Scott Machado of Iona was named winner Thursday of the 79th Haggerty Award as the 2011-12 All-Met Division I men’s college basketball player of the year.
Machado averaged 13.6 points and a national-best 9.9 assists for a Gaels team that reached the NCAA tournament.
Former Wagner coach Dan Hurley, who led the Seahawks to a 25-6 record in his second year, and Steve Masiello of Manhattan, who went 21-13 in his first year, were named co-coaches of the year.
Moe Harkless of St. John’s, who declared for the NBA Draft, was named Rookie of the Year.
Joining Machado on the All-Met first team were Mike Glover of Iona, Harkless, Julian Boyd of LIU, Jordan Theodore and Herb Pope of Seton Hall.
The second team was Chris Gaston of Fordham, Rakim Sanders of Fairfield, George Beamon of Manhattan, Jamal Olasewere of LIU, D’Angelo Harrison of St. John’s and Mike Moore of Hofstra.
The third team included Brian Barbour of Columbia, Lamont “Momo” Jones of Iona, Isaiah Wilkerson of NJIT, Eli Carter of Rutgers and Elia Ellis of Army.
