D3 Hoops: The 2018-19 All-Noontime Men’s Basketball Team
By NoontimeSports.com | @NoontimeSports & @Noontime_Hoops
Another exciting season of New England D3 basketball has concluded, which means it is time to unveil our end of the year All-Noontime Teams, along with our Coach, Rookie, and Player of the Year, too.
This year’s All-Noontime Team was assembled by our Noontime Basketball committee, which is made up of coaches, media members, and athletic communication directors.
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Nichols College’s Scott Faucher was named our Noontime Sports Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year after guiding the Bison to its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Sectional Finals earlier this month. (PHOTO COURTESY: Brian Foley/Nichols College Athletics)
Coach of the Year: Scott Faucher (Nichols College): In his first season with the Bison, Faucher guided Nichols to a 28-3 mark, as well as the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Division III sectional finals. Additionally, the first-year coach also led Nichols to its third-straight Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) title with a 105-90 victory over Gordon College last month.
Marcos Echevarria capped an impressive four-year career with the Nichols College men’s basketball team by becoming the 16th all-time scorer in Division III history. (PHOTO COURTESY: Mark Seliger)
Player of the Year: Marcos Echevarria (Nichols College): The Lynn, Massachusetts native concluded an impressive four-year career with the Bison by becoming the 16th all-time scorer in Division III history with 2,519 points and third in three-pointers with 479. A three-time Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) first-teamer, Echevarria guided the Bison to the program’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA sectional finals this month after leading Nichols to postseason victories against Middlebury College, Rowan College, and Amherst College. Echevarria ended the 2018-19 season averaging 20.3 points per game to go along with 3.9 assists and 1.8 steals. He was recently named to the D3Hoops.com All-America Second Team.
Emerson College’s Zach Waterhouse became the first member of the men’s basketball program to be tabbed NEWMAC Rookie of the Year. (PHOTO COURTESY: Kate Foultz/Emerson College Athletics)
Rookie of the Year: Zach Waterhouse (Emerson College): Waterhouse enjoyed an impressive first season with the Lions, averaging 16.6 points per game to go along with 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He canned 74.5 percent of his free throws while canning 68 trifectas in 28 contests. Waterhouse became the first Emerson men’s basketball player to be named New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rookie of the Year last month.
All-Noontime Men’s Basketball First Team
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Kena Gilmour |
Hamilton College |
New Paltz, N.Y. |
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Ty Nichols |
Keene State |
Springfield, Mass. |
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Bradley Jomard |
MIT |
Paris, France |
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AJ Jurko |
MIT |
Weston, Fla. |
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Marcos Echevarria |
Nichols College |
Lynn, Mass. |
All-Noontime Men’s Basketball Second Team
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Grant Robinson |
Amherst College |
McLean, Va. |
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DeAnte Bruton |
Nichols College |
New London, Conn. |
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Jake Ross |
Springfield College |
Northampton, Mass. |
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Austin Hutcherson |
Wesleyan University |
Freehold, N.J. |
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James Heskett |
Williams College |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
All-Noontime Men’s Basketball Third Team
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Geoffrey Gray |
Emerson College |
Newton, Mass. |
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Tim Roberts |
MIT |
Oak Bluffs, Mass. |
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Austin Coene |
Roger Williams |
Tyngsborough, Mass. |
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Sean Bryan |
Salem State University |
Lowell, Mass. |
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Bobby Casey |
Williams College |
Scranton, PA |
All-Noontime Men’s Basketball Rookie Team
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Devonn Allen |
Amherst College |
Danvers, Mass. |
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Noah Tyson |
Colby College |
Rutland, Vt. |
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Zach Waterhouse |
Emerson College |
Hampton, N.H. |
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Mikey Spencer |
Salve Regina |
Abington, Mass. |
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Chris Child |
University of Saint Joseph |
Bronx, N.Y. |