Boston, MA - The John Jay men's basketball team opened the season by participating in the Emmanuel College Season Tip-Off, as the Bloodhounds opened the 2025-26 season against the Endicott Gulls.
 
Senior guard Jamir Stewart paced the John Jay offense with 23 points, but it was not enough as the Bloodhounds dropped a 92-66 decision on Friday night.
 
Stewart connected on 5 of 17 from the field and hit on 9 of 13 from the free-throw line while grabbing four rebounds and three steals in 35 minutes of work.
 
Classmate Keyshawn Miller added 18 points on 7 of 19 shooting while leading the way on the board, finishing with six caroms and dishing out a team-high four assists. Amare Jordan was the only other Bloodhound in double-figures, scoring 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the floor.
 
Tonight marked the first game under new head coach James Holmes, who utilized 13 players on the night, as Ronnie McIntyre, Faraz Younas, Lucas Schimsky, Ryan Swierczek, Francis Guerrero, and Rayan Meguie all made their Bloodhound debuts.
 
Five Endicott players scored in double figures, with Marcus Montagnino and Elijah Kinney each recording double-doubles, finishing with 20 points and ten rebounds and 16 points and 10 rebounds, respectively. Caden Sullivan and Matt Boen each had 13, while Jeff Hill finished with 12.
 
The Bloodhounds held a slim 9-7 advantage following a three-pointer from Stewart before an 8-0 run increased Endicott's lead to 15-9. John Jay answered back with a 13-3 burst, capped by an Alsseny Diallo layup that forced the Gulls to call for time.
 
The visitors went ahead 32-29 after Stewart completed the three-point play from the line, which ignited a 12-3 run by Endicott to close the half leading by six, 41-35.
 
When play resumed, John Jay cut the deficit to four, 46-42, after Stewart hit on another three-pointer five minutes into the half.
 
Endicott outscored John Jay 21-8, as Sullivan converted the fastbreak layup following a Miller turnover that pushed the Gulls' lead to 67-50 at the 8:51 mark.
 
The Gulls closed the game outscoring the Bloodhound, 24-15, with Andrew Mitchell hitting a three-pointer with under a minute left in regulation.
 
John Jay was outrebounded 45-31 while being held to 34.4 percent shooting from the field (21 of 61), while Endicott finished the night converting 53.0 percent from the floor (35 of 66).
 
The Bloodhounds close out their two-day tour of Massachusetts against the host Emmanuel College at 5:00 p.m., while Endicott will take on Baruch at 7:00 p.m.