UTICA, NY – Senior Ray Bryant (Manhattan Center/Utica) of the Utica College men's basketball team was named the D3hoops.com East Region First Team released Wednesday.

A few weeks ago Bryant was named the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year after guiding the Pioneers to a 19-7 overall record and their second straight appearance in the Empire 8 Conference Tournament Finals. He averaged 15.9 points and a career-best 9.6 rebounds per game this season. He shot 47% from the floor, while posting a career-best 75 assists.

The former NABC Division III All-American was a two-time E8 Player of the Week selection this season and was named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week for the week ending January 28, 2007.

Bryant, a 6-foot-5 205-pound forward, was a two-time All-Conference First Team member and closed out his two year career with 913 points and 453 rebounds.
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