Skyline Conference Men’s Basketball Game Yeshiva University Maccabees vs. St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) Bears **Saturday, February 6, 2016**
Yeshiva University Maccabees Men’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 0 Michael Berg F 6’3” Jr. New York, N.Y. Ramaz 2 Dean Pienica F 6’0” Jr. Tel Aviv, Israel Lady Davis 4 Jamie Cappell G 6’2” Fr. New York, N.Y. Ramaz 5 Joseph Ammar F 6’3” Sr. Miami, Fla. Hillel 11 Eytan Potash F 6’0” Sr. Teaneck, N.J. Frisch 12 Jordan Hod G 5’10” Jr. Teaneck, N.J. Frisch 13 Isaac Mirwis G 5’6” Jr. Houston, Texas. Beren Academy 15 Michael Hayon F 6’5” Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. Westlake 20 Yosef Rosenthal G 6’2” Sr. W. Hempstead, N.Y. Rambam Mesivta 21 Tal Gweta F 6’4” Fr. Calabasas, Calif. Calabasas 22 Judah Cohen G 5’11” Fr. Englewood, N.J. Frisch 23 Ariel Sokol G 6’0” Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. YULA 24 Shaje Weiss G 6’4” Sr. Edison, N.J. JEC/RTMA 25 Justin Hod G 6’3” Fr. Teaneck, N.J. Frisch 32 Bryan Itkowitz F 6’3” Fr. Memphis, Tenn. CYHSB 33 Jack Turrell F 6’5” So. Los Angles, Calif. Valley Torah 44 Shelby Rosenberg F 6’4” Sr. Woodmere, N.Y. HAFTR
Head Coach: Elliot Steinmetz Assistant Coach: Yogev Berdugo Student Managers: Jacob Herenstein, Eli Katz
St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) Bears Men’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 1 Michael Murray G 6’1” Sr. Glendale, N.Y. St. Francis Prep 3 Rodolph Mesadieu F 6’2” Sr. South Ozone Park, N.Y. Archbishop Molloy 5 Carlos Mayorga G 6’1” Sr. East Elmhurst, N.Y. St. John's Prep 11 Christian Giles G 5’9” Jr. East Elmhurst, N.Y. Archbishop Molloy 12 Joseph Idyahia G 6’1” Fr. Glendale, N.Y. Christ the King 14 Alec Willis G 5’10” So. Staten Island, N.Y. St. Joseph by the Sea 15 Michael Megafu F 6’2” Sr. Jamaica, N.Y. Nazareth Regional 21 Matt O’Neill G 5’11” Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. St. Edmund Prep 23 Nolan Parr G 6’2” Sr. Red Hook, N.Y. Red Hook Central 32 Aaron Parra F 6’4” Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Msgr. McClancy 33 Sean Salomons F 6’4” Fr. Staten Island, N.Y. St. Peter’s 34 Jamir Archer F 6’4” Jr. Staten Island, N.Y. CSI McCown 40 Richard DiPuma F 6’5” Jr. Seaford, N.Y. Seaford
Head Coach: Joseph Cocozello Assistant Coaches: Luke Klimaszewski, Chris Olaskiewicz, Lukasz Cygan
2015 –16 Yeshiva University Maccabees Basketball Basketball Yeshiva University MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Game Time/Result Sun., Nov. 15 Gallaudet University W, 78-74 Wed., Nov. 18 Baruch College L, 76-79 (OT) Sun., Nov. 22 Hunter College W, 81-71 Tues., Nov. 24 College of Mount Saint Vincent* L, 58-68 Mon., Nov. 30 Mount Saint Mary College* L, 64-71
Wed., Dec. 2 Farmingdale State College* W, 74-69 Sun., Dec. 6 Purchase College* W, 75-59 2015-16 Yeshiva Men’s Basketball Game Notes Thurs., Dec. 10 Sarah Lawrence College* W, 71-54 Sat., Dec. 12 The Sage Colleges* W, 82-72 Mon., Dec. 14 St. Joseph’s College (Bklyn)* L, 68-85 Wed., Dec. 16 Lehman College L, 82-86 (OT) Yeshiva University Maccabees (11-7, 9-4 Skyline) Weds., Dec. 30 #12 New York University L, 66-57 vs. St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) Bears (11-10, 8-9 Skyline)
Wed., Jan. 20 Farmingdale State College* W, 71-69 Tues., Jan. 26 St. Joseph’s College (L.I.)* L, 65-69 Saturday, February 6, 2016 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 28 SUNY Maritime College* W, 81-70 Sat., Jan. 30 Mount Saint Mary College* W, 75-53 Max Stern Athletic Center New York, N.Y.
Mon., Feb. 1 SUNY Maritime College* W, 77-73 The Race for First Place Wed., Feb. 3 College of Mount Saint Vincent* W, 83-67 Sat., Feb. 6 St. Joseph’s College (Bklyn)* 8:30 pm Tonight, the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team will Tues., Feb. 9 Sarah Lawrence College* 7:00 pm battle St. Joseph’s College of Brooklyn in a Skyline contest. Thurs., Feb. 11 The College at Old Westbury* 6:00 pm Sun., Feb. 14 The Sage Colleges* 3:00 pm This is the second meeting between these two teams this Tues., Feb. 16 The College at Old Westbury* 8:00 pm season. The Bears won the first encounter on their home Thurs., Feb. 18 St. Joseph’s College (L.I.)* 8:00 pm Sat., Feb. 20 Purchase College* 8:30 pm court, 85-68, back on December 14. Thanks to the Maccabees’ four game Skyline winning Tues., Feb. 23 Skyline Conference First Round% TBA streak, they now trail the PanthersW, 79-77 of the College at Old Thurs., Feb. 25 Skyline Conference Semifinals% TBA Sun., Feb. 28 Skyline Conference Finals% TBA Westbury by just one game in the loss column for first Home Games in Bold *=Conference Game %=Postseason Game place in the conference standings. Yeshiva’s latest victory came against Mount Saint Vincent on Wednesday evening, 83-67. In that contest, senior Shelby Rosenberg scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the double-double. After tonight, the Maccabees will go on a three-game conference road tip before ending the season with three consecutive Skyline games at home.
For the season, Rosenberg leads the Maccabees with an SKYLINE CONFERENCE average of 18.3 points per game. His 7.2 rebound per MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS contest are also a team-high. Senior Shaje Weiss scores THROUGH GAMES OF 02/05/2016 12.4 points a game, while sophomore Michael Berg is averaging 10.9 points and 3.7 assists per contest. School Skyline OVERALL Old Westbury 11-3 12-7 Stay up-to-date with Yeshiva Athletics in several ways. Sage 12-4 14-7 Your main source of information should always be Yeshiva 9-4 11-7 www.yumacs.com. You will find stories, photos, rosters, Purchase 9-6 11-9 Farmingdale State 9-6 9-11 and much more. St. Joseph’s Bklyn 8-9 11-10 Yeshiva has quite a presence on social media as well. You Mt. St. Vincent 7-8 8-12 St. Joseph’s L.I. 7-8 8-12 can find us on Facebook by searching Yeshiva Athletics. Mt. St. Mary 5-10 7-13 Simply ‘Like’ us and you will receive our posts. On Twitter, Maritime 5-10 5-15 follow us @YUathletics. We now have an Instagram Sarah Lawrence 1-15 4-17 account. Follow us at yuathletics.