For the second straight year, the men's basketball team competed in an exhibition game against a DI program. The Bloodhounds traveled to Army West Point and lost by a final score of 92-43. Last season, the team played at Division I LIU Brooklyn before the start of the regular season. 

With John Jay trailing 8-2, junior Luciano Cruz-Fernandez and Essien Epps hit back-to-back jumpers to trail by two. Army scored the next seven points to go up by nine. Freshman Matt Hudzik scored the Bloodhounds' six of the next eight points on back-to-back three-pointers. Hudzik then made another one from behind the arc to cut the deficit to 20-17. 

The Cadets broke open the game going on a 28-0 run and led 51-20 at the half. West Point outscored the Bloodhounds 41-23 in the second half. 

Hudzik led John Jay with a team-high nine points. Epps recorded seven points and a game-high nine boards. Senior MiKing Richardson finished with seven points, two steals, and a team-high two assists. Sophomore Doug Levy added six rebounds and sophomore Hakeem Animashaun had a team-high two blocks. 

John Jay finished 15-for-60 (25.0%) from the floor, 6-for-22 (27.3%) from behind the arc, and 7-for-12 (58.3%) from the free-throw line. 

The Bloodhounds open the regular season on Saturday, November 18, at 3:00 pm when they host St. Joseph's College Long Island at the Doghouse. The game will be live streamed at www.johnjayathletics.com/watch.