SUNYAC Announces Men's All-Conference Basketball Teams

Cortland's Williams and Utica/Rome's Mensah receive individual honors

FREDONIA, NY – The Commissioner of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), Patrick R. Damore, has announced the All-SUNYAC Men's Basketball Teams as well as the conference's Player of the Year and First Year Player of the Year for the 2000-01 season.

Winning the SUNYAC Player of the Year honor for the second consecutive year was Cortland's Tom Williams (East Northport, NY/Commack). The senior guard finished the regular season with 456 points, averaging 19.0 points per-game. Williams also grabbed 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals per-game. The two-time SUNYAC Player of the Week honoree also sank 77 of his 106 free throw attempts (72.6%).

Will Mensah (Queens, NY), a 6'2” junior guard from Utica/Rome, received the First Year Player of the Year honor after finishing the 2000-01 regular season second in SUNYAC scoring with 484 points (20.2 ppg). The explosive offensive player for the Wildcats also dished out 92 assists (3.8 apg) and averaged 5.2 rebounds per-game. Mensah who also received SUNYAC Player of the Week honors earlier this season was selected as a Second Team All-SUNYAC performer.

2000-01 All-SUNYAC Men's Basketball Team

First Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School

Mike Medbury Brockport F So. 6-5 Darien/Atica

Tom Williams Cortland G Sr. 6-4 East Northport/Commack

Rob Fitchlee Fredonia F Sr. 6-7 Buffalo/Kenmore West

Andre Peterson Potsdam F Jr. 6-3 Monticello/Monticello

Keith Glenn Utica/Rome F Sr. 6-4 Queens, NY

Second Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School

Jon DeHay Cortland C Jr. 6-8 Clay/Cicero-North Syracuse

Nate Duvert Fredonia G Jr. 6-4 Spring Valley/Albertus Magnus

Steve Greco Geneseo G Jr. 5-10 Fairport/Fairport

Jason Lang Potsdam G Sr. 6-0 New York/LaSalle Academy

Jon Guida Potsdam F Jr. 6-6 Brewster/Trinity Pawling

Will Mensah Utica/Rome G Jr. 6-2 Queens, NY

Honorable Mention

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School

Bob Skoczylas Brockport F So. 6-5 Alden/Alden

Mike Gibbons Fredonia G Sr. 6-1 Olean/Olean

Matt Moore Fredonia F Sr. 6-5 Rochester/Greece Olympia

Rob Jones New Paltz F/C Sr. 6-6 Jamaica/Brooklyn Tech

Craig Dawson Oneonta C Jr. 6-6 Sidney/Sidney

2000-01 Player of the Year: Tom Williams, Cortland

2000-01 First Year Player of the Year: Will Mensah, Utica/Rome