CSAC MBB Awards
Thomas Swartz (l) was named 1st Team while Jeremy Ringland was Honorable Mention

Men's Basketball

Swartz and Ringland Honored with All-Conference Nods

Aston, Pa. – Marywood University's Thomas Swartz was named to the First Team and Jeremy Ringland was an Honorable Mention selection as the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) announced its 2017-18 men's basketball end of season awards, as voted upon by the league's ten head coaches. These awards include Player, Defensive and Rookie of the Year as well as Coach of the Year.
 
Swartz becomes just the third player in Marywood men's basketball history to be named First Team All-Conference, joining Prince Blacknall and Sidney Tharpe who were both named to the First Team in the 2008-09 season. A prolific scorer for the Pacers this season, Swartz finished the regular season averaging 18.5 points per game and had numerous game high performances throughout the year.  The junior guard also averaged 6.4 rebounds per game, leading the Pacers in total rebounds (160) and average, and currently ranks #1 in Division III with a 94% free throw percentage (94 of 100).
 
Swartz shot 50.6% from the floor during the regular season (157 of 310 attempts) and also hit 40.6% (54 of 133) of his three point attempts.  He had 64 assists and 17 steals while leading the team with 792 minutes played, averaging 31.7 minutes played per game.
 
Ringland was also Marywood's representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team and ranked second in the conference in blocks with 57, leading the Pacers in that category and ranking him 24th in all of Division III.  Ringland averaged 28.5 minutes per game and ranked second on the team behind Swartz in rebounds (152) and rebounds per game (6.1).
 
Ringland shot 48.8% from the floor and dropped 22 threes on the season while leading the Pacers with 49 offensive boards.  He also contributed 54 assists and 19 steals on the year.
 
For the second straight year, Cabrini University senior forward Tyheim Monroe was named as the CSAC Player of the Year. Monroe joins a long line of Cabrini players who have earned this honor, and is the first back-to-back recipient of the award since former Cabrini standout Aaron Walton-Moss won the award three straight seasons (2012-15). He is the fourth player in school history to win the award (Walton-Moss, Corey Lemons, Kevin Misevicius). Monroe wrote his name into the record books, as he became the CSAC's all-time leader in rebounds with 1,440 heading into the postseason. His 387 rebounds this season, which leads the CSAC, is fourth best all-time in a season. Monroe holds the second best and third best single season rebounding totals in CSAC history. He also leads the conference in scoring at 21.8 points per game.

Neumann University freshman forward Aaron Johnson-Chavis was named as both the 2017-18 Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year by the coaches. Chavis had an outstanding first season for the Knights, as he is second on the team in points per game with 14.7. He averages just under ten rebounds a game (9.9) and has a team and conference-best 68 blocks on the season. A two-time CSAC Defensive Player of the Week selection, Chavis is the third Neumann University player to earn Rookie of the Year honors (Mark Blount, DeShawn Lowman) and is the second straight Knight to win Defensive Player of the Year (Darian Barnes).

The 2017-18 Coach of the Year award went to Tim McDonald of Cabrini University. This marks the first time McDonald has been honored by his peers, and is the third Cabrini coach to win the award (John Dzik, Marcus Kahn). This season, McDonald led the Cavs to the top-seed in the CSAC Playoffs, finishing with a mark of 22-3 overall and 16-2 in the CSAC. In his fourth season, the 22 wins are a team-best under McDonald.
 
Marywood returns to the CSAC post-season tonight for the first time since the 2010-11 season as the fifth-seeded Pacers travel to take on #4 Rosemont College at 7:00 pm.

2017-18 Player of the Year: Tyheim Monroe, Sr., F., Cabrini University
2017-18 Defensive Player of the Year: Aaron Johnson-Chavis, Fr., F, Neumann University
2017-18 Rookie of the Year: Aaron Johnson-Chavis, Fr., F, Neumann University
2017-18 Coach of the Year: Tim McDonald, Cabrini University

2017-18 ALL-CSAC TEAMS
FIRST TEAM ALL-CSAC
Pos Name Yr. Team Hometown/High School
F Tyheim Monroe Sr. Cabrini Philadelphia, Pa./Olney Charter
G Tyaire Hudson Sr. Neumann Wilmington, Del./Hodgson Vo. Tech.
F Will Davis Sr. Gwynedd Mercy Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington
G Thomas Swartz Jr. Marywood Broomall, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara
G Malachi Hall So. Cairn Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion
SECOND TEAM ALL-CSAC
Pos Name Yr. Team Hometown/High School
G Mike Piekarski Jr. Immaculata Wilmington, Del./St. E
G Mekhi Clemons Sr. Rosemont Skippack, Pa./Perkiomen Valley
F Deryl Bagwell Sr. Cabrini Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter
F Jalil Myers Jr. Rosemont Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter
G Rip Engel Sr. Gwynedd Mercy Newtown, Pa./Life Center Academy
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CSAC
Pos Name Yr. Team Hometown/High School
G JT Bennett Jr. Keystone Kansas City, Kan./Washington
G Raquan Brown-Johnson So. Neumann Philadelphia, Pa./Martin Luther King
F Aaron Johnson-Chavis Fr. Neumann Philadelphia, Pa./Kestrel Heights
F Jeremy Ringland Jr. Marywood Roseto, Pa./Bangor Area
G Keith Blassingale So. Cabrini Philadelphia, Pa./New Foundations
CSAC SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Name Yr. Team Hometown/High School
Mike Doyle Jr. Cabrini Media, Pa./Penncrest
Josh Decker Jr. Cairn Old Brodge, N.J./Timothy Christian
Hamp Smith Sr. Centenary Allentown, Pa./William Allen
Reed Plantz So. Clarks Summit Fredericksburg, Va./Home School
Rip Engel Sr. Gwynedd Mercy Newtown, Pa./Life Center Academy
Jordan Ambrose So. Immaculata Thorndale, Pa./Bishop Shanahan
Austin Smith Jr. Keystone Titusville, Fla./Florida Air Academy
Jeremy Ringland Jr. Marywood Roseto, Pa./Bangor Area
Adam Robinson Jr. Neumann Collingdale, Pa./Msgr. Bonner
Charles Presley Sr. Rosemont Philadelphia, Pa./Boys Latin
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Ringland

#33 Jeremy Ringland

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Thomas Swartz

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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Ringland

#33 Jeremy Ringland

6' 8"
Junior
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Thomas Swartz

#3 Thomas Swartz

6' 5"
Junior
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