After becoming the men's basketball team's first all-district selection since 2006, senior Dyson Harward (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) has earned Lycoming College's Most Outstanding Male Athlete award, the college announced at the College's Senior Athlete Celebration & Athletics Recognition Banquet on Wednesday, May 10.
Harward is one of two players in program history to earn all-conference honors in all four years of his career and one of five to earn first-team all-conference accolades three times.
He finished in the top 10 in the MAC Freedom in five statistical categories, sitting eighth in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game, third in rebounds (9.7), tied for the league lead in three-pointers made (2.2 per game), third in blocked shots (1.7 per game), fourth in free throw percentage (.817) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.392).
The Danville, Pennsylvania native finished his career 23rd in school history with 1,172 career points, sixth with 839 rebounds and he broke the school record with 166 blocked shots despite playing just 89 career games.
At the end of the season, he earned his third First Team All-MAC Freedom accolades and he became the first player since 2006 to earn All-District honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
