NJCU’S TONEY & RAMAPO’S FORD 2017-18 NJAC PLAYER AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 21, 2018 Contact: Terry Small, NJAC Commissioner 856 582-3679 or 609 221-1342 NJCU’S TONEY & RAMAPO’S FORD 2017-18 NJAC PLAYER AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE Y

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 21, 2018

Contact: Terry Small, NJAC Commissioner

(856) 582-3679 or (609) 221-1342

NJCU’S TONEY & RAMAPO’S FORD 2017-18 NJAC PLAYER AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Pitman, NJ—New Jersey City University sophomore forward Sam Toney (Plainfield,

NJ/Williamstown) and Ramapo College senior guard Josh Ford (Fort Lee, NJ/Fort Lee) have been

selected as the “Pony Wilson” Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and the league Defensive Player

of the Year respectively in the New Jersey Athletic Conference for the 2017-18 season Their selections highlighted the 16-member 2017-18 NJAC men’s basketball all-conference team which was announced on February 21 All selections were made via a vote of the league’s 10 head coaches and were based on conference-only statistics

A two-time all-conference selection, Toney finished the NJAC regular season as the league-leader in both conference-only scoring (21.9 points per game) and conference-only rebounding (11.1 per game) A three-time NJAC Player of the Week selection this season, he also ranked fourth in conference-only free throw percentage (.857); sixth in conference-only three-point field goals made per game (2.3); and seventh in conference-only field goal percentage (.488) The third sophomore to

be named NJAC Player of the Year and the first men’s basketball player in league history to be named NJAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in consecutive seasons, Toney finished the regular season ranked in the Top 10 of eight different conference-only statistical categories

Ford was tapped as the league’s top defender after helping the Roadrunners secure their second consecutive NJAC regular season title He was the top defender on a Ramapo squad which finished the NJAC season as the team leader in conference-only scoring defense (66.3 points allowed per game); conference-only field goal percentage defense (.389); and conference-only three-point field goal percentage defense (.323) Individually, Ford ranked 12th in conference-only field goal percentage (.465) and 19th in conference-only assists (2.4 per game)

Montclair State University freshman guard Myles Mitchell-White (Trenton, NJ/Lawrence)

was named the NJAC Rookie of the Year A nine-time NJAC Rookie of the Week selection during the 2017-18 season, Mitchell-White finished his first NJAC season ranked third in conference-only assists (4.3 per game) and sixth in conference-only field goal percentage (.494) A first-team honoree and the only rookie named to the all-conference squad, he also ranked eighth in conference-only scoring (14.6 points per game)

The College of New Jersey’s head coach Matt Goldsmith was named the “John K Adams”

Coach of the Year by his peers Goldsmith took a Lions squad which was picked to finish sixth in the NJAC preseason coaches poll and guided it to an NJAC regular season runner-up finish with a 14-4 mark in league play With a 19-6 overall record so far in 2017-18, Goldsmith has accumulated a mark

of 53-26 overall during his first three seasons in Ewing

Please find attached a list of the 2017-18 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Selections

2017-18 NJAC MEN'S BASKETBALL

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

PONY WILSON PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sam Toney, NJCU

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Josh Ford, Ramapo

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Myles Mitchell-White, Montclair State

JOHN K ADAMS COACH OF THE YEAR: Matt Goldsmith, TCNJ

FIRST TEAM

Thomas Bonacum*% Ramapo SR F Fanwood, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood Richy Espinal+ William Paterson SR F Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield Park

Christopher Moseley^# Ramapo SR F Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn

Myles Mitchell-White Montclair State FR G Trenton, NJ/Lawrence

Eric Murdock, Jr.*% TCNJ SR G Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater

Sam Toney+ NJCU SO F Plainfield, NJ/Williamstown

SECOND TEAM

Kashaun Barnes Stockton JR G Toms River, NJ/Manchester Township Jarrett Bogus Montclair State SR F Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex

TJ Booth Rowan SR F Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown

Lavrone Green NJCU JR G Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck

Randall Walko TCNJ SO G Somerville, NJ/Somerville

HONORABLE MENTION

Vincent Anfield Jr Rutgers-Camden SR G Mount Holly, NJ/Rancocas Valley

Dapo Badmos William Paterson SR G Toronto, Canada/The Kiski School

Zavon Johnson Stockton SR G Trenton, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South Mark Thomas+ Rutgers-Newark JR F Newark, NJ/Marist

Ramon Wright Rowan JR F East Orange, NJ/Irvington

Key:

* - First Team All-Conference 2016-17

^ - Second Team All-Conference 2016-17 + - Honorable Mention 2016-17

% - First Team All-Conference 2015-16

# - Honorable Mention 2015-16