Lamont Jones News

Lamont Jones, who finished third in the nation in scoring at 22.6 points per game, has won the Haggerty Award as the top player in the New York Metropolitan Area, the second straight year a player from Iona won the honor.

Southern Miss forward Dwayne Davis poured in a game-high 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting, and Mike Duman Auto Sales survived a high-scoring contest.

Bucknell senior center Mike Muscala earned an unprecedented awards haul from the Patriot League earlier in the month, and now the honors are coming in nationally for his outstanding 2012-13 campaign.

For the second time in as many years, Loyola University Maryland forward Erik Etherly was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District I Second Team honors.

Armed with one of the Big Ten's best defenses and an eight-game winning streak, the Ohio State Buckeyes chase their 12th Final Four appearance as they take on Iona Friday night at UD Arena in Dayton.