Landmark Names Men's Basketball All-Conference Team
MADISON, N.J. - Following the first completed regular season in
Landmark Conference history, 12 student-athletes have been selected
to the 2007-08 All-Landmark Conference Men's Basketball Team as
selected by the conference's eight head coaches. The team consists
of a first and second team, with six players on each team, and the
selections made by position.
Moravian College and The University of Scranton each placed
three players on the All-Landmark Team, while Susquehanna
University and Juniata College each had two representatives. Those
four teams are the four squads that have qualified for the Landmark
postseason. In addition to his first-team All-Conference selection
Susquehanna senior Josh Robinson was named the Landmark Player of
the Year. Moravian added two individual awards to go along with its
three All-Conference choices as senior forward Chris Earley was
named the Landmark Defensive Player of the Year while Head Coach
Jim Walker and his staff were picked as the Coaching Staff of the
Year. The Catholic University of America freshman Jason Banzhaf was
tabbed as the Landmark Rookie of the Year to go along with his
second-team All-Landmark recognition.
Seniors dominated the voting for the All-Landmark Team as 10 of
the 12 spots on the team were earned by senior student-athletes,
including all six first team selections. The only two non-seniors
to make the 12-player squad were freshmen.
The Landmark Conference men's basketball postseason will get
underway Wednesday night with a pair of rematches from the final
day of regular season play. Top seed Susquehanna hosts Juniata and
second seed Moravian plays host to Scranton.
2007-08 All-Landmark Conference Men's Basketball
Team
First Team
Pos-Name, Class, Hometown(High School)
G-Randy Arnold, Scranton, Sr., Doylestown, Pa. (Central Bucks
West)
G-Ryan Miller, Moravian, Sr., Easton, Pa. (Easton)
G-Josh Robinson, Susquehanna, Sr., Mahwah, N.J. (River Dell)
F-Tom Bicknell, Scranton, Sr., Melbourne, Australia (St. Bede's
College)
F-Kevin Cuff, Susquehanna, Sr., Pottsville, Pa. (Nativity
B.V.M.)
F-Chris Earley, Moravian, Sr., Brielle, N.J. (Manasquan)
Second Team
Pos-Name, Class, Hometown/High School
G-Zach Ashworth, Scranton, Fr., Doylestown, Pa. (Central Bucks
West)
G-Chris Lopez, Drew, Sr., Staten Island, N.Y. (Monsignor
Farrell)
G-Kyle Opitz, Juniata, Sr., Gibsonia, Pa. (Pine-Richland)
F-Jason Banzhaf, Catholic, Fr., Livingston, N.J. (Seton Hall
Prep.)
F-Brian Cannon, Juniata, Sr., Fallston, Md. (Fallston)
F-Mark Franzyshen, Moravian, Sr., Somerset, N.J.
(Immaculata)
Player of the Year: Josh Robinson, Susquehanna
Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Earley, Moravian
Rookie of the Year: Jason Banzhaf, Catholic
Coaching Staff of the Year: Moravian College (Head Coach, Jim
Walker)