Ursinus places 3 on All-Centennial teams

Three Ursinus College men’s basketball players were named to the All-Centennial Conference Team, the league office announced Tuesday.

Senior guard Matt Knowles received first team recognition, while junior forward Zach Quattro was selected to the second team and sophomore guard Eric Williams Jr. garnered honorable mention. The Bears’ three allconference selections — all first-time honorees — are the most for the program since it netted three in 2010, and are tied for the most since placing four on the squad in 2008.

Knowles turned in a sensational final run, leading the team and ranking third in the conference in scoring at 16.6 points per game. He led the league in free throws made (103) while placing third in field goals made (142) and fourth in both 3-pointers (60) and free-throw percentage (81.1). Knowles paced the Bears with 31 steals and scored at least 20 points on ten occasions this season, including a career-high 30 at Swarthmore on February 8; he poured in a game-high 22 in the Bears’ CC semifinal loss at Swarthmore last week.

Knowles, who finished his career with 939 points, is the first Ursinus player to earn a first team allconference nod since Jon Ward in 2012. He was also named to the All-CC Sportsmanship Team.

Quattro joined the program as a transfer from Division II Le Moyne and made an immediate impact, starting all 27 games as a versatile stretch forward. He was the team’s leading rebounder (6.9 RPG) and shot-blocker (30) and third-leading scorer (12.4 PPG), shooting 44.4 percent from3-point range to land second in the CC. Quattro, who was second in the conference with six double-doubles, shot 47.4 percent overall and 78.9 percent from the foul line.