Bethlehem, Pa. - American, Army West Point, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate and Lafayette placed two student-athletes on the three All-Patriot League Teams. Holy Cross, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy had one All-League selection apiece.
Eight of the 16 members of the three All-Patriot League teams are multi-season honorees. American graduate student forward Matt Rogers (17.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg) is a three-time All-League honoree and two-time first-teamer. Army West Point senior guard Jalen Rucker (17.7 ppg, 3.1 apg) and Lehigh senior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney (14.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg) are also three-time All-League honorees, with Rucker earning first-team accolades twice.
Williamson, Vander Baan, American senior guard Elijah Stephens (10.6 ppg, 3.7 apg), Boston University graduate student guard Miles Brewster (10.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg) and Navy junior guard Austin Benigni (18.3 ppg, 4.2 apg), the League’s leading scorer, were All-League honorees last season.
Benigni, Rogers, Rucker and Williamson were joined on the All-Patriot League First Team by Bucknell senior guard Josh Bascoe (15.7 ppg, 4.4 apg), the League leader in assists.
Whitney-Sidney and Army West Point sophomore forward Josh Scovens (16.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg), the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year, highlight the five-member All-Patriot League Second Team. Boston University sophomore guard Kyrone Alexander (12.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg), Colgate fifth-year center Jeff Woodward (14.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg) and Loyola Maryland senior post Milos Ilic (14.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg) all earned All-League recognition for the first time.
The All-Patriot League Third Team consists of six student-athletes, including three multi-season honorees with Brewster, Stephens and Vander Baan. Holy Cross’ Green, the Patriot League Rookie of the Year, fellow freshman guard Alex Chaikin (13.3 ppg, .454 3FG) of Lafayette and Colgate sophomore guard Jalen Cox (11.5, 4.4 rpg, 3.9 apg) all received recognition from the League coaches.
Vander Baan, the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, highlighted the five-member All-Defensive Team, which includes Bucknell’s Williamson, Colgate’s Cox (1.7 spg) and 2023-24 Defensive Player of the Year Caleb Kenney (4.8 rpg, 0.9 bpg) of Holy Cross. American sophomore forward Greg Jones (10.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.9 spg) also earned a spot on the defensive team.
Green leads the League’s All-Rookie squad along with fellow All-League honoree Alex Chaikin of Lafayette. Boston University guard Azmar Abdullah (6.8 ppg, .380 3FG), Lafayette guard Caleb Williams (11.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg) and Lehigh center Hank Alvey (7.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg) joined Green and Chaikin on the Patriot League All-Rookie squad.
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Player of the Year – Noah Williamson, Bucknell, Jr., C
Defensive Player of the Year – Justin Vander Baan, Lafayette, Sr., C
Rookie of the Year – Max Green, Holy Cross, Fr., G
Coach of the Year – John Griffin III, Bucknell
First-Team All-Patriot League Team
Matt Rogers, American, Gr., F
Jalen Rucker, Army West Point, Sr., G
Noah Williamson, Bucknell, Jr., C
Josh Bascoe, Bucknell, Sr., G
Austin Benigni, Navy, Jr., G
Second-Team All-Patriot League Team
Josh Scovens, Army West Point, So., F
Kyrone Alexander, Boston University, So., G
Jeff Woodward, Colgate, 5th-year, C
Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, Sr., G
Milos Ilic, Loyola Maryland, Sr., F
Third-Team All-Patriot League Team*
Elijah Stephens, American, Sr., G
Miles Brewster, Boston University, Gr., G
Jalen Cox, Colgate, So., G
Max Green, Holy Cross, Fr., G
Alex Chaikin, Lafayette, Fr., G
Justin Vander Baan, Lafayette, Sr., C
Patriot League All-Defensive Team
Greg Jones, American, So., F
Noah Williamson, Bucknell, Jr., C
Jalen Cox, Colgate, So., G
Caleb Kenney, Holy Cross, Sr., F
Justin Vander Baan, Lafayette, Sr., C
Patriot League All-Rookie Team
Azmar Abdullah, Boston University, Fr., G
Max Green, Holy Cross, Fr., G
Alex Chaikin, Lafayette, Fr., G
Caleb Williams, Lafayette, Fr., G
Hank Alvey, Lehigh, Fy., F
*Additional student-athletes selected due to a tie in the voting
NOTE: Student-athletes listed alphabetically by school name
