ECAC Announces 2026 DI Men's Basketball All-ECAC Teams and Major Award Winners
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2026 Division I Men's Basketball All-ECAC Teams and major award winners.
St. John's University forward Zuby Ejiofor was voted Player of the Year, while Preston Edmead from Hofstra University was named Rookie of the Year. Shaheen Holloway of Seton Hall University was voted Coach of the Year.
Zuby Ejiofor - St. John's University, Forward
Preston Edmead - Hofstra University, Guard
Shaheen Holloway - Seton Hall University, Head Coach
All-ECAC First Team
Zuby Ejiofor – St. John's University, Sr., F
Gavin Doty – Siena College, So., G
Cruz Davis – Hofstra University, Jr., G
Bryce Harris – Howard University, Gr., G
Darin Smith, Jr. – Central Connecticut University, So., F
All-ECAC Second Team
Nasir Whitlock – Lehigh University, Jr., G
Erik Pratt – Stony Brook University, Gr., G
Austin Benigni – Navy, Sr., G
Nick Townsend – Yale University, Sr., F
Bryce Hopkins – St. John's University, Gr., F/G
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The ECAC is an eighty-six year old intercollegiate athletics organization with roughly 200 member schools for traditional sports across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III - that exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in NCAA sports, and provide great value for universities, by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the country. The ECAC also hosts a comprehensive esports program, with over 300 schools, 4,000 teams and 10,000-plus participants in twenty-four different games titles.
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