THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Nov. 15, 2011) – The Maritime men's basketball team will be travelling to Great Neck, Long Island, N.Y., Tuesday night to take on its arch-rival, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point in the 2011-12 season-opener. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Mariners' Liebertz Gymnasium.
 
Privateers Name Porte And McSloy 2011-12 Team Captains
        Under second-year head coach Dick Hack, Maritime will be led by the two returning players that bring back the most experience to this season's squad. Graduate student Sam Porte (Harlem, N.Y./H.S. for Math, Science & Engineering) (Harlem, N.Y./H.S. for Math, Science & Engineering) and senior Mike McSloy (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) were named the team captains for this, their final season with the program.
 
        Last season, McSloy ranked first on the team in minutes (37.8 mpg) and third in scoring (12.6 ppg), while leading the Privateers with 85 assists. Porte was third on the squad with 6.8 rebounds per game coming off the bench and also put up 6.7 points per game.
 
Maritime Welcomes Seven Newcomers To This Year's Squad
        The Privateers have seven new faces joining the bench this season, as the team has to make up for losing six of its 13 players from last year's squad, including All-Skyline forward Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High). For the 2011-12 season, Maritime will welcome in freshmen T-Vaughn Gibson (Freeport, Bahamas/Sun Land Academy) and Louie Lewis (Bronx, N.Y./Eagle Academy) (Bronx, N.Y./Eagle Academy), sophomore Jack Cole (Bethany Beach, Del./Indian River) (Bethany Beach, Del./Indian River), juniors Adam Gray (Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur) (Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur) and Ronnie Hodges (Bronx, N.Y./Dewitt Clinton) (Bronx, N.Y./Dewitt Clinton) and senior Juan Gorostiaga (Tampa, FL/Armwood High (FL)) (Tampa, Fla./Armwood).
 
Inside The Series
        Over the past seven seasons, the two teams have met 10 times and Kings Point owns a 7-3 record in the series. However, Maritime won the last meeting during the 2010-11 season in dramatic fashion, 66-65, in the first game of the year, played at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium. Senior Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) made a three-point buzzer beater at the end of regulation to sink the Mariners and give the Privateers their first win over USMMA since the 2007-08 season.
 
A Look At Tonight's Matchup
Records:
Kings Point (2010-11): 14-12 (8-6 Landmark)
Maritime (2010-11): 8-17 (6-14 Skyline)
 
2010-11 Statistics: Kings Point – Maritime
 
Schedules: Kings Point – Maritime
 
Rosters: Kings Point – Maritime