NEW YORK (April 15, 2014) – Javae King-Gilchrist of William Paterson has been named the All Met Division III men’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association. Jeff Charney of Purchase was named Coach of the Year for a second time.
The rest of the All Met First Team: Ordel Goldson, Montclair State; Evan Kupferberg, NYU; Bloochy Magloire, Staten Island; Andre Nixon, Purchase; Michael Woods, York.
The Second Team: Jack Bramswig, Manhattanville; Donte Howell, Mount Saint Mary; Joel Neri, Purchase; John Snow, Rutgers Newark; Omar St. John, York.
The All Met teams will be honored April 22 at the 81st NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, NY.
A 6-2 senior guard from Teaneck, NJ, King-Gilchrist led the Pioneers (21-6) with 18.9 ppg (No. 2
NJAC), 6.6 rpg (No. 9 NJAC), 4.8 assists (No. 2 NJAC, 45th in nation), 2.9 steals (No. 1 NJAC, No. 7 NCAA), and shot 40.8% from the field. He had 25 games scoring double digits, including two at 30-plus, and was named New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Year and to the NABC All-America First Team.
In his sixth full season as head coach, Charney guided the Panthers (26-3) to the Skyline Conference regular season (17-1) and tournament titles, and a fourth NCAA appearance in five years, with a first round victory. Purchase has won 20-plus games four of the past five seasons after winning just three games in Charney’s first full year at the helm. He previously was named All-Met Coach of the Year in 2010.
SUMMARY
NEW YORK (April 15, 2014) – The 2013-14 All Met Division III men’s college basketball teams announced Tuesday by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
FIRST TEAM
Javae King-Gilchrist, Wm Paterson • 6-2, Sr, G • (Teaneck, NJ)
Ordel Goldson, Montclair State • 6-7, Sr, F • (Hackettstown, NJ)
Evan Kupferberg, NYU • 6-6, So, F • (Boca Raton, FL)
Bloochy Magloire, Staten Island • 6-2, Sr, G • (Staten Island, NY)
Andre Nixon, Purchase • 6-3, Sr, G • (Harlem, NY)
Michael Woods, York • 6-3, Sr, G • (Brooklyn, NY)
SECOND TEAM
Jack Bramswig, Manhattanville • 6-5, Sr, F • (Pleasantville, NY)
Donte Howell, Mount St Mary • 5-10, Sr, G • (Baldwin, NY)
Joel Neri, Purchase • 7-2, Jr, C • (Port Chester, NY)
John Snow, Rutgers Newark • 6-0, Jr, G • (Newark, NJ)
Omar St. John, York • 6-3, Jr, G • (Jamaica, NY)
Player of the Year: Javae King-Gilchrist, William Paterson
Coach of the Year: Jeff Charney, Purchase
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