With an average of 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, Long Island's Julian Boyd has been named the Northeast Conference's 2012 Player of the Year.

Boyd is joined on the All-NEC First Team by teammate Jamal Olasewere, Sacred Heart's Shane Gibson, Ken Horton of Central Connecticut State and Velton Jones of Robert Morris.

On the All-NEC Second Team are Wagner's Latif Rivers and Tyler Murray, Quinnipiac's Ike Azotam and James Johnson, and Long Island's Jason Brickman.

The Defensive Player of the Year is sophomore guard Kenneth Ortiz of Wagner, while Scott Eatherton of St. Francis (PA) was recognized as the Most Improved Player.

Kyle Vinales of Central Connecticut State was named Rookie of the Year and was joined on the All-Rookie Team by Monmouth's Dion Nesmith, Jalen Cannon of St. Francis (NY), Ousmane Drame of Quinnipiac and Lucky Jones of Robert Morris.