Junior Jermaine Washington (Philadelphia, PA) scored 24 points off the University of Bridgeport bench and senior Steve Martin (5'10''-G) (Philadelphia, PA) the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, added 14 points, 10 of which came in the second half, as the top-seeded Purple Knights captured the 2010 East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Championship with a 70-61 win over the host and second seeded, C.W. Post University Pioneers. The win by Bridgeport snaps a 43-game home winning streak for the Pioneers, who are now 23-6. The win gives Bridgeport the East Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division II Championship Tournament that begins on Saturday. The win also raises UB's overall record to 23-8. The win gives Bridgeport, the teams first-ever east Coast Conference men's basketball title, and the Purple Knights will be making back-to-back apearance in the NCAA Division II Championship. C.W. Post was led by senior Nemanja Jokic (6'7''-F-84) with 19 points. Jokic was oined in double figures by freshman Jonathan Kohler (6'5''-G) and junior Aaron Hall (6'2''-F), who each netted 15 points. 'Our depth and experience proved to be the difference today, said Bridgeport head coach Mike Ruane . We were able to run guys in and out of he game which wore them down a bit at the end. C.W. Post is an excellent eam, and our experience with guys like Steve Martin and Jermaine ashington just worked to our advantage.' Bridgeport will find out Sunday night at 9:30 p.m, who they will face in he NCAA Tournament. Provided by Bridgeport Sports Information department. Courtesy of Bridgeport ECC Tournament Final: Bridgeport - C.W. Post 70-61 ECC Tournament Semifinals: Bridgeport - NYIT 76-50 C.W. Post - Queens (N.Y.) 71-62 ECC All-Tournament MVP: Steve Martin of Bridgeport
All-ECC 1st Team Khaleef Allicott (6'0''-G) of Queens Dave Boykin (6'3''-G) of Bridgeport Aaron Hall of C.W. Post Brian Hutchinson (6'6''-F) of Molloy Nemanja Jokic of C.W. Post All-ECC 2nd Team Ra'Shad James (6'1''-G) of St. Thomas Aquinas Jonathan Kohler of CW Post Steve Martin of Bridgeport Akim Neverson (6'6''-F) of Queens David Seagers (6'2''-G) of Dowling Jerrell Walker (6'6'') of NYIT ECC All-Rookie Team Justin Brown (6'4''-G) of St. Thomas Aquinas Tyler Jones (6'0''-G) of Mercy Jonathan Kohler of CW Post Dominic Scurry (6'3''-G-89) of NYIT Bryan Van Cott (6'4''-G/F) of Mercy All-ECC Player of the Year: Khaleef Allicott of Queens All-ECC Rookie of the Year: Jonathan Kohler of C.W. Post All-ECC Co-Coach of the Year: Mike Ruane of Bridgeport and Tim Cluess of C.W. Post
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