WAYNE, N.J.– William Paterson senior 6-5 forward Luis Martinez (Passaic, N.J./Clifton) earned a spot on the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Men's Basketball First Team for the second straight year, the league office announced.

Martinez led the Pioneers with 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per contest this season, shooting 48.4 (140-289) percent from the field. He ranked ninth in the NJAC in both scoring and defensive rebounds (4.48 rpg), 10th in rebounding and blocked shots (0.64 bpg), and 12th in field-goal percentage as of Feb. 21.

This marks the second straight year that Martinez was a first-team all-NJAC selection. He finished 19th in career scoring at William Paterson (1,119), averaging 11.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 99 career games.

Martinez was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America Second Team, the d3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region Second Team and the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association All-Second Team last season. He was a preseason 2006-2007 all-America selection by Street & Smith's (second team) and d3hoops.com (honorable mention).

The Pioneers posted a 15-10 overall record and a 6-7 mark in NJAC play this winter.

 

2006-07 NJAC MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS

“Pony Wilson” Player of the Year: Thomas Baker, Rowan

Rookie of the Year: Charles Miller, Montclair State

Defensive Player of the Year: Antonie Pryor, Ramapo

“John K. Adams” Coach of the Year: Charles Brown, NJCU


FIRST TEAM

Name                    School                        Yr.                Pos.                Hometown/High School
Thomas Baker     Rowan                        SR                G                     Millville, NJ/ Millville
Chadd Barnes     Rutgers-Newark       SO                G                     Newark, NJ/University
Dana John            NJCU                         SO                F                     Hillside, NJ/ Pocono Mountain East
Ahmad Mosby^    Ramapo                    JR                 G                    Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony
Luis Martinez*      William Paterson      SR                F                    Passaic, NJ/ Clifton

SECOND TEAM

Name                    School                        Yr.                Pos.                Hometown/High School
Omar Alston         Ramapo                     JR                    C                  Carteret, NJ/Carteret
Matt Byrnes*        Rowan                        JR                    G                  Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest
Jon Greene          Richard Stockton      JR                    F                  Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood
Mario Lancioni    Richard Stockton      JR                    G                  Runnemede, NJ/Triton
Alex Mirabel        NJCU                          SR                    G                  Jersey City, NJ/ Dickinson

HONORABLE MENTION

Name                    School                        Yr.                Pos.                Hometown/High School
Mark Aziz            TCNJ                            JR                   F                    Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris
David Cherry      Rutgers-Newark        SO                   G                   Linden, NJ/ Roselle Catholic
Sydney Francis  Rutgers-Camden      SR                   G                   Camden, NJ/Woodrow Wilson
Marques Hill        NJCU                          JR                    F                   Hillside, NJ/ Hillside
Bryan Keller        Kean                            SR                   F                   Piscataway, NJ/ Piscataway
Antonie Pryor+    Ramapo                      SR                  G                   Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick
Lamar Wright       Kean                            SR                  G                   Galloway, NJ/Absegami


Key:

* - First Team All-Conference 2005-06
^ - Second Team All-Conference 2005-06
+ - Honorable Mention 2005-06