[dropcap sid=”dropcap-1432661767″]T[/dropcap]he Baruch College men’s and women’s basketball teams, both CUNY Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) champions for 2014–15, posted solid seasons and some amazing individual records.
Voted the CUNYAC Men’s Championship Tournament MVP, Granville Gittens (’15) became the first Bearcat in any sport to play in the NCAA Division III All-Star Game, which featured 18 of the finest players from the division. The corporate communications major scored 10 points in 20 minutes to more than hold his own.
Women’s forward Sheridan Taylor (’15) also had a stunning season. Taylor became the newest member of the 1,000-point club: 1,000 career points plus 1,000 career rebounds. The economics major is only the fourth player in team history to record this double feat. She joins Kalea Davis (’10), Sybil Smith (’96), and Hilary Williams (’91). The women’s team continues to dominate CUNYAC: This season was their eighth-straight CUNYAC Championship.
“I have so much pride in seeing Granville Gittens and Sheridan Taylor finishing their Baruch athletic careers with such fine accomplishments,” says Director of Athletics Ray Rankis. “We had a very successful athletic year in 2014-15 and look forward to picking up where we left off in September.”
—John Neves