NEW YORK (April 22, 2015) – Sir’Dominic Pointer of St. John’s won the Haggerty Award on Wednesday, presented to the All-Met Division I men’s player of the year by the Met Basketball Writers Assn. Glenn Braica of St. Francis and Jim Engles of NJIT were named co-Coaches of the Year. Eric Paschall of Fordham and Angel Delgado of Seton Hall were selected co-Rookies of the Year.
The rest of the All-Met First Team: D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s; David Laury and A.J. English, Iona; Jalen Cannon, St. Francis; Jameel Warney, Stony Brook.
The Second Team: Emmy Andujar, Manhattan; Sterling Gibbs, Seton Hall; Juan’ya Green, Hofstra; Maodo Lo, Columbia; Myles Mack, Rutgers; Damon Lynn, NJIT.
The Third Team: Chavaughn Lewis, Marist; Ashton Pankey, Manhattan; Brent Jones, St. Francis; Marcus Burton, Wagner; Phil Greene IV, St. John’s; Kadeem Jack, Rutgers.
The All-Met players and coaches in men's and women's Divisions I, II and III were honored on April 22, at the 82nd NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, NY.
Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Met Player of the Year Award: Sir’Dominic Pointer, St. John’s
This is the 26th time a player from St. John’s has won the Haggerty Award. Pointer follows Harrison, who won the award last season.
Named the 2014-15 Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Big East Most Improved Player, All-Big East Second Team and NABC All-District 5 Second Team. Versatile swingman, who kept improving as the season progressed, posted 13.7 ppg and was fourth in the league in rebounding (7.7 rpg), third in steals (1.9 spg) and third in blocks (2.4 bpg). Pointer was second in the Big East in double-doubles, recording his ninth of the season in the NCAA Tournament vs San Diego State with game-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds. Scored in double figures for the Red Storm (21-12) in 16 of the team’s final 17 games. The 50th player in program history to record 1,000-points, Pointer finished his St. John’s career third in blocks (172) and fifth in steals (200).
Co-Rookie of the Year: Angel Delgado, Seton Hall
A 6-9 freshman forward from Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic, Delgado was named Big East Rookie of the Year. He led the Pirates (16-15) and the Big East, and all NCAA freshmen in rebounding (9.8 rpg, 22nd overall in the nation). Also led the conference in double-doubles with 10. Led Big East freshmen in field goal percentage (55.5%) and blocks (39). Signature games included a 19-point, 19-rebound performance vs DePaul, and nailing the game-winning field goal with 15 seconds left in a win over Creighton as part of a 13-point, 11-rebound day.
Co-Rookie of the Year: Eric Paschall, Fordham
A 6-6 freshman guard from Dobbs Ferry, NY, Paschall was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. He paced the Rams (10-21) with 15.9 ppg, sixth overall in the league and fourth among all NCAA freshmen. His total of 430 points is fifth best by a freshman in Fordham history. Also averaged 5.5 rpg, and had 21 steals. Fourth in the conference in FT percentage (85-107, 79.4%). Set a Fordham freshman scoring record for most points in his debut, 31. Had team-high seven 20-point games. Missed three games due to injury.
Peter A. Carlesimo Co-Coach of the Year: Glenn Braica, St. Francis
In his fifth year at the helm, Braica guided the Terriers (23-12) to their first NEC regular season title since 2003-04 and first postseason appearance (NIT) for the program since the NIT in 1963. SFC posted a 15-3 league record to finish the regular season three games clear of the pack, the largest gap between first and second place teams since LIU Brooklyn finished three ahead of Quinnipiac in 2010-11. The team was upset by Robert Morris in the Northeast Conference tournament championship game. With 23 wins, the Terriers matched the school single-season record of 23 set back in 1953-54. Braica also was named NABC District 18 Coach of the Year. Has been an assistant coach at New York City Tech, St. John’s and St. Francis. Lives with his wife, Christine, in Brooklyn, NY.
Peter A. Carlesimo Co-Coach of the Year: Jim Engles, NJIT
In his seventh season as head coach at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Engles guided the Highlanders (21-12) to a Division I program record for victories, highlighted by a 72-70 upset win in Ann Arbor, MI, over then No. 17 Michigan. As the only NCAA Division I independent, NJIT posted wins over teams from seven different DI conferences. Program was 0-29 the year before Engles took over, 1-30 in his first year and has trended upward since. Invited to 2015 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, Highlanders won three games before bowing out on the road in CIT semifinal. Prior to NJIT, was assistant coach at Wagner, Rider and Columbia. Lives with his wife, Meegan, and their two daughters, Kelcie and Ryenn, in Convent Station, NJ.
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