February 4, 2021

All-Decade Team Released for SUNYAC Men's Basketball

CORTLAND, N.Y. - The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announces its Men's Basketball Athlete of the Decade, Coach of the Decade and All-Decade Team as nominated and voted on by the institution's sports information directors.

To be eligible for the All-Decade Team, athletes must have competed in the SUNYAC at least one season during the 2009-10 academic year through 2019-20 and athletes must have been named to the All-SUNYAC team more than once or named Athlete of the Year once. Athlete and Coach of the Decade recipients were previously named SUNYAC Athlete of the Year or Coach of the Year.

SUNYAC Men's Basketball Athlete of the Decade - Jonathan Patron, Plattsburgh
Patron competed for the Cardinals from 2015-19. During that time he was a two time NABC All-America (first-team in 2017-18 and second-team in 2018-19), a D3hoops.com honorable mention All-America (2017-18) a DIII News third-team All-America (2017-18) and a NABC first-team All-District (2018-19). Patron was named the 2017-18 NABC East District Player of the Year, the 2017-18 D3hoops.com East Region Player of the Year and a two-time SUNYAC Player of the Year (2018-19, 2017-18). He was also named to the D3hoops.com first-team All-Region twice (2018-19, 2017-18), he was selected to the BCANY All-Upstate team two times (2018-19, 2017-18), he was named to the first-team All-SUNYAC two seasons (2018-19, 2017-18) and the second-team All-SUNYAC in 2016-17. Patron was named the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year in 2015-16. He was honored as the 2017-18 SUNYAC Tournament MVP as well as being named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team as he helped his team win the SUNYAC title that year. During the 2018-19 season, Patron was a participant in the Reese's Division III College All-Star Game, he was named a D3hoops.com Preseason All-America and a Street and Smith Magazine Preseason All-America (2018-19). He was the Plattsburgh Male Athlete of the Year twice (2018-19, 2017-18) and honored with the Plattsburgh Male Senior Achievement Award (2018-19).

Patron is a program record holder in career scoring (1,936 points) and ranks fifth in program history in career rebounds (993). In his career he averaged 19.8 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game, 1.5 assists per game, 0.7 steals per game and shot 51.6 percent (736-of-1,425) from the field for his career. In 2018-19, he ranked among NCAA Division III leaders in free throw attempts (eighth, 232), double-doubles (12th, 16), total points (17th, 620), total field goal attempts (18th, 459), total field goals made (19th, 217), total rebounds (22nd, 285), points per game (23rd, 23.0), rebounds per game (25th, 10.6), free throws made (19th, 217), defensive rebounds per game (33rd, 7.56) and offensive rebounds per game (83rd, 3.0). In 2017-18 Patron ranked among Division III leaders in double-doubles (31st, 12), total field goals made (54th, 194) and total points (99th, 498. In 2016-17 he ranked among Division III leaders in rebounds per game (84th, 9.0), total field goals made (94th, 180) and defensive rebounds per game (97th, 6.25). Finally, in 2015-16 Patron ranked 77th in Division III in field-goal percentage (55.1 percent).

SUNYAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Decade - Jason Leone, Oswego
In nine seasons, Leone accumulated a 181-75 (.707) overall record and 114-48 (.704) in conference play. Oswego has five NCAA appearances, including two trips to the Sweet 16 in the decade. Under his leadership, the Lakers won four SUNYAC championships (2011-12, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19) and appeared in every SUNYAC championship during the decade. Leone is a four-time SUNYAC Coach of the Year (2012, 2015, 2017, 2019) and three-time Regional Coach of the Year (2011-12 NABC East Region & BCANY, 2015-16 BCANY, 2018-19 NABC East Region and BCANY).

2010's SUNYAC Men's Basketball All-Decade Team (PDF)

Name	School	Hometown / HS	Position	Years Competed
John Ivy	Brockport	Rochester, N.Y. / East	Guard	2010-14
Hamed Shamseldin	Brockport	Lawrence, N.Y. / Lawrence	Guard	2014-18
Justin Summers	Brockport	Brooklyn, N.Y. / Bushwick	Forward	2016-20
Jake Simmons	Buffalo State	Rochester, N.Y. / East	Guard	2009-13
Justin Cooper	Cortland	Pine Plains, N.Y. / Stissing Mountain	Guard	2015-19
Jesse Winter	Cortland	Rockville Centre, N.Y. / South Side	Guard	2009-13
Gordon Lyons	Geneseo	Amherst, N.Y. / Canisius	Forward	2011-15
Brian Beckford	Oneonta	Brooklyn, N.Y. / Christ the King	Center	2008-10
Mikey McElroy	Oneonta	Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs	Guard/Forward	2013-17
Chad Burridge	Oswego	Hannibal, N.Y. / Hannibal	Forward	2008-12
Brian Sortino	Oswego	Fairport, N.Y. / Fairport	Guard	2013-17
Hayden Ward	Oswego	Montauk, N.Y. / East Hampton	Forward	2009-13
Jonathan Patron	Plattsburgh	Huntington, N.Y. / Harborfields	Forward	2015-19
Kyle Richardson	Plattsburgh	Baldwin, N.Y. / Baldwin	Guard/Forward	2014-16
Chris Ruiz	Plattsburgh	Washington Heights, N.Y. / Bronx St. Agnes	Guard	2007-11