George, Mitchell and Jones Honored by BCANY

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BATAVIA, NY (04/07/2015)(readMedia)-- The Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) recently announced its list of accolades for the 2014-2015 Junior College Men's Basketball season and members of the Genesee Community College men's basketball program were honored. Genesee head coach Terry George was named the BCANY New York State Coach of the Year, sophomore guard Ervin Mitchell (Brooklyn, NY) was named to the BCANY All-New York State First Team and sophomore guard Naquil Jones (Philadelphia, PA) was named to the BCANY All-New York State Second Team.

George led the Cougars to a 23-10 season which included a Region III Division II title, a District II title and the first trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Tournament in 12 years. He was also named the District II Coach of the Year. George just concluded his fourth season as head coach and has amassed 79 wins in his time at GCC.

Mitchell, also named an NJCAA All-American (Second Team) and All-Region III (First Team), set the school record for most career points in the program's history (1476) this season and averaged the ninth-highest per game scoring average in the country with 23.5 points per game. He recorded double-digit point totals in all but one of the 32 games he played in this season.

Jones, also named to the All-Region III First Team this year, ends his career at Genesee fourth on the all-time scoring list with 1241 career points. He averaged 19.7 points per game this season and started in 55 games during his two seasons at GCC.

The BCANY is a service organization and exists to promote the sport of basketball statewide at all levels. For further information, visit the BCANY website: www.bcany.org

Genesee Community College athletics program endeavors to provide a quality and competitive intercollegiate athletics program consistent with the National Junior Collegiate Athletics Association (NJCAA) philosophy and the overall educational mission of Genesee Community College. Participation in collegiate athletics should be an extension of the total educational experience for the student athlete. The inherent philosophy emphasizes the athletic setting as a classroom used to teach character, commitment, work ethic, respect for differences, and the importance of sacrifice, teamwork, and cooperation.

For further information and pictures go to Genesee's Athletic webpage, which is updated regularly with game results, team rosters, photographs and information about Genesee's overall athletic program. http://www.geneseeathletics.com