Men's Basketball | 4/7/2024 8:18:07 PM
Seven Empire 8 student-athletes were selected to the 2023-24 United States Basketball Writers Association Rochester Area NCAA Division II-III Teams. The team was selected by The Rochester Chapter of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Daniel Cook of St. John Fisher University was named the Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Cook, Logan Blanekenburg, Luke Insley and Jaylen Savage of Nazareth University and Devin Milton of Keuka Collegeere named to the USBWA Rochester Area First Team, while Nazareth’s Jordan Haggard and Keuka's Christian Sage were Honorable Mention selections.
Cook and Milton earned honors for the third straight season, while Blankenburg and Savage were repeat selections. Cook was also named the 2023-24 Empire 8 Player of the Year for the fourth straight season, while earning D3hoops.com and NABC All-American honors.
Student-athletes were selected from the nine Rochester area institutions which include: Keuka, Nazareth and St. John Fisher from the Empire 8, Roberts Wesleyan College, University of Rochester, RIT, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Geneseo and Hobart and William Smith College.
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The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
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