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CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S BASKETBALL 38th Annual CUNYAC / Con Edison Championships CCNY BEATS BARUCH, 84-79 IN FINAL NEW YORK, NY – Second-seeded City College of New York outscored the host and number one seed, Baruch College, by a slim 19-16 margin in the TOURNAMENT final four minutes to post an 84-79 victory in the Men’s Final of the 38th Annual CUNYAC / Con Edison Basketball Championships. MVP After falling behind 6-4 at the 18:26 mark of the first half, the Beavers DANA went on a 14-3 run over the next five minutes to take an 18-9 advantage. They would not relinquish that lead for the remainder of the game against WARNER the host Bearcats. “This game is a great start for us and we hope to continue it in the NCAA Tournament,” said senior guard Dana Warner (New York, NY), who was named CUNY Tournament MVP. The “start” is more like a continuation for the hottest team in the conference as the Beavers have now won 12 of their last 14 games. “Dana Warner is the strongest guard in CUNY,” said CCNY head coach CCNY FG-A FT-A REB A PF PTS Caceres (F) 5-14 3-4 10 0 4 13 Andy Stampfel. “He is so smart on both ends of the floor. Along with Edwin France (F) 3-8 5-6 3 1 4 12 Caceres playing inside, they form a lethal combination. Basically our two Barker (C) 4-6 3-6 6 0 3 11 Warner (G) 6-15 11-16 6 5 3 24 seniors put the entire squad on their backs.” Gourdine (G) 3-5 6-6 3 5 3 15 CCNY, which captured its 11th overall CUNY championship, had five Frank 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Ndoye 4-8 0-0 9 0 4 9 players in double figurers. Warner paced the Beavers with 24 points, six Abreu 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 0 rebounds, and five assists. Sophomore guard Avain Gourdine (New York, Totals 25-56 28-38 45 11 26 84 NY) notched 15 points and five assists while senior forward Caceres (Queens, Percentages: FG .446, FT .737. 3-Point FG: 6-11 .545 (Gourdine 3-4, France 1-1, Warner 1-3, Ndoye 1-3). NY) added 13 points along with a game-high 10 rebounds. Rounding out Blocks: 6 (Warner 3, Caceres, Barker, Abreu). Turn- the double-figure scorers were sophomore forward Darryl France (Queens, overs: 21 (Gourdine 6, France 5, Warner 3, Caceres 3, Abreu 2, Barker, Ndoye). Steals: 8 (Caceres 3, France NY) with 12 points while freshman guard Robert Barker (Brooklyn, NY) added 2, Gourdine, Warner, Ndoye). 11 for the Beavers. BARUCH. FG-A FT-A REB A PF PTS The host Bearcats were led by senior guard John Alesi (Staten Island, O’Connor (F) 0-1 1-2 1 1 4 1 NY) with 18 points. Sophomore forward Sime Marnika (Flushing, NY) scored Marnika (F) 3-8 8-12 9 1 2 14 Alesi (G) 6-13 2-2 2 5 5 18 14 points and grabbed nine boards while junior center Garry Etienne (Ja- Guilford (G) 2-13 5-7 3 4 3 9 maica, NY) added 12 points and 15 rebounds in the loss for Baruch. Etienne (C) 4-11 4-4 15 0 4 12 Longobardi 4-10 0-0 3 1 1 11 Besides Warner, Caceres, Alesi and Marnika, Lehman senior guard Rosario 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 Edgar Burzo 3-8 5-6 2 0 5 14 O’Neill 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Lugo Totals 22-66 25-33 38 12 25 79 (Bronx, Percentages: FG .333, FT .758. 3-Point FG: 10-21 NY) .476 (Alesi 4-7, Longobardi 3-7, Burzo 3-6, Guilford 0-1). Blocks: 4 (Etienne 2, Marnika, Guilford). Turnovers: 16 and (Etienne 4, Marnika 3, Alesi 3, Guilford 2, Burzo 2, York O’Connor, Longobardi). Steals: 7 (Longobardi 4, Guilford senior 2, Marnika). guard School 1st 2nd Final CCNY BEAVERS 33 51 84 Jason BARUCH BEARCATS 26 53 79 Daniel (Brook- lyn, NY) were named to the All-Tournament team. The win sent CCNY to the NCAA Championships for the second time in the last three seasons, while Baruch headed off to the ECAC Tournament for the sixth time in seven seasons. CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S BASKETBALL CUNY TOURNAMENT RESULTS CUNY FINAL STANDINGS CHAMPIONSHIPS at @ BARUCH COLLEGE (New York, NY) CUNYAC Overall First Round @ higher seeds North Division W L Pct. W L Pct. #10 City Tech 66, #7 John Jay 61 1. BARUCH 10 3 .769 25 5 .833 #8 Brooklyn 84, #9 Medgar Evers 68 2. CCNY 9 4 .692 17 12 .607 Quarterfinals 3. LEHMAN 8 5 .615 15 13 .536 #1 Baruch 78, #8 Brooklyn 60 4. HUNTER 7 6 .538 8 18 .308 #4 Lehman 84, #5 Hunter 75 5. JOHN JAY 6 7 .462 10 16 .385 #6 York 68, #3 Staten Island South Division W L Pct. W L Pct. #2 CCNY 84, #10 City Tech 64 1. STATEN ISLAND 9 4 .692 15 11 .577 Semifinals 2. YORK 7 6 .538 10 15 .400 #1 Baruch 79, #4 Lehman 75 3. BROOKLYN 4 9 .308 8 18 .308 #2 CCNY 79, #6 York 68 4. MEDGAR EVERS 3 10 .231 6 20 .231 Final 5. CITY TECH 2 11 .154 6 20 .231 #2 CCNY 84, #1 Baruch 79 All-Tournament Team CUNYAC WEEKLY HONORS John Alesi Sr. G Baruch Edwin Caceres Sr. F CCNY Players of the Week Week 1 Gary Etienne Baruch Jr. C Jason Daniel Sr. G York Week 2 Kwesi Liverpool York So. F Edgar Lugo Sr. G Lehman Week 3 John Smith CSI So. C Sime Marnika So. F Baruch Week 4 Michael Stewart CSI So. G Week 5 Joe Longobardi Baruch Jr. G Tournament Most Valuable Player Week 6 Edgar Lugo Lehman Sr. G Week 7 John Alesi Baruch Sr. G Dana Warner Sr. G CCNY Week 8 Edwin Caceres CCNY Sr. G Week 9 Ricardo Reimers Hunter Jr. G CUNY ALL-STARS Week 10 Mike Nebavlakis CSI So. F Rookies of the Week First Team All-CUNY Week 1 Kyle Lockett Lehman Fr. G Week 2 Abdou Ndoye CCNY Fr. F Edwin Caceres Sr. F CCNY Week 3 Abdou Ndoye CCNY Fr. F John Alesi Sr. G Baruch Week 4 Jeffrey Jean-Baptiste Brooklyn Fr. G Luis Chavez So. G Lehman Week 5 vacated selection Week 6 vacated selection Dana Warner Sr. F CCNY Week 7 vacated selection Edgar Lugo Sr. G Lehman Week 8 vacated selection Second Team All-CUNY Week 9 vacated selection Week 10 Jeffrey Jean-Baptiste Brooklyn Fr. G Timmy White So. G John Jay Shacun Malave So. C City Tech CUNYAC POSTSEASON SCORES Jebah Clayton Jr. G Medgar Evers John Smith So. C Staten Island NCAA TOURNAMENT - 1nd Round @ Kings Point, NY Lorcan Precious Jr. G Hunter USMMA 63, CCNY 57 Player of the Year ECAC Quarterfinals @ BARUCH Michael Stewart So. G Staten Island #1 BARUCH 81, #8 Lehman 66 Rookie of the Year #2 Mount St. Mary 86, #7 STATEN ISLAND 67 Kwesi Liverpool Fr. F York ECAC Semifinals @ BARUCH #1 BARUCH 60, #4 Manhattanville 56 Coach of the Year ECAC Final @ BARUCH Ray Rankis 20th Season Baruch #1 BARUCH 90, #2 Mount St. Mary 87 CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S BASKETBALL 2002-03 FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SCORING SCHOOL G PTS AVG. ASSISTS SCHOOL G ASTS AVG. 8. Raheim Lowery Medgar Evers 20 86 163 .528 1. Jebah Clayton Medgar Evers 21 446 21.2 1. Lorcan Precious Hunter 26 145 5.58 9. Daniel Phillips John Jay 22 84 163 .515 2. Michael Stewart Staten Island 26 498 19.2 2. Aaron Goldstein Brooklyn 24 109 4.54 10. Rhasheen Perry Medgar Evers 24 85 166 .512 3. Timmy White John Jay 23 425 18.5 3. Jason Fulford Brooklyn 26 108 4.15 11. Ricardo Reimers Hunter 26 181 355 .510 4. Jason Fulford Brooklyn 26 470 18.1 4. Jason Daniel York 24 99 4.12 12. John Smith Staten Island 26 166 328 .505 5. Dana Warner CCNY 25 449 18.0 5. Avain Gourdine CCNY 29 112 3.86 13. Lorcan Precious Hunter 26 143 307 .466 6. Ricardo Reimers Hunter 26 452 17.4 6. Pablo Palma John Jay 26 99 3.81 14. John Burzo Baruch 30 106 228 .465 7. Edwin Caceres CCNY 29 504 17.4 7. John Alesi Baruch 29 109 3.76 15. Pablo Palma John Jay 26 131 284 .461 8. Edgar Lugo Lehman 27 444 16.4 8. Robert Nguyen Staten Island 24 86 3.58 9. John Alesi Baruch 29 440 15.2 9. Daniel Guilford Baruch 28 99 3.54 FREE THROW PCT. (2.0 FTMPG) G FT FTA PCT. 10. Lorcan Precious Hunter 26 389 15.0 10. Michael Stewart Staten Island 26 90 3.46 1. Michael Stewart Staten Island 26 92 110 .836 11. John Smith Staten Island 26 374 14.4 11. Clyde Forteau NYCCT 26 83 3.19 2. John Alesi Baruch 29 85 102 .833 12. Kwesi Liverpool York 24 338 14.1 12. Edgar Lugo Lehman 27 77 2.85 3. Lorcan Precious Hunter 26 73 90 .811 13. Pablo Palma John Jay 26 353 13.6 13. Amil Hector Lehman 28 71 2.54 4.