Rising senior Samuel Dowden was named to the NABC Honors Court for having a GPA over 3.2, while the team earned a Team Academic Excellence Award for a cumulative mark above 3.0.
Ten outstanding Brandeis student-athletes were honored on May 4th, and two more delivered terrific senior speeches. Learn more about their accomplishments!
The Judges were the victim of hot shooting, as the Bears connected on 66% from the field. Jordan Cooper had 12 points and five steals, while Tim Reale added 11 points.
The game was tied at 54 with 3:45 to go when the Eagles finished on a 12-4 run. Jordan Cooper had 16 points and Jack Fay added 11, 9 in the second half.
Jordan Cooper scored 20 points for the seventh time in 21 games this season, and Robinson Vilmont added 12, but no other Judge had more than five points in the loss.
Senior Colby Smith played all 40 minutes in just his second start since January, but the Tartans used a 12-3 run late in the game to pull away in the UAA contest.
The Spartans hit two free throws with 5.1 seconds left to escape with the win. John Powell had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, his second of the season.
John Powell had 16 points, eight rebounds and four steals to lead Brandeis, but a late foul call kept Brandeis from a potential game-tying three-point play.
Jordan Cooper had 11 points - nine in the first half - and seven rebounds, while Robinson Vilmont had eight points and three assists, but it wasn't enough to stop two big runs for the Maroons.
Jordan Cooper (23 points) and Robinson Vilmont (20 points) scored 30 of the team's 38 second-half points as they won in St. Louis for the first time since 2013.
After both team shot better than 50 percent in the first half, the Judges made just 15.4% in the second en route their second UAA loss. Robinson Vilmont had nine points.
The Judges led by as many seven points in the second half, but the Violets closed the game on a 12-3 run to take the victory. Jordan Cooper led five players in double figures with 13 points, including the last seven of the first half.
The Judges fell to Bates, 62-59, in the semfinals, but Jordan Cooper connected with 0.9 seconds left in the consolation game to pick up a 72-69 win over host Springfield.
Cooper scored 13 of his game-high 21 in the second half, as the Judges rallied from 17 points down in the first half to go ahead by five with 15 to go, but the Lord Jeffs got hot from deep at the right time.
John Powell notched a double-double with 18 points and a Brandeis-best 14 rebounds, earning All-Tournament honors, while Robinson Vilmont scored 20 points for the second time this season.
The Judges suffered a 75-65 defeat at the hands of the Beavers despite a season-high 11 points from Jack Fay. Brandeis will meet Salem State tomorrow at 1 p.m.
The Judges led wire-to-wire and put three players in double figures in scoring. Tim Reale added 14 points, while John Powell had 10 points, seven boards and three blocked shots.