PSUAC Announces its All-Conference Basketball Teams
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State University Athletic Conference has announced its 2022-2023 Men's and Women's Basketball All-Conference awards. More than 80 student-athletes received recognition on the various All-Conference teams and as John Fritz Sportsmanship Award winners.
Each sport recognizes East and West Division First Teams, plus a Second Team. Specialty awards include Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the year in each division, plus a single Coach of the Year.
For the second straight year, Penn State Fayette's Taylor McCormick garnered West Division Player of the Year on the women's side. McCormick led the PSUAC with 21.1 points per game. She was also the PSUAC's leader in free throws and free throw percentage while also totaling 69 steals on the season. In the East, Penn State Schuylkill picked up their second consecutive Player of the Year honor, this time from second year star Tajae Stevenson. Stevenson averaged 15.4 points per game and added 9.1 rebounds. Stevenson also added 21 blocks on the season and had 267 total rebounds, which were all top 10 in the PSUAC.
On the men's side, Fayette's Torian Jenkins was named the West Division's Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Jenkins' 13.1 rebounds per game was tops in the league, while he also averging 14.6 points per game. Jenkins finished second in blocks, fourth in steals, fourth in assists and was first in minutes played on the season with more than 1,000. Over on the Delaware, Penn State Brandywine's Bryce Barrouk finished the season averaging a double-double, including a league-best 18.9 points per game. Barrouk's 11.1 rebounds per game was second in the PSUAC only to Jenkins, and he finished the season in the top five in field goals, three-pointers, three-point percentage, free throws and free throw percentage.
Greater Allegheny first year head coach Tre McKeithen was selected as the Women's Coach of the Year award after leading his program to a 17-7 record, including 14-5 in the PSUAC; Brandywine's Justin Dunbar-Stevens was named Men's Coach of the Year after leading his team to the top seed in the East Division with a 19-8 record, including a 17-2 mark in the PSUAC.
All-Conference awards can be seen in their entirety at the links below, or by using the "Awards" dropdown menu on the PSUAC website.
Selections for All-Conference are based upon nominations submitted by coaches and athletic directors and voted on by one representative from every campus.