RIDDICK & TAMBURRO EARN GNAC ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
BOSTON, Mass. – Junior guard Emmett Riddick (Middletown, Conn.) and senior guard Joe Tamburro (South Windsor, Conn.) have been selected to the 2018-19 GNAC Men's Basketball All-Conference teams, it was announced Monday morning by the conference office. Both players make their first appearance on the All-Conference squad while sophomore Zachary Crisafulli (Easthampton, Mass.) was named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship squad.
BOSTON, Mass. – Junior guard Emmett Riddick (Middletown, Conn.) and senior guard Joe Tamburro (South Windsor, Conn.) have been selected to the 2018-19 GNAC Men's Basketball All-Conference teams, it was announced Monday morning by the conference office. Both players make their first appearance on the All-Conference squad while sophomore Zachary Crisafulli (Easthampton, Mass.) was named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship squad.
Riddick earns Second Team honors following a standout campaign in which he averaged a team-best 17.4 points per game to rank ninth in the GNAC in scoring. The Middletown, Conn. native scored double-figures in every game he played at least 20+ minutes in and over the final eight games of the season averaged 21.5 points per game during the stretch run. Riddick was one of the conference's most consistent players from the charity stripe, finishing the year with an 84.3 free throw percentage in league games to rank fourth in the conference. The junior also scored his 1,000th career point in the final game of the season to become Emmanuel's ninth men's basketball player to reach the milestone. He was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll five times during the season and was also named to the 2019 GNAC All-Tournament Team. Riddick finished the year also leading the Saints in assists (66) and steals (30).
Over his three years, Riddick has established himself as one of the program's all-time great scorers, averaging just under 15 points a game through 70 career contests. He'll enter his senior campaign with 1,007 career points and look to move up the all-time scoring ranks while also having 168 assists to currently rank 11th all-time.
Tamburro caps his Emmanuel career with Third Team accolades following the best shooting season of his tenure with the Saints. The senior led the team in points (415) which ranked 13th overall in the GNAC and converted 71 three pointers to rank tied for fourth in the GNAC while setting a new Emmanuel single-season record. Tamburro ended the season averaging 16.0 point per game which included a pair of 37-point outings in wins over Pine Manor and Colby-Sawyer to rank second in Emmanuel's single-game scoring category. The South Windsor, Conn. native became Emmanuel's eighth 1,000-point scorer during the campaign and was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll four times during his final season with the Saints.
Tamburro wraps his four-year career with 1,140 points to rank seventh all-time in scoring while his 185 career three pointers rank third all-time at Emmanuel. Tamburro added 348 rebounds, 141 assists and 80 steals.
Emmanuel ended the 2018-19 campaign with an overall record of 18-8 including an 8-3 mark in GNAC play to earn the No. 4 seed in the 2019 GNAC tournament field. The 18 wins was the second-highest win total in program history while the No. 4 seed marked the first time in 10 seasons that the Saints hosted a GNAC tournament game. Emmanuel advanced to the GNAC Semifinals before falling to the eventual GNAC Champion, Albertus Magnus, to conclude the season.
FIRST TEAM
Dana Bean, Colby-Sawyer (Jr., Franklin, N.H.)
Brian Hogan-Gary, Johnson & Wales (Jr., Staten Island, N.Y.)
Stefan Masciarelli, Lasell (Jr., Northbridge, Mass.)
Jack Casale, Saint Joseph's of Maine (So., Portland, Maine)
Thomas Duffy, Suffolk (Jr., Fairfield, Conn.)
SECOND TEAM
Tyreek Perkins, Albertus Magnus (So., New Haven, Conn.)
Mike Rapoza, Anna Maria (Jr., Charlton, Mass.)
Emmett Riddick, Emmanuel (Jr., Middletown, Conn.)
Ademola Afonja, Regis (Sr., Staten Island, N.Y.)
Darian Berry, Saint Joseph's of Maine (Sr., Rochester, N.H. )
THIRD TEAM
Patrick Coffey, Colby-Sawyer (Jr., Westford, Mass.)
Joe Tamburro, Emmanuel (Sr., South Windsor, Conn.)
Delshawn Jackson Jr., Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Fr., Hartford, Conn.)
Ian Mileikis, Saint Joseph's of Maine (Sr., Auburn, Maine )
Steven DiPrizio, Suffolk (Jr., Medford, Mass.)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Brian Hogan-Gary, Johnson & Wales
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Brian Hogan-Gary, Johnson & Wales
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Delshawn Jackson Jr., Saint Joseph (Conn.)
COACH OF THE YEAR – Jeff Juron, Suffolk
INSTITUTIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Norwich University
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Marquise Owens, Albertus Magnus (So., Thorafare, N.J.)
Joseph Holmes, Anna Maria (Jr., Shirley, Mass.)
Nate Trevino, Colby-Sawyer (So., Boerne, Texas)
Zachary Crisafulli, Emmanuel (So., Easthampton, Mass.)
Matt Madoian, Johnson & Wales (Sr., North Kingstown, R.I.)
Joe O'Brien, Lasell (Sr., Saugus, Mass.)
Daniel Haimes, Norwich (Sr., San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Milik Wallace, Regis (Sr., Hinesville, Ga.)
Tarik Rivers, Rivier (So., Stamford, Conn.)
Jake Sullivan, Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Fr., Branford, Conn.)
Tatsuaki Sakai, Saint Joseph's of Maine (So., Ishikawa, Japan)
Kevin Querusio, Suffolk (Sr., Millis, Mass.)