THOMAS AND DABNEY SELECTED TO DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION TEAM

March 9, 2006

NEW HAVEN, CT - Philadelphia University senior guard Tayron Thomas and Bloomfield College junior guard Andre Dabney have earned spots on the Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Basketball All-Northeast Region team. Thomas was voted as the co-Player of the Year in the region, while Dabney was a second team selection. Sports Information Directors throughout the Northeast Region conducted the voting.

Senior forward Stacey Moragne of UMass Lowell and Thomas tied in voting for the Player of the Year honor. Thomas, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Year, was tabbed a first-team honoree for the third consecutive season after leading all of Division II with an average of 29.0 points per-game. He became Philadelphia's all-time leading scorer this season with 2,414 points. Furthermore, Thomas ranked third in the CACC this season in rebounding (7.8), sixth in assists (3.77) and second in free-throw percentage (.828).

Moragne was the regional Player of the Year last season and was the Northeast-10 Conference co-Player of the Year with averages of 20.7 points and 7.5 boards per-game. Bryant senior guard John Williams makes his second straight appearance on the first-team and they are joined by Saint Anselm senior guard Jim Moore and junior guard Bradd Wierzbicki of Queens.

Dabney was one of only two non-seniors on the All-Region team and was a second team pick for the second consecutive season. He was a first team All-CACC performer this season and boasts averages of 19.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per-game. With Dabney helping to lead the way, the Deacons won their third straight CACC Tournament Championship on Saturday, March 4. Bloomfield, the eighth seed in the NCAA Northeast Region Tournament, will face the top seeded Stonehill Skyhawks on Saturday at 6:00 pm.

The remaining members of the second team are senior guard Matt Cahill of Saint Anselm, senior forward Marquis Taylor of Stonehill, senior forward John Sullivan of New Haven and senior guard John Huggins of American International.

The 2005-06 Daktronics Men's Basketball All-America team will be announced in conjunction with the 2006 NCAA Division II "Elite Eight" in Springfield, MA on Tuesday, March 21. The five first-team members from each of the country's eight regions are placed on the national ballot with Division II SIDs selecting first, second and third-team All-America honorees.

2005-06 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Northeast Region All-America Teams

First Team

Tayron Thomas (Philadelphia) %$*Senior, Guard, 6-2, Bristol, PA

Stacey Moragne (UMass Lowell) %$Senior, Forward, 6-4, Evanston, IL

John Williams (Bryant) $Senior, Guard, 6-0, Springfield, MA

Jim Moore (Saint Anselm) @Senior, Guard, 6-5, Worcester, MA

Bradd Wierzbicki (Queens)Junior, Guard, 6-3, Maspeth, NY

Second Team

Matt Cahill (Saint Anselm) #Senior, Guard, 6-3, Bridgewater, MA

Marquis Taylor (Stonehill)Senior, Forward, 6-5, Los Angeles, CA

Andre Dabney (Bloomfield) @Junior, Guard, 5-10, Plainfield, NJ

John Sullivan, (New Haven)Senior, Forward, 6-6, Bridgeport, CT

John Huggins, (American International), Senior, Guard, 6-2, Philadelphia, PA

%-Regional Co-Player of the Year;

$-2004-05 Daktronics first-team All-Northeast pick

2003-04 Daktronics first-team All-Northeast pick

@-2004-05 Daktronics second-team All-Northeast pick

#2003-04 Daktronics second-team All-Northeast pick;