PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2025) – North Division No. 3 seed University of Bridgeport defeated North No. 2 seed Post University, 67-57, in the championship final of the 2024-25 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Championship tournament on Sunday afternoon. The game was hosted by Thomas Jefferson University at the Gallagher Athletic, Recreation and Convocation Center.
Bridgeport, in its third year as a CACC member, wins its first CACC title in men’s basketball and its first conference championship in the sport since capturing the East Coast Conference in 2015. The Purple Knights claim the CACC’s automatic berth into the NCAA Division II East Regional Championship.
UB (19-12) led by as many as seven points during the opening period and 31-28 at halftime. The game was tied on three occasions early in the second half before the Purple Knights, trailing 40-39, made a decisive 16-4 run to lead by 11 with 9:07 to play. Malikai Delgado scored eight points during that spurt. The Eagles (18-13) could get no closer than a five-point deficit the rest of the way.
Aliou Cisse led a balanced Bridgeport offense with 14 points. Delgado and Jason Edokpayi scored 12 points apiece. Harrison Warnock and Ta’Quan Williams each netted 15 points for Post.
Cisse was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player after averaging 15.7 points and 4.7 rebounds during his three games in the event. Bridgeport looks forward to the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Selection Show tonight at 11 p.m.
2025 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Quarterfinals (Tuesday, March 4, at Sites of Higher Seeds)
N#1 Dominican 98, S#4 Wilmington 83
N#3 Bridgeport 85, S#2 Chestnut Hill 81
N#2 Post 76, S#3 Goldey-Beacom 68
S#1 Jefferson 84, N#4 Caldwell 71
Semifinals (Saturday, March 8, at Gallagher Center, Thomas Jefferson University)
Bridgeport 92, Dominican 79
Post 85, Jefferson 78 (OT)
Championship Final (Sunday, March 9, at Gallagher Center, Thomas Jefferson University)
Bridgeport 67, Post 57
2025 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Justin Hawkins (Jefferson)
Chance Morrish (Dominican)
Bol Akot (Post)
Deng Deang (Post)
Ta’Quan Williams (Post)
Aliou Cisse (Bridgeport)
Malikai Delgado (Bridgeport)
Caleb Jacobs (Bridgeport)
MVP: Aliou Cisse (Bridgeport)
2025 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOP XVII AWARD
(Student-Athlete with the Highest Cumulative Grade Point Average at the Finals Site)
Matthias Leichner (Post University)
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its affiliation with NCAA Division II. Conference institutions compete for championships in 18 sports – eight for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 12 members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.