ECAC Announces 2020 DIII Men's Basketball All-ECAC Team and Major Award Winners
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2020 Division III Men’s Basketball All-ECAC Team.
Springfield College Guard Jake Ross was voted Player of the Year while Penn State Harrisburg doubled up with Nate Curry winning Rookie of the Year and Don Friday winning Coach of the Year.
Ross put the finishing touches on an incredible career as he became the first NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball student-athlete to total over 2,500 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career. In his final year Ross averaged 26.3 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game. Ross was unsurprisingly named NEWMAC Men's Basketball Athlete of the Year for his efforts.
Curry was a strong and efficient presence for Harrisburg in his rookie year. Shooting 51.1 percent from the floor, the freshman averaged 14.7 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game, reaching double digit scoring in 25 games. Curry elevated his play in the NCAA tournament where he averaged 18.5 points and seven rebounds per game in a win over No. 6 Johns Hopkins and a loss to No. 13 Yeshiva. He was named NEAC Rookie of the Year and NEAC First Team All-Conference.
Friday was named NEAC Coach of the Year and led Penn State Harrisburg to its-first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. They made the most of that appearance as he led the Lions to a double-overtime victory over No. 6 Johns Hopkins in the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament game. In addition to tournament heroics, the Blue & White won their first-ever conference championship with a program record with 21 victories on the season. Under his guidance, sophomore Donyae Baylor-Carroll was named the NEAC Player of the Year, while freshman Nate Curry earned NEAC Rookie of the Year recognition.
ECAC Division III Men’s Basketball Awards and All-ECAC Selections
Player of the Year
Jake Ross – Springfield College, Sr., G
Rookie of the Year
Nate Curry – Penn State Harrisburg, Fr., G
Coach of the Year
Don Friday – Penn State Harrisburg
All-ECAC First Team
Riley Collins – Drew University, Sr., G
Jake Ross – Springfield College, Sr., G
Brian Cameron – Wesley College, Sr., G
Da’Kquan Davis – Arcadia University, Jr., G
Doug Levy – John Jay College, Sr., F
Frank Basile – St. Joseph’s College, Sr., G
All-ECAC Second Team
Sam Toney – New Jersey City University, Sr., F
Steve Etienne – Marymount University, Jr., G
Patrick Mahoney – RPI, Jr., F
Donyae Baylor-Carroll – PSU Harrisburg, So., G
Heath Post – Springfield College, Sr., F
Chris LaBelle – Centenary University, Jr., G
Dylan O’Hara – Westminster College, Sr., G
*Additional due to tie