The defending CUNYAC Champion NYC College of Technology Yellow Jackets did not waste any time in an effort to earn new head coach Otis Fenn his first head coaching win as the Yellow Jackets beat SUNY-Purchase by a resounding 94-73 score in the opening round of the 2005 Mount St. Mary Tip-Off Tournament Friday night in Newburgh, NY.
City Tech (1-0) extended a four-point halftime lead into a 21-point final margin via a 55-point second half by shooting 22-37 (60%) in field goals in the second stanza.
Freshman guard Jamaal Hall (Banneker/Brooklyn, NY) led City Tech with 20 points and four assists. Senior Danul Cabbagestalk (Adams / Brooklyn, NY) was 8-11 from the field for 16 points and nine rebounds, while senior Clyde Forteau (St. Raymond’s / Bronx, NY) scored 14 points (three from long distance). Junior forward Otis Saylee, a preseason CUNYAC all-star had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds and freshman forward Daniel Fouche (Laughlin / Brooklyn, NY) had a strong debut with 12 points on 6-6 shooting from the field, as all five starters scored in double digits.