Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams Announced
Colby's Clark Selected
as Player of the Year
HARTFORD, Conn. – Senior
forward Sam Clark of Colby was named the 2000-01 NESCAC Men’s
Basketball Player of the Year. Clark, who earned second-team honors
last season, averaged a conference-best 20.4 points per game. He
also averaged 9.3 rebounds per game and 1.9 blocks per game in
leading Colby to the semifinals of the NESCAC tournament.
Senior guard Kareem Tatum of
Connecticut College and junior guard Leo Jones of Wesleyan were
repeat first-team selections. Tatum averaged 16.9 points and 5.0
rebounds per game. Jones averaged 18.2 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.2
steals per game. He led the NESCAC in rebounding, averaging 10.0
boards per game.
Rounding out the first team were
senior guard Brian Daoust of Amherst and junior guard Colin Tabb of
Trinity. Daoust averaged 16.2 points per game, hit 72
three-pointers, and led the Jeffs to the NESCAC championship title.
Tabb averaged 18.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in leading the Bantams
to the top seed and title game appearance in the NESCAC tournament.
Senior forward Andrew Conley of
Williams was named the 2000-01 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year.
He helped the Ephs limit opponents to 38.7 percent shooting from
the field and 29.7 percent from three-point range.
The 2000-01 NESCAC Rookie of the
Year honor was shared by Phil Barlow of Tufts and Mike Crotty of
Williams. Barlow averaged 11.0 points and 2.2 steals per game, and
shot 43.8 percent from 3-point range. Crotty averaged 7.6 points
and 5.1 assists per game.
Dave Hixon of Amherst was named the
NESCAC Coach of the Year after leading the Jeffs to a 21-5 record
and the NESCAC championship title.
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| 2000-01 NESCAC
Men's Basketball All-Conference
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| First Team
| Institution
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| F
| Sam Clark
| Colby
| Sr.
| Woolwich, Maine
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| G
| Brian Daoust
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Dover, Mass.
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| G
| Leo Jones
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Englewood, N.J.
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| G
| Colin Tabb
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Somers, Conn.
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G
| Kareem Tatum
| Connecticut College
| Sr.
| Worcester, Mass.
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| Second Team
| Institution
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| C
| David Baranowski
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Amherst, N.H.
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| Manny Benjamin
| Williams
| Sr.
| Harare, Zimbabwe
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| Dan Flaherty
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Fairfield, Conn.
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| G
| Ed Walker
| Bates
| Jr.
| Roxbury, Mass.
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| Steve Zieja
| Amherst
| So.
| Hadley, Mass.
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| Player of the Year
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| Sam Clark
| Colby
| Sr.
| Woolwich, Maine
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| Defensive Player of the Year
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| Andrew Conley
| Williams
| Sr.
| Wakefield, Mass.
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| Co-Rookies of the Year
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| G
| Phil Barlow
| Tufts
| Fr.
| Arlington, Mass.
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| G
| Mike Crotty
| Williams
| Fr.
| Belmont, Mass.
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| Coach of the Year
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| David Hixon
| Amherst
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