Dominican's Jackson Named To All-Met Team

April 11, 2006

Dominican's Jackson Named To All-Met Team

New York (April 11, 2006) -- Andre Dabney of Bloomfield was named the 2005-06 All-Met Division II men's college basketball player of the year Tuesday by the National Invitation Tournament and the Met Basketball Writers Association.

Dominican's Jackson Named To All-Met Team

Courtesy of Chuck Stogel

New York (April 11, 2006) -- Andre Dabney of Bloomfield was named the 2005-06 All-Met Division II men's college basketball player of the year Tuesday by the National Invitation Tournament and the Met Basketball Writers Association.

James Cosgrove of Adelphi was selected coach of the year for the second consecutive season.

Joining Dabney on the All-Met first team: Bradd Wierzbicki, Queens; Danny Terrell, Bloomfield; Jean Georges, Caldwell; Kimani Blaize, Adelphi; Raheim Lowery, Dowling.

Named to the second team: Manny Perez, Caldwell; Prince Jackson, Dominican; Shaun Bertin, Queens; Vincent Falzone, Molloy; Clayton Barker, NJIT; Neal Wellington, Pace; Aaron Cummings, Adelphi..

A junior guard from Plainfield, N.J., Dabney led the Deacons with 18.9 ppg and 83 steals, and had a high scoring game of 50 points against Dominican. His 2.7 steals per game ranked 14^th this season in NCAA Division II.

In his fourth season at the helm, Cosgrove coached the Panthers to the NYCAC regular season (19-1) and tournament title, a 27-5 overall record and an NCAA postseason berth, where they lost in the second round.

Jackson, who hails from Schenectady, NY, was a first-team All-CACC pick after averaging a team-best 19.1 ppg, which ranked fifth in the CACC. He also ranked ninth in field-goal percentage (54.1) and fourth in 3-point percentage (41.4).

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.