Utica, NY – Ivan Iton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) of the Utica College men's basketball team has been selected to the ECAC Division III North Men's Basketball All-Star Team, First-Team, on Thursday.
 
Iton's strong junior campaign has also earned him the status of First-Team All-Conference in the Empire 8 and was named the Empire 8 Defensive Player of the year.
 
Throughout the season, Iton led the team in points, rebounds, and blocks. His 17.1 points per game average was good enough to be ranked eighth in the Empire 8 in scoring. Iton was also ranked first in the conference in rebounds, averaging 9.9 boards per game, and first in blocked shots with an average of 2.3 blocks per game.
 
Iton recorded a career-high of nine double-doubles this season and scored a career high of 30 points in the team's game against Nazareth (1/12/17). In the Pioneers' matchup with Alfred, Iton neared a triple-double as he finished with 17 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high of seven blocks (1/10/17). He also netted the last-second game-winning layup at home against Ithaca College on February 14^th.  After recording 13 rebounds in the contest against Ithaca, Iton became the tenth player in Utica College history to grab 500 career rebounds.
 
The Pioneers finished the season with a 10-16 overall record, 10-6 in the conference, and fell to Stevens in the Empire 8 Tournament Semifinals. Iton will look to build off his successful season going into his senior year.