CLINTON EARNS TOP HONOR; THREE PLAYERS NAMED TO ALL -MET TEAMS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/16/20) Dominican College Head Men's Basketball Coach, Joseph S. Clinton, has been named the All-Met Division II men's college basketball Coach of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association.

CLINTON EARNS TOP HONOR; THREE PLAYERS NAMED TO ALL -MET TEAMS
April 16, 2020

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/16/20) Dominican College Head Men's Basketball Coach, Joseph S. Clinton, has been named the All-Met Division II men's college basketball Coach of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association.

Daraja Rodwell was named to the All-Met First Team, while Jason Copman and Jonathan Garcia earned All-Met Second Team accolades.

After capturing the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference North Division regular season title, Clinton guided the Chargers (25-6, 16-4 CACC) to a second straight conference playoff championship and a second consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament. Posting a program record for victories in a season, Dominican led the CACC in team scoring (81.5 ppg) and defensive rebounds per game (29.3).

The school's Director of Athletics with 29 seasons and 857 games now as the head men's basketball coach, Clinton's career record is 461-396 (.538 W-L pct). A native of Rockland County, NY, Clinton --- who was previously named All-Met Coach of the Year in 1996 and 2013 --- played basketball at and graduated from Union College in 1983 with a B.A. in English.

Rodwell, a senior guard from Baldwin, N.Y., makes his second consecutive appearance on the All-Met First Team this year.  Rodwell previously earned All-CACC First Team honors and was named to the CACC All-Tournament Team.  He ranked in the top ten in the CACC in steals and assists, while being in the top 16 in points per game, free throw percentage, points and free throws.  Rodwell finishes his career ranked eighth all-time in Charger history in points.

Copman, a senior from Cumberland, Md., earns his first All-Met honors this season.  He was previously voted the CACC Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-CACC Second Team. Cppman ranked second in the league with blocks and 14th in steals. He dominated on the glass as the CACC's top rebounder, as he leads the conference in offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, total rebounds and rebounds per game. Copman averaged a double-double throughout the season in points per game and rebounds per game and was named to the CACC All-Tournament Team.

Garcia, a senior from Springfield, Mass., also earns his first All-Met honors.  He was previously named the CACC Tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP), to the CACC All-Tournament Team and to the All-CACC Third Team.  The top defender in the DC arsenal, Garcia led the team and was in the top five in the conference in both steals and assists.  He finishes his career ranked fifth all-time in Charger history in steals.

2019-2020 All-Met Division II Men's College Basketball Teams

First Team

Peyton Wejnert, Pace * 6-7, Sr., F, Pt. Pleasant, NJ

Osbel Caraballo, St. Thomas Aquinas * 6-5, So., F, Bolivar, Venezuela

Demetre Roberts, St. Thomas Aquinas * 5-8, So., G, Mt. Vernon, NY

Nick Corbett, Molloy * 5-11, Sr., G, Staten Island, NY

Bryan Griffin, Mercy * 6-8, Jr., F, Pomona, NY

Daraja Rodwell, Dominican * 6-2, Sr., G, Baldwin, NY

Ronnie Silva, Adelphi * 5-9, So., G, Nashua, NH

 

Second Team

Safee Abdus-Sabur, Bloomfield * 6-0, Sr., G, Newark, NJ

Sekou Cisse, St. Thomas Aquinas * 6-5, Sr., G-F, Harlem, NY

Jason Copman, Dominican * 6-6, Sr., C, Cumberland, MD

Jonathan Garcia, Dominican * 6-2, Sr., G, Springfield, MA

Brandon Jacobs, Pace * 6-0, Jr., G, Cambria Heights, NY

Adeola, Latunji, Staten Island * 6-3, Sr., G, Staten Island, NY

 

Player of the Year: Peyton Wejnert, Pace

Coach of the Year: Joe Clinton, Dominican

 

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.