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| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
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| high_school = *[[River Hill High School|River Hill]]<br/>([[Clarksville, Maryland]])
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*[[Hargrave Military Academy]]<br/>([[Chatham, Virginia]])
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| college = [[Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball|Stony Brook]] (2008–2013)
| college = [[Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball|Stony Brook]] (2008–2013)
| draft_year = 2013
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| highlights = * [[Lefty Driesell Award]] winner (2013)
* [[Associated Press|AP]] honorable mention [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[2013 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2013]])
* [[America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|America East Player of the Year]] (2013)
* [[America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|America East Player of the Year]] (2013)
* 2× America East Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2013)
* 2× [[America East Conference|America East]] Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2013)
* 2× First-team All-America East (2012, 2013)
* 2× First-team All-America East (2012, 2013)
* Second-team All-America East (2010)
* Second-team All-America East (2010)
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* [[Lefty Driesell Award]] winner (2013)
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Brenton''' (born May 2, 1989) is an American basketball player. He is a 6'5" [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] who was named the 2013 [[Lefty Driesell Award]] winner, denoting him the [[CollegeInsider.com]] national defensive player of the year. He was also named the 2012–13 [[America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|America East Conference Player of the Year]], becoming just the second player from [[Stony Brook University]] to be honored as such. In July 2013 he signed his first professional contract with [[Link Tochigi Brex]] in the [[Japan Basketball League]].
'''Thomas Brenton''' (born May 2, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the [[Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball|Stony Brook Seawolves]] of the [[America East Conference]], where he won the 2013 [[Lefty Driesell Award]], given to the top defensive player in Division I college basketball. Brenton also won the 2013 [[America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|America East Conference Player of the Year]], becoming the second player from Stony Brook to earn the award. He played professionally in Japan for the [[Link Tochigi Brex]] of the [[B.League]] from 2013 to 2017.

At 6'5" tall and playing the [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] position, Brenton is Stony Brook's all-time leader in assists and steals. He was inducted into the Stony Brook Hall of Fame in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Nine Seawolves Enshrined in Rita & Kurt Eppenstein Athletics Hall of Fame|url=https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2021/10/22/general-nine-seawolves-enshrined-in-rita-kurt-eppenstein-athletics-hall-of-fame.aspx|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Stony Brook University Athletics|language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Brenton is a native of [[Columbia, Maryland]].<ref name=BIO>{{cite web| title =Tommy Brenton bio| publisher =Stony Brook University| year=2013| url =http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tommy_brenton_367547.html| accessdate =April 9, 2013}}</ref> He attended [[River Hill High School]] in [[Clarksville, Maryland]] before going to [[Hargrave Military Academy]] in [[Chatham, Virginia]] for one postgraduate prep year.<ref name=BIO/> In Brenton's senior year at River Hill, he averaged 20.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while leading them to the Class AAA state championship.<ref name=BIO/> He was named the Howard County Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web| last =Bracken| first =Matt| title =Sweet 16: Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook| publisher =''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''| date =September 13, 2012| url =http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-09-13/sports/bal-sweet-16-tommy-brenton-stony-brook-20120911_1_tommy-brenton-stony-brook-river-hill| accessdate = April 9, 2013}}</ref> In his lone season at Hargrave, the school went 29–0 and won the Prep School National Championship Tournament as a top-five ranked team in the country.<ref name=BIO/>
Brenton is a native of [[Columbia, Maryland]].<ref name=BIO>{{cite web| title =Tommy Brenton bio| publisher =Stony Brook University| year=2013| url =http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tommy_brenton_367547.html| accessdate =April 9, 2013}}</ref> He attended [[River Hill High School]] in [[Clarksville, Maryland]] before going to [[Hargrave Military Academy]] in [[Chatham, Virginia]] for one [[postgraduate year|postgraduate]] prep year.<ref name=BIO/> In Brenton's senior year at River Hill, he averaged 20.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while leading them to the Class AAA state championship.<ref name=BIO/> He was named the Howard County Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news| last =Bracken| first =Matt| title =Sweet 16: Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook| newspaper =[[The Baltimore Sun]]| date =September 13, 2012| url =https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/09/13/sweet-16-tommy-brenton-stony-brook/| access-date = April 9, 2013}}</ref> In his lone season at Hargrave, the school went 29–0 and won the Prep School National Championship Tournament as a top-five ranked team in the country.<ref name=BIO/>

Brenton was only 5 foot 9 inches tall as a freshman but grew seven inches before graduating high school. He received several Division I offers and narrowed his final choices down to Stony Brook, [[UMBC Retrievers men's basketball|UMBC]] and [[Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball statistical leaders|Western Carolina]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Sweet 16: Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-xpm-2012-09-13-bal-sweet-16-tommy-brenton-stony-brook-20120911-story.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Baltimore Sun|language=en}}</ref>


==College career==
==College career==
As a freshman, Brenton led Stony Brook and the America East conference with 8.9 rebounds per game. His 266 total rebounds were over twice as much as second place on the team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2008-09 Stony Brook Seawolves Roster and Stats|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/stony-brook/2009.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref>
In Brenton's four-year career playing for the [[Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball|Stony Brook Seawolves]] between 2008–09 and 2012–13 (he [[redshirt (sports)|sat out]] in 2009–10 with an injury), he played in 127 games scored 971 points and grabbed 1,114 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web| title =Tommy Brenton stats| work =sports-reference.com

| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| date =March 30, 2013| url =http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tommy-brenton-1.html| accessdate = April 9, 2013}}</ref> He was part of two [[America East Conference]]-winning teams in 2011–12 and 2012–13 (three, technically, if one counts his injured season in 2009–10). As a senior, Brenton became just the second Stony Brook player to earn [[Associated Press]] (AP) Honorable Mention All-America honors in their [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA Division I]] era.<ref name=HONORS>{{cite web| title =Brenton picks up another pair of honors| publisher =Stony Brook University| date =April 2, 2013| url =http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040213aaa.html| accessdate =April 9, 2013}}</ref> That season, he led the team in rebounds (279), assists (158), steals (54), and free throws made (100).<ref name=HONORS/> Brenton was named the conference's player of the year, its defensive player of the year for the second consecutive season, a first team all-conference selection for the second consecutive season, and CollegeInsider.com named him their national defensive player of the year with the [[Lefty Driesell Award]].<ref name=HONORS/><ref>{{cite web| last =Logan| first =Greg| title =Stony Brook's Tommy Brenton named national defensive player of the year| publisher =''[[Long Island Newsday]]''| date =April 5, 2013| url =http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/stony-brook-s-tommy-brenton-named-national-defensive-player-of-the-year-1.5017539| accessdate = April 9, 2013}}</ref> He guided Stony Brook to the program's first-ever NCAA postseason tournament victory in 2012–13 with a 71–58 win over [[UMass Minutemen basketball|UMass]] in the first round of the [[2013 National Invitation Tournament]].<ref name=HONORS/>
Brenton was named second-team All-America East as a sophomore in 2010, averaging 7.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He led the America East in rebounding for a second straight season. At the time, his 9.7 rebounds per game and 311 total rebounds were program records for Stony Brook. Brenton's 59 steals that season remain the Seawolves single-season program record.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Communications|first=America East|title=Muhammad El-Amin Named MBB Player of Year to Highlight Annual Award Winners|url=https://americaeast.com/news/2010/3/5/204901556.aspx|access-date=2022-02-19|website=americaeast.com|language=en}}</ref> He was the Seawolves' leading rebounder, assister and stealer. Brenton helped Stony Brook win its first regular-season conference title with a 22–10 (13–2) record. In the [[2010 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] opening round against [[2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]], Brenton had six rebounds.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Klee|first=Paul|title=Klee's notes from Stony Brook|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/klees-notes-from-stony-brook/article_79572bc2-8633-5414-9a49-13053c402916.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=The News-Gazette|language=en}}</ref>

Brenton dislocated his right kneecap and tore multiple ligaments in a pickup game in July before the [[2010–11 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team|2010–11]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sam|first=Doric|date=2010-11-12|title=Men’s College Basketball Preview: Stony Brook at UConn|url=https://www.sbstatesman.com/2010/11/12/mens-college-basketball-preview-stony-brook-at-uconn/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Marcus|title=Tommy Brenton injures right knee|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-basketball/tommy-brenton-injures-right-knee-1.2330180|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Newsday|language=en}}</ref> Originally slated for a six-month absence that targeted his return for the start of conference play in January, Brenton required multiple surgeries and missed the entire season. Stony Brook finished 15–17 in fifth place, but still advanced to the America East championship game before losing.<ref name=":1" />

He returned for the [[2011–12 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team|2011–12]] season, averaging 7.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He led Stony Brook in rebounds, assists and steals, and won America East Defensive Player of the Year while being named first-team All-America East.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Communications|first=America East|title=Partin Tabbed Men's Hoops Player of the Year to Highlight League's Annual Awards|url=https://americaeast.com/news/2012/3/2/205390370.aspx|access-date=2022-02-19|website=americaeast.com|language=en}}</ref> Stony Brook won its second America East regular season title, and a 14–2 conference record was the best yet in program history.<ref name=":1" />

In his final season, Brenton won America East Player of the Year and repeated as America East Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-America East selection. He averaged 8.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warner|first=Pete|date=2013-03-08|title=UMaine’s Fraser, Edwards, Allison claim America East basketball honors|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/08/sports/umaines-fraser-edwards-allison-claim-america-east-basketball-honors/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Bangor Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Brent|title=River Hill graduate named defensive player of year in men's basketball|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/ph-ho-cf-hs-tommy-brenton-0418-20130417-story.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=baltimoresun.com}}</ref> He became the second Stony Brook player to earn [[Associated Press|AP]] honorable mention All-America honors.<ref name="HONORS">{{cite web|date=April 2, 2013|title=Brenton picks up another pair of honors|url=http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040213aaa.html|publisher=Stony Brook University|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}</ref> He led the team in rebounds (279), assists (158), steals (54), and free throws made (100).<ref name="HONORS" /> His 158 total assists are still tied for the single-season program record.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Stony Brook Division I Record Book|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/stonybrook.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/5/1/Division_I_Record_Book.pdf}}</ref> The Seawolves won their third America East regular season title, all during Brenton's tenure.

Brenton recorded Stony Brook's first triple-double in program history on January 26, 2013, with 15 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists against [[2012–13 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team|Maine]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-29|title=Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook Eye NCAA Tournament Field Of 68|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01/29/rothstein-files-brenton-stony-brook-eye-the-field-of-68/|access-date=2022-02-19|language=en-US}}</ref> He recorded a then-single-game program record 20 rebounds against Maine on February 24.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brenton helps SBU clinch share of AE title|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/tommy-brenton-grabs-20-rebounds-as-sbu-clinches-share-of-ae-title-1.4704101|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Newsday|language=en}}</ref> He was one of the final 25 finalists for the [[Lou Henson Award]], given to the top mid-major player in college basketball.<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2013-02-26|title=Stony Brook’s Brenton among local stars up for Henson Award|url=https://nypost.com/2013/02/26/stony-brooks-brenton-among-local-stars-up-for-henson-award/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref> He won the [[Lefty Driesell Award]], given to the national defensive player of the year.<ref name="HONORS" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Logan|first=Greg|date=April 5, 2013|title=Stony Brook's Tommy Brenton named national defensive player of the year|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/stony-brook-s-tommy-brenton-named-national-defensive-player-of-the-year-1.5017539|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}</ref> He had six points, six rebounds, seven assists and four steals in the [[2013 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] opening round against [[2012–13 UMass Minutemen basketball team|UMass]] as Stony Brook earned its first-ever NIT win.<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Connor|first=David|date=2013-03-21|title=Men's Basketball wins first-ever NIT game, upsets UMass|url=https://www.sbstatesman.com/2013/03/20/mens-basketball-wins-first-ever-nit-game-upsets-umass/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref>

Brenton ended his collegiate career as Stony Brook's all-time leader in rebounds, assists and steals. He still holds the single-season program record for assists and steals.<ref name=":5" /> Stony Brook went 85–42 when Brenton was on the court and won its first three regular-season conference titles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kussoy|first=Howie|date=2012-12-15|title=Brenton does little things to make Seawolves click|url=https://nypost.com/2012/12/15/brenton-does-little-things-to-make-seawolves-click/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2020, Brenton was inducted into the Stony Brook Hall of Fame.<ref name=":0" />


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Brenton was not selected in the [[2013 NBA Draft]]. In July 2013, he signed with [[Link Tochigi Brex]] in the [[Japan Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite web| title =River Hill grad Tommy Brenton signs pro basketball contract in Japan| publisher =''The Baltimore Sun''| date =July 17, 2013| url =http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-07-17/sports/bal-river-hill-grad-tommy-brenton-signs-pro-basketball-contract-in-japan-20130717_1_river-hill-stony-brook-basketball-program| accessdate = August 20, 2013}}</ref>
Brenton was not selected in the [[2013 NBA draft]]. In July 2013, he signed with [[Link Tochigi Brex]] in the [[Japan Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite news| title =River Hill grad Tommy Brenton signs pro basketball contract in Japan| newspaper =The Baltimore Sun| date =July 17, 2013| url =https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/07/17/river-hill-grad-tommy-brenton-signs-pro-basketball-contract-in-japan/| access-date = August 20, 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tommy_brenton_367547.html Tommy Brenton]'s Stony Brook profile
* [http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tommy_brenton_367547.html Tommy Brenton]'s Stony Brook profile
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tommy-brenton-1.html Tommy Brenton] @ sports-reference.com
* [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tommy-brenton-1.html Tommy Brenton] @ sports-reference.com
* [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/bal-30second-timeout-with-tommy-brenton-stony-brook-20130308,0,7251296.story Q&A with Tommy Brenton]; ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''
* [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/bal-30second-timeout-with-tommy-brenton-stony-brook-20130308,0,7251296.story Q&A with Tommy Brenton]; ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''


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Latest revision as of 04:47, 9 October 2024

Tommy Brenton
Personal information
Born (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 35)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeStony Brook (2008–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–2017
PositionPower forward
Number24
Career history
2013–2017Link Tochigi Brex
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Brenton (born May 2, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Stony Brook Seawolves of the America East Conference, where he won the 2013 Lefty Driesell Award, given to the top defensive player in Division I college basketball. Brenton also won the 2013 America East Conference Player of the Year, becoming the second player from Stony Brook to earn the award. He played professionally in Japan for the Link Tochigi Brex of the B.League from 2013 to 2017.

At 6'5" tall and playing the power forward position, Brenton is Stony Brook's all-time leader in assists and steals. He was inducted into the Stony Brook Hall of Fame in 2020.[1]

Early life

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Brenton is a native of Columbia, Maryland.[2] He attended River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland before going to Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia for one postgraduate prep year.[2] In Brenton's senior year at River Hill, he averaged 20.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while leading them to the Class AAA state championship.[2] He was named the Howard County Player of the Year.[3] In his lone season at Hargrave, the school went 29–0 and won the Prep School National Championship Tournament as a top-five ranked team in the country.[2]

Brenton was only 5 foot 9 inches tall as a freshman but grew seven inches before graduating high school. He received several Division I offers and narrowed his final choices down to Stony Brook, UMBC and Western Carolina.[4]

College career

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As a freshman, Brenton led Stony Brook and the America East conference with 8.9 rebounds per game. His 266 total rebounds were over twice as much as second place on the team.[5]

Brenton was named second-team All-America East as a sophomore in 2010, averaging 7.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He led the America East in rebounding for a second straight season. At the time, his 9.7 rebounds per game and 311 total rebounds were program records for Stony Brook. Brenton's 59 steals that season remain the Seawolves single-season program record.[6] He was the Seawolves' leading rebounder, assister and stealer. Brenton helped Stony Brook win its first regular-season conference title with a 22–10 (13–2) record. In the NIT opening round against Illinois, Brenton had six rebounds.[7]

Brenton dislocated his right kneecap and tore multiple ligaments in a pickup game in July before the 2010–11 season.[8][9] Originally slated for a six-month absence that targeted his return for the start of conference play in January, Brenton required multiple surgeries and missed the entire season. Stony Brook finished 15–17 in fifth place, but still advanced to the America East championship game before losing.[4]

He returned for the 2011–12 season, averaging 7.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He led Stony Brook in rebounds, assists and steals, and won America East Defensive Player of the Year while being named first-team All-America East.[10] Stony Brook won its second America East regular season title, and a 14–2 conference record was the best yet in program history.[4]

In his final season, Brenton won America East Player of the Year and repeated as America East Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-America East selection. He averaged 8.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[11][12] He became the second Stony Brook player to earn AP honorable mention All-America honors.[13] He led the team in rebounds (279), assists (158), steals (54), and free throws made (100).[13] His 158 total assists are still tied for the single-season program record.[14] The Seawolves won their third America East regular season title, all during Brenton's tenure.

Brenton recorded Stony Brook's first triple-double in program history on January 26, 2013, with 15 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists against Maine.[15] He recorded a then-single-game program record 20 rebounds against Maine on February 24.[16] He was one of the final 25 finalists for the Lou Henson Award, given to the top mid-major player in college basketball.[17] He won the Lefty Driesell Award, given to the national defensive player of the year.[13][18] He had six points, six rebounds, seven assists and four steals in the NIT opening round against UMass as Stony Brook earned its first-ever NIT win.[19]

Brenton ended his collegiate career as Stony Brook's all-time leader in rebounds, assists and steals. He still holds the single-season program record for assists and steals.[14] Stony Brook went 85–42 when Brenton was on the court and won its first three regular-season conference titles.[20]

In 2020, Brenton was inducted into the Stony Brook Hall of Fame.[1]

Professional career

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Brenton was not selected in the 2013 NBA draft. In July 2013, he signed with Link Tochigi Brex in the Japan Basketball League.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nine Seawolves Enshrined in Rita & Kurt Eppenstein Athletics Hall of Fame". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tommy Brenton bio". Stony Brook University. 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  3. ^ Bracken, Matt (September 13, 2012). "Sweet 16: Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Sweet 16: Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  5. ^ "2008-09 Stony Brook Seawolves Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  6. ^ Communications, America East. "Muhammad El-Amin Named MBB Player of Year to Highlight Annual Award Winners". americaeast.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  7. ^ Klee, Paul. "Klee's notes from Stony Brook". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  8. ^ Sam, Doric (2010-11-12). "Men's College Basketball Preview: Stony Brook at UConn". The Statesman. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  9. ^ Henry, Marcus. "Tommy Brenton injures right knee". Newsday. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  10. ^ Communications, America East. "Partin Tabbed Men's Hoops Player of the Year to Highlight League's Annual Awards". americaeast.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  11. ^ Warner, Pete (2013-03-08). "UMaine's Fraser, Edwards, Allison claim America East basketball honors". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  12. ^ Kennedy, Brent. "River Hill graduate named defensive player of year in men's basketball". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
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