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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Men's Basketball

WATCH: Geoff Gray scores 1,000th career point for Lions

By Noah Roberts, Former Staff / February 10, 2018

On Saturday, February 10 Emerson junior guard Geoff Gray scored his 1,000th career point during a game at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. VIDEO: Noah...

Men's basketball: Lions down Clark in OT thriller

Men’s basketball: Lions down Clark in OT thriller

By Matt Couture, Former Staff / February 8, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9zU7kiF5VY Emerson’s men’s basketball team didn’t have time to think about the stat line of point guard Geoff...

Emerson's Geoff Gray drives to the basket against MIT. Gray is 43 points shy of 1,000 in his career.

Lions point guard close to landmark basket

By Matt Couture, Former Staff / February 5, 2018

Junior point guard Geoff Gray is on the verge of scoring his 1,000th career point for Emerson’s men’s basketball team, which would gain him entry into...

Emerson’s men’s basketball team suffered a tough defeat on Wednesday night, falling to WPI 74-73 in the final seconds of the game. Photo: Daniel Peden/Berkeley Beacon.

Winter break recap: Men’s basketball picks up two key NEWMAC wins

By Matt Couture, Former Staff / January 18, 2018

Emerson’s men’s basketball team kept pace in the NEWMAC standings during winter break, compiling a 2-2 record to place fourth in the conference entering...

Emerson’s men’s basketball team suffered a tough defeat on Wednesday night, falling to WPI 74-73 in the final seconds of the game. Photo: Daniel Peden/Berkeley Beacon.

History repeats as WPI sneaks past Emerson on buzzer-beater

By Matt Couture, Former Staff / January 18, 2018

Emerson basketball fans have come to know the name Chris Rodgers. The WPI senior cemented that on Wednesday night, draining a buzzer-beating jumper...

Michael Sheng (#5) and Jack O’Connor (#4) both scored double digit points for Emerson on Wednesday night.
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Men’s BBALL blows 16-point halftime lead, falls to Tufts

By Matt Couture, Former Staff / December 7, 2017

Tufts flexed its muscle on the offensive boards, outscoring Emerson 45-25 in the second half to pull off a 71-67 comeback victory over the Lions men’s...

Head men’s basketball coach Bill Curley says he’s working to get maximum effort out of his team on defense and on the boards.
BROOKE NORTHRUP

Men’s basketball preview: Defense, rebounding early priorities for Lions

By Matt Couture, Former Staff / November 17, 2017

At a recent practice, Emerson’s men’s basketball team lined up along the baseline on the far side of the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym. Players...

Michael Sheng drives against Chris Rodgers, who would later hit a key shot despite Sheng's tough defense.
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Last-second shot sinks Lions vs. WPI

By Matt Couture, Former Staff / February 1, 2017

Lions’ guard Michael Sheng's defense was so suffocating, he was in WPI forward Chris Rodgers’ uniform, as Emerson head coach Bill Curley put it after...