#AEHoops All-Championship, Elite 18 Honors Announced
The championship games may not have been played, but the America East handed out its post-championship honors in men’s and women’s basketball over the weekend.
The 2020 Hercules Tires America East Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship was completed through the semifinals before the COVID-19 outbreak caused the championship games to be canceled. No. 1 Stony Brook was set to host No. 2 Maine in the women’s title game on Friday while No. 1 Vermont would’ve faced No. 3 Hartford in the men’s championship contest on Saturday.
In an honor to those whose last #AEHoops game went unplayed, the seniors from the four squads were named to the All-Championship team:
2020 Hercules Tires Women’s Basketball All-Championship Team
- Kira Barra, Maine
- Alex Bolozova, Maine
- Cheyenne Clark, Stony Brook
- Kyra Dixon, Stony Brook
- KK Hilaire, Stony Brook
- Gaddy Lefft, Maine
- Maddy McVicar, Maine
- Kina Smith, Stony Brook
- Sierra Tapley, Maine
- Kat Williams, Maine
- Hailey Zeise, Stony Brook
2020 Hercules Tires Men’s Basketball All-Championship Team
- Romain Boxus, Hartford
- Traci Carter, Hartford
- Everett Duncan, Vermont
- Malik Ellison, Hartford
- Daniel Giddens, Vermont
- Anthony Lamb, Vermont
- Josh Speidel, Vermont
- Petr Stepanyants, Hartford
- Key Sullivan, Hartford
Additionally, the 2020 men’s and women’s basketball Elite 18 awards were bestowed to the junior or senior student-athlete who carried the highest GPA among championship game participants. Maine’s Kelly Fogarty earned the women’s honor. The junior carries a 3.91 GPA majoring in management. Hartford Petr Stepanyants garnered the men’s award. The senior has a 3.99 GPA majoring in biology.
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