LOCK HAVEN – On Thursday afternoon, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced on that East Stroudsburg University men's basketball redshirt junior forward Lakeem McAliley was selected to the All-PSAC East First Team, while redshirt senior guard Justin Paz and junior guard Jaelen McGlone were honored on the All-PSAC East Second Team.

McAliley becomes just the fifth Warrior to earn All-PSAC East honors in three seasons, earning back-to-back All-PSAC East First Team selections, along with being named to the second team as a freshman in 2022. He led No. 14/18 ESU in scoring (17.3 ppg), field goal percentage (.563%) rebounding (5.9), blocks (22) and second in steals (2.2). Among PSAC leaders, the Philadelphia native ranked 11th in scoring, 19th in rebounding, fourth in field goal percentage, 12th in free throw percentage, fourth in steals and 21st in blocks. He accomplished the impressive statistics without ranking in the top 25 in the conference in minutes played.

Among Warriors all-time, McAliley ranks eighth in points (1434) and currently has the third most points during a junior season in program history. He ranks seventh in field goals made (543), seventh in field goal percentage (.563), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (38.8), 10th in free throws made (282), ninth in free-throw percentage (.775), 21st in rebounds (512), tied for eighth in steals (159) and 14th in blocks (75).

He joins Whis Grant (2013-15), Duane Johnson (2011-13), Lonnie White (1991-93) and Jonathan Roberts (1988-90) as three-time All-PSAC East selections. Next year, he looks to join Grant and Roberts as ESU players to earn All-PSAC East First Team honors in three seasons.

McGlone earns his first all-conference selection after being named to the All-PSAC East Second Team. He ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.4 points per game, while shooting an efficient 52.5 percent from the floor and 39.3 percent on 3-point attempts. He knocked down 79.9 percent of his free throw attempts. The Cheltenham native shined defensively, pacing the Warrior with 2.2 steals per contest, which ranked third in the PSAC and ninth in the country in the category. He's a major factor in the Warriors ranking seventh nationally in steals per game and sixth in turnovers forced per game.

Paz also earns his first All-PSAC East recognition, landing on the All-PSAC East Second Team. The Allentown native averaged 10.1 points, 3.9 assists, while knocking down 40 percent of his 3-point attempts. As ESU's primary point guard, he led the PSAC and ranks third in the nation in assist/turnover ratio and eighth in the conference in assists. The redshirt senior ranks 24th all-time in program history in points (1107), fifth in 3-pointers made (200) and seventh in assists (355). Paz is the only player in program history to make at least 200 3-point field goals and record 350-plus assists.

McAliley, McGlone, Paz and the rest of the Warriors will find out if they have earned one of five at-large berths into the NCAA DII Atlantic Region during the NCAA DII Selection Show on Sunday at 11:00 p.m.
 

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PSAC Eastern Division All-Conference and Major Awards

Award	Winner
Athlete of the Year	Justice Shoats, Lock Haven
Defensive Player of the Year	Jordan Kellier, West Chester
Freshman of the Year	Marcus Frank, Shippensburg
Coach of the Year	Mike Nestor, Lock Haven

PSAC Eastern Division First Team

Player	Institution	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
Elijah Allen	West Chester	Jr.	Dover, Del. / Dover
Matt Dade^*	Millersville	Sr.	Collegeville, Pa. / Episcopal Academy
Jaden Faulkner^*	Millersville	Gr.	Landover, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt
Jordan Kellier	West Chester	Gr.	Kingston, Jamaica / Redemption Christian Acad.
Lakeem McAliley^*	EAST STROUDSBURG	R-Jr.	Philadelphia, Pa. / Mastery Charter
Daniel McClain-Corley*	Shepherd	Sr.	Clinton, Md. / Massanutten Military Academy
Justice Shoats	Lock Haven	So.	Wilkes-Barre, Pa. / Holy Redeemer

Eastern Division Second Team

Player	Institution	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
Saraj Ali	Mansfield	So.	Williamsport, Pa. / Loyalsock
Collin Jones	Lock Haven	Gr.	Lock Haven, Pa. / Central Mountain
Phillip Jordan	Shepherd	Sr.	Rockville, Md. / St. Albans
Jaelen McGlone	EAST STROUDSBURG	Jr.	Cheltenham, Pa. / Cheltenham
Justin Paz	EAST STROUDSBURG	R-Sr.	Allentown, Pa. / Bethlehem Catholic
Robert Smith^^	West Chester	Jr.	Philadelphia, Pa. / Bishop McDevitt
Drew Stover	Millersville	Jr.	Oreland, Pa. / Upper Dublin

(*Indicates previous First Team All-PSAC selection, ^Indicates previous Second Team All-PSAC selection)

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PSAC Western Division All-Conference and Major Awards

Award	Winner
Athlete of the Year	KJ McClurg, California
Defensive Player of the Year	Bryson Lucas, California
Freshman of the Year	Kedrick Curtis, Seton Hill
Coach of the Year	Jordan Fee, Gannon

Western Division First Team

Player	Institution	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
Maceo Austin	Slippery Rock	Gr.	Sharon, Pa. / Kennedy Catholic
Garvin Clarke	IUP	Sr.	Euclid, Ohio / Euclid HS
Zyan Collins	California	R-Sr.	South Riding, Va. / Freedom
KJ McClurg	California	So.	Morgantown, W. Va / University
Josh Omojafo	Gannon	So.	Hamilton, Ontario / St. Jean de Brebeuf
Jeff Planutis*	Mercyhurst	Sr.	Hazleton, Pa. / Hazleton
Ethan Porterfield*	IUP	Sr.	Sharon, Pa. / Sharon

PSAC Western Division Second Team

Player	Institution	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
Bernie Blunt	Edinboro	Jr.	Morgantown, Pa. / Peddle School
Jomo Goings	Slippery Rock	R-So.	Washington, D.C. / Winston Churchill
Jermaine Hall Jr.^	California	Sr.	Baltimore, Md. / Severn School
Derrick James	Gannon	So.	Columbus, Ohio / Canal Winchester
Cam Kearney	Clarion	So.	Virginia Beach, Va. / Salem
Ryan Meis	Seton Hill	Sr.	Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park
Lyle Tipton	Gannon	Gr.	Glenside, Pa. / Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy

(*Indicates previous First Team All-PSAC selection, ^Indicates previous Second Team All-PSAC selection)