Bonneau Named NABC All-American and ECAC Player of the Year
KANSAS CITY, MO. (March 20, 2012) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2012 NABC Coaches' Division II All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. Senior guard
Stefan Bonneau (Middletown, N.Y.) was selected to the All-America team, as well as also being named the Eastern College Athletic Conferece (ECAC) Player of the Year.
This is Bonneau's third All-America citation this season, previously garnering both Basketball Times and Daktronics, Inc. All-America notice. He also makes a repeate appearance on the ECAC First Team and as the ECAC Player of the Year.
Bonneau concluded a brilliant two-year career for the Pioneers after transferring from Orange County Community College. He was the East Coast Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior and led C.W. Post to a 23-6 finish and a berth in the East Regional in 2011-12. He was previously named the Daktronics East Region Player of the Year and has also been named to the NABC All-East Region Team.
The 5'10” senior ranks in the top ten in scoring in Division II this season at 21.7 ppg., adding 3.9 rpg. and 3.3 assists per game. He shot 42.9 percent from the floor (217 of 506), made 79 of 208 three-pointers (38.0 pct.), and was 116 of 147 at the free throw line (78.9 pct.). In two seasons Bonneau accumulated 1,196 points, good for 14th in career scoring.
Also named to the ECAC First Team was Tobin Carberry (Hamden, Conn.), who finished second on the team and fourth in the conference with 17.9 points per game. Vaughn Allen (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) was named to the ECAC Second Team, leading the conference in rebounding with 9.6 boards per game. The sophomore averaged 15.0 points per game and led he conference with 14 double-doubles.