Corey Connor Named to D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Team

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior guard Corey Connor has been selected to the 2010-2011 D3hoops.com Men’s All-Northeast Region Fourth Team.

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Connor averaged 13.4 points while shooting 92% (43-47) from the free throw line, 50% (128-256) from the floor and 48% (89-185) from behind the arc.  He set the Bears’ single-season marks for made three-pointers and three-point field goal percentage.

Connor led the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) and ranked fourth in all of Division III in three-point shooting.  He also ranked first in the MASCAC in made trifectas as well as seventh in scoring and ninth in field goal percentage.

In 85 games over three seasons with the Bears, Connor registered 880 points for an average of 10.4 per game.  He leaves Bridgewater State as the program’s all-time leading three-point shooter with a career percentage of .430 (197-458).

The 2010-2011 Bridgewater State men's basketball team captured the MASCAC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the third straight season.  The Bears dropped a 58-57 decision to WPI in tournament first round play.

Players were nominated for the D3hooops.com All-Region team by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools. There were 680 players nominated nationwide, a new high. The ballot was then made available to SIDs, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region. 

Regions that have fewer than 40 Division III teams have two teams. The Northeast, which is nearly twice that size, has four teams, while all other regions have three teams.