COPMAN AND WILCOX EARN MAJOR AWARDS; FOUR CHARGERS RECEIVE ALL-LEAGUE RECOGNITION

March 3, 2020

COPMAN AND WILCOX EARN MAJOR AWARDS; FOUR CHARGERS RECEIVE ALL-LEAGUE RECOGNITION

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/3/20) Dominican College's Jason Copman and Tedrick Wilcox earned major awards and four men's basketball players received all-league recognition as the 2020 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) All-Conference Teams were announced today by Commissioner Dan Mara. The voting for the league's all-conference and major awards was conducted by the league's 14 head coaches in the sport.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/3/20) Dominican College's Jason Copman and Tedrick Wilcox earned major awards and four men's basketball players received all-league recognition as the 2020 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) All-Conference Teams were announced today by Commissioner Dan Mara. The voting for the league's all-conference and major awards was conducted by the league's 14 head coaches in the sport.

Copman was named the Defensive Player of the Year, while Tedrick Wilcox earned the Rookie of the Year accolades.

The All-CACC First Team featured senior Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, N.Y.), while Second Team honors went to Copman and fellow senior Tavon Ginyard (Brentwood, N.Y.). Guard Jonathan Garcia (Spingfield, Mass.) was named to the All-CACC Third Team.

Copman was voted as the league's top defensive player after ranking second in the league with 48 blocks and 14th with 36 steals. He dominated on the glass as the CACC's top rebounder, as he leads the conference in offensive rebounds (103), defensive rebounds (193), total rebounds (296) and rebounds per game (10.6). Copman, who hails from Cumberland, Md., has averaged a double-double throughout the season by also posting 10.4 points per game.

Wilcox, a forward from Pawtucket, R.I., was the named the league's top rookie after averaging 10.6 points per game during the regular season on 56 percent shooting from the field (4th in the CACC). He also averaged 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assist per game. Wilcox topped double-figures in 12 games, including pumping in a season-best 29 in a win over Felician on Jan. 29.

Rodwell makes his first appearance on the All-CACC First Team after receiving Second Team honors in 2019. He currently sits 12th in the CACC and second on the team in points per game. He ranks ninth in the conference in steals, 10th in assists, 11th in free throw percentage, 16th in points and free throws. Rodwell is currently eighth all-time in Charger history in points.

Ginyard earns his first all-conference accolades this season. He leads the conference in three-point field goals. Ginyard ranks third in free throw percentage, seventh and leads the team in scoring, points per game, is 10th in free throws and 12th in three point field goal percentage.

Garcia also makes his first all-conference appearance in 2020. He leads the team and sits third in the CACC in steals and is fourth in assists. The top defender in the DC arsenal, he earned one CACC Player of the Week honors and was named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll twice this season.

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kylan Guerra (Thomas Jefferson University)

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Tedrick Wilcox (Dominican College)

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jason Copman (Dominican College)

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
Herb Magee (Thomas Jefferson University)

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
University of the Sciences

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL NORTH DIVISION REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION
Dominican College

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL SOUTH DIVISION REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION
Thomas Jefferson University

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Caleb Bowser (Georgian Court University)
Kylan Guerra (Thomas Jefferson University)
Jermaine Head (Wilmington University)
DeVaughn Mallory (Thomas Jefferson University)
Daraja Rodwell (Dominican College)

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Branden Aughburns (Holy Family University)
Safee Abdus-Sabur (Bloomfield College)
Josh Bradanese (Thomas Jefferson University)
Jason Copman (Dominican College)
Tavon Ginyard (Dominican College)

2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM
Joel Bailey (Nyack College)
Deondre Bourne (Thomas Jefferson University)
Darrick Boyd (Post University)
Vaughn Covington (Caldwell University)
Jonathan Garcia (Dominican College)

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.