Kohler Earns ECC Rookie of the Year, Hall and Jokic Named To First Team
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (March 1, 2010) - C.W. Post guard Jonathan Kohler (Bordentown, N.J.) has been named the 2010 East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, and senior forward Nemanja Jokic (Sombor, Serbia) and junior forward Aaron Hall (Syracuse, N.Y.) earned spots on the All-ECC First Team. In addition, head coach Tim Cluess was named ECC Co-Coach of the Year.
A seven-time ECC Rookie of the Week, Kohler has posted impressive numbers in his freshman campaign. He leads the conference with a 60.3 shooting percentage and is ninth in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per game. Kohler has scored a total of 377 points on the season, including a career high 31 points and nine rebounds against Daemen College earlier this season. He was also named Second Team All-ECC this year in addition to garnering a spot of the ECC All-Rookie Team.
Hall is a two-time ECC Player of the Week and one-time ECAC Player of the Week who is currently averaging 16.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. The junior forward scored a career-high 35 points against Queens earlier in the season.
Jokic has started in all 26 games for the Pioneers and is averaging 15.1 points per game. He has twice scored 24 points this season, against NYIT and again at Queens.
Head coach Tim Cluess, along with Bridgeport's Mike Ruane, were tabbed Co-Coaches of the Year. Cluess, a three-time recipient of the award, led his Pioneers to a second place ECC finish and a 22-5 overall record this season. C.W. Post earned the number two seed in the ECC playoffs and currently sits at 10th place in the East Region Poll.
The ECC All-Conference First Team includes: Khaleef Allicott (Sr., G, Queens), Dave Boykin (Jr., G, Bridgeport), Aaron Hall (Jr., F, C.W. Post), Brian Hutchinson (Jr., F, Molloy) and Nemanja Jokic (Sr., F, C.W. Post).
The ECC All-Conference Second Team members are: Ra'Shad James (So., G, St. Thomas Aquinas), Jonathan Kohler (Fr., G, C.W. Post), Steve Martin (Sr., G, Bridgeport), Akim Neverson (Jr., F, Queens), David Seagers (Sr., G, Dowling), and Jerrell Walker (Jr., F, NYIT).
The ECC All-Rookie Team is comprised of Justin Brown (G, St. Thomas Aquinas), Tyler Jones (G, Mercy), Jonathan Kohler (G, C.W. Post), Dominic Scurry (G, NYIT) and Bryan Van Cott (G/F, Mercy).
2009-2010 ECC Men's Basketball All-Conference
First Team
Khaleef Allicott (Sr., G, Queens)
Dave Boykin (Jr., G, Bridgeport)
Aaron Hall (Jr., F, C.W. Post)
Brian Hutchinson (Jr., F, Molloy)
Nemanja Jokic (Sr., F, C.W. Post)
Second Team
Ra'Shad James (So., G, St. Thomas Aquinas)
Jonathan Kohler (Fr., G, C.W. Post)
Steve Martin (Sr., G, Bridgeport
Akim Neverson (Jr., F, Queens)
David Seagers (Sr., G, Dowling))
Jerrell Walker (Jr., F, NYIT)
All-Rookie Team
Justin Brown (G, St. Thomas Aquinas)
Tyler Jones (G, Mercy)
Jonathan Kohler (G, C.W. Post)
Dominic Scurry (G, NYIT)
Bryan Van Cott (G/F, Mercy)
East Coast Conference Player of the Year: Khaleef Allicott,- Sr., G, Queens
East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year: Jonathan Kohler - Fr., G, C.W. Post
East Coast Conference Co-Coaches of the Year: Mike Ruane, Bridgeport and Tim Cluess, C.W. Post