Central Islip, N.Y. – The men’s
basketball coaches in the East Coast Conference have selected Tobin
Carberry (Hamden, Conn.) of LIU Post as the 2012-13 East Coast
Conference Player of the Year. St. Thomas Aquinas guard T.J. Jones
(North Stafford, Va.) takes home the ECC Rookie of the Year honor,
while University of Bridgeport senior guard Dion Waiters (Brooklyn,
N.Y.) has been named the ECC Defensive Player of the Year.
Carberry, a two-time Player of the Week honoree, makes the jump to
the top honor in the league this season. Carberry has been a
prolific scorer this season, pacing the ECC with an 18.8 points per
game average. He scored in double digits in every game on the
season and poured in more than 20 on 14 different occasions. His
scoring average is also among the national leaders, coming in at
39th in all of Division II. Carberry also ranks in the top five in
the ECC in field goals made, three point field goals made, and
three point percentage.
Jones put together an impressive freshman campaign for St. Thomas
Aquinas. The freshman guard led all first-year players in scoring
by pouring in 13.8 points per game. A three-time ECC Rookie of the
Week, Jones posted seven 20 point games and 20 double digit scoring
performances on the season.
Waiters earns the Defensive Player of the Year honor after leading
the all NCAA Divisions in steals per game. In 22 games, Waiters
amassed 105 steals for an eye popping 4.77 steals per game, more
than half a steal more than his nearest competitor. He also
contributed defensively with solid rebounding numbers for a guard,
pulling down 5.1 boards per contest.
Head Coach Charles Marquardt from Molloy has been tabbed Coach of
the Year. Marquardt led the Lions to a program record 17 wins
and first winning season since the 1999-2000 campaign. Under
Marquardt’s leadership, Molloy also posted a 13-5 mark in
conference play, finishing in a three way tie for second place in
the ECC and the number four seed in the ECC Championship.
The ECC All-Conference First Team includes: Vaughn
Allen (Jr., F, LIU Post), Tobin Carberry (Sr., G, LIU Post), Darian
David (Sr., G, Bridgeport), John Petrucelli (Jr., F, Molloy),
Kayvon Roberts (Sr., F, NYIT), and Dion Waiters (Sr., G,
Bridgeport).
2012-2013 ECC
Men’s Basketball All-Conference
First Team
Vaughn Allen (Jr., F, LIU Post)
Tobin Carberry (Sr., G, LIU Post)
Darian David (Sr., G, Bridgeport)
John Petrucelli (Jr., F, Molloy)
Kayvon Roberts (Sr., F, NYIT)
Dion Waiters (Sr., G, Bridgeport)
Second Team
Justin Brown (Sr., G, St. Thomas Aquinas)
George Holmes (Jr., G, Queens)
Phil Izevbehai (Jr., G, NYIT)
Patrick Parker (Jr., G, Queens)
Joseph Pope (Sr., F, Mercy)
All-Rookie Team
Dillon Burns (G, LIU Post)
Tyrel Dixon (G/F, Roberts Wesleyan)
T.J. Jones (G, St. Thomas Aquinas)
Evan Maxwell (C, Dowling)
Brandon Williams (G, Molloy)
Player of the Year: Tobin Carberry, LIU Post (Sr.,
G, Hamden, Conn.)
Rookie of the Year: T.J. Jones, St. Thomas Aquinas
(G, North Stafford, Va.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Dion Waiters,
Bridgeport (Sr., G, Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Coach of the Year: Charles Marquardt, Molloy
