January 7, 1999

 MORAN NAMED GREYHOUND CLASSIC MVP FOR 4^TH
STRAIGHT YEAR

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Senior forward Jason Moran (Scranton, PA/West Scranton HS) of the Moravian College men’s basketball team was named the Most Valuable Player of the 21^st Annual Greyhound Reebok Classic hosted by Moravian Wednesday evening. The award gave Moran an unprecedented fourth consecutive MVP trophy at the Tournament and the Greyhounds their fourth straight tourney title.

In Wednesday’s championship game, a 70-66 victory over arch-rival Muhlenberg College, Moran had 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists. He scored the first four points of the contest and netted Moravian’s 66^th and 67^th points on the game at the foul line with 2:27 remaining. In Tuesday’s first round match-up with Ramapo College, Moran contributed 14 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists.

The 6-5 forward posted 24 points in the tournament along with 16 rebounds, 11 assists, two steals and one blocked shot. Moran’s rebounding total this year was his highest of his four MVP performances.

Last January as a junior, Moran scored 47 points and added 12 rebounds, six steals, five blocked shots and three assists for the Greyhounds. In 1997, he contributed 29 points, 15 rebounds, 10 blocked shots, three steals and three assists. As a freshman, Moran scored 41 points and had eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and one blocked shot.

In eight tournament games, Moran scored 141 points, grabbed 51 rebounds and added 22 assists, 17 blocked shots and 12 steals.

Moran, who became the 15^th player in Moravian history to surpass 1,000 points last February and is currently 10^th all-time in scoring with 1,253 points, is the first player in the 21-year history of the Greyhound Classic to earn the MVP award four times. The title this season for Moravian was the 10^th and the Greyhounds have made the championship game 18 of 21 years.