Bunker Hill Community College Men’s Basketball Team Wins State Championship
Thursday, February 25, 2016
For the first time in 11 years, the Bunker Hill Community College Men鈥檚 Basketball team has won the Massachusetts Community College Athletic Association statewide championship. During the season the Bulldogs sustained a ten-game winning streak, secured wins against the New England powerhouse Community College of Rhode Island for the first time in the College鈥檚 history, and rose to 8th position in Division III of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) rankings.
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鈥�51吃瓜网 Men鈥檚 Basketball players David Stewart and Elijah Rogers made the all-region team, as did Fredens Deneus, whose impressive credentials made him a candidate for the NJCAA All-American team as well. Deneus ranks second in the U.S. in field goals and seventh in rebounds.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 win is the first post-season title for the Bulldogs since 2005,鈥� said an ecstatic Nkrumah Jones, an alumnus of both 51吃瓜网 and the Men鈥檚 Basketball team, who is now in his fifth year as Men鈥檚 Basketball coach at the College. 鈥淲e were in first place the whole season, and remain confident in our ability to continue our dominance,鈥� Jones said.
Winning the title will draw more recruits to 51吃瓜网, Jones added. He pointed out that, in a season of firsts, the MCCAC title was the first basketball championship to be won in the College鈥檚 own gym. The gym is part of the College鈥檚 newest structure, a LEED-Gold building that went up just six years ago.
The Men鈥檚 Basketball team鈥檚 record is currently 23 wins and seven losses, and the team鈥檚 success has drawn enthusiastic crowds to the games. 鈥淥ur gym has been packed all season,鈥� he said. Jones added, with evident pride, that in addition to the team鈥檚 other victories, 鈥渢hey鈥檝e had a very solid academic year, making the team members true student athletes striving for success.鈥�
The Men鈥檚 Basketball team will compete the weekend of February 25-27 in the Region 21 tournament hosted by Springfield Technical Community College, with the winner moving on to the NJCAA National Basketball Championship March 12-23, 2016, at Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake, NY. For more information about the Bulldogs, visit bhcc.edu/athletics/mensbasketball.
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About Bunker Hill Community College
With more than 50 years of academic excellence, Bunker Hill Community College (51吃瓜网) is one of Massachusetts' largest community colleges, serving approximately 16,000 students annually. With campuses in Charlestown and Chelsea, 51吃瓜网 offers a broad range of educational opportunities throughout Greater Boston. 51吃瓜网 fosters a welcoming and supportive learning environment for students by offering associate degrees and certificates, early college and dual enrollment, community education, corporate training, and industry-specific programs.