Men's Basketball | 3/1/2022 1:58:23 PM
The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team on Tuesday, March 1. Nazareth College graduate student Stephen Gabel was named Empire 8 Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading the Golden Flyers to their fourth league title on February 26.
Gabel averaged 22.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists, while shooting 53 percent from the floor in the two postseason contests. He scored 25 points, pulled down 10 boards and dished out four assists in the E8 semifinal win Friday evening over St. John Fisher. On Saturday versus Utica, Gabel scored 19 points, including five made 3-pointers, while grabbing nine rebounds to help the Golden Flyers withstand a late Pioneers comeback bid and earn a 54-53 win. Fellow Nazareth graduate student Kevin Underwood joined Gabel on the All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.5 points and 3.5 rebounds, while shooting 57 percent from the field over the two games.
Senior guard Darius Hopkins averaged 18.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in two games for runner-up Utica University to earn All-Tournament Team accolades. Junior forward Daniel Cook of St. John Fisher College and junior guard Adam Enders of Alfred University were also named to the All-Tournament Team. Cook scored 28 points and added 10 rebounds for the Cardinals in the Empire 8 Semifinal versus Nazareth. Enders averaged 19.0 points and 4.5 rebounds, while draining 10 made 3-pointers in the tournament for Alfred, who knocked off Russell Sage College in the opening round and battled top-seed Utica in the semifinals.
2021-22 Empire 8 Men’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team
Adam Enders, Jr., G, Alfred
Stephen Gabel, Gr., G, Nazareth *
Kevin Underwood, Gr., G, Nazareth
Daniel Cook, Sr., F, St. John Fisher
Darius Hopkins, Sr., G, Utica
* Named Most Outstanding Player
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