Empire 8 Athletic Conference 2022-23
Tournament Winner: St. John Fisher College
Regular Season Champion: Utica College
Empire 8 Athletic Conference Final: St. John Fisher College - Nazareth College 78-62 St.John Fisher (Lou Gallo): Daniel Cook, Sean Williams, Brendan Trapper, Ryan Gentile, Jack Foley, Brendan McRoy, Akinlana Popoola, Louis Fay, Christian Daley, Connor Williams, Jackson Sullivan, Eric Kegler, Joe Morrell, Matt Lettko, Connor Recore, Andrew Recco, Matt Panara, Cole Thompson, Brad Fowler Standings 2022-23
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 St. John Fisher College won Empire 8 Athletic Conference Championship
 No. 4 seed St. John Fisher Defeats No. 2 Nazareth to Win 2023 Empire 8 Men's Basketball Championship-Feb 26, 2023
Cardinals win Empire 8 record tenth Empire 8 Championship; Daniel Cook (6'6''-F) named Tournament MVP
UTICA, NY - After defeating No. 1 seed Utica University in the semi-finals on Friday night, the St. John Fisher University men's basketball team completed its goal of winning the 2023 Empire 8 Championship, defeating No. 2 seed Nazareth College, 78-62 on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals earn the Empire 8's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament. The Cardinals became just the second No. 4 seed in Empire 8 men's basketball history to win the league title, joining Ithaca, who did so in 2011-12. This is St. John Fisher's league record tenth Empire 8 Championship, having last won in 2019-20. Tournament Most Valuable Player Daniel Cook led the way with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Connor Recore (6'5''-F) was right behind with 14 points and eight rebounds. Brendan McRoy (6'1''-G) had 13 points, five rebounds and one assist. Ryan Gentile (5'11''-PG) finished with 12 points, four rebounds and four assists. Jonathan Parker (6'8''-F) led Nazareth with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Jaylen Savage (6'2''-G) added 10 points. The Golden Flyers shot just 35 percent from the floor and 13.6 percent (3-for-22) from 3-point range. Recore got the scoring started for the Cardinals with a layup assisted by Cole Thompson. Daniel Cook was next to tally two off another assist from Thompson, giving Fisher an early 4-2 lead. Thompson recorded a steal and took it end-to-end, finishing on a layup bringing the score to 13-6 with 15:43 to go in the first half. Fisher built a lead the Golden Flyers could not close. Matt Lettko (6'5''-G) recorded a defensive rebound and transitioned the ball down the court to Akinlana Popoola (5'9''-PG), finding Recore on the other end hitting a three. Ryan Gentile sunk a three to give the Cardinals their biggest lead of the night so far, 34-18, up by 16 with 5:12 to go. Brendan McRoy closed out the scoring with a jump shot bringing the score to 39-24 going into halftime. Fisher started the second half fast; Gentile hit a three assisted by Foley just 15 seconds in. Coming out of a Fisher timeout, with 17:13 to go, Thompson hit a three assisted by Gentile to bring the score to 49-34. Foley got the ball from the defensive end to Recore who drove hard tallying two bringing the Fisher lead up by 14. With 8:52 to go, Lettko found Cook for a dunk to give Fisher momentum holding an 11-point lead. The Golden Flyers tried to chip away at the gap Fisher created but the closet they could get was within six with 4 minutes to go. Foley finished on a layup with 1:57 to go, to start a 10 point Cardinals run, that ultimately secured a Cardinals victory. The Cardinals will find out their location and opponent on Monday at 1 p.m. during the Division III men's basketball selection show. Courtesy of empire8.com  All-Empire8 Awards 2023-Feb 27, 2023
All-Tournament MVP:
 Daniel Cook (6'6''-F) of St.John FisherPlayer of the Year: Daniel Cook (6'6''-F) of St.John FisherDefensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Parker (6'8''-F) of NazarethRookie of the Year: Jaylen Savage (6'2''-G) of NazarethCoach of the Year: Sean Coffey of Utica
First Team Brewster Marshall (6'8''-F) of Alfred Jonathan Parker (6'8''-F) of Nazareth Daniel Cook (6'6''-F) of St.John Fisher Justice Brantley (6'3''-G) of Utica Darius Hopkins (6'3''-G) of Utica
Second Team Mike Schmidt (5'10''-PG) of Alfred Bobby Connors (6'4''-F) of Hartwick Devin Milton (6'2''-G) of Keuka Jaylen Savage (6'2''-G) of Nazareth Thomas Morreale (6'5''-F) of Utica
Third Team Daunte Wilcott (6'1''-G) of Medaille Logan Blankenberg (6'4''-G) of Nazareth Jordan Haggard (6'3''-G) of Nazareth Zach Stenglein (6'1''-G) of Nazareth Ryan Gentile (5'11''-PG) of St.John FisherAll-Sportsmanship Team Elliot Bowen (6'6''-F) of Alfred Quintel Clements (6'3''-F) of Elmira Cooper Francis (6'1''-G) of Hartwick Koen Rolleman (6'5''-F) of Houghton Lorenzo Bicknese (6'1''-G) of Keuka Trevor Young (6'3''-F) of Medaille Zach Stenglein (6'1''-G) of Nazareth Michael McLaughlin (6'2''-G) of Sage Ryan Gentile (5'11''-PG) of St.John Fisher Griffin Barasa (6'0''-PG) of Utica |
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