Whittington, Stilphen also named to All-MAAC Teams
There were many firsts for the Marist men’s basketball program Tuesday at MAAC Media Day in Madison Square Garden.
The Red Foxes were tabbed as the league’s preseason favorite for the first time in school history and also sported the league’s preseason Player of the Year in senior guard Jared Jordan (Hartford, Conn.). Additionally, fellow backcourt mate Will Whittington (Kingwood, Tx.) was also named to the MAAC preseason first team, making it the first time Marist has had two preseason first team members. Redshirt junior Ryan Stilphen (Bay Village, Ohio) was also named to the MAAC’s third team.
Jordan led the nation in assists last season with 8.5 per contest on his way to first-team All-MAAC honors. Whittington has been in the top 10 nationally in 3-pointers made each of the last two seasons and was a third-team All-MAAC honoree last season. Stilphen led Marist with 7.1 rebounds per game in addition to his 12.1 points per contest on his way to powering Marist to a 19-10 overall record and a 12-6 (third place) conference finish.
The Red Foxes will kick off their 2006-07 campaign Saturday, Nov. 11 at Ohio at 1 p.m.
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