Glenside, PA (February 22, 2013) - Arcadia University men's basketball head coach Justin Scott was named MAC Commonwealth Coach of the Year by his peers in the league today. Scott led the Knights to a 16-11 record and the semifinals of the MAC Tournament after being picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll. Also getting honored is senior Khalief Trawick who was named to the Commonwealth Second Team and teammates Joe Brown and Travis Saltus who were named Commonwealth Honorable Mentions.

Scott just completed his first season as head coach of the Knights. The team went to the postseason for the first time since 2006, won a playoff game for the first time 2000 and won 16 games for the first time since 2005-06. The Knights were also ranked in the initial NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Rankings for the first time in over a decade.

Trawick had a great senior season, leading the team in scoring with 13.4 ppg and grabbed 4.4 rpg. He also joined the 1,000-point club in the team's final regular season game at Widener. Brown also scored 13.4ppg and led the team with 7.0rpg. Unfortunately Brown missed the Knights final three games of the season due to illness. Saltus, who the MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year in 2012, was third on the team with 11.4ppg.

The Knights are already looking forward to next year as three of the five starters will be returning, including Brown, Saltus and Aaron Lee-Webb who also scored over 10 ppg. Key bench players, John Landro, Jose Figueroa and Rashon Brock will fight for spots in the starting line-up and a strong recruiting class will put the Knights in the upper echelon on the MAC Commonwealth Conference for 2013-14.