Allen Collects All-Met Honors
New York, NY| Junior Xavier Allen of the St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's basketball team earned All-Met Third-Team Honors when the Met Basketball Writers Association released its 2023 end-of-season awards on Tuesday morning.
Allen, led the Golden Eagles on the year with a total of 425 points, averaging 17.0 points per game both of which were good for a team-high and fourth in the conference. The junior also placed top-10 in the conference and second on the team in rebounding averaging 7.8 a game, while recording 1.6 steals per game good for sixth in the conference.
The guard is amongst the conference leaders in shooting percentage, shooting 42.1% from the field, and added 1.6 three-point field goals made shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc.
The Mattituck, NY native garnered the Skyline Weekly Honor Roll on five occasions this season while being named Skyline Conference Player of the Week once.
Steven Breeman, Montclair State • 6-5, Sr., F, Oak Ridge, NJ
Spencer Freedman, NYU • 6-0, Gr., G, Pacific Palisades, CA
Isaiah Geathers, Lehman • 6-3, Sr., F, Brooklyn, NY
Tommy Lotito, Manhattanville • 6-1, Jr., G, Staten Island, NY
Howard McBurnie, Drew • 6-6, Sr., F, Sayreville, NJ
Kendall Robinson, Western Connecticut State • 6-6, Sr., F, Bellport, NY
SECOND TEAM
Nick Hurowitz, Farmingdale • 6-5, Sr., G/F, Mount Sinai, NY
Yassine Sakhi, CCNY • 6-3, Jr., G, New York, NY
Zevi Samet. Yeshiva • 6-1, So., G, Monsey, NY
Jack Spellman, Stevens • 6-9, So., C, Westfield, NJ
Letrell West, Kean • 6-3, Sr., F, New Brunswick, NJ
THIRD TEAM
Ryan Donovan, Maritime • 6-2, Sr., G, North Salem, NY
Luka Jakic, Hunter • 6-6, Jr., F, Forest Hills, NY
Devin Nicholson, Baruch • 6-2, Sr., G, New York, NY
Corey Powell, Farmingdale • 6-4, Sr., G, Valley Stream, NY
Player of the Year:
Isaiah Geathers, Lehman
