Chealey, Riller Among All-CAA Postseason Award Winners
3/2/2018 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
RICHMOND, Va. – College of Charleston senior guard Joe Chealey (Orlando, Fla.) and sophomore guard Grant Riller (Ocoee, Fla.) were both named to the five-member All-Colonial Athletic Association First Team in voting by the league's head coaches, media relations directors and members of the media.
Also receiving top honors were Northeastern's Bill Coen as the CAA Coach of the Year, Hofstra junior forward Justin Wright-Foreman as the CAA Player of the Year, Delaware freshman guard Ryan Allen as the CAA Rookie of the Year, Northeastern sophomore guard Shawn Occeus as the CAA Defensive Player of the Year and Northeastern sophomore guard Bolden Brace as the CAA Sixth Man of the Year. Elon junior forward Tyler Seibring was chosen as the recipient of the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award and William & Mary junior forward Paul Rowley was selected as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Joining Chealey and Riller on the All-CAA First Team were Wright-Foreman, UNCW junior forward Devontae Cacok and Northeastern junior guard Vasa Pusica.
Chealey earned All-CAA First Team recognition for the second year in a row. He ranked seventh in the conference in scoring with 17.0 points per game and was fifth in assists with 3.7 assists per game. Chealey scored double figures in 27-of-30 games and topped the 20-point 11 times. He has climbed to fifth on Charleston's all-time scoring list with 1,755 points and is 11th on the Cougars' career assists list.
Riller rose to the All-CAA First Team after making the CAA All-Rookie Team in 2017. The Cougars' guard ranked fifth in the league in scoring with 18.4 ppg and was ninth in steals (1.2 spg). He tallied double figures in 25-of-29 games, topped the 20-point mark 12 times and had four 30-point efforts. Riller shot 55.4% from the floor and better than 40 percent from 3-point range.
Earning All-CAA Second Team honors were College of Charleston sophomore forward Jarrell Brantley (Columbia, S.C.), Drexel junior guard Tramaine Isabell, William and Mary sophomore forward Nathan Knight, Towson sophomore guard Zane Martin and Seibring.
For the third-straight year, senior guard Cameron Johnson (Athens, Ga.) was named to the CAA All-Defensive Team. Brantley averaged 17.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while Johnson helped lead the Cougars' defense to a conference-leading scoring defense holding opponents to 68.7 points per game this season.
The awards were announced on the eve of the 2018 CAA Men's Basketball Championship presented by Jersey Mike's, which will be held on March 3-6 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C.
2017-18 CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARD WINNERS
First Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Devontae Cacok, UNCW Jr. F 6-7 240 Riverdale, Ga./Alpharetta
Joe Chealey, CofC Sr. G 6-4 190 Orlando, Fla./Apopka
Vasa Pusica, Northeastern Jr. G 6-5 210 Belgrade, Serbia/Sunrise Christian
Grant Riller, CofC So. G 6-3 195 Ocoee, Fla./Ocoee
Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra Jr. G 6-1 185 Queens, N.Y./High School of Construction
Second Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Jarrell Brantley, CofC Jr. F 6-7 250 Columbia, S.C./Notre Dame Prep
Tramaine Isabell, Drexel Jr. G 6-1 180 Seattle, Wash./Garfield
Nathan Knight, William & Mary So. F 6-10 235 Syracuse, N.Y./Kimball Academy
Zane Martin, Towson So. G 6-4 205 Philadelphia, Pa./Ss. Neumann-Goretti
Tyler Seibring, Elon Jr. F 6-9 225 Normal, Ill./Normal Community
Third Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
David Cohn, William & Mary Sr. G 6-2 168 Elmhurst, Ill./York
Ryan Daly, Delaware So. G 6-5 225 Ardmore, Pa./Archbishop Carroll
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra Sr. F/C 6-9 260 Kaunas, Lithuania/Oak Hill Academy
Stuckey Mosley, James Madison Jr. G 6-3 190 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek
Justin Pierce, William & Mary So. G/F 6-7 215 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West
Jordon Talley, UNCW Sr. G 6-1 180 Richmond, Va./Henrico
2017-18 CAA Player of the Year – Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra
2017-18 CAA Coach of the Year – Bill Coen, Northeastern
2017-18 CAA Rookie of the Year – Ryan Allen, Delaware
2017-18 CAA Defensive Player of the Year – Shawn Occeus, Northeastern
2017-18 CAA Sixth Man of the Year – Bolden Brace, Northeastern
2017-18 Dean Ehlers Leadership Award – Tyler Seibring, Elon
2017-18 CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Paul Rowley, William & Mary
CAA All-Rookie Team Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Ryan Allen, Delaware Fr. G 6-2 195 Bowie, Md./DeMatha
Darius Banks, James Madison Fr. G 6-5 225 St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg
Matt Lewis, James Madison Fr. G 6-5 180 Arlington, Va./Bishop O'Connell
Tomas Murphy, Northeastern Fr. F 6-8 220 Wakefield, R.I./Northfield Mount Hermon
Jalen Ray, Hofstra Fr. G 6-2 175 Hampton, Va./Hampton
CAA All-Defensive Team Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Devontae Cacok, UNCW Jr. F 6-7 240 Riverdale, Ga./Alpharetta
Cameron Johnson, CofC Sr. G 6-4 200 Athens, Ga./Clarke Central
Nathan Knight, William & Mary So. F 6-10 235 Syracuse, N.Y./Kimball Academy
Shawn Occeus, Northeastern So. G 6-4 208 Boynton Beach, Fla./Grandview Prep
Austin Williams, Drexel Sr. F 6-8 245 Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal
VOTE TOTALS
ALL-CAA TEAMS
Justin Wright-Foreman, HU 526
Vasa Pusica, NU 501
Joe Chealey, CofC 451
Grant Riller, CofC 451
Devontae Cacok, UNCW 443
Nathan Knight, W&M 347
Tramaine Isabell, Drexel 330
Zane Martin, Towson 315
Jarrell Brantley, CofC 304
Tyler Seibring, Elon 165
David Cohn, W&M 159
Justin Pierce, W&M 159
Stuckey Mosley, JMU 157
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra 136
Ryan Daly, Delaware 94
Jordon Talley, UNCW 94
Eli Pemberton, Hofstra 76
Mike Morsell, Towson 44
Ryan Allen, Delaware 13
Shawn Occeus, NU 10
Matt Lewis, JMU 8
Connor Burchfield, W&M 5
Dainan Swoope, Elon 5
Eric Carter, Delaware 4
Austin Williams, Drexel 2
Kurk Lee, Drexel 1
ALL-ROOKIE
Ryan Allen, Delaware 176
Matt Lewis, JMU 165
Darius Banks, JMU 91
Tomas Murphy, NU 75
Jalen Ray, Hofstra 73
Jay Estime', UNCW 13
Kevin Anderson, Delaware 3
Chyree Walker, Delaware 3
Seth Fuller, Elon 1
ALL-DEFENSE
Shawn Occeus, NU 152
Austin Williams, Drexel 126
Devontae Cacok, UNCW 95
Cam Johnson, CofC 40
Nathan Knight, W&M 35
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra 29
David Cohn, W&M 20
Nick Harris, CofC 14
Darius Banks, JMU 12
Eddie Keith, Towson 12
Dmitri Thompson, Elon 10
Jarrell Brantley, CofC 9
Eric Carter, Delaware 7
Grant Riller, CofC 7
Jordon Talley, UNCW 5
Stuckey Mosley, JMU 4
Eli Pemberton, Hofstra 4
Sammy Mojica, Drexel 3
Mike Morsell, Towson 3
DeVelle Phillips, JMU 3
Vasa Pusica, NU 3
Alex Thomas, Towson 3
Tramaine Isabell, Drexel 1
Marquise Pointer, CofC 1
Stafford Trueheart, HU 1
Dennis Tunstall, Towson 1
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Justin Wright-Foreman, HU 14
Vasa Pusica, NU 11
Joe Chealey, CofC 8
Grant Riller, CofC 6
Jarrell Brantley, CofC 1
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bill Coen, Northeastern 29
Earl Grant, CofC 8
Tony Shaver, W&M 2
Zach Spiker, Drexel 1
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Ryan Allen, Delaware 24
Matt Lewis, JMU 14
Tomas Murphy, NU 1
Jalen Ray, Hofstra 1
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shawn Occeus, NU 18
Austin Williams, Drexel 12
Devontae Cacok, UNCW 9
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra 1
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Bolden Brace, NU 20
Justin Gorham, Towson 12
Troy Harper, Drexel 4
Marquise Pointer, CofC 3
Jalen Ray, Hofstra 1
Also receiving top honors were Northeastern's Bill Coen as the CAA Coach of the Year, Hofstra junior forward Justin Wright-Foreman as the CAA Player of the Year, Delaware freshman guard Ryan Allen as the CAA Rookie of the Year, Northeastern sophomore guard Shawn Occeus as the CAA Defensive Player of the Year and Northeastern sophomore guard Bolden Brace as the CAA Sixth Man of the Year. Elon junior forward Tyler Seibring was chosen as the recipient of the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award and William & Mary junior forward Paul Rowley was selected as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Joining Chealey and Riller on the All-CAA First Team were Wright-Foreman, UNCW junior forward Devontae Cacok and Northeastern junior guard Vasa Pusica.
Chealey earned All-CAA First Team recognition for the second year in a row. He ranked seventh in the conference in scoring with 17.0 points per game and was fifth in assists with 3.7 assists per game. Chealey scored double figures in 27-of-30 games and topped the 20-point 11 times. He has climbed to fifth on Charleston's all-time scoring list with 1,755 points and is 11th on the Cougars' career assists list.
Riller rose to the All-CAA First Team after making the CAA All-Rookie Team in 2017. The Cougars' guard ranked fifth in the league in scoring with 18.4 ppg and was ninth in steals (1.2 spg). He tallied double figures in 25-of-29 games, topped the 20-point mark 12 times and had four 30-point efforts. Riller shot 55.4% from the floor and better than 40 percent from 3-point range.
Earning All-CAA Second Team honors were College of Charleston sophomore forward Jarrell Brantley (Columbia, S.C.), Drexel junior guard Tramaine Isabell, William and Mary sophomore forward Nathan Knight, Towson sophomore guard Zane Martin and Seibring.
For the third-straight year, senior guard Cameron Johnson (Athens, Ga.) was named to the CAA All-Defensive Team. Brantley averaged 17.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while Johnson helped lead the Cougars' defense to a conference-leading scoring defense holding opponents to 68.7 points per game this season.
The awards were announced on the eve of the 2018 CAA Men's Basketball Championship presented by Jersey Mike's, which will be held on March 3-6 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C.
2017-18 CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARD WINNERS
First Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Devontae Cacok, UNCW Jr. F 6-7 240 Riverdale, Ga./Alpharetta
Joe Chealey, CofC Sr. G 6-4 190 Orlando, Fla./Apopka
Vasa Pusica, Northeastern Jr. G 6-5 210 Belgrade, Serbia/Sunrise Christian
Grant Riller, CofC So. G 6-3 195 Ocoee, Fla./Ocoee
Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra Jr. G 6-1 185 Queens, N.Y./High School of Construction
Second Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Jarrell Brantley, CofC Jr. F 6-7 250 Columbia, S.C./Notre Dame Prep
Tramaine Isabell, Drexel Jr. G 6-1 180 Seattle, Wash./Garfield
Nathan Knight, William & Mary So. F 6-10 235 Syracuse, N.Y./Kimball Academy
Zane Martin, Towson So. G 6-4 205 Philadelphia, Pa./Ss. Neumann-Goretti
Tyler Seibring, Elon Jr. F 6-9 225 Normal, Ill./Normal Community
Third Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
David Cohn, William & Mary Sr. G 6-2 168 Elmhurst, Ill./York
Ryan Daly, Delaware So. G 6-5 225 Ardmore, Pa./Archbishop Carroll
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra Sr. F/C 6-9 260 Kaunas, Lithuania/Oak Hill Academy
Stuckey Mosley, James Madison Jr. G 6-3 190 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek
Justin Pierce, William & Mary So. G/F 6-7 215 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West
Jordon Talley, UNCW Sr. G 6-1 180 Richmond, Va./Henrico
2017-18 CAA Player of the Year – Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra
2017-18 CAA Coach of the Year – Bill Coen, Northeastern
2017-18 CAA Rookie of the Year – Ryan Allen, Delaware
2017-18 CAA Defensive Player of the Year – Shawn Occeus, Northeastern
2017-18 CAA Sixth Man of the Year – Bolden Brace, Northeastern
2017-18 Dean Ehlers Leadership Award – Tyler Seibring, Elon
2017-18 CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Paul Rowley, William & Mary
CAA All-Rookie Team Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Ryan Allen, Delaware Fr. G 6-2 195 Bowie, Md./DeMatha
Darius Banks, James Madison Fr. G 6-5 225 St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg
Matt Lewis, James Madison Fr. G 6-5 180 Arlington, Va./Bishop O'Connell
Tomas Murphy, Northeastern Fr. F 6-8 220 Wakefield, R.I./Northfield Mount Hermon
Jalen Ray, Hofstra Fr. G 6-2 175 Hampton, Va./Hampton
CAA All-Defensive Team Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Devontae Cacok, UNCW Jr. F 6-7 240 Riverdale, Ga./Alpharetta
Cameron Johnson, CofC Sr. G 6-4 200 Athens, Ga./Clarke Central
Nathan Knight, William & Mary So. F 6-10 235 Syracuse, N.Y./Kimball Academy
Shawn Occeus, Northeastern So. G 6-4 208 Boynton Beach, Fla./Grandview Prep
Austin Williams, Drexel Sr. F 6-8 245 Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal
VOTE TOTALS
ALL-CAA TEAMS
Justin Wright-Foreman, HU 526
Vasa Pusica, NU 501
Joe Chealey, CofC 451
Grant Riller, CofC 451
Devontae Cacok, UNCW 443
Nathan Knight, W&M 347
Tramaine Isabell, Drexel 330
Zane Martin, Towson 315
Jarrell Brantley, CofC 304
Tyler Seibring, Elon 165
David Cohn, W&M 159
Justin Pierce, W&M 159
Stuckey Mosley, JMU 157
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra 136
Ryan Daly, Delaware 94
Jordon Talley, UNCW 94
Eli Pemberton, Hofstra 76
Mike Morsell, Towson 44
Ryan Allen, Delaware 13
Shawn Occeus, NU 10
Matt Lewis, JMU 8
Connor Burchfield, W&M 5
Dainan Swoope, Elon 5
Eric Carter, Delaware 4
Austin Williams, Drexel 2
Kurk Lee, Drexel 1
ALL-ROOKIE
Ryan Allen, Delaware 176
Matt Lewis, JMU 165
Darius Banks, JMU 91
Tomas Murphy, NU 75
Jalen Ray, Hofstra 73
Jay Estime', UNCW 13
Kevin Anderson, Delaware 3
Chyree Walker, Delaware 3
Seth Fuller, Elon 1
ALL-DEFENSE
Shawn Occeus, NU 152
Austin Williams, Drexel 126
Devontae Cacok, UNCW 95
Cam Johnson, CofC 40
Nathan Knight, W&M 35
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra 29
David Cohn, W&M 20
Nick Harris, CofC 14
Darius Banks, JMU 12
Eddie Keith, Towson 12
Dmitri Thompson, Elon 10
Jarrell Brantley, CofC 9
Eric Carter, Delaware 7
Grant Riller, CofC 7
Jordon Talley, UNCW 5
Stuckey Mosley, JMU 4
Eli Pemberton, Hofstra 4
Sammy Mojica, Drexel 3
Mike Morsell, Towson 3
DeVelle Phillips, JMU 3
Vasa Pusica, NU 3
Alex Thomas, Towson 3
Tramaine Isabell, Drexel 1
Marquise Pointer, CofC 1
Stafford Trueheart, HU 1
Dennis Tunstall, Towson 1
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Justin Wright-Foreman, HU 14
Vasa Pusica, NU 11
Joe Chealey, CofC 8
Grant Riller, CofC 6
Jarrell Brantley, CofC 1
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bill Coen, Northeastern 29
Earl Grant, CofC 8
Tony Shaver, W&M 2
Zach Spiker, Drexel 1
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Ryan Allen, Delaware 24
Matt Lewis, JMU 14
Tomas Murphy, NU 1
Jalen Ray, Hofstra 1
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shawn Occeus, NU 18
Austin Williams, Drexel 12
Devontae Cacok, UNCW 9
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra 1
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Bolden Brace, NU 20
Justin Gorham, Towson 12
Troy Harper, Drexel 4
Marquise Pointer, CofC 3
Jalen Ray, Hofstra 1
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