By: Mike Whaley
The Great Bay CC men’s basketball team went 1-1 at the USCAA Division II National Tournament in Buffalo to finish the season with the best record in school history (23-6).
The No. 4 Herons lost their opener on Wednesday night to Penn State Schuylkill, 74-55. It was a close game at the half with GBCC trailing, 35-32. But Penn State used a big second half (39-23) to pull away. Theo Wolfe led the Herons with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Mpore Semuhoza added 10 points and seven boards. Sean Chanakira and Ethan May (five steals) added nine and eight points, respectively. GB shot just 34 percent from the field and made only 5 of 26 of their 3-pointers.
In the consolation round on Thursday, Great Bay bounced back to beat Penn State York, 103-100. Wolfe had a monster night with a game-high 37 points on 14-of-17 shooting to go along with nine rebounds. Semuhoza added 23 points, Chanakira knocked in 12. Keith Landry and Cam O’Brien had seven points apiece. The win was the 23rd for the Herons, also a school record.
Miami Hamilton won the national title on Saturday over Penn State Schuylkill, 53-52.
At the award ceremony on Monday (March 10), Wolfe was named D-II First Team All-American and Semuhoza was picked to the second team. NHTI’s Joseph Cantey was honorable mention.