Join us each Tuesday over the Fall semester as we reflect on each of our Sunshine State Conference Championships.
The Tritons claimed their 17th program Sunshine State Conference Championship in 2006-07 as men's basketball topped Rollins, 67-52, to claim the SSC Tournament crown. It was Eckerd's third tournament title in program history.
Eckerd received the No. 3 seed in the tournament, breezing past Saint Leo, 76-45, in the first round before edging Barry in the second round, 63-59.
EC used a 20-4 run over the final 10 minutes to seal the tournament crown in the championship game. Matt Cenatus scored 19 points in the championship with six rebounds, while Andre King-Holland scored 17 points with eight rebounds.
Cenatus was tabbed the Tournament MVP while King-Holland was named to the All-Tournament team.
Eckerd earned its eighth trip to the National stage as the No. 6 seed traveling to Montevallo, Ala. EC defeated Benedict (SC) 66-56 in the first round and topped Rollins 86-76 to reach the Sweet 16, where the Tritons narrowly fell to Montevallo 64-61.
The Tritons finished the season 27-6 and 12-4 in conference play. The team ranked fourth in the country in rebound margin at plus-7.7 percent. EC also ranked 10th in scoring defense, 13th in defensive field goal percentage, and 20th in scoring margin.
During the season, Cenatus led the team averaging 13.6 points per game. King-Holland and Damone Morris also averaged double-digits with 11.8 and 10.0 points per game, respectively. Marcus Washington led the team on the boards with 6.2 rebounds per game.
Cenatus and King-Holland were both named to the All-SSC First Team.
