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PEREZ, HARRIS NAMED TO ALL-CACC SQUADS

2-28-05
CALDWELL, N.J. - Freshman forward Manny Perez (Egg Harbor, NJ/Egg Harbor) was chosen the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Newcomer of the Year, the conference announced today. Perez, who leads Caldwell College in scoring and rebounding, also made the All-CACC second team, while senior guard Ron Harris (Trenton, NJ/Trenton Central) was selected to the third team. The voting was done by the league's 11 head coaches.

Perez ranks among the conference's leaders in scoring, averaging 15.6 points per game, tops among CACC newcomers. He also averages 5.7 rebounds per contest and is shooting 58.2 percent from the field. The 6-7 forward has scored 20 points or more eight times while reaching double-digits in 22 of 28 games. He was the NJ Hoops Division II Player of the Month for January, and received CACC Player of the Week honors on Feb. 7. Perez helped the Cougars wrap up third place in the conference with a career-high 31 points to go with 12 rebounds in an 89-62 victory over Holy Family on Feb. 25.

Harris has averaged 12.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.1 steals per game while starting 27 of the Cougars' 28 games. The 5-10 guard ranks among the top 10 in the country in steals while leading the conference in that category. He swiped 87 steals so far this year to break his own school record for steals in a season, giving him 192 thefts in his two-year career at Caldwell.

The Cougars finished the regular season with a record of 15-13, including a 14-6 mark in the CACC. As the third seed in the CACC Tournament, the Cougars host sixth-seeded N.J.I.T. on Tuesday, Mar. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Newman Center. Caldwell also will be the site of the semifinals and finals of the CACC Tournament on Mar. 4-5.

2004-05 All-CACC Men’s Basketball Teams
First Team
G Andre Dabney, Bloomfield, SO, Plainfield, N.J.
F Lataiva Escho, Nyack, JR, Syracuse, N.Y.
G Ryan Haigh, Holy Family, JR, Philadelphia, Pa.
F Bob Presner, Holy Family, SR, Newtown, Pa.
F Javier Salson, Bloomfield, SR, Madrid, Spain
Second Team
G Clayton Barker, NJIT, SO, Passaic, N.J.
G Antaeus Hayes, Nyack, SR, Greenbelt, Md.
F Manny Perez, Caldwell, FR, Egg Harbor, N.J.
C Marc Milbourne Swan, NJIT, SO, Pleasantville, N.J.
G Danny Terrell, Bloomfield, JR, Somerdale, N.J.
Third Team
C Chris Brattelli, USP, SR, Clementon, N.J.
G Ron Harris, Caldwell, SR, Trenton, N.J.
G Chris Kozole, Holy Family, JR, Philadelphia, Pa.
F Gene Willard, USP, SR, Broomall, Pa.
G Sadot Williams, Felician, JR, Irvington, N.J.

Player of the Year: Andre Dabney, Bloomfield
Newcomer of the Year: Manny Perez, Caldwell
Coach of the Year: Alfred Johnson, Holy Family
Team Sportsmanship Award: Goldey-Beacom