Men’s Basketball Picked Second in CACC South Division

11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom's Men's Basketball team has been picked to end second in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference South Division based on a vote of the league's coaches.

The Lightning will get a major boost with the return of senior guard Tyler Jones (Lawrenceville, NJ), who is one of the area's most exciting players. A gifted athlete who has great court awareness, Jones is an immediate game changer and one who will continue to be the team's driving force on both sides of the court.

Jones in 2019-20 ended 59th in the country with a 2.21 assist-to-turnover ratio, 81st with 51 steals, 90th with 1.76 steals per contest, seventh in the CACC with 106 assists (the seventh-best single-season total in program history), 17th with a .364 three-point percentage, 26th with 40 three-pointers and 49th with 3.8 rebounds per contest.

Sophomore Nazim Derry (Atlantic City, NJ) also is a solid guard who will be a vital part of what Goldey-Beacom accomplishes this season. He ended last season 64th in the country with 54 steals, 71st with 1.86 steals per game, 37th in the CACC with 10.8 points per contest, 14th with 77 assists, 23rd with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio, 30th with 36 three-pointers, 35th with a .431 field goal percentage.

Junior Juran Ligonde (Boston, MA) gives the team great play in the post and again will be called upon. He closed last season fifth in the country with a .544 field goal percentage (the sixth-best single-season mark in team history), 27th with 151 rebounds, 32nd with 5.2 rebounds per game and 50th with 92 field goals.

Goldey-Beacom each of the last four seasons has advanced to the CACC Tournament and owns a 70-46 record, including a 53-23 league mark. Among those accomplishments include two 20-win seasons, two trips to the conference semifinals, the 2018 CACC South Division title and home conference quarterfinal games each of the last three seasons.

Jefferson was picked to win the South Division and Dominican (NY) was selected to take the North.

Goldey-Beacom opens its season November 13 at Bridgeport, beginning at 3:00 pm.

2021-22 CACC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll

South Division
1. Jefferson                     81 pts. (9 first-place votes)
2. Goldey-Beacom   68 pts. (2)
3. Wilmington (DE) 61 pts. (2)
4. Holy Family 53 pts.
5. Georgian Court 41 pts.
6. Chestnut Hill 30 pts.
7. U. of the Sciences      23 pts.

North Division
1. Dominican (NY)         65 pts. (7)
2. Bloomfield                  59 pts. (3)
3. Post                         50 pts. (1)
4. Caldwell                      39 pts. (2)
5. Felician                       31 pts.
6. Nyack                          23 pts.

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