Men’s Basketball Places Two on ECC’s All-Rookie Team

Men’s Basketball Places Two on ECC’s All-Rookie Team
Conference Honors Jones and Van Cott

The East Coast Conference has announced end-of-season honors for men’s basketball, and two Mercy College freshmen – Tyler Jones (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) and Bryan Van Cott (Oyster Bay, N.Y./Oyster Bay) – were named to the All-Rookie Team.

Jones, a 6’0” guard, started nine of the 25 games in which he played. He averaged 9.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game on the year, while amassing 24 steals and as many assists. He shot 38.8% from the floor, and .322 from three-point land.

Van Cott, a 6’4” forward, started 26 of the 27 games in which he saw action. The third leading scorer on the team with 11.3 points per game, he led the team in rebounding with 5.7 per contest. He was third on the team in shooting, connecting on 37.2% of his shots from the floor. His 35.9% shooting from beyond the arc led the Mavericks.

The men’s basketball team finished the season with a 1-27 overall record, including a 1-20 mark within the ECC.

2009-2010 ECC Men's Basketball All-Conference
All-Rookie Team
Justin Brown (G, St. Thomas Aquinas)
Tyler Jones (G, Mercy)
Jonathan Kohler (G, CW Post)
Dominic Scurry (G, NYIT)
Bryan Van Cott (G/F, Mercy)