South Hamilton, Mass., postgrad is program's sixth Academic All-District® selection
CSC Academic All-District® Men's Basketball Team Announced
Stonehill's All-Time CSC Academic All-District® honorees
EASTON, Mass. (February 28, 2023) – Stonehill College postgrad Max Zegarowski has been named to the 2022-23 Academic All-District® men's basketball team by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) for his combined performance on the court and in the classroom.
The CSC Academic All-America program recognizes men's basketball honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot, where first, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in mid-March following a vote of CSC members. Academic All-District® nominees should be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, with graduate students needing to have a 3.50 GPA at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Zegarowski is the sixth Stonehill men's basketball student-athlete to earn Academic All-District® honors (PHOTO BY Jim Pierce) |
Zegarowski, who graduated from Franklin Pierce University with a 3.68 cumulative grade point average, is enrolled in Stonehill's Integrated Marketing Communications Master's program with a 3.62 GPA. He earns Academic All-District® honors for the first time in his career and is Stonehill's sixth honoree in program history – its first at the NCAA Division I level. Zegarowski had an immediate impact for the Skyhawks in their first NCAA Division I season, starting all 31 games and is their second-leading scorer with 12.6 points per game (11th NEC), leading the NEC in free-throw percentage (.877), while ranking second in three-point percentage (.419), third in three-point field goals per game (2.3) and ninth in field goals percentage (.454), while ranking second in minutes played at 33.7 per game.
Zegarowski has led Stonehill in scoring in seven games this season, reaching double-figures 19 times, including 20-plus points on three occasions, including a career-high 30 points in the Skyhawks 75-60 win over Long Island University on February 16. He has led the Skyhawks in rebounding eight times, posting a team-high two double-doubles, draining four-plus three-pointers in seven games.
Zegarowski surpassed the 1,000-point plateau for his career at St. Francis Brooklyn on February 4, and has now scored 1,075 points over his 91 career games played over his time at Lynn University (2018-19), Franklin Pierce (2019-22) and Stonehill (2022-23). He has been named an NEC Prime Performer three weeks this season, including this past Monday, and was received an honorable mention by the Boston Globe in its ranking of the top ten Division I men's basketball players in Massachusetts. In addition to his 1,075 career points, Zegarowski has totaled 399 rebounds, over his career, with 54 double-figure scoring games, including 20-plus points ten times and five double-doubles.
Stonehill finished its inaugural NCAA Division I season second in the final regular season NEC standings with a 10-6 mark to go with an overall record of 14-17.
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