Castleton, Vt.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team opened the 2021 season by dropping a 109-78 decision to the host Spartans of Castleton University in non-conference action. With the loss the Fighting Tigers open the season at 0-1 overall while the host Spartans improve to 21 on the season to date.

The Spartans struck early and often taking a 64-20 halftime lead into locker room from which they never looked back as the home team connected on 11-of-27 three-point attempts, 40.7%, and forced 19 turnovers to secure the victory.

Fighting Tiger first-year guard Shaun Johnson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Poughkeepsie High School, led the team in scoring with 18 points while sophomore forward Naphtali Regilus, Roselle, N.J., Abraham Clark High School/Essex Community College, added 16 points and eight rebounds on the evening. Senior forward Juwan Malone, Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn Collegiate High School/Fulton-Montgomery Community College, was a factor in the contest with 12 points to go with seven rebounds and a pair of blocked shots with Yandeel Vazquez, Amsterdam, N.Y., Amsterdam High School, coming off the bench to score 12 points and grab four rebounds.  

Cobleskill will next be in action over the weekend when they travel to Oneonta, N.Y., on Friday November 12 and Saturday November 13 for the Quality Inn Tournament hosted by SUNY Oneonta. The Orange & Black will open the tournament on Friday evening versus the host Red Dragons against the host Red Dragons of SUNY Oneonta beginning at 7:30 p.m. before meeting either the Gators of Sage College or the Lancers of Worcester State College on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the tournament's championship or consolation round depending on the outcome of Friday evening's contests.