Riding a 15-game winning streak, the Huskies were home to the St. Lawrence Surge to close out the 2022-23 regular season. On a night where George Brown was celebrating grad night for student-athletes Jacob Masters (2nd year), Derrick Taylor (3rd year) and Naseem Barry (2nd year), they would not disappoint the capacity crowd at the Den with a blow-out 112-63 victory. See full bios of the athletes who were honored pre-game at the end of the article.
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Huskies jumped out to a 23-10 first quarter lead and never looked back. Behind 44.4% shooting efficiency from the floor, including 6-10 from behind the 3-point line, the home team also forced the Surge into 10 turnovers in the opening frame.
George Brown continued to build on their lead in the second quarter. Shooting lights-out at 63.2%, they tallied 36 points in the quarter to increase their lead to 59-26 going into halftime. They also forced another 10 turnovers and outrebounded St. Lawrence 11-4.
The second half continued with much of the same, behind 13 points in the third quarter from Jeremiah Brown who connected on 5-6 field goal attempts including three 3-pointers. The rookie led the Huskies in scoring for the game with 17 points on 66.7% shooting. Fellow forward DM Betoukoumessou also filled up the stat line, connecting for a perfect 7-7 from the floor while collecting 10 rebounds for the double-double. Betoukoumessou finished the season 1st in the OCAA in field goal percentage at 71.2%.
With a final score of 112-63, the Huskies finished the regular season on a 16-game winning streak with a league leading record of 17-1.
UP NEXT: George Brown (1st place East Division, 17-1) is scheduled to host the Redeemer Royals (8th place West Division, 5-13) on Saturday February 25 at 4pm at the Casa Loma Athletic Centre for a playoff crossover matchup which will see the winner book their ticket to the OCAA Provincial Championship (St. Clair College March 2-5, 2023).
The Huskies will be looking to avenge the same playoff crossover matchup as last season, where George Brown was upset by the visiting Royals.
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GRADUATING STUDENTS
George Brown College Athletics and Recreation would like to thank our graduating students for their commitment to the team over their Huskies careers. Our 2022-23 graduating Men's Basketball student-athletes are:
Jacob Masters has had a strong impact on the Huskies basketball program since joining in 2021. During his two seasons, Masters has been integral to the team's overall success and helping lead them to be the first overall seed in the OCAA in both seasons he's played. In 26 career games, the guard averaged 10.2 pts, 1.8 assists and 2.2 rebounds. In the 2021-2022 season, he was also named to the OCAA East All Rookie Team.
Masters will be graduating from the Construction Techniques program.
#11 Derrick Taylor
Taylor was brought into the Huskies program ahead of the 2019-2020 season. He has continued to see success on the floor and always adapting his game to make it hard on opposing defences to stop. Taylor started in 29 of 38 career games, in which he averaged 8.7 points on 54.9% shooting from the field, 1.5 assists and 5.1 rebounds. Taylor also played a large role being a part of the Huskies squad who captured provincial gold and a national playoff berth in the 2019-2020 season. This season, he leads the team in scoring with 12.2 point per game.
Taylor is graduating from both the Construction Techniques and General Arts & Science programs.
#12 Naseem Barry
Naseem joined the Men's Basketball program in the 2019-2020 season, where he was also a part of the team that captured Provincial Championship gold. That season he also earned the honours of being on the East Division All Rookie Team and capturing the OCAA Provincial Championship Top Rookie award. In addition to being on this year's Academic Honours list, Barry is third on the team in scoring with 11.2 points per game on 45.8% shooting. Over his career, the forward has started in 34 of 37 games played while averaging 12.6 pts, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
Barry will be graduating from the Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician program.
