March 8, 2023 Posted in  Men's Basketball, Men's Sports

SUNY Orange defeated Raritan Valley 79-76 to win the 2022-23 NJCAA DII East B District Tournament yesterday at Sullivan CCC. The Colts were led by George Patsalos with 17 points and 20 rebounds. Darius Boben added 16 points while Kevin Stein had 15 points. Region XV Player of the Year Romeo Aquino chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds.

The Colts will head to the 2023 NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time in 17 years. The Championship will be held in Danville, Illinois from March 21-25.  The National Tournament seeding will be announced on March 14 at 2:00 PM ET via the NJCAA Basketball Selection Show on the NJCAA Network.

Visit Region XV website for DII Men’s Basketball Championship full press release.

March 8, 2023 Posted in  Women's Basketball, Women's Sports

Deivejon Harris of Sullivan CCC was voted as the most valuable player of the 2022-2023 Mid-Hudson Conference women’s basketball season. The sophomore center was also selected as the 22-23 Region XV DII Women’s Basketball Player of the Year. Harris top JUCO DII nation with 180 offensive rebounds. She was second in rebounds per game (14.3) and third in total rebounds (372) as of March 8, 2023.

Joining Harris on all-conference and all-region team are  Adriana McFadden (Westchester), Brieanna Maple (Sullivan), Barbara Bruno (Sullivan) and Shanice Wilcox (Westchester).

March 8, 2023 Posted in  Men's Basketball, Men's Sports

Romeo Aquino of SUNY Orange was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2022-2023 Mid-Hudson Conference men’s basketball season. Aquino average 23.8 points and 10.1 rebounds to lead the Colts to an 8-0 conference record and 29-1 overall record. His 715 total points and 23.8 ppg ranks second and third in the DII (NJCAA Division II).

Selected to the all-conference first team are Jay Alvarez (Sullivan),  Kevin Stein (Orange), Ed Biqiri (Westchester), Darius Boben (Orange) and Tayejon Lynch (Rockland)

Selected to the second team are Kipplyn Richvine (Sullivan), Jaire Curry (Sullivan), Keon Gill (Orange), Diamonte McMillan (Rockland), and Omar Nkonde (Westchester)

March 6, 2023 Posted in  Men's Basketball, Men's Sports

Dutchess Community College defeated top-seed Nassau Community College 68-61 to win the 2022-2023 Region 15 DIII Men’s Basketball Championship last Sunday.

Tournament MVP Jeremiah Williams led the Falcons with 19 points. Teammate Victor Potter Jr. was named to the All-Tournament team.

Dutchess will head to Herkimer Community College to participate in the 2023 NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship from March 15-18. This the Falcons’ first participation in the tournament and are seeded 12th.

Visit Region XV website for DIII Championship full press release

February 28, 2023 Posted in  Men's Basketball, Men's Sports

Sullivan Community College defeated host SUNY Orange 73-70 to win their fourth straight Region XV Men’s Basketball DII Crown.  The Generals were led by Jair Currie (23 points), Jay Alvarez (17 points) and Kipplyn Richvine (12 points).  Romeo Aquino led the Colts with 18 points. This was the Colts first loss of the 2022-23 season.

Both teams have qualified for the East A/B District Tournament next weekend with Sullivan facing Region III Champion Niagara County in the EAST A District Tournament while Orange will face Region XIX Champion Raritan Valley in the East B District Tournament. The District Tournament will be held in Sullivan County Community College.

District Tournament winners earns an automatic bid to the 2022-2023 NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship.