ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University Men's Basketball team had three players selected by the Atlantic East Conference as they announced the 2022-23 All-Conference Awards.
 
For the second straight year, Jalen Vaughns was named the Player of the Year, along with being named to the conference's First Team. Also winning his second consecutive post-season award, Tony James was named the Atlantic East Conference Defender of the Year. Rounding out the selections, Ryan Starr was named to the Atlantic East Second Team.
 
Vaughns started on all 24 games in which he appeared. He pulled off a league-leading double-double by leading the conference in scoring, averaging 22.8 points per game, and rebounding, averaging 10.5 boards per game. Jalen also led the conference in points with 546, free throws with 100, and 223 field goals made. Vaughns had the top field goal percentage by over 100 percentage points, sinking 59.2% of his shots. He was named the Atlantic East Player of the Week five times, he's a two-time Defensive Player of the Week, and two-time Honor Roll selection. In his junior season, he has eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for his career.
 
James started in all 27 games this season, making it the second-straight year that he has started in every game. He finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game. He is second on the team in rebounds with 7.1, and third in blocks and steals, with 16 and 20 respectively.
 
Starr also started in all 27 games for the Knights, averaging 9.5 points per game, which is fifth on the squad. He was third in rebounds with 5.5 and led the team in steals with 38. Ryan led the conference in assists with 186, averaging 6.9 per game, which was also tops in the Atlantic East by a margin of 2.8. On February 18^th, against Centenary, Starr broke the single-season assist record at Neumann.
 
The Knights have an overall record of 20-7 and was the runner-up for the Atlantic East Conference crown. They await the post-season announcements to see if their season will continue.