Bonneau Named ECC Player of the Year; Hall, Kohler, and Allen Each Earn ECC Team Awards
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (March 3, 2011) - Stefan Bonneau (Middletown, N.Y) led the ECC in scoring for almost the entire season and is now adding an ECC Player of the Year Award to that. Teammate Aaron Hall (Syracuse, N.Y) joins Bonneau on the ECC First Team, with Jonathan Kohler (Bordentown, N.J.) making the second team and Vaughn Allen (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) having his name on the All-Rookie Team.
Bonneau's scoring rampage reached its highest on January 8 this season, when he poured in 39 points against Queens. That was one of two times that he went over 30 points, with 12 games going over 20 points. He is leading the conference in scoring at 19.1 points a game, converting on 44.9 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. The junior guard led the Pioneers in scoring on 16 different occasions on the season.
Hall went over 1,000 career points during his senior season, averaging 14.4 points a game to find himself placed on the ECC First Team. The Syracuse native also ranks second on the team in rebounding with 5.8 boards a game. For his career as a Pioneer, Hall has averaged 15.4 points a game and 5.9 rebounds per game.
Kohler earned Second Team honors despite missing the last few games due to a hand injury. The sophomore was third in scoring on the team before his injury, putting together 13.0 points a game. He also was leading the team in rebounds with 6.2 a game.
Allen has enjoyed his first year in a Pioneer uniform, leading the team with a 56.4 field goal percentage. He numbers have increased over the season with 7.7 points a game and 5.1 rebounds to this point.