BOSTON - For the just the sixth time in America East history, the Kevin Roberson Player of the Year is a repeat selection as Stony Brook’s Jameel Warney took home the award for the second-straight year. The conference’s 2014-15 major awards and all-conference teams presented by Under Armour were announced Monday via an awards show on AmericaEast.TV.Warney also became just the third player to win Defensive Player of the Year honors in the same season as being named Player of the Year. Joining him as major award winners was New Hampshire’s Tanner Leissner (Rookie of the Year) and Hartford’s Justin Graham and Vermont’s Cam Ward (Co-Sixth Men of the Year). Albany head coach Will Brown was tabbed Coach of the Year for the first first time.Award winners were nominated by their own coaches and voted on by the conference’s head coaches, who could not vote for their own team.Player & Defensive Player of the YearJameel Warney, Jr., Forward, Stony Brook
- Sixth standout to be America East Player of the Year in consecutive seasons joining Reggie Lewis, Malik Rose, Taylor Coppenrath, Jamar Wilson and Marqus Blakely.
- Joins former teammate Tommy Brenton and Vermont’s Marqus Blakely as only players to win both awards in the same season.
- Leads the conference in scoring (16.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.4 rpg).
- Ranks fifth in the nation in rebounding.
- His 7.3 defensive rebounds per game are the most in the conference.
- Leads the league with 2.4 blocks per game.
- Has 20 doubles-doubles this season, the most in the nation and is one of just 17 players in the country averaging a double-double.
- Won a conference-record tying eight Player of the Week awards this season.
Rookie of the Year
Tanner Leissner, Fr., Forward, New Hampshire
- Just the third Wildcat to be named Rookie of the Year and first since Pat Manor in 1990.
- Led UNH to its most wins in 20 seasons.
- Ranks sixth in the league in scoring (12.4 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (7.4 rpg).
- Was a five-time America East Rookie of the Week.
Co-Sixth Men of the Year
Justin Graham, So., Guard, Hartford
- Averaged 6.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 while coming off the bench in 26 of his 29 appearances this season.
- Led Hartford in scoring twice as a reserve.
Cam Ward, Fr., Guard, Vermont
- Averaged 6.3 points and 1.8 assists this season as a reserve in all but one game.
- Ranks third among league leaders shooting 40.8 percent from three-point land and hit 45.7 percent of his attempts against conference foes.
Coach of the Year
Will Brown, Albany, 14th season
- Named Coach of the Year for the first time.
- Led Albany to its first America East regular-season title since the 2005-06 season.
- The Great Danes went 15-1 in conference play and became the first team to start 12-0 since Vermont’s 2005 squad.
- Albany has reached the 20-win mark for the fourth time under Brown.
- Brown’s squad held conference opponents to just 56.1 points per game.
First-Team All-Conference
Sam Rowley, Sr., Albany – 2nd among scoring leaders (14.3 ppg), 4th in rebounding (7.7 rpg)
Evan Singletary, Jr., Albany – 12.7 ppg (7th in AE), 54 made 3-pointers (4th in AE)
Jameel Warney, Jr., Stony Brook – Second-straight selection
Carson Puriefoy, Jr., Stony Brook - 13.9 ppg (4th in AE), 3.3 apg (2nd in AE)
Ethan O’Day, Jr., Vermont – 11.9 ppg (8th in AE), 2nd in FG percentage (.569)
Second-Team All-Conference
Peter Hooley, Jr., Albany - 2nd straight year as 2nd-team choice; 13.7 ppg
Mark Nwakamma, Sr., Hartford - Top 10 in scoring (9th - 11.8 ppg) and rebounding (5.7 rpg)
Cody Joyce, Jr., UMBC - Averaged 16.1 points and 6.4 rebounds in conference play
Tanner Leissner, Fr., New Hampshire - Rookie of the Year
Dre Wills, So., Vermont – League leader in FG percentage (.586)
Third-Team All-Conference
Ray Sanders, Jr., Albany - Averaged 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds in conference play
Jahad Thomas, Fr., UMass Lowell - Contributed 14.3 ppg (3rd in AE) and 6.5 rpg before missing last 7 games due to injury.
Jacoby Armstrong, So., New Hampshire - 4th in FG percentage (.533)
Matt Miller, Sr., New Hampshire - League leader in 3-point percentage (.500)
Rayshaun McGrew, Jr., Stony Brook – 2nd in rebounding (8.4 rpg)
All-Rookie Team
Wiilie Rodriguez, Binghamton - Averages 11.6 ppg (11th in AE) and 5.5 rpg (8th in AE)
Kevin Little, Maine - 3rd-leading scorer in conference games (15.2 ppg)
Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell - Third-team all-conference choice
Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire - Rookie of the Year, second-team all-leaguer
Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont - Averaged 4.0 assists (2nd in AE) in league play
All-Defensive Team
Ray Sanders, Jr., Albany - Third-team all-conference, 6th in steals (1.4 spg)
Corban Wroe, Sr., Hartford - Repeat All-Defensive selection
Joe Bramanti, So., New Hampshire - Helped UNH hold teams to league-best 30.6 percent from 3-point land
Jameel Warney, Jr., Stony Brook – Defensive Player of the Year
Dre Wills, So., Vermont – 2nd-team all-conference, league leader in steals, 4th in blocks
Ethan O'Day, Vermont - First-team all-leaguer, repeat All-Defensive team choice, 2nd in blocks (2.2 bpg)
All-Academic Team
Dallas Ennema, So., Albany - First-time selection
Peter Hooley, Jr., Albany - Second-team all-conference, CoSIDA Academic All-District, repeat selection
Sam Rowley, Sr., Albany - First-team all-conference, repeat All-Academic selection
Corban Wroe, Sr., Hartford - All-Defensive selection, repeat All-Academic choice
D.J. Mlachnik, Jr., UMass Lowell - First-time selection