El-Amin Named To All-Met First Team; Pikiell Named All-Met Coach of the Year

Pikiell becomes the first coach in school history to earn the MBWA Peter A. Carlesimo Coach of the Year AwardNew York, N.Y. - Senior guard Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) of the Stony Brook University men's basketball team has been named to the 2010 Division I All-Met first team, it was announced by the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) on Wednesday. He is the first player in program history to earn first-team honors. In addition, Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell became the first coach in school history to earn the MBWA Peter A. Carlesimo Coach of the Year Award."I couldn't be prouder of Muhammad; he has worked hard at making himself a better player and I'm happy that he could be recognized for his hard work," Pikiell said. "I'm also extremely honored to be recognized among all the great coaches in this area. Our program could not have had the success we had this year without the great support ...