The Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Association today released its all-state selections. Two Saint Joseph's College Monks found their way onto the honors list as junior Marcus Alexander (Niceville, FL) and freshman Elbie Murphy (Loudonville, NY) earned second-team All-State and All-Rookie Team honors, respectively, from the State's coaches.
Alexander, selected to the NCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-Independent team last week, was elected to his first All-Maine team, his first ever All-State team selection. Alexander led the 19-8 Monks with a 12.7-point scoring average. Alexander also led the Monks with 5.2 rebounds per game and finished third on the team in field goal percentage and steals. Alexander prepped at Niceville High School in Florida.
Murphy, a 6-2 freshman guard who earned All-Rookie team honors, is third to Alexander in scoring (10.4) for the Monks, while leading the club with a 54.0 percent field goal shooting clip. A former star at Albany Academy, Murphy led Saint Joseph's with steals (77) free throws made (99), free throws attempted (135) and finished second in assists (42) for the year. His 77 steals ranks him #10 on the all-time individual steals record passing former Monk standout Tyrone White. Murphy finished third to Alexander with 4.4 rebounds.
Alexander and Murphy's selection to the State teams makes this the 15th straight season that at least one Monks player has made the all-state team.
