A trio from Lehigh University and a duo from Lafayette College earned Patriot League men’s basketball honors on Monday.
Senior forward/center Tim Kempton (first), junior guard Kahron Ross (second) and senior guard Austin Price (third) represented the Mountain Hawks on the end-of-season all-league teams while senior guard Nick Lindner (third) and junior forward Matt Klinewski (third) were the Leopards chosen.
Kempton was snubbed of a third straight Patriot League Player of the Year award as the honor instead went to Bucknell junior center Nana Foulland, as did Defensive Player of the Year. Foulland joins former Bison Mike Muscala as the only player in league history to win both awards in the same season.
One of only two players in the country to average more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, Kempton had earned the top honor in 2015 and 2016 but missed out this season despite leading the league in scoring (20 ppg) and rebounding (10.1 rpg). For the regular-season champion Bison, Foulland averaged 14.8 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game and a league-leading 1.9 blocks per game.
Bucknell’s Nathan Davis picked up his second consecutive Patriot League Coach of the Year honor while Colgate freshman forward Will Rayman was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year.
The league tournament is set to tip off Tuesday as Lafayette travels to Loyola for the opening round while Lehigh has a bye before taking on Colgate Thursday at Stabler Arena.
2016-17 Men’s Basketball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards
Player of the Year: Nana Foulland, Bucknell (Jr., C)
Defensive Player of the Year: Nana Foulland, Bucknell (Jr., C)
Rookie of the Year: Will Rayman, Colgate (Fr., F)
Coach of the Year: Nathan Davis, Bucknell
First-Team All-Patriot League
Eric Fanning, Boston University (Sr., G)
Nana Foulland, Bucknell (Jr., C)
Zach Thomas, Bucknell (Jr, F)
Tim Kempton, Lehigh (Sr., C/F)
Andre Walker, Loyola Maryland (Jr., G)
Second-Team All-Patriot League
Justin Alston, Boston University (Sr., F)
Stephen Brown, Bucknell (Jr., G)
Kahron Ross, Lehigh (Jr., G)
Jarred Jones, Loyola Maryland (Sr., F)
Shawn Anderson, Navy (Jr., G)
Third-Team All-Patriot League
Kimbal Mackenzie, Bucknell (So., G)
Malachi Alexander, Holy Cross (Sr., F)
Matt Klinewski, Lafayette (Jr., F)
Nick Lindner, Lafayette (Sr. G)
Austin Price, Lehigh (Sr., G)
All-Defensive Team
Charlie Jones, American (Sr., G/F)
Nana Foulland, Bucknell (Jr, C)
Stephen Brown, Bucknell (Jr., G)
Malachi Alexander, Holy Cross (Sr., F)
Bryce Dulin, Navy (Jr., G)
All-Rookie Team
Sa’eed Nelson, American (Fr., G)
Mark Gasperini, American (Fr., F)
Tommy Funk, Army West Point (Fr., G)
Tyler Scanlon, Boston University (Fr., F)
Will Rayman, Colgate (Fr., F)
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