After 13 seasons at his alma mater, including leading them to the NCAA Tournament five times and being named conference coach of the year three times, including the past two seasons, John Alesi is leaving Baruch.
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The Baruch College Bearcats defeated the Lightning of Lehman College, 75-69, in overtime to win the 2021-22 CUNYAC Championship on Friday night at CCNY's Nat Holman Gymnasium.
The Bearcats set the tone early jumping out in front 28-10 and finished shooting 49 percent (17-for-35 fg) in the first half for a 44-23 halftime lead. They held the visiting Cougars to just 25 percent shooting (8-for-32) in that first half, which included 4-for-19 from three.
As expected between the first and second place teams in the late season regular season standings, the contest went down to the wire and was decided at the free throw line.
The Bearcats took control early building a 25-11 lead after a pair of free throws by Cameron Burns, but the visiting Cougars rallied back and ended the first half scoring eight of the final 10 points to trail 30-27 at halftime.
The 112 points are the most scored by the men's team in the ARC Arena in regulation time. The Bearcats previous best was 111 points when they defeated Brooklyn College 111-69 on January 29, 2005.
The visiting Bearcats controlled the opening 20 minutes building a 39-23 into the halftime break. They limited York to 28 percent (8-for-29) shooting, including 2-of-12 from three.
The two teams were tied at the half (47-47), but the visiting Bearcats scored 44 second-half points and limited the Bulldogs to 30 percent shooting (10-for-33) to stay undefeated in the conference standings.
The Baruch College Bearcats jumped out to a 37-19 lead at halftime and kept control shooting 63 percent in the second half en route to defeating the Beavers of CCNY 81-63 on Wednesday night at CCNY's Nat Holman Gymnasium.
The Baruch College Bearcats won for the ninth time in their last 10 games with an 81-73 CUNYAC home win against the Beavers of CCNY on Tuesday night in the ARC Arena.
The Bearcats led by two (46-44) with 14:50 left in the second half, but went on a game-busting 15-4 run to build a 61-48 advantage with 7:04 remaining.
The Baruch College Bearcats stretched their winning streak to four games with a 76-75 non-conference win against the Mariners from the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Thursday night in the ARC Arena.
The two teams played a very highly competitive non-conference contest, but in the end the Bearcats walked away winners as Adnan Bajrami scored the winning shot with 2.5 seconds left.
The Baruch College Bearcats scored a season-high 103 points to defeat the Hawks of Hunter College 103-79 in the CUNYAC opening contest for both teams on Friday night at the Hunter Sportsplex.
With the exception of a brief 19-17 lead by the visitors from southern New Jersey, the Bearcats controlled the contest and ended the first half with a 9-2 run to lead 35-25 at the break.
Liam Sanborn nailed a long three with two seconds left to lift the Bearcats to an exciting 64-62 win over Drew University to capture the Rose City Classic Championship on Saturday afternoon in Madison, New Jersey.
Liam Sanborn scored 25 points and Jehmehl Fair had 18 points as the Baruch College Bearcats defeated Farmingdale State College, 78-75, in the first round of the Rose City Classic on Friday night at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.
The Cannoneers of Pratt Institute made five of their six shots in overtime to defeat the visiting Bearcats, 73-70, on Tuesday night in Brooklyn, New York.
The Bearcats broke open the contest in the final 7:15 of the first half scoring 11 straight points to turn a 23-23 tie into a 34-23 advantage into the halftime break.