Buchanon, Lockett Receive All-NECC Honors
Chris Kendrick (@CKendrick86)
CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College junior guard Jerry Buchanon (Windsor, Conn.) and senior forward Kenny Lockett (Atlanta, Ga.) were selected to the 2014-15 New England Collegiate Conference All-Conference team, announced by the league office Monday morning. Buchanon was voted to the First Team, while Lockett received a Second Team selection.
Buchanon takes home his first All-Conference award after leading the Blazers in scoring at 18.4 points per game, fifth-most in the conference, while leading the league in three-point shooting with a 42.4 mark. Jerry netted a career-high 35 points in a win at Lesley, and buried a career-high seven three-pointers in a win over Daniel Webster. For the season, Buchanon amassed 461 points, fifth-most in a single season in Elms men's basketball program history.
Lockett wrapped up his Blazers career by collecting his second All-NECC honor. Kenny averaged 14.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, ranking eighth and sixth in the league, respectively. Lockett recorded six double-doubles on the season, including six 20-point efforts. Lockett finishes as second in program history in rebounds with 668, and sixth in points with 1,069.
The NECC Special Awards and All-Conference Teams:
2015 Men's Player of the Year – Deshawn Hamlet, Southern Vermont College
2015 Men's Rookie of the Year – Daemond Carter, Southern Vermont College
2015 Men's Coach of the Year – Dan Engelstadt, Southern Vermont College
2015 Men's Basketball Team Sportsmanship Award – Wheelock College
2015 Men's Basketball All-Conference teams:
First Team
- Jerry Buchanon, Jr., G, Windsor, Conn., Elms College
- Joshua Ford, Sr., F, Jersey City, N.J., Mitchell College
- Deshawn Hamlet, Jr., F., Hartford, Conn., Southern Vermont College
- Parris Hill, Sr., F, Stockton, Calif., Mitchell College
- Sam Jean-Gilles, So., F, Melrose, Mass., Regis College
Second Team
- Scott Dulaire, Jr., F, Bloomfield, Conn., Becker College
- Nicholas Fenton, So., G, East Hartford, Conn., Wheelock College
- Kenny Lockett, Sr., F, Atlanta, Ga., Elms College
- Jeff Tagger, Jr., G, Brockton, Mass., Regis College
- Anthony Williams, So., F, White Plains, N.Y., Wheelock College
Honorable Mention
- Ray Farmer, So., C, Nashua, N.H., Daniel Webster College
- Ryan Gauthier, Jr., G, Nashua, N.H., Daniel Webster College
- Donovan McClean, Jr., F, Jersey City, N.J., Mitchell College
- Dolapo Olugbile, Sr., F, Laurel, Md., Southern Vermont College
- Kwame Thompson, Sr., G, Brockton, Mass., Newbury College
