Men's Basketball Trio Grabs End of Season Skyline Awards
New York, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) men's basketball team collected a trio of end-of-season awards when the Skyline Conference announced its All-Conference teams on Monday morning.
Freshman Alex Tabada was named Rookie of the Year while sophomore Spencer Malloy landed on the All-Conference First-Team. Third-year head coach Michael McSloy was named a Co-Coach of the Year and shared the honor with USMMA's Rob Pryor.
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%).
McSloy powered the Golden Eagles to a 15-9 overall record and an 11-5 mark in Skyline Conference play. SJC qualified for the conference playoff tournament for the first time since 2016-17 as the fifth seed. The Golden Eagles boasted an overall record over .500 for the first time since 2014-15 and ranked fourth in the conference offensively and defensively.
Senior Matthew Hirdt was acknowledged as a member of the All-Sportsmanship Team.
First Team
Bryce Bristow, USMMA
Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva
Tommy Lotito, Manhattanville
Spencer Malloy, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Dan Porcic, Mount Saint Vincent
Ryan Turell, Yeshiva
Second Team
Liam Barry, Sarah Lawrence
Zachary Cummings, Old Westbury
Chris Mikos, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Corey Powell, Farmingdale State
Dominique Senat, Farmingdale State
Player of the Year: Ryan Turell, Yeshiva
Defensive Player of the Year: Bryce Bristow, USMMA
Rookie of the Year: Alec Tabada, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Co-Coaches of the Year: Michael McSloy, St. Joseph's-Long Island; Rob Pryor, USMMA
All-Sportsmanship Team
Aaron Davis, Farmingdale State
Mike Granda, Manhattanville
Mike Regan, Maritime
Paul Sienke, Mount Saint Mary
Dorian Robinson, Mount Saint Vincent
Jordan Johnson-Radar, Old Westbury
Wesley Fulcher, Purchase
James Mojica, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Matt Hirdt, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Lucas Murray, Sarah Lawrence
Isaiah Nix, USMMA
Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva
