Hope ran its winning streak against archrival Calvin to 16 straight, while No. 19 Baldwin Wallace hung in the OAC race and No. 20 UW-Whitewater cooled off UW-Oshkosh in women's action. On the men's side, New Jersey City upset No. 23 Rowan in spectacular fashion and No. 2 Randolph-Macon survived a scare at home from Averett.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — In one of the most unexpected turn of events in NCAA Division III men's college basketball this season, the New Jersey City University Gothic Knights took down the #23-ranked Rowan University Profs — previously unbeaten in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play — via an improbable sequence in the final seconds at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC) on Wednesday night, Feb. 8. Trailing by four with just over five seconds remaining, junior forward Ryan Savoy (Lakewood, N.J./Lakewood) was open and drilled a corner three at 2.8 seconds. Then, junior guard Pharoh Allah (Rahway, N.J./St. Genevieve (Calif.)) got a tip on the inbounds to force the turnover before senior guard Jason Battle (Jersey City, N.J./Roselle Catholic) came up the ball and threw up a prayer shot from DEEP ... and drained the buzzer-beater for the 73-71 win. The play subsequently reached #1 on ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 Plays.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men’s basketball team got back on track, Wednesday, Jan. 25, earning a crucial New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) win over William Paterson University to remain tied for the #6-seed with Ramapo College. NJCU won the game over the Pioneers 69-67 earning the squads fourth conference win on the season.
CAMDEN, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team earned a much-needed victory this evening, Jan. 11, on the road over New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) foe Rutgers-Camden. Thanks in part to a team-best 16 points and a game-high-tying nine rebounds from senior co-captain forward Kayton Darley (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen), the Gothic Knights bested the Scarlet Raptors, 61-53. After trailing by seven at the conclusion of the first half, NJCU used a big second half to come back for the eight-point win — Jersey City outscored Camden, 36-21, in the latter 20 minutes.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team picked up its sixth victory of the season on Saturday evening, Dec. 17, at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC) on Coach Charlie Brown Court. The Gothic Knights, thanks in part to a game-high 13 points from senior co-captain forward Kayton Darley (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) — he led a balanced team offensive effort, with four players scoring in double figures — bested non-conference foe Farmingdale State College for the sixth straight time by a final score of 68-50.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team put together a full 40 minutes of strong team play tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 7, and picked up its second consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) victory. The Gothic Knights hosted Ramapo College at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC) and took down the Roadrunners by nine, 58-49, on Coach Charlie Brown Court.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team used a late-second-half surge to come away victorious on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3, against New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) foe The College of New Jersey at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC). The Gothic Knights trailed at one point by 13 with less than nine minutes remaining in regulation, but thanks in part to 14 second-half points from junior forward Ryan Savoy (Lakewood, N.J./Lakewood), they stormed back for the two-point, 67-65 victory over the Lions.
DALLAS, Pa. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team picked up its third consecutive victory today, Saturday, Nov. 19. The Gothic Knights topped another Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) opponent, this time on the road at Misericordia University. NJCU staved off a late-second-half comeback attempt by the hosting Cougars and held on for the 77-74 victory. Junior forward Jacob Valeus (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) had a team-high 16 points on the day, including 12 in the second half.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team picked up its second straight victory in the early-going of the 2022-23 season tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 16. The Gothic Knights hosted Hudson County rival Stevens Institute of Technology to open up home play at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC) on Coach Charlie Brown Court and topped the Ducks — receiving votes in the preseason D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll — by 10 points at 58-48. Jersey City forced 19 Stevens turnovers and had 16 points off of those miscues to boot.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team, seeded #7 in the 2021-22 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament, hosted 10th-seeded Rutgers-Camden at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC) on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 19. The Gothic Knights dominated the Scarlet Raptors in every facet of the First Round match-up and defeated the visitors 80-52, avenging a late-January loss to Rutgers-Camden with an exclamation point. The Green and Gold now advance to the quarterfinal round on Tuesday evening, Feb. 22, for a 7:30 p.m. tip at #2 seed Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J. NJCU nearly topped the Profs in both meetings this year — an 89-84 loss in South Jersey on Jan. 5 and a 107-104 thrilling defeat at home on Feb. 9 — and look to get over the hump next week to advance to the semifinal round.
MAHWAH, N.J. — In a back and forth affair, where each team held strong leads at points during the game, the New Jersey City University men's basketball team was able to come back from six points down early in the second, build up a strong lead and then hang on for the hard-fought New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) victory on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 5, over Ramapo College on the road. Senior tri-captain Denzel Banks (Newark, NJ/East Orange Campus) poured in 19 first-half points en route to his game-best 23 in the win.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – In a doubleheader headlined by celebratory ceremonies – the women's basketball game was prefaced by a 2021 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championship ring presentation –New Jersey City University men's basketball honored some of its greatest players in program history during halftime tonight, Monday, Jan. 31. However, the game itself, which saw the Gothic Knights squeak by The College of New Jersey, 63-61, was a rousing affair that needed every bit of the game's 40 minutes to ensure there was a winner.
GALLOWAY, N.J. — Possessing one of the toughest non-conference schedules in all of Division III — having played two separate #1-ranked teams this year — the New Jersey City University men's basketball team has stepped it up in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play of late. The Gothic Knights, thanks to its stellar 79-63 road victory over Stockton University on the road tonight, Wednesday, Jan. 12, have risen above the .500 mark and are now two games up in their NJAC win column.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The New Jersey City University men's basketball team picked up a much-needed victory at the friendly confines of the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC) on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 8, as the Gothic Knights defeated Ramapo College 81-65 in to get back over .500 in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – For the first time in program history, the New Jersey City University men's basketball team hosted the #1 team in all of NCAA Division III – according to the most recent d3hoops.com top 25 rankings. The Gothic Knights put up an extremely tough fight, including an exciting late-second half comeback against the Maccabees on Wednesday night, Dec. 15, at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC), however YU eventually came out on top, 93-86. This was NJCU's second match-up against a #1-ranked team this season and is the only team in the country to so at this point in the season.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The New Jersey City University men’s basketball team got back to .500, both overall and in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play, with a strong 79-68 victory on Wednesday night, Dec. 8, over Kean University at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC).
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The New Jersey City University men's basketball team shut down Rutgers-Camden in its third New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) match-up of the season. The game took place today, Dec. 4, resulting in a 95-53 NJCU win at home at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC).
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Despite a tough night from the floor and as much as a 14-point defecit on the road, the #24-ranked New Jersey City University men's basketball team overcame the odds and stormed back for the two-point, 62-60 victory on Wednesday night, Nov. 17, against Hudson County foe Stevens Institute of Technology.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team, ranked #24 in the preseason d3hoops.com poll, opened up home play for the 2021-22 season with a bang on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 13, on Coach Charlie Brown Court at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC). The Gothic Knights, led by a whopping game-high of 27 points (including 4-of-7 from three-point range) from senior co-captain guard Denzel Banks (Newark, NJ/East Orange Campus), defeated Farmingdale State College 85-63 after leading by as many as 24 points at moments throughout the second half.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The New Jersey City University men's basketball team, ranked #24 in the preseason d3hoops.com poll, entered Sunday afternoon, Nov. 7, in search of its first victory of the season following a tough opening-round loss on Saturday, Nov. 6, in the first round of the USJ Tip-Off Tournament, hosted by #9 University of Saint Joseph (Conn.). The Gothic Knights did just that in today's consolation match-up as they trashed the University of Maine at Augusta 77-39. NJCU was led by junior Kayton Darley's (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) game-high 11 points as the forward was named to the All-Tournament Team.
In a game that seemed to drag slowly along for the New Jersey City University men's basketball team throughout the first half, the second was polar opposite as the Gothic Knights stormed back from a historic 21-point deficit with 14:36 remaining to win it in dramatic fashion when junior Kayton Darley (West New York, N.J./North Bergen) drained a three as time expired for the buzzer-beating 79-77 victory. And with that, NJCU has earned the title of 2020-21 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament Champions, as the second-seeded Gothic Knights defeated fifth-seeded Stockton by two at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center tonight, Friday, March 19.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University head men's basketball coach Marc Brown has been selected as one of the Top 5 Division III head men's basketball coaches in the country by the Minority Coaches Association (MCA).
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University head men's basketball coach Marc Brown, the greatest player in Siena College basketball history, has been named by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to the MAAC 40th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University senior men's basketball standout Sam Toney (Plainfield, NJ/Williamstown) has been selected as the 2020 winner of the "Most Courageous Award" by the United States Basketball Writers Association. He is the first NCAA Division III male to ever win the award since its introduction in 1978.
GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Tied 61-61 with 5:51 to go, Baruch College used a 10-1 run to gain separation and held off the New Jersey City University men’s basketball team, 81-77, in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Tournament Quarterfinals on March 6 at Gwynedd Mercy University. In a game that was tied 15 times with 13 lead changes, NJCU’s 87th season comes to a close with a record of 14-14.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University shot 67.9 percent (19-28) in the second half to pull away from host John Jay College to secure an 88-75 victory in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Tournament First Round on March 4 at the Dogpound. NJCU improved to 17-0 all-time against John Jay.
NEWARK, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Tied at 57-57 with under a minute remaining in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, Rutgers-Newark senior guard Chase Barneys (Woodbridge, N.J.) hit a runner with 32.2 seconds to go and Rutgers-Newark iced it from the line after New Jersey City University couldn’t convert inside as the No. 4 seeded Scarlet Raiders eliminated No. 5 NJCU, 61-57, on February 22.
Wednesday: Hope continues rivalry run
February 08, 2023Hope ran its winning streak against archrival Calvin to 16 straight, while No. 19 Baldwin Wallace hung in the OAC race and No. 20 UW-Whitewater cooled off UW-Oshkosh in women's action. On the men's side, New Jersey City upset No. 23 Rowan in spectacular fashion and No. 2 Randolph-Macon survived a scare at home from Averett.
