LATHAM, N.Y - Four United East men’s basketball players earned D3hoops.com All-Region honors for their performances during the 2024-25 season. Penn State Harrisburg’s Isaiah Eggleston collected First Team honors while Penn College’s Livingston Cross, Saint Elizabeth University’s Tye-Rell Monroe and St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Yassine Idrissa all earned Third Team honors. Idrissa was also tabbed the Region IV Rookie of the Year.

Eggleston also earned a First Team All-District nod from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

Find the full D3hoops.com release here: D3HOOPS ALL-REGION
Find the full NABC release here: NABC ALL-DISTRICT

It's been a tremendous year for the Harrisburg big man as the accolades continue to roll in. Eggleston was a walking bucket as his 17.8 points-per-game ranked fourth in the conference and his 481 total points ranked third. Scoring seemed to come easy for the Roanoke, Va. native as he shot at a clip of 50.5 from the field (second in the United East). Eggleston also was a big paint presence for Harrisburg, totaling 48 blocks and 191 boards which ranked 2nd and eighth in the conference, respectively. One of his top performances came in a crucial win over Lancaster Bible as he dropped 31 points and 12 boards to go along with three steals and three blocks. Most recently, Eggleston was named to the NABC Senior All-Star Game which came on the heels of his United East Player of the Year nod. Eggleston was also named the United East Offensive Player of the Week three times this season.

Idrissa made quite the first year campaign as the freshman was inundated with awards all season. Defensively, the first year was a shot blocker as he registered a league leading 66 blocks. He’d average with 2.54 rejections a game which ranks 13th in the nation. As for scoring, Idrissa averaged 13.6 points-per-game as he hit double-digits in all but five games. Underneath the glass, his 8.0 boards a game ranked sixth in the conference while he also piled up 28 steals.One of his best outings came in a win over Valley Forge as he scored a career-best 20 points while hauling in 14 boards and two steals. To match his Regional honors, Idrissa was tabbed the United East Defensive Player of the Year and a Second Team All-Conference member. He was also named the United East Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.

Monroe was a machine for the Eagles this season, leading not only the conference but also topping the country in a number of statistics. The Rio Rancho, N.M. native made a living at the charity stripe as his 198 total free throws made led all of Division III. This helped lead to a league-leading 677 total points which ranks second in the country. Monroe could also get it done on the defensive side of things as his 1.7 steals a game was eighth in the United East. This season, Monroe was named to the Conference’s First Team All-Conference and he also took home two player of the week honors.

Cross helped Penn College pull off some of the conference’s most notable postseason upsets, but it was his play all year that led to his All-Region honor. The senior amassed 23 double-doubles on the season which led all players in Division III. His 13.2 rebounds per game led the league and ranked fifth in the nation while his 22.3 points-per-game ranked 12th in the country. Cross hit the double-digit scoring mark in every game this season while eclipsing the 30-point mark in five contests. His efforts helped him earn a spot on the All-Conference First Team while also earning him three weekly accolades from the conference.

 

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