BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- West Liberty's Dalton Bolon has been selected as the Mountain East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year for a second-straight season, while Davis & Elkins' Sam Rolle (Freshman of the Year) and Charleston's Dwaine Osborne (Coach of the Year) also received top honors from the league.
Bolon, a senior from Gnadenhutten, Ohio, repeats as the Player of the Year after averaging 22.0 points and 7.8 rebounds. He joins former Hilltopper Seger Bonifant as the only player to repeat as the league's Player of the Year. The guard is shooting over 50 percent from the field on the year, and also ranks third in the conference in three-point accuracy (45 percent) and is the conference leader at the free throw line (93 percent). Bolon, a three-time first team All-MEC pick, is among the active leaders in NCAA Division II in scoring with over 2,000 career points.
Rolle, a native of Riviera Beach, Fla., is the Freshman of the Year after averaging ranking among the conference leaders in several categories this season. Rolle led the MEC in assists this season with 7.23, and his 18.9 points per game ranked 13th in the conference and first among freshmen in the league. He also managed 1.92 steals per game -- tops among freshmen and fourth in the MEC.
Osborne is the MEC Coach of the Year for a second-straight season and the third time in his career. His three MEC Coach of the Year honors is more than any other in the conference. After starting 0-2, Charleston rattled off 13-straight wins and went on to claim the South Division title. Charleston has spent most of the season nationally ranked and were 16th in the most recent NABC rankings. Charleston is also in the spot for an NCAA Tournament berth based on the most recent listings from the Regional Advisory Committee.
The league also announced the 2020-21 all-conference teams. In addition to Bolon, eight others were selected to the first team. West Virginia State's Glen Abram, Fairmont State's Dale Bonner and West Liberty's Will Yoakum were all repeat honorees from last year. Lamont McManus (Charleston), Pat Robinson (West Liberty) and Anthony Pittman (W.Va. State) all moved from the second team last year to the first team this year. Isaiah Sanders (Fairmont State) and John Williams (Glenville State) also earned a spot on the first team.
Glenville State's Hegel Augustin and Nick Edwards were second team picks, along with Charleston's Isaiah Gable and Keith Williams. Malik Johnson (Concord), Jordan Roland (Notre Dame), Jordan Reid (Wheeling) and Breland Walton (Davis & Elkins) completed the second team.
West Virginia State's Jeremiah Moore, Charleston's Seth O'Neal and Alderson Broaddus' David Shriver earned honorable mention accolades.
The All-MEC teams are selected by a vote of the league's coaches.
| 2021 All-MEC First Team |
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
| Glen Abram* |
W.Va. State |
Sr. |
G |
6-1 |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Dalton Bolon** |
West Liberty |
Sr. |
G |
6-4 |
Gnadenhutten, Ohio |
| Dale Bonner* |
Fairmont State |
So. |
G |
6-3 |
Shaker Heights, Ohio |
| Lamont McManus |
Charleston |
Sr. |
C |
6-6 |
Waldorf, Md. |
| Anthony Pittman |
W.Va. State |
So. |
F |
6-5 |
Charleston, W.Va. |
| Pat Robinson |
West Liberty |
Jr. |
G |
6-3 |
Chesterfield, N.J. |
| Isaiah Sanders |
Fairmont State |
Jr. |
G/F |
6-5 |
Sicklerville, N.J. |
| John Williams |
Glenville State |
Jr. |
G |
6-5 |
Augusta, Ga. |
| Will Yoakum* |
West Liberty |
Jr. |
G |
6-5 |
Delaware, Ohio |
| * First team in 2019 ** First team in 2019 and 2020 |
| 2021 All-MEC Second Team |
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
| Hegel Augustin |
Glenville State |
Sr. |
G |
6-3 |
Queens, N.Y. |
| Nick Edwards |
Glenville State |
Jr. |
G |
6-1 |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| Isaiah Gable |
Charleston |
Sr. |
F |
6-7 |
Greenville, Ohio |
| Malik Johnson |
Concord |
Sr. |
G/F |
6-5 |
Wytheville, Va. |
| Jordan Roland |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
G |
6-0 |
Flint, Mich. |
| Jordan Reid |
Wheeling |
Sr. |
G |
6-1 |
Silver Spring, Md. |
| Breland Walton |
Davis & Elkins |
Jr. |
F |
6-5 |
Beckley, W.Va. |
| Keith Williams |
Charleston |
Jr. |
G |
6-2 |
Sandusky, Ohio |
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| 2021 All-MEC Honorable Mention |
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
| Jeremiah Moore |
W.Va. State |
Sr. |
F |
6-6 |
West Orange, N.J. |
| Seth O'Neal |
Charleston |
Sr. |
G |
6-0 |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
| David Shriver |
Alderson Broaddus |
Jr. |
G/F |
6-6 |
Philippi, W.Va. |
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Player of the Year: Dalton Bolon (West Liberty)
Freshman of the Year: Sam Rolle (Davis & Elkins)
Coach of the Year: Dwaine Osborne (Charleston) |
Previous Winners
Player of the Year
2014: Cedric Harris (West Liberty)
2015: Seger Bonifant (West Liberty)
2016: Seger Bonifant (West Liberty)
2017: Matt Bingaya (Fairmont State)
2018: Haywood Highsmith (Wheeling Jesuit)
2019: Will Vorhees (Notre Dame)
2020: Dalton Bolon (West Liberty)
2021: Dalton Bolon (West Liberty)
Freshman of the Year
2014: Thomas Wimbush (Fairmont State)
2015: Pat Moseh (Wheeling Jesuit)
2016: David Dennis (West Liberty)
2017: Luke Layhew (West Virginia Wesleyan)
2018: Dalton Bolon (West Liberty)
2019: Will Yoakum (West Liberty)
2020: Dale Bonner (Fairmont State)
2021: Sam Rolle (Davis & Elkins)
Coach of the Year
2014: Jim Crutchfield (West Liberty)/Dwaine Osborne (Charleston)
2015: Kent McBride (Concord)
2016: Dan Sancomb (Wheeling Jesuit)
2017: Jerrod Calhoun (Fairmont State)
2018: Ben Howlett (West Liberty)
2019: Tim Koenig (Notre Dame)
2020: Dwaine Osborne (Charleston)
2021: Dwaine Osborne (Charleston)