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Pos.	Name	School	Yr.
G	Otis Livingston	Linden	Sr.
The Home News Tribune Player of the Year averaged 16.3 points and 6.2 assists per game to lead Linden to a stunning upset of Roselle Catholic in the Union County Tournament final along with a third consecutive North 2 Group IV title. Livingston is uncommitted at the moment.
G	Matt Ross	East Brunswick	Jr.
Ross was a consistent performer, going from a spark off the bench as a sophomore to the Bears’ leading scorer at 17.2 points per game. He scored in double figures in all but one game, including a season-high 28 in a loss to Howell in the opening round of the state tournament.
G	Breein Tyree	St. Joseph	Jr.
A coveted Division I prospect, Tyree averaged 18.8 points, 4.9 assists, and 3.3 steals per game for the Red Division champions and GMC-runner up Falcons.
G/F	Levi Holmes	Rutgers Prep	Sr.
The St. Michael’s College-bound Holmes averaged 16.2 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game as he helped Rutgers Prep to a 22-6 overall record along with a co-division title of the Skyland Conference Delaware Division in its first year in the league.
C	Jehyve Floyd	Sayreville	Sr.
The 6-foot-8 and Holy Cross bound Floyd averaged 17.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks per game for the Bombers as he was one of the GMC’s most impactful big men. Helped Sayreville to a stunning upset of Cardinal McCarrick in the GMC Tournament round of 16.
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.
G	Josh Carter	Linden	Sr.
G	J.J. Corbett	Colonia	Sr.
G	NyQuan McCombs	Cardinal McCarrick	Jr.
G/F	Karl Charles	Rutgers Prep	Sr.
G/F	Jaquan Robertson	Carteret	Sr.
THIRD TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.
G	Jack Engel	South Brunswick	Sr.
G	David Johnson	Dunellen	Sr.
G/F	Branislav Vujadinovic	St. Joseph	Jr.
F	L.J. Williams	North Brunswick	Sr.
C	Jordan Little	Perth Amboy Tech	Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION

Bishop Ahr: Tom Weiler; Cardinal McCarrick: Gilberto Cue; Carteret: Brandon Gilder; Colonia: Chase Barneys, Brandon Haines, Pat Naguib, Jodrell Thompson; Dunellen: Tyquan Fowler, Danny Russomanno; East Brunswick: Addis Ralph, Mike Vick; East Brunswick Tech: Noah Westbrook; Edison: Al Newcombe; Franklin: Malachi Walker; Highland Park: Will Jacob-Perez; J.F. Kennedy: Joe Duffy, Kush Patel; J.P. Stevens: Alex Corrigan, Nick Dooley; Linden: Khalief Crawford, Quinton Dixon, Juwan Dolbrice; Metuchen: Artie Flaherty; Middlesex: Marcus Evans-Little; Monroe: Matt Cocorikis, David Okoh; New Brunswick: Trevon Blakey; North Brunswick: Joe Castellanos; Old Bridge: Connor Romano, Dante Whipple; Perth Amboy: Carlos Done, Nate Melendez; Perth Amboy Tech: Noel Garay; Piscataway: Donzell Cunningham; Piscataway Tech: Aziz Austin, Letrell West; Rahway: Michael Famosa; Rutgers Prep: Jake Needleman, P.J. Strahm; St. Joseph: Marcus Ashamole; Sayreville: Mike Valentin; South Amboy: Ryan O’Leary; South Brunswick: Eric Savage, Mike Ugarte; South Plainfield: Lamont Williams; South River: Sean Darrar; Spotswood: Eric Dadika, Marlon Hart; Timothy Christian: Josh Decker; Woodbridge: Zaire Robinson, Zahneer Shuler; Wardlaw-Hartridge: Nick Palko.

Coach of the Year: Chris Chiera, Colonia