ALBANY, NY - Junior guard
Gage Daye has been named to the Daktronics All-East Region First Team, in results released today,
The 2009 CACC Player of the Year, Daye finished the season ranked second in the nation in points-per-game with 26.0, and ranked sixth in the country for Division II basketball in steals-per-game with 2.7 swipes per contest. The junior was tops in the CACC in points and steals per game, and finished second in assists per game with just under five helpers a contest for a club that reached the semifinals of the CACC Tournament before falling to Goldey Beacom College.
#This is a great award for Gage, because it puts him in a class with the top players in the region," head coach Gerald Holmes said. "He had an unbelievable season for us this year, and he's raised his game at both ends of the floor, in every aspect. He's one of the elite basketball players in the country at this level, so it's great to see him earn the recognition he deserves for all the hard work he's put in."
The Daktronics All-Region Team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., and acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport and every level of competition. The All-Region Team is voted on by Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from the East Region.
The 2009-10 Daktronics Men's basketball All-America will be announced in conjunction with the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Springfield, MA on Tuesday March 23, 2010. The five first-team members from each of the country's eight regions are placed on the national ballot with Division II SIDs selecting first, second and third-team All-America honorees.