Skyline Conference Men’s Basketball Championships First Round #4 Yeshiva University Maccabees vs. #5 Purchase College Panthers **Tuesday, February 23, 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 Managers: Jacob Herenstein, Eli Katz Purchase College Panthers Men’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 1 Max Pearce G 6’2” So. Tuckahoe, N.Y. Tuckahoe H.S. 2 Michael Pelham G 6’3” Jr. Spring Valley, N.Y. St. Joseph's Regional 3 Anthony Walker G 5’9” Sr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. Mt. Vernon 4 Taylor Foster F 6’3” Sr. Greenburgh, N.Y. Stepinac 10 Jose Reyes G 5’8” Sr. Bronx, N.Y. Shenendehowa 11 Nicholas Jackson F 6’4” Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Boys & Girls 12 Kalyn Credle G 5’10” Jr. Queens, N.Y. Francis Lewis 15 Kayvon Reid F 6’5” Jr. Tuckahoe, N.Y. Tuckahoe 20 Derick Ansah G 6’1” So. Bronx, N.Y. Frederick Douglas 21 Creig Graves G 6’1” Sr. Harlem, N.Y. Eagle Academy 22 Kaliph Grant G 5’11” So. Bronx, N.Y. Holcombe L. Rucker 23 Tyler Guevara G 5’10” Fr. Manhattan, N.Y. St. John's Prep 25 Julian Wright F 6’4” Sr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. Stepinac 31 Michael Soffer G 6’1” Fr. Agoura, Calif. Agoura Hills 32 Mezu Agwu F 6’4” Fr. Pomona, N.Y. Ramapo 33 Joel Neri F/C 7’1” Sr. Port Chester, N.Y. Port Chester 34 Jalen LaCourt F 6’2” So. Bronx, N.Y. Dover Head Coach: Kyle Martin Assistant Coaches: Shiva Senthhil, Alexis Nunez, Avery Goodwin 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) #4 Yeshiva University Maccabees (14-11, 12-8 Skyline) Weds., Dec. 30 #12 New York University L, 66-57 vs. #5 Purchase College Panthers (13-12, 11-9 Skyline) Wed., Jan. 20 Farmingdale State College* W, 71-69 Tues., Jan. 26 St. Joseph’s College (L.I.)* L, 65-69 Tuesday, February 23, 2016 8:00 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 A Special Season for Yeshiva Wed., Feb. 3 College of Mount Saint Vincent* W, 83-67 Tonight, the Yeshiva University men’s basketball program will be Sat., Feb. 6 St. Joseph’s College (Bklyn)* L, 75-92 Tues., Feb. 9 Sarah Lawrence College* W, 74-63 hosting its first playoff game since the 1999-00 season, as the #4 Thurs., Feb. 11 The College at Old Westbury* L, 70-83 Maccabees take on #5 Purchase College in the opening round of the Sun., Feb. 14 The Sage Colleges* W, 80-70 Skyline Conference Championships. Yeshiva and Purchase split the Tues., Feb. 16 The College at Old Westbury* L, 72-84 two head-to-head matchups during the regular season, with the road Thurs., Feb. 18 St. Joseph’s College (L.I.)* W, 75-70 team winning each contest. Sat., Feb. 20 Purchase College* L, 75-77 The last time these two teams faced each other was just this past Tues., Feb. 23 #5 Purchase College % 8:00 pm Saturday, at the Max Stern AthleticW, 79 Center.-77 Although Yeshiva fell Thurs., Feb. 25 Skyline Conference Semifinals% TBA short, 77-75, history was made as senior forward Shelby Rosenberg Sun., Feb. 28 Skyline Conference Finals% TBA netted his 1,000th career point, becoming just the 28th player to do so Home Games in Bold *=Conference Game %=Postseason Game in team history. He accomplished this feat by draining three consecutive free throws with less than one minute left. Stay up-to-date with Yeshiva Athletics in several ways. Your main source of information should always be www.yumacs.com. You will find stories, photos, rosters, and much more. Yeshiva has quite a presence on social media as well. You can find us on Facebook by searching Yeshiva Athletics. Simply ‘Like’ us and you will receive our posts. On Twitter, follow us @YUathletics. We now have an Instagram account. Follow us at yuathletics. SKYLINE CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS FINAL 2015-16 STANDINGS School Skyline OVERALL Maccabees Hall of Fame #1 Old Westbury 16-4 17-8 Yeshiva University has announced the creation of the Maccabees Hall of #2 Sage 14-6 16-9 Fame to honor Yeshiva University alumni and other individuals who have #3 Farmingdale St. 14-6 14-11 distinguished themselves in NCAA competition and who best exemplify #4 Yeshiva 12-8 14-11 #5 Purchase 11-9 13-12 the University’s highest ideals and mission. The Hall of Fame is currently #6 St. Joseph’s BK 10-10 13-12 accepting nominations of former Yeshiva athletes and coaches for St. Joseph’s L.I. 9-11 11-15 consideration for induction. You may submit your nomination, now Mt. St. Vincent 8-12 9-16 through May 31, 2016. The selection committee will commence in June Maritime 8-12 8-17 2016 and announce the inductees in July 2016. The inaugural class Mt. St. Mary 6-14 8-17 Sarah Lawrence 2-18 5-20 induction ceremony will be held in May 2017. To nominate, go to yumacs.com/halloffame. .