DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced Thursday its Division II All-ECAC teams and awards as Salem University men's basketball senior forward Malik Toppin earned a spot on the first team, while head coach Adam Williams was tabbed as Coach of the Year.
 
Third-year head coach Williams guided the Tigers to their best record since the 2005-06 season with a 17-9 overall record, with a win percentage of .680. The 17 wins are more wins than the past four seasons combined.
 
Coach Williams joins Patrick Beilein of Le Moyne College who was tabbed as the ECAC Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2018. This past season the ECAC posted one Division II team in the top 25 as Bellarmine was ranked No. 7 in the latest poll.
 
Toppin, a Bloomfield, N.J. native, averaged a double-double for the second-straight season as this year he averaged 18.7 points and 10.3 rebounds.
 
This marks the second-straight season that Toppin has garnered All-ECAC First Team honors.
 
In his final game as a Tiger, Toppin eclipsed 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Toppin also holds the school record for field goal percentage in a season and career at 68.5 and 66.1 percent, respectively.
 
This season, Toppin ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage at 63.8 percent.