By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – Call it a lesson learned. After a sluggish start in his team's previous outing, Monroe Community College head men's basketball coach Jerry Burns knew something had to change. The 22-year head coach turned to his assistants Marlin Johnson and Demtrius Rhodes for ideas. There is no questioning the result. Relentless pressure was the … [Read more...] about Monroe races past Alfred State, 128-48
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Fantastic floor unit lifts MCC over Mercyhurst
By Joe Manganiello ROCHESTER, NY -- Down by as many as fifteen points and trailing by fourteen at the half, Monroe Community College head coach Jerry Burns found a lineup that could bring the Tribunes all the way back in a nail-biter. Greg Williams (Cincinnati, OH / Princeton) led the Tribunes with 22 points as Monroe downed the Mercyhurst North East Saints, … [Read more...] about Fantastic floor unit lifts MCC over Mercyhurst
Monroe drowns Genesee in a sea of threes, 106-58
By Paul Gotham BATAVIA, NY -- Anyone looking for a losing streak from the Monroe Community College men's basketball will have to wait another day. One game after a disappointing road loss, Monroe wasted little time getting started on another winning streak. The Tribunes struck early and often in a convincing road win. John Velez-Rivera (Bayamon, PR / Seneca Valley) … [Read more...] about Monroe drowns Genesee in a sea of threes, 106-58
Fripp, Jr. and Williams lead as Monroe runs away from Jamestown-Olean, 103-84
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY -- Arnold Fripp, Jr. (Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Collegiate) and Greg Williams (Cincinnati, OH/Princeton) led a second-half-surge as the Monroe Community College Tribunes defeated the Jamestown-Olean Jaguars, 103-84 in WNYAC action on George Monagan Court, Thursday night. Fripp, Jr. provided the spark in a decisive run as the Tribunes outscored the … [Read more...] about Fripp, Jr. and Williams lead as Monroe runs away from Jamestown-Olean, 103-84
Burns and Monroe focus on the next game
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY -- Two decades in one job has a way of creating complacency. Just don't expect that out of Monroe Community College's Jerry Burns. The head men's basketball coach is in 22nd season, yet his approach to the game is as fresh as his first year at the helm. "I always worry about the next opponent," Burns said recently. "It's one game grind it out … [Read more...] about Burns and Monroe focus on the next game