LIU star Jamal Olasewere selected Northeast Conference men’s basketball Player of the Year
Somerset, NJ — With March Madness upon us, that means it’s time to honor the best-of-the-best in Northeast Conference (NEC) men’s hoops. On top of the list is LIU senior forward Jamal Olasewere (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), who was a near unanimous selection as NEC Player of the Year in a vote conducted by league head coaches.
NEC Rookie of the Year honors went to Mount St. Mary’s freshman guard Shivaughn Wiggins (Charlotte, NC/North Mecklenberg), while Wagner junior guard Kenneth Ortiz (Newark, NJ/Science Park (Southern Mississippi)) claimed the NEC Defensive Player of the Year award for the second straight season. Saint Francis University sophomore forward Earl Brown (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep Charter) was tabbed the NEC’s Most Improved Player and Jim Phelan Coach of the Year honors went to Bryant’s Tim O’Shea.
The honorees were announced this morning as a prelude to the 2013 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, which begins on Wednesday with quarterfinal play at four campus sites.