he Massasoit men’s basketball team closed out the 2017-18 season by winning its first-ever NJCAA National Tournament game, defeating Minnesota West, 91-86, on Saturday afternoon at the Paul Gerry Fieldhouse on the campus of SUNY Sullivan.
Massasoit sank 13 3s, six coming from Rollsky Edouard (Holbrook), but a late spurt by the No. 3 seed North Lake Blazers proved to be the difference as the Warriors fell, 81-74, on Friday afternoon.
Now in his 17th season guiding the men’s basketball team, the Brockton resident has the Warriors in the quarterfinal round of the Division 3 national tournament.
The 6-foot-7 sophomore from Quincy made the All-Region 21 third team and is averaging 11.7 points and 10.8 rebounds for the national tournament-bound Warriors.
Massasoit’s Jim Stapleton was named NJCAA District 8 Coach of the Year, announced Wednesday night at the NJCAA Division III National Tournament banquet.
Nassau started hot from downtown and never cooled down, shooting nearly 60 percent for the game as the Massasoit men’s basketball team lost in the opening round of the NJCAA Division III National Tournament, 91-70, on Thursday at SUNY Sullivan.
The starting forwards on the Warriors’ team that is 20-6 and headed to the national tourney played against each other in high school at Avon and Holbrook.
After not playing any sports last academic year, the Holbrook resident is a member of both the basketball and baseball teams at Massasoit Community College and helped the Warriors win the Region 21 basketball title.
The Massasoit men’s basketball team earned the No. 7 seed of the eight-team NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament field and will battle No. 2 Nassau in the quarterfinals, Thursday, March 15 at 5 PM on the SUNY Sullivan County campus in Loch Sheldrake, NY.
Rollsky Edouard (Holbrook) was named NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for his efforts in leading the Warriors to the Region 21 title and their first trip ever to the NJCAA National Tournament.
The postseason awards are icing on the cake for the Region 21 Champion and NJCAA Tournament bound Massasoit Warriors as sophomores Rael Handy, Mark Munroe and Mark Georges all earned All-Region 21 accolades for their play during the historic 2017-18 campaign.
The Massasoit men's basketball team will face Bristol CC today at 2 PM in the Region 21 Finals on the campus of Bunker Hill for the right to play in the NJCAA National Tournament, hosted by Sullivan County CC (NY) March 15-17.
The Massasoit men’s basketball team captured the Region 21 Championship in thrilling fashion on Sunday afternoon, defeating Bristol 77-74 in overtime to punch its ticket to the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time in program history.
The Massasoit men’s basketball team drained 14 3-pointers, seven from Rollsky Edouard, and held off a late Bulldog rally to defeat Bunker Hill in the Region 21 Semifinals, 82-80, on Saturday on the BHCC campus.
The Massasoit men’s basketball team will get another crack at the Bunker Hill Bulldogs this season, as the two squads will face for the fourth time in 2017-18 and the second time in as many weekends. The two teams will meet in the NJCAA Region 21 Tournament Semifinals on Saturday at 6 PM, hosted by Bunker Hill.
Despite 22 points from Rael Handy and a double-double from Mark Munroe, the Massasoit men’s basketball team fell to Bunker Hill, 72-65, on Saturday in the MCCAC Semifinals held at Springfield Tech.
The 2017-18 Massachusetts Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) Tournament seedings have been announced with Massasoit earning the No. 2 seed in both the men’s and women’s tournaments. The MCCAC Tournament will be hosted by Springfield Tech in Springfield, Mass., this weekend.
Massasoit held the high-powered fifth-ranked Quincy offense in check for the first half, but after intermission the Granite woke up earning a 97-91 win at the Peter Asiaf Field House on Thursday night.
Four players scored in double figures as Massasoit captured its seventh-straight victory, earning a road win at Quinsigamond, 71-66, on Saturday afternoon.
Mark Georges (Avon) and Jose Andrade (Brockton) each poured in career-high point totals as the Massasoit men’s basketball team held off Roxbury, 89-78, on Tuesday night.
After a sluggish first half, the Massasoit men’s basketball team captured a come-from-behind victory against MassBay, 72-66, on Thursday night at the Peter Asiaf Field House.
he high-powered Quincy College offense proved to be too much for the visiting Massasoit men’s basketball team as the Warriors fell 94-75 on Tuesday night on the campus of Eastern Nazarene College.
The Massasoit men’s basketball team picked up its seventh consecutive victory, topping the University of Connecticut at Avery Point, 72-50, in a wire-to-wire victory on Tuesday night.
Mark Georges (Avon) poured in a career-high 24 points and fellow sophomore Mark Munroe (Quincy) added 20 as the Massasoit men’s basketball team captured its sixth straight win, beating Holyoke 94-46 on Saturday afternoon.
Behind a career-high 27 points from sophomore center Mark Munroe (Quincy) the Massasoit men’s basketball team won its fifth straight game, earning an 88-72 victory at Roxbury on Thursday night.
Massasoit utilized a total team effort dishing out a season-high 29 assists as the Warriors won their fourth straight game, defeating Gateway in convincing fashion, 82-48, on Tuesday.
Four Massasoit starters reached double figures, led by Rael Handy’s (Easton) 17 points as the Massasoit men’s basketball team topped Springfield Tech, 69-52 on Saturday.
The Massasoit men’s basketball team played solid defense all night and held the MassBay Buccaneers in check on the way to a 78-69 road victory on Thursday.