Central Islip, N.Y. - Junior guard Stefan
Bonneau from C.W. Post has been named the East Coast Conference
Player of the Year, as selected by the conference coaches.
Molloy guard John Petrucelli has been named the 2011ECC Rookie of
the Year, while Queens senior guard Lamonte Lans takes home the ECC
Defensive Player of the Year honor.
Bonneau has been an offensive force for the Pioneers, as he leads
the ECC in scoring averaging with 19.1 points per game. A deadly
shooter, Bonneau currently ranks tenth in all of Division II,
draining 44.9 percent of his three point attempts. A
three-time player of the week, Bonneau has scored twenty-plus
points in twelve games this season. He also topped the thirty point
mark twice, including 39 in a game against Queens on January 8 that
marked the highest individual scoring effort in the ECC this
season.
Nine-time Rookie of the Week Petrucelli has posted impressive
numbers in his freshman campaign. Petrucelli leads the
conference in rebounding (7.0) and steals (2.81) and is second in
scoring, averaging 15.7 points per game. His steal total puts
him in the top ten nationally, coming in at number six. He also
recorded five double-doubles on the season, in two of which he
scored a season high 34 points. Petrucelli was also named
First Team All-ECC this year.
Queens’ Lans takes home the inaugural ECC Defensive Player
of the Year award. Lans, who usually guarded opponent’s best
guard, was a mainstay for a Queens’ defense that ranks at the
top of the ECC in field goal percentage defense. He was among the
top rebounding guards in the conference with 4.6 per game, while
also finishing eleventh in the conference in steals per game at
1.46.
Head Coach Mike Ruane from the University of Bridgeport has been
tabbed Coach of the Year. Ruane led the Purple Knights to a
18-8 overall record which garnered a first-place finish in the ECC
and the number one seed in the ECC playoffs.
The ECC All-Conference First Team includes: Stefan
Bonneau (Jr., G, C.W. Post), Dave Boykin (Gr., G, Bridgeport),
Aaron Hall (Sr., F, C.W. Post), Khalil McDonald (Jr., F, Queens),
John Petrucelli (Fr., G, Molloy), Kayvon Roberts (So., G/F, NYIT),
and Jermaine Washington (Sr., G, Bridgeport).
The ECC All-Conference Second Team members are: Justin Brown
(So., G, St. Thomas Aquinas), Msoo Ikyaator (Sr., F/C, Bridgeport),
Jonathan Kohler (So., F, C.W. Post), Lamonte Lans (Sr., G, Queens),
and Anderson Labase (Sr., G, Queens).
The ECC All-Rookie Team is comprised of Vaughn Allen (F, C.W.
Post), Corwin Austin (G, Dowling), Chaz Morrish (G, Mercy), John
Petrucelli (G, Molloy), and Colin Senior (G, Mercy).
2010-2011 ECC
Men’s Basketball All-Conference
First Team
Stefan Bonneau (Jr., G, C.W. Post)
Dave Boykin (Gr., G, Bridgeport)
Aaron Hall (Sr., F, C.W. Post)
Khalil McDonald (Jr., F, Queens)
John Petrucelli (Fr., G, Molloy)
Kayvon Roberts (So., G/F, NYIT)
Jermaine Washington (Sr., G, Bridgeport)
Second Team
Justin Brown (So., G, St. Thomas Aquinas)
Msoo Ikyaator (Sr., F/C, Bridgeport)
Jonathan Kohler (So., F, C.W. Post)
Lamonte Lans (Sr., G, Queens)
Anderson Labase (Sr., G, Queens)
All-Rookie Team
Vaughn Allen (F, C.W. Post)
Corwin Austin (G, Dowling)
Chaz Morrish (G, Mercy)
John Petrucelli (G, Molloy)
Colin Senior (G, Mercy)
Player of the Year: Stefan Bonneau (Jr., G, C.W.
Post)
Rookie of the Year: John Petrucelli (G,
Molloy)
Defensive Player of the Year: Lamonte Lans (Sr.,
G, Queens)
Coach of the Year: Mike Ruane (Bridgeport)
