About Hartwick Basketball

Oneonta, New York, United States
Hartwick is among the North East’s elite liberal art colleges both academically and athletically. Hartwick has a reputation of academic excellence and offers a most diverse selection of degree programs, with a strong emphasis on a liberal arts education. Our campus is truly beautiful. We are located on a scenic 425-acre site on the northern slopes of New York’s Catskill Mountains, in Oneonta, a town considered by some experts to be among the top ten best college towns in America. Hartwick offers a small college atmosphere; as the student/faculty ratio is 11 to 1, and the average classroom size is 15. Yet we are only 70 minutes from the state capital, Albany, and two and a half hours from New York City. This setting provides an ideal atmosphere academically, athletically, and socially for the aspiring student-athlete. Combine these facts with tremendous facilities, a great schedule, and a major commitment to the basketball program, and you can see why Hartwick basketball has made the final four and is a true Division III Giant! As a member of the Empire 8 Conference, Hartwick competes successfully in one of the premier Division III conferences in the country.

Friday, February 26, 2010

EMPIRE 8 HONORS


The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2010 Men's Basketball All-Conference teams on Thursday. Hartwick sophomore guard Mark Blazek (Erie, PA/Erie Cathedral Prep), senior center Kyle Phillips (Ashland, MA/Ashland), and senior forward James Mantas (Niskayuna, NY/CBA) each were recognized. Blazek, the league's second leading scorer and reigning Rookie of the Year, earned first team honors. Phillips garnered honorable mention, and Mantas was Hartwick's Sportsman of the Year.

Blazek ranks second in the conference in scoring (20.3 points per game) and free throw percentage (80.8 percent), and third in three-point field goals (2.3 per game) this season. He scored in double figures in all 24 of the Hawks' games this season and has accumulated 110 three-point baskets in two seasons at 'Wick, good enough for 8th in the all-time Hartwick record book. Blazek was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I First Team by CoSIDA earlier this year.

Phillips led Hartwick in rebounding (6.3 rpg), and blocks (40), and finished second behind Blazek in scoring with an average of 14.8 points per game. He recorded four double-doubles and reached double figures in scoring in 21 of 24 games this season. He closes out his four years at 'Wick with a career field goal percentage of .558 (274-for-493) and his 72 blocked shots ranks 3rd all-time in College history.

One member of each team was named that institution's representative on the 2010 Empire 8 Men's Basketball Sportsman of the Year Team. The E8 emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission. Mantas consistently exhibited the critical traits as an outstanding sportsman throughout the year. He was one of two players on the team to start in all 24 games this season for the Hawks, averaging 6.4 points per game. He led Hartwick in steals this season with 38 and was second on the squad in rebounding (5.2 rpg), assists (61), and blocks (14).

In conference play, the Hartwick men's basketball team had its best season in nine years. 'Wick recorded seven E8 wins and finished sixth in the conference standings this year. It marks the team's highest win total and finish in the standings since the 2000-2001 team won seven and placed fourth.
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