Men's Basketball News
Men's Basketball Opens Sunshine State Conference Play
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers get back into action after a 13-day lay off and tip-off Sunshine State Conference men's basketball play when they host the Florida Tech Panthers at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 2 in the Health & Sports Center. The Bucs and Panthers are both 5-3 after the first semester. It will be a battle of contrasts.... read more
Just in Time: Men's Hoops Snatch Dramatic Win Over Saints
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Justin McCoy and the Buccaneers got an early Christmas present. McCoy, Barry's 5-10 senior guard, hit two big-time three-point shots, the second a bank shot off the glass at the overtime buzzer to give the Bucs a 69-67 win over St. Martin's in the Lynn Courtyard by Marriott Holiday Classic Wednesday. "Santa was good to me,"... read more
Bucs Men's Hoops Will Way Past Mizzou Western
BOCA RATON, Fla. – They did all the little things right in the second half. For that, the Bucs take away a gratifying win over Missouri Western. Barry rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat Missouri Western, 68-64, Tuesday in the Lynn Courtyard by Marriott Holiday Classic. It snapped a two-game skid for the Buccaneers, who moved over... read more
Men's Basketball Falls to No. 18 Bobcats
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- It came down to a last possession again. For the second time this season, Barry dropped a one-possession game to NAIA No. 18 St. Thomas -- this time an 84-82 overtime verdict Friday night at Health & Sports Center. Barry (3-3) lost a two-point decision to St. Thomas (9-2) earlier this year. This one needed overtime to... read more
Men's Basketball Mauled In Tigers' Den
LIVINGSTON, Ala.—The Barry Buccaneers dropped their final game 71-61 at the West Alabama Thanksgiving Classic to the host Tigers in Pruitt Hall on Saturday. The Bucs (3-2) closed the gap to just two points, 54-52 on a layup by Aaron Martin with 7:03 left, but went cold from the field down the stretch, missing 16 of their last 18 shots from the... read more
Men's Basketball Survives Tiger Attack
LIVINGSTON, Ala.—The Barry Buccaneers celebrated Thanksgiving with a 72-67 win over the Stillman Tigers at the UWA Thanksgiving Classic on Friday in a nip-and-tuck affair at Pruitt Hall. The score was tied nine times and changed leads nine times in the game. The Bucs (3-1) carried a two-point lead into halftime, despite turning the ball over 16... read more
Bucs Head to Alabama for Men's Basketball Tourney
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry men's basketball team gets its first true road test of the season when the Buccaneers compete in the West Alabama Thanksgiving Classic Friday and Saturday. Barry (2-1) plays Stillman College (0-1) at 4 p.m. Friday and West Alabama (1-2) at 2 p.m. Saturday in Livingston, Ala. This will be the Buccaneers' first trip... read more
Men's Basketball Manhandles Mayaguez
BOUNA N'DIAYE DUNK MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry needed this one. The Buccaneers blitzed Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 87-53, Monday at Health & Sports Center in a game they held the Tarzanes to four field goals in the first half. Barry (2-1) limited Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (1-2) to 16 points in the first half. “The defense in the first half was... read more
