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RELEASE DATE: 3/09/04
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
OMARI PEARSON AND BRETT LONPGRE` NAMED TO FIRST TEAM ALL-PSAC EAST HONORS – IAN
CONNOR AND BILL McNEIL EARN SECOND TEAM HONORS
MANSFIELD – Seniors
Brett Longpre`(Welland,ONT/Governor Simcoe) and Omari Pearson
(York/UNLV) were named to First Team honors while Ian Connor
(Canadensis/Scranton Prep) and Bill McNeil (Philadelphia/Simon
Gratz) earned Second Team honors on the 2003-04 Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Division All-Conference Team. The team, selected
by the PSAC East head coaches, was announced today by the PSAC office.
Mansfield’s four All-PSAC
East selections marks the most in school history and are the most selections
from one school this season. No other school had more than two selections.
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Longpre’
become a rare four year All-PSAC
East selection, including a first team honoree the past three seasons. The 6-5
long distance shooter ranked fourth in the PSAC in scoring (16.6 ppg) while
ranking first in the conference in 3-point field goals per game (2.96) and fifth
in 3-point field goal percentage (42.6%). He also ranked second in the PSAC in
free throw shooting percentage (89.1%).
A second team selection as
a freshman, Longpre’ has been named to first team honors in each of the last
three seasons. He ranks second in school history in career scoring (1,765),
first in 3-point field goals made (301) and is the only player in school history
to score more than 1,700 points while pulling down more than 500 rebounds.
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Pearson,
a three-year letter winner at UNLV before transferring to Mansfield this season,
led the PSAC in scoring this season averaging 19.7 points per game. The 6-9
forward also ranked second in the conference in rebounding (11.3 rpg) while
ranking sixth in free throw shooting percentage (82.1%) and seventh in field
goal shooting percentage (54.7%). He led the PSAC in double-doubles with 16 on
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Connor
ranked among the PSAC scoring leaders averaging 11.5 points per game. He ranked
second in the conference in field goal shooting percentage (59.1%) and was
second on the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg). Connor
became the 22nd
player in school history to reach the 1,000 point milestone, ending his career
with 1,031 points.
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McNeil,
the PSAC East Rookie of the Year last season, ranked among the conference
leaders in scoring (13.0 ppg) while averaging 3.3 rebounds. His 20 blocked shots
were the second most on the team this season. In just two seasons, McNeil has
already scored 865 points.
The Mountaineers finished
the season with a 21-7 record, but were passed over by the NCAA Division II East
Selection Committee for a berth in the NCAA Division II East Regional
Tournament.
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