Malloy and Tabada Collected D3Hoops.com All-Region Nods
Patchogue, NY| Sophomore Spencer Malloy and freshman Alec Tabada were named All-Region Third-Team and Rookie of the Year, respectively, for Region 3 when D3Hoops.com released its end-of-season regional awards on Tuesday morning.
Malloy and Tabada took home Skyline All-Conference First-Team and Rookie of the Year selection, respectively, when the conference released its awards on February 28 and are the first SJC men's basketball players to earn D3Hoops.com All-Region accolades since Darryl Charles won All-Atlantic Region Second-Team honors in 2013-14.
Tabada averaged 13.5 points-per-game this season and finished top-10 in the conference in steals-per-game (1.9), blocks-per-game (1.2), field goal percentage (49.4%), and free throw percentage (66.0%).
The North Babylon, NY native was named ECAC Metro Rookie of the Month for January and earned Skyline Rookie of the Week honors four times this season.
Malloy, a three-time Rookie of the Week himself, finished ninth in the conference in scoring (15.2 PPG) and fifth in rebounding (8.0 RPG). Additionally, he was third in field goal percentage (54.9%).
Malloy and Tabada were just two of four Skyline Conference student-athletes to receive D3Hoops.com All-Region accolades, joining Yeshiva duo Ryan Turell and Gabriel Leifer.
Player of the Year: Ryan Turell, Yeshiva
Coach of the Year: Luke Flockerzi, Rochester
Rookie of the Year: Alec Tabada, F, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
First team | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
G | Ryan Turell | Yeshiva | Sr. | Los Angeles, Calif. |
G | Dom Black | RPI | Sr. | Arlington, Mass. |
G/F | Austin Grunder | Cortland | Jr. | Trumansburg, N.Y. |
F | Gabriel Leifer | Yeshiva | Sr. | Lawrence, N.Y. |
F | Zach Johnson | Vassar | Jr. | San Francisco, Calif. |
Second team | ||||
G | Stephen Gabel | Nazareth | Sr. | Rochester, N.Y. |
G | Jeremiah Sparks | Oswego | So. | Jordan, N.Y. |
F | Jackson Meshanic | Hobart | Jr. | Columbia, Conn. |
F | Brian Amabilino Perez | Rochester | Sr. | Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain |
F | Daniel Cook | St. John Fisher | Jr. | Honeoye Falls, N.Y. |
Third team | ||||
G | Ross Gang | Rochester | Sr. | Short Hills, N.J. |
G | Jahidi Wallace | Brockport | Jr. | Troy, N.Y. |
F | Luka Radovich | Ithaca | Sr. | Cresskill, N.J. |
C | Tyrese Baptiste | Potsdam | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
C | Spencer Malloy | St. Joseph's (L.I.) | Sr. | Commack, N.Y. |