JAMAICA, NY— The York College men’s basketball team has advanced to the 2010 CUNYAC/ Con Edison Basketball Championship! York, the top seed and the regular season champion, will face off against rival Brooklyn College, the #2 seed and the defending CUNYAC Champion, on Saturday, February 27 at 5:00 p.m. at the Nat Holman Gymnasium on the campus of City College.
York (21-6) squeezed by Hunter College, 88-84, in its semi-final match-up, while Brooklyn College (21-6) needed overtime to dispense of Baruch College, 82-77, on Tuesday. The two teams have already met twice this season, with York winning both match-ups by just one point.
Tickets to the event are FREE and can be picked up at the athletics office, located in the Health & Physical Education building. A fan bus will also be provided for fans seeking transportation to the game. There are only 60 spots available on the bus, so fans must sign up for a seat at the athletics office. Tickets and a seat on the bus are FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE. The bus will leave promptly at 4:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to wear RED to the event.
If you can’t make it out to the game, you can still follow from home with live stats. Just click on the link just before the start of the game. The game will also be re-broadcast on CUNY TV on Sunday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. D3hoops.com will also do a broadcast of the game. You can listen online by going to www.d3hoops.com
For more information contact John Scarinci, Director of Sports Information, at 718-262-5104 or Jessica Cherry, Assistant Athletic Director, at 718-262-5115.