MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Assumption University men's basketball team had three student-athletes represented on the Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball all-conference lists as the Greyhounds earned four awards, announced Tuesday afternoon.
After being named to the All-Defensive team following the 2023-24 campaign,
Daouda Dembele picked up his second-straight All-Defensive team honor while also being named to the All-NE10 Second Team. He started all 28 games, averaging a new career-high in points per game (11.0) while adding 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Defensively, Dembele ranked third in the NE10 with 34 blocked shots and added a career-high 29 steals.
Njavan Stewart picked up his first career All-Conference honor as the graduate student was named to the Third Team. In 22 games off the bench, he averaged 11.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists. On the defensive end, he set a new career-high with 16 blocks, with 17 steals. Stewart became the 46
th member in Assumption men's basketball history to surpass 1,000 career points on January 14
th at American International College and currently ranks 31
st all-time with 1,154 points.
Lenny Tangishaka made his way onto the All-Rookie team. As a freshman, he averaged 6.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game. Tangishaka scored double-digit points seven times, including a career-high 17 points at Post in December. Defensively, he ranked second on the team in steals (35) and blocks (17).
The No. 4 seeded Greyhounds fell to No. 5 Pace University in the NE10 Quarterfinals, 74-72, and will have to wait and see if they get an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament.
Player of the Year: Tray Alexander, Pace
Defensive Player of the Year: Jarnel Rancy, Adelphi
Rookie of the Year: Erik Oliver-Bush, Saint Anselm
Coach of the Year: Dave Duke, Adelphi
FIRST TEAM
Andres Fulgencio, Adelphi
Dayshaun Walton, Adelphi
Cash McClure, Bentley
Tray Alexander, Pace
Antonio Chandler, SCSU
Albert Vargas, SCSU
Kurtis Henderson, SNHU
SECOND TEAM
Jarnel Rancy, Adelphi
Daouda Dembele, Assumption
Cooper Farrall, Bentley
Jah'Likai King, New Haven
Paul Greene, SNHU
THIRD TEAM
Justice Ellison, AIC
Njavan Stewart, Assumption
Aaron Latham, Bentley
Trey Boyd III, Pace
Sean McCarthy, Saint Anselm
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jarnel Rancy, Adelphi
Daouda Dembele, Assumption
Tray Alexander, Pace
Jabari Nurse, Pace
Cherif Diara, SCSU
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Leonard Tangishaka, Assumption
Najimi George, New Haven
Erik Oliver-Bush, Saint Anselm
Rico Byrd, Saint Michael's
Christian McClease, SCSU
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