Canton, NY – Kevin Goode Jr. scored a team-high 21 points to lead the SUNY Canton men's basketball team to a 72-67 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win on Senior Day on Saturday against VTSU Johnson.

The Roos recognized their four seniors Terrence Fields, Sammy Angelo, Zach Denesha and Brennan Harmer in a pregame ceremony.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 72, VTSU Johnson 67  
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (10-15, 6-8 NAC) | VTSU Johnson (4-20, 3-11 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Johnson jumped out to an early 10-0 lead just over two minutes in. The Badgers would extend their lead to as many as 11 (21-10) a little more than eight minutes into the contest.
• The Roos used a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to just 23-20. The Badgers closed the final six minutes of the first half on a 10-6 run to take a 35-28 lead into intermission.  
• Kevin Goode Jr. led the Roos with seven points in the first half, while Maleek View was on fire tallying 23 points in the opening 20 minutes for the Badgers.
• Johnson led by as many as 12 in the second half as they led 55-43 with less than 10 minutes remaining.
• The Roos took the lead with just over six minutes remaining in a back-and-forth battle before Canton pulled away late for the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Goode Jr. led the Roos with 21 points hitting seven of his 10 shots. Jevonte Williams and Bryon Streb added 15 points each and Harmer stuffed the stat sheet with game-highs of six assists and three steals to go with five rebounds.
• View led all players with 30 points and 12 rebounds, while Gerald Pitt Jr. (12) and Mohammed Semega (10) also scored in double figures.
• Johnson dominated rebounding 56-36 which led to an 18-7 advantage in second chance points.
• The Roos controlled bench points (57-11) and points off turnovers (28-11).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
This concludes the Roos 2023-24 season.   
 
   
About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.