Men’s Basketball to Battle at Endicott in CCC First Round

SUFFOLK vs. ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Feb. 20 7:00 PM MacDonald Gymnasium Beverly, Mass. Stretch GoSuffolkRams.com 5-5 Jan. 27, 2024, W, 70-69 Same W1

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball brings its talents to Beverly, Massachusetts, Tuesday, Feb. 20 as the sixth-seeded Rams are scheduled to take on third-seed Endicott in the CCC First Round at 7:00 p.m. 

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2024 CCC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, Feb. 20 – First Round
Game 1: #5 Roger Williams at #4 Wentworth – 7:30 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 2: #6 Suffolk at #3 Endicott – 7:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 3: #7 Curry at #2 Western New England – 7:30 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video

Thursday, Feb. 22 – Semifinals
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 at #1 Nichols – 7:00 p.m.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 

Saturday, Feb. 24 – Championship
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5

RAMS IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk will make its third straight appearance in the CCC postseason Tuesday night. 
• The Rams third CCC Tournament trip marks the 19th overall and 11th straight conference postseason run for the blue-and-gold. 
• Suffolk enters the CCC Tournament field as the sixth seed for the first time. 
• The Rams are the sixth seed in a conference postseason for the first time since 2017-18. 
• Over its 18 conference tournament appearance, Suffolk has advanced to the semifinals five times, with the last coming in 2022. The Rams have gone onto the championship contest once when it hoisted the GNAC trophy in 2022. 
• Under Jeff Juron's guidance, Suffolk sits 2-7 in the postseason and 1-2 in the CCC Tournament.

LAST TIME OUT
Four players supplied double figures to Suffolk men's basketball's 72-59 victory over Curry Saturday afternoon that capped off the regular season for the Rams.  

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Takes Care of Curry to Close Regular Season, 72-59 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk finished the regular-season 13-11 overall and .500 (8-8) in CCC contests after besting Curry, 72-59, Saturday.  

The trio of Keenan Robertson (16.8 ppg), Evan Cook (15.6 ppg) and Danny Yardemian (14.2 ppg) have paced Suffolk's 75.2 ppg scoring this season. 

Robertson leads the effort on the glass with 6.3 erpg. Yardemian pitches in 5.4 rpg and Cole LeVangie adds 5.0 rpg.  

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott (17-8, 11-5 CCC) has rattled off five victories in a row to end the regular season.  

Jalen Echevarria's 18.8 ppg paces the Gulls 82.8 points per game offensive output. Elijah Kinney and Ty Vikto contribute double figures in scoring as well with 14.2 ppg and 11.9 ppg. 

Kinney averages a near double-double with a team-best 9.4 rpg.  

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk and Endicott splits its regular-season series with Endicott. The Rams fell to the Gulls, 93-88, in Boston in December, before besting Endicott, 70-69, in Beverly, M Massachusetts in January.  

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Edged Out by Endicott, 93-88 | Men's Basketball Slips by Endicott, 70-69

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Endicott series dates back to 2018-19. 
• The Rams are 5-5 against the Gulls all-time. 
• The Rams are 4-1 in Boston versus the Gulls. 
• Suffolk is 1-3 at Endicott with its first and only win in Bevelry, Massachusetts, coming in the last meeting, Jan. 27, 2024, via a 70-69 decision. 
• The teams have met on a neutral surface once, in the first meeting, Nov. 17, 2018. Suffolk fell in that battle, 85-62. 
• The foes have battled in the postseason once, the 2022 CCC Quarterfinals. Suffolk won that outing in Boston, 75-73, February 19, 2022
• Suffolk's highest offensive output against the Gulls was 95 points in a 95-84 triumph, March 6, 2021. 
• Suffolk's largest margin of victory was an 11-point triumph, 95-84, over the Gulls, March 6, 2021. That win came in Beantown. 
• The foes will meet in the CCC Postseason for the second time, first since the 2022 Quarterfinals. Suffolk won that battle, 75-73, in Boston. 
• The largest margin of defeat for Suffolk to Endicott was a 23-point setback, which came in the first battle via an 85-62 decision Nov. 17, 2018. 
• Suffolk and Endicott have never needed overtime to decide a winner. 
• All nine games in the series have come under Jeff Juron's guidance. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Endicott – All-Time Series

EYES ON THE GAME

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The winner of Tuesday's first round battle will play the victor of No. 7 Curry at No. 2 Western New England in the semifinals Thursday, Feb. 22.