GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2013-14 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team selections, with First, Second and Third team honors being awarded to the top 15 players as selected by the conference coaches.

The NEAC has also selected its regular season individual award winners, as voted on by the coaches. Lancaster Bible College junior Albert Suniga (Phoenix, Ariz.) was named the NEAC Player of the Year after a terrific season for the Chargers.  The versatile guard led the Chargers in scoring at 15.5 points per game while also putting up 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1 steal per game through 25 contests.  He also shot 49 percent from the field, 44 percent from 3-point land and nearly 78 percent from the free throw line, with the latter two both ranking within the top seven in the NEAC, as did his points and assists per game.  Suniga, who earned a NEAC Player of the Week honor this season, was also named to the All-Conference First Team.

The NEAC Rookie of the Year honor went to Gallaudet University freshman Joshua McGriff (Somerset, N.J.) after an excellent all-around season for the Bison.  The 6-foot-8 forward led the Bison in multiple categories this season, including points (14.2), rebounds (7.3) and blocks (2.2) per game in addition to field goal percentage (57.6).  He also ranked in the top-10 across the conference in all of those areas as well, highlighted by leading the league in blocks per game while having the second-best field goal percentage.  McGriff scored at least 20 points in four separate contests and posted four double-double performances on the year en route to also being named to the All-Conference Third Team.

Lancaster Bible College’s Marshall Tague was voted by his peers as the NEAC Coach of the Year after producing a remarkable turnaround for the Chargers this season.  After finishing last season near the bottom of the conference standings at 3-11, Tague led his squad to a 13-game turnaround by going 16-2 in NEAC play and earning the program’s first-ever regular season conference championship.  He also helped the team improve its overall record to 18-7 after going 4-22 a year ago.  The Chargers will now host this weekend’s NEAC Championship Tournament as the top seed of the five-team playoff field.

The complete list of 2013-14 NEAC All-Conference Selections is as follows:

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The North Eastern Athletic Conference has twelve NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Cazenovia College, College of St. Elizabeth, Gallaudet University, Keuka College, Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania State University - Abington, Pennsylvania State University - Berks, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Institute of Technology, SUNY Morrisville State College, Wells College, and Wilson College.  Bryn Athyn College and Pennsylvania College of the Technology will both join the conference as full members in 2014-15.  Associate members are: Cedar Crest College (W Swimming), D’Youville College (M Volleyball), Hilbert College (M Lacrosse & M Volleyball), Medaille College (M&W Lacrosse & M Volleyball), Penn State Altoona (M Volleyball) and Rutgers University - Camden (M Golf & M Tennis).  The North Eastern Athletic Conference has partnered with the North Atlantic Conference in the sports of men’s and women’s tennis.