NJCU’S TONEY & RAMAPO’S FORD 2017-18 NJAC PLAYER AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2018 Contact: Terry Small, NJAC Commissioner (856) 582-3679 or (609) 221-1342 NJCU’S TONEY & RAMAPO’S FORD 2017-18 NJAC PLAYER AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Pitman, NJ—New Jersey City University sophomore forward Sam Toney (Plainfield, NJ/Williamstown) and Ramapo College senior guard Josh Ford (Fort Lee, NJ/Fort Lee) have been selected as the “Pony Wilson” Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and the league Defensive Player of the Year respectively in the New Jersey Athletic Conference for the 2017-18 season Their selections highlighted the 16-member 2017-18 NJAC men’s basketball all-conference team which was announced on February 21 All selections were made via a vote of the league’s 10 head coaches and were based on conference-only statistics A two-time all-conference selection, Toney finished the NJAC regular season as the leagueleader in both conference-only scoring (21.9 points per game) and conference-only rebounding (11.1 per game) A three-time NJAC Player of the Week selection this season, he also ranked fourth in conference-only free throw percentage (.857); sixth in conference-only three-point field goals made per game (2.3); and seventh in conference-only field goal percentage (.488) The third sophomore to be named NJAC Player of the Year and the first men’s basketball player in league history to be named NJAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in consecutive seasons, Toney finished the regular season ranked in the Top 10 of eight different conference-only statistical categories Ford was tapped as the league’s top defender after helping the Roadrunners secure their second consecutive NJAC regular season title He was the top defender on a Ramapo squad which finished the NJAC season as the team leader in conference-only scoring defense (66.3 points allowed per game); conference-only field goal percentage defense (.389); and conference-only three-point field goal percentage defense (.323) Individually, Ford ranked 12 th in conference-only field goal percentage (.465) and 19th in conference-only assists (2.4 per game) Montclair State University freshman guard Myles Mitchell-White (Trenton, NJ/Lawrence) was named the NJAC Rookie of the Year A nine-time NJAC Rookie of the Week selection during the 2017-18 season, Mitchell-White finished his first NJAC season ranked third in conference-only assists (4.3 per game) and sixth in conference-only field goal percentage (.494) A first-team honoree and the only rookie named to the all-conference squad, he also ranked eighth in conference-only scoring (14.6 points per game) The College of New Jersey’s head coach Matt Goldsmith was named the “John K Adams” Coach of the Year by his peers Goldsmith took a Lions squad which was picked to finish sixth in the NJAC preseason coaches poll and guided it to an NJAC regular season runner-up finish with a 14-4 mark in league play With a 19-6 overall record so far in 2017-18, Goldsmith has accumulated a mark of 53-26 overall during his first three seasons in Ewing Please find attached a list of the 2017-18 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Selections 2017-18 NJAC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM PONY WILSON PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: JOHN K ADAMS COACH OF THE YEAR: Sam Toney, NJCU Josh Ford, Ramapo Myles Mitchell-White, Montclair State Matt Goldsmith, TCNJ FIRST TEAM Name Thomas Bonacum*% Richy Espinal+ Christopher Moseley^# Myles Mitchell-White Eric Murdock, Jr.*% Sam Toney+ School Ramapo William Paterson Ramapo Montclair State TCNJ NJCU Yr SR SR SR FR SR SO Pos F F F G G F Hometown/High School Fanwood, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield Park Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn Trenton, NJ/Lawrence Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater Plainfield, NJ/Williamstown SECOND TEAM Name Kashaun Barnes Jarrett Bogus TJ Booth Lavrone Green Randall Walko School Stockton Montclair State Rowan NJCU TCNJ Yr JR SR SR JR SO Pos G F F G G Hometown/High School Toms River, NJ/Manchester Township Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck Somerville, NJ/Somerville HONORABLE MENTION Name Vincent Anfield Jr Dapo Badmos Zavon Johnson Mark Thomas+ Ramon Wright School Rutgers-Camden William Paterson Stockton Rutgers-Newark Rowan Yr SR SR SR JR JR Pos G G G F F Key: * - First Team All-Conference 2016-17 ^ - Second Team All-Conference 2016-17 + - Honorable Mention 2016-17 % - First Team All-Conference 2015-16 # - Honorable Mention 2015-16 Hometown/High School Mount Holly, NJ/Rancocas Valley Toronto, Canada/The Kiski School Trenton, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South Newark, NJ/Marist East Orange, NJ/Irvington .. .2017-18 NJAC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM PONY WILSON PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: JOHN K ADAMS COACH OF THE YEAR: Sam Toney, NJCU Josh Ford, ... Thomas Bonacum*% Richy Espinal+ Christopher Moseley^# Myles Mitchell-White Eric Murdock, Jr.*% Sam Toney+ School Ramapo William Paterson Ramapo Montclair State TCNJ NJCU Yr SR SR SR FR SR SO Pos... Plainfield, NJ/Williamstown SECOND TEAM Name Kashaun Barnes Jarrett Bogus TJ Booth Lavrone Green Randall Walko School Stockton Montclair State Rowan NJCU TCNJ Yr JR SR SR JR SO Pos G F F G G Hometown/High