech team, BEAST please fill us in on the game.  That is a great win for Tech as they are trying to survive and make the playoffs.  That kid Phillips must be the real deal.  The seeding is going to be bananas with alot of tie breakers going into affect for the tourney, especially if Lehman wins tommorrow.  In everbody's opinion besides CSI, York and Baruch which team should be the most feared going into the tourney?

[Coach AG]

Below is the entire quarterfinal slate for Sunday, February 18th at CCNY.

12:00 pm          #1 York vs. #8 Lehman

2:15 pm            #4 CCNY vs. #5 City Tech

4:45 pm            #3 Baruch vs. #6 John Jay

7:00 pm            #2 CSI vs. #7 Hunter

The semifinals will be held on February 21st (5:30 pm/7:45 pm) and the finals will take place on February 24th at 7:45 pm.

They said they seeded teams by their combined head to head records, which I still don't understand how they came up with the matchups.  Anyway me being a CSI fan I'm glad we don't have to see City Tech in the first round.

[xalva66]

I just saw the the 7 and 8 seeds have just been swapped. Anyone have any idea why that is?

[Coach AG]

Yeh whats the deal with that, something is fishy with the seeding process.

[xalva66]

Can anyone shed some light on this? I saw that the appeal was also denied. Why would Lehman get the higher seed afterwards.

[zonescantstopme]

I dont understand can you explain whats going on

[xalva66]

It looks like we are all in the dark.

[Rhodes Scholar]

#5 City Tech, #6 John Jay, #7 Lehman and #8 Hunter all finished with identical 6-7 conference records. According to the CUNYAC website the next step was to look at the combined head-to-head records against each other. City Tech had the best record at 2-1 and John Jay was next at 3-2. Lehman and Hunter both had 2-3 records. Lehman and Hunter split their season series, with each school winning one game. Hunter won their game by 10 and Lehman won theirs by 4, so margin of victory could not have been the tiebreaker. This is all I know, so I really don't see how Lehman got the higher seed over Hunter.

[xalva66]

Would it have something to do with regional records.

[Coach AG]

I doubt regional records had anything to do with it, since its a conference tourney.  It has to be based solely on league play and point differential.  Obviously Hunter has to be upset as they match up better with CSI.  On the other had CSI probably wanted a rematch against Hunter to avenge a earlier loss to them.  Plus Lehman is playing great ball right now and their defense ranks among the tops in the league.  Overall should be a good tourney and I do plan on seeing a few upsets as their is not one dominate team.