Men’s Basketball Takes Streak to Endicott Saturday

Men’s Basketball Takes Streak to Endicott Saturday
SUFFOLK vs. ENDICOTT
Date
Time
Venue

Video
Stats
Series
Last Meeting  
Last Suffolk Win
Streak
Saturday, Jan. 27
3:00 PM
MacDonald Gymnasium
Beverly, Mass.
Stretch
GoSuffolkRams.com
4-5
Dec. 5, 2023, L, 93-88
Jan. 21, 2023, W, 83-77
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BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball rides its three-game win streak into a Saturday, Jan. 27 showdown at Endicott. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
The Rams buried nine 3-pointers in the first half to take a comfortable 53-38 lead into halftime which helped Suffolk men's basketball take down Gordon, 89-73, Tuesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court.   

Four different Suffolk student-athletes had double figures in points including 20-plus point performances from Keenan Robertson and Danny Yardemian, who led the charge.  

MORE READING: Men's Basketball's Hot Start Leads to 89-73 Win Over Gordon 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Thanks to its three-game win streak, Suffolk sits 10-7 on the season and 6-4 versus CCC competition.  

The trio of Evan Cook (17.9 ppg), Keenan Robertson (17.8 ppg) and Danny Yardemian (13.1 ppg) continue to pace the Rams' 77.2 ppg offense. 

Robertson's 6.6 rpg tops the blue-and-gold's 37.0 rpg effort that receives 5.4 rpg from Cole LeVangie and 5.2 rpg by Yardemian.  

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott won its last two games, a 67-66 win at Wentworth and a 92-75 decision over the University of New England to bring a 12-6 overall mark and 7-3 league ledger into Saturday's action.  

The Gulls 83.5 ppg offense has four players averaging double figures in Jalen Echevarria (17.3 ppg), Elijah Kinney (15.0 ppg), Ty Vikto (13.7 ppg) and Jeff Hill (10.6 ppg). 

Kinney grabs 10.4 rpg to average a double-double and lead Endicott's defensive effort that pulls down 40.0 rpg. Mark Barrett chips in 4.9 rpg.  

WE MEET AGAIN
The Rams faced a double-digit deficit with a minute left in regulation, closed the gap to three with seconds remaining, but ultimately saw its comeback fall short as Suffolk men's basketball fell to Endicott, 93-88, Tuesday, Dec. 5 in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court.   

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Edged Out by Endicott, 93-88 

INSIDE THE SERIES

  • The Suffolk, Endicott series dates back to 2018-19. 
  • The Rams dipped to 4-5 all-time against the Gulls after slipping to Endicott, 93-88, Dec. 5, 2023.
  • The Rams are 4-1 in Boston against the Gulls. 
  • Suffolk has never own a road game versus Endicott, 0-3. 
  • The teams have met on a neutral surface once, in the first meeting, Nov. 17, 2018. Suffolk fell in that battle, 85-62. 
  • Suffolk's highest offensive output against the Gulls was 95 points in a 95-84 triumph, March 6, 2021. 
  • Suffolk's largest margin of victory was an 11-point triumph, 95-84, over the Gulls, March 6, 2021. That win came in Beantown. 
  • The largest margin of defeat for Suffolk to Endicott was a 23-point setback, which came in the first battle via an 85-62 decision Nov. 17, 2018. 
  • Suffolk and Endicott have never needed overtime to decide a winner. 
  • All nine games in the series have come under Jeff Juron's guidance. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Endicott – All-Time Series

EYES ON THE GAME

ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING
While pursuing their graduate and law degrees, growing numbers of Suffolk student-athletes get one more chance to play college sports. 

MORE READING: Once More, With Feeling Full Feature Story via Suffolk University's Public Affairs          

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams return to Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Wednesday, Jan. 31 for a midweek CCC clash with the University of New England at 7:30 p.m.