MIKE WILLIAMS NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE ACADEMIC FOR 2004-05

South Easton, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference has announced the members of the 2004-05 Men’s and Women’s Basketball, and Men’s Ice Hockey All-Academic Teams.  To be eligible for selection to the academic teams, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) participated in at least half of the team’s competitions and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and 3) completed at least one academic year at his/her current institution.  The Northeast-10 All-Academic Teams are chosen by a vote of the Northeast-10 Sports Information Directors.

Earning all-conference basketball academic honors was Bryant's Mike Williams (Ellington, Conn.) (right).  A graduate student who will earn his MBA from Bryant this spring, Williams has a 3.51 GPA in Financial Services and has been a key member of Bryant's record-setting season. The Bulldogs finished sixth in the conference this season with a school record 15 NE-10 victories.  Williams is averaging 11.2 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. He is the all-time career blocks leader with 274 and third all time in rebounds with over 900. 

The Northeast-10 is one of the largest and is the most diverse NCAA Division II playing conference in the nation. It sponsors 23 championship sports including baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, field hockey, men’s golf, men’s ice hockey, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s indoor track and field, women’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, women’s outdoor track and field, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, softball, women’s volleyball, men’s swimming and diving, and women’s swimming and diving

Full Members of the Northeast-10 include American International College, Assumption College, Bentley College, Bryant University, Franklin Pierce, Le Moyne College, The University of Massachusetts Lowell, Merrimack College, Pace University, Saint Anselm College, Saint Michael’s College, The College of Saint Rose, Southern Connecticut State University, Southern New Hampshire University, and Stonehill College.