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RICHMOND, Va.– A pair of Northeastern men's basketball players earned Colonial Athletic Association postseason honors as announced by the conference Friday afternoon.
For the second-straight season,
Vasa Pusica has been named to the All-CAA First Team while Northeastern newcomer
Jordan Roland earned All-CAA Third Team honors. It also marks the fifth-straight season a Northeastern player has earned first team honors.
Pusica becomes the eighth ever Husky to earn multiple First-Team All-Conference honors and just the third during the CAA era, while 2019 marks the sixth time since Northeastern joined the CAA that multiple Huskies have earned All-Conference honors.
Pusica finished the conference season ranking fourth in the CAA in scoring (19.1 ppg), fifth in assists (3.9 apg) and third in steals (1.6 spg). He was also among the league's top-15 in field goal (.532), 3-point FG (.396) and free throw (.839) percentage in CAA play.
The senior guard scored 20 or more points 10 times on the year, with eight of those coming in conference action, and finished the regular season by tallying double figures in 18 straight games, including each and every CAA game he took part in.
Roland, in his first season in a Northeastern uniform, ended conference action with a 14.5 ppg average, second among the Huskies and 16
thin CAA play. Fifty-one of his 87 3FGs on the year came during the conference season, including a career-high eight at James Madison. One of the top free throw shooters in the country, Roland finished the CAA year third, connecting on 87.8 percent from the charity stripe while making 1.3 spg in conference play, sixth best in the league.
The All-Conference honor is the first of Roland's career, after transferring to Northeastern following two seasons at George Washington.
The Huskies will begin their CAA Tournament play on Sunday night at 6 p.m. when they take on the winner of the #7 Elon/#10 UNCW First Round game at the North Charleston Coliseum. The game can be found at CAA.TV.
| First Team All-CAA |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
| Jarrell Brantley, Charleston |
Sr. |
F |
6-7 |
255 |
Columbia, S.C./Notre Dame Prep |
| Devontae Cacok, UNCW |
Sr. |
F |
6-7 |
240 |
Riverdale, Ga./Alpharetta |
| Nathan Knight, William & Mary |
Jr. |
F/C |
6-10 |
245 |
Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham |
| Vasa Pusica, Northeastern |
Sr. |
G |
6-5 |
210 |
Belgrade, Serbia/Sunrise Christian Acad. |
| Grant Riller, Charleston |
Jr. |
G |
6-3 |
190 |
Ocoee, Fla./Ocoee |
| Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra |
Sr. |
G |
6-2 |
190 |
Queens, N.Y./High School of Construction |
| Second Team All-CAA |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
| Eric Carter, Delaware |
Sr. |
F |
6-9 |
235 |
Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial |
| Brian Fobbs, Towson |
Jr. |
G |
6-4 |
215 |
New York, N.Y./Genesee CC |
| Stuckey Mosley, JMU |
Sr. |
G |
6-4 |
190 |
Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek |
| Eli Pemberton, Hofstra |
Jr. |
G |
6-5 |
195 |
Middletown, Conn./Cheshire Acad. |
| Tyler Seibring, Elon |
Sr. |
F |
6-9 |
225 |
Normal, Ill./Normal Community |
| Third Team All-CAA |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
| Desure Buie, Hofstra |
Sr. |
G |
6-0 |
160 |
Bronx, N.Y./Wings Acad. |
| Alihan Demir, Drexel |
Jr. |
F |
6-9 |
232 |
Ankara, Turkey, Ari College |
| Troy Harper, Drexel |
Sr. |
G |
6-1 |
175 |
Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann Goretti |
| Matt Lewis, JMU |
So. |
G |
6-5 |
180 |
Woodbridge, Va./Bishop O'Connell |
| Justin Pierce, William & Mary |
Jr. |
G/F |
6-7 |
202 |
Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West |
| Jordan Roland, Northeastern |
Jr. |
G |
6-1 |
171 |
Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill |
2018-19 CAA Player of the Year – Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra
2018-19 CAA Coach of the Year – Joe Mihalich, Hofstra
2018-19 CAA Rookie of the Year – Camren Wynter, Drexel
2018-19 CAA Defensive Player of the Year – Desure Buie, Hofstra
2018-19 CAA Sixth Man of the Year – Sheldon Eberhart, Elon
2018-19 Dean Ehlers Leadership Award – Paul Rowley, William & Mary
2018-19 CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Tyler Seibring, Elon
| CAA All-Rookie Team |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
| Chase Audige, William & Mary |
Fr. |
G |
6-4 |
193 |
Coram, N.Y./The Hill School |
| Ithiel Horton, Delaware |
Fr. |
G |
6-3 |
200 |
Vauxhall, N.J./Roselle |
| Deshon Parker, JMU |
Fr. |
G |
6-4 |
190 |
Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne |
| Kai Toews, UNCW |
Fr. |
G |
6-2 |
180 |
Tokyo, Japan/Northfield Mount Hermon |
| Camren Wynter, Drexel |
Fr. |
G |
6-2 |
175 |
Hempstead, N.Y./Holy Trinity |
| CAA All-Defensive Team |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
| Desure Buie, Hofstra |
Sr. |
G |
6-0 |
160 |
Bronx, N.Y./Wings Acad. |
| Devontae Cacok, UNCW |
Sr. |
F |
6-7 |
240 |
Riverdale, Ga./Alpharetta |
| Nathan Knight, William & Mary |
Jr. |
F |
6-10 |
245 |
Syracuse, N.Y./Kimball Academy |
| Jacquil Taylor, Hofstra |
Sr. |
F |
6-10 |
235 |
Cambridge, Mass./Beaver Country Day |
| Dennis Tunstall, Towson |
Jr. |
F |
6-9 |
225 |
Willingboro, N.J./Life Center Acad. |
