Box Score

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Feb. 18, 2022) – The top-seeded Hostos Community College men's basketball team are CUNYAC Champions again, defeating second-seeded Queensborough, 76-63, on Friday night to win the 2022 CUNYAC/HSS Community College Men's Basketball Championship.
 
The Caimans hoist the Steve Weingard trophy for a second straight season and the sixth time in school history.
 
The two teams exchanged baskets throughout much of the first half (17-15), until a 16-4 run from the Caimans over the final 9:32 of the period gave them a 39-28 advantage at intermission. Hostos shot 38.5-percent from three-point range in the frame, while limiting the Tigers to just one made basket from downtown.
 
In the second half, Hostos maintained a double-digit lead, but Queensborough did not go away, chipping away at the margin with a 13-5 spurt to cut the deficit to single digits with (63-56) with 6:26 remaining in regulation.
 
The Caimans built the lead back up to double digits with back-to-back baskets at the rim, going on to secure the championship trophy.
 
Ashaunte Manuel led the Caimans with 10 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block shot, while shooting a perfect 6-for-6 at the charity stripe. For his efforts, the CUNYAC All-Star was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
 
It was a balanced attack for Hostos, as the Caimans' bench outscored the Tigers, 31-6. Josiah Chandler and Kai Holland scored 11 points each, while Onias Outlaw, the CUNYAC Rookie of the Year, added nine points and eight rebounds in the victory.  
 
"I'm fortunate enough to have a bunch of guys who would want to share minutes. They support each other and I think that's what makes the difference this year, we have a great supporting cast," CUNYAC Coach of the Year Marquee Poole said.
 
Queensborough, making its first appearance in the finals since 2013, were led by a stellar effort from CUNYAC Player of the Year, Khari Ojeda-Harvey. The sophomore guard left it all out on the court for the Tigers, scoring a game-high 34 points while adding five rebounds and three steals. Harvey averaged a whopping 30 points throughout the championship tournament.
 
In addition, CUNYAC All-Star Rohan Singh added 10 points and six boards in the losing effort.  
 
Prior to the men's game, the Hostos women took care of business against Bronx, defeating the Broncos, 86-40, to capture their fifth straight CUNYAC title. It's the second straight season and sixth time in CUNYAC history that programs on the men's and women's side from the same school won the league title. Friday was the fourth time both Hostos squads won the championship in the same season.
 
Hostos will now turn its attention to the NJCAA Division III Region XV Championship, scheduled to begin on Feb. 22. The Caimans enter the tournament looking to win back-to-back region titles.
 
2022 CUNYAC Community College Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team
Tournament MVP: Ashaunte Manuel, Hostos
Marquise Paulin, Hostos
Khari Ojeda-Harvey, Queensborough
Preston Harts, Queensborough
Enmanuel Garcia, Bronx
Neilon Bridgeman, Kingsborough