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CUNYAC / Con Edison Men's Basketball

December 16th, 2002

WEEK 4		CONFERENCE			OVERALL			a
#	NORTH DIVISION	W	L	PCT.	W	L	PCT.	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL	STREAK
1	Baruch	2	0	1.000	8	0	1.000	3-0	4-0	1-0	WON 8
2	CCNY	1	1	.500	3	3	.500	2-1	0-2	1-0	WON 1
3	John Jay	1	1	.500	3	4	.429	2-1	1-1	0-2	LOST 2
4	Hunter	1	1	.500	1	6	.133	1-1	0-4	0-1	LOST 2
5	Lehman	0	2	.000	2	6	.250	2-2	0-2	0-2	LOST 2
#	SOUTH DIVISION	W	L	PCT.	W	L	PCT.	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL	STREAK
1	Staten Island	2	0	1.000	7	1	.875	4-0	2-0	1-1	WON 7
2	York	2	0	1.000	3	4	.429	1-0	1-2	1-2	WON 1
3	Medgar Evers	1	1	.500	3	4	.429	2-1	0-0	1-3	WON 2
4	City Tech	0	2	.000	1	8	.111	0-1	1-5	0-2	LOST 4
5	Brooklyn	0	2	.000	0	7	.000	0-2	0-3	0-2	LOST 7

Player Of The Week

MICHAEL STEWART, Staten Island, So. / G / 6'1” / Brooklyn, NY
The sophomore guard paced the Dolphins to a 3-0 week, including two conference wins. Stewart (Westinghouse HS) shot 27 for 51 from the field last week while averaging 21.7 points, 5.7 assists and 5.0 rebounds. In leading CSI to their 7th consecutive win, Stewart also put his squad in tie for first in the South Division. He leads the Dolphins with 20.1 points (2nd in CUNY) and 4.8 assists.

Rookie Of The Week

JEFFREY JEAN-BAPTISTE, Brooklyn, Fr. / G / 5'10” / Queens, NY The 5'10 rookie guard helped the Bridges battle defending champion Staten Island to the finish, coming up just short. Jean-Baptiste, out of Holy Cross High School in Queens, scored 15 points on 7 of 8 shooting (88%) from the field while adding five rebounds and five assists. He is shooting 58% from the floor on the season and averaging 5.7 points.

Last Week's Results

Monday, December 9th
Baruch 78, John Jay 65 *
CCNY 76, St. Joseph's (LI) 69
Medgar Evers 88, Centenary 77
Staten Island 75, Brooklyn 71 *

Tuesday, December 10th
New Paltz State 65, Lehman 57
Old Westbury 73, York 65

Wednesday, December 11th
Staten Island 77, FDU-Florham 75

Thursday, December 12th
Western Connecticut 75, Hunter 70
Baruch 88, Yeshiva 70
USMMA-Kings Point 71, John Jay 65

Friday, December 13th
Staten Island 84, City Tech 69 *

Saturday, December 14th
St. Joseph's (LI) 59, Lehman 54
Rochester Inst. of Technology Tournament
D'Youville 61, York 57
York 75, Lake Erie (OH) 71

* CUNY Athletic Conference Games

Next Week Schedule

Friday, December 20th
York @ Rutgers-Camden 7:30 pm

Saturday, December 21st
Lehman @ William Paterson 2:00 pm
Medgar Evers @ New Jersey City 7:00 pm

Monday, December 23rd
CCNY @ Yeshiva 8:00 pm

Friday, December 27th
Baruch @ Montclair State Tourney 5:30 pm

Saturday, December 28th
Baruch @ Montclair State Tourney 1/3 pm
York @ William Paterson 2:00 pm
CSI Tournament of Heroes
Elmira vs. Bethany (W.V.) 5:00 pm
USMMA @ Staten Island 7:30 pm

Sunday, December 29th
CSI Tournament of Heroes 1/3 pm
CCNY @ Salem State (MA) Tourney 4:00 pm
Hunter @ Hampden Sydney (VA) Tourn. TBA
MEC @ Hampden Sydney (VA) Tourn. TBA

Monday, December 30th
Hunter @ Hampden Sydney (VA) Tourn. TBA
MEC @ Hampden Sydney (VA) Tourn. TBA
William Paterson @ John Jay 5:00 pm
CCNY @ Salem State (MA) Tourney 3/7 pm

* CUNY Athletic Conference Games
^ CUNY-TV Games of the Week (consult website for schedule)

Men's Basketball Notes

BARUCH BEARCATS (8-0, 2-0)
In his 20th season, head coach Ray Rankis has the newly named Bearcats off to a flying start. The Bearcats have been successful so far with a very balanced attack as five different players led the team in scoring in their eight wins with senior guard John Alesi leading the way with a 14.2 average. Junior center Gary Etienne and senior guard Daniel Guilford both follow at 11.3 ppg. Last Monday, Alesi led the Bearcats to a 2-0 mark in CUNYAC with a game high 26 points in a win over John Jay.

BROOKLYN BRIDGES (0-7, 0-2)
The Bridges enter nearly a month-long break still searching for their first win on the season. Their first game back is January 7th against St. Joseph's (Brooklyn), who they've already played and lost by a mere four points (83-79) two weeks ago. On the bright side for Brooklyn has been the play of sophomore forward Shakespeare Thomas at 19.4 ppg, while sophomore guard Jason Fulford has been stellar as well with 17.0 points and 4.2 assists a game.

CCNY BEAVERS (3-3, 1-1)
The Beavers have played inconsistently so far this season, bringing a 3-3 mark into the break. Head coach Andy Stampfel's squad has a rare December 23rd tilt at Yeshiva on the slate before going into a holiday tournament at Salem State (MA) the following week. Senior forward Edwin Caceras has been a sound leader for the Beavers with 20.8 points and 10.0 rebounds a game, both on the CUNYAC leaderboard. Senior transfer Dana Warner has averaged 14.1 ppg, but has missed the last few due to a hand injury.

HUNTER HAWKS (1-6, 1-1)
After starting the season at 0-4, the Hawks topped CCNY at their annual homecoming 82-75, but the team was not able to build on that, losing their last two games going into a two-week break. Junior guard Lorcan Precious had a season-high 23 points in their lone win. Junior Ricardo Reimers, a transfer from Kingsborough CC had 16 points in the Hawks loss at FDU-Florham last week.

JOHN JAY BLOODHOUNDS (3-4,1-1)
A streaky team, the Bloodhounds are 3-4 heading into their break after dropping two games last week, following a three-game win streak. Next up for the ‘Hounds is a home game versus NJAC powerhouse William Paterson on December 30. Junior forward Timmy White (21.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg) and sophomore guard Pablo Palma (13.7 ppg) have been atop the scoreboard for all seven contests for the team this season.

LEHMAN LIGHTNING (2-6, 0-2)
The Lightning are under .500 for the first time in three seasons under head coach Steve Schulman, as they have struggled finding balance among the lineup. After starting out 0-4 the Lightning won two in a row before falling twice last week. In a fivepoint loss to St. Joseph's (LI) newcomer Grady Thompson led the team with 12 points off the bench.

MEDGAR EVERS COUGARS (3-4,1-1)
After reaching the CUNYAC final last season, the Cougars have fallen back to the middle of the pack with a 3-4 mark as they enjoy a 12-day layoff. New head coach George Moore has won three of the their last four as they welcomed back CUNY allstar guard Jebah Clayton recently. Clayton averaged 24.5 points in his first two contests back.

CITY TECH YELLOW JACKETS (1-8, 0-2)
Plagued by an undersized squad the Yellow Jackets are off to a 1-8 season following a great effort at CSI last Friday night. City Tech had a 47-41 lead early in the second half before having to take off a pesky full court press as only seven players dressed for the contest. Junior guard Nkosi Hamilton led the way with 16 points and junior forward Roger Redhead had 15 in the CUNYAC game.

STATEN ISLAND DOLPHINS (7-1, 2-0)
In their first game this season, Staten Island, the defending champions, lost by 35 points. Since then the Dolphins have rolled off seven straight wins including a 2-0 CUNY mark. Last Friday, CSI beat City Tech behind 19 points and seven rebounds from sophomore forward John Smith. Sophomore guard Michael Stewart has averaged 20.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists so far this year. CSI hosts their 1st Annual Tournament of Heroes on Saturday and Sunday, December 28th and 29th to honor the three former players that lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

YORK CARDINALS (3-4, 2-0)
The Cardinals, picked by the coaches to win CUNYAC's South Division, are off to a 2-0 CUNYAC mark. But head coach Ron St. John, now in his 15th season is still unsure of his team, which is being led by a freshman. 6'3 Kwesi Liverpool, a forward out of Holy Cross HS is leading the Cards with 17.7 points and 4.3 rebounds. The team returns to action with two games against New Jersey schools Rutgers-Camden (Dec. 20) and William Paterson (Dec. 28).

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