Berkeley College's New York men's basketball team was 0-10 all-time in the regular season against archrival St. Joseph’s before their matchup Saturday evening in Brooklyn. All that changed when the Knights defeated the Bears 70-69 in a hard fought down-to-the wire conference game.
Berkeley entered the game as the 4th ranked team in the USCAA and St. Joseph’s as the 20th ranked team. Winners of six straight, the Knights got off to a strong start with a 12-point lead at the half. However, nothing ever comes easy when these two teams meet and were it not for the heroic efforts of sophomore guard Kaseem Williams, who went 8 for 9 in the second half scoring 17 of the team's 32 second half points, including the last 11 of the game, the Knights might have ended up 0-11.
Williams led Berkeley with a game-high 21 points and Elijah Craig finished with a game-high 19 rebounds to go along with 12 points for a double-double. Jose Stable, Jovan Bovell, and Damir Redzepagic each had 10+ points for the Knights, who improved to 12-6, 4-0 HVMAC and next play Vaughn College on Saturday, February 5 at 1 P.M. at Borough of Manhattan Community College.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL RANKED 5TH IN NATION
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) released its Week 7 Coaches Poll today and in it the New York men's basketball team was ranked 5th in the country after dominating performances against NHTI and University of Maine-Augusta.
Visit www.theuscaa.com for complete scores, stats, and up-to-date power rankings.
Visit www.theuscaa.com for complete scores, stats, and up-to-date power rankings.
BERKELEY ON A ROLL
The New York men's basketball team continued their winning ways by defeating Queensborough Community College by a score of 87-64. Forward Jose Stable led the Knights with 24 points while pulling down seven boards while center Elijah Craig posted his sixth double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds and guard Jovan Bovell chipped in with 16 points.
On Sunday, January 16 the Knights defeated the Albany College of Pharmacy Panthers 82-57 improving their record to 10-6 and 2-0 in the Hudson Valley Conference. The Knights were again led by Jose Stable and Jovan Bovell. Stable posted his eighth double-double of the season with 21 points and a team high 17 rebounds while Bovell added 20 points off the bench.
The Berkeley Knights next game is at Pratt Institute on Sunday, January 23 at 12 noon.
On Sunday, January 16 the Knights defeated the Albany College of Pharmacy Panthers 82-57 improving their record to 10-6 and 2-0 in the Hudson Valley Conference. The Knights were again led by Jose Stable and Jovan Bovell. Stable posted his eighth double-double of the season with 21 points and a team high 17 rebounds while Bovell added 20 points off the bench.
The Berkeley Knights next game is at Pratt Institute on Sunday, January 23 at 12 noon.
BERKELEY WINS NHTI TOURNAMENT
At Concord , NH this past weekend, the New York men's basketball team won the NHTI New Year’s Tip-Off men’s basketball tournament for the first time in three years. In the opening game against host NHTI (ranked #6 in the USCAA), the Knights overwhelmed the home team 85-45 to advance to the championship game against the University of Maine-Augusta. Berkeley followed up with an equally impressive 75-48 victory to secure the tournament championship. Overall, the Knights improved their record to 8-6 and currently own a modest three-game winning streak.
Freshman forward Jose Stable (Brooklyn, NY/EBC HS for Public Service), named as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, posted consecutive double-doubles with a 23 point-14 rebound performance against NHTI and then a 19 point-11 rebound effort against UMA. Freshman center Elijah Craig ( Brooklyn , NY /Seward Park) averaged 10 points and four blocks, while pulling down 19 rebounds total for both games and was named to the All-Tournament team. Honorable mention also goes out to freshman guard Jovan Bovell ( Jamaica , NY/Jamaica) who averaged 15 points per game for the weekend.
Freshman forward Jose Stable (Brooklyn, NY/EBC HS for Public Service), named as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, posted consecutive double-doubles with a 23 point-14 rebound performance against NHTI and then a 19 point-11 rebound effort against UMA. Freshman center Elijah Craig ( Brooklyn , NY /Seward Park) averaged 10 points and four blocks, while pulling down 19 rebounds total for both games and was named to the All-Tournament team. Honorable mention also goes out to freshman guard Jovan Bovell ( Jamaica , NY/Jamaica) who averaged 15 points per game for the weekend.
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