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Somerset, NJ – On the eve of Wednesday night's 2019 Northeast Conference (NEC) quarterfinal round matchup at Fairleigh Dicinkson, Wagner redshirt senior guard
Romone Saunders was named Second-Team All-NEC, one year after being tabbed to the league's Third Team, as the league office announced its All-Conference teams and major award winners on Tuesday.
In 2018-19, the 6-3, 210-pound team captain from Temple Hills, MD led the Seahawks in scoring (16.7 ppg./4
th in NEC), rebounding (7.2rpg./4
th in NEC) assists (3.7/9
th in NEC), steals (1.52/T4
th in NEC), FT% (84.6/7
th in NEC/4
th all-time Wagner single season), 3-PT Made/Game (2.14/8
th in NEC), and minutes played (34.6mpg/4
th in NEC).
In addition, Saunders hit for double figures in 26 games with six games of 20 or more points, headlined by a season-high 27-point outing vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (1/5).
On January 14, Saunders was named Co-NEC Player of the Week when he was in the midst of a particularly electric all-around stretch, averaging 24.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.5 spg, while notching 52.6/51.6/87.5 shooting splits in a Wagner home sweep. He became one of four players nationally to finish with at least 25 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals in a game, in sparking Wagner to a 66-60 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (1/12), two days after dropping 24 points in a 76-73 victory over Sacred Heart (1/10).
For his career, Saunders enters this week's NEC Tournament having scored 1,326 career points, which is 17
th on the all-time Wagner scoring list and tied for seventh in three-pointers made with 187.
Keith Braxton Saint Francis U G 6-5 208 Jr Glassboro, NJ/Delsea (Lawrenceville School)
Rookie of the Year
Vado Morse Mount St. Mary's G 6-0 165 Fr Suitland, MD/Bullis School
Defensive Player of the Year
Jare'l Spellman Sacred Heart F 6-10 205 R-Jr Glen Allen, VA/Fork Union (Florida Southern)
Most Improved Player
E.J. Anosike Sacred Heart F 6-8 245 So East Orange, NJ/Paramus Catholic (St. Thomas More)
Jim Phelan Coach of the Year
Rob Krimmel Saint Francis U
2018-19 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball First Team All-Conference
Keith Braxton Saint Francis U G 6-5 208 Jr Glassboro, NJ/Delsea (Lawrenceville School)
Raiquan Clark LIU Brooklyn G/F 6-6 195 Sr New Haven, CT/Hillhouse
Darnell Edge Fairleigh Dickinson G 6-2 185 Sr Saugerties, NY/Saugerties
Sean Hoehn Sacred Heart G 6-2 195 Sr Morristown, NJ/Morristown (St. Thomas More)
Jamaal King Saint Francis U G 5-10 170 Sr Salisbury, MD/Bishop O'Connell (VA)
2018-19 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Second Team All-Conference
Romone Saunders Wagner G 6-3 210 R-Sr Temple Hills, MD/Potomac (Mount Zion Prep)
E.J. Anosike Sacred Heart F 6-8 245 So East Orange, NJ/Paramus Catholic (St. Thomas More)
Mike Holloway Jr. Fairleigh Dickinson F 6-8 245 Sr Pittsgrove, NJ/Arthur P. Schalick
Jalen Jordan St. Francis Brooklyn G 6-3 160 So Conyers, GA/Rockdale County / (National Top Sport Institute)
Tyler Kohl Central Connecticut G/F 6-5 220 Sr Allentown, PA/Mineral Area College
2018-19 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Third Team All-Conference
Ty Flowers LIU Brooklyn F 6-9 200 R-So Waterbury, CT/Sacred Heart (UMass)
Adam Grant Bryant G 6-1 180 Jr Franklin, VA/Norfolk Collegiate School
Glenn Sanabria St. Francis Brooklyn G 5-11 180 Gr Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's
SaBastian Townes Bryant F 6-5 260 Jr. Chesapeake, VA/Norfolk Collegiate School
Josh Williams Robert Morris G 6-2 195 Sr Akron, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
2018-19 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball All-Rookie Team
Joe Kasperzyk Bryant G 6-1 185 Fr New Haven, CT/Woodstock Academy
Ian Krishnan Central Connecticut G 6-2 180 Fr Boyds, MD/Proctor Academy (NH)
Vado Morse Mount St. Mary's G 6-0 165 Fr Suitland, MD/Bullis School
Koreem Ozier Sacred Heart G 6-1 180 Fr Racine, WI/Scotland Campus Sports
Cameron Parker Sacred Heart G 6-2 170 Fr Beaverton, OR/Tilton School
About The Northeast Conference
Now in its 38th year, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 10 institutions of higher learning located throughout six states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to four of the largest markets in the United States - New York (#1), Pittsburgh (#23), Baltimore (#27), and Hartford/New Haven (#30). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 22 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 14 different NCAA Championships. NEC member institutions include Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Mount St. Mary's, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and Wagner. Merrimack will join the NEC as a full-time member in July, 2019. For more information on the NEC, visit the league's official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat, all @NECsports.
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