Boston, MA - The Great Northeast Athletic Conference announced the 2007 men's basketball all-conference team today . Regular season champion Emerson placed three players on the 15 man team and claimed three of the individual awards. Sophomore guard Jeremy Shannon was selected first team, and voted as both the Player and Defensive Player of the year. Joining Shannon were second team selection senior forward Ben Chase and third team pick senior guard Will Dawkins. Emerson coach Hank Smith was named Coach of the Year. Forward Chris Hanson of Daniel Webster, who led the league in three point shooting was selected Rookie of the Year.

Joining Shannon on the first team were guards Rob Williams-Hinton of Emmanuel and Japhet Kerr of Johnson & Wales, along with center Jose Guitian of Lasell, the conference's leading rebounder with 11.8 per game and senior forward Jeff Carpenter of Rivier who finished his career as the GNAC's only men's player to score 1,000 points and pull down 1,000 rebounds.

Second team selections, in addition to Chase, were Mack Spellman of Emmanuel, Greg Samuels of Johnson & Wales, Jaime Crawford of Lasell, who led the conference in scoring at 21.6ppg and field goal percentage with .599, and Elbie Murphy of Saint Joseph's (ME).

Overall this season Murphy is averaging 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game for the 14-12 Monks. He was named as the GNAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week twice (1/15, 2/11) and became the 29th SJC Men's Basketball player to reach the 1,000-point milestone on January 26th, 2008 in a win over conference opponent Albertus Magnus College. Murphy ranked 12th in NCAA Division III in steals per game and 8th in the conference in scoring.

Along with Dawkins, the third team consisted of Tirone McCray of Johnson & Wales, Dwayne Powell of Lasell, Jerrold Williams of Norwich and Raymond Eatmon of Saint Joseph's (ME).

Eatmon leads the Monks with 8.6 rebounds per game and is second to Murphy in scoring with 12.6 points per contest. Eatmon ranked fifth overall in the conference in rebounds per game and 20th in points per game. Eatmon was the second most efficient shooter in the conference with a .580 (116-200) field goal percentage. The mark also ranked 34th among all NCAA Division III men's basketball players in 2007-08. The sophomore was named the GNAC Player of the Week on December 10th after tallying 17 points and 21 rebounds in a victory over Daniel Webster College (12/8). The rebound total was just one shy of tying a Monks men's basketball record that was set 21 years ago.

FIRST TEAM

Jeremy Shannon Guard Sophomore Emerson Lowell, MA
Rob Williams-Hinton Guard Junior Emmanuel Oak Park, MI
Japhet Kerr Guard Senior Johnson & Wales Mt. Kisco, NY
Jose Guitian Center Junior Lasell Miami, FL
Jeff Carpenter Forward Senior Rivier Meredith, NH

SECOND TEAM

Ben Chase Forward Senior Emerson Newburyport, MA
Mack Spellman Forward Junior Emmanuel Clinton, NY
Greg Samuels Forward Senior Johnson & Wales Philadelphia, PA
Jaime Crawford Forward Senior Lasell Coral Springs, FL
Elbie Murphy Forward Junior Saint Joseph's (ME) Loudonville, NY

THIRD TEAM

Will Dawkins Guard Senior Emerson Springfield, MA
Tirone McCray Forward Senior Johnson & Wales Brockton, MA
Dwayne Powell Guard Senior Lasell Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Jerrold Williams Guard Junior Norwich Norwalk, CT
Raymond Eatmon Center Junior Saint Joseph's (ME) Huntington, NY

Player of the Year: Jeremy Shannon Emerson

Rookie of the Year: Chris Hanson Daniel Webster

Defensive Player of the Year: Jeremy Shannon Emerson

Coach of the Year: Hank Smith Emerson

Courtesy of GNAC Sports Information Director, Tom Humphreys