Men's Basketball All-Conference Team (PDF)
West Hartford, Conn. (March 5, 2010) – Senior guard Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) of the Stony Brook University men’s basketball team was named the Kevin Roberson America East Player of the Year on Friday at the conference’s annual awards banquet. The leading scorer on the America East’s top team during the regular season, El-Amin is the first player in program history to earn the conference’s top honor. Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell became the first coach in school history to earn America East Coach of the Year honors after leading the Seawolves to their first America East regular season title and a 21-7 overall record. In addition, sophomores Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) were named to All-America East second team and senior Andrew Goba (Durban, South Africa) was selected to the America East All-Academic team. Brenton also earned a spot on America East All-Defensive team. El-Amin also became the first Stony Brook player ever selected to the five-player All-America East first team. In his second season with the Seawolves, El-Amin is just 77 points from 1,000 and just 14 points from setting the program’s Division I record for points in a season. El-Amin ranked second in the America East in scoring during conference play (19.1 points per game) and scored 23 in the 82-78 victory over Vermont on Feb. 24 that clinched the Seawolves’ first America East regular season title. Brenton led the America East in rebounding (9.6 per game) for the second straight season in addition to ranking second in steals (1.8 per game) and eighth in assists (2.8 per game). The 6-5 forward grabbed 279 rebounds, breaking his own Division I program record of 266 that he set last season. A 2009 America East All-Rookie selection, Brenton became the 14th player in school history to record 500 rebounds on Feb. 13 against Binghamton. Dougher shot an America East best 50.5 percent from three during conference play and ranked third in the America East with 3.1 threes per game. The 6-1 guard set a program record for threes in a season (83) and his overall three-point percentage of 40.8 percent ranks 14th in the country. An America East All-Rookie selection last season, Dougher also ranked 10th in the conference in scoring (13.6 points per game). A two-time captain, Goba has played in 25 games this season. He has also excelled off the court as he is a two-time Dean’s list selection and a three-time America East honor roll recipient. Last May he earned a Bachelors of Science in Health Science with a 3.03 GPA and this year he is working on a second baccalaureate in philosophy. In his fifth season at the helm of the Seawolves, Pikiell guided SBU to a record-breaking 2009-10 regular season. In addition to claiming the schools first ever regular season title, Stony Brook set program records for overall wins (21) and conference wins (13). In search of its first America East Tournament title, top-seeded Stony Brook opens the 2010 America East Tournament on Saturday against No. 8 Albany. Game time is set for 12 p.m.
West Hartford, Conn. (March 5, 2010) – Senior guard Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) of the Stony Brook University men’s basketball team was named the Kevin Roberson America East Player of the Year on Friday at the conference’s annual awards banquet. The leading scorer on the America East’s top team during the regular season, El-Amin is the first player in program history to earn the conference’s top honor. Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell became the first coach in school history to earn America East Coach of the Year honors after leading the Seawolves to their first America East regular season title and a 21-7 overall record. In addition, sophomores Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) were named to All-America East second team and senior Andrew Goba (Durban, South Africa) was selected to the America East All-Academic team. Brenton also earned a spot on America East All-Defensive team. El-Amin also became the first Stony Brook player ever selected to the five-player All-America East first team. In his second season with the Seawolves, El-Amin is just 77 points from 1,000 and just 14 points from setting the program’s Division I record for points in a season. El-Amin ranked second in the America East in scoring during conference play (19.1 points per game) and scored 23 in the 82-78 victory over Vermont on Feb. 24 that clinched the Seawolves’ first America East regular season title. Brenton led the America East in rebounding (9.6 per game) for the second straight season in addition to ranking second in steals (1.8 per game) and eighth in assists (2.8 per game). The 6-5 forward grabbed 279 rebounds, breaking his own Division I program record of 266 that he set last season. A 2009 America East All-Rookie selection, Brenton became the 14th player in school history to record 500 rebounds on Feb. 13 against Binghamton. Dougher shot an America East best 50.5 percent from three during conference play and ranked third in the America East with 3.1 threes per game. The 6-1 guard set a program record for threes in a season (83) and his overall three-point percentage of 40.8 percent ranks 14th in the country. An America East All-Rookie selection last season, Dougher also ranked 10th in the conference in scoring (13.6 points per game). A two-time captain, Goba has played in 25 games this season. He has also excelled off the court as he is a two-time Dean’s list selection and a three-time America East honor roll recipient. Last May he earned a Bachelors of Science in Health Science with a 3.03 GPA and this year he is working on a second baccalaureate in philosophy. In his fifth season at the helm of the Seawolves, Pikiell guided SBU to a record-breaking 2009-10 regular season. In addition to claiming the schools first ever regular season title, Stony Brook set program records for overall wins (21) and conference wins (13). In search of its first America East Tournament title, top-seeded Stony Brook opens the 2010 America East Tournament on Saturday against No. 8 Albany. Game time is set for 12 p.m.
