MBB: City University of New York Athletic Conference

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 1/3

Hunter 81, Lehman 73
John Jay 63, CCNY 62
NYC Tech 92, Brooklyn 88
CSI 87, Megar Evers 63
York 66, Baruch 55


After yesterday's action: Hunter remains the only undefeated team in conference play. John Jay gets back in the win column. Tough loss for City because this was certainly a winnable game for the Beavers. More doubts emerge about Brooklyn as the Bridges lose at home to City Tech. CSI picks up a much-needed win over Medgar Evers. York makes a statement at home against Baruch.

[Rhodes Scholar]

I watched the Baruch @ York game last night. York took advantage of their big edge in athleticism over Baruch and was in control from the start. The Cardinals had quite a few double-digit leads and withstood a couple of Baruch runs before coasting to victory.

Baruch's front line had a lot of trouble matching up with York's big men. Phil Schatz, the Bearcats' leading scorer, played only nine minutes and didn't score. Mike Dietz, a good perimeter scorer, started but did not score. Baruch did manage to make a few runs when they had their quicker, more athletic players on the floor, but they wilted down the stretch.

It was my first look at the Cardinals this year and I thought they looked good. They are athletic and physical, and have pretty good size and depth. Mike Salamanca is a very savvy point guard. Omari Phipps is a physical power forward who can score inside and rebound. Marcel Esonwune is an athletic big man. Chris Roberts is a versatile forward and Aaron Wilson can put points on the board.

[xalva66]

A lot of balance in the CUNY conference this year. Three undefeated teams before last night's games and two of them have been defeated. York defeating Baruch and City Tech beating Brooklyn shows a lot of parity in the league.

[Wisdom Is The Key]

i been saying that york had a good team since i saw the play this year, they have size and now a shooter in wilson. i really cant explain how brooklyn college beat them. wait yes i can york simply york played soft that game now they are back to playing cardinals basketball, Coach St john has really build him a power program in the cuny, i say that to say this york will win a third staight championship this mark my words. But on another note the pg from city tech hall i really dont think anybody can stop this guy. he had 39 last night he was lights out once he gets going. there are going to be alot of good games saturday i have to which one i will choose to go see

[Rhodes Scholar]

There are four conference games on tap for Sat 1/5 (conference records in parentheses):

Lehman (1-1) @ John Jay (1-1)
These two teams are evenly matched. Both are middle-of-the-pack teams.

York (2-1) @ CSI (1-2)
York may very well be the best team in the conference but don't count CSI out yet. It'll be interesting to see how the Dolphins play without Weismuller.

Hunter (3-0) @ Brooklyn (2-1)
The Hawks are the only unbeaten team in conference play. Their three conference wins were against CCNY, John Jay and Lehman so this may be their toughest test. A win by the Bridges will help stem their eroding credibility while a loss will lead many to write them off as the "same old Brooklyn."

City Tech (2-1) @ Medgar Evers (0-3)
A win by City Tech will help establish them as possible contenders. Medgar Evers needs a win for morale, if nothing else.

[D3HOOPSCOOP]

Checking the scores today, I noticed that Brooklyn seemed to handle Hunter pretty easily. Brooklyn had 5 players in double figures and put up 94 points on Hunter.

Was anyone at the game? How did it go?

Does this mean that Brooklyn is not in fact a PRETENDER, but instead they are legit CONTENDERS ?

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 1/5

Brooklyn 94, Hunter 75
CSI 88, York 82
Lehman 86, John Jay 77 (OT)
NYC Tech 79, Medgar Evers 74

CUNYAC Records

Baruch 3-1
Brooklyn 3-1
Hunter 3-1
NYC Tech 3-1
CSI 2-2
York 2-2
John Jay 1-3
CCNY 1-3
Medgar Evers 0-4

[Rhodes Scholar]

Checking the scores today, I noticed that Brooklyn seemed to handle Hunter pretty easily. Brooklyn had 5 players in double figures and put up 94 points on Hunter.

Was anyone at the game? How did it go?

Does this mean that Brooklyn is not in fact a PRETENDER, but instead they are legit CONTENDERS ?

I watched Brooklyn dismantle Hunter yesterday. Hunter was simply not prepared for the game. Brooklyn pressed the Hawks from start to finish and were in control from the start. The Bridges up-tempo offense and swarming defense had the Hawks unsettled for much of the game. Hunter made a few runs but Brooklyn withstood them and broke the game wide open down the stretch.

Richard Jean-Baptiste is athletic with good basketball skills and is one of the best players in the conference. Daniel Nesbit is a solid all-around player who can shoot the three. Thomas Guerin is a versatile hard-nosed player. Corey McFarlane can penetrate and pass the ball or take a defender off the dribble.

It looks like this Brooklyn team is one of the best teams in the conference. The Bridges are quick and athletic and will present matchup problems for a lot of teams this year. It will be interesting to see how Weismuller fits in when he becomes eligible to play.

[CityD3]

impressive win for CSI post-weismuller. three players scoring 20 or more for csi, with blackett totaling 23 and 16.

[Wisdom Is The Key]

i dont know whats goin on with york. they should have won that game on sat but csi came to play on that day. lets see three player had 20 looks like they are going to play small ball, and it look like gari will have to put that team on his back, if they wont a chance at a championship. the cuny might be wide open i thought that york had it hands down but, it looks like they just dont have the spunk this year. but the cuny games are very close this yr lets see what happens when sean is able to play this year.

[xalva66]

I saw the Brooklyn/Hunter game as well and Brooklyn did dominate Hunter. Hunter cut it to 7 before a buzzer beating half court shot put Brooklyn up by 10 going into the half. Brooklyn then just took over the game completely in the second half. The one question Brooklyn is going to have to answer is whether or not they will be succesful on the road. They have a full court defensive press that has been very effective and forced hunter into 24 turnovers. For all of those who have been at Roosevelt Hall in Brooklyn College, it is a very small court in comparison to other courts in the league. The CUNYAC playoffs are going to be played at CCNY which has a huge facility and a much larger court. That will be a true test to them. They are 1-2 on the road but the one win did come at York.

[xalva66]

Hunter lost a tough one to Connecticut College tonight. It was a close game throughout the first 30 minutes or so, with Hunter even taking a short lead in the second half, but Connecticut College blew it open in the last 7 or so minutes.

There is a possibility of some huge news coming out of the Hunter Basketball program that is going to have an enormous impact on the entire CUNY conference. I do not want to let the cat out of the bag until the information is official but know that you heard it here first and that the CUNY basketball conference is going to take a big swing into one direction.

Let the countdown begin...

[Pat Coleman]

They found George Brown another year of eligibility?

[xalva66]

no. but thats pretty funny. This is bigger than George Brown, Chris Bernard returning and Sean Weismuller going to Brooklyn, all combined.

[Rhodes Scholar]

The return of Chris Bernard would be a serious boost for Hunter. He is an excellent all-around player with no weaknesses.

Here's a stat I never tire of pointing out: Last year in conference play, Hunter was 6-0 with Chris Bernard and 0-7 without him (the rest of the roster remained unchanged).