Staten Island, NY – The SUNY Canton men's basketball team dropped its first contest of the 2015-16 season falling 90-66 to tournament host the College of Staten Island in the Tournament of Heroes championship game on Wednesday evening.

Romario Fletcher (Queens, NY) led the Roos (9-1) with 18 points and six rebounds, while Vonallen Pickett (Brooklyn, NY) added 10 points. Kam Peterkin (Harlem, NY) added eight points and Walt Jeter (Fort Drum, NY), Khalil Bratton (Queens, NY) and Kazre Cummings (Providence, RI) added six points apiece.

SUNY Canton jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead following a three-pointer from Jeter 2:13 into the contest. The Dolphins (8-2) outscored the Roos 50-29 the remainder of the half to take a 50-38 lead into intermission.

Matt Spencer (Gouverneur, NY) scored inside to open the second half but SUNY Canton would not get closer than 10 the remainder of the way as CSI earned the 90-66 victory. Prior to tonight's contest the Roos were one of 12 remaining unbeatens in NCAA Division III.

CSI shot 55 percent from the field in the contest, while hitting on 69 percent of their three-pointers (9-for-13). Meanwhile, SUNY Canton shot 40 percent on their field goal attempts and just 18 percent from long distance. The Dolphins held a 21-9 edge in points off turnovers, while the Roos had the upper hand in bench points, 29-18.

Will Fonseca led all players with 22 points, while Thomas Delahanty added 20 points and eight rebounds. Khari Rollock and Edin Bracic added 13 and 12 points, respectively.

For his performance during the tournament Pickett was named to the All-Tournament Team.

All-Tournament
Tournament MVP: Thomas Delahanty, CSI
Will Fonseca, CSI
Vonallen Pickett, Canton
Cameron Pozsgai, Westminster
Zuri Pavlin, Connecticut

The men's basketball team is back in action next Wednesday when it visits Morrisville State at 5:30 p.m. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses, as well as 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 14 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.