Ja:göh Justin Hemphill, Onöndowa’ga, Hohswë’gai:yo’, out of Daemen University, who tabbed to the first team for the East Coast Conference.
Hemphill collected all-conference honors for the second consecutive year after getting tabbed to the third team last season.
The Senior Forward led the Wildcats in total assists (98), total rebounds (186) and steals (38).
One of four players to start all 25 games, Hemphill ranked sixth in the ECC with his 98 assists and in assists per game with an average of 3.9 while ranking third in field goal percentage at .530.
Hemphill finished in double-figures in 17 games this season, highlighted by a 22-point outing against St. Michael’s on Dec. 21, and notched a team-best eight double-doubles, highlighted by a 16 point, 11 assist and eight rebound outing against then No. 21/7 Gannon on Jan. 18.
The redshirt senior forward led the Wildcats and was sixth in the ECC for total rebounds with 186 and ranked third in defensive rebounds per game with an average of 5.0.
He also was fourth in the conference for rebounds per game at 7.4 and was second on the Wildcats and eighth in the ECC for total blocks with 30.
Hemphill was tabbed the ECC Player of the Week twice (Nov. 18 & Jan. 20) and was named to the Bevo Francis Top 50 Watchlist as well, as one of only three representatives from the East Region to make the top 50.
For the first time in program history, the Daemen University men’s basketball team was named the No.1 team in the country.
