Purchase, NY (Apr. 15, 2014) – For the second time in his amazing coaching career at Purchase College, Jeff Charney is the Met Basketball Writers Association Coach of the Year.
 
"What a tremendous honor," said Charney, who thanked the Met Writers and also wanted to express his appreciation for them selecting Andre Nixon (SR/Harlem, NY) to the first team and Joel Neri (JR/Port Chester, NY) to the second team. "It was a special season and this honor means more to me than the writers could possibly understand. Coaches work so hard throughout the year and it's a pleasure and an honor to receive any recognition, especially one of this prestige. Thank you!!!"
 
In his sixth full season as head coach, Charney guided the Panthers (26-3) to the Skyline Conference regular-season (17-1) and tournament titles, and a fourth NCAA appearance in five years, with a first-round victory. Purchase has won 20-plus games four of the past five seasons after winning just three games in Charney's first year at the helm. He previously was named All-Met Coach of the Year in 2010.
 
Javae King-Gilchrist of William Paterson has been named the All Met Division III men's college basketball Player of the Year by the writers.
 
The rest of the All Met First Team: Ordel Goldson, Montclair State; Evan Kupferberg, NYU; Bloochy Magloire, Staten Island; Nixon, Purchase; Michael Woods, York.
 
The Second Team: Jack Bramswig, Manhattanville; Donte Howell, Mount Saint Mary; Neri, Purchase; John Snow, Rutgers Newark; Omar St. John, York.
 
The All Met teams will be honored April 22 at the 81st NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, NY.
 
A 6-2 senior guard from Teaneck, NJ, King-Gilchrist led the Pioneers (21-6) with 18.9 ppg (No. 2 NJAC), 6.6 rpg (No. 9 NJAC), 4.8 assists (No. 2 NJAC, 45th in nation), 2.9 steals (No. 1 NJAC, No. 7 NCAA), and shot 40.8% from the field. He had 25 games scoring double digits, including two at 30-plus, and was named New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Year and to the NABC All-America First Team.
 
FIRST TEAM
Javae King-Gilchrist, Wm Paterson                6-2, sr, G        (Teaneck, NJ)
Ordel Goldson, Montclair State                        6-7, sr, F         (Hackettstown, NJ)
Evan Kupferberg, NYU                                       6-6, so, F        (Boca Raton, FL)
Bloochy Magloire, Staten Island                       6-2, sr, G        (Staten Island, NY)
Andre Nixon, Purchase                                    6-3, sr, G        (Harlem, NY)
Michael Woods, York                                          6-3, sr, G        (Brooklyn, NY)
 
SECOND TEAM
Jack Bramswig, Manhattanville                      6-5, sr, F         (Pleasantville, NY)
Donte Howell, Mount St Mary                          5-10, sr, G      (Baldwin, NY)
Joel Neri, Purchase                                         7-2, jr, C         (Port Chester, NY)
John Snow, Rutgers Newark                          6-0, jr, G         (Newark, NJ)
Omar St. John, York                                          6-3, jr, G         (Jamaica, NY)
 
Player of the Year: Javae King-Gilchrist, William Paterson
Coach of the Year: Jeff Charney, Purchase

-With Chuck Stogel, MBWA