Two Purple Knights Earn Places On 2015-16 All-ECC Men's Basketball Teams

Central Islip, N.Y.-University of Bridgeport men's basketball seniors Devon Elliott (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Muhammed Ahmed (Bronx, N.Y.) have earned spots on the 2016 All-East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Teams.  Elliott, who earned Second Team All-ECC accolades in 2015, moves up to a sport on the First Team All-ECC squad, and Ahmed was selected to the Second Team All-Conference group.

In 2015-16, Elliott averaged 14.4 points and 4.7 rebounds, and led the Purple Knights in steals with 55.  He finished second on the team in assists with a total of 67 this season, as he started all 29 of his team's games.

In his first season in a UB uniform after transferring for North Texas, Ahmed led Bridgeport in scoring and rebounding averaging 14.7 points and 6.1 boards per game.  Muhammed started all 27 games in which he played during the 2015-16 and led UB in blocked shots with a total of 34.

2016 All-East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Teams

First Team

Torrence Dyck - Daemen

Devon Elliott - Bridgeport

Jared Hall - LIU Post

Chris Millender - Dowling

Justin Reyes - St. Thomas Aquinas

Chaz Watler - St. Thomas Aquinas

Second Team

Muhammed Ahmed - Bridgeport

Greg Dotson - LIU Post

Tyseem Lyles - Mercy

Arif Mehmetaj - Daemen

Tyree White - Queens

Third Team

Khalif Chaplin - NYIT

Tyrel Dixon - Roberts Wesleyan

Evan Maxwell - Dowling

Jaylen Morris - Molloy

Erin Senegal - Dist. Columbia

Player of the Year: Justin Reyes - St. Thomas Aquinas

Defensive Player of the Year: Tyree White - Queens

Rookie of the Year: Jonathan Lawton - St. Thomas Aquinas

Coach of the Year: Tobin Anderson - St. Thomas Aquinas