BEVERLY, Mass. – The Conference of New England (CNE) is thrilled to announce its next All-40th Anniversary Team, releasing the All-40th Men’s Basketball team on Thursday afternoon. The list features 49 prominent names in the league’s history.
 
The minimum criteria for consideration was at least two First Team All-Conference selections or at least one Player of the Year honor, with selections coming with prioritization on former Player of the Year honorees and number of first team selections without a Player of the Year honor.
 

Asif Abdul-Wadud	Western New England	1x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Matthew Alectus	Nichols	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Ludger Bain	Wentworth	3 x First Team All-Conference, 2x Player of the Year
Geoff Baranger	Roger Williams	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Ryan Birrell	Salve Regina	2 x First Team All-Conference, 2x Player of the Year
Matthew Brennan	Anna Maria	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Keith Brown	Endicott	3 x First Team All-Conference
DeAnte Bruton	Nichols	4 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Scott Budka	Coast Guard	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Anthony Click	Anna Maria	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Austin Coene	Roger Williams	3 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Eric Demers	Gordon	3 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Todd Doyle	Wentworth	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Dennis Dube	New England College	3 x First Team All-Conference
Marcos Echevarria	Nichols	3 x First Team All-Conference, 2x Player of the Year
Irving Eggleston	Nichols	2 x First Team All-Conference, 3x Player of the Year
Marc Ferlo	Colby-Sawyer	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
John Gallagher	Coast Guard	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Ben Gaskill	Gordon	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Justin Hackley	Salve Regina	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Sam Herrick	Wentworth	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Furgusson Inniss	New England College	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Tayvon Jones	Nichols	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Ryan Kelly	Roger Williams	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Steve King	Wentworth	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Sam Knollmeyer	Wentworth	1 x First Team All-Conference, 2x Player of the Year
Jerry Logan	Gordon	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Nemanja Marinkovic	Endicott	3 x First Team All-Conference
Sterling Marshall	Wentworth	3 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Bill McBirney	Curry	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Hans Miersma	Gordon	2 x First Team All-Conference, 3x Player of the Year
Kevin Moran	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Mike Ofcarcik	Anna Maria	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Jaylen Owens	Eastern Nazarene	3 x First Team All-Conference
John Patraitis	Anna Maria	3 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Jim Petty	Gordon	3 x First Team All-Conference
Sherrad Prezzie-Blue	Wentworth	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Jeff Seabron	Eastern Nazarene	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Ryan Sheehan	Nichols	3 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Joe Shehadi	Endicott	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Eric Simonelli	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Jaykyri Simpson	U. of New England	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Steve Soba	Salve Regina	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Jaekwon Spencer	Nichols	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Andrew St. Clair	Colby-Sawyer	3 x First Team All-Conference, 3x Player of the Year
Aaron Trigg	Gordon	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Kamahl Walker	Endicott	3 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Bryan Walker	Gordon	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Brian Wilder	Colby-Sawyer	3 x First Team All-Conference

 
 
The 40th Anniversary campaign runs parallel to the league’s new naming and branding initiative that was launched in August. This celebration also serves as a platform to highlight the conference's achievements, honor its history, and generate enthusiasm for future endeavors.
 
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND
Originally founded in 1984 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and reconstituted as the Conference of New England (CNE) in 2024, the CNE is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 10 full member and five associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.