Murray and Russell Earn NECC All-Conference Recognition
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Mitchell College men's basketball players, Eric
Murray (Bridgeport, Conn.) and Jenel Russell (East Hampton, N.Y.)
were honored as New England Collegiate Conference (NECC)
All-Conference selections.
Murray, a junior forward, was named All-NECC second team for his
efforts in the 2008-09 season. Murray averaged 21.3 points
per game which was tops in the conference, and he pulled down 7.7
rebounds per game which ranked him 5th in the NECC. The
Business Administration major also collected 63 assists and 49
steals, and his field goal percentage was 42% on the season.
Russell, a sophomore center, was named All-NECC honorable mention
after his first season of play for the Mariners. Russell
scored 14.9 points per contest, and he averaged 7.6 rebounds per
game which ranked him 6th in the conference, one spot behind
teammate Eric Murray. The Sport Management major was a force
in the paint as he totaled 37 blocks, and he also contributed with
49 assists and 38 steals.
The Mariners concluded the season, 8-18, and fell in the NECC
quarterfinals to #4 seed Wheelock College.
The Becker College Hawks' senior guard Travis Suber (Springfield,
Mass.), a criminal justice major, was named the 2008 NECC Men's
Basketball Player of the Year. In conference play, Suber finished
fourth in scoring (20 ppg), eighth in field goal percentage (.505),
fifth in assists (4.2 apg) and second in steals (3.4 spg). He
averaged 5.2 rebounds per game, while making the top 15 in the NECC
for shooting behind the arc with a .281 three-point field goal
percentage and 1.1 three-point field goals made per game.
Fellow Hawk freshman forward Terrance Favors (Boston, Mass.)
nabbed the 2009 NECC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year for his
first season of collegiate play. Favors, a business major, finished
11th in conference scoring averaging 12.8 points per game and tenth
in rebounding averaging 6.9 rebounds per game. He also
finished seventh in blocked shots (0.8 bpg). Favors averaged a.429
field goal percentage, a .740 free-throw percentage and a .240
three-point field goal percentage.
The Elms College Blazers (24-1) took top honors as they finished
undefeated in NECC play at 14-0. The Blazers' head coach Ed Silva
was named the 2009 NECC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year. In the
past four years, Silva led Elms to four appearances in the NCAA
Division III Men's Basketball Tournament. They earned the #1 seed
and the ability to host the 2009 NECC Men's Basketball Tournament
with a .960 overall winning percentage. They are still ranked #12
in the nation according to the D3hoops.com top 25 poll and are
currently on a 14 game winning streak.
The Mountaineers of Southern Vermont, led by head coach Michael
McDonough, were honored as the 2009 NECC Team Sportsmanship Award
recipients. The Mountaineers finished with a 7-18 overall and 4-10
in conference finishing tied for 5th place narrowly losing out for
the final spot in the 2009 tournament.
Voing for the All-NECC team and each of the major awards was
conducted among all NECC men's basketball head coaches.
Joining Suber on All-NECC First Team were Elms' junior Juan Galdon
(Holyoke, Mass.) and senior Aswad Thomas (Hartford, Conn.), Daniel
Webster sophomore Chris Hanson (Salem, Mass.) and Southern Vermont
junior Joe Karnik (Castleton, N.Y.).
Second team honors went out to Mitchell forward Eric Murray
(Bridgeport, Conn.), Daniel Webster senior Brian Inge (Fort
Washington, Mass.), Elms junior Javon Mathis (West Hartford,
Conn.), Wheelock junior Sherard Robbins (Malden, Mass.) and Newbury
senior Kevin Cleveland (Lynn, Mass.)
Six players received honorable mention honors including Becker
sophomore DJ Exum (New London, Conn.), Lesley sophomore Jesus Trejo
(Methuen, Mass.), Newbury senior Walky Magliore (Waltham, Mass.),
Mitchell sophomore Jenel Russell (East Hampton, N.Y.), Becker
sophomore Trey Jacobs (Lexington Park, Md.) and Southern Vermont
sophomore Brendan Kordana (Adams, Mass.).
2009 NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL
2009 NECC MENS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Travis
Suber, Becker, Senior, Guard (Springfield, Mass.)
209 NECC MENS BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
Terrance Favors, Becker, Freshman, Forward (Boston, Mass.)
2009 NECC MENS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Ed
Silva, Elms College
2009 NECC MENS BASKETBALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD: Southern Vermont College
2009 ALL-NECC MENS BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM
Travis Suber, Becker, Senior, Guard (Springfield, Mass.)
Juan Galdon, Elms, Junior, Guard (Holyoke, Mass.)
Aswad Thomas, Elms, Senior, Guard (Hartford, Conn.)
Chris Hanson, Daniel Webster, Sophomore, Guard (Salem, Mass.)
Joe Karnik, Southern Vermont, Junior, Forward (Castleton, N.Y.)
2009 ALL-NECC MENS BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM
Eric Murray, Mitchell, Junior, Forward (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Brian Inge, Daniel Webster, Senior, Guard (Fort Washington,
Md.)
Javon Mathis, Elms, Junior, Forward (West Hartford, Conn.)
Sherard Robbins, Wheelock, Junior, Forward (Malden, Mass.)
Kevin Cleveland, Newbury, Senior, Forward (Lynn, Mass.)
2009 ALL-NECC MENS BASKETBALL HONORABLE
MENTION
DJ Exum, Becker, Sophomore, Guard (New London, Conn.)
Jesus Trejo, Lesley, Sophomore, Center (Methuen, Mass.)
Walky Magliore, Newbury, Senior, Forward (Waltham, Mass.)
Jenel Russell, Mitchell, Sophomore, Center (East Hampton, N.Y.)
Trey Jacobs, Becker, Sophomore, Center (Lexington Park, Md.)
Brendan Kordana, Southern Vermont, Sophomore, Guard (Adams, Mass.)
