DeLisio Named AMCC Player of the Year, Four Selected to All-Conference Team

ERIE, Pa. – Four Penn State Behrend Lions men's basketball players were selected to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) All-Conference Team while Nick DeLisio (Aliquippa, PA/Central Valley) earned Player of the Year honors.

DeLisio, a three-time All-AMCC selection, was named Player of the Year and selected to the conference's first team after a magnificent senior season. He averaged 14.2 ppg along with 4.6 assists per game. A dangerous three-point threat, he drained 67 shots from behind the arc throughout the season hitting 43.8 percent of his tries, ranking 21^st in the nation. The point guard boasts an AMCC leading 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio and also snatched 1.3 steals per game.

Joining DeLisio on the First Team is Zane Hackett (Brookville, PA/Brookville). Hackett had a breakout junior campaign, leading the team in scoring at 15.8 ppg. He ranks 24^th in the nation shooting 59.2 percent from the floor and is recording 6.6 rpg and blocking 1.4 shots per game. Hackett led the squad with 23 double-digit scoring performances and notched four double-doubles.

Senior Keith Wallace (Erie, PA/Central Tech) was selected to the Second Team after a stellar defensive output all season. Wallace led the AMCC and ranks 13^th in the nation with 2.6 steals per game and was a contributor in all facets of the game. He added 9.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.9 assists per game and held a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Wes Davic (Grafton, OH/Midview) garnered third team All-Conference honors in his first season as a starter. The sophomore was a dynamic rebounder, leading the AMCC and ranking ninth nationally with 11.2 per game, including leading all of Division III with 4.5 offensive rpg. Davic averaged a double-double chipping in 10.0 ppg on 49.5 percent shooting from the floor.

The Lions earned the number one seed in the ECAC South Tournament and host the eight-seed Bethany Bison Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Junker Center.