Brandeis Men's Basketball 2011-12 News
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Announcing the 2012 Departmental Award Winners!
May 02, 2012Twelve outstanding student-athletes were recognized on May 2 at the 2012 Brandeis Department of Athletics Awards Dinner. Read about the award winners here! -
Kriskus, Hughes, and Dascy earn All-UAA honors for Men's Basketball
March 02, 2012Senior guard Vytas Kriskus earned an All-UAA first-team honor while senior guard Tyrone Hughes and sophomore center Youri Dascy were awarded All-UAA honorable mentions
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Kriskus, Hughes can't fend off NYU rally on Senior Day
February 25, 2012Despite 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds from Vytas Kriskus and seven points and six assists from Tyrone Hughes in their final games, the Violets rallied past the Judges, 65-63, for the win. Brandeis closes its season at 13-12, 7-7 in the UAA.
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Senior guard Vytas Kriskus joins the 1,000 point club but Brandeis Men's basketball falls to Chicago 80-66
February 19, 2012Vytas Kriskus led the Judges with 19 points to reach the 1,000 point plateau and sophomore center Youri Dascy added 15, but it was not enough to stop 12 Chicago 3-pointers as the Judges lost.
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Balanced attack and hot second half leads men past #24 WashU, 79-69
February 17, 2012Four players scored in double figures, led by Youri Dascy's 16 points and eight rebounds, and the Judges shot 57 percent from the field in the second half. Brandeis scored seven points in less than a minute to snap a 62-62 tie.
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Rally falls just short for men at No. 23 Emory, 65-62
February 12, 2012Despite 13 points and 10 rebounds and a game-tying trifecta from senior Vytas Kriskus to help rally the team from a 12-point deficit, the host Eagles hit a 3-pointer with three seconds to go to escape with the win.
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Men fall two games back in UAA race with 76-61setback at Rochester
February 10, 2012Three different Judges scored in double figures tonight, paced by Vytas Kriskus's 21 points and 12 off the bench by Jay Freeman, but it wasn't enough to offset 27 points from the 'Jackets John DiBartolomeo.
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Brandeis Men's basketball stuns Carnegie Mellon at the buzzer for a 77-76 overtime win
February 05, 2012Senior guard Tyrone Hughes beat the buzzer for the second time this year, but this time it was to send the Judges to a one-point overtime victory at Carnegie Mellon.
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Strong second half leads Case past men, 91-68
February 03, 2012Youri Dascy had 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots, but it was Case who hit 70 percent from the field in the second half as their senior Tom Summers finished with 31 points to hand the Judges a UAA loss.
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Brandeis Men's Basketball wins third straight UAA contest 80-67 over Carnegie Mellon
January 29, 2012The Judges put five players in double figures for the second straight game as they downed the Carnegie Mellon Tartans with red hot shooting and a balance attack led by senior guard Vytas Kriskus.
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Judges win second-straight overtime contest, 78-74, over Case
January 27, 2012With a balanced attack that saw five players score in double figures, the men's basketball team prevailed in a game that saw four ties and 17 lead changes. Brandeis improves to 10-7 overall, 4-2 in the UAA and 3-0 in overtime this season.
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Men can't pull second top-five upset, fall to Emory, 95-58
January 15, 2012Despite 12 points and seven rebounds of the bench from sophomore Alex Stoyle, the Brandeis men couldn't hand the No. 4 Eagles their second-straight loss. EU hit 60% in the first half, including 9-of-10 from downtown.
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Men race past Rochester, 78-64, with big second half
January 13, 2012The Judges shot 61 percent after the break, snapping a 37-37 with eight straight points and never looking back as they topped the Yellowjackets.Vytas Kriskus had 15 points and 8 boards and Ben Bartoldus 12 of his 14 points in the second half.
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Men knock NYU from ranks of unbeatens, 52-49, in UAA opener
January 07, 2012Behind 12 points from sophomore Ben Bartoldus and career-highs of nine points and seven rebounds off the bench from junior center Wouter van der Eng, the Judges got a huge road conference win.
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Men scorch nets from long distance to defeat Bates, 86-72
December 30, 2011Thanks to five 3-pointers each from Ben Bartoldus and Vytas Kriskus, the Judges connected on 75 percent from beyond the arc (15-20), including 10-of-11 in the second. They take a 6-5 record into UAA play.
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Bartoldus, Brandeis men knock off No. 2 Amherst, 76-61
December 10, 2011Sophomore Ben Bartoldus scored 11 of his career-high 23 points in the first seven minutes of the second half, and the Judges never trailed after the break in defeating the second-ranked Lord Jeffs.
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Judges lead wire-to-wire in 83-68 win at MCLA
December 07, 2011Brandeis shot 10-of-19 from downtown to defeat the Trailblazers in a rematch of last season's ECAC Tournament semifinal. Ben Bartoldus scored a season-high 22 points and Derek Retos had 21.
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Meehan gets win No. 300 as men down Babson, 61-53
December 04, 2011In their fifth attempt to get him to the milestone victory, the Judges defeated their local rivals in a back-and-forth second half. Derek Retos finished with 17 points and Youri Dascy had another double-double.
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Men fall in Big 4 Challenge semifinal at Salem State, 65-57
December 03, 2011Despite 18 points from Ben Bartoldus, a season high, the Judges couldn't quite overcome the host Vikings. Brandeis will face Babson tomorrow in the consolation game.
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Announcing the 2012 Brandeis Athletic Hall of Fame Class
November 29, 2011Six standout athletes whose careers spanned the first half-century of Brandeis’ sports history will be inducted into the 14th class of the Joseph Linsey Brandeis Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies on March 31 in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center on campus, Director of Athletics Sheryl Sousa ’90 and Friends of Brandeis Athletics (FOBA) President Jim Leahy '85 announced.
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Judges can't get Meehan 300th win against his alma mater in 74-55 loss at Clark
November 29, 2011Despite another fine 3-point performance from Derek Retos (4-for-7) and a career-high 11 from rookie Ishmael Kalilou in his first start, the Brandeis men dropped their third straight contest.
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Men fall to RIC, 61-50, despite 18 more from Retos
November 27, 2011Sophomore sharpshooter Derek Retos hit 6-of-12 from downtown, but no other Brandeis player scored in double figures as the Judges fell to 2-3 on the season.
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Dascy scores 20, but UMass Dartmouth hands men 68-54 loss in road opener
November 22, 2011In their first foray away from Auerbach Arena, the Judges were on the wrong end of a 19-4 run in the first half, denying head coach Brian Meehan his 300th career victory.
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Retos scores 28, including game-winner, in 77-76 OT thriller over Becker
November 19, 2011The sophomore sharpshooter connected on 8-of-13 from downtown, but it was his lay-up with 16 seconds left in OT that proved the clincher.
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Brandeis men bounce back with 78-50 win over Emerson
November 17, 2011Junior sharpshooter Derek Retos scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the first half, while the Judges opened the second on a 20-4 run to put the game out of reach.
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Brandeis Basketball 2011-12 Season Previews
November 15, 2011Senior Tyrone Hughes leads the Brandeis men's basketball team into battle in the 2011-12 season. The campaign kicks off tonight against local rival Lasell.
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Cold shooting costs men in opener, 91-82, against Lasell
November 15, 2011Youri Dascy (18 p, 12 r) and Vytas Kriskus (17 p, 11 r) each had double-doubles, but the Judges couldn't overcome 20 percent shooting in the first half.
