Oswego State freshman forward Chad Burridge (Hannibal/Hannibal) and senior guard Tommy Downing (Staten Island/Curtis), have each been honored by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) on its 2008-09 Division III Upstate All-Star Team. Burridge was named the ECAC Division III Upstate Rookie of the Year, while Downing garnered second team honors.

Individual accolades continue to pour in for the Oswego State men’s basketball team as freshman Chad Burridge (Hannibal) and senior Tommy Downing (Staten Island/Curtis) garnered postseason regional honors from two organizations this week.  Burridge was named the East Region Rookie of the Year by D3Hoops.com, while Downing earned second team East Region honors by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on its Division III All-District Teams.

Senior guard Kyle Reuter (Mexico) was one of three starters in double figures, scoring a game-high 30 points to go with three steals, but Oswego State could not hold on to an early 10 point lead in the second half while host St. John Fisher College survived a back and forth shootout in the final seven minutes en route to a 72-71 victory in the semifinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Upstate Championships on Friday, March 6 at Fisher’s Manning/Napier Gymnasium.

The Oswego State men’s basketball team placed three players on the 2008-09 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) All-Conference Team announced by the league office on Monday, March 2.  The senior backcourt duo of Tommy Downing (Staten Island/Curtis) and Kyle Reuter (Mexico) were selected to the first team, while junior forward Stanley Francois (Valley Cottage/Suffern) garnered honorable mention accolades.  Additionally, freshman forward Chad Burridge (Hannibal) was honored as the 2008-09 SUNYAC Rookie of the Year.

The Oswego State men’s basketball team, which finished as State University of New York Athletic Conference regular season co-champions and reached the semifinals of the SUNYAC Men’s Basketball Championship, was one of four teams to earn a berth in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Upstate New York Basketball Championship. The four team tournament will be hosted by St. John Fisher College on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7.