D3hoops.com All-Region Team

Sean Bryan of Salem State and Brendon Hamilton of Westfield State named to the D3hoops.com All-Region team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District team.

Bryan earned a spot on the first team for both organizations while Hamilton was on the second team for both D3hoops.com and NABC.

Bryan, a graduate student from Lowell, Mass. earned his second MASCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year honor after being named in 2019 while leading the Vikings to a share of the MASCAC Regular Season title. Bryan led the conference this year in several categories, including points per game (20.8), total points (499), assists (139), steals (51) and free throw percentage (83.2).

He also grabbed 167 rebounds (seven per game) while shooting 45 percent from the field. In the win over Westfield State, he poured in a season-best 37 points on 13-19 shooting with six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Became the Vikings second all-time scorer this season with 1,849 points career points in Salem State uniform. 

Hamilton adds the All-Region recognition after securing the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year along with being named to the MASCAC All-Conference First Team. He finished the season ranked second in Division III in rebounds per game, averaging 14.6 per game, while also leading the Owls in scoring at 15.0 points per contest. Hamilton set the single-season rebound record this year at Westfield State, piling up 393 rebounds to pass Russell Thompson who recorded 354 rebounds in 1987. The junior forward is also climbing the ranks in career blocks and rebounds per game, registering 94 blocks in two seasons to position himself fifth all-time. His career average of 11.0 rebounds per game is good for fourth in school history.

Hamilton had one of his most dominant performances of the season in the MASCAC Championship game, where he pulled down a career-high 26 rebounds (with a career-high eight offensive rebounds) while also scoring 16 points to lead the Owls to their third MASCAC title. He was named the Tournament MVP for his performance. The double-double was Hamilton's fourteenth on the season in 26 games.

Westfield State advanced into the NCAA Tournament, where the Owls fell in a tightly contested match-up to Nazareth College by a score of 78-71.

Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools, and schools and conferences were each contacted multiple times as the season wound down to remind them to make their players eligible. There were 746 players nominated nationwide. The ballot was then made available to SIDs, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region. 

It's the 21st season D3hoops.com has named All-Region teams.

Division III split up basketball into 10 regions this season. A region with 40 teams or more has three All-Region teams honored, while a region with fewer than 40 teams has a first and second team. This reorganization results in approximately 10 additional players being recognized when compared to previous full seasons.

Players from these lists are eligible for the D3hoops.com All-America teams, which will be released Saturday, March 19.

Portions of this release courtesy of Salem State, Westfield State and D3hoops.com Sports Information