Men's Basketball | April 29, 2024

 PHILADELPHIA — La Salle men's basketball guards Khalil Brantley and Jhamir Brickus have earned Philadelphia Big 5 honors on Monday, as voted on by league coaches. Brantley earned Second Team All-Big 5 honors while Brickus was named First Team.
 
Brickus received First Team honors after a stellar senior year for La Salle. It is the second straight season an Explorer has earned First Team all-Big 5 honors after Brantley made the squad last season. Brickus started all 33 games for the Explorers this year. The guard was the Atlantic-10's ironman, leading the conference with 36.4 minutes per game, good for 14^th in the country. He averaged 13.9 points and 4.8 assists per game, good for 17^th and 3^rd in the A-10, respectively. The Coatesville, Pa. native made headlines earlier this season when he racked up 41 points at Temple, setting a new Big 5 single-game scoring record. He ranks 8^th all-time on the La Salle career assist list, with 426.
 
Brickus also impressed in the A-10 Tournament, averaging 19.5 points per game and 4.0 assists per game in the Explorers' pair of games. He scored 21 points in La Salle's 61-60 win over George Washington, including hitting the game-winning shot with 20 seconds remaining on the clock to send the Explorers to the second round.
 
Brantley earned his way onto the all-Big 5 Second Team after averaging 15.0 points per game while starting 32 of 33 games this season. The junior guard pulled down 5.3 rebounds per contest. Brantley ranked 12^th in the A-10 in scoring and 23^rd in rebounding. The native of The Bronx ranks fifth in the league in assists, dishing out 4.2 per game. He ranked second in the conference in minutes (35.9) behind only Brickus. He scored his 1000^th point on January 31^st at Rhode Island.

Player of the Year                                       Eric Dixon, Villanova
Coach of the Year                                       Zach Spiker, Drexel
Rookie of the Year                                      Xzayvier Brown, Saint Joseph's
Most Improved Player                                Hysier Miller, Temple
Scholar-Athlete                                          Mate Okros, Drexel
Leading Scorer                                          Clark Slajchert, Penn
Top Free Throw Shooter                           Erik Reynolds, Saint Joseph's
 
FIRST TEAM:
Eric Dixon, Villanova
Erik Reynolds, Saint Joseph's
Amari Williams, Drexel
Jhamir Brickus, La Salle
Clark Slajchert, Penn
 
SECOND TEAM:
Justin Moore, Villanova
Khalil Brantley, La Salle
Xzayvier Brown, Saint Joseph's
TJ Bamba, Villanova
Hysier Miller, Temple
 
HONORABLE MENTION:
Justin Moore, Drexel
Rasheer Fleming, Saint Joseph's
Jordan Riley, Temple