Team Achievements In February, the Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams captured the CUNYAC Championships and automatic bids to the NCAA Division III Tournament. It is the first time in the school’s history that both programs won the conference championship in the same year. Brooklyn College junior Chanel Jemmott garnered Most Outstanding Player honors following the women’s championship game victory over Hunter College, and senior Anthony McClean capped the evening at York College by being named Most Outstanding Player for his efforts in the men’s championship win over Baruch College. In February, the Men’s Swimming and Diving team finished second at the CUNYAC Championships—the best showing in the program’s history. This wrapped up a historic season for the team that went into the conference championships with a regular season record of 8–1, a program best. Individual Honors Alex Lang, Associate Director of Athletics and Head Women’s Basketball Coach, was named CUNYAC Coach of the Year. He was also appointed to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee. The prestigious term will last for the next four years. Chanel Jemmott, Women’s Basketball, was awarded Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Honorable All-American, CUNYAC Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com All-Atlantic Second Team, Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Honorable Mention, and All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association First Team. Taylor George, Women’s Basketball, was named a First Team CUNYAC All-Star, and Michael Tesoriero, Men’s Basketball, was named a Second Team CUNYAC All-Star. From the Men’s Swimming and Diving team, Devin Boodha was honored as the CUNYAC Rookie of the Year; Peter Ebert, Andwele Estwick, Omar Hasan-Hafez, Christian Hoyek, Konstantin Lomeyko, and Mark MacEachen were all named CUNYAC All-Stars. Academic Honors Fifty-five Brooklyn College student-athletes were named to the CUNYAC Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll. Students in the athletics program, consisting of 14 teams, finished the 2019–20 academic year with a combined 3.52 GPA, with every program earning a 3.33 team GPA or better! Four of our student-athletes received CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention accolades: Taylor George, Women’s Basketball; Tamila Latif-Zade, Women’s Tennis; David Melman, Men’s Basketball, and Samuel Meyerovich, Men’s Tennis. The Brooklyn College Men’s Swimming and Diving takes 2nd Place at 2020 CUNYAC Championships. Director of Athletics Bruce Filosa, team captains, and coaches with 2nd Place trophy at CUNYAC Swimming and Diving Championships. 2020 CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Tournament MVP, Chanel Jemmott, cutting down the net after Brooklyn’s championship victory. 2020 CUNYAC Basketball Awards Luncheon (L-R) Chanel Jemmott (CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year), Alex Lang (CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year), and Taylor George (CUNYAC Women’s Basketball First Team All-Star) Brooklyn College captures the 2020 CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Championship. 2020 CUNYAC Basketball Awards Luncheon: (L–R) Michael Tesoriero (CUNYAC Men’s Basketball Second Team All-Star); Chanel Jemmott (CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year); and Taylor George (CUNAC Women’s Basketball First Team All-Star) 2020 CUNYAC Men’s Basketball Championship trophy ceremony: (L–R) Bruce Filosa, director of athletics; Jeffrey Jean-Baptiste, head men’s basketball coach; Michael Tesoriero, Jordan Wright, Noah Shy, Albert Barbosa, associate head men’s basketball coach; Hector Batista, CUNY executive vice chancellor/chief operating officer The Brooklyn College Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams are crowned CUNYAC Champions in the same year for the first time in the school’s history.
