LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Senior forward Ralph Hegamin was named first team All-PSAC East in a vote of the league’s head coaches last week. It marks the second straight year that Hegamin has been honored on the postseason all-league team.
Kutztown's Stephen Dennis, the leading scorer in NCAA Division II, was been named the PSAC East player of the year while Thomas Young of PSAC champion Indiana (Pa.) was named the PSAC West player of the year.
Terrance King of East Stroudsburg was the PSAC East freshman of the year while Gannon's Tanner Furno was the PSAC West freshman of the year. Jeff Wilson of East Stroudsburg was named the PSAC East coach of the year, his first career honor, giving the Warriors two out of the three major awards in the East. Joe Lombardi of IUP was named the PSAC West coach of the year
Hegamin was one of only two PSAC players to appear in the top five in the conference in both scoring and rebounding. Hegs ranked fourth in the PSAC in scoring (17.4 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (9.4 rpg). Kutztown’s Ryan Washington was the only other player to match that feat this winter.
Hegamin posted 10 double-doubles this past season and finished his career at West Chester University with 25 altogether in his three years in the purple & gold. Hegs ends his college career ranked 21st in scoring on the school’s all-time list, sixth on the school’s all-time chart with 15.9 points per game and 12th in career rebounds (664). All of those numbers were generated in just three years after he transferred into the program from Wofford.
West Chester (16-11) finished sixth in the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference this past winter. .
2009-10 All-PSAC East Men's Basketball Team
First Team
Sharif Bray Cheyney
Yuseff Carr Mansfield
Stephen Dennis Kutztown
Ralph Hegamin West Chester
Andy Heimbach East Stroudsburg
Ryan Washington Kutztown
Second Team
Ruben Britt Bloomsburg
Ryan Callahan Mansfield
Julius Gray Kutztown
Robbie Pines East Stroudsburg
Kevin Presbery Cheyney
Tyrone Smith Cheyney
PSAC East Player of the Year
Stephen Dennis Kutztown
PSAC East Freshman of the Year
Terrance King East Stroudsburg
PSAC East Coach of the Year
Jeff Wilson East Stroudsburg
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
2009-10 All-PSAC West Men's Basketball Team
First Team
Eric Brennan Lock Haven
Maron Brown Slippery Rock
George Johnson Gannon
Byron Knight Edinboro
Darryl Webb Indiana (Pa.)
Thomas Young Indiana (Pa.)
Second Team
Jabril Bailey Slippery Rock
Jamar Harrison Clarion
Lloyd Harrison Clarion
Akida McLain Indiana (Pa.)
Heiden Ratner Mercyhurst
Kelsey Williams California (Pa.)
PSAC West Player of the Year
Thomas Young Indiana (Pa.)
PSAC West Freshman of the Year
Tanner Furno Gannon
PSAC West Coach of the Year
Joe Lombardi Indiana (Pa.)
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
