Men's Basketball 3/7/2023 8:50:00 PM MSU Athletics Communications

Isaiah Burke Named to All-MEAC Team

Rob Lawson Named to MEAC All-Rookie Team

NORFOLK, Va. (March 6, 2023) – Morgan State senior guard Isaiah Burke was named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, while freshman Rob Lawson was named to the All-Rookie Team. The league announced its awards Tuesday in advance of the 2023 Men's Basketball Tournament, which begins Wednesday at Norfolk Scope Arena.

Burke, a product of Bowie, Md., is averaging 18.7 points (ranks No. 2 in the MEAC), 2.4 rebounds (No. 13) as a senior. He the leads the league in three-point field goal percentage (.429) and additionally ranks No. 19 in the nation in 3-pointers made per game (3.03) and T-No. 22 in 3-pointers made (91).

Burke was named three times as the MEAC Player of the Week this season, and was one of the only players in the nation to record 30 or more points in three consecutive games (Jan. 9, Jan. 14, Jan. 18).

Burke has scored in double-figures in 29 of 30 games played and has scored 20 or more points in 15 games. He currently ranks among the school's all-time leaders – he is No. 3 in 3-pointers made (188); No. 18 in scoring (1,204) and he ranks No. 3 in 3-pointers made in a season with 91.

Lawson has played in 28 of 30 games and is averaging 5.1 points per game with 1.8 assists and 1.8 rebounds per game. The Capitol Heights (Md.) native enters the MEAC Tournament shooting 38.8 percent (50-for-129) from the field and 70 percent (33-for-47) from the free throw line.

Lawson's top overall game came against Howard on Feb. 20 when he had 12 points, four rebounds, three assists in 33 minutes off the bench.

All awards, presented by Well Fargo, were voted on by the conference's head men's basketball coaches and sports information directors.

The Bears completed the regular season with a 15-15 record (7-7 MEAC) and will be the No. 5 seed in next week's conference tournament. The Howard Bison (19-12, 11-3) will be the No. 1 seed.

The 2022-23 regular-season champion, First Team honorees and other award winners, including Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, will be recognized in pre-game presentations prior to the honorees' first games in tournament play.

Tournament play begins Wednesday, March 8, and runs through Saturday, March 11, at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.

For more information, log on to www.MEACHOOPS.com.

2022-23 Men's Basketball All-MEAC Teams
As voted on by the conference's head men's basketball coaches and sports information directors.

Player of the Year: Joe Bryant Jr., Norfolk State
Rookie of the Year: Shy Odom, Howard
Defensive Player of the Year: Brendan Medley-Bacon, North Carolina Central
Coach of the Year: Kenneth Blakeney, Howard

First Team

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
Joe Bryant Jr.	G	6-1	Sr.	Norfolk State	Norfolk, Va.
Elijah Hawkins	G	5-11	So.	Howard	Washington, D.C.
Isaiah Burke	G	6-1	Sr.	Morgan State	Bowie, Md.
Kris Bankston	F	6-9	Gr.	Norfolk State	Little Rock, Ark.
Sam Sessoms	G	6. -0	R-Sr.	Coppin State	Philadelphia, Pa.

Second Team

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
Nendah Tarke	G	6-94	r-So.	Coppin State	Gaithersburg, Md.
Steve Settle, III	F	6-10	r-Jr.	Howard	Glenarden, Md.
Nathaniel Pollard, Jr.	F	6-5	Gr.	Maryland E. Shore	Richmond, Va.
Brendan Medley-Bacon	C	7-0	Gr.	N.C. Central	Baltimore, Md.
Justin Wright	G	6-2	Jr.	N.C. Central	Greenville, N.C.

Third Team

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
Martaz Robinson.	G	6-2.	Jr.	Delaware State	Baltimore, Md.
Jelani Williams	G	6-5	Gr.	Howard	Washington, D.C.
Zion Styles	G	6-3	Gr.	Maryland E. Shore	Uniondae, N.Y.
Eric Boone	G	6-2	Sr.	N.C. Central	Lexington, Ky.
Kris Monroe	F	6-8	R-Sr.	N.C. Central	Raleigh, N.C.

All-Rookie Team

Name.	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
Jevin Muniz	G	6-6.	Fr.	Delaware State	Bethlehem, Pa.
Shy Odom	F	6-6	Fr.	Howard	Roxbury, Mass.
Rob Lawson	G	6-0	Fr.	Morgan State	Capitol Heights, Md.
George Beale, Jr.	G	6-4	Fr.	Norfolk State	Suffolk, Va.
Jordan Simpson.	G	6-3	Fr.	South Carolina State

All-Defensive Team

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
Nendah Tarke	G	6- 4	R-So.	Coppin State	Gaithersburg, Va.
Kris Bankston	F	6-9	Gr.	Norfolk State	Little Rock, Ark.
Zion Styles	G	6-3	Gr.	Maryland E. Shore	Uniondale, N.Y.
Eric Boone	G	6-2	Sr.	N.C. Central	Lexington, Ky.
Brendan Medley-Bacon	C	7-0	Gr.	Coppin State	Baltimore, Md.

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Players Mentioned

#15 Isaiah Burke: G; 6' 1"; Freshman

#3 Rob Lawson: G; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#15 Isaiah Burke
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: G

#3 Rob Lawson
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: G

Players Mentioned

#15 Isaiah Burke

#3 Rob Lawson

Players Mentioned

#15 Isaiah Burke

#3 Rob Lawson