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GEORGES, PEREZ NAMED TO ALL-CACC SECOND TEAM

2-27-06
CALDWELL, N.J. - Caldwell College men's basketball players Jean Georges (Vauxhal, NJ/Spotswood) and Manny Perez (Egg Harbor, NJ/Egg Harbor) both were selected to the All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference second team by the league's 13 head coaches, the conference announced today. This is the second year Perez has made the all-conference second team, while Georges is making his first appearance on the all-CACC squad.

Georges, a 6-3 junior guard, leads the Cougars in scoring with 17.1 points per game, which ranks seventh in the CACC. He also ranks among the conference leaders in steals (sixth), three-point shooting percentage (ninth), three-pointers made (10th) and free throw shooting (15th). Georges helped the Cougars compile an 18-12 overall record, including a 14-8 mark in the CACC, by leading his team in scoring in 14 of the Cougars' 18 victories this season. He has scored 20 or more points 12 times, and tallied a career-best 29 points in a victory at Dominican College on Jan. 12 that gave Cougars' head coach Mark Corino his 400th career win. His 514 points this season is the fifth-highest single-season total in Caldwell history.

Perez, a 6-7 sophomore forward, is averaging 15.9 points and a team-best 6.4 rebounds per contest to rank 11th and 15th in the CACC, respectively. The 2005 CACC Newcomer of the Year, Perez also paces Caldwell in field goal and free throw percentage. In the Cougars' 85-68 win at Post University on Feb. 9, he tallied a career-best 34 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field while going a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line. Through 62 career games, Perez has scored 995 points, leaving him just five points away from becoming the 12th men's basketball player at Caldwell to reach the 1,000-point milestone.

The Cougars earned the No. 2 seed in this week's CACC Tournament and will host Dominican College on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the quarterfinals. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the George R. Newman Center.

2005-06 All-CACC Men's Basketball Teams
First Team
G Tayron Thomas, Philadelphia, Sr., Bristol, PA
G Andre Dabney, Bloomfield, Jr., Plainfield, NJ
G Daniel Terrell, Bloomfield, Sr., Sumerdale, NJ
G Clayton Barker, NJIT, Jr., Passaic, NJ
F Prince Jackson, Dominican, Jr., Schenectady, NY
Second Team
F Manny Perez, Caldwell, So., Egg Harbor, NJ
C Christian Burns, Philadelphia, Jr., Hamilton, NJ
G Ryan Haigh, Holy Family, Sr., Philadelphia, PA
G Jean Georges, Caldwell, Jr., Vauxhal, NJ
C, Dan Welch, Holy Family, Sr., Philadelphia, PA
Third Team
F Thomas Johnson, Felician, Sr., Newark, NJ
F Lataiva Escho, Nyack, Sr., Syracuse, NY
G Ryan Lancaster, Holy Family, So., Egg Harbor, NJ
G Nate Lewis, Goldey-Beacom, Sr., Gibbstown, NJ
F Taurean Temple, Wilmington, So., Newark, DE
Honorable Mention: Justin Skipwith, Post; Eric Cangelosi, USP; Tahiem Stewart, Dominican

Player of the Year: Tayron Thomas, Philadelphia
Rookie of the Year: Mike Dunn, Philadelphia
Coach of the Year: Chuck Hammond, Goldey-Beacom
Team Sportsmanship Award: Philadelphia

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