FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Rich Miller named PSAC East Coach of the Year – Yuseff Carr named PSAC East Basketball Athlete of the Year – Carr and Derrison Anthony selected to 1st Team All-PSAC – Tony Fannick named to 2nd Team PSAC East

Video - Interview with Rich Miller and Yuseff Carr

MANSFIELD – Rich Miller was named the Coach of the Year and Yuseff Carr the Basketball Athlete of the Year as Mansfield swept the two highest post season men's basketball honors in the PSAC East.

In addition, Carr and fellow senior Derrison Anthony were named to 1st Team All-PSAC East honor with fellow teammate Tony Fannick selected to 2nd Team All-PSAC East recognition.

The men's All-PSAC basketball team, selected by the head coaches, was announced by the PSAC office today.

Miller becomes the first Mountaineer head coach to be named the Coach of the Year since Tom Ackerman last accomplished the feat in 1997.

Miller led his Mountaineers to the PSAC East title this year with a 10-4 conference mark and has Mansfield (18-9) playing in the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament at the Atlantic Region Championship Tournament at West Liberty University starting Saturday.

Miller, who played one season for the Mountaineers in 1998 as a graduate student after graduating from Bucknell, was an assistant coach from 1999-2005 under Ackerman and head coach Vince Alexander before being promoted to head coach for the 2005-06 season.

Miller has compiled a 92-71 mark over his first six seasons as head coach guiding the Mountaineers to back-to-back PSAC East titles and four conference playoff berths.

Carr, 6-6, 290, has been one of the most dominant players in the PSAC over the past three seasons, becoming the first Mountaineer to be named PSAC East Player of the Year since Louis Judson last accomplished the feat in 1997.

Carr, a preseason All-PSAC East coach's selection, ranked 9th in the PSAC this season in scoring (16.2 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 pg). He was also 4th in the conference in blocked shots with 45 and 7th in offensive rebounds per game (2.9) while ranking 8th in field goal percentage (56.1%).

Carr, a 1st Team selection in 2010 and a 2nd Team All-PSAC East pick in 2009, led the Mountaineers in scoring in 13 games this season and ranks fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,476 points. He also ranks 5th in career rebounding with 762 and second in blocked shots with 124.

Anthony developed into a force in his first full-season as a starter. The 6-2 senior, who is comfortable at guard or forward, ranked 16th in the PSAC in scoring averaging 14.3 points per game and was 11th in the conference in rebounding pulling down an average of 7.1 boards per outing.

One of the most versatile players in the conference, Anthony also ranked 6th in the PSAC in steals (47) and was 12th in blocked shots (29) while his 75.5% from the free throw line was 14th best in the conference. He also recorded a team-best eight double-doubles on the year.

Fannick, one of the most heralded high school players in Pennsylvania history, was a second team selection in his first full healthy season in the college ranks.

In 26 games this season, Fannick ranked 31st in scoring in the conference averaging 11.7 points per game while pulling down 117 rebounds. He ranked among the PSAC's top 3-point shooters hitting 37.0% of his attempts while also ranking among the top free throw shooters (81.1%) in the conference.
In his first three seasons the junior forward has scored 794 points with 348 rebounds.

The three All-PSAC East selections this season is the most since Mansfield had four selections; 1st teamers Brett Longpre` and Omari Pearson along with 2nd team selections Ian Connor and Bill McNeil.

Mansfield, the No. 6 seed in the upcoming NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament, will host No. 3 Bowie State this Saturday at West Liberty University (WV) starting at noon.