AMHERST, N.Y. - Dylan Fasoyiro (Houston, Tex,) of Daemen University has been named to the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) Men's Basketball All-East Region team. A second team selection on the 10-player team, it marks the first time Fasoyiro has earned the honor. The team consists of the top players in the region, which includes the East Coast Conference (ECC), Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).
Fasoyiro is in his second season at Daemen after transferring from Ashland University. Despite missing six games due to a hand injury, he still managed to lead the team in total points (452) and ranks second in three-pointers (63). A one-time ECC Player of the Week selection, he started 26 of 32 games this year and is averaging a team-high 17.4 points per game. He has scored in double figures in 22 of 26 games and has netted 20 or more points 13 times this season. He also leads the team in field goal percentage (.482) and ranks third in rebounds per game (4.6). Among the ECC leaders he ranks fourth in points per game, 25th in rebounds per game, fifth in field goal percentage, fifth in three pointers made, eighth in free throw percentage (.758) and 17th in both blocks (16) and steals (29). After scoring just 23 points during his two seasons at Ashland, he has racked up 826 points in 54 games (15.3 ppg) at Daemen. He is the younger brother of Sean Fasoyiro, who was a two-time All-ECC pick for ther Wildcats and earned ECC Defensive Player of the Year in 2021-22.
NE-10 Conference Player of the Year Zach Laput, a senior guard, was named the East Region Player of the Year for the second-straight season. Laput was joined on the First Team by CACC Player of the Year Erik Timko from Thomas Jefferson University, ECC Player of the Year James Patterson from St. Thomas Aquinas College, Matt Becht of Southern New Hampshire University and Justice Ellison of American International College. First Team selections are now eligible for D2CCA All-America honors.
Fasoyiro was joined on the Second Team by Tyler Arbuckle of Saint Anselm College, Darnell Evans of Caldwell University, Bryan Powell from Pace University and Deng Deang from Post University.
Daemen (24-8) had an eight-game winning streak snapped following a 77-66 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the finals of the ECC Championship tournament last weekend, but the Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the 64-team NCAA Division II Championship. Daemen is seeded fourth in the East Regional and will face fifth-seeded Jefferson University in the opening round Saturday (March 16) at 7:30 p.m. The regional is being hosted by top-seeded Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vt. Daemen is making its fourth overall appearance in the NCAA Championship and its first since the 2020-21 season.
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