 Neumann Crowned Atlantic East Mens Basketball Champions (Photo: Atlantic East)
Neumann Crowned Atlantic East Men's Basketball Champions - Feb 28, 2022 
The Neumann University men's basketball team are the 2022 Atlantic East Champions! The Knights came from behind and won 61-59 at Marymount University on Saturday afternoon.Tony James was named the MVP as he finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. Jalen Vaughns (6'7''-F/G) netted 23 points. TJ Lewis (6'3''-G) added 11 points while Ryan Starr (6'3''-G) tallied nine. The game came down to the final minutes, as the Knights tied the game at 53 on a jumper by Lewis with 4:21 on the clock. KJ Speller (6'5''-F) hit a layup with 2:46 on the clock to give Neumann its first lead of the game, 55-53. The teams then traded baskets and were knotted at 59 with 33 seconds left in regulation. A jumper by Vaughns with 3.8 seconds on the clock put the Knights up 61-59. On the inbound pass, Starr stole the ball, and the clock ran out, making Neumann the 2022 Atlantic East Champions! The Saints held the pace of the game for 35 minutes of action. Marymount built a 10-point lead 12 minutes into the game and took a 33-24 advantage into halftime. Trailing by 10, 42-32, the Knights scored the next eight points to pull within two, 42-40. The Saints then scored the next five to extend their lead back to seven. A three-pointer by Starr and a jumper by James brought Neumann back to within two again, 49-47, with 8:47 on the clock. The teams traded baskets, but Neumann could not pull even until the jumper by Lewis with 4:21 remaining. With the win, Neumann (21-7) received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Knights will wait for the announcement of the bracket to see where they will head for the first round. Atlantic East Tournament Final: Marymount - Neumann 59-61 Atlantic East Tournament Semifinals: Marymount - Immaculata 84-62 Neumann - Centenary 76-61 Courtesy of Neumann Sports Information All-Atlantic East Awards 2022 - Feb 28, 2022
All-Tournament MVP:  Tony James (6'2''-F) of NeumannPlayer of the Year: Jalen Vaughns (6'7''-F/G) of NeumannDefensive Player of the Year: Tony James (6'2''-F) of NeumannRookie of the Year: Montell Cooper (6'2''-G) of Marymount
First Team Jalen Vaughns (6'7''-F/G) of Neumann Xavier Reaves (6'5''-G-1999) of Marymount Chris LaBelle (6'1''-G) of Centenary Brandon McCullough (5'8''-PG) of Immaculata Jason Holman (6'6''-F) of MarywoodSecond Team Aquil Stewart (5'8''-PG) of Cabrini Tyler Tillery (6'5''-F) of Immaculata Tony James (6'2''-F) of Neumann Tyree Jones (6'3''-G) of Gwynedd Mercy Montell Cooper (6'2''-G) of MarymountTags : XAVIER REAVES, MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, NCAA3 BASKETBALL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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