FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wejnert, Clinton Earn Top Honors in MBB Div. II
NEW YORK (April 16, 2020) – Peyton Wejnert of Pace University has been named the All-Met Division II men’s college basketball Player of the Year for 2019-20 by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
Joe Clinton of Dominican College was selected Coach of the Year.
The rest of the All-Met First Team, in addition to Wejnert: Osbel Caraballo and Demetre Roberts, St. Thomas Aquinas; Nick Corbett, Molloy; Bryan Griffin, Mercy; D.J. Rodwell, Dominican; Ronnie Silva, Adelphi.
The Second Team: Safee Abdus-Sabur, Bloomfield; Sekou Cisse, St. Thomas Aquinas;Jason Copman and Jonathan Garcia, Dominican; Brandon Jacobs, Pace; Adeola Latunji, Staten Island.
A 6-7 senior forward from Point Pleasant, NJ, Wejnert --- who also was named to both the Northeast 10 All-Conference and NABC All-East District first teams --- led the NE10 in both points (659) and scoring average (23.5 ppg, 15th in the nation), and was third in the league in rebounding (9.2 rpg, 28th in the nation). He shot 53.6% from the field, recorded 13 double-doubles and had seven games scoring 30 or more points as captain of the Setters (19-11).
Named the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year (3.89 GPA) and an All-Met Second Team honoree in both 2018 and 2019, Wejnert finished his career ranked sixth all-time at Pace in both points (1,729) and rebounds (764).
After capturing the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference North Division regular season title, Clinton guided the Chargers (25-6, 16-4 CACC) to a second straight conference playoff championship and a second consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament. Posting a program record for victories in a season, Dominican led the CACC in team scoring (81.5 ppg) and defensive rebounds per game (29.3).
The school’s Director of Athletics with 29 seasons and 857 games now as the head men’s basketball coach, Clinton’s career record is 461-396 (.538 W-L pct). A native of Rockland County, NY, Clinton --- who was previously named All-Met Coach of the Year in 1996 and 2013 --- played basketball at and graduated from Union College in 1983 with a B.A. in English.
SUMMARY
NEW YORK (April 16, 2020) – The 2019-20 All-Met Division II men’s college basketball teams announced Thursday by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
First Team
Peyton Wejnert, Pace • 6-7, Sr., F, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
Osbel Caraballo, St. Thomas Aquinas • 6-5, So., F, Bolivar, Venezuela
Nick Corbett, Molloy • 5-11, Sr., G, Staten Island, NY
Bryan Griffin, Mercy • 6-8, Jr., F, Pomona, NY
Demetre Roberts, St. Thomas Aquinas • 5-8, So., G, Mt. Vernon, NY 
D.J. Rodwell, Dominican • 6-2, Sr., G, Baldwin, NY
Ronnie Silva, Adelphi • 5-9, So., G, Nashua, NH
Second Team
Safee Abdus-Sabur, Bloomfield • 6-0, Sr., G, Newark, NJ
Sekou Cisse, St. Thomas Aquinas • 6-5, Sr., G-F, Harlem, NY
Jason Copman, Dominican • 6-6, Sr., C, Cumberland, MD
Jonathan Garcia, Dominican • 6-2, Sr., G, Springfield, MA
Brandon Jacobs, Pace • 6-0, Jr., G, Cambria Heights, NY
Adeola Latunji, Staten Island • 6-3, Sr., G, Staten Island, NY
Player of the Year: Peyton Wejnert, Pace University • 2019-20 Highlight Video • Wejnert's Acceptance Speech
Coach of the Year: Joe Clinton, Dominican College
For a list of previous Men's Division II Awards: Players of the Year - Coaches of the Year
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