Yaffe Scores 1,000th Point, Leads Men's Basketball to Tip-Off Title

Violets Beat John Jay 67-65 in Championship Game

Captains Carl Yaffe (25), Max Wein (30), Kyle Stockmal (13), and Ryan Tana (1) accept the Tip-Off Tournament Championship plaque from Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs/Director of Athletics Christopher Bledsoe.

Box Score

Led by Carl Yaffe, who scored his 1,000th career point and earned Tournament MVP honors, the New York University men's basketball team outlasted John Jay College 67-65 to capture the NYU Tip-Off Tournament title. The Violets hosted the tournament on Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18, at the Coles Sports Center in Manhattan.

Yaffe totaled 16 points, nine rebounds and three assists to lead NYU (2-0) to its third straight Tip-Off Championship. His jumper 43 seconds into the second half put him over the 1,000-point plateau, making him the 28th player in program history to reach the illustrious mark.

Highlights

- Yaffe was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammates Kyle Stockmal and Ryan Tana. Stockmal had a game-high 17 points to go along with six assists and five rebounds against the Bloodhounds (1-1). Tana recorded 10 points, four boards and three blocks.

- The Violets led by as much as 14 in the first half, but John Jay fought all the way back and gained a 41-40 lead early in the second period.

- NYU responded with a 21-6 run during which Stockmal hit a pair of threes and Tana added one of his own.

- However, the Bloodhounds again battled back, cutting the deficit to just two with 2:55 left. From there, though, Tana and Stockmal combined to go 5-6 from the line to seal the win for the Violets.

- John Jay's Jamar Harry and Isaiah Holman, as well as SUNY Geneseo's Connor Fedge, rounded out the All-Tournament Team.

“I'm really proud of the guys – that was a hard-fought game and John Jay is a very tough team,” said Head Coach Joe Nesci. “We're all very happy for Carl. He's been a tremendous player for us and a great representative of the program.”

NYU will play in another tournament next weekend, as it travels to Hamilton College for the Hamilton Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, November 24-25. The Violets open play against Utica College at 5:00 pm on Saturday.