Chan Earns D3hoops.com All-Region Nod

BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College sophomore forward Yannie Chan (Hong Kong, China) has been named the 2022-23 D3hoops.com All-Region team, it was announced earlier today on D3hoops.com.

Chan earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Year and First Team honors following a season of stuffing the stat sheet in almost every category across the board in her second season of collegiate hoops. This marks her first All-Region honor, earning a spot on the All-Region Second Team following a phenomenal campaign.

Chan took a leap forward in year two as the 5'10" forward averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2.3 steals in 25.5 minutes per game. The Hong Kong, China native led the Saints to the GNAC Championship contest, defeating GNAC top overall seed Albertus Magnus College on the road in the tournament semifinals.

The versatile forward registered 20 or more points five times, seven or more assists nine times, and four or more steals six times on the 2022-23 campaign. She led the GNAC while ranking 17^th nationally in assists per game and posted three double-doubles on the year including two with points and assists.

She earned a pair of GNAC Player of the Week nods during the season to compliment a pair of GNAC Weekly Honor Roll appearances.

Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools, and schools and conferences were each contacted multiple times as the season wound down to remind them to make their players eligible. There were 798 players nominated nationwide. The ballot was then made available to SIDs, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region. 

This is the 22nd year D3hoops.com has named an All-Region team and this year's All-America team will be the 26th annual All-America selections. The D3hoops.com All-American teams, along with those of the respective coaches' associations, are the only ones recognized in the NCAA record book.

Chan was one of four players represented from the GNAC on the D3hoops Region 1 All-Region squad as Albertus Magnus sophomore Jakara Murray-Leach (Norwalk, Conn.) joined Chan on the Second Team. Her teammate, junior Caitlyn Scott (White Plains, N.Y.) and Regis senior Pam Gonzalez (Revere, Mass.) were named to the Region 1 Third Team.

Division III split up basketball into 10 regions this season. A region with 40 teams or more has three All-Region teams honored, while a region with fewer than 40 teams has a first and second team. This reorganization results in approximately 10 additional players being recognized when compared to previous full seasons.

Players from these lists are eligible for the D3hoops.com All-America teams, which will be released at a predetermined time between the national semifinals on March 18 and the title game on April 1.

Player of the Year: Maggie Russell, F, Tufts
Coach of the Year: Emily Garner, Trinity (Conn.)
Rookie of the Year: Taylor Lambo, F, Hamilton