RICHMOND, Va. – Monmouth University men's basketball student-athletes
Stefanos Spartalis and
Ashton Walker earned Preseason All-Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Honorable Mention honors as part of the CAA Media Day on Thursday morning. The Hawks were selected fifth in the league's preseason coaches' poll.
Spartalis is coming off a solid rookie campaign for the Hawks as a forward. He played in 32 games for the Hawks and earned the start in 30 games of those contests. Spartalis is the Hawks' returning leader in both points and rebounds after averaged 10.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He scored in double figures in 19 games, including the final five games of the year. Spartalis had a double-double performance against Le Moyne and UNCW. He ranked fifth in the CAA while shooting 85.1% from the foul line (86-101).
Walker joins the Hawks after a strong rookie campaign at La Salle. The guard was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team and earned two Big 5 Rookie of the Week awards. Walker ranked in the Top 10 in assists and assist/turnover ratio within the Atlantic 10 Conference. He saw action in 32 games starting in 21 of them while averaging 8.2 points per game along with 3.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists. He tallied 9 assists in his first career start during a win against Monmouth.
Monmouth was picked fifth in the CAA Preseason Poll, voted on by the conference's head coaches, totaling 95 points in the ranking. UNCW topped the poll after receiving 143 points and 11 first place votes. College of Charleston was second with 130 points while Hofstra was third with 125 points and the other two first place votes. Towson rounded out the top four with 110 points.
To see the complete CAA release, click here.
Head Coach
King Rice and the Hawks will open their season on Nov. 2 at St. John's.
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