FLUSHING, N.Y. - The 2024-25 CUNYAC men's basketball All-Stars and major awards were announced Thursday morning. The All-Star teams and major awards are voted upon by the league's head coaches.
Baruch's Gerard Nicholson was voted the league's Player of the Year. York's Brandon Barrett was selected as the Rookie of the Year, while Baruch head coach John Alesi was voted the league's Coach of the Year. Brandon Marks of Lehman is the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.
Players of the Year: Gerard Nicholson, Baruch
Nicholson, who led the Bearcats to the CUNYAC regular season title, has started all 26 games and is averaging 19.6 ppg while shooting .438 from the floor while adding three assists, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. He ranks second in the conference in scoring and is fourth in the league in steals per game. His 60 three-pointers are fourth in the conference. Nicholson has reached double figures in scoring 25 times in 26 contests.
Rookie of the Year: Brandon Barrett, York
Barrett, a four-time CUNYAC Rookie of the Week, averaged a double-double for the Cardinals with 13.5 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in 22 contests. He leads the conference in rebounding and ranks 13th in scoring while is .477 field goal percentage is third in the league. Barrett registered 12 double-doubles for the Cardinals in 2024-25.
Coach of the Year: John Alesi, Baruch
Alesi earns Coach of the Year honors for the second straight year and the third time in his career, with the other coming in 2014-15. This season, he has guided the Bearcats to a 15-10 regular season record, the CUNYAC regular season championship with a 12-2 record and the program's sixth straight trip to the CUNYAC championship game. Baruch has two First Team representatives on the All-Star teams.
2024-25 CUNYAC Men's Basketball All-Stars and Major Awards
Player of the Year: Gerard Nicholson, Baruch
Rookie of the Year: Brandon Barrett, York
Coach of the Year: John Alesi, Baruch
Sportsmanship Award: Brandon Marks, Lehman
Sportsmanship Team: Jackenson Edme, Baruch, Gabe Barker, Brooklyn, Chris Stone, CCNY, Casey Meyers, Hunter, James Bradberry, John Jay, Brandon Marks, Lehman, Michael Perez, Medgar Evers, Rohan Singh, York
First Team All-Stars
Gerard Nicholson, Baruch
Brandon Goldberg, Baruch
Edward Beqiri, CCNY
Keyshawn Miller, John Jay
Jamir Stewart, John Jay
Kai Parris, Lehman
Second Team All-Stars
Malik Dale, Brooklyn
Justin Morety, CCNY
Jack Meyers, Hunter
Lasana Camara, Lehman
Andre Evans, Jr., Medgar Evers
Brandon Barrett, York
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