Brockport, NY – The College at Brockport men's basketball team is set for a trip down to Daytona Beach, FL to compete in the Mauro Panaggio Tournament. Game one of the event is scheduled for Sunday, December 15^th at 2 pm against Saint Joseph's College of Maine.
 
Mauro Panaggio: The Mauro Panaggio Tournament is thrown in honor of Brockport alumnus, player, and coach, Mauro Panaggio. Mauro Panaggio, who passed away in 2018, was a lifelong teacher. Whether it was in health and physical education, sports science, sports management, as an author and ultimately on the basketball court, Panaggio's philosophy always placed a strong emphasis on educating his students and players. It was his belief that the coach cannot be separated from his role as a teacher if he is to be consistently successful.
 
After a successful playing career and over 40 years of coaching at the high school, college, and professional level, Panaggio has been honored as a SUNY Brockport Hall of Fame Player & Coach (1978), NY State Section V Hall of Fame Player & Coach (2002), and NYS Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Famer (2002).
                  
Panaggio Tournament: This year will mark the third annual Mauro Panaggio Tournament hosted by the DME Sports Academy. The DME Sports Academy down in Florida is owned and was founded by Mauro Panaggio's sons, and also successful Brockport basketball alumni, Mike and Dan. The top-end quality facility has hosted the tournament for all three years now, helping to keep the Panaggio's united with the Brockport basketball family. The four-team tournament begins on December 15^th, as Brockport, St. John Fisher, Wooster, and Saint Joseph's will compete.
 
For more information about the Mauro Panaggio Tournament or the DME Sports Academy, visit http://www.mauropanaggioinvitational.com/.
 
Tournament History: Wooster College won the first ever Mauro Panaggio Tournament in 2017, while Washington & Lee won the event in 2018. Justin Summers is the only player in the history of the tournament to be on the All-Tournament team for both years. Brockport players hold tournament records for most points in a game, steals in a game/tournament, and assists in a game/tournament. Brockport is 2-0 in the first round of the tournament but have yet to win in the championship game. Last year the Green and Gold defeated Gallaudet University, 100-63, on day one before falling to Washington & Lee, 75-66, in the title game.
 
Tournament Schedule: Wooster College and St. John Fisher will face-off in the first game of the tournament at 12 pm on Sunday, December 15^th. Later that day Brockport will take on Saint Joseph's College of Maine at 2 pm. The losing teams of the first day will meet in the Consolation Game on Monday, December 16^th at 12 pm. Finally, to complete the tournament the winning teams from day one matchup on Monday at 2 pm for the Championship Game.
 
Follow Along: Live stats and video will be available for each game throughout the tournament and can be found here:
Live Stats - https://gobrockport.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Live Video - https://dmesportsacademy.com/live/
  
Last Time Out: The Golden Eagles took care of business in a two-game homestand last weekend to open up SUNYAC play 2-0. They defeated Oswego, 68-67, in dramatic fashion as Justin Summers blocked the potential game-winning shot as time expired. The next day Brockport took down Cortland, 86-73, behind 20 second half points from Tyler Collins. The team is sitting atop the conference standings with a 5-1 record overall and 2-0 mark in the SUNYAC, as it rides the momentum of a five-game win streak.
 
Recent Performances: Tyler Collins had a strong outing against Cortland, scoring a season-high 25 points with 20 coming in the second half. In the win over Oswego Jahidi Wallace recorded a career-high 27 points on 10-for-12 shooting from the floor. Justin Summers put up his second double-double of the year with 12 points, 14 rebounds, and season-high six blocks against Oswego. In the win over Cortland Danny Ashley had his best outing of the year with season-highs of 10 points and six assists, to go with three steals and no turnovers.
 
Wooster College: The Fighting Scots are currently 5-1 overall and 3-0 NCAC play after winning their last two games. They average 83.7 points per game, while shooting 45.1% from the field and 32.9% from downtown. Wooster most recently defeated Wabash, 79-74, behind a 19 point-11 rebound double-double from Dontae Williams. Danyon Hempy is the team's leader scorer with 20.7 points per game, while Williams is right behind him averaging 18.2 points a game.
 
St. John Fisher: Fisher is 4-3 overall heading into the Mauro Panaggio Tournament and have yet to begin conference play in the Empire 8. The team lost to Hobart, 66-59, in its last outing despite having four double-digit scorers. Mark Valeriani led the way with 13 points, while James Leone had 10 points and six boards. Sammy Robinson is the team's leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 13.9 points and eight rebounds a game.
 
Saint Joseph's: The Saint Joseph's College of Maine is 2-5 overall, losing three of the last four games. Most recently the team fell, 84-69, as Bates had six players score double figures. Jack Casale posted a doube-double for St. Joseph's with 19 points and 11 boards. Casale leads the Monks with double-double averages of 24.1 points and 10.4 boards per game.
 
Looking Ahead: After the Florida trip the Golden Eagles take a break before returning to action on January 3^rd. They will host Alfred University that Friday at 5 pm.