Moreton |
Twitty |
Skyhawks All-NE10 performers set to start pro careers in The Netherlands and Ireland, respectively
EASTON, Mass. (July 22, 2020) – Two Stonehill College men's basketball recent graduates have signed professional contracts to continue their playing careers after standout careers for the Skyhawks.
All-American Will Moreton has signed for Donar Groningen in The Netherlands first division Dutch League, while classmate and fellow Stonehill 2020 graduate Brandon Twitty signed with Sligo All-Stars in Ireland's first division.
Moreton signed earlier this month with Dutch club Donar Groningen (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard) |
Moreton, the 2020 Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year and Division II Bulletin All-American, was a three-time All-NE10 performer that started all 114 games of his Stonehill career. The Edward E. Martin Senior Scholar-Athlete Award recipient and CoSIDA Academic All-District selection earned All-East Region first team honors from both the NABC and D2CCA as a senior. He led Stonehill in scoring, rebounding and assists for the third-straight season, averaging 18.9 points (7th NE10), 8.9 rebounds (6th), 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocked shots in 34.9 minutes per game (11th). Moreton led the NE10 and ranked fourth nationally in Division II with his 8.0 defensive rebounds per game, while ranking second with 13 double-doubles (20th nationally).
Moreton scored in double-figures in 27 of Stonehill's 29 games as a senior, leading the team in scoring 16 times with the Skyhawks posting an 11-5 record on those games, netting 20-plus points 14 times. He scored a season-high 35 points in Stonehill's win at Adelphi University (1/14), marking the team's lone 30-point game of the year and Moreton's fifth of his career, that includes a career-high 40 in a win over Franklin Pierce University as a junior, that marked Stonehill's first 40-point game since 1998.
Moreton, named an honorable mention selection to the D2EastHoops.org All-Decade Team, finished his career ranked fourth in program history with 1,841 points, while his 265 career three-point field goals is second in program history behind only Jon Cronin, '92's 308 threes. Moreton shot 44.5-percent from the field for his career, including 39.6% from three-point range, shooting 77.7% from the free-throw line, while adding 851 rebounds, 274 assists, 131 steals and 79 blocked shots. He was one of three small college selections to USA Basketball East Coast last summer. The team, coached by Syracuse University associate head coach Adrian Autry, and included players from major Division I programs, toured and competed in Greece during the summer of 2019.
Twitty heads to Ireland to play professionally with Sligo All-Stars after signing this week (PHOTO BY Mike Tureski/SportsPix) |
Twitty, an All-NE10 third team selection as a senior after earning honorable mention All-NE10 as a sophomore, averaged 13.8 points on 41.8-percent shooting during his senior season, including 40.2% (53-132) from three-point distance, converting 84.6% (66-78) of his free-throws (8th NE10), with 2.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a team-high 1.4 steals (9th) in 34.1 minutes per game. He scored in double-figures in 23 of the Skyhawks 29 games last season, leading the team in scoring seven times, with 20-plus points seven times, including a season-high 23 points at Saint Anselm College (2/8). Twitty collected three-plus steals in five games.
Twitty became the 41st in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau and finished his career ranked 23rd on Stonehill's career scoring list with 1,236 points, ranking sixth all-time with 194 career three-pointers. He is a 44.6-percent shooter for his career, including 41.6% from three-point distance, and 79.1% shooter from his career at the free-throw line, adding 184 rebounds, 163 assists and 123 steals in his 105 career games. Twitty finished his career scoring in double-figures in 61 games, including 20-plus points 17 times and four 30-point games, netting a career-best 34 points at Southern Connecticut State University on January 13, 2018.
Stonehill finished its 2019-20 season with an 18-11 record overall, including 13-6 in the NE10, finishing second in the Conference's Northeast Division and reaching the semifinal round of the NE10 Tournament, before earning the program's 15th NCAA Tournament bid.
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