Men's Basketball Foursome Earns All-Conference Recognition

Men's Basketball Foursome Earns All-Conference Recognition

LATHAM, N.Y. - Four Penn State Harrisburg men's basketball players in Donyae Baylor-Carroll, Dylan Daniels, Brandon Coleman, and Nate Curry have earned United East All-Conference recognition. 

 

Baylor-Carroll, Coleman, and Daniels were named to the all-conference first team, while Curry was a second-team all-conference selection. 

 

A D3hoops.com Preseason All-America Second-Team pick, Baylor-Carroll picked up his second straight first-team all-conference accolade. The sharpshooting guard is averaging 17.7 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.6 steals per game while shooting a conference-leading 84.4 percent from the foul line. The Harrisburg, Pa. native's steals per game mark ranks 21st in the nation, while his 3-point field goals per game average (3.17) is good enough to rank 24th among NCAA Division III players. The team captain was named to the Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List in January and he earned United East Player of the Week honors on two occasions (11/22, 2/14). Earlier this season, Baylor-Carroll became the fastest player in program history to score 1,000 career points, needing just 60 games to accomplish the feat.

 

Daniels earned first-team all-conference honors after being named to the league's third team in 2019-20. The shot-blocking extraordinaire ranks second in the country in both rejections per game (4.12) and total blocks (99). The Clarksville, Md. native is averaging 12.3 points per game on 56.5 percent shooting from the field to go along with eight rebounds per game. The rim-running big man also recorded a team-high nine double-doubles on the year. For his efforts, Daniels was named the United East Player of the Week in early December (12/6). 

 

After returning from an injury that cost him all but two games in 2019-20, Coleman earned the first all-conference honor of his career. The versatile guard/forward combo has played the role of Swiss army knife for the Lions, averaging 12.5 points per game on a team-best 56.9 percent shooting from the field and 46.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The York, Pa. native is pulling down 4.3 rebounds and dishing out 2.1 assists per outing. His length and defensive prowess has proved invaluable, as evidenced by his 1.7 steals per game average. 

 

Curry picked up right where he left off following a 2019-20 campaign that saw him earn the conference's rookie of the year award. The bruising forward ranks second among Penn State Harrisburg players in both points per game (12.9) and rebounds per contest (7.8) and he's knocking down free throws at an 80.4 percent clip this season. Despite dominating in the mid-range, the Brooklyn, N.Y. native is also shooting nearly 37 percent from 3-point range and he's racked up seven double-doubles on the year. 

 

After earning the No. 2 seed in the upcoming United East Championship Tournament, the Lions will face No. 3 St. Mary's (Md.) in the tourney's semifinal round at Lancaster Bible on Friday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

 

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