NEW YORK (April 17, 2014) – John Petrucelli of Molloy has been named All Met Division II men’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association. Steve Hayn of Dowling was named Coach of the Year.
The rest of the All Met First Team: Vaughn Allen, LIU Post; Darien Davis, Dowling; Nick Smith, Dominican; Michael Balkovic, Caldwell; Claude Blue, Bloomfield.
The Second Team: Denzel Primus-Devonish and Jonathan Merceus, Pace; Markus Moore, NYIT; Norman Pope, Concordia; Duane Morgan, Adelphi; P.J. Torres, LIU Post.
The All Met teams will be honored April 22 at the 81st NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, NY.
A 6-4 senior forward from Hicksville, NY, Petrucelli led the Lions and the East Coast Conference, and was eighth in the nation, with 23.1 ppg. He was fifth in Division II with 692 total points, shot 46.4% FG, and led the nation in both total steals (108) and spg (3.6). He finished his career with numerous school records, including 2,011 total points, most points in a game (39), and single-season marks for points (692), made FG (243), ppg (23.1), steals (108) and spg (3.6). An All-Met First Team selection in 2013, and Second Team in 2012 and 2011, Petrucelli was named All-ECC First Team and ECC Player of the Year this past season.
Hayn, in his eighth year, helmed the Golden Lions (22-7) to their first 20-plus victories in a season since 1997-98. Dowling posted a 16-4 mark in the East Coast Conference to earn top seed in the league playoffs, then lost on an opponent’s 3-point shot with eight seconds left in overtime in a tournament semifinal. Hayn also was named ECC Coach of the Year.
SUMMARY
NEW YORK (April 17, 2014) – The 2013-14 All Met Division II men’s college basketball teams announced Thursday by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
FIRST TEAM
John Petrucelli, Molloy • 6-4, Sr, F • (Hicksville, NY)
Vaughn Allen, LIU Post • 6-6, Sr, F • (Mount Vernon, NY)
Michael Balkovic, Caldwell • 6-6, Jr, F • (Neptune, NJ)
Claude Blue, Bloomfield • 6-4, So, F • (Brooklyn, NY)
Darien Davis, Dowling • 6-2, Jr, G • (Middle Island, NY)
Nick Smith, Dominican • 6-7, Jr, F • (Middletown, NY)
SECOND TEAM
Jonathan Merceus, Pace • 6-6, Sr, F • (Union, NJ)
Markus Moore, NYIT • 6-4, Sr, F-C • (Palo Alto, CA)
Duane Morgan, Adelphi • 6-6, Jr, F • (W. Orange, NJ)
Norman Pope, Concordia • 5-11, Sr, G • (Washington, DC)
Denzel Primus-Devonish, Pace • 5-10, Sr, G • (Riverdale, MD)
P.J. Torres, LIU Post • 6-3, Jr, G • (New Rochelle, NY)
Player of the Year: John Petrucelli, Molloy
Coach of the Year: Steve Hayn, Dowling
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