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Cinnaminson Native Earns College Basketball Honors
Junior Josh Blamon was named to the NABC Atlantic District First Team for helping guide Stockton to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament.
A Cinnaminson native who led The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey men's basketball team in scoring this season earned recognition from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the college announced on Tuesday.
Junior Josh Blamon was named to the NABC Atlantic District First Team. He had 17.9 points per game, and also led the Ospreys in three-pointers (78) and three-point field goal percentage (.424).
He averaged 5.2 rebounds per game and shot 50.3 percent from the field. He hit 76.9 percent of his free throws.
He led the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) in in three-pointers and finished third in scoring and three-point field goal percentage and seventh in free throw percentage.
Blamon started all 30 games and reached double figures in scoring 25 times during the 2013-14 campaign. He had at least 20 points 11 times.
The Ospreys advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament, seventh conference championship and won 25 games, their most since the 2008-09 season.
Blamon helped the Ospreys reach the Sweet Sixteen with a career-high 31 points in an upset win over fourth ranked Cabrini College.
He was named the NJAC Player of the Week three times this season.
Blamon's head coach, Gerry Matthews, was named NABC Atlantic District Coach of the Year.
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