Eastern's Tarchee Brown of Vernon Selected as LEC Basketball Player-of-the-Year

2018 Apr 3

Eastern Connecticut State University's Tarchee Brown '18 of Vernon received the Little East Conference (LEC) Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Year Award for the 2017-18 season. Brown becomes the third student-athlete in Eastern's history to receive the honor. Brown majors in Sociology.

"I couldn't have done it without the help of my teammates," said Brown. "Over the past four years I've been blessed to play for this program and coaching staff. This isn't an individual award at all. It's a family award. Everybody in my family has played a part in receiving this award!"

Coach William Geitner, who received the LEC Coach-of-the-Year award, added, "I am very happy that Tarchee was honored by the Little East coaches. He has worked extremely hard to help our program be successful. His unselfish approach to the game has been contagious throughout the program, and has been a catalyst for the team's success."

Brown had a stellar season this year, averaging 19.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while starting all of the Warriors contests. His play was a major factor in the team winning its fifth straight conference regular season title and second consecutive tournament championship.

The Little East Conference (LEC) was established in 1986 as a single-sport league by six public institutions throughout New England. The LEC has since become a multi-sport league with eight primary members, six affiliate members and 19 championships.

Eastern offers a broad-based, Division III athletic program aimed at safeguarding the amateur aspects of the various sports and maintaining the proper perspective of athletics within Eastern's academic mission. By placing emphasis on the values of equity, diversity, sportsmanship, health and wellbeing, Eastern's athletic program encourages students to contribute more effectively to our society and live richer, fuller lives.