ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Empire 8 released its selections for its men's basketball All-Conference awards on Thursday morning, with AJ Graham '28 taking home Elmira's Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year honors.
Player of the Year: Jaylen Savage, Jr., G, Nazareth
Defensive Player of the Year: Avery Oduro-Dompreh, So., F, Russell Sage
Rookie of the Year: Merritt Holly, Fr., F, Nazareth
Coaching Staff of the Year: SUNY Brockport, led by Head Coach Joe Clarke
Empire 8 First Team
Mekhi Beckett, Sr., G/F, SUNY Brockport (Westbury, NY/Wepham)
Luke Insley, Sr., G, Nazareth (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder)
Jaylen Savage, Jr., G, Nazareth (Elmsford, NY/Alexander Hamilton)
LaMarqus Merchant Jr., Sr., G, SUNY Poly (Utica, NY/Utica Academy of Science)
Anthony Rose, Jr., F, SUNY Poly (Bronx, NY/Fannie Lou Hammer Freedom)
Damien Call, Gr., F, Utica (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy)
Dayion Thompson, Jr., G, Utica (Beacon, NY/Kimball Union Academy)
Empire 8 Second Team
Amoi Charles, Jr., G/F, Alfred (Elmont, NY/H. Frank Carey)
Lou Bellamy, So., F, Houghton (Tampa, FL/Johnson University)
Jajuan Preaster, Sr., G/F, Houghton (Orlando, FL/Central Florida Christian)
Christian Sage, Gr., G, Houghton (Owego, NY/Owego Free Academy)
Cheickne Toure, Sr., G, SUNY Poly (Bronx, NY/Fannie Lou Hammer Freedom)
Trevor Green, Jr., G, Russell Sage (Troy, NY/Lansingburgh)
Hagen Foley, Sr., F, Utica (Albany, NY/Christian Brothers Academy)
Empire 8 Third Team
Tony Arnold, Sr., G, SUNY Brockport (Rochester, NY/Eastridge)
Zachary Rice, Jr., G, SUNY Brockport (Brunswick, NY/Tamarac)
Josh Garelle, So., G/F, SUNY Geneseo (Rockville Centre, NY/South Side)
Tyler Hind, Jr., G, Alfred (Randolph, NY/Randolph)
Akinlana Popoola, Jr., G, Keuka (Cleveland, OH/Padua Franciscan)
Daimarr Miller, Sr., G, SUNY Poly (Syracuse, NY/Corcoran)
Noah Girard, Sr., G, Russell Sage (Glens Falls, NY/Glens Falls)
Brandon Harris, Jr., G, Russell Sage (Elmsford, NY/Alexander Hamilton)
Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year
Oscar Wolter, Sr., F, Alfred (Munich, Germany/Lycee Jean Renoir)
Colby Jordan, Sr., G, SUNY Brockport (Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills East)
AJ Graham, Fr., G, Elmira (East Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse Minoa)
Michael Gentile, Gr., G, SUNY Geneseo (Rochester, NY/Bishop Kearney)
Mike Gitz, So., G, Hartwick (Commack, NY/Commack)
Luke Cole, Sr., F, Houghton (Houghton, NY/Fillmore)
Tyler Green, Jr., G, Keuka (Sackets Harbor, NY/Sackets Harbor)
Jack Broderick, Sr., F, Nazareth (Fulton, NY/Fulton)
Dylan Ernst, Sr., F, SUNY Poly (Rome, NY/Holland Patent)
Todd Williamson, Sr., F, Russell Sage (Schenectady, NY/Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons)
Cole Thompson, Sr., G, St. John Fisher (Louisville, KY/Louisville Collegiate)
Ben Wittman, Jr., F, Utica (Sherill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherill)
