MBB: City University of New York Athletic Conference

[Rhodes Scholar]

Tonight's CUNYAC Semifinal Matchups:

Baruch vs. Lehman
Both teams advanced to the semifinals with overtime victories in the opening round. Baruch beat Medgar Evers and Lehman beat New York City Tech. Baruch and Lehman met twice during the regular season. Baruch won the first game, 73-70, at Baruch. Lehman won the second game going away, 90-73, at Lehman. Baruch has better shooters and more experience. Lehman has a size advantage and more quickness. Baruch is the favorite, but Lehman is quite capable of beating them once again.


York vs. John Jay
In order to get to the semifinals York beat CCNY, while John Jay upset Staten Island. York beat John Jay in Jamaica, 82-66, during the regular season. John Jay is the only lower seed that won their quarterfinal game, and they're the only remaining team that had a losing record in conference play. York has more talent and experience, and they're the clear favorite in this game.

[qbsfinest]

York and Baruch Friday night for the CUNY conference championship. Any takes on this game? I say Baruch by 10 but Im hoping my boys at York can pull of the upset.

[Zak]

To the gentleman whose son may be interested in John Jay College -

As you already know JJC is tops in the nation for Criminal Justice; as for sports, basketball has struggled lately but are on the right path with their new coach Charles Jackson. He just concluded his first year and struggled, but knowing him he will be very good as early as next year...the baseball program is traditionally one of the best in the league along with the College of Staten Island, with a real good coach. Just to be clear neither program is national caliber, but both have very good potential.
PS - Facilities are OK, considering the school is in the middle of the city. They are not vast, but certainly in very good shape.

[charles_jackson]

This in response to the gentleman who has interest in John Jay College and our Athletic Programs.  This is Charles Jackson, Assistant Athletic Director and Head Men's Basketball Coach.  I can be reached at 212-237-8395 or at charlesj@jjay.cuny.edu  I would be happy to talk to you about John Jay College and the future of our athletic program.  Thanks.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Tonight's CUNYAC Championship Game

#1 Baruch vs. #3 York
These teams met once during the regular season, with Baruch winning at York, 74-66. The game was very close until Baruch opened up some breathing room midway through the second half. Baruch was led by Louie Karis with 21 points and Robi Davidson added 18 points. York was paced by Jeffrey Boone, who scored 16 points.
Including CUNYAC tournament games, Baruch is 14-1 against conference foes. The Bearcats won their first 12 conference games this year before losing their final regular season game to Lehman. They have not lost back-to-back games this year.
York is now 11-4 against CUNYAC teams. The Cardinals are currently on a four-game in-conference win streak, which is their longest of the year. Their longest losing streak was three games (all against out-of-conference teams). They did not lose back-to-back games against CUNYAC teams this year.
Baruch has better outside shooters and a slight size advantage. York has an edge in quickness. Experience and depth are about equal. Both teams have veteran coaches.

[Rhodes Scholar]

York beat Baruch last night, 72-62, to win the CUNYAC championship. I watched the game on television. It was a pretty sloppily played game. Baruch was a bit tight at the start of the game and really never got into a good rhythm. York was more intense and focused. The Cardinals were better prepared and were quite able to stave off a couple of Baruch comebacks.
York got very good efforts from Shayne Smith, Jeffrey Boone and Teron Simpson. The Cardinals made some big shots down the stretch and shot well from downtown. They also played very good pressure defense the whole game. They contested every shot and didn't give Baruch's big players a good look at the hoop throughout the entire game.
Baruch seems to have stumbled down the stretch. They lost their final game of the regular season to Lehman. Then they survived a big scare from Medgar Evers, winning in overtime. And last night they were simply outplayed by York. Fortunately for the Bearcats, they will have a shot at redemption because it looks like they'll enter the NCAA tournament as a Pool C team.

[Knightstalker]

ECAC Selections

[patcummings]

The CUNY's tourney teams will be represented on NCAASports.com's broadcasts in conjunction with D3hoops.com this weekend.  Pat Coleman and Dave McHugh will call the York (PA) pod of games while I will be joined by Jody King to call the Baruch pod.  Check the scoreboard page for broadcast links.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Here's some information on York's NCAA Opponent--York, PA

Overall record: 24-3
Conference: 12-2
In-region: 22-3

Conference: Capital Athletic Conference
Won the regular season title. Lost to Salisbury in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Received a Pool C bid.

Longest winning streaks: Eight and 11 games. Did not lose back-to-back games this year.

All three losses were by two points. Lost twice to Salisbury (15-13) and Catholic (21-6).

D3Hoops.com ranking: 9
Massey ranking: 29

[Rhodes Scholar]

Here's some information on Baruch's NCAA Opponent--Villa Julie

Overal record: 19-8
Conference: 12-4
In-region: 17-4

Conference: North Eastern Athletic Conference
Finished third in the regular season. Lost to Keystone in the conference championship game. Received a Pool B bid.

Longest winning streaks: Four and seven games.
Longest losing streak: Three games.

Best wins: Johns Hopkins (home) and Kean (home).

Massey ranking: 220

[qbsfinest]

Any thoughts on how York (N.Y.) matches up against York (P.A.) Is it possible for them to upset the York of Pennsylvania or will this one be a blow out?

[Truck]

Any thoughts on how York (N.Y.) matches up against York (P.A.) Is it possible for them to upset the York of Pennsylvania or will this one be a blow out?

I'm seeing York PA with probably a blow out. They have consistenly been a top 10 team throughout the year. Since reaching the Final 4 last year, they have kept many of their core players together - Fass, Zerfing, etc.

I've seen them play only once this year - the game at Catholic. They happened to lose a close one in overtime but they seem like a good team that should have relatively no trouble at all.

They will win this game. Whether by a blow out or not remains to be seen but frankly that doesn't matter. The team that has the most points wins, regardless of how many points they happen to score. A win by 1 point is just the same as a win by 20. You still get a W in the books...

[Rhodes Scholar]

Any thoughts on how York (N.Y.) matches up against York (P.A.) Is it possible for them to upset the York of Pennsylvania or will this one be a blow out?

I agree with most of what Truck wrote. I haven't seen York, PA play this year, but they're a very big favorite over York, NY. The Cardinals are probably the biggest underdog of all the first-round games. A win by York, NY would likely be the biggest upset in D3 this year.

[Gregory Sager]

I don't know about that. York (NY) beating York (PA) would undoubtedly be a huge upset, but I think a Wisconsin Lutheran (14-14) upset over Hope (26-2) in front of 2,000+ screaming Hope fans in their new digs would be perhaps the most monumental upset in D3 tourney history.

[Knightstalker]

Lets hope they both win, then keep on winning so that they meet in the finals.  The winner of that game will determine which was the bigger upset with the loser declared winner of the "Biggest Upset of the Tourney" award.  Of course if they both did this each subsequent game would be considered the biggest upset of the tournament.