POST SEASON AWARDS:  announced today

2006-07 Little East Conference
Men's Basketball Postseason Awards


Player of the Year -Tyler Kathan, Sophomore, Forward, Keene State College

Rookie of the Year -Edwin Ortiz, Freshman, Guard, Eastern Connecticut

Coach of the Year - Bob Walsh, Rhode Island College

First Team All-Conference
 
Stephane Abelard
Senior Forward UMass Dartmouth
Tony Barros
Senior Guard UMass Boston
Kinsey Durgin
Senior Guard Rhode Island College
Tyler Kathan
Sophomore Guard Keene State College
Mike Parker
Senior Guard Eastern Connecticut
Amigo Paniagua
Junior Forward UMass Boston

Second Team All-Conference

Nate Anderson
Sophomore Forward Keene State College
Bobby Bailey
Sophomore Guard Rhode Island College
Josh Daniels Junior  Guard Southern Maine
Paul Pawlowski
Senior Forward UMass Dartmouth
Jamie Procino
Junior Forward Western Connecticut
Devin Ruocco
Senior Forward Plymouth State Univ.

All-Defensive Team

Bobby Bailey
Sophomore Guard Rhode Island College
Rodney Bennett
Sophomore Forward UMass Boston
Reece Freeman
Sophomore Guard UMass Dartmouth
Tyshawn Gillespie
Freshman Guard Western Connecticut
Tyler Kathan
Sophomore Forward Keene State College

All-Rookie Team

Mike Chergey
Freshman Forward Plymouth State Univ.
Tyshawn Gillespie
Freshman Guard Western Connecticut
Edwin Ortiz
Freshman Guard Eastern Connecticut
Carlos Pellot
Freshman Forward Western Connecticut
Jeff Macchi
Freshman Guard UMass Dartmouth

Anderson is a strong kid, but Salem has a kid that is just as strong and little more athletic in Mccombs...and the Holmes kid is a legit 6'7 on the inside with a nice post game and plays solid D...key for Keene is to get to Salems bench where they have athletes, but not basketball players.

RIC is def. going to have to run run and run some more agianst Brandeis.  They will have to keep their Phoenix suns type offense going and hope to not get into too many half court sets with them

Downie isn't a big man, he is a 6'4 6'5 swing and he is gonna be a problem for keene....also, Salems Bigs = mismatch for Keenes bigs.....Keene has not faced true big men this year, Salems bigs are strong and athletic....Little might be the only one who could match up but they may decide to put him on Downie....doesn't look like a good matchup but hey, its Keene St, anything could happen

As far as RIC against Brandeis (if they both win) Brandeis may have too much size for them but like you said, if the 3's are falling and with the home court advantage, again, anything can happen

Thats why they play the game!  All we can do now is sit back and enjoy

ok, I apologize for misreading the post.....but on to the tourney:  RIC and Keene cruise to first round victories.  Brandeis beats Trinity to set up Brandeis vs RIC.....Salem St vs Keene.....any thoughts on those 2 games?

I don't want to play word games here, all I'm saying is that his "priceless contirbutions" are being recognized by the fact his "priceless contributions" helped his team make the NCAA's.  I'm pretty sure if you asked him or any other kid for that matter, they would give up an all conference selection to go to the NCAA's.  That will be his recognition...but if you talk about individual recognition, then what I stated earlier about him possibly being 2nd team would fit that category.  Go ahead, you can have the last word....

actually it has everything to do with what you wrote....but, I do think he has a chance to make 2nd team all conference....Keene will def. have 2 representatives: Kathan and either Drouin or Anderson

yeah he is getting recognized by being with his team in the NCAA tournament....that to me is better than any 1st or 2nd team trophy

haha very much so....i hope it was a mistake

those games were early in the year for Salem, hardly an excuse I know but they have won something like 17 straight games now.  They are legit, a team that could/should go deep in the tourney.  They have the superstar in Downie and solid post players in Mccombs and Holmes.  Victor is capable of going for 20 any night as well and their point guard is very solid with the ball.  Only knock would be is that they are not deep and tend to only "get up" for certain games. 

Why is Kathan a lock for POY in your opinion?  If you take away Kathan from Keene I would argue that they still finish 2nd in conference, but take away Durgin and that team is in the middle of the pack.

couple of thoughts after another great season in the little east:
RIC has a tough bracket in the tourney (Brandeis or Trinity in the 2nd round) but how great would it be to see them and Keene get to the sectionals for a chance to move on to the elite 8?  Too bad Keene will not get by Salem though. 

Thoughts on player of the year?  Barros is probably the choice if you look at numbers but I would give Durgin and Kathan looks for the honor. (20 plus wins for both teams and they were both the spark plugs)

Rookie of the year would be Ortiz from East Conn although the 2 west conn kids (Pellot and Gillespie) should get consideration.

First team all conference                                    2nd Team
Barros       (UMB)                                                 Bailey (RIC)
Durgin       (RIC)                                                  Anderson (KS)
Abelard     (UMD)                                                 Coppenrath (USM)
Ruocco       (PSU)                                                Procino (WCS)
Kathan      (KS)                           Parker/Pawlowski/Hill/Drouin/Paniagua??
Martin        (ECS)

ALl Rookie Team
Ortiz   (ECS)
Pellot   (WCS)
Gillespie  (WCS)
Chergey (PSU)
Macchi  (UMD)