Pair of NE10 Men's Basketball Players Recognized.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Pace men's basketball standout Peyton Wejnert has been named the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced on Tuesday.
Additionally - Le Moyne's Tom Brown, an information systems and marketing major with a 3.83 GPA, was recognized as an Academic All-America Third Team member. He joins Wejnert in representing the NE10. Brown was a Second Team All-Conference pick following the 2019-20 regular season.
Wejnert, a finance major with a 3.89 GPA, represents the Northeast-10 Conference as an Academic All-America selection for the second-straight season. In addition to earning Team Member of the Year, Wejnert also earned a spot on the Academic All-America First Team.
A native of Point Pleasant, N.J., Wejnert averaged a league-high 23.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. He led the Setters to the NE10 quarterfinals and posted 13 double-doubles this season, while becoming just the second player in program history to tally more than 1,720 career points and 700 rebounds.
As a senior, Wejnert recorded seven 30-point games, including a career-high 40 points against Saint Rose on Dec. 4.
11 of the 15 members of the 2019-20 Academic All-America Division II Men's Basketball teams have at least a 3.80 GPA, with one student-athlete maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The six members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.97.
Peyton Wejnert of @PaceMBB leads the 2020 @CoSIDAnews Academic All-America® team for @NCAADII men's basketball �� Congratulations to all of our honorees: Read the full release below ⤵️@paceuniversity @PaceUAtheltics
— CoSIDA Academic All-America® (@CoSIDAAcadAA) March 10, 2020
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