PEREZ NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-CACC

3-5-09
CALDWELL, N.J. - Caldwell College senior forward Manny Perez (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) was selected to the all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference first team as the league announced its men's basketball season-ending awards today. This is the fourth all-CACC award for Perez, who was named to the all-CACC second team in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
 
Perez closed out an outstanding career at Caldwell with his best season, averaging career highs of 18.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game to lead the Cougars in both categories. He also led the CACC in field goal percentage (.577) while ranking third in the league in scoring and fourth in rebounding. A two-time CACC Player of the Week honoree this season, Perez also was named the ECAC Player of the Week after scoring a career-high 35 points in a victory over Chestnut Hill on Jan. 20. He had 12 games with 20 or more points, and recorded six double-doubles.

The 2005 CACC Newcomer of the Year, Perez eclipsed 1,000 points in his first two seasons at Caldwell. After a knee injury forced him to miss all but two games in 2006-07, Perez rebounded to earn all-CACC second team honors last season. He leaves Caldwell as the program's second-leading scorer with 1,859 points. Perez also holds the school record for most free throws made (567) while ranking third in field goals (639) and fifth in blocks (60) all-time at Caldwell.

The Cougars, coached by Mark Corino, went 12-16 this past season and placed fourth in the CACC North Division with an 8-8 record in conference play. Caldwell lost to Bloomfield College on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the CACC Tournament.

2008-09 All-CACC Men's Basketball Teams
First Team
G Gage Daye, Bloomfield, So., Newark, NJ
G Russell Frederick, Philadelphia, Jr., Joppa, MD
F Malcolm Ingram, Philadelphia, Jr., Philadelphia, PA
G Omari Knox, Bloomfield, Sr., Brooklyn, NY
F Manny Perez, Caldwell, Sr., Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Second Team
G Ceazer Johnson, Holy Family, Sr., Monroe, LA
F Justin Swidowski, Holy Family, Fr., Delran, NJ
G Kyle White, Goldey-Beacom, Jr., Georgetown, DE
F Mike Yocum, Philadelphia, Jr., Dresher, PA
G Devon Young, Felician, So., Monmouth Jct., NJ
Third Team
F Adewale Adefemi, USP, So., Chesilhurst, NJ
F Stedford McLeod, Nyack, Sr., Bronx, NY
F AJ Reitter, Post, Sr., Baltimore, MD
G Brandon Romain, Post, Fr., Brooklyn, NY
F Antonio Sherrod, Wilmington, Sr., Glen Burnie, MD

Honorable Mention: Valiant Jones, Sr., G, Nyack; Julian McFadden, Jr., G, Chestnut Hill; Brandon Brock, Sr., G, Dominican; Quincy Marshall, Sr., G, Holy Family; Mike Dunn, Sr., G, Philadelphia; Cecil Stinson, Jr., G, Post

Player of the Year: Omari Knox, Bloomfield
Rookie of the Year: Justin Swidowski, Holy Family
Coach of the Year: Gerald Holmes, Bloomfield
Team Sportsmanship Award: USP

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