APRIL 5, 2013
2013 DRIESELL AWARD
ATLANTA, GA -- Stony Brook's Tommy Brenton is the recipient of the 2013 Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year award.
"Tommy Brenton was a difference maker on the floor for Stony Brook," ssaid CollegeInsider.com co-founder Angela Lento. "His abilities on the defensive end of the floor was a major reason the Seawolves won back-to-back America East regular season titles.
The Lefty Driesell award is named in honor of coaching legend Lefty Driesell, who is the only person to ever win 100 games at four different Division I schools. He is best known for his time at Maryland, leading the program to the National Invitational Tournament title in 1972 and its second-ever ACC Tournament Championship in 1984. He finished his career at Maryland with a 348-159 record and concluded his career with an impressive 786-394 mark.
2013 LEFTY DRIESELL DEFENSIVE ALL-AMERICA TEAM
* Due to a tie in the voting there are 22 players on the team.
2023: Caleb McConnell, Rutgers
2022: KC Ndefo, Saint Peter's
2021: Davion Mitchell: Baylor
2020: Juvaris Hayes, Merrimack
2019: Matisse Thybulle, Washington
2018: Jevon Carter, West Virginia
2017: Jevon Carter, West Virginia
2016: Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso
2015: Darion Atkins, Virginia
2014: Elfrid Payton, UL-Lafayette
2013: Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook
2012: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
2011: Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion
2010: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State