Men's All-MEAC Team Out and No Aggies to Be Found Anywhere

[Aggie One]

Dumbfounded how you can finish the regular season as the number #2 seed and don't place anyone on the 1st, 2nd, or even the third team.

MEAC Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors
Men's Basketball // 3/8/2019 4:25:14 PM

NORFOLK, Va., March 8, 2019 – Howard sophomore guard RJ Cole has been named the 2018-19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year, the conference announced today. Florida A&M’s MJ Randolph is the Rookie of the Year, while Cletrell Pope from Bethune-Cookman has earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones has been selected the MEAC Coach of the Year.

All awards were voted on by the conference’s head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors.

Cole, a 6-1 sophomore guard from Union, N.J., is one of the most prolific scores and shooters in the MEAC, averaging 22.3 points per game in conference play and 21.7 in all games this season. He has scored in double figures in all 31 games he has played, scoring 20 points or more points in 20 games. Cole ranks 18th in the nation in assists per game, eighth in the nation in free throw attempts and free throws made, 16th in total assists, 29th in points per game and 23rd in total points scored.

Additionally, Cole was selected as the MEAC Player of the Week on five different occasions. He has also had three 30-point performances, with a high of 36 against Norfolk State in the regular-season finale. Cole’s 672 points scored this season is more than 100 points better than the next player in the MEAC. He is on pace to score over 2,000 points during his Howard career.

Randolph, a 6-4 freshman guard from Pensacola, Fla., is on pace to become one of the best players to ever wear the Rattler uniform. He earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors five times this season, more than any other player. Randolph is shooting 51 percent from the floor, while averaging 7.2 points per game and 3.8 rebounds. He started in 20 of his team’s 29 regular-season games.

For the rest of the story:
meacsports.com/news/2019/3/8/meac-announces-mens-basketball-all-conference-honors.aspx

[DOOMS]

I think there was another thread that talked about how incredibly balanced our team was and how nobody scored over 10 a game and you never know who's going to be the star.

That answers the question. The team is a team.

[Aggie One]

[marchingband1969]

I know a few of our players are probably a little hurt by not being selected but this year it's more about "team play" rather than "individual play." The 3 or 4 games I saw there was a different player each night that helped us win. In fact, after every game I attended I'd think to myself..."Wow that kid is awesome!" But the next game that player looked only "average" and another player would step up.

I know it's depressing not to have any of our players recognized during the regular season but if they keep playing as a team, those MEAC Tournament Championship rings will be recognition enough!

[Maxell]

Flawed selection criteria. Team results should be a significant factor. Not even third team is a travesty. The conference should be ashamed to publish this mess. BTW, Norfolk has no first teamers.

[neighborhoodsuperstar]

Piggybacking off of Dooms, this year is a reflection of team balance. Truth be told, I never knew what I'm gonna get when I rolled up in Corbett this year.......AND I LOVED IT. It's Milik one night....the next time, it's Amari bombing away......then it's Sylla getting a double-double the next game.....

Y'all best believe MEAC staffs have sweaty palms when preparing for us. There really ain't anybody they can key on.

[thefriscotxaggie]

No doubt I think we have had 8 different guys be leading score for any individual game

[oleschoolaggie]

i think this "all meac" disrespect will serve as excellent motivation for the tournament...

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[durhamgsoaggie]

Mar 9, 2019 19:06:58 GMT -5 oleschoolaggie said:

i think this "all meac" disrespect will serve as excellent motivation for the tournament...

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Exactly.

[numberonebrave]

Who should have made All MEAC from NCAT?

[durhamgsoaggie]

Mar 9, 2019 20:47:14 GMT -5 numberonebrave said:

Who should have made All MEAC from NCAT?

Kam Langley... 2nd in assists, 1st in assists/TO ratio and top 5 in steals. The voters are picking based on scoring & not impact.

[oleschoolaggie]

i don't even care if a "token" aggie was placed on the all meac 3rd team. but you should never have an untied #2 seed with a winning overall record go without at least one all meac selection, even if its only 3rd team.

i honestly believe there's some "anti" aggie bias being played here. they're tired of seeing us "dominate" everything. if i were coach joyner, i would have a big azz sign over the locker room door that says, "no aggie good enough to make all meac"...