Wednesday, March 17, 2004

ZALESKI NAMED TO D3HOOPS.COM MID-ATLANTIC ALL-REGION THIRD TEAM

STERLING, VA --- Junior forward Brandon Zaleski (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown HS) of the Moravian College men’s basketball team has earned a spot on the D3hoops.com Mid-Atlantic All-Region Third Team announced Wednesday.

Zaleski, who was on the Commonwealth All-Conference First Team this season, was a member of the D3hoops.com Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team in 2002-03.

Zaleski helped the Greyhounds post a 10-15 overall record and led the Greyhounds in scoring at 19.7 points per game and in rebounding at 7.2 boards a contest. Zaleski ranked first in the Commonwealth Conference in scoring and fourth in rebounding. Zaleski also has a team high 20 blocked shots, and he has contributed 37 steals, 37 assists and six three-pointers. Zaleski is shooting 52.8 percent (186 of 352) from the floor, 25.0 percent (6 of 24) behind the three-point line and 78.1 percent (114 of 146) at the foul line. He was fifth in the Commonwealth in field goal percentage and eighth in free throw percentage.

Zaleski has become the 17th player in school history to reach 1,000 points during the Scotty Wood Tournament in November. He currently has 1,461 points, which is fifth all-time, and he has 546 career rebounds. Zaleski has also won numerous awards in his career including being named the Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year and a Second Team All-Conference selection in his freshman year. A year ago, Zaleski has been named the Lehigh Valley Small College Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, the Most Valuable Player of the Emmanuel (MA) Tap-Off Tournament and to the All-Tournament Team at the Greyhound Rock Classic, Commonwealth All-Conference First Team and Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year. This season, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Scotty Wood Tournament and the 26th Annual Greyhound Rock Classic.

The entire D3hoops.com All-Region listing can be found at www.d3hoops.com/all-region/index.html.