United States Merchant Marine Academy

James “Jim” P. Brennan ’73, a two-sport star, played four years of golf and three years of basketball (one year on the freshmen team) for the Mariners. As the Academy’s #1 golfer, he helped lead Kings Point to a pair of Long Island College Championships in 1971 and 1973 and the program’s first appearance in the Metro NY Tournament. Brennan was a three-time All-Conference selection, a two-year team Captain and also qualified individually for the NCAA National Championship in 1972. On the hardwood, he was co-captain his senior year, finished his career with 850 points in two seasons, and was the first Mariner to score 500 points in a year. Brennan was selected to the All-Knickerbocker and All-Long Island Teams as well as being named an All-ECAC East Team Honorable Mention.