SMITH EARNS SECOND CACC ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/29/18) Dominican College men's basketball player, Ethan Smith, Jr. has been named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Winter 2017-18 All-Academic Team, the CACC announced on Wednesday. Smith earns the honor for the second time in his career.

March 29, 2018

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/29/18) Dominican College men's basketball player, Ethan Smith, Jr. has been named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Winter 2017-18 All-Academic Team, the CACC announced on Wednesday. Smith earns the honor for the second time in his career.

Smith, is one of eight players from the CACC's 14 member schools to be named to the All-Academic Team and the only member of the Chargers to earn the honors. He is also one of four players on the team to qualify for the second time in his career.

To be eligible for the All-Academic Team, a student-athletes must meet the following criteria: a) minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of the immediate preceding term; b) minimum of two semesters enrolled as full-time student at member institution; c) student-athlete must be second year student-athlete at member institution; and d) student-athlete must have been athletically eligible the season preceding the award and used a season of eligibility.

Smith, a junior guard from Nyack, N.Y., played in 30 games this season, starting six. He averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 13.6 minutes per game. Smith carries a 3.52 GPA as a business major.

The complete list of the 2017-2018 CACC Men's Basketball All-Academic Team can be found at: http://www.caccathletics.org/sports/mbkb/2016-17/CACC_MBB_All-Academic.pdf

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.