ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Senior
Jose Perez has been named All-MAAC First Team by the league's head coaches, as announced by the league office Monday.
The Bronx, N.Y. native becomes the first Jasper to earn first-team honors since Shane Richards in 2015-16.
Perez led Manhattan and the MAAC in scoring at 18.8 points per game this season. Perez had a MAAC and career-high 38 at Niagara on Feb. 4 and scored in double figures in 18 of 20 league games. Perez finished second in the MAAC in assists by 0.03. The senior had six games of at least seven assists and ended with an average of 4.52 per game. The 38 points against Niagara was one of three times Perez reached 30 points in a game, which is the most in the MAAC this season. He also led the MAAC with 15 games of 20-plus points.
Manhattan opens the MAAC Championship as the No. 8 seed against ninth-seeded Rider, Tuesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.
