MAAC Announces 2016 Men's Basketball All-Academic Team
MAAC Sports
EDISON, NJ - A total of 17 student-athletes comprise the 2016 MAAC Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced today.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. Quinnipiac University led all schools with 4 student-athletes. Fairfield University and Siena College each added 3 student-athletes while Saint Peter’s University added 2 student-athletes. Canisius College, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, and Rider University each added 1 student-athlete.
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Name
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School
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown
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Kevin Bleeker
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Canisius
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Sr.
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Sport Administration
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Alkmaar, Netherlands
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Matthew Hill
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Fairfield
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Jr.
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Finance
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Glastonbury, CT
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Andrew Leone
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Fairfield
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Jr.
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Management
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New York, NY
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Stephen Smith
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Fairfield
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Jr.
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Accounting
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Gwynedd Valley, PA
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Ryden Hines
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Iona
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Jr.
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Management
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Anchorage, AK
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Samson Usilo
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Manhattan
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So.
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Civil Engineering
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Lagos, Nigeria
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James Griffin
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Marist
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So.
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Business Administration
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Brisbane, Australia
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Samuel Dingba
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Quinnipiac
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So.
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Political Science
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Yaounde, Cameroon
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Ayron Hutton
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Quinnipiac
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So.
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Communications
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Virginia Beach, VA
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Greg Tarca
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Quinnipiac
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So.
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Business
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Montgomery, NJ
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Jemaa Yuori
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Quinnipiac
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So.
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Business
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Accra, Ghana
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Teddy Okereafor
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Rider
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Gr.
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Business Administration
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London, England
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Elias Desport
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Saint Peter’s
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Sr.
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Communications
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Christopher Williams
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Saint Peter’s
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Jr.
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Communications/Business MGMT
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Bridgeport, CT
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Brett Bisping
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Siena
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RS-Jr.
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Finance
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Peoria, IL
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Cameron Gottfried
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Siena
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So.
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Management
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Raleigh, NC
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Jimmy Merrill
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Siena
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Jr.
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Accounting
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Rensselaer, NY
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