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2007-08 Sunrise Conference Basketball Awards

(l to r): Lauren Ploof Shannon LaFave and Byron Jones

Missy West and Bruce Tallon

February 25, 2008

(Canton, N.Y.)-SUNY Canton was well represented at the 2007-08 Sunrise Conference basketball banquet on Feb. 22 at Governor's Restaurant in South Portland, Maine. The banquet was held prior to the conference championships.

Sophomore guard Lauren Ploof (Hammond, N.Y.) and freshman forward Shannon LaFave (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) were both named all-conference. Ploof was named to the first team and LaFave to the second team. SUNY Canton’s co-head coaches Bruce Tallon and Missy West were named Coaches of the Year.

On the men's side freshman guard Byron Jones (Glenarden, Md.) was named Rookie of the Year and to the all-conference Second Team and the SUNY Canton men's basketball team won the Team Sportsmanship Award.

Ploof led the team in scoring (12.8), rebounds (6.4), assists (4.4), steals (3.4) and free throw shooting (.760) and was the conference's Player of the Week three times this season. LaFave averaged 12.3 points and 6.1 rebounds and garnered two conference Rookie of the Week awards this year.

Tallon and West along with assistant coach Doug Farley guided the Roos to the regular season conference championship and the top seed in the conference tournament in their first year as a four-year athletic program.

Jones led the Roos in scoring (14.0), assists (3.4) and steals (1.5) and he also pulled in 3.5 rebounds a game, shot 44 percent from the floor and 72 percent from the free throw line.

2007-08 Sunrise Conference Women's Basketball Awards

2007-08 Sunrise Conference Men's Basketball Awards

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